Runners Up you prefer to the Gold Standards

[Hawki]

Sonic will always be my preference over Mario.

This is true for me personally, but I still have to call Mario the gold standard for various reasons.

Streets of Rage, Violent Storm or Undercover Cops > Final Fight.

I thought Streets of Rage was already considered the gold standard for its genre of game.

AoSH > SonicSatAM

Sonic OVA > Sonic X

I actually didn't think there was a gold standard with the Sonic cartoons, because much like everything in the franchise, the fanbase is divided over everything. I'll grant that SatAM tends to be near the top, and Underground tends to be near the bottom, but apart from that, it's fairly fair game.

Still, if we're playing the ranking game:

6) Sonic Underground
5) The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
4) Sonic Mania Adventures (yes, I'm counting it)
3) Sonic Boom
2) Sonic X
1) SatAM

(Not counting OVA as I see it more as a movie rather than a cartoon/anime per se.)

 

[the December King]

Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) as opposed to This is Spinal Tap (1984) in the "mockumentary" category of film making.

Now, hold on- Tap is still one of my absolute favourite films, I'm not an idiot. But I felt that Drop Dead Gorgeous had a more solid story arc, that's all. Still love the shit out of both of them. What We Do in the Shadows is still my all-time fave in the genre, it just didn't really do anything new with the form. And a shout out to FUBAR, arguably one of the best mockumentaries of all time.

Yes, I enjoy the Trailer Park Boys. The actual Sunnyvale trailer park was about a kilometer from my house growing up.

 

[Agema]

I much prefer fiat currency to the gold standard.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[Xprimentyl]

Pretty much any other donuts then crispy cream. I'm not sure if crispy cream is supposed to be the gold standard, but they are everywhere and they are garbage tier.

I'm sorry, my friend; Krispy Kreme most certainly IS the gold standard of donuts, and you're opinion is bordering on criminal.

But in all seriousness, I often watch the video below when I need some good vibes; Irish folks trying Kripsy Kreme for the first time; they're initially cynical (y'know, "typical American gluttony and decadence,") but it doesn't take much to bring them around. Krispy Kreme are the physical manifestation of happiness, science FACT.

Crispy cream is garbage, just hard and over cooked overly fried garbage.

Wrong and a lie from a criminal.

If you want a big name doughnut then go dunken if you want something spectacular then look for more niche shops like Voodoo Doughnuts.

Dunkin, huh? Are you Bostonian? Nah, I don?t mind Dunkin, but they can?t hold a candle to a fresh, warm Krispy Kreme.

 

[Worgen]

Pretty much any other donuts then crispy cream. I'm not sure if crispy cream is supposed to be the gold standard, but they are everywhere and they are garbage tier.

I'm sorry, my friend; Krispy Kreme most certainly IS the gold standard of donuts, and you're opinion is bordering on criminal.

But in all seriousness, I often watch the video below when I need some good vibes; Irish folks trying Kripsy Kreme for the first time; they're initially cynical (y'know, "typical American gluttony and decadence,") but it doesn't take much to bring them around. Krispy Kreme are the physical manifestation of happiness, science FACT.

Crispy cream is garbage, just hard and over cooked overly fried garbage.

Wrong and a lie from a criminal.

If you want a big name doughnut then go dunken if you want something spectacular then look for more niche shops like Voodoo Doughnuts.

Dunkin, huh? Are you Bostonian? Nah, I don?t mind Dunkin, but they can?t hold a candle to a fresh, warm Krispy Kreme.

Krispy kreme is still trash tier garbage. Nope, not from boston, from tx. Dunkin is way way better then krispy kreme could ever hope to be.

 

[Baffle]

They have a Krispy Kreme donuts cabinet in Morrisons. Now, I haven't actually seen any, but they always give the impression of being covered in flies.

 

[SupahEwok]

Pretty much any other donuts then crispy cream. I'm not sure if crispy cream is supposed to be the gold standard, but they are everywhere and they are garbage tier.

I'm sorry, my friend; Krispy Kreme most certainly IS the gold standard of donuts, and you're opinion is bordering on criminal.

But in all seriousness, I often watch the video below when I need some good vibes; Irish folks trying Kripsy Kreme for the first time; they're initially cynical (y'know, "typical American gluttony and decadence,") but it doesn't take much to bring them around. Krispy Kreme are the physical manifestation of happiness, science FACT.

