Wetrix is Awesome

hilda talks about wetrix i think idk i didnt watch the video
TAS Rats - play it loud (very loud) - • TAS Force - play it lo...
Wetrix speedrun.com page - www.speedrun.com/wetrix
zallard1's Wetrix high score - • Wetrix - Ice Layer A (...
alexis' gameFAQs guide: gamefaqs.gamespot.com/n64/199...
songs used (in order):
dreem - prove me right
Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
Ava Low - Butter or Jelly
Michelin Rally Masters: Race of Champions - Car Setup
Sonic CD - Special Stage (US)
Street Fighter III: Third Strike - Theme of Q
Intensity - Generations
moon: Remix RPG Adventure - Horizon
1080 Snowboarding - Work Your Body
Crush - City 03
moon: Remix RPG Adventure - Warp Wet Woods
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne - Ikebukuro
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne - Puzzle Boy

[@hbomberguy]

Rented this as a child and didn't understand it, but remembered every second for 25 years

[@stoic_rose]

as one does!

[@the_real_Kurt_Yarish]

This is a condition colloquially known as being "Wetrix behind the ears" and is unfortunately incurable.

[@stoic_rose]

@@the_real_Kurt_Yarish this is objectively true (source: me)

[@presterjack9764]

Universal millennial experience

[@smiller2323]

exactly the same for me with Iggy's Reckin' Balls

[@monkeywithocd]

Dang the style of this video brings me back. The low resolution, the music, the editing, even the voice reminds me so much of really early KZbin. Genuinely thought for a second that I had stumbled on a super old video.

[@stoic_rose]

thats the vibe im goin for!

[@chipklip1309]

“this game seems alright, not something I would fixate on but- WAIT THEY MADE **PLOK**?”

[@stoic_rose]

FR it was the exact opposite for me i was blown away it was made by the wetrix guys LOL

[@myyoutubeaccountgotsuspend8666]

I seriously appreciate all the 4:3 video essays I've been seeing lately

[@stoic_rose]

yeah!!! its something ive been wanting to do since i figured out how to record in 4:3 in obs, so i took the opportunity here, since every game i wanted to show here (besides quaqua) was in 4:3 anyways

[@rustylasagna]

4:3 is such a nice aspect ratio too. It gives the illusion of a square, and gives you a nice narrow view to view everything in. Most of my favorite games are in 4:3 as well too, so I might be a bit biased.

[@flr_rr]

clicked on the video and the first 5 seconds just made me go "yeah this is nice"

[@stoic_rose]

thank you ! it makes me infinitely happy that that is the vibe i provide

[@lovieuru]

Wetrix, otherwise known as that game on the shelf at Blockbuster you would stare at but end up renting something else.

[@DrEnzyme]

Man this looks like a REALLY unique puzzle game. Can't believe I've never heard of it.

[@clairofmemories]

i've never played wetrix and jesus christ this video does an incredible job at making me want to play it therefore i will, btw i love your voice!!

[@stoic_rose]

thank you so much!! :D

[@papaduck5251]

love this little genre of KZbin of Person Describes an Obscure and Niche Thing because it is Their Hyper Focus this video is a nice lil example of that and i hope your harvests are bountiful and your dwellings cool in this coming spring

[@stoic_rose]

the harvest shall indeed be bountiful, thank you for the kind words :]

[@ToxicDevil00]

thank you for putting a beacon on one of my favorite games that i only know about because i was shuffling through dreamcast games and thought the title sounded cool. i will forever adore this weird ass water game

[@JoacoN22]

still haven't watched the entire video but damn your voice is great! also really nice editing and music choices

[@Solinaru]

Wetrix and Tetrisphere are like the two best N64 games I still own from childhood. Learning that I'm not alone in this opinion makes me happy, but learning all that good deep lore makes me even more happy then anything else!

[@PD4FR.]

