Is Claymates Worth Playing Today? - SNESdrunk

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[@JomasterTheSecond]

Finally, the Clayfighter Cinematic Universe is properly kicking off.

[@outerspaceman7534]

Lester the Unlikely and Clayton should return for Clayfighter 2022

[@thrillho86]

This was one of the most memorable titles for me growing up with a SNES. Thanks for doing a vid on it!

[@TommyDaGreatest]

It doesn't have passwords or save features, but it has a few secret areas where if you jump a few times on the same spot you skip to another world, so it does have a world skip feature, kind of like the flute of Mario 3.

[@DigiEggz]

The "Blaze Processing", other than being a reference to Blast Processing, has to be referring to that mouse. I remember being impressed with the super fast scrolling speed when holding a button down to run, especially through the tunnel section at the beginning.

[@BassForever]

Now coming to NSO online

[@htxflow]

This was my top 10 games growing on SNES. I love claymates

[@SeanGrady90]

Man, your top 10 games were all Claymates? You really do love Claymates!

[@bronysimpson3250]

Claymates is a real classic. true it's not perfect but it still has it's charm which makes it a game worth playing.

[@Adidan64]

Here after the July 2021 Nintendo Switch Online SNES drop.

[@SamArt6607]

Hel

[@mccuish]

The game being in the SNES online has me returning to this video

[@KUNOLEOofficial]

childhood memory, I love the music from the Backyard stage, stage 1. so iconic idk.

[@aignemakerofchase]

Thanks for making this video. I'd never heard of the game before digging through NSO. Played for 5 minutes before hitting KZbin to see WTF I'd gotten myself into lol my sanity is thankful for the rewind feature already.

[@Bluegirl12345]

3:04 thank you save states

[@mccuish]

I loved this game as a kid. I'd love for it to be added to the SNES app on switch

[@JP-ur3pk]

This game has been very under rated, I have loved playing it since I was a kid.

[@KenjuKizawa]

I was hoping you'd cover this game! I used to rent it all the time and it's sadly overlooked even to this day. Not perfect, but I love its charm and I hate that we never got at least a sequel Did you do a review for Harley's Humongous Adventure yet? It's another one I used to enjoy

[@andybrinks3784]

KenjuKizawa what's that one about. Im all about the obscure.

[@chancepaladin]

Definitely above average. Absolutely loved this game and the music and the characters bopping to the beat really sucks you in.

[@Siggy_Sour]

one of the best SNES games. easily top 20 yet nobody knows about it. i got lucky and randomly had it as a kid. music rocks!

[@TheWhiskeyDictionary]

I totally forgot this existed! Thanks for the vid!

[@fastgav]

First game I got for the SNES as a kid. While the game doesn't have a battery save or passwords there are secret warp areas to get you to other levels.

[@TheMrMaynard]

I remember renting this get so long ago and loving it. Heck the box was a hologram. I think I might have to break this out and play it again.

[@MrStamford78]

Great channel. One of my favourites on KZbin.

[@SNESdrunk]

Thanks for watching

[@petwisk2012]

Now on your NSO emulator

[@krazydanny7]

There are a few things that reference clayfighter. Some of the animals you play as run by with a flag at the beginning of each round. Also, the samurai character appears on the 2 player vs screen

[@johnkimball9716]

Whew! This game was my favorite rental as a kid and I’m so glad it holds up!

[@andybytheway]

No battery save or passwords, but the game does have secret warps to different chapters. Loved this game as a kid man.

[@pauldavidson6088]

ahhh. so many memories with this game. I tried playing it for the first time as an adult a couple days ago. not too shabby.

[@tyguy104]

colorful, lovely sprites. Both in the overworld and stages. The characters are friendly, inviting and can be fun. so it does provide that service.

[@tollban]

SnesDrunk! I' ve always been curious about your opinion on Equinox (Snes). A weird and forgotten one... but imho, with such a good atmosphere and originality! Underrated.

[@christianmuller1046]

This game it´s a hidden gem of snes for me. I finish the game in the 90s, i rent it several times to manage to finish him. The bad thing it´s not have a save system, and it´s a long game, to finish i need to stay the snes turned on a day long, only doing this to finish.

[@esotericmissionary]

I always wondered about this game. Thanks for showcasing it!

[@tunainoil]

The mouse that roared. I see what they did there.

[@BlueCheeseCrumbles]

You did it! You were very kind to this game because it is hard! To keep my word instead of the 10$ I became a patron. Cheers!

[@jon4715]

This looks really cute and fun. Will definitely be giving it a play. Thanks.

[@jangadanceuk]

I've got this one, been waiting to see what you thought of it. Glad you liked it!

