Is Family Dog Worth Playing Today? - SNESdrunk

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  • Опубліковано 17 гру 2024

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  • @TastyBusiness
    @TastyBusiness 15 годин тому +260

    The bonus dogs at the end were better than the game itself

    • @ikazuchioni
      @ikazuchioni 15 годин тому +8

      I thought so too😅

    • @DGFTardin
      @DGFTardin 14 годин тому +15

      It's offensive to even suggest it could be otherwise

    • @saintmatthew956
      @saintmatthew956 13 годин тому +1

      MNMNMNMNMNMNMNMN Dogs Drunk

  • @RookMeAmadeus
    @RookMeAmadeus 12 годин тому +53

    You're 100% right about the devs not really caring about this game. The dog's name is actually Jonah, but that somehow got completely ignored by them. Doesn't even show up in the manual.
    That said, you also taught ME something in turn. How the heck was the show a Steven Spielberg/Tim Burton collab, yet still THAT BAD?

    • @themonkeyhand
      @themonkeyhand 10 годин тому +7

      Probably got paid for a name drop.

    • @johnclark926
      @johnclark926 10 годин тому +8

      Even crazier is that the ‘pilot’ (I guess? I’m not really sure what’s the right term for an episode from an anthology series that kicks off its own separate series) was written by Brad Bird, and besides the third act it’s still mostly terrible. I have no clue why Family Dog was such a black hole for massive talent, it’s like the inversion of monkeys typing out Shakespeare.

    • @MisterSouji
      @MisterSouji 10 годин тому +4

      Nintendo Tape

    • @flipsidelimited6560
      @flipsidelimited6560 Годину тому

      Well Spielberg put his name on the Halo TV series. Only thing people liked about it was the action scenes, which were rare compared to the melodrama.

  • @nicklarocco4178
    @nicklarocco4178 8 годин тому +26

    I have a core memory tied to this game. When I was like 4 my parents left me home alone for the first time. My dad told me he would lock the door and be back soon, but I wasn't listened because I was playing family fucking dog. Well like 15 minutes later I was bored, so I went outside. When I wanted to go back inside I found the door was locked and freaked out. I was only 5, I was home alone and locked out. It was a nice day, so it wasn't awful. I went to my neighbors house and jumped down their stairs until my dad came home. I refused to play family dog after that because of the trauma lol, it scared me. We returned it to blockbuster and life went on. Thanks everyone.

    • @MerkhVision
      @MerkhVision 7 годин тому +2

      They left u home alone for a whole year!? (U said u were 4 when they left but 5 when u got locked out lmao)
      Also, a 4 or 5 year old should absolutely never be left home alone, wtf!?

    • @64-Bit-Gamer
      @64-Bit-Gamer 6 годин тому +1

      You should sell this pitch to Hollywood, and get the rights to the game as well

    • @guitarunt
      @guitarunt 5 годин тому +5

      @@MerkhVision It was the 90's. Kids were home alone all the time.

  • @Dojonpachi
    @Dojonpachi 11 годин тому +30

    Family Dog began as a short on Amazing Stories, and was one of the most popular episodes. That's what lead to the series getting green-lit, and the game going into development.

    • @chujiwu68
      @chujiwu68 10 годин тому +2

      Was waiting for someone to mention this.

    • @CSGraves
      @CSGraves 7 годин тому +8

      Yes, I remember having taped that very episode and watching it many many times. The animation was so much better than the series that followed.

    • @kappie29
      @kappie29 2 години тому

      ​@CSGraves i was eight or nine when the original episode came out, and like you, I taped it and watched it a bunch of times. Fortunately, I've forgotten everything about the 1993 series, so I can remember the 1987 episode with fondness instead of the pile of dung that happened six years later.

    • @shadowedmind4
      @shadowedmind4 Годину тому +2

      Created by Brad Bird, the director of The Iron Giant and The Incredibles. His life story is very interesting.

  • @Se7enBeatleofDoom
    @Se7enBeatleofDoom 14 годин тому +54

    I had no idea family dog had a tie in a video game. That’s like finding out Camp Candy had a video game.

