The Complete Let's Go Jungle & Island Arcade Retrospective

This is a complete review / retrospective of the Let's Go Jungle and Let's Go Island arcade games by Sega.
Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:09 Let's Go Jungle: Lost on the Island of Spice
0:02:29 Jungle Safari
0:07:13 River Cruise
0:10:45 Cave Temple
0:15:18 Elephant Ride
0:19:58 Island Hopping
0:25:38 Let's Go Jungle Special
0:32:56 Let's Go Jungle Music and Holiday Options
0:35:38 Let's Go Island: Lost on the Island of Tropics
0:36:51 Tropical Waves
0:41:00 Paradise Beach
0:43:24 Luxury Resort
0:45:50 Aria of the Caves
0:48:31 Life Up Vial and Pick Ups
0:49:30 Wasp Queen Plane Ride
0:51:01 Into the Blue
0:58:51 Let's Go Island 3D
1:00:15 Let's Go Island Music
1:00:55 Conclusion
1:03:24 Credits
Watch my full playthrough of the games here: • Let's Go Jungle: Lost ...
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[@sethwick3218]

34:48 I could be wrong but I'm sure the Halloween music is the same for another arcade game called Manic, Panic, Ghosts.

[@BexxReviews]

My god, you're right. This explains so much. Manic, Panic, Ghosts was first and has similar songs in the same style. It seems SEGA just pulled the song in a hurry.

[@sethwick3218]

@@BexxReviews Interesting do you think it's the same with the valentine music (didn't get any flashbacks with that one)?

[@BexxReviews]

Probably. The winter song is notably different than the other two holidays, so it's safe to assume Valentine's was also pulled from another game.

[@sethwick3218]

@@BexxReviews In the case of the Christmas "music" a mystery best left unsolved.

[@BexxReviews]

I think the Christmas music is original to Let's Go. Unlike the other ones, it matches the instruments of the main game.

[@thesidneychan]

I'm glad someone is actually covering these arcade games. They're super niche but they've always been a staple at the arcades in my country.

[@cpt.straginski]

The level of restraint it takes to say "The giant enemy crabs" so nonchalantly.... Huge respect 🤙

[@leupinvergon864]

I like how the guns in both games really fit their settings. In LGJ the rifles present are FN FALs. Wich were popular in many tropical countries following NATO standards. While the pirates are using short barrel AK platforms wich are comparably available and cheap for criminals.

[@dnkakusei]

A fellow gun fan! I'd like to add that the FALs in LGJ appear to be the British L1A1 version, so there's that too

[@tawumpas]

I like bows.

[@sunshineskystar]

The ak would've been better because the turret controller was shaped after an AK and ak was designed to be fired on full auto unlike the FAL.

[@felixsubakti6907]

​@@dnkakuseithe island in lgj was heavily implied to be sri Lanka, which at one time was a British colony

[@dnkakusei]

@@felixsubakti6907 Interesting! That definitely helps the FAL's case

[@RealGhostHawk38]

13:46 I love how you can see the Mantis just casually chilling on the left side of the screen

[@spooki3382]

Mantis be like: the f*k goin on here?

[@jpkennedy2277]

I was actually hoping you would cover these games. I remember the first one being the absolute token-stealer at Chuck-E-Cheese's back in the day, I sadly never saw a cabinet of the second.

[@LanternsLight]

Let’s go jungle, dead storm pirates and the wolf submarine game, took a lot of my tokens, especially dead storm pirates.

[@RedeemerofDark]

Likewise

[@DeathnoteBB]

Omg I played it at a Chuck E. Cheese! I always thought the bad end was _incredibly_ dark for a game cabinet at a Chuck E. Cheese.

[@jw_gojifan19]

I will never forget playing Let’s Go Jungle for the first time. I nearly ran out of the booth once the army of spiders showed up. I was yelling for them to die and once the game over screen popped up, I was out!

