Japan Only OG XBOX Games

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  • čas přidán 11. 02. 2022
  • the original xbox holds many secrets like dino crisis 3. but it also holds secrets like RENT A HERO & DINOSAUR HUNTING. this video is about those secrets.
    #RentAHero #OriginalXbox #HiddenGems
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Komentáře • 611

  • @thorhighheels
    @thorhighheels  Před 2 lety +96

    PATRONE: bit.ly/3JmQu43
    ill be bringing back so ive been playing soon! i talk about it more here: twitter.com/ThorHighHeels/status/1492227585199202305
    it will have a different format, but im v excited to start workin on it : )

    • @zp577
      @zp577 Před 2 lety +2

      Can't wait to have more videos! Even if they aren't as cohesive it's still great to hear you ramble on about some skung.

    • @UliTroyo
      @UliTroyo Před 2 lety

      Heck yeah! Excited for it :)

    • @SerfsUp1848
      @SerfsUp1848 Před 2 lety

      Hell yah dude you've got over 100k subs you could probably do whatever you want with your format lol. Just don't get burnt out is all.

    • @tiagopereirasantossilva556
      @tiagopereirasantossilva556 Před 2 lety

      Magatana never launched Japan, taiwanese exclusive

    • @SerfsUp1848
      @SerfsUp1848 Před 2 lety

      @@tiagopereirasantossilva556 really? A Chinese exclusive? Wow.

  • @hhhazel
    @hhhazel Před 2 lety +801

    THOR HIGH HEELS

  • @lightmitian
    @lightmitian Před 2 lety +279

    Shin Megami Tensei Nine isn't actually an MMO. It was going to be, but that didn't pan out and they used the MMO game assets to scrap together a jrpg that also has a real time strategy hacking mini game shoved into it. There's also 9 endings corresponding to the 9 different alignments, hence the name, and all in all it really is a testament to the creator's ambitions at the time, even if it didn't come together well.

    • @k2a2l2
      @k2a2l2 Před 2 lety +24

      really hope we get an english translation someday, would love to play it. marsh’s video on it is great though

    • @Anyathenerd
      @Anyathenerd Před 2 lety +16

      @@k2a2l2 Yea I also learned about all of this from Marsh's video!!! I would love to play it (especially since it is one of the few games in the series that have a choice between male or female protag, but also bc I love the entire SMT franchise)

    • @frds_skce
      @frds_skce Před 2 lety +13

      Clearly, a Marsh fan

    • @lightmitian
      @lightmitian Před 2 lety +15

      @@frds_skce Immediately everybody knew I was a Marsh fan. I can't hide anything from anyone.

    • @frds_skce
      @frds_skce Před 2 lety +10

      @@lightmitian Worry not, brother. For us to share alliance in interest, one which is named Marsh.
      Such is our based bandana-wearing Akira Miyamoto fan, Marsh.

  • @PmkExpert
    @PmkExpert Před 2 lety +210

    Rent a Hero sounds like the best video game I never heard about before. It mind-blogs my mind how many obscure, yet great games are out here without me knowing about them.

    • @boobah5643
      @boobah5643 Před 2 lety +12

      It does sound pretty nifty, though in my case I was at least tangentially aware of it because Rent-a-Hero is one of many odd characters in SEGA's _Fighters Megamix._

    • @k2a2l2
      @k2a2l2 Před 2 lety +1

      yeah i really want to play it after seeing it, just looks genuinely fun

    • @FEARitself100
      @FEARitself100 Před 2 lety +2

      I remember cinematech from g4 has a clip from rent a hero and i was so sad we never got it

    • @gjergjaurelius9798
      @gjergjaurelius9798 Před 2 lety +3

      Rent a hero reminds me of no more heroes at least the set up. I played the translation on mega drive yrs ago.

    • @HotClown
      @HotClown Před 2 lety +2

      kinda funny, I learned about it because I got myself a copy of the Starcraft Ghost beta, and my 360 thinks that it's Rent-a-Hero
      It's pretty okay! It really does exude "Shenmue, but not boring as shit" energy

  • @notcodeman
    @notcodeman Před rokem +15

    Fun fact: although Microsoft itself allegedly did not enforce it, every single japanese title I tried was region locked

  • @Rival-Sama
    @Rival-Sama Před 2 lety +62

    "I know a few things about japan" - Bill Gates probably

    • @Vashkey
      @Vashkey Před 2 lety +15

      "I'm something of a weeb myself"

    • @SAM-ru4vx
      @SAM-ru4vx Před 4 měsíci +1

      "advertised Msx than got bored to do a GUI not sure what to call it yet"
      🤓💻 maybe

  • @beat-man5167
    @beat-man5167 Před 2 lety +99

    Innocent Tears is one of the most 2000s VN anime wallpaper lookin things and I like it.
    And Rent-A-Hero sounds amazing. I love Yakuza's side storys and enjoyed Gravity Rush 2's side stories, so the fact that the charming 'side' stories are the focus appeals to me greatly. I wonder if Yakuza 7's Part time hero quests are a reference to that?

