Achilles: Simplicity At Its Best

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@BenOlding 29 күн бұрын

Hi there, these are my games and I really enjoyed watching this and the warlords video. Glad you enjoyed the games. All feels like a long time ago now. That head flickering thing in warlords heroes wasn't there at launch but adobe made some change to flash much later on that broke it

@AlphaNiner-yk8kh 26 күн бұрын

The man the myth the legendddddd your games were a huge part of my childhood, thank you for your amazing games!

@BenOlding 26 күн бұрын

@@AlphaNiner-yk8kh thank you! glad you enjoyed them

@superbeavers7645 23 күн бұрын

The name "BenOlding" brought back a wave of flashbacks, thanks for the countless hours of procrastinating school work when I was younger!

@RandomFortress 20 күн бұрын

@@BenOlding OMG BEN OLDING GAMES! Thanks for dragonfist,warlords series and achilles game! you are legend

@AlphaNiner-yk8kh 20 күн бұрын

@ I still occasionally randomly scream "Achilles!" while working.

@jor2511ESP Ай бұрын

If I remember correctly: The intro when loading the game was one of the things I liked the most "ACHILLES! AAAAAA!!"

@jjhh320 Ай бұрын

Right out of the movie yep, always remembered it lol

@vivas555 Ай бұрын

I love your channel, its simple and yet it fill blanks in my childhood as I could not finish those games back then

@dazerrazer3018 Ай бұрын

same, it is so good.

@Botar48 Ай бұрын

1:04 holy damn that Stellaris screenshot is ancient. That's before the FTL and war rework. Before building star bases and borders were generated through planets with populations.

@Kronosfobi Ай бұрын

Ah, good ole times where you actually could choose different types of FTL.

@FiftyStates5 Ай бұрын

@@Kronosfobiso... now?

@HydraulicMan1 Ай бұрын

Damn, good catch. I just saw Stellaris and that's where the reference ended for me...

@janablom823 Ай бұрын

Warlord heroes is easily in my top 5 flash games of all time. The night elf whirling spear has forever set the standard for what i expect out of attack animations.

@TheSabaton1 Ай бұрын

you unlocked my memory of cheese kicking the shit out of bosses hahahaha

@CatsLilaSalem Ай бұрын

Warlords heroes was one of my favorites, and the idea of the other playable heroes joining as NPC's at tthe end was so cool to me. But in the default flash version the heads of any other npc did not freak out ever, and the heroes had their original heads as npc With Achilles i played it so far before anything Warlord that i never realized the games are so similar in looks, gameplay I did hear of Achilles, i think he was used in some media at them time and in multile RPG games i had as a kid. The movie Troy came also out when i was young, but i did now of Achilles at that point. I did like that movie at the time

@warrior12379 Ай бұрын

"Spears>Swords" that's just historical accuracy.

@muratonuryilmaz5385 Ай бұрын

I remember this fucking game. It shots me back to 7 year old version of me. Thanks for making me feel old when I am not even 20 years old

@Evaggelos1 Ай бұрын

As a Greek this game was very good I spend tens of hours in this game😁

@vitor.fonse0 Ай бұрын

The second one and it's boss battles got me having SO MUCH FUN in my childhood years and the hours spent on Lan Houses.

@tsaroftheunion Ай бұрын

It's amazing how much fun you could have with something so simple. Here's to all those Flash games that fulfilled my childhood days.

@rpk321 Ай бұрын

Achillies, and Warlord and Warlord Heroes are my childhood.

@JosStorm Ай бұрын

Seeing the art style and animation of the game again brought back a core memory

@TheCompulsiveChicken Ай бұрын

Reaching *baaack* into the nostalgia pot. Loved playing Achilles, and had a basic understanding of the lore/mythology from other games such as Empire Earth. I also recognized the title screen's "Achilleeeeees" shout from the Troy movie. Man, good times.

@alvaroperez1020 Ай бұрын

You should do a video about the Zombotron trilogy. It would be great.

@sirkana Ай бұрын

I loved zombotron!

@zemunacnoir5877 Ай бұрын

YES!!!

