I remember trying to wake up a fossil while on an airplane. For some reason, it didn't occur to me until it started that "oh yeah, we're in a location with CONSTANT background noise".
Just a little backstory: Pokemon was always conceived as a video game. The card game and anime (and everything else) were spin-offs of the game, which came out first :)
This is a recurring problem for the Pokeclones. Even Yokai watch who essentially imploded on itself. And Digimon which was a Tamagotchi until Bandai decided that they could ripoff Pokémon with it.
Yeah. I think if Disney tried to sell a new Spectrobes game to more mature audiences that remember the older games as part of their childhood they might just strike some gold. They do seem to like playing on people's nostalgia, given all the live action film remakes. Hell, at this point I'd gladly take a remake of the older games, to try and make what the originals lacked better. Until that day, I ought to track down a copy of Origins...
I feel like you downplayed the improvements the series made in the second and third game. The gameplay was improved a lot and the story also got more fleshed out. Krux and the High Krawl made for more interesting villains than the various non-speaking big blobs of goo in the first game. The games are definitely flawed, but this video makes them seem a lot worse than they actually are. I really hope Disney gives this series another shot at some point. I love the setting and I feel like there is still a lot of potential.
Yeah, especially since the first Monster Collecting game was technically Megami Tensei for the NES. That series still has the best monster designs out of the entire genre in my opinion.
I'm pretty sure if spectrobes origins had been more advertised the series' would have taken off. I mean, the real time combat with both you and a spectrobe fighting with a variety of weapon types and combos for the player to use would have totally taken off.
I remember being like 11 and not being able too beat it, i feel like some parts were a bit too hard for its target audience, considering I did all the challenge content in the first 2 games at the time.
"Developers like Game Freak know that they can't just market their games to kids" ... Considering how Sword and Shield went down... That statement sounds more dated than it should
Uh, no it doesn't. The twitter/reddit echo chamber doesn't actually make up the adult pokemon fan-base. SwSh are still highly appealing to them/us, and the sales reflect it.
Aaron Schmitz they’re definitely less appealing to an older audience than past games, the difficulty has been toned down and the story is bare bones. There are still a lot of people who don’t find the games appealing now. Of course it’ll sell, it’s Pokemon.
Was searching for this comment. Ironically some of the complaints he mentioned have been things Pokemon has been getting for the past couple of generations.
I had literally forgotten what this game was called, and even that it existed at all. And I spent an IMMENSE amount of time playing this as a kid. Digging up the fossils was my jam.
I feel like they could easily revive this series if they really wanted to! It has a lot of potential, despite the cons. The interactive feature of the fossils and waking them up is such a wonderful mechanic, and it'd be a shame for those amazing designs to go to waste.
working at a kids toy store and fun fact: Beyblades is the 2nd most requested collectible after Pokemon. Edit: Just rediscovered this comment... funny how in 2020 the weirdest part of the whole thing looking back is "working at a children's toystore." I miss human interaction.
@ThePOKOkitty It's still Bakugan. The relaunch has made it impossible to find the toys and it's like 2008/2009 all over again. My only complaint is that the episodes are half the length of the original and it's having similar plot pacing issues that plagued Steven Universe and Adventure Time due to limited time. I still have a 3 of the old ones from the Gundalian Invaders series: Ventus Quake Drago, Ventus Lumagrowl, and a Haos one who's name I can't remember but it uses dice to calculate damage.
"I remember loving this game, I spent hours on it!" *Loads up game to see I'm about 10 minutes in and had just played the same part over and over again*
I actually had the same experience with Pokemon Colosseum. Me and my brother had dumped hours and hours into it, and loading an old save I found that we'd basically just been dicking around in Pyrite town and had barely unlocked the ability to purify Shadow Pokemon.
Yeah, I remember being a silly kid, and spending hours quite literally scanning every possible corner I could to get as much as I could. Not to mention finally reaching the top of the mountain in the first area, and having to get a radiation suit to prevent damage from radiation was kinda cool at the time to little me, it was like damn this is a real alien world, and I can't just go willy nilly, or something like that haha I was really young, and thought Metroid Prime Hunters was the best FPS game ever, then again my D-Pad Skills where unmatched in online 5 Star Hunter Trace IMP MAIN BABY lol. (Only Action Replay cheaters could beat me)
"Remember Beyblade?" Me: *sitting up straighter in my chair immediately, attention snaps to the screen, literally putting together a Beyblade as I'm watching this video* "More popular than Monster Rancher, but nowhere near as popular as even Digimon." Me: =(
Then how come I can find Beyblades at the toy store and got one in my toddlers Burger King meal this year (2019) but cannot find anything Digimon outside of the rare occasion that the PS4 games are in stock? Beyblade is one of my baby girls favorite cartoons on Disney XD besides Pokemon. Digimon merch is extremely hard to find...
Me: I REMEMBER MONSTER RANCHER!! I STILL KNOW THE THEME SON- Dude: Can't blame you if you don't cause I just learned about it a few years ago. Me: T__T
@@ThexDynastxQueen I was transported to a far away planet to a world where Monsters rule I play the game like an ace now I'm in this place to save the monsters from the evil Moo Monsters rule Monster Rancher Monsters Rule Monster Rancher Then we'll find a mystery disc and take it to the shrine Will it be the sacred mystery disc that release the Pheonix inside I was transported to a faraway planet a world where monsters rule Play the game like an ace now I'm in this place to save the monsters from the evil Moo Monsters Rule Monster Rancher Monsters Rule (Monsters Rule)
Spectrobes Origins was heading in a good direction. They just needed to expand upon that. Funny enough, Astral Chain ended up having similar mechanics.
Also the models looked bad and most of the redesigns were bad, out of all of them the only one I liked was Beckles. The story could have been better and the battle system could have been more close to Champions.
There are a few things I liked. Having a unique vivosaur and having it be play a big part in the story. Having regional vivosaurs be different elements and could have there skills be a bit different then the original. I liked having the basic fossils be used for weaker basic moves and the gold fossils unlock stronger unique moves.
Spectrobes was the shit lol. I was playing it non stop on the ds back in the day. I remember that you got some special cards in the box with holes in them and that you need to put it on the lower ds screen and press your styles into the holes. The designs are still awesome and maybe one of my favorite in the genre Edit: the background music really takes me back lmao
@@g3ek178 The mechanic that's notable for the purpose of this conversation is that in Astral Chain, you control both the human character and a monster called a Legion at the same time, and you can switch between 5 different Legions on the fly. Each Legion has a different playstyle and exclusive skills. Combat is very combo-heavy and requires you to be mindful of the positioning of both characters. It sounds complicated, and it is, but the dual-character controls are a good deal more intuitive than the concept probably makes it sound.
I remember staying up all night on my computer just looking at the teaser website disney set up, I didn't even do anything, I just stared at the website in awe. Spectrobes has a special place in my heart because of how much time I spent on it collecting all of the shiny versions and just having fun running around and fighting. I really enjoyed it as a kid but it is certainly lacking. I hope that maybe some day, some how, this series will be revived.
Shigarot right there with you, i remember asking my mom what everything meant (game wasnt in my native languege) she went crazy cuzz i was asking her all day😂
Funny enough, I learned early that blowing into the mic works for any game you don't have to say words to. My Gunvolt 2 play was less stressful because I didn't karaoke XD
Fossil Fighters will always be the best to me. Countless nights spent in bed, just playing the game again and again, and never tiring of it. I always yawned at the resurrection at the end, when you come out of stone sleep. May be because I was so tired, or maybe because I just had that kind of bond with the scene. I don't know, but I'm hoping it was the latter. :)
@@delta.australia haha yeah I was either playing pokemon, yugioh, or beyblade. Some shows and games literally dont last after the pilot or first 6 months of the game or the trading cards, if its not commercially accepted. For me spectrobes was that. I would play the game but I know it wouldn't have the same affect on me as my younger self.
The atmosphere of the sun is called „Corona“ and the element in the game is the fire element. Fire is hot and the sun is hot. This is Why the element is called „Corona“.
