ACTION GAME!!! featuring Hercules - Square Eyed Jak

[@AzraelEntertainment]

I absolutely adore how you take the time and effort to customize the Square Eyed Jak title in the style of the game you're reviewing in each video. Haven't mentioned it before, but man, it's such s staple of your videos and constantly gets me hyped for the great content ahead!

[@ColourShedProductions]

Well done Jak. I felt the same way about Disney's 'Aladdin', grew up playing the Sega Mega Drive title, but didn't see the actual movie until after high school.

[@ThatWhiteGuyAndrew]

ColourShed commenting on a Jak video? This is awesome. Solid content from both of you much respect!

[@weed75black35]

@@ThatWhiteGuyAndrew From one Aussie to another.

[@hadinasrallah8928]

Kings supporting kings

[@franzbrandhuber7654]

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[@jimhawkens7414]

I can honestly say your probably the most underrated Channel on KZbin. Actually funny jokes and Honest reviews. Keep up the good work

[@SquareEyedJak]

Cheers dude! 😄

[@grappling.enthusiast]

W account, both the name and PFP.

[@TheDasgehtab]

Hey Jak, just wanted to say thank you for your work. You quickly grew on me as one of my favourite gaming youtubers. Nothing beats pizza and your videos on a sunday with a hangover, really made my day yesterday!

[@HarlotEffect]

I originally saw Hercules in the cinema, yeah I'm getting that old. I agree with you that Meg's song is a banger. Sadly I never got the game until about 10 or so years ago. I played the 4th level about 100 times on 'Demo 1' on the PS1. Which makes me very nostalgic.

[@jaborsey_joseph]

I just went from watching Hercules being massacred by Kratos to Jak's review about Hercules, major shift change right there.

[@ivangabriel4868]

I couldn't help but say "Herculade!" out loud 😅 Loved the review and seeing you back with the usual stellar content, Jak. Didn't say it in your previous videos, but I hope you have a great 2022. Cheers, mate!

[@machr293]

It’s even better: “Herkulade drik”!

[@justasimplemanworkinghiswa1569]

Funny thing about Medusa is that Theseus (Hercs distant relative i think it's his great grandfather) was the one that took out medusa.

[@SwiftyStardust]

I'm sorry, I can't hear anyone mention the Hydra from Hercules without thinking of Phil yelling "GET UP ON THE HYDRA'S BACK!" in Kingdom Hearts 2

[@JayEmPlays]

Hate to be the one to do comparisons, but I am actually positively suprised that this was in a very good way a huge deviation from JonTron's video about Hercules games long time ago. Actually focusing on the Disney movie and the games tied to it was really good choice, unlike in JonTron's video where, mostly due to the nature of that video, both the PS1 and the GB game were addressed briefly with lot of comedy. Perhaps enough to make it a fault of some sorts, as it can miss the point of an actual review. That being said, I think this will be the Hercules game review I'll be returning more on later date for deeper analyzis. After having rewatched some of your older content for past few weeks, without even knowing for sure when SEJ will come back with another GREAT review, and all I can say that your skills both as a critic and a content creator have grown immensely since the early days. Still ever so entertaining to watch and listen, while getting a great point of view to games we all love or hate, or hate to love or love to hate. Keep up the good work mate!

[@SquareEyedJak]

That really means a lot dude, cheers! Jontron's Hercules episode was the first video of his I ever saw and while it's a classic, it does really bum me out when so many creators take shortcuts by not covering an entire game. As a result, there is a lot he missed out on in both titles that could've led to so many more excellent comedy bits. Glad it's appreciated and recognized though, I'm trying my best to be the counter to that by going into depth and I have plans for more movie related content in the future. 😊

[@HunnyBakedHammes]

To this day, my Dad, who has never really played video games, will always mention this game when we talk about games. It's literally his favorite game, and it just makes me smile to hear him talk about it. Im gonna get a ps1 an find a copy soon an surprise him with it lol.

[@yeeboi5545]

That joke about patting the man on the bum made audibly laugh irl. Fuckin perfect setup & delivery.

[@EvangelionPower]

Honestly, I didn't know for years that the Minotaur can be defeated by throwing the block at him. I used to defeat him by stomping the bottom of the stairs, causing the ceiling to collapse upon him.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Funny you mention that, I only learned about that method while working on the video while I was scanning through a speedrun of the game. I'd never considered trying it, just failed to mention it in the end because I wanted to give my personal perspective playing it for so many years.

