The Complete Review of Ocean Hunter
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- This is a complete review / retrospective of the Ocean Hunter arcade game by Sega.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
03:16 Gameplay
04:43 Baroque Sea (Kraken)
08:32 Luna Sea (Leviathan)
12:02 Tartarus Deep (Charybdis)
17:56 Texcoco Great Lake (Ahuizotl)
20:40 North Sea (Karkinos)
24:16 West Ocean (Midgardsorm)
28:03 Panthalassa (Rahab)
34:35 Ending
35:44 Music
36:44 Conclusion
38:16 Credits
38:39 Why Not Zoidburg?
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#oceanhunter #railshooter #arcadegames - Hry
Actually, I really like that most of the monsters here turn out to be regular animals instead of actual monsters. It shows how human can interpretate things the wrong way, like a sailor in the old times seeing a beluga and thinking it was a mermaid.
Agreed
I mean they’re still monsters, just using larger than life animals with over exaggerated features
And then there is Rahab
Disagree
that sailor was down bad
I think the idea of regular animals being elevated to monster status through sheer size, aggression, and unnatural intelligence is really cool. It's like how folklore and mythology forms when people at sea witness some batshit ocean creatures and give them names and stories. Like even though Hydra and Kerberos were "just" three animals working in unison, in the perspective of a human diver it would be fucking terrifying to be attacked by three giant, normally solitary & kinda dumb, sharks/eels at the same time, and they'd definitely be described to other people as a multi-headed monster or in a way reminiscent of one.
Also the ending cutscene feels to me like Rahab is conceding defeat to our anime protagonist(s) and giving them the further satisfaction of knowing that they undid all of his work, letting humanity have the oceans for now, but making a promise to return one day. Even though he despises humanity for encroaching on the seas and despoiling them, Rahab himself is upsetting the natural balance of the seas as well (hello, giant, whale-slaughtering crab and oarfish craving blood). It's almost like a divine being stooping down to the level of animals and claiming all water of the world as his territory, which he never had to do in the past, when nothing rivaled him.
It's also implied that all the sea creatures that were attacking the player over the course of the game were only doing so because rahabs influence was making them into bloodthirsty monsters and once rahab was defeated his power over the creatures of the sea was broken and they returned to their normal natures and likely stopped attacking people and their ships for the most part
That is such an interesting interpretation...
So random fact to add to this: Moray eels are actually much smarter than their appearance lets on, and are known to engage in cooperative interspecies hunting behavior with grouper fish, and while normally solitary, on rare occasions they can congregate. So while it'd be pretty out there, it's not as far outside the realm of possibility as it may at first seem.
@@WoobooRidesAgain There's also footage of them following divers hunting lionfish. Also barracuda and sharks and the same groupers, either picking up on the lionfish hunts or being actively trained by the divers.
Can we all agree that 27:20 is a bad***, who survived 10 days with almost no air to breath, water to drink and weapon to defend himself against parasites.
😸😄
He earned that crown.
He did have a sword. Honestly that probably makes him more badass
I like the way he pokes his head round the corner at 27:46
The actual hero of the story. He was only there for unclaimed treasure, trapped against his own volition, only harm sea life in self defense, and leave as soon as rescue arrive. Unlike our playable characters, who were there for bloodshed and killed the sea creatures who were supposedly there to protect the ocean.
I always thought Karkinos’s introduction was amusing.
Hunter: I wonder where Karkinos is.
Karkinos: HEY KIDS WANNA SEE A DEAD BODY?!?
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!! 😱
@@zacharyjoy8724STOP SCREAMING
@@alexconn7473 (Cue whimpering like scared little dogs!)
@@alexconn7473WHY ARE WE YELLING!?!?!
I don't get it...Please elaborate. His intro was just him emerging from the sea bed, no?
The sea and mythological monsters in a rail shooter. This game would be right up my alley!
It's very atmospheric in the booth, the turrets vibrate and shoot loud
@@geedee1264yeah bro I remember being a kid and playing this, the atmosphere was creepy but really cool
I actually love the idea of these hyper aggressive sea creatures being named after myths. If this game got a remake the bosses cpuld be fully realized.
Like hydra eels replacing their bodies if you dont defeat the fry fast enough.
Lmao a clown car of eels in those holes.
