Fun fact: the PS2 Bebop game was completely translated and dubbed but never released in the west. So there's a whole lot more Steve Blum as Spike out there that we will NEVER see.
Not if my Kickstarter to kidnap Steve Blum and make him record every word in the English language in every possible inflection so we can make our own Spike Spiegel Vocaloid gets off the ground
As the self proclaimed biggest Rave Master fan in the world, I was glad to see this gem pop up on here. I actually took this game to go get autographed by Yuri Lowenthal a few years back and his face lit up when I handed it to him to sign. Apart from having J Micheal Tatum sign my microwave, that was the best experience I’ve had getting something autographed before. Giving a VA something that’s so obscure that they did but something they loved doing is always a great experience.
OKAY THAT JUNGLE BOOK GAME CAME WITH MY WINDOWS 95 AND I NEVER COULD FIND INFORMATION ON IT SO I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST SOME WEIRD FEVER DREAM! Thank you for proving to me I haven't gone insane yet, Austin.
They did make a driving batman game for arcades, where the goals are more like stopping bane from getting away with a tanker full of venom (?) One of my favorite simple boasts are from that game. "You cannot stop me, but i implore you to try!"
'As much as I love Mad Max, well, everything besides Thunderdome'.... Awww, come on, Austin, you've got to get over it..... You've got to get ( *sunglasses* ) Beyond Thunderdome...
And the gameplay itself is weird. It's some sort of fighting game but not only, it's over complicated. There are also Saturn games, mostly dating sims if I'm not mistaking.
Just here to say, Wow someone talked about one of my most nostalgic childhood games, Night at the Museum Battle of the Smithsonian. Had it on Wii and I spent so much time on those puzzles.
@@kretesWMV I'm with the guy above. JoJo is fucking terrible. I don't mind if the music is in there though, but so long as I don't have to be constantly reminded or somebody explaining something is a JoJo reference, the better. Seriously, annoying.
i rented that izzy one when i was young because i wanted to play a more recent game on the SNES, thinking it was made in 1995 or something, since he was the mascot of the 1996 olympics. I was so disappointed and confused to read that it was made in 1992 once i started it up, and also disappointed that it sucked. why did they make an entire game based around a mascot that wouldn't even be at the olympics for 4 more years? that's.. kind of a long time.
Oh man I remember those old 90’s live action Jungle Book films! We used to rent a different one every few weeks from the local Blockbuster and my whole family would watch em together. Good times :)
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief on the DS was an obscure one I owned. It was a turn based JRPG based off the film that was surprisingly decent. Fun little romp based off the film that actually expanded the universe in cool ways by introducing other demigods and even had a robust post game where you fought the other Olympians.
Holy shit the Izzy game was one of those odd games I was bought by my grandmother. I thought it was pretty damn hard but it played better than half of the odd games I had. Its actually surprising that you mentioned it considering how lost to time it is.
There was this one licensed game that was weirdly alright. Monsters Inc. Scream Team for the PS1. It was easy and short, even if you 100% it, but I remember it being a good time last I played it.
I had the Mad Max game as a kid on NES, I didn't even know there was a part where you get out of your car. I just kept running out of fuel. I think I bought it second hand for dirt cheap though, so it only got played a few times until I gave up on trying to figure out what to do in it.
I don't know about games based around vehicular combat. I've never played twisted metal or similar games. Although, I have often thought that a game based on the movie "Death Race" with Jason Statham would be pretty awesome. You could create your own character, have lots of on foot side quests in the actual prison to earn new armour and weapons for your car, customize your own vehicle in the workshop and engage in the titular death races with icons for you to run over in order to activate your weapons, tactical items like smoke grenades, defensive abilities, track hazards and traps among other things. I think it could be great fun to play a game like that if it were done well.
In defense of Cowboy bebop I can kind of see what they were trying to do with the flying. They were trying to make it look like the dogfights from the show.
You know, not many people know about the Captain America MCU game. It was on PS3/360, and was basically Arkham Asylum, but you're Captain America, which meant no gadgets, but a ton of Shield tricks and throws.
