Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon | The Adventure...Ends? - AntDude

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With Spyro the Dragon finally a household name in the platformer genre, a third game was created to round off a trilogy! Released in the actual year of the dragon, here's Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon for PS1! #SpyrotheDragon #Spyro3YearoftheDragon #SpyroReignitedTrilogy
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[@linkrulezall]

If you pay close attention and know a decent amount of early-2000's trivia, you might notice that the ice ballerina you have to defend from hockey thugs is named after Nancy Kerrigan, the figure skater who famously got attacked by goons after a practice session because Tonya Harding wanted the olympic figure skating medal for herself. Pretty nifty, ain't it? By the way, Nancy ended up scoring 2nd place while Tonya only managed to get 8th and then got banned from the sport as a result of the goon attack.

[@y2commenter246]

Ha, karma.

[@ShinySonic]

linkrulezall fun fact: tonya didn’t pay anybody to do this her abusive boyfriend did

[@casper6405]

Shiny. Sonic still kind off a bitch move when you think about

[@Dog-999i]

Woah! I never noticed that before.

[@jmcelhinny]

I was dying when I noticed that haha

[@calennon3]

I don’t care what anybody says, getting your gems back from moneybags at the end is the most satisfying moment in gaming history

[@susiehaltmann3342]

Its even more satisfying if you pay him in every level before fighting the Sorceress to give him 8000 gems and in the reignited trilogy with his new voice

[@CrashBandicootFan100]

11:23 That theory always sorta bothered me: All the ADULT dragons in the games are bipedal. "Teen Spyro" could literally be walking upright, freeing his hands.

[@CrashBandicootFan100]

I didn't, I never got to play through Spyro 1 All we had when I was a kiddo (early 2000's in Croatia, like preschool days) all I remember was some guy selling bootleg and pirated copies in some store. Most of my Spyro versions were corrupted- In Year of the Dragon the fairy would literally say "this game is not original, it won't work" and after Evening Lake the game would break and it would just start over every time. Didn't even realize I was being cheated lol. Never beat a Speero game in my life, hoping to get a PS4 by November to play all 3 of em.

[@Whitefang2331]

That and to be fair, two of the adult dragons are dropped to all fours, one of whom switches between the two while the other stays on four. The rest are entirely bipedal. It does make you wonder though LOL

[@rubberwoody]

@@Whitefang2331 makes me think some dragons are bipedal, some aren't. Isn't spyro a special purple species or something?

[@agsilverradio2225]

@Zachary Erickson I feel like he was more rearing up like a staloon, rather than actually learning how to standing up in a way that would allow him to use his hands.

[@agsilverradio2225]

Which is also why OG spyro has nothing to do with Legends Spyro. In legends all dragons are quaduipeds, no matter their age.

[@Vario69]

As someone who played Year of the dragon first, I love this game the most. Nostalgia plays a big role in what your favourite is

[@drako9485]

Same here! I beat this game who knows how many times as a kid, and occasionally played the second game, and when I got the Reignited Trilogy I beat the games in reverse order just due to nostalgia.

[@bobbymccabe2825]

I’m 25, and I first played the Spyro Trilogy this year. Year of the Dragon is also my favorite!

[@bkkersey93]

Unfortunately I hadn't even heard of the third one until years later. I grew up on the first one and second one respectively.

[@edgaralonzo8111]

I just finished the reignited trilogy with full percentages! Now that I beat all the games I'm really sad because Spyro is literally one of my favorites! I hope in the future to make more Spyro games because he was like a childhood Friend to me even though I may not have been around when the original game was released.

[@ProcrastinatorProductions]

I'm glad that Toys for Bob bought this game back! It's nice to hear that younger and newer audiences get to experienced this game and see why people who grew up with the original trilogy loved this series so much.

[@ProcrastinatorProductions]

Also, maybe they will remake Enter the Dragonfly or Hero's Tail. Or the Gameboy Advance games

[@edgaralonzo8111]

@@ProcrastinatorProductions I did have the three original games but I just wasn't around when they were first released

[@ProcrastinatorProductions]

@@edgaralonzo8111 oh. Nvm. Glad you enjoyed the game tho!

[@edgaralonzo8111]

@@ProcrastinatorProductions thanks!

