i guested on this cool podcast: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/attgiMiprb3acY0.html patron: www.patreon.com/user?u=2285408 intro song was inspire by this its v cool: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdOip8x_l6mwpmg.html eyy short video. im working on mulitple long projects at once, and so i figured id take a short break to squeeze out this neat lil idea i had b4 i become one of those youtubers who only uploads once a year lol.

Man, horse games really do be horse games.

You joke about "Japan Only Horse Games" but I'd honestly listen to you talk about any type of game as your video style is just always the vibes I want, even if I don't vibe with a lot of the games on their own. That is probably why I like videos.

Was not prepared for that Rayman render.

I just love watching ps1 polygons wiggle.

Damn, Japanese PS1 Spyro fans got done *_dirty_* on that first release.

I want to say, as an artist your clip art, and stylistic videos have really inspired me over the past few years. There's just a specific vibe, and an atmospheric quality to your work that I don't find anywhere else. Please keep up the hard work yo.

"Your Bloodline is Cringe." Yes, yes, this is the phrase that I've needed in my life. Thank you.

Man that fixed camera angle Spyro is spinning me out. It's like when you see your own cat at the park - it's the same but just not right

Ah yes, JUAN. My favorite japanese only honse game

Personal Story Crash 3 story: I live in Brazil and the version of Crash 3 I had was the japanese one and I thought it was the official version untill much time later to discover that Crash wasn't a japanese IP. so Tiny has a high pitch voice in English while he has a Deep voice in japanese, that was my main complain about the "english translation" in my opinion

You should check Pandemonium 2. It's REALLY weird and crazy and goes after space travel and cosmic bs. It's a trip man

Fun fact, the saturn version of magical hoppers has animated cut scenes while the ps1 version has static images.

Seeing the Waulbaum font in your vids is like suddenly running into an old pal at the grocery store.

It's funny you mention Oddworld, considering it had some interesting localization changes to in-game art and hand models. Crazy enough, some of the changes were in regards to a horrific murder.

that transition to the Crash part was G O D L I K E

I remember reading an interview with Kojima from an old gaming magazine that said Japanese games were often easier because Japanese players felt cheated if they couldn't finish the game they bought

Future Cop LAPD was also different in Japan. They gave it all a more anime-styled look and even added small portraits whenever someone speaks. I do honestly prefer the JP version of that game.

surprised you didnt cover crash bash considering it just straight up added endings for each character- coco becomes a vTuber in hers

Ah the forbidden "The GAME" folder on the desktop, I too have one of those filled with a Design doc full of my garbage ideas and many sub folders filled with visual inspiration, rotting for who knows how many months lol

Just want to say, as a long time viewer, I love your content. Your channel is what Yotube needs. Thanks for making my day better!

I thrive off japanese localizations of western games, I thank thee for this meal

"If i ever become one of those youtubers who only drops a five hour video three times a year" Man... I'm missing Matthewmatosis something fierce

Unironically the best part is the D O U G W A L K E R bit. Would buy that song in a heartbeat.

I love that animated background that starts at 4:35

I was a kid who was made severely ill by the camera in Spyro and it made me very sad

Oh man, I remember drawing that swag Crash when I was a kid..

Been playing a shit ton of PS1 games lately because of you. Keep it up. Harmful Park as of the game yesterday

a funny thing I find fascinating with some PS1 games is that when ported from NTSC to PAL regions, they redo the english dub for it, such as Ape Escape and Gex

Waiting til someone uses' that Raymen render as a profile pic.

Oh man. Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere would have had you spinning. What in Japan was originally a 2 disc anime existential crisis about fighter pilots in the future with multiple branching story paths and a dope soundtrack in was turned into a single disc shell of it’s former self. At least the US version kept the dope music, but Namco really did the US dirty with that game.

This is going to be the best evening. Thanks thor

I've only ever played the JP Spyro games, and this video finally cleared up why English Spyro gameplay videos seemed so... off.

