The SECOND Best Nintendo DS Game You've Never Played - Transformers Autobots DS

[@KilosFoxo]

the brawl boss has permanently engrained the phrases "i'm fully armoured moron." and "i'm a tank, you're a truck, how do you expect to beat me?" into my mind

[@novustalks7525]

That second phrase is burned into me

[@Demicleas]

Yeah I'm honestly surprised the transformers don't just use the HUNDREDS of military veichals they can base themselves on.

[@Venom3254]

You forgot "Oh I'm going to enjoy stripping you down part by part"

[@jacobd2167]

Hardest level in the game bruh.

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

@@Venom3254 to that one the only valid response would be: joke’s on you i’m into that shit

[@toothclaw6985]

I think one thing the Autobots version of the game has that kind of makes up for its lack of a unique plot (compared to the Decepticons version) is its exploration of one theme: the tragedies and horrors of war. The writers were on to something when Create-A-Bot mentions that he's never actually seen Cybertron, but wishes to. This tells us the war has become so bad that the younger generation of Cybertronians has never even known a life on what's supposed to be their home world, let alone a life not centered around a hellish civil war that endured for millennia. And unlike the Decepticon custom character, the Autobot one is a genuine good guy, so the player can easily sympathize with Create-A-Bot. Also, the bombs on the dam? If it didn't quite hit you the atrocity it is when playing as the Decepticons, it will when you play as the Autobots. Now, the writers certainly could have hammered in this theme more (and for this reason I still prefer the plot of the Decepticons version), but at least what we got was better than nothing.

[@AdamNoizer]

Love this take. Never thought of it like that. I do recall that Create-A-Bot’s final words were something along the lines of finally being able to see cybertron during his sacrifice and realising that Earth was the new true home of the auto bots and only by assimilating with the humans could they be liberated from the endless war.

[@toothclaw6985]

@@AdamNoizer Yeah. I think he meant that Earth is their new "Cybertron" (he says "It's [Cybertron] all around us, here on Earth"). Which in my opinion is bittersweet. He still never gets to see the real Cybertron, but he now thinks of Earth as basically it.

[@Attention..]

I'm glad that at least someone still recognises and acknowledges the ds Transformers games. By far one of the best I've played

[@andresg6076]

As a 7 year old kid, I could not finish the battle with Brawl. I just wasn't clever enough to hit him with the tanks. I had to put the game down for a few months and came back to it and figured it out and the feeling was pure joy.

[@novustalks7525]

Me but with megatron

[@Venom3254]

That honestly made no sense as a way to beating Brawl. Especially since Ironhide is able to beat up Brawl in Tank Mode

[@justalad57]

Same here. I vividly remember how much that level pissed me off and I was so angry about it. Then one day, my brother took a swing at playing and just yeeted a truck and it worked out. I was baffled that was all I needed to do.

[@christianbryan6961]

10:54 "Random Decepticon goon" looks exactly like the Decepticon game's man character as a Stealth Chopper, which was my favorite form.

[@unclehotbuns3005]

it’s not even a random goon it’s literally blackout lol

[@christianbryan6961]

@@unclehotbuns3005 The bot at the timestamp I mentioned isn't Blackout, his model is way different. This one kinda looks like a cyclops

[@unclehotbuns3005]

oh damn yeah you’re right, they should have made him some other cool vehicle we haven’t seen. hearse deception could be badass js

[@novustalks7525]

It's the best form

[@jamesdino1388]

My head canon is it's Shockwave since the body design is the same as the 2007 console game, not like the game story is canon to the movies so why not.

[@johnnyjpg]

I loved this game so much as a kid. I hated the fact that I could not scan the jet at hover dam. Like I drove me crazy, I wanted to play the jet so bad.

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

Same.. i was like IT’S A JET WHY DO IT NOT WORK

[@thisisskyz7721]

Bro damn I felt that!

[@xtek200]

i was always looking for cheats to get the jet, it was like a dream that never came true...

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

@@xtek200 ha same.. since i had the games on R4 card i was like WHY IS THERE A SKIP STORY CHEAT AND NOT AN UNLOCK ALL

[@chaosfire321]

Seriously, these games had secret vehicles hidden all over that you could scan and use and THAT ONE SPECIFIC PLACE YOU COULD FIND JETS wasn't one of them? It's sucks the most in the Autobot version because you're not given any other Jet form unless you do a weird Target promotional event thing.

