Metal Fatigue Review

[@MandaloreGaming]

Metal Fatigue on GOG - gog.la/COMBOTS THE LIST - docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_K3ziSxT9zcUUGCddS4sF1uNJTWHSbOwB1CQX2Rx4Uo Better mechs next time I promise.

[@adamofblastworks1517]

YESYESYES I KNEW IT YES!

[@SpecShadow]

Glad you gave some attention to forgotten gem. Are you into tactical games? Apeiron games did best job to create Jagged Alliance - like games. Their jankiness are equal to their potential.

[@the1upist]

Better be total annihilation

[@krivdik]

Better mech game ? Mech Warrior: Mercenaries ??

[@xelbair7587]

@@krivdik Gunmetal?

[@justuspickle]

the older brother stayed with the stable faction, the youngest went to the edgy militaristic faction, and the middle brother went with the weird alien cult because he had middle-child syndrome and wanted people to pay attention to him. this seems pretty accurate

[@si2foo]

well the middle brother also kinda got brainwashed

[@Jiub_SN]

@@si2foono

[@Morec0]

As the older of three bothers, I now worry for my younger siblings.

[@billyboleson2830]

Just like supreme commander

[@Shenaldrac]

"Corponations" is my new favorite cheesy cyberpunk word.

[@senecauk8363]

Mine is 'rimtech'.

[@strangerakari2836]

"Copronations".

[@patricefrancq2277]

Theres a song by the band "Rotten Sound" called corponation its da bomb

[@HellecticMojo]

Schway...

[@patricefrancq2277]

@@HellecticMojo 4real

[@CynicalReviews]

You got the shock scream into the first 10 seconds. This might be a record.

[@WhoisCake]

He can do better.

[@VarenvelDarakus]

Oh , its that furry:o , hi

[@DeadMansOdyssey]

i wont be satisfied until he gets it in frame 1

[@MrVoroff]

He will do better. Hi, your work is good too ^^

[@jerryjantola]

I fucking love Marv scream.

[@95keat]

Mandy: "Does this sound remarkably familiar" Me: "supreme comm-" "Ya, this is Planetside" "Oh..."

[@tarrker]

Yep. Same.

[@Destragond]

It's like a Planetside mod for Total Annihilation.

[@tempestvenator9809]

Planetside was literally what I thought about when he described the factions. I'm noticing a pattern in sci-fi games (I think), purple is religious and techy, red is militarized and aggressive, and blue is benevolent(ish) and defensive.

[@UnlimitedFlyers]

@@tempestvenator9809 Set in stone by ancient Dune: Harkonnen, Ordos and... that Eagle one.

[@fish7598]

Honestly "Blue generic good guys, red fast melee people and exotic alien energy weapon people" made me think of star craft first and foremost

[@ThatDjinn]

Blue guys - good-ish people who would like to cooperate for prosperity. Red guys - ruthless warmongers. Other guys - alien looking weird tech. You'd think I was talking about Metal Fatigue factions instead of the ones from Dune.

[@5xg378]

@Chomag imo, the imperial guard is closer to the middle ground.

[@bensonfamily6302]

Wasn't house agrees green?

[@ritenger87]

This comment doesn't make sense 😟😔

[@CleverChina]

@@ritenger87 it makes sense if you haven’t read Dune or know nothing about the universe

[@HonestObserver]

That’s every RTS even including StarCraft if you think about it

[@jasonalcatraz5817]

9:05 [Marv Scream] Mandy: And there goes the arm... still have another one! [Marv Scream continued] Underrated bit.

[@SpaceJawa]

"It's just a flesh wound!"

[@notinspectorgadget]

Any marv skeleton bit is the best bit.

[@Rannos22]

I read this as "mental fatigue" and worried mandalore was done with youtube

[@MandaloreGaming]

Nah I'm used to tolerating the nightmares now.

[@Rannos22]

@@MandaloreGaming One day, I'm sure, you'll welcome them like an old friend

[@Bluecho4]

Funny you should say that, because I was immediately reminded of an episode from the old Buzz Lightyear cartoon, where someone mixing up "Metal Fatigue" and "Mental Fatigue" was a plot point. It's weird what sort of things stick with us.

[@Deliverygirl]

@@MandaloreGaming We love you Mandy, never quit!

[@Oversensitive-S-poster]

@@MandaloreGaming Don't worry mandy the horses aren't real.

[@Rick586]

1:30 I love how their spaceships are asteroids with buildings and engines on one side. It’s a neat concept that you don’t see very often.

[@StrikeWarlock]

In a Japanese series called Legend of the Galactic Heroes, humans had to use ice as armor and bulkhead for their ships so they can get through Heinessen's atmosphere.

