He-Man was the first thing I was ever "into" when I was a kid. A very, very little kid at that. I don't remember it but according to my Mom I used to run around in a diaper, barely able to talk, screaming "I the power!" (I couldn't even say "have" yet LOL) I do remember having Castle Greyskull as a kid though, that was awesome.
You should definitely check out the cartoon from the 2000s. I grew up with He-man as a kid, the old show has its charm in a nostalgia kinda way but the 2000s show is superior in lot of ways. Its a prime example of how to do a reboot correctly. It respects the source material, it expands and improves the lore, the characters are more fleshed out and the stories are great. Its just such a shame that it got cancelled. Kevin Smith has his work cut out for him with the new show hes making.
@@micronoid I like the original better. My only issue with the original, is about the so called Masters of the Universe. The only Master that kicked butt ..was Teela. Man at Arm's, would (talk a good game) but usually, he would only get beat up! He looks coolest only in the intro. Shooting his lasers! Ram man, got beat up alot too! The same with the rest of them! Heck, He-man's parents would do better than the Masters! The 2002 show was darker than the original, (they even went as far, to show a character get eaten by snake people). These days, people are into the dark stuff ...me, not so much. Also, I'm not sure how I feel about Adam being a young kid, on the one hand, it makes sense, to hide difference between Adam and He-man. In the original, they looked exactly the same, (only He-man would get a tan). Yet, nobody would ever know (except for maybe his mother). I got the 2002 He-man game, it's ok, except getting past that area that was shown in the video, and you can get lost easy! Otherwise it's ok, but I miss the original music, (yeah, I know it's a different show from the original). Anyhow, that's why I perfer the Operbor game! I will say, the 2002 He-man show, was at least better than the one from the 90's!
I never liked the Zodak focus in the 2002 reboot. He seemed unnecessary, existing as a plot device to defeat King Hiss. One can argue it changes things up by having someone other then He-Man save the day. But again, why is he necessary? They never established He-Man "couldn't" defeat Hiss.
The fact that He-Man’s rights are owned by DC could open up so much more opportunities for him if they market him correctly. Would love a dlc for him in Injustice 3 like you said
I hope not with him being a cartoon character in a comic book character's game. Conan would make a lot more sense considering his origins, he even had his own Wonder Woman crossover.
There was a douchebag at my work named Doug that had a He-man haircut. He quit about 6 months ago and he had a lazy eye but goddamn was his hair ridiculous.
It's sad that such a great franchise has such shitty games. I didn't even know there were ten He-Man games in existence lol. And yes Erin you should definitely check out the 2002 reboot. It was so good and got cancelled way too early.
maybe there has never been the right time and audience to make and market a big budget He-Man game. video games were not that big back then when the action figures and cartoons were a hit I guess. and PCs were expensive and slow. so what platform to develop one on? And kids back then had to persuade their parents to buy another of these weird muscular action figures and maybe a playset for Christmas and some video cassettes of the cartoons. Buy a cosnole and games? good luck kid. and the he man fans nowadays are about what? 40something? now they got the money to afford it but would they still buy a He man game to make it a hit? me not. and the younger audience probably wont know the franchise enough to have it earn decent cash would it?
The original was better! If the 2002 version kept at least the original music, I'd probably like it better. But Filmation had both, great soundtrack, and great artwork.
Erin: I wasn't around at the time the show was out... Me: realizes how long ago it was... Cocks hammer on gun while applying for pension and bus pass......
whenever I hear of masters of universe or he-man, my teeth start to cringe... because that velvet fabric the purple and green panther toys were made of.. that matieral is awful to touch for some reason. It is like nails on chalkboard to touch.
Loved the cartoon and the toys. We had 3 TV channels in finland in the 80’s and the cartoon came in a channel where the picture was very bad in the house where I lived as a kid. so I remember my dad try to adjust the antenna every time that I could watch he-man. Fun times... but never knew there were he-man games!
😱OMG ❤️Erin you brought up my childhood cartoon animation I grow up on He-Man and She-ra and no way I kinda missed out almost all the videogames francise all thanks a bunch to you Erin you showed us Top10 He-Man games it does exists.🖤✌️😎
3:00 Right ⏯️ I Remember At The Movies.. First 5 Minutes Was On Eternia ..After That Of Course We Are On EARTH? In Los Angeles!?? I Knew It Sucked Right There..I Hated That..
Ah, thank you for this vid, Erin! I didn't own the Commodore 64 game in this list because it must've looked awful and cheap to me at the time - and, yes, it still does. However, I loved the toyline even before the Filmation cartoon, and was excited when it debuted in 1983. The Superman vs. He-Man comic from DC was/is pretty special, too.
I still own Most Powerful Game in the Universe, it's quite fun...I also own Toy Soldiers Battle Chest with the He-Man DLC, but it's a pretty mediocre active tower defense game.
