Thanks for sharing this video, because it really helps us out! I didn't mention it in the video, but we DID reach out to Pelikan13, Tyrone Rodriguez, and other developers involved in this story. They did not respond or refused to go on record. Again, check out MykonosFan here: kzfaq.info/love/AD9iA-4f0c8F2YCxmS887A JOIN THE DISCORD: crymor.tv/discord
@timothyroehm43074 жыл бұрын
CryMor Gaming :Also I’m pretty sure that Tyrone’s characters that he created already hates their creator!
@timothyroehm43074 жыл бұрын
CryMor Gaming :I’m speechless about this whole story about Nicalis.
@misirtere98366 ай бұрын
Why is all the footage of The Binding of Isaac using the original Flash release? That was developed by Florian Himsl. It was the remake, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, that was the Nicalis job. Nicalis also didn't work on the Four Souls card game, that was Maestro Media.
@russelldoty27434 жыл бұрын
Poor Pelican13. Tried to make a new game to escape one shifty publisher, but then fell right into the waiting arms of another shifty publisher with that very game. Hope that someday he can release a game that isn't ruined by publishers.
@maxlefou2 жыл бұрын
I knew Nicalis would be evil at the second they bought Cave Story from the beginning...
@AbominableDoge4 жыл бұрын
Crazy how this video doesn't have enough views. This is the only channel I've found talking about this topic & I found it very informative & well made. I hope this channel the best!
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Doge ;D If you enjoyed it, please consider sharing it!
@AbominableDoge4 жыл бұрын
@@reallycool Already have, continue the good work!
@Mentski Жыл бұрын
I was an £80 pledge tier backer for 90sAR. Wanted an advertising banner for my website in the game. A website that is now long since dead. They were still using my old logos in the last lot of footage Nicalis showed, despite me sending updated replacement banners for my KZfaq channel instead, back when the Kickstarter still got some kind of updates via Pelikan. A friend of mine ended up working for Nicalis for several years on a game. I'll never forget when he told me he'd sold his idea to Nicalis - 9osAR aside I was very aware of how sketchy they'd been with releases over the years and distinctly remember asking him "are you sure that's a good idea?". Anyhoo, over those couple of years I tried to squeeze for a bit of 90sAR info now and again, with varying levels of success, I even passed new versions of my banners to him, which were supposedly passed on to "the developers", but we never saw anymore promotional content, so who knows if they ever made it a later build. The most I could surmise was Antonis (Pelikan) was totally off the project and they'd /had/ somebody on it at least one point, but seemed very much in development hell. I also remember him telling me the game had become "drift to win" - Because that's what we all wanted, right? Not a game that played like Daytona or Scud Race, but a minigame from Metropolis Street Racer. As for my mate's game? I attended a wrap party for the game in March 2019, at that point the game was left on the shelf for about a year, maybe longer before Tyrone came back to ask for more content to be added to it. It finally came out at the end of 2021. From what I could gather: The management structure at Nicalis seems, to put it best - a bit weird. Tyrone does not delegate responsibility to anybody. He has to sign off on literally everything. It's not like there isn't management below him, but he gets the final say on /everything/. Nicalis appears to be the result of what happens when a flighty, egotistical control freak with the attention span of a goldfish runs a company.
@MykonosFan4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for letting me hijack your channel! I had to make sure someone talked about Sonic on it.
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
Am I a Nintendo channel now? Is that how it works?
@darthv724 жыл бұрын
you did good man. I too have been 'patiently' waiting for this game that never will. Sad panda
@moejuggler60333 жыл бұрын
@@darthv72 Nicalis has literally dropped off the face of the earth! Waiting!
@BrunoFonsecaPT4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I also backed the 90s Arcade Racer, and although I’ve given up on it long ago, I still feel sad the project never materialized as it was so promising. Honestly, Pelikan13 did what he could to mitigate the pain for all backers, by giving away a copy of TakeOver (a great game by the way), but I guess he’s been gagged legally, and that’s why he cannot tell the whole story. I’ll still follow Pelikan13’s new projects with interest because he’s a very talented developer, but I’ll actively boycott Nicalis as they’re a cancer in this industry.
@sneeze41004 жыл бұрын
I started to feel like the only person acknowledging the Yatagarasu situation, so thanks a lot for spreading the word.
@Blastertronus4 жыл бұрын
Cave Story, my favorite game is own by a awful company who’s CEO’s Brother is a racist. Well... Gamers, Rise up!!!
