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Gaming => General Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: Tad on March 12, 2015, 04:03:47 am
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I don't think the mods will have an issue with this, but it's an idea I thought of to try and help Sega in the Tembo the Badass Elephant thread. Basically a street team is when fans etc spread the word of something they care about.
I've noticed how Sega try and push their games through trailers etc, but I rarely see any real discussion on them socially. Word of mouth (or keyboard in this case) play a huge role persuading people to at least check it out.
I remember a few years back a small development team started a kickstarter and a bunch of us decided to do this very thing for that. We don't know how well it went of course, but I'd be surprised if we didn't do some good.
So, here's the objectives. Regardless of what game it is (just released/or soon to be) we at least try and talk about it on some of the following list of social sites:
Reddit
Facebook
Twitter - even a RT from Sega themselves help
Google+
YouTube
TwitchTV
Ustream
Steam community
whatever else I'm forgetting
Forums:
Giantbomb
IGN
Eurogamer
Gametrailers
Gamespot
Polygon
Nintendo sites
And so on...
Another thing that sometimes helps is to bring them up in the off topic section of unreleated to games forums. See if any gamers that are also there are interested.
I must stress, I'm not saying create a load of accounts and spam. I'm simple saying if you have a account with other sites etc, use it to help raise the profile of a game. If a site's forum has a new releases or new announcements thread, simply post said game in there etc.
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For proof this works, someone on twitter just said they forgot about Outrun coming out today. He's now bought it.
All down to me tweeting about it :)
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Yep I like this idea, I tend to make the effort whenever possible, especially if I see people spreading misinformation...
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Great, if we have any Sega forum users, can they pass the info on please?
Thanks.
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There's already a thread on the Sega Forum and i have expressed my interest on there as well.
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I know I have been saying this like a broken record, but 3D Outrun is a fantastic fucking port and everyone is overlooking it for some outsourced Elephant game...
http://segabits.com/blog/2015/03/12/review-3d-out-run-nintendo-3ds/
Come on, you guys still like AM2... right?
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I don't think Outrun did ever that well outside of Arcades back in the day.
Not many people "get" it, I suppose.
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I think its a sad day when people on Sega sites are more excited about GameFreak IPs than they are SEGA"s and when Nintendo Life community is more excited about Outrun on 3DS than SEGA fans.
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Sadly, i think i'd be more pumped if they released a 3D Outrun 2019, i fucking love that game.
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I'm not into Twitter. But I can do it on my Facebook. I'm an admin of some videogames groups afterall.
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I think its a sad day when people on Sega sites are more excited about GameFreak IPs than they are SEGA"s and when Nintendo Life community is more excited about Outrun on 3DS than SEGA fans.
It's not that I'm not interested in outrun, it's just...well, it's outrun. It's a great game etc, but I've played it and its successor many times. With Game Freaks game though, it's something completely different, so I think it's understandable that people will be more interested in talking about it.
It's a strange one really. Sega have so many titles that go untouched and unused and I'd like to see them return one day.
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I'm not into Twitter. But I can do it on my Facebook. I'm an admin of some videogames groups afterall.
Great stuff! The more, the better.
Thank you.
Update: Just seen on twitter that Sega (Europe only) have 50% off all eshop Sega Classics till the 19th of March.
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I know I have been saying this like a broken record, but 3D Outrun is a fantastic fucking port and everyone is overlooking it for some outsourced Elephant game...
http://segabits.com/blog/2015/03/12/review-3d-out-run-nintendo-3ds/
Come on, you guys still like AM2... right?
How is an outsourced remaster better than a new outsourced game? *runs*
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Gah I hate Shenmue, so much of it was outsourced!!!! Not a true Sega game at all!!!
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How is an outsourced remaster better than a new outsourced game? *runs*
How is a definitive port of a classic game not worth talking about more and telling people about; that just came out, instead of a game that won't be out for 6 months?
COOL STORY BRO.
TimmiT, admit it, you never played outrun before.
