NES Games No One Played: SNOOPY'S SILLY SPORTS SPECTACULAR (Nintendo Entertainment System Review)

[@Circus_Diabolique]

I used to read Nintendo Power on the john, now I watch Big Ole Words for my big ole turds. Great video, just the perfect length for a duece and your nice and chill personality made for a relaxing dump.

[@BigOleWords]

They don’t call me the verbal Ex-Lax for nothing!

[@Gatorade69]

"Big ol' Turds" Well don't forget the poop knife.

[@Circus_Diabolique]

@@Gatorade69 my rules are: Number one, get the poop knife. Number two, get the poop knife. Number three, GET THE POOP KNIFE 🔪 💩

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

What are you talking about? These videos aren’t _anywhere near_ 30 minutes long.

[@wardrich]

Wait wait, don't tell my wife we can take a dump in 5-6 minutes, unless you are a wife in which case we definitely can't. 10-15 minutes minimum. 👀

[@Julayla]

I actually played this when I rented it as a kid because my brother and I were huge fans of the Peanuts franchise. We had a lot of fun with it, despite not good at the pogo stick game.

[@BigOleWords]

Definitely a rental!

[@Elucidus]

I also played this as a rental and looking at the timeline, I wish I'd rented The Guardian Legend instead.

[@jaozada]

the river jump seems to happen in front of Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome.. quite a nice representation of it for an NES game 😅

[@AlejandroGarciaReidy]

Correct, that's the place. The river is supposed to be the Tiber.

[@BigOleWords]

Awesome! I’ve been there but do not remember this.

[@mightyfilm]

Glad to see my man Spike getting representation, and a much more suitable choice than Donald messing with Daisy. Their relationship is shaky enough as it is. Come to think of it, Snoopy is immensely popular in Japan to the point even his obscure relatives have pop up store merchandise. Why didn't they go with Snoopy for the main character in the first place?

[@BigOleWords]

Didn’t realize he was big in Japan!

[@mightyfilm]

@@BigOleWords Whereas Garfield is big in China. But yeah. There's a small Snoopy Museum in Japan and usually little pop up cafes and stuff. Peanuts are also part of Universal Studios Japan.

[@DadRacer]

Nicely done. You remembered what Winston Zeddemore once said. When someone asks you if you’re a god, you say YES!

[@BigOleWords]

Hahaha yes exactly!

[@toddhouchin3252]

Yo! Noid is another reskin but from Capcom and not due to Capcom. Good review as always! This also makes me want to learn more about Kemco and Seika's relationship.

[@BigOleWords]

I wish I knew more, although I thought there were more of these Kemco reskins on the NES and I think the only one I haven’t covered is Crazy Castle.

[@Gatorade69]

@@BigOleWords Crazy Castle was one of those games it seemed like everyone owned when I was a kid. At least two other neighbors on the same street owned it, my babysitter owned it, a friend owned it. Now that I think about it, everyone had a NES (and Crazy Castle)... Then along came the Genesis.

[@RageyRage82]

I remember this game. My cousin's brought it over one time on their summer vacation to here. They absolutely insisted we would all play it! I played it once, hated it, but they still insisted! I got pissed, and unhooked the Nintendo and brought it to my room LOL! That's my only memory of this game haha!

[@BigOleWords]

Hahahahaha that’s amazing!

[@Kizyr]

I had this game back in the NES era (still have it). It was definitely more fun in two-player since you could compete, but otherwise yeah it doesn't hold much interest. Back then I was able to master everything *except* the pole vault -- it wasn't until earlier this year that I learned you're supposed to let go of the A button at the peak of the vault so Snoopy lets go and reaches the other side.

[@BigOleWords]

Ohhhhhh. That’s the trick!

[@xxHUNGRY4THETRUTHxx]

It's actually a port of Alternate World Games originally on the C64, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.

[@BigOleWords]

Cool!

[@arikaur24]

yeah crash n the boys street challenge has such a good presentation I'm shocked it has not been made in to a movie

[@glowingfish]

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World?

[@BigOleWords]

SOOOO SAD!

[@catholicactionbibleonlyist1813]

My peanuts fandom is the it's comic strip, a handful of it episodes, and two of its movies

[@SoulforSale]

Have you read the book Happiness is a Warm Puppy?

[@GenerationPixel]

I've already played Track and Field, Hypersports, Daley Thompson's Decathlon and many others. This I haven't and so now I must!

[@bryangarcia5599]

Imagine seeing a real-life dog run up to the edge of a river and casually pole-vault over it

[@SoulforSale]

Imagine? I'm watching it happen

[@BigOleWords]

Id pay all the moneys!

[@morgansinclair6318]

I remember playing this game as a kid and never getting the hang of it, but I don't remember where I did so.

