The Weird World of PlayStation Magazines - Caddicarus

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Who remembers the magic of a PlayStation Demo Disc? I do. But I equally remember the magic - or more accurately, strangeness - of the Official UK PlayStation Magazine, which is where the PS1 demo discs and even PS2 demo discs came from in the first place if you lived in the UK. There was a US edition, plenty of spin offs and unofficial magazines, and even alternatives for other consoles like Nintendo Power, but this isn’t them, and you aren’t watching AVGN. Angry Video Game Nerd, sorry. Reading a PS1 magazine or a PS2 magazine was like reading your favourite book, if somebody kept on updating it because of new information. This magazine not only hid all of the classic PS1 demo discs that I talked about in my demo disc review video, but ended up becoming the best selling gaming magazine IN THE WORLD by 1999 after featuring a Metal Gear Solid review and Metal Gear Solid demo. The success never reached those levels again, but the magazine itself is still going today and managed to survive through the dawn of the internet, eventually ending up into the Official PS3 Magazine and nowadays the Official PS4 Magazine. I’m saying ‘official’ a lot because I think it’s important to stress that this wasn’t a third party magazine - it was Sony licensed, and as the magazine transitioned from PS1 to PS2, I’m surprised it was still Sony approved. Like any time a franchise or product reaches its highest sales volumes ever, this also means sales eventually do drop - and when this happens, to try to recreate initial high sales volumes in the early years, sometimes you end up completely losing it and forgetting what made you so successful in the first place. I bring this up due to what ends up happening to the Official PlayStation magazine - form the PS1 to PS2, it slowly became an adult-oriented and sleazy magazine for lads in a desperate attempt to reinvigorate the hardcore fans and bring in more casual people than ever. You won’t believe what you see towards the end of this video, and won’t believe this was an official publication from the heads of PlayStation themselves. Hotlines galore, inappropriate comments, weird articles, gross pictures, it’s got it all. Get ready for my longest video yet, grab your popcorn, and let’s look at these pages with our mouths gaping open together. Rate Your Mate, indeed. Welcome to the Caddicarus PlayStation magazine review, featuring Metal Gear Solid, Hideo Kojima, Abe’s Odyssey, Abe’s Exoddus, Jak and Daxter, Heart of Darkness, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Enter the Matrix, Rascal, Tekken, and plenty of really old Nokia mobile phone ads for Java games and ringtones of early 2000’s hits.
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[@Caddicarus]

#DogWithStrangers

[@rainboss6296]

I completely agree #DogsWithStrangers

[@iSparks52]

Hi daddy caddy #DogsWithStrangers

[@BlueflagAlpha]

#DogsWithStrangers true

[@ashseegaming3903]

You can make stuff like that in Dreams

[@ppgranja3]

Caddy, please do more PS1 reviews. I miss them!

[@VDJVivacity]

That dude dressed as Parappa for his wedding is an icon and a national hero.

[@samtinkle9076]

He is the sign that survival isn’t a difficult goal for humanity anymore.

[@alexandreturcotte6411]

PUCH! KICK! That's all in your mind!

[@wille.2215]

There’s also that guy that won a GameCube for dressing up as a pikmin and eating bugs

[@brownlikepoop]

Probably the only person to ever do it too. What a guy lol

[@Smartacus420]

Wonder if theyre still together

[@TheBadlandsSandvich]

I find it incredibly ironic that the change in tone happens at issue 34

lmao

[@hostiusasinhostilityhostil7853]

Let's get this to 69 likes. (Well ok, it's passed its quota. Nicely done.)

[@samtinkle9076]

We just might have found a cursed number in reality in 34

[@brodiero-solar302]

The Sandvich ok

[@Isaac0110]

Dang it! You beat me to the comment.

[@leandrolopes4017]

The ps2 magazine is a guy trying really hard to prove to his friends that he's not gay

[@clefairyfan333]

Plot twist: he's bi

[@kangoftherang7468]

The PS2 Magazine is just Mac from Always Sunny in Philly

[@WinxAliNelCielo]

As a gay young adult, I knew even back then that the PS2 magazine was just awful to women…😢

[@somestranger4287]

When you defeat all the simps on Earth, your teleported to the offices of the editors of the ps2 magazine for the final boss rush

[@ygobe2]

Mega man x rom hack anyone?

[@KoeingseggCCM]

YES! a Devil May Cry/DOOM Eternal Horde Mode, where one of the bosses is a literal chav who's proud of it.

[@jamesbenson2090]

@@KoeingseggCCM New Mega Man boss idea: Simp-man

[@Luke-1337]

Boss RUSH?

[@lydiajulianprower8356]

Haha, I'm in danger.

[@Source-Z-rer]

"Girls enjoy bodies, guys enjoy bodies, crocodiles enjoy bodies..." I mean, that last one is technically right, but for a different reason.

[@Polychi1998]

Crocodiles, eh...?

[@samtinkle9076]

Girls enjoy bodies, guys enjoy bodies, crocodiles enjoy *carcasses...

[@red5robb1]

i was just scrolling through the comments and seen this when caddy said the line...what are the odds?

[@infinite_ammo]

Yeah, that's the joke, gj for noticing ...

[@Gaminggod1997BAGR]

He a little confused, but he got the spirit

[@rodriguezracer4567]

"Hello, is that Konami? "Yes sir!" " *_P I S S O F F_* "

[@thestoneyone06]

I don’t get the punchline

[@unfortunatewitnessX]

WTF,Caddicarus?

[@DigitalBe4r]

I'd rather do it with EA, Ubisoft and Activision ^^

[@MegaMet98]

The punchline is fuckonami. Because Konami deserves to be bankrupt after greed took over that mind

[@celiasrox]

@@thestoneyone06 Because FuckKonami. They don´t make games anymore, they make pachinko machines with the IPs we love like silent hill.