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
Best thing you can do is help others see the Kotaku story (and this video ;)
@Blastertronus4 жыл бұрын
CryMor Gaming CHECK!
@Max-iq8hi4 жыл бұрын
No! I just can't even accept it! I don't know what to do with this now, cuz i loved this game company! I feel dead inside a little...
@Blastertronus4 жыл бұрын
Maks 2000 same here buddy, and if I had the power, I would make Nicalis Great again (Trump joke NOT intended).
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
I don't blame Nicalis, just Tyrone Rodriguez.
@BlazeHedgehog4 жыл бұрын
I seem to recall hearing that Matt McMuscles (then of Super Best Friends) mentioned on his podcast that he had spoken to Pelikan about 90's Arcade Racer, given Matt is a producer on The Takeover. Though I never heard the podcast myself, so I cannot personally vet its validity, friends told me that Matt said Pelikan had supposedly tried to buy back the rights to 90's Arcade Racer from Tyrone and was denied. This podcast was long enough ago that I can't even tell you which specific episode it was (sorry, I'm not much of a podcast-listener these days). From my own research, it sounds like when Pelikan started The Takeover, he essentially washed his hands of 90's Arcade Racer and it's up to Nicalis to do anything with it now -- hence why the Kickstarter update page has flatlined. It also means that when Tyrone claims to still be talking to Pelikan, he's lying yet again.
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
This is our same conclusion. I've heard rumors about the McMuscles podcast, but couldn't find anything concrete, so I didn't include it in the video. In the end though, yes, we're confident in saying this is Tyrone and Nicalis--not Pelikan.
@Seafoamgaming4 жыл бұрын
"Random Guy" that Tyrone replied to, here in the comments. I was shocked to see he actually replied to me with almost no hesitation when I was suspect of the 90s GP, and I sent that tip into GoNintendo for the intention of having the word spread that the game was hopefully alive. Unfortunately, it seems I was kinda duped, as the author of that NWR report calling out the shitty April Fools joke about the game was asking where the game was too, and so was the very guy who helps in this video (Mykonos). They got 100% ignored yet he kept on replying to me, likely because I asked more "innocent" questions and my friendly nature made it seem like I wouldn't have a problem with his answer. Even in this basic regard, even as someone who's reviewed lots of their games for my review website for two years now, I can't help but feel anger about this whole project and especially the recent allegations as a whole. Hell, you know Guxt, which you may very well be the first person to mention in a full-length video on Nicalis? I was HYPED as hell for that. I'm a mega score chasing fan, and I bought Ikachan because I wanted Pixel's work to be supported that wasn't just CS. Lo and behold, the spring date goes and comes and I find out Ikachan is a pile of crap that has no replay value or challenge and they didn't even bother to add anything new to beef it up. But looking into Guxt that game at least had a scoring system as was fun, so I was eager for it. I ended up finding out about the game's delay from the freaking NeoGAF post where it was basically Tyrone going "oh i don't like hearing people complain about my games so because I don't like it we won't release it!!!" They never put Ikachan out in Europe either, probably for the same reason. (because people in NA didn't like the game and he didn't like that feedback) That pissed me off but despite that I usually gave them the benefit of the doubt even when people talked about how they supposedly took the Cave story rights from Pixel. (which honestly, I still don't fully believe 100% as there isn't any sort of statement from Pixel's side of things and he RT'd stuff about the Switch version when that came out as if things were normal, but I do find it irksome how Nicalis is treating it as a thing they fully made with all these cameos when they didn't.) But the 90S GP thing? That infuriated me. I supported NWR with that article and when that Tweet about Mr Tako came out, i was even more mad as that game was so charming and needed that patch for the sake of the extra polish. But then Tyrone just made lame ass excuses about why the game didn't do well so they weren't going to bother and fix it, and that's when I asked about 90S GP since I tried pointing out how people don't really trust them when they talk about waiting on something. I don't know why he ended up fully replying to me on that, but he did and now I feel a bit irked that I didn't ask about Legend of Raven as I forgot it even existed. When the Kotaku report came out I was not at all surprised that they ghosted people and I was pretty much done with them. I hoped it would lead to a shakeup as I know some Nicalis devs who are really nice people, but it seems that Tyrone's MO for this is to just ignore it, pretend it never happened and throw everything related to this incident under the rug. This is apparent when he came back to Twitter both on his company and personal account and BOTH pages hide every last comment mentioning his racist history or the company's ghosting of clients. I really hope people don't fall for it just because he's holding physical copies of Ikaruga and PS4/Vita games hostage, (A rumor broke in a discord I'm in that he was mad about the eBay leaks for Vita stuff so he just is holding off on releasing those until LRG finishes their last batch of games so they can release the TRUE last batch of Vita stuff) but honestly I wouldn't be surprised. This was an excellent video and I gladly subbed without hesitation. Gonna do my best to share this around as well.
