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    Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 183: Ecco the Dolphin. Ecco is an action-adventure game originally developed by Ed Annunziata and Novotrade International for the Sega Genesis and published by Sega in 1992. The original game followed the exploits of a young dolphin named Ecco as he searched the seas, and eventually time itself, for his missing pod. The game is known for being super unique with a great art style, but it's also known for being hard, frustrating, and unfair.
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  • @ErnestJay88
    @ErnestJay88 Před 3 lety +1961

    At least when Ecco hit the wall, there is no message "Where did you learn to swim" over and over.

    • @Kyss007
      @Kyss007 Před 3 lety +56

      dont put any ideas in modders heads

    • @leogio8093
      @leogio8093 Před 3 lety +6

      Hhhhhhaahaha

    • @johnivanoplimo5172
      @johnivanoplimo5172 Před 3 lety +8

      Beat me to it.

    • @SpikeJet2736
      @SpikeJet2736 Před 3 lety +48

      He also doesn't die from just touching the walls like a certain surfer

    • @Remake5182
      @Remake5182 Před 3 lety +3

      @@SpikeJet2736 Which was a certain Marvel character.

  • @pouyopouyo9817
    @pouyopouyo9817 Před 3 lety +2645

    2009: "I'm drinking Rolling Rock on the Roll 'n Rocker!"
    2020: "I'm drinking Rolling Rock in a pool of Rolling Rock!"

    • @americanjohnny4814
      @americanjohnny4814 Před 3 lety +128

      2040: “I’m drinking Rolling Rock in a pool of Rolling Rock while surfing on the Roll ‘n Rocker!”

    • @OGWax
      @OGWax Před 3 lety +21

      Started From The Bottom Now I'm Here

    • @tailsprowerfan2729
      @tailsprowerfan2729 Před 3 lety +22

      @MajinTails 2060 im drinking rolling rock in a wolrd made out of rolling rock

    • @Suiax
      @Suiax Před 3 lety +19

      Hate to be that person, but the "Rolling Rock on the Roll 'n Rocker" part was from a 2008 episode.
      And yes. I'm so much fun at parties. In fact, the party don't start 'til I walk in.

    • @jjboi6008
      @jjboi6008 Před 3 lety +16

      @@Suiax
      People who say “I bet your fun at parties” are probably the ones who always ruin parties

  • @AtlasBlizzard
    @AtlasBlizzard Před 3 lety +631

    11:34 That underwater (or is it underbeer) screaming was absolutely amazing.

    • @strawberryfields9762
      @strawberryfields9762 Před 3 lety +38

      Let’s make it “underbeer”😂😂😂

    • @Wavemaninawe
      @Wavemaninawe Před rokem +12

      Im surprised that James didnt get into a drunken fight with a dolphin, over this game.

    • @Wavemaninawe
      @Wavemaninawe Před rokem +9

      @Wavemaninawe
      I just watched the outro.
      ... never mind. 😳

    • @user-cg5xg7zh5s
      @user-cg5xg7zh5s Před rokem +5

      The scream from underbeer tho💀

    • @squidwardplays2596
      @squidwardplays2596 Před 5 měsíci +4

      11:42 him drinking beer can underwater in beer is pure SpongeBob logic.

  • @ProfessorGopher2030
    @ProfessorGopher2030 Před 2 lety +754

    You have to admit, for such a hard game, its soundtrack is VERY relaxing and eerie. And that goes double-no, TRIPLE-for the Sega CD version.

    • @lecafard4327
      @lecafard4327 Před 2 lety +46

      The game had great overall presentation. Tricked you into thinking it was going to be fun. I can't count how many times I played it hoping it would be enjoyable.

    • @chaosdragon82
      @chaosdragon82 Před 2 lety +24

      I had both fond and frustrating memories of this game. Soundtrack was very relaxing!! Got me through some rough times as a kid.

    • @Goblin_Hands
      @Goblin_Hands Před 2 lety +14

      @@chaosdragon82 I started with the sequel. It feels like a fever dream, having rocked to giant squid tempo in the floating sky tubes.

    • @RCCarDude
      @RCCarDude Před rokem +7

      I prefer the Genesis soundtrack to the Sega CD version.

    • @XxxXxx-br7eq
      @XxxXxx-br7eq Před rokem

      I swear that this is a game like many others that could be remade to be so cool these days and very Ambien like you're saying it was to begin with. I feel like so many times we avoid making what could be a great game to remake a bunch of like for example why has there never been an open-world Ninja turtles game where you can drive the turtle van around and use all the turtles in to be like almost GTA style but PG-13 or something?

  • @CAMELOT331
    @CAMELOT331 Před 3 lety +11619

    How does James Rolfe still look relatively the same age. I watched him when I was 14. Now I'm 30 🤣🤣

  • @lanceturley7745
    @lanceturley7745 Před 3 lety +700

    Rolling Rock CEO: "Sales are way up again, but only in this one particular neighborhood. We're still not sure why."

    • @qactustick
      @qactustick Před 3 lety +13

      No way they wouldn't know who the AVGN is!

    • @alex_squeezebox
      @alex_squeezebox Před 3 lety +44

      I’m surprised Rolling Rock hasn’t made a deal with AVGN to supply him with unlimited beer

    • @reptilianviking3386
      @reptilianviking3386 Před 3 lety +7

      It's all water anyway

    • @alex_squeezebox
      @alex_squeezebox Před 3 lety +2

      Reptilian Viking still have to buy the bottles though

    • @zyzzy-ko4ww
      @zyzzy-ko4ww Před 3 lety +3

      If the geeks who gave us Rolling Rock are wondering why sales are so high all of a sudden, they need to look no further than a certain blatant nerd whose middle name is AVGN.

