Croc FULL SERIES Retrospective - The Most Influential* Games

[@TheGoldenBolt]

THERE IS A FIFTEENTH CROC GAME, THIS IS NOT A DRILL. CROC'S WORLD 4 HAS RELEASED Original comment below: Give me what I want.

[@Drumpizza]

I would if I could.

[@RatTailSoup4]

im sorry sir please-

[@skilldev4444]

I can't tell if this is a threat or another WWE reference.

[@jumponeverything]

More croc?

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

Croc 14 IS ON THE WAY!

[@_CNT_]

A little known fact is that one time Hideo Kojima talked to the Croc devs, and thanked them for pitching Metal Gear Racing, which ended up inspiring him to create the first strand type game

[@surfacner5989]

Oh so that's how Konami Racer was made

[@mr_indie_fan]

Death stranding...?

[@jjoshi4858]

Metal Gear Racing? What the fu-

[@MilkieBeargames]

So many facts here

[@SH19922x]

This comment is written in true Kojima style, pure nonsense.

[@tipulsar85]

Wow, I can't believe that Croc almost helped inspire the mana system in Magic: the Gathering.

[@Hynotama]

And MTG went on to inspire Kazuki Takahashi to make the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga, which led to the creation of the final version of the card game, so if you think about it, Croc inspired the creation of Yu-Gi-Oh!

[@f4u5tus]

Don't forget when Richard Garfield walked up to Jez, at an orgy during dragon con, and thanked him personally for inspiring him to even make a card game in the first place... And then everyone clapped

[@JadeyedGrey]

@@f4u5tus d… did you make that up? Because that sounds like you made that up.

[@f4u5tus]

@@JadeyedGrey of course not. Why would I lie?

[@Bloodshade]

Croc actually helped during the second attack on the Death Star. Hey, if Disney can ret-con their stupid hotel into everything, Croc can too

[@ChaosPootato]

This feels like a slow descent into madness, I can't tell when you're being sarcastic about Croc's influence anymore

[@ladyaceina]

croc inspired sarcasm by the way

[@whocares435-z9v]

Crocpilled

[@psychotheunsane7285]

@@ladyaceina Croc inspired the Gobbos to eventually evolve into humans and make games about him.

[@VoidUnderTheSun]

Man, Legend of the Gobbos was my, my cousin, and my brother's absolute CORE pillar of childhood video games. We would take turns trying to beat each level at a time for hours as a special treat of grey days on our gran's ancient computer. Truly a defining aspect for all of us.

[@recorderdude]

This KZbin subscription was inspired by Croc.

[@Deezpacks]

Everyone clapped

[@No1TARDIS]

Wow, this game series was influential. Can't believe Croc's ending inspired Banjo Tooie's sequel-bait message

[@StuartSimon]

I don’t think people actually note as much similarity in design between Croc and Banjo-Kazooie as I do. Take a look at the level textures, the similar look of the low-poly arches, the abundance of stand-out eyes, and the designs (with backpacks) of Croc and Banjo. Honestly, I’m expecting a bird to come out of Croc’s rucksack.

[@BenjoCovers]

@@StuartSimon rucksack

[@NinteSegaRarew]

Fortunately, Croc is getting a remaster, and it needs to sell extremely strong (just like the original did), and Banjo-Kazooie and Conker need to make a huge, huge, long-awaited comeback ASAP!!

[@TheCrazyEven]

You know, Croc's origins actually go so far back, it's said that the Albert J Crocodillo, the inventor of crocodiles, wrote these words down in his research notes upon looking at his creation: "You shall inspire a new generation of art, my reptilian friend." And after the crocodile ate him, his words were rediscovered by Jez Sen during secondary school centuries later, prompting him to quit school and start the part that led us to Mario 64. Thank you Dr. Crocodillo.

[@arizona-hunter6684]

Just Yes

[@jumponeverything]

I have to admit, this is the best all 14 croc games retrospective I've seen

[@charleschamp9826]

Actually there's more games. You see the entire Devil May Cry series was a Croc Spin off created by Capcom, set in an alternate universe with the premise "What if it was Baron Von Vergil that wanted more power?"

