Beating EVERY N64 Game - Custom Robo (161/394)

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5 ай бұрын

There are some games that it's just an absolute mystery as to why we didn't receive them in the west. This is definitely one of them. Custom Robo is an absolute classic, and it's a shame we never got to play it. Thankfully, it's more easily accessible nowadays.
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@camhabibi2217 5 ай бұрын

Gosh, I remember how exciting it was to wake up on Christmas morning, run down the stairs, look under the tree, and unwrap my first copy of Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1.

@ChristMetalMayhem 5 ай бұрын

Those were the days

@thexbigxgreen 5 ай бұрын

Well said

@shinobi197 3 ай бұрын

Lmao just finished the video, now this makes sense

@matias_8823 5 ай бұрын

Everyone acts all hard until the “and I mean all of them” hits. He really means all of them.

@Atylonisus 5 ай бұрын

"I'm going to play every N64 game... *Everyone yawns* "...and I mean all of them." *Screaming chimps intensify*

@midimidori4699 5 ай бұрын

That's because Thab truly is a beast

@pariah1165gaming 5 ай бұрын

So what’s the catch?

@MAXXPAYLOAD Ай бұрын

YES

@starpetalarts6668 5 ай бұрын

The creator of this series no longer has anything to do with the brand. He has recently started an indie company with some former Atlus/SEGA employees. He makes mostly mobile games that are gatchas but there's a small gem that's a spiritual successor to Custom Robo called SYNAPTIC DRIVE I think it's for Steam and digital only Nintendo Switch eShop. Gosh, I went through the entire comment section and there's so many that say they want a new Custom Robo... I hope they support the creator by getting his game.

@HYDEinallcaps 3 ай бұрын

Synaptic Drive was, unfortunately, an absolute fucking trashheap of a game. I really wish it succeeded, but alas.

@WillKeaton 5 ай бұрын

I've been following this challenge for a while, but I wanted to personally single out this episode for praise. Having played the Gamecube _Custom Robo,_ heck, even before that, seeing _Custom Robo_ trophies in _Smash Bros._ piqued my interest in this series, but since the first two games never got released outside of Japan it's hard to find info on them, in English anyway. This video is the perfect length for a summary, going just in-depth enough to hit all the plot points and has conveyed what a playthrough is like. I honestly don't think this comprehensive a look at this game exists in the English world and I greatly appreciate that such a thing now exists. The same will likely go for several other Japanese only games in the future.

@Mandilore89 5 ай бұрын

04:17 "I'll take this time to talk about my dog. She just had puppies!"

@bes03c 5 ай бұрын

That was such a nice touch.

@chrisfair11 5 ай бұрын

I appreciate the picture actually. Hopefully Mama feels good.

@summerlaverdure 5 ай бұрын

there is always time for puppies

@ChairmanMeow1 5 ай бұрын

Unbelievable the amount of games in this series I've somehow never heard of (or didnt know there was an English patch). So thank you so much for this series, just for introducing me to so many good games!

@Bleusilences 5 ай бұрын

It's one of these game that I was following and was disappointed that it didn't release in English, with the low number of games, especially RPG on the system :(

@SuffocateMe 5 ай бұрын

im actually obsessed with this series. will probably get a custom robo related tattoo at some point. im not even going to watch this weeks video cuz im in the middle of this game rn and i dont want to spoil it 🤖 love yr channel tho

@junctionwr 5 ай бұрын

That's a rear projection television. They were still pretty heavy, but not as if it had been a CRT

@WillACarpenter 5 ай бұрын

The only sad part about watching these videos is having to wait for the next one!

@nathanrice7352 5 ай бұрын

Custom Robo: Battle Revolution for the Gamecube is one of my favorite games on the console. The battle formula is just so good. So many combinations of weapons and movement options, and genuinely requiring different strategies for different enemies.

