Why Was Yugioh SO AWESOME?! And... What Happened to it?

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  • Опубліковано 22 гру 2024

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  • @TheActMan
    @TheActMan  2 роки тому +5643

    Face-down defense position is my favorite position

  • @RedzaMalaysianCrossover
    @RedzaMalaysianCrossover 2 роки тому +1503

    Rest in peace Yu Gi Oh creator, Kazuki Takahashi for saving people from drowning. The hero, the legend.

    • @alfredjeffersonii2063
      @alfredjeffersonii2063 2 роки тому +94

      The True King of Games

    • @hyperleap4876
      @hyperleap4876 2 роки тому +17

      @Andrew Tate Be careful what you write in the comments.

    • @joetec6674
      @joetec6674 2 роки тому +25

      @@hyperleap4876 it's a bot

    • @hyperleap4876
      @hyperleap4876 2 роки тому +3

      @@joetec6674 I know but somebody had to write the orginal source.

    • @hyperleap4876
      @hyperleap4876 2 роки тому +8

      @Banned Again Oh, thanks for telling me I'll just report them next time(not that youtube will do anything about it eitherway).

  • @RobTibbetts92
    @RobTibbetts92 2 роки тому +7344

    That intro recreation was absolute god tier

    • @Pidgen56
      @Pidgen56 2 роки тому +63

      Oh god yes

    • @drshemp1
      @drshemp1 2 роки тому +20

      fantastic!

    • @BagelTCGs
      @BagelTCGs 2 роки тому +39

      I thought it was the actual one lol

    • @nomsi4263
      @nomsi4263 2 роки тому +54

      Yeah, I couldn't stop watching it, especially the ending with the monetization.

    • @FlamenYong
      @FlamenYong 2 роки тому +51

      The Quantum bit was golden

  • @an3582
    @an3582 2 роки тому +631

    Yugioh was so influential that even the Magic:The Gathering players like me were activating counterspells like trap cards, declaring attacks in a very stylish way and believing in the heart of the cards!

    • @VJP8464
      @VJP8464 2 роки тому +24

      That’s fascinating to know, it’s always nice to see instances of mutual crossover appreciation 👍

    • @anannoyedpanda
      @anannoyedpanda 2 роки тому +11

      If you don't believe in the heart of the cards, ngmi in any card game.

    • @gokulmuralidharan628
      @gokulmuralidharan628 2 роки тому +5

      Im just a duel links players, and the original anime kid back in the days
      Ya ,the heart of the cards is Missing with modern decks like u said

    • @BootiSwet
      @BootiSwet 2 роки тому +11

      MTG got trap cards in the original Zendikar block, I can't tell you how many people I pissed off by saying "you've activated my trap card" and dropping two archive traps on turn 1.

    • @mantraki
      @mantraki 2 роки тому +4

      @@anannoyedpanda The version of the heart of cards in runeterra or hearthstone is translated directly to the "heart of rng."

  • @hubsterheck
    @hubsterheck Рік тому +170

    The reason YuGiOh changed from being about a variety of games to just the Duel Monsters card game was because somehow that one issue with Kaiba became popular and kids were calling about how they could actually play Duel Monsters. Kazuki Takahashi took the chance and ran with the success of the volume, shifting the focus to the card game

    • @GuyWithBeardButNoMoustache
      @GuyWithBeardButNoMoustache 11 днів тому

      didn't he say once he was inspired by JoJo Stands like you have one hologram with you that does epic stuff and you enable more techniques with spells and protect it with traps? was that before or after Duel monsters?

  • @j0hnnyblade
    @j0hnnyblade 2 роки тому +608

    Rest In Peace Kazuki Takahashi, absolute titan of an illustrator ❤

  • @RC32Smiths01
    @RC32Smiths01 2 роки тому +739

    Yugioh and Dragon Ball were 75% of my childhood. Absolutely a product of its time, and it remains timeless at that in my humble opinion.

    • @smorior709
      @smorior709 2 роки тому +15

      Digimon & pokemonZ too

    • @dead-well5277
      @dead-well5277 2 роки тому +16

      I started rewatching it recently and battle city honestly holds up to this day

    • @dadocta5168
      @dadocta5168 2 роки тому +1

      Could Yu-Gi-Oh be considered early woke with all the censorships?

    • @Rammy_Latin
      @Rammy_Latin 2 роки тому +7

      Yoo same! Yu-Gi-Oh! was the first anime I'd ever seen. Saw it on TV when I was 7 while I was getting ready for Sunday Church.
      It was this, Dragon Ball Z Kai, Digimon, and Sonic X that shaped my childhood. Shit changed my life. 🙏🏽

    • @BahhBahhBrownSheep
      @BahhBahhBrownSheep 2 роки тому

      @@smorior709 digimon does not hold up xD

  • @GreenDinoRanger
    @GreenDinoRanger 2 роки тому +380

    What's funny is that even though Season 0 was hard core compared to *Duel Monsters*, it was still tame compared to the manga. Yami Yugi didn't actually make that guy believe he was on fire, he literally burned him to death.

    • @Darkeep12
      @Darkeep12 2 роки тому +37

      I dunno. That kinda seems like a merciful end compared to perpetual agony.

    • @CowKirbo
      @CowKirbo 2 роки тому +27

      @@Darkeep12 depends if he actually FELT like he was on fire or if he just THOUGHT he was on fire.

    • @TheActMan
      @TheActMan  2 роки тому +104

      That's fucking awesome

    • @joshuacolt2630
      @joshuacolt2630 2 роки тому +2

      @@CowKirbo Whats the difference?

    • @zhaoyun255
      @zhaoyun255 2 роки тому +18

      @@TheActMan Also, there are some games that were left out of or censored in the anime. The first game in episode 1 was very tame because in the manga, they literally used the knife and a stack of money (for both players) on top of their own hand. The game was simple, you STAB the stack of money on top of your hand without letting the knife reaching your flesh. The one with more money win. Another censorship in the manga was when Joey (or Jounouchi) fought a Bruce Lee wannabe guy. On top of standing on the pipe, each player has a FREAKING KNIFE BETWEEN THEIR TEETH and you are allowed to punch that knife to kill your opponents. LOL

  • @bocodamondo
    @bocodamondo Рік тому +889

    the legendary fisherman or madolche bit was the biggest yugiboomer moment of the entire video lol

    • @kylemartin2487
      @kylemartin2487 Рік тому

      I know you’re born after 9/11 but try not to use words you don’t understand or would say out loud in public 😂

    • @gliscaradu1424
      @gliscaradu1424 Рік тому +97

      very much so, it literally made me go "Jessy wtf are you talking about?"

    • @guilhermegomes4799
      @guilhermegomes4799 Рік тому +73

      Right? I mean, whats te problem with having weird or cute archetypes now? Its not like the good old wizards, fiends and dragons have gone away, there are very much still there. Theres just more stuff

    • @akagurob1ack160
      @akagurob1ack160 Рік тому +35

      “Yugiboomer” joke is so old

    • @VNeto94
      @VNeto94 Рік тому +22

      Was he wrong? lol.

  • @avb19d6
    @avb19d6 2 роки тому +291

    I remember my dad (in his 50s at the time.) managed to pick up the game, learn it, and actually play with me. Outside of sports, this was one of the biggest bonding moments for us. We joke about all the different monsters 25 years later.

    • @triplefried
      @triplefried 2 роки тому +22

      Wholesome af, your dad seems rad for this

    • @avb19d6
      @avb19d6 2 роки тому +16

      @@triplefried ha the old man ain’t too bad, thanks man

    • @JoeKing69
      @JoeKing69 2 роки тому +7

      That's awesome dude!
      My dad tried playing it with me once without learning any of the rules, used the magic cylinder card a good three rounds after I attacked him, got mad at me when I said it didn't count, then quit playing and refused to talk to me the rest of the day.
      No wonder mom left lol.

    • @canaldecasta
      @canaldecasta 2 роки тому +1

      @@triplefried His dad's favourite card was Bat. What a chad too.

    • @damirbevanda1544
      @damirbevanda1544 2 роки тому

      My dad killed himself...

  • @sen6516
    @sen6516 2 роки тому +299

    Funny thing in season 0, it was yugi who inspired kaiba to make giant holograms for card games. Before their iconic exodia game, yugi played a shadow duel with kaiba where yugi made the card monsters come to life, and instead of being scared/creeped out, kaiba was like this sh*t is freaking awesome. After that, he pretty much thinks, why not make this in real life? The rest was history

    • @samreddig8819
      @samreddig8819 2 роки тому +48

      It's dumb stuff like that that makes the show enjoyable.
      Kaiba even has a blue eyes jet. That he jumps out of for dramatic effect as it lands itself.

    • @KingTigerGuy
      @KingTigerGuy 2 роки тому +31

      Kaiba being based as always.

    • @craigkuhlman6869
      @craigkuhlman6869 2 роки тому +33

      Yami Yugi: "Behold! Literal magic to make the cards summon actual monsters!"
      Kaiba: "Hmmm... I could make so much money replicating this..."

    • @notsocomplex9458
      @notsocomplex9458 2 роки тому +5

      So, did Kaiba invent it or did Pegasus? Or, I'm assuming Pegusus was an investor?

    • @samreddig8819
      @samreddig8819 2 роки тому +9

      @@notsocomplex9458 Pegasus made the cards Kaiba came out with the arenas and the duel disc (arm thing). He later bought out Pegasus' company.

  • @ConnorLockhartYGO
    @ConnorLockhartYGO Рік тому +159

    Fair points, however, Pendulum Effect: You can remove 6 Spell Counters from your field; Special Summon this card from the Pendulum Zone, then count the number of cards you control that can have a Spell Counter, destroy up to that many cards on the field, and if you do, place Spell Counters on this card equal to the number of cards destroyed. You can only use this effect of "Endymion, the Mighty Master of Magic" once per turn.
    Monster Effect: Once per turn, when a Spell/Trap Card or effect is activated (Quick Effect): You can return 1 card you control with a Spell Counter to the hand, and if you do, negate the activation, and if you do that, destroy it. Then, you can place the same number of Spell Counters on this card that the returned card had. While this card has a Spell Counter, your opponent cannot target it with card effects, also it cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects. When this card with a Spell Counter is destroyed by battle: You can add 1 Normal Spell from your Deck to your hand.

