Your vids, from imagery to sound to narration to research, are a cut above the rest. You have so much experience and nostalgia to share, it really all comes together into A+ content!
If F1 Beyond the Limit existed in about 1991-1992 and could look that gorgeous on the Mega Drive, it would have been my absolute go-to. It looks so good, like a proper Super Monaco GP upgrade. And it is actually possible to make out that you're running at Suzuka!
It was indeed the golden age. I was 22 when I bought my SegaCD at launch. Love it and outside of having to replace the drive belt it's still chugging along. I worked as senior editor for VGA Magazine at the time so I got to visit Sega many times. The teams back then making games were tiny, sometimes 3 to 10 people. Such a great time in gaming.
@@Gorilla_Jones i had the misfortune of owning all 3 sega adons at the time. The 32 x with sega cd. Didnt last long as the ports that sent video to the tv broke.
@@cleonituk I had a Genesis and a Mega Drive CD but 17 year old me knew the 32x was gonna be flop so passed on it and saved all money for a Saturn cause I knew it was going to be the king of the upcoming 32 bit consoles. SMH, boy was I wrong, lol.
I remember sega CD in the magazines and games for rent at blockbuster but the price was out of my reach (or my parents). I still think of it in my mind as being very technologically advanced. So cool to see some actual gameplay!
I've always had a bit of a soft spot for FMV games, and I always will. They tried something different, and I appreciate that. I can get a bit of fun out of most of them, and were pretty impressive back when they first came out. Not something I'd want to invest hour after hour in, but fun to pull out and give them the MST3K treatment now and again.
I love all your videos, there really aren't many that give some love to Sega CD. Though some were bad, it is always nice to go down memory lane during that period because I loved my Sega CD, love it or hate it, I always had fun. Thanks for your Sega content, I love it.
@@SegaLordX Did you ever try the Sega Channel that looked like a 32X and needed a cable provider service? That would be a bit of Sega history that would be interesting.
The team that developed Cadillacs and Dinos, Rocket Science Interactive, was a bit of an oddity when it came to developers. I remember an article from (venerable and defunct) Next Generation magazine, detailing an interview they did with them: Their attitude towards developing was like that of being a rock star. They took the reporters into their offices, bragged about how cool it was, the modern approach, decor, etc. They also showed storyboards, posters, cardboard models of vehicles and promotional material for Loadstar: Legend of Tully Bodine, loud and proud of their production values. Then the NG reporters said "That's very cool, guys, but where is the game?" and the devs just turned to look at each other, dumbfounded. There's a reason why their games were commercial failures.
The arcade version was never ported to consoles, maybe only recently via emulation on PS4, PC etc, if, instead of this horrible FMV thing, we got the arcade game, that would be so awesome. This game is much better than Final Fight, while not as classic.
@TrueSinister If you haven't, give C&D a try and let me know your thoughts. Yeah I imagined Final Fight wasn't ported by Capcom themselves, in which case C&D and Captain Commando should be ported by Sega themselves then, the FF port is decent.
The Formula 1 game on the Sega CD finally gave us graphics comparable to the arcade shots seen in the infamous magazine ad for the Super Monaco Grand Prix port on the Sega Genesis where the gameplay was still fine but it lacked the visual pizazz of the trackside scaling scenery of the Superscaler original game, especially important for the Monaco track itself since it's a city street circuit passing by many buildings but you just got empty green scenery in the Genesis version with only the tunnel to remind you that you're in Monaco. Since that Formula 1 game proved the Sega CD could handle scaling in a racing game quite competently, I'm surprised they didn't try porting either Super Monaco GP or OutRun (or maybe even OutRunners) to Sega CD. I think the EB Games in the photo at 0:27 is the exact location I go by the most, Billings Bridge Shopping Centre in Ottawa. It has the same tiles and the decals by the door are in the exact same order and placement as in my own photos of the same location.
Dude by far you have the best thumb nails and best intro compared to any other RUclips gaming channel. No stupid unrealistic facial expressions,quick but awesome intro,the best. Can’t stand the fake expressions and self serving intros.
SegaLord I really should thank you! Your channel saves me time and time again. See I suffer from severe anxiety and your channel is so comforting to me.
I have had the Sega CD game Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine since I was a kid and I found out recently that Elon Musk was one of the programmers of this game. You should do a video on all the video games Elon Musk was involved with in one way or another. That could be a cool video. And long live Tully Bodine! LMAO.
