The History of 3D Graphics on the Gameboy Advance | minimme

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  • Join me as we relive the weird and wonderful timeline of 3D graphics engines on the GBA - be sure to rest your eyes when necessary!
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  • @minimme
    @minimme  4 ปีที่แล้ว +338

    The description is so absurdly long because of references. I hit the character limit - here's some stuff that wouldn't fit! (like the spreadsheet)
    Timestamps:
    Intro - 0:00
    2000 - 1:28
    2001 - 2:53
    2002 - 6:25
    2003 - 13:25
    2004 - 20:47
    2005 - 24:25
    2006 - 26:35
    2007 - 27:17
    The years afterwards - 27:50
    Outro - 31:47
    Corrections:
    - Backtrack could use raycasting rather than BSP, but most of the other shooters appear to use BSP. It's hard to really know. This was a big oversight on my behalf, apologies
    - I didn't explicitly call the voxel based engine what it's known as - a voxel-space engine
    - Nightfire could be BSP
    - I say Yoshi correctly don't @ me ;)
    - As confirmed by the games developer, Tiger Woods only gives the illusion of voxel space graphics. Read more twitter.com/RichDMay/status/1238979112963837952
    And here's the spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IJfyhGSJZ0XGElUp68nYewAZInS5X7GbVjc-G0RJa4s/edit?usp=sharing
    Notes:
    - There's every chance I've missed some games, as there's no database of this stuff and it's not widely known. I'd basically have to look at/play all 1500ish GBA games to really know
    - It's a small data-set, so most 'trends' are pretty meaningless
    - It's a bit rough, originally I made it just for me but decided to share
    - There's an arbitrary element to what is good enough for the spreadsheet. I just made judgement calls on whether games were 3D enough, which I acknowledge is vague. I also didn't include mode7 style games, but did include voxel/BSP games which is again, in some sense, quite arbitrary

    • @bcsgamingshelf928
      @bcsgamingshelf928 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      yay SEO

    • @wemstrum
      @wemstrum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Pin your comment, my man.

    • @slodekslod9337
      @slodekslod9337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why is Spiderman 2 on the thumbnail?

    • @MrGamelover23
      @MrGamelover23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Talk about the Doom Java phone games.

    • @Nathan-rb3qp
      @Nathan-rb3qp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Can you talk about graphically impressive games on 16 bit consoles?

  • @Jasa12265
    @Jasa12265 4 ปีที่แล้ว +405

    VD-Dev: *slams full line of coke*
    "Let's create 3D open world games for the GBA"

    • @sloppynyuszi
      @sloppynyuszi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Drillmusics forkidsonly 4: how do I convince everyone I’m not high on coke.

    • @repeekyraidcero
      @repeekyraidcero 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And then they repeated it on ds haha

    • @ryuzxa
      @ryuzxa ปีที่แล้ว +4

      **breaks can with head** YEAAAAAAA

  • @WH250398
    @WH250398 4 ปีที่แล้ว +386

    There are two types of 3d games on gba. Interesting attempts, and Asterix & Obelix XXL.

    • @lars-fenin
      @lars-fenin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      and duke nukem..:)

    • @scottthewaterwarrior
      @scottthewaterwarrior 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Robot Wars Extreme Destruction, not only is it an impressive example of 3d graphics on the GBA, but had an absolutely insane physics engine. Flipper bots would actually throw other bots into the air, with their height, trajectory, and rotation all reliant on the angle of impact. In fact, using your flipper would even shift the weight of your own robot!

    • @NebraskaGangCulture
      @NebraskaGangCulture 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      th-cam.com/video/vTc44W9OB2U/w-d-xo.html

    • @diarykeeper
      @diarykeeper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Did you say "Payback" or "Smashing Drive"

    • @auroravelazco2179
      @auroravelazco2179 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And Max Payne too

  • @JomasterTheSecond
    @JomasterTheSecond 4 ปีที่แล้ว +403

    This is the culmination of everything Minimme has done. I'm proud of you, Peter!

