The best part about that sentence is that eventhough Rio appears in Tamers he's part of Ken's backstory in Adventure 02 meaning he's part of at least two separate universes of Digimon at the same time
@@cyberninjazero5659 Yeah in the last game he feels betrayed by the Adventure cast since their actions got one of his digimon friends killed with no chance of re-incarnation, so he chooses to go to a new reality at the end of the game, the Tamers one The reason why Cyberdramon is so violent is cause it turned out that the main villain WAS Ryo's destined partner, and his Monodramon friend forced a permanent DNA DIgivolution to form his partner in Tamers The violence is the villain half showing through
i get animal-like digimon like agumon taking dumps anywhere but a man-sized digimon like angemon just droppin trou and just droppin a loaf in the wild just fucks with me.
I think the two last games are intended to work as a tie-in with Digimon Tamers, explaining where Ryo came from. The rest of the West only sees him as this guy that came out of fucking nowhere to steal the spotlight lmao.
"I don't know much about the show but I don't doubt for a second this punches a few holes in the plot." It actually fills more plotholes than it causes.
@@Caspicum there's a few important plot points that just aren't explained in Digimon Adventure 02 because they were already in the Ryo Wonderswan games, including much of what happens to Ken who becomes a main character. It left anime only viewers confused. Ryo also becomes a main character half way through Digimon Tamers and nothing about him or his past is explained. Tamers is otherwise entirely disconnected from the Adventure universe too.
@@Caspicum It’s actually very true and really cool you see the main antagonist of the wonder swan games Millenniummon at some point desires to be Ryo’s partner which leads him to be reborn as Monodramon, it also explains why Cyberdramon in Season 3 tamers is so Aggressive it’s the residual data of Millenniummon, after the events of the final game Ryo is essentially transported into the Season 3 version of the digital world and then returns to his version of the human world which exists in the season 3 universe, Ken as you know befriended Ryo and helps stop Millenniummon in his first form and subconsciously rebuilds Kimeramon ( as a new digimon he thinks he created) But Kimeramon was one half of the dna digivolution of Millenniummon’s first form And this fits with season 2 Alluding to other universes and parallel worlds existing at the same time These games prove in some way seasons 1-3 are linked together
The games tried to explain how the multiple universes ("real" worlds) are linked to the digital world, which serves as a hub interconnecting them. This idea is brought back in Xross Wars when all of the former protagonists make an appearance. There actually are no plotholes, it's just Ryo and Ken's/Kaiser's backstory are left vague enough in the show to not interfere with the games or vice versa. That really doesn't have an impact on the plot, the WS games are just answering a few questions. Ryo might as well be some guy stranded in the digital world, which he was for everyone who just watched Tamers.
Technically speaking the WS did leave Japan, that's why the few English tramslations exist. However, they were made for the English speaking Asian market so that's why they are not quite right. EDIT: You forgot to mention that Battle Spirit 1.5 has an extra boss, Zeed Millenniummon. Also, 1.5 not only allows Impmon to evolve into Belzebumon BM but also has a special Guilmon that can evolve into Dukemon CM.
I Friggin' LOVE Battle Spirit 1.5!!!!Mother Flippin' Beezlemon,Flyin' While Chargin' His Gun!HE IS THE EVIL ONE!USIN' HIM IS DEVILISH FUN!My Extreme Mode World Records:1600 Impmon,1500 ExGuilmon,1400 Guilmon,1200 Gabumon,1000 Patamon,1000 Gatomon!!!!!BEAT ALL THOSE,AIKOU MY FELLOW DIGI FAN!
I love DM ver Wonderswan. I only ever raise like one mon at a time but I like having 7 in reserve. My heart breaks tho when I remember that the eggs only go up to v4 (so no v5 w the godzilla digis and no v6 with Tentomon ;-;)
So the 02 Tag Tamer game doesn't punch holes in the animes plot. It explains why Ken ends up evil for the most part. The games also connect 02 and Tamers because Ryo is from the Adventure universe but for whatever reason, really the anime because he was properly, he chose to live his life in a different world. Essentially it helps established the metaverse of Digimon. Different Earth's exist while the Digital World tends to be the same except different servers.
I was looking through the WonderSwan music, and it's honestly horrible trash, but the PS1 games saved my arse. MIght be some of the best soundtracks on the system which is no easy feat.
thats funny, I was listening these days to night time in file city from digimon world 1 and my grandma remembered when I played this game nonstop for years and asked me if those bizarre creatures would start shit in the floor again. She still remembered the song almost 20 years after.
