It's great too see that demos are getting the recognition they deserve: here in Europe, they are, apparently, a part of a lot of our lives and seeing that on CZcams people are remembering them fondly is incredible. And you did a good job in covering these games, even if I disagree with some of your opinions: they are not what matters! Makes me remember that I must get up since I have demo discs to sort (no joke, I had to do it even before discovering your video, perfect timing!).
first thing this makes me feel old, second this reminds me of magazines you could by back in the day where you get demo's in it, that also makes me old and I miss those days lol, got so happy when I saw you upload mate, love the content always
yeah official playstation magazine was probably the one thing I looked forward to most at the start of the month, used to have so many magazines and demos, hopefully can start building the collection back up now I remember how much I loved them!
10:40 the American demo for RE2 that came with RE1 Directors Cut ended right after this cut scene. Thankfully it had no timer so we could really admire what was to come.
Seeing these demo discs makes me think of a similar way you had to go into record stores and could listen to the music that way before you bought a Vinyl record or cd. Discworld II I really liked to play!
i dont have much to say except THANK YOU for reviving my childhood memories, man! All of em just came pouring in! Dang it! New to your channel, from the FB page CZcams Gamers and Geeks. I will be revisiting u from time to time and i've got the bell turned on :)
Man, what a nostalgia blast hearing that demo disc music. I hope you manage to get your hands on some more, I was seriously hoping one of these would be the one with Terra Incognita on it.
Once read a theory about this subject and it mentioned that more people decided not to buy the game after playing the demo versus people just getting a game which didn't have any demos available. The reason was that the demo had to be great in order to get peoples to get the game, have a bad demo and... Ye get the idea.
Resident Evil 2 is an absolute timeless retro classic, really enjoyed watching you do a summary of all the PS1 games that you gone through, you should definitely check out a CZcamsr called OnARetroTip. Bust a groove was the best dance moves game...
I'm robotripping tripping right now and everything is kinda awesome like i like this smaller channel cause I'm trying to do my own thing off the grid yeah no it's not that hard to find me good video post man real classic stuff right here
Sorry it's taken me so long to watch matey! I've taken a short break from CZcams haha. This is a great vid, I like how each section is kind of a mini-review and I'm a fan of longer videos anyway so this is perfect =)
Colony wars and Future Cop. Power couple. Also, your channel is brilliant. You deserve so many more subs. It wasn't till I decided to comment that I realised you didnt have thousands of followers. Awesome. As a kid I remember milking bloodlines by not scoring but denying the AI points for an endless punchy hell.
Future Cop is my white whale definitely, I know I could grab it on PS3 but to be able to grab a physical copy is the dream! thank you for the kind comment too, I try not to worry about subs and follower numbers too much, as long as the people that do find my videos are enjoying them then I'm happy :)
@@Vakantscull Yeah a physical copy is worth the (possibly eternal) wait. I've also been hoping for a remake/sequel to G - Police since the PS1, one of the most mind expanding experiences my little mind was subject to!
Correction Dynasty warriors wasn't a 1 on 1 fighter originally. It came out originally in 1991ish on the cps1 board by capcom and you were on a horse you verses 100s upon hundreds. It's sequel (can't remember name now) was a streets of rage style beat em up on same arcade board.
Just checked this, the game you're referring to is Dynasty Wars made by Capcom, I was referring to the first game in the Dynasty Warriors series made by Koei Tecmo, but that other game does look interesting!
Loved this, very nostalgic, excellent alliteration at the end, and I absolutely agree with your thoughts on demo discs and the current method of demos not being the same. If I could make one critique, I loved this whole format, but if you obtain more demo discs and make more videos like this (which would be great!) I'd recommend cutting out the menu segment in between each game; it just seems to detract from the video and seems unnecessary information-wise as the name of the game is already at the bottom. Other than that, loved this and would love to see more videos like this!