The monster designs in Spectrobes look interesting, but they’re not exactly kid-friendly. For a game that wanted to stay as basic and bare-bones with its mechanics because of the children, then choosing to not go the whole nine yards with it sounds like a mistake. How are the designs not kid friendly? Just show a picture of Pikachu and of that blue bird, then ask them to draw the two from memory. Chances are, they’ll draw Pikachu easily and struggle with the bird, making Pikachu the most satisfying and easier to replicate subsequently.
I agree. The designs seem to follow a similar visual style to Digimon, but the thing Digimon did right is that those designs aren't the normal state of the monsters. The base form you most often see Digimon in are a lot more simple, and often pet-like. They only turn into the big detailed monsters when it's time for a fight, like a special battle suit. It makes the designs a cool visual representation of the monsters powering up, with the monsters typically getting more complicated as they get stronger, and it all goes away at the end of the battle leaving you with the cute, appealing designs again.
@@Potassiumkloride "it all goes away at the end of the battle leaving you with the cute, appealing designs again" that's only for the anime tho, and has never been the case in the video games and the vpets
Some of the most recognizable character designs are also the most simplistic. The slime from Dragon Quest, for example, is the famous mascot of Japan's favorite RPG series despite having no actual importance to the games, save for being among the first enemies encountered. It's design is just so stupidly simple, you can't possibly forget it, thus why it works as the face of the franchise.
When I was a kid, I really enjoyed those complicated styles. My favorite Pokémons always were hard to draw, and I really loved Spectrobes because of aesthetics (and I couldn't really wait to get past the fluffy stage to see the cool and powerful designs). I never really liked the cute designs, maybe it's just me.
I remember playing the ds game of this series as a kid and I loved how it had a paleontology theme as I loved dinosaurs and so it fulfilled a nishe I didn't really get anywhere else.
A few inaccuracies: There were PvP battles in the original Spectrobes for the multiplayer; there weren't just Krawl fights. The multiplayer for Origins had one player control the MC and the other, the Spectrobe, which is unrelated to what you said but I felt like mentioning it anyway. There also was a post-game for the original Spectrobes, though it wasn't very fleshed out, I'll admit. The player's goal basically became to collect as many of the Spectrobes as possible, as well as to collect all the Geos. The latter is achieved by partaking in what is akin to a challenge or endless mode, wherein your success is based on the number of waves you cleared. On top of that, you could spend time trying to get all the input cards IRL to get absolutely everything. Unfortunately, I can't say much about the post-game for the other two entries in the series, as I have yet to beat both, but I hear that they were both more developed than the first's. Another thing is that I don't think you placed enough focus on Origins, which could be considered the best game in the series, depending on who you ask. It certainly has the best graphics and does try to tell a more coherent narrative. It also has quite an expansive world for the time so it's definitely worth checking out, even today, despite the motion controls of the Wii. Regardless, it is wonderful to see Spectrobes getting some more attention. The franchise still has a small following and it would be amazing if a rise in attention led to a new entry, however unlikely that may be. Thank you for sharing its existence.
Joshua Ward the post game for beyond the portals (the second game) was pretty much the same as the first game but a few spectrobs were only available after you beat the game and every geo was in the same hundred battle pit that you would have to keep fighting again to get them all, there was also the custom parts that changed stats to collect and the minerals for the ship part.
@@Subjectively witch one are you referring to cause the first game is just a return to before final boss but 100 battle challenges appear on each planet, while the second is you go home and new spectrobes now appear and the 100 battle portal is where the final boss was. or are you referring to the invincible mode the first games final boss enters that you are not told to save the geo for or you can't win
Dude, I hated Origins. The graphics were beautiful, not gonna lie, but the gameplay and story were... ick to me. And Neal. Neal can just stay in his pits. The lack of healing items be it thru shop or otherwise, especially for the spectrobes, made the marathon battles in Slayso and the krawl sphere on "New game plus mode" almost impossible. Difficulty was also super slanted. In Beyond the Portals, I didn't have a huge problem until Gronos, and that was with me being a dumb-dumb and wanting to avoid every fight so my babies didn't get hurt as an 8 year old kid. Origins, I fought every little battle and still could barely beat the 3rd boss. Still hate that three headed Dutch bag... the digging was also a huge pain, but I think that's more due to my preference to handhelds over consoles. On the other hand, all the designs were AMAZING. I had 0 issues with a single spectrobe design wise. The world's were gorgeous, and I really enjoyed the mineral system they added, and the exchange fossil options. It wasn't a bad game, but they probably should have kept to handheld imo. When you change a game that drastically, it doesn't always turn out well. Look at Fossil Fighters. It followed the almost exact same pattern as Spectobes. A decent, but meh first game, a sequel better than the first that improved on ALL the flaws the first one had, and a third game that drastically changed everything and effectively killed the franchise.
I would do anything to see an improved Origins kind of game come out today. That game was challenging enough and well done to the point that I actually felt it took its audience seriously. I think if Disney Interactive licensed a good Dev team to develop a new title for the switch or even PC it would be a great thing. If they took a few notes from a whole host of different games I could see it becoming a complete success.
my god i haven't played this game in 12 years and i suddenly remembered every single monster just by seeing them and that final boss thingy and that thing with 2 flaming swords gave me such a flashbang, i need to play this again
Same, I used to play that game like no other when I was younger. Definitly 1 of my favourite games till this day. The running around until you got your cool ability was the best strat by far, don't challenge me xd
I am still disappointed that we never got to know more about the plot. The second and third games were actually setting up an entire galaxy and they really did have some very interesting world building. Sadly, the series died before we got any answers to some of the questions the games presented. I mean the bad guy in the game was a human, how did that happen? That was a plot line that was being set up.
mattbenz99 [Canadian Gambit] that sounds really cool! I love the series but sadly it didnt get so much traction. I really enjoyed the webisodes and was a bit irked with the VA change to Yuri lowenthal. Not a bad VA but the OG voice had a sarcastic, sassy, tone instead of the “heroic, tamer” voice Lowenthal was directed to do. He could do sarcastic if ya listen to Luke Fon Fabre of Tales of Abyss. Regardless of my VA opinions, spectrobes was a real DS/wii gen
Yeah, I'm playing through BTP again and I really remember why it sealed itself as part of my childhood all those years ago. I ought to find a copy of Origins, as apparently it's really good.
It's sad, because this is my favorite Disney franchise Also remember those cards you could put on the screen to obtain things? Windora Ortex was my friend's absolute favorite
Monsters rule. Especially Mocchi, Hare, Tiger, Golem, and The All Seeing Eyeball dude that nobody really likes... It had the most fucked up ending of any monster anime and I swear to God it is much darker than most Digimon series. More monsters perma-deathed and Genki losing his mind towards the end was so depressing it only aired once.
One of the best games ever. Gameplay is different than the other mon games. It did not matter if your monster was rare or you got it from the market. You can train it to be very strong.
TheRich Tree It's awesome. Not only did it introduce new Vivisaurs, It introduced a new kind of Vivisaur that only had one fossil to clean for the entire Vivisaur, but you had to clean it from both sides. You had to keep flipping the fossil as you cleaned it, or else you would fail. It had stuff like ammonite and trilobite.
Man just hearing the name Spectrobes brings back nostalgia! My favorite monsters were Rydrake, Shakoblad, and Torgazar! Torgazar reminded me of a character from Kinetica, another super nostalgic game I need a sequel of!
Origins is by far the best of the three games that were released but.... yeah, he has a point. There's just too much missing. Still love Origins though.
Oh yeah, Origins is the best. My little bro and I (he's 10y younger than me) are on our third co-op replay of it this year. So fun, much bonding, very laughter and teamwork. The 3D excavating is far better than the ds games once you get the hang of it.
AHEM??!! Dinosaur King was a collection based monster fighting game that had digging up and cleaning fossils as a core mechanic. It also has cool symbols on the elemental rocks used to summon the dinosaurs. Thank you.
Honestly I loved the story in spectrobes, and the soundtrack was beautiful, especially beyond the portals. I loved finding and exploring new planets and defeating different boss krawl. Really sad to see this franchise die out
Damn I saw this in my recommended and it awakened some buried memories lol. I definitely think they could bring this series back with the right adjustments. It has a lot of potential to be amazing.
