Steamed Hams, but it's an NES game from 1991

Steamed Hams, except It's an NES game from 1991
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[@lunatpr5594]

I'm just imagining AVGN going "They call them steamed hams, but they're obviously grilled! What were they thinking?"

[@chrisrj9871]

"What a shtload of fuk! I'd rather hump a toaster in a bathtub! I'd rather choke on goat feces! Hey Skinner, I got a Steamed Ham for ya! HHRRRRAAAAAAAAGGGHHH" * nasty noises * * downs a beer * sets cartridge on fire * metal theme plays * .....yeah, I watch that regularly, too. ...................................... *_"ASS!!!"_*

[@timallenbrown]

"Jeez game designers! Make up your minds!"

[@ryline666]

Yeah but he has no time to say that

[@BackstreetGirl-p3j]

@@timallenbrownthis game is a bunch of poopy ass farts

[@SpreadTheSound]

" 'Steamed Hams' sure... Steamed in a pan of ASS!"

[@RyoSuzaki64]

I LOVE that the sprites even flicker if there’s too many sprites on screen, that is some true attention to detail right there.

[@hyperxewl5852]

this

[@pinkmell0w]

It was so natural and so well done that I didn't even bat an eye at it

[@glitchy000]

Literally came down here to say this.

[@ElementalAer]

The reason the game is so odd, is because the developers used 3/4 of the cartridge memory just on the voice clips.

[@yahiryellow1]

Surprised this nes game has that

[@marioboi323]

@@yahiryellow1a good few nes games had it. And cuz of how little storage the gameplay takes up in steamed hams, the voice clips are pretty high quality

[@dirtymangle]

@@marioboi323 Original Simpsons on NES have Bart saying "Eat my Shorts"

[@Plumtopia]

Well you are an odd game but I must say, you steam a good ham

[@marioboi323]

@@dirtymangleyeah but almost all of the dialogue from the original steamed hams fit into this cartridge

[@kkcreep_666]

Super Nintendo Chalmers

[@rodrigogirao8344]

With those graphics? He's just Nintendo Chalmers now.

[@kkcreep_666]

@@rodrigogirao8344 You’re right.

[@chrisrj9871]

@@rodrigogirao8344 - Regular Nintendo Chalmers

[@thenoodledrop]

Nintendo Entertainment Chalmers

[@rodrigogirao8344]

@@thenoodledrop Ah, so he's related to Charles Entertainment Cheese.

[@rathalosnargacuga4628]

I love how he takes damage for checking the kitchen fire lol

[@eddie20onine]

I didn't see that until I read your comment, cheers

[@piperformerlycassette]

Does he?

[@AtomicF0x]

Backdraft.

[@nowaywithyoueveragai]

Imagine getting "game over" at that point (btw, it has more replayability than the original NES games this is based on).

[@coledakers6127]

3:04

[@gnbman]

You perfectly captured how they always tried to turn every property into a platformer, even when it was pointless and made no sense. I can smell the LJN logo on the fictional cartridge.

[@LiteVLOGS]

Actually, this is inspired by the Simpsons games made by acclaim.

[@RawrX32009]

​@@LiteVLOGSAcclaim, who owned LJN ---

[@LiteVLOGS]

@@RawrX32009 shit, I forgot that

[@RawrX32009]

@@LiteVLOGS Dont worry bro its alright :3

[@rafaelgutierrez6275]

The Laughing Joking Numbnuts

[@savagedregime8176]

Simpsons on NES is always the most poignant reminder that the palette doesn't have any actual yellows in it

[@neothunderx]

Inb4 Savaged releases a banger of one of the Simpsons songs

[@neonXG]

it does, it just depends on the general palette used. this video uses the NTSC palette, which is considerably more washed out and less vibrant in comparison to the palette used in FCEUX (which is more accurate)

[@fco64]

@@neonXG i already modded games on nes and i can say that theres yellow on the nes

[@pacsonic9000]

PAC-MAN too.

[@neonXG]

@@fco64 literally my point

[@dacueba-games]

You even got the sprite flickering. This is INSANE.

[@jessicabombcat2180]

Finally someone remembered to put the fire truck at the end XD

[@denniswoycheshen]

It's not steamed anything without the firetruck.

[@Ten_Thousand_Locusts]

Exactly, it's an integral part of the meme.

[@JNJNRobin1337]

i remember that one of the memes i saw replaced it with a shot of the graveyard

[@coledakers6127]

3:30

[@sabrinarei3052]

Utica and Albany boss fight. GENIUS.