[@nikfijmangmail]

I had a similar experience the one at my arcade was removed a while ago so now I'll never get to play it again it's good that we have the memories though

[@albinoplatecarpus2736]

13:45 I love how the mantis is casually chilling while the cutscene plays

[@alcole-holic8779]

I never noticed, you’d think it would attack the helicopter instead of two tiny people

[@mrmongoose9003]

@@alcole-holic8779maybe the mantis thought it was too big of a threat to it and waited for Ben and Norah to be alone

[@alcole-holic8779]

@@mrmongoose9003 perhaps, I too would be intimidated by the loud, aggressive whirlybird

[@kashkat90s44]

If you pause just at the right time at 53:35, you can see that the piece of paper says VISUAL SHOCK SOUND SHOCK SPEED SHOCK. This is from the first Japanese commercial for the SEGA Mega Drive. That's a really cool easter egg most people won't see!

[@devoniandirk]

14:36 Not only does the mantis make seagull noises, it also makes pitched up caribou sounds!

[@SwaggyG_2102]

Let's Go Jungle is one of those arcade games that you simply CAN'T forget coming across whenever you're at an arcade. If you ever find yourself at a Chuck E Cheese, Dave & Buster's, Round One, etc., chances are that you've seen this game and played it.

[@darkmoss213]

As someone with zero connections or interest in arcade shooters, these videos are still phenomenal to watch. Hope you keep making them!

[@Pigpen_YT]

I like how instead of kissing, Zack and Beth just smash their heads together to watch the sunset. Great video!

[@michikip45]

Omg I’ve been HOPING someone would make a video about these! These are the arcade shooters I played like crazy as a kid in my local arcade (the original lets go and Jurassic park 2) so I’m SOOO happy to finally have a video talking about Let’s Go!! There is literally NONE thank you !!!

[@user-gr3yc3km1k]

What I love about these old arcade games is they hold nothing back and when it comes to raw shock and awe.

[@cavehermit5992]

For whatever reason these games are a stable of modern arcades, yet nobody ever seems to talk about them. Until now!

[@tametalks6102]

I know your not the only one but I'm glad someone is putting in effort to show and document arcade games like these, not popular or memorable for people who are not into them or play regularly but I'm learning a bunch about arcade games Ive never seen but am intrigued by

[@o.liveil7111]

YES!! Me and my brother would always search for these cabinets any time we were in an arcade. We’d take it so seriously too, like we were actually in the heat of battle

[@QueenCreeps]

Childhood right here ^^ I remember I got given a bunch of free tokens for the arcade at our holiday park and I used them all on Let's Go Jungle. When I wasn't playing it, I was peeking in the back window and watching strangers play it ^^''

[@MrKhalil9]

I like Let's Go Island but for me i have pure nostalgia for Let's Go Jungle! I rememeber every time I'd walk into Chuck-E-Cheese and watch other kids play it before it was my turn. Sometimes there'd be a crowd!

[@Burl_Hurlbutt]

It's great to see Fuk and Fuk at the top of the leaderboards.

[@BexxReviews]

I mean, they wouldn't let me put in ass.

[@Gummiisnacks]

I played Let’s Go Jungle for the first time at a local Chuck E. Cheese when I was 12 and have had a love for it ever since (I spent all my tokens on it so many times I know both routes by heart! The mantis is still my favorite boss fight). I sadly never got to play Island for myself due to never finding a cabinet for it but it’s so great seeing someone talking about both games. ^^

[@TheReZisTLust]

The fact the cutscenes have jiggle physics is hilarious and wild

[@chandlereverhart7339]

As someone who had an arcade not even 20 minutes away from my home town, I played the heck out of Let’s Go Jungle. It was one of the few games that you could play as many times as you wanted with the timed play card. I actually beat it with an old friend of mine and we really enjoyed it. I never knew it had a sequel.

[@swampysimpo]

Its a breath of fresh air to see more coverage on arcade cabinets games. These type of games are probably one of the most sparse preserved forms of video games and I love coming across these videos!

