I've got to admit, had any of the consoles we bought had that sheet of paper on the top we would have scanned them that way! But not one of them came with the paper! Also the Ben 10 cards did NOT have that target reticule you showed and some X-Men cards don't have it as well. So even Mattel didn't use their own system!😂 We had consoles that straight up failed to scan or run any games at all. So it still would have been a problem. We went through multiple Hyperscans to make that one video. I'm happy to see you found one that works though! KEEP IT SAFE. IT'S A UNICORN.
It is wild how quality of different consoles of this type can wary. I rember few times two different people buy plug-and-play consoles and one works fine and other barely operates. That's why it is good to see different takes on same device by different people on CZcams to see what it "really is".
I'm glad to see the last bit, as shitty as this thing was. As someone who had one when they were younger with the Ben 10 and Wrestling games, even without the extra boosters, this thing holds a solid piece of real estate in my heart and my mind.
FWIW with the reviews - In the case of AVGN specifically, I can see him possibly not actually having the instructions. Getting the things used may have not come with them. Still an oversight, but with how quickly he has to make content, not the most egregious.
@@Killerduck0213 hell, now to think about the targeting reticle on the back of the cards doesn't seem to be on all the cards for some reason such as here 4:42
@@genocidegames8423 Also doesn’t help the targeting reticle is close to the logo, making it look like it’s part of the logo. They could’ve at least added a simple “Scan Here” text on the back of the cards?
There's an even earlier toys-to-life game, but it was only in Japan. One of the big figures in Webdiver (a Transformers-like toyline from Takara) has a plug-and-play game built into it, and the rest of the figures connect to that one to add features to the game.
We live in a society where Mattel were planning to bring over the Bandai Wonderswan but instead they cancelled those plans and created the goddamn Hyperscan.
When you showed the RFID chip, it made me think "why did these designers think putting such a small chip about half-way into a rounded corner was a good idea? Why did they not put them in the center?" Sure, the manual might tell you how to do it right, but that doesn't excuse how unintuitive that scannable chip placement was.
Yeah, they could have tried to do it as a big as the card itself too (Someone can tell me how much space it would have if it was?) But at that point they may have tried to have a Console that is at least as powerful as a PS2
Im sure The Ben 10 game on this is the only game ever in the series that let you play as Bens Ghost Freak too and why has no Ben 10 game ever begin a 2D Metroidvania seems like perfect fit for the series.
I half remember a top-down Flash game back in the day in the CN website that was sort of like a metroidvania in terms of progression. It also let you transform into Ghost Freak, which I vividly remember because its power was to go through walls and if the timer ran out while you were still in one Ben just kind of gets trapped and dies.
@@blurmarsh2265 Well I wasnt thinking of Flash games alot of those are probally hard to play know i know the Sky/TV Cable games also on services like play Jam that played though TV's are pretty much lost.
That's pretty much what I kinda figured. That and I didn't even know the targeting reticle was supposed to be used for actually lining up the card to the scanner. When I use cards with something, I tend to have them face-up facing towards me. honestly, I think having the rfid board on the back of the card near the centre just seems like it would be the best place for it to go, at least with what I naturally want to do with Trading Cards.
I think this toys/cards-to-life thing is best for either free to play or arcade games. In Japan this kind of thing is common. You don’t have to buy the game each time there is a new update or sequel. Just go to the machine, insert 100 Yen, put in the cards / token, play, and you can bring home the cards / tokens. It would also help when the games are GOOD.
Another thing Toys-To-Life Could do would be to not Limit themselves to one Game (Like Amiiboo, and even if at the launch of the game it doesn't have ToyToLife's Contents, they could see which Games are selling & which ToyToLife are selling and make some Free DLCs/Free Updates that can be accessed only via TheToyToLife For example, Mario Amiiboo is very popular I guess & Pokemon is also popular They could do an update that if you use Mario Amiiboo on Pokemon then you get Mario Cosplay Pikachu) Note:: IMO Lego Dimensions could & should have tried to be free as mostly uses ReUsed Assets (and non ReUsed Assets could have been reused later in other games For example Lego Sonic & Lego Doctor Who could be used as an excuse to do Full Lego Sonic & Lego Doctor Who Games)
Not only is it IWL's plot DoA's, but it's also - beat for beat, down to the Wrestling theme - the plot of the Wrestling chapter in Paper Mario: the Thousand-Year Door
Small note: A disjointed hitbox does not just refer to a hitbox that doesn't line up with an animation, it can also be a hitbox without an associated hurtbox. For example, a physical punch or kick would probably hurt if it got hit back, so it has a hurtbox that allows a character to be hit out of the attack or trade. However, a weapon may not have a hurtbox so attacking the weapon during active frames will just cause you take damage, it is a disjointed hitbox.
"Neat idea, poorly executed." Emphasis on poorly. That tends to explain too many new gadgets and devices nowadays. I like the idea of having different loadouts or costumes for characters you bring to your friends house for a fight tournament or having to show of medals for beating the game, or beaten levels with various difficulty increasing atmosphere cards. Or if the level was recorded on the card, I could see some of the playground trades take that into consideration, or paying your friend who's really good at the game to level your card for you. If they at least made a decent game, I could see this being a cult classic. As is, it's just a laughing stock.
