Monster Rancher 2 - SpaceHamster

[@KittXenn]

The weird thing is that this, Digimon and Pokemon all started within a span of two years. Not sure who's ripping off who but they did it really damn quickly.

[@Revolver_Otacon]

I know very little about Digimon, but it's well known how Pokemon came into being. Pokemon came out a year earlier, but IIRC early Digimon was very little like Pokemon, so it might be fair to say that it "ripped it off" over the years to become more similar.

[@99sins]

KittXenn There was no ripping off, the only real thing the two series had in common was the -mon at the end and the obvious having monsters in them as a result of said -mon title. While Pokémon was more human + pet/animal and was way more dependent on the main characters personalities, Digimon was more about living along side intelligent beings (they can even talk and have more personality than repeating their own name). I really found it weird that all the drama for ripping each other off was so... dumb. Even the evolution mechanic was completely different (well only to get a slap in the face afterwards with the whole "mega-evolution" thing)

[@wisteria2909]

***** There was no ripping off by any means. To fill in the blanks, Digimon originally debuted as virtual toys inspired by and similar to the Tamagotchi brand which released in 1997 by Bandai. While Digimon took the V-pet route, Pokemon debuted on the GameBoy as a full game based on collecting and battling, not necessarily raising a "pet". Even the more recent seasons of Digimon are nothing like Pokemon. With the points mentioned by 99sins, season 2 expanded on this adding the element of Digimon slavery, armor digivolution through eggs and DNA digivolution combining the data of two Digimon to form a new one. Season 3 tied in with the existing TCG, introducing Digi-Modify which could enhance a Digimon's abilities or grant special items by swiping a card and adding it to their data. Season 4 saw the digidestined themselves transforming into Digimon through Spirit Evolution. Season 5 saw the creation of an organization whose purpose was to conceal the digital world and digimon from the human world and settle related conflicts privately. Season 6 takes notes from Season 2, this time with fusions between more than 2 Digimon. In my humble opinion, Digimon adapts and allows its audience to grow with new characters. Aside from season 6 which reverted to a lighter and younger tone, the original 5 seasons progressed in both seriousness and storyline with the plots become darker. Pokemon sticks with Ash as the never aging protagonist and tends to remain with light, younger plots and bright colors to retain their core audience.

[@KittXenn]

99sins I never really noticed that before, maybe I was too trusting of the fanboy wars. Trusting the fanboy wars at all is generally a bad idea.

[@SpaceHamsterGames]

Yeah I'm not sure, I think it's possible that Pokemon came out first in Japan, but all those series of things came out within two-years of each-other, in a time when information didn't spread so quickly either. So nobody really cared.

[@the_doug_digital]

In all seriousness the Disc Shrine system is one of the greatest game mechanics to ever exist

[@roetemeteor]

It could exist today by having a game like monster rancher run on JPEG's and having it read the photo data.

[@Annadog40]

@@roetemeteor or a qr codd like how pokemon does

[@Amazingmrpig]

Polocatfan I didn’t need to know that... but ok

[@davidhenderson441]

I enjoyed it alot too

[@123hec]

I love that about this game

[@CrazyBorisProduction]

This game holds up TO THIS DAY; mostly from the sheer fact that CDs can be pretty hard to come by nowadays so finding a CD is actually like finding a disc stone in the show. Each monster has a bit more significance now that I have, like, 4 CDs in my entire house.

[@updownbanana]

Oh hey, Crazy Boris!

[@brookejoiner9360]

+Crazy Boris Productions I'm reading this while looking at my dad's MASSIVE CD collection. I'm pretty sure I have an army of monsters at my disposal.

[@Ditzydoo2]

+Crazy Boris Productions you can get read outloud cds from the library. i have the original game so that was tons of fun

[@lolxd_6207]

Will the Majora's Mask Sound Track Cd work? XD

[@Ditzydoo2]

Epic Dog Gamer as long as it is a cd is will work!

[@Evanthestrange]

0:44 Man, that Geodude fucked that Lotad up.

[@The328th]

+Striking Viking I think you mean Lobre. (I bet you do already know, but Lombre is Lotad's evolved form)

[@Evanthestrange]

SHUT UP IM SMART

[@The328th]

Striking Viking xD

[@nextlevelgamer3]

it was shiny too...