  • @Lazy_eye_blobFish
    @Lazy_eye_blobFish 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1031

    You're addiction to 3d gaming on non 3d systems has lead you to this moment....this is true nerdvana.

    • @julianx2rl
      @julianx2rl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      WTF? I seen lot's of people using "your" instead of "you're" generally thinking they're too lazy to put the "e" in there...
      But the other way around?! You actively typed more to make a typo!

    • @Jesse__H
      @Jesse__H 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@julianx2rl If I make the effort to be charitable, probably what happened is Gabriel is conscious of having made some your/you're mistakes in the past, but he still doesnt _quite_ understand exactly which word to use in every situation. So here, just to be safe, he used the one people keep telling him to use.
      It's a silly mistake, and it should be an easy language rule to learn, but it does show that he's conscious of the problem and, eh, _at least he's trying_ 😊🤷‍♂️

    • @julianx2rl
      @julianx2rl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@Jesse__H - (Sniff) That made me tear up a little bit.

    • @Jesse__H
      @Jesse__H 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@julianx2rl lol
      We're all like _one,_ y'know?

    • @julianx2rl
      @julianx2rl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @PlushMarioBros! -Grammar is not a joke compadre.

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga 4 ปีที่แล้ว +238

    3d games for the gba is an aesthetic I absolutely adore .

    • @lucignolo8333
      @lucignolo8333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yeah they have that lovely early 2000’s vibe

    • @9hamos8
      @9hamos8 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I absolute agree.

    • @NovaPrima
      @NovaPrima 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Which aesthetic? There's not just a single aesthetic here.

    • @PhilMcCool
      @PhilMcCool 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@NovaPrima Surely he means the pixelated polygon look.

    • @idipped2521
      @idipped2521 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bano-pilot

  • @sokoTV2
    @sokoTV2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    31:46 "Go Australia"
    *cuts to game footage of a raging fire*
    I see what you did, minionme.

  • @gokushkameha-ha-ha9344
    @gokushkameha-ha-ha9344 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    3d snes/genesis/GBA games hit a special aesthetic, same with ps1 vs n64 vs dreamcast, all have their own vibes but they are all good vibes

    • @Yuli_Ban
      @Yuli_Ban 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Low poly and yet pushing boundaries, where the devs can't rely on dedicated 3D engines or HD effects or high-poly realism, so it comes off as surreal and technological but in a soulful way.

  • @izzieb
    @izzieb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    This is a long video! Did wonder why you'd not posted in a while. Good job.

    • @minimme
      @minimme  4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      🙏

  • @krakenloco
    @krakenloco 4 ปีที่แล้ว +467

    WE'RE BACK TO OUR ROOTS, BOYS

  • @handsomebrick
    @handsomebrick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    That Driv3r port being featured alongside all these other 3d GBA games really highlights how impressive of a feat it was, graphically speaking.

  • @bakerdoze
    @bakerdoze 4 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    “Oversaturated and aimed at kids” sounds like how the Wii’s game library ended up, with all its share of shovelware.
    Although the Wii probably had more bangers than the GBA did overall

    • @Sinannuncioshasta--k
      @Sinannuncioshasta--k 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You mean to say you think that in terms of quantity (but *not percentage*) the Wii's library wound up w/more 'shovelware' ?

    • @bakerdoze
      @bakerdoze 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Sinannuncioshasta--k Yeh.

    • @repeekyraidcero
      @repeekyraidcero 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahaha. no.
      GBA beats most devices libraries, hands down.

    • @bakerdoze
      @bakerdoze 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@repeekyraidcero woa. whuh.
      who is this.
      this 2 year old comment from the future, that I forgot.

    • @jessefisher1809
      @jessefisher1809 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I used to work at a pawn shop and it was incredible how much absolute garbage was on the wii. It had good first party games though.

  • @INXSive
    @INXSive 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Wow. This has to be the definitive video on this subject. It is borderline to a fantastic essay. I very much hope to see more work like this in the future. Thank you!

