AcceleRacers: The Case for the Redesigns

Written, edited, and voiced by: linktr.ee/NOLOAF
Films featured in the video:
• Hot Wheels Highway 35/AcceleRacers Remastered: • Playlist
Intro taken from:
• How Melee Players See Smash 4: • How Melee Players See ...
Artwork and Comic featured in video:
• Hotwheels: www.deviantart...
• Unfortunately, Accelepedia.com (the site that hosted said comic) no longer exists
Music featured in the video (in order):
• "The Drivers Are Ready" Acceleracers Cover: / the-drivers-are-ready-...
• Hot Wheels Highway 35 World Race Dune Ratz Theme: • Hot Wheels Highway 35 ...
• Hot Wheels Highway 35 World Race Scorchers Theme: • Hot Wheels Highway 35 ...
• Hot Wheels Highway 35 World Race Wave Rippers theme: • Hot Wheels Highway 35 ...
• World Race Soundtrack - 42 - CLYP: • World Race Soundtrack ...
• Hot Wheels Acceleracers TEKU - Synkro (Shirako Takamoto Music) HD 50fps: • Video

[@penguinstudios3608]

I don’t care how they look they all are still awesome😎

[@thegarboarto]

They looked at Taro and were like "im gonna pass you"

[@thatguyGuswho]

Chris Hansen Y O U ' R E G O I N G T O T R Y

[@gabrieldamas3738]

BROO LMAO

[@JaxJordan35]

Taro in The Acceleracers gave me nightmares as a kid...

[@Johnpinckney98]

*Suddenly drives fast out of fear*

[@majorsy-0325]

Dream you: “there’s the portal!” Taro: “I’m gonna pass you.” Dream you: *wakes up in sweat*

[@infinitypercival5958]

lmao

[@Nimbxss]

9ine Milla 666 Taro:..... Im gonna pass You....

[@aaronkristofer18]

Drone Kadeem gave me fucking nightmares.

[@RedstonePyroMan]

I love how active this community is! Keep it coming, don't let it die out again!

[@TheDragonfriday]

It’s dead lol

[@NOLOAF-AR]

literally how

[@wyattpeterson6286]

Maybe if the community stays alive, mattel will re release the dvds.

[@ihscomics2432]

I swear...these videos need to go viral.

[@stelios3366]

IHSComics ` i agree

[@josephstanley-mclean6105]

IHSComics ` so true this channel deserves more same for the show

[@CaptainFALKEN]

They're only viral to we 2000s HotWheels movie people. We are really the last of the true hotwheels lovers. Later the 2000s, the more kids were jacked up on iphones and skylanders CAN I GET AN AMEN

[@lilacocto9103]

i will never understand why Karma is the only character in Acceleracers with a Somewhat normal foot size (Edit: Doctor Tesla has Relatively Normal Sized Feet When you actually see him out of his Suit in Acceleracers

[@kaiokentimes00]

Why you lookin at her feet tho 🕵

[@smoldoggy1005]

Everyone has those massive cartoony sneakers, they were a short lived fad in the early 2000’s

[@joylee-e8m]

LANI GOT BIGGER BREAST

[@contrabandest]

Your voice gives you +100 charisma!

[@NOLOAF-AR]

thank you so much! i never expected my commentary to be received so well 😭

[@davidcastro3881]

*[ u know what they say about big feet ;) ]*

[@Conz26]

big shoes

[@NOLOAF-AR]

LMAO i can tell this man has been on my channel since day 1 ;)

[@davidcastro3881]

noloaf oh the irony

[@TransDrummer1312]

They can kick you really hard?

[@ryeonkyle8479]

Lol

[@alexandredaigle8479]

God the Taro redesign is garbage, but like you said, at least they had a reason for it

[@brados25z6]

Alexandre Daigle what's the reason ? I thought it was because lani dumped him after the world race or something?

[@chandler4880]

Why are you asking whats the reason? Did you not watch the video, the reason was to make the fact he is Japanese more prominent

[@brados25z6]

Chandler Rerie oh sorry I thought it was also worth mentioning that once taro and lani broke up it affected taro badly and that's why he looked the way he does now I actually barely noticed his Japanese eyes because I thought it was just how they were and it's not every day that you see someone who is Japanese that looks like taro

[@alexandredaigle8479]

you spelled lani wrong, 2 different ways, in 2 different replies

[@brados25z6]

Alexandre Daigle yea I know I just couldn't remember how it was really spelt is all haha

[@Phantismos]

0:00 through 0:16 got Me dying. Hotwheels World Race and Hotwheels Acceleracers will always be part of my childhood.