I've never seen or heard of Star Wars Chess before. It looks just like a mod of a NES game called "Battle Chess". Said game replaced regular pieces for the actual character they represent, with the same animation everytime two pieces "enter in conflict". Also, you can not only disable animation but change the pieces to regular staunton ones. I used to play it a lot, since it was the only one I found where I could set a level I could win.
Beyond The Limit had fantastic modes: one where your try to recreate real life events (bookended by video clips of the real life 1993 season) and the championship mode where you meet team personnel and all driver changes happened at the same time as real life. Heck, the Ligier team even had one car with unique livery at the Japanese Grand Prix, just as it did in real life! A shame that the handling is so stiff, plus the overtake button allows you to easily win most tracks (UK version at least). You could unlock a video player at the end of the game and watch all the real life clips in one place! Star Wars Chess' biggest issue was that the 3D board is at a funny angle, making it hard to see where your pieces are. I played it most in the optional top-down view. There's a PC version of this game too.
Another gem for the collection Sega Lord X. You are a wealth of knowledge and entertainment. And thanks to you. I have a deeper appreciation to what I once took for granted.
The thing is at the time I didnt know how much of a upgrade it was to the Genesis game so I didnt really want it and missed out on it. I was like its a sequel to a game I didnt love so why play it.
@@Gatorade69 I think the original was over hyped, it was on the front cover of the official Sega magazine claiming it was a Street Fighter 2 beater, but in reality it was just a bit clunky and nowhere near as intuitive controls as Street Fighter. I think it being an exclusive towards the end of the life of the 16-bit generation meant not as many people took the time to learn how to play it properly, myself included, and just stuck with the established Street Fighter. The CD sequel version however had much better animations, gore and a great soundtrack, but sold poorly due to a limited audience and next to no marketing.
@@barbarjinxed I can understand that. When I played the game I was still young and didn't really know about hype but now that you mention it I do recall ads of it everywhere. Personally it wasn't the best fighting game, but it definitely wasn't the worst and my copy was given to me for free. There's plenty of worse fighting games on the system.
Even more ironic that it’s a driving game by Rocket Science Games. Always interesting when a career comes full circle. Also, we definitely need a sprite hack for that game.
Ernest Evans is weird. You’re right and I understand why you hate it but I really enjoy it, specially the CD release. I find a lot of people hate it but the people that do like it think pretty highly of it.
I truly appreciate how sega lord x plays sports games from this eras. So many reviewers throw them to the side and never mention them. Great work as always!!!
Always like when there is some kind of personal connection to the games/console. Please keep this! That's also what made AVGN so great back in the day and what totally lacks that channel today.
Yeah unfortunately everything is forced to evolve even stuff that really was never meant to go any further than originally intended. AVGN is top of the heap of stuff that should have quit while it was ahead it's not like it's absolutely terrible it's just not the same as it was 10 years ago or more.
AVGN had no personal connection to the crow videogame but it was still a hilarious video. This is just my personal opinion but I find the new avgn episodes great as well. James is a RUclips OG so I think most ppl grow out of something over the course of over a decade or so
To me it IS terrible and actually makes me sad to watch the new content. Quite obvious that ever since Screenwave took over it is all about producing some content just to place an ad and make Money. Also the Screenwave guys are just so boring and absolutely nö replacement for Mike or Bootsy...
I think James lost the passion awhile back for the nerd. Wasn't there that rumour years ago he was going to end it? Regardless, it was great but now isn't. Also, it worked at the start when he was in his 20s, but now he is much older and looks it, so he just looks too old to be playing that character
@@SuperNintendoMii I think they had the perfect time to end the character they did a bunch of stuff then they did like the AVGN movie they should have ended it right then and there after that. I mean Rolf is fine as himself it seems redundant to keep the character around but whatever like you or someone said after those other people left the channel it didn't really seem the same and it isn't 100%.
The field in that American football game looks like glass. The texture is not moving while the lines move normally. It's like a transparency. Who thought this effect would be a good idea?
Another great video, and I love the topic. This is what it really means to love retro gaming - not just playing our old favorites, but any number of great games we missed out on the first time around, too.
Dreamcast would be especially dope since there are mad overlooked games on that console like psychic force, draconus, silver, and starlancer just to name a few
Yeah, I haven't watched one of your vids in a while (2 months). I really like when you review/overview obscure mainline console titles from the 90s. Also rare arcade games as well. Thank you for this vid. More stuff like this! I loved the sega cd as a kid.
sure sign me up for a similar list for other systems! doesn't seem like the SEGA CD fared as well but who knows maybe you'd have better luck on the Saturn? a neat idea and looking forward to more!
