Jake Posted June 5, 2014 Idle Thumbs 160: The Eyes of Luigi You may have thought you were buying Mario Kart 8. Lucky for you, what you actually purchased was an intricate collection of high fidelity scenarios and systems which enable Luigi to glare at people he hates. Plus, Nick digs into this week's Steam Early Access releases, and Chris goes all in on Wolfenstein The New Order. Things Discussed: Mario Kart 8, The Forest, The Stomping Land, Wolfenstein The New Order, FEAR Listen on the Episode Page Listen in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS Feed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faegbeard Posted June 5, 2014 You have no idea how happy I am. I only found out about this Luigi thing 5 minutes ago, then I went to the podcast page and saw the episode title. Best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tberton Posted June 5, 2014 You aboslutely can upload Mario Kart 8 replays to YouTube. It's pretty slow, apparently, but yeah, you can do it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted June 5, 2014 I am pleased by the Wii U talk. A few things I wanted to say: 1) I have totally used all of these things to play Wii U games: 2) if Jake does bring in his Wii U, please stream it! 3) Pikmin 3 got patched to use touchscreen controls just this week, so presumably they could indeed patch it again to implement Gamecube controls if they wanted to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tberton Posted June 5, 2014 Ha, Jake told this exact story about The Phantom Menace after Chris told this exact story about Star Citizen in Episode 134: Sports. You guys are looping over yourselves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin Leego Posted June 5, 2014 On 6/5/2014 at 5:32 AM, tberton said: Ha, Jake told this exact story about The Phantom Menace after Chris told this exact story about Star Citizen in Episode 134: Sports. You guys are looping over yourselves. Phaedrus. It's the influence of Phaedrus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anthonyRichard Posted June 5, 2014 Maybe my favourite thing about Breckon is his willingness to publicly talk about the times that he has embarrassed himself. (this was a great cast, also) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iamgraham Posted June 5, 2014 According to Star Citizen's website, there has been $44,696,913 raised and there are 463,019 "Star Citizens". Assuming only Star Citizens have donated, that's an average of $96.53 per Star Citizen. Obviously, there's deviation among those (eg. the $30.00 single-ship-model Chris bought and the sold-out $15,000.00 multi-ship-model), but it's not quite the "3 millionaires" scenario mentioned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
singlespace Posted June 5, 2014 The number of backers and what not is available on the main page ( https://robertsspaceindustries.com/ ). As of right now, the stats are: Funds Raised $44,696,918.00 Funders 463,019 Average $96.53 There are definitely people who have spent tens of thousands on this already though. If you're interested in a sample of the breakdowns, you look at the various fleet infographics that people have made: https://www.google.com/search?q=star+citizen+fleets&safe=off&espv=213&es_sm=119&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=8QyQU5-VIei88AH8ooGgCw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=901&bih=1106#imgdii=_ Here's a rundown of some of the ship prices (though they've varied so many times over time that this won't give you a really precise idea): Idris $1000 - $5000 Scythe . . . . . . . . . $300 Constellation $275 Retaliator . . . . . . . $250 Caterpillar $225 Hornet F7C . . . . $110 - $180 Starfarer $175 Gladiator . . . . . . . . $150 Freelancer $110 - $125 Cutlass . . . . . $100 - $115 350 $100 - $120 300 - 325 . . . . . $55 - $80 M50 $80 Avenger . . . . . . . . . $75 Aurora $30 - $45 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gormongous Posted June 5, 2014 On 6/5/2014 at 5:32 AM, tberton said: Ha, Jake told this exact story about The Phantom Menace after Chris told this exact story about Star Citizen in Episode 134: Sports. You guys are looping over yourselves. I like hearing the old stories. It keeps me from having to dig back through old episodes for the funny or interesting bits, plus it saves time that the Thumbs don't have to spend hand-wringing about whether they've talked about something before, of which they occasionally go through debilitatingly boring bouts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted June 5, 2014 On 6/5/2014 at 5:32 AM, tberton said: Ha, Jake told this exact story about The Phantom Menace after Chris told this exact story about Star Citizen in Episode 134: Sports. You guys are looping over yourselves. That's what I thought. I tried to recall when if happened and then went for it anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Polish Hill Posted June 5, 2014 "I guess I'll chop em up and make em into legs." - Nick Breckon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pabosher Posted June 5, 2014 Nick Breckon presence means this is a wonderful episode. Combined with lots of Nintendo talk, makes this a gooooood episode. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin Leego Posted June 5, 2014 Opens with a home improvement-related expletive ... promising. The Year of Luigi doesn't even begin until Luigi says it does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feelthedarkness Posted June 5, 2014 The "Riding Dirty" clip is my favorite Luigi the Bastard clip. He's both vengeful, and stunting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merus Posted June 5, 2014 I really like the 99 Problems clip, just because of the timing of the music. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted June 5, 2014 The events of Luigi's Mansion would have broken a normal man. But not Luigi. He's seen some serious shit. It's time for the world to give him what's his. NO! It's time for him to take what's his. He's coming for you, and for everyone you love. Bowser thought he was king. He'll know soon enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vorlonesque Posted June 5, 2014 Nintendo also made (in Japan) a Super Famicom controller that plugged directly into a Wii Remote (and was available through Club Nintendo in Japan...and later through ebay and various importer shops). I have two! I also have one still in the box because I'm a crazy person (along with an SNES controller sealed in box): (there are also all kinds of crazy adapters for hooking up SNES, NES, Sega Genesis, Playstation, and other controllers to the Wii and Wii U...of which I have a few) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cowuponacow Posted June 5, 2014 I have to disagree with the Thumbs about AI in FPSs. I think it’s especially worth talking about, because it’s an area that’s sorely underdeveloped (so much so that NPCs acting even marginally rational tends to shock us). It may not be a solved problem, but neither is any other complex problem in games. If it were to be solved, then that is the point at which it would no longer be worth discussing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Posted June 5, 2014 On 6/5/2014 at 7:28 PM, CustooFintel said: I have to disagree with the Thumbs about AI in FPSs. I think it’s [/size]especially [/size]worth talking about, because it’s an area that’s sorely underdeveloped (so much so that NPCs acting even marginally rational tends to shock us).[/size] It may not be a solved problem, but neither is any other complex problem in games. If it [/size]were[/size] to be solved, then that is the point at which it would no longer be worth discussing.[/size] It's not that I don't think people should keep trying to make progress, it's that I feel when people DO talk about it from a player standpoint, they're almost always talking about nothing. It isn't that it CAN'T be an interesting and important topic of discussion, it's that it usually ISN'T. It tends to get brought up with a very hand-wavey "bad AI" dismissal that means fairly little. Maybe there are more interesting criticisms going on that I'm not aware of, but it's rarely a useful point in the discussions and reviews I've seen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juv3nal Posted June 5, 2014 so apparently this is a thing: http://www.reddit.com/r/LuigiDeathStares Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted June 5, 2014 Yes! Nick Breckon! It's always great to listing to his adventures. He's so invested in his stories. The cast needs this. Just like Chris is reasoning about game designs. Or Jake with this witty derailing.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin Leego Posted June 5, 2014 So many choice quotes cast into my pod this episode, I don't know where to start. Oh man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
