Nintendo Fanboy RAGES About Astro Bot - "It Ripped Off Nintendo!!"

[@RefreshingMirage]

Nintendo fanboys when they find out 3D platformers not on Nintendo exist:

[@JonCrs10]

Pac-Man World 2 is CLEARLY a Mario rip off

[@MatthewCenance]

@@JonCrs10 Ape Escape is also a rip off... and so are Ratchet & Clank and Jumping Flash.

[@__BlacklotuS__]

nintendo invented 3d platformers

[@smallfryladKongsbak]

@@__BlacklotuS__ the first 3d platformer was alpha waves on the atari

[@__BlacklotuS__]

nintendo is the best you bots don't understand lol

[@TheElpikachu]

Each time I see Harman, I regret owning a Switch. Why does every console fanboy act like this.

[@targaryen7029]

He's gonna be insufferable when the Switch passes the PS2 lol.

[@SupGuysItsFaulkFilms]

Wait until you see the Sony fanboys…

[@TheElpikachu]

@@SupGuysItsFaulkFilms oh I have, my nephew is a huge Sony fanboy

[@ॐIo]

Fanboys are obnoxious. Doesn't matter which platform. They also cannot see the prospects of other platforms.

[@Drslouchy1469]

See this is the reason why I don’t want to engage with Nintendo fans.. it’s because these type of people exist! Smh

[@TrollAxeThrower]

One and only thing you have in common with Harman Smith. Consistency. He's consistent with being a clown, and you're consistent in farming him. This is like an endless flow of content. Never stop doing it please.

[@ToastyMann]

13:08 Sony literally never ever owned Crash. Even during the PS1 era. He was always the property of Universal prior to Activision getting the IP. Research is hard.

[@coolcatred4922]

Is now owned by Microsoft

[@MercilessJoey]

i always thought it was owned by Sony ty for the knowledge

[@ToastyMann]

@@MercilessJoey That’s not to say Sony wasn’t heavily involved. They basically published the games themselves and had a bit of creative input as well. Sony of Japan was also responsible for the creation of Coco Bandicoot, since they believed Crash having a little sister instead of a tall mommy gf would appeal to Japanese audiences better. Universal were the IP holder, but they’re not a gaming company, in fact they didn’t actually publish any Crash games until they bought Vivendi in the 2000’s which actually gave them a publishing arm. That’s why Wrath of Cortex was published by Konami.

[@SoulX_CalaburX]

huh I always thought Crash acted as a "Mascot" for Sony

[@CaptainB1994]

@@SoulX_CalaburX In a way it was because it helped make the Playstation brand what it is today, though they never actually outright owned the Crash IP.

[@brendanblair64]

Ignoring this weirdo, I'm so happy we got a critically praised AAA 3D platformer that isn't Mario, because that's so rare now. It's my favorite genre, so I kinda hate that Mario seems to be the only series in the genre that gets that kind of attention. I hope Astro Bot gets some insane numbers, so other publishers will make more.

[@SweetTodd]

I'd love to get it on steam. Looks fun

[@Manic_Panic]

We had it good in the 90s and early 2000s. The PS1, PS2 and original Xbox were full of 3D platformers, more so than Nintendo. 7th gen however pretty much wiped them out except Ratchet and some licensed ones like Alice or Toy Story. I think the N.Sane Trilogy and A Hat in Time helped bringing them back because I have come across more 3D platformers on PS4 than PS3 even though many were remakes or remasters like Ty the Tasmanian Tiger or Klonoa but those releases have been slowing down again since the PS5 launched. If Astro Bot actually sells well, I expect other studios to jump in on the bandwagon just like they did for Souls likes. Copium time.

[@jesuspernia8031]

I always preferred Sonic to Mario anyway

[@SweetTodd]

@@jesuspernia8031 fair enough

[@ScropeMater]

It's literally a mario rip off from the enemies to the level design down to even the phont sizes

[@HunterTwoEleven]

He had to, *Checks Notes* Fight the Emperor of Man? Does... does he mean The Emperor of Mankind? Like, from Warhammer? Harmon, what are you doing my guy?

[@Hinokassaudifan1]

better yet, he "destroyed his religion where he is worshipped" without knowing the emperor was a devout atheist.

[@Swaggernaut_X]

He's building room for the newest game to live rent free in his head.

[@ProjectFraz]

When does shartmon schit ever understand anything he talks about.

[@corey2232]

I don't even find him funny anymore... I think I just hate him 😂

[@IaconDawnshire]

He's too pathetic to hate.

