Klonoa is just expanding on the infamous "Abandon Yoshi to reach goal."

The Klonoa Webcomic wasn’t shut down due to lack of interest. It was shut down with all of namco’s other western side projects because Namco shut down the studio in charge of all of them

Praying for Klonoa 3 since it’s such a cute little series with actual emotional depth in it (and also wahooposting convinced me to give this a try)

Klonoa deserves so much a happy ending, with a fullfilling life as a well-supported franchise. You did Klonoa justice!

One thing I noticed when playing these games is that a Klonoa remake/sequel should have been released on the 3ds. This whole 2,5d perspective and the ability to shoot enemies in the foreground and background was practically made for stereoscopic 3d. At the end of the day I am glad that we got them ported to all current gen consoles but this is my dream port that will unfortunately never happen

I'm so glad you're checking on a series, Namco didn't do a good job on marketing but I'm thankful influencers like Fadel/Gamescage are making sure this won't fail

You know Klonoa is special to Anthony if he has a special, animated intro for it

I always love when KZfaqrs take a look at more underrated series. Klonoa is such a good franchise it’s a shame that not more people played it back when it originally came since we could’ve gotten so many more klonoa games

Considering Klonoa's unique gameplay style for its time, it might be fair to say that Namco really couldn't think of a way to effectively advertise the game, either that, or Namco was too busy marketing more important games like Tekken and the sort. But out of all the platforming series' that have fell into obscurity, Klonoa deserves another chance, and hopefully, if the Phantasy Reverie Series goes well, we might just get that long awaited Klonoa 3.

The weird thing about the collection is that the physics are based on the frame rate. And since the switch version does run at a lower frame rate then the other ports, it does play differently

I mean... If there's one character that can rivalise Kirby's cuteness , it's Klonoa. And the platforming had it's charisma , kinda like Croc. Underrated games with superb soundtrack.

You have single-handedly convinced me to buy this game. Hope you’re happy

I still can't believe that Klonoa is back and is getting more popular. This is the dream

Klonoa is my favorite boy, the moment the nintendo direct announced the Phantasy Reverie Series I SCREAMED! Klonoa makes me so happy. (the only thing I'm bitter about is the fact America only got a digital release. While Europe and Japan got physical releases, WITH CUTE PRE-ORDER BONUSES!) But now he's getting a nendoroid, and maybe he'll get more merch!

5:25 "The entire enemy inflation idea" I think other people got that covered

I’m so happy to see Klonoa finally be brought back, this is a pretty good series

As someone who played Klonoa back when it came out, I’m so happy this series is getting the attention it deserves. Such an underrated game.

Didn't even know they were making this collection/remaster. Also, the Wonder Swan is common knowledge to any Digimon fan that goes deeper than the basic surface level.

1:15 its hilariously funny and sad at the same time that #KLONOASWEEP was basically most of the advertising this game got and it was mostly just fans promoting it themselves

You’re right Antdude, this series has some big “WAHOO” energy and I can’t get enough of how cute KLONOA is as a character and how deep the lore and can be as well. Have you read some of mangas? KLONOA is a best boy but we can’t forget that Kirby is the true Best Boy of platformers

It’s great to see Klonoa finally getting the love and attention it deserves.

Klonoa has been in the back of my mind forever. Of all of the original characters meant to be "The Animal Mascot" of the early Era of gaming... He was the one I always wanted to play, and by far is my favorite looking. Somehow after the original games released, I never found out about the gba or wii games, and since I was a Nintendo only kid... I never got a chance to play them because of that. So when I saw the Klonoa series getting a remaster... You know my childhood self felt completed. I just got through Door not too long ago, and will be playing Lunatea's Veil soon. WAHOO!

Nobody realize there’s a good animation at the front I love this

The WonderSwan was created by Gunpei Yukoi, the creator of the Gameboy, after leaving Nintendo because of the VirtualBoy and just before tragically passing away on traffic accident.

Klonoa is such an amazing game. I'm very glad I discovered it as a kid. So happy more people can play it now, it had gotten so insanely expensive.

"We wanted more games, not a bunch of PNGs." That's like saying books are just a bunch of letters. But in all seriousness, I'm so glad this video exists. Thanks for bringing Klonoa to more people to see!

It’s nice that they brought klonoa back. Now I can actually play it and see why people love it to much

"Bandai Namco did the bare minimum marketing when this game released" I can believe that, because I didn't even know about this game before I saw this video lul I remember playing Klonoa on PS1. Solid platformer with a lot of charm. I hope Klonoa Phantasy Reverie takes off and brings enough interest to the franchise. I will be grabbing myself a copy on steam when I have the opportunity.

