Learning Yu-Gi-Oh from an Unofficial 2004 DVD

[@kingbouncer1314]

This was truly the golden age of media. The wild west, yet easily shared.

[@TokuBoyStudios]

If this was made now a days, it would have to be a 50-disc Blu Ray set

[@Drilbit]

Explaining missing the timing would be it's own bluray

[@Gebirges]

​@@Drilbitthe Dark World special ...

[@adams5507]

you should make it :p

[@azureandnoir3274]

bruhh the link and syncro summons i would need a whole box set i tried learning it this week it just annoyed the hell outta me i made a deck i could understand instead 😭🙅🏿

[@bradleytaylor9712]

The pendulum arc

[@fratguide9835]

The dad coming in to get a lesson reminded me of a younger kid at my locals whose dad came & entered tournaments as well. They both played D/D/D’s and there was soo much text on the cards that the dad had to have a magnifier to read em… they were both great

[@endymallorn]

That sounds like a cool dad.

[@fratguide9835]

@@endymallorn he was very cool, I played D/D/D in Zoo format & he was playing in TOSS(I think) but he knew the deck way better than I ever did. He also really supported his son… I wish he was my dad

[@fennecfoxfanatic]

Konami should give out magnifiers as promos lmao

[@proclarushtaonasat]

that sounds so wholesome

[@soogymoogi]

This reminds me of teaching my mom Digimon recently, we used to play Pokemon competitively about 20 years ago but ofc her eyesight has gotten worse. She enjoyed the game, but suggested next time we play I let her wear the magnifying goggles I use for miniature painting 😂

[@TeamAPS]

*Does anybody else love these old pieces of lost Yu-Gi-Oh media? Even if they're cringey, at least they're good for a laugh.* 😅

[@NullDrago]

Yeah

[@Ryurai0]

The return of Bradley

[@kromlok]

Would love to see the boys do a parody vid of this kinda stuff.

[@the05thatasked52]

​@@kromlok yes

[@markuslear5776]

True

[@sirswagabadha4896]

I don't even find these so cringey tbh, I would have loved to see that as a kid. It's a perfect mix of taking it seriously enough as a hobby but also not overacting like anime characters or something. These just seem like people who have a healthy attitude towards a hobby, with the kind of acting you would expect from kids at the start of the internet era

[@TeamAPS]

Yep! Honestly, they're really not too bad. I didn't show as much of the instructional sections in this video since they're pretty dense, but it's actually a very informative one compared to some others I've watched.

[@christopherb501]

It's at least not as weird as that stupid live-action video made to hype up the Pokemon anime before it started airing in the US.

[@theolast9727]

Playing Yugioh without acting like an anime character is a waste of time tbh

[@mortgageapprovals8933]

@@TeamAPS The only cringe part is the boys vs girls sub-plot. I am not aware of any school or locals, or regionals, or YCS or card shop that has ever discouraged, made fun of, or banned female players.

[@dyrr836]

@@mortgageapprovals8933 Gotta remember this was the mid 2000s. Back then it was totally commonplace for teenage/preteen boys to think it was totally uncool to have kids or girls around. I should know, I was a teenage boy in the 2000s and having to take my baby brother with me to locals was like pulling teeth lol. It's a different story now that we're all adults of course.

[@flatbat8571]

Hannah: "I need to be better than all those boys" Prof. Duel: "TAKE REVENGE ON THEM ALL, HANNAH. BURN THEIR HOMES TO THE GROUND AND MAKE MOUNDS OF THEIR SKULLS!" Hannah: ".....wut?" Prof. Duel: ".....wut?"

[@VictorTAnderson]

I’m taking lessons from this DVD and winning my next regional 🏆

[@MaxAndersonn]

You going to become the next king of games after taking lessons from this dvd too

[@katarhall3047]

Probably would be useful seeing how the game is today. Lol

[@VictorTAnderson]

@@MaxAndersonn Thanks. Also, your last name is dope

[@oceanwavedvd]

Take it to the top of the moutain and be the best

[@VictorTAnderson]

@@oceanwavedvd Thanks

[@Mad_Hatter117]

15:08 the phrase “when the student is ready, the teacher will appear” is a quote from the mask of zoro movie!!

