Advance Wars in a Nutshell

[@willberg8599]

"What is an airport?" "What is a war crime?" - A child military commander

[@MasterKnightDH]

Best part is that this is Actually Pretty Funny.

[@helmetnurilchicken2932]

Imagine Sturm's feelings after he lost to a kid who doesn't even know what an airport is

[@naverilllang]

What's a strategy?

[@spindash64]

I like how the quote source is also an answer to question 2

[@MasterKnightDH]

@@spindash64 Yeah. That's why this works: it parodies the damn Flanderization.

[@AdderMoray]

Hawke truly operates on the power of friendship and that gun he found.

[@ZigealFaust]

I mean.... you joke but Hawkes compassion for Drake and then Colin carried hard as fuck during Black Hole operations.

[@NCHProductions]

Hawke SCOP: GUN. man I hope wayforward make DualStrike reboot too.

[@andregon4366]

All I want is to live long enough to get my hands on Days of Ruin Remake

[@TheHeavieKiwie]

@@andregon4366 Oh yeah my favorite.

[@AndreasNicklasson]

Hell, even adding the Dual Strike COs as DLC would be nice.

[@lordmarshmal_0643]

Dual Strike was great lul, we need it back Days of Ruin is hit n miss for me (the CO rework detracts from the experience a bit for me what with their day-to-days largely being too localized to drastically change your playstyle) but it'd be nice to see too -Also NCH gang NCH gang NC-

[@andregon4366]

@@lordmarshmal_0643 I like DoR because it's more balanced. Anti tanks are awesome, aircraft carriers are fun to use, and Battleships can move and fire. The animations aren't that good though.

[@justinenavarro2778]

The *LITERAL CHEATING* part sent my sides into orbit..

[@UltimaDoombotMK1]

I honestly thought the POWER bar would just end up extending until it went off the edge of the screen...

[@Lostcontroller]

You could say the same thing when pairing Sami and Sensei.

[@TheMistermastermario]

@@Lostcontrolleror sensei and hachi how to reach the unit cap in 1 turn

[@kfirnachum4928]

If i had a nickel for every broken dual strike i would have 11 nickles which is not a lot of money but jesus

[@webbowser8834]

@@TheMistermastermario Ok in fairness, Hachi is so comically busted I would take him solo over most dual CO combos, including Sami Eagle. He is quite literally in his own tier.

[@bwiisoldier2658]

The advance wars remakes are one step closer to Nintendo even acknowledging the existence of Battalion Wars. One day. One day.

[@NotSatanDisguised]

I'm afraid Battalion Wars has gone the way of Buck Bumble. I'm so sorry.

[@victoriazero8869]

Battalion Wars was too mature for Nintendo kids, sorry.

[@scottgrey3337]

Now that’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time

[@arisenspirit]

Battalion wars my beloved

[@zecharl-1348]

​@@arisenspirit Yeah, battalion wars was my gateway to strategy games as a kid, loved that game man :/

[@Tox1cAshes]

6:08 secret frame

[@DoctorSpacebar]

Not pictured: Many, many, MANY failed attempts at Crystal Calamity

[@a-s-greig]

Phase 1: Infantry rush the Silos. Phase 2: Break the Black Cannon before Orange Star freakin' dies Phase 3: Draw units out from around the Black Obelisk (and keep Orange Star from dying) Phase 4: When Orange Star finally isn't dying, hit the Obelisk full-force.

[@gameuniverse5973]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh still stuck in that mission since i have i forgot about the game annoying

[@gameuniverse5973]

​@@a-s-greigoh yeah it nice when I am not getting railed hard by the fact if they get even one you lose

[@RTheu2109]

Meanwhile in days of ruin "The world entered an apocalyptic state... I guess I'll start a war now"

[@helmetnurilchicken2932]

The world has been destroyed "Let's kill the survivors" "Let's continue our war from 20 years ago" "Let's create a virus"

[@GarlicPudding]

World ended Still has functioning industrial base that can crank out quality military equipment.