[@monseurwanksalotte3477]

Orkz

[@Rick586]

@@monseurwanksalotte3477 Heck yeah XD

[@barahng]

@@StrikeWarlock Ships in some of Alistair Reynolds more low tech setting novels used ice shields as well, but for micrometeorite and radiation protection. In Pushing Ice it was also their cargo. It makes sense practically, using ice and asteroids and the like gives you a lot of matter between you and radiation on the cheap.

[@kabardino1337]

Aeronautified Asteroids, my favorite thing

[@onedeadsaint]

idk when youtube implemented the chapter titles on the pause screen, but that shit's cool and I like that you use it!

[@boxcarsleg6006]

i was just about to comment on that! i found it weird at first because older game reviews i went to rewatch had them so i didn’t know if it was a new automatic thing or you could just implement it in any of your videos. either way i think it’s a neat addition!!

[@Guymanbot97]

It's nice. But it's hard not to think of porn sites using it well before KZbin.

[@sumeone123]

@@Guymanbot97 Porn sites are pretty much on the forefront of developments and enhancements on video experience. KZbin is such a juggernaut that it doesn't even really need to try to get better in a hurry, whereas porn sites are in a cut throat and competitive space that they try to get a leg up on their competition by any means possible.

[@cyryl3827]

@@sumeone123 Aren't pretty much all of them, decades behind porhub? Like.. is there really any competition?

[@raven75257]

KZbin automatically places them on any video, that has timestamps in the description

[@BlkMagik]

Even though this game isn't nearly as good as I remember it as a kid, it still holds a fond place in my heart. My cousin and I used to play this from sun up to sun down when I would stay over his place for weeks at a time over summer vacation. He unfortunately took his own life about ten years ago so seeing this again really brings back some great memories. R.I.P. big cousin!

[@torrvic1156]

Such a tragedy. My condolences to you sir! It’s so hard to lose our dear people.

[@Krysnha]

Yes i remember i bouth these game in a gallery, i was looking for something a strategy game, i see the box for severla days when i pass, i buy it, and the game, well the animation didint work, only the voices but the game work, so for a long time i make in mi head what i wanted, i play these game so much, is a pity that the GOG version of the game butcher the sound and because is such an old game it was hard to find a game that have the correct sound

[@FilipeV0N]

I’m amazed that every time I think “wow there’s been a long time since a Mandalore video was released, I wish there’ll be one soon”, the video drops some hours later. Gonna get ma fav drink and watch it

[@elitebrothers4256]

Same here

[@pyrix]

Dude I was literally thinking the exact same thing.

[@ivanrzhanoy9389]

Don't forget Sseth. He should drop another video soon as well

[@YadonTheCat]

He released his giant Warhammer video pretty recently

[@elitebrothers4256]

@@ivanrzhanoy9389 look here If you don't get out of my brain i will be forced to use lethal force

[@Pan_Z]

Reason for the missing music tracks is probably expired music licenses. A commissioned 3rd-party composer or licensed tracks were likely hired/bought for use in the game. The rights for this music is held for a limited time before it can't be sold anymore without renewing the rights. This has happened in other games. Mafia 2 had a large repertorie of 40' and 50's music that was patched out several years after release. The other option was to cease selling the game.

[@01100101011100100111]

I was about to question the likelyhood of just one third of the track being third party, but then remembered it's orchestral. My ears aren't good enough to tell if that's an actual orchestra (somewhat unlikely), but that or the composer not wanting to cheapen their work could be the reason. It'd be nice to get confirmation if this is the reason or not.

[@dorpth]

Or that a lot of CD-ROM games at the time had their music as actual music tracks played straight off the disc. I think Quake 1 & 2 did this. Maybe some issue where a lot of reissued games from that era only grabbed the data track and none of the music? It would just be too much work to do so?

[@albertjordan3249]

Yup, people like to think that all media is permanent and immutable. Similar to how the BBC recorded over a ton of its old programming (Doctor Who being a famous example) to save tape. The BBC didn't think their broadcasts were worth saving because tape was expensive and they thought if they REALLY wanted to broadcast it again they would just assemble the actors (or an entirely different set if necessary) and do it again. They considered them as essentially televised plays... as long as you have the script you can always put the play on again. Similarly with music licensing there is no way of knowing how popular a game is going to be, or that people are going to play it 2 decades later. So its a lot cheaper to get a limited license rather than an unlimited one that is permanently bound to the product in perpetuity. Digital distribution wasn't even a consideration back then (steam wouldn't exist for another 4 years), and the idea that your game would live on beyond the original run of CD-ROMs wasn't something anybody thought about.

