Johnny: *_"I'd rather get caught playing 'Huniepop' than 'Duck Dynasty.'"_* That's not only a sentence that I never thought of, but I can't say that I don't blame you for it either.
"Is this what the movie is like too?" Well until it becomes Ace Attorney. No that's not a joke, the movie literally becomes Ace Attorney. Except somehow even more ridiculous.
Jerry Seinfeld Bee: "living out our lives as honey slaves to the WHITE MAN" (whip pan to the 3/4 white defense table as the sole black defense attorney visibly distances himself from the rest)
The movie is a trip and there's really nothing else like it, even 15 years later. Like, Sausage party is kinda sorta similar if you squint and tilt your head, but that's it. It's not surprising that people meme the movie to the point where the entire script is a meme in and of itself.
@@bernebelmont1857 Hey there's an Ace Attorney mod for Doki Doki of all things, so it's only a matter of time before someone uses Ren'Py to make a full Bee Movie visual novel.
7:00 As a fellow Vietnamese speaker, this made me laugh hard. I know that Vietnamese Dongs are what we call money in Vietnamese currency... but of course my American mind immediately thinks of the other kind of Dong instead.
Okay, seriously, Peter's Jackson King Kong is a fantastic game! Even without nostalgia, it's just a solid game on it's own! A great way to play the Kong story
Even I’ve played it back then,and I played it on the PS2 and I remembered enjoying this game a lot. Especially when you get to play as King Kong,now that alone is fun.
I own it on Xbox 360. Played it for a good bit, but IDK- just didn't fully grab at my attention. Maybe it's cuz of how long the beginning human sections were, I just didn't get far enough to actually play as Kong by then. Definitely gonna need to revisit it
5:14 This is the perfect time to load up a bunch of requests for Johnny to review the Huniepop series. I've been wanting to see that happen since the SGB let's play.
As a kid I owned Shark Tale the video game. Could never get past the MC hammer segment ever. I asked my mom for help, my dad for help even my uncle and aunt when I spent the night at their house once. As a kid I was just super convinced it was unbeatable and the rest of the game shown in the manual was a lie. It feels weird seeing it brought up and seeing stuff I never got to As a kid.
I rented it from blockbuster once and I couldn't get pass this stage too, first rhythm game experience. After a couple of tries I gave up and played something else.
I personally never had that much issue with the first couple songs (Cant Touch This and Car Wash), but the third one (I forgot the song in it) in the penthouse was a bitch and a half because it had diagonal button prompts like down + right and I was like "What the fuck is this"
I had similar issues, only I was playing on a Gamecube, so on top of having a puny d-pad or an imprecise analog stick to hit the inputs with, the double inputs were a nightmare because the of the layout of the face buttons on a Gamecube controller not being in a diamond shape like they are on a PS2 controller.
@@LordArikado Oh yeah, that's probably why I was having issues as well, since I was also playing on Gamecube. I love the GC controller but that D-Pad is pitiful, man.
I love seeing Johnny do these, they really push his creativity to the limit and I love seeing his reactions to the more...bizarre games he gets donated to him.
He did on the SGB LP channel and it lasted way too long because Elliot (who claimed to beat the game twice) forgot to upgrade his stats and kept failing every level.
Fuck yeah, Peter Jackson's King Kong the Official Game of the Movie; one of the best licensed games out there, and so glad it'll get some well-deserved attention!
I remember playing this as a kid. The giant spiders scared the life of me. I was in awe at the visuals, which is funny now looking back at it in this day and age. Still, have some fond memories of this game.
@@leithaziz2716 I never played the game but I really liked how the spiders has some sort of camouflage look to them, like they could hide as boulders or something, I made these fake spiders feel real.
I legit laughed out loud when the cats attacked Johnny during his Hannah Montana "dance" sequence. Guess the cats wanted him to not dance or something.
@@toonzach2870 good thing i didn't take animation. nowadays you don't even need to get a degree for that shit you can just learn on your own without the help of corporations
I actually grew up playing King Kong, The Haunted Mansion, and Flushed Away. To this day those games hold a special place in my heart and I remember the amount of fun I had with them, at a young age I actually played King Kong and tried creating a Let's Play for myself of some sort using my own camcorder and place it on the table directed toward the TV I'm playing on. Good memories. I also had the Bee Movie and the Meet the Robinsons game but I remember I didn't get far into those games cuz I didn't know what I was doing. Needless to say, I felt like this video was directed towards me with a lot of games I actually owned being represented in the exact thoughts that I had with them. Great video Johnny, like always.
I played Sharktale as a kid, and yes Johnny that rhythm section threw me off HORRIBLY. I was so bad at it I never played the game past that and traded it in for Kirbys Air Ride later on. So much better.
As someone who grew up with the PS2 and GBA versions, *Yes* the rhythm sections caught me way off guard, and for the longest time I could not get past Chapter 3 because of it. Now and days I can get by them no problem, but someone at Edge of Reality must've been feeling really vindictive that day of development, I'll tell you that much
I hope Johnny enjoys the Flushed Away movie when he eventually sees it. I still consider it well worth a watch. Probably one of the better memories I have with my Dad (hes still alive, dont worry), its just rare I ever got to see him so happy Also, yes...I am a Brit, so its humour was naturally right up my alley xD
I vaguely recall actually watching this movie in theaters when it came out in my country. Back then I went to see almost anything with the DreamWorks label after all. (Bee Movie broke the streak, ironically enough. Still haven't seen it). It wasn't in its original language but it was still an enjoyable watch. Despite football being a major sport here, the whole World cup final background subplot took me awhile to fully understand because of an initial lack of context XD
I remember playing “Shark Tale” and was caught off-guard by the first rhythm mini-game only because of my lack of familiarity with the genre. With practice, though, I got better at it.