    • @guyvizard549
      @guyvizard549 13 годин тому +12

      Holy S***! Now, Camp Candy is one I hadn't thought of in a while.

    • @xbusta
      @xbusta 10 годин тому +10

      Except Camp Candy was a great show, from what I remember.

    • @jamesvaneaton206
      @jamesvaneaton206 10 годин тому +5

      Camp Candy would have been such a better option for a game. It did get a comic book series for a while that was pretty fun.

    • @CelticShae
      @CelticShae 9 годин тому +5

      Camp Candy was fun and funny. It had substance.

    • @zappozzy
      @zappozzy 8 годин тому +1

      Good idea​@@guyvizard549

  • @psirensongs
    @psirensongs 8 годин тому +7

    The proportions of the car compared to the dog and driver at 4:07 are absolutely insane, why are they seemingly driving a pair of conjoined plymouth superbirds

  • @BastardWolf28
    @BastardWolf28 15 годин тому +34

    The most amazing thing I can take from this video is being reminded of that "Capital Critters" was a thing.
    I don't really remember it, but I do have a vague memory of watching it at my grandmother's house.

  • @captaindrachma2041
    @captaindrachma2041 15 годин тому +72

    That NES Friend guy sounds like a real piece of work

    • @PaleHorseShabuShabu
      @PaleHorseShabuShabu 12 годин тому +14

      real piece of work = sociopath

    • @locustsun
      @locustsun 10 годин тому +3

      I don't really think the right thing to do was encourage the 38 people that liked this comment to "visit" his channel and see what he's getting at then below the belt on a sports team they like. He may be a piece of garbage, but doing that was just kind of feeding the fire.

    • @Lee-wk3cb
      @Lee-wk3cb 8 годин тому +8

      @@locustsun okay what did this guy do to be so hated?

    • @phaelox
      @phaelox 8 годин тому +14

      These comments are utterly ri-ding-diddly-diculous. A guy asking for a specific game to be reviewed in comments on a retro gaming channel, really deserves to be called that? (Answer is No.)
      I went to his latest video and there's about 10 ppl in comments asking why he likes Family Dog so much and he is a good sport about it and answers each with humor. Tbh I think he full well realizes it isn't a good game, and jokingly kept asking for a review, because he wanted to see SNES Drunk's take on it. Glad he got his wish :)

    • @TechnicolorMammoth
      @TechnicolorMammoth 8 годин тому +2

      @@locustsunYou bug someone for 10 years, I think you just take the clap back on the chin. Don’t be a white knight here. It ruins the joke.

  • @thenextsteveblackman
    @thenextsteveblackman 7 годин тому +9

    Pretty sure the dog was called Famidog in Japan, but Nintendog in the west.

    • @iang0th
      @iang0th 4 години тому +1

      Yep, the Nintendogs reboot was much better received, although personally, I think it strays too far from the source material.

  • @AInWisco
    @AInWisco 15 годин тому +73

    "Some guy names NESFriend"

  • @midwestmonster9886
    @midwestmonster9886 9 годин тому +11

    Swamp Thing on NES is based off of a cartoon that only ran for 4 episodes. Family Dog is probably second place for the shortest lived TV series to receive a video game.

    • @pacmancdi
      @pacmancdi Годину тому

      At least Swamp Thing also had a successful live action series running at the same time which could have potentially helped sales of that game.

  • @willlawson6126
    @willlawson6126 15 годин тому +31

    I probably laughed way too hard at the Nintendo tape legal pad comment 🤣

  • @ERMediaOfficial
    @ERMediaOfficial 15 годин тому +34

    So you got a videogame for me?
    Yes sir I do!

    • @Sheevlord
      @Sheevlord 13 годин тому +10

      Wow wow wow wow. Wow.

    • @mcgubert
      @mcgubert 13 годин тому +10

      - So, the dog doesn't have a name? I figure that the first thing you do after you get a pet is name it...
      - Listen sir, here's the thing, I need you to get all the way off my back on this one

    • @JohnYossarian
      @JohnYossarian 13 годин тому +8

      It's a platformer, with poor jumping controls? Won't that be a problem?
      Super easy, barely an inconvenience.

