Captain N Cartoon - Nostalgia Critic

The Nostalgia Critic reviews the cartoon Captain N - The Game Master.
Originally aired on August 5, 2009.
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[@onamor9918]

"I love whores..." - The Nostalgia Critic, 2009

[@augustwest5356]

+Hjnintendofan109 yeah. what he really meant was "I love prostitutes and other sex trade workers". definitely wouldn't want that to be taken the wrong way

[@arifakyuz7673]

COOKIES NEED LOVE LIKE *EVERYTHING ELSE*

[@lunavigil6100]

Same.

[@cjwrench07]

Who doesn’t like a person, who literally sells happiness?

[@Sparrows1121]

@@augustwest5356I think stigma is probably due to pimp culture and overall overtly docile people that can be self manipulated as compared to getting a higher degree of education so you can succeed without the working for easy needs as compared to ambitions basically.

[@brendansrambles9464]

Actually, the main character of Kid Icarus was always known as "Pit", they just screwed up in Captain N.

[@payasoloco6282]

I liked the name Kid Icarus more

[@antonanderson1965]

His character in this show is odious maximus. It was like it was written by an Australopithecus. Watching him makes me so sickious. This plot is so insidious. The intelligence is so ambiguous. This show makes completely no sensicus. ARRIBA!! And yes, I'm making a reference to both Kid Icarus in this show and the racist singing mice in NC first Animated Titanic review.

[@brandonvowell5100]

@@antonanderson1965 I know I'm late but... why would you post this

[@dragonlover7196]

coming in six years later to complain about how dirty they did pit in this hellshow. god. pit ain't deserve that

[@whovianhistorybuff]

Another major screw up they did was make Mother Brain, the antagonist from Metroid the big bad and yet NO SAMUS ARAN!! They had to create a token girl character for the protagonists but NO SAMUS ARAN!! they had LINK do a guest part but NO SAMUS ARAN!!

[@BHADDay]

The one that really pissed me off was Mega Man. I MEAN HE'S THE FUCKING BLUE BOMBER. HIS SPRITE WAS BLUE. HOW HARD IS IT TO MAKE HIM BLUE.

[@CrimsonAcesChannel]

Keiläs Philler I think Mother Brain and Simon are slightly worse. At this point in time you just had some words in a manual and an 8-bit sprite to get the idea of what you're supose to be thinking so you mostly had to fill in the blanks yourself....BUT WHAY WOULD YOU FILL IN *THAT* ?!?!?!

[@TheDarknessin2light]

Keiläs Philler Don't mention the heroes that were cut out. Lil Mac, Samus, and various others. Not to mention there is no Mario and Luigi which should have been a part of this.

[@dukespubber741]

Crimson Ace Thing is though, Simon actually has a fair amount of badass moments in the show. He's arguably the best fighter on the team besides Kevin. It's just that his vanity and pride get played up far more.

[@CrimsonAcesChannel]

Matthew Cavalier Adding Simon to that was an edit, I originaly just mentioned mother brain. However, can we atleast agree that this Simon does not fit the Dracula setting of the original game?

[@dukespubber741]

Crimson Ace Well, no. Of course not, but Castlevania isn't exactly kid-friendly. Simon was probably chosen because Nintendo didn't really have another realistic-ish adult male to compete for Lana's affections and be a rival to Kevin. At least they didn't go with Karnov. Also, my auto correct tried to spell Castlevania as Castle vanilla.

[@TheChaosDragoness]

Simon's full-frontal lobotomy part gets me every time, it's the one thing that makes me come back to re-watch this video xD

[@melissacooper4482]

He acts more like he been to Pot Land!

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

"This guy couldn't even defeat Count Chocola!" Reminds me of the Robot Chicken sketch with Blade and The Count and the one vampire Blade hasn't defeated is Count Chocola (he ends up defeating him though.)

[@TheBatIsRad6436]

“Duuuuuuuuuuuuuh”

[@TheBatIsRad6436]

“DUUUHHHHHHHH”

[@XX-sp3tt]

Some people looking back at the show note that with Simon's competency ball moments, he comes across as a stealth mentor to Kevin.

[@10INTM]

The boy who voiced Kid Icarus would eventually grow up to voice "Death Note"'s L (he was also Felix Gaeta in the newer "Battlestar Galactica". Come to think of it, Captain N is the guy who'd go on to do Ed from "Ed, Edd, and Eddy" (or Bankotsu from "Inuyasha" if you want to also go the anime route).

[@flamingghottea]

* MIND BLOWN *

[@codythefox7612]

that annoying character is... L!?!? *mind explodes*

[@dantpointy436]

+Cody The fox Well everyone has to start somewhere.

