The Original Spyro Trilogy is Magical (and you should play it so we can appreciate it together)
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- Опубликовано: 20 июн 2024
- If you had a Playstation 1 growing up, there's a good chance you played Spyro. And if you did, there's an even better chance that you had the time of your life playing it, because the original Spyro trilogy on PS1 are some of the most magical games of all time (and we don't use the word magical lightly). Between Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage, and Spyro Year of the Dragon, Insomniac Games captured lightning in a bottle, so we're here to tell you why these games go down as all-time classics. From their gameplay to their soundtrack to their vibe, there's something undeniable about Spyro that everyone can love.
Big thank you to these channels for providing footage for this video:
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00:00 Spyro is magical (and so are you)
02:44 Overview
03:43 Story
06:04 Gameplay
10:10 Boss Battles
10:42 Final Bosses
12:06 Post-Game Content
16:19 Music
19:24 Does the Reignited Trilogy do justice to the original?
The response to this video has been much bigger than we anticipated lol. If you enjoyed it and are interested in future videos about other games, we'd love it if you subscribed! 👉bit.ly/3Jrdu54
Thanks so much for watching!
This was such a great video - subscribed! Im curious... did you draw from just your own experiences for this video or did you like poll some spyro fans or something? Lol much of it was so accurate to my life too it was getting spooky!
@@KJ-pr1hq Lol we just pulled from our own experiences.The fact that other people are able to relate to them just speaks to the universal impact Spyro had!
@@nordotwins might show this video to a couple friends.
I refuse to play Spyro, because I don’t care about series, especially since the original trilogy that everyone, including you, talk about.
I think you've neglected a pretty major part of the magic of Spyro, which is its overall presentation. Spyro, especially the first spyro, did everything that it could to mask traditional game elements.
Most other games have a health bar on the HUD, which is an ever present reminder of the fact that you're playing a video game whenever you get hurt. Spyro doesn't, he has Sparx, a character in the game who's his best friend and also reminds you of its physical, living presence by doing his little buzz when he collects gems. Not to mention he's a conduit for all of the game mechanics you unlock in 3 like Fast Travel, Extra HP, and Gem Finding. Your menu in the second 2 games wasn't just a generic barebones GUI pause menu, it was a full Guidebook and Atlas, which showed you pictures of the Locales and felt like an actual guide to your journey that would be housed in a book. Even the collectibles were tangible things that tied into the greater narrative and not just McGuffins (well maybe the Orbs a little, but they gave them actual lore).
In some other games like Crash, Sonic, or some Mario titles, levels are just places following a theme. But in Spyro, they're named locations with their own denizens, worldbuilding, and relation to the world, and all of the Denizens are fully voiced, which is something that no other platformer of the time had managed to accomplish. Additionally, you don't simply go to a map and hit 1-1, you physically locate and fly through the gateway that takes you there. And there's not a loading screen in sight, it's all masked behind flying from point A to B. The Dragon Statues Cracking open in Spyro 1 were also sneaky loading screens for the cutscenes. And even though there's minigames, you have an NPC explaining the situation and need for the minigame in a way that ties back to the level story or full story in a believable way.
The magic of Spyro comes from the level of Immersion and suspension of disbelief that it brings to the table. A lot of its mechanics, GUI and formula were all artfully crafted setpieces for an immersive experience, and I think that the artful OST which you do mention helps to tie all of those elements together.
Love this! Never thought about the way Sparx switched up the formula by being the health bar himself. Thanks for sharing!
Well damn
I thought I was the only one who still listens to the original spyro the dragon video game music in my spare time. I thought I was crazy/strange for listening to video game music in general! Lol nice to know I’m not the only one.
If listening to video game music is wrong, I don't want to be right lol
I been listening to it since the semester started, the soundtrack is fire
I would do anything for music box versions of Spyro music, I can't find any lol. I love the soundtrack :)
You arent, I lift weights to the Spyro OST 🏋♂️
The original trilogy's music is a STAPLE in my music playlist that I regularly listen to each and every week. Especially the first game. That strong bass and percussion and guitar is just so amazing.