  • @caznosaur
    @caznosaur Před 3 lety +179

    The echo of the dolphin's cry at the end will forever haunt me

  • @DeathofInk
    @DeathofInk Před 2 lety +139

    Shame he didn't cover the whole game, I would of loved hearing his reaction to how insane the story got later on.

    • @dimitriwarchief301
      @dimitriwarchief301 Před 7 měsíci +4

      I would too and I don’t even play it

    • @JamesJome123
      @JamesJome123 Před 4 měsíci +5

      What would he have said when he saw the alien queen thing?

    • @seanduffy369
      @seanduffy369 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@JamesJome123 or if he died on it and had to replay the soul/brain destroying 'Welcome To The Machine' level? I'd have had the earplugs ready!

    • @anthonyaddario4653
      @anthonyaddario4653 Před 2 měsíci +1

      This is the strangest Mandela effect I’ve ever experienced…the only reason I know this game gets super weird is from avgn….and now I can’t find it what is going on

    • @LordRemiem
      @LordRemiem Před 2 měsíci +1

      And the... giant DNA thing

  • @wombat6
    @wombat6 Před 3 lety +3735

    This episode was quite funny overall, but the moment when he drank beer *from a can* while bathing in beer was just top notch

    • @karda009
      @karda009 Před 3 lety +71

      Pinkie out and everything

    • @pyro_reuploads21
      @pyro_reuploads21 Před 3 lety +9

      Yes

    • @alphalax7747
      @alphalax7747 Před 3 lety +22

      I thought this was gonna be a theneedledrop sort of comment

    • @wombat6
      @wombat6 Před 3 lety +4

      @rudy nosa watch the episode

    • @RetroMediaMan96
      @RetroMediaMan96 Před 3 lety +38

      Can we all agree that moment when he was screaming in it pretty much sums up our feelings towards 2020?

  • @massivive
    @massivive Před 3 lety +629

    unfortunate that we didnt get to see his reaction to the later levels where you travel through time and then swim through an alien spaceship to fight the xenomorph queen... AS A DOLPHIN

    • @drsin6856
      @drsin6856 Před 3 lety +30

      Don’t say that what he did was enough I wouldn’t wish any more of this game on anyone

    • @junfaa
      @junfaa Před 3 lety +18

      Those levels are badass.

    • @Atzros
      @Atzros Před 3 lety +98

      For real, the game has passwords, and he didn't use them? A shame -- this episode barely even scratched the surface of Ecco the Dolphin.

    • @bmb-ub6ec
      @bmb-ub6ec Před 3 lety +32

      I actually really enjoyed this game and didn't have too much trouble with it when I was a kid. I like when you go back in time and have to fight ancient creatures.

    • @matiasfpm
      @matiasfpm Před 3 lety +40

      It needs a second part!

  • @Dosnmeda
    @Dosnmeda Před 3 lety +92

    The genius behind Ecco's oxigen-game-mechanic is the way it affects exploration. You need to balance your curiosity against your survival instinct. You slowly descend and look for objectives/air pockets then quickly shoot back to the surface always knowing its general direction (top) and combine it with a satisfying flip. It's such a great game-loop. The under-water environment also allowed for very interesting leveldesign, as you could literally move in any direction. I also love the atmoshpere of this game, so unique - wonderful art and music. In my opinion it is one of the greatest Action-Adventure-Games of that era - and Tides of Time even surpasses it.

  • @mrmacman2u
    @mrmacman2u Před 3 lety +393

    11:05 is the BEST angry beer reaction the Nerd has EVER done, I laughed so hard I pulled something! Thank you SO much for this!

  • @chriswestergaard4506
    @chriswestergaard4506 Před 3 lety +1633

    The Nerd in a pool of beer.
    He has finally been broken.
    Not even Doctor Jeckyl and Mr Hyde brought him to such ends of alcoholism.

    • @B1ACKMAG3666
      @B1ACKMAG3666 Před 3 lety +38

      But that could have been an hallucination brought on by the alcohol

    • @TheOriginalJphyper
      @TheOriginalJphyper Před 3 lety +58

      "Mommy, Dad's being weird again!"

    • @michaelbuckers
      @michaelbuckers Před 3 lety +77

      He's in a pool of beer, fully submerged, takes a sip out of a can.

    • @supertimerip
      @supertimerip Před 3 lety +32

      He got a swimming pool full of a liquor and he dived in it.

    • @terrytheblackmage4799
      @terrytheblackmage4799 Před 3 lety +23

      Kendrick Lamar would be proud

  • @panddaytona
    @panddaytona Před 3 lety +570

    The ending here is the most AVGN thing James has done in years, lol

    • @Hyreia
      @Hyreia Před 3 lety +47

      I was coming down in the comments to say that! I guess he *hasn't* lost his touch! He was pretty tame and a little Flanderized in the beginning but that ending is amazing.

    • @TyrannosaurusCHEX
      @TyrannosaurusCHEX Před 3 lety +25

      And all that beer made up for years of him not drinking on screen

    • @weregamer
      @weregamer Před 3 lety +9

      I knew one day he could release his anger on one game to make it avgn original😋.

