Really stoked to hear Keith David hosting today’s episode!
@threeo83143 ай бұрын
If someone tells you to touch kid to see prize, there is most assuredly a cop waiting for you.
@kevinkuenn57333 ай бұрын
"Can I whip the kids?" - Jeff Gerstmann
@matthewkemmer3 ай бұрын
0:05:45 - Mega Man 2 1:13:38 - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1:33:00 - Robodemons 1:49:24 - Track & Field 2:13:52 - Captain America and the Avengers 2:36:24 - Barbie Feel better, Jeff!
@ericfuchs1233 ай бұрын
Wiley Stage 1 music is still unbelievable. The GOAT.
@christianwalker73083 ай бұрын
i have heard "its better than Dino wars destruction of spondelues" more times than i ever thought possible and i thank you
@VaporeonEnjoyer13 ай бұрын
You gotta pick a really good one as your benchmark. That's how science works.
@furrymessiah3 ай бұрын
SPONDEELOOS
@darrnellnott073 ай бұрын
The drunken master hoo...hue
@Arenow3 ай бұрын
"No it's not"
@Tuddywutwut3 ай бұрын
1:32:53 Oh boy, I made the achievement set for Robodemons. I found it one day going through a rom set and felt so cursed by the music that I had to do something to alleviate it. I released it in January 2020. In retrospect while trying to lift my own curse, I may have accidently just ended up spreading it to others. I haven't tried making an achievement set since. P.S. If you're insane enough to attempt the deathless run know that while the game only shows four hearts, there is no cap to them. Stockpile hearts on the early levels to survive the later ones. During testing I would give myself 50 hearts and even then it's pure suffering.
@VaporeonEnjoyer13 ай бұрын
If you don't mind sharing, what kind of skill set(s) do you need to make an achievement set? I just started learning Python and I'm wondering if I'll be able to transfer that over. And do different systems require different code languages?
@Tuddywutwut3 ай бұрын
@@VaporeonEnjoyer1 Check out the "Documentation" link on the homepage. That goes over everything you need to know for achievement creation. It mostly comes down to finding what things are where in RAM, so more complex systems have more RAM to sort through but the functions you use on one system can be used on any.
@Tuddywutwut3 ай бұрын
@@VaporeonEnjoyer1Check out the "Documentation" section on the home page. It has all the instructions you need to create achievements. It mostly comes down to finding where values are in RAM and creating statements using those values. More complex systems have more RAM but you use the same statements regardless of system.
@Tuddywutwut3 ай бұрын
Check out the "Documentation" link on the homepage. That has everything you need to know about making achievements. It's mostly going through RAM for specific values and making statements based on those values. More advanced systems have more RAM but you can use the same statements for any system.
@Tuddywutwut3 ай бұрын
@@VaporeonEnjoyer1 It's mostly going through RAM for certain values and then making statements using those values. More complex systems have more RAM to go through but the statements work regardless of systems. Highly recommend giving it a shot.
@JackSukeru3 ай бұрын
Mega Man 11 FINALLY added a radial style quick select for the powers and it was fantastic. Even the Throwback 9 & 10 has you toggle through them with the shoulder buttons or *shudder* made you go into the menu
@moat70313 ай бұрын
Big day for Athena, moving out of the bottom 5
@Kranzio-3 ай бұрын
They packed in a pretty decent little game with the most ballin’ soundtrack ever made.
@meyejaco3 ай бұрын
I don't know why it never occurred to me to just use Metal Man's sawblades all the time. They're multi-directional, powerful, and energy-efficient. And enemies drop energy capsules frequently enough that you can use it without worry. It's a mighty fine weapon.
@DMThigpen3 ай бұрын
If you REALLY want to min-max it, if you pause the game every third shot the energy never goes down, because it only goes down after four shots and the counter for that resets whenever you pause.
@g.u.9593 ай бұрын
I try not to since the Metal Blades are SO ubiquitous that it kinda snaps the game’s challenge in half? Don’t get me wrong, they’re wonderful weapons! but they’re past the point of “too good” that nothing else really even compares - which is kinda like the game as a whole. It’s good, but still unbalanced
@ctrlaltdestroy913 ай бұрын
@@DMThigpen Holy shit that's broken.
