Hamtaro Video Games Are Weird | Little Hamsters, Many Adventures

[@ProjectSNT]

So fun fact: the first Hamtaro game isn't really a pet simulator game. It's actually a daily fortune teller game. That's why Hamtaro asks for things like your birthday and blood type. Hamtaro walking around his cage and eating is just something for you to look at while the game's internal clock ticks down to the next time you can get your fortune told. Another fun fact: the lead designer for that game was SO inspired by it that he created the Tomodachi Life series. No this is not a joke.

[@MaximumRK]

[Oh hi!] Project SNT, do you have anything more for Sonic or the Galarian Trolls video?

[@morksisnthererightnow8738]

…this game gave us the pure perfection that is Tomodachi Life?…… I-… I’m so grateful.

[@Sparktron87]

Perhaps the lead designer will look back to the light that is Hamtaro and give us a Tomodachi Life 2/DX

[@DarkLink1996.]

And that lead designer? -Albert Ein- Yoshio Sakamoto, lead designer of the Metroid franchise.

[@munchervideoshaha]

Hi courtney

[@Kenzisa1Blazestone]

No joke: Hamtaro Ham Ham Heartbreak was one of my absolute favorite games for the GBA. My dad bought it for me for my 12th birthday. I legit got stuck for the longest time in the manor and didn't come back to it until I was in high school.

[@thantheexplorer4260]

I got Heartbreak when I was like 8. I had to have my older brother do the beach sound puzzle because I could not figure it out lol.

[@chrystalclear500]

OMG same! I actually ended up getting stuck in the Manor more than once. I stumbled upon the solution to the place in the Manor I had gotten stuck at, but then I had to replay the game from the start not long after (due to save data getting deleted by a family friend's kid), during which I got stuck at the same part for years without being able to remember how I solved it... I played that game SO much, and always ended up going back to it if I didn't know what to play on GBA. I have so many fond memories of everything in that game except for the last Hula Dance contest; that last routine was so ridiculously specific and I only beat it years later because I found the solution on the internet somewhere lol

[@TraneFirst]

Dude the manor was terrifying ;-; I thought I was stuck so I restarted from the beginning but I only figured it out after I got older

[@thedandygun7924]

Yeah, super underated

[@ChezRG-YT]

So HHHH in short

[@kathy444]

4:20 there's actually a reason for this! due to the massive success of hamtaro in the japan it lead to a massive MASSIVE increase in hamster ownership which boosted the countries affinity for hamsters! that's why there's so much hamster merchandise and games about hamsters to this day, japan just really loves hamster lmao

[@TheCapitalLetterM]

For good reason! Hamsters are amazing, if you know how to raise them.

[@ddjsoyenby]

japan is based.

[@luqhakim5711]

Cats: Finally, a worthy adversary

[@toykoserpent804]

420

[@toykoserpent804]

Funny number

[@kelly2001]

Back when it was a $3 game, I used to buy every copy of Ham-Ham Heartbreak I saw in game stores so I could give them away to skeptics who didn’t believe me when I told them it was a good game. At least a few of these people ended up playing it and enjoying it! Always good to see more love for Heartbreak.

[@Kikkatar.]

Nice!

[@CommanderWiggins]

Not all heros wear capes.

[@sunspot5]

now the game is like $40 used :(

[@FnrrfYgmSchnish]

"I didn't think I'd be comparing Mario to Hamtaro, but here we are." Now combine them. Create the dreaded Hamtario.

[@Retro_Red]

HamMario

[@robertharris6092]

@@Retro_Red hamario.

[@ddjsoyenby]

ikr.......hamtaro is way better mario stands no chance.

[@TanatatKnight246]

Finally, a fusion to rival Sonichu.

[@youraverageplutoenjoyer7677]

I'm literally picturing Hamtaro in a Mario costume and it's soooooo adorable!

[@kirathecat]

Ham-Ham Heartbreak is literally my favorite game in the series. That sprite work alone is phenomenal but I really loved the story, the interactivity, the locations. Even though they went more fantastical with them you never really lost the scale of being hamster sized and it was such a fun little romp. Its one of my favorite comfort GBA games.

