LGR - Microshaft Winblows 98 - Parody Program Review

[@bryanadkins6776]

So this is just a bunch of outdated pop culture references interspersed with mean spirited jabs at nerds? Is this where the Chuck Lorre got the idea for the big bang theory?

[@uamdbro]

Big Bang Theory at least taught me a cool integration trick once.

[@ObsoleteGamercom]

Perfect analogy!!!

[@mspeir]

bazinga

[@JRyan56]

Zimbabwe.

[@DARKHUNTER130]

For the most part I found Big Bang theories gags were all done in good taste and they totally sold me on playing D&D, this windblows thing on the other hand..... burn it!

[@tinoodle383]

You would really think that Microshaft Winblows would have something heavily to do with porn.

[@chasegilmond5637]

Winblows ME

[@nobodys_winds6580]

Yeah, you stick that USB in his port-hole.

[@onesneakyboigaming7575]

Microshaft WinBlowJobs

[@jayesper4390]

@@onesneakyboigaming7575 WinBlows RimJobs (just like that old cracked apps email address [e-mail] lol)

[@silasmcgee3647]

nicko well frankly you don’t have to worry about censorship if you pay attention to the first word “Microshaft”

[@centurybug]

I took a scriptwriting class in high school. One thing the teacher said that really stuck with me was that you should never make a parody of something you hate -- the bitterness always seeps through and makes your parody unfunny. I think the main problem with the humor in this game was "joke by committee" though.

[@jasonross6727]

Parodying stuff you like is a good reason so many Mel Brooks and Zucker, Abrahms, and Zucker movies turned out so well. When they parody a movie or genre, you can tell they have a fondness for the originals. This results in a good-natured parody instead of a mean-spirited one, and they tend to hit the right marks and are funnier and way better for it! Watch movies like Airplane, The Naked Gun, Hot Shots, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, or Spaceballs and you'll see what I mean.

[@JeffDeWitt]

That's sounds like great advice, and also explains why so much of what passes for humor these days just isn't funny.

[@SheepUndefined]

I think their "myst" parody kinda had this issue a lot, tbh. That game just felt like a third grader doodling a picture of someone they don't like and drawing arrows to it saying "fartmaster." This one had a bit of that style of humor, but not nearly as bad.

[@Auxodium]

So basically "comedy" in 2018? lol

[@W3Rn1ckz]

That explains why Weird Al is so popular.

[@aghollingsworth]

A little bit of history of Paroty Interactive: Back in the 70's there was a comedy group called The Firesign Theatre. They released a number of records lampooning contemporary culture and were genuinely funny. As time went on and the vinyl record died, some of the members of Firesign tried to adapt to the changing media culture. This led to Paroty Interactive. By their own admission Paroty Interactive were not trying to make games, but interactive parodies of modern culture. While I'm a big fan of Firesign, I will say Paroty Interactive software was mostly a fail. But I will give them credit for helping to inspire the rise of flash games in the early 2000's. You have to remember at the time they were releasing "games" the internet was new to most people, and nobody was doing anything like they were. That doesn't make them funny, but it does make them innovative.

[@NORIEGA200]

Very interesting info and well put. Very interesting info.

[@Drakelah]

+Adam Hollingsworth I had no idea that Peter Bergman was a part of Parroty! That's kind of funny and kind of sad at the same time. I love Firesign... and I do have a soft spot for these games, I still own the CDs for everyone of the games they released.

[@aghollingsworth]

JohansensVideos I have a soft spot for these "games" too. Especially PYST, but I have to admit Winblows 98 did truly blow.

[@SmaMan]

+Adam Hollingsworth Firesign? Weren't those the same guys who did the voices for those Intellivoice Games?

[@aghollingsworth]

SmaMan Wow, you're right! I didn't know that. Turns out they've been involved with gaming longer than I thought.

[@davidmaglioli7048]

The best parody of Windows is Windows 8

[@filmjarvis81]

:D Good one!

[@foxman105]

+David Maglioli BUUUUURNED!