[@tchomsdaguy]

true Edit: this is coming from a nintendo fan

[@misteridiot]

15:05 Back in the PS1 days there was a commercial campaign of a guy in a Crash Bandicoot costume standing outside of ‘Nintendo Headquarters’ with a megaphone slinging taunts and being edgy. It was amazingly entertaining.

[@pathogeneration5138]

Except Crash was, and is a PoS. And NINTENDO invented this entire genre while Crash was standing in the carparks yelling. And now you dweebs are yelling faded celebrations. Because SONY couldn't best Mario so just joined Mario. Meaning ripped off.

[@misteridiot]

“I’ve never seen any time where anyone at Sony tried to downplay the success of Nintendo-“ I then reply with an example of one time where they did in fact do just that. An entire commercial campaign. Then, you appear out of nowhere with an unhinged diatribe all to do about nothing, for seemingly no reason. I was literally saying that Sony did Nintendo dirty and you came out swinging without abandon, ‘oh crash is a piece of shit, everything that came after anything else is just a knockoff RRRRRRRRRR’ Like my dude, what the hell does ANYTHING of what you said have to DO with my comment?

[@troller54]

The fact that he tried to use Star fox and Metroid as genuine points against ratchet and clank when both of those franchises notoriously rarely hit over a million copies sold is hilarious

[@lifetimeproductions0]

Harman said that about Warhammer? As a Darktide player especially a Zealot main I would call him a Heretic.

[@Hinokassaudifan1]

toss him to the dark eldar. maybe he has uses there.

[@lifetimeproductions0]

@@Hinokassaudifan1 That will be worth, all in service to the master of mankind. 👍

[@Mach-2-Fishbed]

As a near Ogryn main, I like what shouty says.

[@tommy93hun]

@@Hinokassaudifan1 Nah they wont even touch this nurgling

[@Hinokassaudifan1]

@@tommy93hun excuse you? nurglings are adorable compared to this fanboy.

[@Wiz_Outlaw]

Harmon is a real-life npc planted by god, and you can't convince me otherwise.

[@hamburglar3]

bro thinks everyone is out to get nintendo. also f-zero is literally one of nintendo's dead ips. last game was 20 years ago and i doubt anyone would play as new one

[@arcadianlhadattshirotsughW33Z]

its dead because the last one was f zero gx made by sega.. and its *perfect* ... theres no where else to go outside of virtual reality or something

[@anonanonymous9670]

F-Zero did actually get a new game last year surprisingly

[@arcadianlhadattshirotsughW33Z]

@@anonanonymous9670 are you talking about that f zero with a hundred players thingy?.. thats just og f zero with a bunch of people.. oh well.. your correct, i just didnt think that counted as a "new" f zero... but my bad, you are correct

[@zickity4453]

This smith guy has said a lot but the multi-time "octo-crap" slander is absolutely not tolerated. We do not accept octodad slander on any platform.

[@rodgers1207]

All my homies love Octodad

[@aquapendulum]

If Nintendo could patent 3D Platformer as a whole, they would. Thankfully we're not in that timeline. Yet.

[@pathogeneration5138]

If dumbasses could convince people with straw-man arguments like this, they would. Thankfully we're not in... Eh, maybe we are in that timeline now, who knows.

[@dreamsoffury8369]

Based on current Big N drama we might be there ...... depending what happens over the next few months anyway

[@pathogeneration5138]

​@@dreamsoffury8369 Try thinking through this strategy of tangential apoplexy. Then thinking through the actual details again. NINTENDO acts to protect JUSTIFIABLE RIGHTS from a company IMITATING their BRAND IDENTITY. Do you get it? Is it defrosting in the attic? NINTENDO isn't being unreasonable here. They aren't trying to put 3D Platformers, or Kart games, or Free Roaming Creature sims, or any other delusion hysteria on notice. They are squaring off at the most efficient vectors of a game that IS, actually BLATANTLY imitating their brand identity, from exploitative commercial gains. If NINTENDO wins; which they probably will, PP will be forced (quite reasonably) to make the game NOT MISTAKABLE even accidentally for POKEMON.

[@Kazeira]

I'm pretty sure most of Nintendo fanboys don't even know that Alpha Waves was the first 3D platformer released in 1990 by Infogrames (Now Atari). And even Jumping flash! was released by Sony 14 months before Mario 64.

[@AnotherLuigi255]

⁠​⁠@@KazeiraWasn’t Bubsy 3D before mario 64 too? Yes, I know it’s not good, but that’s not the point, is it?