[@zombininjagamer1467]

+Striking Viking lol that's what I thought (except for the lotad part)

[@sickollybro]

11:12 I like the empty folder at the bottom-right of the screen that's called 'NOT PORN'.

[@marshymarcelo]

Yeah that joke has been made a billion times

[@PushToPull]

PressContinueToFart Says the PressFartToContinue Parody account

[@marshymarcelo]

He is a parody of me

[@ChiefCoralcola]

AND that it's apparently right next to a picture of Austin (PBG) seemingly dressed as a cowboy...? Now we all know *****'s fetishes... xD

[@ferris4287]

Don't forget Waldy. B)

[@splorkometer7713]

I just saw a giant snake monster named after a Harry potter reference get kamehameha'ed by a naked centaur cat lady in an arena.

[@kojiro00]

I remember when I was little and my monster died that was the single most traumatic moment of my childhood T_T

[@strain42]

Kenny-FZ Same. My first monster that ever died was my Arrowhead. I wasn't sure what was happening when the cutscene first started. And that funeral...holy crap. I mean they REALLY go dark with that.

[@ink1931]

I'm so sorry for your loss. :P

[@nepnep5853]

I never let my monsters die, I always fused them and used their children, living out their legacy ;^;

[@davidhigdon794]

Kenny-FZ I know the feeling. I was eight when my first monster died. It was a Golem/Suezo on MR1, and I spent 20-30 minutes crying in the bathroom until my older brother reloaded the file from right before hand. I remember young me had been so proud of it because he had made it to A rank.

[@Bulba413]

i thought that it said your mother died for a second false alarm it was just a monster rancher monster

[@Ukiby3000]

The most traumatic thing is jumping into this game with no knowledge of the fact your monster can die and then you see it die. The tears are real, up until this day.

[@zefancehcatfeesh3994]

Ukiby3000 Especially when the first game you played out of the entire franchise is one of the only ones where the monster doesn't die...

[@swishfish8858]

+Ze FancehCatfeesh ...ouch =c

[@midenarithmos9200]

You are SO right about the Grim death scene part, it scarred me. once, when I was a kid, My most beloved monster died, and the game showed Me how it died, My chest ache from that scene because the time, memories and effort I've gone through with it, disappeared forever (until I know what save files is LOL)... and then the Burial part came up, no joke, I'm literary crying, the song, the scene just hit right in the chest, feels like saying goodbye to a most precious friend I've ever had. and after that, I just shut down my PS1, feels bad about myself, thinking what have i done to that poor thing even when I'm going to sleep. then I never touched PS1 for like a couple of months or so because whenever I played it, I always remembered that one particular scene, Feels bad man. (And when I came back to play, It's grave just sitting there, in the back of the house, forever haunt me.)

[@caesarganesha2993]

Ikrrr!! Childhood traumaa cant be removed :( until now whenever i see this scene, i get goosebumps

[@Xannolc1]

Ahh. I remember when my first monster (a Tiger) died in Monster Rancher DS, I was sooo sad. I was like "alright, another day of training! ... why are you just laying there, Nova? Are you sick?" then they told me he died.. I felt soooo sad but I loaded the game, let him play his last tournament and froze him for fusion... Sorry but I'm not letting all those hours of work just DIE

[@jaketucker2559]

Xannolc there was a ds game of this series? Kind of ruins the idea of disc stones

[@swanson2830]

@@jaketucker2559 old comment I realize, but yes there was a ds version, and players unlocked monsters by either alphanumeric codes or drawn symbols via the touchscreen (once you unlocked a monster you could summon a carbon copy from a logbook similar to other series entries). There was also a gba version that used alphanumeric codes or book summoning. They called the things you get the monsters from "tablets" instead of "mystery discs" in-game in an effort to explain away not using cd's for the portable versions if I recall. Imo the tablet system was a little weird after being so used to the disc-based format, but it worked fine for cartridge-based games.

[@Mapleknight12]

Love this game, if you can master the mechanics, it's one of the most satisfying games possible. I'd also recommend Monster Rancher 4 on the PS2

[@SpaceHamsterGames]

I still need to play the other ones, two is just the one that I remember most!

