SPICY SPICY SPICY! Go check out Riggs channel here: kzfaq.info/love/8cZ9g1sopNc50D9NqVBbug

Say what you want about Popeye or even the Amico, but don't be knockin' my Calculator.

Bluto's name was changed to Brutus in 1957 because of confusion over who owned the name "Bluto". Since then the names are used interchangeably so they're both correct. Although in a select few pieces of Popeye media Bluto and Brutus are seperate characters.

If critics are threatened with legal action every time they review a game (or any form of media), criticise it, and give it a bad score, there’s really no point in reviewing anything; we’d be left in a world where every game receives a 100% rating and every review becomes worthless and untrustworthy.

These devs should ask Digital Homicide about how well threatening reviewers to shut them up worked out for them.

6:00 Shawn you a real one for this!! Way to stand by John and not letting the company bully him around!

Lol. I could see it now. Being taken to court. Judge: "State your case." Riggs: *plugs in cellphone to tv, plays this video* "That's it. That's my case." Judge: "I see no problem with that. I suggest you counter sue the company for trying to waste your time. I'll even approve it." 😂😂😂😂😂

It's good to see developers show how scared they are of youtube creators. It shows how hard work can change the narrative of the current game quality norm.

Part of being able to prove slander is to also prove damages related to said slander (as Riggs points out in his video). The irony is that his video, and this one, will just bring more attention to the Popeye game and more people will buy it just to try it for themselves. This company will make more than they lose from all this nonsense.

regarding the ps4 issue there actually an easy way to get a hold of them. make a negative game review. when they email you to threaten to sue you just respond with questions about the trophy.

The lawsuit threat worked already. After RGT bought it they doubled their sales.

Popeye in the Arcade was huge, one of my favorites of the day!

RGT, afeter watching JohnRiggs's videos I was really hoping you to follow up on this. You're awesome man, thanks for informing the community about this BS corporate bullying.

I hope this takes his channel to the next level. Honest and consequences can be beautiful. Thank you!

Been a follower of Riggs for years. He’s entitled to his opinion. Developers are just scared. I don’t think they have much to sue him for.

I remember watching his review and couldn’t believe how terrible the game was…thank goodness he showed us!

Thanks for talking about this stuff man

I can’t believe that people are still scratching their head over the Brutus thing. In the ‘60s Bluto’s name was changed to Brutus due to a misunderstanding by King Feature who thought the name Bluto was owned by Paramount.

We need to clap back against this and show these companies that the consumer is in charge

John's a good guy, so much so that he met this hack developer in the middle.

11:30 "You made Calculator" got a real laugh outta me

Just a quick FYI, Brutus is the name of the vilain since 1970s I believe… When Popeye released a few years prior, it’s nemesis was called Bluto. But because of copyright issues, after a few years they created Brutus…In short, it’s a ‘different’ character but in fact it’s mostly Bluto with a new name. Therefore, after that, Popeye nemesis became Brutus going forward… a little bit of Popeye history :)

I had a feeling he would make a video on this.

Considering Popeye's history with Nintendo and his connection to Donkey Kong, it amazes me that we haven't gotten a good Popeye game in several decades.

I'm glad that I didn't spend $13 for this game. This is not how I remember Popeye. It was good on NES, but now it's been turn into another form of Shovelware games.

Poetic justice. The publicity associated with threatening to sue will result in more negative publicity than Riggs's review ever would.

If I made a game, and someone craps on it that's fine, I wouldn't sue them over it

They need to rename Metroid Dread as Metroid Joy.

This game is top tier, GOTY contender.

John Riggs was the only person to buy their game and the devs sue him

Ah, it's like the spirit of Digital Homicide has never left.

Nintendo's legal department is on weed nowadays.

God if they thought that review bashed it wait till they see Stephenie Sterling's 🙈

You're a legend Sean. Love how you say it straight, to the point and no tip towing around. Thanks for the content.

I wish you would branch out of your switch content more often. I get this is primarily a switch channel, but you can have some really good and fun commentary when you get out of that bubble.

Thanks for the content RGT… u get that X-men arcade yet?

Wow, unbelievable. Really glad to see you stand up for John so strongly. Can't believe this company would go after someone for their review, especially when apparently there are so many issues with their other games, and the customers have been struggling to get in contact with them about those issues. Just despicable. Can you imagine how bad it would be if some of the contacts/email addresses this company used, to contact KZfaqrs and let them know they were suing them for slander, somehow accidentally leaked to the community? So customers didn't just have one generic ignored customer service contact to follow, and could instead raise their concerns directly. That would be crazy huh?

When a “story mode” on a PS5 game is broken, then the company Copyright claims your videos because of their mess up. Who cares about the main game when you have to focus on the live service. Good job Hot Wheels Unleashed.

Censorship is rampant in America

If they file suit, it would be a SLAPP suit to stifle speech I believe

Even pirates wouldn't even download this game 😂😂

I recall Jim Sterling did a review on this game too and he hated it are they going to try to sue him as well?! And as I recall there is something called the first amendment that is still existent so you and anyone else is entitled to express their opinions on games whatever the good or not. Don't repeat the same mistake digital homicide did lol

RGT 85, thanks for supporting a fellow gaming channel! You're a good guy.