[@TheFourteenthPrime]

It still amazes me that this is the most open world Transformers game. Imagine a new console remake of the Decepticon version and how epic that open world could be. That said, you ever try out the other TF DS games or plan to do videos on them? The WFC ones are fun.

[@novustalks7525]

WFC DS is arguably better than the console versions too

[@Venom3254]

@@novustalks7525 Ehh... Let's not go that far to say that... I'll say this... The DS ones you at least were able to choose which bot to beat the story with and the variety and repetitive arena missions.

[@novustalks7525]

@@Venom3254 the weapon system was better too.

[@Protosilver97]

Maybe a remake with both versions?

[@TheFourteenthPrime]

@@novustalks7525 Yeah I wouldn't say that, but it was still a blast with some unique designs that I'd love some toys of.

[@MelStaub]

My mother bought me this one out of the two because it was the "good guys", I distinctly remember other kids at after school care playing the decepticon version and being jealous 🤣

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

Meanwhile i did have both games illegitemately on an r4 card cuz my parents were too cheap to get my any real games. Wich sucks because i don’t have the roms anymore either

[@MelStaub]

@@litchtheshinigami8936 That does suck, I was fortunate enough to find my DS collection a year and a half ago in storage, forgot how many games I owned

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

@@MelStaubi do have most of my old physical games (mostly pokemon tho) but i do agree i forgot about some of the games i had back then like apparently i also had a game about dragons or something wich was similar to another game about dinosaurs but instead of dinos it was dragons

[@longcake1738]

Playing the PC version was really interesting. As for it was the old games I grew up with but just looked alot better. And in the autobots version barricade does stop periodically to fight like you wanted. Also I would love to see you play the DS revenge of the fallen games, and war for Cybertron. War for Cybertron was definitly my favourite and had a very cool multiplayer where you could free rome and fight you friends with a variety of iconic characters, I would love to see you play that. Also very cool video can't wait to see more. 👍👍👍

[@animatronicmaniac4748]

This was the very first DS game I remember getting. And it was, and still is one of my favorite DS games. Although, I do agree that the Decepticons version does indeed have a much better and unique story. And I wish I had gotten it when it was still available on store shelves. Now I haven't checked yet, but I'm hoping it's still available online somewhere, for a reasonable price. Oh yeah, another problem I have with the Autobots version (Idk if the Decepticons version had this or not), is that Skydive was only able to be unlocked through very specific ways. Like, if none of your friends had the other game, than you couldn't unlock it. And I didn't know how to use special codes to unlock characters back then. So I was never able to get that Jet mode. Also I'd like to mention the other 2 Transformers DS games, based off of Revenge of the fallen, and Dark of the moon. And my opinion on them. Specifically the Autobot versions, since I never got my hands on any of the Decepticon versions xD I think they were alright. They weren't nearly as good as the first game, but I think they are okay. I think the biggest problem I have with the other 2 games, is the fact that you aren't able to free-roam when not on missions Anyway, this review was pretty good! I enjoyed it!

[@keiviyonanderson6576]

I wonder how to unlock that jet character to I know you would have to play allspark wars for it but I wonder if there’s another way to get that jet character i don’t know

[@AdamNoizer]

7:00 I played through both of these games so many times as a kid and it honestly never occurred to me that when Starscream told your deception Create A Bot not to waste time going to the Arctic to “chase after ghosts,” he actually intended to go there himself to confirm and potentially assassinate megatron. And so that would explain why he would be trying to kill ironhide after bumping into him searching for the same thing in the Arctic, as this was simply him eliminating any potential witnesses.

[@mrshar1000]

God I remember droping so many hours into this game, I remember wanting to get the jet form so badly and never being able too even after I beat the game. Great video!

[@johnnyjpg]

I tried scanning the Jet at hoover dam so many times. I feel your pain

[@rileycall1888]

I remember getting this game when I was younger. I played the game religiously, the game was so good. Like dude c'mon, you could be Optimus prime AND Bumblebee in free roam?!?!? the game was amazing. Good times.

