LGR - Ripper - DOS PC Game Review

[@LGR]

Yeah man! I love the old "big box" PC games. Quite a pain to find space to store them all, but it's well worth it in my opinion.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

I can't believe you still have the boxes for all these old games. That's awesome!

[@LGR]

*spoilers!* Okay, so near the very end of the game there is a puzzle with a bunch of tarot cards. However, you're not given any clues of what to do, it's just a bunch of cards. "Don't Fear the Reaper" by BOC starts playing out of nowhere, which you initially just brush aside. After all, it's the game's theme song and you're about to face off with the Ripper, so it seems like appropriate mood music. However, it's actually the clue. You have to interpret the cards by using the lyrics of the song.

[@bastafari83]

This is the second review of the ripper and unfortunately they both missed that if you type in riper instead of ripper in msdos to launch the game you are greeted with a animation of an Apple spoiling quickly. A nice little eater egg.

[@Amalekites]

"Eater egg" 😂

[@youtubeuser1039]

I remeber that. The Video decoder SMACK is also there. It was able to watch the ENTIRE movie sequences making a REAL 1 hour FMV non stop.

[@JoseDanielCampa]

Walken has the best cigar chomp in the business.

[@SeriousTails]

***** Makes Me wonder If He looks back at this game and says "What the Fuck was I thinking? Eh, It was quick money."

[@JoseDanielCampa]

TheRevenant 360 Haha, yeah. A job is a job.

[@peacexlove]

+José Campa Hahahaha, yeah it suuuure is!

[@Kryptnyt]

There's no way he remembers this game.

[@unverifiedbiotic]

Tritnew 1 Are you kidding? He probably thinks it was one of his better parts as a cop. It's Walken, he's supposed to act like that.

[@LGR]

As stated at the beginning of the month, June is FMV month on my channel this year. It'll be back to normal reviews on random games and hardware next week!

[@JustAshUwU]

People complain about walking simulators these days but this was the O.G walken simulator I'll show my self the door that was awful

[@Veezyjung]

Yes. Yes it was, even two years later.

[@Monstermania101]

billyBADbean that was incredible and I had a good chuckle

[@travisfuller2467]

Seems like a lot of people enjoyed it. Good job.

[@robertofenloch9595]

As someone who enjoys groan-worthy puns, I quite enjoyed that one

[@SlaatePlays]

This pun still makes me angry even 3 years later. I'm glad you showed yourself out, that pun was awful!

[@LGR]

Certainly, happy to hear you're appreciating what I do here!

[@JacknoobX]

THIS GUY, IS UN FUCKING BELIEVABLE.

[@smitty462]

This was before GTA on the PS1, which came out in 1997, and had the f-word censored! But GTA & this were (I guess?) made by the same people, Take 2 Interactive...

[@MingusTale]

I see postal on your shelf there... but you still haven't done a review of postal. I think you need to get round to that.

[@Dessan01]

I regret nothing

[@LGR]

I'm hoping to get the RAM issues sorted out before I review it. It's not recognizing all of its memory. The Apple IIGS is the next planned hardware review.

[@QbidMusicandMore]

Sounds like Walken's performance is worth the price of admission alone.

[@SoanosBarcoded]

Cristopher Walken? That alone makes the game a must-buy ;D

[@AboveEmAllProduction]

Ikr 😅lucky it was Christopher walken instead 😊

[@Dradeeus]

"Non-interactive game." So, like..... a movie.

[@ProtoMario]

L.A. Noire Needs more Christiphore Whakin

[@cornsyruptrucker]

Everything needs more Christopher Walken. He is a national treasure.

[@LGR]

I am aware that having both Shatner and Walken staring at us from the shelf is quite dangerous, but it's a risk I'm willing to take.

[@AtlanticJoker]

I love how Walken looks at you after putting the cigar in his mouth. Priceless.

[@smkanim2009]

Thanks for making that CP joke, I felt horrible for a second.