[@luigimastr8370]

Look, I’m a massive Nintendo Fanboy, and I absolutely love the Super Mario series. But I will not tear apart a game because it is similar or takes inspiration from a Nintendo platformer. Any creator has the freedom to create whatever they want, and Team Asobi did an amazing job creating a solid platformer. I’d even argue it’s better than some 3D Mario games. I may prefer Nintendo, but I will always give praise to other games that deserve it. Astro Bot is one of those games deserving praise.

[@pathogeneration5138]

The main umbrage taken with this game, isn't that it "is similar". It's twofold. THE MAJORITY of its design traits, are blatantly derivative. And some bizarre, hypnotized mass of delusional commentators, like this one, are downplaying or denying, the soaring scale of the plagiarism.

[@WaveWaterer]

...then you're not a fanboy. you're a fan.

[@Flamestar320]

That _Star Wars_ reference was kind of cringe, Harman. Not gonna lie. RIP James Earl Jones. Oh, wait. Was it a _Warhammer_ reference? Oh. I'm an idiot.

[@shardinhand1243]

harmans problem, well, one of his problems is that he's jellous, any success for someone else, makes him feel lesser, and any company thats not nintendo succeding in some way harman will see as a threat to nintendo... so he will do these embarasing mental gymnastics to justify hating and attacking and down playing everything that any game dev or brand outside nintendo does becuase he cant admit when they get something right its all a dire threat to nintendo, so these other games MUST fail, in his mind everything must be lesser than nintendo just like everyone elses success hurts him... harman has an extordinarily toxic mindset not only for improving himself but for getting along with anyone, he basicly see everyone as an enemy... i cant think of a more lonely way to live, and the really sad thing is that theres no way for him to fix this becuase of his own pride, everyone else has to be wrong he has to be right, so he's just going to life the rest of his life like this... miserable bitter alone and angry blaiming everyone else for his failings... man that sucks....

[@SweetTodd]

That is why abortion needs to stay legal.

[@piccoloatburgerking]

I already knew who it was gonna be before clicking on the video lmao, man nintendo fanboys are something else.

[@josuemauricioumanarodas]

Nobody tells Harman that star fox became a dead tittle.

[@rossruss6901]

Oh I'm pretty sure he knows, he just either doesn't acknowledge it or comes up with some dumb reason as to why it's not. My favorite is the often used 3rd option of "just be patient bro" as if that will make the issue go away (Nintendo fanboys use this one the most).

[@Dlf212]

F-zero (not counting 99), Waverace, Starfox, other IPs that haven't been used in years or decades....

[@rossruss6901]

I can see the Inspiration from Nintendo games in it like Mario, but I don't think it ripped them off. Then again, is Harman, the guy who thinks Warhammer 40k isn't Sci-fi while things like Metroid are (hint that's wrong there both Sci-fi).

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Technically it's not sci-fi, it's sci-fantasy.

[@rossruss6901]

​@@fillerbunnyninjashark271Fair enough.

[@gagejohnathan9641]

I genuinely want to know if Harman thinks perfect dark isn't sci-fi anymore.

[@dreamsoffury8369]

"aschually" Warhammer 40k is dark fantasy in a scifi setting......but that's only a technicality......but like most 40k fans even I myself call it scifi regardless 😆

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

@@dreamsoffury8369 Warhammer 40k isn't sci-fi, it's sci fantasy

[@shaicat]

No, you're not the only one who thinks a lot of Nintendo's games look the same.

[@spugelo359]

And honestly, most of their games are not all that high quality, it's more or less staying about the same. No wonder why their games look mostly same.

[@mistydolphin2524]

Nintendo doesn't own the concept of 3d platformers. Thats like saying Activision own the concept of first person shooters. Or that Square Enix owns the concept of Jrpgs.

[@Garaa0fTheRage]

1:04 I think my eyes are deceiving me lmao

[@SHMidlerPlays]

Funny, also your video on that Warhammer game was great by the way

[@ChaosRaziel]

Lets see him try to defeat the Custodes, hell even the entire Imperium plus all the other hostile races

[@lnsflare1]

18:36 I feel the need to point out that Team Asobi is made up of people from the now defu ct JAPAN Studio, who made Puppeteer (among many other excellent games), a PS3 exclusive which was basically a 10/10 2D take on the same formula that Princess Peach Showtime uses over a decade later.

[@kevingower1268]

I did not realize Astobot creators were associated with Puppeteer! No wonder it’s so good!!

[@Nyrus13]

The legend Harman Smith is back 💀🙏

[@TrollAxeThrower]

The claw of the dragon? Or the fang of the dragon?

[@realhadesreturn]

PS5 PRO GOT REVEALED AND ITS 700 USD FOR NO DISC DRIVE LMAO

[@00ABBITT00]

This comment aged like fine wine.