I think it should also be noted that the internet culture was kinda new. In the past, people did move on from the stuff they loved as children. But with the internet, no matter how busy people got, they did not have to move on from stuff they loved as children. That is something that people need to remember.
@@BygoneT One of the main reason many series stay popular is because of the internet. In the past, for cartoons (anime or Western) or other series, it was easier to move on from them. But because of the internet, helping people keep up with a series and maybe even watch it later or connect with a community of people that liked something, popularity and longevity of a series was able to increase. But this video did not mention the fact that building a following on the web was able to help Pokemon stay big and have a following.
@@TheDeathmail pokemon absolutely did not get big by building a following on the web. far from it. Pokemon got big during the end of the 90's. So big that it was newsworthy. The internet never even once had anything to do with it. the early teens from back then are the people in their very late twenties and early thirties during the year 2019. The ones who were the original pokemon players, viewers, collectors. as an example: i was 9 and 10 years old when pokemon became so huge that older people feared it. Now i am 31.
@@JDReC100 I am not sure if I would say better, because that is subjective, but I will say Spectrobes as a more *consistent* design aesthetic than Digimon.
The show definitely wasn't, but I'd let it go on the technicality that part of the appeal of the toys was trying to collect all of the Bit-Beasts/Sacred Spirits.
I won't deny that the series was somewhat lacking in some categories, but I won't deny it had interesting concepts for mechanics ESPECIALLY the two ideas for obtaining the Spectrobes and most of all: the Ultimate Form Spectrobes. For me, these select Spectrobes, out of all of them, were very interesting with how mysterious they were. Spectrobes with near god like abilities! They really could've gone more into that concept, atleast story wise... a shame really! The series, both the games and the mini-episode animations they made, had alot of potential; but they couldn't get to that said potential at the rate they went. I do wish Spectrobes had a second chance in the spotlight with either a new game or, what they really need at this point, a reboot! And with times, consoles, and hardware changing... who knows?! Maybe that second chance is right around the corner. One can only hope at this rate...
The graphics for the first fossil fighters was waaaaay behind the first spectrobes. That was the biggest thing for me. But. I do enjoy both games immensely. I have both trilogies in my collection still xD
BruggleStar Yeah, the graphics in the first game REALLY left a lot to be desired, Champions was WAY better in my opinion. More appealing graphics, "better" story, more interesting characters (in a Saturday morning cartoon kind of way), and cooler vivasaur designs.
I have literally never heard about this until now. I am not gonna play the games, but I am off to their wikia to gawk at these designs because they really ARE fantastic.
@@selkrasouza6262 Yes, I know they did, but back then it would reach much more on TV since not that many people have Internet like now, and even then there are too short.
That isn't a sure fired way to succeed (the 80's is covered in the corpses of dead advertisement cartoon series).... but you are right, they had disney behind them on this. That could have been an option. At the very least, it could have kept up momentum until someone realized they should make a GOOD game.
I had never heard of spectrobes before but the mechanic of making the monster from ancient statues and having to dig it up and excavate it is really cool and I would have loved it as a kid. I love the concept now, but its a shame to hear that the games dont hold up
When I was a child, Spectrobes: Beyond the portals was one of my favourite games. I played that game so many times that I learned the entire game, I could know what was gonna happen and I could know where I could find the spectrobes that I needed. My favourite ones were Pahaxion (dark version of Hapaxion, which in my opinion was absolutly broken), Rydrake, Zaamaros (dark version of Azamaros, which was also broken) and Pinorska (dark version of Spikanor). I also liked the story I wish I could play that game again or they could remake it TwT
I remember my step dad got spectrobes for me on an emulator when i was like 10 or something and i got super sad when i was screaming at my mic less computer and nothing was happening
Funny thing about Digimon is that it wasn't conceived as a monster collector, it was a virtual pet (Tamagotchi spin-off). The first Digimon World game also mostly plays in this virtual pet idea since you can only have one Digimon at a time before it died and you can try to get another one. Then anime came where there is no "collecting" at all, the Digimon are the kid's friends/partners and other than digivolving they don't get another. I thought it was unique and it's kind of a shame that the newer games & anime series actually go the pure monster collecting route.
@@ruepel15 There's a version for phones coming as well, but I doubt it will be as enjoyable as playing on a console. :P Anyway, I'm glad to see some love for such an OLD franchise. Had a lot of fun playing the GBA versions and raising some wicked cool Tigers!
@@gamekatt101 sorry to inform you... But it was TRASH compared to the original PlayStation version because the monsters stones were decoded by putting random discs in your PlayStation xD . All the codes used on other systems you could find in game magazines, especially rare monsters with way op stats could only be found by inserting a physical disc in a PlayStation to get the code to generate multiples. There were monsters that the only way to ever generate the first one to get the code to give to someone else was with a specific unique disc no other method or disc could ever generate with rng. No PlayStation version = no cheat sheets of codes. Searching for discs i hadn't tried yet was a huge part of the games fun you missed out on if you played on another system. 3 of the rarest dinos and what cd's they were encoded on were "gallop" on Patti smith's 'wild horses', "geisha" on Bjork's 'homogenic', and "smiley" from 'the forest Gump soundtrack'... My fav was the pixie variant "Eve" from van Halen's album '1984'
I've heard about every monster game that you've showed because I was obsessed with monster fighting games. Spectrobes was one of my favorites but the franchise really died rather quickly.
I remember playing spectrobes: beyond the portal, and I remember absolutely loving it. Although I was never able to actually complete the game, I remember being so intrigued when I found a new fossil, and I absolutely love spectrobes beyond the portal, If they came out with a new game, for any device, I would definately buy it and play it.
Man, I just got one hell of a flashback from the thumbnail. I know not everyone might've bough or enjoyed or even knew the franchise existed, but man did I LOVE this series when I was younger. I bought both Spectrobes games on DS, and even the Wii game, Origins. I wish I knew where my copies went, because I'd probably still play them to this day if I knew where they were. Alas, the failing memory of a preteen me saw that they'd never be seen again...
I got the first one gifted to me by a family friend. And ended up finding the other ones by random chance. This series is special to me. ...my dad was at a Best Buy with my lil sis... the just showed up one night with it surprisingly like that. My sister recognized the cover art and nagged my father to get it. It was incredible. She couldn’t even read yet lmao Definitely made up for the time she nuked my original completed save on the 1st ds game ha
Gokazoa was my favorite in Origins. Though I eventually learned I could just down Krux with a high level Spikanor easy. But it’s no Beyond the Portals Doma-Boma. That Spectrobe is actually broken.
You forget that Pokemon, as well as practically all Nintendo Franchises have a cult following. And MANY Fanboys and girls behind it. That is a huge protection against potential sales loss, as a fancult is known for buying your product blindly. Pokemon doesn't even need to be a better game. (And it shows, since their newest entry the franchise hardly ever did something new or unconventional) Its just that they have such a big marketing campaign and additional merchandise. They're pretty much secured. Spectrobes wanted to survive in a monopolized market. Thats the other 40% for why it died..
Holy shuck, when you showed the Spectrobes Gameplay Video that reawakened a childhood memory long forgotten. I used to have one of the titles on my old DS.
For me, it was Dinosaur King and Fossil Fighters, I still own both and they're pretty fun. They both stood out in their unique style of both gameplay and characters.
I am a diehard fam. I have all 3 games, probably about 10k hours (over 10 years I started) and have the #3 world record for speedrunning the first game any%.
tbh if they expanded upon the typings again introduced better combat and allowed for competitive pvp, i think spectrobes could be quite popular, especially if its did its best to retain all its spectrobes throughout the series even if you cant catch them in that region of the galaxy.
