Phantasy Star III Generations of Doom: A 30th Anniversary Retrospective Gaming Documentary GTV Japan 2024-10-16 | Phantasy Star III Generations of Doom: A 30th Anniversary Retrospective Gaming Documentary
Mega Man 9: How The Blue Bomber Got a Second Life on Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 GTV Japan 2023-09-22 | In 2008, Capcom gave its oldest, greatest hero a new lease on life. Let's celebrate 15 years of Mega Man's glorious return!(Chapter markers and more below...)0:00 Coming Up Next!!0:14 GTV ID: To the Nines!!0:20 Act 1: Full Circle6:43 Act 2: Reviving the Ancient16:37 Act 3: Ready to Rock!21:10 Epilogue: The Future Ain't What It Used To Be24:06 NG Scene!Episode InformationGTV 154 "Nine Lives" Season 8 Episode 11Original Airdate: September 22, 2023Produced August 1-5, September 16-22, 2023Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Topaz AI. All paid for with Gainful Employment™Why not check out all the Mega Man / Rockman videos from GTV?A Classic Rockman Collection youtu.be/aV2cNK7GejU MegaMan 30th Anniversary youtu.be/HFzo9Y77asYElec-Man VS. Journey youtu.be/7GSx_0yMuXoMega Man Box Art youtu.be/BYWotFHxc-Q Mega Man Lightbulbs youtu.be/aQTF2mMX81kMega Man X 30th Anniversary youtu.be/ny_sJqDkuAM Take some time to relive these classic Mega Man games, in manga form!Mega Man Manga youtu.be/irqYNCBaxR4Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily’s Revenge Manga (Part One) youtu.be/hYvzP7AmCOs Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily's Revenge Manga (Part Two) youtu.be/rrLizQB-8tM Mega Man 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part One) youtu.be/a2P9QtnabUI Mega Man 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part Two) youtu.be/8MnI91aSrPk Mega Man 4 Dr. Cossack’s Ambition (Part One) youtu.be/Lf15xKmOfJU Mega Man 4 Dr. Cossack’s Ambition (Part Two) youtu.be/QeFOMkWE3UcMega Man 5: Protoman’s Trap: Coming November 2023!Partial transcriptOn September 22nd, 2008, Capcom brought its original superstar back from the dead. Well, maybe not the absolute first character in their stable, but the oldest one that had the most impact on the company: Mega Man! Known in Japan as Rockman.20 years after hitting the scene, the Blue Bomber was back with all new adventure. OK. More like 21 years. After all, Rockman was first released in Japan on December 17th, 1987. We all know the history from there so there’s no need to go too deep into detail, but if somebody were happily playing Mega Man 1 on a warm Summer’s night back in 1988, and suddenly went into a coma until 2008, and saw the ninth… NINTH!! Mega Man game, which looks exactly like the first one, he or she might be asking just what the heck happened!?I would tell that 21st Century Rip van Winkle this: Mega Man was a huge game series back in the 8 bit days. It was so popular that there were 6 games in 6 years! The games had some improvements, like the Mega Buster, and helpers like Rush, Beat and Eddie, but the core game, The struggle of Dr. Light versus Dr. Wily and most notably the graphics never changed! Partly because to keep up with the demanding pace of putting out annual installments, there wasn’t any time to make those changes, and things worked so well, maybe they didn’t need much changing after all.Footage provided by offical game trailers, or website sources. Some gomeplay assistance by Pietro soft. Music taken straight from the Rockman 9 CD soundtrack from the E-Can Sound Collection.
Game Girls! The Story of the Japanese X-Rated Video Game Genre “Yakyuu-Ken” and its G-Rated History GTV Japan 2023-09-02 | 100 years ago, a new word entered the Japanese language. Far from its original definition, Yakyuuken later became the first X-Rated video game in Japan! How'd that happen?! (Chapter markers and more below...)0:00 Coming Up Next!!0:15 GTV ID: After Dark0:21 Scene 1: Not M Rated Stuff1:26 Scene 2: What is Yakyuuken?2:49 Scene 3: Things Get Salacious3:43 Scene 4: Early Adult Games in Japan (1979-1994)6:12 Scene 5: Full Motion Video Brings the X-Rated Era (1995-1998)10:19 Scene 6: CERO and 21st Century Yakyuuken 12:07 Scene 7: Clean Yakyuuken Wins in the End 13:07 NG Scene!Episode InformationGTV 153 "Game Girls" Season 8 Episode 10Original Airdate: September 1, 2023Produced July 25-30, August 26-31, 2023Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Topaz AI. All paid for with Gainful Employment™GTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dOther great SEGA videos by GTV!Phantasy Star 30th Anniversary youtu.be/FZcij7XPdzISega SG-1000 Story youtu.be/qBDx83UZ1nwSega Mega Drive Perfect Guides youtu.be/w37sJi4PU_Q Meet Mr. Sega! youtu.be/bkOsNYAx90IPhantasy Star II 30th Anniversary youtu.be/4F3LnKYEv-8Mega Drive Mini Unboxing youtu.be/SJ9ec844sh0 Segata Sanshiro youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbk Phantasy Star III 30th Anniversary youtu.be/T-9uSzMkXKs The More You Know: Game Gear youtu.be/K3bvA41DY4ISega Solar System youtu.be/nwRy3i1VgMkThe American MegaDrive (aka The Origin of Genesis) youtu.be/wta-wGtyuq4 Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary youtu.be/I2MYvgNf9lU Sonic the 8-Bit youtu.be/ct1YjTtd8bE The Zillion Story youtu.be/GV65rKJmlag A Sonic Adventure youtu.be/51cwcqcKiFA Sonic 2’s Day youtu.be/GX6cqZJMEfo Phantasy Star 35 youtu.be/IPSZ6LvQe8g Magical Hat is not Zillion 3 youtu.be/1ruKUk3GGyEOther GTV episodes with celebrities in themDouble Identity youtu.be/sVx-e4obQc0 Guts Pose youtu.be/I02u8Br0yhs Who Are Kato & Ken? youtu.be/CtKuKTSjF_g Rational Ebullience youtu.be/z6psyKzdY4s Elec-Man VS. Journey youtu.be/7GSx_0yMuXoThe Story of Tetris World Champion Evets Kainzow youtu.be/Q1BlbGdtGoYHulk Hogan Manga Mania! youtu.be/ei7wxfKkMnQ Meet Mr. Sega youtu.be/bkOsNYAx90IZelda 2 and the 1988 Chip Shortage youtu.be/H6zYKiueCEAMonkey Magic youtu.be/V5nmAnmOe7g Segata Sanshiro youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbk The Legendary Mother youtu.be/7mpAdSpXb0E Club Nintendo youtu.be/TM3oL-xoCO0 Ken Uston: The Gamer Gambler youtu.be/4ww3Uy_RHPs King of Keirin youtu.be/LKRjZfKeFsg Ten Years of Funassyi! youtu.be/D1yQfzTO3fc Kyoro-chan’s Nebulous Journey youtu.be/vY-HW2aoKqY Partial transcriptThe key point to everything in this story is the word “Yakyuuken.” Literally, “Baseball Fist” but that doesn’t really explain anything, does it?Then Ken in Yakyuuken comes from the word Janken, known to most of the world as Rock, Paper Scissors. A simple and fun game of chance played by all ages! Fist, refers to the clenched hand made before throwing out your call. I have no idea when the game started but it’s safe to say it was centuries before Alex Kidd! The Baseball part goes back to October 1924. In Matsuyama Japan, a local baseball team was losing the game so badly that the team manager, Goken Maeda, started singing, dancing and cheering to lift the spirits of his team. The songs were similar to chants used while playing Janken.The rally cry didn’t work, but the routine became a part of every game. Eventually other teams started chanting too and before you knew it, this newly coined portmanteau of Baseball and Janken, entered the lexicon!In the following decades, singers released records of Yakyuuken chants, often with lyrics and step by step dance instructions included. It took about 50 years for the term to cross over into something a little more salacious!In 1969 a variety program, “Konto GO GO GO!!”, literally meaning, “Sketch Show Number 55,” ran short bit with women playing Janken. The loser of each round had to take off one piece of clothing!It seemed only natural that after the invention of the video game, someone had to make a game based on Yakyuuken. Its almost like there was a rule that such if a thing can be made, it must be made.The earliest known version was developed by Hudson Soft for the Sharp MZ computer series. Very little has been preserved about this game, but it records show that this game was on sale as early as 1979! And as such, has the distinction of being the first adult video game ever! Pre-dating Streaking and Custer’s Revenge! As well as Night Life, by Koei, which is often listed as the first adult video game in Japan.Funny how Hudson Soft doesn’t tout this claim to fame….
Does Mario Show a Peace Sign” or a V for Victory” in Super Mario World, All-Stars and Mario 64??? GTV Japan 2023-08-18 | The long strange journey that a certain hand gesture has undergone, which also managed to enter the world of video games. (More below...)0:00 Coming Up Next!!0:12 GTV ID: - .... .. ... .. ... --. - ...-0:16 All the Kids Are Right1:41 Muh Sponserz2:17 V for Victory4:10 Peace!7:10 The Final Answer7:30 NG Scene!Episode InformationGTV 152 "POV" Season 8 Episode 9Original Airdate: August 18, 2023Produced July 22-29, 2023Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Topaz AI. All paid for with Gainful Employment™GTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dI really enjoyed laying down the songs for this video. there are several pieces of music in this video. 1-The Mario Paint "Thinking Music" was made courtesy of Qumu! Listen to it here youtube.com/watch?v=MewAgvsMDp82- The Soy-strich® talk bed was "Ultra Yak" from Tempest 2000. The visuals were taken from the time travel sequence in the film "Tim After Time" (1979) and since it looked like something out of Tempest 2000, I thought it was a nice fit!3- The World War II Music was the official BBC Newsreel music known as "Imperial Echoes."4- The song to Sign Wa V is "Sign Wa V!" Its actuallt the these to the second series, which came out in 1973, but the spelling of victory was much clearer. Both songs have the same lyrics, so eh, its a bit of a cheat but whatever.5- Janet Lynn's music was from Edvard Grieg's Lyric Suite (from op. 54 Notturno). Ironically the music comes from Lyric Pieces Book V, but I think that's just a Roman Numeral five. The song was one of three that played during her 1927 performance.6- The Konica Camera music was "Yesterday, Today , Tomorrow" by: Jun Inoue, who appeared in the ads! I thought the title was a nice touch because the whole story talks about how this sign changed over time. How it was for victory in the past, changed in the 70s, and means peace today. That is unless you think I'm wrong and it's not a peace sign!7- While I didn't play it, the line "you're all wrong and all the kids are right" comes from the Local H song "All the Kids Are Right" from the album "Pack Up the Cats" released in 1998, and was the greatest album of that year, despite Superdrag's Head Trip in Every Key also being released that same year which is the greatest album of all time. Also don't confuse this with "The Kids Are Alright" by The Who, which is a good song, but is painfully overused by everyone it seems.Partial TranscriptOn January 14th, 1941 Victor de Laveleye, a member of the Belgian Government in Exile, gave a Belgian-French speech on the BBC, whose airwaves would reach to the European Continent. In that broadcast he urged all Belgians to use the letter V as a rallying cry during wartime. V meaning “Victorie” in French and also “Vrijheid.” Freedom” in Dutch. (Belgian is not a language.)The use of the letter V spread and reached worldwide visibility when the wartime British Prime Minister, one of the greatest of all time, Winston Churchill made the V-sign gesture in a public address. As World War II raged on, with the USA entering the fray after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the V Sign became a global symbol of Victory! The V was even co-opted by the Germans, something historians won’t tell you!In 1972, Sapporo, Japan hosted the Winter Olympics. In the Women’s Figure Skating event, one athlete captured the hearts of the nation. Janet Lynn. Her performance was far from perfect, with several mistakes made during her routine, including falling over. With each mistake, she maintained a smile and persevered. Janet Lynn earned the Bronze Medal, as well as fame. Throughout 1972 and 73, she toured Japan, and often showed the V Sign in public. At the end of her tour, she returned Sapporo and was surprised to find the Olympic Village still standing. There she left a message, singing it with “Peace, Love and Life In Jesus Christ.” After that, there was no doubt. In Japan, the V for Victory was now known for Peace.During her 1972 tour, Japanese camera manufacturer, Konica, seized an opportunity, by producing an ad campaign, featuring popular entertainer Jun Inoue, holding a Konica Camera and making a Peace Sign. Further cementing the idea that the hand gesture that resembles the letter V is best done when taking a photograph. Here are some other videos focused on TV shows or moviesRational Ebullience youtu.be/z6psyKzdY4sNuts From Nintendo youtu.be/H6zYKiueCEAMonster Strike L Cups youtu.be/Kl64vAlp8JoMonkey Magic youtu.be/V5nmAnmOe7gSegata Sanshiro youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbkThe Legendary Mother youtu.be/7mpAdSpXb0EAt the End of the Rainbow youtu.be/g9j-EGPilRo Musashi no Ken youtu.be/5gBWOJDyw24 Zillion youtu.be/GV65rKJmlag Chojin Sentai Jetman! youtu.be/IPE9Sy1Ofxw A Sonic Adventure youtu.be/51cwcqcKiFA
Newly Discovered!! Dream Machine Yume Kojo 87 Lawson Commercial (With Subtitles) GTV Japan 2023-08-07 | I was going through some old video and noticed a commercial for Yume Kojo '87! When I looked closer, I noticed that this commercial was something I had not seen before! So, let me share it!If you have time after that, why not watch the two videos I made about Yume Kojo in the past?What Was Yume Kojo? (2016 version) youtu.be/KL9o9zzCUsQDream Machine (2022 version) youtu.be/xvnyZdboNOY
Magical Hat Aint Doki Doki Panic or Zillion 3, but is a Mix of Kid Kool, Psycho Fox & Decap Attack! GTV Japan 2023-07-27 | In 1989 Sega and Fuji TV (along with Studio Pierrot) created a Media Mix that felt and awful lot like Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2. (Chapter Markers and more below...)0:00 Up Next!!0:15 GTV ID: The Stuff of Legend!0:25 Act 1: Many Hands in Many Pots6:35 CM 1: Magical Hat for Mega Drive (Japan, 1990)6:52 Act 2: Magical Hat The Anime14:48 CM 2: Fantasy Zone for Family Computer f/ Kakefu-kun! (Japan, 1988)15:05 Act 3: Magical Hat The Game22:32 CM 3: Osomatsu-Kun for Mega Drive (Japan, 1988)22:49 Act 4: After Hat Went Home28:01 NG Scene!Episode InformationGTV 151 "Not Zillion 3" Season 8 Episode 8Original Airdate: July 28, 2023Produced July 9- 20, 2023All 33 episodes were watched between August and December 2022, often at night, but not muted with subtitles on! Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Topaz AI. All paid for with Gainful Employment™GTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dOther great SEGA videos by GTV!For The Record: Altered Beast youtu.be/cIIw-ypy8TcPhantasy Star 30th Anniversary youtu.be/FZcij7XPdzISega SG-1000 Story youtu.be/qBDx83UZ1nwSega Mega Drive Perfect Guides youtu.be/w37sJi4PU_Q Meet Mr. Sega! youtu.be/bkOsNYAx90IPhantasy Star II 30th Anniversary youtu.be/4F3LnKYEv-8Mega Drive Mini Unboxing youtu.be/SJ9ec844sh0 Segata Sanshiro youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbk Phantasy Star III 30th Anniversary youtu.be/T-9uSzMkXKs The More You Know: Game Gear youtu.be/K3bvA41DY4ISega Solar System youtu.be/nwRy3i1VgMkThe American MegaDrive (aka The Origin of Genesis) youtu.be/wta-wGtyuq4 Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary youtu.be/I2MYvgNf9lU Sonic the 8-Bit youtu.be/ct1YjTtd8bE The Zillion Story youtu.be/GV65rKJmlag A Sonic Adventure youtu.be/51cwcqcKiFA Sonic 2’s Day youtu.be/GX6cqZJMEfo Phantasy Star 35 youtu.be/IPSZ6LvQe8g Partial Transcript In 1988, as Sonic Soldier Borgman, reached in conclusion, Sega, Fuji and Studio Pierrot reached an agreement to create an all-new Anime series. Similar to the other two Media Mixes, Sega would have some creative input over the series, and the exclusive rights to produce video games and toys. In a strange, some might say, ironic turn, the star of this new Media Mix would be awfully familiar looking! When Sega, Fuji and Pierrot put their heads together to create the star of this new project, the final design came to be a young boy named “Hat” who wore a turban that contained magical powers. Thus giving him - and the series - the name “Magical Hat.” His design looks an awful lot like our dear old friend, Imajin. There is no document that serves as the smoking gun proving a connection, but with Imajin still fresh in people’s minds it made a lot of sense to borrow the idea. Old fables say that 63,000 years ago, a hero by the name of Magical Hat, banished the demons of the of the Earth to the Demonworld, where they have remained ever since, isolated by a magical seal. In the present day, young Hat and his family visit Uson island. Hat’s father, an archaeologist, plans to research the area near a large volcano on the island, where the legendary Magical Hat was believed to have engaged in battle. For young Hat, its an escape from the city life and a great way to have a summer adventure. While exploring the area, Hat falls in to the volcano, and breaks the seal to the Demonworld.There, King Aleph rules as a kind and just king, keeping the Demonworld in order. His brother in-law, Guwaru The Ziarc, has plans to seize the throne. When Hat enters the Demonworld, Guwaru and King Aleph are in a struggle for power. Guwaru gets the upper-hand, banishing King Aleph, and breaking up the continent that holds the Demonworld into 7 separate islands.Returning to a previous tangent, Guwaru The Ziarc bears a strong resemblance to Mamu, the bad guy from Doki Doki Panic. It’s as if Sega was taunting Nintendo with what they could get away with. Or maybe it’s all just a crazy coincidence… Not long after entering the Demonworld, and meeting Guwaru, Hat discovers a statue which possesses the spirit of the Hero of Legend! Hat is told that he is a direct descendant of Magical Hat and that he shall realize his destiny as the second incarnation of the Hero, to stop Guwaru, reunify the continent and restore King Aleph to the throne!Thus, Hat becomes transformed into the new Magical Hat and the adventure begins!! The turban that Hat wears contains powerful magic that the wearer can control. Using the magical powers of this turban, he can defeat Guwaru and complete his quest. However, if Guwaru gets a hold of the turban, all hope is lost.Some Gameplay assistance provided by Longplay Archive. Thanks! Though I will say all the Kid Kool Stuff I did on my own! Its a hard game!!!
Famicom Wars: Nintendo Vs. Sharp & The Copyright Dispute Over Famicom (40th Anniversary Special!) GTV Japan 2023-07-13 | Sharp created a "Famicom" in 1979!? Yes, and they trademarked the word too! This gave Nintendo quite a headache in 1983. In the end, everything was made right. Here is the story of what happened! (More Below!) Not exactly "chapters," more like bullet points! (and much better that I write them rather than YouTube doing so automatically)0:00 GTV ID0:06 Intro: "It's a Famicom..."1:25 Life After July 15, 19832:36 Life Before July 15, 19833:38 The Perfect Name6:05 The Sharp Famicon6:53 Legalities9:07 Sharing "Famicom"11:02 Conclusion: "It's a Famicom!!!"Episode informationGTV 52 "Famicom Wars" Season 3 Episode 10Original Airdate: July 6, 2018Produced April 1-July 2, 2018Remastered version produced July 1-10, 2023Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Topaz AI. All paid for with Gainful Employment™GTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dHere are some other Nintendo videos from the GTV Archive you are sure to love!What Was Yume Kojo? youtu.be/KL9o9zzCUsQKid Icarus 30 youtu.be/ZGf6wIu9kEMDouble Identity youtu.be/sVx-e4obQc0A Disney Afternoon (Let's Play Rescue Rangers in 1990) youtu.be/4dbvfJhTaMgJustin Bailey youtu.be/x-e3BPF-qzwThe Perils of Pauline youtu.be/DKmJmAVXHggEvets Kainzow youtu.be/wJdlZUmZ_n0 Famicom Wars youtu.be/ba84r28pHRwThe Story of Punch Out !! Theme Song Look Sharp youtu.be/4iBeleAy5REZelda 2 and the 1988 Chip Shortage youtu.be/H6zYKiueCEAFrom B To A youtu.be/ZjZH9abJy0wStarTropics: The American Game youtu.be/65F7xNqiZVA Where is Chris Houlihan? youtu.be/Erytb_0MiQA The History of Nantendo youtu.be/zBRtrrPk4zY Full Color Kirby youtu.be/4f2RSAm60iM The Year of Luigi youtu.be/MnoczHYxOoQAppearances byTeeVee Games @TeeVeeGames Japanese Journey @JapaneseJourney Red Cow Entertainment @RedCowEntertainment Uemura footage courtesy of @GameEscape Other Footage provided by Sharp, and the Nintendo CM Compilation DVDPartial TranscriptPeople always call the Family Computer "Famicom," so why does it say Family Computer right on the front of the machine? You could say, “well that’s what it was originally called and later, Nintendo shortened the name, but every Nintendo-made product of the 8-bit line says Family Computer somewhere on the product and not the word “Famicom.”The Disk System from 1986, The New AV Model from 1993, and the Classic Mini from 2016 ALL SAY FAMILY COMPUTER on the machine! And in documentation. So, where have we seen the word Famicom before? I’ve seen it on the Twin Famicom, but that was made by Sharp! Not Nintendo! A few other things made by Sharp also use the word Famicom. Let’s not forget that this is called the Super Famicom, not Super Family Computer! So what gives? What if I told you that Sharp beat Nintendo to the punch by about 5 years and had their own Famicom first?!