[@Zer0d00d]

What, really? I could google it, but I'm too lazy and will just assume that's accurate. Makes for some great cross-over potential... "Come here Kevin-icus, and let me wash your feet." Which would put Kevin in the shoes of Light.. Oh... man, there is GOLD here. Captain N, a.k.a. Kira, has the power to kill anyone he wants with impunity. Kevin Keene, a.k.a. Light Yagami is the mild-mannered, over-achieving high school student no one would expect to be a mass murderer. But all he has to do to kill someone is.. *PAUSE* (whips out gun) *BAM*

[@Oliviagarry69420]

10INTM so captain voiced a character from my childhood

[@grindhouseradio1418]

She can't be a queen that's Simons job

[@librathebeautifulwarmonk1283]

Paradox Radio 46.99 FM Underrated comment

[@Reapermaskhybrid]

Paradox Radio Heh, nice jab at Simon's sissy attitude.

[@unwelldanny7108]

whatever he's still hot?

[@danielshimoda9246]

Grindhouse Radio heyooo

[@melissacooper4282]

Simon Belmont in Captain N reminds me of Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

[@ToastyMozart]

Why did so many 90s cartoon child protagonists refuse to use their powers to their full potential? Between the guy with the ability to freeze _time,_ and the band of 5 kids with environmental (and mind control) powers, it seems like a lot of potential badassery was completely looked over!

[@destroyerblackdragon]

Lack of imagination probably.

[@Zer0d00d]

Wait for the gritty reboot.

[@FlynnRider4]

For the sake of drama and to quote Jessie from Pokemon, "We have to fill a half hour."

[@cjwrench07]

You could make the same argument for Justice League.

[@unwelldanny7108]

@@cjwrench07 Cyborg especially

[@augustwest5356]

"80s Fashion Vomit" was my favorite NES game.

[@memetea700]

August West ikr

[@s.irwinfan6446]

August West I know it was so fashionable.

[@s.irwinfan6446]

Jake Rymond yes yes it was it was just so fashionable and a awesome platformer

[@alvinderama3196]

Think AVGN got a copy of that game?

[@s.irwinfan6446]

Alvin De Rama Maybe

[@theking8347]

Fun fact: Kid Icarus being called that instead of Pit isn't a mistake, Nintendo specifically requested that so the name "Kid Icarus" would be said more often, to promote the game.

[@TheDarkLord648]

Classic 80s nintendo lol

[@joezuru3753]

"that's why your name never appears on the title" - a LINK to the past - a LINK between worlds - LINK'S crossbow training well excuuuuuuse me critic

[@ok_uh_eli_i_guess376]

Link’s awakening

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Zelda II: Adventure of Link. Link: The Faces of Evil.

[@Mermain123]

@@TheSmart-CasualGamer weeeee do noot count that last one

[@legobobafett4677]

Joe Zuru not at the time

[@JackOfHarts96]

@@legobobafett4677 This review: 2009 Link to the Past: 1991 Link's Crossbow Training: 2007 Link's Awakening (original Game Boy version): 1993 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link: 1987 Do your research, buddy.

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

Alternate title: *"Sword Art Online: Eighties Edition"*

[@lenlimbo]

I... don't think even Captain N deserves to be compared with SAO. Kevin isn't even close to be as bad as Kirito.

[@pedroxruz6032]

Burnnn...

[@WarbossR0kt00fSant0s]

Damn, was the 80s so goddamn weird.

[@Saiyangoddess72]

Captain N is stupid and weird but it's not trash

[@thecrimsondragon2379]

good one

[@Foustdoodles98]

I'd actually like to see this get a reboot and see them change it. Like what they did with the new Ducktales.

[@starshieldnightpone5636]

Nowadays, it would be a Smash Bros show.

[@TheBatIsRad6436]

Sadly it probably won’t happened, considering gaming companies are so protective of there properties. Someone did try that but apparently couldn’t get it up kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5qtkmB-Zr2snZY

[@nicholasdicarlo217]

Saw this cartoon for the very first time yesterday and didn't hate it. Show actually grew on me as it went along.

[@glowworm2]

Fun fact I just learned recently, the voice of Audrey Two, and Mother Brain is the late great Levi Stubbs, the lead vocalist of the Four Tops.

[@jacksonramsey5023]

Those two characters were also the only voice acting Stubbs ever did. So, in a way, he WAS 'always' voicing gender-ambiguous monsters with no feet.

[@X_Leonhart]

Kevin pauses the game reality with the "select" button... Seems legit to me.

[@RubyGloomDude]

+X Leonhart Apparently, he has the reverse control scheme.

[@TXFDA]

+X Leonhart To be fair, a lot of NES games used Select for pause...for some reason. So it's not entirely wrong.

[@unwelldanny7108]

Yuuta could do it

[@melissacooper4282]

In the original Legend of Zelda game you do press the select button to pause the game.

[@masonasaro2118]

i guess it goes by mega man 1 rules… so that’s another wasted power, iykyk.

