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    Well it can be said that he does his reviews because he enjoys the games and its what he loves to do. I mean you can interpret what he does in many ways. But to say he judges himself awesome just because he labels his site in some way or another doesn't mean that's how he sees himself, that is just stating something that neither you nor I know unless we know him.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Jadty View Post
    I lol'd at this hahahaha. I watched a single review by the AVGN, the Sega 32X one, and I already know that will be the last one I'll watch. I mean, as much as you hate a console, is it really necessary to destroy it on fire at the end of the review? Geez, he could have just given it away for free or something.
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    We seem to be of a common source on this matter.

    Destroying one's perfectly good belongings is simple imbecilic behavior (and for future quoters out there: that was a perfectly good working 32X, so don't come back at me with the same non-sense I've gotten before from such comment saying it was a broken system because he may've said something of the sort). I was done with AVGN too when I saw that vid, but not before I saw many more of his awful rants over nothing at all. I care not for such said "humor". It's moronic and does naught but illustrate a spoiled brat who's grown up to misrepresent a rising culture, one I greatly admire, with sponsored mediocrity and not a single element of personal growth.

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    Quote Originally Posted by agostinhobaroners View Post
    Yes, you can call me bad and crazy for that... But what you said is exactly my point: that guy and his reviews, as long as 99% of things nowadays, never seem to be hurting you when they surely are. To be clearer, I would compare his work to the casual facebook games: will not make you bleed but they'll make you a dull boy with bad taste.
    And, of course I disagree when you said: "He makes no claim to be anything else!". Yes, he certainly claims or, if not, why does he spend hours and hours doing that videos, editing and uploading them? Why did he entitle his site as "Classic Game Room Empire"? "Classic Reviews. Modern Reviews. All awesome." He judges himself awesome...

    He is a selfish fool.
    I really think you are reading too much into things. Who is Mark really hurting my mispronouncing a few Japanese names, other than maybe having a few dozen kids mispronouncing the same things? Is it really a big deal?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Breetai View Post
    I really think you are reading too much into things. Who is Mark really hurting my mispronouncing a few Japanese names, other than maybe having a few dozen kids mispronouncing the same things? Is it really a big deal?
    The problem is that people look to him as a reputable reviewer. He prefaces his reviews as "journalistic" but time and time again it is apparent he doesn't even do simple research.
    This might be fine for a casual youtube poster, but CGR videos are now much more than casual video posts. Considering the exposure he receives, and then the production time he puts into the videos, and the pretentious posturing ("awesome" "journalistic") it is unfortunate that he isn't more accurate and informed about the things he speaks of.

    Heck, we have here a forum post suggesting that Mark from Classic Game Room is responsible for MUSHA's popularity! That in itself gives a hint of how this guy's videos are forming the impressions of videogame history and awareness among a "youtube" generation of gamers. He is just a dude who makes very watchable videos, but he now has a level of credibility which is not justified.

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    Quote Originally Posted by salsays View Post
    Well it can be said that he does his reviews because he enjoys the games and its what he loves to do. I mean you can interpret what he does in many ways. But to say he judges himself awesome just because he labels his site in some way or another doesn't mean that's how he sees himself, that is just stating something that neither you nor I know unless we know him.
    Maybe, but someone has to be radical about CGR!

    Quote Originally Posted by Breetai View Post
    I really think you are reading too much into things. Who is Mark really hurting my mispronouncing a few Japanese names, other than maybe having a few dozen kids mispronouncing the same things? Is it really a big deal?
    I'm being radical, yes, but I'm not talking about mispronounce... I think his views and reviews are misconceived, retelling the history of video games (to exactly 151,114 subscribers and more than 8 million times) based on false and/or very inconsistent premises.

    Quote Originally Posted by Zz Badnusty View Post
    The problem is that people look to him as a reputable reviewer. He prefaces his reviews as "journalistic" but time and time again it is apparent he doesn't even do simple research.
    This might be fine for a casual youtube poster, but CGR videos are now much more than casual video posts. Considering the exposure he receives, and then the production time he puts into the videos, and the pretentious posturing ("awesome" "journalistic") it is unfortunate that he isn't more accurate and informed about the things he speaks of.

    Heck, we have here a forum post suggesting that Mark from Classic Game Room is responsible for MUSHA's popularity! That in itself gives a hint of how this guy's videos are forming the impressions of videogame history and awareness among a "youtube" generation of gamers. He is just a dude who makes very watchable videos, but he now has a level of credibility which is not justified.
    This.

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    Quote Originally Posted by QuickSciFi View Post
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    We seem to be of a common source on this matter.