I attended a panel hosted by John Heder a few years ago specifically so I could ask him if he knew about and had any opinion on the PSP Napoleon game. Considering he was pretty open about the positives and negatives of his career, I have to believe his fond memories of playing it must have been honest.
Oh shit, I HAVE played that Jungle Book game. It was on my local YMCA's computer, and all I really remember from it is that the Narrator was named iglwom and the end revealed he was Mowgli the whole time (However you spell that name, it's been like fourteen years).
I hope you talk about more Monster Rancher games in the future. The Battle Card game was wild in that it received two spinoff games but _never actually had a physical card game,_ that I know of. I know there were collectible figurines (which were WAY higher quality than the TOMY Pokemon ones at the time) but I never remember seeing the card game in any physical form. Plus the Solomon's Key clone they made was pretty tight.
I had that Izzy game growing up. I don't think I ever played it but I originally thought he was supposed to be Sonic. I guess that's because he has the blue color scheme, and red shoes, and he collects rings. I should really look for it on eBay or something.
I actually enjoy the Cowboy Bebop PlayStation 1 game very much but I do agree that the controls are very quirky and it takes awhile to get used to them.
It’s funny cause “Monster Rancher Hop-A-Bout” is what I had as a kid. I didn’t have the main titles so that’s all I knew about the series lol. I actually recently rediscovered it. It’s really good actually. Really immersive.
Not gunna lie I loved that live action Jungle Book when I was a kid. That snake always blew my mind as a child lol and that brisk tea commercial with cartoon Lee was amazing and I’m a huge SKA guy so give me Reel Big Fish anytime 😂😂
that jungle book use to come in some cereal boxes as the "prize" i had like twenty of those dam things HELL i might still have one lying around in a box somewhere....
To me the strangest licensed game ever is they made Beastly for the Wii. Beastly. For the Wii. Someone looked at that weird teen goth Beauty and the Beast inspired movie that nobody really liked and was like "Hey, let's make that into a video game...for the Wii." I know the Wii was like the king of random shovelware titles, but to me Night at the Museum sounds like a GREAT idea for a video game compared to Beastly.
Google heard the Junes theme looping cus i had it paused on that screen...then this video from a channel I've never seen got reccomended with the junes theme...coincidence? I think not.
Wow i have the Napoleon Dynamite PSP game. My mom got is as a gift for me for my birthday. She could tell i wasn't thrilled about it and said she could take it back, but i told her i would keep it. I still have it and i know where its at in my room. Don't really remember much about the game, only played it a few times.
Austin can you turn the volume down of your intro a little bit. Everyone I start watching a video from you.... It always kills my ears just a little bit
Oh boy. I love me some strange bad games. Licensed or not. One of my favorite bad PS2 games is called Portal Runner, it wasn't related to anything, but just seeing some bad games always makes me think about it. I did have a question though. Have you ever heard of or played Battle Hunter? A turn-based dungeon crawler that could be up to 4 players on PS1? I'd love to hear your thoughts on that game.
"As much as I love Mad Max...well...everything besides Thunderdome." Awww, c'mon Austin. Haven't we gotten...BEYOND THUNDERDOME!? (This comment brought to you by MST3k. I've waited 20 years to use that joke)
nagano 98 was one of my all time favorite games as a kid.... it was like, the first game that was just a bunch of mini games... also, this game trained us in the skill of button mashing, and the wonders of curling.
I love me some Cowboy Bebop. I wanted to name my second son Spike. My mother in law told me if my wife and I named him Spike, she would never speak to me again. Guess who hasn't talked to their mother in law in 3 years.
Sorry Austin... Pretty sure AVGN mentioned Mad Max briefly in a video and showed some short clips, I believe it may have been the Darkwing duck episode
Yay! I've never seen anyone besides my brother and I who saw the 1994 live action jungle book! No one ever knows what I'm talking about when I try to describe it.
"Here are ten licensed games that I hope you do not know about. If you did... I am sorry... I am so very very sorry. My prayers go out to you. Society has failed you. I am so very very sorry."
I've played this Jungle Book game as a little kid. almost finished the first disc without knowing a single word in english. don't ask me how, I was just a dumb kid that clicked in the little stars until memorize the sounds and movies.