19:30 Yes, I weirdly did play this growing up, and while I was aware of other rhythm games (I was aware of DDR, knew about Parappa, I believe Guitar Hero was coming around at this time too?), I didn't own any of them. Yes, it immensely caught me off guard how complex it seemed. I think I must have been around 9 or 10. I definitely remember having to struggle through certain parts, especially some of the later songs, which I very distinctly remember failing a number of times. They seem relatively simple now that I am older, have much better hand eye coordination and reflexes, and have plenty of other rhythm games under my belt, but yes I would say they are surprisingly challenging for a licensed game.
19:29 Abso-lutely. I can't tell you how long I was stuck on the first dance level when I got to it. Don't know how I managed to 100% all of these levels in time.
Gotta say, I'm liking this format for donated games. There are definitely some that deserve their own video, but for shovelware games like this it works damn well.
6:52 that is probably the most overkill way to get rid of a beaver dam I have ever seen. Seriously though Beavers are cool with the fact they are basically natures own engineers
19:24 You discribed me to a T. Shark Tale the game was something I rented when I was 9 years old from a Blockbuster soon after I got a PS2 system. OH MY GOD! It was the first time I ever rage quit. I was playing Will Smith fish for 20 minutes, and then I'm thrusted into button mashing pain. It's also probably the genesis of my hatred towards rhythm games. I'm just bad at timing and correcting myself if I mess up. I played it that one day that weekend, and never picked it back up since... Also yes. When I played Kingdom Hearts 2 the year later, It gave me some war flashbacks when I got to Finny Fun.
Johnny was literally on the money with players being caught off guard with the rhythm game sections of shark tale because I never could get past that as a child and I put the game down quickly and I never saw it again
I cannot put into words the nostalgia slap I just got when I heard that Haunted Mansion pause music hit. It felt like an entire lifetime just got flooded into my mind in a second. Literal magic right there
"When we play 'Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of The Movie' we are gonna title the video 'Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of The Movie Part 1: Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of The Movie'." One of the best Super Gaming Bros moments that made me laugh.
As soon as you pulled up Shark Tales I was waiting for the rhythm sections to come up. Little 5 year old me was swimming around for like 20 minutes having a blast, then out of nowhere the first rhythm section started and it kicked my ASS. I remember trying for hours, but eventually it beat me into submission. Even 18 years later I'm too scared to go back.
I found it funny that Johnny struggled to hold up Bee Movie Game because he did not want to talk about it. Also, I liked it when Johnny said, "But I want to go back to play as the monkey."
As a 2000s kid Shark Tale definitely caught me off guard with the rhythm sections. I could never get past them too so Shark Tale now has been dormant for about 15 years on my memory card haha
I really don't have much to say about the games themselves, but I will say that yeah, Flushed Away is a pretty good movie if you still haven't seen it and I recommend it.
From the footage i agree with john, survival gameplay isnt half bad, but that graphics and lighting, i couldnt stand playing that for more than 10min tbh
19:30 I can speak from experience, as a child playing that shark tale game it took me actual weeks to beat the first rhythm mini game. I'd never played a single rhythm game in my life and I was severely unprepared.
It's pretty cool that playing through these licensed games got you to want to watch Flushed Away, its pretty good from what I remember of it. If I could recommend another film that one of the licensed games you played was based on, it would be "Meet the Robinsons"; that movie was pretty good and unique as well, and I guarantee that nothing in it gets as annoying as the screaming heads in the game version.
I definitely recommend watching Flushed Away and Meet The Robinsons. Both are great films. I think the reason many licensed games constantly switch gameplay styles is due to the idea that you need multiple gameplay styles to keep the kids attention.
Does anyone else kind of miss the era of licensed games? It just seems like a bygone era at this point. I know that most were just cash-grabs, but there was the occasional diamond in the rough.
19:28 To answer that Shark tale rythem game question, I could barely beat those when i was a kid, but the rush i felt when i did made it so memorable. The music was alright too.
After JonTron's little _"upload"_ earlier... you know why I always fully watch your sponsorship ads? Because they feel honest. Because it feels like you really do care about what you're promoting. A man with backbone and principles is what we call that.
I'll be honest, I think this ought to be the final nail in the coffin for Licensed game reviews. As you said, there's only so much you can meme on these games before your only reaction to them is dumbfoundedness. And yeah, none of these games strike me as something that would get the "Rehydrated" treatment. Enjoyed the video, but I am admittedly much more interested to see what you pull out of the box on the next episode.