I feel if they bring rallen into smash he'd have the same gaming mechanics as pokemon trainer. But maaaannn this video brings back memories! I loved this game and I think I still have the fossil cards that unlock special spectrobes
@@vice.2324 I imagine him being a fusion of Pokemon Trainer and the Ice Climbers, fighting alongside the Spectrobes and needing them for specials being able to switch between 3 of them
I actually remember talking to you about this on Instagram Jack! I got so hyped looking up spectrobes and seeing the monsters, and the characters, so much so I actually bought the first one online... and yeah you pretty much hit all my points on the head, which is such a shame. At least my memories will still be fond
I will always love Spectrobes for what it was to me, but perhaps not what it actually is. The creatures themselves are timeless, tho. They're just as good as I remember
It's so weird. I remember playing the game and I remember even finishing it, but I can't remember a single thing that happened. However, when the melody played in the video I instantly could recreate it in my head and all of the Spectrobes shown felt very familiar. I know I spend alot of time in this game, but I literally don't remember a thing.
To be honest, i love the Spectrobes story so much. It was much more serious than Pokémon for example and set the stakes much higher (exept from Pokémon Diamond/Pearl).
I specifically remember blowing into the microphone to awaken my Spectrobes when it asked me to 'speak'
I just said ahhh at different levels till it worked
U play to much fossil fighters lol
I remember trying to wake up a fossil while on an airplane. For some reason, it didn't occur to me until it started that "oh yeah, we're in a location with CONSTANT background noise".
I'm dead this brought back memories hahaha
@@Steve69419 same I just screamed, when I got older and played again I just sat in front of a fan so I didn't have to.
Just a little backstory: Pokemon was always conceived as a video game. The card game and anime (and everything else) were spin-offs of the game, which came out first :)
Lets Get Fluffy Wow yeah same, love both of these channels. Also I legit see you everywhere I go Fluffy. On discord servers and comment sections.
Not accurate, the manga came in like 1985
This is a recurring problem for the Pokeclones. Even Yokai watch who essentially imploded on itself. And Digimon which was a Tamagotchi until Bandai decided that they could ripoff Pokémon with it.
@@nukiradio where did you get that idea from?
Considering how he stated that a card game was a spin off a little bit after, I think he just misspoke.
If a spectrobes game came out on the switch I’d buy it.
Facts
Yeah. I think if Disney tried to sell a new Spectrobes game to more mature audiences that remember the older games as part of their childhood they might just strike some gold. They do seem to like playing on people's nostalgia, given all the live action film remakes.
Hell, at this point I'd gladly take a remake of the older games, to try and make what the originals lacked better. Until that day, I ought to track down a copy of Origins...
Lol and space chimps
Same i damn lpved spectrobes, its ashame that we dont have a 4 installment and most likely wont, even a remake would make me happy
TheUniversalEclipse I’d buy a switch for it
I feel like you downplayed the improvements the series made in the second and third game. The gameplay was improved a lot and the story also got more fleshed out. Krux and the High Krawl made for more interesting villains than the various non-speaking big blobs of goo in the first game. The games are definitely flawed, but this video makes them seem a lot worse than they actually are. I really hope Disney gives this series another shot at some point. I love the setting and I feel like there is still a lot of potential.
Also the plot of Spectrobes games is way better than the Pokémon ones
@@MyAlessandro1995 No-
@@chunkymonkey7983 no it is
@@MyAlessandro1995 Okay lol
I love seeing lively, verbose debate like the one in this thread. Great stuff.
Finally, a channel that calls monster collectors, MONSTER COLLECTORS and not "Pokemon clones" or "Pokemon rip-offs"
Latest term is Collect and Train, according to Dragon Ball Fusion
@@ramsey276 either way I'm happy the genre is getting well represented
Yeah, especially since the first Monster Collecting game was technically Megami Tensei for the NES. That series still has the best monster designs out of the entire genre in my opinion.
@@qalamity5185 that one is better known as HARDCORE RPG OMG SO HARD ..
I have two of them XD
Exactly. They act like the genre is literally just Pokémon and nothing else.
"Ladies and gentlemen, who remembers Spectrobes?"
not me-
"waaake uuuuuup"
*YES ME I DO.*
Who remembers Fighting Foodons
I'm pretty sure if spectrobes origins had been more advertised the series' would have taken off. I mean, the real time combat with both you and a spectrobe fighting with a variety of weapon types and combos for the player to use would have totally taken off.
I remember that one being the one I spent the most time in.
I remember being like 11 and not being able too beat it, i feel like some parts were a bit too hard for its target audience, considering I did all the challenge content in the first 2 games at the time.
"Developers like Game Freak know that they can't just market their games to kids"
... Considering how Sword and Shield went down... That statement sounds more dated than it should
Uh, no it doesn't. The twitter/reddit echo chamber doesn't actually make up the adult pokemon fan-base. SwSh are still highly appealing to them/us, and the sales reflect it.
Aaron Schmitz they’re definitely less appealing to an older audience than past games, the difficulty has been toned down and the story is bare bones. There are still a lot of people who don’t find the games appealing now. Of course it’ll sell, it’s Pokemon.
@@louismccormick3263 Exactly! The last pokemon game that I really like was Black and White 1&2.
Was searching for this comment. Ironically some of the complaints he mentioned have been things Pokemon has been getting for the past couple of generations.
@@louismccormick3263 At least they dont make you sit through the tutorials anymore if you prove that you dont need them.
Seeing the spectrobe designs hit me with a brick of nostalgia, holy moly
Saaaaaaaame
I had literally forgotten what this game was called, and even that it existed at all. And I spent an IMMENSE amount of time playing this as a kid. Digging up the fossils was my jam.
Fax
Same i was happy as i bought it for nds i spend hours on it
Zappizor is broken. Save your special and use it on the secret krawl fight and it just gets one shotted.
Friends: Screams into DS mic
Me, a being on a higher plain of existence: *blows into ds mic*
Honestly me playing spectrobes at 1am trying not to wake up my parents
Bruh
I play the Wikipedia definition of CBT into my DS's mic
Checkmate my friend
me being on spaceship: covers mic with finger to contain the soundwaves in mic
I remember I used to tap rapidly on the mic
I just whistle
I feel like they could easily revive this series if they really wanted to! It has a lot of potential, despite the cons. The interactive feature of the fossils and waking them up is such a wonderful mechanic, and it'd be a shame for those amazing designs to go to waste.
Yeah!! All you have to do is dig up its fossil & yell at it to wake up! :P
The wii version slammed and definitely fixed a lot of the problems mentioned
working at a kids toy store and fun fact: Beyblades is the 2nd most requested collectible after Pokemon.
Edit: Just rediscovered this comment... funny how in 2020 the weirdest part of the whole thing looking back is "working at a children's toystore." I miss human interaction.
Beyblade was more popular than Pokémon where I lived. We also played Yu-Gi-Oh! beyond intense.
I guess that really proves that shit character design works if they "game play" is good
Yugioh and beyblade is more accesible than pokemon which requires a console
When I was a kid, it was beyblade and Yugioh
yeah beyblade fell a bit flat as a multi media franchise but it's toy line is still going strong.
@ThePOKOkitty It's still Bakugan. The relaunch has made it impossible to find the toys and it's like 2008/2009 all over again. My only complaint is that the episodes are half the length of the original and it's having similar plot pacing issues that plagued Steven Universe and Adventure Time due to limited time. I still have a 3 of the old ones from the Gundalian Invaders series: Ventus Quake Drago, Ventus Lumagrowl, and a Haos one who's name I can't remember but it uses dice to calculate damage.
"I remember loving this game, I spent hours on it!"
*Loads up game to see I'm about 10 minutes in and had just played the same part over and over again*
I was the only one I knew that had this game, I loved the little punch cards that came with it... "Damn, this is revolutionary" said dumb child me.
@@UntrainableWizard I had googled templates so i could get a bunch of free monster things.
I actually had the same experience with Pokemon Colosseum. Me and my brother had dumped hours and hours into it, and loading an old save I found that we'd basically just been dicking around in Pyrite town and had barely unlocked the ability to purify Shadow Pokemon.
I actually have a 500+ hours game of spectrobes beyond the portals. But it's the third time I played it and overall I must have invested 1500 hours
Yeah, I remember being a silly kid, and spending hours quite literally scanning every possible corner I could to get as much as I could.
