Sleazy Retro Horror | Dead of the Brain (PC-98)

[@magosdominusplutos5131]

A member of the police force who secretly works for the corporation that made the virus? Someone at Capcom really liked this idea.

[@FuzzyDancingBear]

​@@UnknownName5050nice

[@Deadguy2322forreal]

Capcom ripped the idea from MANY Italian zombie/cannibal movies. Resident Evil was a love letter to Lucio Fulci's Zombie and other classics.

[@Atrahasis7]

Peak comedy right here.@@UnknownName5050

[@ironhell813]

And apparently sega liked the look of the logo….

[@eddiejoewalt7746]

@@Deadguy2322forreal really! ARE YOU FOR REAL THOSE Italian zombie/cannibal movies only got made because George Romero forget to put a copyright thing on his night of the living dead and that why Italians market their zombie as PSEUDO=SEQUELS!

[@rustkitty]

One thing I miss in modern anime is all the absurdly ill-fitting, oversized clothes. The Hellsing manga is a great example. Every shirt or coat is at least two sizes too large, the clothes are full of ridiculous folds and prominent creases; you know belts and ties are a dire necessity in that world. This game delivers this in spades too.

[@maschaorsomething]

Modern anime is full of clothes that look very plain and ironed, WHILE ON THE BODY; it's a very strange look. This may be connected to animation and how animators are expected to pump out their product. Easier to do when the lineart is plain.

[@Shenaldrac]

"you know belts and ties are a dire necessity in that world." It's Nomura's dream world.

[@TheCrewExpendable]

Yeah you can definitely see the influence of real life 80s & 90s fashion. Women's clothing (especially suit jackets and coats) had tons of shoulder padding.

[@blurqeqoherds]

To a certain extent, that was representative of real-world fashion in the 80s and 90s. Art follows life, and people seem to like their clothes a lot tighter these days.

[@mercurioslevin1877]

true far too many modern animes go for the less is best approach to clothes and even thou that don't are often bare minimum - shirt, pants and shoes maybe a jacket if were lucky XD

[@TheZackofSpades]

I just love that this Doc Marty type seems to be always packing heat. Clearly the devs took one look at America and said “yep, these men always walk around strapped”

[@Wolfen_Argent]

Man, you’re spot on 😁

[@TheZackofSpades]

@@Wolfen_Argent *eagle screech* 🇺🇸

[@MAD22324]

its doc brown but yeag it is accurate

[@TheMaestroMizerous]

Murica!

[@WTFisTingispingis]

Doc Brown was also strapped too.

[@DilbertDoubloon]

I love how some Japanese nerds in the 90's watched some American grindhouse movies and just thought to themselves "hey we can do this but in a computer game". It's kind of wholesome in a way.

[@t0xcn253]

Yeah, this had a very strong "Return of the Living Dead: The unofficial game" vibe

[@PresidentBarackbar]

Yeah that's like Kojima's entire career. I usually describe Snatcher as "Have you ever seen Blade Runner? The Terminator? Well, so did Hideo Kojima and he turned it into a video game"

[@arcadianlhadattshirotsughW33Z]

stand up to them.. you know its better than spider man 2

[@enkiduthewildman]

Is it bad that I want to see _Dead of the Brain_ redone as a live action schlock b-movie? Don't even re-imagine it, just put it out as-is.

[@XyNoST]

@@PresidentBarackbar don't forget Body Snatchers ! ;)

[@sukamadik5983]

These types of games were so weirdly charming and I just can't get enough of that 80's/90's anime art style. This style does to me what brains do to a Zombie.

[@forcefed333]

mmm brains

[@pinkeye6803]

I love it to, its a shame you rarely see it anymore and its all Moe anime style now.

[@robertnomok9750]

Modern anime style is just generic moe waifu shit. Every character looks the same. The just use same design every time.

[@arcadianlhadattshirotsughW33Z]

@@robertnomok9750 oh.. they all look the same? do you think all black people look the same? art is better than corpo trash.. wait.. huh.. blizzard games (overwatch, wow etc) are literal rip offs of anime style, but im sure you think they are just fine..by the by, anime itself was a japanese response to american pin up art they saw on ww2 era bombers and fighters..who was the first "waifu?" well lum from urusei yatsura, but the first western one they copied was JESSICA FUCKING RABBIT..