    • @findout-YGO
      @findout-YGO Рік тому +8

      2014 card Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon:
      If this card battles, during damage calculation (Quick Effect): You can detach 1 material from this card once per battle; this card gains ATK equal to the combined Ranks of all Xyz Monsters currently on the field x 200, during that damage calculation only. If this card in its owner's control is destroyed by an opponent's card effect while it has "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" as Xyz Material: You can Special Summon this card during your 2nd Standby Phase after activation and double its ATK. Any battle damage this card inflicts to your opponent is halved unless it has "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" as Xyz Material.

    • @Lucy5456b
      @Lucy5456b Рік тому +13

      Chain mst

    • @DJReminem8
      @DJReminem8 Рік тому +2

      Favorite Deck was Endymion til they got rid of electrumite 😢

    • @lordgrub12345
      @lordgrub12345 Рік тому +6

      I love yugioh but to this day I think pendulum is a mistake. I lose to them not cuz they outskilled me or anything, I just refuse to read that much text cuz while normal might have big texts, they have waaaay too much

    • @jefffriesUwU
      @jefffriesUwU Рік тому

      its too long for the act man to read

  • @edwinatwell7423
    @edwinatwell7423 2 роки тому +214

    R.I.P. Kazuki Takahashi
    You didn't just write about what it meant to be brave, you lived it too.

    • @dadocta5168
      @dadocta5168 2 роки тому +11

      Especially how we recently we found out he died trying to save others.

    • @SRFAA
      @SRFAA 2 роки тому +13

      @@dadocta5168 That's what the comment is referring to.

  • @sinestrocorpsman6103
    @sinestrocorpsman6103 2 роки тому +303

    Arguably the best story arc in Act-Ih-Oh was when Actman had to save his monetization in a shadow game, I just loved the part when he was teaching Leon Dual Monsters.

  • @unknownvariable9239
    @unknownvariable9239 2 роки тому +515

    “Even though his stay wasn’t as long as we would’ve liked, we’re lucky we knew him at all.” -Joey Wheeler
    Rest In Peace Kazuki Takahashi. You will always be the real King of Games.

    • @acemstudio
      @acemstudio 2 роки тому +5

      Hear hear!!

    • @gingy30
      @gingy30 2 роки тому +6

      He went out a hero

  • @midshipman8654
    @midshipman8654 Рік тому +44

    I really liked the synchro period. to me that felt like the sweet spot if having a lot of cards, and a lot of potential viability with different mixes, but not quite going overboard with too much stuff and hyper quickness

    • @misfire33
      @misfire33 4 місяці тому

      Same, as a kid I fell off before then but now looking back 5Ds is the last era I can play in a game/simulator and be like "ah yeah I get it." There's not near as many useless shit archetypes or effects as GX era so you don't brick or have to set one pass as much, but when you DO get an ideal hand it's just do a couple things get a boss monster--still easy to keep up with and possible to beat. Game-winning boards in one turn like you not only can but are EXPECTED to get nowadays are no bueno.

  • @Leoreoo
    @Leoreoo 2 роки тому +226

    The act man cinematic universe is growing into something bigger than just games.

  • @Redinvictus
    @Redinvictus 2 роки тому +507

    That intro needs to be put into every Act Man video from now on. That was actual art.

    • @MetalMustBleed
      @MetalMustBleed 2 роки тому +25

      the tposing Act silverhand got me Laughing

    • @islandnerd0047
      @islandnerd0047 2 роки тому +1

      Thats a nice argument senator, why dont you back it up with a source

    • @Redinvictus
      @Redinvictus 2 роки тому

      @@islandnerd0047 My source is that I made it the fuck up

    • @Lance_Lionroar
      @Lance_Lionroar 2 роки тому

      THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING

    • @jameshart4896
      @jameshart4896 2 роки тому

      @@Redinvictus Fair enough

  • @LoneWolfBrian
    @LoneWolfBrian 2 роки тому +1646

    That was easily your best intro in all the actman chronology.

    • @TheActMan
      @TheActMan  2 роки тому +335

      I was very proud of it 😁

    • @ianco2437
      @ianco2437 2 роки тому +5

      It was pretty cool

    • @999t00
      @999t00 2 роки тому +6

      facts

    • @lefteron6804
      @lefteron6804 2 роки тому +5

      Kotor opening is a strong contender.

    • @lolllama1504
      @lolllama1504 2 роки тому

      So good XD

  • @CoalCoalJames
    @CoalCoalJames Рік тому +14

    I remember building a deck as a teen with money from my first job, absolutely no one wanted to play or even had cards.........
    I was blowen away when I found that they released a free online game that you could scan ur deck into VIA serial code and play online, those where some good times~ then came all the actual games for consoles where you could do the same thing to take on the computer with you're deck... had a blast with those too.
    Sold my collection several years later and made bank on it~ (one of the few if not the only times a childhood/teen collectable was worth more years later).

    • @iambuhlockay8007
      @iambuhlockay8007 10 днів тому

      You can scan your deck into a virtual game? What’s that game called?

  • @EdwardGutierrez90
    @EdwardGutierrez90 2 роки тому +351

    RIP to the creator, Kazuki Takahashi
    He died a brave man, a hero in fact who jumped in to help save others from drowning but sadly didnt make it.
    Fantastic video act man and that intro was some good shit too :)

    • @kb.brandyn6798
      @kb.brandyn6798 2 роки тому +19

      He was just tryna save the pieces of exodia

    • @PrinceVoid7
      @PrinceVoid7 2 роки тому +15

      @@kb.brandyn6798 Damn you've got the whole squad laughing...😐

    • @kb.brandyn6798
      @kb.brandyn6798 2 роки тому +2

      @@PrinceVoid7 made 2 people laugh a job well done if I say so myself 🤌🏾

    • @nicholasduca5221
      @nicholasduca5221 2 роки тому +2

      @@kb.brandyn6798 3 now

    • @ianco2437
      @ianco2437 2 роки тому +2

      @@kb.brandyn6798 As dark as it may be, It was somewhat funny

  • @abagofT
    @abagofT 2 роки тому +154

    Dude….to think several months ago the QTV situation was going on. It’s so refreshing to see you putting out quality content that keeps getting better regardless of all the noise. Props Act Man, props indeed.

  • @jhonieang3902
    @jhonieang3902 2 роки тому +163

    The intro for Yu-Gi-Oh will always have a place in my heart. And perhaps one day the Pharaoh will return to reclaim his throne atop the world.

    • @SuperMurray2009
      @SuperMurray2009 2 роки тому +1

      Rakooo rakooo

    • @LeeEverett1
      @LeeEverett1 2 роки тому +3

      The original intro is iconic, personally I always preferred season 2's intro as it gave the show a darker tone.

    • @ashishshenoy3778
      @ashishshenoy3778 2 роки тому

      its such a badass intro

  • @karebushmarebu233
    @karebushmarebu233 Рік тому +246

    I’m 26 and I decided to play some Yugiyoh, downloaded the MD app and learned the actual real rules for the first time (if only I had known as a child), anyways I was surprised by how much fun it still is, and it’s super complex, it’s sad some people think of it as just for kids cause it’s a sick card game with a lot of depth

    • @DarkKojiro
      @DarkKojiro Рік тому +16

      I dont think kids play yugioh because its so complex. the only people that plays yugioh are grown men.

    • @karebushmarebu233
      @karebushmarebu233 Рік тому +37

      @@DarkKojiro I can’t tell if you’re joking, kids defo play yugiyoh. A LOT of kids play yugiyoh, it’s an extremely popular game with kids of a certain age

    • @HOGPO
      @HOGPO Рік тому +21

      @@karebushmarebu233 going by the communities am in the avg age is like 16-24 so teen to Young adult.

    • @jmz2144
      @jmz2144 Рік тому +11

      @@DarkKojiro grown men that played it as kids

    • @DarkKojiro
      @DarkKojiro Рік тому +7

      ​@@karebushmarebu233 I wish I was kidding. . I do not think a child patience to read a paragraph on a piece of small paper.

  • @CowKirbo
    @CowKirbo 2 роки тому +297

    The gagagigo bit had me laughing so hard. That was hilarious and even funnier that that's the actual names for those guys.

    • @ianco2437
      @ianco2437 2 роки тому +7

      and those are even older cards

    • @etceterax144
      @etceterax144 2 роки тому +7

      The gagagigo cards have pretty good lore and story around them.

    • @iamspid3717
      @iamspid3717 2 роки тому +3

      @@ianco2437 I still have the cards, they're just doing their best ok?

    • @ColdEmperor
      @ColdEmperor 2 роки тому +5

      My favorite name is: Super Anti Kaiju War Machine Mecha Dogoran.

    • @CyberDragon10K
      @CyberDragon10K 2 роки тому +2

      I remember Anteatereatingant.

  • @samsantiago3919
    @samsantiago3919 2 роки тому +429

    The one thing I’ll never get tired of with the Act-Man is how it always looks dumb cheesy and a bit cringy, but you can always see the love, passion, and pure dedication to what he does and it’ll always be a reason to come back to the channel

    • @xacmashe3852
      @xacmashe3852 2 роки тому +21

      The best content creators know to embrace the cringe. Do not let the cringe rule you. You rule the cringe.
      Much like Tekking101, the man who ate the Cringe-Cringe Devil Fruit.

    • @jayguerber7879
      @jayguerber7879 2 роки тому

      @@xacmashe3852 Tekking is the miracle child of One Piece YT

    • @AsterDXZ
      @AsterDXZ 2 місяці тому

      Passion and pure dedication? My guy he said "What's next an archetype about stuffed animals?" and didn't mention or acknowledge the literal stuffed animal archetype that he could've found with 2 seconds of research. Just type in Yugioh Stuffed Animal Archetype in google, it's the first result and he didn't mention it :/.
      It's chill if you like his content, but these type of uninformed videos that just hate on things because they're new are honestly just insane.