  • @unchpunchem8947
    @unchpunchem8947 Před 2 lety +103

    Thor I want you to know that your videos have ascended to the highest tier of CZcams videos for me, where I’ll save watching them until I get home so I can watch it on my big TV. There’s only like 2 other channels on the platform that make me do that lol

  • @javierflores1173
    @javierflores1173 Před 2 lety +66

    16:06 I don't know why i was expecting to hear snake eater but backwards. Good video my man, nice to know the og xbox when from that console that was presented by the rock to actually having janky japanese games (something i only believed was a ps2 thing).

    • @gruntingskunk2237
      @gruntingskunk2237 Před 2 lety +2

      Me too

    • @Shoutenkou
      @Shoutenkou Před 2 lety +9

      >snake eater but backwards
      Big missed opportunity imho.

    • @HonkeyKong54
      @HonkeyKong54 Před rokem

      Why would you believe that? You know sega and Microsoft made a deal when the dreamcast died turning the xbox into the dreamcast 2 for a while and Microsoft trying hard to get a foot in the eastern markets. Jet set radio future was an exclusive title for xbox. What sucks is that it was backwards compatible but something happened with licensing so now you can't even purchase it anymore.

  • @connorhobson6293
    @connorhobson6293 Před 2 lety +97

    always found the duke underrated, there's lots of weird and interesting games that lived and died there, not all great, but things like murakumo rengeade mech pursuit, gunvalkyrie, commandos strike force, jsrf, mecha assault, strangers wrath (for a long time anyway), and I'm surr a ton more I'm forgetting. looking forward to watching this when I can

    • @minimalchill
      @minimalchill Před 2 lety +7

      I love the OG XBox for many reasons you just listed. But also those sexy multi-plats. Usually they’d always look best on Xbox or have some unique exclusive feature.

    • @VergilHiltsLT
      @VergilHiltsLT Před 2 lety +1

      @@minimalchill That's actually wrong. Most multiplats look better on PS2, I've done extensive testing and side-by-side comparisons.

    • @cyanplaza5153
      @cyanplaza5153 Před 2 lety +1

      my favorites are the just like, weird little trash games that came out at the beginning of the console's lifespan that would have only been greenlit under the conditions of a gaudy little console that had no real direction other than "Halo I guess". There's nothing as delightfully busted and weird like Azurik.

    • @connorhobson6293
      @connorhobson6293 Před 2 lety +10

      @@VergilHiltsLT the PS2 is far weaker than any other console of the generation, most but not all games look far worse on PS2, besides the fact that many of them simply run worse. It's not a hard and fast rule but there's some very obvious examples like Metal Arms that are near unplayable on the PS2 because of its relatively low power.

    • @VergilHiltsLT
      @VergilHiltsLT Před 2 lety +1

      @@connorhobson6293 That has nothing to do with raw power though, it's simply the optimisation. You can't even compare Xbox because of the hardware differences, PS2 is running a completely alien architecture with multiple processors capable of 128-bit operations and a CPU with two threads. Xbox didn't have two threads, it is simply a PC (CPU, GPU and RAM). Games like Black (2006) or Shadow of the Colossus look much better than your example, because they're better optimized. PS2 has 1.2 GB/s pixel fillrate, while Xbox has 900 MB/s. PS2 also has eDRAM, a much faster RAM type allowing for super fast memory bandwidth. Xbox has more VRAM, but much slower than PS2's. So in these regards, PS2 is the strongest 6th gen console, while Xbox had higher resolution (480p) due to higher VRAM, but worse in other aspects.
      LOTR: Return of the King looks much better on PS2, same goes for Scarface, Peter Jackson's King Kong, Silent Hill 2 and 4 (2 has significantly downgraded fog), The Matrix: Path of Neo which is missing Normal mapping on Xbox and has inferior lighting and VFX, PoP trilogy, Tomb Raider: Legend with worse water reflections and bloom on Xbox, MGS2 with frame drops in Tanker level on Xbox due to overwhelming rain particles, etc. I've compared them all extensively side-by-side.

