How 19 INCREDIBLE Video Games SAVED CHRISTMAS!

[@st1ka]

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[@stepheng8061]

The single greatest entertainment in all of history st1ka strikes again w another 11 of 10 video

[@st1ka]

@@stepheng8061 aww thank you

[@nathanc6516]

I had the Master System version of Batman Returns on the Game Gear and it was fantastic.

[@2HeadedHero]

Just want to pop in and say that I love your super positive delivery and your attention to rare games on systems that we never really saw in the US like the PC98 and Amiga. Great channel!

[@st1ka]

Thank you! I try! :D

[@buckeyechad1]

Totally agree with your sentiment. I ❤ his vids too. But...Amiga was very popular in the US. From the 1000 to the 500 especially.

[@st1ka]

Thank you! :D

[@AfroRyan]

I'm determined to make a subset on RetroAchievements for both Toy Commander demo Missions (Christmas and Summer). Thanks for shedding light on it!

[@st1ka]

oooh that's a great idea! :D

[@sw1tchpoint]

honestly it's always fun finding holiday themed retro games, I don't know why, but it tickles me in the best way

[@st1ka]

same here haha

[@zacheryn7498]

44:15 I’m surprised you didn’t mention that the Zanzibar Land national anthem is just “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” Further proof of Big Boss’s love for Santa.

[@st1ka]

Haha wait is it? I guess I forgot about that.

[@neocontra99]

Always love when you upload St1ka! Best commentary and jokes. I learn about so many games l never would have thanks you you

[@st1ka]

Glad I could help! :D

[@Fgeitas1]

Damn, including both Die Hard Trilogy and Die Hard Arcade... and ALSO The Master System Batman! Dude... this is the best video

[@st1ka]

haha thank you! :D

[@emceebois]

"Christmas Nights is better than Nights" is a SPICY meat'a'ball!!!

[@st1ka]

I'm a well of spicy opinions!

[@cordellriemer5177]

This is the best Christmas video I have ever seen!

[@st1ka]

Aww thank you! :D

[@Metushalakh]

A great exotic list. That Grinch game appears exceptional.

[@st1ka]

Glad you enjoyed the video! :D

[@Metushalakh]

@@st1ka It is a pleasure. You are extremely knowledgeable compared to 99% of channels. Best of luck.

[@st1ka]

@@Metushalakh thank you! I try ^^

[@MaximilienNoal]

Also there is the snatcher prequel audio drama with English subtitles on youtube. A must watch for any Snatcher fans !

[@st1ka]

Oh damn now that I did not know

[@zebastianbrax4753]

Great video! I really need to play a Metal Gear game. Snatcher on Mega-CD is actually a port of the PC Engine version, with some new graphics. It was also only released in the west, while the PC Engine version was only released in Japan.

[@st1ka]

Yep. I originally considered mentioning the PC engine version, but decided it would just pad out the segment ^^

[@AyeThatsHandsomePete]

My little brother got “toy commander” the year it came out for Christmas and played it all the time. I haven’t thought about that game in easily twenty years. Thank you for the memory unlock.

[@st1ka]

Glad I could help. That's a wonderful story too ^^

[@Khan-bq8qc]

glad to see talking about the Master System Batman Returns, played it a lot as a kid

[@st1ka]

It's such a cool game

[@gogeeeter]

Wowwwww seeing Die Hard Arcade awoke some deep memories, I completely forgot about this gem!! Loved it so much as a kid

[@st1ka]

It's such a great game

[@Sdragoon1]

Really great content!

[@st1ka]

Thank you! ^^

[@sneakyskunk1]

This was a fun list with many entries I would never have even thought of. He always brings the fun, and as a Christmas gift I hope his channel finally blows up. Happy holidays!

[@st1ka]

thank you! I've been trying really hard lol

[@sneakyskunk1]

@@st1ka The proof is in the work you do, and that work has been consistently excellent. Thank you for replying and here is hoping all our holidays are pleasant.

[@st1ka]

@@sneakyskunk1 thank you and you too :D

[@cobalt4045]

Between the Grinch and the Metal Gear games, I am reminded of a couple of Christmas-themed fangames called "Merry Gear Solid" and "Merry Gear Solid 2: The Ghosts of Christmas Past." While the first game is a pretty bare bones stealth game, the sequel is dripping with campy charm at every turn. (Keep in mind, the sequel assumes you have completed the first. Otherwise, certain beats won't make any sense.) Perhaps one of the biggest problems is when you are caught, you fail instantly, but at least checkpoints are very forgiving.

