Obscure PlayStation Games - Black Mage Maverick

There's been a lot of games from my PS1 collection that I've wanted to look at in the past, but I never felt they would work as full reviews of their own.
So I decided to cover them all at once.
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[@Homerstar]

Your right about Cubix. The cutscenes are just clips from the show.

[@krabs6457]

i wish i was as cool as the boardroom member who came up with “spider with gun”

[@StephanieSparda]

We all have that moment in life where we realize how cute glasses are. Seems that your's was obscure anime dodgeball.

[@koolboi6610]

StephanieSparda didn't expect you, steph.

[@Silverkeyblade]

Thanks to Anime Dodgeball, cute girls with glasses have become a fundamental part of my personality.

[@TheQuarterGuy]

Oy. We're getting a new Bubble Bobble game! Maybe we'll get a new Bust-A-Move soon after?

[@BenjaMage]

Wait, we're getting a new Bubble Bobble game? This is news to me.

[@TheQuarterGuy]

@@BenjaMage Yup. Announced yesterday, in fact. It's called "Bubble Bobble 4 Friends", and it's coming out for Switch. Europe's getting it late this year, and NA's getting it early next year.

[@BenjaMage]

Oh neat.

[@strinkfamily1940]

Hopefully, QG.

[@Blueflag04]

Bubble Bobble 2 is my favourite game in the series

[@pancake_crab4457]

Fun fact; the first time I watched an episode of Cubix was the day 4Kids was LITERALLY counting down the last few episodes until the series was cancelled. Like, they had the announcer actually say that there were only a few episodes left and count them down until the series ended. And, I think they had a quick 5 second animation at the end where the Cubix characters all said "goodbye." It was the weirdest mix of advertising, honouring the series they had cancelled, and morbidly watching it die. 4Kids was dark.

[@codename618]

I fully accept the new intro.

[@comedybronze4262]

618 we all do

[@JacktheLightningRipper]

Mentioning PBS Kids and Dragon Tales in this video made me feel a little nostalgic. I watched a buttload of that channel growing up and Dragon Tales was one of four shows I enjoyed the most when I was young. The other three being Clifford, Zoboomafoo, and Arthur. That said, I knew nothing of the PS1 as a kid, so color me surprised that that there was a game released for it.

[@thelegendarygitarooman8833]

Jack The Lightning Ripper same except I knew of the PlayStation

[@pokefan7897]

Zoboomafoo is a classic

[@SSL_2004]

Everyone's a comedian until the spiders start wielding guns. . .

[@brodiero-solar302]

Doom has that covered too.

[@ForrestFox626]

Kill it with fire!

[@CrasherX2000]

OMG I JUST REALIZED Bubble Witch Saga (a series of puzzle games by King) reused the same gameplay as Bust-a-move but worse! _WTF_

[@GamingWarlord64]

And that's why King is the EA of the mobile games....ya know other thsn EA moble

[@AmethystLeslie]

There are a LOT of mobile clones, and browser clones, of Bust-A-Move. I have played more clones than the original.

[@Blueflag04]

Even Angry Birds copied the gameplay

[@CrasherX2000]

BlueFlag Alpha you talking about Angry Birds POP?

[@jamm6_514]

The fact i remember some of those IPs from my childhood in brazil is truly a testament to how wide those franchises and games spread just to later on be forgotten

[@thebluecyclone8632]

I'd never thought i'd see the day where someone compared shrek to persona 4

[@sageoffire3964]

22:00 As an arachnophobe, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THE TIME CARD SKIP. I WILL NOW USE IT!!!!

[@DeathAlchemist]

That spider game looks really fun. Definetly going to remember that one.

[@wsatjohn]

Oh Jesus, spider. Never ever heard of anyone else who's played this, cheers mate. Grew up on bust a move 2 but 4 was a ton of fun when I eventually got my hands on it

[@kylelangdon6724]

I also had the Dragon Tales and Shrek games.