[@NOLOAF-AR]

mines too :')

[@ninjatom42]

Idk how Taro in their world in the span of two years went from Voltron Shiro 0.5 to the child's father from Ice Age 1. Also I'm suprised after all these years that Hot Wheels Accelaracers is being brought up for discussion.

[@xcl_godsend_822]

6:35 Leafy? Is that you?

[@ZipZapTesla]

Kill it.

[@carlrygwelski586]

His impression was scary

[@Scalesofnight]

A KZbinr that has hot wheels acceleracers content *AWH HELL YEAH*

[@NOLOAF-AR]

you already FUCKING know :D

[@meetthemoo225]

Your commentary😍😍😍

[@NOLOAF-AR]

:]

[@TheJHZHZ]

How did Taro, a guy who has lots of money ends up with a racing street gang and dressing like a blacksmith.

[@Dead_Sainte]

Dude I’ve watched all your videos, and man they are sick. This series was my childhood! I’m glad the community is still going strong!

[@trc_1291]

*YUNG LAD* hahaha

[@NOLOAF-AR]

Y U N G F U C K I N G L A D D 😤😤😤

[@randallmart92]

Yo lets pump up the bassline!!! Ah dude...giddy up! Ah man there goes the subs!!!

[@NOLOAF-AR]

yeah, about time!

[@Secrona]

You should keep doing the commentary. IT IS AWESOME! To be honest, I thought Taro was Japanese when I first say World Race. I couldn't tell you how I figured that out by looking at him, but I somehow knew. I also love the bit at the end with the doctors note XD Also, congrats on almost reaching 1,000 subs so quickly! I wanted to make a video on the faults with the Hot Wheels animation errors. Sadly, with my channel being mostly gaming, I don't think it would work out. So, I figure I would give you the idea for it. I want to see you talk about wall-eyed Vert from The Ultimate Race XD

[@DaimosZ]

his name is an actual Japanese name so that's probably why

[@Secrona]

Eh. Probably.

[@NOLOAF-AR]

thanks man, i had a lot of fun making this video :D thanks! i never thought i would even get this far, it's been crazy and we're just getting started! and thanks for the idea man! i've seen similar videos lately, but i'll see what i can do 👀

[@sierralvx]

I can't believe that people remember this, let alone are making theory videos about this old series! It gives me so much hope with all the dedicated channels that mattel will realize they made a mistake with BattleForce! The amount of nostalgia they can capitalize on is immense! You guys are awesome!

[@mattthomas9089]

I love how it’s been like over ten years on a kids show, and there is still content. I love it! Any Teku in the crowd?

[@NOLOAF-AR]

Right here! Teku was always my favorite of the four teams as a kid, but nowadays the Silencerz are really growing on me

[@tisaacs4487]

I believe you are correct about the redesign for Lani. She may not have the features of a native Hawaiian woman, but she does seem to have the features of an Asian woman. Makes sense because a majority of Hawaii's residents are of Asian descent.

[@NOLOAF-AR]

thanks! i actually made a post talking about that on twitter, check it out! :D twitter.com/noloaf/status/982687797600546816

[@doomfry680]

That last minute and a half was one of the best outros ever

[@NOLOAF-AR]

Doom fry thank u man! that one was done off the cuff, i should rlly stop scripting them 😔

[@lol-ih1tl]

Taro's AcceleRacers face looks more like a caricature while his World Race face looks more like an Anime character.

[@deathkeys1]

But damn, that "sick green and black color scheme" is cool as fuuuuuu******!!!

[@dyslexicfurry]

I did not know people still cared about these movies. I just watched them for a throw back to when I was young watching those movies.

[@gayvalds]

I'm so glad I found this channel, I loved these movies growing up!! Still do!!!

[@RevItUp7]

I love that there is at least 1 REALLY good channel for each of my REALLY niche hobbies or interests. I grew up with the world race and acceleracers and your vids are super informative.

