Local Misanthrope Experiences Fleeting Moment of Childlike Joy and Whimsy in a Sega Genesis Game

I'll take my check now Konami!
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[@emeliamarie7291]

"I'm gonna take a leaf out of Billy Mitchell's book, my idol's book, and I'm gonna cheat" iconic

[@frinoh]

that's an avgn reference!

[@meylinfox]

My man about to be sued

[@garryghibli5993]

@@frinoh Can you link the episode he's referencing?

[@plebisMaximus]

He's definitely getting sued.

[@alexjoke9141]

@@garryghibli5993 He's mistaken. There is a meme compiled of two avgn clips, but he never actually said it

[@ChimpsR4]

This is like when you copy someone’s homework and end up getting a better grade

[@erc3338]

And an even better game if you play the SNES version!

[@ozzy3933]

@@erc3338 but the music on the genesis's more than worth 😍

[@erc3338]

@@ozzy3933 Both have great soundtracks

[@reio1951]

I mean ye it takes some inspirations from other popular games of its era but even to this day this game looks incredibly unique to me. Im surprised this exists honestly. It looks amazing.

[@RhythicManRhythm]

@@erc3338 wait isn’t rocket knight adventures and sparkster two different games?

[@ChargeQM]

Grayfruit, I DID get to the end and lose my final life against the last form of the last boss, as a wee baby child of 10. Blame the producers of the game for amping the difficulty to harvest Blockbuster money

[@nickname5447]

poor guy...

[@punkitt]

"We've got a three dollar donation from *HerpesWarrior"* caught me so off guard

[@Chazer5]

Woag its a punkitt comment thats cool

[@raingraver5892]

Walkin' is such a good meme. It's so dumb but really hype whenever it happens.

[@prog00017]

The pure joy over the mech section absolutely ruled

[@crabulonbestgirl9130]

i mean it *was* really awesome

[@toobapheesh3756]

Man if that aint the most relatable title I have ever seen

[@Plastikhalo]

Your comment has more likes then comments on the video

[@dragonball4ever2009]

💯 Mood

[@ricardoconsort2260]

Indeed it is

[@sirpsycactus]

Holy shit, Super Meat Boy Forever has a cutscene that references the opening of this game (1:56) really closely when you're entering the Clinic area. I always assumed that it was referencing an RPG or something given the sword they give him, but I guess it was from this instead. Neat!

[@Grgrqr]

Neat!

[@aemicek544]

Neat!

[@thegloop5018]

super feet boy

[@andrewlind9485]

Holy shit! Neat!

[@festivite]

@@thegloop5018 thank you for spoiling any joy I might have had from the above comment, that is a set of words that should not be uttered in any mortal realm

[@inhale2851]

could u imagine grayfruit being the reason rocket knight gets another game.

[@Nieveria]

hope the fuck so

[@Emcy]

11:51 that was the most powerful walkin' i have ever witnessed with my own two eyes

[@es_jacque]

This is the most WALKIN' I've seen since Christopher.

[@yeetyeetskeetskeet266]

My god that beautiful disaster of a title is a prophecy of things to come

[@EDoyl]

Hey Fellas make sure you watch this video in a 60 fps KZbin quality setting, The game uses flickering a lot, so at 30 fps you'll get things like half the water disappearing or the character becoming invisible when hit.

[@fuze7885]

I was wondering why it was like that and then i realized my "higher video quality" setting was at 480p, thanks a lot bro

[@VOZmonsoon]

Damn I wish I knew this before watching the entire video

[@5252coolguy]

As soon as I heard "sounds like dababy" I immediately realized the game kinda looks like the battle pass

[@kitty1234happybirthday]

this game kinda looks like the battle pass

[@5252coolguy]

@@kitty1234happybirthday THATS WHAT IM SAYING

[@shartyteen]

that shit look like a fuckin mini

[@augustusgoetz2170]

that shit look like a big pot

[@AyoSomeAsshole]

Google, show me this development team's balls.