[@Paulnthony2]

8:15 The Toon World spell card wasn't printed yet, in the rule book back then it stated that all magic text cards counted as a spell card. they couldn't and didn't reprint all magic cards to say spell cards at the time.

[@edgarlozada3858]

Ah yes, the most trust worthy of ways into becoming a pro duelist! Mid 2000s video guides. Perfect.

[@Gadlight]

Cringe acting aside, they won me over when they explained chains and the "mst negate" stuff

[@Kentanimationnnnnnnnn]

I used to keep a sheet of paper folded up in my deck box and just tore pieces of it off for tokens back then lol

[@rosariocrimson]

The supportive parent thing is nice. I remember that I was really into the game when it first came out, so much so that my mom often accused me of worshipping the game, I dunno maybe she misinterpreted overhearing me mentioning the god cards, but it did hurt. I've actually been buying extra boxes of new sets to keep for later, that way if I do have kids and they take an interest in the game, I can give them a more fleshed out card pool to play with. And of course if that simply doesn't happen, I can always resell or open them later.

[@milofranklin5386]

Its nice to see these videos explain mechanics pretty well. I remember the last video about their previous DVD, and that was good too.

[@Eric6761]

17:10 The sheer incredulity of Bradley kills me

[@diegoherr2637]

When I was a kid, we would just use our FUSION deck cards and flip them upside down and use them as scapegoat tokens.

[@derrickhaggard]

There is a 3rd DVD called Master Duelist which sees Bradley and the gang learn how to play in Tournament Settings and the "Master Duelist Level" rules from Professor Duelist.

[@professional.commentator]

14:11 Violet and purple are technically the same color. It's just different ways of calling it.

[@JimIBobIJones]

I'll be honest. The school of duel seems more legit than duel academy.

[@CallMeCaptainROCKET]

For some reason, this gives me X-Men vibes with this whole school and the mysterious chill teacher 😅😂

[@endymallorn]

Could you imagine being at the Institute for Gifted Youngsters, and your mutant power is, “Really good at 2004 Yu-Gi-Oh”?

[@CallMeCaptainROCKET]

@@endymallorn "My codename is Greed. I can draw 2 cards anytime I want"

[@SquishiestSquidy]

As cringy as these videos were, they actually did a really good job at explaining everything. I watched these recently for fun and even I learned a few things

[@TheDeathmail]

Why do you find it cringe???

[@BlazeCon97]

​@@TheDeathmail if you can't tell what's corny or cringeworthy even when seeing acting like at the start of this video then there's no way am explanation will make it clear

[@SquishiestSquidy]

@@TheDeathmail I personally think it's a little cringy with the acting. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean cringe in the sense that it's painful t watch. I actually find it quite enjoyable to see the characters they made up. It's more so the delivery and actions of a few of them. I really like the effort they went through though, and the third DVD in the series did a really good job imo

[@jamesmiranda1449]

​@@SquishiestSquidy I thought it was extremely funny. 😅

[@Milla4life2]

You took me back man I remember watching these. Thanks team APS for the nostalgia blast

[@Gh0stClown]

Fusions are purple and traps are pink, I'm with you on that.

[@CastorCaelestis]

"No shit, Bradley" I was in stitches 😂

[@Crit-Chance]

2:44 Professor Duel eats cards! That's how he's so knowledgeable. This is some deep lore right here.

[@metadude1234]

For the parent segment, we did a bit of speed duel for my birthday a few weeks back - I think my Mom is hooked, and might like the game more than I do (she roped in my Aunt + her boyfriend, and wants us all to cosplay as YGO characters)

[@ShiningDestinyKai]

Always enjoy seeing these reactions to old school unofficial Yugioh guides! And honestly aside from the wooden acting and the weird Charlie's Angels esque setup of this "Mr Duel" talking through a speaker, it's actually a pretty indepth and comprehensive dive into some of the more intricate mechanics of this era.