Dear god Austin, you reminded me of the existence of Gotham City Racer. Back when I was a little kiddie I watched the Batman Animated Series on TV every Sunday morning, and even though it was terrible, I played Gotham City Racer because of idea of driving the Batmobile sounded incredibly cool to me. Then, a couple of years later, I got Batman Vengeance, which was a bit better.
Fun fact: the PS2 Bebop game was completely translated and dubbed but never released in the west. So there's a whole lot more Steve Blum as Spike out there that we will NEVER see.
Not if my Kickstarter to kidnap Steve Blum and make him record every word in the English language in every possible inflection so we can make our own Spike Spiegel Vocaloid gets off the ground
That makes me sad
yeah I've heard the story behind it. it was so close to completion and it looks so good too ugh!
Download the rom!?
Perhaps it'll leak one day. It tends to happen.
As the self proclaimed biggest Rave Master fan in the world, I was glad to see this gem pop up on here. I actually took this game to go get autographed by Yuri Lowenthal a few years back and his face lit up when I handed it to him to sign. Apart from having J Micheal Tatum sign my microwave, that was the best experience I’ve had getting something autographed before. Giving a VA something that’s so obscure that they did but something they loved doing is always a great experience.
Legends say, if it's a superhero, LJN used to have the rights to it at some point.
Laughin Jokin Numbnuts
Unless it's a DC game
@Gyllen Stålson shut your filthy mouth
It's because most of the time LJN bought the licencing rights so they could make action figures. The games were just an after thought.
OKAY THAT JUNGLE BOOK GAME CAME WITH MY WINDOWS 95 AND I NEVER COULD FIND INFORMATION ON IT SO I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST SOME WEIRD FEVER DREAM! Thank you for proving to me I haven't gone insane yet, Austin.
Same dude. I've tried to play it again forever. Haha I loved this game along with another pack in game little Howies playhouse
That part where you flash a scene from Scalebound made me cry. I still want that game.
They did make a driving batman game for arcades, where the goals are more like stopping bane from getting away with a tanker full of venom (?)
One of my favorite simple boasts are from that game. "You cannot stop me, but i implore you to try!"
>says forrest law
>shows marshall law
forrest is the one who appeared in tekken 3, and is marshall's son, he's based (a little) on Brandon lee.
BROTHER GARY a fellow Tekken fan!
My bad.
@@austineruption
it's all cool my dude, nobody's perfect!
Aren't we all our father though
'As much as I love Mad Max, well, everything besides Thunderdome'....
Awww, come on, Austin, you've got to get over it..... You've got to get ( *sunglasses* ) Beyond Thunderdome...
YYEEAAHH!!
that ending.... was unexpected...
The only thing unexpected would be if someone didn't like Mexican food because I'm making FAJITAS!!!
I hate Mexican food lol
Christina Rawlings 😱
For some reason, I was expecting the N64 Evangelion game.
I've played it and had completely forgotton about it until now, it was such a strange game, very odd that it came out on N64
And the gameplay itself is weird. It's some sort of fighting game but not only, it's over complicated.
There are also Saturn games, mostly dating sims if I'm not mistaking.
Possibly the first game I remember seeing emulated on pc. Most people I knew who ran Project 64 had a rom of it!
0:49 Nice wallpaper
Was I hearing the Junes theme from Persona 4 at the beginning there? Had a wonderful wave of nostalgia hearing that track.
Ayyy I didn't notice that.
"Every day is great at your ju-nes"
It was also at the end
Jeez, even in the Rave Master game, Elie was inexplicably stacked.
I like how Road Raiders straight up rips off Mad Max ON THE COVER
Just here to say, Wow someone talked about one of my most nostalgic childhood games, Night at the Museum Battle of the Smithsonian. Had it on Wii and I spent so much time on those puzzles.
*Has JOJO in the background*
*Doesn't talk about JOJO*
*Still makes an enjoyable video*
Jojo is trash. Makes this vid 10x more watchable without referencing it.
@@Loveistheirwholehapp But, didn't he already refer to it by putting it as his background?
@@kretesWMV I'm with the guy above. JoJo is fucking terrible. I don't mind if the music is in there though, but so long as I don't have to be constantly reminded or somebody explaining something is a JoJo reference, the better. Seriously, annoying.
