Super Hydlide & Virtual Hydlide (SEGA Genesis) - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)

The Nerd returns to the Hydlide franchise with Super Hydlide for the Sega Genesis and Virtual Hydlide for the Sega Saturn. This is Angry Videogame Nerd episode 161
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[@everythingpony]

So have you psted this on episode 1?

[@reapersouls9269]

Your the only angry game nerd for me .👏

[@samsunderson2577]

This game is best when if you speed-run it. Agdq showcased it this year and once you know what your doing it's really funny and fun.

[@ducktape4981]

Ur a poopy head

[@lucridler8986]

I love the Tool reference

[@connorlondon6384]

Fun fact: The company that developed virtual hydlide had released a virtual golf game on the system, and instead of spending the money making a new engine, they decided to use the golf game engine for virtual hydlide. It explains the bizarre walk cycles and golf-like minimap in the corner.

[@ilovesanrioandmcr2031]

That explains why the camera is like it's "chasing the Golf Ball" I guess.

[@anhphonglenguyen2799]

Thanks for the fact :D

[@Nikku4211]

It also explains why the framerate is very bad. It's okay for golf, due to its relatively slow pace, but not for an action RPG.

[@hhs_leviathan]

That is actually kinda impressive to use an engine from a golf game for an RPG...

[@TheDONShake]

Can’t believe ATLUS made this shit fest, the very same guys who’ve brought us SMT

[@magma1264]

"Oh, yeah it's on the Saturn, so I have to set the date and time. I'll let it keep thinking it's 1994, so it doesn't know it's cruel fate of being discontinued." ...Ouch. But LOL

[@renrezcrypto6155]

Saturn is great.

[@Cr4z3d]

lol found this comment right after he said it

[@handsomebrick]

But is it more cruel to let the console suffer in its amnesiac state from having its memory battery drained? Think about it.

[@101Volts]

I wonder which games have easter eggs only on certain days of the year.

[@cameronlestat3246]

Pretty sure all consoles from 1994 are discontinued

[@mugglesmonster]

Was this just a really long "You know what's bullshit" episode???

[@idkidk4334]

He should make a "you Know what's bullshit?" Episode about stupid/shitty advertisements or politics

[@bioswat96]

+

[@stoneocean0065]

No it's a episodes of wanna says alright game is terrible and horrifying no seriously I played it and it was alright I mean super the Saturn one is terrible

[@elmudsbunker8131]

@@stoneocean0065 Foreign or damaged?

[@TaylorZanderFrancis]

I was kinda expecting the Bullshit Man to take the discarded book and make a comment on it... But considering how long it's been since he made a live-action appearance, that costume's probably messed up. I think I could see sponge in it when he last used it. I just hope he smartens it up a bit before he next uses it... Actually, I just realised how strange that sounds: "Rolfe, please can you clean up your bullshit?"..... Yeah, I'll leave now...

[@kurtfranklin2680]

“You have to touch a bunch of balls to open a door.” Sounds like entertainment industry.

[@thomasrevere1728]

😂

[@ahabduennschitz7670]

😂😂

[@2Scribble]

Or most kickstarters or political appointments -nod-

[@akiradkcn]

lul

[@legrandgougoulilumine6940]

Secretary opportunity..

[@ValseInstrumentalist]

What did we do to deserve so much AVGN lately?

[@TheRealPsychoetry]

DON'T QUESTION IT, WE NEED IT

[@tonytan8721]

Because it's November, and Christmas specials are coming

[@KombatGod]

Idk what we did, but what he did is an Amazon Prime partnership.

[@raventripp6099]

Idk but it fills my soul with warmth and happiness.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Probably because when you look at the views of his videos many of them top out at about 150k whereas nerd episodes always reach a Million or more, even now. Seeing that, it probably makes a lot of sense for James to make nerd episodes. Though I bet Board James and Bullshit episodes would get a lot of views as well.

[@tehberral]

To this day, I still love how he couldn't say the Tool joke without smiling a little.

[@thegrandxbunny2073]

Tool. You got a tool. *pulls out a screwdriver* ah yes, a dragon’s weakness. ♠️

[@EduardoMolRom]

Have you even seen Ikari Warriors? or the outtakes?

[@NitromantoHDTR]

I'm sure he would have included one of the track names from Fear Inoculum if he had made this after they released it.

[@dittoisgod8108]

11:54

[@bennett420316]

He couldn't have a reflection on his triad of issue's

[@DrShaym]

You die after not eating for only two hours? Is the player character hypoglycemic?

[@Jadez1207]

What does hypoglycemic mean?

[@michaelgeorgiou4730]

@@Jadez1207 Suffers from a low level of blood sugar.

[@coolguy02536]

Jz1207 If only you could look that up and find the answer...

[@JohnJohn-wn4uv]

Aggressive Tubesock he's not alt right

[@libertyprime9891]

@Aggressive Tubesock Non NPCs bad, Beep beep, Censorship good.

[@PyroIce1]

Imagine seeing someone walk into a store to buy a watch battery with his Sega Saturn in his arm.

[@ainadupuis2651]

Never laughed so hard in my life yo lol! 😂

[@AndrevusWhitetail]

I'm definitely doing it with my wii in 15 years

[@qunt100]

I find it funny as someone who owns a sega saturn lol. But i would just buy the batteries without it in my arms.