[@DetectiveDorian]

I think the thing I love about Spat from Ham-Ham Heartbreak is just how silly and cartoonishly evil he is. The game knows what it is, the premise is silly, and they go, pardon the wordplay, ham with it.

[@ddjsoyenby]

spat is great.

[@rirururu4697]

I unironically love the Hamtaro games and I wish they made more. There's just something so charming about going to a new world from the perspective and scale of a tiny creature, meeting a bunch of hamsters with problems, seeing how all your hamchat interacted with the environment or other hamsters, and having to learn new hamchat to try to figure out how to progress the story or access a new area.

[@SunSlayerKD]

I LOVED these gameboy games. Each is so different and unique with their own ups (and downs) but they all felt like genuine Hamtaro adventures to me. I was a bit annoyed by Ham Ham Games as I was not expecting just a minigame collection. I'm happy it at least had some small story beats going on during it though.

[@miserablepileofsecrets]

Those and Starfy series were hidden gems

[@potatohat3994]

Sameee these games may have been my most played series on game boy besides from the Pokémon series

[@IamaPERSON]

@sword don’t make CP

[@Mike14264]

Man, now I really gotta give them a shot...

[@potatohat3994]

@@Mike14264 you should they funnn especially the first gba one

[@Wiltingboy]

These games mean so much to me. When I met my fiance, I mentioned the hamtaro games and he immediately lit up because he never met anyone that had played them. We replay hamham heartbreak together quite often and it makes me so happy to have found a life partner who lovrs these dumb, childish, amazing games as much as I do.

[@jastunflo]

Awww that's super cute. I have been with my girlfriend for 1 year so far and I'm planning to show her that game because it means so much to me... I'm so hyped to play it with her and that's actually why I ended up in this video hahaha

[@Lupiniunstar]

Ham-Ham Heartbreak is seriously one of my favorite childhood games. Did a Hamtaro licensed game have a right to be that good?!?

[@Twightlight_Brigade]

A yearly replay is required for this game

[@ddjsoyenby]

both of them are amazing.

[@aurafluff]

Rainbow Rescue and Ham Hams Unite are also really fun!

[@Japancommercials4U2]

this reminds me that i looked at an old neoseeker cheat list in like 2005 or 2006 that said you could unlock hamtaro in super smash bros melee by defeating 10 enemies in cruel multi man melee it didn't work 😔

[@cactusdip4680]

You can unlock hamtaro in melee, just ko 10 people in cruel smash without jumping, being hit into the air, or taking any damage as pichu. Once you've knocked 10 out, and go to the side of the stage and fall off within 3 seconds of the final ko. This whole process has to be done within 1 minute.

[@newageBoundhippie]

lmao, I just remember getting that issue of EGM that claimed Sonic & Tails could be unlocked with 25 KOs in cruel multi man melee...still pissed it was a cruel April Fool's joke ( also the following year's DoAX "joke" just straddled the line between obviously a joke and possibly real...which was frustrating lol )

[@ivyw5862]

OOF-

[@laurenchinsphealsupremacis9978]

I was NOT expecting antdude to talk about this massive part of my childhood but here we are. I want a 3d hamtaro game for the switch.

[@Detective_L]

What a blast from the past. I used to watch this show every morning before school (along with Pokémon and DBZ) I had the theme song stuck in my head for days

[@Matanumi]

LOL it'll lose charm and.cost.mote of.it's.3d

[@bonniethehedgefox9139]

@@Matanumi Nah, man. Just apply some shaders that fit the style and slap some outlines to the models and you have some potential!

[@Mariocat99]

I remembered I used to play the kids game version

[@jacobschott6955]

@@bonniethehedgefox9139 Yeah, cartoon art styles can absolutely work in 3D if you commit to it. The real trouble is that they’ll probably insist on using that horrible neo-Hamtaro art style.

[@jeffsmith4842]

Does this mean we can try to get Hamtaro trending? I remember loving this show so much...I would love to see it rebooted!

[@ddjsoyenby]

and more hamtaro games.

