Good Licensed Games! - Austin Eruption

[@austineruption]

WE MADE IT. I FINALLY TALKED ABOUT GOOD GAMES. What are some other decent or fun ones you guys played that I missed?

[@noneofyourbusiness4616]

I played this one I doubt you've heard of. Sonic the Hedgehog. I'm hardcore otaku like that.

[@kingkui12]

@@noneofyourbusiness4616 boooooooo

[@wellyouknowthatslikeyouropinio]

TT's Lego games are really fun

[@DokuDoki]

I vaguely remember playing G-Force licensed game as a kid. It's a surprisingly decent third person shooter slash platformer with creative levels and INCREDIBLY goofy premise.

[@Jumperboy333]

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for the GameBoy Color was a really damn solid turn-based RPG, with a soundtrack by Jeremy Soule! (of Skyrim fame)

[@cyberangel2787]

"One of the biggest British cultural icons, besides The Beatles" MR. BEAN?!

[@otaking3582]

I was thinking of him, too

[@marmato9332]

The Mr.Bean DS game is the best worst game ever

[@BugBoss1205]

I was expecting Dr. Who...

[@theobnoxiouslycharming1747]

"classic isakei novel" He called wizard of Oz a classic isakei novel....... And he was right in doing so.... I'm stunned

[@budgiecat9039]

So is Alice in Wonderland

[@Etherman7]

I'm so mad that you called Wizard of Oz an Isekai story. Not at you, but at the fact that Isekai stories were super popular in Western books at that time and I never noticed that's what they were. How dare you.

[@kommanderkronk]

Can you enlighten the uninitiated as to what an Isekai story is?

[@nobodyinparticular9640]

@@kommanderkronk in a few words: Character from the boring, real-life world ending up somehow in a fantasy one and living an adventure and such. Not exactly an original concept, but lately it got a resurgence or something?

[@kommanderkronk]

@@nobodyinparticular9640 Thank you!!! I never would have guessed :)

[@Etherman7]

@Sandman Slim Glad I could be of service

[@Etherman7]

@@kommanderkronk Nobody in particular got it perfectly, Japan has just had a recent obsession with the story trope. Like all trends, it has led to some very good storytelling, a lot of mediocre to bad cash grabs, and tons of memes.

[@UnshavenPaolo]

King Kong still stands strong as a game set around the 20's-30's, there's not a lot of those. All the post-game content like the museum and the filters really conveyed to me the sense of vintage I would later find so appealing in Bioshock.

[@budgiecat9039]

King Kong Lives: Megaton Punch on the NES is actually a good King Kong game by Konami. Its a based (loosely) on the 1986 King Kong Lives movie.

[@rileykopinski6026]

The King Kong game tried many new things and alot worked. Some including not having a hud so you needed to manually check ammo and being able to find exchange and utilize many weapons gathered from allies and surroundings. With the human parts being genuinely tense at times.

[@theycallmejojo6090]

Alien Isolation is the greatest apology letter of all time.

[@bobafett4265]

True that and also the Dev was only known for Strategy games of all thing and managed to pull off a Horror FPS as well as they did is impressive to say the least.

[@false_idol__]

Call me crazy but am I the only one who didn't find Isolation scary? It's definitely an extremely good game and definitely made up for my childhood savings spent on Colonial Marines. But it kinda just seemed like 60 percent of the game is just sitting under objects and hopefully not leaving cover too soon.

[@Talking_Ed]

@@false_idol__ Nothing is scary if you don't let yourself get scared. Lean into it.

[@false_idol__]

@@Talking_Ed I tried really hard. I didn't go in brave or anything, I was actually pretty paranoid and everything but it just wasn't doing it for me man.

[@Talking_Ed]

@@false_idol__ Well that's okay, I still think it's a better stealth game than horror game.

[@RichardMetric]

YES! This is the second video this month that puts the 007 GB in a good light! Such a good game, glad people see SOMETHING in it.

[@willisfrkz]

Who else talked about it?

[@TheRageLivesOn]

@@willisfrkz minimme

[@nudl3Zz]

How is possible that I have never heard of the Gameboy James Bond game and now there are two videos somewhat close to each other? :-D

[@Gatorade69]

It's definitely a fun game. I had it when I was a kid.

[@brysonharrison5698]

Just watched Minimme's video on it a few days ago lol

[@NotVance]

I couldn't get past the Sahara desert section as a kid but I enjoyed the game back in the day!

