Boss Analysis # 39

[@EmApex]

41:53 Let me just say this. I took a computer science course at college a couple years ago and one of the first things we were taught to program was something that bounces around the screen. We were then taught to add other, independently bouncing clones of the object. The final boss is literally the introduction to a computer science course.

[@Yomasi]

Oh yea this games has some very fitting bosses like: Crocodiles Elephants *G I A N T M O N S T E R B R A I N*

[@vickyo8403]

Correction: thicc elephants

[@IvoryTears17]

B A L L S

[@caden8428]

T A N K

[@Yomasi]

A C T U A L S A T A N XD

[@kirbyanimefanandsuperstaru2375]

@@caden8428 Fire in the hole!!!

[@NERDmNERDf]

Part of this I love. The fact that you finish the game, and "oh surprise, you just played half the game". And not only that, but beating the second half and realizing there's still another true final boss to discover. Literally no game now a days would do that, they would just make some DLC instead.

[@OrobaSpyro]

- ChrisCube - -laughs in Smash Bros. Ultimate-

[@Quenlin]

Ever play a Tales game? "Yeah this is the last boss. Oh there's more? Okay THIS is the last boss. Oh, even more? Okay this is the last boss for sure. HOLD ON WAIT THERE'S ANOTHER!? AND THERE'S HOW MANY SUPERBOSSES!?"

[@agenericdude]

I feel like if there's a good way to sum up this game, would be "But wait... there's more."

[@Kaghtaviy]

"This is a game." "Dear God." "There's more." "No!"

[@gustavogodoy9626]

me: "Why the first half of bosses throw babies at you?" game: "T A N K B A B I E S"

[@sefieezephiel9851]

"alright we are having this minotaur as the main villain, he starts out all small and cute, but as the fight progresses he grows bigger and bigger until he is that huge awesome beast. I'm thinking four phases." "That sounds like a pretty great final boss fight!" "Final Boss? Are you kidding! The final boss is a bunch of bouncing balls!"

[@turn.103]

Imagine having a childhood game you love, and years later you discover how little of it you have actually seen... That happened to me with Super Mario 64

[@329link]

Bubble bobble. I never actually beat level 100 for so many years (only reached it once before), then on the day I finally beat it, I learn of the other ending...

[@kirbysaas7256]

Sonic 3. That barrel in Carnival Night Zone ruined my childhood

[@Killerthealmighty]

I can kind of relate to this? Completing nitrome games years or even a decade after they released, discovering the Vectorman Beta releases on the internet, or just anything you come back to after many years, having that sense of acomplishment as something nigh impossible when you were little, now seems... trivial? Hmm.

[@sus4644]

Happened to me with sonic 2. Darn you chemical plant zone

[@briebb]

Happened to me with little big planet 1

[@fe7fe8yellowphoenix77]

35:29 I have made some custom descriptions to add to this boss Is it related to Mr. X?: No. But in an evil way, Yes. Also, Andross. Is this Metroid?: No Does it have the brains to rule Lylat?: You wish

[@jacobw1780]

lol

[@suitedmonkey0]

Nope he doesnt have brains to rule Lylat Because ONLY I HAVE THE BRAINS TO RULE LYLAT

[@miadesynced]

Guilherme Em Silêncio You don’t have brains

[@abeautifulburger]

I live for those boss descriptions lol

[@randominternetuser5872]

I swear, this games gives me the "SUPRISE! I have a creepy ass bad ending" vibes

[@cbbblue8348]

The monster have a scary ms paint artstyle that really make them look a lil bit creepy

[@benja-tp1sp]

Same

[@RealKipper1324]

The minotaur boss sometimes didn't release the babies on the ground because you attacked it before he could do so. When he goes into the air, you have less time to react to it, so he can do the attack.

[@rmzing]

I counted 21 hits on the whale. That also sounded like 16 on the elephant. The phases for the final battle are: 16-25-55-110.

