Action 52 Cheetahmen retrospective | Octavius King

[@lilock33]

This businessman reminds me of a mate of mine whose brilliant money-making ideas included a crocodile character that was going to be the next Crazy Frog. It wasn't an animation or anything, just a static drawing. He was planning to get it printed on t-shirts and apparently all the kids would go mad for it. He hired a professional graphic designer to clean up his rough sketches and everything. The end result looked like the Lacoste logo. Then there was the time he heard about plans for Sony to launch the PS3 and, because it was clearly going to be the biggest thing ever, decided he had to become the UK's sole distributor...

[@emajansen]

OMG It's such a sad story but yet so funny. Getting into business and getting success in it is really hard. Someone pple always have ideas in my mind like every morning they wake up with a new idea. Gosh it's really strange.Octi thanks for your hilarious videos keep up the good work

[@zorochii]

The big stonks market too hard.

[@superscatboy]

"Hello, is that Sony? I'd like to become the UK's sole distributor for your upcoming console... No, I don't have a distribution network... Experience? We'll, none, but... Look there's no need to be rude, I'm the creator of Crazy Croc so I think... Hello?... Damn, they hung up."

[@visualdarkness]

Well, that isn't far off how Bergsala became the sole distributor of Nintendo in Sweden. A really strange story.

[@viscountrainbows6452]

"Just work hard and try your hardest, spend money to make money, it'll all pay off." Or so they tell you. 😹

[@FatDave2112]

The thing about Cheetahman nipples is that the designers had to go with either no nipples or 6-to-8 of them. Under those circumstances, I think they chose wisely.

[@loganxi]

"This is pure, distilled water graphics." I see what you did there. Also "Manchester bad" is now a measurement i'm going to use. I live there so i KNOW.

[@pablo_se_fue]

30 years ago you went to the video store to rent this and you had to put up with it for the whole weekend, you played 2 minutes each of the 52 games, and you played them again and again. you knew they were bad but your weekend was at stake. It's like a movie that is so bad that you find good things in it.

[@robokop4491]

Thank you for inflicting this punishment on yourself for our entertainment

[@StereoPixelMusic]

How is this comment from 6 days ago when the video says uploaded 6 hours ago on my end of things? 😅

[@robokop4491]

@@StereoPixelMusic Patreon perks! ;-)

[@StereoPixelMusic]

@@robokop4491 ahh, that makes sense 😅

[@SomeOrangeCat]

The Octav1us emojis never fail to get a chuckle out of me. But I'll tell you what told Rerez: You don't have to suffer for our amusement like this.

[@ddjsoyenby]

"i've got a date *hercules cheetahman shows up*" dayum our girl gets around with obscure video game characters :D

[@michaelgeorge6559]

You absolutely cannot tell me that if that "portable" system had been released you wouldn't be obsessed with owning one and reviewing it.

[@BrianRRenfro]

I woke up ready to take on the world today. During my coffee I decided to watch 30 minutes of Cheetahmen footage and now I think I am gonna go back to bed and try again tomorrow.

[@MCDreng]

16:11 it's a ravioli, coming from our favorite game Alfred 'n the Fettuc

[@ianeborn6823]

I feel like the outcome of such a game could surely have been predicted... After all: "Cheetahs never prosper." :P More seriously, this was a remarkably interesting retrospective! Thank you (and my condolences to you) for it! ^_^

[@Aqua_Xenossia]

The Cheetahmen is an absolute nightmare of a game, but damn if it didn’t give us one of the most infectiously slammin’ pieces of music to ever exist.

[@nekoeko500]

AE was a pioneer... Nowadays delivering big plans to shareholders and garbage to players is common bussiness practice...

[@HerrIMorke]

Thank you. I needed this today. You arealways awesome to watch, even while being tortured.

[@FVvocals]

Sarah, you are amazing and the world is a much better place with you in it….Your videos always cheer me up so thanks for that

[@Alacarte614]

I feel that after sitting through the dreck that is both action 52 AND the cheetahmen games, you deserve to review a game you love. Kinda like the refreshing slice of lime after a shot of tequila

[@les907]

And we never seen or heard from the game master who was pulled into their world for no significant reason

[@foxdavani4091]

The fact that he is shooting an arrow into a tornado means action 52 predicted sharnado. After all in the first Sharknado, those idiots shoot a bomb into a tornado. Because that’s how tornadoes work. They clearly got the idea from action 52.

[@phookadude]

When I was in programming school a guy came in to to try and get me and another student to write a huge program, a design tool to preview custom cabinets and specify the plans for cutting out the materials and doing estimates, for free as our graduation exorcise. We said no. I should have done it, put a time limit on it, and then charged his ass for it when it quit.