  • @Skorp4
    @Skorp4 2 роки тому +165

    I couldn't believe you recreated the entire intro. That was a work of art.

  • @damummy3723
    @damummy3723 Рік тому +173

    I honestly think archetypes are an amazing design choice. Here's why:
    For example If you play against "Scrap" one of my favourite archetypes you will realise that all of their monsters have effects that are triggered when they are destroyed by card effects (to summon more scrap, destroy enemy monsters and so on).
    As a result of that you don't necessarily have to read every single word on their cards to understand that trying to destroy them by card effect is a bad idea and instead you should focus on things like battle destruction or banishing.
    This also improves immersion when an archetypes visual design matches their playstyle. In teems of Scrap it makes sense that in order to get rid of junk and trash you have to get your hands dirty or it will just recycle and multiply until it overwhelms you.
    Other examples would be Archetypes like Eldlich (Monsters created from material by an almighty overlord), Plunderpatroll (a pirat crew that consists of ships and captains that equip themselves) or Madolche (they disappear back into the deck to symbolise the fact that they are actually just dolls that dissappear into the toy box when out of sight).
    Overall, archetypes help simplify the game by giving you an idea of a playstyle, and they improve visual consistency within a deck, and they pump up immersion for potential character roleplay.

    • @Honest_Mids_Masher
      @Honest_Mids_Masher Рік тому +24

      Not to mention they bring forth actual variety in Yu-Gi-Oh. Gonna be honest I don't get how people are okay with GOAT format and playing chaos and only chaos

    • @diogoextreme2
      @diogoextreme2 Рік тому +2

      My fav archetype raidraptor dont really have anything in common i believe but i really love then

    • @damummy3723
      @damummy3723 Рік тому +10

      @@diogoextreme2 I'd say they upgrade themselves into stronger and stronger versions of themselves. From small scouts like Wise Strix into their final forms like Arsenal and Fortress Falcon

    • @linko9720
      @linko9720 Рік тому +2

      my fav HERO's is the prime example of that, its rouge (kinda bad even) but i absolutely love how it works

    • @josephcourtright8071
      @josephcourtright8071 Рік тому +12

      Archetype locking cards is a design aid. By locking a card to an archetype is simplifies the number of interactions that it needs to check for when designing a card.

  • @TeamAPS
    @TeamAPS 2 роки тому +1026

    This entire video was such a nostalgia trip. Reminds me why I love Yu-Gi-Oh so much to begin with. Thanks so much for letting me be a part! ❤️

    • @TeamAPS
      @TeamAPS 2 роки тому +46

      @JB Thank you my man, it's much appreciated! 🙏🏾

    • @danielgulsvig1189
      @danielgulsvig1189 2 роки тому +13

      Love your guys videos awesome to see this collab

    • @TheActMan
      @TheActMan  2 роки тому +81

      You got it, champ!

    • @cyrusbiarash9457
      @cyrusbiarash9457 2 роки тому +9

      Y’all are legit my favorite yugioh channel. Seeing you guys on this video was a surprise to be sure but a welcome one

    • @thewarner2139
      @thewarner2139 2 роки тому +3

      @@TheActMan Despite how absurd the premise is, 5D's is surprisingly good and after it ended is when everything started to fall apart with new game mechanics and power-creep.
      Essay's worth of text, pendulums, invincible boss monsters, omni-negates, idiotic naming and increasingly kawaii'fied/waifu archtypes... Classic ygo died when Zexal started.

  • @aninsecureaceicon2980
    @aninsecureaceicon2980 2 роки тому +183

    Fun Fact! The reason that it became centered around the card game instead of the random games of chance is because when it was first introduced in the manga, Duel Monsters (or at least the beta version of it) was so popular that people began to write to the mangaka, Kazuki Takahashi, asking him how to play and where to get the cards. After seeing its popularity, Takahashi decided to make the whole show and manga revolve around the card game

    • @Medbread
      @Medbread 2 роки тому +27

      Side note, he was actually pressured by his editors to move it towards the card game. He himself was always hesitant on it. Takahashi loves games of all kind. Just whatever wacky game ideas he could come up with. That was his passion. That's why the rules of Duel Monsters were so weird in the first season. He tried to imbue the card game with mechanics from other types of board games. That's why he included Dungeon Dice Monsters for a few episodes as well. And it's also why the last arc of the Yu-Gi-Oh anime/manga had nothing to do with the card game, and was a 1v1 Dungeons and Dragons style tabletop game recounting the events of Atem's life between Bakura and Atem.
      I think there's also a bit of sad parallels between Kaiba, Yugi, and Takahashi. In the Dark Side of Dimensions film, Duel Monsters has gotten so big that it's all anyone cares about anymore. Kaiba continues to push it further onto people with new marketing campaigns designed around more and more high tech ways of playing (Similar to all the new game mechanics Konami started introducing). Yugi (Takahashi) meanwhile, while Atem (the Yu-Gi-Oh manga) and Duel Monsters (The card game) will always be in his heart, he's graduating soon, and dreams of developing new exciting games of all kinds for people to play. He leaves Joey the future of "King of Games" because that was never his goal. He never cared about the title, and only dueled because he had to, or just to have fun with his friends.
      But, with Duel Monsters being so popular, it's all but guaranteed that Yugi's games will never be more than something people play once and then forget about. Just as we saw with Duke Devlin's Dungeon Dice Monsters game.

    • @Medbread
      @Medbread 2 роки тому

      @@SheanWalsh46 lol ok

    • @kobe4212
      @kobe4212 2 роки тому +1

      @@SheanWalsh46 lies

    • @APN8000
      @APN8000 2 роки тому +2

      fellow asexual detected. validation given. Happy Ace Week.

    • @artursobkow2680
      @artursobkow2680 2 роки тому

      Ohh the Beta Dark Version of Yu Gi Anime.. that was far away from what it Became later on, so a Trading Card Fights Anime :)

  • @BinBintheRiceCake
    @BinBintheRiceCake 2 роки тому +46

    "You can take the worst player, give him that one yugioh card, and even if he's brand new to the game, he can activate that and it's game over."
    That's one way to describe mystic mine

  • @jamesnicholls8701
    @jamesnicholls8701 Рік тому +36

    15:24 i would say modern yugioh kinda fixes this, giving these monsters there own archetype really helps give meaning to almost every monster, meaning that you would choose them over others in there own deck. more complicated things also allow things like "metal zoa turbo" to happen, and im sure someone out there has tried serpent night dragon turbo

    • @DeitySkullKid
      @DeitySkullKid Рік тому +1

      The cards were deemed weak enough to be given insane amounts of support, and much of that support still doesn't see play, only time it did was when they wanted to promote blue eyes so they specifically made blues eyes able to target the best deck at worlds, and then it became woefully insignificant
      No, you're not playing the deck for the monster, at best the monster is a garnet to facilitate the other effects they weighed down
      Even blue eyes isn't a good beatstick anymore, a pot of desires and a gren maju draws you 2 and gets a 4000/4000 3 star for literally no effort
      No, you're playing the archetype because alternative is a free summon and pop as long as you have blue eyes in hand

    • @jamesnicholls8701
      @jamesnicholls8701 Рік тому +9

      @@DeitySkullKid if the blue eyes needs to be in hand, it won't be a garnet will it. PLUS gren manju doesnt have destruction or anything, it's just a massive beat stick, and if you don't draw into it the deck has nothing. what I'm trying to say is that yes, blue eyes isn't a good beatstick anymore, that's why it having an archetype is so good, it's gameplan is no longer "BIG ATTACK WIN" it's an actual competent strategy

    • @jaycook8847
      @jaycook8847 Рік тому +2

      Nerrrrrrrrrrrrddddddd

    • @impetuousharp20
      @impetuousharp20 6 місяців тому

      Funny enough, Metalzoa just got a retrain in the OCG.

    • @rmelo2382
      @rmelo2382 5 місяців тому

      modern yu gi oh just sucks

  • @willy_b_coyote
    @willy_b_coyote 2 роки тому +219

    I heard that Kazuki Takahashi, Yu-GI-Oh’s creator, passed away trying to save some people from drowning.
    Absolute legend. RIP.

    • @natebit8130
      @natebit8130 2 роки тому +8

      An honorable way to go.

    • @General_Cap
      @General_Cap 2 роки тому +8

      Damn, apparently that happened around the 4th of July this year, can't believe I didn't hear about it sooner.

    • @thetohoapologist4240
      @thetohoapologist4240 2 роки тому

      @The Game Тheorists shorts 🅥 words cannot express how sad you are. Even if you are just a bot

  • @ELcoyote576
    @ELcoyote576 2 роки тому +73

    One phrase cemented this series Into my memories for life,
    "Believe In the heart of the cards"
    As cheesy as It was to see the crew help yami pull the last piece of exodia, It warms my heart even now.
    Truly a special anime that I still look fondly on.

  • @grenko3646
    @grenko3646 2 роки тому +91

    This should just be your official intro from now on. Truly a masterpiece

  • @charadreemurr445
    @charadreemurr445 2 роки тому +211

    As a pendulum player I find it funny how many people still don’t understand how they work almost 9 years later

    • @formerctgovernordannelmall1452
      @formerctgovernordannelmall1452 Рік тому +46

      Tbf it’s genuinely the most complicated extra deck function, not to mention it’s practically the only one that still has to pay attention to the extra monster zones other than links after MR5.
      Just about every other extra deck monster is conceptually just a fusion with different specific requirements to bring it out. Pendulums start as main deck, have multiple functions as both spells and monsters, have scales to pendulum summon, don’t go to the GY when destroyed or taken off the field, go face up in the extra deck, and can THEN in turn be themselves pendulum summoned.
      There is no single other monster card type in ygo with that many rules that make it feel so different from how like any other card type plays. I’m not knocking pendulums, I appreciate the place they hold in the tcg, but you can’t act like they aren’t the most weirdly contrarian summoning mechanic/card type in the game.