I LOVE when you explain the mythology behind every boss, I'm a sucker for history and prehistory, and I literally just discovered this game a week ago. When I saw the ending I thought: "Wait we are the baddies?" 😅 Also, is funny that almost every boss recycle the Predator/Yautja roar
You are seriously a very underrated channel. All your reviews are well edited, well informed about the topic at hand and have a lot of work put into them. Not to mention they’re also genuinely funny. Keep up the good work
That ending is like the embodiment of that, "Are we the baddies?" meme
I love how you put in the history behind the creatures we're fighting, that was a great touch!
This game holds a special place in my heart, it was one of the big main attractions of the (at the time) newly opened big and shiny arcade here called Timezone in the Philippines. Was in awe of it as a kid, the machine looked huge and the whole mounted harpoon gun thing was eyecatching. Also gave both a longtime fear and fascination of the deep ocean and the creatures that thrive in it. I liked how the ending too detailed the origins of the final boss. I always wished this turned into a series as well, really liked the whole steampunk-like world and overall concept. They could have gotten creative with potentially more interesting and fantastical creatures too in another game. Great review! Loved the tidbits of trivia, history and such.
you should try out death in the water 2, its pretty similar to this game, and they're still updating it...
@@GabrielSilva-bi8jq Thanks for the suggestion, I'll check it out!
My memories of this arcade is in Quantum. Played the shit out of it with my older cousin. At 5 pesos per token, it was worth it!
@@gabrielvalencia7647 Hello fellow Pinoy! Agreed, Quantum was great! I missed the cheaper per token pricing we had too.
This is going to be another Bexx classic I can tell.
Maybe we will see more in soNic 3 movie
This game could be in time zone 😭
The final slapboxing with Rahab is actually really rewarding to me. I loved how it was so...Terrifying. It made sense, when I was younger. And that ending epilogue? WHOO!
There's nothing better then mid to late 90s tropical/beach/oceans in 3D video games. It's such a specific style but I love them. Great video!
This arcade game has lodged itself in my head as a core memory playing this with my friend at a FunLand birthday party. It's also got...weirdly GOOD worldbuilding for a light gun game.
God, I love how the annoucer says the monster names.
"Kra-Ken"
"Nagaaaaaa"
"Skeela"
"Medyusaaaaa"
It adds so much flavor to the atmosphere.
I would like to point out that while Rahab is indeed a wholly original monster the game still classifies it as a Gigantopethicus species, lol.
As an avid fisherman and a marine life buff, I had a field day naming all the sea creatures in the game!
The first time I saw this cabinet, I saw the enclosed version in a wal-mart mini arcade. Yeah, it scared me. Just the thought of giant sea creatures with razor sharp teeth sent fear down my spine. Years later, I worked up the courage to play it. I think I was ten when the longest I got was the second stage of the Leviathan. I have long thought this game was lost in modern day arcades. But after I became an adult, I found a late-night classic arcade in my city, and they had it. Best of all, it was free to play. That's when I finally beat it. Because of my love for the ocean, and mythology, I have to say this game is the greatest arcade game ever made.
This was one of my favorite rail shooters growing up
Oh boy, an arcade shooter, chock-full of vaguely recognisable animals, some of them being based on prehistoric life!
The mythology lessons are a nice touch too.
Love the mythological references in the game. Thanks for facts on the references to real life and myth in your video. I love when writers and games developers reference multiple cultures. Great stuff.
I really like your presentation style and the fact that you cover games that I don’t really know/will prolly never play.
I love your videos. I love all the creatures and environments in this game. As a Mexican, I really enjoyed Lake Texcoco making an appearance in this game
I hope I didn't butcher the Aztec names too much.
One of my favorite arcade games from back in the day. Sadly, I never managed to complete it. As a kid, I never managed to kill Kraken but the lore of the game is some of the best I have seen.
Love the reimaginings of the sea beasts.
Love this game, played it whenever I went to Wunderland when I was younger. Good to see that this gem is getting recognition.
Funnily enough after first discovering your review of the JP Arcade games, it immediately made me want more reviews of a similar style to other arcade games, with Ocean Hunter being the first one to come to mind.