@@georgeweeman9057 If it wasn't for Lunar: The Silver Star Story I highly doubt my love for rpgs would have taken off the way it did and boy oh boy did I get to enjoy one amazing ride of games.
I agree with your sentiment towards the end of the video. Even after scouring Wikipedia game library lists time & again for every conceivable console I still find games that are good that seemingly come out of nowhere.
Currently there’s a meme going around that it’s 1989 again because the Steam Deck looks slightly like the Game Gear and the The N Switch represents the Gameboy. I know it’s probably not in line with your channel, but you could review the Steam Deck against the N Switch, comparing them against 1989’s Gameboy / Gamegear
4th generation of video games will always remain timeless. Sega cd was no exception, yes it was an add on but it was still a good console with a solid library of games
Ernest Evans always felt like one of those experimental what if games. What if we made the player character out of independently behaving sprites for each body part? A not so great game it turns out...
I’ve been delving into the Sega CD collection, and I personally am loving it. The first cd console I had was the PSX and I remember how amazing it was to experience the cd format. I didn’t even know the Sega CD existed back then, but now I know now and then some. Great episode btw.
A thoroughly entertaining and fun video my friend, it reminded me of myself in the mid 90s discovering so many arcade titles that never reach my part of the world through emulation.
I recently discovered Wirehead, a title I'd never heard of before, ever. It's a typical FMV with dragons lair controls, but it's actually very entertaining with a very ludicrous story.
I loved Wirehead. I discovered it some years ago and I ended up loving it. I fell in love with all the insane characters and the insane story. Great stuff. I would love to see that game show up on modern consoles the way Sega CD games like Night Trap, Double Switch, Ground Zero Texas and Corpse Killer have showed up on Playstation 4 and other modern systems.
@@SuperNintendoMii The problem is few really knew what to do with the medium. Rhythm games are basically FMV games that are successful. RPG type games are another genre that can utilize FMV.
Poor Sega CD, if they really made more appealing exclusive content, taking advantage of the unlimited space compared to carts it had, much more sound channels, more hardware to add even better visuals, instead doing of lazy ports and bad FMV content.
@ammonitida I have a bit of nostalgia for Mad Dog McCree and some specific memories with this game back then, a few FMV games were a nice and different way to experience games, but they went too far with this, and a lot of Genesis ports with CD audio, FMV content, etc, there was much more they could do with the hardware.
Good video Sega Lord. I'd enjoy seeing more of these. I got really excited to see Cadillacs and Dinosaurs my initial thoughts similar to yours that it would be akin to the excellent Final Fight port. But no, just a stinky FMV game. How disappointing. I only recently played Radical Rex and I enjoyed it. It's not the best but I think it completely embodies the 90s grabbing so much from what was popular at the time (skateboards, dinosaurs, platformers, attitude, etc) that I'm almost surprised Rex didn't say cowabunga or eat my shorts. Again, very fun video and I hope we get to see more.
Love episodes like this. Getting to see some of the more obscure or unliked stuff. I'd love to see some titles like this that are actually good but look like they wouldn't be, or ones that ppl judge unfairly.
Waldenbooks! I loved that book store. They had a good mix of your standard books, but also games, and stuff. D&D books, etc. Educational toys. Sure you can go to Amazon these days and buy everything from a book, to a computer, to a bed... but the simple joy of perusing a physical bookstore is, I guess, lost to time.
17:44 That's why i like playing old games, the technical limitations and demographic of the time made each game for each system unique, playing each game just seems like a warping back in time, in my case, warping back in time that i didn't even exist
This system could have been a real gem. Sega fucked up by not enhancing the sprite and colors on the Sega CD. If anything, the Sega CD should have had the full capabilities of the 32X. Instead we just get another Genesis add on with hardware scaling and rotation and more memory that no developer seemed to use to its full capability
I had Radical Rex for SNES. It was a game my sister would play with me. I like it. The first time I heard the music of the Sega CD version. I loved it.
You know, I find it funny that the sega cd has 2 extremes for football, Barely did anything (Bill Walsh) and possibly did a little too much (Joe Montana's NFL Football)
That basket ball seems to build on being in the groove and with the flow. Also with the special perspective it holds from beginning to end really makes it an attention grabber while it is a niche title
I have a sega cd and some of the games I have are not bad. I think that sega was just trying to put games out for it as fast as they can. I think that they could have done better
Lawnmower Man was a strangely delightful game. I was amazed by it's "cutting edge" graphics, but the game is too long, and you just end up doing the same things over and over again. Back in the day, I was big into the FMV games, and thats why later, I traded mine in for a 3DO. I think fondly of my Sega CD collection though, and still play them today via an emulator.