[@Magitek1112]

If freaking BUBSY can have a second chance? Anyone deserves one. So yeah, Croc should.

[@FloofPuppy]

Bubsy didn't deserve that chance.

[@fieryembers4421]

And Croc does.

[@mr_indie_fan]

Bubsy got 5 second chances.

[@Metalwario64]

@@mr_indie_fan His nine lives are almost up.

[@larrymantic2635]

Croc’s got a second chance now

[@samadams8533]

So Croc was a revolutionary series that was so influential it was often referred to as the bolt keeping 3d platforming together, along with its fame as a golden classic, it led to the series having the nickname of the golden bolt which is actually where this KZbin channel was inspired for its name from.

[@2funnyrockrs]

The stretch was so good and fluid this might be the best comment I’ve read on this channel hahaha

[@josephwellens2178]

Finally someone to bring the attention to the similarity of Crocs theme and Mario 3d World!

[@samy29987]

Straight out plagiarism lol

[@illford]

@@samy29987 no it's normal. It happens all the time. People stumble across the same ones all the time. Plagiarism is hard to define if there's no singing. Also I doubt it since 3D world came out easy after everyone forgot about Croc. By your logic a lot of music now is plagiarism because they share the same chord progression.

[@diegomedina9637]

I hear more 'Price is Right' in there.

[@lamontyaboy718]

@@illford Admittedly it does sound VERY similar. I actually had to listen to the actual music from both games to make sure Golden Bolt wasn't joking about something else Croc inspired but not really. But I do believe it was probably just a coincidence. Some music is just going to sound alike, plus it's not the most unique sounding song, it's seems fairly generic.

[@mayravixx25]

I thought it sounded familiar when I heard the theme for Super Mario 3D World. Now I know why

[@MikeyInsanity]

Coming back here with the reveal of the Croc remastered trailer. His influence shall continue!

[@dragoncrashhero12]

You thought Breath of the Wild invented open world games or that Persona 5 invented Japan? Cute It was all done by the Crocster, baby

[@MarcSola7]

2 years after this video was released, Croc's making a comeback.

[@neroc-bass6172]

And the devs ironically two years later confirmed an HD remake of Croc 1.

[@jagenigma]

Now my headcannon of how Croc came to be was Croc is a manifestation of Argonaut and the gobbos rescue Argonaut in the beginning of the game series.

[@Vulnresati]

I love the story about how the Empress of Australia herself came to Argonauts and thanked them for the idea of crocodiles

[@GameApologist]

Well now I want to put together a list of 3D platformers for the Saturn to remind myself how sad I was as a Sega kid. Absolutely AMAZING video, man

[@skibot9974]

Sonic 3D blast and the tomb raider games come to mind

[@TheGoldenBolt]

At least you got all those sick shmups, it evens out. It doesn't but let's just say it does.

[@Iaminsideofyourwalls]

Does Sonic Jam count?

[@Carsonj13]

@@Iaminsideofyourwalls Not really? That was only one stage... But There was Burning Rangers, kinda... Ninpen Manmaru... Uh... That's about it in the way of exclusives?

[@ciprianmogosanu7169]

willy wombat?

[@Brigantine-zinc]

Ratchet and Clank thanked you for the inspiration for gold bolts, just trust me.

[@TheGoldenBolt]

My brand is actually inspired by Croc, thank you

[@Brigantine-zinc]

@@TheGoldenBolt you're welcome... Jonathan

[@Diphenhydra]

4:15 maybe I would’ve been asking “Johnathan, what does this have to do with Croc” if I knew your name was Johnathan. Instead, at that part I said, “that was a funny WWE quote, I’m adding it to my vernacular. Ty Goldy Boy.” Also, I know nothing about this series except there was a single game on the PlayStation but I always like learning about video games so I’m gonna watch it. And now that I’m done I will add that the through line joke of Croc inspiring every entertainment piece never failed to make me laugh.