[@WarkopSusi-v5r]

I like the 80-90’s art style very much it looks so nostalgic

[@KryselITG]

One thing about these games I love is how insanely good the art is - Especially with how the style of 80's/90's anime was so shiny, shaded and animated. I remember seeing anime like Record of Lodoss War and Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory thinking how every piece of machinery and article of clothing was drawn and colored with a level of detail you rarely see in modern anime. Being able to transfer that magic onto a computer with a UI and playing through it must have felt magical back then, and probably still does.

[@bullno1]

Anime people have noses back then

[@TheCrewExpendable]

@@bullno1Sometimes insanely pointy, but you could definitely see them! Edit: Also the Japanese bubble economy (while absolutely awful when it popped) meant there was just insane loads of cash floating around. That's how a lot these very detailed pieces of media (like 0083 and Akira) were able to be produced: Incredibly over the top budgets.

[@blumiu2426]

@@TheCrewExpendable The bubble had burst by the late 80s, so I think it was the last vestiges of that money that trickled off in the early 90s. It was also the fact the animators were putting themselves through the ringer, usually by choice, to create to the level that they did.

[@Yixdy]

​@@blumiu2426 the early history of gainax basically mirrors everything you said, they had weirdly small animation teams but pumped out some ridiculous work, mostly because they were obsessed with it

[@blumiu2426]

@@Yixdy I miss that. Anime can't take risks like that now, and we still somewhat see that in the niche games market for Japan. Either it has to have a otaku fanbase or the publisher survives on niche games. Anime would come out that you knew was basically promo because it was few episodes, but now so many anime series live or die by the first season or they just license dozens of light novels which is what I call junk or fodder.

[@GuiltyKit]

"Fuck this place, I'm just gonna shoot" is the most commercial painter-y thing possible. The fumes those guys inhale does some... interesting things to them. Only time I've ever seen a knife pulled on someone on a jobsite was by, you guessed it. Painter.

[@theghostoftupac2662]

Not just the paint my dude it’s also all the pills and meth 24oz Steele reserves lmao

[@Jworix]

Not sure if this was said anywhere else, but the fix for the graphical repeating glitch you encountered in the first translation is due to GDC being set to 5mhz. To resolve press and hold the END key on your keyboard then using your mouse go to Emulator>Reset. The machine options menu will come up. It's in Japanese. Select the second option using the arrow keys and pressing ENTER. Navigate down to GDC and select 2.5MHZ. Then select the bottom option to go back to the previous screen and once again to leave the menu. That will solve the issue.

[@jackdbs]

I talked about it in my comment but sadly it got filtered out.

[@NecromancyForKids]

KZbin sucks ​@@jackdbs

[@SilkyForestMoose]

Goddamn, the PC-98 has some of the absolute best pixel art I've ever seen in video games. Damn shame that doing more of them would lead to... ya know, more "version 4" videos. Keep up the great work man!

[@PageofLegend]

That is actually really intuitive, for a point and click feature, only options you can actually use being available on each interactable, I wish that was in every point and click adventure game.

[@fhistleb]

This game had such an excellent start, and then it falls apart in the end. Thanks for the vid Dungeon Gil

[@TheZackofSpades]

Gave me House of the Dead vibes…it’s an awesome action experience and then the end just blurts something nonsensical about overpopulation before the final fight. It’s better off with no story tbh

[@ZeyTheDaemon]

This game somehow managed to make a straightforward plot confusing. I was like, "Ok, so someone wanted to use Doc's seru-- wait, it makes you immortal an-- now Guol is a terminator what the fuck!"

[@LeUberTroll]

I have a deep love of PC-98 visuals and think they’re pixel art perfection. Great video

[@SaintsnakeY2K]

Becareful with some of the pc 98 translations around the internet, I recall a controversy that had to do with the first translation of this game where it was found out that the person who translated this and many other pc98 games was using machine translation and just adding his own stuff that wasn't part of the story

[@Goldenkitten1]

You're not wrong but it's pretty easy to tell when something is machine translated, especially from Japanese. Direct translations from Japanese to English are INCREDIBLY dry and robotic. A necessary evil of translating a language with a completely different syntax, it doesn't allow for a lot of flowery detail. It's why most subs and dubs take matters into their own hands and write dialogue and especially jokes in ways that would make sense to the intended audience even if it's inaccurate rather than translating as-is. This is a long way of saying that it's pretty obvious when Japanese text has been machine translated because it reads like a washing machine manual.

