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You can't evade Operation Raccoon City forever, Capcom Failures Documentary Man.

"This is the one with the wife arm" - Scott The Woz

The Bionic Commando series i always felt lacked the wife becoming an arm , so im glad the revival exsits to fix that obvious need for the franchise.😁👌

As soon I hear the name “Inafune” and the sentence“just push the game out the door” - all I feel is doom, gloom, and disappointment

This game was made for this series. The "twist" of the arm alone is worthy of "what happened?"

I just appreciate how Spencer is actually really high tier in both MvC3 and MvC:I. Like at least they let his character die on a high note.

I just remember it for the REALLY stupid twist

Ah yes, John Dreadman and his Magical Wife Arm.

I _EXPLICITLY_ remember there being an Easter egg where a giant worm robot boss comes out of the ground and your commander guy on the radio says “You’ll have to fuck it.” To which your character says “Uhh…”

They released multiple games in competition with one another, so they pulled an EA in a lesser degree. Battlefield 1 Titanfall 2 anyone?

Prior to playing MvC3, I had no idea who Spencer was.

Atleast he shined on Ultimate Marvel vs capcom 3

Honestly, the swinging mechanic looks super fun. It kinda makes me want them to try this concept again, just with a much less serious story and more varied shooting mechanics.

"Gritty action games" *shows a list of games that I either worked on, or like* Curse you Matt

To say a classic quote: "WHY IS YOUR WIFE AN ARM?!"

Well, despite the weird twist, the overly gritty atmosphere, and the linear level designs, I really enjoyed this game. Once you managed to wrap your head around the swinging mechanics and that Spencer was supposed to ALWAYS be airborne or running, the combat was sublime. I actually finished it in one sitting and immediately went back to do another run just to capitalize on memorizing the optimal swing paths. Multiplayer was really fun too. Nothing like swan diving off a building, hitting terminal velocity, perfectly nailing a grapple, and sniping somebody out of midair at your apex.

I had Mighty No 9 flashbacks when "Inafune" and "Ben Judd" were mentioned

"The miracle never happen." - Phoenix Wright on the Bionic Commando Franchise, Probably

I was honestly hyped for this back in 2009, at the time, I played a browser version of the original, and was hooked (heh). Then I saw the reviews, and then the game... Now learning this was one of THREE Grin titles, and all of them were bad, plus set during the Capcom West era, and the people involved had titles cancelled and made prior What Happened content... This, this game was cursed from the start. Bionic Commando's last appearance wasn't a MvC3, a like title in the series, but Infinite... The hated one, yeah, this franchise had a couple if positives in a sea of disasters, I feel bad now.

I sometimes worry whether Matt enjoys making these but then I remember that he's a huge fan of AVGN. As a long time fan of both Matt and James, after watching every episode of AVGN and this series multiple times, I personally consider the "Wha Happun" series on par with James' best works. Thanks for making these Matt they are excellent entertainment/ edutainment and I hope you continue to make them for years to come. Once my scholarship funding starts coming in I'll definitely be putting some discretionary income to supporting your art.

I just love the joy you had when you remembered you already covered The Walkin Dead game. Almost like finding a $5 bill in your pocket after washing a pair of pants.

I only remember this game as the game that is the exception to the rule that grappling hooks make every game better

Been really depressed with grief since my mom passed last year from cancer and things now aren't any better since my sibling moved in. This series though never fails to bring a smile, informative and funny, this is definitely one of my favorite series I've ever seen on KZfaq, thanks for bringing some happy times Matt.

My favorite What Happened episodes are the ones on games that flopped so silently that I've forgotten they even happened.

Those clips of Chaos Legion at the end unlocked primordial memories in me

I loved the NES Bionic Commando. It was one of the few games I owned as a kid and I played it to death.

Totally need a Wha Happun on the amazing story of Capcom USA going OUT OF THEIR WAY to bring Tatsunoko vs Capcom out of Japan only to have it flop because it was a Wii fighting game that wasn't Smash. That game deserves more love :(

"Say the line, Matt!" "It was the style at the time" "Yaaaaaaaaay!"