[@megamario6425]

"I'M THE CUPHEAD!" -Grayfroot, 2k21

[@amperscore]

The rocket knight remake looks like it would be aired on PBS at some fuck off hour of the day

[@logantillman7409]

Did... did he actually saw "What's this? OwO" That is the one thing I did not expect to hear from grayfruit

[@ceyboard4296]

There is a 0% chance he isn't a furry

[@grantftb]

@@ceyboard4296 lets fucking goooooo

[@ceyboard4296]

@@FluffyToaster621 Protegent anti-virus has confirmed

[@sp0tt3r]

@@ceyboard4296 Protogen? OwO

[@JEASOUA]

his furry name is grayfoot

[@CerisePinkBird]

I love this game, especially how you do more damage if you're just right up in their face. Game lags the fuck out when you do it, but the damage is crushing.

[@CerisePinkBird]

@Future Pants hell yea. it's so satisfying too, just hearing all the hits crunch up together while it goes into slow-mo.

[@ThePizzarolls797]

"It's finally time folks" after processing for 3 days it is finally time

[@tomlenid699]

Sunday upload

[@marleytarver9759]

I've never seen or heard of this game but I'm 8 minutes in and this shit is dope as hell

[@backgroundman_]

I am so happy to see that other people are finally appreciating this game for what it is. I have been a fan of this game for nearly twenty years at this point, and it's always been a game that no one has heard of up until recently. Yes, the game is very derivative of other games, but it really stands on its own as a super fun and challenging experience. The move set is fairly complex, the game rewards risky play, and the mechanics never stagnate. Not to mention how hard the entire soundtrack slaps (I would argue even more so than sonic music, fight me). Furthermore, Sparkster absolutely needs to be added to smash, I agree with you on that. This is now my favorite Grayfruit video, thank you very much for playing this game and spreading awareness for this underrated gem.

[@cactus_juice3217]

This reads like a copypasta

[@jaysefgames1155]

@@cactus_juice3217 yep

[@JohnSmith-ox3gy]

This game is metal as fuck! Friendship ended with Sonic, Rocket Knight is the shit.

[@L0ILKAS]

Is saying Sparksters character design being derivative of Mega Man's not like saying one wizards character design is derivative of the other just because they wear similar robes? If all it takes to be derivative is to wear blue and also have a helmet then originality is dead.

[@alexandriahaunt5324]

“Smidely’s the ultimate BEING, DUDE” is a top 3 grayfruit quote lmao

[@limppaul]

The box cover for this game is so menacing with gagster’s paradise in the background

[@presleydejean4638]

Wow this game's Fantastic and absolutely insane! So many awesome moments, I especially love how Axel's ai starts playing mind games during the mech fight.

[@mr.patrick6392]

"Local Misanthrope Experiences Fleeting Moment of Childlike Joy and Whimsy in a Sega Genesis Game," - a midwest emo mixtape

[@crocketlawnchair259]

6:42 the fucking opening riff here keeps reminding me of O’Chunk’s theme for some reason

[@bingoccolon]

SAME LMAO

[@quesocoatl21]

54:50 Western localizers are like chefs who can't stand the taste of soup until they've pissed in it.

[@MilesEasler]

Put the title in all caps and you got a "jerma is insane" joke

[@YoYoBobbyJoe]

LOCAL MISANTHROPE experiences fleeting moment of CHILDLIKE JOY and whimsy in SEGA GENESIS GAME

[@pellejons2929]

Rat Movie: The Game

[@zcritten]

@@YoYoBobbyJoe I can hear it in jermas voice

[@Grease-Goblin]

That scream at 10:44 is the reason I get up in the morning.

[@FrozenSalza]

13:16 - Seems like it's meant to be the boss at the top of the tower at 6:00 it at least got quite the resemblance and the surrounding would be fitting

[@stevecooper6578]

28:25 Damn RGB Spikes King Gedol is a gamer

[@Barquevious_Jackson]

You will never get those feelings back grey.