[@LordSandwichII]

+David Maglioli Or ME...

[@kieranowens6330]

+David Maglioli Uhm. Vista exists thank you.

[@davidmaglioli7048]

Kieran Owens Good point, but Vista eventually became good. 8 and 8.1 still suck.

[@drpenguin7653]

i didn't know college humor made a game

[@zappy595]

rekt

[@Fab0051]

Ok. I Don't Know In Which Reality You Live, But First, That's Not A Game, That's A Spoof. Second, This Is By "Parroty Interactive", Not By "College Humor". And Third, You Probably Have Never Seen That Video.

[@drpenguin7653]

do you understand what a joke is? www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1KMZB_enUS643US643&q=joke+definition&oq=joke+d&gs_l=serp.1.0.0i67k1j0l6j0i67k1j0l2.19061.192 here you go

[@ASpooneyBard]

That was the best response I've ever seen. Well played sir!

[@drpenguin7653]

Skeletor P. Funk thanks m9

[@Egeexyz]

Funny thing is that I didn't think Windows 98 was that bad at all. I used it until Windows XP replaced it.

[@Egeexyz]

Wait, are you talking about Windows 7 and 8?

[@garfiduper5822]

PrepperWorkShop Hello! We have Windows 10 now!

[@Adenzel]

Garfi Duper and it might actually be ok.

[@Razzlion]

Adenzel Such is the hope we carry!

[@jacobleb420]

Windows 98 did it's job for awhile, I used it until XP too, but I remember towards the end I was getting frustrated with it. I had to reinstall it every like 6 months because it would get really buggy and slow. There wasn't really any updates back then like there is now.

[@yy..]

This would be awesome to use when a scammer calls

[@rachelm6734]

yessss someone do dis

[@gouravchakraborty9801]

Kitboga did that

[@Lol0Wut]

Damn, LGR was salty in the early days.

[@cjaquilino]

If I’m being honest, this is not pleasant to listen to. Like I get that he hates this software but I’d much rather him cover things he’s enthusiastic about like on all his retro hardware videos.

[@hamoudy98productions]

I don't blame him

[@smeezekitty]

@@cjaquilino Even things he reviews that he doesn't like now, he does a much better and fair review. I definitely am not a fan of old LGR compared to new LGR

[@drevonthief]

Yeh, and it's hilarious!

[@goodiesguy]

This isn't even early days.... This still feels like yesterday to me. I still get shocked when I find out his Depth Dwellers review was like 12 years ago, it doesn't feel that long ago!

[@NukTap]

microshaft winblows... a tech support porno...

[@baconking1595]

Jack Newton it sounds more like a porno starring a parody of bill

[@defencebangladesh4068]

Jack Newton 😀😀😂

[@buzzingsigndiner397]

Sounds like something the Cinema Snob should be reviewing.

[@LGR]

I meant to mention it, but this is actually a Windows/Mac hybrid CD. So you can "enjoy" it on System 7 and such.

[@HuskyDog88]

The rivalry between Microsoft and Apple reminds me of Spacely Sprockets and Cogswell Cogs from The Jetsons. Pretend Bill Gates is Cosmo Spacely, and Steve Jobs is Spencer Cogswell.

[@GhostSilk]

Pyst was actually somehow worse. Imagine the same minds working together to turn Myst into just a bunch of toilet humor whilst slightly editing the screens of Myst island to be covered in discarded beer cans, cigarette butts and whatever else. Say what you will about the original Myst, but it's pretty obvious that Pyst just kinda wants to cash in on that game's success.

[@FarelForever]

GhostSilk AND JOHN GOODMAN! :D

[@Tytygigas]

you sound a little PYST off. im sorry.

[@eswesje]

+Tytygigas That pun sure didn't WIN-BLOWS. #sorrynotsorry

[@kabliekke]

+AnOddGhost The idea is pretty good and has potential but they didn't do anything good with it.

[@venaretro5444]

It cant be worst than normal myst.

[@theorypractice5162]

Those caricatures are instantly recognizable: Tom Richmond of MAD Magazine. I actually used to work for his company.