Glad you’re standing up for Riggs; he’s literally one of the nicest guys ever.

"No don't mock our unity prefab low poly pirate map pack which we literally bought directly from the unity asset store and not remotely edited, or our character animations and rigs courtesy from mixamo. We worked real hard on this game!"

Isn't that the same company that made the clock and calculator app?

We all deserve a triple A Popeye game with loot boxes, micro-transactions, and paid DLC! EA can deliver it to us.

Ive been listening, and watching john's vids now for some time. He's an old schooler, like me, and just tells it like it is. RGT is right, tell them to go piss off. He did nothing wrong

Developer: I’m suing you, because you hurt my feewings

👏 RGT coming at you like a demon 😂, that should be your ring name in AEW. Love the channel, love John Riggs, heaven forbid the guy has a opinion.

Funny thing, this Popeye game is also somewhat an asset flip (from what I remember, everything but the Popeye models aren't theirs).

For clarity its not a Nintendo Dev who works directly for the company or rather its not a Nintendo owned studio that the dev belongs to... It's just a random developer of a game that's on the Switch who is suing RGT friend..

Popeye is actually public domain, but that's no reason to make a bad game and sue people for disliking, but what do you expect from a shovel ware company!

Nintendo should've made Arcade Archives: Popeye for the Switch, or put the NES version on the NSO NES app. After all, Nintendo made the original game themselves. I mean I once played a Board game edition of Popeye.

04:00 Actually, that's not true. When someone's broadcasting to a relatively large audience and specifically telling that audience to not buy a game then that's no longer a matter of simply given one's an opinion or journalism. There's a clear difference between "I don't recommend buying it" and "do not buy". It's not slander, but it can get you into trouble nonetheless.

Imagine the creators of calculator for the Nintendo switch suing a dude with a comb over who makes youtube videos,what a time to be alive.

Do they maybe wanna sue Jim Sterling too? Thru made a not mind impressions video too. Maybe because Steroing has dealt with being sued by Snowflake developers before?

Brutus is a character first appearing in the Popeye the Sailor TV series from 1960, an enemy of Popeye. Created to fulfil Bluto's role during a time when it was erroneusly believed that the latter was not introduced first in the original Thimble Theatre, Brutus is essentially a new character meant to resemble the earlier Bluto in both appearance and actions. In trying to avoid the use of characters borne out of Paramount Pictures productions, King Features Syndicate's TV cartoon introduced Brutus as one of the main villains, in addition to the Sea Hag making her animated debut. Jackson Beck, who provided Bluto's voice in many theatrical cartoons up until their end, voiced Brutus in the series.

This is so spot on haha, it is just how everyone is all, "oh cancel culture is ruining our society". No, it is just rich people or corporations complaining about stuff, that is how you know they have no material. Rich people complaining is the worst.

It’s interesting that they threaten a small KZfaqr, but James Stephanie Sterling absolutely eviscerated this game and no threats to them.

"And that's the whole beauty of life, that people have different opinions" If only Twitter users knew that

I dumped the assets from the game and there appears to be files that point to a lot of unused characters, mostly pirates, and a few popeye characters that are referenced but not in the game files at all, almost like this was either a reskin of a pirate game, or it was rushed so fast that its all just an alpha build where all the placeholders are still hanging around

wow

Much respect to you RGT 85. You'll always have people who dislike you or your content, but you'll also have people who enjoy your videos too. Just keep doing what you do. If you review things you're gonna have people who review you too. And on the internet? You're asking for opinions, toxic or not. You were being real in this video and I for one appreciate that. And to John Riggs, thanks for telling it like it is. You're appreciated too brother. The company wanting to sue you just because you reviewed their bad game in a negative light is even more telling about their ethics than what your video even said. They are burying themselves in public opinion.

this game looks like an early tech demo of a new game engine lol

I saw that review and I didn't think he was out of line at all.

We love RGT85! Screw the haters!!!

Bunch of snowflake developers. I bet they claimed to be “offended” by Riggs video. They probably found it “racist” too.

Popeye on Colecovision was awesome. I'm sure it rivaled the NES version.

