PLAYING EVERY PS2 LAUNCH GAME

Join Ben as he looks back at the US PS2/PlayStation 2 launch line up of games. It released over 20 years ago. Do you feel old now? The answer is likely yes. BUY YOURSELF A SPORTS TIME SHIRT! triplejumpshop.com/products/s...
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Games covered in this Sony PlayStation 2/PS2 launch games video:
• Armored Core 2
• DOA2: Hardcore
• Dynasty Warriors 2
• ESPN International Track & Field
• ESPN Winter X Games Snowboarding
• Eternal Ring
• Evergrace
• FantaVision
• Gungriffon Blaze
• Madden NFL 2001
• Midnight Club: Street Racing
• NHL 2001
• Orphen: Scion of Sorcery
• Q-Ball: Billiards Master
• Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2
• Ridge Racer V
• Silent Scope
• Smuggler's Run
• Street Fighter EX3
• Summoner
• Swing Away Golf
• Tekken Tag Tournament
• TimeSplitters
• Unreal Tournament
• Wild Wild Racing
• X-Squad
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[@kyleholloway3470]

That cameo appearance from Rob was hilarious.

[@ryantheanimator1156]

Rob/ Playstation Access exists in the TripleJump Universe confirmed! XD

[@RickyRicardo03]

Let it be known! Now we need him as a wrestler

[@craiggibbs9888]

@@ryantheanimator1156 same as OXbox/XTra. An audacious extended universe but a welcome one for sure

[@davidlilley2736]

Yeah that bit was a funny shock

[@rstebbing1709]

OH YEAH. HERE WE GO. VIDEO TIME. I've watched a TRIPLE JUMP playing every launch title video before. So I'm going to give this one EVERYTHING I'VE GOT

[@chikenbagdotcom9305]

Heh, gottem

[@coochie8670]

This needs to be hearted

[@BlueFlagAlpha]

Good for you

[@ChunkyLeeChong]

Yes...perfect 👌

[@cubeflinger]

Why no heart ?!

[@johnnyestrada6993]

Tekken Tag was the best launch title. Was the first time I remember a game looking significantly better than the arcade version. Usually we’d play games at the arcade for a year then have the watered down version at home finally release.

[@AlecLeigh]

played an insane amount of hours in TTT, awesome game, was the first game I bought for the PS2 too

[@juancl7658]

I was only 4 when I first played Tekken Tag back in 2002. It was the very first game I ever played

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

I got my PS2 with Tekken Tag Tournament and SmackDown Just Bring It back in 2001 and was floored by how good it looked and a huge leap forward from the PS1 games.

[@RemnantCult]

Gosh, I love early PS2 graphics and aesthetic. The block people on the snowboarding game left an impression on me.

[@julianpeterson4227]

such a great era of games

[@MrHomelessHobos]

@@julianpeterson4227 I want a pizza

[@julianpeterson4227]

@@MrHomelessHobos k

[@CursedWheelieBin]

It was such a huge leap forward from PS1. Each new generation of gaming since then seems far less impressive visually

[@HollowRick]

I wasn't impressed with the early ps2 games since I owned a dreamcast but when final fantasy X and Metal gear solid 2 came out I had to get a ps2 :D

[@scarrantsandreviews]

Strange to think that Rockstar had two launch titles for the PS2 and at least one game basically every year throughout the PS2 and PS3 generation and yet the only game they've put out since GTA V in 2013 is Red Dead Redemption 2.

[@MikeMaduxx]

That is crazy.. and disappointing.

[@Mr.Plant1994]

They couldn’t make expansion content as easy i they can today. Only shame is most of that content is online only and doesn’t carry over to your single player experience.

[@carlosurquia2128]

"Games takes too long to develop these days" -- That what people said. GTA 4 took 3 years and 5 months to develop, while GTA SA took 1 year and 9 months then GTA Vice City only took 9 months

[@DeathSalsa]

Top tier Rob cameo

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

It's nice to see him open to doing these little cameos.