[@Badbufon]

***** i had played the gba one, is like this one, but in 2d and with a few monsters only. (the CD thing was changed for a password instead)

[@normund8348]

I checked Wikipedia, and Monster Rancher 2 has the most monsters (over 400)

[@planescaped]

I put a lot of time into Monster Rancher 4. It was so much fun, and it was always awesome seeing what monster I would get with each disk. Sadly, it was always the most random disks that gave me the most awesome monsters. I think my best one ever came from a Season 6 Xena disk. I always wanted to buy the Monster Rancher tv series and see what monster I got from it's disks. XD

[@joesizzle10]

***** Monster Rancher 4 is easily the best! But MR2 has the nostalgia, dayum I remember putting every disk I could think of trying to ge tthe coolest monster

[@r.babylon2885]

The def leppard CDs got me the best monsters. They were those wolf types. I love those.

[@bliffybliff4196]

Wow WHO could have guess an average person with dog profile like wolfs

[@SamTheEnglishGamer]

Monster Rancher... Awwww hell yeah! Seriously, we used to spend all day playing this game on the PS1, and it was amazing. My dad's CD collection was often raided by us looking for pimp critters, and the first we saw a monster die, I could actually remember crying my eyes out; it was that emotional!

[@SamTheEnglishGamer]

Also, before this video came out, I literally had plans to talk about Monster Rancher in my next video - a top 10 list, so imagine my suprise when I saw this appear in my Sub box! Seriously though, this was an awesome video. The MLG scenes were slightly cheesy, but everything else was mostly spot on.

[@joesizzle10]

***** Lol isnt it so weird that barely any youtubers know about this game?

[@SamTheEnglishGamer]

I know, I think its probably because the game is rare, coming out at the peak of the virtual pet monster craze in the late 90's. I've seen copies online go up for pretty expensive prices, so I consider myself lucky to still have our copy after all those years!

[@JoNarDLoLz]

First time I saw my monster died, I immediately turned off my PS1 and ignored playing the game for a while (and by that I meant for 2 years... I never played it again after 2 whole fucking years) not just because I was sad about how my lil' Bunny, which is by far my favorite monster of all time, but also how it spooked me out. Though, that was me when I was 6 years old, I didn't really understand the concept between life and death, so it was a hard time accepting it. But now, I react in the most horrible way... "Oh my monster died... lemme unfreeze my other monster."

[@dynamicsamurai3803]

***** I feel you a fun addicting game. Tooo bad the series as a whole kind of went downhill and overshadowed after the 2nd game.

[@Greil9]

So much nostalgia from my childhod seeing this. I used to sink hundreds of hours into this game as a kid. It was even better since I learned about it from a friend so we could trade tips and battle our monsters. Once I even trained a monster that made it to the strongest cup in the game (a knight with phoenix mixed in). He did die a few weeks later, but when I saw the signs of dying I kept saving and loaded him alive to save him for some fights with my friends. I even used to play without CDs since at the time I couldn't understand english so I never knew what that CD-place did and always got a Mocchi since I just left the Monster Rancher 2 disk in. But an older friend of my friend knew it and so it got a lot cooler trying every CD in the house for cooler monsters, like the Express Worm.

[@NyanMango]

You should try Princess Maker 2!(The new steam version is the easiest to get) It's really quite superb, and shares some similarities with this game, although... it's with a girl instead of monsters.

[@The__Creeper]

Monster Rancher never gets any love.

[@jciil2309]

Now it's a pretty old game so it's understandable to be not praised as it should be

[@lucky_crit]

Yeah, it's definitely the less praised and loved of the big three. I guess this way it never gets soiled with bad new designs and stuff though? At the very least it lives on.

[@The__Creeper]

***** The last Monster Rancher released in the US was Monster Rancher DS. The problem is that the summoning was lame. You drew monsters on the touch screen or did an incantation. The best part of Monster Rancher was finding random monsters in your collection of your discs. Your favorite CD may have produced a crap monster but you loved it anyways. They've tried to recreate this in the digital era, as in without discs, on the DS and Gameboy Advance. There's just no fun in just pushing buttons to get a monster. You might as well have been using a Game Shark on Monster Rancher 2. I suppose they could do it using IP addresses of websites or something but that's something more akin to Digimon.

[@NyanMango]

Yeah, from what I've seen on LParchive, Monster rancher is like tamagothcis and Princess Maker 2 combined. (Which is superb) If only I could find a copy of one of the games...