    • @youngmullah6795
      @youngmullah6795 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Watashi wa Mekishiko desu bruh you have no content

    • @justinplumb234
      @justinplumb234 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @John Perez such a dumb joke hahaha

    • @justinplumb234
      @justinplumb234 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      But I rate it

  • @samuelc6246
    @samuelc6246 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I still have some of these games, and remember having owned many of them and being very impressed by it all. I only had handhelds because we didn't have a tv, so 3D shooters were a rarity, and I had to try them all.
    Most aged terribly, but the good memories are there, for many of the games mentioned. I even finished MoH Underground...

    • @bingboompow8861
      @bingboompow8861 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wow that’s crazy

    • @PeruvianPotato
      @PeruvianPotato 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm actually unironically playing MoH Underground GBA

  • @TheAtoll
    @TheAtoll 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Your deep dive have so greatly inspired me! I even did a complete history of Waterworld video games just because I was so encouraged by your plunge into the obscure and forgotten!

    • @mammutbrot9230
      @mammutbrot9230 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I never thought there would be a waterworld youtube channel. I guess theres a youtuber for everything haha

    • @TheAtoll
      @TheAtoll 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mammutbrot9230 haha! Yep there is a fandom for everything thanks to the internet, but also that's also super cool at the same time!

    • @Loundsify
      @Loundsify 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great film as well.

    • @15-Peter-20
      @15-Peter-20 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheAtoll I'm gonna check it out ! , Out of interest how many waterworld games are there and on what platforms ?

    • @TheAtoll
      @TheAtoll 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@15-Peter-20 including all the released and unreleased games, across all the different platforms, around a dozen!

  • @bripbrap
    @bripbrap 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    5:16 small correction. you're getting BSP confused with 2D ray casting. The style you see there is 2D ray casting. where as Doom uses BSP along with 2D ray casting. Its a way of cutting up the play area into smaller chunks. also allowing for Verticality in the levels.

    • @pilcrow182
      @pilcrow182 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Interestingly, though, using a BSP tree raster engine is generally much more efficient than classic 2D ray-casting, and many originally ray-casted games were re-created with BSP trees when ported to lower-end systems just for the performance increase it provided. Wolfenstein 3D on the SNES, for example, used a BSP tree rather than ray-casting even though it had no need for verticality and even though the PC version was definitely ray-casted.
      There's also basically no visual cues to differentiate between the two, assuming BSP is done *right* (as in, with no visible pop-in or disappearing of the 'chunks'), so there's no telling which games use which rendering method. I mean, yes, BSP can handle much more geometric complexity, but it's also fully capable of mimicking ray-casted visuals if that's what the devs want it to do (as was the case with Wolf3D); for all we know, it's possible (though *very* unlikely) that there wasn't a single ray-casted game in the GBA's commercial library... :P

  • @fehzorz
    @fehzorz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    This kind of programming wizardry will be a lost art outside of demoscene. Everything is too powerful.

    • @Loundsify
      @Loundsify 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Programmers are lazy nowadays because RAM and CPU resources are much more abundant in a lot of systems.

    • @theblah12
      @theblah12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      If you're interested, there's this "virtual console" or virtual machine called Pico-8 that's becoming quite popular recently as a sort of programming toy because the software has deliberately limited specs similar to an 8-bit console, but people have made some really impressive stuff with it including full 3D games which it wasn't really designed for. Someone made a port of Virtua Racing with it for example which re-implements the 3D tracks from the Genesis version. Also a demake of Alone in the Dark.

    • @stevemclovin1566
      @stevemclovin1566 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The switch will hepllp keep this alive, for now.

    • @AtmelKiller
      @AtmelKiller 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Not if you are a microcontroller programmer :) i‘m constantly pushing my programming skills and hardware. Doing complex things on a 20MHz RISC CPU with a mind blowing 2k of RAM and 32k of programming space. But yeah developing for computers lost its magic. But demos from underground cracking groups still exist to this day with amazing graphic demos in an application a few kb large.

    • @fehzorz
      @fehzorz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AtmelKiller can it run Skyrim?

