Support NeoGAF

[Gazunta]

Man, I used to love Boris. Good to see some other guys reminiscing. I was also in the audience for the Saturday morning Agro show thing one week which was pretty awesome. One of the few times I've been on TV (in one of the screaming kid back-from-ads shots).

OMG ME TOO. I totally turned up at school the next day expecting to be famous because I was on TV being an idiot in the audience. Nobody cared

Then ten years later I was on Rage presenting some song for five seconds tops and people recognised me at the Big Day Out the next day. WTF :/

Anne-Marie was tops.

Agro and Anne-Marie out takes!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpt2FN4OvxU&feature=related

 

[jambo]

Agro and Anne-Marie out takes!

I totally read that as "Agro and Anne-Marie make outs!" :lol

 

[BanShunsaku]

I totally read that as "Agro and Anne-Marie make outs!" :lol

I always suspected she was a Furry

 

[Deeku]

I once had a drawing I did of Agro shown on cartoon connection. From memory I think I won a prize pack of some sort. I was king of the quadrangle that week.

I won a Monster in my Pocket mountain set!

 

[Gazunta]

Gaz, what was the game? Was Agro the first one or the one the sprites were swapped to

This was the first one I think, the sprites were swapped out for Agro. I think there was another version for Europe with some other licensed character...I'll have a look.

Edit: Ah, that's right. The other version was:

Now that i think about it, I think We're Back was the US release, and Baby T-Rex was the European one.

At any rate, Radical Rex was the 16-bit follow-up for SNES and MegaDrive (Mega CD?)

BREAKING NEWS: I finally got my copy of Skyrim. I will never play it.

 

[Clipper]

I got some sort of pencil case thing in a raffle during one of the ad breaks, but I never sent anything in.

I think my favourite regular host was Gibbo.

Oh, and we got our first VCR the year Agro did his Christmas Special. I watched the tape we made of that so many times I'm surprised it didn't disintegrate.

 

[Shaneus]

I once had a drawing I did of Agro shown on cartoon connection. From memory I think I won a prize pack of some sort. I was king of the quadrangle that week.

Bullshit. You only earn that right after staying at the top square in downball for the whole of lunchime. Not even an appearance on ACC would get you that.

 

[BanShunsaku]

Bullshit. You only earn that right after staying at the top square in downball for the whole of lunchime. Not even an appearance on ACC would get you that.

I also kicked arse at handball, so yes that probably helped as well.

Once I got to Ace I was untouchable

 

[Gazunta]

Did anyone else play the Agro wack-a-mole arcade game? I abused the crap out of that thing, and the ticket dispenser was all too happy to keep giving me tickets if I held onto the one ticket you won and kept pulling.

 

[Deeku]

Whoa there was Agro wack a mole? I only ever played the one with crocodiles at Timezone.

I also kicked arse at handball, so yes that probably helped as well.

Once I got to Ace I was untouchable

You guys had Ace? We only rocked a King Queen Jack Dunce system.

 

[Choc]

another one bites the dust

UMVC street date goneski

 

[viciouskillersquirrel]

I also kicked arse at handball, so yes that probably helped as well.

Once I got to Ace I was untouchable

Did you ever put spin on your serves? It was risky, but the rewards were worth it when you got on a roll.

 

[DualShadow]

Whoa there was Agro wack a mole? I only ever played the one with crocodiles at Timezone.


You guys had Ace? We only rocked a King Queen Jack Dunce system.

Ours depended on how many people we had playing.

 

[Omikron]

another one bites the dust

UMVC street date goneski

 

[Deeku]

Did you ever put spin on your serves? It was risky, but the rewards were worth it when you got on a roll.

Screw spin, it's all about the power hit! Also, cheap nudges where you get it to bounce in a middle corner.

 

[BanShunsaku]

Did you ever put spin on your serves? It was risky, but the rewards were worth it when you got on a roll.

We had a brick wall on the end, so I rocked a mean rebound serve. Managed to get a fair bit of spin on it that way.

 

[evlcookie]

Spins, power balls and low power balls were my ways of dominating in that sport. I used to be a sprinter as well, I got told in year 10 that my record at my primary school still stood, Maybe it continues today. I also own the aggro album on casette, Not too sure if i threw it out or put it in storage, I'm going with the former.

Then high school happened and I become fat and lazy.

Good times.

 

[Deeku]

Oh wait you guys played wall handball? The Ace makes sense then. We only played the 4 square handball.

 

[VOOK]

another one bites the dust

UMVC street date goneski

It never had a street date.

 

[Danoss]

Oh wait you guys played wall handball? The Ace makes sense then. We only played the 4 square handball.

I played both, but 4 square was by far superior.

One of my favourite moves (besides slogging it so hard, no one could return it) was to change the direction and pace of the ball. I'd have the ball in the flat palm of my hand, spin my arm around and drop it off, low, in the corner of some guys square. I never "grabbed" it, but I was frequently called out for grabbing.

 

[viciouskillersquirrel]

^^^

That's grabbing, you cheating cheater >:-|

Low power shots were only good if you were playing against someone who didn't know how to handle them and low power that business right back at you.

 

[Danoss]

That's grabbing, you cheating cheater >:-|

I never grabbed it and it was as quick as could be. It's just jealousy 'cause many people couldn't do it.

Low power shots were only good if you were playing against someone who didn't know how to handle them and low power that business right back at you.

They were always good and fun. I did enjoy the rallies with someone who could return them well. Getting someone who couldn't return them or was out of position to do so, was fantastic. The walk of shame to the end of the line was quite great to watch.

