Custom Robo intro cutscene (high quality)

[@princeraphael1139]

This was literally the coolest thing i had ever seen in my life as a kid. Right next to Zoids and beyblades

[@pistolpete7280]

Almost 20 years later and this intro is still SICK AF

[@808Mark]

Agreed

[@MacandBloo4ever]

How?

[@pistolpete7280]

@@MacandBloo4ever ?

[@omaralejandromartinezorteg2139]

Actually looks awesome, even after all this timw😊

[@Infinikyz]

The most important video game intro on the internet.

[@RoboticTable]

So much unrecognized potential here. Goddamn Nintendo I don't want another Mario, I want more of THIS!

[@PhiOpsAurelio]

You never asked for Mario.

[@808Mark]

Right??

[@protocetid]

Nintendo to anyone who expresses desire for something pretty reasonable that they stubbornly refuse to do: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJSndopspd1ohq8

[@commanderjames5564]

Too bad Japan got almost every game and North America got like one

[@maverickhuntermeta4954]

​@@commanderjames55642 if you count Custom Robo Arena on DS.

[@Xloudy684]

This was a distant DISTANT memory from childhood. Took me a while to finally find this. Used to LOVE this game.

[@glowbird1094]

The whole custom robo series was a legend

[@PKSkyler]

I LOVED this fucking game...and this intro made the game seem even more badass than it actually was lol....we need a new custom robo fr.

[@808Mark]

Seriously we do!

[@commanderjames5564]

Yeah, the intro does show the game cooler than it is. But I love the game too

[@PKSkyler]

@@commanderjames5564 i used to imagine as a kid that they would make a custom robo game that was like this intro. either FPS or just really well made.

[@Zoras88]

THEY SHOULD'VE BROUGHT THIS BACK WHEN THEY MADE AMIIBOS!

[@mcmxcimega]

This was a great game. The GameCube was a wonderful system

[@Monunga]

*game uses it's entire budget in one cutscene* *still manages to be extremely memorable in spite of that*

[@rolanjohnson9827]

1:42 Dead-on target 🎯.

[@ImmortalStride]

Finally after 18 years I've finally seen the full cutscene, my copy would crash without fail after Seal Head gets destroyed. At least the rest of the game was perfectly playable.

[@DGENexMACHINA]

*Patiently awaiting the next release...

[@gamashito3771]

This game was ahead of it's time

[@BuddyguyBret]

Literally the greatest cinematic in game history xD!

[@dirt_dert_durt]

Someone should edit more Doom door opening sfx into this

[@zekiertheripper6299]

I wish new Custom robo in switch game

[@Kyur.]

I guess the developers love to use that Doom door sound for this intro.

[@istvanfodor9749]

Hello my fellow custom robo fans. The ending of this game having a little fps action if memory serves me correct sparks a curiosity in me of potentially taking an emulation and modding it to play out the entire game in that way. I feel like that would have untold potential

[@Garhunt05]

You can play the entire game that way after you beat the game for the first time you just need to flip up on the c stick

[@Blackout987]

@@Garhunt05 wtf! i did not know this

[@zeo-pe5sg]

Yes, still want a new game for this

[@dynomight3855]

If there ever was a remake of this game based completely from this intro, I would die a happy man

[@TheCooldanman]

I think he says that because your probably the first one ever to release this intro sequence in HD which I also have been hunting for. THANKS

[@codybender5332]

Ok but … what is the SONG!!!!

[@RainSpitter]

Who’s watching in 2024?

[@Mechagator]

The Family Video screens all around the store always seemed to have this on back then, glad too, since it made me an instant fan

[@luckyluu683]

Do you remember what year it was? I always enjoyed renting this game from the video stores in 2004.

[@zeo-pe5sg]

God what a core memory

[@G2BattleConvoy]

This intro puts all other Gundam game intros *TO SHAME!!!!!*

[@RevolutionaryOven]

To me, this intro does NOT look like a 2004 game, something more like 2011 on the Wii or something. Holy crud. I never even noticed the high quality until just now. Just look at every other game's cheesy CGI intros back in 2004.

[@jonn_mace_80_95_]

Shoot, that opening sequence to me looks like it's something from this generation with their Switch (2017-????) console. Many of the Nintendo games with the Gamecube were ahead of their time.

[@lowmax4431]

@@jonn_mace_80_95_ the intro is slick but the game is nothing like this unfortunately.

[@jonn_mace_80_95_]

@@lowmax4431 We were talking solely about the presentation, not the actual gameplay itself.

[@ToaofAnarchy19]

I would kill to know the name of this song

[@Wimbleknob]

Used to boot up the game just to watch this intro when I didn't have enough time to play the game. This game was the best. Nintendo gave us all the finger when they let this trademark expire. A current-gen Custom Robo would be awesome, with how popular mech/gunpla culture is now, on top of fighting games being more popular than ever. At least I still have the Cube...

[@xFLuM]

Ahead of its time

[@codybender5332]

They very well could make an ACTUAL GAME like this nowadays , using the cube cannon to launch yourself into a battle royale city , customizing your own robot before entering, and being able to switch attachments if you kill enemy bots

[@ponces2452]

I think I hear the sound of doom's door.

[@theonewhowrotethis5681]

I really miss this series (why did Arena have to be the last game?). Apparently Ray 01 almost made it in Smash Ultimate. Hopefully I'm proven wrong and they actually do add him to the base (or DLC) roster.

[@protoluigi2047]

Where did you get the information that he almost made it? I remember that also happened with Chun-Li.