[@wario1226]

Ham ham heartbreak was one of my favorite games growing up. Wandering around slowly making progress while not fully understanding the limits of the world I was in; it fit in perfectly with gen 3 pokemon and mario sunshine. Just enjoyed the amazing atmosphere at my own pace

[@UltimaShadowX]

Man, the fact NA never got Rainbow Rescue is a travesty. I loved Ham-Ham Heartbreak growing up.

[@TeruteruBozusama]

I remember getting it, but I was often on the American Nintendo website backthen. At first it had a page so it seems like it was considered. But suddenly the genre changed to action for some reason which really upset me, then the images and release date disappeared... And I felt so bad for the north Americans that didn't get it...

[@amateraceon5202]

I won’t lie, I didn’t actually think he’d do it, the absolute madman

[@IamaPERSON]

@sword disgusting

[@sungamthegamer7431]

"Hamtaro has a body count now" is not something I expected to hear today. Thank you AntDude for making my day slightly better.

[@lydiajulianprower8356]

I'm more surprised that he mentioned Ebichu.

[@marmalade5341]

Once again Hamtaro killed a man

[@crcoghill]

It's sad too that the series just stopped being popular. Think how cool it would have been with a full 3D adventure on the Gamecube or Wii.

[@LoquenderoInazuma]

The gba hamtaros games are a big part of my childhood, even replaying heartbreak and rainbow rescue some years ago. I didn't even knew that heartbreak had a prequel!

[@tarponpet]

A game that came out before isn't a prequel, its the previous game.

[@Nooby.]

Finally people will appreciate the best hamster of all time!

[@BLOKDOG]

I like Rick better

[@FriedIce3]

What about ebichu

[@chistosothejoke8946]

Yes! Stan is very cool and very funny!

[@otaking3582]

The weirdest thing about these games imo is their strong copy-protection. Yeah, someone at Nintendo seriously thought they'd lose more money from people pirating Hamtaro than any of their other GBC and GBA games.

[@dfeclvdfvkmrfkmjlfcxe]

Wait is the copy proctation

[@otaking3582]

@@dfeclvdfvkmrfkmjlfcxe ..... you wanna finish that sentence?

[@dfeclvdfvkmrfkmjlfcxe]

@@otaking3582 what it the copy protection autocorrect murdered me

[@AxZelAnimations30]

Hamtaro's probably one of the animes I know the very moment I start remembering anything around me. I just found myself one day in the morning loving Hamtaro and Sonic X airings next to each other.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Do you recall if the show actually ended properly? The show changing designs makes me nervous if the writing began suffering around then since a design change sometimes means a show starts cutting corners quality wise

[@lunarpanda1395]

​@@Thomasmemoryscentral It technically did have a series finale but a week after the regular series wrapped up the show got moved to 5 minute CGI shorts for a programming block. This is where the really skinny hams and Hi! Hamtaro game comes from

[@a.m.theshinyjohtohunter4287]

Hamtaro, anime and games were too pure for this undeserving world. Ham-Ham Heartbreak was excellent! And yes, the redesigns were horrible, but don’t be angry at Alphadream. That’s was the later anime seasons “updating” their designs. Be mad at them.

[@beariesSpring]

Hamham Heartbreak is unironically one of my all time favorite games. I’m currently making my partner play it, and it’s so adorable :’) I’m still so frustrated that Rainbow Rescue never got a proper NA release, but at least I can play the PAL version :D I got my sister a copy of it for xmas in like 2016

[@SaiyanGamer95]

Heartbreak is my favorite Hamtaro game. I still have my copy, 100% completed. I also learned it's possible to softlock the game, forcing you to restart from the very beginning.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Hold onto that fame, it's one of those expensive PAL games and Ham Ham Heartbreak suddenly shot up in price

[@HamtaroSonicHedgehog]

@@Thomasmemoryscentral Wait Seriously? I just checked and WTF when did Heartbreak get so expensive all of a sudden! Holy shit kinda glad I got ham-hams unite and ham-ham games when I did..

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

@@HamtaroSonicHedgehog yeah but ham Heartbreak isnt insane expensive as the late 90s nes sequels. Loose copies can be bought under 100. Ham Ham Unite and Ham Ham Games are still affordable too.

