Failed Game Consoles - The Act Man

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  • @TheActMan
    @TheActMan  3 роки тому +1700

    Download Pascal's Wager here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/1456650/view/3044969559719505605
    Bro it's crazy how many weird, failed consoles there are out there. RIP to everyone that backed Ouya on Kickstarter

  • @Kyotosomo
    @Kyotosomo 3 роки тому +7683

    My dad worked at a 3D0 so that was my first console and I've literally never met another human being who's owned one lol.

    • @fiyum333
      @fiyum333 3 роки тому +527

      have you met any animals who've owned one?

    • @edgarbanuelos6472
      @edgarbanuelos6472 3 роки тому +99

      Did you love it?

    • @Collymillad
      @Collymillad 3 роки тому +400

      I had a mate in high school back in the day who owned one. Never saw him fire it up though, it just sat under his PS1.

    • @ScreamTard
      @ScreamTard 3 роки тому +28

      Man that is awesome

    • @mancamiatipoola
      @mancamiatipoola 3 роки тому +200

      The game it released with, CRASH AND BURN was quite a foreshadowing thing.
      XD

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 3 роки тому +3033

    Google Stadia instantly became so irrelevant that I honestly completely forgot about its existence until you mentioned it

    • @starchild3215
      @starchild3215 3 роки тому +60

      I never even heard about it until recently

    • @whitephillip6997
      @whitephillip6997 3 роки тому +246

      @@starchild3215 They spammed UA-cam with horrible ads for about a year... so you're lucky you didn't endure that shit

    • @starchild3215
      @starchild3215 3 роки тому +75

      @@whitephillip6997 I know this sounds crazy but I kinda wanna watch a stadia add and see just how horrible it is

    • @danielmcdonald8509
      @danielmcdonald8509 3 роки тому +82

      Same. Until I see a UA-cam video talking about it, I forget the stadia exists. The fact that a company as big as Google can make a game service that forgettable is laughable.

    • @plaguemaster308
      @plaguemaster308 3 роки тому +35

      @@starchild3215 Google made something with no search feature at all

  • @CriticalNobody
    @CriticalNobody 3 роки тому +2871

    If you ever want to go down a crazy rabbit hole, look up the Gizmondo. Failed portable console who’s CEO turned out to have ties to the Swedish mafia and crashed a Ferrari. It’s banana sandwiches

    • @TheActMan
      @TheActMan  3 роки тому +898

      I wanted to talk about that console but the video was too long as it is haha

    • @randomnerd3402
      @randomnerd3402 3 роки тому +168

      @@TheActMan Then make a dedicated vid on it

    • @xenodayz6748
      @xenodayz6748 3 роки тому +30

      hey I love ur videos man keep the good content going

    • @whatareyoudoingthis4
      @whatareyoudoingthis4 3 роки тому +13

      @Yarp Yarp You'd be surprised.

    • @countofarcadia
      @countofarcadia 3 роки тому +25

      @@randomnerd3402 The problem with Gizmondo is that beyond the crazy aspect of Tiger Telematics and the fact that the surviving units are slowly melting- it had maybe 14 released games. The Gizmondo just is more of a blip in Gaming History. Maybe a quickfire episode including the Commodore G64 and Amstrad GX4000 would be the better option with the NEC PC-FX as well.

  • @mikerolfe1842
    @mikerolfe1842 Рік тому +44

    When I was a teen I watched and rewatched AVGN time and time again and again and again. Now, in my mid-20s, this video felt like a very welcome trip to the past. Thank you

  • @gamingmoth4542
    @gamingmoth4542 3 роки тому +426

    CUSTOMER: “Hey, I’d like to rent Gex for the 3DO.”
    CASHIER: “WTF IS THAT!?”
    Honestly ya got me giggling already.

    • @Goggleman7
      @Goggleman7 3 роки тому +9

      Gonna have to pick up a 3DO for Gex night.

    • @103474az
      @103474az 3 роки тому +6

      Is it gex night I love gex night

    • @Jaf_Easybots
      @Jaf_Easybots 3 роки тому

      @@103474az that f*cking lizard. Oh you wouldn't get it you're not a Gex fan

    • @qunt100
      @qunt100 2 роки тому

      @@Goggleman7 I honestly feel like the 3do would be cool to own these days, as there are some cool exclusives on it.

  • @nemraps
    @nemraps 3 роки тому +767

    When I was growing up, if your family owned a Neo-Geo, you were considered RICH!

    • @ozzcoremidmx8287
      @ozzcoremidmx8287 3 роки тому +56

      Considering Neo Geo console was basically an arcade, it explains the price tag xD the games were beautiful, as a real arcade

    • @durandal441
      @durandal441 3 роки тому +47

      Hell, you're still considered rich if you own one now. Look up their prices.

    • @leswause8937
      @leswause8937 3 роки тому +2

      I mean considering they cost $650 in 1990 (almost $1,250 today), I can see why you'd think they're rich lol.

    • @verloser
      @verloser 3 роки тому +1

      i started off from the 64 to the macintosh floppydisk game console then from ps1 upwards: that was rich enough

    • @Corridor3000
      @Corridor3000 3 роки тому +2

      So the Neo-Geo was more of a flex than anything really

  • @TetraBitGaming
    @TetraBitGaming 3 роки тому +1357

    Background music in this video: 👌😔

    • @jamesharris1452
      @jamesharris1452 3 роки тому +12

      That al Kharid music gets me everytime

    • @hxgb1547
      @hxgb1547 3 роки тому +3

      It's kinda catchy

    • @filipjackowski1066
      @filipjackowski1066 3 роки тому +2

      Flute salad distorted is a banger

    • @MrGuy..
      @MrGuy.. 3 роки тому +12

      Ikr cuphead has a very good soundtrack

    • @janusiers
      @janusiers 3 роки тому

      You're here?!

  • @HisRoyalMajestyKingofWeedshire
    @HisRoyalMajestyKingofWeedshire 2 роки тому +264

    Pretty poetic that 3DO's launch game was called "Crash and Burn."

    • @John-X
      @John-X Рік тому +7

      dude that was hilarious, there is no way, a failed game console's only game was Crash and Burn 😂😂😂

    • @qunt100
      @qunt100 Рік тому +1

      @@John-XI will be honest though. If I ever get my hands on a 3DO, first game I am getting is crash and burn. Racing games in general are fun, and this is a 3do exclusive.

  • @morganweinstock167
    @morganweinstock167 3 роки тому +949

    The Wii U feels like a strange case where the console itself was a failure, but has an absolutely stunning library of games.

    • @KANDEN3000
      @KANDEN3000 3 роки тому +163

      And better online shop, retrocompability, apps, ect. than the Switch

    • @bishop716
      @bishop716 3 роки тому +49

      This is actually the reason i have mine set up by my computer. Ive put so much money into getting all my retro games.

    • @Matanumi
      @Matanumi 3 роки тому +32

      And it'll become a God damn collectable

    • @guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943
      @guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943 3 роки тому +3

      @@bishop716 you can hook it up to your computer? I also have one.

    • @gjergjaurelius9798
      @gjergjaurelius9798 3 роки тому +8

      Yup along with turbo graphics 16, dreamcast, neo geo pocket color, sega Saturn and....idk that's all I got

  • @fastony9659
    @fastony9659 3 роки тому +392

    The Ouya is what happens when a bunch of parents think "Hey how hard can it be?"

    • @kyotheman69
      @kyotheman69 3 роки тому +25

      well at lease they tried, the Ouya at lease was interesting, only issue is that tech can be replaced in short period of time, they should of treated more like console then PC

    • @shawklan27
      @shawklan27 3 роки тому +8

      It's some ok boomer shit

    • @Redditaurus
      @Redditaurus 3 роки тому +1

      @kyotheman69 least not lease, 2 diff words

    • @ootdega
      @ootdega 3 роки тому

      @Insert_text_here No, they don't. They spelled it wrong twice, and used "should of" and "then" instead of "than," with many words outright missing.
      They're a moron. Like most of the Internet.