I may remake and rework this video at some point in the future, and your advice is going to help a lot if I do because I was pretty unhappy myself with the way the menus were worked in, I just couldnt think of a better workaround at the time :)
WarGames was pretty good. It seemed like an RTS but it really wasn't, it was more of a top down-ish shooter. Could also get fairly hard as well since you had a limited group of troops each stage and leaving units alone would lead to some annoyances when you need specific units. Colony Wars Vengeance was also pretty good, and difficult at times. Not really best compared to Descent or Forsaken, though. Dead Ball Zone... I never played, but I do know about it, purely because I find it funny that, at least in the US, the cover didn't read "Dead Ball Zone", it read "DBZ". I'm a bit torn as to the use of the Syphon Filter 2 train level as the demo. On one hand, there isn't too many other levels early in the game I'd say would make for good 'demos', either because some of the levels on disc 1 are stealth or the fact that some of Gabe's levels are on linear areas. On the other hand, I'd say they probably should have used a modified version of the first level with fewer dead teammates.
Also I thought you were still on hiatus this was the first video I got a notification for and I looked at your channel and see you’ve been back awhile. I got some stuff to watch.
I remember the demo discs fondly! I enjoyed the majority of the demos that were on a demo disc! It helped shaped my tastes in gaming since alot of the games were unfamiliar to me.
This video brought back a lot of memories for me and maybe it's just because I'm older (probably is), but I really feel like most modern games suck. I have a PS4 and enjoyed God of War, RDRII and a few other games. The game I've played most was probably Wipeout: Omega collection which has improved graphics etc, but it's an old concept. I go to IGN's channel sometimes and the last time I saw a trailer that sparked my interest was the Tony Hawk's remake. Again, I'm sure it's just an age thing.
I cant really comment cos Ive got close to 100 ps1 and 200 ps2 games but only like 30 or so physical ps4 games so I'd be inclined to agree with you on preferring older games. I'd say that game controls are 10 times better now than back then, but I'd also say games were way more creative back when they were finding their feet, but give me a short brilliant 2d game anyday over a well made gorgeous but ultimately boring 100 hour "experience"
I've just started getting into collecting older Video Games - I collect things like Figures, Statues, POP Vinyls etc, but Games are now on the list too - and I've been contemplating whether I should add 'Demo Discs' to my Collection or not: What would your honest opinion be on the matter? Thanks for such a nostalgic trip back to my childhood - I hit that subscribe button HARD!
I played the Metal Gear Solid demo over and over and over while listening to Garbage's Version 2.0. I loved the Net Yaroze games on these discs too, brought back the magic of the old homebrew/type-ins. Some were shit, some were great... and the barrier to entry was so high with the cost of the Net Yaroze package AND learning C (or was it C++?). The bloke who wrote Terra Incognita went on to GREAT THINGS though. I remember the adverts for Deathtrap Dungeon, with Kelly Brook. Oh my. The book was better though. Ahhh, V2000. It's a beautiful but unplayable game. Combat is messy, the draw distance is terrible but enemies can attack from out of it. Virus was a classic on the 8-bits from David Braben (one half of the team that made Elite). Colony Wars Vengeance intrigued me enough that decades later I bought the full game... and then haven't played it yet. Future Cop LAPD! The single player strategy bit against SKY CAPTAIN was the bomb. Sentinel Returns was GREAT as a demo. Two levels, easy and hard! TOmb Raider III demo was ace too. DRIVER! YES! Watch those hubcaps! The Medievil Demo being timed was really clever. Loved it, then bought the real game! I have fond memories for KURUSHI or Intelligent Qube. Lovely demo, game is SO PRICY. It really was a Golden Age...
I love how you don’t give a fuck about all the football games. I still don’t get why so many get released, it’s not like they offer anything unique, other than maybe different teams and a different way to control the game. It’s crazy to me.
