Get Surfshark VPN at surfshark.deals/rebeltaxi and enter promo code REBELTAXI for 83% off and 3 extra months for free! Was gonna make this vid longer but Disgaea 1 was just too good. Need to cover that game properly some time. Also thanks to Cafzka for the Thumbnail of the Under the Skin bunny Girls twitter.com/cafzka

There was nothing as special as strolling into your local game store and looking at the walls of strange used ps2 games. So much interesting cover art, so many crazy games that will probably never be made again. It truly was a wonderful time for games. Anyone else ever play steambot chronicles?

Hey, Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 was the final ever PS2 game, FIFA 14 was second to last :)

Freaky Flyers actually looks like something I could genuinely enjoy playing, even today

"I'M NOT EVEN HUMAN! I'M PILOT *EEEEEEX"* I don't think I've ever laughed this hard at a video intro before. And if I have, by god, it's been years. XD

The startup sound of the ps2 is the best sound of nostalgia I've ever heard.

Okay but Pilot X NEEDS to be a meme. Random characters ripping their heas, revealing they're actually pilot X and they challenge you to a race in outer space? it writes itself!

Freaky Flyers feels like someone made a videogame out of one of those straight video movies for children, but for adults. It also feels like what would happen if Seth McFarlane wrote Wacky Races. 22:51 Technic Beats' wallpapers remind me of the images you can use for the background of your Guild Card in Monster Hunter.

Man, I wish that Playstation still had this colourful, and almost experimental feeling to it in the 90's/2000's.

''When you're being offensive to everyone equally, you aren't being offensive to no one.'' - Freaky Flyers creators, possibly (Drawn Together creators almost surely).

“You’d totally get me if I still had a soul, by the way have you downloaded Surfshark vpn yet” - Pan Pizza (2022)

Freaky Flyers is literally Spyro's speedways made into a full game, uh Would be cool if someone could manage to maybe make a "complete' version by modding one game to have all the characters in it

I'd give anything to bring back the era of colorful, creative games. Everything feels the same now

14:46 Ashif Hakik also did the soundtracka for Crash Nitro Kart and the first Sly Cooper game, and was also a playtester for Spyro and Tomba. He passed away suddenly last year, but his music will never be forgotten.

Under The Skin was for sale at my local Marathon gas station. So glad I could finally get that sentence out

Managed to find a good copy of Freaky Flyers for 14 bucks, definitely can’t wait to play it whenever I can.

I was 99% sure Freaky flyers would make it unto this channel one day. What a glorious day

It never occurred to me how much I miss this ascetic, the kinda blue digital and physical crystal look. Truly the look of the mid2000s that I miss.

Freaky Flyers was a game I wanted to play back when I was a teen, I've never seen a review of it and I thought it was mostly forgotten. The art for the game did peak my interest since I really like Earthworm Jim and its wacky artstyle.

"Drawing tablet advertisements" is an apt description for an art vibe if I ever heard one.

It always amazes me how the PS2 really was the best of the Indie and the Triple A scene, I think that's always been the most fascinating thing about it to me, you could find almost any weird game you wanted.

Freaky Flyers reminsd me a ton of Cartoon Network Racing. My sister and I had so much fun with that way back. Being able to play as Powerpuff girls, Courage, and Dexter's Labatory, plus more. It was so fun. I remember vividly playing on a Courage The Cowardly dog Map, with Jonny Bravo as my driver. I don't know why or what about it stuck out to me so much. But I loved that game. I couldn't find a physical copy that would arive any time soon. So I last year went and emulated it on the PC. Played it with my sister, found out there are cheat codes! I never seemed to have realized this, I found one that unlocked everything. It turns out, that all the maps and characters my sister and I played back as kids, wasn't even half the content. Since they locked away a bunch of maps and one extra character of all the shows in the game. Took me 15 or so years to realize this. But that was such a fun time.

Hey Pan, I think two cool PS2 games you’d like is Bombastic and Flipnic. Bombastic is a neat puzzle game with a cool aesthetic, and Flipnic is a very odd pinball game. The PS2 is my favorite console, so I’m glad to see it’s lesser known games represented

12:05 I have never been so happy with that short advertisement transition thing. The colors and the PS2 sounds are just so beautiful. It makes me feel happy. God I wish Pan or someone would just make some kind of PS2 ambience with beautiful colorful pictures of controllers and cute girls in ambient clothes

That Fantavision song (Potal) you featured is so beautiful! I feel like every time a Pan video comes out I find a few new songs I love. 2000s Japanese video game music was truly something else.

Really do wish Puyo Puyo Fever 2 was released in the states, that game still has one of the best puyo menu’s and art style usage.

Those FantaVision cutscenes remind me of the low budget stuff they would air on Miami's PBS channels at 4am

Seeing your coverage of Motor Storm Arctic Edge reminded me of "Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice" I would really like to see your thoughts on this PSP game. I really really liked it as a kid. Played some of it again not to long ago and was pleasantly surprised that it was still fun and bombastic.