[@Marc-lf4du]

it could still use the disk thing or cartridge Mo's pcs come with a disc port

[@ShadyRedLady]

0:50 oh no its an orange geodue

[@underFlorence]

0:49 Hi Shiny Geodude!

[@TheTheisson]

Nickname i wanted to make this comment

[@underFlorence]

Too bad.

[@salt_3102]

Nickname Get used to it

[@atlaslevat]

....... I just posted that

[@underFlorence]

Lewis Thorpe ...... I posted that months ago

[@growlie2676]

2018 And I'm still playing this game. I've gotten lots of monsters in the hall of fame.

[@peoul1]

and i still do play this game, im not see guide so i dont realy know how to open hall of fame and what is it for and how to train your monsters to get best stat posible and how to open all the secret or event, etc.. still so much fun for me to play this game (dont spoil it pls, thx :D)

[@HappyMaskGamer]

Whoah! This must be like Monster Hunter right? ...right? oh..

[@LuckXvaati]

You would think, but noooooooo.....

[@ShinyGoldBacon]

Yeah, turns out there's a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig difference between hunting and ranching. Who'da thunk it?

[@dreamcometrue461]

actually i feel like the part of making the monster is exactly like shin megami tensei

[@Barrelhater]

you DONT EVEN WEAR A MASK!

[@M070RG0A7]

There was a cartoon too. it's really "AAeehhhhh!?!"

[@BLARGHALT]

There are two kinds of Monster Rancher 2 players: those who hate Oakleyman, and fucking liars.

[@Ricin42]

true

[@nellyyy979]

Yes.

[@Doncar97]

my oldest brother had Mr2 but I was too young to remember it

[@Greil9]

Well, 3 kinds. the aforementiond two and those who read Nuts Oil/Mint Leaf technique and didn't enter into battle before they were way overpowered so even he was a joke.

[@midenarithmos9200]

I know how that feel

[@LorenzodeSequera]

Nostalgia hitting me SO HARD. This is officially my favorite thing you've done.

[@tehrealcoralsnek7044]

Slytherynn 21, 2015-21, 2015 Rest in spaghettis, never forghetti, so much reghretti... ;-;

[@TroutMaskReplicaSCP]

:(

[@danielpaterson2694]

TehRealCoralSnek Makes me upsetti.

[@Haedox]

That thumbnail brought me here.

[@dexterlai1104]

Is Haedox becoming the new PressFartToContinue?

[@Haedox]

Dexter Lai No, I just like to help the content creator out by commenting things relevant to the video. I also don't use the comments to push my own agendas

[@ecbrd8478]

Youni No kidding!

[@mombo4654]

The One hath come, and he shalt comment on all

[@hilda6266]

Idk man. I don't think it's very healthy to eat a camera, even if you aren't human :/ I don't think anyone can, unless your a goat.

[@hondragrid]

Played this at a friends house. We spent so much time switching out his sisters music CDs. She had HUNDREDS of CDs. We were like kids on Christmass morning checking out all those CDs to see what we got!

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

Does anybody remember the TV show?

[@foreverokami16]

MoonSpiritExp Loved it!

[@hoodedstreetmonk352]

I do, sort of. The eyeball monster was even more unsettling on the anime.

[@datex8]

The wolf with horns was awesome though

[@WinterDragon274]

Samuel Rodriguez His name is Tiger of the Wind.

[@FeniXMinerva]

Sure do. I especially love the episodes that featured Pixie because...you know. 😜

[@kikivulcan6877]

OMG. Monster Rancher was my childhood ❤️

[@Hesausumone]

Vulcan 1 or 2?

[@Drekslerr]

Jeff you watched just too many MLG videos...

[@breadclip9911]

Too*

[@Drekslerr]

Geometry Dash Agent gr8 m8 but i even noticed the mistake myself but i can't edit my comments on a phone, btw gd plyr

[@breadclip9911]

Geometry dash is life. Also you should double check spelling before posting, that's what I do.

[@jr637-1]

Dreksler Blasphemy.

[@saifors]

One can never watch too many mlg videos.

[@Darkfortune629]

Monster Rancher 2 and 3 were my literal childhood. I loved Pokemon and Digimon but Monster Rancher always holds a place in my heart. Thanks for showing more people this series SpaceHamster and I'm glad you enjoyed it. c:

[@strain42]

Curse you, SpaceHamster! "I" was going to do a video about Monster Rancher 2! And we all know the rule of KZbin that every video game can only be covered by one, and only one KZbin personality! Nah, seriously though, great video, this is one of my favorite games, and it was nice seeing it again. Keep up the good work.

