The Weird Era of Nintendo (1993-1995)

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  • @SwaggyG_2102
    @SwaggyG_2102 11 місяців тому +126

    The '93 to '95 era was one of the few eras where Nintendo was really experimental with their work.
    You can see why they were hyping up the N64 so much back then.

    • @artemis_studios6555
      @artemis_studios6555 11 місяців тому +3

      nice Claus pfp

    • @NateTheGnat
      @NateTheGnat 11 місяців тому +2

      It was ultra 64.

    • @jeremyshepherd1700
      @jeremyshepherd1700 10 місяців тому +2

      Almost as experimental as the GameCube era

    • @mrtree1368
      @mrtree1368 10 місяців тому

      We really should of had one more Era of 2D games cause man it would of been awesome having all the hits from the snes having n64 like quality of a 2d game like mischief makers or kirbys crystal shards or yoshis story

  • @FreedomDaveX
    @FreedomDaveX 11 місяців тому +68

    93-95 was a peak period, not a weird period.

    • @FreedomDaveX
      @FreedomDaveX 10 місяців тому +15

      @jayjayadamo7718 He did little to back the assertion that it was a “weird era”. Besides the Virtualboy, all he gave were examples of peak games on Nintendo’s consoles.

    • @MombeaterBennyblanco-ei8nc
      @MombeaterBennyblanco-ei8nc 10 місяців тому +6

      Agreed, he is a clown.

    • @mrtree1368
      @mrtree1368 10 місяців тому

      Yea I wouldn't describe those years as not being bad or good like he said those were the years you were lucky to experience as a kid growing up

    • @shimateko
      @shimateko 10 місяців тому +4

      Indeed, we got peak SNES games like Yoshi's Island and the DK Country series

    • @pl.5764
      @pl.5764 10 місяців тому +1

      @jayjayadamo7718 It can, but he also said it wasn't a good or bad era. It was definitely some of their best years.

  • @spartanq7781
    @spartanq7781 11 місяців тому +46

    Dude says it as if that doesn't apply to every Nintendo era.

    • @mikicerise6250
      @mikicerise6250 10 місяців тому +7

      For real. Nintendo has always been weird. Part of its charm.

    • @Vaquix000
      @Vaquix000 7 місяців тому +1

      @@mikicerise6250 Nope, nintendo is boring now. They didn't just copy other developers back then, THEY were the leaders not the followers. Now they just do whatever anyone else is doing, making the zelda series turn into another open world sandbox snoozefest like there wasn't enough of those already. And bowser being the main antagonist for mario ever since the mid 80's? If anything, they're more BORING than most other franchises and that's coming from someone who grew up with it and played my first one in the mid 90's. They seemed so creative and awesome back then but as the years go by it's clear they just do the same crap over and over just with different stupid gimmicks, apparently they would rather die then give an actual threatening villain and not some sad turtle that has been beaten 100+ times. Even mario fans know deep down the end climaxes are always completely underwhelming because they've beaten this guy over and over to the point it's like stomping a goomba, and that's even when he turns godzilla sized - when you've re-used a final boss to that degree there's nothing else to do but get rid of him.
      If they treated him like Dedede in Kirby where he's a mid boss it would be fine, and when he's a playable character in the RPG's he's fine... but as a final boss he already got boring all the way back in 1996 with mario 64. That long ago. At least when dedede is a final boss in Kirby it's like a big twist because he's almost never the final boss. Bowser could NEVER be a twist or exciting final boss, they killed the character through overuse. Shame. Overly long rant over.

  • @user-qh8zg2gc6h
    @user-qh8zg2gc6h 11 місяців тому +62

    I think the 2004-2008 era was weird too with a lot more experimentation and soul searching.

    • @SteveG310
      @SteveG310 11 місяців тому +4

      I remember owning a PSP around that time

    • @BareBandSubscription
      @BareBandSubscription 10 місяців тому +5

      Soul searching?

    • @user-qh8zg2gc6h
      @user-qh8zg2gc6h 10 місяців тому +3

      @@BareBandSubscription the Gamecube had underperformed so Nintendo was putting out more unique games on the console, and the consoles themselves were different (DS and Wii).

    • @marioantoniocrespoMexican92
      @marioantoniocrespoMexican92 10 місяців тому

      @@SteveG310I was born in 1993

    • @GalekC
      @GalekC 10 місяців тому

      @@marioantoniocrespoMexican92 same

  • @mopbrothers
    @mopbrothers 10 місяців тому +23

    93 to 95 brought us a lot of awesome SNES games. Donkey Kong Country, Super Metroid, Earthbound, and many others. IMO 1994-1995 were golden years of gaming.