[@superscatboy]

When I was at college (studying computer science and maths), I worked weekends in a pub kitchen. Some of the locals caught wind of what I was studying and tried to get me to write a program to "predict the lottery results" (when I quizzed them on what exactly their system was, they described something similar to the "cold numbers" idea, but with even more gambler's fallacy thrown in for good measure). I told them you could already buy shareware programs that did basically that for a few quid, even gave them a website that was selling such a program, but they had the genius idea that I would do it for free initially, and when they won the jackpot I'd get a share of their millions. Because apparently that would be cheaper than a few quid up front.

[@phookadude]

@@superscatboy Another guy wanted me to write a program to do his horse racing system automatically. Basically he just needed a simple spreadsheet. I probably should have done it, it was simple enough.

[@TorchesUponStars]

Would this cabinet program have been d'Vinci, a predecessor to it, or an alternative, out of curiosity?

[@superscatboy]

@@TorchesUponStars The way I read it, OP never wrote the cabinet program.

[@phookadude]

@@TorchesUponStars I assume the guy saw a commercial program somewhere and simply didn't want to pay for it. We didn't write anything, because he wanted a free program and had no idea how involved writing something like that in 1987 would be.

[@ASMRaphael]

I hope you will release more content soon - your sense of humor and narration are so great, Sarah! :)

[@pixelsrnautded9286]

I think they picked 52 games cause that's how many weeks are in a year.

[@andysclioable]

Cheetah men are amazing There must be loads more trash/classic games like this for you to dive into for us Binge watched your channel when I went through a tough time few years back, really helped me actually can’t wait for more content from you

[@skelkankaos]

btw the flashing lights start at 12:38 and end at "oh look the hit points are back" for anyone who would like to look away

[@mver191]

Hi, I am a new subscriber and I really like your content. It reminds me of the game review golden age when people still put effort into reviews. The time of The Spoony Experiment, Armake, early AVGN (though he is still going strong), and the game reviewers on Channel Awesome. I saw some videos about mental health though.... I hope you are doing fine! Just remember the best artists all suffered from mental health issues. It seems to be a requirement for brilliance, out of the box thinking, and creativity. It might be both a curse and a blessing in disguise. Though it might feel mainly as a curse. So don't give up. You are awesome and your content is really good! ❤

[@Tornado1994]

Don’t forget Silent Rob!

[@ryanmcginnis585]

I'm bummed that I JUST found out about yer channel, but I'm stoked cuz I've been binge watching yer content. It's a good feeling.

[@walcodebruyn2135]

Lol that review sectıon for Action 52 was amazing I loved the part of the random guy in your DM's especially

[@walkingwithtamson]

That was rather good fun, the history behind this title really is something! That advert is almost as brutal as the game 😃

[@joesshows6793]

Literally lived through this era of greatness. Seeing the ads in the magazines wondering what they are up to

[@_The_Jim]

i remember this being passed around at school. everyone was keen to borrow it but noone was keen to keep it. Its amazing how mush there is to learn about something so terrible. Excellent video by the way.

[@spwolftech]

Decided to do a 5 year Anniversary channel marathon so here is my HI to try and make the algorithm be nice. Thank you. Just got to the newest again. My wife has stated if im going to watch videos about old games like that again i need to mix in more people like Ashens or the monotone guy whos office is in a packed full warehouse (love her description of Nostalgia Nerd). Thank you for so much great content. I look forward to 5 more years and hope you are doing even better in all ways then than you are now!

[@narcopsy]

In an even darker time line, cheetah men is the most popular video game and cartoon. Ugh just scared myself there. Edit: oh man, the marketing at the end, they just made it all up, didn't they. Imagine the action 52 console lol

[@ddjsoyenby]

that is the worst timeline.

[@frankowalker4662]

That was brilliant, Octavious. (And terrifying at the same time.). Keep up the great work and stay healthy. Many hugs.

[@FitzyCify]

Big, beefy cartoon animal men with gravity-defying punch glitches. Before Boom Knuckles, there was Hercules the Cheetahman!

[@BRUXXUS]

Oh no. That handheld console looks like if a kid was unleashed in the computer lab and fired up some art program where they just used every feature and tool just to see what happened.

[@skelkankaos]

Back in middle school I drew fanart of the cheetahmen as anime characters. Ah, good times..