[@Kehwanna]

I never got how these countries just never noticed a foreign entity building massive region-sized factories and other super structures on their land, or why Black Hole never put that pipe underground.

[@ShadowdaHedgie11]

Andy: Who are you? Andy Clone: I am you, but I'm actually competent and know what an airport is. It was also kinda weird that the clones were all the leaders/main characters of their respective nations... and then there's Drake.

[@Posby95]

Andy's not the leader of Orange Star. Nell is.

[@ShadowdaHedgie11]

@@Posby95 Hence why I said 'Leaders/Main characters'. Andy is not the leader of Orange Star but he was definitely the most prominent Orange Star C.O. In Advance Wars 1 and 2.

[@thericeknight]

From what I observed, they have the clones from those who aren't active in the Allied Nations, probably busy in their own countries.

[@Polaris5664]

"Oh boy, I can't wait for Hawke to come back and be the boss of the black hole army in dual strike. Im sure they wont fuck that up and make him lose to a fat guy in a wheel chair." -Mangs on dual strike

[@gameuniverse5973]

Honestly no offense to hawke but unless he gets a massive glow up i can't take him seriously as the boss of the bh army not that von is any better but Sturm had that aura that screams final boss

[@Teknanam]

@@gameuniverse5973 I could take Hawke more serious than Von Bolt though. Hawke may not have a final boss aura, but he at least has a threatening aura. Unlike the wheelchair bound old man.

[@whichDude]

​@@gameuniverse5973Best thing I can think of would be to have him completely take over 1 of the 4 allies land. Like he had Green Earth on the ropes before Jess and other nations arrived. Just start the game with him having legit conquered someone, and waging war all over. They would also need to make Adder better and more competent since he would be Hawke's right hand man (essentially filling Hawke's former shoes) since he was already Hawke's go to guy. Get Lash to make some exclusive Black Hole only weapons to give them an edge (maybe an indirect that can move the shoot like days of ruin battleships could).

[@helmetnurilchicken2932]

​@@Teknanam Wait, Von -Bolt- Bald has an "Aura"? Also the north side of the Dual Strike's Final Mission looks like a Minecraft Flat World. So many slime and plain

[@cobalt2672]

You know, finding "The Rong Rong Frame" has become a lot easier since KZbin added the replay-o-meter

[@frijolitoazul4343]

1:59 what sturm should actually have sounded like

[@julianmunoz7836]

Is an space marine

[@Doggdemon_VODs]

I fucking died at the literal cheating part. That was legit my go to Strat

[@electric1926]

I too imagined Maverick shouting "Black Storm" to Sturm and then just shooting at his face

[@iamLI3]

you have no idea how hard i laughed at hawk's co power , literally banged my desk hung over crying X"D ..........

[@wh3nderson95]

I mean. Jake is gonna clap some Blue Moon cheeks.

[@jB-mg3sv]

Lol

[@JMarcosArt]

This is so accurate! 🤣🤣🤣 I didn't expect you to include Dual Strike in this video, but I'm glad you did. I was obsessed with that game back in middle school

[@SaltedEx]

Advance Wars is a game where Black Hole is rising so you need to dual strike them to prevent a dark conflict that will lead to days of ruin by having some battalion wars

[@bebox4528]

flak doing 1 damage with scop KILLED me

[@MrPlab1780]

I don't think Javier took watching someone getting shot very well.

[@lonelymascot]

6:08

[@ranibro]

I have the power of "," and "." on my side.

[@ramonayala7647]

What makes me laugh the most is that this is a war game but you see the commanders talking about their love relationships in the middle of battle. Battles where a lot of people must die, but they never pay attention to it.

[@vicpon3014]

RIP Advance Wars: Days of Ruin. Again. Still great video made me chuckle and it’s nice to see Dual Strike at least. Unlike in the Reboot Camp

[@someoneusedtobeknown2645]

Colin Dancing gives me life

[@nyukjustacommenter857]

7:19 Just pause here This is peak Nothing compares

[@AlanAlectai]

Finding the Funny Frame is much harder when the video is so lengthy, but I did it!

