Is Stone Protectors Worth Playing Today? - SNESdrunk

[@fabricecadet9109]

Wow. Those cut scenes are actually some of the best I’ve ever seen on a snes game. No joke. I like how it’s made to be fluid and dynamic

[@BrazenScull]

Agreed. The lighting effects on those laser guns in the opening cinematic were just.... *mwah*.

[@ANUBIS209]

May I suggest Gundam F91 for the Super Famicom?

[@StupidGenius11]

Oh God, you've just jiggled loose some seriously forgotten memories of Stone Protectors.

[@remakeyourself]

Right?

[@thenostalgiafactor5023]

Total length of video: 329 secs. Total length of "SNES Drunk": 5 secs. 1.52% of the video was spent listening to "SNES Drunk".

[@remakeyourself]

omg, I'm still waiting for another Race Drivin (or hard drivin, whichever one that was)

[@Lebowski333]

Omg ikr plz do super Mario and the all stars or super double dragon battle toads 2

[@Kineticwizzy]

You need to do this for every video and continue tallying it up

[@ggbetz]

Thank you! The statistician in me loves your posts

[@Nesenda]

"Is snes drunk worth watching today?" yes, yes he is. always (edit) yep, still true

[@Rezic]

You're gonna wanna watch that one any way you can!

[@marianocinquegrani7595]

Always!

[@Letsgo44444]

Hes only fun to watch if you're drunk Or sober. 😁

[@TheZombieCurryKid]

this was 11 months ago, is it still true? update your comment please, then I'll click like if you do.

[@Justforvisit]

@@Letsgo44444 Not gonna lie, you got me in the first half... ...nah, actually not.

[@no_torrs]

Just when you think you've seen every SNES game ever SNES drunk comes out with a new video.

[@MixMasterLar]

Yeah pretty much this

[@EohwaeTube]

They're the merch protectors. Their IP value grows!

[@mrmusickhimself]

I actually owned the Chester action figure. You pulled his arm down, and his stone would spark. It was also the same year I bought the 1933 King Kong -- complete with a VHS box that roared when you pushed a button. I miss those days.

[@vcash3547]

Had this game and the toys as a kid loved it played it with my cousins when school was closed when it snowed

[@JReed7560]

Used to love those snow day game-a-thons 👍

[@zakunick1]

Same. Except it was everyday after school.

[@BM-wh5qk]

The commercial chant STONE PROTECTORS has lived in my head for 25 years.

[@Rayzorbladez]

Stone protectors! Now you know! Stone protectors! Our stones of power glow!

[@leotheblackmexican585]

4:44 why is there a 80s drug dealer in aggrabah?

[@MerkhVision]

I was wondering almost the exact same thing haha that dude was totally out of place & time!

[@leotheblackmexican585]

@@MerkhVision lol that threw me off. He standing there selling rock watching trolls fight Lol he probably smoking it too

[@deedoubs]

I'm more interested in the crystal butt plugs a few frames later.

[@leotheblackmexican585]

@@deedoubs o dee lol facts

[@joshkidd1146]

I WAS WAITING FOR YOU TO REVIEW THIS GAME!!! I loooooove this game so much! I rented it a lot when I was younger, and I still play it a lot today. It’s not the best beat em up but there’s a certain charm to it that I appreciate. Also just the oddness of these characters and this world kinda draws me in. TMNT is still my favorite beat em up on SNES, but this is definitely a game in my top ten favorite SNES games.

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

They're re-releasing it. A company skull-duggered the IP rights from Hong Kong and it's now on Kickstarter for new comics, cartoons and reprint of the video game, both physical and digital. Failing the kickstart I guess they will only release the cartoon digitally with previously unaired episodes.

[@greensun1334]

The Parallax-Scrolling is amazing... 4 Background-Layers on a 16bit-Machine. Really nice!!!

[@andersdenkend]

That's some lovely art right there. Looks fun actually.

[@captain0080]

Faintly remember the characters but never knew they had a game.

[@sp8ng3r84]

Holy crap, I remember my friend having the Chester action figure. That memory hasn’t been jogged in like 25+ years. I definitely didn’t know they had a video game. Thanks for the video!

[@decker528]

Same thing for me. Some kid in elementary school had a couple figures and I couldn't remember what these damn things were called until I saw this video

[@Kuroitakai]

Exactly my same thought- if I hadn't seen this video, I probably would have never thought of this ever again. Its a strange feeling when you think about it.

[@decker528]

@@Kuroitakai DID WE JUST BECOME BEST FRIENDS?

[@peterboyll2330]

My phone volume was down when I opened the video so I missed the intro. Best believe I rewinded to the beginning, cuz I couldn't go without having the full Snes Drunk experience! I appreciate the dedication you have to to this channel and am always so excited when I see a new vid pop up. Keep up the good work!

