Why There's No Game Like Spyro | The Golden Bolt

[@TheGoldenBolt]

Spyro 1's A. D.R.A.G. Say it back. Thanks again to Manta Sleep for continuing to support the channel - they're good eggs. If you wanna sleep as comfortably as the Dream Weavers, check out tinyurl.com/5pstdpyx and use code TGB for 10% off your order!

[@tipulsar85]

Some say he's A. D.R.A.G. on purpose.

[@VariantAEC]

Ted Price is retiring from Insomniac. End of an era. I'm sure his selected replacements will be good stewards of Insomniac Games, though.

[@DisasterArea]

One more thing the early Artisans levels teach the player is that reaching the end of a level doesn't really help you to progress the game. By purposely placing the end of a level very closely to its beginning, it's very easy for a first-time player to run into the end of a level in no time and making them realize afterwards that they actually gained nothing from it. So they go back in to try and find more gems and dragons, teaching organically that Spyro 1 is more about exploring and searching for secrets rather than just beating levels as quickly as possible. The challenge is not finishing a level, but uncovering everything it has to offer.

[@Cromagen]

Stewart Copeland is a reason it stays so fond in my memory, the OST is such a cool vibe to listen to while working or chilling!

[@cannonbyrd1755]

Okay good, I'm not the only one who noticed how special Spyro 1 is

[@TheOneNamedMrLife]

I will argue that it is a stronger first game than Crash 1.

[@Jianichie]

Reposting my comment from the membership upload, but am going to watch this again. Because why not. Went in hoping for a retrospective but got something just as good and perhaps better fitting for this game. Everything blended together truly created such a unique experience and one to this day I enjoy, and you perfectly explained why this game stands out as it does. It also got me thinking about something another game channel said -- in short, you can tell when a developer takes a mechanic or feature of a game and builds on or around it. In my opinion, no other game comes nearly as close to Spyro in this regard. As you said, you're given everything from the start (minus the few world/level gimmicks [and even those have layers added on them]), and yet they were able to make so many different ways of requiring those few things yet never make it feel redundant. I could go on to gush about the world/level designs, music -- the whole vibe of the game. In short, it has that Insomniac magic and is a prime example of why they're one of my favorite game developers. Lastly, Toasty is one of the greatest bosses in all of gaming. You can't convince me otherwise.

[@celesticnova]

My first video game. I'll cherish this Trilogy for my entire life.

[@themoonlighthuntress7065]

Holy moly me too! This was my very first game I ever played when I was a kid and it is very special to me as well❤. Made me absolutely love video games and fantasy ^^

[@alsoniagaming]

The most influential thing Spyro managed to do was develop and effectively implement a dynamic LOD system.

[@Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation]

Man, I remember growing up with Spyro games on the Playstation *1.* Back when game disks came in little CD cases and not the DVD or Blue-Ray cases we've had since, like, the early 2000's or something. Man I feel old now...

[@lumilauraa]

as one of the people who can confidently say they have played spyro 1 more than 99.999% of people on earth, not even playing it every single day and making it a career made this game any less magical. i earnestly believe this game is one of the single best platformers of the 5th generation. (yes i am very biased)

[@dsmoothb]

Muppet monster adventure is actually a lot like spyro. I can go as far as to say if you like Spyro you will like that Muppet game

[@charizardoreo]

Yesss i love that game

[@TheOneNamedMrLife]

I'm a simple man, I see a video about Spyro, I immediately click it.

[@tywilkins2584]

Her: Hey babe you coming to bed? Me: Sorry new Golden Bolt vid just dropped I’ll be there in an hour 😂

[@markerikson7423]

*YOU WERE SO CLOSE TO MAKING THE ACRONYM "DRAGON!"*

[@SafetyServbot]

You put into words the exact thought I've had about Spyro 1 my whole life. This is one of the most validating experiences I could ever conceivably have

[@emmastarr5242]

Funnily enough, I feel the exact same way about Pokémon Emerald, with the Battle Frontier. At the very least, we DID get Platinum and HGSS not that long after it, but...I still have yet to find another game that has such a compelling and fun postgame before or since...unless you count Pokémon Unbound.

[@Sludgeberries]

The original spyro games are truly magical feeling, they’re video game gems (ha haaaaaa). But fr nothing captures the ethereal feeling of music and atmosphere, as good as Reignited was, the OG’s have a special place in my heart…and on my shelf, the only ps1 games I’ve held onto over the years

[@Sunset4Semaphores]

Spyro one PlayStation 1 is one of my favorite games. I played it on launch week on my launch day PlayStation 1. My favorite memories as a child of the 20th century.