[@wingingit3071]

i absolutely love coming home from work to a new Octavius upload :) mucho gracias x

[@WhatHoSnorkers]

After the kid gets dragged into the TV by a robot hand grabbing his groin, he turns into Leonard Nimoy! They put all the pits in to make you feel at home, clearly. I was so pleased to see Saddam show up, he's the best original character on Action 52. Him and the lass from the haunted house game.... and she shows up too! In France, some donkeys wore trousers. Not a patch on jeans for Rhinos though. Glorious!

[@CannaCJ]

I’ve seen donkeys wearing jackets with lambs in the pockets in winter. Equine body-heat-transfer jackets. Might have mules, actually...

[@SixtySixHundred-1982]

Bonkers. Beautifully so. Thanks for putting yourself through this traumatic experience for my entertainment. 🤗

[@joebaumgart1146]

Santa With Muscles is an underrated masterpiece.

[@thebiolithic]

This is an underrated comment. Thumbs up!

[@spwolftech]

I love these. have been watching the old game reviews the last few days, and BOOM!! new vid. its like my subconscious was getting me ready.

[@plaztik767]

Love the content, keep up the great work. It’s always entertaining 👍🏻

[@DocZFlux]

You're a rare treasure: a gametuber who isn't a militant stan!☺

[@darrenwatson8855]

I an a proud Patreon of yours happy days

[@Neffers_UK]

Thanks for the effort you put into these vids Octy, I do look forward to them. Especially with all the BG stuff you are going through, so much effort.

[@piratetele]

Really enjoyed these last two videos. So, so much information I honestly wasn't aware of with Action 52. Mind blowing.

[@robertfuentes9677]

I loved this review of this abomination of a game, you are completely underrated and deserve millions of subscribers, hopefully you will get there some day, much love!.

[@StephenGutknecht]

Thank you. Your poetic writing is great.

[@damienmarks4719]

I just found your channel and love your since of humor great stuff 👍

[@nwr99nwr99]

Keep up the good work and take care. Love your videos x

[@geezerdiamond]

I snort laughed at your reaction to the jumping bug! Great vid (as always!!!) - xx

[@starsiegeplayer]

Great episode!

[@katbairwell]

I had to watch this in two parts - couldn't face it all in one go. No idea how Octavius managed to make this!!!

[@ChatookaMusic]

It's kinda funny to think that the devs of this were basically just a group of buddies doing 52 72 hour game jams in a row

[@strain42]

I normally try to have some kind of joke or witty comment or something but...I don't here. This was just a REALLY well done video. Funny, insightful, and you were just a blast to watch hosting it. Fantastic work, Octavius!

[@JaxDagger]

The typical social media quotes at the start got me good xD topped off nicely by a comment from dad haha. Good vid 👍

[@ratskull9359]

You know when you’ve been in lockdown to long when you’re thinking who would win between Chester cheetah vs the cheetahmen (1 on 1 of course). I’d like the cheetahmen ring tone aswell 🎵

[@TruculentSheep]

I love how Action 52 is the video game equivalent of an Aberdeen Angus Steak House.

[@ddjsoyenby]

yup.

[@TheWarmotor]

Another amazing video! Thank you :)

[@josephchambers2000]

This just makes me want to write my own better version of the cheetahmen. It’s not like I can do any worse, so just trying by default would be an improvement. I could upload it to KZbin as an audiobook.

[@UnknownXero]

Yay the Cheetahmen review I've been patiently waiting for this one

[@FeynmanQED]

Fun fact: the accident shown at 22:33 happened at 8201 NE Prescott St, Portland, OR USA looking south down 82nd avenue. (45.555497,-122.5785107) Yes, I have too much free time.

[@jacemachine]

I adore your content Octavius. Keep up the great work, my dude!

[@themaskedmark92]

I was really waiting for this episode ❤️

[@hankdewild9720]

So glad i paused to see the comments from the previous video

[@tomaturtle7790]

Awesome video. I didn't even know they made a Cheetahmen comic book. It would be interesting to make a good modern Cheetahmen game.

[@H3FTYTOA5T]

24:27 C'mon Octy, you say "wtf is that thing" but you can't truthfully tell me that if it existed you wouldn't need that perfect piece of baubles for your collection...

[@CandyCane2004]

5:59 “A well spoken male with overtones of homosexuality” Honestly that perfectly describes my favorite brand of characters in fiction

[@theoldar]

Top shelf video!

[@Wykesidefruitmachine]

"A well spoken male, with overtones of homosexuality" 😂 A very specific archetype.

Marketing bra-vado. Excellent pronunciation. Great video.

[@mastafoo886]

What a great way to start my monday!

[@StereoPixelMusic]

This is the first video I've found by you, but I like it! It's refreshing to see a woman covering retro games too, You've earned my sub 😊

[@mikedrop4421]

Welcome to the madness! Wait till you see her go on a rant.. It's pretty great.