[@WyvrnOnYT]

I must call your bluff on the Donkey Kong Country slander. Everything else in this video you're completely right about, but as a huge platformer fan, Tropical freeze is the greatest 2D platformer I've ever played.

[@haroldasusus4684]

Yeah his whole channel downplays any quality console exclusive. Like I get that no software is truly worth buying hardware over but if that were always the case for everyone no one would upgrade their pc either.

[@vektxrr]

ngl I thought we're gonna have the Armored Knight fight in the background for the entire video

[@robynwolph3836]

Us real and mature Nintendo fans don't claim him. I don't have a problem with Astro Bot. I think the robot looks extremely cute and NOT ALL GAMES have to be on Nintendo consoles. Let Playstation and Xbox have their own exclusive games.

[@kempolar9768]

Thats the difference, most people are fans while he is a fan-boy. Fanboys of literally anything are always stupid.

[@pippip911]

Yes Ryu and Ken are in Astro bot plus Sony never owned crash or spyro

[@arcadianlhadattshirotsughW33Z]

oh shit!!.. i think that *thing* is living in my basement.. let me arm myself and check... oh, thank god.. no.. it was that fucking water heater.. god they're identical..

[@ProjectFraz]

But the water heater is actually useful.

[@BrickyMySticky]

@@ProjectFraz😂

[@DaveReturnsagain1]

Harman has made 4 videos on Astrobot, and the game came out 4 days ago. He has made a video on Astrobot every day since it has come out, and is claiming it is awful and failing despite the fact it has barely had time to do anything. The games that live rent free in his head always seem to expand, when anyone who isn't Nintendo gets a game with positive reception. Let's see we have Elden Ring, who has been there for 2 years, BG3 which has also become a forever resident there, Palworld, Black Myth Wokong, Space Marines 2 and the Warhammer community in general, and now the cute little robo boi is fitting in nicely there are well. I mean I bet minus Elden Ring (which he only played because Garaa called him out on it). He hasn't played a single one of those games. Also who was hyping up Knack? Even back then Game Journos were calling the game, medicore to awful. Not just Metacritic, Edge gave it 3/10, Electronic Gaming Monthly gave it 4.5/10, Eurogamer gave it 4/10, Gamerevolution gave it 2 out of 5, even IGN gave it 5.9 out of 10. Oh sure there were a few 6's and 7's and for some reason one 8.25 from Game Informer. But the vast majority were 3's to 5's. I took a few seconds to look up Knack reviews and saw this. I swear to god this 'man' is just the living embodiment of brain damage.

[@Katie-hb8iq]

I don't think it's controversial to say that Sony dissected Super Mario Galaxy and onward to really understand how Nintendo built those games when developing Astrobot. You can clearly see how the developers mirrored so many details in the 3D Mario games to a tee, from the use of controls, game feel, and playability, to variety and even camera angles. But that's exactly what Sony should do. If you want to make a game that competes with the best games released in the last 15 years, you have to do things at least as well as they did. Every game takes inspiration from what came before, and I don't see this as any different. If anything, Nintendo should be flattered that their 3D platformer design was so good that it was worth mirroring closely without much deviation. The formula really works. Most 3D platformers outside of Mario (like Crash, A Hat in Time, Psychonauts, Yooka-Laylee, etc.) tried to feel different, and they just aren't as good. You may as well go with what works. It's not worth getting upset about.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Mario Galaxy did what Ratchet and Clank already did years prior

[@DistinctionDino]

Astrobot does not feel like a Mario game in movement at all. What makes astrobot feel really great is the dualsense. Astro movement is extremely limited he has three moves a jump, hover and punch thats it. there is no variability in how you tackle any of the platforming obstacles you cant even jump on top of an enemy. Theres no long jump, side jump, backflip, not even a wall slide in a 3D platformer of 2024. I genuinely think if it was played on a standard controller it wouldn't be perceived as being as great. The dualsense enhanced the experience dramatically. I really liked it but a game like Mario Odyssey I put like 70 hours into and Astrobot I put in like 12 got the platinum and i'm done. Which is okay.

[@Katie-hb8iq]

@@DistinctionDino I don't have a ps5, so i can't play. I can only comment on how it looks. From my perspective, as someone who has played most 3d marios at least twice each, they really did dissect a lot of aspects. Not saying they copied at all, I know there is innovation and stuff, but I see so many gameplay elements and patterns and all sort of design that is borrowed heavily from the mario games, so that's why i say what i say. It's cool too, I think you have to do that to make a platformer. I think you need to reintroduce new concepts and ditch them quickly and have lots of novelty and variety. This formula really works. Even the silly things like putting collectables or how you position obstacles is like a science in mario games, and I see the same patterns being used in the trailers for astrobot. The influence is really obvious to me.