[@reapers_scyth3181]

Oh my god, I've played this. As soon as I saw you flinging the enemy back and forth, it unearthed a memory from my childhood of weird plug and plays my family got from a trip to China for the Game Boy. That thing had a veritable garden of gems and spunk with such games like Mega Man 2 GB, a very strange version of Super Mario Bros 3 and my "favorite", Sonic 3-D Blast 5.

[@the1stwing]

3D Blast 5... Now, there's a name I haven't heard in years... The nightmares...

[@the1stwing]

@@fiftyskoopaklub2982 Sonic 3D Blast 5 is an atrocious bootleg with awful graphics, and an ear grating "soundtrack"

[@houndrysmagolyteofhope4661]

Wait a trip to China for the a game Boy? The heck does that mean?

[@autobotstarscream765]

@@houndrysmagolyteofhope4661 They got a Chinese bootleg Game Boy cartridge. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6qVeHaVjpl9h5o

[@ls190v2]

Are your ears alright after Sonic 3D Blast 5?

[@marioghernandez4960]

The boss descriptions. Please. Do keep up the excellent comedy in future Boss Analysis videos.

[@jacobw1780]

Those were in Boss Analysis #26 too

[@austinreed7343]

If you look at the tank’s treads it IS driving into the background.

[@icy-folly]

But it is not turning and driving in an another position but teleporting

[@superplushtiman7ti075]

@@icy-folly but you see the treads move when it vanishes and reappears When it vanishes the treads move upwards(it's reversing), when it reappears the treads move downwards. Not to mention that it appears to have I-frames until the treads stop

[@icy-folly]

@@superplushtiman7ti075 But do you see a black silhouette of it in the background turning left or right and moving? Or at least his silhouette disppearing into darkness? Nope. He does go back in the background, but he still teleports to another spot where he drives out.

[@superplushtiman7ti075]

@@icy-folly probably due to sprite issues, but even if there was, the background was pure black

[@-dark-matter-]

Sequiro's very existence is something nobody seems to know about. Glad it got covered in a video somewhere with top quality.

[@stacymorharlmft1912]

To "whoisthisgit" , Great News, Rod Land is now on the Nintendo Switch, it is listed on Arcade Archives and was released during the week of January 4th-8th 2021, get it on "Nintendo eShop" today. Are you happy, "whoisthisgit"? I hope so.

[@DoctorSpacebar]

Tam and Rit, doing the Hulk slam before it was cool!

[@CyborgSelZero]

This was also one of the first arcade games I played on my MAME collection. I always had a soft spot for Bubble Bobble games. As a kid I always assumed that the Minotaur Demon kidnapped the mother because he was so lonely in his tower an just wanted a mother for himself.

[@vagledip5190]

awwwww

[@soulhoney1227]

@@vagledip5190 why a mother if he can grow himself

[@seanmyster6]

Sequiro: Minotaurs Die Twice

[@vbgvbg1133]

i like how you call the red mushrooms different things each time

[@jonathann.5754]

Sequiro ~ Blobs Bounce Twice

[@scottcameron3030]

The boss theme for this game is surprisingly good to me.

[@mindtraveller4143]

It feels like story 2 was a planned sequel the devs were working on, only to be told they weren't getting one, but the devs didn't want the work to go to waste, so they tacked story 2 onto the arcade version. This would also explain the weak final bosses, the devs slapped them together last minute as they were running up against a deadline.

[@DiegoG2004]

The game that loves making baby versions of all bosses.

[@CyborgSelZero]

2:39 Crocodiles 5:52 Whale 9:35 Elephant 12:50 Minotaur Demon 23:14 Tank 26:36 Aerial Assault Team 31:20 Fusion Mechs 35:05 Brain 41:04 Sequiro

[@Eckythumpmaster]

Awesome video. I loved Rodland on the Amiga, I did know about the part 2 but never knew there was a 'true' final boss as well. Nice! Am I remembering right, when you beat the elephant boss on the Amiga, he went up to the top, then his chains snapped and he crashed down making the screen shake? Also I find it interesting that the Amiga version used part 2's boss music for the boss fights instead of the original part 1 boss theme.

