Jeff Rubin's Articles

6 total in July 2007
  • Why Don't Girls Like Tony Hawk?

    My guest for this special video edition of A Winner Is You is intern Susanna Wolff. Enjoy the show!!slice



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  • Nintendo Can't Stop Coming Up With Weird Stuff

    My guest this week is Brian Paulsen. In addition to writing CollegeHumor Classic Unfair Questions, Brian once beat Marble Madness looking only at the reflection of the game in a mirror.

    TALKING POINT: Last week Nintendo announced Wii Fit, a balance board and game combo designed to get you in shape. Is this the next Power Pad, or the next flip side of the Power Pad that you never use?

    Jeff: I knew calling Nintendo every week and demanding a new Power Pad would pay off.

    This looks sorta fun, right?
    Brian: I don't know if anyone at Nintendo is reading this, but I like to sit down when I play video games. How about a new R.C. Pro-Am?

    Jeff: Wii Fit is a great idea. I'm almost done with Math Blasters From Planet Remainder, and I'm really looking for a new game to trick me into bettering myself.

    Brian: I'm still not sure I see the difference between a Wii Balance Board and the floor.

    Jeff: It measures your center of gravity. So, for example, one ski-jump game has you squatting down as low as you can and standing up quickly. There's a bunch of those mini-games

    Brian: Do they have a game where you stand still with your arms at your side for as long as possible? I feel like I would be really good at that.

    Jeff: I don't think it was in the preview. Gullible, lonely people will spend several hundred dollars on an electric belt that works out your abs for you. You can't even ski jump with that.

    Brian: Playing drums in Rock Band is a work out, right?

    Jeff: Only time will tell. That actually brings us to our next point...



  • Caption Contest

    Caption Contest

    by Jeff Rubin July 17, 2007


    Congratulations to Dave. His caption was so obviously the clear winner, voting was unnecessary. Let's see how you guys do on this one...
    As always, leave your captions in the comments. Only one entry per user, and make sure it's a new comment and not a reply.


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  • Bee Suit Mario, Price Drops, and Manhunt 2

    My guest this week is Andrew Pile. Andrew Pile helped design CollegeHumor and the system that will let you call him names in the comments. He's currently the Director of Development for our sister site, Vimeo.com.

    Talking Point: At E3 Nintendo showed up off new footage of Mario Galaxy (watch it here). Everyone remain calm, but Mario now has a bee suit.

    Jeff: This, along with the discovery of agriculture and the initial reveal of the Wii, is one of the great milestones in human history.

    Luigi got stuck with a sunflower suit. It gives him no special powers.
    Andrew: The first suit in a long time is a huge deal. Does it have a special attack? How long can you fly? I really want to play this game right now.

    Jeff: The game requires you to control Mario with the nunchuck while you point at things with the remote. It's hard to imagine how it's going to work, but I'm excited to look stupid trying.

    Andrew: Plus you're upside down half the time and have to contend with gravity that changes and stars shooting at you from all directions. If Paper Mario is for people on acid, what is this?

    Jeff: In his presentation, Nintedo president Reggie Fils-Aime commented that , "In many ways, this is the true follow up to Super Mario 64." If you were defending Mario Sunshine, you are now officially alone.

    Andrew: They're definitely trying to make up for that one, and I want to play this more than I ever did Mario 64. Also, Mario can turn into a Boo that looks like Slimer from Ghostbusters.

    Jeff: Really?

    Andrew: Yeah

    Jeff:
    AHHHHHHHHH! In a year with a new Half-Life, Halo, Grand Theft Auto, Metroid, Tekken, Metal Gear, Guitar Hero, a full-band Guitar Hero spin-off, Smash Brothers, Contra, and who know what else, Mario Galaxy is still the game I'm most excited about. Though Harmonix announced Rock Band will offer full albums including The Who's Who's Next, so it's close.

    Andrew
    : All we see these days are theatrical trailers for games. Mario Galaxy really stands out as something you know will be good just by looking at it. And as a sequel it is a huge departure from traditional game play.

    Jeff
    : I just want to take a bath in that trailer. Is that strange?

    Andrew
    : Can I join you in a bee suit?

    Jeff: Now that's strange.



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  • Best Movie Videogames of All Time

    In no particular order:

    FernGully Tennis Tour - 1992 - NES

    FernGully Tennis Tour lets you participate in what the instruction booklet calls "the rain forest's first and zaniest tennis tournament!" What FGTT lacks in realism, it makes up in pure fun factor. The game's labyrinthine plot can be hard to follow if you aren't familiar with the film, but you most casual players will skip it anyway. If you're lucky enough to have the rare NES 4-player adapter, here's one of the few games to support it. Watch out for anyone who picks Batty Koda though - he's flat out over powered.

    The Crying Game Game - 1992 - Game Boy


    Since there wasn't really a market for mature video games in 1992, the The Crying Game Game went overlooked by most. Fourteen years later the game has gained a cult following, and it's not hard to see why. This platformer features levels that put a new spin on old themes, like the upside-down planet of Xarxaxaphon and all it's lightning dragons. The final boss battle with Grimbold Daggerbreaker provides one last twist which we dare not ruin here.

    The Fun fact - upon it's release in 1992, Gamepro gave The Crying Game Game it's first perfect 5.

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