Twisted Metal: The Complete History | The Golden Bolt

[@TheGoldenBolt]

Creamers (that's the new name for Sweet Tooth fans just trust me) rise up. If you're a true Creamer you'll subscribe to my podcast so that you can hear my stupid voice almost every week bit.ly/Crubcast - legally I'm required as a content creator to have made a podcast at some point, it's in the rules.

[@theAG24show]

OH GOD, not you too!!!

[@glukon69]

I love creaming my golden bolt

[@alexgeorge501]

"Good luck drivers, Welcome...To Twisted Metal!" -Calypso, Twisted Metal 2

[@joshuataylor7443]

Can you do a video on Drawn to death and the lore it had?

[@GodfatherRobert]

Twisted Metal cannot have started on Playstation I know i played it on Nintendo Entertainment System am 50/50 that i also played twisted metal 2 on SNES I have to restart this video now I think I missed some part. Well it turns out I remembered wrong it was definitely a PlayStation title only I know that too but somehow probably from me not having glasses I seen him put twisted metal in an NES long story short he had both consoles and one ran on discs i remember that I saw twisted metal and asked about it he said it's the best game ever ( we were) 5 or maybe 6 years old mind you. Yeah my combination of being young af and blind as hell back then makes sense why I remember this so strongly wrong this video really helped me remember correctly twisted metal was the first game i ever played on disc on any console and the second game on disc I ever even seen. Age of empires 1 being the first disc game i ever seen and pga tour 97 being the third yeah it's all flooding back to me now man if the video wasn't an hour you couldn't have nailed it so well but I gotta pass out for now im gonna finish this tomorrow.

[@WIImotionmasher]

As a lifelong Twisted Metal fan, who was born in 1995, who's taste in art, action, and music was heavily shaped by the series. Thank you for covering this. It's often a forgotten series. As a fan I hope to someday make my own car combat game, because nobody else will make what I want, even Twisted Metal.

[@winterbourne2343]

I won’t lie as somebody that loves TM 2, Black and Small Brawl, I actually really liked how over the top the show was. It’s so campy, it borders on cheap but it was so damn fun. That underdog scrappiness somehow got into the show and it works so damn well for me at least imo.

[@mikeoxmaul9675]

I agree with you!!! Hope there green light the season 2!!

[@davidmuir405]

It was a huge success

[@sishon230]

yeah, a lot of fun, it was in 90s, all Russia played to this... so many years ago, lol

[@Skater6453]

I mean the fact they took Harold which was just a throw away little thing in TM1 while they were still figuring out so many of the series character's. And over 20 years later reapplied it to the more modern finished version of Sweet Tooth and made it work so damn good. That alone is brilliance.

[@nobody2021]

For me the humor gets in the way too much. All of it falls flat for me and it's just not funny at all to me but the humor is so prominent.

[@aortaplatinum]

My only experience with Twisted Metal is when I tried to buy a complete in box black label copy of Twisted Metal Black from a local used game shop and when I got home I opened the case and discovered it was only the 2nd disc of the Greatest Hits version of Twisted Metal Black Online and it was so scratched it wouldn't even boot on my PS2

[@yesmansam6686]

I weep for you.

[@slipendoos1123]

The show ended up being much better than expected and im really looking forward to a season 2 announcement soon.

[@FatherTime89]

If it weren't for the writers strike I'd have expected a season 2 announcement by now.

[@Bahkieh]

Well The season 2 announcement came through. I love the show and there are so many references to all the cars throughout the games

[@slipendoos1123]

@@Bahkieh I saw that & I'm so excited. Can't wait for what they do in season 2. Still really hoping this show doing well will lead to at least 1 new game. I never got to play the 2012 game so I haven't played a Twisted Metal game since Head On ps2 version lol

[@GameApologist]

I love this stupid series so much. ...of course you mentioned the pizza boy/Sonic connection.

[@TheGoldenBolt]

I wish I didn't have that knowledge tbh

[@Game_Hero]

How do you feel about the upcoming show?