Erin, you're blowing my mind rn. I've never seen your videos before, this is my first. But how you know about Masters of Universe just baffles me, in a cool way. No disrespect, but you look like you're 19 yrs old. He-Man hasn't been hot since the 80's. There was a dope remake in early 2000s on Cartoon Network (Around the same time they remade Thunderkats) and it was amazing, but unfortunately got cancelled. I think it failed to gain a big audience, but it's better than the original cartoon. But yeah, major props on knowing about this stuff! Good ish!!👍
As soon as you mentioned illearth i knew i’d heard it somewhere else... it’s a novel by stephen donaldson, part of a trilogy (and extended series) about a man with leprosy who becomes a hero in another world (i’m not doing it justice, i know)... anyway, the illearth war came out in ‘77 and is the 2nd book in the first trilogy (if I remember correctly... I’m going by memory and it’s been a while)... pretty good series. Also check out david eddings, the belgariad trilogy and the followup, as well as the sparhawk books... mwah! Perfecto! (In my opinion... what do you mean it isn’t? What about [insert criticism here]... f you buddy... I’m not your guy, buddey!)
Erin, you know about MUGEN, but do you know of Beats of Rage? It came out as an indie Dreamcast game and is basically a sprite ripped Streets of Rage clone. So then the developer released OpenBOR and that’s what’s used to make the #1 game on this list! The bad news is that it’s as much of a home brew as MUGEN is, the good news is that much like MUGEN there’s Capcom-style beat em ups for almost any character you can think of! :)
Being 41 years old now... He-Man was the thing back in the early 1980's on Saturday mornings. Was such a special time for young kids like myself with wild imaginations. Had the action figures and accessories etc. Castle Grayskull! Fortune for my folks for sure but i was happy (spoiled for sure)). I also had one of the first board games that was licensed back in 1983 i remember. World was vastly different back then as well. No internet/social media. It's such a long time ago now. But it feels like yesterday. Peace.
The Ileath stone one gives me PTSD XD, allthough i had it in a box it must've been faulty and started you in the swamp and no matter what you did, you couldn't get pass that screen, me and my buddy tried for hours, and for days before i decided to look it up... Odd. But that's the Commodore for ya'
I think I saw Rich Evans from Red Letter Media play The PS2 game in his sadly dormant streaming channel: Pre Rec. Loved that channel and highly recommend for any RLM fans.
I beat the Commodore 64 game today thats on spot 5 here. Yeah, its good good and bad at the same time. I like the concept, but those controls were sometimes torture.
The only good one was the side scroller from a few years ago for iPad which for some lame reason you can’t find anymore. They even made She-Ra a playable character with talks of doing a sequel. But for one reason or another they scrapped the whole thing and gave us that lame tappers of gray skull instead.
I'm a still a fan of He Man and Filmation Cartoons.. but when I was a kid, I liked She Ra more :) the Game which is your No1 is the best to me, as well
As a long time He-man / She-ra franchise fan. Thank you for putting a spotlight on these community games. Fans put alot of love into these and im glad they get attention. So again thank you.
next time i go to my mums house i am going to have to dig out my he-man comics, i had most of the action figures, they must of ended up in the bin but i know my mum kept the comics
I still wait for a He-Man-MMO...then I'll leave this ordinary planet and live on Eternia for the rest of my days, joining Team Skeletor. Thanks for the great video.
It’s really a shame that He-Man hasn’t gotten proper video games, I agree. They need a good game. Maybe the two new Netflix series coming will help drive someone to make one.
Awesome video, Erin! I remember enjoying He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe even though it’s one of those mobile games where you just tap. Too bad it’s not available anymore.
Great vid. I played the Intellivision He-Man game as a kid in the 80’s while the cartoon was out. It was great. It’s a shame that it is still the best official version. This property is begging for an open world RPG with all of its rich lore and characters. And, yes, the 2000 show is totally worth checking out and has some amazing character development and arcs.
Not hating because I've heard a lot of people say this. But I'm just curious. Why is everything "good... for the Gameboy advance"? I understand hating on the original Gameboy, because it was primitive even for the time. But the Gameboy advance is basically a portable SNES. In fact, it is objectively superior on several fronts (better processing so no slowdowns, better sound chip, better color reproduction, etc). But you never hear people say "chrono trigger is good... for the SNES". No, many people would consider the SNES to be one of the best consoles of all time. Sure the Gameboy advance was primitive compared to the GameCube. But I think most people would agree that the GBAs 2D graphics have aged more gracefully than the GameCube's 3D graphics. Sure, Golden Sun is no Chrono Trigger, but its still a damn great RPG. I think anyone would be happy to play it on any console. So why such low expectations? Is it just because handhelds are assumed to be for "filthy casuals" inherently? Just wondering why this is a common perception.
@@ErinPlays yeah I miss 2D games. Don't get me wrong, there are still plenty of good indie ones being made. But still it feels like consoles like the SNES and the GBA were the peak of 2D gaming and we'll never get it back. And they still look pretty great. But no, now everyone has to have fancy 3D graphics (I say as I'm about to boot up my overpowered PC to play some games :P). Also, love your videos, keep it up!
