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КОМЕНТАРІ • 12 тис.

  • @Jeremy
    @Jeremy 2 роки тому +14064

    Free to play is free, because you pay with your suffering and micro tears.

  • @thomasspalter5958
    @thomasspalter5958 2 роки тому +3352

    Fun fact: all game prices are set by Wario. 60 is just his lucky number.

    • @elemangell2981
      @elemangell2981 2 роки тому +22

      TRUE

    • @sangan3202
      @sangan3202 2 роки тому +68

      how did i not notice before!? it had to be wario

    • @yozora6636
      @yozora6636 2 роки тому +28

      @YeaMan In your dreams

    • @wariojoe9453
      @wariojoe9453 2 роки тому

      Can confirm

    • @muzaky515
      @muzaky515 2 роки тому +18

      @YeaMan you know it's a scam bot when they make 0 typos.

  • @takemeseriouslyplx2124
    @takemeseriouslyplx2124 Рік тому +2511

    "You should pay me 60 dollars to play this bullshit" most accurate statement in modern gaming

    • @Sky_Blaze
      @Sky_Blaze Рік тому +9

      Modern everything sucks

    • @ziwuri
      @ziwuri 10 місяців тому +18

      @@Sky_Blaze ok buddy, relax.

    • @Sky_Blaze
      @Sky_Blaze 10 місяців тому +2

      @@ziwuri I'm right tho

    • @Sky_Blaze
      @Sky_Blaze 10 місяців тому +1

      @@ziwuri tell me I'm telling lies

    • @ziwuri
      @ziwuri 10 місяців тому +15

      @@Sky_Blaze Almost all of my favorite games and other media have been made in the last 20 years. And most of them wouldn't be possible without modern technology and culture.

  • @m3rcmusic
    @m3rcmusic 2 роки тому +6136

    7:42 "This may or may not technically be legal, but this is just a straight up fucking crime"
    The best argument for emulation being morally correct.

    • @BobbinRobbin777
      @BobbinRobbin777 2 роки тому +120

      you forgot to do **shows picture of panzer dragoon saga's price on a unnamed website** for clarification's sake.

    • @shadowlife15
      @shadowlife15 2 роки тому +141

      @@BobbinRobbin777 Pretty sure the timestamp does that all by itself...

    • @BobbinRobbin777
      @BobbinRobbin777 2 роки тому +10

      @@shadowlife15 aight

    • @MrDominoguy
      @MrDominoguy 2 роки тому +1

      @@BobbinRobbin777 shut up robin

    • @henrynelson9301
      @henrynelson9301 2 роки тому +63

      Emulation and downloading ROMs can be entirely separate. Emulating your own copies of games is not illegal.

  • @graysnon
    @graysnon 2 роки тому +2471

    "This may or may not technically be legal, but this is just a straight-up fucking crime"
    So goddamn true

    • @joesach6719
      @joesach6719 2 роки тому +24

      i read this right as he said it.. theres no such thing as coincidence

    • @jamgrams3244
      @jamgrams3244 2 роки тому +41

      @@joesach6719 I feel like the fact that I am reading this is proof that I am energetically aligned with you

    • @joesach6719
      @joesach6719 2 роки тому +4

      @@jamgrams3244 definitely some correlations going on

    • @Mr_Wallet
      @Mr_Wallet 2 роки тому +28

      Weird how our legal system is starting to crack down on patent trolling, but copyright trolling is alive and well.
      "You can't give that away, we own it."
      "Are you trying to suppress it because it hurts your brand image?"
      "No, we're still proud of it."
      "OK, please let people pay you money for it."
      "No."
      "..."
      Fortunately a lot of companies are _finally_ wising up. I wish Nintendo cracked down on emulation a little sooner than _fifteen years_ before they started selling their back catalogue.

    • @Pointman11111
      @Pointman11111 2 роки тому +18

      @@Mr_Wallet the wiiu store not being on the switch is just fuking stupid

  • @JadonS
    @JadonS 2 роки тому +5496

    We need a 2021 version of those “10000 games in 1!” discs.

    • @TheDevPodcast
      @TheDevPodcast 2 роки тому +11

      IM BETTER THAN DUNKEY

    • @UCantNinjaMe
      @UCantNinjaMe 2 роки тому +165

      @@TheDevPodcast how so?

    • @leereddy6295
      @leereddy6295 2 роки тому +239

      Game Pass

    • @dante_woo
      @dante_woo 2 роки тому +128

      @@TheDevPodcast dawg you ain't gonna get any attention for this just give up on it

    • @BlueTroll
      @BlueTroll 2 роки тому +95

      @@UCantNinjaMe he has extra chromosomes

  • @mlovebba
    @mlovebba 2 роки тому +2364

    As a marketing professor, I think I will show this video as an intro to price. You hit on some nice concepts here.

    • @gram.
      @gram. 2 роки тому +45

      Please make modern version of the following:- 0:14

    • @DewgittyDewg
      @DewgittyDewg Рік тому +86

      @@gram. he's a professor not a middle school teacher. Grow up.

    • @thisguy9540
      @thisguy9540 Рік тому +10

      @@gram. bruh lmfao

    • @snipergod5216
      @snipergod5216 Рік тому +5

      did you?

    • @chee.rah.monurB
      @chee.rah.monurB Рік тому +12

      ​@@DewgittyDewg Why? What'd he do that was wrong? I don't get it...

  • @ExplodingTrujillo
    @ExplodingTrujillo 2 роки тому +736

    Dunkey has a great point about constantly wanting new games, there’s literally thousands of old games available to play if you have a pc, so why do you need to wait for something new to drop? I think our caveman like brains just gravitate towards stuff that’s shiny and new.

    • @Irisverse
      @Irisverse 2 роки тому +78

      Part of it's FOMO, or wanting to be caught up with the hot new thing everyone's talking about. Case in point, the number of people who tried jumping into Elden Ring without any prior knowledge of FromSoftware titles and got their shit rocked by everything in the game, just because they saw long-time fans loving the game and wanted to be part of the hype train.

    • @spiderfrog5764
      @spiderfrog5764 2 роки тому +2

      @@Irisverse I got it, I dont play I already have other games on my hand but when I do get to play it I expect to get my shit kicked in beacuse its my first software game

    • @dinglepringle1380
      @dinglepringle1380 2 роки тому +23

      @@Irisverse the sad part is that in the current world of gaming, that FOMO is real when it comes to multiplayer games. Nothing is worse than loving a game only for the online multiplayer to be devoid of players.

    • @poopfartlord9695
      @poopfartlord9695 2 роки тому +13

      @@Irisverse Elden was a great game to jump into at the beginning though. There was a definite valid fomo there: it's an amazing experience, and something I've never personally experienced when the wiki is empty and no-one knows how to do 90% of the quest lines. It was awesome seeing the community and knowledge develop as I swapped tips with mates.

    • @hotpockets69
      @hotpockets69 2 роки тому +12

      As someone who actually played old games during the time they were out and new, I play new games now because they're new and I've already played the old games I wanted to play.

  • @yobafromstarwars1375
    @yobafromstarwars1375 2 роки тому +3347

    This one is gonna be a classic that I'll rewatch in 3 years

    • @JAYANESTHETIC
      @JAYANESTHETIC 2 роки тому +128

      im gonna come back in three years to confirm that. see u in 2024

    • @BoredBoss328
      @BoredBoss328 2 роки тому +28

      Classic

    • @funkymonke381
      @funkymonke381 2 роки тому

      Let's goooo

    • @mats424
      @mats424 2 роки тому +20

      yeahh, he’s got plenty of those

    • @hhhhhhhhhh6675
      @hhhhhhhhhh6675 2 роки тому +15

      every vid is a classic tbh

  • @anbthree786
    @anbthree786 2 роки тому +1438

    I love how he just threw a shout out to “pirates” in the middle of the blockbuster recap

    • @anirbanspr
      @anirbanspr 2 роки тому +23

      What is this pirates "game"? Asking for a friend ......

