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They took "Are you winning, son?" and made it into a horror game. The madlad.

You know, mail madness could actually be its own game. Playing as a skeleton riding a motorcycle and doing tricks while delivering mail sounds fun ngl.

I like the ending a lot-it's very refreshing. Most horror games take the route of having the protagonist killed or rekilling the vengeful spirit, so having the protagonist just sit with their friend and be there for him in his final moments is very touching. It's nice to see some games that acknowledge that in the end, ghosts are just normal people who need help passing on.

I think the ghost blamed them somewhat because not only did they not go with them, they gave them the headphones so they couldn’t hear the train coming. But more than that, I think they just wanted someone to be with them at their final moments because Marcus didn’t die instantly. His legs were crushed and he died slowly from blood loss and the cold.

in defense of the protag, 1. you could still hear the train even with headphones as they are very, very loud. 2. trains tend to have lights on them so you can see them coming at night 3. you can feel the vibrations on the track 4. peripheral vision is something we have to see dangers coming from the side

You know, this is one of the rare stories I see in horror games that touch on a redeeming/healing ending. It's mostly like say, the ghost of your past does kill you or your memories continue to haunt you forever, a bad end if you will. Characters must be punished for something they've done, even if they were kids or it sadly had to happen. So it's nice and bittersweet to see that change. Chilling atmosphere throughout and I really like the premise. Also, flashback to all the ps1 demo games I came across. This was a memory trip for me with that one bike game. omph I'm old.

Jesus that's dark. So we're haunted by the death of our friend Marcus and we blamed ourselves for his death because we gave him the headphones. He blasted it so loud that he didn't hear the train and got hit. Which... Idk if headphones are so advanced that they can block the sound of a TRAIN, but it was snowing so maybe the noise was deafened. Either way, poor Marcus and protag.

What an emotional rollercoaster. This started out terrifying to hilarious and ends with a tearjerker.

It really makes me uneasy when the game has a blinking mechanic. Firstly, it makes me uncomfortably aware of my own blinking. Secondly, it's out of synch with my blinking and that just makes me feel all wrong lol

The game consoles are well expressed. The atmosphere in the house is strangely terrifying!! If I live in that house, I will meet that man often. Because I usually enjoy playing games.....

I like how the ending didn't have the monster kill you, you finish the final level for your friend and truly accept what happened, and your part in accidentally letting them go off alone and die. It wasn't DIRECTLY your fault, but there's part of it there. You comfort Marcus, even if you weren't there for him before you are here for him now.

I was gonna complain about the jumpscares, but that ending hit me hard. Beautiful game. And the skeleton bike game is very well done too, very nostalgic.

This is proof that gamers are the most opressed minority. Can't even game in peace without some monstrosity interrupting our gaming session.

"Hey dude, mom said its my turn to use the xbox" -the monster, probably

Fun Fact: The official name for "Mail Madness" in Japan was actually "The Courier". Sadly we never got the sequel "Shin Courier Gaiden" here in the states.

Back around 2002, a newly orphaned me and the group of homeless teens I ran with had found ourselves getting worried about winter approaching Detroit, so we decided it was time to go train hopping westbound. A couple of the guys were like 18-20, and had made their way out tehre and back a couple years in a row, so even young bloods like myself who hadn't hoped trains before - well we trusted in the experience of others in the group to keep us on the right track... To keep this short, I'll just say right now that we never ended up leaving the state.. We were kicked back onboard tossing back swigs of vodka when a friend got way too trashed and decided to explore the different carts on the train.. He was climbing around on top of a cart drunk. We all saw him afterwards... It was terrible..

I feel like this every God damn time even though it's usually literally just a cat or something.

I really like the ending of this game,very rare in horror games where the protagonist and the vengeful spirit don't kill one or other and the vengeful spirit forgiving the protagonist a sweet ending

The biking was good and the sound effects for the game in the game were appropriate, got a good chuckle from that. The scares here aren't too memorable to me just due to their jumpscare nature, but the ending more than makes up for it. Both in the Dread X Collection games and just horror in general, you don't get that many happy endings all things considered. Not only is this a happy ending, it's rather touching. Getting to say goodbye, to apologize for not being there, is surprisingly poignant for this.

God, this hits my fear of being home “alone” really hard.

"Oh no. There's a jump scare on my left side and it's annoying. I'm gonna leave." Classic.

So this is _actually_ a sick lil' game where you're a rad skellyboi delivering mail on a swood bike... ... _masquerading_ as a horror game. I can deal with this. Groovy.