@dyscostic3 ай бұрын
@@g.u.959 Playing without Metal Blades more than halves the amount of fun playing the game as an experience. The game is as fun as it is because Metal Blade is one of the few times on the NES they made a boss special weapon that had utility and was efficient enough to use regularly. It'd be like if you insisted on no Yoshis because it trivializes Mario World. Maybe so but what's the point of playing that version at all
@NAP8X3 ай бұрын
@@DMThigpenWow, I’ve never heard of that exploit but that’s awesome. I don’t know how necessary it is, considering how often enemies drop energy recharges but still cool.
@richglix3 ай бұрын
Feel better Jeff, you're still a threat.
@knightdehumidifier3 ай бұрын
Who needs the Summer Game Fest when we're festin' with the hottest bangers like Low G Man: The Low Gravity Man and Galaxy 5000: Racing in the 51st Century? And let's not get started with Dynowarz: The Destruction of Spondylous!
@furrymessiah3 ай бұрын
SPONDEELOOS
@thaquothLP2 ай бұрын
Don't forget the one and only Alfred n the Fettuc
@scottgamedev3 ай бұрын
I'm barely a minute in, but: feel better soon, Jeff.
@JuicyPlayer3 ай бұрын
I remember when Captain America fought in the swamps and distant mountains of Tampa.
@JosephTavano3 ай бұрын
Holy crap the frequencies in your voice are insane right now. Your voice is so bassy it deserves its own backbeat. Hope you feel better man, but for now I'll just enjoy the bass.
@CielBlanche3 ай бұрын
The NES Megamans did get stale, but X and X2 are classics for a good reason - it was such a refresh in terms of gameplay, style, soundtrack, character designs, etc. Every moment of those games is so iconic in a way that really comes to light when you see a thing like Terminal Montage's "Something About Megaman X" animation
@bertplus3 ай бұрын
"The true nature of Mega Man is a mystery to all of us" -- Dr. Light is Space Geppeto, and he created his robot boy. It's a classic retelling.
@joshuagallua2 ай бұрын
When Jeff would begin an insane quest to categorize all games in the past, there was a lot of comedy in watching a mortal crash against the impossibility of the task. Now that he's in cyberspace, with the lack of friction to slow him down.. he may actually do it. God save us all.
@AxelHunterTwitch3 ай бұрын
Megaman 2 is one of those that’s become damned by its own praise, because it doesn’t seem like it could possibly be that good, but it lives up to everything put on its shoulders.
@digitaldemigod3 ай бұрын
1:14:29 mmmm touch those kids…. Seriously what were they thinking when they wrote that? 😂
@foarfield2 ай бұрын
So, you know how everything is a grift now? I just realized watching Robodemons, that's Color Dreams. That's the direction we're going towards.
@chillhopdrumz18622 ай бұрын
Banana chips are a highly under appreciated snack.
@Discospawn3 ай бұрын
The story and cover art for Robodemons actually feels like it's an 8-bit version of Doom.
@flemishdog3 ай бұрын
hear me out; Galaga: Robodemons of Death
@-neurasthenie-3 ай бұрын
I know you're going through stuff but damn dude, your voice is up there in Mike Pondsmith territory and it's very ear pleasing
@gilvy122 ай бұрын
I literally said "what??" out loud at the news of a remastered version of PO'ed
@BrandonArnold03 ай бұрын
I knew this was going to go over well! Super Mario Bros. 3 was out the same year and these games had such artistic maturity compared to their predecessors, it would be several years before a breakthrough like that again.
@KiltsOhh3 ай бұрын
Another Color Dreams banger, you love to see it
@DarkLadyMarie3 ай бұрын
I grew up on MMX and MM as a kid and I just love the movement and rpg elements in the X games. The original MM games always felt too stiff so I never played them much. I will agree that the later X games are real rotten though
@takaroth3 ай бұрын
the whiplash in quality between these games is apocalyptic
@GameThatTune3 ай бұрын
I know its just so over said, but damn that Mega Man 2 soundtrack is just the best. As for the robot master designs, 1 did have cool designs, but you cant tell me Heat Man being a Zippo lighter isnt cool as hell. Wood Man being a tree trunk pretty neat too, and weird. A wooden robot, crazy! Just a game that lots of people love, and for good reason. Keep rockin Jeff, this series is just the best. Science Rules.
