My parents didn't let me eat smarties because of their "adverse effects on children" and if that means I never encountered this game either then god am I thankful for that
The blue smarties is what got kids hyper, then the blue one got banned untill the company started using natural colours like seaweed, black carrot etc.
@@skootergirl22 that's incorrect, the blue smarties were changed to white because they couldn't find a natural blue colouring for the transition to natural colours in time, there were no adverse effects
this left me so confused because I'm American and I've always known "smarties" as a small, disc-shaped chalky-textured candy with a faint fruit flavor, and no chocolate involved at all. I've never heard of this other product!
@@EpicB I got into an argument about smarties with an american before we realised we were debating how good two different candies were. (Just a fun friend argument/debate) Probably a good 5-10 minutes before we realised there was a misunderstanding
Dave benson phillips is a legend here in the UK. A few years ago he said he'd do appearances not for money but for things and released a list of objects he wanted like Ovens and washing machines and skydiving days that folk could buy for him in exchange for Him appearing at your event and performing
“Aren’t smarties those weird chalk candies that are for old people and kids who can’t afford good candy?” Don’t you mean.. rockets? **dances in Canadian**
People play games because when they play good quality games they can then see them in a different light after playing a really trash game, same can be said about movies really, and quite a few things actually.
One thing that I think's worth mentioning is why the blue smartie was the mascot chosen and not any other colour. It's an urban legend that blue smarties were banned because they'd make kids go hyper but in reality they just changed to having no artificial colors and couldn't find a replacement for blue at the time. This game tied in with the advertising campaign about them bringing the color back.
This was me with “Sneak King”. I was so confused on what I needed to do that I ended up giving up. That was probably my first introduction to Xbox (apart from that Scooby-Doo game where you play as Scooby and there’s a manor).
@@sgoc9499 no, its terrible games have tortured PS1s, PS2s and any other consoles that its games have been released on. Search "Caddicarus Phoenix Games" or "Square Eyed Jak Phoenix Games" on UA-cam, they will tell you everything you need to know.
I don't know why, but this game kind of reminds me of C.I.D. The Dummy. I even find myself blurting out "Not such a dummy now, am I?" Whenever the smarty attacks.
Finally someone made a video on this strange game, I used to own a copy of this game (I live in the UK) that one of my family members picked up in one of those 3 for 2 sales when I was real young. I actually have good memories of it :P
How dare you talk trash about Dave Benson Phillips, our screaming gunge-obsessed overlord. Seriously, Get Your Own Back (a game show aimed at older kids he presented) is regarded as iconic.
My family used to own a caravan that we'd take on holidays, and we'd always play the PS2 that we kept in it when we weren't doing anything else. We don't have the caravan or the PS2 anymore... but this video brought back memories. Our favourite game was "Bomberman Hardball." Essentially it's a sports game collection with a bomberman mode as well, but we'd get so competitive over it. Especially the golf, for whatever reason. We also played a lot of Crash Twinsanity, and since I was just a kid it was the funniest game I'd ever played. It's also a pretty solid platformer, so I can see why we liked it. I'm pretty sure we had this game too, but apart from the cover art I didn't remember anything from this video, so that's probably a good thing.
Actually, I just thought about something. Maybe the games aren't trying to get you hungry for their product, but to associate with their brand more? Think about it. You play this game called Sneak King, and you end up liking it. You see a Burger King as you're being driven down the street by your parents, and you want to eat there by association. It's not out of hunger, just your appreciation for the brand makes you think "I should eat there sometime". Does it work under this idea? Iunno, probably not considering they don't make so many of these kinds of games these days.
As a quarter Canadian who lives in America, I praise smarties, every time I go to Canada to visit family I have to get some and when I went to Europe this past summer I had to get some, I’ve found an international food store that sells them here and I’m so happy about it
0:00 I just wanted to mention this cause I forgot it's name- Yeah! There was this N64 racing game with these geometric bikes that was really similar to F-Zero, but really different, and I can't remember what it was called, and I really want to play it again. So many fond memories of younger me just playing the same stages over and over- I loved it.
Something Funny not long, I found out about the lego racers games. And I have memories of the music of the first one, but I can’t remember owning the game.
