What's the Best Gaming Holiday Gift You've Received? - Game Scoop! 464:

[@kcsupersonic1]

My first Christmas gaming gift was a total surprise. My Aunt had given me a large box of what appeared to a little kid to be a box of Frozen pizzas. I thought it was an interesting gift and I was only 7 years old at the time so I wasn't sure what to make of it so I was just going to just thank them and move on to the next present. It wasn't until my aunt told me to open the box and look inside that I was greeted with the shock of my young life. It was a Nintendo Gameboy Color and a copy of Pokemon Red! Thus began a life long love of video games and a Christmas I will never forget.

[@graciechapman3669]

17:17 - Thank you Sam for mentioning Bioshock's music!! I thought that was sooo brilliant and people always overlook that. I love that game more than most and the music is a big part of that.

[@andrewcannon4757]

Justin's take on Dragon Age: Inquisition makes me so happy. I've played through that game fully twice, and love it so very much. The DLC only made it better.

[@jacobsmith1173]

I still remember getting ocarina of time alongside an N64 when I was a kid! What a game changer! Merry Christmas lads, enjoy some well earned family time!

[@MarsInvestigates]

Me too! Had Ocarina of Time wrapping paper and all!. Amazing. After years out of gaming my mother's getting me Mario Odyssey and a Pro Controller. I have little brothers and sisters but I'll be the fourteen year old this year.

[@jacobsmith1173]

+Luke Williams That's awesome man! My GF bought me a switch as an early Xmas present! I can't put it down! I highly recommend stardew valley as a chill game when you just wanna kick back with the TV on!

[@MarsInvestigates]

Cool man. Yeah I've played a lot of it. Put it down about a month ago on winter in my 3rd year but gonna pick it up again when the multiplayer and single player updates come out. Really love it, always wanted to play Harvest Moon 64 since I saw screenshots in magazines so that's fulfilled that itch wonderfully.

[@billgilmore8063]

the story of young Daemon getting his Christmas NES was a festive tale of the ages, Merry Christmas to you all at GameScoop

[@Chaser722]

Merry Christmas to the scoop crew and I’m excited for more scoops in 2018! Scoop!

[@stevenkaye1625]

I am absolutely flabbergasted that Justin and Daemon haven't finished TLoU and can't get into it. That being said, that's why I love this show. I don't wanna listen to people with the same opinions as me. Hope you guys have an awesome Christmas and can't wait for the next Scoop!

[@joshrogers6669]

I remember when my brothers and I would play track and field on the NES. You had to hit A,B,A,B,A,B as fast as you could to make your character run faster. We used a AA battery and just rub it over the A and B buttons as fast as we could to make and see who won and what times were. It was hilarious watching the characters run the track in like 3 seconds lol.

[@ZIMMER1994]

So happy to hear you all talking up DA:I! It's by far my favorite of the series and one of my favorite games of all time. I played it for over 200 hours, and I still feel like I could jump back in. The development team did an amazing job of creating a world to explore and live in. I even want to defend the shard collection! When you complete a set you're treated to these beautiful mosaics added to your castle that give a little more narrative background and depth. I also think it serves a purpose. It forces you to explore the remote corners of beautiful landscapes. There were only a few times that I would find one and NOT be happy with the vantage point I was given.

[@alextownley9388]

Omg someone else actually thinks GTA IV is terrible too!! God bless you Sam lol.

[@KBABZ]

39:56 As a 4KTV owner, I can confirm that the Switch works on one. It's a bit blurry but it doesn't look outrageously horrible. Certainly doesn't deter me from playing it docked 90% of the time!

[@Super_Mecha]

I think the best Christmas present would have to be my PS3 slim. I had a launch PS3, and it eventually died. There was no way I could buy a new one, and it was the only console I had at the time. My dad picked me up a slim, I played it relentlessly, and still play it to this day. Merry Christmas cops!