Honestly, Sypro YOTD is one of my favorite games of all time, nothing can replicate the feeling that you get whilst playing it, not even the other 2 original trilogy games, though that might just be down to nostalgia playing a massive factor with Spyro YOTD for me. You can replay it time after time and never get bored, the soundtrack as well is amazing, and the levels are like nothing else in any other game; not even the Reignited Trilogy could replicate the magic of YOTD (Not saying Reignited was bad, it just isn't as good as the OG 3).
Same! I'm sure it came through in the video, but YOTD is by far our favorite of the three. Spyro the Dragon crawled so Ripto's Rage could walk, and Ripto's Rage walked so YOTD could run lol
Spyro: Year of the Dragon is Spyro at its most properly realised, and is the only one I found fun to play. There's a lot wrong with 1 & 2 when it comes to basic fundamentals and design (redundant collectables for example), and 3 streamlined it all to offer an intuitive, challenging and satisfying collectathon-action-adventure. Definitely up there with some of the best of the time, such as Super Mario 64, Banjo Kazooie, and Toy Story 2.
Reignited it pretty bad though, can’t even do the bunny hop smh
You unlocked that memory I had stored away a lifetime ago regarding the evil sorceress surviving. The only post game I ever unlocked as a kid was Ripto’s Rage with the amusement park, that meant the world to me at the time since it meant Spyro finally got to chill for once. To now be told she comes back for a final time answered a forgotten age old question. Im happy I saw your very first video in the top of my recommended page, your one of the lucky ones! You are such a talented, funny dude and I’m happy to say I get to be a new subscriber to your budding RUclips future. ❤🎉
Lol now you have to replay Year of the Dragon so you can defeat the Sorceress for real yourself. The algorithm is definitely blessing us haha, thanks so much for your kind words and for subscribing!
Reignited trilogy is what i dreamed during my childhood. I cried so much from nostalgia and how beautiful the artstyle looks.
The first Spyro is one of my favorite games of all time. The soundtrack alone is so memorable. Not to mention the artstyle and amazing controls.
I legit love a lot of what Toys for Bob did with the Reignited Trilogy (I honestly think they did a much better job with it than Vicarious Visions did with Crash N. Sane lol), but yeah it was never gonna be able to replace the originals. Like, those PS1 classics are finished creative statements with lots of historical value; not only are they nostalgic & just plain fun to play but they give us a window into how 1990s Insomniac wanted to express themselves and how they did so through the limitations of the PS1. Like, we basically get to experience the nearly unfiltered creative vision of that particular group of people at that particular time & that's legitimately a big part of the classics' magicalness. Nice work with this video, I'm glad I stumbled upon it.
Love this! I think that's absolutely something that contributed to the magic of the series. Thanks for watching!
I became so attached to Spyro, that when a game has similar mechanics, I gotta play it.
Holy hell I've laughed more at this video than I have from any other 1M+ channel in a while. As a fellow Playstation kid, I appreciate the love Spyro's been getting. Especially when that love is in the form of an amazingly edited, hilarious video. Props!
Glad you got a hearty chuckle out of this. That’s what we’re here for lol. Spyro’s great and so are you!
Spyro lofi is perfection!
It's great for nearly any occasion!
Very well made! Surprised you only got 200 subs
Thank you! We'll reach your sub count eventually lol
@@nordotwins Hope to see more Spyro videos :D
Dude, ONLY 8 SUBSCRIBES? You deserve way more! This video is great man, keep up the good work!
Much love! There's definitely more to come!
It's gone from 8 to 271 in only 6 days.
He literally made his account no more then a couple of weeks ago. What did you expect?
The 3rd game is absolutely fucking amazing. And the remake made me so happy. Seriously, they made the baby dragons WAAAAY MORE cuter!!
The soundtrack for the series is something enchanting in more ways than one.
I'm just here to share in the collective trauma of the Treetops level.
I can't thank you enough for emphasizing the music. I know most people play games for the gameplay above everything else, but for me, the music of a game is like, 75% of the reason why I play them. Video game music is all I listen to, and it's been that way ever since I played Spyro 3, my first ever video game. The first game's soundtrack is quite literally, my favorite video game soundtrack of all time (yes, better than 2 and Year of the Dragon). The bass, percussion, guitar riffs, it's all so IMPACTFUL and AWESOME and AMAZING, I can't help but blast it's music every chance I get. It has literally stood the test of time, and the same can be said for the trilogy's music as a whole. I just love it, man.