    • @flackenstien
      @flackenstien Рік тому +40

      As someone who knows how to read.. I understood them the second the reveals broke loose.
      People CHOOSE to not understand Pendulum.

    • @sugomasugoma8935
      @sugomasugoma8935 Рік тому +6

      Your j9king, it’s really been 9 years hasn’t it…. Dang i feel old as fuck

    • @The_Big_Jay
      @The_Big_Jay Рік тому +9

      It breaks a lot of rules that have been followed by every other summoning type. You can pendulum summon without actually summoning any pendulum monsters, you can just do that with normal monsters. I can't Synchro summon a random card from my hand, there are special cards for that. When pendulum cards are destroyed they're sent face up to the extra deck? That's 2 entirely new things. One is face up extra deck, and two is not going to the graveyard naturally. This isn't like cards with an extra effect that say, "If this card is destroyed it is banished instead." They just go to your extra deck for whatever reason and if your opponent doesn't have any backrow destruction they can keep coming back over and over. It's just so opposite of literally every other monster type in the entire game.

    • @kylemartin2487
      @kylemartin2487 Рік тому +14

      Pretty simple actually, if you aren’t interested, then you have no desire to learn.

  • @nutsinmabasket
    @nutsinmabasket 2 роки тому +126

    Damn it, Act Man. You couldn't have chosen a better moment to release this video for me. Have been having a Yu-Gi-Oh nostalgia trip lately by rewatching some old episodes and watching VRAINS, on top of that made a playlist with the best Yu-Gi-Oh! music and I play Duel links. This video is well composed, awesome intro and bringing back childhood memories like never before.

    • @benallmon5613
      @benallmon5613 2 роки тому +2

      Master Duel is free. And not a half version like duel links. And you can play it on your phone

    • @V-Jes
      @V-Jes 2 роки тому +6

      @@benallmon5613 yet Duel links is lot more fun and balanced compared to Master duel, because it's missing all the floodgates and broken handtraps that give you free wins...

    • @BlackMoonHowls
      @BlackMoonHowls 2 роки тому +2

      @@benallmon5613 Remember the PS2 game, and not some half-baked phone mobile game crap shoot?

    • @d3cayingc0rpse
      @d3cayingc0rpse 2 роки тому +3

      I am still playing Yu-Gi-Oh WC 2011 on my DS. And Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist : Link Evolution for the switch.

    • @Stevenhiggles
      @Stevenhiggles 2 роки тому +3

      DUDE SAME OMG, I'm in my early 30s and just want to teach my kids about the shadow realm...the hard way

  • @Keyce0013
    @Keyce0013 2 роки тому +73

    There is no way you're not getting a copy strike notice for playing the entire intro to Yugi-Oh! and I loved every second of it.

    • @TheActMan
      @TheActMan  2 роки тому +24

      Revenue sharing baybee I'm cool with that!

  • @steviegilliam5685
    @steviegilliam5685 2 роки тому +154

    rest in peace and thank you Kazuo Takahashi, for giving us a memorable game that connected generations of new and old fans

  • @beetogarcia9983
    @beetogarcia9983 Рік тому +2

    “I’m going to punch you in the mouth and flip this table over”
    I choked on my cereal lmao

  • @ClarkieReidri
    @ClarkieReidri 2 роки тому +71

    I’ve always watched you in passing, but I never knew we both had the same shared passion/hobby. This video was a banger bro

    • @TheActMan
      @TheActMan  2 роки тому +15

      Appreciate that!

    • @donaldotrumpu2069
      @donaldotrumpu2069 2 роки тому +1

      Well Act man was in the comment section of some yugioh cardgame based Videos on UA-cam

  • @Naterkix
    @Naterkix 2 роки тому +82

    4Kid's original Yu-Gi-Oh opening theme-thing is still really rad. While their edits were sometimes kinda... ehh... they gave us the scene of a dude jumping out a window overlooking a cliff leading down into water and rocks with a, "You'll never take me alive!" followed by jumping _through_ that window (seemingly to his death) after two dudes in sunglasses busted into the room and aggressively pointed at him. For that, I can never _truly_ hate that company and still love them for introducing me to anime. Now if you'll excuse me, it's time for my weekly shopping trip. I really hope today will be the day some store has those weirdly-shaped jelly donuts Brock is so fond of. It's been 20-some years and I _still_ can't find any....

    • @LeedleLee457
      @LeedleLee457 2 роки тому +9

      Don't forget the God's theme. The original Japanese version was fine, but 4Kid's version of the Egyptian god summons...FUCKING CHILLS.

  • @AlexM-zp2ti
    @AlexM-zp2ti 2 роки тому +126

    Fun fact about Duelist Kingdom. The reason the rules are seemingly so arbitrary, is because Takahashi was basing it off of an old card game he played as a kid called Monster Collection which had things like flying monsters, magical vs physical attacks, land/field bonuses and more.

    • @modernkiwi6447
      @modernkiwi6447 2 роки тому +20

      I’m pretty sure it was also because he hadn’t yet figured out the rules for Duel Monsters as a game, since at the time the manga was in that arc, the OCG was being played with the rules in the manga. By the Battle City arc, Takahashi figured out the standardized rules we know today, and a revised ruleset was released for the OCG, which is the basis for how we play this game to this day

    • @spektralus6229
      @spektralus6229 2 роки тому +1

      Monster Collection was released in 1997, at that time Takahashi was 36-37 years old

    • @izaiahsundquist6877
      @izaiahsundquist6877 2 роки тому +2

      It was actually based off of Magic the Gathering.

    • @Ziko577
      @Ziko577 2 роки тому +2

      @@izaiahsundquist6877 Yu-Gi-Oh! has roots in both MtG & Monster Collection to be fair. It just went down a different path as the card game evolved over time into something completely different.
      The funny thing is that MonColle is more or less a dead TCG now while MtG is pretty much on life support due to Hasbro/WotC's incompetence over the years. I can't believe that I'll live long enough probably to see MtG die off soon as for a lot of people I knew growing up, it was a game they loved and to see it fade like this is a tragedy.

    • @saint3614
      @saint3614 2 роки тому +1

      @@Ziko577 One point of contention- It's a little absurd to say MtG is on life support. It's so absurdly huge, that even with the vocal opposition to WotC practices, it's still the biggest and most ubiquitous card game there is. Not to mention the sheer compliance of the long-term players who refuse to quit, despite vocally loathing both the game and the company.
      (Though on an, arguably, happier note- I do know a local player of like 20+ years selling all of their MtG to come and play Flesh and Blood, instead.)

  • @darksphere4679
    @darksphere4679 Рік тому +51

    32:58 as someone who plays melffys like its their third religion. i can confidently say. that if yugioh didnt have these cute and unique archetypes and just stuck to big generic intimidating monsters and all that. i probably would have stopped playing years ago because i would have thought yugioh is turning into magic with its philosophy on card design. those weird and cute archetypes are a major factor that makes yugioh different then other games like MTG and Flesh and blood. hell its even a selling point at this rate.

    • @Honest_Mids_Masher
      @Honest_Mids_Masher Рік тому +8

      The funny thing is that toons existed

    • @jooberyuckman
      @jooberyuckman Рік тому +2

      Same, I can guarantee if Judai and the HEROES/Neo-Spacians never existed, I wouldn't have played the game for so long.

    • @implodingllama2092
      @implodingllama2092 Рік тому

      @@Honest_Mids_Mashertoons is just different art style for monsters though

    • @ich3730
      @ich3730 Рік тому +6

      @@implodingllama2092 toons are literally based on looney tunes cartoons, its even directly mentioned in the anime

    • @implodingllama2092
      @implodingllama2092 Рік тому +2

      @@ich3730 you’re misunderstanding. The toons are still based off the normal monsters, they’re just looney toons versions of them

  • @Did_No_Wrong
    @Did_No_Wrong 2 роки тому +54

    its kind of crazy just how fast paced and convoluted the card game has become since the original show. I've been playing Masterduel and it was such a jarring experience but nonetheless fun.

    • @allthatishere
      @allthatishere 2 роки тому +6

      Yeah, almost every card has a wall of text on them now!
      I have a friend who plays at a local card shop and I go with her from time to time; it's so hard for me to keep up with any of the duels I watch there. lmao

    • @Did_No_Wrong
      @Did_No_Wrong 2 роки тому

      @Andrew Tate WTF man!? The hell is your problem posting fake shit like that and calling it funny?!

  • @zsmorr92
    @zsmorr92 2 роки тому +118

    Cool to see a bunch of Yugi-tubers in this video. Definitely appreciate how The Act Man goes all out on videos like this.

    • @TeamAPS
      @TeamAPS 2 роки тому +8

      Was a lot of fun being in!

  • @jamesmyco103
    @jamesmyco103 2 роки тому +90

    Returning to Yugioh with Master Duel definitely helped out because I didn't have to know the specific rulings cuz it just happens and you can learn from your mistakes/misunderstandings by reading the cards and searching online afterwards. Probably won't be playing the paper format anytime soon cuz of that reason. I think the cards in the OCG are much easier to understand with the numbering of the effects and the once per turn things at the top. Honestly for me, I grew up with the 5Ds era so my tolerance level to the newer complex things and the archetype stuff may be higher (am also Japanese). Anyways have been enjoying Master Duel! Nice vid

    • @luketabat6315
      @luketabat6315 2 роки тому +4

      Yeah, I can’t imagine playing this in paper format. All that stuff being done by master duel helps a lot

    • @zaekulia
      @zaekulia 2 роки тому

      I only play in paper what I learned by heart in MD, which works perfectly fine
      Only problem is the price...
      I play Darklord and bought it irl but couldn't include forbidden droplet (which is part of that Archetype) cause it's meta and costs like 60$ a piece?!

