SEGA Genesis Games Facts - Did You Know Gaming? extra Feat. Dazz (SEGA Mega Drive)

[@mrstopmotionmaniac97]

The reason for the octopus in the hockey game is that it was tradition to throw a live or dead octopus on the rink. if memory serves the redwings did it a lot.

[@LazeBlaz3]

It's in fact specifically a Detroit thing since they had won the Stanley Cup in the minimum of eight matches (if I recall correctly), spawning the tradition

[@yellowmunchie9823]

@RexanZ Octopuses

[@Morgil27]

I'm not a hockey fan, but I remember the octopus thing being mentioned in an episode of Home Improvement.

[@ColdHighway7]

Correct, its a Red Wings tradition which started in 1952 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_of_the_Octopus

[@FireLordVahn]

Was hoping someone was going to say this.

[@Trueshiriko]

Was not expecting to hear Dazz say "steamy passionate coitus"

[@KingTaltia]

Nor was I, and yet, I feel like he did it just to piss off the Homophobes of the internet. Which I always appreciate.

[@SullySadface]

I fuckin lol'd

[@nickgoldyscreams]

get wrekt homophobes

[@saphcal]

it was beautiful xD

[@Compucles]

It sounds like something Sheldon Cooper would say on "The Big Bang Theory."

[@sandakureva]

2:55 So instead of using Spiderman, they decided to use Filthy Frank?

[@Mario583a]

No; It's clearly Spidergirl.

[@erickflores1686]

Ey boss

[@RocketboyX]

Marvel's layers said "It's time to stop!".

[@Micchi-]

*Pink Guy

[@Mudkip971]

"Welcome to the rice fields"

[@thenuclearemerald1585]

"They changed Spiderman to have a pink costume making him a completely different and unique character" Sounds like an unoriginal oc artist's excuse lol

[@theLikou1]

OC, please don't steal.

[@TheTundraTerror]

OC name: Donut Steel

[@mattwo7]

Also the background pony artist in MLPFiM before they started making legitimately different ponies in later seasons.

[@tchitchouan]

Pink guy

[@CartoonTriper]

@@tchitchouan Hey Bouss!

[@Hawkenwhacker]

The only thing I could hear in my mind while watching, was this... "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, until you get a copyright strike."

[@oldmanloki]

8:45 The Legend of the Octopus is a sports tradition during Detroit Red Wings home playoff games involving dead octopuses thrown onto the ice rink. The origins of the activity go back to the 1952 playoffs, when a National Hockey League team played two best-of-seven series to capture the Stanley Cup.

[@Suspicious_Dog]

_"Two men having steamy passionate coitus"_ - DidYouKnowGaming, 2019

[@nalacha]

The octopus there's a reason behind it sometimes of hockey games it's tossed on the ice so that's probably why it's there

[@autumnalpavement2999]

Yeah, it was Red Wings tradition back in the day

[@bakedbeanz3683]

The enemy “death” scream is WAYYY funnier on Golden axe II 😂

[@NoName-st4tw]

BLEH!

[@taubrow4973]

The octopus in EPSN Hockey Night isn't random. it's a hockey thing. look up Legend of the Octopus on wikipedia.

[@Taneuma_563]

9:13 He seems to also refer to himself using the pronoun あたくし（Atakushi), which is a pronoun used by women.

[@sandakureva]

Yep, it's a very feminine form of 私. Only people I really ever hear saying it, though, are old people. I imagine if they have a man referring to himself that way, it's to indicate that he is gay or something.

[@take5transfat]

USTVESTIA IS TRANSFEM CONFIRMED :D

[@Taneuma_563]

@@sandakureva That's exactly what I thought too.

[@Rockzilla1122]

@@take5transfat no

[@take5transfat]

Rockzilla1122 why not?

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

Tails as a doll? That's crazy, they would certainly never revisit that.

