Fun fact, Gran Turismo 3 was meant to be a launch title for the PS2, but Polyphony Digital's initial version of the game was said to have controlled so poorly that they delayed it, hence why the game has the "A-Spec" subtitle. There's also I wanna say ~3 cancelled launch games for the console that never went out of alpha.
I REMEMBER the PS2 launch DISTINCTLY. I have never wanted a new console SO BADLY and didn’t get one until a few months AFTER it launched. But anyway, I remember their being sentiment at the time from the “gaming media” that the PS2 launch library “wasn’t all that” because it was “lacking a Mario 64-style killer app.” Which is kinda crazy in retrospect because I think PS2 had one of the BETTER launches. They had a game for just about every kind of genre, even if it wasn’t like “10/10 GOTY material.” Plus, SSX, TimeSplitters, Tekken Tag Tournament, and Dynasty Warriors 2 were ENOUGH to keep me and my friends content and occupied for MONTHS.
Man the pre-rendered cutscenes were such a trip back then. Me and my brother used to fantasize about how real time graphics would become that good in the future. Crazy that they've become even better than that
I worked at a restaurant in my town and was friends with the owners son when the PS2 came out. Of course he got it on day one, I was so jealous! I did get one for Xmas that year so I never suffered that long. I still have the first few games I ever bought for it. My favorites were Silent Hill 2 and The Bouncer.
So glad i found ryan in 2012 on my psvita when it had RUclips his content over the years has been amazing and it's great to see his subscribers grow he deserves more for the content he puts out and also thank you ryan for the great content
30:58 There are actually quite a lot of bike games nowadays. It's just a niche genre, so you don't hear much about it. RIDE 5, MotoGP 24, MXGP 24, SBK 22, Monster Energy Supercross 6 and TT Isle of Man 3 are all PS5 games that are part of ongoing bike racing franchises.
I am truly grateful to still have this console and it being playable. I still have all my games that I had like 20 years ago that I played recently and man what a rush of nostalgia that was. I almost started crying lol
Thanks for another great video I appreciate videos like this because I get to see different types of games I never knew were out there while seeing gameplay without buying myself thanks again
I remember my launch PS2 experience. And in my area if you wanted to buy this console at launch we were forced to buy 3 games with it. Mine was Smugglers Run, NBA Live 99, and DOA2. DOA2 was the first fighting game I played where you can't block. There was no console scalping back then, but that didn't stop those retailers from taking advantage of us gamers.
I find the launch games from this and the next generation to be very fascinating. The final two generations to have big leaps in fidelity and graphical techniques. These "transition" games are very unique and cool. Edit: I think this is also why the Dreamcast and 3do are so interesting to me as well. Those consoles' entire libraries were basically "transition" titles.
I love whenever we get videos with Terrell. Watching you both get so much joy out of each other and the games your playing is what gaming and friendship are all about. Gotta go tell my boys I love them now
I love Dead or Alive , Ridge Racer , Street Fighter and Tekken but thew games shown here I'm good I prefer the other games in their series. I love seeing you and Terrel come together chilling and playing some games. 1:11:57 Terrel asking to retire is great. Cool video. ^_^
I could have sworn Jak and Daxter was a launch title because I remember getting it bundled with my PS2 back in 2001, but I guess PS2 was older than that.
Holy cow! Silent Scope is the game I have been trying to find but could never remember enough of it to google it and I also thought it was a N64 title! I never got passed the foot ball level and remember my dad and just handing the controller back and forth every time we would fail! I might pick it up just for nostalgia!
