@@SaltyToad00 What's wrong with advertising if the game is good? Treasure made a darn good McDonald's game on Sega Genesis. Ronald McDonald's Treasureland Adventure is a really solid platformer. Then there's MC Kids on NES that is actually a decent Mario clone with it's own wacky mechanics and a solid OST. Global Gladiators is a little funky though. There is a McDonalds sim game that only came out in Japan for Game Boy Color that's pretty good. It plays sort of like an RPG. The DS game is just a training program, pretty generic, really. Don't be a hater.
@macuser7048 To me, at least, when a game has some sort of forced product placement, it brings down the quality. The only good advertisement in a game that I can think of (this isn't one of the games you listed) is Sonic Adventure 2 with the SOAP shoes.
This is such an inreresting concept. Taking what we as a species overall have learned about what makes a great video game and trying to translate that back into 25 year old hardware. More devs should try this challenge. Itd be so interesting to see how they overcome the limitations.
If you haven't already heard of it, there's an incredible indie game called Micro Mages that's designed to get every last bit of mileage out of stock NES hardware (i.e. no enhancement chips, game fits in just 40 KB). It even has simultaneous four player co-op!
there's plenty of modern games inspired by the limitations of old systems, like shovel knight. the problem is that they're only "inspired" and do things that can't actually be done on old hardware. pretty sure Shovel Knight for example could only possibly run on the Dreamcast, and thats with cuts. The resolution alone is well above what the NES or even the SNES could ever dream to do.
@@BlueAizu_ i looked it up man, nice little RUclips rabbit hole thank you. It looked great, not sure how the small characters would fare on an 80s crt, though
@user-io9hj9ip2d I think about things like that so often. Like how could Sonic Mania work on Saturn? Work on Dreamcast? It would be amazing to see that one day.
You know it doesn't help that McDonald's has a bunch of weird history involving video games so this is just another chapter into it. Also, I really hope Nintendo works with McDonald's and brings a port of this to the Game boy Nintendo switch online. That would be amazing.
Well, this is random. But at least McDonald's knows what modern gens are into, and that's software styled after older systems. Staying hip. This game actually looks pretty fun and well-made to boot. If nothing else, I'm just happy and excited to see a resurgence of the classic McDonaldland characters after all these years.
Say what you will about McDonalds, but this is a really cool thing they did. I never thought I'd see the Happy Meal characters come back, let alone in a new Game Boy Color game! I wouldn't mind seeing more companies make little games like this a part of their advertising budget.
How cool! As a McDonald’s fan girl and happy going worker at it, seeing this makes me happy, and it’s free and a rom! How cool is that! 🎉 We need more games like this that are official and are games released on platforms long dead by now.
Wow. What timeline is this?! I didn't think that a new Gameboy color game would even be possible nowadays. It's like we when back in time to the 90s or something 😂
@@knuclear200x is selling unlicensed home brew games legal? I’m legitimately asking because I don’t know, assuming McDonald’s is selling this game in the first place
I want Ronald McDonald's Treasureland Adventure to be added to Sega Genesis on Switch Online. :D It has some other stuff by Treasure already! That and Yu Yu Hakusho would be nice.
Just tried it out! Super fun game!!! Now all we need is the rom to run it proper in an emulator. Seems like the Z and X keys are reversing A and B. Seems weird. But I got used to it.
Well this is just getting odder and odder! This looks so interesting! Props to the devs for all the work they went through to not just make a game, but for the GameBoy!
This is really amazing, honestly props to the marketing team that thought this was worth doing. By the way I got one of those shakes and it tasted like Fruit Loops, which is not a bad thing.
It's on the website. The site has it running on an emulator already and you play with either a smartphone or a keyboard. The options menu asks which layout you are using. So it's premapped controls.
The devs behind this game put a lot of work into it. It was only made in 7 weeks! Glad you enjoyed it :) I'll send them your regards.
Can we get the rom? EDIT: Nevermind. I got it on Internet Archive. :D
Too bad it's all one big advertisement.