[@BorderlandsBoy0]

As a kid the skateboard part was my favorite part of this game.

[@helloimcrota3153]

Same

[@helloimcrota3153]

Dude 2 days and it’ll be back

[@ilopominecrafter]

Mine was when i learned online and figured out cheat codes existed. Especially since i never could 100% the game, i literally kept coming back just to use the cheat codes over and over

[@olicityfan1150]

For me it was the worst part proubley because I had problems beating those levels

[@jjc4924]

I never had any problems with the skateboarding missions. I thought they were pretty challenging in an good way.

[@Sjono]

8:01 “Spyro sets an example Sonic Adventure would follow in the future.” Sonic Adventure came out in 1998 & 1999 Spyro: Year of the Dragon came out in 2000. Spyro was following the trend of multiple playable characters here, especially since it also came out after Donkey Kong 64

[@burnout713]

Good catch. Though, let's be honest, Year of the Dragon is on another level from those games.

[@Comickid15]

@SlowBurne Uhhh, no it's not? They're all 3D platforms and are really on the same level. Granted, given the choice between Sonic Adventure 1, Spyro 3, or DK 64, I'd pick Spyro 3, but the quality difference isn't that big.

[@burnout713]

Please, the quality difference isn't close. To be honest, I think DK 64 absolutely sucked and while I liked Sonic Adventure, it has aged absolutely horribly and I think it's only nostalgia that keeps it so high in a lot of people's minds. Year of the Dragon on the other thand is a masterfully crafted game. I would easily put it in the top five platformers I've ever played with only Jak and Daxter and Super Mario Galaxy as competition for the top spot.

[@lamontyaboy718]

I was just about to comment that Sonic Adventure came out first. But yeah by 2000 tons of platformers had done this already

[@alfa01spotivo]

maybe he meant Adventure 2

[@Outside998]

Antdude's reaction to Elora makes me wonder what his reaction was to her Reignited appearence.

[@TheNewgreatlife]

Spyro 2 and Spyro 3 definitely run a tight race, however Year of the Dragon's worlds just seem more immersive. There are more levels in general, so it just makes the world as a whole feel bigger and like a larger adventure awaits you. I remember the very first time I played it as an 8 year old back in 2001. It's like I instinctly knew that it was a masterpiece and that I was in for a ride. Besides the feel of a bigger adventure, the skateboarding and the story bring me in to 3 over 2. The little twist of fate with Bianca coming over to Spyro's side was cute and added an unexpected twist to the story. The story even hints and builds on this early on with Hunter being attracted to her and later saving her in Midday Gardens. The game is ALMOST perfect, besides the points you pretty much covered in the video. I also have the original version and I've never had a chance to play the Greatest Hits version. Also Spyro 3's rating on IGN actually indicates it's the best performing Spyro game of the trilogy with a 90% rating. Spryo 2 is somewhere around 85-87%. It's been a long time since I've looked up those statistics, but I do remember that much.

[@bluecollarden]

One little cheat on that yeti snowboarding section of the bonus level that my brother and I figured out was that you could go ahead before the race and just stand in a star power up for about 5-10 minutes and then you start the race with all that star power and you never have to do tricks to boost your speed and you're always boosted. But if you don't stand there long enough, you do eventually run out of star power and have to speed up with tricks and power ups.

[@michaelkowal3230]

Bianca followed the Sorceress because she thought the Sorceress just wanted to bring the dragons back, but once she found out that she was lied to, that's when she has a change of heart

[@erinopheim1125]

I remember as a kid, playing Enchanted Towers, I would run away to the opposite side of the house when I lit the rockets

[@BdresserGaming]

When I played Year of the Dragon as a kid my game had a weird glitch when ever Bianca talked to me in the first world. She would say “So your in charge of rescuing the eggs huh hahahahaha” and she would keep laughing and never finished the rest of what she had to say. I also thought in the swamp mission that being able to sneak around the door where you have to pay money bags to open door was a feature then learned it wasn’t when I played Reignited when I tried to do it

[@Layteo]

The European version has the Spike boss theme playing for the Sorceress battle instead of Sunrise Spring.

[@hikaru9624]

I thought it was different! Been years since I last played spyro 3...also the cover art is different.