[@FFP_BF2]

That’s me with my GameBoy advance. Batteries die? Walk into family dollar, buy 4 pack of AAs, and put 2 of them in the GBA in the middle of the store. Cue confused and amused look from clerk.

[@1989Ezal]

😂😂😂

[@Cyber_Akuma]

I was watching AGDQ play this.... and it seems that AVGN """lucked""" out, the SUPER Magic Lamp is actually a rare drop version of the normal Magic Lamp! .... and the reason lucked is in quotes is because apparently the only difference.... is that the Super Magic Lamp weighs more.... so it's actually worse than the normal one.

[@SALshaNoma]

That's where I saw it too.

[@omegahaxors9-11]

Like super pitfall

[@Yarumasi]

This is the closest in recent history that an episode has completely felt like a classic. I love it.

[@WadeWilsonKPop]

The theme sealed the deal.

[@dawgiedawg6893]

I'd have to agree.

[@isetmfriendsofire]

2 words: Lightspan Adventures

[@DarthLahey479]

2nd to me, idk If its recent, but his paperboy review felt right at home in 2006-9

[@LonelyGuitarKid]

The snare in the intro is way too compressed though

[@NintendoFan]

The original Hydlide review was one of my favorite episodes. Nice to see a sequel to it!

[@VoltingAround]

Eai

[@Ulissescars]

Caraca vc aqui kkkk

[@thema1998]

I didn't know that this episode existed until recently.

[@LetsBuildThatApp]

Without further a doodoo, classic nerd phrasing.

[@moescredriver5486]

Bonjouuuuuuur 😂

[@tilasole3252]

What is it exactly that you, do do? - Young Frankenstein

[@bailujen8052]

3:23

[@CattyMintgum]

I couldn't stop laughing at Jim's fairy armor. He looks like an action figure wearing the wrong accessory.

[@TBanos]

EXTREMELY underrated comment

[@figment1988]

and good thing that armor isn't a long one, otherwise it would've accidentally foreshadowed Elsa from Frozen.

[@markcobuzzi826]

It looks like how Phelous would dress up “Bat Hero” in his Bootleg Zones episodes.

[@observingrogue7652]

Or a Barbie dress. Drag-Queens are cool. But when it's not intentional, it's funny.

[@MJFallout]

I don't use the word 'grotesque' lightly, but...

[@TheOriginalJphyper]

Hydlide… sounds like a noxious chemical, like Potassium Hydlide.

[@EdwardNavu]

NaH. More like Sodium Hydride.

[@cristianmurgociu4569]

@@EdwardNavu cue the... laughter? Seriously, what was that?

[@EdwardNavu]

@@cristianmurgociu4569 Ionic compound of sodium and hydrogen, with hydrogen as the negatively charged, unlike conventional cases. A strong base useful for organic synthesis, AFAIK.

[@nomblob5592]

Edward Knave Thats...interesting to know. So the game does have an actual real life name

[@Bung-ms9jc]

@@EdwardNavu big brain

[@InuYugiHakusho]

I see the Nerd's house was rebuilt after being blown up in the Resident Evil Survivor episode.

[@mercenarygundam1487]

Courtesy of BSAA

[@turtleanton6539]

Great continuity

[@Ozku9]

Umbrella has pretty good insurance, just as long as you survive that is...

[@LaNoLaCola]

Good thing too. The nerd's house almost became an explosion sandwich.

[@JonathanHenry]

He's friends with The Angry Carpentry Guy and The Angry Electrician. And everybody who works with construction seems to be angry. So, he gets a pretty good discount.

[@user-uy3eq5hg1s]

Game was innovative for its time though... a lot of interesting ideas, like the randomized world. Too bad the ridiculously bad graphics, camera and controls hold it back, but you can see what they were going for and I appreciate the ambition.

[@dionjaywoollaston1349]

true but as mr myagi once said " ambition without knowledge is like boat without rudder"

[@DemonSaine]

Virtual Hydlide seems like it was the extreme prototype of Souls games a bit

[@bingobongo1615]

Frankly speaking the graphics are absolutely amazing for Saturn. The framerate is too low and some stuff looks unappealing but the fidelity is really high for the system

[@angel_of_rust]

it's like the worst a roguelike could be

[@ronmower]

@@dionjaywoollaston1349 Hai.

[@StormsparkPegasus]

The designers must've been smoking the scroll of herb when they made this.

[@spartanforce7]

I could go for some scroll of herb.

[@George_Bulkin]

@@spartanforce7 Hmm, last time I've seen some of them at the Secret Order of Esseepee. I think they have 4, maybe even 20 of 'em, though this sounds like a joke.

[@FizzleFX]

I say a potion made by Zecora...

[@KatonRyu]

I really want to upvote this comment but we're at 420 likes, so I'll just do it this way.

[@nordicnostalgia8106]

7 different herbs to be precise

[@damianwezzterman9218]

Everyone likes to hate on these games but in the end they all have one redeeming quality.... They made a great AVGN episode.

[@elijahdavallos6955]

Some games are so bad and bland, they can’t make it into an AVGN episode! Those games are the ones you’d want to avoid.

