Video Game Pricing

[@Jeremy]

Free to play is free, because you pay with your suffering and micro tears.

[@kyletham5091]

The tears sure ain’t micro ;-;

[@LanceWillMakeIt]

more like macro tears 😭

[@seank102]

Still better then paying 60$ for the same experience

[@TheLaughinAssassin]

😂 so true

[@kyletham5091]

@@LanceWillMakeIt yup ;-; sadge

[@thomasspalter5958]

Fun fact: all game prices are set by Wario. 60 is just his lucky number.

[@elemangell2981]

TRUE

[@sangan3202]

how did i not notice before!? it had to be wario

[@yozora6636]

@YeaMan In your dreams

[@wariojoe9453]

Can confirm

[@m7in]

@YeaMan you know it's a scam bot when they make 0 typos.

[@JadonS]

We need a 2021 version of those “10000 games in 1!” discs.

[@TheDevPodcast]

IM BETTER THAN DUNKEY

[@UCantNinjaMe]

@@TheDevPodcast how so?

[@leereddy6295]

Game Pass

[@dante_woo]

@@TheDevPodcast dawg you ain't gonna get any attention for this just give up on it

[@BlueTroll]

@@UCantNinjaMe he has extra chromosomes

[@m3rcmusic]

7:42 "This may or may not technically be legal, but this is just a straight up fucking crime" The best argument for emulation being morally correct.

[@BobbinRobbin777]

you forgot to do **shows picture of panzer dragoon saga's price on a unnamed website** for clarification's sake.

[@shadowlife15]

@@BobbinRobbin777 Pretty sure the timestamp does that all by itself...

[@BobbinRobbin777]

@@shadowlife15 aight

[@MrDominoguy]

@@BobbinRobbin777 shut up robin

[@henrynelson9301]

Emulation and downloading ROMs can be entirely separate. Emulating your own copies of games is not illegal.

[@graysnon]

"This may or may not technically be legal, but this is just a straight-up fucking crime" So goddamn true

[@joesach6719]

i read this right as he said it.. theres no such thing as coincidence

[@jamgrams3244]

@@joesach6719 I feel like the fact that I am reading this is proof that I am energetically aligned with you

[@joesach6719]

@@jamgrams3244 definitely some correlations going on

[@Mr_Wallet]

Weird how our legal system is starting to crack down on patent trolling, but copyright trolling is alive and well. "You can't give that away, we own it." "Are you trying to suppress it because it hurts your brand image?" "No, we're still proud of it." "OK, please let people pay you money for it." "No." "..." Fortunately a lot of companies are _finally_ wising up. I wish Nintendo cracked down on emulation a little sooner than _fifteen years_ before they started selling their back catalogue.

[@Pointman11111]

@@Mr_Wallet the wiiu store not being on the switch is just fuking stupid

[@tin-cul]

This one is gonna be a classic that I'll rewatch in 3 years Edit: Damn, those 3 years really flew by, huh?

[@JAYANESTHETIC]

im gonna come back in three years to confirm that. see u in 2024

[@funkymonke381]

Let's goooo

[@mats424]

yeahh, he’s got plenty of those

[@hhhhhhhhhh6675]

every vid is a classic tbh

[@realchoodle]

see u in the future

[@anbthree786]

I love how he just threw a shout out to “pirates” in the middle of the blockbuster recap

[@anirbanspr]

What is this pirates "game"? Asking for a friend ......

[@bloodnmetal]

@@anirbanspr Pirates (or Pirates xxx) 2005. That's what I heard. A friend of mine researched that. Or so I was told.

[@cixlo]

@@anirbanspr expensive

[@vedaryan334]

@@anirbanspr it's a porno knock off of pirates of the carribbean

[@TheDarkSatirist]

@@anirbansprit means pirates fucking

[@takemeseriouslyplx2124]

"You should pay me 60 dollars to play this bullshit" most accurate statement in modern gaming

[@Sky_Blaze]

Modern everything sucks

[@ziwuri]

@@Sky_Blaze ok buddy, relax.

[@Sky_Blaze]

@@ziwuri I'm right tho

[@Sky_Blaze]

@@ziwuri tell me I'm telling lies

[@ziwuri]

@@Sky_Blaze Almost all of my favorite games and other media have been made in the last 20 years. And most of them wouldn't be possible without modern technology and culture.

[@Peterscraps]

This feels like a part one to a duo series.

[@ayushtarafder3521]

Ratio

[@henrydavid5546]

You still exist?

[@devillif311]

it can be

[@kiricappuchin]

i want a part 2

[@CablixMoreWow]

@@ayushtarafder3521 🤪

[@cardinalghast]

Can't believe Dunkey's giving away his videos for free, what a steal.

[@hubblebublumbubwub5215]

the downside is that he never lowers his prices

[@Allen-qs2xr]

Watch out he might triple the price soon

[@julielove4evr]

@@hubblebublumbubwub5215 Buddy where have to been? Every year Dunkey has a big summer sale where he'll pay you to watch his videos.

[@alfisyahri2420]

we pay with adsense

[@serpent2776]

@@Allen-qs2xr He tripled his prices last month

[@ethansexton2590]

I love “Dunkey talks about the industry” videos

[@shaheer_04]

yeah. some of his best work.

[@Snookbone]

ok

[@EmmanentDoom]

I’ve learned so much

[@givemeoats]

Microsoft is run by ants!

[@jasonx1174]

It's very entertaining and informal in those videos.

[@grizzlydino]

6:29 this aged well

[@dangerdonkey4383]

I've definitely been missing your "Dunk-umentary" style videos.

[@jesse9038]

it's a nice return to form

[@Spaminator3000]

Yeah, me too. Also, where the hell is NakeyJakey?

[@TheKreator98]

Him and nakeyjakey are masters in the artform

[@UncleAlShow]

I recently discovered Emulation and my friend told me that I'm like Christopher Columbus-- All excited about discovering something everyone already knew was there.

[@Natsutwt]

ueah

[@ThePikeOfDestiny]

very treu

[@blakecabral2661]

After emulating Metroid zero mission and Metroid Fusion it felt like Christmas Day except that the presents were already there but I hadn’t opened them yet

[@BZB33]

kowahbunguuuh

[@yousseffarid6830]

Wait until you hear about fitgirl repacks, your brain is gonna explode m8.

[@krisxaero]

My local library has been offering physical video game discs for almost a decade, and you can borrow these games for up to three weeks. I've personally bought only four games in the last five years because of it. I will never take my public library for granted. :)

[@TheAzCorner]

Libraries are the best

[@JNSStudios]

@@TheAzCorner I would like to visit your library please

[@ricflair8498]

Damn ur lucky af enjoy while u can

[@gringomoderfoquer8287]

There was a local rent store that sold games for a really good price compared to how expensive games are here in Brazil. It was pretty good, I played and finished a rented Portal 2. I never appreciated it much until I read this comment and realized how good it was. Sadly, the store closed a few years ago

[@messagefamilystyled1101]

Dang ur luckyy, My library had anime like gundam and inuyasha but NEVER video games 😟

[@mlovebba]

As a marketing professor, I think I will show this video as an intro to price. You hit on some nice concepts here.

[@gram.]

Please make modern version of the following:- 0:14

[@DewgittyDewg]

@@gram. he's a professor not a middle school teacher. Grow up.

[@thisguy9540]

@@gram. bruh lmfao

[@snipergod5216]

did you?

[@chee.rah.monurB]

​@@DewgittyDewg Why? What'd he do that was wrong? I don't get it...

[@rifatbobos]

"So when can we buy your games at half the price?" Nintendo : "That's the neat part, you don't"

[@hplwonder4054]

Does once in a blue moon count? Like quite literally once every 2 years for 3 days

[@xmeygan]

Zelda BOTW and Mario Odyssey were both $25 on Black Friday 2019

[@Claymann71]

I heard this in Emperor Palpatine's voice. So, mighty fine comment m8.

[@s_b156]

Best I can do is double it

[@jesusbarrera6916]

@@xmeygan where?

[@tristenbrown4208]

Sony: “Remember when games were $60? Yeah, well now they’re $70 or you can wait a year and pick it up for $10.” Xbox: “Hey just give us $15 a month and you can have all the games!” Nintendo: “I don’t care if this game is 9 years old! $60. Take it or leave it.”

[@Mr_MHunter]

Just WOW :(

[@areebmasoodi8932]

Game pass is legitimately OP

[@SaintAdjacent]

Also Sony pay us 9 a month and we'll give you 2 free random games per month and pay us another 15 to get access to retro games

[@GruppeSechs]

@@areebmasoodi8932 Especially when you abuse the $1 trial on multiple email accounts. :)

[@elrondmcbong6392]

Steam: "You could pay 60 bucks now. Or you just wait a bit and buy every AAA game for like 75% off lol, idc."

[@8ENSON]

love the tax avoiders game franchise

[@yozora6636]

10/10 franchise right there

[@sirfederation9478]

Same

[@furyrageguy5728]

What about sex avoiders?

[@Cranster18]

It really hit its peak with Yoshi’s Island.

[@Sonichero151]

So this is the game that inspired Bobby kottick to destroy the world.....