[@swungsolid]

Thanks for all the Super Nintendo game reviews man, they help out ALOT. can’t wait to see more

[@therealdonaldtrumpjr]

Thanks for this channel, your videos are always nice to see

[@SNESdrunk]

Thanks for taking the time to watch

[@makeitsonumbertwo]

I was lucky enough to find this game a couple years ago at a classic/antique toy store. 15 bucks. This game is one of those surprises. Don't expect it to be good but you can't stop playing.

[@BakiX]

1:43 Heeeeey, its the samurai guy in the Clay Fighters versus screen! There's your Clayfighter reference! lol

[@Eric-fl1kh]

My favorite childhood game, for no clear reason.

[@xelthos2051]

Played this one a lot growing up, I loved it.

[@rars0n]

I don't think I had ever played Claymates until recently. I vaguely recall the title, but I had no idea it was a platformer or anything else about the game. Since I got a Super NT recently, I've been on a mission to go through the SNES library and see which games I want to acquire on cartridge (not an easy task thanks to the huge library, and I'm not even thinking about cartridge values yet). My curiosity led me to fire up Claymates, and at first I was tempted to turn it off... I've seen my share of generic platformers that control poorly and lack originality. But I found myself continuing to play it because it wasn't quite what I was expecting. The game definitely has some originality for sure, and while morphing into other characters isn't exactly the most original idea, it's done well here and with purpose. I think you said it best when you called it "personality." The graphics, characters, and gameplay mechanics all come together to make it feel like its own game, rather than individual pieces of a game assembled together. I agree, it's not the best side-scrolling platform game or anything, it's just a decent, above-average game that is worth at least a play-through. Am I going to buy the cart? Well, that depends on how much these things are going for these days (and I honestly have no idea because I haven't even bothered to look into it yet), but if it's around $10-15 or less, then it's probably worth me buying. That box art is great, too.

[@MateDrinker33]

About being set in the same universe as Clay Fighter: to be fair Clay Fighter does have the samurai character visible at 1:45 visible on its options screen.

[@biggbertz1]

It was the music and lenticular box for me 😍

[@NickNayls]

man, thanks again for nailing precisely how i remember a game.

[@carlosbfly]

Absolutely love this channel. Such a good ROM recommender now I've got my SNES mini.

[@realtime4559]

Agreed!!!!! I do the same

[@JustChrisWillDoTa]

Me too. I've got so many cool games on my mini that I really enjoy, just because of this channel. I had loads of SNES games as a kid, and thought I had a pretty decent knowledge of the library, but I've heard of quite a few on here.

[@realtime4559]

Yes it’s so great when you come across great games that you never heard of. I have to do the USB mod now that my SNES Classic is full

[@Brendan_Myers]

That music is so nostalgic, wow!

[@APerson10003]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the stage warps like Super Mario Bros. There's 3 I think? That's why it doesn't have a password system.

[@wolfpacsyxx]

Malak - it’s similar to Mario with power ups level design and warps

[@APerson10003]

wolfpacsyxx I'm aware. I own a copy. Was just trying to explain.

[@wolfpacsyxx]

Malak - okay, I was agreeing with you

[@tollban]

Didn' t know it existed! Very good looking one...

[@IcyPhilosopher]

Loved this game as a kid.

[@chrisl5711]

Clay Fighter 63 & a third was dope!

[@Mstrwnr]

I loved playing this game when i was a kid

[@PacketWrangler]

I remember playing the hell out of ClayFighter as a kid. The Blob was outlawed in our circle of friends. I had never heard of this one - I may just have to give it a shot. Btw, hope you're feeling better. I miss your Chrono Trigger LP ans look forward to that continuing.

[@Jester_The_Jynxster]

Rich1285 glad to hear I'm not the only one who wondered about that. I asked if we were gonna see part 7 as a comment in the last video. CTLP ENGAGE!

[@deathhero9120]

Ah, Claymates! This is for me one of the most underrated and unknown titles of SNES library. The game is hard and bizarre, but is very fun and cute. I love it! ♥️

[@billycruztiburcio8468]

You definitely know your snes stuff. Good stuff man.

[@SuperTeeter64]

I really liked this game as a kid. The cartridge really stood out to me. It’s a pretty good game yeah. Now I need a copy of it...

[@shantchina]

I used to play this with my great grandma in the mid to late 90s 🥹 blast from the past and a fun game.

[@thenifell]

Ahh yeah! I'm getting SNES drunk this morning.

[@weshand1135]

I'm right there with ya. There's no drunk like SNES drunk

[@joaopereira5168]

Yeah, same here!

[@TravestyJunction]

Super Mario Lopez awesome s/n

[@bonesynormus376]

That samurai in the red kimono was in Clayfighter on the 2 player versus screen. I always wondered if there was a way to unlock him, as gutting Bonker with a sword sounded nice. Sadly, he was just an NPC. So technically there is ONE person from the original game, I guess.