[@R3troZone]

5:58 Critic, they actually did explain that in an episode. That green computer generated guy was a digital copy of Kevin that replaced him in the real world and took on Kevin's appearance so no one would know he was gone.

[@officialkirbyfan6899]

Kill it with fire! Wheres the dog then?

[@masonasaro2118]

Imagine if the Kevin in the show WAS the copy? That might be something for a potential reboot

[@connorwalsh6082]

Which episode was that?

[@INoahGuy1]

I'm curious too

[@Sailor-Khione]

I'm surprised a show this bad thought about that.

[@orangesocks5385]

Is it bad that Cyberchase- a math show for 8-11 year olds- actually did the whole "in a world of gaming" way better than Captain N?

[@legoking6165]

I remember that show. Such good memories.

[@DeLaCrack]

TOP billing

[@unwelldanny7108]

It wasn't gaming. And they just used fucking math problems.

[@antonanderson1965]

I still remember that show. I really enjoyed it. Last I heard, it was still ongoing.

[@unwelldanny7108]

It was also a rip off of ReBoot. Complete with Megabyte, Hack, and Slash expies. The first of which WAS FROZEN TODAY!

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

3:22 His reaction to Simon is priceless!

[@darkhelmet87]

if someone ever decided to remake this show, they should do themselves a favor and just make a smash bros cartoon.... with a proper understanding of the characters of course.:)

[@samjoshwilliams4713]

Yeah I always wanted to animate that. Five of nintendo's greatest heroes: Mario, Link, Samus Aran, Pit and Pikachu watched from afar by Master Hand entrigued by their strenght and spirit. Faced 5 trials together as a team forming a strong bond between each and Master Hand pulls them in to fight 27 other opponents where there skills are put to the test. It would be awesome; if only I was good at animating and would not get sued by nintendo. I just hope some in L A would get it and do it right.

[@darkhelmet87]

I had a concept, sort of a Nintendo justice league, crossed with kingdom hearts. Starting with Mario, luigi, donkey kong, link, samus, kirby, yoshi, Fox mcloud, captain falcon, ness, ash( or red) with a team of pokemon, and misty( or another female trainer) form a team to fight evil in various game worlds. Other members like zelda, peach, pit, and meta knight would be added in later season's.

[@IdeaBox-dk5vj]

Would it be a good idea if said cartoon pulled a Total Drama by spoofing game shows, with challenges, eliminations, and even a little backstabbing?

[@casper6405]

Samjosh Williams it would be like the justice league unlimited cartoon but with Nintendo characters

[@kimifw58]

Considering the Smash madness that went on most of last year, I'd say that's a possibility.

[@garthdavis2502]

Another Fun Fact: Princess Lana was voiced by Venus Terzo, was best known as the voice of Blackarachnia from both Beast Wars and Beast machines.

[@Tornado1994]

Really? Venus Terzo? Rogue From X-Men Evolution? So, Captain N's ADR was done in Canada?

[@dcb99filmz]

Yes, and Matt Hill (Ed from EEnE) is Kevin's VA. However, they had Frank Welker doing voices all the way from down in LA for the dog and Game Boy. Must've been what they did for Tara Strong in MLP and Jaleel White in AoStH.

[@deddrz2549]

My brother and I still ironically say, "mega hi!" in a smokers voice ironically...

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

He sounds like Zorak tbh

[@Aenygma_]

MEGA HIGH

[@Frieza-yg4zp]

Yes, I'd imagine you'd have to be in order to watch this.

[@gladoshatesyoursafespace2653]

Even as a little kid I was so confused about what they had done to Simon Belmont.

[@FletcherReedsRandomness]

*sees Mega Man* I hear anime fans on prom night.

[@MegaAnimazing]

No, That's Mighty No. 9.

[@phoenixsnilloc995]

@@MegaAnimazing that's the joke

[@jeuryrabassa4724]

Capcom, Please keep a good eye on your game properties before some other game company steals it from you. You're letting your guard down, Capcom.

[@codylamp6814]

I've been watching this for 14 years? And that Testicus line makes me laugh every time. It never fails. The stupid voice, dialogue and Critics facial expressions are all perfect.

[@bowmaj8666]

My favourite line will always be "Let's celebrate by... pretending to make a Pizza!"

[@TheCoffeeCatDad]

They turned Simon into Super Macho Man from Punch Out, but as a good guy.

[@AxenfonKlatismrek]

Why does he look like Tanned, blond haired Jonathan Joestar with Inspector Gadget jacket

[@meanberryy]

"good guy" is stretching it.

[@anitamihholap5926]

@@meanberryy stretching it big time.

[@punchy207]

release the BOGUS

[@transylvani600]

I think Nintendo should actually bring the series back of course licensed so they can use the characters original designs

[@josephmyles7067]

transylvanai 5600 ha

[@valenwolfebane9575]

With good writing, voices, and good animation I would watch it.