[@BugsyFoga]

Always hyped to see a new Square Eyed Jak video.

[@TheGiooman]

Almost at 50K jaky boy!!!! Been watching u for about 6/7 years n I’m so surprised how underrated this channel is IMO ur the best reviewer retro or not ima big fan, the millions will come keep at it!

[@Sephinova]

Goddamn I remember your let’s play of this game back in 2015 so seeing you review the full game is amazing to witness

[@SquareEyedJak]

Oooff oh boy... come a long way since then 😅

[@Sephinova]

Definitely have and it’s brilliant to see you still going strong with these reviews

[@itsbreadbin]

This game actually has a really beautiful art style. Impressive for the PS1

[@Spider_Mike023]

You didn’t watch this as a kid!?!? Man I watched it religiously for a whole year. Got a action figure of here that shot out like little Medusa head arrows and slept with at night. Got a child cosplay costume of it from the mall toy store that had the shield, sword, and a plastic herc belt I’d wear and run round the pond outside and act like was him hahahaha you missed out! I did manage beat this game as a kid and as hard as some Disney games could be back then I took pride in that.

[@cardenw]

On the topic of 'I won't say i'm in love' Susan recently did a live performance of that song from her home during the pandemic and she still sounds amazing all these years later. It's well worth giving a listen. One of my all time favourite Disney songs. :)

[@hadinasrallah8928]

Ngl when you presented the tree problem i also didn’t think that you could just walk past the tree

[@e102gamma]

I can't believe you still don't have 100k subscribers, your videos are so great

[@NanaKyoto]

The 90's and early 2000's did see a large amount of Disney games, and they range from absolute classic, to hidden gem, and Hercules looks as though it fits somewhere in the middle of the two. Also, I might just be a little biased with Disney's Hercules as I have this bias towards anything released in 1997, for reasons that may be a bit obvious.

[@decadentgamer3108]

Right. I think that at the time, the most notable ones were Toy Story 2 and Aladdin if I'm not mistaken. I remember being a kid in the mid to late 90s and I would always hear those being talked about the most.

[@JTDindahouse]

Disney games had some absolute bangers back in the day man. Hercules, Toy Story 2 and Tarzan were the fucking shit.

[@justasimplemanworkinghiswa1569]

Been waitin for this since the top 10 videos. :D

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

That PS1 game really takes me back. I too got stuck on the first training level b/c of the damn 2.5 gameplay. I was dum dum kid back then, and thought the game was just a 2D side scroller, not going into 2.5D. Never finished the game fully b/c I admittedly played the game on Easy. I was not just a dum dum, but a sissy in games. Always chose easy over normal back then.

[@sarasaland4709]

The scene in the movie where Herc stands under a tree and kills innocent birds really did tie the movie together.

[@lynottlives]

Love when these videos randomly hit my me in my time zone unexpectedly right on time to watch before bed.

[@gamerguy425]

We've ALL had that game we get stuck on the first stage of because of something being poorly explained jack, we've all been there! *Especially if you played Driver as a kid*

[@Budisgud69]

Favourite Disney film of all time, remember seeing it in the cinema as a kid. Remember getting the game for Christmas also, great game.

[@Spider_Mike023]

Man……going to the movies and falling in love with it, subsequently going to McDonald’s for late dinner and getting the Hercules plates! What a time lol.

[@tonybeattie3980]

And so Square Eyed Jak would continue his journey through good and bad, old and new in order to bring his opinions to the adoring crowd.

[@crashtefano]

The movie is one of my absolute favorite Disney classics of all time. The videogame... No masterpiece, but I have fond memories of it being one of my first PS1 games.

[@ferryshuttlex]

Yes! Legend! Always super hyped to see you upload mate!

[@TheLaLeeee]

I got stuck on the centaur bossfight as a kid, I replayed the game 3 years ago and I still couldn't figure out what to do. I also had to replay the tedious minotaur bossfight but mine was a little bit more painful, I actually killed it with 1 health left and the bastard rolled down the stairs and killed me with his corpse.

[@AuramiteEX]

Dude, you are a hero to even try to grind your way through that gameboy game...

[@FlashaniMan247]

How on Earth did they get a real-life Danny DeVito as a character model?!?!?

[@adressunknown]

i can't help but see a skeleton face man as the playable character of game boy hercules. ps1 game was really great, it is gorgeous. game length didn't matter since lil me wouldn't go past level 4 anyway, couldn't find the way to beat the centaur boss

[@WeirdWonderful]

By the way, you can fight the minotaur by ground pounding in front of him, as that will occasionally have a boulder fall from above and hit him that way.