[@Tots314]

lol orange geodude. New Alolan pokemon confirmed

[@SSBBPOKEFAN]

I would've said shiny, but okay.

[@Tots314]

It turned out to be true XD

[@medianxx4687]

it's a Muk

[@fukkthisnewupdate8882]

Zach Rigney I was thinking of the shiny version personally.

[@taylorgwynn]

I can see from the reflection in your sunglasses that all 2 fame gets you is delusion :(

[@Sleepy_Sonata]

Monster Rancher 2 & 4 were a huge part of my childhood. I remember my brother, my cousins, and I all taking turns raising our monsters. It was the best. We were so jealous when one of my cousins discovered the phoenix!!

[@joesizzle10]

Guitar hero always spawned the Phoenix (in mr4). That was the best thing at the end of the game.

[@ShiningTaiga]

That guide helped me become master rancher

[@bangBANGDEAD132]

the best there ever was

[@TheObliteratrix]

ahmed siraji to catch them all is my real test

[@stroberry4660]

To combo break them is my cause

[@TheObliteratrix]

rancher on!

[@idioticsavant1]

Thank you for bringing back the memory of the monster rancher anime for me. I used to love that show as a kid and totally forgot about it until seeing the yellow monster on the thumbnail.

[@huntereyeofdarkwood5417]

After waching jermas playthrough of this game ID say it is quite hilarius game

[@Powerhouse1]

In Monster Rancher 1, I got a Pixie to last up to 6 years (and is currently frozen atm). Considering how short their lifespan is, that was my greatest accomplishment in all the monster ranchers.

[@caesarganesha2993]

How? And how did u know about monster lifespan? I raised kitty and after 2 years celebration, then colt says "it looks exhausted we should consider to retire it" (like allert the monster gonna die soon) and i was like "huh" even my suezo got "exhausted" when it 3 yrs 10 month

[@BloopsExtraSpicy]

That guide... I nearly died... Loved it.

[@QuesadillaWizard]

I'm so happy to see love for this game! My cousin and I spent HOURS going through his CDs in search of monsters when we were kids.

[@TheTrueChuster]

What if I insert a disc of Duke Nukem Gold? Can I have Duke as my monster?

[@TheMasterVictory]

pls... try that out, we must know if we can get Duke

[@jammerlammer546]

TheMasterVictory Yeah, you can't.

[@wingthehedghog9223]

Duke would beat everything and u might beat the game in 2 seconds.

[@TheTrueChuster]

Always bet on Duke.

[@zentaichi999]

"I'mrry but only a verified God can spawn that kind of monster." *rages and throws life out the freaking window*

[@WALUIGIFAN-ui6uh]

R.I.P. Slithernn lived short life but still loved today

[@burgundyraven4758]

Chili, Cream soda and SpaceHamster. Seems like it's gonna be a good day. :D

[@ppmaqchannel]

I Spent SOOOO much time with this game through my childhood and teen years. Monster Rancher 1, 2 and the card-game ones. I was obsessed. Never saw the franchise come back. It had really interesting mechanics for making your monster really seem autonomous and it's own independent creature. I do miss that XD

[@oliviasanchez8838]

SpaceHamster: Names his monster Slythernn Me: Instantly Subscribes

[@roetemeteor]

The mint leaf and nuts oil is actually pretty fucking accurate when you start getting enough cash in, usually by taking some piece of shit you don't care about, always the first one because of course it is, and pushing the fucking thing fast enough to die and win as many fights as it can so you can get more monster unlocks.

[@53Spawn]

Seeing this reminds me. We need a new Spectrobes....The 2nd game was so awesome....

[@mid90sshinigami]

Agreed

[@rainy8702]

Duo Maxwell agreed

[@ryanmorton3841]

***** Spectrobes, damn that brought back memories. I liked how you could battle along side your monsters with either an energy sword or blaster. I could never get those cards to work though.

[@somerandomguy443]

what one is the second one? because I have beyond the portals and Ive never played it

[@Ehibika]

***** I'm really glad I'm not the only one, the series had some real fun ideas! the excavation was a bit better in the first game, but still.

