The Making of the Burger King Video Games - Documentary
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2024
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Edited by Danny O'Dwyer & Frank Howley
Filmed by Danny O'Dwyer, Frank Howley & Jeremy Jayne
Gameplay Capture Frank Howley
Colored by Jeremy Jayne
0:00 - Intro
3:00 - The Oliver Twins
7:15 - Reservoir Dogs & Fusion Frenzy
10:23 - The Burger King Pitch
13:13 - Pipelines
14:45 - Pocket Bike Racer
17:31 - Big Bumpin
19:05 - The Sneak King Collector
24:40 - Sneak King
28:36 - The Bannon Connection
29:31 - Dual Format
32:30 - Legacy
36:36- CREDITS - Ігри
This is both hilarious and wholesome. I genuinely felt warm and fuzzy towards the end when I saw how much joy and oddly positive experiences one of the arguably silliest games in history has brought to people. It's things like this that make life collectively worth all the hassle; shared experiences, funny coincidences and laughter. It's absurd and great. Love it!
Unironically one of the greatest Noclip documentaries haha 😅
CoRpOrAtIsM iS AwEsOme....... no.
@@dylanTOP5ALIVEyou must be great around people
Could you guys at NoClip do a documentary on one of the most underrated games, Freedom Force, by Irrational Games. Programmed in python and which, if you hacked the scripting, could go coco bonanza bugfuck nuts..
But you can only get those moments from the context of a rigid structure of despair
This quote from Leroy at the end really got me.
"That's what life is about. It's not about becoming super successful or famous. It's about finding things that make you laugh and rushing towards them and holding onto them dearly, because we have so little time on this world and if you're not doing stuff that produces laughter for yourself and others, what are you doing?"
It's all true!
Yes, that quote also touched me quite a bit and I think it was the perfect conclusion to that wonderful documentary. I began watching with low expectations due to the strange topic, but this video is one of my UA-cam highlights now.
@@LeroyPatterson LEGEND
I worked on these, this is a great Doc, Chris Swan is the very definition of the grown-up in the room, God bless him. I remember how hard it was to figure out and communicate the mechanics of Sneak King, like MGS but different, also happy memories of researching fairground airbrush art , that was one hell of a rabbit hole! The carmagedddon guys were a riot and grat fun to work with, boy could they drink!
I still cannot believe a bunch of grown men in a meeting room had to discuss "Burger King mascot stealth game where you surprise people with burgers" and then a team of developers had to make that game a reality in 10 months. True legends.
@@rudeboyspodcast You wouldn't believe the stuff that gets discussed in advertising meetings. I once sat in a 2 hour meeting where one of the employees couldn't understand the concept of Uber. He was a millionaire and kept asking "But... why are these people driving the cars?!"
@@BeakFoundry I worked on an Animal Planet game years ago , our team was proud of it and I think we did a pretty good job with what we were given, it was a collectible card game with some adventure , trivia, and small racing segments.
A few months after Animal Planet was shipped we did an art test with EA and were bidding to work on a Need For Speed Mobile game in the future which we did well in but because of legal arguments the deal fell apart. ... Our owner ( Also a Millionaire) thought this was his big payday and because Animal Planet had Racing and Need for Speed was a racing game her thought that racing games would be our brand ( though he knew nothing of videogames or game creation). Before the deal fell apart he provided the most terrible quote I've heard in my game dev career in one of his project hype meetings for us where he loudly proclaimed that " We're going to be the Gran Turismo of Animal Racing ! " .
I never use this word but it's the only one I think fits.... our team was Gobsmacked .....what the hell does it mean to be the Gran Turismo of Animal Racing games? Are you interested in customizing your 2020 Antelope or upgrading your 2015 Elephant , how about a 2022 Ostrich? It didn't even mae sense as a fun stupid game idea.
Having money in no way implies having understanding of the things that could or do make you money is what I learned during that time.
