Mike Oldfield's ambitious early 2000s gaming experiment | minimme

[@minimme]

hello friends thanks for watching, share this video to someone, send it to your parents maybe because they've absolutely heard of Mike Oldfield if you haven't and here's a related video about Queen's video game kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaGQgXVmhL14aZI

[@kennethstark1117]

An obscure PC game I've never heard of but is the perfect image of the early 00's? Yes please!

[@Sorrowdusk]

MORE than Hypno Space Outlaw ?

[@tomalexander4327]

Oldfield was ahead of his time, there are lots of "chill out" games now.

[@minignoux4566]

reminds me of flowers

[@blake1346]

This reminded me of the PS1 game LSD Dream Emulator: similar atmosphere and unconventional game progression. If anyone likes this “trippy acid trip” experience in a video game, you’ll love LSD

[@HA-ot6uf]

I also recommend experiencing LSD. Although I haven't played the PS1 game.

[@oked99]

If anyone likes this “trippy acid trip” experience, you’ll love L.S.D.

[@kingconcerto5860]

@@HA-ot6uf It's called "LSD: Dream Emulator"

[@budaroddy]

I just commented that

[@HA-ot6uf]

@@kingconcerto5860 The kind of LSD I was talking about goes by many different names and forms.

[@Marshydarshy]

6:29 For reference that's a Chapman Stick, which is basically a combination guitar and bass intended for use via lots of tapping.

[@Shrek_es_mi_pastor]

Holy shit, I didn't notice

[@Larry]

It's a shame this video didn't get more views, as it's genuinely one of the most interesting topics you've ever covered. And kudos for covering something original to begin with. There's only so many times you can watch videos about "Super Mario 2 was really Doki Doki Panic" as a startling revelation on KZbin! >.>. If you ever do want to do another music game, Peter Gabriel also had an experimental PC-CD game in the '90s.

[@aliatef7203]

dude u comment on every video i like, subbed to u just for that

[@Larry]

@@aliatef7203 Thank you, i'd probably have more videos on my channel if I hadn't too :D

[@aliatef7203]

@@Larry no pressure man you're one of the OGs of youtube if anybody deserves a break it's you, i've been stumbling upon ur vids for years and i'm sure there are tons more cool vids i haven't discovered. plus it's nice seeing a big youtuber commenting on random retro gaming vids with >1k views it affirms my weird interests lol

[@TheCreapler]

what a real O.G. Gamer he bought all the computer games like all of them and not one of them was like pinball or racing nope all killing and shooting ALL OF THEM lol.

[@mushton99]

When the words VR and 2000s combine it guarantees one thing. Unadulterated insanity

[@Tezla55]

Okay, now you definitely have to play the Radiohead Kid Amnesia game from last year. It's like this concept but expanded on with an actual budget. It's amazing.

[@huffmultiple6941]

Minimme, all your videos give me that sense of exploration you described. Absolutely love and appreciate your content - it’s some of the best I watch and I always look forward to it. Thanks for doing what you do!

[@minimme]

thank you so much!!

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Man, music video games are so cool, I wish that someone would make music real

[@Rodentbird]

your narration over this without any of the context sounds like an acid trip

[@Stelios78910]

I always thought Oldfield's music, particularly Tubular Bells Part 2, sounded very videogamey. But I never knew he made this. Great vid.

[@nectarinedreams7208]

Prog rock, particularly ELP was apparently a huge influence on early video game music. Listen to the first several seconds of ELP's Karn Evil 9. It's like listening to something from an 80s Nintendo game. There's a video here on KZbin about it.

[@The_RedVIII]

This kinda reminds me of Radiohead's KidAmnesia Exhibition, which I can only recommend if you haven't tried it yet. It's an awesome experience, especially if you are a fan of Radiohead.

[@santiagorojaspiaggio]

Finally, someone who knows Mike Oldfield isn't just Tubular Bells! I recommend a lot of his albums, starting from his first 4 or 6 albums; and then from the 90s (Amarok) and on. I haven't explored it, but Thom Yorke did a similar thing (i suppose that a lot less ambitious) with an app called Polyfauna, which resulted in the music for his next album, Tomorrow Modern Boxes.

[@kokoloko8423]

Exactly the type of content I'm looking for, 2000s CD-Roms from albums must be full of fascinating, sadly forgotten gems like this. Great stuff!

[@minimme]

thank you!

[@djp5668]

I remember me and my friends huddling around a crappy pc and just getting lost playing these games. Always found the worlds very reminiscent of dreams I'd had.