Not to mention finally reaching the top of the mountain in the first area, and having to get a radiation suit to prevent damage from radiation was kinda cool at the time to little me, it was like damn this is a real alien world, and I can't just go willy nilly, or something like that haha
I was really young, and thought Metroid Prime Hunters was the best FPS game ever, then again my D-Pad Skills where unmatched in online 5 Star Hunter Trace IMP MAIN BABY lol. (Only Action Replay cheaters could beat me)
"Remember Beyblade?"
Me: *sitting up straighter in my chair immediately, attention snaps to the screen, literally putting together a Beyblade as I'm watching this video*
"More popular than Monster Rancher, but nowhere near as popular as even Digimon."
Me: =(
Then how come I can find Beyblades at the toy store and got one in my toddlers Burger King meal this year (2019) but cannot find anything Digimon outside of the rare occasion that the PS4 games are in stock? Beyblade is one of my baby girls favorite cartoons on Disney XD besides Pokemon. Digimon merch is extremely hard to find...
Me: I REMEMBER MONSTER RANCHER!! I STILL KNOW THE THEME SON-
Dude: Can't blame you if you don't cause I just learned about it a few years ago.
Me: T__T
Sad ripping noises...
@@ThexDynastxQueen
I was transported to a far away planet to a world where Monsters rule
I play the game like an ace now I'm in this place to save the monsters from the evil Moo
Monsters rule Monster Rancher Monsters Rule Monster Rancher
Then we'll find a mystery disc and take it to the shrine
Will it be the sacred mystery disc that release the Pheonix inside
I was transported to a faraway planet a world where monsters rule
Play the game like an ace now I'm in this place to save the monsters from the evil Moo
Monsters Rule
Monster Rancher
Monsters Rule
(Monsters Rule)
I watched the shit out of that show a few years ago
P.S. it was on Hulu for a while not sure if it still is though
Spectrobes Origins was heading in a good direction. They just needed to expand upon that.
Funny enough, Astral Chain ended up having similar mechanics.
I mean, spectrobes was good...
But Fossil Fighters is another really great CM franchise that died to the Nuts and Bolts affect.
Yes
Yeah, fossil fighters was great but the third was just too different
It removed all the non dinosaur vivosaurs and it made battles less flashy
Also the models looked bad and most of the redesigns were bad, out of all of them the only one I liked was Beckles. The story could have been better and the battle system could have been more close to Champions.
There are a few things I liked. Having a unique vivosaur and having it be play a big part in the story. Having regional vivosaurs be different elements and could have there skills be a bit different then the original. I liked having the basic fossils be used for weaker basic moves and the gold fossils unlock stronger unique moves.
I used the audio of this video to awaken my spectrobe fossil
Oh my god I'm a dad
Me too!
@@Subjectively You better pay for child support.
@@Subjectively RUN BOI RUN
Power move
When you showed that little montage of all the different spectrobes that really gave me flashbacks. I loved spectrobes so much as a kid.
When I played Spectrobes, my 'R" button stopped working halfway through the game!
hahaha same
SAMEEEEE
Fricking same
I played the first one on my friends DS and got myself only the second game. Guess whose "R" button doesn't work anymore
Spectrobes was the shit lol. I was playing it non stop on the ds back in the day.
I remember that you got some special cards in the box with holes in them and that you need to put it on the lower ds screen and press your styles into the holes.
The designs are still awesome and maybe one of my favorite in the genre
Edit: the background music really takes me back lmao
oh i remember golden tank beetle & Blade faced seadragon FTW
I feel you bro
The music was so underappreciated.
Glorious nostalgia.
Oh my gosh those cards! I thought they were SO COOL!
Imagine a Spectrobes game with game mechanics like Astral Chain. Now that would be interesting.
Get on it then. That sounds amazing.
Platinum should get the IP
I would lose my god damned mind.
What are the game mechanics of Astral Chain?
@@g3ek178 The mechanic that's notable for the purpose of this conversation is that in Astral Chain, you control both the human character and a monster called a Legion at the same time, and you can switch between 5 different Legions on the fly. Each Legion has a different playstyle and exclusive skills. Combat is very combo-heavy and requires you to be mindful of the positioning of both characters.
It sounds complicated, and it is, but the dual-character controls are a good deal more intuitive than the concept probably makes it sound.
I love Spectrobes.
For me, the dialogue was the best part.
I remember staying up all night on my computer just looking at the teaser website disney set up, I didn't even do anything, I just stared at the website in awe. Spectrobes has a special place in my heart because of how much time I spent on it collecting all of the shiny versions and just having fun running around and fighting. I really enjoyed it as a kid but it is certainly lacking. I hope that maybe some day, some how, this series will be revived.
I don’t care what anyone says. Spectrobes was my childhood
Fuckin facts
Shigarot right there with you, i remember asking my mom what everything meant (game wasnt in my native languege) she went crazy cuzz i was asking her all day😂
Are you telling me that yelling into a mic while in a supermarket didn't catch on??? Also spectrobes is great, good job on the video mr subjectively.
Funny enough, I learned early that blowing into the mic works for any game you don't have to say words to. My Gunvolt 2 play was less stressful because I didn't karaoke XD
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There was an endgame tho. The special tornados that hit you with waves of enemies and if you beat it you get a special item.
"And developers like gamefreak know that they can't just market their games to kids"
uhhh yeah do they really know? ^^
they've forgotten that fact since the staff turnover after gen 5.
They sure seem to, considering it makes up the bulk of their players, an they've successfully made millions from them for the past 10+ years.
Fossil fighters, anyone...? The whole digging them out of fossils idea... hmm...
Dinosaur King video game.
Spectrobes came first !
Was looking through comments to see if anyone mentions Fossil Fighters. Fossil Fighters has a special place in my heart.
Fossil Fighters will always be the best to me. Countless nights spent in bed, just playing the game again and again, and never tiring of it. I always yawned at the resurrection at the end, when you come out of stone sleep. May be because I was so tired, or maybe because I just had that kind of bond with the scene. I don't know, but I'm hoping it was the latter. :)
Spectrobes came before Fossil Fighters
I've never even heard of spectrobes until now. Wow
I'm glad I could introduce it to you!
You what?! You haven't heard of the greatest game ever?
@@delta.australia was this an American phenomenon??
@@uco.7303 nope but I'm still the biggest fan of the games
@@delta.australia haha yeah I was either playing pokemon, yugioh, or beyblade. Some shows and games literally dont last after the pilot or first 6 months of the game or the trading cards, if its not commercially accepted. For me spectrobes was that. I would play the game but I know it wouldn't have the same affect on me as my younger self.
"Does anyone remember Monstet Rancher?" Hell yeah I do. I still play those games. There's even a Discord channel where we hold ran tournaments.
5:31 holy moly Spectrobes created the Corona Virus before 2020!
ahahahahahaha
Or it’s named after the beer.
Wow you are so funny wow
The atmosphere of the sun is called „Corona“ and the element in the game is the fire element. Fire is hot and the sun is hot. This is Why the element is called „Corona“.
@@ninjan2002 are you joking or just...
The monster designs in Spectrobes look interesting, but they’re not exactly kid-friendly. For a game that wanted to stay as basic and bare-bones with its mechanics because of the children, then choosing to not go the whole nine yards with it sounds like a mistake.
How are the designs not kid friendly? Just show a picture of Pikachu and of that blue bird, then ask them to draw the two from memory. Chances are, they’ll draw Pikachu easily and struggle with the bird, making Pikachu the most satisfying and easier to replicate subsequently.
I agree. The designs seem to follow a similar visual style to Digimon, but the thing Digimon did right is that those designs aren't the normal state of the monsters. The base form you most often see Digimon in are a lot more simple, and often pet-like. They only turn into the big detailed monsters when it's time for a fight, like a special battle suit. It makes the designs a cool visual representation of the monsters powering up, with the monsters typically getting more complicated as they get stronger, and it all goes away at the end of the battle leaving you with the cute, appealing designs again.
@@Potassiumkloride "it all goes away at the end of the battle leaving you with the cute, appealing designs again" that's only for the anime tho, and has never been the case in the video games and the vpets
Some of the most recognizable character designs are also the most simplistic. The slime from Dragon Quest, for example, is the famous mascot of Japan's favorite RPG series despite having no actual importance to the games, save for being among the first enemies encountered. It's design is just so stupidly simple, you can't possibly forget it, thus why it works as the face of the franchise.