@@SaltyToad00 What's wrong with advertising if the game is good? Treasure made a darn good McDonald's game on Sega Genesis. Ronald McDonald's Treasureland Adventure is a really solid platformer. Then there's MC Kids on NES that is actually a decent Mario clone with it's own wacky mechanics and a solid OST. Global Gladiators is a little funky though. There is a McDonalds sim game that only came out in Japan for Game Boy Color that's pretty good. It plays sort of like an RPG. The DS game is just a training program, pretty generic, really. Don't be a hater.
This needs to be pinned.
@macuser7048 To me, at least, when a game has some sort of forced product placement, it brings down the quality. The only good advertisement in a game that I can think of (this isn't one of the games you listed) is Sonic Adventure 2 with the SOAP shoes.
The fact they went through the effort of making a whole ass video game to celebrate the birthday of one of their mascots is hilarious
Really commendable too. Other companies would be content with only the Milkshake. The fact that they made a whole ass game shows effort.
@@REALMARCHINADER it also shows how much they genuinely care about their legacy they know how much these mascots mean to people
The “smh” got me 😭
The fact they decided to make it on a decades old console makes it even better.
I’m sure the developers had fun making this!
I can imagine so
definitely
Maybe, despite the fact that i never heard about, till' now.
More companies should do this for fun. Remember those BK Xbox games
Almost forgot about those
I still have sneak king
Then I should make these Games
The lore of sneak king is drugs
@@juliussnijders1032 The King gifts free Meals to Strangers
2033: Mcdonalds makes a 3DS Game for the Happy meal box mascot
it’s nice to see the og McDonald’s mascots come back recently
And still no Ronald McDonald...😢😢😢
@@thekrustyknuckles810 definitely waiting to see more of Ronald in the future
The last time they brought one back was them bringing a live version of the Hamburglar.
@@Dremag_Gaming Bruh 😋😋😋
Seriously, McD's should release an actual physical game cartridge of this, complete with a box and manual!
This is such an inreresting concept. Taking what we as a species overall have learned about what makes a great video game and trying to translate that back into 25 year old hardware. More devs should try this challenge. Itd be so interesting to see how they overcome the limitations.
If you haven't already heard of it, there's an incredible indie game called Micro Mages that's designed to get every last bit of mileage out of stock NES hardware (i.e. no enhancement chips, game fits in just 40 KB). It even has simultaneous four player co-op!
there's plenty of modern games inspired by the limitations of old systems, like shovel knight.
the problem is that they're only "inspired" and do things that can't actually be done on old hardware.
pretty sure Shovel Knight for example could only possibly run on the Dreamcast, and thats with cuts. The resolution alone is well above what the NES or even the SNES could ever dream to do.
@@user-io9hj9ip2d Can you please read the stuff I said after "there's an incredible indie game called Micro Mages"
@@BlueAizu_ i looked it up man, nice little RUclips rabbit hole thank you. It looked great, not sure how the small characters would fare on an 80s crt, though
@user-io9hj9ip2d I think about things like that so often. Like how could Sonic Mania work on Saturn? Work on Dreamcast? It would be amazing to see that one day.
You know it doesn't help that McDonald's has a bunch of weird history involving video games so this is just another chapter into it. Also, I really hope Nintendo works with McDonald's and brings a port of this to the Game boy Nintendo switch online. That would be amazing.
This is a free game. Why would they do that? Besides, Nintendo wouldn’t even do that anyway because it’s not even an official Game Boy game.
M.C. Kids for the NES is surprisingly fun
@@MaxAndrew I know it would never happen, but it's still fun to dream about impossibilities, y'know?
the nindendo ds can run it with a software called lame boy ds with the rom of thegame it works
I don't think they asked permission from Nintendo to make the game. They might get sued and forced to take it down.
