Beyond Infinity: How a Bad Buzz Lightyear Game Reignited My Love for Gaming || Dreamcast File #85

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Күн бұрын

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Folks, this is my Big Swing. My big video essay.
A wildly self-indulgent and exhaustively self-reflective mea culpa starting at literally shortly after my birth, elaborating on my history as a gamer and my insane list obsession to explain the expansion and re-focus of The Dreamcast Files as a project, as well as an extremely detailed recap of the history and entirety of the justifiably forgotten 1999-2000 licensed 3D platformer "Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!"
I was unsatisfied with the lengthy time and shallow depth my previous schedule for this project was affording me, and so I've decided to change it to doing a more comprehensive analysis of these games, and I had to give you a peek into my absolute entire psyche to explain why this is such a big deal for me to switch up, and I hope this is not only tolerable but COMPELLING to you, because I'm really excited about this change in direction because it's made me more excited about video games than I have been
Buzz Lightyear has devoured the last four months of my life, which is why this is a long-form video essay but I think it really came out well and I would love to hear what you guys think!
0:00 - Childhood Gaming Memories
3:20 - Compulsive Listmaking
10:18 - Settling on Buzz Lightyear
12:25 - Historical Context
17:53 - Emulation Issues
19:58 - Playing Toy Story 2
29:32 - Switch to CRT
40:55 - Grading & Analysis
43:02 - Final Thoughts

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@jrod75 19 күн бұрын

Your quote “I’ve had a terrible time and I loved every bit of it.” is spoken like a fellow Denver Broncos fan. It’s also a retro gamer’s mantra. First, good on you to break free from your self imposed criteria’s and standards. It seemed that it was taking a mental toll to fully commit to. On paper your schedule should work but the margins of life will appear to muck up your plans. It’s good to evolve your approach, you realized that you are missing the points of this endeavor so change is in order. Open to combine the original and the sequel games as one video while breaking the numeric order? Hey, as long it is accounted for and is easier to compare the two, do it! This is your show. Just don’t go too deep in the weeds like PandaMonium reviews Saturn games, he does great work but dives DEEP into these games by talking to the original developers, news articles, technical analysis and way too much more. His last video Sega Rally was almost 5 hours long! Way too much information to watch. The way I see this is you are a technical historian. Your essay is about the Sega Dreamcast games, a defunct system that existed 25 years old, there are no significant changes from their published time to affect the present, so no need to worry or to rush a review video. Take your time to review these games at your leisure, that’s part of the enjoyment. Keep up the good work and I’ll see the next one when you get around to it.

@SchmidGame 19 күн бұрын

1 - hahaha hell yeah go Broncos 🤮 2 - yeah if I had done this project a decade ago when I was unmarried with no kids and barely any job I would have killed this schedule but it got real caught up and I realized it eventually 3 - haha yeah Panda is a friend and his videos are astonishingly good and impossibly well-paced for being so long but I couldn’t even imagine even trying to be that ambitious, I promise I will never interview any game designers 😂 Thank you friend! I’m having fun just playing a game at a time now, I’m excited to do more stuff! Appreciate you!!!

@gry-ie8ch 7 күн бұрын

Excellent video 👍

@SchmidGame 7 күн бұрын

@@gry-ie8ch Thank you!!

@MSquared135 20 күн бұрын

When discovering your channel a few months ago, I was intrigued by the focus on Dreamcast games but ended up staying for your excellent storytelling whose prosody would make the cast of Seinfeld blush. This new format is great though it looks like more work on the content production side compared to the bite-sized historic format of the older episodes. All the best on wherever your ambitions and audience reception takes you and much thanks for the great content you've produced. Cheers Brian!

@SchmidGame 20 күн бұрын

@@MSquared135 thank you so much! That’s so nice!! Luckily for me the issue was just the balance of the work, I love doing the work, it’s just pointless to rush! Thank you!!! 🥰🥰🥰

@mythicdale8757 19 күн бұрын

I shit you not 'A Bug's Life' is one of my favourite 3D platformers which was made by the same team. It had a really clever and almost Zelda-style seed system where you had freedom to create different plants each with their own ability. You had to puzzle out which ones to plant and where in order to collect certain stuff. To 100% a level, you had to solve a Rube Goldberg style puzzle of seed placement. It was great and very subversive for such a licensed game. Alas, Toy Story 2 just looks like it goes for pure platforming with mini non-games, but I am charmed that they seem to share the same engine. Still, despite the sentiment that this is not a great game, credit that it charmed you to re-invest yourself to the game side of the project. Kudos for not sticking with that crappy emulation and diving with this onto CRT too.

@SchmidGame 19 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! That’s so interesting about Bug’s Life, it makes sense that there would be more licensed games pumped out with the same engine. Im really interested in the other Buzz Lightyear game on the Dreamcast that appears to have almost all the same sound effects lol And thank you! Im excited to try for more authenticity than before so im excited for actual discs! Appreciate you!!

@naffty4876 20 күн бұрын

The video rocked dude! I had been worried about the evident burnout for a while, so I am very glad you have been able to make a comeback, better than ever. I was already a big fan of your journalist approach, as you mentioned, and your solid scripts but I really appreciate the injection of your personal experience too. Enjoyed the vids before and your growth so far has been great for real. Take your time, don't be too hard on yourself, and best of luck going forward.