[@JulienisInterested]

I love how Sam and Justin nail the name, price, form factor and price of a Switch Lite literally year's before it was even announced. Mind blown 😮

[@jterry1435]

Gamecube in 2001 - along w/ Luigi's Mansion, Smash Bros. Melee, Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2 & Super Monkey Ball

[@alexanderchilton911]

I remember my grand dad dressed up as Santa and gave me Donkey Kong 64 with the weird memory thing when I was like 10-years-old. I played it for the rest of the night. Despite its flaws, that game will always hold a special place in my heart because of that.

[@DanielPenland]

I got the same NES Power Set as Daemon when I was a kid in 1986, with Gyromite, Duck Hunt, R.O.B., and the Zapper. I also remember getting Popeye and Super Mario Bros at the time. :) Great gaming memories from back then! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to the Game Scoop crew... and to fellow fans! Thanks for a great year of SCOOPS!!

[@ckortjester]

Kamiko is a Switch game that definitely needs some more love.

[@Bloodarmz]

56:53 "Heroism looks good on everyone" quote of the show right there!

[@JamesOD91]

Merry Christmas Scoopers! Another fantastic year of episodes from my favourite podcast

[@22hannit]

Had another great year listening to you all. Can't wait until the 1st show in 2018. Have great Christmas and a awesome New Year Omega Cops!

[@MightyRyan1337]

I want the next Switch to be called the Switcheroo

[@jonLowryTrade]

was that the Maximum Carnage theme song playing @1:02:15 ? ..... loved that game growing up MERRY CHRISTMAS OMEGA COPS!

[@LeviXIII]

Thank you sooo much for figuring that out. I couldn't remember for the life of me where I heard that song.

[@Darkside_C7]

Jonathan Lowry sure was. Excellent game and soundtrack!

[@McSweetalot]

I miss the transitions with the retro music. Understand you gotta put in ads sometimes but do you need to omit the transitions when you do so?

[@MarsInvestigates]

"It's no Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine" :)

[@piyushathawale]

What a year it was! Thanks Gamescoop team for making it even more merrier every week :) Merry Christmas to all of you and your family!

[@BiggTonyStyle]

Enjoy the new year Scoop crew! Happy holidays!

[@adzlarchive6487]

South Park the Fractured But Whole is probably the most recent system with the difficulty created character system.

[@StripofPaper]

"Sophie's Choice for every year" -Dornbush That was such an INGENIOUS zinger, hotdamn 😂

[@jahkzheng]

Tfw Xenoblade Chronicles not getting any love in it's year. At least Pete gave it a shot - (thanks Pete). But it seems it may need to be rereleased on Switch so more people play it. Though, tbf, after the game mechanics of XC2, it might not seem as sharp and great in general as it did when it was new.

[@gibbysg8143]

I remember the Christmas I got my N64 at around 7 years old so vividly, I’ll never forget it!

[@twood25]

Sam, I had the same NES power pad too. The pad was hardly responsive and you needed to use it in the living room. Really loved the game tho...Big bonus for it being the first triple loaded game cartridge.

[@trevorgoodin5434]

Yup Damon, I did get my NES in 85 and got ROB and GYrotmyte! Great memories! Happy Holiday guys!

[@SotNist]

Final Fantasy III (VI) for SNES in 1994. Didn't even ask for it, not sure how my mom or her partner knew I wanted it, or liked those kinda games. Must've just seen me playing Mystic Quest and Final Fantasy 2 a lot. I was so surprised and so into it. Barely slept for three days beating it on Christmas break. I remember beating it and immediately wishing I could forget all of it, so I could experience it for the first time again.

[@travismcmullen2839]

Love the Maximum Carnage music before 20 questions started! One of my favorite SNES games!

[@adwaieetbhide7769]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to the Omega Cops! Have a great holiday. Looking forward to more Scoops! in 2018.

[@IAYTD]

I replay Inquisition like once a year, it's fantastic

[@fedwyn]

It was Christmas 1999 when my parents bought me and my brothers the original Playstation with two of the best games on the console: -Crash Bandicoot: Cortex Strikes back -Spyro 2: Rypto's Rage

[@sonton2042]

I remember getting the Zelda edition GameBoy Advanced SP when I was 6 years old! Since we open gifts on the evening on the 24th I remember staying up very late and playing Minish Cap! =)

[@TheCurrykiev]

Gummy bears, bouncing here and there and everywhere..... Sam. Why don’t you like Mario Odyssey? It’s such a good game.