@@BeakFoundryI’m asking myself that question all the time :D no idea why anyone would do that it’s crazy inefficient
Yeah except I managed sneak king, Chris mainly worked on Big Bumping and Pocket Bike Racer, with input to Sneak King for sure. Could have at least mentioned me, oh well that’s life I guess. And the reason we ended up with dodgems for big bumpin was because we were running out of concept art ideas for the ball, so we did ONE image of a bumper car. And one of the people who reviewed and had to sign off the concept art LOVED it and demanded we go with bumper cars. I could tell you some stories of that motion capture session too, the things that mo cap actor had to do without being able to see very well…..sheesh.
I clearly remember my mother taking my younger brother and me to get these. It was such an unusual concept. I discovered that some bikes in _Pocketbike Racer_ have enough acceleration to let you jump a railing by going up a steep ramp on the parking lot map, and there's a fairly large area to explore out of bounds. I'd fill lobbies of people to show them how, and then we'd ride around outside the map, ramming our bikes into each other while talking and laughing.
I also worked on one of these games - Big Bumpin'. I thought I'd hate it - being very anti-advertising in general. But I am so proud of what we came up with. Of the three games I'd suggest BB is the most fun.
To add to the info - I recall that the reason it features bumper cars is because one of the producers loved bumper cars, and was adamant that one game should feature them. We were told he would have driven one to work if he could. We thought it was a stupid idea, and tried our best to get it changed, but that never happened. So bumper cars it was, and so we just made the best game we could with that limitation. Sneak King took all the glory obviously, but BB was actually much more fun to play I think.
Also, what does not come across in the documentary is how little faith many of the people working on the things - myself included - had in the whole idea early on - and Sneak King especially. It was such a stupid idea. We were so wrong. (That's cool. Being wrong is good if you learn from it.) The good thing is game developers are generally really dedicated, so faith is not required - you just give it your best every time.
Edit: Thank you for the video. It's lovely for folk like me to see stuff we worked so hard on discussed many years later.
I agree. My friends and I still get together and play Big Bumpin’ once a year or so. It was the best looking and had the best feel to it, genuinely fun. Sneak King was just a perfect storm of insanity, the dark concept of stalking people, but not for sex or violence, but to surprise people with fast food lol… utter brilliance. It’s the kind of thing that UA-camrs would do for a viral video, so ahead of it’s time.
Your right about the bumper cars Mark, Bryn did A load of concept art for balls as we were just going rebrand sumo from FF. he was running out of ideas so did one of a bumper car. As soon as the producer saw it he was YES bumper cars. He even said “I’ve always wanted to drive a bumper car down the street” 😂
I'm still having tower falling nightmares from this shoot. Gotta protect the games!
The legend himself! Love your energy man
Thanks for carrying the banner of absurdity. I love how dumb the whole thing is.
We _decide_ what has value, and fundamentally, _everything_ is equally absurd.
You'll never get your mitts on my copy of Sneak King!
I still have my Sneak King copy... you can't have it, lol.
you legend 🤙
this is like the best fever dream i've ever had. unironically, this is one of my favorite docs y'all have ever done- it was so much fun all the way through. also leroy patterson is a gem and had me belly laughing every time a stack of games collapsed onto him.
I still have nightmares of every collapse!
@@LeroyPatterson Phew! That was a close one! Thank god you didn’t happen to have several metric tonnes of ET cartridges up on that shelf there Leroy, just narrowly avoided the great video game collapse of 2023 being a sequel to the curse of 1983! 😂
(Hopefully I haven’t spoken too soon and jinxed it, if any future archaeologists circa 2063 are dusting off this comment trying to research why the hell they just dug up 4,000 copies of Sneak King in a landfill: don’t @ me, it wasn’t my fault).
@@annix493 weird
@@LeroyPattersonyour ending monologue was wholesome AF dude. Thank you
Lmao. I think we all bought a video game from burger king at least partially for the irony of buying a game from burger king.
I can't believe that the developers got to act out Sneak King with the real Burger King head while developing it.
How many people do you think have worn “the” Burger King head since it’s origional creation
I'd like to think every dev on the project wore the head at least once.