@DonkThikkness 5 ай бұрын

I don’t understand why these Power Stone like games haven’t become more popular. This game looks awesome.

@syncmonism 5 ай бұрын

This game looks way ahead of its time, with gameplay that's more similar to modern games of today than to games of the time.

@JasonOwensYT 5 ай бұрын

Same reason why tons of successful game concepts are sitting on the shelf while major companies blow billions on failed ideas. Huge disconnect between what people want and what studios and production companies executives want. The next Tenchu? What about Twisted Metal? Or Left 4 Dead 3? All games that would make millions if they made them but here we are.

@randomwowjunkie 5 ай бұрын

I played Custom Robo on the Gamecube and loved it!

@QuiteHermit25 5 ай бұрын

Yup, great game.

@SECONDQUEST 5 ай бұрын

The major plot points were so cool!

@starpetalarts6668 5 ай бұрын

It's the same game, just like how Animal Crossing was originally a Japanese Exclusive N64 game this also made the localization as a port on the Gamecube

@ericlizama8552 5 ай бұрын

Custom Robo GCN may have all the same parts and hi-poly remakes of the stages, but the story is vastly different.

@SuffocateMe 5 ай бұрын

Favorite game of all time. i love it so much i play it at least once a year. i even own the japanese version of it just for the subtle differences

@PrinPrin 5 ай бұрын

Such a good game. I replayed it when you uploaded to your other channel and actually got to finish it. For anyone interested in this game; if your game crashes during any dialogue. Wait for the dialogue to go across the text box before mashing A. The crash happens if the text has animations like shaking. I believe this only happens at the final tournament and some flavour text throughout the game.

@syncmonism 5 ай бұрын

The gameplay in this game has more in common with modern games of today than of other games of the time. This was a very sophisticated and well polished blend of different types of game genres in a single game, for its time period.

@matthewelliott2213 5 ай бұрын

The way you loathed Fukashi by the end was hysterical... He'll probably cry when he reads this...

@FrankWestJr315 5 ай бұрын

Shigesato Itoi’s…. NO 1 BASS FISHING

@TheNecrokage 5 ай бұрын

It's rare that I see a new to me n64 game that I actually want to try.

@starpetalarts6668 5 ай бұрын

The creator went on to make his own Indie company... his recent game SYNAPTIC DRIVE is the spiritual successor to the Custom Robo series.

@LukieLuke5 5 ай бұрын

1:28 I actually had a TV like that. It was old at the time, we used it out in tbe garage because it was the only place there was enough space. It was a CRT and probably very heavy I was too young to lift it. It eventually exploded and died. But it was awesome. Also we mainly used it to play N64 games on.

@spriterkid1997 5 ай бұрын

I used to have one of those way back when myself. Thing was huge as hell and held for longer than most things do nowadays. Good times.

@jmike2039 5 ай бұрын

The sad part is that TV was probably just in need of a cap kit or new yolk. All of these TV's thrown away and destroyed, which is such a shame.

@GoondocksCastle 5 ай бұрын

Oh shi, Earthbound's creator had a fishing game?!

@catticorner 5 ай бұрын

earthbound guy also used to be a regular judge on the original iron chef. itoi just does whatever he wants lol

@acomingextinction 5 ай бұрын

Itoi is living like a video game protagonist. In 1981, he co-wrote a book with Murakami.

@wutang_bing8090 5 ай бұрын

I never knew I needed a gundam, power stone, bomber man mash up

@zaneseibert 5 ай бұрын

All the rivals in this game have big "12 year old on XBox 360 in 2009" energy.

@KruelAidMan 5 ай бұрын

Nearly a decade ahead of its time!

@Bucky749 5 ай бұрын

This game definitely has a medabots flavor to it .

