As always, you're a font of information, and great links, Paul - thanks much.
Now, to the final one, with yours truly. I'm not sure who posted this, as (unlike YouTube) it strangely seems to be a site with anonymous posters. As I note in the comments section, "the editing is done in an attempt to make me look silly". This doesn't bode well for the movie's accuracy, which (unfortunately) I can't comment on for sure, as I haven't seen it yet. It played last weekend at California Extreme, but I only caught the first few minutes, which (nicely) featured me in two quick clips. I kind of like the one where I talk about Billy - "He sells his sauce, and he sells himself"... That kind of sums up Billy rather well.
Anyway, when I see TKoK, I'll give an accurate review, since I personally know most everyone that appears in it, and I also saw a lot of the process, and the interviews. In other words, it will be an accurate insider's review, unlike all the other reviews you'll read. In the meantime, anyone who sees the movie, please review / comment on it in this thread !
OK, back to the 'leaked clip' (leaked my ass - it's probably something that will go on the future DVD release, in the 'special features' section). When I checked a couple of weeks ago, anyone could see the comments section for this clip, but now, that doesn't seem to be the case. So, I'll copy and past them all in here, for you guys to see, in case you don't want to sign up. As I say in my comment (the bottom-most one, and I'll note the longest one by far), I expected posters to be much more rude, given the geeky / goofy nature of the clip, due mostly to the editing, and what was featured. But, make no mistake about it - I am a geek, and a bit of a goofball at times, especially if I am talking on a subject I'm passionate about, like the Atari 'suits' reluctance to put an ending into Crystal Castles. Strangely, Ed (Cunningham) and Seth (Gordon) filmed that specific segment outside, in the evening, at the Pompano Beach, Florida event in April 2006. They had a garbage dumpster as the background, and I even noted this to them, but they said the lighting made them shoot things this way. Now, I wonder if they did it on purpose, to make the scene surreal. Maybe, maybe not...
Anyway, see what you think after you watch the clip (and, catch the movie too, even tho numerous people indicate it's oftentimes inaccurate, which I tend to believe, partly because of this clip of me !). For convenience, I've put it just under this paragraph, and then followed that with the comments from the original page, which Paul linked. I wrap up with a couple of comments at the very end of this post...
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Message BugMeNot Flag comment x BugMeNot July 27, 2007
He's just a late bloomer.
Message brad pinto Flag comment x brad pinto from St. Louis July 27, 2007
I bet the store clerk at the weightlifting supply store has been wondering what the **** this skinny guy has been doing after twenty years of coming in and buying only right handed weightlifting gloves.
Message ManCowTurkey Flag comment x ManCowTurkey July 27, 2007
I like fingerless gloves cause I can still pick my nose with minimal effort.
Message Ben: Your Best Friend Flag comment x Ben: Your Best Friend from Ball State July 27, 2007
He is all that is man!
Message Fonz Flag comment x Fonz July 27, 2007
'aint gunna do jack other than make the glove all black', amen
Message Royal Tenenbaum Flag comment x Royal Tenenbaum from vt.edu July 27, 2007
IDIOTS!
Message Michael Flag comment x Michael from Arizona State July 27, 2007
i always wondered how the arcades stayed in business... thanks to this guy among others
Message Jon Miller Flag comment x Jon Miller from Purdue July 28, 2007
today is my birthday, i'm 43, but i'm a late bloomer
Message Bear Bryant Flag comment x Bear Bryant from ua.edu July 28, 2007
NERD ALERT!!!!
Message Blake Flag comment x Blake from unh.edu July 28, 2007
Think I should get some of those gloves and play some serious golden tee.
Message Dwuck Flag comment x Dwuck from Louisiana State July 29, 2007
....xbox
Message Eric B Flag comment x Eric B from West Virginia July 29, 2007
I can already see this movie as being one of the most quoted movies of all time.
Message Michael Cholewa Flag comment x Michael Cholewa from uab.edu July 29, 2007
i wear wrist bands when i play counter strike and other fps' so i can slide and not get any nasty bumps.
