StarTropics - AntDude

With all the talk going on of characters being requested for Super Smash Bros., I think we're forgetting a possible fighter in the boy wonder from StarTropics, Mike Jones!
Nobody remembers Mike Jones. Who am I kidding.
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[@elainesmith9882]

The aliens are called Argonians huh, SKYRIMTROPICS

[@dewdong1298]

RJ Smith The Elder Scrolls 6, Skytropics

[@egg5469]

I was just about to put that exact thing in the comments until I realized it was already said

[@deviantartguy0]

Maybe it was inspired by argon?

[@farribastarfyre]

ElderTropics

[@retosius7962]

that's what I thought

[@ArendAlphaEagle]

The reason why StarTropics isn't remembered is probably because it was never even released in Japan.

[@sealcollom8388]

ArendAlphaEagle sadly true

[@justatoaster3140]

That’s not the reason it failed. Startropics was an nes game sold while the Super Nintendo was out. Plus the sequal was marketed poorly.

[@streeTkiDwannaBe]

Opinionated It was released 9 months before the snes in the west though.

[@howrylo]

I played so much Startropics. So much. Useta go to sleep and dream I was playing. After that when I was grown for a while I thought it was Zelda I was playing.. but not for to long.. I'm not that dense.

[@howrylo]

Guys just realized something: Zelda BOTW copied the place only wamen can go then the protagonist changes clothes. Lol

[@cjszero01]

I still have to finish playing this game. Well done reviewtropics.

[@Goombasareawesome]

I just noticed you dropped the 92,The other 91 Antdude's must have finally left KZbin.

[@SillyDogJoe]

I like that Nintendo put this game on the Mini NES.

[@Captain.Dank64]

But you need the letter in order to know the frequency of the submarine (unless you already know)

[@aymanaboufarise4346]

@@Captain.Dank64 they did a cool thing on the wii virtual console where you would get a digital letter to soak but Idk what they'll do now

[@aspadestelevision3719]

@@aymanaboufarise4346 ill play through the Nintendo mini and tell you.

[@AntDude92]

I've been wanting to talk about this game for a long time! People would always talk about how Mother is this gem of an forgotten Nintendo franchise, but I'd argue StarTropics was even more forgotten! Anybody else here play StarTropics? I'd love to know how many others have experienced this game.

[@electricmastro]

***** Kickstarter away!

[@thatscottishdude_2858]

***** BANANANANNANANNANANNANANANANNANABANNANA!

[@PuppyExorcist]

***** Startropics is eassssily one of my favorite NES games and while I did vote for him in the Smash Bros poll, it got me thinking... He would just end up having a similar moveset to Ness... I mean, Yo-yo based attacks? Check. Baseball Bat. Check. Even the fireball and freeze power ups he gets are on Lucas with PK Fire and PK Freeze. :( But the one attack Ness and Lucas will never have is Mike's crossdressing.

[@the9thinning1]

***** Was that a Charlie the Unicorn reference with the banana stuff?

[@electricmastro]

Planet Deadwing I read your comment in Muscle Man's voice in order to make it funnier.

[@elperroreggae]

This looked like a really good game back in the day

[@leeiif]

9:09 Charlie, you look quite down, with your big sad eyes and your big fat frown. The world doesn't have to be so greeeeeyyyyy! Charlie when your life's a mess, when your feeling blue, always in distress, I know what can wash that sad away. All you have to do is put a banana in your eaaaaaarrrrrr! A banana in my ear? Put a ripe banana right in to your favorite ear! It's true. Say's who? So true. Once it's in your glum will disappear, the bad in the world is hard to hear when in your ear a banana cheers so go ahead and put a banana in your ear! *PUT A BANANA IN YOUR EAR* I'd rather keep my ear clear! *YOU WILL NEVER BE HAPPY IF YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE IN FEAR* It's true. Say's you. So true. *WHEN IT'S IN THE SKY'S ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAR, EVERY DAY OF EVERY YEAR, THE SUN SHIN'S BRIGHT IN THIS BIG BLUE SPHERE, SO GO AND PUT A BANANA IN YOUR EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR*

[@chs9999]

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh i love it

[@Shigerugal]

Dude! My mom used to play the hell out of this game! She flipped when she found out about the sequel(she didn't care for it as much but she still loved it). I totally forgot about this game until I saw the title of this video since my mom was the only one that played it. I would love to see a ST3 if only to play it for her(she passed away in '09) or anything for it. Next to Zelda, StarTropics was her favorite! Great video and don't lose hope, Nintendo could surprise us all one day and bring Mike back! 8D

[@slavturtle7222]

That's adorable

[@-Nentah-]

im sorry that youre mom passed away.

