The gritty 2000's reboot of... Space Invaders?

[@ZeGermanFox]

The use of stock cartoon death sound effects not unfamiliar to SpongeBob viewers is a great way to sell your grimdark space invasion scene

[@yurifairy2969]

Unironic use of the howie scream, even.

[@God-k5b]

2002 CGI looks like current day scam steam games.

[@ThatGuyRancid]

This wasn't the franchise I would've expected to get a gritty 2000's reboot

[@God-k5b]

To be fair if aliens invaded, it would probably be gritty and morose LOL

[@amelialonelyfart8848]

I think it makes more sense than Bomberman at least.

[@BugsyFoga]

Not even space invaders could escape the gritty

[@mr.psycho_the_nerd5790]

Isn't a fortnite dance named that

[@yapflipthegrunt4687]

dark and griddy

[@robertpaulson117]

right foot creep im walking with dat heater

[@God-k5b]

To be fair, if aliens invaded it probably be a gritty and dark scenario. It ain’t gonna look like a cute colorful Nintendo game with all the death around you.

[@BugsyFoga]

@ too bad the outcome was poorly received

[@RanmyakuIchi]

I love how the intro implies the earth got overrun because the army only hired 3 guys.

[@d-culture927]

This has that same very distinct 'Japanese developer attempting to make a gritty Western-style game' aesthetic that I remember from Shadow the Hedgehog.

[@pootytang69]

Ah great description - it is such a specific vibe.

[@ItsBunnyBuns]

DAMN!

[@Stars-Sapphire]

House of the dead

[@DarkElfDiva]

WTF I was humming Westopolis while reading these comments!

[@realdragon]

When aliens invade Earth they're always naked, so if aliens made movie about human invasion would we be naked in that movie?

[@Sinner987]

Remember how klingons were just humans in different uniforms in star treck and then later they changed em to be different? I feel that realistically, thats how aliens would portray us in their games too

[@kitsunemusicisfire]

That is, if aliens aren't actually naked.

[@DrHugbees]

Paul had shorts on in his movie

[@seniknine]

That's a terrifying image to me and I'm human, not an alien.

[@God-k5b]

In my movie knowledge, they always have some exoskeleton on. If xenomorph types invade, it’s usually an accident or an escaped experiment.

[@42words]

oof, wait until he hears about the gritty 2000s _Bombermsn_ reboot 😬

[@kloa4219]

edgy reboots are my fav genre of games, they are corny and endearing

[@pepn]

The way the first level is a very long straight alley but aliens spawn 2 meters away from you is silly af

[@burgerpocalypse]

the advanced ps2 prerendered hair makes everyone look extremely bald. bald. BALD. BALD! BALD!! BALD!!!

[@lmno567]

MY EYES!!!

[@God-k5b]

To be fair, being bald was the trend in 2002. Remember when Calliou had cancer for like 5 seasons in PBS…

[@ItsBunnyBuns]

🧜‍♂️👈🏻 🐠 🧽 🦑 🐟 🦀 🐟 ⭐️

[@vtmarik]

This era was full of these kind of games, the best one may be Spy Hunter. By the way the Pong remake starts with the paddle getting arrested and breaking out of jail

[@alfan0079]

it's like the mobile game ad we used to deal with before continuing using any free application

[@Moistwafflez]

I got this for Christmas on GameCube one year and thought Santa had it out for me, never thought I would see it again

[@ghoulash204]

"Back street is for the boys???" most immersive 4X game 10/10

[@edesbalazs]

What makes these games better compared to modern day steam slop, is that you know that thousands of hours went into designing and coding what we see on screen. Even thought the quality is only marginally better.

[@vinny-g6s]

Ah, the good old days, when slop took effort...

[@katehikes1645]

it's called having SOVL, unity store asset flips don't have it.

[@jlewwis1995]

Yeah there weren't really any freely available premade engines out around that time (well the idtech engines were around but those are under gpl license meaning they can't really be used on consoles unfortunately) or asset stores so even slop games had to actually do everything themselves and took effort to make

[@agimb2381]

People also are now missing dark gritty reboots becasue a couple games have quips and bright colors now times a flat circle but honestly I do not miss every game being covered in rusty poop and piss filters but you do you.