I woildnt mind this format for a few more he finds if he's interested. It's also just a nostalgia trip remembering stuff like Meet the Robinsons and Flushed Away, even if the games they made for them are variable in quality. But either way, it's a niche but not empty market. There are some channels (usually animation or dedicated franchise channels) that will stream or even review games like these every now and then. And they usually have intimate knowledge to really tear into or praise the references and callbacks. The onus isn't on Johhny yo suffer
He called Uncle Si, "uncle sea" hahahah. Made me laugh out loud literally. Johnny on the off chance you ever revist the series, Si is pronounced like "Sci" in "Science"
High Voltage made another licensed game called Stitch Experiment 626, which supposedly served as a canon prequel to Lilo and Stitch. From what I remember of the game it was pretty competent and that those developers would go on to develop the Conduit duology on the Wii which I heard was good just never played them. I’d honestly love for the donator’s marathon Johnny to finally tackle the Neptunia series since he got 3 copies of the first game donated. I’d fair warn him though that the first game is so drastically different from all the others that looking at its remake may be essential if he covers the first game.
12:18 oh man, used to play that game alot as a kid, certainly remember enjoying the game as kid. Also Johnny, game acts as a prequel to the events of the film
I grew up with the gamecube version of SharkTale, and every time they switched to a new gameplay style i was left goddamn flabbergasted i ended up being stuck on the first rhythm section for 3 hours
19:24: Coming from that exact position, I'd say so considering I had to rely on my dad for just about all of them. Never ended up beating the game because I got stuck on the one with "Hey Baby" by Mocean Worker because it made you press two directions at once, which was nigh impossible on the PS2 controller.
I really like the way you think at the end. I often find videos that go about 20 minutes ranting about some form of license shovelware and it gets old. I do appreciate this type of video every so often and when you explain these; it's brief and to the point.
Dude, the rhythm game sections in Shark Tale COMPLETELY roadblocked me as a kid. I HATED them, but for some weird reason I think they played a part in my enjoyment of rhythm games today? Call it masochism I guess. Maybe I should pick up an actual DDR game at some point, it seems fun.
Flushed Away was the first game I ever played on my PS2, so it's got a special place in my heart. I'm honestly really happy to see positive reception on it years later. Also, Johnny isn't too far off about Bee Movie. It basically is just a full-length Seinfeld episode.
I played Shark Tale growing up & you hit the nail on the head. The rythem section comes out of nowhere to stop you dead. When I was a kid I just could not get past it, I'd come back every now & again throughout my childhood & it never got better lol. Poor 10yo me was frustrated as all hell.
Yes, shark tales first rhythm section FULLY stopped me from playing any further into the game because it was way too hard and I had never played a rhythm game before at that age
Hope you do more licensed games in the future, these are always fun to look back on for me. I know you have pretty sour experiences with these but they’re are some really good ones out there. The Spider-Man movie games, the spongebob movie game (believe in saw that in your donation pile), Simpson’s hit n run, a lot of the Disney/Pixar ones are decent to great, particularly the snes and genesis ones. Don’t hold out hope John, there’s still some diamonds in the rough
Finally some good reviews. Seriously though, i like this format for the donation marathon if we can get more of them. Solo reviews for Donations can be for the really bad ones.
Man, I have such a soft spot for Gamecube/PS2 era licensed platformers. Shrek 2, Madagascar, Over the Hedge, Nicktoons Unite, Ice Age 2, etc. I mean, most of them aren't very good, but they're all super nostalgic, I can't help but replay some of them every so often.
That's a pretty fun video. I remember seeing some of the movies shown in there, including Meet The Robinsons and Bee Movie. I also remember having Flushed Away on GBA. That version was a 2D platforming beat'em up. Good stuff And as reminder, Beenox did CTR Nitro-Fueled; Crash 4 IAT was made by Toys for Bob
I played both the games for Meet the Robinsons and Bee Movie. I like Bee Movie Game. I like the first half of Meet the Robinsons. FUCK the second half.
Fun fact on the Sharktale movie game on gamecube I discovered if you press the A B X and Y button at the same time it registers the move as correct regardless and yes it even works when they try to create combo moves
Ahh yes licensed games, those were always soo fascinating too look at. You never know what types of game your gonna get, if it's gonna be good or not, it's kinda the whole reason i started my channel, because i wanted too showcase licensed games that are genuinely really good or showcase extremely obscure games no-one has ever heard of. Now in terms of the video, i've only played two of those games, King kong and shark tale. For king kong, i liked playing through it, however it is a very ugly game looking back and i wished you got too play as kong a bit more. The shark tale game i played on the original xbox and it was something i guess, not awful but not great. Also funny thing, for the rhythm minigames in that game, you apparently can use a dance pad for it, yeah not kidding. But yeah this was such a great video as always, kinda wish more of these games got re-released more(the closest we get are certain games on Xbox backwards compatibility and i know a alot of old disney and star wars games are on the psn store on ps3), because their are some genuine diamonds in the ruff. But yeah, Awesome video Johnny and i'm looking forward too the rest of the donators marathon!!! >:3 ❤️
The King kong game's definately the best out of the bunch. It probably helps that, I freaking kid you not, Peter Jackson HIMSELF actually had a hand in the development of it. He was just as much a gamer as he was a fan of the original King Kong and he KNEW that licensed movie games had a curse of just being the worst of the worst so to try and counteract he wanted to the game to take advantage of the fact that, well, it was a video game to the point of even including stuff that was cut from the 2005 movie and an unlockable & playable alternate ending that would allow you to SAVE Kong. The graphics have DEFINATELY aged like milk, no fan of the game is gonna deny that but fans have and for that matter STILL want this game to get a remaster because of it so much so that when the Kong: Skull Island movie was revealed fans of the game were ESTATIC over the hope that the game would see a rerelease or remaster to coincide with the new Kong movie. Ultimately it never happened and people are still waiting but it just goes to show how good the game was.
