Strange Colorful Games #11 (@RebelTaxi) PS2 DS etc

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  • Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
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    I'm Pan-Pizza driver of RebelTaxi.
    0:00 Intro
    0:52 Gun Loco - Xbox 360
    5:02 Izuna - DS
    9:05 Tempo - Sega 32X
    12:44 AD
    13:46 Motor Toon Grand Prix- PS1
    17:31 Comix Zone - Genesis
    23:39 Musashi Samurai Legend - PS2
    🍕Links and Merch here 🍕
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    #Ps2 #DS #Xbox360
    Thanks to Tokyo Dream for upscaling the Musashi Samurai Legend intro. • Musashi Samurai Legend...
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  • @RebelTaxi
    @RebelTaxi  Рік тому +77

    Get Surfshark VPN at surfshark.deals/rebeltaxi - Enter promo code REBELTAXI for 83% off + 3 months for FREE!
    Any game requests? Thanks to Tokyo Dream for upscaling the Musashi Samurai Legend intro. ua-cam.com/video/xsFNr8i49dg/v-deo.html

    • @Yourwaifuisntreal
      @Yourwaifuisntreal Рік тому

      Sin and Punishment: Star Successor.

    • @Rainbonana
      @Rainbonana Рік тому

      A whole video on the YO-KAI WATCH series, super underrated it has an pretty alright first game with a much better squeal, and a cool action packed spin off! And the third game is a bit bloated but still has it's ups! It's a pretty consistent series!

    • @fox6789
      @fox6789 Рік тому

      Stardew Valley

    • @Rainbonana
      @Rainbonana Рік тому

      That or LET IT DIE

    • @sethleoric2598
      @sethleoric2598 Рік тому

      3:35 im pretty sure those are intermal organs, there seems to be lungs, a heart, and intestines.

  • @Xen8008
    @Xen8008 Рік тому +1134

    I amazed by the work and effort you put into these Pan, you don’t need to but you really are a savant of early 2000s culture and games.

    • @christianmallien3123
      @christianmallien3123 Рік тому +9

      Someone has too man

    • @Max25670
      @Max25670 Рік тому +56

      For an era that's over 10 years old now, it really doesn't get talked about more, everyone is STILL hung up about the 80's.

    • @mlalbaitero
      @mlalbaitero Рік тому +16

      @@Max25670 I mean people in the 80s loved 50s stuff I think, that's just how it is

    • @FEARitself100
      @FEARitself100 Рік тому +1

      Cause he is awesome thats why

    • @SirBlackReeds
      @SirBlackReeds Рік тому +1

      Or is he a connoisseur?

  • @harlock1550
    @harlock1550 Рік тому +532

    That "bean thing" from Gun Loco is their organs, the lungs, stomach, liver, and the large and small intestines. They're just all plastic and toy like. Btw love your vids, and suggest Silhouette Mirage for PS1 in the next colorful weird games video.

    • @blanddull6881
      @blanddull6881 Рік тому +18

      Damn, you beat me to it lol literally you can see the small and large intestine.

    • @cassandralyris4918
      @cassandralyris4918 Рік тому +11

      I'm here to second the request for Silhouette Mirage! Honestly kind of surprised that's never been covered by him yet.

    • @viraltang
      @viraltang Рік тому +5

      That game was real?! It wasn't a fever dream 10 year old me had?

    • @KreuzDrache
      @KreuzDrache Рік тому +3

      Oh man, he should. Silhouette Mirage is a perfect suggestion for this series. There's other Treasure games that are worth it as well.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio Рік тому +1

      So their viscera are all part of a single large pill? That's kind of hilarious.

  • @Cybershell13
    @Cybershell13 Рік тому +341

    I always liked Tempo even though the gameplay is nothing special. The sequel for the Saturn is even weirder somehow.

    • @SailorMoon126
      @SailorMoon126 Рік тому +8

      Wait, i didn't know you watch RebelTaxi, Cybershell.

    • @iMernerner
      @iMernerner Рік тому

      Oh hi. I completely forgot about tempo!

    • @kiricappuchin
      @kiricappuchin Рік тому +3

      Tempo is simply adorbs. I love the dance he does in the 32X games intro, and the opening song has been stuck in my head for a while now. x)
      Wish he would get a modern reboot on newer hardware.

    • @dissonanceparadiddle
      @dissonanceparadiddle Рік тому +1

      Tempo is such a great IP. I really hope he looks at the sequels

    • @Holy-Rowlo88
      @Holy-Rowlo88 Рік тому

      @@kiricappuchin Is there a law that says if you say Adorbs you have to kill yourself?
      Reject the Mark of the Beast! (666)

  • @Alex-zp4pb
    @Alex-zp4pb Рік тому +238

    I wish more games tried incorporating vinyls like Gun Loco did. I thinks it's a neat idea that we could do more with.

    • @Peringon
      @Peringon Рік тому +11

      Modnation Racers sorta tried that. It does give an interesting style to the art, but I guess most game developers don't care much for that artstyle since the vinyl toy craze died out.