[@DistinctionDino]

@@Katie-hb8iq i think maybe something was lost in translation because I agree it copies Mario in a lot of ways besides movement. Not just Mario either I see some Spyro in there too. There are some levels in the game that feel like complete rips. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing is for the player to decide. For me it’s not great because it’s weird to constantly play a game and be reminded of another but hey. Where the game does shine is with the dualsense that feels great and really elevates the experience.

[@targaryen7029]

Even if Sony copied Mario, why are people mad Sony copied from the best? I hope Sony keeps coping Nintendo so we have more great games on other plataforms.

[@Hinokassaudifan1]

harman, you are one of the few cases where the chaos gods DO NOT WANT YOU. i wonder what the imperium's uses for such fails.

[@swimmermac3265]

fuel rod carrier

[@CapnCoconuts]

Harman is already a Servitor for Nintendo. There's nothing the Imperium could do but give him the Emperor's Peace.

[@Aqzw]

Ps5 pro 699.99 💀

[@__BlacklotuS__]

no game, no stand, no disk drive

[@leeviheiskanen1271]

Extra 100 € if you live in Europe

[@MiguelRodriguez-lp9et]

For the millionth time, it has a 2tb ssd, upgraded wifi, NOT just a hardware upgrade. It's a better deal than Microsofts upcoming 599 console with no upgrades.

[@__BlacklotuS__]

it's trash

[@Brecondo]

​​@@MiguelRodriguez-lp9et They literally just put glitter on it and a bigger SSD and said "$599, please". It might be true that Sony is complacent but the only reason they can be is because somehow Microsoft is even more so despite being a third wheel at best.

[@Brecondo]

Like every Tendie ever, his voice is sandpaper to the ears.

[@themultiversalmagpie7827]

I can’t get over how this guy thinks everything the gaming industry does is to hurt Nintendo

[@Mars23601]

13:00 Yeah they are, I remember Ryu can be found in the Retro Rumble stage in the first galaxy and Ken can be found in the Retro Rumble stage in the second galaxy, they are also needed for an achievement

[@tcpratt1660]

"It was the most obnoxious thing I've ever seen in my life..." Harman Smith obviously doesn't own any reflective surfaces whatsoever, and obviously is a 4-F vampire, because if neither of the above were true, he would have to confess that he, Harman Smith, was the most obnoxious thing ever in existence in the known universe.

[@CaptainB1994]

Sony never owned Crash Bandicoot or Spyro.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

They did. And then they sold them

[@SergioLopez-eb6fz]

​@@fillerbunnyninjashark271 no universal pulled an Oswald where they really owned the character of crash. despite crash appearing on Sony consoles and making it like they owned him but they really didn't.

[@CaptainB1994]

@@fillerbunnyninjashark271 No Universal did, who lent Sony the character, then Universal Interactive Studios became Vivendi who were bought out by Activision who were themselves bought out by Microsoft. So out of the Big Three(Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo), Microsoft is the only one who can legitimately say Crash Bandicoot is their IP.

[@tmapes1989]

Owned by Naughty Dog and licensed to the big three!!! Sony did publish one, but still owned by Naughty Dog!!!

[@CaptainB1994]

@@tmapes1989 Naughty Dog never owned Crash either Universal Interactive Studios did, who became Vivendi who were bought out by Activision who were bought out by Microsoft.

[@MatthewCenance]

Ironically PaRappa was never a platforming series of games, with not even one platforming game in it.

[@DakkaNah2619]

2:36 i could’ve sworn he literally made a video where he wanted to “stop doing youtube” and his channel wasn’t originally meant to be “just a gaming channel”, like a couple months ago.

[@slyman15]

It’s an amazing game, but it does feel like a greatest hits version of Nintendo’s recent releases. SMO, 3D World, and Kirby and the Forgotten Land. It doesn’t feel unique in the least bit and the impact it has on the player is pretty muted if you’re not nostalgic for PlayStation’s history. That said, I greatly enjoyed it and it was the first game I’ve completed in over a year.

[@garfgarf331]

I’m 70% convinced that Herman is just trolling but he’s hilarious so I don’t care.

[@kempolar9768]

Thats what i thought too, then I saw his upload shedule. The dude genuinely just lives like that and no committing to the bit comes even close to how long he's been going. Either he is the most enthusiastic troll in all of human history or its genuine, no inbetween.