[@theonewhowrotethis5681]

@@protoluigi2047 This post was made before the Grinch Banner Leak was proven to be false. A 4Chan post that matched what that leak guessed metioned that Ray 01 was considered at one point but was dropped. As the banner leak ended up being false, that post that mentioned Ray 01 almost making the cut was also false. That being said, Ray MK II was considered back when Melee was being made. However, MK II didn't make the cut as Sakurai didn't like the idea of making a character that predominately fights with projectiles (though Mega Man exists ever since Smash 4). On the plus side, Ray MK III is a Mii Gunner costume and 4 spirits exist in Smash Ultimate.

[@protoluigi2047]

@@theonewhowrotethis5681 At least it’s not completely forgotten. A lot of Smash fans are upset that Waluigi’s not playable, but at least he’s popular enough to be an assist trophy, Custom Robo was demoted from assist trophy status to just references. Hope to see a Custom Robo rep along with Saki from Sin and Punishment playable in the sequel.

[@protoluigi2047]

@@theonewhowrotethis5681 Also, where did you get the info that a Ray model was considered for Melee? I don't see any mention of a Custom Robo considered as a fighter.

[@theonewhowrotethis5681]

@@protoluigi2047 There was an interview that he had in the past. I roughly translated it back when I was a member of Smashboards. I'll see where it's at.

[@BankotsuSeven]

This game was the best game I plaged during the GC era! GC was the best console with the best games and this was definitely one of them! Bring this back! Stick to the formula and improve on it! Online Battles! Leaderboards! All of it! Bring it back!!! I need it back!!!

[@JunaidWolf3]

One of the producers of this game went on to become the founder of the Pokémon company

[@luckyluu683]

who was that? :O

[@JunaidWolf3]

@@luckyluu683 Tsunekazu Ishihara

[@luckyluu683]

@@JunaidWolf3 thanks!

[@FireyDevilPepper]

I so desperately wish they released action figures of the Robos, I remember wanting nothing more than a Ray 01 action figure. Hell even now as im 19 about to turn 20 I wish they made figures for this game so so bad

[@joestout2326]

Ahh... when op's used to be Something FIERCE! wouldn't mind watching an anime switching between this art style and regular animation.... but i guess it would be just like code lyoko then?

[@SlawBunnies909]

Best game ever!

[@brownsplat5552]

I'm sold, but I think I'm years late unfortunately

[@Wolf10media]

aaah Custom robo that one game where you and your homie fight a squabbling couple in a tag team robo battle all because of one accusing the other of having an affair. A situation caused by your home boy dropping a girl's phone number on the ground in front of the neighbor's front yard mind you.

[@Majora48]

I need this so bad. Uuuugg I wish I could just forget this game because I’ll never get to play it again and I miss it!!!!

[@lowmax4431]

Use dolphin :)

[@madamastersgaming]

awwwww the nostalgia

[@amcheeze6782]

Way before its time.... So sad

[@jonn_mace_80_95_]

*AHEAD of its time.

[@rayzas4885]

Nah the gameplay is great but it shows it age sometimes

[@Dicus239]

Anybody else mad that they didn't put a single piece of the main robot in the game? The closest you could get was that robot body you got by going through the game's challenge mode to a certain point

[@DECA808]

its in there just endgame stuff

[@Phatcat200]

I love you.

[@davidlaush180]

Anyone know what gear the Ray 01 in this intro uses? So like what is his gun, bomb, and pod? Trying to recreate something like that in game.

[@gummypeachrings]

Reflection Pods ( I think thats what it's called) Freeze Bomb The gun like that isn't in the game, but the second gun he has is the shotgun Balance Feet too.

[@deathstinger13]

first gun is the Rayfall gun, I think. And none of the weapons in the FMV act anything like the ones in the actual game aside from generic traits common to pretty much all weapons of their class.

[@davidlaush180]

deathstinger13 Which is also quite possibly the only annoying part of this FMV because these gun animations look menacing.

[@theonewhowrotethis5681]

Sorry for necroing this post, but based on models alone, the parts are the following (according to what I wrote on the Robopedia in the past): Ray 01 (with whiter kneecaps) Rayfall Gun (functions like Gatling Gun), then Trap Gun (functions like either Sniper Gun or Shot Gun) Freeze Bomb (functions like Wall Bomb) Reflection Pod (only 2 got deployed in the FMV though as Reflection actually deploys 3 in game) Formula Legs (though their color is a deeper blue and they function more like Standard Legs)

[@varenshan7731]

What game was this exactly ?

[@BlaizeTheDragon]

Basically a 3D arena fighter. As the name implies you customise your robo with different parts for combat while following a linear (and honestly bland) story outside of it. Unfortunately the intro makes the game seem waaay cooler than it actually is but had surprisingly fun combat and is worth checking out for some of the robo designs and throwing them into a scrap. Oh and the multiplayer is rather enjoyable too.

[@BlaizeTheDragon]

Umm thanks I guess? XD

[@lowmax4431]

And then you play the game and realize it's just a mediocre N64 game and is nothing like the intro ;_;

[@protocetid]

I agree it’s not as cool as the intro but calling it a mediocre N64 title is harsh. There's still a small fanbase playing it competitively.

[@wompstopm123]

if only they didnt have so much fucking diologue in this peice of shit game i wouldnt have gotten bored

[@alfredthegreatking]

What? The dialogue was hilarious... ADHD having ass.

[@wompstopm123]

@@alfredthegreatking go play it and 4 hours in the game is still pelting you with tutorials. no thanks

[@animedude121]

@@alfredthegreatkingright bro straight needs some meds wild shit take but still a SHITTAKE.