Ross's Game Dungeon: Rama

Ross rendezvous with Rama.
Link to original soundtrack:
mega.nz/#!m6Z3BI6a!bQLJ6p2WBJ...
Link to abandonware download:
www.theisozone.com/downloads/p...
Link to installer only:
www.squirtthecat.com/games/ra...
www.accursedfarms.com

[@purpleYamask]

I love the real-world implication of meeting someone and yelling "HEY YOU WERE BLONDE IN THE BOOK"

[@OutbackCatgirl]

i want to do this at some point

[@alfonzo_]

17:34 damn, Ross predicted Deep Rock Galactic too. he really is a time traveller.

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

If you've seen the movie Prometheus, you know that sending the biggest morons imaginable on a first contact mission is pretty much standard procedure in the future.

[@z-beeblebrox]

+Ghost81 That's pretty much the sci fi movie MO for first contact for everything that isn't "Contact" or Space Odyssey

[@DantheAuthor]

+Ghost81 Thank you, Vincent Price, for reminding me of that HORRIBLE movie. I'll go and drink myself into submission in blind hope that I will forget again.

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

Dan Author I hope you know that a sequel is coming out, and that it has replaced Alien 5 in the production schedule, yes? Your suffering has only begun.

[@leviadragon99]

Ghost81 Probably because by the time we as a species advance our tech to truly have grand interstellar operations like that... staffing will have been co-opted by nepotism like the rest of politics and business. The space race is already shifting into the private sector as it is. Our tech may get better, but the foibles that make us human remain the same...

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

Leviadragon Interesting thought, considering the chief of the Prometheus expedition was indeed a product of nepotism.

[@Blisterdude123]

You can imagine the reaction of the rest of the team, can't you? "God damn it, who sent the kleptomaniac MacGyver wannabe as a replacement? He's stolen my fucking socks and is trying to jerry-rig a new handle for a door out of them."

[@finipigenmovies]

Lol dude! love this comment! XD

[@NemFX]

"It's okay guys, I'm useful! See? I have all the stuff!" "What stuff?" "All the stuff! My stuff, your stuff, alien stuff, stuff!"

[@applecrow8]

"Update: Cancel complaint ISA Command, the sock handle worked, sigh..."

[@xxxswegmachinexxx4257]

"He's giving me some weird vibes." Ross, he's hitting on you.

[@cartooncritique6625]

Assuming the player-character is meant to be male, that's surprisingly progressive for a game from the 90s.

[@xxxswegmachinexxx4257]

@@cartooncritique6625 I mean Arthur C. Clarke was gay, I don’t think it would be too far fetched.

[@cartooncritique6625]

@@xxxswegmachinexxx4257 Oh wow! I didn't know. I guess that makes sense then. ^^

[@Trakesh]

@@cartooncritique6625 Not really. Current year is just trying to rewrite history into some bigoted cartoon that never really existed.

[@acolytexiv]

@@xxxswegmachinexxx4257 Cool! Learn something new every day!

[@mr.pavone9719]

I know a guy (he's a PhD engineer) who made it through the first few rounds of astronaut selection. He's an even keeled, friendly guy who works well with others. When he made it to the physical it turns out he only has one kidney. It never caused him trouble and he never knew about it but it got him rejected. With a mission as important as this I can see them making an allowance here and there but not for things like physical unfitness, severe personality disorders or addictions to tobacco.

[@grantdotjpg]

siggerattes

[@casedistorted]

yeah I was disqualified for a test I was 110% appropriate for when it came to psilocybin mushrooms + addiction at our local university/hospital, but because I was addicted to nicotine and may have had trouble taking a break from it for a day or two, they told me I would not be a good fit.

[@miaouew]

I call BS that sounds like something that would have been discovered at the "newborn stage", not the "astronaut stage".

[@z-beeblebrox]

Okay, now I want to see a story about dwarven astronauts, drinking beer and haphazardly traveling the stars

[@Accursed_Farms]

+z beeblebrox sounds like a bankable game idea to me

[@AdriRaven]

+z beeblebrox That's basically Lost Vikings. :P Only not quite. Pretty close, though.

[@luceverse]

+Accursed Farms So Dwarf Fortress in space?

[@TheTrueDeadFingers]

+z beeblebrox We Are The Dwarves. Look it up, it's basically just that.

[@Bluecho4]

+Luc Everse Dwarf Star Fortress.

[@marscaleb]

Well if they shipped up a nuke to Rama, clearly whoever was in charge of this mission WANTED Rama destroyed. With that in mind, having the reality TV crew is GENIUS. You have a bunch of horrible people squabbling with each other, which makes sure that no one is competent enough to stop the bomb. Plus, the folks who sent the bomb up there can pass it off as not their fault. They can just say "Hey, we only sent a nuke as a last resort, in case these aliens turned out to be hostile! It's not MY fault that the astronauts actually decided to blow up the dang thing! And they were astronauts, I'm sure they had a good reason."