[@garfgarf331]

Holy fuck your right dude makes like 3 videos a day I’m dieing.😂

[@Eagle-ci9dr]

Why.... does he literally talk out of the side of his mouth? Does he do this on purpose, or what?

[@shattermelon496]

He's probably a stroke victim. It would explain a lot

[@Eagle-ci9dr]

@@shattermelon496 I mean, if he is... That sucks. I'd never make fun of someone that went through that.

[@CapnCoconuts]

He's watched so much anime he's now trying to imitate the low budget flounder faces?

[@brkenppt2222]

@@shattermelon496 he still having a stroke, so he is not a victim :p

[@lanceleone2704]

Apparently unpopular opinion, I actually enjoyed Knack... I thought it was kinda charming 😊

[@mrkrabs6147]

I literally can't with this Sekiro gameplay can someone tell him you gotta kick the armored warrior off the bridge

[@erieriderschillingcorner1595]

It really hurt to watch i agree

[@lnsflare1]

Like, this isn't even the first game/franchise Sony made which was basically a love letter to it's hardware features. The Vita versions of Tearaway and Little Big Planet were doing their own extremely good iterations of the Astrobot concept with their own twists over a decade ago.

[@noise_pollution69]

drink the soy eat the bugs

[@themultiversalmagpie7827]

Harman acting like he did anything more than sitting down and crying that Nintendo isn’t the top dog

[@moderncreep9385]

I've never seen someone who talks out of their little sphincter hole as much as Harmon.. it's impressive. He's should try to get a real job as a writer.

[@SHMidlerPlays]

I love the fact he calls Astro Bot “Knack 2.0” when the first game Astro Bot appeared in called The Playroom for PS4 had released on the exact same day as the first Knack game back in 2013! Astro Bot has existed for 11 years but only became a big hit thanks to Astro’s Playroom on PS5 and now his first full game adventure, Astro Bot. Harman Smith needs to do more research and make actual good quality videos and then maybe people would take him more seriously

[@syntheticjester1162]

I remember growing out of Nintendo... I think I was 9. Ah to have that child like wonder over everything and not care.

[@arcadianlhadattshirotsughW33Z]

its going to blow his mind when he learns that the mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes (a nintendo ip he considers f tier) makes more money than all the sales of recent mario games combined.. oh and double brain explosion when he finds out fire emblem was created by intelligent systems, not the "gods" at nintendo proper..

[@rossruss6901]

@@arcadianlhadattshirotsughW33Z Harmen thanks FE is F tier? He sees Star Fox, F-Zero, and Metroid as C-tier Nintendo series. Bro what Nintendo series does he think is even worth his time at this rate (Don't answer that we all know it's just Mario + its spin-offs and Zelda).

[@AriaCorvus]

that sekiro gameplay is wild

[@Cherrywick76]

Honestly, 3D World actually is pretty distinct for a 3D Mario platformer, unless you count 3D Land. (Sadly, the 3DS got unpersoned by Nintendo, with a lot of the games not being ported over to the Switch. I guess they just can't justified their ridiculous 60 dollar price for a 3DS game.) >Jazzy upbeat music (As opposed to the tropical music of Sunshine or the orchestral music of Galaxy or the midi music of 64.) >Cat suits >Isometric view >You don't focus on collecting collectables, but rather get to the end of the stage like in the 2D Mario games Honestly, considering that every other mainline 3D Mario platformer is a collectathon, 3D World is 'unique' in that aspect. Though honestly, I still like it the least out of the mainline 3D Mario platformers. (Still a good, fun game, just nothing particularly special.) Also, I think 3D World is actually the most distinct Mario platformer during the WiiU era. At least compared to the New Super Mario Bros games, which honestly just feel like they're just 'Mario' and nothing else. 3D World actually has a bit more going for it than just that and has bit more of a style visually. As for other Mario platformers, the rest of the Mainline 3D Mario platformers offered something special. Mario 64 was the first successful 3D platformer, Sunshine was VERY experimental, Galaxy 1/2 did its own thing, Odyssey changed up the formula as well. 2D ones...Less so. Though honestly, that is because the 2D Mario platformer has been done so much that there is little room for innovation. (And, we literally have fan games, ROM hacks, and Mario Maker.) I mean, hell, even within the spin-off series, you get stuff like Super Paper Mario that play completely different from the first two games. Really, Harman is so obnoxiously fanboyish and simpy that honestly Nintendo would be WAY better off taking down his videos instead of fan games and mods. The guy is a brand liability at this point. (Not saying they should. Just if they are going to take down fan content, I'd rather it be Harman's ramblings than the amazing fan projects.) For me, I tend to separate the art from the artist (Or rather, the publisher in this case, since I don't really blame Nintendo's in-house studios for the anti-consumer decisions of Nintendo corporate.) unless the artist is specifically ripping me off or insulting me with their art. Sadly, the latter two are extremely common among gaming companies. (And, the former is true of Nintendo when it comes to pricing their re-releases, which is why I refuse to buy them.)