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Message Kevin P. Flag comment x Kevin P. from Louisiana State July 27, 2007
normally i would describe that game as gay, but that game is kick ass
Message my anus is bleeding Flag comment x my anus is bleeding from Lehigh July 27, 2007
This guy could post on CH
Message tolchocker Flag comment x tolchocker from Drexel July 28, 2007
Holy freaking God, this movie's going to be awesome!!
Message Justin Flag comment x Justin from stlcop.edu July 28, 2007
i'm definitely going to see it.
Message Scott C. Flag comment x Scott C. from California State Polytechnic July 28, 2007
control a bear!!!! stupid!!!! gay !!!!! soooooooooooo funny
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Message Andrew Flag comment x Andrew July 27, 2007
Marble-Hand sounds intense. Thank god for fingerless weight lifting gloves
Message Zap Brannigan Flag comment x Zap Brannigan from Hillsborough Community July 27, 2007
think I could buy one of those , is it available for like 20 bucks or some ripoff
Message Stevesy Z. Flag comment x Stevesy Z. from ucok.edu August 02, 2007
what's marble? i don't understand? ...oh yeah, he said he abbreviates "marble madness" for "marble"
who'd a thunk
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Message Travis Flag comment x Travis from utoledo.edu July 27, 2007
No glove no love but pinched and callused hands.
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Message TuVo Flag comment x TuVo July 27, 2007
he's lying the purpose of the glove is for what he does in his spare time besides gaming.... a little pocket pool.
Message Andrew Flag comment x Andrew July 27, 2007
He's definitely not using them to lift weights
Message The Brain Flag comment x The Brain July 28, 2007
Oh you mean those "joystick games".
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Message killamike@Ole Miss Flag comment x killamike@Ole Miss July 27, 2007
MARBLE
PAPER
Message The Dude Flag comment x The Dude from Penn State July 27, 2007
is that what you guys call it? paper?
Message Ben: Your Best Friend Flag comment x Ben: Your Best Friend from Ball State July 27, 2007
yeah, like Mortal, Excite, Techmo, and Grand.
Message rockin_a_little_harder Flag comment x rockin_a_little_harder July 27, 2007
Why speak an entire word when you can use just one syllable? Pri, Kill, Crui, Mar.
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Message Kyle C. Flag comment x Kyle C. from indiana.edu July 27, 2007
God, that guy is so cool.
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Message Kyle C. Flag comment x Kyle C. from indiana.edu July 27, 2007
The last scene he is standing in front of Joust. That ****ing "Unbeatable" Pterodactyl is a *****.
Message rockin_a_little_harder Flag comment x rockin_a_little_harder July 27, 2007
Couldn't even reply to yourself? Weak.
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Message Danuel Hall Flag comment x Danuel Hall July 27, 2007
43 still a nerd, looks 20, him and Chocolate Rain, what the **** are they doing to stay so young looking?
Message Zap Brannigan Flag comment x Zap Brannigan from Hillsborough Community July 28, 2007
danuel = douche
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Message PappaDukes Flag comment x PappaDukes July 27, 2007
"D, do you call it "Paper Boy"? No, I call it "Intergalactic Waste of My ****ing Time" like it was originally titled in Japan. Moron.
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Message Katie Marino Flag comment x Katie Marino from pitt.edu July 27, 2007
OMFG. this movie is going to be my new "grizzly man." I cannot wait.
Message justin Flag comment x justin from Florida Atlantic July 27, 2007
its not fair, he gets all the women.
Message Ben: Your Best Friend Flag comment x Ben: Your Best Friend from Ball State July 27, 2007
ha, ohhh grizzly man. he got what was coming.
Message Thaddeus Flag comment x Thaddeus from Western Michigan July 29, 2007
Woooooo yip wooooooyip woooo...
Message Obar Flag comment x Obar from Ohio July 29, 2007
*spoiler alert*
he dies of marble-hand in the end...
