Greendog: The Complete History - SGR

[@slugworth3111]

I have an anecdote related to this; I used to work for a company called Silkworm Screenprinting in Ventura, California. I met Rick Green in the late 90s when he hired us to silk-screen some t-shirts, stickers, and surfboard decals of the Greendog character. He s⅞eemed like a friendly, laid back dude (total stoner). I've still got a few of those stickers in my old work portfolio. It was a five color print.

[@drzazgi666]

I'd give my left kidney for any Greendog-related merch from early 90s

[@singaporesammy]

I mostly remember Greendog as being a game that felt like an ad for an unknown product. Like if you played Cool Spot without knowing 7-Up was a thing. It just felt off to me. Like I was missing something.

[@AgsmaJustAgsma]

*GRRREEEENDOOOOOOOG* -Joe "GameSack" Redifer

[@strain42]

Like many people I definitely couldn't help but think about Game Sack's GREEEN DAAAWWWGGGG!!! so I'm pretty psyched you included that little cameo. And wow, I never knew how much there...well...potentially could've been around this. As someone who grew up surrounded by surfer culture (to the point of developing a slight accent...) I'd have loved a Greendog Beach Towel!

[@brandothebecvar]

Someone tell Joe from Game Sack, he almost loves Greendog as much as Snacher!

[@FoxMcCloudFF7]

14:10

[@GregsGameRoom]

Huge oversight by AVGN by not including Game Sack Joe in their video, but big points to you, Dude! :-)

[@jtzor5922]

How is Joe NOT part of this video? UPDATE: I stand corrected for the small cameo.

[@reagandow850]

J Tzor - he IS. Watch the video

[@MrMegaManFan]

I had the exact same thought when I saw the title but was waiting to watch to see if he'd be in it!

[@reagandow850]

Now this is a story I’ve been waiting for. Every time I see this game I have Joe from Game Sack’s voice inside my head doing his “GREEEEEEEN DAWG” impression. 😂. Edit: After writing this I see I’m far from the only person who hears this! Lmao

[@Xadoumi]

Sameee

[@amerikanish07]

My anxiety waiting for the inevitable appearance of Joe Redifer was seriously uncomfortable.

[@JCdragon81]

This was the first genesis game I finished. I actually love this game. Glad you see it getting some love.

[@yellowcougar18]

I was initially bummed out by this video... But then I thought about it, and I was like ''But he made something that connected with people', Like, legitimately, if you can make something that connects in any way at all. You've won, really. I like the idea that this dude still has a legacy.

[@Larry]

Where did you read that he had died? I couldnt' find anything on that, but it does explain why there's virtually zero trace of him online.

[@slopesgameroom]

I asked the games designer :P he filled in a lot of the gaps

[@flockofwolves]

He got eaten by a whale

[@openskiesmedia]

@@slopesgameroom that's so sad.

[@stevenquast2841]

Dude, I just came from your video about 5 mascot characters with unbelievable origins or something like that

[@viewtifuljoe99]

Never would've thought there would've been so much history behind a character like greendog! Might have to go check out Sega-16 and see if they have any interviews or research about it

[@stewartbladensb]

“He appears on pretty much everything from T-shirts to towels and nothing else” .......Daniel Ibbertson. 9 Feb 2020.

[@BlackWolfessUSCM]

Thanks for the GameSack Clip, I love that running Gag xD

[@greenhowie]

So what I'm hearing is... Greendog for Smash.

[@Mystemo]

Greeendaaaaawg! I have a soft spot for this game, maybe it's because my friends always told me I looked like Greendog when I was a kid.

[@acecarrera1]

Joe owns half production run of Greendog copies in his basement, good luck finding one out there.

[@indiaalphanovember8217]

Mean Machines VHS was my biggest memory of this game. Sonic 2 kinda overshadowed it though.

[@Charlie-Mouse]

I had forgotten about this game, so many memories came back. I remember having a lot of fun with this game. Like you say not the greatest platformer but pretty replayable.