[@galenwrathweld]

Loved this game as a kid. I would play hide and seek version of death match with my friends but when you found someone you had to ragdoll them with the missiles so if you were fast enough you could just run around dodging rockets the whole time

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

Same.. we used to either do hide n seek or just act out scenes in the death match without actually fighting 😂😂

[@joan1608]

Bro the Brawl battle was insane, me and my brother were stock in there like for 4 years, because the game was in english (my firte language is Spanish) and I never understood what is happening

[@jaredhigham869]

Let’s hope we can see some videos for the Autobots sequels. Which i think were better than the first game, but didn’t have as much replay value

[@octopusoup]

I remember playing this with friends. The combat was hilarious zooming around the map and ramming enemies at max speed.

[@ronaldovindas3094]

17:12 Seeing the robot´s name and then the speech of Optimus it´s truly a masterpiece!

[@Grey8270]

My biggest problem with this game is the Autobots don’t act like hero’s you can go on a car crushing spree killing countless civilians in free roam while in the missions you mainly fight against Sector 7 who are just soldiers protecting there country (you work with them in the Arctic missions but afterwards your enemies again) and none of the Autobots show any regret for all the humans they kill which makes the ending completely nonsensical as Prime says Autobots need humans and vice versa but the Autobots have been slaughtering humans for the whole game without ever trying to get in contact with the leader of sector 7 to explain what there intentions are so humanity is still at war with Cybertronians after the ending

[@PiranhaRoni]

This is actually a really good point I never thought about this before. Might need to do a video on this

[@Grey8270]

@@PiranhaRoni thanks that means a lot

[@shookystuff57]

Hear me out, what if.... barricade's "minion" in his second boss fight.... is THE CUSTOM CHARACTER IN THE DECEPTICONS VERSION

[@PiranhaRoni]

I think it’s implied that that’s who it is yeah!

[@randythedemenciasimp4996]

God i really hated that stealth jazz mission aswell.

[@AdamLB]

3:39 Beatles reference

[@SuperRitz44]

Man I had the Autobots version and never finisbed it, because I was a lazy kid. But this was my GTA. I wanted so much to play any open world sand box game, and couldnt play "violent" ones, so messing around even as Autobots was what I spent most of my time in these games. It was one of my first DS games. Such great memories, and I didnt know the Decepticon version had a better story!

[@dcspidey1218]

In the megatron fight you must also not take out the drones straight away they can be used to restore heath when you need it in the fight, but only kill them and take there health sparingly For instance: Kill drone when megatrons health is at 80% Kill drone when megatrons health is at 60% Kill drone when megatrons health is at 40% And Kill the last drone when megatrons health is at 20%

[@rom26ik]

Just brought back so many lost memories. I used to play it all the time at school lunch in 2nd grade

[@domtoretto1688]

Mann I remember when I couldn’t finish the game until I seen that my friend finished the game so I locked in and remember how rewarding it was to beat it and then unlock all the characters for free roam

[@mistermann4163]

I remembered playing this game on my friends DS when camping and played it from start to finish in one sitting. Then I got myself a DS and found the Decepticon campaign and the differences between the two DS games(along with the PS3 movie tie in, but less about that) is different from follow the movie to follow the movie slightly less. I will say that you never really got into the scan feature with it being the big stand out with these games in that as the self-insert you can be almost every vehicle in the game with there own stats for both there vehicle and robot modes along with different weapons.

[@Letsbenumbforever]

Bro holy shit I used to play this on the bus ride to school in elementary man does time fly

[@CatalystGamingWV]

I was obsessed with scanning all the vehicles

[@BrushedRanger]

OKAY as a kid the atric base TERRIFIED ME and idk why it was such a tight cold space and it felt like the decepticons where hiding around every corner idk if anyone else felt this way but I transformed and drove till the last enemy then I GOT OUTTA THERE also the random bot at the pc was scary idw

[@ethancory6127]

The auto bots will never forget the name sperm

[@andyaguayo4412]

Dont know why the intro to this game and bumblebees boss fight with barricade are so nostalgic to me but this game definitely was my favorite ds game

[@baggochips2652]

I would like to see you talk about the online version and how to collect every transformation for the custom character

[@keiviyonanderson6576]

I’ll say the same thing to I want to unlock the rest of the characters

[@novustalks7525]

Barricade telling the cops about bumblebee having "brown hair and a moustache" will always be hilarious

[@n1trovoglebond925]

OMGG you just unlocked a new memory for me I had the auto bots version tho lool

[@FoFo_1300]

I never understood I was supposed to be stealthy in that Jazz mission when I played it couple years ago. Thought it was some kind of "reach the end before death gets you" or some shit idk I didnt understand much english at that time.