[@jeremybrewer5924]

I loved this game. My best friend and I spent years playing this and raising different monsters and using various methods of training. The community for this game was rather large at one time. Which is sad since the succeeding games did not do as well.

[@Sykdude]

Tomagachi is still a thing here in Japan.

[@JackArcherX]

I still remember the horrible trauma this game caused me....I had a Mustard Zumm I loved so much....trained him for many years, beat many other monsters in tournaments aaaaaand he got killed in a damn expedition ;_; That damn death scene is one of the most soul-scarring moments in videogame history ;_;

[@ShadowLady1]

rip in piece slytherynn

[@Eddiember]

Here is my guide: The Music CD: Big Fun Party Mix 3 contains the "Pheonix" monster, which is by far the strongest monster in the game. (It's technically a "Legendary Monster" by the standards of the Monster Rancher TV Show, as finding it was the entire purpose of the Series) Of course, you need to become an Official IMA trainer to be allowed to read the Disc, which is by far the hardest thing to do in this darn game >_>.

[@JunkyardBashSteve]

Honestly, this game seems fairly fun. I like when the subject matter isn't always a crapshoot; SpaceHamster and ProJared have shown off some pretty cool stuff over the years. Now if you will excuse me, I have a game to go torrent.

[@gregoryedwards3467]

Monster Rancher was honestly the most addicting game I ever played on a console that was single player. Played that game non stop. Remember reloading my PS1 every time my monster failed obstacles lol

[@HEXDRIX]

So does this mean you guys are Hidden Boots? Or Normal Block?

[@liamsgreatbitgaming]

Oh my god, I had a Tamagotchi when I was five, it's what got me into games, and now I'm a massive gamer... *NOSTALGIC HEART ATTACK*

[@indeimaus]

Let's make a video baby

[@BreadStyx-]

Three years later, and still didn't make a video

[@invidofinp1828]

My brothers tamagatchi got me to walk on the United center when the Bulls were in their Jordan years, that thing survived a tenth row fall and got me to have something I will always remember.

[@fetamean]

0:48 SHINY GEODUDE?

[@M070RG0A7]

before shiny Geodude :P

[@Moonbeam143]

I used to watch the cartoon all the time back in the day. Golem was my favorite.

[@electrolag3343]

i want to see a play through of this and the goal is to get 100 fame and the monster from the first CD is the monster you'll use untill it dies and then you start over

[@xXxSnowXAblazexXx]

+Caleb Alsteen sounds kinda like the first Digimon World game

[@The328th]

+FauxFang OI! MATE! Stop copying John Pablo's profile Picture.

[@ultimantomega]

Man I remember this game, loved it as a kid. Lent the game to a friend and never got it back, called him and every thing and he was just like "sorry I lost it when moving house"

[@spikevstheworld]

thought this said Monster Hunter and got a bit too excited.

[@PinkyBear]

My brother and I played this all the time. It was one of our favorite games along with Rampage.

[@toma.7065]

He knows that there is an entire animated series behind this game ... right?! O_o

[@SpaceHamsterGames]

Yep, don't worry I know!

[@TigerWing95]

***** Did you like the animated series?

[@billcipher3180]

slitherynn died the same way sans would getting knocked down to 0.000000000000000001 health but still collapses and dies i wanna see his tombstone here lies slytherynn the magnificent bastard was to sansational for the world .R.I.P.

[@tripwirecreator25]

Played a lot of this back in my childhood, then tried it again a few years later to finish the game.

[@yufery5]

brb spacehamster need to eat

[@yufery5]

back

[@alterego9023]

-You're dead to me-

[@bfbfhdh384]

+Yufery5 be right back back

[@Stan_Delone]

Ah man, I played Monster Rancher so much as a kid. Having a monster die was the wooooorst. Pretty sure it made kid me cry more than once.

[@TheZipperDragon]

7:50 Ofcourse there's a furry waifu, because Japan.

[@IxodesPersulcatus]

I hear "SPACE HIPSTER" every time.

[@gothamfele]

S.H.I.T. Space Hamster In ToilET

[@pzee1802]

Me and a friend of mine watched this video together and whenever things get awkward or we meet up, we always, and I mean ALWAYS say... "2 Fame"Thank you Space Hamster for giving me and my friend a new catchphrase!!!