[@katehikes1645]

@@jlewwis1995 the beginning of the end was the PS3/Xbox 360 era where everyone and their mother started using unreal 3 instead of their own engines and the damage hasn't been cured since

[@alexanderhikel2350]

“For what this is this is way to much effort “ pretty much describes how oboe plays games

[@nnk_ll2]

Erm, actually a mothership as huge as that, which seems to be kilometers in diameter, would displace so much of the atmosphere when in movement that buildings would surely be damaged

[@jbone877]

Word

[@DonPeteFPS]

I love how the playbook for making slop games hasnt changed. The graphics only got better

[@dhwwiiexpert]

5:50 A missed opportunity to say the Space Invaders invaded our space.

[@DavidBunnyan]

9:48 That "beefed up version of Space Invaders" game exists. It's called Space Invaders Extreme. It's a really good game. The DS exclusive sequel is even better!

[@MDLuffy1234YT]

I prefer Infinity Gene myself.

[@DavidBunnyan]

@MDLuffy1234YT That one is really good too

[@KacperSobierajVargskeletor5421]

Galaga 2: STAR WARS A.K.A NAMCO’S STAR WARS: THE ARCADE GAME IS a game I have vivid memories of, whether or not it became lost media, I can’t be entirely sure, but everyone LOVED IT.

[@DavidBunnyan]

@KacperSobierajVargskeletor5421 I have never heard of that one. I am aware of Atari's Star Wars arcade game with the speech synthesis

[@NSAspyvans]

1:14 I love how the MP5 magazine is clipping through the hood of the car priceless

[@battlion507]

Man, I remember ScrewAttack calling this game their number 1 worst reboot/remake... worst than that Bomberman gritty reboot.

[@JohnnyBurnes]

I miss ScrewAttack. 😢

[@lastswordmaster4309]

That bomberman was so shit that I enjoyed it, one of the most hilarious games I’ve played

[@llllvllll2297]

The intro of the game just being Helldiver 2

[@scarecrow559fresno]

2:13 i refuse to believe this game exists oboe has some slop sweatshop somewhere in cambodia

[@God-k5b]

You mean indie steam developers?

[@xaviersejour9183]

The intro makes a look like the city was destroyed even before the aliens appeared

[@smallfungus2675]

the 2000s sure were something. Gritty space invaders and bomberman

[@ninochaosdrache3189]

I miss it.

[@8diva8]

I’m speechless right now… This is the slop!

[@yuaisnek]

Ah yes my favorite enemy from Space Invaders, Biollante from Godzilla.

[@billykidman2091]

0:40 load bearing sunlight

[@offthewall2212]

Underrated comment

[@gabrielsantosbastos5257]

Earth Defence Force if it didn't deploy

[@iansarver8444]

better a gun covered in mud than to be stabbed to death by green aliens.

[@jbone877]

Only marginally so

[@iansarver8444]

@jbone877 true

[@IvoryKnight22]

"This isnt space invaders cause they arent even coming towards me." 2 minutes later "They are coming at me! Get back!"

[@xScruffyDaSasquatchx]

Rip he never learned about the dodge roll/melee attack buttons

[@MrAsaqe]

The invasion happened because humanity was basically causeing a noise complaint is strangely logical

[@Anon_Spartan]

That OG space invaders jacket is kino

[@xScruffyDaSasquatchx]

I had this on GameCube but it was named Space Raiders

[@TimGaukerToons]

I was about to say, didn't Jontron play this exact game but it was called Space Raiders? I guess it sounds like a cheap knockoff outside of America

[@LanternsLight]

The alien design was so cool in this game, they were part of the fun of playing and beating this game, my favorite one was the bipedal chimera looking ones.

[@DavidBunnyan]

34:35 In Space Invaders Revolution, there is a level where you fight an alien version of you. Space Invaders Revolution was actually developed by Mastiff. The same team that made this garbage. But Revolution isn't bad unlike Raiders; it's passable, but has really good music

[@DislocatedBungieJump]

In a world… where the spaces are invaded…

[@okedoge]

Space invaders hitting the griddy?!