[@over7532]

Well said my guy

[@FrankCosbyNo-Relation]

_Croc's reptilian design was actually the inspiration for Alduin, the dragon from Skyrim._ Todd Howard actually thanked the croc devs and gave them 100% of skyrims profits

[@enviousgaming3250]

i did not know that

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

"Everyone in the room clapped" Yeah that statement of his felt like some serious "that really happened" shit.

[@Mrnotpib]

Reminds me of the Facebook page “this didn’t happen so much it unhappended things that did”.

[@Gatorade69]

It really did. I was there and I was clapping too.

[@passingrando6457]

It's true. I was the Malaysian rent boy someone hid under the table when everyone walked in.

[@jumponeverything]

You can really feel the rapid descent into madness over the duration of the video

[@Mace2.0]

A lost Croc game, huh.. Wait, 14TH? The hell did I miss?

[@spongebelt]

Some are on ps4 as just terrible pixel 2D games lol

[@KingMario128]

That one Twitter user must be doing backflips at the moment. Also, croc coming back after death is a mechanic that FromSoft took for the Dark Souls series and Hidetaka Miyazaki went to thank Jez San and Croc for this idea.

[@scooberz2015]

"Gobbo dees nutritious meals". We officially have the greatest "sponsored by" transition of all time. (also it doesn't suck, it's just mediocrity personified)

[@gnbman]

If Croc comes back, they'd better not change his eyes like Kao the Kangaroo. Croc 1 has an analog control option though. It doesn't completely fix the control issues, but it's an improvement.

[@ZombifiedBuizel]

He's coming back.

[@simonesabino3893]

Fun fact : God actually met with San and thanked him for the idea of creating crocodiles.

[@raikohzx4323]

While it's rude to admit having an ad-skipper, nothing quite matches hearing, "Let me tell you about how you can gobbo deez nu-"

[@TheGoldenBolt]

Oh thank god, it worked perfectly then

[@henryapplebottom7231]

This comment section is a fascinating, wholesome cursed.

[@kylespevak6781]

I honestly thought the Segway was gonna be deez nuts

[@mothersbasement]

Jokes were really on point in this one. The whole mobile section had me dying.

[@daveraschke]

Soup boi

[@js6698]

Well, one joke. He just made it 17 times.

[@ThibautMahringer]

The Croc is coming back, and I’m excited ❤

[@RandomStuf69]

My Family and I watched this video in awe. We thanked you for making this video, everyone applaused

[@joniivee]

you really got me by referring to the original croc as "croc prime" lmao

[@FedoraKirb]

Can’t believe Croc became the inspiration for Namco High! There’s even secret lore that says he’s its founder in the files, what a great way to honor him.

[@tipulsar85]

Woke up this morning and did not expect to see Croc 1 get remade on the bingo card.

[@jollyjep]

I always liked Croc legend of the gobbos, even though it plays atrociously, i always found it really charming. A new croc could possibly do the impossible and actually be good!

[@lenarmangum8630]

It doesn’t play “atrociously” it’s actually pretty fun once you get past the tank controls, it’s a fun charming little platformer. Also you haven’t played Croc 2 have you, that games controls smoothly.

[@Wayneisboss]

I feel like I've been subjected to knowledge I wasn't allowed to possess

[@AraleNorimaki-b1c]

THEY'RE BRINGING BACK CROC

[@BetterCallJamie]

I don’t buy many games but I’m sure as hell buying Croc Remastered

[@reallycool]

I'm not a completionist, you know this, but leaving the gem at 1:01 made me feel so hollow

[@TheGoldenBolt]

That's exactly why I did it.

[@RawrX32009]

@@TheGoldenBolt Devious asf😈😈😈

[@TheMoonRover]

I was quite surprised when I replayed Croc 1 a couple of years ago and discovered that you can use the right analog stick to control the camera. There can't be many earlier games which do that.

[@TyJax]

I wonder if my birth was inspired by croc in some way. One could hope.