Moneybags does say he's guarding the animal friends for the Sorceress, and that you paying him is a bribe to look the other way.
Great video 👍🏻 Spyro 3 is my all time favorite video game
Thanks!
Phenomenal. Thank you for this video and for putting into words why the original was so magical
You're welcome! Thanks for wathcing!
Chermed riged is literally my favorite spyro song tbh
When Comrade Spyro liberated the Dragon Egg from that bourgeois parasite Moneybags and the Bailey Gang of working class heroes finally got their hands on him in the epilogue (a scene cut from Reignited, by the way), I had to put down my DualShock, wipe a tear from my eye, and sing a verse of L'Internationale. Bravo Spyro, the magic to make a better world truly _is_ and _always has been_ inside us all all along. And thank you, Nordo, for reminding us of the true meaning of that magic. Pepe would be proud.
Definitely a sub from me
Hearing that we made Pepe proud makes it all worth it. I loled at your comment, and I'm super appreciative you subscribed!
I remember getting Year of the Dragon as a kid for the PS1.
Played it, finished it, loved it; then one day, my PS1 stopped working, my mom took it to a place to get it fixed, around a week or so after I got my PS1 back, but it had Spyro 1 inside 🤩
I didn't know about prequels back then, I was so happy to discover other Spyro games existed. I had a whole new game to play and explore and I loved every single minute of it.
I never knew if it was a gift, or if I just got someone else's PS1.
I now own the Reignited Trilogy on the switch, good times.
I love to see that there is still content being made about these games to this day. It really shows how much of an impact it made on our childhoods. great content btw :)
Lovely video ♥ There's so much you can say about these games, but doing so with one's own experiene and lens in mind makes for something very unique.
Thank you for sharing yours!
I 100% agree with you on the music aspect of Spyro. I've played these games since I was a kid and have always thought the music was top-tier compared to many other games. That being said, I listen to the music (through gameplay) to study, and so far it hasn't failed me yet! The other thing that really makes Spyro feel magical is the fact that for its time it felt huge and that for a ps1 game, there was a lot to explore. You didn't feel constricted while playing it. I think that, and of course, the beautiful scenery also really helped. The fact that the games were made so quickly and that people still love them today says a lot.
I’m your 550th subscriber! I have such fond memories of the original Spyro trilogy, and you summed those feelings up almost perfectly. There’s honestly nothing else like those original games, they hit different. Thanks man!
I replayed these during Uni a few years back and they didn't disappoint! Being an adult and actaully being able to finish the games felt so satisfying but also like i was closing chapters of my life i didn't want to
Deep bro, Playing it aswell and feel the same...
@@cypenation9313 😂🤷♂️🥺
Bless you my man, what an only video to have released yet.
As a fellow Spyro Enjoyer, i salute you.
They don't make Collet-a-thons like that anymore.
Thanks! I salute you in return!
Great vid! Looking forward to future content!
I just started listening to the trilogy soundtracks recently (~ a few months ago) and it couldn't have felt any more nostalgiac. I was waiting for y'all to mention it! Great vid - you've got another sub! And one who believes in Spyro supremacy, at that 💜
Man. I just resonated so much with this video. I LOVE Spyro and I grew up playing it the same way. I loved Spyro specifically so much that is the reason I decided to become a game developer.
Great video man. Thanks for making this. I loved all the games in the original trilogy but the nostalgia for the first game is so strong for me. I have memories playing that game with my dad when I was real young, it was magical for sure. I completely agree, they just do not make games like this anymore.
That's awesome that Spyro is the reason you became a game developer. So glad you have happy memories of playing it with your dad! Thanks for watching!
This is a really excellent video and brought back so much nostalgia that I also have for Spyro. I must have replayed Spyro 2 and 3 ten times a piece back in the day. I feel like you guys have a very natural, easy sense of humor and I'm looking forward to you making more videos! Subscribed.