[@Retrobution]

I love greendog, had this for my 9th birthday, loved it (still do!) and randomly came on youtube to see if anyone had reviewed it and was not disappointed to find this video covers it all!! excellent. Also - random thing but I used to listen to the sound test a lot and there are some sound effects when played (i cant remember the exact ones) that make the music in the sound test go faster/slower for some reason, spent a bit too much time on sound tests haha

[@thomthum2000]

Wow! I didn't expect such a thoroughly researched video to this little gem from my childhood! I did grow up in Southern California and owned this game as a kid, and needless to say, I was hooked! Favorite moment: playing that part of the game where Greendog is flying over the water on his bicycle chopper for the first time. Seeing that silly little boxing glove whack those poor frightened birds made me laugh so hard I could barely contain myself!

[@slopesgameroom]

Glad you liked it mate, happy I was finally able to put a pin on this franchise

[@gochasingwaterfalls9970]

Haha, I had a feeling Joe Redifer would be in there somewhere.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

"GREEEEEEENNN DAWWWGGGGG" Quote from.... wtf is a Redifer!!?? Maybe its White?!

[@sleepydumbdude]

Clicked on this expecting Joe from Gamesacks be talking and was thrown off when you started talking since I didn’t look to see who it was from. Though I am still happy I got to learn the story of Greendog.

[@emajansen]

3:05 What is impressive on this cover is not only the character has no face BUT despite the cartoonish design the cover artist thought drawing his back showing the little bumps of the vertebras.

[@aisakataiga5200]

Can't get enough of your videos dude

[@Pupppeteer]

Greendog seems like that name all the kids in movies tell their friends to call them lol.

[@xRocketzFighterx]

Man I can't wait for you to cover the Wonder Boy series and the old shining force megadrive games.

[@johnathangodbolt]

I remember very clearly when the game first came out. I never got around to playing it though (even to this day, I still haven't). Sad to hear that the man behind the character passed away, and so young too it seems... Thanks for making this video.

[@zhukov2116]

It's definitely not a forgettable game. I hated it when I was a kid, and I really don't feel any need to revisit it, but I always remember it.

[@gibbie80s61]

I remember this game from the Mean Machines Sega preview tape (with the Sonic 2 preview). They used a really slow underwater level to show it off. It made it look really sluggish and not fun to play. A really odd choice.

[@pasta1169]

I remember it from a vhs tape which showed off the aliens game on it

[@pasta1169]

Came with a video game magazine

[@gibbie80s61]

@@pasta1169 Yep. Came with Mean Machines Sega Issue 1 (October 1992).

[@pasta1169]

@@gibbie80s61 ahhh right were talking about the same magasine, i dont remember buying that magasine as a child but i must have, do you remember aliens on the vhs too?

[@gibbie80s61]

@@pasta1169 Alien 3 on the Megadrive was on there for sure. I still have the tape and watched it the other day.

[@felman87]

Honestly, I feel like Greendog could've been remembered as well as something like Rocket Power, considering they both take place in SoCal and involve surfing, among other sportsy things.

[@OrochiFlamez]

I had this game as a kid. I'm not sure why I wanted it so bad, but I did. Looking back it wasn't terrible, but it wasn't anything special either. However, I loved the Aztec temple music.

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

Still watching this space for Cool Spot.

[@leecroft1983]

SykosymatiK Good call

[@getondese]

I await for the day Green Dog makes his triumphant return with Joe (GS) doing the voice of the man himself....

[@MyRetroLife]

Love the choice of Outrun music at the beginning!

[@communistwookiee4727]

Glad to see all of the audience crossover between Slope and GameSack.

[@FoxMcCloudFF7]

14:10 your'e welcome! ;)

[@mariokarthero1997]

Never heard of Greendog until this video. Might try out the games associated with this franchise

[@WebstersYouTube]

This has been in my collection since I was a kid. Good times. Doesn't get talked about enough. Had no idea about the board game and everything.

[@Grenn102]

I grew up with this game and I honestly wasnt sure if this game was actually good, or if it was my nostalgia. I was always fascinated with the art and music of the game, and apparently I used to be really good at it. Going back to it now, it's been too difficult for me to complete, but I've enjoyed playing it. Definitely underrated in my eyes.

[@backbackforward]

Loved this as a kid but never got past the second or third level . Do rolo to the rescue next

[@Tornado1994]

R.I.P. Richard "Greendog" Green 1962-2000.

[@knightgamer1970]

I truly enjoyed this video, greendog is one of my favorite games

[@burtbackattack]

Honestly I nearly didn't click on this video because I thought "why make a complete history of a below average Megadrive game?!" Turns out to be a really interesting story of the man and his creation. Should have known though really, these Complete Histories are always excellent.