  • @adad.
    @adad. Před 2 lety +29

    The smt nine online aspect never actually came out. They canceled the multiplayer and released only the single player part, so you didn't miss out on much

    • @coatlessali
      @coatlessali Před 2 lety +10

      The multiplayer part became SMT Imagine.

    • @FEARitself100
      @FEARitself100 Před 2 lety +4

      Didnt the online part release on a Japanese mobile line? I swear i read into that cause japan doesnt beleive in preservation and that game was vastly in demand from the digital preservation group living in tokyo

    • @adad.
      @adad. Před 2 lety

      @merlyn florez that could be. It's the first time I heard that but I wouldn't be surprised. If you find any sources on this, can you please link them here? I'd love to know more about the game

  • @captainluscious1773
    @captainluscious1773 Před 2 lety +22

    Always defo get stupid excited when Thor heels give me those happy feels.

  • @MINI_91
    @MINI_91 Před 2 lety +36

    You have one of my favorite narration styles on the entire platform, Thor.
    It's all over the place in a very positive way. Don't ever change that.

  • @alioth2021
    @alioth2021 Před 2 lety +11

    That shelf is on the verge of collapse.

  • @Danimal4114
    @Danimal4114 Před 2 lety +3

    I don't know why but the part where you said ''Spenser!'' and talked with that wonderful Dendy-voice that you have so gracefully mastered, made me laugh uncontrollably hard...
    Thank you for your hard work!
    You make the hard days a bit lighter and your content is always interesting!

  • @Galaxy40k
    @Galaxy40k Před 2 lety +97

    That Rent-a-Hero game looks sooooo cozy! I really need to play some of these Chulip-style games sometimes, I always love em in your videos. I wish that they had ports or be backwards compat on modern consoles, but I guess they just didn't sell enough to justify the publishers to do so :/

    • @c-puff
      @c-puff Před 2 lety +6

      Emulators and ROM sites ✌️

    • @Thepragtisme
      @Thepragtisme Před 2 lety +1

      All you need is a modded X360 and the rom

  • @surgodt
    @surgodt Před 2 lety +27

    I love how you treat every vid you make like an actual piece of art. Those interludes and transitions fucking rule. You're like my favourite CZcams guy rn, and your takes on aesthetics are always really sweet, keep that shit up my dude.

  • @yoshbennett8637
    @yoshbennett8637 Před 2 lety +5

    16:40 I was waiting for the mandatory snake eater insert lol

  • @SammEater
    @SammEater Před 2 lety +6

    We need more of those weird Dreamcast like games, those were my favorites back then.

  • @MilesMalcom
    @MilesMalcom Před 2 lety +7

    17:31 is the hardest I’ve laughed at anything in weeks. Thank you Thor, your content is a masterclass in humor, (re)discovery and aesthetic. Please never stop and sell merch so I can wear a cool t-shirt or drink tea out of a mug with your art on it

  • @chemergency
    @chemergency Před 2 lety +12

    That's pretty demoralizing that it can be so difficult to get OG Xbox games to even work on the native hardware, but thank God Xemu works pretty good for the most part and is still making progress.

    • @Manic_Panic
      @Manic_Panic Před 2 lety +3

      Not true. I just think he got bad ROM dumps because all of the games he mentions here all work fine on my Xbox's hard drive. Either that or the console mods in his Xbox are conflicting with some of the hardware thus creating compatibility problems.
      There are only 3 games you cannot run from the hard drive due to long file names (fatx hdd format has character limits per file) though, by burning a disc they will work. The other 994 games all work on the HDD as long as your ROMs aren't corrupt.

    • @HotClown
      @HotClown Před 2 lety +1

      ​@@Manic_Panic Usually if a game is crashing like Muzzle Flash was, it's because of in game reset being enabled (especially on softmodded systems and earlier modchips) or TSR being set to debug. The memory patches required for those settings work fine in 99% of games, but caused crashing and gameplay issues in a few. Debug TSR especially, I used to make trainers and mods so I had it on a lot of the time, and it caused a bunch of minor issues on my softmodded 1.1. Turning those settings off was always the first step in working out what was wrong with a game.
      Early modchips DID have a issues with crashes, especially specific early EvoX BIOS versions, but most chips and BIOSes are fine these days (these days being post-2007 or so) and it was never anything to do with hardware conflicts. Also, just to be a pedantic bitch, there were more than 3 games that had filename issues, at least 5 to my knowledge. All my homies hate FATX (and the entire OG Xbox HDD system, always back up your hddkey.bin and eeprom.bin)
      Xemu and cxbx-reloaded suddenly showing up and making big progress really does rule regardless. JSRF on PC babey, the dream is finally real. Literally works better than running it on my 360 (lmao Fusion good work Microsoft)