    • @EmbraceTheStruggle24
      @EmbraceTheStruggle24 10 місяців тому +4

      Absolutely 💯 can't forget smw and yoshis Island either.

    • @EmbraceTheStruggle24
      @EmbraceTheStruggle24 10 місяців тому +3

      Plus super mario Allstars and super mario kart ^_^

    • @mopbrothers
      @mopbrothers 10 місяців тому +1

      @@EmbraceTheStruggle24 Mario World came out in 1991 and Mario Kart 1992 (at least in the US).

    • @EmbraceTheStruggle24
      @EmbraceTheStruggle24 10 місяців тому +2

      @@mopbrothers yep true. However those games were and still are my bread and butter metaphorically speaking.

    • @RobotacularRoBob
      @RobotacularRoBob 10 місяців тому +1

      1997-1998 was better. Zelda OOT, Goldeneye, Final Fantasy VII, Metal Gear Solid, Half Life

  • @Sly88Frye
    @Sly88Frye 11 місяців тому +43

    Back then I honestly had no idea I was like one of lucky few who actually had earthbound. No I mean I had earthbound but like I thought it was a popular game especially considering Ness was unlockable fighter in the original Super Smash Bros so I just assumed that EarthBound was actually popular. Oh well. I don't even have my SNES anymore which was the console I definitely played the most growing up in the '90s and even played a lot as a teenager in the early 2000s and into my adulthood later on, but I could always just play earthbound on my switch now

  • @benmcreynolds8581
    @benmcreynolds8581 11 місяців тому +11

    The PS2 had a weird era too and i miss it so much when games were weird and creative. I wish they could mix in fun weird games in todays current times

    • @metabricks
      @metabricks 10 місяців тому +1

      Get an Xbox then

    • @B727X
      @B727X 10 місяців тому

      @@metabricksI have a pc all games on it or game pass so I got the consul that has sold twice as much as the Xbox this generation

  • @NateTheGnat
    @NateTheGnat 11 місяців тому +7

    This is the era of Nintendo I am most fond of. Reading Nintendo power every month and playing the snes games from the video store. I remember playing virtual boy at blockbuster, it didn’t look very good. Don’t think anyone bought it either. This also was the time ninja turtles stopped being popular. Which sounds a bit strange now.

  • @theshadowspider97
    @theshadowspider97 11 місяців тому +22

    This may sound like a topic nobody would care about, but, can u do a video on the history of physics in games? Like, hair physics and cape physics.

    • @personguy6904
      @personguy6904 11 місяців тому +6

      I like this idea

    • @belstar1128
      @belstar1128 11 місяців тому +2

      there was a time in the early 2000s when you could get a card for your pc that just improved physics

    • @brandonwilliams6119
      @brandonwilliams6119 10 місяців тому +2

      I’d like to see a video on fall damage in video games too.

  • @SakuraAvalon
    @SakuraAvalon 11 місяців тому +4

    Honestly, I don't think that type of marketing hurt Earthbound. Gross out humour was big amongst 90's kids. That kind of advertising was appealing at the time.
    Honestly, the price is probably what really killed it. Bundling it with a guide, made it quite expensive, and factoring in that it was a JRPG back when they weren't that popular, would definitely make it a hard price to get past.

  • @terrysyvertson9205
    @terrysyvertson9205 11 місяців тому +132

    and the bad blood between Nintendo and sony is still somewhat strong to this day

    • @madnessarcade7447
      @madnessarcade7447 11 місяців тому +91

      Not really
      That’s more of a fandom thing
      The ceo of Sony has said he enjoys Nintendo games also sakurai who works with Nintendo a lot plays PlayStation games and you have the Nintendo collaboration with Sony pictures for the Zelda movie
      So there really isn’t much bad blood in the companies
      Just in the fandoms

    • @graymatter9431
      @graymatter9431 11 місяців тому +17

      I mean Nintendo did open up the forbidden door and allowed Sony to put mlb the show on the switch, which is so weird to say because they used to be at war especially not long ago when Nintendo destroyed Sony in the handheld business and Sony destroyed Nintendo in the console business according to sales, not me I’m a fan of both

    • @M64bros
      @M64bros 11 місяців тому +11

      ​@@madnessarcade7447 Yeah and I agree with you! The console wars are absolutely pathetic, It doesn't matter what console you have, you're still enjoying the games and having fun with your friends and people around you. 👍🏻

    • @traviscunningham7062
      @traviscunningham7062 11 місяців тому +7

      They are also collaborating to make the Zelda movie

    • @M64bros
      @M64bros 11 місяців тому +1

      @@traviscunningham7062 Oh yeah!