[@LordArikado]

That's because the initial US release was unfinished due to Insomniac having to rush the game out the door to coincide with the real-life Year of the Dragon. Since the PAL version came out later, it had numerous bugfixes (like the Spike cutscene actually playing) and music changes. This improved version would later be re-released in the US as the Greatest Hits edition (as it was common in the day to patch major bugs in later printings of games), but the one most commonly available, including on the PS3 store, is the original, buggy, unfinished release.

[@prodmasjay]

Ant dude back with a another video about the purple sonic

[@KingExalted]

You mean Good but much smaller Ridley

[@flightlesschicken7769]

Who's Sonic? Is that fast Mario?

[@bookid1581]

Lol

[@prodmasjay]

No it purple crash

[@C4rrots]

Jorgen Tacetta Who's Mario? You mean Italian Pac-Man?

[@WimzorTheGreat]

The boxing match with Bentley is very easy. Just use your side jab attack and as soon as the attack lands, strafe around the yeti and jab him again. You can keep hitting him without him hitting a single punch.

[@AllAgesofGeek]

Gotta love the Hunter x Bianca ship in Year of the Dragon!

[@starrydaze_]

Man, I get such a rush of nostalgia from 3, it's my personal favorite.

[@ChristopherMoom]

Spyro 3 is a good game. Wanna know about another one? *_POKÉPARK 2_*

[@strawbtangerine6087]

I remember pokepark 2 being really good!

[@ArendAlphaEagle]

What about Legend of Spyro?

[@Iinneus]

YEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHH POKéPARK 2 BABYYYYYYYYY

[@dynamickirby]

Pokepark 2 is amazing.

[@thepurplemudkip9998]

fuck yes

[@daniellado2523]

I adore this game so much. I didn't grow up with a ps1 and I played this game much later in my life, but I always connect this game with my early childhood.

[@bigbeatmanifesto6517]

Why lol

[@daniellado2523]

@@bigbeatmanifesto6517 I played the demo for it several times in some stores back in the day and fell in love with the gameplay. Also you play as a frigging dragon and not a simple animal.

[@bigbeatmanifesto6517]

@@daniellado2523 dragons are pretty Kewl

[@jacehackworth6413]

Spyro 3 was the one I played a lot when I was a kid. It was one of the 4 games I actually played and it feels like it's tied to me. Year of the Dragon came out the year I was born, and with the delay the Reignited Trilogy comes out 3 days before my birthday.

[@Sydpart2]

Strat for the show board level. You can walk around just as spyro, walk through a boost star over and over and over again and then when you start the race you'll basically have endless boost (depending on how much time you spent going through stars)

[@TheNewgreatlife]

I've heard this rumor before but I TOTALLY forgot all about it! Thank you for this comment! I'm gonna have to go try that out soon.

[@StarWarsNerdyGuy]

6:21 I always accosiate this music with Caddicarus

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

(Mimics Caddicaus) Hakuna Mattel!

[@Ratciclefan]

Do you mean "associate"?

[@StarWarsNerdyGuy]

@@Ratciclefan Yes I do! Thank you.

[@popplio7891]

NintendoGamerChris The MOOOOON JUMPIIING!

[@rikudaika4418]

Where that music is from?

[@tafua_a]

9:50 You don't need a friend, you just plug in the controller in the second port, and beat the crap out of the Colossus Yeti without him even moving. That's how I got the skill point in that stage.

[@TheMetalOverlord]

Poor AntDude, all his work to make the videos of the Spyro trilogy ending up close to the Reignited Trilogy just to see it get a two month delay at the last moment.

[@redwallfan123]

Better to have the game delayed than come out rushed and unfinished

[@nimbasacityferriswheel]

@@redwallfan123 True *glances at enter the dragonfly*

[@13nrandom]

@@redwallfan123 and yet the Reignited version of 3 still ended up rushed. Again.

[@shravanthiyag]

6:21-6:43... that hockey commentary is hilarious XD XD

[@tyleradams1404]

Watching you cover this trilogy really brought back great memories of my dad and I playing these games when I was kid. This trilogy was what got us into video games, and we still find games to enjoy together. Great coverage with good, clean humor. Love it! Since we're still a ways away from the remasters...could you cover the last Spyro trilogy--The Legend of Spyro? Yes, it'll be painful, but it's no worse than Enter the Dragonfly.