    • @harambae7014
      @harambae7014 2 роки тому +1

      Have you heard of the Speed Duel format, based on the Duel Links game? For those of us who want the nostalgia but can't be bothered with all the complicated new mechanics and combo-heavy meta it's really ideal. It feels a lot like playing back in the day with the iconic anime decks. They've only released cards up to the GX era so far, so none of the new summoning methods or meta archetypes.

    • @r3zaful
      @r3zaful 2 роки тому

      master duel is a lot balanced than halqidon format last season, that format was horror

    • @Ramsey276one
      @Ramsey276one 2 роки тому

      My favorite thing of YuGiOh videogames
      I can be sure of what works and what DOES NOT
      XD
      And of course getting all the cards without becoming DHALSIM
      XD

  • @thejackimonster9689
    @thejackimonster9689 Рік тому +7

    I've always like the concept of arch types because it improved balancing to a degree and provided really nice consistency. The cards didn't feel randomly thrown together. But I agree that it made pack openings much worse. So I either ended up buying structure decks and added cards from packs to it if they would fit or decided on cards drawn from a pack to build a deck around it, potentially even buying specific cards online.

  • @MysticCouchPotato
    @MysticCouchPotato 2 роки тому +179

    The funny thing is, most of the cards he had a problem with are like that because they were in the anime. The car monster “roid” archetype was a deck from GX, the second Yugioh anime, “D/D/D” is from Arc-V, and “@ignister” is from vrains. When you look at recent non-anime decks (like Despia which are demons from a different dimension possessing the bodies of a different archetype, Dogmatika, or Spright, which are dripped out lighting guys) things get a lot cooler.
    One thing of note as to why the text got longer was because Yugioh actually tried to make itself simpler. This required specific card text (PSCT) to clear up any confusion. It also made things longer because now there was a standardized way every effect had to be written. There is a way to make PSCT a lot shorter and still work (they literally did it for Yugioh Rush Duels) but time will tell if they ever decide to fix it in the modern game

    • @Edgelordfosho
      @Edgelordfosho 2 роки тому +9

      problem with fixing it in the modern game is you either have to A) print new copies of every card with revised text and ban all previous copies which has obvious flaws or B) slowly dispense reprints with the revised texts aswell as printing new cards in this format while leaving all old copies legal which is a decent solution but it will take a long time to truly take effect due to its 'trickling' nature.

    • @muckdriver
      @muckdriver 2 роки тому +1

      @@Edgelordfosho they've been doing the 2nd one for a couple years now. albeit it needs to be quicker in that reprint errata and honestly make it easier to read.

    • @Edgelordfosho
      @Edgelordfosho 2 роки тому

      @@muckdriver I mean I know that as I still play I just assume the OP meant something still a bit more concise as we still end up with things like Endimyon. I dont mind all the text personally but I can see why people dont like it

    • @deityofcrystals
      @deityofcrystals 2 роки тому +1

      @@Edgelordfosho They do erratas all the time you just treat the old text as the new text. It's why print one of sangan is still legal even though its written effect is technically inocorrect

    • @alexanderrobins7497
      @alexanderrobins7497 2 роки тому +1

      I have heard a suggestion that effects be simplified like Magic The Gathering (which I don’t know much about).
      Things like “Toon”, “Spirit”, “Gemini” etc. can remove much of their similar text and have you refer to a rulebook. Same thing with “once per turn, this card can…” to “SOPT” or something else for a soft once per turn. “Spell/trap immune”, “Non-targetable”, etc.

  • @baddragonite
    @baddragonite 2 роки тому +200

    One thing that's funny is that you really have to pay attention to the wording of cards, like if a card says it can't be targeted for the effect of a spell or trap, it can still be affected by spells or traps they just can't *target* said monster. So like a Dark Hole would still affect them.

    • @DonVigaDeFierro
      @DonVigaDeFierro 2 роки тому +22

      At one point, the dueling academy will be a reality just to understand all the special rulings and erratas.
      Hell, that's why I absolutely LOVED Fairy Tail Snow. Monsters activate ridiculous effects when you attack them, destroy them, target them, send them to the graveyard... But when you flip them upside-down?? They are useless! That's just absolutely hilarious. Fairy Tail Snow + Crossout Nobleman. Killer combo.

    • @TheRamblemanWhoSings
      @TheRamblemanWhoSings 2 роки тому +8

      yea, another thing about word text is what words they use, for example, "when" & "if" can mean the difference between a card working & a card not working, or "sent" & "discard", similar but work differently

    • @f1r3hunt3rz5
      @f1r3hunt3rz5 2 роки тому +2

      @@TheRamblemanWhoSings True. And honestly that is very stupid. Why should if and when be different for complicated gameplay's sakes?

    • @TheRamblemanWhoSings
      @TheRamblemanWhoSings 2 роки тому

      @@f1r3hunt3rz5 it sucks, maybe it's a way to balance cards, but that's probably not it

    • @rosewarrior706
      @rosewarrior706 2 роки тому +9

      @@TheRamblemanWhoSings its a way to balance, and yugioh is much easier to read out of the gate, like if i told you the effect of a card is. "Discard 1 card; Send 1 monster your opponent controls to the GY." You know it discards as cost which would make dangers go off but not dark worlds, then it sends as effect but does not target or destroy meaning your opponent does not have a chance to reposition a monster or something to avoid it outside of making it leave the field, and it gets past destruction protection. Lets compare it to something like magic, if something has banding, afterlife, menace, or reach. Without looking up what those do, you would have no clue even if you know alot about magic, and know all the rules. Also magic has some of the same problems, like does a random removal card effect a hexproof monster? what about a nuke? sacrifice? your opponents choice?

  • @AngeloMarchantt
    @AngeloMarchantt 2 роки тому +546

    Imaging using "modern yu-gi-oh" and "gravity bind" on the same sentence lol

    • @Grayewick
      @Grayewick 2 роки тому +169

      Mans used "fun" and "Bad Reaction to Simochi" in the same video. 🤣🤣🤣

    • @sparda9060
      @sparda9060 2 роки тому +19

      Yeah.... then they XYZ summon utopia with 2 level 4 monsters and beat him lol

    • @VictorTwo2
      @VictorTwo2 Рік тому +1

      @@Grayewick at least simochi nurse is quick enough

    • @endofuwu2146
      @endofuwu2146 Рік тому +19

      @@VictorTwo2 it really isn’t. It’s pretty slow

    • @Grayewick
      @Grayewick Рік тому +17

      ​@King of The Zinger "burn" and "quick" don't mix, unless it's an FTK.

  • @kaninjarioszx7
    @kaninjarioszx7 Рік тому +5

    I love the intro with monetization fading away(grandpa) thank you act man you took a hit for justice. Ps I bought yugi, Joey decks when they came out

  • @CynthiaTestarossa
    @CynthiaTestarossa 2 роки тому +72

    That intro recreation was actually so top tier and high quality. Always a pleasure Actman

  • @life_iz_lonly4727
    @life_iz_lonly4727 2 роки тому +141

    I've already re-watched this video like 5 times, but the intro is already an uncountable amount. This is a masterfully crafted video. Great job Act!

  • @esseubot
    @esseubot 2 роки тому +265

    imagine designing an archetype themed around the ten dimensions of buddhism and making one of the most wonderfully exotic artwork for them, just for the dub team to translate it to "cubic" and people just see it as the "cube" archetype even thought only one monster has a freaking cube in it

    • @esseubot
      @esseubot 2 роки тому +2

      @King of The Zinger I never considered that for the vylons before, it's a really good point! Makes the archetype look very interesting even though its not the most strong.

    • @esseubot
      @esseubot 2 роки тому +1

      @King of The Zinger same! Im probably the only person that's beyond happy their appliancer playset arrived.

    • @kichiroumitsurugi4363
      @kichiroumitsurugi4363 2 роки тому +7

      @King of The Zinger Monsters like Towers are often not really good these days, because there are monsters that are accessible enough that out them, like Borrelsword Dragon

    • @thewarner2139
      @thewarner2139 2 роки тому +3

      If by "exotic art" you mean they look like elaborate doodles from a Hot Topic employee still tweaking on LSD, sure.

    • @esseubot
      @esseubot 2 роки тому +12

      @@thewarner2139 Well I am not going to write an essay, but the Cubic archetype's artworks are extremely well made.
      They mix an otherworldly design with features of various divinities from Hinduism - alongside a constant motif of having the Cubic Seed show up in different body parts of the other Cubic monsters (What is both a nod on how they play and the god the Cubic Seed is based of).
      Trust me, there are a handful of archetypes in yugioh that have unmemorable or not-as-deeply-designed artworks, but if you ever break down what the Cubic card designs you'll see a lot of little details and it may genuinely help you in doing artworks.

  • @tBOGGgle
    @tBOGGgle 2 місяці тому +1

    "Just as the brave 6th grader did, 5000 years ago" and I audibly responded with "yeahh definitely feels like it" 😂

  • @ritcheytrain
    @ritcheytrain 2 роки тому +634

    I am officially 28 years old and I still love the game of Yu-Gi-Oh no matter how silly it gets.

    • @Zkorpex
      @Zkorpex 2 роки тому +8

      With skylanders profile picture you have my respect

    • @HollywoodHoganWCW
      @HollywoodHoganWCW 2 роки тому +23

      I'm 28 and I fell out of playing it when pendulum was introduced, my favourite era was the 5ds era 😭 I've still got my beloved Blackwing deck

    • @Rancid_Ninja
      @Rancid_Ninja Рік тому +1

      I wish the time wizard format got more traction I have decks from 2003-2004 before they banned all the cards and things got weird

    • @DSmith3279
      @DSmith3279 Рік тому +3

      @@HollywoodHoganWCW Me too, I dipped after me and my brother couldn't wrap our heads around Pendulums. Also 5Ds and Synchros were, are, and forever will be the best extra monsters they ever made. ♥

    • @VNeto94
      @VNeto94 Рік тому +4

      Konami should just officially create categories of competition by types of summoning and/or deck building, almost like the development of the anime. That would be a lot better to see what's more popular and would open the game for any type of player.
      Mixing it all as the only option is a mistake.