[@matthewsan78]

Justin, I'm right with you on Inquisition! That game gets a lot of grief in hindsight for winning game of the year. It was an amazing game and definitely a worthy winner. Scoop!

[@Rob6990]

Yes Daemon! Get Krups, Gav and Powers to organise a GB Game Scoop!

[@borismuller86]

Hells yeah!

[@DougyFreshGames]

Rare made Blast Corps on the 64 ;) Going farther back, getting sonic the hedgehog 2 was pretty exciting at the time. Ocarina Of Time's release was so magical along with Earthbound from the SNES. :)

[@7thsaga662]

If Justin knew that Blast Corp is on Rare Replay, why did he have to look up who made Blast Corp?

[@Atlas-FM8]

The fact that Justin is so gung ho about the mediocre Dragon Age: Inquisition and so ho-hum on the much better Witcher 3 is just mind boggling. Witcher 3 does basically everything better than Inquisition.

[@justindavis9903]

Which had cooler party members?

[@MarsInvestigates]

My first gaming gift was a NES when I was pretty young (5,6,7?) but I didn't get the NES. Instead Christmas morning me and my brother unwrapped a copy of Micro Machines (such a fun game) but nothing to play it on. Also, the game had a weird thing where you had to plug another cartridge into it to play. Spent the whole day in suspense about whether or not I would be playing it and turned out when I got to my grandparents later in the day that's when we got the NES. I think it was because my uncle brought it down from Exeter where they had a Toys'R'Us to Plymouth where we didn't and the other cartridge we got was Super Mario Bros 3, still my favourite game of all time.

[@jackapplebaum5678]

Happy Holidays, Omega Cops. Thanks for all the 2017 scoops.

[@khorne41]

Is it just me or is "charmed, I'm sure" always that little bit creepy?

[@olblueyes7670]

its tongue in cheek creepy

[@guamae]

If there Was a Counter-Cam, I think that would be the best of both worlds. People like counting on fingers because then we can see progress at a glance.

[@trevorgoodin5434]

Can so remember actually unwrapping Super Ghouls and Ghosts xmas eve and rewrapping before xmas morning!

[@josephcufferi2207]

Lets just hope we have Kingdom Hearts 3 for Christmas next year!

[@harborned]

OMG i grew up in Hertfordshire and then Buckinghamshire :P never heard these places mentioned on a podcast etc before

[@nintendad8168]

I’m in my 30s and galaxy blew me away it wasn’t just another MARIO game . Also I like galaxy 1 better then 2 not by much they are amazing . When I played with Wii mote and nunchuck which I hated for the most part but in this game it felt so good .

[@sam805236]

Love the shirt Damon, I was just thinking of Duck Hunt today too. I'm considering buying a used NES and tube tv just for Duck Hunt lol.

[@PeterbossPT]

Still remember with almost 4 years old getting my Sega Master System II along with Alex Kid...Almost 28 years later, it still works like new!!! good old console systems i guess...

[@fromdctomars4222]

To Sam: Switch works just fine on a 4K TV. ;-) I've heard a lot of other media type talk about how Sony and Microsoft are not interested at all in a Switch-like device. I guess it could happen in 5-7 years as tech advances, but right now those two are fighting over the home television, media, high-end games, and PC market. Anyway, another great episode. Thanks guys!

[@SotNist]

The real MVP of 2014 was Strider for me.

[@laurierhebert-jodoin5716]

That last question would have been really interesting with a more diverse panel :p But kudos for bringing it up!

[@ZachyStugotz]

Great show to end the year boys, thanks for an awesome and entertaining scoop-filled year. Cheers.

[@kcsupersonic1]

My guess was Jet Force Gemini as soon as they identified that it was a Rare game that was reviewed moderately well that wasn't Golden Eye or Perfect Dark so I'm glad my hunch was correct.

