Replay Couch 18: Pokemon Politic
by Nick Breckon, Mar 19, 2008 11:56am PDTWelcome to the Replay Couch, where we kick back and watch the best, and worst, of recorded video game history. New to the Couch? Check out the full library.
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Halo Tricked Out (link to this video)
This is the craziest Halo video you're ever gonna see in Replay Couch. The jump at 2:34 is beyond impressive, and the end is guaranteed to leave you speechless.
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Street Boxer 2 (link to this video)
Any gamers who've found themselves mimicking the sounds of their favorite video games will relate to this clip. Poizunus recreates the audio track of Street Fighter 2 using only the power of voice, hadoukens and all. Bleep.
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Shogun: Total Failure (link to this video)
Following last week's ninja assassination compilation from Shogun: Total War, we now present the far more entertaining series of failed attempts, courtesy of link670.
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Retro Trailer of the Week: Final Fantasy VII (link to this video)
I have a very clear memory of watching this next video at my local Blockbuster in early 1997. After pulling up to the PlayStation demo kiosk and endlessly gazing at this trailer for Square's Final Fantasy VII, eyes glazed over by the jaw-dropping full motion video, I immediately set my eyes on buying my first Sony console.
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How to Play the Scout (link to this video)
EvilDaedalus teaches us how to play Team Fortress 2's Scout class with this instructional video. Check out the second part here.
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G-Man Video of the Week (link to this video)
You just never know when, or where, that crazy G is going to show up next.
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Real Pokemon Politic (link to this video)
First brought to our attention by sgtsanity, this 4chan-derived animated GIF was set to appropriate Pokemon music and transformed into video. Disclaimer: Shacknews does not endorse politics, political candidates, or Pokemon.
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Impossible Video of the Week: Classic Team Fortress Classic (link to this video)
deject pointed us to this highlight reel from Team Fortress Classic, showing off the impressive exploits of several Japanese TFC masters.
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Comments
I left my PS on for a week straight because I couldn't afford a memory card, which probably wasn't a good idea, but considering that same PSone is still working today I guess it didn't really do that much damage to it.
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Cool video though...
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They were all quite good players though I don't see some of the really "omgz what" type things.
Hwguy non-conced is so out of place as well heh.
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[x] "There's a Halo video of it"
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"you got fan'd!"