[@stewartbladensb]

Ass kisser. 😉

[@CHIEFS_DYNASTY_]

suck me off, avgn quality is on a huge decline and has been for about 5 years now

[@lassejensen4525]

13:32 I love how our boy takes the console with him to the store

[@handsomebrick]

He's attempting to get pity so he gets faster service.

[@rilluma]

that scene was well crafted.

[@citavalo]

He’s gotta let people know why he’s only buying batteries.

[@Achilles8249]

I lol'd so hard at that part, something's wrong with me.

[@rotaryskratch18]

"Congratulations." They can't even give you an exclamation mark???

[@Aralaas]

Hey they aren't made of money, pixels aren't cheap.

[@nthgth]

At least they could spare more than a single congratulation.

[@gengarzilla1685]

At least they spelt it right.

[@BenCol]

At least it’s a full stop and not a question mark.

[@mdcx2016]

They couldn't fit a gif of the *slow clap*.

[@OsricRexor]

THIS is how I perfer AVGN; straight forward and not overproduced. Keep it classic!

[@Alfador42]

Let him do what he wants dude..

[@sachimi_ggz]

Me too

[@waterguyroks]

I like when there’s some gimmick at the beginning or end like with RE:S but the core of it is straightforward. Batman was too much for example

[@osamafarqad7035]

2 avgn videos in one week.. Its a dream come true

[@chek8197]

Osama bin Laughin' those videos were already on amazon prime.

[@erllt5710]

yes

[@osamafarqad7035]

@@chek8197 im broke as fuck

[@tfstopmotions5672]

Hundredth like!

[@madirishman4403]

I enjoy the rate of episodes. It used to be 2 every few months and now it’s 1 every week.

[@pontubs]

The fact that this guy is still making videos shows there’s hope for This platform

[@dmer-zy3rb]

and then you remember that jake paul exists and its ruined...

[@snowyicicle1335]

It's amazing he's been around since the start of KZbin and I think before that too

[@allmertalex]

I felt very apprehensive about pressing like on this comment because it had 69 likes already and I'd have liked it to stay this way. I had to do it though because I agree with the comment.

[@pontubs]

Loved this guy since Godzillathon. Jesus time flies

[@MikeJr9284]

Especially because KZbin nowadays wants its creators to make politically correct videos.

[@butyoucancallmezyn]

"Jim doesn't sound like a knight. Jim sounds like a Nerd." -James stares at camera-

[@marianogamer6261]

you are a genious

[@legrandgougoulilumine6940]

@@marianogamer6261 WHAT ?? AVGN made the joke.. not him ☝️

[@pepijn23]

You get it? Jim the knight. James the nerd

[@Super_Suchi]

He stares at the camera like a certain other Jim

[@rickylucas6503]

Whats with the crossed out sentence?

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

I remember buying a copy of Super Hydlide in a second hand store when I was maybe 12 because it looked vaguely like Zelda on the back of the box... I was incredibly disappointed. Luckily, the game couldn't even display the dialogue text correctly half of the time so I got to exchange it as "broken" for Thunder Force IV... years later I found out that the text is that buggy in all copies of the game. So, thank you Super Hydlide developers for making your product so broken that returning it to shops was super easy!

[@TearTheRoof0ff]

@Channel07 Oh yeah, Thunder Force IV is a brilliant game.

[@lambsauce7969]

At least the game you got in return was awesome.

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

Yeah, I'd already played Thunder Force IV because my sister's boyfriend owned it 😊 I also owned Power Strike II for the Game Gear, which is another fantastic scrolling shooter. Another great swap I did was Alex Kidd for Mortal Kombat II, my mother was against "violent" video games to the point where I was banned from owning Streets of Rage or Golden Axe, but I snuck around those rules by swapping the game with a friend. The Mortal Kombat series may be somewhat flawed in terms of fight mechanics, but it was an awful lot more fun than Alex Kidd!

[@jayesper4390]

@@DissociatedWomenIncorporated I think Alex Kidd might just be better on SMS. I do have the Enchanted Castle game or whatever with no MK tho XD

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

Jayesper, I've heard it's much beloved on the Master System but I've not really tried it out, having assumed that they're even more inferior versions of Enchanted Castle. JAN! KEN! FIGHT! ✌️

[@Sweetrad]

AVGN is the survivor, the nostalgia, the truth. the last piece of quality youtube programing from the very dawn of the platform

[@Section8dc]

So fucking true, he is a true OG no doubt.

[@Levi_Skardsen]

Captain Disillusion has been going since 2007. He puts as much effort, perhaps even more into his videos as James does.

[@ericwilliams8420]

For real he's the truth. There's definitely quality content around KZbin, but James is definitely on the Mt. Rushmore of KZbin.

[@GypseyKing4]

Mega64 would have something to say about this.

[@mrpause9171]

awesomex35 honestly I think he is the only KZbinr that never got old

[@squareone2787]

The angry video game nerd is one of those youtubers that still manages to hold up even after all these years. Great content all around, thanks for the entertainment nerd.