  • @eVerProductions1
    @eVerProductions1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I remember when you had around 8k subs and how you made me feel like I wasn’t the only person that was so interested and curious of the graphical capabilities of underpowered handheld consoles especially the game boy and ds. I loved any and every 3D game on the go because I’m of the generation where 3D games started only on home consoles and to see them grow now to where we have full blown high quality 3D games on the go it’s crazy, back in my day 3D was only on a PlayStation 1 or Nintendo 64 and look at us now

    • @Loundsify
      @Loundsify 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Started at the bottom now we're here!

    • @repeekyraidcero
      @repeekyraidcero 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      GBA 3D stays pretty.
      I still rewatch the GBA graphic-state gta demo and dream...

  • @Gatorade69
    @Gatorade69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Stop Skeletons from fighting has a good video on the talented VD Dev and even interviewed them. One of the founders recently passed away.

  • @treytonjenkins6487
    @treytonjenkins6487 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    6:58 Looking at Star X, I am genuinely surprised Nintendo never put a SNES-style Star Fox on the GBA. They did it with F-Zero, so why not their other often-forgotten sci-fi franchise? They could have just touched up Star Fox 2, renamed it "Star Fox Advance" or whatever and slapped it on there
    (although am I right in thinking there was some licensing thing going on behind the scenes? I know 2 was cancelled for 64, but I'm sure I heard somewhere that it took so long to surface because of internal conflicts. Maybe I'm wrong, I'm not a Star Fox fan)

    • @LadyBrightcynder
      @LadyBrightcynder 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That would have been cool, I have a huge soft spot for the graphical style of the first two Star Foxes.

    • @lonergothonline
      @lonergothonline 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      i don't know everything but I recall Miyamoto was holding off on Starfox games until Nintendo could do something cool and original with the franchise, like a gimmick showcase or something, which is also why we don't get new f-zero games. Starfox zero for the Wii-u is only the way it is because Nintendo didn't want to just push out more of the same thing over and over again. I personally think a Starfox for the new 3ds like we got in Kid Icarus Uprising would have been great! Just do like they did with the Zelda games, Starfox 64 but with modern graphics.
      I believe he thinks that since the games still exist and are still playable, if you enjoyed them, just play them. I Really Really Believe he said that.

    • @LadyBrightcynder
      @LadyBrightcynder 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@lonergothonline when are they gonna realise they don't need a gimmick to sell a game? This is the same problem I have with pokémon sword and shield. Just streamline the existing mechanics and make a good game.

    • @JonasRosenven
      @JonasRosenven 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@LadyBrightcynder It's infuriating. On one hand they say "It's all about gameplay and a great idea" but on the other hand they also have a weird tendency to try to force some strange gimmick that takes away from the experience. The gimmick with having to look at the controller screen in starfox for wiiu took what could genuinely have been a wonderful game and turned it into a frustrating one. Same with stylus controls for the zelda titles on the ds. Nintendo has a way of making me feel like those people who don't have arms and instead have to type using a stick that is tied to their heads :) It just feels so unnecessary and frustrating.

    • @Curlyheart
      @Curlyheart 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What if there was Halo Advance

  • @Tedris4
    @Tedris4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Surprised you didn't mention Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction from 2002, featuring fully 3D robots with a great custom robot creator.

    • @scottthewaterwarrior
      @scottthewaterwarrior 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not to mention probably the most advanced physics engine on the system! I imported that from the UK a few years ago, was not disappointed!

    • @Tedris4
      @Tedris4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      scottthewaterwarrior Yes! I remember being given it as a gift as a young lad and, being well-versed in GBA games by then, expected some top-down sprite-based affair (which did exist but was the other of the two GBA Robot Wars games), so you can imagine my amazement at it being basically a graphically downgraded version of the PS2 game! Never left my memory after that.

    • @fiber3065
      @fiber3065 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Tedris4 Ah, the wonder of early 2000s and buying a game with the same title but on a portable console. 50/50 chances between it being a technically amazing downgraded port from a big console or an entirely different game. Thats the thrill I had the PSP for!

  • @PCFROMVCS
    @PCFROMVCS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Damn, given me some cozy LGR vibes with this relaxing and interesting video

    • @chasenthehype
      @chasenthehype 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Phil Collins from Vice City Stories was thinking the exact thing. Chill hip hop/jazz is the best for these long form explain videos.

  • @OrdinaryThings
    @OrdinaryThings 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    yesssss, new minimme vid. Always a cause to celebrate!

  • @trashtrash2169
    @trashtrash2169 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    There's a guy who makes really impressive GBA 3d homebrew. I don't know your stance on homebrew and hacking but a video about it would be really cool.

    • @gostigoo6706
      @gostigoo6706 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Who is it

    • @trashtrash2169
      @trashtrash2169 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@gostigoo6706 3DSage is the one I'm referring to.

    • @repeekyraidcero
      @repeekyraidcero 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      True.
      But aside the minecraft one, all unreleased.
      Shame GBA is so ASM heavy

    • @doigt6590
      @doigt6590 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@repeekyraidcero You can use C, C++, Nim, Rust, D and Lua to make games on the gba too. But you're probably not going to go far with high level languages if you want to make a 3d game on the gba.

  • @FierceFlame9001
    @FierceFlame9001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is a really great video. I really like how much detail you went into, and how comprehensive this is. You’re one of my favorite youtubers at the moment.

  • @QuartzIsAnOxide
    @QuartzIsAnOxide 4 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    Minimminions, assemble!

    • @Micchi-
      @Micchi- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      mimimimimimi

  • @mazdarx-8rotary.97
    @mazdarx-8rotary.97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You don’t even understand how long I’ve been waiting for a new video. So happy a new one is out!

  • @klodek14
    @klodek14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video. There's something fascinating about squeezing 3d graphics out of a hardware that can barely do it.

  • @barry-allenthe-flash8396
    @barry-allenthe-flash8396 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yo, this video is fantastic, but I gotta give you mad props for the Description. Holy shit - you linked _everything_ - that is unbelievably thorough. Appreciated, for sure though! You definitely gave us a bunch to chew on here, so I'm sure I'm not the only one who wants to dive into some of these other links. Props! Excellent work as always

  • @JustinHarrisTV
    @JustinHarrisTV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Comprehensive AF. Very nice video. And I appreciate the edits and call-outs you did when you made mistakes. Good stuff.

  • @chaaseisstupid2036
    @chaaseisstupid2036 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    these are pretty *graphically impressive*

  • @rthoulouze
    @rthoulouze 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was a great watch, and a nice callback to the videos I first discovered your channel through. Good job!

  • @captainnintendo
    @captainnintendo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    3D games on the GBA have always an exciting topic for me. Even back then, I would find them fascinating and would end up actually owning a couple like the Super Monkey Ball, V-Rally, Star X, Ballistic and Payday.
    The novelty of having 3D on a handheld back in the early 00s was just so intriguing

    • @UnknownUser_10
      @UnknownUser_10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had just one game in 3D on the Gba. It was Bionicle and I liked the 3D effects but I hated the gameplay. It was very difficult to aim. Maybe I didn’t appreciate it because I was too young. Don’t know.

  • @CharlesVanNoland
    @CharlesVanNoland 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That "Quake" tech demo looked more like Quake's "Start" map remade inside of Ken Silverman's "Build" engine which was used by Duke Nukem 3D, particularly the faked camera pitch rendering, and the lack of any overhangs like the little structures that the torches on the sides of the bottom of the steps sat on in Quake.

  • @bigmclargehuge8219
    @bigmclargehuge8219 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is my favorite of your videos so far. The least favorite is probably none of them. But this one is my most favorite.

  • @gary15477
    @gary15477 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I just love those thick, chunky, pixelated textures in 3d graphics. The fact that any of these 3d games even runs on the gba is insane to me.