Got to admit, funny video. Though it just kind of felt like you were riffing Rerez and AVGN a bit much. That or you just really wanted to have them notice that thing about the cards. Or the thought process behind the console. I do agree video games and collectible cards does sound like a good concept. I prefer it since it would take up less space than toys.
Since he showed a commercial where the "users" didn't even used the scanner as Kohdok indicated, just show how dishonest he is as the ones he accuses off.
If one YungJunko's story is of any indication, your odds of finding a fellow kid in person who actually believed the HyperScan existed - let alone had any cards to trade with you - were astronomically low.
That Marvel Heroes loading screen is probably taken from the Marvel Heroes Board Game Box that was released in 2006 or vice versa. Save money reuse assets.
the RFI/NFC tech of borrowing electricity from ambient electromagnetic radiation is cool, though the idea behind it is far from new. You can still make your own radio that requires no battery and instead borrows all it's power from the radio waves.
I actually wonder if rerez and avgn got the console and corresponing games/cards second hand (say from ebay or something, like most retro consoles) without the packages and the manual, though i haven't watched either of their videos on the mattel hyperscan recently i do remember they didn't show the box the console comes in so it's not out of the possibility they baught the console itself, the games, and the cards without bothering to go out of their way to get the manual. This could explain why they had such a hard time getting their cards to register on the hyperscan.
Even if that is the case, it's kinda inexcusable for a reviewer to not actually get the full product that they're supposed to be reviewing. If they can't be bothered to find or read the instructions, then that's on them, it's _their_ failing. When you put out a review, you are going to influence the reactions and impressions of the people who see it. And people like AVGN have substantial followings, these are not insignificant numbers of people. So I think it's completely reasonable to expect that if you're going to make it your job, your _profession_ to review products, that you do your due diligence and make sure you have as complete a version of that product as possible to review.
@@Kohdok not sure why you commented here twice, but i do agree that it is strange but not an improbable one. In fact upon research it seems like he was given the console and all it's games and components by a fan (as his reveiw of the console was from the Twelve Days of Shitsmas specials, and all the games and consoles from those were sent by fans) who apparently forgot about the manual. Rerez has no real excuse in this case, again two consoles so i agree at least in his case he has no excuse.
@@ShenaldracDude, the AVGN was given the Hyperscan secondhand by a fan. So it’s understandable why he didn’t had the manual because the fan didn’t send it along with the console.
@@slasherfan9748 Please read my comment again. I think I made it very clear, I don't think someone should review a product second hand for this exact reason.
I always found the hyperscan over in the toy aisle more than the electronics aisle. They mostly sold next to plug and plays which was in toy area so I never fully counted this as a video game system. Many viewers say they cant ever get the cards to work. I've never once had an issue. I literally hold the card just over the scanner. I know it's not the best thing out there but I enjoyed mine and still enjoy to this day
I really enjoyed the parts of the video focused on the games, but less so the part focused on taking down specific other reviews. It feels a little petty or like clout-chasing. I think it's possible to point out the flaws with other reviews without being so specific as to use their footage, and I think that would have come off better. Still, very good video overall.
Imagine if the Hyperscan instead of trying to be his own Console was an Accessory for the Other Consoles (PS3, Xbox 360 & Wii) Also What if the RFID Chip was bigger (like 60% of the Card at least)?
So you beat the wrestling one? Check the speed running scene and see if anyone else has. If you recorded the whole thing you can upload it and have a world record! As long as it's the only one lol
Okay, so the scanning thing is bullshit. That instruction is not in the games themselves, so if you got one without the manual, or your system has no paperwork, you need to guess that what looks like a design goes in the middle. Is that detail on the card packs? Rerez isn't lying. There is no indication what the right way is. With a better company, like Nintendo, the way the cartridge goes in is obvious.
Now I want to see someone use the Hyperscan's Scan to build a better Hyperscan (maybe by merging it with a PS2) to show what the Hyperscan could have been For the Microchip not having enough space, i guess it could simply use a bigger one (one of the size of the card itself)
Honestly a ben10 card game. Or even something like the hyperscan would be cool. If some effort was put into. Like in a fight you gotta switch aliens. So you ruffle through your cards quickly. And say you grab a card you didnt really want. That could be flavorfuly tied into the lore as ben constantly gets the wrong alein. (One explanation is cause he both doesnt look carefully or slamming on the faceplate sorta messes it up)
Too little too late. No way a company wants to revitalize a dying kids IP at the ripe ol' point where they get to manage combined space for a new underage audience and nerds pushing 30. Especially one relying on community access like constantly updated living TCG and tournaments. Maybe in some years they could release a boxed set of a deck builder board game, like Resident evil. Not to USA though because of the low iq consumer potential, but maybe Brazil and Europe where people can manage a non-digital environment and actual instruction booklets. But then again, no much reason to go back to Ben10 of all things.