[@lesbidulesdoldi]

Oh, phew, I thought I was the only one using this trick :D

[@EmperorDank]

This is an interesting peak at what a Square Eyed Jak Movie Review would be like

[@mikigzaielart]

I have been a fan of yours since like 2014 or 2015 or something! And your videos still bring me so much enjoyment! Gamer greetings from Sweden! 🇸🇪🎮

[@GTARanger1992]

I remember playing this so much as a kid it was my first ever game for the ps1 and i was stuck forever on the centaur forest and imagine my surprise when i get to the titan flight level and beating it only to go back to the home screen and then finding out years later you have to play on medium difficulty to play the whole game

[@SquareEyedJak]

Oh really? You don't get the entire game on Easy? I had no idea about that.

[@demontorch]

You probably don’t know this but teen Herc was voiced by Josh Keaton, the Spectacular Spider-Man himself

[@justaguyfromglasgow2251]

Never been this early to a Square Eyes Jak video! Keep it up man! Love your content, your one of the people who inspired me to make my own very soon :) With a game called the Warriors, ha! This game was mental!

[@EmpireGamingWynter]

OMG now this is a forgotten gem of my childhood

[@WeirdWonderful]

The two biggest blunders here are there being no big complex platforming level in Hades (HOW do you do that ?) and Hades being insanely, pitifully simplistic and easy.

[@Vaguer_Weevil]

Hey this game is the first appearance of the iconic Herculad

[@MattBlackstone]

Your review videos always get me hyped, Jak, awesome stuff as always. I will say, I always look forward to your Game Testing videos, more of those, please! 😂🤘🔥

[@YoNickSoko]

Let’s take a moment to appreciate that we have creators like Square Eyed Jak

[@mikigzaielart]

As a huge oldschool Disney fan, this makes me very happy! 😃

[@AceTrainerX3]

20:29 Better hope Uncle Derek isn't here. (Hopefully someone gets that)

[@conthauberger]

Actually Jak, that Griffin did appear briefly in the movie with the same scene as the Minotaur and Medusa.

[@ianp2924]

never got past hydra and now i know where the 'H' is in level 3. bit too late im afraid but now i know

[@SquareEyedJak]

Honestly... you saw the best half of the game. Goes downhill very quick!

[@rickmartinez3268]

9:00 pretty annoying right? The bad guys

[@lpshikayeleri4123]

Yaay new video! Thanks Jak! The quality is so clean! 😍💚

[@JomasterTheSecond]

And that's the gospel truth.

[@decadentgamer3108]

Ahhh it's so nice to see a new review from you, it's been 50 years lol. On a serious note, I was so surprised to hear you didn't watch the movie until you were in your late teens but only because I remember it was kinda popular with kids way back in the day and if I remember correctly, you said you were born in 1996 but then again, perhaps the movie's acclaim died down in the mid 2000s because it was one of the Disney Renaissance classics that didn't get a sequel compared to Beauty & The Beast, Mulan, and The Lion King to name a few. Nonetheless, glad to hear that you enjoyed the movie when you got around to it an appreciated all the artistic direction that went into it. Seeing this video really makes me want to re-watch the movie because I haven't seen it in such a long time lol Anyway, I remember you talking about this game a bit in one of your top 10s and I was curious to see more of your thoughts on it in a review. I never played it myself because I've always had this thing where I never played licensed games because I hardly if ever enjoy them. But I will agree with you that it's very cool how many ideas they put into the game like experimenting with 2D to 2.5D backgrounds and making sure the player felt powerful playing as Herc himself. The Gameboy port though... Wow what a hot mess LOL We salute you for your efforts playing through it haha. Anyway great review, totally looking forward to more to come because honestly I've missed them so much ☺️

[@suntannedduck2388]

Good review. That intro is an impressive step up for sure. Don't think I've seen the movie and never played the game. Only Disney licensed games I have I had as a kid but not picked up others since as usually prefer original games than licenses. But they are Lilo and Stitch Trouble in Paradise which is an ok Crash clone I barely played but did in 1 sitting one day and beat it in a few hours. I can't beat Crash games but I can this basic Crash clone. Along with the much better (at least as far as I know PS1 version over PS2 port), of Monsters Inc Scare Island (never played the actual tie in movie game only the sequel/second one related to the license). Scare Island besides Scaler surprised me of Behaviour/A2M's capabilities of safe or decent licensed or in Scaler or Wet's case their original games. Love replaying Scare Island from time to time just like Spyro trilogy or Gran Turismo 1&2 out of the very little PS1 games I have.