[@BrotherMag]

It was awesome

[@TeamTripleJump]

WHOOPS! Managed to miss off SSX in this video - it didn’t show up in my hugely reliable research and I’m truly sorry (it got 93% on metacritic). Thanks to Rob from PS Access for helping out with the intro! 💸YOU CAN BUY A SPORTS TIME SHIRT HERE 💸triplejumpshop.com/products/sports-time-t-shirt

[@timothyoswald8618]

Lovely little crossover. Excellent video!

[@tiredhippo82]

I was wondering where the hell SSX was since it was considered the best launch game.

[@cubeflinger]

Only sadists liked ssx

[@anybody2501]

Pretty sure Sky Odyssey was also a launch title. Cool flying game.

[@juicepouch1]

I'm so happy to finally be able to buy this shirt!

[@TheNoKHturnal]

For me TimeSplitters, Tekken Tag Tournament and D.O.A. 2 are undoubtedly masterpieces, but I also have a lot of nostalgia for Evergrace and the good ol' Judd Johnson

[@TheTower51]

A ps2 was the last Christmas gift my Grandma ever gave me, I still have it hooked up in my game room

[@hairycoo56]

35 mins of Ben's dulcet tones....bliss.

[@Milkiy-Hazard]

Gay

[@russell1617]

I litterally came here, just for Timesplitters! Fuck i miss those games! Even the 1st had soo much life and charm to it

[@jakobthonen9411]

ME TOO! So many memories with that game

[@rexzs794]

My favourite part of Eternal Ring is how the rings are literally ring sized, ring coloured and hell to pick up. What a soundtrack, too. And Evergrace’s soundtrack! Such a banger.

[@VirginAfterSex420]

I always love when Rob makes an unexpected appearance on a different channel

[@Banquet42]

The Outside Xtra one was my favourite, this one is up there :)

[@VirginAfterSex420]

@@Banquet42 that one kind of blew my mind lol wasn't expecting PSAccess on the XBOX channel

[@Gamesta100]

@@Banquet42 what episode is that? I haven't watched OXB in ages.

[@Dave_ja_vu]

They were all in the one building a few years ago I assume they're friends

[@ztg12356]

I loved the line, “this is the hill I will die on… please bring flowers.” Great job as always team triple jump.

[@WanderingMindSR]

Eternal Ring is something I appreciated much later. It has a lot of neat concepts which could have benefited from more time in development.

[@TheBBCSlurpee]

read this as elden ring for a second lol

[@sirprintalot]

Playstation Access's HELLO, YOU'VE CAUGHT ME vs TripleJump's OH YEAH, HERE WE GO, SPORTS TIME: a catchphrase battle for the ages.

[@Becauseimbrian]

Love this series so much! And seeing Rob from PlayStation Access has made my weekend!

[@gakk8658]

I love that you pick the Pens as your hockey team because each console launch finds them in seriously different states of their franchise. 2000 wasn't the worst yet, but guys like Rene Corbet on a top line show the doldrums soon to come.

[@coreylineberry8557]

2003-4 was the worst of it, but it led to the Pens getting Crosby.

[@alexolsen8010]

This is an incredibly entertaining and funny video. Thank you for making this Triple Jump

[@avoidthevo1d]

"Tekken is not like other, more complex fighting games" Oh boy, only if he knew...

[@rickyrosay33977]

As a life long Tekken player I chocked at that line

[@BFYbn]

Absolutely my favourite series of TripleJump videos - great stuff

[@EdgeAlterNation]

No mention of SSX? Considering it's the highest rated PS2 launch title it's really weird it's not featured on this list.

[@GodOfWarConnoisseur]

That game was so fire!!!!

[@GodOfWarConnoisseur]

You got me thinking...how the hell hasn't there been a remake of SSX???

[@Boowey.]

Love to unexpectedly see Rob getting ticked off

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

They finally got him on the channel. Even if for a brief moment.

[@tomdarbyshire1703]

Nearly wet myself with laughter!!