  • @TSRB87
    @TSRB87 11 місяців тому +17

    Virtual boy was innovative for the time. It definitely partially inspired the 3ds and the gamecube controller. I have fond memories of playing wario, red alarm and galactic pinball there were some good games among the trash ones. Saying it was hard on the eyes is a colossal understatement though. prolonged play would cause you to go temporarily colour blind where everything was a shade of blue and im 100% sure it caused some of the damage to my eyes. it was still a fun gimmic for the time though

  • @Internet_Canuck
    @Internet_Canuck 11 місяців тому +12

    And now 32 (almost 33) years later and Sony is currently producing the Legend of Zelda movie in collaboration with Nintendo.

    • @pablocasas5906
      @pablocasas5906 10 місяців тому +2

      The fact that Nintendo is partnering with Sony Pictures for the Zelda movie is nothing special, this isn't a "Zelda on PlayStation" moment, since Sony Pictures and Sony Computer Entertainment haven nothing to do with each other, aside from being owned by the same corporation. Some people have even described Sony as a sort of feudal kingdom. Just as an example, back in the early 2000s, Sony's computer manufacturer division funded the legal defense of Napster, back when the site was being sued for illegally sharing music files, since people where buying more blank CDs and CD drives. On the other hand, Sony Music Entertainment funded most of the civil suit against Napster, due to how music piracy was affecting them

    • @Internet_Canuck
      @Internet_Canuck 10 місяців тому

      @@pablocasas5906 Huh that's really interesting and yeah feudal kingdom is a good comparison. I just kind of find any company associated with Sony to be making a film based on one of Sony's longtime competitors highest grossing franchises because something similar lead to the creation of the Playstation itself.
      But thanks for the neat facts!

  • @gfam581
    @gfam581 11 місяців тому +4

    Great video! Keep up the good work!

  • @ApolloIVtv1
    @ApolloIVtv1 10 місяців тому +5

    Don’t forget about Yoshi’s Island, that was 1995, and that games amazing

    • @Vaquix000
      @Vaquix000 7 місяців тому

      They never captured that magic again with any of the other yoshi games. They should have just stopped there. "Oh look, giant baby bowser is the final boss again! How... unexpected?" "Oh look adult bowser is somehow in this game now we have to face him as a giant... and he somehow looks less significantly less threatening than giant baby bowser in the original yoshi's island! Oh no, or something?"
      I think yoshi's island's final boss was the best bowser boss they ever made, weird that the most intimidating version of him was him as a baby changed by kamek's magic. But you can't just keep doing the same thing because it worked the first time, that was cool because it was unexpected. I genuinely feel like that should have been the last battle we ever had with bowser because I remember when I played mario 64 after I was just so tired of him that there was no sense of climax or excitement in getting to the end... so I was already falling out of love with the mario series way back in 1996 and quit mario games for good after the lazy snoozefest that was mario galaxy 2 since they can't get over their creepy bowser obsession.

  • @sureleyyy
    @sureleyyy 11 місяців тому +10

    My favorite era of Nintendo.

  • @timothylewis2527
    @timothylewis2527 11 місяців тому +2

    I was 18 back in 1994 and read every gaming magazine i could get my hands on.
    The PlayStation seemed like it could be okay but it also felt like one of those " outsider" companies that wouldn't be in gaming long. Like another NEC, Phillips, Panasonic, etc.
    The SNES actually outsold the PSX for at least another year as many of us were convinced the N64 would blow it away.
    Unfortunately for Nintendo, after the launch of the N64, the high price of cartridges, lack of CD quality music and CGI cutscenes, and a lacking library plagued with software droughts made the PlayStation look a lot more appealing.

  • @tijuanajoe8445
    @tijuanajoe8445 11 місяців тому +4

    Well, at least this era gave us Morshu

  • @Abel-Alvarez
    @Abel-Alvarez 11 місяців тому +10

    Nintendo: ditches Sony 😂
    Sony: "and i took that personally!" 😡

  • @donovanpierce6521
    @donovanpierce6521 10 місяців тому +2

    It's funny watching this. As a kid in this era, I look back with nothing but excitement. These games all made up my childhood. I was lucky to miss the virtual boy until adulthood. I don't know why you made this as if this was a bad time. I always looked at it as a good one. Like not that nintendo was failing but that they were choosing to take their time. Look at the switch today. They have already gone through two generations of consoles and still produce stuff for switch primarily with no new console in sight. To me, that's crazier than the era featured here.