@MissAshley422 ай бұрын
As a long time Mega Man fan, Mega Man 2 is the favorite NES Mega Man of people who stopped after Mega Man 3. I'm not saying it's right or wrong; it's just something I've observed over the years.
@jamesshultz87693 ай бұрын
There are a handful of games on the NES that when you played them when they came out, you could tell that video games had just gotten way better, Mega Man 2 is one of those games.
@Tansut3 ай бұрын
I'm really hoping The Science pulls through for Mega Man 3 when its time comes. The only thing 3 doesn't do better than 2, and even this point is arguable, is the music. It has more stages, you get to fight all the Mega Man 2 bosses again, AND the slide mechanic adds a movement option that makes maneuverability breezier. Plus Mega Man 3 doesn't have a Metal Blade-esque weapon that marginalizes enemies for the rest of the game and it doesn't have any whack-ass bosses like the Boobeam Trap, which you can automatically fail for not having enough ammo for a certain weapon. But even if that wasn't enough, 3 also introduces Proto Man. I contend it's a universal truth that introducing an antagonistic rival with a mysterious connection to your main character is cool as hell.
@LordHershebel3 ай бұрын
Mega Man 2 is one of those games that's been over talked about but the hype is fucking real.
@MonotoneTim3 ай бұрын
hi jeff, I appreciate you edit: I also agree about megaman 2’s ranking, you did the right thing.
@omegaeraser3 ай бұрын
Megaman 2 OST is still probably my favorite of NES era and big contender for best ever.
@xtlm3 ай бұрын
34:53 They have a Mega Man energy drink. It's made by G-Fuel and comes in two styles carbonated Can and dry Powder. I like it and it does taste blue. Should have one for whenever Mega Man 3 (4 or 5 or 6) is reviewed here!
@Squadaloo3 ай бұрын
Honestly, when Mega Man 1 ranked as highly as it did, I had good feeling Mega Man 2 could go the distance since it's a massive improvement in every way. That's not to say Mega Man 1 is bad, it's just that 2 does it all better. Technically it does fall off with some rough level design in the fortress stages so it helped it to quit where Jeff did, but obviously nobody has the time to literally beat every game on the list to rank them.
@JosephTavano3 ай бұрын
It's one of the few games I consider to be as perfect as a video game can be. I've been playing it regularly since 1988 and it's a joy every time. There was a time in my 20s I could consistently beat this game in 36:30. And that soundtrack. Better than most grammy winning artists.
@takaroth3 ай бұрын
ahh finally robodemons. I rented that one as a child and... was baffled. Went back later with an emulator and recorded myself beating it but I guess I deleted the video for some reason. It's not actually that hard of a game TBH you just gotta abuse the rapid fire when you directly hit an enemy, its mostly about knowing the good routes thru the stages (when you get to ones that arent completely linear). Final boss is predictably satan or some version of him
@furrymessiah3 ай бұрын
Why Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your SPONDEELOOS
@catbrainland3 ай бұрын
Was trying to think of an analogy and arrived at Jeff's X trashing maybe feels like an original Star Trek fan trashing TNG based on commercials before it aired Also MM2 is Big Black, MMX is Shellac (RIP Albini) Or maybe Minor Threat / Fugazi ?
@JuiceJiveАй бұрын
I would assume this Tengen label Temple of Doom game is based on the Atari-made arcade game. I'm kind of surprised Jeff isn't familiar with that, and seemed lost.
@LordelX3 ай бұрын
Scientifically, MegaMan 2 is the best game on the NES. Sorry, the science doesn’t lie.
@cybersub46933 ай бұрын
Loz tops it. I'm from the future.
