Spyro: The Hardest Bits

[@Sevish]

When little me and my mum were playing through this game many years ago we bought a playstation magazine which had the location of all 80 dragons. Actually it had 79 - the missing dragon was the one from Haunted Towers. We phoned up the magazine, who put through to some other people, who put us through to the writer of the article, who finally explained to us that they weren't able to find the final dragon in time for the article to be printed. Luckily he had since found the dragon and was able to walk us through it on the phone. Whoever you are sir, you were our hero!

[@sku4594]

Glad someone else remembers this. I needed just that one dragon, and the Playstation magazine claimed it had the guide to all of them on it's cover. Imagine my disappointment when the magazine claimed that the final dragon did not exist in Haunted Towers and it was a glitch. I could see and hear it wobbling through the ceiling! It was definitely there. Yet the official Playstation magazine claimed it didn't exist. It made it all the more satisfying when I managed to finally figure it out all by myself. I had outsmarted the official Playstation magazine and I felt like a total genius.

[@AexisRai]

Did they seriously say it didn't exist rather than saying they couldn't find it? (Edited to correct myself)

[@guywhoateallthepizza1031]

Hello yeah I'm that man on the phone you can trust me I'm a random internet guy who just followed along with what you said okay now give me thanks and likes

[@clubbasher32]

Sevish that’s such a beautiful memory that cant be replicated within our modern gaming landscape

[@ElderCruz]

😮

[@iJerseyDevil]

These secrets were actually the best part of the whole game for me. I completely understand why a lot of people find it frustrating, but that moment when you finally figure it out is so rewarding in my opinion.

[@RokushoTheRavager]

iJerseyDevil Yea and when you finally reach the secret treasure room after years of playing the game, it gives you a truly great feeling of accomplishment.

[@CassieCollision]

Agreed. It makes you feel like a genius. I found myself missing Spyro 1's level design when playing 2 and 3. That, coupled with the different color theory made the sequels feel like very different games.

[@silvertiptetra1771]

ShadowWarrior42 That’s how I felt when I found out that Spyro had a bluish nose.

[@RWBYraikou888]

By the time of Beast Makers, I found them kinda stupid, but they were _really_ clever to me early on. Especially with a majority of the levels in Magic Crafters. The moment I figured out what to do to reach the far-off platforms in Wizard Peak, I was taken aback in amazement.

[@maxtrigga9952]

Tree tops is da best tbh and lofty and haunted are S tier too imo, though I'm a speed runner of this game so, they EASY for me..

[@Taika_talvi]

Ah yes, the pre-internet era where you could not consult a guide and had to go with what you had. Kids on the school bus or at lunch break would discuss stuff like this. I liked it. Hauted towers was a bitch to figure out but it felt so good finally achieving those 100%. And to be honest, it is not that unintuitive. I felt like an idiot when I finally figured it out and thought it was kind of obvious.Only years later I found out that I was not alone.

[@jboao]

Um no I never tried to jump out of the mountains on Jacques... who tf would do that 😅😅

[@DoYouBelvInTheYeti]

Nope... I just cleaned the level up before heading into him.

[@HarryBillyBobGeorge]

....oops

[@crispy8346]

i did, and then i tried again lmao

[@BagzAndPresident]

Johnny Boy only a stupid british yankee doodle like the narrator of this video

[@Adam-lz8oo]

nostalgic as fuck. Still one of the most rewarding games I've ever played

[@Dak17SJ]

Haunted Towers... as a kid I remember at the bottom of the supercharge if you stand in that room and look up, you can just barely see and hear the bottom of the dragon through the ceiling. My father and I played the game together and I still remember the day I figured out how to get that last dragon. I was so excited and couldn't wait to tell my dad when he got home from work. It was the last thing we needed for 100%

[@tttttttttth]

Dakodah Desroches wow... You literally had the exact same experience as me. Me and my dad used to spend so long trying to figure this out for the 100%. We only found out when my dad emailed (lol) a guy back in 2000 and asked for his help! We were so happy to finish it. He was ecstatic when I told him about the Reignighted rerelease

[@ZanAzoth]

Same for me as well haha. Except I didn't have my dad helping It was the very last bit I needed as well, and here I am like 18 years later JUST NOW LEARNING HOW IT WAS DONE.