  • @DatAsuna
    @DatAsuna 2 роки тому +94

    Most of the complaints I get, but as someone who dipped out for about 2 decades as well and came back recently... archetypes made it WAY easier to catch up and get a handle on what to do now, and archetypes are the reason some of my bad cards from way back when like the charmers actually have stuff they can do now.

    • @lefteron6804
      @lefteron6804 2 роки тому +13

      I got back in the game by watching Rata's series on archetypes.

    • @averylr32
      @averylr32 2 роки тому +4

      You hit the nail on the head the game can be crazy but if you know how to learn ie UA-cam and the easiest to go about getting better then it’s fun

    • @lefteron6804
      @lefteron6804 2 роки тому +3

      Btw, I love your best of woolies vs kotor 2.

    • @DatAsuna
      @DatAsuna 2 роки тому

      @@lefteron6804 thanks lmao

  • @buckwild9935
    @buckwild9935 2 роки тому +125

    I liked 5ds, especially the card designs and colors that came with. Was a modernized yugioh card look

    • @totenkopf8814
      @totenkopf8814 2 роки тому +13

      I agree. Honestly 5ds was my favorite yugioh anime not going lie.

    • @jacobwoodman4488
      @jacobwoodman4488 2 роки тому +7

      People, particularly this video creator, simply look at the prominent joke of the series and pass it from there. YuGiOh DM is kids playing card games to save the world. Kaiba is a 17 year old CEO who was still attending high school about 2 months before he was promoted. People give it a pass because they just watched it on TV and didn't care how ridiculous it actually was, like how I watched 5Ds on TV and just thought it looked cool.

    • @totenkopf8814
      @totenkopf8814 2 роки тому +4

      @@jacobwoodman4488 very true, 5ds was based 💊

    • @Martini09416
      @Martini09416 2 роки тому +1

      I agree, 5ds era of yugioh cards in my opinion were some of the most asthetically pleasing but also cuz growing up I enjoyed playing the ds game of the 2011 championship over the nexus

  • @Yami_Soryu
    @Yami_Soryu 11 місяців тому +1

    37:30, This.
    The amount of times I've found cards that would fit perfectly into my Dino deck but just can't due to them being locked to archetypes

  • @chronicallyartsy
    @chronicallyartsy 2 роки тому +31

    My little sister and I JUST started rewatching Yu-gi-Oh with our nephew. The timing of this couldn't have been better! Still love it to this day!

  • @Stevenhiggles
    @Stevenhiggles 2 роки тому +217

    Actually field cards were present in early YuGiOh and they would increase the attack of certain types of monsters depending on the field card that got played

    • @danielboyas7645
      @danielboyas7645 2 роки тому +8

      Zombie World field card. You couldn't tribute summon unless you had zombie type cards.

    • @Stevenhiggles
      @Stevenhiggles 2 роки тому +12

      @@danielboyas7645 thats a game breaker lol

    • @danielboyas7645
      @danielboyas7645 2 роки тому +3

      @@Stevenhiggles I know. All cards on the field and graveyard become zombie types and unless you had zombie cards in your hand you couldn't tribute summon as only zombie cards were allowed to be tribute summoned.

    • @BigFry9591
      @BigFry9591 2 роки тому +7

      I think he means on specific zones on the field, and not just field spells in general. Like a playing field with different biomes. Like he said about putting a winged beast in a mountain zone. He showed a click from season 0, and if I recall didn't the playing field have different biomes you could put monsters in? Then he brings up the game sorta adding that later with link monsters, and which zones monsters were in had more of an impact.

    • @Celestial_Wing
      @Celestial_Wing 2 роки тому +3

      Don't forget the bullshjt bonus effects cheaters in school would invent. "You can't attack my monster because there's a mountain in your way!"

  • @thescarblaze1061
    @thescarblaze1061 2 роки тому +21

    The intro is the best thing on UA-cam I've ever seen in years. I've never laughed this hard in a while. It's more golden than any gold reference in Elden Ring.

  • @logandaley1544
    @logandaley1544 Рік тому +3

    That intro segment was amazing. Ah the memories this video makes me relive. I can still remember grabbing my cards when we played on the school bus so they wouldn’t fly away.

  • @nolyfe4814
    @nolyfe4814 2 роки тому +85

    Side note rip to the creator, he left in one of the realist ways possible. Rest well king

    • @ianco2437
      @ianco2437 2 роки тому +5

      yeah. RIP Kazuki Takahashi.

    • @yahboi3640
      @yahboi3640 2 роки тому +7

      im suprised he didnt mention it.

    • @PopcornMax179
      @PopcornMax179 2 роки тому +2

      He must just not have known right? I don't think it was big news. I mean he did a tribute for the actor who played Hagrid, but that was on the news.

  • @ethanduckworth7229
    @ethanduckworth7229 2 роки тому +72

    This easily has to be one of my favorite videos you’ve done, was not expecting it! I wish I could get back in to Yugioh, but it’s so busted, so now I play Magic and Vanguard. It’d be really cool to see you review Magic or Pokémon!

    • @TheActMan
      @TheActMan  2 роки тому +22

      Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @underpressure1954
      @underpressure1954 2 роки тому +6

      imagine thinking YGO is too busted to then play Vanguard

    • @swancman
      @swancman 2 роки тому +1

      Drop both and play the Digimon TCG!

  • @alerocillo
    @alerocillo 2 роки тому +42

    RIP to the MC man himself that tried to save people from drowning.
    Now he can be the king of games in the heavens.

    • @sheldonjplanktonn
      @sheldonjplanktonn 2 роки тому +3

      He died?

    • @alerocillo
      @alerocillo 2 роки тому +10

      @@sheldonjplanktonn Yes sadly , the creator of Yu GI Oh passed away a couple months back.

    • @scuvarromanyuk7359
      @scuvarromanyuk7359 2 роки тому

      @@alerocillo a couple of months ago? I thought it happened like a week or three ago

    • @alerocillo
      @alerocillo 2 роки тому +4

      @@scuvarromanyuk7359 It was revealed he passed away around July, a week or two ago the investigation team then released that he tried to help other people from drowning.

  • @paranidherc
    @paranidherc Рік тому +10

    I loved playing draft / sealed, where you basically bought 5 boosters on release and played a tournament with 20 card decks from the 45 you drew from those boosters. You had super-clunky decks that were really fun to use and any type of boss monster was your way to victory if you could summon it. Went to one a week ago and 25 out of the 45 I drew were *literally* unplayable. As in - they were searchers for cards that weren't even in the pack or required you to have a card on the field that wasn't in the deck or were ritual monsters that you couldn't even summon because their ritual fodder had to be specific. And, well, instead of awarding boosters to winners they have given out 2 playmats total. Which is pathetic compared to the box of boosters that would be distributed between good players before for free.

  • @nobleghost1177
    @nobleghost1177 2 роки тому +21

    You should make an "Old man yells at cloud" series where you break down things from your childhood and see where they are today. Everything you talked about basically mirrors how I felt when trying to relearn yugioh a couple hears ago

  • @datguyuno98
    @datguyuno98 2 роки тому +80

    The opening tribute to the OG Yugioh opening is one of those things that borders on mega cringe but it's so purposefully one to one with the original and on-brand with the Act Man that it's kept from being utter cringe and is instead extremely endearing, well done Acting Male

    • @Big_Div
      @Big_Div 2 роки тому +2

      I found it cool as shit

    • @TheActMan
      @TheActMan  2 роки тому +6

      It's a delicate balancing act. If the editing isn't 100% a recreation than the cheesiness falls through

    • @datguyuno98
      @datguyuno98 2 роки тому

      @@TheActMan Hell yeah man, great work as always

  • @tobluetoblack
    @tobluetoblack 2 роки тому +50

    God those were the days. when it first came out, around elementary school, my teachers actually encouraged us to play it cause they found out we did basic math with the life points and when reading the texts and effects of the cards, we had to learn what the words meant. Elemental heroes still remain to be my best deck

  • @jamesl1157
    @jamesl1157 Рік тому +3

    I returned to yugioh (master duel) after 10 years off, and just like you said. If my opponents going first and I dont open with hand traps, I'll literally get up and go do something else and come back 10 mins later when my opponents done; and if they have an unbreakable board, just quit and search again. It really takes the immersion out of the game because Im not sitting here watching you play solitaire for over 10 mins. YES IM LOOKING AT YOU DRAGON LINK SCUMBAGS

  • @DragonBane299
    @DragonBane299 2 роки тому +27

    Man that intro was amazing
    Really brought in that nostalgia drive from both the yu-gi-oh series and the entire Act Man channel

  • @BrolympicBWL
    @BrolympicBWL 2 роки тому +17

    I'm glad we can all get behind the shared experience of storing our Yu-Gi-Oh cards in old Payless/Nike shoeboxes

  • @Spiffyy69
    @Spiffyy69 2 роки тому +148

    kinda crazy how you talked about unfun decks and uninteractive decks being bad for the game and then say nurse burn/bad reaction to simochi is your favorite deck

    • @In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock.
      @In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock. 2 роки тому +49

      Unfun and uninteractive = when opponent floodgates require me to read
      Fun and based = when 20 years old floodgates and burn good

    • @Dz73zxxx
      @Dz73zxxx 2 роки тому +1

      @@In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock. in all honesty, nobody likes powercreep, so yeah...

    • @scarletterose1303
      @scarletterose1303 2 роки тому +22

      At 28:24 I noticed that he put up a literal custom card from 2012 up as an example of powercreep.
      It took too long to find this card as despite actively playing the game I had never seen that card.

    • @terydtl4427
      @terydtl4427 2 роки тому +20

      @@scarletterose1303 I think that just shows how mutch he doesn't know about the game that he directly show a card that doesn't exist as an example of "how bad its gotten".