[@GamerArcad]

This is one of my favorite SNES games of all time! I had so much fun throughout my childhood playing this game! The combat feels really solid and I love the graphics. Not only is the sound design good, but I love the soundtrack! I played it again recently and beat it a lot quicker than I did when I was a kid but I still had a blast doing it!

[@rossvegas7]

Love this channel big love from hull England keep up the good work mate

[@Riner79]

I cannot wait to use “microwaved Lisa Frank Play-Doh nightmare” in conversation. A+

[@Liquidcadmus]

What I really like about this game is wide variety of moves, like in Double Dragon, it makes all the fighting more fun and less repetitive.

[@HybridAngelZero]

I could definitely see this as a game a lot of people had as a kid and legitimately love. It looks like there's definitely a lot here

[@TellYouHwaet]

It cracks me up every time SNES drunk does the Otto Man "righteous dude" voice.

[@timothykatch1855]

I remember being a kid and wanting these "things"... I think I had a few and between my brother and sister we definitely had a few of the regular trolls. I often think back, " what an ugly stupid toy". That toy/cartoon marketing machine of the late80s early90s was sooo effective. Glad to hear the game is decent. Great job and thanks. I really enjoy your videos.

[@an3582]

Man, King of Dragons is one of my favorite beatemups ever. Its aracade style, some variety in characters (I use the elf and Wizard) the stages are fun, short and easy to memorize. I rented it on SNES back in the day, I had it on my PSP and I got it on my Switch.

[@zigfaust]

I still cant understand how this show about Rockstar Troll Dolls got more episodes than most single season anime. The 80's-Early 90's must have been one hell of a drug.

[@legatomodi3522]

I had one of these as an action figure. Never saw the show. Im pretty sure there was a stone protector in the first toy story as a background character in Andy's toys

[@RipperCyclotron]

Every second the intro lingers an angel gets its wings.

[@gjtrue]

Ripped off...

[@repairtech420]

I watch these during my lunch break at home office. I love em

[@unj]

"is stone protectors worth playing today?" oh fuck me I NEED to know

[@hansgruber9457]

This looks good, I like how fluid the text and cinematics are. This is the best I've seen so far to be honest in any SNES game, it looked more like a Steam remake than an actual SNES game (only cinematics/text, not the rest of the game of course!). I too was like 'Aladdin?! Where did that come from?' and was glad you mentioned it later in the video.

[@jbleichman]

I remember this show. Man, ya gotta feel for that one guy who got screwed in the superpower department. “Okay, let’s see... you get super-strength, you get super-speed and roller blades that cut through anything, you get super-genius intellect and invisibility, you get a samurai sword and a sonic scream. I think that’s everyo- oh, ****, there’s another guy. There’s usually only four of you. Eh, **** it, I think I have a grappling hook around here somewhere...”

[@TopSpot123]

What a well written review. I didn't expect to hear Lisa Frank today, lol, but it's a perfect analogy!

[@remakeyourself]

Good lord, every time I watch one of your videos I'm immediately teleported back to some random day when I was sitting on the floor in front of the TV playing whatever I rented for the weekend. I actually had a couple of the action figures for these things and they were REALLY cool if I remember correctly. They had the troll hair, but all kinds of weapons and they were, as you said - Totally Rad (pun intended). I could finally have a troll doll without getting beat up.

[@vinnycochrane5139]

I only know about this toyline anecdotally - I don’t think it reached the UK, but I remember the troll toys. I’m really fascinated by the surfer dude etymology, to the extent that whenever I hear “tubular” I get flashbacks to that damn MarioWorld level, like a Nam veteran. The 90s was full of seemingly abstruse expressions for things being superlative...”gnarly” was a very strange one...

[@danatello8489]

I remember this cartoon. My cousin and I had action figures of Chester. I didn't realize there was a game for it (in part because I had a Genesis I assume). I love the color pallet on this one. Another one for my "whenever I actually have free time to game" list

[@drunkinmadness6678]

You and AVGN are what I want with video game commentary

[@philstefanelli]

Holiest of craps! I had one of those toys when I was a kid... I think the chest gem glowed with a spark like those zapper guns... forgot all about this stuff. Thanks for the blast from the past!

[@D.Rodri.]

This is one of those games that I'm actually surprised with the quality. The cartoon was kinda bad at the time compared to others but damn, feels like the Devs were having fun doing this and tried to produce something good in the end.

[@epicfirsts888]

This is a gem of coop dubble dragon scrolling bet em up. Amazing find I just discovered today! Well done Snes Drunk!

[@chrisfall896]

OMG it been years since I've seen this. I need to watch a playthrough of it.