Mega Man X: A 30th Anniversary Retrospective Gaming Documentary GTV Japan 2023-06-30 | In 1993, Capcom reinvented the Mega Man series for the 22nd Century!(Chapter markers and more below...)0:00 Up Next!!0:18 GTV ID: Quantity and Quality!0:28 Act 1: Eight, Going on Sixteen5:44 CM 1: Rockman X (Japan, 1993)6:17 Act 2: In the Year 21XX...15:40 CM 2: Rockman X4 (Japan 1997)16:09 Act 3: Tested for Thirty Years21:51 CM 3: Mega, Mega, Mega!! (U.S., 2006)22:24 Epilogue: Nothing Felt Out of Place25:38 NG Scene!Episode InformationGTV 150 "The X Generation" Season 8 Episode 7Original Airdate: June 30, 2023Produced June 12-23, 2023Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Topaz AI. All paid for with Gainful Employment™Why not check out all the Mega Man / Rockman videos from GTV?A Classic Rockman Collection youtu.be/aV2cNK7GejU MegaMan 30th Anniversary youtu.be/HFzo9Y77asYElec-Man VS. Journey youtu.be/7GSx_0yMuXoMega Man Box Art youtu.be/BYWotFHxc-Q Mega Man Lightbulbs youtu.be/aQTF2mMX81kTake some time to relive these classic Mega Man games, in manga form!Mega Man Manga youtu.be/irqYNCBaxR4Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily’s Revenge Manga (Part One) youtu.be/hYvzP7AmCOs Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily's Revenge Manga (Part Two) youtu.be/rrLizQB-8tM Mega Man 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part One) youtu.be/a2P9QtnabUI Mega Man 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part Two) youtu.be/8MnI91aSrPk Mega Man 4 Dr. Cossack’s Ambition (Part One) youtu.be/Lf15xKmOfJU Mega Man 4 Dr. Cossack’s Ambition (Part Two) youtu.be/QeFOMkWE3UcMega Man 5: Protoman’s Trap: Coming Fall 2023!Partial transcriptIn the Year 200X, Dr. Thomas Light had developed several advanced robots that came very close to appearing human. In those early days, his first creation Blues, was the first robot to be self-aware. The experiment ended when Blues rebelled, leaving Dr. Light’s laboratory, later causing trouble on his own. His next attempt, Rock and Roll were built with very controlled parameters, restricting their actions to performing household duties, with strict instructions to never harm humans. Other simple robots were designed for tasks that improved the quality of human life as well. One day, an adversary of Dr. Light, Dr. Albert W. Wily, reprogrammed Dr. Light’s robots, in an attempt to conquer the world. The Good Doctor, upgraded his household Robot Rock, into the super fighting robot Mega Man, to defeat Wily and restore peace to the world. Under the programming directives set by Dr. Light, Mega Man defeated Wily, but never hurt him. Wily would escape and return time and time again, even recruiting Blues, now known as Proto Man, in his plans for world domination.Dr. Light struggled with his decisions throughout all of this. In his laboratory, in secret, Dr. Light developed a new robot, more advanced than Mega Man with human like reasoning and a conscience. He named this robot X. Dr. Light felt it was necessary to create such a robot, lest a madman worse than Wily were to appear in the future. Grappling with the moral question of unleashing X upon the world, Dr. Light ran a system of operations to test the will of the robot. A process that would take 30 years, longer than Dr. Light would ever live. To allow the process to complete itself, Dr. Light sealed X underground, with instructions not to disturb the system until the process was complete.Not long after completing X, Dr. Light passed away. Time moved on and his laboratory became forgotten. 100 years later in the year 21XX, an archeologist, Dr. Cain unearths Dr. Light’s lab, and the robot, X. Even in the 22nd Century, X was more advanced than any robot the world had ever seen. Without fully understanding the work Dr. Light had done, Dr. Cain revived X and applied his design to new robots, called Reploids. These robots had never received the ethical testing that X had undergone. As a result, many of the reploids turned on Dr. Cain. These irregular reploids were soon labeled Mavericks. Their numbers grew and soon the world was engulfed in a maverick rebellion.To protect humanity, Dr. Cain creates the Maverick Hunters, a large defense force. X is but one of many hunters, working in the 17th division under Zero as the events of the game begin..X takes on the mission of squashing the Maverick uprising, all of which is lead by Sigma. A reploid who was once a maverick hunter himself!Gameplay assistance by Raven XP and Longplay Archive. I few in a few places, I"m sure you can tell. CMs by RGTV and Kazuya Games. All images and infor come directly from the Mega Man 25 Guidebook printed by Capcom in the year 20XX!
Marvel Tokusatsu! How Spider-Man in Japan, Super Sentai and Power Rangers All Connect GTV Japan 2023-06-09 | In 1978, Spider Man went to Japan! He came back empty handed, but set the stage for what eventually became the Power Rangers (Chapter markers and more below...)0:00 Up Next!0:14 GTV ID: ‘Nuff Said!0:20 Prologue: East Meets West3:37 CM 1: Go Ranger Challenge Machine (Japan, 1975)3:55 Act 1: Spiderman10:39 CM 2: Leopardon DX (Japan, 1978)11:11 Act 2: Battle Fever J20:43 CM 3: Battle Fever Robo (Japan, 1979)21:00 Act 3: Denjiman26:50 CM 4: Denji Tiger (Japan, 1980)27:22 Act 4: Sun Vulcan34:02 CM 5: Big Scale Jaguar Vulcan (Japan, 1981)34:34 Epilogue: The Long Game Never Fails37:36 NG Scene!Episode InformationGTV 149 "Marvel Tokusatsu" Season 8 Episode 6Original Airdate: June 9, 2023Produced May 18-June 8, 2023All 193 (or so) episodes were watched between July 2022 and May 2023, often at night, but not muted with subtitles on! Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Topaz AI. All paid for with Gainful Employment™This video is a follow up to last year's Jetman, based on viewer response and requests Missed that video? Watch here! youtu.be/IPE9Sy1Ofxw Other GTV episodes with celebrities in themDouble Identity youtu.be/sVx-e4obQc0 Guts Pose youtu.be/I02u8Br0yhs For The Record Altered Beast youtu.be/cIIw-ypy8TcWho Are Kato & Ken? youtu.be/CtKuKTSjF_g Rational Ebullience youtu.be/z6psyKzdY4s Elec-Man VS. Journey youtu.be/7GSx_0yMuXoThe Story of Tetris World Champion Evets Kainzow youtu.be/Q1BlbGdtGoYHulk Hogan Manga Mania! youtu.be/ei7wxfKkMnQ Meet Mr. Sega youtu.be/bkOsNYAx90IZelda 2 and the 1988 Chip Shortage youtu.be/H6zYKiueCEAMonkey Magic youtu.be/V5nmAnmOe7g Segata Sanshiro youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbk The Legendary Mother youtu.be/7mpAdSpXb0E Club Nintendo youtu.be/TM3oL-xoCO0 Ken Uston: The Gamer Gambler youtu.be/4ww3Uy_RHPs King of Keirin youtu.be/LKRjZfKeFsg Ten Years of Funassyi! youtu.be/D1yQfzTO3fc Kyoro-chan’s Nebulous Journey youtu.be/vY-HW2aoKqY Partial TranscriptOn May 17, 1978 a new show, simply titled “Spiderman” Debuted on Tele Tokyo, channel 12 on the old analog dial! And let’s just get it out of the way early, its like nothing you’ve ever seen before! Truly a bizarre case of East meets West!The story is centered on a young man, Takuya Yamashiro, an up an coming professional motorcycle racer. In the first episode, he witnesses a UFO crash to earth. Lucky for him, Takuya’s father is space archeologist… I had no idea there was such a thing. Together the father and son duo investigate the crash. The ship, named “The Marveler” carries the last survivor of the planet Spider, a man named Garia. Planet Spider was destroyed by the evil army of The Iron Cross, a powerful evil force led by Monster, who plans to conquer the entire universe! Humans do not have the powers needed to defeat The Iron Cross, but Garia passes on his abilities by injecting his blood into Takuya. Now, becoming the “spider man,” Takuya is given the Spider Bracelet, which holds the Spider Suit and produces an infinite amount of Spider String. Garia, also passes on The Marveler spaceship. Stored inside, is the Spider GP-7, a flying vehicle. The Marveler also transforms in to the Leopardon, a giant fighting robot! After instructing Takuya to save humanity and the entire universe from Monster, Garia, the final survivor of the planet Spider dies! While all of that would be a lot for anyone take in, Takuya’s father, is killed by Monster while investigating the crash site! The dichotomy of having the weight of the world on your shoulders, unbeknownst to all, while also seeking vengeance against your father is a great setup for the series as well as motivation for Takuya, aka Spiderman. With his father now gone, Takuya assumes the head of the household, caring for his sister, Shinko and brother Takuji. Takuya also has a girlfriend, Hitomi, who works as a newspaper photographer, though she aspires to be a proper journalist. She is a pivotal character in the series, as her work allows news of the battle between Spiderman and The Iron Cross to reach the public. Takuya keeps his identity a secret. Even his brother and sister don’t know the truth, setting up some funny situations where Takuya gets admonished for not being a brave man like Spiderman is!
The Manga Adventures of Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land! (Part Two) GTV Japan 2023-05-26 | Mario and Luigi chase after the stolen golden statue, with the help of...Wario!?(Chapter markers and more below...)0:00 GTV ID: More Valuable than Your Weight in Gold!0:08 In Our Last Episode…1:03 Chapter 8: Catching Up With Captain Syrup6:43 Chapter 9: Storm the Castle!11:58 Chapter 10: Pants Down, Mario!!16:07 CM: Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (U.S., 1994)16:40 Chapter 11: The Tears of Mario19:57 Chapter 12: The Giant Peach24:14 Chapter 13: Sad, Sad Wario28:05 Chapter 14: Oh, Daisy! Love Will Prevail34:19 NG Scene!Missed Part One? youtu.be/6hTgFpsXf8kEpisode InformationGTV 148 "Super Mario Land 3 (Part Two)" Season 8 Episode 5Original Airdate: May 25, 2023Produced April 17-28, May 15-17, 2023Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Topaz AI. All paid for with Gainful Employment™Download a FREE PDF of the 3 manga books right here! drive.google.com/drive/folders/1F4vNxzuYS4hDgs1epWk7BoBVLtJSt5HN?usp=sharingWatch the other videos in the Super Mario Land series! Super Mario Land youtu.be/cUBmBWGMcMoSuper Mario Land 2 (Part One) youtu.be/k0H_OJX81b8Super Mario Land 2 (Part Two) youtu.be/CvSxSHzK4dQ For the best print on video be sure to check out these past episodes, because It’s All In Books!Oshiri Tantei youtu.be/l_QqWcyKuTISuper Mario Bros 2 youtu.be/32y2jyLaPLYDr. Mario youtu.be/Oln2adHrUY4The Manga of Zelda youtu.be/BeBFN9hdk-8 Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania! youtu.be/NKHYEbcuMJ8 Sega Mega Drive Perfect Guides youtu.be/w37sJi4PU_QThe Manga of Link Complete Trilogy youtu.be/aFp_i8-lNrs Mega Man youtu.be/irqYNCBaxR4Donkey Kong 94 youtu.be/vTp3IuiDHJY Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 3 youtu.be/B5PGaeq7JYM Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily’s Revenge Part 1 youtu.be/hYvzP7AmCOs Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily's Revenge Part 2 youtu.be/rrLizQB-8tM Where In The World Is Chris Houlihan? youtu.be/c81TkzIz5mM Club Nintendo youtu.be/TM3oL-xoCO0 Kid Icarus youtu.be/FcndukR1lzE Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 4 youtu.be/5D7i0-uO4qsMega Man 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part One) youtu.be/a2P9QtnabUI Mega Man 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part Two) youtu.be/8MnI91aSrPk Cosmic Fantasy Manga Part 1 youtu.be/K1W4yWQmkro Cosmic Fantasy Manga Part 2 youtu.be/VPs0HT-TNJM Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 5 youtu.be/T2O7_EBl3rE Mega Man 4 Dr. Cossack’s Ambition (Part One) youtu.be/Lf15xKmOfJU Mega Man 4 Dr. Cossack’s Ambition (Part Two) youtu.be/QeFOMkWE3Uc Partial TranscriptAfter years of service, Mario and Luigi were notified that the Mushroom Kingdom would officially recognize their heroics by commissioning a solid Gold Statue of their likenesses! Christened by Princess Peach herself!What a great surprise! Though somehow, the telegram came late! The unveiling is today! The brothers get dressed and head on over to the ceremony. Fashionably late, Peach scolds the two before handing over scissors to free the tarp, unveiling the statue. With a snip the covering falls away. What? A pile of rocks!? Where’s the statue! It’s being stolen!Who is behind this? The thieves load the Golden Statue onto a big ship and set sail! As Mario, Luigi and Peach watch the ship sail over the horizon, the thieves announce that they are known as the Brown Sugar Pirates, who love to steal valuable things!Our heroes are left wondering, who will we get the statue back? Just then an unlikely friend appears, Wario! With his own boat, that he offers to lend out, in order to rescue the Golden Statue.
The Manga Adventures of Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land! (Part One) GTV Japan 2023-05-12 | Mario and Luigi chase after the stolen golden statue, with the help of...Wario!?(Chapter markers and more below...)0:00 GTV ID: A Land of a Thousand Tastes!0:14 Chapter 1: The Birth of Wario6:15 Chapter 2: The Heist is On!10:52 Chapter 3: Power Up, Mario!!16:39 CM 1: Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land (Japan, 1994)17:11 Chapter 4: Don’t Follow Your Nose23:20 Chapter 5: Entering Stove Canyon26:01 Chapter 6: Gimme That Statue!28:58 Chapter 7: So Close, So Far32:24 Preview Of Next Program32:52 NG Scene!Watch Part Two when you're done here! youtu.be/GG54etiTVmYEpisode InformationGTV 147 "Super Mario Land 3" Season 8 Episode 4Original Airdate: May 12, 2023Produced April 17-28, May 8-11, 2023Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Topaz AI. All paid for with Gainful Employment™Download a FREE PDF of the 3 manga books right here! drive.google.com/drive/folders/1F4vNxzuYS4hDgs1epWk7BoBVLtJSt5HN?usp=sharingWatch the other videos in the Super Mario Land series! Super Mario Land youtu.be/cUBmBWGMcMoSuper Mario Land 2 (Part One) youtu.be/k0H_OJX81b8Super Mario Land 2 (Part Two) youtu.be/CvSxSHzK4dQ For the best print on video be sure to check out these past episodes, because It’s All In Books!Oshiri Tantei youtu.be/l_QqWcyKuTISuper Mario Bros 2 youtu.be/32y2jyLaPLYDr. Mario youtu.be/Oln2adHrUY4The Manga of Zelda youtu.be/BeBFN9hdk-8 Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania! youtu.be/NKHYEbcuMJ8 Sega Mega Drive Perfect Guides youtu.be/w37sJi4PU_QThe Manga of Link Complete Trilogy youtu.be/aFp_i8-lNrs Mega Man youtu.be/irqYNCBaxR4Donkey Kong 94 youtu.be/vTp3IuiDHJY Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 3 youtu.be/B5PGaeq7JYM Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily’s Revenge Part 1 youtu.be/hYvzP7AmCOs Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily's Revenge Part 2 youtu.be/rrLizQB-8tM Where In The World Is Chris Houlihan? youtu.be/c81TkzIz5mM Club Nintendo youtu.be/TM3oL-xoCO0 Kid Icarus youtu.be/FcndukR1lzE Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 4 youtu.be/5D7i0-uO4qsMega Man 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part One) youtu.be/a2P9QtnabUI Mega Man 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part Two) youtu.be/8MnI91aSrPk Cosmic Fantasy Manga Part 1 youtu.be/K1W4yWQmkro Cosmic Fantasy Manga Part 2 youtu.be/VPs0HT-TNJM Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 5 youtu.be/T2O7_EBl3rE Mega Man 4 Dr. Cossack’s Ambition (Part One) youtu.be/Lf15xKmOfJU Mega Man 4 Dr. Cossack’s Ambition (Part Two) youtu.be/QeFOMkWE3Uc Partial TranscriptAfter years of service, Mario and Luigi were notified that the Mushroom Kingdom would officially recognize their heroics by commissioning a solid Gold Statue of their likenesses! Christened by Princess Peach herself!What a great surprise! Though somehow, the telegram came late! The unveiling is today! The brothers get dressed and head on over to the ceremony. Fashionably late, Peach scolds the two before handing over scissors to free the tarp, unveiling the statue. With a snip the covering falls away. What? A pile of rocks!? Where’s the statue! It’s being stolen!Who is behind this? The thieves load the Golden Statue onto a big ship and set sail! As Mario, Luigi and Peach watch the ship sail over the horizon, the thieves announce that they are known as the Brown Sugar Pirates, who love to steal valuable things!Our heroes are left wondering, who will we get the statue back? Just then an unlikely friend appears, Wario! With his own boat, that he offers to lend out, in order to rescue the Golden Statue.
The Year of Luigi! Remembering Nintendos Celebration of All Things Green in 2013 GTV Japan 2023-04-21 | In 2013, Nintendo gave its most famous player 2 first billing. How did it all turn out?(Chapter markers and more below...)0:00 Coming Up Next!!0:14 GTV ID: Second to None!0:26 Act 1: Ready Player Two7:04 CM 1: The Year of Luigi (Japan, 2013)7:32 Act 2: How Green Was My L Cap18:11 CM 2: Mario & Luigi RPG 4 (Japan 2013)18:43 Act 3: Finding Luigi25:03 CM 3: New Super Luigi U (Japan, 2013)25:34 Epilogue: The Game Remained the Same29:25 NG Scene!Episode InformationGTV 146 "Everything's Gone Green" Season 8 Episode 3Original Airdate: April 21, 2023Produced March 1-15, April 5-10, 2023Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Topaz AI. All paid for with Gainful Employment™Here are some other Nintendo videos from the GTV archives you’ll love! What Was Yume Kojo? youtu.be/KL9o9zzCUsQKid Icarus 30 youtu.be/ZGf6wIu9kEMDouble Identity youtu.be/sVx-e4obQc0Justin Bailey youtu.be/x-e3BPF-qzwThe Perils of Pauline youtu.be/DKmJmAVXHggEvets Kainzow youtu.be/wJdlZUmZ_n0 Famicom Wars youtu.be/ba84r28pHRwThe Story of Punch Out !! Theme Song Look Sharp youtu.be/4iBeleAy5REZelda 2 and the 1988 Chip Shortage youtu.be/H6zYKiueCEAFrom B To A youtu.be/ZjZH9abJy0wStarTropics: The American Game youtu.be/65F7xNqiZVA Where is Chris Houlihan? youtu.be/Erytb_0MiQA The History of Nantendo youtu.be/zBRtrrPk4zY Full Color Kirby youtu.be/4f2RSAm60iM Partial transcriptBack in 1983, Nintendo created one of their longest running characters: Luigi! A few others were created around that time but have faded away. Stanley? Mr. Stevenson? Gone! You could argue that, other than his brother Mario and Donkey Kong Jr., there is no other playable character that is still around after 40 years, at least in the Nintendo Universe.Speaking of Donkey Kong Jr., this is where I always thought that Luigi got his start. No, its not official, not canon, but there are 2 Marios that haul away Donkey Kong at the beginning of the arcade version of Donkey Kong Jr. Who is this supposed to be? Luigi? Which of these two Marios is the real one? I guess the idea of having a second Mario is what sparked the creation of Luigi. Not long after donkey Kong Jr., Luigi first appeared with his brother Mario in Mario Bros., a Game & Watch first released on March 14th, 1983. Here, Mario and Luigi work at a bottling plant, loading orders onto delivery trucks. Luigi, as well as Mario don’t look anything like you’d expect. Just simple black outlines, like Mr. Game & Watch. However one illustration of the brothers was printed on the box. With Mario in his standard red, and Luigi in green! They don’t look too far off from the version of Mario Bros. We all remember better, first released in arcades in the summer of 1983.It was here that the brothers’ career track was set in stone. For always and ever afterwards, Mario and Luigi were plumbers. I guess carpentry was too competitive.Mario Bros. came home to the Family Computer in September 1983. The TV Game version is a decent rendition and considering it was a fairly new arcade game, pretty amazing!At the start of 2013, Nintendo had a lot to look forward to. The Wii U debuted just a few months beforehand. With the Wii U Gamepad, it was possible to replicate the experience of the DS at home on your TV! The machine also used the same classic Wii Rimokon, and had Wii backwards compatibility, while new Wii U games played in high-vision! The marquee game was New Super Mario Bros. U, released on day one, which varied depending on your region. For Japan, that date was December 8th, 2012.In February 2013, Nintendo declared 2013 to be “The Year of Luigi.” Where Mario’s brother would lead the way, all year long! Nintendo placed Luigi center stage, replacing Mario in all branding and promotion, in addition to releasing several games for the Wii U and 3DS that had the Green Guy as the star! Club Nintendo’s traditional red coloring scheme would change to green. The offerings would be Luigi focused, such as a CD soundtrack of Luigi music in Japan, pins, bag and posters elsewhere in the world. Luigi would make public appearances around the world. The whole year was planned out in stages, month by month with promotion and release, of Luigi games and events. It gave a feeling of excitement and that you might just kick yourself if you missed out on it by not paying attention.Some images were taken from Nintendo's website on promotional videos. Help on the hidden Luigis courtesy of YTsunny. Cms furnisged by Gmmmcm.
April 11th Is Guts Pose Day! The Day Video Game Victory Dances Were Invented (Or at Least Coined...) GTV Japan 2023-04-07 | Learn all about the Guts Pose and the man behind it! (More Below!) Episode informationGTV 33 "Guts Pose!" Season 2 Episode 12Original Airdate: September 19, 2017Produced September 12-15, 2017Remastered Version Produced February 27-28, 2023Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Topaz AI. All paid for with Gainful Employment™GTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dOther GTV episodes with celebrities in themDouble Identity youtu.be/sVx-e4obQc0 For The Record Altered Beast youtu.be/cIIw-ypy8TcWho Are Kato & Ken? youtu.be/CtKuKTSjF_g Rational Ebullience youtu.be/z6psyKzdY4s Elec-Man VS. Journey youtu.be/7GSx_0yMuXoHulk Hogan Manga Mania! youtu.be/ei7wxfKkMnQ Meet Mr. Sega! youtu.be/bkOsNYAx90IZelda 2 and the 1988 Chip Shortage youtu.be/H6zYKiueCEAMonkey Magic youtu.be/V5nmAnmOe7g Segata Sanshiro youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbk The Legendary Mother youtu.be/7mpAdSpXb0E Club Nintendo youtu.be/TM3oL-xoCO0Partial TranscriptHave you ever played Street Fighter II, Megaman, or Final Fantasy? All these games have the characters doing weird little movements in the game. And it's not just these, there’re a lot of games old and new that are full of these strange little actions.When you play video games for most of your life, you tend to notice things. You start to see patterns, things kind of imitate each other, or look the same. It's not quite copying, more like emanating from the same origin point.All these games reference one singular point in time. An event that happened on April 11th, 1974. That was the day, this action, called the Guts Pose was invented. If you think I'm crazy, just sit back and let me explain the whole thing.The term “Guts Pose” is attributed to a professional boxer named Yuji Suzuki, known in-ring as Guts Ishimatsu, earning the moniker from being such a gutsy fighter. The term “guts,” referencing ability or fortitude was not well known in Japan at the time. The earliest use of the term is found a publication known as Weekly Guts Bowling, which was in print around the time that Yuji Suzuki took the name Guts Ishimatsu. Did he steal his name from this magazine? He's never admitted it. One issue, dated November 30th, 1972 highlights different stances bowlers would take after scoring a strike. The term Guts Pose was used to describe it. Beyond the small circulation this magazine had, the term was unheard of. However, Guts Ishimatsu and his in ring style was becoming well known around the world.Overall, his career win loss record wasn't so great. By 1974 he stood at 26 wins with 14 by KO, 11 losses and 6 draws. Despite the less than perfect record, Guts was able to secure a title match for the WBC Lightweight championship against then champion Rodalfo Gato Gonzales, the heavy favorite who had over 50 wins on his record. In the 8th round Guts was able to knock out Gonzales and take the title. The win was such an upset, that Guts, his crew and his family started celebrating as fans stormed the ring! In this middle of all the excitement, Guts, made a strange motion with his hands to celebrate the victory. In his post fight interview, he said that the movement in his right hand shows his own joy of winning a fight, while the left hand shows his gratitude to the audience. A newspaper photographer captured the action, affixing the name “Guts Pose” to the caption.This boxing match, held in Japan, and won in a dramatic fashion by a Japanese fighter, made headlines across the nation. Guts Ishimatsu become somewhat of a national hero, while the term “Guts Pose” became a household word.