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to leave such an informative response. I was shocked that Tyrone had started tweeting again after barely a week, and the "hiding comments" thing is just so very very Nicalis. This company needs new leadership.
@Seafoamgaming4 жыл бұрын
@@reallycool They really do. Their lineup of games is still great and I truly feel if that one of the devs they have was the CEO instead (one in particular was very sweet and helpful on fixing Crystal Crisis bugs) the company as a whole would be a lot more positive as a result.
@MykonosFan4 жыл бұрын
You definitely feel my pain, my friend. You're in good company here, your comment was great to read (even if the overarching subject is a total downer). I appreciate you reaching out.
@MRBONES-fg6cs4 жыл бұрын
Hey now, Ikachan is fucking good. The freeware version, I mean.
@Noobsaibot214 жыл бұрын
This is a sad tale for me. Post Outrun 2 (and post Yu Suzuki), most of the main developers at AM2 have since retired or moved on and the very notion of a great quality arcade racer moved on in step. Was really hoping this would see the light but nope. My only hope now is if Sega/Sumo digital pick up the assets. Anyway, great video and you've earned a sub, young man.
@dono552911 ай бұрын
did you ever check out crusi'n blast for the switch? closest ive seen to the vibe of old arcade racers, pretty damn good honestly
@savagemantis90604 жыл бұрын
This sucks because their switch releases have been some of the best. They went above and beyond to include manuals, stickers and keychains in their physical releases. That said, I don't support their shady business tactics, being ghosted and frauded sucks and Tyrone should resign.
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
As a company, Nicalis is very love/hate. They do good releases, and they generally are positive towards their partners and others in the indie scene. However, the hostility and negativity that Tyrone brings--it makes it so that regardless of the positives, they are a negative force in indie gaming overall. If he leaves, maybe Nicalis can become a force for good.
@SetsunaTheFandom4 жыл бұрын
As someone who's waited for 90s Arcade Racer (or 90s Super GP, mind you) I feel disappointed at how things turned out for that game and moved on from that. This video revisited those memories, but this time I now have an idea who the culprit and the real victim is. I feel sorry for Pelikan13 as he wanted to make this amazing game but had to fall prey to what could be one of the worst in the indie scene. I'm glad that Pelikan13 continues his amazing work on another project.
@GoldStorm074 жыл бұрын
I've become a huge fan of arcade racers over the past few years so I was saddened by what Chris told me about 90s Arcade Racer. Hopefully the clear interest in this type of game will inspire another developer to take up the torch at some point in the future, and the disaster you've described will be a lesson to be cautious about publishers. Knowing that this kind of asshole had so much power in the still-young indie field is...disconcerting, to say the least.
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
Tyrone's abuses are many and varied--his awful management is not the worst of it. It's time for him to retire from the industry, he's not healthy for it. The sad thing is that I believe, firmly, there is a version of '90s Racer that was finished "enough" that it would have been a perfect release. I believe that copy was shelved in order to port it to other platforms instead of release. If not for Nicalis, this project would probably have been released in some way. It's really sad.
@SianaGearz2 жыл бұрын
@@reallycool That seems... not entirely unlikely but as likely as the opposite? It happens. People don't have their priorities straight or bite off more than they could chew and the actual game never comes together, like apparently there were tracks and all that flashy stuff but no vertical slice? I don't want to disparage the dev, people have blind spots, we all do. AI poses a particular issue, there is plain no information out in the open about racing game AIs, what approaches work and what don't, ever notice how it's a small incestuous circle of devs working on this genre? What's out there is marketing material while keeping the good stuff close to the chest. It could have potentially been rescued by the publisher by finding and inviting a specialist who can help rescue it, but that is... DIFFICULT. Besides, large experienced teams fail at producing a satisfying, publishable game all the time, even when they do everything "right" and with no adverse influence from within or outside, completely blamelessly. Of course it's also possible that it was killed by scope creep and publisher mandated changes. Like, what evidence do you have that a functional non crap game existed to begin with?