[@Dogmartone]

Twisted Metal, Sly Cooper, Rachet and Clank and War of the Monsters were some of the all time favorite ps2 games! Way better than any call of duty games out today lol

[@rcpf3]

I’m still waiting on a war of the monsters 2!

[@diegomedina9637]

Yeah yeah we get it. "Modern gaming sucks. Gaming peeked during the time *I* was a child" you're like the tipical White college girl of KZbin comments.

[@coltonwilkie241]

Weird comparison, but okay.

[@billweir1745]

@@coltonwilkie241 Not really. So many people buy a new system just to play call of duty, a game that sucks and is just rehashed crap year after year. Games have lost their creative edge, which those other games certainly had. It's a bummer.

[@coltonwilkie241]

@@billweir1745 No, it's weird comparing Twisted Metal, Ratchet and Clank, Sly Cooper and War of the Monsters to Call of Duty. Literally just comparing chocolate cake to baked beans. Call of Duty bad, we all know this, doesn't make the comparison any less garbage. At least compare old games to the newer versions of them are something at least close to them.

[@chiphead9980]

“You don’t care about Jumping Flash!” But… I do…

[@KaminoKatie]

Jumping Flash slander will not go unpunished

[@Jared73]

We need a Jumping Flash reboot

[@tvirus9369]

I want a vr jumping flash game

[@QuestionBlockGaming]

Right? Jumping Flash is one of my favorite early PS1 games!

[@oreed8]

@@tvirus9369 jumping flash vr would be insane

[@natew5593]

26:59 This reference to Jaffe’s Metroid Dread incident is hilarious

[@HoneySonya]

My sister and I were just playing Twisted Metal Black the other day and cant beat the NPCs in the 3rd level. No idea how we did it as kids lol. I also remember playing the PS3 one with my friend in highschool and loved it, we Platinumed it together. Always loved the edgy whacky destruction this series had.

[@captainzib]

What a great game. You ever get to try 4 player split screen with the multi tap?

[@WheeledHamster]

Black suck, all the AI basically track and seek you out instead of you know fight each other?

[@HoneySonya]

@@WheeledHamster Right?! It is ridiculous! But the challenge is somehow addicting lol.

[@Pitchblackplays]

Only thing that makes Black playable is that your lives are per level, so you can just retry the level. If not, I wouldn't have kept playing.

[@captainchaosxx3866]

@@WheeledHamster nah brah, that happens in 2. I've been playing all last week. I hate Sweettooth always singling me out with that spam special.

[@Kfox0963]

Damn, this retrospective really makes Jaffe out to be a more visionary-yet-incapable games producer than I had realized. Very interesting.

[@TaRAAASHBAGS]

Seems like a George Lucas/Kojima type that needs to have someone listen to his wild ideas then actually funnel them into something playable and enjoyable.

[@christophercarrasco154]

Dude I cannot express how much I'm excited for the show. Love that they're going full blown camp.

[@lt_johnmcclane]

Lol I’m glad it’s campy too but I can’t imagine they were ever considering a 100 percent serious drama where we get to witness Axel’s whole character arc

[@jamesalexhowlett]

I’m watching it right now. I’m on episode 6. I don’t like it, blood drive is a much better show.

[@christophercarrasco154]

@@jamesalexhowlett Regardless of quality, I think this show is a sign of the type of game we're getting. Like Sony has gone full cinematic recently with all their other games. Would be interesting to see them go full grind house b-movie with this one.

[@jamesalexhowlett]

@@christophercarrasco154 has a new game been confirmed?

[@rafterman5072]

@@jamesalexhowlett No, but it has been heavily rumored.

[@unknownuser5585]

TM4 was my favorite. Basically every level had a shortcut, hidden area or easter egg. Along with being in the golden era of cheat codes, once memorized, could give you a big advantage during gameplay.

[@reptilez13]

I loved TM2 as a kid. Felt very counter culture at the time, grungey and unpolished but a blast. The rest were solid too, Black being the other major highlight. Thanks for the trip down memory lane and the back story!