[@ThatRandomFastingGuy]

What an awesome memory to share.

[@nightshade9184]

My mom loved this game herself :)

[@Haedox]

I remember you mentioned this game in a video I watched like a couple months ago and well, I was curious so I borrowed it from my friend, and it was pretty great. I'm surprised no one ever talks about this game, besides you, because I had a genuinely fun time with it. Here's hoping one day, we'll get a sequel...

[@kingofgoldfish]

Haedox mfw en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoda's_Revenge:_StarTropics_II

[@tobeymaguire2190]

I know everyone says this but your everywere it seems like you comment on every nintendo related video.

[@limmynade]

inb4 your everywhere

[@OnettBoyXD]

cause he has no life outside of KZbin

[@Haedox]

OnettBoy Says the person who posts on G+ about Earthbound, and is telling me he that I don't have a life outside of KZbin, when I do and work my ass off to get to where I am. Not to mention the fact he dislikes a theme song because a certain KZbinr skipped some frames

[@mcxopjesh]

Guess what game is coming to Nintendo switch online? That's right, kid Icarus! Oh and startropics too.

[@stokesa3122]

Star Tropics revival. Still more likely than Dreamcast 2.

[@KeijoKango]

"King K. Rool, the inkling from Splatoon, and even Captain toad." You forgot the obligatory "RIDLY" and "GOKU!"

[@miguelsaurio55]

and now 2 of them are going to happen lol

[@sufidarwaish]

Waluigi, Geno.

[@nameman9997]

You spelt ridly wrong

[@SQGReviewShow]

I love this game. Surprisingly, despite being made by Nintendo, it was not released in Japan. Probably why the series kind of died. I do wish for a third entry in the series hopefully in the style of A Link Between Worlds

[@Canada1994]

I'm Canadian and I can't help but see the great pun in "I'm from CANACOLA"

[@wario1226]

...Cola, Zoda (soda), bannanet, banana cream pie, banana in ears, roast pig i think this is just foodtropics if anything

[@Rehncohro]

7.3/10 Not enough jumping and blocks.

[@ACBlackJ0ck]

+Dollarluigi Gotta earn more points

[@Rehncohro]

***** 7.3.1/10 Is that better? XD

[@seanshogun1957]

And too much water

[@TheGms24]

I finally played this because of all your references and jokes and I actually think this might be one of my favorite NES games! Thanks Ant Dude

[@shinigamihedgehog]

That part where you chant the spell to wake up Bananette? LOVED IT! Should be the extra track to this game's soundtrack. (Or maybe even the titles screen theme).

[@WhoIsSirChasm]

The thing I remember the most is the bird who says "do me so far, do me!" I mean, given the context, it makes sense, but still... jeepers.

[@tadpoleplays3604]

Gotta be honest, this is one of the funniest and most well-done video game reviews I've seen. You did a fantastic job and I keep rewatching it. Keep up the great work man!

[@nssk50]

why arent you more popular your videos are great keep up the good work

[@cursedkevin]

Nicetropics reviewtropics Anthonytropics.

[@thesynthguy_1428]

Nicecola reviewcola Anthonycola

[@itz_tofu4987]

+Kevin Synan Antdudetropics yoyotropics

[@sabasyoutubechannel]

Kevin Synan chadtropics

[@saifuusuri]

Tropicstropics

[@nickfarace9339]

I think the one thing about Startropics that made it so great and really gets no mention, is the amount of personality the game has. Yeah sure, a lot of it is silly and makes NO sense. But that was what video games (and hell even most cartoons) were like back then. And Startropics did it so well. The game is absolutely FILLED with memorable moments that were downright iconic at the time. That is really what the second one missed. It chose to just kind of fanfic history instead of come up with its own little odd but endearing moments like the first. This is up there with some of the most defining games in my time playing video games. I had the letter and I had to dip it in water because in the early 90s there was no other way you were getting that code. It did suck though when you wanted to replay it and didn't have the letter anymore.