Crispy cream is garbage, just hard and over cooked overly fried garbage.

Wrong and a lie from a criminal.

If you want a big name doughnut then go dunken if you want something spectacular then look for more niche shops like Voodoo Doughnuts.

Dunkin, huh? Are you Bostonian? Nah, I don?t mind Dunkin, but they can?t hold a candle to a fresh, warm Krispy Kreme.

Krispy kreme is still trash tier garbage. Nope, not from boston, from tx. Dunkin is way way better then krispy kreme could ever hope to be.

I have my doubts you're from Texas. You're not extolling the virtues of Shipley's.

 

[Worgen]

Pretty much any other donuts then crispy cream. I'm not sure if crispy cream is supposed to be the gold standard, but they are everywhere and they are garbage tier.

I'm sorry, my friend; Krispy Kreme most certainly IS the gold standard of donuts, and you're opinion is bordering on criminal.

But in all seriousness, I often watch the video below when I need some good vibes; Irish folks trying Kripsy Kreme for the first time; they're initially cynical (y'know, "typical American gluttony and decadence,") but it doesn't take much to bring them around. Krispy Kreme are the physical manifestation of happiness, science FACT.

Crispy cream is garbage, just hard and over cooked overly fried garbage.

Wrong and a lie from a criminal.

If you want a big name doughnut then go dunken if you want something spectacular then look for more niche shops like Voodoo Doughnuts.

Dunkin, huh? Are you Bostonian? Nah, I don?t mind Dunkin, but they can?t hold a candle to a fresh, warm Krispy Kreme.

Krispy kreme is still trash tier garbage. Nope, not from boston, from tx. Dunkin is way way better then krispy kreme could ever hope to be.

I have my doubts you're from Texas. You're not extolling the virtues of Shipley's.

That explains why I haven't heard of them. There is only one store anywhere near me and its just far enough that I wouldn't have seen it since I've only gone that far once and that was when I was looking for something from gamestop that was sold out everywhere else.

 

[Xprimentyl]

Krispy kreme is still trash tier garbage. Nope, not from boston, from tx. Dunkin is way way better then krispy kreme could ever hope to be.

You?re just testing my patience now.

They have a Krispy Kreme donuts cabinet in Morrisons. Now, I haven't actually seen any, but they always give the impression of being covered in flies.

Let?s be fair, ANY sweets left on display in [what I?m assuming is] a gas station are going to be covered in flies; they are not indicative of quality. No, a proper Krispy Kreme is enjoyed fresh from the fryer; I can?t speak to what they taste like several hours later as I don?t particularly enjoy any hours-stale donuts.

Pretty much any other donuts then crispy cream. I'm not sure if crispy cream is supposed to be the gold standard, but they are everywhere and they are garbage tier.

I'm sorry, my friend; Krispy Kreme most certainly IS the gold standard of donuts, and you're opinion is bordering on criminal.

But in all seriousness, I often watch the video below when I need some good vibes; Irish folks trying Kripsy Kreme for the first time; they're initially cynical (y'know, "typical American gluttony and decadence,") but it doesn't take much to bring them around. Krispy Kreme are the physical manifestation of happiness, science FACT.

Crispy cream is garbage, just hard and over cooked overly fried garbage.

Wrong and a lie from a criminal.

If you want a big name doughnut then go dunken if you want something spectacular then look for more niche shops like Voodoo Doughnuts.

Dunkin, huh? Are you Bostonian? Nah, I don?t mind Dunkin, but they can?t hold a candle to a fresh, warm Krispy Kreme.

Krispy kreme is still trash tier garbage. Nope, not from boston, from tx. Dunkin is way way better then krispy kreme could ever hope to be.

I have my doubts you're from Texas. You're not extolling the virtues of Shipley's.

That explains why I haven't heard of them. There is only one store anywhere near me and its just far enough that I wouldn't have seen it since I've only gone that far once and that was when I was looking for something from gamestop that was sold out everywhere else.

I?m from Ohio, but I?ve lived in North Texas almost 9 years to the day, and I?ve never had a Shipley?s donut and never heard anyone rave about them. I think I?ve seen one or two stores, but not being a big sweets guy, never had the urge to try them; might have to now.