Hey, I played Shark Tale growing up! I had NO prior experience with rhythm games NOR did I see the movie! And to answer Johnny's question... YES! The first time I got to a rhythm game, I basically didn't get to play the game anymore for like two years because I couldn't get past it. Eventually I came back to it when I was a bit older and got past the first one, then eventually the second one. And honestly I enjoyed the music, but I'm pretty sure those Step Mania levels are why I never got to finish the game.
LMAO THAT HANNAH MONTANA GAME WAS FROM ME AGES AGO
WTF? Why are you here?
Dang, Johnny saw right through your sister excuse.
I was in like, middle school when the video came out.
I am halfway through college now
So he watch somecallmejohnny
MY BOY XDDD
“I rather get caught playing Hunie Pop than Duck Dynasty.” That is a sentence that speaks volumes.
Still waiting on that Johnny Vs HuniePop video XD
@@vgmaster02 him losing it over Elliot in the game is a definite highlight of the play through
Hunie Pop is good video game
@@mikaelamonsterland it surprising that it is, it's a very solid puzzle game.
@@mikaelamonsterland its genuinely a great puzzle game but unfortunately I felt like a porn addict the one time I played it
"I don't want to call it discount Disney, that's too meanspirited"
To be fair, Dreamworks was founded on being meanspirited towards Disney.
No one likes Disney
Those were the days... that we tend or try to forget...
Unless it's Prince of Egypt. That's an amazing movie!
@Zero Bullet's All built on Katzenberg being oh so petty.
@@monkeykingw and you notice after he stopped being petty we started getting stuff like kung fu panda, how to train your dragon, and megamind.
SOMEBODY-
Johnny having to deal with his cats trying to grab at the Nunchuk cord while playing Hannah Montana was a pretty great laugh. I've been there.
Back! Back, you vicious beasts! 😆
Not to mention while playing with said cats....did the game just beat itself without him trying?🤣
cats really love random wires and cords.........they're so precious :)
No, they were doing him a favor. They were trying to save him from playing such a lousey cash-grab
@@shadowthehedgehog181 That's why they're man's REAL best friend.
Johnny: *_"I'd rather get caught playing 'Huniepop' than 'Duck Dynasty.'"_*
That's not only a sentence that I never thought of, but I can't say that I don't blame you for it either.
Finally, Johnny’s reviewing REAL games.
😂🥰
Real games for real girls! Has he reviewed the Mary Kate and Ashley games?
Yes, a REAL POS!
@@ongakuwotabeta he reviewed the sweet 16 party game years ago.
@@MovieMonster9 never forget perfect cupcake
"Is this what the movie is like too?"
Well until it becomes Ace Attorney.
No that's not a joke, the movie literally becomes Ace Attorney. Except somehow even more ridiculous.
Bee Movie mod for Ace Attorney when
Jerry Seinfeld Bee: "living out our lives as honey slaves to the WHITE MAN"
(whip pan to the 3/4 white defense table as the sole black defense attorney visibly distances himself from the rest)
The movie is a trip and there's really nothing else like it, even 15 years later. Like, Sausage party is kinda sorta similar if you squint and tilt your head, but that's it. It's not surprising that people meme the movie to the point where the entire script is a meme in and of itself.
@@bernebelmont1857 Hey there's an Ace Attorney mod for Doki Doki of all things, so it's only a matter of time before someone uses Ren'Py to make a full Bee Movie visual novel.
Bee Movie is like a feature length episode of Seinfeld but it's animated and Jerry's a bee
Seeing Johnny getting assaulted by his cats while playing a Hanna Montana Wii game really made my day.
the cute kitty wanted to adorably play too :D
Truth
Most of these PS2 games had that “last minute blockbuster rental” vibe and I miss that feeling so much.
Same even though those last minute rentals could vary from fun for a couple of hours to a weekends worth of enjoyment
I remember playing peter Jackson's king kong the official game of the movie at a cousins house.
Glad to see Johnny covering some true masterpieces in the gaming industry.
The King Kong game is actually fantastic tho! One of the best video game movie games!
Random as hell thing, but I still remember how you were the reason why Caddicarus reviewed George of the Jungle on PS2. I have yet to forget that.
@@michaeloverton04 oh shite, I forgot that was him
MASTApieces
@@michaeloverton04 Well I bet you didn’t know I donated Johnny the deeply beloved Enter the Martrix game which he reviewed a few years back .
7:00 As a fellow Vietnamese speaker, this made me laugh hard. I know that Vietnamese Dongs are what we call money in Vietnamese currency... but of course my American mind immediately thinks of the other kind of Dong instead.
*Insert Expand Dong Meme here*
Wait, that's what the _currency_ is called?!
I mean, I'm glad the Duck Dynasty guys don't have... severed dicks in video game or real life but... why?
I actually had that Shark Tale game as a kid and I NEVER made it past the rhythm section. The difficulty of that part hit me like a solid wall.
It’s like a ridiculously hard Friday Night Funkin level
Same, no one in my home could beat it either, so I hit the same wall and ditched the game. The rhythm section was wild
Okay, seriously, Peter's Jackson King Kong is a fantastic game! Even without nostalgia, it's just a solid game on it's own! A great way to play the Kong story
You mean:
Peter Jackson's King Kong the Official Video Game of the Movie
The game slaps hard on all home consoles and pc. Ds? Eeeeeeeeh...