[@FoneyBone1]

This was great, your excitement for the movie made me want to rewatch it and play the game since it's been sitting on my PS3 for a while. It would be pretty cool if you did the Treasure Planet games at some point too.

[@alexanderl9721]

Even as a young child I used to think that the pacing of the second half of the game was a little odd. I continued playing just to see what the next "proper" level will be like but that never happened.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Yeah even if we'd seen a level of Medusa's Lair before that fight, akin to the GameBoy port. It would have made a lot more sense. And Passageways before Hades, that maybe should have been side scrolling coming off of the Cyclops level prior.

[@jdrahonovsky]

Hercules on ps1 was my favorite game (besides MGS) as a kid and I was legit talking about it about 3 hours before this video was posted 🤘

[@igorvalar9059]

1 more funny thing is disneys hercules in general is that medusa has nothing to do with heracles in actual greek mythology

[@WH250398]

Rest in peace Eurocom... Brutally slaughtered by Activision and 007 "Legends"

[@alebavaria8393]

your vid is a masterpiece

[@pjsw]

So happy you uploaded hope you're doing well jack

[@HushtheMag]

I remember seeing this at the pictures when it first came out, 6 year old me loved the shit out of it, Got the game on Ps1 when it came out but never completed it. Meg was my first animated crush too ;]

[@retrogamerdave]

So im leaving this message here for Jak not as anything bad but some things ive picked up up on recent times and a response to Jaks mention via Twitter regarding this videos performance. first thing thier seems to be a slow down on videos being outputted but im very well aware of real life situations that Jak has made public so i dont begrudged on that front, but i do believe a slowdown has maybe caused some to move on, the game testing videos are fine but i believe they need to be not a main focus and more of a side video alongside main videos. I do think the rank every level videos are great cant fault that. second thing ive noticed and this might be me and a subjective thing is the magic of Jak seems to be missing, some of the great videos did feature i guess i would call cut away gags or random gags rather then just sat on a sofa, again i understand real life things may have stopped this but just a note i picked up on. The Hawktober series although in its right is great i think is now at the end of its life and feels abit scrapping the barrel territory . i did mention via Twitter about maybe introducing a new series featuring wrestling games, you have a whole pool of content thier and i did think of a name of "WWember" a spin on the name and December i guess pronounced and said "W W E EMBER" maybe a crap idea but im know creative lol, maybe Jak could dress as a different wrestler per video a bit like when he did Macho Man but maybe keep to more basic outfits if cost is a factor. might be an idea but thats for Jak to decide on. im not complaining about Jak i love Jaks videos and think they are some of the best comedy gold here, im just giving honest feedback on what i see, keep up the good work Jak :)

[@pilot3605]

Man this game kicked my ass mercilessly......

[@nehehehgraylois]

Pretty fucking cool gameboycules used the super gameboy to play music FROM the snes, I didn’t even know that was possible. When jontron played it way back when it confused the hell outta me since I didn’t put two and two together. How this game got that technical treatment is beyond me

[@KeiraLunar]

ah yes Dinsey's Hercules on the PS1 i have fond memories of this game mostly the boss fights with the centor , hydra and medusa and the thing i rember most when young was the game over screen this game was rather hard for young me specily the cyclops level and to be far Jak even i did not know about the punching the flying boulders with the centors i figured i had a one shot with the invisabitly helemt to rush through the area but i guess you could always return to sender the boulders as well the more ya know i guess

[@SecondController]

"Play this game, I dare you." Okay, but only if you watch, bro. Hit me up and I'll put it at the tippy top of my Twitch queue.

[@MegaBawse]

😂😂😂 Don’t worry…you weren’t the only one who struggled with the 1st level, in the 90’s…WE DIDNT KNOW…

[@LTambini96]

I imagine it was a lack of time rather than ideas for the 2nd half of the game, to get it out in time for the movie release

[@WeirdWonderful]

I hadn't figured out you can punch the boulders back, I just assumed you have the use the invicibility helmet you get right before this section.