[@AdvanceWarrior]

I am disturbed yet at the same time amazed by this.

[@Fabrezz123]

I appreciate the Sami theme at the end. It goes so hard.

[@clownplayer7265]

Me: "Don't mind me, I'm just passing by." The dogs inside their homes: *Samurai Spirit.*

[@jB-mg3sv]

TRESPASSING

[@Immunity1080]

Missed opportunity to play one winged angel when he said he was gonna summon a meteor

[@kitsunami7251]

I didn't play advance wars since my childhood, this made me want to play again

[@shamaron4390]

I was supposed to sleep but i end up just watching and like a ton of your videos rong and let me say good stuff i enjoy it a lot ❤😂

[@DragonflyCis]

"Literal cheating" was the best. Damm that was funny.

[@guypointinghishead5468]

If only Days of Ruin were to ever receive a remake. Now that's a game where people use Hawke's SCOP "GUN" frequently.

[@TheHeavieKiwie]

This is probably a little off topic but am I the only one who's reminded of Vergil from DMC whenever I see Hawke using his Super Power? Especially in the older games. I don't know if anyone else have thought of that I mean Vergil's theme might fit so well with Hawke's Black Storm. Hawke is the storm that is approaching.

[@SubLuminary]

😂

[@koiphish9319]

Found the RongRong moment at 6:08

[@Ramperdos]

I'd love to see Dark Conflict / Days of Ruin in this style, amazing video!

[@MsQueenOfDance]

Ive literally never even heard of this game series. But this was pretty good

[@naverilllang]

In fairness, kanbei was totally right to attack the orange star army. They're on a fucking island. How could they possibly be just "passing through"

[@Niu1120]

4:28 bro comiting sudoku

[@ScrambledAndBenedict]

I greatly appreciate that you made sure to give Von Bolt the big doofy luckitung tongue lol

[@UntotenTheo]

HAWKES SCOP IS A GUN LMAOOOO IM DEAD subbed

[@leogazebo5290]

I prefer the ending of DualStrike where we get our hands dirty on the von Bolt. Also Days of Ruin is the best Advance War game... fight ME! I'll bring my own DS!

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

Eeeeh. The balance is off. Anti tank units kinda borked the game feel. Dusters were good additions, though, and the battleship changes make the navy actually worth playing. But... anti tanks are a draaaaaaag.

[@mystica_spiral1332]

Andy: What is an airport? What is a war crime? What is passing by? What is Andy? What is an idiot? What is a commander? What is a meteor? Ok I can't keep it going for all the video.

[@KaizarNike]

another banger from our boi rong rong

[@fadhlimalik791]

Wow, what a gem

[@trollmaster4523]

Man this is good, I wonder if they can make a Days Of Ruin video next.

[@-Raylight]

Wait, what's an airport? I still don't understand it Earth and Sky from Eagle and Sami is truly literal cheating 🤣🤣

[@marczhu7473]

Hachi and colin ain't that far too literally city factory and unlimited money work. Capitalism combo.

[@simorghfeather5119]

loved advance wars

[@romainrouquet6433]

I would love to see one video on Advance War : Dark Conflict . It would be so funny 🤣

[@jasohavents]

Rong Rong commits another banger of a warcrime. 🤣

[@oujimandias6485]

Dude... I gotta play the sequels. Thanks for encapsulating the long and hard ＬＯＲＥ of AW. Shoutouts to your Hawke animation, looks like he's got a lot of MOTIVATION -to kill the silly elderly-

[@misterghoul9457]

Here before the people who scan the frames are

[@poweroftheztars]

Wrong.

[@misterghoul9457]

@@poweroftheztars I don’t see any frames listed, or comments about lack of frames

[@poweroftheztars]

@@misterghoul9457 Just found it. 6:08 :))))

[@astral.doomsday7951]

6:08 , I don't know if there are others (There could be one per saga)

[@poweroftheztars]

@@astral.doomsday7951 There's only one "that frame" per video.