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

_Did you know? Nintendo and Sega were rivals during the 1990s?_

[@youshouldshush]

ElectroBlastLuigi yes no maybe

[@saphcal]

Genesis does, what NintenDONT

[@ElijahW2003]

_And Sonic is blue._

[@dariano56]

@TheUmbrellaCorpX7[エヴ] can you repeat the question

[@Kentama]

I can't help but feel like I'm reaching an age where information that's deeply familiar to me actually came from so far in the past that younger generations think trivia like this obscure and new.

[@ghostdong40]

While we’re talking about Sega, you guys should do an episode on Puyo Puyo and Phantasy Star.

[@SeightJam]

Damn, we're just gonna go through all the consoles huh? Phillips CDI next?? lol

[@VinchVolt]

There actually is quite a bit to say about the CD-i, since it wasn't just supposed to be a games console, but a multimedia device that could use "Green Book" Compact Disc Interactive discs for software (both for entertainment and education) and movies in addition to uncompressed digital audio. Some "CD-i Ready" discs even allowed room for both redbook audio that can be played on a standard CD player and video content that could be played on a CD-i player, similarly to Phillips' earlier "CD Video" CD/LaserDisc hybrid format. It was basically a case of Phillips being way too ambitious about the CD format and suffering as a result.

[@alexsilva28]

DYG: The flowers of Mapletorn

[@Xatzimi]

@@VinchVolt Technology Connections, is that you?

[@hypstercharizard9579]

The octopus could very well be a reference to the Detroit redwings.

[@RogerBaconGaming]

He's not Spider-Man. He's his own original character Blider-Man.

[@smashbreault4051]

I have a theory as to where the puck being an octopus came from. The octopus being the puck could be a reference to the “Detroit octopus throw”. In 1952 during the third game of the final series against the Montreal Canadiens, Pete Cusimano, an east side fish market owner, celebrated the first Red Wing goal by throwing an octopus onto the ice.

[@retrosoul8770]

It's ridiculous how unappreciated this console is nowadays, in mainstream modern news. Great vid! I did not know most of these. Love the Musha reference at the end.

[@SGWolfie]

I always loved the idea that Joe Musashi was such a powerful ninja that he was able to beat Spider-man, Batman, Hulk, Terminator, and Godzilla.

[@alanfinck5595]

The Octopus in the ESPN National Hockey Night could be a reference to the Detroit Red Wings. Part of their fan culture is a Octopus representing 8 wins (arms) required to win the Stanley cup (back when the playoffs had fewer rounds).

[@BobbyMiller64]

This is one of the most interesting videos you've done in a while. Good job!

[@kevinbalfe]

When the Terminator stepped on the Johnny Cage action figures we all felt that.

[@Skellotronix]

@Kev Walthall How about no.

[@mooseevers764]

I want the Terminator to step on my dick.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Terminator for MK 11 DLC

[@mattwo7]

5:39 How is Golden Axe lifting audio from Conan a "strange place"? Seems very fitting to me lol.

[@kodakazu8]

"I'VE DONE IT, I'VE BECOME... DEVILMAAAAAAAAN!"

[@NanaKyoto]

Spider Man in Shonobi? That web head is far from home.

[@Skelatox]

I appreciate just how much they went on a tangent for that Contra: Hard Corps ending. Because that was fucking wild.

[@EtterWolf15]

Oh wow. I literally just read about the Phantasy Star 2 fact yesterday while doing research for a class

[@NekkoBlue]

If you don't play hockey pong with an octopus, you’re clearly playing it wrong.

[@jcace13]

Spider-man, Batman, Rambo and Godzilla were all in the same game? That's the kind of facts I need to hear.

[@newageBoundhippie]

also Terminator

[@zachfakename3747]

8:34 replacing the hockey puck with an octopus is probably a reference to the Detroit Red Wings who’s fans have a tradition of throwing octopus on the ice rink

[@sonicsoup1]

3:55 Godzilla looking thing:oh NOOOOOOO- Skeleton: hi

[@MajorMokoto]

Thumbs up for that image of two men having steamy passionate coitious. Thank you so much for that.

[@SparkyDaHedgehog]

I was not prepared for how bizarre that Contra fact got. And it kept getting weirder.