[@Darth-Claw-Killflex]

I literally burst out laughing when, out of nowhere, you said "subscribe, this is all I have". Subscribed.

[@tomhibbert6486]

Twisted metal is the ultimate example of the monkey paw

[@gene052286]

What is the monkey paw

[@MrDark086]

@gene052286 the monkey paw is a short story based off a cursed relic that would grant you as many wishes as the paw has fingers. The catch is every wish it grants comes with a catch. For example if you wished for a million dollars it would give you the money but the catch would be you inherited it because a family member died or you got into a bad wreck and was given it from insurance.

[@the9-2-5outlawgamer]

Well said. This game in the series is its’ own blessing and curse. I compare the run of the series like letting an absentee parent raise a child while running around naked and being neglected. And I like how Campbell said that he would hope it would become a movie, well We got a crazy off-the-wall TV series that nobody expected.

[@arsonforever1]

@MrDark086 damn that's a ill example...rt

[@MrJayhood2008]

I was thinking the same thing

[@Superfosh04]

I was 10 when twisted metal 2 came out and still remember hearing about it from my brother who played it at a friends. We got our own PlayStation that Christmas with a copy of TM2. So I have literally grown up with this franchise. Good video sir.

[@mikeoxmaul9675]

Twisted metal is my everything. Especially growing up. When I first got a PS1, the first game I got was twisted metal 1 I was 5 years old. Now I’m 31. Watching the show of peacock, I was like a kid in a candy store haha😂 Hoping Peacock makes a season 2 of the show, & hope there will be a new Twisted Metal game!

[@ty_sylicus]

I would love to see a new game in the vein of 1, 2, and Head-On, but with some kind of innovation.

[@OrbitalDropper]

I bought the first TM for PS4 and enjoyed it (can be bought PS Store with 10 bucks, so non-PS Plus Premium-people can get it too) And by the way, Gravity Rush 2 was on sale there. And TM2 with the same price as TM1. But I bought TM1. I won't regret it. Now hunting trophies. I have previously played Black (it was the PAL censored version that actually isn't too bad because KZbin exists) and unlocked everything except Minion.

[@Chernobog2]

Honestly it's not that surprising that Twisted Metal beat Chrono Trigger for Game of the Year, RPGs didn't get much mainstream attention until FF7.

[@BugsyFoga]

Hopefully the release of the new show can give people interests in playing the series

[@SoManyHaystacks]

That Parappa edit was absolutely, dare I say,.....Golden.

[@runekofoed-petersen6578]

A european here (danish) I did not know the Twisted metal series until I had a psp and bought Head on. And the reason for me buying Head on, was because it reminded me of Rouge Trip, a game me, my sister and friends played when we were kids, and honestly I prefer Rouge Trip over Twisted metal. I think it is because Rouge trip is more silly, less David Jaffe (if that makes sense) and because of the tourist mechanic: It meant that you had an A and B goal. A: defeat your opponents, B: Get the tourist and as much money as possible so you have the advantage in the game.

[@actionsam7878]

Hearing Twisted Metal 4 compared to the WWF New Generation era was not something I expected to hear today but its a perfect comparison. Was quite surprised though that you didn't talk about the various Twisted Metal clones that are out there, in particular WWE Crush Hour and Star Wars Demolition. Some are pretty decent, others not so much.

[@nicksessions868]

Wow I'm a wrestling fan and a Twisted fan, how did I never make that connection? I guess because the New Generation at least had Bret and Shawn. There really wasn't a standout character (in a good way story-wise, anyway) in TM4.

[@Fr3unen]

I know it sounds silly, but don't forget the Battle mode from Muppet Race Mania. It was my first introduction to the car combat sub-genre and takes obvious inspiration from TM.

[@JohnTheBaptist87]

Rogue trip is a hidden gem for ps1 deserved alot more than it got

[@JsonCamp13]

The show made me go back and play TMBlack again! My Fiancee never heard of the game and her kids never played it either. She felt the show was very easy to follow and fun. I loved all the easter eggs they threw in. I think this revitalized my loved for TM.