[@exaltedarchvile4357]

...And have a consistent plot, not make up shit about their characters and not have their characters use stupid ass gimmicks like being gay, saying "Mega" before every word, or adding "icus" at the end of every sentence.

[@pikapower_kirby]

+Tyler Rush The inconsistencies were one of the big game breakers for me. For example, the episode "Happy Birthday, Mega Man" has Mega Girl, who never appears again, and Mega Man becomes human, which is NEVER. MENTIONED. AGAIN.

[@andrewgan557]

Super Booster Boy and character development like Simon, ikarus and megaman were badasses while captain "N" Kevin game master is a weakling who scared of fighting.

[@maggotmckenzie]

Fun Fact, Captain N had a comic series, and in them Samus was in love with him. Just want to point out that Captain N himself is 16 years old.

[@anitamihholap5926]

And pretty sure Lana is supposed to be the same age as him. If they had to make Simon have this icky crush on her, did they need to age him further?

[@loneronin6813]

@@anitamihholap5926 Yeah their design for Simon makes him look 40 to me.

[@thesuperamazingalex810]

Another Fun Fact: Both Castlevania and Kid Icarus once started as Famicom Disk System exclusives in their Japan release.

[@loneronin6813]

@@thesuperamazingalex810 That is a pretty cool fact :D I've always been really bad at Castlevania games, but I love almost everything about them. I especially love the music!

[@sarsath7481]

So Samus is a pedophile? Yikes.

[@hidekiryuga9337]

tfw kid icarus is voiced by he same dude that voiced as L in death note. Talk about a voice change lmao

[@marthaharter3115]

Excuse me, can you point me to the nearest cliff so that I may jump off it?

[@caidalee1994]

The irony of who is telling us this is not lost on me.

[@kc_9970]

And Vakama.

[@kimifw58]

@@caidalee1994 The meaning of "irony" is lost on you, though.

[@DrDolan2000]

Holy shit

[@rafaelcafonso]

I've seen "The Gay Master". It's definitely not a cartoon, though.

[@rcct44444]

In Tacoman he says "It's game not gay"

[@theohfiles8619]

The 2020 one is "The Gay Master". So, basically all of les jokes Nostalgia Critic made.

[@WarbossR0kt00fSant0s]

No, it's no cartoon, it's a clusterfuck!

[@millerkarageanes1562]

Roktoof the guy who says that is also the announcer for DBZ

[@LadyOnikara]

"So long, Gay Bowser!" I never got that far myself, but Mario had fun with it too.

[@harveystew]

link and zelda look better in this show than their own show.

[@CammyFrostbite14]

Prime Jeremy In the Legend of Zelda cartoon, Link looks like he was dragged through a gorse bush backwards

[@linguicaguy]

@@CammyFrostbite14 I don't know what that means, but it still made me laugh. Quite a creative insult, gotta give you props.

[@High_Priest_Jonko]

Watch the AVGN's review of The Legend of Zelda cartoon. It's actually not a bad cartoon, unlike the Super Mario Bros Supershow and Captain N.

[@kingbowserthethird3707]

@@High_Priest_Jonko It still sucked.

[@High_Priest_Jonko]

@@kingbowserthethird3707 For a hyper-critical adult, yes. But for a kid in the 90s, what more could you want? It follows the games very closely, even using sound effects from the game. And even though Link is obnoxious, you've gotta give the show credit for giving 2D sprites a lot of personality. They easily could've made Zelda another helpless damsel like Peach but fortunately they made her the badass we know today. And Link is not just a silent protagonist, he's a kid. And honestly, he's not far off from how I imagined him after reading the instruction manuals.

[@elisabethnoir4780]

Why not use Zelda, or Princess Peach? Why make up a princess when we have so many already!

[@MissAmy929728]

Thayah Lamont I guess for the bland hero not start to date them since it seem that Lana and him were flirting... tho They still let Zelda kissing the dude

[@jeremyriley1238]

@@MissAmy929728 That, and Peach was already in a cartoon.

[@starcader9997]

Or why not Samus? Mother Brain is the main villain, so why not have the leader of the N Team be the adversary of the main villain?

[@dcb99filmz]

They LITERALLY FORGOT SAMUS EXISTED...HOW DID THEY FUCK UP THAT BAD!?

[@dcb99filmz]

She looks like a bootleg Alis Landale...one of SEGA's characters no less...tbh they could've used Palutena.

[@angbandsbane]

If they rebooted this show with the lore of the recent games and took it seriously, it would be amazing. Make Simon a courteous Conan that you believe can kill Death, make Pit a friendly but cocky snarker, actually use Samus if you keep Mother Brain and/or bring in Hades or Dracula instead... and don't get me started with what you could do with the Zelda universe

[@jacksonramsey5023]

Here's another idea: The Final Fantasy world! Have each game's events take place in a different part of that world!

