Mega Man III is NOT a Game Boy Port - Now in the 90s

[@BoundaryBreak]

Just showing my support. been watching all new Eps on this channel since its premiere

[@ehouse33householder74]

nice call out!!!

[@ejdouglass]

It's impressive to see how a tight, relatively straightforward format like this just works so well. The episodes are really quite short given the amount of information and humor, as well as really nicely assembled visuals from magazines, old commercials, and gameplay. I enjoy the Jared sections and really look forward to Editor Dylan's section, as well -- it breaks the episodes up and creates variety in the flow that's still very appropriate and keeps the right energy for the show. I'm happy to continue watching here on the new channel, and look forward to seeing this continue to grow. Great job!

[@Robzooo7]

This show is amazing and this channel needs monetizing so leaving a thumbs up and a comment for Dylan's lunch fund

[@Chugalg]

This show needs to get huge. So fun to see releases in chronological order over time!

[@TheBigZ0603]

Agreed, it's a great blast from the past. I don't know if moving it to its own channel was the right move to make that happen though. It already wasn't really pulling that great of viewership relative to Pro Jared's subscriber count so I'm not sure why he made this decision. Maybe he felt like a fresh start would give it more exposure in a way?

[@TheWrathAbove]

@@TheBigZ0603 As someone a bit younger, I find it's a really great way to get a basic overview of a lot of games that are pretty obscure or otherwise forgotten from before my time. And in general it's also is a neat look at the culture of video games at the time with it's focus on the review magazines

[@tylersbiggestflowerboy]

@@TheBigZ0603rojared was in some nsfw drama if i recall correctly so he might be making this channel instead of posting on his original to avoid controversy from the people who know what he did

[@TheBigZ0603]

@@tylersbiggestflowerboy Oh yeah, I'm aware of the drama thing as I've been watching ProJared since long before that. Now that you mention it, the mass canceling and unsubscribing he had to deal with because of that might have destroyed the KZbin algorithm for his main channel. Could be a good explanation as to why his sub and viewer count has seem to stay stagnant ever since even though he proved his innocence and has seemingly been forgiven by most of the general audience.

[@AlmarWinfield]

@@tylersbiggestflowerboy I think he made a new channel for now in the 90s because he has to pay other people for the project too (like editor Dylan). It's hard to keep track of how much money specific series makes unless you separate it from your main channel.

[@ryanpinkus1338]

I always liked the Capcom/SNK rivalry. A good kind of rivalry to have. Friendly and pushed each other to make better games.

[@izeas1002]

whoa was not expecting to be the first person able to redeem one of the codes

[@BenCol]

What did you get?

[@izeas1002]

@@BenCol guacamelee

[@Trialwolf]

Great video. Just a quick correction: Enker is from Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge, the first Game Boy Mega Man. Mega Man II GB featured a character named Quint, Quint is actually Mega Man from a future timeline that was reprogrammed by Dr. Wily and sent back to destroy the present Day Mega Man.

[@gurvmlk]

And for whatever reason, Dr. Wily thought that the best way to utilize Mega Man as a weapon against Mega Man was to give him a pogo stick.

[@emikd]

I remember being blown away by the clothing damage and bruising in art of fighting. I also remember seeing the big reveal of King as a lady. Didn’t realize she was the final boss of that game though.

[@SymphonySinger]

Such an awesome birthday present! Thank you so much Jared, David, and Dylan for the awesome show! It's cool seeing what games were being released when I was at the very beginning of my life! Very excited for future episodes! :)

[@FriedGamer]

I would like to point out that King is KOT the final boss, but a sub boss. When you beat her, you fight her employer, Mr. Big. After him, is his hired hitman, Mr. Karate who is actually (spoiler) Takuma Sakazaki. Also, Ryo is technically the main character, since this all revolves around his family drama

[@mademedothis424]

Sometimes I wonder if they keep making these mistakes on purpose to make us nerd pedants engage with the comments.

[@gamerbear84]

I think it was more a question of not accurate enough, a sub boss IS a type of boss after all.

[@juststatedtheobvious9633]

Art of Fighting and Fatal Fury were both created by ex-Streetfighter 1 developers, making them unofficial spiritual sequels. Capcom and SNK had a friendly rivalry going, with employees regularly meeting up for gaming and drinking competitions outside of work. Also, SNK had their own parody character, with Yuri being a hyper-cute Ryu - an idea Capcom would also explore in the Alpha series.

