Rugrats PS1 Games Are A Fever Dream

grown man seriously discusses games for babies
clock tower joke image created by VideoSysL
00:00 intro
00:54 Search For Reptar
09:06 Studio Tour
14:25 Totally Angelica
16:50 Rugrats In Paris
20:56 rambling
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[@Ecdycis]

The problem with Phil and Lil as fighting game characters is they are more of a duo character instead of two uniques. If you remove one of the 2 you have an immediate F tier. Chuckie quite literally has a whole song about his fighting feats

[@NotsoseriousNick]

What about one is an assist and the other is a main character? What about them being a stance character? Puppet character maybe?

[@AngryAtlantean]

Phil and Lil are Ice Climbers in infant form.

[@appelofdoom8211]

Honestly phil and lil feel like they'd be top tier but so impossible to play by anyone that isn't a lab monster that in practice most of them you encounter playing online would be on par with low tiers.

[@Ikumot]

Surprised you didn’t mention that one of the golf courses in Search for Reptar has a pyramid with a maze under it, used to freak me out as a kid ‘cause there was a clown doll wandering around in there.

[@PunchyYT]

I...did not find this???

[@Ikumot]

@@PunchyYT I just dug out my old copy to check and found it, it’s on hole eight of the mini golf on the opposite side of the pyramid from the one you tee off from; there’s a sliding door but it doesn’t seem like you can open it to go inside if you just pick mini golf from the main menu, but that may be something to do with my disc being pretty scratched up

[@Ikumot]

⁠@@PunchyYT Okay I’ve reached it in the main game and there’s no door on it, it’s just an open entry down into a maze full of Reptar bars and there IS a clown in there that’s dressed like a mummy! And I know why it freaked me out as a kid too, using the centre camera button got me so turned around I’d always get lost!

[@AstroVerbal]

​@@IkumotI'm enjoying the fact that I wasn't the only person haunted by this game

[@MaxLebled]

My "we did it for the children" credits roll has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my credits roll.

[@lowpolyzoe]

"I feel like everyone has that one terrible game they played as a kid that has nevertheless bored its way into their subconscious to remain for the rest of their lives, I'm a speedrunner and in my experience speedrunning is basically an entire subculture of the kind of person who lets that game ruin their lives" is the funniest thing I've ever heard

[@tabbofii]

Or lets games ruin their life broadly speaking

[@TenguLeaf]

Funnily (strangely?) enough, I also have played all these games and have no experience with the reference material. I have a "shovelware pen pal" and we send each other awful licensed shovelware games. I mentioned liking mini golf and he sent me ALL of these. ALL OF THEM.

[@MusicalArmageddon]

I was hoping you'd mention the level in Search For Reptar where the dog gets trapped down the sewer. Out of all the levels, that's the one that shook me. You have to navigate the tunnels and jump across moving platforms floating in lethal poowater and avoid giant rats or something, I can't remember all the details. Instead of a milk bottle for a health bar you had a bone that would get more and more hollow as you lost health. At least the levels in the basement and toy shop were somewhat familiar places, the sewer was hostile, entirely foreign territory that no dog or baby ought ever find themselves in.

[@chucklesticmccormick5828]

not to mention that you have to hunt for the ugliest cynthia sprite ever across pools of toxic waste when you finally think youre out 🙏

[@sunbeames1847]

I felt so bad for spike when playing this one. I even remembered getting lost, constantly touched sludge, a game over of spike whimpering and hanging its head down with the paws over his eyes, and having to redo the whole thing (that said it might be a false memory since I haven't played this game in well over 20 years or so).

[@Maniacman2030]

It's more depressing when you think about it realistically. Spike probably would've had to have seen a Vet after the fact, gotten shots to prevent rabies from the rats, and blood tests for all of the toxic sludge he ran through.

[@cobalt4045]

3:57 That's actually how the Reptar Bars look on the show. Being Reptar-shaped was a selling point for them. It's a pity you cannot get the N64 version as that one is probably the closest to being a Mario Party clone as possible by virtue of the fact that there is a grand game board to explore.