Smarties meltdown is the best game ever The gameplay, the sound design, the level design and the animation all just blends together for an amazing experience 10/10
I played this once when I was very young at my cousin's house. It was all I was allowed to play because the rest of his games were too adult and so for years I have never been able to tell if that was real or just a fever dream so seriously thank you for making me not seem crazy
It's funny; I always remembered playing through Smarties Meltdown like I would DOOM. A terrible, less polished version, but you can see where the inspiration came from. The final boss is one of *the worst* and the ending is just laughable BUT you gotta commend the devs for deciding to stick around and make a game like this; You wouldn't see something like that happening in the modern day especially for children, as the target market is now usually for more mature audiences. Interestingly enough, the developers that made this game were also responsible somehow for Broken Sword 5, so It's good to know a company panned for releasing a terrible video-game decided to redeem themselves.
I'm from The Netherlands, I played this when I was a kid and could never beat it. I always have those moments where suddenly I think of this game again.
I remember playing this game with my cousin circa 2006, taking turns trying to complete the frustrating last level. He left the room and came back, his cheeks full of smarties-mostly blue of course just to maximise the adverse affects- and got to work. With the power of synthetic dyes on his side he was unstoppable; children would be free to eat smarties once again! However, he passed out from sugar rush and never got the see the EPIC ending cut scene...heartbreaking.
Anybody remember the Red Screen of Death? It scared the shit out of me when I inserted an NTSC PS2 game (Power Rangers Dino Thunder) in my PAL PS2 Console. It doesn’t help the fact now that all of my 2 copies of Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex don’t work anymore and will trigger the infamous error screen if you click on the PS2 Disc icon, wait for black screen, only to take you back to the menu screen with the words “Reading Disc” for a few seconds with no disc spinning noise from the console itself.
I guess that this was a prequel to Scott The Woz's both Shovelware Variety Hour Series and It's A Bargain Bin Christmas Special. Which he made the Bargain Bin Special and the Shovelware Variety Hour series before Mark's.
My parents didn't let me eat smarties because of their "adverse effects on children" and if that means I never encountered this game either then god am I thankful for that
yo, it's Jack lmao
Yeah blue smarties had a flavouring that made people hyperactive
@@FumbleBee1312 what
The blue smarties is what got kids hyper, then the blue one got banned untill the company started using natural colours like seaweed, black carrot etc.
@@skootergirl22 that's incorrect, the blue smarties were changed to white because they couldn't find a natural blue colouring for the transition to natural colours in time, there were no adverse effects
this left me so confused because I'm American and I've always known "smarties" as a small, disc-shaped chalky-textured candy with a faint fruit flavor, and no chocolate involved at all. I've never heard of this other product!
If you're curious about these you can get them in Canada. The "other" Smarties are called Rockets here.
@@EpicB I got into an argument about smarties with an american before we realised we were debating how good two different candies were. (Just a fun friend argument/debate)
Probably a good 5-10 minutes before we realised there was a misunderstanding
Well this game existed
It’s funny we have those chalky disk candies too but they’re called rockets instead. Smarties taste kind of like m&ms but better imo
I was thinking the same thing lol
Dave benson phillips is a legend here in the UK. A few years ago he said he'd do appearances not for money but for things and released a list of objects he wanted like Ovens and washing machines and skydiving days that folk could buy for him in exchange for Him appearing at your event and performing
“Aren’t smarties those weird chalk candies that are for old people and kids who can’t afford good candy?”
Don’t you mean.. rockets?
**dances in Canadian**
Mr. Ray Rockets are Smarties are different things! Good thing you know the difference.
Also,
*dances in Canadian as well*
Wait smarties is only in Canada eh?
Nah, necco wafters fit the bill more
*Eats smarties in Canadian*
@@RaveyDoesStuff no
Mark: "Smarties is the Worst game on ps2"
*GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION!!!
I like to think you own a warehouse of George of the jungle ps2 discs.
@@mogg4243 I wish , but the copy I got was from a retro game store in a mall
@Prayingmantis 211 Nathaniel Foga is the guy that sent it to Caddicarus.
Secret agent clank ps2
*TELETUBBIES WOULD LIKE TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION!!!*
And then he turned himself into a smartie funniest shit I've ever seen
The enemies look like the Globglogabgalab
they do
I remember hearing the PlayStation 2 at midnight
scared me shitless
Ok Pucci
GUCCI PUCCI
A BIT CLOSER TO HEAVEN
nobody cares pussy
That console was a big part of my childhood but it never scared me but I'm confused as to why it's so eerie and dark.
why play bad ps2 games when you can Play Crazy frog Racers on the ps2 which was totally a good game
People play games because when they play good quality games they can then see them in a different light after playing a really trash game, same can be said about movies really, and quite a few things actually.
