The Forgotten Tingle Games | Zelda's Weirdest Spinoffs

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Seemingly out of nowhere, Nintendo decided that Tingle deserved to go on some adventures of his own during the DS era, and who I am I to disagree. Are these games better than the actual Zelda games for DS? The results may shock you...
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[@AntDude92]

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[@TramiNguyen-oi3kp]

Can you upload videos of Hannah Montana games please?

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

Sup, (Ant)dude!

[@segaspamer64]

SELLOUT!!!!!

[@Jelly_shy_guy_man]

@@TramiNguyen-oi3kpyeah nobody talks about that game

[@Jelly_shy_guy_man]

When do you make your meltybeans

[@bensell982]

My favorite part of Rosy Rupeeland is the fact that you can name yourself anything you want, but as soon as you put on the green tights the game goes you're Tingle now.

[@BR-jw7pm]

truly epic lore-building!

[@DoctorDisasterDracula]

Deltarune before Deltarune

[@MaxOakland]

That's very funny

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

Vinny's playthrough of fully ripened balloon trip of love is really entertaining and I love his voices

[@lpnp9477]

...hey Tinger... It's me, pinker

[@thegreatcanadianlumberjack5307]

Freshly picked Rupeeland was a classic

[@ahmadmalaki8364]

Yeah I love seeing tingle playing tingle

[@WretchedRedoran]

I love that playthrough so much, too

[@HeftyDan]

I knew Tingle had a game. I didn't know Tingle had 4 games

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

I thought he only had 2 games

[@HOURHAK]

i thought he only had the tingle tuner

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

I used to think Tingle was an Okay character, but the Balloon Trip of Love game sounds like a fun Isekai adventure and Parody of The Wizard of Oz. I need a game like this ASAP.

[@BR-jw7pm]

You know, I don’t (fully) understand the Tingle hate in the west. Yes, he WAS horrible in WW but in MM and OoA, he’s a kooky but friendly guy. I’d honestly like to see him return to the main series (outside of references)

[@Mari_Izu]

It's because he's flamboyant and west is too homophobic.

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

Many people in the west find Tingle some weird creepy dude, (I guess) that's why he's hated in the west

[@pokefanalex9504]

Personally I have never played much of the Zelda series but I do not like his design he's just creepy

[@BR-jw7pm]

@@mariajimenafigueroa233 that's fair but, excluding Wind Waker, he's just a friendly guy that helps you out by selling maps at a reasonable price. and yes he IS weird, there's not really anything that screams "STRANGE CREEP!" (at least to me...)

[@otaking3582]

I never found anything wrong with him in Wind Waker.

[@thierrys85]

Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland is unironically an excellent and very charming game. 💚 Also, Tingle actually was in Twilight Princess, only they called him Purlo - but he's definitely a play on Tingle, down to his green outfit, pointy hat and blue watch. 🙃

[@theonlybilge]

I remember reading something that claimed that a Zelda art book had commentary regarding Purlo, and this commentary basically said "Purlo is an interpretation of Tingle in the art style of Twilight Princess". I'm not sure if that claim was true though. E: I looked it up, it was said in Hyrule Historia.

[@miiverseisdead4942]

Alternate Tingle is hot wtf. 😳

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

I mentioned that too.

[@Mari_Izu]

Purlo is inspired by Tingle, but he's not Tingle.

[@thierrys85]

@@Mari_Izu "Purlo was actually designed to be a more realistic version of Tingle.", Hyrule Historia, pg. 187

[@Homodemon]

Unironically Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love might be the best point and click I've ever played, I laughed, I cried, It made me feel things for a silly 30 something's man who can't get laid and his merry men of bizarre Wizard of Oz parodies

[@adamvancleave9200]

And it's one of the rare ones to have side quests. Even going so far to have side arcs.

[@vginsprdsobepr9698]

Purlo and his Star Mini Game from Twilight Princess is an honorable mention since he was directly inspired by Tingle; complete with similar clothes and clock necklace.

[@yannik_dumon]

Thx for talking about the Tingle games. They are way too overlooked and often ridiculed just for having Tingle as the protagonist but they are genuinely great games.

[@djalexander7723]

I remember watching SpaceHamster videos on these spin offs. Surprised to see AntDude doing reviews on these games too.

