Gizmondo Failure to Relaunch a Game System | Unreleased Gizmondo

[@Jenovi]

Just a quick note since it was brought up to me. I have no issues with Pat. The opening segment was just a joke. If you're a fellow Gizmondo fan, you likely get the reaction as no one seems to know this system exists except us.

[@IllusionSector]

Hey, Jenovi. There is a good 13 sec stretch of black screen at the 7:07 mark. Editing error?

[@pferreira1983]

I have issues with Pat. 😁

[@Jenovi]

Rendering error

[@Jenovi]

Not uncommon

[@pferreira1983]

@@Jenovi Can you see my comments?

[@Larry]

Poor old Rick Dickinson never had any luck with handheld consoles, he went on to design the ZX Spectrum Vega Plus, an even bigger dumpster fire!!! (I mean, it's the only console I've ever heard of that you can brick from just having the volume too high on it!!! :D) But,The funniest thing about the "with ads" Gizmondo was they never found anyone who wanted to advertise on it, so it was exactly the same as the "no ads" model in the end :D

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

I feel fir the peeps who paid the premium package without ads!

[@Jenovi]

I too feel that’s quite funny. Sad that didn’t stick.

[@greenkoopa]

That's funny right there, I dont care who ya are 😆

[@st1ka]

Looking at Agaju, it's easy to forget how powerful the Gizmondo originally was.

[@Jenovi]

It's a really cool system with some great games released and in development.

[@LusRetroSource]

It's amazing the amount of effort and resources that were put towards the Gizmondo. I get the impression that they really wanted it to succeed, even with the money laundering involved.

[@Jenovi]

100%

[@st1ka]

"Due to trash like Watch Mojo videos" Oooh, Jenovi's on the war path! ;D

[@Jenovi]

I really should do a takedown video of their trash "Ten Worst Game Systems" series.

[@ravager48]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of Watchmojo either.

[@retroprojections]

Someone do a ten worst Watch Mojo videos video!

[@st1ka]

@@retroprojections I'm not sure how I can fit every Watch Mojo video in a top 10 though.

[@st1ka]

@@Jenovi You do that and I'll do a takedown video of their Sega Genesis vs. Super Nintendo video or their top 10 Sega-anything video

[@Fellipe2k5]

Jenovi channel has extremely high quality content, informative and has new information about obscure products. This channel and GTV Japan are the best on youtube in my opinion

[@reagandow850]

Amen!!

[@Retro_Royal]

I can recommend the channel from St1ka, too.

[@Larry]

If you like GTV Japan, you might also like Jimmy Hapa (Import Gaming FTW)

[@akalyx]

@@Larry thanks for the lead

[@Fellipe2k5]

@@Larry Your channel is also excellent. I follow your videos since the time of gametrailers/screwattack. The only reason I enter on Screwattack site was to see if they had any new videos of you. The first time I watch your video I found it very funny. FunFact: I'm brazilian, so english is not my language. The way the British pronounce it is a little harder to understand, but thanks to you, Monty Python and The Office I can now understand it well. thanks!

[@GenerationPixel]

I've watched a few videos on the Gizmondo, but this is the first that's properly focused on it as a games console and not just a failed curiosity with criminal underbelly connections. Thanks for sharing this my friend 😎👍

[@thecunninlynguist]

The prelude to the amico video

[@Jenovi]

I even tossed in a little joke at the very end. 🤠

[@thisisakodibox2635]

Almost closed the video in disgust. Then I realized it was a Jenovi video and kept watching 🤣

[@Jenovi]

🤣 Man, I would have been disappointed had you missed the video over my joke.

[@KGRAMR]

Awesome! What a good video to start the year. Good to see your content as always Jenovi :D

[@Jenovi]

Thanks Roberth! Always happy to see you in the comments.

[@retroactivekev]

The cold open was fantastic. All the weird experimental handhelds starting in the late 90s was such a wild era.

[@Jenovi]

Thanks! Yeah, there's some wild ones. This is the one system that could/should have found success. Oh well, at least we got the Vita, right?

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

I now want someone somewhere to actually make Haunted Hotel.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

I feel like until last year I never heard of Gizmondo . Sounds like it had a lot of potential. I was a big fan of San Francisco Rush on N64 when I was a kid, I really need to track down LA Rush on other platforms. Nice job on this video! Oh man that the little jab at the end about the Amico , that’s great 😆.

[@TopSpot123]

Screen goes black for a bit at 7:07. I assume it's a little rendering error. I just wanted to point it out, great video at any rate. The opening caught me quite off guard, lol.

[@Jenovi]

Unfortunate. I really need to start watching these a second time after exporting them.