    • @jslane41
      @jslane41 12 годин тому +6

      Not naming your main character in a video game solely about him is TIGHT!

    • @robertcanady5028
      @robertcanady5028 12 годин тому +2

      Didn't we already cancel that show?
      Yes sir, we did. But we're doing this video game thing anyway, so I'm gonna need you to get waaay off my back about it.

  • @Justin-TPG
    @Justin-TPG 14 годин тому +17

    Fish Police??? You have my attention...

  • @raphaelfp
    @raphaelfp 15 годин тому +49

    After so many Koei reviews, this was exactly what we needed. I don't even care if this game is good or bad (although I used to love Amazing Stories when I watched it as a child), if we get bonus Clyde & Ulysses in the end, it's all worth it. And I wasn't expecting a Capitol Critters mention this morning (which was called Max's Gang here in Brazil)
    Btw, have you decided about which NES game are you going to ask for NES Friend to review for the next 10 years?

    • @Justforvisit
      @Justforvisit 12 годин тому +6

      Please let it be Action 52! Please let it be Action 52!

    • @NESFriend
      @NESFriend 8 годин тому +2

      @@Justforvisit OH GOD

  • @cavauro
    @cavauro 15 годин тому +30

    i never knew the critic started out on abc before moving to fox until watching this video

    • @alexpage4355
      @alexpage4355 6 годин тому +3

      Started on ABC, moved to Fox, then the reruns landed on Comedy Central for a bit. It even had a short stint as a web-series. You can tell the people involved loved the premise and knew they had something, but no matter how they retooled the show, it never found the audience it deserved.

    • @pacmancdi
      @pacmancdi Годину тому

      Comedy central aired reruns of the Critic alongside Duckman and the Dilbert cartoon on Saturday mornings in the early 2000s. Man I loved that lineup.

  • @ViktarTheBarbarian
    @ViktarTheBarbarian 8 годин тому +5

    "... But THE DOG WAS HERE! Weren't you!"
    My dad taped the very first episode back in the day. No idea it even had any other episodes or even a video game.

  • @SimonCallahan
    @SimonCallahan 14 годин тому +25

    That dog character is an invention of Tim Burton. His was reused for the 2012 animated movie Frankenweenie, which itself was a remake of a live action short film Tim Burton directed.
    I always wondered how Family Dog failed so hard. It had such a good crew behind it.

    • @TonyGearSolid
      @TonyGearSolid 14 годин тому +11

      The show probably failed for the same reason countless other shows did at the time, needless meddling from network executives.

    • @MrArgus11111
      @MrArgus11111 12 годин тому +11

      The show was awful and frankly mean spirited. No one wanted to see a poor dog get abused for 30 minutes during prime time tv.

  • @FilmFreakProd
    @FilmFreakProd 8 годин тому +7

    I've never heard of 'Family Dog' (the video game or show). But after looking it up... No wonder Tim Burton was executive producer. The dog looks like Frankenweenie.

  • @aperturius
    @aperturius 15 годин тому +57

    Come for the scathing review, stay for the bonus dogs.

  • @sebaufiend
    @sebaufiend 7 годин тому +2

    This will probably be the closest we'll ever get to snesdrunk saying "There. I reviewed your shitty fucking game"

  • @Shiftygism
    @Shiftygism 13 годин тому +14

    This all spawned from an ep of 'Amazing Stories' on NBC.
    So apparently NBC was smart enough to pass on the series.

  • @aaronbrown4275
    @aaronbrown4275 11 годин тому +9

    Don't know if anyone else mentioned it, but some of the hype was due to the Family Dog shorts that were aired on the old Spielberg show Amazing Stores. Those shorts were done by Bird (music by Danny Elfman too!) and based off animation design by Tim Burton. This would have been 86? 87? Also the doggo had a name in that; Jonah. There are three of them if I'm remembering correctly and all were pretty legit in both concept and animation.
    The tv show came much later and other than being produced by Burton and Spielberg, no one else involved with the very successful shorts were involved. In fact, Bird didn't get involved because he couldn't fathom how to make a good/successful episodic tv series based off the original shorts. Even the animation studio was different.