Love these videos. Ryan you do stuff that others don’t do. Just your channel is just an amazing and entertaining channel of wholesome moments, epic challenges, and so much rewatchablity
The jump from TimeSplitters 1 to TimeSplitters 2 in graphics was amazing in the PS2 days I thought. Glad you both liked TimeSplitters to 😎 I loved all 3 of them 👍 + this reminded me of the old days going around my friends house & playing all his games(he bought everything which was nuts) :D & I had to play some complete trash to(but luckily there were some gems in that pile of trash thank god that i bought after for my PS2. I only bought & played the good stuff) :D
Good look at all these in person gives perspective for sure. I was impressed by the Armoured Core 2 FMV looks good. D-pad wow I thought many were used to or moving to the sticks by then even. Like some L2/R2 for camera was still a thing and right stick was for dodging like God of War or item use like Pitfall Lost Expedition, not always camera but wow d-pad on PS2 as primary for some.games is interesting never knew that. I likr Battle Engine Aquila and found Front Mission Evolved or Zone of Enders 2 interesting. DOA for sure was always impressive in this generation. That snow compared to 3 on Xbox though too. Track and Field for PS2 hmm. Its something. Easy to navigate menus lol. I mean sure. Pretty weak menu. That music hmm. I think fair sequels but fair new stuff too. Evergrace s well as Cookie and Cream always seemed cool to me. It's why I think their tactics game on PS3/360 was fair, silly but fun even id some of its time elements of other JRPGs that are turn based. But Eternal Ring seems like Kings Field I assume. From Software for sure at that LS2 launch with a lot of games out its a lot of experimentation. Run explosion, that was good. Yeah Fantavision what a game. Something different, particle effects for sure ots impressive but yeah, good FMV good music, reminds me of Boom Boom Rocket but earlier. The particles in Ratchet to customise in the museum hmm. Ah Working Designs game hmm. Holographic box art are when they did those ans fhe few that do now like what Psychonauts 2 I think. Fair ah right stick hmm. Looks fair of a mech game. Kind of gives me Body Harvest vibes or Blast Corp but first person or the Atari Jaguar mech game. Fair Madden. The animations and characters are interesting. Ah Midnight Club as Driving Emotion Type S was later in US but launch in Japan hmm what a game. Yeah devs were trying. The details were early for sure, them getting there. Oh MotoGP1 was a launch title in US huh interesting. I enjoy MotoGP3 and it's content, they are fair games. Ah Orphan Cypher yep its a fair game. But heard it's dialogue before. Some nice AV cable menu, some good billiards clearly. Always heard of ready to rumble never played, looks fine for an arcade boxing game. Ridge Racer for sure, FMV, great arcade racing for sure. Silent Scope without a VMU hmm to scope (Dreamcast). Smugglers Run is fine for objective based driving game/racing. I enjoy the second game don't own the first. Uh Gta1&2 on PS1 i mean thry had a lot to change up for 3 clearly not just cameta angle. I don't think thr lqunch titles are bad. I'd play some of these. Launch titles are never the best titles, but I also don't care for the best titles either. I didn't cqre for Liberty City Stories on PSP controlled likr garbage, eh dialogue, sure fine open world but found it really boring and unappealing. Couldn't care less it's a city created, I care about fiction and gameplay being video game expansive for movesets, level design not receations of reality for casuals woth no imagination and haedcore ok woth the odd stuff like it. I find them boring. Games and engines can be so much unrealted to reality, yet we have games for boring people with no imagination to recreate their familiarity of reality with quality of life to smooth things out wow what a jump, it's boring. Basic give it to me arcade or enough depth not skill trees, so many menus so much reality or cinematic with quality of life boredom and boring mechanics, simple or complex woth variety we may not all like or straightforward but good, graphics who cates fhe gameplay is better in older games, experimentation, nah modern gaming sucks. So boring of implementation when the past regardless of d-pad than stick still experimental mechanics and level design. Not heavily inspired, nostalgia or safe boring games. Give me old games I've never heard of any day over modern day garbage Indies or AAA/AA that don't even try anymore. Games took time. Graphics sure but its what they do. PS1 dif a lot even besides pre rendered. They tried as new to 3D for sure. Jak games are ok, Sly was boring has rhe personality but hate the gameplay, Ratchet I enjoy but I mean do you mean the personality or the gameplay, the characters, the worlds. Or childhood if so then even more nah. I have childhood with Jak/Ratchet but I am still critical of what they offer. Fair SSX footage. Fair Street Fighter. Got to have some Chun Li. Yep heard of The Summoner never played. Seen it before. Fair golf. Yeah Tekken for sure gave a better impression here and the tag swap in characters made more sense. Never played but see the appeal. Then again I care more for Death By Degrees type game. Timesplitters at launch wow. Unreal Tournament being that slow is odd and also no online but Dreamcast was or thinking Quake on Dreamcast. Quake is faster, very early and slow hmm. Wild Wild Racing is fine. X Squad interesting, not sure if sren ot before. Thinking a PS1 game that's different I think. Tricky. I'd say Ridge Racer 5, MotoGP and Time Splitters but if different thrn Unreal Tournament, Dead or Alive, Smugglers Run, or X Squad or Evergrace. Fair stuff.