The Story of Kirbys Adventure: A 30th Anniversary Retrospective Gaming Documentary GTV Japan 2023-03-22 | Kirby was already a sleeper hit on the GameBoy, but in 1993 his (warp)star really took off, giving the Family Computer its final platinum game (Chapter Markers and more below…)Episode informationGTV 145 “Full Color Kirby" Season 8 Episode 2Original Airdate: March 22, 2023 Produced January 25-February 18, 2023Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Topaz AI. All paid for with Gainful Employment™0:00 Up Next!0:13 GTV ID: A Breath of Fresh Air!0:20 Act 1: The Road to 1993 7:03 CM 1: Hoshi no Kirby - Yume no Izumi no Monogatari (Japan, 1993)7:36 Act 2: To The Power of 8!20:03 CM 2: Kirby’s Adventure (U.S., 1993)21:22 Act 3: Kirby’s Worldwide Adventure27:53 CM 3: Kirby’s Adventure (Quebec, 1993)28:26 Act 4: After the Adventure34:39 CM 4: Kirby’s Adventure (Mexico, 1993)35:10 Epilogue: A Good Long Life39:21 NG Scene! Here are some other Nintendo videos from the GTV archives you’ll love! What Was Yume Kojo? youtu.be/KL9o9zzCUsQKid Icarus 30 youtu.be/ZGf6wIu9kEMDouble Identity youtu.be/sVx-e4obQc0A Disney Afternoon (Let's Play Rescue Rangers in 1990) youtu.be/4dbvfJhTaMgJustin Bailey youtu.be/x-e3BPF-qzwThe Perils of Pauline youtu.be/DKmJmAVXHggEvets Kainzow youtu.be/wJdlZUmZ_n0 Famicom Wars youtu.be/ba84r28pHRwThe Story of Punch Out !! Theme Song Look Sharp youtu.be/4iBeleAy5REZelda 2 and the 1988 Chip Shortage youtu.be/H6zYKiueCEAFrom B To A youtu.be/ZjZH9abJy0wStarTropics: The American Game youtu.be/65F7xNqiZVA Where is Chris Houlihan? youtu.be/Erytb_0MiQA The History of Nantendo youtu.be/zBRtrrPk4zY Partial transcriptOn March 23rd, 1993, Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi no Monogatari, was released for the Nintendo Family Computer in Japan. A few months later the game went abroad as Kirby’s Adventure. Nearly three years after the Super Famicom had been released, many were surprised that such an impressive game could be made on such an old piece of hardware, and that anyone would bother doing such a thing at all, rather than going the 16-bit route. At the end of 1990, with the 16-Bit Era in full swing, it seemed like the days of the Family Computer were numbered. Though the FC hung in there, doing so defied the odds, as Nintendo never expected the machine to make it to 3 years, let alone 10. In 1990, Japanese game publisher, HAL Laboratory recruited a young graduate named Masahiro Sakurai. Having never created a video game before, he played around with the tools HAL had provided, including a makeshift toolkit built from a Family Computer and Disk System. Masahiro eventually created a peculiar game starring a floaty puffball, who could inhale enemies and use them as projectiles. He could also fly by inhaling the air around him. This offered a challenge, as while in flight, the character’s method of attack drops you to the ground. The choice of fight or flight offered a unique spin on the standard run and jump type of game common in those days. Sakurai named this character Popopo, which sounds like the flutter noise he makes when flying. Popopo was initially designed as a simple placeholder character until something more sophisticated would replace him. Over time, Sakurai and the team at HAL grew to like the design. Popopo became permanent. The game, titled Twinkle Popo was previewed and advertised across Japan, in early 1992. The response was disheartening as only 26,000 cartridges were pre-ordered from stores. Far less than what was required to break even.HAL Laboratory reached out to Nintendo to publish the game, which led to Popopo being renamed to Kirby. Twinkle Popo was retitled to “Hoshi no Kirby” meaning in English, Kirby of the stars. Nintendo released the game on April 27th, 1992, backed with all of the resources Nintendo had at its disposal.While the initial reception of Twinkle Popo was quite cold, Hoshi no Kirby became the #1 best game in Japan in May 1992, By the end of the year, the game had sold over one million copies in Japan, while also being released elsewhere in the world as Kirby’s Dream Land. Lifetime sales would exceed five million. Kirby’s rocket ride to the top prompted immediate talk of expanding the Dream Land into a long running, proper series. With backing from Nintendo, not only was that possible, but now, for Sakurai and HAL Laboratory, the sky was the limit! Some images came from Shmupulations. Some capture assistance courtesy of Raven XP. CMs by Vini64, Dario and Chris Aaron. Some footage courtesy of Masahiro Sakuari and Nintendo Co., Ltd. As for who sang the song on the GameBoy CMs... well, its still a mystery......
Apple + Tetris = The Legend of Evets Kainzow AKA Steve The Woz Wozniak! GTV Japan 2023-03-17 | The co-founder of Apple is a Tetris master! Did you know? (More below!) Episode informationGTV 46 "The Legend of Evets Kainzow" Season 3 Episode 5Original Airdate: April 13, 2018Produced April 5-12, 2018Remastered version produced February 22-24, 2023Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Topaz AI. All paid for with Gainful Employment™0:00 GTV ID0:02 Prologue: It's True!0:46 No Introduction Needed2:31 Who Names a Kid "Evets?"4:26 Ask the All-Knowing Trash Heap7:43 What Happened to the Score?9:08 Still Much to AppreciateGTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dOther GTV episodes with celebrities in themDouble Identity youtu.be/sVx-e4obQc0 For The Record: Altered Beast youtu.be/cIIw-ypy8TcWho Are Kato & Ken? youtu.be/CtKuKTSjF_g Rational Ebullience youtu.be/z6psyKzdY4s Elec-Man VS. Journey youtu.be/7GSx_0yMuXoHulk Hogan Manga Mania! youtu.be/ei7wxfKkMnQ Meet Mr. Sega! youtu.be/bkOsNYAx90IZelda 2 and the 1988 Chip Shortage youtu.be/H6zYKiueCEAMonkey Magic youtu.be/V5nmAnmOe7g Segata Sanshiro youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbk The Legendary Mother youtu.be/7mpAdSpXb0E Club Nintendo youtu.be/TM3oL-xoCO0Ken Uston: The Gamer Gambler youtu.be/4ww3Uy_RHPs King of Keirin youtu.be/LKRjZfKeFsg Ten Years of Funassyi! youtu.be/D1yQfzTO3fc Kyoro-chan’s Nebulous Journey youtu.be/vY-HW2aoKqY Partial transcriptTetris. One of the most popular videos games ever, and perhaps the greatest of all time. A simple set of rules that offer an addictive challenge.It may be the one game that transcends time and lives forever. Tetris has been played on computers, mobile phones, and on the TV. In its countless forms, Tetris has made fans all over the world. And one of them, who once had the highest Tetris score in the world … is one of the founders of Apple? When it comes to Tetris, no formal introduction is needed. Created by Alexey Pajitnov behind the Iron Curtain, in the USSR in 1984, the game passed through to the Free World, through some licensing deals by various companies including SEGA and Atari Games, but eventually the rights went to Nintendo, who brought the game to the masses by releasing versions for the Nintendo Entertainment System and GameBoy in 1989 With a few sequels and variants following in years after. Today the game is owned by the Tetris Company which means I guess Tetris became self aware and then emancipated itself...Most younger gamers, those who didn’t have access to computers, first learned of the game in Nintendo Power: The in-house publicity arm of Nintendo of America. Part of Nintendo’s strategy was to bundle Tetris with the GameBoy upon release. making it an instant killer app as millions of people, including a large number of adults, ran out to get a GameBoy simply to get a quick fix of Tetris.Some footage and images courtesy of Top Retro Games, Patrick So, Dragers, Gmanian, Data Driven Gamer and Turner Broadcasting
Street Fighter II Pocky Edition! The *NEW* SF2 Game With a Special Challenge!! GTV Japan 2023-03-10 | It seems like every six months a new version of Street Fighter II comes out! Why not try it out for yourself? (more below...) Play here! Just do it after you have watched the video, ok? www.pocky-ko-game.glico.com 0:00 Up Next!0:11 GTV ID: Take the Chance!0:16 Recap of Street Fighter II Games2:22 The Code!2:43 How the Game Works6:50 The Strong Fighter II7:17 In the Year 2033...7:43 NG Scene!Episode InformationGTV 144 "Stick With Me" Season 8 Episode 1Original Airdate: March 10, 2023Produced December 23-29, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Topaz AI. All paid for with Gainful Employment™Here are some other great videos that are for things only in JapanGiga Big Mac youtu.be/wnDnRxGwG1EWaterway Restaurant youtu.be/R18qInJGVus You Can’t Afford Her… youtu.be/BMueIi65xro Pikachu Outbreak youtu.be/ML1g9KHwCG8Akihabara Streets youtu.be/w3SMAhF4QMc Kit Kat Chocolatory youtu.be/GKz2NRYAGVIRational Ebullience youtu.be/z6psyKzdY4s Pepsi Woman Toys youtu.be/-pxEw1MchV0Final Fantasy Fried Chicken youtu.be/Wn9QDKeklZMMonster Strike L Cups youtu.be/Kl64vAlp8JoMonkey Magic youtu.be/V5nmAnmOe7g Pac-Man Mini youtu.be/gQ--3BZEz-g The Legendary Mother youtu.be/7mpAdSpXb0EThe Taito Trio youtu.be/YE8DnORv4Lc Oshiri Tantei Returns! youtu.be/Ayyzub_fBY4 Yakiniku Bugyou youtu.be/5KUWr6f11eE Kyoro-chan’s Nebulous Journey youtu.be/vY-HW2aoKqY Partial transcriptBeginning on November 29th, 2022, Japanese snack maker, Glico teamed up with Capcom to release Street Fighter II Pocky K.O. Edition! A special limited edition of the stuff went on sale with special Street Fighter II packaging, featuring Ryu and Chun-Li on the box! As an aside the Chun-Li boxes feature the “thin” version of Pocky, because, a right and proper woman has to watch her figure! Street Fighter II Pocky K.O. Edition was created to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the entire Street Fighter series and takes its inspiration from the limited time “Pocky Challenge” from 2019 found in Street Fighter V. Wait V? What happened to Street Fighter IV? Or III? I only remember re-re-re-re-releases of Street Fighter II over and over again! The Back of the box tells you all you need to know. Scan the QR code or just type in pocky-ko-game.glico.com and you’ll go right the game! You will need a secret password to gain access, which is featured on the inside of the box. You should probably go track down a box of Street Fighter II Pocky for yourself to get the code. Because after all, you want to support Capcom, and not just get a free ride, right?I’ll share the password, but just keep it between us, OK?
Super Mario Bros 3 Kings Room Appears in a Bonoron Manga Story?! GTV Japan 2023-02-10 | When life imitates art... or is that the other way around? (More below...)Episode informationGTV 4 "Bonoron the Forest Warrior" Season 1 Episode 4Original Airdate: March 31, 2016Produced March 27-28 2016Remastered Version: Produced January 30th, 2023Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Topaz AI. All paid for with Gainful Employment™This video was remastered along with others to improve the quality of these older videos with better equipment and knowhow that I have at my disposal that i did not have back then. The original video was very simply recorded on an iPhone and I was never happy with the final result. Now it looks more in line with what more modern GTV videos look like, while still retaining that 2016, "unknown nobody with 29 subscribers" charm.GTV is now on Odysee! Join us! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dFor the best print on video be sure to check out these past episodes, because It’s All In Books! Oshiri Tantei youtu.be/l_QqWcyKuTISuper Mario Bros 2 youtu.be/32y2jyLaPLYDr. Mario youtu.be/Oln2adHrUY4The Manga of Zelda youtu.be/BeBFN9hdk-8 Super Mario Land youtu.be/cUBmBWGMcMoHulk Hogan’s Manga Mania! youtu.be/NKHYEbcuMJ8 Sega Mega Drive Perfect Guides youtu.be/w37sJi4PU_QThe Manga of Link Complete Trilogy youtu.be/aFp_i8-lNrs Mega Man youtu.be/irqYNCBaxR4Donkey Kong 94 youtu.be/vTp3IuiDHJY Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 3 youtu.be/B5PGaeq7JYM Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily’s Revenge Part 1 youtu.be/hYvzP7AmCOs Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily's Revenge Part 2 youtu.be/rrLizQB-8tM Where In The World Is Chris Houlihan? youtu.be/c81TkzIz5mM Club Nintendo youtu.be/TM3oL-xoCO0 Kid Icarus youtu.be/FcndukR1lzE Super Mario Land 2 Manga youtu.be/k0H_OJX81b8Super Mario Land 2 Manga Part 2 youtu.be/CvSxSHzK4dQ Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 4 youtu.be/5D7i0-uO4qsMega Man 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part One) youtu.be/a2P9QtnabUI Mega Man 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part Two) youtu.be/8MnI91aSrPk Cosmic Fantasy Manga Part 1 youtu.be/K1W4yWQmkro Cosmic Fantasy Manga Part 2 youtu.be/VPs0HT-TNJM Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 5 youtu.be/T2O7_EBl3rE Mega Man 4 Dr. Cossack’s Ambition (Part One) youtu.be/Lf15xKmOfJU Mega Man 4 Dr. Cossack’s Ambition (Part Two) youtu.be/QeFOMkWE3Uc Super Mario Land 3 COMING SPRING 2023Mega Man 5 COMING 2ND HALF 2023TranscriptMeet Bonoron, The Forest Warrior, the star of a small bi-monthly children’s manga book in Japan. On the 15th day of every even numbered month, you can pick up a new at 7-11, for free! And they even include a 7-11 in each issue as well! In the world of Bonoron, the gentle giant lives in the forest under a giant mulberry tree, coming to the rescue of humans of nearby kingdoms whenever trouble occurs. It’s good for children, but also pretty useful for adults who are studying Japanese. The stories are written with furigana, and are simple, but still interesting and have a lot of fantasy and medieval elements. In The February / March 2016 issue, A Country Without Singing, the king’s daughter, who had a beautiful singing voice, became sick and died young. In his grief, the king outlawed all music throughout the kingdom. A village girl still wishes to sing and Bonoron helps her by carrying her voice on the wind, which the king hears, leading to a change of heart. After hearing the girl’s singing, music is allowed in the kingdom once more. It’s a nice story, but there’s one panel in the book that made me pause and take notice…. look familiar????
Top 10 Things You Learned From GTV in 2022! Channel Trailer for 2023 GTV Japan 2023-01-20 | If you missed it the first time around, here’s a recap! (More below!)In the year two thousand and twenty two, GTV sent out 531 minutes of high quality video all across the Internet! Covering topics that you just can’t find anywhere else.GTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dLinks to each individual episode from the 7th season!S07E01 Super Mario All Stars youtu.be/ZOfKjEa-MGw S07E02 Ken Uston: The Gamer Gambler youtu.be/4ww3Uy_RHPs S07E03 Cosmic Fantasy Cosmic Fantasy youtu.be/BiD0jwfFEYES07E04 Cosmic Fantasy Manga Part 1 youtu.be/K1W4yWQmkro S07E05 Cosmic Fantasy Manga Part 2 youtu.be/VPs0HT-TNJM S07E06 King of Keirin youtu.be/LKRjZfKeFsg S07E07 Jetman youtu.be/IPE9Sy1Ofxw S07E08 Hogan’s Alley youtu.be/rEx9moCfIwU S07E09 Metroid Magna youtu.be/rVSeIEKSKjs S07E10 Yume Kojo Revisited youtu.be/xvnyZdboNOY S07E11 Ten Years of Funassyi! youtu.be/D1yQfzTO3fc S07E12 The More You Know: Atari Lynx youtu.be/qOE5IsK7t88 S07E13 Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 5 youtu.be/T2O7_EBl3rE S07E14 Sega’s Original Sonic Adventure youtu.be/51cwcqcKiFA S07E15 Yakiniku Bugyou youtu.be/5KUWr6f11eE S07E16 Kyoro-chan’s Nebulous Journey youtu.be/vY-HW2aoKqY S07E17 Megaman 4: Dr. Cossack’s Ambition (Part One) youtu.be/Lf15xKmOfJU S07E18 Megaman 4: Dr. Cossack’s Ambition (Part Two) youtu.be/QeFOMkWE3UcS07E19 Sonic 2’s Day youtu.be/GX6cqZJMEfo S07E20 Final Fantasy V 30th Anniversary youtu.be/WJfkRKiat-U S07E21 Phantasy Star One youtu.be/IPSZ6LvQe8gIf that isn not enough, why not relive 2021 as well?S06E01 Club Nintendo: The Nintendo Power of Latin America youtu.be/TM3oL-xoCO0S06E02 Kid Icarus Manga youtu.be/FcndukR1lzES06E03 Musashi no Ken youtu.be/5gBWOJDyw24S06E04 Family Computer Disks on Cartridge youtu.be/gwQouYZYdaUS06E05 The Sega Solar System youtu.be/nwRy3i1VgMkS06E06 Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary youtu.be/I2MYvgNf9lUS06E07 The American MegaDrive aka The Origin of Genesis youtu.be/syeSrV9poJo S06E08 Final Fantasy IV 30th Anniversary youtu.be/T8ZurJGcAF0S06E09 Super Mario Land 2 Manga youtu.be/CvSxSHzK4dQS06E10 Super Mario Land 2 Manga Part 2 youtu.be/k0H_OJX81b8S06E11 Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 4 youtu.be/5D7i0-uO4qsS06E12 The More You Know: PC-FX youtu.be/3mIY2BTLd5w S06E13 Nantendo youtu.be/zBRtrrPk4zY S06E14 Oshiri Tantei youtu.be/Ayyzub_fBY4 S06E15 Sonic 8-Bit youtu.be/ct1YjTtd8bE S06E16 Megaman 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part One) youtu.be/a2P9QtnabUI S06E17 Megaman 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part Two) youtu.be/8MnI91aSrPk S06E18 Zillion youtu.be/GV65rKJmlag Take 2020 for a spin!S05E01 PC Engine Mini youtu.be/fIJQ55eGi-YS05E02 Wrestler Names youtu.be/FPjgy3yK2Z0 S05E03 Final Fantasy VII: The Remake: The Cafe youtu.be/OD1RyNMgTgAS05E04 Phantasy Star III 30th Anniversary youtu.be/wrQbXEXlaboS05E05 Pac-Man Mini youtu.be/gQ--3BZEz-gS05E06 Donkey Kong Manga youtu.be/vTp3IuiDHJYS05E07 The Legendary Mother youtu.be/7mpAdSpXb0ES05E08 Super Mario Marriage License youtu.be/UUhfjAoIneUS05E09 Tanabata youtu.be/rOahFPV-xxQS05E10 The Taito Trio youtu.be/YE8DnORv4LcS05E11 From B To A youtu.be/ZjZH9abJy0wS05E12 Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 3 youtu.be/B5PGaeq7JYMS05E13 Here Comes The Komiya youtu.be/XhR-TkTSpa4S05E14 TurboGrafx-16 Arcade Developer Interview youtu.be/0SAUfI5BBMAS05E15 At the End of the Rainbow (aka Keith and Wataru) youtu.be/g9j-EGPilRoS05E16 The More You Know: Game Gear youtu.be/K3bvA41DY4IS05E17 StarTropics: The American Game youtu.be/65F7xNqiZVAS05E18 Super Mario World 30th Anniversary youtu.be/zgtYV41yXbUS05E19 Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily's Revenge Part 1 youtu.be/rrLizQB-8tMS05E20 Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily’s Revenge Part 2 youtu.be/hYvzP7AmCOsS05E21 Where In The World Is Chris Houlihan? youtu.be/c81TkzIz5mM Have time for 2019?S04E01 Twinbee! Be There With Bells On youtu.be/Dh-ISK4mngU S04E04 Phantasy Star II 30th Anniversary youtu.be/4F3LnKYEv-8S04E09 Monster Strike L Cups youtu.be/Kl64vAlp8JoS04E10 The Legend of the Mystical Ninja, Goemon youtu.be/ZLrbschVK_YS04E11 The Great Giana Sisters youtu.be/s1wOfDat6rAS04E12 All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. youtu.be/oPYfqJbkXfwS04E15 Monkey Magic youtu.be/V5nmAnmOe7gS04E16 Bonk's Nomenclature youtu.be/U-m5MPGTMpAS04E17 3-D Dot Game Heroes youtu.be/wJXFge8SRiwS04E18 Segata Sanshiro youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbkS04E19 Mega Man Manga youtu.be/irqYNCBaxR4Ack! Out of space! Oh well.......S04E20 Parodius Story youtu.be/xlFNPp-kHik
Phantasy Star One 35th Anniversary: A Retrospective Gaming Documentary GTV Japan 2022-12-23 | Phantasy Star was Sega’s flagship RPG back in the gold old days. 35 years on, it’s time to celebrate and reflect on the adventures of Alisa Landale and her friends (Chapter Markers and more below…)Episode informationGTV 143 “Phantasy Star One" Season 7 Episode 21Original Airdate: December 23, 2022 Produced December 10-22, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, all while riding the train to work and home, back and forth, day after day, and lunch breaks too!0:00 In Memory of Rieko Kodama0:05 GTV ID: Back to Basics!0:11 Prologue: Hold on to your Laerma Nuts1:05 Act: 1 The Road to December 20, 198713:24 CM 1: Phantasy Star (Japan, 1987) 13:42 Act 2: The First Worldwide RPG21:00 CM 2: Magical Hat Buttobi Turbo Daiboken (Japan, 1990) 21:18 Act 3: Phantasy Stars Reborn28:03 CM 3: Magic Knight Rayearth (Japan, 1995) 28:21 Act 4: The Quirks of the Game35:31 CM 4: Super Thunderblade + Phantasy Star (U.S., 1988)36:04 Epilogue: Nothing Lasts ForeverOther great SEGA videos by GTV!For The Record: Altered Beast youtu.be/cIIw-ypy8TcPhantasy Star Series 30th Anniversary youtu.be/FZcij7XPdzISega SG-1000 Story youtu.be/qBDx83UZ1nwSega Mega Drive Perfect Guides youtu.be/w37sJi4PU_Q Meet Mr. Sega! youtu.be/bkOsNYAx90IPhantasy Star II youtu.be/4F3LnKYEv-8Mega Drive Mini Unboxing youtu.be/SJ9ec844sh0 Segata Sanshiro youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbk Phantasy Star III youtu.be/T-9uSzMkXKs The More You Know: Game Gear youtu.be/K3bvA41DY4ISega Solar System youtu.be/nwRy3i1VgMkThe American MegaDrive (aka The Origin of Genesis) youtu.be/wta-wGtyuq4 Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary youtu.be/I2MYvgNf9lU Sonic the 8-Bit youtu.be/ct1YjTtd8bE One in a Zillion youtu.be/GV65rKJmlag A Sonic Adventure youtu.be/51cwcqcKiFA Sonic 2’s Day youtu.be/GX6cqZJMEfo Other GTV episodes about Role-Playing Games!!Dragon Quest Museum youtu.be/o4bq48lkpvo Final Fantasy Museum: Memories Of You youtu.be/sXF4srnPJqAFinal Fantasy XIV Fried Chicken youtu.be/Wn9QDKeklZM Cosmic Fantasy 3 Secret Code! youtu.be/mV4jswNWn543D Dot Game Heroes youtu.be/wJXFge8SRiw The Legendary Mother youtu.be/7mpAdSpXb0E StarTropics: The American Game youtu.be/65F7xNqiZVA Final Fantasy VII: The Remake: The Cafe youtu.be/OD1RyNMgTgA Cosmic Fantasy youtu.be/BiD0jwfFEYE Final Fantasy IV youtu.be/T8ZurJGcAF0Final Fantasy V youtu.be/WJfkRKiat-U Five years ago I made a video covering the Phantasy Star Series, as the original entry passed the 30 year mark. It was a fun, interesting retrospective that covered everything! I followed things up with deep dives on Phantasy Star II and III later on. Someday I’ll cover Phantasy Star IV, don’t worry. 2017 wasn’t the end of Phantasy Star, as the story still continues to this day! New releases have hit the stores! Unknowns, both known and unknown were discovered. Then it hit me that the Original Phantasy Star needs its own dedicated video! So let’s do just that, and celebrate the start of this great series! Hold on to your Laerma Nuts, because Phantasy Star One is 35!!!! Its hard to believe that we’re moving through the third decade of life during and after the 8-Bit Era. 1987 seems so long ago when you look at the calendar. But thinking about those days gone by, it feels like only yesterday. The story of how the game Phantasy Star came to be is quite interesting. Truly a moment when the state of the art met a sign of the times.Back in 1987 Sega Enterprises, in Japan, released the fourth iteration of its 8-bit Hardware, The Master System. The long road began with the SG-1000 in July 1983, released on the same day as the rival Nintendo Family Computer! The next year the exterior was redesigned, becoming the SG-1000 II, the internals were upgraded in 1985, becoming the Mark III. This machine outperformed the Family Computer in many important areas, with more colors and more RAM that could bring many of Sega’s early 80s arcade games home!Sega still had one more upgrade with the FM Sound Card, which gave games an amazing boost in audio that made the low quality beeps and boops sound like they were coming out of a high-end synthesizer! This accessory could attach to the Mark III and was built in to the next upgrade, codenamed Mark IV and known to the public as the Master System! Named so because Sega intended this to be the highest, ultimate, final iteration of 8-Bit technology! Sources from: Shumpulations 1993 PS 4 Team Interview, Rieko Kodama Sega Interviews, Retrogamer No. 167. CMs by Chris Aaron 83, other clips by Raven XP, Mr. Burns, Eirlaron.
