The Forgotten Art of DVD Games

[@reubengv_]

This video marks: a) The final video before my 18th birthday b) The beginning of a short break I've been uploading consistently for over a year and it has, quite evidently, drained me! I'll be back in the winter with some great ideas and projects lined up. If you just can't stand the thought of not seeing me then my social links are in the description. Lucky you

[@k1ll_j0y]

you mean to tell me this guy is 17?

[@jevinday]

You're seventeen? I was NOT expecting that. I'm almost twice your age. You're incredibly talented dude! Happy early birthday. Your life has just barely begun. If you don't mind me giving a little advice, stay away from drugs if you can. I was already an opiate and benzo addict by the time I was your age. I'm 32 and now I'm playing catch up with the people my age who have all gone to college and got married

[@jevinday]

​@@k1ll_j0yfor real! He's got some real talent for his age

[@MyHandleIsAplaceholder]

Wdym you're underage???

[@GaxMiu]

lol im twice the age you are great videos, son!

[@TomARowly]

I'm convinced you and Joseph Fisher are the same person. Thanks for giving me an hour to finish his video first.

[@zaram4135]

Omg real!

[@КГБКолДжорджКостанца]

Oh dear....they do seem like the same person

[@QualityCandor]

Funniest thing: wasn't even limited to quiz shows. I have vivid memories of being utterly terrified by a multi-level DVD game for "Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire." Honestly astounding values for a DVD piece. Full CGI (though likely realized through full-motion video files) and it showcased some genuinely freaky imagery.

[@deadpan2866]

i remember my parents buying me the blockbuster DVD game when i was like 9... i never watched the show, i didnt even knew the show existed before i got that DVD but it was aweful, if you spent more than 20 seconds on a question it would boot you back to the menu, if you spent more than 5 minutes playing the game, it would boot you back to the menu. i dont think it was worth the xmas wrapping it was wrapped up with.

[@jeremyusreevu237]

Heck yes! I loved those interactive DVD games! I played them all the time!

[@КГБКолДжорджКостанца]

It was fun 😊

[@LouBlu08]

I actually have been collecting DVD games (mostly ones based on game shows) for a while now. I have no nostalgia for the DVD game, but I’ve always thought it’s such a fascinating genre. Like, they made 6 WWTBAM games for some reason. There was also a DVD game that was based on Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, the actual video game. No I’ve never owned it nor have i seen it be played. A lot of the DVD games were obviously cheap Christmas cash ins, the first Family Fortunes and DOND game being pretty evident of that. But I’m still surprised by how much effort they put into them, especially their later entries. While I haven’t played it, DOND Family Challenge had so much going for it. Not only is it a better experience then the first one, but there’s so much video footage from Noel and returning contestants, special features that don’t mean much but are kinda cute, a compilation of best bits from the show, and Ask the Banker, obviously. DOND too was one of my biggest hyperfixations as a kid for some reason. And even to this day I have no clue why. Was it the money? Was it the boxes? Was it the banker? I have no clue, but I was obsessed with it as a kid, and still am. The first rebooted series with Steven Mulhurn became a daily watch with me and mum. We’d sit down and watch it together, and I never really felt that feeling in years. Plus the online community was far larger than I ever imagined. I never knew back in the day, there was a whole forum dedicated to recapping every episode of the show and also letting people play their own fake games. This silly show about opening boxes and hoping for the best while deciding when to stop meant so much to a lot of people, myself included, and I’m surprised it still has a large online following. Heck, I am in that following now.

[@cakeghoul]

I love the top gear dvd game, did you know they made a sequel to that? It's called top gear stunt challenge and its got double the rounds as the first game, but my favourite round is cara-bungee, where you put stuff in the caravan hooked up to a crane by a stretchy rope and the aim is to put enough stuff in there to have it go to the lowest score area without it touching the ground because if it touches the ground it explodes. They also made another caravan blowing up round except its with white vans instead and if your playing multiplayer the other team decides which van Hammond hides in before you blow them up. Sadly they removed the team names of team top gear dog and team other person in the sequel, I guess they couldn't fit it in there with all the other stuff? I remember once I brang top gear stunt challenge to school and the software we had wasnt working well with the transitions between rounds so we just played the white van round over and over again untill lunch it was so much fun. A mythbusters dvd game in the style of the top gear ones would be so fun theres so much more potential for explosive minigame style rounds like the caravan ones. Or they could all just be minigame rounds. Edit: HOLY SHIT THE MYTHBUSTERS GAME EXISTS IM GETTING IT ON EBAY YES

[@pandivima]

monster high pfp!!!