@ItMeDwaeji3 ай бұрын
2:37:02 for anyone wondering what Infinity Nikki is
@charlenemaximum3 ай бұрын
Robodemons has incredible Action 52 energy
@RetroDrew3 ай бұрын
Very curious to see how future MegaMan titles will place after this because all things considered, while MM2 is the most casual of the series, and I mean that it is the most palatable for new comers, it is not the best MegaMan game. It actually has quite a lot of flaws when stacked up against its successors. For me, 3 is the best on the NES, followed closely by 4. However, I do not expect 4 to come close to the top of the list. 3 on the other hand, derserves a spot near, or at the top, that is a near flawless title. Anyways, glad to see the Blue Bomber place so high, I loves me some Megaman
@Squadaloo3 ай бұрын
Honestly when I replayed them all a few years ago, 2 and 6 were the standouts on NES to me. 3 and 4 had that "this is getting old" feeling slip in for me, 5 is just rough all around, but 6 felt more polished and added stuff like multiple routes and the Rush suits to spice things up again.
@jgrocketpup3 ай бұрын
I had no idea that there was more than one version of NES Barbie until now. The one Jeff played had some annoyingly grating tracks! I remember a much more cozy theme song for levels 1 and 2. Apparently they brought people in to add more music in revisions.
@houdin654jeff3 ай бұрын
And with that awesome soundtrack, we are one third of the way through the mainline Mega Man games to be ranked on this console. 21:51 that statement, with that deep voice, needs to be on someone’s soundboard.
@RonnieBarzel3 ай бұрын
Damn, I so don’t envy having to place Mega Man 2 against Rygar, Super Mario Bros. and Bionic Commando. That’s just such rarified air.
@mattrg3203 ай бұрын
Hey Jeff, you're a pillar of the scientific community and I think you're doing a great job.
@rockettorussia65573 ай бұрын
i thought it was cool when barbie killed the hatman while astral projecting
@maxmccann3 ай бұрын
I came here for the Jeff Gerstmann, butt stayed for the Bubble Man. ... also, Isaac Hayes.
@Koalopoti3 ай бұрын
For a moment I thought Megaman for DOS was being ranked, but then I realized that it was just the audio missing on my end. It's my bad for seeing an NES ranking video and clicking immiediately
@OrinLinwe3 ай бұрын
"the enemies stay dead, just like in Dark Souls. You fly through space like shrimp Jesus, just like in Dark Souls."
@dyscostic3 ай бұрын
This was Mega Man as it was meant to be. Items 1, 2, and 3 do the job you NEED them to, instead of existing just to be toyetic like Eddie, B.E.A.T., and Rush.
@vookatos3 ай бұрын
Those kids belong in a museum
@Duckyofalarcon3 ай бұрын
Where does the quote "I can't move" come from? I've heard you say it sometimes and it just makes me think of Lion-O saying it in an episode of thundercats my brothers and I have quoted for like 30 years.
@junibug67903 ай бұрын
"The Avengers" arcade game. "I...Can't Move" is something all the player-heroes say when they're defeated.
@devon46063 ай бұрын
Holy shit I'm from Glen Rock, I'm so sorry man
@devon46063 ай бұрын
We were also responsible for the Magic Fingers Vibrating Bed
@nanokostudios83023 ай бұрын
Mega man 2 ost is god tier.. curious to see where science places this one
@ladambell3 ай бұрын
BAH GOD, THAT'S ROBODEMONS' MUSIC
@mikesmith18923 ай бұрын
It is 3 A.M. Eternal somewhere…
@benpierce90603 ай бұрын
An episode of contrasts
@Johnsonicv3 ай бұрын
Aw yeah, been looking forward to this one
@stoutlager63253 ай бұрын
GOOD WOOD
@Supaslicer3 ай бұрын
2 questions Is he still using a mister? Where can I get a copy of this list???
@trillian-g3 ай бұрын
I'm actually shocked Mega Man 2 scored so high.
@neauxway3 ай бұрын
Mega Man 2, it's Mega Man also.
@jkrycz3 ай бұрын
Megaman 2 is preposterously good. It's the sweet spot between the Castlevania action commitment and the freedom of a Mario game, and it's got to be the best soundtrack on the system.
@jkrycz3 ай бұрын
And looking at the rest of the list this is a totally valid #1.
@jkrycz3 ай бұрын
And, might I add, Wood Man is a robot made out of wood that shoots leafs at you.
@hikaruk.9813 ай бұрын
Can "Deep Radio Guy Voice" Jeff become a recurring thing?