Not for very long, I have a picture of me wearing the head still though 😂 It had a cpu fan in the top of the head to keep the actor in the suit cool.
@@johnjarvis8480 That's incredible. With how many mascot costumes are dreadfully hot, I am surprised that this one had a cooling system at all. Though I guess it makes sense since it's huge and can easily fit one. Was it hard to wear due to the weight? Or was it well supported?
I can only imagine a darker timeline where one of them broke that head somehow and Sneak King never came out nor the other 2 games. Whole deal gone. The way they describe the agency person's reaction, that head cost more than the budget for the games. 😅
Simon & Schuster's short-lived interactive division published Darkened Skyes and I had to demo it at E3 even though I didn't work on it (I worked on a different game they were publishing which is also a good story). The S&S booth wasn't even in the convention hall, it was outside under some stairs. Something was wrong with the build and the game would lock up the Gamecube hardware. If you've never heard that happen before, it sounds like somebody opened one of those doors that says, "DO NOT OPEN - ALARM WILL SOUND".
Was it this sound? ua-cam.com/video/miIT-athguI/v-deo.html
outlaw golf
The fact that you took a simple thing such as the Burger King games and gave them the same love and respect to their creation as any other AAA game is why I love this channel.
I got them when i was in school. Beat them and thought it was fun
This was a great documentary. Enjoyed getting insight into the behind the scenes of these advergames. Would love a full doc on the Oliver Twins and their company. Really enjoyed their presence in the doc.
This, they both seem like really interesting people
I wasn't familiar with them prior to this, but after seeing that so many of their games were ones I enjoyed growing up, I'd love to see a documentary focused on them!
Hopefully this retrospective presentation that the Olivers did last year will be of interest ua-cam.com/video/FVqfA5cK3z8/v-deo.html
The collector talking about making people laugh at the end was sort of heart wrenching (in a good way). Reminded me of the Flight Sim doc when Danny talks about the place everyone flies to when the restrictions come off.
I totally agree, so often serious collecting can come across as hoarding. But his comments are genuinely funny and enlightening.
I really hope some day someone sneaks up to him, does a dance and presents him a copy of Sneak King.
@@someoneelse1534 Cuz it is hoarding. Its a form of materialism. An obsession of objects because they hold sentimental and nostalgic value. All so you can get your kicks every time you stare at your objects and get a boner when someone walks into your room and sees all your obsessions. Video games are meant to be enjoyed. I prefer to play my games, and show the devs a little respect. Instead of putting cardboard and plastics on a shelf and watching it accumulate layers of dust.
@@floatingshoppinglist5193 why are you acting so insecure
@@davebob4973😂 the irony
I don't think I've said "What!?" out loud watching any other Noclip video as many times as I did with this one.
Fantastic work, you guys! Hearing you all talk about this in the podcast for ages made me insanely curious to see what the end result would be. You did not disappoint!
Blitz Games also developed Taz Wanted, one of my favorite childhood games. It had an awesome cel-shading, super stylized look, and it currently has a small speedrun community
Danny, you and the team continue to out do yourselves with the best content in documentaries. It is so important to have these oddities documented and it's always done with respect and care here. Thanks!
I absolutely loved this one. This niche topic happens to be very close to me, as I've made a handful of web-based advergames for clients like Škoda or Kaufland and making them is actually my current job. We always put so much effort into them, even though they're always made in less than a month and they're usually not super innovative gameplay-wise. Making a game that satisfies the client, reaches the most people and, ideally, doesn't turn into a huge mess in the process, is actually quite a challenge and I'm very glad that Noclip covered this industry as well!
These weren'tt the only dual format discs made. We also did several DVDs with games on them ( Godzilla for instance ), as well as OXM discs for the first year or so, those contained dual format collections of demos. There was even a number of kiosk discs that contained demos and DVD videos, one that had Trump and his apprentice show.
What a great retrospective. Thanks for making it.