This was one of the best retrospectives I've seen on the original 3 games from the Spyro trilogy yet (and I've been on a binge lately trust me) The jokes actually got me to chuckle out loud and not just forcfully breathe though my nose, the visuals were spot on and witty much like the dragon of the hour himself, and somehow you managed to put into words the feeling I've had for these games since childhood till now. This 22 minute experience was truly something else. I haven't bonded with a person's opinion like this in a very long time. I can barely put it into words but if I had to choose one to describe this video essay, I'd say watching your breakdown was simply...
Magical.
Spyro's my favorite franchise, and I really enjoyed the video - the editing was great! I guess you could say that it helped make the video "magical" haha. This looks like a great start for a new channel!
Haha thanks! You made it even more magical with this nice comment
Excellent video, brought back some great childhood memories of these games. You deserve a lot more subs for this level of quality!
When I saw the quality this video I was shocked by your subscriber count! Definitely got yourself another one here! Great video!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
thank you for releasing me!
Conan is too precious to risk in battle
This was a beautifully crafted video, oh my gosh!
One of my fondest memories as a kid was getting Spyro 2 as a Christmas gift. Still one of my favorite games of all time, and I love this whole trilogy. Thank you for making this video!
I remember being young and just gliding across Cloud Spires and wishing to live there. Worlds were so beautiful. Sometimes I would just play the game to get to the tallest place and get a good look of a multi-colored sky. I miss those days... Thank you for this wonderful video.
For this being your first video it's really good! Love the Spyro content and I'll keep an eye out for more videos! :)
I appreciate that others love these games as much as I do. I really enjoyed this video!
I'm as surprised as everyone else here to know you are such a new channel, this video is super great!
Spyro was a huge part of my childhood, I played the PS1 games with my brother and this vid reminded me of great memories (and great games), I will definetely replay them sometime.
Thanks for making the video! I hope you keep making vids in the future, I know I'll watch them!
i love spyro 2!!! so many ps1 memories
Amazing video!!
Amazing first video and what an amazing series! Looking forward to seeing more - Subscribed!
Thanks so much man! There's definitely more to come!
Starting your channel with an essay on my favourite video game franchise of all time? Automatic subscription from me!
Had to start with the best! Thanks for subscribing!
@@nordotwins You’re most welcome. What other videos do you have planned?
@@trainlover16 Great question lol. I think we're going to do one on Undertale next, but at this point nothing's off the table
@@nordotwins What about Crash Bandicoot? Or the other Spyro games?
@@trainlover16 I can see us making a Crash video at some point. We haven't played the other Spyro games anywhere near as much as the original trilogy, so not sure about those
Truly incredible video. Keep up the good work man
Thanks so much!
Thank you for giving Spyro credit and attention it deserves 🖤
what a fun, whimsical and well made video. you done the spirit of spyro justice
Huge compliment! Thanks so much!
unreal video! can't wait to see more from you
Thank you! There's definitely more to come!
Happened to sum up a whole lot of my feelings as well, though I promise that's not the only reason I love this video! It's quite well edited too, and the Script/Essay behind it was structure pretty good too I think.
Got this video recommended and loved every second of it! The editing is on point and all the memes cracked me up, especially the clips of people bopping to the Midnight Mountain music. I see that this is the first video on your channel and it's definitely a great start! Keep up the good work 💜
And yes, I have totally downloaded the soundtrack for the original trilogy to listen to it whenever I want. Stewart Copeland didn't have to go so hard for us but he did
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
This was great! Subscribed
Thanks!
Cool video! Happy to re-appreciate spyro for 22 min 👍
Spyro was amazing!!! Even the monks in the video brings me back! 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
Thanks for covering some of my favorite games. The other platformers get all the retrospectives. The world needs more Spyro love!
can’t believe how few subscribers you have , i love this kind of content ! i feel this way about spongebob battle for bikini bottom on the ps2, also mortal kombat games on the ps2. there is just such an indescribable feeling you get when looking back to these late 90’s early 00’s video games that once captivated you as a child.
I cannot believe this was your first video. Damn that was some quality scripting and editing! Hope you keep on making them
Great video, really well done! Hopefully this will be the year of Spyro 4
Thanks! Let's hope!
You just did a video all about my favourite game series of all time with my exact sense of humour, editing style & a LOT of the same opinions as me. You’ve earned yourself a sub, young man
Really nice video!