[@rosenrot234]

I love how the magazine is all "EW BOYS KISSING EACH OTHER EW UGH" yet Electric Six's "Gay Bar" is listed at 2 for popular music shortly after

[@ShibuNub3305]

Seems like someone on the team had a nasty case of internalized homophobia.

[@takasiromanov]

Well the song in question is about how lame war was

[@maverickREAL]

@@takasiromanov I'm sorry, Gay Bar was about WAR?

[@amelyalilyorme1247]

@@takasiromanov yeah what??? I never knew that

[@SillyScylla]

@@maverickREAL it’s not, just it caught a lot of crap cause the first line is “let’s start a war, a nuclear war” and it was censored for radio because of the iraqi war

[@lucienthefirst8649]

I thought "Rate your mate" was going to be a judging competition on how cool you and your mates are/look... ;-;

[@DrZuluGaming]

I would think it would be better than this sexist douchebro nonsense.

[@GetWellSoonR.E.M.]

Forreal! That atleast would've been somewhat cool, but that segment was straight up creepy. Especially seeing how they BEGGED people to send in photos

[@BigBoiCannon]

oh you poor precious boi

[@MrGamelover23]

@@BigBoiCannon remember that meat is a generic term for friend in the UK, leading to some very awkward double entendres like this.

[@Jaceblue04]

That actually wouldn't be a bad idea for a magazine contest; take a photo of you and your friends having a fun and which ever group looks like they're the most fun wins.

[@wille.2215]

PlayStation 1 magazine: were like Nintendo power but for PlayStation PlayStation 2 magazine: were like playboy but for PlayStation

[@Loundsify]

3D bewbs

[@Clay3613]

Playboy had great articles though, I'm not kidding.

[@kuronoroux8864]

@@Clay3613 well yeah, it's supossed to be a magazine for men of culture. Penthouse was for porn. GQ was more of the fashion side of Playboy, with fewer naked women

[@brodiero-solar302]

PS3, PS4 and probably PS5 Magazines: **CLEAN AS HELL FOR SOME REASON**

[@BigBadBuzzard]

I guess you could call it PlayboyStation 😏

[@MissCircle616]

"Ugh females, am i right lads? Anyways let me call this number on a gaming magazine so i can get a quickie"

[@dragonempress8367]

Male stereotypes in a nutshell

[@komi-sanmustbeprotected5665]

I thought that said quiche for a second

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

How did anyone think this was a good idea?

[@Sillylilgrill]

it really is that stupid.

[@mrlaz9011]

"GUYS, LOOK! IM 100% SUPER STRAIGHT!!! PLEASE DON'T LOOK INTO MY CLOSET!!!"

[@Dark_Ronius]

What I find fascinating is an argument is often "you can't criticise sexism in the past, as it was just a sign of the times, you can't criticise something in the past by today's standards". But, literally, the editors acknowledged that pandering to that audience isn't relevant to a magazine about a video console. They had a set of standards... Then went back on those standards they had set themselves to.

[@SineN0mine3]

I wouldn't say you can't criticise things in the past, just that there's not much point to doing so after a certain point. There was a negative reaction to the questionable content at the time, which was enough for them to change their minds, but if they hadn't, criticising them decades later wouldn't change their minds or any body else's now. If you want to express moral outrage, it might as well be for something relevant which people are still forming opinions about. Everything worth criticising so far has happened in the past. Since there's too much bad stuff in the world for anyone to care about all of it, it doesn't make sense to complain too much about old news except for the sake of nostalgia like this video does.

[@pillowmint4622]

that "past sexism" argument sounds like it'd only be made by people who wished they were in the time period they were defending...for all the wrong reasons...

[@TotalDramaHarold]

I kind of agree, something in the past should be judged by the standards of that time. But since they obviously had standards better than that, so can’t say it about them.

[@cantin8697]

@@SineN0mine3 Very true. It's not worth being angry at stuff you cannot change because it has already happened. You can only think about the present.

[@patrickthehenchman2679]

Later that day, the head of Sony called either the head of Nintendo or Masahiro Sakurai and asked "Why did King Dedede send us a form asking us for a copy of Cash Banooca 2 Gringott's Steak House?"

[@jrhamari]

Or even better it somehow works and Caddy gets a new copy of Crash 2. Complete with its cover replaced with the wierdly zoomed in version of Crash 1's boxart.

[@ericwijaya2119]

"And where can I find "I'm Not Doxxing Myself" in the world map?"

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

"PLEASE GET YOUR PENGUIN OFF OF THE PHONE!" "Sony. Please leave us alone."

[@lydiajulianprower8356]

My sense of humor went south and I can't stop laughing.....

[@sewkrazy]

Because Penguins are birds

[@siobhanlawper1051]

Oh my God, I remember being about 11 and literally looking up the address for the publisher off the dead rat advert and writing an complaint letter. That's the first time I properly decided to take a stand over something. I stand by it now, though, it's still gross.

[@LadyBrightcynder]

Good on you, it was horrible :'c Did you ever get a reply from them?

[@siobhanlawper1051]

@@LadyBrightcynder I so remember getting one, but I can't remember what it said :(

[@mephilisthedarkelijahramat182]

@virtue dude it was a golf game advertisement i would complain if a golf game advertisement was a god damn dead bleeding rat

[@clownfromclowntown]

@virtue you clearly don’t understand what “Karen” actually mean…a bleeding dead rat is such a disgusting thing to use for a GOLF game.

[@RedtailArt]

@@spaceghost8886 thank you for demonstrating why people dislike gamers

[@realmwarssII]

"We think Klonoa 2 is crap" So they have chosen DEATH!!!

[@paxton9892]

Death...by exile

[@MasterZebulin]

*KILL THEM ALL*

[@camm9b095]

LET US PURGE THESE HERETICS, BROTHERS!

[@brodiero-solar302]

Time for the crusade.