1:24 Why the H E C K

Every time you make a song for a video I feel a need to re listen to positive yellow, I fucking love that album. Really excited for what you put out next in that department ngl

We must protect ThorHighHeels at all cost

Speaking of 3D-sickness and stuff I can't source, I've heard that Japanese people actually have a higher chance to develop motion sickness (or have the traits that results in motion sickness to a higher statistical degree than westerners, I dunno how it works I'm QA not a doctor), which is why they make changes like that. Is it true? Listen bud- idfk. Just throwing out possibilities here. Also I kinda wish Crash 4 could've sold better because now I kinda want a new Pandemonium game inspired by Crash 4's multi-timeline shenanigans where Argus and Nikki like, botch a spell and have to team up with Clam and Guppy to fix the multiverse. Could be cool, man.

"Your bloodline is cringe." True. What's your point?

oh man, hugo. memory unlocked. when i was a kid there was a tv show in poland where you could call in and play it on the air. i was kinda scared of him but i still really liked the show. we also had one hugo safari game that probably came from a cereal box or a magazine that we played a lot. fun times

Would love to see you do a video on Korea Only games. * Mystic Nights (PS2) - Survival Horror * Manic Game Girl (PS1) - Action Adventure * Zaphie and Zaphie II (PC) - Survival Horror * Morbid (PC /MS-DOS) - Survival Horror * Battle Blues (3DO) - SRPG * Eye of Typhoon (3DO) - Fighting Game * Armageddon (3DO) - Piece of shit shooter They all have their own charming jankiness that I think you could appreciate and dissect. I translated Mystic Nights and Battle Blues so I am slightly biased. Love your vids dude, keep em coming.

Only watching 3 minutes a day to make this last longer

"it's an isakai I think" So is Wizard of Oz, things be strange.

JP Doug Walker intro gives me life

You forgot, Crash 2 and I believe 3 actually makes crash jump lower, the fmv cutscenses, Crash Carnival and that weird creppy Dingodile art and the fact they added a extra "taunt" to Koala Kong in the polar minigames, that only the CPU can do, weird. Oh and playable Fake Crash. Yeah I know what i'm talking about.

Great video! Excited to see what you come up with next.

To be fair, being able to play as an anime bunny is an improvement to Pademonium's "low effort discotheque aesthetic" girl.

I love your music so much, listening to the new album you dropped today right now. Your videos are great too, thanks for all the great media.

A lot of games are made easier in Japan or have native versions that are easier (see Contra Hard Corps) because of the US game rental market. Game rentals are a breach of copyright law in Japan because rental companies would buy one legit copy and make copies to rent out, so they changed the laws around video games in particular.

i've been waiting my whole life for this video........... good video!

That's not fair, you can't just have a video I wanna watch before I go to sleep. I'm calling the Critical Velocity squad to sort you out, bub. Great video!

Your videos always make my day better, thanks for the banger

Thanks for inspiring me to create more, and just being overall enjoyable adventuring and showing us the unknown, power to you.

Your videos really make me feel better and laugh and shit, was feeling like poop before I decided to put this on. so like for real thanks for doing these vids. You real cool

I wasn't expecting Juan to make an appearance on this video

Wow! It's been a long time since I've visited this channel. I just love your content and commentary. I'm sooooo going to binge watch all of your content while giving my actual life 0 fuxxx on this decadent Sunday while I scroll down mylocallookalikeargentinianamazononlinelikestore

pandemonium was my jam when i was a tiny little toddler, one of the first games i played, it was wild learning about spacehoppers like 2 decades later

Biiiitch we had Pandemonium at home and we always called it "Pandemonium Clown" because we were just that stupid but seeing it here is like someone recognizing that they also saw that weird UFO that one time or whatever. I love it, you brighten my day with your videos! :)

As always, the best content on my sub page. The aesthetic grows with each upload I swear. Thnk u

Your editing skills are worth 1 Mil+ subscribers. A joy to watch every time.

your aesthetics make me feel like home, especially those on ps1 games thx for that

Japan Spyro 1 has a cheat that you can use after completing the game (idk if you need to beat it 100%) that enables the US camera. They knew the camera idea for the JP version was terrible. Also, if you have a pocketstation (basically a memory card with a clock and buttons) it adds a new collectable to the game, Dragonfly eggs, that you can collect to unlock minigames to play in the pocketstation.