The Spyro trilogy on PS1 made me daydream so much when I was a child. I remember when I reached Midnight Mountain on YotD and I wasted hours of my life trying to get on the "impossible tower" (the one with 3 butterflies), only to understand later that I needed to cheat with GameShark codes or something to reach it. Spyro Reignited Trilogy managed to make that small island possible to reach post game.
Or in Spyro 1 in haunted towers, where I could hear an elder dragon shaking in its crystal form, but I couldn't find him. It took me years to understand I needed to do a complex supercharge path to get to it!
Dude. I love this video. You're going somewhere, you got talent kid
Thanks man!
I absolutely love Spyro, and as much as Reignited is a great experience- you made a video that explained just how the original was the more "magical" version for many of us! I still prefer it to this day for the charm and happiness it continues to give me :)
There's so much more that I want to say to show appreciation for this video, but I think many of the other comments sum up what I would've said anyways! Thanks for making this video! :D
Appreciate your kind words! The response has been amazing and more than we could have asked for. It's just a testament to how special Spyro is!
Absolutely nailed it. Great video. I downloaded a PC emulator (Retroarch) where you can download and play all these for free. Amazing how it literally transports you back 20 years as a kid played them all through. (As well as all the other PS1 bangers like Toy Story, Die Hard Trilogy, Hercules etc)
i already know ima get excited when this channel uploads
Haha we'll do our best to keep them coming!
I love this video - it's so spot on! The game is pure magical insanity, it's wonderful.
Thanks so much!
Finally someone who thought dragon shores was fun. I think alot of people reviewing this game as an adult forget its a game for kids. And as a kid I LOVED dragon shores. Hitting the yeti in the water, the tunnel of love, I thought it was hilarious. And the minigames are fun too.
First video I've seen from you. I love Spyro myself! Great video! Made me sub and like!
The comedy was very fresh and original! I'd love to see more content like this! I'm sure it took tons of work to edit all that! Good work man!
I'm glad you mentioned the music because it really is the icing on top of the cake. The other thing which when you're kids you don't really appreciate is how well made the games are, at a time when 3d platform games were still quite clunky and camera controls were clunky Spyro was one of the best around. I still maintain to this day that I haven't played a game since that had swimming controls as good as in Spyro 2 and 3
Something that I think helps the Spyro trilogy is the unique level designs. At the time of its release the big 3D platformers were Mario 64 and Crash. Spyro takes a different approach from either of those series with how it designs its levels. Mario and Banjo both had open worlds that were fun to explore, but not as much fun to just play through. Crash had very linear levels that were fun and challenging but left little to no room for exploration. Spyro hit such a good balance between the two styles that made his levels fun to play through and explore. They were laid out in a linear fashion but had many nooks and side paths that made poking into every corner along the way entertaining.
I really hope that Spyro 4 doesn't try to make everything so big and open just because most modern games are. I hope they realize that Spyro's unique level structure is a big part of why it stands out.
Subscribe instantly. Hope to see more videos like this!!!
What a wonderful analysis! I had to do a double take when you mentioned Pepe’s Playhouse, that really hit me in the nostalgia department. But such a nicely done video! Looking forward to the next one, keep up the good work!
What a strange and funny feeling to meet someone on the internet who also went to Pepe's Playhouse lol. Thanks so much for watching!
Talking about my childhood!? You’ve got yourself a new subscriber, buck-o! 😎
Thanks bucko!
You guys have been blessed by the magic algorithm
wow this was a great Spiral video. I never knew how great the game is.
The music really does put the game on another level - like on a Super Bonus Level! ;)
Wonderful video!! Loved every bit of it. Spyro is my absolute favorite game from my childhood. I beat all 3. I do agree that the music is next level and the games just feel truly magical. I am on the same boat as you and feel like the original trilogy goofyness beats the new trilogy, it's just not the same feel. Love this, thanks for sharing.. I agree with everything you said :)
Year of the Dragon was one of the games I first got with my PS1, so it's pretty nostalgic. I loved the second skatepark level so much that I'd literally start the game up and play through the first world to get to it, since I didn't have a memory card yet :P
I've never had somebody think exactly like I do and just listen to them say everything in the exact way I feel about it.