[@xavierwashington5408]

Twisted Metal 4 being called the WWF New Generation of Twisted Metal, is actually very perfect

[@thegoodrichgames]

@TheGoldenBolt Great video! It wouldn't be fair to give Jaffee heat for Small Brawl. After I worked on the Vigilante 8 and Star Wars Demolition series, I was hired by Incognito to work on Twisted Metal franchise but was given Small Brawl and after it was down rezed to PS1, it became an unfortunate domino effect for that game. So Small Brawl was not him since he was off on God of War at that time.

[@DrivenNFS]

I never got into Twisted Metal (I played Black HD for a little back in 2011 or something, and the first game after it was given away for free on PSN), but I'm a lifelong fan of the Vigilante games and still love playing them on occasion. I wish so badly they'd remake them, with better physics and graphics, but with nothing else changed otherwise. So, thanks for helping make those games happen!

[@earthwormjim91]

Was small brawl initially a ps2 game?

[@thegoodrichgames]

@@earthwormjim91 yes, using the Black engine

[@GleppaPigg]

​@@thegoodrichgames The WHAT engine?🤨🤨🤨

[@thegoodrichgames]

@@GleppaPigg Small Brawl was going to use the Twisted Metal Black engine for PS2, before it was moved to PS1.

[@mraltoid19]

8:29 - "Rouge Trip" - Nice referance to the "Unofficial "Twisted Metal 3" made by SingleTRac, while Sony used 989 Studios to make Twisted Metal 3....odd paralell to how Microsoft used 343 Studios to make Halo, after Bungie left to make Destiny.

[@WIImotionmasher]

Yet another reminder that I'm supposed to get off my lazy ass and make a videogame, so I can single handedly revive car combat and be a hero. But I'm tired and don't know how to do that so.

[@DrivenNFS]

Dude, I'm in the same boat. I grew up on the Vigilante games and even still think they're amazing, and I can't understand why car combat games just faded out as a genre when we have great physics engines available now. If I became a legit game director, a car combat game would definitely be on the list. Sadly, I only graduated from a community college. 😢

[@raymondrembert6870]

I still got fond memories of twisted metal 4. Me and my brother used to play that game to death

[@jamesredline1352]

Same. It’s my favorite in the series. I had no idea it was so poorly remembered until just a few weeks ago. Put me behind the wheel of Orbital and I am unstoppable 😎

[@Lavender09-r9i]

Right, lol, orbital was the best 😂

[@metalmayfantasy]

I love it when people give me information that I did not know, you earned yourself a sub!

[@SuryaBudimansyah]

Small Brawl didn't deserve the hate

[@tjreid4582]

I miss twisted metal so badly they need to bring this game series back

[@justsomedude1752]

They re-released TM 1&2 on the PlayStation store.

[@michaelduran926]

As a life long fan of the games, I gotta say the show was unexpectedly really good.

[@SamwiseTheNotSoBrave]

Wow, they are WAY more Twisted Metal games than I thought. I loved the first two and heard good things about Black when it came out, but the rest were basically news to me. Might be worth it to try and go back to one or two of the older titles, and I've thought about giving the show a shot, too. Great work as always!

[@unusualarcher2522]

Thank you for the video, growing up in Australia, TM1 and TM2 especially were my childhood

[@steelbear2063]

Small Brawl is amazing and I will die on this hill

[@goodcatfilms4276]

It is the most fun ! And you can play with anyone

[@joeyoung9596]

Command and Conquer needs a complete history documentary :(

[@Brady-ws4kt]

I love the video man, you should do War of the Monsters next!

[@captainchaosxx3866]

Ive been playing Twisted Metal 2 all last week. But geez the game can be so unfair. Spammed specials and then getting spam frozen, so I'm glad there's a rewind function when I'm spammed frozen special to death. Playing as Twister for the first time seriously i never knew how broken her special was 😳

[@jaxjams7921]

i’ve learned that i don’t actually like twisted metal, i just really like the atmosphere of tm black

[@professorbadvibes695]

I'm glad I went back to watch this before checking out your GoW retrospective, amazing work! As always I'm glad to see you really analyze the human element of game development, which a lot of long-form video game analysis writers leave out.