@@FrenchFries2 I think it was ironic comment
@@nymphentusiast9168 Yeah honestly it was probably rhetorical, but I still had some point lol
What about Family Guy The Video Game?
Ey don't diss my childhood, I remember that game being great, probably doesn't hold up to that now though
One thing that I think's worth mentioning is why the blue smartie was the mascot chosen and not any other colour. It's an urban legend that blue smarties were banned because they'd make kids go hyper but in reality they just changed to having no artificial colors and couldn't find a replacement for blue at the time. This game tied in with the advertising campaign about them bringing the color back.
Jokes on you, I live in the UK and remember this game!
This is an advanced joke
You sad, sad, soul.
This is beyond UK
Joy, IlitUKartg!
IS IT CHEWSDAY
LS Mark: Smarties Meltdown is the worst game on the PS2.
Charlie’s Angels: *Are you sure?*
3:35 "and so he sent out his strippers'
Bro legit played this so much as a kid yet i never knew what i was doing,always felt scared or creeped out and i was just aimlessly running around
Lmao that’s an unforgettable experience.
It looks hilarious.
Faxxx i was shook
This was me with “Sneak King”. I was so confused on what I needed to do that I ended up giving up. That was probably my first introduction to Xbox (apart from that Scooby-Doo game where you play as Scooby and there’s a manor).
1:11 *chester just disintegrated an entire dog and tractor into six magically hovering cheeto paws using just his feet*
The ending in a nutshell:
Blue Smartie: I beat you
Villain: Ok, people will eat smarties
8:55 you can tell he was reading a script and he stumbled over his words.
The guy playing the Blue Smarty sounds like he's trying to do an impression of Wheatley from Portal 2 but isn't good at it.
That last cutscene kills me. I never played this for very long (got it with better games), but that being the ending is comedy gold
3:16 this is one of the worst PS2 screens i have ever seen ever
*imagine how much worse it would look with arial or times new roman*
It looks like it came out of a f*cking scratch game
@@rageinternet9391 *scratch 2.0 bitmap*
Or, Calibri.
What Even Is It?
@@rageinternet9391 Nah They're Still Better
Oh my god, I've always remembered a weird game with circular characters that I played as a kid but I didn't realize it was a Smarties tie-in!
Smarties: The candy you eat on halloween after you're done the doritos and the m&m's.
“Wait aren’t smarties those weird chalk candies for old people and kids who can’t afford real candy?”
*you better shut up I love American smarties :(*
mmmm, chalk and charcoal.
I grew up on dat stuff👌
@@nobodysadvocate stop making fun of him :(
@The Deadpool Who Chuckles. and it's hella good
@@TheBest-fj9wi hell yeah
My “was that real” game was shrek ogres and dronkeys on ds, I looked In my 2nd ds case and saw it, all the terrifying memories came flooding back
0:57 Mark ignores Dragon Ball games
Fans: “What the hell is wrong with you!?”
Wait, I remember playing this game ages ago and always got stuck on one particular level wtf???
LS Mark: Worst PS2 game - Smarties Meltdown
Phoenix Games: Allow us to introduce ourselves.
Isn't that a page to download pirate games?
@@sgoc9499 no, its terrible games have tortured PS1s, PS2s and any other consoles that its games have been released on. Search "Caddicarus Phoenix Games" or "Square Eyed Jak Phoenix Games" on UA-cam, they will tell you everything you need to know.
SAY THE LINE LS MARK!
Mark: Gaem....
YAAAAAY
Nobody:
Ls mark: gaem
I played smarties meltdown at like 5 years old and liked it because it was a video game.
Nobody:
LS Mark: "Nest-lay"
Pleh-steshen dew
@Thot Patrol USA fuck you
@@fortniteburger8540 bad day?
@@millie2360 shut up
thats not just an accent, it's like nike and nik-e
Smarties? I remember when we used to stomp on those candies and "smoke them" in class
The Special Ed Kids At My School Still Do That ;/
These are different Smarties, more like M&Ms. In places with these Smarties, those Smarties are called "Rockets".
This one kid In my old class snorted smarties like a line of coke
@@sqitspanders9057 I know you're probably referring to chalk Smarties, but I really really like to imagine you meant the chocolate Smarties.