  • @zachpro5475
    @zachpro5475 11 місяців тому +13

    Next video you should talk about games that were hated when they came out but now are love like Fnaf world

    • @kirotalksyt
      @kirotalksyt  11 місяців тому +2

      I've actually had an idea for a video like that for awhile now, just haven't got around to it.

    • @Vaquix000
      @Vaquix000 7 місяців тому

      now we love? speak for yourself

  • @Poyostar
    @Poyostar 11 місяців тому +2

    You know, while plenty of people talk about the games released in this period for Nintendo, no one talks about this period as a whole. Glad you've changed that here, Kiro. What an experimental era, indeed.

  • @andyalain6212
    @andyalain6212 6 місяців тому

    Kirby's Adventure (NES) , Wario's Woods (NES), and Donckey Kong 94 (GB) are in my top 10 favorite games all time. What a wonderful Nintendo period.

  • @theddydiple
    @theddydiple 11 місяців тому +2

    Kiro talks my beloved

  • @calebramey
    @calebramey 10 місяців тому

    I was 8, 9, and 10 during those years. You’re talking about my formative childhood years. I had all the things.

  • @mattdog1000000
    @mattdog1000000 10 місяців тому +1

    94-96 was the 'Play it Loud' era for Nintendo, and you can't just lightly mention the Donkey Kong Country games, because, they were the BIGGEST deal for Nintendo back then, with the original Donkey Kong Country selling over 9 million copies in 1994, and the sequels each selling over 5 million the years after, these were huge numbers for their day, and kept Nintendo afloat during the early "3D wars" despite DKC not having real 3D, its 3D techniques were enough to "wow" audiences, even through the beginnings of the Playstation.
    So yeah, I feel like you're missing the biggest part of Nintendo during this era. Donkey Kong Country and the ACM graphic boom.

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      @christopher9727 10 місяців тому

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  • @N48i1
    @N48i1 11 місяців тому +4

    im surprised you didnt mention the 1993 mario movie lmao

    • @kirotalksyt
      @kirotalksyt  11 місяців тому +1

      Yeah I probably should've mentioned it lol This video was more focused on the games but the Mario movie was pretty wild

  • @paulinetrivago.7540
    @paulinetrivago.7540 11 місяців тому +1

    Sometimes i sit back and imagine a universe where the Nintendo Playstation was realeased in 1994, being the companies 3D console and how that would affect the timeline, like the following console would probably release 99/00. How does it affect nintendo and its games in the then future

  • @matthewallen1957
    @matthewallen1957 10 місяців тому

    The weird era is where my earliest memories began.

  • @andrewstrom8157
    @andrewstrom8157 10 місяців тому

    I remember as a kid trying out the Virtual Boy at K-Mart since they had a model you could test. Even as a 12 year old I knew how bad it was and it was one of the few times I was happy my parents couldn't afford it.

  • @shaun8062
    @shaun8062 10 місяців тому

    The N64. Wow. Good times! Endless parties with goldeneye, smash, 1080, F zero, wave race, mario kart, star fox battle mode, bomberman 4 player battle... Best gaming memories of a lifetime.

  • @bleedingkansai9961
    @bleedingkansai9961 10 місяців тому +1

    I think Nintendo's decision to stick with cartridge format for the N64 was partly their refusal to swallow their pride from the fallout with Sony and the PlayStation behemoth that resulted. They've been playing catchup ever since, and not until the Switch, imo anyway, where they'd get close to their 85-95 glory era.

    • @pablocasas5906
      @pablocasas5906 10 місяців тому

      I've read some rumors that Nintendo stuck with cartridges because they accquire a huge stake in a company that manufactured them
      I also wouldn't say that Nintendo hasn't managed to recapture their glory days from the NES/Famicom era, while yes, they did have almost total control of the main console industry, the Switch has sold more units and software compared to the NES

  • @TheMicahwitz
    @TheMicahwitz 10 місяців тому

    The 93-95 era was when I played snes and Genesis all day. Such a great time in my life.

  • @magvu
    @magvu 10 місяців тому

    Final fantasy 6 was released in 94 and Chrono Trigger was 95. Then we also have Earthbound, fpr the holy 16 bit rpg trinity. This was honestly a golden era for North American JRPG fans, and I remember it as such.