[@benhillman8384]

Elite force actually had a great premise -voyager gets snagged by an artificial reef full of other dead ships and you go from wreck to wreck salvaging stuff trying to figure out what's gathering these vessels in its web. That and you can bunny hop.

[@GomerJ]

“Whoa that Oz RPG looks really cool and it’s obscure enough I bet the demand isn’t that high...” *checks ebay prices* HOLY CRAP guess I’m emulating it

[@thomascollins5622]

Everyone always forgets that The Witcher is liscensed.

[@bobafett4265]

Same here, along with Parasite Eve...

[@HanDaimond]

Or Turok.

[@Hopper_Arts]

Yeah, but...he wanted to tackle the more unknown ones so it wouldn't count

[@Hopper_Arts]

@AniGamer Reviews yeah, it's a spiritual sequel to a movie based on a book, both with the same name

[@chillhour6155]

Sapowski definitely will never forget lol

[@ShawnCostandine]

OMG! The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road is such a great game. A friend gave it to me for Christmas years ago because he knew I loved Wild Arms and thought I would enjoy another game they made.

[@duncanbug]

It looks so good. Can’t find a single copy on Amazon or eBay. It probably emulates fine though.

[@kagato0987]

I love that clip of Gundam Seed to show how everyone feels about it

[@kohlyis6177]

Only good thing about Seed was the OP and ED

[@kagato0987]

Too true

[@mvangord1]

I thought it was Seed Destiny everyone hated

[@StabStabStabStabby]

I just got a huge hit of nostalgia with quackshot. I used to play that a lot in the early 90s and had forgotten about it.

[@BugsyFoga]

Never thought I'd see the day where good license games were covered on this channel.

[@richardsavings6690]

I never thought I'd see my favourite Simpsons, Star Trek and Mobile Suit Gundam games all in the same video. All that was missing was Wacky Races on the PS2. God tier kart racer. No joke.

[@Spacething7474]

That's impossible, man. He covered King Kong. That's junk's laughable.

[@jameslawrenson1208]

I really want the Simpsons game on modern systems.

[@ExtremeWreck]

Well I mean, he's been covering licensed games for years, so he was BOUND to do it.

[@Jonasansu]

As a man in my mid twenties I still think Gundam is the coolest thing.

[@taqresu5865]

As a man in my mid twenties, I can't believe I'm only just now watching Gundam for the first time (despite being introduced to it over ten years ago with Gundam Battle Assault 2).

[@YouW00t]

If Japan has taught me anything is that you can't be old enough to like giant robots/mech suits.

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

Is this HBomb's Alt-Account, or Mandalore's? jk; those are the superior mech suits of all time. Everyone must acknowledge that. Fun to draw, too. I wonder how many people started to make art/learn to draw bc of Gundam? Or, geez -- now I totally want to know how that breaks down across anime genres. Which obv starts historically as manga, if you go back to pre-TV... Hmm maybe I just wanna know what everyone everywhere at anytime were compelled to tart drawing, I guess.

[@jakerockznoodles]

I have so much nostalgia for the GB Bond game. I agree with the finding clues, playing cards in a casino, and going through various world locations, it felt like a 007 adventure. 😊

[@user-si9fx4xb6v]

So do I, as both a James Bond fan and a gamer. I have played it three times and I still enjoy it.

[@ItalianStallion330]

Dog, Batman and Robin on the Genesis is my JAM. That soundtrack fuckin SMACKS too

[@bendaniels9790]

All of the Star Trek games are on GOG now, including Elite Force. AMAZING game. Glad you included it here, it doesn't get talked about enough!

[@ryanfriscia1132]

I can't think of a bad Capcom licensed game, they always hit it out of the park.

[@lay-lowandsmash1519]

it's capcom. 80%of the time their stuff is just gold

[@ennuionme6378]

Does MvC Infinite count

[@treyturner9707]

umm how about Garfield: Love is a Battle Field. that game sucked

[@lay-lowandsmash1519]

@@ennuionme6378 mvci is good, it just looks and sounds like shit. (Cheap Budget) but the games good I hear

[@Stephen-Fox]

They certainly did what's probably my favourite licensed game - Gregory Horror Show.

[@ChryI]

Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow.

[@niche8137]

An alright licensed game has to be "Transformers: The Game" on PS2. I wouldn't say it's because of the story (I never go far), but it's because of one thing that I never get bored of: the surprisingly massive open-world on the Autobots' side, lol.