[@deppo436]

I had both versions and loved them equally, even after watching this with a critical eye I can still say I love the Autobots version. But the Decepticon version will probably remain the superior one overall since it had more freedom to tell an alternate story and flesh out all of its characters equally, whereas it's clear the Autobots one is mostly constrained by sticking to the actual events from the movie and only a handful of characters got to share the same amount of time on screen to develop, poor Ratchet was done dirty in this.

[@DJULTRA7]

I spent so long on the tank fights im so mad that i didnt try to pick up the tanks and throw it at him. GOD

[@anaultracoding]

Ive found 3 locations of casino, qatar desert and hoover dam Casinos trip is actually some parts of las vegas (i saw it on a vegas strip video) Hoover dam location is hoover dam (found it on the film) Qatars desert is qatars desert, [well i think] I'm still confused about tranquility, i'll investigate more

[@baronvonjo1929]

I always struggled with that Jazz mission. And I also raged quit the last fight and.my parents took the game away from me. I didn't know how to do it.

[@winterwolf0604]

I think it would have been great to see bonecrusher in the game like he just tries to stop prime but you get to kill him

[@BigBadBloss]

"Are you doing the Fortnite Emote?"

[@okami5062]

In the final boss if you transform fast enough Megatron will transform and just go in cycles on the ground and will do nothing but if u transform then the boss fight go back to normal

[@pgraiders272]

This is the game I spent a shit amount of time on and I was obsessed with transformers and I haven't played the decepticon version of the game.

[@AndrewPRoberts]

This game was an integral part of my childhood for some reason

[@Neri_13]

i wish i could find my 3ds this was the last game i played on it now im getting that itch to play it again.

[@justataco1776]

One thing that confuses me is that your character dies in both stories. In the Decepticon one, it made sense. You're just a goon, they can easily replace you like the piece of trash you are. But in the Autobots one, surely Optimus would think of making some effort to fix you, right? Since he seems to actually respect you?

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

No exactly. Like where tf was Ratchet during that entire cutscene? Was he just jerking off in the corner or something 😂 like if someone is clearly fucked up the medic would logically come to the rescue.. but nope he is nowhere to be seen

[@mariofilippone7232]

i still have this game, the bionicle game was gas too

[@zioqqr4262]

i got this rather than decepticon as a kid, it was genuinely my favourite game but even then i was jealous of decepticons because i think they could be helicopters and stuff, while autobots was just cars? which i never got also never watched transformers so i couldnt care abt the story aspect lol

[@zioqqr4262]

idk what they did with bumblebee lmao, in the german version he sounded awesome af. i think they stitched genuine radio broadcasts together, or put about as much effort into making it sound like they did

[@bonezthewonderful5382]

I remember this game and spending hours trying to get the jet form for my character

[@osmarblue]

So was I the only person with a actual broken copy of the game the brawl boss fight. I could never beat because he took no damage in the second faze in my copy. I played again using a friend’s copy and he was able to take damage on his. It left me so confused as a kid wondering why I couldn’t beat that boss fight.

[@rol4ck0stv23]

Loved this game back in the day, does anybody here played brother in arms ds too ?

[@emilianotype-g6877]

we will never forget sperm

[@kirbo3132]

"I WILL NEVER FORGET" - OPTIMUS PRIME

[@avalonsof3665]

I think I played a different one but with the same title and mechanics. The first mission was as our custom character choose 1 out of 3 vehicles to scan and the fight a boss that I found was extremely difficult it took place in kind of like a ruined city near a beach and the arena itself was on the beach and really open, as a kid I never got passed that and I just went straight to the Decepticon version.

[@anaultracoding]

Wait what?

[@anaultracoding]

You may be talking about Qatar desert

[@Mika-hk3sm]

I only have the autobots version but I love it all the same!!

[@wyzmotorsport664]

This comment is in memory of sperm the real hero of the game RIP

[@hime4170]

i literally have it and played it all

[@Ilikesmgs]

Never beat it when I was younger :’^)

[@2k2time]

This used to be my favorite game

[@jonathanplooij3666]

i play this game when i was a kid

[@aleksandarserafimovski3992]

OMG MY CHILDHOOD IS BEFORE ME

[@virgawolf1485]

Have you played the Revenge of the Fallen DS game? I love it! It’s made by the same developers

[@PiranhaRoni]

Dropping a video on that very soon!