[@HamtaroSonicHedgehog]

@@Thomasmemoryscentral You're right that it's not exactly a "burn your wallet" kind of price, but I'm still shocked that it got pricier now all of a sudden.

[@MarkCabaniss]

I’ve actually had fantasies of Hamtaro being in _Super Smash Bros._ . I picture him and Bijou being playable in a tag team a’la the Ice Climbers, with a moveset made up of Ham-Chats. But alas, Sakurai said that only video game characters can be featured in _Smash_ . One can dream, I guess.

[@bonniethehedgefox9139]

That's why Smash Bros. Modding exists! But seriously, Ham-Chats as moves sounds very creative!

[@MarkCabaniss]

@@bonniethehedgefox9139 Right? 😊

[@HamtaroSonicHedgehog]

The funny thing about that is that hamtaro is actually mentioned in Super Smash Bros. Brawl if you can believe that! Some of the hamtaro games are listed in the chronicle option. UPDATE: Sorry I had posted this before I started watching this video and I had no idea antdude already mentioned it lol

[@bonniethehedgefox9139]

@@HamtaroSonicHedgehog Still, I'm impressed Nintendo had the guts to put a comprehensive list of games since Brawl's release! Including copyrighted ones.

[@joxyver]

Let’s be glad it’s only Video game characters, the smash community is way too ruthless for their requests and give Sakurai way too much of a hard time for what he gives in smash. I honestly think that Sakurai had some kind of foresight to this and acted accordingly. It also has been stated that his choice of video game only characters was also partly due to it being his friend/co-workers dying wish.

[@funnyscares595]

Ham-Ham Heartbreak was actually my first GBA game. I remember buying it with a clear pink GBA.

[@MinimiMax]

The reason the first game asks your blood type is that in Japan there's a belief your blood type determines your personality, kinda like a horoscope.

[@kirbystar0925]

Not the video we expected, but the video we need. Keep up the great work Antdude! Almost at 500K as well!

[@luckybeast1234]

Its always great when someone talks about Hamtaro! I honestly prefer the style of Unite and Heartbreak over Rainbow Rescue but that's mostly because I love P&C adventure games

[@markman278]

Not gonna lie, I loved this game as a kid. An absolutely massive game and really needed when you only get 2-3 games a a year as a kid.

[@CommanderWiggins]

Ham-Hams Unite was my absolute jam as a kid. I never beat it, but I spent countless hours running around in the levels, trying out all the little scenes, playing dress up in the photobooth, making dance routines in the music room, and visiting all the hamsters in their rooms. I finally revisited the game and beat it a few years ago. I'm man enough to admit I had to look up a walkthrough to find where to get the last few Ham Chats.

[@Shaunmizer]

It's nice to see these underrated games are still being mentioned And when will you do the rest of the starfy series?

[@muisely13]

Ham-ham heartbreak is one of my FAVOURITE GAMES growing up. I’ve replayed it like 20 times.

[@peaceteez]

THE NOSTALGIA 😭😭 I was obsessed with the hamtaro games when I was younger 🥺

[@jayonnaise6105]

Ham-Ham Heartbreak was such a cool, unexpected little gem when I came across it like four years ago. A cute and charming aesthetic, as well as a fairly unique gameplay type that I hadn't experienced at the time. It was really fun seeing all the adorable little pixel animations play out, which made it compelling to seek out new words and get new animations. I'm so glad these are getting more of a spotlight

[@strain42]

Ham-Hams Unite was one of my childhood favorites! The entire series has just been a delight to cover

[@thantheexplorer4260]

Ham Ham Heartbreak is one of my FAVORITE games. I remember getting it when I was 8 and being terrified of the Boo Manor level. I could not play it at night.

[@pixellord2370]

Everyone wants Master Chief, Dante, and Geno for Smash yet this legend of a Rodent is excluded!? A Ham-Ham Heartbreak indeed.

[@Parky64]

Wanna know what’s also a ham ham-heartbreak? The fact that the doom slayer is a mini skin.

[@pixellord2370]

@@Parky64 So terrible it make one want to *rip* out the tissue and *tear* up.