[@leviacrus]

Balloon Trip of Love really is one the most insane things I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing and it does not get the recognition it deserves. Especially for the great decision of using Tingle to parody dating sim tropes. That said, parody or no, Azusa is still peak waifu.

[@MissAshley42]

The first game's about wealth, and the second's about love. I guess that means the third would've been about death, so maybe Tingle lucked out by it being canceled. Now, he can live forever.

[@sionsonorism]

these games are fucking awesome. im so glad love-de-lic’s legacy still lives on through onion games amd 24 killers, they’re rlly something special

[@juanrodriguez9971]

Tingle is like Wario in the sense of being so absurd and weird, but only one is beloved outside of Japan. We truly live-in a society.

[@StellaFangX]

Truly Japan is in 2050. They can understand and appreciate weirdness better than the american westeners compared to europeans.

[@deanprowell7947]

Wario may be a money-obsessed jackass, but he often shows the bare minimum of a nicer side in the WarioWare games. Tingle's entire thing is that he's obsessed with fairies. He rarely has a personality outside of "talks about fairies" and he's just offputting. He's like Zelda's version of a Furry but for fairies instead of animals

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

Wario is beloved everywhere because he's THICC

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Wario also had genuinely solid games and a good first impression. Tingle did not at _all_

[@t.dmattocks6119]

​@@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32Well only one of Tingles games came out in the West, and neither Adventure game in the US depending on what "here" means to you. But they are both good.

[@metaKnightSpamer777]

no joke, the 'Money is Health' mechanic of the 1st one makes me wonder... what a game set in the Sonic universe would be like with those mechanics;

[@Hijiri_MIRACHION]

You'd think Sonic would do that considering rings are basically your health. Especially considering that's how it works in Mario Odyssey.

[@Japancommercials4U2]

thank you so much for shining more light on these games, they're all fantastic (yes, even the two spin-offs of the spin-offs) having recorded all four, i had a blast and it makes me sad that tingle was always kind of hated in the west

[@Jelly_shy_guy_man]

I’m subed

[@はまピラス]

Baloon Trip of Love is seriously one of my favorite games from my childhood and I'm glad you made a video about it! This game deserves more love. The amount of unique sprites and funny details are quite insane. And the main characters are really likable.

[@Jamsch101]

I've never played the tingle games but it's something I definitely have to get around to now.

[@Spalfos]

Finally someone acknowledges the best Wizard of Oz adaptation of all time

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

The Wizard of Tingle

[@averyjenson]

the best part is it isn’t the only one on the ds. the other one is an actual jrpg.

[@Phantron]

@@averyjenson I thought that japan exclusive one is a point & click adventure game huhm

[@averyjenson]

@@Phantron i mean wizard of oz adaptations.

[@GamerTowerDX]

The funniest part is that you aren't wrong

[@AndresLionheart]

The horror game could have started with like "Decay" or "Rot" or something like that since the others are Freshly Picked and Ripened

[@Saxdude26]

Trust Antdude in a "Not Zelda" video to get sponsored by *checks notes* "Not Hello Fresh", owned by Hello Fresh

[@gabrielvilela3000]

AntDude is a guy who I sometimes wish would post videos more often. I'm always checking on the channel to see if there's something new, but, more often than not, there isn't. On the other hand, though, it is great, cause every single video becomes meaningful. I love it!

[@sarahjamesinasarah6423]

20:14 “Tingle my guy, wh… wh-wha wha-what is you doing? You’re not a badass.” Jesus why did that make me HOWL in laughter?

[@Matheus-mu7fd]

"Making girls liking you through presents" "Picking turnips on the ground" Bruh, this is Harvest Moon

[@officertom6751]

I really like both Tingle's Rosey Rupee Land and Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love. I watched both games in a let's play. But I didn't acutally know Tingle even had two more games.

[@yannik_dumon]

Nintendo of America in the Wii/DS era was really hesitant about releasing more niche titles, even if they already released in Europe: Tingle‘s Rosy Rupeeland, Last Window: The Secret of Cape West (the sequel to Hotel Dusk), Another Code R (which now luckily gets a North American release via the Switch remake) and Disaster: Day of Crisis all were localised for Europe but had no release in NA. And additionally you had to protest to get a North American release for Xenoblade Chronicles, Last Story and Pandora‘s Tower while here in Europe they were localised and announced to release without thinking twice…

[@rcmero]

Must have been payback for all the SNES RPGs that skipped a European release. Secret of Mana was the exception. But hey, at least we still got Terranigma.