[@thundercockjackson]

GTA IV :((

[@michaelandreipalon359]

That's a problem with such great games that use such great yet unfortunately timed music licenses... and I fear for the likes of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy as the years go by. Here's hoping we get a gaming group that focuses on restoring these licenses, akin to Nightdive bringing back abandonware to become officialware. Would even say the same on bringing back licensed games like the LotR: Battle for Middle-earth duology, Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie, and The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and Assault on Dark Athena to the likes of Steam and GOG without a hassle.

[@cheezburgrproduction]

I was in your warhammer playlist, never wouldve imagined the emperor blessing me with am early viewing!

[@vimtheprotogen2855]

The Emperor protects!

[@kaankalafat3818]

I remember coming across to the demo of this game when I was a little kid. It was the first two episodes of Rimtech and it completely blew my mind. Since I was a little kid and no way knew where I could buy the whole game, I played the same two episodes for hours and hours. Heck, I don't even know whether a place in my country, Turkey, sold this at that time but I remember growing up and searching for a bootleg version of it in internet cafes later in my life yet, nobody seemed to have it or knew about it. Needless to say, I bought it today and played the skirmish the same way I played back when I was young. Nearly destroying the enemy just enough to not quit but to enough to leave me do what I want. Building bases and having a infighting with my combots among my ranks... After 20 years of searching and reuniting with this gem, I think it still holds up... Thank you Mandalore, for giving me a chance to fulfill my younger self's dream!

[@lukaszkups]

same here, I've played DEMO 2 missions over and over again, taking control of the whole map & capturing as many Neuropa's parts from 2nd mission as possible :) I've saved money for the whole year to buy the full CD version but once I had enough money they said that they don't sell it anymore :( I was heartbroken. It was impossible to get the full version anywhere (legally or not) - but thanks to GOG we finally can play it

[@plasticflower]

Oh yeah, sounds like the story of my youth! So many demos I played over and over, milking every ounce of gameplay that was in there. And I also played RTS games as "sandbox" games and had my own units fighting among themselves, making up little stories and whatnot.

[@kaankalafat3818]

@@plasticflower Exactly, A lot of breaking out some units in highly guarded bases while there is a war going on between my army. Good times!

[@gimmeyoshtbtch9571]

I also played the demo for this. I searched high and low years later but couldn't find it again. Today I did and it makes me glad that even though my family couldn't afford PC games, I could still milk the demo for everything it offered. And so did others.

[@TheLongasen]

Same here! The demo didn't have any music but it didn't bother me anyway, in fact it seemed better without the music. Anyway i got my hands of the full game a few years ago too and had a blast..like an itch you couldn't scratch all these years!

[@jp5394]

I had a feeling this was related to Total Annihilation after GOG announced the giveaway and this being uploaded shortly afterwards. We need more good mech theme game reviews.

[@MandaloreGaming]

The Total Annihilation giveaway took me completely by surprise too. As if the C&C Remaster wasn't already making getting Metal Fatigue right now questionable.

[@jayfight1]

@@MandaloreGaming Speaking of C&C Remaster, are you planning on looking at the C&C series at any point?

[@SamTheManWhoCanTwice]

this sounds like supcom before supcom. supcom is still the best RTS in existence.

[@RobloxLevelDude]

@@SamTheManWhoCanTwice isn't total annihilation supcom before supcom?

[@xxtruedahkneshxx8422]

If you want a good mech game to talk about chrome hounds is a neat little game from the early 2000’s. I think it’s only on the Xbox 360 but I could be wrong. If mandalore does end up talking about it, it will be about a 10-15 minute video, the game is short and the multiplayer servers were turned off years ago.

[@Zwisermon1]

Man, plenty childhood memories playing this game on a burnt disc.

[@TheNord06]

B oh god. A burnt cd was a rewritten cd. Op pirated the game old school

[@belldrop7365]

@@TheNord06 Ah, the era where buying a pirated disc is cheaper than having an internet.

[@rachmatzulfiqar]

@@belldrop7365 yup, Internet is otherworldly expensive back then, and slow as shit

[@goshenremains]

I remember getting really invested in this game's story as a kid, I know it's generic and the voice acting isn't great but I liked the trope of rival brothers each finding their own way in life, growing apart as they invest themselves in each different faction, etc. It also ends in a really bleak cliffhanger, that at the moment hit me like brick wall of existential dread.

[@TrueHimbo]

The 3 layer system seems really cool. I’d love to see this redone in a modern RTS

[@laggrenade863]

Try planetary annihilation

[@Humbleme]

​@@laggrenade863 good looking

[@paranidherc]

"Metal Fatigue is like the missing link..." Earth 2150: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@skarjj1]

he should review Earth 2150 then Earth 2160 next

[@apollorainer1991]

It's impossible to talk about perfection. We just acknowledge it's existence and keep on comparing trash to another.