[@RetroSegaDev]

It's like some drug fuelled vr trip without the drugs

[@pantzforhire]

This feels like a much more chill approach to something like LSD Dream Simulator, a precursor to something like Journey, and arguably an inspiration to the visual design of something like Tetris Effect

[@Blankult]

Emulator*

[@blabo6427]

Wow!! I did not expect this. I am a big fan of your channel and Mike Oldfield and of course I knew about these games but I assumed that no one would remember these days. Oldfield is one of the greatest geniuses in music and deserves more recognition. Tubular Bells, Hergest Ridge, Onmadawn and Amarok are outstanding works from his varied and fascinating discography. Thanks for the video

[@nectarinedreams7208]

Ommadawn is absolutely gorgeous

[@xman2625]

@@nectarinedreams7208 Check out incantations, it's great

[@mr.dikovitch5524]

Always love your videos on more obscure games, keep up the amazing work

[@minimme]

thank you!

[@mr.dikovitch5524]

@@minimme No problem man, you're the best

[@kwastimus]

this game is so creative, and it was interesting to hear you describe your experience playing it. having exploration as the only goal in the game let them focus on crafting that experience without having to worry about the game mechanics of “tasks” (like shooting or whatever) which dominate the design of most games

[@MasterGeekMX]

As a hardcore Mike Oldfield fan, I love this video. You covered well the history and background, and yes, Oldfield is a weird guy. He has retired (for the third time, but this one seems to be the final one), and he is prone to be reclusive and leaving projects at dead ends. For example, he bought that Silicon Graphics fridge to make CGI for his music videos, and in 1984 he released the "Islands" album, which had a long movie/music video that goes along called "The Wind Chimes", kind like Interstellar 5555 goes with Daft Punk's Discovery album. He said back then "video-albums are the future, and from now all my albums will be released with it's video companion". Islands was the only one to do so.

[@green90s]

This looks like it runs on the same console as Californication.

[@Pablo450a]

Music VR (maestro, and especially Tr3s Lunas) are my childhood, literally. My dad loved Mike Olfied, so, he downloaded his games, and I played them. I remember those days when I had five, six, seven years old, playing those games, and enjoying them a lot. And I still do like the games, It meant so much for me, that I would even consider saying that Tr3s Lunas, It's actually my favourite game. Remember when I was 10, I would say to my dad: Imagine if Tr3s Lunas 2 came out some day! I just had hope that maybe, I could play a new game in that style, that any other videogame has ever matched. Very cool and interesting video, I have two questions; How do you play the multiplayer version? And, in what site/web did you find to download both games? Just like to add, that, this is a really good review, and I can see you perfectly understad what these games go about :) PD: Sorry if I made any mistake or something, tbh I'm spanish

[@krakenloco]

This is giving me huge Mind's Eye vibes. I wouldn't be surprised if either the original or especially Beyond the Mind's Eye inspired stuff in the game.

[@bb010g]

Thank you for reminding me of these!

[@beincheekym8]

damn this is actually quite impressive, this level of dedication, not a care in the world of industry standards, just creating some virtual world to vibe in...

[@gnbman]

I actually have played something like this. Yep, you guessed it: The Sonic Dreams Collection. Yes, the cerebral deconstruction of the weirdest corners of the Sonic The Hedgehog fandom. It was clearly inspired in part by Tr3s Lunas. It even has a part where you throw golden rings at a stationary figure.

[@KoRnBrony]

Been watching for so long that the ad surprised me, i was like "wow it's cool to see a small youtuber getting a big sponsor like that" then i checked the sub count again and you have over 200k! Congrats! I found you around 50k subs or so

[@itsbinc]

This has been one of the more interesting videos I have watched as of late- thank you so much for sharing your knowledge of obscure games! Looking forward to the next one

[@blackflame4506]

Been watching your content for a while and I always like to see different and obscure games and the underrated titles that most people might not remember. Thanks for the video!

[@minimme]

thank you!

[@abdelali9279]

i really love how he talked about making a chill out game and now those indie darlings are the talk of the industry

[@Dukefazon]

Finally, a game I don't feel like I need to rush out and buy after I watched your video :D But it's impressive for an early 2000's interactive program, especially the multiplayer side, it looked really smooth! If Mike Oldfield wants to make a video game he should talk to Tetsuya Mizuguchi, he designed Rez, Lumines, Child of Eden and Tetris Effect, he knows how to bring art, video games and music together :) I'd love to see something similar come out of Trent Reznor's mind. He's a gamer so he might have a better clue how to make a game more fun.