[@mariusamber3237]

This is why the PCE-CD translation is better, as it was actually done by humans (and has voice acting). Unfortunately, the art isn't 'quite' as good, but that's probably a decent trade-off if you don't know Japanese. And yeah, you're right, it's very easy to mess up JP to ENG translations. It's not just the syntax, but also things like present/future tense being often the same, a huge number of homophones, the lack of detail (from the point of view of Western languages - for example, dropping the pronouns, plural etc. 'a lot') - not to mention supremely difficult writing system with a lot of nuance. In other words, it's hard. Most European languages - besides, say, Finnish - are child's play to read by comparison.

[@Superabound2]

​@@mariusamber3237 dropping the pronouns? No wonder Japan hasn't gone Woke yet

[@bakairy]

Cope

[@astrograph7875]

@@mariusamber3237 As a JPN/FR translator. I couldn't agree more. The amount of times I have to double check my text for JPN is doubled/nearly tripled when compared to FR. Context is crucial and can change the meaning drastically when translating JPN to EN. While pretty rarely, I also have to reread some sentences multiple times just to make sure I have the right person in mind when they're talking. Having the wrong idea/context leads to mistranslations and changed dialogue without me even knowing until I'm near the end of the page. I never had these problems for FR tho lol.

[@zparklebugz424]

I love the sound effects in this game... Particular the sound the evil reanimated cat makes when it springs to life!💖

[@StrykerMagnum]

Aw man, I saw a longplay of this a few years back, and it was hella fun to watch- so glad more people are talking about this game!

[@sharkwatchtv]

Congrats on 50k! Running thru your library is a BLAST

[@XyNoST]

Dead of the brain litterally was my introduction on the PC-98 fan translation scene ! When I was in high-school I was religiously watched the screenshot of this game on a website and love the gore and always though it is one of the game that I will never able to play and was dreaming that I could someday until like 3 years ago when I saw a youtube lets play in my recommendation out of nowhere and saw it was in english. I was excited like a kid receiving a Nintendo 64 at Christmas lol Nice video btw +1 sub ! :)

[@alanbalan3539]

I do find it fascinating how the initial requirement of "display complex japanese text accurately" shaped PCs and games in japan. A high resolution solves the text issue but means things like sprites, scrolling and animation AKA stuff thats typically crucial for games, is now pretty difficult. But you can display big beautiful images and tons of text is a breeze. Thus, the visual novel is born. And the other type of novel lol. Already a long comment but maybe interesting... This game being the way it is, is directly related to real life industry shenanigans. If you are aware of the Saori Incident in japan (google if you dont know), Dead of the Brain was the next game to come out from FairyTale afterwards and was intended to be a much less lewd "safe" game content wise after they bore the brunt of blowback from the incident. Safe meaning violence a-plenty and X hugely reduced but still, its a significant change from their earlier stuff.

[@HammytheDevourer]

Actually, Schrodinger is quite clever for a zombie cat, because is both dead and alive at the same time, in a way :D

[@lopa-u9f]

no

[@clenshin97]

Yes

[@chucklebutt4470]

nerd

[@NecromancyForKids]

It is, but I feel it should have kept closer to the original names

[@damianborkowski7429]

Just too rudimentary

[@BaronYoungOfficial]

Legends say that Terry is still waiting to be rescued to this day.

[@PepperPawbs]

I’ve always absolutely loved the look of PC-98 games. It’s one of my favorite aesthetics, such as it is.

[@omnislash424]

I’m glad the KZbin algorithm brought me here! If you could talk and show more of these PC98 type games, that would be awesome! Can’t wait to watch all your other videos niw

[@sdl4540]

I love your commentary! I feel like i finally struck a gold mine with a creator who is well-read, funny, charismatic, and actually good at making videos to talk about my favorite type of video game. Props to you sir :)

[@Fulgrim2]

So this is where that pixel stuff is from, great video and subscribed!

