Captain N: The Game Master (Everything You Didn't Know) | SYFY WIRE

[@christopherhuff237]

I'm not going to lie. I want to see a Captain N the game master reboot. Done with better story telling and narrative with characters more true to their video game counterparts.

[@nworder4life]

I'm shocked Netflix didn't think of this.

[@vernonmckinley9583]

Word!

[@WIS27301FWD]

This needs to be done

[@yokaigypsy]

You're getting Captain Laserhawk. It's inspired by this. And it's coming to Netflix.

[@mikesilva3868]

Syfy should do best 80s cartoon series jem and the holograms 😊

[@Geeksmithing]

Simon's head always reminded me of Egon from the Ghostbusters Cartoon!!

[@MrKrakowian]

I was a huge Nintendo fan growing up and I loved this show. Thank you sci-fi for doing a video on this show!

[@only257]

same here i first saw this cartoon in 1990 i was 6 it was my first cartoon that i saw on nbc a firend in my neighborhood had the first season on vhs tapes i was 7 at the time too bad syfy didn't do gravedale high

[@calvinwoolfolk324]

I used to love this show back in the day

[@mikesilva3868]

Same❤

[@tbone5757]

At least Link wasn't constantly saying, "well excuuuuuuuuse me princess!"

[@houseofskulltulips]

Hey at least the Zelda cartoon wasn't all yOu CaN mAkE mE dO tHe DuCk WaLk! COOL, huh?? Oh boy! Golly! HOW ABOUT A KISS???

[@329link]

Actually... They had a crossover episode with the zelda cartoon. So yes, link WAS saying that.

[@brookswilliams5239]

@@329link yep 🤣🤣

[@GamerGal1986]

He matured since then thank Nayru for that!

[@tbone5757]

@@329link 😯

[@odizm5196]

Before Wreck-It Ralph before smash ultimate Captain N did video game crossovers

[@jayclaude23]

Only mentioned Link as a cameo for the Captain N show, but there was a Legend of Zelda show as well with more of that character and his Catchphrase "excu~se me princess"

[@cammy85]

Link and Zelda appeared in four episodes in the second season with one being just a minor role, but he was much more tolerable here,

[@garythreat5]

Captain N for Super Smash Bros

[@sirdaveysockrocker]

whenever they do a poll for new characters for SSB, I always write in Captain N. XD

[@garythreat5]

@@sirdaveysockrocker me too

[@willphillipsii5366]

Or just a mii costume would be cool.

[@_captain_N]

yeah put me in there.

[@newageBoundhippie]

legit the ONLY non video game character who belongs in Smash....well him and Nester....

[@topsecret770]

I'm kinda surprised Captain N isn't in Smash beyond Duck Hunt's moveset (yes he's the shooter)

[@kodawanberg6887]

Is he?

[@CrimsonNineTail]

This could be done, especially since Smash Bros. is big too. I saw a video someone made of this idea too. "Captain N: Their World's Champion"

[@ligtningdog6399]

Captain N a better isekai then Sword Art Online

[@meegz149]

Ligtning Dog hahahahahahahhaha

[@JumpNShootSH]

>didn't know who Samus was >includes the final boss from the same game in the show ????

[@godmagnus]

"I thought his name was Metroid."

[@Femaiden]

samus being a female was a major twist back then. you had to beat the game in under and hour and a half to find out

[@shanelee80]

Mother brain was final boss.samus is a bounty hunter

[@nworder4life]

He was probably told to use the character and had no clue what Mother brain was from.

[@meegz149]

@@godmagnus lmao!

[@lokilance]

WE need a new version of this

[@ryanbrown938]

Instead of Simon Belmont.. They should have added Jimmy and Billy Lee from Double Dragon... Or the brothers from River City Ransom or Bad Dudes

[@ryanbrown938]

@arbereshe perhaps.... But also back in the 80's and 90's most things were pretty sheltered... I remember when MK 1st came out it was on the news for like a week because of how graphic it was... But at the same time NYPD Blue and Law n Order were the #1 shows @ that time and they were filled with harsh language and violence..... Go figure

[@gr8gmr]

There almost was a Double Dragon cartoon series that was meant to be part of the Super Mario Bros. Power Hour but it got scrapped. So, I doubt it would have been too violent.