[@Maakeys]

Hearing Ben speak to me reminds me of a warm Christmas night

[@joshjohnson3442]

And as the years went on, the library only got better! Amazing system, as for consoles in my personal rankings, I rank it right up there with Super Nintendo.

[@Detective_L]

Please make a series on playing every offical final game(s) released for a console. I’m keen for more sports time!

[@michaelkeller5927]

This was the first launch I was ever a part of. Such great memories

[@Rwar007]

I was in Albuquerque NM standing in front of Best Buy that October. I will never forget it.

[@leecroft7311]

Mine was with the N64. Nothing will beat the experience of first seeing Mario 64 in action. First play of Halo Combat Evolved is my second choice.

[@rickyrosay33977]

Mine was the Dreamcast

[@rickyrosay33977]

@@leecroft7311 I was born in September 96 the N64 came out a few days after I was born but due to me being an infant I wasn’t able to experience the N64 my very first one was the Dreamcast

[@desertrat90]

Yes Rob! Love to see two of my favourite channels crossover

[@thochaos13]

I still love Tekken Tag to this day. Fantastic game.

[@ShowdeQuetzal]

Amazing video guys, so many fond Memories of the PS2, an elegant console for more civilized times

[@BrettStormXWP]

Oh wow! Rob Pearson from Playstation Access made a cameo appearance on this video! That was unexpected. And amazing to see.

[@enviousshade1770]

I really love the effort that goes into this channel

[@tyler4080]

I absolutely dominate the "Silent Scope" cabinet we are lucky enough to have down at the pub. Had no idea this game was brought to a home console. Wild.

[@colin9380]

Such a great video and DEF worth the wait!!

[@Cyril86]

I remember liking Summoner back in the day, though I also sure do remember it starting out incredibly slowly.

[@Tubemansi]

As a fan of the animé, I loved "ORPHEN: Scion Of Sorcery"...Despite it being janky and frustrating as all hell. I forced myself through it though, and actually gitted gud at the controls. My favorite part about the gameplay is charging up attacks while Orphen dutifully calls them out. It really makes you FEEL like an animé protagonist. 😛

[@og87]

Thank you! I’ve never ever ever understood what fantavision was all these years since it’s release and no one’s ever explained it. Makes perfect sense now!!! I was a dreamcast guy and then Got a ps2 for vice city and didn’t play it much other than that and big sports titles as I moved on to the big boy Xbox.

[@RyanAnthonyDigitalMedia]

Damn that splash screen music takes me back..

[@fandangobrandango7864]

You have my real name but the other way around.

[@hunchoquon60]

Street fighter ex 3 hold a special place in my heart. It was big in my childhood. The end credits giant fight. The tag team and 4 ppl on screen battle

[@supremerego9627]

Ngl, that Rob cameo made my day, great work guys 😂👍

[@Nnoreaga]

"ooOO time for some naughty car crime" I usually don't LoL when I'm alone but that got me

[@vintageretro83]

The shaking of the controller input, memory card, & game gave me a chuckle.

[@bigtiny805]

OH YEAH. Here we go, triple jump time!!! I've seen a triple jump video or two before, though I never seen a whole 30 minute video in one sitting. So I'm going to give this everything I've got

[@motombo87]

Omg the Access cameo was absolutely amazing

[@soul4speech583]

Tekken TAG, TimeSplitters and Dead or Alive 2HC. Great games, some of my faves.

[@superhooch]

The Rob cameo was joyous! What a nice surprise 😆

[@Nightmarefuel66]

When it's finally sports time, you DEFINITELY have to give it all you got 😁

[@reeceandben4876]

I genuinely played so much armoured core hahaha easily one of the best launch line ups in history

[@juegofuego6715]

I got my PS2 with 4 games. Smugglers run, gungriffon blaze, ridge racer V and unreal tournament. Always wanted a video where they talk about those obscure games. Especially gungriffon blaze

[@feelyourlines]

subscribing for the Rob cameo alone, that got me good and i know i'm in good hands here lmao

[@RileyDia]

I did a Tripletake when I saw Rob!!! Great video, shoutout to Fantavision

[@MickOnYourFace]

I BLOODY LOVE THIS CHANNEL!