 

[jambo]

Fucking handball hell yeah, used to love getting to Ace and sitting there for the rest of recess or lunch.

 

[Deeku]

I only did the grabbing thing to kids I didn't like. Felt good to get them out cheaply.

For kids I liked and respected, low power shot duel!

 

[Danoss]

I only did the grabbing thing to kids I didn't like. Felt good to get them out cheaply.

For kids I liked and respected, low power shot duel!

This. Totally. But no grabbing!

 

[Choc]

It never had a street date.

are you sure?

GAME and EB are saying its a break

 

[BanShunsaku]

Low power shots were awesome, but I lost count of the number of times I totally fucked my hand up on the concrete!

 

[viciouskillersquirrel]

I never grabbed it and it was as quick as could be. It's just jealousy 'cause many people couldn't do it.

If you were slow enough that people accused you of grabbing, you were grabbing

Spoiler

you grabber

.

They were always good and fun. I did enjoy the rallies with someone who could return them well. Getting someone who couldn't return them or was out of position to do so, was fantastic. The walk of shame to the end of the line was quite great to watch.

Yep. Had this one epic rally where this guy who thought he was hot stuff thought it'd be funny to low power at me. I kept that going for like ten minutes before changing direction and lobbing it neatly into his other corner.

 

[Choc]

anyone remember brandings?

and also fumbles?

 

[Danoss]

If you were slow enough that people accused you of grabbing, you were grabbing

Spoiler

you grabber

.

Nah, it was the change of direction people didn't like. They thought it couldn't be done without grabbing. It totally can. Go outside, grab a tennis ball and try it.

Yep. Had this one epic rally where this guy who thought he was hot stuff thought it'd be funny to low power at me. I kept that going for like ten minutes before changing direction and lobbing it neatly into his other corner.

I'd laugh sometimes when a return of a low power shot or a random attempt at one, would result in it hitting the persons wrist and launching the ball off into the distance. I recall a ball getting lodged in a tree once as a result of this.

 

[Gazunta]

Handball competition at the next BrisGAF meetup.

 

[Omikron]

Halo Anniversary only gets an 8 from Eurogamer, omgwtfbbq, british isles bias, eurogamer are the worst reviewers ever

Oh choc.

 

[midonnay]

ugh, seems to be some accident across the tramlines back to/from Maribyrnong :/

 

[Deeku]

Low power shots were awesome, but I lost count of the number of times I totally fucked my hand up on the concrete!

Yeah, but then some toy company started selling those red handball paddles that you strap to your hand. That's when handball was dead to me.

And then Magic cards took over.

 

[BanShunsaku]

Hand paddles should be for Grip Ball and nothing else!

 

[VOOK]

are you sure?

GAME and EB are saying its a break

Two of my friends are EB Managers, there was no 'DO NOT SELL' on it or street date. They could have sold it when they wanted to.

 

[Choc]

Oh choc.

except the fact they said its better than Halo

 

[Danoss]

While the topic of handball is still sort of around.

The rage after someone was a victim of this shot was hilarious.

 

[DualShadow]

While the topic of handball is still sort of around.

http://i.imgur.com/OtTc9.jpg[IMG]

The rage after someone was a victim of this shot was hilarious.[/QUOTE]

On a high bouncing shot across your square it was always fun to take fake swings at it to put someone off, their desperate attempt to chase it was always funny.

 

[Deeku]

lol we all had the same shitty tactics!

 

[Salazar]

are you sure?

GAME and EB are saying its a break

They know how excited you get, Choc.

 

[Salacious Crumb]

I fucking love downball, we only had six square courts at my school, getting a super fast low ball into the far opposite corner is one of my greatest sporting achievements.

 

[midonnay]

handball?

meh, Downball is where its at

squishy bouncy ball ftw

 

[legend166]

Man we even played handball in high school.

So good.

 

[legend166]

What the hell is downball?

 

[midonnay]

^^^^^^

in my primary/high school in perth WA

Downball = medium sized squishy rubber ball in four squares or against a wall

handball = four squares with a tennis ball



CTRL + F "between legs"

I am disappoint ausgaf :/

 

[Shaneus]

I also kicked arse at handball, so yes that probably helped as well.

Once I got to Ace I was untouchable

Handball? What the fuck are you on about? Way to derail.

I fucking love downball, we only had six square courts at my school, getting a super fast low ball into the far opposite corner is one of my greatest sporting achievements.

handball?

meh, Downball is where its at

squishy bouncy ball ftw

Glad these guys know where it's at. Handball is distinctly different to downball, in that it's far fucking better and only lower-class people play handball.

And Choc, it was "brandy", not brandings. Unless it's some stupid northerner thing, in which case you can all keep your brandings and handballs and schooners and middys. Fucking weirdos.

Edit: Downball was at least 4 squares (or 2x4 like at the back of my first school) separated by lines (hit them and it's a "liners") and played with a tenno. No weird rubber ball crap. You've all lost your minds.


PS. Thanks for that info, Gaz. I also remember playing that Agro prize game. A bowling alley in Geelong had one of those up until around 5-6 years ago, I shit you not. I think they also had a Super Sprint and Hard Drivin' arcade machine during the same period.

 

[Rahk]

People sure are passionate about their handsball.

 

[Gazunta]

I fucking love AusGAF.

I used to throw money - five and ten cent pieces - at Ace whenever I was in Jack. It always distracted them enough to let me beat them silly.

 

[roosters93]

Handball was fun but the best game at school was red-ass. (not as suss as it sounds)
I'm guessing it's not a widespread game though.