[@taliban_skate_vids]

dungeon chill making pc98 videos, hell yea

[@imaginarylloyd8892]

Im really liking these videos. Partially because they are interesting, and partially because your PFP is Pokheil. Glad to see more Legend of Mana fans out there.

[@jonbourgoin182]

Congrats on reaching 50 thousand subs my man. Well deserved.

[@Fenrisson]

9:49 - So Stephen King has been dead since 1934/1984 and is actually some kind of undead horror writer? I KNEW IT

[@RedBeardRedBear]

Man, I love your content. I've got this on at work, and the Mister Plinkett "Oh my God!" sound byte just stun-locked me in the middle of writing an email. Well done.

[@michaelwebster-clark9865]

Dead of the Brain? More like Re-Anime-tor

[@lateformyownbirth]

That’s a disgustingly good pun, I hate you/lie

[@pawkeshup]

Get out.

[@salmonella7993]

These old pc games have art that's just so beautiful in a way!

[@theo5898]

Crazy how I just looked up ur channel to watch the last video and another banger gets uploaded 🔥

[@PeperonyChease]

This is a reupload

[@albertzinger7132]

For anyone interested in PC-98 i recommend watching the recent anime "16-bit sensation" as it somewhat goes into the game development for that machine. Also one of it`s characters is a huge PC-98 fan.

[@Ilham-mw7lc]

That anime is a gem!

[@ens0246]

The best and dumbest moment in this game (unless I'm remembering something else) is you find some ammo and Cole goes "I dont have a gun so I'll just leave these here." Like...what? Cole sure has keen survival instincts.

[@jonothanthrace1530]

There's a happy middle ground between "not picking up ammo at all" and "being weighed down with 50 lbs. of miscellaneous ammo like a Fallout hoarder".

[@mushyroom9569]

Yes, he does? Carrying around random ammo in the hopes that you find a gun chambered for it is generally not a sensible thing to do in a survival scenario.

[@Marsson90]

More games like this one please :D I love sleazy movies like this (italian zombie movies ftw!) and it's as charming as ever in game form as well.

[@diamondhamster4320]

Unironically, would like to see DungeonChiller cover more PC98 titles even the P* ones.

[@Anthony-jh6xt]

I bet you would 👀

[@diamondhamster4320]

@@Anthony-jh6xt ???

[@demolitionwolf91]

Of all horror games I've played throughout the years, this is the one that felt the most like you're in Romero's Dead universe. And I guess No More Room in Hell, but that's a FPS multiplayer game.

[@UnknownName5050]

Your videos are so genuinely good that they can be rewatched and enjoyed. Perfect audio mixing, perfect pacing. I wish I was as good at content as you, but I also wish the algo recognized you.

[@UnknownName5050]

I guess you got 100k so not bad sorry I watch a lot of smaller creators and forget who’s still waiting for success

[@Goldenkitten1]

Man that's some beautiful pixel art. I mean even ignoring that they're r34 some of the others that were shown at the start would look good as throwback games NOW.

[@eastanger8710]

I personally like the cat name change being Schrödinger lol, because it’s both alive and dead. But great video! Def gonna check out more from you

[@lightdarkness]

Thanks!I hope to hear about more PC-98 games!

[@gaminggoddess85]

I'm hoping for Emerald Dragon personally. I enjoyed playing the cut down SNES version like 15 years ago but I'd love to see it in its original glory.

[@zoricgames]

Wow, interesting stuff. More PC-98 content please!

[@1invag]

This is essentially a mash up of 70s and 80s horror b movies. Like reanimator... Its basically the plot of Reanimator, Rabid and From Beyond combined.

[@thestarvox]

Never heard about this game, but wow look at that pixel art and ooh man that music. Super enjoyed the video. Thanks very much.

[@mistyamarch]

this was an amazing ride terry..good luck also sheila just repeatedly going „thats alright, just another day as a woman :) „ is such a classic thanks so much for sharing this absolute mess of a masterpiece

[@Graymage69420]

I’m so glad i discovered this channel. It’s nice to find a KZbinr that doesn’t have an awful speaking voice and doesn’t make a million unnecessary stupid jokes

[@Itsgromlin]

I definitely get the re-animator influences mentioned, but something about the doc’s relationship with Cole reminds me of the opening of the return of the living dead. Just something about an older guy going “hey check this out” and absolutely ruining everyone’s night when it goes south.

