Nintendo's Greatest Achievement - Game Scoop! 451

[@oliverbrummel2954]

Right around 36:50 I thought to myself, "huh, is JD wearing his wedding ring on his right hand?", and right as I was finishing that thought he took it off and put it properly on his left hand! Life sure is crazy, innit?

[@HoodedDude]

42:37 - This statement sums up why I love Daemon. Do whatever you want, but I am just trying to have some fun.

[@TheLanCave]

Spec Ops: The Line has extensive commentary on both warfare and first person shooters, and I think that's the biggest game with the most commentary that I can remember. It also managed to toe the line (no pun intended) between taking a stance and asking the player to ask themselves hard questions.

[@funkopopsandson8653]

I am not as crazy with achievements as I once was but I still use them to continue playing some games. I did this with Ghost Recon Wildlands. I went looking for all of the guns and attachments after I beat the base game.

[@Robx4k]

Also Justin's name means scoop - Just in!

[@Diamondsunstudio]

I love that you guys are actually listening to each other...The synergy makes for a pleasant conversation.

[@bluecokedragon]

I would love it if Dan made a list of the best straplines! "Zero fox given" is so funny😁

[@pinkspider28]

Street fighter 2 ken ends up getting married for his ending

[@gamescoop]

Scoop!

[@borismuller86]

pinkspider28 to whom? Chun Li?

[@mmd3585]

Spec Ops: The Line is a great game with a big social commentary component added into it. Scoop!

[@ElKulte]

Everytime I see Dan I want to start a game of XCOM.

[@danstapleton2373]

Trust that instinct.

[@SoUtHMeMpHis]

Dan Stapleton How good is X-Com 2 on PC and its dlc?

[@DapimpBDSD]

SoUtH MeMpHiS its a little more complex than Xcom:EU, and more challenging due to random bosses and much more missing shots the enemy unknown. I'd recommend if you find it on sale.

[@danstapleton2373]

Allow me to answer your question in the form of a review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqbXnGWvodR8j80

[@MarsInvestigates]

I would accept 'The Mean Bean Machine' as your favourite Sonic character Daemon. It's the best sonic game and is amazing when it turns up in Sonic Mania. On a side note, my friend is a primary school teacher and when he told a kid off and made him write his name on the board, the kid wrote 'Sonic'.

[@vonbleak101]

I want the Amiga classic! I grew up with an C64 then onto an Amiga 500 and it was awesome...(i then got a 486)...The Amiga was a really powerful 16bit unit and had some crazy amazing games...

[@megadebtor]

Speedball 2, rick dangerous, xenon ii, pirates! Gold.. I miss the Amiga..

[@zwick6890]

Daemon rocks the best shirt YET AGAIN!

[@okinawacairo8224]

Congrats to the winners, those prizes are insane!

[@jagster7985]

Missed it, who were the winners?

[@Awesome_Force]

I liked how for some achievements on Xbox, it would unlock a unique item for the avatar. Since avatars are coming back on the XB1, I hope they start doing that more.

[@ZachyStugotz]

Sam, I couldn't imagine anyone truly ever regretting a reason to go back and play through ME2 again. That game is incredible.

[@Robx4k]

My body, and mint tea, is ready for Scoop!

[@inceptional]

In terms of making the likes of the NES Mini and SNES Mini expandable for more games, Nintendo could have made the cartridge slots functional, in that they could accept a small cartridge that would have say 30 more games on it, and they could have released one of these every few months so you could keep expanding the library for some time to come with a small handful of Mini cartridges. That could have been very cool imo.

[@EagleEye6486]

Time Stamps 00:05 Start 02:03 Nintendo Switch's Achievement System 10:02 SNES Classic 15:14 Out This Week 24:57 Listener Feedback - Married Video Game Characters 30:28 Bye Bye Mini-Maps 33:55 Listener Feedback - Real World Ties That's all for time stamps. No scrubbing allowed!

