Failed Game Consoles - The Act Man

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Who needs a new Xbox Series X or PS5 when I've got my Philips-CDI hooked up to my Apple Pippin so I can play Gex on Virtual Boy. There sure are a lot of failed gaming consoles out there! But what are they? Why were they made? And why did they fail? Join me as we take a look at some of the biggest flops in gaming history!
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___TIME STAMPS___
Introduction - 0:00
Virtual Boy - 4:40
Google Stadia - 7:52
Philips CDI - 10:54
Ouya - 13:02
3DO - 15:36
Sega - 18:18
Wii U - 20:39
Apple Pippin - 23:04
Atari Jaguar -25:06
Hyperscan - 27:03
Nintendo 64 DD - 28:34
Nokia N-Gage - 31:23
Conclusion 32:16
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[@TheActMan]

Download Pascal's Wager here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/1456650/view/3044969559719505605 Bro it's crazy how many weird, failed consoles there are out there. RIP to everyone that backed Ouya on Kickstarter

[@cappin9407]

Ok

[@Lucky_9705]

These consoles deserved better

[@edgemaxxer1573]

No

[@mrbagel6743]

Ahhhhh!!!!

[@The_Diddler1629]

wheres the kfc console

[@Kyotosomo]

My dad worked at a 3D0 so that was my first console and I've literally never met another human being who's owned one lol.

[@fiyum333]

have you met any animals who've owned one?

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

Did you love it?

[@ipf9492]

I had a mate in high school back in the day who owned one. Never saw him fire it up though, it just sat under his PS1.

[@ScreamTard]

Man that is awesome

[@mancamiatipoola]

The game it released with, CRASH AND BURN was quite a foreshadowing thing. XD

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Google Stadia instantly became so irrelevant that I honestly completely forgot about its existence until you mentioned it

[@starchild3215]

I never even heard about it until recently

[@whitephillip6997]

@@starchild3215 They spammed KZbin with horrible ads for about a year... so you're lucky you didn't endure that shit

[@starchild3215]

@@whitephillip6997 I know this sounds crazy but I kinda wanna watch a stadia add and see just how horrible it is

[@danielmcdonald8509]

Same. Until I see a KZbin video talking about it, I forget the stadia exists. The fact that a company as big as Google can make a game service that forgettable is laughable.

[@plaguemaster308]

@@starchild3215 Google made something with no search feature at all

[@HisRoyalMajestyKingofWeedshire]

Pretty poetic that 3DO's launch game was called "Crash and Burn."

[@John-X]

dude that was hilarious, there is no way, a failed game console's only game was Crash and Burn 😂😂😂

[@qunt100]

@@John-XI will be honest though. If I ever get my hands on a 3DO, first game I am getting is crash and burn. Racing games in general are fun, and this is a 3do exclusive.

[@shino1300]

I remember having a Wii U when I was younger, and I had a good experience with it despite the poor sales. Everyone I talked to would ask me "Hey, do you have any games?" and I would be like "Yeah, I have some". Then when asked what console I had, I told them I had a Wii U. They usually looked at me "wtf is that?".

[@paulovalente738]

The wii u was a pretty good system probably one of my favourite Mario games

[@qunt100]

@@paulovalente738 Smash bros 4 was also really good. Yoshis wooly world. It has an exclusive mario tennis game. Sonic lost world I am planning on trying out soon. Most games have been ported over to switch anyways. But alot of others still havent. Another game I gotta mention that is an eshop exclusive to the Wii U is the game fast racing neo. It is pretty cheap, it was like 14 bucks. And it looks and plays pretty well to. And is most likely going to be gone and forgotten when the eshop goes down in march. But it makes me strongly think of F-zero. The other cool thing is it has like a 5 dollar DLC option. I dunno, I love my racing games. So I figured I would mention that If you didn't know. I am sure there are others. But fast racing neo is pretty legit for 15 bucks.

[@dustinrausch5008]

@@qunt100 Fast Racing Neo is on the Switch under the title of Fast RMX, FYI.

[@qunt100]

@@dustinrausch5008 Yah but it isn't the same game. It is a sequel to that game. There is a prequel on the wii.

[@crazedlunatic43]

Wii U was misunderstood. Something that I appreciate about it over the Switch is how much personality it had. The OS wasn’t bland and silent and it had some great games for it.

[@morganweinstock167]

The Wii U feels like a strange case where the console itself was a failure, but has an absolutely stunning library of games.

[@KANDEN3000]

And better online shop, retrocompability, apps, ect. than the Switch

[@bishop716]

This is actually the reason i have mine set up by my computer. Ive put so much money into getting all my retro games.

[@Matanumi]

And it'll become a God damn collectable

[@guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943]

@@bishop716 you can hook it up to your computer? I also have one.

[@gjergjaurelius9798]

Yup along with turbo graphics 16, dreamcast, neo geo pocket color, sega Saturn and....idk that's all I got

[@CriticalNobody]

If you ever want to go down a crazy rabbit hole, look up the Gizmondo. Failed portable console who’s CEO turned out to have ties to the Swedish mafia and crashed a Ferrari. It’s banana sandwiches

[@TheActMan]

I wanted to talk about that console but the video was too long as it is haha

[@randomnerd3402]

@@TheActMan Then make a dedicated vid on it

[@xenodayz6748]

hey I love ur videos man keep the good content going

[@whatareyoudoingthis4]

@Yarp Yarp You'd be surprised.

[@countofarcadia]

@@randomnerd3402 The problem with Gizmondo is that beyond the crazy aspect of Tiger Telematics and the fact that the surviving units are slowly melting- it had maybe 14 released games. The Gizmondo just is more of a blip in Gaming History. Maybe a quickfire episode including the Commodore G64 and Amstrad GX4000 would be the better option with the NEC PC-FX as well.