  • @SecretSeashell
    @SecretSeashell 12 годин тому +11

    • They're all good dogs
    • YOUR intro is straight dope
    • Why didn't we get a The Critic game 😭 janky point 'n' click adventure
    • Why don't we still get crappy games for every media property? Why wasn't Everything Everywhere All At Once turned into a platformer with floaty jumps and questionable button placement you can't change?

    • @AintNobodyAtAll
      @AintNobodyAtAll 9 годин тому +5

      "• Why didn't we get a The Critic game 😭 janky point 'n' click adventure" Yes! With a dedicated "It stinks" button!

    • @TechnicolorMammoth
      @TechnicolorMammoth 8 годин тому +1

      I’m so glad someone joked about that idiot comment where they used “you’re” instead of “your”.

    • @pacmancdi
      @pacmancdi Годину тому

      We did get a Duckman game at least.

    • @SecretSeashell
      @SecretSeashell 53 хвилини тому

      @@pacmancdi Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man had a game? What was in on, CD-i?

    • @pacmancdi
      @pacmancdi 49 хвилин тому

      @SecretSeashell ua-cam.com/video/gIMVaJNie1o/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
      It was a point and click PC game. It never came to any consoles sadly.

  • @jmz391
    @jmz391 14 годин тому +28

    Should have called him Famidog

    • @MrShadow2x
      @MrShadow2x 5 годин тому

      Thank you! I came to the comments hoping somebody called out that missed opportunity!

    • @burprobrox9134
      @burprobrox9134 45 хвилин тому

      Super Famidog

  • @treetheoak8313
    @treetheoak8313 12 годин тому +5

    The best part about this game is that it would be the topic of a SNESDrunk video 31years after its release.

  • @toaker
    @toaker 8 годин тому +6

    Nice to see Clyde and Ulysses T Dog

  • @bafflemint8442
    @bafflemint8442 15 годин тому +26

    This is the first SNESDrunk I've watched while actually drunk and somehow that feels appropriate

  • @adultmoshifan87
    @adultmoshifan87 14 годин тому +11

    Family Dog is just one of many pieces of non-video game media I’m only aware of because they each got at least one video game tie-in!
    Other cartoons where this is the case include Maya The Bee, Benjamin The Elephant and Initial D
    Movies where this is the case include The Hunt for Red October, Hudson Hawk, We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story, The City of Lost Children and (if you count cancelled games) Carnivalé

    • @SimonCallahan
      @SimonCallahan 14 годин тому +4

      I'd love to know what kind of game Carnivale was supposed to be.

    • @adultmoshifan87
      @adultmoshifan87 14 годин тому +2

      @ there is info out there on the games that were being made of it! One for the Nintendo 64, the other for the Game Boy Color!

    • @Belgand
      @Belgand 7 годин тому

      @@SimonCallahan Even explaining the show would be difficult. It's like if they had decided to make a Twin Peaks NES game.

  • @toonandgame4342
    @toonandgame4342 11 годин тому +5

    0:55 Should've also shown that shot from The Simpsons of the 3 shows' tombstones.

  • @thejackal007
    @thejackal007 8 годин тому +3

    This is downright bizarre. I'm digitizing VHS tapes from my childhood and just came across a few episodes of this show just last week.

  • @VikingFyre
    @VikingFyre 12 годин тому +3

    Oh wow Family Dog, that takes me way back. I remember my great grandma had some stuffed toys of the titular dog because she thought he was cute. Never saw an episode before I was an adult, and it’s a marvel that merch was made for this. Then again that was the norm in the late 80’s early 90’s…

  • @andrewdowell6474
    @andrewdowell6474 15 годин тому +9

    I remember watching the premier of this show when it aired. I don't know why this stupid cartoon carved out an obscure corner in my brain because I remember nothing about it other than it happened.