[@Jordzyi1]

I’m glad I found a PS2 from someone and found some of the games l used to play as a kid.

[@roryk101]

Great vid, great cameo, well done

[@ZootedBeaver]

The video I have been waiting for

[@robinsonsonic]

10/10 for that intro alone. The Rob cameo is hysterical 😂😂😂

[@xxSkullxxDeath]

OH YEAH HERE WE GO SPORTS TIME, IVE SEEN A KZbin VIDEO BEFORE BUT IM GONNA GIVE THIS ALL IVE GOT!

[@hundredfaye618]

“OH YEAH, HERE WE GO! VIDEO TIME!” Always nice to see these types of videos. It’s fun to look back at a console during a certain time

[@amh9642]

That Rob cameo was amazing :)

[@lds_drive]

Bought Tekken Tag on launch day and I still think it has the best intro in the series.

[@JJUniverseChannel]

Awesome video man 😎!

[@turbogeek.421]

I had Smugglers Run on GameCube, great fun!

[@gincairn8763]

Excellent cameo at the start, very well done

[@michaelhill6453]

Great series, and as expected, hilarious. To my eye the 360 was the pick of the launch game bunch.

[@the_scotch]

Man, this brought back some memories. Looks like a trip to cex is in my future.

[@crocodude]

Oh yeah, catchphrase time! I've heard a catchphrase before, but I've never said a catchphrase. So I'm going to make this super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@orinanime]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

[@jeremiahfarquhar]

Oh really???

[@Mayydayy86]

@@jeremiahfarquhar Wow wow wow

[@kyledowning6775]

It seems like the system didn't really start gaining steam until 2001. We got Shadow Hearts, Final Fantasy X, Silent Hill 2, etc, and it was backwards compatible. Xbox pushed the envelope in the shooter department with Halo and the like. Truly a great time for gaming as a whole.

[@rando_just_some]

I loved smugglers run so much, my brother and i would spend hours on end just driving around and using the game to play tag in split screen. Id give anything to have one more moment of that dumb fun we created for ourselves.

[@BOABModels]

I only had Tekken Tag out of any of these games - Gran Turismo 3 was my first PS2 game which came out in 2001 I think. Surprised you didn't mention Tekken Bowl, Ben.

[@MikeTheVA]

Is it me, or was Mr. Sir Benjamin Potter suffering from a cold when he recorded the VO? Also Tekken Tag and TimeSplitters are the best PS2 launch games!

[@southerspartangaming6846]

OH YEAH SPORTS TIME

[@PsychoPlissken]

Oh my goodness, this video, this discussion, Rob's cameo; yes. yes. Yes.

[@scottholmes5313]

Great to see a Rob from PlayStation Access cameo, fantastic

[@thomasmb3552]

Rob is in the Triple Jump extended universe?! Excellent!

[@BangerSoundtracks]

That's bloody brilliant! Love seeing two of my favourite channels have a little cross over.

[@darkdeity2012]

What's the rule for "Oh Yeah, sports time!"? Does it have to be a serious sports game, or do Triple Jump not consider boxing a sport? That would be a controversial opinion, but I'd respect you for taking a stand anyway.

[@dannyholloway8597]

The rule is that this channel would be much less shit if they stopped doing it.

[@amyschildgamerlive4519]

@@dannyholloway8597 false. They'd be worse if they stopped.

[@Allofthenameshavegone]

@@dannyholloway8597 That is just sacrilege, wash your mouth with soap.

[@toddzombie8777]

Ready 2 Rumble is definitely not a sports game. It's a beat-em-up disguised as a boxing game.

[@Kimarnic]

@@dannyholloway8597 I watch their videos just to see if they say "oh yeah here we go sports time"

[@youngcody1]

😂😂😂😂 loved seeing Rob from PlayStation Access in there. Great intro

[@vividlydisoriented]

Lol, the cybergoth dance footage always gets me

[@DashingPunkSamurai]

My first three PS2 games were Orphan, Summoner and then Tekken Tag. Still play Tekken Tag with my mate to this day.

