That feeling when you queue up Game Scoop, see one of your favorite line-up configurations, and they talk about the question you asked (defunct game/toy stores)...best start of a weekend ever! Thank you Omega Cops for another great episode.

I love watching Seth come on this show. He’s so passionate about games, and when he goes crazy about the ones that are nostalgic to him, I get so much secondhand happiness from him!

I just turned 40 last month and it's always fun taking a trip down gaming memory lane with the Omega Cops.

FYI you had Slay the Spire on ep. 598 with the same lineup Sam-Seth-Justin and you got it that time 😂, SCOOP🙌

"Haven't we had (20 questions game) multiple times?" "I dunno, nobody knows... actually, one person knows"😂 Btw this is the second time you've had that game AND the last time it was also Justin, Sam, and Seth.

Oh wow, I remember Children's Palace! I'm in Louisville so it was here too! Thanks for the memory 🙏❤️

Another great episode of the world's only gaming podcast

'Sac Em Goop' crew best with Seth in it. Also Mark Medina.

I’m with Seth; Mega Man 2 is the best. The music is just so incredible, and the bosses are so much better and more fun and don’t forget that iconic intro !!!

I miss Tina! Not saying Seth is bad. He’s dope too. But Hope she returns soon!

Kinda think your stretching to argue you dont NEED to read, doesnt matter if you need to or not, theres lots of reading in the game. Which was the question :p

Mario 2s song is more remembered by me and most of the game. Such a great lil diddy. But i remember dying hearing that title music and 1 my earliest video game rages. That music can and will drive you nuts. But *I LOVE IT*

The discussion about buying video games in stores back when we were kids definitely brought back a lot of memories. I remember buying Pitfall! at Toys r Us for my Atari 2600. It was almost always sold out! It was such a big deal at the time to get that game. It was my favorite game from that time. My first system - Atari 2600 - often gets overlooked in the discussion about video game consoles. I loved the Atari 2600 because I could play all the arcade games at home without the intimidation factor of playing at the arcade. The big kids would pick on you, scam you, and bully you at the arcades. At home I could play all the Asteroids and Defender I wanted without fear of the neighborhood bully stealing my quarters. LOL!

What's the music at the end? I know they've played it a lot but I never took note...

Lost my voice screaming, “CARD GAME!!! CARD GAME!!!”

They had a Children's Palace in Dearborn (suburb of Detroit) on the outer ring of Fairlane Mall...and inside it had Babbage's/EB/Waldenbooks...so PC/C64/Amiga games and started my reading of D&D books at Waldenbooks :) Ah, to go back for a day! Great episode!!! I recall having my Mom drive 15 miles to pay like $80 for the game Suspect for the C64...so good with all the physical stuff that came with Infocom games back then :)

Justin's face when Seth asked about stick figures has me cracking up

I don't know if it's intentional or not... But I appreciate that the video is formatted in a way that I can zoom to fill my phone and not cut off any or the talking heads.

I remember kb toys did a store sweep contest as well

Justin’s camera freezing often, is like every online meeting I’ve ever done 🤪

I remember Game Wizards fondly, one we had down under, wish those still existed as I always preferred them to EB Games - although I never had a bad experience at EB.

Chips & Bits 💔 as a BVT resident this is such a heart breaking reminder

Concerming game pass deals, Phil Spencer already said that they make a different specific deal for each game. It's not a fix % or a number of hours played, or a number of players.... it's a different specific deal each time. Unfortunately we don't know what it was in that specific case.

Man back in the day strategy guide for big first party releases big third-party releases were in industry. I mean those slip covers those slick pages they put money into making those books and they were not cheap.

This is my favorite Scoop crew, make Seth a fixture of the show!

swear that slay the spire was already part of 20 questions before

I got scared that this week's Omega Cops got canceled. Thank you for making my Friday better. 💙

I still love the look of DKC games I wish it made a comeback.

Good luck for Little number 2 Daemon

The first time I played medal of honor was at a kb toys interactive in my local mall. Also I have fond memories of blockbuster renting entire game consoles.