  • @MentalLiberation
    @MentalLiberation 9 годин тому +2

    Brad Bird....not only known for Family Dog, not only known for Pixar, but for his awesome work on the first 7-8 seasons of the Simpsons. Seems the Disney Fox connection ran deep. 😎

  • @rachelwindsor850
    @rachelwindsor850 4 години тому +2

    The dog design looks freaking cute though.

  • @dwaynewood2424
    @dwaynewood2424 14 годин тому +6

    I'm guessing nobody saw the episode of Amazing Stories on which the show and video game is base on.

    • @murrfeeling
      @murrfeeling 11 годин тому +3

      I did. Would... would that change anything about the game?

  • @travisshallenberger9486
    @travisshallenberger9486 11 годин тому +2

    YAAAY! BONUS DOGS! Boo for the whole Family Dog fiasco. The very first episode was actually an episode of Spielberg's Amazing Stories in '87 and was hilarious. Everyone talked about it and rumors circulated that it would be a primetime series. But it seems like they just weren't convinced they could get the ratings and just let it languish. Then the Simpsons came along and showed that a primetime cartoon actually could get ratings. They rooted around for whatever they had in the ideas pile and squeezed this show out. Not only was its buzz wasted by having it come out FIVE YEARS after that initial episode on Amazing Stories, but they made it unapologetically a kids' show. But that's not a mistake exclusive to this. All of those shows you mentioned were kids shows where they aired it in primetime and added in a couple of "damn"s and "hell"s to make it for grown-ups too. Because that's all the Simpsons did, right? That means our show is gonna be a hit too, right?

  • @AkaiAzul
    @AkaiAzul 9 годин тому +3

    I imagine that guy loves dogs that much. You don't get a lot of opportunities where you play as a quadrupedal normal dog.

  • @thenostalgiafactor5023
    @thenostalgiafactor5023 13 годин тому +22

    Total length of video: 295 secs.
    Total length of "SNES Drunk": 3.5 secs.
    1.19% of the video was spent listening to "SNES Drunk".

    • @Justforvisit
      @Justforvisit 12 годин тому +2

      Hello fellow statistics colleague

  • @wantspizzadaily1316
    @wantspizzadaily1316 8 годин тому +3

    Clyde's the man, always good to see him

  • @nocuh
    @nocuh 15 годин тому +8

    Today I learned this, and the tv series are unrelated to the Dog Brain animated short (played on Nickelodeon throughout the 90s)💡

    • @guyvizard549
      @guyvizard549 13 годин тому +1

      I still think about Dog Brain from time to time.

    • @travisshallenberger9486
      @travisshallenberger9486 11 годин тому +1

      The thing I remember about Dog Brain the most is that the intro was almost as long as the cartoon.

  • @Kentman513
    @Kentman513 13 годин тому +4

    Dig the existential swerve into doggos at the end.

  • @senseicorey9979
    @senseicorey9979 15 годин тому +8

    The first episode of this TV show is BRUTAL!

    • @DaveWasThereMan
      @DaveWasThereMan 14 годин тому +3

      This was an episode of Tales from the Darkside, Amazing Stories or one of those anthology shows. I distinctly remember running into into.

  • @tomcrazyOMG5
    @tomcrazyOMG5 8 годин тому +1

    OK, I'm just going to say. I REMEMBER this game! It was one of, if not the most, memorable rental of my childhood. Does the gameplay suck? Yes. Does it hold up? No. But there is SOMETHING about this game that is working in it's favor. I still remember the first level song, the animation and character design is great, the game actually has a good ending! I'm just gonna say it, if you are a SNES nerd, you owe it to yourself to try this one.

  • @donlupejkis3121
    @donlupejkis3121 11 годин тому +1

    I love the different jingles every time. I look forward to them and appreciate them.

  • @papayacatproductions
    @papayacatproductions 7 годин тому +1

    You can see the Home Alone SNES game design in this. The devs clearly bid on the project knowing they already had most of the work done.