I would love to have the Nr. 1 HeMan game on the switch, bit think a skylander kind of Game Would be Great. Oh, please Watch the movie! Where else do you see Tom Paris from Voyager getting beat up by a Biest which he opens the door for.
I watched this and want to watch the movie again. I saw it at cinema as a kid and caught the end credit scene by tipping my dads coat and spilling all his money everywhere!!!
Ah Erin, this was an amazing video. Being an 80s kid, the he-man era was such a highlight for me, had the toys (which I confess are still up in my loft). Thank you for sharing these other games I didn't know existed. I had a commodore 64 back in the day and have a pi to play them on so thanks to you I'll be checking out the c64 titles 👍. I already tried the atari 2600 which is amazing 👌. Am gutted that last game on your list was a fan made beat em up 😔 I would have bought that one. Keep up the great video research. How about a thundercat or defenders of the earth game next, there are some 😉👍
Teela: "Give us one good reason why we shouldn't you vanquish you to another dimension!" Skeletor: "Okay guys, hear me out: *Switching to GEICO can save you hundreds on car insurance."* He-Man: "I do like to save money." *_Catch you on the flip, suckaazzz!_*
I have a copy of Defender of Greyskull for PS2 and got the instruction booklet signed by Cam Clarke, who voiced He-Man in the 2002 series, on which that game is based. By the way, you mentioned wishing a He-Man arcade game had been made, and you may be interested to know that Bally/Midway was working on one in 1984. Brian Colin, who produced so much artwork for so many of their games at the time, said he saw concept artwork for it, but it never progressed much further than that into anything playable before it was canceled. It’s sad because that would have been an awesome game. Bally/Midway was one of the top arcade developers of their day.
I remember late at night years ago the channel Qubo had a programming block called Night Owl, where they showed back to back episodes of the old Filmation shows like He-Man, She-Ra, BraveStarr, Ghostbusters.
MOTU *does* have a map. You just have to press the space-bar to bring it up. The game is impossible without it. Fascinating rundown of what's out there gamingwise anyway, thanks.
Oh Erin thx for this Video! ❤️He-Man was the Hero of my childhood. My computer was an Amstrad CPC so I could only Play the Movie Game. Wish you the best
I agree with you, Erin. It is very unfortunate that such an iconic, Classic 80's hero, and cartoon, could get so Jacked Up, as a video game! Very disappointing. Thanks for taking me back, to my childhood, though!
Hey cheers for the video! this was awesome! I used to love He man lol. Always makes me laugh this now, I was telling my students about it years ago in Thailand, before I knew this world and they were like OMG lol "he" in Thai is a rude word for a girls 😺 ahh always makes me laugh! lol, anyway! cool video! and we need a decent he man game!!!
Over 6 years ago, I played an online game called He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Lair of the Slime Mutant. I tried to play it again recently but the game is not working and it won't load.
There's a port of OpenBor for the Wii. If you have your Wii soft modded and installed the Homebrew Channel you can play the He-Man beat'em up game on your Wii.
I was born in 1980 and thought I was He-Man as a young child, I loved it so much! That fan made game at the end would’ve been out of this world back then
The movie was not that good, although Frank Langella crushed it as Skeletor. That being said, the best thing out of that film is the AWESOME, EPIC score composed and conducted by Bill Conti.
I grew up with Masters of the Universe and literally never knew they made even one game. P.S. The movie was great....... when I was 6. Take it for what it is kind of thing.
Thank you Erin for doing this awesome He-Man video! Sorry I’m just now seeing it, but He-Man is my favorite fandom (TMNT is 2nd actually), so I can’t say how much I appreciate this video! Really cool! Thanks!
I highly recommend checking out the 2002 series, it's absolutely fantastic. I also recommend checking out the DC Comics run from 2012, the crossover comics (Thundercats and Injustice, which makes me think you're right about He-Man being in Injustice 3), and the currently running Masters of the Multiverse series (a fantastic love letter to every incarnation of He-Man, and probably the best MOTU story to date' including Tappers He-Man, who's the best character in the franchise). Additionally, while controversial, I think the POP reboot's really good. It captures the feel good nature of the Filmation shows, but ups the stakes and updates things in clever ways, as well as having really great character development (it also takes inspiration from a ton of obscure things with Mara from New Adventures of He-Man showing up and a bunch of obscure things from foreign comics and audio dramas). Also, we're going to get a new He-Man series next year called Masters of the Universe: Revelations, which Kevin Smith is the showrunner for, and has Mark Hamill as Skeletor. Also, you should check out the Dark Horse books (the art book mentions that there's a new game in the works) as well as battleramblog.com. Finally, there's a new toyline called Masters of the Universe Origins coming out later this year (as well as a WWE crossover line that's already out). They're inspired by the vintage figures, but have more articulation (and will include new minicomics). Sorry, MOTU's been a bit of an obsession of mine for about the past year.
Erin, this was an awesome survey and a blast from the past... well, my past at least. Thank you so much for the look back. It really makes me wish there was a Masters of the Universe fighting game in the style of TMNT Tournament Fighters. I think that would still sell really well, even today.