[@jcobnl]

A joke i've heard in '98, as s teenager. "I don't know which is worse: The windows 98-cd revealing satanic voices when played backwards, or the installation of windows 98 when spinning it forward."

[@RustyHondas]

@@formerlygrimagikoopa nice

[@LGR]

Played about an hour (two playthroughs to make sure I didn't miss anything), a few hours editing, a couple writing and research... probably 10 overall, which is actually not too bad for a software review for me. And yeah, I feel dirty.

[@SyphistPrime]

It's so bad it's funny. I laughed at some of the parts you showed just because of how they are trying way too hard.

[@Glowbutt-kb9qe]

Same here.

[@seanmcgh2487]

Yep

[@mrkitty777]

It would have been great long ago.

[@Vinni-2K]

@Sega Starbits same lol

[@LGR]

That pretty much sums it up. Actually, it was made with an early version of Macromedia Director so you're really not far off at all.

[@weisnoobs]

" It's not a flowerpot. It's not a desk. It is a CD " That made me laugh haha.

[@RedHairdo]

+Stevie G Honestly, that was worse than any of the jokes in Winblows 98 itself.

[@weisnoobs]

+RedHairdo haha I agree

[@buzzingsigndiner397]

What was that from? It seems familiar.

[@W3Rn1ckz]

Funniest part of the video?

[@MetalJesusRocks]

I was always curious if this program was any good. Funny you have it complete in the box! Fun video

[@JoeSixThreeOh]

Okay, that was definitely Tom Kenny in the Star Trek parody. Must've been hard up for money before Spongebob, although this was released during his stint in Mr. Show too, so what the hell?

[@poncut5074]

He’s always hard up for money.

[@LGR]

It was $30 if I remember correctly. But just because something is "cheap" doesn't give it an excuse to suck. Honestly, I didn't think it was funny back then either, and looking back at other people's reviews/condemnations of it online, I wasn't alone.

[@Gestaltism]

Maximum cringe level humor.

[@planet5421]

This looks absolutely painful. Thank you for going through this for us.

[@ishmaboy]

Meg and Graham = OG Big Bang Theory

[@TheHowlingMan]

its been 7 years but i'm still dying for an LGR review of PYST!

[@mcFreaki]

steve jobs and bill gates were good friends in real life, it's kinda stupid that their rivalry has been played up over the years

[@thatguyontheright1]

Shinjiro Aragaki Yea, they weren't even competitors after Steve Jobs returned to Apple. They both operated in different markets.

[@Cr4z3d]

We need an AVGN and a Penguinz0 video of this

[@Meeceace]

Cr4z3d I see it happening considering he's doing more PC games, a James and Mike would be nice too Other than the tasteless shitbird here there's no harm in doing a video on this bullshit game

[@AwesumIndustrys]

Cr4z3d It's not a game and the AVGN doesn't do PC games for the most part.

[@famoussession7426]

RomblöSylvestevez do you ever read comments at all

[@milkyoni]

Penguinz0? 🤢

[@silicongraphics]

it would have made more sense if this was released for macintosh

[@LGR]

It was, actually! Although, a Linux version would make even more sense, seeing as this lampoons both Gates and Jobs :)

[@templet45]

+Lazy Game Reviews Linux: the world's only real os haha

[@rawkinghorse]

+Cody Templet LOL yeah right

[@Fazeof1p]

I like your take on this cheesey game. The writing for Winblows looks like it can pass for a recent AVGN video if you add in poop jokes.

[@richardc.mongler1029]

Its past 5:40

[@GELTONZ]

Okay, fun fact for you: In both this and The X-Fools the actual ART and PROGRAMMING were done by none other than WayForward! Yes, as in the creators of Shantae, Contra 4, Duck Tales HD, Mighty Switch Force, Double Dragon Neon, Sigma Star Saga and many more. Indeed, Matt and Erin Bozon, the actual creators of Shantae are did do some of the art for this "game". ...yeah, WayForward's PC games were not so hot. They really didn't get good until Xtreme Sports on Gameboy Color.

