Mid-2000s Rockstar Was UNBEATABLE

a truly bountiful time
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[@Berd]

the warriors combat system was so fuckin funny

[@Newing777]

Two player bully was fun tho

[@thatoneoddman]

TEH BERD

[@Mike24MF]

Berd

[@themaxterz0169]

Fuck yeah. Like, imagine just outright *launching your whole body into a crowd like you wanna score a strike*

[@xxtesticlexx2688]

@@Newing777 You mean the mini games otherwise there was no 2 player bully

[@thefreelancequeen]

I recognized Gwimbly’s style immediately and it was nice to see you actually did him

[@kurichan355]

I’m happy he was involved in smiling friends, gwimbly and his iconic dance are great

[@luciabendini8865]

Ooh ooh ooh!

[@papastalin3498]

Shiiiiii I'd do him too

[@an3nome]

ooh ooh ooh

[@JackMeoff46]

Heeey James from Idaho

[@chasemiller3712]

Back in the good ol’ days when it didn’t take the population of a small town 5 years to make one game.

[@JeffreyThrash]

Ikr? That was back when we didn’t have to choose between quantity or quality, we got (mostly) both! Not just with Rockstar, but with other companies like Nintendo, SEGA, Capcom, EA, Activision, Sony etc etc having a healthier balance between safe, big-budget epics and tons of quirky smaller games when we wanted something a little different. At least games are crazy-long now (40+ hours even for typical action games!), so we only have time for a couple of games per year at most, anyway.

[@s0nnyburnett]

@@JeffreyThrash crazy long and not an hour worth remembering. All filler no substance.

[@dominikhadlow6348]

that was still the case back then, its just the fact that the bar of quality has been stooped down to such a low degree that it has become post and parcel to release under developed titles or remakes of franchises

[@JeffreyThrash]

@@s0nnyburnett I’m just trying to find some reason to not completely hate the present day. That said, it was so much easier to constantly replay and therefore remember games when they were shorter. Like, I know Sonic Adventure 2, Super Mario 64 and the Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask like the back of my hand after playing them on an almost yearly basis, but I have to really clear my schedule just to start a second playthrough of Sonic Frontiers, even though that one is one of the shorter games at “only” 25-30 hours to fully complete.

[@DeoMachina]

Yes, but remember that these smaller teams were working over 50, 60, 70 hour weeks or more. Crunch is still a problem but remember that the 'golden era' came at a significant human cost.

[@FlamingLily]

I've just learned that apparently (and completely overshadowed by the gta 6 reveal) that rockstar is actively working on an LA Noire sequel and a Bully sequel. We're so back.

[@gladosbutstupid8807]

Those were both cancelled a long time ago bud…

[@FlamingLily]

@@gladosbutstupid8807 damn...

[@thodoris2003]

Sadly they've been telling that for like a decade

[@cursedryona6265]

The most overlooked aspect of game design was how, back when our graphical standards were lower, it was a lot easier to make a game with a lot fewer people; meaning developers could make more games faster and experiment more with each one since there was a smaller investment put into each title, with the studio's other games making up for a game's lost profits if it doesn't turn out well.

[@John-996]

One of the good things about Rockstar making so many games in ps2 and ps3 era was they can build on them in other games.

[@javiers5599]

A lot of the techniques and mechanics in RDR were integral to GTA 5's design

[@Kacpa2]

This is why i despise modern triple A games and those "standards" We dont need more detail than peak ps2 era/ps3 era games. Spend a bit more time on animation and use gtaiv's euphoria/rage and pull up the detail of day GTA SA a bit more towards GTA IV or Bully scholarship edition and it's all you ever need. Spend rest of efforts on content and then other games using same baseline. Instead we get nothing for years, but somw half assed GTA Online dlcs. We still got a few ganes from rockstar in late 2000s early 2010s, GTA IV, Midnight club LA, Red dead redemption, Max Payne 3 and GTA 5, but then whole lot of nothing until RDR2(which was great but we hardly need such detail in games) followed by whole lot of nothing until GTA 6, then followed by even more of nothing for years to come.

