DF Retro EX: Konami E3 2010 - Revisiting THAT Notorious Press Conference

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4 жыл бұрын

There have been many poor E3 press briefings across history, but none are quite so weird, wacky, bizarre and surreal as the Konami's E3 2010 'event'. Join John Linneman and Audi Sorlie for a blow-by-blow look at one of the event's most notorious conferences.
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@mattimouliko 4 жыл бұрын

Since Richard was present at this conference, he should have shut it down by moving his hands and shouting "ENOUGH WITH THIS LEVITY!"

@astrocslopes863 4 жыл бұрын

Hahah

@StayFractalesque 4 жыл бұрын

can u explain the joke? lol I don't get the reference

@Owlero 4 жыл бұрын

@@StayFractalesque Richard is known for his wild hand gestures when he speaks on camera.

@schumachersbatman5094 4 жыл бұрын

@@StayFractalesque Richard moves his hands, and he once said 'Enough of this levity.'

@onionheadguy7094 4 жыл бұрын

@@schumachersbatman5094 yeah that moment stuck with me too it was so funny. What video was that from again?

@Dr.Strangelewd 4 жыл бұрын

I miss the times when E3s were funny bad, not just bad

@stijnkulche5932 4 жыл бұрын

I miss the times where E3 was actually something

@seventhtaco6781 4 жыл бұрын

@@stijnkulche5932 I miss the times when getting hyped for games meant something, not rehashed "safe route" shit we see today. Flip flop assets and call it a sequel. These recent AAA games don't even justify acquiring new hardware.

@TheAufziehvogel 4 жыл бұрын

People are way to hyperbole here. E3 hasn't actually changed much with the exception of journalists being pissy because the convention is public now. E3 is only as good as the publishers who presents interesting new games. In the past two years that wasn't really the case because a new generation of consoles is coming up and COVID-19 is hindering the full potential of every gaming related convention. So many people wish E3 to die, yet I've seen so many annoyed comments about this lame "Summer of Gaming" invented by Keighley and IGN. These folks who want to see E3 dry out to put out their own content. If this was a simple test run this year, well, they better come up with a better concept next year when there are hopefully no pandemic excuses anymore.

@hihihi1q23 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheAufziehvogel E3 is dying because publishers would prefer to do their own shows instead of sharing the spotlight.

@-pressxtostart- 4 жыл бұрын

Dunno what you are watching E3 has been killer for years

@romanbellic810 4 жыл бұрын

I want to see the Star Wars Kinect Han Solo dance challenge please.

@MisterDrumsNoob 4 жыл бұрын

Please

@jZamora87 Жыл бұрын

Ghey

@morganwhaley9119 4 жыл бұрын

"It's like your dad trying to explain his foot fetish to you"

@BigBoss7777777 4 жыл бұрын

Who said that

@daurenmataev 4 жыл бұрын

@@BigBoss7777777 20:53

@transfo47 4 жыл бұрын

That's a very specific analogy.

@matuzaato 4 жыл бұрын

Can relate

@xFlared 4 жыл бұрын

As a guy who has foot fetish I can't fathom the idea of being indifferent to a beautiful woman's feet. It's like a curse and a blessing. You know others know it's weird but that in itself just amplifies the fetish that much more.

@kylerclarke2689 4 жыл бұрын

OH MY GOD. This conference is legendary. I've never been able to watch it through without pausing to de-cringe

@WilliamChoochootrain 4 жыл бұрын

LOOOOL same

@odinsplaygrounds 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone who can watch it all, without pausing and full audio feed, is a masochist. It is extremely hard to watch.

@ionseven 4 жыл бұрын

It's more sad that at least they were still trying back then with high output of full, flat priced products with some creativity, but microtransactions and gambling have infected the best publishers. We are seeing the pivoting change from the 2008 crash (GFC) and mass migration of all the jobless, sleazy execs and MBAs from finance into the booming gaming industry - and they brought their banking fee-based, nickel and diming, consumer-tricking schemes with them.

@kett912 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine seeing it in person and being unable to stop it and take a break. I don't think I would be able to handle it.

@mackstertube 4 жыл бұрын

You guys have to do the Star Wars Hans solo dance challenge now that you said it.

@Zero-Dev64 4 жыл бұрын

No comedian or artist could ever come up with this, it's the most spontaneous form of cringe and embarrassment possible in a natural way.