    • @joseph2000117
      @joseph2000117 Рік тому +2

      Isn't gun loco gameplay basically fortnite no build mode lol

    • @pepesilvia429
      @pepesilvia429 Рік тому +4

      @@joseph2000117 you're right, Fortnite totally ripped them off DD:

    • @heardofrvb
      @heardofrvb Рік тому

      @@joseph2000117 No, because Fortnite doesn't let you parkour over obstacles

    • @nobodyinparticular9640
      @nobodyinparticular9640 Рік тому

      Well, there's a Funko pop game coming out now :V
      Lololololo

  • @pinkubusXtreme
    @pinkubusXtreme Рік тому +86

    Comix Zone is one of my favorite genesis games no doubt. I like the underlying theme of "always write self destruct codewords into your OCs, because you'll never know when you'll be forced to fight them by an evil Teddy Roosevelt" or at least that's what I took from it

    • @justyumi4410
      @justyumi4410 Рік тому +8

      What if Comix Zone was the original pitch for Nickelodeon and Chalk Zone was just the kiddified reboot?

    • @WhereAllYourDeletedCommentsGo
      @WhereAllYourDeletedCommentsGo Рік тому +5

      It's definitely the thinking man's brawler. Would love to see a modern version, the game had a lot of original ideas.

  • @recorderdude
    @recorderdude Рік тому +153

    You ABSOLUTELY gotta try Super Tempo for Saturn, it improves on the first one in every single way, even visuals, and Katy turns into a design I can best describe as "Panty from PSG meets Strong Bad" for some of the boss battles. BEAUTIFUL animation all around!

    • @theclownishbufoon
      @theclownishbufoon Рік тому +4

      Super tempo is nice
      but Astal is by far the best looking 2D game on the console for me in terms of original titles

    • @antonco2
      @antonco2 Рік тому +3

      Dude I would love to play it, but how? Wasn't the saturn super hard to emulate?

    • @bogusbogusbogusbogus
      @bogusbogusbogusbogus Рік тому +2

      @@antonco2 it's gotten better

    • @recorderdude
      @recorderdude Рік тому

      @@theclownishbufoon I ADORE Astal I just wish it didn't get difficulty spiked in the US version.

    • @eunaoseibrother467
      @eunaoseibrother467 Рік тому

      @@antonco2 now it aint so much, with the passing years saturn emulation got better.

  • @crithitjace
    @crithitjace Рік тому +78

    Dude, I won the contest for Gun Loco to sing a song for the game. I got to play a beta of the game and it was surprisingly fun. Think Twisted Metal/Vigilante 8 but with parkouring inmates. The lyrics in the game were awful though. Also, the guitarist was Shooty H.G. from DMC2.
    I'll have to upload the song again because it was pretty cringe. 🤣

    • @RebelTaxi
      @RebelTaxi  Рік тому +27

      Oh please reupload, that'll be cool to hear the other takes.

  • @GameFrankAdvance
    @GameFrankAdvance Рік тому +104

    surprised Pan hasn't covered Square Enix's The Bouncer yet

    • @RebelTaxi
      @RebelTaxi  Рік тому +57

      DA Bouncer. Would be easy since it's like 2 hours long and I like brawlers

    • @StuffsFluff
      @StuffsFluff Рік тому +6

      damn main character looks like a Sora wannabe, despite the game coming out before KH1 lol

    • @TheMGMfan
      @TheMGMfan Рік тому +1

      @@StuffsFluff That game has the same character designer, Tetsuya Nomura, so that makes sense.

    • @Shi-Long_Wang
      @Shi-Long_Wang Рік тому

      The BOUNCER

  • @lightyearpig12
    @lightyearpig12 Рік тому +260

    Izuna's character artwork was done by a doujinshi mangaka. Yeah, that makes sense.

    • @Levitz9
      @Levitz9 Рік тому +37

      Yeah, and he's still around! He's really into vtubers now. His other famous creation was Bikko-chan, an OC based off of a friend he met who was in a car crash. Bikko is in a band, has white hair, is missing an eye and a leg and has a scar over her missing eye. She apparently dabbles in sex work and smokes weed, and she loves cats. There was a lot of art of her floating around a decade ago.

    • @Gojiro7
      @Gojiro7 Рік тому +29

      guess thats the Hentai equivalent to the phrase "when your a hammer, all problems look like a nail"

    • @RavenCloak13
      @RavenCloak13 Рік тому +13

      That describes over 80% of the industry.

    • @PancakemonsterFO4
      @PancakemonsterFO4 Рік тому +2

      @@Levitz9 sounds suspiciously like tokyo ghoul, only with less killing and more screwing

    • @SakuraAvalon
      @SakuraAvalon Рік тому +22

      To be fair, drawing people naked, is a great way to learn anatomy and proportions. Which is a must for any artist.

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga Рік тому +99

    “Love Hina ruined my life”
    - Pan Pizza (2022)

    • @mariic2
      @mariic2 Рік тому +10

      Considering it sucks, I can't blame him.

    • @SirBlackReeds
      @SirBlackReeds Рік тому +1

      And Teen Titans.

    • @mariic2
      @mariic2 Рік тому

      The original, or Toddler Titans?

    • @MidgarMerc
      @MidgarMerc Рік тому +6

      "Love Hyena"

    • @horaciosi
      @horaciosi Рік тому

      @@mariic2 Thank god for Negima.