Yeah but a kid would struggle drawing celesteela too lmao
When I was a kid, I really enjoyed those complicated styles. My favorite Pokémons always were hard to draw, and I really loved Spectrobes because of aesthetics (and I couldn't really wait to get past the fluffy stage to see the cool and powerful designs). I never really liked the cute designs, maybe it's just me.
Spectrobes was the greatest thing Disney ever did
Epic Mickey and Kingdom Hearts disagree.
No.
*Split Second has entered the chat*
And then they abandoned it like they did with Oswald.
that is true
Digging up fossils...
Damaging them...
My god, Fossil Fighters memories were just unlocked
Or were they... revived?
Dinosaur king is godlike and you can not deny it
Also the fact that fire element is called Corona.........
I remember playing the ds game of this series as a kid and I loved how it had a paleontology theme as I loved dinosaurs and so it fulfilled a nishe I didn't really get anywhere else.
I hope it comes back in some capacity! It really does have a lot of charm
I still have my cartridge lol
I still love this game now!
Megan White
Dinosaur King?
Ever play Fossil Fighters?
You'd love it
A few inaccuracies:
There were PvP battles in the original Spectrobes for the multiplayer; there weren't just Krawl fights. The multiplayer for Origins had one player control the MC and the other, the Spectrobe, which is unrelated to what you said but I felt like mentioning it anyway.
There also was a post-game for the original Spectrobes, though it wasn't very fleshed out, I'll admit. The player's goal basically became to collect as many of the Spectrobes as possible, as well as to collect all the Geos. The latter is achieved by partaking in what is akin to a challenge or endless mode, wherein your success is based on the number of waves you cleared. On top of that, you could spend time trying to get all the input cards IRL to get absolutely everything. Unfortunately, I can't say much about the post-game for the other two entries in the series, as I have yet to beat both, but I hear that they were both more developed than the first's.
Another thing is that I don't think you placed enough focus on Origins, which could be considered the best game in the series, depending on who you ask. It certainly has the best graphics and does try to tell a more coherent narrative. It also has quite an expansive world for the time so it's definitely worth checking out, even today, despite the motion controls of the Wii.
Regardless, it is wonderful to see Spectrobes getting some more attention. The franchise still has a small following and it would be amazing if a rise in attention led to a new entry, however unlikely that may be. Thank you for sharing its existence.
Joshua Ward the post game for beyond the portals (the second game) was pretty much the same as the first game but a few spectrobs were only available after you beat the game and every geo was in the same hundred battle pit that you would have to keep fighting again to get them all, there was also the custom parts that changed stats to collect and the minerals for the ship part.
I think my copy of Spectrobes must’ve been corrupted as a kid. I was never able to progress past the final boss. Or maybe I was just stupid- I dunno.
@@Subjectively witch one are you referring to cause the first game is just a return to before final boss but 100 battle challenges appear on each planet, while the second is you go home and new spectrobes now appear and the 100 battle portal is where the final boss was.
or are you referring to the invincible mode the first games final boss enters that you are not told to save the geo for or you can't win
Dude, I hated Origins. The graphics were beautiful, not gonna lie, but the gameplay and story were... ick to me. And Neal. Neal can just stay in his pits. The lack of healing items be it thru shop or otherwise, especially for the spectrobes, made the marathon battles in Slayso and the krawl sphere on "New game plus mode" almost impossible. Difficulty was also super slanted. In Beyond the Portals, I didn't have a huge problem until Gronos, and that was with me being a dumb-dumb and wanting to avoid every fight so my babies didn't get hurt as an 8 year old kid. Origins, I fought every little battle and still could barely beat the 3rd boss. Still hate that three headed Dutch bag... the digging was also a huge pain, but I think that's more due to my preference to handhelds over consoles.
On the other hand, all the designs were AMAZING. I had 0 issues with a single spectrobe design wise. The world's were gorgeous, and I really enjoyed the mineral system they added, and the exchange fossil options. It wasn't a bad game, but they probably should have kept to handheld imo. When you change a game that drastically, it doesn't always turn out well. Look at Fossil Fighters. It followed the almost exact same pattern as Spectobes. A decent, but meh first game, a sequel better than the first that improved on ALL the flaws the first one had, and a third game that drastically changed everything and effectively killed the franchise.
I would do anything to see an improved Origins kind of game come out today. That game was challenging enough and well done to the point that I actually felt it took its audience seriously. I think if Disney Interactive licensed a good Dev team to develop a new title for the switch or even PC it would be a great thing. If they took a few notes from a whole host of different games I could see it becoming a complete success.
my god i haven't played this game in 12 years and i suddenly remembered every single monster just by seeing them and that final boss thingy and that thing with 2 flaming swords gave me such a flashbang, i need to play this again
Why is no one in the comments talking about the corona typing
No one:
"Hey you remember Spectrobes-?"
Me: WOKE *Flashback episode starts*
Same, I used to play that game like no other when I was younger. Definitly 1 of my favourite games till this day. The running around until you got your cool ability was the best strat by far, don't challenge me xd
@@gaevlos1281My first Spectrobes game was the wii one then I tried the two DS games, my favorite was the second one.
The original Spectrobes doesn’t hold up too well, but Beyond the Portals is still fun as hell imo
I am still disappointed that we never got to know more about the plot. The second and third games were actually setting up an entire galaxy and they really did have some very interesting world building. Sadly, the series died before we got any answers to some of the questions the games presented. I mean the bad guy in the game was a human, how did that happen? That was a plot line that was being set up.
mattbenz99 [Canadian Gambit] that sounds really cool! I love the series but sadly it didnt get so much traction. I really enjoyed the webisodes and was a bit irked with the VA change to Yuri lowenthal. Not a bad VA but the OG voice had a sarcastic, sassy, tone instead of the “heroic, tamer” voice Lowenthal was directed to do. He could do sarcastic if ya listen to Luke Fon Fabre of Tales of Abyss.
Regardless of my VA opinions, spectrobes was a real DS/wii gen
YES!!
@@mattbenz99 The MC and the villian come from another planet and the villian was part Krawl when he removed his mask and that's pretty much the plot.
Yeah, I'm playing through BTP again and I really remember why it sealed itself as part of my childhood all those years ago.
I ought to find a copy of Origins, as apparently it's really good.
Did anyone notice how one of the background science projects was "are telephones real?" at 7:36
Jaden Smith's science project.
It's interesting seeing how much older people have such nostalgia over all these games considering that I'm 18 next month and feel the same nostalgia
It's sad, because this is my favorite Disney franchise
Also remember those cards you could put on the screen to obtain things?
Windora Ortex was my friend's absolute favorite
Bakuraiya Wolve was best
I still have those cards, well, some of them. I have Vilagrisp, Samukabu, Seguslice, and Windora.
I had one that looked like either a train or a warship, cant remember which it was.
Kingdom Hearts is better...
@@princesspikachu3915 Good on you. I personally couldn't give two hoots about it, but that's just me. We all have our favorites.
My first time hearing about Spectrobes. Didn’t know the franchise even existed till this video
Lol, same.
thank you i was thinking the same thing and i even watched more obscure so such as the mentioned monster rancher
Same
Same
Check out the nds game
"Several others in the series" I was pretty sure there were only three...
"I only learned about (Monster Rancher) a few years ago" Wha! ... but... but Monsters rule...
Monsters rule. Especially Mocchi, Hare, Tiger, Golem, and The All Seeing Eyeball dude that nobody really likes... It had the most fucked up ending of any monster anime and I swear to God it is much darker than most Digimon series. More monsters perma-deathed and Genki losing his mind towards the end was so depressing it only aired once.
If you run into anyone that still plays MR, feel free to direct them to the Monster Rancher Discord.
@@imlaughing2death I do. I play the one on the GBA and DS. I have a physical copy of Monster Rancher Advance 2 and play the DS one on an emulator.
One of the best games ever. Gameplay is different than the other mon games. It did not matter if your monster was rare or you got it from the market. You can train it to be very strong.