11:49 - Oh hey, there's footage of my old LP of the Klonoa Wii remake!

When they announced this in the nintendo direct I remember thinking "Woah, what is this and why have I never heard of it? I would have loved this as a kid!"

I remember when I first discovered Klonoa. It was about 10 - 12 years ago, I went to a store called Savers and my aunt bought me and my brothers a bunch of used PS1 games. The games consisted of Ridge Racer R4 (Which will always have a special place in my heart), a few Tekken games (which were extremely awesome), and a demo disk that had Ridge Racer Turbo, Tekken 3, and the furball we all know and love......Klonoa. My brothers played Tekken and Ridge Racer the most, but when we selected Klonoa Door to Phantomile, I instantly fell in love with that game.

You damn right he is. Here's to a Klonoa 3!

I was hoping Ant would cover this series when I saw the remaster. I'm gonna wait for it to go on sale but I really want to get this someday since Klonoa 2 is pretty pricey and I don't have the means to emulate it.

The original Klonoa game on PS1 has a very unique hold on me. I was 6 years old when I played The Door to Phantomile and it was the first time I ever felt something when listening to music. The game's soundtrack perfectly mirrors the current mood of the story: the bouncy optimism in the early levels, the mysterious melancholy in the middle levels and the ominous tragedy as you are rushing in the final levels. The gameplay and character design were competitive with other game titles on the PS1 market, but the musical journey is something that makes Klonoa so criminally underrated Whenever I hear the soundtrack or see footage of Klonoa running around the Moon Kingdom it always brings me back to that memory of discovering. No matter where I am in life, whether it'll be my wedding/ birth of my children etc, I will always wish to return to playing Klonoa for the first time, one last time.

As someone who also did a deep dive retrospective on this series, I couldn't agree more. Also, Klonoa almost had a movie

Klonoa is one of my favorite series. And god am I happy to see the series get more attention.

The announcement of the Klonoa remakes during the Nintendo Direct made me discover about this obscure video game character. I got really hyped for the release and now since it's released, Klonoa has become one of my new favorite video game characters. I give a huge "Wahoo" to Bandai Namco for reviving this series for the modern audience to enjoy.

I always felt as though it was odd you had never covered this series before, I am very glad to see that has changed.

Klonoa looks like he’s be right at home in the sonic universe. And I now really want a crossover

I still remember you introducing me to Klonoa waaaaaay back in the “SonikDude101” days, so cool to see the series back in the spotlight and you covering them again

Klonoa was one of the few titles I remember playing the demo for and begging for the full game. Although I never got to fully play Door to Phantomile, I had a copy of Lunatea's Veil and literally completed it (one of a few games I actually beat despite not being a hardcore gamer). When the remake got announced, I felt so glad my childhood underrated mascot was given a second chance to gain traction in the modern era. Klonoa is one underdog (or cat...or cabbit...) that deserves more love nowadays.

Given what Klonoa went through in the first game, I like to believe that those events made him fall asleep and wake up to the sounds of his own screams. Other than that, I’m definitely going to get Phantasy Reverie Series some time Would be down to see them do a handheld collection with Beach Volleyball included. Heck I’d be so down with a three-way crossover with Kirby and Rayman

Thank you for covering this! And how you altered your intro similar to Klonoa's is just... *Chef Kiss* Perfection!!

i really hope more people get these games and we get a sequel

Really glad to see videos talking about Klanoa especially recently since most that I've seen are gameplay vids. Not people actually talking about them

Until today, the only knowledge I had about Klonoa was the name, and his design (which I've always liked). So this video was a "Klonoa 101" for me. It's sad seeing a wonderful series fizzling out like this, especially one with such a great visual style and protagonist. Here's hoping we see a new Klonoa on Switch at some point, cuz the little cat-rabbit boi deserves it. Wahoo!✨ *cough and Vexx too cough*

I hadn’t heard of this franchise until just recently but I’m a big fan of the character design and I think if I end up looking more into it I may end up with a new hyperfixation

Klonoa and Antude are back!? S tier rank

youtubers being excited about klonoa made me decide to get it and i'm so glad i did

Oddly enough, I completely missed these games on PlayStation and the Wii release was my first Klonoa game. I loved it! Looking forward to finally experiencing Klonoa 2!

"Moonlight Museum" is one of the best names for anything I've ever heard

Antdude, It's great seeing you revisit Klonoa with Phantasy Reverie. Your old playthroughs of Klonoa Wii and OG Klonoa 2 from the old "SonikDude" days is what got me to get the games when Klonoa Wii was still new and Klonoa 2 wasn't yet super expensive. Always remember you loving these games so I knew you'd be all over this.