[@Tunade5]

I don’t know why, but Guol’s face at the end before he’s shown to be a robot was reminding me of the faces from “The Running Man” short from “Neo Tokyo”. Don’t ask me how I came up with that connection.

[@bluemooninthedaylight8073]

It's in the extreme exaggeration of the open mouth. This game has a very Madhouse look to it, along with a penchant for questionable sex and violence.

[@fredd3233]

This is the first time I'm watching one of your vids and it was an absolute blast ! The writing, the narration, the humour, I loved everything about it. Now that I've subscribed, time for a deep dive into your other videos ^^ Cheers !

[@murky16]

18:43 I was not ready for this😂😂

[@xxrigo22xx]

Dan Hibiki

[@alexb7039]

8:18 is probably why the older translator used Schrodinger for the cats cat's name. The serum may have worn off and the cat in the box (fridge) may or may not be dead

[@not-notreid]

dead of the brain also seems to borrow heavily from return of the living dead 1985 a kinda sequel (but not really) to night of the living dead. Dr. Cooger accidentally exposing an entire graveyard to this serum that raises them from the dead, the zombies being a lot more smarter than in most media, even referencing the "of the dead" series and shooting zombies in the head; it's all there. the history behind the movie is really interesting and the movie itself is a great watch if you haven't seen it.

[@THX11458]

Return is one of the best zombie movies of all time!

[@tysonlaplante3957]

anyknow the game names showin during the intro? for science.

[@dungeonchill]

Possessioner and Virgin Angel. For science.

[@happilyisolated]

​@@dungeonchill The Researcher we need, but don't deserve.

[@toastwalrus]

Is that one of the names of the game with the green haired mecha lady that kind of looks like marina from mischief makers?@@dungeonchill

[@xXSummonNightXx]

Love the artwork but don’t understand the logic behind the plot

[@SuperIcarusman]

The game as the backdrop that presents, dungeon chill, is shining in the Darkness

[@jimberlee6257]

Just got into your work and really appreciate your style of giving history and context in addition to waking through the game! Would you ever cover “space griffin VF-9”? My first PS1 game back in the day, had no idea what I was getting into😂 Thanks for your work and much love from the Midwest!❤️

[@shawnlee7739]

Goul ~ Wesker energy Kiel ~ Chief Irons energy

[@mistyamarch]

i havent finished this but your narration is so damn funny ive been trying to keep quiet at night as i Watch this but when you yelled GO for the go option i almost lost my mind LOL

[@bigblue344]

32:00 The "what year is it" from twin peaks is really haunting if you know what its supposed to mean

[@suspiciouscheese4518]

Detective Kiel looks like a Skyrim elf lmao.

[@H45556]

Gosh I remember when Western awareness of PC-98 games wasn’t as developed online and I found Possessioner thinking it looked like a fun RPG, just to be assailed by a lot of sex after the first action sequence lmao. I was in early high school and was completely blindsided. All screenshots and coverage of the game online only covered the first few minutes so there was no warning for me. I was sad because I just wanted it to be a cool RPG with cute characters but got porn instead. I kept playing it and got to the third or fourth boss before having to give up bc I can’t read Japanese. I was using google translate as I went and it got way too confusing but the story was awesome as I remember it! Think someone is working on an official translation now. Good memories though despite the very graphic sex scenes

[@AB0BA_69]

Oh no! Graphic sex scenes? That's so awful! How did you ever recover???

[@H45556]

@@AB0BA_69 I was a kid lmao, sorry i’m not a porn addict like you

[@coreyporter2844]

The script and editing for this video are truly top-notch. One of your best.

[@originalzearoh-0013]

Re-animator is an awesome movie! This game looks great too, I'm definitely getting it! Thanks for talking about cool old games. Not just the ones everyone has heard of too.

[@ClaireAgincourt]

I hope youll do more sleezy retro horror games. Theyre so interesting xD

[@madcat4563]

9:12 Jesus😂 Thanks for bundling everything so neatly and making it easy to get started. And avoiding issues.

[@janinecat1865]

I've been listening to dead of the brain OST pieces for years now, cute to learn about it.

[@tylerlacor8116]

Been wanting to play this for a bit now! Even more stoked to try it out!