[@Awe5omegamer64]

This is what these games were all about, the personal experiences we had with them will never compare to most games of today.

[@mantasour]

Same. It would just sit there and stare at the little pixel if the dragon that was visible. I'm ashamed to say I couldn't find it without looking online, which I did when u was about 11. I got the game when I was 5. 6 years of trying

[@alexducosin]

This made me emotional ngl

[@godess_call]

The problem about Haunted Towers that alot of people don’t mention is that once you finally get to that secret room you have to climb the stairs to get to the top where you get the perma-superflame. The whole room is filled with invisible haunted armors that will come to life once you get too close to them. You would think to yourself ”well we just try to carefully bypass them and deal with them once we got the superflame” but here’s the thing: The last haunted armor at the VERY TOP of the stairs is programmed to ONLY BLOCK you, and it’s impossible to get past it. So you basically have to get to the top of the stairs very quickly before it comes to life. If you don’t make it you have to start the level all over again, which means YOU HAVE TO DO THAT DREADED SUPERSPEED SECTION ALL OVER AGAIN!

[@timmehh89]

I remember my frustration completing treetops vividly, however as soon as I saw that hole in the ceiling I had flashbacks of what must be repressed memories, I even yelled “that fucking hole in the roof”. How I completed this game as a child honestly baffles me.

[@jake90009]

if you have enough willpower

[@BloodiedYetUnbowed]

The level I will remember forever is Haunted Towers for sure. Tree tops was definitely the second hardest but I don't remember how I completed that one as a child. But Haunted Towers frustrated me to no end because of that damn hole in the roof and because I could see and hear the dragon up there but had no idea how to get it. At some point I decided to commit to finishing "that level" I kept screwing around doing random stuff and figured it out. After doing it I was like "holy shit ! So that's how you do it !" and I was so happy because I got 100% and was able to get into Gnasty's loot level.

[@zyzzy-ko4ww]

The five toughest levels in this Spyro game (PS1 version) are as follows: 5] Jacques is both the fifth boss level and a level with TWO platform puzzles involving two fools: one leads to a key for a treasure chest and one leads to a dragon in front of a remote section of the level. 4] Alpine Ridge contains green druids who insist on moving everything in sight. Time your jumps carefully when taking out druids who close off certain areas to avoid falling in the water. 3] Toasty contains pouncing pumas/dogs/whatever as well as shepherds who may knock you senseless. This is the first boss level AND the first level without any sheep/goats/whatever to keep Sparx the dragonfly strong, so be careful here. 2] Dark Passage actually contains TWO passages, one leading to the exit and one leading to a firework for a steel box near the exit. Also, some enemies change into larger forms, and you need to flame the fools to keep them small. 1] Tree Tops (Need I say more!)

[@Hyderomastgroningem0]

I wouldn't say "unintuitive" just "obtuse". Secrets should be like that, and 100% should be tough.

[@temporaltomato3021]

I agree, he seemed to overuse that word a bit, many times when it didn't seem applicable to me. These were all intentionally laid out challenges, each with a single intended solution (minus Bog enemies, which could feasibly be seen as unintuitive). If there had been multiple ways to reach these difficult platforms/areas mentioned in the video through abuse of game mechanics and environments, then "unintuitive" could be the right word. But he makes it sound like the level designers were just throwing crap at the wall, so to speak, when really you can tell that they knew EXACTLY what they were doing in each instance.

[@trenzinhodaalegria8012]

But I do think it is purposefully counter-intuitive (unintuitive) because it's a level design that challenges the intuition of people. Those are levels that pretty much glitch the intuition of the players, the solution can be found by testing possibilities that most people would see as attempts to break the game.

[@ViceAdmiralHoratioNeIson]

Exactly. 100 percenting a game isn't "completing" Spyro, defeating Gnasty Gnorc is. Getting 100% on all levels is an added bonus challenge, like the secret Legendary ending of Halo 3.

[@martincattell6820]

I totally agree

[@darksaintcj]

All I lnow is it pissed me off trying to figure that out, I would also say unintuitive is a hash term as much as obtuse is a soft term. Its somewhere in between

[@celticnoble5650]

The Haunted Towers super jump was the bane of my existence. Still one of my greatest accomplishments when I finally got it.