[@thedudeofdudes6687]

“It’s called a cell phone” had me laughing out loud in the gym!

[@cameronthomasfunnyclips]

Same

[@codyandfriendsplay12]

The Sega Dreamcast and Wii U wasn’t even bad consoles, they just came out at either bad time, or had bad marketing. I liked playing with both

[@BugsoftheSea]

I still use my wii u on a regular basis

[@PivotHeld]

wii u was the biggest piece of sh1t console ever. wtf you smoking

[@troll2161]

@@BugsoftheSeaSame. Mostly for the hd Zelda games and „gamepad“ titles like captain toad.

[@qunt100]

Smash bros Wii U is still a killer smash bros. game. I can't really think of anything else though. I also liked the Wii U and 3DS eshops as well. A ton of games on the Wii U that still don't exist on switch yet. And switch just lacks the personality. All the menus are blank with no music playing.

[@MrSpiritstealer]

It probably didn’t help that there were people who actually thought the Wii U was an add on and not a whole brand new console.

[@TetraBitGaming]

Background music in this video: 👌😔

[@jamesharris1452]

That al Kharid music gets me everytime

[@hxgb1547]

It's kinda catchy

[@filipjackowski1066]

Flute salad distorted is a banger

[@MrGuy..]

Ikr cuphead has a very good soundtrack

[@janusiers]

You're here?!

[@fastony9659]

The Ouya is what happens when a bunch of parents think "Hey how hard can it be?"

[@kyotheman69]

well at lease they tried, the Ouya at lease was interesting, only issue is that tech can be replaced in short period of time, they should of treated more like console then PC

[@shawklan27]

It's some ok boomer shit

[@Redditaurus]

@kyotheman69 least not lease, 2 diff words

[@ootdega]

@Insert_text_here No, they don't. They spelled it wrong twice, and used "should of" and "then" instead of "than," with many words outright missing. They're a moron. Like most of the Internet.

[@ootdega]

@Insert_text_here Perhaps. I see it often enough that it's a safe assumption to make, though. These are distinctly American mistakes.

[@mikerolfe1842]

When I was a teen I watched and rewatched AVGN time and time again and again and again. Now, in my mid-20s, this video felt like a very welcome trip to the past. Thank you

[@johncase1353]

I actually enjoyed the Ouya..... For 2 hours before it overheated and permanently broke. So much for that fan they claimed was so powerful since they didn't take in how you had to have proper ventilation.

[@misty_moon292]

The virtual boy will always look like a portable camp grill

[@sub-zero5433]

@@aproe610 amongoose

[@sub-zero5433]

ew tf2

[@jacksonslaymaker3901]

@@aproe610 that was my first thought

[@hunterhaon4265]

The fact that no one is pointing out that it's a expansion to a console not its own console it says a lot about his community here

[@therealpskilla502]

Looks to me like an old tripod camera, like my dad probably had once

[@jj70098]

This is like playing 3DO at Gex’s house.

[@GTNyt]

i love the economy

[@mackenziesmith6467]

Me too

[@bernietea]

Is it Gex night?

[@GTNyt]

@@bernietea its always gex night

[@that_deadeyegamer7920]

@@GTNyt did I hear Gex?

[@rkip123456]

Despite being 15 when the Virtual Boy came to the US, the perfect age for video games, if I hadn't stuck my face in one at Blockbuster, I never would have seen one. It's such a terrible product that I don't know a single person who bought one.

[@ManjiMedia86]

Me.. I am that kid that had his mom buy him one. I played tennis 4 times and went back to 64

[@rkip123456]

@@ManjiMedia86 Now I know one. Before you, the closest I got to knowing someone who bought one was a friend who rented one from Blockbuster.

[@chainsawplayin]

it uses red LEDs because they were and still are the cheapest of them all, so Nintendo cheaped out on their "revolutionary" portable black-and-white SNES.

[@qunt100]

I would have bought it back then simply for the novelty of it. But I was like 3 at that time. No concept of time or thought.

[@TRG_R17]

Reply 5

[@lordkuku]

My childhood was very lucky and unlucky. My parents opened a Video Store in 1982- 2002. We rented video game consoles and of course many games from all the consoles released during them years. When they decided to close the Video Store, I was able to keep everything gaming. So I became a console collector, I own every US home & Handheld gaming unit ever made with the exception of the NintendoStation. I even went back and got the Magnavox Odyssey from 1972. What sad is, that I do own every console you showed off. Except the Japan consoles and I agree with you in every way.

[@gamingmoth4542]

CUSTOMER: “Hey, I’d like to rent Gex for the 3DO.” CASHIER: “WTF IS THAT!?” Honestly ya got me giggling already.

[@Goggleman7]

Gonna have to pick up a 3DO for Gex night.

[@103474az]

Is it gex night I love gex night

[@Jaf_Easybots]

@@103474az that f*cking lizard. Oh you wouldn't get it you're not a Gex fan

[@qunt100]

@@Goggleman7 I honestly feel like the 3do would be cool to own these days, as there are some cool exclusives on it.

[@nemraps]

When I was growing up, if your family owned a Neo-Geo, you were considered RICH!

[@ozzcoremidmx8287]

Considering Neo Geo console was basically an arcade, it explains the price tag xD the games were beautiful, as a real arcade

[@durandal441]

Hell, you're still considered rich if you own one now. Look up their prices.

[@leswause8937]

I mean considering they cost $650 in 1990 (almost $1,250 today), I can see why you'd think they're rich lol.