  • @josephsousa5552
    @josephsousa5552 10 місяців тому +1

    sega intro: SAYYYYY---GUHHHHHH
    this guy: sehgguh

  • @ADreamingTraveler
    @ADreamingTraveler 10 місяців тому

    If you want weird the part about Link's Awakening in a developer interview said the game was partially inspired by the show Twin Peaks. Can't get much weirder than that. I also highly recommend watching it for anyone even slightly interested it's a really really good show.

  • @autonomousglisteningwater2286
    @autonomousglisteningwater2286 10 місяців тому

    My sophomore through senior year right there. A lot changed really quickly after i graduated. Technology wise. Its like we were just a couple years shy of internet access, cell phone affordability, cds, dvds, camcorders. A lot of stuff around that time started getting outsourced to china which mad tech junk more affordable. Things were expensive in my youth.

  • @pksprite6401
    @pksprite6401 10 місяців тому +1

    Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade mentioned RAHHHH 🔥🔥🔥

  • @mattreedah
    @mattreedah 10 місяців тому

    I played a virtual boy at my local blockbuster video. They had it set up along with a Saturn and PlayStation

  • @TRJ2241987
    @TRJ2241987 10 місяців тому

    The Play It Loud era was my favorite era of Nintendo. It was disappointing to me that they started trending toward a younger demographic by the 2000s. In the 90s, it felt like Nintendo was growing up along side me

  • @skifihls6858
    @skifihls6858 10 місяців тому

    Was a good era for me. I never thought it was weird.

  • @PatrickTK21
    @PatrickTK21 10 місяців тому

    He forgot to mention that Nintendo Power, the magazine, was at its peak during these years.

  • @billybobby4637
    @billybobby4637 10 місяців тому

    It's very strange to hear about games I played as a kid by the next generation. I hope they actually play them and not just read or watch videos about them.

  • @rafaelluciano5596
    @rafaelluciano5596 10 місяців тому

    I was thinking this was an oddly specific date range to call out with too many bangers and all time classics to call it a weird era...and then i remembered the boy

  • @TurkeyFaceX
    @TurkeyFaceX 11 місяців тому

    3:26 - Roy debuted in Smash Bros. Melee to advertise the upcoming Fire Emblem game.

  • @mike86812
    @mike86812 10 місяців тому

    Earthbound's original release was a box set for $70. Thank goodness for blockbuster.

  • @GalekC
    @GalekC 10 місяців тому

    the early 2000s for certain long-running shonen manga

  • @viddyd3342
    @viddyd3342 8 місяців тому

    Good stuff. Good video. Subbed for more.

  • @ByMcCauley
    @ByMcCauley 10 місяців тому

    I miss when companies are brave enough to take risk for their new products. They are playing way too safe nowadays.

  • @NewportBox100s
    @NewportBox100s 11 місяців тому +1

    I love me some Nintendo.

  • @paulgilbert5278
    @paulgilbert5278 11 місяців тому +4

    Otherwise known as Nintendo didn’t have a true 32bit console so performed a ton of experiments in the SNES lab to compensate

    • @belstar1128
      @belstar1128 11 місяців тому

      The game cube and gba were 32 bit but came out after the n64 lmao .

    • @timothylewis2527
      @timothylewis2527 11 місяців тому

      ​@@belstar1128the GC was definitely not 32 Bit. The Virtual Boy and GBA were, though.

    • @paulgilbert5278
      @paulgilbert5278 10 місяців тому

      @belstar you sure about that

    • @lucdubois3927
      @lucdubois3927 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@belstar1128 the Gamecube is 128 bits... how did you think that a console that is much more powerful and recent than the N64 would have half the bits and the same as their handheld console released in the same generation?

    • @belstar1128
      @belstar1128 10 місяців тому

      @@lucdubois3927 seriously?

  • @flickering_wick
    @flickering_wick 10 місяців тому

    Funny how Earthbound graphics hold up way better than the 3D games that overshadowed it at the time.