I enjoyed watching this video watching you & your friend play old PlayStation games. Are you gonna do another video like this with the first PlayStation games & PS3 too.
Damn brought me back I was working at GameStop at the time and all I can say is there was more original games thousands of studios way more variety a bunch of fun
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It’s so good to see Terrell!!! The mystic community can’t get enough of him and Melissa!
Wait I thought his name was Radical K Reggie?
@@armandomorales0921No thats on metaljesusrocks channel, 2 different people.
Mystic Ryan, Terrell & Melissa...name a more iconic trio...
God damn everybody needs a Terrell in their life
I felt that.
Literally just turned 34 thank you for the bday present and thank you for ya time ❤
I turned 27 yesterday lol. Happy birthday.
I turn 26 next year. Hbd
I turned 34 on Dec 8th. We are getting old 😂
happy birthday!
I turned 44 today and happy birthday
Fun fact, Gran Turismo 3 was meant to be a launch title for the PS2, but Polyphony Digital's initial version of the game was said to have controlled so poorly that they delayed it, hence why the game has the "A-Spec" subtitle. There's also I wanna say ~3 cancelled launch games for the console that never went out of alpha.
Every time you too get together to make a video it’s always special. Love these types of videos
Ryan & Terrell videos are always so wholesome! Best bros for life!
Living vicariously through this video, as I never owned a PS2 as a kid but always really wanted one.
I REMEMBER the PS2 launch DISTINCTLY.
I have never wanted a new console SO BADLY and didn’t get one until a few months AFTER it launched.
But anyway, I remember their being sentiment at the time from the “gaming media” that the PS2 launch library “wasn’t all that” because it was “lacking a Mario 64-style killer app.”
Which is kinda crazy in retrospect because I think PS2 had one of the BETTER launches. They had a game for just about every kind of genre, even if it wasn’t like “10/10 GOTY material.”
Plus, SSX, TimeSplitters, Tekken Tag Tournament, and Dynasty Warriors 2 were ENOUGH to keep me and my friends content and occupied for MONTHS.
The phenomenal shirt 😂😂😂😂
Terrell is back in Ryan’s video! 🎉🎉
Man the pre-rendered cutscenes were such a trip back then. Me and my brother used to fantasize about how real time graphics would become that good in the future. Crazy that they've become even better than that
I worked at a restaurant in my town and was friends with the owners son when the PS2 came out. Of course he got it on day one, I was so jealous! I did get one for Xmas that year so I never suffered that long. I still have the first few games I ever bought for it. My favorites were Silent Hill 2 and The Bouncer.
I watched it all. I just watched, two bros playing some PS2 launch games, for over an hour.... And every second was worth it. What a treat to watch.
Woooooo! Been waiting on this forever. Let’s go Terrell!
Wow I’m glad you took a break from all those PS5 games you’re playing. Lol
Damn this takes me back. This was such an exciting time in gaming.