    • @ootdega
      @ootdega 3 роки тому +2

      @Insert_text_here Perhaps. I see it often enough that it's a safe assumption to make, though. These are distinctly American mistakes.

  • @imprincesswolfy2565
    @imprincesswolfy2565 3 роки тому +1336

    Stadia: “so you don’t have enough money to buy a high end PC? Well you need to have enough money to have a high end internet”

    • @sbojan83
      @sbojan83 3 роки тому +48

      Easier said than done as most places outside of the metro city areas may not have access to really fast internet or if they do, the connection would have bandwidth limits.

    • @imprincesswolfy2565
      @imprincesswolfy2565 3 роки тому +133

      @@sbojan83 that’s... that’s the point of my comment?
      Stadia is aimed at people who can’t afford a high end pc to play games; but in places like Latin America where the “most public would be”, internet is REALLY slow (~5Mbps on average) really bad and really expensive, so if you can’t afford a high end internet Stadia loses its entire point which is to provide “affordable” high end pc gaming to people that aren’t able to pay for it.

    • @souler__
      @souler__ 3 роки тому +19

      And GeForce Now was already out and actually worked lol. And it's free.

    • @Myth_or_Mystery76
      @Myth_or_Mystery76 3 роки тому +22

      "Don't you guys have a PC?"

    • @DonVigaDeFierro
      @DonVigaDeFierro 3 роки тому +19

      @@Myth_or_Mystery76 "Don't you guys have NASA internet??;

  • @shino1300
    @shino1300 2 роки тому +148

    I remember having a Wii U when I was younger, and I had a good experience with it despite the poor sales. Everyone I talked to would ask me "Hey, do you have any games?" and I would be like "Yeah, I have some". Then when asked what console I had, I told them I had a Wii U. They usually looked at me "wtf is that?".

    • @paulovalente738
      @paulovalente738 2 роки тому +11

      The wii u was a pretty good system probably one of my favourite Mario games

    • @qunt100
      @qunt100 Рік тому +3

      @@paulovalente738 Smash bros 4 was also really good. Yoshis wooly world. It has an exclusive mario tennis game. Sonic lost world I am planning on trying out soon. Most games have been ported over to switch anyways. But alot of others still havent.
      Another game I gotta mention that is an eshop exclusive to the Wii U is the game fast racing neo. It is pretty cheap, it was like 14 bucks. And it looks and plays pretty well to. And is most likely going to be gone and forgotten when the eshop goes down in march. But it makes me strongly think of F-zero. The other cool thing is it has like a 5 dollar DLC option.
      I dunno, I love my racing games. So I figured I would mention that If you didn't know.
      I am sure there are others. But fast racing neo is pretty legit for 15 bucks.

    • @dustinrausch5008
      @dustinrausch5008 Рік тому

      @@qunt100 Fast Racing Neo is on the Switch under the title of Fast RMX, FYI.

    • @qunt100
      @qunt100 Рік тому +1

      @@dustinrausch5008 Yah but it isn't the same game. It is a sequel to that game. There is a prequel on the wii.

    • @crazedlunatic43
      @crazedlunatic43 Рік тому +5

      Wii U was misunderstood. Something that I appreciate about it over the Switch is how much personality it had. The OS wasn’t bland and silent and it had some great games for it.

  • @wonder_breadXL
    @wonder_breadXL 3 роки тому +849

    The virtual boy will always look like a portable camp grill

    • @sub-zero5433
      @sub-zero5433 3 роки тому +1

      @@aproe610 amongoose

    • @sub-zero5433
      @sub-zero5433 3 роки тому

      ew tf2

    • @jacksonslaymaker3901
      @jacksonslaymaker3901 3 роки тому +3

      @@aproe610 that was my first thought

    • @hunterhaon4265
      @hunterhaon4265 3 роки тому +1

      The fact that no one is pointing out that it's a expansion to a console not its own console it says a lot about his community here

    • @TheRealPSKilla502
      @TheRealPSKilla502 3 роки тому +2

      Looks to me like an old tripod camera, like my dad probably had once

  • @jj70098
    @jj70098 3 роки тому +577

    This is like playing 3DO at Gex’s house.

  • @WIP03
    @WIP03 3 роки тому +228

    Actman: "I guess theirs also Valve, Epic and Blizzard but we're not talking about the false messiahs"
    Me: "Soon the Great Journey shall begin. But when it does, the weight of your heresy will stay your feet. And you shall be left behind."

    • @whatclub3934
      @whatclub3934 3 роки тому +11

      There’s always halo references in his comments lol

    • @vellinghem2187
      @vellinghem2187 3 роки тому +10

      @@whatclub3934 this wouldn’t be an Act Man video without Halo References!

    • @J01789
      @J01789 3 роки тому +3

      I mean, those three suck now.

    • @snowtyler
      @snowtyler 3 роки тому

      @@J01789 Valve just released a new Half-Life game. Let that sink in for a moment.

    • @J01789
      @J01789 3 роки тому +5

      @@snowtyler A game on expensive hardware that not everybody owns and is worked around a fad gimmick. And before that they hadn't released a non Dota based game since 2014. That's garbage.

  • @thedudeofdudes6687
    @thedudeofdudes6687 2 роки тому +118

    “It’s called a cell phone” had me laughing out loud in the gym!

  • @grayjedioutcast3550
    @grayjedioutcast3550 3 роки тому +304

    Why is Mass Effect 1 so AWESOME?

  • @Ramk0sh
    @Ramk0sh 3 роки тому +138

    I'm from Russia and I still have 3DO tucked away at the country house. It introduced me to the Wing Commander series. Funny thing is, it feels like in the entirety of Russia, only 2 people know about the existence of 3DO: me and the guy who sold it to me, lol.

    • @haruhisuzumiya6650
      @haruhisuzumiya6650 3 роки тому +5

      Russia is very diverse, yes Moscow is very white but Russia in the Siberian wastes is very colourful. These parts are autonomous regions but all are part of Russia

    • @ThyVile
      @ThyVile 3 роки тому +3

      A guy from me apt complex had a 3DO tho. PSX was of course more popular. SNES was hard to come by too.

    • @centralagency4333
      @centralagency4333 3 роки тому

      @@haruhisuzumiya6650 Agreed

    • @daleshelden8394
      @daleshelden8394 2 роки тому

      Nope I do as well.I played Gex the gecko on a 3do

  • @RoanokeGaming
    @RoanokeGaming 3 роки тому +470

    Bro it sounds like you got a hyper scan, that's true internal rage

    • @gmodpies7382
      @gmodpies7382 3 роки тому +10

      Never thought I'd see you here. Also you make my days 10x better when you upload.

    • @milowolfface9392
      @milowolfface9392 3 роки тому +15

      Exactly. That hate sounds way too personal.

    • @sertiana2512
      @sertiana2512 3 роки тому +5

      More like Hyper Scam...

    • @metalrockstarizer89
      @metalrockstarizer89 3 роки тому

      Hahahaha did you hear what The Act Man said at 22:01? X BONE lmao 😂😂

  • @johncase1353
    @johncase1353 2 роки тому +40

    I actually enjoyed the Ouya..... For 2 hours before it overheated and permanently broke. So much for that fan they claimed was so powerful since they didn't take in how you had to have proper ventilation.

  • @Midnighthalo
    @Midnighthalo 3 роки тому +1775

    Day #2 of asking Act Man to make a "Why Is BLOODBORNE So AWESOME?!?!"