I've owned Toy Soldiers War Chest for a long time but first played it a couple of weeks ago. (I got it for free in a buy 2 get 1 free sale and wasn't interested enough to make it a higher priority.) I love Tower Defense games but IMO this is a very poor example. And I'm definitely in the "Why the hell haven't there been more He-Man games?" section. Beat em ups, platformers, fighting games, Gauntlet or Diablo style action-adventure games, or action RPGs, and Dynasty Warriors style games all could work well IMO.
Fun Fact: the He-Man toy line was originally supposed to be a tie-in to the 1982 Conan the Barbarian Movie, hoping it would be the next Star Wars. When the movie came out, it was super-violent and R rated (it featured cannibalism, orgies, beheadings and a crucifixion) and Mattel backed out of the deal. They kept the molds, and reinvented the toy line as He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. The original Oliver Stone screenplay featured the sorcerer Thulsa-Doom in his original form, a Lich with a skeleton head. The filmmakers switched the character out with "Thoth-Amon", but still used the name Thulsa-Doom for the character (I guess it was cheaper not to have to animate a skeleton head). Mattel retained the skeleton-head for their toy version of the character, which is where Skeletor comes from.
I think we need a compilation of both He Man games and Superman considering how iconic they are, and how low bar their transition to gaming still is to this day.
Thank you so much for this. I actually was hunring for a he man game about a month ago. I will have to check out that fan made he-man/shera looks awesome. Subbed!
Looks at your number 1 pick: HA! There are way too many frames of animation for it to be confused with the Filmation cartoon! Since it was before your time, allow me to explain. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe followed the "Filmation formula". For any given cartoon Filmation made, they would create a bunch of stock animations for their characters, and just reuse them as much as possible throughout the whole series. They did this to cut costs, with the admirable intent of keeping all of the company's animation jobs in the US. The longer one of their shows would run, the more obvious the animation recycling would get. I remember their Flash Gordon show reusing Flash and Ming's fighting animations at least twice, they just swapped what background they were fighting in front of.
I had a girlfriend with a He-Man haircut in the 90's.
A She-Man😂
Muscles?
@@foxtrotalpha5705 Just the haircut.
Pretty sure back then it was called "The Rachel"
I always say, never trust a man with a He-man haircut, or a women😁😁
He-Man was the first thing I was ever "into" when I was a kid. A very, very little kid at that. I don't remember it but according to my Mom I used to run around in a diaper, barely able to talk, screaming "I the power!" (I couldn't even say "have" yet LOL) I do remember having Castle Greyskull as a kid though, that was awesome.
Damn that's like my mom telling me I would say "Tootra" instead of Voltron.
I didn’t even know there were 10 He Man games. That dude really needs a new haircut.
I can’t imagine him any other way!
My 2 favorite gammer Girls.
You should definitely check out the cartoon from the 2000s. I grew up with He-man as a kid, the old show has its charm in a nostalgia kinda way but the 2000s show is superior in lot of ways. Its a prime example of how to do a reboot correctly. It respects the source material, it expands and improves the lore, the characters are more fleshed out and the stories are great. Its just such a shame that it got cancelled. Kevin Smith has his work cut out for him with the new show hes making.
@@micronoid I like the original better. My only issue with the original, is about the so called Masters of the Universe. The only Master that kicked butt ..was Teela. Man at Arm's, would (talk a good game) but usually, he would only get beat up! He looks coolest only in the intro. Shooting his lasers! Ram man, got beat up alot too! The same with the rest of them! Heck, He-man's parents would do better than the Masters! The 2002 show was darker than the original, (they even went as far, to show a character get eaten by snake people). These days, people are into the dark stuff ...me, not so much. Also, I'm not sure how I feel about Adam being a young kid, on the one hand, it makes sense, to hide difference between Adam and He-man. In the original, they looked exactly the same, (only He-man would get a tan). Yet, nobody would ever know (except for maybe his mother). I got the 2002 He-man game, it's ok, except getting past that area that was shown in the video, and you can get lost easy! Otherwise it's ok, but I miss the original music, (yeah, I know it's a different show from the original). Anyhow, that's why I perfer the Operbor game! I will say, the 2002 He-man show, was at least better than the one from the 90's!
I never liked the Zodak focus in the 2002 reboot. He seemed unnecessary, existing as a plot device to defeat King Hiss.
One can argue it changes things up by having someone other then He-Man save the day. But again, why is he necessary? They never established He-Man "couldn't" defeat Hiss.
The fact that He-Man’s rights are owned by DC could open up so much more opportunities for him if they market him correctly. Would love a dlc for him in Injustice 3 like you said
I hope not with him being a cartoon character in a comic book character's game. Conan would make a lot more sense considering his origins, he even had his own Wonder Woman crossover.
@@electriceliminatorthebrown3612 Conan is owned by Marvel now.
@@anthonydouglas8060 do you have a source for that?... I'm curious. Current Conan rights fall under Pathfinder Media
@@electriceliminatorthebrown3612 look up marvel/conan.