@caseyp5665 5 ай бұрын

Aww Harley! I have heard her barking for years! Lol, nice to have a little life update on her 😊

@sisez7820 5 ай бұрын

I kinda miss the catch phrase "*number*, what is that?!" at the end thou :D

@ericstoll007 5 ай бұрын

That TV is more likely modeled after a projection television from the late 90s. Mostly air in there. :)

@aleckermit 5 ай бұрын

Yep, my Uncle had one. The picture was so washed out but projection was the only way to get a TV that size back in the day.

@TheWonkster 5 ай бұрын

@aleckermit a good projection TV had a pretty nice picture for the time. The bulb was probably going out.

@SirGriefALot 5 ай бұрын

Yea, those TV's that you could only look at straight on or half the screen would disappear. They actually used to advertise the 'viewing angle' in the marketing. Gotta pay that extra $1,200 if you want to look at the TV more than 30 degrees off-center.

@idontwantahandlethough 5 ай бұрын

*Mostly air in there* _yay, just like me!_

@snacpop 5 ай бұрын

My dad had one of these that was a tube tv. It was probably 55 or 60 inches screen size. I can confirm it did weight about 500 pounds. It took 4 grown men to move it.

@a1steaksauce555 5 ай бұрын

I grew up in Japan in the early 2000s and was fortunate enough to play this on N64 as a kid. It was my first region -locked hack (you literally had to hack off pieces of the cartridge to fit a North American N64) and neither my friend or i could read Japanese, so we made up our own story the whole way 😂 I think we named the final boss "King Bob" and made up all sorts of lore for him as he popped up throughout the game. If you've never played this one, it's definitely worth acquiring. Makes me sad that my original copy was lost to time.

@zacroth6346 5 ай бұрын

this is one of those games that i thought was way ahead of its time, when i recently played it.

@joshmeads 5 ай бұрын

Seems like a great game, lots of effort and content out into it. It's nice to see it. So many games of this era has so little effort and content out into them. The fighting reminds me of Power Stone on the DC.

@roberthelm87 5 ай бұрын

we went to the back room of city hall. naturally team rocket revealed themselves. Tetsuo then thankfully revealed himself. Akria then manifested. it was a whole NEo Tokyo thing

@zeusstormbolt8116 5 ай бұрын

The final vs Hayao should be a highlight in itself Wowza

@gianpierocoppola7472 5 ай бұрын

01:40 Perfect sync of the video with the voiceover. Don't think i didn't noticed. Great video as usual, Thab!

@ADoseofBuckley 5 ай бұрын

I enjoyed the GameCube one, I can't remember how JRPG-y it was though. And I guess if you were looking for something to compare this to, it's KINDA like a 1 v 1 version of Power Stone, but faster paced.

@bes03c 5 ай бұрын

This looks like a game I would actually enjoy playing.

@kailynx2295 5 ай бұрын

I loved custom robo on the GameCube, I had no idea there was a n64 entry in the series! I'm definitely going to check this one out

@starpetalarts6668 5 ай бұрын

It's the same game, they ported it to GameCube. Check out SYNAPTIC DRIVE it's the spiritual successor and made by the original team on Custom Robo.

@Instrulnomical 5 ай бұрын

The GameCube Custom Robo Game Is Really Fun! From What Ive Seen Here, They Really Polished A Lot Of The Gameplay.

@artichokeechobee 5 ай бұрын

ThaB I want you to know that I love all of these videos, even when it's some goofy Japanese simulator game I've never heard of. Maybe even moreso because I learn about crazy games I didn't know existed! Thanks for keeping it going, you're awesome.

@seannborba8416 5 ай бұрын

This game reminds me of medabots with a megaman battle network over world. I would have loved this as a kid.

@HydroBobOmb 5 ай бұрын

Custom Robo is one of these forgotten Nintendo series. It is not so surprising you didn’t heard of it. It has a little acknowledgement in Smash Bros (with trophies and stuff) though. There is AaGamecube game, and also a DS game. Both are very good and they got released outside of Japan.