[@sk1lpha]

I'm so glad this many years later I'm finding out I'm not the only one who thought these things ESPECIALLY the massive ass feet!

[@Theloze]

00:36 the hotwheel logo are the lights on the cube from highway 35!

[@DLusterJr]

I think for an idea video, you should talk about how many times Taro was close to winning a leg of the World Race and the Racing Realm. Because I doubt anyone has noticed how good of a drive Taro was

[@kellofkells6002]

The way you said Puerto Rico has me dying 😂

[@NOLOAF-AR]

T The Juvenile :D

[@flawlessgaming6574]

God we need to somehow get Mattel/Hot Wheels to get this series back up i miss it so much and youre not helping me want it back! But keep doing the great work Love the vids!

[@NOLOAF-AR]

Will do man, stay tuned for more! :D

[@SIGSEGV1337]

There is one way: One of us becomes rich enough to buy the IP.

[@TMGaming]

Please we need more videos man. you are one of the people keeping the community alive!

[@jdmlover1084]

3:50 HOLD UP HOLD UP... LANI’S NOMAD WAS ALL WHEEL DRIVE??... (jumps out window)

[@hybridShinx]

JDMLover no , its RWD

[@jdmlover1084]

Kelly Dunois look under 55 nomad. It says MARINE GRADE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM AT 3:50

[@jojojordan1000]

lets start a petition to get this show made again

[@trotifex1898]

THIS IS SO GUD

[@xxprokillazxxgrytofficial9412]

2021.. still waiting for the series to come back...God please 🙏

[@axr6327]

I love your videos dude. They are much more aggressive than I expected for being about acceleracers but your genuine nature is pretty fresh.

[@TheNie200]

My biggest question/disconnect concerning the redesigns was definitely Golorum. Yeah she looks badass in AcceleRacers which is cool, but her character in Highway 35 is so far it feels like from that in AR. Going from CLIP and having no apparent signs of being a robot, to actually being a racing drone just in a cyborg-esque skin suit at the end of The Ultimate Race I had a hard time even trying to come up with dots to connect H35 Golorum to AR Golorum.

[@NOLOAF-AR]

Yeah, that's why I mentioned there are a lot of inconsistencies between World Race and AcceleRacers. It's all a bit puzzling. She did however show some signs of being a robot in World Race. Like when her eyes glowed a light blue, or when she fell from her helicopter and took little damage

[@TheNie200]

Even then, I feel the light blue should have carried over then to AR. I get that black and green is a far more intimidating color scheme than black and blue but her consistencies are always what bothered me most.

[@sixteenthbluemoon7606]

Is it bad if I think H35 Gelorum's alot prettier than the AR Gelorum? //RUNS

[@user-js7zw2zk1c]

"thanks for watching!" * TORK IS HAVING AN EXSTENCIAL CRISIS IN THE BACKGROUND *

[@NOLOAF-AR]

I CAN'T CHECK IT RN BUT I BELIEVE U 😭

[@user-js7zw2zk1c]

@@NOLOAF-AR 5:41 THE POOR MAN

[@NOLOAF-AR]

@@user-js7zw2zk1c felt like it made for a cool outro…sorry tork 💔

[@user-js7zw2zk1c]

@@NOLOAF-AR at least shirako is having fun (?

[@stelios3366]

YEYYY . VIDEO AGAIN

[@isaiahmonroig2262]

"That's my doctor's note" bruh I'm dead. These videos are great I'm instantly subbing

[@NatorNoah]

Why did you stop making videos 😭 I love these please make more. So nostalgic!

[@justinzehmer8737]

I love the fact that there are still people who enjoy hotwheels acceleracers even now...makes me so happy

[@flyhighlow3]

Please continue making videos! They provide me with life and I recently been on life support! For real though pleeeaaassse

[@squirlboycp]

I can’t believe videos about this is still a thing in 2018

[@NOLOAF-AR]

you bet your ass it is 😤

[@jakehall1481]

Alec Wood in the second race in world race said the road beast shortcut that they could end up lost aka accleracers Alec is lost in a relm which means he could be a sclincer

[@NOLOAF-AR]

this is SUCH A REACH

[@artistjorge]

I deadass just watched World Race and man. I have no idea how I watched that shit as a kid so many times, I love it still but wow. None of my questions ever get answered, I'm only left with more questions

[@deez6098]

God, seeing people still into this series makes me wish that there was still something like it today, none of the new crap that gets put out.