[@lamiaprincess6371]

Rugrats is so fascinating to me because I absolutely watched this show and one of the movies as a kid. I definitely did. But it passed completely through the memory sieve. I retain literally nothing from the experience, so these games were a confusing nightmare mess. Was quite the fun experience. Really enjoyed the fighting game tier list joke.

[@Evnyofdeath]

I think the most important thing I learned from this video is the origin of the frantic music Caddicarus plays in his videos

[@seth-rah]

I think Tommy can climb a bit in the fighting game meta when you consider that the other babies can't pull on his hair His gormless expressions should also instill fear into his foes

[@laggy3099]

Counterpoint- When slapping Tommy's bald head is the only condition of success, that paints a massive bullseye on that equally massive dome of his

[@polocatfan]

6:04 to be fair that's just what the soundtrack of the show sounds like. i would not be surprised if it was just one of the songs from the show.

[@romxilda]

As someone who had probably played well over 100 hours of Totally Angelica as a kid, this video (and your stream playing it!) reminds me of how far the human brain and enjoyment can come

[@mrcathook7748]

This video unlocked some key memories. I somehow finished this, Studio Tour and Paris so many times as a child

[@edweird0]

If only they had made a game for As Told By Ginger. The other Klasky-Csupo cartoon that has even more cursed character designs

[@rizu-kun9687]

“Little Seal Girl” rhythm minigame when

[@rufiangel00]

Ah, that outtro Rugrats theme does take me back, lol. Thanks for another super entertaining video, Mr. Punchy!

[@user-qi4xd5nv7o]

I think the stationary, floating Umbrella is meant to be a motif from the source material (the episode about Chucky losing his glasses)

[@bunnymoonch.8509]

4:00 I'm pretty sure that's what reptar bars looked like in the show, they were shaped like reptar and had a picture of reptar on the wrapper, kind of like chocolate easter bunnies

[@cking509]

I've toyed around with trying to become the speed run world record holder for Search for Reptar. Maybe you should do it. The game is nightmare fuel and would be a good complement to your other horror runs.

[@PunchyYT]

i actually have I think the oldest recorded run for the game on the internet at a solid "over a decade" but the game is extremely well optimized at this point. genuinely very difficult run to get WR in at this stage

[@KasumiRINA]

14:20 I watched the cartoon, pinning anything on Angelica would be karmic justice, she's like, an absolute monster as much as a 3-4 old can be, like she tried to make Tommy sick by taking off his blanket and making sure he's cold in the sleep. She's also one of very few kids who can talk to adults in universe (all kids can talk with each other but adults don't understand the smol ones), so she lies all the time.

[@alexlee4154]

Rugrats in paris is one of the only rugrats things Ive ever seen and when you labelled Chucky as a "puppet character" some latent instinct in the back of my head activated to remind me that there was a musical number dream sequence where he was "martial arts expert of reptar land". This was vindicated later in the video. Thank you for remembering only the most valuable information, brain.

[@Skuttie]

these games are for babies

[@rockclanhawkstar1454]

I remember playing Totally Angelica for the PC, and gotta say. It's a completely different game to how it was on ps1. It was just a small little point and click game where you messed around Angelica's house while her Babysitter was failing at her job. I'd say it was a less offensive game, cause it didn't have the ball maze. Though, I remember playing the two Hot Wheels PC games a lot more!