[@verloser]

i started off from the 64 to the macintosh floppydisk game console then from ps1 upwards: that was rich enough

[@Corridor3000]

So the Neo-Geo was more of a flex than anything really

[@jasonnay6135]

As kids we got the sega pico system. It was a cartridge and small book that you plugged into a touch pad that you used through a pen. It would display on the TV and for our age was pretty cool. Just like these systems though it didn't last long and our broke never to be used again

[@2OOPoVstrechnoy]

Your description brought back memories I didn’t even know I had haha. Pretty sure my dads girlfriends son had one of those with a Winnie The Pooh game.

[@YouCantEscapeCryptoLuigi]

Funny story, I believe it was, 10 years ago? Me and my brother were searching for game consoles named after animals (we didn't know shit about game consoles) and we came across the Jaguar in disbelief. We would've probably have spent hours searching for one if we didn't chose that single animal lmao. He's in the Navy now and I hope he doesn't forget that memory.

[@grayjedioutcast3550]

Why is Mass Effect 1 so AWESOME?

[@SillierExtra]

It’s Perfect

[@grayjedioutcast3550]

@@SillierExtra +30 Paragon

[@suylyath2658]

We need this one

[@fritotheplaystation2395]

2 is better

[@grayjedioutcast3550]

@@fritotheplaystation2395 I disagree but there is a STONG argument for it

[@Midnighthalo]

Day #2 of asking Act Man to make a "Why Is BLOODBORNE So AWESOME?!?!"

[@theadchannel6888]

It isn't

[@TheActMan]

Would you hate me if I told you Bloodborne was my least favorite Souls Game? To be fair, I only played through it once when it first came out. Might be time for a refresher

[@whenyoupulloutyourdickands4023]

i would love it as well but what can he say about the game that doesn't already apply in his Dark Souls video? Also, i dont think he's a fan of cosmic horror(i don't think liking Dead Space counts)

[@vanquese8947]

@@TheActMan 1. You knew the day would come for u to review it 2. Wat martial art do u know

[@xxstankyzxx2890]

@@mikeehrmantraut1899 his favorite is DS1

[@ChristopherWentling]

Dreamcast was so good and so tragic.

[@Xenon_Proto]

The reason streaming based consoles are failing now is that people don’t realize that streaming games like tv shows is too difficult. We don’t have the proper networking infrastructure in the majority of the world to actually accommodate consoles like ouya and stadia. Not just that but proximity from the server can mean anything from a seamless game experience in a state close to the servers, or a Google slideshow in an area far away…

[@ieatchildren5810]

“Why is The Act Man so AWESOME”

[@thomasweeden2683]

Kind of obvious when you think about it

[@adapt126]

I was just thinking about that

[@redspiral5788]

Cringe

[@broodingsoap9469]

@@redspiral5788 no u

[@imprincesswolfy2565]

Stadia: “so you don’t have enough money to buy a high end PC? Well you need to have enough money to have a high end internet”

[@sbojan83]

Easier said than done as most places outside of the metro city areas may not have access to really fast internet or if they do, the connection would have bandwidth limits.

[@imprincesswolfy2565]

@@sbojan83 that’s... that’s the point of my comment? Stadia is aimed at people who can’t afford a high end pc to play games; but in places like Latin America where the “most public would be”, internet is REALLY slow (~5Mbps on average) really bad and really expensive, so if you can’t afford a high end internet Stadia loses its entire point which is to provide “affordable” high end pc gaming to people that aren’t able to pay for it.

[@souler__]

And GeForce Now was already out and actually worked lol. And it's free.

[@deathtube76]

"Don't you guys have a PC?"

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

@@deathtube76 "Don't you guys have NASA internet??;

[@llYossarian]

I worked at a Gamestop during the 32-bit to 128-bit era and distinctly remember my GM coming back from the manager conference in Texas _(I think Darrel Hammond was the comedian that year...)_ followed by two boxloads of swag in the mail but the shiny new NGage had made it back with him on the plane.

[@gpw6287]

I owned a Panasonic 3DO when they were released. Great memories playing Need For Speed to death. That game was awesome. One of the few decent games for the system.

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

The fall of the Dreamcast is still an utter tragedy to me :(

[@eyeguydojima7131]

Sega consoles to the Dreamcast: "Send me out......with a bang"

[@masterseal0418]

So if Sega was able to make money making consoles again with quality and properly working well, then they should team up with Dell or Samsung to make the Sega Monolith: with a whole lot of features of the next generation of gaming and includes stuff fans want: Third Party and Indie Developer support.

[@skuadak2]

same, since I had one It had some nice titles (Soul Calibur, Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi and few more) It was released bit too late, playstation 2 eat it :/

[@V1CT1MIZED]

RIP Dreamcast, I owned you for a day and then swapped it for a PS2 that lasted equally as long

[@gokusondbz]

Dreamcast & Saturn 😢

[@Ramk0sh]

I'm from Russia and I still have 3DO tucked away at the country house. It introduced me to the Wing Commander series. Funny thing is, it feels like in the entirety of Russia, only 2 people know about the existence of 3DO: me and the guy who sold it to me, lol.

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

Russia is very diverse, yes Moscow is very white but Russia in the Siberian wastes is very colourful. These parts are autonomous regions but all are part of Russia

[@ThyVile]

A guy from me apt complex had a 3DO tho. PSX was of course more popular. SNES was hard to come by too.

[@centralagency4333]

@@haruhisuzumiya6650 Agreed

[@daleshelden8394]

Nope I do as well.I played Gex the gecko on a 3do

[@TheHamsterMaster]

I had a friend who had a 3DO and I was honestly impressed by it, the graphics at the time were incredible. Funny thing is, he was the only person I ever knew who owned a 3DO 🤣

[@sunnysauce0725]

I’m a huge fan of The Act Man, I even got my dad into the channel and I watch Avery new video with him. But I gotta say, this is just my favorite video from the channel. It’s just well put together and covers an interesting topic. I rewatch this video frequently.