[@Dynexsil]

Funnily enough, your old Spyro reviews are how I found your channel in the first place. Its really great to see how much you've grown as a content creator :)

[@PowahSlapEntertainmint]

Do you think if the trilogy flops it'll be a...downward Spyro?

[@RabnawazReviews]

Get out

[@anonymousdan7205]

It won’t flop.

[@BewbsOP]

booooooooooo

[@aguynamelex3146]

You got three seconds run

[@xxxdumbnamexxx904]

I would see that’s a good pun, but you don’t reply to my jokes

[@TheElectricRaichu]

The only Spyro game I played as a kid involved skateboarding and I could never remember which one it was, even though I remembered certain scenes (similar to a couple of the Crash games) but unlike the Crash games, I have now found out it was the 3rd game. Thanks for helping me find a piece of my childhood, Antdude. (Actually, you helped me remember one of the 3 Crash games I played as a kid and it was Crash Tag Team Racing. I remembered Crash Bash from my memories, but still can't name the last one.)

[@shawnshock8651]

I was never a big fan of the Spyro series but after seeing your reviews of Ripto's rage and Year of the dragon I'm definitely giving the Reignited Trilogy a shot!

[@FloofPuppy]

You probably should! Toys for Bob are doing a splendid job revamping the originals for the modern day!

[@killerhamster0013]

@@FloofPuppy aren't they the same people who made the Skylander series?

[@FloofPuppy]

@@killerhamster0013 yep

[@omg_its_widow5624]

@@FloofPuppy we don't talk about that series though 💀

[@NeoCreo1]

That shit was my childhood. I’m so pumped for the remake.

[@lupuslunarem3235]

I usually found in the super bonus round that with the skating challenge you either absolutely fail or you get ridiculously far in the lead

[@CrashFan00]

Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon (PS1) My favorite and the Best Spyro Game in the Trilogy

[@edwardandbrookenav7275]

Yeah crash fans 00 this game is highly unappreciated this game should get more love from people this game is the most undorated in the series

[@peat381low8]

The skateboarding challah get was the most memorable to me. The color for the time was distinct

[@ariaangelical]

need more games with this aesthetic.

[@BetweenTheLyons]

The demo for Crash Bash isn't just a demo. You can access the debug menu and straight up unlock the full game. It's the only way to play Crash Bash on ps3.

[@master_matthew]

Yotd's missing homeworld is Twilight Valley

[@y2commenter246]

Good old Twilight Valley

[@Dfeneck]

Just like to point out too, that the first world in S3 is called "Sunrise Spring", Spring being the only season that didn't get a world in S2 :)

[@pacificgrim4661]

4:36 Spyro roasts Robbie Rotten

[@gemmafitzgerald7616]

The snowboarding yeti level is the bane of my existence but I did find if you go in there, don't start the race and just make your way to a blue star you can stand in. Stand in it or walk through it so it makes the noise 70 or more times (tad tedious I know). Do that then go back to Hunter and start the race, infinite boost just don't die or you'll have to do it again. This doesn't work in reignited though only the old one.

[@kjy05]

21:37-21:52 These transitions are actually golden

[@DaveMan1K]

Not sure about anyone else, but in the version I own (PAL release), the music for the Sorceress boss is the same track for the Spike boss. Much more fitting.

[@jumponeverything]

Now that your spyro marathon is over, WILL YOU PLEASE FINALLY DO POKEPARK 2

[@Nielssie0420]

YES PLEASE!!!

[@MP-nq9ht]

+Jump On Everything Aw yeah, I remember loving that game as a kid! I sadly don’t own it anymore, but I would love to see him cover it!

[@BaritenorII]

Did anybody noticed the 4 headed Spyro in Kirby Returns to Dreamland.

[@TheGamingTeam101Tgt101]

Jump On Everything yes

[@bookid1581]

That would be cool

[@rw8160]

Scorch freaked me out too, mostly for the cutscene that played before showing that he's an unwilling chimera.

[@SnowyFoxlinn]

This game in a nutshell: Romance between predators and prey.

[@M644theawesome]

I wouldn't mind you redoing games you have done in the past, these are a great set of videos, its nice to have an AntDude retrospective

[@peanutsgamer8021]

Are you going to review the Legend of Spyro games.