  • @mekman4
    @mekman4 Рік тому +180

    There’s a UA-cam channel called the _Virtual Gaming Library_ that catalogues every game released for each system up to the Wii, (sorted alphabetically with time stamps in the complete list videos as well as videos by letter) across all regions. It a mesmerizing watch. PlayStation could pump out the 3D, but the Saturn had some of the most colorful and stunning games. It’s no wonder these old graphics are making a comeback, especially in the homebrew scene like with Sonic Utopia and such. If you’re looking for more of this kind of content, that channel should be pretty helpful.
    Great Stuff, as always!

    • @WhereAllYourDeletedCommentsGo
      @WhereAllYourDeletedCommentsGo Рік тому +1

      Saturn really was an awesome 2D system. Too bad Sega of America only wanted 3D games leaving so many games left in Japan.
      I definitely have more respect for the system now. It has a lot of good games that are only on the system.

  • @shadowmaksim
    @shadowmaksim Рік тому +161

    "Izuna" as a series kind of fascinates me. Not so much for the games themselves but more for how much the developer of the series, Ninja Studio, seemed to try to make it into a larger IP.
    You've got the two main games, "Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja" and "Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns", which are alright DS mystery dungeon games. The first is very simple but the second definitely improved on nearly every aspect. As mentioned in the video, they can be surprising tough and oddly unforgiving in how much they love to make you lose your equipment. Still fun games, just don't get attached to any piece of equipment you happen to get.
    Then we have this DS fighting game called "Windy X Windam". It's also by Ninja Studio and apparently their final game before silently closing down. I don't know what its premise is but both Izuna and Shino are playable fighters in it. Only issue is that it's kind of really bad. So I guess I can't say it's surprising that Ninja Studio shut down shortly after.
    And finally, there's this obscure DS SRPG called "Rondo of Swords". It's very "Fire Emblem" like, right down to having obtuse and lengthy secret requirements. I would actually recommend it for anyone interested, as it does have some fairly unique aspects. Anyways, speaking of secrets, as for why I'm bringing it up, both Izuna and Shino are secret optional units in the game. Before I even knew of "Izuna", the series, this was where I discovered them. Heck, it even has Cotton, from the "Cotton" series, as a secret unit as well.
    So yeah, "Izuna" is involved in a grand total of four games, two of their own and crossover-ed into two others.

    • @buranflakes
      @buranflakes Рік тому +12

      I've been weirdly fascinated by Izuna for years and I actually forgot about those crossover games lol

    • @Pitknight
      @Pitknight Рік тому +6

      I was so god dammed obsessed with Izuna at one point that I made a fricken doppleganger fan character. I still have her rattling around somewhere in my head for story ideas.

    • @RRubicante
      @RRubicante Рік тому +6

      I actually have a copy of Windy x Windam and I can tell you: seeing any mention of it always throws me through a loop because it's just...so mediocre

  • @shlappymac2926
    @shlappymac2926 Рік тому +43

    I like how you can turn 15 minutes of content into 30 with your adult swim-esque cut aways

  • @SirLightsOut99
    @SirLightsOut99 Рік тому +79

    It's gotten to a point now where I would pay actual money to have access to a Spotify playlist with all the music pan uses in his videos.

  • @mc.gemstone
    @mc.gemstone Рік тому +144

    It's kinda of a shame that the last game isn't all that great but the visuals, the 2D opening, the music as well is just so cool. So with that, I forgive it for it is due to the stylish art style despite what the gameplay is like. Likely will never happen but Musashi Samurai Legend is one of those games that should have some sorta remake perhaps.

    • @SuspiciousScout
      @SuspiciousScout Рік тому +17

      Seriously, the opening is textbook Gainax/Trigger, I would've bought it off of that alone.

    • @mc.gemstone
      @mc.gemstone Рік тому +1

      @@SuspiciousScout I would of been perfect for a anime series or something.

    • @mc.gemstone
      @mc.gemstone Рік тому +5

      @Ahmed Malaki Yeah I kinda wish at times games that weren't so great are given a second chance to be better.

    • @mc.gemstone
      @mc.gemstone Рік тому +2

      @Ahmed Malaki agreed kinda wish that was the norm to remake games that have the chance to be good
      But I guess there's more to it of why popular games get remade and so on

    • @seronymus
      @seronymus Рік тому +1

      Nobody expected a Panty and Stocking Season 2 and yet...

  • @cillbipher2613
    @cillbipher2613 Рік тому +32

    Amazing how after KH1 and during the late stage of KH2's development, Musashi Samurai Legend just...didn't take any notes from either.
    Hell, on the non-Square front Devil May Cry 3 came out a couple weeks earlier so like at the start of March you get a banger action game with a ballin' combat system....and then a couple weeks later you get Musashi.

  • @TheCartoonGamer8000
    @TheCartoonGamer8000 Рік тому +133

    You oughta try Grabbed By the Ghoulies - real underrated game with a lot of smart level design choices. Also very funny.