[@MrMayor-no4vb]

10:27 "i'm the cuphead" -fruit lad, 2021

[@betchaos7383]

Holy crap why is everything in this game so cool?!

[@finn4019]

Wow the American translation teams have been fucking up this stuff for ages huh. Cool.

[@gabrielloeb8852]

Do you mean English. American isn't a language

[@captaincrash9002]

@@gabrielloeb8852 tell that to the people who made an American translation for Harry potter

[@gabrielloeb8852]

@@captaincrash9002 the sorting MAGA hat?

[@captaincrash9002]

@@gabrielloeb8852 gray already mentioned it, but the easiest example is changing "philosopher's stone" to "sorcerer's stone"

[@colinouille2786]

@@captaincrash9002 philosophers don't exist in the united states confirmed

[@spinge1523]

Ever just *decide* you now have cooler movement options than any other game on your console of choice?

[@JohnSmith-ox3gy]

Everything is better with rockets.

[@OmegaKirby64]

Hearing Gangsta's Paradise in a video about Rocket Knight Adventures makes me feel weirdly happy.

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

This is only the second video of yours I've stumbled upon, and the algorithm has already put a whole ass mix of your videos into my recommendations. Guess I have to subscribe.

[@fritzophrenia3146]

One of us

[@fuze7885]

One of us

[@ChikoWhat]

25:43 holy heck i love their take on the gradius boss core.

[@NoobOfLore]

Seeing this game really helped me see the inspiration to Plague Knight's controls.

[@bartholomewjenkins164]

No grayfruit logo at the end, sad ): classic “end the stream/video” bit though

[@nickmorten1755]

the notif for this said "local misanthrope experiences fleeting mom..."

[@deletedTestimony]

I don't have to imagine. I figured this game the f OUT at like 8 years old. No game genie. No cheats. No pillows. Just figuring it out. ...couldnt beat the mode where you die in one hit, though....

[@duketired]

the robot spider is the thing you fight in the castle with the wibbly wobbly robo spike appendages coming through the walls

[@catz122122]

This was a fucking journey for me (33) and my inner 6 year-old self. She could finally see what lay beyond the second stage!

[@MetaKaios]

You have some JonTron-tier screams.

[@dolphin6756]

imagine if shovel knight had this live system

[@marleytarver9759]

As someone who has genuinely beaten each game 5 non-conescitive times (on a fuckin' 3DS by the way... worst mistake of my life) it'd be torture. I could say dialogue WORD-FOR-WORD, I love this game so much, but MAN that'd be hard.

[@ethantaylor9613]

Cool game but oh my God the meter sound for when it’s full of super annoying.

[@ChargeQM]

You actually shouldn't keep it charged like that. A rocket stab or spin does slightly more damage than a slice or projectile, but you can pump out the damage so much faster with normal attacks. Plus, if you hold the charge too long, it makes you explode, like what happened to Gray in the lava stage.

[@punkitt]

@@ChargeQM oh, so it isn't automatic then? Thank *God*

[@arkthecat9212]

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[@rozemorgaine1886]

I've never played this game I've never played anything on a Genesis Yet somehow I still knew about the glory of Rocket Knight. Sparkster for smash?

[@Tuschi17]

I sure didn't expect this game to go places like it did in the end. Man I couldn't even get past stage 3 on Genesis. This is insane.

[@tdimensional6733]

I remember watching my two older teenage brother and cousin try to beat hard mode. They would trade the controller off whenever someone lost a run. It took them, like, a month of attempts before one of them finally beat it.

