The Rise and Fall of Tombi! / Tomba!

[@Diceyed]

Hi, I'm a developer for DoubleShake which was very inspired by Tomba/Tombi along with a few other 2.5D platformers. This video will actually help me and my team greatly look back, and I thank you for your effort into making this.

[@Hepodix]

That's awesome! Glad to hear I was able to help with your work.

[@nano4317]

OMG,,,Tomba inspired game? Count me in plzzz

[@nano4317]

Is it released yet?

[@francisco646]

I just gave the steam page a look and it looks very promising! It's quite literally a mix and mash of Tomba, Mischief Makers, and Klonoa! I hope you'll be able to add some NPCs to it.

[@Powerate]

The Doueshake demo is amazing! 100 gonna buy the game the moment it's available on Steam!

[@justaman2659]

Tomba! and Tomba! 2 are one of the best games I've ever played in PS1 along with Spyro and Crash. My brother and I had a great and fun time playing it. I miss those days when he and I were so struggling solving the events.

[@michaeldavis1464]

I agree 100%.. all the titles you mentioned are awesome

[@Hepodix]

100% agree as well!!

[@MrAaassdd]

Agree one of the best game in ps 1 platform, man.. i miss those happy days 😭

[@brownwallet942]

Damn guys... I just ordered Miyoo Mini. Can't wait to play Tomba on it when it arrives!!!

[@donaldotrumpo828]

Based and red pilled opinion! Very cool!

[@nano4317]

Tomba 2 is the most memorable game i played on childhood.... I just cant get enough playing it

[@Hepodix]

Yeah! It's insanely nostalgic to me as well. :)

[@114spencer]

In like 2005, there was a train derailment of goods; my dad heard about it, and after the cleanup, he went to check out the damage. He found a soaked cardboard box with a bunch of videos, some seals broken, but Tomba 2 was sitting on top. Even though the plastic was torn and the case was wet, that game played flawlessly, and I played it religiously. Tomba 2 was one of those games that changed my gaming life

[@jkhjlkj480]

tomba 2, was one of the best gaming experiences I ever had

[@commiezombie2477]

Tomba was such a great game. Unforgettable.

[@Hepodix]

Yes, great deal of nostalgia to me as well! Hope they would re-release them on modern consoles!

[@Ratko997]

@@Hepodix Its being released!!!

[@mayravixx25]

@@Hepodix The first game is actually in the process of being remastered for Switch and PC among a few other consoles, so that means there's hope that the second game will get a remaster or that they may even make Tomba! 3 in the future

[@Al3xo2309]

It was just the best...

[@geremiagalaxy8182]

the way the tombi map works is so cutting edge that it can be compared to dark souls. games like crash/mario had the minimap to choose levels.

[@Ajoota98]

And now, in 2023 they announced that Tomba/Tombi will be remastered and will be release in 2024 with new OST. Yep, the dream isn't dead.

[@duliuscro764]

please provide some more info on this

[@Ajoota98]

@@duliuscro764 they announced like 1 year ago on their official X account

[@afifsahrin5708]

And now it will be released on 1 August. Oh yeahh

[@pinocchioandfriends4922]

What what? Please elaborate!

[@Ajoota98]

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[@eveemal1186]

Tomba 2! Its just the one of the best games that i played in life, so fun, scenarios so different that everything i had saw, the perfect soundtrack, its really sad that we wont never have a Tomba 3...

[@mayravixx25]

The likelihood that Tomba 3 will be made has gone up a lot actually, because the first tomba game is being remastered as we speak

[@jrme4216]

this game is such a hidden gem i still cant believe people dont know about it yet. i remember how much i struggle to buy it back when it was released in france so few copies were available, soooo difficult to get one there were like one copy per shop and supermarket for about a month then unfindable

[@Hepodix]

This game was sold on low volumes on retail, making it hard to obtain. Wish they had a bigger budget back then!

[@jrme4216]

@@Hepodix fun fact the french version used cost 5 times more than the original japanese sealed.