    • @TheGameCreator13
      @TheGameCreator13 Рік тому +7

      For real. I'm not super into beat-em-ups but this game being the first Rare game produced under Microsoft really feels like the conversation around the actual game itself took a nose-dive and honestly feels underappreciated. Can't believe the buyout is the only thing I've ever heard surrounding this game. Good ol' Rareware humor and a very great flow of different area's. Every new area You visit feels like the logical next area to visit. Kitchen > Freezer > Dumpster outside area (I don't know what You call it)
      and enemy variety I also find interesting with Mummies that are invulnerable to all types of damage except fire. They create a lot of interesting scenarios around these gimmicks and then You got this Wacky Races "D!ck Dastardly" lookin' villain giving You these random feeling circumstances to work with while giving a goofy chuckle. Also really like how every new enemy gets their own introduction. and also the dumb plot that feels like it could be over really quick but keeps finding excuses to keep going and being "dragged out," real amusing lol. "Silent movies" + animated Comic aesthetic styled cutscenes, etc. all wrapped in this goofy Halloween styled game. good stuff.
      Haven't watched the whole game but I really enjoyed what I had seen of it :)

    • @TheWaverunners
      @TheWaverunners Рік тому +2

      Yoooo, another Ghoulies fan. Love that game, definitely think it would have been more fondly remembered if it was released on Gamecube.

    • @paladinluke37
      @paladinluke37 Рік тому

      I remember buying it at Gamestop when the damn stickers were on the art cover. Didn't play it often but it was a very worthy entry for Rare considering Microsoft hasn't done much with the company since Kameo.

  • @redrc9771
    @redrc9771 Рік тому +23

    The moment I saw the animation of Musashi Samurai Legend the first thing that came to mind was "This feels like Studio Trigger's animation" and sure enough I was right. Gainax/Trigger animations are too cartoonish (or whatever word that would describe it) and have insane fights that you can tell it's them

  • @alllockedupyo1864
    @alllockedupyo1864 Рік тому +99

    I can't believe they turned sol badguy into a twink and he's still a badass

  • @GoGalactic
    @GoGalactic Рік тому +5

    I first learned about Izuna through G4's review. They did a few skits with an unemployed ninja that kept trying to find a new job but also kept killing his employer out of frustration

  • @Gojiro7
    @Gojiro7 Рік тому +80

    The second Tempo is a million times better in both gameplay and especially visuals, I'm honestly shocked Pan didn't just skip the first game and went straight to it.

    • @RebelTaxi
      @RebelTaxi  Рік тому +55

      I always like to start with games in order just to see the progress between sequels

    • @Quickdrawingartist
      @Quickdrawingartist Рік тому +18

      ​@@RebelTaxi like a real man

    • @WhereAllYourDeletedCommentsGo
      @WhereAllYourDeletedCommentsGo Рік тому +6

      @@RebelTaxi Check it out. It's better in every way. Look forward to hearing you talk about it in the future.

    • @rfmerrill
      @rfmerrill 9 місяців тому

      @@RebelTaxiBut you didn't play Brave Fencer Musashi first? :(

  • @FlamingoRadio_
    @FlamingoRadio_ Рік тому +30

    Pan is the best example of "Quality over Quantity" content, keep up the amazing work!

  • @ratchetxtreme6591
    @ratchetxtreme6591 Рік тому +34

    “Stop getting drunk and start tweaking on heroin instead”
    - Pan

  • @idglet9565
    @idglet9565 Рік тому +60

    I don't believe Rayman Legends had a dynamic score (in the way you referenced it). The music levels were rigidly structurered auto~scrollers so if you didn't adapt to the music you just died. The music never adapted to you. It was all just a glorified music~themed rollercoaster.

    • @RebelTaxi
      @RebelTaxi  Рік тому +42

      Yeah I guess I phrased that poorly. Really Sackboy's Big Adventure's music stages would fit as a better example since you can go at your own pace and it's not on rails.

  • @llamaking3202
    @llamaking3202 Рік тому +13

    I have a cousin who had Musashi as a demo disk that came with other demos. I got a nostalgia blast just looking at the main character down slash and seeing the enemy design.

  • @kenshokram
    @kenshokram Рік тому +25

    The people behind Splosion Man and The Maw made Comic Jumper... it's not really a comix zone game, but it might be the closest there'll be, and I remember having some fun with it in the times of Summer of Arcade (Summer of Arcade could probably fill one of your video series about weird games)

    • @dannydumlet
      @dannydumlet Рік тому

      It's better than Comix Zone cause it's not a poorly designed mess

  • @thebaker525
    @thebaker525 Рік тому +33

    The things the Gun Loco enemies drop looks like a stylized block of internal organs like lungs and intestines.

  • @beat-man5167
    @beat-man5167 Рік тому +76

    I really dug Izuna. I never finished the games, but I found the games charming.
    The game's character designer Yoshida On had an OC named Bikko. She's an amputee musician who doesn't let her lack of a leg and an eye bother her. Her design was cool.

    • @SomethingSonofagun
      @SomethingSonofagun Рік тому +10

      Wait, they're drawn by the same artist? No wonder I found her design so appealing! That man can create the coolest chicks you'll ever see.

  • @collaterale1
    @collaterale1 Рік тому +6

    Fun fact: Musashi is voiced by everyone's favorite Poochie-type reploid, Axl.

  • @shok9396
    @shok9396 Рік тому +36

    I remember seeing Izuna 1 and 2 on the shelf at GameStop when I was a kid. I was going to get both but the employee convinced my mom to only let me get 2. Years later I decided I still wanted the first one only to realize it goes for a hefty price on the second hand market. I will forever curse that GameStop lady

  • @FoxMan_FF
    @FoxMan_FF Рік тому +20

    Izuna is a phenomenal game that more people need to talk about. Its _sequel,_ though- hoo boy, they doubled up on everything. It's even better.