[@smkanim2009]

Spheal Nation An illegal type of porn

[@venobomb]

I figured it out shortly after I replied. It was traumatizing.

[@smkanim2009]

Spheal Nation STAY AWAY FROM THE DEEP WEB MAN GAME OVER MAN GAME OVER

[@venobomb]

IT'S TOO LATE MAN I'M ALREADY IN

[@smkanim2009]

Spheal Nation Why don't you have a seat?

[@Kd8OUR]

Christopher Walken needs to play this game.

[@eltoro4814]

Also, totally discovered Blue Oyster Cult thanks to this game!

[@eval_is_evil]

My condolences

[@AboveEmAllProduction]

Sad for you

[@LGR]

You're correct as far as I know. Phantasmagoria comes close at 7 discs.

[@exerminator2000]

Have you heard of 'Frankenstein; through the eyes of the monster'? It's an interesting fmv game that I played as a kid, where you play as Frankenstein's monster, and Dr Frankenstein is portrayed by Tim Curry... Who I am sad to hear had a stroke a while back :c but the game has a nice dark vibe to it.

[@LGR]

Exerminator2000 You betcha, I've got a boxed copy!

[@Assassins616]

+Lazy Game Reviews Please review it! I'm still sad I lost my boxed copy long ago, it was also packaged with the Mummy game from the same people.

[@tristramcox4615]

I love that game.

[@RAFMnBgaming]

That sounds incredible.

[@ZenPunk]

It's the scenery. He's chewing the scenery.

[@leoviper]

Christopher Fucking Walken!!

[@cheapmovies25]

This guy is unfucking believable lol

[@LGR]

Yes, use the DOSBox emulator. Worked perfectly for me once I have the machine type set to vesa_oldvbe.

[@LGR]

Thanks, glad you're enjoying! And nope, just KZbin :)

[@kuntdestroyer5093]

when you said Christopher walken and don't fear the reaper I can't believe I didn't think "more cowbell" right away thank you for adding that gold clip.

[@r.j.lombardi111]

Man gotta love that Blue Öyster Cult tune

[@MrDuneedon]

I absolutely loved this game. I used to play it late at night, and it kinda creeped me out...just had this very odd and compelling atmosphere to it.

[@3brothersaleworks]

This game somewhat remind me a lot to Westwood's "Blade Runner" 1997 game one of my favorite point and click adventure game. please give it a try. It would be nice to see a review of it by you.

[@ChrissREPoland]

Blade Runner game was far .. Faarrrr bettter than this crap :)

[@Fuzzy-Beans]

This was the last bit of work for Burgess Meredith ( Mickey, rockys trainer ).

[@Powerhouse1]

I actually think the acting is pretty good, but you are right when you say that there are some bad performances. I see it more as a problem with the dialogue rather than the actors themselves. The ending is a bit poor tho regardless of who it is and the puzzles are very challenging and almost impossible without help at times.

[@Banjo_Oz]

I have serious nostalgia for this game. I remember it as one of the FMVs that made my jaw drop. DPK and Walken are such fun in this (especially DPK). It's all so very 90's: a cyberpunk virtual reality-themed cheesy FMV PC CD-ROM game, and it is indeed glorious... except the ending which (the one I got first, at least), when solved, literally has a narration of "who knows why they did it?" and then hard exited to the DOS prompt. Talk about anti-climactic! I'd discovered Don't Fear the Reaper via the miniseries of The Stand, earlier I believe, but always think of this game too when I hear it. I still remember being awed by a trailer/demo for the game with the song before the game was released. I also vividly remember the super hard puzzles where they give you an in-game calculator (!) but no idea what to do or the chess game that cheated on hardest difficulty. Some serious hardcore puzzles in some of those Take 2 games (I believe it was complaints about those that made Black Dahlia the final one they did?).

[@ZILOGz80VIDEOS]

non interactive gaming wasn't invented until late 2013 by Quantic Dream when they made Beyond Two Souls.