5:54 classic video game reviewers pretending things are worse than they actually are for content. I remember the first time I noticed this is when the Irate Gamer pretended to not know about the glide in Aladdin SNES
Ive heard of this phenomenon where reviewers pretend a thing is worse than it really is for comedic effect as “the cinemasins effect” but this does remind me that this had been not just a thing, but a popular thing for a while before them.
Did the commercial for this console fail to show how to properly scan cards??? Also, since a lot of cards didn't get released, does that mean there's some content in the Hyper Scan games that has never been seen? Can it be hacked?
I assume it'd just be a matter of examining the games' code to find out the information it expects to read from the unreleased cards and spoof them with writing to blank NFC cards.
5:06 Not all the cards had that scanning reticle on the back. And the ones that did had the scanning reticle close to the logo, making it look like an alternative logo.
Dude, do you even TCG? "Rare Cards" exist for a reason: Let's say the favorite character on the X-Men game was Magneto, and he has 3 Special Move & a Killer Move, that's 5 cards you have to collect for a viable Magneto pick. Now run that on every pack of 5 cards, only 1 is "Rare", but from the rooster of... let's say 30 characters, 5 are considered "Rare". Now you chances of getting a full Magneto pick are trashed, and no kid on the playground is gonna want to give his "Rare Magneto" unless he wanted another "Rare Pick".
I agree with the trading cards for games and toys statement. I once traded my Exodia and some other cards from Yugioh and got Call of duty black ops, Gameboy advance SP and Mario Kart 64 from a friend
Your scanning rant does make sense mostly. However. What kid is going to read a manual for a game that has their favorite characters in it. If you give a kid a GameCube and a copy of fairly odd parents shadow showdown. They aren’t going to read the manual, they are 9 times out of 10 going to rip the box open, slap the game in, and go nuts. If anything, the hyper scan scanner, should’ve had a molded in dent to hint at how the card should be placed. Like on many Tokusatsu toys, you see a peg and a hole, you go “oh hey can that fit together!?” And suddenly you figure out the combination. The massive red circle kinda makes you think to just put the card on the scanner, and expect it to work, but the chip being only in the corner, is probably what makes it odd, the chip placement is not the best
since this kind of effect is still alive in japan, think you could review those kind of things? id imagine some of those machines got imported state side
The trading point you make is kind of dumb because, as you point out, the cards are repetitive as hell, which means the person I'm trading with likely has the same crap. But more than that, there are five games. If I play Magic or Pokemon or something, that's one game. In this case I need someone who also bought my game. Also, you can not finish a game you paid for without the elaborate scheme
Another problem is, wouldn’t the trading work only if the games themselves were popular? You see people trade Pokemon and Yugioh cards, but not Redakai, Chaotic, Duel Master, or Kaijudo cards, at least not in a common group of people. And the fact the cards are related to video games means they would have to depend on the games themselves being popular. Sure they’re based on popular themes like Ben 10 and Marvel, but if the gameplay isn’t good, then they’re hardly worth talking about. And not only that, the games don’t even make use of more than one copy of the same card like most card games do.
I literally have never traded a trading card with other people, I held onto as many as I could as a kid because they were few and far between. I bought a GBA once, with cash
I have a hyperscan (along with other consoles) and mine works fine. This video made me want to play it again. It's not great by any means but not as bad as some will lead you to believe. it just takes a bit of patience to learn the controls. I have played worse consoles.
If someone tried to rebuild a Hyperscan by using Better Technology (even if only it reaches the level of a PS2 or a Nintendo Switch) & was able to improve the Cards Do you think it could be successful as an exotic/particular console?
Speaking of.... Does anyone know if the Spider-man and Wolverine story mod cards were released? I have a complete set of Marvel Super heroes and X-men cards otherwise.
Ok but imagine a fighting game where you had to do all your inputs before any animation happens and then you watch to see how it turns out. It's more a battle of wits than of dexterity.
@@Kohdok Toribash I think kinda worked like what that commenter said, I remember trying it out when I was 12 and not figuring out how to decapitate the opponent in one go, so I just didn't try anymore, but there are sick "combo" compilations on youtube still (I assume).
but compared to toys for life like Skylanders you buy RANDOM booster packs for 10 bucks where in Skylands 10 Bucks got you the figure you wanted and you had something you can play with even without the console. These cards.... are nothing without the console and the game AND they look ugly
The thing that keeps me away from tcg's is the trading part. Like you said technically the hyperscan is a tcg, well, if you dont know someone who play the game or people who play it then your only option is buy new cards. That if you really want more cards, if you dont mind being casual.
I notice that - in the advertisements - the kids are all placing the cards on the scanner (mostly) correct. Yet the other reviewers could not. At least the commercial people knew how to use the product, haha.
Ah, but more people will watch a negative review because then they have something to hate on and disparage. These people need to eat! How can you expect them to have personal integrity? /s
The famous “combine them” advertisement Kohdok specifically uses in this video has them not using it correctly. In fact, the only other commercial I could find for the Hyperscan was also using them wrong. You and Kohdok both seem to be being dishonest in this sense, though both reviewers should’ve probably looked up the instructions during their review.