[@emissaryofcharybdis105]

Oh man, my brother and I had a Yu-Gi-Oh lesson DVD, too. I think it was an official one from Konami, because it had the voice actors for Yugi and Joey (or people pretending to be them anyway) giving the lessons. The only thing I really remember from it (aside from the rules apparently haha), was the advice to shake your opponent's hand at the start of the duel. We thought it was funny to do that, for whatever reason, and would constantly reference it before our duels. Man, I wish I still had that DVD.

[@AxvGames7]

I love how they’re taking characters from the previous videos to help future duelists

[@SetSailTCGQueen]

I love the school of duel dvd series. Still fun to watch.

[@NovusIgnis]

I've been working in a sign shop for the last two years, and I 100% get where you're coming from when it comes to assets, Paul. Lmao I can't count the amount of times I've had to search for a good looking telephone or graduation cap or book or whatever else to replace the bad image that a customer has given me in order to make their sign look good. That quick play icon definitely looks crisp.

[@mifffalden9225]

I like how they're all using card sleeves. It's stuck with me from your last video where you called out that because it's unoffical, they can talk about concepts like sleeves and buying singles.

[@waterdominic134]

Old Yu-Gi-Oh be like: cool dragons and stuff. New yugioh be like: you can simp for a dragon girl😂

[@Yubl10]

The opening to that Yu-Gi-Oh DVD kinda reminds me of the old Charlie's angels TV show I think from the 70s. Were Charlie would give the angels their mission through a speaker box. Also, I kinda wish that we had gotten the original first japanese print of Toon World. Its effect was: pay 1000 life points to activate Toon World and then pay another 500 each standby phase. If Toon World is destroyed, you gain life points equal to the life points paid for this cards effect.

[@supersaiyanjedi3930]

Cringe aside, I would've loved to have had this DVD back in the day. It's surprisingly informative, and like you said it debunked a lot of the schoolyard bs interpretations of cards.

[@AtticusRh0des]

So Wikipedia has Dan Green listed as Professor Duels Voice actor, which may be why he's not shown physically. Konami might not have looked at that happily.

[@brettkennedy1588]

Right I'm surprised he didn't catch it. It sounds so uncannily close to a Yugi Muto and Yami Yugi cross. Even similar mannerisms

[@BS-uw4wn]

That makes a lot more sense.

[@Wuunderboy]

Holy shit i miss 2004!!!! The best year ever.. Yu-gi-oh was EPIC this year! Pyramid of light movie came out. Halo 2 came out. So many epic awesome films dropped like Troy , spider-man 2 , etc. Truly a godly year i miss so much.

[@professional.commentator]

For real! Except I had to go to summer school that year and I also got left back in 2nd grade because I failed summer school. :P

[@MaxAndersonn]

They should have made a Yugioh guide on how to believe in the heart of the cards.

[@CatPhil]

True. I could never figure it out.

[@jojogacha974]

Get a puzzle from ainchent Egypt and solve it and boom you now have the heart of the cards.

[@soogymoogi]

That's just the anime

[@avagrim9891]

Man, I remember now a specific guy I dueled against, he had a really ... uncommon opinion about what a side deck is for. So, whenever he needed a card to counter strategy or get rid of some pressure, he just drew or picked a card from his side deck, and we were like "dude, wtf are you doing?" Then he "explained" , that this is, what a side deck is for, that one have acess to those cards at any time. I barley felt so much despair and anger about a dude, but he really messed it up. It was so fkn wild.

[@b-moviepaul2116]

Retro Yugioh is always fun to see. It’s amazing seeing how simplistic the game was back in the day compared to now a days. It’s like an entirely different game. Also, the pot of greed mug is awesome.

[@dr.plague3710]

Love the imperial order at the start. (Little did they know.)

[@erhiueQWEF]

I just love how "product of its era" this DVD is. Something like this could've ONLY come out when it did.

[@danielkaragic7057]

I think they are mega advanced for what it is. Man they even explained chains…in 2004!!!!!

[@cecilgroomed8365]

Loved how it opened with the theme to the early mortal kombat movies. The perfect dueling jam.

[@marklehman5272]

What i learned today is Paul's mom is the real mvp.

[@lucarioknightb7685]

Man I love these. The official one that came out around this time that was basically just an audiobook of the rulebook essentially was a lot of fun too.