[@st1ka]

I need to play those some day, I had heard of them

[@whiteofsky]

When I was a kid my favorite holiday themed game was Happyland Xmas Edition. Great video!

[@st1ka]

oooh I don't know that one, I'll check it out

[@mistertagomago7974]

I'll just recommend Raw Danger once more but yeah gonna check some of these out. Who knew id ever wanna play a Grinch gameboy game lol

[@st1ka]

I don't think Raw Danger launched in Europe sadly

[@nobodyinparticular9640]

​@@st1kawelp, I'm Italian, and can confirm I bought myself the game when randomly finding it on a GameStop ages ago. I actually played the first game before it, Disaster Report, had no idea Raw Danger was like the second game of the Zettai Zetsumi Toshi series until I read about it way later.

[@Dongled]

Glad you featured Grinch on GBC. Nobody should sleep on that one, its a lot of fun!

[@st1ka]

absolutely!

[@emmychansuper]

I'm sad that you missed out on the screaming plants cheatcode for Die Hard Triology, it will make you laugh hard!! 18:21 That guy dresses like Jotaro Kujo!!

[@st1ka]

Yeah I should have mentioned that code haha

[@CptJistuce]

A lot of guys dress like Jotaro. His outfit was a very cliche "tough guy high schooler" look.

[@Mankey619]

What better way to celebrate the holidays. Is playing some good old fashioned video games, and the ones I like the most are the Batman Returns games on every system it's in. Happy Holidays you wonderful video game wizard.

[@st1ka]

Thank you and you too! ^_^

[@strain42]

Would love to see Cave Story's Secret Santa make the list if you decide to revisit this topic on a future Christmas. It's nice to see a series bring back the "weird Christmas tie-in side game"

[@st1ka]

We'll see, this video did really poorly for some reason lol

[@bundjohn]

Funnily enough I’ve just beaten Snatcher again as it’s a Christmas game 😂

[@st1ka]

haha great minds think alike.

[@svartfrasr9755]

Watching St1ka videos while gaming is quite relaxing.

[@st1ka]

aww thank you! Glad to hear that

[@entertainmentwizard2703]

Awesome video! Christmas Nights is amazing! Die Hard Arcade is fun but feels abet unresponsive compared to Dynamite Cop 2 on Dreamcast! Batman Returns on Sega CD is fun but yes hard! Deathsmiles 2 is a lot of fun!

[@st1ka]

Glad to hear you enjoyed the video! :D

[@almaelma11]

This video is SO good. So much Xmas goodness in one video

[@st1ka]

Glad you liked it ^^

[@PickleLipsMiguel]

Freezeezeey Peak from Banjo-Kazooie is my favorite Christmas anything in games. From the moment you step into the world it's just instant joy. The music is boppin, there's Christmas decorations everywhere, the snow makes a satisfying crunch as you run over it; it's just pure Christmas bliss.

[@st1ka]

Haha yeah some people asked me to check out that level :D

[@superbros64deluxe]

12:56 Dynamite Deka is actually on PS2 as well its both the arcade version and a enhanced graphics version as part of the sega ages series if i recall correctly, i even bought it on the Japanese playstation store for ps3 as a digital title

[@st1ka]

Sadly I have no way of playing Imported PS2 games... for now

[@superbros64deluxe]

@st1ka i should clarify this was digitally. You don't have to do any importing just make a Japanese account.

[@FarmerSlideJoeBob]

I love the dithering effect of the sega saturn games😃

[@st1ka]

same here :D

[@Zobbster]

Great list, a lot of things I wouldn't have considered. Cheers!

[@st1ka]

Hope you enjoyed it! :D

[@VideogameBucko]

Hey @St1ka love the video! You missed two of my favourite Christmas games - Trackmania Snow (part of Trackmania United Forever on Steam) - You can substitute your own Christmas themed music into the game and download lots of snowy Christmas themed levels. Secondly, Unreal Tournament 2004 with the Grinch mod that substitutes the flag in CTF for a Christmas tree, and health packs for candy canes.

[@st1ka]

Ooh those are some cool suggestions. Thank you ^^

[@Conan_the_Based]

🎄Yippee ki yay, Mr. St1ka 🎄🎅

[@st1ka]

Yipppee Ki Yay Mr. Falcon!