[@andreasstavrinou6219]

god Bless the Four Tops lead Singer Levi Stubbs as the voice of Mother Brain.

[@johnbakasmoothhotchocolate]

Imagine if Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad made a cross over with Captain N: that would have been awesome.

[@sinfulkivisian20]

Would be more awesome if Samus made an appearance as Mother Brain is the main antogonist

[@johnbakasmoothhotchocolate]

@@sinfulkivisian20 I also agree. I guess the creators just didn't know about Samus.

[@sinfulkivisian20]

@Ronald Nygma did not know they had a comic series. Interesting🤔🤔👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@johnbakasmoothhotchocolate]

@Ronald Nygma Who, Samus? I know she did. And Lana was CRAZY jealous about it.

[@supergamerboydx9158]

Nice costume! You know, if you think about it, Captain N did the whole Video Game crossover thing LONG before Super Smash Bros. or even Marvel Vs. Capcom!

[@ScatterbrainPete]

I'm pretty sure that at one point Princess Lana was supposed to be Palutena.

[@gabrielguzman6018]

That would explain why kid icarus was with them all the tims

[@houseofskulltulips]

I chose Simon as my favourite N Team member too, because he's ridiculous and just a klutz which is somehow entertaining for me.

[@BlackShogun]

As a child one thing that irked me was how detailed and fluid cartoon intro sequences were, compared to the actual animation. Smh I felt so deceived by those japanese, & korean studios.

[@RDoolinDalton]

Take a shot every time she reminds you that this show was created to sell Nintendo products.

[@christopherquinn1018]

I may be too young to have seen Captain N because I didn't know what a cartoon was until 1995 but Jackie Jennings is beautiful.

[@charlesn.5501]

She fine AF.....so beautiful

[@Dan_Brandybuck]

The biggest thing this show got wrong was that they used the Link from the Super Mario Bros. Super Show's Zelda series, but didn't have him say "Excuuuuuuse me, Princess" even once.

[@YowLife]

"Everything you didn't know"? More like "Everything we want to talk about if you're new to this show". I expected some fun trivia about Captain N, not this. -Like how Kevin keen's zapper was reverse colored. -Or that megaman was tinted green because when one of the designers played the game, his TV screen was tinted wrong. -Or how the Bayou Billy episode has an uncompleted TV version, and a more complete home video version. -Or how they drew game footage for Bayou Billy, because they couldn't get the license to show footage from it. Heck when you were discussing the voice actors you left out the most important one, KEVIN KEEN'S VOICE ACTOR MATT HILL. Today most know him for the voice of Ed from Ed Edd n Eddy. And lastly, How can you complain that characters who "never talked" in NES games had voices in the cartoons? It's NES, it was rare to hear sounds that resembled voices in the games. Not only that but 90% of playable game characters did not have dialogue. How much research did the writer put into this episode? -------------- I'm a big fan of Captain N, and honestly this video just makes the series look like one big commercial. Perhaps the use of Nintendo products can be seen as marketing, but how else are you going to make a show about a kid going into Nintendo games? I think the best episode is episode 3 The Most Dangerous Game Master. Kevin has to confront an old bully from his past who is basically now in Video Land, Mike Vincent. One might think he would be better than Mike Vincent in VideoLand, but Kevin ends up losing in a race with him to beat CastleVania. He ends up dangling out a window, where he pleads to Mike to help him, and Kevin reveals that him and Mike used to be really good friends before Mike became a bully. Kevin asks Mike if he would really let him fall, and the next scene shows Mike saved Kevin and brought him back to rescue his friends. The final scene Mike ends up saving Kevin from a laser blast, killing himself in the process. Mike then exclaims that there is hope for Kevin and the real Mike to become friends once again,, and not to worry because he was just an android. This episode showed some good character from Kevin, not to mention a Kickin' Castlevania montage.

[@Tone3000]

I loved this show and the Super Mario Bros Show! I think you gave more insight than this video did! You should make a video about it!

[@amsterdamG2G]

Great points 👏👏👏

[@ligtningdog6399]

The worst adaption was Megaman, follow closely by Alucard. The best character was Mother Brain.

