They're doing the anime girl thing 👉👈 !! | Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore

[@matthewbankey5547]

Fun fact: that lady who wants Arzette to bring her something “starry” is voice by Bonniejean Wilbur, who not only did the opening narration, but also was the voice of Zelda in the original CD-I Zelda games!

[@mikaLtubeyou]

Ok, that's just an amazing fact. I love it.

[@qnteban]

And the way she is animated reminds me of Afroninja360's animation style.

[@yoshi425]

@@qnteban i totally see it

[@supersmashbro596]

links actor is the tutorial guy and also the skeleton elvis that gives you the power gloves.

[@mortua_conjuga]

that _is_ a fun fact

[@chaoskei2699]

I love moments where their years of experience in their fields just come up, like Arin noticing different animating styles and talking about game design and Dan noticing the nuances in the game’s music and the recording quality of the voices. I just think that’s neat. 😊

[@ahaetulla]

Love Arin buying three of everything except the lamp oil and then proceeding to run out in a cave

[@Saitken]

10:42 The Rat man forgives ya, THIS time.

[@DJohoe28]

life is just beautiful sometimes, y'know... 🥲

[@ccggenius]

I am genuinely curious if he wasn't joking and you get more stuff for setting off a bomb inside. It really seems like an obvious thing for them to try after he told them to, which is probably why Arin completely missed it.

[@daveo9359]

I get it, "The Stand"

[@josephschultz3301]

@@daveo9359Does anybody else hear Blue Oyster Cult or is it just me?

[@kdesano8]

THIS tymmmm........!

[@samuelmckeirnan2507]

“Oh you mean the new Starbomb 4 album coming out?” Oh boy, I’m excited! “I thought you meant the new NSP Under the Covers 4” Yeah… WAIT WHAT!?

[@TheGenomario]

Got a timestamp for that

[@samuelmckeirnan2507]

@@TheGenomario 19:05

[@davidwebster6081]

It's hard to express how much I love these insane animations. Striking that balance of "really shitty but also clever" is SO difficult. Love this series!

[@DarkHypernova]

I found the way Arzette was tickled by the horse puns really endearing. It reminded me of Allie's background giggles.

[@Dazia]

Her background giggles give me life

[@MrSpartan993]

I miss Unofficial 3rd Grump’s background laughter.

[@shoocharu]

Wait a minute....

[@TheTrueSuper]

I'm waiting

[@sleepyote]

It's you!

[@DapperMimic]

Ok what now?

[@digitalgamer457]

Minutes up. Very sorry ToT

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

.... Who ARE you?!

[@m15t3r_n8]

Oh my god, the Sbassbear "Throwin' Bombs At Daddy" jam is gonna be 🔥

[@supershasha]

Yeeeeeesss

[@dexgray4581]

Looked for this comment!! 😂 yup!!

[@spacesquid95force25]

Seedy Eye should try to get Eugene Levy to do another wacky golf game

[@nitroglycerific9295]

YES. THIS A MILLION TIMES OVER.

[@TheMCzorro]

And make Arin one of the characters instead of Dan (or keep Dan, I don't know)

[@matthewbankey5547]

I second this, someone contact Dopply about this idea!

[@rugxulo]

The choppies! (That's all I remember.)

[@PHUZface1]

fuck YES!!!

[@sleepyote]

The music reminds me of those days when the teacher would roll in the tv/vcr, and the class would watch an educational video.

[@MegaManlet]

You’re talking about the Eyewitness intro theme!

[@benanderson89]

Whoever did the music did their research. It's shockingly accurate to the early 90s both in composition and sound: I'm pretty sure that a Roland SC55 sound module was used.

[@SkilesHasFun]

@@MegaManlet Dude, I just looked that up, and listened to/watched it for the first time in 20+ years, and fucking wept.

[@DUNZODaDON]

JAKE SILVERMAN AKA BUTTON MASHER Thank me later

[@Ylurple]

it's very Mischief Makers

[@Commodore128]

That shopkeeper is incredible! This game nails the "feel" of the CDi games so well, but the shopkeeper really takes it to the next level.

[@cherricake1796]

4:30 THAT ROOM LITERALLY HAS LAMP OIL ROPE AND BOMBS OH MY GOD...

[@mullyboats]

and the shopkeeper was doing the morshu movements lol

[@cherricake1796]

​@@mullyboatsANND he said something similar sounding

[@IsaacMayerCreativeWorks]

they’re yours my friend

[@mossysnail6857]

@@IsaacMayerCreativeWorks AH, AH, ah, but you need to have enough rubies, don't forget that

[@QaRajhCreations]

Sorry Arzette, I can't *GIVE* credit, come back when you're a little MMMM *RICHER*

[@obviousghost5895]

THE RETURN OF THE SONG MY HEART SOARS

[@anannoyingdog2647]

THE MAMEY WEAMUS RETURNS-

[@dagger0311]

Sick new remix too!