  • @AintNobodyAtAll
    @AintNobodyAtAll 9 годин тому +1

    A friend of my little brother's rented this game, brought it to our house, and left it there for like a month. I don't think I ever played past the first level. I did discover that if you lay down in front of a TV you get a bunch of bones. That's my Family Dog story.

  • @Spider_Mike023
    @Spider_Mike023 8 годин тому +1

    Man this game just has a spot in my head. Rented it once. Got stuck on the part where runs you over with a vacuum and it just etched in my memory. Never played it again, never heard the show. But now and then thinking of snes games that one level just pops in mind.

  • @tslfrontman
    @tslfrontman 10 годин тому +2

    The music at the end was kind of mid but the dogs in the park portion was 🤌

  • @shanecoffey8314
    @shanecoffey8314 11 годин тому +1

    Love @NESFriend !!! Thanks for giving him a shout and sending people over to comment even though you disagree about this game. Even if people go roast him a bit, you know the engagement is going to help his channel. Good on you, Drunk!

    • @NESFriend
      @NESFriend 5 годин тому

      @@shanecoffey8314 our disagreement over this game has really weighed heavy on our relationship.

  • @KDis0815
    @KDis0815 14 годин тому +3

    I honestly liked Fish Police, but yeah, it's definitely not Mainstream Material.

  • @Justforvisit
    @Justforvisit 12 годин тому +3

    Video count starting with following intros:
    SNES drunk: 880
    NES drunk: 5
    Segadrunk: 69
    Steamdrunk: 43
    Switchdrunk: 7
    Turbodrunk: 4
    Advancedrunk (NEW): 1
    Without any kind of Intro: 41
    Previously on SNES drunk IS drunk: 2
    SNES drunk IS drunk: 1
    Previously on SNES drunk plays StarFox: 1
    Previously on SNES drunk plays Final Fight: 1
    3 Hours of the SNES drunk Intro: 1
    A four minute and 30 second long SNES drunk Intro: 1
    Videos completely about Clyde T. Dog (No Intro as well): 3

    • @Str0b0
      @Str0b0 12 годин тому

      How many of the SNES drunks are "Arcade drunks"?

    • @Justforvisit
      @Justforvisit 12 годин тому

      @@Str0b0 No idea, I go by what's said in the intro, not by what it shows (for the very same reason there actually should be way more "NES Drunks" videos).

  • @endymallorn
    @endymallorn 14 годин тому +4

    Clyde & Ulysses make everything worthwhile.

  • @Feelthefelt
    @Feelthefelt 12 годин тому +1

    I would never claim this game was good, but I always liked it. It's unique. The animation is compelling for the time, and I like how it doesn't explain anything.

  • @nahmannothanks
    @nahmannothanks 6 годин тому +1

    "Nintendo Tape" is something I'd heard as a child.

  • @CelticShae
    @CelticShae 9 годин тому +2

    The Clyde T Dog footage is 👩‍🍳💋 I want more Clyde in my SNES Drunk.
    Been following your channel since you had under 5k subscribers. This whole ride has been amazing, and I am more excited for each new episode drop.
    There are a not insignificant number of SNES games released over the past 5 years. Any chance you might turn to reviewing them?

  • @thenifell
    @thenifell 11 годин тому +3

    I'm a fan of bonus dogs!
    Great video, dude.

  • @imgermain
    @imgermain 4 години тому +1

    Clyde T. Dog appearance! The "T." stands for "The!"

  • @Waffletigercat
    @Waffletigercat 14 годин тому +6

    HURRAY FOR BONUS DOGS!

  • @deanolium
    @deanolium 12 годин тому +2

    Thumbs up for the bonus dogs! Heckin Good!

  • @siskavard
    @siskavard 12 годин тому +1

    I'm old enough to remember watching Family Dog when it aired. My whole family was excited to watch it, & I remember liking it a lot! I have no memory of this game existing though

    • @Dj.D25
      @Dj.D25 8 годин тому

      I remember watching the show and knew of the game from video game magazines, but never got around to playing it.

  • @tommiefunk2099
    @tommiefunk2099 8 годин тому +3

    Come for the SNES. Stay for the dogs!