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Message *****es Flag comment x *****es from ucok.edu July 27, 2007
43 year old virgin
Message Dr. Kenneth K Noisewater Flag comment x Dr. Kenneth K Noisewater from uga.edu July 27, 2007
he doesn't have to worry about that title getting any challengers
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Message Dr. Kenneth K Noisewater Flag comment x Dr. Kenneth K Noisewater from uga.edu July 27, 2007
That guy paid 20 bucks for that glove? I really hope he got the other one for free.
Message Jay: Colon Flag comment x Jay: Colon from ufl.edu July 27, 2007
Yes, that is what's wrong with this. He paid too much for the glove.
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Message Dan Flag comment x Dan from Montclair State July 27, 2007
I hope the poor guy knows that everyone will be laughing at him and not with him. I'm half praying he's just a really good actor.
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Message Chris Stephens Flag comment x Chris Stephens from Columbia July 27, 2007
normally i would describe this video as gay, but it's pretty kick ass
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Message JMoney Flag comment x JMoney July 27, 2007
it aint gonna do jack, but turn the glove black
CLASSIC
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Message tommunism Flag comment x tommunism from Boston College July 27, 2007
i have one of those gloves for my wii...and what is that big thing he is playing with, the one with the recessed white ball?
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Message Brett Flag comment x Brett from Georgia State July 28, 2007
Voice Crack at 2:04
Message TiverMeShimbers Flag comment x TiverMeShimbers July 30, 2007
he's a late-bloomer.
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Message Tymmy Flag comment x Tymmy from USC July 28, 2007
When's the last time this guy got laid?
Message The Brain Flag comment x The Brain July 28, 2007
When he sat on the Pac man machine.
Message name7574 Flag comment x name7574 from Louisiana State July 28, 2007
Pole Position?
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Message Angus Flag comment x Angus from ufl.edu July 28, 2007
If someone contemplates suicide, just have them watch this video. They will suddenly feel better about their life.
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Message LittleLORDevil Flag comment x LittleLORDevil from RIT July 28, 2007
He probably uses that glove for more than marble madness...
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Message Alex Flag comment x Alex from SUNY Buffalo July 28, 2007
Is Marble Hand the 1980s equivalent to the Mario Party Hand that plagued America's youth in the 90's?
You know what I'm talking about.
Message Zap Brannigan Flag comment x Zap Brannigan from Hillsborough Community July 28, 2007
WOWy Wow I do actually hahah
Message Jason Flag comment x Jason from William Rainey Harper July 28, 2007
i do too, didn't they start giving warnings about that?
Message Matt Flag comment x Matt from shc.edu July 28, 2007
They started giving away free gloves to people who wrote in.
Nintendo is secretly trying to turn America into nerds so they can invade
Message sam shaikh Flag comment x sam shaikh from Case Western Reserve July 29, 2007
man, back in 5th grade i had a hole in my hand the size of the n64 joystick from tug-o-war and and it got all green and infected. i should've gotten a glove for like 20 bucks or something.
Message TiverMeShimbers Flag comment x TiverMeShimbers July 30, 2007
tug of war and that paddle battle game wrecked my palms. it was worth it.
Good call btw Alex.
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Message Mikey Broadway Flag comment x Mikey Broadway July 28, 2007
this guy has no right describing anything as "gay".....homo, go **** the bear
Message TiverMeShimbers Flag comment x TiverMeShimbers July 30, 2007
wow look how straight you are with your beer.
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Message ianfro Flag comment x ianfro from Alfred July 28, 2007
is this video actually part of a real documentary or is it a joke?
Message Jen Dunlap Flag comment x Jen Dunlap July 30, 2007
real documentary. real people. real story.
UH-MAZ-ING
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Message RockChalkJayhawk Flag comment x RockChalkJayhawk from ku.edu July 28, 2007
Dont know what you guys are talking about, this guy is a stud. Obsessed with it already.