Kevin Smith has been working on a Netflix series for over a year.
And here I was the whole time thinking..."Why doesn't He-Man have a Capcom[esque beat 'em up?"
Great minds think alike! =D
I didn't even know there were he man video games and I've been gaming my whole life and had all the action figures and watched the show as a kid
There was a douchebag at my work named Doug that had a He-man haircut. He quit about 6 months ago and he had a lazy eye but goddamn was his hair ridiculous.
Wow, this is cool. I always liked the He-Man cartoons and toys, but never knew there was a video game for it. Nice video Erin.
It's sad that such a great franchise has such shitty games. I didn't even know there were ten He-Man games in existence lol. And yes Erin you should definitely check out the 2002 reboot. It was so good and got cancelled way too early.
Not good brilliant
same with Samurai Jack and Voltron
maybe there has never been the right time and audience to make and market a big budget He-Man game. video games were not that big back then when the action figures and cartoons were a hit I guess. and PCs were expensive and slow. so what platform to develop one on? And kids back then had to persuade their parents to buy another of these weird muscular action figures and maybe a playset for Christmas and some video cassettes of the cartoons. Buy a cosnole and games? good luck kid. and the he man fans nowadays are about what? 40something? now they got the money to afford it but would they still buy a He man game to make it a hit? me not. and the younger audience probably wont know the franchise enough to have it earn decent cash would it?
@@MaurizioMezzatesta And Transformers and GI Joe.
The original was better! If the 2002 version kept at least the original music, I'd probably like it better. But Filmation had both, great soundtrack, and great artwork.
I'd only heard of a few on this list. I'll definitely have to check out that fan game... it looks awesome! Nice work as always!
Thanks! Yeah the fan made one is totally worth playing
The He-Man era was such simple times.
You clearly know nothing about history.
It only seemed simpler because you were a child.
Pluto28 the 80s was the best decade. I was born in 1980 and being a child
In the 80s was amazing
When I was a kid I loved Evilyn. It was cool to see that people added her to some games!
I didn't even know there WAS a He Man game 😮
I would be all-in for a She Ra game though!
I would love a She-Ra game :D
Inevitable questions about the 'Princesses Of Power' series inbound.
I dig it. You may too.
In he-man the most powerfull game in the universe you can chose between he-man and she-ra
Erin: I wasn't around at the time the show was out...
Me: realizes how long ago it was... Cocks hammer on gun while applying for pension and bus pass......
0:07 ▶️ I Was 4 or 5 In 1983.. Perfect Age For HeMan (Atari) You Felt Like It Came Out Just For You...
I grew up watching the original He-Man cartoon... watch the new NetFlix Shera series, it is AMAZING
there are 10 He-Man games?! and an awesome openbor beat-em-up?! Holy Eternia!Back then I had a crush on the Sorceress btw ;)
whenever I hear of masters of universe or he-man, my teeth start to cringe... because that velvet fabric the purple and green panther toys were made of.. that matieral is awful to touch for some reason. It is like nails on chalkboard to touch.
Haha I know exactly what you’re talking about.
Loved the cartoon and the toys. We had 3 TV channels in finland in the 80’s and the cartoon came in a channel where the picture was very bad in the house where I lived as a kid. so I remember my dad try to adjust the antenna every time that I could watch he-man. Fun times... but never knew there were he-man games!
I remember trying coat hangers, tin foil, and just about anything metal to try to get better reception from rabbit ears
😱OMG ❤️Erin you brought up my childhood cartoon animation I grow up on He-Man and She-ra and no way I kinda missed out almost all the videogames francise all thanks a bunch to you Erin you showed us Top10 He-Man games it does exists.🖤✌️😎
Hopefully my version will make the cut once I’m finished developing it .. but for now ... love it!!
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3:00 Right ⏯️ I Remember At The Movies.. First 5 Minutes Was On Eternia ..After That Of Course We Are On EARTH? In Los Angeles!?? I Knew It Sucked Right There..I Hated That..
Ah, thank you for this vid, Erin!
I didn't own the Commodore 64 game in this list because it must've looked awful and cheap to me at the time - and, yes, it still does.
However, I loved the toyline even before the Filmation cartoon, and was excited when it debuted in 1983. The Superman vs. He-Man comic from DC was/is pretty special, too.
I still own Most Powerful Game in the Universe, it's quite fun...I also own Toy Soldiers Battle Chest with the He-Man DLC, but it's a pretty mediocre active tower defense game.