  • @Zeiru
    @Zeiru 8 годин тому

    That is some SERIOUS tenacity from a fan to see a specific game get played by SNES Drunk. You must respect that level of commitment.

  • @Zeiru
    @Zeiru 8 годин тому +2

    4:14 Best Video Ever. 5/5 No notes, more dogs please.

  • @stinkypinkeee5085
    @stinkypinkeee5085 9 годин тому +2

    "The Critic" was a Fox show, as well...Jon Lovitz was great...

  • @seandieterich2300
    @seandieterich2300 14 годин тому +2

    I rented this game as a kid, and I'm not sure why. I didn't watch the show (but I did watch The Critic and Capitol Critters). It was a short playthrough. I think I beat it twice, returned it and promptly forgot about it.

  • @jpmiller7922
    @jpmiller7922 7 годин тому +2

    Looking at the feature length Frankenweenie, it makes sense that Tim Burton had a hand in this show.
    And I dont know how many episodes got made before it was cancelled, but it couldn't have been more than 3 or 4 that actually aired.
    Also, I liked Capitol Critters, but I've never seen Fish Police.

  • @lhfirex
    @lhfirex 14 годин тому +2

    I only remember this show as a tombstone in one of the early Treehouse of Horror episodes. Good to see it deserved being dunked on.

  • @louisdellalucca8969
    @louisdellalucca8969 10 годин тому +1

    Executive: won’t it be kinda hard to make a game based on a show that’s already cancelled?
    Pitch guy: Actually it’s gonna be super easy, barely an inconvenience.

  • @Sparkbomber
    @Sparkbomber 13 годин тому +1

    To be fair, ONE positive about this game aside from the cute-ish dog sprites? Made someone stick to asking for a review from you for a decade, no? Dedication like that is rare.

  • @neonshadow5005
    @neonshadow5005 15 годин тому +4

    I mean .. at least the dog spite is good and it has good animations. So that's something.

  • @NESFriend
    @NESFriend 13 годин тому +15

    Oh HELL yeah

    • @phaelox
      @phaelox 8 годин тому +2

      Hell yeah!

  • @kinglysandus
    @kinglysandus 7 годин тому +2

    The dog sprites are kind of the best, honestly. Too bad they couldn't be in a better game.

  • @DJKennethA
    @DJKennethA 13 годин тому +1

    man this unlocked a deeply hidden memory lol

  • @ez054098
    @ez054098 9 годин тому +2

    The Bonus Dogs mini game looked good.

  • @glarryg2318
    @glarryg2318 10 годин тому +1

    I remember all those Simpsons wannabes from the early '90s. "Family Dog" was a particularly egregious example, because it had a lot of hype (and they threw Spielberg's name around a LOT when talking about it) but no legs when it actually made it on the air. The people who made it didn't seem to understand that you can't have an entire series based on one joke and expect it to last past the first episode. Fun fact: it started as an entry on Spielberg's anthology series "Amazing Stories," and apparently fell victim to the "this-is-popular-let's-make-it-into-a-spin-off" fever that was rampant back then.

  • @reverendtos4271
    @reverendtos4271 15 годин тому +4

    "Nintendo tape". Dear God I remember that 🙄

  • @PedricCuf
    @PedricCuf 8 годин тому +1

    "History is doomed to repeat itself...and I hope you have a great rest of your day!' -SNES drunk

  • @Hack_Man_VII
    @Hack_Man_VII 15 годин тому +7

    I never saw the show this is based on, but I knew of its existence. I'm glad I did not waste my time watching it

  • @ZekeZanzibar
    @ZekeZanzibar 12 годин тому +1

    "Ohhhh, making licensed Nintendo tapes is TIGHT!"

  • @Eggwrite
    @Eggwrite 15 годин тому +18

    Much love to the bonus dogs.

  • @LanEXHikari
    @LanEXHikari Годину тому

    Thanks for that bonus, you should add more cameos like that

  • @TheShoe1990
    @TheShoe1990 15 годин тому +4

    Where's the 'Clyde the Dog' AAA platformer?!