[@AwesumIndustrys]

So Klonoa 2 is really good then. I do have but have yet to play it as I don’t have the first game. Should I keep waiting or just go ahead and play Klonoa 2.

[@juliewinchester1488]

"Are you scared people will think you don't like this?" Depressingly, the answer for a lot of people is yes.

[@Luke-1337]

Indeed. why has humanity not been nuked yet

[@zapman6528]

Jesus christ the thirsty bits of the magazines made me cringe so hard.

[@KoeingseggCCM]

Why do I feel like this was the precursor to the Twitch E-thot culture?

[@jevilthedevil-clown7492]

B R E A T S

[@zapman6528]

@@jevilthedevil-clown7492 that should be the genre name for horny club music

[@filletofish2200]

HELLA SIMPS

[@joelmole3157]

@@filletofish2200 This goes beyond simping… this is creep territory!

[@luketfer]

IIRC one of the reasons they actually stopped the 'softcore porn' thing was that News agents (at least my local ones) had begun to put them on the 'top shelf' which was reserved for the Adult magazines along with the softcore stuff like Loaded and FHM.

[@javieralbadalejo6354]

No wonder.. they.. really were almost crossing the line.

[@joelmole3157]

@@javieralbadalejo6354 ALMOST?!

[@DimT670]

Ah market pressure. Not even the bros can go against this one

[@crazydud3380]

Well, that was the correct place for them at that point. It was a video game magazine. That was pathetically desperate!

[@WinxAliNelCielo]

I remember hat

[@manel6706]

"Girls enjoy bodies, guys enjoy bodies, crocodiles enjoy bodies..." is this caddy giving "the talk" to his fans?

[@komi-sanmustbeprotected5665]

Manel ah you see, when a man/woman loves their gaming device very much they decide to go to a magical place called E3 and then *[R E D A C T E D]* and that’s why God Howard makes the best games

[@Player1-up]

He's giving the talk to crocs too, this man doesn't discriminate

[@kovulover]

Nah, he's just slowly but surely coming to terms with his crush on Dingodile

[@NanachiTWD]

It's Jim, the Caddy Daddy to everyone

[@MagnusTonitrum117]

@@kovulover the bastard’s as thick as a sequoia trunk, why wouldn’t Caddy have a crush?

[@anamelessyoutuber1462]

I wonder where the couples that participated in the "Rate Your Mate" thing are today.

[@Adusakful]

Probably apart

[@yoshikempenaers8621]

The one with the big picture really worries me actually... It's like a mentally abusing relationship.

[@kronemerj]

Probably in therapy tbh...

[@WinxAliNelCielo]

That’s emotional abuse and sexual abuse so…hopefully FAR apart

[@DexterManning]

Holy shit what a blast from the past

[@michaelbullen3104]

DEXTER MANNING!!!! Love your content, been watching since almost the beginning. Even the old deleted cringe factor vids. Really appreciate what you do.

[@mikewarper6789]

> Video about PlayStation > "Jump Up, Super Star" plays

[@viscountrainbows6452]

ＳＡＵＣＥＲＹ

[@thewolfgabe3656]

and Caddy thinks he is King Dedede

[@Emil-lf3no]

I was about to complain too

[@StCerberusEngel]

@@thewolfgabe3656 Can't say I expected a Kirby reference from Daddy Caddedede.

[@alexandreturcotte6411]

YEAH! *THAT MAKES SENSE!*

[@fluidwolf]

The fact that a gaming magazine was pretty much advertising porn call services and crap like that is just kind of nuts to think about for me. Like those pages you could tell me we're from a porn magazine and I'd believe it. They were really that desperate. Yikes

[@javieralbadalejo6354]

Man, I really want a small documentary on that. I want interviews with the people who did those issues. I want to know, if they did these kinda stuff like, on autopilot, forcefully, or they pretty much hired 'lads' to do the stuff.. I lean more towards the forcing. A part of me wants to believe this was all something they really felt uncomfortable doing but were forced to. Because it's so SO SO OVER THE TOP it's incredible.

[@zrixie7695]

@@javieralbadalejo6354 I've been trying to find things like the stuff you mentioned above because I just have to peer into the minds of these guys. But this video is all I can find that goes into depth on the subject.

[@retrogamelover2012]

Guess Frank Miller's subtext in The Dark Knight Strikes Again, of certain outlets being desperate for revenue to the point of straight up shoving porn into it, might've been a bit accurate. He was just looking in the wrong place for it.

[@jacksonteller3973]

Yeah like you'd NEVER get away with that kind of thing in the U.S., there'd be so many complaints from parents groups.

[@jacksonteller3973]

@@javieralbadalejo6354 oh you'd be very surprised what some women are willing to do, i'm thinking of those women you saw at those Trump rallies holding signs like "grab me by the pussy!"

[@skulIastica]

27:09 YOU JUST UNLOCKED A MEMORY OF MINE. literally as a young girl, i liked to go into my brother's video game magazine collection a lot, and i use to stare uncomfortablely long at those type of lara croft assets.. my first lesbian awakening 😭😭

[@noahbossier1131]

Nice

[@AngelBirdo]

Nice

[@prageruwu69]

nice

[@skulIastica]

Nice

[@RicoPrabowo]

Nice!

[@javieralbadalejo6354]

Man, I really want a small documentary on that. I want interviews with the people who did those issues. I want to know, if they did these kinda stuff like, on autopilot, forcefully, or they pretty much hired 'lads' to do the stuff.. I lean more towards the forcing. A part of me wants to believe this was all something they really felt uncomfortable doing but were forced to. Because it's so SO SO OVER THE TOP it's incredible.

[@jenyjen94]

As someone whose job is to make magazines, put texts and photos and such on place, we have no say what actually gets put on the pages. People send us the material and we just put them in place. I would really like to know how those people felt like, who had to actually make the thing but didn't write the articles or choose the photos. Especially if any of those workers were women themselves

[@kronemerj]

My guess/hope is that it was decided by some scummy higher-ups and marketing agents and the rest of the staff kind of just had to go with it.