[@diamondjub2318]

Brainy Alien's attractiveness is a solid 10/10 and we all know it

[@alexsartandgameschannel3883]

With how long the Final Boss is, I'm convinced he says Blargh 120 times

[@fariniachocobo6514]

13:06 : me before everyone had their growth spurt 13:14 : me after everyone had their growth spurt

[@goopman5254]

I have watched so many of your videos the I can immediately distinguish new ones

[@beefyblom]

Always up for more of these!

[@Hajilex]

As a programming student that final boss in *SUPER* easy to program

[@chasecollins3720]

So about the twin robot boss: A. The orange one's head looks like an 8-bit Glados, or one of those mega man life pickups, but instead of the big orb, it's one of the small orange dots just drooping at the bottom. And B. The blue one is a Zaku!

[@MasterKnightDH]

2:42 Digits mixed up on the 4th sub-portion, right? 26:43 And here I was thinking about Crystal Calamity earlier into watching the video. 41:40 Oh hey, it's that rating I've been giving out as a meme to mock weapon abuse in KIU. Also, a bouncing orb with a King Kanji? Wow, how original, game. Yeah, Xen Syndrome does strike indeed.

[@thesupershinymegagengar2034]

That minotaur demon looks like Sigma, from Mega Man X, if his head was replaced with a bulls. And not only are the alien brain and Sequiro lame bosses, but the music playing during their fights (especially Sequiro's) are very unfitting.

[@GFCOLCQuote]

Enjoys: *Crushing fairies with its ass.*

[@Mahaveez]

44:03 - Final Boss rating from one to five UGHs:

[@gamerguyandsomenumbers]

Oh hey, a Boss Analysis! This should be a nice short n' sweet vid- *45:35* ...well there go all my plans for the night.

[@ThatguycalledJoe]

Perhaps the Fat Elephant is related to Madame Amberly? Also the first boss of the second round reminds me that World of Tanks sucks. Hmmh. Sequiro will reach his goals on another world. Is it a world where shadows die twice?

[@OlujaDoTokija]

World of Tanks sucks No it doesn't.

[@ThatguycalledJoe]

@@OlujaDoTokija I'm sorry but we can never agree. Unless the game's developers get off their asses and fix it. Which will never happen.

[@houndrysmagolyteofhope4661]

Could it be the final Boss dies techincally because it was preserved inside a Tank, and since its outside it can only survive for so long? If so thats actual cool logical design.

[@douglaslundin4506]

Great episode yet again! Btw, I have a suggestion on a game to do a Boss Analysis on next. How about Ristar? Just a friendly suggestion.

[@tiniracoon]

Rulue sama XD i love to see puyo puyo references (even more from compile era)

[@tiniracoon]

@@fiftyskoopaklub2982 from before Compile go to bankrupt and sega buys the rights of the game. Many characters were left behind like Minotauros while others were adopted again in the main roster like Rulue, Draco, Satan, Witch, Schezo and sadly Suketoudara.

[@hunterst6321]

Oh i remember this game! Also remember my brother refusing to play it because it was 'too girly'

[@thesupershinymegagengar2034]

Wow. People still use that excuse?

[@hunterst6321]

@@thesupershinymegagengar2034 I don't know, we were children in those days

[@RaceBandit]

2:45 - Technically swapped some digits by mistake in the tooth count. 6 times 64 is actually _384_ ... but you _did_ say "up to".

[@Fairyslash]

Sequiro, huh? Wonder if it's pronounced like Sekiro

[@seanmyster6]

Sequiro: Minotaurs Die Twice

[@zedex9892]

Let's not talk how a tank can have that many babies...

[@mateuszodrzywoek8658]

Lets do

[@jason4443]

Don't worry. They're mass-produced in a factory.

[@enigminator3578]

36:44 - 38:14 "Don't mind me, just limberin' up my tentacles."