    • @bloodnmetal
      @bloodnmetal 2 роки тому +113

      @@anirbanspr Pirates (or Pirates xxx) 2005. That's what I heard. A friend of mine researched that. Or so I was told.

    • @cixlo
      @cixlo 2 роки тому

      @@anirbanspr expensive

    • @vedaryan334
      @vedaryan334 2 роки тому +76

      @@anirbanspr it's a porno knock off of pirates of the carribbean

    • @TheDarkSatirist
      @TheDarkSatirist 2 роки тому +15

      @@anirbansprit means pirates fucking

  • @fiskern2241
    @fiskern2241 Рік тому +66

    To be fair, in the 70's you could almost get a house for the price of a video game, so other things being expensive wasn't that bad.

    • @patrickmcpartland1398
      @patrickmcpartland1398 11 місяців тому +7

      1 schekle for a game console, 2 for a house.

    • @onobonono
      @onobonono 8 місяців тому +13

      Yep, inflation doesn't account for cost of living. $900 was a lot for an Atari, but people also didn't have $100k in student debt back then. A $60 game is a pretty good price as long as you don't have to pay off a house or student debt.

  • @Page-bv9td
    @Page-bv9td Рік тому +26

    1:03
    For some odd reason, that "god damn" is just serotonin to my ears.

  • @UncleAlShow
    @UncleAlShow 2 роки тому +5326

    I recently discovered Emulation and my friend told me that I'm like Christopher Columbus-- All excited about discovering something everyone already knew was there.

    • @Natsutwt
      @Natsutwt 2 роки тому +87

      ueah

    • @ThePikeOfDestiny
      @ThePikeOfDestiny 2 роки тому +74

      very treu

    • @blakecabral2661
      @blakecabral2661 2 роки тому +186

      After emulating Metroid zero mission and Metroid Fusion it felt like Christmas Day except that the presents were already there but I hadn’t opened them yet

    • @BZB33
      @BZB33 2 роки тому +16

      kowahbunguuuh

    • @yousseffarid6830
      @yousseffarid6830 2 роки тому +95

      Wait until you hear about fitgirl repacks, your brain is gonna explode m8.

  • @cardinalghast
    @cardinalghast 2 роки тому +2927

    Can't believe Dunkey's giving away his videos for free, what a steal.

    • @hubblebublumbubwub5215
      @hubblebublumbubwub5215 2 роки тому +117

      the downside is that he never lowers his prices

    • @Allen-qs2xr
      @Allen-qs2xr 2 роки тому +53

      Watch out he might triple the price soon

    • @julielove4evr
      @julielove4evr 2 роки тому +33

      @@hubblebublumbubwub5215 Buddy where have to been? Every year Dunkey has a big summer sale where he'll pay you to watch his videos.

    • @alfisyahri2420
      @alfisyahri2420 2 роки тому +6

      we pay with adsense

    • @serpent2776
      @serpent2776 2 роки тому +7

      @@Allen-qs2xr He tripled his prices last month

  • @fabiofabiobio
    @fabiofabiobio Рік тому +12

    Crazy to think that the 3 second Tim Allen "EEEYUUUHGGGG??" gif is probably a larger file than the entirety of Super Mario Bros 3

  • @deputydrip4520
    @deputydrip4520 2 роки тому +18

    “Why are you playing any game, if you haven’t played Mario Galaxy yet.” Is the probably the best statement/question in this entire video.

  • @rifatbobos
    @rifatbobos 2 роки тому +1395

    "So when can we buy your games at half the price?"
    Nintendo : "That's the neat part, you don't"

    • @hplwonder4054
      @hplwonder4054 2 роки тому +39

      Does once in a blue moon count? Like quite literally once every 2 years for 3 days

    • @xmeygan
      @xmeygan 2 роки тому +24

      Zelda BOTW and Mario Odyssey were both $25 on Black Friday 2019

    • @Claymann71
      @Claymann71 2 роки тому +6

      I heard this in Emperor Palpatine's voice.
      So, mighty fine comment m8.

    • @s_b156
      @s_b156 2 роки тому +12

      Best I can do is double it

    • @jesusbarrera6916
      @jesusbarrera6916 2 роки тому +1

      @@xmeygan where?

  • @ethansexton2590
    @ethansexton2590 2 роки тому +8817

    I love “Dunkey talks about the industry” videos

    • @shaheer_04
      @shaheer_04 2 роки тому +110

      yeah. some of his best work.

    • @Snookbone
      @Snookbone 2 роки тому +4

      ok

    • @EmmanentDoom
      @EmmanentDoom 2 роки тому +12

      I’ve learned so much

    • @givemeoats
      @givemeoats 2 роки тому +60

      Microsoft is run by ants!

    • @jasonx1174
      @jasonx1174 2 роки тому +7

      It's very entertaining and informal in those videos.

  • @Chizypuff
    @Chizypuff 4 місяці тому +52

    The statement on baldur's gate 3 price did not age well

    • @DaDoubleDee
      @DaDoubleDee 3 місяці тому +3

      I bought it for 90$ CAD on launch day I'm such a sucker

  • @xdokaydokay571
    @xdokaydokay571 Рік тому +68

    It's a bit of a weird video to comment this on but you are a master of your craft dunkey. In an atmosphere of fake ass youtubers and mindless shorts your content shines through. You take me back to a time when youtube wasn't all about pandering to guidelines or pushing out 200 videos a day. The videos you put out are master class and your effort really shows. I think when you stop making videos youtube will really be dead.
    You've provided me with hours of entertainment and I haven't had to pay a dime. I just hope you take pride in your work because you deserve it. You're the sole voice of reason on the platform. Keep it up

    • @adamlion3495
      @adamlion3495 5 місяців тому +4

      I agree he is a good youtuber buy you're reall exaggerating it. He's not the only unfake youtuber

  • @dangerdonkey4383
    @dangerdonkey4383 2 роки тому +804

    I've definitely been missing your "Dunk-umentary" style videos.

    • @jesse9038
      @jesse9038 2 роки тому +20

      it's a nice return to form

    • @Spaminator3000
      @Spaminator3000 2 роки тому +11

      Yeah, me too. Also, where the hell is NakeyJakey?

    • @TheKreator98
      @TheKreator98 2 роки тому +1

      Him and nakeyjakey are masters in the artform

  • @Peterscraps
    @Peterscraps 2 роки тому +7416

    This feels like a part one to a duo series.

  • @NourArt02
    @NourArt02 8 місяців тому +12

    I'm a 90s kid, i used to buy games with 5 of my friends, so we pay 1/6th the price, there wasn't any hype about new games back then so we just bought what was available in stores and we played eachother's games and we were always entertained .. good times.

  • @TheWolfwiththeDragon
    @TheWolfwiththeDragon Рік тому +150

    0:30 I just now realized that they didn’t tell the female actor he was going to be that loud. Her surprised reaction looks very genuine.

  • @smithsmithony5401
    @smithsmithony5401 2 роки тому +424

    Yeah, I honestly stopped listening to this guy after he said plaque attack was bad. Then again, I have not played plaque attack because it is $5,000 dollars on ebay.

    • @mikebazinga982
      @mikebazinga982 2 роки тому +38

      haven't played it yet, classic

    • @anothercoda3403
      @anothercoda3403 2 роки тому +10

      Once again, I *have not* played plaque attack

    • @contrabasedtim
      @contrabasedtim 2 роки тому +5

      Activision really went downhill after they refused to port Plaque Attack to the Grush as a launch title

    • @CrakerMc
      @CrakerMc 2 роки тому +3

      Because individual guy decides sent to WATA grading (a cuestionable authority) por put some acrylic box and a paper with random number doesn't mean that's the real value, actually a lot of them they are sold by less than 30 dollars in good condition.

  • @BensonChen
    @BensonChen 2 роки тому +3523

    love the tax avoiders game franchise

    • @yozora6636
      @yozora6636 2 роки тому +44

      10/10 franchise right there

    • @sirfederation9478
      @sirfederation9478 2 роки тому +1

      Same

    • @furyrageguy5728
      @furyrageguy5728 2 роки тому +42

      What about sex avoiders?