RoseFish :I That means Just Some Guy is special ed, roasted him without even knowing it
"But imagine having a character who controlled like Croc running around Mario 64 platforming levels"
Bubsy 3D
The only, and I repeat ONLY thing that M and Ms has over Smarties is that the green one is kinda hot, that’s basically it
#SMARTIESMASTERRACE
What do you mean kinda
Delete this
Fuck you skittles are better
And that the commercials are actually hilarious.
And the one ad where the red one becomes Danny DeVito
What if you wanted to go to heaven but God said not enough smarties.
I don't know why, but this game kind of reminds me of C.I.D. The Dummy. I even find myself blurting out "Not such a dummy now, am I?" Whenever the smarty attacks.
You made the main theme of Croc blend way too well into Bob-omb Battlefield
I remember seeing this in a magazine and unironically being somewhat interested.
Holy moly, I remember the Beano ran a tie-in comic for this game.
3:52, i kid you not he turns himself into a blue smartie, funniest shitive ever seen
In my school whenever we got smarties there is always that one kid that pretends it’s cocaine
That voice actor make me think of that meme with the cooking guy
M&M's beach party was a banger though
Alright, see you next month, Mark.
4:56 Expensive levels OUTDATED?! Yeah, if there's nothing in it... BUT THEY ARE HUGE AND FUN TO EXPLORE!!! Oh hye Mark!
I just can't unhear you sayin: "Gyem"
Geem
Geam
Geam
Giem
Giam
I still love how in the transition from Croc to Mario the music flows perfectly.
Finally someone made a video on this strange game, I used to own a copy of this game (I live in the UK) that one of my family members picked up in one of those 3 for 2 sales when I was real young. I actually have good memories of it :P
9:24 Look it on the bright side. You can only go uo from here.
That was a slight insult to Pepsi Man and your Heresy shall not be forgiven.
How dare you talk trash about Dave Benson Phillips, our screaming gunge-obsessed overlord. Seriously, Get Your Own Back (a game show aimed at older kids he presented) is regarded as iconic.
I hate the fact the ending cutscene is imbedded into my memory. How dare you remind me of it. Great video though!
I'm a simple man
I see LS Mark, I click
i just realized that the US does not have smarties. This is why i live in Canada.
M&Ms also had a 3D platformer set in a candy factory. Looks like they knocked that off too.
0:57 EXCUSE ME?? This sounds like a personal attack...
What if you
Wanted to go to heaven
But god said
*not enough smarties*
My family used to own a caravan that we'd take on holidays, and we'd always play the PS2 that we kept in it when we weren't doing anything else. We don't have the caravan or the PS2 anymore... but this video brought back memories. Our favourite game was "Bomberman Hardball." Essentially it's a sports game collection with a bomberman mode as well, but we'd get so competitive over it. Especially the golf, for whatever reason. We also played a lot of Crash Twinsanity, and since I was just a kid it was the funniest game I'd ever played. It's also a pretty solid platformer, so I can see why we liked it. I'm pretty sure we had this game too, but apart from the cover art I didn't remember anything from this video, so that's probably a good thing.
First time seeing footage of the game, reaction: "bro, is that Comic Sans?!"
I just remembered this game exists looked it up on UA-cam and found this video
5:34 is it just me or was that music transition extremely smooth
Imagine thinking America doesn’t have the original chocolate Smarties and we have no idea what they are.
Video game 101:
Don't use comic sans
Happy PS2 20th Anniversary #PS20TH
Internet... since you were seven... wow, I feel old.
No, Americans look at this and go "Aren't smarties the small, disk like sugar pills?"
Smarties in the US are NOT chocolate.
And Americans are WRONG.
i had this game as a kid, i actually remember liking it.
I didn't even know smarties were chocolate, I know them purely for their fruit versions
Actually, I just thought about something. Maybe the games aren't trying to get you hungry for their product, but to associate with their brand more? Think about it. You play this game called Sneak King, and you end up liking it. You see a Burger King as you're being driven down the street by your parents, and you want to eat there by association. It's not out of hunger, just your appreciation for the brand makes you think "I should eat there sometime".
Does it work under this idea? Iunno, probably not considering they don't make so many of these kinds of games these days.