[@rhannan011]

Came to the comments to beg for a 2150 review

[@Jujudo]

Just picked up Earth 2150 yesterday after realising it's on Steam. Such a good game.

[@dennisdavidov782]

This has always reminded me of a less complex version of Earth 2150, I'd also like to see a review of this underrated RTS. Another interesting RTS from the early 3D era is Warzone 2100 which has been handed over to the community and updated for many years.

[@EdgeJob]

"Right Version ♂", I understand that reference.

[@meinnase]

i dont 😥

[@ichbinein123]

Please indulge us. What does it mean?

[@lukehannah6954]

@@meinnase i think it has to do with this m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJXUk3xmlJV6qa8 Theres a bunch of music uploaded with (right)♂️. I dont know it this answer anything, i feel like i just feel into a rabbit hole.

[@MoonBeamLaser]

Gachigasm

[@PRO100Dreik]

So people here do know about JoJo, but somehow not about GachiMuchi? My disapointment is immeasurable

[@jabur7]

When you work at RimTech, could you say that's a RimJob?

[@antidisestablishmentariani8730]

Do you think their base of operations is on the...

[@gewurzgurke4964]

Only on RimWorld

[@purecalm3160]

You win this round dad

[@handsomebrick]

They call themselves the Rim Riders, on a mission to explore every outer rim in the galaxy.

[@raven75257]

probing Uranus

[@Rucka_Inc.]

I've been looking forward to this. This game was my jam as a kid! Highly underrated.

[@Rucka_Inc.]

Just finished watching. I agree with a lot of what he said (I KNEW they messed up Rimtechs ost!!) however I'd still recommend it mostly for the spectacle and the combinations you can make with the robots. Some builds are ridiculous and satisfying like an all missile robot or armored chest, armored legs, armored fist shield build. Give it a shot, especially for 2 dollars.

[@MandaloreGaming]

@@Rucka_Inc. Yeah pretty much. It's the kind of game that if it were on console you'd rent for a weekend and be happy with it.

[@Rucka_Inc.]

@@MandaloreGaming I got it immediately when it was released on gog and I also gogwished (shilled) for it too. Put 25ish hours into it on gog but easily over 100, maybe 200, in my younger years. ESPECIALLY with the multiplayer. Gives me that hit of nostalgia every time I click on the multiplayer tab and I see game spy.

[@chupetaparamahboy]

same here, i was convinced basically nobody knew about this game and got extremely excited when i saw it being hinted at as the next review in the warhammer 2 video. as a wise chinese philosopher once said: one mandalore a day keeps the noose away.

[@TheDude8008]

I love that about Mandalore, he doesn't cover the latest games or strange/shitty old ass games, but niche games.

[@civilprotection3114]

The word “Combot” sounds a bit different when you aren’t paying attention.

[@517342]

Fisto: "Please assume position."

[@denseaf1582]

T A K E I T B O Y

[@kon-ichiwa6987]

C U M B O T

[@Nerobyrne]

compot? ^.^

[@ZackTheGiant]

Combot from Rimtech

[@Nomad-bl4yw]

Oh my god i felt like i was the only human who knew about that game!

[@masonqin]

Lol your JC smile fits your comment perfectly

[@UtopiaV1]

There are literally dozens of us!

[@Mattomune]

I can't begin to describe how much I loved this game, and I also felt all alone.

[@oldsql725]

Played this as a kid, this is a real hiffem gem

[@stephenhartley2853]

i played the demo about 2000, didnt play full one til gog did it. i remember looking for it in game shops but this one flew under the radar i guess

[@DunkeysLongLostSon]

I knew I remembered something about this game when I saw the bots and then when the dual-wielding axe robots appeared it just came all flooding back. I loved playing this game as a kid with my dad and my big brother. Awww

[@mrlegodude96alt2]

imagine that layers mechanic in a 40k RTS, be some chaos boys, sitting safe in your fortified base, sudden kreigers in your basment

[@JohnSmith-jp5bj]

I think this game would work well for Orks/Mechanicus because of the mech customization and parts stealing

[@GumshoeClassic]

@@JohnSmith-jp5bj I think the prime candidate for something akin to this would be the Dark Mechanicus. Different cults/worlds as factions, binding daemons into machines for specific boni or abilities, maybe a mercenary system to hire the different traitor legions, big walkers or even Titans as the big endgame units... there's some real potential here.

[@everythingsgonnabealright8888]

Not gonna lie, "kreigers in your basement" legit sounds like a nightmare fuel for Chaos cultists.

[@Ellolo17]

2:30 - I though you were going to say "Supremme Commander"

[@reefta]

same!