[@Eastsid3]

Best part

[@jeddflanders9394]

Love the references to the actual episode the clip is taken from you put in there. The tall man chasing Nelson with the old lady stuck in the rubbish bin, Mr. Burns and Smithers on the bike, Cletus hanging his boots on the power line and Maggie stuck in the news letter box it’s all well done!

[@brianmetcalf2440]

I thought those were just references to the game bart vs the space mutants

[@PenneyPixels]

Some are too!

[@MasterZebulin]

@@brianmetcalf2440 You just had to remind me that game exists, didn't you?

[@favoritemustard3542]

@MasterZ While it pissed me off, I loved that game! lol Poster-on-the-wall kind of love.

[@butthissureisfun5619]

And Lovejoy walking his dog

[@DominiqueWillkins]

This is amazing. Appreciate that the game is based on Bart vs Space Mutants game

[@misjavanlaatum]

Largest capacity cartridge EVER 😂

[@urbanshadow777]

The audio from just the first line would probably be larger than any nes cartage ever made.

[@frykasj]

@@urbanshadow777 Doesn't the entire NES library take up something like half a gigabyte?

[@fco64]

@@urbanshadow777 yall underestimated programmers skills i can believe this can be done on a NES it would just take alot of skill

[@TokuWaffle]

​@@urbanshadow777definitely not qualified to explain how the heck it works, but JVC's Star Wars trilogy does have some digitised speech in it, not sure how many lines though

[@miro5052]

@@fco64 Actually, it could be done with modern tech using custom cartridge board. Hell, there's even a homebrew NES game with built in wifi for multiplayer. Would have been unreasonably expensive in the 80s to make a cartridge store that much data.

[@Arcade_Cat_]

That crunchy audio is on point, very Blades Of Steel

[@st0rmchild]

BET THE PASH!

[@favoritemustard3542]

A friend let me borrow that & didn't want it back lol

[@seronymus]

Blades of what?

[@SuperKlondike64]

Finally, an NES animation that's mostly accurate to the actual hardware.

[@bigjohnsbreakfastlog5819]

I really love the attention to the Acclaim shovelware in this video, right down to the sound effects.

[@Kittenfox_55]

I heard someone say Steamed Hams is the one meme that will never not be funny, they were right

[@DoctorPhileasFragg]

What about loss.jpg?

[@kjm7375]

I understand it was only uploaded 3 weeks ago but how does this not have a million views?

[@CatGoneCrazy]

I think that’ll come soon enough. This is superb work :)

[@favoritemustard3542]

YT is still pushing it! Here @87k 👍

[@Oyakinya-Izuki]

Here 114k

[@Oyakinya-Izuki]

144k*

[@user-is4jf8yr4z]

What were they THINKING!!!!!!

[@w4lt3rs0bch4k]

That's a ton of digitized speech for a NES cartridge!

[@PenneyPixels]

Realised that too but thought meme > realism

[@w4lt3rs0bch4k]

@@PenneyPixels 100% the right call. I love the eye on details like the flickering VFX too. Excellent!

[@ssg-eggunner]

​@@PenneyPixels still realistic assuming this would use an efficient mapper

[@maskedmonocle1991]

@@PenneyPixels it might have been cool to make that rpg interaction segments, like you walk up to them and select "talk", then you have options to choose from

[@MysteryStew5977]

@@ssg-eggunner That much speech? In that day and age? Not sure. One voice clip would often take up so much space

[@T26OG.]

This is eerie for me. I was literally playing Bart vs. Space mutants 20 minutes before this was recommended to me. Nice work

[@jessragan6714]

Question. Why?

[@iHawke]

​@@jessragan6714He wanted to go back to the past...

[@timallenbrown]

​@@iHawke"What was he thinking???🤓"

[@murderjunkiezan]

​@@iHawketo play the shitty games that suck ass?

[@YTPs2Glin]

French ? JOUEUR DU GRENIER ?

[@zparklebugz424]

I always love it when an NES game attempts to use voice sampling (I always think back to the "Bayou Billy" title screen 🤦🏼‍♀️😅)

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

wasn't Techmobowl "Touchdown!" and Top Gun "Take-Off!" voice sampling too, i think? also, the female police radio operator in Chase H.Q. for Famicom sounded like real voice sampling too.

[@yoymate6316]

DZVBLE DRZVBBLE

[@FigureFarter]

@@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785"Blades of steel!"