[@reviathan3524]

I never thought a game that I always see in arcades would have a detailed explanation about its series. It brings a new level of appreciation

[@projecteer9439]

I'm glad to know someone else remembers this short arcade series and able to discuss all the content within them. Only played the first a couple of times and never beaten it while the second I only watch videos of it. Really like the B-Rated movie charm of the games and I do believe the developers actually cared when making a fun chaotic game. Although now that I know a "Special" version of Island exists, I kind of wish it didn't.

[@alcole-holic8779]

Let’s go!!!!!! I was waiting for this, your humor combined with the shooter from my childhood is a legendary combo

[@invisablemaster]

i remember playing the original lets go jungle a UK holiday arcade. i think it was Weston super-mere. still one of my fave arcade machines.

[@kidvro8804]

This game was my childhood never knew there was a sequel great retrospective can’t wait to watch more of ya videos

[@Noodle1423]

Your narration makes me feel like im listening to one of my favorite childhood teachers talk about cool arcade games. A teacher who swears too!

[@THREADWEAVER]

So much good memories are made from these two

[@Nezkredk]

Please keep making more of these arcade game reviews. You have such an amazing format for them :D

[@Eatpeople]

Always loved playing let's go jungle at Chuck e cheese. I think the Giant spiders took inspiration from a real cryptid, but I'm not sure.

[@andrewmeredith15]

So glad someone else remembered these games, and i love your videos ❤

[@kirbikomeiji]

Phenomenal work going into the entire series! I work at an arcade with Island and never really got the chance to play it given time constraints, and I'm glad to see that there's people out there that fully go over rail shooters!

[@JJammy-od4qg]

i just recently discovered your channel and after seeing this video it instantly made me subscribe, these arcade games are a huge part of my childhood and it’s great finding such a detailed video about them. thank you!!!

[@Germano111]

Wow, this channel is still heavily underrated. Thanks for the upload, Bexx, your interesting retrospective of a series well unknown to me and of course the amount of work you've (once more) put into it. Guilty pleasure confession: I've been watching these videos to fall asleep to for the last couple of weeks just because they give me some kind of...uh..a wholesome, cozy feeling? Gaming back then was such a ride (literally, huh) yet so charmingly experimental - love to be reminded of that. Keep it up!

[@thewhoffles]

I really love videos like these. It’s so awesome seeing an in depth video of two classic, fun, and sort of forgotten rail shooter arcade games that I loved playing as a kid. Never got that far into them because of how hard they get, but they were always a highlight of my arcade visits.

[@Hand_of_NOD]

Wow, what a bast of nostalgia. I remember playing and beating Let's Go Jungle at a Chuck E. Cheese in the 2000s. A lot of the scenes from the game are baked into my memory: like the Floppy Fangs chase, the Mushroom Floppy Fangs chase, the frogs level, etc... Though at other points my memory was not as accurate. I remembered the giant frog being more scary with it eating background people alive, and the elephant tour being more gory with several elephants being attacked & killed by the bugs. This game definitely spooked little me. Awesome video.

[@rylans.5365]

Love that you covered Let’s Go Jungle. It was my favorite childhood arcade game and still is today. The storyline is just so captivating and unlike any other. I think it’s one of the more scarier games in my opinion.

[@TheExaltofDragon]

One of the entertainment centers in my city had Let's Go Jungle and I played it a bunch but never finished it. One time as the arcade was closing some group leaving had gotten to the finale so I gave it a shot and failed the ending and that bad end stuck with me for a long time. I love these 2 goofy games and always took time to give them a play whenever I passed one by. Great video and thank you for giving more attention to these arcade classics!

[@twilightexabyte]

I just wanted to say thank you for these reviews. I’ve tried playing these types of games before but I’m someone who gets motion sick really easily. So having a way to experience them is really nice and I appreciate you going through the story.

[@ryanprado7766]

Loved all the games you covered so far , references and comedy are s tier . Keep up the good work 🎉

[@SirJiggler]

Wow, what a great video! The second I saw you made reviews on Ocean Hunter and Jurassic Park I subscribed instantly. My father would spoil me by yanking me out of preschool during his lunch break because there was a peter piper right by it so I can play. And other fond memories of great places I would go for arcade games. Crazy Taxi, Outrun, The House of the Dead 2, Carnevil, the Lets Go series, you name it. But I loved the innovation of certain arcade games like Police 9-1-1 and Rapid River. I will forever have an emotional connection with these 30-40 minute token taking adventures, and I'm thankful that there's people like you out there to cover them.