[@slopesgameroom]

Appreciate it mate :)

[@pferreira1983]

Why would you reject watching a video based on the quality of the game?

[@burtbackattack]

@@pferreira1983 Because I didn't think I'd be interested in a complete history video of a single poorly received game. You're right though just because a game isn't that good doesn't mean it won't make for an interesting video.

[@pferreira1983]

@@burtbackattack It's worth noting also that it was critically well received at the time so that makes it interesting to see Dan delve into why it failed.

[@burtbackattack]

@@pferreira1983 I seem to remember it getting at best pretty average review scores in magazines at the time (although I am in the UK so maybe it was better recieved in other parts of the world). It's an interesting story about the characters creator though.

[@the.real.Deano.]

The song that starts at 2:20 is literally my jam one of my favorite game songs of all time. I have the game still packed up somewhere but I found this video cuz every once of awhile I look up the song. Also I was a little bummed that avgn gave it shit. But really if he did a video on it then it must be memorable. But it is one of the best soundtracks of all time imo.

[@lazarolzr2016]

I had the greendog back in that time.When i remember my genesis time, i remeber greendog and others.Is a iconic game indeed.

[@SeekerGoldstone]

Greendog is the first video game that I ever chose to play by my own volition. It was a wise choice.

[@supersquare]

RIP Greendog, what a crazy story and an awesome life!!

[@stephenhartley2853]

i had greendog, pretty decent game, great music too

[@realmchat6665]

These complete history videos are always great - ty.

[@98.11Deet]

I would love to see a complete history of Desert Strike and the other Strike games.

[@michaelmurphy2786]

Well since you showed the preview of this on stream the other day, I found a way to try it and I've got to say that its surprisingly enjoyable though I'm having some difficulty with it, a nice little hidden gem!

[@robortiz7592]

I was just playing this game like 2 days ago! It was also the second game I bought for my Genesis back in the day

[@BENULTIMAN2000]

Please do a Complete History Video on Ape Escape and a Complete History Video of Contra

[@CayugaKing]

Out of nowhere and into the fire 🔥 boom , this was a thing and TY DI for bringing it! Cheers mate!

[@hdofu]

Time to get Board James and Angry Video Game Nerd to do a team up

[@ivoman7]

What came first? The character 🥚or the game 🐔? The character? There's your problem. They wanted to profit more than anything. If the guy would have insisted it to be a surfing game, I wouldn't have concluded that. But he didn't.

[@IkariMetalSlugger]

A pretty solid game I enjoyed quite a bit as a kid. Has its frustrating and annoying segments for sure, but it was still fun. And the soundtrack isn't half bad either.

[@warmachine68]

Thanks for making this

[@Johnnygrafx]

Greendog is such a weird game. He needs no face. Just hair. Great video!

[@GameBoothUK]

I remember seeing a poster for it in a local rental place.. never actually picked it up despite the intense search to do so

[@spineknife2386]

Great video. I had forgotten all about this

[@abeabeification]

This game was awesome back in the day, it hasn't aged well mainly because of the controls but still one of my favs back then.

[@elijahmatthews2781]

Somebody get Joe from GAME SACK, DJ SLOPES is taking about his favorite character😂

[@slopesgameroom]

Don't worry he knew all about it during this video's development!

[@TheSonicsean]

GREEEEEEEENDOG

[@Treychik]

I remember this game. Awesome title. One of the first games that I played on the system :)

[@mr_barrie]

That's how you do research! Love it fantastic work dan the man

[@therealnothingtoseehere]

I remember this game. I also rented it and never owned it. I loved it as a kid, but I've played in the last few years and it's just okay. It seems to be of the crop of games SEGA of America churned out so they didn't have to wait around for Japan to send them something new, which had mixed results. In any case, great video, Daniel. This was the first I've watched since I resubbed and I enjoyed it.

[@the.real.Deano.]

I have that game amd the original genesis ( the nice one). Have had since I was a kid and love it. It's def hard when u are a 8 or 9 year old kid back in the day. But I always loved it and for the most part the gameplay too. But especially the soundtrack, amd even more especially the more serious reggae tunes over the happy fun ones, which I also still do like though.