So a funny thing is that the tamer wonderswan games are actually somewhat canon to the digimon adventure and tamers anime series. The main character appearing for like five seconds in Kens backstory in Adventure 02, and being a main character in Tamers.
LOL Ken being in the game is actually a huge part of the second half of Digimon 02 and the reason he is the Digimon Emperor. There is a random scene that makes no sense unless you have played these games and the dark spore that is the main plot of the second half of Digimon 02 comes directly from the end of that game.
Went to a Toys r' Us one day and see they sell a wonderswan bundled with digimon game. It was really cheap at that time, cheap enough for me and my brother to buy one using our pocket money. We don't even know what is a wonderswan, just bought it for digimon.
It's an interesting experience, getting too look back on these old Digimon games. It surprises me how long it's taken the series to find its footing, and I'm still not fully convinced it's found its identity yet even though it seems to be getting closer to doing so. And honestly I'm kinda surprised the franchise has not only lasted this long, but wasn't just flat out killed earlier through its own insane decisions and general mediocrity. A lot of game mechanics mentioned throughout all these retrospectives are things I can see that have made it into the modern games, and it's fascinating to see the teams gradually start learning from their experiments and implementing the mechanics that worked into more and more games until they finally reach where they are today. And while I get a level of satisfaction from seeing that progress in retrospect, I just wish the series reputation didn't have to get dropped in the toilet to get where it is now.
That's the kind of market I want to capitalize on! Not for my own profit, but because there's a bunch of under-loved games that people are neglecting for all sorts of clickbait garbage, and it's not right!
*sees Anode/Cathode gameplay* Oh shit, maybe a progenitor of Digimon Survive's gameplay? >Set it to Auto, every battle plays out the same, and no *Digivolution* of all things ...Dear Lord, I hope not.
I played the first WS Tamer game like a month ago. Thought I was in for the long haul going through them all to see if they were decent. Now that you suffered, I don't have to! Great stuff as always.
Still waiting for that Digimon World: Next Order review. Do need one since I played the shit out of that game and 100%ed it but still wanna hear the opinion of the one person whose opinion I care for. Hope it will come soon ❤️
Bro you're like 3 years late! Check the playlist! I don't remember if it's any good, I remember I got a bit wrong about how good desyncing lifespans is for power leveling, but other than that *I think* it's an okay review.
BABE WAKE UP NEW CASP VID Its kinda surreal how, uh, underwhelming most wonderswan games are, I always expect it to be like the neogeo pocket where it has some absolute banger games despite being a shortlived console but its just not there
Finally a new video! Been waiting for so long but it was worth it. Now what you are missing are the mmos, digimon battle online (there's only private servers besides the original korean one) and digimon masters online. There's another one that they just announce for next year because apparently they have to release a new digimon mmo every 10 years. Besides the mmos there's the decode for 3ds. Great video!
Thanks! I have commented elsewhere that I won't be doing a Decode video, because the differences really are minor, but I played it for funsies and enjoyed it a good deal. I'd love to get on to those Japanese NDS ones that came after Dawn/Dusk tbh. I got some other short term projects though... Some real weird shit is coming.
Many of this games have good basis, but it seems that they tried to reinvent the wheel instead of improving the wheel they already have, the only exception being the Ryo series, given that they did try to improve but it was only baby steps starting from a boring game.
Even with that fourth Ryo game, they tried to reinvent it again and it *almost* worked, but had a few major issues. A combination of all these would make an amazing game, it's just a shame it seemed to fail at every opportunity. Out of 10+ games, having 5 or so that're good enough to play for funsies but aren't brilliant is still a pretty decent hit-rate, far better than Digimon games on most other consoles tbh.
Love the Wonderswan and WSC. I unironically think Boktai would’ve made a great addition to the library because of how far out the idea of a tiny solar panel inside the cartridge is.
The virtual tamagotchi is *okay* and the one where you have the three fellers who digivolve based on their environment is neat but yeah, it seems if you're not down for the narrative of those 4 games that connect to the anime plot, there's not a lot here.
The legends were true! Casp O'Saurus reborns!! Thank you Casp! I played Digimon Battle Spirit for GBA, such a weird game. I guess it's not bad? But definitely not good either. "Aggressively mediocre" maybe defines it. But, I actually recommend trying it for Digimon fans and kids because it's so short. I think in less than 30 min you can beat it with one character. Boot it up one day, check if it's your thing, if not, let it go.
I do dig that about the more arcadey experiences. Compared to RPGs, there's not a huge time-sink, so even if you didn't enjoy it, it didn't waste much time.