[@roboloveydinosaur6875]

I really thank you for this retrospective! I really enjoyed these games as a kid.

[@CharemTheShadox]

Great video! Love all your arcade videos, really. Sorry to hear that some commenters are bugging you about how to download/play/etc these sorts of games; I have the same sort of issues on my channel. I wish people would have some sense and realize such questions cannot be fairly answered by a KZbinr without putting said KZbinr into hot water. I think I prefer it best how SNESDrunk always leaves it for games he likes. "I recommend you play these games any way you can."

[@anthonyleblanc9723]

Ive found this channel randomly (thank you algorithm lol) and ive been loving the long deep-dive into these arcade games! With some great ear-pleasing smooth narration! Definitely earned a sub, ive been adoring these types of videos, kudos to you and your arcade-dedication!

[@spiritofthunder1044]

I was hoping this would be next. Fantastic as always!

[@gabrielegenota1480]

dude i love how your random knowledge adds so much context and helps me appreciate these games more than I already do

[@daneyal7162]

It warms my heart to see people giving these rather short arcade games long and thorough reviews :) .

[@Bulbasaur617]

I remembered playing the original version of Let's Go Jungle many years ago with my sister. Thanks for doing a video on this old arcade game and reminding me of it.

[@planetdrull1701]

Another fresh review to binge with the others. Always good to see you upload

[@Dullsonic3]

I know I played Jungle back then, but I really missed out on Island. Can't believe that happened to me, now knowing how insane that final boss is, which is coming from a man who remembers having fun on the plant boss like me.

[@shaboskinator6344]

This just brought back some memories. The Chuck E. Cheese near me had a Let’s go jungle cabinet, I loved playing it so much as a kid whenever I would go there. Though being low middle class my family couldn’t afford going to Chuck E. Cheese that much so I’d have to make due with playing it during birthday parties. It was the first arcade game I beat along with island and the pirate one. The most notable thing I remember from it was that the graphics were really fucked up. Like the character models stretched across the screen and you could barely see anything. I have no clue how I even beat it like that honestly.

[@VividVirid]

The cheesiness of these characters is so damn good

[@Frost_Wolf6622]

1:50 i still remember playing that game during 2015-16, That iconic "Lets go jungle" and the elephant noise is really nostalgic

[@TheAntiAzdarcho]

Great video! I was never able to play this game due to the nearest arcade that had being four hours away. This review enlightened me on what I missed.

[@BexxReviews]

I hope you'll be able to play them in the wild one day.

[@rundyftw]

Just discovered this channel and it is right down my wheelhouse. Totally love this, immediately subscribed.

[@77chance]

FINALLY, the mystery game i played as a kid have been found. This game, time crisis, and ocean hunter started my addiction. fun video EASY SUB

[@loganinnis3117]

She’s very good at explaining these games

[@BasementDweller_]

I wondered for years what this series was called! Thank you for showing me this!

[@cannedboat4331]

This gave me such a flood of nostalgia I remember this game so much and begging my parents to give me money so I can play it So nice to see a video about it.

[@7Zealot]

Thanks so much for showing these! They both looked fun, especially Island. Unfortunately, I never got to see either of these; the last of my local arcades shut down years ago. I moved recently, and my new location has an arcade, but it's one of those ones that only has those big gaudy machines with phone games on them meant to hook little kids. So videos like this are my only way of seeing some of these games, and I love being walked through them with such great commentary! Thanks again!

[@thesusredraptors711]

Man this took me back. Loved the retrospective and at least for me hoping one day you do a retrospective on deadstorm pirates.

[@jamesissadyo]

Cool video, I high-key forgot about these games

[@argonaut640]

Nice review. Played a lot of Jungle when I worked at Cedar Point a few years ago. Finished the main campaign solo and had a fun time doing it.