[@nicksindikiotis8588]

I have a theory. I dont know if anyone has noticed and/or posted it yet. Can Silencerz have an association with Racing Drones? Both of these teams fire powerful spheres. You can see a Silencer fire one to Reverb (driven by Vert) in the Junk realm. We can see Racing Drones firing sphere that can destroy cars (but always miss lol) in many scenes. So could someone steal technology from the other? Edit: Everyone, if you answers for questions go to Realm 3516's Facebook page or KZbin channel. Many things are discussed there.

[@kingthiccydickyiv5270]

Don't stop uploading. Keep acceleracers and the small sliver of hope that the series will be finished alive!

[@OkButWasItExtra]

"Did you really think you could let the city of your fadda's become a rooin? For a hunnit yeaz de desert has grown aroundit. De people move out, de sand moves in." -- Haziz

[@josiahcruz9678]

Welp it happened. The only one I'm concerned with was taro

[@juim1j]

Your triggering when you compared Taro was hilarious 😂

[@OliverCovfefe]

Wait there are hot wheels comics? I know what I'm doing tonight

[@NOLOAF-AR]

Hell yeah, check em out here: accelepedia.com/list.php?search=World+Race+Comic&submit=Search

[@MiguelNietoC]

No hablo ingles compañero, pero se entenderlo un poco, y me parece interesante todo lo que haces ya que la saga de Acceleracers es mi infancia y quiero que la sigan de nuevo, me gustaría que nos apoyemos todos en la comunidad de Acceleracers para traer de vuelta esta serie

[@NOLOAF-AR]

esta bien, yo te entiendo! mi espanol no es tan bueno (nasi aqui en en los estados unidos) pero ojala que me entiendas! estoy de acuerdo. nosotros somos fanaticos de la misma cosa, tenemos que apoyar a cada uno para que la comunidad de acceleracers nunca se muere de nuevo, disculpame por mi espanol. pero gracias por dejar commentario! me hace sonrier viendo que hay fanaticos de acceleracers alrededor del mundo :D

[@SurePerspective]

5:24 emagine if every video of his ended w commentary 😂

[@xandt-doggaming3313]

The redesigns where stated by Gomez (the creator of the acceleracers/world race story) to be Mattel wanting to make the characters be "grown up" and that world racers mostly fit the original designs Gomez and his team had. There was also a lot cut from world race and acceleracers story wise according to Gomez as well. He did an AMA on a reddit thread for acceleracers 4 years ago (aka around the time this vid came out)

[@carlrygwelski586]

That leafy impression was suspiciously good... I'm on guard

[@NOLOAF-AR]

Carl Rygwelski boi what are you talking about 😂

[@ihscomics2432]

Who would win in a race? Teku or Metal Maniacs? In my opinion, I think the Metal Maniacs would win.

[@NOLOAF-AR]

Personally, I think the Teku would win. Both teams have some great drivers (Taro and Karma being the best/most consistent drivers in my opinion), but the Teku Racers have Vert. Sure, he is a wild card, but when he's racing at his best, (like when he drove against Gelorum) he really shines

[@Windjammer19]

My money's on Shirako. He hardly tries yet manages to drive better than the other drives (Junk Realm wrecking balls for instance). This just my opinion though. And yes. The green and black color scheme IS sick. =]

[@fluffywolfo3663]

I mean I guess it makes sense why Taro was redesigned (His redesign hit the hardest tbh) but I guess I just really liked the Japanese greaser aesthetic. ...I'm not the only one that's weirdly reminded of Sweet JP from Redline, right? It's not just me?

[@tomatotornado700]

I can’t believe I only just found this channel, subscribed, keep up the amazing videos dude!

[@NOLOAF-AR]

i'll make sure to man, stay tuned for more! :D

[@ymarascough1765]

Love the commentary!

[@NOLOAF-AR]

Thank you! :D

[@oblitergaming9817]

I guess Taro does look more Japanese with his redesign, but it still looks weird after watching world race.

[@Damageinc1999]

I think the Scrim Cooperation became the Silencerz

[@MachoMelon]

my favorite movies

[@aralskt4319]

When Lani said that Taro was "Hard to talk too" I can see the reason why...... I did want him to maybe have his face be a bit more modeled to someone of Japanese decent but they did go a bit far.