[@HalfToothReplica]

Whenever i see a company fails miserably, i feel bad for the people who founded and established it. I know this is how world works and no one stays relevant forever, but it’s kinda heartbreaking when you see someone puts heart and energy into something then it fails.

[@vyor8837]

Assuming they actually tried anyway... Looking at you ouya

[@sourapple7831]

@@vyor8837 yeah ouya got alot of monies that they didnt even try to make money with it

[@krzysztofobodzinski2529]

@@vyor8837 I don’t think the developers didn’t try their best. It was the management’s fault

[@vyor8837]

@@krzysztofobodzinski2529 what developers?

[@krzysztofobodzinski2529]

@@vyor8837 people who actually designed and worked on this stuff. They’re usually very restricted by what the management allows them and what not

[@DuckGoDuckRun]

“What’s the first thing you notice about the CDI?” *SPAGHETTI*

[@dragonmaster3030]

Come back when your a little richer

[@ootdega]

@@dragonmaster3030 You forgot the *MMMMMMMMMMM*

[@dragonmaster3030]

@@ootdega oh, well my mistake

[@emperorfaiz]

MAH BOI

[@SPX157]

11:52

[@coltforceplayer]

The DD is like that one person who keeps saying I’m busy but that’s just an excuse

[@benjamindavan3288]

This video unlocked childhood memories with the hyper scan. I haven’t thought about that system in years and the only game I played as a kid on it was the Ben ten one

[@connorross123]

The Dreamcast was a banger console. Salute to Sega for going out on a high note

[@joeyreidelbach5509]

The funny thing is that Sega of America had enough money to support the Dreamcast an extra 2 years we'll as Sega of Japan brought out the white flag and surrender.

[@gokusondbz]

The Dreamcast is My #1 Favorite Console Of All Time 🙌

[@snikrepak]

@@gokusondbz agreed.

[@mrcosmos6986]

@Kosorou Gaming 2 Studio Archives find something better to do with your time than fishing for replies lol

[@dexxxhundo1365]

@Kosorou Gaming Archives original 2k games were lit

[@thathatguy1151]

I'd disagree about the EA thing but... To unlock the rest of this comment, please pay $19.99.

[@davidbanan.]

Sorry bruv, i dont got that kinda money anymore.. To many paywalls, 😔

[@ZeroTheHunter]

Maybe, for what i heard, the CEO was fired for how bad he *Unlock the rest of this reply for only $29,99 and you'll get an epic skin for anthem!*

[@dustinsterling3248]

Hey nice hat

[@thathatguy1151]

@@dustinsterling3248 Thx

[@emperorfaiz]

How much for a Comment Pass so I can read your other comments fully for a month?

[@HoustonRLamb]

hey act man, love the video hope all is well. if you ever decide to make a follow up to this video you should include the sega nomad. It's an interesting peace of hardware and I don't think alot of people know about it.

[@Gaer56]

15:39 I wasn't expecting that this was the reason why 3DO went bankrupt.

[@WIP03]

Actman: "I guess theirs also Valve, Epic and Blizzard but we're not talking about the false messiahs" Me: "Soon the Great Journey shall begin. But when it does, the weight of your heresy will stay your feet. And you shall be left behind."

[@whatclub3934]

There’s always halo references in his comments lol

[@vellinghem2187]

@@whatclub3934 this wouldn’t be an Act Man video without Halo References!

[@J01789]

I mean, those three suck now.

[@snowtyler]

@@J01789 Valve just released a new Half-Life game. Let that sink in for a moment.

[@J01789]

@@snowtyler A game on expensive hardware that not everybody owns and is worked around a fad gimmick. And before that they hadn't released a non Dota based game since 2014. That's garbage.

[@RoanokeGaming]

Bro it sounds like you got a hyper scan, that's true internal rage

[@gmodpies7382]

Never thought I'd see you here. Also you make my days 10x better when you upload.

[@milowolfface9392]

Exactly. That hate sounds way too personal.

[@sertiana2512]

More like Hyper Scam...

[@metalrockstarizer89]

Hahahaha did you hear what The Act Man said at 22:01? X BONE lmao 😂😂

[@rogermoreno1152]

This channel has quickly become one of my favorites on YT. Love your use of pop culture references lol

[@jaredwhite200]

I’m waiting for the documentary of the dramatic Rise & the spectacular fall of the Act Man coming to a theater near u

[@toastman7671]

The virtual boy literally looks like a Level 1 TeamFortress2 sentry

[@Adumbshiba]

But cancerous

[@apalienn]

@@Adumbshiba mini sentry

[@lcggr0022]

@@apalienn Mini Sentry on Hightower

[@nowinsertmemehere6403]

Haha dumb mini looking sentry

[@corgi7854]

Engineer gaming is not impressed with this model.

[@machina188]

"Hey man, wanna compete in the console market with me?" "Yeah, wanna price our console so high that nobody who wants one can buy it?" "Definitely" -like 99% of failed consoles

[@qunt100]

Pretty much. Gizmondo was also to expensive. Like do they not know the current market that is available alredy? It would be like a new big ass console release now from a new company or some shit, and they were marketing it and it sounded better than xbox series S or playstation 5, and it did everything 10 times better and it had all these cool features. But oh yah, it costs 1300 dollars. Like im not gonna buy that shit when i can get a playstation 5 for 600 bucks. Like they have to know the market. If anything, really push the console and do all that shit and find some way to release it for cheaper. I mean, the switch isn't the greatest in terms of the tech and graphics and all that, but it only costs 300 bucks. And the games are really good to.