For 2 or 3 years after Sneak King was released, I made a point of popping it regularly into my XBox 360 simply so it kept appearing in my gamertag in the list of last played games, forcing anyone seeing it to scratch their head and wonder why I was still playing it.
And I thought Gerstmann’s collection of copies of Sneak King was excessive… granted, I think his was an unwilling collection of people just mailing it to him to get rid of the damned things, or it just became funny to see how many he could stack into his desk, but holy hell. 4,000 copies of Sneak King is about 3,998 more than you need. That promotional DVD is a neat piece of niche history though.
We had Orange Box - now we need the King Box.
Finally, a documentary about a game series I care about. Thank you for doing the REAL work, that the LAMEstream media is too AFRAID to cover! Bravo Noclip! I tip my hat to you.
One of the reasons I love this channel and its work. Something I had passing knowledge of, getting more information on backstory, appreciating the hard work of creators doing what they love.
I know this will get buried and never seen and that is ok. I need to leave my memories here like this a vigil and place of remembrance. A few years after these games came out I was in high school. One day between classes my friend asked if I wanted to skip school to go to his house and play big bumpin. I had no idea what that was but skipping school to play games seemed fun. We left, played, and had a blast. For some reason this became somewhat of a ritual for us. We would skip school almost weekly to go to his house, play big bumpin and just goof off. We all got our own copies and would play it online too. And we played all of them, but for whatever reason big bumpin is what stuck with us. Just earlier this year we got together at my house and I bought a used 360 and bought big bumpin online so we could paly it again. Some of my fondest memories of high school were those days though and I'll cherish them forever. So kudos to the dev team and thank you for making this little documentary on it so I could relive some of the moments and learn some stuff about it as well. Big Bumpin' for life!
I didn't know this was the documentary I needed but I'm so glad it's here.
Man Leroy's speech at the end got me a little bit what a great dude!
Thanks Wizard!
Why the hell did a documentary about a burger king game start off goofy as hell and then hit me so hard in the feels. The talk about legacy was a gut punch. Holy shit, Leoroy is the coolest dude. I wish everyone was like this guy :)
Sounds good on paper, but we'd all be fighting over copies of Sneak King, and Marvel movies would be sold out for months.
@@LeroyPatterson Oh, crap don't you take my copy of Sneak King, it's mine! Back away right now, somebody HELP ME!!! 💀
I can’t believe an advertising game had such an interesting development and a unexpected heartwarming legacy. This has been my favorite doc since Black and White.
I had Reservoir Dogs on PS2. I hope I still have it somewhere. It was beautiful, if you're a fan of the movie. A woefully underrated classic of that generation, along with Scarface for PS2/XBox. If you want a movie tie-in game that was crafted by people who were passionate about the movies, stories carefully written as background (or with Scarface a sequel to the movie where the movie ends differently and Tony starts over from nothing, all over again; it's glorious) these are it!
It's a tragedy that Reservoir Dogs didn't get much more popularity than it got. I mean, you play through the escapes of each character, even Mr. Blue who you hardly see in the movie but in the game he plays a much more important role. You have to escape the police, which involves grabbing hostages when they have you cornered -- and indeed, that's what you do! You grab hostages!
What a weird and excellent documentary - I thought this was gonna be like a 10 minute little joke bit but there’s actually such fascinating history. Bravo guys!
Omg Fusion Frenzy is one of my favorite childhood games! I spent countless hours with my siblings on that. Some of my favorite memories
It feels like the surprise and irony of having the "violent" Carmageddon team do stealth development on Pocket Bike Racers was worked into the story before realizing Blitz was concurrently working on the absolutely brutal Reservoir Dogs game.
This is legitimately up there with the Half-Life and Doom docus you guys have done
It was surprising just how much of a warm fuzzy feeling a video about the Burger King video games gave me, its awesome to see the twins still getting a kick out of these games they got to be apart of, and Leroy Patterson, who just really wants to show you his favorite copy- *at least a hundred games fall*
Severely under rated channel here, you should have 10x as many subs. With content like this it's just a matter of time.