[@Princess36621]

I watched both Cubix and Dragontales when I was younger. One of the episodes of Cubix had a short genius using a robot mech suit to make himself taller, but he became brainwashed and acted like a bully after a significant amount of time. By the way, should Spiders: The Video Game be rated T or M?

[@BenjaMage]

If Spider came out today, it'd probably get a T rating.

[@SmashAgent]

Black Mage Maverick Most likely, but sometimes the ESRB can be a little weird. I specifically remember Shadow The Hedgehog being E10, which is the same rating as almost every other 3D Sonic game, even though you can tell it was trying to go for that T rating. Also keep up the good work.

[@galfinsp7216]

@@SmashAgentit was rated as that one point but they removed some swears to lower it back to the aforementioned ratings.

[@celebisonm4271]

I have three words to describe my obscure playstation games experience: Rayman Brain Games

[@shellyvision9693]

I'm sorry for your loss.

[@derekstronf1837]

Damn. Im sorry

[@LegendaryGoku100]

22:46 Wow. Talk about a brutal intro.

[@Realmidboss]

Bust a Move 4........... I knew more about the original arcade port thanks to MAME.

[@YopAlonso]

XS Junior League Dodgeball may or may not be a newer version of an NES game you may or may not have heard of: Super Dodge Ball, by Technōs Japan (now owned by Arc System Games), the same team that once made River City Ransom!

[@celerity910]

Oh, hey Yop! Small world, huh?

[@YopAlonso]

You could say it is, yeah.

[@golbibulbus5183]

There was also a Spyro clone named “Jinx” which was released exclusively in Europe in 2003 which was super late in the PS1 lifespan.

[@BormetheusDragon]

Finally a new upload! Now we only have to wait 2 months for the next one, im already hyped tho

[@BenjaMage]

Potentially longer, my next school term's gonna be leaving me quite busy.

[@radiantfalcongamevision1113]

that dodgeball game reminds me of Super Dodge Ball for Neo Geo, but with less Street Fighter inputs. Then again... Neo Geo.

[@argonaut640]

PBS Kids gang rise up. Also, as someone who grew up with a Nintendo 64, I cannot say I have played any of these games. I have, however, poured plenty of hours into Space Station Silicon Valley, Beetle Adventure Racing, Elmo's Number Journey/Letter Adventure, Buck Bumble, and Scooby Doo Classic Creepy Capers.

[@BenjaMage]

Space Station Silicon Valley was my jam as a kid.

[@derrickhaggard]

I loved Buck Bumble everything about that game was awesome especially the soundtrack. And I liked Scooby Doo Classic Creep Capers simply cause I'm a Scooby Doo fan.

[@sergiomendoza5165]

I played Bust a move 4 and i love it. My favorite character from that game is Kurol.

[@Source-Z-rer]

That spider game looks great. I would have loved to play it as a kid, as a huge fan of bugs.

[@Crashfan97879]

Dang it...Now I wanna dig up my old copies of Walt Disney World Race: Magical Racing Tour (yes, I caught the clip ;) ) and Bust-A-Move 4 and play them again.

[@BenjaMage]

I actually forgot Magical Racing Tour was a thing until I was editing and needing footage of an obscure racing game I played as a kid, and my brain just randomly reminded me that it existed.

[@RoninCatholic]

RPG Maker on PS1 and ZZT on PC are how I got into game development as my main hobby.

[@FloofPuppy]

I can't even FINISH the story mode in Bust A move 4... The ai in there always ALWAYS kicked my ass...

[@sergiomendoza5165]

I understand you.

[@FloofPuppy]

@@sergiomendoza5165 Yeahhhhh....

[@BenjaMage]

Yeah, some of those later opponents get brutal.

[@FloofPuppy]

@@BenjaMage Yep xp I think the original arcade games (which are on the switch) are kind of better lol Btw thanks for replying!! :D

[@BenjaMage]

My pleasure! ^^

[@coffeebeans5460]

Mavvy, are we somehow related? Half of the games in the videos were some that I owned as kids! I'm scared...