[@idealsurrealism9587]

...Damn, that almost hurts to know

[@realcomputerdude100]

I love how you sound so offended in this video, just from how crappy Winblows is. xD

[@ironman1181]

or Steve, its just an awful piece of crap that was probably written by monkies with typewriters. its boring, dull and just...bad. it uses way outdated stereotypes and jokes that aren't funny to begin with. so no Steve he isn't a Microsoft loving nerd (not by your intetionally hurtful and trolling definition) he just didn't like the massive horribleness that is this "parody" program. also to get this defensive about this piece of junk you were probably one of the idiots who made it. wouldn't surprise me the least.

[@Aaron-dt3xz]

LeapingMechromancer It's crappy software with bad jokes, but LGR sounds genuinely offended and is way overreacting in this video IMO.

[@WeldonSirloin]

He outright states that there was plenty of material at their disposal from Microsoft's shitty business tactics during those years but the "game" is a repetitive juvenile fart joke that gets old fairly quick. But I guess some idiots would rather dismiss the entire video entirely just for the sake of their delusions. Just like any other shitty cash grab product out there, be it a movie or a game, I would also be disgusted by the poor attempt at satirical humor.

[@saadqureshi7127]

@@garbagemancan show some respect to higher minds than you. Without Bill Gates we wouldn't have PC.

[@tenzaemtade6146]

But now they'make better hardware and software than Apple

[@jayblueridgesumilhig]

few years later, Microsoft is still the same on XBOX with DRM policy.. yep, they removed it.. they were afraid someone is going to make Microshaft XBALLS.

[@Racerman2001]

So they don't find XBOne insulting?

[@griml0gic420]

9:20 The paper clip statue on Bill Gates desk is probably the best joke in the game

[@Jamie-yp7qz]

Fun Fact: Microshaft Winblows 98 was co-developed by WayForward Technologies, who would later create the Shantae series, a bunch of licensed games, and Mighty Switch Force.

[@ATCRyderX]

OK - The Stephen Hawking calling tech support was fucking funny. That was literally it.

[@PuffyRainbowCloud]

Except it takes him about seven minutes to type out an answer to a question during his interviews.

[@4Legacy]

I'm surprised this game has any kind of ending at all after doing everything. That's actually a lot more of a thorough programming job than I would have expected.

[@PanzerMan332]

Alright, seeing the MS Word-Up box with a man walking with a boombox was a pretty funny visual gag, although the voice-over ruined it.

[@SantaFishes101]

...."it is some kind of a foot-mouse!" ... I laughed XD

[@Rowlett54]

"Thats it, game over...what a pile of garbage"

[@DCNRS90YT]

LoL! :D

[@ClexYoshi]

I actually remember being so shocked out of my mind when you did this video, only to learn of Wayforward's history as a publisher of stuff like this! MicroShaft Windblows helped fund Shantae, which had begun development by this piece of software's release. Given that Shantae is one of my favorite video games of all time, well... I just found a silver lining to this weird, weird crap.

[@LGR]

Just collected them over the years wherever I could find them!

[@NotJohnTanner]

Haha

[@AmaroqStarwind]

Ross Scott needs to cover this game on Game Dungeon.

[@LGR]

Ross needs to cover everything on Game Dungeon, I can't get enough of that show.

[@KedViper]

I like how he featured you in that follow up video talking about Test Drive 3 haha

[@DootNeon]

Amaroqdricaldari two words FUCK YES

[@bluephoenix663]

Calm Crazy Guy 2 words FUCKING FUCK!

[@buzzingsigndiner397]

"Plays like month-old butt." Can't say I've ever heard of that phrase before. Still funnier than anything Winblows has to offer, humor-wise.

[@UmbraeNacht]

The two main characters are Meg and Graham... like, “Megs” and “RAM”. Aaand that’s the most effort that went into this.