[@elementsmaster]

Love these reaction vids cause I've seen a few of these videos and it definitely hits the nostalgia bone

[@TeamAPS]

Lost media is my favorite!

[@williambrown5934]

18:30 lol seems like a no-brainer but there ARE those who will seek out WEAKER opponents for a easy/ guaranteed win, like how a bully will always target someone smaller and of by appearance lil to no treat to them. Many do prefer easy street. And they probably don’t see/ realize or are just ignorant (or don’t care) to the fact that you learn more from a challenge than a easy win…

[@TheShindomaru]

Idc if the overall idea of playing the game with friends and family is really helpful, I’m not going to bring my friends and family to some Guy’s office because the box told me to 😂

[@PimpMacSlickBac]

That first girl looked a lot like the actress that played Mose on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

[@matthewdarezzo6408]

I think it would have been really funny if Professor Duel introduced the girl to floodgates when she was concerned about not being taken seriously.

[@JERBF]

Yes I had this. A piece of nostalgia, its cool to have those old pieces of gold lol. My absolute favorite stuff though was Forbidden Memories for Playstation, Duelists of the Roses for Playstation 2 and the GBA game The Sacred Cards.

[@silverroddo1468]

I developed a method of play testing my decks, when it came time to attack i “randomly” picked a card to destroy if there was two or more from the monster zones or trap/spell zones. I’d flip a coin three times. Since there are 5 spots, the first flip of the coin determined the 1st 3 from my left if it was heads, then the last 3 to my right, then out of those 3, i’d flip the coin again to choose the first 2 or last 2. For the final flip is to determine the furtherest most to my left or right.

[@lunokadedus5282]

3:30 I know the beginning of a Shadow Game when I see one...

[@DrMACPOW]

Ah I remember 2004, my Freshman and Sophomore years in high school when I was transitioning from a horrendous duelist to a decent one. Good times!

[@Shugunou]

Violet includes purple so it is correct to refer to Fusion Monsters as violet.

[@TheAnimeMegaFreak]

boys who underestimating a girl never seen or dueled against Mai Valentine

[@professional.commentator]

Or Tea Gardener. 😳

[@magicsack]

Anyone else thought that Mr Duel was gonna be like at the end "Now that you've finished the lessons, turn around ..." Then the person turns around and a wall shadow monster screams and lunges at the screen, fading to black?

[@buddyzilla4557]

Oooh! This was fun! I was honestly unsure what had come first..rituals or toons..it had been so long since both were released and I was a kid. Turns out they were both introduced in Spell Ruler AKA Magic Ruler. I do remember wanting the toons because of the anime but people hating them for all the restrictions and dependency on Toon World at first. When they were first out, I remember the ritual monsters actually being a bigger deal. They had their adveantages over polymerization because you only needed the ritual monster, the ritual spell and any high level moneter to get it out. This worked well in a beat-down deck where you could put in some high level monsters for the ritual summon as well as to be tribute summoned out afterward. It was a quick way to cheese-out strong tribute monsters in a single turn through the special summons more than anything. At the time, generic fusion and contact fusion was not established so you needed ploymerization and at least two or more specific materials. Most fusion mosnters were not super impressive either so ritual spamming had a bit of an advantage, shortly. Toons COULD do this but the cost and restrictions to balance them went way too far for that first gen. Relinquished was the cover art card released in that same set. It was more often used on field to turn the opponent's monster agaisnt them, however, do remember it used in ritual spam decks for a combo. It was one of the easiest to ritual summon with its low level, so you would dump the least useful monster in hand to get it out. You would then steal an opponent's monster (usually the last one they had) then use Relinquished to tribute into a stronger monster. This would get rid of your opponent's monster and without a destruction effect. It also often would allow a direct attack. Since you could steal a face down monster your opponent likely just had as defence, it would ensure your reliquished was not left on the field with vulnerable stats, you got a big tribute monster on the field and your opponent's weak defence monster was removed. The toon Blue-Eyes released in the same set, by comparison, required you to have played Toon world and paid 1000 LP as a result, have it stay on the field as T.B.E. would leave if it did, tribute two monsters ON THE FIELD for its special summon, wait a turn to attack and pay a further 500 LP each time it did. This was pretty insane..relinquished was a one turn Summoned Skull that could immediatly attack and non-destruction monster removal for your opponent in the same act. OR, it could be used to steal a Blue-Eyes for an even higher attack and use the monster as a meat shield giving it versititly in thebdeck. Toons, even at first; were slow, required too many resources and were very vulnerable all for the special summon and direct attack gimik. One major difference was field reliance for the special summon. Toons needed to tribute monsters on the field for their special summon to end with them being the high attack on the field. Rituals used monsters in hand to get directly to the field themselves. Most did not have that impressive of attack themeselves for their level but were free tributes then for higher vanilla monsters. You also could ritual summon twice in one turn then tribute for a Blue-Eyes. Without many low level toons, spamming onto the field was not as easy as this video made them sound..certainly less so than rituals..to answer your question, I would say fusions were the first, (they were a special summon from to field using monsters that didnt need to be on the field that you could then tribute for something better), followed by a tie of toons and rituals..but with the coviate of toons not actually being popular or very sucessful with this.