[@TBKholyavenger]

I mean they are Spyro games, and he did say when he did a review on the 4th game that he'd review ALL the Spyro games. Seems he forgot a trio of 'em- ...Although it's clear he doesn't like the three. For some reason that is an extremely love it or hate it trilogy. Personally, I love the games- but that's because I'm always a sucker for a good story.

[@TBKholyavenger]

...That and the absolute final Sparx was voice acted by Wayne Brady. Just sayin'.

[@shademillith]

There's definitely things to like, and things to hate. I kinda liked it, but with the first two games I thought that there were too many waves of enemies at every turn (I honestly would have had more fun if they cut the number in half), and I detested quite literally everything about Sparx. The low amount of animations, the model, the facial expression, the voice acting(At least the first game), and the writing. The third game I played and found it quite possibly the most "I love this"/"I hate this" game I've ever played, with how they took control of the camera from you. I loved the game when you had full control of the camera. I detested the game when you didn't.

[@TBKholyavenger]

I don't know man, I didn't mind the large waves of enemies... Mostly because there was almost always a cliff or a pit of lava that I could knock enemies into. That was during my "Sadistic 'knock everything off a cliff'" phase though.

[@chinadollsyndrome]

My biggest issue with the Legend of Spyro games was just how much they railroad you. One of my favourite parts of the original trilogy was being able to fully explore each of the worlds - climbing and gliding around to see what little nooks and crannies I could gain access to. With the legend series, you're on a path and surrounded by plants and other obstacles that force you to stay on it. There's little to no replayability, because it'd be the exact same experience every time. It's a good story, but eh.

[@AnotherLuckyStar]

I've never even played these games. I just like listening to you talk about stuff.

[@Wrathchild1995]

Spyro: Year of the Dragon is the best game in the trilogy, it does everything the second game did just loads better, plus the game is a lot longer and has a more memorable soundtrack ;) Mind you it's the first Spyro game I played so I'll always say it's the best no matter what :P

[@13nrandom]

I think objectively, 2 is better because it's more focused while still having a lot of variety while 3 has a little too much going on but I like 3 more because our copy of 2 got scratched super quick and wouldn't load any levels past Colossus so I played 3 a lot more and I love it to death

[@jaretco6423]

I liked 3 more than 2 because they fixed some of the problems I have with it. Like when u have to kill enemies to get an power up. Or having to do alot of backtracking in which; while optional, is just an little overboard with the level designs & requirement moves or whatever. And the missions in 3 are pretty fairly challenging and not as much difficult spikes or annoyance as 2 ( with the exception of 2 or 3 ones like Bently Boxing & Shellias mission in the haunted Swamp level ).

[@JoakimOtamaa]

The first game is the most focused and stays as my favorite. I don't like any mini games or other playable characters in later games and those are the biggest part of the trilogy so 3 is easily the worst for me. Quality over quantity.

[@geryukinyt4373]

I dont really know why but i always like the second of a series like -Sonic 2 -Spyro 2 -Spiderman 2 -Star wars: Empire strikes back (not its croniclogical number, how it came out) -Kingdom Hearts 2 - and Little Big Planet 2

[@superlombax1561]

Ratchet & Clank 2 and Jak 2 for myself.

[@jimdim2222]

The reason Insomniac left Spyro was because of Universal Studios pushing them off the edge. Plus Spyro brought them enough fame to work on other titles.

[@carrot708]

In the version I played (Wasn't greatest hits but was PAL) the Sorceress boss fight music was Spike's Arena

[@alertArchitect]

Honestly, in regards to the Sparx levels, I always just thought the projectiles were something that the fairies gave him temporarily for the purposes of the level.

[@danielmarques5768]

When i was a kid, i played a pirate version of Spyro 3, and the decoder of that version (paradox) just didnt seem to have done a great job on cracking the game, so it will ALWAYS glitch at the end of the play. In the third and fourth worlds eggs would start to disappear and stages you hadnt acess would be accessible, not to mention that you never managed to beat the final boss cause the game simply COMPLETELY RESET as you attempt to defeat her. Just now, almost 20 years later, i was able to purchase reignited trilogy and just be happy to complete this game, which marked my childhood.