    • @alansmithee.01
      @alansmithee.01 13 годин тому +1

      Clyde the Dog walking simulator! SNES Stranding.

  • @tommycwills
    @tommycwills 14 годин тому +1

    I’ve never heard of this game or cartoon but apparently it ran from June to July 1993 and everyone hated it.
    And the dog was named Jonah according to Wikipedia! I will now never think of Family Dog again!

  • @mattb6522
    @mattb6522 15 годин тому +3

    Good video! Thanks, Drunk, for unlocking a core memory of awful animated shows like Family Dog and Capital Critters. 😅 Yeah, it seemed everyone and their grandmother wanted to capitalize on the success of an animated prime time show like the Simpsons in the '90s. Duckman and The Critic were actually really good shows, though. It is weird they even bothered with a Family Dog game. In the words of Jay Sherman, "It stinks!"

    • @Dj.D25
      @Dj.D25 8 годин тому

      I remember nearly every animated cartoon for adults in the 90s and early 2000s seem to fail badly, even when they were promoted well. I remember The Critic seemed to last a little longer than the others, but not by much.

  • @DrakoDragonis
    @DrakoDragonis 12 годин тому +1

    I used to rent this game from my local Blockbuster video. Along with Earthworm Jim, I used to re-rent this more than most.

  • @mikew1507
    @mikew1507 12 годин тому +1

    I'd known of Family Dog because of the Spielberg/Burton connection, but had never heard of either Capitol Critters or Fish Police. Might check them out just for curiosity sake.

  • @zeliardforty-two4692
    @zeliardforty-two4692 9 годин тому +1

    Often when I get asked “what is a terrible game for ‘blank’ system” I often reply “90% of any game based off a movie/show franchise” and this is a shiny example of that! A simple attempt at a cash grab where the developer didn’t even care too much. Sure someone put some love into making sure it LOOKED the part, but no one cared t make sure it had decent gameplay

  • @aliceinmansonland448
    @aliceinmansonland448 6 годин тому

    I remember Family Dog being part of a Late-Night show...
    Amazing Stories or SOMETHING...
    It was a WEIRD THING to have amidst all those horror stories...
    BUT THAT'S WHY IT'S SO MEMORABLE!!!
    Scary stories with a Dog Cartoon tossed in!
    Excellent video!😁👍

  • @Ability-King-KK
    @Ability-King-KK 7 годин тому +1

    I actually had this game and watched the cartoon as a kid. The cartoon was okay and the game was NOT easy.

  • @dcbqb19
    @dcbqb19 Годину тому

    After hearing Tim Burton being attached to this, I was thinking the whole time, that looks a lot like Frankenweenie

  • @MegaHoro
    @MegaHoro 8 годин тому +1

    The kid looks like Chuckie (I think)
    Watching Pitch Meetings is TIGHT

  • @Xanatos21
    @Xanatos21 15 годин тому +4

    Yeah, great and underrated short-lived cartoon series, not-so-great game.

  • @gamet2004
    @gamet2004 15 годин тому +10

    3:21 JESUS THAT BACKGROUND

  • @Str0b0
    @Str0b0 12 годин тому +2

    I'd play "Bonus Dogs" much rather than Family Dog

  • @Kefka.
    @Kefka. 10 годин тому +1

    One of the bonus dogs has a fluffy tail!

  • @shogunblade
    @shogunblade 11 годин тому

    One of the rare games mentioned on SNES drunk that I have played that I wholly agree with the review on. You hit the nail on the head

  • @MyMelodyOfTheHeart
    @MyMelodyOfTheHeart 6 годин тому

    Fun Fact: According to Wikipedia, the Dog character in the “Family Dog” Cartoon actually has a name. His name is Jonah, but for some reason, it was never mentioned in the show.

  • @jasonking3182
    @jasonking3182 5 годин тому +1

    I remember hating the show because the Family treated the dog like garbage and the dog was so loyal to them, which was the point of the show.

  • @Str0b0
    @Str0b0 12 годин тому +1

    NES and SNES era licensed video game IPs are many times truly baffling :D