[@rars0n]

Haha, wow. I love that intro! The Gizmondo box in the background... 🤣

[@Jenovi]

I was hoping to generate a few laughs. 🤠

[@retroprojections]

@@Jenovi that was classic! I'm sure you're not the only person with that look on your face while listening to NES Punk! 🤣

[@sppspharmdude]

Wrestling with gaming is to cdi as jenovi is to gizmondo. Great work buddy!

[@rainbowagenda6261]

Gizmondo is highly interesting! I miss new consoles outside of the big 3 trying their hand.

[@Jenovi]

It's a fantastic system, kind of sad it never really had a shot to succeed.

[@rainbowagenda6261]

@@Jenovi I agree, the potential was there to really build on with successors if circumstances were better.

[@gligarguy4010]

Thought I pressed a Pat the NES Punk vid first lol

[@Jenovi]

🤣

[@reagandow850]

You couldn’t have made that mistake so Easily my friend. Go easy on yourself. ;) You found a GOOD creator here.

[@gligarguy4010]

@@reagandow850 Nah I like Pat. I've been interested in his Amico coverage in particular.

[@retroprojections]

Dude, you rock, fantastic episode as always! And, thank you for your insightful content!

[@Jenovi]

Thanks for the kind words and support. Glad you enjoyed this one.

[@retroprojections]

@@Jenovi I feel like a dope. It occurred to me at the end of your video, that I picked a name for my channel that is way close to the title of your show. If you would like for me to change the name, you say the word, I'll do it post haste.

[@Jenovi]

@@retroprojections Nah, you're all good. Also, best of luck with your channel, it's certainly a journey starting one and sticking with it.

[@northsta]

Oh, Gizmondo (2005), the one between N-Gage (2003) and Ouya (2013)

[@Jenovi]

The standout system of the Bad Boy Console Era.

[@WrestlingWithGaming]

Great video but at 2:38 was the moment I decided to sever my friendship with you. 😑

[@Jenovi]

That’s on Watch Mojo, not this television program.

[@WrestlingWithGaming]

@@Jenovi oh I know where it was from. I'm watching you, Jenovi. Watching you.

[@aidenfoxx1657]

Really great video. Hopefully I'll have more time this year to finish off my emulator and preserve these forgotten games! 😄

[@pferreira1983]

I wouldn't put it past Pat and Ian to not know the Gizmondo wasn't released. 🤣

[@Aragorn7884]

Lolz on the intro 🤣👍 ...and the end stinger!! 😂😂

[@arzak1]

Great video, as always. Thank you for sharing all this detail on the supposed relaunch of the system.

[@Jenovi]

Thank you for watching. 🤠

[@ThePoorMansRetroGameRoom]

Great video. I had no experience with Gizmondo but do remember reading about it. It had always interested me. Thanks for the video.

[@GimblyGFR]

I remember reading about Gizmondo and Ngage on magazines at the time, but never got to see one in real life. Both sounded like amazing hardware with great potential. I really dig your takes on unsuccessful hardware. Are there more videos planned on this series?

[@arcadeages3917]

The AR cards are the fiducial markers that come with OpenCV and ARToilkit. Still available in these SDKs

[@Aragorn7884]

Love that WatchMojo call out ☺😆

[@Jenovi]

🤠

[@aceofhearts573]

Great video. You should make something like this for the Tapwave Zodiac. Checking the Gizmondo hardware and it has a powerful samsung arm cpu and an nvidia mobile gpu.

[@Jenovi]

At one time, I was planning on it. Unfortunately, it's not a system I own, and it's gotten kind of spendy/rare.

[@PJ-sv4iw]

@@Jenovi They aren't too expensive. Sometimes you can get deals. I got mine for $200 and came with a case, Doom II CIB, and the ever-important AC adapter. But I had to do a lot of work on it, such as scrapping off the rubber shoulder buttons and surrounding edge --soft touch rubber like Gizmondo tends to get sticky and gross decades later--(there are 3D printed replacement pieces for the edges, thankfully), and replace one of the dome switches on the action buttons (wouldn't click anymore, so the responsiveness wasn't good), but since I replaced it, it works as well as it could. Definitely a neat device that you should showcase! My favorite games are probably Duke Nukem Mobile, Terminator 3 (unreleased/leaked prototype), and AniDudes.

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

Furious Phil gives me some strong Silent Hill vibes with the camera and how he moves, a darn shame that never came to life

[@Jenovi]

I'm very disappointed about this. The game looked to have potential.

[@Goati_]

my man Furious Phil looks like it woulda been pretty sick haha

[@Jenovi]

A shame it was canned.

[@tubebandits4439]

Love your videos!

[@Jenovi]

Thanks~!

[@RetroBreak]

Thanks for making these videos! Always really interesting! Would have loved LA Rush on the Gizmondo! Some of the other games seemed interesting too, forgot how excited devs were about AR games back then!

[@hicknopunk]

Thanks for the new video.

[@Jenovi]

Thanks for watching. 🤠

[@MorganIsAway]

Great video!