[@Jack655321]

13:00 The NES classic and SNES classic are perfectly expandable. I have zero experience in hacking but it was a breeze with Hackchi, you can basically put any NES or SNES rom on there. So yeah, it's not official, but you can't see any difference between the games you added and the games that were already on there.

[@timothyshoup5044]

I'm surprised you guys didn't mention the new South Park Fractured But Whole in the social commentary section of this video. In that game, the difficulty level is tied to your skin color.

[@inceptional]

Peter, if you like games that make you think about the world you live in, I cannot recommend a game any higher than Mother 3. Seriously, if you play this game all the way through then you will understand exactly what I mean; it's one of the most profound and tought-provoking games I've ever played, and it's more relevant to the world we live in today than ever. It really is a total masterpiece as far as I'm concerned.

[@Curia__]

I also played Shadowgate on GBC. It was kinda hard to figure everything out for me but it was super cool at the time when I had nothing to do in the car.

[@dheezknutz]

I would pay double the price of the NES or SNES classic to just have either one on a game cart for the switch.

[@SantiagoArizti]

I think they will change the packaging of the next version of the NES classic, but they will do it because of the same reason they change the packaging of the "nintendo classic" series when they drop the price: to respect the people who bought it in the first run and let their copies conserve the collectible value.

[@sanjithechef]

i think aside from having no minimap at all, the minimaps should be filled in by players, either way its challenging to get around, but at least you wont lose important spots?

[@iFish12]

There was a weird buzzing audio issue in this episode on KZbin and on podcast services. Good episode but the buzz gave me a headache ;-;

[@Danno_omen]

There is definitely still a big community that cares about achievements. Trueachievements/truetrophies probably being the main sites. I know Trueachievements has something like 350k members which is based around hunting achievements and runs multiple community competitions based around them. They put a unique spin on how they calculate achievements based on how many other gamers have earned them which makes it more interesting to a lot. Achievements when done right make a game have more replay value and make you do things other ways then you might normally. But Dan is right in that i dont think its a big deal anymore to most gamers. Id probably guess that 10-20% of gamers even remotely care about their achievements/trophies,and its probably closer to 5% that truly hunt them.

[@BiggTonyStyle]

Scoop! I'll have to listen post Direct!

[@pimpizor]

Seems like there's some noise coming from Justin's mic? not 100% sure, but maybe take a look at that :p @Game Scoop!

[@GoSabresLive]

Max Payne WAS married, and now I'm sad lol

[@freigeistify]

Ahoi Daemon, will u still be considering our 20 questions suggestions for future rounds? I'm more sad about u guys not guessing at mine than I am about not winning the credit :D

[@gamescoop]

I still have them all!

[@Reaper6083]

Was the competition for USA only?

[@mileswilliams4807]

Metal Gear Solid 4... Meryl and Jonny get married at the end. No one saw that shit show coming haha.

[@davis4u2nv]

Hey for the next one you should do is déjà vu on nes point and click

[@isaacstansfield4050]

Justin reminds me of skinny Jonah Hill...

[@Mando44646]

the main character of Shadow of Mordor has a dead wife, like Kratos. Ezio was also married in that trilogy of AC games

[@concertcrazy]

In Phantasy Star III, you get married and play as your characters child, and then the child grows up, gets married and you pay as their child. Hence the subtitle of the game title: Generations of Doom.

[@twisteddrummer]

I definitely still feel the achievement buzz and I wish it wasn't there. I've been conflicted on which to get Sonic Mania for. Xbox One or Switch. I obviously want it on the Switch, but there's an odd satisfaction with everyone else knowing that I played it and beat it. Then there's conscious me saying "You don't actually care!". Life is hard.

[@goodoladam]

This is my personal favorite Scoop Crew.

[@borismuller86]

Adam Hollowell same!

[@UttRConcrete]

Nintendo better have achievements across all there platforms like Sony does.