Wonderswan Ryo games are meh if you play it as an adult but if i got them as a kid, it would've made my day!! I had the misfortune of growing up with Digimon World 4, all i ever wanted was to see Agumon to evolve into Greymon and throw a fireball but Digimon World 4 was like *"NO, fuKk YOOOU!"*
funny enought digimon franchihse tryes TOO hard to be completely connected between products, so the wonderswan game ACTUALLY gives backstory for the anime and explains some small plotholes of the anime. It still sucks, don´t get me wrong, but why digimon has an interconected multiple dimensions is beyond my imagination
yeah that was a bit strange to discover, feels like when people retroactively fit games to be a canonical 'series' instead of just letting things be separate... Though I guess they went in with the intent to connect them, it still sucks, I say we boycott wonderswan
@@Klonoahedgehog i like it when every part stand on theyr own. I can't say i like every thing of digimon individually. This wonderswan is a great example in my opnion, of a good concept and bad execution
6:20 My japanese isn't perfect And I barely pay attention to the screen when I'm grinding But I'm glad I looked over to catch this He looks so happy to say it too.
Well with the way the games are and how bad you don't care about the story within (despite the game not too great), I guess there's a reason why Bandai never wanted Wonderswan in the US in the first place
Damn. I mean i'm not surprised these games are dogshit considering they have throwaway plotlines but... damn. I guess Digimon doing new things each anime season wasn't the only thing that caused the decline in popularity. At least modern Digimon games are serviceable these days.
Yeah, the transition beyond the PS1 was a dark, dark time for Digimon games. It really only recovered with the Vita titles, and had a few rays of sunshine on the NDS/PSP along the way.
Nigga just gimme a holla I have three Wonderswans Also, Ryo is not pronounced as Ryu. >flip the screen's rotation Also know as holding the system vertically.
Casp, your Digimon knowledge has proven to be vast, but let that not be an impediment to me being pedantic and pointing out that the very first version of the IEEE 802.11 protocol (the basis for modern WiFi) saw its first release in 1997, 2 years before the WonderWave was unveiled. So technically, no, this is not a piece of technology from before WiFi existed. Hope you enjoy this useless piece of info!
I don't know that much about DIgimon either, tbh. I only play the games! I was talking specifically about gaming systems using online networks in modern times, but I definitely could've worded that better. It's always interesting to see when the rest of the world got the internet and wifi, because Australia was an easy 5 years behind. I remember still having dial up in the mid 2000s. Appreciate the tidbit!
Excellent video. I always felt like the Wonderswan didn’t quite have the games to keep up with the Gameboy series even though as a console it seems pretty cool.
Yeah, the WonderSwan's got some weird stuff on there, but it is really stripped down experiences, especially compared to the GBA, which had some killer titles.
digimon fucking itself by refusing at every turn to simply release one RPG with a robust battle system instead of pooping mechanics. Hair pullingly annoying
Honestly, I think in terms of the best RPG battle systems, World 2 and 3 are about as close as we got. It's just a shame 2 comes with all the baggage and 3 seemed to be chasing the Pokemon thing, and lost its identity a little.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Digimon_video_games#Digimon_Story im just now finding out apparently cyber sleuth is actually part of a different digimon spinoff series despite having nothing to do with the previous games
Well it seems to be a common practice that when you have a popular japanese license that appeals to kids your going to have a lot of sub par games go along with it. I'm not really familiar with the wonderswan gaming library but I'm just amazed over how many digimon games they made for the system within a short period of time.
why the fuck didnt they ever just make a pokemon game clone. With random encounters where you captured other digimon (not digimon world 3 that was terrible and slow)
Hey since you're such an Anime Fan, ever thought about reviewing Naruto Games? The ones I had in mind would ne the Chronicle series... I loved those, especially the sequel 😂
Man, that takes me back. I played the fuck out of Chronicles and Ultimate NInja back in the day. I probably wouldn't do videos on those games, but I do have plans for some Naruto RPGs soon!
Hey, well I appreciate it regardless. That said, you should absolutely focus on your goals and do your best to achieve them! It's important to take breaks, but don't be slipping or you'll lose motivation and never finish. Stay focused and well-paced and you'll do it with ease. Get some sunlight and some exercise, and there's no way you'll fail.
@@Caspicum thank you for the advice, but I've been watching your videos since the first comment so the day is already over and I did nothing. At least I had fun HAHAHAHA
I don't! I'm actually pretty minimalistic, so if there's no sorta... 'utility' to buying something and owning it, I don't do it. I used to collect things, but got sick of having to deal with how much space they took up and got rid of it all, so when it comes to stuff like vpet digmans, as cool as they are, i always have to talk myself out of buying them.