@SchmidGame 20 күн бұрын

@@naffty4876 this is an extremely kind reply and I really appreciate it, thank you much my dude 🙏🙏🥰🥰

@64-Bit-Gamer 20 күн бұрын

You should work on the radio, you have a great voice, easy to listen to. Also, you probably know Glenn Plant started reviewing all N64 games over a decade ago on KZfaq and he's not done yet. It's a marathon, your subscribers appreciate you doing what you can in-between life's other priorities. No pressure, being a content creator is a hobby.

@SchmidGame 20 күн бұрын

@@64-Bit-Gamer aww thank you much! That’s a great point about Glenn Plant; I came in with a five year plan and was very excited to have a structure, I was gonna be the first guy to finish a Every Game idea haha so I was like YEAH LETS GO but yes I think this will be better, I appreciate you much friend 💪💪💪

@ShawnFerrell 21 күн бұрын

Already loved your videos. Love this format even more. Keep it up!

@SchmidGame 21 күн бұрын

@@ShawnFerrell I appreciate you!

@sweeper13 20 күн бұрын

Thanks for the look behind the curtain. I really enjoyed the video. Would it be feasible to get a CD burner and just burn the games to play on proper hardware? Back in my day that's what we used to do when we were a more civilized people. I also understand finding a burner and black cds is a task within itself. Keep up the excellent work at whatever pace you deem necessary and I will continue to watch!

@SchmidGame 20 күн бұрын

@@sweeper13 haha yeah I just have an old laptop with no disc drive so that might be more trouble than it’s worth, and also I’m finding myself wanting straight actual software and hardware for the accuracy

@SchmidGame 20 күн бұрын

@@sweeper13 but also thank you so much for watching! I appreciate you!!! ❤️❤️❤️

@sebytheman 21 күн бұрын

I don't often comment but I always watch. Great channel man, and I think it's a great idea to make it more personal and less strict. Don't be too hard on yourself with couldas and shouldas, the growth is all part of the creative process. This new approach is definitely a good one though because it allowed you to make a good and entertaining video out of a truly shit-tier game lol Your discussion about lists is painfully relatable to me, I do the exact same thing; I'm on a scheduled watch-through of various 50s-70s TV shows and going through the Toho-dubbed Godzilla films in order right now hahahah.

@SchmidGame 21 күн бұрын

@@sebytheman thank you friend! Yeah, I have chosen to be excited that I get the opportunity to re-do some of these videos now with all my new knowledge! I’m excited to do it! Also glad to meet a fellow list obsessive haha; fun fact: I had to stop myself from ALSO adding a 50s/60s/70s thing to my 90s thing because I’m a maniac. Also that shot I took of Godzilla films on Letterboxd, I am also 18 or 19 through the Godzilla films so it sounds like we are very similar people WANNA HANG OUT??? 😀

@sebytheman 21 күн бұрын

@@SchmidGame Good attitude dude. And yeah I had to stop what was originally going to be a 60s sitcom list from growing any farther before it became any more than a 50s-70s sitcoms-action show-westerns list lmao 🤣 Dang dude I didn't even notice the Godzilla thing it was just a natural comment 'cause I watched Son of Goji last night hahahah Assuming your hanging out comment is not a joke it sounds like we'd better! You got a presence on discord or steam or smt? 😆

@SchmidGame 21 күн бұрын

@@sebytheman I was joking in the sense that you probably don’t live in the Denver Metro Area but also I’m pretty much just a Twitter boy other than KZfaq lol, I should probably do more elsewhere Game people live

@sebytheman 21 күн бұрын

@@SchmidGame WELL ACTUALLY ---- nah you're right I'm Canadian hahahah -- but if you decide to start a Discord channel in relation to this channel or you wanna shoot the shit about wrestling/kaiju/old sitcoms/ retro games or wtv just hit me up! :)

@_lemon52 20 күн бұрын

I’ve been watching you since episode 1 and have to say I much prefer this much more detailed and in depth format. You’ve covered a lot of games so far that I’m quite fond of, and I’ve been surprised some times when you weren’t really a fan. While obviously If you just aren’t a fan of a game that’s completely fine and just your opinion. With some of the more in depth titles tho I couldn’t help feel like due to the short amount of time you give to each game, you didnt really give the game a chance and saw little of what it had to offer. This new format feels much more fleshed out and it’s great. I’d deffo take something similar to this with longer gaps between videos rather than just blasting through games. With the short videos as well it would seem strange when the bulk of the video is devoted to backstory with little time given to the actual game. But now with the bigger length, it’s not reslly an issue anymore. Great video👍🏻

@SchmidGame 20 күн бұрын

@@_lemon52 thank you much!!!

@SchmidGame 19 күн бұрын

And yeah, I definitely feel like I want to be more in depth with some older videos, To give those games another shot and see how I feel more through

@JuanGomez-ke5py 21 күн бұрын

13:19 you mean silicon graphic computer

@SchmidGame 21 күн бұрын

@@JuanGomez-ke5py alright

@SoDamnGangsta 21 күн бұрын

This was a great video! The almost subliminal flashes of the big dumb buzz face every time you exited first person, the constant asking of sound options every level, and the absolute assault this game does on your vmu were my favorite details. This was a swing in the right direction and I love seeing your style evolve in this way!

@SchmidGame 21 күн бұрын

@@SoDamnGangsta thank you!!! Yeah, Buzz’s face is so constantly slashing haha