[@ClockworkMan13]

When it comes to randomized games, the claim that there are billions of level combinations is extremely misleading. Not only would you have to rule out the majority of non-playable combos, you'd also have to rule out the combos that are functionally identical. For example: if you were to move one object one space to the left, that would technically count as a new level combination.

[@Utubesanarc]

Id just turn off the game and call that a combo

[@silverdamascus2023]

Nerd, I have an idea for an episode, and you could even make a multi-part series of many episodes: "Failed Mascots" Review games of those old mascots from the 80s, 90s and early 2000s that tried to follow the steps of Mario and Sonic, some of these characters had good games, but all of them failed to keep themselves relevant. - Earthworm Jim - Boogerman - Sparkster - Cool Spot - Noid - Bubsy (Again) - Aero the Acrobat - Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel - Alex Kidd - Ristar - Vectorman - Rocky Rodent - Radical Rex - Ardy Lightfoot - Plok - Croc - Gex - Bug - Jazz Jackrabbit - Wild Woody - Punky Skunk - Glover - Buck Bumble - Klonoa - Blasto - Titus the Fox - Blinx - Ty the Tasmanian Tiger - Alfred Chicken - Brian The Lion - James Pond - Kid Chaos - Mr. Nutz - Quik The Thunder Rabbit - Pierre Le Chef - Zool - And Awesome Possum, maybe the worst of all of them.

[@RayGarraty1985]

You deserve a like. I have been waiting for a multi part series focusing on failed videogame mascots done by the nerd for years now and I still haven't seen one. Here's hoping he gives us one someday.

[@DCGMatthew1]

Earthworm Jim was good until Rockstar grabbed it and tried making it 3D.

[@Sgt_Kilborn]

This is a very good idea, hope he notices this comment

[@ramenbomberdeluxe4958]

Victor Damázio what? I know that the Ty games weren’t too popular but those were still good games IMO

[@silverdamascus2023]

@@ramenbomberdeluxe4958 I said a few of these characters had good games.

[@BoomstickGaming]

Virtual Hydlide, The Dark Souls before Demon's Souls... not gonna lie though, it actually looks kinda cool.

[@bruhmoment-yr4fn]

it's not.

[@jackpandora3160]

Its really really bad. trust me fam, had it as a kid and actually broke the disc the same day i got it cause it was so shitty.

[@t6y6fihu8hy9jjuhi]

King's Field came before, King's Field ----> Demon's Souls ---> Dark Souls

[@kushluk777]

I had it as a child. And then never played an RPG ever again. It's that bad...

[@PeiceofNick]

Fun Fact: Even though Hylide is panned in the US, its really popular and well received in Japan.

[@AstalThe9]

I suspect The Nerd had more fun with Virtual Hylide then he wants you to think.

[@Mrcaremal5]

For sure, there's a few games that he openly enjoys when reviewing like Doom and Chex Quest.

[@dominicballinger6536]

I mean, it looks like a worse version of the Elder Scrolls 2

[@fetusdeletus9266]

Apparently the vampire in virtual hydlide is saying ‘please choose the number of player’ in Japanese which has been slowed down and reversed

[@HTPCYMC]

Wait... this sounds familiar, just like Hydlide’s theme.

[@ByakurenEnjoyer]

the music from hydlide 2: the temple of death is better imo

[@funkyweapon1981]

Sounds like a bunch of buffalo butt dump to me.

[@crazyluigi6664]

OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@porschefan117]

AAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

[@marinejcksn1]

Best username ever. RRRREALLLLY

[@XJX2011]

The Kyle Justin AVGN Intro is Back!

[@nakano15]

With Mike's intro sketchs.

[@cepollard86]

I know I was really happy to hear that

[@leoluster3027]

Yes

[@SpacetouristGaston]

finally, the only intro i can't get enough of.

[@konradfesk]

Sounds like it has been remixed or remastered or something!

[@KombatGod]

Great episode. This felt like a classic old time Nerd episode. Playing a pretty bad game (although not downright broken like Hong Kong 97) and getting unnecessairly angry over it.

[@danielconde001]

you just summed up every episode. He's still my fav dough

[@seriousbismuth2173]

*That...* is *exactly* what I was thinking.

[@rionthemagnificent2971]

except HK97 was made bad on purpose.. it was a joke game by a single dev done on a weekend. it wasn't really meant to be released but got leaked.

[@KombatGod]

@@rionthemagnificent2971 I don't know about that, remember the "send us your floppy" thing? But anyway HK97 was just an example, you know what I mean, those so-bad-they're-not-even-games games, those that are lower than Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (and The Last Ninja) on the shitscale. There's been a period where it seemed like the Nerd HAD to find worse and worse games, to the point that he couldn't get angry at just bad ones.

[@OriasX]

12:44 It turns the game red,game is called *Virtual* Hydlide The game was originally designed for Virtual Boy confirmed

[@ramrodbldm9876]

You're corny kid

[@XXIIXIIIXXXIXXXIX]

2 AVGN reviews so close together, WE'RE NOT WORTHY!

[@cryingwithrage]

The Nerd is back and he gives 2 fucks

[@fernandonavia8804]

We are not

[@zzzpoma9961]

James has a plan of making 12 episodes a year and he fell back a lot so he catches up now.