[@okimoriu]

Lol wow, combing the drivers lesson song from Parappa with footage from TW, that was genius and hilarious!

[@Mr_Tocs]

I grew up with the Twisted Metal series, but did stop after the 3rd game (watched a family member play 4) and didn't play again until Black. Kevin comparing TM 3 and 4 to the New Generation era of WWF/WWE is a VERY good comparison in terms of Sony thinking that changing things in those games was going to resolve all their issues.

[@chemthechameleon8897]

Great video man, I do believe in the chance of a Twisted Metal revival. People thought God of War ran out of stream with Ascension in 2013 but it got a whole new audience that's bigger than the original with GOW 2018. That's proof that all you need to bring a previously thought dead IP to life is the right direction to get players into it.

[@theboysgaming4782]

Do the 2003 game “War of the Monsters”! It was one of my favorite games on playstation. It has connections to Twisted Metal with a cool sweet tooth skin!

[@theboysgaming4782]

Still waiting for the sequel to the game lol

[@Brady-ws4kt]

💯

[@Andrew-wz6vb]

Hey! You should do the history of War of the Monsters that was a great game!

[@wiremuporter5044]

When PS was released here in New Zealand it didn't have many games... Mostly demo discs but Twisted Metal 1 totally blew up over here. I really enjoyed it and spent many hours zoned in

[@Jared-ll3tt]

Whoa hold on. I loved both Jumping Flash games. They were my first games I ever had on my own

[@lakitudude7577]

i've been back into twisted metal recently, what timing. my favorite is head on

[@Neco_arcueid]

Black, head on and the 20s reboot were all just the Best small brawl ain't bad either.

[@Ricki_47]

I'm not expecting this TV show to do well I'm the slightest but I hope it does well enough to open a door for a new twisted metal and hope that game is made with passion

[@Suffi_]

It does REALLY REALLY well. Its one of Peacock's top series rn

[@sadboi7537]

Twisted Metal 2 and Black are masterpieces.

[@dreadwaters7898]

Man twisted metal soundtrack is where most of my music taste comes from.

[@jino9421]

This is a freaking dream dude! I absolutely love your channel and Twisted Metal is one of my favorite series. Thank you!

[@Se777enthLevel]

The Twisted Metal show on Peacock is awesome and every bit of what it was supposed to be, CRAZY! LOL I can't wait for season 2

[@charleschamp9826]

Someone should archive those David Jaffe videos, I would not be surprised if he took them down due to all the attention they might get now that people are aware they, ya know, exist.

[@Game_Hero]

I didn't knew fans didn't like that much Black considering it seems to be the most talked about game of the series.

[@IndieFilmAntoine]

I'm a lifelong Twisted Metal Fan (born in the 80's and grew up in the 90's) I had no clue the game never sold well. The show is PHENOMICAL so hopefully we get a new game/series based off the show. Maybe then it'll have legs and AT LEAST do as well as the show has.

[@DannyBenS94]

I started playing Twisted Metal back in either 2010 or 2011, but my earliest memory of it was back in 1999, when I saw it advertised with other games on the back of a PS1 game booklet. My first game was TM Black, but I soon started collecting more of them. I do have fun with the games time to time, but I do have to be in a very specific mood to play these games. Honestly I enjoy the story and lore, more than the gameplay, but that's not saying the gameplay is bad. Again, I have to be in a specific mood to enjoy playing Twisted Metal. Nice video btw. I knew a lot of this stuff already, but there were also things here that I didn't know about the franchise. Also, while I don't usually agree with "fan favorites" of certain franchises being the best in those franchises (like Sonic 2 on Genesis. I think it's good, but not the best), this is one of the few times where I agree with the majority that say Twisted Metal 2 is the best, and I didn't grow up with it, so it's not nostalgia. While there are things in later games that were better, there's just something about 2 that's really great.

[@PaperMacheThief13]

Love Twisted Metal! Been a fan of the series since the first game. I think Head On might be my favorite. As far as Rogue Trip, i remember really enjoying that game as well. I didn't hate 3 and 4, but i was disappointed with them. So i was definitely ready to put some time into a game made by the original team. Oh, and it sent a shiver down my spine every time you said nine eighty-nine. Nine eight nine! Finally, and perhaps most importantly. I adore Jumping Flash!

[@yoshivu8236]

Literally just discovered your channel, like... today. WTF. How'd I miss this?

[@sithlordslim547]

Hey I'm one of those that loved Jumping Flash! and Jumping Flash 2. It had a serene beat for the ice stages. I also loved the Japanese version of Motor-Toon Grand Prix. However, it is interesting to see a documentary on a loved series.

[@growapairandstopwhining6645]

Twisted metal is hands down one of the best series for ps. I played so much twisted metal, metal gear solid, driver, need for speed and gran turismo as a kid...absolutely loved every minute of everyone of those games. There's nothing diminishing about the fan base. We have been waiting a lifetime for a new game...they better put one on the ps5.

[@irafaerber6969]

The numbers that flash on screen at 2:05 are 16 19 20 08 18 05 05; that's a simple cipher that decodes to 'PSTHREE'. Pretty neat!

[@jas_bataille]

I don't know a lot about Twisted Metal, but I've watched the TV show and I was thoroughly impressed. The storyline alone is good enough for Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures and Paramount to back it up - something many major features cannot claim!!! Extremely impressive for a franchise that never quite broke into the mainstream. Normally, no executives would ever care about something that isn't a major world known success. The only exception to that rule would be Blade Runner, which was long forgotten before it's resurgence, again through Sony, and perhaps Mad Max, clearly an inspiration here. I love to see such a massive corporation pulling *actual* risks to get lesser known or forgotten stories to the forefront. Honestly, I am a massive cinema geek, the kind of person who watched a movie per day during the pandemic, as well as many series, and if I had to choose one show as the absolute best non-stop I've seen in the past three years, it would be Twisted Metal. Can't wait to play it!!!

[@jas_bataille]

Ok but how come Japan had exclusive stuff if the game was never popular outside the US...?!

[@MixerRenegade95]

What is this question?

[@steelbear2063]

​@@MixerRenegade95 The question is very easy to understand

[@MixerRenegade95]

@@steelbear2063 And it still dumbfounds Me, How could Japan have exclusive Twisted Metals at all?

[@Monroah]

24:40 Thanks to streams I've seen with him and Chris Mykonosfan, when he said King of the Hill I could only think of the show and not the game mode (unless Hank Hill mode was actually a thing at some point in a game. Idk, games are weird).

[@Pyrosiege]

Well damn... Now I wish I had a PSP. I've been a fan since the first Twisted Metal, but never had a chance to play Head On. Also, i definitely remember seeing Rogue Trip ads everywhere for a while, but never played it either... This video gave me retroactive fomo. Thanks for that. Lol

[@Game_Hero]

isn't it on PS2 too?

[@neomachine855]

The PS2 version is wayyy better btw, has more content and a few levels from the cancelled Black sequel

[@RemoGutierrez1]

Twisted Metal 1 must have been released well before 1995 because I recall playing it when I was "little". I definitely wasn't 17 years old (I was born in '78). My older cousin and brother rented it, probably from Hollywood Video (they didn't take me along). I do remember getting to play some parts of the game, and I was absolutely blown away by the split-screen gameplay and everything about it. If you do a google search it also has a release for the game for 2012. The game might have been available to rent before the unleash, but thinking now my older cousin had game consoles before the playstation came out, so IDK. It's no biggie - it was 'way before' 1995 when I played some of the original TM tho.

[@bromax360]

27:00 as someone who has just now been going back to play the entire series in release order and has been falling in love with these classic games… I’m very interested in your reasons for not vibing with them as much.

[@Necromagenvi0n]

What I like from both 3 and 4, which were the games that initiated me in the series, and also because I got to know Rob Zombie's music which I listen to this very day, is that they're very fun to play for me. If they weren't, I wouldn't be talking about them. I suppose I'm in the minority, aren't I?

[@GuyOnTheInternet53]

Great video on the series! I hope Jaffe has seen this, I like his KZbin channel a lot but I hope Sony let’s him make one more twisted

[@datboidrummer29]

That reverb fart 😂

[@mikewarner5583]

Jaafe pretty much already all but confirmed a remake is already in works. Made by the developer that did destruction allstars. Cant wait!!

[@MrDark086]

Ngl i grew up on the very original one but Black will always be my personal favorite. All the nightmares No Face gave Lil Dark made sure it will always hold a special place in my heart

[@jamesredline1352]

This video is awesome. I’m commenting again now that Sweet Tooth is being heralded as the only marketable character. He is awesome. One of my favorite characters in video game history honestly. But am I the only one ready to give Twister some love? An Indy racer that has opposite facing rockets pop out on the sides of her car that make her spin so fast she creates a tornado to damage opponents and rip them off the ground? THATS BADASS

[@TheGoldenBolt]

I think if the show ends up being popular, it should do Twister a lot more justice going forward, going by her role in the first season!

[@jamesredline1352]

@@TheGoldenBolt I didn’t know she was even in it!! Dang it I was so hard headed about it. I guess I will get Peacock just to watch this show 🙄

[@tyrantm7]

Just letting people know that want details on lore and endings of the Twisted Metal franchise to check out Tactical Bacon Productions.

[@edwinsparda7622]

Good god im old. Did time really go by so quick? Feels like yesterday when david jaffe looked like some college nerd and not old and moldy like he does now. Also sony had an impressive studio lineup back then, insomniac, naughty dog, sucker punch studios, zipper interactive, and more. They still have alot across the pacific states.

[@Hectrrod]

Twisted Metal needs new people in charge like the TV show did. Take this world and characters a do something new but familiar with it.

[@BlindedBraille]

The show did a good job imo. Feels like a good balance of dark and wacky, but also introduces a handful of interesting characters. I'm sure future seasons can expand and grow.

[@mrmusickhimself]

I requested and got a launch Playstation back in Christmas of 1995. The only games I received with it were the Purple Playstation Picks disc and Kileak: The DNA Imperative. I hated Kileak, found it dull, so I would play that demo disc, and it drove me insane that the Twisted Metal demo wasn't playable, because I would obsess with that demo video for weeks. January 1996, my local videostore gets a copy of Twisted Metal, and my brother and I fell in love immediately. I'm lucky to have been in on the groundfloor, and as a diehard TM fan, I have to say....the show is actually good.

[@linkthastink]

woooooo here we gooo!

[@dudefromtheearth]

Us '90s kids definitely remember this game because who the hell never played the demo of twisted metal 1 or 2?! I found the demos to be fun and kept playing them and have played the 1 & 2 before. Maybe it's because I played the original but those are what appealed to me more and if a new game was done I would like to see them go back to the basics. It wasn't a series that appealed to me compared to what I'm a fan of gaming but it was fun and entertaining game. It was interesting with the villain who started the competition and the short descriptions for the characters you chose to play as which I liked about it. Since there was just the new show that dropped that's a sign that the series could make a come back. This definitely was a game to do a video about since the show dropped and interested me being a kid when this game first debuted.

[@GodfatherRobert]