[@tadpolegaming4510]

16:39 Gundam reference

[@infinitepilotmatt5870]

I also played this game! Definitely reignited a memory! Also is it me or does Barricade have the same voice actor as the Arbiter?

[@iso-didact789]

@Infinite Pilot Matt Were it so easy...

[@daveholland6293]

Your kvetching at the end about racism soured the video lol

[@donger2983]

I did play this one as a matter of fact

[@MC-oi2pb]

oh i played it, many many times

[@jeeperscreepers6641]

I had the game I loved that game

[@Ikcatcher]

You aren’t a cool dude unless you scanned all the hidden vehicles on all the maps

[@dotmbarricade3424]

Now make a video about wfc ds version

[@uzitay815]

I used to just act like it was gta and cop chase 🤣

[@tracytron7162]

No offense, but you REALLY need to increase the volume of your videos, they make me need to turn my volume up all the way to 90%

[@PiranhaRoni]

ah really? in editing i always make sure the audio is just in the sweet spot below peaking level. maybe something went wrong for this video, i’ll look into it for the next :) thanks for pointing it out!

[@jessevanderveeken4371]

Was obsessed with this game at a young age as well, even though I was terrible at it lol. I think it was more the open world aspect that appealed to me. Love what you're doing though brings back fond memories.

[@javery8892]

Same here, this was the first game I ever played, and is probably the reason why I love open world games so much

[@ivanmontalvo9333]

@@javery8892 oh man, same here. This was the first game that I truly played, and the open world(s) just seemed so huge and amazing.

[@t--w5203]

I thought I was the only one

[@vaina2]

this game was so hard when i was like 7 fr, there was one level where u play as bumblebee and have to chase something or drive between points and i was stuck on that for months

[@javery8892]

@@vaina2 same here!! In fact, I believe that's as far I got up to in the campaign. Such a difficult and frustrating mission

[@RTRyles]

I played both as a kid. Can’t imagine how much time I actually put into it.

[@Quantum_Magnus]

As a kid, Happy Landings was my first experience with a level that I just could not beat back in the day. When I finally beat it, I was so happy.

[@renimusprime]

I gave up trying to beat that level. until I got the game again since I lost it awhile back haha.

[@yuwu585]

that's why it's called happy landings

[@weewoo695]

bro I HATED HAPPY LANDINGS

[@ShadowNinja05]

It took me years to beat Happy Landings. I beat the final level first try but I couldn't not beat happy landings.

[@b0NNb0NN]

That stealth mission with Jazz was a nightmare for me to complete as a kid I was also mesmerized as the world opened up more and more as you completed missions. I got the auto it version first, the introduction to tranquility, hearing Optimus prime greet my character, will always hold a special place in my heart!

[@darkael6167]

Now we need a video with the full multiplayer breakdown. With tierlist, strats, metas and easter eggs

[@metrox_supreme]

*_would be nice but the multiplayer is dead beacuse servers are down_*

[@vinnievu1]

@@metrox_supreme It has no local multiplayer?

[@Venom3254]

Multiplayer honestly should have been scrapped

[@turtlehelmmemes]

@@metrox_supreme it has that special play with another ds if you are in the same room as them. It’s actually pretty cool as you can play with someone who has the other version of the game.

[@Theorymus]

I remember when I played this as a kid 👍

[@PiranhaRoni]

hey its great to see you on another one of my videos! these games were truly ahead of their time

[@weewoo695]

W

[@MrGojira95]

Huh, a game about multiple playable good guys fighting the bad guys who want a mcguffin that can be used for ultimate power, and use a custom character in certain levels, as well as sacrifices themself to bring peace to the world. So, Sonic Forces done right?

[@nowaru8921]

Ngl, when I first played this game as a, I think, 8 year old, I actually shed tears at the death of the custom character. It was pretty much my first time witnessing the canonical death of a playable character and it really got to me.

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

My reaction was just pure confusion and disbelief 😂

[@anaultracoding]

Same

[@ComboFood]

I was about the same age and so did I

[@transformersrocks123]

3:52 The Transformers DS games, including the Cybertron ones, actually play the transformation sound effect upon closing the screens. I believe this still works on emulators.

