The WEIRDEST Games of All Time

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Chapter Titles
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0:00 Hello and Welcome
0:06 Robopon (Ralph)
1:32 Sonic & Knuckles
2:25 369-in-1
3:12 Niu BQi-C3 Pro
4:12 EA Genesis Yellow Tabs
5:15 Super Noah’s Ark 3D
6:20 Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand
7:10 Guitar Hero: On Tour
8:32 Game Genie
9:08 Game Boy Camera
10:11 WarioWare
11:18 Genesis J-Carts
11:48 Yoshi’s Topsy-Turvy
12:34 Sonic 3D Blast
13:30 What do You Think?

[@JeffDeLamater]

Weird games, and no mention of Vib Ribbon for the PS1? That game let you take the game disc out while playing, put in your own audio cd, and it would programmatically generate levels based off the audio track that was playing.

[@Doge_OfficialAccount]

@Jeremy Bosco and ps2

[@RedStyla]

Wtf ? Sounds so futuristic

[@-Teague-]

Bro that sounds incredible whatttt

[@liamjones2131]

So, wait... does it basically store all of the necessary files into the RAM, so that the disc can be replaced, and run from the operations from the RAM rather than from the disc? That sounds impressive. I know someone did the same thing with a Game Boy rom and used it to dump their game cartridges so they could emulate without getting in any legal bother. Such a really cool way of doing things, to not just utilise, but to do so creatively, the whole of the console.

[@JeffDeLamater]

@@liamjones2131 yeah, that's exactly how it worked. game started up, and everything it need was loaded to ram, so that you could then open the drive, remove the disc, and replace it with your own music CD, and then the game would procedural create the levels based off the audio. And the cool thing is, the same song would always generate the same level. So if you found a song/level that you really enjoyed, you could play it across any gaming session.

[@KnightSlasher]

Sometimes retro can be very interesting truly a bygone era seeing as how disks are all the same shape

[@zombiekid1647]

@@Theunicorn2012 3133

[@MrSmexy702]

I got robopon (sun) in the box still. It was one of my favorite games as a kid and I got it bc emulators don't work for it. I had tried them and the saves would get corrupt, sprites would cause crashes like 10 years ago. I'd ask the emulator creators if they had a fix for it and the replies I would get was " it's a very weird game that doesn't work like any others; so the coding would take so much work for 1 game it wasn't worth it. They were sorry." So I went around retro stores for like a year before I found one. Then I got to scared to open it after I finally found one lol.

[@Axerob]

There was a Pokemon Pinball game for the GBC that had a rumble pack built into the cartridge which took an AA battery to power.

[@kevinpagano7245]

I had that game

[@marcmardini6873]

That game was really good, I played the hell out of it as a kid

[@kevinpagano7245]

@@Theunicorn2012 is there an echo?

[@connorsteffan8958]

I have it and it is fun.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

I hope people see this, and remember, when Nintendo was absolutely god tier. Back when they were adding sensors and things to cartridges, like Kirby tilt’n tumble. Sure they’re still doing amazing stuff to this day, but compared to how it was back then when they were working with crazy basic stuff and very outdated tech, they were absolutely magical.

[@hermdude]

6:20 I'd say one of the more notable info about Boktai is that it's supposed to be a crossover promotion between that and the Megaman Battle Network series. Problem was that the Boktai series wasn't received too well in the West (perhaps cos we're all vampires), that the final installment of the MMBN series got amputated and its post-game crossover scenario with Boktai didn't happen, unlike the JP counterpart.

[@monhi64]

I’m 😮

[@beanwithbacon]

The Genesis had a couple different multi taps, the J-cart was nice because you didn't need to spend the extra 50 bucks on one.

[@cameronbosch1213]

I can imagine a little kid using the Game Boy Camera, hitting the run option, getting the creepy "who are you running from" face, and then clearing it to find another face with the text "don't be so silly!", and then never playing the Game Boy Camera again. (And the error screens still had those faces and droning sound, like who okayed THAT!?)

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

Nintendo doing creepy pastas before creepy pastas were a thing.

[@cameronbosch1213]

@@JohnDoe-wq5eu And trolling.

[@bland9876]

Fluidity is one of the best uses of gyro I've ever seen change my mind. And those parts where you have to flip the DS completely upside down are amazing.

[@_SYDGAMING_]

Lol I could imagine a game store in the 2000 all wondering wtf is that noise. As boxes and boxes of gbkiss carts would all start sending chime tones in there boxes 😂😂😂

[@soulstring5041]

One of the coolest ones for its time is probably the SEGA channel cartridge, It was like a gamepass thru you cable company, had to plugin the cartridge and hook up a coaxial cable and it would have a rotating game library that changed every few months. Super ahead of its time seeing how things are now.

[@YS420X]

I played so much road rash with my Sega channel lol

[@WolfyRagnarok]

Sega was pretty consistently ahead of its time. The 3d glasses for the Master System, the Game Gear (in comparison to the Game Boy), the 32x, and so much more.

[@sonicdh6wolf533]

Seeing this reminded me that the Xbox Series S/X have ports on them for extra memory that are essentially just modern day Memory Cards, it's one thing but it makes me feel nostalgic.

[@zachallen7092]

144p bit got me haha thanks for the laugh.

[@theusedsk8monkey]

I had Boktai, and I could barely ever proceed in the game, because even after going outside, whichever gameboy I was using(can't remember which), the solar panels faced the ground. So I would've had to lay on my back, and that wasn't happening lol.

[@bolski6125]

Guitar Hero for DS. Both my daughters got that! They actually enjoyed it, but yeah. It was weird watching someone playing it. On vacation, they brought it to our vacation house and their cousin payed it like crazy. I even videod him "jamming" to it. He was bouncing around, everything. It was hilarious!

[@patg108]

its a lie that there is no multitap for the genesis, i own one and have used it, some games use it (sports and bomberman among others). I still own mine to this day

[@bland9876]

I wonder if you could emulate warrior ware on a modern system like say the 3ds or steam deck because they have built-in gyro?

[@madisonm2878]

You guys missed Kirbys tilt and tumble! I think it was the pre-qual to Kirbys Nuts

[@YourAverageReviews]

I still have my original Robopon cart. That game was one of my go to games. 😅

[@seanshaffer7163]

I like to see you do another fast food video and include Bob’s big boy, and some restaurants that I’ve never heard of before

[@Maniac4Bricks]

My introduction to Warioware Twisted was playing it on the GameCube via GameBoy Player at my friend's house. It was amazing. It was like the toy Brain Warp but with Wario.

[@uber_trance]

Robopon was a legit good game. Probably the best of the Poke-clones. It even had a GBA sequel

[@digydog205]

That’s why the GameCube had a handle???

[@unkown34x33]

I don't hear Kenzie Laughing hahahahahaha this is gold 😂

[@feralanis92]

Kirby tilt and tumble! It was one of the first gameboy color games I had and I remember it being super fun

[@lordcorgi6481]

I used to think I was just a nerd. After watching this video I realize I'm an omega-level nerd. I own almost all these games 🤣

[@willhahn7973]

in regard to the yoshi's topsy turvy, I don't believe it was the first game with tilt mechanics on handheld. I had Kirby Tilt n Tumble for my GBC in 2001, and it made pretty decent use of the tilt function built into the cartridge

[@GlowcatSaph]

No mention of Mission Impossible on GBC where you could program it to be a TV remote? Daaang, still some gems here!

[@CrazyWildChris]

I had all the guitar heroes for the ds and loved them as a kid looking back they seem pretty bad but also still kinda cool

[@Logixio]

Matt and Austin are the best duo on KZbin. Change my mind

[@Yipper64]

2:09 if im not mistaken it actually wont work through the 32X annoyingly.

[@mintstandardstudios4190]

So the 369 in one game…there are a lot of these, and when I say a lot I mean it. I used to go to the swap meet in San Diego CA every weekend with my dad. There was this one seller that sold games of all kinds including every all in one GBA and GBC game you could get. I had 20-30 of them and each one had different games less a few duplicates. I played every mega man that way.

[@robodock23]

Guitar hero on DS was a banger man. That game was great. Still have my copy and "fingering board" 🤣

[@stewartlee2630]

You guys didn't mention Pokémon Pinball for Game Boy Color. It has a built in rumble motor. To able to make that Rumble motor to work need 1 AAA or AA battery.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

Or even Kirby tiltN’tumble.

[@Boshea241]

Kirby Tilt n Tumble had the same tilt sensor gimmick and came out 4 years before Yoshi Topsy Turvey

[@GrumpyTy34er]

Guitar Hero On Tour Decades (the sequel) had amazing music. I feel like they knew they weren't going to get a third game so they went straight to a "Legends of Rock" format and just put bangers on there. I don't think I ever finished it so I don't know what the "Freebird"/"Through the Fire and the Flames" of the game is.

[@R3AL-AIM]

Funnily enough, I remember seeing those Genesis carts. My cousin had a few and always wondered why they were different. So nothing like the PS1 cases lol EDIT: I had Guitar Hero DS LMAO

[@antoniohuffman4459]

Was really waiting for them to mention Drill Dozer; absolutely amazing game with built in Rumble in the cartridge

[@kylelee4209]

Your best Matt burn ever 😆 🤣 😂

[@TheSkyHive]

U guys need to cover the vending machines from my 80s childhood. I believe it was Pepsi or Coke machines use to have coin-op games built in we could play after paying for soda! Also look for the combo pac-man junior...it was a combo pinball and video game...u have 2 see it...i use to race to this machine in the 80s

[@Gudamangipo]

Boktai you had to be outside too kill the vampires as well. You would drag them into a sun spot then shine sunlight on it. There were two with this feature and then one on DS that was just a straight DS game.

[@BigTrees4ever]

Wait so is robopon a Pokémon clone or is it the first gameboy game with a battery cartridge? Cause Pokémon has a battery.

[@KinseyFromThisIs]

death stranding 2 is actually gonna be boktai 5. you have to go outside and touch grass or else mads mikkelsen comes to your house to fight you

[@AronFromThisIs]

touch grassman

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

Not gonna lie Kinda shocked we’ve already got that game coming out next year.

[@AdonMrGveret]

i cant believe you didnt mention seaman for the sega dreamcast

[@neonthefox3550]

The subtitles at 8:06 😂

[@hi_tech_reptiles]

Super Noah's Ark 3D is a solid FPS tho too iirc. Not as good as Chex Quest but that wasn't a cartridge lol.

[@Abokjomal]

kirbys tilt n tumble game boy color

[@yatinsharma1316]

I loved how I could have made memes on how the advertisements of the games were better than the original game. Now no more :(

[@retroprogamer7009]

11:28 actually there are multiple Multitaps for the Genesis. EA made one for example. And Sega them self made the "Team Player"

[@VictorAlicea]

Haven't used it in ages, but Save Wizard is essentially the Game Genie for PlayStation and WeMod for PC.

[@brianhoward7277]

Kirby's Nuts is a God-tier game

[@harmoneyes]

I remember having the guitar hero DS it was not the same

[@mitchellcarpenter9035]

Pokémon pinball for Gameboy color had a built in rumble and took an AAA in the cart itself

[@Duqustar]

40 days 40 nights 😮

[@jessievelasco6074]

That guitar hero or Rockstar band concept was pretty cool not much ot a guitar guy but I see the appeal

[@Shendowx]

I still have Sonic 3, Sonic & Knuckles, 32x and Genesis. Both Sonic games still have the original cases and manuals😎 (and Sonic 3D Blast)

[@JAMESRKOFL]

Guitar hero on the DS was fun.

[@Walter_XD4]

i run on a dell all in one and it runs like a xbox 360 that is been modified with very loud fans 🤪 one time i even got an error from roblox that my graphics card can't run roblox like, its even to bad for them

[@ConfusioNIntrusioN]

game genie was awesome.. loved that thing back in the day 😁

[@shanestatham]

Have to say, was never a fan of Austin but This Is really changed my opinion. Love the content guys!

[@JustinKobus]

I totally had RoboPon!

[@TetraSky]

i miss the game genie and gamesharks and stuff like that. At least on PC we still got CheatEngine which is basically the same thing. But consoles went full on anti fun.

[@Real_Sgt_Tom]

What, no James Pond games?? LOL

[@uNkLeRaRa4]

I had a Game Genie... It BLEW my tiny little mind when I was a kid

[@itsdeonlol]

I still have my Gameboy Color Gameshark!!

[@SpeedG4mer]

8:07 Anyone see the CAPTIONS 💀

[@Mintelette]

9:00 Imagine if there was a game geine for the Nintendo switch

[@MikeSharpeWriter]

I own a Boktai and the entire Guitar Hero on Tour series! Also, Did I see a @chainbear shirt?

[@apollolux]

While Game Genie came and went, Pro Action Replay and GameShark held strong afterward!

[@ringringbananarchy]

The VTuber Inugami Korone actually DID play WarioWare on a gamecube for a stream last year!

[@lurkerrekrul]

Game companies absolutely should NOT require a license to make and sell games for a particular system. It was never like that before Nintendo came along. Anyone could make games for any system, provided they could figure out how it worked. Imagine if all computer software needed to be licensed, how many programs wouldn't exist today? You want weird? Xonox double-ended cartridges for the Atari 2600 - Two different games in one case. Plug it in one way and you got the first game, flip it around and plug in the other end and you got the second game. Starpath Supercharger - A large cartridge for the Atari 2600 which contained RAM and a cord to plug into a cassette player, then you loaded the games off tapes. A few of the games were even multi-load. Freezer cartridges - Cartridges for various computers that let you freeze and backup whatever was in memory. Many of the later ones had features to help you cheat in games, like searching for the lives counter, disabling collisions, quasi save states, etc. Magazines also printed cheats that could be entered using the cartridge, like a Game Genie. And if you want to talk games with weird gameplay; Moon Dust (C64) - Drops seeds of color on the screen and smear them around. Bounces (C64, Spectrum) - Two knights, attached to the walls with elastic cords battle it out by either hitting each other directly or by throwing a ball off the end of their swords. You can also use the ball to score points. Necromancer (C64, Atari 8-bit) - Use your wizard to grow trees, then use those trees to kill the evil spiders.

[@jandecoleman1]

While this is about actual games, one thing I don't understand was always trashed upon was the Sega Nomad, while it was as heavy as a cinderblock and batteries were used up fast as water dries up in the desert, but it played actual Sega Genesis 16 games!

[@Rossbrian1]

Are you forgetting that VR exist ? Lol

[@Kinnijup]

There is a genesis multitap - I have one!

[@alicerain8686]

I am an avid rhythm gamer and my first rhythm game was guitar hero. Me and my buds from school would come over my house and we'd have big guitar hero sessions with like 3 or 4 of us. And then they'd watch me and go "what the fuck ur insane". Fun times haha. Tho a few of my friends weren't actually too bad themselves. At least we have clone hero now!

[@omarguerrero6417]

No LSD from ps1 :(

[@kchalu]

Nuts and milk was the inspiration.

[@telephonewyre]

Guitar hero on ds was so fun idc

[@calebanderson8541]

I had the Noah’s ark game and I never had to put a game on top of another to play it.was a pretty good game too

[@smulk09]

0:52 Leave Altus alone Matt!

[@Thereecast]

i remeber ice age for the gba

[@jimmyostrom9499]

They can do cartridges with an SSD drive

[@PhoenixFireG5683]

Okay, I keep scrolling through the comments and I haven't found it yet at all. I could be wrong but it seems that: Hey You Pikachu! For the N64 has not been mentioned yet? I have not personally played this game and never got a chance to, but always thought of it as quite an interesting and weird concept!

[@tylerc161]

Does BleemCast count?

[@BrianWilliamsbfit]

I had that sonic game lol.

[@cjrensh]

What about Sega Channel?

[@AronFromThisIs]

Just got Kirby's Nuts now I have Ligma

[@Seawolf.Gaming]

The reason Sonic 3D Blast does that was actually an ingenious way to get it published. Any and all Error codes instead of dumping to the screen with an error code and crashing to the menu screen it would dump you onto the secret level select screen. It was done because if you had a crash you wouldn't pass publishing Quality control so they just did that instead. Jon Burton one of the Developers of the game has a KZbin channel called GameHut where he talks a lot about the development of the games he made/makes at Travelers Tales. Here's the video on this issue: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2rFnH6taJeXfdk

[@i4miv4n]

I actually finished the entire guitar hero on tour game

[@umbrellacorp.]

Turbo Nerds. 😂

[@isssma0]

If these are what you consider weird, you haven’t seen the really weird things yet.

[@gorfelbt]

Correction: genesis, 32x, game genie, x-link, sonic and knuckles, power base converter, sonic 2 for master system.

[@J.E.Carroll]

My name is Jeremiah and that scared da fuq outta me

[@nicholaskleider5787]

Don’t threaten me with a good time

[@redlantern3]

LSD for the PS1. Yes that’s an actual game. Yes it’s as crazy as it sounds.

[@TheSlothNerd64]

6:27

[@nolafranic8755]

I only had a ds and so I loved guitar hero lol

[@anetka556]

The sonic level select thing was a trick put in by the developer to get it past quality control. If in testing a game crashed the developer had to figure out the cause and fix it then resubmit. This developer started adding special debugs.. Upon detecting an error it would bring up a mini game or something and thus pass QC. Int he case of this sonic it sent ALL errors to a level select screen. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2rFnH6taJeXfdk

[@memphismadetez]

I'm definitely not googling how to create a Pokemon game clone from a template... 🥴🤣🔥🔥🔥 All the pokemon will be Egyptian mythical creatures and online multiplayer.. lol wonder what happens to a top down map 🗺️ in unreal engine 5

[@CJIrishLez]

I still have my Nintendo game genie.