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Felicia: "Well, it's not made for newbs. Let's just be honest. Those fucking casuals dumbing down what, really, old-school gaming is about." | Felicia: "Well, it's not made for newbs. Let's just be honest. Those fucking casuals dumbing down what, really, old-school gaming is about." | ||
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| − | <blockquote>''Superman: The New Superman Adventures'' (more commonly called Superman 64) is a notoriously terrible game, landing a spot in virtually every worst-games list. DC Comics was apparently very heavy handed in controlling the IP, so they dictated odd requirements, such as it taking place in a virtual world because they didn't want Superman hurting real people, so the challenges feel artificial and with reduced stakes. The controls are unresponsive, and the graphics are poor, even for N64. | + | <blockquote><p>''Superman: The New Superman Adventures'' (more commonly called Superman 64) is a notoriously terrible game, landing a spot in virtually every worst-games list. DC Comics was apparently very heavy handed in controlling the IP, so they dictated odd requirements, such as it taking place in a virtual world because they didn't want Superman hurting real people, so the challenges feel artificial and with reduced stakes. The controls are unresponsive, and the graphics are poor, even for N64.</p> |
| − | Rather than shoot fish in a barrel by badmouthing the game, it's fun that Ryon and Felicia chose to go the other way and be over-the-top effusive for what is clearly an unenjoyable and punishingly difficult experience. It turns a really bad game into a funny and memorable episode.</blockquote> | + | <p>Rather than shoot fish in a barrel by badmouthing the game, it's fun that Ryon and Felicia chose to go the other way and be over-the-top effusive for what is clearly an unenjoyable and punishingly difficult experience. It turns a really bad game into a funny and memorable episode.</p></blockquote> |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Savers Life Savers] on Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Savers Life Savers] on Wikipedia | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) (Video Version)] on YouTube | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) (Video Version)] on YouTube | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qqDuEP4okw Bob Marley - Three Little Birds (Official Music Video)] on YouTube | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(franchise) Doom (franchise)] on Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(franchise) Doom (franchise)] on Wikipedia | ||
* [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ermahgerd Ermahgerd] on Know Your Meme | * [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ermahgerd Ermahgerd] on Know Your Meme | ||
Latest revision as of 12:01, 17 May 2020
Felicia and Ryon play Superman: The New Superman Adventures.
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| Superman: The New Superman Adventures | |
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| Platform | N64 |
| Published | Titus Interactive, 1999 |
| Credits | |
| Hosts | Felicia Day Ryon Day |
| Director of cinematography | Omer Ganai |
| Executive producers | Felicia Day Sheri Bryant |
| Editing | Andrew Jewell |
| Graphics | Steven Sprinkles |
| Music | Jason Charles Miller |
| Production assistant | Annie Liu |
| Stats (as of January 12, 2020) | |
| First aired | May 5, 2014 |
| Duration | 12:39 |
| Views | 135,553 |
| Likes | 3,197 |
| Comments | 341 |
Quotes
Felicia: "We've had so much of the cynicism. Let's cleanse the world with a little bit of earnestness."
Ryon: "Exactly. There's too many Spawns out there. There's too many Lobos out there. There's too many—"
Felicia: "Dark Knight. It's over."
Ryon: "—you know, post-modernist, nihilistic super heroes. What happened to the finest that humanity can become, and this is the answer right here. So let us play this gentleman, this noble cartridge."
Ryon: "Oh, okay, I have to be at a stop before I can punch. That's the thing. Safety first."
Felicia: "Can you freeze now? Try it."
Ryon, using freeze breath: "That's great! Okay, good. The graphics are good. Look."
Felicia: "It's as if he had Dentyne gum in a real nice peppermint."
Ryon: "Yeah, he had some Life Savers. He had some wintermint Life Savers."
Ryon: "We only have one minute to do this, so we gotta take this serious. We can't goof around, because Superman flies through rings all the time in the comics at Lex Luthor's behest."
Felicia: "It's true. Put a ring on it, right?"
Ryon: "Yeah, if you like it, put a ring on it."
Ryon: "People train their dogs to do this, you know."
Ryon: "This game is very— It's very user-friendly, but it's very choosy about who its friends are."
Felicia: "I don't know what happened there. I need to figure out how to drive first. It's counter-intuitive—"
Ryon: "NO! Wrong! Don't blame the game for your failings as a human being, okay?"