[@Lugbzurg]

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PUT A BANANA IN YOUR EAR! PUT A RIPE BANANA RIGHT INTO YOUR FAVORITE EAR!

[@berylredburrow__8810]

ITS TRUE, SO TRUE ALL YOU FEARS WILL DISAPPEAR THE BAD IN THE WORLD IS HARD TO HEAR WHEN IN YOUR EAR A BANANA CHEERS SO GO AND STICK A BANANA IN YOUR EAAAAAAAAAAAR.

[@draconicdemon2]

argonians? like.. elder scrolls argonians?

[@therwtyt]

FINALY! Someone who noticed this

[@tapfs8854]

+dragonartist22222 I thought I was seeing things when I saw that, maybe this is where they got their name? :o

[@dmas7749]

+DraconicDemon I'm not even a TES fan and I thought of that...

[@nameman9997]

ELDERTROPICS

[@mercurydjinn3366]

Just how much jumping, and just how many blocks are there?

[@AntDude92]

***** Nowhere near enough.

[@theguyman256]

+AntDude blocktropics

[@ToyoTheFox]

AntDude Pointropics

[@davidericrichards]

bananatropics

[@mariofan-he9ir]

lol

[@spacetrenton]

#MikeJones4smash

[@Luigis_Menace]

The fact that Gulliver makes a reference to this game in Animal Crossing New Horizons in the year 2020 shows how Nintendo haven’t forgotten about this gem.

[@Cool-Vest]

Not only that, but those Nintendo Newsletters on the switch news thing always promote Startropics on the "10 NES games to check out" articles.

[@ilopominecrafter]

Hi, i’m from the future. The characters from the ballot you mentioned, 2/3 are in smash as fighters

[@JohnCena-ep2mz]

Dude you are seriously underrated, your videos are great! The content, voiceover, and quality are all fantastic

[@BadmanReviews]

Man I really need to try this game sometime soon!

[@deviceatt2605]

Badman Reviews IDK I am kinda pissed off by all this American stereotype . How would Japan like it say Xbox had a game just for Japan that was based around sushi,romen and raping little girls😃

[@milesedgeworth6114]

my mom had many consoles growing up, including an nes, and really loved startropics. her save was like, right at the end, im surprised it kept it all these years. it also had her dead brother's save from when he was still alive... and some dude named daniel. idk daniel. probably one of her exes

[@milesedgeworth6114]

i worded this like she was dead. she is not dead. she is alive and kicking, but has severe arthritis from said game consoles

[@camilobedex]

AntDude, lately, your content has become a really great one, and I can't put my finger on it, but your videos have something refreshing, which is a thing that is starting to lack in the gamer KZbin world. I hope you get all the views and subscribers that you deserve. Keep the nice work! Greetings from Chile.

[@YETTheShow]

Antdude- you should totally do a follow up video all these years later reviewing StarTropics 2.

[@Cool-Vest]

Yes

[@mariokarter13]

ISOMETROPICS!

[@AntDude92]

mariokarter13 This is the most clever one yet.

[@nawab256]

***** are you going to talk about the new great ace attorney trailer that was released? I really want to hear your thoughts on it.

[@mariokarter13]

***** Isometric

[@DragnSly]

"Now, how does one who is not a female, get into a female-only castle? Simple: crossdress!" *Link would like to know your location*

[@VengefulNonsense]

Wait the aliens are called the Argonians? Whats next? you tell me that they're reptilian?

[@an_annoying_cat]

I'm pretty sure the idea shecola was the entire inspiration for the Gerudo quest in BotW.

[@shadepizza4217]

6:34 this game predicted breath of the wild

[@EzDoesitYGO]

my pick was Definitely Isaac. yeah, Isaac. you know, golden sun? the best RPG of all time? nobody remembers to give golden sun love and that makes me sad.

[@plasma592]

Personally, I'm more of a fan of Dark Dawn.

[@theotakux5959]

Dude! I went to that character suggestion page and suggested Mike Jones! StarTropics was AWESOME.

[@ObjoGaming]

Great video, I've had a copy of StarTropics for a while but have never played it. I'm gonna give it a go soon. Also, thank you for using Shadow Kanji's theme at 3:56

[@Xris_Kinder]

I think the absolute funniest bit/joke I've ever seen in one of your videos has to be the banana bit in this video. I enjoyed such a hearty chuckle when you inspected the banana after eating it and said "banana's not good". Surprised you didn't segue into a bananaette joke somehow. Not disappointed. Just surprised.