I feel like there's an alternate timeline somewhere where Freaky Flyers would exist as a one-off animated pilot (definitively would had made one of RebelTaxi's Top 10 Failed Animated Pilots videos) or a short-lived animated series with just a season to its name. Something akin to Tripping the Rift or Father of the Pride (assuming it wasn't changed to be a 2D show).

Another strange colorful PS2 game that's Japanese only, but has English voice acting is a game called Poinie's Poin. It's a cute platformer where you control people's moods and find your way home.

These truly are underrated gems that deserves more then just remakes but brand new comebacks as well!

Gotta love how Pan plays as the Japanese girl when playing Freaky Flyers.

3:20 Ahh Ghost Trick. A game I played years after it came out because I was browsing stuff on the iOS appstore, finding it by searching for Ace Attorney. Only downloading it because the first 2 chapters were free. Later discovering that the game originally came out for the DS years before. Also finding out that it got like zero marketing, only getting one trailer and nothing else.

Technic Beat seems like peak PS2 in terms of its visual aesthetic and weird gameplay style. Honestly there's was a bunch of experimentation at the time especially from smaller studios/games. It's something I would say that defined the era.

Pan has the most eye catching thumbnails I just love them!

I grew up with the GameCube and never owned a PS2 until adulthood. Yet that PS2 Title Screen still gives me SO. MUCH. NOSTALGIA!!!

I just got Freaky Flyers and I haven't laughed this hard at a game in a long time. Great game. Highly underrated.

I think the main reason why PS2 games kept getting made was because of the fact that the wii was so under powered. Like, If they already have to dedicate a seperate studio to making the wii port, the hardware between the Wii and PS2 is similar, So why not also make a PS2 port because it's the highest selling console of all time next TO The wii? Plenty of people still have a PS2. The Wii is THE MAIN REASON the PS2 stuck around for so long.

Hearing Pan talk about Technic Beat and how he wants another game like that, I know of a game that MIGHT scratch that itch. Its an obscure sequel to Vib-Ribbon called Vib-Ripple, and that one has you controlling the character herself, only with bouncing being the main mechanic. Its not as in-depth, but it’d be interesting to check out.

I've been watching rebeltaxi for at least 7 years, and I've gotta say I'm amazed at the longevity and how the style has only gotten better. Great stuff.

I got almost all the way through before seeing a game I hadn't heard of. The PS2 is friggen magical. any genre you want, they've got it in spades. Colourful is a genre

Freaky Flyers is such a product of it's time and that's gnarly and I love it.

10:41 “Samir Patel. Patel, I’ve seen Scott Pilgrim” fuckin choked on my pasta. Never change, Pan.

I swear, Freaky Flyers is one of the funniest games I've ever seen. Going to emulate it later today, thanks for reminding me about this hidden gem. Add these characters to Multiversus, Warner Bros.

My friends at the time invited me over and they set up the ps2. They booted up Freaky Flyers and only showed the Pilot X cutscenes. I was so confused. It was great.

Funny Story on how I got my ps2 , a friend of mine was being bad so their mom decided to throw it out , which lead to my mother taking it for me , and I have had it ever since 2012 , just hope he doesn't want it back.

Stretch Panic not being included tells me that the concept of a little girl stretching giant tiddy monsters is normal to him

these vids are my favorites, this gen of gaming never gets old

There’s no shortage of bizarre PS2 games. It was a weird yet fun time for videogames. I feel 6th gen was the most creative time.

The Ps2 is a relic of a time in video games that will never recreated. There was over 14,000 different titles released on the ps2. You could do 100 videos on ps2 games and still have obscure games to talk about. Now a days game devs focus all their time on making one game as graphically impressive as possible. Which is smart, I'm not hating, the have better quality assurance now... but I still can't help to long for the time of gaming variety. So much weirdness.

14:37 FINALLY, I FOUND OUT WHO SANG THAT

Honestly, I'd love to see a video on the weird marketing gimmicks that consoles have used before. Especially early 2000's when a lot of the consoles knew what the playerbase liked, and marketed it towards them. Unlike a lot of stuff now days.

hey I just came across your channel and I wanna say it's super entertaining. I love how it feels like I'm playing a video game watching this particular "strange colorful" series. I also love the bumpers you make.

Tbh, the best part about this game(Freaky Fliers), is that it would actually work in modern times. Simply because it's a clear Satire game, which takes stereotypes from EVERYWHERE, and not just one place in particular.

Freaky Flyers was my favorite ps2 game growing up!!! So happy to see people still remember it 💖

Glad you're putting the spotlight on Freaky Flyers. I don't care what anyone says, this game is still hilarious!

These games definitely deserve a remastered.

Man, I never thought I'd hear anyone talking about under the skin. That and Freaky Fliers. I still have my ps2 copy of that game that I rented from a video store when I was just an ugly little fetus that I never returned years ago.

One thing that sucks about alot of older games is that the shading can be so dark that it just makes the game look gross. Like some of these games are supposed to be colorful and cartoony but they just never came across that way

Your style is stuck in my childhood. Thank you

Freaky flyers has always been one of my most memorable childhood games on my beloved GameCube

I remember playing Freaky Flyers on a PS2 demo compilation disc that came with the UK PlayStation magazine, I've been trying to remember what is was called for years so thanks Taxi!