Ah, this game takes me back. My favorite one to play at Six Flags: Darien Lake when I was a kid. We'd ride the coasters, then when it'd storm take shelter in the arcade. As the thunderous downpour raged outside, I made my battle against the horrors of the deep.
When I'd try to find gameplay footage, or reviews, I came up empty or with camcorder footage.
Until you came along. Thak you for such an impassioned review on a gem of a pastime game!
Im so glad I found this channel. It's very rare to see people talking about 90s/2000s arcade games, never the less in this much depth. Your videos are well editing and your voice is really easy to listen to, I can't wait to see your channel grow!!
Ngl, that shot of Charybdis eating the two divers gave me nightmares as a kid.
My god, what a fun channel this is. Who the hell gets up one day and says "I'm going to do a whole channel of detailed walkthrough reviews of thirty-year-old arcade rail shooters"? Amazing fun to watch and the easiest sub I've had in ages. All hail the algorithm.
Congratulations on some great content.
I absolutely love on rail shooter so I'm really surprised that i haven't found your channel before. Your step-by-step explaination of the game and your knowledge of both mythology and sea animal facts is really great!
I happened across this channel scrolling CZcams all night on a whim, I am surprised at the wonderful editing, knowledge, and easy-on-the-ears voice giving the review! I'll be coming back often.
Thank you SO MUCH for this vid. I've been endlessly fascinated by this game ever since I saw a gameplay video of it years ago. There's just something about it: the at-times jarring animations, the music, the real-life creatures treated as sea monsters, the lore behind Rahab revealed during the credits, my own deep thalassophobia...I dunno, this game just fascinates me, and draws me in every time. Absolutely love that you took your time with it, explaining the lore and the experience of playing it, you definitely have a deep love of this game and some fond memories of it, and it shows. Loved your vid on the Jurassic Park railshooters as well, used to play those so often in a local arcade back in the day. Great stuff, keep it up, and thank you again!
This is actually my favorite arcade game of all time. I once was late for a flight because I found one at a restaurant and couldn’t leave until beating it.
The "ASS" at the end lol love it, memories.
Tbh Medusa being a Jellyfish feels also like a play of words, besides the Medusa stage there's also the point that in Spanish Jellyfishes are called "Medusas de Mar" (Sea Medusas)
So in a way it's completely accurate
Criminally underrated Chanel. I remember playing this game as a young child. Your correct, I think only once I got past level 3 XD
I love your arcade videos!! They’re really nice to watch and I’m always pleased to see them pop up in my recommended
I love this games older style graphics paired with the ocean setting, it’s oddly calming
I'm very grateful that you covered this game, as well as the JP arcade games, these have been small parts of my childhood, yet left a big mark in my memories, and it was so nice to see each of them covered in such details and lore, great editing too!
I do have to say, I love video essay videos so much. And the fact the make videos of my favorite arcade games growing up brings me nostalgia and I love it. Keep up with the good work! ❤️❤️
Found your channel last week and am hooked. Please keep putting out videos!
I really enjoyed your review of the Jurrasic Park arcade machines and this video too. I appreciated the attention to detail when it came to the creatures of this game and this video shows you put alot of thought and effort into making it and I hope you continue making arcade reviews like this one!
Thank you for an amazing review! I'd always hoped someone would go into deeper depths with this game and you did a fantastic job with it!
Thank you so much for this video. I needed the memory to activate and to finally see the end is lovely. Also great commentary
I'm really surprised you've only started uploading a few months ago. Your reviews are really well done! This game and Lost World were two games I had to play at any arcade that had them when I was growing up. Thank you for the nostalgia trip
Crazy that you uploaded this while I was watching your Jurassic Park video. Crazy.
I only ever played this once as a child and it was impactful enough to give me a life long irrational fear of giant sea creatures and deep dark oceans.
This game should get a lot more recognition for how much soul was put into it.
You deserve this subscription, I adore light gun games and to get funny, in depth, well edited long form content is a blessing.
Definitely will be binging reviews from you today.
When you had mentioned the cut plesiosaur boss in the lost world arcade I thought of the Ahuizotl in this game and was hoping for a review of ocean hunter. Great review!
Wonder if they didn't just shuffle that idea into this one. The thing's head looks rather JP-dino
I love the 2D character art and the glimpses at the setting. This sort of detail that draws you in and feeds your imagination is a wonderful inclusion. It elevates the arcade game excuse plot from a matter of necessity for the arcades, into something that feels more organic - like this is just a small glimpse into a larger world.
