The Insane World of The Neverhood
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2023
- Delving into a world made completely of clay from 1996, The Neverhood.
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a non sponsored video about a niche adventure game from 1996, welcome to bad video decisions that you hopefully enjoy
EDIT: the response to the video in the comments, hearing about everyones memories of this game has been incredible - thank you!
The frick you mean bad video decisions this game is amazing and needs more recognition!
You should play the sequel. It's called skull monkeys.
The algorithm might hate it but we all definitely love it
Dude I have been trying to figure out what the name of this game was. I was 6 when this came out. I always remember what clayman looked like. Great vid too.
The true sequel to this game is Armikrog. Very mediocre, unfortunately.
Is it possible to feel nostalgic over a game you’ve never played? Just something about the look and animation takes me back.
Sick video so nostalgic
The German word *Sonder* is best described as “nostalgia for a time you never experienced”. I think that’s something like what you’re talking about.
I think claymation in genreral has a nostalgia factor for most of us because of "Pat & Mat","Pingu"."Shaun the Sheep","Wallace & Gromit" and such.
The style is nostalgic, it reminds us the time we were kids and watched clay animations.
And the resolution reminds us the 90's games.
@@justinsharp6323 As a native german speaker, I don't think "sonder" is a german word at all, really. Especially not in this context.
Sonder is basically a short form of "besonders" which translates to "special".
It is used only as a compound word, e.g. in "Sonderschule" or "special school" which is a school for special needs children.
Really no clue what you are talking about lol
The year is 1996. I'm a young lad in post-collapse Russia, my toys are sticks that vaguely resemble blasters if you squint, and my idea of sweets is bread with sugar sprinkled on top. One day, my aunt takes me to her boyfriend's place, where my attention is immediately drawn to a strange white TV on a desk. My aunt's boyfriend presses a couple of buttons, drags a white box across the desk, and then suddenly I'm hit with Terry S. Taylor's bonkers avant-garde jazz. A cartoon starts on the screen, except... I can control the main character?
To say that my mind was blown is to say nothing at all. This was my introduction to computers, my introduction to videogames, my introduction to a life that wasn't pure misery. For all these things, the Neverhood is always going to remain in my heart.
Incredible story!! Thanks for sharing
Why does there seem to be so many Russian fans of The Neverhood?
Потому что мы знаем толк в хороших играх :)@@Dalek_Scientist
@@Dalek_Scientiston of the reasons is specific localisation
@@Dalek_Scientistit was actually one of many of the first pirated 90s PC games and had a Russian localization. It spread like wildfire in the Russian pirating scene and thus a legend was born.
This feels like one of the most "you had to be there" games I've ever seen
I think you could stretch that statement into this entire style of claymation. Not sure younger Generations realize how prevalent this art style actually was from early too mid 1990's. I'd love to see it come back, was alot of fun.
If you wanna see devs do some more weird stuff with clay, definitely check out the Hylics series. Hylics 2 is absolutely spectacular. Would love to see this medium more in games
Yesss hylics
Good suggestion.
the dream machine as well
just bought them on steam thank you
Also Armikrog by the same guys who made the Neverhood
This video was a trip down memory lane... We had the whole family trying to solve the puzzles in it.
Same. We got a computer when I was a kid that had this on it and I would often go to my family for help. We didnt have internet, it was mostly for schoolwork and typing/printing so we had to figure out every ourselves.
This game holds a very special place in my heart.
Same!
My sister and I had to look up a guide on the early internet to get through the Neverhood. lol We still really enjoyed it though, and we both have so much nostalgia for it now.
I have heard of the Neverhood. I heard about it from Jordan Underneath’s video. I have never been so delighted about having “Pop goes the Weasel” stuck in my head. What a marvelous scene that was.
I miss Jordan’s old game reviews; though I can understand why he’d want to take his channel in a different direction.
Bruh I never finished this. Knowing Bill comes back after so long is so good, almost cried.
Meeeeeeeeeeeeeee....Bill!
Daym, I was hoping this day would finally come. I grew up playing this game.
Little fun, or maybe not so much, fact: in Russian version that long ass wall of text was covered with dad jokes and walkthrough for the entire game.
That's hilarious
There are several Russian versions of the game, the one you're talking about is actually Ukrainian (made by a team from Kharkiv)
Дядюшка Рисёч (Unca Risech) was an amazing work of localization.