Stumbled across this video randomly and was surprised to see myself mentioned, in the speedrun section near the end. Thanks for the mention, and the kind words :)

[@kazmur]

I hope you make more videos like this one. It was super interesting! I also didn't expect this to have a connection to Plok of all things...

[@MaxLebled]

Played the hell out of the PC version when I was a kid... Takes me back :) great video, thank you

[@stoic_rose]

surprised how many more people played the pc version rather than the n64 version! i thought the console versions would be more popular, to be honest

[@gothicspoon]

Finally someone talking about this somewhat forgotten gem!!

[@stoic_rose]

woo yeah!!! definitely needs more eyes on it, its great

[@chromplex]

Excellent work, glad that the algorithm has decided to bless you. Also, I would sell my soul for you to give Tetrisphere a similar treatment; that game is also slept on, and I would pay too much for even a bad spiritual successor to it.

[@stoic_rose]

its funny you mention tetrisphere!! ive been wanting to play it to see what its like, since ive never played it. now i gotta check it out!

[@munchratt]

recently play this upon getting my ol N64 set back up, and had a lotta fun!!! Ive owned this game since childhood, and the game's music, aesthetic, and watery gameplay have been permanently etched into my BRAIN. Love this game, and this video!!!!!!!!!

[@theREALkrunchy]

your videos are always so nice to watch :))) i love the vibe of your content

[@cloverlake2599]

Theres no way this is the REAL krunchy. I dont believe it for a second

[@Tr0tim]

I still have this cartridge and play it from time to time for nostalgia! Brilliant little game, fond memories. Thanks for all the extra research!

[@VibriJoyful]

this video was super fun and introduced me to a cool new game that I will probably hyperfixate over and now I am binging tas rats. thanks hilda!!

[@stoic_rose]

woohoo!!! new tas rats and wetrix fan!!!!!

[@qochlea]

Such a vibe of a game... Love your explanation of it!!

[@stoic_rose]

waaaa thank u!! :D

[@mae2941]

hello! i just discovered your channel about 20 minutes ago and i love your videos. I got your mother version differences video in my recommended and loved it so i immediately decided to check out your most recent video. This game in particular i've never heard of but the way you describe it is really engaging.

[@stoic_rose]

thank you !! :D always happy to see someone take interest in my vidyas :] means a lot to me !!

[@nooshstuff]

I was wondering why this video kept showing up on my homepage. I recognized Wetrix (due to the TAS Force video) but I thought. "Hey that doesn't seem like enough for KZbin to recommend it to me for no reason..." Lo and behold. It was actually because I had watched the entire TAS Force playlist. And theres a single video on this site that acknowledged TAS Force's existance.

[@nooshstuff]

Guga

[@stoic_rose]

i LOVE tas force, i have a tradition whenever i have a sick day that i have to watch every episode in a row in one day and its always great. hope they come back at some point, they havent uploaded a video in over two years and i miss em :[

[@zachwilson768]

What an interesting premise for a game. It’s like a really weird landscape simulator. It definitely has the similar plastic look like PLOK.

[@HKT-4300]

I will now be buying Wetrix on Dreamcast asap, this looks awesome, don't know why i never knew about this until now, thanks for the recommendation!

[@ryanmcbride2695]

No joke Wetrix might be my favorite game ever. It's so fun but hilarious at the same time

[@stoic_rose]

its SO good its def in my top 25 games

[@PonBalloon]

thank you so much for this video, i always wondered how to play and now im soon to be addicted

[@cryospiral]

Thanks for posting this game. My sister and I played the game until my hands hurt. And I love how you use Q's music from Street Fighter 3 when you posted that message on the screen.

[@stoic_rose]

i love me some Q :] coolest third strike character imo

[@wagiescuttinloose]

This was my absolute favorite game back in the N64 era, I never understood how it never caught on. It was a real treat! Thanks for the video!

[@stoic_rose]

hell yea !!

[@marlee_goat]

oh my GOD i love ur music choices and editing style and voice its all just so OUGGHH !!!!‼️‼️‼️💥💥💥 its awesome .. good video madam ..

