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Jered: Hey everybody, welcome to another Brother Night, where we're continuing on our goal of playing every Nintendo game ever made...
Jered: ...there are 800 and this is the sixth, so Trap why don't you tell them about it.
Trapper: Tonight's game is Arkanoid by Taito.
Trapper: It was a hit arcade game that was ported to the Nintendo...
Trapper: ...and came with a special controller to match what was in the arcade...
Jered: ...and we have that controller right here, so we're going to be playing it authentically; the way it was designed for the NES.
Trapper: ...and we'll let you know.
Trapper: ...and Jered what are you drinking tonight?
Jered: So tonight's beer for me is Imperial Russian Stout by the Stone Brewing Company
Jered: It's a really strong, chocolatey stout, and ... it is great.
Jered: What do you got? Trapper: [Laughter]
Trapper: Tonight I've got Coronado Brewing Company's Idiot IPA, it's a seasonal...
Trapper: ...never had it before, but so far it's been very tasty.
Jered: Alright, so grab your favorite beer and we'll meet you over by the couch.
Trapper: Cheers. [Bottles Clink]
[Sounds of the cartridge being placed into the Nintendo]
Jered: Oh man! Trapper: Sweet
Jered: Now how do I choose one or two players?
Jered: Uh oh, maybe the jokes on us, what if this controller doesn't work? Trapper: [Laughter]
Jered: That would suck!
Trapper: Um... where's the other...where's the normal controller?
Jered: I doubt it, oh yeah...now it's working great.
Jered: Wonderful...so my- Trapper: But does the butt- [Laughter]...does the control have a select button?
Jered: My swap meet...my swap meet find did not work. Trapper: [Laughter]
Trapper: Well that's the thing, maybe it has to be plugged into port two.
Jered: Maybe...oh yeah, it works!
Trapper: Ok so it has to be plugged into port two...cool.
Jered: Ok that makes a lot of sense...it just lost a star.
Jered: It's actually pretty fun, spinning the dial on the controller...
Jered: It's very, very sensative, so...
Trapper: Gosh it's been a long...I think my friend had this, so...
Jered: But yeah...like that...it works.
Jered: It actually makes it fun. Trapper: Yeah
Jered: Why are you lasting so much longer than I did?
Trapper: I'm better at all these games than [Unintelligible]
Jered: [Exasperated] That's annoying.
Jered: [Exclaims] What the?!?!
Jered: This is heresy man...
Jered: I don't know anything about this game, I thought it was, seriously, just Breakout.
Jered: Oh there you go, that was a pro shot. Trapper: Skills.
Trapper: Oh come on, one ball has to hit that thi- ohh it did but...
Jered: Yeah...yeah
Jered: Ahhhh, don't lose it...don't lose it...
Trapper: Yes! Jered: Nice. Trapper: Skills.
Jered: Here.
Trapper: I thought I paused it!!! What???
Jered: You have to hit it with the ball?...
Jered: So those things that are falling...
Trapper: No you have to- No, no, you catch them with the paddle. Jered: Ohhhhhh, but what if the ball... Trapper: Sorry
Jered: ...is going somewhere else?
Trapper: Well, you're going to miss it then.
Jered: Oooh man, are there bad powerups?
Trapper: That's lase- That's laser! Hit your button....yeah there you go.
Jered: Oh wow
Trapper: [Laughter] Jered: It's too much going on...this is too
Trapper: My turn, my turn, my turn...
Trapper: Yeah dude, this has the same addicting I- do you feel it?
Trapper: Like I want to...I could...
Trapper: Like when people get addicted to Soduku, or something like that.
Jered: Oh yeah...no I'm ready to turn it off whenever.
Trapper: [Incredulous laughter] Really? Jered: I got the gist. Trapper: Wow...
Trapper: I don't know dude, it's like the perfect ball and paddle game, it's awesome...
Trapper: Is it my turn still? Jered: Player two.
Jered: Wait...I lost all my men?
Jered: Apparently you're good at all crappy games. Trapper: [Laughter]
Trapper: Ahhhh! Come on!
Jered: Don't throw that! That's expensive
Trapper: [Laughter] It is expensive
Jered: See like, what is this?
Trapper: Don't get the capsule! Don't get the ca-
Jered: eeeehhhhh
Jered: Um...[Reading] Player 1 Ready Trapper: Now you just got...[Unintelligable]...play it again...
Trapper: Yes, but you've used one of my player ones
Jered: But my insightful comment is that a really good game, should make me want to play it even in its genre.
Jered: [As ball fires] Beeeeeee
Jered: This is...now this is the way to play.
Jered: I like this. Trapper: [Laughter]
Jered: Ohhhh, stupid wizard hat. Trapper: Ohhhh
Trapper: Alright Jered, so what did you think of Arkanoid?
Jered: Ok so, in all seriousness, um...
Jered: ...there are certain games like, that are not in genres I like, but are so good that I play them anyways...
Trapper: mmm-hmm Jered: ...and Arkanoid's an example of a genre I don't like...
Jered: ...and it didn't really draw me in. So...
Jered: ...I would give it like, two stars...
Trapper: Ouch! Jered: [Laughter] Yeah.
Jered: It's...the graphics are fine, but I mean I was ready to stop after the first level. It's like ok I break bricks, the end.
Trapper: I used to love this game when I was a kid and played it at my friend's house...
Trapper: ...and I felt that same addictive quality...
Trapper: ...I thought it was...super fun, I mean the different power-ups that change things...
Trapper: ...and wanting to see what each next level is like...
Trapper: ...and beating the level, so...
Jered: You're pretty easy to please...
Trapper: I love it, and I'm going to give it four stars...
Trapper: ...and it kills me that through our system that'll knock it down to an average of three stars.
Jered: Is that what this will do? One and err two and four I guess... Trapper: [Audible sigh]
Trapper: Three Stars.