The McDonald’s-Themed PS2 Demo
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- In 2001, McDonald's of Japan would release the McDonald's Original Happy Disc, a demo disc that went a step further than the usual store exclusive demos of the era, by adding a McDonald's-theme to the games featured. Let's take a detailed look at the demo and see what was added to these games, along with the very of-its-time video featured alongside them.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:42 - The Demo Disc Itself
2:42 - PaRappa the Rapper 2
4:21 - Ape Escape 2001
7:00 - Pipo Saru & Papaya in New York City
9:02 - Final Thoughts & Outro - Ігри
Hopefully this is a fun watch! I'd like to make videos like this a bit more often, so let me know if there's any other Japanese games or hardware you'd like to see covered in the future.
And as a note to possible pedantic Japanese reading commenters, yes, I am aware the title screens say "McDonald's Version," and not "McDonald's Edition." I realized this during the editing process, but decided against re-recording the lines since it has basically the same meaning.
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Video got real when that ps2 start up sound hit
"parappa the rapper in mcdonalds" is something im glad didn't become lost media
Nostalgic off the bat. I would play those pizza hut demo discs that my uncles had back in the day
Gonna lie awake at night wondering what happened to the Parappa costume
I hadn't heard of this, thanks for making a video about it :) it's cool how much effort they put into it, making custom graphics and all
I can safely say I have NEVER seen or heard of this, and it's not exactly some super life altering thing... but I DID see a Monkey in blender-helmet dance before the WTC and see Parappa go to MD, so I think my life has been made all the better for it.
I saw Ape Escape and my curiosity was sparked... I saw PaRappa the Rapper alongside the monkey and my curiosity was enhanced. An I do know of the PS1 Pizza Hut demo but I'm sure it never came out in my area (UK).
0:57 - Oh, I do remember this... or at least the PaRappa the Rapper part. I remember McDonalds crossover he had being shown before but I did not know there was an Ape Escape equivalent.
2:28 - PaRappa pops out of the PaRappa chest, Apes pop out the Apes chest and from the Ronald chest pops out... more Apes.
3:33 - I wonder if noodles is a menu item in Japanese McDonalds; was the noodle thing in the original version and just a carry-over?
5:40 - I was starting to wonder when the McDonalds theme was going to appear. I like Ape Escape but I don't think the McDonalds connection has been as well applied compared to the PaRappa demo.
8:34 - An unexpected bit of dark humour from this video given the contrast to the dancing ape and the observation made.
The noodles thing is in the original version of PaRappa 2. In the game PaRappa has won a lifetime supply of noodles and they play a big part in the plot.
I wonder if this is why Parappa and Spike had an interaction in Playstation All Stars.
Aaaay… the man’s back!
I wish i had a parappa the rapper figurine
My son is perhaps the biggest McDonald’s and Parappa the rapper fan I’ve known, I showed him this video and he went bananas lol
Glad to hear there are still kids who love PaRappa
@@LegendOfGames dude you’d be surprised how popular rhyme based games are currently for kids thanks to that Friday night funkin pc game. Also there’s another one called scratchin melodii. All Inspired by Parappa.
@@zeroXshinobi That's cool, I didn't realize that game was leading to interest in older music games. I hadn't heard of Scratchin Melodii, but I looked it up. I definitely need to give that one a try.
One game you might want to look into is Jung Rhythm, which was basically a PaRappa ripoff that came out for the Sega Saturn in Japan.
That great that you took a look at the MC Donalds demo with ape escape and Parapa, but there is some interesting stuff that everyone didn't know was in the demo version of Parapa 2, there is an unfinished Vs. mode similar to Um Jammer Lammy that someone found while hacking the demo.
Link to the video: ua-cam.com/video/XuW1isy9JHc/v-deo.html
That’s cool. Someone else commented that someone should see what sort of unused assets are in the game, but it looks like it’s already been done.
Dangg, i remember my mom buy this game when i was a kid. Now im 30 y.o
I had the first one when I was a kid. Good times.
Luke I'm jealous of your white ps2
Japan’s got a lot of special PS2s like that. There’s also a gold one that’s pretty cool
"I do remember it being one of the few tracks that I really enjoyed. Compared to the first game where every song is legendary."
Hey, are you saying you don't like PTR2's OST?! PTR2 is literally my favorite in the series!
I’m saying really as in a lot. The others are fine, but I like that one much more. The first game’s music is fairly well-known and famous, and it’s hard to argue that any of the music in the second game tops it.