[@jabur81]

9:42 nah, it’s just the voices in his head were extra loud that day

[@ac31048]

Google doesn't seem to know what Knack Is Back is.

[@UNeed2Sm1le]

Oh I cannot wait for your PS5 Pro video. I assume later today

[@HaLoFreQ2000]

Ratchet and clank and jack and daxter have existed for a long time....3d platformers made by Sony studios is nothing new. 😂😂

[@KeyBladeMaster-Dan]

And Sly

[@brandondudley3202]

He's really comparing this game to a 10 year old game that released on the Wii U. If that's doesn't scream saltiness, idk what does

[@targaryen7029]

A Nintendo fanboy recognizing Wii U exists lol.

[@brandondudley3202]

@@targaryen7029 I remember seeing 1 or 2 commercials during its lifetime 😆

[@ryokiritani28]

That armored warrior fight in the background is killing me G

[@ThatIckyGuy]

I love Ratchet and Clank and I know I’m not the only one.

[@isaiahalley7323]

Deleted my last comment because for some reason my dumb brain thought Harmon said Sony sold Crash to Microsoft. Sony never owned Crash, Universal Interactive did and they were bought by Activision which was how Activision got to keep the ip.

[@AEheyeh]

Nintendo stans and Disney stans all have this vibe about them that they like little kids way too much if you know what I mean.

[@FruityBasket99]

I'm still convinced this guy's trolling his logic's too warped to be real lmao

[@nathanhendrickson790]

I’m sure trolling and baiting is all he has I mean he lives in a boiler room

[@gmanz5]

Ryu AND Ken are both in game aannnnnndddd you can punch them.....they punch back

[@ashleycampbell8380]

Astro Bot didn't rip off Nintendo, most of the stuff here were inspired by Nintendo. Phase 1 of Space Bully Nebulax was inspired by Star Fox, the chicken is inspired by the Water Rocket from Mario Sunshine, the grass spawning thingy is inspired by the Cloud Power-Up from Mario Galaxy, the yawn and sleep was inspired by Mario 64, the punchers are inspired by Arms, and the grapple and swing mechanism is inspired by Galaxy 2. Some of the gimmicks here are inspired by Nintendo, not stolen from Nintendo.

[@untamedrose30]

Didn't Astro Bot just come out?! How is he already upset & making videos about it?!

[@spugelo359]

Eh... it just came out and even before it came out saw people cooming all over it praising it as the next coming of Jesus. For anybody that is not a Sony fanboy that gets annoying very quickly... but holy shit his reaction is pure gold turd 😂

[@Scribbelzz]

every fandom is the same

[@pitied3744]

Harmon saying he defeated the IoM is hilarious Bro looks like hed cry after shooting a stub revolver

[@techno_jokester]

I haven’t played Astro Bot, but I REALLY hope this game wins GOTY JUST to piss him off.

[@techno_jokester]

Update: It did win GOTY and I am currently playing it.

[@UltimaJack417]

4:58 I hadn't even heard of Knack until the sequel came out

[@EPS5000]

12:58 - yes they are in the game. There’s even a trophy that involves Ryu and Ken in the Crash Site.

[@IaconDawnshire]

How hasn't be been found in a river yet is beyond me

[@ХизирБарахоев-в1м]

He compared astro bot with knack, because knack was failure. In reality astro bot is more similar to mario galaxy than knack, and as we know mario galaxy series is one of the most creative platforms ever made, witch mean astro bot too.

[@blankadams3120]

Okay... Mario 3D World was the one with the cat everythings, and the double cherry... and it legit took me a moment to sus out which game it was as well. Sony had all the platformers back in the day. Nintendo had... bigger names, but Sony still got some pretty damn impressive entries. What does Harmon consider a 'platformer'? Because, in my mind? That's 2D Mario OR it's 3D collectathon stuff... he's lumping both of those into one group. If anyone is allowed to have grievances with Nintendo, it's Sony, seeing as Nintendo welching on their deal to work on a disc based add on to the SNES is the ENTIRE GODDAMN reason the Playstation exists in the first place.

