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Who could the guest be?! What could he possibly be talking about?! What are these pictures of Chun-Li alluding to?

Intro Comment: 

EGM had Senbaby, so there were at least edited swear words. Same with that Hsu and Chan comic I loved. I don't know that it was anything near South Park/Game of Thrones, but I definitely remember loving that magazine's "irreverent" sense of humor, we'll say. And this for me was all in the 2000s, so I mostly remember those 90s ads you speak of from Nintendo Power. 

The ad from EGM that sticks out most to me was from a Halo cover in 2001 where whatever game was being advertised had instrcutions for jumping out of a plane where one instruction was to bend over and kiss your ass goodbye. 

Stage Select Comment: 

Sounds like I need to finally play through the Portal games; I know I have the first one on Steam. Also kinda want to microwave this virtual hamster. 

I will say, as a fan of 3D Zelda, I do like breaking action up with puzzles, but Zelda is one of very few series where I feel that way and I couldn't think of one stand-out puzzle from that series. And as we've all learned from the travesty that is this week's Cage Match selection, I don't think my comments through as much as I probably should. 

The Meg made a boatload of money and was advertised plenty online. I'm with Julian in being surprised by people not knowing it exists ... even though I never saw it and am not sure I ever will.

Booky is just Justin, isn't he? Also, that lemons soundbite is gold. May J.K. Simmons never change. I really need to watch Whiplash.

I think most people thought Zelda would be too obvious and didn't want to be that person who just brought up Zelda for puzzles, ironically making the rest of us "that person" and Jeff the one person actually being true to themselves. 

STAGE SELECT SELECTION:

I wouldn't, cause I'm not the one to do it ... to give you a hint, I definitely wouldn't make it turn-based and I think the Nomura designs have a goofy "Oh my God, that is the most 2000s thing I've ever seen" charm to them. See, this is not a job you want to give me. 

Cage Match Comment (I'll listen to Consumption Junction later):

All of my comments on this will be why votes for Skyrim are wrong.

Point #1: Yakuza is crazy enough not to need mods. Well, modern Yakuza is. Vanilla Yakuza has Mark Hamill as Majima. Boo your cows. Mark. Hamill. as. Majima. 

I never played Skyrim, so it is not in my mind or memory at all. So ... like take that, Patrick.

You got bored with a Skyrim character, Justin? Never had that happen in Yakuza. Even side characters have probably fought and/or slept with a shark. Point: Yakuza. 

Kiryu would make a dragon his riding saddle, along with the Nords. Point: Yakuza. 

Julian's hatred of Bethesda is a legitimate reason to love Yakuza. To hell with everything he said after that. Point: Yakuza. 

Exclusivity makes Yakuza more special and bad voice acting has a certain charm to it (case-in-point: the "fixes" to SotN voice-acting ruin it). Point: Yakuza. 

If NWO had a Japanese counterpart, everyone involved in that company would be motion-captured and play pivotal roles in a side plot. Point: Yakuza. 

Knot's Berry Farm was the tenth-most-visited theme park in North America in 2017, according to Wikipedia. Point: Yakuza.

You've never played Yakuza (fireinthehole), I've never played Skyrim. Point: Yakuza 

Alexa spies on you and you can get a lot of incriminating information on a person in thousands of hours. Point: Yakuza.

That's the second time someone's mentioned Bethesda's bugs and shady dealings. On their birthday no less (happy birthday, Jeff)! Point: Yakuza. 

Super Mario Sunshine is also my favorite 3D Mario game, even though I started with Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt and SMW. Point: Yakuza.

Kiryu would kill ALL your stupid dragons (in-game; cutscene Kiryu won't kill anyone). He literally put one on his back. Also, I got in the ring as a referee and steel-chaired all Skyrim votes, then counted them all as ring-outs. 

Yakuza wins! YAKUZA WINS!

 CAGE MATCH SELECTION:

 I love Yakuza in large part for its substories. Therefore, Witcher III gets my vote.

Outtakes Comment:

 Take the pretense out of coffee and order frapuccinos. That ending made me orient myself differently ... and I do believe all the talk about Asian culture is another point for Yakuza. 

Hope all is well. 

I have MK 11 in my GameFly cue, but it'll be a while. In the meantime, DOA 6 is getting sent to the wrong address, so that's neat. 

I figured, but those two sentences just fit together so well. lol 

Is the pink Jeep or the psychotic slut in the game or real or ... that paragraph sounded like a GTA substory. 

Really? Well, maybe I will be! It's time to get Andrew Wilson on the horn and tell him he's getting the boot! My Nun-Li game will soon be taking the world by storm!

Why has there never been a scantily clad nun protagonist? I mean, I'm guessing that Bubblegum Chainsaw game with the cheerleader zombie fighter or whatever gave you a costume option like that (maybe? I never played it), but why not a scantily clad nun on the box? 

I think the first 3 are the way to go. I really liked 2, despite all the criticism. People like V, but that's such a departure that I'm not sure I'd like it. 

I broke my toe recently and was both tired and on Tylenol-Codeine 3 (and ibu profein) while typing that comment, so ... Like, lay off, man. :p

I'm gonna say this is on you anyway, cause all you had to say was "the get over here move." Scorpion has other spear moves in X, I think. I don't know, man. I'm just bitter and can't run. So now I'm bitter and getting fat.

Yakuza 0 is a prequel and where many people, including with myself started with the series. You should absolutely play it. If you do, I'll download Skyrim on Steam. 

I'd have to go back and play them, but I remember combat being really stiff all the way up to at least 4. And I don't know the specific move you're referring to, but I liked 9. On those points, fair enough, I could have forgotten how those games played. 

On the Aaron Black animations? I mean, he was never my favorite character, but ... meh? That kind of thing really does not affect my enjoyment of the game. In fact, the more I saw of that video, the more I liked the quick animations, though I guess the lack of telegraphing would be annoying to an opponent.