[@ZachyStugotz]

Get the OG Diddy Kong racing for N64! Handles much better than it on the DS and it still has Banjo on it! Totally worth your time Daemon and Sam.

[@kingunited94]

Omega Cops!

[@kuribo04]

MGS2 I think takes as much advantage of the medium artistically as possible

[@mrkevinhaughey]

Ethan and Mia and in Resident Evil 7 are married! This was one of the best games this year, how could you forget it?

[@coyote9943]

i just started playing shadowgate in swedish, to see if i can understand anything. oh man this is gonna be fun

[@gamescoop]

Let us know how it goes!

[@coyote9943]

will do

[@danielclements24]

Video game characters that are married. Nate and Elena Uncharetd 4 :) Best couple ever!

[@Jarhead3351]

I absolutely hated Horizon until I discovered I could remove all the excess junk from the HUD. Changed the game entirely for me to reduce it to simply my health and the compass. Less is more IMO so good on Ubisoft for those HUD changes moving forward.

[@tenofdiamonds6440]

John. Marston. Married man.

[@alexandredoiron2124]

Im so sad the mini SNES classic cannot be sold to Quebec... sigh

[@inceptional]

I personally hate most HUD/GUI stuff these days. It was fine when it was basically a black bar/strip above the main game in most old videogames, so it didn't actually interfere with the main game view, but modern HUDs/GUIs just clutter up the screen and pull me out of the game for the most part. Thank God we're slowly going back to minimizing or getting rid of them, or at least giving players the option to turn them off. One of the worst sins a videogame can do is to let you escape and immerse yourself in this beautiful magical world . . . and then pull you right back out of it with obvious "gamey" elements like overly intrusive HUD/GUI icons and displays. So, for me personally, the less HUD/GUI the better.

[@alexpungartnik4432]

Doom and Wolfenstein 2 are coming to the Switch! Scoop!

[@xman2k2]

"This would be great if I could get a SNES."

[@gemsu8329]

Bring ur V-neck to work day. Another semi married character in video games is Ethan Mars from heavy rain.

[@oghomelesskid]

my favorite show =)

[@erickorduno3569]

Captain Olimar (Pikmin) is married and has two kids! I think it was two...

[@PureEvil1138]

theres a game on steam called Feminazi; the triggering and its hilarious

[@Super_Mecha]

I got to listen to video game 20 questions twice, so in a way I did win?

[@deeejaaay8518]

Justin channeling Dan

[@ruthlesssavagehatred6428]

3 weeks behind squad!

[@shadowpsyke]

Raptr sort of did (does?) the system of unifying your accounts and comparing your time spent and trophies/achievements earned to other people, but... no one used it really? It was cool for a while, but without my friends using it, I had no reason to keep up with it.

[@gamescoop]

Raptr is actually shutting down this month.

[@shadowpsyke]

Game Scoop! Oh, wow, that's kind of a bummer. Thanks for letting me know.

[@shamimnarayan4877]

Just checking in, yup still the best gaming podcast bar none, and I am out.

[@paul022887]

Diddy Kong Racing > Mario Kart 64

[@M1tZk1]

If I can decide on which platform I'll play a game I'd go with the one I can have trophies for. I'd rather play Steam World Dig 2 on the Vita to get trophies.

[@tekkenespie]

i wanted the pack daemon sniffed :/

[@seanclarkin8362]

SCOOPS!!!

[@ollie511]

Alan Wake was married

[@khorne41]

if Nintendo do Achievos I want them to be Mario stars not points or trophies

[@Spawn-wt6ul]

You can hack the NES classic to have all the games sooooooo yeah.

[@BlackPlated]

Marriage? I don't know... maybe this little game called Silent Hill 2? Omega Cops!

[@N7uy66u]

jekyll and hyde for nes you get married at the end

[@gamescoop]

I owned that game, but never beat it.