[@tehonlynoobs5556]

well ps3 almost kill them self when they price announced but try reducing the cost and success

[@dragonmaster3030]

@@weeebie price does matter, that's why the 360 was cruising early 7th gen until the skin versions came out as at the time the PS3 was trying to sell for like twice the 360, which in pretty sure was priced to be more expensive than the the ps5 and series consoles

[@2001coolchemist]

When I was still on Famicom (I didn't stumble, I really meant Famicom. For some reason they sold better than the NES. We had access to both in the middle east), my father wanted to buy us a gift for summer vacation after doing well in school. How lucky were we that it ended up being the original PS. Imagine all the bad consoles my father could've ended up picking, yet he picked the right one. He wasn't even a gamer, he went by what the shop owner advised him to buy. That was a summer well-spent at home.

[@Sonichero151]

While the WiiU was a Massive Market Failure, it was a Superior sucess for it's Leadership. Satoru Iwata as the console was failing took multiple massive payouts along with the Board of Directors taking big pay cuts as well, All while Iwata was Hospitalized and terminally Ill. Iwata was a Saint in an industry of sin. You can't name any other CEO who will take massive cuts to his pay and take the blame for the failures to shelter the developers and employees from being fired.

[@jackson5116]

GameCube was also a Massive Market Failure, which led to Wii. GameCube was so bad, they stopped production on them in 2003! Look it up, production stopped on GameCube in 2003!

[@qunt100]

@@jackson5116 I love and still have my gamecube. And it blows my mind how expensive some of that shit is getting now to. You better be willing to pay like 140 something bucks for a gamecube edition of twilight princess if you really want it that badly. Kind if insane.

[@novustalks7525]

"This would be totally acceptable today but back then products had to be complete" oh my god I hate how true that is 🤣

[@qunt100]

It is the damn truth. Lol I feel like everyone I know now is a con artist. The internet has completely removed the barrier to entry. As long as you got the views and the shares, regardless of how hated the video is or disliked it is. Or how bad the quality is. If it has a billion views. That is money at the end of the day. Kind of sad really.

[@The_whales]

You have an ultra power computer cooled by an iceberg? Ok. You earn 20-30 fps

[@dannysteensma411]

How funny would it be if EA made a gaming console called the lootbox

[@iateyourlizard3497]

LoL

[@sml2k186]

Sounds right up their alley

[@dumpy8312]

No disc tray just a credit card reader

[@iateyourlizard3497]

You can only play live service games on there

[@dannysteensma411]

@@dumpy8312 and a no money back guarantee XD

[@Marcomanexists]

You hit the nail on the head when it comes to the monopoly of the gaming industry. If Google can’t even break into the industry with unlimited resources, what chance do smaller companies have? This is why modern games all feel so similar. There’s no competition outside of the pre-established Goliaths. It’s the opposite problem the industry has in the 80’s but the result is the same - a market full of low quality products and rehashed IP’s from the past. It’s sad to see what’s become of the gaming industry. It looked so promising back in the 2000’s but things haven’t improved since then.

[@Eonymia]

I used to have an n-gage. Playing pathways to glory with my friends at school, and not having to carry around a separate mobile console was a lot of fun, and convenient.

[@KMACKTIME]

Don’t forget the R-Zone.. if you don’t know what it is do you’re self a favor and don’t bother looking it up 😂

[@AxxLAfriku]

ATTENTION BROTHER!!! I have two very very sweet girlfriends who I show off (I smell like 100 not-alive orangutans oh nooo) in my perfectly great videos that most people consider to be the reason of life! Thank you for you attention, dear dude kid km

[@EyB0ss69]

I'm an avgn veteran, unfortunately I know damn well what the r-zone is 😂

[@Marinealver]

or the Solja Boy console.

[@turg9958]

What’s up checkmark?

[@CornFarmer64]

Remember the commercial.......AAAHHHHHH

[@zetastreaker47]

Scott the Woz actually mentioned that during E3 1995, Sega announced the Saturn was ALREADY available with a $399 price tag. Announcing that the Saturn was already available had actually pissed off many retailers cause they wouldn't be given the appropriate amount of time to market the game in their store. Thus, many retailers refused to sell the Saturn.

[@seantolson6223]

This. The Saturn was rushed to come out before the PS1, which led to supply issues and a lack of games.

[@Gatorade69]

That and a handful of other problems. Sega Japan and Sega of America hated each other. The head of Sega America didn't want 2d games (something the Saturn excelled at) and only wanted polygon based 3d games. Both Sega of Japan and America did a bunch of stupid stuff.

[@zhawkmoth3653]

@@Gatorade69 That's insane because I actually loved the 2D stuff back then. 3D was often meh because it wasn't something really mastered yet. Even now when people play games of that time period, the 2d holds up much better than a lot of the 3d stuff. And I was absolutely the target market. So I dunno.. Japan probably had it more right...

[@Gatorade69]

@@zhawkmoth3653 I don't necessarily think Japan had it more right, they did in some regards and not in others. It was Sega of Japan's idea to release the Saturn with no launch leaving a lot of pissed off retailers, some who dropped the console and did not sell it. It was also Sega of Japan that decided to not have a standard and or good dev kits and reference materials, which is why a lot of companies chose Sony and the PlayStation. Some sources claim that Sega wanted to keep it that way so their in house developers would have an edge. Both Segas made some really stupid choices, I wonder what could have been if they had both worked together.

[@jjj-hs7tk]

Heeeeeeeeeh

[@joetroyner]

I remember when Philips would run hour long infomercials for the CDI right after Saturday morning cartoons. 9 year old me wanted one so bad. My parents thought I was nuts for asking for something that cost more than a used car at the time.

[@Gunnumn]

Wanna talk about a failed console, the Sony Xperia Play. I went through 4 of them because the ribbon cable that connected the phone to the screen (because it had a sliding mechanism similar to the psp go) kept disconnecting. it was a problem that required having to send it back. The worst part of all was the "Playstation Games" were just mobile versions that you could buy in any app store. It was my first smart phone.