Final Fantasy V: A 30th Anniversary Retrospective Gaming Documentary GTV Japan 2022-12-09 | Final Fantasy V was a great game that differs from the other 16-Bit Final Fantasy games that surround it, both in style and the journey that the game took. (Chapter markers and more below…)Episode informationGTV 142 “Final Fantasy V 30th Anniversary" Season 7 Episode 20Original Airdate: December 9, 2022 Produced November 16-December 9, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro and Topaz Video AI, all while riding the train to work and home, back and forth, day after day. Oh, and lunch breaks too!0:00 Bartz Cares!0:10 GTV ID: Ride the Wind!0:17 Introduction: A Presentiment1:00 Act 1: Ahead on Our Way10:20 CM 1: Final Fantasy V is Coming! (Japan, 1992) 10:37 Act 2: Four Valiant Hearts19:35 CM 2: Final Fantasy V is Here! (Japan, 1992) 19:52 Act 3: Fate in Haze29:23 CM 3: Final Fantasy V Advance (Japan, 2006) 29:41 Act 4: Dear Friends This video is a follow up to the episode about Final Fantasy IV if you missed it, why not watch it now? Final Fantasy IV 30th Anniversary youtu.be/T8ZurJGcAF0Will there be a video on Final Fantasy VI? Well, I'd say that's a Locke... kekeke!All the GTV episodes about Role-Playing Games!!Dragon Quest Museum youtu.be/o4bq48lkpvo Phantasy Star 30th Anniversary youtu.be/FZcij7XPdzIFinal Fantasy Museum: Memories Of You youtu.be/sXF4srnPJqAFinal Fantasy XIV Fried Chicken youtu.be/Wn9QDKeklZMPhantasy Star II 30th Anniversary youtu.be/4F3LnKYEv-8 Cosmic Fantasy 3 Secret Code! youtu.be/mV4jswNWn543D Dot Game Heroes youtu.be/wJXFge8SRiw Phantasy Star III 30th Anniversary youtu.be/wrQbXEXlabo The Legendary Mother youtu.be/7mpAdSpXb0E StarTropics: The American Game youtu.be/65F7xNqiZVA Final Fantasy VII: The Remake: The Cafe youtu.be/OD1RyNMgTgA Cosmic Fantasy youtu.be/BiD0jwfFEYE GTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dPartial transcriptFinal Fantasy V is an unusual game, for many reasons. A game of many quirks that only a special kind of RPG fan can truly appreciate. Perhaps it was destined to be so, as Final Fantasy V began life in a unorthodox way. The game began development before final Fantasy IV and was even advertised before the game it was intended to follow! Perhaps behind the scenes, many of the characters, and scenarios exist in some sort of ether, that later gets arranged and properly numbered. Maybe it’s better that stays a mystery. However, it is a fact that Final Fantasy V was first advertised not long after the release Final Fantasy III. A print ad appeared in the pages of Japanese game magazines in November 1990. “Super Final Fantasy” as it was known, told everyone that this would be SquareSoft’s first entry for the Super Famicom. Set for Summer, 1991. No tangible information was given, leaving the reader’s imagination to dream of what a 16-bit Final Fantasy might be.Final Fantasy IV, was originally scheduled for the 8-Bit Family Computer, with Famicom Tsuushin Magazine, explaining a scenario of what this game might be, based on the scant information teased at the time. It has never been made clear how far this game made it through the development process, but sometime afterward the game was promoted to the Super Famicom, becoming the classic we all know and love, debuting in July 1991. The core of the Final Fantasy Series had always been the led by Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the series, and director or producer for all of the early games. Yoshitaka Amano, created the designs of characters and monsters. Nobuo Uematsu composed the score for each game. Within each installment, other key staff would vary. For Final Fantasy V, Yoshinori Kitase joined Sakaguchi in writing the scenarios of the game. Kazuko Shibuya created the sprites and graphical elements. Tetsuya Nomura designed the monsters and enemies based on Amano’s artwork.In the early days of the Final Fantasy series, the number system carried a special meaning. Odd numbers were intended to be games that focused on character customization. Even numbers were meant to be story driven. Looking back at the first six games, its easy to see that I, III and V follow a similar formula, where each playable character can have his or her attributes selected and modified to different extents, all based on what the player decides. Final Fantasy II, IV and VI feature characters that get stronger over time, but have almost no qualities that can be altered. Over time this setup has faded away, but must be remembered when invested in a critique of the early days of the series.All artwork done by the great Yoshitaka Amano! Gameplay footage provided by The FF TV Channel.
Sonic 2sDay: A Retrospective on Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and its Worldwide Launch on November 24, 1992! GTV Japan 2022-11-18 | On November 24th, 1992, the greatest 16-Bit game of all time was let out into the world, along with a marketing strategy that still exists today. (Chapter Markers and more below…)Episode informationGTV 141 “Sonic 2’s Day" Season 7 Episode 19Original Airdate: November 16, 2022 Produced October 18-November 14, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro and Topaz Video AI, all while riding the train to work and home, back and forth, day after day. Oh, and lunch breaks too!0:00 Eggman Cares!0:02 GTV ID: Are You Up 2 It?0:11 Prologue: 2 Impossible1:15 Title Screen1:27 Act: 1 From Worst 2 First5:05 CM 1: Sonic 2 is Coming! (Japan, 1992) 5:39 Act 2: 2 Fast, 2 Cool!15:48 CM 2: Hedgehog Hospital (U.K., 1992) 16:10 Act 3: ‘Till 2sDay25:51 CM 3: Vive una Aventura (Spain, 1992) 26:04 Act 4: 2sDay’s Child31:57 CM 4: Free Sonic 2! (U.S., 1993)32:30 Epilogue: A Day 2 Remember36:25 Credits & Extra ScenesOther great SEGA videos by GTV!For The Record: Altered Beast youtu.be/cIIw-ypy8TcPhantasy Star 30th Anniversary youtu.be/FZcij7XPdzISega SG-1000 Story youtu.be/qBDx83UZ1nwSega Mega Drive Perfect Guides youtu.be/w37sJi4PU_Q Meet Mr. Sega! youtu.be/bkOsNYAx90IPhantasy Star II 30th Anniversary youtu.be/4F3LnKYEv-8Mega Drive Mini Unboxing youtu.be/SJ9ec844sh0 Segata Sanshiro youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbk Phantasy Star III 30th Anniversary youtu.be/T-9uSzMkXKs Sega Solar System youtu.be/nwRy3i1VgMkThe American MegaDrive (aka The Origin of Genesis) youtu.be/wta-wGtyuq4 Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary youtu.be/I2MYvgNf9lU Sonic the 8-Bit youtu.be/ct1YjTtd8bE The Zillion Story youtu.be/GV65rKJmlag A Sonic Adventure youtu.be/51cwcqcKiFAThe More You Know: Game Gear youtu.be/K3bvA41DY4ISome of the images were captured by BluGenesi. Big thanks to you! youtube.com/c/Blugenesi His sonic 2 video that features elements that I captured for him will be released on Nov. 24th, so please do watch it.Other images come from the best preserverators of film and video:9th key pattern youtube.com/@shertz43Grooveraider http://www.youtube.com/grooveraiderSaving the video game youtube.com/user/savesgamingSega 16 youtube.com/user/Melf00RGTV youtube.com/c/RGTVChannelVideo Game Commercials youtube.com/channel/UCl07tIhRoyrtILdFwLqZGLAVini 64 youtube.com/@vini64The Sonic 2sDay live footage was brought to my attention by Melodies Zone youtube.com/c/MelodiesZone The footage is watermarked, yet I was able to have clean footage with no watermark. Hmm... Well, its like they say, life is full of gambles, but you have to have the cash to play.Music by:Plasma3Music youtube.com/c/Plasma3MusicMaxi Loto youtube.com/c/MaxiLotoDJ Mykah youtube.com/c/DJMykahPartial transcriptIn January 1992, the dust had settled from the ’91 Christmas Shopping Season. Millions of game fans across America returned to school or work having made the choice between the Sega Genesis or the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Only one stood as the winner: Beginning in 1992, Sega started a multi year run as the Market Leader of the Video Game Industry in the United States. Just a few years prior, this scenario would have been treated as a piece of laughable fiction.But Sega took the opportunity to knock Nintendo from its throne. Rather than fight for Nintendo’s share of the proverbial pie, they expanded it and made one of their own. Sega released the Genesis two years before Nintendo’s Super NES. Sega targeted older, more sophisticated game players. Sega recruited celebrities and athletes to give their games relevance to the culture. Sega openly mocked Nintendo in advertising, while touting the power of the Genesis.Then in 1991, Sega released Sonic The Hedgehog. The game became the company’s flagship title. The Sonic character became the face of Sega. Sonic was positioned as a faster, cooler alternative to Mario. The Coup de Grace came in July 1991. Sega reduced the price of the Genesis and included Sonic for free with each new unit sold. The end result was 2.8 million Genesis sets sold in 1991, while the Super NES only sold 2 million.The sales tally justified Sega’s hard work, while Nintendo was left stunned, relegated to second place status.1991, was just the first battle of that long drawn out war between Sega and Nintendo.1992 would be just as competitive as the year before. Another 1-2 punch was needed, to keep Sega on top and Nintendo on guard. A sequel to Sonic. One bigger, faster and better than the original.
The Story of Super Mario All Stars: Special Edition! A Gaming History Retrospective Documentary GTV Japan 2022-11-04 | In 1993, Nintendo took its greatest hits and made them even better. (Chapter markers and more below...) Episode informationGTV 123 “The Story of Super Mario All Stars" Season 7 Episode 1Original Airdate: March 25, 2022 Re-released: November 4th, 2022Produced December 2021-March 2022 (SE: October 2022)Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my all new 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, which my job paid for!0:00 Mamu Cares!0:06 GTV ID: An all star lineup!0:11 Introduction0:55 Act: 1 The Road to 19933:58 CM 1: Super Mario Collection (Japan, 1993) 4:30 Act 2: The Concept and The Creation13:45 CM 2: Super Mario All Stars (U.S., 1993) 14:17 Act 3: What is Old and What is New25:17 CM 3: Super Mario All Stars (U.K., 1993) 25:58 Act 4: The Art of The Re-issue 32:05 CM 4: SNES Super Set (U.S., 1993)32:37 Act 5: The Right Thing to Do? Here are other GTV episodes set in the Mario UniverseLuigi’s Mansion Arcade youtu.be/zwwhz5dd6HA Super Mario Bros 2 Acoustic Soundtrack youtu.be/IXpzUlTpNxkWhat Was Yume Kojo? (AKA Not The Story of Super Mario 2) youtu.be/KL9o9zzCUsQSuper Mario Bros Wii Coin World Arcade youtu.be/99soQZW4tDcSuper Mario Bros 2 Manga youtu.be/32y2jyLaPLYSuper Mario Bros 2 Music Bug youtu.be/z5Tyo6rDEsUDr. Mario Manga youtu.be/Oln2adHrUY4The Perils of Pauline youtu.be/DKmJmAVXHggSuper Mario Land Manga youtu.be/cUBmBWGMcMoThe Story of Super Mario Bros. 3 youtu.be/eHxlok5cDtA The Story of Super Mario Bros Too (AKA The Great Giana Sisters Story) youtu.be/s1wOfDat6rA All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. youtu.be/oPYfqJbkXfwDonkey Kong Manga youtu.be/vTp3IuiDHJY Super Mario Land 2 Manga Part 1 youtu.be/k0H_OJX81b8Super Mario Land 2 Manga Part 2 youtu.be/CvSxSHzK4dQPartial Transcript:Some games never go out of style, Case in point. Nintendo’s first entries in the Super Mario Bros. series. These games are well past the 30 year mark, and yet people still love them just as much as they did on the day these games came out. As great as this set is, their legacy still stands thanks in part to a clever strategy by Nintendo. It was all done in a way that seems like a foregone conclusion these days, but way back when was unheard of, and actually quite genius. It’s a tale as old as time. Your favorite video games get old. New ones come out, and those favorites of yesteryear fade away. This generational change has been happening for decades now. Over time, this changing of the tides has solidified into a precise schedule: every 5-6 years for Nintendo, and 8-10 years for everyone else! While it is a standard practice these days, back in the Early 90s, things weren’t as orderly as they are now.As the 1990s began, Nintendo had 3 product lines! The 8-bit Family Computer, the portable GameBoy and the 16-bit Super Famicom.Generational shifts had happened before. In Japan, Sega, and Epoch before then, simply axed the older machine, and made a clean break for the next generation. Nintendo did opposite and kept the 8-bit line alive, alongside 16-bit. For while, this worked well, as fans began to migrate. Eventually, hardware sales, software sales, and software titles of the Super Famicom surpassed the older Family Computer. As the Super Famicom came to West as the Super NES, the same pattern followed. The NES was phased out, newer games came much less frequently. The older titles would fall out of print. While newer games were promoted.During this changeover, new fans were coming along for the ride. A younger generation was coming up and entering gaming at 16-bit level. That weird generational gap left Nintendo in a pinch! One on hand you had a new set of fans, who may have heard of Mario’s previous adventures, but without the older NES had no means to play them! Then you had all the old-timers who had nothing new to play! And if they wanted to take a trip through the “Groove Yard of Forgotten Hits” you had to dig out that old machine! And deal with old, outdated, 8-bit graphics!In 1993, Nintendo finally answered everyone’s prayers with a special compilation. Something new and exciting. Something that, at the time, had never been done before. Nintendo took their past Super Mario Bros. games, remastered them for the 16-bit era, and sold them in one package. Super Mario Collection! Known in the West as Super Mario All-Stars.Now everyone could enjoy all of Mario’s greatest hits, with improved graphics, sound, controls and other niceties that weren’t possible on 8-bit!Some clips courtesy of Raven XP, NenRiki, Vinni 64 and Game Escape.Music courtesy of Qumu and Akihabara Electric Circus.