[@BlinksAwakening]

​@@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785 add Double Dribble to that list

[@HIDHIFDB]

​@@FigureFarterBlafees ohhff steeff

[@whatisthisayoutubechannel]

This channel is criminally underrated

[@astrothelad]

For real. I feel like the downfall of twitter also really hurts because this was definitely a channel I learned about from someone I followed there. Thankfully subbed now but harder to get the word out. I guess reddit is the best chance.

[@PenneyPixels]

That's very kind. Reddit is hard too with strict rules, it's easy to get accused of self promo.

[@Lumpytoast]

Thank you for proving Steamed Hams is still alive and well.

[@TheFirefox]

The speech bubble “duel” was brilliant.

[@Memesrfunny9]

I love how accurate this looks to the kind of crappy simpsons games that were released on the nes at that time amazing job all around!

[@Chris.in.taiwan]

Man I remember coming home and playing this game all day long. Fun fact: if you have a second NES controller the second player can control Chalmers during the final aurora borealis battle.

[@PenneyPixels]

That's interesting! I'll try it tonight. Thanks man!

[@jasongross4124]

I was never able to get that far. Every time I made it to Crusty Burger the game would crash. I think it was because my little cousin spilled chocolate milk on my cartridge while we were playing Mega Man 2 one day.

[@icember977]

BUY ME STEAMED HAMS OR GO TO HELL!

[@Hawk-yx7qh]

You have selected "NO"

[@FlyingDuckMan360]

@@Hawk-yx7qh "Young man, in this house, we use a little word called Please."

[@dapperfan44]

Ok, that's a clever reference.

[@dapperfan44]

Ok, that's a clever reference. Kudos.

[@djstarkidmashups8536]

Buy them yourself, or get Seymore to buy them for you!

[@brocksamson9737]

This made me happy on so many levels. I was born in 87 so I grew up with the NES. Watching this took me on a nostalgia trip of pure euphoria. The attention to detail was immaculate! In the creativity was sublime. Thank you for making this good sir! I definitely will be finding myself rewatching this time and time again! 🙏

[@BubbleRift]

The gameplay bits are so creative

[@MrAwesomebassplayer]

The amount of creativity that this Simpsons scene has inspired.

[@DoctorWock]

Absolutely incredible work. Love all the little references to the older games. Used to play Bart VS The World all the time back in the day and you completely nailed the visual style. 11/10

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

this video is criminally underrated...only 4.5k views and 380 likes? how? the number of people who have played Bart vs the Space Mutants and knows the Steamed Hams sketch by heart, has to be at least half a million...or more. this better blow up within a year.

[@PenneyPixels]

Thank you that's too kind! The algorithm has always played coy with my videos.

[@TomGreen99]

This is great and all I've done is enter my name.

[@Koettnylle]

THRILLHO

[@ComplexMotivations]

The fact Skinner had to do little jumps with the spray can to get it to work is just, bravo

[@PenneyPixels]

Gotta line it up to the exact pixel!

[@RedCowArcade]

Excellent job Rob!

[@AlmyTheAlien]

This is like a hypothetical NES equivalent of those modern cinematic games that're almost as much cutscene as they are gameplay.

[@spartanq201dexterbrother]

Skinner vs The Steamed Hams

[@CongaLineMonkey]

I rented this as a kid, but I couldn't get past Utica.

[@PenneyPixels]

It is hard for a kid to be fair, but if I remember correctly Nintendo Power had a whole spread on the game and explained the Utica boss fight pretty well. The days before the Internet!

[@sebastiankulche]

How did you even did this? This is some insane attention of detail. It deserves more likes and views...

[@PenneyPixels]

Tell me about it..

[@chrisw2307]

Was fully expecting a solid NES vibe that looks nothing like the ACTUAL Simpsons NES games, ans was pleasantly surprised how PERFECTLY you recread those games' vibe specifically. Well done!

[@PenneyPixels]

Why thank you!

[@jlassh]

I wish the Simpsons NES games were good like this

[@LepusProd]

You’ve embiggened us all with this cromulent 90s game.

[@greshaminc156]

This game can be fucking infuriating! Why do I have to hold both the up and B button in order to jump!? Why can’t it be the fucking B button!? WHAT WERE THEY THINKING WHEN DEVELOPING THIS PIECE OF STEAMED SHIT!? I’d rather throw this game into Arora Boralis! (Jokes aside, I love how you captured the style of the Akklaim Simpsons NES style, and the music is pretty good)

[@Grodilea1492]

title: nes game from 1991 steamed hams: released in 1996 whAT

[@GourmetSubZee]

MATTEL ELECTRONICS PRESENTS... S T E A M E D HAAAAAAAMSSSS

[@jamessnedeker4799]

Amazing. Only thing missing is AVGN spending 12 minutes yelling about what were you thinking.