[@maromaro1337]

*Is Stylophone as an instrument equivalent to Virtual Boy as a console?*

[@MannyJazzcats]

No.

[@Bevsworld04]

Yes. Except a stylophoneis actually decently entertaining

[@jacobballou8179]

Is mayonnaise an instrument?

[@kylejohnson5179]

Hey, I’ve seen a few of your covers on the Stylophone.

[@colingznetworkplus4618]

What is a Stylophone

[@MiiQ2]

The virtual boy sounds like the idea was there but the technology wasn’t until 20 years later

[@Commrade-DOGE]

actually the tech was being developed at the time...

[@sertiana2512]

Even 20 years later, the virtual reality concept is still a novelty like he said.

[@MrREAPERsz]

The technology is still not really here

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

@@sertiana2512 The Oculus Quest needs some real competition for the technology to become truly mainstream... So far, I ain't giving my money to the Zucc.

[@dragonmaster3030]

Honestly I think games should never go vr, lots of screen burn, and my god if it's ever taken online

[@vincentpistoia9034]

This is my favorite video of yours I wish you would make a extensive break down of every console ever.

[@handsomeblackman255]

25:32 it's the music from that one castle in legend of Zelda. The music was so creepy it actually felt good when you exited the castle back into the daylight.

[@nicolasM.7.62x51]

The sad thing about DreamCast is that it was actually a good console.

[@flow185]

It was too early. Sadly

[@devingruver291]

Some indie devs still make games for it. It's really easy to make games for the dreamcast

[@johnwick9984]

The Saturn was pretty good too

[@magicjohnson3121]

Also Saturn. Even the Sega CD has some good games though too expensive. 32x was pure failure

[@nicolasM.7.62x51]

@@devingruver291 Really? That's weird, seems like a waste of time. Would you mind telling us the name of any of these games? Im really curious.

[@MikePSU]

"What's the first thing you notice about the CDI?" "Spaghetti" Dude, Act Man, that cut had me rolling. One of the best use of memes in a long while.

[@ninja1man4u]

Literally those super Mario and Zelda cutscenes are so funny they hurt

[@kyotheman69]

this thing was dumpster fire, always remember it thanks to AVGN, his videos were the best, Peanut butter gamer has great videos as well on this shit console

[@whisky37]

Stadia was ultimately one of the greatest dreams but implemented horribly. The idea of just being able to buy a controler and stream games straight to your TV or phone without having to purchase a console or PC sounds absolutely fucking awesome. Maybe in the next decade or so when internet speeds are way faster that will become something more tangible.

[@coltclassic45]

Damn, I remember being a kid and wanting a VirtualBoy so bad! Now I'm really glad my parents never got me one.

[@williamhaynes7089]

I 'rented' one from blockbuster, took it back after the rental and never wanted to buy one

[@rodsgeneticts716]

I actually had one it was completely shit

[@Jes9119]

People who bought a Stadia got exactly what they deserved. When I first heard about it I knew it was going to be a steaming pile of garbage because the idea of streaming anything is solely dependent on someone's internet speeds which seems like something everyone else suddenly forgot.

[@Andy-uq4hq]

How did Netflix and all the other streaming services do so well then? 🤔

[@Savantastic]

@@Andy-uq4hq Well because it was watching and need smaller internet.

[@antusfirenova6426]

@@Andy-uq4hq because streaming a video is WAAAAAAY easier than streaming a heavy videogame

[@DevinEMILE]

@@Andy-uq4hq almost like streaming a 6-8gb movie that buffers every 20-30 seconds. Then a 40 Gb game where your using another machine to run the game then routing it through the internet to you.

[@pottyputter05]

It's not speed that causes the issues that actually matter

[@EthanMaloneEthanMalone2020]

I knew the Wii U would be the poster boy for this video

[@youtubearethenazis608]

But it shouldn't be....

[@cubeflinger]

Probably because most of the viewers don't remember the 90s well enough to click for a Philips cdi

[@whiterunguard6415]

waiting for actman's why skyrim is so awesome is almost as painful as taking an arrow to the knee.

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

@@whiterunguard6415 cause skyrim isn't awesome

[@ianeons9278]

Ok Wii U hater

[@piercebren6557]

Great vid Act Man, I'd luv to see you're vid on the "lesser known" consoles, some of which I still own😏

[@makinbacon21]

yt: demonetizes act man also yt: promotes act man 10x more than when he actually made money off the channel

[@Rahim103.5]

"Nintendo, sony, microsofts. The 3 gods" Soulja boy console: amateurs

[@AK-hi7mg]

Kloppo!

[@glorioustigereye]

Souljaboy the elder being

[@PollyGlodd]

Nintendo: "STOP! YOU VIOLATED THE LAW!"

[@josemontes1361]

KFC Console master race

[@JP_Crimson]

4 actually

[@danieldevito6380]

It still baffles me how Sega was able to release one of the greatest console's in the history of gaming, the Sega Genesis, then go on to be completely irrelevant just 5 years after the end of that console's generation.

[@treegreat3867]

shush

[@deanmottershead9208]

To be fair Nintendo have only really stayed relevant by by brand recognition and producing fun but pretty safe games

[@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan]

Saturn was very underrated. That system had great games and in some ways it was more powerfull than the Playstation. Saturn did 2D games much better than than PSX, but at the time 3D gaming was all the rage. Add to that it was difficult to program for, the disastrous marketing and half the major retailers boycotting the system... Plus the Saturn had an internal memory and memory sticks. So you could actually save your games with buying a stick.