I love older consoles and their adapters and attackments so much, guess I've got to buy a WonderSwan now haha noisulcnoc eht yllaicepse psac oediv taerg yllaer
Fun fact, some of these games are actually canon with the anime. The main character Rio was even a major character in the third series Digimon Tamers
And Is seen in Our War Game as well as a flashback in 02
In fact the dark spores that caused the entire 02 debacle is from the wonderswan villain
The best part about that sentence is that eventhough Rio appears in Tamers he's part of Ken's backstory in Adventure 02 meaning he's part of at least two separate universes of Digimon at the same time
@@cyberninjazero5659 Yeah in the last game he feels betrayed by the Adventure cast since their actions got one of his digimon friends killed with no chance of re-incarnation, so he chooses to go to a new reality at the end of the game, the Tamers one
The reason why Cyberdramon is so violent is cause it turned out that the main villain WAS Ryo's destined partner, and his Monodramon friend forced a permanent DNA DIgivolution to form his partner in Tamers
The violence is the villain half showing through
That stuff was crazy to find out. I don't know much about the anime or overall lore, but that's still pretty sick.
I mean, Bandai owns Digimon.
i get animal-like digimon like agumon taking dumps anywhere but a man-sized digimon like angemon just droppin trou and just droppin a loaf in the wild just fucks with me.
I won't sleep tonight thinking about that
An apostle of God no less.
This post is a winner
I will always laugh at anyone who thinks this just because it is funny
@@Friendly_Neigborhood_Astolfo Picture it with Devimon.
So Wonderswan was basically a Digimon machine.
I can kinda see Wonderswan similarity with Digivice.
Legit, that might be the most games in a series I've ever seen on a single system.
When Bandai makes a handheld, expect Bandai stuff including Digimon. It’s been their most popular IP since 1997.
Digimon, one piece, Gundam had a few anime franchises
@@CarbyGuuGuu Is it really? I thought Bandai/ Bandai-Namco would've had a few franchises bigger than Digimon.
@@mariofan1ish The WonderSwan was released before the merger happened, neither Bandai nor Namco were under the same umbrella at this time.
I think the two last games are intended to work as a tie-in with Digimon Tamers, explaining where Ryo came from. The rest of the West only sees him as this guy that came out of fucking nowhere to steal the spotlight lmao.
"I don't know much about the show but I don't doubt for a second this punches a few holes in the plot."
It actually fills more plotholes than it causes.
That's insane. You'd better not be lying to me!
@@Caspicum there's a few important plot points that just aren't explained in Digimon Adventure 02 because they were already in the Ryo Wonderswan games, including much of what happens to Ken who becomes a main character. It left anime only viewers confused.
Ryo also becomes a main character half way through Digimon Tamers and nothing about him or his past is explained. Tamers is otherwise entirely disconnected from the Adventure universe too.
@@Caspicum It’s actually very true and really cool
you see the main antagonist of the wonder swan games Millenniummon at some point desires to be Ryo’s partner which leads him to be reborn as Monodramon, it also explains why Cyberdramon in Season 3 tamers is so Aggressive it’s the residual data of Millenniummon, after the events of the final game Ryo is essentially transported into the Season 3 version of the digital world and then returns to his version of the human world which exists in the season 3 universe,
Ken as you know befriended Ryo and helps stop Millenniummon in his first form and subconsciously rebuilds Kimeramon ( as a new digimon he thinks he created)
But Kimeramon was one half of the dna digivolution of Millenniummon’s first form
And this fits with season 2 Alluding to other universes and parallel worlds existing at the same time
These games prove in some way seasons 1-3 are linked together
The games tried to explain how the multiple universes ("real" worlds) are linked to the digital world, which serves as a hub interconnecting them. This idea is brought back in Xross Wars when all of the former protagonists make an appearance.
There actually are no plotholes, it's just Ryo and Ken's/Kaiser's backstory are left vague enough in the show to not interfere with the games or vice versa. That really doesn't have an impact on the plot, the WS games are just answering a few questions.
Ryo might as well be some guy stranded in the digital world, which he was for everyone who just watched Tamers.
@Casp haven’t you watched the anime?
MovieBob as Nanimon got a good chuckle out of me.
Seems like an insult to nanimon, honestly
Technically speaking the WS did leave Japan, that's why the few English tramslations exist. However, they were made for the English speaking Asian market so that's why they are not quite right.
EDIT: You forgot to mention that Battle Spirit 1.5 has an extra boss, Zeed Millenniummon. Also, 1.5 not only allows Impmon to evolve into Belzebumon BM but also has a special Guilmon that can evolve into Dukemon CM.