[@the9thinning1]

Puuut a banana in your eaaarrr... A banana in your ear? Put a ripe banana right into your favorite ear

[@MrPF]

"They would be great, but in my opinion... Eh, no" *2 of the 3 characters are now in smash*

[@Burn_Angel]

ColaTropics.

[@Manster-gy9ly]

Great pun

[@rmprod729]

Zoda? Like the dude from F-Zero? Awesome!

[@NobleEinherjar0]

This was the first video game I ever played, and it taught me lessons about puzzle-solving and progression that I still remember to this day. This game's soundtrack is my default when it comes to humming random songs. And I would also freaking love to see Mike in Smash.

[@sephlopod]

Thanks for making this video, startropics recently came to Nintendo switch online and I would have never played it if not for this video

[@ender_scythe2879]

But who did the Argonians first, StarTropics or The Elder Scrolls? Tune in next time for the answer!

[@HazyTown01]

Put a banana in your ear! (A banana in my ear?) Cue all the Film Cow references!

[@plooper14]

This was probably your funniest video in my opinion. Awesome job!

[@jadynbusbee8376]

+plooper14 ikr

[@samcohen6078]

Getting into the female castle was foreshadowing to gerudo town in botw

[@amh7912]

Inkling and K. Rool for smash? THIS IS WHY I CANT TELL WHEN YOUR VIDEOS RELEASED GOING THROUGH KZbin RECCOMENDED, THIS WAS THREE YEARS AGO!

[@jcplays5831]

6:34 hey breath of the wild took inspiration from this. Neat

[@Cool-Vest]

That's kind of been in Zelda since 1997, but you aren't wrong that it did come after this and might have had some inspirational weight.

[@Ziggygunner]

when i heard Mike Jones, i instinctively went Who?...no one will remember what im talking about

[@Pwrplus5]

Played this a lot as a kid but never beat it until a few years ago when I got back into my old NES games. Absolutely fantastic and a huge recommendation alongside Crystalis. I was playing Zoda's Revenge for a while too recently but it's really trippy adjusting to the physics changes after getting used to Startropics having those grid-based stiff jumps and turns.

[@leroyvisiongames2294]

This game was actually designed specifically to appeal to western audiences. That’s why there’s so many references to traditional “American” culture thrown around. Everything ending in “cola”? Cola’s one of the most popular drinks in the US. Code 1776? That’s the year the Declaration of Independence was signed. Code 747? A popular type of American made plane. Mike Jones? Generic American name #1812. Baseball? America’s pastime. And yet somehow they still manage to be subtle, unlike Britain with their like 1 million ways to take jabs at Americans.

[@TheVloggerDude2018]

Mario: A lot Of jumping, a lot of boxes. Startropics: A lot of jumping, a lot of boxes. Mega Man: A LOT OF JUMPING BOXES.

[@summerjames2129]

omg your so funny and all your videos I've seen so far are so interesting. I feel like you are just as good as pbg:) I hope your fans and I being one of them now will help you get to the top

[@fancyhat_]

*MIKE* SENDS STARS FLYING! echo fighter of ness

[@W0lfenstrike]

"King K. Rool and Inkling for Smash? Eh, no." *Meanwhile in 2019...*

[@roastbowls]

Best Antdude video so far!

[@Zwyrx_Hgqfyggz]

Good news, it's on the NES emul_ umm system? In Nintendo Switch with that Nintendo Online subscription!

[@endlesslyy5833]

I love your content, keep it up AntDude92!!!

[@endlesslyy5833]

I guess u took off the 92.....

[@AntDude92]

Bill Nye You're the science guy. You shouldn't have to guess.

[@endlesslyy5833]

***** It was an hypothesis okay?

[@aurelia65536]

+AntDude Looks like you're the science guy, now.

[@StrikerSML]

Apparently mike is a 15 year old captain of a baseball team in Seattle. Well done Mikey.

[@TheMarionick]

Every island's name has ''cola'' in it and the main villain is called Zoda. I'm seeing a pattern...

[@shaggysnax01]

Never heard of StarTropics until I watched Nitro Rad’s review of the game. Mike Jones would be an excellent addition for Smash!

[@ryanamberger]

So happy I found your channel. You have a unique review/video style. Have fond memories of this game. It's the first game I bought new with my own money, of course saved from allowance. LOL

[@BitterMillenial]

2:09 Love the music choice there for that gag. Overall this was quite an entertaining review.