[@AlsoAlaskanBeard]

Even when you're covering a game I'm wholly uninterested in, your attitude and the conclusions you draw from your time playing and researching the game make all your videos worthwhile. Your content is consistently great and I've taken a lot of inspiration from how you view games and incorporated it into my own creative endeavors. Keep up the great work, man.

[@duncans2070]

Criminally under viewed video. You’re by far my favorite video game KZbinr. Some of the most self aware reviews and interesting picks

[@Soundole]

Wow, definitely ahead of their time. These would be right at home with other cryptic and inscrutable indie things that have found a niche audience in recent years. Also, I really appreciated the way that you covered this - it's nice to hear someone thoughtfully engage with this stuff on its own terms.

[@isaiahmills1392]

This is super interesting, I've actually been a fan of 'Songs of a Distant Earth' since high school. And had heard of his gaming projects but never gotten any follow up. Glad to have some light shed!

[@5persondude]

While the execution is certainly… _out there,_ it reminds me of the joy I used to have when playing Lego Island as a kid. Like when I was maybe ~4 years old, all I’d do is roam around the island and be awe-struck at the bizarre visuals. I get the impression Oldfed wanted a game like that or something

[@rp-gr5je]

This and the Driv3r video have been exceptionally interesting and a fantastic look at these things in a new light

[@minimme]

thanks! I've sort of tried a shift in style a bit with these two and loving it

[@rp-gr5je]

@@minimme awesome! I’ve been really digging it!

[@hittheboof1084]

I cant tell you how much I appreciate your channel! I know that this video won't perform well in the algorithm but I'm fascinated in this type of stuff.

[@moomoocupcakes]

People joke that Doom Eternal is a $60 album with a game. Little did we know it had actually been done previously. This looks way ahead of its time. It looks like an egglike or some bizarre liminal game you'd find on Itch

[@brandonmorel2658]

could you elaborate on "egglike"?

[@moomoocupcakes]

@@brandonmorel2658 egglike is a term coined ~2012 by a KZbinr named Vinny Vinesauce. The games are usually independently created games where you walk around abstract worlds and discover weird/interesting characters or events. A lot of games are kind of low detail like this game is. I'm sure if you look up egglike in the search bar you'll find an example. The games are weirdly aesthetically similar and wildly unique at the same time.

[@MXOY99]

I loved you talking about Tubular Bells, made me so very happy. This is making me curious even more.

[@zentran2690]

I absolutely love surrealist video game experiences! Thanks for bringing these games to my attention. I never knew these existed.

[@CattCreature]

Love seeing these games get some recognition!. I used to play Maestro back in the day and on one halloween, a bunch of us from the Mike Oldfield website went on multiplayer and Mike himself was playing that night too!. Was awesome!, I don't remember saying much, being shy I just remember the chat saying Mike was on and me chatting with another player about how much we liked the galleon avatar, I wanted to use it but someone else beat me to it. XD. I had hoped Mike might explore these types of games again what with the improvement of vr tech. Loved your video, fantastic job covering these games that are still beloved to the crowd who used to play them ❤.

[@arranstewart319]

Your best video yet, stunning!

[@HopefulPablito]

Fascinating subject ! I find that your style of narration fits very well with the game's aimless but wonderous wandering nature, seemingly just freeflowing but actually very well paced and structured. ( Also : great, I'm watching the Nuclear MGSV trailer on loop once again, good job minimme, hope you're proud of yourself :/ )

[@richardvlasek2445]

i still think it's funny that the guy who wrote the song nuclear is in favour of great power overseas military interventionism

[@brandonmorel2658]

It's rather funny to hear these hippie new age baby boomers turning to such ideas later in their life when their entire thing back in the day was opposing jingoistic and reactionary governments which abused their citizens.

[@Sunikkaazu23]

I'm going to have to disagree with your statement about not expecting games to have originality and maturity like this in the early 2000s. The 90s and early 2000s had far more experimental and original projects than we have in this era now because the rules of 3D video games weren't really laid out so you had a huge amount of weird games coming out and experimenting with what was possible. Games like LSD and such that you don't get anymore. The indie scene is trying to bring experiences like this back, but they're missing something from that era. To me, this fits perfectly in with that era of games actually and I don't find it too outlandish. Of course the larger titles of every era will be a big action game, much like they have been for films. But that's the way things have always been. Glad to see stuff like this covered though, it was a good video.