I Friggin' LOVE Battle Spirit 1.5!!!!Mother Flippin' Beezlemon,Flyin' While Chargin' His Gun!HE IS THE EVIL ONE!USIN' HIM IS DEVILISH FUN!My Extreme Mode World Records:1600 Impmon,1500 ExGuilmon,1400 Guilmon,1200 Gabumon,1000 Patamon,1000 Gatomon!!!!!BEAT ALL THOSE,AIKOU MY FELLOW DIGI FAN!
02 Tag Tamer is technically a prequel to Digimon 02, since time travel is involved
always thought it was fun how the kid from the games ended up being canon in the digimon seasons by appearing
Do you ever stop and ask yourself whether you've gone to far?
The pixel art is on point for most of these. Pretty capable little handheld.
I only stop to ask how much further I have to go!
Not many people can talk about the frickin' Wonderswan and make it worth your while, good content as always old chap 👌🏿
You played them so I don’t ever have too. Bless.
and I don't even have a weird mouth!
I love DM ver Wonderswan. I only ever raise like one mon at a time but I like having 7 in reserve. My heart breaks tho when I remember that the eggs only go up to v4 (so no v5 w the godzilla digis and no v6 with Tentomon ;-;)
Maaan we really need Digital Monsters: D-Project fan translation.
So the 02 Tag Tamer game doesn't punch holes in the animes plot. It explains why Ken ends up evil for the most part.
The games also connect 02 and Tamers because Ryo is from the Adventure universe but for whatever reason, really the anime because he was properly, he chose to live his life in a different world.
Essentially it helps established the metaverse of Digimon. Different Earth's exist while the Digital World tends to be the same except different servers.
“Bashing the meat machine frequently “
its ruining my life
Digimon World games had such great OSTs. I wish everything else was as good lol.
I was looking through the WonderSwan music, and it's honestly horrible trash, but the PS1 games saved my arse. MIght be some of the best soundtracks on the system which is no easy feat.
I've only played Next Order, but I love the music. The area tracks fit so well I can never decide on my favorite.
thats funny, I was listening these days to night time in file city from digimon world 1 and my grandma remembered when I played this game nonstop for years and asked me if those bizarre creatures would start shit in the floor again. She still remembered the song almost 20 years after.
So a funny thing is that the tamer wonderswan games are actually somewhat canon to the digimon adventure and tamers anime series. The main character appearing for like five seconds in Kens backstory in Adventure 02, and being a main character in Tamers.
Finally another Digimon video, good to see you returning to your roots Casp.
Returning to his roots? He's started to touch kids and harass the elderly again?
Now we just need more Interval Gaming.
Is that like a drink or something?
I think you have the longest name I've ever seen on UA-cam lmao
@@Kuikkamies what
LOL Ken being in the game is actually a huge part of the second half of Digimon 02 and the reason he is the Digimon Emperor. There is a random scene that makes no sense unless you have played these games and the dark spore that is the main plot of the second half of Digimon 02 comes directly from the end of that game.
Went to a Toys r' Us one day and see they sell a wonderswan bundled with digimon game. It was really cheap at that time, cheap enough for me and my brother to buy one using our pocket money. We don't even know what is a wonderswan, just bought it for digimon.
Really love to see somebody cover these games. I always see them on the emulator sites but, never bother with them
yes daddy is back, can't wait for the Digimon survive review :))))
Me either!
Is that thing ever coming out?
6:21 woah I never know that Armadimon is kinda based.
It's an interesting experience, getting too look back on these old Digimon games. It surprises me how long it's taken the series to find its footing, and I'm still not fully convinced it's found its identity yet even though it seems to be getting closer to doing so.
And honestly I'm kinda surprised the franchise has not only lasted this long, but wasn't just flat out killed earlier through its own insane decisions and general mediocrity. A lot of game mechanics mentioned throughout all these retrospectives are things I can see that have made it into the modern games, and it's fascinating to see the teams gradually start learning from their experiments and implementing the mechanics that worked into more and more games until they finally reach where they are today. And while I get a level of satisfaction from seeing that progress in retrospect, I just wish the series reputation didn't have to get dropped in the toilet to get where it is now.
It's 12am rn. I love you. Good night
Legend has it, they're still sleeping to this day...
What in the world is this now?!?!! Digimon?!?? Wonderswan?!?! Reviews?!??? ACCENTS!?!? My word this channel has it all!! Great video Casp!
Never thought I'd ever see someone review a wonderswan game, let alone all the digimon games on it XD
That's the kind of market I want to capitalize on! Not for my own profit, but because there's a bunch of under-loved games that people are neglecting for all sorts of clickbait garbage, and it's not right!