    • @ITSTAKING
      @ITSTAKING Před 3 lety +15

      exactly lol. Some episodes I feel he isn't angry enough at the game but here he's absolutely there lol.

    • @fanizisha
      @fanizisha Před 3 lety +3

      Yessss that was amazing

  • @bloodmongerzero4431
    @bloodmongerzero4431 Před rokem +267

    11:06
    Probably the Best outrage moment in avgn history
    15:30 is also great

  • @smellycatbutts
    @smellycatbutts Před 3 lety +191

    I actually really liked this game as a kid, and didn't really encounter any difficulties until the alien levels.

  • @coreymyers5321
    @coreymyers5321 Před 3 lety +2496

    “What a lightweight.” That may just the quietest, quickest, most poetic, and least destructive way to destroy a game console ever on this show.

    • @Saiaxs
      @Saiaxs Před 3 lety +67

      The face he made destroyed my sides

    • @LucasCAPS
      @LucasCAPS Před 3 lety +78

      @@Saiaxs He frowns inhumanly hard. That baffles me too.

    • @thomasedwardharrison2879
      @thomasedwardharrison2879 Před 3 lety +28

      I still have my Dreamcast

    • @johnnycash7803
      @johnnycash7803 Před 3 lety +13

      @@thomasedwardharrison2879 loved dreamcast
      Wish I still had mine

    • @NewPaulActs17
      @NewPaulActs17 Před 3 lety +5

      i gave you your 700th like

  • @corporalkills
    @corporalkills Před 3 lety +2981

    James singlehandedly keeps Rolling Rock in business.

    • @i-v-l9335
      @i-v-l9335 Před 3 lety +173

      Rolling Rock is actually a delicious beer.

    • @gingermcgingin1733
      @gingermcgingin1733 Před 3 lety +176

      @@i-v-l9335 I sure hope so, considering how the Nerd seems to literally live on the stuff.

    • @KaitouKaiju
      @KaitouKaiju Před 3 lety +130

      I don't want to taste Rolling Rock because I'm afraid I'll be disappointed

    • @bleeduntildeath
      @bleeduntildeath Před 3 lety +37

      @@i-v-l9335 it really is, in fact, I'mma go get some

    • @jamesscottselfdefense47
      @jamesscottselfdefense47 Před 3 lety +43

      @@i-v-l9335 It was until Anheuser-Busch bought them out. I haven't had one in years though...

  • @holysparkbatman
    @holysparkbatman Před 3 lety +16

    11:33 James played Ecco so long he became Ecco... equipped with sonar song and everything.

  • @jacobturner5213
    @jacobturner5213 Před 3 lety +44

    Ecco: "So long and thanks for all the fish."
    Me: 42?

  • @CGrascal
    @CGrascal Před 3 lety +402

    SomecallmeJohnny: "I feel a disturbance in the force."

  • @3rdcoastnyucka
    @3rdcoastnyucka Před 3 lety +602

    I was hoping the message after the sonar would be: "Where did you learn to fly."

  • @The_Wolf_Fury
    @The_Wolf_Fury Před 3 lety +53

    11:43
    Funniest part ever.

  • @nerfworthy218
    @nerfworthy218 Před 3 lety +143

    Ecco was so hard for my 9 year old mind, but I loved it. It's still one of my all-time favorite games.

  • @RetroGamePlayers
    @RetroGamePlayers Před 3 lety +634

    The soundtrack is peaceful to keep players from destroying their own house.

  • @uberschnilthegreat22
    @uberschnilthegreat22 Před 3 lety +377

    James screaming in a hot tub of beer is the pinnacle of AVGN and beer

  • @PurpleBroadcast
    @PurpleBroadcast Před 6 měsíci +4

    11:34 music videos for absolutely no reason:

  • @firemarioproductions2003
    @firemarioproductions2003 Před 7 měsíci +2

    15:31 “Did he just say-?” “Aye, he did.”

  • @KylaTea
    @KylaTea Před 3 lety +1404

    “I read in ZooBooks”
    A true man of scholarship.

    • @KrabbyPatty99Archive
      @KrabbyPatty99Archive Před 3 lety +23

      Did you know the classic magazine Ranger Rick and Zooboks combined?

    • @donnyjepp
      @donnyjepp Před 3 lety +3

      Lol😂😂

    • @SangTheCryptek
      @SangTheCryptek Před 3 lety +16

      But did he get the tiger poster?

    • @wiictvchannel1112
      @wiictvchannel1112 Před 2 lety +4

      @@KrabbyPatty99Archive That's crazy. I only ever read Ranger Rick magazines at my brother's asthma treatment clinic.

    • @bunnehboi1985
      @bunnehboi1985 Před 2 lety +2

      @@SangTheCryptek What about the stickers? And the "Dinosaur Issue"?

  • @Hellseeker1
    @Hellseeker1 Před 3 lety +566

    People: Hate Water levels
    Sega: Lets make an entire game water!

    • @sandakureva
      @sandakureva Před 3 lety +31

      Technically, Sega only published. Of coursed, they promoted tf out of it.

    • @swahiliranger1022
      @swahiliranger1022 Před 3 lety +6

      How would they be able to play it then?

    • @codyminecrack248
      @codyminecrack248 Před 3 lety

      Ooh.. my favorite..

    • @Andronicus87
      @Andronicus87 Před 3 lety +5

      I love water levels especially in 3d mario games!

