https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZxFUfgjO5g
Oh, yet another stupid video from CGR.
Didn't awesome Mark and his CGR empire of superficial reviews and moronic opinions left YT last year after an overly dramatic complaint against the site that made him any less insignificant than he should be?
Looks like his foolish empire can't survive without YT.
I don't know, I kind of like CGR. A hell of a lot better than most other expletive filled "reviewers" that just gripe and moan about pretty much everything they review. Mark's videos tend to be short (if a bit silly sometimes) and usually focus on whether a game is fun or not, which I appreciate.
I lost interest in CGR a while ago. I got tired of "reviews" that tell the viewer nothing and consist of Mark beating whatever joke he thought of 5 minutes before recording into the ground and referencing 80s TV shows.
That dude has got to have an ego the size of the sun, the way commenters suck his dick in every video.
It's really starting to bother me how people send him rare, expensive games and consoles just to see him sort of talk about them in a 5 minute video. I doubt he appreciates them. I remember him stating his first couple of 3DOs didn't work and that he tried to use a Genesis controller with them. The idiot probably damaged them by doing that, but who cares, someone else will just send him a new one for free.
Ha ha, is that some sour grapes? "I hate how this guy's fans like him and send him free stuff! >:( "
Mark's reviews are rarely negative, but they are nice to watch to get a good handle on what a game is like.
It was due to a period of youtube removing gameplay footage of games as copyright infringement. As far as I know some of his videos were being deleted so he migrated to another site until the spell of stupidity had passed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barone
He started the whole "internet video game review stuff" didn't he back in 1999 ?
Exactly, he's been doing this for years, who cares.
I like Mark because his videos aren't filled with fanboy rage and excessive nitpicking, something I struggle to find on most boring 20 minute plus YT shows about games.
I really really like the CGR. I think it's great that Mark is not concerned with more technical things or to please fanboys, they simply give the honest opinion of him as a player and with no commitment to anyone.
And when he is fan of one thing he is the first take and speak it without any shame, like this his sincerity.
It's not sour grapes, I just think it's dumb for people to send him triple digit games and consoles only for him to make a video where he tells the viewer nothing about them that they couldn't find out from watching a silent gameplay video or looking at pictures.Quote:
Originally Posted by EmperorIng
Mark is funny and has a good personality, but I've gotten tired of his lack of depth and research in his videos. I guess CGR is the McDonalds to Game Sack's Five Guys.
"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to zetastrike again." :(
It's always funny to me that whenever someone posts something from CGR, inevitably, the "I hate Mark" crowd comes out. He's definitely an acquired taste and not for everyone, but I'm not sure where all the vitriol comes from. I don't think he's become big headed or obnoxious. You see him from his reviews back in 1999 and he's pretty much the exact same way. I also find his reviews useful. Are they indepth and complex? No. But they show the game and Mark basically talks about whether he liked the game or not and why. Since I've come to understand his taste in games over the years, I can tell by his reaction the probability that I might like a game or not. I can't ask for more than that from a reviewer.
He does come off as hokey and obnoxious, but I think he's just a goofy gamer guy. He loves games, loves the Genesis above all, but he's platform agnostic in his reviews. His enthusiasm for gaming is obvious and seems genuine. Just a dorky dude who loves making videos about his passion. What's there to hate about that?
Ha ha, you'd think on a Sega forum he'd have nothing but fanboys.
So? They do it because they like his videos/personality. If you had given something and were disappointed, I can understand being a little bitter, but it doesn't bother me how fans of an internet personality act. Comparatively speaking, it's pretty tame.Quote:
Originally Posted by zetastrike
Wow, cool. Good post. =/Quote:
Originally Posted by Barone
Thing is Mark comes out as that gamer next door that could be your gamer buddy.
The guy is enthusiastic about games, mostly positive about anything and got a dumb albeit harmless sense of humor.
I don't watch everything he puts out, but every once in a while I'll take a look at what he has to say, no matter how shallow.
He's cool in my book and props for him for having lasted so long in this "business".
This reflects my feelings as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kollision
I don't go to CGR for in-depth reviews but I like watching once in a while.
As for people sending him crap I personally think it's silly but that's their business.
It's not like he's the only Internet personality people shower with video games. I'd rather see Mark get a donated game than Game Grumps. :lol:
jesus - ya'll know Mark's one of the few Sega fans with any kind've YT following, right? guy does what he wants & typically has the most interesting top 10 picks at the end of a given year, i don't really see any reason to dump on him when there's plenty of boring outlets with tech specific info between fanboy drivel. sour grapes indeed.
seriously, thisQuote:
Originally Posted by Obviously
AVGN, Pat (to an extent), and tons of other YT personalities know far less about sega stuff in general as well
Subscribe to the Sega-16 YouTube channel so we can have a following too! YT needs more Sega channels (no pun intended).
sub'd during the 25th anniversary! gonna work my way back through your vids later, melf
its all retrospective lads (guys) , I personally had the MD version of contra when I was 14 and felt the snes version was better, yet people love hard corps,Quote:
Originally Posted by IrishNinja
I was one of your first subscribers! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Melf
Bah! I didn't even know you had a YT channel. Should have told me earlier. Subbed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Melf
Mark's review of Slither is what made me buy a Colecovision, with the friggin trackball mind you.
Actually, it's the opposite. Every time someone dares to not lick his balls and worship his stupid reviews, dozens of his countless and faithful fans come to rescue the poor Mark from the criticism.Quote:
Originally Posted by sketch
"Poor Mark, he's in grave danger after two negative posters showed up, we need to rescue him... Oh, poor Mark!"
"I started collecting thanks to CGR, what are you talking about?!?!?!"
"I discovered MUSHA thanks to Mark, he's a great guy!"
Sometimes I feel like the guy cures cancer or something, given how deep is the level of worshiping for such a stupid and worthless show.
It's also interesting to see how people like you react when someone mentions that POS called "Undertow". "Oh, it's not CGR actually..." "Oh, that's not Mark's stuff, it doesn't count.". Instead, people love to say that Mark started the whole thing about the stupid reviewers on YT and how it saved gaming or changed their lives for the much better; it's pathetic to say the least.
Oh, great, now it's some sort of unique wine that only the great ones know how to appreciate. Pffffff.Quote:
Originally Posted by sketch
His show is average-at-best IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by sketch
It had some value when he used to review the games that he actually knew and used to play, 'cause at least you could find something interesting in his narrative about the nostalgia around that game and stuff like that.
Once he became a YT celebrity and began to review games sent by his worshipers it pretty much killed anything that his show had which could be considered "not so dumb" IMO.
Since then, his reviews are pretty much like:
"THIS IS A JOURNALIST REVIEW
This is NAME_OF_THE_GAME which was sent to us by our dear friend WORSHIPER_IN_TEARS
This game has a few problems. ONE and TWO.
But I had a lot of fun with it. I definitely recommend it to the PLATFORM_NAME owners or anyone looking for a fun game.
Thank you once again, WORSHIPER_STILL_CRYING, for sending us this fun game!"
If you can't ask for more than that from a reviewer, then I have to say that I'm sorry for you.
And you must love mediocrity; I don't.
This a very dumb premise: "If you dare to criticize Mark is 'cause you hate him."Quote:
Originally Posted by sketch
But I can't say that I'm surprised given your pathetic arguments above.
Another dumb premise.Quote:
Originally Posted by EmperorIng
I am not entitled to spread my rep anymore after criticizing awesome Mark? That's a new one, let me take note of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by EmperorIng
And???Quote:
Originally Posted by IrishNinja
Should I suck his cock due to that? Thanks, I pass.
Oh, you think his selection of games is great? hahahahQuote:
Originally Posted by IrishNinja
And? Since there are people even dumber than Mark I should worship him? It makes no sense to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by IrishNinja
You "forgot" to mention that his videos were all monetized.Quote:
Originally Posted by EmperorIng
And has YT changed its policy since then? That's why awesome Mark has returned?
Or maybe his site was dying from starvation without the tons of "me too" collectors who check YT every 5 minutes?
If you don't remember the drama around CGR going away from YT, here's a reminder:
Get out of here, this site had a Youtube channel this whole time? I'll gladly make this the first channel I add in my "featured channels" at my SNESosT channel, which by the way guys also brings more than just snes music.Quote:
Originally Posted by Melf
The amiga version of the Lost Vikings is my latest upload and I considered it better sounding than the snes version.
I just subbed btw :)
the man runs a business, and YT's incoming polices were dicking that up. he wasn't the only to make a thing of it - once shit got resolved, he came back. no idea why that's a huge deal here
is that what i said? is there nothing between hate-fucking and masturbating screaming the man's name in your scale there?Quote:
Originally Posted by Barone
not always, but it's his & he doesn't feel the need to add the obligatory AAA TLOU or whatever everyone else does if he fancies other stuff, so while Codemasters' offerings might not be up my alley, i dig a guy who ranks them because it's his list.Quote:
Oh, you think his selection of games is great? hahahah
pinball, dreamcast homebrew, literally whatever he wants is on there. i'm sure that sounds whatever to you GOTY lists are usually pretty boring for me, always loaded with the safest choices (even with indie picks). so yeah, i look forward to seeing what's on his & trying stuff i haven't played
geez, i'm not saying to fog his nuts, just that i thought the amount of bile/hate you were spewing here was a bit disproportionate is all. you're perfectly within reason to argue that other really shitty YT personalities have lowered the bar for me or the like, i just dig dude's optimism & enjoyment of games as a juxtaposition of angry joes/cynics/AVGN types who just boot up old games, play them poorly/wrong and lazily MST3K them.Quote:
And? Since there are people even dumber than Mark I should worship him? It makes no sense to me.
i get that he's not for everyone, and that's fine. you need not fellate him or my ego.