[@DirtyMike124x]

I love your khaaantent man. Seriously though, it rocks! I tend to keep it short and sweet but know your stuff really helps me chill tf out after typically long boring tedious annoying days lol. Thanks a million

[@bunnybreaker]

I've never played any PC98 games, but this has me intrigued. Time to sail the stormy seas methinks 🏴‍☠️

[@asneakylawngnome5792]

This is why people are awesome though. People in Japan got inspired from films here in America, and now America does the same with Japan. Sharing stuff we think is cool and making it cooler.

[@devriestown]

This was awesome 👌. Made my Saturday night after training

[@artshurin]

6:12 nice kitty :3

[@OtakuDaiKun]

I've always wanted to get into the PC engine, but it's so hard to figure out how to play them on a modern PC, let alone in English. I appreciate the advice at the start. What other titles have been translated?

[@Fenrisson]

11:16 - Doc's MO seems to revolve around shooting. Wether it's with a gun or a syringe.

[@jaykarhunen6568]

please do more of these obscure anime games, im assuming most of us didn't have access to these consoles and computers that seemed to have all these anime titles. Fun to see these explored

[@rofflesvanwagon]

So glad stuff like stonks 9800 and world of horror exist to keep the visuals alive

[@OtakuDono]

I love the art style of that era. They outright butchered it with the newer version, so I am glad you can still play the OG.

[@roberthpilesund384]

Ray from the gang Bloody Foxes - with a leatherband around his arm, is so very 1980s Italian zombie, barbarian and post apocalyptic movies. Love it.

[@CallofDutyBlackOps28]

i like how the time you play the game music with the error happening, the noise fits perfectly of "oh god, wth is happening here?"

[@AJadedLizard]

11:22 I'd like to point out that Dr. Cooger's pistol is animated, something not done in much newer horror games, such as Resident Evil 7. Truly ahead of its time.

[@dbsommers1]

Now I want to play this. Definitely would have back in the day.

[@navisanecrab9267]

7:05 wait, so nobody was asking why the cat was dead a week ago?

[@vladv5126]

If you were paying attention, you'd know he said it died of feline senile dementia.

[@PomeloYT]

That's some absolutely gorgeous (and grisly) pixel art. I did a spit-take on "big dogs" because that's what my boyfriend and I call hot dogs after I made a dumb typo. I can't believe some Japanese person from the 90s also knew about this inside joke...

[@retrobeastgames]

Wow this looks amazing love it, amazing video mate👍👍

[@wizofssp]

Thanks man, what an awesome video ! Never heard of this game before.

[@Gamesta100]

There's something special about 80's and 90's horror games. Old graphics fit so well with horror games and they add to the horror.

[@Slam-g9s]

I really love the art in these, it’s so intricate!

[@Fenrisson]

Loved the video, thanks for making it! Muich respect, and Please Come to Brazil.

[@BudBonkerson]

Cool vid! That is some amazing pixel art

[@piercebros]

Dungeon Chill, I appreciate you mate. Cheers

[@orwellianson]

I wish more older games like these would hit modern consoles or distribution servers. Something magical about older media and games that modern technology can’t quite replicate.

[@breadandbutter0080]

back then you had to draw one pixel at a time with a mouse, that's dedication to art

[@kevrimney738]

Wish I had this game on my PC back in the day, I would have loved it. 😅

[@CoolMagmar]

I know is probably like many other games of the genre, but found the design UI amazing

[@A_Stereotypical_Heretic]

Love all these old games with similar interfaces. Like Uninvited for the NES, and there was another one, where you were a early 20th century detective. Cant remember the name.

[@rainyjay8156]

Love the graphics would love to see more pc 88 or 98 games. Nice job on th video

[@umdadvocate]

Most people probably know Dungeon Chill from his chill RPG videos - but did you know he also released a freestyle rap EP over the intro song, Copacabana Drill? It’s true! Back in 1987, when NEC released the TurboGrafx-16…

[@dungeonchill]

I guess you can never escape your past…

[@kloakovalimonada]

Some actually obscure stuff, cool! And subbed :)

[@TheYoudude1998]

God your videos get better EVERY upload

[@monkeykid61]

This is one of the best videos on this channel. I just love watching it

[@qualia8047]

Very fascinating. 🎭 Love it.