[@shadeblackwolf1508]

The first game's remake really fixes the one major letdown, the dragons

[@SockyNoob]

12:50 Slim Cognito lol.

[@maxwelllutomski7855]

"Even further beyond..." "AHH-" 😂

[@glacialbae]

Tree Tops is my favorite level in Spyro. It's a platforming puzzle, and I love it.

[@Mystaldi]

Amazing video, what a great way to revisit the first game I ever played, thank you so much! :D

[@scooberz2015]

Spyro 1 is like an EXTREMELY simple song that repeats the same riff. It's just a really solid riff, and they do a good job dolling it up as you go. Nothing new, just your same moves with Organic. Like you said, you're just there. No story outside of the intro cutscene. Go to place. There's stuff in that place. Get some stuff or get all stuff. I compare Spyro 1 to a platformer FAN GAME., and I don't mean that jn a bad way. Fan games rarely have resources or the ability to make the world "dynamic", it's usually just a limited engine with the fundamentals. Rarely any kind of cutscenes. They only have access to a couple of riffs, and they need to make an entire album out of em. Spyro 1 is almost like a GIANT tech demo. A practice run at a platformer of sorts. Ironically, it's that niche that makes it stand out.

[@parallel2465]

omg you said Pitfall, at just past the halfway point, Pitfall: the lost expedition is hands down one of the most under appreciated and least talked about platformer of all time it feels like

[@Chaosticks148]

HEELLLL YESSS I’ve been waiting all day now it’s time to pack a bowl and relax to your awesome content

[@ceneblock]

Is there a Spyro anniversary? Another channel I watch released a video on Spyro yesterday.

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

"My dad's house had a Ps1 and no memory card" Hey, that was me but with Spyro 3, literally the same situation, my dad had to wait like a month or so to buy the memory cards, replayed up to the third hub world routinely back then.

[@charlottepitt100]

I actually love this game a lot I’m fairly certain I have played 1 more then the other 2 combined and It was the game that gave me a love for dragons and purple it has a special place in my heart

[@victorfreeman6622]

BEEN WAITIN ON THIS ONE 🗣️🗣️🗣️💯💯🙌🏼🤯😤🗣️🙌🏼🗣️🗣️🤞🏼

[@volpe2077]

Yoooo Spyro The Dragon video, let's goooo!! Hope to see a video on the sequel eventually, that game has SUCH comfy music and hub worlds 😍😍😍

[@mandalorianhunter1]

I love Spyro so much. Yeah the first game was great but I love Spyro 2 so much. Yeah Spyro 1's over world felt a live because it would have enemies and more instead of just safe hub worlds. I really miss Spyro so much

[@luckysmac]

Oh man!!! Just started my playthrough a few days ago so I don’t wanna spoil too much with this video even though I SUPER wanna watch this. I will be back!!!!!

[@getuponthemike6341]

Just clocked out came home and sat down with the bong let's goooooo

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

I never got to play Spyro 1 or 2 they just didn't sell them where I lived. Spyro 3, though, that was one of the greatest 3D platformers, up there with Mario 64 and the Sonic Adventure games for me.

[@thefakebanette3483]

Another games like Spyro in the sense of no have like it but many come close is Metroid prime. It's just one of a kind

[@Lord_Hengar]

My problem with Tree Tops as a kid wasn't doing super charge math. I just got lost.

[@nashiora]

Just off the beginning of the video, haven't finished it, Zera: Myths Awaken is pretty damn close in aesthetic and "learn it yourself", mostly. It's still in development and was previously a Spyro fan game, but it's got some very interesting platforming/movement mechanics that if you don't play around with and eventually master will leave you without full completion. It's a really fun run through last I played a few years ago.

[@TheGoldenBolt]

That's specifically the one I'm referring to when I mention indie revivals that quickly end up on hiatus, actually! It's been 4+ years since the last update and it went on hiatus about 30 months ago, with the developer apparently working on different projects.

[@smartpersonjdt]

I'm wearing a Spyro shirt today. Coincidence? I THINK NOT!

[@HaughtyToast]

The only other game I've seen that does this sort of inspect your surroundings and take leaps of faith thing is a proof of concept Sonic fan game called Sonic Utopia. I 100% believe the creator of that game was inspired by the charge puzzles in Spyro.

[@thehuskyplays4361]

Fun fact the Japanese version of Spyro 1 is considered hard mode out of any other regional version because the Japanese version has fixed camera angles and you cannot change it and unfortunately for me i played the first 2 games oddly enough we never got the third game out in Japan in the year 2001 I got to experience the trilogy of these games for the first time in the USA and my mind was blown

[@jamesmanning2831]

I’m glad someone else has referenced slim cognito my friends never understood😂

[@10Elements]

You play Spyro like Calculus, I play Spyro like a Sorting Algorithm, We are not the same. Also yes! Muppet Monster Adventure is a great game, especially if you are a Spyro fan and want another hit, defo give it a play

[@GelberDracheLP]

Yeah, Spyro the dragon has a very special itch... I think since i did find epsxe i have beaten Spyro 1 at least once a year I was sooooo hyped when the Reignited Trilogy was anounced Even just watching this video gives me this itch to play it again But right now i'm sick, so it needs to wait

[@MysteriousRanch]

Is Xera: Myths Awaken not progressing anymore? It’s a very direct Spyro-like platformer

[@Jroobelucios]

Zera's Developer is slowly working on it. It's a lot of work.

[@MysteriousRanch]

@ I never disagreed with that! Solo game development is massively time consuming. I was just surprised Golden Bolt didn’t mention it, so I assumed it must have been one of the “cancelled” projects he mentioned in this video.

[@TheGoldenBolt]

The last I'd seen is that it's been on hiatus for 2.5 years after another 1+ year of limited communication, and that the developer had started working on other projects. Altogether I believe the most recent build of that game is now 4-5 years old - that's exactly the one I was referencing, when talking about hiatuses!

[@MysteriousRanch]

@@TheGoldenBolt Sad to hear it - hope it still manages to happen! Great video btw :-)

[@TeraunceFoaloke]

Well, that made me think thoughts I hadn't noticed before. GG.

[@jordanread5829]

I still love how the 'hardest' boss in this game.... is a sheep on stilts.

[@MR-wn6ln]

I prefer Spyro's voice in the first game over Tom Kenny's Spyro

[@AD3SPG]

Idk why I waited until this year to buy a copy but happy I did before some Crazy reason disc copys skyrocket on price.

[@dsmoothb]

Griff the winged lion!! I've been waiting for that game ever since it was announced in 2017! Do you think it will ever be released?

[@lasersharks]

Spyro 3 is the goat for me

[@Gelgumi]

You mentioned that Muppets game, but i really gotta know if you played that one 101 Dalmatians game that is also a Spyro clone

[@TheGoldenBolt]

I guess that's going on the stream list, too! I didn't dabble _too_ much in the Muppets game, just enough to get a taste

[@TJAdkirson]

Sargent Byrd is a pretty cool guy. Trust me.

[@Enwrong_]

Music at 17:30 ?

[@MykonosFan]

Win World League from International Superstar Soccer 98

[@Enwrong_]

@@MykonosFan GOAT

[@jordanread5829]

Tree Tops has to be one of my favourite, but also hated levels in this game. Mainly due to how jank the supercharge mechanic can be. In both the original and the remaster.

[@95keat]

I was so annoyed the first time i played Spyro 2 seeing how everything had changed.

[@jetlee4life5164]

Thank you ted price

[@gracekim1998]

dragon! :D

[@samadams8533]

Fantastic t aesthete!

[@qwzii]

Dragon

[@internettoon]

oh dude you gotta play cornkids 64, like asap. it def hits the same sorta vibes and design sensibilities as spyro 1. super fun to find secrets and collectibles in that game.

[@TheGoldenBolt]

I've put about an hour into it! It's...fine? It kinda goes more for that _movement_ focus that a lot of other indie platformers have focused on, and it feels fine enough, but something didn't click. Plus, the aesthetic felt more "N64 fan mod" than N64 game, if that makes sense? I can't really describe it well yet, but it has that creepy, overemphasis-on-red-and-purple vibe that a lot of modern "N64" games go for, to make you feel the same way you did as a kid when you saw something that isn't creepy as an adult but for some reason was then. Every time I've experienced a game that tries that vibe, it just doesn't work for me personally. I've gotta get back to it though, still!

[@internettoon]

@TheGoldenBolt yeahhh fair enough, i hope it can click for you, but honestly yeah i get what youre sayin, its a bit of why i bounced off of cavern of dreams too tbh. thanks for the lengthy response!

[@TheGoldenBolt]

Cavern of Dreams had a similar issue, although that one was more me not really enjoying the world in general being a bit empty. Some of the stages were really fun, but it was missing some sauce

[@MykonosFan]

This bro's gotta stop scratchin his skin

[@dsmoothb]

If you ain't got nothing nice to say....... 👋🤡

[@MykonosFan]

​@@dsmoothb I'm his number #1 hater and will be back tomorrow

[@nordinreecendo512]

5 views in 2 minutes? Bro fell off 😔

[@TheGoldenBolt]

ratio, L bozo

[@nordinreecendo512]

@TheGoldenBolt Love your content bro, keep up the great work!