    • @Manic_Panic
      @Manic_Panic Před 2 lety +1

      @@HotClown My system is TSOP flashed and has in-game reset enabled. Though, what's Debug TSR? I use an Xecuter 2 5035 BIOS and from what I could tell, that option you mention is from EvoX. I will say, I don't know some of these details since I bought my system already pre modded, only had to do some tweaks and install the games.
      As for the problematic games with fatx, I know there are a couple of more with that problem such as the Tony Hawk games but DVD2Xbox's automatic patches fixed them, they launch and work fine through my Xbox's HDD.
      Only ones that don't work at all because of fatx are HP: Prisioner of Azkaban, Monster Garage and Frankie Dettori Racing.
      Xemu is indeed amazing and I can't wait until it reaches the sweet spot of +90 in playable state.

    • @HotClown
      @HotClown Před 2 lety +1

      @@Manic_Panic TSR is what allows you to use trainers through EvoX, it has different names in other places. In debug mode it lets you do debugging over the network, which was the coolest shit when I was like 16. Super useful for making trainers and I think marginally useful for debugging homebrew (though I never got into homebrew dev). It's kinda similar to having a debug BIOS, but just... shittier in every way lol
      For the most part it's not a problem if you're using a flashed BIOS or a mod chip, but if you're just softmodded/using very early chips it does some weird stuff to memory before the game loads to allow trainers to work, and in the process breaks a handful of games. IGR is kinda the same deal, works fine for the most part with a chip or a flashed BIOS, but causes issues on softmods and old chips. If you're TSOP flashed then yeah, IGR/trainers are likely never going to cause issues, or if they do, SUPER rarely.
      I think TOCA 2 is also messed up thanks to FATX character set limitations, but it might have been one of the long filename ones? You can make those games work though. I can't remember exactly how, it's been a while, but there's a method to run games straight from XISOs that circumvents it. Not particularly worth it to play Prisoner of Azkaban, but hey, good on whoever made that work. Guess it could be worth looking into if you just really, really want an Xbox that has every single game on it.

    • @dralakba-dusk31
      @dralakba-dusk31 Před 2 lety

      man this whole thread is so informative ( even if i understand jackshit haha)

  • @Viper-py4pg
    @Viper-py4pg Před 2 lety +2

    Yessss watching your videos is like eating a warm, hearty soup during a thunderstorm while your dog rests by your side. I've been needing me some Thor style SKUNG

  • @specknacken6507
    @specknacken6507 Před 2 lety +3

    "Guy Savage Mini Game from MGS3."
    That's something i haven't heard in a fuck long time.

  • @lucaslaboy3749
    @lucaslaboy3749 Před 2 lety +11

    I was looking into these Japan exclusive games recently, it’s great to see this channel covering them. You constantly show the under-appreciated sides of gaming in an engaging way. Keep up the great work!

  • @Gogootz
    @Gogootz Před 2 lety +10

    It was truly an admirable effort by Microsoft to try and gain ground on the japanese market with their first console. 360 had pretty good support too with a bunch of exclusive JRPGs and lots of shmups. I guess they just gave up after that. Some of my best gaming memories growing up was playing japanese exclusives like Jet Set Radio Future, Otogi, Ninja Gaiden Black and Panzer Dragoon Orta. Also got the best versions of most multi-platform games, sometimes with extra content added, like Genma Onimusha, Tenchu: Return from Darkness, Shadow of Memories, Fatal Frame II: Director's Cut etc.

  • @Skip-Towne
    @Skip-Towne Před 2 lety +3

    Your patreon segues/sections are amazing. Top tier.

  • @Nov-5062
    @Nov-5062 Před 2 lety +54

    I really dig the OG Xbox games' look. It's pretty much PS2 models and enviroments but with gloss effects and complex lighting. It even makes trashier games like Shrek or Fight club look like nothing I've ever seen.

    • @VergilHiltsLT
      @VergilHiltsLT Před 2 lety +5

      Hmm, not really. PS2 games have better character/environment lighting, as seen in Shadow of the Colossus or DMC3, but we're not here for that. PS2 just had a bigger, better game library, while Xbox had some hidden gems like Breakdown.

    • @Nov-5062
      @Nov-5062 Před 2 lety +13

      @@VergilHiltsLT sorry, but I don't see it at all. Lighting might be the weakest aspect in PS2 graphics. Don't get me wrong, shadow Of The Colossus is beautiful, but it really chugged on PS2 hardware and I wouldn't say that lighting is what made it such an eye candy.
      And yes, the PS2 arguably had more quality games, but it doesn't mean that the Xbox library should be underestimated.

    • @VergilHiltsLT
      @VergilHiltsLT Před 2 lety +2

      @@Nov-5062 Lighting is the strongest aspect on PS2, as evidenced by games like Devil May Cry 1 and 3, Metal Gear Solid 3, Peter Jackson's King Kong, Silent Hill games. Silent Hill 4 has worse lighting on Xbox, including shadow depth. The brightest whites are diminished on Xbox, same goes for darkest shadows which are grey-like on Xbox. This applies to most Xbox games. Xbox also doesn't have self-shadowing in Silent Hill 2 and 4.
      Shadow of the Colossus has HDR-like rendering, which was impossible to achieve on Xbox. The developers themselves have documented this and were adamant about the lighting quality in particular, not just the fur rendering (huge monsters with fur all across their bodies) or the incredible poly counts. There is no Xbox game that has such huge amounts of fur applied, not to mention the particle effects like huge blood splashes or complex interwoven lightning effects. It also has high quality motion blur effect and camera shake, and high quality underwater filters, water splashes and ripples. Again, thanks to its higher pixel fill rate (1.2 GB/s vs Xbox 900 MB/s). The numbers don't lie.
      It chugged on PS2 at times, but still ran at 15-25 FPS because it's a huge, open-ended game running on a console from 2000 that was pushing its limits, but who knows how it would've run with extra optimisation time. The truth is, programming on PS2 was super flexible and the massive bandwidth made it comfortable for developers to work on. As evidenced by Matrix: Path of Neo's normal mapping, which wasn't possible on Xbox (the Xbox port doesn't have it), almost anything could be programmed on it.
      That's not to say Xbox didn't have good-looking games, but most multiplats were downgraded. I suggest you install emulators and compare them yourself, or use real hardware if you have it, provided you own HD component cables and OSSC/Retrotink.

    • @pistachiodisguisey911
      @pistachiodisguisey911 Před 2 lety +9

      @@VergilHiltsLT compare splinter cell chaos theory on ps2 to Xbox then and tell me ps2 is better

    • @VergilHiltsLT
      @VergilHiltsLT Před 2 lety +3

      @@pistachiodisguisey911 Unfair comparison. Splinter Cell was done for Xbox first, PS2 port wasn't even developed by the same team (Ubisoft Milan). So smaller team and less time/resources spent on PS2 version.
      You clearly don't know what you're talking about.

  • @slimeprivilege
    @slimeprivilege Před 2 lety +9

    i was hoping it would be mentioned in this vid (and on this channel no less) but sadly it wasn't! i'm talking about Drihoo, an odd Japan only xbox game where you control a dwarf and you dig with a big drill and fight off enemies with a big hammer dungeon crawler style. it's always been an ace up my sleeve whenever discussion comes to rare and forgotten titles since it's never really been talked about. would have been a perfect fit for this video! keep up the great work THH : )

  • @bruno17289
    @bruno17289 Před 2 lety +4

    You sold me so hard on Rent A Hero man.

  • @cyrusthegreat5434
    @cyrusthegreat5434 Před 2 lety +10

    Shin megami tensei NINE isn't actually an online game. it was supposed to be online but it was scrapped and repurposed into a single player game, which explains why so many areas look so empty.

  • @lipucd
    @lipucd Před rokem +2

    This video literally reminded me about DroneZ that I had obtained a copy for PC so long ago. The title screen for that was done by a band called Meridiano Zero, and it was even on the CD as a selling point at that. That song's been stuck in my head for SO LONG and I could NEVER find it because all I could recall about the game was "It's like Tron's Disk combat...but not quite and has this si-fi/bug biotech future angle". Like oh my god I am so happy after at least 15 years I've been able to find this and get that one song back. So thank you for being that kind of person to find just the obscure and digging -moods- as being reunited with this is a MOOD I cannot phrase.

  • @kiwi4356
    @kiwi4356 Před 2 lety +1

    The fact that you played these games and then made a video bout them. You know. It’s amazing man.

  • @optimuscries9869
    @optimuscries9869 Před 2 lety +5

    At some point in the future I would love to see you do a video on the og Xbox game “Phantom Dust” or just briefly cover it in a video. It’s one of my favorite games and I’m pretty sure it’s a game that would peak your interest due to it’s aesthetic, it’s unique gameplay, cool U.I., punk design, and Japanese origin.

    • @dralakba-dusk31
      @dralakba-dusk31 Před 2 lety +1

      oh man just from the thumbnails Phantom Dust looks dope :0

  • @1031Vulcan
    @1031Vulcan Před 2 lety +4

    I really want to know the deal with the catgirls crawling around in SMT NINE

  • @TheBandoBandito
    @TheBandoBandito Před 2 lety +6

    I love watching this channel grow. Kudos to you man.

  • @RUOK2000
    @RUOK2000 Před 2 lety +1

    This is my favourite video format of yours, allows you to just talk about things which is nice. Love the unique Patrone shout outs too peace

  • @madcat4563
    @madcat4563 Před 2 lety +4

    21:03 😂 The plot continues.
    21:48 It's because of these unexpected funny edits and all the obscure and interesting games being unearthed that I love & enjoy this channel so much. 😄
    Dinosaur hunting looks very interesting, unfortunate that it was canceled at the last minute.
    32:00 also the cool transitions are nice.
    34:18 Probably the only viewer that hasn't heard of Magatama.
    (I don't know a lot about Japanese only Xbox games, but do find it interesting to see what Japanese games get released on the Xbox nowadays.)
    Rent a hero, is truly a interesting ge and definitely a product of it's time.
    Woah, that's a very fleshed out town.

  • @RougeMephilesClone
    @RougeMephilesClone Před 2 lety +3

    I appreciate leading with the earnest five-minute review of a game that, while not the main topic of this video, leads into it well.

  • @lolidayo
    @lolidayo Před 2 lety +8

    Please dont forget ドリホー(Doriho) for Part 2 .
    A japanese exclusive where you dig tunnels and sh*t .

  • @samssparks
    @samssparks Před 7 měsíci +1

    Super interesting video! I love all your [as] reminiscent bumps between segments of the video - great vibes

  • @dogofwar1325
    @dogofwar1325 Před 2 lety +6

    Damn, made me sweat on that ladder scene.
    Was like "he's gonna do the thing...right? You know, the MGS3 thing, RIGHT!? HE'S GONNA DO IT, RIGH-"
    "what a thrill"
    OH THANK GAWD he did the thing.

  • @GateSide0
    @GateSide0 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for the vid. TBH this was a pretty magical adventure you sent me on with these games that I've straight up never even heard before.

  • @alexmorgan9346
    @alexmorgan9346 Před 2 lety +3

    Your channel is seriously awesome, I get so excited when you upload! 😃

  • @sanathsekharan9938
    @sanathsekharan9938 Před 2 lety +1

    one of my fav bits about ur vids is that you show / make cool art so when i watch the video im like "nice i got some cool art to look at"

  • @dylanbecker6771
    @dylanbecker6771 Před 2 lety +11

    I'm obsessed with your videos! Your voiceover, your critique, your insight! So witty. So unique!

  • @tytygrant
    @tytygrant Před 2 lety +6

    What's the name of the song that starts at 32:01? And your videos are of the highest tier quality making each break in the videos to play some awesome music and giving me chills, it's like no other content on here.

  • @superbro6413
    @superbro6413 Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks Thor, for another video game deep dive!
    Hope your doing well, keep on and see you again soon

  • @toogoodlimegreen
    @toogoodlimegreen Před 2 lety +1

    16:15 lmao i was really waiting to see if you were gonna make that joke, and i screamed at my phone when you did. great job as always sir 😁

  • @JortsBortly
    @JortsBortly Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you for letting me know that Rent a Hero was a thing I needed in my life!

  • @MaxDrawsStuff
    @MaxDrawsStuff Před 2 lety +3

    I highly recommend LGR video about Tapwave Zodiac. That was a really obscure gaming PDA, and the story behind it is super entertaining.

  • @BackwoodSpiritAnimal
    @BackwoodSpiritAnimal Před 2 lety +1

    coming through with another banger. thanks!

  • @c-puff
    @c-puff Před 2 lety +1

    Ooooooh!!! I was literally just thinking about the Mysterious PS3 Games video today and wondering when we'd get another video!! 😀😀😀

  • @budgiecat9039
    @budgiecat9039 Před rokem +2

    Rent-A-Hero #1 is a remake of the Sega Genesis game which was also JPN only but got a fan translation patch. A fan translation patch is in the works for the Dreamcast version.
    The combat engine for this game was pulled from the Spikeout Arcade 3D beat em up game but not done as well. Spikeout: Final Edition was created by Nagoshi who then went on to make the Yakuza series.

  • @richard1683
    @richard1683 Před 2 lety +1

    Another great video. Always love the work you do.

  • @shinsetsusha
    @shinsetsusha Před 2 lety +2

    I hope that you can finally make a video about Otogi. You talked about wanting to play it years ago, and now you have this sweet Xbox. Looking forward to it 🙂

  • @Czestime
    @Czestime Před 2 lety +2

    Thortastic video. I love the hugebox and have tons of memories with goofy japanese games like Phantom Crash, So seeing a sample of what didnt reach us was fun.

  • @painovoimaton
    @painovoimaton Před 2 lety +1

    You are a true connoisseur. I really appreciate your videos!

  • @saitoXamaterasu
    @saitoXamaterasu Před 2 lety +2

    Man i really love your channel you talk about things other people dont do it , and you use a very interesting presentation , really i am glad you share this , i always want to heard opinions about these little things , weird games , rare gems , and very curius era games , my favorite video of ps3/360 era game or asthetic i love because i think the same (english is not my native language)

  • @zydian_
    @zydian_ Před 2 lety +17

    Next to my ps2, which ive been collecting for 20+ years, now ive started to hunt down xbox360 exclusive titles (or console (ps3/xbox360 era) that seem interesting to me as of now im going through destroy all humans path of the furion. That game scored so bad overall and it genuinely blows my mind why. Its pure entertainment, from the moment you start its mayhem -powerfantasy bliss. A B-game through and through, I love it (and for the longest time ive been praising ninety nine nights (1). That game is horrible at the start and one of the best (true) hack n slash games (no dmc or batonetta isnt hack n slash) towards the end (when you're leveled and geared etc)). Awesome to see some obscure stuff for the xbox that i never had.

  • @NightcoreJones
    @NightcoreJones Před 2 lety +4

    Wow! A new video from ThorHighHeels? It's a good day.
    ~Nightcore Jones

  • @nope1018
    @nope1018 Před 2 lety +1

    I live for these videos, thanks dude.

  • @TheLegendaryZed
    @TheLegendaryZed Před 2 lety +1

    i love it when u upload thanks for another banger king

  • @palen3388
    @palen3388 Před 2 lety +2

    Waiting for the day u are gonna make some DREAMCAST JP ONLY GAMES

  • @mateusspadari5171
    @mateusspadari5171 Před 2 lety +1

    Man, your videos make my day better !!! :D

  • @Skulljaime
    @Skulljaime Před 2 lety

    that SPENSER Joel V. Vinesauce moment was a real treat my man, thank you kindly

  • @VoxelPassport
    @VoxelPassport Před 2 lety +1

    Absolutely loved this video! The america shenmue game is just an absolute gem, didn't even know I existed so I'm glad it got put on my radar 🙌

  • @limerslimer
    @limerslimer Před 2 lety +1

    Great video Frank, keep up the good work

  • @NDenizen
    @NDenizen Před 2 lety +3

    17:39 loved the Joel cameo

  • @looroouwu
    @looroouwu Před 2 lety +1

    Always great to see one of your vids in my sub feed, I love hearing about hidden obscure games like this. idk if it'd be your thing, but did you ever think about making a video on weird, obscure RPG Maker games ?

  • @mikeokeeffe7608
    @mikeokeeffe7608 Před 2 lety +1

    I know it’s not Japan exclusive but phantom dust feels like it would fit alongside this video

  • @superbn0va
    @superbn0va Před 2 lety +5

    I love Japanese games. Lovely colorfully awesome gfx. Dinosaur game looks insane good

  • @driftcowboy2925
    @driftcowboy2925 Před 2 lety +7

    SoreThighSteals is one of my favorite youtubers. I always put him on in the background while cleaning the exhaust pipes on my running motorcycle. And i always make sure to close my garage door first so i can hear him better.

  • @medalkingslime4844
    @medalkingslime4844 Před rokem

    “Post-Dreamcast Dreamcast games” is the perfect word for a type of game I’ve mentally taken note of but never even thought of put words to

  • @starlightela
    @starlightela Před 2 lety +1

    fantastique video thor..... fantastique. tangentially related but i would love to see u do a video on weird meta games like segagaga sometime. would love to see ur thoughts on funky vibed, dubiously self aware stuff like that

  • @RogueBeatsARG
    @RogueBeatsARG Před 2 lety +3

    Damn i love that 90s angular anime aesthetic

  • @AstralPhnx
    @AstralPhnx Před 2 lety +1

    Gotta love how the guys hands desync with the rungs in that muzzle flash ladder climb

  • @Di3mondDud3
    @Di3mondDud3 Před 2 lety +1

    Do you have an internal HDMI output mod or one of the good outout boxes like the Chimeric Systems one? I have a Chimeric Systems box for mine.