[@t.dmattocks6119]

​@@Jack_MxMI don't believe him.

[@Ryanmiller70]

I remember watching Vinny Vinesauce play Balloon Trip of Love and I had never seen a game I wanted to play so badly before. Like I watched his whole playthrough and still wanted to experience the game myself, but instead of doing the normal thing and downloading the fan translation, I picked up a copy at Anime Expo last year alongside Chibi-Robo Clean Sweep and decided I'll just do it this way.

[@irithylldragon]

it wouldn't happen, but if there ever was a 'Year of Tingle', i sincerely hope that the entire year is just nintendo busting out the most random and specific games year-long - all different game genres, all slightly insane, just a crazy game series in student project aesthetic

[@MarcoGattuso-e2n]

Just like the year of luigi

[@andresmachina3475]

"And we're about to dethrone god, it's like a classic JRPG... or a Kirby game" Best line ever

[@michaellevin664]

You brought up the Dillon trilogy, and I like those games. Cool vibes, great art style, the OST is a banger. Just sucks I struggle to play them because my 3DS has no shoulder buttons. Do a video on the Dillon trilogy sometime!!

[@Boomshockalocka007]

Quality video. Id actually love to play that Wizard of Oz tingle game. It looked so refreshing and unique. Thanks for braving the storm!

[@jaketaller8567]

I remember watching the Spacehamster reviews of the first two Tingle games. Shoutouts to you, Hammy.

[@LovingRonin]

I have a feeling that Turnip Boy Commits tax evasion (a real game, its very cute) was inspired by rupeeland Light Zelda mechanics Wacky humor over gameplay Fighting God whos an old guy with a mustache

[@landon-b6r]

"we're about to dethrone god, just like a classic JRPG... or a kirby game."

[@luliby2309]

You know, it's so funny...I was just trying to remember that "Moon" game not too long ago, literally earlier today. Then you happen to remind me of it in this video. You now have a weird pattern of reminding me of games that I've forgotten the names of.

[@liquidbonds235]

I really miss Tingle. He’s such a funny and iconic Zelda character. It’s such a shame that he hasn’t been in any games recently.

[@deepad8089]

Fun fact: Tingle shares the same character designer as Captain Falcon & Fox McCloud, Takaya Imamura. Take that as you will.

[@t.dmattocks6119]

Love this info Thank you.

[@skyevlyn]

This was so much fun to watch :D Thank you for making this, it really made me happy ^^ and thank you for mentioning dekisuki tingle pack, that never gets any attention haha

[@JJLiew]

I never knew Nintendo made a dating sim, much less one starting Tingle

[@apollorock3r244]

Unfortunately, the whole mechanic of collecting Rupees in Freshly Picked Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland is what inspired the whole abundance and gameplay of Coins in Paper Mario: Sticker Star and it seems intentional since Vanpool codeveloped the game.

[@DementisXYZ]

Given the excitement for the shovel and how it ties to Zelda, I'm curious if you'll ever review Capcom's first Zelda game...Goof Troop for SNES.

[@JoshStOnge-gh1zq]

There are 2 quality ROM-hacks of Good Troop available if you crave some more of that Zelda-esque Co-op goodness.

[@northwindkey]

Such a dumb concept, I bet whoever directed that game never went on to direct anything groundbreaking or amazing or anything... *Context for those who don't get the joke: Goof Troop was directed by Shinji Mikami, who created Resident Evil and Dino Crisis and generally has a flawless record of masterpieces under his belt*

[@Luka-up8yo]

20:05 "good day, i am pig" perfect

[@KirbyIsCute]

Even if he's not a popular character in America, I still wish we got those games. They really seem to be fun and full of charm. I'm still amazed though that Tingle got his own games before Zelda. Heck, she still hasn't gotten one (I'm not counting the CDI games). You think with her name being on the title she'd have gotten one by now. Oh well...

[@LordSkullkid]

We need a 3D Tingle game as the Launch title for the next Nintendo Console

[@no_fishman9669]

Its funny that i just now got back to Tingle Games going "Man, could they talk more about the Tingle Games." Ask and shall recive i guess. To anyone who wants to pick up Rupeeland, PLAY IT WITH A GUIDE!