[@ExplodingTrujillo]

Dunkey has a great point about constantly wanting new games, there’s literally thousands of old games available to play if you have a pc, so why do you need to wait for something new to drop? I think our caveman like brains just gravitate towards stuff that’s shiny and new.

[@Irisverse]

Part of it's FOMO, or wanting to be caught up with the hot new thing everyone's talking about. Case in point, the number of people who tried jumping into Elden Ring without any prior knowledge of FromSoftware titles and got their shit rocked by everything in the game, just because they saw long-time fans loving the game and wanted to be part of the hype train.

[@spiderfrog5764]

@@Irisverse I got it, I dont play I already have other games on my hand but when I do get to play it I expect to get my shit kicked in beacuse its my first software game

[@dinglepringle1380]

@@Irisverse the sad part is that in the current world of gaming, that FOMO is real when it comes to multiplayer games. Nothing is worse than loving a game only for the online multiplayer to be devoid of players.

[@poopfartlord9695]

@@Irisverse Elden was a great game to jump into at the beginning though. There was a definite valid fomo there: it's an amazing experience, and something I've never personally experienced when the wiki is empty and no-one knows how to do 90% of the quest lines. It was awesome seeing the community and knowledge develop as I swapped tips with mates.

[@hotpockets69]

As someone who actually played old games during the time they were out and new, I play new games now because they're new and I've already played the old games I wanted to play.

[@gabriellacet1172]

I genuinelly think that in these kinds of videos dunkey really shines as a content creator. For real you can make these 10 minute videos just as good and convincing as many 25 minute long video essays out there.

[@robbiedarling7323]

Being able to say more with less is key to being a good communicator. Dunkey, among other things, is a good communicator.

[@SeisoYabai]

He also doesn't go into nearly as much detail nor explain the intricacies of why things are how they are. Its a trade off.

[@ken.7019]

for real. I like his funny random videos, but his more serious content like this are really good and what made me subscribe in the first place.

[@norekolivas]

i mean scott the woz made an hour long video on his third time talking about super mario 2d world, and that video is amazing too so

[@Dudemandudeman19]

I saw the title and got excited that it was probably an essay video. Did not disappoint. These are always mastapeeces.

[@Zedrinbot]

Game pricing and development costs have always been so weird. A lot of modern triple A games are more about being a graphical arm's race than games, so most of the development goes into presentation / first impressions and advertising with a bloated scope. Hence it's not uncommon for something to look pretty and be riddled with bugs. People try to suggest that graphics don't matter and they shouldn't prioritize them as much. Which, while not wrong, you also gotta remember the casual consumer and fratboy-gamer types who are buying up those yearly Call of Battlefields and Fifas and don't participate in these kinda discussions, and many people who say that probably do still value graphics more than they imply. And it's not like Triple-A games don't have a place, I just wish they didn't set the standards for everything that isn't an indie title.

[@TheLegendsmith]

You're forgetting one of the major factors; Dev team size. These big AAA studios, instead of hiring GOOD programmers, they just throw lots of shitty programmers at the problem until the game compiles. That's why the games are so buggy. That's also why they suck; good game design can't be brute forced. World of Warcraft was developed with a team of 50 people. Modern AAA games can have team sizes of 150, or even 300, and that's NOT for an MMO! These are huge, bloated teams. The number of directors, producers, and project leaders who can actually coordinate that many people is EXTREMELY LOW, and most of them are either in big business (not video games), or the movie industry. Not games. As for game designers; well there's plenty of good game designers out there; that's where indie gems come from. But they're not being hired by AAA are they?

[@gavintantleff]

@@TheLegendsmith they’re not necessarily shitty programmers, they’re extremely overworked programmers.

[@aleksanderolbrych9157]

"Graphics don't matter" - Gamers "THIS FREAKING GAME LOOKS LIKE IT'S 12 YEARS OLD" - Also gamers, whenever a CoD game launches or any other punching bag enters the room

[@AlexCass1515]

@@aleksanderolbrych9157 lol COD is an exception cause the game style hasn’t changed besides guns and maps. Graphics matter but the main reason play COD is just for the run and gun combat and graphics are secondary. Hell we saw a perfect example with the last two Games. Cold War and MW. MW looks a hell of a lot better and sounds way more realistic aswell. But Cold War has superior combat in my opinion. Cold War graphics were no doubt a down grade but people didn’t mind as much because the actually gameplay was superior even though inferior in the graphics department. But if red dead redemptions graphics didn’t look as nice. I wouldn’t play the game. Lots of open world games draw people in simple for the beauty of the world.

[@GruppeSechs]

"Modern triple A games are more about being a graphical arm's race than games" And I'm so, so sick of it, especially in an era when a graphics card costs more than two consoles. Pushing the graphics envelop is officially now gatekeeping in a crypto world.

[@Fentabulous]

Dunkey you'll be glad to hear they've dropped the price of panzer dragoon saga to $1500, basically a steal

[@cavespider1074]

It's actually estimated closer to $700

[@bobbodaskank]

And with that $250 savings you can get 3 full priced shitty new games and a replacement pair of joycons

[@justowarren1843]

Thank god! A decent price!

[@kouron]

@@bobbodaskank 250$? Nice, I'll be able to finally get 1/3 of Crusader Kings 2 dlcs.

[@bastobasto4866]

@@kouron they were available for 11$ on humble bundle rip

[@xdokaydokay571]

It's a bit of a weird video to comment this on but you are a master of your craft dunkey. In an atmosphere of fake ass youtubers and mindless shorts your content shines through. You take me back to a time when youtube wasn't all about pandering to guidelines or pushing out 200 videos a day. The videos you put out are master class and your effort really shows. I think when you stop making videos youtube will really be dead. You've provided me with hours of entertainment and I haven't had to pay a dime. I just hope you take pride in your work because you deserve it. You're the sole voice of reason on the platform. Keep it up

[@adamlion3495]

I agree he is a good youtuber buy you're reall exaggerating it. He's not the only unfake youtuber

[@syncopatedglory]

i was with you til the sole voice of reason bit, watch lazygamreviews' videos on the state of the sims 4 and nakeyjakey's videos on anything, he's actually why i came to find this video even though i'm already subscribed to dunkey

[@kdawg3484]

Also, emulation has allowed many multiplayer games that used to require you to gather three other friends in front of a TV to be played online. That could be an easy way of updating and monetizing classic titles for the developers, but if they don't want to take that opportunity, then I'm sure the community is more than happy to oblige.

[@eriksatlher1]

how can I do that?

[@deadlyninja112]

Mods

[@violethevile1256]

@@eriksatlher1 parsec, it's an app that allows other people to control your computer at the same time sorta (also ofc screenshare and such)

[@zjzr08]

@@eriksatlher1 Certain emulators enable network features in which inputs for other players are taken from other computers.

[@Gustavozxd13]

Playing smash ultimate online through Yuzu+parsec is fucking nuts. And also any other split screen game that can be emulated or played on PC, parsec is awesome.

[@etherwxlf]

I haven't said this in a while, but this is honestly one of Dunkey's most informative and true videos.

[@RodniDemental]

is it honestly though? what else is less informative and true?

[@etherwxlf]

@@RodniDemental If you've gotta ask that question, you must not've seen many of Dunkey's videos lol

[@jamesb7205]

Except he completes skips MTX

[@alenko4763]

Nothing Dunkey does is ”informative”, he just shits on games to get reactions with the biggest Nintendo bias that has ever existed Do people watch dunkeys videos thinking they will get ”informed”? Yikes

[@darronlockett9211]

I say that every video

[@LegoBuilder3429]

Retro emulation is always morally correct

[@cavespider1074]

What if the original creator still has means of profiting off of it? E.g. Pokemon Red or Super Mario Bros

[@DragonWinter36]

@@cavespider1074 Nintendo emulation is always morally correct

[@thecrimsonaxe6037]

If you can't buy it from the company that owns it, there is no moral reason not to emulate.

[@nilsteegen33]

You don't know anything about morality

[@DragonWinter36]

@@nilsteegen33 Morality is a spook.

[@fiskern2241]

To be fair, in the 70's you could almost get a house for the price of a video game, so other things being expensive wasn't that bad.

[@patrickmcpartland1398]

1 schekle for a game console, 2 for a house.

[@onobonono]

Yep, inflation doesn't account for cost of living. $900 was a lot for an Atari, but people also didn't have $100k in student debt back then. A $60 game is a pretty good price as long as you don't have to pay off a house or student debt.

[@nobodynobody7729]

If I recall, Gamestop sells "Donkey Kong: Frozen Ape" for FIFTY dollars.

[@ScrodumHat]

fucker i’m in australia tropical freeze still costs $80

[@igottachangedmyname]

no sir, its 60 dollars FIFTY DOLLARS. WOW

[@doctorpistachio242]

@@ScrodumHat 80 AUD is 60 USD

[@BigBlueeee]

@@ScrodumHat Bro chill, it was just a reference to one of the Dunkey's prank calls 😅.

[@ScrodumHat]

@@BigBlueeee didn’t mean to come off as aggressive lol

[@pg3384]

Dunkey's probably one of the few, if not only channels I might be able to think of that can successfully fill a videos with sarcasm and jokes while also keeping the topic serious and giving insightful observations about today's society in video games.