[@Mpresley83]

never owned the game, but played it many times. You'll master it in about an hour.

[@BigOleWords]

It feels like a classic rental

[@Elucidus]

I wonder what this game cost when new. I'd assume about $50 - which would have been a big slap to the face if you were debating between this and... well, so many other great games in 1988 (RC Pro Am, The Guardian Legend, Blaster Master, Double Dragon 2, Super Mario Bros 2, Mega Man 2... etc). It kind of feels like the game you'd see at the local drug store on the shelf of discount stuff - but that market didn't really exist until the 32-bit disc game era. I could totally see this being a $5 game that grandparents would pick up for their kids along with the weekly prescriptions.

[@BigOleWords]

Yeah you’re probably right. It was a tough time out there trying to pick games that were worth the dough

[@EdmondDantes224]

This episode should instead be called "Games I wish I hadn't played." I owned this as a kid, and yes it took me literal YEARS to figure out how to do the river jump event. I actually spent years thinking it was impossible except that I had seen a video (I think on a mall kiosk) showing it happen.

[@foscogrubb]

The pizza stack mini game was my jam as a kid

[@BigOleWords]

You know it!

[@Riz2336]

It's funny how often they did that on the NES, just take a game and change the sprites for the us version

[@BigOleWords]

There probably is a lot whole video to do there…

[@MegaHarv]

I remember renting this back in the day! The only thing that stuck with me though was the Pizza Carrying Challenge. For a similar style of game I'd rather play Caveman Games personally

[@BigOleWords]

That is a much closer game to compare Snoopy to.

[@TrashHeap64]

I had this game as a kid. I played it a lot but honestly had no idea how half the games worked.

[@justin43098]

NO....I played this when I was kid. The good video store was closed so I rented a game from the corner store instead because I just couldn't wait. They only had Silk Worm, Snoopy and Mario Bros 2 and I hadn't played Snoopy yet. I was disappointed lmao.

[@BigOleWords]

You know it’s rough when you were better off with Silkworm!

[@army103]

Wow...I had forgotten all about this game! My sister and I rented it a couple of times when we were kids.

[@brianc3761]

"Lil fucker!" That'd be a much better title to this game. What were they thinking?!

[@kylelee3576]

Made me lol at least.

[@BigOleWords]

Lil fuckers silly sports spectacular!

[@brianc3761]

@@BigOleWords "Small Semi-Pro 'Scourts Silly Sports Spectacular: The Sequel" 😛

[@safetinspector2]

About the OG Donald version: why would a duck care if they were pushed into a river?

[@BigOleWords]

You know, that’s a good question!

[@JoeNayDoh]

Actually owned this one as a kid. I always played the pizza mini game by just running to the end with the fewest amounts of pizza. Don't think I ever got the river jump once

[@BigOleWords]

Yep that’s the pizza strategy for sure!

[@marchatesyou1]

this was the ultimate competition game in my neighborhood growing up omfgggg yesss

[@Scott-fj9uf]

I think the landmark by the river event is the castel sant'angelo.

[@BigOleWords]

Ok sweet!

[@latinoporvida]

Thanks for sharing. If it weren't for this sample I would've probably bought Snoop's Silly Sports Spectacular. What a waster of money that would've been

[@BigOleWords]

Ahh you know, I’d still say give it a shot if it’s not too pricy!

[@latinoporvida]

@@BigOleWords I’m not sure if I can carry them pizzas

[@EggShen905]

The pole vault looks like it's in front of Castel San Angelo. I've been there; pretty sure that's supposed to be it.

[@BigOleWords]

I think you’re right!

[@ansharzero]

No one played? Naw I heavily used to play the shit out of this as a kid lol. The pizza carrying, the boot toss was my favorite... the slap fight on the canoe? Classic.

[@BigOleWords]

Slap Fight on the Canoe is a way better name for that event

[@arttu76]

What a weird nes-port of Gremlin Graphics’ 1987 Alternative World Games.

[@BigOleWords]

Gremlin Graphics is a rad name for a company

[@BB-te8tc]

I rented this game a few times as a kid. It was a fun little two player game. That said, we always rented two games at a time, so we'd play this off and on. It was good for a half hour or so of fun every now and then. We'd always just walk nonstop to get the pizza event over with. Caveman Games is another NES title in a similar vein. It too is a bit difficult to figure out the controls, but when you're both kids (or adults) who have no idea how to play it's a good time.

[@BigOleWords]

Oh yeah Caveman would’ve been a closer comparison than Track and Field!

[@Elucidus]

“The difference is that Track and Field is good”… well, relatively speaking. :)

[@BigOleWords]

Oh man I love both Track and Field games!

[@eof6270]

I think River Jump takes place in Naples.