    • @theadchannel6888
      @theadchannel6888 3 роки тому +78

      It isn't

    • @TheActMan
      @TheActMan  3 роки тому +1091

      Would you hate me if I told you Bloodborne was my least favorite Souls Game?
      To be fair, I only played through it once when it first came out. Might be time for a refresher

    • @whenyoupulloutyourdickands4023
      @whenyoupulloutyourdickands4023 3 роки тому +37

      i would love it as well but what can he say about the game that doesn't already apply in his Dark Souls video?
      Also, i dont think he's a fan of cosmic horror(i don't think liking Dead Space counts)

    • @vanquese8947
      @vanquese8947 3 роки тому +31

      @@TheActMan 1. You knew the day would come for u to review it
      2. Wat martial art do u know

    • @xxstankyzxx2890
      @xxstankyzxx2890 3 роки тому +6

      @@mikeehrmantraut1899 his favorite is DS1

  • @DuckGoDuckRun
    @DuckGoDuckRun 3 роки тому +426

    “What’s the first thing you notice about the CDI?”
    *SPAGHETTI*

  • @machina5
    @machina5 3 роки тому +385

    "Hey man, wanna compete in the console market with me?"
    "Yeah, wanna price our console so high that nobody who wants one can buy it?"
    "Definitely"
    -like 99% of failed consoles

    • @qunt100
      @qunt100 2 роки тому +8

      Pretty much. Gizmondo was also to expensive. Like do they not know the current market that is available alredy?
      It would be like a new big ass console release now from a new company or some shit, and they were marketing it and it sounded better than xbox series S or playstation 5, and it did everything 10 times better and it had all these cool features. But oh yah, it costs 1300 dollars. Like im not gonna buy that shit when i can get a playstation 5 for 600 bucks. Like they have to know the market.
      If anything, really push the console and do all that shit and find some way to release it for cheaper. I mean, the switch isn't the greatest in terms of the tech and graphics and all that, but it only costs 300 bucks. And the games are really good to.

    • @tehonlynoobs5556
      @tehonlynoobs5556 2 роки тому +1

      well ps3 almost kill them self when they price announced but try reducing the cost and success

    • @dragonmaster3030
      @dragonmaster3030 2 роки тому +1

      @@weeebie price does matter, that's why the 360 was cruising early 7th gen until the skin versions came out as at the time the PS3 was trying to sell for like twice the 360, which in pretty sure was priced to be more expensive than the the ps5 and series consoles

  • @ArmorOfGodGames
    @ArmorOfGodGames 2 роки тому +99

    The Sega Dreamcast and Wii U wasn’t even bad consoles, they just came out at either bad time, or had bad marketing.
    I liked playing with both

    • @BugsoftheSea
      @BugsoftheSea Рік тому +3

      I still use my wii u on a regular basis

    • @PivotHeld
      @PivotHeld Рік тому

      wii u was the biggest piece of sh1t console ever. wtf you smoking

    • @troll2161
      @troll2161 Рік тому +4

      @@BugsoftheSeaSame. Mostly for the hd Zelda games and „gamepad“ titles like captain toad.

    • @qunt100
      @qunt100 Рік тому +4

      Smash bros Wii U is still a killer smash bros. game. I can't really think of anything else though.
      I also liked the Wii U and 3DS eshops as well. A ton of games on the Wii U that still don't exist on switch yet. And switch just lacks the personality. All the menus are blank with no music playing.

    • @Wayward_Jericho
      @Wayward_Jericho Рік тому

      @@qunt100if the switch had the menu of the original Wii id buy one just for the nostalgia.

  • @HalfToothReplica
    @HalfToothReplica 3 роки тому +111

    Whenever i see a company fails miserably, i feel bad for the people who founded and established it.
    I know this is how world works and no one stays relevant forever, but it’s kinda heartbreaking when you see someone puts heart and energy into something then it fails.

    • @vyor8837
      @vyor8837 3 роки тому +12

      Assuming they actually tried anyway... Looking at you ouya

    • @sourapple7831
      @sourapple7831 3 роки тому +5

      @@vyor8837 yeah ouya got alot of monies that they didnt even try to make money with it

    • @krzysztofobodzinski2529
      @krzysztofobodzinski2529 3 роки тому +2

      @@vyor8837 I don’t think the developers didn’t try their best. It was the management’s fault

    • @vyor8837
      @vyor8837 3 роки тому +3

      @@krzysztofobodzinski2529 what developers?

    • @krzysztofobodzinski2529
      @krzysztofobodzinski2529 3 роки тому

      @@vyor8837 people who actually designed and worked on this stuff. They’re usually very restricted by what the management allows them and what not

  • @connorross123
    @connorross123 3 роки тому +692

    The Dreamcast was a banger console. Salute to Sega for going out on a high note

    • @joeyreidelbach5509
      @joeyreidelbach5509 3 роки тому +33

      The funny thing is that Sega of America had enough money to support the Dreamcast an extra 2 years we'll as Sega of Japan brought out the white flag and surrender.

    • @gokusondbz
      @gokusondbz 2 роки тому +28

      The Dreamcast is My #1 Favorite Console Of All Time 🙌

    • @snikrepak
      @snikrepak 2 роки тому +7

      @@gokusondbz agreed.

    • @mrcosmos6986
      @mrcosmos6986 2 роки тому +2

      @Kosorou Gaming 2 Studio Archives find something better to do with your time than fishing for replies lol

    • @dexxxhundo1365
      @dexxxhundo1365 2 роки тому +4

      @Kosorou Gaming Archives original 2k games were lit

  • @KMACKTIME
    @KMACKTIME 3 роки тому +592

    Don’t forget the R-Zone.. if you don’t know what it is do you’re self a favor and don’t bother looking it up 😂

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 3 роки тому +2

      ATTENTION BROTHER!!! I have two very very sweet girlfriends who I show off (I smell like 100 not-alive orangutans oh nooo) in my perfectly great videos that most people consider to be the reason of life! Thank you for you attention, dear dude kid km

    • @nostrADAMus_95
      @nostrADAMus_95 3 роки тому +39

      I'm an avgn veteran, unfortunately I know damn well what the r-zone is 😂

    • @Marinealver
      @Marinealver 3 роки тому +21

      or the Solja Boy console.

    • @turg9958
      @turg9958 3 роки тому +1

      What’s up checkmark?

    • @CornFarmer64
      @CornFarmer64 3 роки тому +4

      Remember the commercial.......AAAHHHHHH

  • @sunnysauce0725
    @sunnysauce0725 2 роки тому +6

    I’m a huge fan of The Act Man, I even got my dad into the channel and I watch Avery new video with him. But I gotta say, this is just my favorite video from the channel. It’s just well put together and covers an interesting topic. I rewatch this video frequently.

  • @thathatguy1151
    @thathatguy1151 3 роки тому +205

    I'd disagree about the EA thing but...
    To unlock the rest of this comment, please pay $19.99.

    • @davidbanan.
      @davidbanan. 3 роки тому +14

      Sorry bruv, i dont got that kinda money anymore..
      To many paywalls, 😔

    • @ZeroTheHunter
      @ZeroTheHunter 3 роки тому +17

      Maybe, for what i heard, the CEO was fired for how bad he
      *Unlock the rest of this reply for only $29,99 and you'll get an epic skin for anthem!*

    • @dustinsterling3248
      @dustinsterling3248 3 роки тому +3

      Hey nice hat

    • @thathatguy1151
      @thathatguy1151 3 роки тому +2

      @@dustinsterling3248 Thx

    • @emperorfaiz
      @emperorfaiz 3 роки тому +2

      How much for a Comment Pass so I can read your other comments fully for a month?

  • @zetastreaker47
    @zetastreaker47 3 роки тому +396

    Scott the Woz actually mentioned that during E3 1995, Sega announced the Saturn was ALREADY available with a $399 price tag. Announcing that the Saturn was already available had actually pissed off many retailers cause they wouldn't be given the appropriate amount of time to market the game in their store. Thus, many retailers refused to sell the Saturn.