[@SatansBestBuddy1]

all I remember from Rugrats is one of the movies had a cover of Blondie's _One Way Or Another_ sung by Angelica and at the time, I had no idea what covers of songs were, so was very surprised when I played Rock Band years later and heard that exact same song, by that point I at least knew what covers were but still this also had me convinced for a couple of years that A Goofy Movie also used cover songs but I couldn't find who originally sung them, cause they weren't actually covers the world can be a very confusing place for a child

[@AdamOwenBrowning]

my parents rented this game for me once. Once As soon as you got to the mini-golf, the sound-nostalgia was huge. Then it reminded me that hooooly shit this game made me panic as a kid, and that sound is half of it

[@Maximili17]

Another banger video from Punchy! I played these games a lot when I was a kid, but I always kept going back to Search of Reptar. I just loved the vibes from that game. Playing these as a kid before learning how to speak english made focus a lot on the sound tones and vibes. Like, I can totally remember the sounds and music from the whole game but I didn't know what the actual words were. Watching this video had me saying "Oh, so that's what they were saying when they made that sound" lol

[@radiantansel202]

Rugrats is that one cartoon that when I was a kid... I always felt uncanny/uncomfy watching, I don't know why, but the more material I know about this series, the more intense that feel gets lmao Here in Mexico, piracy is the order of the day, and for some goddamn reason everybody I knew seemed to own a disc for either of the first 3 games, search for reptar being the most popular choice, and hearing that "hub world" music really brought back a lot of uncanny memories. That "ojousama normals" joke got me laughing for several minutes though, thanks for that.

[@gabisyderas1855]

I love it when people mention the Rugrats ost - idk if it was the same for the games, but in the show it was made by Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo, which is both insane and makes perfect sense "Yknow whod make good music for our baby cartoon? The weirdo from the avant-punk new wave band that dresses up in radiation suits, pretends to be robots and talk about how humanity is devolving!"

[@TerminallyNerdy]

Man the streams you did for these games were amazing lol

[@mothcub]

I love this stupid game so much (reptar tap dance configured my brain perfectly)

[@theangrychefgamer1356]

OMG I actually remember playing the Rugrats in Paris game when I was a child and had probably pushed it out of my memory till watching this video

[@pentalway]

The reptar bar you pick up is actually an accurate representation of the actual reptar bar from the show, because you're looking at the foil cover.

[@Maniacman2030]

Search For Reptar and Studio Tour were the only two out of this list I actually played. I remember despising the mini-golf sections so much that I avoided them for as long as I could. Fun fact though. I remember in one game of Studio Tour, in the RNG keyhole part? I managed to get it in 3 keys. Third times the charm, I guess.

[@Davus77]

More of Punchy's train of thoughts, stream of consciousness video

[@NattyWerewolf]

some of my favorite games as a child. and the rugrats hollywood treasure hunt game

[@ProfessorHanger]

Me and my little brother are in our mid to late 20's and grew up with the Search For Reptar, and those spooky 2d ghosts still scare us. That level fills me with a sense of dread that I no longer feel in some actual horror games like the original Resident Evil 4 or Dead Space. The level isn't even that hard and the ghosts are easily dispatched, but because these things are 2d, it can look like they are appearing out of thin air depending on the angle, and to this day I find that would be an incredibly unsettling kind of monster to deal with, but haven't seen since this game.

[@VideoSysL]

lol I'm glad my Rugrats Tower image made it into the video.

[@stardustwriter4802]

No joke when I was kid that one park level in search for reptar caused me to have a fear of geese for the longest time.

[@AliceDewDrop]

Purchase baby game Look inside Baby game

[@calebfoley5872]

Rugrats in paris on the 64 is basically just all these minigames again but KWOSSON flavor and lil me loved it

[@MaxDeaconVR]

Punchy you're talking too fast, I'm switching to PAL version

[@Number1JettDawsonShrimp]

16:37 probably should not have been as amused as I was by that Clock Tower edit

[@fishpop]

I watched Magemasher's Search For Reptar series earlier and bought it off eBay for £8. My childhood copy has been long since lost so i'm happy the game isn't scalped.

[@grillzmacoy]

legit every child character in search for reptar look like they're the offspring of the Momo creepypasta figure, and the fact i've just realised this is incredibly unsettling

[@AllAndreasIs]

This video gave me information Im not really glad Im now in possesion of. Still, I feel oddly satisfied. Intended?