[@linkthehero8431]

12:41 Tingle having to _purchase_ a map when his debut was as a cartographer in Majora's Mask? That is really weird

[@GeebzGBZ]

Showed that line at 28:19 to one my friend who is autistic and hyper fixates over trains and she said "was he trying to make his audience niche of autistic train girls swoon" promptly followed by "that'd steam any autistic girl"s engine." So I think you picked right with the train girl.

[@GamerTowerDX]

I can finally mark "Antdude teaches me how to rizz autistic girls" out of my bingo card this year.

[@GeebzGBZ]

@@GamerTowerDX yeah, lmaooo

[@Geno746]

The Love De Lic team went on to become Onion Games who are currently working on a new game called Stray Children. It's a spiritual sequel to Moon and it seems to be a turn based rpg.

[@t.dmattocks6119]

Oh sick I can't wait for that to not come out here for 10-20 years too!/s

[@TheMarionick]

The credits sequence for rosy rupee land is pretty cool

[@protocetid]

The line about falling in love with quirky/inventive games (and anything the else I’m a fan of) that fail to find an audience resonates with me.

[@SunSlayerKD]

I watched Hammy play Rupeeland and Balloon Trip and I was honestly blown away by them. I don't think I would've enjoyed playing them so much myself, but watching them was super fun.

[@Jexy_LumiKhoth]

"...You're wearing pink tights...that's the more deadly colour." It is though! Have you not watched Power Rangers, AntDude!? "Too much pink energy is dangerous!"

[@BladeRabbit]

These games were honestly too weird for me to finish playing as a kid so it was nice to see you play through them. I might get back into them now, my gaming tastes have changed a lot as I've grown older.

[@aaronjones6299]

It feels like wario and tingle were cut from the same cloth with how there games were made to just imbrace the rediculocus.

[@Terranigma23]

Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland is so good. I would not mind to have a Switch port. I really like the art style. Also it's quite weird and original ahah.

[@calvinanderson4245]

23:42 Want some Funko Pops to go with all the soy you chugged before saying that shit?

[@whenthecrewchillstoohard3971]

Can't believe he didn't mention the implied sex Tingle had in the first game. Wild set of games

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

Oh yeah, that did happen.

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

WHAT

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

@@mariajimenafigueroa233 kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5nJpoyNnp5_eZY The scene is at 13:05.

[@pastiesandagstring]

They should have done the tingle horror game. Hes a pretty unsettling character already. He’d be perfect in a horror game.

[@joelsytairo6338]

0:18 shows every handheld Zelda game except for the best one

[@KirbyIsCute]

You mentioning Contact and Moon makes me wonder if you consider doing a full video of these games. I'd love to hear more about these gems.

[@jameslawrenson1208]

It sure would be swell!

[@Vwemmy]

Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland is underrated as hell

[@thehonoredone2361]

This video is gonna make me Tingle for how much I like Tingle.

[@jan-of-finland]

Tingle needs his own mainline Zelda game, with Tingle being the chosen hero and Link just a weird fairy boy!

[@geraldvogelsang9556]

I remember seeing them talk about Tingle games in Nintendo Power and got super excited to play it. Seriously I feel like anything Zelda related would have sold just fine

[@Bulba413]

VANPOOL AND SKIP WERE BOTH MADE UP OF EX LOVE DE LIC EMPLOYEES??? MOON, TINGLE'S ROSY RUPEELAND, AND CHIBI-ROBO ARE LIKE THREE OF MY FAVORITE OBSCURE GAMES, HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS???

[@MutchGames]

Another fantastic video. Makes me want to someday try some tingle games

[@strain42]

Telling me that these games were made by the studio that made Moon and from people who went on to make stuff like Chibi-Robo and Chulip is the least surprising thing I didn't know. Also speaking of Moon, Stray Children looks AWESOME!

[@t00nbink]

Kinda crazy that this video technically has Tingle's Rosy Rupee Land and Chu-Lip, both games being in my top 20 games of all time.