[@foreverpure1950]

They weren't. I used to be on EA's team around 2004-20. The graphical standards were just as high. In fact it was a top priority to push all you can from the system you were currently on. The only noticeable difference I saw was that now its MUCH easier to have good graphics in games than it was back then. We have so much more tools and tricks that we know now that would have been so helpful back then. What has changed has been crunch times. Previously we were under alot of stress and pressure to complete our projects but, we still had a reasonable time frame to do it and the resources to do it. Now we see the stress and pressure but with either 0 time to complete or alot of time to complete but your resources will be siphoned for other projects that take priority. It's a tricky situation to be a game developer now and I'm glad I left the industry. (You also have project leads from corporate adding in more and more content last second without notifying you ☠️) Very glad.

[@jaylin3321]

That, and they didnt release a buggy mess with each game they put out *cough*callofduty

[@MisterCake]

Back when Gameplay mattered more than graphics

[@ivoneo2806]

Kinda

[@jasonyones5103]

​@@ivoneo2806better graphics ≠ better game

[@ivoneo2806]

@@jasonyones5103 again kinda imo

[@Pyovali]

Back when they had the balls to do whatever they wanted

[@ivoneo2806]

@@Pyovali kinda

[@ViolentVista]

this guy could animate an entire documentary on the rise, fall, and plummet of rockstar and i'd watch the entire damn thing

[@arakemi1080]

Same here

[@cuddlebug9699]

Make that three

[@terciofelipeoliveirafrance2228]

Make that four

[@Typhoon_Lex]

Dark Space needs to know about this guy if he doesn't already

[@JRE1209]

_happy 666 likes_

[@chrisgorgon3629]

I love coming back this video. This part is my favorite 0:25 where I can literally hear him saying "hear me out"

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

I'm glad that GTA Advance finally got some recognition it deserves despite many not knowing it. It's like the early 2D GTA games but sets in the 3D Universe.

[@carlbrown1000]

The fact that it even worked at all made no scene to me as a kid

[@garrajaguar4203]

​@@carlbrown1000it was sooo fun and had an interesting story

[@chriskennedy3220]

I think it probably would’ve been more popular if it wasn’t released on the same day as San Andreas

[@GOOB3000]

GTA was never 2D. Was just top down. If you play the first gta again you will see

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

​@@GOOB3000 The 2D Universe is still called 2D because the assets (cars, pedestrians, etc.) are made out of 2D sprites while it's partially 3D with the buildings.

[@fypsfd]

0:09 MANHUNT ❤

[@Postaldude2003]

Which gang you runnin with bro?

[@fypsfd]

@@Postaldude2003 Cerberus

[@salihoztrk2021]

​@@Postaldude2003skinz

[@spych0367]

That fact he can do real detailed characters but chooses this as his "avatar " shows the love he has for "retro", graphics

[@Oldschool1943]

*retro gaming

[@williampalkow6647]

I like GTA V, but GTA IV had a way better story and characters.

[@mrrelaxer5256]

​@@Oldschool1943same difference

[@J03_M4m4]

Honestly that's amazing. Like sure realistic and detailed graphics are great, but there's a nice charm of the more retro graphics

[@futurehero2704]

Manhunt, bully, the warriors, GTA San Andreas the older eras or rockstar games were indeed golden

[@rhubarbjin]

100% agreed, _Bully_ is a phenomenal game. Nice touch adding the overworld theme in your video's outro. ;)

[@LeRoyPoleschuk]

bully was such a fun game! i just reinstalled it on my ps5 last nite!

[@el_retirado_capitanreferencias]

2007 - Empty 2008 - 2010 - GTA 4 & DLCS, GTA CHINATOWN WARS, Red Dead Redemption 1 & Undead Nightmare.

[@mikiryates6075]

They made Manhunt 2 ,no??? Even they had to cancel it’s release later due to extreme violence

[@leojimenez5928]

Holy shit lmao, I was thinking "people in the comments say The Warriors is fun, but I'm not sure if i should get it" and then you hit me with "You can do 2 player on the warriors". Sold instantly

[@icyatlasartworks]

RIGHT? that's what had me sold in 2009, when I was picking between Warriors and another sonic collection for my birthday, tell me I can play couch co-op and I'm already going home with it

[@turnip5359]

you can also do 2 player on GTA San Andreas (on PS2 at least)

[@HUNK_TZ]

​​@@turnip5359es but on The Warriors you can beat the entire game in Coop and you even have the Rumble Mode (also armies of the night)

[@realkingofantarctica]

It's incredible how Rockstar was able to produce so many classic games while still being so hard at work developing Table Tennis.