    • @Cranster18
      @Cranster18 2 роки тому +35

      It really hit its peak with Yoshi’s Island.

    • @Sonichero151
      @Sonichero151 2 роки тому +2

      So this is the game that inspired Bobby kottick to destroy the world.....

  • @Spitfire__1944
    @Spitfire__1944 Рік тому +33

    EA hates this video with a passion 😂

  • @girlhag
    @girlhag 4 місяці тому +33

    dunkey is one of the greatest youtubers ever, but the complaint about baldurs gate 3 being $60 aged so poorly

    • @rando27enco
      @rando27enco 3 місяці тому

      Was gonna comment that but looks like someone beat me to it

    • @Eingefallen
      @Eingefallen 2 місяці тому +1

      I dont think it was only that, but that they were in early access, but still taking full price.

  • @Sychodude5
    @Sychodude5 2 роки тому +1626

    Dunkey you'll be glad to hear they've dropped the price of panzer dragoon saga to $1500, basically a steal

    • @cavespider1074
      @cavespider1074 2 роки тому +13

      It's actually estimated closer to $700

    • @bobbodaskank
      @bobbodaskank 2 роки тому +37

      And with that $250 savings you can get 3 full priced shitty new games and a replacement pair of joycons

    • @justowarren1843
      @justowarren1843 2 роки тому +9

      Thank god! A decent price!

    • @kouron
      @kouron 2 роки тому +15

      @@bobbodaskank 250$? Nice, I'll be able to finally get 1/3 of Crusader Kings 2 dlcs.

    • @bastobasto4866
      @bastobasto4866 2 роки тому

      @@kouron they were available for 11$ on humble bundle rip

  • @LegoBuilder3429
    @LegoBuilder3429 2 роки тому +4649

    Retro emulation is always morally correct

    • @cavespider1074
      @cavespider1074 2 роки тому +15

      What if the original creator still has means of profiting off of it? E.g. Pokemon Red or Super Mario Bros

    • @DragonWinter36
      @DragonWinter36 2 роки тому +1073

      @@cavespider1074 Nintendo emulation is always morally correct

    • @thecrimsonaxe6037
      @thecrimsonaxe6037 2 роки тому +465

      If you can't buy it from the company that owns it, there is no moral reason not to emulate.

    • @nilsteegen33
      @nilsteegen33 2 роки тому +13

      You don't know anything about morality

    • @DragonWinter36
      @DragonWinter36 2 роки тому +222

      @@nilsteegen33 Morality is a spook.

  • @neil8806
    @neil8806 2 роки тому +9

    5:08 that ''wait'' said more things about league of legends than any reviewer ever could

  • @sheik124
    @sheik124 2 роки тому +32

    6:46 easily my favorite dunkey gag

    • @eriklll4356
      @eriklll4356 Рік тому +1

      What's that sound effect from?

    • @04.01k
      @04.01k Рік тому +1

      @@eriklll4356 tim allen home improvement grunt

    • @Rafael.F28
      @Rafael.F28 11 місяців тому

      Shits so funny 😂😂

  • @nobodynobody7729
    @nobodynobody7729 2 роки тому +736

    If I recall, Gamestop sells "Donkey Kong: Frozen Ape" for FIFTY dollars.

    • @ScrodumHat
      @ScrodumHat 2 роки тому +11

      fucker i’m in australia tropical freeze still costs $80

    • @igottachangedmyname
      @igottachangedmyname 2 роки тому +35

      no sir, its 60 dollars
      FIFTY DOLLARS. WOW

    • @doctorpistachio242
      @doctorpistachio242 2 роки тому +8

      @@ScrodumHat 80 AUD is 60 USD

    • @BigBlueeee
      @BigBlueeee 2 роки тому +7

      @@ScrodumHat Bro chill, it was just a reference to one of the Dunkey's prank calls 😅.

    • @ScrodumHat
      @ScrodumHat 2 роки тому +1

      @@BigBlueeee didn’t mean to come off as aggressive lol

  • @tristenbrown4208
    @tristenbrown4208 2 роки тому +2236

    Sony: “Remember when games were $60? Yeah, well now they’re $70 or you can wait a year and pick it up for $10.”
    Xbox: “Hey just give us $15 a month and you can have all the games!”
    Nintendo: “I don’t care if this game is 9 years old! $60. Take it or leave it.”

    • @Mr_MHunter
      @Mr_MHunter 2 роки тому +10

      Just WOW :(

    • @areebmasoodi8932
      @areebmasoodi8932 2 роки тому +179

      Game pass is legitimately OP

    • @jasonleejames_official
      @jasonleejames_official 2 роки тому +20

      Also Sony pay us 9 a month and we'll give you 2 free random games per month and pay us another 15 to get access to retro games

    • @GruppeSechs
      @GruppeSechs 2 роки тому +111

      @@areebmasoodi8932 Especially when you abuse the $1 trial on multiple email accounts. :)

    • @elrondmcbong6392
      @elrondmcbong6392 2 роки тому +137

      Steam: "You could pay 60 bucks now. Or you just wait a bit and buy every AAA game for like 75% off lol, idc."

  • @pinhedmcgee7891
    @pinhedmcgee7891 9 місяців тому +6

    This is unironically one of Dunkey's greatest videos

  • @billybegood466
    @billybegood466 3 місяці тому +2

    I can't even remember the last game I paid full price for. Thanks Gabe.

  • @hiimme12345
    @hiimme12345 2 роки тому +761

    I love Dunkey's "General topic" videos. They always have the best writing, even compared to his game reviews.

    • @rolo2764
      @rolo2764 2 роки тому +14

      @YeaMan stfu

    • @hiimme12345
      @hiimme12345 2 роки тому +10

      @YeaMan Says the guy who spelled page wrong

    • @youtubeminute4388
      @youtubeminute4388 2 роки тому +10

      Wish he did more of them tbh, they are my favorite,

    • @shadowshadow5885
      @shadowshadow5885 2 роки тому +3

      His movie reviews are the best imo

    • @michagabo8819
      @michagabo8819 2 роки тому

      The Book of Truth
      When things were at their very worst:
      2 Suns, Cross in the sky, 2 comets will collide = don`t be afraid - repent, accept Lord`s Hand of Mercy.
      Scientists will say it was a global illusion.
      Beaware - Jesus will never walk in flesh again.
      After WW3 - rise of the “ man of peace“ from the East = Antichrist - the most powerful, popular, charismatic and influential leader of all time. Many miracles will be attributed to him. He will imitate Jesus in every conceivable way.
      Don`t trust „pope“ Francis = the False Prophet
      - will seem to rise from the dead
      - will unite all Christian Churches and all Religions as one.
      One World Religion = the seat of the Antichrist.
      Benedict XVI is the last true pope - will be accused of a crime of which he is totally innocent.
      "Many events, including ecological upheavals, wars, the schism in My Church on Earth, the dictatorships in each of your nations - bound as one, at its very core - will all take place at the same time."

  • @Lazirus951
    @Lazirus951 2 роки тому +331

    Being a gamer is the cheapest and the most expensive it has ever been depending on how addictive your personality is.

    • @naufalap
      @naufalap 2 роки тому +17

      I'm not a gamer since I almost never contribute my money to the industry lol

    • @arandominternetuser455
      @arandominternetuser455 2 роки тому +48

      @@naufalap Yarr I smell a pirate.

    • @moosesues8887
      @moosesues8887 2 роки тому

      @@arandominternetuser455 are you a coward

    • @flameonoodle1172
      @flameonoodle1172 2 роки тому +5

      @@arandominternetuser455 Or he's a free-to-player. I consider myself an avid video game player even though I basically just play SRB2, TTCC, TF2, and a bunch of roms. (Ok maybe we are pirates technically) Not necessarily because im poor but because im too young to be able to buy my own games and it's pretty hard to get digital games like this.
      It's honestly a video topic of it's own. Most people think "Oh they're not playing the latest games most likely because they're poor lmao" When most of the time the people they're talking about don't have access to them for non-money reasons.