[@TheGoldenBolt]

I can't see any other explanation

[@tempestfennac9687]

I never had problems with Croc 1's controls to be honest (it was the very first 3D platformer I ever played admittedly). The need to buy items in Croc 2 was an annoyance admittedly (needing all 100 Crystals from a level to fully heal didn't bother me that much being as the boat race in world 1 and the Flavio the Thermal Fish boss fight in world 2 were both quick and easy to finish while giving 100 Crystals upon completion). My biggest issue with 2 was the fact that you only got one shot at certain rooms where you could acquire Golden Gobbos, requiring the whole level to be done over if I lost a life during them.

[@theshadowdirector]

Something I've learnt over time is that when you hear contradictory stories, especially those that are decades apart, is that it's very possible that neither side is lying or at least doesn't believe they are lying. Human memory is scary and unreliable.

[@StoryTeller796]

Especially when your mind is disabled.

[@theshadowdirector]

@@StoryTeller796 well I can't speak for any of the people involved in that regard.

[@StoryTeller796]

@@theshadowdirector Can I as someone with Autism, Depression and ADHD?

[@theshadowdirector]

@@StoryTeller796 I mean I have a high functioning autism as well. But inconsistency of memory is just something most people experience I believe.

[@StoryTeller796]

@@theshadowdirector Yeah, I agree. Especially from what I've seen whenever I tell people things they themselves said and then tell me they have never heard of that and either praise me for my genius or criticize me for my madness.

[@deltawolf]

I heard Croc directly inspired Elden Ring.

[@dronessential]

Baron Dante's return in Croc 2 was better explained by miles than Palpatine's return.

[@chimpmasterflex]

I'm not afraid to say, the enemies in croc 1 scared me as a child lol. In particular the kind of "devil" ones. I recall them making weird sounds too.

[@t0xcn253]

As I pulled up this video, having just subbed to you and looked at your last few uploads, I just so happened to have Croc: Legend of the Gobbos running its "attract mode" on the TV behind me, because my gf has been in the process of playing through it this week after beating all of the Spyro games. EDIT: OMG she was just saying how much she loved his little backpack earlier today, and I absolutely got it in the first place because it was "something I could play with my girlfriend" That was some solid market research!

[@AC_Philosopher]

You helped me find the game I played when I was literally a small toddler. Had vague memories of a ps 1 game about a crocodile character and that’s pretty much it. Awesome man

[@LeoYoshi54321]

I can't believe George Lucas got inspirationg for the two suns on Tatooine from Croc's World 1. Absolutely incredible

[@DeviousPie2]

Miyamoto is an unparalleled genius and the greatest mind in the video game industry. That said, if he were anyone else, we would say that he kind of has a track record of taking other people's ideas without giving proper credit.

[@nothinginteresting7558]

To be fair, the dude pretty much invented the platfomer genre both in 2d and 3d, yet you don't see him credited for every sidescroller ever made post Super Mario Bros.

[@untalkativeowl6774]

@@nothinginteresting7558 because side scroller platformers existed way before Super Mario Bros on the NES

[@SdudyoyO]

As I grew up with Sega, the Saturn being my first 3D console, this was my first 3D Platformer. I haven't played it since I was like four, but I remember very fondly. I remember it being the first game I ever played that brought up a message when your controller was unplugged. And I thought that was so cool.

[@BlaxxShadow]

Bolt, you've got me questioning my own sanity with this one.

[@9aracna.]

I really enjoy playing the first Croc, I also like how it has a few secret levels scattered about, like that platform you see at 8:43 below the gear to the left

[@derpybubblez7746]

I like how Super Mario 3D World, intentionally or not, has part of the Croc theme in it.

[@DoonGhard]

I knew there was a good reason why Croc: Legend of the Gobbos is one of my childhood beloveds.

[@xanastarYT]

So Croc 1 controls like Tomb Raider but without the level design of Tomb Raider that makes it work. NEAT.