[@aaronjones6798]

Hearing these stories of receiving consoles for Christmas is quite bizarre to me, I never got a console for Christmas and there was never the chance to. Hell, the best game I got for Christmas was TNMT on the Amiga 500. Nice to hear some negative opinions of LoU, and I never understood the big deal about Journey either.

[@cammy1273]

Last Christmas I gave you my scoop and the very next day you called the police and set a restraining order.

[@Matt-gh2zm]

Sam was thinking of Body Harvest as the game that was also developed by the pre-Rockstar studio

[@MrWhowatchesme]

The God of War promotional material does not make me wanna get God of War at all. Terrible marketing.

[@trapspam7792]

It's definitely not talked about as much as you'd think it to be

[@DarkMAGA666]

Green Game Boy Color with Donkey Kong Country and Pokemon Silver. Best Christmas.

[@BiggTonyStyle]

I never understood the emotional connection people had with Journey, I was bored out of my mind with it.

[@_Renzokuken_]

It's one of my favorite games. In terms of an experience in gaming, nothing comes close to it for me. The sheer beauty of the game and the music and the "world" you traverse is enough. And how it ends is just magical. Those final minutes are amazing.

[@kuribo04]

I cried even. It's one of the best videogames I've ever played. I guess it has to resonate with you. I am always in awe at symbolic stuff.

[@FrankieTeardrop77]

Dang. Sam is part of the Smart Patrol.

[@rustyshackleferd22]

Totally agree about journey daemon. Glad you agree

[@TheToodlesTeam]

I'm glad to hear you defend Nuts & Bolts. As a sequel to Kazooie and Tooie, it's super bizarre. But it's still a lot of fun to play, and it has such wonderful visuals and music that it's one of those games I like to pull out every now and then just because I enjoy the atmosphere of the game's world.

[@noahmccay6048]

Happy Holidays to the scoop crew. I hope you guys have a great holiday

[@DapimpBDSD]

Year End Scoop! First gaming Christmas present I ever got was a PS1, which I was totally surprised by because I didn't ask for it, but I had been playing my dad's NES for years prior. it sadly got stolen a few months later and I got a N64 afterwards.

[@steevendemers83]

can't wait for new scoops from the omega cops!!!!Happy new game year to everybody!!!!!!!!!

[@CAN-UK]

I remember my brother and I received a Nintendo Entertainment System. It was X-mas eve and we were handed this gift to unwrap, because we could go to the store to rent a game...The store was closed.

[@matthewsan78]

I'm super excited to finally get around to playing Stardew Valley when it comes to Vita next year. I've been hoping that it would come to Vita, but didn't think there was a chance at this point in the Vita's 'life' cycle. I think it's going to be a great fit.

[@mmd3585]

Weird hate for Little Big Planet, but understandable. I loved GTA until San Andreas and I would never choose GTAIV over LBP. Actually, if there was a way to have Media Molecule to leave Sony and bring LBP to Nintendo, it would be a dream. I was so addicted to that game, and at first, I thought it was for kids, but after starting to play I was in love with the game. The style was so charming too. LBP 1 is my best PS3 experience, along with Red Dead Redemption

[@eddydcwildmigo90]

San Andreas is awesome..my fav

[@Yank33B0y13]

I literally just finished dragon age Inquisition last week and agree that it is phenomenal.

[@DarkMask]

It's fascinating to hear so many people at IGN make really good points about how much they dislike Skyward Sword while their review of the game scores a 10 and claims it's a masterpiece. Goes to show how varied and subjective the medium is. Crazy how much of a gap there can be in opinions.

[@gamescoop]

It's true, a review is just one person's opinion.

[@davidsean290]

WE WANT THE FINGERS

[@SantiagoArizti]

BTW @justin skyward sword does not use the IR sensor

[@LexusTheArtist]

2 weeks with no scoop what am I gonna do lol. Great year though hopefully 2018 is as good a year as this one for games to fuel many more great scoops.

[@gemsu422]

Sam is the Carmelo Anthony of Game Scoop!

[@ollie511]

What's that supposed to mean? This went way over my head...Sam is good at shooting?