Mega Man 4: Dr. Cossacks Ambition! (Part Two) GTV Japan 2022-10-28 | Roll was planning a birthday party for Dr. Light, but that had to be put on hold as robots once again attacked The City. Dr. Cossack is the man behind all of this, with his intentions of world domination not clearly understood. (Chapter markers and more below...)Read the Rockman 4 book in PDF format for FREE!! drive.google.com/file/d/1FoHFoE-gWB5TKDVGIkj4VXTGZNaCTAW9/view?usp=sharing0:00 GTV ID: Always Read to Rock!0:07 In Our Last Episode...0:42 Chapter 5: Approaching the Citadel4:11 CM 1: Rockman Dash 2 (PlayStation, Japan, 2000)4:28 Chapter 6: Cornering Cossack7:48 Chapter 7: Full Power Battle11:37 CM 2: Rockman EXE (GameBoy Advance, Japan, 2001)11:54 Chapter 8: The True Enemy15:05: Robot Roll CallEpisode InformationGTV 140 "Mega Man 4: Dr. Cossack's Ambition (Part Two)" Season 7 Episode 18Original Airdate: October 28, 2022Produced September 26- October 10, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my sill somehwat new 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, which my job paid for, but apparently, not for much longer...Missed Part One? youtu.be/Lf15xKmOfJUIn the meantime why not check out the episodes from years past?Mega Man Manga youtu.be/irqYNCBaxR4Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily’s Revenge Part 1 youtu.be/hYvzP7AmCOs Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily's Revenge Part 2 youtu.be/rrLizQB-8tM Mega Man 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part One) youtu.be/a2P9QtnabUI Mega Man 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part Two) youtu.be/8MnI91aSrPk After that why not see some other Mega Man videos from GTV?A Classic Rockman Collection youtu.be/aV2cNK7GejU MegaMan 30th Anniversary youtu.be/HFzo9Y77asYElec-Man VS. Journey youtu.be/7GSx_0yMuXoMega Man Box Art youtu.be/BYWotFHxc-Q MegaMan Lightbulbs youtu.be/aQTF2mMX81kFor the best print on video be sure to check out these past episodes, because It’s All In Books!Oshiri Tantei youtu.be/l_QqWcyKuTISuper Mario Bros 2 youtu.be/32y2jyLaPLYDr. Mario youtu.be/Oln2adHrUY4The Manga of Zelda youtu.be/BeBFN9hdk-8 Super Mario Land youtu.be/cUBmBWGMcMoHulk Hogan’s Manga Mania! youtu.be/NKHYEbcuMJ8 Sega Mega Drive Perfect Guides youtu.be/w37sJi4PU_QThe Manga of Link Complete Trilogy youtu.be/aFp_i8-lNrs Mega Man youtu.be/irqYNCBaxR4Donkey Kong 94 youtu.be/vTp3IuiDHJY Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 3 youtu.be/B5PGaeq7JYM Where In The World Is Chris Houlihan? youtu.be/c81TkzIz5mM Club Nintendo youtu.be/TM3oL-xoCO0 Kid Icarus youtu.be/FcndukR1lzE Super Mario Land 2 Manga youtu.be/k0H_OJX81b8Super Mario Land 2 Manga Part 2 youtu.be/CvSxSHzK4dQ Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 4 youtu.be/5D7i0-uO4qsCosmic Fantasy Manga Part 1 youtu.be/K1W4yWQmkro Cosmic Fantasy Manga Part 2 youtu.be/VPs0HT-TNJM Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 5 youtu.be/T2O7_EBl3rE Partial transcriptIn our last episode, Roll was planning a birthday party for Dr. Light, but that had to be put on hold as robots once again attacked The City. Dr. Cossack is the man behind all of this, with his intentions of world domination not clearly understood. With eight Robot Masters leading his army, Mega Man must fight newer, stronger enemies and face challenges more difficult than ever. Four of the eight Robot Masters have already fallen at the hands of Mega Man, as Our Hero gets closer to Dr. Cossack’s Citadel, and closer to the truth!CMs provided by: Rockman Commercial
Mega Man 4: Dr. Cossacks Ambition! (Part One) GTV Japan 2022-10-21 | Robots wreak havoc in The City for the fourth time! Can Mega Man step up the challenge again?(Chapter markers and more below...)0:00 GTV ID: Always Ready to Rock!0:07 Prologue: Mega Man Starts For the Battle Again1:16 Chapter 1: Breaking the Ambition4:24 CM 1: Mega Man 4 (NES & GameBoy, Germany, 1992)4:42 Chapter 2: The New Battle8:21 Chapter 3: The Impenetrable Barrier11:49 CM 2: Rockman 4 (Family Computer, Japan, 1991)12:06 Chapter 4: The Defense Has Been Breached16:28: Preview of Next ProgramEpisode InformationGTV 139 "Mega Man 4: Dr. Cossack's Ambition" (Part One) Season 7 Episode 17Original Airdate: October 21, 2022Produced September 26- October 10, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my somewhat new 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, which my job paid for, but apparently, not for much longer...Don't miss part 2 right here! youtu.be/QeFOMkWE3UcRead the Rockman 4 book in PDF format for FREE!! drive.google.com/file/d/1FoHFoE-gWB5TKDVGIkj4VXTGZNaCTAW9/view?usp=sharingIn the meantime why not check out the episodes from years past?Mega Man Manga youtu.be/irqYNCBaxR4Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily’s Revenge Part 1 youtu.be/hYvzP7AmCOs Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily's Revenge Part 2 youtu.be/rrLizQB-8tM Mega Man 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part One) youtu.be/a2P9QtnabUI Mega Man 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part Two) youtu.be/8MnI91aSrPk After that why not see some other Mega Man videos from GTV?A Classic Rockman Collection youtu.be/aV2cNK7GejU MegaMan 30th Anniversary youtu.be/HFzo9Y77asYElec-Man VS. Journey youtu.be/7GSx_0yMuXoMega Man Box Art youtu.be/BYWotFHxc-Q MegaMan Lightbulbs youtu.be/aQTF2mMX81kFor the best print on video be sure to check out these past episodes, because It’s All In Books!Oshiri Tantei youtu.be/l_QqWcyKuTISuper Mario Bros 2 youtu.be/32y2jyLaPLYDr. Mario youtu.be/Oln2adHrUY4The Manga of Zelda youtu.be/BeBFN9hdk-8 Super Mario Land youtu.be/cUBmBWGMcMoHulk Hogan’s Manga Mania! youtu.be/NKHYEbcuMJ8 Sega Mega Drive Perfect Guides youtu.be/w37sJi4PU_QThe Manga of Link Complete Trilogy youtu.be/aFp_i8-lNrs Mega Man youtu.be/irqYNCBaxR4Donkey Kong 94 youtu.be/vTp3IuiDHJY Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 3 youtu.be/B5PGaeq7JYM Where In The World Is Chris Houlihan? youtu.be/c81TkzIz5mM Club Nintendo youtu.be/TM3oL-xoCO0 Kid Icarus youtu.be/FcndukR1lzE Super Mario Land 2 Manga youtu.be/k0H_OJX81b8Super Mario Land 2 Manga Part 2 youtu.be/CvSxSHzK4dQ Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 4 youtu.be/5D7i0-uO4qsCosmic Fantasy Manga Part 1 youtu.be/K1W4yWQmkro Cosmic Fantasy Manga Part 2 youtu.be/VPs0HT-TNJM Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 5 youtu.be/T2O7_EBl3rE Partial transcriptIn the year 200X, household robots Rock and Roll were created by master robot designer, Dr. Light, and were enjoying their peaceful days. Then one day, the industrial robots all over the world went on a rampage and the world fell into chaos. Dr. Light quickly realized that mad scientist, Dr. Wily, was behind the nefarious deed but he didn't know what to do. Rock, having a strong sense of justice, volunteered to be converted into a fighting robot. Thus the super robot Mega Man was born. Mega Man shattered Dr. Wily's plans three times and World Peace has been maintained so far... but history repeats itself. Dr. Cossack, a mysterious scientist, has invented eight powerful robots and sent them after Mega Man. Mega Man starts for the battle again, this time equipped with the powerful New Mega Buster!!CMs provided by: Capkobun and Mega Man Freak 1980
Super Mario Bros. 2 In Reverse: A Mishmash of Localization, Product Placement and Chocobo Too! GTV Japan 2022-10-07 | In 1992, a port of the Commodore 64 game Nebulus made it to Japan. Here’s how it all happened. (Chapter markers, production notes and more below...)0:00 Muh Sponsers0:18 Julius Cares!0:26 GTV ID: Balls of Fun for Everyone!0:35 Prologue: Super Mario Bros. 2 in Reverse1:55 Act 1: Nebulus, Tower Toppler and Castelian6:38 CM 1: Buy! Buy! Choco Ball! 6:56 Act 2: Choco Ball and Kyoro-Chan16:04 CM 2: Colorball!16:22 Act 3: Chocobo's Genesis18:13 Cho Lucky Kue!!This video originally started as three ideas. So you might noticed it looks almost like three videos put together. When I was gathering these topics, I was thinking about the few games that did go eastward. As well, I also found advertising in games quite interesting as I am sure you know if you've been around for a while. Also I thought the origins of Chocobo were amusing. As time went on and I researched more, I realized all three of these points would collide, and as such this video came about. Episode InformationGTV 138 "Kyoro-Chans Nebulus Journey" Season 7 Episode 16Original Airdate: October 7, 2022Produced September 20-27, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my a14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, which my job paid for, but apparently, not for much longer. It’s ok I’ll just pay for it next year. Here are some other great videos that are for things only in JapanGiga Big Mac youtu.be/wnDnRxGwG1EWaterway Restaurant youtu.be/R18qInJGVus You Can’t Afford Her… youtu.be/BMueIi65xro Pikachu Outbreak youtu.be/ML1g9KHwCG8Akihabara Streets youtu.be/w3SMAhF4QMc Kit Kat Chocolatory youtu.be/GKz2NRYAGVIRational Ebullience youtu.be/z6psyKzdY4s Pepsi Woman Toys youtu.be/-pxEw1MchV0Final Fantasy Fried Chicken youtu.be/Wn9QDKeklZMMonster Strike L Cups youtu.be/Kl64vAlp8JoMonkey Magic youtu.be/V5nmAnmOe7g Pac-Man Mini youtu.be/gQ--3BZEz-g The Legendary Mother youtu.be/7mpAdSpXb0EThe Taito Trio youtu.be/YE8DnORv4Lc Oshiri Tantei Returns! youtu.be/Ayyzub_fBY4 Yakiniku Bugyou youtu.be/5KUWr6f11eE Partial transcriptIn the world of classic games there is a direct motion from Japan to the rest of the world, almost like a coastal trade wind. The games always seem to go in one direction: East to West. As you may know, many undergo a transformation along the way. Translation, obviously. Some get a major overhaul.Hey, here’s something I bet you didn’t know! A Japanese game named Doki Doki Panic, became Super Mario Bros. 2? No, seriously!! That happened! Ok, ok. Well I can’t tell if you're laughing, rolling your eyes or bothOver the many years that GTV has been around, I often get questions, asking if the opposite has ever occurred. If somehow, a non-Japanese game has ever made its way to Japan.The answer is yes! Though not many. Most, like Tetris or the Ultima games, had the rights negotiated, then a Japanese team built the game from scratch.But there was at least one game in Japan that received the old switcheroo like our favorite game, Super Mario Bros 2. Our story begins in 1987. That year a simple, cute game was released for various computers all across Europe. Nebulus. Created by John Phillips for Hewson Associates, the game involves a little green frog named Pogo climbing towers that have been built in his habitat, with the intent of bringing these towers down to restore the balance of nature. Nebulus features a novel and very impressive pseudo 3D rotating effect that built the basis of the game.Pogo moves left and right, but is really moving in a circle, 360 degrees around the edge of each tower. Pogo can enter doors, which will take him to the other side of the tower, essentially moving through the center. There are objects blocking the way. Some can be taken out with a shot from pogo, while others can’t. If Pogo gets hit, he falls down to the nearest platform underneath, meaning if you land in a safe zone you can keep climbing back up. Only falling in the water costs a life. However there is a running clock, so Pogo must make it to the top before time runs out.All of this creates an interesting blend of puzzle and action that is frustrating at first, but quickly becomes satisfying after the correct path and actions have been memorized.When Pogo reaches the top, the tower comes tumbling down! Then it’s off to the next stage, traveling to the next tower via submarine, catching tasty shrimp snacks along the way which increase the timer on the next stage.For 1987 the 3D effect was amazing. It’s not truly, “real” 3D nor is the tower an actual rotating object. It’s all just an optical illusion. In all, Nebulus was released for the Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, Zed-X Spectrum and a few others across The United Kingdom and the many nations of Europe.
Become the Master of Meat with the Japanese PlayStation BBQ Game Yakiniku Bugyou GTV Japan 2022-09-23 | A famous Japanese restaurant chain once offered PlayStation fans the ultimate challenge... (Chapter markers and more below...)0:00 Hank Hill Cares!0:07 GTV ID: The Master of All Things Awesome!0:14 Yakiniku Explained 2:30 Restaurant Games3:10 How to Play Yakiniku Bugyou8:26 Yakiniku Bugyou 2!Episode InformationGTV 137 "Meat Heat Manifesto" Season 7 Episode 15Original Airdate: September 23, 2022Produced September 3-6, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my all new 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, which my job paid for, but apparently, not for much longer...Here are some other great videos that are for things only in JapanGiga Big Mac youtu.be/wnDnRxGwG1EWaterway Restaurant youtu.be/R18qInJGVus You Can’t Afford Her… youtu.be/BMueIi65xro Pikachu Outbreak youtu.be/ML1g9KHwCG8Akihabara Streets youtu.be/w3SMAhF4QMc Kit Kat Chocolatory youtu.be/GKz2NRYAGVIGirls’ Day youtu.be/oF0oxyw2uFcRational Ebullience youtu.be/z6psyKzdY4s Boys’ Day In Japan youtu.be/UOG_kF325_E Pepsi Woman Toys youtu.be/-pxEw1MchV0Final Fantasy Fried Chicken youtu.be/Wn9QDKeklZMMonster Strike L Cups youtu.be/Kl64vAlp8JoMonkey Magic youtu.be/V5nmAnmOe7g Pac-Man Mini youtu.be/gQ--3BZEz-g The Legendary Mother youtu.be/7mpAdSpXb0EThe Taito Trio youtu.be/YE8DnORv4Lc Oshiri Tantei Returns! youtu.be/Ayyzub_fBY4 Partial transcriptThe wonderful sights, sounds, smells and of course, tastes of Japanese barbecue! Imported to Japan from Korea almost 100 years ago, this style of barbecue is much different than that of The West.Known as “Yakiniku” in Japanese, attention to the flame is a must. Not too rare and not too well done. Each strip of finely cut beef, pork, chicken or seafood takes only a minute or two to cook. An individual’s taste isn’t one size fits all. Each serving is likely to be handled differently. Don’t forget the vegetables! Providing balance and harmony with the meat. At a large party, or even just a family having a beachside barbecue, making your plate the way you like it, could prove difficult. There is only so much space on the grill. Things move fast, and to keep many busy hands out of the fire, one person is designated as the boss: The Yakiniku Bugyou! In English, the Barbecue Master! In charge of the grill, serving the guests’ every need diligently!If you have ever been to a Japanese restaurant like Benihana, you might have seen something like a Yakiniku Bugyou serving customers. However, these setups are solely an American invention, designed to make Japanese food look more exotic and fun, and most likely to keep untrained customers from hurting themselves.But in the Land of the Rising Sun, the real deal is much different, as each customer gets their own grill and plate of raw food to do with as they like!One of the most popular Yakiniku restaurant chains in Japan is Gyu-Kaku, meaning Bull-Horn in English. I can’t really afford to go there, but they do sell some of their specialty sauce at the supermarket, so whenever I can save up the money, I can bring their signature taste home! But if you do ever get a chance to go to one, you’re in for a treat!!!
Segas ORIGINAL Sonic Adventure! Sonic Soldier Borgman, the Sequel to Zillion GTV Japan 2022-09-09 | In 1988, Sega followed up on Zillion with an all new Media Mix, set in Tokyo in the year 2030. (Chapter markers and more below...)0:00 Ryo Cares!0:07 GTV ID: Get On!0:17 Act 1: From Zillion to Borgman4:24 CM 1: Zillion: Borgman Edition (Japan, 1988)4:42 Act 2: The World of Sonic Soldier Borgman10:57 CM 2: Sonic System Super Thunder Set (Japan, 1988)11:16 Act 3: Borgman: The Video Game17:37 CM 3: Zillion Bazooka (Japan, 1988)18:56 Act 4: From 2030 to 205824:38 CM 4: Magic Knight Rayearth 2 (Game Gear, Japan, 1995)24:56 Act 5: Life After BorgmanEpisode InformationGTV 136 "A Sonic Adventure" Season 7 Episode 14Original Airdate: September 9, 2022Produced July 19-August 31, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my all new 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, which my job paid for, but apparently, not for much longer...Watch the whole 35 episode Borgman series here! youtube.com/watch?v=bHxJiRClXhY&list=PLPr-dn5bsOP23gELoP0buXFx4molK2ZT7Other great SEGA videos by GTV!For The Record: Altered Beast youtu.be/cIIw-ypy8TcPhantasy Star 30th Anniversary youtu.be/FZcij7XPdzISega SG-1000 Story youtu.be/qBDx83UZ1nwSega Mega Drive Perfect Guides youtu.be/w37sJi4PU_Q Meet Mr. Sega! youtu.be/bkOsNYAx90IPhantasy Star II 30th Anniversary youtu.be/4F3LnKYEv-8Mega Drive Mini Unboxing youtu.be/SJ9ec844sh0 Segata Sanshiro youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbk Phantasy Star III 30th Anniversary youtu.be/T-9uSzMkXKs Sega Solar System youtu.be/nwRy3i1VgMkThe American MegaDrive (aka The Origin of Genesis) youtu.be/wta-wGtyuq4 Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary youtu.be/I2MYvgNf9lU Sonic the 8-Bit youtu.be/ct1YjTtd8bE The Zillion Story youtu.be/GV65rKJmlag Partial transcriptIn the year 1999, four meteorites, referred to as Youma Stones, fell to earth, crashing into Tokyo, Japan. The impact was cataclysmic for the nation. Millions died and society collapsed. In the following years, survivors rebuilt the area, transforming Old Tokyo into Megalo City. In the year 2030 an evil force has appeared, seeking to harness the power of Youma Stones. These fallen meteorites have stood in place since the 1990s, and unbeknownst to nearly all from Megalo City, serve as an inter-dimensional gateway between Earth and the Youma world. Allowing the Youma, a group of mysterious spiritual manifestations, to cross over and conquer the planet. The original four stones fell as part of failed invasion decades ago. For the gate to open, the stones need to be in the correct position, along with a 5th Youma Stone, that has yet to be revealed.In the years that followed The Great Collapse, a group of scientists developed cybernetic implants, known as project Borgman. The enhancements work in conjunction with suits of armor that increase the wearer’s power and offer extra protection.Designed with the intent of protecting humanity from an event like that which happened in the 1990s, the project was kept secret, lest it fell into the wrongs hands.When the events of 2030 begin to unfold, three volunteers step up to the challenge. Together they comprise The Sonic Team.The first member is Ryo Hibiki. Born in 2013, he is 16 years old in the setting of the series. He once dreamed of being an astronaut, but that dream was crushed when the Youma appeared. So, he has joined Borgman to enact revenge against the Youma.Ryo often works in tandem with his motorcycle, Thunder! Powered by AI, Thunder is a sentient being with the ability to transform and upgrade.The second member, Chuck Swagger is 17 years old, and from the United States. Ryo and Chuck have known each other for a while, training together before the events of the first episode.The third member, Anise Farm is 16 years old, growing up in the countryside of rural America. Unlike Chuck and Ryo, she had no intention of joining Borgman. Instead, coming to Japan to advancer her music career, only to find herself caught up in the battle with the Youma.Memory Gene is the leader of Borgman. Slightly older than the three Sonic Soldiers, at age 22, she has a genius level IQ that allows her to develop and maintain the Borgman program at such a young age with ease.Unlike her teammates, Memory separates personal feelings from the mission. Part of her demeanor stems from losing her younger brother Reminisce, in events that happened prior to the first episode that become resolved later.The headquarters of Borgman are located in the basement of the Sai-Sonic Academy, where Memory serves as the Principal, while Ryo teaches language, Anise teaches music and Chuck teaches Phys. Ed. There, the Sonic Team develop a close relationship with the children of Megalo City, and many episodes involve them in some way.
Hulk Hogans Manga Mania 5!! Even More WWF / WWE Pro Wrestling Comics From Japan! GTV Japan 2022-08-26 | 10 more not safe for work comics starring Hulk Hogan from the 80s! (More below....)Want to read the book for yourself? Download it here for FREE!!! drive.google.com/file/d/1dP0KBrjXkVzvKUkx9BXCBq2lizlf-xDq/view?usp=sharing Episode InformationGTV 135 "Hulk Hogan's Manga Mania 5" Season 7 Episode 13Original Airdate: August 26, 2022Produced July 26-30, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 15" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, which was starting to show signs of age, though rock-solid.Produced with Final Cut Pro and Photoshop, which my job paid for, but apparently, not for much longer...Missed the other installments? Go here!Hulk Hogan's Manga Mania 1 youtu.be/NKHYEbcuMJ8 Hulk Hogan's Manga Mania 2 youtu.be/n051uLxHrM4 Hulk Hogan's Manga Mania 3 youtu.be/B5PGaeq7JYMHulk Hogan's Manga Mania 4 youtu.be/5D7i0-uO4qsHulk Hogan's Manga Mania 5 youtu.be/T2O7_EBl3rEChapter Markers0:00 NSFW!0:07 In Memory of …0:13 GTV ID0:16 Intro1:19 Story 1 A Strong Opponent?2:46 Story 2 What a Weirdo3:58 Story 3 A New Finisher4:50 Story 4 Lecher and Lace5:49 Story 5 Dreamland7:20 CM Arby's Chicken Cordon Blue f/ Mr. Hulk Hogan (U.S., 2006)7:53 Story 6 Making an A-hole9:31 Story 7 All in Good Fun10:16 Story 8 Curry Mania11:38 Story 9 Hogan in Hawaii12:59 Story 10 Playing with Myself
The More You Know Gaming: The Atari Lynx! GTV Japan 2022-08-12 | In 1989, Atari Corporation had the most powerful game machine around! (More below...)Episode InformationGTV 134 "The More You Know Gaming: The Atari Lynx" Season 7 Episode 12Original Airdate: August 12, 2022Produced July 25-26, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my all new 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, which my job paid for, but apparently, not for much longer...Here’s some other videos from the Pac-Man / Atari / Pre NES era I know you'll like!Super Pac-Man Memories youtu.be/StJEkjMU024 Game On: Video Game Museum youtu.be/u4NQxSy1FlE Atari 2600 Pac-Man Day youtu.be/VzhI4IGRP8IAtari In Japan youtu.be/y4SU5mJMYQ0 The More You Know: Cassette Vision youtu.be/MaNbvyCluDwPac-Land Fever youtu.be/QDO9ynkxa7kPac-Man Mini youtu.be/gQ--3BZEz-gKen Uston: The Gamer Gambler youtu.be/4ww3Uy_RHPs Here are all previous episodes of The More You Know Gaming!TurboDuo youtu.be/eCsIJqQP8NYCassette Vision youtu.be/MaNbvyCluDwGame Gear youtu.be/K3bvA41DY4IPC-FX youtu.be/3mIY2BTLd5w
10 Fun Ass Years of Funassyi!!! A Retrospective of TV, Music, Games and (if theres time) Pears..... GTV Japan 2022-07-29 | If you ever watched Japanese TV between 2013 and oh.. say 2018, you know exactly what I'm talking about! (Chapter markers and more below...)0:00 Mojaro Cares!0:07 GTV ID: Always Bearing Fruit0:14 Prologue: An Army of Plush Buggers0:56 Act 1: Funassyi’s Story7:11 CM 1: Kanju Homes (Japan, 2014)7:43 Act 2: Funassyi’s Media15:43 CM 2: Virus Off (Japan, 2015)16:00 Act 3: Funassyi’s LegacyEpisode InformationGTV 133 "10 Funass-years!" Season 7 Episode 11Original Airdate: July 29, 2022Produced July 20-24, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my all new 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, which my job paid for, but apparently, not for much longer...Other great GTV episodes with celebrities in them!Double Identity youtu.be/sVx-e4obQc0 Guts Pose youtu.be/JSTB4x5LccEFor The Record Altered Beast youtu.be/cIIw-ypy8TcWho Are Kato & Ken? youtu.be/CtKuKTSjF_g Rational Ebullience youtu.be/z6psyKzdY4s Elec-Man VS. Journey youtu.be/7GSx_0yMuXoHulk Hogan Manga Mania! youtu.be/ei7wxfKkMnQ Meet Mr. Sega youtu.be/bkOsNYAx90IZelda 2 and the 1988 Chip Shortage youtu.be/H6zYKiueCEAMonkey Magic youtu.be/V5nmAnmOe7g Segata Sanshiro youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbk The Legendary Mother youtu.be/7mpAdSpXb0E Club Nintendo youtu.be/TM3oL-xoCO0 Ken Uston: The Gamer Gambler youtu.be/4ww3Uy_RHPs King of Keirin youtu.be/LKRjZfKeFsg Partial Transcript Oh yesss, Funasshi! A dear old friend to all! The little pear fairy plucked from obscurity to become the most famous Japanese Tarento of the 2010s (and likely for many, the most annoying too!)From an outsider’s point of view its quite easy to look at Funasshi from afar, shake your head and say “oh that Crazy Japan, up to its old antics again. And even on The Island, it was quite puzzling why this screaming yellow zonker was so beloved. Coming out of nowhere, seemingly overnight, without much reasoning or explanation involved. This character, Funasshi! Appeared on the scene way back in the year 2013 and for a good number of years, DAILY! He.. she .. or it was everywhere, on TV nearly 24 hours a day, or at least it felt like it, with additional appearances in CMs, PVs CDs DVDs! (And a bunch of other acronyms)To understand the lay of the land in 2013, you have to go back to the Turn of the Century, no not the that one, the next one! As Japan entered the “zero-zeros” the nation as a whole started to adopt cute little mascots to represent their respective towns and cities. Officially these are known as “Yuru-chara” A portmanteau of the words Yurui, meaning relaxing, calm or peaceful, and character. [As an aside I think this is the tenth time I’ve used the word portmanteau in a video (trophy sound!) Nice Get!!]Yuru-Charas are means to convey some image or feeling about the town it represents, and ends up plastered on every poster, menu, stop sign, tax bill and you name it.