[@ASmithsFunEntertainment]

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is what I only played from this list. I love that game where teams have to get 10 clients for Wallace.

[@Gloss613]

There's this toy brand in my country that made two scary maze dvd games where you had to escape an Egyptian tomb and a vampire manor. Miss them

[@wolvepotter5858]

I use to have this 2 disc DVD of Matilda when I was younger, and the 2nd disc has this game where you had to ask a bunch of questions or something like that. At one moment when I got a question wrong, I pressed the skip button by accident and took me to the screen saying that I won. So weirdly enough, I won a quiz by accident

[@ChunkSchuldinga]

Sounds like how kids would right-click and hit play on certain screens in a flash game to sequence break and glitch hunt.

[@aw674_]

my life revolves around the deal or no deal family challenge dvd game

[@Ironvaliant_]

I use to play the Wallace and Gromit The Curse of The Were-Rabbit DVD game all the time with my twin sister I loved it

[@CodyHales]

Wallace and gomit game has way too much effort put into it haha great vid!!

[@JellyBeantheCorgi]

I have a couple DVD games which are rather interesting. The first one is based off the Australian kids show Hi-5. It’s not necessarily interactive though as most of the actual use of the DVD remote is to navigate the menu. The main game is mainly played with the included mats, and the Hi-5 cast members give you instructions on what to do. It’s all newly filmed footage too. The other interesting one I own is based off the Humongous Entertainment game Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo. It’s basically a really condensed version of the original PC game with a lot of things removed, but hey, it’s playable. The same company apparently also released DVD game versions of Freddi Fish and Pajama Sam.

[@bubbythebear6891]

Wow, I was literally just thinking about this recently and tried to burn a copy of "Who Shot Johnny Rock" yesterday. I always thought games on DVD was a genius idea as practically everyone had a way to play them. You wouldn't need to worry about making different versions for different consoles! Of course they aren't the most lucrative for developing games, clearly!

[@geebobs2248]

nah the wallace and gromit dvd game actually went crazy back in the day

[@snapdragongaming6238]

I'm sincerely hoping that we get a sequel to this video one day to shed some light on 2 DVD games that are a big part of my childhood The Mail on Sunday's interactive Christmas Quiz and the Indiana Jones DVD adventure game

[@CaptainRedbeard.]

Scene-It was SOOOOO GOATED!! Me and my brother and parents used to play it like once a month.

[@CalTheDelphox]

we love you reuben

[@mftmss7086]

lots of sympathy for him here I see but where was the sympathy for me from youtube community for me after I was fondled in me bum by maths teacher

[@LoogiBalloogi]

Only real ones remember playing movie Video Games as a kid.

[@senseal5462]

Damn, KZbin has recommended me a great small channel for once. I'm subbing

[@WeeDefault]

(7:34) i love the wojak lmao deal or no deal means a lot to me too. something about it made it one of my favourite gameshows and i always have some hyperfixations on it from time to time

[@jeyff]

I remember being the champ of this like Lion King dvd quiz game when I was like 5

[@robin.mp4]

2:30 this is Guido Cantz and he‘s the presenter of the German version of Deal Or No Deal. Still neat video tho

[@SilasSeiler]

My family bought Atmosfear back in the day, we played that DVD board game so much

[@paulwilson6357]

I was just thinking about that one, but I played the VHS version. Rewind, play, rewind, play. Ugh!

[@SilasSeiler]

@@paulwilson6357 I didn't know that a VHS version was produced. I can't imagine that

[@paulwilson6357]

@@SilasSeiler It was scarier than the game itself.

[@axelprino]

I've always wondered why nobody tried to do an adventure game in the style of Myst using DVDs, it should be perfectly doable within the tech's limitations and pre-rendering a bunch of 3D environments as short looping clips was reasonably cheap by the 2000's.

[@TheSearcheronYT]

I just clicked on the video, but if the Lion King game isn't on here, you missed brah

[@MassReflux]

How can you mention DVD games without mentioning Atmosfear? that was the face of the genre

[@Hames69]

Great video dude once again youve deliverd!!!!