[@theycallmegodkid]

The dude with white clothes and his hair straight up... I used to own that toy! The memory came flooding in... Whoa, completely forgot about that show!

[@DarkbluesEXE25]

TROLL Dolls Beat-Em-Up 0:40

[@petsch6787]

Oh man, I did not know that this existed until watching this video and getting the craziest memory bomb of playing this at my friend's house as a kid

[@DigiEggz]

I was just talking about Stone Protectors, so it's great to see this vid pop up! Great review for a fun game.

[@8thLife]

Wow an hour and a half long beat-em up? Might have to check this one out. I definitely enjoy that the characters have somewhat different abilities/stats.

[@SnappleRyRy89]

I played this game back then and surprisingly still have my original SNES copy. I'm surprised that you were able to cover this niche game and totally agree on how it is. Not Turtles in Time good, but still a great co-op beat em up for a quick distraction for those chill afternoons.

[@mattgrundy27]

Theres a game I havent seen in almost 30 years. Geez. Wasnt terrible tho. The snes beatem ups were usually pretty good. Co-op fun even if the source material was a mix of TMNT and trolls... Happy holidays Drunk!

[@Dan-wk9iv]

I really like long beatemups, but the best implementation is SOR4 to my knowledge. You can do as many or as few levels as you like and come back to it any time. Level select is a huge plus as well. Hoping SOR4 paves way for future games in the genre.

[@LanEXHikari]

That beat'emup-o-meter concept you have going totally narrows this game's characteristics, interesting yet weird stuff, Drunk ✌🏼😅

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

You shouldn't be surprised that the series managed to get a merchandise line and tie-in video game even though it only lasted for 13 episodes- the merchandise line was the only reason the show was made in the first place.

[@thebigunodos3559]

Wow! I completely forgot about Stone Protectors. I loved that show and toys for some reason.

[@blakfloyd]

Congrats on almost being at 200,000 subs!

[@jsyder9343]

My dog jumped up and howled at that intro! Haha he was so confused

[@canceracar]

Holy wow how could I forget about this cartoon and toy line?. They all had different gems in there chest. I think I'm going to play this any way I can!

[@AnimeLover-po2nu]

The reason it was able to have a toy line and a game is because the toys came/ were planned first. Everything else, such as the show and the game, were made as a way of advertising them. The KZbinr Rebeltaxi (Not sure if you even know who he is ) did a video about them. Also the reason they became popular again was because there was no official patent that stopped anyone from using their likeness, basically making them public domain.

[@apoplexiamusic]

Another great review! Those cut scenes look great! Also get this man to 200k subs for Christmas!

[@figuredrawing4912]

The endless well of weird SNES games! I love it. :D

[@raphaelfp]

Hey, this game looks actually neat. Character and background design have got some charisma, indeed. Never heard about the show before but I'll give the game a go after that

[@chiissu]

UPDATE!! PIKO Interactive got the rights to the show, Digitized the episode Masters and might do new toy or game releases! But I thought this was a good one. The tv series I never watched had the DBZ/Beast Wars actors like Ian James Corlett and Scott McNeil and Don Brown (Goku/Cheetor and Piccolo/Dinobot and Scorpinok/Garlic Jr) and for a Ninja Turtles Clone it not awful. Kinda surprised this got a game when Street Sharks, which had like 3x the episodes as this, didn't. I liked that cheezy show. I got a repro of the Genesis cart a few years back and used the gun troll to get through it. with his jumping thing where he fires diagonally down. Its not too hard and I think there's a 2nd com player option.

[@benhicks7652]

Hey, congratulations on 200k subs. Here’s to your next 200k 🍻

[@Adaelgilliam]

My Dad and I used to play this game together and I loved it. Another one of my favorites, but admittedly I have some nostalgia blindness for it Lol

[@MixMasterLar]

Nostalgic fun is still fun

[@marquisdan7659]

I wanna thank you for making this video and hope you have a great rest of your day

[@forloveofthepage2361]

I totally forgot this even existed. I had the figures. Thanks for taking me down memory lane.

[@garboy13]

I loved this game as a kid. Also loved the show and had some of the action figures. The 90's produced some unintentionally awesome stuff.

[@drohza7830]

This was my favorite game as a kid, a buddy and I would play this, and he always got the Karate guy! lol

[@FunkMastaMegaFlex]

The Sega version was actually released for the mega drive over seas. There is a channel on here playing it from a cart from Russia. Wonder if it existed for a short time on the Sega channel like Alien Soldier and Pulse Man did back in the day.

[@raina1848]

I remember the troll dolls because I used to have a ton of them. I didn't know they had made this, though. It doesn't look bad.

[@vigorousapathygames]

The sprite work is really great here.

[@JMFSpike]

Well, they clearly put a lot of effort into this one. Looks like a great choice for beat-em-up fans who've already played through all of the best ones on the console multiple times.

