8 Platforming Heroes Who Never Escaped the 90s
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- čas přidán 13. 06. 2024
- The 90s were packed with platforming legends and almost-iconic gaming mascots, but like Tamagotchis and bowl haircuts, not all of them escaped the decade unscathed. Join us in contemplative reflection as we toast the platforming champs that Mario and Sonic don't invite to parties.
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Like Tamagotchis and bowl haircuts, these intrepid heroes never escaped the 90s! RIP Gex. Join us in contemplative reflection as we toast the platforming champs that Mario and Sonic don't invite to parties. Enjoy.
Outside Xtra I don't know if it's a glitch but your comment is about an old Mercedes
Notification Squad, WHERE ARE YOU? Also, I would totally buy Wavey. Just take my money.
Oh my God, Ristar is in the thumbnail! I love ristar so much! Finally he gets some recognition.
Outside Xtra Were Zool and Superfrog products of the 90s too? (Or most likely am I just remembering when I was younger)
Taylor Edgell Outside of the uses for those with autism, and I believe Down Syndrome, I can't really understand why they have become so popular. That said, it will be a fad that'll have less of an impact than these characters (or even Mr Wavey)
I'm from the US and I can confirm that I never could understand why he sounded like Evangeline Green until today.
Isaac Houston Right! Hey, maybe that's why Ellen sounds suspiciously like Morgan Freeman.
It's probably also why Jane sounds like Ron 'Tater Salad' White!
Andy with Ellen's southern accent officially wins the award for most unsettling OxBox moment
Earthworm Jim is responsible for a large portion of my adult personality. We all need more of him
So many Peter Puppy maulings...
Earthworm Jim was the freaking best!!!!! Not only was he hilarious but he was voiced by the same guy who did Homer Simpson!!!!
Your comments a bit harsh homer simpson has nothing to do with whether the games good or not
Also the sprite art was some next level shit.
Musica nobody said it did you moron. The original commenter only pointed out how funny the character of Earthworm Jim is, and that he just so happened to also voice Homer Simpson... Learn to read kid.
@@TheGauges420 lol calm down just a bit
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MARGE, MARGE HELP IM AN EARTHWORM... MARGE HELP IM AN EARTHWORM AND IM STUCK IN SPACE
Another try! How about: "Top 8 Idle Animations That Prove the Heroes Aren't Taking Themselves Too Seriously" ?
Conker, Spyro, Metro: Last Light, Crash Bandicoot.
Matthew Robinson or (not to ride on your coat tails) the X idle animations that prove the protagonist is sick of your crap
Yes! This sounds greay haha
Top 8 Illogical Idle Animations. ie: Manny Calavera in Grim Fandango. Blowing smoke without lungs? And he also does it underwater?!
Matthew Robinson Half-Life,when Freeman has a Snark equipped.
Or RAGE,when the protagonist holds a rocket launcher idly for 5 minutes.
Ellen hugging and booping the circus pokemon ( whose name I forgot ) is the most heartwarming and wholesome thing I’ve ever seen
Gex is dead, guys, and Lara Croft killed him
Actually, I'm pretty sure he moved on to Geico commercials.
Lara Croft will replace him there too. 15 minutes could save you 15% on your car insurance, and raiding a lot of tombs might be able to pay off those intense motorbike chases.
@@azuredragoon2054
I thought he looked familiar.😁
I miss Croc. Croc was probably one of my favorite game series in the 90s, and I would love at least a port version of his games to PS4 or a HD remake like spyro/crash
Not gonna lie I loved croc as well. That and Spyro were some of my first ps1 games.
Great to hear Ellen puts her talents to good use, reading Andys thought out loud with a southern accent.
Ellen : man the 90's are weird
2017: emoji movie
BACK TO THE 90S pls !!!
Jeffrey Hartanto Budiman lol
Where's a Delorean when you need one?
Dastvan Hotline Miami,my friend. There's his man with animal masks...
Dastvan The 90's?
+Mamsworld o_o
More like late 70s/early 80s.
OMG how has nobody else pointed out the absolute adorableness of Ellen around 13:30 when shes talking about Popplio and honks its nose?! That is the cutest thing ive ever seen, and she really seemed legitimately excited about it lol.