[@makememadgaming8493]

I always loved Let's Go Island, just the style of the tropical resort was always so pretty to me. Glad someone finally talked about these games!

[@garnettfox]

Oh Lets Go Jungle, man does that take me back to my childhood. Whenever my family was on holiday and I was let lose on the arcade, I was always on the hunt for Lets go, Dinosaur king, any of the jurassic games and this one dinosaur hunting game I was an absolute beast at that I would always spend my money on. I remember my first time playing the game I had no idea about the compatability test so me and the random boy I was playing it with where very embarissed and confused, still I found it so fun I couldn't help but go back and back though I never quite finished it. I honestly never knew there was a plant boss or a butterfly boss pretty much always dying on the second stage. It's nice to find out something new about a game I really enjoyed as a kid. I only found out about Let's go Island a few years ago when an arcade opened up in my town and the machine was one of the offered game (I don't know if it's still there as again it's been a few years) I acutally finished that one though I got the bad ending and considered Beth annoying enough I wasn't intrested in seeing more.

[@pigeonmaster210]

When I was a kid watching the guard die from the tour guide traumatized me lol

[@ZekromxHD]

Just Found this channel yesterday, and i love it, i get so much Nostalgie Watching the games i played 25years ago

[@jerardocontreras1572]

Love the channel. Keep the arcade games coming!

[@snowball1672]

I played lets go island at a dave n busters and it was a blast! I came to youtube to watch the rest of the game and was pumped to find this channel!

[@Tsaooyoh]

Bexx filling the arcade game niche with their S-tier humor

[@ramaseta64]

I loved these games growing up (although LGI was not readily available), it’s super cool to see a video like this on these games!

[@gamerguy6994]

My first experience with lets go was let’s go jungle at my local Chuck E. Cheese at the time. It was the stand variant. This was my first experience of a rail shooter and it still is one of my favorites to this day. I always go back to it every time we go there. I’ll never forget the time me and a family member got to the final boss only to get the bad ending. I believe I saw the bad ending more than the good one, I remember them both but absolutely remember the bad ending more. Other arcades I went to soon got it as well, like a Dave and busters, which used the jeep variant. And I soon played those to death as well Sadly both machines soon went away due to glitches and messed up controls. Now I rarely find any let’s go. I didn’t even know let’s go island existed until this very video. A childhood arcade game of mine had a sequel that I didn’t even know! Thanks for reminding me a classic from my childhood!

[@starwieldr929]

This arcade game was such a big part of my childhood. Also the Sega’s Ocean Hunter

[@zacdemarest5493]

i had no idea there were different versions of this one. crazy stuff. thanks for more content, love these videos lol

[@carlosdavidg7]

Oh my god, this is a massive hit of nostalgia

[@mtalsonic3000]

Thanks for making this video! I loved playing let’s go jungle when I was younger with my brother in Chuck E. Cheese. Now I play let’s go island with my partner every time at the arcade seeing if we can beat it without spending too much money. Awesome vid!

[@MrDumdumkilla]

I found your channel because I had a Jurassic Park itch and your funny af 😂 love that you doing arcade shooters

[@journeyburney]

Found this video while trying to look for some visual glitches in Let's Go Jungle that freaked me out as a kid. Awesome vid!

[@tomswiftodst]

Aw man this one really hits the spot. I remember taking one of my first girlfriends to a local arcade to play Jungle, and we totally aced the whole thing. Please keep it up!!! Such a fan

[@NeonKing205]

Glad to see someone covering legitimatley one of the staples of my childhood. Me and my friends werent very good at it but we always gave it a go at the local chuck e cheese

[@cameronjim2983]

Whoo hoo! Love your retrospectives!

[@frds_skce]

My local arcade still have the Let's Go Jungle machine from few years ago. Sure, the 2nd player gun doesn't work as well anymore, but I had a blast finishing the campaign during few years back ago

[@justarandom51]

YOOO I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE DO RESTROSPECTIVES ON ARCADE SHOOTERS! Props to you, this is amazing, keep up the great work and the subs you deserve!

