You'll see a lot of the themes common

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As part of a fake corporation without a clear purpose, he's played classics, oddities and kusoge for hours at a time, since his goal is to clear any game he plays on the show.Watch an episode and you'll see a lot of the themes common in streaming today: overplayed reactions to events in the Runescape game, incredulity at dying in key sections, and numerous jump cuts. And like some of the most popular gaming channels, GameCenter CX even spawned its own series of Runescape games, only one of which, Retro Game Challenge, made it to the States. What's surprising about GameCenter CX is that Fuji TV One was confident enough in the idea of someone playing a game to give it an entire hour, which I imagine would be much harder sell here in the states. 2. TechTV/G4 When I say watching a man play a single game for an entire hour would have been a hard sell to American TV execs back in the day, this is why. G4, which gained popularity around the same time as GameCenter CX, featured some game coverage, but a lot its most popular programs (namely Attack of the Show and X-Play), had as many dedicated comedy bits as they did Runescape games. Segments whizzed by and were rarely about someone sitting down to play a game for extended periods of time, since most of the shows were locked into half-hour time slots.Still, it was one of the most popular outlets for videogame discussions and footage in the U.S. when it was big. In a way, G4 was synonymous with the modern idea of Runescape gamer culture which has dogged our industry ever since. Back in middle school, all I wanted was a chance to watch the channel at a friend's house, since my parent's satellite package didn't cover it. Now, a lot of those programs highlight how far we've come since, for better and worse. 3. Fighting Game Event Tapes If you really wanted to, you could spend your entire day watching people play fighting Runescape games on Twitch. Most major tournaments are streamed live, so those unable to make it can still watch them and be disgusting human beings to each other in the chat.