Dream Machine: The Complete Story of Yume Kojo (New 2022 Version) GTV Japan 2022-07-16 | Let us never forget the vision, message and purpose of Yume Kojo! (Chapter markers and more below...) Missed the original video from 2016? It's a bit more tounge-in-cheek, but here ya' go! youtu.be/KL9o9zzCUsQ0:00 Mario Cares!0:06 GTV ID: Where Dreams Never End!!0:17 Prologue: Tell us More1:49 Act 1: A Communication Carnival5:36 Act 2: Building The Machine16:32 Act 3: 1,001 Nights Together 29:10 Act 4: Images From the FutureEpisode InformationGTV 132 "Dream Machine" Season 7 Episode 10Original Airdate: July 17, 2022Produced June 26-July 16, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my all new 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, which my job paid for!Other great GTV episodes with celebrities in them!Double Identity youtu.be/sVx-e4obQc0 Guts Pose youtu.be/JSTB4x5LccEFor The Record Altered Beast youtu.be/cIIw-ypy8TcWho Are Kato & Ken? youtu.be/CtKuKTSjF_g Rational Ebullience youtu.be/z6psyKzdY4s Elec-Man VS. Journey youtu.be/7GSx_0yMuXoThe Story of Tetris World Champion Evets Kainzow youtu.be/Q1BlbGdtGoYHulk Hogan Manga Mania! youtu.be/ei7wxfKkMnQ Meet Mr. Sega youtu.be/bkOsNYAx90IZelda 2 and the 1988 Chip Shortage youtu.be/H6zYKiueCEAMonkey Magic youtu.be/V5nmAnmOe7g Segata Sanshiro youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbk The Legendary Mother youtu.be/7mpAdSpXb0E Club Nintendo youtu.be/TM3oL-xoCO0 Ken Uston: The Gamer Gambler youtu.be/4ww3Uy_RHPs King of Keirin youtu.be/LKRjZfKeFsg Partial Transcript Back in 2016, I discovered the answer to a question that nobody knew. “What Was Yume Kojo?” An event held in Japan in, all the way back in 1987. Most people know of the term “Yume Kojo” but for some reason, no one on Earth can explain any detail of it, whatsoever. I took things into my own hands, did the proper research and turned that into a video. For thousands, it was a revelation! People from all over the world offered their thanks and shared their thoughts and opinions on this amazing discovery. It was all I ever asked for.Among all the thanks, There was one thing that many said. And that was… more! Tell us more!!Despite covering all the bases, there was still a large amount of information left on the cutting room floor.Also since 2016, people who actually went to Yume Kojo have told me about their experiences and offered personal photos and video of the event, encouraging me to share these memories with the world! Archival sources have turned up other found footage since then as well.So, let’s do something special! Let’s revisit Yume Kojo! Expand the story, show off new, never before seen footage, and leave no detail behind!Yume Kojo opened to the public on July 18th, 1987, with locations in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. The event was held for 44 days that summer, celebrating the limitless possibilities of a future full of progress. Technological demonstrations that were experimental in 1987, but were expected to become mainstream by the 21st Century were seen by million that Summer. To compliment that, there were live concerts, celebrity meet and greets, and all kinds of food. It was an amusement park, music festival and World’s Fair all rolled into one. And, as a peculiar point, the event was organized by a Japanese Media company: Fuji Sankei Group, known today as Fuji Media. Why would a broadcaster do such a grand thing? How was it even possible to orchestrate an event of such a spectacular scale?It all goes back to a man named Haruo Shikanai, Chairman of Fuji Sankei Group. There were many others involved, but through his leadership, Yume Kojo went from an idea, to reality.
Metroid Manga Adventures: Samus Arans First Quest! GTV Japan 2022-07-01 | Samus Aran is called into action to clear out the Metroid infestation on SR388 and stop Mother Brain! (Chapter markers and more below...)Episode InformationGTV 131 "Metroid Manga" Season 7 Episode 9Original Airdate: July 1, 2022Produced June 10-13, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my all new 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, which my job paid for!Download the PDF of this book for FREE!! drive.google.com/file/d/125r6e9ur-fnF6DvOyhHKXhsgfGe-bMg4/view?usp=sharing 0:00 Metroid Cares!0:10 GTV ID: Broadcasting Across the Galaxy!!0:18 Chapter 1: A Hero's Call4:10 Chapter 2: Exploring Brinstar9:13 CM 1: Metroid (Family Computer, Japan, 1986)9:47 Chapter 3: The Fiery Depths of Norfair12:53 CM 2: Metroid (NES, U.S., 1987)13:10 Chapter 4: Return to Brinstar16:10 CM 3: NES Games at Toys 'R Us f/Metroid (U.S., 1988)16:44 Chapter 5: The Battle Against Mother BrainGTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dFor the best print on video be sure to check out these past episodes, because It’s All In Books!Oshiri Tantei youtu.be/l_QqWcyKuTISuper Mario Bros 2 youtu.be/32y2jyLaPLYDr. Mario youtu.be/Oln2adHrUY4The Manga of Zelda youtu.be/BeBFN9hdk-8 Super Mario Land youtu.be/cUBmBWGMcMoHulk Hogan’s Manga Mania! youtu.be/NKHYEbcuMJ8 Sega Mega Drive Perfect Guides youtu.be/w37sJi4PU_QThe Manga of Link Complete Trilogy youtu.be/aFp_i8-lNrs Mega Man youtu.be/irqYNCBaxR4Donkey Kong 94 youtu.be/vTp3IuiDHJY Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 3 youtu.be/B5PGaeq7JYM Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily’s Revenge Part 1 youtu.be/hYvzP7AmCOs Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily's Revenge Part 2 youtu.be/rrLizQB-8tM Where In The World Is Chris Houlihan? youtu.be/c81TkzIz5mM Club Nintendo youtu.be/TM3oL-xoCO0 Kid Icarus youtu.be/FcndukR1lzE Super Mario Land 2 Manga youtu.be/k0H_OJX81b8Super Mario Land 2 Manga Part 2 youtu.be/CvSxSHzK4dQ Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 4 youtu.be/5D7i0-uO4qsMega Man 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part One) youtu.be/a2P9QtnabUI Mega Man 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part Two) youtu.be/8MnI91aSrPk Cosmic Fantasy Manga Part 1 youtu.be/K1W4yWQmkro Cosmic Fantasy Manga Part 2 youtu.be/VPs0HT-TNJM In the darkest reaches of Deep Space, where the most dangerous and vile alien life dwells, Samus Aran is on the case! Exterminating the worst of the worst so that the civilized planets of our Galaxy may live in peace! With a protective suit of armor and powerful blasting cannon, Samus Aran is the bravest of the brave! The scourge of pirates, and a true hero to all!One month ago, the Federation sent a ship to Planet SR388 for further discovery and exploration. However, Space Pirates attacked our ship and have procured an untold number of undeveloped Metroid, taking them back to their home base on Planet Zebes. Their leader, Mother Brain and her minions have been multiplying the Metroid ever since. If they were unleashed, the result would be devastating.Samus, your mission is to clear Zebes of Metroid, and destroy Mother Brain in order to secure our planet and others from a Metroid invasion.”CMS furnished by: by Kazuya Games, Vini64, Robert Digital GamesScore by: Luminist
The Long History of How Hogans Alley (the Nintendo Zapper Game) Got Its Name GTV Japan 2022-06-24 | Hogan's Alley was the best Zapper Game around! Take that Gumshoe! Hey, who was Hogan by the way...? (More below...)Episode InformationGTV 130 "Up Your Alley" Season 7 Episode 8Original Airdate: June 17, 2022Produced June 3-7, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my all new 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, which my job paid for!By the way, the piano music heard in the video is a turn of the Century song titled “The Belle of Hogan’s Alley”0:00 Lady Cares!0:07 GTV ID: Always in seach of the Smoking Gun!0:16 Introduction: The Light Gun1:08 The Gold Standard1:50 b/w Duck Hunt2:34 Who was Hogan?3:44 In 1895...5:07 In the 1920s...6:50 In the 1980s...7:55 In the 1990s...8:32 Mickey! No.......!!Partial TranscriptTime to go back to the well, and dig up a well worn, though always beloved, piece of Nintendo History™, The Zapper Light Gun! I’m not going to get too into the woods with the backstory. But it turns out, Light gun technology is actually pretty old, going back to the early 20th Century. Light Gun games were common in arcades, evolving from shooting gallery games that used real firearms. They came home in the 1970s and hung in there for a while, still maintaining their popularity well into the Playstation Era. Motion controlled games often imitate older Light Guns, so the concept really never went away. For many the Gold Standard was the Nintendo Zapper, included with most editions of the Nintendo Entertainment System, back in the late 1980s.Of course Sega had the Light Phaser, sharing the same design from the most awesome gun to ever exist, The Zillion. Atari had one too! And it even worked with one 2600 game!! But, since the Status Quo of Video Games, seems to revolve around the influence of the NES, either real or imagined, The Zapper is the de facto standard when it comes to the Light Gun. Of course if you had the original grey gun sold until 1988, you had a lot more Gamer Cred™ than if you had the orange one that came later.And, oh how fun it was! Hey remember Duck Hunt? I love blasting away at those ducks. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one! It was a great stress reliever, especially if you suffered some frustrating losses in world 6, 7 or 8 in Super Mario Bros. So, it’s a good thing that Duck Hunt was the B-Side to that particular Nintendo Tape™.Wild Gunman? Fun for sure, but I somehow don’t recall seeing the arcade version at my local 7-11.Of course what else could you really do with in a Light Gun game besides shoot moving targets? Not much… Nintendo tried something novel with Gumshoe, where each shot made the character jump. It was a strange experiment that didn’t work.Personally, I felt that Hogan’s Alley was the best game of the original Light Gun Series, my personal favorite and the closest you could get to a realistic simulation of using an actual gun. (So here we go into story time)…But I always wondered, who was Hogan? The supposed owner of this alley. Here are some other Nintendo videos from the GTV archives you’ll love! What Was Yume Kojo? youtu.be/KL9o9zzCUsQKid Icarus 30 youtu.be/ZGf6wIu9kEMDouble Identity youtu.be/sVx-e4obQc0A Disney Afternoon (Let's Play Rescue Rangers in 1990) youtu.be/4dbvfJhTaMgJustin Bailey youtu.be/x-e3BPF-qzwThe Perils of Pauline youtu.be/DKmJmAVXHgg Evets Kainzow youtu.be/Q1BlbGdtGoYFamicom Wars youtu.be/ba84r28pHRwThe Story of Punch Out !! Theme Song Look Sharp youtu.be/4iBeleAy5REZelda 2 and the 1988 Chip Shortage youtu.be/H6zYKiueCEAFrom B To A youtu.be/ZjZH9abJy0wStarTropics: The American Game youtu.be/65F7xNqiZVA Where is Chris Houlihan? youtu.be/Erytb_0MiQA The History of Nantendo youtu.be/zBRtrrPk4zY Sources (for nerds and sticklers) group.irishecho.com/2011/02/108-years-ago-hogans-alley-debuts-2ticklethewire.com/2013/11/05/everything-you-want-to-know-about-the-fbis-hogans-alleyfbi.gov/news/stories/hogans-alley-turns-30B-roll furnished by: by RGTV, vini64, 9th key pattern, consumer time capsuleGameplay assistance by: Mathieu Pronovost
The Power Rangers Series Made for Adults?! Chojin Sentai Jetman! Complete Series & Game Review GTV Japan 2022-06-10 | In the era before The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, one Super Sentai series was written with adults in mind. It was also the first Super Sentai to have a video game! (Chapter markers and more below...)Episode InformationGTV 129 "Man, oh Jet-O-Man" Original Airdate: June 10, 2022Produced May 26-31, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my all new 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, which my job paid for!0:00 Coming up next!!0:28 Gai Cares!0:34 GTV ID: With a heart like an egg!0:41 Act: 1 Nostalgia and Nirvana8:49 CM 1: Jetman Henshin Series (Japan, 1991) 9:22 Act 2: Who are Jetman?14:04 CM 2: Jetman Sausage (Japan., 1991) 14:22 Act 3: The Best Five21:54 CM 3: Jetman Corn Snack (Japan, 1991) 22:12 Act 4: Jetman the Video Game!27:41 CM 4: Jet Icarus (Japan, 1991) 28:14 Act 5: A Completely Different PlaneGTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dHere are some other GTV episodes focused on TV shows or moviesThe Perils of Pauline youtu.be/DKmJmAVXHgg Rational Ebullience youtu.be/z6psyKzdY4sNuts From Nintendo youtu.be/H6zYKiueCEAMonster Strike L Cups youtu.be/Kl64vAlp8JoMonkey Magic youtu.be/V5nmAnmOe7gSegata Sanshiro youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbkThe Legendary Mother youtu.be/7mpAdSpXb0EAt the End of the Rainbow (aka Keith and Wataru) youtu.be/g9j-EGPilRo Musashi no Ken youtu.be/5gBWOJDyw24Zillion youtu.be/GV65rKJmlag Partial TranscriptAhh yes, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers! How could I have gone this long without mentioning them? The truth of it is, that as far as the Nostalgia Spectrum™ is concerned, The Power Rangers just miss the mark for me. I have very few memories of the show growing up. I did see it during the original run, back in 1993, but I was just too old. I can see the appeal for kids who watched it, the story of everyday high schoolers who become superheroes and save the day. But the funny thing about a lot of TV of this type, the cast and the audience are always meant to be a generation apart. If I was in 4th grade, then these super heroes would be something to look up to. But why would I, as someone in high school, want to aspire to be someone else that was in high school too?Watching the mishmash of everyday “Saved by the Bell” style teen drama, and fast paced action scenes was just so bewildering and perplexing. Why did the action scenes look they were filmed 100 years ago? Why don’t some voices sync with their mouths? Why is the Yellow Ranger clearly not built like she is when she’s not in uniform?! But the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers isn’t really what I want to focus on. It’s just the set up, the MacGuffin, if you will. When I moved to Japan, I took an interest in seeing the Super Sentai Series in its original form.This is of course in the pre-broadband, pre-YouTube days when you couldn’t just whip out the ol’ iPhone and see anything that has ever existed, in its entirety, instantly, for free! or worst case scenario, just forced to watch an ad for 6 seconds.No, back then, it was a pretty special thing to watch TV from another country IN THAT COUNTRY! I was fortunate enough to blessed with crystal clear reception of a local channel that ran endless Anime, Tokusatsu and Jidai-Geki reruns from the 70s 80s and 90s. For a “curator of Japanese TV” like myself, it was nirvana!! Eventually I saw most of the old Super Sentai shows, From the original all the way up to Zyu-Ranger. The incarnation that led to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. They all fit the same formula too. A group of 5 people combine powers to create a fighting force, unified under a symbol, animals, ninjas, mythological heroes, all kinds of stuff. The team is color coordinated, usually red blue yellow, black and pink, but that’s not a hard and fast rule. It’s like they say, “If you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all!”To get back on track, Jet-O Man was an unusual show for the time. The Super Sentai Series had been around for 15 years. The formula was pretty much laid down. To shake things up some unusual choices were made. If you ever compared Jet-O Man with Zyu-Ranger, which came immediately afterward, you’d be wondering if they were even the same show at all. The characters are much older, they have jobs! But more than that, they drink, they smoke, they sleep around. There’s actual perma-death of some main characters! Is this still a kids show? More than that, there are a few episodes where the heroes fight the bad guys but as themselves! Not as Jet-O Man! There are episodes where the heroes don’t even suit up and fight! They just talk about their relationship problems, like a soap opera! On top of that some of the bad guys they came up with are really weird!
The Legend of Koichi Nakano: The King of Keirin and the Ultimate Racing Video Game! GTV Japan 2022-05-27 | The greatest Keirin star of all time kicked off the Keirin game trend in the 1990s. Uh... What's Keirin? (Chapter markers and more below)Episode InformationGTV 128 "The King of the 'Rin" Season 7 Episode 6Original Airdate: May 27, 2022Produced January 24-29, 2022 and May 18-20, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my all new 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, which my job paid for!Oh, and if you do try out John Nord's VPN, let me know how well it works for you!GTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:d0:00 Muh Sponserz1:30 Mikarin Cares!1:46 GTV ID: Always on the Inside Track!1:54 Chapter 1: Keirin Explained5:09 CM 1: Art Nature Hair Replacement System f/ Koichi Nakano (Japan, 1993)5:24 CM 2: Super Keirin (Super Famicom, Japan, 1995)5:40 Chapter 2: Koichi Nakano’s Keirin-O9:30 Chapter 3: Super Keirin & Ippatsu Gyakuten11:13 Chapter 4: Dream for 50 Years Big Thanks!12:21 Chapter 5: The Post-Keirin Game EraOther GTV episodes with celebrities in themDouble Identity youtu.be/sVx-e4obQc0 For The Record Altered Beast youtu.be/cIIw-ypy8TcWho Are Kato & Ken? youtu.be/CtKuKTSjF_g Rational Ebullience youtu.be/z6psyKzdY4s Elec-Man VS. Journey youtu.be/7GSx_0yMuXoThe Story of Tetris World Champion Evets Kainzow youtu.be/wJdlZUmZ_n0 Hulk Hogan Manga Mania! youtu.be/ei7wxfKkMnQ Meet Mr. Sega youtu.be/bkOsNYAx90IZelda 2 and the 1988 Chip Shortage youtu.be/H6zYKiueCEAMonkey Magic youtu.be/V5nmAnmOe7g Segata Sanshiro youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbk The Legendary Mother youtu.be/7mpAdSpXb0E Club Nintendo youtu.be/TM3oL-xoCO0 Ken Uston: The Gamer Gambler youtu.be/4ww3Uy_RHPs Partial transcriptWhat you are watching is the sport of Keirin! Literally translated, Keirin means “racing cycle.” Invented in Japan in the early 20th Century, Keirin is a variation of traditional Track Cycle Racing, that tests the ability of cyclists on a 1.5 kilometer course at various speeds behind a motorized pace cycle, which by the final lap leaves the track allowing racers to reach full speed. Prize money is offered to the top racers in each competition. The money is tallied up over the course of a season. That amount determines a racer’s ranking, while the top earner is given the title of “King.” The sport became popularized nationwide in 1948, when the Japanese government legalized gambling racing sports, which also included horse, speedboat and motorcycle racing. Other sport betting is illegal. Casinos and other games are chance are also forbidden.With the boost in popularity, Keirin developed formalized rules and a proper league in the 1950s. Today the sport pulls in an average of 5 million spectators to live events each year, with 600 billion yen in bets places annually. That’s about $5 Billion US. The sport was not too well known outside of Japan until the Year 2000, when Keirin style cycling was included in the Olympics for the first time, and has been featured in every successive Olympiad. On November 18, 1994, Koichi Nakano’s Kanshuu Keirin-O was released for the Super Famicom by Coconuts Japan. Kanshuu means supervised by and Keirin-O means simply Keirin King, as each top prize money earner was referred to as “King.” So let’s pop this game into the ol’ Super Famicom and see how it goes!Well… this is not the kind of game you’d expect. Yes is a Keirin game, a Keirin training simulator! Since no one in 1994 outside of Japan knew or cared about Keirin, I’d place this game ahead of every RPG on the “never to be released outside of Japan” list. The massive wall of Japanese text also earns this game a spot on the “never to be fan translated” list, too.So what is it all about? The game is ‘Supervised by” Koichi Nakano. As such he “consulted” with the designers about the element of training and of the sport, to ensure its authenticity. You don’t actually get to play as Koichi Nakano, only that you will always be safe in the knowledge that he oversaw all of this. To what degree, is never said.You create your own character, including name and hometown then start training for upcoming races, then eventually enter those competitions and win money. You start on April 1st, 1994 and begin to train for the upcoming Keirin season. You can choose to hit the gym, work hard to increase your power and stamina, getting your bike up to speed, and then maintaining it. It’s basically a lot of A button mashing. A few activities are automatic and you just watch it! You can also upgrade your bike, check your upcoming races, or just take a day off! Actions takes up most of your day and after you have trained or visited the doctor, the day is over. One of the frustrating parts of this game is that to get the next day to happen, you must return home, rather than simply returning and waking up the next day automatically!
Cosmic Fantasy Manga Stories (Part Two) GTV Japan 2022-05-20 | Team Algernon discovers the secrets of Zola, while Team Little Fox unleashes the Kilkenny! (Chapter markers and more below...)Episode InformationGTV 127 “Cosmic Fantasy Stories" (Part Two) Season 7 Episode 5Original Airdate: May 20, 2022Produced February 1-24, May 9-14, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my all new 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, which my job paid for!Watch the Cosmic Fantasy Retrospective youtu.be/BiD0jwfFEYE Cosmic Fantasy 3 has a secret code? youtu.be/mV4jswNWn54Missed part one? Watch it here!! youtu.be/K1W4yWQmkro GTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dI believe in giving, rather than being on the take. Download the FREE PDF of the Cosmic Fantasy Volume 2 book RIGHT HERE!!!drive.google.com/file/d/1iFclz8jvLJcIx1JoECZbLHMJxq27oMQw/view?usp=sharing 0:00 Nayan Cares??0:08 GTV ID: Valiant to the End0:17 In Our Last Episode…1:06 Act 6: The Cluster Cannon3:26 Act 7: Lil and Jeshia8:04 Act 8: Dark Spirit Morgan12:58 Act 9: The Final Battle18:30 Act 10: Nayan’s Invitation22:25 Cosmic Hunter Roll Call! For the best print on video be sure to check out these past episodes, because It’s All In Books!Oshiri Tantei youtu.be/l_QqWcyKuTISuper Mario Bros 2 youtu.be/32y2jyLaPLYDr. Mario youtu.be/Oln2adHrUY4The Manga of Zelda youtu.be/BeBFN9hdk-8 Super Mario Land youtu.be/cUBmBWGMcMoHulk Hogan’s Manga Mania! youtu.be/NKHYEbcuMJ8 The Manga of Link youtu.be/aFp_i8-lNrsHulk Hogan's Manga Mania 2 youtu.be/n051uLxHrM4Mega Man youtu.be/irqYNCBaxR4Donkey Kong 94 youtu.be/vTp3IuiDHJY Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 3 youtu.be/B5PGaeq7JYM Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily’s Revenge Part 1 youtu.be/hYvzP7AmCOs Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily's Revenge Part 2 youtu.be/rrLizQB-8tM Kid Icarus youtu.be/FcndukR1lzE Super Mario Land 2 Manga youtu.be/k0H_OJX81b8Super Mario Land 2 Manga Part 2 youtu.be/CvSxSHzK4dQ Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 4 youtu.be/5D7i0-uO4qsMegaman 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part One) youtu.be/a2P9QtnabUI Megaman 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part Two) youtu.be/8MnI91aSrPk "Across the farthest reaches of the Do-Na-Kri Galaxy, The Cosmic Hunters of the Cosmic Space Command are there to defend peaceful worlds from evil! One young Cosmic hunter, Cobra has already accomplished several successful missions! Two years ago, Cobra, saved the planet Norg by defeating the evil dark princess Morgan with the help of Sayo, a direct descendant of the Legendary Warrior, TitanisAfter the decisive battle Sayo enlisted as a Cosmic Hunter herself. The next year. Cobra, Sayo and new recruit Babette liberated another planet, Idea, from the evil wizard Galam. A young native boy, Van, who was invaluable to the cause, also joined the Cosmic Space Command after saving his home world.Throughout the Galaxy, the Cosmic Hunters are always on call to save the day!"Now Cobra and his friends face a new challenge. One that will determine the fate of the entire galaxy!
