This console had snes era graphics, nes era controls, and commodore era loading times and it came out ONE YEAR BEFORE MASS EFFECT.

Imagine if EA made their own game console where you can scan your credit card.

"At least you can say it's better than Shaq Fu" I'd actually challenge that statement, Shaq Fu didn't take over a minute to load fights.

So if you lost a card, that character was potentially locked forever. Well. That’s bullshit.

the Ben 10 one looks like something I played on MiniClip when I was 11

I actually got the Hyper Scan for Xmas once: That’s when I found out my Family Hated me.

So in the same year Gears of War came out, we got this machine. Perplexing.

I honestly think that, if this had been released ten years earlier, it could have done fairly well.

I bet the creators of this thing are jealous of Skylanders' success.

How did they even think this was a good idea? A console using technology from 1994, released in 2006?

"Mom, can we get amiibo?" "No, we have amiibo at home." Amiibo at home: This thing.

funny thing is that this concept would later be popularized by skylanders and amiibo, albeit with figures instead of catds

This makes Sonic 06's long loading look almost incredible

I actually HAD a hyperscan in fact I STILL have it , and yes it was a pile of shit , BUT I will say the durability of the console is remarkable , my house flooded two months ago and my hyper scan was under 8 FEET of water for TWO DAYS and it still works

The hyper scan is like skylanders. It was created to drain as much money as possible

I can't stop re-watching your episodes Nerd.

unregistered hyperscan 2

I thought the hyper scan was just a fever dream I had in elementary school

“Ljn made toys too” Love the foreshadowing

Imagine getting something like this for Christmas

*"I like pie. I like to have pie every day!"*

no joke my neighbor got one of these years ago.. played it for one day and threw it off the top of a mountain.. I was there and it felt so so good

4:34 when a loud speaker is stand next to you

The Avgn series is a year older than Ben 10.

the design of the console is so weird is it a game system or a mini grill

this thing wasn't even marketed as a game console back in the day. I remember seeing it at Toys "R" Us once and it was off in some no man's land on the opposite side of the store from the video games. It was like some kind of diseased game console they were trying to keep from infecting the good ones. Then about 7 years later the disease reappeared with a vengeance in the form of skylanders.

I love the hyperscan and use it all the time. What's not to love? It's perfect as a coaster for holding two drinks. Cats are scared of it but dogs love to chew on it. It has so many great ways to use it. Just never turn it on or you'll regret it.

The HyperScan deserved a fully-fleshed episode like the Virtual Boy one.

I really wanted this in 2nd grade. worst....Christmas.. ever

More like HyperScam

This is like an early concept NFT console.

"I like pie, I like to have pie everyday." -Sun Tzu

I fucking lost it when the character turned into a cheeseburger. No words to describe that.

i never thought i would see avgn reviewing a ben 10 game.

1:54 MEMORIIIIEEEEEEEES... LIKE THE CORNERS OF MY MIIIIIIIIND...

December 2014, during the 12 days of Shitsmas. What a great time to be a fan of the Nerd.

This was a billion dollar idea, but just implemented REALLY badly. Skylanders (and Disney Infinite) is essentially the same thing, using out of game figures to get in game characters, except you can use actual consoles rather that the "hyperscan" shit, and you don't have to wait a million years for the thing to load.

the ben ten game for this was released on the original DS and you can just choose the characters from a screen.

Ljn actually originally only made toys before they tried to expand and started publishing games about the properties for whom they made toys and then some.

That guy on the third game was like I like to eat pie every day😂

Re-watching this after so long, I forgot about the HOLY SHIT BEN 10 THEME SONG IS LOUD. James and I turned down our volume on his TV and my computer at the same time. Made me laugh hehe

I like pie. I like to have pie everyday.

The whole Ben 10 section was hilarious 😂

4:27 Holy shit..The Original Pickle Rick, funniest shit I’ve seen

YES SOMEONE ELSE KNOWS THE PAIN I HAVE FELT!!!!!! I've been waiting for the Nerd to take down this Hyperscam for ages.

I actually remember seeing commercials for HyperScan when I still watched TV. I find it hard to believe that it's been 10 years now.

Hyperscan stumbled clumsily so Amiibo could walk

(insert joke about the hyperscan being a hyperscam)

I'm gonna miss all these nerd uploads after Christmas :(

Gotta feel bad for all the poor kids who got this piece of shit for christmas or their their birthdays from their clueless relatives

I don't think the Nerd mentioned this, but, the Hyperscan is really prone to failing, and if/when it fails, you need to replace the whole console sense the wires are unable to pull apart.