[@Cherrywick76]

Mario invented the 3D Collectathon with 64. If anything, 2D Mario kind of has been relegated to the 'New Super Mario Bros' spin off series, which explains why those games just felt...generic. Though, Wonder has definitely made 2D Mario platformers made by Nintendo interesting again. Of course, saying that other 3D Collectathons rip off Mario is like saying that every FPS rips off Doom. You don't claim ownership over an entire genre. And, you can take as much inspiration as you want from games. Like Hat in Time taking inspiration from Collectathons (Including 3D Mario) AND Wind Waker.

[@sunbreakerqueenofbronze621]

I remember playing Knack on my best friend’s PlayStation. I don’t get why it got a 54 on MetaCritic. It wasn’t outstanding, but it wasn’t horrible either. Redfall was far worse than Knack. Concord was far worse than Knack. I guess critics had higher standards back then, giving a mediocre game a horrible score.

[@KindGamerDamer]

what if, hear me out.... both nintendo and sony games are good

[@goodnaturedgamer8181]

Your sponsor placement was beautiful timing well done

[@red-merlin]

10:45 bring back legend of Dragoon! Legacy of kain series too! Side note i was able to pick up legacy of kain defiance on steam for 98 cents. I think that sale should still be on. Just need the original soul reaver added to that library

[@ChaosRaziel]

Legacy of Kain is My favorite game series and Legend of Dragoon was so good also. Good taste my dude

[@red-merlin]

@@ChaosRaziel thanks brotha 👊, Vae Victis! sometimes I'll pull up the o.s.t of those games and it just puts ya in a real happy head space. What i wouldn't give to see those games get a proper sequel/prequel/remake. Can't even imagine playing them in ue5 ya know lol. And the voice acting in the legacy of kain series was top notch.

[@ChaosRaziel]

A remaster or a remake would be fine. Sequel to end the series probably be good too

[@Damien_Paxton]

Harman Smith is the new Quantum TV

[@MrJinRoh]

Sony Fanboy WHINES About Astro Bot - "One hit deats are fine "

[@PixelsNcreatureS]

OctoDad is amazing. I even have a plush and a necktie

[@mylittledarkworldjohn4289]

Defeated the emperor Thats what a heresy video would be claiming to demoralize the troops

[@AceTankerHD2]

The only thing I remember about Knack was “ice is nice”

[@josuemauricioumanarodas]

Translation of Harman's taking to much time. I was shaking the meat for Nintendo.

[@retroman3960]

Don't tell Harman Dante from Devil May Cry is in Astro Bot; he hates the DMC games as well.

[@jesuspernia8031]

Cause those games have a lot of testosterone and this guy is clearly full of estrogen. Lemme guess he thinks DMC is bad and Bayonetta is good because 2 and 3 were Nintendo exclusives?

[@alemaniacreyon]

The one time a Sony studio tries to make something other than a semi interactive movie with woke propaganda. Now it becomes a problem

[@Texo-ul6bg]

Crash and Spyro were Universal ips, not Sony's.

[@TerrorSyxke]

nintendo fans can like their 2015 underclocked nvidia tegra x1, ill like my pc, nintendo fell off with the switch

[@salexa171]

Folk need to understand in every entertainment that remakes, new games, and franchises are not for 30 to 40 year olds. Yes they’re included but it’s directed at the new generation who have never got to experience what we had growing up. We had Mario, Sonic, Ristar, Gex, Crash, Zelda, Donkey Kong, Croc, Spyro and dozens more……all of which stole inspiration. Let the kids have something that’s theirs.

[@urbanscarecrow]

Bro looks like he lives in a utility shed

[@DiegoGonzalez-cz6gu]

Unironically, I would love to see what this dude would’ve been saying during the 1990s when Nintendo & Sega were actively competing and making genuine disses at each other in the marketing just to see what delusions he would’ve spat out.

[@fiercingdragon]

Ahhh Harman Smith never changes.

[@LuciferHunter-kt7pm]

Oh I couldn’t wait to hear Harmons response to Astro Bot

[@Chad_Wick]

For a brief moment playstation had a game with gameplay.

[@Breadst1x77]

Speaking of platformers don’t know if you’ll see this but Ghostrunner is a great game if you haven’t tried it

[@zombl337og]

the day NINTENDO stock crashes and they go 3rd party, is the day i can rest easy as a gamer, not being tied to a single box that every person owns.

[@MarkMann1]

Oh shit. It's Harman time.

[@janettemccubbin8246]

The more I hear Herman Smith spouting all this crap, the more I’m glad I don’t have anything Nintendo based, I’m also sick of hearing him go on about Mario and Zelda - I will now never play those games!