[@tannerprice2018]

I do appreciate how they give the Autobots so much more character and depth than the movie or even the console game did. The Decepticons version was better in that regard because of how the Decepticons were treated in the Bay films, but it’s appreciated that they try to expand the story this way by giving us more character moments for each of the bots. Stuff like Ironhide snapping at Optimus over leaving Bumblebee behind or Jazz talking with Optimus over the realization that he has to kill Megatron, and how he takes responsibility for the death of Cybertron. Stuff like that is very appreciated, especially for TF fans who would’ve been disappointed by the actual film.

[@Alzeal07]

something else to add on these, they are canon one with each other, at the Very beginning of each game the 2 createabot meet and have a quick talk, though in the Autobot version you kill the Decepticon 'you', and in the con version the Autobot. And all the story follows the same actions from the others but it shows the real difference your character makes in each game. Starscream lost his protégé so can't prevent Megatron from achieving his goal, therefore leaves for example. There is a lot of stuff like that that shows it's a split timeline, each version describing the story depending on which one lived at the beginning, it's super cool and makes your custom characters impact on the story that much more impactful

[@apexarmada1419]

I’ll never forget when I was a kid and going school. I restarted the game and was permanently stuck in protoform mode, I could transform, even though the POV was weird, unfortunately I had to switch my DS off and as soon as I turned my DS back on it went back to normal. However when I went into the “choose a vehicle” section the protoform mode was an option, it was locked though so that was a bummer, to this day I’m still confused how this happened.

[@clementcachico5240]

Dude I was starting to think I saw this in my dreams I swear. I think I managed to get that glitch like twice at most and then never again but I was so young when I got it that my memory of it was blurry and I wasn't sure if it was actually real or if I just dreamed about it.

[@elijahrod5656]

Happened to me too, there was so many weird glitches in that game. I had my game restart but I kept later game progress stuff if im remembering correctly in the hoover dam place from glitching through walls or something. I'm probably getting it all wrong with how long ago it was but it was something weird like that. glitched into something and it set the game back oddly after a restart.

[@caflorero]

@@clementcachico5240 NAH EXACTLY I THOUGHT I WAS DREAMING TOO 😭

[@AdamNoizer]

Happened to me as well. The way you do this is by starting the game fresh, then when you get to the bit in the first level where you finish scanning the car, you have to switch off the game from the power button. Then when redoing the mission, complete it fully and you should still be the protoform in free play. Just don’t turn off the game, don’t go to the vehicle form setting, and don’t do the mission where you scan the helicopter.

[@Piggynatorgaming]

Glad I wasnt the only one haha

[@SCP--106]

I will admit the deceptions version was definitely more fun then the Autobots. However being said I did really enjoy both games as a child and if they remastered them for Switch or reboots of those games I would enjoy playing themc

[@yxrackman2397]

I love how your custom character is called sperm

[@Alzeal07]

played it before seeing the movies or knowing anything about Transformers, was an amazing surprise to see the more complex than I expected ''living alien robots'' for the first time. Then the Decepticon version blew my expectations out of the water again, loved these, Decepticon version is the best by far though

[@optimascrime5235]

As a kid I only got all of the Deception versions of the game's because my brother brought them and I would always play it after when he wasn't looking LOL😂....Expect I got all versions of the WFC game's Nintendo and X box and it was a blast🤣🤘

[@optimascrime5235]

I only played the Deception DS game's for the first 2 Transfomers films because that's all my brother brought....And I have to say I think the Deceptions got the more interesting stories in their game's....Most of the Autobot game's they mostly repeated the plot that the movie's were based on.....But I still want them all to be re realesed on the Nintendo Switch like what they are doing with some of the Lego game's😏🤞

[@tomasmcgrath5766]

This was one of the first games i ever played on ds. I have such nostalgia for it. Really enjoyed driving around and scanning new vehicles colours. Nowadays in games things like that are locked behind microtransactions. I have a distinct memory of absolutely hating that level whwre you play as bumblebee and have to destory the turrets in the city, I failed at it so so many times as a kid. Overall nice video, thanks for the nostalgia blast from the past.

[@ivanmontalvo9333]

I know man, that mission was hell. I remembee trying it several times as a kid until I just gave up. A lot of time later (a couple of years, I think) I came back and finally beated that mission, and it felt truly amazing.