  • @theblarneystone1023
    @theblarneystone1023 10 місяців тому

    Yoshi's Island had an even worse marketing campaign than Earthbound tbh

  • @mattmc5069
    @mattmc5069 9 місяців тому

    If there was for me the oddest period for ANY game company id say it was when 3D was taking over 2D from 1995-2000. You had cameras that never face the angle you wanna jump. They often had a quick and jerky motion which made me sick. Often pixelated graphics. Frustrating jump angles. If you where a gamer who grew up with basic 2D platforming it was REALLY frustrating trying to do angle jumps. I started on super Mario in 1989 and played crash bandicoot, one of my first 3D games in 1997. Now jumps had small pits you never notice untill your right in front of them, being too far to right or left can make you miss a platform right in front of you. It was literally a whole new dimension of frustration and at 13 I had mixed feelings about the 2D to 3D simply because everything I knew was just changed in games. And game designers too where experimenting with what worked in 3D and what didn't with varying results. Some where Amazing like Mario 64 and Zelda ocarina of time. Then on the other side we have bubsy 3D. And then you had mortal Kombat 4 and random pinball games which just didn't seem to belong in 3D at all. Some didn't try at all to be 3D others tried too hard like bubsy and it just bombed. By the Dreamcast/ ps2/GameCube/Xbox generation we had finally learned what worked and what didnt. (Dreamcast was the first imo to get a handle on this new generation but sadly they where gone in 2 years). That gen saw very noticable improvements in all of the above issues.

  • @nathan_2009
    @nathan_2009 10 місяців тому

    Earthbound's sprites are impressive imo

  • @PikaLink91
    @PikaLink91 11 місяців тому

    Can two years even be considered a stand-alone era? I mean, when I talk about the PS2 as the generation where companies (not just Sony) dared to be experimental with their titles, that's a period spanning some 10 years or so.

  • @SPONGEBOB20
    @SPONGEBOB20 11 місяців тому +1

    You should do a video on the other weird era….the 2002-2005 “Who are you?” Era

    • @belstar1128
      @belstar1128 11 місяців тому +1

      Those ads really made me wish i was born 10 years earlier gaming in 2002 was not for kids .

  • @madnessarcade7447
    @madnessarcade7447 11 місяців тому +4

    9:52 if it’s any consolation the virtual boy is the reason why VR is so big today
    So Nintendo was ahead of the curve

    • @oatmeal710
      @oatmeal710 11 місяців тому +1

      no it isnt

    • @aceassn716
      @aceassn716 11 місяців тому

      Sega was working on their VR headset advertising it in alot of Sega related things the back box of the console, magazines
      They were wise to not put out a sub par product
      The Lawnmower Man movie had alot of folks dreaming of VR

  • @danielcorrigan8805
    @danielcorrigan8805 10 місяців тому

    Imagine seeing the crisp 3d graphics of Playstation and thinking that making the Virtual Boy was a good idea.

    • @christopher9727
      @christopher9727 10 місяців тому

      ..
      Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today
      Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven
      There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
      Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
      Come to Jesus Christ today
      Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
      Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
      Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
      Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
      Romans 6.23
      For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
      John 3:16-21
      16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
      Mark 1.15
      15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
      2 Peter 3:9
      The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
      Hebrews 11:6
      6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
      Jesus

  • @ct6852
    @ct6852 10 місяців тому

    Donkey Kong blew everything else out of the water that year.

  • @M64bros
    @M64bros 11 місяців тому +1

    Man, wish I was born in the '90s. I was born in 2000

    • @PeridotFan64
      @PeridotFan64 11 місяців тому +5

      at least 2000’s better than growing up during the wii u era, i was born in 2006

    • @M64bros
      @M64bros 11 місяців тому

      @@PeridotFan64 Exactly

    • @traviscunningham7062
      @traviscunningham7062 11 місяців тому +2

      I was born in 2003.

    • @gentronseven
      @gentronseven 11 місяців тому +2

      Honestly the video games is the least of the reasons, the world was legitimately better before 2001, it's gone consistently downhill every year since then for normal people.

    • @whatsbehindu
      @whatsbehindu 11 місяців тому +2

      ​@@PeridotFan64 i was born in 2004 and i had the most memories with the wii u i loved that thing

  • @tommj4365
    @tommj4365 10 місяців тому

    As a kid during that time I didn't detect it as weird at all

  • @JMAC..
    @JMAC.. 11 місяців тому +1

    You say weird. I say amazing.

  • @danieltarczynski6559
    @danieltarczynski6559 10 місяців тому

    1993-1995 was a great era for Nintendo. 1993-1995 was really when Nintendo started to turn the tide on the SNES vs. Genesis console war. So many great games and ideas came from that era. Certainly some misfires like the Virtual Boy and CD-i games.

    • @christopher9727
      @christopher9727 10 місяців тому

      ..
      No hope in going to the past come to the loving savior today
      Seek his Holy Spirit in prayer today he can give you peace confort and guidance today
      Romans 6:23
      For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
      Come to Jesus Christ today
      Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
      Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
      Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
      Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
      John 3:16-21
      16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
      Mark 1.15
      15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
      2 Peter 3:9
      The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
      Hebrews 11:6
      6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
      Jesus

  • @ChipFanXO
    @ChipFanXO 11 місяців тому

    Man i haven't watched your channle in a long time

  • @LevBC10
    @LevBC10 10 місяців тому

    I love how out of nintendos two VR consoles, the one made out of fucking cardboard is infinitely bette than the virtual boy

  • @MittChPlay
    @MittChPlay 10 місяців тому

    The Virtual Boy flopped so hard that it doesn't even came to Europe and also Australia. I first know of the Virtual Boy because of Tomodachi Life.