[@gemsu422]

+ollie511 He tends to stop the flow of the entire show with self congratulatory comments. (borderline narcissism)

[@gemsu422]

+ollie511 kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2jMp5ZnoK-llbc Hijack Watch

[@kuribo04]

I've played like 15 hours of Arms single player

[@TheLanCave]

I always roll a female in any game with a character creator. I have twin girls, and I want them to see themselves as the heroes in video games. Also, Lady Nymeria is my family lineage for Soulsborne titles.

[@mythic7071]

Daemon's sweater, though.

[@remakeyourself]

One Christmas I had the Following under the tree, and it was the best Christmas ever (read on to see the terrible conclusion): SNES Advantage Mario Paint Super Mario Kart TMNT 4: Turtles in Time SNES Game Genie Super Scope Illusion of Gaia. Then, about 9 months later, I decided the only way to be a bleeding edge gamer was to dive into the CD era...and I sold all of the above plus a dozen other games to Funcoland to get a Sega CD. Then 4 months later I sold all of my Sega CD stuff BACK to Funcoland to buy a used SNES and Super Metroid, which had just come out.

[@EvSolo]

2015 I'd like to write in Bloodborne. 2015 was a great year

[@killamilla702]

Hell yeah Inqusition was Good the Dragon battles were Epic and the legendary Loot was great I just wished they added more Dragons

[@Monolith64]

HOW HAVE NONE OF YOU PLAYED XENOBLADE CHRONICLES WTF

[@RAPHA-1982]

I did the hand trick for world class track meet too. That’s how I beat cheetah for the first time. Cheetah you scumbag I’ll never forget you!!!!

[@kuribo04]

Portal can't win against Mario Galaxy. You can't win against the best thing ever.

[@m.aust.2415]

i remember getting manhunt for the ps2 when i was about 12-13, that was a really good game!, me and my brother played it all christmas

[@yobtar]

In South Park Fractured But Whole the darker skin your character has the games difficulty goes up

[@tenofdiamonds6440]

1989. I was 10. All I wanted was the new Sega Genesis. I drove my parents nuts about it. My parents were divorced, so my dad always brought his A game at Christmas. Guilt? Competition? Who gives a fuck! I always got cool stuff! Anyway, Christmas Eve, under the tree at Dad's house was a brand new launch Genesis with Altered Beast packed in. The next morning I got up to hook it up and my mom, not to be outdone, handed me three packages with Golden Axe, Revenge of Shinobi and Last Battle. I was the only kid on the block that had a Genesis for a long time. Tie: 2007. I had been out of gaming for a while. Went through college and focused on getting my career off the ground. I was in a good place so I got curious about the then current batch of systems. It was my first Christmas with my now wife. She surprised me with an XBox 360 and an extra controller so we could play together. Also a great Christmas. Now we have four PS4s and XBox Ones so we can play together with our daughters. Gaming has always been a cornerstone in my life.

[@company-income]

"Winter scoop"^^

[@Ichsukatanuka]

Merry Christmas Scoop crew and to all scoop listeners/viewers, a good night! And Merry Xmas to you too.

[@JonathanOber]

Scoop screw??? Is that because of Justin and his lesbian love remarks? Hehe :P

[@Ichsukatanuka]

Nah that was just a typo but lol.

[@billgormont92]

HELP! what is the song before 20 questions from? was that skate or die 2?

[@nintendad8168]

Shovel knight was my fav game of 2014

[@DeskieFam]

I think it's okay for the guy to play as whatever race, character they want in the game. But In certain games it does change the way some people look and talk to you in game. Race & Class is a big thing in the Dragon Age universe, and playing as like an Elf, will have certain people look down on you and be outright mean to you. Even more so with Mages since a lot of people in the world don't trust them and see them as inherently evil. Dragon Age does real good commentary on race relations in their world by actually going just beyond skin color.

[@bobciosain]

Waterford represent!

[@danielclements24]

Hey Justin :) On the "Nintendo developed" question. I think Daemon is right in the fact that I wouldn't say Uncharted is developed by Sony. I'd say Naughty Dog are the developers and they're owned by Sony. Just my opinion. Love the show guys :)

[@RichardHannay]

Xenoblade is the GOTY of 2012