Erin, you're blowing my mind rn. I've never seen your videos before, this is my first. But how you know about Masters of Universe just baffles me, in a cool way. No disrespect, but you look like you're 19 yrs old. He-Man hasn't been hot since the 80's. There was a dope remake in early 2000s on Cartoon Network (Around the same time they remade Thunderkats) and it was amazing, but unfortunately got cancelled. I think it failed to gain a big audience, but it's better than the original cartoon. But yeah, major props on knowing about this stuff! Good ish!!👍
As soon as you mentioned illearth i knew i’d heard it somewhere else... it’s a novel by stephen donaldson, part of a trilogy (and extended series) about a man with leprosy who becomes a hero in another world (i’m not doing it justice, i know)... anyway, the illearth war came out in ‘77 and is the 2nd book in the first trilogy (if I remember correctly... I’m going by memory and it’s been a while)... pretty good series. Also check out david eddings, the belgariad trilogy and the followup, as well as the sparhawk books... mwah! Perfecto! (In my opinion... what do you mean it isn’t? What about [insert criticism here]... f you buddy... I’m not your guy, buddey!)
Erin, you know about MUGEN, but do you know of Beats of Rage? It came out as an indie Dreamcast game and is basically a sprite ripped Streets of Rage clone. So then the developer released OpenBOR and that’s what’s used to make the #1 game on this list! The bad news is that it’s as much of a home brew as MUGEN is, the good news is that much like MUGEN there’s Capcom-style beat em ups for almost any character you can think of! :)
Being 41 years old now... He-Man was the thing back in the early 1980's on Saturday mornings. Was such a special time for young kids like myself with wild imaginations. Had the action figures and accessories etc. Castle Grayskull! Fortune for my folks for sure but i was happy (spoiled for sure)). I also had one of the first board games that was licensed back in 1983 i remember. World was vastly different back then as well. No internet/social media.
It's such a long time ago now. But it feels like yesterday.
Peace.
The Ileath stone one gives me PTSD XD, allthough i had it in a box it must've been faulty and started you in the swamp and no matter what you did, you couldn't get pass that screen, me and my buddy tried for hours, and for days before i decided to look it up... Odd. But that's the Commodore for ya'
I hope the Kevin Smith cartoon on Netfilx doesn't suck. They should make a "Hair Salon He-Man" game. So everyone can get a blonde basket haircut 😁
I think I saw Rich Evans from Red Letter Media play The PS2 game in his sadly dormant streaming channel: Pre Rec. Loved that channel and highly recommend for any RLM fans.
I bought the He-Man movie game new from the store, back in 1988 and I quite liked it.
I beat the Commodore 64 game today thats on spot 5 here. Yeah, its good good and bad at the same time. I like the concept, but those controls were sometimes torture.
So fans did a better job AGAIN and the oficial companies are just losing time and money over their own boring ideas like disney with Star Wars.
The only good one was the side scroller from a few years ago for iPad which for some lame reason you can’t find anymore. They even made She-Ra a playable character with talks of doing a sequel. But for one reason or another they scrapped the whole thing and gave us that lame tappers of gray skull instead.
I'm a still a fan of He Man and Filmation Cartoons.. but when I was a kid, I liked She Ra more :)
the Game which is your No1 is the best to me, as well
Theres an Injustice vs Masters of the Universe comic. I read the graphic novel only a few days ago. You could easily make a game out of that idea.
As a long time He-man / She-ra franchise fan. Thank you for putting a spotlight on these community games. Fans put alot of love into these and im glad they get attention. So again thank you.
I used to hold a wiffle bat high and scream at the top of my lungs "I HAVE THE POWWWEEEERRRR!" ah the 80s
Back in the day the only game I came to play was the atari one and I was not impressed. Such a criminally overlooked franchise.
next time i go to my mums house i am going to have to dig out my he-man comics, i had most of the action figures, they must of ended up in the bin but i know my mum kept the comics
You need to watch that movie. It's delightfully bad.
I didnt see the iOS He-Man game featured. I thought that one was pretty good but a bit repetitive.
I still wait for a He-Man-MMO...then I'll leave this ordinary planet and live on Eternia for the rest of my days, joining Team Skeletor. Thanks for the great video.
You know some of these games are rough when mugen gets a number 3 spot lol. I love mugen
It’s really a shame that He-Man hasn’t gotten proper video games, I agree. They need a good game. Maybe the two new Netflix series coming will help drive someone to make one.
That would be cool.
I'm sad that I'm 42 years old and we still don't have a good he man game. This is a great video for a rainy Sunday afternoon and quarantine.
Awesome video, Erin! I remember enjoying He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe even though it’s one of those mobile games where you just tap. Too bad it’s not available anymore.
Thank you! And yeah it looked fun :(
that was too small of a review for the ps2 , it was the most interesting looking one
Great vid. I played the Intellivision He-Man game as a kid in the 80’s while the cartoon was out. It was great. It’s a shame that it is still the best official version. This property is begging for an open world RPG with all of its rich lore and characters. And, yes, the 2000 show is totally worth checking out and has some amazing character development and arcs.
Great video! I Its interesting that the best game on the list is a fan made project.
You have to watch the live action movie now . Spoiler it's not that great.
I loved He-MAN as a kid, and this video did him justice. Great job Erin!
A proper British cup of tea is the color of He-Man's skin.
Your no.1 choice is definitely the best👏
I would’ve loved to see a He-Man game that looks and plays like Dragons Lair or Space Ace arcade based on the Filmation cartoons.
That would've been awesome.