[@bobafett4265]

Like the Movie game, yeah they have their moments like I heard that Darkside of the Moon game was pretty good due to the Dev being behind the Cybertron games which is kinda cool all things considered.

[@seanlafferty6683]

I remember the first two Transformer DS games based on the movies being something. The story was fully voiced and I remember getting invested more into the characters than the actual movies. Plus, you got to make your own Decepticon and Autobot depending on what copy of the game you got. You even fight alternate you on the first level, its great.

[@MysteriousMrL]

"The Simpsons have caught a lot of flack in the last few years..." More like last couple decades. The show has been around for more than 30 seasons and depending on who you ask about 8-10 of them were truly great.

[@AKAProm]

Wizard of Oz anime is something that is equally bizarre as it is somehow predictable. Makes me think of these manga Shakespeare stories we had in my school's library back in high school.

[@jimmideerichards9554]

I loved the Page Master growing up 😂😂😂😂. Fantasy, Adventure and Horror 😂😂 classic characters.

[@NAPH170]

For some reason that wizard of oz game reminded me that there was a jrpg about joan of arc on the psp. I played it, and all I can remember is that sometimes she could turn into a power ranger.

[@koolkidkameronsir6088]

excuse me whaaaaaattt???

[@Naterkix]

Oh hell yeah, Austin! I remember me some Page Master! That movie was my jam when I was, like, whatever age I was when "my jam" meant nothing more than "this is a jar of jam that I own".

[@imawesome1520]

The King Kong video game is amazing I try to show it to all my of friends at one point or another when I can

[@mthwr]

Little chicken, the punisher, the Simpsons hit and run, king kong peter jackson and the wanted are all a great games that I enjoyed (: great video !!

[@Mageman17]

The Goonies Famicom game touched and inspired me as a kid. It made feel like I was going on an adventure as I played thru the levels, imagining myself as the playable character. I hadn't yet and still have not watched the movie version of The Goonies. The game is that sacred that the movie might spoil the memories for me.

[@handoffate7262]

I played through King Kong last year and loved it, super fun game with some awesome unique moments.

[@otako_fefe]

I remember having Quackshot in one of those 4 in 1 pirate cartridges for my Genesis. I found it really challenging when I was a kid because I didn't know any english and couldn't really follow on what to do but a couple of years ago I went and re-played it again in an emulator and, man, what a wonderful game and what a wonderful OST.

[@david-hero1046]

Now The Simpsons Game price will be higher 😳 Thank you very much Austin...

[@kightsun]

I love that the King Kong game is a canon alternate version of the movie. Characters die in different ways, the introduction and interactions with the natives are different etc.

[@bobibopo]

That James bond game boy game has just brought back so many memories. There was something about it that used to make me feel sick when playing it, some sort of weird mix of the music and sound effects.

[@ShaneC1991]

No mention of the GOAT of licensed videogames. The Warriors. Developed by Rockstar for the PS2 and Xbox, and based on the 1979 film of the same name. It's a 3D brawler with graffiti mechanics and superbly awesome multiplayer.

[@HanDaimond]

I remember buying Chronicles of Riddick for the original Xbox and I was blown away for its quality, couldn't believe it was based on movies.

[@Knux84]

THE PAGEMASTER. I loved that movie as a kid! I haven't watched it for many years, and so I assume it's still extremely good, and hasn't aged terribly.

[@SymphoniaFan101]

The Simpsons game is hilarious and is worth it for the cutscenes alone.

[@rompevuevitos222]

I remember finding this stored in my cousin's PS2 game stash he had built over the years, i was impressed by the level design and the quality of the cutscenes and their transitions It isn't AS fun but it is certainly a great "Product, The Game"

[@Jumperboy333]

honestly shook at the fact that the wizard of oz is an isekai

[@Karrott2cents]

Great video! I mainly came to say that I named all my ships in Elite:Dangerous after Pearl Jam tracks.

[@LordValdomerol]

Metal Gear Soiled. Why did I never think of that. It's so simple yet so effective

[@pliskin110]

Mad respect for highlighting QuackShot. I own it on my Genesis and love it so.

[@BellagiosBangerz]

Love the promos punchlines 5:38 going to check out the 90's arcade joint after here doing my own journalism binge tysm

[@plooper14]

I JUST played the Sega Mickey/Donald games for the first time and LOVED them! Crazy timing!