[@Gatorade69]

And I would have to disagree. There's still tons of experimental games being made, you just have to look to the indie developers for them however. Sure, the 90s was a time when that change to 3d happened and things got weird and experimental. Using LSD Dream simulator as an example it was made by an artist and was only available in Japan, It's not like it had a big release. There's plenty of games being made by indie devs that focus on art first and they usually play better than LSD Dream simulator.

[@volbers]

I have never heard of Oldfield, but wow, it seems like he was ahead of the curve with the quote about non-violent games (today you got stuff like Everything, or walking simulators). Interesting cross-section of music and games. I am going to listen to Tubular Bells later today, so thank you for making this video!

[@negil]

Can't believe he played every single computer game for research

[@maxryan9052]

What a great video. Keep it up king

[@belstar1128]

Stuff like this is what the 2000s where all about.

[@THE_VictoryPictures]

This gives me heavy LSD Dream Emulator vibes. I wish other artists could've done something like this, a Pink Floyd or Rush experience like this would've kicked ass.

[@nectarinedreams7208]

LSD Dream Emulator: Syd Barrett Expansion Pack

[@Yuoaman]

This is such a weird bit of gaming history that I never would have known about without this video. I know they may not get the same number of clicks as more recognizable games but I love these more obscure dives that you do.

[@UncannyXander]

This is so class, really great videos to watch while chilling with a big pot of tea

[@claystripe6514]

This is such an underrated channel, always come away learning so much

[@amarokorama]

Oldfield was not involved in the C64 Tubular Bells, as far as I know. It was an unofficial product. Anyway, nice video. I was around when MusicVR premiered, and played it quite a bit. I agree that Maestro wasn't as good. Back then, I released some software that could extract the (lightly) encrypted Ogg Vorbis audio files from the game(s), so that fans could create custom mixes of the music.

[@jeffschleg9665]

You're welcome and also thank you for bringing attention to this fascinating obscure series. Also ✌️7:00

[@readyplayerone5220]

Of all the less known games you've covered so far, you've really outdone yourself this time!

[@Tennings]

You honestly knock it out of the park with your videos. Every time. I hate it.

[@minimme]

mate speak for yourself!! Thrilled to see you watch my videos

[@djcsdy2]

In the 90s basically anything interactive with 3D graphics was considered "VR", whether it required a headset or not. Doom (1993) was considered a "VR" game. That usage was a bit out of date by the early 2000s but it explains why the project was called "MusicVR", especially since it started life on an SGI box in the 90s.

[@DEMENTO01]

sao wild seeing snippets of Telecinco in here omg, (its a spanish public tv channel thats been around since forever, im spanish btw). Loved the review tbh i wanna play it now

[@PapaPercules]

Love when you upload. Gonna patreon, this is great

[@TililioChaosLord]

It really reminds me of the recentish game Venineth aestheticaly wise

[@deadinside8891]

I’m…..honestly inspired. I want to make a game like this. No trend hopping or industry meddling. I want to make a game like this for the sake of experimentation.

[@nectarinedreams7208]

Do it. Go nuts. There's no such thing as a failed experiment

[@deadinside8891]

@@nectarinedreams7208 funny thing is: I’ve already gotten started

[@Mr.Midnight06]

Cars on the Road just came out, so when are you gonna review the rest of the Cars games? We’ve been waiting a long time.

[@minimme]

😬

[@shib5267]

@@minimme you'll never escape the meme

[@hocuspocus111]

this made me wish you made a video a bout björk's biophilia app

[@-10]

I knew the artist by name but really missed out on the fact he had this much interesting stuff going on, thanks for making me aware! And great video again.

[@Girthbrooks715]

If you told me this was the engine they used to animate the Adult Swim show “Xavier: renegade angel” I’d believe you no questions asked

[@NolanAlighieri]

It's nice to know that a whole game was built on discovering music, making my current game feel validated. While my current game is not centered around music discovery, it has it's own soundtrack. It does, however, have a bunch of secrets that hide bonus music tracks that I try to encourage players to discover.

[@ariasdad]

I've been designing an overly-ambitious game in my head for years and this is SO CLOSE to major parts of it

[@judsonmoss6951]

Excellent video. Just discovered your channel recently man. Awesome stuff! I especially love your vids on the Driver games and Movie-tie in games! Have you ever thought about covering The Italian Job on the PS1??

[@FEEDMEKITTENS]

It finally clicked! This reminds me a LOT of a game called Everything. It's on Steam and has Alan Watts lectures in it, suuuuper rad.