@@princesspikachu3915 the Eyeball is named Suezo
Spectrobes and Fossil Fighters (first two, not the third) were the shit for me as a kid, I played those games for hours and I still do today.
Never heard of Spectrobes till now, but I fucking LOVE Fossil Fighters
Spectrobes is like if Pokémon and Digimon had a baby. Then when that child grew up, it had a child with Fossil Fighters.
Yes! I play third fossil fighter it suck haven't play second game
TheRich Tree It's awesome. Not only did it introduce new Vivisaurs, It introduced a new kind of Vivisaur that only had one fossil to clean for the entire Vivisaur, but you had to clean it from both sides. You had to keep flipping the fossil as you cleaned it, or else you would fail. It had stuff like ammonite and trilobite.
Dragon Lich Queen SAAAAAME
Spectrobes beyond the portal was probably among my favorite DS games when I was super young and I forgot about it! Thanks for the nostalgia!!
I like how the last minute of the video was basically a YTP
Man just hearing the name Spectrobes brings back nostalgia! My favorite monsters were Rydrake, Shakoblad, and Torgazar! Torgazar reminded me of a character from Kinetica, another super nostalgic game I need a sequel of!
I've no bloody idea how the algorithm picked this out for me, but even in this day and age, I still play Origins as one of my favourite Mons game.
Origins is by far the best of the three games that were released but.... yeah, he has a point. There's just too much missing. Still love Origins though.
Oh yeah, Origins is the best. My little bro and I (he's 10y younger than me) are on our third co-op replay of it this year. So fun, much bonding, very laughter and teamwork. The 3D excavating is far better than the ds games once you get the hang of it.
AHEM??!! Dinosaur King was a collection based monster fighting game that had digging up and cleaning fossils as a core mechanic.
It also has cool symbols on the elemental rocks used to summon the dinosaurs.
Thank you.
It was also just a rock paper scissors simulator haha
I’m re watching the show and it brings back a lot of memories and cringey voice acting
James
A cool one with fun animations and strategies
Randy Quan
It not perfect but I love it
🎶dinosaur king is what you wanna be🎶
Honestly I loved the story in spectrobes, and the soundtrack was beautiful, especially beyond the portals. I loved finding and exploring new planets and defeating different boss krawl. Really sad to see this franchise die out
Damn I saw this in my recommended and it awakened some buried memories lol. I definitely think they could bring this series back with the right adjustments. It has a lot of potential to be amazing.
I think it should also be noted that the internet culture was kinda new. In the past, people did move on from the stuff they loved as children. But with the internet, no matter how busy people got, they did not have to move on from stuff they loved as children. That is something that people need to remember.
How insightful. Thanks.
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I'm afraid I miss the point of the comment, what are you trying to say?
@@BygoneT One of the main reason many series stay popular is because of the internet. In the past, for cartoons (anime or Western) or other series, it was easier to move on from them.
But because of the internet, helping people keep up with a series and maybe even watch it later or connect with a community of people that liked something, popularity and longevity of a series was able to increase.
But this video did not mention the fact that building a following on the web was able to help Pokemon stay big and have a following.
@@TheDeathmail pokemon absolutely did not get big by building a following on the web. far from it. Pokemon got big during the end of the 90's. So big that it was newsworthy. The internet never even once had anything to do with it. the early teens from back then are the people in their very late twenties and early thirties during the year 2019. The ones who were the original pokemon players, viewers, collectors. as an example: i was 9 and 10 years old when pokemon became so huge that older people feared it. Now i am 31.
"Most complicated monster designs"
No offense, but that tells me you haven't seen some of Digimon's monster designs outside the anime.
Digimon kinda puts spectrobes to shame with some of their designs....
Still love both franchises though.
I was thinking the exact same thing.
He obviously has never seen X Antibody Digimon.
@@ShadowEclipex though i will say, Spectrobes does have a better overall design *aesthetic* than Digimon.
@@JDReC100
I am not sure if I would say better, because that is subjective, but I will say Spectrobes as a more *consistent* design aesthetic than Digimon.
@@ShadowEclipex honestly that is one of the things that hurt digimon so badly. They don't even look like they exist in the same reality.
Yeah that corona element from 5:30 is pretty op, its recently destroyed a ton of the meta after leaving china.
XD
Flash, Aurora and... wait, CORONA!
Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals is a game I hold near and dear to my heart
"Digimon"
Technically not a monster collector franchise.
"Beyblade"
*WHAT?*
The show definitely wasn't, but I'd let it go on the technicality that part of the appeal of the toys was trying to collect all of the Bit-Beasts/Sacred Spirits.
@@Potassiumkloride
Collectible? Sure.
Monsters? No.
If anything, it was a sports anime with beast auras.
@@Bezaliel13 I mean, digimon literally stands for 'digital monsters'...
@@XeoKnight
So, it is a mons franchise, but you do not *collect* digimon in the base product.
@@Bezaliel13 Fair enough
I won't deny that the series was somewhat lacking in some categories, but I won't deny it had interesting concepts for mechanics ESPECIALLY the two ideas for obtaining the Spectrobes and most of all: the Ultimate Form Spectrobes. For me, these select Spectrobes, out of all of them, were very interesting with how mysterious they were. Spectrobes with near god like abilities! They really could've gone more into that concept, atleast story wise... a shame really!
The series, both the games and the mini-episode animations they made, had alot of potential; but they couldn't get to that said potential at the rate they went. I do wish Spectrobes had a second chance in the spotlight with either a new game or, what they really need at this point, a reboot! And with times, consoles, and hardware changing... who knows?! Maybe that second chance is right around the corner. One can only hope at this rate...
I miss this franchise so much
Spectrobes was one of my favorite games on my ds. Then my cousin deleted my save file. Good memories
I selled my beyond the portals game as a kid at Gamestop for a few bucks
@@bambyce I bought my copy secondhand at GameStop for a few bucks (one of the few DS games I still have haha)
My sister deleted mine😭😭
Fossil Fighters: Hey, I've seen this one before!
Spectrobes: What are you talking about? It's brand new
Pinyata EXACTLY!! I was thinking the same thing.
Spectrobes did it 4 or 5 years before fossil fighter.
@@BruggleStar tru, but fossil fighters was totally cooler -up until frontier which was a BIG f in the chat ;v;-
The graphics for the first fossil fighters was waaaaay behind the first spectrobes. That was the biggest thing for me. But. I do enjoy both games immensely. I have both trilogies in my collection still xD
BruggleStar Yeah, the graphics in the first game REALLY left a lot to be desired, Champions was WAY better in my opinion. More appealing graphics, "better" story, more interesting characters (in a Saturday morning cartoon kind of way), and cooler vivasaur designs.
I have literally never heard about this until now. I am not gonna play the games, but I am off to their wikia to gawk at these designs because they really ARE fantastic.
i recommend the Wii game Spectrobes Origins. its really good
5:29 Wow, uhh... That just got a lot more surreal in retrospect.
you hit me with that "theyre fossils" and i went FOSSIL FIGHTERS?
Another lost gem
Oh, the memories
The last fossil fighters game came out 4 years ago. The chances of getting a new fossil fighters game are alot higher than getting a new spectrobes.
That_Fishing_Gamer Fingers crossed my dude, I hope it’s that way.
@@Pinnaporaptor yeah, I would love a spectrobes remake but its probably never happening, but theres hope for fossil fighters yet
I think Spectrobes died out because they didn't make a TV show. So simple yet so powerful...
Nido Hime Holy hell if they made a tv show that looked like the CG shorts they made that'd have been the shit as a kid.
They actually did make an online series that you can watch now on RUclips.
@@selkrasouza6262 Yes, I know they did, but back then it would reach much more on TV since not that many people have Internet like now, and even then there are too short.
That isn't a sure fired way to succeed (the 80's is covered in the corpses of dead advertisement cartoon series).... but you are right, they had disney behind them on this. That could have been an option. At the very least, it could have kept up momentum until someone realized they should make a GOOD game.
@@acidonia150 Really? I didn't notice. It wouldn't be a doubt more people thought it was a fake game for the show.
2009-2019: Corona, Aurora, and Flash...