[@JH-no9sl]

It's snowing on Mt Fuji

[@stevenknauer6234]

The grin that creeped over my face when I realized what Dan was leading to

[@AKA_Kira]

Main character looks like a cross between Suzy and Arin

[@ClownHoundII]

It's their fanchild

[@black_rabbit_0f_inle805]

Suzarian if you will.

[@Lostfloortile]

Reallll

[@JayTohab]

Dang it, I had a crush on her but now it's weird 😵‍💫

[@mere7583]

Is Suzy’s full name Suzette? Cause that would be just too coincidental

[@M_Alexander]

I hope he eventually sees the giant cracked boulder he kept running across in the forest

[@montyeggman3075]

Good. I wasn't the only one who noticed that.

[@tylerprince6371]

He equipped the bombs RIGHT before reaching it too, so I was like "Oh good, he realized" then he walks over it like 5 times

[@Dudeman9339]

nope. never will.

[@TRZN91]

It's literally fucking sparkling!!!!

[@montyeggman3075]

@@TRZN91 Well, in his defense, the sparkle isn't easy to see, hence why I didn't know if anyone else noticed it.

[@pocketproductions7206]

Firstly, the moose bartender can get it 100%, secondly his voice sounds like arins sidon “to the mountains of lanaru” voice

[@theflunkoutdude90]

9:21 The woman’s husband in the photo is making the same face as Tails does in that one fan comic.

[@tinyetoile5503]

Isn't that his mustache? Lol

[@TheSpektrum1989]

Arin found a shield ring? sweet, time for him to no shield run like he does in Zelda.

[@Archgeek0]

Man, an item like that would've done a *lot* to improve the playability of Faces of Evil or Wand of Gamelon.

[@enlongjones2394]

@@Archgeek0this game makes some choices that definitely seem intended to deal with the design flaws in those games.

[@theincrediblehibby8239]

Oh my god Moose Bartender's ponytail is just his tied-back ears, I love that so much

[@curseyoujordanshow]

The whole "constructive advice couched inside an insult" gag reminds me of a lyric from Weird Al's "Your Horoscope For Today": _"Work a little bit harder on improving your low self-esteem, you stupid freak."_

[@rtyuik7]

17:22 - and Now this video-watching experience is complete...i was hooked when i first heard the game use terms like "duckwalk" and "smart sword", i was 'reeled in' by the shop owner giving an updated version of "...IF you have enough Rubies", but it was Danny's callback to BabyPenis that finally checked the last box, so to speak...

[@sarahbroome6994]

This playthrough is so endearing. The returning of all the classic CDI bits along with the newer vibe is incredible. And props for the prodigal song making its triumphant comeback.

[@neoflashjf]

every time he passed over the cracked rock at 19:41 I screamed!!!! it even had sparkles to indicate something!

[@rhydondaddy]

“Oh fuck! Oh fuck! Oh fuck! Oh fuck! Oh fuck!” 23:56 That got me. A lot more than it should have for how stupid it was

[@AssortedMeats]

God, that Arin Hanson. What a regular man.

[@DarkfireTaimatsu]

I hear he poops like one, too~

[@supershasha]

And loves to kiss our dads.

[@Archgeek0]

Do you think he eats Wendy's?

[@SoMe_KiKi]

You know know they say Arin Hanson is the video game boy.

[@MrSpartan993]

@@Archgeek0I do! I think he sucks it down.

[@dysphaniathemantis]

the fact that there was a point at which they had exactly 420 rubies and didn't notice slightly bothers me.

[@AlphaWolf567]

Right?! And Dan was excited about trying to reach 420

[@dysphaniathemantis]

@@miguelnewmexico8641 because they were just talking about how they wanted the rubies to reach 420. plus laughing at the funi number is a very grumps thing to do.

[@Archgeek0]

I found it kinda gross that they missed 144.

[@HoopyFroodood]

That's our bois.

[@SoMe_KiKi]

SLIGHTLY?! I was watching like “do it already…say it! SAY IT!”

[@jajajasputin8927]

Arzette is genuinely such a cute protag, love her

[@Lord-Gazimus]

Glad it's not just me 🥰

[@nakenmil]

Yeah, she's really endearing.

[@ericpeterson6520]

"I had so much fun playing [the CD-i Zeldas]" no Arin you absolutely didn't lmao. it is a testament to how good this game is that it makes people forget how bad the originals really were

[@senatorsparky]

“It makes me want to fucking cry, dude!” -Arin actually playing Wand of Gamelon

[@pon3d120]

Arin has fun getting frustrated on the show though. He mentions it repeatedly during Sonic playthroughs.

[@mugiwarajm]

19:39 "Man we record and then don't release a bunch of stuff" "Yeah, it's a terrible model when you really think about it" Me: *stares at Warner Bros.*

[@Tkscz]

25:18 the key is clearly to his left, classic Arin.

[@uberculex]

Ah yes, the llanguage of the game that had an NPC that said to make sure to stock up on bombs and supplies before heading out. That actually means to head out with nothing.

[@DaveYognaut]

shrimp goggle guy definitely lived up to the terrifying animation of the og cgi games, my god

[@herogear_art]

Omg Dan, my friend one time sang some Rage songs in the voice of Fred Schneider of the B-52s and it was THE BEST. Agree that singing those lyrics in a fun/happy way is hilarious.

[@LithmusEarth]

11:30 so the town seems like the place you go first, to get all the advice for the campaign, not, after you've begun it, because it comes across very... we already know these things. The return for items to purchase was fair, but maybe the game shouldn't have left you at the map screen but just plunked you into town, to explore it. 18:24 I was also expecting him to just be in town somewhere in the streets.

[@MoonlitLycan]

The wolf moves into the empty, run down home behind the blue barrier so you don't get to actually see him until you find the blue magic in the submarine around 8 worlds in. (He actually offers you another quest involving finding house plants in the other empty homes across the game for a bigger lamp oil reserve, which is only necesssry if you want to bother 100%ing the game for the secret ending)

[@MoonlitLycan]

Leave it to Arin to, instead of looking for the key to get inside the observatory in Creece Canyon to just assume it must be elsewhere (it's to the left of the zipline for the lovelies playing at home) and just nopes right out of there instead. Given that the item needed for progression and the beacon for the story both are inside this is gonna be a LONG one (if they don't drop it next episode).

[@SubjectiveObserver]

Tbf, it is typical for games like this to put key items in different levels. It's a valid strategy to bounce around the map, prodding at random areas to see where you can make progress. As long as they are still making progress (burning a tapestry, beating the horse, learning the layout) there's nothing to worry about.

[@ChippTheFox]

Dan: you said we could do this in 5 episodes! Arin: don't worry I got this! me: Arin... You just tried to use a sacred candle on a wall for another sacred candle....

[@biancabrounti649]

17:00 love the remix😅💕

[@oddnoble-y3g]

oh my god I love the rat man living in the wall!

[@someguyinahotdogsuit9641]

God the music in this is slapping so hard. Terrific direction and work done here. Grooving so hard to every track.

[@folkmar00]

Those animations indeed have something charming in them and voice acting is actually good, like nicely matching the caricature of the characters.

[@angelgenesis3622]

They really captured the style with this game. What a great love letter to the CD-i Era.

[@thatluckypanda_]

GameGrumps Lunch Break Chronicles, Day 66: I think today’s just one of those days where I just hate everything, so I’m sticking with toast for the day. 7/10

[@gishigoshi]

Same. I had pot pie though very yummy

[@DapperMimic]

Every day bro

[@sleepyote]

I hope your day gets better

[@IkeyCaptain]

I also took my Adderall too late too

[@georgeviney9360]

So…. Your saying it’s just one of those days where you don’t wanna wake up?

[@Dimenciao]

I, for one, think that you both need to either fresh start or somehow continue that horrific Zelda CDI playthrough.. You can't dodge the inevitable with these fairly well put together CDI games-- is there yet another amorphous nightmare waiting to be slapped for 45 minutes straight inside of a circus tent from hell? It's up to you two to find out!

[@nebbyott]

"Oh your talking about the 4th Starbomb album! I thought you were talking about the 4th Under the Covers album which is already fully recorded" I thought you were done doing _both those things_ Exciting stuff!

[@SummDude168]

I am the only one who’s kinda in love with this protagonist, unironically? The fact that she’s constantly rolling her eyes and being super sarcastic at everyone’s annoying, wobbly cartoon antics. Basically acts as the audience surrogate. Super appealing design in general too!

[@someguyinahotdogsuit9641]

Reminds me of Katara from Avatar: the last airbender. I'm expecting at some point Arzette will give in to the antics just a little along with them.

[@SubjectiveObserver]

Not until she started giggling at the horse puns. I've seen a lot of eye-rolling protagonists, but they often act too annoyed or self-important. She's competent but endearing.

[@fosterbennington6405]

I think it’s a very overdone type of character but I still enjoy it to an extent

[@philbertius]

Yeah, I find it offputting that she’s just annoyed with everyone, hard to like someone like that. Horse puns helped a lot though

[@Lucifersfursona]

For me it was that she didn’t immediately murder everyone who isn’t typecast a human. Yes you should still be able to talk to people. Yes I would love a game where the enemies you have to destroy are people who look like you so you have to be like. Wait a minute. This alright?

[@loluser21]

WAIT THERES A 4TH STARBOMB ALBUM IN THE WORKS?!?!?!?

[@dem160d]

It's already recorded. They finished it like....a year and a half ago

[@loluser21]

@@dem160d my guy Its still a new starbomb album

[@anannoyingdog2647]

AY YO??👀

[@dem160d]

@@loluser21 well yeah. But they've talked about it many times before.

[@wulfematrax1702]

13:00 I love it when Arin phases into Starbomb Zelda Rap nonsense mid playthough

[@spunchnurntly4979]

16:26 "You Know what can you go back to that map one second?" Of course he can this man spends all his "Rupies" shooting ""rope's"".

[@Lilith861]

*Listening to Arin singing in the cave* Me: Well, I know someone who's going to make that a song :)

[@assassinwolf7216]

I would just like to say how awesome having the episode hashtags in the video details is. So convenient for the longer playthroughs.

[@brockmckelvey7327]

I'm so glad the Grumps are continuing this! I hope they get the Chains & Oil, cause I need them to see as much of this game as possible

[@jblen]

Arin gets defence ring: whoah this is so good Arin 30 seconds later: doesn't use ring to defend at all

[@Scrofar]

Something I find quite charming is that of all the characters, Arzette has the most tame and controlled character animation. This implies she is a normal person living in a world of completely batsht insane people.

[@spiderchap1857]

"There's just bombs laying around in bags, the game taught me that." Yes. In the tutorial. Where they were teaching you how to use bombs...

[@AnimeFan_2013]

11:10 - Bruh no way! 15:12 - Wow, a little Smash reference too? 16:26 - The beginning of that music kind of sounds like the third Nokani Forest music from Wand Of Gamelon 16:56 - Yyyeaahh! It's come full circle again 20:52 22:47 23:58 - Hahahaha

[@Bluesit32]

You gotta help that moose out. The prize is worth it.

[@alinehunt283]

9:02 deer man gives off "drain his nuts in Mifa" energy

[@quincycleophasjenkins721]

The devs of this game even included a “…you must die!” reference. Well done!

[@TheyLoveThemLLC]

I'm -REALLY- obsessed with this game, Grumps! Please play the whole game I never wanna stop watching this 😤😤 It's SO cozy

[@Obstreperous_Octopus]

1:30 lol! Next time someone does or says something creepy or racist or whatever, I'm gonna tell them "Whoa-- [undesirable trait or action]? Ha ha, not in my garage!"

[@sedox3145]

4:33 that dude is clearly Morshu, he looks and talks like him, he's even got the *bombs*

[@HighwaymanYwain]

the music in this game had absolutely no need to be such a bop

[@risxra]

I am just so in awe of how amazingly this game captures all of the things that made the CD-i Zeldas funny-terrible. They make the smallest touches - like the poor recording quality of some of the characters’ voice lines, awkward line deliveries, inexplicable character interactions - feel like the pinnacle of stylistic game design. It takes a lot of skill to craft something so intentionally “bad”. The thing that stands out to me here that makes it more charming, though, is that Arzette is sort of the straight man amidst the wackiness of the world; her VA is good, she has a consistent personality, and she is just as weirded out by the many quirks of the NPCs as you are. She’s not immune to it all, but her being relatively “normal” is an aspect that I think adds a lot to an already great tribute.

[@resileaf9501]

I'm really loving Arzette. She's a great character, and has a great voice.

[@rtyuik7]

also, (21:00ish), if i could somehow get the 'hang it on a wall' equivalent of Danny saying "believe in yourself, fuck face", to hang on my wall, i might actually start believing in myself...

[@mortua_conjuga]

the l ron hubbard joke got me again

[@AvitalaTheWingedWolf]

I cant with the mantis shrimp goggles joke

[@CHmLgN]

20:15 Me too. Loved Rage but grade school me didn't know who 'they' were or why they were surrounding my family with sea shells, lol.

[@rodrigoferreramenezes5274]

Dude, they nailed the drunk guy character. He's jankness is on par with the CDI ones.

[@626lancer]

This game is like, genuinely super charming. All I've seen from this console are the zelda games, but this game is genuinely something I would've enjoyed back in the day, and honestly, I kinda unironically love it now

[@SubjectiveObserver]

You know this a modern game, right? A lot of people are mixed up about that.

[@Nirakolov]

That marimba and caliope (or whatever) music really reminds me of Secret of Mana for some reason

[@turtleearthsociety1716]

Arin casually missing the big Bombable rock in the forest level.

[@DaveNationCP]

17:35 Sbassbear already on it.....*sighs like a disappointed mother*.....Arin...

[@cranapple3367]

10:20 Dan resists telling Arin to take it easy.

[@garethscott418]

Arin missing that boulder in the forest every time causes me damage.

[@jonahabenhaim1223]

4:30 oh Look it’s definitely not Morshu

[@AlphaWolf567]

Dude, the Rat Man is kinda hot, I think it’s his voice and calm demeanor that seems like a chill guy to hang with. And neat! Looks like we’re getting another NSP cover album on top of the 4th Starbomb album.

[@Zodiacman16]

just ignore the part where he's eating shit

[@TheMCzorro]

Didn't NSP also have These Nuts coming out in the nearest future?

[@TheRealBlazingDiamond]

Some things are better kept to ourselves.

[@senatorsparky]

9:48 Knockoff Barney Gumble is ROUGH

[@Lord-Gazimus]

"Don't fight 'em! Feed 'em! Something spicy, know what I mean?"

[@SecondCityGamez]

16:54 the secret first single drop from the new Starbomb album!

[@shekarian5533]

It's very cool they hired the VA's from the old CD-i games to do some voices in this 😀

[@stevonnie-forever]

16:54 I jumped up from my seat and cheered.

[@zenithfocus9556]

Dan says this reminds him of the cartoon shows that gave him nightmares, i immediately thought of Super Jail on Adult Swim. That show creeped me out

[@TubbyGothQueen]

Ughh that part where he keeps missing the blow up point in the forest was pissing me off so bad I started yelling ugh, by the time he missed all the secret bags in the desert I had officially given up

[@victinibaumbs2123]

"You have an eye for beauty dont you? My husband died in the war." That has "I miss my wife Tails." energy.

[@Heiach]

Oh wow a 4th Starbomb album?? I had no idea! I honestly thought the 3rd was the final one, I'm so excited!!

[@Yuan3627]

20:32 they learned nothing from the friendly rat... went by it twice now...

[@pancookieplays]

Oof, ouch ooh nooo they missed the key to the observatory without even looking for it

[@MigratoryWhimbrel]

Really appreciating the episode numbers in the thumbnails

[@hyperpirate357]

Arin Hanson is the absolute LAST person on the planet to claim he can follow the "language of a game"

[@Shadownade]

I shit you not, just yesterday as I was moving things from my old place to my new house - I was thinking "Man, it'd be cool if NSP recorded an Under the Covers Vol. 4..." Lo and freaking behold.

[@Angofurious]

i like watching game grumps because you never know when you'll get a teaser for the next spazzbear banger.

[@Levyathyn]

I like this. Part of me wonders if Arin's actual appearance didn't factor into Arzette's design a bit.

[@just_Nyra]

Not Dan just causally mentioning Under The Cover Vol IV but not These Nuts releasing tomorrow 🤣 VERY excited for both!!!

[@Evan-nf8ep]

I love how they added all the QoL changes while still making it the same kind of charming. I like that you still stab people to interact. I hope there's one NPC in the game who you try to talk to but just stab with your sword in an animation lmao.

[@Evan-nf8ep]

I commented this before realizing they actually mention it IN this episode lmao

[@fillman86]

I don't care for the Zelda CDI games, but they made it so fun to watch, and this is like a kind of extension of that. So it kills me that these videos aren't getting as many views as their other recent videos :(

[@nickelbink]

11:11 is that a Shovel Knight reference?! Man, this game keeps on giving

[@Bluesit32]

It's a Castlevania reference.

[@pon3d120]

Shovel Knight’s food was a reference to the Castlevania games.

[@JonLeung1]

More like a Castlevania reference...

[@Ails1234]

uhm... sure

[@nickelbink]

@@Bluesit32 Ahh, fair! I've never played the Castlevenias that much, still cool!

[@GODZILLA2915]

Arin: (sees that observatory’s door is locked) Me: “looks around. Look arou-“ Arin: (leaves level)

[@CountShaman]

I stand corrected. Looks like it might take a while before they get the best item.

[@grimmiewolf]

This is dripping with 90s CD-I styles and I really love it :D