[@Hepodix]

@@jrme4216 Wow that's rough!

[@kinleyware]

This is the first game I ever completed and it will always be in my heart! I am waiting for a remake or sequel.

[@Hepodix]

Tombi 2 was one of my first games too! I'd like to see a remake or sequel as well.

[@onyonable]

Possibility is low, whoopee camp disbanded and the legal issues of the copyrights is somewhat complicated

[@xLASTxxSHOTx]

​@onyonable there is a remaster coming later this year 😅

[@gimpyrules6714]

I love tomba I wish someone would do for them what they did with spyro and crash But I still have both of them and my ps1 so that does for now

[@tysk5729]

theres emulators

[@turbokiller]

Stay tunned for a big surprise

[@darkdoctor1915]

I was

[@TombaClub]

LOVE IT!!!!!!

[@Hepodix]

Glad you liked it! :)

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@Hepodix 11:00: Don’t you mean a Feral Boy with Pink Hair?

[@turbokiller]

Update! Tomba Special Edition is coming to all major platforms on August 1.

[@Jetanium]

"all major platforms" 😂

[@FX32Gaming]

Love this video! Tomba is one of my favorite series of all time. It’s great seeing any new videos made about them. Hoping for a remake or even a sequel one day.

[@andresfontanez3016]

I dont believe the name OR the character design hurt Tomba. The whole reason i rented it as a kid was because i found the cover interesting! His pink hair and green shorts is iconic. I think it was released at the wrong time and without enough ads. :(

[@Hepodix]

Some people would think that the design or name hurts it (I personally disagree), but I agree that the marketing budget was weak hence the low sales.

[@joekirby9482]

​@Hepodix the only reason I played the game was because I got a demo disc with Tomba on it.

[@GameGenie1121]

LRG reveal: STONKS UP

[@VGCartography]

this was a nice thorough history, great stuff. would love to see Tomba revived in some format someday.

[@FenrirFrostborn]

what hurt tomba 2 was a lack of cd roms, they literally couldnt get enough disks to the shelves.

[@andresfontanez3016]

Im sad to discover the game had low sales as I consider Tomba 2 to be every bit the classic Ape Escape 1 is! Which AE1 was also underrated imo!

[@Hepodix]

Ape Escape 1 is pretty dope too!

[@bross92]

Oh wow this brought back so much from my childhood - thanks so much for a great quality video!!!

[@Hepodix]

No problem!

[@pitonto16]

I loved this game so much back then, that to this day, me and my friend still play the “event clear” jingle every time we accomplish something good in life.

[@exiaR2x78]

Id actually love to know how much tomba 1 and 2 sold with the psone classics release on psn. Tomba's lack of commercial success is really hard to pin point a reason on, but I honestly think it was timing and it not being a game you could find everywhere. Most people knew of the game from the demo disc it was featured on a lot of them but no one really saw it in stores. Compared to the biggef I.Ps like Crash and Spyro

[@Hepodix]

Yeah I would love to know that too, but no data was to be found. If someone knows the sales data for the digital sales let us know!!

[@ilrompiballedegliubi465]

Yeah I remember I got to know it from a demo disk. I remember that at the time, being Italian and like 6 years old, I was scared to try it at first because of the name

[@seanw1783]

This was the exact issue I had. I loooooved the demo but couldn't actually find a copy to buy anywhere

[@exiaR2x78]

@Sean W Yeah where I like most people had PS1 not N64 all the kids at school and kids that were neighbors played the demo and wanted the game but only 1 person I know actually got the full game with everyone else unable to find it. There was a similar thing with Klonoa as well where it was hard to find in stores

[@cobrajammin7316]

Tomba 1 is great and I'm currently trying to finally finish it. Tomba 2 is legendary for me. It is soon good, and it brought me so much happiness as a child. I even re purchased it on PSN and played through it as an adult and it is still so good. I wish these games got the Spyro crash remake treatment, that would be a dream come true. Tomba is my favorite platformer.

[@cozbu9694]

I can tell the marketing for Tomba 2 must have been insufficient, because I never even knew it had a sequel until I saw this

[@bes03c]

I started playing Tombi a couple days ago. It is a great game that deserves a modern re-release.

[@ms98816]

It's a childhood fave of mine and absolutely deserves more attention!

[@Hepodix]

Absolutely 100% agree with this!!

[@Nikketsinne]

Your investigation is successful 🙏 Thanks for your work and your love for these games !

[@McKueen]

Fun fact, at 01:51 Sweet home is a game adaptation of the now cult classic horror movie with the same name. The game actually was the biggest inspiration for Shinji Mikami to create Resident Evil

[@AmoralTom]

I will always cherish my experience with Tombi when I got it for my 7th birthday. Only in my early 20s did I know there was a sequel!

[@MasutaMJ]

I learned something watching this. Not only is Whoo Pee Camp alive but still working as of 2020

[@Hepodix]

Awesome!

[@spirite22]

Amazing work there, we really hope even if there is 1% chance it would be remade, or if they ever consider a sequel, but thats aside you have done amazing work man keep it up!

[@ayejay4028]

Unfortunately it bombed in sales 😢

[@Ratko997]

I loved Tomba 2.... one of the best games on PSX i played it like crazy when i was a kid.

[@MegaStorm252]

3:24 is that...the entirety of the game in one image??

[@Hepodix]

Yes, exactly!

[@AbdulHamiedCanOfTomatoes]

Loving the new content man

[@Hepodix]

Thank you!

[@Willgtl]

Tomba is probably my absolute number 1 favorite PSX game of all time. I still replay it and the sequel every once in awhile. The only PSX games that could compete in my mind are Lunar Silver Star Story and FFVII.

[@battlefields2mine]

I am really glad they will remastered them (1+2). This is such a bang for my child hood.

[@Tombola1993]

As it happens, Tombi was rereleased as a special edition on PS5 and such, which alleviates how expensive it is to get on eBay and Amazon, etc.

[@RetroRaider]

And now, we have both games coming out again on modern platforms 🤘

[@naed_coral]

Rise = Number 1 Fall = Number 2 But now we're getting a port :D

[@csl9495]

I loved everything this game, both games. And I can go back and play it and still enjoy it. Can't believe there's a whole video about its failure. I don't think anyone who's played it didn't enjoy it. This game is one of the games that solidify my decision as the ps1 being my favorite gaming experience of all time.

[@mediamaniax.]

The Tomba legacy in general is something video game developers should look back into. The character and theme the concepts were unique and the gameplay was also very fun. Tomba 2 definitely made a stamp in the video game industry. So I’m hopeful it gets revamped with the same fun dark elements and abilities it had.

[@TheKChek1nesss]

ive played tomba 2 hundreds of times and it never gets old. i love it. wish there was a tomba 3 :(

[@handreebowee8919]

I really love tomba 1 2, its one of the best ps games i ever play, hope there will be tomba 3 😭, it would be my best moment ever , after all these year waiting.

[@Hepodix]

It's a long shot, but I'd love to see Tomba 3 too!

[@Hepodix]

It's a long shot, but I'd love to see Tomba 3 too!

[@Breakypower]

A very detailed investigation, bravo !

[@KAGdesignsDOTnet]

Saw no adverts for it anywhere - first I knew of it was buying a pre-owned one from Blockbuster, so not even counting as an official sale

[@jjee4ever894]

I would say tomba had a rise and fall and then rise again situation

[@shawntame45]

Tomba 2 was my childhood, shame the studio got shuttered

[@DetectiveStablerSVU]

I played a demo version of this game so many damn times

[@koopatroopa2095]

tomba 1&2 will always be my most fav ps1 game

[@Samuraideri]

Amazing video! 10/10 :D

[@Hepodix]

Thanks!!