    • @antonioc.5778
      @antonioc.5778 2 роки тому +1

      I personally haven´t bought a single game in 2 years, only 1$ 1/3 month gamepass trials and f2p battle royales, also if you are on xbox Microsoft literally gift you 5+$ dollar a month for quest that take you mere minutes each week. The ultimate free to play experience lol.

  • @Anchorwing.
    @Anchorwing. 2 місяці тому +3

    Dunkey cursed game prices with this one

  • @Naythanzilla
    @Naythanzilla Рік тому +11

    I love how at 1:10 he shows the consoles all nice and new, and then there’s a wiimote smashed into a tv.

    • @Davin-rp1nf
      @Davin-rp1nf 23 дні тому

      Looking more closely, the Wii, Wiimote and TV are made of LEGO

  • @daddyswaggums3578
    @daddyswaggums3578 2 роки тому +465

    I like how blockbuster is treated like a distant memory that only the oldest of people could possibly have heard of.

    • @GeeztJeez
      @GeeztJeez 2 роки тому +13

      Kinda missed em now it's gone, good memory though

    • @blukester7994
      @blukester7994 2 роки тому +3

      I think it was a joke

    • @ro-337
      @ro-337 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, if you really want people scratching heads you should mention Movie Scene

    • @waynerenolds3955
      @waynerenolds3955 2 роки тому +4

      the "family video" in my small-ass rural town just closed up this year. RIP.
      edit: actually after googling i think it closed up at the end of last year. regardless, an absolute travesty.

    • @JordannGeorge
      @JordannGeorge 2 роки тому +4

      I’m a gen z/millennial cusper and it seems distant af because we miss it.

  • @krisxaero
    @krisxaero 2 роки тому +3631

    My local library has been offering physical video game discs for almost a decade, and you can borrow these games for up to three weeks. I've personally bought only four games in the last five years because of it. I will never take my public library for granted. :)

    • @TheAzCorner
      @TheAzCorner 2 роки тому +247

      Libraries are the best

    • @JNSStudios
      @JNSStudios 2 роки тому +87

      @@TheAzCorner I would like to visit your library please

    • @ricflair8498
      @ricflair8498 2 роки тому +51

      Damn ur lucky af enjoy while u can

    • @gringomoderfoquer8287
      @gringomoderfoquer8287 2 роки тому +78

      There was a local rent store that sold games for a really good price compared to how expensive games are here in Brazil. It was pretty good, I played and finished a rented Portal 2. I never appreciated it much until I read this comment and realized how good it was. Sadly, the store closed a few years ago

    • @messagefamilystyled1101
      @messagefamilystyled1101 2 роки тому +31

      Dang ur luckyy, My library had anime like gundam and inuyasha but NEVER video games 😟

  • @Kristof_ow
    @Kristof_ow Місяць тому +6

    Overwatch section did not age well

  • @gypy416
    @gypy416 8 місяців тому +18

    the baldur's gate comment at 2:27 may not age too well tbh

  • @kdawg3484
    @kdawg3484 2 роки тому +499

    Also, emulation has allowed many multiplayer games that used to require you to gather three other friends in front of a TV to be played online. That could be an easy way of updating and monetizing classic titles for the developers, but if they don't want to take that opportunity, then I'm sure the community is more than happy to oblige.

    • @eriksatlher1
      @eriksatlher1 2 роки тому

      how can I do that?

    • @deadlyninja112
      @deadlyninja112 2 роки тому +2

      Mods

    • @violethevile1256
      @violethevile1256 2 роки тому +9

      @@eriksatlher1 parsec, it's an app that allows other people to control your computer at the same time sorta (also ofc screenshare and such)

    • @zjzr08
      @zjzr08 2 роки тому +18

      @@eriksatlher1 Certain emulators enable network features in which inputs for other players are taken from other computers.

    • @Gustavozxd13
      @Gustavozxd13 2 роки тому +1

      Playing smash ultimate online through Yuzu+parsec is fucking nuts. And also any other split screen game that can be emulated or played on PC, parsec is awesome.

  • @Ayundaru
    @Ayundaru 2 роки тому +2712

    legend says Mario Kart 8 will be worth $25,000 in 20 years

    • @clad3133
      @clad3133 2 роки тому +3

      Take my money

    • @daelium89
      @daelium89 2 роки тому +5

      Good lol I’ve got the OG Wii U version with all the DLC lol

    • @RyukoKiryuin510
      @RyukoKiryuin510 2 роки тому +23

      @@clad3133 Nintendo: “That’s the plan!”

    • @niggabear
      @niggabear 2 роки тому +3

      Shut up

    • @Acceleracers7
      @Acceleracers7 2 роки тому +3

      nahhhhh, it'll be worth 60 dollars

  • @aleksandarilic7666
    @aleksandarilic7666 2 роки тому +10

    Dunkey, it''s been a while since I watched your videos and you my man are a gentleman and a scholar! Also the relest gamer of all time! Thank you for your work!

  • @digitalchamploo9129
    @digitalchamploo9129 Рік тому +9

    Jakey brought me back

  • @watashiwajigabudesu9662
    @watashiwajigabudesu9662 2 роки тому +1880

    2:47 the realest shit Dunkey's ever said

    • @jasonx1174
      @jasonx1174 2 роки тому +33

      It's true

    • @joeking6972
      @joeking6972 2 роки тому +137

      The answer is mainly FOMO.
      Unfortunately many people just play what is popular rather than develop their own individual tastes.

    • @ted9030
      @ted9030 2 роки тому +33

      My friends call me a fake gamer because I don't care about most coming games

    • @joeking6972
      @joeking6972 2 роки тому +63

      @@ted9030 Sigma Gamer

    • @ted9030
      @ted9030 2 роки тому +5

      @@joeking6972 what does it mean

  • @RelyeaGaming
    @RelyeaGaming 2 роки тому +1809

    Pizza Hut needs to bring back the game disk with pizza order

    • @fawh7
      @fawh7 2 роки тому +3

      Yeah

    • @Jack-zk7ir
      @Jack-zk7ir 2 роки тому +5

      Congrats on 100k!

    • @tingle6321
      @tingle6321 2 роки тому +4

      Siphon Filter and Medieval demo disk was the only one I ever got, OXM monthly demos where my shit though

    • @en3525
      @en3525 2 роки тому

      Silence verified

    • @ExtremeSquared
      @ExtremeSquared 2 роки тому +2

      There have been two new Doom engines in the 26 years since Doom / Doom2 / Chex Quest and Chex has still not released a Chex Quest 2 with updated technology.

  • @keneor4468
    @keneor4468 2 роки тому +39

    I've really been taking the "You don't need the latest stuff" at heart. I have a crapton of backlog game I never played because I just kept buying new stuff. It's like I'm buying three of them and finishing 1/2 per bulk before biying the next one. I just stopped with the frenzy and took the time to look back to my library and go "Ok, for now I just need these"

  • @ivangambino4135
    @ivangambino4135 Рік тому +5

    this video has inspired me to go back and start playing some great games i havent experienced yet, currently making my way through the silent hill series, thank you donkey

  • @sunnycideup4725
    @sunnycideup4725 2 роки тому +575

    *”This game really makes you FEEEL like you wasted 60 Dollars”*
    -IGN

    • @yoshithebear7630
      @yoshithebear7630 2 роки тому +4

      I’ve actually never regretted buying a sixty dollar game before.
      Granted, I have maybe 11 games on my Nintendo switch and 2 of them are free to play…

    • @sillyfegart5455
      @sillyfegart5455 2 роки тому +1

      10/10

    • @davidbronstein2040
      @davidbronstein2040 2 роки тому +3

      @@yoshithebear7630
      I regretted buying MH:Rise because it was an incomplete game with microtransactions.

    • @longhenry4358
      @longhenry4358 2 роки тому +4

      @@davidbronstein2040 Could you elaborate on that?