 

[Baffle]

Let?s be fair, ANY sweets left on display in [what I?m assuming is] a gas station

Morrisons is a supermarket.

 

[Agema]

They have a Krispy Kreme donuts cabinet in Morrisons. Now, I haven't actually seen any, but they always give the impression of being covered in flies.

Flies? Do you mean the chocolate sprinkles?

Krispy Kreme are overpriced bollocks. Okay, they're nice, but they're not that much better for the cost.

Mostly, I hate high street coffee chains. Starbucks, Costa (in the UK), etc. Shit coffee at absurd prices. It's barely even coffee half the time: those lattes they're getting you to buy are more realistically mildly coffee-flavoured milk. They're a huge marketing con. Tricking you into thinking it's some sort of premium product with that bullshit about barista training, lifestyle ("gotta have that coffee to get started in the morning" - actually no, you really don't, it's just someone gave you the idea and now it's become a habit) and all that crap. It's a cheap, baseline coffee nowhere near as good as you could get from cafes where the owner gives a fuck rather than being an underpaid employee of a megacorp.

Although, frankly, I drink tea vastly more than coffee, and I particularly resent coffee shops for being largely incapable of supplying a decent cup of tea.

 

[Baffle]

They're a huge marketing con. Tricking you into thinking it's some sort of premium product with that bullshit about barista training, lifestyle ("gotta have that coffee to get started in the morning" - actually no, you really don't, it's just someone gave you the idea and now it's become a habit) and all that crap. It's a cheap, baseline coffee nowhere near as good as you could get from cafes where the owner gives a fuck rather than being an underpaid employee of a megacorp.

It's one of those cons you have to be a proper dunce to fall for though, so I guess people are buying into it willingly (assuming not that many people are proper dunces). I will not pay for hot drinks I can make at home for pennies.

 

[BrawlMan]

I thought Streets of Rage was already considered the gold standard for its genre of game.

That depends on you who it's coming from It is the gold standard for the Sega fans, but for brawler fans, it varies. For example, Matt McMuscles (of the former Two Best Friends), admitted that he preferred Final Fight as a whole (including 2 & 3) over SOR. Despite the fact that FF2&3 didn't change much or barely improved somethings respectively. Granted, you'll find be people who disagree in the comments when he did the video with Liam and Woolie.

I also highly recommend Undercover Cops (make sure it's the Japanese version; the World versions are bad beta's of the game with half of the moves missing), Violent Storm, and Ninja Baseball Batman if you have not played them.

 

[ObsidianJones_v1legacy]

You know, people say McDonalds has the best fries.

What are people smoking? There is no potato in it. The thing that is supposed to make a fry a fry. And Wendy's sea salt with bits of potato is just too much. Burger King are the fries I go for if I'm not making my own.

Dragon Warrior Monsters was way better than Pok?mon. It had this super complex and cool breeding system that was super fun! I loved the crap out of the first two, never got to play the third though. They remade the first for 3DS, but it was Japan only...

I wish I got into these types of games. Monster Battling hit when I was in college and I felt ultra cool Solid Snaking with my big boy ps1. I played a little Pokemon, but I admit I just don't get it.

What got you into giving Dragon Warriors your time over Pokemon?

*Snips*

*Snaps*

Gentlemen. Gentlemen, Please.

Have you forgotten that We are Them? Those that regular people talk about in Awe and wish they could be as cool as someday? We're Champions of Science and Good Times. We're the ones that were into Video Games before they were cool. We are Those Boys. And We indeed Love making Noise. We shouldn't quibble over something so baseless.

... Because Croissants over Donuts any day of the week.

 

[Saelune]

Dragon Warrior Monsters was way better than Pok?mon. It had this super complex and cool breeding system that was super fun! I loved the crap out of the first two, never got to play the third though. They remade the first for 3DS, but it was Japan only...

I wish I got into these types of games. Monster Battling hit when I was in college and I felt ultra cool Solid Snaking with my big boy ps1. I played a little Pokemon, but I admit I just don't get it.

What got you into giving Dragon Warriors your time over Pokemon?