    • @seantolson6223
      @seantolson6223 2 роки тому +22

      This. The Saturn was rushed to come out before the PS1, which led to supply issues and a lack of games.

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 2 роки тому +25

      That and a handful of other problems. Sega Japan and Sega of America hated each other. The head of Sega America didn't want 2d games (something the Saturn excelled at) and only wanted polygon based 3d games. Both Sega of Japan and America did a bunch of stupid stuff.

    • @zhawkmoth3653
      @zhawkmoth3653 2 роки тому +6

      @@Gatorade69 That's insane because I actually loved the 2D stuff back then. 3D was often meh because it wasn't something really mastered yet. Even now when people play games of that time period, the 2d holds up much better than a lot of the 3d stuff.
      And I was absolutely the target market. So I dunno.. Japan probably had it more right...

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 2 роки тому +2

      @@zhawkmoth3653 I don't necessarily think Japan had it more right, they did in some regards and not in others. It was Sega of Japan's idea to release the Saturn with no launch leaving a lot of pissed off retailers, some who dropped the console and did not sell it. It was also Sega of Japan that decided to not have a standard and or good dev kits and reference materials, which is why a lot of companies chose Sony and the PlayStation. Some sources claim that Sega wanted to keep it that way so their in house developers would have an edge. Both Segas made some really stupid choices, I wonder what could have been if they had both worked together.

    • @jjj-hs7tk
      @jjj-hs7tk 2 роки тому

      Heeeeeeeeeh

  • @maromaro1337
    @maromaro1337 3 роки тому +529

    *Is Stylophone as an instrument equivalent to Virtual Boy as a console?*

  • @lordkuku
    @lordkuku 2 роки тому +10

    My childhood was very lucky and unlucky. My parents opened a Video Store in 1982- 2002. We rented video game consoles and of course many games from all the consoles released during them years. When they decided to close the Video Store, I was able to keep everything gaming. So I became a console collector, I own every US home & Handheld gaming unit ever made with the exception of the NintendoStation. I even went back and got the Magnavox Odyssey from 1972.
    What sad is, that I do own every console you showed off. Except the Japan consoles and I agree with you in every way.

    • @jinx8624
      @jinx8624 6 місяців тому

      why are you unlucky?

    • @lordkuku
      @lordkuku 6 місяців тому

      @@jinx8624 I had to buy my own consoles from 2002 to present day. To keep the collection going.

    • @v.k.healthlongevity9807
      @v.k.healthlongevity9807 5 місяців тому +1

      This may be satire but if not, you are the least self aware rich kid that has ever existed @lordkuku

    • @lordkuku
      @lordkuku 5 місяців тому

      @@v.k.healthlongevity9807 Damn, I wish I were rich. I struggle to pay my bills every month. You have no clue how I am and yet you'll make assumptions about someone you don't even know. HOW PATHETIC of a person you are.

  • @KaiserMattTygore927
    @KaiserMattTygore927 3 роки тому +454

    The fall of the Dreamcast is still an utter tragedy to me :(

    • @eyeguydojima7131
      @eyeguydojima7131 3 роки тому +34

      Sega consoles to the Dreamcast: "Send me out......with a bang"

    • @masterseal0418
      @masterseal0418 3 роки тому +6

      So if Sega was able to make money making consoles again with quality and properly working well, then they should team up with Dell or Samsung to make the Sega Monolith: with a whole lot of features of the next generation of gaming and includes stuff fans want: Third Party and Indie Developer support.

    • @skuadak2
      @skuadak2 3 роки тому +18

      same, since I had one
      It had some nice titles (Soul Calibur, Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi and few more)
      It was released bit too late, playstation 2 eat it :/

    • @V1CT1MIZED
      @V1CT1MIZED 3 роки тому +6

      RIP Dreamcast, I owned you for a day and then swapped it for a PS2 that lasted equally as long

    • @gokusondbz
      @gokusondbz 2 роки тому +2

      Dreamcast & Saturn 😢

  • @MikePSU
    @MikePSU 3 роки тому +65

    "What's the first thing you notice about the CDI?"
    "Spaghetti"
    Dude, Act Man, that cut had me rolling. One of the best use of memes in a long while.

    • @ninja1man4u
      @ninja1man4u 3 роки тому +1

      Literally those super Mario and Zelda cutscenes are so funny they hurt

    • @kyotheman69
      @kyotheman69 3 роки тому +1

      this thing was dumpster fire, always remember it thanks to AVGN, his videos were the best, Peanut butter gamer has great videos as well on this shit console

  • @jasonnay6135
    @jasonnay6135 2 роки тому +32

    As kids we got the sega pico system. It was a cartridge and small book that you plugged into a touch pad that you used through a pen. It would display on the TV and for our age was pretty cool. Just like these systems though it didn't last long and our broke never to be used again

    • @MikeOfMichigan
      @MikeOfMichigan 2 роки тому +3

      Your description brought back memories I didn’t even know I had haha. Pretty sure my dads girlfriends son had one of those with a Winnie The Pooh game.

  • @novustalks7525
    @novustalks7525 2 роки тому +322

    "This would be totally acceptable today but back then products had to be complete" oh my god I hate how true that is 🤣

    • @qunt100
      @qunt100 Рік тому +15

      It is the damn truth. Lol I feel like everyone I know now is a con artist. The internet has completely removed the barrier to entry. As long as you got the views and the shares, regardless of how hated the video is or disliked it is. Or how bad the quality is. If it has a billion views. That is money at the end of the day. Kind of sad really.

    • @The_whales
      @The_whales Рік тому +7

      You have an ultra power computer cooled by an iceberg? Ok. You earn 20-30 fps

  • @toastman7671
    @toastman7671 3 роки тому +207

    The virtual boy literally looks like a Level 1 TeamFortress2 sentry

    • @Adumbshiba
      @Adumbshiba 3 роки тому +5

      But cancerous

    • @comical_world
      @comical_world 3 роки тому +6

      @@Adumbshiba mini sentry

    • @lcggr0022
      @lcggr0022 3 роки тому +6

      @@comical_world Mini Sentry on Hightower

    • @nowinsertmemehere6403
      @nowinsertmemehere6403 3 роки тому +3

      Haha dumb mini looking sentry

    • @corgi7854
      @corgi7854 3 роки тому

      Engineer gaming is not impressed with this model.

  • @dannysteensma411
    @dannysteensma411 3 роки тому +183

    How funny would it be if EA made a gaming console called the lootbox

  • @benjamindavan3288
    @benjamindavan3288 Рік тому +6

    This video unlocked childhood memories with the hyper scan. I haven’t thought about that system in years and the only game I played as a kid on it was the Ben ten one

  • @H3Vtux
    @H3Vtux 3 роки тому +269

    0:32 and what friendships might still be intact if I had never played mario party...

    • @Verza488
      @Verza488 3 роки тому +7

      Sup checkmark

    • @TheActMan
      @TheActMan  3 роки тому +83

      All of them lol

    • @Akunai_
      @Akunai_ 3 роки тому +1

      Sup check mark

    • @binky8843
      @binky8843 3 роки тому

      @@TheActMan pp

    • @H3Vtux
      @H3Vtux 3 роки тому +2

      @@Akunai_ You guys. My name is NOT CHECKMARK! Also HI ACT MAN!

  • @charlesw7397
    @charlesw7397 3 роки тому +222

    I was amazed that anyone cared about the Ouya. I remember being so unimpressed when I saw the Kickstarter but a bunch of friends and youtubers I watched back then thought it was gonna be an insane innovation. It looked like trash and the backlash after it released was hilarious

    • @MarilynMonRover
      @MarilynMonRover 2 роки тому +16

      A good friend of mine kept bugging me to port one of my games to the Ouya... he said it was gonna be the most amazing console ever. I was reluctant because it was coming from a company with no track record, so I held off but kept it in the back of my mind. Then when it launched, it came to the surface that other developers were having a hell of a hard time with communication with the parent company... there were a lot of technical issues and the Ouya developer forums were apparently flooded with complaints and inquiries, all of which were either being ignored or just brushed off. I don't think I've ever breathed such a large sigh of relief for being cautious.