I borrowed Racing Aces so many times from the kids across the street. They absolutely hated it, but I stuck with it and warmed up to it quickly. You could actually use your rockets to blow a path through the mountains on certain courses. A very underappreciated game that is easily one of my favorites on the Sega CD.
Didn't know they did that on Racing Aces. The development team implemented destructible 3D terrain in Ghen War on the Saturn. Interesting to hear that they worked on a that feature on a Sega CD game prior.
Your vids, from imagery to sound to narration to research, are a cut above the rest. You have so much experience and nostalgia to share, it really all comes together into A+ content!
Day starts like shit.
"Oh! A new Sega Lord X video!"
Day automatically improves.
If F1 Beyond the Limit existed in about 1991-1992 and could look that gorgeous on the Mega Drive, it would have been my absolute go-to. It looks so good, like a proper Super Monaco GP upgrade. And it is actually possible to make out that you're running at Suzuka!
I truly enjoyed this. I look forward to many more videos of this type.. you are easily my favorite RUclipsr. A true man of retro gaming culture.
This guy lived in the golden age.
It was indeed the golden age. I was 22 when I bought my SegaCD at launch. Love it and outside of having to replace the drive belt it's still chugging along. I worked as senior editor for VGA Magazine at the time so I got to visit Sega many times.
The teams back then making games were tiny, sometimes 3 to 10 people. Such a great time in gaming.
@@Gorilla_Jones i had the misfortune of owning all 3 sega adons at the time. The 32 x with sega cd. Didnt last long as the ports that sent video to the tv broke.
@@cleonituk I had a Genesis and a Mega Drive CD but 17 year old me knew the 32x was gonna be flop so passed on it and saved all money for a Saturn cause I knew it was going to be the king of the upcoming 32 bit consoles. SMH, boy was I wrong, lol.
Luckily I did too 😉
@@Error_4x5 Your not the only one, the Saturn promised so much 💫
I remember sega CD in the magazines and games for rent at blockbuster but the price was out of my reach (or my parents). I still think of it in my mind as being very technologically advanced. So cool to see some actual gameplay!
Creeping close to 100K man, keep the good videos coming
Definitely would love to see this made into a series. PC Engine stuff could take a lifetime to explore on its own.
Did you know that the PC Engine actually secretly released in America, they just called it TurboGrafx 16 on accident.
I used to love Star Wars Chess as a kid, the animation was smt else!
I've always had a bit of a soft spot for FMV games, and I always will. They tried something different, and I appreciate that. I can get a bit of fun out of most of them, and were pretty impressive back when they first came out. Not something I'd want to invest hour after hour in, but fun to pull out and give them the MST3K treatment now and again.
always fun to give games a second chance (unless they're so horrendous). A lot of "bad" games have grown on me after giving them a second chance.
Yeah same I tried "who shot johnny rock" and it was delightfully stupid
I always hated Altered Beast as a kid but it really grew on me for some reason
Definitely dig the second chance videos so more would be welcome for additional consoles.
Watching Sega CD games makes me think of some of the hidden gems, like Mansion of Hidden Souls and Willy Beamish.
6:28 Good lord, that's some AVGN material right there.
I love videos about random games. Your videos are great, but I love this concept
I love all your videos, there really aren't many that give some love to Sega CD. Though some were bad, it is always nice to go down memory lane during that period because I loved my Sega CD, love it or hate it, I always had fun. Thanks for your Sega content, I love it.
Sega CD video coming again very soon.
@@SegaLordX Did you ever try the Sega Channel that looked like a 32X and needed a cable provider service? That would be a bit of Sega history that would be interesting.
The team that developed Cadillacs and Dinos, Rocket Science Interactive, was a bit of an oddity when it came to developers. I remember an article from (venerable and defunct) Next Generation magazine, detailing an interview they did with them:
Their attitude towards developing was like that of being a rock star. They took the reporters into their offices, bragged about how cool it was, the modern approach, decor, etc. They also showed storyboards, posters, cardboard models of vehicles and promotional material for Loadstar: Legend of Tully Bodine, loud and proud of their production values. Then the NG reporters said "That's very cool, guys, but where is the game?" and the devs just turned to look at each other, dumbfounded. There's a reason why their games were commercial failures.
The arcade version was never ported to consoles, maybe only recently via emulation on PS4, PC etc, if, instead of this horrible FMV thing, we got the arcade game, that would be so awesome. This game is much better than Final Fight, while not as classic.
@TrueSinister If you haven't, give C&D a try and let me know your thoughts. Yeah I imagined Final Fight wasn't ported by Capcom themselves, in which case C&D and Captain Commando should be ported by Sega themselves then, the FF port is decent.