[@joaquinflores4459]

yo creo que el rediseño de gelorum no es solo por eso: los acceledrom querian que los humanos corrieran las carreras, por eso los drones no pueden cruzar los reinos y nesesitaban a kurt para obtener la rueda de poder y asi poder entrar a los reinos, ya que solo los humanos podian desbloquear la rueda de poder, ya desbloqueada los drones podian acceder a los reinos. por eso cuando vert devuelve la rueda de poder esta se bloquea ,los conductores son expulsados del reino y los drones quedan encerrados ahi por años. en acceleracers ignition (se ve como los drones se apoderaron del lugar donde estaba la rueda) lo primero que se ve es a tesla tratando de recuperar la rueda de poder, desbloqueando la rueda ,los drones dañan su auto y roban la rueda ,tesla escapa y los drones con la rueda de poder desbloqueada ya pueden ingresar a los reinos por todos los años que gelorum quedo atrapada en la higway 35 su camuflaje se fue averiando y quedo como como la muestran en acceleracers lol

[@joaquinflores4459]

me costaba mucho escribirlo todo en ingles sorry about that

[@wiseshibe3487]

That finale was surprisingly funny, great video.

[@NOLOAF-AR]

thanks man, i do what i can

[@legogeneralgrievous1173]

Taro Kitano is a badass.

[@FaizerGPL]

I waited a whole damn week for this masterpiece

[@aetherialcatnip]

Thank the gods my recent nostalgia addiction is also shared with a lot of people. It's been 15 years but this is still rolling strong lol

[@NOLOAF-AR]

you’re not alone man, thanks for watching :’)

[@Plasmathedeathjester]

I'm glad im not the only one who seen this show

[@l-nolazck-rn24]

Funnily enough, I've always seen Torque as raceless until many years after watching the movies (I was like 4 or 3 when first watching them) when my father told me he was probably jamaican or some "mulat". Probably the only reason I really didn't noticed everyone was supposed to have a race was because of the city sector I would grow up in. Since it kinda matched the diversity there. (Primarily white but with many mestizos and some east asians and "pardos".) Didn't helped I watched it in Spanish either and that the first race happened in a place that literally exists on the Lima old pan American highway. It was only after watching World Race that I was like "ohhhh, they're from other parts of the world".

[@silencerzmayham3468]

This is some really cool content, keep up the good work, but at the part when you were talking about Marke (A.K.A) Wild, you didn't show any comparison in the video between marke in the world race and in Acceleracers, which would have been a nice. nonetheless a great video and the commentary is awesome as well

[@NOLOAF-AR]

thanks man! and yeah, the reason why i didn't show him is because he didn't receive a redesign and it was part of my outro (which is supposed to be unedited), but i'll make sure to take that into account for future videos!

[@silencerzmayham3468]

You're amazinggggg

[@BulldogSp33d]

Outro is utter gold straight from CAliFORNIA

[@megaHau]

Good reference to introspective

[@Willy2537]

I’m actually exposed to AcceleRacers before Highway 35, so the character designs in AR made a lasting impression on me. When I watched Highway 35 much later on in life, I actually find the designs in H35 a bit weird lol. I have a crush on H35 Gelorum, though. Before the whole ‘robot reveal’ thing

[@daxdleader719]

I would love to see remakes of these with modern standards of representation. Apparently Tam is a popular last name for Chinese people but it's actually not that common in China which makes a lot of sense if Lani's family are Chinese immigrants to Hawaii. I think that's really cool.

[@reidcarrier1050]

Keep the commentaries comin man, love the channel

[@NOLOAF-AR]

i'll make sure to man, thanks for watching :D

[@wickedworld5500]

Thank you for bringing this shit back

[@NOLOAF-AR]

no problem man, anything for the fans ✊🏼

[@davidsvensson1594]

2018!!!!!! Woah dude i thought this was made 2015 or something...

[@NOLOAF-AR]

what do you mean? like, the video?