  • @sackfu7952
    @sackfu7952 Рік тому +37

    Honestly i actually kind of wish Tempo would get a comeback, i really think he's one of those characters from the 90s who was in a shitty game once but absolutely deserves another chance in the modern day with how much video game standards have changed, he was made in an incredibly experimental time and thus practically didn't stand a chance, but if they where to try with him again today now that people know how to make video games, i wouldn't mind at all, i like this funky little cricket.

    • @Sejikan
      @Sejikan Рік тому +2

      Kinda like Buck bumble

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 Рік тому +5

      Tempo actually had a second game, on the Saturn and of course left in Japan. It is better in everyway than the first game. I really like the Art of both Tempo games but the first game is kind of basic.

  • @kiricappuchin
    @kiricappuchin Рік тому +14

    Tempo is so damn FUNKY, love him!! Too bad his game could probably give someone a seizure.
    Love the Strange Colorful Games series!

    • @WhereAllYourDeletedCommentsGo
      @WhereAllYourDeletedCommentsGo Рік тому +2

      If you are into emulation at all check out Tempo on the Saturn. It's way better than the first game. It was never released in America.

  • @TotallyRadicalShow
    @TotallyRadicalShow Рік тому +37

    “This is for assigned men who ain’t afraid to be ninja girls. HRT is the way to be!”
    Only Pan could possibly deliver a line like that.

  • @bobafett4265
    @bobafett4265 Рік тому +13

    This was some great fun, I definitely found Tempo and Comix Zone a highlight for me, I never heard of Tempo before this video and Comix Zone is a legend of a game for it's visuals alone and it's a crime it never got a sequel or a spiritual successor to it's style both Gameplay and Presentation wise and also the Legend of the Unemployed Ninja is pretty cool, haven't played it myself, but hear a lot of good things about it.

    • @WhereAllYourDeletedCommentsGo
      @WhereAllYourDeletedCommentsGo Рік тому +1

      Tempo is kind of boring, but it's easy to emulate. It's graphics make it stand out. However there's a second game on the Saturn that is way better.

  • @OrthwormJEB
    @OrthwormJEB Рік тому +14

    To this day, I could never complete Comix Zone. Hell, I don't even know what the game's ending looks like.

  • @avatarumbra
    @avatarumbra Рік тому +15

    Holy shit! I remember playing Brave Fencer Musashi on ps1 and for the past 10 years i've been unable to remember the name of the game.
    You helped me solve a 10 year old personal mystery. I remember it was awesome. And I only played the demo so it was difficult to remember the name.

  • @chibiNATHA
    @chibiNATHA Рік тому +6

    Ah I still remember watching Pan’s play through of Comix Zone years ago on the RebelTaxi Megadrive channel. Oh the memories.

  • @CRANTIME
    @CRANTIME Рік тому +8

    I was also subscribed to Nintendo Power around that time but never followed through with the games.
    Glad I can rely on you to show me what they were really about, 15 years later lmao

  • @invaderpez12
    @invaderpez12 Рік тому +6

    Never have I found out something existed that sounded amazing then immediately be disappointed.
    An intro directed by Imaishi, my favorite anime director of all time who made Gurren my fave anime ever, and made by Square Soft, my favorite game company, with designs by Nomura, one of my fave designers who made my 2 fave series KH and FF? How have I never heard of this game literally made for me??? Oh thats why

  • @DTFauxClassic
    @DTFauxClassic Рік тому +27

    With the "HD Remake/Remaster" kick Square Enix has been on over the years, I feel like a Brave Fencer Musashi revival is only a matter of time at this point. It's such a cool, cute, and endearing game (with a fun soundtrack and English dub to boot!) that it's such a shame that there's no modern way to play it outside of having a Japanese PSN account. That said, SE did post a UA-cam video acknowledging its 20th anniversary back in 2018, so mayyyyyyybe there might be a surprise in store for its 25th in 2023?
    If nothing else, for anyone reading this comment, do check out the OST! That game might be my earliest memory of a leitmotif before even understanding what a leitmotif was.

    • @WhereAllYourDeletedCommentsGo
      @WhereAllYourDeletedCommentsGo Рік тому +2

      I really loved Brave Fencer Musashi. I played the demo so much, finally played it at my friend's house later. Fun game.

    • @MultiBoxingKid
      @MultiBoxingKid Рік тому

      Really? I don’t see it, not to say the game is bad, it’s awesome. It’s just not something I would see getting an Hd Remaster, mainly for the fact that it’s been years since I last heard anyone really talk about unless you search for discussion. And maybe because of “Samurai Legend” just not being as good as the original.

    • @DTFauxClassic
      @DTFauxClassic Рік тому

      @@MultiBoxingKid I only assume it's gonna happen eventually, considering SE seems to be all about appealing to niche audiences and retro-style games as of late.
      If a game like Live-A-Live (seldom talked about, released only in Japan, apparently didnt perform too well originally) can get an HD remake and global release, I dont think BF Musashi is too far outside the real of possibility.