Try to ask to Elon Musk
Elon musk briefly worked there too
@TrueSinister Wait, there could've been a Captain Commando game for the Sega CD?
The Formula 1 game on the Sega CD finally gave us graphics comparable to the arcade shots seen in the infamous magazine ad for the Super Monaco Grand Prix port on the Sega Genesis where the gameplay was still fine but it lacked the visual pizazz of the trackside scaling scenery of the Superscaler original game, especially important for the Monaco track itself since it's a city street circuit passing by many buildings but you just got empty green scenery in the Genesis version with only the tunnel to remind you that you're in Monaco.
Since that Formula 1 game proved the Sega CD could handle scaling in a racing game quite competently, I'm surprised they didn't try porting either Super Monaco GP or OutRun (or maybe even OutRunners) to Sega CD.
I think the EB Games in the photo at 0:27 is the exact location I go by the most, Billings Bridge Shopping Centre in Ottawa. It has the same tiles and the decals by the door are in the exact same order and placement as in my own photos of the same location.
It took sega 3 years later to develop a scaler in formula 1 racing and never ported any of there scaler arcade games to the sega cd.
The fight scenes on that stars game are truly entertaining.
a friend of mine recently gave me a broken sega cd that just needed a fuse, so this is great timing as im way into the sega cd right now lol
The sega cd will play copied cds mate if that makes it any easier
@@Big-Mike as in, straight out of the box?
@@christopherpope961 Yeah should do the UK ones do they were released before comical cd burners
@@christopherpope961 so they didn't put copy protection on the discs
You'll have to burn the American versions of the games but it should work fine
Very cool to look back on the games WE all skipped because of the back box lol! More of these would be awesome SLX👊💥🤘
Why haven't I heard of this guy until now?
This is like one of the best retro gaming channels on RUclips.
Agreed! Welcome to the community :)
Yeah, he's great! I just wish he wasn't so considerate towards Nintendo products!
Dude, he's great. Best part is that he uploads videos very often.
@@madspunky why? Nintendo's games are just as legendary as Sega's
And the most prolific one at that, with high quality production.
Thank you for the video, I always get excited when a new Sega Lord X video drops!
Dude by far you have the best thumb nails and best intro compared to any other RUclips gaming channel. No stupid unrealistic facial expressions,quick but awesome intro,the best. Can’t stand the fake expressions and self serving intros.
The Johns (Riggs and Hancock) are pretty egregious with the face thumbnails.
@@marctoad theres many others man i hate it lol. When in life do you actually make these expressions
I bought a sealed shipping box of 6 bill walshes to gut for the cases for under $10 years ago. Still have the discs and inserts around here somewhere.
SegaLord I really should thank you! Your channel saves me time and time again. See I suffer from severe anxiety and your channel is so comforting to me.
Fun Fact: One of the heads of Rocket Science Games was Elon Musk!
Hello You !!!!
Nice Bundy coming through w the random fact
@TrueSinister um ok. Then
I have had the Sega CD game Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine since I was a kid and I found out recently that Elon Musk was one of the programmers of this game. You should do a video on all the video games Elon Musk was involved with in one way or another. That could be a cool video. And long live Tully Bodine! LMAO.
He's still a crypto-manipulating fanny.
Jeez.... What a total missed opportunity to bring Cadillacs & Dinosaurs to a home console! Huge misstep for sure!
The Sega CD racing game Jaguar XJ220 was so much harder to play than the F1 game.
I've never seen or heard of Star Wars Chess before. It looks just like a mod of a NES game called "Battle Chess". Said game replaced regular pieces for the actual character they represent, with the same animation everytime two pieces "enter in conflict". Also, you can not only disable animation but change the pieces to regular staunton ones. I used to play it a lot, since it was the only one I found where I could set a level I could win.
Loved Battle Chess! The 3DO also had a port of the game with enhanced visuals.
Beyond The Limit had fantastic modes: one where your try to recreate real life events (bookended by video clips of the real life 1993 season) and the championship mode where you meet team personnel and all driver changes happened at the same time as real life. Heck, the Ligier team even had one car with unique livery at the Japanese Grand Prix, just as it did in real life! A shame that the handling is so stiff, plus the overtake button allows you to easily win most tracks (UK version at least). You could unlock a video player at the end of the game and watch all the real life clips in one place!
Star Wars Chess' biggest issue was that the 3D board is at a funny angle, making it hard to see where your pieces are. I played it most in the optional top-down view. There's a PC version of this game too.