*sees Anode/Cathode gameplay* Oh shit, maybe a progenitor of Digimon Survive's gameplay?
>Set it to Auto, every battle plays out the same, and no *Digivolution* of all things
...Dear Lord, I hope not.
Yeah I sincerely hope Survive is its own thing hey
Maybe just the first mechanic and I think they line-of-action.com/ that their mons need to evolve, past psp games they evolve.
As a kid I wanted a WonderSwan more than anything because it had all these Digimon games that we never got here in the US.
At least you didn't miss too much!
You can't talk bad about the original anime...GET HIM!
I AM the original anime!
Did Izzy just say your a “biggy boi”
Damn right. My guy's name was biggu boi
@@Caspicum ha I love this channel
I played the first WS Tamer game like a month ago. Thought I was in for the long haul going through them all to see if they were decent. Now that you suffered, I don't have to! Great stuff as always.
The speed-up button saves Digimon World 2 and 3 to a degree, but it does nothing for the WonderSwan games hey. Glad I could help!
Even if I have no interest in the wonderswan. I have to watch it just for casp and his dry ass humour.
ty ty ty
I will be more dry in the future, but the rainy seasons are upon us.
I still to this day randomly think about him saying "Oregon-al character, doughnut steal" in his Re:Digitize review, and laugh about it.
Still waiting for that Digimon World: Next Order review. Do need one since I played the shit out of that game and 100%ed it but still wanna hear the opinion of the one person whose opinion I care for. Hope it will come soon ❤️
Bro you're like 3 years late! Check the playlist! I don't remember if it's any good, I remember I got a bit wrong about how good desyncing lifespans is for power leveling, but other than that *I think* it's an okay review.
@@Caspicum omfg 😂😂😂 I watched the whole Playlist yesterday but skipped one video for whatever reason 😂😂😂 I'll watch after my surgery today 😛😛
DIGIMON VER WONDERSWAN is genuinely the best one! 😎👍
The animations & sprites for these are so nice.
P.S. I'm really loving all the Digimon World 2 audio
Losing it at your Nanimon named “Moviebob”
I totally forgot I did that, I didn't even catch it in the edit.
it rly was a sik joke to be a spoild rich jp kid back then nowdays even the rodentia of society have emus on ther fones b4 1st grade
BABE WAKE UP NEW CASP VID
Its kinda surreal how, uh, underwhelming most wonderswan games are, I always expect it to be like the neogeo pocket where it has some absolute banger games despite being a shortlived console but its just not there
Oh my god, the NeoGeo/Pocket stuff is sick. Baseball Stars? Legitimately the greatest baseball game ever.
Finally a new video! Been waiting for so long but it was worth it. Now what you are missing are the mmos, digimon battle online (there's only private servers besides the original korean one) and digimon masters online. There's another one that they just announce for next year because apparently they have to release a new digimon mmo every 10 years. Besides the mmos there's the decode for 3ds. Great video!
Thanks! I have commented elsewhere that I won't be doing a Decode video, because the differences really are minor, but I played it for funsies and enjoyed it a good deal. I'd love to get on to those Japanese NDS ones that came after Dawn/Dusk tbh.
I got some other short term projects though... Some real weird shit is coming.
My cousin had a WonderSwan. I always wonder what happened to it, and more importantly, why.
It most likely won’t happen, but it would be pretty neat if they announced remakes of these games for all regions at tomorrow’s Digimon Con!
there's a digimon con? that's a real thing? well hot damn
@@Caspicum Yep! It starts at 5:00 PM Pacific Time today!
I wish I could find this English color version for wonderswan color
Many of this games have good basis, but it seems that they tried to reinvent the wheel instead of improving the wheel they already have, the only exception being the Ryo series, given that they did try to improve but it was only baby steps starting from a boring game.
Even with that fourth Ryo game, they tried to reinvent it again and it *almost* worked, but had a few major issues. A combination of all these would make an amazing game, it's just a shame it seemed to fail at every opportunity. Out of 10+ games, having 5 or so that're good enough to play for funsies but aren't brilliant is still a pretty decent hit-rate, far better than Digimon games on most other consoles tbh.
Ace video dude!
Thank you so much for the feature too ❤️❤️
Thanks for helping chronicle some pretty obscure history about the WonderSwan games! You saved my arse, ngl.
Love the Wonderswan and WSC. I unironically think Boktai would’ve made a great addition to the library because of how far out the idea of a tiny solar panel inside the cartridge is.
I love your commitment. I do wonder how far I could push it if I uploaded more frequently...