@@ItsRetroPlanet Disgusting comment, you should be ashamed.
@@Loveistheirwholehapp Im calling the police. Delete your account.
My older brother had Mad Max on the NES when we were kids for some reason! I remember it being needlessly hard but eventually figuring it out
i rented that izzy one when i was young because i wanted to play a more recent game on the SNES, thinking it was made in 1995 or something, since he was the mascot of the 1996 olympics. I was so disappointed and confused to read that it was made in 1992 once i started it up, and also disappointed that it sucked. why did they make an entire game based around a mascot that wouldn't even be at the olympics for 4 more years? that's.. kind of a long time.
They actually introduced Izzy at the Barcelona closing ceremonies in 1992. I guess they just couldn't wait to crank out a game with him in it.
Oh man I remember those old 90’s live action Jungle Book films! We used to rent a different one every few weeks from the local Blockbuster and my whole family would watch em together. Good times :)
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief on the DS was an obscure one I owned. It was a turn based JRPG based off the film that was surprisingly decent. Fun little romp based off the film that actually expanded the universe in cool ways by introducing other demigods and even had a robust post game where you fought the other Olympians.
That Jungle Book game looks like it would fit perfectly as a Sega CD or CD-I game.
FYI, the Napoleon Dynamite movie did end up as a separate UMD release…found a sealed copy at a flea market for $3.
Dam yo look gud for fiftay seven
Steadysphere a denizen of the planet Wiseau! Allow me to speak your language! “Oh hi Mark!”
@@alanzapreservationtheythem2861 haha nice story Mark
K -Game “I did naht hit her, I did naht!”
@@alanzapreservationtheythem2861 YOURE TEARING ME APART LISA!
Steadysphere “everyone betrayed me, I’m fed uhp with dis worald!”
Holy shit the Izzy game was one of those odd games I was bought by my grandmother. I thought it was pretty damn hard but it played better than half of the odd games I had. Its actually surprising that you mentioned it considering how lost to time it is.
>57
Can't believe Austin is a DILF
same tho??
It's free not to say that
I think he misspoke. I can see 37 but 57 is a stretch.
@@cass____7907 Especially, at 57, sporting blonde highlights?
That just isn't right
The night at the museum game reminds me a lot, of the museum sequences from the ghostbusters video game.
15:53 I actually DID start dancing because Reel Big Fish is my favorite band
There was this one licensed game that was weirdly alright. Monsters Inc. Scream Team for the PS1. It was easy and short, even if you 100% it, but I remember it being a good time last I played it.
I had the Mad Max game as a kid on NES, I didn't even know there was a part where you get out of your car. I just kept running out of fuel. I think I bought it second hand for dirt cheap though, so it only got played a few times until I gave up on trying to figure out what to do in it.
Rave-o-Lution is a dang classic in this household, mister! (Loved the vid, nice work.)
I don't know about games based around vehicular combat. I've never played twisted metal or similar games. Although, I have often thought that a game based on the movie "Death Race" with Jason Statham would be pretty awesome. You could create your own character, have lots of on foot side quests in the actual prison to earn new armour and weapons for your car, customize your own vehicle in the workshop and engage in the titular death races with icons for you to run over in order to activate your weapons, tactical items like smoke grenades, defensive abilities, track hazards and traps among other things. I think it could be great fun to play a game like that if it were done well.
I had this exact thoughts a couple of days ago.
The original death race has a game on nes.
In defense of Cowboy bebop I can kind of see what they were trying to do with the flying. They were trying to make it look like the dogfights from the show.
-under a second of OMF:2097 music
-still recognise it
-proceed to rock out
Thanks, Austin!
So I spent this whole time thinking “oh, I remember there was this Cowboy Bebop game. I wonder if anyone’s ever really played it.”
As far as obscure anime tie-ins go, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Battle Orchestra for PS2 is a pretty solid fighting game.
I knew about the Olympic mascot game thanks to Guru Larry
You know, not many people know about the Captain America MCU game. It was on PS3/360, and was basically Arkham Asylum, but you're Captain America, which meant no gadgets, but a ton of Shield tricks and throws.