[@FeatherWait]

I agree that Tree Tops and Haunted Towers are obtuse as hell, but not Jacques. You declared it unintuitive just after explaining how you successfully intuited it based on the fact the other imps caused something to happen in the level.

[@Treetops27]

Most of these design choices only remind me how great this game is. It doesn't treat the player like a baby as later games do, but encourages thinking outside the box and focusing on details. It's honestly good level design in my book.

[@Zelink108]

The later games treated you like a baby? You clearly never played: gathering more crystals than hunter, escorting the alchemist, trouble with the trolley, Agent Nine’s FPS etc. from the second and third games. I wasn’t exactly taking this guy seriously when he said Spyro 1 was the hardest.

[@silvertiptetra1771]

Treetops97 I agree.

[@silvertiptetra1771]

Jason Sacuta It WAS the hardest. There were hard parts in the other games, but that doesn’t make them harder. YOU obviously didn’t play all the Spyro games either. Sure, they were NOT treating you like a baby, but the second and third games were definitely easier.

[@MrNinjafreak]

@@silvertiptetra1771 Spyro 1: Harder to figure out Spyro 2-3: Harder challenges to master Spyro 1 is probably easier then 2 & 3 once you figure out Tree Tops and Haunting Towers. However, if you don't know about the secrets... O my o my ^^

[@AeonQuasar]

@@MrNinjafreak I got the haunted tower right away. It was kinda logical after playing the tree top level first. I struggled more in the sequels.

[@bowspritssdo]

In Tree Tops i just followed that green thief from the start of the level and he led me to that far away platform without problems.

[@Leomerya12]

Precisely. To be fair, they did use him as a hinter. But when you're 12 playing the game, it takes FOREVER to figure that out.

[@RokushoTheRavager]

Leomerya12 I was like 7 or 8 and I figured that out. Course I died a lot and it was a lot of trail and error, but I still did it all on my own.

[@ekmcdonald13]

Tree Tops. Seriously, f#@k this level. Plus Haunted Towers. Had to watch two separate videos, a DM guide and a let's play to figure this out. And I was just reminded of this during the Reignited Trilogy demo gameplay

[@SchandelChristian]

Sadly you can just circle in air on the first green supercharge and come right down on the lauch ramp and go to Jed

[@NascarFunkBuildersCupSeries]

You guys no there is a trick to doing it. Just one jump

[@iiDaRkNeZz]

how can one man dislike this kind of videos, this is pure joy. Ty 2kliks for making youtube a wonderfull place to stay, cheers from Rome

[@TooneySA]

I would argue 100% Spyro 3 is harder; some of the egg challenges (second round boxing to name one) were really hard. Albeit Spyro 1 was memorable for getting that last dragon in Haunted Towers. It actually took me 2 years to find it since I did not have internet when I was 8.

[@laterferaligatr2947]

T00N3Y - SA actually u can glitch your way through the second boxing level by leaving the area and coming back. The yeti will be at lower health, and another round passes every time u leave and come back. made him much easier to kill

[@TwentySeventhLetter]

You know what, I really think the Spyro games helped inform who I became as a gamer. I absolutely love challenges and exploration, and Spyro 1 had a whole lot of them. I too remember most fondly the levels that were an utter *bitch* to beat because I also remember what it felt like to do so, how accomplished and creative I felt for thinking about the level in a way I thought was totally ingenuitive. I love pushing games to their breaking point (which is why I so enjoyed the swimming-in-air glitches later on down the Spyro road), and I also relish the feeling of pride after overcoming something walling-off progress in a game (like when I beat the final boss of Kingdom Hearts 1 before my older siblings did at a mere 8 years old), and I'm so grateful that I had games as great Spyro's to introduce me to gaming so intimately.

[@RageBoxMan]

Those frogs were the bane of my childhood and the trees gave me nightmares. FUCK THAT LEVEL!! I love Spyro...