[@MizfitZer0]

Disney games on MegaDrive are pretty damn awesome... also I love Tiny Toon Adventures: Busters Hidden Treasure! Gremlins 2 on NES is also an underrated masterpiece imo

[@rocky1169pt]

Aladdin is 1 of my favorite games. Even bought the ps4 version

[@ZeroScore]

Elite Force was basically my childhood...my brother and I got so into the custom map maker that we actually made a full map based on our house. Game was legit.

[@CC-qx7hk]

PAGE MASTER! Wow I probably haven’t thought about that movie since I saw it as a little kid

[@awkwardGardener]

Love to see a video covering the Gundam games on available on the PS2. there's some real bangers there like Encounters in Space and Zeonic Front, but also some surprisingly decent oddballs like MS Saga: A New Dawn

[@KawaiiKing64]

But do those games have Big Zam?

[@awkwardGardener]

@@KawaiiKing64 Encounters in Space and MS Saga do indeed have the Big Zam

[@KawaiiKing64]

@@awkwardGardener If Game Grumps were to ever play those games, I think they'd enjoy themselves! Also Dan would pick Big Zam

[@lucasoheyze4597]

The Watchmen was the best licensed game that rarely gets mentioned.

[@H4rdlex]

The Harry Potter RPGs for GBC are fantastic as well, they are really underrated compared to the 3d games, they can be quite too linear though but they way the handle the plot with bringing the stuff from the books not used in the movies was nice as well, Sadly the only cover the first three movies before they went for more action oriented games.

[@brendonwelsh-mccarthy9186]

I actually had the DS version of The Simpsons Game. It was ok

[@rocky1169pt]

I have the PS2 version. It's also just OK

[@pestulio07]

Yeeeees! Austin, you finally talked about Gameboy 007! ^_^ I may have boooed at the screen when you mentioned it in your Zelda clone video and didn't cover it lol. It's such an adorable little game!

[@jacobdeacon5355]

So happy to see the King Kong game get some love. Was an important game of my childhood and when I revisited it last year as part of backwards compatible, I found it held up pretty well. Plus, as Austin says, you get to play as Kong. What's not to love?

[@Zuri1337]

"Oh hey! Big Zam!" - Dan Avidan

[@anon6181]

Theres a japanese action game based on Wizard of Oz where you fight against God and all his angels. In the West its called Sword of Etheria

[@lesterparedes8358]

Snoopy vs The Red Baron was a fun "baby's first Ace Combat". I had a great time with it

[@ArcadeStriker]

Wanna feel old today? 16:22 This snippet of the skull pilot showed up in the "WTF BOOM" video from the prehistoric era of KZbin

[@oh-not-the-bees7872]

Thps2 was the pinnacle, the gold standard. The crew that put it together cared, and it shows.

[@Danbo22987]

I also had Batman and Robin on the Genesis! The soundtrack was so good, I used to listen to the sound test a lot.

[@james.shafiei]

Endless Dual was such a good game. Thanks for the video

[@jro0601]

If you think Wizard of Oz DS have a weird premise, is because you don't know Eternal Sonata, based on Chopin's dying dream.

[@neato691]

I enjoy playing good games I have not heard of, so this is a welcome change of pace. Thank you papa Eruption

[@TomGallagherSuperboyBeyond]

I've always had a soft spot for The Mask on Snes (based on the Jim Carrey movie) Graphically it's really well done, and it's just fun spinning around the levels beating up thugs. and since you mentioned Mickey Mouse, the game Mickey Mania is one of my favorites, so much fun playing through levels based on Mickey's most popular cartoon shorts.

[@newageBoundhippie]

I have Gundam Battle Assault too! I still love the fact they somehow messed up the spine by spelling it Gundum lol

[@onihaiena6152]

Batman: The Brave and the Bold on Wii was pretty cool, it helped that the Shantae devs (WayForward) made it too!

[@TomAznable]

Hell yeah, absolutely do a thing on Zeonic Front at some point!

[@toyotatacoma1616]

The old click and point TOS games are pretty delightful in their own right. They’re fully voice acted and decently fleshed out.

[@ShadowEclipex]

Oh man! I remember playing (and more watching my brothers play) Star Trek Voyager Elite Force! It was such a cool game.

[@UlfgrimRaneth]

Honestly I physically cheered when you talked about King Kong. I remember playing It on the PS2 AND IT WAS AWESOME

[@ansemvriku]

Man Gundam Breackers 3 needs more attention was so good

[@thelegalsystem]

I remember the Kong film REALLY pushing their surround sound tech for the movie, I think because they were trying to hype up HDDVD. No wonder that made it over to the game as well.