[@MidwayMaiTais]

I believe that most of the success of the Genesis was due to SEGA of America. SEGA of Japan was out of sync and didn't understand that the US was a much bigger market than Japan and VERY VERY different. The book Console Wars was a fantastic "read" ( I actually listened to the audio book). Sega of Japan seemed upset that SOA was doing better than them and put their foot down and continued to not read the room. Thus the downhill slope of Sega.

[@Gatorade69]

@@MidwayMaiTais Somewhat. Sega of America did do a great job marketing the Genesis (and really helped Sega in America) but the Mega Drive was also big in Europe and South America too. There was a lot of animosity between Sega of Japan and Sega of America but both of them did a lot of idiotic stuff.

[@nikolfc6861]

For someone who owned the N-Gage I absolutely loved it. It wasn't anywhere near as bad as people say... you just looked odd when you would talk on the phone lol

[@silentsixteen]

Thanks Act Man for letting me know what games to avoid "It's actually unique because you can swap between different characters and play styles!" The best example I can think of is Code Vein that does this too

[@Dark_Tale]

Nintendo: Even in their greatest failures they manage to bring about some of their greatest victories.

[@kob4918]

Not really. The Wii U and GameCube are both terrible failures on all numerical measures.

[@distinguishedgentlemen5120]

@@kob4918 yeah but they ported the Wii U games to switch and made lots of money so in the end the Wii U is a victory

[@redseagaming7832]

The Nintendo GameCube was a great console it deserved more success than it got. But the PlayStation 2 was the better machine because it had the best games most of the third parties avoided the GameCube and robes because of mini DVDs it was a lot easier to make games on the PlayStation to an Xbox then it was to make it on GameCube.

[@youfinnagetrunupon761]

@@kob4918 I have a wii U lol

[@kob4918]

@@youfinnagetrunupon761 don’t care

[@Commentoidiota]

The "299" moment was so brutal, I love it

[@austinreed347]

Was that Michael from the Office? That’s who it sounded like

[@Commrade-DOGE]

the 3DO: shit welp... we're doomed the sega saturn: dont worry we have sonic... RIGHT? *guys.... we have a new 3D sonic game right?* atari: anyone know where my Lynx went? the apple pippin: wait... I'm a console? NO.... I'm not a console I'm kinda a PC Sony: *loads light gun with malious intent*

[@nicksparrow009]

Like for real it killed me

[@robertatwell694]

Ah my fantastic history with consoles and PC's...I started off like everybody else in my age group with an Atari 2600 and then progressing to Colecovision with came bundled with Donkey Kong which had the envy of my neighborhood friends. Then the Atari 130 XE and Commodore 64 dominated my life for years! I was lucky that I actually skipped all the "failed" consoles and just went with what was popular...Playstation and X Box for me! Now I'm at 49 years old and own a PS4 Pro, Nintendo Switch and a high end gaming PC...until the day I breathe my last I will ALWAYS be a gamer and will always fondly remember my childhood and the consoles of my youth...things were just so much simpler back then!!

[@stinkbanana2522]

No reason for Stadia to exist when Geforce Now exists. It's like renting a high power PC for $4.99 a month...

[@brianhong5070]

“Why Kotor 2 is so awesome” I’m not gonna stop m8. You did fallout new Vegas. Kotor 2 deserves a chance.

[@Chyllbacca]

Yes!!!!!!

[@harrisonjohn4301]

“Like so many Jedi...he hears, but he does not listen!”

[@markol1313]

Do it please!!

[@truecaliber1995]

It may have to compete with Bloodborne. Best of luck to you.

[@user-yp3uq7zb3j]

Yes

[@charlesw7397]

I was amazed that anyone cared about the Ouya. I remember being so unimpressed when I saw the Kickstarter but a bunch of friends and youtubers I watched back then thought it was gonna be an insane innovation. It looked like trash and the backlash after it released was hilarious

[@MarilynMonRover]

A good friend of mine kept bugging me to port one of my games to the Ouya... he said it was gonna be the most amazing console ever. I was reluctant because it was coming from a company with no track record, so I held off but kept it in the back of my mind. Then when it launched, it came to the surface that other developers were having a hell of a hard time with communication with the parent company... there were a lot of technical issues and the Ouya developer forums were apparently flooded with complaints and inquiries, all of which were either being ignored or just brushed off. I don't think I've ever breathed such a large sigh of relief for being cautious.

[@OrtadragoonX]

The only good thing about the Ouya was that it did spawn Towerfall that was later ported to PS4. One of the best arcade style local multiplayer games ever made.

[@Marcomanexists]

It was too good to be true.

[@yagami-chan1059]

I thought it was some of that knock-off consoles you can buy on Amazon

[@dragonmaster3030]

Hey, anyone remember the Amazon luna

[@Brandonian]

I love to see The Act Man review Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties, what a freaking journey that title is.

[@DwayneIsK1NG]

Ngl, as someone who has spent time in the hospital, Stadia was a lifesaver. Yeah sometimes you'd get the glitches, but with a stable connection, you're good. But being able to just bring a controller with me and play triple A games was pretty good for me. It definitely got better over time

[@reportedbooch697]

Therapist: “Act Man the Woz can’t hurt you, he’s not real.” Act Man the Woz-

[@lukahmei2000]

Timestamp?

[@whiterunguard6415]

waiting for actman's why skyrim is so awesome is almost as painful as taking an arrow to the knee.

[@viny5955]

@@whiterunguard6415 Very painful

[@L1LegoAnimations]

I thought the same thing. This is very much a StW type of video, but with Act Man's chad energy instead of StW's signature nerdy style (which ofc I still love).

[@glurak888]

Can't stand StWs face, I want to watch the videos, but he looks so uncanny dorky that's it physically hurts me

[@GitGoodGaming]

It's such a shame because the Deamcast was a FANTASTIC system and incredibly powerful for its time!