I'm SOOO happy that the Phantasy Reverie Series exists! We all need that Klonoa 3, dang it!

I rarely 100% games but goddamn was I so happy to do both games all the way through. It's so good to have my boy back after all these years

Love that all of you KZfaqrs are getting together to get this series the respect it deserves!! Love it!!! I’m glad we’re in a better time where Klonoa is getting much more attention. This is giving me so much inspiration to do the same with a personal fanmake of a project!

The Wonderswan was the last thing made by Game Boy creator, Gunpei Yokoi before he was tragically killed in a traffic-collision

4:29 Speaking of how the creator of Klonoa made Ninja Gaiden, that reminds me EXACTLY of how the creator of Ghosts 'n Goblins (Fujiwara) made Tomba. And it's so sad, these developers wanted to make peaceful and less difficult platformer games but they didn't do well. (Edit: Wrong timestamp)

Klonoa's always been great, and I'm really happy with how Phantasy Reverie turned out.

I love Lunatea's Veil; I got it for the PS2, and it remains one of my all-time favorite games.

Because of how much he keeps saying wahoo it reminds me of that one Muppets character that keeps going waka waka.

Prolly was a good idea at launch to get the Kloanoa Phantasy Reverie instead of Sonic Origins (or who knows maybe Sonic has been patched since then but I think I made the better decision)

I'm not sure if you can still buy them, but Empire of Dreams and Dream Champ Tournament were on the Wii U eShop. That was actually my introduction to the series.

You know, come to think about it, there's actually a mobile version of the Klonoa: Door to Phantomile...that is sadly lost media, but we have gameplay footage; that is just the PS1 version for your Japanese mobile phone!

I only really discovered the Klonoa series a few weeks ago. I mean, I had heard of it but never actually tried. And boy did I not realize all these years how much I was missing out. This is legit entering my top5 franchises of all times, with Klonoa 1 possibly being my GOTY. I loved everything about it. It's super playable, the controls are great, the level design is great, the character is cute, the story is cute, the music is excellent, the graphics have aged surprisingly well for a 3D game from this era, the difficulty is fair and offers just that tiny bit of challenge that makes it not boring... I haven't had this much fun in a video game for a long time. What a hidden gem!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 4:43 Klonoa: Door To Phantomile 9:04 Klonoa (Wii) 12:18 Klonoa 1 Remaster (Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series) 14:22 Klonoa 2: Lunateil´s Veil 18:40 Klonoa Handheld Games 19:03 Klonoa: Moonlight Museum (+ Explanation of the Wonderswan) 21:08 Klonoa: Empire of Dreams & Klonoa: Dream Champ Tournament 24:43 Klonoa. Beach Volleyball 26:34 Klonoa Heroes: The legendary Star Medal (A Reboot) 29:02 Outro

When I was a kid my mom told me a I could get a game at game stop and I tired picking klanoa and she told me no because it looked like a sonic knock off, I was sad that I didn’t get it

been a fan of you since your older youtube channel! seeing this video gave me nostalgic feels back when i used to watch your playthroughs after school everyday. Glad you made it man.

Thank you so much for this, I hate how this series is often overlooked but more people bringing Klonoa in the spotlight always warms my heart!

Certainly hoping this combo pack does well enough for the series to continue. Was always curious about the franchise but this was a really nice concise breakdown of the core games. Tried the demo for the Phantasy Reverie Series and was a little unsure if I wanted to buy it (the wind bullet has like no range for some reason and the jumping takes some getting used to) but after all the crazy big games from Nintendo this year are done I'll keep a lookout for the little guy.

Extremely happy Klonoa is back but sad the Bandai namco didn't really market it and didn't have a US physical release. Got mine imported from the UK.

Big "Wahoo" Energy is hilarious and one of the best video titles / subtitles I've ever seen

Don’t think I’ve ever commented on your videos but before I even watch thank you so much for covering this. Klonoa needs it

Gonna say this-as much flack as the Wii port of DtP got, I loved it, and I was truly upset when I learned it sold so poorly, we wouldn't get a Lunatea's Veil port. Sure, we have Phantasy Reverie now, but as someone who didn't have a problem with the English language in the first port, I'm left curious as to how an English LV would sound.

It’s so good to see him again it’s been a long day

I'm so glad you mentioned the GBA games! Empire of my Dreams was my first exposure to the series and I love it

I really appreciate you made this spoiler free. I haven't gotten around to beating Klonoa 2 yet but I did really want to see this. Thank you!

The Ps1 and PS2 versions of these games man....it's a war crime how much these cost...

wahoo

7:29 THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THIS

That "Want Klonoa" magazine ad is like the most perfect 90's rendition of some of today's meme. It just has meme vibes so hard-core.

That volleyball one might actually be weirder than my sister.

Hello everyone, have a good day

Not gonna lie this was my whole childhood and the fact this came back no matter what type of day you having both of these games would cheer you from the ost alone ( personally I think klonoa 2 ost is a lil better because of the moonlight museum) but it is a great game simple 2.5D direction it went with was different really can’t think of games that did it to express the lay of the lands you explore

That intro was just… adorable. Perfect.

Hey, since you've been on the train for more niche Nintendo series, I was wondering if the Inazuma Eleven games would make a good video? They're football/soccer games for the DS and 3DS with 6 main series games (the 6th was never localised but you can find translation patches) all based around the anime with the same name. The series is due its first game in over a decade next year for the switch but the development has been rocky. Interested to see if you do a video on this series, it was a personal favourite growing up and it's my favourite use of the DS touch screen.

I really enjoyed moonlight museum. I played it on my PS Vita with the OLED screen so it looked great and crispy. I even played the GBA games on the Wii U since they were on the eShop and they’re pretty great.

Recently played through the first game and really thought it was great. Glad to see more coverage of this series!

i really apreciate you making a video of this series

The Wii version is just plain awesome. One of the best looking games on the system and one of my favorites to play- The redesigned artstyle is fantastic and the music is great. I'll never understand why it gets such hate. Actually, I think I do. Most people played part 1 on PS1 first and fell in love with that aesthetic but didn't bother to play the Wii game or Klonoa 2, which both have similar aesthetics and are fantastic. Most people also didn't bother to play the GBA games which is sad. It's a crime they didn't do well, and Klonoa fans are just bad at supporting this franchise. Don't be surprised when this one doesn't sell well, too. Klonoa curse.

“No other platformer series has attempted to replicate and build off of this idea” Goemon’s Great Adventure says sup. Goemon’s great adventure came out a year after Klonoa for N64, and is also made by Konami. It does 3D side scrolling where you can interact with the background and foreground like Klonoa, but it’s much more well done in Goemon’s Great Adventure.

I really want to play this now, it looks so cute! thanks for the rec!!

OMG - I wondered if you would ever make a Klonoa video. Especially since I’m about to start my playthough of Reverie ~ Good timing :) I’ll come back once I’m done ✨

I'm very intrigued to get the duo pack on Switch. However I heard, that the framerate especially during endbosses makes it basically unplayable. Can someone confirm that? But I personally also prefer the PS1 style of the visuals. I will at least check if the GBA Roms are avaiable on the Wii U eShop before it closes.

Klonoa would sell a lot better if Namco bothered to advertise the damn games. What happened with the Phantasy Reverie Series is new to Klonoa at all. They don’t bother to advertise the damn games and the few times they do the ads are terrible. Klonoa Legendary Star Medal has no continuity with the main games and exists in its own world.

Played klonoa for the first time like 4 weeks ago, and now klonoa 2 is ny third favorite game of all time. Glad to see more people talk about it, as I am now obsessed with the franchise now.

"certainly charming" *shows klonoa waving to his grandpa before The Moment*

Klonoa is a masterpiece that can never be ruined. Unlike other remakes. (Lookin at you, Sonic Colors Ultimate.) Edit: The Wii version of Klonoa has proven my point wrong, forgive me gamers.

You know the video gonna be a banger when it starts off with Redial from Bomberman Hero 🙏 And i totally agree, Klonoa is super important and feels really distinct from any other platformer I've ever played. Love the characters and stories, and the gameplay (especially in Klonoa 2) is super varied but not to the point where you're hoping to get back to the standard formula like in Crash Bandicoot 3 with all its vehicle sections. Heck, I think the snowboarding sections in Klonoa 2 might be my favorites out of everything in the duology. I really wish Bandai Namco had promoted the game more, these games deserve to be experienced.

6:00 "No other platformer seems to have replicated or build off of this idea" There's a PS2 game based on the 2003 Cat in the Hat movie that plays EXACTLY like Klonoa and I think that's so weird, it's hilarious There's also a bootleg Ice Age game on the Gameboy Color that's also a Klone-oa... weird stuff I remember seeing the little guy in magazines, but I've never found or played any of the games until recently. I was interested in this collection cuz it's cheaper than getting the originals. Klonoa 2 is kinda finnicky to emulate too

Also fun fact, Wahoo is Phantomile for "Okay"