[@shevrett2658]

@@kazcav4973 who

[@RotatingPlatypus]

@@shevrett2658 Yahtzee is a game critic whose run a series called Zero Punctuation for over a decade now, quality jokes mixed in with (primarily negative) criticism of games and the industry as a whole. Ross I believe runs a series called Ross' Game Dungeon, much in the same vain as the other two although he's typically very genuine, whether that be positive or negative.

[@Player-jh4ko]

Haha No.

[@chuchu9649]

Let’s keep it that way, boys!

[@Jack-zk7ir]

Dunkey and Scott the Woz should collab, I feel like they would have great chemistry.

[@hiimme12345]

I love Dunkey's "General topic" videos. They always have the best writing, even compared to his game reviews.

[@rolostadfeldt]

@YeaMan stfu

[@hiimme12345]

@YeaMan Says the guy who spelled page wrong

[@youtubeminute4388]

Wish he did more of them tbh, they are my favorite,

[@shadowshadow5885]

His movie reviews are the best imo

[@michagabo8819]

The Book of Truth When things were at their very worst: 2 Suns, Cross in the sky, 2 comets will collide = don`t be afraid - repent, accept Lord`s Hand of Mercy. Scientists will say it was a global illusion. Beaware - Jesus will never walk in flesh again. After WW3 - rise of the “ man of peace“ from the East = Antichrist - the most powerful, popular, charismatic and influential leader of all time. Many miracles will be attributed to him. He will imitate Jesus in every conceivable way. Don`t trust „pope“ Francis = the False Prophet - will seem to rise from the dead - will unite all Christian Churches and all Religions as one. One World Religion = the seat of the Antichrist. Benedict XVI is the last true pope - will be accused of a crime of which he is totally innocent. "Many events, including ecological upheavals, wars, the schism in My Church on Earth, the dictatorships in each of your nations - bound as one, at its very core - will all take place at the same time."

[@NourArt02]

I'm a 90s kid, i used to buy games with 5 of my friends, so we pay 1/6th the price, there wasn't any hype about new games back then so we just bought what was available in stores and we played eachother's games and we were always entertained .. good times.

[@miguelangellicea2702]

What I love about donkey’s videos is that he makes really good points about the topic in question while still sounding like you’re just shooting the shit with your buddy. We’ve got enough phd-video essay bros as it is.

[@Imnoonewhoareyou]

I don’t think it’s necessary to slam other creators- Dunkey’s fantastic, no need to try to drag anyone else

[@krispr1me]

He's scary intelligent but loves to play stupid all the time.

[@bandicoot248]

I been saying he is the Dave chappelle of this side of youtube. Theres a cold truth under all the jokes, and sometimes he just gives it to u straight

[@wingwaabuddha]

well said ---- agree

[@wingwaabuddha]

@@Imnoonewhoareyou nah i think its fitting, plus he isn't slamming anyone --- just highlighted the fresh air that is Dunkey

[@RelyeaGaming]

Pizza Hut needs to bring back the game disk with pizza order

[@fawh7]

Yeah

[@Jack-zk7ir]

Congrats on 100k!

[@Luggajo]

Siphon Filter and Medieval demo disk was the only one I ever got, OXM monthly demos where my shit though

[@en3525]

Silence verified

[@ExtremeSquared]

There have been two new Doom engines in the 26 years since Doom / Doom2 / Chex Quest and Chex has still not released a Chex Quest 2 with updated technology.

[@Ayundaru]

legend says Mario Kart 8 will be worth $25,000 in 20 years

[@clad3133]

Take my money

[@jialin7]

Good lol I’ve got the OG Wii U version with all the DLC lol

[@RyukoKiryuin510]

@@clad3133 Nintendo: “That’s the plan!”

[@niggabear]

Shut up

[@Acceleracers7]

nahhhhh, it'll be worth 60 dollars

[@TheWolfwiththeDragon]

0:30 I just now realized that they didn’t tell the female actor he was going to be that loud. Her surprised reaction looks very genuine.

[@thecianinator]

That's called acting

[@MYG]

This is one of the reasons I love indie games because they are priced based on what the devs think they are worth. I’ve played a lot of 15 dollar games that I’ve loved way more than Triple A games

[@danielbojkovski723]

Hollow knight

[@zillyotter]

As a creative myself, I find it depressing to think about how dramatically those devs undervalued their own work :ThisIsFine:

[@qactustick]

It's more like they're priced at the max amount they think they can get away with. Imagine if an indie dev tried to price their game at $60. Would probably be the only game they ever release.

[@josesalas6187]

Stardew Valley

[@simonditomasso9868]

Hollow knight

[@Cyranek]

ready to pay for dunkey pass ultimate

[@smalljh04]

It's just the Knack franchise and nothing else...

[@aryabratsahoo7474]

For 60$ you can have Knack, Knack 2, Among Us, Valorant, Fortnite, Dunkuza: Like a Dunkey, Overwatch, Overwatch 2, Donkey Kong, Tax Evasion and a ton of other favourite titles for a month. That also includes entire Nintendo games too.

[@shurah_]

@@aryabratsahoo7474 Can recommend, tax evasion is one of my favorite games!

[@anthonyperez7716]

@@smalljh04 actually it’s just gonna super Mario 2 somehow

[@drewsmith3673]

Too late. He's married.

[@watashiwajigabudesu9662]

2:47 the realest shit Dunkey's ever said

[@jasonx1174]

It's true

[@JoeKing69]

The answer is mainly FOMO. Unfortunately many people just play what is popular rather than develop their own individual tastes.

[@ted9030]

My friends call me a fake gamer because I don't care about most coming games

[@JoeKing69]

@@ted9030 Sigma Gamer

[@ted9030]

@@JoeKing69 what does it mean

[@Chizypuff]

The statement on baldur's gate 3 price did not age well

[@DaDoubleDee]

I bought it for 90$ CAD on launch day I'm such a sucker

[@themug406]

It aged fine

[@syncopatedglory]

bg3 is the onlg $60 game i've ever bought that felt worth the price, but i also have the attention span of a fruit fly and don't finish games lmao

[@Patterrz]

Game Pass is such a game changer, much less risk to play a ton of random games you never would have. I feel like people will go from playing like 3-4 games a year to MUCH more

[@gilsousa7401]

Some say there is a better, less expensive way to try out games

[@kirbeeez6131]

@@gilsousa7401 arrrrrr

[@DanboReviews]

Problem is with that system for me, I never take these games seriously. I never payed for them. I don't have invested anything, but click "install". So if I don't enjoy it in the first 30 minutes to maybe 2 hours, I will very likely drop it. But if I had payed for it, I probably would finish it and see it through. Anyways, just giving my 2 cents. Happy Monday stranger

[@Bonemannes]

@@DanboReviews this means that you're not interested in the games but in the "value" of them. 15$ iPhone? Get that shit outta here, 1000$ one? Damn that's something I can get behind. It's literally paying less for the same, at that point all you should care is the content, not the price.

[@Buglin_Burger7878]

@@Bonemannes Unfortunately your example doesn't work as for them their games are all free. Meaning they can choose between 100 free games. If you have 100 games you can play all for free... then you'll drop playing the ones you don't like as much for ones you might love. All these games are 'free' for the player as part of the pass.

[@ScenicFights]

The price of retail video games have generally been pretty affordable over the years when you take inflation into consideration. Furthermore, a lot of the retro games have even increased in value so the resale value is great for consumers. HOWEVER, as dunkey has mentioned, it's those $60 half finished games built around microtransactions that don't deserve to be $60. We need to stop buying and pre-ordering those type of games. We are only hurting ourselves. Future gamers would start thinking this is the norm when it isn't.

[@Moses255337]

Thats what Im afraid of. The google play store's free section is riddled with half-assed games that aren't even worth 10 dollars for the amount of content and work thats put into it. And alot of them are flooded with unskippable 15 second ads and 30 second ad "boosts" to give you a temporary advantage. They even make you wait an extra 5 seconds after the ad is over for the close button to appear. And the "diamonds" or "gems" and gachas is where they really attempt to hit your pockets. I hope that isnt what most games turn into.

[@MrJIMMYJOBBERS]

@@Moses255337 sadly it seems that it is, with developers looking to the future of mobile gaming we will see more micro transactions not less.. the last time I preordered a game was for halo 4 and boy was I let down . Full price plus extra for the preorder and there was only 4 maps. 4. For the biggest multiplayer title to presumably ever hit the shelves. That there is when preorders went from securing stock so that stores wouldn’t run out to let’s sell the game on Christmas for the most money possible regardless of the state of development

[@Dogmeat5010]

Hey, did you know that in terms of male human and female Pokémon breeding, Vaporeon is actually not the most compatible Pokémon for humans? This is a common and understandable misconception, however Vaporeon has it's human on Pokémon breedability outclassed by it's cousin evolution, Umbreon. Umbreon weights approximately 60 pounds, or around 27 kilograms, and is 3'3" tall (About a meter), making it not only large enough to appropriately handle human genitalia, but also light enough to easily be lifted, and promptly set back down repeatedly. It's relatively small size would also prove a tight entry, which is always a good thing. Umbreon also boasts an extremely impressive defensive stat spread. With it's combination of very high HP, Defense, and Special Defense stats, it can take a great pounding and come back for more! It's ability, Inner Focus, allows it to keep slamming attentively, without getting fatigued. Umbreon also has access to the ability Synchronize, which allows it to share it's current status with you, meaning you will receive all of the pleasure it feels COMBINED with all the pleasure you're getting from pounding this perfect breedable Pokémon. Umbreon also has the capability of seeing perfectly in pitch-black darkness, allowing it to effectively attend a midnight fornication session. Even if you do manage to drain Umbreon's energy with all the furious thrusts, it can recover very quickly with its access to the move Moonlight. Its black fur is also a giant positive attribute, allowing all the excretions you make to be easily seen all over its body. A great fun fact, Umbreon can excrete toxins in its sweat, which would in turn soak into your member and swell it up, making it even more sizable and sensitive. This would not only enhance the experience for you, but for your Umbreon as well (Which with Synchronize, ends up pleasing you exponentially more). Umbreon's wide movepool also supports the hypothesis that Umbreon is the best Pokémon to breed with. It can learn Payback, which doubles in power after the Pokémon is hit, meaning Umbreon with throw it back twice as hard as normally if you're hitting it good. Umbreon can also learn Guard Swap; it could give YOU its insane durability, and go crazy on you all night with your now massive endurance. Speaking of endurance, Umbreon also has access to Endure, making it practically immune to fatigue, it will always have energy left over. Charm is also within Umbreon's movepool, letting it be extremely seductive towards you, easily getting you in the mood. Umbreon can also use Taunt, in turn making you ONLY able to to attacking moves such as Slam, Pound, etc; none of that foreplay shit, right into the action. It also has access to Sleep Talk, giving it the ability to not only give consent in its sleep, allowing access to any of its ports and any time, but also move in it's sleep, making it an effective 24/7 fuckmate. Umbreon still has even more great moves that good to have while smashing, such as Quick Attack, allowing swift slams and bounces, which can have even greater power if Umbreon uses Curse beforehand. Curse would also raise Umbreon's defense, making it able to take powerful thrusting for almost any duration. Looking back, Umbreon's slightly small size ensures a gorilla grip cavity and easy physical manipulation. Its ungodly bulk allows it to take poundings for hours on end and resume after recovering with moonlight (Which works even better when it's sunny). It's access to the abilities Inner Focus and Synchronize allow it to unwaveringly throw it back and add all of its pleasure onto yours, effectively making it twice as amazing as any other Pokémon, or even FOUR TIMES, factoring in the doubled power of payback of course. All of this information in combination with its extremely useful movepool in the world of intercourse makes Umbreon the Pokémon most qualified to breed with humans; able to take dick of any shape, any size, in any position easily for extensive periods of time, while having the ability to return for even more mere seconds later.

[@LckeStudios]

every gamerbro who pre-ordered the broken stupid fucking nightmare cyberpunk deserved how bad that game was when it came out. send tweet

[@moosecannibal8224]

My only gripe with what you said is how retro games resale value have INCREASED and how that's GREAT for consumers. it just seems a bit oxymoronic, considering something being cheap would be better for consumers, not more expensive (making it harder for more people to even think it's possible to ever play the game for themselves).

[@Lazirus951]

Being a gamer is the cheapest and the most expensive it has ever been depending on how addictive your personality is.

[@naufalap]

I'm not a gamer since I almost never contribute my money to the industry lol

[@arandominternetuser455]

@@naufalap Yarr I smell a pirate.

[@moosesues8887]

@@arandominternetuser455 are you a coward

[@flameonoodle1172]

@@arandominternetuser455 Or he's a free-to-player. I consider myself an avid video game player even though I basically just play SRB2, TTCC, TF2, and a bunch of roms. (Ok maybe we are pirates technically) Not necessarily because im poor but because im too young to be able to buy my own games and it's pretty hard to get digital games like this. It's honestly a video topic of it's own. Most people think "Oh they're not playing the latest games most likely because they're poor lmao" When most of the time the people they're talking about don't have access to them for non-money reasons.

[@antonioc.5778]

I personally haven´t bought a single game in 2 years, only 1$ 1/3 month gamepass trials and f2p battle royales, also if you are on xbox Microsoft literally gift you 5+$ dollar a month for quest that take you mere minutes each week. The ultimate free to play experience lol.

[@Page-bv9td]

1:03 For some odd reason, that "god damn" is just serotonin to my ears.

[@daddyswaggums3578]

I like how blockbuster is treated like a distant memory that only the oldest of people could possibly have heard of.

[@GeeztJeez]

Kinda missed em now it's gone, good memory though

[@blukester7994]

I think it was a joke

[@ro-337]

Yeah, if you really want people scratching heads you should mention Movie Scene

[@waynerenolds3955]

the "family video" in my small-ass rural town just closed up this year. RIP. edit: actually after googling i think it closed up at the end of last year. regardless, an absolute travesty.

[@JordannGeorge]

I’m a gen z/millennial cusper and it seems distant af because we miss it.

[@PhobosTK]

"imagine paying 900$ to play this" Apple: *Write that down! WRITE THAT DOWN!*

[@MariOmor1]

Angry Birds Reloaded players be like:

[@danka1167]

@@MariOmor1 lmao I’ve played it. It’s worth the £12000 I spent on my Mac Pro and Apple Arcade tbh

[@MariOmor1]

@@danka1167 I've never played it, I can just redownload the originals like Classic, Space, Stella, Seasons, etc.

[@GoldGregory]

And Nintendo

[@danka1167]

@@GoldGregory nintendo games are mostly £60, what?

[@ShortHax]

Well Dunkey, we’ve got to teach the youngens to climb the new era of paywalls and sail the high seas

[@angusmarch1066]

Shiverr me timberrrsss 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@jojonta2119]

"I'm gonna be the Pirate King!" - Some guy with a straw hat

[@steeg03]

for real

[@quagernag]

Yarr

[@shiyera]

Lol 🤣

[@neil8806]

5:08 that ''wait'' said more things about league of legends than any reviewer ever could

[@wayjay9701]

I do really appreciate Dunkey’s more serious videos. I feel that you can really see how talented he is at video planning, diction, and clever comedy he is in these videos more than the rest of his catalogue

[@BendeBoas]

When I was in college, on my last presentation, we had to market our own game for our teachers. I was honest with them telling my game wasn't finished. They gave me a very negative response because of that. Though, come to think of it now, me, as a consumer, I would hate if a company wasn't being honest with me trying to sell their low quality unfinished game. Even though their response was negative, I felt good that day, knowing that I was honest with myself and them. I wish more companies were like that.

[@LetsGoGetThem]

That is like when I was trying to start my first business and I wanted to sell my art. I told my parents I wanted to show my art around and make money selling it, but they told me not to because I would be doing it for free, I should just make a website and put up my art and get paid. At the time it sounded like they knew a lot more about business than I did and I really wish I could have listened to their advice...

[@kamalindsey]

@@LetsGoGetThem I mean your parents shouldn't have said that, dude. Not really cool...

[@LetsGoGetThem]

@@kamalindsey I believe that they were just being parents and telling me their piece of advice, but I think it was also an indication of their experience. My parents were always trying to be more successful than them. I remember growing up that my dad always wanted us to have a better car than him, because he drove a shitty car and didn't like it. He was very much into making sure we knew that we were better off financially than him. Even though I think he loved us, I also think he was afraid of our success and wanted to be like us later on, that's why he didn't have a high paying job and had to get a job that he hated, which he did for years. Now I'm married with children of my own and I do the same thing. That's why I think of Brian Chambers, that guy in Dancing with the Stars when he said: "What was the point of my life? I just fell down and hurt myself again." I think of that a lot when I'm working on my own stuff. When you don't know what you want out of life, there's no point. And there's no point in your life. It's always the best time to do what you want to do because if you do what you think other people want you to do, there's no point in doing that, but it's better to do what you want to do because then you know you're happy doing it. I just wish he had shown us a little more compassion and acceptance instead of teaching us how to be successful. I know it was hard for them and I'm sure they thought they were doing the best for us

[@kamalindsey]

@@LetsGoGetThem I still don't think your parents made any mistakes, but as your children, I know you feel the way they did. In today's world, it is so hard to be successful at something. Your parents tried to do the best for you, and in their mind, they were successful. At the same time, though, they were teaching you to follow their dreams, but not your own. I know you wish they had been more accepting and said: "You're not going to be good at this, and you are better off doing something else." At least you had your own dream and you were doing something different, but you were still following their dreams and not yours. It is always the least that does the most. Remember that.

[@kdawg3484]

You were ahead of your time. Not being finished with a game is now the model, not the exception.

[@sheauwn6974]

Just a little context for those older games: the skill required to produce a game was extremely high. Older consoles were greatly restricted, having very little graphics and processing capability. Just to fit a game and make it playable, coders had to produce games in the console's assembly language and often used every little bit of space available on a cartridge. And after all of that, the game usually sucked mega bongo. Imagine making a game actually fun like that. *TLDR:* If coding a game today is like manufacturing a toaster, then coding back then was like manufacturing a rocket ship.

[@Loctorak]

I like this analogy because (as with games) while I appreciate the gap in complexity between the two, I still wouldn't have a clue how to make either of them - only toast.

[@davidhong1934]

Today, you could program Halo on a TI-80, and it'd probably run decently.

[@Imnoonewhoareyou]

This is helpful context, thanks for the reminder!

[@PhrozenFox]

@@davidhong1934 You really couldn't run Halo on a TI-80. Reason Doom works is because it's 2D. You could possibly make a new Halo game for TI-80 though using many of the same techniques.

[@sounghungi]

If you work at a larger company you can end up with game engine coders and game coders. One works on the coding needed for the game engine to work properly and the other works on making sure the game works right.

[@DitechGaming]

6:26 You're predict become true.

[@crescentfreshsongs]

Best way to save money these days while still indulging the "need moar games" beast: Hang back by about a year. Most new games that aren't from Nintendo drop their prices like they have an expiration date, you (usually) avoid broken-at-launch games, most or all of the DLC is out already, and reviews get more honest after the kneejerk love/hate phase.

[@danskyder1564]

Facts

[@ThisAutomaton]

Buying new games these days is paying to be a beta tester.

[@BalthorYT]

@Estrogen Fury You dolt, Knack isn't a "game". It's an artform. A way of life. Not picking it up on day one is essentially like committing murder, if you really think about it (but please don't think about it actually, just trust me). In fact, if you manage to somehow acquire the newest Knack release earlier and for a higher price than most, the holy polygonal overlords will be pleased with you and bestow you with free sknacks!

[@karekakeka4143]

Agreed except with SMT V, thats worth a day one buy lul

[@Ledabot]

Ironically the 1 year fortnite company what's it called exclusive has made me do this anyway. Well, except they think it's cool to sell it at full price sometimes regardless.

[@realkingofantarctica]

Love it when Dunkey makes videos about stuff surrounding games as a form of media. It really gives us insight into his mindset as a critic, as well as being enjoyable to watch due to his energy.

[@andyb6400]

I love it when Dunkey plays fortnite

[@rileygraber5532]

@@andyb6400 yes

[@fAKSDFKamsdf]

I appreciate you leaving a genuine comment in the days of dunkey fans only commenting overused unfunny trash

[@Mister_Nutt]

It's nice to see a genuine comment here. Nowadays I feel stupid for scrolling through the comments section because sometimes I can't tell if half of these are a joke.

[@ff-qf1th]

"Love it when Dunkey makes videos" STOP! STOP RIGHT THERE! your comment is perfect. there is no need to add anything more beyond this point

[@juankgonzalez6230]

"Why are you buying any game when you haven't played Mario Galaxy yet?!" Dunkey will forever be the best videogame youtuber for that quote alone

[@MrMansford]

As someone who's recently been spending most of their gaming time playing Galaxy 2 and Ocarina of Time (both for the first time) that section of the video felt validating ☺️

[@Scroolewse]

I just dont get 3d platormers I guess. I had Mario Galaxy on the Wii when it came out but never finished it, I always just wanted to play Wii sports.

[@pronounjow]

@@Scroolewse How far did you get in Galaxy?

[@alexsilva28]

@@Scroolewse Odyssey is the best 3D platformer ever made imo. I'd recommend you play that

[@ThePrayrius]

@@alexsilva28 literally just said he doesn't like the genre, so why tell him to play another game of that genre?

[@Spitfire__1944]

EA hates this video with a passion 😂

[@taxevader674]

"Back in the day this was 120$, Today it's a 7 kilobyte file" *gameplay* Yeah no still not worth it

[@Loctorak]

Think of how much "Rich text document" you could store, instead. You could even save the URL of a better game to download. 😂

[@alrightalright4585]

"Free" still costs too much for _Plaque Attack_ on the Atari.

[@sunnycideup4725]

*”This game really makes you FEEEL like you wasted 60 Dollars”* -IGN

[@yoshithebear7630]

I’ve actually never regretted buying a sixty dollar game before. Granted, I have maybe 11 games on my Nintendo switch and 2 of them are free to play…

[@sillyfegart5455]

10/10

[@davidbronstein2040]

@@yoshithebear7630 I regretted buying MH:Rise because it was an incomplete game with microtransactions.

[@doopiss]

This joke is 3 years old

[@Manganization]

@@yoshithebear7630 I regretted buying Pokemon Sword & Shield. It made some much needed improvements, but then decided to do away with all the good things they did in past games and also made a game that looks like it belongs on the 3DS.

[@jonathanmaullon60]

Nintendo makes some quality games but their business practices are so mind boggling.

[@paperluigi6132]

And they’ll keep doing so long as people keep buying them. Can’t believe I’m saying this, but Nintendo isn’t in the wrong here, because a lot of people that berate them for overpricing still end up buying said product. If they just stopped buying said stuff, Nintendo will change tactics. The ones really in the wrong are the consumers that berate them for NSO but still subscribe to them.

[@Vajrapani108]

Nintendo feels that my country(India) is too poor for their console. Ever so retarded considering switch lite is cheeper than the most sold smartphone model.

[@shanegrey431]

@@paperluigi6132 I don’t think so I know way to many people who’s Nintendo’s are pcollecting dust cuz of prices a lot of games on Nintendo aren’t even successful a lot of disappointing launches. Some games surpass

[@eavyeavy2864]

Thats why they success

[@Fluxquark]

Are they though? You know you'll most likely get a really good game, it doesn't matter when you buy it because the price is always the same and if you buy physical you can resell it for a good price because the price is always the same. Other AAA publishers sell their games at full price for a few months before they reduce the prices massively, which gives them an incentive to trick you into buying the game as soon as possible. This leads to misleading marketing, preorder bullshit and rushed and almost identical games coming out on a yearly schedule (CoD, Fifa, Madden etc.). It can also lead to games with lootboxes, microtransactions and overpriced DLC. I wish more companies were like Nintendo, they almost never disappoint me and I feel like I get my money's worth.

[@MightHaveADHD]

This is unironically one of Dunkey's greatest videos

[@freefall742]

this video has accomplished: -Microsoft tripling gamepass's price -Nintendo cracking down harder on all listed emulators -Being funni and pleasing me for 8 minutes and 12 seconds

[@Loctorak]

Yeah usually I have to buy someone dinner if I want to be pleasured for 8 minutes straight

[@kebm1388]

Luckily there is nothing they can do about the emulators. Emulators themselves are totally 100% legal, and don't violate Nintendo's copyright or anything. That's why Nintendo has to go after websites that host ROMs of games, since those actually are illegal to distribute.

[@krukdallan1587]

@@Loctorak you made my evening

[@davidhong1934]

- Joe's Diner: GoTY Edition - Plaque Defenders 2 - Golden Tee - Pirates 3: Johnny's Revenge

[@freefall742]

@@Randy.Bobandy we do not discuss

[@discoolphin4255]

Dunkey at 3:00 talking about playing older games is exactly how I've always felt. My friends will sometimes give me a hard time for going back go play older games I never played instead of new ones, but I'm just trying to catch up on the games I know are good before I try something I've never heard of

[@crowlovercicada]

Yeah!!!

[@caseyoberle7341]

A lot of my friends can't stand old graphics. I'm like who gives a shit? If the gameplay holds up its still a good game. That's why I'm not interested in remasters. I couldn't care less about graphics.

[@zerarch77]

@@caseyoberle7341 For me, remasters are good because I can play older games with better graphics, potentially the best of both worlds.

[@_________________________.___.]

hindsight is 20/20

[@f3ynman44]

But if you have only have a new console, how CAN you play older games???

[@hypnotised-clover]

This video is a classic, haven't seen it.

[@mathieul4303]

@YeaMan Imagine being better but begging for people to see your channel 👀

[@Loctorak]

Another classic - I haven't got around to watching this one, yet.

[@deputydrip4520]

“Why are you playing any game, if you haven’t played Mario Galaxy yet.” Is the probably the best statement/question in this entire video.

[@benjamso]

If I did the math correctly with some pretty broad assumptions, simplifications and possible mistakes: The 8 seconds of video from 7:55 until 8:02 in 1080p60fps without compression is 19200KB, that's about 2742 times the size of the entire original game of PLAQUE ATTACK. Pretty wild.

[@donsolos]

Exponential growth can be pretty fun

[@stranded8506]

yeah but no compression is always gonna be wack

[@HNfilms]

the bitrate of a video file will radically change its size tho

[@somefishhere]

Watch the recent video about Homestar Runner. Flash animations got around the limitations of videos for a long time

[@Cera_01]

A single frame of the image has as much file size lmfao

[@orangejuice3235]

Emulating is completely legal for games you own. And even though emulating games you don't own isn't strictly legal, as long as you're not the one distributing, it's very unlikely that anyone will take you to court for it. Big companies tell us that it's illegal. They want us to be scared to do it. But the truth is that they can't possibly afford to take all the people that do it to court for it. As Big G says, piracy is a service problem. Most people will be more than willing to buy a game if it's available, accessible, and appropriately priced.

[@miserychickadee]

Like with the music industry, it's a service problem for major publishers. Piracy is less noble when you're taking advantage of an indie creator to save yourself three or four dollars in a hobby that, _very unlike the music industry,_ has a 3-to-4 digit barrier for entry. At a certain point, an unwillingness to pay for games can raise questions about your own character, not that we should be gearing the industry around trying (and usually failing) to punish such people.

[@Bonemannes]

I think emulation is also a great way to play your old games without having the right console, screen, cables and controllers on hand. Like, I'm a big fan of a lot of PS2 stuff, especially God Hand, and I can play that shit anytime with upscaled res and a controller meant for adult hands, damn bro sign me in right now

[@loneranger4282]

Nah. It you illegally download any ROM, even if you own it, then what you are doing is illegal. However, emulation is 100% legal [at least in the US] Yet, the thing is, no one knows for sure if you or the distributor could be held accountable if you download illegal ROMs. That is because the law isn't clear and there has been no court ruling that shows what is right and wrong. So there is a lot of gray are here. Source: "Emulation, the Law, and You: Where the Hobby Ends and Crime Begins" by Nerrel

[@dejja7376]

emulating is good, if i wanna play persona 3 and dont have a ps3 or ps2 i HAVE to use an emulator. Since playstation doesnt like putting older games on newer consoles

[@nunothedude]

Or better yet games you usted to own

[@ShadeKirby500]

“I haven’t seen litigous rage like this since I was caught playing emulated games at Nintendo’s house.” - Gex

[@mr.breadobamagames5221]

this should be top comment lol

[@dlein93]

Delicious. Finally a good fucking Gex joke.

[@Dogmeat5010]

Hey, did you know that in terms of male human and female Pokémon breeding, Vaporeon is actually not the most compatible Pokémon for humans? This is a common and understandable misconception, however Vaporeon has it's human on Pokémon breedability outclassed by it's cousin evolution, Umbreon. Umbreon weights approximately 60 pounds, or around 27 kilograms, and is 3'3" tall (About a meter), making it not only large enough to appropriately handle human genitalia, but also light enough to easily be lifted, and promptly set back down repeatedly. It's relatively small size would also prove a tight entry, which is always a good thing. Umbreon also boasts an extremely impressive defensive stat spread. With it's combination of very high HP, Defense, and Special Defense stats, it can take a great pounding and come back for more! It's ability, Inner Focus, allows it to keep slamming attentively, without getting fatigued. Umbreon also has access to the ability Synchronize, which allows it to share it's current status with you, meaning you will receive all of the pleasure it feels COMBINED with all the pleasure you're getting from pounding this perfect breedable Pokémon. Umbreon also has the capability of seeing perfectly in pitch-black darkness, allowing it to effectively attend a midnight fornication session. Even if you do manage to drain Umbreon's energy with all the furious thrusts, it can recover very quickly with its access to the move Moonlight. Its black fur is also a giant positive attribute, allowing all the excretions you make to be easily seen all over its body. A great fun fact, Umbreon can excrete toxins in its sweat, which would in turn soak into your member and swell it up, making it even more sizable and sensitive. This would not only enhance the experience for you, but for your Umbreon as well (Which with Synchronize, ends up pleasing you exponentially more). Umbreon's wide movepool also supports the hypothesis that Umbreon is the best Pokémon to breed with. It can learn Payback, which doubles in power after the Pokémon is hit, meaning Umbreon with throw it back twice as hard as normally if you're hitting it good. Umbreon can also learn Guard Swap; it could give YOU its insane durability, and go crazy on you all night with your now massive endurance. Speaking of endurance, Umbreon also has access to Endure, making it practically immune to fatigue, it will always have energy left over. Charm is also within Umbreon's movepool, letting it be extremely seductive towards you, easily getting you in the mood. Umbreon can also use Taunt, in turn making you ONLY able to to attacking moves such as Slam, Pound, etc; none of that foreplay shit, right into the action. It also has access to Sleep Talk, giving it the ability to not only give consent in its sleep, allowing access to any of its ports and any time, but also move in it's sleep, making it an effective 24/7 fuckmate. Umbreon still has even more great moves that good to have while smashing, such as Quick Attack, allowing swift slams and bounces, which can have even greater power if Umbreon uses Curse beforehand. Curse would also raise Umbreon's defense, making it able to take powerful thrusting for almost any duration. Looking back, Umbreon's slightly small size ensures a gorilla grip cavity and easy physical manipulation. Its ungodly bulk allows it to take poundings for hours on end and resume after recovering with moonlight (Which works even better when it's sunny). It's access to the abilities Inner Focus and Synchronize allow it to unwaveringly throw it back and add all of its pleasure onto yours, effectively making it twice as amazing as any other Pokémon, or even FOUR TIMES, factoring in the doubled power of payback of course. All of this information in combination with its extremely useful movepool in the world of intercourse makes Umbreon the Pokémon most qualified to breed with humans; able to take dick of any shape, any size, in any position easily for extensive periods of time, while having the ability to return for even more mere seconds later.

[@hugokapon4166]

This comment is very Verbose and Erudite

[@Sealed_Chamber]

@@hugokapon4166 Thanks.

[@Mega_Croissantamence]

Baldur's Gate 3 was 100% worth the $60 to be fair

[@blurglurg1374]

In an alternate timeline, Dunkey's video starts thus: "At the beginning, videogames were going to cost five dollars... But Reggie was PISSED, so he said $120 for Plaque Attack after adjusting for inflation."

[@glendarjj3991]

"But oink was always going to be $120 because that game is a masterpiece. We wouldn't have life itself without that game."

[@BonsaiPop]

Classic Burnout 3 is the truest vibe, mmm mmm waverace too.

[@TheGrimiest]

Burnout 3 had one of the greatest sound tracks

[@squatchjosh1131]

Man I remember being like 10 and being able to smash enemy racers off the walls was all I wanted in a racing game - and Burnout 3 fucking delivered.

[@BonsaiPop]

@@TheGrimiest I’m pretty sure it had the Matches in it which was too punk rock for some rando EA stooge, whoever was making these games knew what was up

[@BonsaiPop]

@@squatchjosh1131 bring it back 🙏

[@bullshitdepartment]

i had a burnout on the psp

[@Spood6]

"A man is not only entitled to the right of emulating a Nintendo game, they're obligated to do so" -Chief Kief

[@OGSumo]

Mr. Keef is really wise beyond his years huh

[@LavosTheOneEyedTick]

That’s the truth right there

[@anankos795]

Thank you Chief Keef.

[@sheriffaboubakar9720]

"Feds at my door, jump out the window!" - Chief Keef Words of wisdom right there.

[@lukebytes5366]

Ok but why is piracy suddenly such a morally righteous thing to do now?

[@aleksandarilic7666]

Dunkey, it''s been a while since I watched your videos and you my man are a gentleman and a scholar! Also the relest gamer of all time! Thank you for your work!

[@lostprophet8888]

A masterpiece like Hollow Knight with its 40-60 hours of extremely high-quality content - widely regarded as the best Metroidvania - just wipes the floor with the whole competition with its 15$ price tag!

[@irakyl]

Cant wait till silksong releases september 9th

[@lop1652]

@@irakyl Hol up. Silksong has a RELEASE DATE?

[@ryandocherty4051]

@@lop1652 no it doesn’t. If only

[@lop1652]

@@ryandocherty4051 *Sigh* My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

[@neopabo]

And then, the steam sale nation attacked... 5$. Take it or leave it.

[@lordziz]

Nintendo: gets rid of virtual console Also Nintendo: starts a war on emulation

[@bandicoot248]

Xbox series s has got our backs

[@wolfdragonsxiii5192]

I feel like Nintendo is the dumbest company, they could print money just by porting old games to switch and mobile. And they don't like free advertisement on youtube

[@kakyoindonut3213]

@@wolfdragonsxiii5192 they are not the dumbest, they are the worst.

[@emblemblade9245]

kakyoin donut321 What about EA, Ubisoft, and uh, plenty others I won’t waste time naming?

[@RedHeadFury-]

@@wolfdragonsxiii5192 imagine botw on steam the internet would break

[@Saintlukas123]

“Video games are pricey. But at what cost?” -Sun Tzu, ‘the art of war’

[@PhrozenFox]

"Shit on your blade, so when you stab them, it adds +3 toxic damage" -Sun Tzu, 'the art of war'

[@kakyoindonut3213]

"Nothing is illegal about emulations, piracy is the way" -Sun Tzu, The Art of Pirates

[@mikehannigan848]

"When your enemy expects you to be weak, run away so they follow you into the pit full of bamboo spikes that you shit on before they fell into it, so that in thousands of years all will know you were the Alpha, and they the Beta" Sun Tzu "The Art of War"

[@ivangambino4135]

this video has inspired me to go back and start playing some great games i havent experienced yet, currently making my way through the silent hill series, thank you donkey

[@knakyma-LnBD]

As much as I love Kirby, Star Allies was like a $15 game not $60

[@shawklan27]

I remembered being pissed with how short that game was! Made me wish that they ported super star ultra or something

[@WildcardZwei]

Incorrect. It was a 15 dollar game that became a 40 dollar game after all 5 of the free DLC came out. I kinda share your sentiment though. I loved the crap out of Star Allies, but that day one 60 dollar purchase still hurts in my soul knowing it was unfinished.

[@yikes5683]

I got the game when it first came out. I was so disappointed with how boring it was, that playing it once all the dlc came out wouldn't have mattered to me. I also hated how fast Hyness spoke. It added to the feeling of "yeah, yeah just beat the game already"

[@FutaYuuta]

Star Allies was one of my biggest gaming disappointments ever. I was so hyped for it after I played and loved Robobot. I convinced myself that it was going to be the greatest Kirby game of all time.