  • @skuzzyj
    @skuzzyj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is perfect timing.
    I've watched almost all the other GBA videos as I do the dishes and the sink was, once again, full. Fantastic 👍

  • @fuckedfromabove1969
    @fuckedfromabove1969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    02/20/2020 dang, cool upload date
    you know, I recently found myself thinking it would be nice to see from you a return to your older video topics while incorporating the experience youve gained since then. And you did! This is master-grade Minimme material. Thanks for the videos :>

  • @SorrowOfTheWinds
    @SorrowOfTheWinds 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I can't believe I've watched a 34 minute video about 3D Gameboy Advance games!! What a nice video, my guy!

    • @Extramrdo
      @Extramrdo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can't believe you've watched a 34 minute video about 3D Gameboy Advance games either!!

  • @RevelationOne
    @RevelationOne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I saw 6 ads and was about to lose it but then realised it was a 30 min video, Fair enough. I'll watch them 😂 Love the content, Keep it up!

  • @MetalJody1990
    @MetalJody1990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great work on this video, man! You've given me a lot to check out later. The F-Zero, Tony Hawk, and Crash Bandicoot games were my favorites. They used some 3D polygons, but never did they feel like tech demos.

  • @gr18vidz
    @gr18vidz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    been watching your stuff for a long time and this is your best vid yet! so happy to see it! well done

  • @Wolfkaosaun
    @Wolfkaosaun 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Easily one of my favorite videos from you. 20/10 will watch again

  • @RetroBreak
    @RetroBreak 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A few people have directed me to your channel after I did my GBA homebrew games episode and really enjoying your videos so far! :D

  • @dustinbarton9994
    @dustinbarton9994 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always well done video! Informative to a fault, detailed, full coverage etc. Keep up the great work!

  • @ivanhoe6612
    @ivanhoe6612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how well-informed and dedicated you are in this topic! I already subscribed!

  • @JubileeWins
    @JubileeWins 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my favorite channels, great job bro. You are deserve millions of views!

  • @hitvibez
    @hitvibez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The next half hour is gonna be awesome :D cheers man

  • @ghouldishanimal
    @ghouldishanimal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    3:42 that music has a Pavlovian effect on me and makes me think that many Sims are about to be murdered

  • @MaWe25
    @MaWe25 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is just simply impressive! Great job putting together this overview! 😊

  • @HatsuneNeco
    @HatsuneNeco 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's crazy how long it's been since those list videos. Great video, dude.

  • @augustoschimuda7096
    @augustoschimuda7096 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i got chills seeing the title of this video, i love your channel so much

  • @GuitarKidd
    @GuitarKidd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Props to all the credits you left In the description!

  • @acemcloud777
    @acemcloud777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Yeah, these games are really really impressive. Onwards with the-"
    Ad - *LET'S GO*

  • @MisterSouji
    @MisterSouji 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sonic Battle on GBA had fully 3d background with 2d sprites on top.of them. You could even rotate and move the camera.

  • @wellbeef
    @wellbeef 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video man!. Crazy to think that I first came across you by your "Graphically Impressive" video's and watched them all in 1 sitting lol. Glad to see you getting the Subs my man and keep up the good work :D.

  • @TakaMaru777
    @TakaMaru777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really love these videos, I have a ton of nostalgia for the GBA...
    If you're still interested in unique pseudo 3D gba games, I would suggest you take a look at: Colin McRae Rally 2.0, TOCA World Touring Cars, and Starsky & Hutch

  • @clochard4074
    @clochard4074 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Back to your roots, but with all the experience and competence aquired along the way. Lovely!

  • @Mordecai771
    @Mordecai771 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Loved how you brought it all back to Cars in the end :) Made me wanna play all those games even though I never owned a GBA

  • @Soundole
    @Soundole 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really appreciate the depth of your research here. Speaking of ambitious projects - this is an impressive retrospective!

  • @chava.fernando
    @chava.fernando 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, amazing video. Ever since I got my GBA I was fascinated by these kind of games. Asterix, VRally blew me away. I also was quite fond of Colin McRae 2.0, it had 3D car models, quite simplistic, but really smooth, impressive framerate and with great physics. Great video, thanks so much! Gonna watch the rest!