Honestly the part of this video that had the most emotional impact for me was the fact that British people call bumper cars DODGEMS?? what in the fuck
Smiling ear to ear. The nostalgia deepdive is so appreciated. You definitely earned a subscriber.
As a long time speedrunner of Sneak King, thank you for making this. Sincerely.
This was so much fun! Everyone knocked it out of the park. Keep making weird stuff that shines a light on the most random corners of the gaming landscape.
Also I love Leeroy saying "if he ever dies" implying he's gonna last forever. Just like Sneak King.
This is the last thing i expected from Noclip (also remember Energizer batteries in Alan Wake)
I almost got up from bed and went to burger king to get some junk food after the beginning of the video... Don't do that be strong you all, RESIST THE ADVERTISING !!!
Sounds like a skill issue.
I'm too lazy to get food.
Can't diabetic since corona vacination
Burger king takes forever even if you're the only one ordering and even then the food is underdone and feels like its been sitting there on the counter but they do give the fattest drinks
I fell for it. that zesty sauce and chips got me
That guy at the end was really something special. I’m amazed this was prompted by a tie in game, and now have more respect and admiration for it than I ever thought possible. I’m not sure if it’s a masterpiece but it’s definitely worthy of all its accolades. This game’s going to gamer heaven.
I literally played Fusion Frenzy with my siblings last week. The Twisted System game is still legendary. This documentary was great!
Amazing, this is genuinely now my favourite video of yours. You handled this subject perfectly! Thank you
The Clair de Lune score during the Sneak King segment is absolutely killing me.
I entered this doc unsure what to expect. I left with my life being profoundly changed. What a wild ride.
This guy mentioning Fusion Frenzy blew me away, one of my absolute favorite Xbox games. Phenomenal documentary I love the details and the history.
The dual format stuff is wild! I had no idea they had gone about that for these cheap little marketing contract games.
That is such a great doc, really unique story and great characters all around ! Thanks
It was so weird as a kid living in the UK when I found out there was a literal "Burger KING" in the USA who I'd never ever heard of. I thought at first maybe it was an older marketing thing that just wasn't around anymore, but this weird plastic faced monarch was still "the brand" in the US.
He is fairly new, not really a huge part of the brand but shows up here and there. I had no idea he existed in 2006, I would’ve guessed around 2014 if you asked me. Guess I could say the inverse, that I had no idea he didn’t exist in all the countries BK operates
I applaud the level of brilliance on display with Leroy Patterson wearing a shirt that is referencing the I think You should Leave "egg game" sketch while also paying homage to Dizzy Egg, whose developers made Sneak King!
this just actually made my night better and put me in a good mood. incredible work as always but this one is especially a joy. thank you.
Best doc you guys have done in a while! Absolutely fantastic!!
There was a short period of time between the launch of the 360 and the end of new development on original Xbox games when the Official Xbox Magazine demo disc in the US would run on both systems. Of course each would only be able to play its own respective demos. I don't know of any full games outside of the King Games that used that tech.
Great job on the Burger King game doco Noclip! It was pretty fun to watch!
The dual boot thing is fascinating and to think they only ever used it for the Burger King games of all things is bizarre.
One thing that wasn't touched on - which to me was the funniest thing of Sneak King - the FMV beginning of Sneak King (I think it was part of the menu). In a darkened yard, the giant headed King creeps around in the dark, peeks in windows, falls into shadows in the yard again all in silence. It's really horror movie-esque and hilariously unsettling. The giant grinning, staring head of a peeping, creeper King is fantastic a quirky BK nod to the edgy style that Burger King once was.
Amazing documentary. Literally knew nothing about these games and I’m glad I watched this.
Came to hear about the origins of these weird corporate tie in's from my youth. Stayed for the awesome interviews.
I can’t tell you how delighted I am by the gentleman who is collecting every copy of Sneak King, and if I had any I would definitely help him in his quest.
Thank you so much Sock! I appreciate it!
Always always love your documentaries guys. Thank you!