In America smarties are actually pretty much just sweet tarts
As a quarter Canadian who lives in America, I praise smarties, every time I go to Canada to visit family I have to get some and when I went to Europe this past summer I had to get some, I’ve found an international food store that sells them here and I’m so happy about it
I couldn't stop laughing at the conclusion 8:47
0:00 I just wanted to mention this cause I forgot it's name-
Yeah! There was this N64 racing game with these geometric bikes that was really similar to F-Zero, but really different, and I can't remember what it was called, and I really want to play it again. So many fond memories of younger me just playing the same stages over and over- I loved it.
Could it be Extreme G? That's the only N64 bike racing game that comes to mind.
Something Funny not long, I found out about the lego racers games. And I have memories of the music of the first one, but I can’t remember owning the game.
That one ps2 sponge bob platformer was the best
bruh how u gonna go and insult a cult classic, t-squad would never
0:59 Don’t play the game or else Pepsi man will turn all of your games into Pepsi instead just play Chex quest with healthy bowl of BRUTAL Chex
The children of the world will be eating Smarties again
I remember seeing this in blockbusters..
I can't believe I dedicated 2 whole weeks just to beat this game...
0:20 but the DS version had a bomb-ass soundtrack
Smarties meltdown is the best game ever
The gameplay, the sound design, the level design and the animation all just blends together for an amazing experience 10/10
You down right at that.
I played this once when I was very young at my cousin's house. It was all I was allowed to play because the rest of his games were too adult and so for years I have never been able to tell if that was real or just a fever dream so seriously thank you for making me not seem crazy
I spent 90% of the video thinking the game was about skittles, not smarties
It's funny; I always remembered playing through Smarties Meltdown like I would DOOM. A terrible, less polished version, but you can see where the inspiration came from. The final boss is one of *the worst* and the ending is just laughable BUT
you gotta commend the devs for deciding to stick around and make a game like this; You wouldn't see something like that happening in the modern day especially for children, as the target market is now usually for more mature audiences.
Interestingly enough, the developers that made this game were also responsible somehow for Broken Sword 5, so It's good to know a company panned for releasing a terrible video-game decided to redeem themselves.
I'm from The Netherlands, I played this when I was a kid and could never beat it. I always have those moments where suddenly I think of this game again.
I remember playing this game with my cousin circa 2006, taking turns trying to complete the frustrating last level. He left the room and came back, his cheeks full of smarties-mostly blue of course just to maximise the adverse affects- and got to work. With the power of synthetic dyes on his side he was unstoppable; children would be free to eat smarties once again!
However, he passed out from sugar rush and never got the see the EPIC ending cut scene...heartbreaking.
0:06 for me it's a game called Future Tactics for the ps2 and a couple days ago, I found the CD for it lol
I remember smarties meltdown now. I thought it has gust a dream though because I used to eat a lot of smarties when I was little.
The more you know.
"I feel energises again" and "Hey Little man", I loved this game as a kid, Big Blue and Dr. Soursweet are great :)
We’re is my sonic movie review Me: ah it’s probably on the way right
This came out 5 months before I was born
Anybody remember the Red Screen of Death? It scared the shit out of me when I inserted an NTSC PS2 game (Power Rangers Dino Thunder) in my PAL PS2 Console. It doesn’t help the fact now that all of my 2 copies of Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex don’t work anymore and will trigger the infamous error screen if you click on the PS2 Disc icon, wait for black screen, only to take you back to the menu screen with the words “Reading Disc” for a few seconds with no disc spinning noise from the console itself.
I LEGIT HAD THIS GAME AS A KID AND COMPLETELY FORGOT IT EXISTED UNTIL RIGHT THIS SECOND.
It was so bad, oh my god.
Your not a man of culture.
Im in Australia and I used to love this when i was 5.I remember my childhood ps2 game as gta san andreas tho.
Don't tell him about Dalmatians 3 or Snow White and the 7 Clever Boys
I guess that this was a prequel to Scott The Woz's both Shovelware Variety Hour Series and It's A Bargain Bin Christmas Special. Which he made the Bargain Bin Special and the Shovelware Variety Hour series before Mark's.
I thought that they were talking about the smarties that are wrapped in a little plastic wrapper
What is the music at 6:51?
Finally, a big brain chad who knows smarties are better than m&ms
"atleast mcdonalds and burger king have recognizable mascots" wait mcdonalds and burger king have mascots?
You should've seen the TikTok people snorting Smarties before TikTok went after all our coks
uh oh You Dissed Pepsi Man Vargskelethor isn't going to have that. :)