[@noahbossier1131]

@@kronemerj makes sense

[@Fan-imator]

You posted this comment in multiple reply sections.

[@WinxAliNelCielo]

@@jenyjen94 I knew even back then that the PS2 magazine was just awful to women…😢

[@fattony9818]

I love that the PlayStation magazine went from a totally normal gaming magazine to straight up playboy throughout the years lol

[@Jayyemi]

Tbh even Playboy has a semblance of class, they've had some pretty high profile writers over the years. This stuff was just puerile lowest common denominator garbage

[@scruffybones321]

Playboy has actual current affairs content though and tasteful photoshoots. These magazines were just FOOKIN RITE MAE LOOK A THEM TITS

[@dildonius]

Playboy has WAY more class and dignity and genuinely high-quality content than that (and than they ever really got credit for tbh). No, if anything these guys turned into goddamn HUSTLER!

[@maximusdork3336]

PlayboyStation. PlayStationboy? I don't know.

[@Curlyheart]

@@dildonius real men read playgirl

[@Xehanort10]

37:10 No Caddy. For it to be an Onision magazine the girls would have to be younger.

[@timesweeper9778]

A LOT younger

[@fordshojoe8080]

You're not wrong though

[@sophiebubbles07]

Does that include every female Persona character.

[@Pataponaddict]

they have to be sperm cells still

[@BirchMonkey857]

And harassing people who legitimately critique it.

[@Foowd]

Not to put too fine a point on it, but around the time the UK PlayStation magazine lost it's goddamn mind and became the print equivalent of every pervert character in every anime ever, the American equivalent, from what I remember, was still just a straight forward PlayStation magazine. Yes... the AMERICAN magazine was more subtle and respectful than it's UK counterpart. Even as an American... this seems backwards... what even is reality anymore?

[@jakerockznoodles]

As an American, its probably that you probably don't realise just how vulgar and tasteless British Humour can get. Not meant condescendingly, but when people from the States talk about British humour, it seems they mostly see the witty sarcasm of Blackadder, rather than the crass garbage like the Keith Lemon movie.

[@MrGamelover23]

Well, they're able to get away with more stuff being shown in media in britain, and it seems that they thought that they were trying to appeal to their audience in the worst possible way.

[@joshuabrown3361]

Irony much?

[@Marlyjade]

Canadian living in the United States here The UK has always had a lot more saucy humor and also magazines. If you ever get the chance look up the sun. If I remember correctly they had something called the three-page rule where basically every three pages they had a nude woman

[@kaspianepps7946]

@@Marlyjade Not quite. Page 3 refers to literally the third page of the Sun (and several other British tabloids) which used to feature a topless model. The Sun stopped do Page 3 in 2015, but when the PS2 magazines were being published there were 3 or 4 newspapers that had naked women in every issue.

[@TheRandomTubeTV]

"we've never seen PANTS before so we zoomed in!" I love your humor

[@antioriginalityguy]

"Bonus Bob" made me die of laughter.

[@ace262]

where is bob

[@nicolenye9571]

@@ace262 we lost him so we had to use our bonus bob

[@sophiebubbles07]

Bonus Bob!

[@jonmcintyre1144]

Now back to a new episode of.... “The Adventures Of Pinstripe Bandicoot and Bonus Bob!”

[@sophiebubbles07]

Then how are you alive

[@ImpossibleCakePro]

"And then King James thought it would be very funny to release the same book for 400 years" That got me good.

[@camedialdamage8180]

The man has rated starfox a 3/10, so while he wouldn’t approach fox, he would say that a one-night stand with him would be somewhat enjoyable.

[@filletofish2200]

GAY FURRY

[@mrlaz9011]

You got it all wrong mate, it's because he's more of a wolf guy. He's just mad he can't get a hold of his "cockpit".

[@TheQuashingoftheTub]

Maybe Krystal's more his speed.

[@Joshdoingthings1]

This comment has winded me. I’ve been winded. I cannot breathe. help

[@Friendly_Neigborhood_Astolfo]

🏳️‍🌈

[@SophisticatedGoat222]

A lot of this is aggressively British, and I love it. A lot of it is also really disturbing, and I have no idea how anyone thought turning a gaming magazine into... that... was a good idea.

[@potatortheomnipotentspud]

"This absolute bro decided to get married to his fiancee in 1998 dressed as Parappa the Rapper for the entire ceremony." *U rappin' : COOL!*

[@feathero3]

I hope he rapped his vows when he gave them.

[@zrixie7695]

I wonder if they are still together?

[@potatortheomnipotentspud]

@Jevil The Jester "I want this intellectual to be my lover for the the rest of my time in this world"

[@feathero3]

@Jevil The Jester Probably something like, "I'm the luckiest woman alive!"

[@mareeeedensos6348]

M A D P R O P S

[@makotoplush9776]

Caddy: Hello, is that Konami? Konami: Yes Caddy: Piss off! I can relate to this

[@stingerjohnny9951]

Cosmo the blue peashooter #FucKonami

[@The94Venom]

*Just yesterday* Konami : Symphony of the Night is getting a re-release... Me: SWITCH SWITCH SWITCH SWITCH SWITC- Konami : ... on Android and iOS Me : (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

[@Pehmokettu]

#fuckonami

[@StCerberusEngel]

#FucKonami Always

[@asterixobelix20]

#FucKonami

[@TheOneGuy1111]

Brad Pitt as Crash has similar energy to Chris Pratt as Mario.

[@Fan-imator]

No, because of the new trailer, I can firmly say: Brad Pitt would actually try.

[@coolnerdlll6053]

I'm from the future. Chris Pratt as Mario is actually pretty good.

[@pikachucetthesecond4296]

​@@coolnerdlll6053No he wasn't

[@bonedude1286]

​@@pikachucetthesecond4296 I'm from even further in the future. Yes he was.