@P-dub978 4 жыл бұрын

Rights. It’s so bad it’s good 😂

@DkViking1 4 жыл бұрын

Haha! This is a perfect example of reality that surpasses our imagination! 😅😂

@Molimo95 4 жыл бұрын

idk always looked like a andy kaufman bit to me.

@alexsilva28 4 жыл бұрын

There's nothing natural about this cringe. It's straight up supernatural

@bonjovi7399 4 жыл бұрын

Most console reveals are like this. In the Ps4 Pro reveal I remember Marc Cerney dancing around the stage spewing out a lot of bullshit with bullshots playing behind him. Xbox always seem to drag out "Major Tom", who you never see for years util they release another console. When Microsoft promise your console to be a powerhouse, then the games are under 30fps within 2 years of release Major Nelson is nowhere to be found.

@jamestrombone6613 4 жыл бұрын

20:53 WOW that is definitely an analogy lmao

@Teremei 4 жыл бұрын

I've been pushing XXXX YYYY XXXX YYYY ever since 2010. Hasn't worked for me yet.

@P-dub978 4 жыл бұрын

They should add it to one of their games to get infinite Heath

@fajaradi1223 4 жыл бұрын

Have you tried to unplug and replug the controller?

@michaelmonstar4276 4 жыл бұрын

You have to press it again...

@Kaos1989 4 жыл бұрын

That guy totally screwed up the Konami code...

@KnightsDisillusion 4 жыл бұрын

Legendarily Bad. I will never forget this press conference.

@fajaradi1223 4 жыл бұрын

Wan mirrion troopa!

@DkViking1 4 жыл бұрын

1:01:18 That gruesome, demonic, serial killer-like DEATH STARE is my personal favourite part of the show! 😂 It NEVER gets old! 😅

@gethprime6549 2 жыл бұрын

Lmao that's why I clicked on this vid

@FarmYardGaming Жыл бұрын

Goodness, he's scaring ME

@TechnoSyndro 4 жыл бұрын

Watching this live was the most amazing video game related experience of my life. I thought I was losing my mind.

@ZONEsama 4 жыл бұрын

I'm just here for the hype Rave Racer OST playing in the background

@Bounty2223 4 жыл бұрын

Me seeing Zone sama in the comment section 1:01:25

@Lisa_Minci96 4 жыл бұрын

probably the last person I'd expect to be here

@konradfun 4 жыл бұрын

@@Lisa_Minci96 yeah honestly this is weird

@BlueEduardo9 4 жыл бұрын

Love you Zone!

@slippinjimmy5683 4 жыл бұрын

Zone's animations are responsible for producing ONE MIRRION TROOBS in my pants.

@SlickOnTop 4 жыл бұрын

We will never witness a conference of this caliber of hilarity ever again.

@markwebster4996 4 жыл бұрын

The Xbox 1 reveal was probably equally bad for the company (or worse) but not even close as entertaining. This is the most legendary for sure, PS3 Ridge Racer! next 😆

@acrazyguy14 4 жыл бұрын

@@markwebster4996 Blizzcon 2018 comes to mind with the mobile Diablo thing

@Christian-op1ss 4 жыл бұрын

Fun you guys covered this legendary conference, and some insightful comments. However the cringe of the moments doesn't come across anymore since you guys talked through everything, even the "best" moments, and covered the awkward silences and hall atmosphere.

@Hachado 4 жыл бұрын

I have to agree made a a chaotic and hilarious conference seem very dry and boring.

@MercerVerse 3 жыл бұрын

They outright cut out some of the cringe too. Example: "One of the best things about hip-hop is... BARACK OBAMA" That line never made it into the video, feelsbadman

@theshoguun4967 3 жыл бұрын

@@Hachado Especially after watching DF's hilarious coverage of the Xbox one and PS3 reveal events

@Ps1l0c 4 жыл бұрын

12:05 Genuinely thought Audi was a native English speaker (and a pretty eloquent one). I've certainly never noticed any unnatural pauses. You speak better English than me.

@AxelJVH97 4 жыл бұрын

Finally a good presentation is covered on this channel. R.I.P. La Parka.