  • @awesomeking9915
    @awesomeking9915 11 місяців тому +2

    I want fire emblem collection all games

  • @aceassn716
    @aceassn716 11 місяців тому +1

    Where was Killer Instinct at?!
    That game was THE reason I bought a snes in 94
    Was a Genesis kid until KI entered our loves
    Wish I still had my Killer Cuts cd all these years later
    Sure Super Metroid an DKC released as well but DKC was rental status to me, could be beat in few hours.. granted was a teen by them who beat alot of tough nes era games leading up to that point

  • @MelvinTheMilkman
    @MelvinTheMilkman 10 місяців тому

    I played a Virtual Boy demo inside of Sears 😂

  • @insightdream6251
    @insightdream6251 10 місяців тому +1

    Star Fox was never the biggest nor the most memorable game for SNES. We saw the potential but that game was far too flawed.

    • @Peeps7468
      @Peeps7468 10 місяців тому

      Whether you liked it is totally subjective, but Star Fox moved 4 million units, which was huge for the early 90s. For comparison, the only Genesis games that sold more were Sonic 1 and 2. I’m not saying Starfox is a perfect game, but i thought it was a great game, and it was definitely a big deal for the SNES the year it came out.

    • @christopher9727
      @christopher9727 10 місяців тому

      ..
      Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today
      Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven
      There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
      Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
      Come to Jesus Christ today
      Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
      Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
      Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
      Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
      Romans 6.23
      For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
      John 3:16-21
      16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
      Mark 1.15
      15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
      2 Peter 3:9
      The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
      Hebrews 11:6
      6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
      Jesus

  • @T-Dawg75
    @T-Dawg75 10 місяців тому

    All of Nintendo’s history was Weird. Since 1889. Fight me.

  • @mattmc5069
    @mattmc5069 10 місяців тому

    For me the weird era was the Nintendo comics idea. That was before sonic proved comic based video games could be successful. I was 8 in 1991 and I read the comics but it just made me want to stop reading and play some Mario. They where trying so hard to make it work. It SHOULD have. But it just didn't click. And then the Mario movie in 93 was just too odd.

  • @henner645
    @henner645 10 місяців тому

    1994 was the best year for the Super Nintendo. No debate.

  • @thestomp1647
    @thestomp1647 10 місяців тому

    No mention of Killer Instinct?

  • @LG-ro5le
    @LG-ro5le 10 місяців тому

    The whole 90s was great for nintendo. Not a ‘weird period’ the super nintendo & N64 had some of their best games to date..

  • @timsawyer9231
    @timsawyer9231 10 місяців тому

    I was in school during the console wars. I swear it was a constant fight between Sega and Nintendo. I always preferred nintendo. But when the ps1 was released, while I was still a nintendo fan boy, I recognized what was happening. Nintendo has never bounced back from it. They tried to hang on for a few generations, but then they just said screw it and started getting gimmicky with all the consoles rather than dumping a ton of r&d into hardware in an attempt to play this monster games that you find on xbox/PS/PC. I'm still a Nintendo fan but, I have owned every Nintendo home console, and most of the handhelds and when I want to play a game Nintendo can't handle, I just use my beast computer that makes both Playstation and Xbox look like trash haha I've also owned most of the box's. I'll give them one thing, they sure as hell got the controller right. It's perfect. Probably why Nintendo ripped it off haha

  • @SakisTotsikas
    @SakisTotsikas 10 місяців тому

    How many new people would you like to attract into gaming?
    Playstation: Yes

  • @raidomegnuo2868
    @raidomegnuo2868 10 місяців тому

    "nOt gReAT nOr bAd". They literally released Yoshi's Island there, genious.

    • @axeltheidiot404
      @axeltheidiot404 10 місяців тому

      And earthbound bruv, doun't forget that pls.

  • @CadenceDavis-iz8nq
    @CadenceDavis-iz8nq 10 місяців тому

    Don't forget the weirder Era of 2013 to 2016

  • @johnwebb4499
    @johnwebb4499 10 місяців тому +1

    Majora's Mask and Link's Awakening are called Zelda Games, but Zelda isn't in them. Link is.