[@thelazypanda12]

I remember on May, it was my little sister’s birthday. We went to our local Round 1, and we played a lot of games. We played Bust-A-Move Frenzy (I love the Bubble Bobble and Puzzle Bobble series), Break the Plates, and most importantly, Let’s Go Island. When I saw it, I was playing around and pressed the start button, and apparently it had 3 credits in. So we played it together, and we did a great job. I saw videos of arcade games, including Let’s Go Island, So I had an advantage. My little sister got a Game Over at the first boss (octopus), and I made it. Barely. I died at the start of level 2 (the one that has the scooter icon), because I was so low. Great times…

[@Mystic-Aidan]

Modern arcade game reviews? In my recommended? I need more of this in my life please. This is a niche on KZbin I’ve barely seen touched upon and I’m happy to see giant documentaries like this.

[@sakurapoppy9707]

These games (especially Island!!🏝️) Are my FIXATIONS back then and even still now to the point where I've memorized the dialogue- I love the locales, the hilarious animations,AND ESPECIALLY THE MUSIC. Its all so great and I absolutely love your video on this and introducing these types of games to other people amd hope to see more videos from you in the future!!🥰🥰

[@alwayssleepy2476]

I remember seeing Let’s go jungle at my local Chuck e Cheese and I played it with my cousins a couple of times. I didn’t play it often since I was pretty young and the game actually use to creep me out, specially the bad ending 23:04 After seeing that scene I would actually avoid the game at all cost and if I ever walked right pass the game I would try to look away and avoid looking at it if the chance I got to see the bad ending again lmao I never got to play Lets go Island but I remember seeing it at another buffet style pizza arcade that had it. It looked like a lot of fun but I never got to chance to play it due to playing of mario kart arcade lol. Anyways great video, I love these niche videos on rail shooters especially since I have a lotta nostalgia with this series.

[@Multibrawlr]

Great video! Glad to see more people discussing these games -- rail shooters may be niche, but they're quite fun and anyone can enjoy them. There's some nice Easter eggs in Island. When you boot up the game, it says "Loading Travel Packages". And on Beth's phone at 37:14, there's references to Ghost Squad and Daytona USA. Definitely feels like the devs had fun making these games. Cheers!

[@StormyBuckets]

Zach seems chill as hell. I'd love to spend a weekend with him

[@JTOCIII]

Nice review I remember Lets Go Jungle when I was kid and had lots of fun playing it also I subscribed to your channel👍

[@GuySelga]

Subscribed because of your Jurassic Park review and I'm so glad I did. This is a great video.

[@Xenoraniumwolf]

I'm so happy to finally find a proper review for this series of arcade games. Along with Johnny Nero: Action Hero, the Let's Go series has always been a favorite of mine to play. So much so that it's always a must play at every arcade that has one. Let's Go Island is certainly the better of the two and I've played it so much that managed to achieve 1st place with an S rank in the arcade's leader score at the end.

[@alcole-holic8779]

I’m so glad somebody else knows Johnny Nero, I can’t find any information on it online so if you could help a fellow gamer out that would be great

[@Xenoraniumwolf]

@@alcole-holic8779 I don't really know much information about that arcade. My guess is as good as yours. All I do know is that Johnny Nero: Action Hero was available mainly at Chuck E. Cheese when I was a kid.

[@alcole-holic8779]

@@Xenoraniumwolf yeah, that’s about as much as anyone seems to know. No results on google or anything at all, it’s a little concerning

[@Jolis_Parsec]

I got to play the first game at my local mini golf establishment a long, long time ago. Never saw the sequel until now though.

[@Ph0b0s_CH]

Really loving your stuff! Been binging your vids since I saw the Carnevil retrospective on my recommended. I remember seeing Lets go Jungle and Shhh Welcome to Frightfear Land at my local pizza spot when I was little and I remember both of them freaking me out because both involved bugs. I think in Frightfear Land there’s a boss that’s a rollercoaster and it threw potato bugs and they sticked to the screen

[@FourheadWeapon]

I love how much personality these games have.

[@DanishingAct]

That end credits music has some real off-broadway charm.