[@backwardsface3046]

@@Parky64I mean, at least he’s in the game at all!

[@CrustyFox87]

Hamtaro, Sailor Moon, and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood were my first anime, and I'd say those were good, maybe even great starters! I also have fond memories of playing a little bit of Sonic Advance, a *ton* of Pokémon LeafGreen, a lot of Rainbow Rescue, and a little bit of Ham-Ham Heartbreak all on a GBA emulator that my big sister set up for me and my little brother to play on her laptop. Those were good times…

[@AnythingQuiet]

Awww man, this reminded me of some fond memories of playing these Hamtaro games and staying up way late to play them! Collecting the ham-words, mending hearts. I still remember the little Hawaiian dance segment made up of ham-actions. Thanks for the review, AntDude!

[@JonahAGoldstein]

Playing ham hams unite nonstop is one of my earliest memories, and I completely forgot about it. Thank you for the nostalgia.

[@bornalive91]

I played the ever living s*** out of heartbreak. At so much fun as a child trying to figure out how to progress in the story and what to do. It probably wouldn't live up to the same amount of fun as I had before but it was a nice casual game to play.

[@KDaisy]

Ham-Ham Heartbreak was SO FUN and adorable and I picked it up in 2002 when I was like 25 and I have NO REGRETS

[@wilsonkierankitsune]

I love Hamtaro and played the first three Gameboy games. I even took my very first alone bus ride downtown to buy Ham-Ham Heartbreak late one night right when it was freshly released

[@dontmatter966]

Never did I think I'd find a single KZbinr talk about Ham Ham Heartbreak. I also can't believe I still vividly remember this game

[@elinasakura]

I loved Hamtaro ever since I was a kid. I was even desperate to get Rainbow Rescue because of how polished and adorable and even unique. I don’t play them anymore, but the memories will always be there.

[@MightyReeN]

And he's like "only a spoonful!" And then thats when King Hamtaro pulls out a comically large spoon

[@dragonlash]

It's actually really interesting that Nintendo made licensed games based on Hamtaro. It's really cool

[@andyz6306]

I was so depressed as a kid when the previews I saw of Rainbow Rescue never showed up in stores for me as it was never released in the US. I did get to play it 9 or so years later but I would have loved it as a kid as I loved Unite and Heartbreak so very much. Played and beat both 100% at least a dozen times each.

[@DerangedWhale]

Grew up watching Hamtaro. Wish we got a complete series blu-ray or a complete collection of the manga

[@Zelenal]

Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak holds a special place in my heart. That game is so charming and feel good that it's helped me get through some bad times in my life. I will sing that game's praises until the day I die.

[@KirbyChan]

Oh my god...Unite and Heartbreak just hit me with a wave of nostalgia. I wonder if I still have them somewhere, because damn, I really want to play them now.

[@OGGuaves]

I remember growing up playing Hamtaro Ham Ham Heartbreak! The worlds and puzzles were such a treat to play through, and its just such a great game to chill out with.

[@BrinIoca]

Ham-ham heartbreak is SUCH a good game, for kids or just fans of cute stuff! I played it in high school so I wasn't the target audience but I still found it a lot of fun. Lots of exploration and entertaining interactions, and a few neat puzzles, even.

[@RejectReef]

Look, I'll be totally honest, Hamtaro *is* kinda one of, if not my favorite anime of all time. For kids? Sure, but still. It might've been my first experience with anime. 19:33 Ah, you see, that's because that game was designed for the artstyle of a Japan-only reboot of sorts, or perhaps a sequel, _Tottoko Hamutaro Hai,_ which was a collection of 3D animated shorts, which made the Ham-Hams shaped like peanuts for some reason.

[@DOOFydoo]

Hamtaro Ham-Ham Heartbreak is an S tier game and you can't convince me otherwise.

[@suchmeerkat]

i absolutely loved hamham heartbreak! even had a friend in college and we’d both play and swap off when we couldn’t progress anymore, it did have a lot of wandering involved, but amazing music and it was so CUTE!