    • @doopiss
      @doopiss 2 роки тому

      This joke is 3 years old

  • @PhobosTK
    @PhobosTK 2 роки тому +908

    "imagine paying 900$ to play this"
    Apple: *Write that down! WRITE THAT DOWN!*

    • @MariOmor1
      @MariOmor1 2 роки тому +14

      Angry Birds Reloaded players be like:

    • @danka1167
      @danka1167 2 роки тому

      @@MariOmor1 lmao I’ve played it. It’s worth the £12000 I spent on my Mac Pro and Apple Arcade tbh

    • @MariOmor1
      @MariOmor1 2 роки тому

      @@danka1167 I've never played it, I can just redownload the originals like Classic, Space, Stella, Seasons, etc.

    • @GoldGregory
      @GoldGregory 2 роки тому

      And Nintendo

    • @danka1167
      @danka1167 2 роки тому +2

      @@GoldGregory nintendo games are mostly £60, what?

  • @cameronlapage7386
    @cameronlapage7386 8 місяців тому +4

    Damn, Blizzard worked really hard to make that Overwatch praise not age well.

  • @samuelboisvert8054
    @samuelboisvert8054 Рік тому +8

    I already watch this like 7 times but Naked Jayboy sent me here and now I'm watching it again

  • @taxevader674
    @taxevader674 2 роки тому +327

    "Back in the day this was 120$, Today it's a 7 kilobyte file"
    *gameplay*
    Yeah no still not worth it

    • @Loctorak
      @Loctorak 2 роки тому +11

      Think of how much "Rich text document" you could store, instead. You could even save the URL of a better game to download. 😂

    • @alrightalright4585
      @alrightalright4585 2 роки тому +2

      "Free" still costs too much for _Plaque Attack_ on the Atari.

  • @ShadeKirby500
    @ShadeKirby500 2 роки тому +350

    “I haven’t seen litigous rage like this since I was caught playing emulated games at Nintendo’s house.” - Gex

    • @mr.breadobamagames5221
      @mr.breadobamagames5221 2 роки тому +9

      this should be top comment lol

    • @dlein93
      @dlein93 2 роки тому +12

      Delicious. Finally a good fucking Gex joke.

    • @user-sv6ph1dk4i
      @user-sv6ph1dk4i 2 роки тому +1

      Hey, did you know that in terms of male human and female Pokémon breeding, Vaporeon is actually not the most compatible Pokémon for humans? This is a common and understandable misconception, however Vaporeon has it's human on Pokémon breedability outclassed by it's cousin evolution, Umbreon. Umbreon weights approximately 60 pounds, or around 27 kilograms, and is 3'3" tall (About a meter), making it not only large enough to appropriately handle human genitalia, but also light enough to easily be lifted, and promptly set back down repeatedly. It's relatively small size would also prove a tight entry, which is always a good thing. Umbreon also boasts an extremely impressive defensive stat spread. With it's combination of very high HP, Defense, and Special Defense stats, it can take a great pounding and come back for more! It's ability, Inner Focus, allows it to keep slamming attentively, without getting fatigued. Umbreon also has access to the ability Synchronize, which allows it to share it's current status with you, meaning you will receive all of the pleasure it feels COMBINED with all the pleasure you're getting from pounding this perfect breedable Pokémon. Umbreon also has the capability of seeing perfectly in pitch-black darkness, allowing it to effectively attend a midnight fornication session. Even if you do manage to drain Umbreon's energy with all the furious thrusts, it can recover very quickly with its access to the move Moonlight. Its black fur is also a giant positive attribute, allowing all the excretions you make to be easily seen all over its body. A great fun fact, Umbreon can excrete toxins in its sweat, which would in turn soak into your member and swell it up, making it even more sizable and sensitive. This would not only enhance the experience for you, but for your Umbreon as well (Which with Synchronize, ends up pleasing you exponentially more). Umbreon's wide movepool also supports the hypothesis that Umbreon is the best Pokémon to breed with. It can learn Payback, which doubles in power after the Pokémon is hit, meaning Umbreon with throw it back twice as hard as normally if you're hitting it good. Umbreon can also learn Guard Swap; it could give YOU its insane durability, and go crazy on you all night with your now massive endurance. Speaking of endurance, Umbreon also has access to Endure, making it practically immune to fatigue, it will always have energy left over. Charm is also within Umbreon's movepool, letting it be extremely seductive towards you, easily getting you in the mood. Umbreon can also use Taunt, in turn making you ONLY able to to attacking moves such as Slam, Pound, etc; none of that foreplay shit, right into the action. It also has access to Sleep Talk, giving it the ability to not only give consent in its sleep, allowing access to any of its ports and any time, but also move in it's sleep, making it an effective 24/7 fuckmate. Umbreon still has even more great moves that good to have while smashing, such as Quick Attack, allowing swift slams and bounces, which can have even greater power if Umbreon uses Curse beforehand. Curse would also raise Umbreon's defense, making it able to take powerful thrusting for almost any duration. Looking back, Umbreon's slightly small size ensures a gorilla grip cavity and easy physical manipulation. Its ungodly bulk allows it to take poundings for hours on end and resume after recovering with moonlight (Which works even better when it's sunny). It's access to the abilities Inner Focus and Synchronize allow it to unwaveringly throw it back and add all of its pleasure onto yours, effectively making it twice as amazing as any other Pokémon, or even FOUR TIMES, factoring in the doubled power of payback of course. All of this information in combination with its extremely useful movepool in the world of intercourse makes Umbreon the Pokémon most qualified to breed with humans; able to take dick of any shape, any size, in any position easily for extensive periods of time, while having the ability to return for even more mere seconds later.

    • @hugokapon4166
      @hugokapon4166 2 роки тому +4

      This comment is very Verbose and Erudite

    • @Sealed_Chamber
      @Sealed_Chamber 2 роки тому +1

      @@hugokapon4166 Thanks.

  • @MarMaxGaming
    @MarMaxGaming Рік тому +3

    I love that you displayed wave race 64 when talking about the best games… sublime choice. Cool to see Hyperstone heist too.

  • @squid0g
    @squid0g 2 роки тому +1

    Dunkey, ur experience with game classics is invaluable. A series on ur favorite classics would be a treasure to the gaming community for ever. If u already do this im sorry. Somebody link me one of them

  • @etherwxlf
    @etherwxlf 2 роки тому +1329

    I haven't said this in a while, but this is honestly one of Dunkey's most informative and true videos.

    • @RodniDemental
      @RodniDemental 2 роки тому +5

      is it honestly though? what else is less informative and true?

    • @etherwxlf
      @etherwxlf 2 роки тому +27

      @@RodniDemental If you've gotta ask that question, you must not've seen many of Dunkey's videos lol

    • @jamesb7205
      @jamesb7205 2 роки тому +4

      Except he completes skips MTX

    • @alenko4763
      @alenko4763 2 роки тому +10

      Nothing Dunkey does is ”informative”, he just shits on games to get reactions with the biggest Nintendo bias that has ever existed
      Do people watch dunkeys videos thinking they will get ”informed”? Yikes

    • @darronlockett9211
      @darronlockett9211 2 роки тому

      I say that every video

  • @gabriellacet1172
    @gabriellacet1172 2 роки тому +618

    I genuinelly think that in these kinds of videos dunkey really shines as a content creator. For real you can make these 10 minute videos just as good and convincing as many 25 minute long video essays out there.

    • @robbiedarling7323
      @robbiedarling7323 2 роки тому +15

      Being able to say more with less is key to being a good communicator. Dunkey, among other things, is a good communicator.

    • @SeisoYabai
      @SeisoYabai 2 роки тому +12

      He also doesn't go into nearly as much detail nor explain the intricacies of why things are how they are. Its a trade off.

    • @ken.7019
      @ken.7019 2 роки тому +4

      for real. I like his funny random videos, but his more serious content like this are really good and what made me subscribe in the first place.

    • @norekification
      @norekification 2 роки тому

      i mean scott the woz made an hour long video on his third time talking about super mario 2d world, and that video is amazing too so

    • @Dudemandudeman19
      @Dudemandudeman19 2 роки тому +1

      I saw the title and got excited that it was probably an essay video. Did not disappoint. These are always mastapeeces.

  • @allcool27gaming
    @allcool27gaming 2 роки тому

    This is a great video. Bring back the classic Dunkey style that we know and love. Keep it up

  • @-m-5235
    @-m-5235 3 місяці тому +5

    2:27 Aged like milk.