[@shiny9690]

iirc the Bumblebee vs Barricade battle has a funny exploit that if you knock down Barricade, you can pick him up, throw him off the side of the bridge, and instantly kill him. It's so interesting to see a deep dive into this game! I played this years ago. When I was really young, I got stuck and ended up repeating the same opening level where you fight the Create-A-Con so many times that my save had a maxed out Bot before I had started the game lol, so that kinda snapped the game balance in half

[@TammyBoy]

3:50 I wish they made it so that the DS made a transforming sound when you opened/closed the DS lid

[@cjb9510]

Not the viewpoint I expected, But I very well agree with at this age. The Autobots version was the game I got first, months before the Decepticons game, so my feeble infant mind was molded to this game. I remember the struggle with the Escort mission in the Antarctic because it was so long and boring, but It felt good to listen to the duo between you and Ironhide and bumblebee's "dialogue". Then I get the Decepticon version blows me away with Barricade. Like you said, I hold high regards to the Autobots version because I played it over two decades ago. But now it would be pretty terrible to enjoy. Thats why I had vast enjoyment to replay the Decpticon version with my little nephew cause the story seems loosely similar to a marvel comic book. Just wish I knew what the hell a Wifi was when I was a kid so I could play that Allspark wars mode. But thats what Action Replay is for. I showed my nephew the psycho cars cheat: he hated it and it was fucking funny lol.

[@keiviyonanderson6576]

I wish I had played the allspark wars yo yo unlock the rest of the characters but sucks it got shutdown so now I can’t get the characters no more

[@aiiv7839]

I remember the first time I fought Brawl in this game. I couldn't for the LIFE of me figure out how to beat him! Then, I kid you not, I actually remember a vague dream of Prime smashing a tank on Brawl. I didn't think much of it, until I played the game again. And you know what: THAT'S what you gotta do!

[@historybyparker]

Transform my nuts Roni. In all seriousness, hope you're doing well

[@mrtoastykat2825]

I pulled out my Nintendo 3DS just to watch this video on it

[@theroguelc1611]

Yes my mans has returned! Have u played revenge of the fallen on the ds and if so what do u think of it?

[@13thmember2]

There's a move/glitch in the game, especially with the deceptions, where I think if you go full throttle (boost) with both jet(mainly) and car while holding L1 and R1 and simultaneously holdng the the down button at the same time you gain massive air time. Much like what you said with the deception version, this game was huge in my childhood, so I'd replay and figure out glitches and cheat codes in the game.

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

Another thing was that i remember that for certain forms and i believe this also counts for Brawl when you boost it seems like you actually go slower than regular driving

[@13thmember2]

@@litchtheshinigami8936 yeah brawl and I can't remember who else (might even be another deceptions ds game) but boost felt like you were driving through wet cement. I think optimus prime too. There's other glitches I forgot to mention in the first comment. I think you can glitch the game into still being a protoform up until the Qatar desert level. You can even transform as a protoform but it's super bizarre. I think it is just the comet to earth render, but still, you can drive as it.

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

@@13thmember2 i rarely played as optimus (i only ever picked Jazz in that version) so i wouldn't know about that.. but i know for sure that Brawl was slow af

[@13thmember2]

@@litchtheshinigami8936 lmao I know, I always played as Jazz and if you have the high jump cheat code, he could leap for days. But yeah Brawl's good for firepower and melee. I do like the autobots version too, but deceptions is just awesome. As the video shows lol. Only problem is if you don't have the action replay in your ds, you can't play as your jet custom characters, for both autobots and deceptions. You damn well know not many people grinded for those on whatever you had to do. So the cheat codes were the only way to get them.

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

@@13thmember2 i had a lot of cheat codes and most likely had that one too.. however as someone who thinks in pictures i can now just imagine him walking up then being like yeah nope jumping and just jumping to fucking china in one leap.

[@devindubay7911]

This one I definitely remember playing, I do love both versions of these 2 games, brings so much nostalgia!! I’m glad someone is actually talking about these 2 versions!!! I feel like between the Autobot and Deception DS version, is very underrated compared to the actual console like Xbox, PlayStation

[@eliasgalindo5578]

I'm surprised the Transformers fandom isn't dead. I thought we were wiped out,gone.

[@PiranhaRoni]

Still here!