[@Mike14264]

Aw man, I remember watching the anime... It was just so cute! Like, there was this episode where the Ham-Hams were to go watch the cherry blossom trees and have a picnic near them, but Bijou stayed at her owner's home to keep her company because she was sick. So, Boss and the others decided to bring in bundles of cherry blossoms and hang by her home's backyard tree, so it could feel like they had a cherry blossom tree right next to them! Just how sweet and adorable is that?? And man, I absolutely must play these adventure games, all three a dem, I just MUST!

[@Lolidella82]

So I'm 41/F, never watched the anime or got into Hamtaro but I was aware of it. This year I started getting back into retro games and was at a store and bought ham-ham heartbreak for about $55 along with ham-ham games for $12. I looked up a quick review and considering the price being an indicator of popularity perhaps, I took a gamble. I have to say, I'm loving this game (heartbreak) so much. It's super cute and so wholesome. I've been enjoying it so much so I went online and bought ham-ham unite, rainbow rescue, and ham-ham challenge. It's unfortunate to hear challenge will likely not be as fun but I look forward to playing the others. Also, Hamtaro and Bijou should totally be in Smash. Also, that titanic parody should've been left in... It would've been hilarious.

[@nightfrostbreeze]

Ham-Ham Unite and Heartbreak were a huge part of my childhood thank you so much for finally covering these!!! It's good to know there's a third game in the Hamtaro adventure game set, I'll have to track down an English copy sometime (or, you know, get it some other way). And for the record, they couldn't add Hamtaro to Smash because the Legendary Spoon would be OP.

[@aurafluff]

Rainbow Rescue is so fun! The post-game is like a whole second game in its own right.

[@johnnymind4151]

I love the Hamtaro anime and maybe even more so the games, the GBA ones plus Unite in particular, it's a shame practically nobody even mentions them so thank you for covering them! 4:55 Didn't know about this, no surprise I enjoyed Unite and Heartbreak so much then, Mole Mania is another game that I really like! 12:16 Beautiful, too bad they didn't include it in the final game.

[@icefire149]

Ham Ham Heartbreak was such a fun part of my childhood. I really wish we got more Hamtaro. We were so close with Story of Seasons Trio of Towns a few years ago. But Hamtaro ended up being a Japanese exclusive.

[@killblade6]

ham hams unite is the oddest game I've played that I borrowed from a friend a long time ago but somehow I really liked this game, it's endearing, it's music is quite nice and collecting the ham chat words filled that collectathon part of my brain

[@musicbyxj]

This is so cool because my wife and i just played through and 100%'d Ham-Hams Unite like 2 weeks ago and it was so nice

[@tabbithagordon2403]

I never got to play Rainbow Rescue, but the other two original games were so fun to play, especially Ham-Ham Heartbreak! I can't count the number of times I replayed that game. :3

[@DylanScottDavis]

I have such fond memories of Ham Ham Heartbreak as a kid, so much so i went back a few years ago and re-completed it because it still holds up to me.

[@PrinceMallow]

Ham-Ham Heartbreak was always one of my favorite games on the GBA. I remember the clerk at the store I bought it at making fun of me for buying it because I guess I was a little too old to be enjoying Hamtaro at the time but, whatever, I had a blast with that game.

[@EmeraldLavigne]

Shoulda just told them "HAMTARO KILLED A MAN!"

[@mikeal123456789]

Ant, I love that you are covering these! I have such nostalgia for Ham-Ham Heartbreak and the GBC one as well

[@joripien]

Man these games were my entire childhood. Rainbow Rescue was my favourite, I played it so many times. Not only was the story really cute and energizing there was also so much to do in the post game, even though I played the game a least half a dozen times I always kept discovering new stuff

[@RhysezPieces]

Man I was obsessed with Ham Ham Games for awhile. I remember I could churn out a season of games in like 20 minutes tops (I sucked at Penelope's obstacle course tho. Was awesome at volleyball, though.

[@mattb1593]

1:58 You just brought back some dark memories of me watching Ebichu online 6 years ago thinking it was some sort of Hamtaro spinoff. My innocence has since diminished...