[@elbravovierde8010]

Isthisgit!! I'm watching this video for the second time! And let me tell you that I love the second boss theme music!! It's so cerebral but compeling at the same time!! Don't sounds like the usual boss troops but my God id this a nice song! What I most like about it is that it looks like they were thinking like this " Well If they played trough the first half of the game and finished It. They might as well are liking it, therefore they will like the second half too! So why don't we experiment a little bit and trow in that weird little cachy boss tune into the the second boss theme as well!" That I think is what I find amazing specially in the arcade games back in that era! They have so much freedom to compose weird ass amazing out of the ordinary catchy and quite complex and moody soundtracks! ( Listen to Dinamite Heady, Gunstar Heroes. Alien Soldier or even Ristar for instance!! They all have atmosferic fantastic music that seems to stimulate our brains! I listen to them even to this day!!)

[@Kamjay27]

The composer (Tawada Tsukasa) at the time was a 25 year old musical school graduate who was influenced by the Spanish composers Albeniz and Granados. He said he was "aiming to bring back the pure fantasy we had in our hearts as children" with this OST. I think he definitely succeeded, as the Waltz of the Ants (the title music of all the ports and the music of the second stage of the Pyramid Route) still makes me tear up. Mr Tawada is still composing for games and posts some of his piano performances on his KZbin channel as well.

[@cosmosarts8709]

The main characters are names Tam and Rit? I almost read that wrong...

[@alainali6010]

Tam and Rit? what origin does it have? well if we add the names… and make an anagram of it... … … "RAMTIT?"

[@bubblegumxo]

You and me both. You and me both...

[@30303Steve]

This game will hold a special place in my heart. I remember playing it in the Mame Emulator in my childhood. The main characters are cute, the enemies (especially in the first world) are cute, the bosses (well mostly) cute. ❤️

[@jongbingham4349]

So I just found out today that there was a puzzle type looking game with characters from Rodland it was called Soldam an arcade game that got another entery on the switch called Soldam: Drop, Connect, Erase. I don't know if this is true but I think the Rodland characters only show up in the Japanese version of the original

[@TheLakabanzaichrg]

Man, when you love a game it surely shows.

[@ChanivonKarpa]

35:29 That's a metroid...

[@ShadeMeadows]

Wait... so the villain lives and swear revenge? ... WHERE'S MAH SEQUEL??

[@Kamjay27]

There is no sequel per se but in 1992 Jaleco made a spinoff puzzle game called Soldam

[@krek420]

Imagine beign a german tank goin to war and these two pieces of game material just disintegrate you

[@WhiteFangofWar]

'Huhhuhhuh... You said 'rod', huhhuhhuh...' Amazing that even after a lifetime in gaming there's still some forgotten gems we haven't even heard of until now. Perhaps one of the first games to ever have a 'hidden boss'?

[@theophilecaceres5855]

In the NES Version (yes theres one.) YOU CAN......... JUMP !!!!!

[@brunolinares604]

18:10 Plays Ultra instinct theme

[@braidonsaelens5174]

There is a pentagram on the chest of the monster in the background of the final boss

[@autobotstarscream765]

And its earrings resemble the planetary sigils of Neptune and Uranus.

[@thefunnyman6016]

Thanks now the boss theme is stuck in my head forever

[@zacharyjohnson9562]

I know I should be getting sleep, but whosthisgit is more important.

[@ace-trainer-aj]

Well, I need my beauty sleep, otherwise I'll wake up grumpy and wanting to destroy half of the world.

[@zacharyjohnson9562]

That’s life.

[@verysadcatc7897]

35:04 looks like one of the flying robot parts hit ya :D

[@SwagRavi]

him calling the red things a different name every time he mentions them is hilarious

[@jackmoon824]

Hey! Those are the bosses of Soldam!

[@Kamjay27]

Makes sense, as Soldam is a spin-off of Rod Land

[@fwerno2]

The first boss is incredibly ironic since crocodiles tend to be some on the best parent in nature, even babysitting other hatchlings. Same with whales and elephants (aside from the babysitting, I think)

[@Cool2Smart]

that boss music tho

[@domi8116]

Hey, for the next Boss Analysis episode, can you cover the Gizoids in the Sonic series? Especially in Sonic Advance 3.

[@gabrote42]

I love this series. Didn't know the game before

[@omarguy1268]

14 likes 14 views.... A beautiful sight

[@lunatic0verlord10]

What exactly is it that you have against elephants? Which video should I watch?