[@xhunter20]

Indeed

[@aksadekrayan]

I like the episode but I actually think that Virtual Hydelide looks pretty cool for a 95 game. The 3D environnement isn't that bad, the random generation of the world is an original trick and you actually do stuff.

[@surmatise]

Doom from 1993 looked better than this.

[@KingGeece]

Yeah, I thought the games didn't seem too bad this time. I probably would've enjoyed them to some extent at the time.

[@Y2JLionHeart]

@@surmatise Untrue.

[@gyromurphy]

That dubbed "AAAASSSSS"!!!! gets me every time.

[@DarthRushy]

FHUUUUUUCK

[@FizzleFX]

Beat innocent children? I mean, look at those games!

[@ethanwilkins6033]

Damn you’re cute and like kratom?

[@ellechero1082]

Something tells me that he actually likes Virtual Hydlyde

[@rikpeek6664]

"Over 40 billion difrent worlds, but you still do the same shit" So virtual hydlide pretty much is the 'no man sky' from 1994.

[@StandardGoose]

Also Spore without the mildly interesting bacteria mini-game.

[@niklasklasen8048]

@@StandardGoose spore was enjoyable enough though once you broke every single mechanic

[@CaptainXJ]

I don't know why, but I think Virtual HydLide looked kinda interesting.

[@MeCrazy516]

ahead of its time in some ways

[@vincentchang0093]

@@MeCrazy516 no, Ultima Underworld is coming before it.

[@LegoYesMegaBloxNoVGCPd3dsaRE3]

The return of the real theme song

[@HEYitzED]

Ross Spence Still the best one too.

[@raptor4798]

Seriously, and it even sounded like they boosted the guitar

[@WhiteLantern12]

THANK GOD

[@NoxNosferatu]

Classic.

[@dbone3356]

"So without further a doo-doo." That made me laugh more than it should have.

[@Thatonegirl989]

D Bone same. I’m kind of ashamed lol

[@andremoura7882]

Could you please explain what that means and why it's funny? I can't get it.

[@Olive78338]

It's a play on “without further ado”

[@abaddon2148]

@@andremoura7882 without further ado, without further a doo doo, you see?

[@andremoura7882]

@@abaddon2148 Yes, I see. But why is it funny? I mean what is a "doo doo"?

[@adammiller84]

Two new nerd episodes in a week?! Christmas came early, and so did I!

[@turtleanton6539]

Metoo

[@petevaldezbc1]

Eeeeeeeewwwww

[@CraytexOnYT]

...dont think you meant what i think you meant.

[@bloodhuntimintherabbithole3583]

Someone lost no nut

[@stoopiosproductions3130]

@Pyxlup Gaming yes!

[@winstonsmith7169]

I spent 20 mins on your video, and all I get is a "conglaturation"? Ok, fair enough.

[@PearangeProductions]

Hey, it’s better than what the Nerd had to go through.

[@Aenygma_]

Dude... The Poochie ending fucking floored me hahahahah

[@KeyleeTamirian]

Dies after not eating for 2 hours? Ohh, it's not that bad. In Adventure Island, you die after not eating for 20 SECONDS.

[@cherryrush210]

Adventure Island is a good game, though.

[@b3rz3rk3r9]

@DunklerJägerZach I don't want to. How that person suffers is something I don't want to envision.

[@emmanuelmiranda9348]

To be honest. These games look ambitious and interesting. Maybe poorly programmed but they caught my attention.

[@KeMeEscupaUnPollo]

Agree, the Virtual one would have blown my mind back then..

[@nicosimioni7363]

Virtual Hydlide even looks like some sort of antecesor to Demon's Souls and Dark Souls.

[@windflier1684]

@@nicosimioni7363 More like the early Elder Scroll entries like Daggerfall

[@fabianherrera5427]

even the charcter creator/ stat screen and merchants@@nicosimioni7363

[@joshgellis3292]

*_"GET DOWN!" Arnold Schwarzenegger- 1978, at the Studio 54 dance club!_* X.D

[@benjaminmcginty6302]

I really missed this AVGN kind of production. This was an amazing notification I received.

[@UtushoReiuji]

I'm a bit disappointed that you didn't equip the armor that was too heavy off the bat in Super Hydlide, it's a great way to die before you even leave the town.

[@njackson6807]

I'm not gonna lie, Virtual Hydlyde actually looks like fun

[@tiruliru1189]

Virtual Hydlide is better than Super Hydlide and Hydline (NES), but still, it sucks.

[@dwarflord420]

@J. C I know,right. I thought I was the only one who was getting Daggerfall vibes from Virtual Hydlide. And did anyone else notice that the opening cutscene was a direct ripoff of "As the world falls down" from Labyrinth?.

[@thebasskid9543]

I would play it

[@itsastikbotparty8149]

********************no********************

[@sebastianriz4703]

I mean its "Handholding: The Game" I cant get invested in an open world RPG if they just give me only 1 objective and tell me where it as at all times

[@HenrikoMagnifico]

Please play Takeshi's Challenge!

[@Dreigonix]

Is it ethical to eat Mormons?

[@TearBear-kk7mp]

Then look at John tron

[@JLocke573]

Oh god. I don't know if he'll come out alive

[@kushluk777]

@@TearBear-kk7mp Nah.