    • @TheActMan
      @TheActMan  2 роки тому +11

      One of my favorites. I think it's a neat gimmick. I play for fun so the deck isn't made to be an OTK. I'm a hardcore casual when it comes to deck-building

  • @Arrowz_88
    @Arrowz_88 Рік тому +3

    I quit playing Master Duels when i have to wait 10 minutes for my turn, while my opponent endlessly Link Summon monters

    • @andrejv.2834
      @andrejv.2834 Рік тому

      Use hand traps

    • @Arrowz_88
      @Arrowz_88 Рік тому +3

      @@andrejv.2834 Already tried that, I get countered 55% of the time. And if I put more cards in my deck to that can that counter Link summons, then I leave myself vulnerable to other deck builds.

    • @andrejv.2834
      @andrejv.2834 Рік тому

      @@Arrowz_88 what decks are you struggling against and what decks are you using?
      And tbf that last point is just a master duel problem since it's bo1 so there's no good solutiom there, running your generics as 2-offs is what people usually go to though

    • @Arrowz_88
      @Arrowz_88 Рік тому +1

      @@andrejv.2834 I was running a Dragon deck. And before you start downplaying me for that build, I'll have you know I was doing pretty damn good. I was even in Platinum tier, the only thing that. My only pet peeve was Link Summons. It just killed the game for me, yo.
      I deleted the game off my console

    • @e-tan3911
      @e-tan3911 Рік тому

      @@Arrowz_88 Have you tried using those link monsters yourself? Dragons have some damn good links they can utilize. Hell, the best dragon deck is called Dragon LINK for a reason.

  • @Hanerou
    @Hanerou 2 роки тому +17

    The "Ok, I'm gonna punch you in the mouth and flip this table over" was totally me when I stayed with a well drawn artsy deck rather than an OP meta deck.

  • @bathumb45
    @bathumb45 2 роки тому +51

    Fun fact: 4kids ACTUALLY did an uncensored dub of YU-GI-OH! with japanese card text and all...for 9 episodes. The reason they stopped is because the "uncut" dvds, which were meant to be more like collectors items, were outselling the dvds of the normal dub that was airing on television. There's also of the fact that Yugi/Atems japanese voice actor is also a massive j-pop star, and his voice is owned by a company that I can't quite remember the name of. So through a mix of corporate greed and contractual obligations, we only have 9 officially dubbed uncensored episodes of Duel Monsters.

    • @TimothyGod
      @TimothyGod 2 роки тому +3

      I was wondering why my parents never got me the rest lol

  • @VJP8464
    @VJP8464 2 роки тому +171

    “The 9 Millennium Shoe Boxes”
    Lmao fam, wut???? 😂
    Also loved the symbolism with Yugi’s grandpa represented as money being sapped away and stolen, and later also with the money floating away, soooo relatable
    Awesome editing man, credit where credit is due
    Had to pause several times throughout the intro because I was laughing too hard

  • @Phan257
    @Phan257 Рік тому +39

    Power creep is insane. Having a 3000 ATK blue eyes used to be a late game winning condition. Now i can flood the field with 3 +3000ATK monsters before the end of the first turn.

    • @raybun4003
      @raybun4003 Рік тому +22

      It never was a win condition, the incomplete version of the game you where playing as a kid with a singular structure deck never reflected the actual game. You probably didn't understand the game either, if you actually wanted to play you would have picked up some structure decks and played something real. Even some of the first structure decks like dragons where better than that. Don't talk about yugioh like you ever knew what it was, you probably played it before you had object permanence.

    • @moxrelated764
      @moxrelated764 Рік тому +14

      @@raybun4003 having the bigger number was the win con for the first year and a half. With almost no effect monsters. It's was busted traps and who has the best lvl 4 creature. Summoning the 1850 first turn was a 100% win if they did not have an answer next turn

    • @hcook1023
      @hcook1023 Рік тому +3

      ​@@raybun4003I actually played the mobile game and thought I was hot shit and played one of the tournaments
      I had one of the best starting hands I've ever had then proceeded to watch a guy play solitaire for 10 minutes straight and completely overkilled the shit out of me 😂
      He could have beat me in 5 minutes but destroyed every card I had on my side including the field card and all traps including the anti spell trap card had my two monsters destroyed and summoned a whole field of manager all over 4000 attack.
      The guy was actually ranked in the top 200

    • @notsogreatjagras4314
      @notsogreatjagras4314 Рік тому +3

      ​@@raybun4003It was? Monsters used to have little to no effects so having a bunch of powerful monsters and sneaky traps was the win condition. But even if it wasn't the case on higher level play (that barely existed at the time because the game was very new) their point still stands, casual opinion matters just as much as the hardcore comp. players.

    • @raybun4003
      @raybun4003 Рік тому +14

      @@notsogreatjagras4314 Jesus christ you really know nothing don't you, from the printing of wall of illusion, man eater bug, cards in the first ever decks ever, starter deck yugi and kaiba, just attacking with big tribute monsters wasn't the best strategy, why waste two monsters and two turns to tribute summon a blue eyes when it'll die to a three of man eater bug, or hane hane, then early decks like clown control also invalidated big bungus beatsown decks. You can't just act like playground yugioh is how the game actually was

  • @hiddengemgamers9376
    @hiddengemgamers9376 2 роки тому +45

    Yu-Gi-Oh then: I summon a monster then play a card face down, then I end my turn. Yu-Gi-Oh now: I summon my entire deck.

    • @jojo-ln7zd
      @jojo-ln7zd 3 місяці тому +9

      Wrong it's I summon my entire deck banish f'n all of it to summon one less scary looking level 1 monster. Get all my cards back with that monsters effect. Play two more monsters and xyz summon another monster. Activate ITS effect to (deep inhale) bring out one more monster from my deck that let's me return all of one spell type to my hand and attach them to my xyz monster. Tribute the whole thing and deal 7999 damage to myself to draw 2 cards and end my turn. ( I will then will when you take your turn by summoning everything back to the field after you draw and automatically having all of them attack twice each for 12000 unblockable damage)

  • @thebro4165
    @thebro4165 2 роки тому +19

    Man, Yu-Gi-Oh! is the only franchise possible to come up with a show about people playing a card game on motorcycles and then manage to make it epic, dark and heartbreaking. 5D's was something else, dude.

  • @raptor152
    @raptor152 2 роки тому +55

    When it comes to insane card text, I believe they partially wanted to avoid one of the issues of MTG. Magic has a bunch of short hands for effects: Double Strike, Reach, Haste, etc. This means that just looking at a card you may not know all of the things it can do unless you've memorized those effects from the rules. Yu-Gi-Oh puts it all on the card, for better and for worse.

    • @franklinturtleton6525
      @franklinturtleton6525 2 роки тому +7

      I mean sure, but once you learn what "deathtouch" means then every time you see deathtouch you know what it does. Theres 151 keywords total in the game, 26 of them show up every set without reminder text of what they do, 10 of them will never show up again, and 115 of them show up every now and again with reminder text of what it does.

    • @VixYW
      @VixYW 2 роки тому +2

      I used to agree with this decision. Nowadays tho I'd rather have a list with nicknames or shorts for all the common conditions and effects in hand when playing.

    • @TheNeonLynx
      @TheNeonLynx 2 роки тому +4

      There was an interview where they said the philosophy was that anyone could pick up a deck and use it as intended knowing the most basic rules and not looking up symbol meanings.... Well that backfired. Now you need to learn the rulings on semantics instead.

    • @mistery8363
      @mistery8363 2 роки тому +2

      "issue" that MtG has fixed by having cards that only have a keyword effect explain the keyword's meaning to aid learning it.

    • @TactWendigo
      @TactWendigo 2 роки тому +2

      I have no idea what you mean by issues, this has made MTG easy to pick up for new players and keeps the flow going.

  • @Splonton
    @Splonton Рік тому +6

    It was originally just the plot of season zero, and one of the shadow games was the card game, then kids kept asking to play it, so then the manga and anime became about that, and I really wish I got to see how the original plot played out

  • @mateusgreenwood1096
    @mateusgreenwood1096 2 роки тому +25

    archetypes are cool, synergy is fun but the problem is the WHOLE deck becomes worthless when the powercreep hits

  • @JN1306
    @JN1306 2 роки тому +25

    The funny thing about the "1 with a circle around it" part: In the Japanese card game, the cards are written that way.

    • @Sad-Lesbian
      @Sad-Lesbian 2 роки тому +3

      The effects are, they still have to specify stuff like "You can only use the second and third effect of this card once per turn."

    • @JN1306
      @JN1306 2 роки тому

      @@Sad-Lesbian True.

  • @LeeEverett1
    @LeeEverett1 2 роки тому +19

    The original show was amazing and holds a special place in my heart, my grandfather used to watch it with me every Saturday on WB when I was a kid. I watched every episode until it officially ended and they moved onto the spinoffs, never cared for them though.

    • @NurDerEffzeh1948
      @NurDerEffzeh1948 2 роки тому +1

      gx was pretty fun but i agree, most of the spinoffs are just.. meh

    • @V-Jes
      @V-Jes 2 роки тому +1

      Eh, most of those sequel shows are easily better than the original, especially GX and 5DS.

    • @CyberDragon10K
      @CyberDragon10K 2 роки тому +1

      Once you get past how ridiculous 5Ds is as a concept the storytelling there is decently compelling, _especially_ in the Dark Signers arc/1st season.

  • @FlyingNimbus
    @FlyingNimbus Рік тому +7

    Early Yugioh was so much fun. I am so happy I grew up during the 2000s.

  • @flyingplantwhale545
    @flyingplantwhale545 2 роки тому +7

    Yu-Gi-Oh, was such a huge part of my life as a kid and teenager. My best friend and I were always so enthusiastic about the game, we drew a whole bunch of other people into it and had a whole community to play with. I'm an adult now, living as an expat in China. But every now and then, I'll go back to my tiny hometown, meet up my old friends, light up a joint, and reignite our old Zombies Vs Dragons rivalry. It's a truly magical game.