[@kyler247]

I had this game as a kid, the soundtrack rules

[@only257]

Never heard of this game 🎥

[@christopherbaxter9188]

I remember these guys!!!! Awesome. Plus you have sooooo many more games to review :)

[@Martynde]

4:44 The Hulk's missing junk has been found.

[@JReed7560]

Hulk smash whoever took his peeny!

[@adamdenardis5438]

I personally love the look and the music ain't bad either. This is underrated to me.

[@jaymz010]

I remember The Stone Protectors - Our stones of power glow!

[@MaxwelThuThu]

Wow, they were really into lightning effects in this game. Every cutscene and most of the stages used translucency. Clearly a SNES focused game. Genesis can't do this beside some mid scanline brightness changes.

[@Domarius64]

Actually it's not surprising that it got a toy line and a game, because it's the other way around. Toy companies created toy lines, and then created cartoons to sell the toys. Sad but true, a lot of our favourite cartoons like He-Man, were actually just advertising for the toys themselves. TMNT was a rare exception, based on the original comic books and got lucky.

[@svcross-do]

When I play online I also wish everyone to have a great day of their days. Dude, you just rule.

[@not2tired]

I would try this one out... but alas, no Metrodome cameo

[@tehbakedpotato]

I love this series of videos! I wouldn't have gotten Solar Jet Man without 'em. Now, I already know the answer, but SNESDrunk; Is Mach Rider Worth Playing Today?

[@Cryptbomber]

SNES Drunk videos, also referred to as KZbin comfort food.

[@austins.2495]

What a blast from the past... damn.

[@sidearmsalpha]

Been wanting to play this game for awhile now and watching your review has convinced me to try it now. It looks gorgeous. Definitely arcade quality graphics for the time. As for the length, I think it's so pointless nowadays to complain about a game's length being too long when most people are playing these games via emulation where you can always use save states.

[@imcade88]

Always love your stuff!!!!

[@natejoe9924]

I distinctly remember that because my brother collected those troll dolls with the wild hair and I used to watch the cartoon all of the time I don't remember this

[@BassForever]

Wow this looks like a solid time with a friend. Maybe not in the top 15 snes beat em ups but not in the bottom 15 either.

[@gldmj55]

Agree on most points, although I'd say the game gets tedious even earlier than level 8. Halfway through I decided to look up a walkthrough just to see if it was almost over and ... nope. Ugh. Executing special moves rarely works even when you know you're hitting the correct button combination, so you pretty much forget about them. No continues is brutal for a beat 'em up of this length. Still though, it's playable.

[@dustinosborne7738]

I love this game! I play it a few times each year. I got it for Christmas as a kid.

[@douglasbrzeski668]

I am a huge fan of your channel. I just discovered it a few months back and I watch a few of your videos every day after work. Your chill objective outlook on these games helps me decompress somehow. I would like to request that you do Spidermam and The X-men Arcades Revenge for snes and genesis. I remember that game being everywhere and I rented it all the time as a kid. No one ever talks about that game now. It's kind of a mess but its an interesting mess. Seems up your ally.

[@MrVicbros]

Dude your channel is like, the best one in youtube

[@SaikyoDinosaur]

You should check out FEDA: The Emblem of Justice on the SNES. It’s got a translation patch, and is pretty reminiscent of Shining Force on the Genesis. I’m pretty sure it had at least the same character designer. Way more brutal of a story though. Thanks for the video, and I hope YOU have a great rest of your day.

[@maxyrobbin]

Every toy company was trying to get their share of the troll craze in the early 90's, since nobody secured the rights for the characters in the US. Stone-Protectors was the toys-animated series bundle from Playmates Toys, the company behind the Ninja Turtles action figures. And, man, were they ugly!

[@ericruth1690]

I had so many Stone protector action figures as well as the stone protector board game.

[@7thangelad586]

I wondered when you would get around to this one. I was surprised in finding another Kemco game. They really dabbled in every genre, didn’t they?

[@linkvigilante21]

Almost 200k man! 👍

[@thegreathadoken6808]

Thank goodness there are conscientious citizens out there willing to protect our stones so selflessly.

[@Sly88Frye]

I remember those trolls were so popular throughout all the 90s. Just for fun my older brother and I would actually Moon other people's cars who drive by well Moon them with the trolls.

[@7thangelad586]

Hopefully you didn’t show your glowing stones of power.

[@shannonhill3356]

So... Grown up treasure Trolls fighting with plungers? Sounds dope!

[@jamesmoss3424]

I remember seeing the cartoon show when I was a kid and it was odd. 😀👍🎮

[@BlackMoore82]

Enjoyed the animated series at the time and had some of the figures, and the 3 issues of comics that were released in 1993.