[@spookygravez]

Croc has always been one of my favorite games! I grew up playing with my mom on her PS1 and still own it to this day. Glad to see it get recognition!

[@RatTailSoup4]

so far the most amazing thing I've seen in the video was the power glove working

[@OrionXIXI]

28:14 Partly correct, but worth noting Rare had a fairly modern style of dual analog FPS control scheme available in Goldeneye and Perfect Dark, both earlier than Alien Resurrection, that let you plug in a second controller and hold one in each hand. A weird and pretty experimental idea, but the end result is essentially very similar to what you'd expect from a modern FPS on controller, all the way back in 1997.

[@0boro]

I'm inclined to believe that Miyamoto took inspiration because he always says that nothing inspires him. As if Breath of the wild didn't take inspiration from games like Skyrim...

[@vladalexan]

also literally having ubisoft towers

[@N.i.E.M.O]

Well, he essentially claims to have no respect for anything gaming other than what he himself creates, so... Yeah. He's a pompous asshole.

[@TeamSoraPresents]

[when he starts talking about mobile shovelware] Welp. It's official: you've lost your goddamn mind.

[@0ctopusComp1etely]

You know, I always wondered where the idea for Sequels came from. I never would have guessed Croc 2 was the very first one. So inspiring. Thanks Argonauts.

[@Oldnoname]

Croc was my favorite game as a little kid. I think you undersell how fun the game was.

[@sammosaurusrex]

Unnecessarily and unreasonably thorough. I'm here for it.

[@FaolanHart]

Its been years. But I still have that main menu music living rent free in my head.

[@AlexxxMYLSince2013]

Croc 16 is coming soon!! But the plot twist is that its a Remaster 😂. Im so happy about it.

[@Iaminsideofyourwalls]

Did you know that Yuji Naka thanked the creator of croc's world for the idea of a blue ball doing a homing attack?

[@Sandgamedude]

Did you know that Steven Spielberg thanked the creator's of croc for the idea of Jurassic park

[@ScradeCottontail]

@@Sandgamedude did you know that God credited the Croc creators for the idea of dinosaurs

[@markerikson7423]

17:14 Ballistic Meg, more like Missile Meg! Makes sense when you realize that WONDER was meant to call back to the mid-90s

[@bigmclargehuge8219]

Oh boy, let's get this started!!!

[@hotpawsmathsandscience3124]

to this day i still love croc, he's just so adorable, even though his games aren't very pleasant to play

[@SylvesterAshcroft88]

Croc 3 would be amazing, THQ Nordic are you listening?

[@Gatorade69]

They can't hear you. They are being embraced in a hug of death.

[@playbossthebest936]

40:47 croc even managed to inspire super mario maker 2. I'm impressed

[@brainofmarcy]

I can't believe you referenced that Batista promo!!! When you paused I said "they're allowed" to myself and chuckled. I lost my *mind* when you said it too!

[@Aaaa-g6u8e]

Croc is the only game I described as a strange hybrid combining some elements from Mario, Sonic, and Crash Bandicoot when I was young. And really? *14 games??* Good lord...

[@OrionStarzz]

Who's here after the announcement of the remaster? :D

[@enviousgaming3250]

me

[@l3wismoreman9227]

Me

[@patrickholt8782]

The argonaut developers would later go up to the core developers and thank them for having a character with tank controls and a backpack.

[@paragonjones13]

I love to think that the devs had a revolving door of thank yous at one singular convention 😅

[@TheDanTheManShow]

Imagine if we lived in the timeline where we got that Yoshi racing game and Croc never existed. It sounds awful.

[@borederlands5387]

The first person shooter as we know it wouldn't exist

[@Bman-dr8hx]

And Now Croc legends of the of the gabbos is getting a remaster.

[@BAIGAMING]

Imagine Jez San taking a trip to Japan and everyone calling him San-san because in their culture they call business associates by their last names and they add a "-san" suffix to add respect.