Cosmic Fantasy Manga Stories (Part One) GTV Japan 2022-05-13 | Cobra, Sayo, Babette and Van help a civilian spaceship that is ambushed by Space Pirates (Chapter markers and more below...)Episode InformationGTV 126 “Cosmic Fantasy Stories" (Part One) Season 7 Episode 4Original Airdate: May 13, 2022Produced February 1-24, May 6-11, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my all new 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, which my job paid for!Watch the Cosmic Fantasy Retrospective youtu.be/BiD0jwfFEYE Cosmic Fantasy 3 has a secret code? youtu.be/mV4jswNWn54Come back for Part 2 Coming May 20th!GTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:d0:00 Babette Cares!0:08 GTV ID: A Never Ending Fantasy Land!0:15 Prologue1:25 Act 1: Nayan’s Present4:18 Act 2: Space Battle8:16 Act 3: A Secret Mystery15:57 Act 4: Planet Zola18:51 Act 5: Psychic Power22:11 Preview of Next ProgramI believe in giving, rather than being on the take. Download the FREE PDF of the Cosmic Fantasy Volume 1 book RIGHT HERE!!! drive.google.com/file/d/1L-aHkqybbMF3sQuC_ABRHDDtF_E4jzH4/view?usp=sharingFor the best print on video be sure to check out these past episodes, because It’s All In Books!Oshiri Tantei youtu.be/l_QqWcyKuTISuper Mario Bros 2 youtu.be/32y2jyLaPLYDr. Mario youtu.be/Oln2adHrUY4The Manga of Zelda youtu.be/BeBFN9hdk-8 Super Mario Land youtu.be/cUBmBWGMcMoHulk Hogan’s Manga Mania! youtu.be/NKHYEbcuMJ8 The Manga of Link youtu.be/aFp_i8-lNrsHulk Hogan's Manga Mania 2 youtu.be/n051uLxHrM4Mega Man youtu.be/irqYNCBaxR4Donkey Kong 94 youtu.be/vTp3IuiDHJY Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 3 youtu.be/B5PGaeq7JYM Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily’s Revenge Part 1 youtu.be/hYvzP7AmCOs Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily's Revenge Part 2 youtu.be/rrLizQB-8tM Kid Icarus youtu.be/FcndukR1lzE Super Mario Land 2 Manga youtu.be/k0H_OJX81b8Super Mario Land 2 Manga Part 2 youtu.be/CvSxSHzK4dQ Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 4 youtu.be/5D7i0-uO4qsMegaman 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part One) youtu.be/a2P9QtnabUI Megaman 3 Protoman’s Rebirth (Part Two) youtu.be/8MnI91aSrPk "Across the farthest reaches of the Do-Na-Kri Galaxy, The Cosmic Hunters of the Cosmic Space Command are there to defend peaceful worlds from evil! One young Cosmic hunter, Cobra has already accomplished several successful missions! Two years ago, Cobra, saved the planet Norg by defeating the evil dark princess Morgan with the help of Sayo, a direct descendant of the Legendary Warrior, TitanisAfter the decisive battle Sayo enlisted as a Cosmic Hunter herself. The next year. Cobra, Sayo and new recruit Babette liberated another planet, Idea, from the evil wizard Galam. A young native boy, Van, who was invaluable to the cause, also joined the Cosmic Space Command after saving his home world.Throughout the Galaxy, the Cosmic Hunters are always on call to save the day!"Now Cobra and his friends face a new challenge. One that will determine the fate of the entire galaxy!
Cosmic Fantasy: The Complete PC Engine & TurboGrafx-16 Role Playing Game Series Retrospective GTV Japan 2022-04-29 | Cosmic Fantasy was a groundbreaking series that brought RPGs and anime closer together than ever before. (Chapter markers and more below...)Episode InformationGTV 125 “Cosmic Fantasy Story" Season 7 Episode 3Original Airdate: April 28, 2022Produced at various times between 2017-2022. Final version edited April 18-26, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my all new 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, which my job paid for!GTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:d0:00 Rei Cares!0:09 GTV ID: Our videos go to 11!!0:17 Introduction 0:46 Act 1: The World That Lead to Cosmic Fantasy5:05 Act 2: The Adventures of Yuu9:24 Act 3: The Adventures of Van15:04 Act 4: The Adventures of Rei19:36 Act 5: Prelude to a Legendary Fierce Battle23:35 Act 6: The Cosmic Fantasy Universe27:46 Act 7: Nyan’s Bag of Tricks34:32 Act 8: Who are the Voice Actors?37:56 Act 9: Life After Cosmic Fantasy Other GTV episodes about TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine!The Zonk Song youtu.be/uwKCKQWl1uQThe More You Know: TurboDuo youtu.be/eCsIJqQP8NY Who Are Kato & Ken? youtu.be/CtKuKTSjF_g What REALLY Happened to Yuko After Valis III youtu.be/GgNLDalIBT4Pac-Land Fever youtu.be/QDO9ynkxa7kTwinbee! Be There With Bells On youtu.be/Dh-ISK4mngUBonk's Nomenclature youtu.be/U-m5MPGTMpA TurboGrafx-16 Arcade Developer Interview youtu.be/0SAUfI5BBMA At The End of the Rainbow youtu.be/g9j-EGPilRoTime to take a trip back and remember a highly influential Role Playing Game series. Cosmic Fantasy!! Though it is often forgotten along side the long list of other great RPGs out there, Cosmic Fantasy holds a special place in the hearts of many who played it in the early 1990s. The style of game that the series established lives on today, making it an important piece of Gaming History™ that deserves not to be ignored. Cosmic Fantasy is set in the far off future, almost a century after the most advanced planets of galaxy united in peace to form The Galactic Federation. The peace is maintained by an elite force: the Cosmic Security Company. Agents of the CSC are known as Cosmic Hunters. Their mission is to protect planets who have yet to develop modern technology from space pirates, and other evil forces. The Star of Cosmic Fantasy is Yuu. Orphaned at a young age, Yuu was taken in by the Director of the CSC and at age 14 is already conducting independent missions. His tanooki-like motorcycle, Monmo and his spaceship A.I. module, Mother, give Yuu the sense of family missing from his life. On a routine flyby, Yuu detects a distress signal emanating from the Planet Norg. Though visiting Norg was not on his agenda, Yuu crash lands on the planet and begins an investigation. Cosmic Fantasy 2 takes place on planet Idea. There, a young boy named Van lives a simple life in a farming village on Clan Island. One day, Van learns of a plot by an evil wizard named Galum, to kidnap the princess of planet Idea. The identity of the princess kept hidden, for her own safety and can only be realized through a pendant that she wears. It turns out that Van’s childhood sweetheart Lara is actually the princess, and does become kidnapped. Furthermore, The princess has the power to grant immortality to the man she marries, which if Lara were forced to marry Galum would make him unstoppable. The presence the Cosmic Fantasy series had so far in Japan, grabbed the attention of a small American game publisher, Working Designs. The company operated with the sole mission of localizing the best games left behind in Japan by bigger publishers. Cosmic Fantasy 2 would become the biggest project up to that point that Working Designs had ever taken. In Cosmic Fantasy 3, a space pirate named Gardo uses a time machine to go back in time, 25 years to stop the creation of the CSC from ever happening, thus allowing the space pirates to plunder uninhibited in the future. Yuu learns of the plot and also goes back in time to prevent history from being altered. In the past Nyan meets Rei, the main character of the game. Nyan explains to Rei that he’s searching for a rare gem, the Sebul-rakis Stone. It just so happens that a family of shady looking cats seeks the stone as well.To this day the Working Designs version of Cosmic Fantasy 3 has never been seen in public and no information exists on its whereabouts. All we can do is look up at the stars and dream of what might have been.In 1994 the Cosmic Fantasy Series continued on following Yuu’s return to the present. In order to fit every idea into the next game, it was split into two discs. Unlike games of a larger scale these days, the two discs were sold separately, released a few months apart that year.
The Legend of Ken Uston: The Gamer Gambler GTV Japan 2022-04-15 | Ken Uston (pronounced "Houston") was a brilliant man with an amazing life story. Learn all about the journey of the first video game celebrity. (Chapter markers and more below...)Episode InformationGTV 124 "The Gamer Gambler" Season 7 Episode 2Original Airdate: April 13, 2022Produced December 19-24, 2021Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my all new 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, which my job paid for!0:00 Max Cares!0:07 GTV ID: Always a sure bet!!0:15 Introduction: 15 Minutes of Fame1:15 Chapter 1: Who is Ken Uston?2:40 Chapter 2: The Skill of Card Counting4:52 Chapter 3: The Big Player6:37 Chapter 4: Mastering Pac-Man9:42 Chapter 5: A New Career Path12:29 Chapter 6: The Final Years GTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dOther GTV episodes with celebrities in themDouble Identity youtu.be/sVx-e4obQc0 Guts Pose youtu.be/JSTB4x5LccEFor The Record Altered Beast youtu.be/cIIw-ypy8TcWho Are Kato & Ken? youtu.be/CtKuKTSjF_g Rational Ebullience youtu.be/z6psyKzdY4s Elec-Man VS. Journey youtu.be/7GSx_0yMuXoThe Story of Tetris World Champion Evets Kainzow youtu.be/wJdlZUmZ_n0 Hulk Hogan Manga Mania! youtu.be/ei7wxfKkMnQ Meet Mr. Sega youtu.be/bkOsNYAx90IZelda 2 and the 1988 Chip Shortage youtu.be/H6zYKiueCEAMonkey Magic youtu.be/V5nmAnmOe7g Segata Sanshiro youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbk The Legendary Mother youtu.be/7mpAdSpXb0E Club Nintendo youtu.be/TM3oL-xoCO0 Some clips made possible thanks to 9th Key Pattern. Other clips from C-Span, 60 Minutes, KSNV-TV and from the Uston Family.
Videogame Museum in Japan! Game On: Why Are Games So Interesting? GTV Japan 2022-03-11 | An amazing museum of Gaming History that travels the world! In 2016, it came to Japan for the first time (More Below!)For more info on Game On in Japan, visit here! miraikan.jst.go.jp/en/exhibitions/spexhibition/gameon.htmlEpisode informationGTV 10 "Game On" Season 1 Episode 10Original Airdate: May 27, 2016Produced May 20-24 2016, Remastered October 5, 2021Recorded using my old iPhone 6 and edited on my old, old 2011 MacBook Air with, of course, pirated versions of Final Cut Pro and Photoshop.Remastered on my all-new 14" M1 Pro MacBook Pro in 2022, which by now, my job paid for FCXP and Photoshop.GTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dHere’s some other videos from the Pac-Man / Atari / Pre NES era I know you'll like!Super Pac-Man Memories youtu.be/StJEkjMU024 Atari 2600 Pac-Man Day youtu.be/VzhI4IGRP8IAtari In Japan youtu.be/y4SU5mJMYQ0 The More You Know: Cassette Vision youtu.be/MaNbvyCluDwPac-Land Fever youtu.be/QDO9ynkxa7kPac-Man Mini youtu.be/gQ--3BZEz-g
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Complete Manga Trilogy GTV Japan 2022-02-19 | A manga retelling of the greatest Zelda game of all time! (Chapter Markers and More Below!) Download the entire 4 book set including the original Legend of Zelda and the unfinished Link Part 3 here! IT'S FREE!!!drive.google.com/drive/folders/11cqTpnYqwF6h6Za4enJf7kFkmMG3YUYF?usp=sharing0:00 GTV ID 0:03 Opening Theme0:29 Prologue2:58 Chapter 1 The Two Zeldas7:22 Chapter 2 A New Adventure Begins11:21 CM 1 The Adventure of Link (Family Computer, Japan, 1987) 11:53 Chapter 3 A Young Girl Leads The Way...15:28 Chapter 4 The Devil Dwells in Death Mountain18:37 CM 2 A Link to the Past (Super Famicom, Japan 1991)19:51 Chapter 5 Gump Sensei24:40 Chapter 6 Straying From The Path30:23 Recap of Episode 132:05 Chapter 7 Watto's Marriage36:10 Chapter 8 A New Ship40:22 CM 3 Link's Awakening (GameBoy, Japan 1993)40:55 Chapter 9 The Paladin of Darunia43:09 Chapter 10 The New Sword50:29 CM4 Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64, Japan, 1998)50:46 Chapter 11 Three Links56:09 Chapter 12 Zelda Forever1:03:21 Recap of Episode 21:04:43 Chapter 13 The Strongest Spell1:08:31 Chapter 14 The Great Palace Awakens1:11:08 Chapter 15 Life or Death1:14:12 CM 5 The Legend of Zelda: 4 Swords Adventure (GameCube, Japan, 2003)1:14:44 Chapter 16 "Guardian of The Triforce"1:17:20 Chapter 17 "The Strongest Enemy"1:20:53 CM 6 The Adventure of Link (GameBoy Advance, Japan, 2004)1:21:10 Chapter 18 "Ganon's Secret"1:26:49 Chapter 19 "The Final Confrontation"Episode informationGTV 68, 69, 70 "The Manga of Link" Season 4 Episode 5, 6, 7Original Airdate: May 24, 31 June 7, 2019Produced January 1- June 5, 2019Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 15" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.Produced with Final Cut Pro and Photoshop, which my job paid for!GTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dIn 1987 Nintendo and Wanpaku Comics released monthly issues of a manga based on The Legend of Zelda 2: the Adventure of Link. The series was written by Ran Maru and ran for 18 months, leaving nearly 600 pages and amazing story behind. It's mostly unknown in The West and has never been translated. Now the story can be told for the first time! The story is a direct sequel of the Legend of Zelda manga printed in 1986. See it here! youtu.be/BeBFN9hdk-8 Also the English version of Zelda II suffered from long delays and sold out stock. Why? Find out here! youtu.be/H6zYKiueCEAThis video used music from the following channels. Thank you for allowing its use, and please check them out when you can!Zelda Reorchestrated youtube.com/user/ZREOTeamDavid Chirol youtube.com/channel/UCbw1FHMV2mllawrbPUAzIDwBob NL youtube.com/channel/UCcFDZRqeb4wAYmg2zWqfAYwRebecca E Tripp youtube.com/user/RebeccaETrippThe Second Narrator youtube.com/user/thesecondnarratorCommercials by: Kazuya Games, a great source for JP CM! youtube.com/channel/UCWZPMtLKlUr3A-BhjoFfL8gOpening TranscriptIt had been nearly two years since Link, Watto and the people of Hyrule defeated Ganon and his evil army on Death Mountain. After the Battle, the powers of The Triforce of Wisdom and the Triforce of Power were used to bring Zelda, the Princess of Hyrule, back to life. When the the kingdom and its people were liberated from Gannon’s forces, peace and prosperity returned to the land, thanks to the powers of the Triforces being restored.But soon after normalcy had returned, things turned dark once again. Heavy rains swept the lands, farms withered and died. The people of Hyrule feared that though Ganon had been slain, he was somehow was the root cause of this plight and that his army would soon return. One stormy night at the castle, Princess Zelda’s serpents tried to console her, and get to eat something for her own well being. But Zelda couldn’t. She knew well what the hand of Ganon felt like, and was frightened beyond consolation.Watto also tried to cheer up Zelda by reminding her that Link would soon be here to investigate the problem and help however he can. But with those words, a sudden crash is heard and Moblins storm the castle, entering Zelda’s chamber! Zelda’s bodyguard, Billy, who helped Link rescue Zelda from Ganon, rushes to the scene, but there are just too many thugs to fight off. Another man arrives to help fight them off. When Watto asks who he is, he takes off his hood to reveal his identity.... Link!
The History of Atari in Japan: Why America Struck Out in the Land of the Rising Sun GTV Japan 2022-01-28 | Each of the three owners of the old Atari gave it their all to succeed in Japan. Here's what happened. (Chapter Markers and more below!) 0:00 GTV ID0:03 Introduction0:27 Act 1: Atari Japan Corporation and Arcade Games4:43 CM 1: Atari 2800 Debut (Japan, 1983) 5:16 Act 2: Atari International Nippon and the Atari 280013:25 CM 2: Pole Position (Atari 2800, Japan, 1983) 13:58 Act 3: The Lynx and Jaguar under MuminEpisode informationGTV 48 "Atari in Japan" Season 3 Episode 7Original Airdate: May 10, 2018Remastered Airdate: January 28, 2022Produced April 18-May 7, 2018, January 16-18, 2022Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 15" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar in 2018 and my all new 14" M1 Pro Macbook Pro in 2022.Produced with Final Cut Pro and Photoshop, which my job paid for!GTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dHere’s some other videos from the Atari era I know you'll like!Super Pac-Man Memories youtu.be/StJEkjMU024 Game On: Video Game Museum youtu.be/u4NQxSy1FlE Atari 2600 Pac-Man Day youtu.be/VzhI4IGRP8IThe More You Know: Cassette Vision youtu.be/MaNbvyCluDwPac-Land Fever youtu.be/QDO9ynkxa7kPac-Man Mini youtu.be/gQ--3BZEz-g This video used several resources others worked hard to find. Thanks to Atari Age, Atari Museum run by the late, great Curt Vendel, Chris Covell and Random Terrain/Replayability for being great caretakers of Atari information.Japanese information came from Famitsu, Famimaga and Sukora (Scholar) magazines. Other footage taken from various trailers, promos and advertisements from that time.