I still have no idea how I managed to complete this masterpiece as a child, some of the puzzles are no joke. Guess it was just that good.
I remember one summer of just taking turns trying to solve this game with a friend. We were stuck on the second Venus fly trap puzzle for what seemed like forever.
I was just thinking the same thing. I very clearly remember playing through this whole game when I was like 8, but have no idea how I solved these puzzles without the internet's help.
BOBBY took me like a week, since English is not my first language and I thought Willy was called Bobby.
I still have the notebook with all the things I had to remember. Pages and pages of handwritten copies of all the weird symbols. A map of that stupid wall cart maze thing.
Made me nostalgic when I found it going through my old writing notebooks years back.
That's me with Robot Odyssey, the game is too hard for adult me
I grew up playing Skullmonkeys, never knew there was a game before it until I looked it up when I was older. I love the clay animation they use so much, it adds so much charm to the games.
they also made a spiritual sequel called armakrog
I have no memory of finishing this game but I clearly remember every scene in this video. The Neverhood is one of those core memories I’ll never lose.
Damn, Bill's storyline got me tearing up.
Neverhood is a charming little game. Played it a long time ago and watched that one video back in 2014(?) about childhood trauma. Nightmare Buzz still haunts me to this day.
The one by Jordan Underneath?
I love this game. Even the outtakes documentaries are great. They also contain the first video I witnessed of a man attempting to drink an entire three liters of soda before RUclips existed. Good times.
And how, because of the low-rez of that video, it definitely looked like clay coming back up. 😂
The behind the scenes for this game has stuck with me more than for some movies. It’s legendary!
I loved this game! This came bundled with my parents’ gateway computer back in elementary school. I remember that hallway feeling way longer than 7 minutes too. And that lore speech from Willie at the end was such a rush of nostalgia.
It's crazy to think that the whole game is made of clay, for the time that it was made this was around when nightmare before Christmas came out, so its still crazy to see a whole game made of clay
The game's from 1996, a ton of games had already done a significant amount of claymation by then. It's the first to have been done entirely in claymation, but the concept of such wasn't new it just wasn't something people wanted to actually do.
There’s a more modern clay game now. Hylics 1 & 2, it has some cool live action stuff too.
@@Raiethstar There's also Armikrog, the spiritual sequel to Neverhood made by many of the same people that came out a few years ago. It's just Doug Tenepel is a POS so pirate it instead of buying it. Not as great as Neverhood but not bad for a sequel 20 years later.
I never played this one but I have great memories of playing Skullmonkeys. The soundtrack, the art, the insane atmosphere. Just brilliant. It's fun to see where Neverhood began.
I had Skullmonkeys as well. That game was a trip lol.
Okay but FUCK was the music for the bonus level terrifying.
This one is quite a hidden gem for many. The artstyle, soundtrack and humour is amazing!
As a sculptor myself, I can appreciate, deeply, claymation creators. Painstaking works of love. ❤️
The game to cutscene transitions are super seamless too! ^^
"you just wake up in a room" by far most relatable game in history
stop being everywhere that I go, it's freaking me out.
Starting a petition for indeimaus to make a video on the sequel to this game
Yes, pleaseeeeeee!!!!!
There's a spiritual successor called Armikrog out there. It's not very good unfortunately but same energy. A lot of the original creators of this involved in it though.
@@Amiculi eh it's fine. it's just that neverhood was so good that armikrog could never compete
The Neverhood is my all time favorite childhood game. I remember seeing it on display at the Atlanta Children's Science Museum in the 90s and was hooked. I was too young to realize that my computer could barely handle running the game, so I thought all the audio/video stuttering I encountered from the discs was intentional. The soundtrack still slaps. The humor is great. The puzzles are fun. When I have children, I'll make sure they play The Neverhood too (also The Lost Mind of Doctor Brain.)
Seeing that opening scene was a mental flash bang back to my childhood. I always thought I made it pretty far in this game but now I realize I never made it further than the lore hallway. I was an impatient kid.
Games like this are just as much art as they are a game. I always find the process behind the making of the game just as interesting as the game itself, kind of a shame you don't really see anything like this done these days, as understandable as it is.