[@Jenovi]

Thanks 😊

[@TG5455]

The debt was $382 million, are you kidding me that's insane. 😮

[@hideokojimajr]

LMK when some more of those new old stock show up!

[@TheSuperPlayer707]

You know when the video is good when involves swedish mafia… ¡Awesome analysis as always, Jenovi! The Gizmondo could have been had success but it was clearly one of those consoles that were dead after its release.

[@Jenovi]

Hard to succeed when the company goes bankrupt while the launch systems are shipping to retailers.🤣

[@psistis80]

Too bad this handheld never shine above the surface. I was excited about this and the Phantom.

[@Jenovi]

There's are some bright spots including in the limited game library.

[@timothycassady7280]

is there a way to get a track list to the background music used in this video?

[@Jenovi]

I capture all the music myself, so often, there's no track listing and I have no clue what the tracks are called. I do however list every source I pull music from in the end credits.

[@anactualmotherbear]

The only thing that kept me from collecting a Gizmondo was the fact that... it melts. I absolutely love oddball systems, but I avoided Gizmondo. Now it's probably too expensive to get.

[@turrican3839]

What I really hate about mainstream media outlets / personalities, they always overexaggerate or lie the reasons behind a console or a game failing, but by only looking at their bad points, AVGN is also responsible for this type of garbage too, a fair amount of gaming content has been ruined and misjudged by media outlets and bogus expectations, I think great examples include consoles such as the Atari Jaguar and 3DO, or games like Cybermorph or Web Of Fire, honestly its very undeserving considering that most people review games by modern merits rather than what they stood for their time and finally, their circumstances behind why they really failed

[@ExtremeWreck]

Still a better handheld than the Gamecom & R-Zone from the OTHER Tiger game company.

[@Jenovi]

We are talking 1/10 vs a ...... 6-7/10

[@ExtremeWreck]

@@Jenovi LOL yeah.

[@TechRyze]

Looks like the system specs may have been decent, but it'd have needed a lot more and better software, and the controls would still have ended up limiting it without an analogue stick. Doooooomed!

[@Jenovi]

I have all the released games and there's some solid ones. I may end up doing the "NOT AT ALL REQUESTED, full system guide and review video."

[@philhartmann6502]

I have 3, and I hate those two creeps and watchmojo

[@reggiebenes2916]

I remember almost buying a Gizmondo when they first came out, but the stupid advertising gimmick was so incredibly confusing, and by then everyone knew they were going belly up. I got a PSP instead, which was cheaper and 10x more advanced. At that time if your product took more than a year from concept to production, the entire industry had already passed you by.

[@greenkoopa]

I remember a long time ago I got into an argument with Pat where he called me poor for not wanting to spend 100s on a game. Still dont like the guy

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

So.... Who got the Nokia n gage instead???. Or None of them.....

[@Jenovi]

Fun Fact, you couldn't get the Ngage outside of major cities. That being said, I tried to find one but never could.

[@1sbaize]

wish i could get one can't find one

[@Jenovi]

Be aware, if you find a NOS on what, it won’t come with a battery. A battery must be installed when turning the system on, even when using AC POWER. There are workarounds

[@1sbaize]

@@Jenovi thanks for the heads up

[@mopeybloke]

Is the "Gizmond's" in the title intentional?

[@Jenovi]

……. By what do you mean, the title is perfect!? 😂 Just kidding, thanks for letting me know. I’ve corrected it.

[@chriswy697]

7:07-7:21 is there deliberately no video, just narration?

[@Jenovi]

An error when rendering. I'm supposed to be on camera.

[@nonyabiz9340]

Awesome vid!! I'm surprised people still watch Pat the best punk... Between his shitting on diablo fans, Ian's ebegging, and their constantly uninformed hot takes, they've lost all credibility in my opinion.

[@StitchJones]

What was your problem with Pat and what he said. He didn't seem to think it came out, big deal.

[@Jenovi]

No problem, it was for a laugh, mostly targeted at long time viewers and viewers of this niche series.

[@StitchJones]

@@Jenovi Okay, Okay, just keeping an eye out for Pat. He has caught alot of hell recently. And you do a hell of job with your stuff. Just checking. Thank you for the reply man.

[@MaximumRD]

As your into shows Pat and Ian don't know what they are talking about half the time if it is not NES related, they talk out of their ass 90% of the time.

[@Larry]

You're being pretty generous claiming they're correct 10% of the time there Rob :P

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

Dodgy, Dodgy, Dodgy.... Although it wasn't the worst ever made by a mile off. Could of been great....what was its competition? Nokia n gage? Shoulda woulda coulda

[@Jenovi]

The PSP and more specific, they were trying to offer a experience to rival high end PDA’s. So really, there wasn’t another comparable offering. This was not a cell phone.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

@@Jenovi did text sms tho didn't it?