[@HypnoGenX]

Every single time I watch a St1ka video, I'm like "Damn, I should subscribe to this channel". Before I realize I already am. Again. >.>

[@st1ka]

haha

[@kyleolson8977]

Snow Bros may be obviously Bubbly Bobbly, but it's not a cheap clone Snow Bros. may wear it's inspiration on it's sleeve so much it feels like a sequel, but it's a solid game. I agree, check it out.

[@st1ka]

Oh yeah, it's an inspiration but not a cheap knock-off

[@sambojinbojin-sam6550]

For a couple of extras, theres Xmas Lemmings (a fair few reskinned levels of lemmings), Xmas Mode in Tyrian (changes plenty of sprites for a holiday theme), Worms 3 has an xmas update (Santa airstrikes are hilarious), which are all quite good. And Fire & Ice (a winter themed platformer, though its not great).

[@st1ka]

Yep those are some good picks! :D

[@whatthepick]

Jazz Jackrabbit was one of my favorite games so much fun :) and also a Pc-98 that lives and isn't owned by that 1 guy in 16 bit revolution and the Calfornia Raisins rofl.

[@st1ka]

haha

[@MrK-tp1gr]

Great video! Sorry for being a little late, but I had few things to do. Also the compilation versions of metal gear 2 changed the character profiles, with for me isn't that bad, since characters look more like they do in other games of the series. Also, Merry Christmas to everyone!🎅🎄🎁☃️👍

[@st1ka]

Yeah I actually used the MSX version on purpose because of the portraits. There's something so funny about seeing obviously famous actors in a game that has nothing to do with them

[@MSorge13]

Looking forward to this! 🙂

[@st1ka]

Hope you'll enjoy it! ^^

[@FarmerSlideJoeBob]

This was a well done Video, 4K Raytracing Wizard😃

[@st1ka]

haha thank you! :D

[@rcLdrcH]

I play the Dreamcast game Toy Commander Demo almost every year around Xmas and the game is so addictive and fun so having these extra levels in an exclusive demo makes for a great fun and random time. I hear there is a spring demo of the Toy Commander demo as well that includes a Thanksgiving or Easter level but haven't played that 1 yet,but regardless I love how you mentioned the games special Xmas demo and it's totally worth trying out if you can. Sk1ka RoOlZ! Merry Xmas man.

[@st1ka]

Haha glad to hear you enjoyed! ^^

[@kadosho02]

Merry retro Xmas everyone 🎄🎁

[@st1ka]

Thank you! And Merry Xmas to you too ^^

[@lucashenrique580]

great video as always, really enjoy the variety of games you bring up. also, wanted to share a personal expierence to see if someone else had something similar happen to them, but when I was growing up, the way I experienced jack bros through an unofficial remake of the game called Snowy: Bear adventure made by a danish studio (I'm not 100% sure if they are danish, but my keyboard would automatically switch to a danish keyboard setting every time I opened up the game)

[@st1ka]

Oh damn I didn't even know where as a PC port, official or not

[@rustkitty]

A saving grace of Die Hard 2 is that it supports the PS mouse, so it's still a good time if you don't have a CRT TV any more.

[@st1ka]

Oh wow I didn't know that

[@CptJistuce]

Does it support the Konami gun if you DO still have a picture tube?

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Donkey Kong Country 3 has a Christmas mode

[@st1ka]

This video was originally going to include that, but huh... honestly it didn't do much

[@Lagbeard]

Pac-Man with Stealth is definitely not a thing I expected... But it does sound like it could actually be fun.

[@st1ka]

it absolutely is :D

[@danhectic5629]

i see Toy Commander holiday mission!

[@st1ka]

Yes you do! :D

[@pablozambrano16]

I had die hard trilogy for the psx back in the 90s and it worked just fine with a light gun I had (I dont remember the brand of the gun)

[@st1ka]

Ah I believe it's compatible with SOME light guns, just not Namco's Guncom which was the most popular lightgun model

[@benryves]

@@st1ka Third party guns with a "Normal/Guncon" switch will work in "Normal" mode. The gun shown in the manual appears to be the Konami Hyper Blaster which I can confirm works (and is probably the best "normal" light gun I've used on the PlayStation). There is also a Guncon patch. The Saturn version works with the Virtua Gun but it's such a slideshow I can't really recommend it!