I found this video in the first place because I wanted to hear the Spyro 3 main menu theme.
Hunter's new voice is not as good and the monks' "wyaiyaiyaohm" is waaAAAY better than the new sound. I like that when you pause the game though, the music gets muffled so it sounds like you're hearing music from far away/through a wall. and of course, being able to use the right stick to look around is great.
Thank you.
Games are hellacious once you beat every level with great music and the must you have been having fun with that experience my Spyro brothers
Damn bro this video slapped. Good shit. I miss when games were simple and good. Now everything needs to be the new "wow killer , destiny killer , cod killer , dark souls killer"
Sometimes. Less is more. Just the short bits of Spyro are packed with so much flavor.
Bro litterally. I love the reignited trilogy so much for bringing it back to modern consoles with a brand new look that respects the original designs. I hope theres a sequal to year of the dragon
This was a very good video to listen to while I do chores. Spyro was a fun game.
This is a legit blast from the past!!! 💯
This, is a damn good video. Looking forward to seeing more, hope this gets blessed by the Algorithm
The fact that you watched it means it's already being blessed lol. Appreciate your kind words!
incredible video... one thing id like to note about the music that set Spryo 2 apart from 1 and 3, was the idea of Soundscapes for the Homeworlds. Summer Forest, Autumn Springs, Winter Tundra. The Soundscapes instead of music created such an ambient experience. The remakes amplify that experience because the soundscapes were catered to the scenery.. and the bright and vibrant upgrades just made it breathtaking.
Also: wow. a new channel? really good first video. I gotta subscribe if you're gonna keep making content like this
Brotha' I was shocked to see the amount of subscribers you have after watching this video, Insane!
Never have I felt so jealous of another region's grocery stores. On the flipside, that's what the Target electronic section was for.
Subscribed, getting in on the ground level on this one.
Growing up in the Midwest had its perks lol. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing!
@@nordotwins I'm also from the midwest, but the Chicagoland area seems to have a forcefield against Krogers.
@@randomthunk You really gotta keep an eye out for those Kroger forcefields
I’ve done it, I’m the 369th subscriber.
In all seriousness you deserve so many more, I was expecting this channel to have thousands of subscribers at minimum and the fact that you’re under 1000 is criminal. Keep up the good work ^^
The Crash Bandicoot and Spyro trilogy tracks are untouched!
Yup. Grew up with Year of the Dragon. Incredible vibes
I LOVE THIS VIDEO. Let the subs flow to you. Rip Pepe xo
i just finished the reignited trilogy yesterday, getting all achievements. spyro 1 is a great game, absolutely loved playing through that one and getting everything. spyro 2 broke my soul and by the time i got to spyro 3 i just wanted to be done and never play the games again
These all had great soundtracks. Good memories
What a great video! You are spot on when it comes to the music. I listen to the OG trilogy when I'm driving and I feel like it heightens the sense of adventure every single time. I feel like I'm on a funky quest just driving to the grocery store. Also, while I appreciate the existence of the Reignited Trilogy, I have only been able to watch videos of the gameplay because I'm just too attached to the original games. From what I've seen, they just lack the attitude and style of the originals, and the sound effects are just not the same. Still, I feel like they've done a good job introducing the franchise to a new gen and hopefully this means more Spyro games in the future.
P.S. - I highly recommend anyone reading this to dig deeper into Stewart Copeland's music. You will hear Spyro-esque melodies (and even some that are directly taken from the games) in his solo music (for TV, film, etc.), his pseudonym Klark Kent, Gizmodrome, Oysterhead, Animal Logic, etc. The man is a musical genius.
27th subscriber!!
NO WAY! Your totally gonna be big time dude!
Thanks dude! You're gonna make it big time too!
Great first video, loved the editing, made the jokes punchier. I remember obsessing with with series as a kid and I agree that the lines in the original go-around is much more charming than the Reignited. I'll still play the Reignited version more, but I do miss the intentionally bad/weird voice reads. RIP Juliet's voice
Huge, gigantic fan of the first two games. Exploring the worlds as a kid was so enchanting, and the games still hold up. I still boot up Spyro 2 to herd those little turtle guys lol. Big ups to the devs for letting us flame Moneybags, a true win for the working class.