[@personguy8485]

Same here, Supcom even has the giant customizable robots that as a bonus blow up like a nuke when they die.

[@Rebornhell]

I was about to write it as a reply before i saw that you also said it!

[@KurisuKagato]

This was one of my favorite RTS games to play back in the day. The way you can be able to build and battle on surface, orbit and underground was like something I've never seen before from ANY OTHER strategy game, which makes this game VERY unique and different, but awesome at the same time.

[@gyvn1]

Man this game. I played it 24/7 and one day I was going to goto my cousin's place and i took the cds with me but one of them slipped under the elevator and I was heartbroken.

[@606hunter1]

One of my favorite parts about this channel is finding out about tons of obscure and niche games. Even if I don't ever play them, I find them fascinating to hear about.

[@ValentineGrimCC]

Living in Jersey, fighting villains from afar, You gotta find first gear in your giant robot car...

[@arnantphongsatha7906]

I dig giant robots You dig giant robots We dig giant robots Chicks dig giant robots

[@ValentineGrimCC]

@@arnantphongsatha7906 Nice.

[@NucleaRaptor]

>no sequel >no licensed media to enjoy in the meantime >no official DVD release >stuck in ownership limbo There are fates worse than being atomized by R.E.G.I.S. Mark 5.

[@Probroscis]

Holy shit someone finally covered this game. I thought I was the only one that remembered it even existed.

[@magicalgirl1296]

This game was one of my absolute favorites as a kid. The intro was the coolest thing ever back then.

[@BreadEx-]

Congrats on 400k!! I have been following you for so long, and I can’t wait to see you get to 500k :)

[@Eji1700]

One of my favorite memories of this game was playing on a large skirmish map that was a ruined city on the hardest difficulty. I instantly took the orbital layer and took it over and completely neglected my ground defenses. Some large amount of time later (however long it took the show i was watching to finish) i decided to stage my re-invasion of the surface. It was COVERED in enemy bases. Having read it now it almost felt like Blame!. This mass sprawling complex of endless AI hate. I'm not sure it'd hold up if I went back and tried to recreate it, but it was such a fun memory. It really is a shame though because you came to the same conclusion I did. There's something here, but it's an expansion and a polish away from being something great. Shame it never got that chance.

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

It needs a good content mod then. I wonder if anyone would bother.

[@Mecha_Hitler]

Blame was great

[@marsphoenix1359]

@@ineednochannelyoutube5384 Unfortunately, the game was encoded in some now dead system unique to the original developers that no one can seem to crack, not even the guys who re-released it. Nightdive actually apologised for this, saying if they could remaster and fix the game, let alone make it modable, they would have. Unfortunately, it is as it is, music glitch and all.

[@1IronMutt]

@@marsphoenix1359 I always wondered why there were no mods for it. I always imagined a mod to play as the hedoth with their tanks and combots.

[@goinggorillasbananas4775]

“Dude, Mandalore uploaded.” “Oh shit, really?” We both disconnect from voicechat.

[@A_Man_Of_Culture_]

I just want to remind everyone that BungeeGum has both the properties of Rubber and Gum.

[@A_Man_Of_Culture_]

You're welcome

[@aberlol]

@@A_Man_Of_Culture_ And i want to anounce that i have lost "The Game".

[@NoNameAtAll2]

heh, I won the game ^_^

[@homiegpoptart5396]

@@NoNameAtAll2 nope you just lost like the rest of us lol, if you don't get it. It's a dumb meme that's been around for a long time. As soon as you acknowledge or if anybody brings up the game, then you lose the game.

[@max547490]

New chapter when?

[@IconiaAngelos]

This game is seriously reminiscent of Earth 2150, a game I tried to play multiple time at multiple points in my life, but never figured out. That one also has weird factions and multiple map layers, and it also has fully customisable vehicles to boot and an interesting campaign imo. Really want to see a review!

[@Fortirus]

"or just want to play bizarro Total Annihilation" But Mandalore, we already have Supreme Commander 2!

[@trentonbillig9569]

Hey! I dont comment often but I wanted to let you know i really like your videos! I normally dont watch reviews on games i cant play but I never miss a mandalorian review. Good to see ya again!

[@rowanmecke4680]

Gonna need a rim tech after getting my johnson circumcised.

[@vovapsix]

One of my childhood favorites, because of the mechs and the parts system obviously, but just that kept me glued to the screen for hours...

[@bigguyfilms]

Was that the "home alone" scream in the first few seconds?

[@joachimvonvolkenrose6925]

yup, it's a quite common sound effect in Mandy's reviews

[@LukeGeoDude]

You must be new here.