[@ChaseBoogie345]

Antdude not mention to torture u...... But what about legend of Spyro trilogy Edit: 47 likes thanks guys

[@snow-ld8yx]

The only good part tlos was cynder

[@ChaseBoogie345]

Theo Snowball yes

[@firehedgehog1446]

That's your opinion

[@Cold_Ham_on_Rye]

Honestly I would rank 2, 1, 3. I get why people love the third one and it's a weird complaint but there is just too much to do in Spyro 3. Like 100% just feels like a grind at times getting all the eggs. With all the different minigame types. Especially because not all minigames are created equal. I think AntDude kind of hinted at that in his video as well. I like the 1st one more because it's literally the opposite. It's so chill. No minigames. Just run around. Collect gems. No backtracking. Perfect game. The second is just more charming than the first because of all the extra animations and characters. So, it's my favorite from a, "I love this world" standpoint.

[@oliviab4079]

Would you ever consider discussing the Legend of Spyro trilogy?

[@whoplays7061]

he only breifly mentioned about the legends in the heroes tail review but it is a possibilty that he might do it since we still got 2 more months until the reignited trilogy comes out so I think he might do it but I'm pretty sure it won't be a positive review the way he talked about it

[@elenagamer9164]

I love that trilogy as well

[@Sonen10]

he did it.

[@symphony-of-the-mint2008]

I know there's already been a Reignited video but in that game the super bonus round skateboarding thing is waaay easier. I didn't even realize I got first place when I was just trying to get all the gems.

[@CommanderZaktan]

Now then, where's the Legend of Spyro trilogy review?

[@EmilXOM]

pls no

[@Spika94]

pls yes! Such a good trilogy!

[@majorpeepo]

N O

[@souglompee]

I enjoy it quite a bit idk Not really as a spyro game, but just a game idk

[@CaptainFlavio]

I believe they're fantastic.

[@The_Chosen_Heretic]

Year of the Dragon was the first video game I’d ever played period, so I have a lot of love and nostalgia for it (we even share a birth year, who’d’ve thunk.)

[@alessandrobozzi7085]

You honestly couldn't put it any better than with that genius title: the trilogy just kind of... _ends_ with this game, what with a rather underwhelming secret ending (belch-only dialogue, anyone?), a somber track for Midnight Mountain, and who could ever forget that gut-wrenching "Thank you for playing. We'll miss you." in the Atlas' epilogue? That's what makes the second one that much better in my opinion, variety notwithstanding.

[@fizzyfuzz5878]

9:40 Button mashing? I seem to remember you could punch high or low so there was a strategy to it

[@madmaster0015]

The remaster looks great. My only gripes so far are that they didn't bring back the Spyro 1 voice actor and I don't like Shiela's character design.

[@surprisedwoody1025]

Well, I agree with your second complaint. Have a like.

[@rappingbeaniedog347]

they definitely didn't need to give her clothes OR hair. That hair in particular is kinda unnatural.

[@ilopominecrafter]

My main issue was the voice acting with the enemies and some of their sound effects seeming weaker as well as certain designs not feeling or looking nearly as threatening or close to their originals

[@carsongiles7024]

“I’m always an advocate for games with charm” meanwhile in the background, Kirby, Kirby, Kirby.

[@ThisIsCSDX]

I mean, I'll play the boxing mini-game with you, man. I'm in Florida, you're in Florida, I'm sure we could work something out.

[@ashessakura7518]

A little surprised that Ant didn't mention the Moneybags snark, also in the PAL regions we got the greatest hits version, no Sunrise Springs music when fighting the Sorceress and we got that cutscenes too~ Also: no Moneybags, Spyro did not save his money for another sequel he spent his money to get reignited~!

[@ryancarless7921]

The Adventure..ends. Nooo..well there's I guess Enter the Dragonfly🤔

[@RabnawazReviews]

He's done a review of that

[@mayday-tz4dv]

We all like to pretend that trainwreck never existed.