Even I’ve played it back then,and I played it on the PS2 and I remembered enjoying this game a lot. Especially when you get to play as King Kong,now that alone is fun.
@@Mankey619 I still have the game on my PS2
I own it on Xbox 360. Played it for a good bit, but IDK- just didn't fully grab at my attention. Maybe it's cuz of how long the beginning human sections were, I just didn't get far enough to actually play as Kong by then. Definitely gonna need to revisit it
19:13 That’s actually pretty cool. In most games with rhythm minigames they’re always painfully easy, so that’s a funny change.
5:14 This is the perfect time to load up a bunch of requests for Johnny to review the Huniepop series. I've been wanting to see that happen since the SGB let's play.
@@OmniRAF He might do 1 and 2 in one vid and huniecam in a seperate video
As a kid I owned Shark Tale the video game. Could never get past the MC hammer segment ever. I asked my mom for help, my dad for help even my uncle and aunt when I spent the night at their house once.
As a kid I was just super convinced it was unbeatable and the rest of the game shown in the manual was a lie. It feels weird seeing it brought up and seeing stuff I never got to As a kid.
I rented it from blockbuster once and I couldn't get pass this stage too, first rhythm game experience.
After a couple of tries I gave up and played something else.
I personally never had that much issue with the first couple songs (Cant Touch This and Car Wash), but the third one (I forgot the song in it) in the penthouse was a bitch and a half because it had diagonal button prompts like down + right and I was like "What the fuck is this"
I had similar issues, only I was playing on a Gamecube, so on top of having a puny d-pad or an imprecise analog stick to hit the inputs with, the double inputs were a nightmare because the of the layout of the face buttons on a Gamecube controller not being in a diamond shape like they are on a PS2 controller.
@@LordArikado Oh yeah, that's probably why I was having issues as well, since I was also playing on Gamecube. I love the GC controller but that D-Pad is pitiful, man.
I did. I even managed to beat the entire game.
18:58 As someone who owned the Shark Tales video game as a kid, I can say: _I never got past the first rhythm game._
yup same here. in fact i remember not even beating the first level. that was one of those games i regret getting for the ps2
That's probably harder than most of the craziest shit in guitar hero 3 on _expert mode_
I love seeing Johnny do these, they really push his creativity to the limit and I love seeing his reactions to the more...bizarre games he gets donated to him.
5:15 I’d love to see you cover this game because it is unironically a good puzzle game
he did play it with Elliot on their let's play channel so its unlikely since there isn't much ground left for him to cover
@@demsterclippy4252 He can always cover the sequel haha
He did on the SGB LP channel and it lasted way too long because Elliot (who claimed to beat the game twice) forgot to upgrade his stats and kept failing every level.
"Elliot..."
"...yeah..."
"How's that phone by the way?"
@@demsterclippy4252 It'd be far from the first time Johnny covered a game he played on SGB.
Fuck yeah, Peter Jackson's King Kong the Official Game of the Movie; one of the best licensed games out there, and so glad it'll get some well-deserved attention!
same, Just replayed it some months ago on ps2 and I still freakin love it.
I remember playing this as a kid. The giant spiders scared the life of me. I was in awe at the visuals, which is funny now looking back at it in this day and age. Still, have some fond memories of this game.
@@leithaziz2716 I never played the game but I really liked how the spiders has some sort of camouflage look to them, like they could hide as boulders or something, I made these fake spiders feel real.
Same, I fucking love the game and IMO is a genuinely great game.
I think he'd be better off reviewing the EA Lord of the Rings games
I legit laughed out loud when the cats attacked Johnny during his Hannah Montana "dance" sequence. Guess the cats wanted him to not dance or something.
They know what was up XD
They are kitties
I guess you can say that Cats don't Dance.
I was actually caught off-guard by that "REDNECK JUMPSCARE" screen, god damn.
As someone who watched Duck Dynasty throughout most of its run, seeing Johnny baffled by the references & comedy stylings is a joy to behold.
I wish Pawn Stars could've also had a tie in game back then. My family watched it endlessly a few years ago.
@@KremBotop oh no offense but that show is horrible. they don't follow the value on certain items like books or pokemon cards
@@KremBotopI mean they had a few computer games.
Mary Kate and Ashley really did a number on this man’s psyche
Fun fact, development of the King Kong tie-in game was headed by Michel Ancel, the creator of Rayman and Beyond Good And Evil.
"There's classes on animation, if you don't wanna waste thousands of dollars on something you could learn online"
Damn Johnny, you uh, you okay buddy?
He's still paying college bills, so I think it's fair to assume that he's just a tad bitter.
@@toonzach2870 and he should be cuz college is a scam
He should be bitter, I mean
@@toonzach2870 good thing i didn't take animation. nowadays you don't even need to get a degree for that shit you can just learn on your own without the help of corporations
I actually grew up playing King Kong, The Haunted Mansion, and Flushed Away. To this day those games hold a special place in my heart and I remember the amount of fun I had with them, at a young age I actually played King Kong and tried creating a Let's Play for myself of some sort using my own camcorder and place it on the table directed toward the TV I'm playing on. Good memories. I also had the Bee Movie and the Meet the Robinsons game but I remember I didn't get far into those games cuz I didn't know what I was doing. Needless to say, I felt like this video was directed towards me with a lot of games I actually owned being represented in the exact thoughts that I had with them. Great video Johnny, like always.