[@bemindful3315]

LGR is like KZbin comfort food. One of my favorites

[@plumdowner1941]

Okay, I will admit it, "Captain PC-card" is a pretty decent pun.

[@HappyMan0203]

You know what's funny? Bill Gates is one of the nicest people around.

[@DCNRS90YT]

How ironic, the fact that most people think his a jerk. Yeah right! 😒

[@tekkrave8665]

Funny, everyone that worked for him in the past seems to consider him not only a jerk, but a really condescending one at that.

[@tekkrave8665]

Nevermind.

[@illyay1337]

***** To be fair, he was known to be pretty condescending... blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2013/10/08/10454920.aspx

[@SuperUltimateDoom]

***** Hey that's true! HOW DARE HE SAY "EVERYONE"! I was at the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation center a few months ago. Seems like a pretty standup guy now. He's super rich and donating to all sorts of things.

[@TCGView]

Capt PC Card. I almost punched my screen when you named him.

[@abadenoughdude300]

That was the one thing I found actually funny in the entire video. The so-bad-it's-funny kind.

[@Sutekh94]

2:47 That was a joke?

[@LGR]

Supposedly...

[@marcosdheleno]

Lazy Game Reviews the "joke" is particularly bad, its just not well delivered, i could clearly see this one being used by a couple of henchmen, in a rpg, and while not amazing hilarious, its not that bad... besides, im pretty sure i saw "variants" of that one being used some other places. again, its not hilarious, just not , that bad...

[@rodimusmaximus3912]

Lazy Game Reviews I could imagine Mac and Charlie saying something similar and it being funny.

[@floydian06]

Clint, I came back to this video for the Stephen Hawking bit. Your exasperated "WHAT!?" cracks me up every time.

[@JohnnyCagePro]

better than no man's sky

[@Spherehead123]

Burn

[@MrBioniclefan1]

LMAO I mean The Simpsons Bart vs The World is better than No Man's Sky.

[@archer1952]

D-d-d-d-d-d-demo disk!

[@Astronomer91]

Snap!!

[@Mario583a]

+Archer19 Funhaus is thatta way --->

[@dellefranz]

Don't believe it, just snap!

[@opti6248]

Get your crack on.

[@Mario583a]

Fucking Todd!!

[@Redem10]

I remember seeing the X-fools games in the bin of a video store back in the late 90's (not sure if Winblows was there too) wasn't good enough to be at at place that sell software or video game

[@mattyryon]

The "Win Bill Gate's Money" icon is 100% a goatse reference

[@ishmaboy]

I'm sorry LGR, but that Steve Jobs impersonation was actually pretty spot-on. Probably the only slightly redeeming thing in this whole package IMO.

[@LeoFan93]

Wait, Brian Posehn was a writing consultant for this?

[@ThomasBahamas]

9:21 I see it too

[@sweatfootm]

Even is listed on imdb!

[@GoldenDave]

It's not a flower pot, it's not a desk. It's a CD. I lolled hard on this one XD

[@ClassicGamerReviews]

I want to say 8:17 is Quinton Flynn, known for his work as Axel in kingdom hearts and Reno in FF7

[@JoeSiris]

@Max William Lauf Tom Kenny is in the Star Trek parody too.

[@LouisAndPillz]

I think "Billogotchi" is more a jab at the fact that desktop pets were kinda FUCKING HUGE for whatever reason back when. The name is obviously a nod at tamagotchi, but the little fake widget itself isn't.

[@djkrazykaly]

***** they also could have given you a blue screen, then a reboot sequence that runs for one minute and fifteen seconds, then gives an entirely different blue screen, with different coding, then another reboot screen. but make it part of the game itself so that it only LOOKS like a reboot. youll end up tearing your pc down to the bones and rebuild it twenty times before you figure out the game is set to boot first before even windows due to a single line of code the game wrote when you installed it

[@LucasCunhaRocha]

Man, I would kill to have a Billogotchi! And yeah, I remember back in the good old days the Dolly sheep on the desktop, and some "pet" plant that you could grow. Boy, I miss the late 90's.