[@theodrik1043]

Enter the what ? Ah, "the game we'd rather it never existed so we pretend it never existed even if it's a shame but yes, we all sadly know it has existed"... Yes, Antdude did a video on this ^^

[@elkarlo1593]

He alerady did it. That's why he said he'd rather not do it, *again.*

[@akesan2374]

--What about Skylanders?-- In all seriousness,i think it's nice that Spyro is a Skylander character. (His series 3 version was my first max level Skylander)

[@spyr0guy]

Fun fact: A glitch with the dynamic difficulty system makes the blue-footed booby race in Harbor Speedway and the snowboard race in Super Bonus Round literally impossible on the highest difficulty. You either have to use a cheat code to set the difficulty manually or keep failing and hope the game decides you suck enough to drop the difficulty itself.

[@tylerensminger]

This was my favorite of the trilogy. I liked new characters and the extra challenges better than the second game. Also the first game while more nostalgic than the others isn't as polished as this one in my opinion.

[@MasutaMJ]

Year 2000 was a good Christmas when I got spyro 3.

[@TheBestWanderbug]

Spyro is the only small dragon? Well isn’t that just convenient

[@NorthernWindNut]

I remember playing the game and thoroughly enjoying it, but thinking it felt "stretched thin." The original version reused level music, skipped Spike's cut scene, and had a couple of serious bugs. If the challenge tuning had you on Easy it would make a couple of the gems in Fireworks Factory inaccessible on a rooftop because it turned a couple of the ninjas into gems. It could be fixed with a cheat code, fortunately. Some people might remember the dreaded Honey Speedway glitch: exit the level before completing the egg challenge and it thinks you already have the egg but doesn't save it to your inventory, making you start all over with a new save if you want to 100% it. Yes, I fell victim to it. Fortunately fixed in the Greatest Hits version. Insomniac coded some serious cutting-edge copy protection into it that may have taken a lot of time. It doesn't live up to Spyro 2 but it has a special place as Insomniac's last Spyro game.

[@TayTheNeonNeko]

"Only to be followed by Sonic Adventure, in the future" You know Sonic Adventure came out 2 years before this game, right?

[@hikaru9624]

He's hinting at the trend of new characters that the sonic series would churn out somewhat relentlessly with nearly every new game.

[@connorplays6263]

@@hikaru9624 well he should have said so in the video

[@hikaru9624]

maybe it could have been a little more obvious.

[@superlombax1561]

I was thinking that too.

[@Joyful_Traitor]

Best thing is beating up money bags at the end

[@kiroubada]

Please make vídeos about all Spyro games, like the way you did with Kirby

[@billy3212]

he probably wont do all the games unless it is highly requested but the only reason he does all the kirby games is well, he loves kirby and it is his favorite series if you couldn't tell by the length of the kirby videos.

[@kiroubada]

@@billy3212 Yeah I know, but he really like Spyro I think that after the Reignited Triology he will be very excited about Spyro and will make videos about all Spyros

[@Godojira]

I actually enjoyed the boxing minigame more so then I probably should have. It kinda is more then mashing buttons, it's reading highs, lows, blocking, and backstepping to dodge. If I go back and play it now, I might hate it... but hey, November isn't that far away.

[@keeweefroot2692]

Being an adult sucks. Games like these remind me of just how today's world will never be as good as it was in the late 90s early 2000s.

[@therealseanw.stewart2071]

Yeah ikr smh

[@starstruxtion]

You grew up with Spryo as the main charater. I grew up with Spyro as one of many figures that I put on a portal to have him come to life and ruin an Invader Zim knockoff's plans.

[@trcsonic]

Bianca looks like Lola Bunny in the remake.

[@megaspudjasny]

Well, looks like I'll have to get a hold of a Greatest Hits release, since, according to the Cutting Room Floor, the Platinum release in PAL regions didn't fix any of the music stuff.

[@PlanetAwesomenessProductions]

Legend of Spyro next!

[@mayday-tz4dv]

Nah lets leave that dark era in the past where it belongs.

[@Spika94]

Dark era? It certainly is not the same type of Spyro game, but for what it was, it was actually pretty good.

[@majorpeepo]

Leave that edgy game to die

[@Spika94]

No u EDIT: I like how you say that despite your name.

[@majorpeepo]

Spikà that's just a name means nothing lol I'd like the legend games If they weren't all boring and edgy

[@Jana-eu2ul]

“watch out bianca. Hes an idiot“ had me cracked up for some reason xD

[@lindinle]

in the remake, i found the bosses to be decending in difficulty as i went on. Buzz was the worst, blaster was not so bad, scorch was piss easy. havent gotten to the sorceress yet.