The donation marathon is back, those were the videos that made me a fan to begin with
Being with what?
@@reversalmushroom I meant begin
hopefully he makes more theres alot he hasn't played and would be funny to watch
I played Sharktale as a kid, and yes Johnny that rhythm section threw me off HORRIBLY. I was so bad at it I never played the game past that and traded it in for Kirbys Air Ride later on. So much better.
As someone who grew up with the PS2 and GBA versions, *Yes* the rhythm sections caught me way off guard, and for the longest time I could not get past Chapter 3 because of it.
Now and days I can get by them no problem, but someone at Edge of Reality must've been feeling really vindictive that day of development, I'll tell you that much
Fun fact. Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie was directed by Michel Ancel, the director for the Rayman games
14:43 the way your cats bolted was hilarious to me
"They'd toss you off in the middle of the night". I have to admit, as a British person, that gave me an unintentional chuckle
I hope Johnny enjoys the Flushed Away movie when he eventually sees it. I still consider it well worth a watch.
Probably one of the better memories I have with my Dad (hes still alive, dont worry), its just rare I ever got to see him so happy
Also, yes...I am a Brit, so its humour was naturally right up my alley xD
I vaguely recall actually watching this movie in theaters when it came out in my country. Back then I went to see almost anything with the DreamWorks label after all. (Bee Movie broke the streak, ironically enough. Still haven't seen it). It wasn't in its original language but it was still an enjoyable watch. Despite football being a major sport here, the whole World cup final background subplot took me awhile to fully understand because of an initial lack of context XD
I remember playing “Shark Tale” and was caught off-guard by the first rhythm mini-game only because of my lack of familiarity with the genre. With practice, though, I got better at it.
19:30 Yes, I weirdly did play this growing up, and while I was aware of other rhythm games (I was aware of DDR, knew about Parappa, I believe Guitar Hero was coming around at this time too?), I didn't own any of them. Yes, it immensely caught me off guard how complex it seemed. I think I must have been around 9 or 10. I definitely remember having to struggle through certain parts, especially some of the later songs, which I very distinctly remember failing a number of times. They seem relatively simple now that I am older, have much better hand eye coordination and reflexes, and have plenty of other rhythm games under my belt, but yes I would say they are surprisingly challenging for a licensed game.
I’m so glad donators marathon (if I should call it that) is back for this year, these are some of my favorite videos on the channel.
It sucks being a Detroit Lions fan
19:29 Abso-lutely. I can't tell you how long I was stuck on the first dance level when I got to it. Don't know how I managed to 100% all of these levels in time.
Gotta say, I'm liking this format for donated games. There are definitely some that deserve their own video, but for shovelware games like this it works damn well.
6:52 that is probably the most overkill way to get rid of a beaver dam I have ever seen. Seriously though Beavers are cool with the fact they are basically natures own engineers
19:24 You discribed me to a T.
Shark Tale the game was something I rented when I was 9 years old from a Blockbuster soon after I got a PS2 system.
OH MY GOD! It was the first time I ever rage quit. I was playing Will Smith fish for 20 minutes, and then I'm thrusted into button mashing pain. It's also probably the genesis of my hatred towards rhythm games. I'm just bad at timing and correcting myself if I mess up. I played it that one day that weekend, and never picked it back up since... Also yes. When I played Kingdom Hearts 2 the year later, It gave me some war flashbacks when I got to Finny Fun.
Johnny was literally on the money with players being caught off guard with the rhythm game sections of shark tale because I never could get past that as a child and I put the game down quickly and I never saw it again
yeah i hated those kind of games even back then.
Compiling all these donator games into one video was a genius move, because they’re usually short on their own (not that I mind the initial concept).
I cannot put into words the nostalgia slap I just got when I heard that Haunted Mansion pause music hit. It felt like an entire lifetime just got flooded into my mind in a second. Literal magic right there
If Johnny grew out his beard for the Duck Dynasty section then this would be 10/10
He missed out on a great joke.
Or even just put on a fake comically large beard
19:25 I played Shark Tale on the PS2 as a kid, and I could never do the rhythm sections on my own. Always had to get my dad to help me
"Do something other than doomscroll on twitter for a minute."
I'll get you for that one.
I was NOT expecting 5:14, Thank you for my daily chuckle, Johnny :)
"When we play 'Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of The Movie' we are gonna title the video 'Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of The Movie Part 1: Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of The Movie'." One of the best Super Gaming Bros moments that made me laugh.
God i fucking died at the "are you fly enough?"
14:30 Johnny’s cats messing with his wii-mote is my new favorite thing
Same. They had more fun than he did 🤣
As soon as you pulled up Shark Tales I was waiting for the rhythm sections to come up. Little 5 year old me was swimming around for like 20 minutes having a blast, then out of nowhere the first rhythm section started and it kicked my ASS. I remember trying for hours, but eventually it beat me into submission. Even 18 years later I'm too scared to go back.
I found it funny that Johnny struggled to hold up Bee Movie Game because he did not want to talk about it.
Also, I liked it when Johnny said, "But I want to go back to play as the monkey."