[@Belks1453]

God damn the Engie Bengie dvd i had as a kid kept crashing on a certain game, one of my most vivid memories as a kid was how they were all broken

[@00not_nathan00]

There was also games on the Land Before Time DVDs I believe there were games on all of them up and till the 10th movie or something I remember them being simple point and click adventure games

[@anonymousidea9119]

I highly recommend the nancy drew dvd game, it's probably the only real video game you can play on dvd

[@KyleRDent]

I love my Red Dwarf 'Beat the Geek' even though it takes ages to load and makes all disc drives scream in pain.

[@CeschiArt]

I have the dvd adaptation of the point and click Syberia games, and they work as good as that sounds lol

[@TheRoseAlmighty]

It’s always a good day when reubengv posts! Thank you and happy early 18th!

[@HarryTheLoser]

I'm surprised you didn't explore the four weird dvd buzzer games that were basically just a rip-off of buzz!, but they're nearly impossible to play properly if you don't have an IR remote.

[@philliptheshow]

Hey dude, I’ve been wanting ur videos for a hot minute now, and stuff like this is the first time I’ve enjoyed something like this in a long time. Also I genuinely thought that u were already 18+ at LEAST. But, yeah. Happy (possibly early or belated) 18th birthday and keep and keep up the good work. Have a good one.

[@MrMumbleP]

uploading three of my favourite videos from your channel in a row is crazy

[@TerrorSyxke]

If you ever do a second one of these, definitely bring up how some dvds had game demos for certain consoles, one I know is revenge of the sith having a demo for the game that was released before the movie for the Xbox

[@hypo2104]

Just put my DVDs in the bag

[@blolcks]

[@Melpertmoment]

Gotta Love How They Could've Made That Pub Quiz Game Without That Celebrity Endorsement, But Instead They Got An E-List Celebrity To Endorse The Game.

[@SMMidi]

as soon as i saw the title i knew which game show to expect, and i'm here for it! and happy early birthday!

[@beemoh]

I have, somewhere in the back of my mind, recollection of one firm or another releasing visual novels as DVD games ages ago. They were probably only for the US market, but it's certainly a marginally more interesting application of the tech than yet another quiz.

[@SetTopGames]

An American company called Hirameki International released several in the US. There's a video about them which talks about their history, released by Bowl of Lentils 4 years ago. And of course, there were many released in Japan... but um, very much not for kids.

[@beemoh]

@@SetTopGames I've just skimmed Lentils' video, and it looks like they're the company I'm thinking of. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

[@jevinday]

You never fail to impress me with such bizarre topics, I didn't even know this kind of thing existed haha. I wonder if it was just a uk thing? I doubt it, but who knows

[@BaileyMagikz]

0:10 me who stills buy dvds/game discs and agrees: Yes (also for nice house decor) 🏴‍☠ streaming: if buying isn't owning then burning isn't piracy (if they don't make the disc version i'll back it up and i'll make a disc copy for the shelf)

[@jackuw]

this video tickled my autism

[@pun_dimen]

Anyone else remembers the Shrek DVD bonus features that included "Far Far Away Idol" ?

[@thegageshow3-k3h]

Oh shit that was nostalgic to all of us.

[@abanana]

i love these omg

[@BaileyMagikz]

the first person to figure out they could use dvd menus to make quizes: WE DONE IT LADS WE ARE IN THE FAKIN MONEY!!! 😂 WAAHOOOOOO!

[@DjBasA38]

I still have Pajama Sam 3 and Freddi Fish (the one with the ''ghost'' in the school, i forgot the subtitle) as DVD games. the Pajama Sam one had a ''bug'' that allowed you to do one specific task instead of all of them to get all required items and that would then also bring you to the games ending, great for speedrunning. xD

[@YakkoWarnerTower]

Oh man, The Simpsons Scene It was absolutely fun it showed a lotta of clips from the Classical Simpsons 90's and 00s episodes.

[@OakCityGamers]

I still have Space Ace the game on dvd. Still looking for the dragons lair one.

[@captainghost7044]

He never misses

[@waynehough13]

had the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire one, after a few playthroughs you could easily memorise the answers and win the top prize 😂

[@cookieface80]

I remember that Deal or No Deal one.