@GrayFoxRJ4 жыл бұрын
He could have partnered to so many good companies. The one fight N rage went with, that one from Momodora/Minoria. Nicalis has to crash and burn
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
I don't actually have any animosity towards the staff at Nicalis. I understand how working in the games industry can be, even under a horrendous boss who does terrible things. The fact is that the industry treats you as expendable, and had any of them come forward against Tyrone... well, it's likely that Indie Darling status would have been brandished to label them a liar. I'm happy to carry their burden and tell everyone the truth on their behalf.
@MrThunderwing4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. I was one of those 700 backers. Never got any money back. Nicalis are absolute fucking wankers, I was so excited about the 90's Arcade Racer and they just took a massive shit all over my aspirations. The footage of the game that's been released looks so great, why in fuck are they just sitting on the game and doing nothing with it??? Why do they refuse to communicate with anyone about what's happening with it???
@plufim2 жыл бұрын
Rewatching. Years later, I'm still mad. And Nicalis are still being cagey as heck.
@NerdyShawn2 жыл бұрын
Anyone else still watching this in 2022 like dub tee eff?!
@TheDanTheManShow4 жыл бұрын
I did not give you permission to make me cry about 90s Super GP today. I cry about 90s Super GP everyday on my own time, thank you very much.
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
Blame MykonosFan, he's the one who suggested I do this =)
@GoldStorm074 жыл бұрын
@@reallycool I don't blame that man often enough.
@The_Mammalizer4 жыл бұрын
At least we got Hotshot Racing
@hantti64764 жыл бұрын
And it's absolutely great, nevertheless
@dogey88313 жыл бұрын
@@hantti6476 but i still want 90s super GP
@iambadwithnames49173 жыл бұрын
Having heard all of that information makes me incredibly mad. They lied to everybody, crushed their hopes and dreams for profit, treat their employees like shit for profit. How can he do that and then get away with it? Why is nobody talking about this to a much greater scale? I just feel like punching somebody after watching this. It's just wrong.
@LodanZark4 жыл бұрын
I was really excited for this game :( nicalis broke my heart
@KTJohnsonkidThunder4 жыл бұрын
I wish I can manage Nicalis, Inc. and revive The 90s Arcade Racer.
@GrayFoxRJ3 жыл бұрын
The problem was Pelikan13 never reaching out to Sumo Digital (or being reached out by them) back then, Nicalis infame was already know by most indie devs, so Pelikan13 took a shot that was not the best to any parties. I hate to say, but this looked truly like a real sequel to Scud Racer/Daytona legacy. Hotshots racing looks fine and plays not so fine, but it is what we have, right?
@reallycool3 жыл бұрын
Victory Heat Rally looks pretty neat
@GrayFoxRJ2 жыл бұрын
@@reallycool yeah, but it caters more to the Power Drift demographic!
@reallycool2 жыл бұрын
It's rare to get a reply a full year later
@davidmiller94852 жыл бұрын
@@reallycool Some of "old" people move a little slower, that's all. ;P
@Mentski Жыл бұрын
Pelikan13 had actually previously worked for Sumo Digital as a freelance artist on Sonic Racing Transformed, I believe. Steve Lycett, one of the Sumo big shots at the time, said as much and promoted the Kickstarter early on.
@RodScorpion1003 жыл бұрын
I honestly wish there were more videos covering this, or at least an update on this video. This explains a lot for me personally, especially on why there's little to no support for Studio SaiZenSen's Blade Strangers with the exception of one update which only added 3 new character... One year after the community lost a major amount of players.
@Sekibankiii3 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know there was an indie equivalent of EA
@dejiko4 жыл бұрын
Horizon Chase Turbo is pretty much 90s Arcade Racer meets Top Gear (SNES) but better than anything it could have ever hoped to be.
@GrayFoxRJ4 жыл бұрын
When I confronted Pelikan on Twitter in a post about the TakeOver (the female character is the flag girl of 90s arcade racer) he only told me to ask Nicalis for further details on 9ps AR. I feel he simply lost ownership on the tm.. I am one of the Backers and to this day I HATE this fucking company to the bone
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
I'd love for Pelikan to see this video, maybe he'd finally feel compelled to say something.
@TheGoldenBolt4 жыл бұрын
31:35 nice of you to include your favorite game, Shamu, in the video.
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
You're a monster.