[@timmyboy9140]

Yeah they turned Alucard into Corey Feldman, and Megaman into Mickey from Rocky

[@YamiAnubisX]

I rewatched quest for power episode and noticed something, it was the Ganon episode, I would comment on it but can't since it's disabled but I wonder if they were planning on replacing Motherbrain with Ganon as the villain and she would be the henchman cause of how the ending went but then the next episode it's motherbrain as the main villain. It's hilarious now cause Ganon is the big bad.

[@only257]

agreed i remember that cartoon

[@garthdavis2502]

Burger Time never had an animated series, and the closest we got was the Captain N characters in costumes.

[@LPTVLive]

You completely ignore Saturday Supercade, a game-themed programming block from the early 80s. Captain N and SMB Super Show were far from the first.

[@ovverman]

I came here to say this. SUPERCADE!!

[@haileyshannon7548]

With all the reboots nowadays I wouldn't mind seeing a reboot of this! Maybe with the characters being more like their game counterparts.

[@Dremag_Gaming]

And since nintendo has more characters to use.

[@justmychannel6045]

I kind of wish she would've worn the Princess Lana costume instead

[@Monkeyshaman]

Just let it awaken something in you.

[@RealParanormalVideos]

your not even gonna bring up the fact Frank Welker did the voice for game boy...lame

[@JW666]

Or that the one with Link was a crossover with the Legend of Zelda-cartoon. Same voice actors, but different designs.

[@MrJonnyPepper]

And the actor for Mother Brain was the same actor that played the plant in Little Shop of Horrors

[@MrJonnyPepper]

Oh I guess they said that

[@mikesilva3868]

Saw this cartoon series when I was 6 in 1990 until I was 7 in 1991 on NBC at the time great cartoon series 😊

[@ChillandQuill]

still waiting for Captain N to come to smash bros so my saturday morning can be complete!

[@willphillipsii5366]

Even a mii costume would be cool.

[@KoboldGamer]

I'm 34, i was just old enough to catch it around the end, it would come on real early in the morning, some time after Video Power (look into it, heck i use it's logo for my avatar). Simon is the worst of the characters.

[@HaunterOfKanto]

Love Captain N! I hope he makes it into Smash in some way! I'd be ok with a 4* spirit. Better as a fighter though lol.

[@famouskidvgi]

I have to say ..I was sucked into wanting more Nintendo games that was on the show ..Also it did made being a Kid gamer much more awesome ..Great Video

[@ChillandQuill]

you should do an episode about how the sci fi channel paved the way for japanimation (anime) to become mainstream in the US.

[@michaelbrent1536]

It’s too bad that Warner Bros. can create a live action movie for Captain N and Freakazoid dexter Douglas, but instead we got ready player one which doesn’t stick with the source material !

[@49erfanaticfromnm30]

I just wish they would have used more notable NES games in the series. I mean seriously, a Bayou Billy episode? Come on...

[@ajtriforcegamerofhyrule8538]

I actually started watching this show at 13 and i wasn't born in the 90s or 80s

[@0ne0nlyLarry]

I'm so glad she mentioned the Motown legend Levi Stubbs

[@maximumrisk2004]

Thank you for remembering Kid Video. It was a weird show, but sad that it only was so short.

[@SezerPank]

9:01 These walls are protected by some kind of MEGA magic!

[@kristopherlee81]

Some of the final episodes in season three didnt even have fully colored backgrounds.. some scenes only have ink drawings lol

[@lennywright5655]

Kristopher Hebert maybe it’s the GameBoy world LOL.

[@DylanSwinson]

You forgot to mention that Matt Hill (Kevin) also went on to voice Ed from Ed, Edd N Eddy

[@curiositykilledthecat5118]

Forgot Pacman, the entirety of the Saturday supercade and Samus Aran

[@Kamenriderneo]

8:20 That's because it's the Link from the Legend of Zelda cartoon. It was suppose to be a crossover between the two shows

[@Mysticgamer]

Worst job adapting...Simon. Best job, I liked Link, actually. He had personality.