[@lukey666lukey]

studio tour and paris were amazing as a kid so many great memories playing these with my siblings

[@flamefalconz]

I was not expecting the crane kick, tbh

[@Nemo2342]

Well this video was way more cursed than any of your horror videos.

[@ImortalZeus13]

I cant beleive that even after all these games you never even mentioned the one Rugrats game I actually grew up with: Royal Ransom!

[@SirKanti1]

That panic music, I'm having flash backs

[@Furry_Wall]

Needs more dancing Reptar

[@sophiticatedlygraceful1162]

Love the video I love to see more of these types of videos

[@markscheuerman7962]

holy shit you just unlocked so many core memories

[@arghonn3847]

This video unlocked forgotten memories of my early childhood.

[@Bumble50123]

I never beat Rugrats in Paris but I distinctly remember Chucky-Chan being my favorite game

[@VermillionVerde]

I cannot believe there are so many of these games and that there will be more soon. A terrifying property that refuses to die, we shall never escape chucky

[@kipame]

these songs on the background just sounds like something that would play in a CD from K.K. in Animal Crossing

[@dawavve]

ngl i wasn't expecting the gnosia soundtrack of all things

[@PunchyYT]

i love gnosia

[@alaricwilliamson5067]

6:29 I thought that was The World Revolving for a second.

[@amyrlinn]

the rugrats babies as translated to street fighter characters: chuckie: vega from sf4. useless without his glasses, but when he has them on he's one of the strongest characters angelica: karin from sf5, complete with the ohoho lil: laura from sf5. this is cheating a bit because lil in all grown up gets interested in soccer phil: birdie from sf5. both are gross little dudes that i would not want to hang around tommy: ryu from any of them. only interested in strengthening his own power dil: dan from sf4. completely useless i don't play enough street fighter to have a parallel for kimi or susie

[@TRWM735]

I was this many years old when i realised it was Reptar 2010 and not Zolo

[@ShadowWolfRising]

Fun fact, alot of the voices in these games are Steve Blum.

[@riibon4701]

Omg I remember playing this a lot as a kid, it was so much fun!

[@theswordidtruth]

That TWEWY reference came out of nowhere, like a car at a crowded intersection. 10/10

[@GoblinHero]

I remember renting these games as a kid because I knew I could finish them in one night and blockbuster had a 1 night for 1 euro deal on PS1 games.

[@PurpleXVI]

I can't believe you don't like minigolf. Punchy villain arc begin.

[@brendanbeta487]

The Gnosia music is a bop

[@wildtrapinch]

"I think statistically, probably half the people watching this video still have nightmares about that noise." Yeah... Yeah. I played this game at a sleepover with friends and we did that level at nighttime. Made us close the game and insert Spyro instead.

[@AngryAtlantean]

Leave it to Punchy to, somehow, make old THQ games far more entertaining to discuss than they have any right to be. Haha. I'm now flooded with memories of having actually completed the first PS1 game.

[@bahamut256]

Grappler. D tier. I swear I will piledriver you for that insult once I get in range.

[@spontaneouswizard358]

I love Rugrats! Literally my favourite animated show ever! It’s just so memorable to me overall. Phil and Lil are my favourite characters too. They’re both so funny I think.

[@giovanniletua436]

I loved search for reptar as a kid! I’m 28 now.

[@JomasterTheSecond]

I got my Rugrats in Paris, and they're goin' gorillas

[@Cooe.]

0:45 Uhh... What are you talking about? O_o Rugrats first aired in 1991 which was during the 16-bit generation NOT 8-bit/NES. The Genesis/Mega Drive was already almost 2 years old at that point and the SNES was already out in Japan and would launch in the west that same year.

[@tetralily]

My dad rented the first game for me and I beat it in one day. I go and tell him and he's like oh no I bought it for you for Christmas. (To avoid spoiling Christmas if I wanted to rent a game and he already bought it he would just rent it) So I've beaten this game probably two dozen times since I was a kid lol. I would just beat it randomly whenever I was bored because it was so fast. I wish I timed it because in hindsight it was speed running lol.