[@jamesgriffin7962]

Who came here when Simon got announced for Super Smash Brothers Ultimate

[@SSDARKPIT]

Me

[@Elonyx.studios]

moi

[@cagefreeowl843]

Thank the lord we didn’t get this annoying prick

[@toomuchsaltandpepper9019]

Me

[@DavidJames-mr6rd]

Hopefully they do the Netflix series special skin for Simon Belmont as one of his descendants

[@downsouth420]

From what I understand, the creator of the show had never played any Nintendo games. He simply watched whenever his son would play and got everything based off that.

[@smallguy2412]

captain n is played by the same person who played ed from ed edd n eddy............... explains a lot doesn't it.

[@Reapermaskhybrid]

Lumpyismyname Oh my god, that's pretty funny. You know who else Matt Hill played in an animated adaptation of a video game? Bass from Mega Man NT Warrior, I'm not kidding!

[@Oliviagarry69420]

Lumpyismyname 10INTM so captain voiced a character from my childhood

[@legoking6165]

Matt Hill was also the voice of Raphael on Ninja turtles: the next mutation.

[@IdeaBox-dk5vj]

Mostly why the show is chainsaws-on-steel grating on your eyes & ears. PhantomStrider fans, anyone?

[@FatimaFatima-im8zi]

Small guy

[@lonewolfgamingplus379]

“Captain N: The Sexually Confused yet emotionally and physically open-minded Master”

[@thebitchinblack8166]

9:20: Time for a game of disappearing Belmonts.

[@Doan84]

I always thought this show had no Nintendo license. And thats why the Characters seem off and the quality off.

[@duncanm4061]

Why does mother brain look like Cassandra from Doctor who

[@reasyrandom]

Looks more like Frankenfurter on all sorts of drugs.

[@Zer0d00d]

+ReasyRandom Don't dream it. Be it.

[@arifakyuz7673]

She looks like Cassandra except less of a b*tchy trampoline and more American Flamingo.....

[@boatgames1393]

That's what I thought

[@TheGodlikeDragon]

Because it aint the mother brain, it is the failed test subject of the mother brain project the Chozo made, cuz we all know that if Mother Brain was alive in anyway, Samus would have hunted her down and shot Simon in the face for try to hit on her

[@pharoahman475]

Now nintendo has a fear of spinoff shows and movies.

[@Batman43221]

Pharoah Man A Detective Pikachu movie is in the works by Legendary Pictures. And apparently Illumination Entertainment (you know, the company that makes the Despicable Me movies) is making an animated Mario movie.

[@bernardaconceicao4198]

Jp

[@bernardaconceicao4198]

Itapecerica Itapeva rvxgstsk

[@arthas640]

It's weird how they went from "something new every 15 minutes" in the 80's and 90's to "one new thing once per console" in the 2000's and 2010's.

[@cyberman1880]

Whoa. It's Pharaoh Man. Cool!

[@mintecherchoc]

That Power Glove seems like a training glove for Thanos's Infinity Gauntlet!

[@mude_13]

KZbin user discovers "gauntlets"

[@derekquigley5816]

I love the Power Glove. It's so bad.

[@lilturk726]

Is Kevin pausing "reality" with the Select button?

[@ashleyphillips5345]

lilturk726 I checked to see if he was pausing with the Select button. I think he is. But... But... You're only supposed to paused thing with the Start button. (Unless it's the Wii Remote you're using then you're supposed to hit the Home Menu button or the + button to pause.)

[@lilturk726]

Ashley Phillips Just shows how rushed and crappy this show really was. Just another way to sell merchandise

[@ashleyphillips5345]

lilturk726 Yes, yes it is.

[@TXFDA]

+Ashley Phillips Actually, there's quite a few NES games that use select to pause games for some reason. It's really goddamn annoying to get used to. I think there's even a few SNES games that did it. I never understood why. It's just as bad as pausing a game only for the music to keep playing.

[@ashleyphillips5345]

TXF Oh, I didn't know that, thank you for telling me. ...But, then again, I've never owned a NES/SNES nor did I ever played with one. The Nintendo consoles I own/play with are the Nintendo 64, the Nintendo Wii, the Nintendo Wii U, the Nintendo 3DS, and I think we have a Game Boy somewhere. Oh, and we also have a PlayStation 2 and a broken PlayStation (The first PlayStation that is).

[@wokenlunatic2849]

Mega Man: who is this green guy? Captain N Mega Man: I’m Mega Man Mega Man: no IAM! Captain N Mega Man: no I MEGA AM Mega Man: wait what I never said Mega a lot and why you sound like you have smoke 1000 cigarettes?

[@tavernadodevilhunter6732]

14:11 serious I LOVE THE CRITIC HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA Great lord of rings reference

[@LittleMisZorua]

'My tisticus haven't dropped-icus' And they still haven't. (I really like Pit from KI: Uprising, though)

[@mecha_void8207]

where in the world is Kirby: Right back at ya!?

[@bradyanderson6311]

Kirby's introduced in the 90s.

[@masonasaro2118]

i wish critic did “review” that stinker back in the pre-skit era. maybe have an extended rant at how unnecessary tiff was, make a jab at her saying “tv sucks” while IN a tv show, how FUCKING ANNOYING Kerry Williams is, and how surprisingly perverted her fanbase is!

[@benm5970]

“I truly believe Gameboy will be our greatest hero” Um, isn’t that what Kevin was supposed to be? Why is he suddenly getting pushed to the sidelines?

[@Team_Orchid]

4:17 Actually you can still be a prince/princess and be the top ruler of a place, it just won't be a kingdom. I think the term is principality.

[@TheFrugalVideoGamer]

I can think of one legit reason they're Princesses instead of Queens - because of that reduced responsibility, it gives them more agency to go hands-on. As Queen, they'd have to see to matters of State instead of personally helping the hero.

[@MusicalMaestro23411]

Fun fact: While yes Mother Brain is the voice of Audrey 2, the actors real name is Levi Stubbs and he is actually of Motowm fame as he was the lead singer of the group The Four Tops. He would sing alongside other groups like the Supreme and the Temptations

[@TenWolf-wb7pc]

Gameboy was voiced by Frank Welker aka Fred from Scooby Doo and Claw from Inspector Gadget. Guess he has a knack for voicing characters with no personality.

[@bonedoggle]

leave fred alone

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

@@bonedoggle Fred looks like Aquaman, so...

[@phillipwells7383]

Also the Michael Bay-former version of Optimus Prime

[@majorfanboy2005]

​@@phillipwells7383 That was Peter Cullen, you moron.

[@majorfanboy2005]

​@@YuukiTakemoto1996 So, what? What does that have to do with anything.

[@TheBrickly]

"And that's why your name never appears in the title." Links awakening

[@SOIBand]

EclypsetheWyvern A Link to the past, Zelda II legend of link. ^^

[@TheBrickly]

***** Touche

[@TheLostAge]

All of you guys have said the subtitles of those games, they are all preceded by "The Legend of Zelda:"

[@SSDARKPIT]

TheLostAge Link's Crossbow Training.

[@angolin9352]

The Japanese subtitle for Link's Awakening translates to The Island Where Dreams Are Seen. and the subtitle for Link to the Past is Triforce of the Gods. Adventure of Link is the only Zelda game (not counting spinoffs, but who does for LoZ?) that has Link's name in the title in its original language, further cementing its status as the red-headed stepchild of the series.

[@thomasj.gilbert3127]

Kevin's mom: "Kevin, you better not be playing that foolish game! You've got homework to do. And don't forget to take out the trash."

[@thomasj.gilbert3127]

I don't believe the Nostalgia Critic at all. Captain N: The Game Master is a cool show that lets people play more video games. Has he been drinking Pedialyte and eating Doritos Locos Tacos at Taco Bell?

[@thomasj.gilbert3127]

Max Headroom impersonator: "It's not easy being g-g-g-g-green!"

[@cynthiautz6702]

3:15 really? It took 25 years to make a Belmont character better in an already better show based on Castlevania? Really?

[@Sashrunner]

Yuuuuup

[@kimifw58]

Shows like this made Nintendo scared to allow anyone else to try it, I guess.

[@ajzeg01]

I love the Power Glove. It's so bad.

[@sailormouth8356]

Ya got that right.

[@JC-oo5iy]

*Lucas* darling

[@unwelldanny7108]

I'm writing a series similar to Captain N, and I find it far more entertaining. First of all, in my series, the characters look and act closer to their game counterparts, but then again, since the protagonist can change any aspect of the game world around her, they have their own little traits and quirks. The protagonist also uses exploits this show couldn't (for example, when she makes a mistake, she presses the pause button and tries to fix it.) She can also enter and exit the game world anytime she likes, whereas Captain N seems trapped in this Nintendo knock-off world. My protagonist is also way more relatable and has more character than Captain N could ever have. Did I forget to mention that Mega Man is blue in my series?

[@bigrick5747]

6:10 How can that he tell who they are Mega man and Belmont have been completely redesigned!

[@silvskill5358]

I think that kid Icarus is the closest to his original design. But everyone else looks like crap.

[@reasyrandom]

Eggpant Wizard doesn't look that off either.

[@me-xz8zf]

I know that Alucard and Mother Brain aren't even close to their original design but I love their cartoon design, their voices and their personality. Oh and Dracula from Castlevania was really close to his original design!