[@H0lyMoley]

I remember playing Art of Fighting on arcade machines and mostly enjoying it. The Megadrive port was pretty bad though. It felt both really basic and frustrating to control, with the computer opponents using cheap shots all the time. Street Fighter 2 it wasn't. Although it did try to be.

[@mallow2902]

Funnily enough, nowadays Yuri has more in common with Akuma than Ryu in terms of how she plays. She has a move extremely similar to Akuma's demon flip and she has a dive kick and air fireballs.

[@apollolux]

@@H0lyMoley The SNES port of Art of Fighting wasn't anything to write home about either, but the music was atrocious and the entire time I was playing it I wish we rented Street Fighter 2 Turbo instead.

[@FretzlemaniaPod]

Every Friday when I get off work, I make dinner and watch this. Thanks Jared and Dylan! It's fun to go back to my childhood with this. Shinobi 2 on GG in particular stood out. That game kicked ass!

[@SegaTron64]

Editor Dylan is fucking hilarious! Great series guys, Keep it up!

[@GoldenSirius]

I was going to say that. When is he becoming the host? XD Just kidding Jared. Haha.

[@hawkeyepearce1066]

Now in the 90's turns up on my notifications 8pm every Friday (in the UK). When it appears, I know the weekend has started! Reminds me of when I used to get home from work on Friday nights and watch re-runs of Cheers and Married with Children, many moons ago. Nothing beats that warm glow of nostalgia, hope this show gains the popularity it deserves.

[@chiba6110]

Guys, this show is so fun to watch, I honestly get fucking exited whenever I see a new episode and just grab a snack to watch it while chilling in my bed like if it actually was the 90s and I was just a kid.

[@Mito383]

Christmas party at work means I get to watch this right as it drops.

[@timjennings4342]

These appear at the top of my recommended every Friday, and have become a weekly staple. It feels like the old Machinima content, which is really refreshing nowadays

[@CloudDany]

I remember those evenings at the arcades near my home playing AoF, those special moves, huge sprites and camera movements were amazing for my young brain.

[@MrMegaManFan]

Give Dylan a raise!

[@Invidente7]

Art of Fighting was an important establishment as a cinematic fighting game and it's sequel was a vast improvement that went on to further develop the SNKverse.

[@juststatedtheobvious9633]

It was also designed by ex-Streetfighter 1 staff, same as Fatal Fury. That's why Capcom never sued. And even if they had, well...everyone knows how that lawsuit with Data East went for them.

[@Auspice75]

Love the Wind Waker references from Dylan this week.

[@buescherg]

As a kid who loved RPG games, Defender's of Oasis was a staple for me on long car trips or vacations. Second favorite game on the game gear (Shining Force: Sword of Hajya was my favorite) I played it several times. On a nostalgia-fueled whim, I recently picked it up again on the Nintendo E-shop and played through the whole game again, still fun! A little basic now, but good music, different setting, and interesting enemy design made it remain enjoyable.

[@daakrolb]

Hot damn do I remember Art of Fighting coming out. Those HUGE characters.., the zooming in & out… the graphics. The NeoGeo was like this “I’m not worthy” device….

[@Wolfburns]

Super psyched for the channel and I can't wait to be watching this for years to come! Thank you Jared and Dylan, I hope this works out!!

[@tinkerer3399]

I was quite surprised when I started playing the Game Gear recently just how many great games were on it. I was under the impression growing up that it was about equivalent to the Master System (because essentially it is one) but I've found many more games on it that I enjoy than I did on the Master System.

[@blodguizer]

Julie Bell also did the cover art for Splatterhouse 3 on the Genesis.

[@NeoScyther]

2:40 Enker was originally from Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge. Quint was from Mega Man II...though it is Quint so I'm not surprised if fans don't remember him as much. :D

[@kongkunin]

I appreciate adding the collector value to the quick rundown!

[@jasonblalock4429]

Can vouch, Defenders Of Oasis is a real hidden gem, if you enjoy old JRPGs. It's genuinely a good game, and it has a surprisingly solid localization at a time when we were still getting a lot of mangled translations. Plus excellent graphics for an 8-bit game. And about that autosave feature: Jared undersells it. It autosaves *with every step.* If you die, you lose zero progress and just get to try again from before the battle started. Or if you need to stop, just turn off the power. Which is such smart player-focused design, surprisingly so for the early 90s. (Although you could also totally abuse it to cheese a few slide-across-the-ice puzzles. 😀)

[@zombieowen]

Oh damn, I forgot all about Babbages! That's some deep nostalgia.