[@st1ka]

@@benryves oh damn! A shame about the saturn version

[@247videogame]

Awesome 👍👍

[@st1ka]

Hope you'll enjoy it! :D

[@mmpsp693]

Awesome video!

[@st1ka]

Thank you:D

[@zanegandini5350]

I just started playing Snatcher about a month ago. Almost beat it, but that final shooting section is HARD! Makes me wonder if the MSX2 version is any easier, considering they probably couldn't fit as many insectors on-screen as in the Sega CD version. Also, not sure what emulator is being used in this video, but it sounds like the music in Snatcher is clipping when it shouldn't be. Also, M2 ported Dynamite Deka to the PS2, and that one is probably closer to the arcade than the Saturn port is.

[@st1ka]

I've never tried to emulate a PS2 game, but I assume it wouldn't do well emulating while capturing footage xD and I have no way of playing PS2 imports :\

[@gongom343]

Awesome work

[@st1ka]

Thank you! ^^

[@Pridetoons]

I've played most of these games. Also GameBoyle introduced me to the Grinch for GBC.

[@st1ka]

oooh you one of the real ones!

[@FetacciniAlfredo]

Snow bros reminds me of one of my favourite arcade games, Nightmare in the Dark... Except, according to online, this came out 10 years earlier. You mean, I've been playing a knockoff this entire time? Eh, still a good game.

[@st1ka]

haha. I never heard of Nightmare in the Dark I'll check it out

[@renzokufc]

Grinch, try to remember some of the basics of CQC.

[@st1ka]

haha

[@tiagopereirasantossilva556]

great video !!!

[@st1ka]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@tiagopereirasantossilva556]

Grande video !!!

[@st1ka]

thank you!

[@testeteste-h9g]

Cool vid!

[@st1ka]

Glad you enjoyed it! :D

[@rabble_rousdower]

16:23 Santa should have stopped visiting Chernobyl on his Christmas Eve run.

[@st1ka]

haha

[@DarkwyndPT]

Was that a Jojo reference on the 2nd PC-98 game? Also, that Joker sounded different from Mark Hamill, although still a solid performance with the same voice mannerisms. Anyway, great video as always. Merry Christmas and a Happy New year!

[@st1ka]

Honestly yeah it might be a Jojo reference

[@SwiftJustice]

Not every Banchou is Jotaro

[@WrestlingWithGaming]

Man, I STILL haven't finished snatcher. Started it a few months ago and now I don't remember anything that's going on 😅. Great list though!

[@st1ka]

Hah, yeah, Snatcher isn't the kind of game you can just pause

[@sasquatchintime]

Wow St1ka! Great video! You reading my miiind!! Merry Christmas!

[@st1ka]

Thank you! Glad you liked it :D

[@Shinmsl]

The Batman Returns Master System makes think it could've been a Spiderman game 😔

[@st1ka]

Yep, there's a lot of similarities with the grappling hook

[@elodvezer1790]

ahhhhh!! thank you! 👹🥰😇 hit the spot!

[@st1ka]

glad you liked it! :D

[@antiqqque]

that edit at 18:10 was great, I almost didn't catch it

[@st1ka]

haha

[@benryves]

Really great list, makes it easier to choose what to play over the next few weeks (well, a couple I might have to skip due to the language barrier...) Have you played the Game Gear version of Batman Returns? It's not quite the same as the Master System version, e.g. Batman has a health bar instead of one-hit deaths and there are cutscenes.

[@st1ka]

I actually prefer the Master System version myself ^^

[@ChaossX77]

I never understood why Christmas was in danger and always needing to be saved.

[@otaking3582]

A Japanese high school delinquent that goes on an international quest? Is this a motherf*cking JoJo reference?

[@st1ka]

Wouldn't surprise me lol

[@TherandomGameBlogger]

Damn that batman car game looks awesome

[@st1ka]

it is! :D

[@LockeTheCole]

2:18 They added platforming stages with the kids to the NiGHTS sequel on the Wii............. it was a mistake.

[@st1ka]

Oof that's a shame

[@xXrebornflamesXx]

Love the bait and switch on Elle. Hope it does get that translation :)

[@st1ka]

it looks like such a cool game xD

[@renzokufc]

Hey, Quiz Bancho has dollar store Jotaro...

[@st1ka]

Horahorahorahorahorahora!

[@TheBeird]

That arcade Batman game should have been called Crazy Batsy!