@ANATOLIUS_ROMANUM Ай бұрын

I suggets playing zonbotron reboot!

@alvaroperez1020 Ай бұрын

@@ANATOLIUS_ROMANUM Already did, it is great!

@down2794 Ай бұрын

Theres a remake of the first one on phones for free its really good

@annoyedbipolar7424 14 күн бұрын

My first exposure to the myth was the movie Troy with Brad Pitt. (it even has a similar "Achilies" yell) Because of that, I loved the running jump stab in the game. (It's not the ground finish, but that's pretty cool too.)

@op_14-s2x Күн бұрын

I used to play the sequel to this game all the spare time when i was a kid, great stuff

@stephenfinch6897 21 күн бұрын

Man, this was a trip down memory lane

@cohortcorbett2629 Ай бұрын

Ben Olding is still making great games. Be sure to check out Starfighter: Infinity. It includes all the original Starfighter games! Would love to see a video on those.

@motdurzazbratislavy6802 Ай бұрын

I remember Achilles and Warlord heroes. That was long, long, time ago. Also I did know about Achilles before playing it.

@mylifeisfunny8911 Ай бұрын

we need more games like achillies I-II and warlords heroes i am looking foward to your mud and blood video. i hope you will give us meta tip about that game too. Its a bit complicated

@ARStudios2000 26 күн бұрын

0:35 i feel that so much after I revisiting old flash games. Makes you appreciate the simplicity of things even more, doesn't it?

@tonywoutrs Ай бұрын

Ohh I loved this game as a 12 year old. I was really into ancient Greece, drawing soldiers with hoplite armour, reading a book based on the Odyssey, watching Troy, 300 and Alexander... good old times...

@Adam09march 21 күн бұрын

"THIS, IS, SPARTA!!!" *Kick

@FiftyStates5 Ай бұрын

Achilles and Warlords were PEAK

@mzc1813 Ай бұрын

Hi Eon, I am looking for a game that is a flash game where it is a colony conquering type of game, where you can play as different civilizations against other civilizations with god-like powers such as lightning storms and giant units that stop other enemies on its tracks to conquer your towers. Your towers generate units which you use to direct to opponent or neutrual towers. the art style was so incredible and i loved the theme of different civilizations, not sure if you would know about it but id like to throw this out there since you are a flash game OG!

@ehellsword2 11 күн бұрын

This game was fire. Remember playing it all the time in '09. Loved seeing the blood animations. Btw Achilles 2 was a *huge* upgrade. Highly recommend playing it.

@Tokioka Ай бұрын

Thank you for covering this. One of my favourite time wasters. ☺️

@dirckthedork-knight1201 Ай бұрын

Something that i always found interesting about this game was that it straight up used the soundtrack from the Hector vs Achilles fight from TROY it almost made it feel like a unlicenced tie in game for the movie also you really should have talked about Achilles 2 more here it had way more new additions then the once you talked about like the fact that it had voice acting and an actual storyline

@GyaruRespecter Ай бұрын

As someone who just got back to Stellaris after years of being away, your speech on complexity hit like a jump scare. GET OUT OF MY WALLS!

@DaggerSandwich 6 күн бұрын

Yo no way I fucking remember playing this shit. Holy fuck that’s incredible.

@AbdulHannanAbdulMatheen Ай бұрын

👏🙂 Omg I played Achilles 1 for sooo many hours when I was a kid. I didn't know there was an Achilles 2 released. I couldn't advance in warlord heroes because I was a noob. But it definitely looked epic. I knew about Achilles of legend because I loved reading about Greek and Roman myths and legends and movies like Troy with Brad Pitt Great video

@petyreaper Ай бұрын

this game bring memories of another game that was a kung fu 1x1 fighting game, i remember there was 3 games and in the the last one you could customize a fighter, i think was Dragons Fist or something like that, great channel

@BenOlding 29 күн бұрын

dragon fist - same developer (me) currently working on a VR dragon fist game with lots of the same characters as those old games (but maybe reimagined a bit)

@SirToaster9330 26 күн бұрын

This game confused me when I played it, cause I could die in it, I thought I could just rampage across the world

@Zero_Shift Ай бұрын

For some reason I knew Achilles as like the heel guy because it's a common saying. I learned probably a few years later that he bathed and like the leaf landed on his heel, but I mean that still counts.