@matthewgg9286 Жыл бұрын

Though two years late, but i remember hearing about his passing while watching Telemundo. real sad :(

@mattlandry 11 ай бұрын

"You will be sucked" is my favourite grammar mistake of all time

@nickhenderson8738 4 жыл бұрын

Welp. I've finally made the big time. That is me at 11:13. Easily my strangest E3 memory but this moment is the gift that has kept on giving. 🤣

@CropDudia480p 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! You're a part of gaming history

@DeadPixel1105 2 жыл бұрын

I took notice of you in the video before reading this comment, because the look on your face. I can't quite tell if that look of confusion is acting. Looks semi-authentic. Admit it: there was a part of you that was genuinely thinking "What is happening right now?"

@leoz96 4 жыл бұрын

ONE MILLION TROOPS, thank you guys love these conference retrospectives 🙏

@stodgycaesar6164 4 жыл бұрын

Wooooow. 😯

@CaptainSamsquanch 4 жыл бұрын

Hey DF, I just wanna say this is my favorite series you guys do. I'd love to see you go over nintendos 2012 e3 sometime. keep at it!

@HenrikoMagnifico 4 жыл бұрын

Don't you mean 2010?

@annikapavlona1304 4 жыл бұрын

Ravi Drums?

@complaingel6967 4 жыл бұрын

Audi is the type of guy who only gives you one chuckle when the rest of the crowd is dying of laughter.

@PC98_Audi 4 жыл бұрын

I'm Norwegian so I can't laugh. I'm born this way, don't hate me.

@metsallica 4 жыл бұрын

Konami E3 2010: “It comes off as well as your dad trying to explain his foot fetish to you.” - Audi Sorlie, the GOAT.

@michaelmonstar4276 4 жыл бұрын

He must have had some experience...

@thezx5795 4 жыл бұрын

I only knew about this conference before cause of Crowbcat

@tzuyd 4 жыл бұрын

Strangely, I just rewatched his cut of this conference 3 days ago.

@transfo47 4 жыл бұрын

Who knew Audi's obscure knowledge of Mexican wrestlers would come in handy?

@Arbiter099 4 жыл бұрын

The only time I can think of "being a celebrity on stage" working is when Tom Hanks was contractually obligated to do a thing for Sony and he spent the whole time ragging on them

@AngelicHunk 4 жыл бұрын

Audi Sorlie is sweet and positive, but I miss Richard's wise words and geezerish harshness.

@FrankenSama 4 жыл бұрын

Oh Dear, I was not expecting you guys to react to this but thank you. This one is legendary

@koilkondaraviteja9945 4 жыл бұрын

Ohh man,I've been waiting for this so long.legendary conference.keeps entertaining us more than any recent Konami game,never gets old. Thank you DF

@mattschaeferdesign 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! Heard the Giant Bomb crew talk about this recently. So happy its back in the spotlight. I miss this era of E3.

@SouthWallCornerclub 4 жыл бұрын

I have been waiting for this. Thank you DF

@pappy2502 4 жыл бұрын

Back when E3 conferences were held in random high school auditoriums.

@macklin4839 4 жыл бұрын

ahahahaha thank you for doing commentary for this one. Truly a masterpiece

@paperclip9558 9 ай бұрын

I wish richard was in this one too, because his sarcastic comments would be sooo hillarious, and this conference itself was a goldmine for that.

@JakeBritton94 4 жыл бұрын

God I love these episodes! Keep up the great work guys :D

@thejimd 4 жыл бұрын

This series is my fav! Please do more :)

@professionalshooter1 4 жыл бұрын

38:18 my man here lookin like 80's rockstar

@ThomasJohnBourne 4 жыл бұрын

Keep doing these, they're really really good, dudes!

@FLAWlessFelixgames 4 жыл бұрын

I want MS press conference:Usher Edition

@DreyzieArt 4 жыл бұрын

This was only 2010 but it looks like it was filmed in the late 1990s.

@xFlared 4 жыл бұрын

Rumor has it then when you die and go to hell you find yourself at this conference for eternity.

@Chronokatan 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love Lord of Shadows, shame the 2nd didn't hold up. That first big fight against the Ice giant... back then it looked amazing and so much fun.

@UnwantedSelf 4 жыл бұрын

Please keep doing these!!!