[@davidjsaul]

Amazed Space Invaders has never been licensed for a terrible big budget Hollywood adaptation

[@yurifairy2969]

ngl this looks kinda fun

[@JagofettEXE]

It was kinda

[@IAmCaligvla]

You have very low standards.

[@JagofettEXE]

@@IAmCaligvla bro its a preference

[@yurifairy2969]

@@JagofettEXE nah he's kinda laying down facts lmao

[@JagofettEXE]

@@yurifairy2969 lol

[@SMsizzle]

I’m 90% sure that first boss’ ice beam is a Gigan sound effect from a Godzilla movie but I’m 100% sure this is some of the sloppiest slop yet!

[@squeakyCH]

I had this game on the GameCube and would play the first level then never again

[@crosslegluke4506]

Gritty Pong is just a Prince of Tennis game

[@crocodilenaknak8809]

Finally he played this gem of trash

[@ML8443]

The resident evil movie of space invaders

[@SomeWanWan]

Love how he does the infamous "holding his left arm" Vegeta pose lmao.

[@randomperson2797]

I remember hearing about this on old KZbin top 10s and things Honestly I think Bomberman Act Zero is more embarrassing

[@Dariush27]

1:56 He's holding his arm cuz of the throw

[@lonestarcal_fm]

Oboe really Will Smith movie’d us with this one, and it was a hundred percent worth perpetuating the Hawk Tuah meme

[@Som_nobody]

I remember beating this game when I was 9 all in one sitting. One of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life.

[@Rockforge_weebmeister]

And so what happens in the end is they all join forces and everything, and the goongas battle the droids in this huge kind of war and peace battle, like literally war and peace, like huge, you know, ten thousand troops on each side coming at each other; it's gonna be great.

[@Aaron-j9g8i]

3:57 think to yourself… was this necessary?

[@rogerc6533]

Of course it is!

[@keybladeciel3716]

_Rated T for Teen, everybody._

[@Aaron-j9g8i]

@ yeah that’s true. But I’m just over reacting I probably missed the part where they mentioned the character was an adult.

[@cosmiccowboy_]

I sure do love bug chasing

[@zake8081]

This is so funny

[@zodsheppard7479]

just in time

[@cesly87]

2025 needs a gritty 2000 reboot.

[@redluigi9470]

Dark and griddy space invaders

[@Somniostatic]

listening to this game in the background really lets the terribleness of the audio design shine

[@DaSilverSurfer_]

Just unlocked a core memory 🥺

[@Sinner987]

They invade space on the surface of earth

[@GangstaWizard248]

I have a "Gritty reboot" of centipede on 3-ds

[@jeremoople]

Plot twist: the humans only shoot the alien invaders because their blood is the only source of bright color that exists in this universe

[@wvu9787]

2:23 when your mom calls and said she picked up Pizza Hut for dinner 😂

[@SirSwolDaddy3rd]

Oh man, I remember playing this on my GameCube back in the day

[@SamGarcia]

Missile Command 2000's reboot was my childhood

[@nottin10]

They should have included some Breaking Benjamin.

[@DavidBunnyan]

OH MY GOD! I LOVE SPACE INV- Oh god... Not this one!

[@ninochaosdrache3189]

I knew I wasn't crazy that this game existed.

[@chloewebb5526]

1:35 is that ... a track suit? o.o and matching l.e.d. grenades? Looks like someones coordinating that #LastOutfit

[@rocky_roadster]

11:30 So THAT'S where Mojang got the idea of the Ravager from.

[@johnmartinez1010]

This game was 🔥 Was one of my first titles I got on the GameCube! 😁

[@damiencouturee6240]

They don't even invade space they invade earth game no brain brain

[@matteodelapaz1698]

They should’ve called the starship troopers

[@kloa4219]

massive ayy lmao diss 1:01:33

[@Shoutatclouds]

It's a bit like blindsight

[@EpileprosyWasHere]

What is that scream from the beginning I need to know the stock sound name

[@sharpfalcon6196]

Most if not all screams in the intro movie come from the OVERUSED Premiere Edition Vol.1 sound library by The Hollywood Edge. You can hear the "Screams 1; Man, Pained Scream" and "Screams 5; Man, Insane Tantrum" male screams, as well as the worst stock woman scream I've ever heard, "Screams 1; Woman".