    • @TheLambdaTeam
      @TheLambdaTeam Před 3 lety +2

      @@swahiliranger1022 Let's give wheels to Ecco, so he can roll on dry ground, lol

  • @ARCtheCartoonMaster
    @ARCtheCartoonMaster Před rokem +3

    15:34 It's funny because that sound effect is actually a swearword on _SpongeBob_ .

  • @turtleo4732
    @turtleo4732 Před 2 lety +5

    AVGN: Like the under water levels in Sonic
    Me: *Vietnam flashbacks*

  • @pixreviews6417
    @pixreviews6417 Před 3 lety +396

    BUT, THE ENDING WITH ALIENS, HOW COULD YOU NOT TALK ABOUT THAT

    • @Bhalforii
      @Bhalforii Před 3 lety +34

      He didnt get that far

    • @diegog1853
      @diegog1853 Před 3 lety +20

      Its really hard to get there, and even there it is extremely frustrating to beat the final level. But I guess he could jump around using passwords

    • @flarpman2233
      @flarpman2233 Před 3 lety +54

      Thought the same thing.
      Bit of a sloppy episode tbh, the final levels would be a goldmine and all he had to do was enter a password to get there.

    • @CaptendoChannel
      @CaptendoChannel Před 3 lety +3

      If you speak French, look for the JDG take on this game, he did a way better episode, and he went to the end.

    • @grossnoise
      @grossnoise Před 3 lety +8

      To make this game look bad

  • @andrewbost4490
    @andrewbost4490 Před 3 lety +654

    AVGN flipping the camera off while screaming, submerged in a tub of beer, is probably one of the best things I've seen.

    • @ChaseMC215
      @ChaseMC215 Před 3 lety +24

      He hasn't had Roling Rock on screen for years.

    • @dionjaywoollaston1349
      @dionjaywoollaston1349 Před 2 lety +24

      @@ChaseMC215 just goes to show how angry this game made him

    • @Goblin_Hands
      @Goblin_Hands Před 2 lety +1

      I still hope he will make a part 2 or a full on series. Maybe just a live stream series.

  • @serialcarpens290
    @serialcarpens290 Před 3 lety +41

    I remember being a kid at the video store and my dad would ALWAYS want to rent this game.

  • @ragamuffinh8126
    @ragamuffinh8126 Před 3 lety +39

    Actually, AVGN is right about the traumatizing part at the start. I played the game at a very young age and this made me scared of even looking at the startup screen. Years later I realized this game was about aliens, like Contra.

  • @Crimpson2003
    @Crimpson2003 Před 3 lety +239

    I love how he didn't even get to the end where he finds out there are aliens involved in the plot.

  • @danparish1344
    @danparish1344 Před 3 lety +172

    The rescued dolphins seem to hold their breath forever just fine.

    • @swirlingabyss
      @swirlingabyss Před 3 lety +3

      Ecco eventually gets infinite breath from the Asterite.

  • @notproductiveproductions3504

    Dang. I was really hoping to see James’ reaction to the final boss

  • @EthanMoreau-zw7kg
    @EthanMoreau-zw7kg Před 9 měsíci +5

    The beer bathtub scene is the best moment in AVGN history. My favorite episode.

  • @ProtoMario
    @ProtoMario Před 3 lety +2663

    Ecco, the plot where a psychic dolphin saves the world from an alien invasion.

    • @superbroly64DS
      @superbroly64DS Před 3 lety +32

      I am intelligent life

    • @Wiilly_D
      @Wiilly_D Před 3 lety +26

      Seems legit

    • @kurtownsj00
      @kurtownsj00 Před 3 lety +53

      "Hmmm...add Keanu Reeves and we've got a movie. Let's call it Johnny Mnemonic."

    • @lemmingscanfly5
      @lemmingscanfly5 Před 3 lety +42

      The series is such a gem of it’s time.
      It’s something you wouldn’t believe existed.

    • @Lvl1Warlock
      @Lvl1Warlock Před 3 lety +22

      Aren't dolphins psychic already?

  • @Ownedyou
    @Ownedyou Před 3 lety +137

    The entire game is an underwater level. Let that sink in...

    • @WCIIIReiniger
      @WCIIIReiniger Před 3 lety +7

      It is like taking what you hate most about video games. Sega really were out of touch with their customers. There are also a lot of water levels in several Sonic games. I do not know a single person who liked playing them. It was only something to get through

    • @nthgth
      @nthgth Před 3 lety +3

      @@WCIIIReiniger Hydrocity wasn't too bad as water levels go

    • @samd2013
      @samd2013 Před 3 lety +1

      Like your pun.

    • @WCIIIReiniger
      @WCIIIReiniger Před 3 lety +1

      @@nthgth It was okay, Sonic 3 was my favorite anyway.

    • @JachAnen
      @JachAnen Před 3 lety

      @@WCIIIReiniger I mean, Nintendo mad notorious water levels after too. I think big companies generally is out of touch and the stuff they do right, was just a gamble to them or they're repeating what has worked before.

  • @Q.Cumber1973
    @Q.Cumber1973 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Ecco the dolphin was made in Hungary, my homeland, and I'm proud that you, the most famous retro gamer on the planet, made a video of this game franchise.

  • @XxPhoenix14741xX
    @XxPhoenix14741xX Před 3 lety +121

    I loved Ecco! Used to play it for hours!