[@kimballbelliston5925]

Fortunately for me, I got Star Allies after all the updates, but it's still not worth $60 imo

[@NecoLumi]

Dunkey reluctantly admitting game pass good is the best recommendation to get it considering how much he hates Microsoft

[@chickennugget6684]

he does, reluctantly make a great point about Microsoft. i’m still never getting an xbox though.

[@macadoodle1237]

@@chickennugget6684 Yeah, I would say Xbox game Pass totally worth it for the price. I've had it for a while (did the 3 month trial and now I'm borrowing off a school friend with an xbox and got game pass after he used mine cause Microsoft have shitty system that allows as many people to use your game pass as long as they have your account details) It's even better on pc cause it's cheaper and you don't have to pay the bullshit "pay to play online".

[@meloncholy428]

Game pass is great, you get to try out games for al long as you want and if it's a studio you wanna support, buy the game.

[@mr.penguin4614]

@@macadoodle1237 you just complained ab consumer freindly practice. nice

[@ImTheMan0fSteel]

@asdf that's the point. Microsoft doesn't give two shits if you play it on Xbox or on windows. Windows is a Microsoft platform. They make money on every pc you buy. And office and all the other shit they can sell you on that platform. It's just about getting people into the ecosystem. If that's Xbox or androidor windows. Doesn't matter.

[@Unclipper]

Dunk, I love how your serious videos just take all the meandering, fleeting thoughts in my head and just slam 'em down one after the other in a coherent, pointed list. Good shit.

[@Loctorak]

It was 8min of me thinking "that's a really good point and I already knew it, but I never would have articulated it so concisely (if at all)" Dunkey is not the hero we deserve...

[@deadlyninja112]

Literally

[@PhrozenFox]

Poignant.

[@Naythanzilla]

I love how at 1:10 he shows the consoles all nice and new, and then there’s a wiimote smashed into a tv.

[@Davin-rp1nf]

Looking more closely, the Wii, Wiimote and TV are made of LEGO

[@ΒαλεντίνοςΓκιούρης]

"Why are you buying any game when you havent played Mario galaxy first" Truer words have never been spoken

[@landis9767]

cuz it's only on wii or in an overpriced lazy bundle collection

[@FakestLoogi]

@@landis9767 emulate it on dolphin you dingus

[@noheffthing]

@@FakestLoogi exactly

[@kubex222]

i literally said the same words after hearing it in video

[@sechabatheletsane9784]

@@FakestLoogi my potato cant handle that!!

[@LOLBurger13]

I love that dunkey still has a little place in his heart for overwatch

[@Nyxtia]

No matter how mismanaged that game might be at times, holy shit it has good bones.

[@Choo-choo-chookcha]

…and movie “Pirates”

[@Oatsnhunny]

game is actually too fun as fucked up as it is and has been.

[@pedesettrik]

I just can't deal with the fact that he called it "more polished and replayable than any BF or CoD" when games like Bad Company 2, Cod2-4 exist. Just a drop of a dumbass dunkey opinion in a sea of truth.

[@boyboi1855]

@@pedesettrik He's talking about the multiplayer, not singleplayer campaigns.

[@BoJangles42]

I find it strange that people don’t know how how many amazing games are available if they are willing to give older games a chance. You don’t need nostalgia to enjoy them. A truly great game is great forever.

[@spiderfrog5764]

I finsihed ocarina of time for the First time And its my favorite game now I always debated whats the best but now its not even a debate

[@FelipeJaquez]

If you know where to look you'd never have to pay for another game again

[@araanimations]

I got into Castlevania 1 and 2 because of the mini nintendo consoles and got hooked into them.

[@maximussaktish]

Many of those game aged poorly in my opinion, i rarely can finished pre ps2 game

[@thelastfober7185]

Alot of snes and mega drive games have aged gracefully

[@-m-5235]

2:27 Aged like milk.

[@noon_my_dude]

Tbf, the best part of the game has been available for 3 years. The full release that came out this year’s content was far weaker so honestly not sure how I feel about it winning GOTY and early access games in general

[@jtnachos16]

A thing to consider with the 'standard' price having remained the same despite the drop in purchase power/inflation, is that the 'market' has been growing at an explosive rate, with far more available buyers. That eats the cost fairly well, meaning the per-unit costs don't need to keep up. That's not even touching the crapshow of 'microtransactions' and other abusive methods of monetization. Video games have never been a more profitable industry, it's just a shame that the AAA industry refuses to actually innovate or take risks, and instead just pours stupid amounts of money into graphical increases and marketing, as opposed to actually just making better games using that same money.

[@heartache5742]

orrrr we can notice that minimum wages haven't increased either so the average gamer can afford a game about as easily as before

[@neomedved]

Number of available buyers didn’t change that much though. Playstation 2 is still the most popular console of all time. PS4 and Xbox One combined barely outsold it

[@jtnachos16]

@@neomedved Are you seriously trying to compare lifetime sales against shorter term ones from consoles that haven't been out as long? While the PS3 came out in 2006, the PS2 was still selling up through 2010 at least. The PS2 also padded it's stats by functioning as a 'cheap' media center/dvd player in addition to a games console, at a time when it's competition didn't. Seriously though, if you actually look at sales data, you see a general upward trend in volume of units sold over time, with the exceptions of the occasional console/handheld that didn't really have solid competition, who act as outliers. Things like NES, the DS family (which isn't far behind the PS2 iirc) and other things that occupied a market space where there was no real competition. In fact, if we combine the sales numbers for PS2, XBOX, and Gamecube, we see about 200 million units in sales. Combining just Switch and PS4, we see somewhere around 220 million. Add in the other 'current' consoles in the form of the PS5, Xbox one X, and Xbox Series X, you will see another 90 mil or so, bringing it up over 300 million. Which is with the newness and shortages of the PS5 and Series X resulting in them not having any viable sales numbers. This, of course, doesn't even touch on the PC market, where it is DRASTICALLY harder to get numbers at all. Hell, let's go back to the generation right after the PS2, with the Wii, PS3, and 360. You end up with a combined total of around 270 million. It is uncontestable fact that the market has grown DRASTICALLY since the 90s. To say it hasn't is really quite silly.

[@m.f.3347]

@@neomedved Mobile and PC games are where the market's expanded my dude. Minecraft and Among Us alone probably have more than 500 million downloads between them

[@LonelyStardefender]

well you can't blame companies for not going full early 2000s and experiment like they did back then when so many that did collapsed and broke friendly reminder that games like okami or super mario sunshine were considered flops back in the day,heck,resident evil 4 was on that route until capcom broke the deal and ported it to ps2 against the wishes of mikami who considered the GameCube as the superior platform now exclusive is another concept that has died,now a days you can count them with your hands but back then that word meant something,developers could experiment with game mechanics,design and more when they only had to code the game for 1 platform bug when you want it to be cross platform you have to replace that with engines,making them look good the more invest on the engine but also risky to make something innovative wich leads to the previous point,sales nobody does this for fun,for as fun that 1 eternal darkness or fatal frame might be,they don't sell as much as super Mario wii,and even the safe bets aren't safe,for as crazy that devil may cry 5 might been it sold 3.7 million by February of 2020,almost a year after launch... I mean that's cool,it outsold dmc4 but cod black ops 4?sold 14.3 million,despite the controversy and lack of campaign mode and were talking of 2 games that are cross platforms,devil may cry should shoot themselves up in sales after opening up beyond playstation the point or tldr of whatever,experimentation in gaming died and the community has fucking killed it ps:notice I'm not talking about their status because as I said,no company does this for fun,it's a business first and regardless of how much a game is considered a classic or cult status,it doesn't compensate for the investment made back when it came out

[@Khelevandros]

2:58 I love that you included Burnout 3 in that list of classics. My brother and i put well over a hundred hours in that game just laughing our asses off as we took each other out in races or caused massive pileups in the mode where you're SUPPOSED to crash into people, explode, and (though they conveniently never mention it) kill a ton of people in the process all to amass property damage points. Ridiculous game and I loved every second of it.

[@biwarayoganata]

No kidding. I knew Burnout 3 as a demo from Need for Speed Most Wanted, and immediately bought that game. Played multiplayer with my brother for like hours, even till midnight when we're on holidays. Best car racing game in my book.

[@FatalBeauty]

Burnout 3 is one of the few racing games I truly enjoyed. Sometimes I would play the game just to listen to the soundtracks. :P

[@biwarayoganata]

@@FatalBeauty oh yeah, that ost "We are the lazy generation" was beast.

[@Jebediah4002]

It's like one of the most "video game" games, no pretention just here have this ludicrous game and have a blast

[@commanderleo]

@@Jebediah4002 I think the original god of war also nailed that feeling very well

[@ABitDistant]

Then there are games like Hollow knight where you feel like you should be paying them more money as you play

[@Pointman11111]

Felt like that with ori 1 bc i played it on GP but then bought the CE of ori 2 And days gone bc i bought it on sale for 40 and really enjoyed it

[@ozzypuff8957]

CELESTE.

[@MammalianCreature]

Terraria. Bought it on sale for 5 dollars and felt like I should have payed full price for all the hours I've gotten out of it.