[@doodledibob]

The KZbin player for me seems to have gotten an upgrade: it has labels on the different segments of the timeline based on the timestamps you put in the description. Really neat feature - hope it sticks around!

[@semitangent]

Wow, what a throwback! I'm pretty sure I got this in Germany from a CD included in "ComputerBild Spiele" and played the shit out of this and "Thandor: The Invasion". Completely forgot about both of them for over fifteen years now!

[@AsJPlovE]

I loved this game. Collecting solar energy was so fun, and taking/researching the combot parts. Your reviews are something special.

[@ajshell2]

That Overseer voice actor sounded familiar, and it turns out I was right to think that. Her name is Valerie Arem, and she also did voice acting for Defender (2002)

[@doomedwalker6960]

I enjoyed that version of Defender on a PS2. She did good work.

[@ShadesApeDJansu]

【Shades Finnish Pirates】The lighning "Wilhelm scream" at the start of the video, what a treat :) Maybe we should see you play Tonsil Terror the game, you play the game with WASD and screaming we could hear the authentic Mandalore scream

[@StainlessPot]

So pilots can eject and go get another robot, with quad rockets. I see now, this is the Titanfall RTS.

[@bluecaptainIT]

Ooooooh, I wish...

[@kyokyodisaster4842]

Honestly, yeah. Seriously though Titanfall is so unloved, I blame the first game's exclusivity for the reason, but still, its a very pretty game with a lot of heart put into it.

[@Return.To.Monkey.]

I absolutely loved this game when I was a kid! Thank you for making a review. It's really cool to look back at it so many years later. I remember I used to rent this game at the library. Good times indeed. I guess you kind of did miss the part where you could capture an actual alien combot? I don't remember exactly but there's definitely a map where you can find a super powerfull alien combot smack in the middle of the map.

[@anime_sh8224]

Map 26 - The Prize

[@Blayze]

Metal Fatigue and Stars! were probably my favourite "nobody else knew about them" games as a kid.

[@Ranakel]

Oh. My god. For years, decades perhaps, I've somehow been persuaded that this game was in the same series as Earth 2150. I don't know why I mixed those two so hard. You've untangled my memories.

[@0That_Guy0]

I love your reviews! I honestly just watch them because it’s so relaxing and entertaining at the same time. And even though I may not touch most of the games you review, I love the attention to detail you have in all of them! Looking forward to the next one already!

[@keithroy6417]

HI @MandaloreGaming, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am a big fan of your videos and have watched almost every single one of your videos. I look forward to your videos because I absolutely love the way you explain every single detail and that is something I truly appreciate in a gamer. But my thanks isn't just for your game videos/reviews, it's for something extremely important to me. For many years of my gaming life, there was this game that eluded me completely. I only knew a single mechanic in it - 'You could pick up enemy robot parts and make robots at your base'. I have searched high & low for a game with that description but to no avail. At the time I played this, I was extremely young & was playing a demo version that was available in India which is a huge thing. So when I tuned into your latest video - Metal Fatigue - I kid you not, I leapt in absolute joy. The moment you mentioned about robot parts falling off, a well of memories came back to me and I finally found the game I have been looking for almost 20 years I guess. I truly want to say this, 'Thank You'. Thank you very much for bringing back a piece of my childhood to me. Apologies for such a lengthy comment but I just had to tell you that you have changed my life today. Thanks a bunch. Oh also, I did buy EYE Divine Cybermancy because of you - What a rocking review that was!

[@red_cosplay]

2:35 ...I wanted to say "Supreme Commander", but that works too

[@bucelliLeo]

@7:57 convinced me that Mandalore and Sseth are the same person after all.

[@dc8836]

It'd be interesting to see the three layers concept and mix-and-match mechs concept explored in a modern RTS. Too bad there isn't really an RTS market anymore.

[@BrendanCS]

Mandalore and Robbaz are the only two youtubers who’s videos I click like on before watching the video

[@YummyNukes]

Well this was fast, i expected at least two more months for this to upload

[@ghostoflazlo]

Now we have to wait 5 months for next. We been way to blessed lately

[@Maggerama]

Oh, yeah, this baby caught me off guard back in the day! I didn't know anything about it, expected a mediocre RTS to kill some time. And you're probably right, it's still is a mediocre RTS, but the mech gimmick made me play it a lot longer than I assumed.

[@DeltaFidelias]

"So there'll be a much different mech game next time around. A pretty good one. A GREAT one." Goddamn it Mandalore I just watched this and the suspense is already killing me

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

The only great old mech games I can think of are Armoured Core and Mechwarrior.

[@belldrop7365]

@@ineednochannelyoutube5384 you need to to add anime in your tags when it comes to mech games. Otherwise, yeah, your options are very limited.