Cool content just subbed thumbs up
Not hating because I've heard a lot of people say this. But I'm just curious. Why is everything "good... for the Gameboy advance"? I understand hating on the original Gameboy, because it was primitive even for the time. But the Gameboy advance is basically a portable SNES. In fact, it is objectively superior on several fronts (better processing so no slowdowns, better sound chip, better color reproduction, etc). But you never hear people say "chrono trigger is good... for the SNES". No, many people would consider the SNES to be one of the best consoles of all time. Sure the Gameboy advance was primitive compared to the GameCube. But I think most people would agree that the GBAs 2D graphics have aged more gracefully than the GameCube's 3D graphics. Sure, Golden Sun is no Chrono Trigger, but its still a damn great RPG. I think anyone would be happy to play it on any console. So why such low expectations? Is it just because handhelds are assumed to be for "filthy casuals" inherently? Just wondering why this is a common perception.
Good comment. I actually love the GBA and I agree about it aging better than most 3D graphic consoles like the GameCube.
@@ErinPlays yeah I miss 2D games. Don't get me wrong, there are still plenty of good indie ones being made. But still it feels like consoles like the SNES and the GBA were the peak of 2D gaming and we'll never get it back. And they still look pretty great. But no, now everyone has to have fancy 3D graphics (I say as I'm about to boot up my overpowered PC to play some games :P). Also, love your videos, keep it up!
Oh you are so getting a subscribe!😍😂👌💯
Great video as usual even i dont really like he-man:)
I would love to have the Nr. 1 HeMan game on the switch, bit think a skylander kind of Game Would be Great.
Oh, please Watch the movie! Where else do you see Tom Paris from Voyager getting beat up by a Biest which he opens the door for.
I watched this and want to watch the movie again. I saw it at cinema as a kid and caught the end credit scene by tipping my dads coat and spilling all his money everywhere!!!
Actually, I Never have seen the End Credit scene. I Would Love to have a Netflix TV Show...
I didn't even realize there were 10 He-man games. I enjoyed Defender of Grayskull though.
love your vids keep it up and keep safe
We need a he man beat em up!!
I still have that record from my childhood I guess I'm old😞😞😞
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Nice video erin
Ah Erin, this was an amazing video. Being an 80s kid, the he-man era was such a highlight for me, had the toys (which I confess are still up in my loft). Thank you for sharing these other games I didn't know existed. I had a commodore 64 back in the day and have a pi to play them on so thanks to you I'll be checking out the c64 titles 👍. I already tried the atari 2600 which is amazing 👌. Am gutted that last game on your list was a fan made beat em up 😔 I would have bought that one. Keep up the great video research. How about a thundercat or defenders of the earth game next, there are some 😉👍
That fan made game looks good.
Teela: "Give us one good reason why we shouldn't you vanquish you to another dimension!"
Skeletor: "Okay guys, hear me out: *Switching to GEICO can save you hundreds on car insurance."*
He-Man: "I do like to save money."
*_Catch you on the flip, suckaazzz!_*
I have a copy of Defender of Greyskull for PS2 and got the instruction booklet signed by Cam Clarke, who voiced He-Man in the 2002 series, on which that game is based. By the way, you mentioned wishing a He-Man arcade game had been made, and you may be interested to know that Bally/Midway was working on one in 1984. Brian Colin, who produced so much artwork for so many of their games at the time, said he saw concept artwork for it, but it never progressed much further than that into anything playable before it was canceled. It’s sad because that would have been an awesome game. Bally/Midway was one of the top arcade developers of their day.
I remember late at night years ago the channel Qubo had a programming block called Night Owl, where they showed back to back episodes of the old Filmation shows like He-Man, She-Ra, BraveStarr, Ghostbusters.
MOTU *does* have a map. You just have to press the space-bar to bring it up. The game is impossible without it.
Fascinating rundown of what's out there gamingwise anyway, thanks.
Oh Erin thx for this Video! ❤️He-Man was the Hero of my childhood. My computer was an Amstrad CPC so I could only Play the Movie Game. Wish you the best
I agree with you, Erin. It is very unfortunate that such an iconic, Classic 80's hero, and cartoon, could get so Jacked Up, as a video game! Very disappointing. Thanks for taking me back, to my childhood, though!
Hey cheers for the video! this was awesome! I used to love He man lol. Always makes me laugh this now, I was telling my students about it years ago in Thailand, before I knew this world and they were like OMG lol "he" in Thai is a rude word for a girls 😺 ahh always makes me laugh! lol, anyway! cool video! and we need a decent he man game!!!
Over 6 years ago, I played an online game called He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Lair of the Slime Mutant. I tried to play it again recently but the game is not working and it won't load.
There's a port of OpenBor for the Wii. If you have your Wii soft modded and installed the Homebrew Channel you can play the He-Man beat'em up game on your Wii.
I've only ever played the Intelivision game when I was a small bab.
I have an old He-Man audio vinyl record that came paired with the comic book and surprisingly still works! I wonder if its worth anything..