Still waiting for a Sega Lord X top 10 Genesis/Mega Drive list :)
Another gem for the collection Sega Lord X. You are a wealth of knowledge and entertainment. And thanks to you. I have a deeper appreciation to what I once took for granted.
Cool video topic. It was interesting to hear your comments on why you skipped a title initial contrasted to your opinion now.
A good F1 game is never easy.
This was very cool to see and learn about
The Eternal Champions Sega CD version was a massive upgrade compared to the disappointing original
I didn't find the original disappointing, in fact as a kid I kind of enjoyed it better than Mortal Kombat (The first one, not 2 or 3).
The thing is at the time I didnt know how much of a upgrade it was to the Genesis game so I didnt really want it and missed out on it. I was like its a sequel to a game I didnt love so why play it.
@@Gatorade69 I think the original was over hyped, it was on the front cover of the official Sega magazine claiming it was a Street Fighter 2 beater, but in reality it was just a bit clunky and nowhere near as intuitive controls as Street Fighter. I think it being an exclusive towards the end of the life of the 16-bit generation meant not as many people took the time to learn how to play it properly, myself included, and just stuck with the established Street Fighter.
The CD sequel version however had much better animations, gore and a great soundtrack, but sold poorly due to a limited audience and next to no marketing.
@@barbarjinxed I can understand that.
When I played the game I was still young and didn't really know about hype but now that you mention it I do recall ads of it everywhere. Personally it wasn't the best fighting game, but it definitely wasn't the worst and my copy was given to me for free. There's plenty of worse fighting games on the system.
The original was disappointing? It was a good fighter for the time.
FYI: Elon Musk was a programmer on Cadillacs and Dinosaurs.
For real? Lol
Someone’s “6 degrees” game gets a big level up from that.
Even more ironic that it’s a driving game by Rocket Science Games. Always interesting when a career comes full circle. Also, we definitely need a sprite hack for that game.
@Hiden Bunter's Krak Pype Your name is freakin’ epic!😂
Wow
Ernest Evans is weird. You’re right and I understand why you hate it but I really enjoy it, specially the CD release. I find a lot of people hate it but the people that do like it think pretty highly of it.
I truly appreciate how sega lord x plays sports games from this eras. So many reviewers throw them to the side and never mention them. Great work as always!!!
Always like when there is some kind of personal connection to the games/console. Please keep this! That's also what made AVGN so great back in the day and what totally lacks that channel today.
Yeah unfortunately everything is forced to evolve even stuff that really was never meant to go any further than originally intended.
AVGN is top of the heap of stuff that should have quit while it was ahead it's not like it's absolutely terrible it's just not the same as it was 10 years ago or more.
AVGN had no personal connection to the crow videogame but it was still a hilarious video. This is just my personal opinion but I find the new avgn episodes great as well. James is a RUclips OG so I think most ppl grow out of something over the course of over a decade or so
To me it IS terrible and actually makes me sad to watch the new content. Quite obvious that ever since Screenwave took over it is all about producing some content just to place an ad and make Money. Also the Screenwave guys are just so boring and absolutely nö replacement for Mike or Bootsy...
I think James lost the passion awhile back for the nerd. Wasn't there that rumour years ago he was going to end it? Regardless, it was great but now isn't. Also, it worked at the start when he was in his 20s, but now he is much older and looks it, so he just looks too old to be playing that character
@@SuperNintendoMii
I think they had the perfect time to end the character they did a bunch of stuff then they did like the AVGN movie they should have ended it right then and there after that.
I mean Rolf is fine as himself it seems redundant to keep the character around but whatever like you or someone said after those other people left the channel it didn't really seem the same and it isn't 100%.
The field in that American football game looks like glass. The texture is not moving while the lines move normally. It's like a transparency. Who thought this effect would be a good idea?
Another great video, and I love the topic. This is what it really means to love retro gaming - not just playing our old favorites, but any number of great games we missed out on the first time around, too.
James from Funhaus sent me here :D
If you would do a episode of Second Chance Super Nintendo, Dreamcast or maybe NeoGeo games i would much appreciate it.
Dreamcast would be especially dope since there are mad overlooked games on that console like psychic force, draconus, silver, and starlancer just to name a few
Please do a Second Chance Dreamcast Games video, much appreciate it
@@immitationstation3369 Oh yes Psychic Force is an underrated gem.
Even turbo grafx cd games as well, but I do concur with you all
I want a sega cd mini
you could buy a non functional one to attach to the mega drive mini. I got one laying around somewhere. A real one would be nice, though.