The cats attacking you & then running away when you dropped the controllers got me 😂
As a 2000s kid Shark Tale definitely caught me off guard with the rhythm sections. I could never get past them too so Shark Tale now has been dormant for about 15 years on my memory card haha
I really don't have much to say about the games themselves, but I will say that yeah, Flushed Away is a pretty good movie if you still haven't seen it and I recommend it.
Peter Jackson’s King Kong is genuinely a good game honestly. One of the best licensed games
From the footage i agree with john, survival gameplay isnt half bad, but that graphics and lighting, i couldnt stand playing that for more than 10min tbh
All you need to know about Bee Movie is that the “villain” is the most sane and relatable character in the movie.
19:30 I can speak from experience, as a child playing that shark tale game it took me actual weeks to beat the first rhythm mini game. I'd never played a single rhythm game in my life and I was severely unprepared.
It's pretty cool that playing through these licensed games got you to want to watch Flushed Away, its pretty good from what I remember of it. If I could recommend another film that one of the licensed games you played was based on, it would be "Meet the Robinsons"; that movie was pretty good and unique as well, and I guarantee that nothing in it gets as annoying as the screaming heads in the game version.
I definitely recommend watching Flushed Away and Meet The Robinsons. Both are great films.
I think the reason many licensed games constantly switch gameplay styles is due to the idea that you need multiple gameplay styles to keep the kids attention.
Well at the very least, these donations led me to learn a lot about games I never had any desire to learn about, so kudos to your donors for that.
Your cat at 14:23 looking at you like, "what the hell is daddy doing".
13:45 How much do you wanna bet it was secretly PeanutButterGamer who gave John that game?
Does anyone else kind of miss the era of licensed games? It just seems like a bygone era at this point. I know that most were just cash-grabs, but there was the occasional diamond in the rough.
I would give anything for that era to come back.
19:28
To answer that Shark tale rythem game question, I could barely beat those when i was a kid, but the rush i felt when i did made it so memorable. The music was alright too.
After JonTron's little _"upload"_ earlier... you know why I always fully watch your sponsorship ads?
Because they feel honest. Because it feels like you really do care about what you're promoting.
A man with backbone and principles is what we call that.
I used to own the Flushed Away game on GameCube when I was a kid
It was really fun and I'm so happy you were able to enjoy it too
Finally, the spiritual Johnny vs Cory in the House sequel.
A worryingly large number of people had Shark Tale in their childhood. I was also one of them. I watched it once. Then never again.
I'll be honest, I think this ought to be the final nail in the coffin for Licensed game reviews. As you said, there's only so much you can meme on these games before your only reaction to them is dumbfoundedness. And yeah, none of these games strike me as something that would get the "Rehydrated" treatment. Enjoyed the video, but I am admittedly much more interested to see what you pull out of the box on the next episode.
I agree, these kind of games would be a joke worn out just for the sake of it.
Honestly it's a miracle that Rehydrated was even possible.
I would like to see John review a Lego game.
I woildnt mind this format for a few more he finds if he's interested. It's also just a nostalgia trip remembering stuff like Meet the Robinsons and Flushed Away, even if the games they made for them are variable in quality.
But either way, it's a niche but not empty market. There are some channels (usually animation or dedicated franchise channels) that will stream or even review games like these every now and then. And they usually have intimate knowledge to really tear into or praise the references and callbacks. The onus isn't on Johhny yo suffer
To be fair there are legitimately good licensed games out there.
"There's an afterflife for guns?" Buddy, clothes are okay, but a gun is where you draw the line?
He called Uncle Si, "uncle sea" hahahah. Made me laugh out loud literally. Johnny on the off chance you ever revist the series, Si is pronounced like "Sci" in "Science"
High Voltage made another licensed game called Stitch Experiment 626, which supposedly served as a canon prequel to Lilo and Stitch. From what I remember of the game it was pretty competent and that those developers would go on to develop the Conduit duology on the Wii which I heard was good just never played them. I’d honestly love for the donator’s marathon Johnny to finally tackle the Neptunia series since he got 3 copies of the first game donated. I’d fair warn him though that the first game is so drastically different from all the others that looking at its remake may be essential if he covers the first game.
The fact he pronounced Uncle Si as Uncle _See_ is probably the funniest thing I've seen today
12:18 oh man, used to play that game alot as a kid, certainly remember enjoying the game as kid. Also Johnny, game acts as a prequel to the events of the film
His two cats… I could not stop laughing!!!
I grew up with the gamecube version of SharkTale, and every time they switched to a new gameplay style i was left goddamn flabbergasted
i ended up being stuck on the first rhythm section for 3 hours
19:24: Coming from that exact position, I'd say so considering I had to rely on my dad for just about all of them. Never ended up beating the game because I got stuck on the one with "Hey Baby" by Mocean Worker because it made you press two directions at once, which was nigh impossible on the PS2 controller.
The sad part is, I think they wanted players to use a DDR Dance Pad. I remember the instruction manual saying it was compatible with them.
@@EnigmaBarry I distinctly remember that too. Of course, I've never owned one, so you can see where the problem would persist.
I really like the way you think at the end. I often find videos that go about 20 minutes ranting about some form of license shovelware and it gets old. I do appreciate this type of video every so often and when you explain these; it's brief and to the point.