[@ZILOGz80VIDEOS]

***** yes and before that you had Omocron. The difference is that if you don't press any buttons on the prompts in Beyond Two Souls the game will select a prompt on it's own.

[@nostalgiaholic777]

this is the game introduce me to B.O.C ! 1st time i hear Don't fear the Reaper was in there i quickly fell in love and start collecting their CDs and DVDs, BOC always reminds me of Mysteries , Duke Nukem Game and 80's horror films

[@this_connor_guy]

I hope GOG uploads this one soon. I'd like to experience it. It's never been clear to me who the REAL criminal is though.

[@commodoremax7995]

5:07 That puzzle was actually bugged. It almost drove me crazy until I learned that there was a patch for it to function properly. Apparently, most of the time the game was unsolvable unless you installed the patch.

[@Rowsdow3r]

Don't Fear The Reaper fits every single thing ever. I'm also happy to finally have the BOC/Walken connection come full circle.

[@nonobaOMGWEEGEE2]

You could easily put this game on a DVD instead of 6 CD's. ...too bad DVD's weren't invented back then.

[@hookshotagain]

What...? DVDs were in production in the early 90s and came out in 95

[@nonobaOMGWEEGEE2]

Steven Everett Well it wasn't really popularized back then. Better?

[@nonobaOMGWEEGEE2]

Barely any PC's had a DVD drive then, in fact I think only businesses used DVDs at the time.

[@hookshotagain]

TheMagnificentPony So... the first Bluray players were shipped out to stores in June 2006, the PS3 came out November 2006, I'd say that it worked fairly well for them, and the "medium" was less than 6 months old. Your comment is invalid. To Nonoba, you are correct in stating that mostly businesses used DvD drives in a pc, however there were commercial drives available.

[@nonobaOMGWEEGEE2]

Steven Everett About your comment with the PS3, that's because when it was first announced, Sony was the first one to jump on the bandwagon, thinking it was going to be popular. However, as with DVD, there were oppisite reactions, people didn't think it'd fair well with game and such, and said that CD's were going to stay. There were commercial drives, but nobody really bought them now did they?

[@tomstdenis]

I had a CD in the 90s that had a trailer for this game it was my first introduction to BOC.

[@otaking3582]

I remember Spoony doing a Let's Play of this game. Back when he still made videos...

[@kidstufffilms3817]

I got this game when it came out and still have it I even have the pre-release demo. The music I thought was a perfect choice. The cold, methodical melody (that be a tongue twister) set the perfect atmosphere. I'm also a big BOC fan. Finding out the lyrics were part of the story was icing on the cake. These puzzles were damned hard as well. As far as acting, yeah it was wooden, but I could listen to Christopher Walken read the ingredients on a cereal box and be transfixed. If you weren't from the era of the FMV style games, it would seem trite and uninteresting I'm sure. But back in the day, 7th Guest, Phantasmagoria, Under A Killing Moon, Ripper and games like this were exciting, imaginative and made you feel like part of a real story.

[@thelastpersonalive]

i love your DOS PC review keep them coming

[@Horrorfreak106]

Do a review of phantasmagoria :D

[@AJScraps]

7:00 the fact Christopher has to hold back laughing after “penal institutions” then delivers the rest of the line and strikes a goofy face with the cigar at the end is prime PC full motion hilarity 😂😂😂😂

[@MrDuneedon]

This was one of the first PC games I was *really* into...and was obsessed with it from start to finish.

[@Spo0cky]

This is my Favorit Dos Game, it give nothing better Game. I have the Original German Limited Edition at Home.

[@appliedscience7904]

does it ACTUALLY start with the more cowbell song or are you just pulling our leg?

[@LGR]

Not kidding, it actually does! Watch a let's play on it or just try the game to see :)

[@Costar58]

I suggest watching Spoony's (Noah Antwiler A.K.A TheSpoonyOne)series of "Let's Riff on Ripper" he cuts out all the boring parts. It's really fun to watch.