[@raven75257]

@@ineednochannelyoutube5384 apparently, it isn't old, but still great

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

@@raven75257 Yeah, brigador is from 2015 I think.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

A pity a lot of the Armored Core games are still exclusive to old consoles, like the Ace Combat games.

[@GreySectoid]

Not sure if I'm alone with this but these retro reviews are the best part of your channel. As a suggestion for a cult classic RTS, check out Populous The Beginning, it's really unique and builds upon the original isometric games with more modern real time strategy shenanigans. The atmosphere and music are still excellent bar none.

[@TheGodEmperorOfMankind_]

That part salvaging and mix/matching system sounds pretty neat. Can't think of a different RTS doing something like that. A lot of old games had some really neat ideas that aren't explored even to this day

[@KaiHonsou]

I tried finding this game in the last few years with no luck, trying so many crazy search terms and checking images to find it. After all this time, not only do I find it, but as a Mandalore review?! Thank you for the review (I've not watched it yet), but damn this was one of those early teen games I lived on for awhile.

[@TheCoincidence]

9:01 Quake 1 on Steam is also missing music ever since it's been on the platform. Though you can find the CD music elsewhere and have it going on a source port like Quakespasm, general rule of thumb is to avoid older game releases on Steam if possible.

[@Bukkarooo]

The issues with Quake 1 and 2 were the licenses used for the soundtracks... Quake 1 being done by Nine Inch Nails, Quake 2 by Sonic Mayhem and a few other contributing artists like Rob Zombie. It's weird because all the music was composed FOR the games, but the licensing still makes it difficult to get a proper release. But yeah to your point, we can at least get the music going using source ports, which is how you probably wanna be playing them anyway.

[@UtopiaV1]

@@Bukkarooo Music licencing for videogames is a complete mess. No one puts up with this kind of bullshit from the movie industry... they just have to put up with other bullshit, like having the option between watching a tedious (and worse) remake of a superior movie, or something "new" which actually turns out to be the same half-baked trope-filled unimaginative hero's journey seen thousands of times before. Sorry, went off on a tangent there. Anyway, stop removing music from older videogames music publishers, you money-hoarding trolls!

[@aaaaaahhh9537]

half life 1 had broken music for a while, but they fixed it

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Granted, there's the recent remaster. Here's hoping Quake II gets the remaster treatment in the next few years.

[@Laid2Rest94]

From Metal Fatigue to Total Annihilation to Supreme Commander. ‘‘Twas a golden decade for the genre.

[@MsWarbattle]

Supreme commander is still unrivaled to this day in my opinion

[@Zaburino]

I remember pestering my parents for this game for 2 months before my 11th birthday; I played this game into the ground before i got sucked into mmos

[@esox202]

I loved this game in my early teens, but I didn't know what it was called. I was certain at some point, that I just imagined the game exists. This is a revelation to me, thank you so much :D

[@sshado2]

This game was a highlight of my childhood. I wish someone would take their concepts and do it better in a modern take.

[@SamGarcia]

Oh man, I played this game a decade ago, and it was already old then. I wish more RTSes had different theaters like this.

[@Zach-h2l]

ok so I'm not crazy in thinking that was an idea that still has potential 20 years after they did it in this game

[@ChrissyCourtney]

I have high hopes that todays release of C&C Remastered will see a resurgence of RTS games

[@everythingsgonnabealright8888]

I hoped for that with each RTS remaster. AoE, SC, WC3, and now C&C. Don’t see a resurgence, but at least many abandonware RTS, like this one or Submarine Titans for example, got re-released.

[@muadzm9496]

@@everythingsgonnabealright8888 but wc3 tho...

[@bogdanbogdanoff5164]

@@everythingsgonnabealright8888 WAIT SUBMARINE TITANS GOT RE-RELEASED?

[@everythingsgonnabealright8888]

Bogdan Bogdanoff, yes, hope you picked it up, it’s both on Steam and GOG. As for the RTS resurgence - C&C Remastered did exceptionally good and also Iron Harvest released - and it’s fukken awesome. I can’t remember when was the last time RTS Campaign captivated and immersed me. Maybe you’re right, maybe RTS resurgence is happening.

[@doomedwalker6960]

This makes me wanna play the Metaltech Earthsiege games and the Cyberstorm turn based games.

[@zeroakira584]

Thank you so much mandalore for bringing back my childhood.

[@Suodemon]

Yeah, I remember buying this game from Mediaplay and playing it just because it had customizable giant mechs in RTS. Great to see I wasn't the only one who played it years ago.

[@vicentefarfan1194]

So Rimtech has Cumbots? L-lewd, Mr. Mandalore

[@Bluecho4]

Don't tell SsethTzeentach.