[@quickattack8989]

To be fair, I think the main reason why Spyro the Dragon is usually considered the hardest of the three games is because you can't cheat Sparx to have him guide you to the closest gem, so you really have to 100% the game on your own wits, which effectively doubles your playtime without a walkthrough lol However, when I replayed Spyro the Dragon recently I did notice a lot of traps as mentioned in Misty Bog, with a guantlet of different enemies that attack you. I also notice enemies like to attack you when they're off-camera, something the enemies in the sequels will never do

[@NattyVega]

I loved this game so much. I had a great time playing it with my brother. But... We didn't have a fucking memory card...

[@Duck931]

This was my struggle with no Memory Pak on the N64 ;-;

[@Aurora1337onYT]

493msi i feel you brotha..

[@cyberschn1tzel997]

493msi i, until this day, only know have of the tracks of some africa rallye game on the ps2...

[@vladailic7684]

lol i used to speed run the 2nd one for the same reason for 2hrs+/- i got close to 100% but didn't collect all the gems (its so f****** hard) i guess if you didn't play at least 1 of the 3 you had no childhood xD

[@Dover939]

Are you me? I played this with my brother, and we also didn't have a memory card.

[@MrMagoofearth]

The Tree Tops one is not hard to find... the player was never suposed to find the way by himself, but by following the egg thieves... they do the "nanana" thing and you quickly start to run behind them and they will lead the way to the secret area... for me, the 3rd Spyro was way harder than the 1st one.

[@iain2k7]

how the fuck did I 100 percent this as a kid

[@suryashakamuri]

Doubt

[@iain2k7]

Surya Shakamuri you what

[@suryashakamuri]

iain2k7 doubt

[@suryashakamuri]

iain2k7 XDDD doubt

[@crazzytom7499]

same. let the haters cry sum moar

[@misscandyeyes]

One of my greatest life achievements was being able to defeat these levels at the age of 26 this year. I cried many frustrated tears and begged my brother, who was far better at the game than I was, to help me with these ridiculous levels.

[@barkabark]

I love your nostalgic videos!

[@BLACKDISC]

I love these videos man, keep it up!

[@TheSweMaster]

Lets not Spyro out of control...

[@TheCatOfWarCSGO]

Oh, you

[@Ospyro3em]

Jokes like that are such a drag...on

[@markreyes7454]

Give this man all year long free pizza .

[@457Deniz457]

Awesome We can be rly happy that we have someone like u ! Ty for all ur work ! :)

[@williamthomasmi10]

Highdea: since there was less of a precedent for linear gameplay at the time, spyro was trying to be more open world than linear

[@mad_quack]

Tree Tops is my favorite level in the entire game BECAUSE of the supercharge puzzle

[@jake90009]

I haven't played Spyro 1 yet but I'm sure its better than the Icy Peak thief circuit 😡

[@triglyceridet7640]

this was a video I clicked on by accident and I couldn't be happier! it was funny without trying to be and very intuitive ! awesome job! (also, I love your accent p)

[@MrMaxim]

Nice video Philip, right in the childhood! I can't control myself much longer so I need to share this: I remember finding the hidden part of Haunted Towers by myself at 8, was such an achievement and a great way for me to understand level design overall. BUT, the one level I detested the most was "Toasty" in the Artisan homeworld which you could get to if you jumped on all the stone platforms near the lake (which was considered a shortcut to unlock the level that I found out by myself back in the day when time was of no importance). There was something very scary about that level, it felt like it wasn't part of the game especially since I discovered my way of unlocking it. Annoying camera angles, fast enemies, unsettling background song and so early in the game...

[@MrMaxim]

You are correct, the stone platforms were never something you needed to do to unlock Toasty, it will only open Sunny Flight, sorry about that! You have to beat at least one other level before the dragon head opens. It was just bad timing as I probably tried jumping on the stone platforms before checking if the Dragon Head would open which it did! At least now I get to play Spyro 1 again to confirm this! I never used the "Roll" but I do understand now how it could have helped a lot, yes especially against those dogs! But as a side note: Changing camera settings to "Active" is something i highly recommend and is something I've done on all 3 Spyro games, it's helpful. ^^

[@lizgawin899]

can you do Spyro Riptos rage. There were quite a few hard bits.