Ok, you really don't need to go off on the other reviewers for not realizing the reticle wasn't just a logo. It's on the back of (only some of!) the cards and it's one hundred percent certain that the consoles were bought second hand and who keeps manuals and boxes anymore. The specific way to do it simply isn't obvious without those instructions. It's not like amiibos or skylanders where there is exactly one way that a reader and scannable object are capable of interfacing in the first place, it's a giant glowing circle with a small indistinct smaller circle on it that you put a very specific part of a RECTANGLE onto in order to scan it. That's stupid idiotic design and two separate reviewers had the exact issue. You can clearly tell it's the fault of poor design and not the reviewers "lying" like you claim.
I think the problem with the cards is simply expecting someone in the 7-12 age range to hold the cards in the exact right way each time. the kind of kid to not read a manual. Things like amiibo, skylanders etc, all have bases that can easily show which side is the bottom. But these cards don't, it would make more sense for the character side to be face up when scanning so you know what you're holding as you do it. Plus the whole idea of the console seems to be in this Uncanny valley of "too expensive for a plug and play but too cheap looking to be a console at the time"
The most amusing part of the berating rerez for not doing basic research is that this whole thing was such a shit show that I just went through your whole video showing the promotional images and I saw them do it correctly 0 times. Not even they knew how to use their thing.
I think it looks more like a cheap cash grab. I haven't tried Skylanders but from what I can tell, they at least give you neat little figurines which could be used for decorations and even the games are in 3D. Hyperscan games look like cheap flash games.
35:52 So like the Whole Mainline Pokemon series worked from 2001 until 2019 when Mid way Though Pokemon Sword and Sheilds Development Pokemon Company decided they was no longer letting you use every existing Pokemon at that Point in Current games on Purpose. That was the worst thing that game series ever did not that the texture on a tree look bad.
@@nohrianscum9791 Not really because the Way the Pokemon can get moved over to later games is just like puting a older game Skylanders into a later game. Weird they never made any NFC /Amiibo pokemon realated Figures do a thing in the mainline pokemon titles though.
"probably because it was made for the PC" Naw, a hat in time is terribly optimized in general, speedrunners can attest to that Nothing against the programmers mind you
I've got to admit, had any of the consoles we bought had that sheet of paper on the top we would have scanned them that way! But not one of them came with the paper!
Also the Ben 10 cards did NOT have that target reticule you showed and some X-Men cards don't have it as well. So even Mattel didn't use their own system!😂
We had consoles that straight up failed to scan or run any games at all. So it still would have been a problem. We went through multiple Hyperscans to make that one video. I'm happy to see you found one that works though! KEEP IT SAFE. IT'S A UNICORN.
It is wild how quality of different consoles of this type can wary. I rember few times two different people buy plug-and-play consoles and one works fine and other barely operates. That's why it is good to see different takes on same device by different people on CZcams to see what it "really is".
I'm glad to see the last bit, as shitty as this thing was. As someone who had one when they were younger with the Ben 10 and Wrestling games, even without the extra boosters, this thing holds a solid piece of real estate in my heart and my mind.
oh also! in the commercials they show the cards being scanned FACE UP, which doesnt help.
FWIW with the reviews - In the case of AVGN specifically, I can see him possibly not actually having the instructions. Getting the things used may have not come with them. Still an oversight, but with how quickly he has to make content, not the most egregious.
It also doesn't help that the commercial shows them doing it the incorrect way so as to show off the card art.
@@Killerduck0213 hell, now to think about the targeting reticle on the back of the cards doesn't seem to be on all the cards for some reason such as here 4:42
yeah. this guy is being a real ass by saying they intentionally misrepresented the product.
@@genocidegames8423 Also doesn’t help the targeting reticle is close to the logo, making it look like it’s part of the logo. They could’ve at least added a simple “Scan Here” text on the back of the cards?
I must have had a bad copy of the Hyperscan, because I distinctly remember doing what you showed in this video and the cards still not working at all.
There's an even earlier toys-to-life game, but it was only in Japan. One of the big figures in Webdiver (a Transformers-like toyline from Takara) has a plug-and-play game built into it, and the rest of the figures connect to that one to add features to the game.
Never heard of this I'll have to look into it out of sheer curiosity
Didn't know Webdiver had a Toys-to-Life
Guess it was the Toy they use to enter the Web in the Anime
We live in a society where Mattel were planning to bring over the Bandai Wonderswan but instead they cancelled those plans and created the goddamn Hyperscan.
When you showed the RFID chip, it made me think "why did these designers think putting such a small chip about half-way into a rounded corner was a good idea? Why did they not put them in the center?"
Sure, the manual might tell you how to do it right, but that doesn't excuse how unintuitive that scannable chip placement was.
yeah i was SURPRISED when i saw how SMALL it was... like its 95% cardboard at that point!
Yeah, they could have tried to do it as a big as the card itself too
(Someone can tell me how much space it would have if it was?)
But at that point they may have tried to have a Console that is at least as powerful as a PS2
Im sure The Ben 10 game on this is the only game ever in the series that let you play as Bens Ghost Freak too and why has no Ben 10 game ever begin a 2D Metroidvania seems like perfect fit for the series.
I half remember a top-down Flash game back in the day in the CN website that was sort of like a metroidvania in terms of progression. It also let you transform into Ghost Freak, which I vividly remember because its power was to go through walls and if the timer ran out while you were still in one Ben just kind of gets trapped and dies.
@@blurmarsh2265 Well I wasnt thinking of Flash games alot of those are probally hard to play know i know the Sky/TV Cable games also on services like play Jam that played though TV's are pretty much lost.
im willing to give rerez and the nerd a break because they didnt appear to have it come with any instructions… or boxes.
That's pretty much what I kinda figured. That and I didn't even know the targeting reticle was supposed to be used for actually lining up the card to the scanner. When I use cards with something, I tend to have them face-up facing towards me. honestly, I think having the rfid board on the back of the card near the centre just seems like it would be the best place for it to go, at least with what I naturally want to do with Trading Cards.
@@torondin or just even have the chip readable from both sides.
Same here. We’ve been taking for granted RFID scanning today where the scanning area isn’t that precise.
I think this toys/cards-to-life thing is best for either free to play or arcade games. In Japan this kind of thing is common. You don’t have to buy the game each time there is a new update or sequel. Just go to the machine, insert 100 Yen, put in the cards / token, play, and you can bring home the cards / tokens.
It would also help when the games are GOOD.
Another thing Toys-To-Life Could do would be to not Limit themselves to one Game (Like Amiiboo, and even if at the launch of the game it doesn't have ToyToLife's Contents, they could see which Games are selling & which ToyToLife are selling and make some Free DLCs/Free Updates that can be accessed only via TheToyToLife
For example, Mario Amiiboo is very popular I guess & Pokemon is also popular
They could do an update that if you use Mario Amiiboo on Pokemon then you get Mario Cosplay Pikachu)
Note:: IMO Lego Dimensions could & should have tried to be free as mostly uses ReUsed Assets (and non ReUsed Assets could have been reused later in other games
For example Lego Sonic & Lego Doctor Who could be used as an excuse to do Full Lego Sonic & Lego Doctor Who Games)
Not only is it IWL's plot DoA's, but it's also - beat for beat, down to the Wrestling theme - the plot of the Wrestling chapter in Paper Mario: the Thousand-Year Door
Small note: A disjointed hitbox does not just refer to a hitbox that doesn't line up with an animation, it can also be a hitbox without an associated hurtbox. For example, a physical punch or kick would probably hurt if it got hit back, so it has a hurtbox that allows a character to be hit out of the attack or trade. However, a weapon may not have a hurtbox so attacking the weapon during active frames will just cause you take damage, it is a disjointed hitbox.
"Neat idea, poorly executed." Emphasis on poorly. That tends to explain too many new gadgets and devices nowadays. I like the idea of having different loadouts or costumes for characters you bring to your friends house for a fight tournament or having to show of medals for beating the game, or beaten levels with various difficulty increasing atmosphere cards. Or if the level was recorded on the card, I could see some of the playground trades take that into consideration, or paying your friend who's really good at the game to level your card for you. If they at least made a decent game, I could see this being a cult classic. As is, it's just a laughing stock.
I love the pettiness for the targetting reticle lmao. This is a fun informative video, thanks Kohdok
Got to admit, funny video. Though it just kind of felt like you were riffing Rerez and AVGN a bit much. That or you just really wanted to have them notice that thing about the cards. Or the thought process behind the console. I do agree video games and collectible cards does sound like a good concept. I prefer it since it would take up less space than toys.
Since he showed a commercial where the "users" didn't even used the scanner as Kohdok indicated, just show how dishonest he is as the ones he accuses off.
If one YungJunko's story is of any indication, your odds of finding a fellow kid in person who actually believed the HyperScan existed - let alone had any cards to trade with you - were astronomically low.
Now we wait for the Eye of Judgement review
That Marvel Heroes loading screen is probably taken from the Marvel Heroes Board Game Box that was released in 2006 or vice versa. Save money reuse assets.
I remember the commercials for his!!! One of those cool toys I knew I would never get, and probably for the better.
the RFI/NFC tech of borrowing electricity from ambient electromagnetic radiation is cool, though the idea behind it is far from new. You can still make your own radio that requires no battery and instead borrows all it's power from the radio waves.
I actually wonder if rerez and avgn got the console and corresponing games/cards second hand (say from ebay or something, like most retro consoles) without the packages and the manual, though i haven't watched either of their videos on the mattel hyperscan recently i do remember they didn't show the box the console comes in so it's not out of the possibility they baught the console itself, the games, and the cards without bothering to go out of their way to get the manual. This could explain why they had such a hard time getting their cards to register on the hyperscan.
Rerez showed off the box, iirc. And between the three(!!) consoles they bought and all of the games, somewhere they would have gotten a manual.
Even if that is the case, it's kinda inexcusable for a reviewer to not actually get the full product that they're supposed to be reviewing. If they can't be bothered to find or read the instructions, then that's on them, it's _their_ failing. When you put out a review, you are going to influence the reactions and impressions of the people who see it. And people like AVGN have substantial followings, these are not insignificant numbers of people. So I think it's completely reasonable to expect that if you're going to make it your job, your _profession_ to review products, that you do your due diligence and make sure you have as complete a version of that product as possible to review.