[@mattypow82]

Yes I remember and horror is the best book of all!

[@ProfDragonite]

My personal fave licenced game will always be LOTR: Return of the King. Actors lending their talent, an actual explanation of events from Gandalf' perspective, and a solid beat-em-up system. Good stuff.

[@Coreisus]

Bro, I still have Pagemaster on VHS. Was my favorite movie as a kid!

[@-Mwk-]

The two second Pearl Jam reference got you a sub, I tell EVERYONE about that music video!!! Also my favorite band 👏🏻👏🏻

[@MCPhatman]

I love James Bond 007 I use too speedrun the game when I was younger.

[@KMACKTIME]

Whoa I’ve never seen ANYONE talk about or even acknowledge zoids assault before. An early Xbox 360 exclusive top down Grid based RTS. And even though it was only briefly shown in the intro, That is like the most coverage it has ever gotten.. for anyone reading this, no it’s not very good. It’s incredibly difficult in the late levels and took me 50+ hours to 100%.

[@Dragonatrix]

Beyond the Yellow Brick Road is genuinely a lot better than it has any right to be, and I am super glad someone else ever has played and appreciated it

[@alanjay479]

I LOVED The Pagemaster when I was young!

[@TheGingerlie]

The Gameboy bond game was my favorite as a kid and you just confirmed it wasn't just some fever dream. Having to win at cards and getting to the vip room was super immersive for little 8 year old me.

[@lonewolffang]

I get what you mean about Gundam Battle Assault especially when the giant bosses tell you " You needs some practice".

[@TheSirLaguna]

I was lucky to have played some fantastic licensed games as a kid (and some stinkers as well, of course). Some of my favorite lesser known ones are Toy Story 2 (PS1/N64), Disney's Atlantis and Disney's Treasure Planet (PS1), the PS1 Spider-Man games, the PC version of Harry Potter 2, Star Wars Episode 3 on PS2 (wanna shout out Republic Commando as well even though it's not that obscure)... heck, I even liked the A Bug's Life game on PS1 even though it's kinda rough around the edges.

[@bZman]

I LOVED THAT GAMEBOY BOND GAME AS A KID!

[@simsdas4]

I still have my 360 copy of The Simpsons Game, i really want to bring it back out again and play it after this.

[@ponderingForever]

19:56 - Every time I hear that sound...Memories...

[@GTXDash]

Elite Force's Multiplayer is also amazing. Don't do LANs anymore? create your own server. Don't have friends? Play with Bots, it's still a lot of fun.

[@DuelmasterX3]

Quite a few of the Star Trek games, including Elite Voyager are now legally for sale on GOG

[@zan9922]

You deserve a million subs Austin! Great video like always. One of my favourite Spiderman games is Web of Shadows on the DS. It was fun switching between the red and black suits and the combat had weight to it.

[@koopatroopa]

the low-poly look of wizard of oz looks really good

[@MetaSynForYourSoul]

25:00 "The official movie of the game"😂 If on purpose *HILARIOUS* if not, still funny.

[@Drax69420]

Maybe you should make a gundam games video?

[@austineruption]

yea prob

[@Drax69420]

@@austineruption oh shit , senpai noticed me! In all seriousness, keep up the good work.

[@skizzit]

My man just called Wizard of Oz an isekai! I'm dead.

[@15Seili]

*glass shattered*

[@Vercalos]

I saw a short clip of Evil Zone, so I had to mention it. I. LOVE. EVIL. ZONE. I don't think it's a perfect game, but I'll be damned if the whole story mode aesthetic doesn't amuse the hell out of me with every character being the MC of their own anime series.

[@dorelle]

11/10 for the 2 seconds of The Kids In the Hall!!!

[@wesleywolfe2]

Lol that shut up wesley killed me, that's an inside joke we use on our twitch channel, Pintz and Amiga

[@DiggZiggah]

That genesis adventures of batman and robin game is one of my favorite games of all time. Probably because of that Jesper Kyd (sp?) Soundtrack is.. literally the greatest

[@latenightscifi]

Note to Trek fans: Elite Force and Elite Force 2 (and a bunch of other Trek games) just got released on GOG for sale

[@seanv42]

No mention of butcher bay? It was a surprisingly deep game, with tons of exploration and side quests.

[@wdcain1]

U.N. Squadron by Capcom is a great license game and even manages to add in elements from the manga it's based on, Area 88. I just wonder why they changed the name when it was localized.

[@therock238360]

Probably licensing issues