[@evan2902]

Interesting. As a kid the one level that gave me a ton of trouble was dark passage. Even now, it seems like you can’t hurt the turtles without hurting yourself in the process.

[@TheTradge]

Oh my goodness, I am so glad I'm not the only one who hates Toasty, those fucking dogs and shepherds are utter bastards!

[@Not-an-Alien]

@@2kliksphilip Those dogs are easy as hell to beat and you don't even need to roll. stay in one spot and flame jump flame. You kill the dogs in mid air.

[@paulgabel8261]

this video just confirmed how much I love this game

[@Minchken]

Dude, Haunted Towers had me stumped for the longest time. Good times, good tiiimes.

[@adelarscheidt]

My 10 year old self beat the hell out of that game without ever needing a tutorial. And it felt f*cking awesome

[@NotAnElf]

The dragon you get just before Jacques gave me the best life advice ever. "Aim high in life but watch out for flying boxes"

[@NathanielByers]

Seriously? The first Spyro game is my favorite video game of all time, but it's also by far the easiest in the series. It's not even close. Some of the mini games in the following two titles are extremely difficult, can't say that about anything in the first game.

[@Ratchetpower2]

I do like the first game more for its lack of dumb minigames.

[@JohnnyJohnnyJohnnyJohnnyJohnny]

I only played the remastered, so this may not apply. But before I attempted to 100% the game, I doubt I died more than 6 or 7 times.

[@zombiejesusss]

I HATE THAT BASTARD BIRD AND HIS GOD DAMN TROLLEY I didn't realized how badly that scarred me as a kid until I immediately felt the rage building when he said it in reignited

[@Vigriff]

@@Ratchetpower2 I didn't mind the minigames for the most part.

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

I remember the third one so

[@brillywinsen6526]

I only found out how to get the last dragon by chasing the green thief right from the start, so i can see for myself how he achieved that one seemingly impossible jump. Needless to say, this is one thing that we will never forget in our entire spyro gameplay.

[@TheCatOfWarCSGO]

I know I'm obsessed with this game, but you haven't seen obnoxious difficulty till you've tried to 100% Crash Bandicoot 1, Philip!

[@notmyname5449]

TheCatOfWar Yep, the only game I could never finish. Spyro was counterintuitive but CB1 was really hard.

[@theinsfrijonds]

Spyro was about sustained coordination with long runs. Crash was patient hopping and bopping while getting all the damn crates in 1 life. Some levels would end up incomplete and you had to find the color gem and come back (backtracking.) Spyro could really benefit from a remaster to stabilize (1080p60, perspective correction, zbuffering, anti-aliasing), enhanced lighting, and eliminate LoD with anisotropic. I hope they wouldn't be afraid to upconvert the basic textures of this game. This game is action and deserves responsiveness

[@cyano741]

your wish has come true ! :)

[@simpleman4251]

Yeah, that game was pretty difficult to 100% :P at first I was bad and hit game over a lot, then I clicked and got gud and started to rarely die, steamrolled most of the game.. Then I reached the last level (the dark castle bonus stage for me) and wasted like 300 lives finishing it 100%. I got real mad lol

[@LOOMING_WRAITH_OF_BAD_OMEN]

CB1 is really fun to 100%. I've done it 7 times this year. A lot of people these days are so afraid of challenge that it's ridiculous.

[@JoeMama-tl4tr]

The remake of Spyro 1 really beautified the worlds 😊 these old ps1 levels look really rough

[@MCRAVENATOR2222]

I'd still say spyro 3. there were some bs hard games (Bentley's boxing and agent 9s mission in fireworks factory). like.. honestly found spyro 1 easier than that but spyro 2 was easiest of the 3

[@okamiammy08]

OJ GOD- Hajime Hinata I'm glad I'm not the only one who struggled with both of those missions!

[@thehereandnow8673]

okamiammy08 even spamming the quick jab makes it difficult. But the fireworks factory isn't too bad when you realise you can press triangle and free aim to shoot the ninjas off the roof

[@RiordanLadyGaga]

Bentley’s fight was ridiculous. I have still never been able to win the rhynoc skateboard race in Super Bonus Round (so I’ve never met the Sorceress a 2nd time)... However, Agent 9’s mission in Firework Factory just takes skill. Need to be quick and on your feet. But the other two I mentioned are ridiculous. I lose way more lives in Spyro 1 than the other two games. The controls are clunky and Spyro just seems to fall off everything if you’re running, and obviously he has no hover too

[@emperorstevee]

I remember how frustrating the boxing was. I remember agent 9 had a hard mission, remind me what it was?