Honestly hope this leads to other companies doing stuff like this, it’s honestly really cool
Appreciate you being so honest
Well, this is random. But at least McDonald's knows what modern gens are into, and that's software styled after older systems. Staying hip. This game actually looks pretty fun and well-made to boot. If nothing else, I'm just happy and excited to see a resurgence of the classic McDonaldland characters after all these years.
Say what you will about McDonalds, but this is a really cool thing they did. I never thought I'd see the Happy Meal characters come back, let alone in a new Game Boy Color game! I wouldn't mind seeing more companies make little games like this a part of their advertising budget.
How cool! As a McDonald’s fan girl and happy going worker at it, seeing this makes me happy, and it’s free and a rom! How cool is that! 🎉 We need more games like this that are official and are games released on platforms long dead by now.
It makes me happy see the classic McDonald’s characters return once again!
I love how even the website looks like one from 2000 or so 😄
Someone needs to preserve the ROM of this *immediately.*
Wow. What timeline is this?! I didn't think that a new Gameboy color game would even be possible nowadays. It's like we when back in time to the 90s or something 😂
I can’t find anything about this being licensed by Nintendo, if it’s not then isn’t McDonald’s technically committing piracy by selling this game?
Homebrew
@@knuclear200x is selling unlicensed home brew games legal? I’m legitimately asking because I don’t know, assuming McDonald’s is selling this game in the first place
@@Glasshouse828 But they're not
@@knuclear200x oh ok
@@Glasshouse828yea this is a free game which is pretty cool
I have a Birdie Figure, I don't think that I have any of the other characters, but I do have Birdie.
That big companies keep making Retro games. This is wonderful!
Bro pronounced SMH like “shmee” 💀
1:36 “But he needs to round up Birdie,Hamburglar,& the McNugget Buddies!”
I wonder where’s Ronald in on this?
“Nothing can stop the Grimace.” Clerks cartoon
Gameexplain:Sonic Who?
Me and sonic:bruh!
The game is pretty cool and the music is pretty bumpin. Definitely a novelty.
What are the upmost chances that this game gets added in the Game Boy games for NSO? I find it very low personally.
I want Ronald McDonald's Treasureland Adventure to be added to Sega Genesis on Switch Online. :D It has some other stuff by Treasure already! That and Yu Yu Hakusho would be nice.
That is nice! Nintendo should make Super Mario advance 5!
They did, its called super mario 64 ds
IT'S ON INTERNET ARCHIVE! GET IT!!!!!!!
Did you know the sega master system is still getting games to this day in brazil because of ✨*bootlegging*✨
Yeah, I heard you Brazilians love the Master System.
Just finished it a few minutes ago. Can't wait to see speedruns of this
It can be featured at AGDQ 2024.
Guess I could put this to my DS R4 flashcart and see if it works
What the actual hell? This is the coolest thing I’ve seen in years.
1:40 damn, Grimace didn’t even invited Ronald 😔
This is a certified Grimace moment
LMAO
Basically just Mcdonald's Treasure Land Adventure Grimmace DLC lol
Even the website design is a blast from the past. The low res images, unfitting Times New Roman font, "ringtones". That takes me back
Just tried it out! Super fun game!!! Now all we need is the rom to run it proper in an emulator. Seems like the Z and X keys are reversing A and B. Seems weird. But I got used to it.
The rom is out there, gbatemp made a post about it
Remember taco bell had astroids disc as a kids meal with pong for pc
Wow this was a throwback to see the Ronald gang again. Surprised Ronald wasn’t in this. Anyone else here remember the VHSs back in the day?
Wait, they acknowledged one of their mascot characters other than Ronald?
This would fit in with all of the other shovelware for the GBC.
Feels like a long lost game.
@@macuser7048 It should've stayed lost.
@@SaltyToad00hamburglar, is that you?
@@KOOPAS1234No, it's just me, SaltyToad00.
How Did Nintendo react to this
Well this is just getting odder and odder! This looks so interesting! Props to the devs for all the work they went through to not just make a game, but for the GameBoy!
Someone put this on a purple gameboy color cartridge!