Absolutely killer noclip doc. There are so many great stories behind games, regardless of what type or scope they are. Really love getting to hear stuff like this that probably otherwise never would have been known.
I used to see big piles of those games at the 99c stores all over LA in 2016/17
Another fantastic NoClip video, I enjoyed this one a lot.
Awesome Video! Thank you for making such great documentaries. Philip
Thank you so much for doing this! It is awesome to see the layers pealed off for these games.
this was one of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen relating to video games. Bravo.
I'm not much for documentaries but this was an excellent watch. Great job to all involved!
So happy you guys made this.
Clearly the most Important documentary that No Clip has ever produced.
This is awesome! Dan thanks for you and your team doing this!
Frank did a fantastic job here. Impeccable!
Agreed!
Throwing this onto the pile:
The little vending machines in Theme Hospital had the KitKat logo on them!
And my little eight-year-old mind was blown away by the concept of a machine that dispensed kitkats
Incredible documentary! Thanks!
Thank you for sharing this quirky story in such a polished professional way.
This is so interesting! It makes me so happy you made this
They did Cubix Race’n’Robots?!? I loved that game on the Game Boy Color - had no idea the Oliver Twins were involved with it, but it makes sense given how much that game resembles Codemasters’ Micro Machines series.
Do they know who the original composer was for that one? That’s been a mystery for a while, as far as I’m aware.
I just got a copy of Adventures of Dizzy because I used to have it as a kid, and I also own all the Burger King games.
Never would have realized they were made by the same people if it wasn't for seeing this.
Great job, Danny! Excellent video as always.
Worth the Wait. Great Job, Noclip team.
Thank you for taking me back! I was so excited to get these cheap games back in the day. Sneak King was super freaking hard from what I remember.
This is incredible, I was just trying to explain to someone what Sneak King was the other day!
The Sneak King Collector! I am at a total loss for words.
I hope they are good words when you find them!
So many memories are tied to these games for me. Christmas 2006 is when me and my brothers got our Xbox 360 and we each got one of these games and another game. Youngest brother: Pocket Bike Racer and Gears of War, middle brother: Big Bumpin and Dead Rising, and me: Sneak King and Oblivion. The fact that it was 17 years ago now makes me feel so old! 😮💨
Burger King released a mobile game as well: "BK City"
I'm still waiting for the cancelled movie announced in 2006.
One pitch was tentatively called "The Burger King" to give the king a real backstory.
The other pitch was called "Above the King" where a teenage outcast who lives above a Burger King befriends the king. Trying to appeal to Napoleon Dynamite fans, allegedly.
OMG. I completely forgot about the cat in the hat chains. Holy nostalgia
It wasn't mentioned in the video, but I think the reason why these games are so well remembered is that it was something you bought in a Burger King. If these same games were only available in a Best Buy or something I don't think they would be as well remembered.
truly incredible work here Danny & team. keep it up!
I love the absolutely TINY bite you can see Danny took because of how much he didn't want to eat it.
This doc was amazing. So great hearing from the people behind it all. I find the Oliver twins story so genuine and humble.
I love the Reservoir Dogs game. That and Scarface came out of nowhere because i no longer bought video game magazines and wasn’t yet big into the whole scanning the internet for future releases yet. I still play both regularly today and i might have to play both later today thanks to this
Brilliant. I have a demo of Titan A.E. and a mate of mine who worked on it came to work with me after it was cancelled. Crazy days.
What an amazing documentary! Thank you!
Thank you so much!
Fantastic work. Thank you
Legendary! Thank you so much for this doc
I have been preaching the Good Word of Sneak King for years - no idea anyone else loved it so much!
Awesome documentary! It was fun to learn about things i didn't know about these games. I still have my opened copies and sealed copies of each. Thank you for this. :)
Love your videos dude! This one was awesome :)
This episode has been awesome. Thanks!
these guys are legends! loved playing these as a kid.
Wonderful job guys this was awesome what a nostalgia trip for me.
They're going to preserve this one in the Library of Congress Film Registry one day.