  • @Shpuld
    @Shpuld 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great job with the video! well presented and interesting stuff especially for us who grew up with the gba

  • @trostfoxy
    @trostfoxy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This brings me a lot of nostalgia! Thanks Minimme for the curiosity that you created on us!

  • @Zatsuiki
    @Zatsuiki 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I played so much payback back in the days. I was like 12 when I played it and didn't expect to see this game again after such a long time!

    • @repeekyraidcero
      @repeekyraidcero 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Saaame.
      And then I introduced a friend to it and we had a blast playing multiplayer for weeks.
      I miss Payback

  • @Michirin9801
    @Michirin9801 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been fascinated with 3D GBA games for *YEARS* and by far this is the most comprehensive overview of the lot of them I've seen!

    • @repeekyraidcero
      @repeekyraidcero 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Playing em with friends is fun.
      Smashing Drive
      Payback
      Duke
      Ice Nine
      So good

  • @Siri899
    @Siri899 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    WOW!!! It’s like a documentary! You’d be so good at writing documentaries...

  • @theHOOD61
    @theHOOD61 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Archival of interesting GBA/J2ME stuff gives me peace of mind thank you :)

  • @fka.climate
    @fka.climate 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    These retro tech history videos are scratching a very specific itch I didn’t realize that I had.

  • @rjmario2234
    @rjmario2234 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My fascination with 3D on the GBA first started with Driv3r when I saw it on a gaming magazine. This channel is a godsend for showcasing everything the GBA had.

  • @macintalkshow
    @macintalkshow 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Probably your best video to date, dude. Well done.

  • @GameboyGuitar
    @GameboyGuitar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm so glad that people appreciate 3D GBA as much as I do. Thanks so much for making this video :)

  • @dkd123
    @dkd123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sweet vid! I remember when I was a kid I played a game on GBA called Gadget Racers. It was a fun racer in the style of many others on the system but with a more cute cartoon style of realistic cars. Looking it up again it looks like it was part of a series that was more popular in Japan named Choro Q. I think it could make an interesting video talking about the history of this series.

  • @matturner6890
    @matturner6890 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    24:02 "many of which can be bumped into, and they will react appropriately"
    *shows a taxicab punting a bus to the moon head-on*

  • @mimax45
    @mimax45 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bravo! I really relate on how you see video games of your time, I was also obsessed with 3D games on GBA back then, buying Dark Arena and V-Rally day one. Great video!

  • @bartsim3
    @bartsim3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good video! Starsky and hutch on the gba was something I was always amazed by! Could be one to look at in the future?

  • @viridionwaves
    @viridionwaves ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, great video. I especially like how you talked about the progress and development of different studios, and what they ended up doing after the gba. Seeing some of their stories made it feel like a full story, almost like a teen docu/ movie that tells you how the main characters' lives ended up at the end. This vid helped me a lot to contextually the gba era. It's a shame development got abandoned. The psp was good but no one knows how to make a fun portable and create memorable experiences like Nintendo. I owned both, but I never got any great games on the psp and it was a worry to carry around because of the fragile screen that scratched easily. Still, glad we got it. Wish I owned ridge racer lol. Maybe I'll look it up

  • @ahirunakamura9592
    @ahirunakamura9592 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    dude I love your "5 graphically impressive games..." series... I must confess I bought a lot of GBC/GBA/even DS games based on your videos... I also love how GBA was actually very well explored in the graphics area, for the time it sure was an impressive handheld console

    • @repeekyraidcero
      @repeekyraidcero 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And the only one at that.
      It snagged so many quality releases cuz there was no competition till 2005

  • @Vermilleno
    @Vermilleno 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really like your channel. Found it recently. Keep up the good work minimme!

    • @minimme
      @minimme  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      thankyou!! :)

  • @alasdaircameron1300
    @alasdaircameron1300 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    First time I have watched your channel- but wow! Amazing video!