[@xaniyat9491]

Minecraft 25$ for my entire childhood

[@airbornefilip9139]

Reason I buy some games on both GOG and Steam or if it doesn't have GOG version, I always have 2nd acc for coop games which my friends don't wanna buy so I do it myself. Or just buy it and gift it around.

[@keneor4468]

I've really been taking the "You don't need the latest stuff" at heart. I have a crapton of backlog game I never played because I just kept buying new stuff. It's like I'm buying three of them and finishing 1/2 per bulk before biying the next one. I just stopped with the frenzy and took the time to look back to my library and go "Ok, for now I just need these"

[@Aymannnnnnnn]

Now this. This is a certified great hit from dunkey.

[@gabsprado121212]

Would you say it's a classic?

[@ruipedrosousa8542]

@@gabsprado121212 classic, havent watched yet.

[@idress8340]

@@gabsprado121212 So classic that in a few years it'll be worth $120.

[@Ganmorg]

Finally, something we can all agree on. Emulation is epic

[@genus5987]

3rd world gamers rejoice!!

[@thegoosh6469]

Everyone but Nintendo.

[@ThisAutomaton]

Shoutout to the emulation community, the coders who made the emulators and gave them away for free, the people who ripped and shared the ROMs, the translators who made Japanese exclusive games available to the English world (the OG Dejap).

[@Masterdesstruct]

Hell yeah, and more modern and less legal emulation too!

[@Bellitchi]

It’s because of emulation that we have copies of Prototype Yoshis island roms and alpha pre release sonic 1 builds.

[@trixniisama]

"Why are you buying ANY game when you haven't even played Mario Galaxy" Truer words have never been said until now.

[@Birmanncat]

For real, how can one be truly happy without playing Yoshi's Island?

[@joedorben3504]

@@Birmanncat I used to feel the same way but honestly that game is clouded with a LOT of nostalgia for me and I bet others as well. It's good but nowhere near as great as I remembered, certainly wouldn't call it one of the best games of all time. The atmosphere and art style make it seem a lot more fun than it actually is to play tbh. Wouldn't say it's genuinely better than most of the better 2D Marios

[@usedforks]

Meh. Really don't see how it makes any sense. It's like saying, "why are you buying ANY food when you haven't even tried pizza?"

[@trixniisama]

@@usedforks It's just a joke man ^^ Or is it ? :O ;P

[@notarmani4804]

@@Birmanncat Yoshi’s Island and DS for life

[@gypy416]

the baldur's gate comment at 2:27 may not age too well tbh

[@UnexpectedGamer7]

"Games are cheaper and more accessible today than ever before" * cries in Brazilian *

[@charlesOFFICIALyt]

you guys shouldn't complain, at least you got master systems still being produced

[@PedroOliveira-zx3du]

Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk true, here one Nintendo game is 300 "reais" and the playstation five games are 360 "reais", reais is our money to be clear

[@MrPedrogiorgi]

Se vc converter, o preço ta certo msm. Considerando dolar 5,50, um jogo de 60 dolares da quase 350. Com os jogos novos chegando a 70 doletas, cobrarem 350 por eles ta barato ate

[@nutmalone5527]

@@icepick2407 dawg, in iraq ps2 and xbox 360 games costed less than $1, we also had cracked ps3s and ps4s where you can download as many games as you want (given that you have a good hard drive)

[@gustielteso]

Yeah, Im from Colombia and while buying games from steam is REALLY cheap, getting the machine to run those games can cost months of work

[@ThinkBeforeYouSleepYT]

I am disappointed that Dunkey did not mention RAID:Shadow Legends during the free game portion of the video. RAID: Shadow Legends is literally the best game on the planet. It is updated constantly with brand new, grade A content and you can play it on your phone or PC. I mean RAID is way nicer to new players than Fortnite. When you sign up for Fortnite, you get NOTHING. When you sign up for RAID: Shadow Legends, you get 50,000 silver pieces, 25 gems, 8 Golden Keys, 14 Potions, 85 Lunar Crests, 5 Ancient Shards, and a completely free, Epic level champion. NOBODY can beat that deal as long as you sign up within the next 30 days.

[@sportyjhf5Q]

you sonuvabitch. i'm in.

[@TheProfoundWatcher]

More people need to check out your channel

[@urbanguy1191]

RAID SHADOW LEGENDS

[@marshallbrown4189]

I’m disappointed that you didn’t somehow weave into your comment that feminism is bad or something.

[@ThinkBeforeYouSleepYT]

@@marshallbrown4189 How could I have time to talk about feminism when all my effort is being put into getting the word out about what a great game RAID: Shadow Legends is?

[@nydalitecrafter]

Seriously, it is unbelievably fun to go into a second hand shop and just pick up a handful of any old titles that grab your eye. And it ends up costing half the price of a newly released Ubisoft game.

[@vee361-e1c]

@YeaMan why are you spamming this everywhere, go away

[@michaelmcguire7526]

Gamestop too, their used section has all the games you missed cause you were busy all for a third of the price of release

[@billycumcamp6104]

50 bucks on the abay used section are gonna get you further than 100 bucks on the eshop. Being able to find shit like mg3 for less than 10 bucks is insane

[@handlesarestupid154]

Second hand stores in my city don't have anything, rip

[@billycumcamp6104]

@@handlesarestupid154 go to eBay or wish or something

[@frozenpancakes]

0:14 bruh they got Stevie Wonder to advertise the ATARI

[@lapulapuspirit]

"If I could play video games, you bet it would be ATARI!" 🕶️

[@justindonovan4298]

This is gonna be legendary up there with video game difficulty.

[@joshhayes5728]

Dunkley is always on point. It's fun to watch, this dude is consistently great.

[@brycev6847]

100%

[@VideogamesPang]

The reason why people focus only on hyped new releases when they haven't even tried the classics is because new video games, even single player games, are pop culture, and playing them is a social experience. People want to play what's hot and relevant right now so they can be part of the conversation. You can go back and play Symphony of the Night if you want and that's a great game, but everyone online and all your friends are playing Resident Evil 8 or Apex Legends or whatever and you don't know how to talk to them anymore.

[@Abridgelion]

This just means you need different friends.

[@rennytothe4727]

I think it's because modern people have shorter attention span, we need to move on to the next thing immediately and the companies know that so they will keep rushing products out.

[@ted9030]

Except if your friends are into classics

[@saab9251]

Agreed. It’s the same phenomenon as the water cooler talk at work about the new game of thrones when I’m just rewatching House. This was a lot more important in high school and college. I grew up in the halo 2, MW2, and black ops era. Being halfway up to date on current releases was most of the fun of talking video games with friends back then.

[@Lukmendes]

@@rennytothe4727 Not really a "people nowadays" kind of thing, always been there, obvious enough with stuff like movies happened way before the internet.

[@landrysaathoff2418]

Dunky low-key calling out Nintendo at the end like “Hey, remake or port your old games or else emulation is here to stay”

[@lukebytes5366]

The funny thing is that they've been doing that, and there being criticized for the most part.

[@LordArikado]

@@lukebytes5366 It's because their ports/remakes, with the exception of their Zelda remasters on the Wii U and the Switch version of Mario Odyssey, offer minimal to no improvements over the originals other than an upscaled resolution and maybe an option for gyro controls, but Nintendo still feels all of them are worth $60 even in cases where they were permanently slashed to a fraction of that in the past (New Super Mario Bros. U, Pikmin 3, Donkey Kong Frozen Ape) or launched at less than $60 when they originally came out (Skyward Sword). Nintendo gets criticized for it, but it doesn't matter because everyone knows that they're gonna buy it day one regardless because Nintendo games almost never drop in value, especially on the collector's market. Nintendo gets to keep overcharging for their ports and raking in millions of dollars, and consumers still have to choose between paying $60 to play an old game on Switch or digging out an old console and paying ridiculous aftermarket prices for games like Mario Sunshine or Skyward Sword.

[@bareq99]

@@LordArikado the switch version of Mario odyssey? Mario Odyssey is a switch exclusive mate Skyward sword HD isn't more expensive than the original price actually It's the same price 50$ in 2011 is about 61$ todqy I find that funny for some reason Mario sunshine? Yes Skyward sword (wii)? Not really It's usually about 40$ and it comes with a 25th anniversary soundtrack The problem is if you don't have a wii/wii-u and a motion plus wii remote Those will cost you a lot All that to play a worse version So at that point just get the HD remaster Also here is the thing tbo.. While I definitely don't agree on the pricing of wii-u ports What more improvements do you want.. Exactly? The wii-u and the switch have very similar power level (even tbo the wii-u is actually more powerful in some areas) So.. What improvements other than QOL improvements and the added DLC do you want? Edit: also what the other guy meant is criticizing how many ports Nintendo is doing A lot of us are sick of how many they are doing I especially feel bad for wii-u owners lol

[@bareq99]

We don't need remake!/ports We just need the virtual console back

[@landrysaathoff2418]

@@bareq99 Word!

[@girlhag]

dunkey is one of the greatest youtubers ever, but the complaint about baldurs gate 3 being $60 aged so poorly

[@rando27enco]

Was gonna comment that but looks like someone beat me to it

[@Eingefallen]

I dont think it was only that, but that they were in early access, but still taking full price.

[@syncopatedglory]

bg3's $60 retail price suited me just fine. the $60 in *early access* is probably why i never heard of it until the bear scene. lmao