I attended a panel hosted by John Heder a few years ago specifically so I could ask him if he knew about and had any opinion on the PSP Napoleon game. Considering he was pretty open about the positives and negatives of his career, I have to believe his fond memories of playing it must have been honest.
Oh shit, I HAVE played that Jungle Book game. It was on my local YMCA's computer, and all I really remember from it is that the Narrator was named iglwom and the end revealed he was Mowgli the whole time (However you spell that name, it's been like fourteen years).
Those flashing lights at 12:30 caught me by surprise 😂
I hope you talk about more Monster Rancher games in the future. The Battle Card game was wild in that it received two spinoff games but _never actually had a physical card game,_ that I know of. I know there were collectible figurines (which were WAY higher quality than the TOMY Pokemon ones at the time) but I never remember seeing the card game in any physical form.
Plus the Solomon's Key clone they made was pretty tight.
Holy hell I haven't heard about monster rancher in forever
I had that Izzy game growing up. I don't think I ever played it but I originally thought he was supposed to be Sonic. I guess that's because he has the blue color scheme, and red shoes, and he collects rings. I should really look for it on eBay or something.
Just found your channel and man I love it. Great stuff, bro. Liked and subbed. 😀😎👍👍
I remember renting the Izzy game often as a kid because I loved the character so much.
I actually enjoy the Cowboy Bebop PlayStation 1 game very much but I do agree that the controls are very quirky and it takes awhile to get used to them.
Ghost in the Shell on PS1 tho
Mmm, mighty fine game right there
Also, Reboot was another weird licensed game that exist
It’s funny cause “Monster Rancher Hop-A-Bout” is what I had as a kid. I didn’t have the main titles so that’s all I knew about the series lol. I actually recently rediscovered it. It’s really good actually. Really immersive.
Not gunna lie I loved that live action Jungle Book when I was a kid. That snake always blew my mind as a child lol and that brisk tea commercial with cartoon Lee was amazing and I’m a huge SKA guy so give me Reel Big Fish anytime 😂😂
that jungle book use to come in some cereal boxes as the "prize" i had like twenty of those dam things HELL i might still have one lying around in a box somewhere....
The music in the Cowboy Bebop game sounds more like it came from Outlaw Star
To me the strangest licensed game ever is they made Beastly for the Wii. Beastly. For the Wii. Someone looked at that weird teen goth Beauty and the Beast inspired movie that nobody really liked and was like "Hey, let's make that into a video game...for the Wii." I know the Wii was like the king of random shovelware titles, but to me Night at the Museum sounds like a GREAT idea for a video game compared to Beastly.
2:17 thunder dome is a classic
Woah that Izzy game brought back some memories (not of the game, just that I had an Izzy plush toy as a kid cause my nickname was Izzy)
I used to borrow that mad max game all the time from a cousin of mine, had no idea it was supposed to be obscure
Am I the only one that thinks the NES mad max game actually looks pretty damn ambitious and impressive for the time?
Google heard the Junes theme looping cus i had it paused on that screen...then this video from a channel I've never seen got reccomended with the junes theme...coincidence? I think not.
Wow i have the Napoleon Dynamite PSP game. My mom got is as a gift for me for my birthday. She could tell i wasn't thrilled about it and said she could take it back, but i told her i would keep it. I still have it and i know where its at in my room. Don't really remember much about the game, only played it a few times.
Austin can you turn the volume down of your intro a little bit. Everyone I start watching a video from you.... It always kills my ears just a little bit
I usually do. Must have slipped my mind this time.
@@austineruption awww it's okie love ya
For real my heart hurt when you took a dig at car combat games. Lol. I love Tristan metal 2 and vigilante 8.
I can't believe this Jungle Book game exists. I always thought I made it up because I never met anyone else who played it as a kid.
I got the friends trivia game, too. I liked it as what it is, reliving funny friends moments
story goes: every time someone mentions cowboy bebop someone needs to rewatch it... this time it's me
Oh boy. I love me some strange bad games. Licensed or not. One of my favorite bad PS2 games is called Portal Runner, it wasn't related to anything, but just seeing some bad games always makes me think about it.