[@looroouwu]

Local Pigmentless Fruit Experiences Planetwide Heart Softening

[@matthewroddick9737]

Original Japan version: "We like it when our players have fun, but we know you like a challenge, so we have this hard mode for you if you really wanna take on a tough challenge, but normal mode is not a problem either. Also, we have a level select available if you really wanna use it." American version: "Fuck you and your joy, give us your money and torture yourself for our amusement. Wanna play the original intended difficulty? You must be a baby, you don't even deserve the real ending to the game! We're also gonna juice up all the bosses and enemies so that you really are unhappy trying to fight them." Gee, I wonder why this game did so horribly outside Japan...

[@yocapo32]

Upping the difficulty out the ass was actually surprisingly common in North American releases, since they were expecting you to rent the game a lot, and they didn't want you to just finish the game in a couple days, return it, then never pay for it again. The two examples that come to mind are Castlevania 3, where the enemies do a lot more damage in the latter stages, and Contra: Hard Corps, where they removed the health bar and continues in the American releases.

[@owenabrahamsen5838]

Mr. Fruit, at 54:00 they are caught in a flood/river, they are moving on the X and Y axis freely is because for some reason the game views it from a weird 3D angle. That's also why you bounce around, because the water is keeping you afloat.

[@Toastyk2]

i love that textbook baits and footsies are required to beat the mech fight thats sick

[@ekremsait]

this video made me get into this game. not disappointed.

[@Pinkooru]

You called out billy, I expect you to get sued in the next month or so.

[@quackduck1510]

These types of games really make you appreciate how far would a villan go just to get laid

[@SlickLH]

Grayfruit, your videos are great because even after your soothing voice puts me to sleep, I end up watching the videos twice (or more) for your jokes, edits, and gameplay. Thank you.

[@luleta1644]

15:17 i dont know why but the first thing that came to my mind was "paw patrol" and i've never watched that show in my life

[@lCYU81]

The train boss reminded me of Tygorz's Screaming Flailing Machine.

[@rusticdebris8021]

I remember seeing this game in the pages of my Dad's old Spider-Man comics. I was always super curious to what this game was.

[@zacharylovesyou]

dude this game is so awesome wtf

[@whatahoot1185]

I wholeheartedly believe that the slowly grinding for mastery that happens in older retro games like this has had a reawakening in the roguelike genre, I get the same feeling when I play an old shmup as I do when I play a newer roguelike such as risk of rain or binding of Isaac and I think those parallels are pretty nifty.

[@carlosemilio5180]

The difference however is that rougelikes give you a different thing each time

[@joshuakeily717]

Actually my favourtie game of al time, im so glad you're playing it.

[@lukehand5782]

This game looks so dope how have I never heard of this

[@Doffito-k]

I was taking the shit of my life, and then gray fruit uploads a video. This is life

[@neb8512]

causal relationship

[@annaarkless5822]

i feel like this could've been much more popular than it was if it wasnt for the ridiculous difficulty - it looks awesome

[@nicholaslubish75]

This game did the shadow idea before shadow the hedgehog even existed

[@no64256]

The little visual gag at 23:36 is way funnier that it has any right to be

[@elijahdage5523]

I think Greyfruit might have an obsession with Peggle 2. He's seeing it in everything.

[@Rowdimouse]

I have had a really shitty day, and hearing the childlike wonder in your voice has absolutely saved my day. Thank you.

[@guitarbrother1234]

You've made a good decision in game, grapefruit

[@Aaxoz]

39:06 only in the gray eyed fruit community can you laugh at musical grunts because it's a reference

[@thepinkterror2907]

I really did not expect him to reference that one 3 second bit in his Peggle 2 stream lol

[@MKVProcrastinator]

I'm honestly surprised there isn't more of a cult following for this game. This is sick!

[@solarflare9078]

Have you ever been in the Mega Drive community?

[@jasonbrody1619]

Gotta come back here in few years for that sweet sweet law suit from our boy cheater, Billy Mitchel.