[@halfdraco7765]

I'm sorry to have ruined the exactly 699 comments. I'm glad Startropics got recognized a little with the NES Classic and Switch Virtual Console.

[@koopakape]

Aww, no mention of the whale? That was one of my favorite parts of the game and exemplifies how the non-dungeon content was surprisingly super interesting compared to most RPG-like games of the time. Also, I'd actually urge you to play Star Tropics 2 again sometime if you haven't lately; I used to feel the same way you do even though ST2 was the only one of the two i owned rather than just renting, but later going back and re-playing them both on Virtual Console I found myself liking it even more, really appreciating just how much more varied the whole game was compared to ST1. Also, heck yeah man. My initial votes were for Simon Belmont and Bomberman but once I realized they wanted first-party options Mike Jones was my go-to guy.

[@kinglegault]

when he says mike jones i think of something completely different

[@Merricat_likesu]

I know your pain. One of my favorite games of all time is Summoner 2 on the PS2, I haven't quite been waiting as long for a sequel that will never come, but I think almost everyone has a game they love that they know is never coming back.

[@UltimaOmegaZero]

+Kenny Strickland For me, It's the Mother series. Rest in Bacon, MOTHER series (you'll understand if you play MOTHER 3).

[@Xris_Kinder]

Long time Antdue fan, first time seeing this video. "Bananananananananna bananette - no, no; I'm glad I did this" Me too, Antdude. Me too.

[@RewindMike]

I know Mike Jones... Great Guy.. That Batman joke was hilarious and MetaTropics and all the other tropics puns killed .. You took a really funny approach to this game. This was one of my favorite games growing up as a kid, although I didnt beat it till I was muchhh older. "Its doesnt care about your feelings" and I never had the note... My parents always threw the box and stuff out right away..

[@pizzahut1640]

This video is so stupid I love it

[@GammaBeta656]

1:29 .... Sonic... Sonic Adventure... ...? Oh god...I just got a nostalgia flashback...

[@cephlapap.3817]

he managed to foreshadow 2 of the 3 newcomers he guessed. huh.

[@edgegod7461]

who . Mike Jones!!

[@theSato]

Hey, weren't you AntDude92 once..? Shenanigans! But hnnnng, gotta love those 10+ minute uploads.

[@MatthewSmart]

I dunno, bananas are pretty good. When you're trapped on an island for all eternity, you gotta find SOMETHING to eat.

[@mikemarks6136]

i just subbed last night i love how unique and funny you are

[@thematt523]

You were half-right with Zoda's Revenge being the last game on the NES. It was the very last licensed game to be released EXCLUSIVELY on the NES. Wario's Woods also came out on the Super Nintendo.

[@calebd3947]

4:28 Dungeon 2: 7.8/10, To Much Water

[@XX-sp3tt]

As fun as Mike would be... I'd settle for him as an Assist Trophy or Spirit!

[@Alayric]

9:58 the dude face on the right lol...

[@bamio7226]

1:19 no Antdude, you wring out the pig and make it a card with the help of Huey!

[@adryanus9]

ypu shouldve talking about the obvious startropics syndrome where if you want to advance the plot you have to talk to literally EVERYBODY

[@RinRinStrikes]

One year later and the first good character you mentioned has made a comeback *THATS RIGHT MIKE JONES IS IN SMASH BAYBEEEE*

[@personname4247]

"put a banana in your ear" "a banana in my ear" "put a ripe banana right into your favorite ear"

[@sofluffer]

THE MOVE MIKE JONES IS DOING WITH THE YO-YO IS AN ACTUAL YO-YO MOVE I AM SO ANNOYED AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@codygratias9780]

Star Tropics announced for switch online!

[@mickkelley3776]

I mostly just find it funny that StarTropics did the crossdressing thing before Breath of the Wild *made* it a thing.

[@espeonmatrix]

Mike Jones is the name of my computer tech teacher.

[@flophawk]

9:06 You're the boonana king, AntDude!

[@Faapu]

I'm glad you covered these... startopics.

[@FrozenPhotonX_X]

8:54 D-did the uncle just call Argonians aliens!? The guards will be at at least 80 in Visceral Cleanup once I'm done with him.

[@Ratciclefan]

Anttropics