[@Vario69]

I agree Spike (2nd) is difficult as shit, but Buzz is easy af come on ^^

[@jacobfels2167]

You know what that means? BACKTRACKING *uncomfortale zoom*

[@NanaKyoto]

Still iffy on my experience on Spyro 3, given how I wasn't able to play it until _years_ later. Also, why is everyone talking about Poké Park 2 now?

[@diatrigger6636]

Shiro-Luna because he did pokepark 1 and I think he teased doing 2 and he’s yet to do it.

[@djheroxt]

Shiro-Luna some people just wanna see the world burn

[@johnn7095]

I loll'd hard at "Backtracking" part. Excellent work, Antman.

[@leeeroyjenkins555]

Please, cover the Dillon trilogy

[@connorplays6263]

Sonic Adventure came out in 1998 and Spyro Year of the Dragon came out in 2000

[@TheCentral.Scrutinizer]

Hi antman.. I mean dude

[@100billionsubscriberswithn4]

He's not even an ant!

[@Splitzblue]

20:42 "WaaAaaaAAaAaAaaa..." I think Hunter took too many drugs.

[@MisterBeagleton]

Hey, you're not finished with this franchise just yet! Why not review each Spyro handheld game? ...Well ok, I know _why_ you don't want to, but I'm sure a lot of us would still like to see it.

[@y2commenter246]

The GBA.games are alright, actually.

[@jennifergriel861]

Why do they need variety? If you come to a game for platforming and collect-a-thon-ing, that’s what you should get.

[@BillehBawb]

do pokepark 2

[@symphony-of-the-mint2008]

Billeh you are the only person I've heard acknowledge that game thank you

[@BillehBawb]

@@symphony-of-the-mint2008 im very glad he did pokepark 2

[@ASOSE19]

1s named Dwight?....... sure, is there a baby Jim dragon?

[@superlombax1561]

If so, I hope the Dragon who laid those eggs is named Michael.

[@SmartAlec1]

In the original version the worst music choice was the peaceful music for the final boss.

[@scaperist]

I'm so darn glad I have a slightly later version. Even though that one is re-using the soundtrack of Spike's Arena, but it just fits so much better.

[@SmartAlec1]

@@scaperist Yeah, after beating the game years after I couldn't get past the frog boss as a kid... I was a little taken aback by it. Also my god that boss was tedious.

[@JonathanGruver]

I never played it myself, but this seems like a bridge between Spyro and Ratchet not only from a gameplay standpoint but also the "what the heck am I looking at" sort of charm.

[@averyjenson]

actually spyro 3 came after sonic adventure.

[@poggerwhite]

I will always love 2 the most but 3 is so much fun too

[@theodrik1043]

I think that Spyro 3 is the best (I loved it in my childhood and, with Crash Bandicoot 3 : Warped, it's tied to my love of plateformers, even if I played Gateway To Glimmer and Cortex Strikes Back afterwards. They were good, but not the same to me). I just don't understand why Hunter (a cheetah) could fall in love with Bianca (a rabbit). Now, all you have to do in this Spyro hype is to deal with The Legend Of Spyro in your videos. It sucks, we know, but for us who have stopped Spyro with the awful "Enter The Dragonfly" we want to know why it sucks. Please ;)

[@Marmondos420]

I loved crash bandicoot 3 myself as a kid but when the release of the nsane trilogy came out, I realized just how much I loved the first 2 games rather than my all time favorite. 3 had the same cycle of levels in each hub area. Not to say that 1 and 2 werent the same but 1 did the best where everything felt so organic as far as platforming and the mechanics went. Hopefully the reignited trilogy doesnt do the same to me in a different way because 3 was the most amazing one.

[@laterferaligatr2947]

Hunter is a cheetah

[@theodrik1043]

Corey Stokely Yes, but It's unfair. A lot of people criticized Sonic 2006 for the romance between Elise and Sonic, but not in Spyro... Well... Probably because The Spyro Trilogy are without question, better games than Sonic 06. Or because Sonic fans are quite difficult to satisfy (and so never satisfied : except for Sonic Mania, lately). Maybe both. :)

[@SirSoloSoul]

Bianca was my first love and I didnt even know it .