@@Kohdok not sure why you commented here twice, but i do agree that it is strange but not an improbable one. In fact upon research it seems like he was given the console and all it's games and components by a fan (as his reveiw of the console was from the Twelve Days of Shitsmas specials, and all the games and consoles from those were sent by fans) who apparently forgot about the manual. Rerez has no real excuse in this case, again two consoles so i agree at least in his case he has no excuse.
@@ShenaldracDude, the AVGN was given the Hyperscan secondhand by a fan. So it’s understandable why he didn’t had the manual because the fan didn’t send it along with the console.
@@slasherfan9748 Please read my comment again. I think I made it very clear, I don't think someone should review a product second hand for this exact reason.
no mater how many times I read or hear you say "Hyperscan" my brain auto corrects it to "HyperScam"
Koronesuki cannot avoid being abused anywhere they go.
I really appreciate the effort you put into this video, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on the hyperscan
Physical DLC that expensive primarily for trading would make sense if the games are actually good.
Kohdok you gotta do a retrospective on medarot/medabots ive got copies of the games if you need box shots
I always found the hyperscan over in the toy aisle more than the electronics aisle. They mostly sold next to plug and plays which was in toy area so I never fully counted this as a video game system. Many viewers say they cant ever get the cards to work. I've never once had an issue. I literally hold the card just over the scanner. I know it's not the best thing out there but I enjoyed mine and still enjoy to this day
SAME!! I loved mine except it was stolen. I actually just managed to get my hands on another Hyperscan and I'm really excited!
I really enjoyed the parts of the video focused on the games, but less so the part focused on taking down specific other reviews. It feels a little petty or like clout-chasing. I think it's possible to point out the flaws with other reviews without being so specific as to use their footage, and I think that would have come off better. Still, very good video overall.
By far one of the most underrated videos that kohdok ever made, this needs more views, you did wonder here kohdok
Imagine if the Hyperscan instead of trying to be his own Console was an Accessory for the Other Consoles (PS3, Xbox 360 & Wii)
Also What if the RFID Chip was bigger (like 60% of the Card at least)?
I saw the Hyperscan at a Goodwill once, didn't grab it, not sure if I regret it.
The "misunderstanding angry reviewer" parody at 6:10, with the use of "One Step Closer", was quite effective.
So you beat the wrestling one? Check the speed running scene and see if anyone else has. If you recorded the whole thing you can upload it and have a world record! As long as it's the only one lol
Okay, so the scanning thing is bullshit. That instruction is not in the games themselves, so if you got one without the manual, or your system has no paperwork, you need to guess that what looks like a design goes in the middle. Is that detail on the card packs? Rerez isn't lying. There is no indication what the right way is. With a better company, like Nintendo, the way the cartridge goes in is obvious.
This is a very well put together video but I felt the parts calling out other reviewers to be distracting
Now I want to see someone use the Hyperscan's Scan to build a better Hyperscan (maybe by merging it with a PS2) to show what the Hyperscan could have been
For the Microchip not having enough space, i guess it could simply use a bigger one (one of the size of the card itself)
The games were executed poorly but the prices were the real killer. If they’d have been cheaper then it might have at least had moderate success.
I'm so ready for you to do an episode on the Philips CDi. You have no idea.
Wait did the commercials show it scan the wrong way ?
Talking about QR codes and alternatives, check out Hero of Robots, it's an arcade game with that concept in cards
Also, now DC jumped on the train too and did the same game
I talk about these sorts of arcade games in my "Too Much Stuff" sin, when Eye of Judgment comes up.
Honestly a ben10 card game. Or even something like the hyperscan would be cool. If some effort was put into. Like in a fight you gotta switch aliens. So you ruffle through your cards quickly. And say you grab a card you didnt really want. That could be flavorfuly tied into the lore as ben constantly gets the wrong alein. (One explanation is cause he both doesnt look carefully or slamming on the faceplate sorta messes it up)
These days such a thing would be better implemented in a crossover IP game. But otherwise yeah, Ben 10 would do wonders in a TCG
Too little too late. No way a company wants to revitalize a dying kids IP at the ripe ol' point where they get to manage combined space for a new underage audience and nerds pushing 30. Especially one relying on community access like constantly updated living TCG and tournaments.
Maybe in some years they could release a boxed set of a deck builder board game, like Resident evil. Not to USA though because of the low iq consumer potential, but maybe Brazil and Europe where people can manage a non-digital environment and actual instruction booklets. But then again, no much reason to go back to Ben10 of all things.
5:54 classic video game reviewers pretending things are worse than they actually are for content. I remember the first time I noticed this is when the Irate Gamer pretended to not know about the glide in Aladdin SNES
Ive heard of this phenomenon where reviewers pretend a thing is worse than it really is for comedic effect as “the cinemasins effect” but this does remind me that this had been not just a thing, but a popular thing for a while before them.
Did the commercial for this console fail to show how to properly scan cards???