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

Funny how you say that, as a fan of racing games, you haven't played Gran Turismo... Yet you played the game that the series creator - Kazunori Yamauchi - developed so that Sony would let him make Gran Turismo. That game was *Motor Toon Grand Prix.* (Though that said, the version we got was actually the second game; the first one was never released outside Japan.) How's that for an interesting fun fact? EDIT: And that's what I get for NOT watching the full video first.

[@Edurdong]

I remember getting a pirated copy of Pac-Man World as a kid that, for some reason, during the final boss would play the Puzzle Bobble 4 stage theme lmao

[@Chourtaird1]

I played a lot of Bust a Move w and 3 DX back in the day. I didn't know there was a 4th one. Maybe I'll buy it at some point.

[@BenjaMage]

4's really fun.

[@thefreshkingofbel1179]

17:40 yeah i would compere more Shrek to the main smt games instead of persona because of its law vs chaos thing

[@azoz273]

I came here because I wanted to see if you were going to talk about an obscure game I played when I was too young to remember anything. I don't remember name, developer, release year, cover art, etc. But I have a vague memory of the gameplay. You play as man with a laser gun in a futuristic setting and sometimes your weapon would change. It wasn't cartoony or anything. It was third person, and it had platforming elements. I wish I can remember its name. It might have been the very first PS1 game I've ever played in my life.

[@isaacpetersongamer]

I knew about Bust a Move 4 and Motor Toon Grand Prix which seems to have an extremely mixed reception. It's good to know that it's short going into it if I decide to get that game.

[@wolfhurricane897]

If you ever get to looking at obscure fighting games like you did with kart racers I got two to recommend playing for the ps2. War Of The Monsters and Black And Bruised. One is a love letter to giant monster movies like King Kong and Godzilla and the other a 3d arena boxing game with quirky characters.

[@Brobuscus101]

23:28 Wait, he wants his old body back? The one that got gunned down earlier? How in the world is that beneficial?

[@jackofalltrades4753]

Is it weird that the minute you mentioned spiders I immediately thought of Spider the Game?

[@thelegendarygitarooman8833]

For obscure games in my case -this underrated ghost in the shell game (ps1) -the gust games, Mainly Mana Khemia and Ar Tonelico (ps2) -Gungrave Overdose (ps2) -the Maximo games (ps2) -unison an obscure rhythm game (ps2) -gitaroo man a.k.a my favorite game of all time

[@yoshimallow]

0:59 Of all the Tekken 3 footage out there, you not only went with footage from the Arcade version, but with Jin's *Twin Lancer Dash Glitch*. ...huh

[@nifinland]

I think every ''obscure'' PsOne title I have played are first experienced from old demo discs. Speed Freaks, or Speed Punks in NTSC release: overlooked kart racing game with characters having same kinda limbs Rayman has. Evil Zone: Woo boy if this fighting game isn't overlooked, I dunno what is. But this game's roster is pretty much filled with anime character tropes that were common in animes back in 90's, seriously, the game's poster character is a sentai with Duke Nukem's voice actor. And ALL the attacks in the game are done with triangle button and with the help of different directional buttons ya can do different attacks, while blocking is done with square button. Kula World: expect Swedish to make a puzzle game like this. And it's fun. In this game ya play as a mere ball and move it around floating levels to collect fruits to get to the goal.(this game is also available as a PsOne Classic for PS3, physical copies are RIDICILOUSLY expensive) Rat Attack: Another puzzle game, but the difference is that this one's also available for N64. In this game, ya choose a cat character, each feline having specific strenghts and weaknesses, and gather the required amount of alien rats from levels before they chow down and ruin the furniture from the level. Out of all games I listed, this is the ONLY game that I don't own.