So cool to see a full detailed review of this. This game takes me back to my childhood I remember playing this game as a kid/teen at a local pizza arcade place. And one of the few lightgun games I actually beat and didn't go broke or give up half way through. Those chonky gun turrets were so satisfying to shoot.
I’m so happy that someone covered this game and covered it so well! This is my first time watching your videos and you absolutely won my subscription. I love ocean hunter ever since I was a little kid who was too chicken to play it but always watched others bravely play it.
I actually saw this game in the wild.
1:35
When this scene came up, just watching two people play it from a distance scared me more than the movie Jaws or Deep Blue Sea.
Your reviews are very comf! Thanks for this review/will follow for others
The Jurrasic Park Arcade games were a treat. I can't wait to sink my teeth into this one too.
Let's goooooo. This was my go to when my arcades lost world machine was down or full up. Glad you covered this, it certainly gave me a fear of the ocean
My brother and I were obsessed with this game! Havent seen the arcade machine since we played it on holiday in fueteventura almost 20 years ago
great review this bring back great times at the arcade playing this awsome jem. Very informative and fun review!
This game Also has my favorite SEGA Jingle. It feels so 90’s, it hurts my nostalgia bone…. 😢
Lmao i just noticed the tiny musical queue playing when the animals spun in midgardsorm's level. Funny stuff
I’m so glad this video popped up for me, throughly enjoyed the game and the review! 🎉
best youtube chanel, make me remind of childhood of how fun it was. talking about game that is good but some how forgotten and easily missed by people
I've fallen in love with your content style. You've earned yourself a new subscriber!
Ocean Hunter was my favorite cabinet to play at our local mall. This video is the best review of Ocean Hunter I've seen yet! Can't wait to go watch your Lost World vids
You're a very underrated gaming reviewer, keep up the good videos!
Legit didn’t even know I wanted this content but now I can’t get enough
This just unlocked major member berries! I still pronounce Kraken like the narrator voice from this game, rolling my R and putting a space in the middle of the name Krah-Ken.
Karkinos. A giant enemy crab. Shoot its weak point for massive damage.
(I wonder if anyone remembers that one...)
"Um, just how many quarters did you use on that game?"
"599 U.S. dollars."
The uplifting and inspiring feeling one gets from watching or playing this game is sorely missed in this day and age. Just pure unfiltered unpretentious and non-deconstructive adventure. Go forth, battle monsters, claim riches, be a hero!
Love this video, can't believe I can find good analysis about a light gun game that I never got to play as a kid
Oh yea! I had the weirdest obsession with this game.
Oh hell yeah, this video was awesome- your channel got recommended to me out of nowhere and I'm so glad I clicked. I was quite fond of this game growing up and played all the way through with my mom at the time, lol.
Hope you cover more rail shooters- you put a lot of work into this video and it shows- looking forward to seeing more from you! Another light gun game I remember fondly was Sega's The Maze of the Kings- I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on that one if you enjoyed it~!
Someone reviewing the reason I'm both enthralled and terrified of the ocean while making DRG references? Subscribed!
Just want to remark that it's fantastic to watch a CZcams who deep-dives (hah, pun!) into arcade games. Feels like there's so many arcade games out there that are actually great content for a video, but nobody ever covers 'em! You definitely earned a sub!
Really enjoyed the video!
Omg, these videos are fantastic. Love the analysis, gameplay, and personal input. Definitely a top-tier content creator already. Can't wait to watch for what else you have in store for us.
22:41 Also the spanish word for jellyfish is Medusa
I remember playing this at the Shanghai Sega World arcade when I was a wee boy. This brought back some great memories, great vid!
Yo I loved this game! I remember a local laser tag place had this in their arcade. Glad you're covering this!