Man, it's one of my favourite childhood hidden gems. The art direction, humor, atmosphere and soundtrack all make it up for some of the moon logic puzzles and somewhat tedious sections. The OST especially - some of the tracks are living rent free in my head to this very day.
Fun fact, I even replayed it recently via ScummVM and it's still as charming as ever.
This unlocked a core memory in me. What a blast. Bless you maus 🙏
pretty cool to see people covering this game. so much love was clearly put into it and it's sad that it has been mostly forgotten
Oh my gosh! Neverhood?! Yes!! I love this game, and grew up playing it on my parents’ computer back in 2006. Dude.
This game was such a huge part of my childhood, nothing beats going back to it once in a while to get that sweet sweet nostalgia
I remember staying over at a friends house and watching her brother play this game, absolutely mesmerized and slightly unnerved by the claymation. This is giving me so much nostalgia for the early computer games we used to play.
Saw bits of this game as a kid but never finished the whole thing until a few years ago. The music and characters are so fun and interesting that the janky puzzles don't ruin it for me. Also remember seeing the dev reel at the end during Vinesauce "Vinny" Pizzapasta playthrough of it. That montage of the dev team just makes sense within the context of the game. Terry Scott Taylor is a subversive musical genius.
IT IS HERE! After years of teasing us with snippets of its sountrack. IT IS HERE!
This was the very first game i have ever played ind it was the only game I played for several years. It is permanently etched in my brain even after more than 20 years.
My mom was so against my brother and i playing video games, but she let us play this since it was puzzles. Played the hell out of this game. It’s burned into my brain too!
I still whistle the song from when you’re moving along the wall of the pool.
I noticed that to I also noticed something else that was suspiciously is that I heard a lot of music from Fear and Hunger in the video so I hope that indicates that he's planing to make a video about my favourite Stockholm syndrome of a game.
I ordered the Terry S. Taylor double CD soundtrack for the neverhood, skull monkeys, and boombots back in the day.
Still one of my weirdest favourites.
It's like avant-prog for kids.
I can't believe we're getting a video on The Neverhood of all games. This is awesome. Makes me miss claymation even if it was slightly horrific at times.
This game shaped my artist style a bit. My dad was a programmer in the late 80’s and early 90’s for Microsoft. He would bring home new games and programs for my sister and I to try almost weekly. It was my favorite thing to bond over. He passed away in 2017, so I appreciate these videos as a way to hold onto that memory a bit more.
This was one of my favourite games as a kid, my uncle had played it in university and showed it to me and my sister when we weren't even 10 years old yet! I've always found the clay animation incredibly charming and the whole atmosphere of the game very unique; I don't think I ever managed to finish it by myself but it holds a very special place in my memory ♥ Thanks for playing it for a video!!!!
My friend and I were reminiscing about old obscure games just yesterday and I was wracking my brain trying to remember the name of this game. What a journey down memory lane!
Niche game? That thing made my childhood. Phenomenal, oustanding, one-of-a-kind. It's an absolute masterpiece, top-notch humor, insane world, awesome music. Love seeing it gets your attention, more people need to experience this gem!
It is indeed niche. I can only think of one other claymation game from this era and it was Clayfighter. There was another... called Klob or something. There were a few others but they weren't fully claymation like this.
OH YEES Thank You!!! Man I spent hundreds of hours playing Skullmonkeys and always wondered what this "Neverhood" thing was all about. I must have read an article about it in PC Gamer or somesuch but couldn't get any more info about it. That was before you could just pull up a fabulous Let's Play on RUclips. Thanks for closing the loop on a decades old mystery for me.
I still love listening to the Skullmonkey OST from time to time, great stuff :D
"here is a little... bonus for you"
I have never heard of this game before, but what a trip lol. Definitely a product of its time. Imagine how long it took to animated everything!
Also, that is an INCREDIBLE board game collection.
Hearing the soundtrack in your videos a couple of years back was actually the reason I've been following, I loved that game as a kid and I still have my own sketch of the memory puzzle on the wall from when I was 7 :D
This is exactly why I was so excited to see you do a video on The Neverhood! Since you know all the ins and outs you can show us all the secrets and such in a way that makes experiencing the game way more exciting. Thank you!