Also, since a lot of cards didn't get released, does that mean there's some content in the Hyper Scan games that has never been seen? Can it be hacked?
No, people hacked it in, since all data is on the disk its all just depends on turning it on
I assume it'd just be a matter of examining the games' code to find out the information it expects to read from the unreleased cards and spoof them with writing to blank NFC cards.
@@nohrianscum9791 We even found out some stuff from unrelessed cards
Ben transforming gives me Mortal Kombat Trilogy PTSD
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Not all the cards had that scanning reticle on the back. And the ones that did had the scanning reticle close to the logo, making it look like an alternative logo.
Technically the first toys to life would have been legendz on the gameboy advance.
The editing in this was fantastically hilarious! Can't wait to see more of these game reviews!
Nice to see I'm not the only one encountering yellowing on RiD 2001 Prowl
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YAS
I HAD THIS AS A KID! It was... something.
My scanned tho and I was smart enough to scan with it
Hyper scan 2: sandbox story builder on vr that can use things like amiibo for characters and building materials
I wonder why the spiderman game ended up being a toys r us exclusive game... like thats the only game they did that to!
I'm pretty sure if they did made a Barbie game I'm pretty sure fashion will be scanning scanning
Dude, do you even TCG?
"Rare Cards" exist for a reason: Let's say the favorite character on the X-Men game was Magneto, and he has 3 Special Move & a Killer Move, that's 5 cards you have to collect for a viable Magneto pick.
Now run that on every pack of 5 cards, only 1 is "Rare", but from the rooster of... let's say 30 characters, 5 are considered "Rare". Now you chances of getting a full Magneto pick are trashed, and no kid on the playground is gonna want to give his "Rare Magneto" unless he wanted another "Rare Pick".
I agree with the trading cards for games and toys statement. I once traded my Exodia and some other cards from Yugioh and got Call of duty black ops, Gameboy advance SP and Mario Kart 64 from a friend
Your scanning rant does make sense mostly. However. What kid is going to read a manual for a game that has their favorite characters in it. If you give a kid a GameCube and a copy of fairly odd parents shadow showdown. They aren’t going to read the manual, they are 9 times out of 10 going to rip the box open, slap the game in, and go nuts. If anything, the hyper scan scanner, should’ve had a molded in dent to hint at how the card should be placed. Like on many Tokusatsu toys, you see a peg and a hole, you go “oh hey can that fit together!?” And suddenly you figure out the combination. The massive red circle kinda makes you think to just put the card on the scanner, and expect it to work, but the chip being only in the corner, is probably what makes it odd, the chip placement is not the best
yooooo where did you get that version of Pegasus Phantasy you used for the potato fight in IWL? It's pretty lit
It's the version for Saint Seiya Omega.
I acquired the X-men Red Series cards from a former employee and have meant to do a video in them.
since this kind of effect is still alive in japan, think you could review those kind of things? id imagine some of those machines got imported state side
would like you to have a vid about the arcade card games
IWL gives me some Aqua teen hunger force vibes
The Toy to live idea still lives on in a mobile phone game made by Kinder of all people.
The trading point you make is kind of dumb because, as you point out, the cards are repetitive as hell, which means the person I'm trading with likely has the same crap. But more than that, there are five games. If I play Magic or Pokemon or something, that's one game. In this case I need someone who also bought my game. Also, you can not finish a game you paid for without the elaborate scheme
Another problem is, wouldn’t the trading work only if the games themselves were popular? You see people trade Pokemon and Yugioh cards, but not Redakai, Chaotic, Duel Master, or Kaijudo cards, at least not in a common group of people. And the fact the cards are related to video games means they would have to depend on the games themselves being popular. Sure they’re based on popular themes like Ben 10 and Marvel, but if the gameplay isn’t good, then they’re hardly worth talking about.
And not only that, the games don’t even make use of more than one copy of the same card like most card games do.
I literally have never traded a trading card with other people, I held onto as many as I could as a kid because they were few and far between. I bought a GBA once, with cash
I have a hyperscan (along with other consoles) and mine works fine. This video made me want to play it again. It's not great by any means but not as bad as some will lead you to believe. it just takes a bit of patience to learn the controls. I have played worse consoles.
If someone tried to rebuild a Hyperscan by using Better Technology (even if only it reaches the level of a PS2 or a Nintendo Switch) & was able to improve the Cards
Do you think it could be successful as an exotic/particular console?
to be fair, the worst sin is putting "jump" on the up arrow.
That's when i go mental
Jump on Up Arrow is Fighting Game standard, because the face buttons are needed for attacks.
I hope all the data related to the card is tradable too
When's the Mega man card game video?
Speaking of.... Does anyone know if the Spider-man and Wolverine story mod cards were released? I have a complete set of Marvel Super heroes and X-men cards otherwise.
I almost want to get a Hyperscan to try the X-Men game.
Lumping the PS5 with Virtual Boy?
I smell XBOner weakness!
PS5 has fewer exclusives than Virtual Boy.
@@Kohdok That's fucked up of you to say, and also completely accurate.
Ok but imagine a fighting game where you had to do all your inputs before any animation happens and then you watch to see how it turns out. It's more a battle of wits than of dexterity.