Thor, if you read this, I just gotta say thank you for all that you do, you’re one of my absolute favorite youtubers, I love your brand of humor, and I think you’re a really great person. I love listening to all the obscure video game shit you’re into, and the way you put it all into words. Great work, dood, keep it up 💖💖💖

Awesome vid mate funny, informative and not overly editied. I look forward to more 👌 +1 Sub

10:33 i need this on a t-shirt so bad

Ok I'm a big triple 6 fan and your patreon 'thank yous' section fuckin killed me

When I saw this in my sub feed I thought to myself. Finally, some good content!

10:49 Truly cultured

Yes. Do more of these. Your video essays are extremely satisfying and are obviously the product of you ensuring you convey your complete thoughts on a given topic in a way that's both comprehensive and entertaining. This video is just the light version of that where you can just talk more candidly talk about a topic that doesn't necessarily demand the level of scrutiny and polish demonstrated in your longer form videos, and allows for your thoughts on a subject to roam around a little more and take more of your natural mannerisms and humor with them. Both formats have their place, and I think ass-centric Tomb Raider and Japanese horse games belong here.

I love your videos

Great stuff!

Stop making so many good videos! I can’t watch them fast enough

There was also Unholy War, which got the same completely different anime treatment that Pandemonium got. You should check it out 😀 EDIT: The Japanese version is called Majokko Daisakusen Little Witching Mischiefs... Yeah it has gone from a post-apocalyptic fighting arena game to a cutesy anime fighting arena game

Pandemonium was the first thing that came to my mind once I realized what this video was about. That GTA cover tho

Great video as always! You forgot to mention that the last 4 bosses in Crash 1 also have different themes in Japanese, from Koala Kong to Cortex

This was a great video about regional differences in ps1 games.

Glad I found your channel today. This was funny as fuck

You are the most weeb non-weeb content creator that i know. Good video btw!

Need for Speed 1 had a weird Japanese port that exclusively used Nissans

You got me playing disaster report homie

this is what i watch the channel for

I still can't get over how sleek the jp versions of the box artwork were. Medievil looks cute af. Just look at that skeley boi 11:47. How can you not love him? The art just screams "adventure" but with a cutie3.14 skeley boi.

i love ur channel

Every video of yours is a banger. You and Oddheader and the only two people i know who consistently have amazing content in this genre.

Pandemonium was my first ever game and it totally holds up, everybody go play that sheeit

BRO WHAT WAS THAT SONG AT THE BEGINNING HOLY SHIT

Speaking of people who only release 5 hour videos three times a year, there’s an ~8 hour Oblivion retrospective being released on September 1 by the same guy who did the 8 hour Morrowind retrospective.

Thor's videos have such a very very specific vibe and aesthetic to them that GENUINELY is not found anywhere else. I would be devastated without this channel because I never realised I needed this kind of atmosphere in a youtube video so much.

That thumbnail is modern art. It should be framed.

1:28 I have been personally attacked.

I actually love Pandemonium's Japanese boxart - it reminds me of weird localised Japanese shows like Flint the Time Detective that I used to love as a kid.

The video should have ended 15 seconds in, that's a bloody masterpiece

This was some proper gioco

I can't wait for a j u a n remake on rtx man

I swear to god your videos take me to another dimension

man, i really hope we get a whole ass video about horse games.

Pandemonium I remember playing briefly as a kid and it disturbed me from the horrifying cg, I'd be less scared by magical hoppers lol

Dude made a video without a single defo Proud of you 😀

So you’ve played Doug Walker, but have you ever played Linkara: Super Sentai HD Turbo Remix?

Metal Gear Solid: Doug Walkers

what was that beat in the intro lol that was sick