[@isadorazuniga4734]

Context but waayy too toned down please i still remember a comment on remix 10 perfect taking about an animation of the same style but too toned up. Please i don't want to see the Wikipedia description

[@theworstghost123]

Antdude is really “hamming” up how good these games are

[@jonathanwilson7949]

-_-

[@IamaPERSON]

Don’t go ham on these jokes

[@IamaPERSON]

@@DirectorOfChaos9292 thanks. It’s better than being a fun killer

[@MarvelousMissC]

Ham-Ham Heartbreak & Ham-Ham Games are SO nostalgic and important to me and my family. I think Ham-Ham Heartbreak might be the first game I ever played start to finish? I know the missions by heart, and the music still slaps. And even though Ham-Ham Games is mainly a minigame collection, I LOVE that there’s such a vibrant overworld hub to explore. I know it wasn’t mentioned in the video, but the in-game weeks have their own little running storylines that repeat in three-week intervals. It’s such a small detail, but it really gives the game so much personality IMO. Even though I didn’t really grow up with Rainbow Rescue like the others, it’s probably my personal favorite of the bunch, and I just love the gameplay loop and vibrant world. I’m very fortunate to own a physical copy!

[@mattardis]

Revisiting the video since it got sampled in a siivagunner song!

[@YouluC]

Thanks for doing this, the first three games (minus the fortune telling one) are my favs. I find myself replaying them out of nostalgia sometimes, it’s hard to believe Hamtaro games were as great as they were before ultimately succumbing to shovelware tier. Hamtaro will always be a part of my fav childhood memories, the show and games cemented that.

[@StarlitGlitch]

I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve replayed Hamtaro Ham-Ham Heartbreak. Even as an adult it still stands up as a well made game with a lot of charm. I got into the series from my friends in elementary school and remember us secretly huddling around a GBC during recess to play the earlier games in the series. When that Nintendo Summer 2003 guide came out with Rainbow Rescue I was so excited, sad we never got it in NA but at least I can play it now I’ve come across a lot of “rip-off” hamster adventure games here in Japan that seem interesting and am looking forward to going through those too

[@IgorsDen]

Remember enjoying some of your Hamtaro videos a couple of years back

[@StarlitGlitch]

@@IgorsDen Oh wow!! I’m so happy to hear that, wasn’t expecting anyone to have seen and then remembered them haha. I’ll probably end up doing the rest of the game as one extra long video someday.

[@IgorsDen]

@@StarlitGlitch I particularly remember your video in the Hamtaro café!

[@jewott]

i played both hamham rainbow rescue and hamham games in my childhood and this was a nice throwback. thank you. ☺️

[@jhm2732]

Hamtaro as a videogame deserves a comeback

[@ComfyCatNya]

Hantaro is one of my favorite things from childhood, and I’ve heard ham-ham heartbreak in particular is a VERY good game many people love!

[@netcat22]

As a kid I was a big fan of the anime, and saw one of these games in the local toy shop. So naturally I begged my mom to get it. When we got home she though it was "too childish" for me and went back to trade it in for a different game. She got me the GBA version of DKC, which, I guess isn't a bad trade. But man I feel ilke I've been missing out on this experience.

[@Deku2424]

I love that you made a video on these games since I love Hamtaro. I used to play all these games all the time as a kid and seeing people talk about them in 2022 is amazing.

[@misterzygarde6431]

I would be down for Nintendo to do more licensed games. Imagine Nintendo making a My Hero Academia game, or at the very least HAL Laboratory since they’re third party and Bandai Namco has the license for My Hero Academia. Also Popeye should be in the next Smash Bros.

[@zigslotheon]

Make it Sonic Adventure style with individual campaigns for each of the 1A students and the main villains or just six for Izuku, Bakugo, Ochako, Tenya, Todoroki, and Himiko as the villain rep ala Gamma with UA, Musutafa City, and All For One’s Hideout as the three explorable HUB worlds.

[@Vulpas]

Nintendo should do licensed games but not those. And Goku needs to be in SSB before Popeye.

[@misterzygarde6431]

@@zigslotheon >MHA Game in the style of SA1 That's just genius. What with being able to play as the main trio of Izuku, Bakugou, and Todoroki along with Ochako and Tenya, Izuku's first friends at U.A. along with Himiko.