[@thehereandnow8673]

Stephen Essex fps section in fireworks factory and rail shooter in Dino Mines

[@popsjr]

For me it was absolutely 1. Tree tops 2. Haunted towers And 3. Litterally any flying level. I spend about an hour on each.

[@1Nostrand1]

Great video, reminded me that I need to replay these games eventually.

[@iMini92]

I do love hearing you get nostalgic over old games. You sound very endearing.

[@CrayonsNThings]

I was legit STUCK on this level for YEARS!!! I never finished it until I got older and I was soooooooooo happy!!!

[@LittleSkyful]

Allyssa xD haha I completed the game to 110%. Very proud moment as a young adult

[@veteranJMacfan]

Great video 8-) Once I was able to actually find a copy of this game (back when it first came out, it was so popular that it was hard to find), I got the Prima guide and I practically memorized it :P so I knew all the right routes for the Supercharges. But with Tree Tops, knowing where to go is only half the battle. The only way I got the courage to beat the game after losing so many lives (and many Game Overs) was a cheat code for 99 lives. I've since been able to beat the game without it- but that doesn't mean Tree Tops doesn't kill me every now and then. Misty Bog, totally agree about the enemies. It's hell. Dark Passage, I find to be a lot worse. I'd never gotten through the level without taking a hit. Just timing the turtles and the Cupids when they're together is near imossible.

[@Tomxai]

Spyro was hot shit back then

[@TheJazzMan333]

I gotta thank you for not having a fifty minute introduction (actually 2-4 minute) like the other gaming youtubers. This is much appreciated.

[@ThundagaT2]

I actually figured out the Jacques one myself. That one isnt that hard to figure out on your own, if you move fast enough. I'll give you the other two. I found the Tree Tops one myself after much experimentation, but expecting the average player to be able to find that on their own is pretty insane. The Haunted Towers one though, i cant remember how i found that one.

[@StankGremlin]

Tree tops is one of my favorite levels

[@ChilledFox]

I hated the tree top level so much, it was hard making that one jump to get those last few gems

[@aquacode2]

THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT SPOT IN HAUNTED TOWERS!!! My older brother and I could never finish the game back when we would play it because of that 1 dragon up there. This was before "looking it up" was a regular thing to do. Sure we could beat Gnasty, but not his Loot. It was very sad and frustrating because we could hear it and see the base of the dragon by angling the camera right, but I never got it until a couple years ago when I played through again and looked up how to find it. It was like "seriously????" You seem to be the only person on KZbin who mentions this

[@EverestBlizzard]

Undisputably the hardest? I would say that 3 is harder to 105%, this game has some serious challenges in the bits you mentioned but 120%, once you've done it once, is quite easy to do again, while Spyro 3 has stuff like RNG haha. Great vid though!

[@Yamezzzz]

3 is 117% max not 105%

[@jaska8203]

105% ? I think you're thinking about Crash 3.

[@whyjordie]

Yeah the Haunted Towers part with the stairs ... torture

[@codyjolin493]

"You can now leave the level behind...until you unexpectedly have to replay it for a KZbin video in about a decade's time and somehow find it even harder than you did this time" ....LOL

[@Armidillodude]

Spyro 2 & 3 were amongst my favorite games growing up. I was totally in another world whenever I would play sitting on the floor too close to the TV. But Spyro 1?...Yeesh I owned the trilogy and even at a young age this game was always just scary, difficult, ugly, unpredictable and confusing. To this day after 100%ing it many years later I don’t think this is a good game, this video points out many of the reasons why. Great job mate

[@rachaelwill2544]

TreeTops and Haunted Towers are my 2 favourite levels

[@Epiousios18]

This video is going to blow up now that the remaster has been announced. Philip, I bet this hits at least a million views.