Somebody forgot Sonic the Werehog, who did indeed have long grasping hands.
Video idea: pieces of lore created specifically to explain game mechanics or just something in the game (drauger lighting the caves of skyrim, guardians being able to resurrect in destiny etc)
Yes!!!
My favorite was how upgrades worked in Deus Ex Human Revolution and Mankind Divided.
It turns out those features were already installed in the prosthetics but needed to be unlocked through micro transactions. Square Enix/Eidos were being beaten at their own game by their fictional companies!
There's a book in Skyrim, about a scholar living with Draugr in one of the barrows, he watches them go around maintaining the place and lighting all the candles and torches. As well as giving some of their lifeforce to the sarcophagus of a Dragon Priest. It's explained, in that book, that the ancient draugr were actually much better preserved, some of them still looked alive, but they waste away by giving their life to keep the dragon priests alive.
The ridiculous justification for Quiet wearing as little as possible in The Phantom Pain.
Chris L Transferring your memories to new bodies in NieR: Automata to explain both saving AND respawning...
Luke is simultaneouslly getting better AND worse at puns.
That's how puns work.
Contla3 there is no getting "better" at puns.
He's really taken the gloves off.
Charles Finley Mike's on the phone asking for you pal.
Same thing, isn't it?
Ellen honking Poplio's nose was just adorable
I got a Tamagotchi ad last week. Guess they're coming back.
Also, scrunchies never left.
They could jump over anything... except the passing of time.
Damn, that roast though.
They could jump any gap--Except the generational gap.
They could traverse any course ... except the course of time.
Lucas M deeper than adele
I remember playing Ristar on the Sonic Genesis Collection
It's a good game. It's a really good game.
Sega Genesis btw
I knew all of these besides Mr. Nutz! I wish Ristar would come back though. His game was awesome, and the gameplay was very unique at the time.
The game was way more colorful than a lot of the others too. I really liked the art style, and its music wasn't too annoying.
14:36 on the list of good ideas for gaming mascots:
- obsessed with yarn (bubsy)
- Throws own head as attack (Decap Attack)
Clever...
OMG I figured it out! Glover is Master Hand from smash bros! He must've become angry and vengeful after he was forgotten in the 90s so he decided to torture Nintendo characters
Avery Parker tbh the first thing I thought when I saw glover on this video was "Wait, Master Hand had a 3D Platformer?"
Except he must have grown an extra finger because Master Hand has 5.
Nicholas Hartle plot twist: that's not a finger.
Glover was a rip-off of the Hamburger Helper hand which was a popular ad campaign at the time lol
David Colvin Hahahahaha oh no
It's obvious that Glover became Master hand from Smash Bros.
11:56 "Bite me!"
...Man the 90's really were weird
I thought Gex joined Geico?
Brian Perera gex is the geico gecko
Find Out Geico’s Secret Revealed in the next episode of the x-files
Brian Perera "does the lizard look odd to anyone else?" *gex beating up a rival mascot figure* "my tail,I think it likes you"
"Don't be racist Jim!... Hey lil guy keep up the great work"
*actual gecko sitting on a beach somewhere with a drink umbrella to block the sun*
Harhar
A wise career choice
Why is "Obsessed with yarn" crossed out? Sackboy's got yarn on the brain 24/7 and his game got 2 sequels, 2 console ports, a spinoff karting game, and appeared in Sony Smash Brothers Brawl... I mean Playstation Allstars
They're referring to Bubsy the Cat. And the 'throwing your own head' line was referencing Dynamite Heady
I need to hear the American versions of everyone at Outside.
They're all southern belles.
Znijik Except for Jane. She's a no-nonsense Texan.
Some first-rate voice acting right there... *ahem*
Luke would sound like Tom cruise.
Derrick Hackett
Mike is voiced by Nolan North putting on an Irish accent, Luke is voiced by Chris Rock, Jane is voiced by your dad speaking over a cellphone with dodgy reception, and of course Ellen is voiced by Andy Farrant trying and failing to pull off a sexy Russian accent.
oh God Ristar. I loved that game... it's actually great
Yeah :), I never passed the lava level though :(
Amen bro, i never really liked sonic tbh but i LOVED Ristar from the very start. The graphics, the music, and game play were all better than sonic imo.