Dude, the rhythm game sections in Shark Tale COMPLETELY roadblocked me as a kid. I HATED them, but for some weird reason I think they played a part in my enjoyment of rhythm games today? Call it masochism I guess. Maybe I should pick up an actual DDR game at some point, it seems fun.
Flushed Away was the first game I ever played on my PS2, so it's got a special place in my heart. I'm honestly really happy to see positive reception on it years later.
Also, Johnny isn't too far off about Bee Movie. It basically is just a full-length Seinfeld episode.
Looking forward to see Johnny talk about the King Kong game, I remember watching a friend play it and thought it looked cool
I played Shark Tale growing up & you hit the nail on the head. The rythem section comes out of nowhere to stop you dead. When I was a kid I just could not get past it, I'd come back every now & again throughout my childhood & it never got better lol. Poor 10yo me was frustrated as all hell.
The Haunted Mansion game looks suprisngly solid!
19:25, yes it did i never finished that first ddr stage for years, shark tale and sonic heroes were my first gamecube games btw
Every Sharktale DDR segment was a difficulty spike. As a kid I could never beat the game because of them.
Yes, shark tales first rhythm section FULLY stopped me from playing any further into the game because it was way too hard and I had never played a rhythm game before at that age
Hope you do more licensed games in the future, these are always fun to look back on for me. I know you have pretty sour experiences with these but they’re are some really good ones out there. The Spider-Man movie games, the spongebob movie game (believe in saw that in your donation pile), Simpson’s hit n run, a lot of the Disney/Pixar ones are decent to great, particularly the snes and genesis ones. Don’t hold out hope John, there’s still some diamonds in the rough
I've always thought about donating a certain game but I don't know if Johnny would ever play I-Ninja or had ever even heard of it.
Finally some good reviews.
Seriously though, i like this format for the donation marathon if we can get more of them. Solo reviews for Donations can be for the really bad ones.
hey keep them coming this shit makes me laugh lol
Man, I have such a soft spot for Gamecube/PS2 era licensed platformers. Shrek 2, Madagascar, Over the Hedge, Nicktoons Unite, Ice Age 2, etc. I mean, most of them aren't very good, but they're all super nostalgic, I can't help but replay some of them every so often.
That's a pretty fun video. I remember seeing some of the movies shown in there, including Meet The Robinsons and Bee Movie. I also remember having Flushed Away on GBA. That version was a 2D platforming beat'em up. Good stuff
And as reminder, Beenox did CTR Nitro-Fueled; Crash 4 IAT was made by Toys for Bob
I played both the games for Meet the Robinsons and Bee Movie. I like Bee Movie Game. I like the first half of Meet the Robinsons. FUCK the second half.
Fun fact on the Sharktale movie game on gamecube I discovered if you press the A B X and Y button at the same time it registers the move as correct regardless and yes it even works when they try to create combo moves
Ahh yes licensed games, those were always soo fascinating too look at. You never know what types of game your gonna get, if it's gonna be good or not, it's kinda the whole reason i started my channel, because i wanted too showcase licensed games that are genuinely really good or showcase extremely obscure games no-one has ever heard of. Now in terms of the video, i've only played two of those games, King kong and shark tale. For king kong, i liked playing through it, however it is a very ugly game looking back and i wished you got too play as kong a bit more. The shark tale game i played on the original xbox and it was something i guess, not awful but not great. Also funny thing, for the rhythm minigames in that game, you apparently can use a dance pad for it, yeah not kidding. But yeah this was such a great video as always, kinda wish more of these games got re-released more(the closest we get are certain games on Xbox backwards compatibility and i know a alot of old disney and star wars games are on the psn store on ps3), because their are some genuine diamonds in the ruff. But yeah, Awesome video Johnny and i'm looking forward too the rest of the donators marathon!!! >:3 ❤️
4:04 "I'm sorry this one ended up being a dud." I like the sly reference to that Bugs Bunny cartoon where he gets drafted into the military.
The King kong game's definately the best out of the bunch. It probably helps that, I freaking kid you not, Peter Jackson HIMSELF actually had a hand in the development of it.
He was just as much a gamer as he was a fan of the original King Kong and he KNEW that licensed movie games had a curse of just being the worst of the worst so to try and counteract he wanted to the game to take advantage of the fact that, well, it was a video game to the point of even including stuff that was cut from the 2005 movie and an unlockable & playable alternate ending that would allow you to SAVE Kong.
The graphics have DEFINATELY aged like milk, no fan of the game is gonna deny that but fans have and for that matter STILL want this game to get a remaster because of it so much so that when the Kong: Skull Island movie was revealed fans of the game were ESTATIC over the hope that the game would see a rerelease or remaster to coincide with the new Kong movie. Ultimately it never happened and people are still waiting but it just goes to show how good the game was.
Hey, I played Shark Tale growing up! I had NO prior experience with rhythm games NOR did I see the movie!
And to answer Johnny's question... YES! The first time I got to a rhythm game, I basically didn't get to play the game anymore for like two years because I couldn't get past it. Eventually I came back to it when I was a bit older and got past the first one, then eventually the second one. And honestly I enjoyed the music, but I'm pretty sure those Step Mania levels are why I never got to finish the game.
Uncle “see”. Yeah Johnny has definitely never seen Duck Dynasty before lol
Okay, the cats make the entire video for me. I love their silly antics. They're like human babies. You definitely adopted the right pets.