[@CrazyBlueTv]

Spyro my childhood

[@MitchellD7eam]

This whole game is litterly filled with nostalgia even if I never remembered some of the parts before

[@Nooblitz_74]

Rated E doesn't mean everyone gonna get 100%

[@greatscornholio]

just played through reignited and had all the memories of these levels come back to me. i remember leaving jacques and tree tops uncompleted when i was a kid for sure, only actually getting those final dragons when i played through them as a teenager ten years ago once youtube could help. ten years later though, i still needed help with tree tops and haunted towers. managed to luck my way through jacques surprisingly enough. internet communities weren’t a thing when i played these games the first time but it’s reassuring knowing everyone else had as much trouble

[@jamontoast]

I think you cut the video off too soon Philip, you didn't say which one you remember.

[@beastbum]

I AM A HUMAN BEING LIKE YOURSELF

[@Edlandish]

Tree tops you can literally just jump off and hold right to jankily get immediately on the final ramp. Doesn’t work in the remake though. I actually worked it out myself in the remake and it took about half an hour of route planning using the mini map.

[@richard90991]

I like spyro content more than csgo content.

[@beehugmachine]

I haven't seen this game so long. forgot how much I love it! thank you!!

[@GeneralZewro]

...nostalgia.

[@themeekwarrior]

The first Spyro will always be my favorite and most memorable; even the music strikes a cord in me the other games didn't, though I love them all to death. I remember getting 100% everywhere else but Haunted Towers when I was in 1st grade, and it wasn't until two years later that I figured it out and finally got the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction of playing through Gnasty's Loot and 100%ing the game. I kindof wish they had the same idea for the other two games; though unintuitive, levels like Tree Tops and Haunted Towers forced you to think outside the box. Straightforward levels just aren't as fun; there are no secret areas, no secret enemies, no secret treasures that give you that same sense of accomplishment when you finally find them after so much trial and error.

[@Awe5omegamer64]

TheMeekWarrior I totally get what you are saying, in the first game almost all the levels had some sort of secret area to get to (Ice caverns three extra lives) and you felt great when you figured it out by yourself, while I do like the 2nd and 3rd game it would have been interesting to see this kind of gameplay in the sequels rather than more straightforward levels with mini games.

[@meatystew5088]

Jesus christ I hate the "Kingdom of Avalon: DragonWarfare" ads, I will not play that garbage

[@kreisiboy1888]

Adblock maybe...?

[@Korgi_Polymer]

Gotta say, despite the lack of polish found in Spyro 2 or 3, I always found that the first game in the series had the most character, whether it be the designs of the levels themselves, or the atmospheric, and memorable sound track. In fact, the game's lack of over all polish, kind of gave it an experimental vibe, a feeling that few other games have really stirred in me. Don't get me wrong, if I had to pick a favorite, it would probably be Spyro 2, but for some reason or another, I always find myself coming back to the original tittle, just to experience this odd semi iconic bit of intrigue, and now nostalgia. Nice video!

[@TheBcoolGuy]

I'd like to see your hardest bits...

[@TheBcoolGuy]

2kliksphilip Yay! I finally got a response out of you! :D Do you like pets, and what kinds do you prefer? Do you have any? What is your plan for the distribution of DD2? How's your love life? What's your favourite porridge?

[@FaunKeH]

Treetops was hands down the first thing that came to mind!! Can't say I ever really struggled with the other ones you mentioned though. Pity it's rare to find such amazing 'unintuitive' design in modern games, Spyro 1 was a true gem!!

[@1lucia]

@3kliksphilip there is a faker here

[@1lucia]

CosmicBudman This "2kliksphilip" is obviously a copy of 3kliksphilip.

[@1lucia]

CosmicBudman (psst, /s)

[@nickmeyer238]

That's hilarious that a gem fell off the map. When I was about 10 I was playing the 3rd Spyro game (the Ninja level you show) and before you get inside the cannon two ninjas drop down but they're suppose to knock 2 gems down with them. For whatever reason my game glitched and these gems never fell down. I beat the entire game, got all the eggs and all the gems...except those two. Eventually I looked up and could see the shining gems just out of my reach. Ended up having to go to a friends house and beat his version (in which the two gems DID fall) in order to get to the super secret level. As you said; I don't remember the fun I had in that game. I remember the pain. Great video!