[@LynnieBeep]

Oh wow, I remember renting Search for Reptar and Paris from Xtravision

[@BorderFreak]

I remember playing studio tour and in Paris but the only thing I remember was I enjoyed the mini golf and the goo caves bring me a sense of dread I can't place Oh there's also a ps2 rugrats game

[@cocogoat1111]

That music certainly bored into my brain cortex and felt familiar despite me only playing this game for one week years ago (rented from blockbuster lmao)

[@alloounou6900]

I honestly completely forgot about this game. I must've played this when I was between 5 and 8. Some parts of this game were legit terrifying to my young self.

[@alloounou6900]

Well the first game of the video.

[@iroxudont]

Omg imagine a speedrun of the 2nd game and the 1/25 bullshit door.

[@bastardjokemen8518]

3:47 Very good

[@Blackda222]

This is beautiful!

[@JordanS-ww4eu]

Rugrats in Paris n64 was the first video game I ever had

[@Subhuman_Gamer]

This game was crasy. I also remember reboot.

[@hanborgar5747]

gnosia background music LETS GOOO

[@Meshal11YouTube15]

Do You Know Guys?, I Miss Tommy Pickles In The Video Games from Nickelodeon 😭

[@RogueOfShadows000]

Tbf, a lot of PS1/N64 era games didn't have that good of graphics lol. Didn't bother me much. Ik I played Search for Repeat as a kid. Aldo here's a fun fact. Almost every level from Search for Reptar is straight up just an episode from the show. The scavenger hunt I played a bit too. Kinda just a bad Mario party esc board game. Also I thought Rugrats in Paris was also available on GC, had to double check. Surprise surprise, I played it on the N64 apparently. The only real thing I remember was the tickets collectables l, the overworld being an amusement park, & the Chuckie Chan level lol. Why the hell we had Chuckie helicopter kicking angry plywood soldiers is beyond me. But it's hilarious afh!!! If gonna keep on covering Rugrats, or have, try out Royal Ransom on GC. It's a decent yet simple platformer.

[@Timic83tc]

ball physics in golf are completely fucked. remember getting stuck on the first game when my ball wouldnt stop

[@alphaomega4887]

In my childhood the goose level scared me as hell.

[@1revjay]

ZOLO!!!

[@JazivelHD]

It is odd that enough time has passed that people have forgotten about THQ. Ten years or so ago they were one of the big three for AAA games (among Ubisoft and EA). All these companies have been equally annoying and controversial but so far only THQ went under. And yeah Nordic is just a third party that bought the rights to most of their IPs, with Deep Silver getting most of the rest. This far on there hasn't really been much of anything done with their IPs except for a poorly received remake of Saint's Row and some WWE games that get worse every year. Honestly I don't miss em lol.

[@summermichelle862]

My first childhood video game!!😊😊😊

[@zombizzle_]

search for reptar freaked me the fuck out as a kid that goddamn toy level

[@NattyWerewolf]

i bear search for reptar but never beat studio tour.

[@AlgaeTheCatman]

The mirror world song sounds like something from Undertale 2 (by Zizou) 💀💀💀

[@beav5221]

Video games

[@lilhedgehog8576]

Rugrats PS1 games are the best fever dreams ever!

[@pixellatedpixie215]

Amazing video! God, these games just seem so weird.

[@Kiboune_YT]

6:11 why it sounds like characters from Animal Crossing are singing

[@tovarischkrasnyjeshi]

That was just a feature of the actual show's sound design. Baby toys if you don't remember what they're like often are "push button, hear cartoon voice" type of things. So the synths of the show used samples like that, in the same way the theme song sounds like a music box or cheap "robot" parts flexing. It happens that animal crossing's bebebese is made similarly, taking voice samples, repitching them to sound cartoony, are repetitive by nature, etc.

[@tovarischkrasnyjeshi]

yay! it's out!

[@akinassbm]

"bumping into a wall animation" can confirm punchy has never owned an n64