[@autobotstarscream765]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJqvq4ylmKp4eLM

[@Gabrielito300]

Wow, its 1 am already! Gotta sleep... Great vid as always! Also, i would love if you make a #Boss analysis from Don Doko Don 2, best known here as its pirate version Super Mario Bros 8. It has a some great bosses and its a very dear game to me. Greetings from Argentina 💕

[@Gabrielito300]

@@fiftyskoopaklub2982 I think you're right! Thats why i suggested the original version! (And also the sprite its way better in it)

[@Gabrielito300]

@@fiftyskoopaklub2982 i know! But there is Don Doko Don 2! 🤪

[@theleafeon8020]

Music won't leave my head

[@OlujaDoTokija]

The beginning of the Sequiro boss music reminds me of the SNES TMNT theme

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

15:29 HE'S ROIDING OUT!

[@smallvillager8807]

Elephunk: *WOAOH*

[@jayisabird6031]

Too bad for you guys, cause it's morning for me and I don't have to sleep unlike you

[@mistery8363]

RodLand!

[@soupymilk6193]

So this is where Luigi Mansion 3 got its inspiration

[@alexandersotomurillo5795]

The boss autodeath is so people don't farm points on the other bosses by killing the babies forever, they forgot to disable it there, I guess

[@moavideogamer8417]

Another Amiga game you can do a video about is Apidya

[@linkmariokirby7373]

hey, theoretical question: if you were facing down the two and you had to choose one to fight in order to decide the fate of the known universe, would you fight a hivemind of six crocodiles or one tank with limited teleportation capabilities

[@ShadeMeadows]

Needs a Remake

[@kevinaldophe7990]

21:30 aww

[@beachedking]

I mean considering it's a puzzle game now, perhaps saying rulue-sama is correct?

[@FruitNDoggie]

I think the brain boss dies on its own because it needed to be kept in that protective glass case to stay alive? So as you're fighting it, it's slowly dying the entire time. That might be a neater idea if this was explained, but it doesn't really fit the robot or pyramid theme incredibly well. The true final boss is likely a reference to something, but it's motivation was poorly explained, it manages to run away after it's beaten, and it led to your father''s death. Not a stellar way to tie everything together.

[@funkabomb]

Rod Land is followed up with the puzzle spin-off Soldam, which is my favourite puzzle game ever (better than Puyo Puyo imo).

[@funkabomb]

Yes, Puyo Puyo it is a spin-off franchise to Madou Monogatari.

[@TrueChaosLord]

31:24 Very funny Lub lub, very funny

[@domicraft6341]

Good morning ♪

[@Byvowana]

Is the elephant related to Rolo or something, that's why it attacks you?

[@tetrisboi7731]

23:22 omfg its the tf2 mvm tank

[@blahfromswitch2661]

Whoisthisgit Looking at underrated gems and showing it to the world **looks at dynamite Headdy, my second favorite genesis game**

[@Cyansational]

So the orange goombasare basically nicknamed everything

[@barrybulletkin901]

The sprites are a bit wonky, but god damn would those too be adorable in proper animation

[@Kamjay27]

The Amiga port hasn't got the issue, so you can get to see all the minions (from the first half of the game) in all their cute glory

[@MasterZebulin]

Doesn't the second half's boss music sound very Lode Runner-ish to anyone?

[@eggy9532]

I love it

[@robotron6420]

Minotaur demon HP: Phase 1: 16 Phase 2: 10 Phase 3: 31 Phase 4: 55

[@jackconway2014]

when you early enough it's in 360p

[@juanman2483]

Sequiro (balls die more than twice)

[@tntmoxy9697]

You seemed like an emotional otaku wanting to protect some fairy girls and feeling empowered to be a cute girl who faces monsters and with that sweetened ending xD, but it's okay, I'm also usually like that with games that I used to love as a child, this is a cool looking game, never ever played it but seems fun! Edit: oh, this game was made by Jaleco! They used to make really cute games. In fact, as a kid I was so in love with the fighters chicks in Avenging Spirit xD sheesh I take my word, the otaku clingy is really me! XDDDD