[@weldonwin]

Well, in the first novel, the colonist of Mercury decide unilaterally to destroy Rama, because it is so advanced and the Ramans seemingly so powerful, that they simply cannot take the risk that they could be hostile, so even though there hasn't been a war in the solar system for more than a hundred years, they improvise a missile to destroy it with and only don't destroy Rama because they held off to give the exploring astronauts time to evacuate, which game the crew's resident Space-Morman time to disarm the missile.

[@NemFX]

The crew was the best people they could afford. After Rama 1, Earth kinda went nuts, thinking that the aliens were coming to be benevolent, so everyone spent like crazy and it caused a major financial and cultural recession. The Trinity devices are a failsafe in case something bad happens. The problem was that due to them trying to train up the astronauts in time (bear in mind, most of these people are scientists and doctors, I think there's only two pilots in their roster) that they were basically in a pressure cooker scenario. There's a small military contingency (that being Heilmann and Turgenyev, possibly Taboori? I forget how his name is spelled, he's a pilot) who are responsible for the nukes, most of the crew is entirely unaware of their existence until they were deployed.

[@aegisraven1284]

Did you not know this is based on aseries of books??

[@aegisraven1284]

Also it's NOT a reality tv crew, back in the day we had actual reporters, those were actual reporters there was no "reality tv"

[@quollosuru]

@@aegisraven1284did you not watch the video

[@MrGlowstoneMan]

real astronaut here: old men telling you about math facts are in fact the scariest part about space.

[@Accursed_Farms]

+Glowstone Man Like the parts where if the numbers don't add up everyone dies?

[@MrGlowstoneMan]

that and love triangle tensions

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

@@MrGlowstoneMan Eight people locked in a 100 cubic meter tube in spacee for four months. The worlds most expensive reality show...

[@davidmiller9485]

@@Accursed_Farms hey ross, your abandonware link doesn't work, got another? I'm hoping you got a link somewhere since i can't find one.

[@axelfirekirby]

That's why we have math blaster, to protect us from space math

[@JamesJordanson]

"Plus me, and my character's obviously a kleptomaniac. I shouldn't be allowed in space either." That line cracked me up

[@NemFX]

I'm just glad they dropped the monkey butlers from the first book.

[@KHfan67789]

"If the space agency says he's okay, I guess he's okay." That's good and well Ross, but the space agency said they were ALL okay. And given your evaluations, I don't think their judgement is too sound...

[@NemFX]

It's okay, he gets ripped to shreds by crab biots on live tv.

[@RegularCars]

Just downloaded the soundtrack! Thanks ROSS!

[@dhoffnun]

+RegularCars Fancy meeting you here... nerd.

[@demency2741]

+RegularCars Exactly what I came here to post, thank you so much, Ross!

[@Leadlobotamist]

+RegularCars when're you gonna go back to RCR instead of your falcon?

[@demency2741]

When it's fuckin' done, I'd imagine?

[@DixonYamada737]

Please gutturally undulate into your microphone more, it gives me tingles

[@escapedwolf3101]

I hope he plays "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" on the game dungeon one day. I would absolutely love that!

[@paulaccuardi9071]

I have no tail and I must swing

[@paulaccuardi9071]

Zoomer Waffen that was from Freeman’s mind.

[@Fallen420chan]

One of the most sad and impactful games. It tugs on your heart.

[@tedw6106]

I think the problem with that is that it hews SO close to the story, with the exception of cutting the weird jealousy of that one guys penis. It’d be interesting to hear his commentary, but would it be meaningfully different from hearing him talk about the short story?

[@Bluesit32]

@@tedw6106 You mean Benny?

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

Wait until you meet up with the other ships, Lama and Ding-Dong.

[@kanyne7115]

ha!

[@SuperCatfire]

oh my fucking god

[@robo_y2k]

That was stupid enough to get a laugh out of me. Good job!

[@planescaped]

For some reason I can replay Ross's videos infinitely. Only It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia comes close to achieving this, with me having seen the series about 4 times. But I've listened to each game dungeon episode 7-10 times now, and over a long span of time. Ross is the best.

[@YH045JP]

Your not the only one. My favorite by far is... well I don't really have a favorite; the longer the better!

[@HaloFanRedvsBLue12]

Same. Over the years I think he's managed to make me associate his voice with low stress, which is incredibly ironic since he does so much to get this stuff out.

[@krisstasko]

I love it's always sunny in Philadelphia

[@LoogyHead]

Best voice for a narrator. I want to see his commentary on everything. even movies and books. Hes just so pleasant to listen to.

[@icanusernamebetterthanyou3853]

Treeeeesh man

[@3MolesInATrenchCoat]

"Apparently the ISA is cool with sending beer on the mission like a bunch of space dwarves..." ROCK AND STONE!

[@Sarum9nich]

ROCK. AND. STOOOOOOOOONE!

[@TheDocterM]

You know, I subscribed for Freeman's Mind. I stayed for Ross. I can't believe how much I enjoy all of his videos!

[@gepettogreco]

Enjoyable humour. Fun commentary on gems of the present and past that you may or may not have played. An intelligent host that loves videogames in his own, more unique way and wants to make sure that they don't die in obscurity. What's not to enjoy?

[@Bluesit32]

Same here. It helps that it feels like Gordon Freeman is talking to us about video games, but Ross's sense of humor and general likeability is why I watch the Game Dungeon.