I'd love to see a What Happened on Fuse by Insomniac. One of the most heartbreaking games, still makes me sad when I see that first teaer trailer.

"Square asked Grin to make a Soulslike sequel to FFXII, cancelled without paying them for the alpha work, and killed the whole company." is something I will never stop being mad about.

This game has an impressive soundtrack, an impressive Voice Acting cast and a fantastic setting and yet it sadly feels empty. You roam around wishing their was more to it, wish you wasn’t constraint and allowed to do more in the game-but sadly if fails half way through. Still, I love this game. Also this came out around the time of the first Infamous game which if you see both games side by side play the same but infamous would come off 5e Victor

Honestly aesthetics and story aside this game is decent. The swinging mechanics are fun actually

Man the NES Bionic Commando was such a great game.

Lord I remember playing this game in my teens. I did beat it because it did do the arm swing mechanic well enough to be fun but what a weird period it was to be a Capcom fan (especially considering what happened the year after).

Hearing Matt cheer with excitement on this show at 17:26 was unexpected, and it genuinely put a smile on my face

Command and Conquer 4 or Mother 3 please!

You have to admit, jumping off the first building after the Bionic Arm tutorial when the Area-1 theme kicks in was one of the greatest moments in the series and gaming in general.

I'd like to see a What Happened to Evolve. It seemed like it was gonna be a big hit but went out with a whimper.

I remember kind of liking the game, and just completely ignored that twist about his arm. It just didn't click as something to pay attention to when I played it.

I remember this for being really dumb and ill-conceived, but also being oodles of fun to play on multiplayer with my friends. The swinging was pretty cool, so it was a blast trying to style on each other, and even more fun watching each other's occasional miserable failures. Good times.

I’m one of those weird ones that found this game kinda awesome. Rad looked different but switch to the retro skin, problem solved. This game was very solid!

I actually fucking loved Bionic Commando, I always wanted them to tighten the mechanics and make a second one RIP

You gotta do one on Capcom Fighting All-Stars. That looked like it was gonna be a proper crossover of Capcom's fighting IPs without the aid of Marvel to fill the roster. You know instead of the cluster of recycled assets that was Capcom Fighting Evolution (or Jam outside of the US), which I'm right now watching your let's play video of.

Since you used footage of it at the end and it's a Capcom game, I'd love to see Chaos Legion!

Excellent video! I'm one of the people that adores this game (because I didn't play it for the story) so much that I even bought the soundtrack and action figure. The swinging, the music and sound design, the weapon and combat mechanics all blew me away that I replayed it twice (not in a row) after beating it. There aren't many, but you can spot people who have seen past this games flaws and love what it was able to do (mostly) with the unique direction it took. There's a good amount of reviews on Steam written by people who, like me, have a passion for this game.

Something you missed with Rearmed 2 is that for some reason it had always online DRM attached. That’s bad on it’s own but gets worse when you realise it was released 2 months before the infamous PSN attack, meaning that if you had the game on PS3 you couldn’t play it.

I remember following the podcast from the development of this game. And hearing the American dude talking about how this was his push and his future probably hinged on this release as the binding link between the studio and capcom Japan.

Speaking of Capcom, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney would be a good candidate for Wha Happun. While it was good, the fact that despite it is ostensibly about a new protagonist, it is still mostly about Phoenix and also notably shorter than the individual GBA entries, which indicates to me that something weird probably happened with its development.

Of course we want Chaos Legion now, Matt

Ive always loved BC and this game was great until the damn twist and final section (the movement restriction mechanic was pretty bad). Dark Void was also pretty solid. Also, Chaos Legion at the end? You keep showing games I enjoyed despite their shortcomings

Aw man I was so hoping to hear the Ichiro Mizuki song in this video and you delivered. RIP to a god damn legend.

I tried playing Terminator Salvation coop. There's a vehicle scene early on where you man the turret and shoot down HKs. In coop mode, both players where in separate vehicles. They also increased the amount of enemies. The problem was they didn't adjust the ai for 2 players, so all the enemies would only attack player 1. Also, Wanted Weapons Of Fate is a very fun game!