@joshf7321 12 күн бұрын

was my favourite flash game

@damnimbored25 Ай бұрын

Watching this footage triggered a buried memory in my mind, I can't quite recall but it was definitely a flash game about fighting characters and one of them was a monk who fought as the drunken fist, does this ring a bell to anyone?

@rza884 Ай бұрын

damm, I remember fondly playing this game on newgrounds during college

@anuszbizsergetokommentek2171 Ай бұрын

I loved this game, still do. I already knew who Achilles was, because my dad is a huge history nerd and we watched a bunch of history movies together.

@itsapollopanda6779 Ай бұрын

i forgot about this game, troy was a good film that showed you the story of achilles

@dazerrazer3018 Ай бұрын

man you should really interview those developers of these games. some guy did that with Conartist Games and it went viral.

@acking3070 5 күн бұрын

Dude I used to play this while in my math class

@jacama-bobjohan7516 Ай бұрын

Loving your videos. Keep it up

@FoLy345 Ай бұрын

Ahh, good old childhood

@theyellowarchitect4504 Ай бұрын

Especially seeing Warlord: Heroes, I suggest playing Odin Sphere, or with a friend Dragon's Crown

@johndearstyne1845 Ай бұрын

Omg I loved this game so much

@shasper555 Ай бұрын

In europe everybody learns greek mythology at elementary school

@matthewsteele99 Ай бұрын

I always hoped for these series to become moddable Especially after hearing about a supposed expansion campaigns for Warlords Heroes (probably hearsay but one of them supposedly had you play as a human Halberdier)

@seandark3951 Ай бұрын

Great video, great channel, love flash games. If you’re familiar with the Sift Heads series or any Madness Combat flash games, I’ll definitely be subscribing and hoping for some videos on those next.

@themissingpeace7956 22 күн бұрын

OMG I remember that game from so long ago XD

@kar8226 4 күн бұрын

I remember playing it last time at 12 years old. Im now 25 😁

@romulusnuma116 Ай бұрын

I was hoping to hear you talk about Warlord heroes I remember it was the one I played the most when I was younger

@HansWurst1569 Ай бұрын

Do americans really not learn about the romans and greeks in history?? I knew who achilles was when I was 7 years old orso! The story of the trojan horse is very well known... "oh its that one where they betray then by hiding in it right".

@astolbro7183 Ай бұрын

Romans and greeks are taught in history yes but not so much of their mythology greek mythos is taught mostly in elective classes so not all kids learn about them in the same way that not all kids learn wood working But anchient greek mythos is so popular i dont really think theres an american that doesnt know who Hercules odyseus or zeus are

@Danila438 Ай бұрын

I remember choosing a greek myth and telling about it to class as a homework

@AyeYoBoxingWithMadiba Ай бұрын

Education depends on what state and district you are in

@carmy9890 25 күн бұрын

As an american we learned about this in 3rd Grade. Everything from pre Mycenaeans and Linear A/B up to Modern day. I’m in a Red state so those that claim that we don’t learn these things either didn’t pay attention or had a horribly run curriculum

@Kronosfobi Ай бұрын

Thank you for covering the flash games we used to play growing up. Can you cover the Mortal Kombat-esque one? Dont remember the name but it had Bruce Lee and Raiden. It is also a franchise of multiple games.

@dudebro8831 Ай бұрын

You should definitely revisit the "Epic War" Series, especially the Epic War 3 as that was (maybe? Idk maybe just nostalgia) the most played one and tbh i never really played the other parts except for maybe part 4 a little lol! I dont know how popular or nostalgic that game is for many but it was along Sonny and Warlords one of my highest playcount Flash games as a kid.

@Mm-oo1rf Ай бұрын

It really was

@astolbro7183 Ай бұрын

Am i the only one that vastly prefers the older simpler style of ben oldings earlier games like warlords 1 and heroes or achelies 1?