[@jong2359]

I thought it was in Greece somewhere at first glance.

[@BigOleWords]

Several people have mentioned “Castel Sant'Angelo” in Rome

[@Ed-zy7vi]

I remember playing this at a friends house we both thought it sucked. Oddly I think we played it on the track pad. Can’t remember been 100 years.

[@Team_Little_Mates]

Wow, this is almost exactly like Caveman Games but looks less frustrating!

[@BigOleWords]

A very close parallel

[@tookmyjob]

I got the river jump once. Once.

[@BigOleWords]

So you too are a god!

[@psychmyst]

I played this game when I was a kid. I remember it being painful to control.

[@BigOleWords]

It can frustrate for sure

[@Biscuit-Triscuit]

This was actually one of the first NES games I ever discovered via emulators/roms. I used to think it was pretty cute and fun, but now I’m a bit less eager to play it lol

[@BigOleWords]

It is cute for sure

[@wardrich]

Could the "River Jump" be somewhere in the Netherlands? "Fierste Ljepper" is pretty much exactly that - jump a river with a big stick lol

[@BigOleWords]

I think it’s been confirmed for Rome, but that sounds awesome

[@doordashdriver]

There were a surprising number of NES games that featured pizza.

[@BigOleWords]

Haha yes there were!

[@8bitbarrister]

I think that’s Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome

[@bes03c]

I recommend watching Jomboy' Dutch Canal Jumping video to understand "River Jumping."

[@Maddamage866]

You definitly may be one of the last in a small group of good retro reviews. Wanted to share my BlasterMaster story being i just watched your thoughts on it,but.Blaster Master was a good game for its time but also one of the first ten games i ever rented, then owned.But it also became the game i would have friends play while i played Zelda or Wizards and Warriors.I guess maybe cuz it became such a familiar game like Mario/Duck hunt.But that is my own Blaster Master story.Keep up the great reviews. P.S.never even seen that snoopy game , not in my area anyway.

[@BigOleWords]

Hey thanks, that’s kind of you to say!

[@jaysjamskids]

I used to play this a ton at a family friends house.

[@joshthefunkdoc]

Oh hey, this was a childhood game for bc since i was big into Peanuts! Def one of those that doesn't hold up so well with age...another title in a similar vein i'd like to see you cover (since it was also a part of my childhood) is Caveman Games! i even ran that in a mystery-game tournament once upon a time =)

[@BigOleWords]

Mystery game tournament?! Go on…

[@youreallyplaythat]

Nice to see a sprite swap game!

[@BigOleWords]

It’s led me to work on a sprite swap video!

[@dabanjo]

You can diss the game, but don't be dissin my boy Spike 🫵

[@BigOleWords]

He dissed himself with that stache

[@dabanjo]

@BigOleWords oh no you didn't

[@ratix98]

Ah yes alternative world games. This is a pretty good commodore 64 conversion for the nes

[@BigOleWords]

Nice!

[@miguelovejero8811]

Spike is Snoopy's brother

[@BigOleWords]

There you go!

[@brianc3761]

@@BigOleWords but is Snoopy Spike's brother? We may never know...- Oh. He is.

[@namebrandmason]

A game I distinctly remember NOT renting. I was a kid who liked Snoopy, but the title has always sounded like a cash-in.

[@BigOleWords]

And it is!

[@MrClawt]

I remember renting this and loving the pizza game.

[@GoodVibeCollecting]

I think this game would have done better if they kept it Donald Duck. Or it at least would have been more remembered. River Jump is the event everyone gets stuck on. The timing is very specific but if you are extremely lucky, you will get it. This game does have an actual ending but you have to complete all of the events 3 times or so. Something nobody did. Despite its flaws I still have a soft spot for this game.

[@BigOleWords]

Oh really?! Yeah I never made it that far to see an ending

[@rickykeim2005]

I played this one. I had a Neighbor who had this. I don't remember being any good at it.

[@BigOleWords]

It definitely takes some practice, and even then…

[@BrakODatWak]

I played this constantly as a kid and I still don’t know why other than wanting to be better at it

[@BigOleWords]

Sometimes, that’s more than enough!

[@noirlavender6409]

Thank you, I love these videos. My only complain is that they're so good but sooo short :( it'd be great if they lasted 10-15 minutes instead of 4-7 :c

[@BigOleWords]

You have to trust me, there’s no way you or anyone wants to watch me talk about Snoopy’s Silly Sports Spectacular for 15 minutes.

[@noirlavender6409]

@@BigOleWords I usually would believe you, but I must disagree in this particular situation! I'd love to hear you talk about NES games no one played for 15 minutes. Even Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular!