  • @moapchan1905
    @moapchan1905 2 роки тому +53

    I cannot imagine how fun it was to make that opening and how amazing it is to show it off now

  • @Voldarok
    @Voldarok 2 роки тому +123

    You know, it's funny that you bring up the Gravity Bind ruling.
    They actually make reference to it in the Arc-V anime in an early throw-away episode, even to the point of Yuya's opponent saying "Wait, shouldn't the monsters rank be it's level" while being attacked by an XYZ.
    At the very least it shows that the showrunners are aware of the ridiculous nature of the game.

    • @knockout8157
      @knockout8157 2 роки тому +14

      And the card-makers are sometimes aware of the ridiculousness of the show to! Remember in the OG series when yugi had his Giant Soldier of Stone attack his moon field spell?
      Attack The Moon is a real card now XD
      Sorry for making you read a paragraph

    • @e-tan3911
      @e-tan3911 2 роки тому +15

      It isn't that hard. Card does not have a level=card does not have a level. Rank is it's own thing. There is a reason it is on the other damn side of the card and is black instead of orange. This point is stupid.

    • @dist0rti0n81
      @dist0rti0n81 2 роки тому +5

      @@e-tan3911 The distinction between Rank and Level is more stupid :) They should just be the same. Wouldnt be hard

    • @e-tan3911
      @e-tan3911 2 роки тому +12

      @@dist0rti0n81 literally the primary gimmick of xyz monsters is the rank. Also, no thanks, because then xyz monsters would just be able to overlay with other xyz monsters, and that would be a rulings nightmare far worse than "oh no, ranks and levels are 2 distinctly different things"

    • @dist0rti0n81
      @dist0rti0n81 2 роки тому +1

      @@e-tan3911 Alternatively they could supplement making Levels and Ranks the same by saying "XYZ cant overlay with other XYZ". Even more simple and intuitive than the current rulings. 🙂

  • @mariorivera7969
    @mariorivera7969 2 місяці тому +1

    I been rewatching the classic series recently and I am eager to see this video

  • @Rong_Rong
    @Rong_Rong 2 роки тому +33

    19:47 lmao
    Also thankfully Konami is kinda addressing this issue by inventing a new format that's much more casual friendly, tho as far as I know it's not been fully implemented world wide, it's called "Rush Duel" from Yu Gi Oh Sevens. It's a breath of fresh air and certainly easier to understand for newcomer to the Yu Gi Oh TCG scene.

    • @GardoGamer
      @GardoGamer 2 роки тому +1

      I love the idea of the "Pseudo reset" too sadly I think it's still not catching up. At least in our country

    • @gamechanger8908
      @gamechanger8908 2 роки тому

      Can't wait, if it does come out I might try playing this game.

    • @justinmadrid8712
      @justinmadrid8712 Рік тому +2

      Rush Duel is garbage lol.
      Speed Duel is probably better.

  • @bass-dc9175
    @bass-dc9175 2 роки тому +58

    Gustav Max, Super Dora and Juggernaut Liebe are actually based on WW2 railbound artillery.
    The "Schwerer Gustav" "DORA" and "Landkreuzer p. 1500" respectively. The Landkreuzer is rather interesting, because it was a proposed Upgrade of the Gustav. Which ist mirrored in the game as you can Use a Gustav as Material to summon Liebe.
    (Sidenote: Liebe is the German Word for Love)

    • @Deathmare235
      @Deathmare235 2 роки тому +3

      Liebe is a fitting word for the user of the archetype

    • @0Heeroyuy01
      @0Heeroyuy01 2 роки тому +3

      ya he acts like stiff like that didnt exist back then
      i mean its not like big core, big core 2, big core 3, B.e.s crystal core, etc etc are all old cards from like 2004 in rise of destiny.
      just for anyone else i know the names have all been changes to include B.E.S in the name now

    • @BlackMoonHowls
      @BlackMoonHowls 2 роки тому

      I listen to A LOT of Germanic music and Norwegian, Finnish, bands so I knew what the word mean already. I love me some Wumpscut. "T.G brought the change; We exempt for the goth." Or maybe Fatal Longing. Rammstein was trying to get themselves thrown off of German TV with their song "Pussy." I still like them, but that wasn't so great. It was this little Witch by the name of "Dr. Karnikov" (Pseudonym) that got me into Wumpscut. I do have a lot of ancestry from all over the place mostly European and Native American, so it just fits.

    • @bass-dc9175
      @bass-dc9175 2 роки тому

      @@0Heeroyuy01 Well that was a Gradius Reference. It is a Konami Shoot em up.
      B.E.S. Assault Core = Big Core (Gradius)
      B.E.S. Blaster Cannon Core = Blaster Cannon Core (Gradius)
      B.E.S. Big Core = Big Core MK I (Gradius)
      B.E.S. Big Core MK-2 = Big Core MK II (Gradius II & Solar Assault)
      B.E.S. Big Core MK-3 = Big Core MK III (Gradius III & IV )
      B.E.S. Covered Core = Covered Core (Gradius II)
      B.E.S. Crystal Core = Crystal Core (Gradius II)
      B.E.S. Tetran = Tetran (Gradius II)
      And ofcourse the fieldspell B.E.F. Zelos is based on the Zelos Barrier from Gradius.
      There are also other ships from Gradius, like ofcourse: "Gradius", "Victory Viper XX03" and "Metalion Space Fighter N322" but those belong to the "Gradius" archetype, not to the "B.E.S." archetype.
      Also: While Crystal Core and Armoured Core were from way back: The Big Core 2 and 3 ships are actually relatively new.

  • @PoiColle
    @PoiColle 2 роки тому +255

    My guy really called agents a combo heavy powercreep deck.😂

    • @Lunacorva
      @Lunacorva 2 роки тому +1

      But I think that illustrates his point. The game is so powercrept that overpowered in one year is garbage the next.

    • @periklisperperis6868
      @periklisperperis6868 2 роки тому +46

      @@Lunacorva problem is that agents were considered good about 11 years ago so the example is definatly laughable

    • @bl00by_
      @bl00by_ Рік тому +4

      @@periklisperperis6868 Tbf it toped a few times during Nat season last year. It was a decent rogue deck

    • @grassynaga9092
      @grassynaga9092 Рік тому +2

      @@periklisperperis6868 nobody cares about modern Yugioh. I go to 8 game shops in 2 states and they no longer host Yugioh events, rarely carry the product, and no one plays it. My Hero and Flesh and Blood get more attention than Yugioh does, and they’re considered Niche compared to MTG.

    • @REIDAE
      @REIDAE Рік тому +2

      Because agents are and the fact that modern yugioh players think its not anymore shows how the game is in an even worse state than act man thinks it is.

  • @andreatassieri478
    @andreatassieri478 Рік тому +2

    so cool to see Paul from team APS in a video with the act man, been watching actman for years but have only been seeing team APS for about 2 months, ive been gobbling up their content daily when i wash the dishes and stuff, love this crossover

  • @BulykrynVancho
    @BulykrynVancho 2 роки тому +16

    Act Man, have you heard of the “Evil Eye” archetype? One of my favorites. It revolves around an equip spell that SUPES UP the monsters of the deck, making them powerful, with the downside of costing LP each time you use their new effects. Definitely a fun playstyle

  • @phantomgaming5347
    @phantomgaming5347 2 роки тому +24

    I appreciate this so much. Truly loved this show! It was awe inspiring as a kid I’m sure it’s the reason why I’m fascinated with history! With the passing of the creator still lingering away in our minds the reminder of greatness that gifted our childhood will always stand at the top. Rest in peace Kazuki Takahashi.

  • @izaiahsundquist6877
    @izaiahsundquist6877 2 роки тому +271

    I'd love to see the unedited footage of the Act Man talking with YugiTubers to see what else they had to say. Paul probably had great takes on the competitive side, Dzeeff obviously pandered to this video, and Farfa would probably have interesting points as well. It's a crying shame Slaydra was in this video so much since he hasn't touched the competitive scene in around 4 years and doesn't seem to know what he's talking about.

    • @sparda9060
      @sparda9060 2 роки тому +11

      wait.. was his original name asianeyesdragon? or something like that?

    • @ZeoHusky
      @ZeoHusky 2 роки тому +7

      I was expecting to see Cimoooo or Nyhmnim too :P glad I've seen Paul though he such a chill and friendly guy.

    • @izaiahsundquist6877
      @izaiahsundquist6877 2 роки тому +15

      @@ZeoHusky from what I know, the Act Man sent out a tweet requesting help from people in the YGO community and other people replied but didn't get a response from The Act Man. I think Cimo and Nyhmnim would have good comments too, especially because of prog. I also think Swagkage would be immensely helpful with his work on the history of the Yu-Gi-Oh TCG.

    • @bldontmatter5319
      @bldontmatter5319 2 роки тому

      I think you need to get a life.

    • @Kintaku
      @Kintaku 2 роки тому +4

      Me too. Those snippets looked like they came from really interesting conversations

  • @Matt35427
    @Matt35427 Рік тому +7

    Honestly I tried to play after 12 years of not playing and the new set up made me get one TKO every game and made go “this is stupid” and it was watching them for 5 -10 min to complete a turn

    • @andrejv.2834
      @andrejv.2834 Рік тому

      Use hand traps and board breakers

    • @Honest_Mids_Masher
      @Honest_Mids_Masher Рік тому

      Well it's been 12 years so it'd of course be a bit difficult to adjust at first you literally just threw yourself back into the game and expected to understand it. If you have the time you can do the tutorial on master duel which can run you down through the basics and help you get a better understanding of the game and the pace it's in. Hope things go well if you do end up trying it again

    • @Das-raa
      @Das-raa 3 місяці тому

      It was only good during the first 2 or 3 generations of cards, after GX its starts to get ridiculous imo. They should have tournaments with the original series of cards, alot have been reprinted anyways or could be to make more sales. When I play with my brother occasionally we just stick with the og, I find more strategy in that without the craziness of xyz or whatever watching someone spit out 4 high tier monsters after a 10 minute turn of shuffling cards