Also, "hip hip hoo" has to be the funniest gag in the whole game
HOLY SHIT YES THIS GAME IS MY CHILDHOOD. I am so happy that Indeimaus covered this game. From the start instant flashbacks ❤❤❤
You know you’re old when you memorize this games puzzles to some extent. Kid me never beat it 😂
I remember reading through the entire lore wall back in the day.. This game has one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard and really stands out on its own as such a unique art style and experience. Pretty sure we still have the CD-ROM somewhere...one of my favorite and early nostalgic PC game memories along with Myst, Phantasmagoria and Zork Nemesis. Claymation disturbs me to this day, but this game has a special place in my heart, and I actually appreciate how it's unsettling and super unique and out there.
The soundtrack brings back so many feelings, haven't played this since probably 97!
Thanks for the video!
Terry Scott Taylor!!!!!
27 years later and it is finally getting some recognition! I played this at a friends house as a kid but we could never figure out the memory puzzle. Glad to finally know how it ends!
this game is a fever dream holy hell, you should totally play the 2nd one!
Skullmonkeys!
and armikrog (the spiritual successor made by the same people)
"... my old friend Jordan Underneath ... damn I miss that guy"... I felt that
I love it when cool youtubers make videos about niche games I have only heard about and never got a chance to experience.
Also, that Barry title drop.
damn dude, I would love to see more weird or old games from you. this was really enjoyable, would love to see you play the sequel from ps1 or Armikrog which was made by the same people
Don't forget Boombots and Klaymen Gun Hockey :)
Was not expecting this vid, but greatly appreciate finally seeing content on this game.
Ive been looking forward to this video since you absent mindedly mentioned this game forever ago. I used to watch my dad play this game when I was like 2 and it scared the hell out of me, but I also thought it was insanely cool. Awesome to a see a big name like you play it!
God this video unlocked like 20 core memories for me... especially him drinking a cup of water for some reason that was the clearest memory
Dude, this game was my childhood.
Man, a lot of experimentation in animation in games and more back in the day. Hopefully we'll see a return of it. There's a lot of people bringing back stop motion animation on RUclips and more these days, thankfully, either with legos/anime figures or making their own impressive figures. Some good HP Lovecraft eqsue stuff done by bluworm over on their channel @TheLoneAnimator in particular.
I'm convinced that all creative people that do things like this are all very intrigued by horror in one shape or form.
I have been waiting for this for so long, SUPER happy it has finally arrived, THANK YOU!
Right in the nostalgia, damn
Neverhood was always captivating to me as an expression of what art can be! The problem is I have literally no idea what's going on at any given moment.
It makes me really happy to see this video. Neverhood was a massive part of my childhood because it’s the one video game my mom actually likes. I even had the soundtrack on a little crappy MP3 player. This one was very appreciated!
Hell yeah, been looking forward to this video! It's been a real treat to hear Neverhood music on your channel, it always makes me smile.
Something of note though, despite being a niche game, it's still influencing developers today! The visual style of Vokabulantis, an upcoming puzzle/platformer, is heavily inspired by the Neverhood. From the little I've seen, it seems to carry the claymation tradition very well.
No one remembers the name of this game, but everyone remembers the nightmares it gave them
Who doesn't remember the name "The Neverhood"? It's not easy to confuse with anything else.
It's heartwarming to see The Neverhood recognized by somebody of your size and influence. Hopefully it will raise devs awareness to remaster it and not just sell cr*ppy NFTs! (looking at you Doug)
The reality is that the original high-res images for stop-motion are archived, but EA or whoever holds the rights doesn't care about using it, so it just rots... I am sure they would be willing to cut some deal.
For now you can at least check out my upscales and there are at least two projects that I know of. One is remaking this game in 3D inside Unity and other is remaking the game engine to accept upscaled assets.
The MOMENT I recognised the Neverhood OST in your videos, you had a lifelong subscriber here.
My earliest memory of me and my father is solving this goddamn water music puzzle.
I carried Neverhood in my heart for over 20 something years. And never have I ever seen anyone who would have a sentiment to this title like you do.
I’ve only ever owned the demo of this fabulous game, and I played it over and over because I love it.
I've never heard of this game before and I love that you love it! Thanks for making and sharing a video about it, I'm off to go read up on the making of and lore for this game. Have a good evening!
Kind of reminds me of those weird playdough movies on VHS tapes that came with certain sets. We had the volcano island one but lost or tossed it in a move.