[@joshuaroberts4245]

I played it. I was a huge snoopy fan as a kid

[@NESADDICT]

How bout that sack race

[@BigOleWords]

It’s sacktacular!

[@chadly63]

I own this game and I don't think I've ever successfully done the river jump

[@danbauer3669]

I own this game. I'm sure I've played it... or looked at it. Probably. These games that are a collection of mini games with different controls for each one are difficult to get into without a manual. Example: I had Skate or Die on PC when I was a kid and loved it. Never understood the hate for the NES version until I owned it many, many years later. I write control schemes in my GamEye app and for Skate or Die on NES I just wrote "?????"

[@BigOleWords]

Yeah I totally know what you mean. I love Ski or Die but I always get to the Aero Acrobatics stage and completely crash and burn.

[@danbauer3669]

@@BigOleWords I went to the game store today and got the manual for Skate or Die. Heck yes! Armed now with instructions, my opinion of this game will greatly improve! .... maybe

[@TysonBegford]

I’m here for the obscurity

[@BigOleWords]

I’m here for you being here for it!

[@frank68x]

I actually really liked this game.

[@BigOleWords]

It’s got its charms!

[@frankf684]

I think that’s castel sant’Angelo in Rome

[@BigOleWords]

Sweet thanks!

[@nicholaslamoreux2660]

HE ALWAYS DROPS THE PIZZA

[@BigOleWords]

It can’t be done!

[@mr.leogorath]

YES! Best Game on the NES!

[@BigOleWords]

Hahaha if you say so!

[@alkristopher]

Excuse you! I owned this game, and I adored it! ... ... ... I was kind of dumb back then. Anyway, if you *really* want a game nobody played, check out Destination Earthstar...IF YOU DARE!

[@BigOleWords]

I don’t think I’ve ever played it!

[@alkristopher]

@@BigOleWords BestofNES on Twitch held a week-long event where the entire community, and anyone who wanted to get involved, tried to beat every NES game (and a few others) in the span of a week. They did it, but one of the games they had the most trouble with was Destination Earthstar (also, Silkworm, Motor City Patrol, and Castellian).

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

2:11 Oh hey it's SMASH BROS before SMASH BROS!!

[@BigOleWords]

Heyo!

[@safetinspector2]

Could that be the Tower of London?

[@BigOleWords]

Don’t think so!

[@jefflindquist6138]

Cool game 🙂

[@RaposaCadela]

Cool!! Game may be lame, but these sprites are hella cute

[@laurenalexander4438]

I played it. I actually owned a copy.

[@habloverdi7047]

More videos please. :)

[@BigOleWords]

This is about as fast as I can go! :)

[@MallieNallie_xo]

I had this game lol

[@mattsweeney3790]

This is a pretty boring game all together. Like, honestly, I'd rather play Big Bird Hide n Speak, no joke this time. Great stuff, man.

[@BigOleWords]

You know it!

[@ArnoldOldSchool]

Good stuff as always!

[@BigOleWords]

Thanks bud!

[@jdenoe69]

My question is, how silly are the actual sports in this licensed Peanuts game?

[@BigOleWords]

The one where you push each other into the canal is pretty silly!

[@jdenoe69]

@@BigOleWords Lol!

[@glowingfish]

Okay to be fair Donald pushing his gf into the water is less of a problem since she is a duck.

[@BigOleWords]

You know, in that scenario maybe the duck who gets pushed in is actually the winner!

[@davidrichter9164]

People need to do their research before they start spouting about " no one did this or that" Seems like people actually played this game.

[@BigOleWords]

You got me, hyperbolizing like a motherfucker!

[@scottbogfoot]

Nice

[@davidhahn4854]

I am amongst the first to have watched this within 10 minutes of posting.

[@BigOleWords]

You win!

[@brianc3761]

@@BigOleWords lies. This is your channel. YOU WIN

[@SoulforSale]

Cheap cartridge too.

[@BigOleWords]

Bonus!

[@mikejiggs]

1:33 Porn? That's a nude Snoopy I won from my game.

[@mikejiggs]

Reference: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWGyhJmYha95l5Y

[@BigOleWords]

Hahaha that was one of the best sketches from the new season.

[@Scribblerjohnny]

I hated this game so much. The controls were awful.

[@sumares]

I’m no one 😅

[@jman46241]

Both look like a terrible version of Caveman Games.

[@BigOleWords]

Nailed it!

[@TeZXSpectrum]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6HVooN8bpiBn7s This also appears on the Zx Spectrum and the C64 in the UK and it's terrible 👍

[@moeman17able]

Wow my cousin had that game great find man. Another awesome video.

[@BigOleWords]

Hey thanks so much

[@marksmybitch4599]

Not a bad game..not a great game, but playable!!

[@BigOleWords]

That's a succinct but accurate review!