[@Rognik]

I feel like it's missing a couple of useless dead end choices, like if you say yes to Chalmers viewing the Northern Lights in your kitchen, it's a bad end.

[@segahatty]

The Simpsons games on the NES is never this polished.

[@axelprino]

With that much audio it would have probably been the most expensive NES cartridge ever, or in a parallel timeline where the Famicom disk system released worldwide it would have taken like half a dozen disks.

[@PenneyPixels]

That's very true, but can't have a steamed hams video without the classic dialogue! So hope you could suspend your disbelief for the meme.

[@axelprino]

@@PenneyPixels I definitely can, I just think that it adds to the hilarity. The most expensive game in a console, and one of the most technically advanced, and it only lasts a few minutes with a small portion of that being actual gameplay.

[@ssg-eggunner]

This makes me wonder if there was ever any FDS game that just didn't use one side for title screen and saving and the other for the actual game, and if there was ever one split into multiple disks like dragon's lair for the commodore Amiga Or if it's even possible

[@axelprino]

@@ssg-eggunner I don't know how it loaded the data from the disks, if it was all copied once to RAM or if it read the disk as it needed it. If it was the former it doesn't sound viable but if it was the latter then it was certainly possible. I'm only aware that their copy protection was laughably easy to bypass and unauthorized clone disquetes were abundant.

[@CornishCreamtea07]

This is perfect, I like how you added gameplay sections that reference the rest of the episodes. I was honestly expecting to see just the clip with an 8-bit filter. But you actually put a lot of work into this.

[@PenneyPixels]

Thank you!

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

I’m hoping someone would actually make this a real NES game mod. This is cool!

[@SoshiTheYoshi]

It’s still more playable than Bart vs. the Space Mutants.

[@Rhino-n-Chips]

Oh my god, the street section featuring all the other characters from the same episode, INSANE attention to detail, an instant sub and like from me!

[@artanisknarf]

I am never washing these eyes again.

[@feathdev000]

The only thing we need now is an AVGN review of this game

[@Kwyjor]

Ahh, the king takes on the classic. I hope this is what catapults this channel into modeststardom. (Steamed Hams hasn't run its course yet! It's still good! It's still good!)

[@lennonblack]

Lol youtube thinks this is Bart Vs. The Space Mutants. XD

[@pixelpastiche]

I can’t wait to see the speedrun for this classic gem of a game.

[@PenneyPixels]

You're welcome to beat my Any Percent but good luck...

[@4saken404]

IMO this is quite literally the best Steamed Hams meme so far. Well done!

[@lucasmackey2808]

0:55 SEYMOUR!!!

[@paraguaycountryball4650]

Superintendent

[@904funny]

Realistically, the dialogue would be text only

[@PenneyPixels]

Yah but just a meme though innit

[@ssg-eggunner]

The mappers on the table:

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

I love that you used the gray in the palette for the burger meat. Literally a reference within a reference. Very thoughtful touch. ;D

[@seronymus]

pure S O V L

[@WarriorTier]

10/10 amazing work, this is hilarious

[@PenneyPixels]

Thank you!

[@Taneuma_563]

I love how the sound effects are the same that were used in all of the NES Simpsons games.

[@Pedakin]

Just went to check your page and it's FULL of these types of videos. But since they aren't memes and aren't titled as memes they barely scratch the surface of views. Try changing their titles to something more similar to this video and see how the views do over the coming month.

[@PenneyPixels]

I'll give it a whirl. Do you mean like "The Joker as a Point and Click game" Etc?

[@AdHocF1]

One of your best yet.

[@SarahHarris-l1h]

0:01: Chalmers: Well, Seymour. I made it. Despite your directions...

[@user-sz3ok7df4r]

I'll never get tired of these steamed hams memes.

[@alienbob21]

i watch every single one that comes across my page.

[@taylorberry1735]

If this were real it would probably have been sold in an official multi-cart titled The Simpsons: 22 Short Games about Springfield

[@RobertoGoodra]

GG speedrun amigo 🗿👍

[@PirataGalactico]

Oh, man, i wish jumping on a Simpsons' NES game were that easy, lol.