[@theonlychickensama8353]

@@hypno-scream5652 LMAO link is probably triggered, bet his Missie his brown hair

[@rayman3521]

The worst design in the entire show is Ridley and Simon Belmont

[@filletofish2200]

I feel bad for Simon Belmont and Megaman

[@kmalm4776]

The guy who voiced Captain N also voiced Ed, from Ed, Edd and Eddy.

[@jess0404]

I loved Ed, Ed and Eddy!

[@LunaTheStars]

Apparently, the characters didn’t look like their official art because the animation studio, DIC, wasn’t sent any official art. They only got sent is a few games and had to play it on a crappy TV

[@bubblegumxo]

This show was actually enjoyable as a very young kid. Even though the character designs are atrocious, just seeing a cartoon based around video games was pretty cool when you're a nerdy kid. I mean, half of the cartoons you loved as a kid are hard to watch as an adult.

[@tsukune007]

PIT CAN'T FLY

[@pikapower_kirby]

(super late reply, sorry) Thank you! Someone pointed it out. Not only dis they get his name wrong, they also threw away the most important part of his story.

[@filletofish2200]

Only for a few seconds

[@bradyanderson6311]

Pit flies for being an angel.

[@jess0404]

@@bradyanderson6311 I’m guessing you haven’t played Kid Icarus?

[@bradyanderson6311]

@@jess0404 sorry, I thought he wants to.

[@MoonspiderHugs]

Yes, cancer voiced mega man....smoking 3 menthols a day :)

[@unwelldanny7108]

No, Mega Man is voiced by Mary's mother. ("THEY'RE SELLING CHOCOLATE!" "WHAT? WHAT ARE THEY SELLING?")

[@filletofish2200]

It's like bad boxart Megaman mixed with the original Megaman from the Japanese boxarts

[@flamereaper9613]

And if Mother brain is the main villain then were the fuck is Samus?

[@kadosho02]

That is something that bugged us forever back then. Apparently they didn't have the rights to include Samus. But she was part of a short story in the comics, also based on the series.

[@thelordofevil8875]

I always wondered why Samus and Little Mac weren’t in the show

[@hansruhlmann454]

"Wow! You look nothing like your original designs!". The Alvin and the Chipmunk remake franchise in a nutshell.

[@mogensschmidt2498]

yup

[@pharoahman475]

Did eggplant wizard just say i cant turn them into a vegetable? he cant use his only power.

[@stardustvirus]

+Pharoah Man late as all hell (it's been either 1 or 2 months since you commented this), but he said "incompetent vegetable." i'm sure you've noticed by now, but if not, i just wanted to clear any confusion.

[@Zer0d00d]

+luke nation, Thanks for clarifying that.. I could have sworn he said "incontinent vegetable"; which, in my defense, accounts for him shooting out assorted produce whenever he's sat on.

[@shadowslayer205]

11:25 It's actually pretty funny if you imagine 'Get Schwifty' in the background.

[@riftshredder5438]

You should also do that Donkey Kong Country animated show based off of the video game series

[@FaceUnreality]

Rift Shredder Of all the animated shows based on video games the only two I ever saw was Sonic Underground and that Donkey Kong Country show. I had heard apparently they both were made in France. That's all I know, I watched them and liked them cause Sonic and Donkey Kong were games I liked.

[@riftshredder5438]

Sonic Underground was ok but nothing can beat the Saturday Morning Sonic the Hedgehog

[@cagefreeowl843]

Captain N voice actor also voice ed from ed edd n eddy

[@auxin903]

Can I just say how I love the cover art for this NC episode is Doug giving the guy a flower? How sweet...

[@girlygo2]

When he said “who would have a plain white background the entire time” i was expecting him to turn around and look at is plain, white, background.

[@TheGodlikeDragon]

Critic, you should know this, but this series is not considered to be based of games, we consider it to be based of the mis-colored cheap toy products that was based of games

[@loneronin6813]

It's interesting you mention that, because I can't help but think of them as bootlegged versions of cheap toys made in China if they were made in Thailand, the Philippines, or somewhere like that instead.

[@thedlcj]

Princess... Zelda? Zelda? Zelda? LANA!....WTF is she?!

[@PerfectAlibi1]

Daisy, Peach, Rosalina, Zelda and I'm sure I'm forgetting someone... And since Mother Brain is in this, where the heck is Samus?! Though not sure if you want to call Sammy a princess, that might get you killed! XD

[@98953812]

@@PerfectAlibi1 I think at this point we can add Lucina.

[@macromondo8026]

10:20 always gets me laughing

[@StormRulerKazunagi]

OH GOD, SIMON, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@simonbriggs203]

You think Simon Belmont was screwed up in this adaptation. Alucard was easily changed a whole lot worse. Literally the polar opposite of the Alucard we know and love from Draculas Curse and Symphony of the Night. It makes the Dante from the DMC reboot look good.