Probably because you call it 'Monster Battling'. More like Monster Collecting. I like the breeding system of DWM, instead of types there are 'families', ie Slime, Drake, Bird, Bug, Plant, etc. And they combine when you bread them, like, a Slime + Drake family = Drakslime. Others are more complex, like creating a GoldSlime which required breeding two Metal King Slimes, which required breeding 4 Metallies, which required breeding 8 Metal Slimes. It was super complex and in depth. OH, and breeding mattered in that you could give different abilities to the offspring based on their parents, and it would break level and stat caps.

If Pok?mon had even a fraction of the depth of DWM's breeding, wow, it would be amazing!

 

[Worgen]

You know, people say McDonalds has the best fries.

What are people smoking? There is no potato in it. The thing that is supposed to make a fry a fry. And Wendy's sea salt with bits of potato is just too much. Burger King are the fries I go for if I'm not making my own.

Dragon Warrior Monsters was way better than Pok?mon. It had this super complex and cool breeding system that was super fun! I loved the crap out of the first two, never got to play the third though. They remade the first for 3DS, but it was Japan only...

I wish I got into these types of games. Monster Battling hit when I was in college and I felt ultra cool Solid Snaking with my big boy ps1. I played a little Pokemon, but I admit I just don't get it.

What got you into giving Dragon Warriors your time over Pokemon?

*Snips*

*Snaps*

Gentlemen. Gentlemen, Please.

Have you forgotten that We are Them? Those that regular people talk about in Awe and wish they could be as cool as someday? We're Champions of Science and Good Times. We're the ones that were into Video Games before they were cool. We are Those Boys. And We indeed Love making Noise. We shouldn't quibble over something so baseless.

... Because Croissants over Donuts any day of the week.

Yeah, generally I prefer croissants over doughnuts, even when I do am in the mood for doughnuts its usually plain cake or jellyfilled.

 

[Trunkage]

I prefer pre-MCU Marvel movies over the MCU Marvel movies. Yes, even Ang Lee's Hulk. As ill-conceived as that movie was it was atleast interesting to behold. You could actually feel a director's hand at work, not an automated assembly line.

Phase 1 of MCU was pretty bad with one standout. I've been liking more recent MCU movie where they let the training wheels off and directors get an input.

I'd also point out that you're including Howard the Duck and the old Captain America in your better films. So I can't go with you there

 

[ObsidianJones_v1legacy]

Probably because you call it 'Monster Battling'.

Because it feels bad.

Look at this adorable fire-tailed lizard [https://miro.medium.com/max/557/1*Hxptm5gIRc3HyYXzw5nfpw.png]. It's cute. It loves me. I get it a cape, we go on adventures. We pick up women together and it gets more success than me...

And then I see a gigantic Snake thing made out of stone, I pet my magical friend on the shoulder and say "You. Go do something about that".

That's horrible!

 

[EvilRoy]

You know, people say McDonalds has the best fries.

What are people smoking? There is no potato in it. The thing that is supposed to make a fry a fry. And Wendy's sea salt with bits of potato is just too much. Burger King are the fries I go for if I'm not making my own.

Dragon Warrior Monsters was way better than Pok?mon. It had this super complex and cool breeding system that was super fun! I loved the crap out of the first two, never got to play the third though. They remade the first for 3DS, but it was Japan only...

I wish I got into these types of games. Monster Battling hit when I was in college and I felt ultra cool Solid Snaking with my big boy ps1. I played a little Pokemon, but I admit I just don't get it.

What got you into giving Dragon Warriors your time over Pokemon?

*Snips*

*Snaps*

Gentlemen. Gentlemen, Please.

Have you forgotten that We are Them? Those that regular people talk about in Awe and wish they could be as cool as someday? We're Champions of Science and Good Times. We're the ones that were into Video Games before they were cool. We are Those Boys. And We indeed Love making Noise. We shouldn't quibble over something so baseless.

... Because Croissants over Donuts any day of the week.

Yeah, generally I prefer croissants over doughnuts, even when I do am in the mood for doughnuts its usually plain cake or jellyfilled.

Gaze upon the face of the cronut and despair.

 

[ObsidianJones_v1legacy]

You know what, I feel like I had a hand in creating the Escapist Pastry Wars of 2019.

Of all the things to be remembered for...