And I like the funny sounds you making 😂sounds like a Rusty Duck talking.
This is crazy 😂
This was funnier than I thought it would be! Love it! 😂
I wonder if it could be a physical version? It could be a case with manual and cartridge and be ported on Game Boy Color and Analogue Pocket?
I didn't expected the Ronald gang to be still alive.
I thought they got replaced by very alive Happy Meals.
They should remake or officially release the McDonald’s employee ds game
Nothing can kill the Grimace
He’s indestructible
Well this Is gonna be real Interesting year!!!
Where can I still get the purple shakes anyway?
Hope people archive this! I could see it getting lost to time otherwise :(
I don’t remember this game be on gameBoy color in my life
Because it's brand new!
@@macuser7048did not know that
@@t-elijahmorrison6855 It surprised me too! :D
@@macuser7048oh I see
Adding this to my Retroid as well lol. Cool seeing the flip in a GameXplain video
I am obsessed with the Flip - jake
0:18 "Grimace has that McDog in him" So do the Mcdonalds hamburgers. Now how did Mcdonalds make the purple milkshakes? Oh no.
Notice how Grimace didn't invite the Clown?
And I thought Crazy Bus on the Genesis releasing in 2004 was crazy.
So…. Was Ronald McDonald not invited to Grimace’s birthday party?
"Grimace has that McDog in him."
He ate Sundae?!
The first level looks like ProSkater GBC
I would totally buy the game physically.
Bro fr sounds like Patrick
JakeXplains us why Grimace is the best Purple monster
Apparently, McDonald’s hates the Switch
Thanks for playing it so we don't have to!
This is really amazing, honestly props to the marketing team that thought this was worth doing. By the way I got one of those shakes and it tasted like Fruit Loops, which is not a bad thing.
NOTHING CAN DEFEAT THE GRIMACE 💜💜💜💜
I Can’t Wait For Grimace’s Birthday 2 On Game Boy Advance Lol In 2024.
OH MH GOD
Why did this game look more fun than majority of what was revealed last week 🤔
This made my night and made Grimace my new favorite McDonalds character.
Gotta get me a purple milk shake
I'm feeling a little purple right now I just drink the milkshake
3:33 "if you got to" as in 'if you had the honor'. Not "if you gotta" as in 'if you must of have to'. Hope that makes sense.
The good ole days when shovelware at least had the decency to have some personality
Same.
Yeah the Wii kind of made shovelware bland.
@@macuser7048 And most shovelware games on Wii ran at 4:3, which is really annoying.
@@SaltyToad00 Add that to making older games look way darker too.
Am I the only one who sees William aftons face on grimace?
OH MAAAAAH GOOOOD. ACTUAL face wojack moment!!!
Ronald McDonald: Am I a joke to you?
We need the actual Game Boy cartridge for this absolute classic masterpiece
Grimace is the coolest fast food purple guy
What device did you use to play the rom
It's on the website. The site has it running on an emulator already and you play with either a smartphone or a keyboard. The options menu asks which layout you are using. So it's premapped controls.
Almost makes you wonder what else people can make a GBC game about in this day and age.
If you were able to have a birthday party at McDonald's when that was a thing, you are now adult and hot.
Im excited for the inevitable jack in the box soulslike game.
Awesome video
ITS 2023
164 days into 2023.
How do I get the rom though?
Why does Grimace look like a fat Purple Guy? 😂 It kind of funny thinking about it
I stopped eating there after they started putting onions on burgers while they’re cooking. But this interests me.
Never did heard of such MC Mascot of this, but its even odd they had an GBC game based in...👀
Ayo What.
just waiting now for someone to get it as a rom then putting it on an actual GBC cartridge to play it natively.
Ronald couldn't be asked to be going to the bday
The sprites face looks like William Afto-
Get this on a cartridge and I'm there.
gritty did the griddy
Limited Run better be all over this
McDonald's Pro Skater
This game will become a creepy pasta
I’d play this on switch in a heartbeat