@lelumpoloneum8647 Ай бұрын

You need to do a City Siege series video

@LuigianoMariano 9 күн бұрын

Hello, EonLess. I was wondering if you could help me with a look into the past. There are two games that I played before and remember very well. The first one is "Moonsweeper" and the second one is a game that I completely forgot the name of. It has gameplay mechanics that are very similar to Moonsweeper but it takes place in a post-apocalypse desert.

@foreignfat6009 Ай бұрын

2:08 Not on czech keyboard, they are next to each other.

@MARStheFORSAKEN Ай бұрын

Occam's Razor

@Aristocles22 Ай бұрын

Armor Games had some sort of Japanese-style fighting game with an arena mode to it. I don't think it's there anymore, and I don't remember the name. Fists of Rage 2 or something?

@sketch-R 9 күн бұрын

I'd seen troy before I found this game, I loved it. We had internet as a kid for about 2 months before my step dad at the time had absolutely nuked the only computer We had by clicking on every link that related to porn. Complained it was slow, but for those 2 months I found this game, and other flash games I'd normally have to look up through mini clip, new grounds ect. It was good.

@Ponticus3023 Ай бұрын

There was and on hd 3d-ish kinda achilles game 😮

@ncrvako Ай бұрын

why this simple flsh game is more appealing to play hours rather than many profesional games of the last 10-13 years that came on the market?

@good_old_fox Ай бұрын

old flash game there nothing that can ever compare to them old gaming wasn't the same and will never be anymore now we are stuck with mediocre sloop full of season pass aka battle pass microtransaction lootbox etc... simple gaming full of passion something of the past now

@alexx3847 Ай бұрын

A few games released in the last 5 years: Baldurs Gate 3, Ultrakill, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Deep Rock Galactic, Helldivers 2, DIsco Elysium, Cyberpunk 2077, Elden ring, Outer Wilds, Ghost of Tsushima, Death Stranding, Sekiro. Stop being a nostalgic boomer saying "back in my day things were better, today everything is bad". Any one of the games i listed single-handedly prove that good gaming does and will continue to exist.

@theyellowarchitect4504 Ай бұрын

@@alexx3847 I want to add Balatro for this year's release. As for a misc list of indie games to check out: Factorio, Dwarf Fortress, Rimworld, Darkest Dungeon 1, Slay the Spire, Kenshi, Star Sector, Broforce, Helldivers 2, Undertale, Dominions, Barotrauma, Ultrakill.

@good_old_fox Ай бұрын

@alexx3847 How ignorant of a comment you left here. I said there will never be anything like Flash games anymore a single developer passion project, free game on a web browser with no rules, no filter, like the wild west of game-making, is just not something people do nowadays, and I don’t blame them. This era has passed. Now, for all the games you mention, yes, they are all good, but like I also said, battle pass and microtransaction, which Deep Rock Galactic and Helldivers 2 do have, is really bad for the future of gaming because it’s making those things a standard in gaming. Also, most of them are work of studios, not of a single or duo of friends making a game for the fun and passion of it, not for money nor fame. I’m not saying they’re all scum with no passion and that they want your money. I’m saying that the scene has changed and that it will never go back to that time. I can go on and on about it, but at that point, I think there are videos that explain what I’m saying way better than I can in a comment.

@antonioAGST Ай бұрын

Robots vs Zombies the old, it might be interesting, please

@rmg6884 Ай бұрын

are you familiar with ‘tribot fighter’?

@SuperEssenceOfficial Ай бұрын

Great coverage!! did you play Spybotics: the Nightfall Incident on the lego website by any chance?

@vinsonli302 Ай бұрын

video on the Road of The Dead series when?

@InfiniteGatsu Ай бұрын

There was another game similar to this one where it was a side scroller with platformer elements and a different art style. also greek themed. can't for the life of me remember what it's called

@MrThePsychologist 22 күн бұрын

this game in 2003 approx after the movie troy lol

@thethirdsicily4802 Ай бұрын

So I don't know how familiar you are with flash games, but there is one I've always wanted to find again, it was a side scrolling combat game like Warlords, but was set iirc during the conquests of Alexander, would you happen to know of it?