I love a lot of these 2D games, but I really want late Ps1 and early Ps2 era looking games from Indie developers. I grew up around that time and have a lot of nostalgia for those low polygonal games.

I loved the RAMA series, Justin, and DUNE is my favorite book of all time! 👍

Growing up our mall had a Cinnabon across from the Babbages. Now when i smell that i always think of the times i saved up Christmas or birthday money to be able to buy a game and my parents takin gme to the mall. Nostalgia is a powerful thing.

I still have that Final Fantasy strategy guide though mine is in much worse condition.

Congrats on #2, Daemon!

This is the perfect panel. Super Nin-frien-DOOOOOOOOs

I dig the pixel art, I will start with that. I do wish I could get a true 2D sonic game with beautiful hand drawn art with non 2.5D backgrounds. Think what they did with Streets of Rage 4, but sonic. I think what he's trying to say, he's looking for a detailed circa 32 bit age where the pixel wasn't so harsh. Dotemu's Wonder Boy and SOR 4 are great examples of games I would love to see more of. Polished hand drawn graphics with old school genres like shmups, platformers, and beat em ups.

You guys gotta come up with better questions for 20 questions. Ask about the main character, gameplay mechanics, etc

I never played Ratchet and Clank series up until Rift Apart. Trying to remember a game I played strictly for graphics. I will say the reason I picked up R&C was the ps5 graphics after hearing how stunning it was. Graphics never will be a deal breaker. However, going back playing most ps1, ps2, n64 games are almost unplayable on original consoles w/o a CRT TV.

Seth Macy I love your shirt. Tetsuo the Iron Man is awesome, I didn't know many other people knew about it!

I hope they talk about back 4 blood

OK why no one asked damon to ask the question with Kermit the frog voice ? XD

Growing up I had it so good. My grandmother was into video games just like me. She loved 2d Zeldas any racing game any kart racer fighting games of course. There’s nothing like bringing your friends over after school and having your grandmother kick their ass in Tekken 3. Anyway whenever we went to the mall we always went by the video game store to see if there was anything we wanted. So one time it was my birthday and I wanted final fantasy. The lady goes in the back she goes to get final fantasy the one I requested for the in ES mistakingly she grabs the wrong one she grabs the new Final Fantasy for the SNES. FFIV. My grandmother notices it and doesn’t say a word me my big mouth I tell her no you have the wrong game I want the one for the NES. She takes it back and brings me the older Final Fantasy. My grandmother never let that go for over 20 years she let me have it.

Wow, that Super Castlevania IV outro! Love it! Also I refuse to play a modern game if it has pixel art.

I am absolutely baffled they didn’t ask if the game was a rogue like. That’s basically every indie game nowadays.

I feel like this is just Square fucking with the dev team

There could be a number of reasons why PCF didnt receive royalties, either way it sucks. The 3 things I can think of are: 1. Could be because the games sold didnt meet the threshold, and subscription downloads traditionally dont count so yeah, any money received via Gamepass wouldnt go towards the digital and physical sales. 2. Phil Spencer himself said he and his team are still unsure of Gamepass as far as its deals with games and companies go and not everyone's deal is the same. So whatever deal they have with Gamepass didnt necessarily help meet the goal even if it does count towards "sales" 3. As scummy as it sounds, Square may be withholding the money because of major sales losses on other projects, especially Avengers. Doesnt sound like PCF are in the know and they arent even aware of their own sales so itd be easy for Square to say they didnt meet the requirement if they aren't even sharing the info to begin with.

Good things come to those who wait or so they say. Prime example waiting for this episode to post. I really thought Daemon leveled up in his family, but glad to see him back for another episode especially when his personal life is so hectic. Nicely Job!

I really enjoyed Outriders despite it's faults, and hope that this can build towards a sequel. But I got it on GP. Here's hoping that Square Enix decision doesn't affect any chance of a sequel ever being made.

Scoop!