@Red_Sutter3 ай бұрын
MM 1-3 being the only good ones is certainly a take.
@travismcnasty42393 ай бұрын
Get well soon. Your larynx needs a vacation.
@WoollyMittens2 ай бұрын
Wow, there's literally interstitial ads every 5 minutes. It'll take twice as long to watch like this. I may have to bail on this episode.
@daneofurexistence3 ай бұрын
Wood Man’s stage music is an all-time game banger for me. Wait….Bubble-Lead ISN’T pronounced like the material, but like “leader”??!!
@Aeonfell3 ай бұрын
Nooo, the bubbles are made of the metal lead, that's why they sink in water and hurt so much (my head canon at the time)
@daneofurexistence3 ай бұрын
@@Aeonfell I buy into this canon
@Squadaloo3 ай бұрын
Honestly this is the first I've ever heard of it said like "leader", I always assumed it was lead like led.
@daneofurexistence3 ай бұрын
@@Squadaloo Same
@yellowmonkey65393 ай бұрын
new number one
@ronnykarlsson94703 ай бұрын
Dude sounds like Brad Shoemaker..
@Maxim726X3 ай бұрын
Wait, what Yellow Devil exploit?? Would have saved me a lot of angst 30ish years ago.
@Squadaloo3 ай бұрын
Use Elec Beam and as the projectile hits Yellow Devil, keep pausing and unpausing to advance frames. The game ignores the post-hit invincibility and you can hit it multiple times with one shot. I think it works on pretty much any boss, but is most useful for Yellow Devil because Yellow Devil.
@islatubular3 ай бұрын
jeff they do make a mega man energy drink its a g fuel and its blue raspberry flavored (a la blue slurpee)
@MrTableDesk3 ай бұрын
The audio appears to be missing
@Kenny-Blankenship3 ай бұрын
It's fine for me. Weird things happen with the audio when you're really early to videos.
@MrTableDesk3 ай бұрын
Yeah I think you're right, it seems fine now
@ED-yv5ms3 ай бұрын
Wolfman Jack.
@Spirit0f3 ай бұрын
The Level of Flesh
@christianwalker73083 ай бұрын
Track and Field with music by Vangelis??? are you joking my eyes out
@vizuz3 ай бұрын
They licensed it iirc. So they did not just steal it
@xtlm3 ай бұрын
How does a robot have hair?? Had you never seen TERMINATOR?
@steve43ful3 ай бұрын
Is Mega Man the first annualized game franchise?
@dangrel3 ай бұрын
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a weird, bad game. Hard to believe there's so many other games that are worse than it, but the NES did have a lot of software released for it, much of which was not very good.
@darrnellnott073 ай бұрын
I find it hilarious Jeff is enduring the same affliction babies have in common with NES games: object permanence
@Deadtorights07103 ай бұрын
IT’S THREEEE DOG
@sydneymeanstreet3 ай бұрын
Hey Jeff, hope you're feeling better soon. You'll need all the strength you can muster for BOTH the Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade games that somehow came out on the NES. One is shitty and Japanese, the other is shitty and British.
@dollerzz3 ай бұрын
Desperate to hear Jeff say "BIG MUD" with this voice.
@Rascarrr3 ай бұрын
playing megaman 2 on easy mode? c'mon jeff
@Jagerbomber3 ай бұрын
Wasp the matter with you?
@ridge_r4cer3 ай бұрын
I won't stand for Mega Man X slander.
@Ajbolt893 ай бұрын
That indiana jones game looks awful
@OmeteotI3 ай бұрын
Oh my god, that Indiana Jones game has one of the worst, poorly implemented perspectives I've ever seen
@CassidyListon3 ай бұрын
MM2 is good... but MM3 is the best overall. MM3 is better balanced; in MM2 they made Metal Man's weapon so OP it basically obsoletes everything else. In MM3, Shadow Man's weapon is basically the same but it rightfully got a range nerf. Plus the music is better.
@bdre55553 ай бұрын
Super Mario Bros 2 > Mega Man 2
@kiloyardstare3 ай бұрын
Bosses are too repetitive in SMB2.
@TheRealzombieshateshotguns3 ай бұрын
Oh No! Bionic Commando is Finally knocked off the top sopt :(