  • @whowantsmypants8888
    @whowantsmypants8888 Рік тому +18

    I binged your game videos the other night. Getting roms ready for the steam deck. Can't wait to find some more hidden gems

  • @SenpaiSamaKun
    @SenpaiSamaKun Рік тому +17

    Square Enix funny enough went to go with Japan's edgy and eccentric aesthetics at the time with the NItro+ guys (hyper edgy visual novels with cute girls like Saya no Uta and Fate/Zero, also their total tonal whiplash mascot Super Sonico) with Gunslinger Stratos. Which even actually was innovative by making it a clean hybrid arena fighter and arena shooter where you would lock on, but only your vision of the opponent, you had to aim at their center mass to not miss. And the gun controller in arcades was something from Power Rangers where you had dual hand cannons that could be locked horizontally and vertically. Becoming punt shotguns, KILLSAT laser pointers, nuclear bazookas, homing drones, etc.
    Alas, it never came here in overseas outside Round 1 entertainment centers, interest dropped competitively as no new content came, and the attempt to make it a high concept PC title was left in alpha test.
    So even its spiritual Wiimote fighter sequel Magician's Dead was left to abandonware and converted to spare fighting game monitors and arcade sticks, and the developer is now the My Hero Academia content farm.

  • @ablur5129
    @ablur5129 Рік тому +24

    Rebel taxi videos always pair well with Lunch or dinner. Never brekfast tho....

    • @specticulrtainment1809
      @specticulrtainment1809 Рік тому +5

      true that! i also always feel the urge to get a six pack of pepsi before watching, it just feels right.

    • @wisconsinking323
      @wisconsinking323 Рік тому

      Why not breakfast?

    • @ablur5129
      @ablur5129 Рік тому +1

      @@wisconsinking323 we don't talk about breakfast...

    • @wisconsinking323
      @wisconsinking323 Рік тому

      @@ablur5129 Is this a reference to something?

    • @ablur5129
      @ablur5129 Рік тому

      @@wisconsinking323 No. I am just insane.

  • @TheDigitalApple
    @TheDigitalApple Рік тому +45

    Hey Pan, remember Blazing Samurai? Yeah it’s actually a real film now and now out of development hell. Though it’s now called “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank”. You going to talk about it in……..7 years?

    • @TheDigitalApple
      @TheDigitalApple Рік тому

      @@TheDinoKitteh where on his Twitter?

    • @spdprawcereal7181
      @spdprawcereal7181 Рік тому +1

      On Twitter i think, he said that he now has to talk about it because of his past video on it.

  • @treetheoak8313
    @treetheoak8313 Рік тому +5

    Did he ever talk about viva pinata? That was a great colorful game!

  • @SuperMaster10
    @SuperMaster10 Рік тому +4

    Vib-Ribbon for PS1, it's sequel for PS2, Vib-Ripple and it's spin-off Mojib-Ribbon for PS2 are all good choices

  • @DreamcastAesthetic
    @DreamcastAesthetic Рік тому +19

    Pan I thought you were taking a break this month and instead we get the gift of an amazing video, Thank you so much truly!!

  • @otaking3582
    @otaking3582 Рік тому +10

    Izuna also had a sequel and appeared as a playable character in a DS fighting game called Windy x Windam.
    Never heard of Windy x Windam? That's because the US release was only sold in online retailers and had almost no advertising. Frankly, I'm surprised it got a US release at all.

    • @ShadowWolfRising
      @ShadowWolfRising Рік тому

      She was also in a Strategy RPG on the DS, Rondo of Swords.

    • @otaking3582
      @otaking3582 Рік тому

      @@ShadowWolfRising Oh yeah, I had completely forgotten about that game's existence.

  • @SakuraAvalon
    @SakuraAvalon Рік тому +3

    That Izuna quote, 'Rest assured, their friendship is purely platonic', reminded me of that line from YGO Season Zero Abridged: "Let's have sex later. As FRIENDS Yugi! Geez!!"

  • @Gojiro7
    @Gojiro7 Рік тому +9

    I loved Izuna on the DS, it was so massively hard but I did beat the first game and the sequel was more forgiving and playable (but still difficult, I didn't have the patience to finish this one despite that)

  • @Yourwaifuisntreal
    @Yourwaifuisntreal Рік тому +15

    I missed you, man. Hope everything is fine with the production of your pilot.

  • @MaskedHeroLucky
    @MaskedHeroLucky Рік тому +5

    Man, that Musashi game looks great in every way until you see the combat, what a bummer that they botched the most important part.

    • @HebiHouse
      @HebiHouse Рік тому

      Such an exhausting part of the game. Didn't even make the game fun or entertaining.

  • @SmrtPhonRtistCF
    @SmrtPhonRtistCF Рік тому +7

    I vaguely remember titles as I read from various gaming magazines.
    That toon racing game looks great, with more refininging, Comix Zone, a classic I played at an Atgames port of, and I do enjoyed the look & asthethic of Samurai Legend, even if the game is incredibly slogging.

  • @kirbynat493
    @kirbynat493 Рік тому +6

    Oh wow, gameplay-wise a bunch of stuff shown and mentioned in Izuna happens in Pokemon Mystery Dungeon lol. I can't remember if Atlus worked on that too or not. ChunSoft or something I think, but the general design and dungeon layout and how enemies move and gang up on you and the dang npc moving everytime you wanna talk to them...