[@captaintalon4485]

Man this is like Yugioh in the Stone Age

[@Shugunou]

The boys vs girls thing was pretty accurate. I remember making an account with a username that implied I was a girl on Dueling Network and was sexually harassed multiple times within a week by multiple boys. And I have seen people not taking female duelists seriously, even if ot never happened to me.

[@professional.commentator]

I didn't even know these types of DVD's existed back then. That's wild! Great reaction video btw.

[@OmegaRockman]

My wife actually found me a copy of this at a pawn shop for cheap some years ago, not knowing what it was but thinking I'd be interested in it since she knows how much I like the game. I was honestly surprised at how good and accurate the guide was at explaining the game mechanics and reflecting popular strategies of the time. Yeah, it's a tiny bit cringe to the acting, but there's also a certain level of charm to it too. Overall I kinda love the whole trilogy of videos this company put out, especially since the Duel Masters Guide only explained so much of the game.

[@DieselFishPujmik]

I have a question regarding some hidden ruling of the game, if my Dark Necrofear's equpping effect and my Destiny Board's effect that puts the last letter on the field activate during the same End Phase, which one does activate first? (Without Dark Sanctuary on the field) Thanks to whoever answers.

[@kingofgrim4761]

If I had to guess it would be one of those choices where you pick which resolves. So ideally CL1 necrofear CL2 destiny board

[@DieselFishPujmik]

@@kingofgrim4761 yeah, that's how I think we played it out

[@SoupServerdCold]

This is shot like Charlie’s angels 2:49

[@Primetheusgame]

I love how the intro music was basically just a rip off of the Mortal Kombat film theme lol A properly damn good guide though for the time. Surprised.

[@mraaronhd]

Just found you guys, and I love your content. For me, Yugioh was definitely the more mature version of Pokémon that I was wanting (Johto league made me fall off from the Pokémon anime). The card game mechanics seemed more advanced, and the monster designs definitely were more mature and not quite as cute. I still love Pokémon but Yugioh was awesome.

[@YURTZYN42]

12:50 unnecessarily calls out dude who just simply wanted to quick check if cards were in the case but not look at them (I've done it before tbh lol) 14:47 refrains from calling her out toomuch when he had ALL the reason to nitpick the shit outta that because YES, she should definitely lab it out! Paul you goon xD i love you dude

[@TerrorVerso]

I can easily imagine an early 2000's TV show based in Yu-Gi-Oh! players with this cast of characters. This isn't cringe, this is actualy a pretty fun and solid way to teach the TCG for beginers in the 2000's, I just love all of it

[@TeamAPS]

Glad you enjoyed! I think a real life story to teach the game might have actually worked super well back in the day. And no, I don't actually find this all that cringey, just playing it up some for the video haha

[@TerrorVerso]

I've always tought about a live-action movie or TV show based in YGO, it would be weird but it's not like if the anime itself isn't already crazy. But honestely I don't have idea how you found this hidden gem but I must thank you for making a video about it. As a lover of both YGO anime series and the card game in general it just made my day, keep up with the good work!