[@HappyBowser777]

Just found this channel, love the papapapa! 6:36

[@ros9764]

Been watching him for years, he has some great videos

[@Valley_Foods]

23:37 i have watched this video a bunch of times and only now i noticed the joke you put in the corner Lol

[@walrus_boiler2646]

Thank you

[@feluriandelights4156]

I love how the video just abruptly ends

[@TheAceEcho]

0:27 S U E D

[@bc4yt]

One of my all time fav games, and some of the best music and art you'll get in a Genesis game. The track for level 7 still sounds great even as a MIDI. Just an epic effort from Konami. Derivative be damned! 😂

[@egxtra]

As someone who beat the game on US Normal back in the day w/o a Game Genie (I just never had one), you did pretty good.

[@jazzyfuture]

Since you talked about how you love how Rocket Knight Adventures introduces mechanics every level, I have to wonder, have you played Mischief Makers? That game does a great job at introducing weird cool shit for like 1 level and never again. I guess Marina's also like my weird hipster pick for Smash like you and Sparkster.

[@toadwarriorxd3305]

Would love that stream

[@roetemeteor]

I wasn't expecting the Gradius references.

[@pooperdooper3576]

Dude that mech fight section was so hype. The original hype from it's existence was good enough, but after he got farther axelgear started dancing right outside of his range, which was sick, and then he had to do the same to win. Grayfruit purely outplayed him and was rewarded, which was so hype and satisfying to see

[@raphtheartist9608]

I find it a bit funny how Grayfruit points out things that make him think of other games but never once mentions Kirby. ESPECIALLY in the space section ! The ship resembles Meta-Knight’s, racing against an enemy is a gameplay mechanic used in Kirby games and the space zone’s music kinda has the same vibe too !

[@purplyoshi6754]

He hasn't really played Kirby games, like at all

[@dottedboxguy]

this game reminds me in soooo many aspects of shovel knight, i think shovel knight's devs got a lot of inspiration from there

[@LKitesar]

This is the video where I finally subscribed. Longform playing Street Fighter 1 hooked me, but seeing this reeled me. I felt much the same when I rediscovered this game.

[@Ayeloo]

17:26 dude, this is exactly like a moment in castle crashers I didn't even know it was meant to be a homage to rocket knight

[@c0baltl1ghtn1ng]

No lie, the Lava Reflection mechanic is actually REALLY interesting. The Lives system was meant for Arcades, nothing more. 'Masanori' is probably their Surname; Japanese put their last names before their first, ie Miyamoto Shigeru

[@painovoimaton]

I feel like this character has a ton of potential for being in different kinds of games. Like a 3d platformer where you boost around doin sick moves with them jetpacks

[@Ankarua]

You brought it up a few times in here, but a lot of things in this game remind me a LOT of DKC3, it makes me wonder if at least one of the people who worked on DKC3 was a fan of this game or at least took cues from it. Like, "hey that looks like a neat idea, let's try something like that and see what kind of levels come out of it" and stuff like that. The bomb guys on the rocket ship, and the section where you have to race the knights to the teleporter in particular. And then some of it is definitely just straight out of Gradius and R-Type. Also, the mecha fight section reminded me a lot of the boss in the intro stage of Megaman X2, which came out the next year I believe. I guess there was a lot of idea taking going on back in those days. Edit: And the king boss fight first phase is SO King K Rool from DKC2

[@missingwyatt7056]

God DAMNIT BEIGE VEGETABLE IT'S A C O N T R A R E F E R E N C E

[@MonJilley]

The ending survival section is what's skipped on the easy mode.

[@chaosinc.382]

Huh. Go figure.

[@AeonTH]

A childhood classic. Absolutely love it.

[@Halberddent]

I would absolutely love to see you play one or more of the Metal Slug games.

[@grfrjiglstan]

This guy is the most Jontron sounding fellow I've ever heard other than actual Jontron.

[@marcuscalixte4392]

LET’S FUCKING GO ROCKET KNIGHT CONTENT I hope this gives the series some more popularity; I fucking love these games honestly

[@Moon-Jelly]

Imagining doing this all in one go makes me want to cry