[@davidsvensson1594]

noloaf yep

[@GarytheGay69]

did anyone notice you can enter a relm once so banjee couldn,t crash

[@sparkplug3209]

your commentary is perfect. subscribed :)

[@brendenfowler8654]

Guarantee the feet redesign happened because they had plans to incorporate mechsuit type stuff and make toys, they even have proof from an old toy fair picture where the characters were wearing mechs

[@SuperNovaJinckUFO]

I always personally thought Clipp the name the drones gave themselves so that Kurt would think he's just working for a competitor company. Scrim would then be the company Tesla would go on to found after leaving the Silencerz, which I believe is a secret government project (probably associated with the military)

[@ragemonster4277]

Damn this is some great stuff!

[@NOLOAF-AR]

thanks man! appreciate the comment

[@AlvaroGaming1337]

Lmao doctor’s note 😂

[@expo_yt]

Meanings behind Accelecharger logos would be a cool concept

[@NOLOAF-AR]

Exposure that would be a cool video

[@expo_yt]

noloaf my exact thoughts

[@expo_yt]

collab? lmao

[@Fathom324]

Everytime wild and kurt have a race between eachother wild ends up crashing. Ice realm in H35 and JunkRealm in acceleracers

[@hybridShinx]

EndyCube its his style

[@TheBrian7872]

It's 2018 and I am not only person watching Acceleracers... I love this world

[@NOLOAF-AR]

hell yeah you aren't ✊🏼

[@lucascirino725]

MEN YOU ARE AWESOME YOUR ARE MY NEW GOD

[@reptiledisfunction9232]

Bruh I love these videos

[@PokP8]

Great video dude! We needed a channel to cover the constant questions and mysteries about our childhood movies. I would really like to see a video covering what if Kadeem wasn't lost in Ignition. Aswell as who else from WR could be involved in the series (People in the background in the starting place of the street race in Ignition)

[@NOLOAF-AR]

Thanks man! :D I don't really understand, what would there be to talk about? If Kadeem hadn't got lot lost in Ignition, then he would not have gotten lost in Ignition... There isn't much to it. He would've stayed with the drivers and helped them win more AcceleChargers And I don't think any of those people in the background of Ignition have any significance, they were just random people there to watch a race. Like how most movies have "extras" in the background of scenes to make the shot look more lively/realistic. Plus, there isn't much evidence of other World Race drivers being in AcceleRacers (besides the three drivers who were mentioned by Lani in 4.0)

[@PokP8]

Fair enough, but I feel like Kadeem would have had a big impact on all the drivers on both teams. In all the movies it shows the fight between the two rival driving teams, I feel like Kadeem could have kept things more calm and maybe even helped with why the teams were so conflicted. The saddest moment in all of Acceleracers had to be when Kurt asked Kadeem about his people, but he had been changed so much Kadeem no longer cared. It was really sad that they decided to do what they did with his character.

[@NOLOAF-AR]

Yeah, you're right about that. He did seem like the kind of guy that would get everyone to calm down to see reason Yeah, that scene really hit me hard too. That's when I realized that the Kadeem we all knew and loved was actually gone 😭 The writers definitely knew what they were doing. Kadeem was an all around good guy with good intentions. He didn't deserve what had happened to him. And that's why the writers chose him. I feel like, if the writers had chosen another character to do this to, it wouldn't have left such an impact on us. We wouldn't care as much. While I'm not saying I'm happy about what happened to Kadeem, it definitely made me feel legitimate anger and sorrow. Which is amazing considering this shown was intended for children. Things like this really push the show even further and make me respect it that much more

[@PokP8]

noloaf I agree with that for sure, do you have a discord server?

[@NOLOAF-AR]

nah man. i should really look into making one, do you know how i would go about that? (i barely use discord) do you have a twitter? im pretty active on there

[@CrispVic]

I'm glad theres a channel dedicated to the hot wheels movies lol

[@K-block0326]

I used to have a crush on the young gelorum but now it’s just to scary and creepy for me to stare at the old one but I love this series to death and if I could have two wishes the first one would be for them to continue this series and the second one would of course be unlimited money

[@youarefree8452]

On my first day of Kindergarten, on the bus ride to school, I told a girl and a boy on the bus who were in my grade to "call me Vert" because I thought Vert was cool

[@NOLOAF-AR]

lmao, i still think vert is cool

[@youarefree8452]

lol me too

[@pinkamenadianepie8609]

*How y’all hating on my Japanese man taro*

[@noward5434]

Cheeky IntroSpecktive in the beginning haha