[@AlexTenThousand]

Shouldn't it be "The Sega Mega Drive, also known as the Sega Genesis"? Sega Mega Drive is the console's official original name, used in Japan and Europe, and was only changed in the United States due to unspecified reasons, but it's believed to be due to a trademark dispute around a US manufacturer of storage devices called "Mega Drive Systems Inc."

[@Fanatic_Foremem]

Most of their veiwers are in America, and genesis is the most commonly referenced name in pop culture, with the “genesis does” commercial even making a comeback

[@AlexTenThousand]

@@Fanatic_Foremem But it's not the console's official name, it's just a regional name. It's not even a "Famicom/NES" scenario where 90% of the world had the NES and it was a radically different design in many ways, they just changed the name a bit because of copyright.

[@AlexTenThousand]

@@Fanatic_Foremem Also, it's just a plain incorrect sentence altogether considering that Mega Drive is the console's original name, not a variation with which it was known as the sentence implies.

[@Fanatic_Foremem]

@@AlexTenThousand None of your debate correlates to anything I said. You just repeated yourself.

[@AlexTenThousand]

@@Fanatic_Foremem And yours neither - the aforementioned sentence at the start of the video is still factually incorrect, as it makes more sense to say "The Mega Drive, also known as the Sega Genesis in the US", as in most territories over the world it's known as Mega Drive.

[@Bofner]

I don't get the MUSHA ending at all, but I'm always happy to see MUSHA getting some love.

[@keithcreatesmedia6503]

I like what you did with the patreons at the end. Very nice 😊👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Kyezoar]

I honestly wonder if theres anything fact worthy about Dynamite Headdy as that is one of my favorite underrated genesis gamea

[@mikehdx3]

I rented Ranger X as a kid and I have been trying to remember what it was called ever since. Thank you! Finally.

[@Nintenerdo]

That ending sequence hit my nostalgic nipple.

[@maxsoap5650]

Finally one I've found myself as a kid. The contra hidden room. No one I else I knew at the time of after knew about it til now for me. Neat.

[@rndmpinkiepie64]

*WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!?!?!* Ranger X is my favorite Genesis game! How am I now learning about this lost mission?

[@GitsuneG]

Did you know? Both the Genesis and Mega Drive has awesome names. No really, I can't decide which I like more.

[@Arcona]

I'd go for the one the creators chose. Not the alternate name they picked cause a company claimed the copyright, so they chose a bible sounding name for all the bible bashing Americans to buy.

[@SpeccyHorace]

@@Arcona hahaha, exactly this.

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

That gabber remix of Vampire Killer is bangin', yo

[@hakureikirisame1173]

02:54 Never knew that Pinkguy/Frank was in a Sega genesis game

[@masterofdoom5000]

Ranger X? Never heard of it, looks HELLA rad though goddamn.

[@hutz1]

In ESPN national hockey night, the octopus cheat code for pong is probably a reference to the Detroit Red Wings, they have a sort of cartoony Octopus mascot that wears a red wings jersey in some of their merch, and every home game someone throws an actual octopus onto the ice.

[@Mallavaughn]

The first opponent in the battle arena is a heavily Contra-fied version of Belmont, straight down to the chain whip. And he doesn't explode into fish patties, those are supposed to be the infamous wall turkeys from Castlevania.

[@ArcRay20]

first it resembled spiderman and batman, they changed batman to look more different, but made spiderman look MORE like him? i wasnt expecting that.

[@natsune09]

The Octopus is a reference to Detroit Redwings fans who would throw out an octopus onto the ice when the team scores. This was really big back in the 90's.

[@billcook4768]

Shocking trivia: Genesis does what Nintendon't.

[@LetterboxTuxedo]

Ranger X is such a hidden gem. Way ahead of its time.

[@procrastigamr]

The reason for the octopus in the hockey pong game was because it was a nod to a tradition in Detroit where an octopus gets thrown on the ice.

[@RainOrihime]

Sonic 2 on the thumbnail? Hellsss yeah!