[@geekforeverpixelgamingsurl5007]

Another really cool video to add to the list. Good work.^^ Come to think of it, I'd love to see Octavius make a crossover with an other slightly deranged reviewer with a British accent : OCTAVIUS KING meets CADDICARUS. That would be dope.

[@walcodebruyn2135]

Seconded mate hopefuly it can happen now that we had our freedom day!

[@TonyLikeGames2]

I’m a mostly newer viewer of yours. You are quite entertaining.

[@ichemnutcracker]

8:12 Those aren't pits... those are *graves* ! Clearly the Cheetahmen have gone out to the local graveyard to shake their maracas and fight off the bats and robots and... you know, whatever.

[@Zolega89]

If it was a pit, CDI Ganon would not lie down into it

[@GAMEPRODELTA]

@4:40, there's not enough alcohol in the universe to play through all 52 games on Action 52 in one sitting.

[@TSDT]

The Cheetahmen ran off.... ....And now.... The Cheetahmen.

[@marcustrelle4898]

The LJN Defender said that this is the best game of Action 52 and has a great soundtrack.

[@soulshadowification]

27:32 - 27:46 Sounds like Peter Moloneuyx and the Fable Series. Too soon?

[@DaveRepairs]

I was really into 'Cassette 50' - for the Amstrad, I had plenty of games but this was amazing but I kept playing it, especially 'Dragona Maze', in some ways similar to Action 52. They rammed as many games as they could into the tape and I got hooked, but the biggest problem was trying to load a game that was in the middle of the tape, you had no idea where it was, so u had to load them one after another. There is a game called 'Rats' which just an anagram game ! This came out for many platforms!

[@wazzock999]

I had it for the Amstrad too, played each game once then never again :)

[@DaveRepairs]

@@wazzock999 i was into programming so it was good to learn with

[@zeprfrew]

I played Cassette 50 on the Spectrum and it was terrible.

[@ThatBeardedVRDude]

The pound shop Sadam kind of looks like a Soviet Mario.

[@koolandblue]

A console like the Action Gamemaster that plays NES, SNES, Genesis, CD Rom games and is also equipped with a TV tuner would be difficult to make even with today's technology, let alone back in 1993.

[@H1KE]

The death noise with the wolf was *chefs kiss* It's the little details.

[@WilliamWusikKalfelz]

Love your videos!

[@banjogyro]

Just imagine a family in extreme poverty who can barely afford cheese imitations resorting to 1 Action 52 game a week for their child and got the console and TV from dumpster diving

[@stevenwhuntva]

I would very much like to find out eventually who the voice actors for that ad were, even if they were just randos. You know, just to make sure they get credited.

[@jeffstephenson9316]

Very entertaining video definitely glad you talked about the Genesis Mega Drive Version of action 52 you don't hear anything about that version too often and there's a good reason for pure shite or shit whatever your preference is

[@pv8685]

best story in video game history... i think it really needs a reboot!

[@ninjacat230]

This is what happens when you forget to teach your creations to share your ideals.

[@MathewHaswell]

21:43 Professor Flapjacks is judging his unfortunate owner with his sightless, but piercing, gaze!

[@pv8685]

you are the best!

[@HerrBjork]

Sports 5 was developed by Far Sight Studios and it's rumoured to exist as a (somewhat) functioning beta

[@TheBasementChannel]

Your voiceover was way better than the original

[@OldNick999-real1]

I’d never heard of Action 52 in my youth. I only became familiar with it by way of KZbin.

[@NeonSonOfXenon]

This got me thinking... Why _don't_ men ever have nipples in comics/animation?

[@borntoclimb7116]

I never hear about this game but i found your Videos

[@UpLateGeek]

"Oh sure, I'll just raise some terrifying cat-human things and then after 15 years throw them out when they have the gall to answer back one time". Hmm... says the one with cat ears. I'm beginning to think this isn't just about the game.

[@ddjsoyenby]

hey she left my secret lab of her own free will.

[@LuriTV]

21:30 wow, that's one of my favourite "Weissbier" brands. Means white beer or wheat beer. It is a german delicacy.

[@Freddyfan1428]

First off, THANK YOU for enduring this utter shitpile of a crap game! My sympathies to your mental state after the damages it must have suffered through this difficult time! I've no doubt that when they made this they had the best intentions for creating a good game, but you know the saying of what road is paved with such... Thanks again for all you do, and hoping to see more great vids like this from you in the future. :-)

[@gigteevee6118]

Your struggles are made worthwhile for showing us worthless games ...there is balance thanks to this, thank you 😁