Felicia: "OKAY, FINE!"
Ryon: "This is clearly one of the best games ever made."
Ryon sits in stunned silence with mouth agape after another failure
Felicia: "Alright! One more time!"
Ryon: "No, it's good! I'm good! It's good! It's good."
Felicia: "I mean, it's awesome!"
Ryon: "This game has a high barrier to entry, because they don't just want anybody to play."
Felicia: "Well, it's not made for newbs. Let's just be honest. Those fucking casuals dumbing down what, really, old-school gaming is about."
Ryon: "No, this is hardcore."
Ryon: "There sure are a lot of rings. It's like right when I get here my asshole clenches up so hard that I can make a diamond out of coal."
Ryon: "What was supposed to happen? Oh my goodness. How about that. Oh well, look at this! It's cool though! This is a good game! I don't wanna hear one bad thing about this. It's like this game is something that is to be savored and enjoyed, and I just don't deserve it."
Ryon, through gritted teeth: "God I love this game. It's so good. It's so good. It's very good."
Ryon: "Oh wow, look, I can do loops! Look at Superman. He can actually do tricks. I'm just gonna do loops, because that's what Superman is all about."
Felicia: "Did you enjoy the last movie? The last Superman movie?"
Ryon: "I wish it would have been as good as this game."
Felicia: "You can do four people!"
Ryon: "I know. Imagine having four friends in this and having the fun time of your life."
Felicia: "Imagine having four friends."
Ryon: "Are you going through my ring poop?"
Felicia: "I don't really understand why you have rings coming out of your butthole."
Felicia: "It's really hard to steer the camera, which is good because that's realistic. It's like gravity and stuff."
Ryon, laughing, mocks Felicia in valley girl accent: "It's like gravitah an' stuff. Ohmigawd."
Felicia, as though speaking with a dental retainer: "Ermagard. Gersebermps."
Ryon: "Gersberms!"
Felicia: "Goosebarms."
Ryon: "Ermagerd, gersberms!"
Felicia: "Garbarms!"
Ryon: "There you are. You're so tiny. Look at you. You're so tiny. Look at you. I expected you to be bigger. How many times has that been said after an OkCupid meetup? 'I expected you to be bigger.'"
Rating
Felicia: "1 salute"
Ryon: "crisis with infinite thumbs, and they're all pointed straight up"
Cue points
| 0:00 | "This week" preview |
| 0:06 | Opening theme |
| 0:15 | Host intro |
| 1:25 | Game begins |
| 5:34 | "Blank of the Week" |
| 10:23 | "Text Break of the Week" |
| 12:06 | Rating and outro |
| 12:29 | End card/promo |
| 12:37 | Closing theme |
| 12:39 | End video |
Trivia
- One "fucking" was uncensored
Gallery
Felicia and Ryon introducing the episode
The Superman: The New Superman Adventures cartridge
Superman gets frost breath powers
Ryon is overwhelmed by how good this game is
Felicia's nonverbal rating of this game
Commentary
Rocketsoup (wiki curator)
Superman: The New Superman Adventures (more commonly called Superman 64) is a notoriously terrible game, landing a spot in virtually every worst-games list. DC Comics was apparently very heavy handed in controlling the IP, so they dictated odd requirements, such as it taking place in a virtual world because they didn't want Superman hurting real people, so the challenges feel artificial and with reduced stakes. The controls are unresponsive, and the graphics are poor, even for N64.
Rather than shoot fish in a barrel by badmouthing the game, it's fun that Ryon and Felicia chose to go the other way and be over-the-top effusive for what is clearly an unenjoyable and punishingly difficult experience. It turns a really bad game into a funny and memorable episode.
External links
- Superman - Retro Let's Play: Co-Optitude Ep 44 on YouTube
- Superman 64 on Wikipedia
References
- Spawn (comics) on Wikipedia
- Lobo (DC Comics) on Wikipedia
- The Dark Knight (film) on Wikipedia
- Dentyne on Wikipedia
- Life Savers on Wikipedia
- Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) (Video Version) on YouTube
- Bob Marley - Three Little Birds (Official Music Video) on YouTube
- Doom (franchise) on Wikipedia
- Ermahgerd on Know Your Meme
- IKEA on Wikipedia
- OkCupid on Wikipedia