@MedalionDS9 4 жыл бұрын

When this infamous conference went down... I was not watching it live because I wasn't much of a Konami person at the time... I kept hearing people talk of the Konami conference at the time as the BEST CONFERENCE they've ever seen in their lives on a forum I used to frequent... but I would soon find out they meant it in the sarcastic/ironic sense. I had no idea cringe could reach those levels... and I was well aware of E3 cringe even by this point... but nothing at this kind of level at the time... wow

@hollywest2698 4 жыл бұрын

I had never seen this before... i'm glad my first experience was through you folks

@matuzaato 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoy you revisiting these conferences I didn't had the chance to see

@WindyCornerTV 4 жыл бұрын

Like a British household, roasts are becoming a regular Sunday tradition for Digital Foundry.

@FabTheZen 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing, I never would have thought I'd have watched this conference from beginning to end. It's only because you guys made the commentary so enjoyable that I managed to survive the infamous Konami E3 2010 conference, one decade after it aired! What a crazy timeline we're in...

@agamaz5650 4 жыл бұрын

HOLY SHIT JOHN I was just watching that conference yesterday lmao wow

@Reclusive_x 4 жыл бұрын

Even though I didnt play any of these games, this brought back the AAA 2010 games that came out. God of war 3, black ops 1, halo reach, red dead, bad company 2, and bioshock 2. Good times

@zebare726 3 жыл бұрын

2010 had so many strong titles

@jZamora87 Жыл бұрын

Black ops is for pregnant women.

@adippful 4 жыл бұрын

Damn, this is THE conference! I wonder what they're smoking..

@360KB 4 жыл бұрын

Why Richard I would of loved hearing Richard's opinion on this

@florianwalch5639 4 жыл бұрын

1:01:30 The only E3 conference with real life clipping issues

@Kleavers 4 жыл бұрын

I love how it's such a small little stage, and yet they bring out wrestlers and the Glee brigade.

@Mi2Lethal 4 жыл бұрын

This will forever be the best E3 press conference, nothing will beat it.

@alvinfernandes2389 4 жыл бұрын

The most memorable E3 conference ever

@duzyresearch 4 жыл бұрын

Dont know why I thought DF have already covered this recently. It kept popping in my feed today and I was surprised the video is from yesterday

@jayofthenorth3364 4 жыл бұрын

I love the background music at 12:32 sounds like late 90’s Korean rave

@cheappyv5156 4 жыл бұрын

quite possibly the best and most valuable to preserve game conference to date, not even exaggerating

@MultiverseMoo 4 жыл бұрын

Woke up earlier than expected, but noticed this video was posted. So instead of going back to sleep, I made coffee and waffles to enjoy alongside this madness xD

@DrewTheGamer 4 жыл бұрын

This still has my #1 E3 moment which I like to call “The Konami Stare Of Death”. I still have the clip of it, when someone added the music from JAWS to the background. CLASSIC!

@GeezyLoves420 4 жыл бұрын

OMG yes! That part BROKE me!

@johnmarshall2439 4 жыл бұрын

Thumbnail instantly makes me think of Crowbcat's video on this.

@rey-o 4 жыл бұрын

So many memorable moments in this conference.

@rvfiasco 4 жыл бұрын

I've never seen this! Sometimes things just go into the land of weird on it's own accord. This looks like one of those times!

@tzuyd 4 жыл бұрын

I'm still sad Steel Battalion hasn't been ported to VR yet. A VR port would have been such a perfect fit :(

@senorcakenice 4 жыл бұрын

I just know that is going to be a great episode

@copperbadge1 4 жыл бұрын

34:06 I love the way they edited in some covering stuff onto the girls to show a little less skin than what was really in the footage. :D

@MrBrightside390 4 жыл бұрын

I literally had a day dream the other day of you guys doing a DF Retro of this conference. I thought it would be so silly to do.

@sean7332 4 жыл бұрын

I go back every year to watch the cut of this its just so funny

@vileindividual 4 жыл бұрын

the dance masters portion of this conference always makes me laugh, i'm a sucker for those scripted "casual" back and forth conversations, it always cracks me up.

@FifthOfNovember_Original 4 жыл бұрын

I survived the Konami conference 😎 Thanks for yet another great episode. Question/suggestion to DF: any chance of going back all the way to the 1995 E3? That would be super interesting and to hear what’s your thoughts about that conference. Cheers!

@bes5164 4 жыл бұрын

When I spotted the Y,Y,Y and X,X,X guy in the thumbnail, I knew that the time has finally come!!!!!