[@Nov-5062]

HELL YEAH!

[@8thLife]

Wait, a game starting with Super that isn't on the Super Nintendo but the Sega Genesis instead? 😂

[@handsomebrick]

Why didn't they call it Mega Hydlide, like how the Genesis naming conventions usually worked?

[@DevineInnovations]

Virtual Hydlide should have been called Hydlide 64

[@setsers1]

Super Fantasy Zone did that too!!😁😆

[@TiringCoyote]

Its on the Sega Saturn not the Nintendo 64

[@ryandennison8754]

I guess Hydlide Genesis didn't do it for them.

[@japoople]

I can't wait for the day I'm playing an RPG, and I open a chest and a Tool CD flies out.

[@thebasskid9543]

Fighting a boss and schism starts playing? Hell ye

[@thunderforceninja5445]

That would be fucking awesome 😐

[@bappojujubes981]

A Tool CD is worth alot more than any of these shitty games.

[@ruffdawgg]

@Horror From Below you don’t get tool!

[@G.L.999]

I can honestly say that AVGN secretly enjoyed this game.

[@ramitouati1325]

Tbh virtual hydlide is Not that bad

[@inco-gneito7543]

Ha ha 11:59 You can see him start to laugh at his tool joke.

[@awesomechannel257]

Inco gneito 16:49 get the fuck down get the fuck down GET THE FUCK DOWN it feels like I am talking to a cat

[@Spaztiq]

So many reasons AVGN is one of my favs. The fact that he's also a fan of Tool is just icing on the sweet, nerdy cake.

[@inco-gneito7543]

@@Spaztiq I just wish there were more games for him to poetically destroy. I miss him

[@inco-gneito7543]

@@Spaztiq Besides, anyone that can laugh, or break character at their own jokes is truly a master at their skill.

[@westerling8436]

good joke

[@unlimitedbitsgaming]

I applaud Virtual Hydlide for being such an ambitious game for it's time. It looks like what a lot of massive, dungeon-crawling, open-world fantasy games from today would've probably looked like if they had been made during those decades gone by. I think it's impressive. Now if only it was a good game, haha!

[@chriss8825]

Yea, lots in this game screams developers who put in effort and cared.

[@marcushale1931]

Yep. It looks like Elder Scrolls 1 and 2. Great games at the time, but kind of clunky nowadays.

[@Aerosplinter]

It is a clunky but decent game, after all.

[@Deltron37]

I bought it the day I got my Saturn and loved it. I am the minority, I know.

[@b3rz3rk3r9]

@@chriss8825 So, it's a precursor for almost every Bethesda Game since Morrowind?

[@Nov-5062]

I have to admit, some of the features in "Super Hydlide" are pretty innovative, like the "night-day" mechanics and the "good monsters"...

[@jimbob3332]

The Ultima series did them better.

[@clarknapper3933]

Wizardry did good monsters on the nes, and did it better.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Simons Quest had a day and night cycle...

[@michaelnorrisisdabesteva]

@@jimbob3332 i was going to say that the ultima series had day-night cycles and good monsters as early as 1985 I think

[@V8Supercar1]

Super Hydlide is actually a pretty good game, but flawed. The game has really good music (besides the title screen music).

[@floatingf8783]

20:11 AVGN sprained his ankle on the way back to his home planet and had to take a week off to heel.

[@mitchcolburn1216]

LMAO, nice one

[@tomchrist777]

Damn Virtual Hydlide looks pretty good visually. Also, cool to hear AVGN is a Tool fan 👍

[@miniclip13sa]

I feel like virtual hydlide was WAY ahead of it's time. It just needed better technology and it probably could have been a classic.

[@setsers1]

Yep

[@Shoop400]

And some better camera positioning. You can barely see what's in front of you with the player sprite taking up a fourth of the screen.

[@flyingcow6305]

and maybe if instead of being procedural generation they could have made a more interesting overworld

[@dudinacas]

The Saturn could output better graphics than Virtual Hydlide at a better framerate, what it needed was better programming.

[@pendekarlautbiru]

The hadoken swords and dumb boss fighting mechanics killed it. It's not a game way ahead of its time. It's just a shitty game.

[@587DeathKing]

AVGN: *8 years ago I played Hydlide* Holy shit has it been 8 years?

[@lajeandom]

@@Winter_337 yep...damn...

[@Videogamelover58]

Ikr. Time flies by

[@Videogamelover58]

In 2 months its gonna be 9 years old

[@5nesta]

*WHISTLE CONCERT* _I sprouted a couple of grey hairs just from hearing that._

[@Aenygma_]

At least the Raid 2020 review is coming soon.

[@yag821]

this was the last ever episode of AVGN that used the 2007 theme song

[@Sircreepington9th]

To be honest, Super Hydlide is a vast improvement over the original, but that isn’t that difficult to do.

[@CKru8789]

Sircreepington9th could it also be that maybe you’re just a wizard at the game? lol

[@Feskprins]

This. This is the quality shit I signed up to KZbin for.

[@Michael-vm4bb]

virtua hydlide looked neat for its time.

[@jeremytaflinger4212]

I didn't think it was that bad either...