I never played Ristar but now seeing this video I'm going to download it on my phone and check it out!
@thesatanic6 I just downloaded it since my message and it's awesome! Of course I would love to play it on the Sega Genesis but I don't have the console. Playing it on my cell phone is not good! The controls are a hassle! But it's better than nothing!
What? No Zool? How about James Pond? Commander Keen? Jazz Jackrabbit? They were awesome, or so my nostalgia addicted brain insists.
FACT: Jazz Jackrabbit has a poster in Fortnite and is made by the same developers (Epic Games).
Zool was good yes, James Pond too. No idea on the other 2 though, must never have got around to it. I had an Amiag 600, only as a kid so I rarely bought games but had loads of pirate copies of stuff, good times and glad I could afford to start buying as I got older
Love a bit of Jazz!
"Zool" yeah that's nostalgia
Surprised Commander Keen never made it
I mean he was made by id software
The same people who made Doom
The father of fps games
CROC! MY BABY! I SAVED ALL THOSE GOBBOS YET I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM SINCE. I AM UPSET.
Croc fucking deserved better :'(
Caitlin RC ditto
Rest in peace, Croc. You will be remembered by everyone that played your games, including me.
I truthfully had completely forgotten about Croc, and then I heard that jump sound he makes and felt instant guilt
How dare you!?
When you didn't play platformers in the 90s but you watch it anyways because why not.
When you weren't even alive in the 90s but you watch it anyway.
Katy Lawson same
Way to make us all feel old guys. thanks alot. /endsarcasm
when you were born in the late 90s but you watch it anyways because why not
As a French, seeing Andy talking about Lagaf and the Zoubida, basically made my day... maybe my week!
The two from that list I rly need to make a comeback would be Ristar and Glover.
MemeGod's Dank Gaming Channel Ristar is no longer owned by SEGA
Can we permanently see Luke in fingerless gloves and backward hats
And cool shades, and a 2-sizes-too-big T-shirt?
Of course
This needs to happen
ANDY you missed an amazing pun.... "Titus the fox failed to get French-ised "
Get it ?
Dynamite Heddy? Ecco the Dolphin? Bubsy? Man, I loved Ecco, music was great and was tough as nails.
Though I hear Bubsy is getting a new game this year...
Yay! Ellen likes popplio too! That little seal is so cute and powerful with primarina's fairy type! 😍
Earthworm Jim died in 1999. Earthworm Jim he'll never again be fine.
You could say that Ristar is now a "fallen star".....
no? anyone?
Hahaha. Seriously though, can you see yourself out?
Way ahead of you~
The door was behind him though
In honor of Andy
Boo
Came expecting to see Ardy Lightfoot on the list at some point, I left being sad that a little over half the games listed were games I liked. RIP Croc, Ristar, Gex, Glover & Earthworm Jim.
I want a croc 2019 remake, cmon we got spiro and crash WHERES CROC!
Yes with not tank controls
@@chromosoze the tank controls are fine because the game is built around it
Who can forget iconic Epic Megagames hero Jazz Jackrabbit, Cliffy B's greatest creation.
Emjay Dunton jazz jackrabbit was awesome
daDuke42 That he was, along with his sister Lori and now sadly deeply politically incorrectly named brother Spaz.
I remember the Alice in Wonderland levels fondly.
I agree. He did survive in the 2000's with a huge fanbase. And there was a game made in 2002, but it couldn't match the original from 1994 or the sequel from 1998.
MrFairhill The 2002 game wasn't a REAL Jazz Jackrabbit game [/snarky anorak]
Honestly didn't know that existed until just looking it up, since every other release was on PC.
Emjay Dunton It is to bad Megaman Legends didn't get enough spotlight to have more games to it. I loved the gameplay and mechanics and Tron-Bonnie humor. Although I wished so n so wasn't such a money leech.
I think you're forgetting James Pond: Underwater Agent. The suavest fish ever to receive 5 (5!) platforming videogames.
Except he did survive the 90's his most recent game was 2011 I believe.
God, GLOVER is my favorite forgotten platformer mascot, with Vectorman closely behind. The game did have problems, but the music was fantastic, the character is visually appealing in design, and and if refined a bit more, would have likely been more memorable in the long run. The floating platforms might have have contributed to some dislike from people as well. That, and the fact the people porting it to PS1, and PC fucked it up beyond repair causing it to get an even worse rep. It sadly should have just stayed a Nintendo exclusive.