[@dsadams17]

0:41 Me, every time I try to 'quietly' drag furniture across the room at night.

[@gentlesirpancakebottoms6692]

Wasn't Kessen a launch title as well??! Kessen is always overlooked:/ It's a bit simple or "shallow", but is an early and experimental PS2 game. It haven't aged all that well though. But the entire conecept and presentation of the game is still very interesting and unique. And the soundtrack is amazing.

[@sherrdreamz7232]

I got Kessen 2 along with the x-games snowboarding game a few months after launch when I got the PS2 so maybe. Not sure when Kessen 1 came out though.

[@gentlesirpancakebottoms6692]

@@sherrdreamz7232 Kessen 1 came out in 2000. kessen 2 in 2001

[@micksterminator3]

Holy shit that intro summarizes my experience owning the launch PS2. It had lens problems it's whole life, barely was able to enjoy it.

[@retrosoul8770]

It's unfortunate that the Armored Core games are overlooked because of their inaccessibility/difficulty. You can customize the controls however you want. By mid-game you're firing multiple missiles at a time boost staffing/crossing over enemies dodging lasers while firing chain guns like a boss. Super fun game once you learn it, like a Souls game. In my top 5 favorite games for PS2.

[@lukegamer5328]

Some excellent games released for the PS2 in 2000, 2001 and 2002. SSX SSX TRICKY Klonoa 2 Atv offroad fury Atv offroad fury 2 Metal gear solid 2 Splashdown Nba street Rayman 2 revolution Virtua fighter 4 Tekken 4 Smash court tennis pro tournament the lord of the rings the two towers Baldur's gate Ratchet and clank The bouncer Silpheed the lost planet Contra shattered soldier Jak and daxter the precursor legacy Socom u.s navy seals Sly cooper The mark of kri Need for speed hot pursuit 2

[@FadedWorld.]

I haven't watched a TripleJump video before, *so I'll give it everything I got*

[@the8wave]

Lol I loved seeing Rob in the intro.

[@todders559]

I believe you forgot Kessen, Moto GP, and Surfing H30. But still a very entertaining video.

[@ElTequilla]

Wow, that Wild Wild Racing has some neat looking models :O

[@MarcoMiyoshi]

That intro was so nostalgic!

[@DiFungi]

Would have loved this anyway..... but with Rob here.... Best thing ever!!!

[@adeadphish7931]

Didn't expect to see Rob from PS access but not disappointed by it

[@bradley163]

When I get a notification that there is a new Triple Jump video, I know it will be a good day.

[@michaelhyam3636]

I remember on silent scope you could attach a mouse to the ps2's USB port make it a much easier albeit more violent point and click adventure

[@timothylewis2527]

I always felt that the PS2 had one of the worst launch lineups, ever. When I got mine, the first year, all I could find to play was SSX, The Bouncer, Red Faction, NBA Street, and Onimusha. Even Sony didn't have a game for their own launch day (FantaVision was released like a week later). I'm actually impressed by this list. I was a fool.

[@CursedWheelieBin]

The Bouncer. Like a 3D streets of rage

[@joepeacock9746]

I still remember the four games I got with my ps2 for Christmas. Tekken tag Timesplitters Orphen Aqua aqua

[@jovanieortiz5235]

When I got my PS2 for Christmas I got batman vengeance and kinetica. Loved both and played the shit out of them

[@CursedWheelieBin]

DOA2 Hardcore wasn’t a PS2 launch title. It was supposed to be but it was pulled at the last minute so I got Timesplitters instead along with Tekken Tag Tournament. It was Friday 24th November, 2000. I had £400 saved from washing cars and delivering papers

[@KingBatiatus]

Oh yeah! Here we go, sports time!! _Also, why doesn't pool and boxing get that treatment but snowboarding does? Just curious..._

[@mr.saturn7703]

This channel is so good

[@munkeyweb]

OH YEAH, HERE WE GO! MOTION SICKNESS TIME!! *plays Timesplitters 1*