@pancakeluchador9207 ай бұрын
Still not out yet 2024! Even with the website saying “coming soon”
@Tokioka2 жыл бұрын
Nicalis wasn't actually involved with the first release of The Binding of Isaac, which is the footage used in this video. Nicalis only helped develop Rebirth and subsequent releases.
@rustybob63564 жыл бұрын
I'm relatively new to this topic as I only discovered 90's Racer recently, due in part to websites STILL publishing articles showing the amazing years old footage of the WiiU version. This project originally seemed to have tonnes of talent and respect for the games it was paying homage to and I think would've been a runaway indie classic had it been allowed to get off the ground. I sincerely hope and wonder at the possibility of Pelikan simply remaking all the original assets, starting from scratch and creating an entirely new 90's racer game that would have nothing to do with the toxic dead end of a project this has become. That would be the ultimate satisfying ending to this depressing story. I hope he is aware of this video and realises how much support and appreciation for his work exists. People are clamouring to see this project succeed eventually and I really hope we see it emerge eventually in an all new kickass form phoenix style! ;) P.S. Great video! 👍
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
You didn't need to edit out the PPS, I super agreed with it ;)
@rustybob63564 жыл бұрын
CryMor Gaming :p Just trying to keep it civil! Really hope this project is reincarnated down the line.. Surely Nicalis can only own the assets, not the idea itself. I'm sure tonnes of work went into creating all the content but if Pelikan did it once he can do it again! Soul destroying as it may be, I think he should grow this project again with a more professional and talented outfit. The world needs this game!
@gurriato3 жыл бұрын
Lol, imagine trusting a business partner called "Tyrone Rodríguez."
@AC-hj9tv7 ай бұрын
Shady af
@bruhbbawallace7 ай бұрын
it's baffling to watch the gameplay footage in this video and hear that this game, which seems to be 90% finished, is languishing on a hard drive at nicalis because they cant figure out a gameplay element that developers had working in arcades 40 years ago with games like pole position and final lap
@bloodedge15283 жыл бұрын
Least we have Hotshot Racing...
@Soonjai7 ай бұрын
It´s now January 2024 and `90s Super GP is still listed as Coming Soon on the Nicalis Website.
@KonkeyVG3 жыл бұрын
The writing of the first part reads as a bit dishonest, the script made it sound like it was within Nicalis' power to cancel Redout or La-Mulana when both games were released independently before Nicalis were involved. The La-Mulana developer "discovered his game had been cancelled" in reality is "[he] discovered a WiiWare port 7 years after release had been cancelled". It still wasn't professional conduct from Nicalis, but the situation could have been articulated more accurately.
@AC-hj9tv7 ай бұрын
This is a greatass channel
@NaviciaAbbot3 жыл бұрын
I get the feeling Nicalis bought the rights to Cave Story from Studio Pixel and acquired the fan translation patch and released it as their own.
@akumatsutranslations6 ай бұрын
It should be noted, since I've noticed you seem to let on that cave story was "Nicals' game" Nicalis had no part in the development of Cave Story, it was a freeware game infamously made by one person, Daisuke Amana/"Studio Pixel", that Nicalis then licensed the game as well as provided an English localization, as they have with many other games. There is much controversy about this situation, so I would encourage anyone here to do further research.
@Schadows772 күн бұрын
In my case, I wasn't asking for much. What was shown in the early kickstarter trailer was enough. A look & feel similar to Daytona and Scud Race ... the original games had dub AI with close to zero collision physics with other cars, but that's not what I was expecting anyway. The funniest thing? That initial promise still appeal to me today ^^'
@reallycoolКүн бұрын
You asked too much
@TerminallyNerdy4 жыл бұрын
Excellent work all around :)
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Clay, you the baest
@Totavier3 жыл бұрын
So this was the fate of that game... (90's Arcade Racer), man I can't believe that I was still waiting for a game (for... 8 years!, lol!) that technically it looks like is cancelled Oh, and by the way, thanks to this video I meet your channel, I really liked your stuff here!.
@DoctorObviously Жыл бұрын
Friendship ended with Ahoy. Now MRIXRT is my best friend.
@ArinChickInn4 жыл бұрын
Oh, wow, what a nice thumbnail, it's so good
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
You did a good thumbnail
@ArinChickInn4 жыл бұрын
@@reallycool You did a good
@Cyberbrickmaster19866 ай бұрын
It really sucks that 90s Arcade Racer was ruined and held back by Nicalis, as it had a lot of potential for becoming something special, that is unlike any other racing game these days. Horizon Chase Turbo was more of an 80s racer, Hotshot Racing had a more Virtua Racing style than Daytona USA and Cruis'n Blast was in a league of its own, being an actual arcade racer from 2017. Curse you Tyrone and Nicalis!