[@xman2k2]

Instead of giving 2 people $500 each, why did you give $50 to 20 different scoopers??? #SpreadTheLove

[@thegavgamez]

Atom Gaming Probably because that would involve 400 questions :P

[@skygoing82]

Actually why not give away 0.05 to 20,000 scoopers?! #reallyreallyspreadthelove

[@aaronjones6798]

XBOX achievements unlock avatar items - I'm being shortchanged by SONY. Ratchet & Clank TOD had a standalone expansion in QFB, although those are largely dismissed

[@MortemAmarth]

Dagger and Zidane get married in FFIX.

[@sammypotatosalad8656]

Fifth! What a great time for GameScoop, I'm about to mow my lawn.

[@jaybe2k12]

Ethan Mars was married

[@ollie511]

How dare you choose one of the winners to be from IU...#BoilerUp!

[@QBC101]

Where is the theme song at kzbin.info/www/bejne/bn2aaYdqo9F2p80m53s (The Song at the Start of 20 Questions) from? its so familiar i just cant put my finger on it.

[@QBC101]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Opening Music :)

[@effincasuals8877]

I will so get a nintendo switch again if they add "achievements" one of the main reasons i sold mine.

[@NJLGamer]

One question I really have about nintendo is how will they react to the next generation of consoles there is no way if the ps5 and xbox what ever (who knows what microsoft will do they really shot them selves in the foot with the Xbox one X because there is no way it can compete with the ps5 because it has the same cpu as the Original Xbox 1) comes out next year or even discussed (like announced for 2019 which would be weird). What I want and hope is for nintendo to push the switch as a handheld I think a revised form factor in like 2018 maybe spring 2019 that is smaller and with out joy con (basically imagine a ps vita that could play switch games) and then nintendo should make a new home console for 2019 to be in parody with sony and microsoft and focus their internal development on cross platform games.

[@toolebukk]

If Ubisoft are at all inspired by Nintendo, mini map will be part of the dlc ;)

[@TheJavyop]

Want heavy social commentary in a game?... play Earthbound Then look up news headlines in Japan and US between 90 and 94

[@YungPop]

2022 and switch still doesnt have achievements

[@gunthermertens7504]

congrats players. a little disappointed that it was limited to the USA territories

[@borismuller86]

Gunther Mertens it was?

[@wiilover07]

I don't care for achievements. I play games for fun. The achievements don't add anything to the games.

[@monkeyspice2010]

how can you talk about social commentary in games and not talk about the new South Park game (which I refuse to say its name :P ). It handles both race and gender identiy :)

[@atomicddt]

monkey_spice if u can't even say it's name u should probably just stay away from the game.

[@samuelcolbourne286]

Sam is absolutely the best! Keep up the good work everybody. Thanks so much.

[@bradcorbet798]

BIG SCOOOOOOOOP!

[@mattmamba]

is it just me, or is there a high pitched tone that randomly pops in and out?

[@aanonymouscowardsays]

20 questions Playboy the mansion

[@AGamingGuitarist]

SCOOOP!

[@ruthlesssavagehatred6428]

I'm OK with politics in games. As a libertarian I felt like Bioshock has a strong message against my ideas but I didn't let that bother my opinion of the game. If there was a game with politics that I found truly disgusting then I just wouldn't play it, no big deal.

[@neeljain9965]

Fifa 18 is great game

[@shanewilt1]

Dan puts me to sleep

[@magicemperor2420]

I'm married to my ego!

[@drukingdom1985]

SCOOP!

[@DannyJongezoonN3RDCULTUR3]

Bongos FTW!!!!