[@Costar58]

RAPEE APE Although really Sierra missed the golden opportunity to open the game with Judas Priest's The Ripper.

[@Costar58]

RAPEE APE Okay that's not fair. Blue Oyster Cult's song is awesome, it just doesn't fit the game :P

[@gamecubeking]

Radosław Hołdys Well, technically, the song IS important to the game... can't say why though. Also, come on, cowbell. It's TOO perfect.

[@cennessio4432]

That Quake box stands out from all of the games with it awesomness.

[@SoriduSnakeu]

I actually still have this game. This was one of the first games I purchased on PC as a kid.

[@shinobifujin]

1:05 what’s that strange looking box on the left hand side under Driver and next to the purple box

[@taiomoneer]

man u r so classic i love your reviews keep it up

[@gamemaster8488]

Good actors and blue oyster cult? HELL YEAH!

[@akatheletterj7342]

man this thing is like the plague or 'the game', where every time my mind has managed to erase my playthrough... something happens and i am reminded of the trauma experienced and just sit weeping in the darkened corner, again. ah, great memories. thanks for the review, LGR?.. and the reemergant nightmares...

[@LGR]

I did, hence the multiple MC videos on my channel ;)

[@pondababa4197]

owned this game, tried my best it was hard for me back then. Zork Nemesis and this really were tough. It was so cool though, wasnt it? These live action games with big name actors. Felt SO cutting edge at the time. I loved buying all the newest computer games back then. so many hours of fun and frustration.

[@edm8777]

I really wish they would remaster this game. Great memories, hard as eff puzzles (to the point of being unfair sometimes), and I loved the futuristic atmosphere.

[@JamesRDavenport]

Christopher Walken is just rad, in a circus freak sorta way, or a human lava lamp. You know about half the time when you see him it's going to be stupid, but you just can't help but watch!

[@MaximilienNoal]

It's a configuration option for DOSBox. When you edit it's config file, you can put that in front of the "machine=" line, in the [dosbox] section.

[@DrakeDarkHunter]

2:37 For the thematic connection I would have chosen Judas Priest's "The Ripper" but what do I know?

[@Amalekites]

Don't Fear the Reaper is a better song, though.

[@youtubeuser1039]

The Video decoder SMACK is in the DOS game folder and accept parameters. It was able to watch the ENTIRE movie sequences making a REAL 1 hour FMV non stop, without actually playing the game.

[@Joldrath]

ty for this. Was one of the best games of the time. Too bad they don't make games like these anymore.

[@TimeBunny]

I might have to try this game out - just for fun. Great video as always.

[@VideosfromNH]

I know this video is 8 years old, but c'mon, love Christopher Walken. "This gUUUy... is un-f'n-believable" "The only thing not where it should be are her insides" Too bad I don't know a scenario where I can fit that into normal everyday conversation.

[@Epirustravel]

It was one of my first and favourite game I have bought it original in 1997 this era it was difficult download from internet .

[@magggie22]

wow!!! you have a lot of games....nice to look back at the old classics isnt it :)

[@sugarfrosted2005]

"I might could forgive it, but..." Oh man, are you from Kentucky or Tennessee, that's awesome!

[@LGR]

sugarfrosted Heh, NC.

[@jasonkrug7928]

+Lazy Game Reviews Nice! I'm a Jersey expat now living in NC. Love the old game reviews btw, takes me back

[@FroztiProductions]

How can might be right next to could, that makes no sense!

[@WhispersOfWind]

4:16 Pro at work, 4:18 Rookie Try... 4:25 Veteran Override. _this guy..._

[@GrandCorsair]

Say wha? Cristopher Walken's acting is my favorite part. Walken is like chewing the scenery in almost all the FMVs.

[@eltoro4814]

Man... I loved this game as a kid. It was so damn good. Brick hard, but really engrossing as a young teen back in the day!