I did have a question though. Have you ever heard of or played Battle Hunter? A turn-based dungeon crawler that could be up to 4 players on PS1? I'd love to hear your thoughts on that game.
"As much as I love Mad Max...well...everything besides Thunderdome."
Awww, c'mon Austin. Haven't we gotten...BEYOND THUNDERDOME!?
(This comment brought to you by MST3k. I've waited 20 years to use that joke)
The Bruce Lee game is the only tie-in/license game I ever remember and it was great in my mind.
So Night at the Museum is basically a slightly less violent Tecmo's Deception game? O_o
Take a shot every time Austin says “we’ll talk about that in another video/that’s for another time”
theres 2 many gamez
nagano 98 was one of my all time favorite games as a kid....
it was like, the first game that was just a bunch of mini games...
also, this game trained us in the skill of button mashing, and the wonders of curling.
Ben Stiller's model in the NatM game looks like a younger G-Man from Half-Life.
I love me some Cowboy Bebop. I wanted to name my second son Spike. My mother in law told me if my wife and I named him Spike, she would never speak to me again. Guess who hasn't talked to their mother in law in 3 years.
Sorry Austin... Pretty sure AVGN mentioned Mad Max briefly in a video and showed some short clips, I believe it may have been the Darkwing duck episode
The P4 music in the background. Everydays great at your Junes.
Yay! I've never seen anyone besides my brother and I who saw the 1994 live action jungle book! No one ever knows what I'm talking about when I try to describe it.
Bruce Lee having a video game on him is kinda understandable, because of what a legend he is
Jet Li has a PS2 game too
I played far too much Quest of the Dragon at my mate's place back then.
In my defence I was probably stoned.
2:13 Oh, come on, Austin! Can't you get BEYOND THUNDERDOME?
Wew the Small white guy with a Carrot nose is from Rave Master, i never knew that, i have just seen that characther many times.
Oh man hop-about it and monster rancher 2 were my jam when i was a kid.
I played an SNES version of Izzy's Quest. I remember getting lost on the second level. It was a rental so I could not go back to it when I got older.
Great video Austin. Missed ur videos.. Haven't appeared in my recommended in forever. WTF RUclips!?
All I saw was Ben Stiller in the thumbnail and I somehow instantly knew that I'd be finding out about a Night at the Museum game.
I can't decide which game on here surprises me the most.
Sick JoJo wallpaper dude!
The bruce lee games video... The world needs to know about what lies within
Bite your tongue! Reel Big Fish’s intro for the show was epic.
Awesome piece of content. Keep up the great work! :))
"Here are ten licensed games that I hope you do not know about. If you did... I am sorry... I am so very very sorry. My prayers go out to you. Society has failed you. I am so very very sorry."
I've played this Jungle Book game as a little kid. almost finished the first disc without knowing a single word in english.
don't ask me how, I was just a dumb kid that clicked in the little stars until memorize the sounds and movies.
Holy shit, I haven’t seen that Dukes of Hazard game in a good 15 years, at least. Dumped so many hours into that as a kid.
Dear god Austin, you reminded me of the existence of Gotham City Racer. Back when I was a little kiddie I watched the Batman Animated Series on TV every Sunday morning, and even though it was terrible, I played Gotham City Racer because of idea of driving the Batmobile sounded incredibly cool to me. Then, a couple of years later, I got Batman Vengeance, which was a bit better.
@Most Deadest Pool of em All. What do you mean?
Ok I love reel big fish and I had no idea about the rave thing. The more you know I guess.
I have the Napoleon Dynamite D's game. I don't remember getting it but I guess my parents got it for me as a kid. I played it very little lol
Damn Rave Master. Been a while since I’ve heard that name
Is no one gonna talk about how Austin likes Road Warrior more than Fury Road?
That last game is like a clunky version of gummi missions of KH games
I realy like the out place silent hill ost in the backgroud. Makes me feel dread for no reason. Thankz
I love to see good and bad licensed games. Like xiaolin showdown, and el tigre on ps2, legend of korra on ps3, beyblade v-force, medabots, cubix, etc.
Ouch.. That Scalebound reference hurt too deep..
I wanted to play that rave master game back in the day because I like the show and was interested in power stone but I couldn't find it anywhere.