Game dev Company: threatens to sue reviewer Me: instantly becomes a non customer of company

As you pointed out, by its very definition, slander is a spoken LIE about a person or company. If Riggs had said "The game this company made sucks. Maybe if they spent less time huffing paint and more time developing, it'd be better" or something to that effect, they MIGHT have reason to claim slander. Because, in that example, he would be stating something as factual that he cannot prove and that the company could easily dispute. Also, again masterfully said, if they WERE to sue and win, it would be the end of reviews of any kind. Because if a no-name company like this who puts out what appears to be cheap shovelware titles to make a quick buck can win a slander lawsuit on a reviewer who BOUGHT the game and gave his honest OPINION about it, then how long would it be before Nintendo or Sony or Rockstar or...ANY of the big companies sued for the same thing? It would also have a chilling effect on games, because, let's face it, one thing negative reviews tend to do is make a company actually go and fix the game. They want as many copies of the game to sell as possible, so they look at negative reviews and say "Let's fix that problem so the game will sell well". Now, let's look into a world where a developer can sue someone over a negative review. Suddenly, they have nothing to fear about releasing a broken, incomplete mess of a game. Because, if someone posts a negative review, they can just sue them and get their bank off the game that way instead. Frankly, if I were Riggs, I'd tell them to bring it on and, if they actually follow through, file a countersuit against the company for filing a frivolous lawsuit. That way, they'd not only lose on their claim, but they'd actually have to PAY Riggs for his claim. Because the simple fact is ANY lawyer that would even SUGGEST that Riggs can be sued for his OPINION on a game is mind-boggling. That lawyer should be disbarred, fired, and fined for such an action. And, if it comes to the courts, the judge should take EXTERME umbrage at their audacity.

Lmao bro you might not have the best editing but I follow you cause you are real and not afraid to speak your mind unlike alot of KZfaqrs keep up the good work 👍

And as a law school graduate and successful bar exam passer, I am compelled to say slander is spoken, libel is written. Both of which are forms of the tort defamation of character.

I love how you were trolling Sabec 😂

Working in law I can confirm that people have a huge misunderstanding of Slander or Defamation. As much as you can sue for reparation, it's not a crime. Not only that, but it's incredibly hard to establish a convincing case. You would have to prove that the person *intentionally* said wrong things with the intent to harm. 1. It's nearly impossible to prove intent (unless it's specifically stated somewhere that they planned to cause harm) 2. It's almost as hard to prove that the person knew that their facts were wrong...

The game defames and slanders itself. You can review any product, not just games, and give your opinion. John Riggs is a nice dude.

Man I love the format of your videos! Light, casual and alive! Keep it up, good sir!

I was actually very curious on this Popeye game as well but when I saw the pictures it looked pretty bad but then finally JohnRiggs made a video basically it's a horribly/lazy remake of a classic Arcade/NES game which to be honest I rather play those versions instead. Yeah JohnRiggs shouldn't deserve being sued from a company who couldn't handle criticism about there game. It's stupid and ridiculous.

Excellent points. Love this video, as you clarified some things I've wondered about when it comes to streaming. Love your content man

Bluto vs. Brutus (Wikipedia) After the theatrical Popeye cartoon series ceased production in 1957, Bluto's name was changed to Brutus because it was incorrectly believed by King Features that Paramount Pictures, distributors of the Fleischer Studios (later Famous Studios) cartoons, owned the rights to the name "Bluto"

We live in a world where criticism is no longer accepted in general.

Developers nowadays are censoring so much instead of going hey, thanks for the feedback, we will work on it

Dating yourself with a cd isn't a thing since you can go to Walmart and buy one. When I talk about my 8 tracks that's dating myself. And Brutus was bluto when Popeye was first on TV

Tbh I'd expected the person who reviews a game to give a honest opinion, regardless having purchased it or revieved a copy from the company. This is the reason why I watch & value the reviewers opinion. You're always honest with your videos

Didn't a developer actually sue the Jimquisition about a review one time and lose? Seems like that might be able to help create some kind of legal precedent.

As a game developer myself, I'd never do this kind of stuff. You've got to be able to take CRITICISM. Otherwise, you and your developer team will only get worse. Literally threatening to sue someone over your game being criticized is the most childish thing I've seen a developer do over the past couple of years.

I used to love the NES “Popeye” growing up! I think it was one of the very early NES titles.

Interestingly, threatening someone with a bogus lawsuit is itself grounds for a lawsuit.

Supreme court has ruled there is no such thing as a "false opinion" so a lawsuit would not ever make it to trial.

The defense to slander or libel is the truth. I imagine the challenge of establishing that some objective truth about a game has been ignored would be a tough one where opinions are concerned. I mean, if a reviewer says "the controls are wonky and the lighting sucks" while someone else states the exact opposite, who prevails in a court of law and who establishes whether those statements are objectively true or not?

This is ridiculous that a publisher can even threaten to sue for a review or opinion. This is a slippery slope and they can screw themselves. Are they going to sue video game magazines for bad ratings too?

Ones willing to threaten lawsuits because you hurt their feelings tend to be small developers, usually just an individual.

No one wants to support a developer that makes a bad game, much less a developer that bullies content developers over negative criticism.

I'm interested in playing PopEye but I'm in the percentage of gamers that doesn't rely on reviews to motivate me.

It'll be funny if the developer or company get sued instead

A company that sues over a bad review obviously does not believe in the free market.

I have no intention on getting this new Popeye game

Fk buying anything from this company who developed Popeye.

“Go play popeye on the NES” 🤦🏿‍♂️me being a 24year old kid

John Riggs had since apologized for this video saying he actually goes back and plays the game every now and then and said it’s not the worse game after all and like it’s actually a game that he actually really likes