[@thegamingAC-130]

This is the closest thing we will have to something about advance wars

[@ernestodamianinsuatassi67]

And yet, you dont speak about "Days of Ruin". But you do a awesome video.

[@user-gp5yz5yz4x]

So this is how I find out there's an advanced wars remake

[@nuclearscarab]

Committing Sudoku. Truly a fate worse than death.

[@N7Dante]

This video does not lie xD

[@ShadowRealmZ373]

What a masterpiece in story telling

[@YdenMk-II]

Hawk the gunhaver

[@thex1337]

awesome video 🤣

[@RaiXYT]

I never expect this kind of video to come out, I played it in Japanese language so I can't understand a thing, but I do remember those characters, this game bring back the nostalgia 😂

[@fluttzkrieg4392]

Every country ever when they're accused: 0:43

[@schaefer76]

Videos like this make me wish that Project M never ceased development, so we could've had a complete Sami PSA...

[@stormtroopers8653]

ahhhh....childhood memory came back.....

[@nights8880]

i love that you skipped Days of Ruins from the series since it's the cooler advance wars :P

[@Mario2980]

Gee Hawke, how come you get two Super Powers?

[@LordVandor1]

It took a Switch release to revive this franchise. Damn.

[@namvo3013]

Only thing miss from this is Sensei the troll and worst level Rival in original

[@RedeemedOSRS]

Amazing!

[@VkMari3712]

Can we have a story of seasons a wonder life in a nutshell?

[@bazankreed7094]

i would have never expected wrong wrong to play advance wars !

[@skyeshi3570]

*Cries in days of ruin*

[@_ll72]

I miss days of ruin

[@hoyitsmiguel]

If nothing else aside from the revitalization of the series, the best thing they gave us was the absolute barafication of Max and his giant stature

[@Dewani90]

so, what is your power? "make money into even more money" that sounds... completely idiotic from an economy stand point, but this is a game, so you're hired.

[@vampirtulpe3606]

Colin using his power along with the dance completely killed me, thank you for that. The Advance Wars Story is so stupid, but god, I love it so much-

[@IbnBattutaEG]

Colin is my favorite commander to pass the whole game, he was the literal cheat mode to win everything despite his weaker units, needed some macro management but was easy once you master him in Adavance Wars 2.

[@ZigealFaust]

I laughed my ass off cuz every OG player knows Colin is hands down the best CO and its not even a contest since Kanbe is #2 and gaps everyone else just as hard as Colin gaps him. Happy my lad got some respect even if I did always play Grit anyway.

[@aka_miso]

I miss days of ruin

[@NotAnOrk]

*"Days of Ruin" stares through the window into the Livingroom where the other three GBA Advance Wars games are frolicking in recognition and adoration*

[@Teknanam]

Dual Strike was a DS game. Hence its name.

[@DieselDog403]

DoR will always be memorable to me

[@brandonwilliams6119]

Yup Squidward’s Day is Ruined seeing SpongeBob and Patrick having fun playing an Advanced War of Snowball Fights

[@SkullOfGears]

(Patting my 3DS, with my copy of DoR) Don't worry, I'm sure you'll get a remake one day...

[@MrLFJ7]

Still believe

[@jaynguyen1573]

Lash getting her tech stolen twice and getting triggered was hilarious

[@marczhu7473]

She said it to olaf there a surprise in one of the city in toy box map.

[@savioferreira8684]

The shift from her second trigger to the nursing home only made it even funnier

[@ninovalencia135]

So that's why Hawke's co power takes too long. His real power was removing a CO from existence.

[@Manavine]

Sasha does it to tag COs with two balls and a bong

[@arroz-autista7766]

Hawke's power: actual homicide

[@brandonwilliams6119]

Hawke is more powerful than we thought, he only uses 1% of his power with Black Wave, 2% with Black Storm and 100% with removing someone from existence.

[@gameuniverse5973]

Nah Sturm is alive i refuse to believe he dead coping hard here

[@XellosNi]

End of Black Hole Rising Remake basically confirms this.

[@navaldeus1327]

0:19 > Arrives out of nowhere talking in Blue Moon ancient language > Freezes all of Orange Star's forces > Refuses to elaborate > Dies

[@Mirageknight2133]

Fucking legend

[@leomassafm160]

​@@Mirageknight2133 SigmOlaf grindset

[@chunta957]

@@Yourflexxingonmeandidontcare something like " i'm f**ng sick of you, f**ng piece of shit, dumb f**k"

[@1nterferrom]

@@Yourflexxingonmeandidontcare something like "complete piece of stupid shit blyad"

[@mercenarygundam1487]

Average Soviet mind

[@slenderminion2229]

Fun fact about Sturm: His name is German and means "storm". His name in the original Japanese version is "Herr Böse", which is also German and literally means "Mr. Evil". You can't get more obviously evil than that.

[@Kehwanna]

His bio says that he likes invasions and hates peace. Von Volt just wants to drain the world so he can be immortal. My question is, who the hell fights for these people? "I really feel like he's a leader that can take our country to the next level. He wants us to take over the world so he can live forever, which really oughta address that famine problem our people have been dealing with." "I like this Sturm guy, he makes sense. We're clearly the good nation here, the whole world revolves around us like a black hole, hence our name. The world is full of evil, hence why gotta purge the slate."

[@matthewshuck5190]

Super Famicon wars had a CO whose name is Hetler and looks exactly like you think...I'm pretty sure that takes the cake (He is the 'normal' CO for Green)

[@TheNapster153]

​@@matthewshuck5190Great Father from Persona 2 has some snazzy shades though

[@A_Different_Name]

@@matthewshuck5190Hetler is actually the default CO for Yellow Comet. For Green Earth, it’s Von Rosso

[@Green24152]

@@A_Different_Name And then they proceeded to make Yellow Comet the JAPAN-THEMED squad in Advance Wars.

[@miguelangelmendez7767]

That's an accurate representation of Hawke's CO Super Power. Once per game, but very "impactful".

[@Antifrost]

When I played AW2 as a kid, Hawke had what my brother and I called "black magic". If he ever said "This is the end" or "Farewell" before activating his Super CO Power, he fucking meant it and we'd get wrecked that turn. It became so notorious that I don't even remember what his third quote was.

[@kfirnachum4928]

​@@Antifrost its "i commend you for pushing me this far"

[@Antifrost]

Moral of the story: HAWKE GETS SHIT DONE

[@localncr-ranger]

And kills 2 main villains

[@AleksanderDrako]

When your Power is an ability to just remove any character from the story bu just shooting them to the back of their head - You know you are the god in the story

[@technic1285]

I'm pretty sure I have that power.

[@curts7801]

@@technic1285 not with that yee yee ass haircut you don’t.

[@StarReveurMA]

Man I feel like hawk is literally doing all the work for the allied nations. Smh

[@calprey]

The Allied Nations work is to just distract enough so Hawk can shoot the current big bad.

[@helmetnurilchicken2932]

His Solution is Gun

[@localncr-ranger]

​@helmetnurilchicken2932 a truly good one at that.

[@TheRaptor0101]

"I can't kill a person" - Commands people in battles to sometimes their literal deaths I love AW tone o3o

[@MrOmegatronic]

Technically true! He'd have to be pulling the trigger himself to be the one killing people!