@alinepiroutek89324 жыл бұрын
Man, this video gave me depression. The April Fools Joke was the worst of all. Ultra disrespectful.
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
Sorry :(
@alinepiroutek89324 жыл бұрын
@@reallycool Thanks. The video was great.
@Billob4 жыл бұрын
The most confusing thing about the video was both the publishering company's name AND its founder have first names. Weird! Anyway, very interesting video on people I've never heard about, keeps you engaged even as someone who doesn't play racing games
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I realized with the amount of information and the length of time, I needed to work extra hard to keep people interested.
@Billob4 жыл бұрын
@@reallycool you got it, now redo the whole thing but replace the CEOs name with "asshole " thanks
@ncrtrooper38414 жыл бұрын
Amazing video as always CryMor, I really enjoy the gameplay.
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed the video
@Blueflag044 жыл бұрын
The game will never be released any time soon
@ncrtrooper38414 жыл бұрын
Patrolling the Mojave always brings me back here....
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
It's been a long tour. While it's not home, you're always welcome.
@darthv724 жыл бұрын
Great video but... it saddens me deeply to watch the end result of this never coming out. All that work... I'd love a copy of the wiiu code to play myself.
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
You and me both!
@martijn2608944 жыл бұрын
I'm still waiting for a patch to fix AI issues preventing me from finishing Tiny Barbarian DX. Now I'm sure it will never come, despite promises.
@martijn2608944 жыл бұрын
@Joey Ford Yup, the AI for the robot. It can't jump, tends to fall into a small pit which it can't jump out of, great fun. Is needed due to you climbing over a gate, then you find out the AI is stuck and you're screwed. Just keep doing it and hope it won't happen. It did for me every time
@martijn2608944 жыл бұрын
@Joey Ford Nicalis sucks. :P
@BadMarriageKawagoe5 ай бұрын
Being named Nicholas makes this very weird to listen to.
@TheCrazyEven4 жыл бұрын
Damn, this is one hell of a trip, the vitrol is reeeeeeal with this one. Nice work my dudes.
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Unfortunately, no one seems willing to get mad on behalf of the backers. So I did.
@Edditaur3 жыл бұрын
Tyrone has been a notorious shitbag in the Isaac community for years, publicly dismissing fan's concerns in favour of "watching Spongebob" and going on vacations among other things. Afterbirth+ was released in such a embarrassingly bad state that I lost interest in the game for a good while. This has continued with Repentance. While the game is pretty good now, the reason for this is likely due to Edmund and the former Antibirth team doing most of the legwork with actually making the thing. I guarantee you that Kilburn is responsible for a large portion of balance changes, tweaks and polish that came to the game, and yet thanks to Tyrone's meddling they've been pushed out of the public eye in favour of the main Nicalis team. It infuriates me to no end to see the people who actually helped rebuild that game after Tyrone's team destroyed it get little to no credit for it because, well Tyrone is as Tyrone does. I'm very happy to hear Edmund won't be working with him anymore. Good bloody riddance.
@leoboi49574 жыл бұрын
Well I can say I hate and. Like Niclas without them I will never played Isaac or cave story on my swich
@HankBaxter3 жыл бұрын
This is criminal. There should be a way for backers to take ownership of a game so that it cannot be held hostage by scumbags with an agenda. Just a random thought, but imagine if this guy was paid by Sega to make sure this game wasn't released... pretty sure hitmen exist in publishing to make sure certain ideas, concepts, and products never make it to the public.
@SianaGearz2 жыл бұрын
I think you found the entirely wrong villains in this case. They didn't mind that their partner studio ran off with their inherited know how (and the same exact team and engine as Team Sonic Racing) to make a SCUD Racer knockoff for a different publisher, but years upon years later. Seems unlikely they'd get involved in something like this, there are cheaper, less risky, faster and more lucrative ways to get a piece of pie. I mean someone already did a chunk of work and marketing as well, might as well whip-and-carrot them into cooperating instead.
@1D0N3 жыл бұрын
I was looking very forward to play 90’s Arcade Racer. It looked everything I hoped for.