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Not gonna lie, that recolored pink Spider-Man looks a lot like Killer Queen. Given 1.04 came out on the Wii eShop, I wouldn't be surprised if that was intentional.

[@wildstarfish3786]

who's killer queen

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

@@wildstarfish3786 the Stand of Yoshikage Kira from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable.

[@archon1243]

Never knew that about Landstalker (a game, alongside Shining Force 2, that I love). Thanks!

[@amirgarcia547]

Honestly I was entirely amused when I first heard you could fight Spider-Man and Batman in Revenge of Shiobi.

[@IceSwagBiscuits]

The octopus in the hockey game's version of pong could be a reference to the Detroit Red Wings. It was tradition to throw octopi on the ice I believe.

[@jacobmisiak5347]

The octopus is likely a reference to a tradition the fans of the Detroit Red Wings. Red Wings fans will throw an octopus on the ice during key games in the post season or historically important games (first game in the new arena for example.) The origin of which came from the 50's? When the team needed 8 more wins to become the Stanley Cup champions, 1 win per leg, and the tradition was born.

[@NitroIndigo]

Tails is his nickname, Miles is his first name.

[@grawlixTV]

The "octopus" easter egg in the hockey game is actually a squid because people throw squids into the rink during hockey games

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

Spider-Man, Batman, Rambo, Godzilla... What a crazy game.

[@chrisphil1724]

The octopus is a reference to the mascot of the Detroit Red Wings

[@christianladd5300]

Let the octopi fly!

[@GabePuratekuta]

Landstalker... I wonder if translation for Ladystalker has made progress.

[@Cellfix]

I noticed that reference you did there just at the end of the video XP

[@affinityforanime]

The octopus in the hockey game is probably a reference to the Detroit Red Wings.

[@Weirdman3214]

I will forever refer to sex as "Steamy, passionate coitus." Thank you, Dazz.

[@SnoopyKendall]

The octopus in the hockey title is a reference to the Detroit Red Wings, as their fans throw octopi on the ice in celebration of a goal or a series win in the playoffs.

[@yuvraj01]

I wouldn't say that it is one of Sega's most beloved consoles, it is probably the company's THE most beloved console, what the many mini emulators that have released, the compilation packages, the fact that Sega of America weren't ready to jump ship onto the Saturn in late 93/early 94, no other Sega machine has had as many tech add additions (Mega CD/32X) as the Genesis....even the Saturn and Dreamcast never got that much amount of love...

[@Wykesidefruitmachine]

We will never see a pink Spidey costume, unless they pay Sega for it.

[@Feelin_DanDy]

Hard Corps is my favorite Contra game, and I don't think I knew about that secret.

[@geoffreychauvin1474]

There is another notable change in the west in Phantasy Star 2. When the cast is fleeing from the explosion of the space station they are saved by a space pirate named Tyler in the English release however in Japan they all die and simply awaken at a cloning station. I guess the entire party dying in a fiery crash was too much for 1989 Sega fans...

[@Jofe000]

I thought they would mentiom the Hard Corps theme "Last Springsteen" which is supposed to be a reference to Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen=The Boss -Last Springsteen=Last Boss). Also the first enemy of the secret path is supposed to be a Belmont (uses a whip as a weapon and the fish is a boomerang like the cross in the games)

[@1joe60]

It's a tradition with some hockey fans to throw an octopus on the ice during games.

[@danielgertler5976]

“An octopus for some reason”? There is a reason.

[@Redimus]

Can we get a reboot of Captain Planet with Duke Nukem proper? "The power is your's!" "Blow it out your ass."

[@binsoku6]

....the octopus in an NHL game actually does make sense. If thrown on the ice, it's in support of a team wining all EIGHT games of the Stanley Cup final...

[@ultram2561]

Did you know that the SEGA Genesis was created by SEGA

[@zzz43344]

Mind. Blown.

[@hikmori7]

Duh.