[@fumpdump4529]

I love how expressive this creature is while being less than 4 polygons

[@hoolopee]

🗿

[@kmjgamingalt]

@@hoolopee is moai gonna be your next video

[@alandingleton6975]

Better than modern day work

[@redactedtom]

Worse than vintage year worklessness

[@didge69420]

🤓

[@pixleplays305]

the animation is absolutely STUNNING in a way that ive never even seen before!

[@pasha_0791]

Let's not forget the little gem that was Vice City Stories

[@alexiosmonary3388]

Get out of here you disco elysium heathen, you're kind was supposed to be cursed in the never ending limbo of politics forums

[@thec.e.oofbasedindustries8013]

​@@goti4no820 a lot of people do actually, including me

[@mulletmayhem3812]

I got vcs on the ps2

[@bosnianmapper5143]

​@@goti4no820nah it's close but LCS definetly takes the win

[@Pinkhairedkilla]

Yeah bro I fucking hate how underrated GTA VCS, it deserves more love, but ig at the same time it's good to keep it obscure :)) if there is any game in RockStar catalogue I want / is fitting for a remake is Gta VCS

[@MamaLuig]

Not only is this a good tribute to the golden age but a great animation as well with the musical choices

[@badcrusader5237]

Was the walk at 0:17 a gorrilaz reference?

[@im_mr.magotts]

It could also be a talking heads reference

[@NIRDIAN1]

I love this era we're living in now where anyone can craft and play with wonderful things in "obsolete" graphics through technology, tools and processing power that the people who pioneered "the look" could only ever dream of! The PSX nostalgia wave is making me very happy and seeing those graphics combined with modern animation and cinematic consideration is just absolutely wonderful!

[@MGrey-qb5xz]

graphics sure, animations nah major L there unless AI can be trained to make hand crafted animation on it's own

[@xXSilentAgent47Xx]

Actually RD Revolver was Capcom's game before it was bought by Rockstar. Many silly stuffs and areas were cut out of the game when Rockstar worked at almost the end of the release.

[@Ronuk1996]

Red dead revolver was still made by Rockstar San Diego they just had a different name.

[@morsmutual]

Still waiting on Table Tennis 2

[@thebestmemerater5490]

Bro why didn't anybody notice you man

[@GordonTheCrowbarHero]

​@@thebestmemerater5490i dont know lol

[@Hopesedge]

Honestly that's one of the best avatars I think I've ever seen, no idea why but it just feel like it has so much character and is so relatable. Also the matching to the voice is perfect. wicked video.

[@cheeplethebulldog1420]

I like how some of the games when presented had background details like Manhunt being revealed behind a dingy and run down garage and San Andreas being revealed in a neighborhood

[@GryphonWyng]

RDR revealed in a saloon.

[@BrotherBarakiel996]

I could see this being an add in the mid 2000s. It just fits the vibe so well.

[@k-onegamer5980]

Party 0:39 the pizza delivery man he has the gta 3 model

[@LittleHollowed-]

Song: Gospel by MarchingFourth Marching Band

[@SleepyMatt-zzz]

They certainly used to be Rockstars.

[@enegizedadam]

Now their GuitarExtras

[@SpiralPoliFemboy]

Now they're washed up rockstars in their mid 50s with beer guts.

[@whostolztacookie4440]

I don't know what animation style this is, but I love it

[@seanmac9578]

Dude. The Warriors game ruled. My dad and mom showed me the movie and I loved it. Then when the game came out my dad and I played it together on Xbox. Good times.

[@BarrelsoupChef]

Mah, man

[@da_cris]

Video games: *700 polygons to make a character express emotion at their fullest* Hoolopee: 5, take it or leave it

[@Adrian-hj7ih]

This is my new favorite video ever, the animation is simply ON POINT! And yeah Bully was so god damn GOOD! One of my favorite games of all time, a timeless classic

[@timecrashv5wu709]

2 years later a good amount of time they use to create one of the complete best game of all time Grand Theft Auto IV

[@GlassVault]

I know you’ve seen this comment 100+ time but, The animation is INCREDIBLE. So fluid while giving it so much life. Keep it up, less than 500k subs is so unfair for the masterpieces you make!

[@nono9543]

Back then, your favorite studio making games was common. Now we're even lucky if we'll get a sequel in the same decade.

[@icyatlasartworks]

The biggest problem with graphical fidelity, takes longer to make games, and it starts to take priority over making a good game for a lot of companies.

[@vSIG_]

@@icyatlasartworks graphical fidelity is as hard now as it was back then, the issue is the desire to be a live service model, a desire to squeeze as much out of one release as possible. Also constant staff swapping.