[@st1ka]

haha

[@ObjectiveEthics]

I cannot believe you missed Outlaw Golf Christmas edition. Outlaw Golf is still the best golf mechanics ever used on a golf game. Tiger Woods doesn't even come close. Plus you get the fun and silly antics of beating up your caddy!!!! Oh well. No one's perfect.

[@NisseDood]

Peak Christmas game is Christmas Lemmings for Amiga.

[@Sweetestsadist]

WHAT!?!? The driving part of Die Hard Trilogy was the best of the 3. Not saying the other two are bad; but part one is pretty average PS1 action game fare, 2 is Virtua Cop without light gun compatibility, and 3 is Crazy Taxi with bombs! Yeah, the arrow occasionally misleads you (so does Crazy Taxi's) but once you get used to the city layouts, it's very playable.

[@st1ka]

Sadly I never liked it very much xD

[@SomeOrangeCat]

My favorite Christmas game is Batman: Arkham Origins. Seasons *beatings!*

[@st1ka]

haha

[@desknown2518]

Snowbros? There's a game I hadn't heard of in a long time

[@st1ka]

I aim to please :)

[@nobodyinparticular9640]

If a game just has to be set around Xmas to count, then guess Parasite Eve could've made the list *shrug* Still, nice video, and merry whatever to you, St1ka 👍

[@st1ka]

Oh I considered including that game. But the video was getting kinda long ^^

[@nobodyinparticular9640]

​@@st1kamaybe less batman games next year, lol

[@st1ka]

@@nobodyinparticular9640 I don't think there's any left now haha

[@Revikra]

Metal Grinch Solid ❤

[@fizz576]

Konami made a Grinch game on the ps1 as well that was a pretty solid 3d platformer.

[@st1ka]

I'll have to check it out

[@Mari_Izu]

JINGLE BELL! JINGLE BELL! JINGLE BELL! JINGLE BELL! JINGLE BELL! JING

[@st1ka]

haha

[@hannibalharkonnen7612]

Honestly, I kind of want to play Santa-kun.

[@st1ka]

it's worth it xD

[@Azuris190]

I'll add Christmas Nights into Dreams to my Playlist. Also, i think i will play Jazz Jackrabbit again for Christmas, did it last Year and it is a good Idea to do it again. Lets see what small portions i find else

[@st1ka]

Hope you have fun! :D

[@FarmerSlideJoeBob]

So sad snatcher didn't got a digital re-release😔😔

[@st1ka]

It should have been on the mega drive mini 2

[@joshuasanderson7359]

One more Dreamcast game you could have mentioned was Blue Stinger!

[@st1ka]

Honestly, I was going to feature Blue Stinger, but the video was getting kinda long haha

[@JammerRammy]

I do hope somenone translates the SantaKun games. More people need to experience these games

[@st1ka]

yep agreed haha

[@fahriakalin5936]

dynamite deka is a christmas game 🎄🧨

[@st1ka]

heck yeah! :D

[@Tony_Cardoza]

Merry Christmas, everybody!

[@st1ka]

Merry Christmas:D

[@philosophyoftrucking]

Merry Christmas SSSTEEEEKKKAAA

[@st1ka]

Thank you! You too! :D

[@renegaderaven3777]

Santa-kun and Quiz Bancho definitely remind me of old Newgrounds quiz hentai games. I’m sure those Newgrounds games pull a lot of inspiration from these. Er…not that I would know anything about those kind of games of course… >.>

[@st1ka]

haha

[@JaeliusFairmout]

die hard 2 has a fan made patch to enable guncon support. I've used it, it's quite good

[@st1ka]

Oh wow, that's amazing

[@elodvezer1790]

14:20 JJR

[@Vulpas]

16:33 lmao!

[@st1ka]

Haha

[@Mindthegame]

Die Hard trilogy is not dynamite deka, in fact it was never released in Japan.

[@aaronko3480]

I’m sorry I just cannot accept “Die Hard” as a Christmas movie.

[@st1ka]

Aaaww understandable ^^

[@AkiKinabalu]

How do I play Santa-kun? Do I need an emulator?

[@st1ka]

You need a PC-98 emulator. I recommend Neko Project

[@BrainSlugs83]

I'm legit surprised no one has made an emulator plugin that just calls Google translate... Like you can already just aim your phone at the screen and that works in a pinch, but it's annoying to do manually...

[@st1ka]

Ooh that's a great idea

[@O_Alentejano]

i will not stand for this SLANDER of daze before christmas

[@st1ka]

Sorry D: