The Twisted Tale Of Twisted Metal: Lost

[@CeHee123]

That opening in Lost that plays in Head on with the story of the letter feels like a creepypasta come to life. Even if it's not real, that slow text crawl with Needles sitting in silence is pretty uncanny and creepy.

[@MaxAtt4ck]

*I put in the Twisted Metal game cartridge tilted and then the Sweet Tooth come out of the screen and started to bled hyper-realistic blood at me-*

[@The_Asexual_Gamer666]

*and then Raven with hyper realistic eyes said “I’m going to kill you just like I killed them!” Just then a blood curling scream came out of my tv and killed me.*

[@Exalted-Beleth]

​@@MaxAtt4ckMy favorite part of this comment is you used the word "Bled" 😅

[@lolezy8]

Jesus loves you

[@Takimeko]

And then Sweet Tooth got into his vehicle and drove into the screen and through my television now I am dead

[@VreskHyena]

I remember believing the plane crash story when I played this as a kid, scared me shitless 😭

[@junfaa]

I literally believed that up until recently

[@ThommyofThenn]

Even for a 2000s marketing campaign I find that in fairly poor taste. Fans would have no way of knowing it was a marketing thing and like you guys said, why would you not believe it? People tend to be trusting especially of developers they think are on "their side" because they like the series so much

[@wulfulk1000]

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[@clonetrooper2505]

I dread the day that you run out of Twisted Metal content to talk about, because there's only so many games in this series and it still remains to be seen if we'll get another one. Here's hoping, because I don't think I'll ever get tired of your videos on the subject.

[@ThommyofThenn]

There's always Krash Bandicoot Nitro Kart

[@alexmaur8817]

Hopefully season 2 comes out before that happens

[@moviemaker2011z]

i have been wanting to learn how to 3D model and do game development, and one of the things i want to do is remake older games and bring them up to spec with modern day looks and sound. i know i wouldnt be able to make any money on this because Sony would sue me into hell (not Michigan) if i even thought about it, but rather i simply think these games need some tender love and care that they clearly are lacking from the IP holders and if done right could seriously outperform some of the AAA games being released at the moment. it wouldnt be to hard to finish the works of TM lost and add some maps, fix character bios, add weapons, and correct a few minor inconsistencies and animations. im working two jobs so progress on learning anything has been slow no doubt, but i am trying to learn and it would be awesome to one day get a group of people together who share the same interest to make remasters of older games that were once the pinnacle of their time (Twisted Metal, Vigilante 8, Jak and Daxter, Conkers Bad Fur Day, Turok, etc...) and just give them a breath of new life for people to enjoy on modern hardware without the drawbacks of the older tech.

[@WoxyBoxy]

16:27 Level one *does* have a healing pad. It’s in the parking lot behind the theater.

[@themegatonmenace1224]

I've known that Airplane story for years, but didn't know it was a lie. 🤯

[@jeremyriley1238]

It is when you do an internet search, as if it did happen, there would be news report on the tragedy.

[@jestyo0o]

Dude i cant get enough of your long form videos, they're really enjoyable, keep it up

[@stephenhancock7171]

I'm glad someone finally covered this, I watch your content more than anyone elses for TM and I've always wanted someone to cover Lost/Black 2 and the whole plane thing. As a kid, I thought it was so real. Maybe part of me still does... ominous music?

[@Necromagenvi0n]

Even as the only actual new character in it, I loved playing as Severed Sam AKA 12-Pak.

[@ovlivion81]

Why don’t you reach out to Jaffe and do an interview with him. He always seems interested in talking about his games and give insights

[@ClarkKentai]

Scott Campbell would be the guy to talk to. Rogue Trip demonstrated that perfectly.

[@MYNAMECHEF_FilthyFrank]

I remember getting Head on and finding that and seeing the letter and telling my brother and he said "If that actually happened, how was It not all over the news?" and I sit and thought for a minute and was like THEY LIED TO ME! XD

[@Gatherway]

I'll be honest, I was buying the game's little "backstory" until "AND THEN A LETTER WRITTEN BY THE GHOSTS OF THE DEAD DEVELOPERS APPEARED AT THE SONY OFFICES" 😂

[@FerrariCarr]

The suburbs level in TM: Lost always reminded me of the Sunsprings, CA level in Twisted Metal (2012), just less refined. It’s like they took certain concepts from Lost and used them in the 2012 game, especially with the carnival level.

[@RemnantCult]

For the longest time, I thought the story was true. It made playing the game so much more haunting as I thought I was witnessing the last passion project of six men.

[@dr.pepperphdindeliciousnes1396]

Really enjoy all of your videos, especially the TM and GTA content. Still my two favorite franchises to this day. I'd be interested to see a video of you interviewing one of the devs of the games for a future TM upload. I know David Goodrich (Small Brawl) and Jim Buck (3 and 4) are usually willing to do interviews. As for other games, like Head On, someone like Scott Campbell might be harder to track down though. Just an idea. Can't wait for the next TM video. I'll be sure to watch it as soon as you upload.

[@goodrichgames1308]

An interview would be interesting.

[@dr.pepperphdindeliciousnes1396]

@@goodrichgames1308 Cool. Would love to see you interviewed by TBP.

[@BJI82a]

I really hope that we get big news about the game possibility coming to PS5 and it had better be a huge improvement over 2013’s version with a big roster, lots of DLC drivers and stages and maybe guns and power ups. They also need to make the indivual storyline act more like black and if they want a full story mode then keep it separate from the arcade tower mode I really like this series and it would be cool if they decided to revive some of the games that were cancelled.

[@thebrodator]

Dang, how do you manage to bring out such high quality videos so consistently?

[@pharmcat8484]

IKR?

[@RunTheJorge]

Fun Fact, the cheat codes for Twisted Metal Black also work for Lost

[@VerdeMorte]

Lost has some of its own, but the official printed source screwed-up one for years until someone corrected it...

[@arnifenrenso2940]

Everytime i hear david jaffe's name its so weird to think about how he made basically the games of my childhood, yeah my parents let me play twisted metal and god of war as a kid lmao

[@danieltarczynski6559]

Twisted Metal PS3 started development in 2008 and it was supposed to be an online only title for 20 dollars that came out in 2009. Then Sony liked what they saw from the game and wanted to expand the game to a 40 dollar more robust online game for 2010. Then eventually in 2010 they wanted the game to have a single player component and be a full 60 dollar game which was to be released in October 2011. The game was delayed a few months to polish things up and it came out in February 2012. So yeah TM 2012 was actually in development that long due to how the games scope was consistently expanded and the delay of a few months towards the back end.

[@alexmaur8817]

The disdain for twisted metal 3 and 4 is wild to me. Sure, they were silly, but i was in kindergarten when they came out, and that was the darkest thing id ever seen, and it also created a lifelong fan.

[@WhiteMexHD]

These videos are in-depth and really interesting. Keep on doing what you are doing.

[@derekgreen7319]

It's cool to see someone talk about twisted metal. I loved these games as a kid !

[@SpudMcKeegan]

Love the videos! Also, 20:37. That's Harvey Birdman: Attourney at Law.

[@SoloWing88]

I was going to say that as well haHA! Two hits

[@markhirsch6301]

Honestly when i was younger i belived this story mainly because i had learned about the band lynyrd skynyrd's deaths beforehand, and because i was young i didnt understand it. Plus my cousins would say it was true because they knew I'd believe it

[@DavMCycle]

Man, I love the twisted metal game series and your channel has the right amount of information, also I would like your analysis on the series and the similarities with the canon games, great job.

[@RacerC45]

20:36 That was from Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law.

[@Pen_Slinger]

I always thought that plane story was true and that it was the reason we didn't see another Twisted Metal game until 2012.

[@XxReptilesGalorexX]

Here's to hoping the show will land us a new twisted metal, if not remakes of 1-4

[@darkron288]

Everytime i hear about this game i get deppressed this could have been so great, could have been a game changer for the whole franchise... but it was just cancelled just like that and now we can only imagine what if all because some dumb executives who had no buisness interfering with creative process

[@Matt-md5yt]

I knew about this one before, glad you covered it

[@justinmott4130]

I remember hearing about Head On Extra Twisted coming out and preordered it since I did not have Head On for the PSP at the time. I thought the on foot segments would have been a cool addition to the franchise, but then it would not really feel like Twisted Metal. An open world type game for Twisted Metal would be awesome like they were wanting to do. Highway connected levels with no loading screens. Could use cut scenes to introduce each area like they sort of did with 2012

[@AmyraCarter]

18:46 Plenty of PS2 games on PSN for PS3. ... I remember reading that story, and I definitely had my doubts even then, but, I had no way of knowing for sure at first.

[@jakechiasson6786]

Really awesome to see Painkiller in this video. Great games

[@karisasani7006]

17:50 one of the cut levels is a airport funnily

[@karisasani7006]

13:32 Actually Gold tooth is just a better sweet tooth since it has better damage and armor like a mid-boss

[@KokoRicky]

It's a show that definitely got stronger with each episode. As a longtime fan of the games, my low expectations (owing to those underwhelming teasers) were blown away by a surprisingly engaging story and characters I couldn't help but like. The hit-to-miss ratio for jokes increased as it went on and it's clear that the entire first season is a setup for the actual tournament. My only complaint is that, in an age of digital explosions/muzzle flashes/blood, the effects don't always feel grounded and I would love to see more in-camera stuff if they get a budget increase for season 2.

[@jxeded2458]

Some of the best long-form videos on yt

[@StuartFknLil]

bro wake up a new tactical bacon twisted Metal video just dropped 😍

[@Richard_Calavera]

There's a sweet tooth head in the sweet tour It says they tried to make diecast cars and there is a photo of a Hot Wheels style packaging with the cover of the first game and a white ice cream truck released by Hot Wheels in the 80s

[@skeletonking4119]

one of screates and awesome stufff! THANKS YOU!!

[@TedBarnhart-h9g]

I legit beat Lost to see the page and it chilled me

[@i-Love-CarlyShay1055]

Did you know david jeffe was gonna create twisted metal apocalypse for ps3 its was canceled due to motor storm apocalypse coming out that year

[@huskerhunt12]

In the first level, there is a healing pad, if I remember correctly it is behind the movie theater

[@Zach_Bloomquist]

Sweet more Twisted Metal content!

[@andreserra6356]

What a nice birthday surprise.

[@omnicourge9971]

Yo, Tactical Bacon. If it's not already done, could you rank every Twisted Metal musics please? I know it's a titan's work, but I assume you're up to the task! (PS: I'm an old (so f***ing old) Twisted Metal fan and I love your long videos! It's very nice to see someone as passionate as me for those twisted games!

[@Insanabiliter_In_Linea]

20:33 Bruh, that's the Jetsons.

[@ozorotto5251]

Nice video Keep the good work

[@moviemaker2011z]

honestly, a game where you can play as sweet tooth where you walk around wouldn't be a bad idea, hell make it play into twisted metal somehow where you revisit some of the people he has killed, like axles wife, or his own dang family, make it a gruesome and uncomfortable thing so that way every time we are taken to that part of the game it makes us truly understand the monster that he is by having to relive the murders. could include a segment with Marcus trying to resist and stop it all but ultimately being powerless to do anything. it would be a pretty interesting feature to include especially now with how amazing graphics are looking in unreal engine 5 and even unity although twisted metal would be more properly placed in unreal engine 5 because apparently unity isnt really made to make large games im told.

[@69jalo]

I appreciate these videos thank you

[@ThommyofThenn]

8:24 i'm not well versed in the behind the scenes stuff. Did the original creators part ways before TM3 came out?

[@TBP]

SingleTrac was the creator behind the first two Twisted Metal games, but they wanted to branch out and do their own thing, so decided to walk away. SingleTrac owned the game engine, Sony owned the intellectual property. So Sony handed development over to an internal team, 989 Studios. After making a new game engine from scratch, they made Twisted Metal 3 and 4, both of which were a severe departure from the previous two games. However most of the team behind the first two Twisted Metal games left SingleTrac to form Incognito Inc who made the next few TM games, meaning the original creators for all intents and purposes got the franchise back, and had very negative things to say about the intermediary games.

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@TBP Wow thank you for such a comprehensive answer. I really thrive on background of games even if I haven't played all of them. That, and I've seen almost the exact same thing happen to developers in other franchises. Cheers

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@TBP that's awesome they were able to re-aquire the ip

[@Heattokun]

20:35 psst that's Harvey Birdman that's not Spaceghost

[@unchained576]

I was wondering can you make a video of twisted metal black: Online ,the community and how this online gem and its community is still alive today.

[@Nada-fj8ij]

I'm a bit disappointed you didn't mention if the Twisted Metal Blacks hidden special moves carried over

[@yauker]

when you started saying twisted metal lost, i thought you were about to talk about how they lost in general; not just another title of a game lol... because it feels like they lost it in general or maybe it's for a certain kind of mentality that I loved and outgrew to other things as I aged maybe..

[@jaredfortin6810]

I want an open world sweet tour game so bad I know it's so stupid as a twisted metal fan to be like "I wanna do stuff outside my car" but I do genuinely I do, especially after the new twisted metal show I sincerely think it could be done well

[@Jayman7070]

I got head on extra twisted as a birthday present when i was a kid and that opening scrawl always creeped the hell out of me. The part that made it even creepier is that march 13th is actually my birthday.

[@romangagne5842]

TM Lost though abit flawed was fun to play as a kid, of course i was gullible enough as a 10 year old to believe the story of the plane crash when i first played but the game gives you this ominous feeling at the beginning. Its cool seeing people actually work on developing Harbour City and more content coming to light these days.

[@mauricio15497]

I Was never into the Twisted Metal series, but i feel like i know a Lot of them games because of your videos! These are really, really good!

[@liosns]

This game have me nightmares when i first got it

[@mutantlavalampderg412]

i was an idiot and went to the TM:HO level in paris and kept looking around for hours for the code

[@bullets1x99]

Like the videos man!!! Makes me want a new twisted metal game ! And oddly some bacon! 😅

[@HeavyWeapon858]

Wrestling games would be a good video. Starting from the early nes titles to the more modern games. Smackdown just bring it is my favorite out of all of them.

[@lunanyx8592]

What's the that game he shows? 17:25

[@ethanjaquez3794]

Whats that first person game you showed shooting the little dudes?

[@scottjs5207]

The Black port to PS3 was my least favorite version I've played... huge huge lag spikes that make the game downright unplayable at times. If they did "Black Lost Levels" on PS3, it might've had the same exact issues.

[@chicken-little8620]

My first twisted metal game head on edition

[@RecRoomRon]

Accidentally came across your twisted metal video years ago and am surprised and delighted at your channel’s popularity and growth. Keep sizzling bacon brigade 🤘🏾

[@PrattlingPyre]

I caught on quick but this rules man

[@brianlau1989297]

I wonder if they could use the same concept for a new game ?

[@hanifkrisnandito8645]

i thought you're going to do small brawl first, as you said you'll do the PS1 releases first before you go into PS2 releases. but hey, love your videos anyway.

[@goodrichgames1308]

Small Brawl whats that?

[@hanifkrisnandito8645]

@@goodrichgames1308 incidentally, a game that you made because of a game that you made before, sir.

[@IchBinJager]

I still wish we could have at least read the full stories.

[@brunocar02]

just FYI the PS2 and PS3 hardware are radically different, it wouldnt have been an easy port job

[@bigtasty2767]

1:43 goofy ahh run

[@BluVid]

Neat video, well done with the TM content

[@xeneomorph]

The reason it was cancelled, wasn't because sony executives making bad decisions. Remember twisted metal black was acclaimed and had some of the best reviews plus had good sales number. Secondly, it was David Jaffe that killed the project as during the late development he made a new studio and many of the former twisted metal devs left the company to work on his new game, which essentially killed the project and the on foot was early.

[@MajorPublic]

Space Ghost clip is actually Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law 😉 different shows, same Hanna-Barbera art style

[@SeniorStinky420]

Oof didn't expect this

[@EssenceEater]

The true heartbreak of this, is that the game would have sold fantastically, but now if they were even HINTING at a game like Harbor City today, it would sell like gangbusters. Twisted Metal has been dead for nearing a decade and car combat has been due a renewal and revival.

[@JustKandyMan1]

Getting a sequel that continued the "story" of Black would of been dope, shame that the series is dead other than the show they just made.

[@datboidrummer29]

Gold sweet tooth nice

[@fatkid504]

I really hope they decide to go back to the twisted metal series. Not make it like the recent entry and bring back all the different characters.

[@Mankey619]

I guess their way of cancelling this game, is to pretend that one of their six developers died on plane crash. Can’t imagine how others felt about this, or how their family felt about this fake death letter.

[@EmergencyChannel]

7th generation graphics would be fine if AI and game design still advanced. It's sad that a game like FEAR from 2005 still has one of the best AI to fight against. I feel like graphics keep getting better but the gameplay and AI get dumber. The nemesis system from Shadow of Mordor was the closest thing I can think of to AI that actually impressed me, and that game is old at this point.

[@ColeWolfsson]

Lost is reskinned Head On

[@r3dgh0st38]

That's from Harvey Birdman, Attorney at law

[@GetLostGames1]

Lost…

[@Jeremo-FD]

20:34 the pedant in me won't let that clip pass by without pointing out that it's from Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, not Space Ghost. The super pedant in me wants to also point out that there are two space ghost shows, neither of which is called "The space Ghost TV Show" Still love this video & topic though. Thanks for the upload!

[@brak6631]

But thats Harvey Birdman not SpaceGhost

[@cloakeddemon3207]

Ooeh

[@johnokland1652]

I don't really think like the setting ect themselves for 3 and 4 are too out there for twisted metal i think the tone shift is what makes them feel so off from the originals it really goes from a dark game with fantasy/sci fy themes and some humor to a comedy fantasy game with some dark and sci-fi themes and then black is just a dark game with dark serious tones with only the milhints of comedy and fantasy left and i think like the setting and plots kinda fit in the universe well and if they were written and the game played better i feel like they would almost feel more a part of the series in someway than black almost feeling like a soft reboot or a completly different car combat series made by the creators of twisted metal that just had twisted metal branding slapped onto it cause corporate said they arent allowed to make a brand new series in a failing genre and its not like i hate black or think its poorly done its just so far off from the originals/head on compared to even like 3/4 or small brawl a spin off title and its everyones favorite or second favorite in the series so people just think yeah black thats what twisted metal is 😂

[@skeetsofrage9517]

Man is Jaffe a joke of a person these days