@starpetalarts6668 5 ай бұрын

The creator went on to make his own Indie company... his recent game SYNAPTIC DRIVE is the spiritual successor to the Custom Robo series.

@jordanbarton1624 3 ай бұрын

Custom Robo (GameCube) is easily one of my top 5 couch party games with my homies. None of them had ever heard of it and now it’s always at our LAN parties. I didn’t know when I was younger that it was a sequel! I found out later in my life once the GameCube was older.

@caseyp5665 5 ай бұрын

Oh Harvest Gundam Moon! Lol, loved this.

@anthonylombardo1261 5 ай бұрын

It’s final harvest gundam moon 7 you mean

@PyroX792 5 ай бұрын

I learned recently that the Yellow and Green arrow looking symbol next to [Speed Pod] in Japanese culture is shorthand for "someone new at something, ex a student driver"! That's so cool to see it actually in use! I wonder if it had been official translated if they would have removed it?

@fabioalvesshow 5 ай бұрын

The outside of the battles the design looks a lot like Megaman Battle Network

@shouryuuken4147 5 ай бұрын

Never heard about this game, but it looks fun. Games like this is why a challenge like this is so interesting. You always discover some gems here and there.

@JamesHxc 5 ай бұрын

This was a new one for me. Definitely going to download this one!

@midimidori4699 5 ай бұрын

Congratulations Harley! Still loving this series, Thab. I'll be disappointed when it's finished in 17 years

@smartiboi 5 ай бұрын

They look cool, but image quality on those giant rear-projection CRTs from the 90s was brutally terrible. My uncle still has one in his basement. Also, multiplayer mode in the Gamecube Custom Robo game is so good. Almost GOAT-worthy

@treasuredcollectibles 5 ай бұрын

Thanks to learning of it in this video I just went and downloaded the patched rom and played through the entirety in one sitting. As soon as I watched this, I could tell it was essentially a megaman battlenetwork foreshadower. A lot of influence from this game in battlenetwork as well as OG pokemon. The music is incredible. Highly recommended for any fans of those series

@mackal 5 ай бұрын

We used to play the shit out of the GCN one, so much fun.

@chrisfair11 5 ай бұрын

This is like a precoursar to Power Stone.

@SECONDQUEST 5 ай бұрын

Power Stone actually came out in arcades earlier the same year as Custom Robo 64. Both in 1999. I wonder if power stones popularity influenced Custom Robo!

@uhhh_adam 5 ай бұрын

LOOVED playing this game during quarantine. Shame it crashes at the end of the credits tho. Oh well. Played the second one too, cant wait to see what that one's story was actually about. Ha i seen a few comments of mine from the stream

@adamcavalle 5 ай бұрын

Man this game looks like so much fun. We really missed out on this.

@obscuredoblivion444 5 ай бұрын

An equivilant to 1 month and 20 days of continuous game play. That in itself is a feat.

@MegaCuddlesworth 5 ай бұрын

Gamecube Custom Robo was one of my Top 10. I really wish they would make a new, modern entry.

@ABitMoreJordan 5 ай бұрын

Man, I wish more N64 games had a visual style of the overworld of this game.

@KruelAidMan 5 ай бұрын

_Ogre Battle 64_ ?

@anthonylombardo1261 5 ай бұрын

@@KruelAidManthe overworld in that game is a military map…. I think he means something closer to Summertime Saga. Never heard of the game? Google it 😉

@sisez7820 5 ай бұрын

Great game to watch! Topped with an actually hard endboss, loved it!

@Desolate1134 5 ай бұрын

Beat this game with the Eng patch on emulator. One of the best N64 games of all time, some type of reboot would be dope.

@starpetalarts6668 5 ай бұрын

The creators of the series left Nintendo and made their own game that is similar called SYNAPTIC DRIVE so I guess kind of a reboot already occurred?

@NoCoastRaps 5 ай бұрын

Damn this game looks great, I would have loved this as a kid - congrats on the puppies!!!