[@icyatlasartworks]

@@vSIG_ thats fair, those are more pressing matters.

[@DJc4t]

I keep coming back to this video I love what you did with it

[@thatoneoddman]

You are the best animator I know on this platform. Keep up the good work.

[@didge69420]

Well, if you want quality animations AND music made by one guy, search up Kevin Temmer tunes. He also post way more consistently. So I prefer him.

[@robloxlol672]

I thought rockstar made this

[@memorymemory9252]

There is no word to describe how perfect Hoolopee's character is and how it looks so good and creepy at the same time. It's a chef's kiss.

[@RaveZion]

Absolutely obsessed with this video. Love this little guy, he's sick

[@SClooz]

Dude I love this animation looks insane you deserve way more views and likes dude!

[@PapaLuge]

Bro weaponized the Monster's University theme

[@Blitzotheimp]

Literally

[@SupermaxGaming64]

2000's Rockstar: finished games very fast at the speed of light and cares about details and physics 2010's Rockstar: heh more graphics and no physics 2020's Rockstar: defective edition + minecraft but realistic

[@aussieknuckles]

Woah this is such a unique video style. Absolutely awesome!

[@hitwid]

This is gonna be an classic years later.

[@Katarovi]

I am so fucking agree with you buddy

[@tobunar]

The worst thing is that rockstar wasn't even unique in that regard. There were tons of developers following the same schedule back in that time and you had massive big release amounts practically every few months. Really shows you how much the industry had degraded over the years when the same classic developers take half a decade to make one game.

[@joellerma6572]

I love the GTA advance, is simple but really funny whit the missions and the cars running and crashing, a great experience in a limited console

[@Purple-Hell]

This is so damn perfect I love the transitions, can we get a full documentation of Rockstar games but have the same animation style and when they get to the part of they're busy this clip plays

[@Svennymat]

I love that moai model of yours. Your work in general is just fantastic!

[@mewhennobungus]

I'm over here like WHAT IS THAT MELODY????

[@eypick6987]

Monsters University

[@silberiax6692]

Your videos are so well done and amazing. It may be too early for your channel to have millions of views but these videos will blow up. You deserve it.

[@thunderstorm7907]

Yup, I do hope so, 5 month later I found this banger of animation and I simply love it. Saw this video 10 times already, bro really deserves more views.

[@Predator20357]

Rockstar now: It’s the same video but it’s just GTA 5, GTA Online, and RDR2 in the middle.

[@SplatterEX]

I like how most people would turn this into an over 20 minute video and you're just like nah 50 seconds will do

[@Strangest_Letter]

Always nice to see kind words about Bully.

[@__8120]

"click for full video" and then the full video is short enough that it literally could have still been part of the short

[@thepopmanbrad]

bully is still my fav rockstar game the soundtrack the gameplay the story ive completed it soo many times on my wii ps2 PC and iphone and i still come back randomly to just boot the game up and play through the game again i really really really wish rockstar made a bully 2 or something cause that world is fantastic from the voice actors to the characters to the songs everything was so great and fun especially for such a small map

[@xoxoheartz]

bully was fucking fantastic the story the gameplay and the humor was so good man

[@green_boot6042]

i love watching this little polygon creature discuss various topics like rockstars games and the movie A.I

[@DrewskiGames24]

Ooh ooh ooh!

[@MatiasQuintanaV]

Old Rockstar with Table Tennis: That is a surprise tool that can help us later

[@USSBOAT]

That “man” has so much expression yet is low poly

[@DiceMan20]

The animation quality is insane, the low poly style fits it perfectly

[@betr8]

This is the coolest 50 seconds short I have ever seen

[@John-996]

The PS3 era was also great with GTA4, RDR1, LA Noire, Maxpayne 3 and GTA5. Its to bad Agent never came out.

[@Riff4Raff]

Manhunt was such an amazing game to me. I remember being blown away by it in 2003/2004.

[@Mr.Feather130]

The 2000s is when the game industry are at their peak status

[@TaintedKeeper]

I think I saw a copy of your vid, they cut out the start sand end part with your voice. It was called "Rockstar in the mid 2000s be like" I think.

[@NotIkuru]

I don't think anyone's talked about this yet, but the subtle movie reference to the Warriors when he clicks the bottles together is amazing

[@MtnSmithy]

Yeah, I appreciated that. He came out to play-ay with that one.