Needing cards to access characters in a video game is essentially just predicting NFT games. No wonder the console flopped

This was on sale at my Local Walmart for 50 fucking dollars. I was like wow.... What the fuck tho... on par with GTA V's price tag....

HyperScan wanted to be Skylanders before Skylanders was a thing

@ 2:06 I find it really funny Nerd has a poster and a tshirt of his most hated game lol like I think he secretly likes it! 🤣

4:47 those are sumo slamer cards from the show

Its a horrible night to have a curse of textboxes

You know? Every episode I feel James' is becoming more and more the AVGN we remember and love! If only the comments helped to understand if people like the video or not...

2:06 the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde shrine

I worked at Walmart when this thing came out. I remember seeing it and not understanding the purpose. It was cheap and it was so unpopular, it wasn't locked up with the other gaming systems. Most of the stuff ended up being clearanced for it.

Further evidence that Sonic 06 *isn't* the worst game ever.

I don't know why but at 4:34 I freaking died!

Ahhhhhh the look on his face when he opened that present, classic! I did LOL!

Imagine if there was a sonic 06 for the hyperscan, combining hyperscan loading with sonic 06 loading

ARE YOU A FAN OF HEAVY METAL

I think the HyperScan was nothing more than a scheme to make whoever actually bought this buy heaps of trading cards in the process. 5:03 Well apparently, this console was marketed towards boys who were too young to handle more advanced consoles of the time...

Okay who else heard the nerd sound exactly like Goku at 3:28 ??? Hahaa

"LJN made toys. Hmm..." That foreshadowing though

0:32 "LJN made toys" Was that foreshadowing to the Video Art?

4:17 Is that the Glorious PC Master dude?!

3:49 He must have been tired of turd jokes is all I can say.

I think waiting for the game to scan might be my favorite bits. Because it's a nice way to look back on the series, and I love how much it pisses him off. But its really what you do when you wait for a game to load. You look around the stuff hanging on your wall, the stuff on your dresser/bookshelf. You look at something remember when you got it ect

Hmmmm. a shitty 2006 video game with multiple loading screens that take to long to go... where have i seen that before.....

i remember actually waiting for these 12 episodes to come out. those were the good days

Scanning cards in games still exists to this day. A good example of a game series that does this is well, Dragon Ball Heroes

Well, the HyperScan is now 15 years old. That’s sad, actually.

Oh, boy. This thing is pretty bad, though the card scanning is admittedly a neat concept... like amiibo before its time. Concepts can only be so good without execution, and the HyperScan obviously failed in that aspect. Aside from the super-long loading times (I actually enjoyed the wait, only because of what you did with the time), the play controls come off as too loose and not very responsive. Sure, playing games with Marvel characters can work, but if they don't play well, the license just gets lost in the mess. The games really don't break any new ground, either, and there was better software at the time for other, more established platforms. I honestly didn't know about the HyperScan before watching this video, so it's nice that I learned something-- even if it was at the expense and suffering of the Nerd to make it happen.

The whole X days until Christmas videos were wonderful I remember always looking forward to the nerd opening up another box and talking about it. I was always so excited to see them each and every day.

The graphics on this look like it was compeating against Sega Genesis.

4:52 So this game took notes... From Mega Man X5

Unregistered HyperScan 2

It has like 2MB of RAM.

I don't know why but whenever the scene happens where the volume is really loud in the TV always makes me laugh

1:55 lmao nice, he scuffed the ceiling when he threw bugs? such a funny way to put this in later on

I love watching Avgn videos over and over again, he never gets old.

3:00 3 fucking loading screens! Looking at you, *Evolve!*

When the volume blasted his ears off lol that got me!

How the Technology evolves through the year of 2006.

Wow James I didn't think you would upload this so early. Thanks for keeping me entertained with this SHITsmas :P

I would say this was a HyperScam... Haha puns.....

1:52 That cracked ceiling light flashback part has got to be one of the best AVGN moments ever

The volume level bit slayed me... LMFAO, thanks Nerd.

Me:Game, why do you treat us like a complete idiot? Game:You bought me. Me:Touche

I just keep coming back to watch these!

😂 😂 😂 This is literally like a precursor of Amibos. 😅

4:35 Everybody's reaction when hearing the theme song of Ben 10.

This was a funny one. I like the load time flashbacks.

3:59 That was exactly the remote for my TV I had for several years in my childhood.

I'm watching these in 2020.. very nostalgic... keep up the awesome videos!

Could you guys imagine Sonic 06 on the hyperscan?