[@sageoffire3964]

Bust a Move 4 wasn't the first game I ever played, but it was the first game I ever SAW. First game i played was Crash Bandicoot Warped.

[@andrewhaase1826]

My obscure Xbox collection: Fuzion Frenzy, Blinx: The Time Sweeper, Shrek, Sneakers, Voodoo Vince, Quantam Redshift, Kung Fu Chaos, Tork: Prehistoric Punk, Mech Assault, Oddworld: Munches Oddysee, Crimson Skies: High Road To Revenge, and Sudeki. The last one when I was in my mid-teen years since I wasn't old enough to play it when it first came out at the time. I highly advise looking some of these games up.

[@comedybronze4262]

I actually have played bust a move 4 on the ps store on vita and I love the game I really want to play the other games

[@zenitpro]

The game concept of Crossroad Crisis was used in Bioshock, when you hacked the vending machines!

[@idontrlyhaveanamebutihavec9918]

YES finally someone acknowledges Spin Jam 🥲

[@miaouew]

The arcade version of Puzzle Bobble fucking rules

[@strinkfamily1940]

I had to rewind the first few seconds. I got a little to worried. Afterward, I was like :OH THANK SEPHIROTH IT WAS JUST THE INTRO"

[@Flutterdark_]

Holy flip bust a move 4 was the best. i literally fought my mom alot in that thing. 6:55 uh i wouldnt be so sure. DoReMi got messed with and that show is super kid friendly on my obscure game list we got Swing, jinx and a winnie the pooh party game where i dont know the name of anymore.

[@juangomez-ku8si]

Doe ray me a redub in America

[@spongefan155]

DoReMi? That Name Sounds Oddly Similar To Something Else

[@Flutterdark_]

@@spongefan155 Well i dont know that something else you think of. but its a good show... if you can bear the fact that its obviously made for kids and some parts are really childish.

[@spongefan155]

@@Flutterdark_ Oh But When I Saw DoReMi I Immediately Thought Doraemon

[@Flutterdark_]

@@spongefan155 understandable but they are diffrent shows

[@WillieManga]

When it comes to a potential sequel to this list, AKA a list about obscure PS2 titles, one that comes to my mind is literally just that: a game known as ObsCure, which was also on the Xbox. I'm still looking for a copy of that game, but one thing I can tell you is that the story is really messed up, and the sequel is possibly even more so. It's about a mutagen created from a strange plant, and apparently this plant turns people into vampires since they become weak to light. Also apparently, that plant was turned into narcotic in the sequel, Obscure: The Aftermath. It's also a co op horror game with an extensive item combination mechanic, though apparently, that wasn't enough to make reviews much more than so-so in terms of scoring.

[@matthewcorrie3324]

As a person with arachnophobia I thank you for the warning.

[@mushman1395]

That spider game looks awesome tbh

[@ScarsMclovin]

Could this be a reoccurring series, you talking about some of your previous experiences of somewhat obscure games?

[@BenjaMage]

I definitely considered it while I was making this. Depending on how this video does (and if people are interested in seeing more), I might go through with doing more.

[@brodiero-solar302]

26:22 No spiders here. Nope. none here.

[@MissJackietheLakester]

There are lots of underrated puzzle games out there.

[@Doctorolivercook]

About the Two TVs and Two PS1s for multiplayer... The original Wipeout and its sequel, 2097 (Basically Playstation F-Zero... except more fun in my opinion) ALSO had this quirk. It's a good thing they used the ol' fashioned split-screen for Wipeout 3 and onwards... aside from Pure and Pulse on PSP, and the Vita game... yeah, I like the Wipeout games, especially Wipeout Pure. So much fun I had on PSP... I don't like Fusion, though.

[@RavenNewblood84]

Omg someone talking about spider the videogame!?!?! Amazing.

[@playtoonsrv6209]

It's awesome to see you again.