[@nosfonader8792]

Mysticgamer Don’t forget ignoring Samus, since they apparently forgot her for the female lead 👎👎 But somehow decides on Mother Brain instead

[@muhanc.a.9299]

This video explains why cartoons are so different nowadays: By law video game companies are forbidden to use cartoons to get in your head to sell toys. I miss the 90's!

[@muhanc.a.9299]

:(

[@kadosho02]

A classic & wild series. So awesome various talents were a part of this My favorite crossover was with Legend of Zelda. A two part episode. Sadly it was the series finale. But it did connect the world's, and the villains were incredible to see in this series.

[@twotonedearly]

actually the series finale was set in the world of Final Fantasy 1

[@Welaybareourscars]

I swear they hinted at hints and tips for beating hard parts of the games warp zones and hidden objects and such. I loved this show as a kid.

[@vernonmckinley9583]

I remember watching the show and not wanting to miss it every Saturday morning because this was the first cartoon that really showcase popular Nintendo characters / heroes.... I actually still like this show I found the DVD box at a little over 10 years ago on eBay for about 40 bucks but now I think it's even higher than that now.

[@SemiJuggaloNumber2]

Nice video! As a fan of Captain N, I had no idea about the Buddy Boy stuff. That's very interesting! However, you left out a couple of details... Alessandro Juliani (the voice of Pit/Kid Icarus) did the English dub voice of L, in Death Note! Also, Ian James Corlett (the voice of Dr. Wily) was the first voice of Goku, in the Funimation dub of Dragon Ball Z.

[@Gsinner]

I loved this show as a kid, I remember insisting my parents get me New Balance sneakers because I thought they were Captain N shoes lol

[@rabidsnypr]

She can come over and be my captain N. Looking cute AF in the captain N attire.

[@baldarmstrong6532]

I’d buy that for a dollar!

[@sirdaveysockrocker]

Even as a kid I knew Megaman looked weird, but I still loved this show, if only for the awesome 8-bit sound effects, and the childhood dream that I TOO, might be sucked into videogame land ^_^

[@logantrimble006]

This show had a great premise, but they poorly executed it. This idea does deserve a reboot. Combine this with Super Smash Bros. and you've got a winner.

[@TheHyphen]

My take on it all is that i want a Captain N game now with as big a world as Zelda BOTW but in N's world, but instead of dungeons he visits all these games from the show but in the their video game form from today.

[@brianwells9610]

What's sad is there is no mention of the Captain N: Game Master comic book that was published in 1991 and only ran 5 issues. That was something about Captain N they didn't even know about...

[@Monkeyshaman]

The captain N comics were awesome.

[@benvoliothefirst]

So... it's the Nintendo Cinematic Universe? Yeah, something like that could never catch on...

[@akiraasmr3002]

If you want to see more of the live action actor who played Kevin he is also in The New Lassie (Season 2 Eps.11) you can watch it on youtube he plays Jamie Hoff.

[@mburrill94]

For some reason I always thought that Princess Lana was based off Tiffany Amber Theissen(Kelly Kapowski), but I don't know which series came out first.

[@wotaj]

I recognize Garry Chalk doing the voice of Donkey Kong in Captain N. Ironically he went on to play Optimus Primal in MainFrame Animation's 1996 Beast Wars. Ian James Corlett, and Venus Terzo, both worked with Garry on Beast Wars.

[@SilverSentinel]

LMAO! A crocodile named Loafer. That's dark. 🤣

[@nworder4life]

Ha true but it does have a double meaning.

[@DP3com]

I remember as a kid opening up my orange Zapper and taking out the wire that plugged into the NES because I wanted to be like Kevin.

[@odizm5196]

dear Sakurai.... Please make a Captain N mii costume in smash ultimate

[@cruizerbrony4902]

How could you leave out the voice of Captain N? It was Matt Hill who went out to play ED from ED, EDD, EDDY

[@BlackPopeye44]

4:32 I used to be like how can you call someone that don't know how to fight King Hippo a Game Master? lol

[@Replicatte]

Captain N for Smash Bros. Ultimate!! ^^

[@DW3010]

Princess Lana was hot!

[@robertkenny1201]

I don't think they'll ever be labeled to do a adaptation of the Metroid franchise without Samus Aran ever again.