    • @jonirenicus463
      @jonirenicus463 Před 2 lety +5

      Me too

    • @bradhedgehog12
      @bradhedgehog12 Před 2 lety +3

      Same here

    • @OldToby53
      @OldToby53 Před rokem +3

      Same...kinda liked the game. Wasn't that bad

    • @bradhedgehog12
      @bradhedgehog12 Před rokem +4

      @@OldToby53 well it was a seriously hard game. Thought I would never beat it. But I did.

    • @5UBJ3CT3GG
      @5UBJ3CT3GG Před 7 měsíci

      @@bradhedgehog12What did you think about the final boss

  • @RunplaysinHD
    @RunplaysinHD Před 3 lety +336

    This is just the beginning of the game lol. The Nerd would drown himself in the beer on the last alien levels

    • @SynysterRipper
      @SynysterRipper Před 3 lety +46

      I’m actually sad we didn’t see him get to the aliens stuff.

    • @SinOfAugust
      @SinOfAugust Před 3 lety +15

      I was looking forward to seeing the aliens too... Boo.

    • @andresgutierrez455
      @andresgutierrez455 Před 3 lety +5

      Agree

    • @adolfolobosco179
      @adolfolobosco179 Před 3 lety +5

      I Just know that because CZcams. Never get there.

    • @RiverInsanity
      @RiverInsanity Před 3 lety +10

      I never got past the lagoon level so...
      ALIENS??? FOR REAL???

  • @iansmith8783
    @iansmith8783 Před 3 lety +238

    “This dolphin... is ok in my book” 😂

  • @wedm8551
    @wedm8551 Před 3 lety +84

    I recall this game being one of my favorites back in high school. It was challenging at times, sure - but generally that led me to focus more intently and figure it out. Great music, graphics, engulfing story - all ahead of their time. A masterpiece IMHO.
    Sardonic humor has it's place for sure though. Amusing video. You may have inspired me to bust out the old Genesis.

  • @TheJayrod23
    @TheJayrod23 Před rokem +2

    11:35 I love how he changed that scene to the thumbnail

  • @quietrioter
    @quietrioter Před 3 lety +371

    James' kid: mommy, have you seen my dolphin doll?
    James' wife: I think daddy has it
    James' kid: .....I dont think I want it anymore then

    • @midnightisnice
      @midnightisnice Před 3 lety +2

      👐🏼👐🏼👐🏼🤲🏼👐🏼🤲🏼👐🏼🤲🏼👐🏼🤲🏼👐🏼🤲🏼👐🏼👐🏼

    • @lc3212
      @lc3212 Před 3 lety +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @moddedinkling4168
    @moddedinkling4168 Před 3 lety +294

    The fact that it's partially a Nintendo Switch timed exclusive means he's still the Angry Nintendo Nerd by heart.

    • @crispcracker9572
      @crispcracker9572 Před 3 lety +1

      I have small brian

    • @TheCrazierz
      @TheCrazierz Před 3 lety +2

      I think its because initially the games where on 3ds

    • @jju00
      @jju00 Před 3 lety

      @@TheCrazierz I discovered him by the 3DS version of AVGN Adventures 1.

    • @moddedinkling4168
      @moddedinkling4168 Před 3 lety

      @@vladimir9248 That's why I said PARTIALLY.

    • @matroska_5625
      @matroska_5625 Před 3 lety +1

      @@moddedinkling4168 I don't think you know what "exclusive" means. It can't be "partially" exclusive. It's either exclusive to one platform or it isn't. By that logic every single game ever made that's been multiplatform is a partial exclusive.

  • @retrodino1787
    @retrodino1787 Před 3 lety +84

    Personally I think Ecco is a great game, it's actually one of my favorites. It is difficult yet, but it's fun. It's not like any other games that are out there honestly.

  • @six_buck_dlc
    @six_buck_dlc Před 3 lety +8

    16:02 this is the weirdest segment and i love it

  • @Blaster1360
    @Blaster1360 Před 3 lety +157

    15:33 You know it's bad when he swears like SpongeBob...

  • @lightcaperen9746
    @lightcaperen9746 Před 3 lety +545

    Loved this game as a kid but come to think of it I never once got past level one. I just liked to swim around with the dolphins and see the environment

  • @yeismeload
    @yeismeload Před rokem +37

    I had this on Game Gear and it infuriated me to no end.

  • @Yagoshi300
    @Yagoshi300 Před 3 lety +20

    Echo the Dolphin’s secret password: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    • @l.kingdon4531
      @l.kingdon4531 Před 2 lety +1

      NNNNNNNN Last level code, I believe ZZZZZZZZ is also a code

  • @Predator20357
    @Predator20357 Před 3 lety +268

    That has to be one of the most brutal ways AVGN killed a character, that is amazing

    • @chubbyvboii
      @chubbyvboii Před 3 lety +17

      I can't wait for the inevitable return when Ecco will come back and take his revenge on the AVGN.

    • @Predator20357
      @Predator20357 Před 3 lety +6

      Clifford V. I don’t know, Bugs Bunny had a chance in his revenge, this one basically suffocated to death from being shat on.

    • @girlsdrinkfeck
      @girlsdrinkfeck Před 3 lety +1

      @@chubbyvboii basically DKC water levels is 100x better

    • @joshinthesauce4636
      @joshinthesauce4636 Před 3 lety +1

      Bugs Bunny was worse

  • @FeverDreamlandTheater
    @FeverDreamlandTheater Před 3 lety +443

    This is why you've been banned from SeaWorld.