Please don't recommend Grip instead of Rollcage Stage 2! Level design shows that they didn't know what makes these mechanics great. I was so excited about it but ended up returning... Rollcage Stage 2 is on PC, though, and it still runs on Windows 10 no problem. :)
Oh I'd never rate Grip over Rollcage, it's more a case of take what you can get, though I may have to find myself copies of the PC version considering 2nd hand ps1 versions are rare as gold dust :)
considering most of the rewards for original re1 and 2 were obtained by completing within a certain time, I think the limit in the demo definitely helps instill that sense of urgency to be carried over to the full game :)
No, a few of the titles on the discs were trailers instead of playable demos so I skipped over them to focus on the playable ones, that and a few of the same games appeared on multiple discs. I should have mentioned that at the start, my bad, sorry :S
@@Vakantscull yea, i noticed you skipped over ‘Motorhead’, ‘Swing’, ‘Destruction Derby 2’, and ‘Monster Trucks’ and wondered why lol. On some of the demos it shows the word ‘Video’ above the game title but i am guessing for those 2 in particular it didn’t. Great watch all in all. Would love to see more of this type of thing. I have subscribed as well and gave a thumbs up sir. Good stuff
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I remember playing the Sypro 2 demo from Crash Team Racing, one of my favorite games ever!
Love this glimpse back into the past of gaming! I remember playing a Spyro 3: demo disc back in the day all the time.
I remember the spyro 3 skateboarding demo very fondly! hopefully I'll be able to pick it up again one day!
It's great too see that demos are getting the recognition they deserve: here in Europe, they are, apparently, a part of a lot of our lives and seeing that on CZcams people are remembering them fondly is incredible.
And you did a good job in covering these games, even if I disagree with some of your opinions: they are not what matters!
Makes me remember that I must get up since I have demo discs to sort (no joke, I had to do it even before discovering your video, perfect timing!).
Bloody Hell, Rascal was abysmal.
Klonoa was my jam! A very underrated game indeed. Bust-a-Groove also. I recently bought it again actually.
first thing this makes me feel old, second this reminds me of magazines you could by back in the day where you get demo's in it, that also makes me old and I miss those days lol, got so happy when I saw you upload mate, love the content always
yeah official playstation magazine was probably the one thing I looked forward to most at the start of the month, used to have so many magazines and demos, hopefully can start building the collection back up now I remember how much I loved them!
10:40 the American demo for RE2 that came with RE1 Directors Cut ended right after this cut scene. Thankfully it had no timer so we could really admire what was to come.
Gosh, that demo music brings back memories
Seeing these demo discs makes me think of a similar way you had to go into record stores and could listen to the music that way before you bought a Vinyl record or cd. Discworld II I really liked to play!
i dont have much to say except THANK YOU for reviving my childhood memories, man! All of em just came pouring in! Dang it! New to your channel, from the FB page CZcams Gamers and Geeks. I will be revisiting u from time to time and i've got the bell turned on :)
Im so glad i found this channel, keep up the great work ☝
Man, what a nostalgia blast hearing that demo disc music. I hope you manage to get your hands on some more, I was seriously hoping one of these would be the one with Terra Incognita on it.
I deliberately left any mention of net yaroze out, that's a whole other video's worth of commentary on it's own...
@@Vakantscull I'll be looking forward to that then.
@@stuartdavies344 You are tenacious, but I am very scary
Also, my other main demo disc memory is the one that had the Afrika Shox music video on it. That was trippy as hell to my young mind.
@@stuartdavies344 I'm keeping an eye out for that one, I know the music video is readily available on youtube but still...
We need an RPG based on Terry Pratchett's Discworld books
oh my days, YES!!!
Man the Og tekken,WCW, THPS are some damn classics! Some great games on this list my dude! keep up the great work!!!
Once read a theory about this subject and it mentioned that more people decided not to buy the game after playing the demo versus people just getting a game which didn't have any demos available. The reason was that the demo had to be great in order to get peoples to get the game, have a bad demo and... Ye get the idea.
good to know your also subbed to retro perspective! i found his awesome channel thanks to his star ocean videos!
Resident Evil 2 is an absolute timeless retro classic, really enjoyed watching you do a summary of all the PS1 games that you gone through, you should definitely check out a CZcamsr called OnARetroTip.
Bust a groove was the best dance moves game...
I'm robotripping tripping right now and everything is kinda awesome like i like this smaller channel cause I'm trying to do my own thing off the grid yeah no it's not that hard to find me good video post man real classic stuff right here
I remember getting the demo disc with Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage, and I loved it!
Sorry it's taken me so long to watch matey! I've taken a short break from CZcams haha. This is a great vid, I like how each section is kind of a mini-review and I'm a fan of longer videos anyway so this is perfect =)
No worries :) glad you enjoyed and thanks for helping make this video possible!