[@trav37z0r]

I kinda want to play it myself after watching this... I need to seek help ASAP I guess :)

[@arseneleclerc3707]

Yeah I thought the same

[@onigames7309]

Yeah, but the main guy's name and look was uninspired.

[@lordmuhehe4605]

@@knight0fdragon Too bad, that it looks absolutely horrible, not to mention the godawful framerate, which would make it very hard to play.

[@asmodeus58XX]

8:58 And then Varalys asdsddsgksejtkshgsdfksdf and the princess explodes into fairies!

[@javodey]

18:24 The hero's name... is Jim. Jim the knight. Real FANTASY RIGHT THERE!

[@AtlasBlizzard]

@DevilBuster Kaz Not for good, fortunately.

[@Sip_Dhit]

@Seamus Peacock hmmmmmm

[@AnonyMous-wo1vm]

Tifa, Aerith, Bob

[@jnoirj3124]

The concept of Virtual Hydlide is actually pretty interesting. Seems like it could've been a better game if it was done later.

[@pelgervampireduck]

it doesn't look that bad, it's like a zelda game. now I want to play it.

[@aatired7307]

Yeah, but I don't know, you can say that about any game. I don't think it would be remembered as a classic even if it was good. It feels too generic to be memorable you know?

[@RealRuler2112]

IMO, it could've been a better game if they'd have made it better. Yes, it could benefit from more advanced technology, but so could most any game. There were similar style games at the time that both look & feel better.

[@MasterSartorius]

Honestly, for 1995 Virtual Hydlide doesn't look THAT bad. It sounds like you're pretty into it, Nerd

[@LatisARG]

i tjough i was the only one that belive so

[@YabaiModding]

He finished it, so he must have at least kind of liked it.

[@michaelpitcher2820]

Master Sartorius i came here to say this. Looks totally like a game I would have played if it ever made it's way into my life. He beat it, cant be that bad.

[@waluigiscapelli6098]

Except for the fact that it looks like it runs at a whopping 5 FPS.

[@jaedansavant3822]

@@michaelpitcher2820 he also beat Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and that game is ass.

[@kevink2986]

Imagine not having eaten for two hours and suddenly dropping dead in the middle of a conference meeting. Sadly, that is a real phenomenon in Japan called karoshi where people work so hard they die. RIP to those who died from this disease.

[@WesternWolf4311]

@Drizzt Do'Urden thanks drizzt, epic.

[@monroethealolantrainer732]

@Drizzt Do'Urden Real mature, buddy. 😔

[@maytheprincessofhoenn619]

@Drizzt Do'Urden That wasn't really funny, Drizzit. That's low.

[@aiharakotokorulesbluerose4170]

@@maytheprincessofhoenn619 wha?

[@maytheprincessofhoenn619]

@@aiharakotokorulesbluerose4170 Something on your mind?

[@ReboyGTR]

*All the bosses grunts are reversed Japanese!*

[@lifenotrelived2078]

you mean bullshit

[@jackmcslay]

oremor nhoj, em llik tsum uoy, emag eht niw ot

[@Theraot]

So, Japanese comes from their mouth, and reversed Japanese comes from their ass... got it.

[@Mudamir]

!! inaN

[@setsers1]

What

[@Seantendo]

This is shaping up to be one of James' most quotable videos to date. Hey, the part's comin' up where he says "Monkey Cheese!" I thought it was a joke, but On Bullshit is real. You can get a copy on Amazon for $8.72 right now!

[@ardi1463]

Wait really

[@LaNoLaCola]

My favorite is “shiit-take mushroom”

[@BrunoMoreiraTorres]

Wait, what? With no bullshit?

[@fernandotena7093]

@@BrunoMoreiraTorres but you need a credit card.

[@rainrunerkillpopkill3424]

the audio is fucking weird in this video is it just me???

[@DragonPop64]

Virtual hydlide is pretty ambitious , despite its issues. It was trying to be skyrim....way before skyrim. That effort alone is enough to give it some applause.

[@Mintcar923]

j dragoon Never played ES but yeah this looks like the poor mans version & then some

[@theobserver4214]

j dragoon More like Morrowind.

[@kyoshinronin]

@@theobserver4214 More like Redguard. Lol

[@LaCheeseman]

9:34 AVGN videos always have the best captions

[@olddogmaster6643]

Now there be a bunch of people wanting to buy that book which is real by the way

[@adampoole948]

the knight is named jim?... maybe this exists in the same world as Monty Python and the Holy Grail... where the wizard is called tim.. now it all makes sense 😁

[@BulletProofBreast]

The history behind the Knight Tim is as funny as the joke itself

[@bobrpggamer5899]

😁

[@Remember_Baker]

Identity theft is not a joke Jim!

[@Mateoski97]

Hopefully he doesn't run into The Knights that say Ni.

[@syncmonism]

I loved seeing you quote from Frankfurt's "On Bullshit"

[@alejandrokudo5463]

4:33 Honestly, i’m shocked to see that word come up in the closed captions

[@thestwinner680]

[Virtual Hydlide] "I'l let it keep thinking it's '94, so it doesn't know its cruel fate of being discontinued." *game published in 1995 - Sega Saturn Time Travel? ;D*

[@graey24601]

11:00 what the vampire _should_ have said is "What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk, have at you!"