The original Demons Souls was so ugly and made me hesitate. But I'm so glad I played it because now I love Souls games.

Did you guys see Free Guy?

“Sorry I didn’t realise you weren’t done” Justin is quite self pompous and seems to think it adds charm to him when it really doesn’t

Did you know if you a * before and after a word or sentence on KZfaq. *It will be bold*

I hope Square Enix aren't doing the dodgy Hollywood thing of cooking the books by faking on their records that the marketing costs are astronomical so that the game/movie can never make a profit. That way they don't have to pay People Can Fly royalties because on paper they can say that the game never made any money.

SCOOP!

outrider did sell well on pc ....steam

Land of the sky blue waters

Sounds like Square Enix being Square Enix again. They really need to replace whoever manages the finances over there.

Is it 2021? Topic headers in the play reel please?

I like Tina, but Seth should absolutely be a regular on Gamescoop!

best way to play old games? hacked Vita 2000

The more I hear about the video game industry. It sounds like artist's joining a label. Owning nothing they make and getting paid pennies on the dollar for their creation. Or a manager or takes credit for his artist. Shit is wild and seems grimmey.

No money as a kid, growing up, eh Justin?? U shoulda been crushin' aluminum cans like i was...you could've easily had one extra game per year in addition to the 1 or 2 you usually got.

Early scoop!

I think a new rule should be implemented, if you fail 20 questions you can not come back on the show next week. It would raise the stakes, make everyone try a lot harder, and it be a lot funnier when you lose, instead of painful.

Congratulations on double fatherhood, Daemon!

I swear every episode Sam makes a statement that really upsets me and this was time it was casually calling Katamari Damacy ugly

The problem with Outlanders was that it is a live service game. After pouring thousands of hours into destiny, I can say they're not enjoyable in the long run. People wanna have fun with a game, not a job where you have to play everyday to keep up!

On Outriders: I've played the game once - mostly coop - on game pass. The story was tedious if not stupic. There was nothing to it. Mechanics were great but there's nothing for me to return. Unfortunately, it seems, its example says a lot on micro-transanctions, dlc and season passes. I honestly don't understand why there weren't any or why they don't plan any for the near future. Also, why didn't they self-publish and go ahead with game pass on their own?

Gamepass is the most ridiculous deal in gaming with so many day one releases appearing there. Which is smart for 3rd party games like Back 4 Blood if you’re into it and wanna keep playing after it goes off, then people will buy it at a discount. Single player 3rd party games are different though and not sure what deals they work out. I would have to believe that the developers are compensated but if the publishers are doing dirty stuff then it will come back to haunt them. Like Sam said they will go with a different publisher for the next game they make. We all want value but those people deserve to be compensated fairly. Edit: The times are changing for entertainment in general and business models are in flux. I would think that contracts would be a different beast these days, but how many people are getting screwed over from older contracts? We live in dirty times.

They obviously signed a shitty publishing deal. Nothing to do with gamepass.

Oshawa pronounced Osh-ah-wah

I also never liked the look of new super Mario Bros

Damn Sam needs to get out of the city, dude lockdowns are over, people are shopping in stores like its 2019.

I still feel cheated that it didnt come to gamepass on pc. I hate playing shooters on my one S, + the preformance is horrible compared to my gaming pc.

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Oshawa is pronounced like Joshua without the J

I'm with Justin on 20 Questions... I would not consider Slay the Spire a game where you have to read a lot.

You can't ask multiple genres and say its one question. "Is it a puzzle game, fighting game or rpg game" is not a sentence. You are asking 3 questions. Is it a puzzle game? Is it a fighting game? Is it a RPG game? Or else you could say "Is this game resident evil 4, final fantasy 15, Forza horizon 2, Dead Cells, Mass Effect 2 etc etc etc"

Devils advocate. Game devs still get paid fat. I work in fast food for nothing and the company is a billion dollar company. I get no credit for my food work. i make food and get paid no bonuses. Gm gets a bonus. They make games and get paid. Who really gets the bonus. The ceo?