Colony wars and Future Cop. Power couple.
Also, your channel is brilliant. You deserve so many more subs. It wasn't till I decided to comment that I realised you didnt have thousands of followers. Awesome.
As a kid I remember milking bloodlines by not scoring but denying the AI points for an endless punchy hell.
Future Cop is my white whale definitely, I know I could grab it on PS3 but to be able to grab a physical copy is the dream! thank you for the kind comment too, I try not to worry about subs and follower numbers too much, as long as the people that do find my videos are enjoying them then I'm happy :)
@@Vakantscull Yeah a physical copy is worth the (possibly eternal) wait. I've also been hoping for a remake/sequel to G - Police since the PS1, one of the most mind expanding experiences my little mind was subject to!
Correction Dynasty warriors wasn't a 1 on 1 fighter originally. It came out originally in 1991ish on the cps1 board by capcom and you were on a horse you verses 100s upon hundreds. It's sequel (can't remember name now) was a streets of rage style beat em up on same arcade board.
Just checked this, the game you're referring to is Dynasty Wars made by Capcom, I was referring to the first game in the Dynasty Warriors series made by Koei Tecmo, but that other game does look interesting!
@@Vakantscull aahhh....
Loved this, very nostalgic, excellent alliteration at the end, and I absolutely agree with your thoughts on demo discs and the current method of demos not being the same. If I could make one critique, I loved this whole format, but if you obtain more demo discs and make more videos like this (which would be great!) I'd recommend cutting out the menu segment in between each game; it just seems to detract from the video and seems unnecessary information-wise as the name of the game is already at the bottom. Other than that, loved this and would love to see more videos like this!
I may remake and rework this video at some point in the future, and your advice is going to help a lot if I do because I was pretty unhappy myself with the way the menus were worked in, I just couldnt think of a better workaround at the time :)
WarGames was pretty good. It seemed like an RTS but it really wasn't, it was more of a top down-ish shooter. Could also get fairly hard as well since you had a limited group of troops each stage and leaving units alone would lead to some annoyances when you need specific units.
Colony Wars Vengeance was also pretty good, and difficult at times. Not really best compared to Descent or Forsaken, though.
Dead Ball Zone... I never played, but I do know about it, purely because I find it funny that, at least in the US, the cover didn't read "Dead Ball Zone", it read "DBZ".
I'm a bit torn as to the use of the Syphon Filter 2 train level as the demo. On one hand, there isn't too many other levels early in the game I'd say would make for good 'demos', either because some of the levels on disc 1 are stealth or the fact that some of Gabe's levels are on linear areas. On the other hand, I'd say they probably should have used a modified version of the first level with fewer dead teammates.
Also I thought you were still on hiatus this was the first video I got a notification for and I looked at your channel and see you’ve been back awhile. I got some stuff to watch.
sorry bud, my bad, I'm genuinely terrible at marketing myself 😅
I remember the demo discs fondly! I enjoyed the majority of the demos that were on a demo disc! It helped shaped my tastes in gaming since alot of the games were unfamiliar to me.
This video brought back a lot of memories for me and maybe it's just because I'm older (probably is), but I really feel like most modern games suck. I have a PS4 and enjoyed God of War, RDRII and a few other games. The game I've played most was probably Wipeout: Omega collection which has improved graphics etc, but it's an old concept. I go to IGN's channel sometimes and the last time I saw a trailer that sparked my interest was the Tony Hawk's remake. Again, I'm sure it's just an age thing.
I cant really comment cos Ive got close to 100 ps1 and 200 ps2 games but only like 30 or so physical ps4 games so I'd be inclined to agree with you on preferring older games.
I'd say that game controls are 10 times better now than back then, but I'd also say games were way more creative back when they were finding their feet, but give me a short brilliant 2d game anyday over a well made gorgeous but ultimately boring 100 hour "experience"
Oh gosh! I harbour strong hatred towards that Rugrats game! So bloody hard for a game aimed as kids!