[@paulkielty8385]

Is Don't Fear the Reaper ever NOT appropriate?

[@therealdjk30]

Would love to see you review the Blade Runner PC game!

[@RetroGamerVX]

Nice review, in the context of the time, this would have been awesome, but, far more important.......................when are you going to review that pet in the background?!!! ;o)

[@sinephase]

nice review :) You're a really great writer for this stuff! :)

[@MightyGuru]

Oh man I remember this game. I watched the trailer as a child at least twenty times when I got it on one of those hot 100+ games CDs.

[@HourOfOblivion]

I've been really wanting to play this game and I finally got the chance. There's a website called tonskiy which has the files downloaded via a Java applet that runs something called jdosbox, but you can manually run it through dosbox by taking the downloaded zip file which is around 3.8 GB and extracting all the discs and the already installed system files. I totally agree with you LGR about the puzzles being incredibly frustrating due to the lack of clues and the answer being so precise.

[@zOMGREI]

Didn't Black Dahlia have Dennis Hopper in it, or am I just misremembering things?

[@callawolf531]

I first heard of this game when Spoony did his play through of it........ah the good ol'e days when spoony was awesome. And I actually heard of Blue Oyster Cult long before this game. They used to get played on the radio a whole lot, but it's been a while since they have, at least where I am at least.

[@justarandompenguin]

Awesome, i love your reviews buddy, keep it that way :)

[@lunaless11]

did you know you get a viewer discretion warning now? badass man !

[@MayumiC-chan9377]

i never knew these games existed my husband showed me on his old DOS computer and they are funny to see!

[@SineRider]

Love that intro music you used from ripper

[@icecold1805]

3:00 Dude, you need to make an special video, a mini-series maybe, of you explaining the plot of a complicated game in this hilarious way.

[@AnriDarkmoor]

Hey, it's Burgess Meredith at 8:28. Thought he looked familiar the way he moved about and talked.

[@LGR]

It's hard to find out anything about the game online without running into his videos, so yeah. But I have not watched them at this point.

[@khlash]

keep up the good work . love the reviews!

[@ImakeMillins]

This game looks amazing. Someone must do a play-through of it.

[@patavinity1262]

I'm pretty sure CW was just drunk throughout filming

[@darkmojojojo]

Have you ever reviewed Phantasmagoria? I loved that game so much. If I still had my copy of it, I'd probably see how well that game aged.

[@girochin007]

That's what I was thinking... Has he never seen any of Walken's films? He's always like a robot that someone is feeding line cards into a slot in his back... That's what makes him so awesome.

[@Havamal]

Woah! Scott Cohen, long time no see.

[@IAmTakeo]

Definitely would be interested in a play through on this game.

[@nexus8917]

So how do you tell who the Ripper is? (I've never played it)

[@OdaSwifteye]

It's kind of a spoiler. The Ripper is based purely on the players choice. That's right. Open choice villain.

[@hoonaignachowaneha]

Chris Walkens wallet must've really been hurting in 1997.

[@LinkMarioSamus]

At least this was before he turned up in stuff like Kangaroo Jack and Gigli. Oh boy.

[@screwthenet]

WALKEN with the same weird quaker haircut like he had in the Prophecy. ROFLOLMFAO. AWESOME!

[@FinalLuigi]

Man, you really need to review A Fork in the Tale. I'll gladly send you a copy if you so desire it, but I can't seem to find any online.

[@interpol007]

Christopher walkens acting is amazing. Serious boss status

[@JohnnnyJohn]

What is decking? I can't seem to find an answer on google to what it is.

[@machiner6]

It's supposed to be a reference to Neuromancer, based on the Ono-Sendai "cyberspace deck". There's a lot of Neuromancer references in the game, but they aren't very good. Heck, even some of the puzzles are written off as ICE (Intrusion Countermeasure Electronics).

[@mls3492]

what is the intro/background music from?

[@elgoog-the-third]

What's that huge box on your shelf between Postal and 7th Guest?