    • @christopher9727
      @christopher9727 10 місяців тому

      ..
      Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today
      Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven
      There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
      Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
      Come to Jesus Christ today
      Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
      Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
      Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
      Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
      Romans 6.23
      For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
      John 3:16-21
      16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
      Mark 1.15
      15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
      2 Peter 3:9
      The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
      Hebrews 11:6
      6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
      Jesus

  • @palestallion_tm
    @palestallion_tm 10 місяців тому

    Are you kidding, man Nintendo was Poppin Off during the 90's.. between SNES and just before N64 came out I feel like Nintendo was only found in the homes of people that could afford it lol.
    It had an edge with better graphics and sound effects but SEGA took it to the next level with gameplay.. You could have the same exact title, but two totally different games to play, with the Genesis always trumping over the SNES and that's what made the SEGA so memorable

  • @mike3000_
    @mike3000_ 10 місяців тому

    3:35 you made a pretty big mistake: mother 3 released in 2006 while mother 1 released in 1989 and it still wasn't localized in 1993
    you basically confused mother 3 with mother 1(localized in 2016 as earthbound beginnings)

  • @dangit69420
    @dangit69420 10 місяців тому

    3:28 “Umm actually the first game Roy ever appeared in was Super Smash Bros. Melee 🤓”

  • @STRANGExDAYSx
    @STRANGExDAYSx 10 місяців тому

    Imagine if Nintendo and Sony did a joint project 😮

  • @DrBIeed
    @DrBIeed 10 місяців тому

    I think you mean the “Play It Loud” era. Still weird though!

  • @dvelasquez2185
    @dvelasquez2185 10 місяців тому

    Pause at 3:00 😅

  • @kaymenacechannel4528
    @kaymenacechannel4528 8 місяців тому

    What about Part 2?

  • @Crashtian
    @Crashtian 10 місяців тому

    I don’t know how weird the era was…. Nintendo did away with its kiddie marketing and bloodless game philosophy. The “Play it Loud” campaign won. MK2 on snes >>> MK2 on Genesis. Nintendo had a barrage of top notch and mature themed RPGs. In the past, RPGs in the states were a sideshow and generally not AAA material. Square and Enix went bananas during this period and only released on SNES. Nintendo moved right in on segas mature territory and ate their lunch. Also… DKC happened.

  • @242bleek
    @242bleek 10 місяців тому

    Nintendo right before Pokémon and N64. Interesting.

  • @makotoplush9776
    @makotoplush9776 11 місяців тому

    Gameboy vs Game gear is literally coughing baby vs hydrogen bomb

  • @AndyNinXdo
    @AndyNinXdo 10 місяців тому

    Chrono trigger, ff3. secret of mana. Super Metroid

  • @Vaquix000
    @Vaquix000 7 місяців тому

    Back when nintendo was an interesting company that made interesting and creative games. By mid 2000's they must have lost a lot of people that really made the games what they were, because Twilight Princess and Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 (though I liked some of Mario Galaxy 1 and 2's music tracks they felt they should have been for a much more deserving game)

  • @MrJerkkeri
    @MrJerkkeri 10 місяців тому

    Haven't really grasp if Nintendo's marketing strategy is good or bad. I mean Nintendo kinda have it's own thing, they clearly try to avoid this competition between Sony and Microsoft. Ofcourse i can see the upsides of dropping out of that mess and just do your own thing, but they still have so many popular trade marks that maybe they should make a really powerfull console that can run these modern games and on top of that they could release new Mario, Zelda, Metroid etc. games.

  • @tenenbaummark
    @tenenbaummark 10 місяців тому +1

    93/94 are some of the best years for gaming. Get outta here

  • @williamhamilton8438
    @williamhamilton8438 10 місяців тому

    7:48 it was $100

  • @silverslider562
    @silverslider562 10 місяців тому

    Virtual boy slander will not be tolerated!

  • @coastercube838
    @coastercube838 11 місяців тому

    I want a virtual boy so badly

    • @spartanq7781
      @spartanq7781 11 місяців тому

      Said no one ever. Nintendo doesn't like to talk about it for a reason.

    • @coastercube838
      @coastercube838 10 місяців тому

      @@spartanq7781 I just need one because it’s the only Nintendo console I don’t have, I do have a virtual boy game tho

  • @thebigbean8783
    @thebigbean8783 10 місяців тому

    Thanks for not shit talking the virtual boy. People love to for no reason, and it's annoying

  • @joshuaizzo8893
    @joshuaizzo8893 10 місяців тому

    Yeah it's weird to make some of the greatest games of all time. It ain't that weird today!