[@jasonblundelldobebussing]

You should check out a russian remake of Little Britain, it's called НАША РАША here. Oh man, back in the day it was a banger

[@catysnow]

Just what I'm looking for

[@InsanityPrevails]

Hell ye, your mom sounds awesome! :3 Thank you for another great video ^-^

[@BFDIDavidFan69]

Wait where was the golden balls dvd game? I was waiting for the golden balls dvd game. I am subscribing just in case the golden balls dvd game gets a separate video after your short break.

[@Lol-mf9hv]

You should make a video on Monty Python

[@corvid-1950]

Wth KZbin, where was my notif? Anyways, great vid!

[@akshaytrayner1960]

Awesome vid

[@abanana]

dvd are so good

[@lucymorrison]

blu-ray disc sweep

[@letthechallengebegin]

Ah man the Raven DVD game was crap but damn it has a special place in my heart

[@EggoBoi]

6:36 oh my god I feel so sorry for you 😢

[@phorchybug3286]

Sometimes i feel like I'm the only one in the family who gives a crap about bonus features and the what not. Mom just wants the movies and forget about anything else.

[@artofzetsu6130]

I been thinking about it for a year. Dvd is very acceptable for everyone. If you think about it its very open field for india game developers.

[@danforbes3573]

Well what about dvd games llike the dvd versions of Dragons Slayer,Space Ace and all the other made by Digital Lesiure?

[@ehonk]

Fun Fact! DVD Stands for: David. Very. Donated. 😀😮

[@frankrtwiw]

WHY DID MAX HAVE A PICTURE OF HITLER??? 😱

[@sushicat999]

great video!

[@GCAbleism158]

The shrek DVD game was the best.

[@chippjrr]

can we play golden balls dvd game

[@psyduck8025]

5:14 i heard jez from peep show talking

[@LuminalSpoon]

MARGARET

[@kleptrep94]

Have you followed the new Deal Or No Deal on ITV I believe?

[@jeremy04lovespensipod]

spot the gay

[@artofdrinking]

Wait did you include a clip of the Bullseye killer there 😂

[@hergzcool]

cool

[@SetTopGames]

Well... this was a surprise. I've been working on a website to talk about DVD games for a couple of years now. I'm unfortunately in the US / Mexico, which means I only have access to like 5% of all the DVD games Britain got. Seriously you got way too many DVD games. It's disturbing. There's actually a LOT more to this platform than you'd expect. You touched on the most common genres in the UK, but did you know some companies actually ported old Laserdisc games to DVD? Dragon's Lair, Space Ace, etc. Others actually attempted to make action games. There's a weird Tomb Raider one that's apparently horrible. And that's without going into the DVD games that came included in movies... there's a few videos by people that touch on those, mostly on Disney stuff, some were well made, while others were not. Some French companies even ported old PC adventure games to DVD Video. How did you record this footage, using a real player or PC playback software? A lot of these games just don't work with PC programs because they require some of the more advanced features that the software doesn't support, and that skit in the Countdown segment felt like it was ending too quickly. Anyway, I'm rambling, I really liked this video and will keep an eye out for future installments.

[@jmalmsten]

Is it just me, or are the DVD games just bafflingly missing out on the potential of visual novels? I mean, they are light on code, has tons of storage (for the time) and you can splice in some full motion video of, well, dvd quality. I guess, the progress between discs for really big sprawling games could be tricky, but I'm sure a solution could be gotten out of the tech available.

[@Cradex]

W

[@wqltr1822]

2:29 het spijt me maar dat blijkt geen nederlands te zijn ☝️😃

[@reubengv_]

LMAOOOO MY BAD I USED THE WRONG IMAGE

[@ScarLeRenard]

4:44 what's that SFX ?

[@jasonblundelldobebussing]

The Lost Art of _UK's £_ ☝️😔

[@mobius177]

666 likes 😳😈

[@guineapigjoe1914]

Am i mental or did you do a video about some people left with like money and a camera made to do a show but they didnt really know what they were doing I cant find the video im thinking of but im sure you made it They were in the same house together aswell (not the lord of the flies video) Also where did you find the jam gun sounds site on the wayback machine bc i couldnt find it

[@royalroach357]

this guy put "Game 12" twice in the video make sure to dislike

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