So glad i found ryan in 2012 on my psvita when it had RUclips his content over the years has been amazing and it's great to see his subscribers grow he deserves more for the content he puts out and also thank you ryan for the great content
30:58 There are actually quite a lot of bike games nowadays. It's just a niche genre, so you don't hear much about it. RIDE 5, MotoGP 24, MXGP 24, SBK 22, Monster Energy Supercross 6 and TT Isle of Man 3 are all PS5 games that are part of ongoing bike racing franchises.
Would Trials count as well?
I am truly grateful to still have this console and it being playable. I still have all my games that I had like 20 years ago that I played recently and man what a rush of nostalgia that was. I almost started crying lol
This was a fun video dude. Thank you I hope you do all console including portables !!
“You’re not reading any of this?”
“No”
As an older brother, I feel your pain Ryan.
Thanks for another great video I appreciate videos like this because I get to see different types of games I never knew were out there while seeing gameplay without buying myself thanks again
I remember my launch PS2 experience. And in my area if you wanted to buy this console at launch we were forced to buy 3 games with it. Mine was Smugglers Run, NBA Live 99, and DOA2. DOA2 was the first fighting game I played where you can't block. There was no console scalping back then, but that didn't stop those retailers from taking advantage of us gamers.
I find the launch games from this and the next generation to be very fascinating. The final two generations to have big leaps in fidelity and graphical techniques. These "transition" games are very unique and cool.
Edit: I think this is also why the Dreamcast and 3do are so interesting to me as well. Those consoles' entire libraries were basically "transition" titles.
When he started running into all those hurdles in track and field I lost it! Imagine seeing that in real life during a competition! 😂🤣😂
Thank you for making this! I was so happy when I watched the PS3, and this one brings me even more joy ❤
0:41 a little bit wet downstairs 😂
I love whenever we get videos with Terrell. Watching you both get so much joy out of each other and the games your playing is what gaming and friendship are all about. Gotta go tell my boys I love them now
10:04 Ryan: u are gonna eff this up 😂😂😂
Your channel is amazing
“Second Take” proceeds to fall off immediately 😂😂😂 32:16
Always good to see Terell. Awesome dude!
I love Dead or Alive , Ridge Racer , Street Fighter and Tekken but thew games shown here I'm good I prefer the other games in their series. I love seeing you and Terrel come together chilling and playing some games. 1:11:57 Terrel asking to retire is great. Cool video. ^_^
PS2, easily my choice for the 30ty anniversary PS5 menus.
Gaming peaked here!
This was really enjoyable. The Track and Field game was definitely the best part. Had me rolling!
At 10 min 😂😂😂😂😂 I'm literally lmao with you guys
Can't wait for Terrell to have a "yeah man" shirt
My favorite console, my favorite playstation youtuber and his favorite buddy! This is gonna be great!
51:55 was hilarious 😂😂😂
I could have sworn Jak and Daxter was a launch title because I remember getting it bundled with my PS2 back in 2001, but I guess PS2 was older than that.
The Madden faces destroyed me! 😳
Love these types of videos
I remember loving Smugglers Run which I picked up with my PS2 and especially the excellent sequel. Gun Griffon Blaze was also good fun.
I love how wholesome this video title is
Holy cow! Silent Scope is the game I have been trying to find but could never remember enough of it to google it and I also thought it was a N64 title! I never got passed the foot ball level and remember my dad and just handing the controller back and forth every time we would fail! I might pick it up just for nostalgia!
my man EDP is back
Love these videos. Ryan you do stuff that others don’t do. Just your channel is just an amazing and entertaining channel of wholesome moments, epic challenges, and so much rewatchablity
I LOVED Kessen as a kid and still do
I actually bought Kessen 2 and 3 last week at a retro game stop,haven’t played yet
"I wanted booster boxes, not this" LMAOOOOOO
The jump from TimeSplitters 1 to TimeSplitters 2 in graphics was amazing in the PS2 days I thought. Glad you both liked TimeSplitters to 😎 I loved all 3 of them 👍 + this reminded me of the old days going around my friends house & playing all his games(he bought everything which was nuts) :D & I had to play some complete trash to(but luckily there were some gems in that pile of trash thank god that i bought after for my PS2. I only bought & played the good stuff) :D
Love Terrell, he seems like a great friend. Cheers Ryan
Always nice to see Terrell!