    • @noon_my_dude
      @noon_my_dude 3 місяці тому +1

      Tbf, the best part of the game has been available for 3 years. The full release that came out this year’s content was far weaker so honestly not sure how I feel about it winning GOTY and early access games in general

  • @spoo4536
    @spoo4536 2 роки тому +319

    "A man is not only entitled to the right of emulating a Nintendo game, they're obligated to do so"
    -Chief Kief

    • @OGSumo
      @OGSumo 2 роки тому +6

      Mr. Keef is really wise beyond his years huh

    • @LavosTheOneEyedTick
      @LavosTheOneEyedTick 2 роки тому +3

      That’s the truth right there

    • @anankos795
      @anankos795 2 роки тому +3

      Thank you Chief Keef.

    • @sheriffaboubakar9720
      @sheriffaboubakar9720 2 роки тому +1

      "Feds at my door, jump out the window!" - Chief Keef
      Words of wisdom right there.

    • @lukebytes5366
      @lukebytes5366 2 роки тому +1

      Ok but why is piracy suddenly such a morally righteous thing to do now?

  • @miguelangellicea2702
    @miguelangellicea2702 2 роки тому +436

    What I love about donkey’s videos is that he makes really good points about the topic in question while still sounding like you’re just shooting the shit with your buddy. We’ve got enough phd-video essay bros as it is.

    • @Imnoonewhoareyou
      @Imnoonewhoareyou 2 роки тому +42

      I don’t think it’s necessary to slam other creators- Dunkey’s fantastic, no need to try to drag anyone else

    • @bustprime
      @bustprime 2 роки тому +19

      He's scary intelligent but loves to play stupid all the time.

    • @MCSorry
      @MCSorry 2 роки тому +1

      @@bustprime The best way to play the game

    • @bandicoot248
      @bandicoot248 2 роки тому +4

      I been saying he is the Dave chappelle of this side of youtube. Theres a cold truth under all the jokes, and sometimes he just gives it to u straight

    • @wingwaabuddha
      @wingwaabuddha 2 роки тому +1

      well said ---- agree

  • @n0lain
    @n0lain 2 роки тому +4

    7:49 Hell yeah, love seeing a sick Melee combo in a Dunkey vid

  • @fikamonster2564
    @fikamonster2564 Рік тому +1

    One of my favorite videos from dunkey: funny and informative

  • @lordziz
    @lordziz 2 роки тому +525

    Nintendo: gets rid of virtual console
    Also Nintendo: starts a war on emulation

    • @bandicoot248
      @bandicoot248 2 роки тому +4

      Xbox series s has got our backs

    • @wolfdragonsxiii5192
      @wolfdragonsxiii5192 2 роки тому +73

      I feel like Nintendo is the dumbest company, they could print money just by porting old games to switch and mobile. And they don't like free advertisement on youtube

    • @kakyoindonut3213
      @kakyoindonut3213 2 роки тому +37

      @@wolfdragonsxiii5192 they are not the dumbest, they are the worst.

    • @emblemblade9245
      @emblemblade9245 2 роки тому +11

      kakyoin donut321 What about EA, Ubisoft, and uh, plenty others I won’t waste time naming?

    • @RedHeadFury-
      @RedHeadFury- 2 роки тому +12

      @@wolfdragonsxiii5192 imagine botw on steam the internet would break

  • @MYG
    @MYG 2 роки тому +1294

    This is one of the reasons I love indie games because they are priced based on what the devs think they are worth. I’ve played a lot of 15 dollar games that I’ve loved way more than Triple A games

    • @danielbojkovski723
      @danielbojkovski723 2 роки тому +108

      Hollow knight

    • @zillyotter
      @zillyotter 2 роки тому +77

      As a creative myself, I find it depressing to think about how dramatically those devs undervalued their own work :ThisIsFine:

    • @qactustick
      @qactustick 2 роки тому +108

      It's more like they're priced at the max amount they think they can get away with. Imagine if an indie dev tried to price their game at $60. Would probably be the only game they ever release.

    • @josesalas6187
      @josesalas6187 2 роки тому +29

      Stardew Valley

    • @simonditomasso9868
      @simonditomasso9868 2 роки тому +27

      Hollow knight

  • @Romans10-9
    @Romans10-9 Рік тому

    So glad that the algorithm brought me to your channel. I remember a lot of these games when I was a kid. Great content bro

  • @auntydepressant4301
    @auntydepressant4301 2 роки тому +7

    Until recently I never realized I had amassed a decently valuable cache of rare games. Being a little horror weirdo I have a damn near mint condition Rule of Rose and multiple versions of the original Silent Hill games including a valuable special edition of the first one. And working PS2-4

  • @NecoLumi
    @NecoLumi 2 роки тому +293

    Dunkey reluctantly admitting game pass good is the best recommendation to get it considering how much he hates Microsoft

    • @chickennugget6684
      @chickennugget6684 2 роки тому +30

      he does, reluctantly make a great point about Microsoft.
      i’m still never getting an xbox though.

    • @macadoodle1237
      @macadoodle1237 2 роки тому +22

      @@chickennugget6684 Yeah, I would say Xbox game Pass totally worth it for the price. I've had it for a while (did the 3 month trial and now I'm borrowing off a school friend with an xbox and got game pass after he used mine cause Microsoft have shitty system that allows as many people to use your game pass as long as they have your account details) It's even better on pc cause it's cheaper and you don't have to pay the bullshit "pay to play online".

    • @keithmelon428
      @keithmelon428 2 роки тому +3

      Game pass is great, you get to try out games for al long as you want and if it's a studio you wanna support, buy the game.

    • @mr.penguin4614
      @mr.penguin4614 2 роки тому

      @@macadoodle1237 you just complained ab consumer freindly practice. nice

    • @ImTheMan0fSteel
      @ImTheMan0fSteel 2 роки тому

      @asdf that's the point.
      Microsoft doesn't give two shits if you play it on Xbox or on windows.
      Windows is a Microsoft platform. They make money on every pc you buy. And office and all the other shit they can sell you on that platform.
      It's just about getting people into the ecosystem. If that's Xbox or androidor windows. Doesn't matter.

  • @freefall742
    @freefall742 2 роки тому +185

    this video has accomplished:
    -Microsoft tripling gamepass's price
    -Nintendo cracking down harder on all listed emulators
    -Being funni and pleasing me for 8 minutes and 12 seconds

    • @Loctorak
      @Loctorak 2 роки тому +25

      Yeah usually I have to buy someone dinner if I want to be pleasured for 8 minutes straight

    • @kebm1388
      @kebm1388 2 роки тому +14

      Luckily there is nothing they can do about the emulators. Emulators themselves are totally 100% legal, and don't violate Nintendo's copyright or anything. That's why Nintendo has to go after websites that host ROMs of games, since those actually are illegal to distribute.

    • @krukdallan1587
      @krukdallan1587 2 роки тому +1

      @@Loctorak you made my evening

    • @davidhong1934
      @davidhong1934 2 роки тому

      - Joe's Diner: GoTY Edition
      - Plaque Defenders 2
      - Golden Tee
      - Pirates 3: Johnny's Revenge

    • @Randy.Bobandy
      @Randy.Bobandy 2 роки тому +7

      Which 10 seconds displeased you?

  • @TheGloriousLobsterEmperor
    @TheGloriousLobsterEmperor 2 місяці тому +3

    AAA games in Australia are now $110. Reality is collapsing.

  • @user-on9rs3yx3s
    @user-on9rs3yx3s 2 роки тому

    this is one of your best videos ever. everything you say is so on point.

  • @pg3384
    @pg3384 2 роки тому +360

    Dunkey's probably one of the few, if not only channels I might be able to think of that can successfully fill a videos with sarcasm and jokes while also keeping the topic serious and giving insightful observations about today's society in video games.