[@Blingchachink]

HOLY SHIT HAHAHA NOSTALGIA

[@minimme]

hah did you play these back then? what was that like

[@Blingchachink]

@@minimme I thought I was on the cutting edge, the future, lawnmower man style lol

[@CJJC]

@@minimme I tried to play the demo that came with Tr3s Lunas when it was new but, while Oldfield waited for home computers to catch up, mine hadn’t caught up. Also, that’s a later release of Songs of Distant Earth. The first version had a different cover and the CD-Rom content was on track 01. It had a warning about making sure you start the album on track 02 to prevent destroying your speakers.

[@TheAtoll]

Now that is what I can a rabbit hole. This is one of your best videos.

[@OhNoBohNo]

For a 'music album'-based video game with.a more 'on-rails' experience, I would strongly recommend Sayonara Wildhearts. Both very cool, unique, beautiful artpieces!

[@u0aol1]

Music2000 was a simple music maker for ps1, you should check it out

[@StarSetByte]

I am so hyped for this since you teased it

[@svenbtb]

This is super interesting, I love hearing about obscure and different stuff like this

[@budaroddy]

This reminds me that game from David Cage with David Bowie Omikron the Nomad Soul I mean its totally different but shares that 90-2000 feels

[@skeletino420]

incredibly cool games, im happy to have learned about em!! great video as always

[@weirdproq]

Loved the video. I had never heard of this before, but I love the aesthetic of that first one.

[@F_I_J_I_W_A_T_E_R]

I just noticed that the portal at 9:44 has the exact same metal texture that mario uses in SM64

[@FEEDMEKITTENS]

What a trip. Songs of Distant Earth is one of my favourite novels. Clarke totally killed it with that one, just like you totally killed it with this vid! Not to be _that guy_ but at 6:30 you said opaque, but opaque means something is completely unable to be seen through. I think you meant transparent or translucent.

[@nectarinedreams7208]

Early Queen... Mike Oldfield... This channel gets proggier by the day. Is there a Yes game I don't know about?

[@blabo6427]

Well. Yes made the main theme of the great RTS Homeworld

[@nectarinedreams7208]

@@blabo6427 That's neat. This reminds me, Roger Dean has done a lot of art design and logo work on video games.

[@A7exandersca7es]

Reminds me of "everything" made by David O Reilly of Adult Swim. This is awesome.

[@Whatever-is1rz]

This is so sick lmfao I'm so into retro CG so this is like a godsend for me

[@d_ruggs]

i honestly think this is magnificent game decent and is an untapped market. perfect for just chilling out and exploring, and seeing all kinds of unique experiences

[@justjoeblow420]

Oh god of course it was Jeff. He's got a knack for finding weird obscure shit.

[@minimme]

Hahaha yeah no surprises here - I don't even think this is the weirdest thing he's linked me!

[@justjoeblow420]

@@minimme Oh definitely not, I don't even think it's the weirdest thing him and I have chatted about either for that matter.

[@DannyMillman.]

Pretty cool, gonna check out his music!

[@daniellyons3738]

this is fascinating thank you

[@Blankult]

9:22 Dude just started describing my dreams

[@TheGoldenBolt]

5:42 in space, nobody can hear you sounding

[@minimme]

kevin stop

[@EO-fv3wc]

Software like this is amazing. I just love it. I love passion projects of few polys and low-res textures with all the shine wherever it needn’t be. It’s beautiful and meaningful. In the Library of all human achievement, these programs too will be crowned among any multi-million dollar experience. It’s hard to describe how I feel about these things, but they’re so important to me.

[@LouerTube]

Mighr just fuck around and listen to a bunch of mike oldfield now

[@brandonmorel2658]

It looks like this is the gran big pappy of Proteus and all those walking exploration simulator games that came after.

[@MemesClipsandHealthbars]

Minimme drops another banger of a video

[@allesinallem2675]

That game reminds me so much of the game "shape of the world".

[@theamericanjoeshow]

If this guy had triple A kinds of money and a talented game developer/studio he could really make something special. Almost like a really cool game to play while your stoned or tripping haha 😵‍💫 especially if it synced up with his music. If the beat went with the visuals... it could even give you the feeling that you were tripping even if you weren't with a VR headset on.

[@kleptrep94]

Talking about video games created by English One Hit Wonders Who Are Musical Geniuses And Deserve Greater Love, if it's possible could you look into Map Of The Floating City by Thomas Dolby perchance?