[@Stammer6]

AHHHHHHHH Ranger-X, I love that game so much

[@mrtesticlease4638]

we'll be exploring more trivia from one of sega's most beloved consoles SEGA's consoles that actually sold well and are not looked down on: Master system/Game Gear Genesis Maybe the dreamcast (maybe) it didnt sell too great compared to the other 2. SEGA's consoles that didnt sell well: literally everything else

[@jettfire4424]

Weird how spiderman turned into pink guy and batman turned into devilman

[@Willwillows]

Here's some Sonic trivia: Tails was misstranslated as a female for the latin america dub of the original animated series. His (or her in this case) name was translated as 'Colitas', a cuter, more femenine version of 'Colas' (literally 'Tails')

[@JamesChessman]

00:22 "One iconic character of the series, was not initially planned." for fucks sake, ALL of the later characters were not initially planned...

[@tripple-a6031]

SEGA Mega Drive, also known as SEGA Genesis.

[@thatguy3718]

Europeans and Japanese unite

[@BenjiSun]

if there's a chance, please do a story on Bubble Bobble/Rainbow Island/Puzzle Bobble(Bust a Move) or The NewZealand Story or the Dragon Slayer series (Sorcerian, Xanadu, Faxanadu, ...) starting from the MSX.

[@jameshenderson4089]

Detroit red wings fans throw octopus on the ice to represent the 8 wins it used to take to win the Stanley cup when there was only 6 teams. It is still done to this day but it know takes 16 wins to win the cup.

[@DualOrangePins]

FUN FACT 8:33 this is in reference to the Detroit Red Wings tradition to throw octopus on the ice during playoff games.

[@Bigd2k]

8:32. I think that is a squid. I’m not a big hockey fan but I do know that when a player gets a hat trick (three goals in one game) the fans throw squids in the ice.

[@joshuamckay3309]

Landstalker is one of the greatest forgotten titles ever.

[@justinsmith9006]

i like the end animation at the end. :)

[@beandon9475]

It is a common thing in hockey in Canada to throw an octopus onto the ring mid game, so it isn't THAT bizarre. Hope this clarifies it.

[@ChiefExecutiveOrbiter]

Ranger X made my day. best lesser known Genesis game. PERIOD...

[@morkofork]

Surely the intro should say "the Mega Drive, also known as the Genesis" as it was Mega Drive in more locations?

[@Arcona]

They probably think most watchers are from the US. But yeah, was renamed in North America cause of the US company Mega Drive Systems. Everywhere else it was Mega Drive. Even in Korea where Japanese companies aren't allowed to sell stuff so they usually make a deal with Samsung or someone to sell it for them rebadged with weird names like Super Aladdin Boy, and Gamboy, and various other weird names depending on the console. They still put the original Mega Drive name on them with the renamed print next to it.

[@bryankelly335]

I freaking love the Shining Force Series ..! That is all

[@saphcal]

same

[@tiredstories]

Was looking for this comment.

[@RetroGamePlayers]

Golden Axe.....ahhhhhhaggghhhhhaaaa lol

[@forresthunter1483]

"Steamy, passionate coitus."

[@angeldiaz762]

9:22 I never thought I'd hear this line in a DYKG video

[@AlexDimLight]

I have to ask what game is at the end Where they mention "the patreon ships"

[@thestripedmenace]

It's a modified version of M.U.S.H.A./MUSHA Aleste's intro! I really recommend you giving it a try if you like shoot-em-ups, it's one of the best in the Genesis library and has an amazingly rocking FM Metal soundtrack, which is even more impressive considering how early it came out on the console's lifespan! I just recommend you not trying to buy a physical cart of the US version, though, since it's wallet-murderously expensive... Thankfully it's available on the Japanese Genesis Mini's library, since M2, the amazing folks behind the machine's top-tier emulation, now fully own the rights to the franchise which it belongs to! :D

[@calebuu9978]

It’s Miles “Tails” Prower. Not the other way around

[@SecretPurpleQ]

This got me too xD

[@KorenLesthe]

Quite ironic that Apogee would fear copyrights infrigements when they ripped off a lot of Turrican sprites for Duke Nukem.