@JustinKoenigSilica 5 ай бұрын

OH FUCK YES been waiting a long time for this and as a long-time fan of the franchise (if you can even call it that these days... he's dead, Jim), I'm so happy this turned into a more than half an hour video! time to get my snacks ready, fuck yeah. Thanks Thab! Congratulations on the puppies, very cute :) Edit: kind of sad that you basically never even switched weapons once during the entire play through? the title is "Custom" robo, not "static" robo....

@Moshugaani 5 ай бұрын

I wish the opponents had different responses based on how badly you win or lose.

@Moviegoerx 5 ай бұрын

32 games from halfway there, boss Thab.

@floating__eye 5 ай бұрын

This game looks so dope dude, thanks!! I'll check it out for sure

@JeffKGaming 5 ай бұрын

Battles remind me of Power Stone more than anything, what a fun-looking game! Ill have to try it out.

@mayonnnnnaise 5 ай бұрын

dude the part about multiplayer is so real. I was able to play the game that they released on gamecube. So disappointing to have to play alone.

@natelinhart114 5 ай бұрын

Custom Robo on the Gamecube is one of my favorite games of all-time! You should definitely check it out if you haven't by now :)

@starpetalarts6668 5 ай бұрын

It's the same game, Just like how Animal Crossing got upgraded to Gamecube so did Custom Robo.

@KruelAidMan 5 ай бұрын

@@starpetalarts6668 wrong. The characters, plot & setting are completely different. Only a handful of characters from this game are in _Battle Revolution_ as cameos.

@syncmonism 5 ай бұрын

This game looks way ahead of its time, with gameplay that's more similar to modern games of today than to games of the time.

@ivan_pozdeev_u 5 ай бұрын

Looks like a more action-oriented Pokemon. Nintendo probably published it to see if it's going to be the next big thing.

@KruelAidMan 5 ай бұрын

That was the buzz around it at the time, unfortunately Nintendo didn't bother to give it a release outside Japan. It's a shame the best game in the series was just dumped onto the DS and that was it for the series.

@mattwcook9127 5 ай бұрын

Soooo... It's Armored Core + Pokemon?

@chrisfair11 5 ай бұрын

Thia game is awesome, wish it had US release. It would have sold well and could have even moved toys...

@starpetalarts6668 5 ай бұрын

The game got ported and updated on GameCube... the GameCube version had a US release.

@KruelAidMan 5 ай бұрын

BANDAI made some kits for _Custom Robo_ at the turn of the millennium, good luck affording them now though

@MusicSkeletonKeys 5 ай бұрын

I would be impressed if the Switch's expansion pass offered new English versions of these Japan-only 64 releases. Sure, one could emulate. And some OG carts are playable using Google Translate. But hey, convenience sells.

@breathstealer5486 5 ай бұрын

I am here to watch every N64 Game and I mean all of them the twist is the guy that was doing every gamecube game has gone radio silent

@ericmay560 5 ай бұрын

Who was that? I’d be curious to see what he has gone through

@breathstealer5486 5 ай бұрын

@ericmay560 if you go through thabs community posts he's in there it's like renji or something. I've been updated that he's gone through like 10 games but he's still hasn't posted for the 8th game

@dewww3368 5 ай бұрын

I have 4 Japanese n64 games 2 of which are custom robo and the next game you’re playing! Crazy coincidence

@Blas4ublasphemy 5 ай бұрын

I really wish this series was as popular as Pokemon or even in place of.

@jbk19xx57 5 ай бұрын

One of my FAVOURITE n64 games. Very UNFORTUNATE we did not get an International release. I have was fortunate enough to acquire the game and a JAPANESE N64 from a Pawn shop. I REALLY enjoyed the game, the ONLY problem, was the language. I literally had to scan my screen via Google translate on my phone. I would like to know where you’ve gotten the translated patch, so I can play it.