    • @shevrett2658
      @shevrett2658 2 роки тому +6

      @@kazcav4973 who

    • @RotatingPlatypus
      @RotatingPlatypus 2 роки тому +7

      @@shevrett2658 Yahtzee is a game critic whose run a series called Zero Punctuation for over a decade now, quality jokes mixed in with (primarily negative) criticism of games and the industry as a whole.
      Ross I believe runs a series called Ross' Game Dungeon, much in the same vain as the other two although he's typically very genuine, whether that be positive or negative.

    • @Player-jh4ko
      @Player-jh4ko 2 роки тому +1

      Haha No.

    • @chuchu9649
      @chuchu9649 2 роки тому

      Let’s keep it that way, boys!

    • @Jack-zk7ir
      @Jack-zk7ir 2 роки тому

      Dunkey and Scott the Woz should collab, I feel like they would have great chemistry.

  • @juankgonzalez6230
    @juankgonzalez6230 2 роки тому +629

    "Why are you buying any game when you haven't played Mario Galaxy yet?!"
    Dunkey will forever be the best videogame youtuber for that quote alone

    • @MrMansford
      @MrMansford 2 роки тому +20

      As someone who's recently been spending most of their gaming time playing Galaxy 2 and Ocarina of Time (both for the first time) that section of the video felt validating ☺️

    • @Scroolewse
      @Scroolewse 2 роки тому +4

      I just dont get 3d platormers I guess. I had Mario Galaxy on the Wii when it came out but never finished it, I always just wanted to play Wii sports.

    • @pronounjow
      @pronounjow 2 роки тому +3

      @@Scroolewse How far did you get in Galaxy?

    • @alexsilva28
      @alexsilva28 2 роки тому +2

      @@Scroolewse Odyssey is the best 3D platformer ever made imo. I'd recommend you play that

    • @ThePrayrius
      @ThePrayrius 2 роки тому +8

      @@alexsilva28 literally just said he doesn't like the genre, so why tell him to play another game of that genre?

  • @lucypuzzy4mELA
    @lucypuzzy4mELA Рік тому

    Lol great vid. I usually dont watch videos all the way to the end but this was a good one! Very entertaining

  • @erikh5512
    @erikh5512 8 місяців тому +1

    and this is why i will always advocate for people to take to the 7 seas and become pirates

  • @Zedrinbot
    @Zedrinbot 2 роки тому +2806

    Game pricing and development costs have always been so weird. A lot of modern triple A games are more about being a graphical arm's race than games, so most of the development goes into presentation / first impressions and advertising with a bloated scope. Hence it's not uncommon for something to look pretty and be riddled with bugs.
    People try to suggest that graphics don't matter and they shouldn't prioritize them as much. Which, while not wrong, you also gotta remember the casual consumer and fratboy-gamer types who are buying up those yearly Call of Battlefields and Fifas and don't participate in these kinda discussions, and many people who say that probably do still value graphics more than they imply. And it's not like Triple-A games don't have a place, I just wish they didn't set the standards for everything that isn't an indie title.

    • @TheLegendsmith
      @TheLegendsmith 2 роки тому +128

      You're forgetting one of the major factors; Dev team size. These big AAA studios, instead of hiring GOOD programmers, they just throw lots of shitty programmers at the problem until the game compiles. That's why the games are so buggy. That's also why they suck; good game design can't be brute forced.
      World of Warcraft was developed with a team of 50 people. Modern AAA games can have team sizes of 150, or even 300, and that's NOT for an MMO! These are huge, bloated teams. The number of directors, producers, and project leaders who can actually coordinate that many people is EXTREMELY LOW, and most of them are either in big business (not video games), or the movie industry. Not games.
      As for game designers; well there's plenty of good game designers out there; that's where indie gems come from. But they're not being hired by AAA are they?

    • @gavintantleff
      @gavintantleff 2 роки тому +210

      @@TheLegendsmith they’re not necessarily shitty programmers, they’re extremely overworked programmers.

    • @aleksanderolbrych9157
      @aleksanderolbrych9157 2 роки тому +79

      "Graphics don't matter" - Gamers
      "THIS FREAKING GAME LOOKS LIKE IT'S 12 YEARS OLD" - Also gamers, whenever a CoD game launches or any other punching bag enters the room

    • @AlexanderNathan2346
      @AlexanderNathan2346 2 роки тому +18

      @@aleksanderolbrych9157 lol COD is an exception cause the game style hasn’t changed besides guns and maps. Graphics matter but the main reason play COD is just for the run and gun combat and graphics are secondary. Hell we saw a perfect example with the last two Games. Cold War and MW. MW looks a hell of a lot better and sounds way more realistic aswell. But Cold War has superior combat in my opinion. Cold War graphics were no doubt a down grade but people didn’t mind as much because the actually gameplay was superior even though inferior in the graphics department. But if red dead redemptions graphics didn’t look as nice. I wouldn’t play the game. Lots of open world games draw people in simple for the beauty of the world.

    • @GruppeSechs
      @GruppeSechs 2 роки тому +28

      "Modern triple A games are more about being a graphical arm's race than games" And I'm so, so sick of it, especially in an era when a graphics card costs more than two consoles. Pushing the graphics envelop is officially now gatekeeping in a crypto world.

  • @BellyButtonBob
    @BellyButtonBob 2 роки тому +135

    “Video games are pricey. But at what cost?”
    -Sun Tzu, ‘the art of war’

    • @PhrozenFox
      @PhrozenFox 2 роки тому +3

      "Shit on your blade, so when you stab them, it adds +3 toxic damage"
      -Sun Tzu, 'the art of war'

    • @kakyoindonut3213
      @kakyoindonut3213 2 роки тому +1

      "Nothing is illegal about emulations, piracy is the way"
      -Sun Tzu, The Art of Pirates

    • @mikehannigan848
      @mikehannigan848 2 роки тому +1

      "When your enemy expects you to be weak, run away so they follow you into the pit full of bamboo spikes that you shit on before they fell into it, so that in thousands of years all will know you were the Alpha, and they the Beta" Sun Tzu "The Art of War"

  • @thomasweiler5319
    @thomasweiler5319 7 місяців тому +1

    SOME GAME makes me laugh out loud every time, I watch through the Dunkey back catalog all the time and never see it coming.

  • @fordollarsonly7687
    @fordollarsonly7687 Рік тому +2

    And here i am pirating every game and not paying a single dollar.

  • @foxy-loxys-vintage-all-sorts
    @foxy-loxys-vintage-all-sorts 2 роки тому +155

    This video is a classic, haven't seen it.

    • @mathieul4303
      @mathieul4303 2 роки тому

      @YeaMan Imagine being better but begging for people to see your channel 👀

    • @Loctorak
      @Loctorak 2 роки тому

      Another classic - I haven't got around to watching this one, yet.

  • @discoolphin4255
    @discoolphin4255 2 роки тому +486

    Dunkey at 3:00 talking about playing older games is exactly how I've always felt. My friends will sometimes give me a hard time for going back go play older games I never played instead of new ones, but I'm just trying to catch up on the games I know are good before I try something I've never heard of

    • @crowlovercicada
      @crowlovercicada 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah!!!

    • @caseyoberle7341
      @caseyoberle7341 2 роки тому +45

      A lot of my friends can't stand old graphics. I'm like who gives a shit? If the gameplay holds up its still a good game. That's why I'm not interested in remasters. I couldn't care less about graphics.

    • @zerarch77
      @zerarch77 2 роки тому +11

      @@caseyoberle7341 For me, remasters are good because I can play older games with better graphics, potentially the best of both worlds.

    • @_________________________.___.
      @_________________________.___. 2 роки тому

      hindsight is 20/20

    • @oeurves_d-oriel
      @oeurves_d-oriel 2 роки тому +1

      This is my mentality going into the Metroid series. If I wanna play Dread, I'd like to get through the main titles before it first. Even if I'll be playing them on emulators 😳

  • @noahgrenier1933
    @noahgrenier1933 Рік тому +5

    Came here after watching Nakey Jakey recommend this video.

  • @joseybryant7577
    @joseybryant7577 2 роки тому +3

    Every time I'm about to buy an expensive game, I come back to this video.