I remember playing a lot of these demos and owning some of the games
Some I actually regret buying because they were so bad
I was having a conversation about demo discs recently, I wish they still happened , so many games I felt like I'd played when I'd only played a demo
Yeah, the PS store is a joke! I remember the demo with Tony Hawks 2. I played that to death.
I've just started getting into collecting older Video Games - I collect things like Figures, Statues, POP Vinyls etc, but Games are now on the list too - and I've been contemplating whether I should add 'Demo Discs' to my Collection or not: What would your honest opinion be on the matter? Thanks for such a nostalgic trip back to my childhood - I hit that subscribe button HARD!
I would totally recommend demo collecting, going through all these for this video has really made me want to grab even more from my childhood!
I played the Metal Gear Solid demo over and over and over while listening to Garbage's Version 2.0.
I loved the Net Yaroze games on these discs too, brought back the magic of the old homebrew/type-ins. Some were shit, some were great... and the barrier to entry was so high with the cost of the Net Yaroze package AND learning C (or was it C++?). The bloke who wrote Terra Incognita went on to GREAT THINGS though.
I remember the adverts for Deathtrap Dungeon, with Kelly Brook. Oh my. The book was better though.
Ahhh, V2000. It's a beautiful but unplayable game. Combat is messy, the draw distance is terrible but enemies can attack from out of it. Virus was a classic on the 8-bits from David Braben (one half of the team that made Elite).
Colony Wars Vengeance intrigued me enough that decades later I bought the full game... and then haven't played it yet.
Future Cop LAPD! The single player strategy bit against SKY CAPTAIN was the bomb.
Sentinel Returns was GREAT as a demo. Two levels, easy and hard!
TOmb Raider III demo was ace too.
DRIVER! YES! Watch those hubcaps!
The Medievil Demo being timed was really clever. Loved it, then bought the real game!
I have fond memories for KURUSHI or Intelligent Qube. Lovely demo, game is SO PRICY.
It really was a Golden Age...
I love how you don’t give a fuck about all the football games. I still don’t get why so many get released, it’s not like they offer anything unique, other than maybe different teams and a different way to control the game. It’s crazy to me.
Please don't recommend Grip instead of Rollcage Stage 2! Level design shows that they didn't know what makes these mechanics great. I was so excited about it but ended up returning...
Rollcage Stage 2 is on PC, though, and it still runs on Windows 10 no problem. :)
Oh I'd never rate Grip over Rollcage, it's more a case of take what you can get, though I may have to find myself copies of the PC version considering 2nd hand ps1 versions are rare as gold dust :)
I played the hell out of the resident evil 2 demo but all the demo discs were brilliant
considering most of the rewards for original re1 and 2 were obtained by completing within a certain time, I think the limit in the demo definitely helps instill that sense of urgency to be carried over to the full game :)
toy story 2 and dynasty warrior are two games I played a lot
I tried to look for a game i once played in demo disc but didn't find it here... 😥
sorry :( which game was it you were looking for?
@@Vakantscull I don't even know it's name. I don't remember was it on Eurodemos or some other Demo discs.
@@Vakantscull Oh i found it. It's Alundra.
I notice you skip over a few games on a couple of the demos? Did they not load
No, a few of the titles on the discs were trailers instead of playable demos so I skipped over them to focus on the playable ones, that and a few of the same games appeared on multiple discs. I should have mentioned that at the start, my bad, sorry :S
@@Vakantscull yea, i noticed you skipped over ‘Motorhead’, ‘Swing’, ‘Destruction Derby 2’, and ‘Monster Trucks’ and wondered why lol. On some of the demos it shows the word ‘Video’ above the game title but i am guessing for those 2 in particular it didn’t. Great watch all in all. Would love to see more of this type of thing. I have subscribed as well and gave a thumbs up sir. Good stuff
@@MizfitZer0 I'm glad you enjoyed, there are plans for a Net Yaroze video in the pipeline!
I had a ton of these, one of them had a demo for Klonoa. it's a shame that stuff like this is outdated.
Yes, embrace the long videos. Come to the dark side and abandon the concept of "free time"
well considering the next one's gonna be a Souls game I think it's safe to say I've kicked any notion of free time right out the door 🤣