[@HeyRyanLetsPlay]

I wonder what Jak will do for the big ol' 50K Special

[@brie__xoxo]

Oh hell yeah! I have such vivid memories of playing the Hercules game on pc and the playstation back in the day! Kinda hoping it'll get some sort of re-release in the future like The Lion King and Aladdin games. Keen to revisit it and actually finish the game for once LOL And yes, the movie is fucking dope! ⚡️⚡️

[@ralphisxamida8533]

Me too, also hope Toy Story 2 gets a re release/remake.

[@brie__xoxo]

@@ralphisxamida8533 omg yes! I remember playing that game aswell 😍

[@aquariuskudo]

Weird you never seen this movie because I never seen Aladdin and I have no idea why lol. Thought I did.

[@isaacrodriguez9960]

Kingdom hearts 2 eat your fucking heart out!😎

[@hansolodolo92]

Not seeing Hercules is crazy😂😂

[@ctrnitro-fueledmaster1684]

I also have Disney's Hercules on Playstation 1 & I liked Disney's Hercules movie.

[@isaacrodriguez9960]

6:39 on that part I get you dude I really really get jak. 😎

[@bobafett4265]

It seems that Hercules Gameboy Disaster game might be a repackaged version of a previously released game, I seem to recognize it from somewhere else.

[@AzraelDarkness64Gaming]

Hey Jak is back nice keep up the good work here mate

[@Vegathron]

damn this was one of the 1st games I ever owned on ps1 (right after croc!) all the voice lines of the 1st level are ingrained in my head lol. I replayed it once within the last 10 years and was lowkey kinda hard!

[@XpertGreekGamer]

In kingdom hearts i remember being dissapointed by the world of Hercules being, well in the state that its in actually but the fight with Cloud was amazing on top of everyone else. Except that final one i don't know the name of because i never was interested in final fantasy. Anyway i was just wishing for more of an actual level here like in all the rest so i cnould platform and explore but its still a great place to test stuff out and its inclusion was more than apprieciated. I only played the PS1 game briefly from an age where my memory wasn't there yet so idk how long ago but i got stuck on that tree you also got stuck and never played again lol. Looks fun but ever since playing God Of War (the good one 2005) there was no reason to go back so it was great seeing it from you

[@TheSnazzyMaddie69420]

god I remember this game from when I was a kid

[@kineticmediahub-enlightenment]

27:14 I saw what you did there, really subtle. Keep it up!

[@THEiNC.]

Not only has this video reminded me of that classic, it also showed me that it exists on PS instead of PC, being able to be emulated on the go, and ontop of that you showed me some secrets I as a kid never found out (starting with the ground pound in the tutorial)

[@mistergrool3941]

7:13 Honey I think you mean HERCULAD

[@edwarddavid7893]

I loved this game on the PC.

[@robxholicfoxyfan8552]

Title card is as accurate and fantastic as always, bro. The Gameboy Hercules didn't need a review. Just looking at a few seconds of gameplay already looks abysmal.

[@TheGrassanaytor]

I had trouble with that path as a kid too. AFTER playing crash bandicoot as well... Don't feel bad JAk

[@Urban57621]

Absolutely loved this game as a kid. Only ever remember the first three levels and probably never got past the two boss battles as I hate them 😂 If all the levels were to the amazing detail of the first three levels it would have been a 10/10. Agreed level three is a drag but visually amazing for its time

[@josephfrye7342]

um can you try to review the pc microsoft windows version after covering the ps1 version of disney's hercules? i just kinda skipped that port i might come back to it later since im a macintosh user now.

[@LukeIsGod]

I remember getting stuck at the same part on the first level aswell 😅

[@Hardc0reGamer92]

Hey Jac why did you delete your Hercules and Tarzan playthrough with you and alec

[@Braydonut]

i love square eyed jak!

[@razorchance6976]

I always loved the movie 🙂 it is still one of my favorites, along with the likes of Aladdin, *ironically both had tv series as well, even a crossover episode as well, in which I always loved* as for the game, I only tried Hercules from my cousin growing up, I was more exposed to the Aladdin game on the snes *developed by capcom*

[@TheVil91]

"Product of Austria" tho :D Greetings from Austria to Australia I guess hahaha

[@megashawnx4427]

Nice video as always, Jak! I was wondering if you would someday review some Nintendo franchises like Zelda or Metroid?

[@e93sports80]

Hey Mate!

[@surrealbrain4227]

Another enjoyable review, Jak. I wonder what this PS2 game will be?

[@erainmartinez8175]

can you please review the Jungle Book Ps2?