Your friendship is awesome reminds me of my childhood bestfriend
TERRELL! I love when yall do videos together!
Man. These videos bring me so much joy. I'm seated for the FromSoft parade because I know they had a literal handful of releases for launch. 😂
PS2 was what made me love PlayStation and im using the PS2 30th on my PS5 love that ui sound damn good times
Love the vids with you two❤
Love the vids with Terrell
40:38 Michael Buffer! Lol
I remember buying the PS2 back in 2000. I was just a kid back then. Only 27😂
More Terrell videos please!
All these games looked way better back then on CRT TVs. They're horrible to look at on modern displays.
The king's of all console 160 million sold & emperor's races Marches on .
Love these videos!
King's of all console's.. 160 million sold another's 30 year's & EMPEROR'S RACES MARCHES ON!
DOA2 looks so much better on Dreamcast
Wait until you see DOA2 on the original Xbox then. It looks almost like an early PS3 game.
I remember the first video game I ever played was Lego Star Wars on the PS2, not a launch title but still great memories nonetheless
My first ever game for ps2 was NeedForSpeed MostWanted the graphics to me at the time was the most realistic thing to me crazy how graphics are now
Need more Terrell on the channel
Always love your videos man, makes the day a little better
Best duo in the planet!!!
Olympic games are so fun. Athens 2004 on PS2 is GOAT
That’s a phenomenal hoodie, man
Just laughing and having a good time.
YESSSSSSSSSSSS TERREL THE MAN!!!!
An hour and 12 minutes??! We've been blessed today!
That was like a Final Fantasy intro😭🙏
What a delightful video
Good look at all these in person gives perspective for sure. I was impressed by the Armoured Core 2 FMV looks good. D-pad wow I thought many were used to or
moving to the sticks by then even. Like some L2/R2 for camera was still a thing and right stick was for dodging like God of War or item use like Pitfall Lost Expedition, not always camera but wow d-pad on PS2 as primary for some.games is interesting never knew that.
I likr Battle Engine Aquila and found Front Mission Evolved or Zone of Enders 2 interesting.
DOA for sure was always impressive in this generation. That snow compared to 3 on Xbox though too.
Track and Field for PS2 hmm. Its something.
Easy to navigate menus lol. I mean sure.
Pretty weak menu. That music hmm.
I think fair sequels but fair new stuff too.
Evergrace s well as Cookie and Cream always seemed cool to me. It's why I think their tactics game on PS3/360 was fair, silly but fun even id some of its time elements of other JRPGs that are turn based.
But Eternal Ring seems like Kings Field I assume.
From Software for sure at that LS2 launch with a lot of games out its a lot of experimentation.
Run explosion, that was good.
Yeah Fantavision what a game. Something different, particle effects for sure ots impressive but yeah, good FMV good music, reminds me of Boom Boom Rocket but earlier.
The particles in Ratchet to customise in the museum hmm.
Ah Working Designs game hmm. Holographic box art are when they did those ans fhe few that do now like what Psychonauts 2 I think.
Fair ah right stick hmm. Looks fair of a mech game.
Kind of gives me Body Harvest vibes or Blast Corp but first person or the Atari Jaguar mech game.
Fair Madden. The animations and characters are interesting.
Ah Midnight Club as Driving Emotion Type S was later in US but launch in Japan hmm what a game.
Yeah devs were trying. The details were early for sure, them getting there.
Oh MotoGP1 was a launch title in US huh interesting. I enjoy MotoGP3 and it's content, they are fair games.
Ah Orphan Cypher yep its a fair game. But heard it's dialogue before.
Some nice AV cable menu, some good billiards clearly.
Always heard of ready to rumble never played, looks fine for an arcade boxing game.