[@MeinyansHusband]

A Famicom Cartidge that costs 70,000 yen. While a complete copy costs 280,000 Yen 0.0

[@alkristopher]

If you clip through the second bookshelf, you can make it to the kitchen and avoid the mother. That saves a few seconds. Also, you should damage boost through the fire since it's not an insta-kill. Current WR is 1:07:22.

[@cuppa_joe935]

Zayum ur underrated!! Keep up the good work!

[@Braxton999Adams]

1:48 is probably my favorite bit I love that the little verbal spar is turned into a metaphorical boss fight with Skinner LITERALLY dodging the question

[@danmacisaac9823]

Bart Vs.The Spacemutants happens to be one of my favourite Nintendo games, excellent work!

[@13AxelRoxas]

I'm actually a speedrunner of this game, and there's actually a really neat quick kill strat with the boss fight.

[@Mumblix]

Love it! I hope this meme never dies!

[@jazzew]

I LOVE this!! O_O Clever ideas, I swear when I think I've seen them all, there's another! This one though, AWESOME!! 🤩

[@bronysimpson3250]

The cutscene animation is just like it was in Bart vs The World.

[@de-fault_de-fault]

An NES game with this many voice samples would have cost $100 in 1991, which is as much as the console (with two controllers, zapper, and SMB/Duck Hunt cart) cost at that point in its lifespan. Absolutely amazing though, and I love how the gameplay is basically Bart vs the Space Mutants

[@DrUSB]

I remember playing the simpsons: 22 short films about Springfield on my nes as kid... the apu level was always the hardest, such a strict time limit

[@mpx41]

This deserves more views. Also, something like this could've easily end up being a classic Simpsons game. You keep the same story and cut scenes, obviously no voice. Stretch the 4 levels and make them extremely difficult and you got yourself a classic NES game that would've been considered 'a good one' at the time.

[@vhsmemories504]

I hated this game a kid, half the game is voice clips and cutscenes. I wouldnt even call it a game at this point! Just a movie were you occasionally press a button! Dont even get me started on the Albany expression! Just like the the name of the game, this is nothing but big pile of steamed hams! I mean, WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!?

[@MikeScottAnimation]

Bro this is some of the best pixel stuff I’ve seen on YT, congrats. Your channel’s gonna blow up one day once more ppl / once the right person discovers it. Hit up Kotaku / IGN. Could discuss a collab with u some day if u keen (also sometimes do pixel anim)

[@PenneyPixels]

Thanks really appreciate that!

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

"Conglaturations!"!? The moment the devs veer off-script, they mess it up. 😂

[@rays7805]

I feel like the PCM audio track would leave barely any room for the game. I think that's "Oh, ye gods, my roast is ruined."

[@richardthefox3412]

I’d Immagine this game would be the size of a Neo geo cartridge

[@PenneyPixels]

Can't do a steamed ham without audio though so worth it!

[@somoneelse3488]

I notice you changed “ye gods” to “egads”, as per Nintendo’s policy on religious references. Very VERY impressive detail!

[@Antnj81]

These cutscenes wouldn't be possible on nes. Maybe ColecoVision

[@PenneyPixels]

Yeah I got confused with the Magnavox Odyssey.

[@indigosaturn255]

Can't wait for the avgn video for this game

[@Hedgeknight420]

I loved the Bart Simpson games on snes , tree house of horror and the Bart through time one … renting games back then was so magical!

[@batmandalorian5504]

this game was really fucking hard, man .. me and my buddy Kevin from school had a full weekend sleepover and were determined to beat it. He took the bus home with me Friday and we finally beat it Sunday morning. My mom was kinda pissed because we left the TV on for two days and it got really hot in the basement and we ate all the tombstones in the freezer but it was awesome

[@CopShowGuy]

I'll never get sick of watching the creativity that goes into this specific meme.

[@emicootero7184]

I absolutely love this so much, it felt like actually watching gameplay of Steamed Hams on the NES LMao I love the digitized voices, despite it being not too realistic at the time, still adds to the charm of it especially with the added sfx, absolute great job!

[@PenneyPixels]

Thank you!

[@MrPurple656]

To be fair there were a couple nes games like Dirty Harry with impressive digitized voices

[@00dDodo]

LJN's forgotten masterpiece

[@Master0fHyrule]

Would have been perfect if it was uploaded as 4:3 ratio for that extra nostalgia!

[@Peepimus]

Now matter how much time passes, the “Steamed Hams” meme’s truly a gift that keeps on giving…!

[@Mr.Giegue]

I wonder what the Super Nintendo *Chalmers* version might be like.😋