[@TheDocterM]

When put like that, it become glaringly obvious why I enjoy Game Dungeon! Ross is just an overall great host.

[@elveswarriror]

+TheDocterM and the exact same situations behind this keyboard aswell.

[@HoopleBogart]

it's ok this is the better content

[@JakDivinci]

Ross’ dedication to preserving art is truly commendable.

[@maddockemerson4603]

Ross’s

[@dontspikemydrink9382]

@@maddockemerson4603 oh shush

[@Kenuda]

@@maddockemerson4603 Ross'. Even Ross has been over this. :P

[@mjtruth1039]

@@Kenuda Then you would know it’s “Ross’s”.

[@christopherhale3140]

1:16 Not sure if you mention this later in the video (can't watch the full thing until later tonight because of classes), but there is actually a reason they named it Rama: according to the original Arthur C. Clarke book, by the year 2200 we had found so many objects in the solar system that we literally _ran out_ of Greek and Roman names, and had to start using Hindu mythology instead. When the ship was originally detected it was mistaken for an asteroid, so they named it "Rama". Also, I didn't know there were actually two books AFTER _Rama Revealed_. If you look closely, you can see that Clarke's name disappears after that one; I guess Lee just kept on writing the series after he died.

[@girthquake1413]

Not to respond to a 2 year old comment, but you're correct. Lee used Clarke's notes and his own ideas to finish the series. Which sucks, because in doing so he removed what makes the Rama series.

[@notinspectorgadget]

@@girthquake1413 What? WHAT?! *HE REMOVED WHAT MADE THE RAMA SERIES WHAT?!?*

[@girthquake1413]

@@notinspectorgadget He removed what made it good. Lee added a lot of drug abuse and incest and the science and exploration took a backseat.

[@SomeKindaSpy]

@@girthquake1413 Disgusting.

[@spicingdeed8931]

@@girthquake1413 Damn, that's a real shame

[@andrac0]

11:27 I don't know a thing about this character and I'm already in love with him. Random old guy with useless mathematical facts and a machiavelic laughter? Consider me sold

[@NemFX]

Michael O'Toole, loving dedicated husband, somewhat religious zealot, totally math nerd. He's a solid dude in the books.

[@SonofTiamat]

"You're a nice guy, but you're too old and fat for space." Ross Scott_2016

[@salokin3087]

+Son of Tiamat You're still alive!

[@salokin3087]

Son of Tiamat Mmm...it was only a matter of time, watching it right now.

[@Jeffyd133]

This line makes rama my favorite RGD

[@brushdogart]

Just had to say, I first played this game as a kid and loved it dearly. I had been raised on sci-fi classics and so the first time I died and Clark appeared to give me a smug hint I actually squealed, I was so excited. The game for me became finding all the different ways to die. Good times.

[@NemFX]

"You don't have a cane" touche, good sir.

[@loneronin6813]

It sounds somewhat reminiscent of when I was a kid and first played the original Myst. I was so enamored with exploring this abandoned, desolate place of time long passed with only written records of interactions with other-worldly beings now reduced to nothing but echoes of man's own madness and how our own intentions for good or ill can doom an entire species apart from us as well as being our own undoing. It mystified me as a little kid (no pun intended) and left me transfixed with this sense of isolation and dread. It may not seem like it now, but back then it was truly something almost otherworldly and is an experience I will never forget and will always hold close to my heart...even though I was probably five or so at the time and couldn't figure out most of the puzzles. :P

[@Robertward111]

C'mon Ross you cant be 100% sure there arn't sexy blue intelligent aliens out there just waiting to say "sup".

[@Morec0]

This is my only hope at this point.

[@Otakupatriot117]

I actually don't think it's too implausible that an alien species that achieved sapience would look similar to us. Aside from hollywood's gross attempts at furry fanservice, it's not too weird. If our evolutionary design was successful on our planet, why not others?

[@thebatter2127]

Its all honestly just a waiting game until we can invent advanced space travel and cover light years and goto other planets. That or just keep ufo spotting and shoot one down if we're lucky and even luckier get to see survivors and dissect them

[@MegaRazorback]

@@Otakupatriot117 I for one would like to see another sentient besides us humans, the Milky Way is too large to just have US in it....

[@GramLikesBread]

@@MegaRazorback Correct word is "sapient", being capable of rational thought. I would like to any life non-native to Earth though: the diversity on Earth is massive and I'd love to see what adaptations would exist for other-worldly conditions.

[@ibuprofen_psychosis]

There's just something i love about the alien designs in Rama. Every sci-fi movie or game just makes their spaceships big, metal startrek/star wars tier boxes, copy pasted from eachother. Rama has just this... THING in it. The colorful design and the atmoshperic soundtrack makes me think that this is how aliens(if they exist)look and design their interiors and stuff. Bizzare as hell, but i love it! The outdated 3d graphics make it even more bizzare. I love it. Time to read some Rendezvous with Rama, i guess.

[@spore214]

ross scott is so underrated! why does this guy not have a million subscribers already. we need to get the word of ross' game dungeon out there.

[@Crawldragon]

I don't think Ross ever recovered from his split with Machinima. It's been really hard for small-time KZbinrs to find mainstream success with large and successful networks sponging up all of the views. Ross isn't the only person who got burned by issues like this in the past. I'm just glad he's still going.

[@WELSHGAMER99]

Dreaded Bastards

[@planescaped]

Ross is up there as one of the founders of KZbin, and practically invented the let's play with Freeman's Mind. Sometimes the greats are not recognized in their time. Hopefully someday he gets the recognition he deserves. At least I get the impression that Ross doesn't really care about being a major star, and is happy doing what he is doing.

[@Sonirbymon13]

planescaped While he didn't invent the LP format, I do agree he was one of the first machinima creators out there. I can't exactly say he pioneered that either, since Red VS Blue has that award already. HOWEVER He is an amazing reviewer in every sense. Actually reviewing games in an entertaining way that doesn't devolve into him screaming at it.

[@Crawldragon]

Ross didn't invent Let's Plays or machinima. Let's Plays were invented by slowbeef on Something Awful and machinima has existed at least since the Quake era. Ross just happens to be exceptionally good as a commentator, and has a knack for coming up with interesting ideas. The best people in a field are very seldom the pioneers (GameLife, for example, pioneered KZbin gaming channels)

[@alimrahman5154]

I think Arthur C. Clarke was talking about L. Ron Hubbard when he said he couldn't name names for legal reasons.

[@sorrenblitz805]

Pretty sure he was actually referencing chariot of the gods by Erich Von Danniken, as he was admitting he thought ancient astronaut theory could be true but pseudo science made it almost impossible for serious research

[@kanyne7115]

Hubbard is an idiot

[@davidmiller9485]

@@kanyne7115 was, he's been dead for awhile, thankfully.

[@od4361]

So all this time I thought he was ranting about how creators of "bang bang shootie" space stories are misusing it (which is understandable) but in reality he was talking about a space cult, that actually makes more sense.

[@RetardPwnage]

Played this with my Dad when I was 10 or 11, replayed it recently and more then once I would just sit back, close my eyes and listen to the music.

[@Cow-Moth-With-A-CRT-Head]

"YOU'RE TOO OLD AND FAT FOR SPACE!" And then I choked on my coffee from laughing. Your deliveries are just perfect.

[@penguinpanda00]

Started reading the books because of this, THANKS ROSS THIS SHIT'S GREAT!

[@H-dub]

Wow, this video was quite the treat. I played this AAAAGES ago with my Dad. He'd read the books and was telling me about them using this game as a visual aid while we both tried to figure out the obscure puzzles. Looking back on it now I can recognize the gargantuan design flaws, but it's still kind of magical. Thanks for putting in the effort on this video, and the soundtrack is a fantastic bonus. Kind of serendipitous that you put this video out right around the time I remembered the game randomly when going to bed. I finally read the books myself about 3 years ago, they still hold up.

[@AshyGr33n]

5:31 well I know what inspired Mass Effect's Citadel now.

[@planescaped]

Not to mention the keepers and biots.

[@gnydsmelt2215]

I'm on my second or third binge of watching the entirety of Ross's Game Dungeon from beginning to end (a few episodes per night) They help me sleep and I find them super comfy, Good insights about the game, music, development etc! Best stuff

[@tpd1864blake]

Are you on your fourth now?

[@gnydsmelt2215]

@@tpd1864blake 5th

[@Ikelae]

So basically, an ideal astronaut would be Gordon Freeman ;)

[@Puroboi8894]

yes

[@zjx37]

+Garet Rooks he would need to work on his communication skills.

[@ballinbalgruuf8198]

+sean r ,dude what? he gives orders to the rebels without speaking a word lol

[@Bluecho4]

+Garet Rooks Well yeah, but then again he's just generally phenomenally competent. It's almost cheating, sending Gordon Freeman.

[@torylva]

+Garet Rooks Gordon Freeman is the ideal everything.

[@RaveRaptor7]

In a time where game reviews boil down to: Screeching unfunny jokes in front of a camera while making terrible and distracting edits, doing little to no research on the game they are reviewing, and hardly even being called a review as they just go point-to-point-to-point-to-end. I am just happy you're around to balance the scales in quality. Your editing makes sense, your jokes are relevant to the game, you take us through key points of the game without giving away too much of the plot or the ending for that matter. You did your homework, you found ways to make the game work. Hell, you even went out of your way to find the music and play it as it was meant to be played then released the album for everyone. I can't thank you enough for how good your content is.

[@Crowborn]

agree with you, but there are many good reviewers (Like the guy Ross shows in the first Follow up vídeo)

[@NicoUnken]

+Rave Raptor I think there's a fine line between a reviewer and an entertainer, and on the internet you kinda have to do both. But still, you're not wrong... Love this series.

[@AgentTasmania]

+Rave Raptor Letsplayers don't claim to be reviewers.

[@TheJesterInYellow]

+Rave Raptor This guy knows what's up. Same from me, Ross

[@lionocyborg6030]

A good example of the reviewer neglecting to research the game is James Rolf when he did the AVGN episode of New Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) which is his worst episode to date because: A. I like that game. B. James did no research and got several facts about the game wrong, e.g. he said that there was no saving, despite _seeing_ the save game option in the hub's pause menu and after all the levels he beat; he just neglected to use it and lied about it not existing. He also said that some of the side missions were required to beat the game (they're not, unless you enjoy getting rings for the shop) and he was really crap at one of the easier missions. C. He used the game as a scapegoat to cry and sound off about things games have done since 1996, 1994 at the earliest, some of which he actually likes, like Mario 64 and Mother, so he not only had no excuse, but he was also a hypocrite. It was shocking because he is normally on point with his research and critique of the other games he covers, but for New Sonic, he chose to jump on the long dead and overused bandwagon of "let's hate on this darker Sonic game just for being different and attempt to justify our shit and wrong opinions by exaggerating the few bugs and many unpolished parts of the game, as well as cringe at the xenophilla scenes and call it zoophilla (which it's not) despite many of us making Sonic fan art depicting the exact same things". Ross never falls into that sort of trap; he is always on point with everything he covers. Even if the game has a lot of bad points in it, he still tries to show off the good and the game may still be worth getting (unless it's the Last Stand: Dead zone or the Chosen: Well of souls).

[@jurgenronaaz4695]

I just got home from a rough day of work filled with failure and an existential crisis, got on my computer drained in every way I know, fired up my laptop to try to get my mind in order, and saw Ross's Game Dungeon. Thanks Ross, I needed this, you all have a wonderful day.

[@valcliffb8558]

+Jurgen Ronaaz This world can be pretty rough most days, but don't let it get you down. I'll admit though, seeing a new Game Dungeon today was a hella welcome sight.

[@jurgenronaaz4695]

Feeling better already, thank you

[@jmanclan]

just downloaded the soundtrack, awesome thats its still there 6 years later

[@Darkchives]

hey Ross, I literally never comment on videos (I'm more of a lurker on KZbin), but i just wanted to let you know, if you do see this, how much i appreciate all of your content.

[@Accursed_Farms]

+Darkchives Thanks, I plan to get better at responding to emails also.

[@aliencatcrew3336]

This video was actually extremely memorable to me. I still find it ironic how the little ANDROID GREEN GUY looks like its in the game with 3 eyes. This being an FMV game, and ross' great detailed narration, made this awsome.

[@theharlequin7280]

Ah, yes - the joy of rewatching old Game Dungeon episodes. More on that later.

[@xxDeathlyShadowsxx]

I feel like the PS1 game based on Jeff Wayne's "War of the Worlds" would make for a good episode. Mainly for the great soundtrack and Richard Burton's narration.

[@HelmetHair]

Want worse astronauts? Try the scientists from Prometheus. Jesus wept.

[@grumpyturtle9682]

Can't argue with that.

[@cypher160manny2]

Some of them seemed competent but I don't know

[@angelartiyalvt9574]

tomme25 or the ones from Alien: Covenant. "We just landed on an alien world, let's go outside with no gas masks, pressure suits, or armor."

[@planescaped]

Hey we're on another planet! Let's have sex!

[@noahwilliams8996]

So much drama on Rama. :(

[@TheButterCollector]

As someone that is most of the way through Rama II, it genuinely makes even less sense that most of the cast would get sent on this mission. There are so many instances of straight-up psychopathy from like half the crew that are just kind of ignored or hand-waved away.

[@NemFX]

Earth was in a major recession after the first Rama ship, so they basically canned the space programs. Then when they heard Rama 2 coming, they had to train up their doctors and scientists within about ten months, these are the best they could afford, in the time they had. In fairness, these are literally some of the smartest people on Earth in the Rama universe. Wakefield for example, literally built tiny robots that can hold conversations, transform, etc. They act human, but they literally have three of the smartest people that you would likely ever meet.

[@GoodVolition]

"It needs to be nuked because we don't understand it." How an actual encounter with Rama would probably actually go.

[@HerrFenchel]

Rama macht das Frühstück gut.

[@lilwyvern4]

Machine translation: Rama makes the breakfast good.

[@GetsugaTensho85]

+Herr Fenchel Verdammt noch mal! Gerade jetzt lache mir den barsch aus, und ich weiß nicht wieso! XD

[@oberstul1941]

+Herr Fenchel I hear you, man. But I also hear that margarine is bad for you...

[@jarrodbyrne2325]

what *Spy's voice*

[@Templayer]

+Torcularis Also from what I know the joke is that Rama is a type of butter in Germany and Czech Republic. ^__^

[@izzyrose2424]

Seeing the notification for Ross's videos is like waking up on Christmas morning!

[@RetroAmateur1989]

+Izzy Rose I second that.

[@JordabHawkeye]

Because it happens once a year? That's unfair though. He's shockingly quick about these, considering their length and quality.

[@izzyrose2424]

More of the excitement of the gift he is giving us. However, he could make hundreds of these and it wouldn't be enough for me. I just love all his content so much :)

[@spookydonkey42]

+Izzy Rose i use each new game dungeon as an excuse to marathon previous episodes. i know what you mean.

[@WELSHGAMER99]

+Izzy Rose merry non Christmas :D

[@dingusbrule5756]

I just want to say that I like watching these while developing my game. They are really good to play in the background and I often find my self watching instead of working.

[@reubenlovegrove6939]

"this is a space adventure no-one would want to miss"-Playboy Magazine

[@portalworld9880]

Sorry to do this for a 3 year old comment, but is that seriously a quote from it, or is that made up? You probably don’t remember if it is or not.

[@kerputnick]

@@portalworld9880 it's on the cover to the game during the video. so ya, it's a quote

[@portalworld9880]

@@kerputnick holy shit.

[@alagado666]

I know this video is almost 2 years old, but looks like Tiffany Helm decided to act again after 20 years, she gonna appear in two different movies in 2018, wow. www.imdb.com/name/nm0375649/

[@GamingPhilosophe]

Hey Ross, have you heard of a game called Realms of the Haunting? I think it would be a great fit for this show.

[@loadedsnail1936]

TheNeopolitan holy shit you just predicted a game he would review. cool

[@GamingPhilosophe]

simon Otujo And the next lotto numbers are: 7 18 29 44 55 and 4

[@ArcangelZero7]

@@GamingPhilosophe I'm 2 years too late!!! ;_;

[@pangoprime8674]

6 years too late lol

[@MagnusSkiptonLLC]

@@GamingPhilosophe I won! Well a dollar...

[@GoblinModeKnives]

This series has been amazing. Ross has taken moves to preserve music, maps and games and has even shown the endings of games very few folks would've seen or been exposed too otherwise. He's a professional in a field that still doesn't exist yet remarkably. Video Game Archeology. Somebody give this man a grant

[@WandaThePanda]

Man, this soundtrack is SOO good. Not all track are equally awesome, but man, the main theme and the octo theme are dope

[@ThePainkiller9995]

yeah i'm listening to it right now, it's amazing

[@Eisdax]

"The solar system consists of The Sun, Jupiter, and assorted debris" - Arthur C. Clark, 2061 That's a quote I found under the Video "Jupiter's Great Red Spot Is Shrinking (Also, Jupiter Is Insane) | Answers With Joe" from Joe Scott, written by Vera Sepulveda (I had the urge to write it here for reasons).

[@DannyPerski]

You should try to petition one of your fans to build that Rama spoon.

[@epickduk]

i love how ross is like a video game archaeologist. he finds games that have all but vanished, brings them into the public eye, and even puts them back into circulation! it's pretty insane.

[@rocketlaunchingshotgunguy4377]

Ive had this games soundtrack as my weekend alarm for 2 years... and every other day its the number sequences from black ops blowing out my eardrums

[@RaccoonRevolution]

It's too bad nobody swapped genders in this game. Then it would be... Rama 1/2. ...Sorry. Anyway... thanks for the soundtrack, Ross!

[@midgettoe2000]

Your intro art guy keeps getting more and more awesome.

[@MrChofee]

I'm listening to the OST now, it's really good. Good thing you guys saved the music from being forgotten, and I'm glad that I have the opportunity to listen to it even without playing the game. It has that Unreal (the game) vibe, I'm enjoying myself. Thanks man PS. If anybody sees this comment and has the time to recommend some similar music material, I'd be glad to try it out, I'm definitely up for the nostalgia vibe!

[@chaosvolt]

A sci-fi FMV adventure game, snarky FMV death scenes where an important figure points out how you fucked up, a look into a strange alien culture, even a tentative connection to Star Trek by way of prop reuse...I can't help but wonder what it'd be like were Ross to cover Star Trek: Klingon.

[@RipOffProductionsLLC]

Star Trek: Borg, the game where Q is the contrivince that justifies not just the plot, but also how game overs from BS puzzles loop back to the last save(with one puzzle actually requiring you to to fail a puzzle to get the answer to another when returning)

[@tassadarc8069]

Oh my god someone other than me still owns a copy of this game.

[@lusteraliaszero]

This soundtrack is right up my alley. I'm always amazed by how far you'll go for stuff like this, and I don't really understand why others don't go that far

[@LordAdam44]

Ross's voice makes me feel less lonely.

[@IDKWallaceBrown]

Five years later and I just get to this video, expecting the links to be broken. They aren't! This was a trip! Thanks Ross

[@0NodMan0]

*_I enjoy these Game Dungeons. However, I'm gonna keep typing this for you Ross..._* *_I HAVE TO MAKE THIS MOVIE! I HAVE TO MAKE THIS MOVIE!_*

[@portalworld9880]

Eh, you forgot the cut off. But nice effort though. Execution and pay off wasn’t that great, but it really had some heart in it.

[@nfwrambo]

Is the movie about Tiberium?

[@Mr357]

You should do Snatcher sometime! It's right up the alley of what you like, and it's a *much* better graphic adventure than Rama, Myst, etc.

[@RipOffProductionsLLC]

SNATCHER is also one if those games where every single port is its own weird thing... The original MSX version is the least censored, but is missing a chunk if the 3rd act. The Sega CD has only minor censorship, as well as the complete story.(also the only version officially available in English) The PS1 port is even more censored, but has a few CG FMVs.... also the Japanese version of MGS1 reacts to it in the Psycho Mantis scene.

[@zombiegandhi8405]

I don't know why I keep coming back to this episode all these years later. I guess it's just really cozy.

[@fredtwo8347]

I've lost count of the number of times I've watched this. It's so comforting for some reason

[@hrnekbezucha]

"[The aliens] share psychedelic melons with you so you can all trip out together." Aw hell yeah! Sign me up

[@Xegethra]

It's future cigars....they're uhh, healthy.

[@Lady_in_Yearning]

Ross, you don't know me and I only know you through your videos, but... I love you, dude. Keep being awesome!

[@Nibor7301]

This game was a pretty major thing in my childhood. I can't thank you enough for putting up its wonderful soundtrack in high quality!

[@deadguy718]

You should review the original fallout games.

[@Antiformed]

+deadguy718 PLEASE DO PEOPLE NEED A REMINDER THOSE EXISTED

[@Antiformed]

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[@zcrib3]

+deadguy718 He goes more for obscure stuff nobody really reviews. Fallouts may be old but good stuff on them exists .

[@itaybron]

+zcribe tbh the original games are somewhat niche these days

[@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire]

+itaybron Somewhat niche and games that very few people know about (except Battleborn and Wolfenstein) are two very different things. I was thinking of Ross doing the Hard Truck games, but I think they're way too popular, even though only the crappy new one is for sale and you need a VM to play it.

[@waltermcmain3461]

Thanks for the soundtrack Ross! You're the best :D

[@alexandermoriarty9530]

Thank you! I still have a copy of this game on CDs and love the books but was never able to finish the game due to a corrupted save file. The music is amazing. Thank you.

[@WildlyStapled]

A constant flow of maps. A high quality soundtrack, almost lost to the ages. Ross, you consistently go above and beyond the call of duty of a youtuber. Bless you.

[@Shadefyre343]

Just started reading Childhood's End and already I've got another Clarke novel to track down. Thanks Ross!

[@AlexCBrandon]

That soundtrack does sound great. Hopefully the composer can release it for sale and get a few bucks! I’d buy it!

[@dontspikemydrink9382]

should you not get verified Alexander

[@Isaacfess]

The legend himself, love your work dude!

[@mjtruth1039]

@@dontspikemydrink9382 Why not?

[@dontspikemydrink9382]

@@mjtruth1039 i don't get what you mean

[@mjtruth1039]

@@dontspikemydrink9382 Why should they not get verified?

[@MorklebBlack]

I begged for this game for Christmas as a kid, and it took me months to figure everything out. I spent so long in that human / avian / octospider museum trying to get the last three puzzles. They're not nearly as challenging now that I'm older, but this game stumped me good a few times. I felt so accomplished when I did figure something out, though. Getting to the city for the first time was amazing. It seems to have aged a bit graphically than some other full motion video games.

[@ThatCatWithoutAHat]

I saw this video and then I decided to read Rama. So, thank you so much for making this video, Ross

[@nikzori]

> Sabatini smuggles cigarettes on Rama > Love triangles and drama in the middle of one of the most important events for the humanity Jesus Christ, I'm actually glad I've decided to stop at Rendezvous with Rama and not read anything after that. Gentry Lee just ruins everything from the very first pages and focuses the attention of a reader on characters instead of a GIANT FUCKING ALIEN SHIP that shouldn't have returned in the first place. Rendezvous is simply amazing, by the way, and reads almost like an actual documentary. There is no petty drama, only hardcore, very plausible facts and long paragraphs of exploration, that make you feel like a kid lost in his imagination. It makes you wonder what's out there. Very wholesome.

[@losttribe3001]

Gentry Lee’s books really...they weren’t too bad over all, but horrible in specific moments. If you are a fan of Arthur C Clarke, you can tell he was just suggesting story elements, maybe editing and not writing much. But if you go online and look at reviews of the books Gentry Lee wrote after Clarke died, you can tell what a crappy writer Lee truly is.

[@BOLL7708]

Oh man, I've been a collector of game music for ages, so happy that I could download this :D It has been a while since I actually collected as I find mostly anything, almost, on KZbin. I read the first Rama book decades ago, didn't even know a sequel had come out, time to pick it up probably :P

[@spitefulraven]

The jump between clumsy alien bug robots to super-intelligent cephalapod beings that communicate via intricate phosphorescent light patterns is kinda crazy honestly.

[@EminorReal]

Thanks for the game dungeon series. Experiencing health issues, these videos get me through the day 30 minutes at a time in 2021

[@gnydsmelt2215]

Stay strong brother

[@Dat-Mudkip]

3:23 I thought that was part of the game at first...

[@TheSocialSolipsist]

This reminded me of a game I've had in my possession for years but never been able to play for lack of the proper hardware / patience to try to emulate - The Journeyman Project (and it's sequels.) If by chance you see this comment, I think it'd make an amazing Game Dungeon episode - early 90s indie sci-fi adventure game with time travel, intergalactic intrigue, and murder, all built on puzzles and stealth. Hell, I'd dig up and mail you my copies if you really wanted them to play.