That's called a Turn-Based RPG...
@@Kohdok Toribash I think kinda worked like what that commenter said, I remember trying it out when I was 12 and not figuring out how to decapitate the opponent in one go, so I just didn't try anymore, but there are sick "combo" compilations on youtube still (I assume).
Your voice reminds me of this one blue muppet that also has youtube channel 🤔
but compared to toys for life like Skylanders you buy RANDOM booster packs for 10 bucks where in Skylands 10 Bucks got you the figure you wanted and you had something you can play with even without the console. These cards.... are nothing without the console and the game AND they look ugly
I bought this, I was so excited. But you know..
The thing that keeps me away from tcg's is the trading part. Like you said technically the hyperscan is a tcg, well, if you dont know someone who play the game or people who play it then your only option is buy new cards. That if you really want more cards, if you dont mind being casual.
I notice that - in the advertisements - the kids are all placing the cards on the scanner (mostly) correct. Yet the other reviewers could not. At least the commercial people knew how to use the product, haha.
Ah, but more people will watch a negative review because then they have something to hate on and disparage. These people need to eat! How can you expect them to have personal integrity? /s
The famous “combine them” advertisement Kohdok specifically uses in this video has them not using it correctly. In fact, the only other commercial I could find for the Hyperscan was also using them wrong. You and Kohdok both seem to be being dishonest in this sense, though both reviewers should’ve probably looked up the instructions during their review.
19:15 an editing error
My playground economy was getting beat up and called a nerd with no help from teachers.
We need a hacked Rom of these games with severe Modding to patch the problems!
(by Hacked, I mean all data unlocked without cards)
Black screen 55:32
so that's a snake girl and now a dog girl on Kohdoks list of waifus
just a big "erm actually"
Do you actually defend the thing?
There's a difference between defending it and understanding it.
I UNDERSTAND the thing.
Who would want to buy this over an Xbox 360, PS3, or a Wii?
So basically the cards are less like the key fob for your apartment and more like the bluetooth headphones you regret buying.
Ok, you really don't need to go off on the other reviewers for not realizing the reticle wasn't just a logo. It's on the back of (only some of!) the cards and it's one hundred percent certain that the consoles were bought second hand and who keeps manuals and boxes anymore. The specific way to do it simply isn't obvious without those instructions. It's not like amiibos or skylanders where there is exactly one way that a reader and scannable object are capable of interfacing in the first place, it's a giant glowing circle with a small indistinct smaller circle on it that you put a very specific part of a RECTANGLE onto in order to scan it. That's stupid idiotic design and two separate reviewers had the exact issue. You can clearly tell it's the fault of poor design and not the reviewers "lying" like you claim.
I think the problem with the cards is simply expecting someone in the 7-12 age range to hold the cards in the exact right way each time. the kind of kid to not read a manual.
Things like amiibo, skylanders etc, all have bases that can easily show which side is the bottom. But these cards don't, it would make more sense for the character side to be face up when scanning so you know what you're holding as you do it.
Plus the whole idea of the console seems to be in this Uncanny valley of "too expensive for a plug and play but too cheap looking to be a console at the time"
“Despite all their rage”
They’re just rats in a cage
Kohdok is hilarious!!
You would think they would make sure the pack in game was at least inoffensive
Also trading cards with any function is a complete scam
What do you mean with *Trading Cards with any function is a scam* ?
@@aleanddragonITA
Do I really need to explain why randomized game pieces are a scam?
@@maskofthedragon yes(?)
Seriously? You're lumping the PS5 in?
The most amusing part of the berating rerez for not doing basic research is that this whole thing was such a shit show that I just went through your whole video showing the promotional images and I saw them do it correctly 0 times. Not even they knew how to use their thing.
I think it looks more like a cheap cash grab. I haven't tried Skylanders but from what I can tell, they at least give you neat little figurines which could be used for decorations and even the games are in 3D. Hyperscan games look like cheap flash games.
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35:52 So like the Whole Mainline Pokemon series worked from 2001 until 2019 when Mid way Though Pokemon Sword and Sheilds Development Pokemon Company decided they was no longer letting you use every existing Pokemon at that Point in Current games on Purpose. That was the worst thing that game series ever did not that the texture on a tree look bad.
Wow, what an unrelated comment.
@@nohrianscum9791 Not really because the Way the Pokemon can get moved over to later games is just like puting a older game Skylanders into a later game.
Weird they never made any NFC /Amiibo pokemon realated Figures do a thing in the mainline pokemon titles though.
So they took a page from their TCG for the RPG? It’s just set rotation.
@@joshuahadams Does the TCG set Rotation alow you to use older Prinited cards of the exact same pokemon though that got moved back into it though?
"probably because it was made for the PC"
Naw, a hat in time is terribly optimized in general, speedrunners can attest to that
Nothing against the programmers mind you
Magneto Can do better in Capcom Games.
It’s Marvel, Baby! Welcome to Die!
I am a fan of toys to life. I have many of them. But I think i'll skip on this one. hehehe. Man, terrible.
Why are you calling the PS5 a bad console? Seriously!