[@darmarfran]

Glad to see a dedicated channel! This show is great and I hope you can keep making episodes until it's now in the 2000s!!!!

[@StrangeSunset7]

great video! also dang someone snatched up the wii u codes. what was on them?

[@allenbocephus]

That green ranger reference kinda hits different these days... good on you guys for keeping this show going strong!

[@gamingnavi]

Love the GB Megaman games. Fun fact, Megaman 2 on GB was my first Megaman game ever

[@chairs9459]

Mine too, got that and Metroid II for my 7th birthday.

[@AgaricRook]

Oh man, Defenders of Oasis actually looks really cool and I'm surprised I never heard of it before. I've always liked the Arabian aesthetic and I don't think I ever saw something like an RPG in that setting. I feel like I missed out on.

[@nickfarace9339]

I actually played that game at the time it was released. It packed a ton of friggin charm into that small console. I also remember being impressed that at some point late in there game there were voice samples. Kid me thought that was the first time an RPG had voice. May well have been close.

[@TheDapperDragon]

I wonder if it's related to Beyond Oasis, cus that shit was my jam as a kid.

[@tylerprince6371]

I think it was on like 3ds virtual console and I played it there

[@guitarbrother1234]

Before Defenders of the Oasis, there was Magic of Scheherazade for the NES, which actually switched from Zelda-like combat to Final Fantasy type turn-based RPG combat.

[@nickfarace9339]

@@guitarbrother1234 Oh yeah I saw a video of that game not too long ago. It definitely felt like a game that became an RPG later with how mixed genre it gets.

[@ParrotMan01276]

I think you found your best video style next to ProJared reviews.

[@raidomegnuo2868]

Ok, didn't expected that Wind Waker reference.

[@lougait4362]

Have Dylan do a tier list of all sports games he’s covered :)

[@Ro9ge]

You're gosh darn tootin heckin sure that I paused to read that line, Dylan!

[@sjorspolling8275]

Editor Dylan dropping that LoZ; Windwaker reference as if it's nothing...

[@Lore_XiV69]

This was an awesome idea Jared, and Dylan. ill go with you till hell. I'm glad that i can support you and your coworkers !!! Loves from Brazil... follower since 2008

[@BenCol]

Dang, those Wii U codes went fast. I might’ve gotten them if I hadn’t been watching this episode on the toilet.

[@chadgarrett6947]

Watched and liked all the back catalogue, commented on a bunch, keep up the great work!

[@MateusDrake]

Amazing work as always, Mega Man (Roman Numeral 3) hasn't seen this much attention in a long time for sure. I think the episodes could have the name starting with the date. It would be easier to know the order, and it will be fun to revisit them next year when I watch that week's episode and the 1992 one too.

[@DK-210]

Also the GB series in Japan was titled "Rockman World" which gave it a further distinction of not being a straight port from the NES, but it's own distinct line. It would be especially significant in 5 when the Mega Buster becomes the Mega Arm.

[@Dragoonnight]

Glad to see this series is doing so well, it’s become one of my Friday staples!

[@mikec5400]

this series is doing well? He barely gets 1k views a video lol

[@patu8010]

@@mikec5400 This video already has 10k views, and on the other channel the videos get even more views.

[@Squirrelsquid]

Slight error in the special Mega Man boss: Enker was from Mega Man 1 - Mega Man 2 had "mega man from the future reprogrammed by Wily" on a weird Pogo stick, called Quint.

[@mallow2902]

5:55 as an SNK fan, I can honestly say that it's not that hard to follow and actually is worth the effort. SNK's characters are really charming and it's fun to see who shows up where and who relates to who. SNK loves their cameo appearances.

[@MegaDeox]

This show's first episode covered games from a month before I was born. Fascinating stuff. Thanks!

[@MaybeAnnatar]

Honestly I love that SNK and Capcom mostly just poked fun at each other back in the day rather than just doing lawsuits.

[@Thepopcornator]

Mega Man III was both my first Game Boy game and first Mega Man game. Funny story, my parents had a small store in my town, and they rented out the store beside them eventually so they could expand. I remember going to the bathroom in the new half of the store one day while the renos were being done, and there was just a random Game Boy with the game, sitting on the back of the toilet--no one knew whose it was, even the previous tenants, so my parents just let me keep it lol.