[@sharpfalcon6196]

You should've given the game another chance as Ashley, as the game's intro movie showed Naji, her and Justin, in that specific order.

[@traive-alastor]

2000's games had so much style and identity that even this game looks fire compared to the dogshit we get nowadays 🤣I would rather play this than fortnite any fucking day, all day

[@gwenyurick9663]

so many soulless games to compare to and you pick fortnite, one of the few big games in the modern market that has a consistent and deliberate style that's not just trying to be as realistic as possible 😂

[@traive-alastor]

@@gwenyurick9663 It's only big because gamers have no standards and it got carried by brands and nostalgia baiting 🤣 Plus someone beat me at mentioning 'Steam Slop' so why not poke at one of the most soulless cashcows. Let's see you mention more soulless games to shit on 😂

[@jaychapman2887]

I've played video games all my life and I've never played Fortnite,Minecraft,Pokemon and most hugely popular games that suck and are/were in no way original or anything more than a copy of something that came before it.of course its just my opinion wether or not a game is fun or worth my money and time but ill die happily never playing those

[@vampsith]

But if this was a Secret Level episode no one would complain

[@TruKriegsaffeNo9]

I've seen complaints about every Secret Level episode. Suppose there's a difference between "We made a short animation based on [X]" and "This is the new entry in the series!"

[@wethefreeproductions]

That’s no normal mp5, it’s a quantum mp5, capable of intersecting physical objects like police cars and making hide thickness irrelevant.

[@owenl7598]

You gotta play Midway's Area 51

[@jbone877]

I loved playing that in arcades

[@KacperSobierajVargskeletor5421]

09:53 Very strange but Hillarious flavoring for Space Invaders indeed, this is TAITO’s Cherry Dr. Pepper Flavored Space Invaders, inspired by the movie INDEPENDENCE DAY. Imagine of Mario had a JURASSIC PARK inspired game.

[@KacperSobierajVargskeletor5421]

SUPER MARIO BROS. 4: JURASSIC PARK

[@KacperSobierajVargskeletor5421]

Ah yes, Super Mario Bros 4: Jurassic Park, the hit Super Mario Movie Hollywood Crossover Game that I forgot the release date of but do have a physical copy of, the ANGRY BIRDS: STAR WARS of Mario Games.

[@adamgwilliam1685]

I loved this game. My GF at the time, and I used to play it all the time

[@GenericProtagonist7]

0:26 Am I i the only one who thinks that these three all look like the same guy at different ages? Getting younger from left to right.

[@cherrygrabber7172]

Next one has to be Bomberman Act: Zero, or Bombergirl.

[@psychospartan3007]

First time ever hearing about this

[@kloa4219]

i want you to play edgy reboots of classic games like bomberman act zero

[@somethingenthusiast]

5:33 My name is Justin which made this feel very weird

[@darthck5066]

15:29 Oh no, he went to Ravenholm!

[@darkfang45]

play the centipede one too it's called centipede infestation

[@JohnnyBurnes]

Space Invaders Extreme is awesome. Try that one. 👍

[@skelnhelvers3238]

First boss was clearly a GORZILLA. Second boss was either a CACTOPUS or a HYDRANGEA HYDRA. Third boss is obviously a BLOBBOSS. Fourth boss is a CRABBOSS, then CRABBOT. I’m a little disappointed that you didn’t choose the androgynous Disco-Trooper.

[@teddyboukagain9985]

But is it gritty enough.

[@Virjunior01]

10:48 the hell is that? You mean _Centipede,_ or did i somehow miss this?

[@TheAlexDivision]

Holy shit, spyhunter reference

[@CasperTheRamKnight]

would make sense if the protagonist was a jet pilot or something bruh

[@Virjunior01]

12:58 Had you not noticed the entire time that you've been shooting and damaging the barrels, or that there's a combo counter for your hits that resets when you whiff? Honestly asking... what is it about 85% of streamers and posters that seem to lose all ability to notice _visual_ cues and elements in _video_ games?

[@Dudebrotheguy]

You ware thinking of Gradius