[@Maartwo]

Metal Fatigue was the first game I ever bought with my own money when I was 7 years old and it's my favorite RTS to this day. Thank you for reviewing this gem of a game.

[@guyofminimalimportance7]

The reason the pre-remaster releases of Quake 1 and 2 had no music was because the games were searching for a disk to read the music off of and couldn't find any. Playing the digital releases old games like them with a music CD still in your PC's disk drive can actually cause some of them to play that CD in place of its OST because of this.

[@TheDeadmandoo]

Freelancer might be a good choice for a game to try out. I think it's old enough to be worth trying now. Especially with the Discovery mod. It's a pretty great game to compare to the current state of Open World space games.

[@sergeitokarev2467]

@ 7:54 that was a very subtle but funny visual gag, well played sir.

[@user-ux4gu2lh8c]

I love how the home alone scream is in every single vid

[@InferiorBeing]

Never heard of this... my "childhood-build-your-own-vehicles" games was Warzone 2010. Never beat it though... someday I shall have my revenge.

[@bogdanbogdanoff5164]

Incest is Wincest~

[@LiarraSniffles_X3]

I'm too poor to support you monetarily but I want you know that if I could I'd bankroll the heck out of you, your videos are great and I love them; I especially love how you've been slipping more and more jokes in as time goes on.

[@Azuca002]

I would love a remake of this! One of my favorite old-school RTS games

[@DamienRoyan]

The nostalgia. The intro, the maps. It's all so baked in and a mix of weird and familiar, because of the low res graphics being jarring compared to modern graphics, but the memories make them feel normal.

[@Nirghaal]

Hey, would Demigod fit in THE LIST ? It's an early moba game with a strange setting Oh and Chris Taylor was creative director on it

[@karsonkammerzell6955]

Demigod was way ahead of its time. I loved it.

[@hkr667]

I loved it too. Its style was unique. I play single player only and it was a great pastime

[@mindleech962]

As a hardcore DotA fan, I still miss that walking castle as a hero :D

[@Daxien]

Man I played so much Demigod when it came out. I still have the little pewter figure of the living castle from the collector's edition.

[@mohamadambrose8717]

I loved it too..

[@sineupp]

Finally someone else who knows this awesome game exists. It blew the mind of my 15 year old self and I still play it to this day. Best combot is Neuropa Armor, Self Repair, Homing Missile and Rotary Blade.

[@VulcanBaum687]

Can I just say that I SUPER appreciate timestamps in the progress bar. Not enough creators are utilizing it. Way to go above and beyond Sseth.

[@Zach-h2l]

lol did you just call him sseth?

[@rithessa]

I am fully convinced Mandalore's reviews are elaborate vessels for his Rare Marvs collection

[@Oscar-j6b]

Last time I was this early, we weren't mourning the death of Westwood.

[@joshua01793]

sincerely, thank you! this was my "lost game" from my childhood only being able to remember small parts about it here and there. none in my family rememberd it except for me i thought i just made it up but here it is.

[@christianlane1436]

Is that AoE 2 music in the background.

[@Squad346]

I started getting goosebumps and feeling emotional while watching, figured this was the reason lol

[@MadDannyWest]

I like how the scream from Home Alone has become this channel's Wilhelm scream and it also calls to attention how common shock attacks are in games lol

[@Quadrolithium]

The mechcommander game I wish we had. To be able to create and customize at the battlefield without exiting to the deploy screen

[@TXiCN]

Is the next mech game Heavy Gear? I'd love to hear your opinion on that game.

[@seb24789]

Since he said it's great, my money is on MW4.

[@strugglesnuggledslime7040]

Going by the list I would agree with MW4 or possibly Metal Wolf Chaos. The other entries are either entire series or too flawed to really be called great.

[@tomsko863]

Most likely MW4, but I wish it was MW3. I have too much nostalgia for that game and playing online on "The Zone".

[@517342]

Brigador.

[@DisgruntledDoomer]

Heavy Gear, in general, should receive more love.

[@joesomebody3365]

Even when you play games that I've never heard of, or aren't terribly interested in; you find a way to make it quite entertaining. Thanks for another review Mandalore.

[@UmbraAsterism]

My favorite part of your reviews is how much you love to use that one scream from Home Alone 2 in every single video XD

[@angryjacket9883]

When I was this early, this game wasn't even out yet

[@xLewleit]

Holy SHIT! It's been over a decade that I've been trying to remember what this game was called. I had so many childhood vague memories of it and tried going after it multiple times and here it is now. So glad to see it again, thanks for that

[@KrazyKaiser]

Holy Shit "Corpo-nations" is a really bleak vision of the future in my mind.