[@zaneheaston8254]

Then the PS2 came out & crushed the Dreamcast

[@crazedlunatic43]

@@zaneheaston8254 PS2 was overrated. The only thing it had going for was DVD playback but even that wasn’t better than a standalone DVD player despite being cheaper.

[@mountaindew3201]

@@crazedlunatic43 It has better games Dreamcast was shit,

[@crazedlunatic43]

@@mountaindew3201 At least the Dreamcast had built in four controller ports and was much easier to code for than the PS2’s complicated architecture. Add to that, if the install of the PS2 wasn’t high, then developers would’ve ditched the PS2 in favour of the Dreamcast, GameCube and Original Xbox since again it was a pain to code games for it. Oh, and the Dreamcast is now worth more than a bargain bin PS2 that you could find at a local thrift store because of how many PS2’s have sold overall lol.

[@LaggyLuke]

​@@crazedlunatic43 I don't know enough about the subject to agree or to disagree with your points. But damn why did they release a controller with just one analog stick? I was really put off by that after experiencing ps1 dual shock as a kid

[@mr.breadman4181]

What I find funny is Microsoft saw the failure of stadia and went "alright lets do a bit of that....but better"

[@ShinobiDrip999]

This is the best gaming channel on YT, hands down.

[@jestah329]

The Acting Mail Man literally threw 8 pounds worth of books at the floor just for a bit, and it was beautiful

[@daysicle4898]

Even though the Wii-U failed, it holds a special place in my heart. It was the first ever console I got for a birthday. The special part is that my mom gave it to me and I personally loved it. Just the memories it gave me were great.

[@AlexNights]

If you still have it. I highly advise you to mod it. There are easy on-line guides on how to do it. And it turns the WiiU in a beast capable of playing retro and backup games from all the oldest until its generation. Plus Netflix and KZbin.

[@youtubearethenazis608]

@@AlexNightsyup. Softmodded mine. Would never get rid of it. Best console I've ever owned. I'm a bit sick of hearing its a failure just cause people thought it was an add on for the wii....

[@youtubearethenazis608]

@@AlexNights tbf its better for us. We can get this thing so cheap cause everyone else thinks it's cool to hate on it. Plus the pro controllers battery lasts for WEEKS!

[@whiterunguard6415]

waiting for actman's why skyrim is so awesome is almost as painful as taking an arrow to the knee.

[@GhostNappa2k10]

Personally didn't like it, but Im happy it's given you special memories, that's awesome ❤

[@Cantimule]

I remember watching in absolute confusion as the Ouya kickstarter happened and even people I knew were just enraptured by its pitch... Truly I think there was some sort of mind control experiment happening...

[@From_A_Diverging_Timeline]

The hardware looks severely underpowered. I dont know what type of performance they were saying the could deliver but I'd be surprised if it was above ps1/n64 levels.

[@MalekitGJ]

Fun Fact about the Virtual Boy: The prototype used 3 led screens, the classical RGB, to show nice non-irises melting graphics. But Nintendo decided to limit to one color due to production cost, it would almost quadruple its sales price if ir had the 3 colors. Also, they choose red cuz it was the cheaper of the three.

[@pasta1549]

This video ended up becoming the greatest roast I’ve ever seen lmao

[@mrnoble8964]

Definitely

[@darkness74185]

Especially "nowadays we have a thing that can play videogames and also is a cellphone, *it's called a cellphone* "

[@ironbutt1834]

Ever heard of AVGN ?

[@ryloken6790]

"Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft. The 3 gods of gaming" KFC gaming console: there is another

[@kylegivens3120]

Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft in perfect unison: Hahahaha!

[@LowGodd]

Everytime he uses Dead rising mall music as backround I cant stop smilin, god what an era

[@michaelscott7706]

I feel the 2001 Xbox was the spiritual successor to the Dreamcast.

[@ali64375]

Patroling the post apoclyptic streets of dubai almost makes you wish the act man to do a 'WHY IS SPEC OPS THE LINE SO AWESOME'

[@whitephillip6997]

Haha that's too good 😄 🤣

[@KurtisKathutet]

Day #1 of asking actman for "why is oblivion so awesome?!"

[@alphagamma1289]

And so the cycle begins anew

[@ukaszpaluch4950]

... and bad xD

[@Prawnsacrifice]

Yeah.... Nah

[@mil1992]

Nah call of duty modern warfare (og)

[@averagechadlegionary5824]

Why Morrowind is so awesome and old!?!

[@nu-metalfan2654]

I’m not a gamer. But it’s amazing of what catches on and what doesn’t in gaming or in technology in general. The Segway infamously didn’t catch on, but 30 years later the Hoverboard did. When the IPad came out I thought that won’t catch on, and now I’m typing this comment on an IPad. But even though Apple wants the IWatch to catch on, yet it hasn’t and I don’t think it will. Who remembers the awful Google Glasses?, or the XBOX Kinect?, or the PlayStation Move?. I didn’t think the Nintendo Switch would catch on but it did.

[@freddyfazbear1334]

When is the 2-hour review of Rain coming out? We've been waiting patiently for a whole year!

[@summerchilds]

"Stadia is so cool and revolutionary " man imagine him playing about geforce now

[@H3Vtux]

0:32 and what friendships might still be intact if I had never played mario party...

[@Verza488]

Sup checkmark

[@TheActMan]

All of them lol

[@Akunai_]

Sup check mark

[@binky8843]

@@TheActMan pp

[@H3Vtux]

@@Akunai_ You guys. My name is NOT CHECKMARK! Also HI ACT MAN!

[@flashtv8394]

Act man please do another one of theses videos again one of the best ones you have done