[@gracekim25]

@@pikachucetthesecond4296 yes he was😂 you in denial mate 😜

[@blackcroc8724]

39:11 "I want cutscenes between the pages" Yup... that Kojima alright

[@RandomUser8P]

I would have never thought that a 42 minute video talking about old magazines could actually be entertaining, but somehow, the mad lad Caddy did it

[@Roadent1241]

Caddy makes anything entertaining. Us Brits make things entertaining in general

[@thecinematicmind]

Random User :P It’s like the UK version of AVGN’s Nintendo Power.

[@RestingBeachFace721]

Wankers

[@megamage911]

Maddy Laddy Caddy

[@Gamesta100]

Maddy Laddy Caddy

[@samallanmangan725]

I can see Brad Pitt as Crash: "What's in the box? WHAT'S IN THE BOX??" It's definitely not a Wumpa Fruit... Oh wait! It is!

[@PinkGoldAbby]

An apple is in the box-

[@PinkGoldAbby]

@Jevil The Jester Wumgo Manpa

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@PinkGoldAbby Lex Lang Cortex: Do you that in Japan, Wumpas are just Apples? Caddy: 14:36 (Mental Breakdown)

[@crashfan9997]

Brad Pitt as Crash Bandicoot is one of the weirdest things I have ever read. Nice reference though, fits perfectly with the franchise tbf

[@gaspardsavoureux8680]

Brad Pitt as Crash doesn't sound as weird after Chris Pratt as Mario

[@charliekefauver5654]

I'm 17 and right in the age group that would be in this "lad" age and I find that whole mate thing revolting, the hell is wrong with people?

[@ikagura]

You're normal

[@DaizoDeeVonOfficial]

You're not a lad then. You're a gentlemen.

[@AngelOfDarknessYT]

The early 2000s were a different time...

[@ikagura]

@@AngelOfDarknessYT The 90's was also a wild era as well

[@DezKaiZer]

the revolting thing is actually just how desperate they have been with this. People are constantly uploading porn and pictures of themselves to be rated "anyway".

[@AceWing905]

"SEND TARTS" had me howling. This is some hilarious shit but also sad when you think how desperate they must have been to get that "lad" audience.

[@Dumb_Killjoy]

I still don't know what a tart is

[@DeepWeeb]

In todays' episode, Caddy teaches us the biggest lesson of all *respect women*

[@HarryStikers]

Yes 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@HarryStikers]

@Linda Niemkiewicz I wish I could just grow them, Linda. Unfortunately, that's not how the human body works so I have to have them surgically added.

[@WH250398]

@@HarryStikers Wonderful.

[@multilad816]

Or they'll destroy your livelihoods by complaining and demanding boycotts on twitter, youtube, and facebook

[@twizzlytwist]

@@multilad816 incel located

[@emlyndewar]

We all know that isn’t glue sticking the page together. :(

[@caseys2698]

😬😅

[@PewPewBeets]

Let's hope he washed his hands after touching that.

[@holloworacle3140]

@@PewPewBeets And burned the magazine

[@pukesan2746]

It’s silicon glue then

[@patheticplague9359]

yeah it's hand sanitiser

[@JRS06]

I could swear the thumbnail was "What were they thinking?".

[@SashaINAFT]

Is this mandela effect?

[@lydiajulianprower8356]

I noticed that too.

[@slappybird4660]

You're right Just go to the FANDOM wiki of Caddicarus, and the episode guide has the old thumbnail with that phrase

[@carterslade8771]

The cringe grew slowly at first... But by the end, good God.

[@Polychi1998]

Fun fact, that “mutant Baby Angel” actually CREATED that iconic Roblox “OOF”.

[@samtinkle9076]

That was the first thing I thought of when I saw that disgusting face.

[@mazen2460]

what? how?

[@Rostof_TheGreat]

Almost every Roblox player knows this by now

[@ohamatchhams]

I remembered the last Christmas video by "Accursed Farms" youtube channel was highlighted that shitey trip of a game, but there's unique ideas and novelty to it's concepts for it's time though, albeit executes horribly as final product

[@Dramgon_]

And then the owner of the sound effect (Tommy Tallarico), offered roblox to buy the sound effect from him but robox refused and they're being sued

[@N-GinAndTonicTM]

The "Lads" and "Blokes" who wrote into this magazines are definitely the ones who identify as "Alpha Males" on the internet today.

[@gregoryberrycone]

"this is by far the best tennis game available. 6/10" this actually sounds about right

[@QuadraCh]

Devil may cry is a survival horror, you’re just playing as the horror.

[@BlazeHeartPanther]

Funny enough, Devil May Cry began life as Resident Evil 4, but they thought the direction they were taking with the game felt way off RE and decided that they liked this game and changed it to DMC while starting fresh with RE4

[@Golden12500]

Try DOOM. A shooter where you are the weapon.

[@mr_lrb6879]

Y'know, I've heard people describe Batman: Arkham that way. I think it fits rather well.

[@IAmSeanFleming]

Carrion is literally that :)

[@Xehanort10]

4:53 It's a shame games don't have proper instruction manuals any more. The ones that had a blurb of the story and character bios were great.

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

My favorite was for the original Halo. There was a whole section detailing Bungie's history, ideals and ultimate ambition to achieve world domination. It started serious and spiralled into lunacy by the end.

[@shadushio9682]

Witcher 3 came with a detailed compendium, for free. ;)

[@sneezebiscuits7239]

I mean...nowadays there's wikis.

[@Source-Z-rer]

I find it stupid that game cases today still have clips and holders for manuals, yet no manual.

[@Roadent1241]

What's the point of the box anymore, we may as well just stick with sleeves.

[@BrotherRoga]

The fact that Caddicarus and one of the people in the TomSka crew are friends somehow makes me super happy.

[@CyberLink70]

He's mates with Tomska himself. Tom appeared in a video with Caddy once.

[@theworldcreatorishere]

@@CyberLink70 ya

[@theworldcreatorishere]

@@CyberLink70 true

[@liammcnicholas918]

"Can people fly? That's a shame." That segment was Caddy. Not a joke.

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Wholly CRAP! 37:02 These writers were Super Creeps! If you pause on the timestamp and read the article to the left of the girl pic you can clearly see Caddy isn't making ANY of this up. The writers would be absolutely ostracized these days if they managed to get that in a magazine. 😆👍

[@lucascoval828]

Guys like hot women. Deal with it.

[@transmissionsfromtheunderd2303]

I've never felt my skin crawl harder than while sitting through the latter half of this video oh my God

[@eatatjoes6751]

The second half actually has me ranting on Twitter about it, that's how freakishly uncomfortable it is.

[@maverickninjaentertainment6670]

Why ??

[@cheefah3271]

@@eatatjoes6751 why? It’s over. That’s like complaining about the one bad thing your grandfather did but he’s been dead for over 15 years.

[@i_teleported_bread7404]

This is actually the only Caddicarus video I actively stopped returning to, just because of how uncomfortable that part made me.

[@polovolt3]

The bit at 40:23 about rate your mate being the downfall of the magazine has something at the bottom. A piss poor apology. 'Sorry you found it offensive'. Not 'Sorry we made you feel that way!!' That's even worse

[@penti8345]

as a woman who is obsessed with video games, if i had been old enough to read the ps2 magazines when they were current i would have felt so dehumanized lmao

[@BigPuddin]

If the words coming from an asinine article written by an inane individual affects you so much as to legitimately feel "dehumanized," then it's more a statement about you than the magazine.

[@spaceghost8886]

If you were old enough at the time you probably would have never ended up playing video games tho Something people are failing to realise is that until at least the mid 2000s the opinion of most females was that video games were for nerdy children. Its not that women couldn’t play video games it’s just that the vast majority of them actively didn’t want to. It’s not your fault for being too young to remember that, but that’s how it was.

[@steamboatwill3.367]

@@BigPuddin ) ?

[@BigPuddin]

@@steamboatwill3.367 I'm uncertain as to why you're confused. My comment was fairly clear and self-explanatory.

[@steamboatwill3.367]

@@BigPuddin ) if their comment about the magazine offends you more than the magazine itself so you decide to shame that person for expressing themselves, what does that say about you? And why even reply in the first place?

[@crazydud3380]

So a "lad" is the UK equivalent to a "dude bro". Got it!

[@mr_incognito9305]

British "lads" are something unique. The have a slimy, 'nastiness' to them that is not replicated elsewhere

[@FennaDG]

PS Magazine be like: "OH GOD PLEASE SEND US THE NAKIE PICTURES OH GOD PLEASE IM 38 AND STILL A VIRGIN OH GOD PLEASE"

[@Polychi1998]

I love gals, but don’t put it on a GAME magazine, and act so....... desperate. Has there been self awareness of that last sentence about “SEND NUDES! but girls only”

[@JustSkram]

I'M STUCK AS A VIRGIN WITH RAGEEEE

[@CyberdustStudios]

The end of times is surely upon us.

[@Memelord2020]

*B R E A T S*

[@TheAwesomeRacoon]

@@JustSkram TELL ME WHY

[@thatsastick13]

“If there was a movie about Crash Bandicoot, Brad Pitt should play Crash Bandicoot.” I prefer Morgan Freeman.

[@maggieent3215]

no, it should obviously be 2D animated, since its a 3d platformer

[@pauladrian360]

I prefer Keanu Reeves to play as Crash just to make his "whoa" awesome.

[@thatsastick13]

Aku-Aku should be played by Tim Curry

[@conradojavier7547]

@@thatsastick13 you mean Bonus Bob.

[@thatsastick13]

@Conrado Javier Y E S

[@dastractionwolfkagmi2937]

This has to be the most British caddy episode that there is

[@yiwoon_cr8s]

*cue me looking at a page five pinup of Luke Watson from Scream Street on a British geek culture magazine* Yep.

[@sayetaroh2416]

14:36 I love how he just had a mental breakdown about what cash banooca collects

[@Blue2x2x]

[Please read the edit note before replying, thanks] This reminds me of G4. Basically a tv channel that started with games and tech, later expanded to movies, internet and pop culture. And then the boobs and "College Frat Bro" tv shows took over. Unlike the PlayStation Magazines, G4 never recovered. Edit (2-3 years later): Keep in mind that this comment was posted sometime in 2019 or 2020, before G4's revival in Fall 2021. So I know it's back, and I know Scott the Woz is on it. Edit (3-4 years later): ... that edit I made aged like milk in a hot 45c/113f summer day, in a direct sunlight.

[@BeMoreBroadway]

G4? I haven't heard that name in years... Now I know why.

[@chromaticsongthrush]

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT

[@FlashQuatsch]

Same for a channel in Latin America called Animax, it started as a 100% anime channel, later adding some video game commentary, which was ok. Then added more and more live action and reality tv and game shows because according to Sony "nobody watches anime all day".

[@lmao5688]

@@FlashQuatsch mines in philippines but it has weird english dub idk why

[@FlashQuatsch]

@@lmao5688 do shows usually get dubbed to Tagalog or other language?

[@salesman2638]

is nobody talking about *_"FUNERAL SERVICE TIMES"_*

[@monhunterz5430]

All of those magazines Caddy mentioned are actually real believe it or not

[@kronemerj]

@@monhunterz5430 proof that any subject no matter how obscure could get a magizine in the pre internet age

[@inkmime]

I never thought I'd see a magazine go through an embarrassing college frat boy phase but here I am

[@lucascoval828]

Should've stayed that way.

[@notveryniceatall]

​@@lucascoval828 You're not very good at trolling haha

[@jotreliving2614]

Can we have a whole video on weird PlayStation accessories? I feel like with you’re style of humour, that’s be really cool

[@autismandgaming4532]

The prophecy is fulfilled

[@wildanmustopa9624]

Unfortunately caddy couldn't get the G-Con Bazooka

[@dragonlover7196]

@@wildanmustopa9624 it's okay; he still got several guns out of it

[@Mystemo]

Oh God! I know the early to mid 2000's where embarrassing but that stuff made me genuinely uncomfortable. I can't imagine how it felt for girls reading the magazines at the time. I stopped reading PSM after the PS1 so I don't know if the same thing happened to the Swedish branch that I grew up with, but I certainly hope it didn't.

[@BlazeHeartPanther]

I wonder if its how modern day feminism in the video gaming industry came to be? XD

[@Mystemo]

@@BlazeHeartPanther I don't think the industry needed PSM's help to be perceived as a dudebro club but they sure as hell didn't make us look any better.

[@ikagura]

The 2000's was a wierd decade

[@MabuseXX]

They were not the target audience.....that simple.

[@ikagura]

@@MabuseXX Then who? People who don't care about videogames to begin with?

[@Wonchop]

"Ben thanks you for the shoutout." said Ben.

[@guy2316]

Thanks Ben

[@Mariorox1956]

"Hey man, you're cool," a commenter remarked.

[@Andorune]

18:00 Title: king Initial: D Surname: DeeDee Yep, sounds like a couple of puns I see there.

[@ace262]

*INITIAL:D*

[@drakenforge4276]

@@ace262 HORNOOO DRIFTTOOOO (Its in reference to what happened in the PSM magazine)

[@spongefan155]

Address: I'm Not Doxing Myself

[@patheticplague9359]

@@ace262 DEJA VU

[@noahwood2620]

Do you think he needs a monster to clobbah dat dair Kirby?

[@JeromeSankara]

I love reading old gaming magazines. Like when they talked about how excited everyone was for Silent Hills. I'm not crying, you're crying.

[@ExperienceExplosion]

1:02 I have some bad news Caddy, I heard Hiroshima The Musical bombed. Edit: This comment exploded!

[@cyclops8238]

I heard it was a really explosive event.

[@professor_peculiar619]

Eat your cereal

[@Source-Z-rer]

I thought it was a blast.

[@davidpaul6290]

I thought the show really radiated with energy.

[@c-puff]

Booooooo

[@DuoStuff]

17:24 No Caddy you're wrong that's Bonus Bob.

[@LaggySnake]

Where's his evil brother Bonus Rob?

[@K-Rocket]

Ronus Rob.

[@conradojavier7547]

@@LaggySnake no it's Bob Sunob.

[@plattytheperrypus5701]

Well, if Chris Pratt can play Mario, Brad Pitt as crash bandicoot is plausible

[@SisterRose]

As soon as you rang up Konami I put 2+2 together and realised Jim Sterling is probably the reason you can't ring their office anymore

[@brendensibo9320]

While "Hiroshima: the Musical" may have bombed, I have high hopes for the sequel, Nagasaki.

[@timmyandtommynook9763]

William Sibo That one bombed to

[@FairyRat]

The spin-off, Fukushima, was lit.

[@ameladaptivedaydreamer949]

You're all going to hell

[@timmyandtommynook9763]

A Meladaptive Daydreamer You are sensitive

[@ameladaptivedaydreamer949]

@@timmyandtommynook9763 Also being sensitive is a good thing as far as I know

[@mdalsted]

Urgh, God, when you showed some of the horrible crap that were in those particular Playstation magazines... I think I suffered psychological damage.

[@kittymae335]

"The badger's nadgers" I'm starting to see how caddy's sense of humour was formed

[@blazeboy798]

I am so glad I found your channel all those years ago. You’ve given me nothing but nostalgia and laughs. Your videos are so rewatch able. Keep it up man. Appreciate your hard work.

[@DanielAyy]

The question "why are you licking component cables?" will probably never be asked again in human history.

[@TheLegendaryTashy]

Funnily enough, my Gran literally did own a Playstation. Crash Bandicoot was her favourite series

[@josephochoa9861]

Your gran is the coolest person ever

[@TeruteruBozusama]

I wish my Gran was like that...

[@TheNewOrchestra]

One of my grandmas (yeah, I got two) owned a PlayStation 2, and I remember playing it at her house a lot. She had some games I could play, from PS1 games to PS2 games to even a couple demo discs! I remember this one demo disc, lemme reminisce for a moment. It had this sorta factory theme, where the intro FMV showed the demo disc being made, set to this industrial, booming yet bouncy music. I don't remember much about it, but I do remember a couple of the games on that demo disc: Bust-a-Move 4, Abe's Exoddus, and... no wait, actually, that's it. Anyways, uh, what were we talking about?

[@exerminator2000]

mine loved final fantasy and zelda

[@neuravanny]

Im so happy for your grandma

[@coolcapybara1587]

wow, this a really interesting video! I'm glad you made it, it's really cool looking at stuff like this from the past and the culture it was made in- heck, I wasn't even alive or able to play video games for most of the time these magazines were made, and it's really interesting listening to you talk about them in such depth

[@osmm8483]

Only real caddy fans will know the original thumbnail for this video.

[@ninjajack6457]

“What were they thinking?” (Avgn intensifies)

[@JustSanti_]

He's the mad British reviewing fella

[@calebgorsuch7502]

Don't be dissing on my potato magazine, the spud of the month is the best.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

MR POTATO.

[@llewelynshingler2173]

What do they do when Potatoes are not in Season?

[@rootbeerguy690]

So, the PS2 Magazine was involved with the surge of proto-incels/simps/neckbeards, good to know. (I'm only saying this as a joke, idek if it's accurate)

[@rootbeerguy690]

@Janeiro I Ah, ok. Like I said, I wasn't sure if my statement was completely accurate there.