  • @Kjeppen
    @Kjeppen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great work on this video 😄

  • @loueezyrap
    @loueezyrap 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love videos like these (: Thanks for uploading!

  • @gododoof
    @gododoof 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice job. Very thorough.

  • @fimnori
    @fimnori 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Heyyy, you gotta post more I LOVE THIS

  • @cube2fox
    @cube2fox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video. Really shows that the GBA was much more powerful than the SNES.

  • @rosse119
    @rosse119 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really loved this video! Been a subscriber for a while, keep up the awesome content.

    • @minimme
      @minimme  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      thankyou :)

  • @Pixelponny
    @Pixelponny 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your channel effing rocks. Amazing content, unique, informative and entertaining.

  • @kuddel928
    @kuddel928 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Karnaaj Rally is also a very decent top down racer. It doesn't use 3D heavily which is probably why it's a really fun game ;) It uses 3D for scenery and really looks quite nice I think.
    Thanks for this video Minimme, I really enjoyed it!

  • @lastlife0726
    @lastlife0726 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fascinating!
    007 Nightfire was actually my first game for the GBA, when I was 6 or 7.
    I never really thought of it as anything special, to me it was just the cheep version of the console release, but it's interesting to know it was so significant!
    Perhaps I should revisit it.

  • @nealoade351
    @nealoade351 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad you back bro

  • @Flippo___
    @Flippo___ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    please make one of the nds, this video is so good I can't wait to see more!

  • @onedeadsaint
    @onedeadsaint 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    fantastic video! good job!

  • @KevinVeyita
    @KevinVeyita ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks You very much to share this original documentary and i hope some day update the list of Google Drive 💯

  • @bcsgamingshelf928
    @bcsgamingshelf928 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    3D GBA games are sexy

  • @samvimes9510
    @samvimes9510 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    12:27 oh man, Wacky Races, that takes me back. I actually had that one when I was a kid, but I've never known anyone who played it and I never thought I'd see it featured in a video. Another fun kart racer I had was Konami Krazy Racers.

  • @TwistedThrill44
    @TwistedThrill44 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Been watching your videos since your Tony Hawk GBA games video, I've also been having terrible sleepless nights recently and I've been binge watching your videos every night. So thanks for making my shitty sleep problems way more bearable :)

  • @Alexp37
    @Alexp37 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    GREAT channel! I watched every single video. I would like to see much more impressive games lists for N64, PS1, PSP, 3DS, Dreamcast, Gamecube, Xbox (original) and ESPECIALLY PS2! (This system has SO many technical marvels). Love from Germany

  • @RetroSegaDev
    @RetroSegaDev 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video :D Nice one!

  • @shia_labeouf
    @shia_labeouf 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the amount of work and thought you put into these videos. Clearly a passion project and the result is a testament to that. I also enjoyed the 'janky' edit about sports games. Far from detracting from the enjoyment I just thought it showed integrity. Great stuff.

  • @DenysNathionaro
    @DenysNathionaro 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is like minimme The movie. Loved every second of the video! Great job.

  • @jn9457
    @jn9457 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, I logged in just so I could thank you for this very interesting and well made video, about a topic I'm very passionate about.
    Since owning the first Game Boy, I have been in awe of the quality of the games that were produced with such low system specs.
    When I saw V-Rally 3 for the first time running on the GBA, I couldn't believe my eyes. I knew of the Doom and Duke Nuke 'em ports before (and a few other games you touch on in the video), and while they are very well made, even my MP3 player is able to play the first Doom effortlessly (which is equal parts fascinating and a testament to how well the game was programmed).
    But playing a Racing game in this high quality 3D engine on a system that was mainly used for 2D games, that was actually not only good looking, but very fun to play, just blew my mind and still does to this day (try to do that, MP3 player!).
    So thank you again for making this video, it feels like it was especially made for my niche interest. :D I'm only at the V-Rally 3 part and I'm very curious what's still to come. That voxel technique in particular is looking very promising.

    • @minimme
      @minimme  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      thankyou for watching and yeah, v-rally 3 is crazy really. Voxels never quite met their potential though!