@@Caspicum don’t underestimate my ability to shitpost about Boktai 🤠
The kid is Ryo
From 02 and Tamers
I hope the millenniumon saga gets turned into an anime
it's truely a bummer, none of the digimon games were actually good.
The virtual tamagotchi is *okay* and the one where you have the three fellers who digivolve based on their environment is neat but yeah, it seems if you're not down for the narrative of those 4 games that connect to the anime plot, there's not a lot here.
The second game looks epileptic inducing
Yeah, in hindsight I should've slapped a warning on that one. I'll see if I can do it through UA-cam...
The legends were true! Casp O'Saurus reborns!! Thank you Casp!
I played Digimon Battle Spirit for GBA, such a weird game. I guess it's not bad? But definitely not good either. "Aggressively mediocre" maybe defines it.
But, I actually recommend trying it for Digimon fans and kids because it's so short. I think in less than 30 min you can beat it with one character.
Boot it up one day, check if it's your thing, if not, let it go.
I do dig that about the more arcadey experiences. Compared to RPGs, there's not a huge time-sink, so even if you didn't enjoy it, it didn't waste much time.
Wonderswan Ryo games are meh if you play it as an adult but if i got them as a kid, it would've made my day!! I had the misfortune of growing up with Digimon World 4, all i ever wanted was to see Agumon to evolve into Greymon and throw a fireball but Digimon World 4 was like *"NO, fuKk YOOOU!"*
Hard times in rule 34, hard times.
funny enought digimon franchihse tryes TOO hard to be completely connected between products, so the wonderswan game ACTUALLY gives backstory for the anime and explains some small plotholes of the anime. It still sucks, don´t get me wrong, but why digimon has an interconected multiple dimensions is beyond my imagination
yeah that was a bit strange to discover, feels like when people retroactively fit games to be a canonical 'series' instead of just letting things be separate... Though I guess they went in with the intent to connect them, it still sucks, I say we boycott wonderswan
lets cancel the wonderswan
I actually really like it when a franchise is connected like that through so many timelines and shit lol
@@Klonoahedgehog i like it when every part stand on theyr own. I can't say i like every thing of digimon individually. This wonderswan is a great example in my opnion, of a good concept and bad execution
Glad to see a new video, you're easily one of my favorite content creators.
That means a lot. Thank you!
Oooo the Zeedmillenniummon game at the end. The most powerful of all evil digimon. Wish he was in the anime
Go watch the reboot. You'll be happy you did
Sneedmillenniummon?
Adventure 2020 felt kinda bloated. There's like 5 million main villains.
6:20
My japanese isn't perfect
And I barely pay attention to the screen when I'm grinding
But I'm glad I looked over to catch this
He looks so happy to say it too.
Armadillomon has *the pass*
lmao nanimon does look like moviebob
The Card game is translated, actually
fan translators got on the card game?
maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan
Reminds me a ton of the "Pokémon Mini" that came out. Most of it's games sucked too.
I've never even heard of that, but I want to know more. Teach me, Terry-san.
I always enjoy the Digimon world 1 2 and 3 music used. And the occasional Digman jokes are a nice touch
11:20 "to get your first digimon, the game forces you to..." ...insert your social security number? creditcard number? xD
The second game makes it look like they’re fighting in a sperm-filled Fallopian tube when they’re attacking.
Well with the way the games are and how bad you don't care about the story within (despite the game not too great), I guess there's a reason why Bandai never wanted Wonderswan in the US in the first place
Damn.
I mean i'm not surprised these games are dogshit considering they have throwaway plotlines but... damn.
I guess Digimon doing new things each anime season wasn't the only thing that caused the decline in popularity. At least modern Digimon games are serviceable these days.
Yeah, the transition beyond the PS1 was a dark, dark time for Digimon games. It really only recovered with the Vita titles, and had a few rays of sunshine on the NDS/PSP along the way.
Nigga just gimme a holla I have three Wonderswans
Also, Ryo is not pronounced as Ryu.
>flip the screen's rotation
Also know as holding the system vertically.
waited all this time for a video and it's on Digimon games. 1-555-COME-ON-NOW
You could almost think it was LJN who made these digimon games.
Crazy how these couldve easily been GBA games
2 even are ported to GBA
Nice ^^
On that first game, sounds like that laptop didn’t have a battery pack if it shut off when the power was cut
Peak 90s Japan tbh
Casp, your Digimon knowledge has proven to be vast, but let that not be an impediment to me being pedantic and pointing out that the very first version of the IEEE 802.11 protocol (the basis for modern WiFi) saw its first release in 1997, 2 years before the WonderWave was unveiled. So technically, no, this is not a piece of technology from before WiFi existed. Hope you enjoy this useless piece of info!