    • @OrtadragoonX
      @OrtadragoonX 2 роки тому +6

      The only good thing about the Ouya was that it did spawn Towerfall that was later ported to PS4.
      One of the best arcade style local multiplayer games ever made.

    • @yagami-chan1059
      @yagami-chan1059 2 роки тому

      I thought it was some of that knock-off consoles you can buy on Amazon

    • @dragonmaster3030
      @dragonmaster3030 2 роки тому

      Hey, anyone remember the Amazon luna

    • @From_A_Diverging_Timeline
      @From_A_Diverging_Timeline 2 роки тому

      I never even heard of the ouya but when I saw it in this video I knew it was doomed just from the size of it and the look of the hardware. It looks severely underpowered. If it had n64 level graphics I'd be surprised

  • @jestah329
    @jestah329 3 роки тому +73

    The Acting Mail Man literally threw 8 pounds worth of books at the floor just for a bit, and it was beautiful

  • @coltforceplayer
    @coltforceplayer 2 роки тому +6

    The DD is like that one person who keeps saying I’m busy but that’s just an excuse

  • @MiiQ2
    @MiiQ2 3 роки тому +344

    The virtual boy sounds like the idea was there but the technology wasn’t until 20 years later

    • @Commrade-DOGE
      @Commrade-DOGE 3 роки тому

      actually the tech was being developed at the time...

    • @sertiana2512
      @sertiana2512 3 роки тому +26

      Even 20 years later, the virtual reality concept is still a novelty like he said.

    • @MrREAPERsz
      @MrREAPERsz 3 роки тому +1

      The technology is still not really here

    • @DonVigaDeFierro
      @DonVigaDeFierro 3 роки тому +3

      @@sertiana2512 The Oculus Quest needs some real competition for the technology to become truly mainstream... So far, I ain't giving my money to the Zucc.

    • @dragonmaster3030
      @dragonmaster3030 3 роки тому +1

      Honestly I think games should never go vr, lots of screen burn, and my god if it's ever taken online

  • @EthanMaloneEthanMalone2020
    @EthanMaloneEthanMalone2020 3 роки тому +105

    I knew the Wii U would be the poster boy for this video

    • @youtubearethenazis608
      @youtubearethenazis608 3 роки тому +10

      But it shouldn't be....

    • @cubeflinger
      @cubeflinger 3 роки тому +5

      Probably because most of the viewers don't remember the 90s well enough to click for a Philips cdi

    • @whiterunguard6415
      @whiterunguard6415 3 роки тому +2

      waiting for actman's why skyrim is so awesome is almost as painful as taking an arrow to the knee.

    • @MILDMONSTER1234
      @MILDMONSTER1234 3 роки тому

      @@whiterunguard6415 cause skyrim isn't awesome

    • @ianeons9278
      @ianeons9278 3 роки тому +2

      Ok Wii U hater

  • @Jes9119
    @Jes9119 3 роки тому +753

    People who bought a Stadia got exactly what they deserved. When I first heard about it I knew it was going to be a steaming pile of garbage because the idea of streaming anything is solely dependent on someone's internet speeds which seems like something everyone else suddenly forgot.

    • @Andy-uq4hq
      @Andy-uq4hq 3 роки тому +3

      How did Netflix and all the other streaming services do so well then? 🤔

    • @VolkTikhon
      @VolkTikhon 3 роки тому +71

      @@Andy-uq4hq Well because it was watching and need smaller internet.

    • @antusFireNova
      @antusFireNova 3 роки тому +93

      @@Andy-uq4hq because streaming a video is WAAAAAAY easier than streaming a heavy videogame

    • @DevinEMILE
      @DevinEMILE 3 роки тому +33

      @@Andy-uq4hq almost like streaming a 6-8gb movie that buffers every 20-30 seconds. Then a 40 Gb game where your using another machine to run the game then routing it through the internet to you.

    • @pottyputter05
      @pottyputter05 3 роки тому +3

      It's not speed that causes the issues that actually matter

  • @vincentpistoia9034
    @vincentpistoia9034 10 місяців тому +1

    This is my favorite video of yours I wish you would make a extensive break down of every console ever.

  • @pasta1549
    @pasta1549 3 роки тому +106

    This video ended up becoming the greatest roast I’ve ever seen lmao

    • @mrnoble8964
      @mrnoble8964 3 роки тому +1

      Definitely

    • @darkness74185
      @darkness74185 3 роки тому +7

      Especially "nowadays we have a thing that can play videogames and also is a cellphone, *it's called a cellphone* "

    • @ironbutt1834
      @ironbutt1834 3 роки тому

      Ever heard of AVGN ?

  • @Rahim103.5
    @Rahim103.5 3 роки тому +251

    "Nintendo, sony, microsofts. The 3 gods"
    Soulja boy console: amateurs

  • @ryloken6790
    @ryloken6790 3 роки тому +52

    "Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft. The 3 gods of gaming"
    KFC gaming console: there is another

    • @kylegivens3120
      @kylegivens3120 3 роки тому

      Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft in perfect unison: Hahahaha!

  • @llYossarian
    @llYossarian 2 роки тому +4

    I worked at a Gamestop during the 32-bit to 128-bit era and distinctly remember my GM coming back from the manager conference in Texas _(I think Darrel Hammond was the comedian that year...)_ followed by two boxloads of swag in the mail but the shiny new NGage had made it back with him on the plane.

  • @danieldevito6380
    @danieldevito6380 3 роки тому +148

    It still baffles me how Sega was able to release one of the greatest console's in the history of gaming, the Sega Genesis, then go on to be completely irrelevant just 5 years after the end of that console's generation.

    • @treegreat3867
      @treegreat3867 2 роки тому

      shush

    • @deanmottershead9208
      @deanmottershead9208 2 роки тому +9

      To be fair Nintendo have only really stayed relevant by by brand recognition and producing fun but pretty safe games

    • @Josep_Hernandez_Lujan
      @Josep_Hernandez_Lujan 2 роки тому +4

      Saturn was very underrated. That system had great games and in some ways it was more powerfull than the Playstation. Saturn did 2D games much better than than PSX, but at the time 3D gaming was all the rage.
      Add to that it was difficult to program for, the disastrous marketing and half the major retailers boycotting the system...
      Plus the Saturn had an internal memory and memory sticks. So you could actually save your games with buying a stick.

    • @MidwayMaiTais
      @MidwayMaiTais 2 роки тому +2

      I believe that most of the success of the Genesis was due to SEGA of America. SEGA of Japan was out of sync and didn't understand that the US was a much bigger market than Japan and VERY VERY different. The book Console Wars was a fantastic "read" ( I actually listened to the audio book). Sega of Japan seemed upset that SOA was doing better than them and put their foot down and continued to not read the room. Thus the downhill slope of Sega.

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 2 роки тому

      @@MidwayMaiTais Somewhat. Sega of America did do a great job marketing the Genesis (and really helped Sega in America) but the Mega Drive was also big in Europe and South America too. There was a lot of animosity between Sega of Japan and Sega of America but both of them did a lot of idiotic stuff.

  • @bloodbond3
    @bloodbond3 3 роки тому +54

    "Who knows where I'd be if I never owned a Nintendo 64?"
    "I'M TIRED OF READING BOOKS!"
    30 seconds into a half-hour-long video and I knew it was time to Like and Subscribe. Well done, sir.