[@TheHabitman]

Lucas Cunha Rocha Or how about High Grow? Or Elastomania? And lets not forget Virtua Girl, of course.

[@DiskChordDian]

2:27 I'm surprised no one recognized that guy. He was the teacher in Phil of the Future and has done tons of small parts on television. J.P. Manoux

[@farcry223]

I recognized it when I was younger

[@liquidchris5215]

i like how they let you know its a parody by just sticking a big nose and glasses to pop culture references, thats how you know its funny

[@CamdenBloke]

That reminds me more of free CD-ROMS you would sometimes get with computer magazines around that time. I could see that be a fun novelty give-away with MacAddict or something.

[@Racerman2001]

When I first heard of this, I expected Internet Exploder. But no, It's Internet Exploiter and Winblows Exploder. Internet Exploder would have been better in my opinion. Every website would violently explode.

[@AlyxxTheRat]

That would be way too clever of a joke for this game...

[@mongolz1000]

What??? There are newer Windows versions than Win95??? I have to update to Win98. Does anyone know how can I do it?

[@alexanderveritas]

*Parroty is the quintessential definition of cringe. It thinks it's cool by making lame jokes that nobody considers funny and by calling out popular names and brands in a desperate attempt for attention.* *_What a fuming piece of hot garbage that company was._*

[@conartistprod]

Never heard of this. Can't believe it even exists. But what a fantastic review by LGR. I think you nailed it bro.

[@kayeplaguedoc9054]

Geez, its frightening to think this somehow got to market. By that logic, there should be thousands of flash animators from the noughties who ought to be rich by now, because this REALLY reminds me of all the flash based Windows "parodies" that were popular on Newgrounds back in the day, most common in the early noughties though some were made later on and they still appear now and then and some of them actually are kinda funny, though most are more or less the same "jokes" displayed here and sometimes even worse.

[@IsmailofeRegime]

I think the flash-based games were superior because they were endearing in their simplicity and you didn't have to pay money for them. Having one big "game" just takes the joke way too far.

[@kayeplaguedoc9054]

Mrdie Yeah, I guess I can't disagree and there were a couple of those flash parodies that actually were funny even if those were still few and far between.

[@MattMcIrvin]

A lot of things that today would be a throwaway web page were still considered products you could sell in a store in the 90s. That was more or less the last time that was true.

[@highpineapple]

"Doing really shady sh-stuff" I caught you brother. Lol 😂

[@weofparadigm]

Man do I love the wasted time counter. when 4th walls jokes fall totally flat

[@imtekcs]

Late to the game with my comment but this was a different era. If you believe some game reviewers out there, they will say gaming didn't exist on computers until the 1990's. Which isn't true, the first video game was made on computers in the 1960's if memory serves me correctly. But the genres of pc video games were not well defined at this time but we're taking shape in the 1990's. Obviously there were RPG, RTS, and other developing genres at the time like "Doom clones" which ultimately became FPS. At the time of this product is when home computing became affordable and discreet GPUs were in their infancy. So for the general populous, this was their first experience with products like this called Interactive Software. They were made to promote the capabilities of home computers coming with standard CD drives and sound cards which were not standard just a few years prior. So there were many products that used FMV video in CDs in conjunction with the evolving sound card landscape. Some were cute but mostly junk. I will say PYST was my favorite of them all with the performance of John Goodman

[@irllcd13]

I actually have PYST but never got it to work. I had it since the 90s when it was released. Someone gave it to my father.

[@Cheeyev]

I think your computer was trying to save you from playing it since it's so, well, terrible.

[@emanatingf]

@@Cheeyev Yeah even computers have a conscience lol.

[@ZzxTheNeptuneSays1337]

waiting for Microshaft Winblows 11

[@devent10n]

Quentin Flynn, why?? 😢

[@tan5231]

+Ben Tabor Wait, Raiden?

[@devent10n]

Yes

[@devent10n]

And axel from kingdom hearts

[@tan5231]

+Ben Tabor ohhh God why?