I was born in 1980 and thought I was He-Man as a young child, I loved it so much! That fan made game at the end would’ve been out of this world back then
They should have made it like the cartoon itself... like Dragon's Lair laserdisc arcade. That would be awesome imo.
The movie was not that good, although Frank Langella crushed it as Skeletor. That being said, the best thing out of that film is the AWESOME, EPIC score composed and conducted by Bill Conti.
I grew up with Masters of the Universe and literally never knew they made even one game. P.S. The movie was great....... when I was 6. Take it for what it is kind of thing.
They should make a He-Man action open world game like Skyrim and Ghost of Tsushima.
Kinda makes sense that the best MOTU game was a fan creation, the higher ups just don't know what to do with that IP.
PS the he-man movie sucked ass it had nothing basically Nothing to do with He man 🤦🏼♂️
Thank you Erin for doing this awesome He-Man video! Sorry I’m just now seeing it, but He-Man is my favorite fandom (TMNT is 2nd actually), so I can’t say how much I appreciate this video! Really cool! Thanks!
Had no idea there were so many He-Man games. I only knew about the Intellivision game and the PS2 game (from Mike's streams). Not too bad Erin!
I grew up with He Man so would love a good He Man game! The PC game looked great but I had some trouble getting it working.
I highly recommend checking out the 2002 series, it's absolutely fantastic. I also recommend checking out the DC Comics run from 2012, the crossover comics (Thundercats and Injustice, which makes me think you're right about He-Man being in Injustice 3), and the currently running Masters of the Multiverse series (a fantastic love letter to every incarnation of He-Man, and probably the best MOTU story to date' including Tappers He-Man, who's the best character in the franchise). Additionally, while controversial, I think the POP reboot's really good. It captures the feel good nature of the Filmation shows, but ups the stakes and updates things in clever ways, as well as having really great character development (it also takes inspiration from a ton of obscure things with Mara from New Adventures of He-Man showing up and a bunch of obscure things from foreign comics and audio dramas). Also, we're going to get a new He-Man series next year called Masters of the Universe: Revelations, which Kevin Smith is the showrunner for, and has Mark Hamill as Skeletor.
Also, you should check out the Dark Horse books (the art book mentions that there's a new game in the works) as well as battleramblog.com.
Finally, there's a new toyline called Masters of the Universe Origins coming out later this year (as well as a WWE crossover line that's already out). They're inspired by the vintage figures, but have more articulation (and will include new minicomics).
Sorry, MOTU's been a bit of an obsession of mine for about the past year.
#1 the OpenBOR game is really fun to play, great music and animation. Lots of secret moves too.
Erin, this was an awesome survey and a blast from the past... well, my past at least. Thank you so much for the look back. It really makes me wish there was a Masters of the Universe fighting game in the style of TMNT Tournament Fighters. I think that would still sell really well, even today.
I've owned Toy Soldiers War Chest for a long time but first played it a couple of weeks ago. (I got it for free in a buy 2 get 1 free sale and wasn't interested enough to make it a higher priority.) I love Tower Defense games but IMO this is a very poor example.
And I'm definitely in the "Why the hell haven't there been more He-Man games?" section. Beat em ups, platformers, fighting games, Gauntlet or Diablo style action-adventure games, or action RPGs, and Dynasty Warriors style games all could work well IMO.
Streaming service gamejolt had a nice looking one, but if looks the same like the last one in your video...i have never played it..
so glad you ranked the 2600 game so high! I tried to play my copy last weekend and it froze up at the title screen. dang.
Fun Fact: the He-Man toy line was originally supposed to be a tie-in to the 1982 Conan the Barbarian Movie, hoping it would be the next Star Wars. When the movie came out, it was super-violent and R rated (it featured cannibalism, orgies, beheadings and a crucifixion) and Mattel backed out of the deal. They kept the molds, and reinvented the toy line as He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
The original Oliver Stone screenplay featured the sorcerer Thulsa-Doom in his original form, a Lich with a skeleton head. The filmmakers switched the character out with "Thoth-Amon", but still used the name Thulsa-Doom for the character (I guess it was cheaper not to have to animate a skeleton head). Mattel retained the skeleton-head for their toy version of the character, which is where Skeletor comes from.
I think we need a compilation of both He Man games and Superman considering how iconic they are, and how low bar their transition to gaming still is to this day.
Thank you so much for this. I actually was hunring for a he man game about a month ago. I will have to check out that fan made he-man/shera looks awesome. Subbed!
Looks at your number 1 pick: HA! There are way too many frames of animation for it to be confused with the Filmation cartoon! Since it was before your time, allow me to explain. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe followed the "Filmation formula". For any given cartoon Filmation made, they would create a bunch of stock animations for their characters, and just reuse them as much as possible throughout the whole series. They did this to cut costs, with the admirable intent of keeping all of the company's animation jobs in the US. The longer one of their shows would run, the more obvious the animation recycling would get. I remember their Flash Gordon show reusing Flash and Ming's fighting animations at least twice, they just swapped what background they were fighting in front of.