  • @ali64375
    @ali64375 3 роки тому +33

    Patroling the post apoclyptic streets of dubai almost makes you wish the act man to do a 'WHY IS SPEC OPS THE LINE SO AWESOME'

  • @YouCantEscapeCryptoLuigi
    @YouCantEscapeCryptoLuigi Рік тому +16

    Funny story, I believe it was, 10 years ago? Me and my brother were searching for game consoles named after animals (we didn't know shit about game consoles) and we came across the Jaguar in disbelief. We would've probably have spent hours searching for one if we didn't chose that single animal lmao. He's in the Navy now and I hope he doesn't forget that memory.

  • @reportedbooch697
    @reportedbooch697 3 роки тому +211

    Therapist: “Act Man the Woz can’t hurt you, he’s not real.”
    Act Man the Woz-

    • @lukahmei2000
      @lukahmei2000 3 роки тому +1

      Timestamp?

    • @whiterunguard6415
      @whiterunguard6415 3 роки тому +4

      waiting for actman's why skyrim is so awesome is almost as painful as taking an arrow to the knee.

    • @viny5955
      @viny5955 3 роки тому

      @@whiterunguard6415 Very painful

    • @L1LegoAnimations
      @L1LegoAnimations 3 роки тому +3

      I thought the same thing. This is very much a StW type of video, but with Act Man's chad energy instead of StW's signature nerdy style (which ofc I still love).

    • @glurak888
      @glurak888 3 роки тому

      Can't stand StWs face, I want to watch the videos, but he looks so uncanny dorky that's it physically hurts me

  • @nicolasM.7.62x51
    @nicolasM.7.62x51 3 роки тому +234

    The sad thing about DreamCast is that it was actually a good console.

    • @flow185
      @flow185 3 роки тому +21

      It was too early. Sadly

    • @devingruver291
      @devingruver291 3 роки тому +22

      Some indie devs still make games for it. It's really easy to make games for the dreamcast

    • @johnwick9984
      @johnwick9984 3 роки тому +2

      The Saturn was pretty good too

    • @magicjohnson3121
      @magicjohnson3121 3 роки тому

      Also Saturn. Even the Sega CD has some good games though too expensive. 32x was pure failure

    • @nicolasM.7.62x51
      @nicolasM.7.62x51 3 роки тому +2

      @@devingruver291 Really? That's weird, seems like a waste of time. Would you mind telling us the name of any of these games? Im really curious.

  • @garyindi
    @garyindi 3 роки тому +48

    The Ouya was such a cool idea. Still have mine as a collectors item lol. I do remember turning it on, seeing the games, and thinking “this isn’t gonna last long”.

  • @FragmentOffline
    @FragmentOffline 10 місяців тому +1

    But ActMan, if you destroyed all Virtual Boys we would have never gotten that AVGN video.

  • @GitGoodGaming
    @GitGoodGaming 2 роки тому +184

    It's such a shame because the Deamcast was a FANTASTIC system and incredibly powerful for its time!

    • @zaneheaston8254
      @zaneheaston8254 Рік тому +6

      Then the PS2 came out & crushed the Dreamcast

    • @crazedlunatic43
      @crazedlunatic43 Рік тому +3

      @@zaneheaston8254 PS2 was overrated. The only thing it had going for was DVD playback but even that wasn’t better than a standalone DVD player despite being cheaper.

    • @mountaindew3201
      @mountaindew3201 Рік тому +4

      @@crazedlunatic43 It has better games Dreamcast was shit,

    • @crazedlunatic43
      @crazedlunatic43 Рік тому +1

      @@mountaindew3201 At least the Dreamcast had built in four controller ports and was much easier to code for than the PS2’s complicated architecture. Add to that, if the install of the PS2 wasn’t high, then developers would’ve ditched the PS2 in favour of the Dreamcast, GameCube and Original Xbox since again it was a pain to code games for it. Oh, and the Dreamcast is now worth more than a bargain bin PS2 that you could find at a local thrift store because of how many PS2’s have sold overall lol.

    • @LaggyLuke
      @LaggyLuke Рік тому

      ​@@crazedlunatic43 I don't know enough about the subject to agree or to disagree with your points. But damn why did they release a controller with just one analog stick? I was really put off by that after experiencing ps1 dual shock as a kid

  • @Dark_Tale_2077
    @Dark_Tale_2077 3 роки тому +341

    Nintendo: Even in their greatest failures they manage to bring about some of their greatest victories.

    • @kob4918
      @kob4918 3 роки тому +7

      Not really. The Wii U and GameCube are both terrible failures on all numerical measures.

    • @distinguishedgentlemen5120
      @distinguishedgentlemen5120 3 роки тому +33

      @@kob4918 yeah but they ported the Wii U games to switch and made lots of money so in the end the Wii U is a victory

    • @redseagaming7832
      @redseagaming7832 3 роки тому +18

      The Nintendo GameCube was a great console it deserved more success than it got. But the PlayStation 2 was the better machine because it had the best games most of the third parties avoided the GameCube and robes because of mini DVDs it was a lot easier to make games on the PlayStation to an Xbox then it was to make it on GameCube.

    • @youfinnagetrunupon761
      @youfinnagetrunupon761 3 роки тому +5

      @@kob4918 I have a wii U lol

    • @kob4918
      @kob4918 3 роки тому +1

      @@youfinnagetrunupon761 don’t care

  • @Commentoidiota
    @Commentoidiota 3 роки тому +91

    The "299" moment was so brutal, I love it

    • @austinreed347
      @austinreed347 3 роки тому +3

      Was that Michael from the Office? That’s who it sounded like

    • @Commrade-DOGE
      @Commrade-DOGE 3 роки тому +10

      the 3DO: shit welp... we're doomed
      the sega saturn: dont worry we have sonic... RIGHT? *guys.... we have a new 3D sonic game right?*
      atari: anyone know where my Lynx went?
      the apple pippin: wait... I'm a console? NO.... I'm not a console I'm kinda a PC
      Sony: *loads light gun with malious intent*

    • @nicksparrow009
      @nicksparrow009 3 роки тому

      Like for real it killed me

  • @ChristopherWentling
    @ChristopherWentling 2 роки тому +21

    Dreamcast was so good and so tragic.

  • @brianhong5070
    @brianhong5070 3 роки тому +216

    “Why Kotor 2 is so awesome”
    I’m not gonna stop m8. You did fallout new Vegas. Kotor 2 deserves a chance.

    • @Chyllbacca
      @Chyllbacca 3 роки тому +3

      Yes!!!!!!

    • @harrisonjohn4301
      @harrisonjohn4301 3 роки тому +14

      “Like so many Jedi...he hears, but he does not listen!”

    • @markol1313
      @markol1313 3 роки тому +1

      Do it please!!

    • @truecaliber1995
      @truecaliber1995 3 роки тому +1

      It may have to compete with Bloodborne. Best of luck to you.

    • @Rafe-h9z
      @Rafe-h9z 3 роки тому +1

      Yes

  • @sumvs5992
    @sumvs5992 3 роки тому +24

    Amazing to think that today, with more advanced technology in our consoles, they only cost around 300 to 500 dollars, yet these old consoles cost so much more.

  • @bubbachubba3600
    @bubbachubba3600 2 роки тому +51

    If PC is so good where’s PC2?

    • @jinx8624
      @jinx8624 6 місяців тому

      xbox is so good the 720 is coming out soon meanhile there will never be a pc 2 cuz pc sucks

    • @brotherofgordanchimpanzee
      @brotherofgordanchimpanzee 5 місяців тому

      this isnt dunky's

    • @CoreyArsenault-c8t
      @CoreyArsenault-c8t 3 місяці тому

      My dude we should be on pc 7 by now

  • @Gloxkomaa
    @Gloxkomaa Рік тому +2

    You forgot about the Soulja boy game console.He the first rapper in American history to create one.He should be studied in history books for his ingenuity.