    • @cordrip2962
      @cordrip2962 Рік тому +4

      Izuna follows the Mystery Dungeon formula that Chunsoft established long before Pokemon Mystery Dungeon. It first started as a Dragon Quest spinoff in 1993 and has had alot of crossover with other series including Pokemon and Final Fantasy.
      Atlus only published Izuna 1 and 2 in the west but they did eventually work with Chunsoft to develop a Mystery Dungeon spinoff of one of Atlus' series, Etrian Mystery Dungeon

  • @OtakuUnitedStudio
    @OtakuUnitedStudio Рік тому +2

    Okay, thank you for including Izuna. My college roommate got that way back when and it's occasionally popped into my head but I could never remember the name.

  • @Oni_Manga_Land
    @Oni_Manga_Land Рік тому +10

    That was great! If you ever do more of these, look into the PS2 game "PK: Out of the Shadows" starring Donald Duck's famous (out of the US) alter ego, PK.
    Also, Love Hina ruined my life too brother...

    • @serPomiz
      @serPomiz Рік тому

      yeah, pk gets none of the respect it's owned

    • @WhereAllYourDeletedCommentsGo
      @WhereAllYourDeletedCommentsGo Рік тому +1

      Man, how many alter egos does Donald have ? There's also Maui Mallard and Cold Shadow.

  • @aledandrian
    @aledandrian Рік тому +8

    As a middle school student in the late 2000s I read Nintendo Power and had never seen anything so blatantly sexual in there as the preview of Izuna, so reading the suggestive jokes and seeing that pic of her and her “platonic” friend made me feel like I was getting hit on by a teacher lmao

  • @larrisAWSOME
    @larrisAWSOME Рік тому +5

    Holy shit those sprite animation for tempo are so fucking smooth

  • @Rabbitearsblog
    @Rabbitearsblog Рік тому +3

    Oh man! I remembered Comix Zone! I never could get through that game. I need to replay that game someday. Anyway, awesome video!

  • @agustinnegrete1971
    @agustinnegrete1971 Рік тому +3

    I love how I’m getting old school toonami vibes from this. Because holy shit, I’m getting a whole lot of nostalgia

  • @GrayFox_74
    @GrayFox_74 Рік тому +11

    I love how whenever game devs have to come up with wacky proportions for a black character they always make them look like old pickaninnys

  • @Aveance94
    @Aveance94 Рік тому +2

    Comix Zone unlocked a memory. I distinctly remember playing it on my home computer along with lego island! I didn't beat either and only vaguely remember fighting the snot monsters. 10/10 video thanks for helping me remember.

  • @Logicall_
    @Logicall_ Рік тому +3

    Ok the animation in Tempo is INCREDIBLE, for 1995 they went all out!

  • @QuantumRads
    @QuantumRads Рік тому +3

    Your editing skills are amazing.

  • @nightzzmixx
    @nightzzmixx Рік тому +1

    I remember as a kid I was so infatuated with the part in the intro scene of Motor Toon where the lady is in the shower. It used to make my mom laugh so hard sitting there watching me as I waited at the title screen for the intro to play over and over again. I was so young so I had no idea what I was watching, I just liked it lmao

  • @zekecontreras77
    @zekecontreras77 Рік тому +2

    Frickin A man that pause at 3:20 "wait a minute" had me cracking up

  • @mesousagaby740
    @mesousagaby740 Рік тому +2

    Musashi Samurai Legend really needed to take lessons from Dynasty Warriors...
    Also, good lord, his hands are HUGE.

  • @MJTRadio
    @MJTRadio Рік тому +14

    My favorite part was when Pan totally accurately called Everything or Nothing the best Bond game. Hell yes.

  • @Mortisk
    @Mortisk Рік тому +2

    I loved Musashi, both of them. I still play it at least once a year. I don't care if most people didn't like the PS2 game, I like it

  • @samuelsolomon7330
    @samuelsolomon7330 Рік тому +5

    Postal brain damaged came out and I love it way more than should be considered healthy. It plays so well and the arr direction is very strong, and it has way too many memes to count but reshapes them into new, unique forms. The entire game is such a fever dream, which makes sense because that's literally the story.
    Also, there's some romhacks that I've been playing lately. I recently found one that turns super Mario bros 2 USA into the yellow submarine, allowing you to play as all four members of the Beatles, and the game's soundtrack is just Beatles songs done on nes hardware, it's such a treat.

  • @flamingcroatan3739
    @flamingcroatan3739 Рік тому +1

    I read about the cancellation of Gun Loco once, and it's been stuck in my head ever since!

  • @NimbleIvy
    @NimbleIvy Рік тому +2

    I expect my copy of Izuna 2 to appreciate considerably noe that it has been talked about by semi famous UA-cam man

  • @saladdregen7753
    @saladdregen7753 Рік тому +2

    I've been a fan since I was a little dweeb in late middle school - early high school and I'm glad that you're still consistent and have improved so much. Have a good day or night or existential pondering dude

  • @christianmartinez774
    @christianmartinez774 Рік тому

    I like how your slick video style keeps on getting even better

  • @scallysnix
    @scallysnix Рік тому +1

    I think that "backpack" is like a single square representation of the full set of internal organs; lungs, intestines and such. It is just in a neat little cube I guess

  • @0DRONZER
    @0DRONZER Рік тому

    i love the vibe of your videos so much it's like a mix of looking through a cool looking video game menu and watching tv

  • @nosoupforyouever15
    @nosoupforyouever15 Рік тому +1

    Im glad that the learning new moves in Musashi was actually as irritating as i thought it was

  • @WilfredCthulu
    @WilfredCthulu Рік тому +4

    The Adventures of Cookie and Cream on ps2 may be a funny more obscure one to look at??