[@qazwer333]

A few fun facts that while related to love-de-Lic and vanpool, was not relevant to tingle. Love-de-Lic made three games between 1995 and 2000 and also made UFO an equally strange game, and LOL:Lack of love which i cant even begin to fully describe and the wikapedia page is also super unhelpful. It has been fan translated along with Moon and UFO. -Vanpool's first game was Endonesia and it might be weirder then the two tingle games and Colorball 2002 which sounds like a sports game, but I assure you thats not the case. These were the only ps2 games prior to them working on the minigames for super star saga. Also they have co-developed every switch kirby game. -Punchline has two games. One of which is rule of rose. A rare and rather popular horror game for the ps2. Its the more well known of these games. Its also known for being super expensive.

[@lennychurch]

1:00 That’s Romani, not Malon.

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

I didn't even know Tingle had his own spin-off game back when I had my DS. I happened upon it when looking up DS roms online via Emuparadise and I downloaded it. I haven't played it through yet, but I want to own a physical copy of it now... along with Tingle Balloon Fight...

[@floatingf8783]

18:03 The answer is obviously no, because winners don't do drugs and Steroido does drugs.

[@Mimiyan_or_Pikapikafan]

The weirdest game I own is Tingle's Balloon Fight, specifically a Japanese copy of it. Only reason I think I care about it is because of how weird it is. Definitely a conversation starter I probably should use more often

[@Rabbitlord108]

Funny how one of the games has Rosy in the title and Punchline made the PS2 game Rule Of Rose (Update. Also Balloon Kid got a Game Boy Color version that was Japanese only. Just like Donkey Kong Land 3. Thankfully it's got a fan translation though)

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodNoob]

You should cover Eco-Creatures, Moon, and Tropix for the DS

[@SoratheWonderful]

6:47 also the newest company: Onion games

[@RhapsodicSongbird]

Clearly you have excellent taste. If I met a girl who loves to tinker and infodump about trains at the drop of a hat, I would also fall heads-over-heels for her.

[@MaximationsReal]

Man, this is perfect, it's my birthday and a new antdude vid comes out, couldn't ask for a better one!

[@smashpanda033]

Watching this drunk the first 3 minutes where an weird adventure

[@MathematicalVoid]

I feel like “rotten” would’ve fit a horror sequel more than “newly-plucked.”

[@jayharyu927]

The absolute disrespect for Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks. How so *very* dare you, sir! Why I never.

[@JadenCH2K]

I’d like to see videos about some other weird Nintendo series too, like Fossil Fighters, BOXBOY, Dillon, etc.

[@jennifergriel861]

Put tingle in smash as a playable character and give him his own series icon the way Yoshi, DK, and Wario do.

[@DeadPool-xs1cj]

Tingle is like a jester, elf and oompa-loompa rolled into one.

[@stormhought]

21:48 THEY PUT PBG IN THIS GAME!!?!?!

[@Sonictheoofhog4]

I thought Balloon Trip of Love was just gonna be be the Balloon Trip mode from Balloon Fight

[@PhazonOmega]

I have been waiting for him to make a video on these games, and now the day I never thought would come is here!

[@GustavoFernandesKing]

13:50 Pappy Van Poodle!

[@maxisenberg9093]

So if tingle stays In the book, the dog is abandoned? Automatic bad ending

[@professorpikaeeveerockruff6868]

Idk why but I started to laugh when you said "Tingle, you're not a badass"

[@beanman3113]

Just saying, the first game was "freshly picked," the second was "ripened" so if they made a horror game for the third one it should have been called "rotten" or "spoiled."

[@spences2cents728]

This video's bringing back those space hamster memories😢

[@TheBigTopaz]

These games almost make up for Vanpool making Chibi-Robo: Zip Lash

[@ktvoid]

0:16 antdude, you are forgetting minish cap for gba

[@fishgod7535]

Ah yes, Steroido. My favorite Zelda

[@alliesangalli1757]

23:42 This part killed me 😂

[@TravistheGREAT03]

@AntDude92 since you seem to be fond of Moon RPG (at least that is what it sounds like) and possibly other titles such as CHulip and contact. While these games might all not be enough for individual videos (though I personally disagree of course haha) I would LOVE a video from you reviewing love de lic and "duaghter" companies games.

[@t.dmattocks6119]

Agreed!

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

This whole video gives me a strange tingling feeling.

[@PK_LuiZi]

9:44 Isn't that just Hilda from Link between Worlds? In 2007?!

[@watchf]

Slightly different head band but that’s kind of crazy

[@Cyanide_03]

Ok but hear me out... Wario dressed like Tingle

[@lpnp9477]

😮