    • @HelgaCavoli
      @HelgaCavoli Před 3 lety +35

      Seaworld should be the one thing being banned.

    • @PureWhiteWolf
      @PureWhiteWolf Před 3 lety +4

      Indeed!

    • @Woohoowi1
      @Woohoowi1 Před 3 lety +4

      @@HelgaCavoli I smell a vegan

    • @applescruff1969
      @applescruff1969 Před 3 lety +15

      @@Woohoowi1 It's not a vegan thing. SeaWorld is a terrible company.

    • @Woohoowi1
      @Woohoowi1 Před 3 lety +1

      @@applescruff1969 don't care really

  • @thepokemontrainer6094
    @thepokemontrainer6094 Před 2 lety +10

    That part when Nerd drank the barrel of beer was so hilarious.

  • @lordjackrex2006
    @lordjackrex2006 Před rokem +46

    You should have seen the final boss of echo the dolphin it is terrifying

  • @geoffnolan1053
    @geoffnolan1053 Před 3 lety +253

    The world needs a part 2 with the game’s ending!

    • @fabio93237
      @fabio93237 Před 3 lety +8

      You can say that again

    • @mailman019
      @mailman019 Před 3 lety +26

      The world needs a part 2 with the game's ending!

    • @MrKenichi22
      @MrKenichi22 Před 3 lety +4

      Agreed

    • @WingedMad
      @WingedMad Před 3 lety +2

      Yes, specially considering how much he likes Pink Floyd songs

    • @zapman6528
      @zapman6528 Před 3 lety +2

      @@mailman019 You can say that again

  • @Scribblerjohnny
    @Scribblerjohnny Před 3 lety +544

    This game gets even crazier. There's a time machine and aliens

    • @fredhurst2528
      @fredhurst2528 Před 2 lety +43

      Welcome to the Machine (last level before the final boss) may have been the most brutal experience I ever had in a video game. I finished this game once. Once.

    • @matthill1093
      @matthill1093 Před 2 lety +23

      There is also a cursed huge medusa skull (the final boss) .

    • @milesr4609
      @milesr4609 Před 2 lety +7

      @@fredhurst2528 it's not that hard (or scary), people mistifyed it a bit...welcome to the machine is awesome!.

    • @milesr4609
      @milesr4609 Před 2 lety +19

      @@matthill1093 it's called the Vortex queen, it's not a medusa, more like a Xenomorph.

    • @bradhedgehog12
      @bradhedgehog12 Před 2 lety +2

      @@milesr4609 they do look a lot like Xenos

  • @ZackBurnsOG
    @ZackBurnsOG Před rokem +3

    If Ecco can only hold their breath for a minute 20....how can Ecco's friends stay underwater trapped so long???

    • @blakespower
      @blakespower Před rokem +2

      and how did that huge whale get inside the caves, its one of the mission sin the game

  • @Jake46496
    @Jake46496 Před 11 měsíci +2

    11:47 That Daniel tiger towel tho

  • @jamesproimos
    @jamesproimos Před 3 lety +302

    He didn't even get to the part with aliens!

  • @darthwinsor
    @darthwinsor Před 3 lety +351

    PETA is not going to be happy with that ending.

    • @ScytheJackal
      @ScytheJackal Před 3 lety +21

      This is probably one of the funniest AVGN episodes ever

    • @shaggysnax01
      @shaggysnax01 Před 3 lety +4

      Neither is Jotaro Kujo

    • @Chirre1989
      @Chirre1989 Před 3 lety +1

      PETA: Hi, please take a seat ..

    • @ElFreakinCid
      @ElFreakinCid Před 3 lety +3

      I'M not happy with it. :'c

    • @ssgp7297
      @ssgp7297 Před 3 lety

      Never thought of that type of prank against dolphins 😁

  • @matiascs1908
    @matiascs1908 Před 11 měsíci +4

    I laughed so hard at 11:33. It made me say it's like AVGN in his best days and prime era!

  • @christonensey8128
    @christonensey8128 Před 3 lety +12

    4:10 when I saw that as a kid I was barely phased by it. I was just like “what just happened?”

  • @sampledgem6215
    @sampledgem6215 Před 3 lety +108

    I think AVGN single handedly kept the rolling rock business open.

  • @KevinLuper99
    @KevinLuper99 Před 3 lety +1206

    I love how lately James has had a huge resurgence in popularity.

    • @bobjimbobjim9006
      @bobjimbobjim9006 Před 3 lety +174

      Eh he’s always kinda remained popular through the years. That’s why he’s a legend

    • @HelgaCavoli
      @HelgaCavoli Před 3 lety +184

      He was smart enough to remain the "same" but also incorporating his close friends, also staying away from politics and fame shananigans.

    • @AriaKyuKyu
      @AriaKyuKyu Před 3 lety +76

      @@HelgaCavoli *cough* Nostalgia Critic *cough*

    • @dupadupadoo69
      @dupadupadoo69 Před 3 lety +57

      I'm glad he started putting out AVGN videos more regularly then he used to. Now if we can only get him to make new Board James.

    • @eins2001
      @eins2001 Před 3 lety +17

      @@dupadupadoo69 He said he is done with Board James.

  • @AntiFurryPrivateFirstClass
    @AntiFurryPrivateFirstClass Před 10 měsíci +4

    If James would start a stand up comedy, it would be legendary. I like how he goes to edges to make us laugh

  • @Pc_98_Fan
    @Pc_98_Fan Před 3 lety +37

    Fun fact: The creator of Ecco made the game difficult because he was afraid that people would rent the game and bring it back a week later.
    What a bullcrap choice

    • @reborno-o4498
      @reborno-o4498 Před 3 lety +10

      It was a trend back then, is also the reason for Battle Toads insane difficulty compared to the Japanese version were renting games is illegal.

    • @milesr4609
      @milesr4609 Před 2 lety +2

      It's not that hard; to me Contra hard corps or Alien soldier are more harder than Ecco.

    • @murve33
      @murve33 Před 2 lety

      Same with Streets of Rage 3. Such a miserably difficult game. The Japanese Bare Knuckle III on the other hand, is perfect.

    • @trevorlestat971
      @trevorlestat971 Před 2 lety

      Common practice back then

  • @Kill_Binho
    @Kill_Binho Před 3 lety +475

    If it was released nowadays, they would definitely call "Dolphin Simulator"

    • @theunholinesswithin70
      @theunholinesswithin70 Před 3 lety +8

      DolphinCraft

    • @davelemire2447
      @davelemire2447 Před 3 lety +10

      Call of dolphins

    • @tehteh9893
      @tehteh9893 Před 3 lety +16

      "Gaming journalists" would give it lowest scores ever cause they won't be able to trigger the storm.

    • @furrtakuXD
      @furrtakuXD Před 3 lety +9

      Untitled dolphin game

    • @KeyleeTamirian
      @KeyleeTamirian Před 3 lety +4

      You just don't know how wrong you are.
      I mean, this game is based on Ketamine fantasies of one scientist who researched dolphins and claimed to talk with Aliens.

  • @ReaverTChannel
    @ReaverTChannel Před 3 lety +306

    Ok... The ending managed to be hilarious and nasty in a perfectly balanced proportion; James is truly a master of scatological humour LOL

  • @RhythmGrizz
    @RhythmGrizz Před 2 lety +31

    The Sega CD version of Ecco's soundtrack is gorgeous

  • @MKTB22
    @MKTB22 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I love how everybody is talking about him drinking in a pool of Rolling Rock but nobody is talking about how he has a Daniel Tiger towel.

  • @notradaem9213
    @notradaem9213 Před 3 lety +198

    They really expanded the alcoholic side of his character.

    • @Game_Hero
      @Game_Hero Před 3 lety +2

      and it's ridiculous. The bad type of ridiculous.

    • @AaronderSchaedel
      @AaronderSchaedel Před 3 lety +3

      He needed the gastro intestinal distress that only too much beer could provide for that ending, though.

    • @ChargeQM
      @ChargeQM Před 3 lety

      His liver is more like a dead-r now.

    • @Sir-Thrash
      @Sir-Thrash Před 3 lety

      Not enough beer though

    • @cloudmaker7455
      @cloudmaker7455 Před 3 lety

      That was mr.lahey levels

  • @MarioGreco
    @MarioGreco Před 3 lety +147

    He could have led Ecco to defeat the final boss, but nope. AVGN lost it and shat into Ecco’s blowhole. The sound effects killed me. 😂

  • @J1tters_mitters2
    @J1tters_mitters2 Před rokem +1

    Him chugging beer the whole video:
    Me: I could never be like this

  • @danceswithcritters
    @danceswithcritters Před 3 lety +46

    Ecco, Tides of Time for Sega Genesis was brilliant for that time period, it's a great game. Don't care what you say.

    • @LakeFX
      @LakeFX Před rokem +2

      The soundtrack was sublime too.

  • @advang4820
    @advang4820 Před 3 lety +314

    Shame he's not talking about the end of the game part.

    • @Yaboiwilsonnnn
      @Yaboiwilsonnnn Před 3 lety +15

      Was waiting for the nerd to go crazy at the aliens

    • @KaiObelisk
      @KaiObelisk Před 3 lety +5

      @@iamvulgar8188 Welcome to the Machine. That brings back memories.

    • @natejamesr1081
      @natejamesr1081 Před 3 lety

      What happens? I never finished it.

    • @timex
      @timex Před 3 lety +1

      Halloween Episode 👍

  • @matthewjanzen7511
    @matthewjanzen7511 Před 3 lety +77

    "I've read in zoo books..." best line of episode

  • @christianlorre
    @christianlorre Před 3 lety +3

    What i love the most about this guy is he always finds hilarious new cursing I've never heard before.

  • @orionmclaughlin5680
    @orionmclaughlin5680 Před 8 měsíci +3

    I'm surprised that he didn't mention that the final boss is an alien

  • @UlarioGryphon
    @UlarioGryphon Před 3 lety +359

    ... and he didn’t even make it to the aliens.

    • @MidBoss666
      @MidBoss666 Před 3 lety +47

      He didn't mention the insane origin story & inspiration either XD

    • @TheSecondIDare
      @TheSecondIDare Před 3 lety +27

      ...Or the dinosaurs.

    • @nikicoppola2974
      @nikicoppola2974 Před 3 lety +38

      Maybe he'll do a part 2 talking about the aliens and the other games?

    • @johnnyd1988
      @johnnyd1988 Před 3 lety +2

      @@nikicoppola2974 hopefully

    • @MrKTS-ox3pp
      @MrKTS-ox3pp Před 3 lety +1

      @@TheSecondIDare Dinosaurs?