[@moisesleon7660]

Love this video the music the expressions 😂

[@ThatKidBlakke_Shorts]

What’s the music called do you know?

[@moisesleon7660]

​@@ThatKidBlakke_Shorts It's the monsters University theme song

[@Victini862]

​@@moisesleon7660 IT IS!?

[@mrexeptionel9530]

God what happened to Rockstar...

[@Jyxero]

The higher they are...

[@Merlin_tk]

GTA Online happened...

[@SteeZy644]

They DID deliver one of the best and graphically densest games of recent memory in the middle of a 10yr monetary peak. GTAO did really open the greed floodgates tho

[@N0bdi3]

My favorite rockstar game is Gta San Andreas because i love that you can explore the map when you finish it and has a story built in to it.

[@The_Hirohiko_Araki]

_“Remember that time when Rockstar Games made good stories, more quality and quantity stuff in the past?”_ 🥺 Yeah, grandpa. Don’t forget to take your pills before you sleep. 😒 *starts to cry when he’s asleep* 😭

[@GrungeHio]

“I’m Jimmy Hopkins, imma little bald miscreant” - Jimmy Hopkins, probably

[@lorddervish212quinterosara6]

Maaan Bully deserves a fucking sequel, I remember all those afternoons in my Xbox 360 enjoying it.

[@alkhoaja]

still playing this in 2024, a simply fun gem.

[@Thenameless1]

I love the fact that almost the entire comment section is talking about their nostalgia over old Rockstar games materials instead of the animation itself.

[@pistolbobcat8988]

The bit at the end got me ngl, I was like. "Damn, good animation and fun bit." This man then proceeds to come out of the gate with the most desperate non desperate claim

[@F-14D_Tomcat]

Bro has less polygons than an f-117 nighthawk

[@wilalwunn]

Man who ever playing this has a gen alpha must be having the best path

[@adamnielson42]

Bullys music is also one of the best soundtracks of all time.

[@EL_Takuache]

GTA 6 release trailer

[@AndreiaGoncalves-kf8gl]

i appreciate the talking heads reference at 0:17

[@krispybombz]

WE ARE ROCKSTAR MATURE GAME COMPANY WE CHARGE ALL PLAYERS YOU CANNOT ROB US

[@elGralex]

Uff Reference

[@МоясемямоягордостьДетимойилюбе]

In 2000's years: Rockstar 🤝PS2

[@Elijah668]

If you made a review series with these sick animations id love it

[@QuintDunaway]

Love seeing some love for the Monster’s University theme.

[@shopnil4]

I really love this silly looking guy for some reason lol

[@DcComfy2011]

I beat GTA San Andreas 100% on PS2 the hardest version if you’re not into very long games, it’s a nightmare, but ice cube and Gang starr were there to help

[@fedexhollow1040]

Duuude that was great! I love your style and you damn right, bully is the best

[@basedkaiser5352]

I'm glad you popped up in my recommendations.

[@HorribleHomeVideo]

manhunt* was rockstar at their absolute best (bully relies on way too many cutscenes and chore tasks)

[@ashortengineer6270]

the animation is flawless i wonder how much hours you spent animating a 50 sec vid

[@wholefttheydogatcentralpoint]

"Mid-2000s Rockstar Was UNBEATABLE" Mid 2000s Valve:

[@KinglyRed]

Bully is the GOAT and more people need to realize this

[@user-yi5eq6vn5n]

I love how we put the Monsters Inc song in this video😂❤

[@georgehouse5421]

Loved the MU song, btw

[@HPmcDoogle]

What song is it? its pretty good.

[@dcritelli11]

what song is it

[@georgehouse5421]

The song is called "Gospel" by MarchFourth

[@lilchernovevo]

Just saw your gwimbly in smiling friends good job man

[@lifesavingmints]

I keep finding myself coming back to this video man, just the visuals and music in general slap

[@_Devil]

2000's Rockstar had them release 3 different GTA's on the same Playstation 2010's Rockstar had them release the same GTA on 3 different Playstations Oh how the times have changed.

[@Zanuth-001]

When he opens his mouth, it makes me think of old WoW character models

[@parkouremaster]

Mid 2000's was both quality and quantity

[@blahblabla121]

now its just quality

[@toky0238]

@@blahblabla121if by quality you mean two red dead games and milking the shit outta gta then yeah that’s about it

[@cartonraff8039]

That boi more expressive than every characters from the latest Assassin’s Creed combined.