Awesome vid! Next time you do one of these I hope you talk about the Taito "Drawn-to-Life" Duology of Magic Pengel and Graffiti Kingdom. Very fun RPG and 3D Platformer respectively.

he's come so far yet stayed so true to heart. dude really out here staying genuine, actually informative, and funny

Another interesting game I'd like to see reviewed for the PS2 is Maximo. Underrated Capcom game about a knight in a spooky land, with great mechanics. I didn't finish it, but it definitely seems like one to add to the list for a future video.

I swear thr ps2 is the gift that keeps on giving. It's always surprised me with the games that no one discovers till a decade later. Like, you were on the shelf whole time and I never notice.

The cut at 12:04 from the black screen to the bright colours together with the fresh sound effect is beautiful. I've said so before but your yt videos are on another level.

Shout-out to the late Ashif Hakik. Composer for FantaVision (US), Tomba 2, Sly 1, and Crash Nitro Kart.

Freaky Flyers is the epitome of game made by 14 year olds on Newgrounds vibes

I also recommend the weird treasure game Freak Out (also known as Stretch Panic in other countries). Its pretty weird but fun boss battle game.

This guy is the peak of oozing style without having a gimmick. He does what AVGN and other reviewers do, telling the history, what he or she likes and showing the game. When he screams or had some sort of reference/self aware "joke" it doesn't come off as "try hard." It feels genuine... much more than a radio DJ. Oh on top of all of that, good games, bad games, movies or shows, this man does it all and keeps it interesting. He's not relying on high views or IGN meme status, you know "it has a little something for everyone, it makes you feel like Batman" and Dead Cel review plagiarism. This man is a one man band, who can hold his beer, and keep a conversation enjoyable. Cheers mate, and keep being radical :)

Watching these kinds of videos makes me wanna make games like that if I knew how to, but they just really inspire me creatively especially that last game.

Vib Ripple is a colorful sequel to Vib Ribbon & it's got some weird moog synth sounding shit in it, I love it. Would be a perfect fit for a part 2 of this vid tbh.

You know Pan, the age of consent in Japan is 14. Buckle up Titans we're going to Tokyo!

I used to have Under the Skin for my PS2. My stepbrother was obsessed with it.

I know people say this all the time but Technic Beat unironically unlocked a core memory in my mind, I haven't thought about that game in ages and ages... what a banger

whos the baddie in the thumbnail

0:25 “The PS2 has sold over 150 units” has the same energy as “At least 5 people speak Swedish”

I'd love to see Under The Skin and Technic Beat come back, maybe in the forms of HD remakes on Switch

5:17 Looks like a art style you would see in a Chuck E Cheese game

Capcom being a Japanese company doing that shit is not surprising lol

I'm surprised Pan didn't randomly mention the age of consent in Japan being 14 when talking about the promotion website for that game (not that he would randomly mention it) and Pan should do an entire video on PSP games.

I'm loving these series of videos. Honestly, I wouldn't mind if you ever made a part 2 to any of these videos.

Pan really should play The Kore Gang. It is obscure, has an interesting history first starting out as a game for the OG Xbox and ending as a Wii exclusive, and it has a Tim Burton artstyle.

@rebelstaxi Stretch Panic has the gothy cartoon vibe you'll love. PS2, little girl with a demon scarf has to stop her sisters from becoming monsters.

I remember seeing magazine ads for Freaky Flyers and loving the cover art. Actually playing the game might have ruined whatever I had thought the game was about tho.

That thumbnail is beautiful. My favorite KZfaqr been watching you since 2013 back when I was in middle school haven’t missed a single video. Also love the podcast

That playboy bunny girl from Under The Skin seen in the thumbnail looks like a human version of Susie McCallister from Summer Camp Island

i love your video game vids, just that early 2000's late 90's underground vibe. also your scripts are amazing

Wow, leave it to RebelTaxi to enlighten us in these quirky little games.

Here's an idea for a video based on the DS after completing a GameCube games video: Weird/Underrated/Best DS Games. Weird: Elite Beat Agents, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure, Feel The Magic XY XX Underrated: Trauma Center: Under the Knife, Fossil Fighters, Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, Star Fox Command Best: The World Ends With You, Mario and Luigi Bowser's Inside Story, Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Eyy, never heard of Freaky Flyers but I was right in your community post when I said it looked like something from Earthworm Jim!

Man I love that RebelTaxi videos always feel like it's a Saturday morning

I remember having a ps2 All I did was throw Spryo off a castle tower because I was mad the gameplay wasn't anything like skylanders

I always love your videos and how you choose to discuss games that aren't done to death by many other game review channels. Your style and editing is also terrific!

I used to love Freaky Flyers. It was one of my favourite games on the demo disk I owned.

10:02-He does kinda looks like Loopty Goopty from Ep.4 of Helluva Boss!

You know it’s a great Pan Pizza video when he talks about obscure Japanese sixth gen games, games with racist stereotypes and games with questionable marketing involving underage girls.

I feel like pan wouldve loved stretch panic if he played it

Despite Freaky Flyers looking very un-PC with the characters, I don't mind the colorful cast of this wacky ensemble.