[@ElodieHiras]

Let's be honest, the reason why sniping is one of the hardest job in the military is that you actually have to shoot people in cold blood whom aren't a threat to you. Killing someone who's not a threat to you in cold blood isn't as easy as Hollywood makes it look. In psychological terms, artillery crew shoot at coordinates on a grid. Point the gun up, fire, and the shell explodes far enough from you you don't even see or hear it. Bomber crews are flying sky-high (literally) and dropping bombs on things too far down to see clearly, let alone see as humans. Fighter pilots shoot at vehicles. Occupied vehicles, true, but they're very rarely close enough to see the people in them. Even tank crews would be considered legally blind if they saw as badly in civilian life as they see the world from a tank. Even infantry has it reasonably easy. It's easier to shoot back at someone who's, y'know, actually shooting at you, than it is to gun down an unarmed guy. Snipers, being hidden and away from the battle, have to gun down people whom are no danger to them. And this is basically a firing squad situation, which is even worse, in psychological term. The kind of situations where soldiers will routinely refuse to shoot unless you load one of the rifles with a blank round, tell them one of the rifles is shooting blanks, but without telling them *which one* is, so hey, 1-in-5 chances of being the one shooting blanks! You could be the lucky guy and have your conscience clean! And Hawke is.. Well... Hawke. Hawke doesn't give a shit.

[@bulldozer281]

AW Days of Ruin: Warcrimes all day every day

[@ElodieHiras]

@@bulldozer281 "Okay, we're gonna rob a bank and probably kill a lot of people, so put on your most intimidating mask!" *puts on BBQ Chef hat, anime girl mask, and chicken head mask* *sigh*

[@clownplayer7265]

@@ElodieHiras That might explain why Black Hole troopers have covered faces. So the player wouldn't feel too guilty about it in the campaign.

[@kdot4068]

"You know what else is long and hard? Filling my CO Power Meter" This made me laugh a lot harder than it should.

[@ardantop132na6]

Because it's true. Pain for Hawke mains.

[@daedalus5253]

And a lot longer, I hope.

[@mozzarellamaniac6300]

That got me in the first time not gonna lie

[@DarkAtHearts]

Saaaame!

[@brandonwilliams6119]

Truer words have never been spoken for Hawke mains

[@Veryfreshveryflourish24]

Hawke lowkey carrying the fate of the world on his broad shoulders is accurate.

[@Mestari1Gaming]

He got a nice haircut.

[@Priestbilly]

6:08 I never get tired of finding these single still frames of -quality- in your videos.

[@StrangerOman]

I was looking for the man of culture comment. Thank you, King.

[@ardantop132na6]

Bookmarking

[@DarkKirby8976]

Hawke Shooting Von Bolt is like: "Do I have to do EVERYTHING myself?!"

[@Alex06CoSonic]

8:20 So that's why it's called "Dual Strike" Cause it's twice now that Hawke shot his and BH's commander in chief.

[@brandonwilliams6119]

>Olaf pulls a Kool Aid Man and casts Blizzard >Orange Star just passing by like a Plague invading Yellow- I mean Gold Comet >Drake, Sonja and Grit recognizing there’s an imposter who attacked Green Earth >Colin making money appear out of thin air >Sami and Eagle are disgustingly OP when tagged together This video made my Saturday, I couldn’t ask for anything more than an Advanced Nutshell in a War!

[@montywh]

5:54 giving me flashbacks to Valkyria Chronicles. repeatable mission you can farm for exp, and the only thing people do is take Alicia from the start straight to the enemy base camp in like round 1 or 2. instant S rank, which gives a decent exp pool, and you can level up your troops after each run

[@elolawynladriel]

Yeah, good times. VC is incredibly stingy with S requirements. They could give us more leeway with turns and perhaps deduce points from damage and losses suffered to make us use cover and engineers.

[@bvd_vlvd]

I'm so happy many people love both of those. VC1 is my favourite game of all time and AW is something I put most hours in after pokemon

[@pontusborg7642]

Oh yeah, Super Robot Wars R had one of those missions too.... Holy shit could you have a monster team by the end of the game.

[@Teknanam]

I wish Sega respected Valkyria Chronicles more. :(

[@paperluigi6132]

Which mission was that?

[@sanitysanitation]

"For his CO Power, he wields a gun!" - Nell

[@bivcbmtgstgtssscqcrddgtrsm2257]

The reason Hawke didn't do that sooner is because his super power was still charging.

[@XCIXZapdos]

4:37 For his super power he wields a gun

[@reddawn1873]

sami looking at the real andy like I can't believe andy did this