@pinewolfpresents2 жыл бұрын
DAMN IT, TYRONE
@NoahSties Жыл бұрын
Really sad, this game could have been so good. Great video
@shooshydooshy4 жыл бұрын
bexcuse me the vita is AWESOME
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
Your comment makes me very happy :D
@elmariachi51337 ай бұрын
00:02 or owning an Amiga.
@mikedrop44212 жыл бұрын
I'm still waiting for their penguin simulator.
@reallycool2 жыл бұрын
They're my favorite animal. Did you know you're only the second person to ever say "penguin?"
@dcobs1233 жыл бұрын
1:50 You're probably aware of this but Nicalis did not make cave story or vvvv. They only worked on the ports for these games and saying they became an indie darling as a result feels a bit dishonest.
@Ckoz28293 жыл бұрын
26:19 Oh yeah, I thought I heard the name Nicalis before.
@EvaUnit023 жыл бұрын
Doom sausage man! Found this video through KZfaq recommendation algorithm, didn't realise it was by Moriarty, regular guest on EFAP.
@reallycool3 жыл бұрын
Glad it's being recommended 😉
@MobileDecay4 жыл бұрын
As soon as you said Tyrone I knew it had to be bad. I've never heard that name in a positive situation. 🤔
@benfact4 жыл бұрын
Oh wow, that was mad as hell. I've been waiting for this game from the start of the KS campaign, and I tried to follow every news what happened with the game. The user who tried the game at the Anime show destroyed my expectations. So f_ckin cringe. I'm gonna avoid any Nicalis related game in the future,. Also, they still teasing us with these really annoying tweets. twitter.com/nicalis/status/1196495845786619905
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
Oh, we're well aware of that tweet. Considering their silence about this game, and the dozens-to-hundreds of times it's been sent to both Nicalis and Tyrone, I can't help but imagine that we were at least partially the reason behind showing that 'it still exists.'
@TankorSmash4 жыл бұрын
I feel like the writing for this video could be trimmed a bit. A few times I skipped ahead 20s or so because you weren't getting to the point. Overall great video otherwise though, well researched and well spoken.
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty comfortable with the pacing, but I'm more storyteller than Wikipedia 😅
@TheRavenShadowsWolf6 ай бұрын
If this was a style of game that was built well enough IN THE 90's to be beloved enough to want a remake or remaster this badly; how in the hell did they have this much technological trouble making a game that was based on OLD tech? I mean really, the art style. The look; the feel... the music I'd get because lisencing can be a bitch and if you've not got the cash to pay for it, that's a viable snag but the rest... Jesus. Could they come up with more excuses to throw this poor bastard under the bus? If he can take a prototype of Sonic 4 and make it look that much better BY HIMSELF, don't tell me he was the problem. This is just disgraceful, and I'm not even a big racing game guy. Best I can do is occasionally getting my arse handed to me at Mario Kart. As to kickstarter; what you're doing is throwing money down a well, and hoping like hell to get a finished product out of it at some point. Whether you do or not, I'd debate the charge of theft outright - but it's definitely fraud. If it wasn't for the individual choice to make said "backed" Donations to X game, then it would be theft without question. If the project does not bear fruit and no money is ever returned, then yes it's also theft at that point. But it can be a very, very long time to figure out nothing's going to come of it. That's why I have a massive problem with ALL of those sites.
@soulblazerz4 жыл бұрын
“Destroyed”, but healthier than ever...
@squirtkipfan01364 жыл бұрын
damn... just damn...
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
Pretty much 😢
@Alex_Power2 жыл бұрын
Is the narrator Robert California?
@lukemorgan61667 ай бұрын
Thrown money at unfinished stuff then cry they essentially got scammed . When will people themselves learn their lesson
@WahrerKuroKiba4 жыл бұрын
13:15 The subtitles says pounds instead of euros lmao
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
If that's the only mistake in the subtitles, that's pretty good
@WahrerKuroKiba4 жыл бұрын
@@reallycool well it was the only one that stood out at least. It's just a confusing one.
@costum04studio843 жыл бұрын
this still bugging me till right now
@costum04studio843 жыл бұрын
Cyberpunk 2077 is on the Horizon, that's a bit quite Relief, but now this became top priority stress on my list. And yeah that "HotShot Racing" doesn't live up my expectations to be an Alternative to "90s Arcade Racer" 😫
@Crazybark7 ай бұрын
i uh.....i thought this was gonna be a diffrent type of video. still good though
@RiiViiMedia24244 жыл бұрын
The next voice of Fred from Scooby Doo.