[@TimGaukerToons]

He goes to an arcade and everyone's calling his name... but they're actually talking about Capcom's "Sonson"

[@mally27]

Watched this to see why it was part of the RnC series retrospective playlist, and I am glad. I would never have guessed that TJ Fixman was directly inspired by Jez Sen's story.

[@Professor_SpaceTime]

Played a shit ton of Croc and Croc 2 as a kid. Good memories getting lost in those worlds. When you're a kid everything seems so much bigger, but Croc's world just felt so...alive? So organic? The atmosphere was just so engrossing, definitely super impressive for the time.

[@Orcbrother13]

This was a game from my childhood. my sisterand I loved it. We did not have a nintendo 64 to compare it to other games so for us it was great.

[@GelberDracheLP]

I never finished Croc as a kid I was so terrible in platforms as a kid, it was crazy

[@RedSoul001]

37:38 I thought this opening joke was going to be the highlight of this segment. I was not prepared to laugh throughout the all 10 minutes of it. Comedy Gold 🥇. 😂

[@AskForDoodles]

I was so confused about the Croc 2 footage, because when I played Croc it back in my day I could've sworn they looked just like the Jellies in the first game, so I looked it up and yeah... The US version is the only one where they look like Lifesavers. All other regions got the regular jelly jumps (in different colors).

[@hellotherefriendss]

I remember playing world 1 of this game and thinking “ damn everyone was too hard on this game -it’s great” Then I got to world 2

[@minty9245]

Knowing that croc was the inspiration behind one of the movies of all time : Morbius, I’m in awe.

[@DMofPuppets]

Little known fact, Dave Batista not only made the decision to try his hand at Hollywood because of Croc's brave jump to mobile gaming but also gained the inspiration to leave Evolution after see Argonauts go out on their own and creating Croc.

[@UDPlaythroughs1990]

Here that Mario Croc revolutionized and innovated the 3D collectathon genre.

[@postapocalypse0763]

I don't know what shocks me more, that you touched this series or that there's 14 of the damn things. I only knew the first two and a few Gameboy or Mobile games

[@roonkolos]

Don't know which I love more: The "Croc Inspired X" jooe or the "I'm a little teapot" joke ♡

[@WelshGiraffa]

Back in my day there was only 2 Croc games

[@Astrovite]

Idk what it is but those collectibles in Croc LOG felt so magical to me as a kid.

[@Mr.Boglin]

This is 100% why the Hungry, Indie Studios made up of people with Passion will *ALWAYS* Overcome and be better at their jobs than those being paid to do a job they're not interested in.

[@VexAcer]

Croc 1 does support the Dualshock actually despite technically coming out before it. In one of the PlayStation Underground discs Croc is amongst the footage of devs talking about implementing the controller (They can actually be seen play testing with the Dual Analog which is the precursor to the DualShock). It's true the game is 100% tank controls with the dpad. The implementation of the stick is kinda weird though? It's like half 3d movement and half tank, it's hard to describe. Still makes it much easier to play at least. I didn't have the issues with the later levels like you said, but I also used the stick for the entire run instead of just rocking the dpad.

[@TheGoldenBolt]

My comment was more aimed at the fact that the game wasn't able to be designed _around_ analog controls from the jump! DualShock factoring into late-stage testing, even six months prior to release let's say, it wouldn't have been able to make a huge impact on the game's core design.

[@VexAcer]

@@TheGoldenBolt That's true although tbh I didn't think the game demanded too much platforming wise (at least when I played it anyway). Croc's movement becoming directional when you jumped definitely helped when lining up jumps even in the later stages. I do think it's still mostly unremarkable though. Definitely a product of its time although I do adore the presentation/soundtrack.

[@TheiaOfTruth]

The fact this video is inexplicably in the R&C Playlist makes it 10000000% funnier

[@TayTheNeonNeko]

14:46 Oh yeah, I think I remember hearing about Yuju Naka driving up to to the Croc Devs in his Ferrari to thank them for the idea of Sonic's rings.

[@cameronjohnson918]

I cant believe this didnt come up in my feed. The nostalgia with that opening was unreal