[@stoic_rose]

THANK YOUUUU AAAA

[@usedtissue2328]

every time i find another homestuck i just think “OF COURSE this person is a homestuck.” because it always makes so much sense

[@stoic_rose]

so true ...

[@themutantspacedancer3891]

I own a physical ps2 copy of Aqua Aqua because I found it in a used game store once. Never knew how different or similar it exactly was to the original wetrix but always thought it was odd that it had a completely different title despite being made by the same devs and everything, guess that explains that!

[@stoic_rose]

oh wow !! thats pretty nifty !! question, did you ever play any of the story mode? and was it good?

[@themutantspacedancer3891]

@@stoic_roseiirc, which to preface I honestly don't remember much about it, but I think the story mode was basically just a series of 4 levels based on different ancient time periods without much real story to it? I think I only ever played to the second stage which was a cretaceous period themed stage that had a plesiosaur on the level select for it.

[@swordfishtrigger]

kinda wild cause as a kid this was a game so extremely niche that i had the only copy of anyone i ever met

[@stoic_rose]

wetrix strikes like that, no one but you knows about it

[@kaargen]

Whoa, I played a PC demo of Wetrix over and over back then. Almost completely forgot it existed.

[@vvcq]

This is one of those games you get on a demo disc as a kid that make you go OH YEAH THAT GAME WAS COOL every now and then totally at random for the rest of your life.

[@TanteiRotana]

This game seems really cool, big fan of the terraforming puzzle game elements and overall aesthetic, will have to check it out sometime. Thanks for the upload!

[@Glitch23Taken]

I need to play wetrix, im a big fan of puzzle games. Good vid btw!!!

[@stoic_rose]

thank u !!! :D and you should totally check it out, wetrix is awesome (as the title says)

[@jonothanthrace1530]

2:48 if I didn't see Suddi's name onscreen I'd wonder if someone had gotten Jean Michel Jarre to do music for a video game.

[@Davtwan]

I remember being really damn good at this game. It just clicked for my mindset so well.

[@bigredradish]

i've only barely known about wetrix but as soon as i heard the pickfords mentioned i was like "okay, vetting complete, game kicks ass"

[@catnipjade]

sweet video!! wetrix looks really cool imma play it sometime. im pretty dumb but i still enjoy puzzle games from time to time ehehe. i also cant help but love that you made this in 480p and 4:3. also your voice is very pretty!! n.n

[@stoic_rose]

thank you !!!!!! yeah ive been wanting to do a video in 4:3 for a while!! and thank you, im glad you like my voice!! :D

[@kitterbug]

*Suddi Raval did the music for Mario Artist Paint Studio, along with a few other composers at Software Creations.

[@stoic_rose]

to be fair, i did just say they did music for mario artist, not that they did the whole soundtrack. that being said i think you have a good point, i shoulda been more specific about that ! also your kuru kuru kururin icon is awesome :]

[@Emery_Pallas]

If you'd like some more information on the Plok comic I remember actually reading it a while back. Here's a summary of what i remember Essentially for the most part its Plok, Ducky and Rockyfella (also XBone, a dull Xbox joke) dicking about in the derelict remains of the Plok franchise. The other bit is the comics actual plot. It turns out the fleas are an intergalactic race which ended up on Poly-esta because the Plok flag resembles a Flea queen mating symbol. As such Plok is put on trial on the flea homeworld and this is used by the Bobbin's Bros to try and get rid of him for good and take over. Also there's a purple girl plok who dresses as plok, I don't think anything was done with her yet when I read it. Also Plok's grandpappy comes back as a robot. A lot of it is quite unfunny game humour though it picked up a bit at the end when a plot starts to actually exist. As for Ducky, he introduces himself as a deity which will grant Plok 3 wishes and when plok asks for them he tells plok he was messing with him. Ducky remains one of the main characters next to Plok and Rockyfella the whole time, but I can't remember a single thing they do Also Rockyfella is a deity who encompasses all rocks in the universe, and has two siblings (naturally, they're paper and scissors themed)

[@stoic_rose]

excellent summary ... i am so knowledgeable now :D

[@stefanolassandro886]

It is, indeed, awesome! Thanks for the video, it was great! :D

[@screamingatstars66]

I've never played this one but I clicked on it because it said the word Awesome, I love Awesome things. I will definitely check this one out later

[@c.l.8289]

Great video 💯

[@tigergaj]

This video was lovely:)

[@Soonjai]

Wetrix PC does have a Soundtrack, you not hearing it is caused by not having the CD-ROM for it. Back in the day many PC Games where designed tom play specific music tracks from the CD as certain points. It´s the same Soundtrack as the Dreamcast Version.

[@stoic_rose]

thank you for letting me know! i always thought that was really weird, so that makes a lot of sense!

[@heyanickel456]

aaa i love wetrix!! picked up the 64 version at an anime con ten years ago and upset all my friends by getting addicted to it instead of the games they wanted to play lol. i really enjoyed your overview of the series, you have a great video style and your voice is so pretty! unrelated but i use the same prodigy song in videos, good taste confirmed 👍

[@stoic_rose]

hell yes!!! thank you so much!! :D always good to see a long time wetrix fan, and im glad you like my voice !! also YES my friend showed me prodigy's the fat of the land recently, its non stop banger after banger with that album. SO good

[@wiwwo]

Thank u for reminding me how good the OST for Wetrix is, hoping I can find my old copy around somewhere now lol.

[@stoic_rose]

that shit rocks, glad weve got wetrix ost enjoyers here :]

[@wiwwo]

@@stoic_rose i also really love ur use of music from moon, absolutely immaculate vibes

[@kitterbug]

Wetrix+ is one of my favorite Dreamcast games, the PS2 sequel (Aqua Aqua) is pretty fun too.

[@Clofftai]

So sad another Tas Rats video hasnt been made in a while. Me and my best friend would watch it together over the years but as the saying goes all good things must come to an end. They definitely were my favorite channel for a good amount of time though. Anyways nice video! Enjoy the 4:3 aspect ratio too. Still rockin a 5:4 monitor but it still fits nicely on my screen.

[@stoic_rose]

hell yes always love to see another tas rats fan!!! :D

[@Seaoftea]

I can't believe anyone is making videos about this game still. One of my favs and super addicting. I love the Dreamcast version. There is a secret method for consistently getting 7 ducks on the screen.

[@stoic_rose]

you must share your secrets with me ....

[@Seaoftea]

@@stoic_rose It's been a while but kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3TMep2ae7WWZ7s shows what it should look like when completed. You basically build up 1/3 of the playfield 2 levels high and then use an I down piece to carve out very thin lakes. If you get 7 ducks going, with a big lake in the center, it's easy to put up tens of millions or more.

[@cupofdirtfordinner]

when I was 9 years old, I found the broken completely not working at all n64 my brothers gave me. I wanted to invite friends over, but that was the closest thing I had to a game console, so I looked up "how to fix an n64", and the man in the video said to get a new power brick. at the retro games store, the person there said wetrix was multiplayer, so i got that in addition to the power brick. the n64 still didnt work, and I was reminded of wetrix a few months ago when Noodle offhandedly mentioned it in a video, leading me to look it up. I still have that copy of wetrix sitting behind me as i type this, and I still haven't played it. it looks cool though.

[@stoic_rose]

noodle mentioned wetrix????? thats awesome

[@WilliamPorygon]

Wetrix on N64 was one of the games I rented a few times back in the day. I tended to prefer Tetrisphere more, but I thought this was okay too. Like the video said it's kind of a complex game with a steep learning curve, and I did find it annoying and borderline unfair at times, like when the earthquake meter is high and it decides to give a long string of upper pieces or when the mines keep falling into your biggest lake and fireballs refuse to show up while the mines aren't there. But overall it's a fun game that I'd buy on a modern console if they ever did a remake or remaster of it.

[@TililioChaosLord]

Discovered the franchise with the ps2 sequel Aqua Aqua, one of my favorite ps2 games. And then found the gbc version. Only grabbed the N64 version relatively recently.

[@HandlebarOrionX]

I ripped the soundfont for this and pit it up on Musical Artifacts

[@balimbali]

Awesome video

[@Notester82]

Wooooooooo, Wetrix! (I admit that I only learned about the game after watching Many A True Nerd's video where he played the game for a while, but still!) Great overview through all of the Wetrix games, I was *also* unaware of the smart bomb mechanic! ;u;

[@disasterdykeallie7922]

hell ya! my favorite random rental game i got for my n64 in the late 90’s

[@pedroproenca4638]

awesome video wetrix looks raw

[@stoic_rose]

it absolutely is its awesome :]

[@rustkitty]

This somehow makes me think of 3D Tetris and Qix, just you know with good music. Very enticing. Anyway good stuff, subscribed.

[@stoic_rose]

qix is another puzzle game i gotta check out, its been in my brain for a looooong time

[@rustkitty]

@@stoic_rose Neo Qix on the PS1 is pretty good to start if you want to get into Qix.

[@lenarmangum8630]

11:30 I appreciate the Crush music for PSP in the background.

[@stoic_rose]

i LOVE crush its one of my favorite games!! i did actually make some videos on it if you wanna check em out, theyre probs my favorite videos ive ever made :]

[@dogdillon2]

Cool video Reminds me of older times

[@cloverlake2599]

Weetbix is my fsvourite videosgame

[@piki_speedruns]

This video is amazing

[@stoic_rose]

thank you!!! also i like your icon!! classic amy is my STF main :]

[@LatinoPitaya]

just goin in to say that warp-wet-woods is goated and the band that made it (the sleepwalk) is also goated and i will never stop being obnoxious about it

[@stoic_rose]

i really gotta listen to more of their stuff!! i first heard that song from moon: remix rpg adventure and loved it !! do you have any specific songs by them to recommend?

[@LatinoPitaya]

@@stoic_rose diamond-dust memories, tomorrow or someday, and song for a sleeper a bit more noisy than warp-wet-woods but still golden

[@karnas1mp]

lets goooooooooooooooooo

[@NickAndWolf]

9:28 Music is making me feel like selecting my snowboarder

[@PeperonyChease]

Don't know how I stumbled across it but I bought Wetrix for the N64 about 5 years ago and it is a favourite among my friends who play older games. The "Lakes" line has always been funny to me.

[@stoic_rose]

ONE LAKE... thats awesome though !!! so glad that other people enjoy this game as much as i do :D

[@classicconundrum]

you can read the comic on internet archives way back machine! i read all of it over 2 days, not much to note but wubba duck is my favorite character

[@stoic_rose]

thank you!! this is good to know!

[@nore5888]

19 seconds in, I'm subbing. Wetrix on dreamcast makes no sense to me

[@zheta42]

The ah, L to bomb thing is why you gotta find manuals for games earlier than PS3/360 and give them a quick read.

[@TealAubrey]

this is an oddly complex tetris

[@dogwithakolibri]

happy wetrix waturday

[@stoic_rose]

a national holiday to be sure.....

[@Cece-Cece]

aw hell yeeah i love tas rats

[@stoic_rose]

hell yeah! tas rats rules!!

[@fen4554]

Looks like you're playing emulated; one of the biggest things stopping this game from taking off was how hard it was to control using the N64 controller, and how poorly it ran, often dipping into single digit frame rates. Still I fell in love with it back in the day and forced myself to get good at it.