@@LegendOfGames I mean, you should at least give them credit for trying to use more types of songs in the PTR2 OST.
@@SpeedyNinja1152 that’s nice that they did that, but it doesn’t mean it’s a better game or the songs are better/more noteworthy.
@@LegendOfGames Aah, I see. I guess they wanted to be more original. Also, I headcanon that the music in BAD and AWFUL Modes sounds nothing like it does in COOL and GOOD Modes due to the music being noodlized.
I own this game and got it to play on my PAL ps2 using a swap magic disc. How where you able to play it without using it, do you have a Japanese ps2? And in your bio you put your location as Japan so do you live there? Also I completely agree, because of all the McDonalds themes in the ape escape demo, it was a waste that it wasn't longer and at least after the third level.
Yeah, I live in Japan. The white PS2 I show in the video is a Japanese model.
@@LegendOfGames Really? That's so cool! :0, what's it like being a gaijin in Japan, as someone who has the same aspiration, and you presumably speak fluent japanese?
@@forestgreenlumberjacket2947 Maybe it's not the best place to work in a lot of cases, but it's overall a good place to live. Very safe, a lot to do, etc.
I'm definitely not fluent, but more like mid-level. I took Japanese classes for a year way back when, and that helped a lot. Being around it every day has also helped in increasing my understanding (though, I do think taking classes is the most useful thing to do and what I'd recommend to someone trying to learn the language.)
@@LegendOfGames Wow! :0. that's so so cool, and a huge inspiration to someone like me with the same goals, I subscribed! Any advice on doing so? And did you apply for a job their which is how you live their in the first place? Also any of your other videos based on Japan only games/gaming technology, would love to check it out, thank youuu.
@@forestgreenlumberjacket2947 Thanks!
I first came to Japan for a year when I was in college for study abroad. That's when I learned a lot of the language, though it's not too hard to find classes outside of college courses. After graduating, I decided to apply to some jobs online from the U.S. and it didn't take too long to find one. Though, I will say, there are a lot less options when you're outside of the country, since not as many places will sponsor visas for people who are abroad. You might have to work somewhere less-than-ideal first, then change jobs to somewhere better once you're actually here.
When I find an interesting topic I try to cover it. Like, I took some footage of Sega arcades before they all changed into Gigo and hope to eventually make something out of that. As for other Japan-exclusive games or thing like that, it depends on if I come across something I think would be fun to cover. If there's something you think would make for a good video, feel free to let me know.
i wonder if you hack the data on disc , if theres more levels? sortta how they put the whole Zelda game on the game cube demo disc...
That's an interesting thought. It'd definitely be cool if there are. I guess someone with the know-how should look into it.
Personally prappa one was way too easy for me I did cool rating on all songs except chicken as I'm convinced it has a programming error all of this in like a very short time possibly 3 hours or maybe 2
Prappa 2 was alot harder which was enjoyable tho the og songs are better I agree
I agree that Cheep Cheep Chicken is way harder than the other levels in PaRappa 1. That one always drives me crazy (but I do like the song.) As for the overall difficulty, I would say I personally think 2 is a lot easier. I remember beating most of the levels on the first try when I played it. Somehow I think the inputs staying on screen after you press them helped me quickly get the hang of it, though I’m not sure why (though, admittedly, I first played 1 when I was a 1st grader, as opposed to 2, which I didn’t play until it was released on PS4.)
I might need to give them a more through comparison.
@@LegendOfGames I do believe the 2 is easier if you aren't going for cool rating but I think getting the cool rating is the fun part of prappa that separates it from other rhythm games that came to follow
Oh, I didn’t realize you were specifically talking about the cool rating. In that case, I agree for sure.
Good video! Just one thing, if you ever say parappa 2 or um jammer lammy aren't as good as the first, I'm going find where you live and deliver a very special gift
I said PaRappa 1 *and* Um Jammer Lammy are better than PaRappa 2. It’s pretty much been the general consensus since PaRappa 2 came out.
@@LegendOfGames Oh, okay then
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How you has a proper rare manual and go "it's not that interesting"
I'm just saying it's pretty typical stuff you'd see in a manual. Just the controls and that's about it. Also, this game actually isn't rare or expensive. I paid 800 yen total for this sealed copy, but it's usually around 100 yen or less if you find it somewhere like a used game store (either way it's not much.)