Ridge Racer for sure, FMV, great arcade racing for sure.
Silent Scope without a VMU hmm to scope (Dreamcast).
Smugglers Run is fine for objective based driving game/racing. I enjoy the second game don't own the first.
Uh Gta1&2 on PS1 i mean thry had a lot to change up for 3 clearly not just cameta angle.
I don't think thr lqunch titles are bad.
I'd play some of these. Launch titles are never the best titles, but I also don't care for the best titles either.
I didn't cqre for Liberty City Stories on PSP controlled likr garbage, eh dialogue, sure fine open world but found it really boring and unappealing.
Couldn't care less it's a city created, I care about fiction and gameplay being video game expansive for movesets, level design not receations of reality for casuals woth no imagination and haedcore ok woth the odd stuff like it.
I find them boring. Games and engines can be so much unrealted to reality, yet we have games for boring people with no imagination to recreate their familiarity of reality with quality of life to smooth things out wow what a jump, it's boring.
Basic give it to me arcade or enough depth not skill trees, so many menus so much reality or cinematic with quality of life boredom and boring mechanics, simple or complex woth variety we may not all like or straightforward but good, graphics who cates fhe gameplay is better in older games, experimentation, nah modern gaming sucks. So boring of implementation when the past regardless of d-pad than stick still experimental mechanics and level design.
Not heavily inspired, nostalgia or safe boring games.
Give me old games I've never heard of any day over modern day garbage Indies or AAA/AA that don't even try anymore.
Games took time.
Graphics sure but its what they do. PS1 dif a lot even besides pre rendered.
They tried as new to 3D for sure.
Jak games are ok, Sly was boring has rhe personality but hate the gameplay, Ratchet I enjoy but I mean do you mean the personality or the gameplay, the characters, the worlds.
Or childhood if so then even more nah. I have childhood with Jak/Ratchet but I am still critical of what they offer.
Fair SSX footage.
Fair Street Fighter. Got to have some Chun Li.
Yep heard of The Summoner never played. Seen it before.
Fair golf.
Yeah Tekken for sure gave a better impression here and the tag swap in characters made more sense. Never played but see the appeal.
Then again I care more for Death By Degrees type game.
Timesplitters at launch wow.
Unreal Tournament being that slow is odd and also no online but Dreamcast was or thinking Quake on Dreamcast. Quake is faster, very early and slow hmm.
Wild Wild Racing is fine.
X Squad interesting, not sure if sren ot before.
Thinking a PS1 game that's different I think.
Tricky.
I'd say Ridge Racer 5, MotoGP and Time Splitters but if different thrn Unreal Tournament, Dead or Alive, Smugglers Run, or X Squad or Evergrace.
Fair stuff.
Could have sworn that The Bouncer was a launch title. 🤔
I enjoyed watching this video watching you & your friend play old PlayStation games. Are you gonna do another video like this with the first PlayStation games & PS3 too.
I know he already shot one for the PS3 on a channel
Damn brought me back I was working at GameStop at the time and all I can say is there was more original games thousands of studios way more variety a bunch of fun
Starting the day off right!!
I literally just bought myself a refurbished PS2 as a Christmas present 😂
I was waiting for this
Happy 25th Anniversary PS2. 2025! The best system of all time. The GOAT 😊
Don't skip the cutscenes! 😁
Fellow Tool fan?
Omg thank you for doing it!
Taken tag turmonent was my first game on ps2 at launch
man early ps2 games look rough! so many jags but a crt will probably clean that up well
I love these videos
Tekken tag tournament was one of the first games on ps2
Resident evil 4 - liberty city stories - need for speed underground 1 nice game in ps2❤❤
Also, PS3 had a ton of Warriors' games.
Hello Everyone 🎉
19:10 YEEEEET
Terell is a good friend
PS2 Lets Go
29 Games, DAMN!!
YESSSS BEEN WAITING FOR THIS KIND OF VIDEO, PS2 🐐 Mystic never disappoints 🔥
love these