I think the first jumpscare was actually really good, but then the next couple where the ghost was just like "lol hey what game u playin" was where it started to cheapen. If there were a few more where the ghost was maybe seen in the reflection of the tv when the screen went black or the protag closed their eyes for too long, or even the face just faintly in a shadow, it would have completely knocked it out of the park. The simplicity of the whole thing and having a healing type ending made it something that sticks out for me.

Mom:"how does that sound?" Manly:"no man I want to watch anime n stuff lol" Mom's: 👁️👄👁️

See, a real bro would put out a second controller for him... Poor guy.

Alternate title : *A man keeps appearing to reminds you not playing game too long* Jokes aside, small game but it's great IMO Also I always like when 1:17 Manly says "cat, meow", the way he reacting to random stuff are hilarious like "secret" "ANIME" "useless" "empty, just like my soul"

So it’s the “are you winning, son?” + “oh god look out for the train oh god he has his AirPods in he can’t hear us” memes turned into a horror game. Rad. Also Mail Madness looks like it’d be a rad concept by itself.

With how the game was portrayed, I’m also guess Marcus was chosen to be the Courier, or the Courier was the ghost around you trying to deliver Marcus’ message(how he died and his final moments)

I do like when you can treat the spooky scary ghost with compassion and help them get closure, like happened here. Better than Just Kills You Even Though You Were Best Friends And It Wasn't Your Fault. Ironically got an ad for noise-cancelling headphones after this video. Oof.

This game is really interesting. Instead of running away from the monster, it’s more like avoiding it and not looking at it, but it’s not really trying to touch or harm you.

The theme is to always stop, look and listen at railroad tracks or you will turn into a ghost that sounds like a clogged vacuum cleaner.

Thanks for the continued content! I can't play scary games and you make it easier to experience them.

I love how Manly answered *"No man I want to watch Anime n stuff lol"* but the game just puts you in, didn't even care xD Good ending...? Nice to know that it's not just me that scared someone will appear behind when playing games.

I like how the protagonist is unfazed to all of this, especially when the CD appeared on the front door with the blood dripped behind it.

The mail madness game reminds me of Lif, Fly Like A Bird, and quite a few other gamevial games.

I liked the ending alot. You get to sit with your friend during his final moments, righting a wrong and being there for him.

That ending and the way it hits, a heck of a story for a short game. Also, 15:00 that reference... lots of respect to you for that reference alone.

That indie horror game trope of "I need to water plants/make coffee/turn device off before I can proceed"

the ghost is literally like the younger sibling who backseat games while you're just trying to vibe

I’ve been watching a lot of these videos recently. Even though they’re just video game Playthroughs, I really appreciate the fact that they’re able to take my mind off of things, even if only temporarily. There are not a lot of KZfaqrs or videos that have that effect on me. But this is genuinely an effective means for me to just be entertained or occupied for a while and distracted from unhappy things. That really means a lot, especially when times are tough. So thanks so much for that☺️

Fear not, I live in a town with a track running through, they never lay off the horn when passing towns. Also at night you can't miss it, if you're anywhere near the track, you will feel it even with full VR gear.

The initial jump scare at 6:47 was well done (if cheap). It's the sort of scare that you can see coming if you think about it, but the developer did a good job of not making you think about it so it works out well. And the scare at 7:25 had that nice sense of dread about it. Nothing better than strange thing slowly approaching you out of the darkness! But, yeah, the other scares felt very disconnected, both narratively and mechanically. They were just sorta there. Refreshing ending and a pretty cool game overall!

A quiet night where one can't sleep ... and Manly comes to the rescue with a videio! I am so grateful

"Begone from me, you modern invention!" - ManlyBoomerHero, 2022

We love you Manly. Keep pumping out the good content!

Reminds me of a segment in the criminally underrated Mirror Layers where you have to play through a few levels of a platformer while one of the mirrors the monster uses to enter and start looking for you is sitting right next to you the whole time.

Honestly, the game within the game would have been good on its own. Actually seemed kinda fun.

Now I know why the protagonist wasn't scared of that "being" popping out from the corner of the house: he was a skeleton this whole time!

This reminds me of the time my parents just started watching me play Batman: Arkham Knight, no context. Just watching me..

15:01 "I should uhhhhhhh, go harass Demifiend." Demifiend: NO, GO HARASS THE NEW GUY! Nahobino: Hi

It's very sad and all but I can't stop thinking about how good those headphones must have been to block out a whole train

Realized that our friend had headphones during his trip. *He couldn't hear the train..*

Manly: "I'm a skeleton." Me, a DS casual: "Good luck, skeleton!"