5:12 Looks like Castlevania meets QWOP
Funhaus sent me here
Maybe the PSX deserves a video like this. There were so many, many games for it.
PSX is a modification of PS one?
Yeah, I haven't watched one of your vids in a while (2 months). I really like when you review/overview obscure mainline console titles from the 90s. Also rare arcade games as well. Thank you for this vid. More stuff like this! I loved the sega cd as a kid.
sure sign me up for a similar list for other systems! doesn't seem like the SEGA CD fared as well but who knows maybe you'd have better luck on the Saturn? a neat idea and looking forward to more!
I really enjoyed Beyond the Limit back in the day. The soundtrack in the Japanese version is also insanely good.
Sega cd was an rpg kids dream which is why I hold those days in such high regard.
Lunar...Shining Force CD, and Popful Mail all the way!
@@georgeweeman9057 If it wasn't for Lunar: The Silver Star Story I highly doubt my love for rpgs would have taken off the way it did and boy oh boy did I get to enjoy one amazing ride of games.
your output is insane especially considering the quality of the stuff you're putting out, keep it up man!
I agree with your sentiment towards the end of the video. Even after scouring Wikipedia game library lists time & again for every conceivable console I still find games that are good that seemingly come out of nowhere.
This would be a great series for all of the 8 and 16 bit consoles! Great stuff!
Currently there’s a meme going around that it’s 1989 again because the Steam Deck looks slightly like the Game Gear and the The N Switch represents the Gameboy.
I know it’s probably not in line with your channel, but you could review the Steam Deck against the N Switch, comparing them against 1989’s Gameboy / Gamegear
4th generation of video games will always remain timeless. Sega cd was no exception, yes it was an add on but it was still a good console with a solid library of games
Ernest Evans always felt like one of those experimental what if games.
What if we made the player character out of independently behaving sprites for each body part?
A not so great game it turns out...
Pity about the gameplay... as strange as it looks, I'm fascinated by the weirdly fluid animation in it. Reminds me of a Lotte Reininger film.
@@CSGraves Absolutely, it's fascinating in an artistic yet grotesque way. Hope the devs had fun implementing it. :3
I’ve been delving into the Sega CD collection, and I personally am loving it. The first cd console I had was the PSX and I remember how amazing it was to experience the cd format. I didn’t even know the Sega CD existed back then, but now I know now and then some.
Great episode btw.
I really appreciate this channel, and I think this is a really good idea all around. Please, go on with the discovery of more games for more systems.
A thoroughly entertaining and fun video my friend, it reminded me of myself in the mid 90s discovering so many arcade titles that never reach my part of the world through emulation.
Great work once again.
2nd chance dreamcast games would be interesting as well.
Im here from Funhaus, keep up the good work James need you.... And play some twisted metal please xD
I recently discovered Wirehead, a title I'd never heard of before, ever. It's a typical FMV with dragons lair controls, but it's actually very entertaining with a very ludicrous story.
I loved Wirehead. I discovered it some years ago and I ended up loving it. I fell in love with all the insane characters and the insane story. Great stuff. I would love to see that game show up on modern consoles the way Sega CD games like Night Trap, Double Switch, Ground Zero Texas and Corpse Killer have showed up on Playstation 4 and other modern systems.
and here comes another banger! I hope you've got some video ideas going for a 100k sub special!
The problem with the segs CD was that just recieved waaaay too much ports of genesis games.
And no huge improvement especially the grainy ugly looking genesis games especially fmv and digital graphics based games.
Well that and those horrible fmv 'games'. Looking back it's bizarre how anyone thought things like that could possibly be the future
@@SuperNintendoMii The problem is few really knew what to do with the medium. Rhythm games are basically FMV games that are successful. RPG type games are another genre that can utilize FMV.
I agree. Although a few gems were truly enhanced like The Terminator and Spiderman vs. the Kingpin, these were few and far between.
@@IMDLEGEND you can add pugsy, brutal paws of fury, earthworm jim, batman returns (driving stage), ecco the dolphin 1 and 2, and mickey mania
I loved Radical Rex! Still do!
Poor Sega CD, if they really made more appealing exclusive content, taking advantage of the unlimited space compared to carts it had, much more sound channels, more hardware to add even better visuals, instead doing of lazy ports and bad FMV content.
@ammonitida I have a bit of nostalgia for Mad Dog McCree and some specific memories with this game back then, a few FMV games were a nice and different way to experience games, but they went too far with this, and a lot of Genesis ports with CD audio, FMV content, etc, there was much more they could do with the hardware.
So close to 100k!!