[@TheNawaf258]

Hey motor toon grand prix 2 i played it the moment my family bought ps1 and motor toon was one of pack in game i had fun and playing it now on normal setting ya it was hard

[@pokemongirl5674]

one of the PS1 games that I did play as a kid was a game known as Speed Punks (and the PS1 was my first video game console) edit: my first video game is Spyro the Dragon

[@Ness_Dreemurr]

6:25 YOOOO I LOVED THAT GAME AS A KID

[@sonicmario64]

Are you familiar with a game on the PlayStation called "Tail Concerto"? It's pretty obscure, BTW. :)

[@GamingWarlord64]

I loved this really obscure game called super Mario 64 it was great. But for real the first game I ever played was Froger the Great quest it was a 3D platformer for the ps2

[@160triedtrue3]

Super Mario 64 is not obscure its one of the most popular games for n64 and one of the most popular Mario games up there with the galaxy series

[@GamingWarlord64]

@@160triedtrue3 R/Woooosh

[@CrasherX2000]

Frogger? As your first platformer? Damn...

[@GamingWarlord64]

@@CrasherX2000 NO NO NO NO NO NO this Froger THE GREAT QUEST...look it up

[@kaosfan1182]

For me, I wouldn't call the games I grew up with "obscure," but I definitely grew up with some interesting games.

[@IamaPERSON]

Like what?

[@derrickhaggard]

Most of these games I owned for my PS1 at least the ones that actually came out in the US.

[@MegaDude10]

*Sees Spin jam* Hey, I remember that game! It was a copy cat of- *Sees. Bust-a-Move 4* EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE YES!

[@AnthonyMtheGamerArtist]

Cute girls with glasses are friggin great, yo. Why do ya think I made Waitress Penny? (Context: AnthonyM, my persona and iconic mascot, is a member of the Sketchian Multiverse, and Penny is his girlfriend.)

[@GlitchanBlack]

**Ben brings up 4Kids** A LITTLE fun fact: they're still going today! Konami bought them out and they've rebranded as 4K Media, yes, but their Yu-Gi-Oh! dubs are actually hidden gems. Except Arc-V. Only Season 1 of that show was actually good.

[@iansweeney9953]

I agree with you on Shrek Treasure Hunt, it looked just awful. Also I'm curious to know what's your favorite film in the Shrek series?

[@GamingWarlord64]

Oh Xs did stuff like that a lot on the PS1 Look up Moble Strike Force its odd

[@JambleBramble]

Jersey Devil and Iron Man/X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal

[@ViktorErikFade]

Looked for another KZbinr to subscribe to because I've exhausted my recommended list Hi 👀

[@yaboichase147]

Spider from spider the game for smash

[@ViktorErikFade]

When people in the comments talking about girls with glasses are cute And you yourself wear glasses There is hope for people with poor vision yet, we just will have trouble seeing it at first lol

[@NeroLordofChaos]

Welcome to the glasses cult.

[@whitemage34]

I love bust a move

[@Thegamingtrouge]

This is me with the N64

[@aydankollett1132]

Did you ever play the oddworld franchise when you grew up

[@BenjaMage]

Only Abe's Oddysee, but yes.

[@MinecraftPro97k]

You are underrated

[@ShackleYT]

more obscure games please!

[@dummyhead7484]

18:05 Imagine tm every word.

[@michaelwinkless3636]

Awesome to see New video

[@flamehazesflamegang3788]

I really like The Little Mermaid and Tarzan Ps1 games does anybody remember them?

[@BenjaMage]

I actually still own the Tarzan game.

[@flamehazesflamegang3788]

Black Mage Maverick me to! Have you played The Little Mermaid to? And Merry Christmas!

[@myfaceisstuckpleasesendhel1255]

RIP old intro. Press Woah to pay respect.

[@devanrenz4280]

I was also a poor sport as a kid.

[@girlywolfpup1588]

Okay but did you play Bust-a-Move 99?

[@BenjaMage]

Can't say I did, no. I primarily played 2 and 4.