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For me, Hell Yeah was a let-down after all the hype about it, I got tired of it and never finished it. The elephant game seems similar.
3D classics are all great. It feels like the 3DS and PC are SEGA's console of choice this generation.
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I'm not sure on that. For me, Hell Yeah always seemed a bit like a highly polished flash game - fun, but ultimately hollow. I don't get that with Tembo...yet.
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We should make big wearable signs and stand in the street like sandwich-boys, social media is soooooo passe.
For real though, I generally only viral games I really, really like, and even then only to groups of people who might be interested. EG: Pimping Yakuza to my fighting game buddies.
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If I had a 3DS, OutRun, Galaxy Force 2, Streets of Rage and Fantasy Zone would be mine for sure... Wish they could come to Steam. Also I think TEMBO looks great, nothing like that Warerabbit game which did look cheap, bit weird to play them off against each other...
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^I agree, I don't own a 3DS, but nice ports of Sega Arcade games would be welcome on PC. Perhaps a nice big compilation pack like they did with Mega Drive, and with better emulation?
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The reason why I liked Hell yeah so much was because it reminded me a lot of jazz jackrabbit 1, a game that has a lot of nostalgic value for me. Its funny because from the way the rabbit moves, to the guns. Its very similar except for the theme and aesthetics. Needless to say the game doesnt even come close to jjrabbit
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I don't think Outrun did ever that well outside of Arcades back in the day.
Not many people "get" it, I suppose.
Are you joking? OutRun was one of the biggest games of the 80s. Yes, in arcades, but by your same logic, Daytona would also be a game nobody "gets."
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Heh, I mentioned the Sega Steam sale and 6 people I know bought Isolation and Chronicles :)
Both great games anyway, but at that price even those unsure would be tempted.
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Time to bring this back to life I think folks. It's going to be a big year for SEGA I think and we need to help them raise the profile of the great games that are coming over here. Especially if we want more of them from Japan to be released here too.
Was thinking...if possible, could we perhaps run a public event to get things moving? Maybe SEGAbits could start doing polls for certain gaming things that could get more viewers in? Maybe even caption competition on the forum?
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A public event, eh? Stay tuned... ;)
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Oh! Sneaky!
I really think these sort of things help though. Along with promoting SEGA, people who wish to discuss these games could also find their way here too :)
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How about an official SEGABits stream as a way to promote new releases?
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You mean like the curator stuff?
That's a great idea! Especially as steam also advertises through recommendations.
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I said STREAM not STEAM.
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D'oh! Either way, both would work well :)
YouTube game clips, podcasts, fan commentaries, fan opinion pieces, anything and everything. Perhaps SEGA would even let us talk to devs too. That would be pretty cool.
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Well, a bulk of that stuff goes on at the front page. If any of you are interested in becoming writers for the site, George has a post in the works for such a call to action. Always looking for more opinion pieces and news articles. :)
George and I have done streams in the past, though internet issues, video capture roadblocks and busy schedules usually get in the way. If anybody is interested in doing a stream in the name of the site I suggest speaking with George.
As far as talking to SEGA devs, George and I are aiming to do more of that in the Swingin' Report Show podcast. We have a few planned at the moment.
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That is true. You guys do so much considering there's so few of you. As so much of this is done, I wonder if we need to focus more on getting it out there to those who don't know about it more. Bringing it up on other popular sites, blogs etc.
It's a tricky one.
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I'm working with somebody on a very cool week long event that will end with a special SEGAbits hosted day. The event will be in Chicago this spring. I can't say much more than that right now, but I'm hoping to share details in the coming weeks. I'm also hoping to get SEGA involved on some level. I know a certain game of theirs would be the perfect fit for the event.
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Not too sure where to put this, but enjoy:
https://youtu.be/hHahNai0woQ
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Here are the details on that week long SEGA event I was teasing: http://segabits.com/blog/2016/03/30/join-us-for-sega-week-at-galloping-ghost-arcade-in-brookfield-il-april-25th-to-30th/