Good video Sega Lord. I'd enjoy seeing more of these. I got really excited to see Cadillacs and Dinosaurs my initial thoughts similar to yours that it would be akin to the excellent Final Fight port. But no, just a stinky FMV game. How disappointing. I only recently played Radical Rex and I enjoyed it. It's not the best but I think it completely embodies the 90s grabbing so much from what was popular at the time (skateboards, dinosaurs, platformers, attitude, etc) that I'm almost surprised Rex didn't say cowabunga or eat my shorts. Again, very fun video and I hope we get to see more.
These are some really unique games. I had a sega cd growing up. I never played these though! Great selection 👌
Love episodes like this. Getting to see some of the more obscure or unliked stuff. I'd love to see some titles like this that are actually good but look like they wouldn't be, or ones that ppl judge unfairly.
Omg the lawnmower man lol
Waldenbooks! I loved that book store. They had a good mix of your standard books, but also games, and stuff. D&D books, etc. Educational toys. Sure you can go to Amazon these days and buy everything from a book, to a computer, to a bed... but the simple joy of perusing a physical bookstore is, I guess, lost to time.
17:44 That's why i like playing old games, the technical limitations and demographic of the time made each game for each system unique, playing each game just seems like a warping back in time, in my case, warping back in time that i didn't even exist
Awesome series man! I'd love to see more. It's always nice giving games a 2nd chance.
You must be a fellow Spurs fan because any time it's NBA Jam or NBA Hangtime, you've got the Spurs in there!
Yup. My sports teams are all over the place. 49ers for football. Spurs for basketball. And Orioles for baseball.
@@SegaLordX hell yeah! I’m a native San Antonian! Go Spurs Go!
everyone was in that era of NBA lol
that planes game looks like a spectrum game! look at that yellow and green!.
Look at the environment more and notice that it's real 3D being pulled off on it.
This system could have been a real gem. Sega fucked up by not enhancing the sprite and colors on the Sega CD. If anything, the Sega CD should have had the full capabilities of the 32X. Instead we just get another Genesis add on with hardware scaling and rotation and more memory that no developer seemed to use to its full capability
Keep them coming loved this episode!!
I had Radical Rex for SNES. It was a game my sister would play with me. I like it. The first time I heard the music of the Sega CD version. I loved it.
You know, I find it funny that the sega cd has 2 extremes for football, Barely did anything (Bill Walsh) and possibly did a little too much (Joe Montana's NFL Football)
Joe Montana's NFL Football on the Sega CD might be my most played football game. I played that game a ton when I was a kid.
The idea of revisiting games that you missed before is very good. I would watch videos with same subject on other platforms.
Great episode. More of these would be very welcomed.
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs on Sega CD feels more like Batman and Robin, because it's nothing but driving levels.
Fmv driving levels, instead of capcom developing another great beat em up version for the sega cd like they did final fight.
That basket ball seems to build on being in the groove and with the flow. Also with the special perspective it holds from beginning to end really makes it an attention grabber while it is a niche title
Oh man I loved the music of the Mega CD F1 Beyond the Limit game as a kid. I even recorded it onto tape.
I have a sega cd and some of the games I have are not bad. I think that sega was just trying to put games out for it as fast as they can. I think that they could have done better
You are one of the few retro RUclipsrd that actually recommend and play sports game as most people just bashed those games
Lawnmower Man was a strangely delightful game. I was amazed by it's "cutting edge" graphics, but the game is too long, and you just end up doing the same things over and over again. Back in the day, I was big into the FMV games, and thats why later, I traded mine in for a 3DO. I think fondly of my Sega CD collection though, and still play them today via an emulator.
Nice concept for a video, would be nice to see similar videos for other consoles( not only Sega)
Great video. Would like to see more for other consoles
Earnest Evans is so out there i really want to at least try it.
SECOND CHANCE SATURN GAMES! (Hi Octane lol)
I borrowed Racing Aces so many times from the kids across the street. They absolutely hated it, but I stuck with it and warmed up to it quickly. You could actually use your rockets to blow a path through the mountains on certain courses. A very underappreciated game that is easily one of my favorites on the Sega CD.
Didn't know they did that on Racing Aces. The development team implemented destructible 3D terrain in Ghen War on the Saturn. Interesting to hear that they worked on a that feature on a Sega CD game prior.
I definitely would like to see a Second Chances video for Dreamcast games if nothing else. Great idea!
This is like a nicer version of an AVGN review.
Yes id like to see more content like this. You do very well and you seem very well schooled on retro gaming. 😊
Love you guys!!!! It’s almost as if you granted my request from my comment on the last vid!