[@TheDrewCruzCC]

I cried too 😩😩 He's also Kon from Bleach and Iruka from Naruto in case anyone wanted to know, such a great voice associated with one of the worst games ever. Ah well at least it wasn't as bad as John Goodman in Pyst 😩

[@ImSquiggs]

I'm gonna speedrun The Roll Ahead, because my new thing is speedrunning such obscure games that I can get a world record with no competition. It's lame when you spell it out like that, but this is what I do now. I've found these LGR videos are perfect for finding games like that, so thank you my friend! In all honestly I was looking for an excuse to watch them all again, hahah.

[@IGotThePooDoo]

Anyone else think the "Win Bill Gates' Money" icon kind of looks like... erm.. Goatse? Except with a money bag? o_o

[@IsmailofeRegime]

Pretty sure Goatse wasn't a thing back then, but yeah.

[@IGotThePooDoo]

Mrdie It's probably the predecessor to Goatse.

[@no_misaki]

It's so bad it made LGR briefly channel his inner AVGN

[@astropoug7851]

Was this the first OS parody? If it was, eesh, what a bad start.

[@oler777]

I have an unopened a copy of Star Wars thought I was the only person who knew about that

[@BubblegumGirl366]

Graham played Faux-by on community, he was also on ER, Phil of the Future, and Aaron Stone

[@8bitvelociraptor]

I KNEW he looked familiar!

[@ylwpyro9549]

The green jumpsuit made him look like Mike Nelson from MST3K.

[@MilitaryVapes]

Yep. Good ole JP Manoux. He was also the green grapes on the old Fruit of the Loom commercials. Pretty funny guy from the things I’ve seen him in

[@ab8jeh]

Why the hate? This is GENIUS. Gates and Windows were absolutely hated in the 90s and Microsoft's monopoly and the power of terrible software lives on today. Feels like this is being reviewed in the context of today instead of the 90s.

[@alienalibi2382]

That dude in the green suite had an acting career, Disney and Community come to mind

[@HP10000]

Jim Rash... Seeing this is like when an actress used to do softcore porn before becoming famous

[@VEOE9]

How in the HELL were you able to get through all of this "game?" Love your video and funny as usual but omg this had to be the most torturous thing you could ever do!

[@JillyMaysHere]

Honestly the idea of a game played from a satirical operating system has a lot of potential. Thankfully we've since gotten Hypnospace Outlaw, which is leagues better.

[@psxman4536]

For over a decade, I thought this game was called "Microshaft WINDBLOWS" The added D would have made it into a far more effective pun so I'm legitimately stunned they didn't do this.

[@retrodreams2428]

"Cause nerds never exercise and they only do nerd stuff and gnerherher" I quote this daily

[@klolette4466]

I rarely write comments not belonging to the video, but I have to. Started watching you because of your sims reviews, but your humor and attitude (your voice as well!) seem so sympathic, your content full of knowledge that I started watching your other videos. So happy to have found a quality KZbinr! :)

[@ghost_type_gaming670]

The people who made this could really use a lesson from those nerds on how to make decent software

[@conyo985]

I love the timer on the bottom right corner of the screen. If it says it's a waste of time who am I to question it? They knew it was bad.

[@nameless-user]

8:19 Waitwaitwaitwait what the fuck? Was that... Is that Quinton Flynn? TEN OUTTA TEN FIVE STARS BEST GAME EVER

[@SmeddyTooBestChannel]

"Raiden, what's your status?" "YO CO-CO-COLONEL, I MADE IT THROUGH THE WICKITY-WACKITY WATER AND BROUGHT EMMA BACK, BIAAAAAAAATCH!" "Uhh..."

[@mariopikaman1]

Looking through the credits, Quinton is credited for his role in this thing, along with Tom Kenny and Maurice LaMarche.