  • @user-jc6yo1vn1r
    @user-jc6yo1vn1r 2 роки тому +315

    "Why are you buying any game when you havent played Mario galaxy first"
    Truer words have never been spoken

    • @landis9767
      @landis9767 2 роки тому +6

      cuz it's only on wii or in an overpriced lazy bundle collection

    • @FakestLoogi
      @FakestLoogi 2 роки тому +20

      @@landis9767 emulate it on dolphin you dingus

    • @noheffthing
      @noheffthing 2 роки тому

      @@FakestLoogi exactly

    • @kubex222
      @kubex222 2 роки тому

      i literally said the same words after hearing it in video

    • @sechabatheletsane9784
      @sechabatheletsane9784 2 роки тому

      @@FakestLoogi my potato cant handle that!!

  • @Cyranek
    @Cyranek 2 роки тому +1052

    ready to pay for dunkey pass ultimate

    • @smalljh04
      @smalljh04 2 роки тому +22

      It's just the Knack franchise and nothing else...

    • @aryabratsahoo7474
      @aryabratsahoo7474 2 роки тому +16

      For 60$ you can have Knack, Knack 2, Among Us, Valorant, Fortnite, Dunkuza: Like a Dunkey, Overwatch, Overwatch 2, Donkey Kong, Tax Evasion and a ton of other favourite titles for a month.
      That also includes entire Nintendo games too.

    • @shurah_
      @shurah_ 2 роки тому +5

      @@aryabratsahoo7474 Can recommend, tax evasion is one of my favorite games!

    • @anthonyperez7716
      @anthonyperez7716 2 роки тому

      @@smalljh04 actually it’s just gonna super Mario 2 somehow

    • @drewsmith3673
      @drewsmith3673 2 роки тому

      Too late. He's married.

  • @bayareaspf
    @bayareaspf 2 роки тому +1

    Watching these videos is like meditating :) I always feel better afterwards 😂

  • @WSFM_Rex
    @WSFM_Rex Рік тому +2

    “Why are you buying any game before playing Mario galaxy”😭😭 that was my first ever video game

  • @ShortHax
    @ShortHax 2 роки тому +1708

    Well Dunkey, we’ve got to teach the youngens to climb the new era of paywalls and sail the high seas

    • @angusmarch1066
      @angusmarch1066 2 роки тому +35

      Shiverr me timberrrsss 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

    • @jojonta2119
      @jojonta2119 2 роки тому +58

      "I'm gonna be the Pirate King!"
      - Some guy with a straw hat

    • @steeg03
      @steeg03 2 роки тому +11

      for real

    • @quagernag
      @quagernag 2 роки тому +7

      Yarr

    • @shiyera
      @shiyera 2 роки тому +3

      Lol 🤣

  • @BendeBoas
    @BendeBoas 2 роки тому +350

    When I was in college, on my last presentation, we had to market our own game for our teachers. I was honest with them telling my game wasn't finished. They gave me a very negative response because of that. Though, come to think of it now, me, as a consumer, I would hate if a company wasn't being honest with me trying to sell their low quality unfinished game. Even though their response was negative, I felt good that day, knowing that I was honest with myself and them. I wish more companies were like that.

    • @LetsGoGetThem
      @LetsGoGetThem 2 роки тому +13

      That is like when I was trying to start my first business and I wanted to sell my art. I told my parents I wanted to show my art around and make money selling it, but they told me not to because I would be doing it for free, I should just make a website and put up my art and get paid. At the time it sounded like they knew a lot more about business than I did and I really wish I could have listened to their advice...

    • @kamalindsey
      @kamalindsey 2 роки тому

      @@LetsGoGetThem I mean your parents shouldn't have said that, dude. Not really cool...

    • @LetsGoGetThem
      @LetsGoGetThem 2 роки тому +18

      @@kamalindsey I believe that they were just being parents and telling me their piece of advice, but I think it was also an indication of their experience.
      My parents were always trying to be more successful than them. I remember growing up that my dad always wanted us to have a better car than him, because he drove a shitty car and didn't like it. He was very much into making sure we knew that we were better off financially than him. Even though I think he loved us, I also think he was afraid of our success and wanted to be like us later on, that's why he didn't have a high paying job and had to get a job that he hated, which he did for years.
      Now I'm married with children of my own and I do the same thing. That's why I think of Brian Chambers, that guy in Dancing with the Stars when he said: "What was the point of my life? I just fell down and hurt myself again." I think of that a lot when I'm working on my own stuff. When you don't know what you want out of life, there's no point. And there's no point in your life. It's always the best time to do what you want to do because if you do what you think other people want you to do, there's no point in doing that, but it's better to do what you want to do because then you know you're happy doing it.
      I just wish he had shown us a little more compassion and acceptance instead of teaching us how to be successful. I know it was hard for them and I'm sure they thought they were doing the best for us

    • @kamalindsey
      @kamalindsey 2 роки тому +2

      @@LetsGoGetThem I still don't think your parents made any mistakes, but as your children, I know you feel the way they did. In today's world, it is so hard to be successful at something. Your parents tried to do the best for you, and in their mind, they were successful. At the same time, though, they were teaching you to follow their dreams, but not your own. I know you wish they had been more accepting and said: "You're not going to be good at this, and you are better off doing something else." At least you had your own dream and you were doing something different, but you were still following their dreams and not yours. It is always the least that does the most. Remember that.

    • @kdawg3484
      @kdawg3484 2 роки тому +5

      You were ahead of your time. Not being finished with a game is now the model, not the exception.

  • @stephencheney9811
    @stephencheney9811 7 місяців тому +2

    The best thing about games costing so much back in the day is your parents would actually encourage you to play. Like "I didn't pay no $80 for NBA Hangtime for you to let it sit there."

  • @avallach2061
    @avallach2061 Рік тому +6

    I like what you talk about the need people feel of buying every game at launch even when it's super overpriced and that there's a lot of older incredible games that people never played that are very cheap now. I'm the kind of patient person that always wait a little bit for some sales so I can pay what I believe a game worth. Very few games I buy full price at launch because very few games worth this full price at all.

  • @blurglurg1374
    @blurglurg1374 2 роки тому +568

    In an alternate timeline, Dunkey's video starts thus:
    "At the beginning, videogames were going to cost five dollars... But Reggie was PISSED, so he said $120 for Plaque Attack after adjusting for inflation."

    • @glendarjj3991
      @glendarjj3991 2 роки тому +16

      "But oink was always going to be $120 because that game is a masterpiece. We wouldn't have life itself without that game."

  • @sawms9990
    @sawms9990 2 роки тому +321

    As much as I love Kirby, Star Allies was like a $15 game not $60

    • @shawklan27
      @shawklan27 2 роки тому +9

      I remembered being pissed with how short that game was! Made me wish that they ported super star ultra or something

    • @AzizidarkReborn
      @AzizidarkReborn 2 роки тому +41

      Incorrect. It was a 15 dollar game that became a 40 dollar game after all 5 of the free DLC came out. I kinda share your sentiment though. I loved the crap out of Star Allies, but that day one 60 dollar purchase still hurts in my soul knowing it was unfinished.

    • @yikes5683
      @yikes5683 2 роки тому +5

      I got the game when it first came out. I was so disappointed with how boring it was, that playing it once all the dlc came out wouldn't have mattered to me. I also hated how fast Hyness spoke. It added to the feeling of "yeah, yeah just beat the game already"

    • @FutaYuuta
      @FutaYuuta 2 роки тому +5

      Star Allies was one of my biggest gaming disappointments ever. I was so hyped for it after I played and loved Robobot. I convinced myself that it was going to be the greatest Kirby game of all time.

    • @kimballbelliston5925
      @kimballbelliston5925 2 роки тому

      Fortunately for me, I got Star Allies after all the updates, but it's still not worth $60 imo

  • @darkuser1363
    @darkuser1363 3 місяці тому +1

    You know how I repaying those companies.
    Pirates,all of you ready to sail.😂😂😂😂😂

  • @ForgedCalamity
    @ForgedCalamity 2 роки тому +1

    I think this is my favorite video Dunkey has ever made.