I don't know that much about DIgimon either, tbh. I only play the games!
I was talking specifically about gaming systems using online networks in modern times, but I definitely could've worded that better. It's always interesting to see when the rest of the world got the internet and wifi, because Australia was an easy 5 years behind. I remember still having dial up in the mid 2000s. Appreciate the tidbit!
Excellent video. I always felt like the Wonderswan didn’t quite have the games to keep up with the Gameboy series even though as a console it seems pretty cool.
Yeah, the WonderSwan's got some weird stuff on there, but it is really stripped down experiences, especially compared to the GBA, which had some killer titles.
digimon fucking itself by refusing at every turn to simply release one RPG with a robust battle system instead of pooping mechanics. Hair pullingly annoying
Honestly, I think in terms of the best RPG battle systems, World 2 and 3 are about as close as we got. It's just a shame 2 comes with all the baggage and 3 seemed to be chasing the Pokemon thing, and lost its identity a little.
Glad I'm not missing much. I kept imagining it was way better than it actually was
Still worth giving them a try, especially with some of them now translated!
ouch. that ending
hot damn, i forgot how savage i can be
I love that u still use dw2 soundtrack...say whatever u want about the game but the soundtrack is fire
Even DW4 has a decent soundtrakc hey
Yes more big daddy Casp!
Can do! I want another video out by the end of the month but we all know how my timeline is :)
I kinda hate Veedramon
Honestly? Based.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Digimon_video_games#Digimon_Story
im just now finding out apparently cyber sleuth is actually part of a different digimon spinoff series
despite having nothing to do with the previous games
Well it seems to be a common practice that when you have a popular japanese license that appeals to kids your going to have a lot of sub par games go along with it. I'm not really familiar with the wonderswan gaming library but I'm just amazed over how many digimon games they made for the system within a short period of time.
It's weird that we never saw another effort like this on any other system, but maybe copy/pasting WonderSwan games was pretty easy.
You should play that bootleg Digimon game, I think it's called Digimon ruby
Oh! Digimon Rury?
@@Caspicum yeah that one! "Alas, why become like this?"
why the fuck didnt they ever just make a pokemon game clone. With random encounters where you captured other digimon (not digimon world 3 that was terrible and slow)
Hey since you're such an Anime Fan, ever thought about reviewing Naruto Games? The ones I had in mind would ne the Chronicle series... I loved those, especially the sequel 😂
Man, that takes me back. I played the fuck out of Chronicles and Ultimate NInja back in the day. I probably wouldn't do videos on those games, but I do have plans for some Naruto RPGs soon!
memorandum 6:45 palmon shaking her miracas
Nice reviews of these games!
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Moviebob is my favorite Digimon.
6:21 who the hell named the MC because it reads as niggaar lol
i gotta be careful about stealing footage i definitely didn't capture myself
looks cool for a wonderswan game
great video really well done
What I doing with my life, I should be producing and here I am watching 18 minutes of bad digimon games I'll never play...
Hey, well I appreciate it regardless. That said, you should absolutely focus on your goals and do your best to achieve them! It's important to take breaks, but don't be slipping or you'll lose motivation and never finish. Stay focused and well-paced and you'll do it with ease. Get some sunlight and some exercise, and there's no way you'll fail.
@@Caspicum thank you for the advice, but I've been watching your videos since the first comment so the day is already over and I did nothing. At least I had fun HAHAHAHA
I got a D project for ya
AYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
11:43 Unlimited meat in the Digiverse!?
I'm moving.
Meet you there, bud.
i had a really good opportunity for a pun and I royally fucked it. i have to delete my account
@@Caspicum Subtly edits *meet.*
You poor bastard
I want a video on figthing fodoons.
Hey casp. Just re watching this for the fourth or fifth time. Just wondering- do you have any Digimon vpets? If so, which ones?
I don't! I'm actually pretty minimalistic, so if there's no sorta... 'utility' to buying something and owning it, I don't do it. I used to collect things, but got sick of having to deal with how much space they took up and got rid of it all, so when it comes to stuff like vpet digmans, as cool as they are, i always have to talk myself out of buying them.
@@Caspicum I get that. I have way too many 🤣 I don't collect a lot of stuff but the plastic crack has got a hold on me.
You are a funny guy
Is it me or it has same vibes with Survive? Gameplay wise
I love older consoles and their adapters and attackments so much, guess I've got to buy a WonderSwan now haha
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The WonderSwan had weird attachments in spades, my friend. The '90s was a hell of a drug.
@@Caspicum I'm trying to track this stuff down right now, already ordered a WonderSwan that'll hopefully be here soon hahaha