[@danielrubino2228]

2 fame

[@dcipriano1232]

I remember this game. Specifically, I remember being able to make monsters from CDs and nothing else. But that's enough for me to remember it fondly anyway.

[@hippiedave1362]

Monster Rancher > Pokemon & Digimon

[@bliffybliff4196]

Monster Rancher is one of favourite games kinda sad that the won't make any more Monster Racher games

[@jaykknight2248]

As a huge fan of this franchise i very much enjoyed this video! You're bits were funny and you highlighted the real appeal of the series. RIP Slytherynn those free for all tournaments are NO JOKE

[@theinternetpolice4365]

Those deaths "Hey, uh, lemme just die? Thx"

[@GraveUypo]

holy fuck the helicopter thing took my breath away. almost died laughing at that.

[@tapehead3832]

10:32 A giant enemy crab you say?

[@mazzyelf]

I remember when my friend came round with this game and we literally foraged the house for ALL the disks it was manic mad science!!!... we had a great time.

[@thisismychannelURLyo]

That ending was seriously one of the funniest things I've seen all year, Space.

[@SleebyRise]

Your hair with your constant staring eyes with your voce makes you look like a crazy lunatic with great videos

[@xjman546]

That awkward switching of the disks, LOL best part.

[@Avigorus]

A cross between Voldemort and a snake? No, that unholy abomination is a cross between a bat and the creature from the black lagoon.

[@ViralVenom]

Your monster could really turn into a helicopter? That is friggen amazing.

[@Stan_Delone]

+Calvan Starling Gels do what they want. They can even turn into Godzilla style satellite dish MASERs as you see for a second in this video.

[@ViralVenom]

I obviously raised the wrong monster. o.o

[@dasandwichguy3260]

Monster Rancher is one of my absolute favorite series

[@AlexTenThousand]

I remember the Monster Rancher anime. In Italy arrived along with the success of Pokémon much like similar anime series like Digimon and Medabots with the hope of attract audience with the monster training/fighting theme, it was pretty cool.

[@BradRLee]

00:50 Wow Geodude rearly let himself go.

[@moon1614]

Man, monster rancher 1 was serious. I remember having a huge board named "boardy" that died from getting beat way too much in battles. I still haven't picked up the game again. I'm probably going to try playing again thanks to this video

[@nopenope182]

When you said it looks like a combination I thought of a leaf and a gremlin

[@aslinn346]

I had this game growing up and invested A LOT of time in it. I remember once I went through every single CD in the house and wrote everything you got from each disc down. I was also scarred for life when my monster who was super successful (and admittedly fair old) died. I remember turning it off without saving so they'd be alive still and I think they died again so I ended up turning it off and never playing that save file again to keep them alive...

[@PhaddyOnka]

Glad to see Monster Rancher 2 getting some attention after so many years.

[@ToffeeLime]

It's like your intro gets more and more epic for every video.

[@MK-dr7dx]

7:49 gives me flashbacks from the Cats movie.

[@bigjf7291]

Giant enemy crab Idk if that was a reference but I love it (Heavy Lobster from Kirby if u didn’t know)

[@dylanpullam3820]

I wish I could have played this game back in the day. I love games you don't directly control. At least with animals. Not really The Sims all that much. Anyway, I have plenty of cds so I bet I could get some cool monsters!

[@paoloangelino24]

I loved playing this game back then! The create a monster from any cd adds to the thrill and excitement of the game. You also sort of get an emotional attachment to your favorite monster especially after seeing it die. :( I hope this gets reintroduced in the newer consoles. 😊

[@Hakooru]

As soon as I saw the New Year cup I knew that it was over for Slytherynn...There's just no beating Kitty

[@GameMageGaming]

I think this is possibly my most favourite game ever - I loved borrowing other people's CDs and then writing a list of what monster and sub type and stat would come out. My favourite was the Phoenix - it was awesome with its beam that with enough Skill and Int would take out a lot of enemies. Heads up - Save often. :)

[@jonathan3579]

I played the hell out of this game as a kid. The memories...

[@c-puff]

I remember my friend having this game and me thinking it was like the greatest thing I'd ever seen. Sadly, though, I did not own a playstation at the time, and so never got to play it.

[@littlegp8414]

this sounds like a game franchise that should totally come back