I hate the idea of having something behind me, makes me paranoid in real life

All anyone wants in their final moments, especially when in that state, is a comforting touch of someone they call a friend or more

Lots of other people have said it already, but the reason the character is being haunted seems to be his guilt over borrowing his friend his headphones before he got hit by the train. He feels like it's his fault because he didn't walk his friend home, and because he borrowed him the headphones that might have made it hard for him to hear the train coming. So the haunting could just be a manifestation of his guilt. The jump scares and fucked up graphics are the memories and pain coming to the surface in a spike of anxiety, and finally finishing the game gave him some kind of closure.

i don’t believe that they carried that tv. those things are so stupidly heavy

Protag: "I gotta find an old analogue tv" Me who watches to much Anologue Horror: "DO YOU WANNA DIE?!"

13:02 The mix of manly yelling “OH GOD” and the skeleton flying off the bike in a seating position, was hilarious xD

"Its some sort of weird Playstation N64 Dreamcast baby." Oh, that's just the Sega Saturn then. The most terrifying console of the era.

I would completely love it if they made that skeleton driving mini game a full fledged title. Looks fun for what it is

Even though it’s 2:55 AM I’ll always stay up late to watch your video’s Manly.

Love your videos man. ^_^ Your playthroughs are so fun and soothing. Keep up the great work

Memento Mori sounds like some weird alternate version of the Tony Hawk Pro Skater games where it all takes place in some Tim Burton-esque world and instead of bands like Goldfinger you got Ghost and Voltaire.

i like the idea of a monster standing right behind you while you're too busy playing a game about a skeleton delivering mail and doing bike tricks in the desert "damn man you really messed up that trick gotta hit the pedal harder sucka"

The first text message manly sent to his mom is literally my mood

The soundtrack in the levels is bopping!

"No man I want to watch Anime n stuff lol" that's why I love watching Manly play horror games, lmao

I always feel chill when Manly plays any horror game so that first cheap jumpscare didn't even phase me like it should've 🕴

I love how mom is like ''Here, kid, come and housesit for us for FREE and I'll pretend I'm the one doing you a favour''- sounds like my parents TBH :D

"No man I just wanna watch Anime n stuff lol" *immediately dropped into horror game* "...this is not anime..."

Now I'm curious about what happens if you just say "No" to your mother. The whole, "No man, I want to watch anime" thing may have been too complex for the game.

They say games lead to violence, but this one made you confront your past and be a better person.

Actually if you think about it, the jumpscares seem so weak maybe it’s because it was how a child’s method on scaring someone.

Yeah the jump scares were very meeh, but the story (despite its flaws) were still good, heartwarming and brought back some memories. I like the idea of you being able to communicate with the dead and using it to bring some peace to someone. After all, I think we all have things we wished that we could’ve said before it was too late…

12:59 Okay that part got a great chuckle out of that part. But overall another great short but unique experience (although agreed the jumpscarws were cheap) I do like that it doesn't end in that cliche bad ending where protag dies, but ends in a gory yet somber way.

I loved the ending I thought it was very touching and unique I really liked it :) and it is not very often that jump scares get me when watching manly play horror games but these ones gave me the chills and made me feel uneasy. I liked it I think this person did a great job :D 👍

This game's ending was honestly quite unexpected, but very enjoyable! I love that the protagonist didn't die like most games would do.

Not only was he not there to protect his friend, but the headphones he lent him made him unable to hear the train which killed him. Yikes.

12:59 I swear, that sentence alone is more cursed than the house.

Are ya winning son? Agent 2.3: No GOD F*CKING DAMNIT

my first time here and I don't need any other reason to sub to this man DUDE I LOVE UR VOICE felt like anime

3:28am for me…perfect timing to watch

This is one of those scenarios where the ghost is just being annoying and there is no consequence to their presence. There is no way that kid getting hit was the player characters fault.

Damn that was unexpectedly sad Nice game, very atmospheric Also these people are way too calm for people who are getting letters from dead people

Lmfao that reply to the text was great. Never change Manly

this grown, manly, badass guy is making my heart skip a little every time he goes "meow"

Me to the game character: SHUT THE DOOR BEHIND YOU FOR GOODNESS SAKE.

I liked the story/atmosphere, though I feel like the game blew its load too quickly in terms of the horror. Could've done more with the environment around the game instead of just shoving the monster in your peripheral.

It was a great game. Representing the psychological trauma of not being there. Heavy shit

He is so pro that he doesn't need controller to play the game

Great idea watching this at 12:35 in the morning

This is why I'm always paranoid 😃

oooh a point and click game is refreshing once in a while

Isn’t “Momento Mori” Latin for something? Edit: I think it’s “remember death.”

6:53 "You cheap-" *shuts up and continues*

No idea why it needed to be a CRT, but that game kinda looked great, very stable.

Manly I appreciate the consistent uploads. It brings peace during finals

"I'm enjoying being a skeleton on a bike" "I should go harass Demifiend" Deep cut, my man.