Ah, old Capcom. Wha Happun Fuel!

I really like Bionic Commando. It's not a perfect game but the score was fantastic and when all of the elements of gameplay really meshed together it was a lot of fun.

This is my new favorite show on KZfaq. So informative and entertaining. Never stop making these!

You could say that Patton’s involvement was a midlife crisis.

I remember legitimately enjoying Bionic Commando on it's release. (Yes. I bought the damn thing on it's release.) At first I was enjoying the game. Like the swinging and combat was a lot of fun from what I could remember and I remember having a very positive reaction to it. But then a character would open their mouths and I would start to worry. The dialog was pretty cringe for even 2009 standards. Like the original Gears had more compelling dialog and characters and I'm pretty sure half of that game was written by a sentient Mountain Dew can. By the end of the game, I honestly felt that the games presentation, dialog, world, like anything that wasn't me pressing buttons or listening to the music (Which was pretty great orchestrated stuff) was trying it's best to derail my experience. By the time the "wife-arm" twist was shown... Man, I dunno what the right word for it was. Numb? It was just another moment in a laundry list of really stupid stuff. Like, the stupidity of the twist was appropriate to the stupidity of the dialog and everything that was happening. Hey! Fun thing about Fortress! It wasn't JUST a Final Fantasy spin-off game... IT WAS GOING TO BE A DIRECT SEQUEL TO FINAL FANTASY XII. You were going to play as Basch (cool!) and he was going to be in a relationship or something with Ashe (huh- alright?) but by the end of the game she would have developed feelings for that kid Larsa (wait. what?) and they would marry and Basch would die but be resurrected as a sea king (brain 404 error).

Wait wait WAIT. I saw you sneak in Chaos Legion at the end. I have fond memories of that game.

Fun fact about Simon Vicklund: GRIN was actually his friend's game studio, which is how he got involved with Re-Armed. When GRIN went under, Vicklund became one of the founding members of Overkill. He does the music for Payday, and voices the character Bain.

You've know you messed up when your big budget gaming revival gets outsold by two cheaply made licensed games .

I've been dying for this video but do you ever think that you have an obsession with Capcom and The Simpsons I've been watching since the beginning and those two things are a staple of this beautiful channel

5:42 I could swear there was a room with that exact same design in Resident Evil 4

You deserve 1mil, the effort put into this series is really really appreciated.

Swingin' in to the new What Happun' episode right on time for my start of the weekend.

That little disclaimer is exactly how I feel about Capcom after watching some of these vids. I love the company, I love Ace Attorney, but I realize it's made quite a few mistakes in its very long existence. Keep up the great work!!

I played this game as a kid, without ever playing the first one, and I honestly loved it. I even liked the twist, thought I was probably around 13 at the time.

Genuinely, I would love to see what marketing or otherwise blunder made God Hand flounder as hard as it did, despite now being a cult classic to many.

The whole story, its concept and execution sucks, but I honestly enjoy this game for what it is. And I like Mike Patton’s voice so there’s also that

So uhh it got outsold in it's launch week in Japan by a censored all ages H-Game on the Xbox 360 That's impressive 😅

I guess "[weapon] is your dead girlfriend" is a pretty common twist, but it makes me think of Front Mission, first released 1995. I think the story beat works better in Front Mission because it's more integral to the plot (i.e. not a pointless twist like this game or, say, Liquid Ocelot), said girlfriend isn't the only victim (it's still fridging, but there's an additional motive to *stop this happening to others*), and you never have to actually equip said weapon. I just left it in inventory.

Capcom could really have ended up like Konami after the ps3 generation, i'm really happy they got back on track

The game looks kinda fun though not gonna lie

OH! Wanted: Weapons of Fate! I actually remember that game! I actually was working with Babel Media as a game tester back when it was in development. I quite enjoyed it despite it being somewhat incomplete at the time.

I loved bionic commando rearmed as a kid, and didn't realize it was a remake. It promoted the 3rd person shooter and i always wanted to play it... Until i found out what Spencer's arm is made of

I'm honestly surprised that they brought back Spencer with that same design on MVC Infinite

"What Happened?" Well, for starters, THEY MADE SPENCER'S WIFE INTO HIS ARM!