  • @daysicle4898
    @daysicle4898 3 роки тому +19

    Even though the Wii-U failed, it holds a special place in my heart. It was the first ever console I got for a birthday. The special part is that my mom gave it to me and I personally loved it. Just the memories it gave me were great.

    • @AlexNights
      @AlexNights 3 роки тому +4

      If you still have it. I highly advise you to mod it. There are easy on-line guides on how to do it. And it turns the WiiU in a beast capable of playing retro and backup games from all the oldest until its generation. Plus Netflix and UA-cam.

    • @youtubearethenazis608
      @youtubearethenazis608 3 роки тому +1

      @@AlexNightsyup. Softmodded mine. Would never get rid of it. Best console I've ever owned. I'm a bit sick of hearing its a failure just cause people thought it was an add on for the wii....

    • @youtubearethenazis608
      @youtubearethenazis608 3 роки тому

      @@AlexNights tbf its better for us. We can get this thing so cheap cause everyone else thinks it's cool to hate on it. Plus the pro controllers battery lasts for WEEKS!

    • @whiterunguard6415
      @whiterunguard6415 3 роки тому

      waiting for actman's why skyrim is so awesome is almost as painful as taking an arrow to the knee.

    • @LianaSunburster
      @LianaSunburster 3 роки тому +1

      Personally didn't like it, but Im happy it's given you special memories, that's awesome ❤

  • @Loophole23742
    @Loophole23742 3 роки тому +55

    Dreamcast was an awesome console. I’d buy one now if I saw one in my local gadget shop. It still has amazing games like Shenmue, Shenmue 2, MSR, and the Sega arcade classics.

    • @RailheadProductions
      @RailheadProductions 2 роки тому +9

      @Kosorou Gaming Archives opinions and preferences don't exist in your world, does it?

    • @rickt4528
      @rickt4528 2 роки тому +6

      Soul Calibur kicks ass still does

    • @CarlyCatharsis
      @CarlyCatharsis Рік тому +1

      Shenmue 2 Was EU🇬🇧 & Jap🇯🇵
      ONLY Title...It REQUIRED A
      GameShark In-Order To Work
      On US🇺🇸 Consoles....UNTIL The
      Xbox Version Was Released.

    • @TRG_R17
      @TRG_R17 Рік тому +1

      Reply 5

  • @summerchilds
    @summerchilds 3 роки тому +30

    "Stadia is so cool and revolutionary " man imagine him playing about geforce now

  • @notfunnydidntlaugh8621
    @notfunnydidntlaugh8621 2 місяці тому +1

    The HyperScan looks like Batman's old sandwich press.

  • @LeonardoDaVinci01
    @LeonardoDaVinci01 3 роки тому +316

    The CEO of Ouya is like if Satan and all the Karens in the world were combined into one being

    • @watersquid8847
      @watersquid8847 3 роки тому +3

      ...huh???
      they literally designed it and advertised that u can mod it.
      just imagine if it didn't fail all the cool mods u could buy on the blackmarket.
      so wtf u mean satan and karen

    • @ootdega
      @ootdega 3 роки тому +42

      @@watersquid8847 Black market?? It's computer hardware, not a fuckin arms deal

    • @edercuellar2694
      @edercuellar2694 3 роки тому +2

      @@ootdega What you think the black market is?

    • @TheRealPSKilla502
      @TheRealPSKilla502 3 роки тому +26

      @@watersquid8847 If you're into modding, just get a PC lol

    • @caughtin144p7
      @caughtin144p7 3 роки тому +1

      @@watersquid8847 cause they scammed everyone

  • @TheFleaX
    @TheFleaX 3 роки тому +73

    is it weird I own every game console on this list but one? I never got a Google Stadia. I honestly don't call it a console, more of a service.

    • @engihere5434
      @engihere5434 3 роки тому +22

      Good. I had a subscription for it, bought gta 5 full price, it only ran in 480 and i could barley get 30 fps in prologue. It sucks

    • @majorgear1021
      @majorgear1021 2 роки тому +4

      I avoid subscriptions like the plague. So the Google Stadia was easy for me to ignore.

    • @Anytbing_lol
      @Anytbing_lol 2 роки тому +2

      @@engihere5434 huh GTA 5 on stadia you’re tripping and the Loweat they can go is 720….

  • @mr.reddead4430
    @mr.reddead4430 3 роки тому +10

    25:09 is that Ori music I hear? Damn, now you’re making me wish for a “Why is Ori 1 & 2 so awesome” video lol

  • @pikkyuukyuun4741
    @pikkyuukyuun4741 Рік тому +3

    I like how we pretend physical but uncomfortable buttons are worse than virtual, feedbackless screen buttons.😂

  • @KurtisKathutet
    @KurtisKathutet 3 роки тому +173

    Day #1 of asking actman for "why is oblivion so awesome?!"

  • @Ancientreapers
    @Ancientreapers 3 роки тому +35

    13:38 "OUYA play a demo" Ah, I remember those old pc days when developers made demos.

  • @cpt.shmitt7387
    @cpt.shmitt7387 3 роки тому +59

    "Lets all laugh at an industry that never learns anything, tee hee hee!"

  • @gpw6287
    @gpw6287 2 роки тому +9

    I owned a Panasonic 3DO when they were released. Great memories playing Need For Speed to death. That game was awesome. One of the few decent games for the system.

  • @ViktoriousDead
    @ViktoriousDead 3 роки тому +62

    Still waiting for your
    “Is Munch’s odyssey a real game or a fever dream I had when I was 8.”
    Video

  • @drewandcharlie7583
    @drewandcharlie7583 3 роки тому +38

    The “i’m tired of reading books” made me laugh out loud.

    • @nybergsgarage
      @nybergsgarage 3 роки тому

      ...and yet folks survived for thousands of years with no video games, and for the majority of that time with no access books for the common fellow either.

    • @UpsideDwon
      @UpsideDwon 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/7d18n-3OHz8/v-deo.html

    • @Rahnonymous
      @Rahnonymous 3 роки тому +1

      @@nybergsgarage people will always bic about new technology. They did it when paper was invented and kids in school stopped using LITERAL CHUNKS OF STONE AND CHISELS. Yes, we won't deny that we couldn't have made it without your prior inventions, but let's be honest, books in our heavily instant gratification fueled modern day turn a lot of people off.

    • @nybergsgarage
      @nybergsgarage 3 роки тому +1

      @@Rahnonymous yes that's true, however, there is a solid culture of people, even in the young generation, that love paper physical books. I really don't think they'll ever go away.

    • @Rahnonymous
      @Rahnonymous 3 роки тому

      @@nybergsgarage I agree. I'm ngl when I say I miss being able to read books and have a lot of fun like I did when I was a kid, but just seeing blocks and blocks of text makes it neigh impossible to not be overwhelmed. That's why I started reading manga 😋

  • @maclunky_skywalker5187
    @maclunky_skywalker5187 3 роки тому +23

    Despite the flaws I love the Wii U. It was my first console and it will always have a special place in my heart

    • @qunt100
      @qunt100 2 роки тому +2

      Yah i agree. And there are a few exclusive games on it. Smash 4 for example is still an awesome game to be playing. There are others i am sure, but most of the popular ones got ported over to switch such as mario kart 8. But i have a fascination for the old stuff in the industry. Still worth holding onto in my op. Heck i even want a virtual boy some day. Someone needs to make a mod that ports all the virtual boy games in color. That would be pretty neat.

  • @hihihi3322
    @hihihi3322 2 місяці тому +3

    21:38 kid in middle is from Strangers things

  • @imayakuza8314
    @imayakuza8314 3 роки тому +104

    When: Why is Call of duty 4 SO AWESOME

    • @Ranger-1132
      @Ranger-1132 3 роки тому +10

      Or why is Resident Evil 4 SO AWESOME (Before it gets a Remake)

    • @WrathOfRagnarok
      @WrathOfRagnarok 3 роки тому +3

      Or Why is Subnautica SO AWESOME

    • @Ranger-1132
      @Ranger-1132 3 роки тому +1

      @@WrathOfRagnarok WTF!!!!