[@mattensinger7]

Thank you so much on releasing these 2 videos its really taken me back. Keep up the great work

[@delleriumworgen783]

I still have all of those magazines and wierdest time was when they included 4 full pages of nude images and web links for hentai and saying those are links only for people getting all A in school. It is damn gaming magazine.

[@TheDwarvenDefender]

"WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!" [AVGN flashbacks ensue.]

[@unothecard3839]

*drinks rolling rock*

[@chepecheapy308]

I really love your videos Caddy, thanks for all the work you put into them. You have quickly become one of my favorite KZbinrs.

[@H4rrysp94]

I absolutely love the dedication you have to your channel. All props to you caddy

[@amyrose7727]

fun fact: Wumpa Fruits are basically synonymous with Apples in the Japanese version of Crash Bandicoot. In the Japanese version, the fruits are called "リンゴ" (ringo) which translates to "Apple".

[@maggieent3215]

wait... so people in Japan think Ringo [Starr] is named Apple?

[@conradojavier7547]

This is the Same dub that Renames The Crystals into "Power Stone".

[@AmazinglyAwkward]

Fun fact: Did you knoooow?

[@KonaSquid]

western game, so in this instance japan is wrong :p

[@akiyamakn1370]

This time, japan translation is wrong

[@camm9b095]

Bored in college and I see this in my feed... God bless. Also, please can we get a Klonoa 2 review?

[@sneezebiscuits7239]

I'm tired and read "feed" as "feet" and got very confused for a second

[@user-cu7ow7ro4n]

Cameron 'Camm9B09' Smith, get back to work.

[@enlongjones2394]

Fun to come back to this one after the accessories video. You can see some of the items, like the ASCII Grip at 19:20

[@KittyLitterYT]

"Everyone enjoys bodes" I can now conform that snakes, too, enjoy bodies Should probably catch that goddamn python now

[@Joshdoingthings1]

Hey, buddy, it’s been 3 years. You catch that Python? You good?

[@KittyLitterYT]

@@Joshdoingthings1 I actually gave my pet snake to a new home. nobody ever found the bodies

[@Joshdoingthings1]

@@KittyLitterYT ah, glad to hear! Hope the snake is doing well with its new owner and *_where did you put the bodies?_*

[@KittyLitterYT]

@@Joshdoingthings1 Aha well you see there's a little space right under- WAIT DID I SPELL "CONFIRM" AS "CONFORM" IN THAT ORIGINAL COMMENT WAS I STUPID OR SOMETHING?

[@Joshdoingthings1]

@@KittyLitterYT and now that you’ve mentioned spelling, I’ve now noticed that you spelt “bodies” as “bodes” I do love a good bode myself

[@swagolorxd2927]

14:10 for his neutral special, he wields a gun

[@Wispii]

26:02 jesus christ, gamers complaining about political correctness was a thing back then?

[@InkyGhoul]

Yeah and so was rampant simping and sexism.

[@BaileyZKerr]

It's oddly comforting

[@HazyMcGee]

SO, the PC argument is not new. The internet just brought a collective of obnoxious voices together louder in one space. Like, do people forget the MK fiasco? This PC argument is not new.

[@that_deadeyegamer7920]

@@HazyMcGee the PC argument has been going on since consoles were popping the same time home computers were. PC elitist always considered PC to be better Console fanboys always undersold the PC or hyped up consoles when all real gamers know all platforms are comfortable to them as long as the games are fun.

[@bt3743]

@@that_deadeyegamer7920 Uh mate, your thinking of the wrong pc

[@masterjenkins632]

theres something about the way they described/reviewed games in late 90s magazines is very interesting to me especially when you see old magazines talking about the future and what it may hold with the rumored "PS2" hahah love it

[@Friendly_Neigborhood_Astolfo]

Rate your Mate in a ps2 Magazine is the essence of "Sir this is a Wendy's"

[@therippedemon]

Caddy: the man, the myth, the badger's nadgers!

[@aaronschwartz1477]

Caddicarus, I've been a watcher since 2014 or so, and I don't normally comment, but I gotta say, I genuinely think these recent videos are some of the best videos you've ever done. I've felt that your videos over the past couple of years were a bit more focused on random comedic timing and jokes rather than talking about stuff with that style of humor just sprinkled in, and that wasn't really my cup of tea, but this video, the demo disc one, the one where you bought bad games... all of these are absolutely phenomenal. Perfect mix of talking about the topic with your humor in, and the jokes don't ever completely overshadow the topic, nor do they feel like they go "too far" (not in a "this is offensive" way, I mean too far as in "this is too random/loud/ridiculous to be funny" (which I recognize it's all subjective, but personally if something is too loud or random it just feels annoying)). Either way, keep it up! I'm back to excitedly anticipating your new videos because they've just been so fantastic. Thanks for the great content!

[@crocodileman94]

I do miss the old subscribe-tune though.

[@caseys2698]

crocodileman94 fax

[@thatoneweirdperson]

as a new subscriber to Caddicarus, I agree. watching some of the videos in the backlog aren't as funny as these newer ones.

[@jaypostromboli-jpgamertv-457]

69 likes....

[@aaronschwartz1477]

@@jaypostromboli-jpgamertv-457 nice

[@aloftmelevar]

the amount of callbacks in here feels so rewarding for having been a fan since 2014 yes i'm just now watching through the 2020's episodes

[@squeaktheswan2007]

"I must go quickly." (Scuttles away) Me too, dude. Me too.

[@BugsyFoga]

"I MUST GO QUICKLY " - Super Shag the hedgehog

[@TrocaTheNero]

Hey look it's Nathaniel Foga, as in Junge of the Georgle Nathaniel Foga.

[@Memelord2020]

Uh... Meow?

[@tanglelover]

I was the 69th like, nice

[@Kreinsamer]

i must accelerate rapidly