[@TheMasterVictory]

SOTN reference

[@Pain_Pies]

I think he said "are you he? You're a pimp"

[@capitaoazulao]

Even in being cheesy the good classic games are better than the bad ones :v

[@hellogoodbye4906]

You somehow made Virtual Hydlide look kinda good.

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

Ikr? It doesn't really look all that bad really....considering the shit console platform it came on.

[@megadestroyer454]

That poochie reference was freaking hilarious.

[@Zeldakostv]

This game actually looks kinda neat if it had good graphics and normal teleport/save systems, seems like it'd have a lot of replay-ability with the randomly generated layout

[@starsiegeplayer]

The scroll of Herb trick is genius.

[@Frank-jv8ih]

as soon as i saw tool i was like: hope he mentiones them

[@NeviTheLettyFan]

Same lmaoo

[@zecorho3978]

9:52 THAT WALK CYCLE IS ALPHA AF

[@notkimpine]

AFTER 8 YEARS HAS PASSED,AVGN FINALLY REVIEWS A SEQUEL TO HYDLIDE...

[@robertofenloch9595]

I honestly feel that these games could have been in the OK to good range if made by a competent developer. Super Hydlide especially had some good ideas.

[@AnonyMous-wo1vm]

Kojima noted that he was inspired by playing the original to make MGS5's open world, and Kamiya noted it as an inspiration for Scalebound

[@bushcry1]

@@AnonyMous-wo1vm Really?

[@nathanmurphy7585]

Takeshi’s Challenge is waiting for you, Nerd...

[@MasterYoda389]

And please... show us the karaoke singing. Don't cut it out like some other youtuber >_> *COUGH JON COUGH* Edit: im serious , shit is hillarious D: Check it out on "Game Center CX - Takeshi no Chousenjou"

[@Meowystery]

I hope he covers this game

[@tuli0hwut78]

*Spirits Begone!*

[@Dragonsamuari]

I only just noticed now that not only the store scene is completely mirrored (thus facing wrong), the background is a CVS.

[@Ladderthief1]

Jim the Knight. Killed by bees.

[@Ritokure]

F*ck you nature.

[@penguinman2233]

Ladderthief1 And then the Princess EXPLODES into fairies!

[@tectiva6126]

"It's like sacrificing a child with every swing."

[@zenosphere6490]

Ladderthief1 Portly guy the knight. Killed by bees

[@davincent98]

Bees. My God

[@TheShadowHatter]

It amazes me that after years of watching the nerd, his room and content still makes me think he's stuck in the 80s, and I get confused when he mentions things like Sonic 06 as if he can see the future or something.

[@Lugbzurg]

Sonic '06... in 1994!

[@ЭрикКартман-ч4ю]

Sonic 06 is timeless, because it's such a gem.

[@n-rage531]

So "Super" Hydlide is NOT for Super Nintendo and "Virtual" Hydlide is not for the Virtual Boy? I imagine if they mafe a Hydlide for the playstation they would call it Hydlide 64 xD

[@jadsi]

N-Rage 😂😂😂😂😂

[@rodrigovalenzuela9962]

Nice one! 🤣🤣🤣

[@sosvanburito3000]

Gamecube Hydlide on the original Xbox

[@ilovesanrioandmcr2031]

Or if they somehow made a revival only for the PS4 they'll call it "Hydlide One"

[@TheCyanCrewmate]

The PS5 version would be called Hydlide Series X

[@gh0stykins]

i just wanna say how much i enjoyed that clean OG opening

[@Gingie247]

This is the only youtubed i have the most upright respect for, still making funny ass videos, still putting up great content and too top it off, his been around for so long! Keep it up AVGN love your videos and it’s great too come back after a year and still see your killing it! Keep it up❤️

[@setsers1]

Ayy

[@Pikachu2Ash]

You should try and look deeper than than there are other great youtubers out there that exist.

[@Poshnoodles]

@@Pikachu2Ash like littlekuriboh

[@Pikachu2Ash]

@@Poshnoodles What about him?

[@originalsteveo]

"Jim doesn't sound like a knight. Jim sounds like a nerd."

[@strider5964]

For once James actually references his name

[@Dargonhuman]

I just got to that part and I'm literally dying; I can't drsw a bretth vzion gttng drk

[@dannyhargreaves3340]

Jim the knight killed by bees

[@KenjiAsakura09]

Portly Dude the Knight, killed by bees

[@L1ghtweaver]

Said James. Oh wait I just got it.

[@theresastarmanwaitinginthe5149]

Another AVGN episode to make my day.

[@doublechindoge7]

Oh, I haven't seen you in like a month! I thought you were dead Justin Y #369...

[@Pikachu2Ash]

@@doublechindoge7 Unlike the 7000th comment bitching about the top commenter and assuming everyone's a bot 😂

[@JKZEROkenjiMB]

That got me better.

[@doublechindoge7]

@@Pikachu2Ash I never said he was a bot, and i never said I had a problem with it.

[@Pikachu2Ash]

@@doublechindoge7 Making a smug remark comparing him to Justin Y show you do so have problem with him, don't even try to hide it.😂