@Athlas87 5 ай бұрын

That's a big screen tv you had it made in the 90s if you had one, they are projection tvs CRT that size would need a forklift lol

@wieldylattice3015 5 ай бұрын

As an Armored Core player let me tell you I’m unironically glad this franchise didn’t last long enough to have proper online. If you’ve tried Armored Core 6 online, there’s meta builds that crush almost everything else and it ruins the experience unless you wanna get really cracked with a build you came up with. If they weren’t smart the same would probably happen with Custom Robo online. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad we have a new Armored Core game for modern consoles, but the online in mech games needs help if we want a new Custom Robo with online multiplayer

@istherenooneleft 5 ай бұрын

This looks like mega man battle network…this game looks pretty cool…wish I knew about this back in the day

@HYDEinallcaps 5 ай бұрын

Custom Robo video? Take my subscription.

@Liam.Lacoste 5 ай бұрын

This game looks really fun, shame we never got it here!

@bradjones9784 5 ай бұрын

We got it on the GameCube and it was great.

@thinking_about_beer 5 ай бұрын

Ah this was when I started watching you live on twitch. Really fun game to watch with you live!!!

@nickroux8679 5 ай бұрын

Weird I just finished the GameCube one lol so good. So Pervy. Good writing and fun customization

@baxterwilliams2170 5 ай бұрын

Played this on DS and if you had the ability to play other humans I have a feeling this would get a 10. It's soo fun

@JustinKoenigSilica 5 ай бұрын

you did have the ability, there is local coop and also there used to be Wi-Fi battles with people from around the world. it was the shit.

@baxterwilliams2170 5 ай бұрын

@@JustinKoenigSilica Sorry if I wasn't clear with my language. I meant if Thab had the ability to play other humans he would have given it a 10

@inthefade 5 ай бұрын

Looks like a great game. It is like Armored Core meets Pokemon.

@jeremyseaton3314 5 ай бұрын

My favorite Japanese games so far are the RPG baseball games.

@dylanroach2968 4 ай бұрын

You could tell the dialogue started to really get to him 😂

@Iroquis 5 ай бұрын

That was a fun one to watch, keep it up!

@AFFL1CTED1 5 ай бұрын

@1:29 You might just be too young to remember DLP TVs? They were somewhat popular for around a decade or so.

@1WolfFan 5 ай бұрын

I don't know... That looked more like rear-projection TV than a CRT one. But the last time I saw one of those was in the late 90s, in my grandparents living room. The thing had been there as long as I could remember before that. They didn't mess around, when it came to TVs. lol

@brianwilson7934 5 ай бұрын

Literally a top 5 N64 game

@jcman-lp6lg 5 ай бұрын

I always look forward to 0:04

@ChristMetalMayhem 5 ай бұрын

This game needs a remaster or finally get released here in the states! It looks so great 😊

@KruelAidMan 5 ай бұрын

The sequels on the Gamecube & DS had English releases, definitely pick up the DS one if you like the look of this.

@ChadGrindstaff 5 ай бұрын

I’m eating all these Oreos. And I mean all of them.

@chrisg8339 5 ай бұрын

Dude I love this series so much!

@acomingextinction 5 ай бұрын

Cattleya is such a nepo baby

@josephpageler9391 5 ай бұрын

always look forward to Friday morning for these!

@noobfl 4 ай бұрын

this game is supricingly funny, even if i most of the time don't care about this anime/jrpg part of it, but the battles are fun. Thanks to introducing me to to this game

@terig5584 5 ай бұрын

I hadn’t really realized just how much time this challenge was taking up, even though the timer is always there. As of this recording, Thab was at over 50 full days played, so over 150 workdays, assuming an eight hour shift. He’s probably approaching 100 days now in real time, and the equivalent of a full work year doing nothing but playing N64 games. Which, judging from a good chunk of these games, isn’t as glamorous as it sounds.