[@stoic_rose]

i do play n64 wetrix on console, and all the n64 footage is captured from hardware. i did emulate everything else lol and yeah thats just about the only complaints i have with wetrix, but its so cool i cant help but love it :] (plus the slowdown kinda helps sometimes lol)

[@va1ennyx]

ur videos r so fkn good omg

[@stoic_rose]

thank you!! :D

[@harry_kaiser]

This Video is Awesome

[@PJ_PSP]

you have cool tastes in video games broooooooo

[@stoic_rose]

judging by the uploads on your channel you have great taste in music!! i love the atmosphere series, crazy good mixes

[@travis_touchdown_urethra3000]

girl cybershell

[@stoic_rose]

pretty much!

[@amydoesart3724]

The water phisics are surprisingly good for the n64

[@TorinnDerg]

okay but what about Tetrisphere I literally never hear anyone else talk about that game

[@stoic_rose]

ive had a lot of people rec tetrisphere to me, and now i wanna check it out! i saw it at a retro game store the other day,but passed it up for doshin the giant. perhaps ill have to go back....

[@GenericSeal]

I LOVE WETRIX!!!!!

[@stoic_rose]

ME TOO!!!

[@cloverlake2599]

Women love wetrix. Does a theoretical emulated n64 version have multiplayer capabilities btw? if so I would be perhaps interested in a tournament

[@stoic_rose]

yeah it does!!! we should totes do that itd be awesome

[@Gameboy_9917]

common hilda banger

[@stoic_rose]

hai caid :3

[@1gnore_me.]

hey, I like this game little bit too!

[@dennisveneman9469]

I loved this game on my n64

[@hergzcool]

cool

[@HombreDeFiesta]

I literally just bought this game today at my local comic shop lol.

[@stoic_rose]

hell yeah, thats hype! have fun!

[@kitestar]

Hm…I’ll have to try wetrix at some point…looks neat

[@vampireforhire18]

I only ever got to play this when I went on vacation in Florida with my family, but I always really liked it if anyone finds a stable rom image of it I would love to play it again on emulator, I've tried before but I just haven't been able to find a stable copy

[@MrBroken030]

i just recently stumpled upon this game too, its very fun. i personally prefer the dreamcast version the most but i also heard there is a very similar game for the ps2 called aqua aqua but i havent tried it yet.

[@river469]

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@stoic_rose]

WETRIIIIIIIIXXXXXXX NUMBER OOOOOOOONEEEEE

[@noobish]

Please make a vid on 1080 snowboarding and its sequel, they're really good

[@stoic_rose]

thats what im thinking my next scripted video is gonna be, ive got some other videos in the oven right now but 1080 video is guaranteed to happen eventually

[@cappantwan2978]

I remember renting this for the N64 and my parents managed to buy me a copy for the PC.

[@stoic_rose]

thats awesome!!! :O important question, do you know if the pc version you got had music? im really curious because i think the version i got from myabandonware may have removed it

[@cappantwan2978]

@@stoic_rose I don't have the disc anymore, but from what I remember, I don't recall any music. If there was, it was very unmemorable, lol

[@Thereaperofcrows]

I really wanna play Wetrix now!!!

[@stoic_rose]

that was the intended effect!

[@susangurnoe9611]

Not that it matters, but for my own piece of mind. Saw your bio and yeah, I thought so. That’s fine, which is what a co worker who is they/them would say. This is a fun video, I’m off work today, drank too much last night. Had a lot I wanted… well had to do today but I woke up wondering when I went to bed, feeling well in the way only age is drinking along with a bad liver can give you. I don’t get hang overs anymore. Other things happen like cramps in areas you never thought could cramp and my left arm started tingling like it fell asleep and that sucks because now it will be up all night. Ugh…. I’ve felt worse before. I guess I spent all my money last night too. I seem to have two chicken sandwiches from the dollar store, doesn’t seem like I spent all my money there. Thankfully I lost my weed a little last night, found it so I have that

[@DijaVlogsGames]

I had only ever heard of Wetrix by name, maybe I should give the DC version a try. Looks like one of those old god games, but as a puzzle game.