This is such an interesting and unique game. Thanks for playing this Indeimaus.
one of my absolute favorites from the 90's would love more videos like this on just whatever random games you love and remember, your love for this game shows in the video and I think it's one of my favorites you've made this year.
I’m so glad to finally see this game featured. The Neverhood is my all-time favorite. It’s so clever and fun, and the world-building is much more comprehensive than it gives away on the surface.
I was raised on this game... sat in my mom's lap and played it. We still have old game notes saved from the puzzles. Loved this vid, such great cuts and commentary. Also, my fave part was the end where you can choose to put the crown on and go evil
This just awakened some long forgotten memories of being 10 years old and playing this on my dad's laptop
Man this is still one of my favorite games of all time and first game I bought for my first pc!
I love this game so much I have the soundtrack on CD somewhere. The pop goes the weasel bit always gets me.
This game is a huge childhood flashback, I had forgotten the name of it, thank-you for bringing this memory back to me . What a well made game it was
I'm so happy you finally got to play through Neverhood again. Hope you're doing well Indei, cheers!
Im a huge fan of claymation but had never heard of this game. Really glad I got to see it. Thanks, and also for introducing me to the bangin soundtrack
Ok, that was really damn cool. I was half expecting that at the end of the Game the King there was Evil for some reason, but him literally just being lonely and sad and trying not to be was awesome.
Holy shit, you've been talking about this video for AGES!
Man I loved this game. My uncle bought a gaming magazine (lol) and it had this as a free game, so he gave it to me. Man, it was difficult for a 8 year old kid... I think.
Damn, I'm SO glad it's finally HERE!!!
Born in 1987, grew up in California, early adopter of PC and Dial-Up tech at the time. This was my absolute favorite game as a kid, and what about that sound track? It's perfection. I don't know about you, but for me it took me AT LEAST dozens upon dozens -- perhaps maybe even hundreds -- of play-throughs as a kid to figure out the solutions to some of these puzzles. Thanks for reminding me about this game, which was so formative in my youth.
This game is a core memory of my childhood. I didn't get very far, but i had few games for Windows 98.
This game is a trip. I played this game back in the day when it came out (i was 10/11) and it confused the hell out of me.
The game just starts and explains nothing. I played this with my nephew and wandered around this crazy world for hours. Back then, there were no walkthroughs, haha!
A truly unique experience. Combining games with claymation… love it. A true 90’s gem.
This was really neat to see. And great to see something you enjoyed so much as a kid.
I had no idea claymation could be used like this for a video game! Thanks for showing us!
Thanks so much for playing though this, such a fantastic and wacky game from my childhood!
i am so glad to see neverhood brought up again. This game utterly terrified me as a child but i loved it so much, something about these old point and clicks always made them terrifying with the aesthetics they chose.
I remember hanging out with a buddy who had this when we were kids, he was so proud of figuring everything out, and wanted to show me. This video was basically that same experience.
Awesome! I've been waiting months for this video! Was so excited to see it come up in my subscriptions!
this was so wholesome, thanks for sharing your roots with us like this
First game I ever completed. nostalgia hit hard.
Hey @Indeimaus, I'm sure youve seen the game popping off (and i know its a little early to send in a recommendation), but I think Fear and Hunger would be an awesome game to see you unpack.
Probably in Shocktober hahaha.
Great content as always!
YOOOOOOO Indeimaus my boy, every time you have put music from the neverhood in a video it hits me right in the soul so glad your doing a video on this
You could play anything and with your jokes and commentary I would watch it , you legitimately make anything funny to watch
This game is a core memory of my brother and i playing games together so long ago, absolutely great video. I'll always remember that Bonus Room song
This was a cool change of pace with your usual outtings. You let the game do most of the work with all the funny nonsense, loved it.
I would love to see you play an actual Metroid or Castlevania
Thanks for shining light on this old classic! I loved Pencil Test and Versus Evil growing up!
This game fascinated me as a kid. I never beat it, just didn't have the patience for some of the walks/cars or the puzzles. But went back time to time. It was awesome to finally see what it looks like in the second half! :)
I have really fond memories of The Neverhood and always try to keep a copy installed somewhere because I'm terrified it's so niche I'll one day lose track of it. The music is incredible and the artistry that went into it always astounded me. The "Making Of" doc should still be around here on youtube and it's really interesting to watch, but also sad to know that something this weird in video games may never be attempted again.