I was always so fascinated by the art of midgardsom as a kid, i just wanted to keep playing the game to see what that was
i can't believe how few subscribers you have, this is amazingly high quality and super interesting, great job friend :)
Oh to see my favorite arcade game of all time AND looking very clean is a dream! Finding this cabinet in the wild is beyond rare but always makes my heart soar, I love being scared consistently by all the sea wildlife and how much of a "boss rush" it is
This is such a fantastic video and commentary about obscure light gun/rail shooting arcade games. As a fan of Greek/Roman mythology, it's still a cool factor on naming bosses with mythical creatures despite the loose Japanese interpretation. A similar game that reminds me of this is Taito's Darius series, a space shooter with its main boss motif of various fish designs as massive aerial battleships.
Honestly, this is one arcade rail shooter I'd seriously like to try out. It fascinates me, how it uses many mythical monsters as bosses, many of the minibosses being regular animals also mirroring how humans see strange new animals and interpret them as even scarier creatures.
Plus, I've been growing a newfound appreciation for underwater settings in video games, as well as sunken temples, myths and stories about Atlantis and sea monsters and whatnot - heck, LEGO Atlantis was the one LEGO set collection I'd love to own the most - and settings that are more Lovecraftian in nature are also cool.
Most of the underwater games and levels I really love tend to put a lot of emphasis in the serenity and beauty of the ocean, or the possible horror of its deep mysteries, so it's nice to see games put emphasis on its more upfront and natural dangers... even if it comes from brainwashed wild life that's usually not that dangerous 😅 I'm surprised they didn't include lionfish here as well...
Other things regarding the game, let's see... oh, if you don't shoot any skeletons, I think a living skeleton will appear either in the penultimate level inside Midgardsorm, or at the high score screen alongside the other rescued people.
Panthalassa is the name given to the primordial ocean from the time of Pangea, the origin point of life. Kerberos may be quite a bit lamer than what they'd have any right to be, but it does parallel the "being the guardian to the underworld" part pretty well.
One thing I find fascinating about Dagon is that, for his first two stages, he kinda mirrors human evolution, but as a giant triton - first walking on all fours, then up straight on two legs. Given what he becomes in his third stage, I imagine this could imply that our own next stage of evolution... could be a somewhat unflattering one 😅 and I see everyone else explained their two cents about him, so there's no need for me to do so!
Very nice review!
I also played this game as a kid and I really enjoyed it.
I played it on an actual arcade in an Italian restaurant, it's still there after all those years!
Thank you for this review as it addresses why this game is amazing while also calling out the reused designs.
Man, I remember this game from years ago. I never played it, but the intro scene of the monsters attacking ships always stuck with me. Seeing the full game, now, I don't think I'd ever have played this more than once; the entire game has a very uncanny feel to it that makes the monsters and environments even more unsettling
This is hands down my all time favorite light gun shooter. Never made it past Leviathan back in the day as I was just a kid and I've been searching for a cabinet ever since. Thank you so much for this massive wave of nostalgia.
Great video, never knew about this game!
Comfy game from my childhood, comfy review. Thanks and looking forward to more.
Man i rember playing this game alot in the 2000s and also giving me a fear of the ocean and deep water, yes even pools
I would play this game nearly EVERY time I went to one of my local arcades, or to a movie theater that had an arcade section. This will forever be an all-time favorite of mine, and one of the biggest reasons why is that iconic boss fight theme for the first six main enemies.
This game, CarnEvil, and Jambo Safari were highlights of trips to the Circus Circus arcade. I hold them dear to my heart
glad that im stumbled upon this channel, it's very cool :)
Holy crap a channel that reviews arcade rail shooters, instant sub.
I remember first playing this as a kid in a small shopping mall close to my house! There was a little arcade next to the cinema that had this game, House of the Dead and a few other titles. I loved this one because of it's atmosphere and soundtrack. I can still remember going there, playing this until I ran out of quarters, hearing the other people in the arcade cheering for me and eating a warm waffle after I was done. Sadly the arcade is dead now and so is most of the shopping mall, but I will forever remember those rainy afternoons and the sweet smell of candies and popcorn that was always there when I played this. There was even one time where I was joined by a random guy who asked to play with me, but even with company I never made it past Karkinos. Would love to play this again in a real arcade. ❤
I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THIS GAME FOR SO LONG! Always played this back in my old hometown along with this other zoids game, thank you so much for this, much love
I was just nodding along with the commentary at 22:45 talking about how strange it is that the "medusa" boss is a jellyfish and not a snake and why it made sense before realising that I'm Italian and our word for jellyfish is just medusa