Twisted Metal is my favorite game ever played it at 5 years old on NES in my friend Brenden's Basement. The game was amazing smoked every other title for years to come and they made titles like twisted metal 2 that just made everything even more challenging and in my opinion more fun! The sad truth is the entire development team was aboard a jet airliner that went down and no one survived. This is also the first open world game without loading screens. No other game was as iconic or as game changing for the gaming industry. Elite 84 maybe a largely unknown PC title but it was the first open world game by definition you could fly throughout outer space and shoot other players down in real time online! That blows my mind in 1984 how is that possible not too sure if it was online probably me just over embellishing the facts there. But no game until twisted metal even considered having an entire map without loading screens that players could freely travel through. Vice city had these terrible loading screens from island to island that took forever to load in. Many people wonder what happened to twisted metal it was awesome sold like wildfire and suddenly died off out of nowhere. Sadly they all died and the rights are with them maybe the tv show is worth watching Idk but aside from TV shows or movies Twisted Metal cannot be produced because of the legal ramifications. That in my opinion is the worst stab to gaming in history they cut the heart of out of playstation while it was just started to really get beating. Turns out Twisted metal was never on NES or SNES i do remember the game being on playstation now it just looked like it was on NES because the graphics and my memory must have just thought it was an NES. My friend Brenden did have NES but now I'm remembering he did also have a PlayStation and it ran on discs while i had cartridges somehow I managed to remember a cartridge with twisted metal but it just is a wrong memory I also have to include Until I was 9 years old I didn't wear glasses so i could have just not seen correctly which console we were playing I was basically blind from far away.

[@marksmania42]

4:15 can someone please tell me the name of this game? I've been looking for it for ages!

[@liublanka3925]

I always got more of a tales from the crypt/darkside vibe from the first 2 and black twisted metals characters lifes. When I rented my first ps1 I got twisted metal. I was hooked since then. It’s damn shame we never got a black 2. That game sold ps2’s

[@Steggoleaf]

This is so funny! I was just watching a Bunch of Twisted metal lore and timeline videos today because I was curious about th franchise from seeing the new TV show trailer and now you post this! The universe is telling me something

[@TheGoldenBolt]

Originally I'd wanted it out a bit earlier in the month so that we weren't right up against the show, but moving the last few weeks has been a more involved process than I expected (and I expected it to be rough!)

[@masamune2984]

“You don’t care about Jumping Flash.” I STRONGLY beg to differ, sir. Think again.

[@dustincongello5802]

I must admit I never got into the twisted metal series but I do remember playing the demo disk that came with my Playstation because one of the demos was twisted metal .

[@DarkbloomVis]

Love the content bro! You keep releasing banger after banger. Hope you're doing well!

[@rinna3719]

I have never played these games, but I really enjoy the deep analysis. I'm kind of hoping you might tackle the Monkey Island games one day.

[@TJF588]

I had Jumping Flash (and/or Jumping Flash 2) on my mind since its print advertisements, and if memory serves, picked it up on PS3, which provided me the free download for PS4, which...I tried once, didn't get that much of a hang for the controls, and it's been on my "Future Me will surely some day feel ready to sit down for that" backlog.

[@TJF588]

I did not even have it in my mind that a "Twisted Metal III" existed. Thought it just went from 2 to Black.

[@AkiDave]

Great video!

[@TheCrazyEven]

Good video, two things: 1. Heck you for the fart sound 2. Why he shit so loud it broke the cabinet

[@360KB]

Jumping flash is so fun

[@ChrisCa1601]

Twisted Metal Season 1 was great. Can't wait for Season 2.

[@dinoklein688]

Loved the vid men thank you for all the amazing work you put into this ❤️

[@decisionparalysis7856]

I grew up playing these games and I loved them, today I play Rocket League which I consider to be vastly superior. I always wanted these games to come back but lost hope, Rocket League fills that void for me. I was always amazed that I was ever actually allowed to play Twisted Metal, I don't think my parents really knew what was going on, they were dark. My Sister and I used to play multiplayer and try to drive like normal citizens in the more suburb based levels, we battled it out too though. We only ever had the first two games then that we bought from a pawn shop, I never did get Black but borrowed it from somebody and did not get to experience it long before they needed it back. I did play the Ps3 game though, and it was pretty good but I have mostly lost interest in seeing the series truly brought back to life. Like I mentioned previously Rocket League filled those voids and mechanics, I never really liked Sweet Tooth, never used him in game, he is the stuff of nightmares. The games were truly a part of my childhood, they really did have a psychological impact on me, I remember my sister and I initially thinking it was based on a real tournament, I don't know why, just kids with no real perception, we just liked to drive in games.