[@SBFSachiel]

Just remember! Don't feed Dylan after midnight!

[@tylermaurmann]

Dylans enthusiasm is infectious

[@linedterror2]

Very interesting to see that King came from a different SNK game originally. She's become a mainstay in King of the Fighters like so many other SNK characters.

[@Purrrple]

"But Defenders of Oasis never got a sequel of any kind." Beyond Oasis sitting at the bar; "Am I a damn joke to you?"

[@SuzuriHeinze]

I am getting Defenders of the Oasis now because of this video. That looks so fun!!!

[@marro643]

Man do I love (re)living a time from long before I was born, as well as learning about video game history in its original context. This show and Jeremy Parish's Video Works are some of my favourites, thanks for the great content!

[@guerillagrueplays6301]

Now in the 90s: the only channel where WiiU game codes will be gone less than an hour after the video goes up.

[@Fapaljack]

Already been watching it (and old ones I missed) over here, thanks for the great content Jared

[@renatocorvaro6924]

I love Mega Man's 5 o'clock shadow in the Gameboy games.

[@garou119]

Gotta live SNK fighting goodness! Keep em coming Jared

[@GrandTheftWatto]

I always assumed 'Defenders of Oasis' was connected to the 'Beyond Oasis' franchise. Apparently, not!

[@Norrikan]

Megaman 3 on the Gameboy was one of my staple game for family travels for years, it's just excellent. Never heard of Defender of Oasis, but it sure looks interesting. Might need to grab a copy.

[@LadyWitchfox]

Great work! Love now in the 90s. As a side note. Enker was from Mega Man Dr Wily's Revenge. Mega Man 2 for gameboy had Quint (which was like an alternate universe Mega Man that was modified by Wily and had a jackhammer for some reason. I dunno. Capcom in the 90s XD ) But I really do wish more games had stuff with the Mega Man Killers and the Stardroids

[@Jasonvoorhees57469]

This show has become my Saturday morning staple. (I'm Australian so these episodes release on Saturday for me)

[@nightsong81]

I remember playing Shinobi II on Game Gear as a kid. Despite the similarities to NES TMNT, it played differently enough that the comparison never occurred to me. I really liked it, but I don't think I ever beat it.

[@ZexyzApollo]

Great new episode! I hope the new channel is able to grow and thrive!

[@Jussi.Ihander]

This was a very entertaining video! I'll subscribe for sure and I'm already waiting for the next episode heh

[@LockeCousland]

I'm glad you talked about the Ryo and Dan story lol always liked that rivalry

[@Masked_Pirate_Geist]

The wind waker sploosh kaboom sound effects rattled me to my core. I guess I play too much WW randomizer.

[@Silph_Co]

Man, those codes got snatched up quick

[@Stelios78910]

Love the vid. Just so you know in the description it says Megaman 2. ✌

[@setteplays]

One of the coolest things that happens while watching this show is finding hidden gems I never heard of but I'm very interested in playing it, like this Defenders of Oasis. It's like stumbling on a time machine. Also Enker is from the first Mega Man GB game, in Mega Man II we have Quint, the Mega Man stolen from the future! And Enker is also on Mega Man's Soccer, weirdly enough. Nice work, guys, loved the episode as always.

[@rrrob19]

I tried the WiiU codes out of curiosity and apparently someone beat me to it.

[@kijakakimf4039]

Great episode as always Jerd!

[@giacatnguyen9635]

Well, today was fun! I just finished going through all of the old episodes on the new channel, since I usually watch on the other channel first. Maybe I'll put them on again as background noise while I work tomorrow.

[@NintendoAddictNAD]

Happy to see this series really spread its wings!

[@respecttheyoshi]

Here Dylan, take my engagement till the monetization kicks in

[@ReikuYin]

The tongue in cheek rivalry between SNK and Capcom was ways so entertaining. Dan went on to be one of the most well represented joke characters to the point of being viable in some games no less, and getting Yuri iconic taunt. In responce Yuri would continually gain more and more strength getting things like Ryu's Shin-sho-ryu-ken and I remember even a ragging demon analog. Then the hatchet was buried with Capcom vs SNK 1 and 2 and then finally Chaos. All good games for various reasons, CvS1 is a nice solid game tho the ratio system hurt team comp. SvC2 fixing that and adding the groves representing the best of both C A P and S N K. And then Chaos... Well for the chaos. I miss those days. I do wonder if we can, in this day and age, see another crossover now that SNK is making waves again. Next week motorcycle combat? Oooooooh! Road Rash?!