[@mariopikaman1]

I've also noted that Quinton's role in this title is not mentioned on his Wikipedia page, along with the pages of Kenny's filmography and Maurice's filmography #AdknowledgeMircoshaft

[@RadNat]

***** Somebody edit this over MGS2 cutscenes!!

[@HKT-4300]

+mariopikaman1 it is on his imdb page

[@kyletm57]

I know this is an oddly specific reference, but isn't the guy talking at 8:17 the same guy that voiced the Tupari machine in Mass Effect 2????

[@DanaTheInsane]

It's always a good time to hate Microsoft.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Aha! Let's just say this thing was ahead of its time!

[@reverendaero]

Damn do I hate both Microsoft and Apple

[@thischannelisdefunct4651]

Tak Wolf LOL I got a windows ad before this. WAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@reverendaero]

I stick with PCs, but PCs don't have to have Windows. I use Windows for gaming and Ubuntu for mostly everything else.

[@reverendaero]

Not really, Ubuntu is a much better OS to attempt data recovery in and more stable than Windows. I get about 3 customers a week who bring in their Win 10 devices because an update bricked their OS.

[@Gozuma2]

8:17 Is it just me, or is that Quinton Flynn? (Voice of Raiden, Kon, Iruka, Silver the Hedgehog, Ect.)

[@ecksdii]

basically this is newgrounds before newgrounds

[@k-leb4671]

8:06 Is there seriously a Beck reference in that "MS Word Up" system requirements?

[@OdaSwifteye]

What an odd moment in time this was. I was still playing pajama sam and mario type to learn so I wasn't quite aware of the controversy surrounding the OS software. Now that I'm older it seems like the people worrying about the monopoly were doomsayers. I wonder if the demonizing of windows is the main reason Apple is seen as a positive luxury product? I had a Tamagotchi at the time too. They still make those, isn't that crazy!? Like new ones.

[@thatguyontheright1]

Oda Swifteye Apple's appeal is that they cater to the professional and artist markets while Microsoft go for home users and business. Buying a mac is like buying a Harley Davidson, you are just buying the name.

[@OdaSwifteye]

***** That's generally what I understood throughout the ages. It's really just buying the logo. Probably now more than ever.

[@machiner6]

Oda Swifteye Same boat here. Although aside from huge fixations on Myst, Pajama Sam, and dozens of other similar games there on, I spent a majority of my childhood sick in the hospital, blind to what was happening in the world - also being around 3-7 years old, born 1993.

[@penfold7800]

​@@thatguyontheright1 not really back then. Apples CPU and motherboard architecture was designed to do work tasks very efficiently with very clear streight forward processing, so they were fast and efficient and reliable at what they were designed to do, but incredibly poor at doing anything else. Windows was made for Intel PC Architecture CPUs and Motherboards which were far more versatile and flexible, BUT not as efficient, because the processing wasnt as direct. Microsoft did have a bit of a nightmare to create an OS that could do work tasks but the super flexible Intel architecture made the programming more messy.

[@squishybrick]

It almost felt like the spirit of AVGN very gently wofted across his voice once in a while. He really got annoyed by this.

[@SuperLlama42]

Pyst sounded like an interesting idea from what I'd heard of it (the Myst island after a shitton of people walked through it and scribbled notes on how to solve all the game's puzzles on the walls and just vandalized shit,) but definitely not something I'd actually pay money for. Of course, judging from this video, the version that exists in my imagination is probably a lot better.

[@SuperLlama42]

OH GOD I WAS RIGHT the real version IS just as shitty as this one (though it also has John Goodman in it what the hell?)

[@Malkmusianful]

I've played Pyst. While the concept is funny (the Idiot's Guide to Myst, complete with "pull all the switches except for the one between the sunken ship and the and you get the last page" speedrun shortcut), the execution is far from it. John Goodman as Atrus is kind of amusing...

[@MonadoBoy16]

That sums up Microsoft after what they did to Tango Gameworks recently.

[@SENATORPAIN1]

lol captain pc card,thats kinda funny.

[@rambow70]

This was a gift you gave Jeff over in accounting as a secret santa or birthday gift. You guys are office mavericks and live on the satire edge of 1997 from the beige cubicles of the 6th floor in a moderately successful company out of the mid-west.