[@Vulpas]

@Master Shifu Like Joker from P5? Persona is part of the SMT series which is adapted from a book, so the series' origins are non-gaming.

[@Vulpas]

@Master Shifu I'm telling you Sakurai has been inconsistent. He even considered James Bond who obviously didn't originate in gaming. And again, the SMT series didn't either. His arbitrary rules mean nothing.

[@WhimsicottFanatic]

7:03 - My favorite part about this is, if I remember correctly, "Nopookie" meant "dislike" Imagine falling to your death and all you can say is "I dislike this"

[@purpleperil7485]

One of my co-workers kids had a couple the GBA Hamtaro games and when I was bored with the few DS games I had at the time she let me borrow some of their GBA games. Ham Ham Heartbreak and Rainbow rescue were oddly compelling even though I was mom age for its target audience.

[@terraterracotta2844]

It's so cool to see someone mainstream covering the Hamtaro Games! They're honestly so underrated. That being said, I admittedly can't help but be disappointed that you did not see Rainbow Rescue through to the end. Not only is it arguably the best hamtaro game, but you've only completed less than half of it. Rainbow Rescue has a beefy post game that unlocks whole new areas to explore and ham-hams to meet. You even get the ability to choose any combination of the ham-hams from the clubhouse to come with you. It's kind of a disservice to the game to say you've reviewed it when you haven't even at least seen the second credits screen.

[@kainegraves777]

I beat Ham Ham Heartbreak so many times when I was a kid, it's so good

[@jamiesnow8190]

Glad you're finally covering these hidden gems. My sibling used to make me help them beat their Hamtaro games, and they are, of course, excellent.

[@mickkelley3776]

"He's much better when he's naked" So not even Hamtaro an apron could make you happy? Damn.

[@catflower_queen7497]

I was obsessed with Hamtaro as a kid. Glad to see these games get the love they deserve.

[@garfreeek]

We appreciate the cool backgrounds every episode Ant! All those sunseeds on the desk! 😂❤️

[@kismetcosta4825]

Hamtaro ham hams unite and ham ham heartbreak were my favorite games as a child but they are surprisingly popular its so hard to get a copy and they are so expensive now haha im glad people love it though!

[@VanessaVersus]

I loved Hamtaro so much as a kid; I named my actual hamster after him. Kind of shocked I never played any of these in hindsight.

[@kristheshapeshifterwolf5444]

Hamtaro was one of the first anime that I saw as a little kid. I loved it, but I gradually forgot about it since I was a small child when it was on. I didn't have any home media of the anime, just a book and a polly pocket like toy of Hamtaro, and those were the only two items I had to prove that Hamtaro wasn't just a thing that I had made up. I found out about Ham-Ham Heartbreak when I was in middle school from the internet and I was so excited that it existed. I got a used copy and It's still one of my favorite GBA games.

[@Medascott]

I really hope there's a Hamtaro complete series Blu Ray some day

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

I remember Hamtaro Ham-Hams Unite because it was a game my kid sister really loved from her childhood. She was born in the mid-90s and so grew up on my brother's hand-me-down Game Boy Color and the Game Boy and Game Boy Color games she borrowed from him, got as birthday/Christmas presents, or bought herself. I don't remember how she got Ham-Hams Unite, but I remember she adored it.

[@michaelcarlton1484]

DUDE, I LOVE THESE GAMES. THIS ANIME INTRODUCED ME TO SO MUCH.

[@josue5179]

I remember I got a Game Boy Color from a friend when I was younger, the only games I had on it was Monsters Inc, Mr. Nutz, and the Hamtaro game. I had no idea what I was doing in it but it was fun as hell. So glad these games are finally getting the light they deserve!

[@EJosey]

What a high quality video

[@moonmoo5593]

Alot of those Hamster simulation games were released by Ubisoft under the Petz series. Petz Hamsterz Life 2 for GBA,Petz Hamsterz Life 2 for DS(different than the GBA Version) ,Hamsterz Life for the DS and etc. Ubisoft localized alot of random Japan exclusive games under the Petz and Imagine name.