[@DefundtheABC]

I wrote a letter to gamescoop a few months ago about real world issues and if reviewers scores are affected, by their thoughts on certain issues. Do ign reviewers review from personal perspective or try to think what mainstream would like. I actually wrote the letter after Justin talking about his dissapointment with far cry 5 when first trailer came out, i sort of thought he might have said that maybe he might be religious, or is an extreme American patriot worried about themselves getting bad image.Then i saw this episode and him and dan stapleton, were at it again. I hope he does not review far cry 5.Or if he does stays 'In the context of review' ,as he puts it. He also said no other artistic medium gets away with claiming this type of ignorance, in his mind provking controversy which is total bullshit. I believe tv and movie reviews are becoming unreliable with more common biassed reviews for whatever sensitive reason. Please dont let ign turn into another worthless review site. I live in Australia and lots of games get banned or changed. Far cry 5 i really think looks good. I dont want to silence views, but from the worlds most popular games reviewers. I hope story game developers aren't listening to this. I want the most provking controversial stories ever, and not have justice police like Justin Snowflake, wrecking it for everyone. He is why games get banned.

[@danstapleton2373]

We're always offering personal perspective - it's the only honest thing to do. Otherwise, you end up recommending games you wouldn't buy yourself or telling people not to buy something you enjoy, just because you can imagine some hypothetical person having different taste than you do. That's not criticism (as in, what a critic does), that's just guessing what's going to be popular and then saying it's good _because_ it's popular. I think you might be misinterpreting what Justin was actually advocating. He wants Far Cry 5 to go further with its message - to really commit to it instead of using the setting as window dressing but then having nothing to say about it. He's not offended by it, just dissapointed that it's likely going to chicken out. FYI, the idea of "unbiased" reviewers is a complete fiction. It's not that reviewers don't have biases - we do - it's that _all humans_ have biases, especially when viewing any type of art. That's the entire point. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[@DefundtheABC]

Dan Stapleton wow. thanks for response. yes reviews are, and can only be, subjective. and it seems silly to get hoity toity over some comment of a game that hasn't come out yet. but I was sort of getting at the 'no other media provokes controversy' thing. there is a disturbing trend in the world at moment that ideas and creativity are being shut down, by extra sensitive people, who cannot tolerate controversial ideas. I would imagine it would be harder to write reviews today. I think like a good reporter, an unbiased telling of facts without emotional opinions. I really like IGN. I apologize for saying Justin snowflake. he did say it ' out of context of reviews'. There is a chance I could be labelled as Nazi. I just want good uncensored controversial story games.

[@danstapleton2373]

He wasn't saying no other medium provokes controversy. The opposite, in fact. He's saying no other medium is as shy about having a message as big-budget games are. He _wants_ games to have messages and be willing to offend some people. That's his whole point, and you seem to agree with him. It's not harder to write reviews today at all (aside from there being way more games now and having less time to write them in general). The thing that's harder now versus 10 years ago is getting yelled at by people who can't tolerate opinions that are different from their own. Social media has made that much more of a thing. No one's going to label you a Nazi unless you act like a fascist.

[@DefundtheABC]

Dan Stapleton hello. no I don't tnink I am a fascist. I think the fascist (antifa) are some of the worst human beings. hopefully u have rewatched part so you know what bit I am talking about. Are not sure if I am going crazy, but I am sure Justin said outside of the context of reviews he said he is consistently disappointed by game developers shirking responsibility for provoking controversy, he says game developers run away from responsibility they have as artists to talk about and explain their controversial game ideas, wondering if it was just harsh opinion or some new American artist law I am not aware of. I am pretty sure they don't have to answer any question. If I was a game Creater, and Justin was asking me those type of questions, it would be a Verry funny and probably very fast interview. Surely an editor would not allow game reviewer employee to ask such insulting g questions. I found your response unusual, because I don't think Justin is for diverse and controversial story game ideas like me at all, after making that comment.

[@danstapleton2373]

Listen to Justin again. You have this exactly 180 degrees wrong. I have explained to you twice now what he is saying. You might also want to dig a little deeper into the whole antifa thing, as the anti stands for against and the fa stands for fascist. It means "against fascism."

[@sugarfarie81]

Justin, are you by chance expected home at 6 to help with the kids?

[@Jinx-ig1fz]

People are paying a lot of money for an emulator. smh. Nintendo just printing money again.