    • @birdosquad3495
      @birdosquad3495 Рік тому +2

      Cookie and cream kinda slapped though ngl

  • @SuperPiposaru
    @SuperPiposaru Рік тому +1

    How Comix Zone STILL hasn't gotten some kind of remaster/remake/revival-whatever all HD and hand-drawn 'n stuff will elude me for my entire life, *especially* after stellar games like Streets of Rage 4 and Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap!

  • @R2CHaze
    @R2CHaze Рік тому

    I love this channel; it make me feel like I'm back in the early 00's. The short commercials he adds to the videos is the best too.

  • @Strick-IX
    @Strick-IX Рік тому +2

    "Rest assured, their friendship is purely platonic."
    Sure, Nintendo.
    Sure.

  • @derk5867
    @derk5867 Рік тому +1

    I know you’ve been wanting to cover Comix Zone for the longest time so it was satisfying to see you cover it here. Might be some of your best editing yet

  • @MissAshley42
    @MissAshley42 Рік тому +1

    Wow, the disparity between the Musashi intro and the game is staggering. It was definitely possible to make a game as cool as that animation in the early 2000s. What the hell, Square?!

  • @zacgorenc
    @zacgorenc Рік тому

    Can't believe you've done 11 of these! Love this series!

  • @Is-wunny
    @Is-wunny Рік тому +3

    You know what could Save the Musashi Reboot?
    Making it an Anime Fighting Game, similar to Guilty Gear obviously with the Ps2 Intro Style instead of the KH Illustrator, i think it fits better

  • @LuluFluffs
    @LuluFluffs Рік тому +8

    Finally someone with relevancy talks about Tempo

  • @WraxTV
    @WraxTV Рік тому +1

    Gun Loco reminded me A LOT of Chili Con Carnage in it's tone, and The Club in it's gameplay.

  • @TheOmegaFighter
    @TheOmegaFighter Рік тому +1

    I'm glad I'm randomly seeing more Izuna around, I remember grabbing the first game around it's release and loved it so much that even though I never got farther that two areas, I still grabbed the sequel on the day it came out
    this game was hard

  • @rickydargence5948
    @rickydargence5948 Рік тому +7

    Damn, Musashi SL was very dissapointing for me, I loved the PS1 game, and when I booted up and saw that into and music I was very hyped... then the rest of the game happened, biggest offender I think is the music, outside of the HUB and a couple other tracks it's VERY forgettable, the PS1 game is one of my favourite OSTs. You should play it some day, the "model viewer" there are supposed to be toys of the characters and enemies but they completely different 3D models made to look like toys, very cool.

    • @HebiHouse
      @HebiHouse Рік тому

      I got through a little of that game.... And sold it. The cover was the best thing about it. The plot didn't suck me in.

  • @CassiDS
    @CassiDS Рік тому +2

    Tempo on the 32X also had score-based endings, with the highest rank ending being Tempo and Katy winning a house and subsequently starting a family together. Though, personally, my favorite ending is the island vacation one.

  • @WeeabossVA
    @WeeabossVA Рік тому +1

    Soon as I saw Izuna I was like "Oh, the hot ninja from the Nintendo Power ad!"

  • @ColeMacho
    @ColeMacho Рік тому

    I love these videos for those brief moments when Pan becomes the Surly Electronic Entertainment Connoisseur

  • @Gatlinggunman
    @Gatlinggunman Рік тому

    It's nice to know with enough budget an indie studio today can pull off the aesthetic they want and provide good gameplay at the same time.
    The 2000's felt like it's was either/or in most cases, which is why we get so many of these lost media gems. Most of which were forgotten as a consequence of having bland or disappointing gameplay loops. Obviously a few managed to incorporate both, but that was usually because the console's parent company sank a bunch of money into it, and the developers were often veterans from the previous console era (Insomniac from Spyro, ND from Crash, Sucker Punch from that one game in 1999, etc.)

  • @ryancarless7921
    @ryancarless7921 Рік тому +1

    Loved the video, the designs for Musashi and Comix Zone were very cool. The editing for this video was also fun

  • @Oniri
    @Oniri Рік тому +5

    It could be just that I played it less recently, I honestly preferred the original Brave Fencer Musashi. I remember the gameplay being better, controls work decently, and honestly more charming overall.

    • @Chadwahl
      @Chadwahl Рік тому +3

      It holds up. The voice acting is good and the day night system is cool too.

  • @karc21
    @karc21 Рік тому

    These videos are such a mood with those transitions.

  • @barbafuego5577
    @barbafuego5577 Рік тому +3

    I hope to see Code of Princess on 3ds next time.😁

  • @ryanklaus2970
    @ryanklaus2970 Рік тому

    Great vid as always