  • @mrsmilee
    @mrsmilee Před 2 lety

    I need to play Rent A Hero, thank you for showing this game it looks amazing.

  • @maxwellkazemba2299
    @maxwellkazemba2299 Před 2 lety +2

    Loving the Coma store and the DDT vending machines in these games

  • @user-ec6kt2fg7m
    @user-ec6kt2fg7m Před 2 lety +2

    I have had half of this list. lol I was the only one with an Ekbok in my area.
    I used to shops to bring US games. It also taught me English. It was a fun time.

  • @bananabike279
    @bananabike279 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome video! Didn't know about a lot of these, Rent-a-Hero looks especially fun
    Also yoo I didn't know you were from the Netherlands! Post NL sadly do be like that sometimes

  • @CeschiArt
    @CeschiArt Před 2 lety

    0:37
    Loving the shelves that are about to break in half

  • @driftercarbon
    @driftercarbon Před 2 lety

    Loved this video. I'm definitely gonna try and play that last game, that's right up my alley, jank aside.

  • @icez0lation
    @icez0lation Před 2 lety

    Watching the ladder scene I'm sitting here, 'do it.... DO IT.... JUST DO IT ALREADY PLAY THE DAMN SONG!!'. Well played, ThorHighHeels!

  • @cutefenns
    @cutefenns Před rokem

    I'm so glad you had 4+20 bullets during the ladder joke. Have you seen the pre-rendered backgrounds in the Baten Kaitos games they're quite nice.

  • @shredjward
    @shredjward Před 2 lety

    Indoor locales in rent-a-hero look straight out of the Sims 2

  • @ClockWorkKairi
    @ClockWorkKairi Před rokem +1

    I remember N.U.D.E showed up in a the futurism/gaming channel NOW that was eventually replaced by G4TV/Jack TV when I was a kid. I'm glad people talked about this game again!

  • @scoRp471scorp471
    @scoRp471scorp471 Před 2 lety

    This video was great, I want to play Rent-a-hero so badly now

  • @daizengarmx
    @daizengarmx Před 2 lety +3

    My boi marsh did a walkthough of smt nine if you are interested

  • @GrayFoxRJ
    @GrayFoxRJ Před 2 lety +1

    the capcom racing games are such hidden gems

  • @Jesse__H
    @Jesse__H Před 2 lety +2

    I like the way you speak and the words you choose, Thor.
    That's my hottake.

  • @diegodylard5192
    @diegodylard5192 Před 2 lety

    i think this is your best video ever!! as a big og xbox fan im greatfull for dinosaur hunter and magatama as i never heard about them before. Maybe not japanese only but i feel Phantom Dust and Otogui games deserved a part on this video. My recommendations for maybe a part 2 of Xbox obscure games. Im having a blast from your channel lately so i leave you my sub and my best wishes for you and your channel. Cheers from a TRUE GAMER not an "acid pit gamer" from Argentina lol.

    • @diegodylard5192
      @diegodylard5192 Před 2 lety +1

      btw rent a hero looks like a complete remake from the sega genesis one. You can find the rom translated nowadays and it has the exact same beginning with the house party, the bimbows and dad jokes, the same dad godzilla suit and you get the costume thge same way. Only on the sega genesis version you have a sega genesis in your room hehe

  • @demgutts
    @demgutts Před 2 lety +1

    🤣 "what a thrill..." I was thinking the same damn thing

  • @learkenciel
    @learkenciel Před 2 lety

    12:18... that Spriggan Lunar Verse music!
    I love that game!

  • @schulenheimer
    @schulenheimer Před 2 lety

    always dig the graphical animations with the music like in the beginning or with the patrons

  • @Locaneo
    @Locaneo Před 2 lety +1

    Really appreciate the Dirge of Cerberus track. People have many ranging opinions of that game, but the OST was really good.

  • @uirusux
    @uirusux Před rokem

    Ahhhh Sea Breeze, what a relaxing gem. I remember typing in random CODEC codes and suddenly I'm listening to tantalizing jazz.

  • @adventurer6153
    @adventurer6153 Před 2 lety

    LOVE YOUR CONTENT BRO

  • @aortaplatinum
    @aortaplatinum Před 2 lety +1

    Looking back on these is super interesting, like the opposite equivalent of US only PS Vita games. If any of those exist.

  • @TheDominitri
    @TheDominitri Před 2 lety

    Do you have a list of music used in the video? I really like some of the tracks!