[@yakumoyomi5765]

Babbage's was a store that is pretty much near the bottom for me when it comes to video game retailers. Their prices were comparably high to places like Service Merchandise and Sears, they often had display cases on shelves for games which they were out of stock of, and there was more than one occasion where a game rang up at a price higher than what was displayed on the shelf. The only reason I went to there as a kid was because there were few other options for buying games at the mall my mother frequented. You had Sears, KB Toys and Babbage's, and Babbage's had a bigger overall selection. There was another mall further away that had an Electronics Boutique (which had an even better selection and extremely helpful staff), but we rarely went to that one. Man...remembering Babbage's brings back memories of how sad I was that the local Lionel Toy Warehouse went out of business in the early 90s. I _loved_ that store.

[@Ty-douken]

I did have Shinobi 2 Game Gear as a kid & I can confirm it was just as awesome then. That reminds me I need to replay it soon.

[@AJHyoton]

Art of Fighting characters weren't based on Streetfighter. Ryo Sakazaki was based on Patrick Swayze and Robert Garcia I think might have been Seagal

[@ryutsubohachi5615]

Actually Ryo Sakazaki is the first protagonist and Robert Garcia is the second and King is no time the final boss the sub boss is Mr.Big And the final boss is Mr.Karate

[@lumorowenamooncaller9811]

Glad this popped up in my recommended! I couldn't find the channel when i searched for it a few days ago

[@deepstothepeeps]

GG Shinobi II is great! My older brother got it for his Game Gear and I played the heck out of it, but, honestly, didn't know what I was doing. Went back years later and it's still a blast. The soundtrack is awesome, too!

[@EdmondDantes224]

Did he just say that King was the final boss of Art of Fighting? Because she's not.

[@SeeleSO02]

Editor Dylan, if you're extra good then we'll get a heaping plate of NBA Jam for dinner.

[@noelnotcole7940]

Dude, I love Megaman III. It doesn't really do anything new, but it's just well-designed and fun Megaman gameplay lol. The small screen size does cause some issues but other than that it's just a great entry.

[@Shinpi]

My head cannon is that Editor Dillan is working off a high interest loan for gambling from Jared by handling all the sports games for him.

[@Mystik3eb]

Really cool of you guys to offer Wii U codes. Wish they weren't closing down the store!

[@Mephianse81]

Did you try it

[@Chummy8]

I'm still rewatching old episodes.

[@cursedex80]

I really want to say that King of Fighters eventually becomes that very same extended universe that Art of Fighting and Fatal Fury were part of and much more in a single entry; but then again, a plot point and character death that's present in Fatal Fury is ignored in KoF, so that only makes the thing even MORE convoluted. Specially so when the kid that comes out of that plot point still retains his backstory in KoF...

[@peterchaseify]

Played "Fatal Fury" in the arcades and other home consoles (grew up with Genesis), never had a Neo Geo so I've NEVER seen that box art and now I'm wondering why Patrick Swayze (RIP) and Shawn Michaels (cosplaying as Terry) are fighting on a carousel.

[@chrisrj9871]

It'd be cool to see a *Now in the '80s* ... and watch it progress through the Video Game Crash. Around 1993, we almost saw _another_ VGC, when we got a 3DO, a Sega CD, a CDi, an Atari Jaguar, all with questionable content... and we still had our major video game moments at that time!

[@SamuraiSnake]

Ryo doesn't wear a headband, and is technically the main character, not Robert. SNK fighting game lore is great, as are their characters. I love them so much because the characters are treated like real people when they are fleshed out.

[@nellyp2622]

I had Caesars Palace on the Game Boy and it was fun but the Color version of the NES likely would have been better. Playing Roulette and betting on Black or off shade of green just isn’t the same.

[@CONTROLLINGHORROR]

Absolutely doing the lords work with this show Jared

[@Bigbrogogo]

Dang all the Wiiu codes were already taken oh well

[@papershirt3706]

I can feel the nostalgic hype, this series is sick.

[@GregoryLTaylor]

Love this show, Love this channel! I look forward to it every Friday!