The American Mega Drive or The Origin of Genesis GTV Japan 2021-12-31 | The why and how of Sega's 16-bit system having two names. (Chapter markers and more below...)The following video is a RE-UPLOAD of the original episode, aired on July 2, 2021. The reason for re-uploading is that the original file was somehow corrupted by YouTube's processing system, resulting in the video cutting off at the 10 minute mark. Despite trying to fix the problem multiple times, nothing worked. The video is exactly the same as before, but if you saw it the first time around, try to still look surprised.Episode InformationGTV 111 "The American Mega Drive" or "The Origin of Genesis" Season 6 Episode 7Original Airdate: July 2, 2021Produced May 1-13, 2021Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 15" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, which was starting to show signs of age, though rock-solid.Produced with Final Cut Pro and Photoshop, which my job paid for!0:00 Pre-emption0:11 GTV ID: The New Standard in Online Video0:18 Act 1: Mega Drive vs. Genesis 4:53 CM 1: Sega Mega Drive “Yo Homeboy” (Japan, 1989)5:11 Act 2 The American Mega Drive11:53 CM 2: Mega Drive 2 Debut (Japan, 1993)12:10 Act 3: The Origin of GenesisGTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:d Other great SEGA videos by GTV!For The Record: Altered Beast youtu.be/cIIw-ypy8TcPhantasy Star 30th Anniversary youtu.be/FZcij7XPdzISega SG-1000 Story youtu.be/qBDx83UZ1nwSega Mega Drive Perfect Guides youtu.be/w37sJi4PU_Q Meet Mr. Sega! youtu.be/bkOsNYAx90IPhantasy Star II 30th Anniversary youtu.be/4F3LnKYEv-8Mega Drive Mini Unboxing youtu.be/SJ9ec844sh0 Segata Sanshiro youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbk Phantasy Star III 30th Anniversary youtu.be/T-9uSzMkXKs Sega Solar System youtu.be/nwRy3i1VgMkSonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary youtu.be/I2MYvgNf9lU Sonic the 8-Bit youtu.be/ct1YjTtd8bEThe Zillion Story youtu.be/GV65rKJmlag Special thanks to two guest voice overs!Chris B Crisps youtube.com/channel/UCtI4AUS_8KzpCxERuFLaa9QRadical Rick youtube.com/channel/UCYh6sIYu-oNp-ZQHEbkQdlg
Zillion: Sega’s Video Game and Anime Media Mix GTV Japan 2021-12-16 | In 1987, Sega and Tatsunoko joined up to create the first true Video Game and Anime Mashup (Chapter markers and more below!)Want to read the American Zillion comic? Here are two issues for free! drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JdvylvOkvKhDPy6e7fF8CjDEeAiMjEA1?usp=sharing Watch the 5 English episodes here! youtube.com/watch?v=31BIrq_vdlY&list=PL2Ifmhgk2GbWdhMBHzS7n53xghFYe_ub1&index=28Watch the entire 31 episode saga with English subs here! youtube.com/watch?v=LBjpdkD6_rA&list=PL_ybo2WKvx5m6srjxtniSSYoC2aouU9PCWatch the Burning Night OVA English dub here! youtube.com/watch?v=h2IfUTqQNls 0:00 Opa Opa Cares!0:06 GTV ID: One in a Zillion0:15 Act: 1 Zillion: The Anime 7:26 CM 1: Zillion for Mark III (Japan, 1987) Zillion Laser Relay (Japan, 1987) 8:00 Act 2: Zillion the Video Game16:06 CM 2: Sega New Game News (Japan, 1987) Zillion Bazooka (Japan, 1988)16:39 Act 3: The World of Zillion22:31 CM 3: Tri-Charger Action Figure (Japan, 1987) Fantasy Zone II for Mark III (Japan, 1987)23:01 Act 4: A Zillion ReferencesGTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dEpisode informationGTV 122 “One in a Zillion" Season 6 Episode 17Original Airdate: December 17, 2021Produced January-April, October-December, 2021Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my all new 14” MacBook M1 Pro! Edited and produced with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, which my job paid for!Other great SEGA videos by GTV!For The Record: Altered Beast youtu.be/cIIw-ypy8TcPhantasy Star 30th Anniversary youtu.be/FZcij7XPdzISega SG-1000 Story youtu.be/qBDx83UZ1nwSega Mega Drive Perfect Guides youtu.be/w37sJi4PU_Q Meet Mr. Sega! youtu.be/bkOsNYAx90IPhantasy Star II 30th Anniversary youtu.be/4F3LnKYEv-8Mega Drive Mini Unboxing youtu.be/SJ9ec844sh0 Segata Sanshiro youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbk Phantasy Star III 30th Anniversary youtu.be/T-9uSzMkXKs Sega Solar System youtu.be/nwRy3i1VgMkThe American MegaDrive (aka The Origin of Genesis) youtu.be/syeSrV9poJo Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary youtu.be/I2MYvgNf9lU Sonic the 8-Bit youtu.be/ct1YjTtd8bEPartial TranscriptIn the late 1980s, Japan became the center of the universe for two distinct art forms: Video Games and Animation. Both were popular in Japan long before then, but by this point in time, have made their way around the world. Oftentimes, the two would cross paths. For example a popular Video Game might be turned into an Anime series, or vice versa. There might also be a Manga or a feature film! Don’t forget action figures! The soundtrack gets released on CD and then those songs go on to be used in commercials for other products and services. All of which are served to promote each other. It happens all the time! This convergence is so common, that in Japan, the concept has its own term: Media Mix! In English, the closest word is franchise or crossover, but they don’t convey the exact same feeling.In that long gone Golden Age of Japan, Sega had a hand in letting various Anime and Manga series come to life in video game form, by licensing these works for their 8-bit TV Game machine, the Mark III, also known as the Master System.With Sega operating many different product lines beyond Video Games, it was possible for the company to create a Media Mix of its own by collaborating with media production companies eager for their works to enter the massive Video Game market.In 1986, Sega teamed up with Anime production company, Tatsunoko. It would be the first time the producers of both an Anime and a Video Game would work hand in hand to create a new product, rather than one simply licensing the rights to the other.Sega would partially fund the Anime production, receiving a degree of creative control in exchange. Tatsunoko would create the characters, write the scripts and direct the animation as they normally would otherwise. Sega was allowed to insert their own characters and product placements, while retaining the rights to use the series in other ventures such as toys and games. Alongside the Anime, Sega would develop a Video Game, featuring these characters and settings. The game would expand upon the original premise of the show, delivering the excitement of each episode in a different format. Most importantly, the game would not feel like a quick conversion, as it would be created by people who understood the source material.The full title for each was Akai Kodan Zillion. In English, Red Photon Zillion. Some images courtesy of segaretro.org a truly awesome site!Other scans courtesy of the Zillion Archive RoomCMs by: Ryu Nihon no, Chirikun, Ginga Uchuu TaroGameplay by: Longplays for days, 60 minutes to lose.English dub by: VHS no AnimeOther source material by: Kitsukishi
Mega Man 3: Protomans Rebirth! (Part Two) GTV Japan 2021-11-26 | A mysterious robot named Proto Man has appeared! Where did he come from? (Chapter Markers and more below!)0:00 GTV ID: Same Proto Time... Same Proto Channel!!0:08 Introduction: In Our Last Episode...0:58 Chapter 4: A Different Light4:55 CM 1: Mega Man 3 (U.S., 1990)5:28 Chapter 5: Proto Man vs. Proto Man9:57 CM 2: Mega Man on KTZZ Channel 22 (U.S., 1994)10:27 Chapter 6: Proto Man RebornGet a FREE!!! PDF download of the book here!! drive.google.com/file/d/1tHoZad2H475pmtbs10C6QnnY_uPwxbZ2/view?usp=sharingEpisode informationGTV 121 "Mega Man 3: Proto Man's Rebirth (Part Two)" Season 6 Episode 17Original Airdate: November 26, 2021Produced October 26-November 10, 2021Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my aging MacBook Pro,which is on its way out. So long Touch Bar, its been real! GTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dMissed Part One? youtu.be/a2P9QtnabUICheck out the rest of the Mega Man Manga seriesMega Man Manga youtu.be/irqYNCBaxR4Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily’s Revenge Manga Part 1 youtu.be/hYvzP7AmCOs Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily's Revenge Manga Part 2 youtu.be/rrLizQB-8tM Mega Man 4: coming in 2022!Other GTV Episodes about Mega ManA Classic Rockman Collection youtu.be/aV2cNK7GejU Mega Man 30th Anniversary youtu.be/HFzo9Y77asYElec-Man VS. Journey youtu.be/7GSx_0yMuXoMega Man Box Art youtu.be/BYWotFHxc-Q MegaMan Lightbulbs youtu.be/aQTF2mMX81k A brief explanation about this book!The Rockman manga series began in Japan in 1992, published by Kodansha and written by Shigeto Ikehara. The books covered both the GameBoy and Family Computer series of games. While they were distinct and separate, the series began with Rockman 4 in 1992. Only after that were the first 3 games given a manga treatment. So the books were not written in order, nor when all of the games were new. The book covering the first game was very close to the story of the game, as was the second, though some liberties were taken. By this point all of the 8-bit games had a manga retelling, except for 3. In July 1994, the book Yomigaeru Blues was published in Japan. The story was compiled from weekly strips the were published months before. The book tries to create a new and different story that would be more interesting than just following the script of the game, which by then was 4 years old.The book was written with the audience having knowledge of the complete series of games, as well as books that came after the setting of Rockman 3. As a result, some things in the book are left very ambiguous. There is no origin story for Rush, nor is Mega Man told that he and Proto Man were both built by Dr. Light. Dr. Cossack knew Dr. Light before the events of Mega Man 4 and are friends or at least colleagues. Some of Dr. Cossack's robots appear in the story, which makes sense because these are the robots he used when he turned evil in the next game. So if you read this book at the end of the series, it works almost like a "gaiden," though it shares many elements of Mega Man 3 and does feature each of the robot masters, even if some of them are just in the background. Long story short, there is no book called "Rockman 3" but this is as close as you'll get.I took some liberties with the presentation. The book has 5 chapters, though for the purposes of having a balanced video, I turned it into 6 chapters, by putting the submarine battle into its own chapter, which was originally part of chapter 2. The start and end of other chapters are shifted, as the start each boss battle ends a chapter, while the battle finishes at the start of the next one. I removed some anachronisms that would place the story beyond the third game, which made sense for those who read the books in order, but would not make sense if you had not read them, and followed the story of the games. Other things, like Eddie, were left in because they were too essential to the plot, but who's to say he wasn’t created before Rockman 4 and just wasn't used??Music sources: Piano theme by Codster76 aka Cody Liu youtube.com/user/codster76Boss Battle and Wily theme by Synthescissor youtube.com/channel/UCvDZRJ3aUc3zL3vPVcL2vOAPunk by Meta Mangus youtube.com/watch?v=8RgPqBd8uoQDark Man theme from the album "We are Rockmen"Megaman 9 and 10 remixes by The Legend of Renegadeyoutube.com/c/TheLegendofRenegadeOther music from the original FC game or the Rockman Complete works remix for PlayStationCMs by Chris Aaron 83 and Megaman World
Mega Man 3: Protomans Rebirth! (Part One) GTV Japan 2021-11-12 | A mysterious robot named Proto Man has appeared! Where did he come from? (Chapter Markers and more below!)0:00 GTV ID: Rush to Greatness!!0:08 Introduction: In the Year 200X....1:13 Chapter 1: The Good Dr. Wily5:15 CM 1: Rockman 3 (Japan., 1990)5:49 Chapter 2: Proto Man's Battle9:43 CM 2: Jollibee's Kid's Meal (Philippines, 2011)10:00 Chapter 3: Inside the Submarine14:50 Preview of Next ProgramEpisode informationGTV 120 "Mega Man 3: Proto Man's Rebirth (Part One)" Season 6 Episode 16Original Airdate: November 12, 2021Produced October 26-November 10, 2021Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my aging MacBook Pro,which is on its way out. So long Touch Bar, its been real!Get a FREE!!! PDF download of the book here!! drive.google.com/file/d/1tHoZad2H475pmtbs10C6QnnY_uPwxbZ2/view?usp=sharing GTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dDon't forget part 2! youtu.be/8MnI91aSrPkCheck out the rest of the Mega Man Manga seriesMega Man Manga youtu.be/irqYNCBaxR4Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily’s Revenge Manga Part 1 youtu.be/hYvzP7AmCOs Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily's Revenge Manga Part 2 youtu.be/rrLizQB-8tM Mega Man 4: coming in 2022!Other GTV Episodes about Mega ManA Classic Rockman Collection youtu.be/aV2cNK7GejU Mega Man 30th Anniversary youtu.be/HFzo9Y77asYElec-Man VS. Journey youtu.be/7GSx_0yMuXoMega Man Box Art youtu.be/BYWotFHxc-Q MegaMan Lightbulbs youtu.be/aQTF2mMX81k A brief explanation about this book!The Rockman manga series began in Japan in 1992, published by Kodansha and written by Shigeto Ikehara. The books covered both the GameBoy and Family Computer series of games. While they were distinct and separate, the series began with Rockman 4 in 1992. Only after that were the first 3 games given a manga treatment. So the books were not written in order, nor when all of the games were new. The book covering the first game was very close to the story of the game, as was the second, though some liberties were taken. By this point all of the 8-bit games had a manga retelling, except for 3. In July 1994, the book Yomigaeru Blues was published in Japan. The story was compiled from weekly strips the were published months before. The book tries to create a new and different story that would be more interesting than just following the script of the game, which by then was 4 years old.The book was written with the audience having knowledge of the complete series of games, as well as books that came after the setting of Rockman 3. As a result, some things in the book are left very ambiguous. There is no origin story for Rush, nor is Mega Man told that he and Proto Man were both built by Dr. Light. Dr. Cossack knew Dr. Light before the events of Mega Man 4 and are friends or at least colleagues. Some of Dr. Cossack's robots appear in the story, which makes sense because these are the robots he used when he turned evil in the next game. So if you read this book at the end of the series, it works almost like a "gaiden," though it shares many elements of Mega Man 3 and does feature each of the robot masters, even if some of them are just in the background. Long story short, there is no book called "Rockman 3" but this is as close as you'll get.I took some liberties with the presentation. The book has 5 chapters, though for the purposes of having a balanced video, I turned it into 6 chapters, by putting the submarine battle into its own chapter, which was originally part of chapter 2. The start and end of other chapters are shifted, as the start each boss battle ends a chapter, while the battle finishes at the start of the next one. I removed some anachronisms that would place the story beyond the third game, which made sense for those who read the books in order, but would not make sense if you had not read them, and followed the story of the games. Other things, like Eddie, were left in because they were too essential to the plot, but who's to say he wasn’t created before Rockman 4 and just wasn't used??Music sources: Boss Battle and Wily theme by Synthescissor youtube.com/channel/UCvDZRJ3aUc3zL3vPVcL2vOAEnker by Mike Essa youtube.com/user/mikethesmoothMegaman 9 and 10 remixes by The Legend of Renegadeyoutube.com/c/TheLegendofRenegadeOther music from the original FC game or the Rockman Complete works remix for PlayStationCMs by Chris Aaron 83 and Megaman World
Sonic the Hedgehog Moved From Sega Genesis to Master System and Game Gear in 1991! 8-Bit History GTV Japan 2021-10-29 | Sonic on Master System and Game Gear were great! (Chapter Markers and more below!)When I finished the 16-Bit Sonic video, I knew I would have to come back and do the 8-Bit story right! If you missed the epic "Sonic is 30" watch it here! youtu.be/I2MYvgNf9lU Episode InformationGTV 119 "Sonic 8" Season 6 Episode 15Original Airdate: October 29 2021Produced October 8-26, 2021Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 15" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, which was starting to show signs of age, though rock-solid.Produced with Final Cut Pro and Photoshop, which my job paid for!0:00 Pre-emption0:10 GTV ID: Pint-Sized Power!0:18 Introduction: Equally Important1:11 Act 1: Catching Up With Sonic Team4:32 CM 1: Sonic is FREE on Game Gear! (U.S., 1991)5:14 Act 2: Yuzo Koshiro Answers the Call11:38 CM 2: Takahashi's Game Gear Train Trip (Japan, 1992)12:04 Act 3: Run, 8-Bit Hedgehog, Run!16:19 CM 3: Sonic is Here (Brazil, 1991)17:00 Act 4: The Legacy of 8-Bit Sonic GTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dOther great SEGA videos by GTV! For The Record: Altered Beast youtu.be/cIIw-ypy8TcPhantasy Star 30th Anniversary youtu.be/FZcij7XPdzISega SG-1000 Story youtu.be/qBDx83UZ1nwSega Mega Drive Perfect Guides youtu.be/w37sJi4PU_Q Meet Mr. Sega! youtu.be/bkOsNYAx90IPhantasy Star II 30th Anniversary youtu.be/4F3LnKYEv-8Mega Drive Mini Unboxing youtu.be/SJ9ec844sh0 Segata Sanshiro youtu.be/NBPNcI9OMbk Phantasy Star III 30th Anniversary youtu.be/T-9uSzMkXKs Sega Solar System youtu.be/nwRy3i1VgMkThe American MegaDrive (aka The Origin of Genesis) youtu.be/syeSrV9poJoThe Zillion Story youtu.be/GV65rKJmlag Some information and scans came from Sega Retro, truly the ultimate Sega site. As for the SMS photo, I don't know who did it. If it was you, tell me so I can add it to the credits.The Game Gear sales data came from Janessa Olsen medium.com/swlh/requiem-for-a-game-gear-c932ab77be66
The Butt Detective Returns! Oshiri Tantei Game Review GTV Japan 2021-10-15 | In 2021 Oshiri Tantei hit the Nintendo Switch, and the big screen, but there were 10 years worth of games already?" (More Below!)Episode InformationGTV 118 "Oshiri Tantei Rides Again" Season 6 Episode 14Original Airdate: October 15, 2021Produced October 2-5, 2021Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 15" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, which was starting to show signs of age, though rock-solid.Produced with Final Cut Pro and Photoshop, which my job paid for!Chapter Markers0:05 Opening Monologue3:26 Oshiri Tantei: The Original Game4:36 The Disappearing Santa6:20 The Coveted Diamond7:53 The Stolen Bananas9:35 The Fairy's TearGTV is now on Odysee! Come on over odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dFor the best print on video be sure to check out these past episodes, because It’s All In Books!Bonoron youtu.be/YBkmmgmbJ1IOshiri Tantei youtu.be/l_QqWcyKuTISuper Mario Bros 2 youtu.be/32y2jyLaPLYDr. Mario youtu.be/Oln2adHrUY4The Manga of Zelda youtu.be/BeBFN9hdk-8 Super Mario Land youtu.be/cUBmBWGMcMoHulk Hogan’s Manga Mania! youtu.be/NKHYEbcuMJ8 Sega Mega Drive Perfect Guides youtu.be/w37sJi4PU_QThe Manga of Link Part One youtu.be/GFJ_I5OBh1YThe Manga of Link Part Two youtu.be/F3It9ImzB_Q The Manga of Link Part Three youtu.be/pV_4aLzfyoo Hulk Hogan's Manga Mania 2 youtu.be/n051uLxHrM4Mega Man youtu.be/irqYNCBaxR4Donkey Kong 94 youtu.be/vTp3IuiDHJY Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 3 youtu.be/B5PGaeq7JYM Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily’s Revenge Part 1 youtu.be/hYvzP7AmCOs Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily's Revenge Part 2 youtu.be/rrLizQB-8tM Where In The World Is Chris Houlihan? youtu.be/c81TkzIz5mM Club Nintendo youtu.be/TM3oL-xoCO0 Kid Icarus Manga youtu.be/FcndukR1lzE Super Mario Land 2 Manga youtu.be/k0H_OJX81b8Super Mario Land 2 Manga Part 2 youtu.be/CvSxSHzK4dQ Hulk Hogan’s Manga Mania 4 youtu.be/5D7i0-uO4qs All game footage was recorded by me. Other video comes from respective official trailers by Toei and NHK.
The Complete History of Nintendo! (No, Wait! I Mean Nantendo!!) GTV Japan 2021-10-01 | Wait! Don’t you mean Nintendo? ……NO! (More Below!)Episode InformationGTV 117 "The History of Nantendo" Season 6 Episode 13Original Airdate: October 1, 2021Produced September 18-30, 2021Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 15" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, which was starting to show signs of age, though rock-solid.Produced with Final Cut Pro and Photoshop, which my job paid for!Chapter Markers0:00 Pre-emption / GTV ID0:16 Opening Monologue 1:39 The Nintendo Answering System3:27 Chapter 1: How Trademarks Work5:30 Chapter 2: Analyzing the Nintendo Trademark6:35 Chapter 3: The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls7:30 Chapter 4: Copyrights vs. Trademarks9:17 Chapter 5: Trade & Battle: Card Hero11:00 Chapter 6: ConclusionGTV is now on Odysee! Come on over odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dThanks to 3 great channels who lent cameo voices1- Blugenesi youtube.com/c/Blugenesi2- Jay Ray youtube.com/user/jayray42003- TeeVee Games youtube.com/c/TeeVeeGames Here are some other Nintendo videos from the GTV archives you’ll love! What Was Yume Kojo? (AKA Not The Story of Super Mario 2) youtu.be/KL9o9zzCUsQKid Icarus 30 youtu.be/ZGf6wIu9kEMSuper Mario Bros 2 Music Bug youtu.be/z5Tyo6rDEsUDouble Identity youtu.be/sVx-e4obQc0Dr. Mario Manga youtu.be/Oln2adHrUY4The Manga of Zelda youtu.be/BeBFN9hdk-8 Justin Bailey youtu.be/x-e3BPF-qzwThe Perils of Pauline youtu.be/DKmJmAVXHggThe Story of Tetris World Champion Evets Kainzow youtu.be/Q1BlbGdtGoYFamicom Wars Sharp vs. Nintendo youtu.be/ba84r28pHRwThe Swedish Justin Bailey (AKA The Power of Dove) youtu.be/pYJ-VvrYsGY Super Mario Land Manga youtu.be/cUBmBWGMcMoThe Story of Super Mario Bros. 3 30th Anniversary Special youtu.be/eHxlok5cDtA The Story of Punch Out!! Theme Song Look Sharp youtu.be/4iBeleAy5REZelda 2 and the 1988 Chip Shortage youtu.be/H6zYKiueCEAThe Manga of Link Part One youtu.be/GFJ_I5OBh1YThe Story of Super Mario Bros Too (AKA The Great Giana Sisters Story) youtu.be/s1wOfDat6rA All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. youtu.be/oPYfqJbkXfw Donkey Kong Manga youtu.be/vTp3IuiDHJY From B To A youtu.be/ZjZH9abJy0wStarTropics: The American Game youtu.be/65F7xNqiZVA Where Is Chris Houlihan? youtu.be/Erytb_0MiQA Club Nintendo youtu.be/TM3oL-xoCO0 Game footage furnished by: Suupaiko, Nekinira3 and Tetsuri Ono. Scans and info came from the Japanese Patent and Trademark office
The More You Know Gaming: NEC’s PC-FX GTV Japan 2021-09-18 | What was the legacy that the PC-FX left behind? (More below….)Episode InformationGTV 116 "The More You Know: PC-FX" Season 6 Episode 12Original Airdate: September 18, 2021Produced September 12-17, 2021Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 15" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, which was starting to show signs of age, though rock-solid.Produced with Final Cut Pro and Photoshop, which my job paid for! GTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dGreat videos about the TurboGrafx Turbo Duo and PC Engine!The Zonk Song youtu.be/uwKCKQWl1uQThe More You Know: TurboDuo youtu.be/eCsIJqQP8NY Who Are Kato & Ken? youtu.be/CtKuKTSjF_g What REALLY Happened to Yuko After Valis III youtu.be/GgNLDalIBT4Pac-Land Fever youtu.be/QDO9ynkxa7kTwinbee! Be There With Bells On youtu.be/Dh-ISK4mngUBonk's Nomenclature youtu.be/U-m5MPGTMpA Turbo-Grafx 16 Arcade Developer Interview youtu.be/0SAUfI5BBMA At the End of the Rainbow (Keith X Wataru) youtu.be/g9j-EGPilRo Some footage courtesy of 83 Chris Aaron, BG Rero Bachi and Ojichanneru retro game museum
Hulk Hogans Manga Mania 4!! Even More WWF / WWE Pro Wrestling Comics From Japan! GTV Japan 2021-08-27 | 10 more not safe for work comics starring Hulk Hogan from the 80s! (More below....)Episode InformationGTV 115 "Hulk Hogan's Manga Mania 4" Season 6 Episode 11Original Airdate: August 27, 2021Produced August 3-8, 2021Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 15" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, which was starting to show signs of age, though rock-solid.Produced with Final Cut Pro and Photoshop, which my job paid for!Watch the entire series here!Hulk Hogan's Manga Mania 1 youtu.be/NKHYEbcuMJ8 Hulk Hogan's Manga Mania 2 youtu.be/n051uLxHrM4 Hulk Hogan's Manga Mania 3 youtu.be/B5PGaeq7JYMHulk Hogan's Manga Mania 4 youtu.be/5D7i0-uO4qsHulk Hogan's Manga Mania 5 youtu.be/T2O7_EBl3rEGTV is now on Odysee! Join us!! odysee.com/$/invite/@GTV-Japan:dChapter Markers0:00 NSFW!0:10 In Memory of …0:17 GTV ID0:20 Intro1:20 Story 1 Hulk Up or Bust2:27 Story 2 The Magic Flute3:39 Story 3 Drunken Road Trip4:45 Story 4 Ghost Photo5:51 Story 5 No Place Like Home 7:28 CM 1 Hulkamania Workout Set f/ Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff (U.S., 1985)7:58 CM 2 Hitachi Big Flow f/ Hulk Hogan (Japan, 1990)8:35 Story 6 Secret Technique9:39 Story 7 Cooking With Gas10:25 Story 8 Master of the Mic11:18 Story 9 Hogan in Hokkaido12:40 Story 10 Human Refrigerator