[@jeuryrabassa4724]

And i hate Reboot Dante.

[@mr.misfit8944]

imagine if kirby was in this, show could've been saved

[@nintenbros2981]

Jericho Melons Nah, it would have sucked even more. Ba dum tss

[@JC-oo5iy]

he probably​would have been purple instead of pink AMIRITE

[@masonasaro2118]

He would've been like the commercials in the 90's

[@ridleythecunninggodofdeath1108]

What if I was in it, I would have killed king hippo, eggplant withered, and mother brain all at once

[@samusaran9949]

I imagine he would have been purple, female, and have a very annoying little girlish voice

[@rickblue2165]

wow palatana gave pit a face lift for upriseing

[@AxenfonKlatismrek]

9:02 I think Simon activated his stand

[@Nathan-lw8oq]

1:19 we now know where the AVGN adventures menu came from

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

10:23 I laughed like it was the funniest joke I've heard in years.

[@CasualRacerRed]

Classic Nostalgia Critic. Where skits didn't take up 40% of the review 😅😅😅

[@silvally5464]

And now in super smash bros ultimate there all back together with there actual character designs. Also pit can fly unassisted in this

[@josephrowe849]

A CG version of Max Headroom and Kermit the Frog? At least it's better than Chuck Swirsky.

[@unwelldanny7108]

I stole CBS

[@Tornado1994]

No, its "I Still See The X".

[@unwelldanny7108]

@@Tornado1994 I know.

[@sonfox]

Simon Belmont in this is like if Gaston were one of the good guys

[@alongcamesonic2899]

Queen being called a Princess reminds me of My Little Pony

[@0ne0nlyLarry]

"I guess he's just always playing generally ambiguous monsters with no feet"...not exactly, when he wasn't doing that, he was being a singer for Motown records where he was the lead singer of the four tops singing hits like "Baby I need your loving, I can't help myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) and Ain't No Woman. Sadly Levi Stubbs passed away on October 17, 2008. Phenomenal singer

[@unwelldanny7108]

"That's how it's done in Motown" - Cyborg, Injustice 2

[@GwanThwei]

Gotta admit, thinking about Mother Brain singing 'Mean Green Mother from Outer Space' is pretty funny

[@masonasaro2118]

i thought of that, too!

[@oneinathousand2156]

Samus Aran was too busy fighting the real Mother Brain to show up here I guess.

[@ceceliaacaba2739]

The Purple Meanie Thank you! Another person noticed that Samus wasn’t here, I wish she would blow Simon’s Brains out Part of me is glad she never appeared the horrors they could have done to her... *shudders*

[@ridleythecunninggodofdeath1108]

Nerdy Gamer she would have been worse than the nightmare that was other m samus

[@pikaszablak7933]

I wonder what Pikachu would have looked like in this cartoon if they were around at that time?

[@maruyama_hustle8512]

Probably a generic brown rat that shoots lightning from is hands

[@railenherman6482]

Ganon’s defeat had me laughing.

[@ShyGuy83]

I used to love this show back in 2nd and 3rd grade. Seasons 1 and 2 were great, but don't get me started on Season 3. I still have a polaroid picture of a freeze frame from the Queen of Apes episode I took off my TV 25 years ago, for some odd reason. I don't know, taking polaroid pictures was just a thing for me back then.

[@autumbreeze1129]

8:41 Captain N...ostalgia Critic. The REAL Game Master. You're welcome

[@JamesLandon]

Critic: "I mean, seriously! What moron would just have a plain white background the whole entire time?"

[@alexd442]

*points at you*

[@jeuryrabassa4724]

You Doug. You're the one who does that all the time.

[@majora6767]

2:51 where is brawl when you need it the most...

[@NY4Life]

14:43-What was up with the Lord Of The Rings Vietnam Flashback?

[@melissalayson7275]

Don't know but it was hilarious nevertheless.

[@tanishambrowne1137]

Mario mario!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@nihilegojelly7747]

Anyone else here because of Simon’s reveal in Smash Ultimate?

[@Zappa_boi]

You just read my mind

[@CarlyChannel]

Someone needs to make a Smash reenactment of Captain N XD

[@theplasmapro8343]

"Never appeared in a title" Link to the past, link between worlds, links adventure

[@kelvin80583]

The legend of Zelda : Link to the past, link between worlds, links adventure

[@IvanTheGhostboy]

this show deserves a reboot

[@SomeWeeboLoser]

It should never come back.

[@Alondro77]

Hmm.. I need to search every season and see if Doug has reviewed "Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future", a rather dark and grim series for a kids' show written by the same guy who later gave us the amazing 'LoTR meets King Arthur meets Jesus in Space' series "Babylon 5".