[@mategido]

Idk how I stumbled upon this game as a child, but this was one of my favorite games of the ps1

[@Artemisio987]

"tombi" ah, a man of culture, i see 😌 i am currently replaying it right now! Im sure ill enjoy this video :D ❤️

[@Artemisio987]

@𝘿!𝙘𝙠 Riding ǤƗяℓ Zoe i'm glad you're open to more than one hobby, Zoe!

[@gg_uimil]

gone but not forgotten

[@SimonPlays93]

10:03 I'm Italian and I can confirm that Tomba in italian means grave.

[@phkeifff3139]

Now we about to get a remaster in August!!!🎉🎉

[@RustyShacklefordIrishHipHop]

Never did find this for sale in Ireland despite many attempts back around release. Absolutely loved the demo. Got playing it a bit more later on but not too far in. Would absolutely love a revival of some sort. Very enjoyable video, thanks!

[@Hepodix]

Glad to hear you enjoyed! Sad you could not find a copy near your. They need to re-release these games on more platforms!

[@Hepodix]

The Rise And Fall Of Gaming -series is what I will be doing in this channel in the future, and as of right now, The Rise And Fall Of F-Zero is in the making. *If you want to see more videos like this* , Liking the video helps with the KZbin algorithm and Subscribing for more videos in the future helps a ton, thanks! 😀 I also launched a Patreon page if you guys want to help me out, as these videos takes a long time to make: www.patreon.com/Hepodix

[@anjiruhyure2080]

Thank you for this video

[@Ron-gw4lj]

Tried to find it on amazon just to honour it, still saving up.

[@arcaedonluminos666]

Haven't played these games, but interesting video nonetheless! Very clean editing, pleasant background music, and well researched, I'd definitely watch more of these types of videos from you!

[@Hepodix]

Thanks for the feedback Arcaedon! Glad to hear you found this enjoyable!

[@crestren5996]

Tomba was such a big part of my childhood that I felt it was such a shame that it never took off.

[@Al3xo2309]

the BEST game !! My childhood.

[@wedercoliver]

Tomba 2 is still one of my favorite casual game to this day ❤

[@89simba57]

I have great childhood memories with Tombi 2!

[@judasblack5686]

Idc what anybody says. I grew up with both games that I still actively play till this day. It’s a very good game and I have the special edition that came out a few weeks ago. I’m looking for the devs and people close to them to see if I can somewhat revive this franchise to a fully 3D platformer

[@Big_Theft_Auto]

The changing of names is extremely common across all medias for similar reasons, for example, star wars R2P2 is renamed as R2D2 in hispanic countries because P2 sounds like the word "fart" in spanish, and that is only a "funny" example but is super super common in general especially as the game had most languages as optional in the same version, i remember it had spanish, english, german, french,italian and portuguese, maybe dutch too. I cant remember if the included "book" was in all of those languages too, but i am pretty sure that the copy of the actual cd was the same for all europe so they wouldnt want to have a misleading sounding name as a title, probably so they could sell more games

[@skzulka]

the best game I ever played on PS1 I miss them. I hope will be Remake for this game in current console

[@Hepodix]

This game NEEDS a re-release or remake I agree!!

[@Joma0411]

this is my best game ever

[@dianneb.7873]

A remake or remaster for Tomba and Tomba 2 would be great but if they release Tomba 3,that would be awesome!

[@Inuweeb]

There is hope. There is still hope. There is always hope.

[@totorosdad7965]

Port for next gen consoles just confirmed 👍🎉

[@cyriszx]

I'm not a platformer fan but Tombi is amongst my all time favorite games . I can't count how many hours I spent playing 1 and 2 .

[@MadDogBeats6681]

i'm 33 Yo , and I still dream about a TOMBI/a 3 ..... sequel... imagine today , open world , with same eveent mechanics and abilities uff

[@Hepodix]

Yes, PLEASE!

[@GuvBubbs]

Loved the video. Great research!