2020: *CORONAVIRUS*
I had never heard of spectrobes before but the mechanic of making the monster from ancient statues and having to dig it up and excavate it is really cool and I would have loved it as a kid. I love the concept now, but its a shame to hear that the games dont hold up
When I was a child, Spectrobes: Beyond the portals was one of my favourite games. I played that game so many times that I learned the entire game, I could know what was gonna happen and I could know where I could find the spectrobes that I needed. My favourite ones were Pahaxion (dark version of Hapaxion, which in my opinion was absolutly broken), Rydrake, Zaamaros (dark version of Azamaros, which was also broken) and Pinorska (dark version of Spikanor). I also liked the story
I wish I could play that game again or they could remake it TwT
Dude same. Partly out of nostalgia, but I still have all 3 games and still prefer the second.
I remember my step dad got spectrobes for me on an emulator when i was like 10 or something and i got super sad when i was screaming at my mic less computer and nothing was happening
Dude. That character design isn’t good at all. It is super convoluted, unnecessary and over the top.
Funny thing about Digimon is that it wasn't conceived as a monster collector, it was a virtual pet (Tamagotchi spin-off). The first Digimon World game also mostly plays in this virtual pet idea since you can only have one Digimon at a time before it died and you can try to get another one. Then anime came where there is no "collecting" at all, the Digimon are the kid's friends/partners and other than digivolving they don't get another. I thought it was unique and it's kind of a shame that the newer games & anime series actually go the pure monster collecting route.
I still play Monster Rancher to this day, it's a gem that fell through the cracks :c
Riley James Purdy apparently it’s getting rebooted my friend there’s still hope
@@dinkalus what realy? would be amazing :D, edit: just found out the first one gets ported to switch -.-
@@ruepel15 There's a version for phones coming as well, but I doubt it will be as enjoyable as playing on a console. :P Anyway, I'm glad to see some love for such an OLD franchise. Had a lot of fun playing the GBA versions and raising some wicked cool Tigers!
@@gamekatt101 sorry to inform you... But it was TRASH compared to the original PlayStation version because the monsters stones were decoded by putting random discs in your PlayStation xD . All the codes used on other systems you could find in game magazines, especially rare monsters with way op stats could only be found by inserting a physical disc in a PlayStation to get the code to generate multiples. There were monsters that the only way to ever generate the first one to get the code to give to someone else was with a specific unique disc no other method or disc could ever generate with rng. No PlayStation version = no cheat sheets of codes. Searching for discs i hadn't tried yet was a huge part of the games fun you missed out on if you played on another system. 3 of the rarest dinos and what cd's they were encoded on were "gallop" on Patti smith's 'wild horses', "geisha" on Bjork's 'homogenic', and "smiley" from 'the forest Gump soundtrack'... My fav was the pixie variant "Eve" from van Halen's album '1984'
I've heard about every monster game that you've showed because I was obsessed with monster fighting games.
Spectrobes was one of my favorites but the franchise really died rather quickly.
I remember playing spectrobes: beyond the portal, and I remember absolutely loving it. Although I was never able to actually complete the game, I remember being so intrigued when I found a new fossil, and I absolutely love spectrobes beyond the portal, If they came out with a new game, for any device, I would definately buy it and play it.
Man, I just got one hell of a flashback from the thumbnail. I know not everyone might've bough or enjoyed or even knew the franchise existed, but man did I LOVE this series when I was younger. I bought both Spectrobes games on DS, and even the Wii game, Origins. I wish I knew where my copies went, because I'd probably still play them to this day if I knew where they were. Alas, the failing memory of a preteen me saw that they'd never be seen again...
I LOVE SPECTROBES! The wii one is the best!
Ah, spectrobes origins, my first and the best.
@@grayfox6930 Rydrake and Yagizora were my favorite ones. :)
I played Beyond the Portals, and I loved Vilamasta a lot :)
I got the first one gifted to me by a family friend. And ended up finding the other ones by random chance. This series is special to me.
...my dad was at a Best Buy with my lil sis... the just showed up one night with it surprisingly like that. My sister recognized the cover art and nagged my father to get it. It was incredible. She couldn’t even read yet lmao
Definitely made up for the time she nuked my original completed save on the 1st ds game ha
Gokazoa was my favorite in Origins. Though I eventually learned I could just down Krux with a high level Spikanor easy. But it’s no Beyond the Portals Doma-Boma. That Spectrobe is actually broken.
You forget that Pokemon, as well as practically all Nintendo Franchises have a cult following.
And MANY Fanboys and girls behind it.
That is a huge protection against potential sales loss, as a fancult is known for buying your product blindly.
Pokemon doesn't even need to be a better game.
(And it shows, since their newest entry the franchise hardly ever did something new or unconventional)
Its just that they have such a big marketing campaign and additional merchandise.
They're pretty much secured.
Spectrobes wanted to survive in a monopolized market.
Thats the other 40% for why it died..
Holy shuck, when you showed the Spectrobes Gameplay Video that reawakened a childhood memory long forgotten. I used to have one of the titles on my old DS.
I remember playing spectrobes when i was a child, and i still love it.
For me, it was Dinosaur King and Fossil Fighters, I still own both and they're pretty fun. They both stood out in their unique style of both gameplay and characters.
I had Dinosaur King, but my cartridge rusted or whatever that black stuff was.
I am a diehard fam. I have all 3 games, probably about 10k hours (over 10 years I started) and have the #3 world record for speedrunning the first game any%.
fancy seeing you here, inki
Omg its inki!
John Thompson who r u on the discord server
Cosmokey
Spectrobes + Pokémon + skylanders + Kaiju combat + bakugan + digimon + dragon city + dragonvale + dragonvale world + dragons world + dragon mania legends + monster legends + mutant genetic gladiators
One word, invizimals
I remember Spectrobes
I found Orgins for the Wii to be the best one, they should try one more time on Switch
#Rallen4SmashifDisneyrep
tbh if they expanded upon the typings again introduced better combat and allowed for competitive pvp, i think spectrobes could be quite popular, especially if its did its best to retain all its spectrobes throughout the series even if you cant catch them in that region of the galaxy.
I feel if they bring rallen into smash he'd have the same gaming mechanics as pokemon trainer. But maaaannn this video brings back memories! I loved this game and I think I still have the fossil cards that unlock special spectrobes
@@vice.2324 I imagine him being a fusion of Pokemon Trainer and the Ice Climbers, fighting alongside the Spectrobes and needing them for specials being able to switch between 3 of them
Disney rep?
We are more likely to get Sora at this point.
Keep Disney the hell away from Japanese IPs.
Western market domination is enough.
I actually remember talking to you about this on Instagram Jack! I got so hyped looking up spectrobes and seeing the monsters, and the characters, so much so I actually bought the first one online... and yeah you pretty much hit all my points on the head, which is such a shame. At least my memories will still be fond
I will always love Spectrobes for what it was to me, but perhaps not what it actually is. The creatures themselves are timeless, tho. They're just as good as I remember
It's so weird. I remember playing the game and I remember even finishing it, but I can't remember a single thing that happened.
However, when the melody played in the video I instantly could recreate it in my head and all of the Spectrobes shown felt very familiar.
I know I spend alot of time in this game, but I literally don't remember a thing.
Dude I totally forgot about this even existing, I played this more than Pokemon at one point, thank you for bringing this back to my mind
You didnt talk about the Wii game spectrobes origins I remember it being a lot better than the DS games
I really hope some other JAPANESE studio buys the ip from Disney. Disney doesn't deserve the IP tbh.
Spectrobes had me so ridiculously addicted..
Way worse than any Pokémon Game besides maybe Pokémon Collosseum
I've never seen a review video type thing end with a youtube poop and i'm shocked, impressed, and amused
Bakugan and spectrobes was my shit as a kid
Clearly Spectrobes needs to be revived.... WAAAAKE UUUUP!!!
honestly this was the best fever dream that was confirmed true for me
Sometimes I forget it was ever real...
Dumbledore voice: what in the hell... is a spectrobes?
To be honest, i love the Spectrobes story so much. It was much more serious than Pokémon for example and set the stakes much higher (exept from Pokémon Diamond/Pearl).