[@bianantitheist2221]

YAY BUST A MOVE!

[@mountaindewott564]

Part 2 featuring Spin Jam when?

[@BenjaMage]

Spin Jam was originally gonna be part of this video actually, but I wasn't happy with the script I had written for that segment, so I scrapped it. If I end up doing a follow-up video on this topic, I'll most likely talk about it then.

[@michaelgunnels9694]

Yeah sadly the only ps 1 game I owned and played the most was yugioh forbidden memories and, mk 4 yes bad voice acting and all and looney tunes one and didn't get into other ps games until ps2 and I owned a Nintendo console during that time

[@derrickhaggard]

I actually owned and loved playing Yu-Gi-Oh: Forbidden Memories and it's PS2 sequel Yu-Gi-Oh: Duelist of the Roses.

[@Big_Finger_Jim]

Thousand Arms

[@thenerdyguy2020]

Your old enough to know the playstation. I am super old I was in middle school when playstation came out. Now it the every near pass

[@smashfan2719]

When you realize you made a mistake 9:51

[@brianpguil]

Black Mage Maverick I am so sorry of what happened to crash team racing nitro fueled

[@Jacob_G9]

Thanks for that warning maverick

[@ChannelGrayCTSW]

The PBS Kids show I remember most from my childhood was Cyberchase. Please tell me I didn't hallucinate it.

[@StephanieSparda]

I remember watching that show as well. All I can recall from it was the villains were played by Christopher Lloyd and Gilbert Gottfried.

[@BenjaMage]

Oh I totally remember Cyberchase. And from when I last checked, it's still going.

[@BenjaMage]

@@StephanieSparda Gottfried was one of the heroes, actually.

[@ilikecurry2345]

Oh my God, yes.

[@smashfan2719]

26:49 ANNNNIMMMAAAAAAAAAA!

[@KeiraLunar]

the only one im familiar with is bust a move 4 i did not play that one i played the one before it bust a move 3 as for the rest nope never heard of them but they were interesting expect for Shrek im prety sure i have a few obscure games in my collection as well anyone heard of Kula World or I.Q inteligent qube ,micro maniacs or even speed freaks ?

[@jamesgriffin7962]

I’ve played Kula World thanks to Demo Disc 1, I own a physical copy of Intelligence Cube/Kurushi which still works by the way and thanks to Demo Disc 49 I was introduced to Speed Freaks and Rat Attack both of which I also own

[@nifinland]

Kula World and Speed Freaks, as far as I know, are SOMEWHAT recognizable by today's audience. Well, in my country anyway. I myself am aware of all those games. Kula World is a fun Swedish puzzle game, Kurushi's demo version was one of the creepiest things on PsOne back in my childhood, Micro Maniacs is the only meh among the bunch(and the only one of these games ya listed that I didn't first experience as a demo). And then there's Speed Freaks; very overlooked kart racing game with perhaps one of the most IRRITATING final bosses I have EVER faced. But I still refer Speed Freaks as one of my favourite racing games.

[@KeiraLunar]

@@jamesgriffin7962 ah so lots of demo versions of the games i mention interesting i played Kula World when i was younger and micro manics when i was a little older same for speed freaks as for I.Q i played a demo of that and then got a ISO of the file for Epsxe to emulate it

[@KeiraLunar]

@@nifinland i think it was creepy cause of the lack of music and that daunting bell at the start of the stage the full version one is somewhat a little more cheerful as for speed freaks final boss yes i to agree its rough but if you beat it i say it proves your on of the best speed freak players thoe it pales in comparison to CTR and its Oxide ghosts as for Micro Manics i enjoyed it for it being somewhat different when it comes to the micro machines franchise but those last stages can just bugger off that A.I difficutly ugh

[@nifinland]

@@KeiraLunarYeah, Kurushi's demo was precicely creepy because of lack of music and only has the unsettling sounds in the game and that unsettling game over.

[@brodiero-solar302]

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