[@Yoss2023]

I was obsessed with Captain N and my NES as a little boy. Finding a smart and funny girl talking about that makes my soul and inner child smile. I gonna check this channel, maybe its always this good...

[@d12kiem7]

what's wrong with this video's audio? can hardly hear it-had to put it to full blast to get to normal volume

[@IanNewYashaTheFinalAct]

When I bought _Captain N: The Game Master_ on DVD (and by extension, its 3rd season on _Super Mario World),_ I recognized Lana as Venus Terzo who I know more as *girl-type Ranma Saotome* So when I listen to one character, I cannot unhear the other

[@carlosmelendez8317]

2021 reboot!?

[@mrmusickhimself]

I LOVED this show as a kid, watched it every morning on NBC -- even played Bayou Billy because of the show...which was unfortunate. Upon rewatch, I can't bring myself to hate it, it's like a Drawn Together version of Nintendo characters, and it was a blast for the time, you just had to be there.

[@Tone3000]

Big fan of this show back in the day, amazing crossovers! Did anyone else tie a controller around their waist?

[@Trikenut012]

I was 3 when this came on, totally remember it especially because He used a Zapper as his gun

[@sleepinglionarchives]

I had more fun watching her explain the show than I did watching the show when it 1st aired, but I did tune in at the time and even followed the comic book mentioned for a while

[@BboyDrMadison]

I watched every single one of these video-game cartoons quite religiously, when I was a lad. I had noted the major differences from their in-game counterparts (including Samus's questionable absence)... But honestly, I was just glad to see my favorite sprites animated on the telly.

[@captainn389]

I LOVE Captain N. As you can see. They need to make a Captain N the Game Master VIDEO GAME.

[@timothyacker8686]

Watched it every day..... When the 8bit nin was popular.....

[@benjamhouse7330]

This was one of my favorite shows as a kid

[@Kamenriderneo]

13:21 The footage shown isn't from Street Sharks, it's from Extrem Dinosaurs

[@siluxkhan6544]

I miss this cartoon so much.

[@nicholaib1499]

Alessandro Juliana is also the english voice for L in the death note anime. Might I add that this guy seems to not age.

[@jamcalx]

Megaman at least got his own series.

[@hdofu]

Mentions Simon Belmont turning pale, ignores Kevin turning into Trunks

[@BullseyeRey]

That's a good Captain N cosplay.

[@ReneReacts]

Interestingly I remember that in Mexico it was called Captain Nintendo, not Captain N. Maybe my child's memory is playing a trick on me.

[@spookydookie4046]

Wow, this one was a blast from my past. I like movies/shows that reference video games. Captain N and Wreck it Ralph.

[@TheBaldr]

Actually the idea of being portal to the video game world and being trapped came from the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon.

[@ligtningdog6399]

The D&D cartoon wasn't a in a video game world.

[@mekman4]

Great Stuff!

[@alexpetrovich85]

"Super. Mario. Brothers.... THREE!"👋📺

[@kennethdemuchest3367]

One of my favorite cartoons.

[@gr8gmr]

One of the episodes featured Simon going into a world where a group of robbers are stopped by a ninja. I'm guessing that was supposed to be the Ninja Gaiden world?

[@SnakeBP]

Oh wow you forgot that in one of the tv show it talks about a tips into the game itself. like Zelda II The Adventure of Link. Horsehead that you need to attack the head...and lets not forget in the same show talking about a path in the Graveyard to get somewhere quick.

[@eXistenZ1864]

Simon looks like Dolph Lundgren, lol.

[@meegz149]

The cosplay was a nice touch on a really well researched video.

[@hometownhobbies103]

This show was my favorite. Not mentioned was that this show along with other NES t.v. shows were only on air long enough to help build the hype for the SNES system. Simon was used for Castlevania because it was already working on the trilogy and Double Dragon was just putting out their second game. Samus probably wasnt well known as a female because lets remember there wasnt any online source to help spread the word. I never owned a Metroid game and I had many video games at the time and you only found out she was female if you beat the game! I dont think it was until the 90s that i learned Samus was female. Which i remember thinking that was cool. But it just took a long time for word to get around then.