    Destroying one's perfectly good belongings is simple imbecilic behavior (and for future quoters out there: that was a perfectly good working 32X, so don't come back at me with the same non-sense I've gotten before from such comment saying it was a broken system because he may've said something of the sort). I was done with AVGN too when I saw that vid, but not before I saw many more of his awful rants over nothing at all. I care not for such said "humor". It's moronic and does naught but illustrate a spoiled brat who's grown up to misrepresent a rising culture, one I greatly admire, with sponsored mediocrity and not a single element of personal growth.
    You realise that he's playing a character, right?

    As for the Mark, I like him. I like the way he talks with a laid back kind of enthusiasm. There was a vid he did a few weeks ago reviewing some pong clone where he and his mate were in front of the camera, chatting and having fun playing the games. I would like to see more of those type of reviews personally, but I still like to watch most of what he posts. To suggest that he, or AVGN or anybody else is somehow damaging our hobby is absurb. If you dont like the vids, then dont watch them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by QuickSciFi View Post
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    We seem to be of a common source on this matter.

    Destroying one's perfectly good belongings is simple imbecilic behavior (and for future quoters out there: that was a perfectly good working 32X, so don't come back at me with the same non-sense I've gotten before from such comment saying it was a broken system because he may've said something of the sort). I was done with AVGN too when I saw that vid, but not before I saw many more of his awful rants over nothing at all. I care not for such said "humor". It's moronic and does naught but illustrate a spoiled brat who's grown up to misrepresent a rising culture, one I greatly admire, with sponsored mediocrity and not a single element of personal growth.
    If you look at the video really close you can see that the 32X James "destroys" is just the 32X shell/casing. There doesn't appear to be any hardware inside. I could be wrong on this, but that's what I see. LOL

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    Here we go, this is what makes me want to never visit Youtube again. I talk with a bunch of gamers about Final Lap Twin and start looking for gameplay videos and find this crap.



    This might just be a bunch of fun for the host, but seriously poisons the well.
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    Horrible, just horrible.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lastcallhall View Post
    Horrible, just horrible.
    I feel bad in a way, starsoldier1 seems to be a major enthusiast and collector. But nobody should have to see this kind of video as a first impression of a game.

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    I think the biggest, and worst influence all the video reviewers have had is all the third wannabes that have popped up. We all want to be a game reveiwer when we were kids, but most of us realise that a review takes some thought and if you want to make a video of the review then it takes some planning too. I dont want to watch people point the camera at the TV and talk with their mates. At least the infantile skits have a script.

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    Looks like to me that Mark needs some legitimate competition (I'm not talking about AVGN or anyone else with a huge following. PlayValue was pretty good though it wasn't more about reviews as it was about console/game history in the gaming industry)! I like Mark's hardware review videos as he shows how each operations/functions, talks about the design, etc. However, if you're talking about a history lesson, I guess he's not the go to guy. I don't really follow his game reviews as much as his hardware reviews. I wouldn't recommend him as the definitive game reviewer guy if you're looking for in-depth game reviews but it's entertaining to many. There's other undiscovered talents and people with extensive knowledge and review skills. Still, I gotta give the guy credit for being as successful as he is. Whether you agree with him or not, he's dedicated to uploading multiple reviews per day. That's a lot of work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CurlyPaul View Post
    You realise that he's playing a character, right?

    ...
    You realise that's just a lie he keeps telling himself, right?

    Quote Originally Posted by Cornholio857 View Post
    If you look at the video really close you can see that the 32X James "destroys" is just the 32X shell/casing. There doesn't appear to be any hardware inside. I could be wrong on this, but that's what I see. LOL
    That's the only convincing argument people keep coming up with, but I just don't see it that way. The first shot (with the arrow) is destroying a complete 32X. Later shots have it completely broken apart (I'm sure there was more breaking involved) and the pieces being incinerated (though we mostly get to see the top shell by then). At any rate, even if he had, my statement is still sound. He promotes spoiled-brat-like behavior (even in adults). And if it stopped at that, I wouldn't even be commenting on the matter, but truth be told, I've heard many of his followers speak of their own delight and humorous understanding of how he ends many of his videos by breaking the item in question.

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    Quote Originally Posted by QuickSciFi View Post
    Repped and friend invite sent.
    We seem to be of a common source on this matter.

    Destroying one's perfectly good belongings is simple imbecilic behavior (and for future quoters out there: that was a perfectly good working 32X, so don't come back at me with the same non-sense I've gotten before from such comment saying it was a broken system because he may've said something of the sort). I was done with AVGN too when I saw that vid, but not before I saw many more of his awful rants over nothing at all. I care not for such said "humor". It's moronic and does naught but illustrate a spoiled brat who's grown up to misrepresent a rising culture, one I greatly admire, with sponsored mediocrity and not a single element of personal growth.
    Geez man. You broke your funny-bone.
    Why take stuff so serious?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jadty View Post
    The hate is strong with this one.

    agostinhobaroners doesn't understand the true power of the force.

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