    • @WrathOfRagnarok
      @WrathOfRagnarok 3 роки тому +1

      @@Ranger-1132 like good wtf? Or bad wtf?

    • @Ranger-1132
      @Ranger-1132 3 роки тому +3

      @@WrathOfRagnarok solid game but you know these 2 games are considered Masterpieces

  • @mrfinnesefast7762
    @mrfinnesefast7762 3 роки тому +28

    The N64DD was released on my date of birth... No wonder why I've had bad luck all my life.

  • @dyllanfellows9051
    @dyllanfellows9051 3 роки тому +25

    I love the terran scream everytime EA is mentioned in your videos

    • @mancamiatipoola
      @mancamiatipoola 3 роки тому +1

      That's cuz it sounds like a long "EAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaa". Great audio pun from the Acting Man.

    • @dyllanfellows9051
      @dyllanfellows9051 3 роки тому

      @@mancamiatipoola wow i never caught on to that. It makes it even funnier. Thanks for letting me know!

  • @williamhaynes7089
    @williamhaynes7089 2 роки тому +1

    My favorite 3do title was 'Stat controll II"

  • @extremehawk0128
    @extremehawk0128 3 роки тому +137

    I love how you are talking about failed consoles and didn’t talk about the Soulja boy game console

    • @bigmac_trumpusa
      @bigmac_trumpusa 3 роки тому +11

      It said ‘failed’ consoles

    • @extremehawk0128
      @extremehawk0128 3 роки тому +2

      @@bigmac_trumpusa yeah that’s what the Soulja boy game console is... a failed train wreck of a console

    • @bigmac_trumpusa
      @bigmac_trumpusa 3 роки тому +2

      @@extremehawk0128 no... did you buy one they arent half bad

    • @extremehawk0128
      @extremehawk0128 3 роки тому +10

      @@bigmac_trumpusa did you not know the huge lawsuit soujaboy went through going through the whole selling it?

    • @extremehawk0128
      @extremehawk0128 3 роки тому +15

      @@bigmac_trumpusa saying the Soulja boy game console is a good console is like saying 6ix9ine didn’t snitch. Like you just lying to yourself

  • @Seb318
    @Seb318 3 роки тому +59

    Patrolling the Galaxy, makes you wish That Actman would do a “Why is Mass Effect 2 So awesome”

    • @blakechandler167
      @blakechandler167 3 роки тому +2

      Mass Effect is more then AWESOME. It’s iconic

    • @lordraiden007
      @lordraiden007 3 роки тому +3

      I’m thinking of pulling a NCR Trooper with a new account called “The Stargazer’s Child”, asking him to tell the story of the shepherd.

    • @urvakshbagwadia9758
      @urvakshbagwadia9758 3 роки тому

      I see your following the trend as well

    • @grantkeller4634
      @grantkeller4634 3 роки тому +1

      Discovering new alien races, then fucking them

    • @kermitator8345
      @kermitator8345 3 роки тому +2

      No your not him l. You can't replace him! He was a legend!

  • @paintedweasels
    @paintedweasels 3 роки тому +7

    Thank you for catering to my childhood as always Act Man, like the choice of background noises too, had me loading up my runescape account lol

  • @FlameTheGoober
    @FlameTheGoober 7 місяців тому

    The intro for this video where he talks about gaming gods has been living rent free in my head for the last couple of years without me knowing what it was from. So, thanks youtube for randomly recommending this to me ig.

  • @recklon7833
    @recklon7833 3 роки тому +47

    Patrolling the nether almost makes you wish the act man would do a “Why is Minecraft so Awesome”

    • @badasahog
      @badasahog 3 роки тому +4

      No

    • @martol7169
      @martol7169 3 роки тому +1

      yes

    • @Hiromashi1234
      @Hiromashi1234 3 роки тому

      Nyes

    • @stgrozdanovic
      @stgrozdanovic 3 роки тому +1

      He probably didn't make it because...i don't know.....Minecraft isn't awesome....not even good....

    • @ultralevixz5912
      @ultralevixz5912 3 роки тому +3

      @@stgrozdanovic minecraft is a good game not the best but it is good

  • @azmastergamer6908
    @azmastergamer6908 3 роки тому +37

    Why is Oddworld Strangers Wrath so AWESOME?

    • @shakefl
      @shakefl 3 роки тому

      That's the Oddworld game you want him to cover? Oddworld was best in 2D

    • @marcelloziglioli8954
      @marcelloziglioli8954 3 роки тому

      Yep I played it on the OUYA XD

  • @Nano-Machines-son
    @Nano-Machines-son 3 роки тому +19

    This is the only channel I don’t skip through the paid promotion section “it’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s AD MAN here” lol

    • @Nano-Machines-son
      @Nano-Machines-son 3 роки тому

      @4th Chairman hell yeah agreed he be making so many great videos easily one of my favorite youtubers!

  • @4G63Tx
    @4G63Tx Рік тому

    This channel has quickly become one of my favorites on YT. Love your use of pop culture references lol

  • @JonnyHorseman
    @JonnyHorseman 3 роки тому +31

    The PlayStation Vita was such a failure that it's not even on this list.

    • @thatonerampartmain8843
      @thatonerampartmain8843 3 роки тому +9

      PSVITA sold more than all the consoles on here. its sad to say its a failure cause it was so good

    • @JonnyHorseman
      @JonnyHorseman 3 роки тому +1

      @@thatonerampartmain8843 Let's not forget that their store is closing this august...

    • @thatonerampartmain8843
      @thatonerampartmain8843 3 роки тому

      @@JonnyHorseman oh fuck

    • @la-zrider2749
      @la-zrider2749 3 роки тому +7

      In Japan it actually had a pretty good success because it's used to play visual novels.

    • @thatonerampartmain8843
      @thatonerampartmain8843 3 роки тому

      @@la-zrider2749 yeah i consider the ps vita to be a success even with its low sales

  • @WigWoo1
    @WigWoo1 3 роки тому +98

    You think Bungie and Apple giving Halo to Microsoft was a mistake? I doubt halo would have existed without them. You'd just have this one meh 3rd person action game on Mac and that would be it

    • @USERTM7
      @USERTM7 3 роки тому +2

      But you do have one meh 3rd person action game with Halo. 🤣🤣🤣

    • @EkkoOfSilence
      @EkkoOfSilence 3 роки тому +4

      @@USERTM7 its a first person game my guy

    • @matthours1783
      @matthours1783 3 роки тому +1

      @@EkkoOfSilence he means one of the spin-off games

    • @EkkoOfSilence
      @EkkoOfSilence 3 роки тому +3

      @@matthours1783 The only real spin off was halo wars which i dont think counts since its top down, but i could be wrong

    • @uwudaddybfh5705
      @uwudaddybfh5705 3 роки тому +1

      @@EkkoOfSilence mac world 99, halo used to be a 3rd person game, its not a spin off, never was

  • @nossahmvssg
    @nossahmvssg 3 роки тому +12

    Believe it or not, I have an exam on this today, and your video came just in time. You are a lifesaver.

    • @jthb
      @jthb 3 роки тому +3

      What subject is that, and how was it?

    • @nossahmvssg
      @nossahmvssg 3 роки тому

      @@jthb It was an exam on video game history and I only got one question wrong (due to a dumb mistake).

    • @juststatedtheobvious9633
      @juststatedtheobvious9633 3 роки тому

      @@nossahmvssg
      Was it his idiot claim that the Intellivision predates the 2600?

  • @KarimM-m4u
    @KarimM-m4u 2 місяці тому +1

    18:01 explains exactly why the ps5 pro will fail.