I still have my copy for the N64 I got from a used games store back when the N64 was just recently put out of production. To think, I went there to get Donkey Kong 64, and instead got Glover, and Pokemon Snap. I have no regrets.
The sequel being cancelled was a good thing, though. I feel it was really... REALLY bad. It was losing its' personality, and was starting to very clearly try and copy the likes of Banjo Kazooie, and had it been released, I would have hated it.
Music from Ristar still gets in my head, and I played that when it first came out.
I had never heard of Ristar before today, but the gameplay looks fun and his little star face is so endearing!
Yaay! Another classic game that I get to track down and experience for the first time!
I tried getting into ristar, but there was always something better that made me move on...to forget about it...until now.
i freaking LOVED!! Croc and the Gobbo's as a child! i demand a remaster cause my nostalgia demands it!
Those glove puns were on point 👌
i want someome to hold me the way ellen holds poplio
Anyone remember the platformer with the 7up red dot running around and surfing? I think it was called Cool Spot?
Yeah, it was great.
Oh, man, Cool Spot! Good times...
I loved Cool Spot and his weaponized carbonation
Yes. And beating the game was not all that easy, either.
natureboy95
Ohhh my god yeah good memorrioes :(
I love how you managed to get "Pulp Year 2000" in your video. You all rock.
I love Ristar and I’m only 10 I play it so much I wish they would revive the character
It definitely deserves a revival
@@aidan6471 I still think the same, and I'm 13 now.
Well did anyone truly escape the 90's unscathed?
I did. Though I only went through about half of the 90's, so maybe that doesn't count.
Violet Moon I came out more powerful than ever.
Few can say the same Legendary Detective Wobbuffet (love your pic btw)
I grew up in the 90's and let's just say, they left their mark.
Okay, this is eerie. Just yesterday I wikipedia'd Titus to find out whatever happened to the company, and learned about Titus the Fox originally being a tie-in game for some French comedian. The next day it shows up in a video here. Stop reading my mind Oxtra!
Astfgl Oprah taught me that's because thr universe is connected and we can all influence things psychically.
Astfgl Love your name, man. Someone is reading their classics :)
Hey, I finally found someone who knows what my nickname is referencing! It's also great for confusing streamers when they try to pronounce it in a shout-out. :)
I think Ellen is one of the best people here. :) She's really funny and dorky.
13:30 That was freaking precious!
No long grabby arms mascot, well that's Luke out of a job...
I still have my Earthworm Jim figures from back then.
I love the editor of your videos. Every new game introduction is hilarious because of where the editor cuts the game intro video hahaha
What about Dynamite Headdy tho
his game was amazing on the genesis
Captain Claw was sooo goood and it's a shame it didn't get a sequel at least :(
Guts The Undefeated yes i loved that game took forever to finish that final boss fight at the end and such a fun concept.
I absolutely love what Ellen has done with her hair.
I love this Chanel for existing
I still have my Sega mega drive, Ristar was one of my favourite games
What about Duke Nukem? ...no, wait, my mistake. He's one that shouldn't have escaped the 90s.
Duke Nukem is the Steven Seagal of 90's shooters.
Well I am sure that if we had got a proper version of Duke Nukem Forever and not fallen into the hands of those retards over at Gearbox, Duke could have had a decent chance.
Duke has no chance without a Shadow-Warrior-like redesign. Blaming Gearbox for how poorly his character is now received is wishful thinking.
+Jeedy Jay
Gearbox certainly didn't do it any favors. If video game history has proven one thing, it's that gamers really dislike unfinished games - yet that is exactly what Gearbox did with one of the most anticipated game releases of all time.
They did the bare minimum required to make the game presentable and shoved it out the door in order to fulfill their contact with Take 2 with minimal time and effort. Worse than that, however, is they actually made the game LESS complete by removing a chunk of the completed campaign to resell as DLC. Former 3D Realms employees have confirmed that the DNF DLC was initially intended to be part of the main story, rather than some stand-alone side missions.
Furthermore, like Duke Nukem 3D before it, DNF was originally intended to receive a final content pass prior to it's release. Basically, once the game was completely done, 3D Realms intended to go back in and added in a final layering of jokes, secrets and easter eggs. Once again Gearbox mostly skipped over that step and even changed the best easter egg already in the game.
The obviously forced Borderlands reference in the underwater level was originally a Big Daddy helmet with the accompanying voice line, "who's your daddy now?" The completed textured model and voice clip are even still present in the game's data files for that level, but no longer referenced.
I'm not saying Duke Nukem Forever would have been a huge success had Gearbox not butchered it for the sake of a quick turnaround on their contract (expectations were just way too high), but they certainly ruined any chance it might have had.
Okusar I think you mean Bioshock Reference - not Borderlands.
I know everybody wants to forget him... But what about Bubsy the Bobcat?
WAS ALSO JUST ABOUT TO POST ABOUT THIS....GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!! :D
He's in Sonic forces representing the OC.
#OriginalCharacterDoNotSteal
Well, he's apparently getting a sequel this fall. I'm stoked, tbh.
khamjaninja So SEGA did the corporate version of "Weekend at Bernie's?"
Croc really just causally bringing back years of memories from the ps1/2 days of my childhood
You missed out Cool Spot!
I remember playing croc when I was little. I love that game!
"What's that Mr Wavy? Oh...later Mr Wavy, later."
Ok, now I have a disturbing mental image. Oh, dear...
It's gratifying to know my work is appreciated!
Rule 34 must be maintained!
Super Frog, Alfred Chicken, Zool, Chuck Rock and son, Wonderdog, Brian the Lion, Clyde Radcliffe, bubble and squeak... So many lost IP's
To be fair to Ristar, his game came out on the Sega Genesis in 1995. Two months after the release of the Sony Playstation. It's no wonder he didn't go on to be more prominent.
Mr. Wavey is "glovely" 😁
This video is
GROOVY
What, all that gecko humor and no mention of Geico's mascot? You so should've ended that segment with. "That's fair. And, he should stick to saving people money on car insurance anyway."
I still play Ristar on my Game Gear.
I also dig out Awesome Possum once in a rare while.
Earthworm Jim should 100% be bought back!
I would love to see another Earthworm Jim game.
ClayFighter, too.
Can we phone Interplay, or do we have to hold a séance?
Chabowski Why not both?
Did they not escape the 90s or did they avoid the 2000s?
That ... is a really good question actually.
Ristar was one of my favorite games when I was a kid
Fingerless gloves and a ball cap? Mr. Nutz might not have much personality but he's definitely a Pokémon trainer
RISTAR! No, seriously.. Make Ristar happen. The arms? The grabbing? 3D?!
I've seen enough hentai to know where this is going...
@@kylejscheffler lol...omg so hiliraious!!!! the best comment ive seen in this list of dialogs!
I will never forget Gex.
You got a thumbs up because of "Conker's Bad Fur Day"
Glover was amazing and I won't hear otherwise, he had a lot of adorable personality.
Glover? I thought it was the hamburger helper mascot
Zero the Kamikaze? Bet that crashed and burned in Japan
Expessilaly since zero was the name of some of the fighter planes in you know
I admire the pun but that was a very bad attempt at a joke.
he has "zero" lives
What does Kamikaze mean?
Ellen and Popplio just melted me into a warm pile of goo!!
Love the channel! You got your self a new subscriber!!!
Notification squid and Mr Wavey are canonically mortal enemies. Praise the Squid
Sir Dan Fortesque from Medievil... his corpse never left the 90's
But wasn't there a PSP game with him? I remember playing it, im almost sure
Don't forget about Jazz Jackrabbit! I loved the heck out of that game! I miss it dearly.
I wish I was back in the 90s like these Platforming Heros.
What no Jazz Jackrabbit? Green alien rabbit with guns.
Ahhh yes, my daily fix of Outside Xtra.
Loving the writing and delivery, the two new faces are quite good! :)
When ristar didn’t make it I was devastated it was one of my favorite on the SEGA mega drive
If you are looking for weird than you missed out on Boogerman. The first boss is a man that uses a chicken as a boomerang.
No Commander Keen from ID software? That was an amazing platforming series!
Sacrebleu.. magical.. I shocked myself with a loud chuckle
*takes care of Tamagochi while watching