I just finished playing this game from 2009, in 2023! I'm a big marvel fan, big fan of mvc3 obviously, mad either my mission to be a master of capcom as much as I am marvel. Finally made my way to the bionic commando, and I gotta say, I had a whole lot of fun with this game. For 2009 this games actually looks kinda pretty, and I thought the gameplay loop was super fun. The story was just so so dissapointing. Honestly such a waste. The music and concept alone deserve a much better story. At least he's pretty cool in mvc

Holy hell, I didn't realized that Fatshark, those who made two of the greatest co-op shooters/Hack'n'slash experiences, Vermintide I & 2, developed BC ReArmed 2. Which is kind of ironic, since Fatshark would go same way as the former staff at GRIN and developed their own Co-op FPS titles but unlike Overkill, didn't crashed and burned like Overkill did with their TWD game and still kept their consistency.

keiji “has no clue what he’s doing” inafune

Another game that I always thought would be perfect for this show, but didn’t think about it until now. It’s always extra frustrating seeing reboots of dormant franchises fail, since they can take down those IPs for an even longer time, as we saw here. Also, I know I recommended Hiveswap already, but I think I might to again due to, em, recent developments since then.

Honestly, the fact they made three games at the same time with the same engine is pretty impressive. I got Bionic Commando pre owned for like £3 and it wasn't terrible, just not great. So if the other two games were of a similar quality I've gotta give them some credit for releasing games that were at least half decent.

I actually love this game. Got it stupid cheap and loved it. The big mechanic worm boss was awesome

Just from looking at the gameplay here, Bionic Commander looks like it could be a very fun game with it's swinging mechanic. Imagine a new game where you can latch onto any surface and swing around like Spider-Man and doing whatever you do in this franchise.

I'm glad Capcom pulled itself out of the dark age that was the seventh console generation. Not that they didn't have good games at the time, they did, but it was an era where a lot of Japanese game developers seemed to struggle with changing trends.

the recurrence of "it was the style at the time" is why i'm here

I'm glad someone else loves the absolute banger OST of Rearmed

That suxks, I loved this game so much as a kid lol

Bionic Commando 2009 isn't a great game, but it's still my favorite video game grappling hook. So I've done speedruns of it and played it well over a hundred times.

I actually enjoyed this game a lot, the difficult swinging controls were extremely fun when you got it down. The story was whatever, but I had a hell of a time trying to kill my buddies in multiplayer.

I knew about Mike Patton doing voice work for the first and second Darkness game but I never knew that he did Bionic Commando. Guess you learn something new everyday lol, always enjoy your videos Matt. Hope to see a Max Payne 3 video one day.

One game that I would like to see on a "What Happun'?" episode on is "BIONICLE: The Game (2003) [PS2/XBOX/Nintendo GameCube]." I heard that was another rushed piece of media to come to existence. Thank you for the content. Have a good day.

I hope some day you cover Skycaptain and the world of TOMORROW!!!!!!!

I really enjoyed this game, I've played it a few times over the years, one of my favourite 360 games. I grew up playing the nes game and also loved rearmed. I liked the dark tone of the 2009 game and once you get passed the radiation boundary limits it's a fun game. I still remember that Mohole boss fight, "woah is that a long health bar, or are you just happy to see me?' haha classic Still hotdog waifu arm is funny

"BIONIC ARM" - Spencer in Marvel vs Capcom 3 His catch -phrase wasn't even from his original game

Had one of the best Main using piano themes ever. Genius piece”

I actually really enjoyed Bionic Commando.

Bionic Commando’s plot in a nutshell: “My wife’s inside me.”

Speaking of Keiji Inafune, I'd love to see a look into Soul Sacrifice and Soul Sacrifice Delta, which had arguably some of the best writing, lore, aesthetics, music, karma systems, and gameplay of that generation, which is something one wouldn't really expect from a Vita-exclusive Arena Hunting game made in partnership with the Mighty No. 9 people.

How about an episode on Nightcry? That trainwreck deserves one.