What, so you think it's fine for companies to take away his livelihood? You obviously hate Mark a lot, like how you hate a lot of things a lot apparently, but that's awful! Online copyright crackdowns are terrible and not right. Fortunately for the moment Youtube has let up, but they could get bad again anytime... and that's bad for everyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barone
Barone, you're ability to reinterpret what I say and put words in my mouth makes arguing with you pointless. I put out a measured statement about Mark being likable. You certainly don't have to agree. But the kind of vitriol you spew is exactly what I'm talking about. I didn't say anything particularly inflammatory, use angry language or be derogatory about Mark haters in any way. I just said I didn't get it. And you whip out phrases like "Every time someone dares to not lick his balls and worship his stupid reviews, dozens of his countless and faithful fans come to rescue the poor Mark from the criticism".Quote:
Originally Posted by Barone
It's clear your interest lies in stirring up arguments and spewing your extreme and absolute opinions on people, not in any kind of reasonable discourse. Enjoy your vitriol.
His "business" is based on exploring copyrighted material without paying any fees for the copyright owners.Quote:
Originally Posted by IrishNinja
What can anyone expect when running a "business" like that?
Pheeeew! Good to know that.Quote:
Originally Posted by IrishNinja
Oh, ABF, the reasonable guy. If you're going in the opposite direction of my previous posts I might be in the right path then.Quote:
Originally Posted by A Black Falcon
I like how you cared to paint yourself as the good guy just to throw some personal attacks right after.Quote:
Originally Posted by sketch
Pathetic as always.
@Barone:
Well, duh, his videos were monetized. It would make sense for him to come back once youtube stopped its regularly-scheduled purge. You don't recall the period where gameplay videos and Let's Plays were removed? These things happen intermittently, but often in waves (like when Sega removed all those Shining videos), and people are affected. He wanted to make content but didn't think he could do it on dailymotion/blip/whatever. I don't know why you are so offended.
Also, you should be up in arms over film critics exploring copyrighted material to make money. And music critics, and other game journalists. Don't you know that's sort of what the industry is?
There's criticism, and there's accusing people licking one anothers' balls. :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by Barone
It's not like your assessment of CGR's review videos is unfounded, but this is cartoonish levels of hatred here. As they say, you so mad.
No, but using/wasting an entire post to advertise you spreading rep is conceited and silly. The conversation certainly didn't require you publicly advertising your upvote.Quote:
I am not entitled to spread my rep anymore after criticizing awesome Mark? That's a new one, let me take note of it.
Well, there are definitely people dumber than him, I'll give you that.Quote:
Since there are people even dumber than Mark I should worship him?
You care soooo much about what I say regarding your awesome Mark that each and everyone of you managed to reply to me using the same childish passive aggressive behavior. So cute! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by EmperorIng
ahahahahahahQuote:
Originally Posted by EmperorIng
Whoa man, you, like, sure got me. Rep sent.
Cmon guys, Does this really warrants starting an internet fight over?
I do not watch particular youtubers regularly so maybe I do not know what I am talking about... maybe...
hate on something enough to make you support ridiculous YT policies, bros
Seriously? Pathetic as always? Wow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barone
I usually don't engage people who say inflammatory garbage just to pick fights, but I tire of watching you derail thread after thread by insulting people and using vulgar and frequently abusive language. It's disrespectful and rude. I'm not the good guy, Barone. You're the bad guy. In thread after thread. Go read all your posts and see how you insult person after person on this board. It's obvious to all but you. Now *that's* pathetic.
And as Forrest Gump once said, "That's all I gotta say about that."
The question that may never be answered, huh? I'll answer then. It's quite simple, and I have no idea how people can't tell just by looking.
As far as "more powerful" goes, Genesis is the winner. Why? It handles more than what the SNES can. More sprites on screen (Gunstar Heroes, 2 players, expert. Literally things littering the screen at all times, not to mention the bosses), and bigger sprites too (Streets of Rage 2, 2 players, mania. Good luck with stage 7's elevator section), 3D without extra help (Star Cruiser, ResQ).
As far as "better games" goes, neither. Why? Because it's 100% preference. I prefer more Genesis games over SNES games, so an SNES fanboy telling me SNES games are superior is like telling me I have bad taste. Likewise to anyone saying Genesis games are superior to people who like SNES games more.
There, I answered it. Couldn't be more simple.
It's always good to see someone going from passive aggressive to aggressive aggressive, at least we come to see what this person really thinks and feels.Quote:
Originally Posted by sketch
About your comments on my behavior, I'll just say that I'm really a bad guy. I may insult you and make you cry in bed.
Feeaarrr meeee.
I don't think anyone gets genuinely upset by what you say; it's just tiresome.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barone
Tiresome? Protip: ignore list.
Still gotta watch you derail threads as people push back. No escaping the inanity unless people stop responding to you altogether.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barone
Edit: You were already on my mental ignore list; now I remember why.