[@casgirlsam]

wait women like me can play card games? GASP jokes aside, the "i need to beat the boys" mindset is still something i carry to this day. too many experiences as a female gamer 😅

[@kingofgrim4761]

Anytime someone with a remotely feminine name is in the lobby there’s always something sexist or negative against them. So crazy

[@bleack8701]

That's why online games are great. Can't know who the person on the other end is unless they tell you

[@Pharaohmones]

Oh Professor Duel ~ ... If only I studied more in Duel School. 😅

[@Ulooklikekeith]

The copyright safe mortal kombat music was the best

[@justinmadrid8712]

Lol the boys vs girls thing is still a thing. Kids are just more reluctant to say it because they crack down on bullying more these days, but they still think it.

[@MegaBlue3]

My friends and i actually figured out the “MST negates things” myth back in the day while we were playing one of the Gameboy games, since local tournaments werent really a big thing then (at least where i lived), we didnt have anyone to ask about the specific rulings and we basically kind of figured everything out on our own.

[@Davidwhos]

This would so be something I watched as a kid if I knew they existed lmao

[@michaelcollum4000]

Its the same actor that played Bradley in the first school of duel

[@KM-pm4vf]

I'like him, he's really poggy

[@jmrb]

you can watch that DVD or play power of chaos greetings from venezuela

[@depressedkermit5337]

Strange professor aside, this guide is pretty amazing for it's time.

[@emalmohsenzada3887]

Yes it was pretty nice detailed ^_^

[@stevendefeo8424]

The term “chain” is weird. In magic we call it the “stack” because you make a stack.

[@JimmysALilGirl]

The last time you did one of these is how I found your channel and why I subbed! If you find any more of these, make more videos.

[@MekBoooooi]

"Professor, I was chilling out in the school yard."

[@blazedxjan]

That intro song had no business going that hard.

[@brothertobias]

I'm not rooting for Hanna. It's nothing personal, but I would rather be 6 feet under than support a Toon player.

[@hughmungus1501]

7:09 Young girl wanting help from a creppy professor. This could have ended horribly wrong

[@hanktank45]

I had some "learn to play" yugioh tapes. Being before the internet, it was really fun to watch them as a kid. It was like watching a let's play today. I also didn't have anywhere to really play the game, so it was cool to see actual dueling.

[@mintcoded]

I was kinda hoping you'd eventually revisit these! Despite being corny, I love these types of things so much.

[@michel0dy]

I am now scared of Professor Duel. Pegasus and Marik have nothing on him.

[@reedjohnson5916]

Guys I can't find my fusion deck zone

[@Milkshakes289]

This probably inspired Yu-Gi-Oh GX lol

[@MiguelAnton1994]

Imagine not being able to spawn physical cards into existance.

[@jameshoppe1417]

With no monsters left on the field, I summon Dark Magician and attack your life points directly!

[@blacksheep69420]

As soon as those cards appeared from thin air it was already to late 💀

[@mpoops2936]

we need the final part of this next year. Or well, asap

[@MunchyLikesOtters]

If I was a kid in the 2000's id watch this day and night trying to perfect everything they say while just looking and having fun. Great video guys!

[@indiemercenaryproductions707]

Was hoping there was more these for yall to react to

[@TigerTT]

If they made a new guide for modern Yu-Gi-Oh, it would include something like this: Order a pizza AND eat it while waiting for your opponent to play their entire deck lmao.

[@kingofgrim4761]

My family still has a yugioh training video (somewhere) that’s old enough to note that your deck can be *as big as you want* as well as the regular rules from around 2004? Ish idk the exact year

[@lordrevan7569]

fusions are purple, trap cards are pink just not a milky pink like strawberry ice cream or smoothie - a hot pink like goth hair

[@dekucake]

I really hope you watch the Expert Duelist video. It doesn't have as much content as the other two, but it has it's fair share of interesting points, like mentioning the limited and banned list and deckbuilding tips from the 2000s, and some goofy/cringey stuff on the side.

[@kyrielisseou6668]

This is the best video you guys have done in a long time. Mega Capital G meets Reacts video. Great stuff guys.