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Message Chris Hansen Flag comment x Chris Hansen from San Diego State July 29, 2007
Kip Dynamite
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Message denshuu Flag comment x denshuu July 29, 2007
He doesn't play with a Nintendo Power Glove? What a scrub.
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Message Jen Dunlap Flag comment x Jen Dunlap July 30, 2007
Seriously, this movie is one of the BEST EVER!!!!! Better than "Darkon"
http://www.darkonthemovie.com/)
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Message 6packchucky Flag comment x 6packchucky from UW - Milwaukee July 30, 2007
When does this guy mention the fact that he's a virgin.
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Message adam morrill Flag comment x adam morrill from wit.edu July 31, 2007
I would usually describe a person like this, as Gay. but i have a feeling he is probably a ladies man
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Message Mark A. Flag comment x Mark A. August 02, 2007 Hi everyone - yes, it's the 'real' Mark Alpiger here, from this very video clip. I was unaware of this being available on the Internet, until someone sent me notice. I thot I'd join this web site, and chime in some comments...
First, I expected a lot more people to be rude, but was pleasantly surprised to the contrary. Of course, I knew there would be the usual idiots (hey, I can't resist using that word !!), like the last comment from 'The Brain', and also those from LittleLORDevil and Mikey Broadway. To quote, well, me, from the clip, they have "low brain power".
OK, on to the more reasonable commentators. Not that it's pertinent, or really anyone's business, but I am not a virgin, though I am as close as you can be without being one (if you get the meaning). And, I am decidedly hetero, and not gay, or bi, or into anything other than 'normal' human, adult women (some idiots... well, there I go again... anyway, some idiots would have floated comments about non-humans (like the bear comment) if I hadn't said anything...).
Yes, all my comments are real, I'm not an actor, and I wasn't told what to say in any way. BUT... the editing is done in an attempt to make me look silly, but that's OK too. Keep in mind that similar editing was likely done with others in the completed work, though I can't say for sure, since I've not seen it. In any case, if the entire interview segments were shown, the clips would make more sense, and make me look less silly, and show an overall point that was being made (the one with me inside was close to fair and accurate, mostly as it was cut up and shortened the least). Hey, even with the entire segment, I'd still come across as a bit silly, since most people don't take gaming (especially on the classics from the 80's) as a serious interest, like I do. Still, keep in mind that gaming (on the consoles) is a 9 billion dollar industry, and most males from 8 to 28 play extensively. How foolish are they to play for hours on end, on consoles that cost $500+ and games that cost $50+ ? I averaged just a few dollars (and hours) a week, for a few years, and I didn't play the violent titles, like the endless 'Doom' clones that are out there today.
The glove is very useful, as some have chimed in, and helped avoid my hand turning into hamburger. Trust me - Marble Madness would do it to you. But, indeed, some of the clerks at the sporting goods stores must have chuckled when they saw my arms, as you can tell that I'm very slight. But, while I will very much admit to being (and looking like !) a 'geek' (though I'm not a nerd - there is a difference...), I'll put myself up against anyone over 40, as far as not being an overweight and balding guy, that looks 40-something. As one person noted, I can pass for much younger (from 'clean' living, maybe...).
Well, if you've read this far, kudos. Go see the movie, even tho it may be inaccurate, because, at the very least, you'll get to see how excellent many of the classic arcade games are, compared to the endless, mindless clone garbage that's mostly what's out there for the consoles. I'd say to the game designers of today (and, to again quote myself): "Idiots !!"
OK, I'm back on this post, now. I often find it humorous (and, pretty sad) that the relative anonymity of the Internet makes so many people turn cruel, or nasty. Oh well - I got them back, to a degree, and I often find the best route (unlike the one Dwayne has chosen to take on occasion) is to 'confuse them with intelligence', perhaps mixed with a bit of sarcasm and bite from my end, through communication via a well-written post. Hopefully, I accomplished that, and by the total lack of posts after I made mine, I believe that I did !
