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Jixby Phillips
Aug 1st, 2003, 03:45 AM
I had this video I bought at a video store for a buck called "Secret Video Game" When I tried to play it, the tape was broken. So it sat on my shelf for months, for I was convinced it would just be some demo video for some shitty new system I know nothing about or care about. But then tonight I got bored and got curious, and decided to repair the tape so I could watch it.

Turned out it was a video from 1989, and was all about NES games :eek and it was hosted by three cannadian fags who seemed to be on painkillers. They narrated the video, stumbling on words (what? couldn't afford a second audio take?) and they shot the show in a what appeared to be a photo studio for elementary school pictures. They wore jackets that said "US Game Player Team" or something like that. The tips were incredibly random, and some of them weren't even tips; it was just watching kids play 2 or 3 levels of Double Dragon or something. Sometimes they put stupid little space shuttle/alien graphics that would pop in front of the screen as a transition from secret tip to secret tip, but there is one part where a BLOODY HUMAN HEAD rolls through, laughs, and then rolls its way out, for no reason!

I got nostalgic so I watched my old Super Mario 2 hint tape I got way back around 1989 from "First Run Video." fuck that place ruled. Our town used to be pretty fucking small back then and we didn't even have a Blockbuster. All we had were mom and pop video stores, and they all kicked ass. The tape was put out by Game Players magazine. There really isn't anything funny about it but it's still great :(

I am now watching My Super Mario Brothers Super Show tape: "Koopa Claus". It has 3 Cartoons, and one hosting segment. Up next is my Zelda VHS, which has a hosting segment with Ernie Hudson as himself (and apparently he's a Ghostbuster in REAL LIFE :eek) it has another one with Frankenstien :eek

I may watch the Wizard depending on if I'm sleepy :( Nintendo videos are the best videos :(

pjalne
Aug 1st, 2003, 04:52 AM
I think that tape was reviewed over at Seanbaby.com a couple of years ago.

Jixby Phillips
Aug 1st, 2003, 05:33 AM
YES !
http://www.seanbaby.com/nes/video.htm
That's the fucking video!

pjalne
Aug 1st, 2003, 08:07 AM
I wish I had that video :(

timrpgland
Aug 1st, 2003, 12:04 PM
I remember seeing that video for rent back in the day. Another with Contra on the front.

The Super Show was awesome. My bro has most of those.

I have 1 Zelda/Captain N tape. I used to love watching Captain N.

soundtest
Aug 1st, 2003, 12:07 PM
I owned that video. The second one too! I hope my mom didn't throw them away...

MrAdventure
Aug 2nd, 2003, 12:32 AM
http://www.seanbaby.com/nes/skip.htm

:( We have both tapes, yellow/blue, supposedly the complete series, though I can't find blue at the moment. Found them at Kay-Bee circa 1991, videos released in 1989.

Tom Smothers was the best goddamn part of it. Seanbaby has basically every good part of these two tapes as free video though, no real point in owning them now. :(

FS
Aug 2nd, 2003, 04:06 AM
But they're Real Media :(