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
I'd do it.
@AC-hj9tv7 ай бұрын
Ruh roh raggy
@paulguseman60044 жыл бұрын
"Stop buying these games! Now, join my patreon"
@ikagura3 жыл бұрын
Sonic 4 sucks... Good thing Mania exists
@ncrtrooper38414 жыл бұрын
Isnt cave story from 2004
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
Released in US by Nicalis in 2010.
@zestyducks12114 жыл бұрын
i'll stick to downloading the freeware version
@greedosk4 жыл бұрын
Subscribed then u mentioned resetera and decided to unsub
@omtakes Жыл бұрын
Tyrone sounds like a narcissist too though .
@deathelloquendero30094 жыл бұрын
So Nicalis are the Bad Guys? well lets burn them
@BubblegumCrash3324 жыл бұрын
#Sickburn
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
ayy
@freislevan4 жыл бұрын
you kind of contradict yourself. you suggest that the reason the game hasn't been released is the fault of Nicalis and give examples of situations where they have been negligent. but then at the end of the video you talk about someone who actually recently played the game and says its garbage. To me this suggests the developer is to blame. Perhaps Nicalis doesn't want to release the game because they know its garbage.
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
It maybe got lost in the larger video, but Pelikan moved on to other games years ago--and publicly. It's been clear from his interactions, his vague statements, and the few interviews he did give around the time of The Takeover that Pelikan tried to get the rights to '90s back and was denied, or perhaps he simply handed them over entirely. Pelikan stopped being involved in the game around this time--the rest of the development has been Nicalis exclusively. This is why Tyrone specifically is to blame for the failure of '90s.
@BrunoFonsecaPT4 жыл бұрын
If you check out Pelikan13’s new game, the Takeover you’ll see he’s a very capable developer that cares about the gameplay as much as the graphics, so I doubt that bastardized version that was reviewed is a part of his vision.
@DSLightning214 жыл бұрын
I moved on from 90s Super GP. The Nintendo Switch and PC has "Asphalt 9 Legends", which is a better "90s arcade racer". ;)
@ubermadstreams4 жыл бұрын
This comment is here only to get liked by at least 3 people several months from now. Also I feel like I should probably go remove a number of games from my wishlists.
@reallycool4 жыл бұрын
That's how you hit someone where it hurts. GG.
@davemx85 Жыл бұрын
90's Arcade Racer is still alive?
@reallycool Жыл бұрын
After I did this video, they posted a picture of it on their twitter and then nothing so...
@davemx85 Жыл бұрын
@@reallycool such a shame, i had a lot of expectation for this game
@chadbrick679 ай бұрын
Tyrone needs to be shouted at
@omtakes Жыл бұрын
90's Arcade Racer wouldve been good. Going to look up Pelican13's other projects. Will put Nicalis publishing next to RedDeerGames and other shady publishers.
@GrayFoxRJ Жыл бұрын
Where the hell it is
@crimsonshadow11403 жыл бұрын
The 90s arcade racer might be dead but to me it’s spirit lives on in games like Hotshot Racing, which to me was its brother in arms 😢
@mallow29022 жыл бұрын
I just got Hotshot Racing yesterday on sale and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's simple but feels really great to play, and its style is really nice.
@sebastianwardana1527 Жыл бұрын
did i make that? my bad... hm... you know... tyrone is someone of a chief strategist himself... so i would trust him too...
@turtleanton653910 ай бұрын
Yes😊😊😊
@bobcharlotte87244 жыл бұрын
He is pathetic. Starts making games that in the end are made into finished, released updates to old beloved games he was aping from. Loser.
@scufflingboogaloo50063 жыл бұрын
How do you actually pronounce "nicalis"? I've heard it pronounced three different ways now.
@reallycool3 жыл бұрын
I state it a bunch of times in this very video? Haha
@supersayainasriel67456 ай бұрын
My only critique of the vid is your pronunciation of nicalis, every video I've ever watched on them goes (Nigh-Cal-Is) so it constantly distracted me, but other than that yeeeesh, no wonder I never see them outside cave story, Binding, and Ikaruga
@reallycool6 ай бұрын
Those people are wrong. My pronunciation is correct, and is how Tyrone pronounces it.
@ndh066 ай бұрын
As a Nicholas I too found it distracting. Serves me right for having it on in the background.