[@ThatLing]

Are you still on vacation?

[@ThatLing]

Where did you go?

[@KoiPuff]

I remember figuring out the timer puzzle in Jacques and being so proud I ran and told my Dad. When I finally 100% it he cheered for me. Almost all of my Spyro memories are tangled up with my Dad.

[@warhammernerd52Daxx-Lorenzo898]

You should try Heart Of Darkness for PS1, you will ragequit

[@TheOneLichemperor]

Evil evil game....

[@itsThemuRR]

Jesus it's only now I see how good the new games look! You just remember them with good graphics!

[@laserdog5995]

the dark souls of casuals

[@DasMxD]

When I was young I figured them all out. Nice to see it again.

[@laterferaligatr2947]

I hate Tree Tops

[@usagin0te]

Great video, I love that you knew Tree Tops would be the one we would all remember

[@ledraps22]

Great video, and not just because of nostalgia I think the footage and way you put it together had that unique creative style you got

[@ogEmugirl]

I agree with your picks for hardest parts of spyro 1. i didn't enjoy the other two games as much! I'm so glad they're remaking them though, I cannot wait !

[@MidoriN0Taiyo]

Love This Vid! Ironically, Tree Tops is my Favorite level in the game.

[@trumpeterjen]

Haunted Towers was the one level I never could complete as a kid, and it drove me nuts. That hole in the ceiling haunted me, and you can even hear the dragon shaking on the other side of the wall at the base of that supercharge ramp! I looked it up as an adult, and now I do that part first so that I have the benefit of the permanent gold fairy for the rest of the level. It's so satisfying, even though I didn't figure it out on my own--and never would have, for that matter.

[@percilenis8464]

I don't remember the first game, but I remember Spyro Year of the Dragon since I've played that one the most and it was still quite hard even for me in my 20s. The last few levels of that game are brutal, not to mention the various skateboard challenges which took me hours to complete. I'd say that Crash Bandicoot Warped was quite hard as well. Relatively easy to complete, but to get every single gem in the game seems really difficult. There are some gems and some parts of the game that I still have no idea how to get to. Not to mention of the last levels where your only source of light in the dark can suddenly leave you if you don't keep up with it.

[@Defy248]

Frogs were the only challanging enemies for me. But tree tops, you were thinking way too hard to find a solution to get there, when all you really have to do is relaod the level and follow the green thief

[@heycraig1]

Awesome video dude! I defiantly felt like my childhood was complete when I got %100 on those levels haha

[@crispy-k]

I loved this game so much :D Thnx for the trip down memory lane ;)

[@17nettletonh]

incredible game. thanks for brinig back good memories of spending hours at the skatepark level in spyro

[@MrHoward0007]

Great video! Im currently replaying spyro on pc rn. Every inch of it screams nostalgia

[@OfMelodies]

I remember not having the internet to look up guides too and finally got 100% yeaaaars later from GameFAQs. At some point on the ramp you can hear the dragon directly above you shaking, and not knowing how to access it haunted me. Great video. We thought the exact same things (even though I was 5 when I first played).

[@Liyern]

After 18 years I finally found the place for the last few gems I needed in Haunted Towers for 100% thanks to you. An obscure hole in the ceiling, wow devs.

[@MorganBlackthorn]

I was a kid when I first played the first Spyro game. A few days ago I got the reignited trilogy. Today, after 20 goddamn years I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO 100% TREE TOPS. I COULD CRY.

[@YYBWDL]

Its because of these levels that I enjoy the games so much to the point of playing them over and over again

[@ramm1535]

Those powerup chaining events were by far the most memorable and FUN part of the original spyro, they're a large part of the reason why I will be getting the reignited trilogy.

[@FluffyChops]

treetops + Metalhead are my spyro enemy levels treetop well everyone who has played and even watched this video knows the pain of treetops. But metalhead i always forget where the rest of the gems where you pick up the key are at its so hidden.

[@benjaminhong8408]

I'm definitely going to 100% all 3 remastered games in no time. I still remember all the bits and stuff from playing as a kid. Best childhood games ever