[@huddugpupeye3602]

+The Social Solipsist He should totally play TJP!

[@alexandermoriarty9530]

Actually I got to this review by seeing Ross' review of The Journeyman Project. It's a trip.

[@kitsunegirl14]

I remember being sad with Freeman's Mind ended. But now I'm just happily waiting for the next Game Dungeon. Thanks for always producing truly unique content with an intelligent and funny delivery!

[@quinton1862]

Love coming back to these videos and re-watching your reviews! Always worth the time!

[@Dondeath]

Not gonna lie Ross. This was maybe the best episode you've done so far. And I think your videos are like the very top of all kinds of videos. Good job man!

[@BlackburnBigdragon]

"Rendevous With Rama" is one of my all time favorite science fiction books. I almost hope it doesn't get a movie treatment because I just KNOW that Hollywood will "embellish" it since it's more a book about exploration and more of a "travellogue". I have a fear that it would become another "Starship Troopers" where the people writing the movie didn't even read the book, but just read the description on the back of the book and then made the movie based on that. The last thing I would want to see would be a "Rama" movie that ended up being an action movie or a sci-fi horror movie because some suits in Hollywood decided that the "Aliens" franchise makes money.

[@badbeardbill9956]

Perhaps a mini-series would suit the novel better? Without the big screen and the pressure to make it fast, maybe we could get something good? I've noticed that books adapted into tv series generally fare better than movies.

[@Mintlicious]

Bad Beard Bill Rama has actually been moved into TV production! Granted, getting a script is still a challenge and it may remain in development hell for a while longer.

[@dyefield2712]

In Starship Trooper's defence, it seemed like the director had the book adaptation shoved on to him because the movie he was originally making was vaguely similar in concept. To top it all off, he had directly opposing views to Heinlein. I'm getting most of this from Wikipedia so take that for what it's worth.

[@weirdotzero7065]

@@dyefield2712 what happened was Paul Verhoeven was asked to do a film adaption of Starship Troopers, he read the book, hated it, and did the film to mock the book and everything it stood for.

[@vamparasite]

I really loved this game years back. Thank you for posting the soundtrack, it is so beautiful, even better now! Plus, your funny comments about various parts of the game and the crew had me rolling!!

[@Kainraa]

Ross, Thank you for releasing the soundtrack to this game. Your attitude of "Oh, Sierra said they were going to release the soundtrack but they haven't yet? Well I guess I'll do it instead!" is so great. The way you delve into things like this when reviewing games is absolutely amazing and the way you actually research the material so thoroughly is astounding compared to most reviews and has earned you my utmost respect (for whatever that's worth). Keep up the great work!

[@chickenw1re]

You get a LIKE for showing me CALEB! HE LIVES AGAIN!

[@jakesommer3914]

MARANAX INFIRMUX! *Homer Simpson Scream*

[@lordhood117]

"How can you be lonely when you're with an entire crew?" To quote Jean-Paul Sartre, "Hell is being locked forever in a room with your friends."

[@alucardyoici]

+Drew Swanson Well in a specific theater piece where the friends in question doubled as torturers

[@lordhood117]

+alucardyoici 1. Yes, but keep in mind that the rest of the crew, at least in this case, is practically useless and you have to do everything yourself because everyone else is: a. Too busy doing their own thing that's only slightly related to the mission, b. Are too damned lazy, -OR- c. Are dead and have been turned into a museum exhibit. When you feel like you can't rely on ANYONE to help you, it's definitely torture. 2. I was honestly not being entirely serious when I made that comment. It was really more of a reference to Red Dwarf.

[@PerkinsVR]

i just wanted to mention that when i saw this upload, i was more excited than i've been in the past month, and my birthday was this month.

[@thedantschubros]

Woah... That transition in music quality was just like... :O Thx so much for releasing it, and kudos to the guy who tracked the composer! And to the composer!

[@dwsimmy2599]

Maybe the reason we sent regular people to space instead of the absolute best humanity has to offer is so that the aliens don't get the wrong impression and think we're all a bunch of multidisciplinary geniuses in peak condition. These guys may not be "the best" (the psychotic lady definitely shouldn't be there; most people aren't like that and we don't want aliens think we are), but they're a much more accurate representation of humanity, which is more appropriate given that Rama seems to be a floating museum of sorts. Also, John Glenn is a legend. I read The Right Stuff as a kid, he was always one of my heroes growing up.

[@clyax113]

I think from a literary standpoint Clark and the co-author did this to represent that humanity doesn't often have the best people for the job in a drastic situation, and that humans in general aren't always in peak condition in all ways. This is the best representation of humanity, not for the aliens, but for the readers.

[@SianaGearz]

Well if it was written a few years from now, it could be because discrimination by skill and intellect became forbidden.

[@clyax113]

Siana Gearz Hah!

[@qujo123]

I was a cosmonaut. I didn't have any training, all they said was "good luck, comrade" before launching me off on a discount rocket

[@Zearo298]

You're doing a real service to the community and to the future for preserving and uploading the soundtrack to this game, we appreciate it, Ross

[@TheKrensada]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I love, love, LOVE the soundtrack to this game.