[@Hepodix]

Awesome, thanks! Glad you enjoyed this!!

[@Nasirsmart110]

Fujiwara cut himself from the world. I searched for him everywhere to tell him that complete my childhood.

[@Danosauruscrecks]

This was a very solid game at least the first one was i played it just as much as croc, spyro, croc and gex on my ps1

[@lemwolf232]

U loved Tomba so much. It was one of my favorite

[@zazi77]

i love the first game so much, as all other games of fujiwara. I still hope in a remake

[@maverickXD8000]

Awesome work!!! Could you do one of these for the Croc series?

[@Hepodix]

Thanks! That is actually not a bad idea, I keep that in mind!

[@maverickXD8000]

@@Hepodix Thank you for considering! I miss Croc really much

[@sublime90]

i remember reallly liking croc 1 but hating croc 2 i have to revisit those games. i havent touched them in around 16 years

[@Hepodix]

@@sublime90 I personally have more memories associated with the first game too. From what I can remember, the sequel was pretty hard? :o

[@sublime90]

@@Hepodix again this is just my fuzzy memory but to me croc looked different and the game felt super boring to me. i loved the first one, catching the gobbos but 2 felt rushed and just not fun to play.

[@JonasBuker-lu9ju]

Actually i didn’t know how rare this game really is. I can be happy that we got both of the tombi(a) games and also a still workin ps1👌👌👌

[@singkatx]

It's just sad because back then the PS1 and PS2 era, there were a lot of pirated game.. which I suppose made the biggest impact on Tomba

[@noudockeloen]

I want a remastered version of tombi back pleas...!

[@Hepodix]

Yes please!!

[@TheAnimatedWonders]

Tombi was one of the best games, not gonna lie. I hope they make a 3rd game with the re-release of Tombi 1 & 2 this year

[@havik82]

I remember playing this on a demo disc

[@gracemccain746]

Good work!

[@NostalgicNate]

Fast pants!

[@judgeprime3730]

Lol legend meme

[@richimp2595]

I play the game tombi 2 at 100% for second time, so nostalgic

[@ViperousVT]

Hope Tomba/Tombi does get a switch release like they did with Klonoa, I always wanted to play this series 🐍 😊

[@youngmode8026]

i played this before and i really love this game

[@stephensanders2104]

Tomba IS GOING TO BE ON EVERYWERE ON AUGUST 1 BOUGHTING IT ON PS5

[@bayufajarseptianto3315]

i always waitting for tomba 3 😑

[@Hepodix]

Yes please!

[@LukeofSmeg]

It was commercially unsuccessful because they only made like 100 copies outside Japan or something. Everyone who played the games seems to love them, but I swear you'd only find like 1 or 2 copies if you were lucky in a video game shop. I guess they felt they didn't have enough money for marketing? Sure I get it's the annoying business part of the industry but it's kinda important. Companies like Rockstar don't just throw money around to get ads plastered all over the world for no reason.

[@ArkVogel]

So basically it got John Romero’d. Which is a shame because both games are super fun to play.

[@GedeonMusic]

We need Tombi on new consoles!

[@Hepodix]

Yes please!

[@tonytran07]

One of the greatest game! Next to Castlevania SOTN, Suikoden, and Zelda OOT!

[@Hepodix]

Absolutely yes!

[@greendsnow]

I search google if there's Tomba 3 every now and then..

[@hambaallah-mn1em]

wow I just found this video after accepting the fact the maybe I'm the only one in the world that still cares for this game. If any of the developers read this: is there any possibilities of remake or a sequel to this fun game?

[@XX-sp3tt]

Anything to say now that it's getting a physical rerelease?

[@EVENo94]

Tombi, for me, is like 2D Ocarina Of Time. It is top 10 video game of all time!

[@Hepodix]

Awesome, I agree with this!

[@moongurd20]

I loved Tombi 1 and 2. I wanna replay tombi 2 sometime... Maybe emulation? My ps2 is broken so i can't use the disc 😅