[@philipslattery2883]

This loved this game I rented it out so many time when I was a kid

[@pmendes99]

Amazing gaming archeology. One thing that stands out from this review is the excellent soundtrack, even for an earlier mega drive game, whose games had harsher sounding soundtracks, but this one has a very warm soundtrack.

[@the.real.Deano.]

I just commented the exact same thing, I loved the songs, especially the title song. Not the one that the game starts too when he goes I to the first level but the one when the title screen comes up. The more serious tune. They are all epic. I have the game packed away somewhere with my Genesis still. But I look up the tunes every once in awhile just randomly thinking about them and that's how I ended up on this video. if I find the name of the song I'll come back and edit with the name. But it's one of the more popular ones amd doesn't really need a name to find cuz it pops up fairly easy. One name I saw had Aztec something or another in it. But I'm not sure if that's the actual name cuz I have seen it named as other stuff also just can't remember what. Edit one one video of said song it's the intro song not title song still haven't found be though but I know it's out there. It's the one that's playing on this video when he shows the video title. The ok ne that starts at 2:20. That shit is my jam no joke. One of my favorites.

[@REzado63]

The whole entire time watching this video I was saying where is Joe I know he's coming up somewhere. I love it and love Game Sack!

[@kingmonkey25]

I've never played Greendog as it never really grabbed my attention back in the day (think we were spoilt for platformers on the MD) & controls looked floaty like Fantasia. I'll have to give this a fair go at some point!

[@mangaas]

How did he die?

[@K1ttenface]

Just what I was looking for. Googled around and I can't find any mention of his death.

[@jameswalt1]

*Joe Redifer approves*

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

"GREEEEEEENNN DAWWWGGGGG "

[@kutulukutu]

I bought a loose copy of Green Dog for the meme. I had a replacement clamshell and cover delivered for it because it's Green Dog. Anybody got a manual?

[@TheHomeInvasionShow]

I love this game's music

[@kwkfortythree39]

Sound driver cries "batman return" incredibly loud

[@AnonymousCaveman]

Was thinking ALLL DAY what was the name of this game. My brother played it so much. I recently bought an original 1989 megadrive and planning on getting this for nostalgia ✌️

[@johnv7317]

French Chef: "The clam you can eat them or they can eat you!" *Belch*

[@zockeromi1970]

cool, i didn’t play this game much and i like this vid reminding me of this game

[@slopesgameroom]

Glad to hear it

[@JoeNovax]

I couldn't agree more at the untapped potential of this character as a mascot. I feel the same way about Chakan, a cool character which was super appealing in the 90s but the game was just a little below average.

[@vaporwave2345]

*THERE BETTER BE A CROSSOVER WITH JOE FROM GAMESACK.*

[@b3ans4eva]

SEGA should have bought Green Dog. Then he could have shown up in all Sonic All-Stars Racing.

[@bortzanator3018]

We always tend to get ahead of ourselves in these videos

[@sergoldenhandthejust1495]

8:24 I'm SO confused right now, what did sexual assault and kobe have to do with anything??????????

[@pferreira1983]

After watching AVGN's take on this game this made for a pleasant antidote.

[@kingofthenergs]

here from avgn

[@miikasuominen3845]

Not a true Greendog-video, without Joe 😁👍

[@CrossoverGameReviews]

Well this episode of Complete History was great, but it's missing something, but I can't put my finger on what that is. 14:08 The History of Greendog is officially complete.

[@apostolosfilippos]

This was an interesting , slightly obscure story! IMHO he didn't become popular partly because of his design.

[@U4rikmind]

Ahead of it's time. I always thought there was more to a surfer dude than "dude". He even dabs.

[@MicaelHD]

I used to think that he was an oldman with a hay hat

[@borrellipatrick]

Was gonna look in the comments for gamesack comment....but he's coming up, can't wait for Joe's cameo 😬

[@leecroft1983]

I love this game. I have it for my Mega Drive. It’s a bit rubbish but so great at the same time.

[@MickeyD2012]

He's a hair-hatted hooligan, LOL.

[@LeonardGr]

I wish Maui and Sons had a video game or movie adaption.

[@for8bitgamers]

GREEEEENDAWG

[@MrMegaManFan]

If it weren't for @Game Sack and @My Life In Gaming, I would never have known this EXISTED let along that there was a HISTORY to it. I'm going to open a cold one, sit back and enjoy my education!