  • @oxwah
    @oxwah Před 3 lety +226

    Ecco can "pick up" that glowing shell after it touches the floor. Swim straight down into it, then push up. The shell will balance on his nose. You can break the rocks much easier.

    • @volkerball85
      @volkerball85 Před 3 lety +38

      Was going to comment the same. Of course, it would help if you were given clues that you could do things like this. 🤔

    • @Mikalia_chan
      @Mikalia_chan Před 3 lety +1

      Was saying this during that part too.

    • @FluffyThieves
      @FluffyThieves Před 3 lety +16

      YOU CAN WHAT?!

    • @IkeFoxbrush
      @IkeFoxbrush Před 3 lety +4

      @@volkerball85 I suppose that's explained in the manual?

    • @AdamAdamHDL
      @AdamAdamHDL Před 3 lety +4

      He is deliberately making the game look like a mess. Otherwise he has no video to make. Children finish this game. It's not that difficult

  • @AlolaMasked_BettyRubbleFan
    @AlolaMasked_BettyRubbleFan Před 3 lety +27

    15:57
    masterful. An absolute masterpiece

  • @jpr90
    @jpr90 Před 2 lety +3

    Ecco aesthetic af tho

  • @datcajunlady
    @datcajunlady Před 3 lety +276

    ..... honestly hoping for a part 2 cos he didn't even get to the ailens man.

    • @divagantegouveia
      @divagantegouveia Před 3 lety +37

      i was thinking exactly this... like this is gold avgn but it just abruptly ends for no reason... theres more game after that, a lot more game

    • @pillowcasecorner7519
      @pillowcasecorner7519 Před 3 lety +2

      Sonic ‘06... Remember Sonic ‘06...

  • @SleepyMook
    @SleepyMook Před 3 lety +126

    Surprised Nerd didn’t make it to the final boss. That thing is the stuff of nightmares.

    • @poweroffriendship2.0
      @poweroffriendship2.0 Před 2 lety +18

      He'll probably sh** his pants if he sees that alien.

    • @brentgreeff1115
      @brentgreeff1115 Před 2 lety +2

      I finished Echo but I am not sure how, - this game is cruel - but that blue ocean on a CRT in a dark room with those splashy pads on the Yamaha sound chip :) -- is it my imagination - or is the Nerd theme a Nirvana homage?

    • @brentgreeff1115
      @brentgreeff1115 Před 2 lety +2

      Well - except for the Punk outro

  • @edmondmartinez9617
    @edmondmartinez9617 Před 2 lety +24

    I had ecco on the sega CD, and always loved the game. It was tough to figure out, but very memorable.

  • @betteryearentertainment4004

    The undisputed highlight of the episode has to be that "screaming in a tub of Rolling Rock" sequence. A lot of work had to have gone into that.

  • @VoidHarbinger430
    @VoidHarbinger430 Před 3 lety +1112

    That ending was honestly one of the most disturbing things the Nerd has ever done.

    • @neothe1st644
      @neothe1st644 Před 3 lety +136

      You haven’t seen the older episodes yet.

    • @angryjadengamerreviews2827
      @angryjadengamerreviews2827 Před 3 lety +41

      James better watch out for Dolphin fans they probably be offended by this (since y'know Dolphins are so cute)

    • @bradhedgehog12
      @bradhedgehog12 Před 3 lety +11

      @@angryjadengamerreviews2827 I love dolphins Jaden.

    • @deathbombs
      @deathbombs Před 3 lety +58

      Its a great fckin joke u soyboys

    • @mikegaura6072
      @mikegaura6072 Před 3 lety +23

      I thought it was hilarious!

  • @KP762a
    @KP762a Před 3 lety +139

    When I was a kid, my dentist had a Genesis, with Ecco the Dolphin. So, this game reminds me of dental drills...

  • @enigmareach1129
    @enigmareach1129 Před 3 lety +15

    I played the Sega CD version which was the same game only with music. I remember the soundtrack being calming and mesmerizing and it kept me playing the game all the way through. I didn't think it was that bad at the time.

    • @mich722
      @mich722 Před 9 měsíci +3

      'That bad'? It's a great game!

  • @incubuscritter
    @incubuscritter Před 3 měsíci +3

    As someone who has never played this game, I can't believe he didn't talk about the xenomorth looking final boss

  • @TerminatorTheory
    @TerminatorTheory Před 3 lety +106

    *11:34** When you overdose on flintstones vitamin gummies*

  • @nickturner1137
    @nickturner1137 Před 3 lety +98

    "I read in ZooBooks" really got me

    • @1Holbytla
      @1Holbytla Před 3 lety +3

      I loved Zoobooks (or something very similar) as a kid!

    • @thatonedinosaur6939
      @thatonedinosaur6939 Před 3 lety +1

      I had an entire collection of ZooBooks, sadly they were given away...

    • @1Holbytla
      @1Holbytla Před 3 lety +2

      Fond mems. I used to often check them out of our elementary school library. If it’s the series I’m thinking of, they had such great photos and artwork and diagrams like James shows of the dolphins anatomy!

  • @Solbadgreg
    @Solbadgreg Před 3 lety +10

    I remember playing this game on pc. The game isnt great, but man oh man is the PC/Sega CD soundtrack is amazing! It sounds like it was composed by Vangelis! Still listen to it to this day!

  • @BreadHart
    @BreadHart Před 3 lety +4

    5:03 The nerd drinks, and I got a beer comercial... nice :)