[@jeenkzk5919]

The game definitely slipped under my radar back in the 90s! It looks fun! Why have i not heard of it?!

[@olaadesanyastudio]

I played this game as a child and I’ve been looking for it for years cos I forgot its name. I’m so happy I got it today, I’m trying to play it online now

[@tobe1207]

I don't necessarily want to change time. But I'd like to see a world where all these obscure games were expanded upon

[@supercurrymax]

Loved this game as a kid. We rented it so many times from this mom and pop rental place that the owner just one day gave it to me. 😂

[@nnickplays9713]

This is the game! When I was a kid I think I rented this game I remember the whole clay aspect but I can never remember what this game was to replay it as an adult. Thank you for this review I now know what it is! Younger me had good taste except that time I unironically liked Shaq-fu ( only to buy it years later and realize what it really was)

[@rustyking5099]

There is a type of save it gives you hints through the game how to teleport back.to the world

[@stephenobrien6983]

I used to rent this game all the time when I was a kid, loved it!

[@lordhare2012]

You do good work !

[@icantnamebatzarro]

If you want to check the link between clayfighters and claymates check the characters that announces the rounds before every match in the first clayfighters ;)

[@SNESdrunk]

Good call

[@notheotheralex6213]

Also, the swordsman enemy in Claymates is shown in the Vs. menu of Clayfighter.

[@Khaine85]

I played this as a kid and also have it in my collection. I concur with the Nemo vibe.

[@1stRateSerrvice]

I remember renting this at Ron's IGA, a grocery store, back in the day

[@TheSillySteveShow]

Nice one !!

[@johngavin1175]

Loved this game,but hated the water levels. Took a bit to find the hidden warps. One time I was playing the game,and it froze a it said "Fatal Error" on the screen. Weird.

[@joshk4187]

I loved clay fighter when I was a teen . It was funny and didn't take itself seriously.

[@Classixish]

i don't even want to say what it looks like at 3:21 ... lol

[@ajretro6784]

Great memories renting this game. I was sad when I learned the local video store stopped carrying it, AND the game had gone out of print :( ... Might have to find myself a copy.

[@bathoryaria4127]

I used to love Clay Fighters.

[@brandongordon3082]

Clayton, and Professor Puddy Lol 😂🤣!!!

[@HYPNOGLANCE87]

Muckster always pissed me off whenever i transformed into him,he has that smart ass look on his face like he's a badass that nobody can touch him.And goopys attack looked like he's kissing you not really biting.

[@A-Xolotl]

Nice vid, nice game. Thx.

[@sampugh5674]

Yes it’s now on super SNES games collection if you have a Nintendo Switch as well as other classics including the whole Donkey Kong Country trilogy

[@RP850]

This game was so much fun when I was a kid.

[@sonicmario64]

That's not a squirrel; It's a gopher! XD

[@glenaladar]

I have always loved this game even as a kid. It was extremely challenging for me and used to piss me off that I could beat Super Mario World but not Claymates. I still haven't beat it yet but that day will come soon (:

[@Waffletigercat]

Looks neat.

[@Cadmus9501]

I loved Clayfighter's but never heard of this game until now.

[@rudymotta5430]

Wooo My Fav Snes Game

[@command3rlucas294]

Why is everyone here from SNES online? I actually like this game.

[@Colin12475]

I enjoyed the game as a weekend rental.

[@johnsmith-xx6rl]

Oh i love this game

[@PaintballShyguy]

A weird one I use to rent as well as Spanky's Quest.

[@saarland2china]

It clearly refers to FELIX THE CAT, NES

[@Monstermania101]

I had a bit of fun with this game but that's of as of a year ago. Never played it as a kid but I'm sure I would of enjoyed it.

[@frenchibristianbok8847]

OMFG I FINALLY FUCKING FOUND THIS

[@johnsimon8457]

The claymation look is almost completely lost with the SNES resolution and color palette. These may as well be pixel art.

[@g-starthefirst]

I guess so, because that’s what I fed last month, and I likes playing it.

[@Puffytosser]

I remember renting this game like 3 times. The first time it was solely because the copy at the rental store had the alternate, holographic cover. I never beat it...

[@TheGameGrinder]

I've always been a fan of Clayfighter, but never actually played this one. I'll have to make it a point to.

[@courteouscrypto7583]

I’m surprised you like this one. Though, I agree with your review! 🎉

[@willthomas2310]

Someone needs to make a good next gen claymation platformer.

[@JoseRamirez-cw9er]

I had this game

[@rafresendenrafresenden.1644]

CLAYFIGHTERS! CLAYFIGHTERS!

[@bekkanelson2847]

Ok, now you need to review Smart Ball.