@skydiamsteam6005 4 жыл бұрын

You’ll be sucked!

@Darkbeatdk 4 жыл бұрын

2010 was the dark ages of Japanese games. I think the popularity and impact of Call of Duty and how the stars aligned for Microsoft with the Achievements and Xbox Live was the only reason they found success with the 360. I don’t see them ever getting that kind of success again.

@miguelpereira9859 4 жыл бұрын

Yep. Microsoft have no clue of what they're doing

@ross9735 4 жыл бұрын

The early 2010s weren't a great time for games? You guys are buggin' on that one. 2010 in particular was a fantastic year. (Mass Effect 2, Red Dead Redemption, StarCraft II, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Super Meat Boy, Limbo, Deadly Premonition, Dead Rising 2, Alan Wake, Splinter Cell Conviction, Mafia II.)

@bpcgos 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, another video , this weekend is trully DF weekend for me....

@mackstertube 4 жыл бұрын

41:03 I really want to see you guys do the Hans solo dance challenge

@Ben-do1bf 4 жыл бұрын

I just watched through this entire thing yesterday why didn't I wait a day!?

@HeyJoshyJosh Жыл бұрын

I love these retro conference videos.

@NikHem343 2 жыл бұрын

Audi is the type of person where the jokes are rather unreliable but also hit you the hardest by far when they do. He is surely a precious character.

@hawkthrust1839 4 жыл бұрын

I forgot about this but you keep pulling me back in

@ThePunishersRevenge 4 жыл бұрын

I have tried so many times watch it all the way through but just can’t.

@nitemare3904 4 жыл бұрын

This conference is linked in the Oxford dictionary under "cringe"

@MarcioBarra_Art 4 жыл бұрын

Excited for this one

@MissingNo_ 4 жыл бұрын

Kojima Productions couldn't actually get the Idea to Pan out. Kojima actually went to Platinum Games after it was technically cancelled and asked if they might be Interested. Platinum only accepted with the agreement that the setting be changed to after MGS 4 ( instead of between 2 and 4 ) to have more creative freedom with the story.

@MatticusFinch1820 4 жыл бұрын

I was there! E3 2010 was the first and only E3 i ever got to go to. Shit was so fun but these conferences we didnt get to see in person probably for the best haha.

@theonik2006 4 жыл бұрын

Dance Masters actually got an arcade release as Dance Evolution. Kinect and all. That was a very interesting release actually.

@reza494 4 жыл бұрын

Now every time I see a DF notification I hope to see something like "Cerny invited us for a closer look at the PS5"

@TaimatCR 4 жыл бұрын

52:42 yes I miss them, glad they are still around as easy allies, but the way they were as gt was great

@Solid_Malone 4 ай бұрын

We really need another DF take on this with Richard, Alex and John to go over this.

@odinsplaygrounds 4 жыл бұрын

The moment Konami shat itself. And was never really the same ever after.

@tobiasmikkelsen98 Жыл бұрын

41:00 Still waiting for the Star Wars Kinect Han Solo dance-off.

@theSHELFables 4 жыл бұрын

I am leaving a comment as per instructions for the Star Wars Kinect challenge. Make it happen, John

@MrGreenToS 4 жыл бұрын

11:14 Seeing Nick from 4PlayerNetwork pop up here never fails to make me laugh at his reaction.

@jimmyhopkins1 4 жыл бұрын

I love how I haven't heard from a majority of the games from this so bad it's good conference

@deviantrat6001 3 жыл бұрын

*Way, way better than the DVD audio commentaries! That stare down, OMG.*

@genoY2K 4 жыл бұрын

@ 11:20 YO IS THAT NICK FROM 4PLAYER PODCAST?! I remember watching their coverage of it, but I've never seen that clip. xD

@Wogle 4 жыл бұрын

This conference is a piece of Art... Horror Art

@blaaa22awwwf Жыл бұрын

Retake this with Richard

@Phos9 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure I streamed this live. I was not expecting to be witnessing history.

@Kara_Pabuc 4 жыл бұрын

Oooooo... This is going to be awesome!

@setogod7 4 жыл бұрын

i knew i thought i had seen someone that looked like nick perrett and its jeff sokal

@SayakMajumder 4 жыл бұрын

Was the Wii U reveal conference any good?