Obscure & Forgotten PS1 Games Vol.13 | Sean Seanson
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 มิ.ย. 2024
- Michael McIntyre has been brought out back and shot, sorry for the mix-up. Welcome back to another long overdue deep dive into the PlayStations back catalog. Where evil PAL exclusives lie behind every corner, waiting to pounce at a moment's notice. What PlayStation/PS1/PSX games will we play today? Only the Wheel has the answers! (Wheels spoilers below)
Obscure & Forgotten PS1 Games Vol.13 | Sean Seanson
- Tank Racer
- Iznogoud
- Hard Edge / T.R.A.G. Tactical Rescue Assault Group : Mission of Mercy
- Threads of Fate
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-Timestamps for each part of the video.
0:00 - Intro
1:46 - Game 1
14:48 - Game 2
33:02 - Game 3
52:59 - Game 4
1:11:24 - Outro/Ranking
-Music used in Episode
Sunset Drive - Polygons (Bandcamp: pspolygons.bandcamp.com/)
Tank Racer - Various OST
Iznogoud - Various OST
Hard Edge / T.R.A.G. - Various OST
Threads of Fate - Various OST
Additional PS1 Game footage - 10min Gameplay / @10mingameplay1
Additional SNES Footage - Longplay Archive / @longplayarchive
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Hey Sean.
I'm a 34 year old PAL gamer, I discovered your videos after my daughter was born in April '23. They've been perfect for the long nights when she's up and I'm feeding her which can often take an hour or two.
So as a kid, I always remembered playing a demo on the PS1. I can't remember where I got it from, or whether it was a standalone disk or anything. All I remembered is that you could play as a boy or a girl. One of them had a hat. One of them had some kind of rings they held. And it was sort of side scrolling in a forest location. That demo was awesome to (what I now know) would have been 10 year old me at the time. But then it was lost, I never could remember the name of the game, and I never ever played it.
Thanks to you, I've discovered Threads of Fate, and two days ago fully completed a game that I've been waiting 25 years to do so. And that game has been every bit as amazing as 10 year old me remembered the demo being.
Now why we got a demo in PAL for a game that never got released to us I'll never know. But whatever.
Thanks for these videos man. They're not only keeping me sane through the late interrupted nights, but you've genuinely made a life goal come true for me.
- Sam0n (34, English, really fucking tired, but ecstatic to have played and finished Threads of Fate FINALLY).
Aw I'm delighted to hear that, if theres any game worth remembering and playing through after 25 years it's Threads of Fate.
Wishing you and your family a nice uninterrupted nights sleep (its a long shot with a baby, but still) ❤️
Iznogoud feels like someone played the CD-I Zelda games and went "let's make one of those", the resemblance is uncanny
That's a good point right there
Such an accurate observation!
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Iznogoud has some massive low-budget 90's PC game vibes, like it's something you would find being added as a bonus to some kids' magazine.
From a quick Google search, there is a Windows version of the game.
Oh yeah, it's Sean Seanson, Seanson-ing us with Seanson-esque games.
My favorite part was when Sean Seanson said "It's Sean Seanson time!" and Sean Seansoned all over everyone.
It truly is Seanson Season
hahahahahah i love these so much, super omega based
*GET SEANED*
Sean Seanson is about to make you his Seanitch
I still remember Tank Racer’s brutal difficulty. Hard to the point of not being fun.
I love Hard Edge, an RE clone with Shin-Ra/90’s anime aesthetic and a jazzy fusion soundtrack. It doesn’t get any more PSX than that.
Hot damn do I look forward to these videos. You finally covering TRAG is just icing on the cake.
I knew you'd pop for TRAG 😉
Threads of fate is so up my alley, as a huge brave fencer fan how have I never heard or this. This artstyle is amazing, mints hair is absurdly good looking
Your review of Threads of Fate was great. You said it all: it's lovable, memorable, and charming. Thank you for giving this game the care it deserves. 👏👏👏
I loved that game back in the day! It was so cool playing through as both characters, and it was just so polished and well-made.
Thanks for picking it! It was a joy to play through :)
Can’t get enough of people talking about Threads of Fate
I had never heard of it before so thanks for picking it. Going to check it out. Damn Squaresoft had so many bangers on the PS1.
I loved threads of fate i played the new game+ multiple times but Fancy Mel's minions and their dimensions were rough for sure. if you can make it there you can make it through the rest of the game. the game has good sound too and i found that it was often helpful as a cue.
Major props to you for playing through Iznogoud...that game looked ABYSMAL 😂
I always associate you with Mario Maker, but I have seen your comments in PS1 videos especially where JRPGs are involved. It is great to see!
Yeah... we Europeans were pretty awful at designing platformers back then, huh? It's like almost, nay, every old platformer based on an European IP somehow ends in disaster with messy level design, unfair enemy placement, and sometimes even janky controls. Yeesh...
@@Mike14264 Rayman and The Adventures of Lomax are a lot of fun I will say and they look visually stunning. The Japanese didn't always have winners with their platformers. My main complaint with The Adventures of Lomax is the windmill in one of the stages where its placement makes it hard to avoid getting hit.
@@zacharyessey5904 I mean, the comment was kinda tongue in cheek! Rayman is really the best example, but there are plenty other great old platformers! Didn't know about that Lomax guy, I gotta check that out... I guess it's just comics and shows IPs that get rather unlucky.
@@Mike14264 I just noticed that my comment didn't apply the edit, but I fixed it up a bit and it allowed it to save. In regards to your comment, I don't know enough about European platformers. I would love to check more of them out to see how they hold up.
I played a demo I had for Threads of Fate over and over again as a kid but never the full game because they didn't have it for rent at Microplay. Finally played the rom last year and it didn't disappoint.
Iznogoud's visual style reminds me of Link: Faces of Evil. Like the art is kind of nice but the artist had never heard of the concept of level design, or were even aware that what they were making was for a video game.
The moment you finish a Sean Seanson video, and realise you've got no more to watch :single-tear:
I'm gonna work that little bit harder on my next video just for you
YAY! The ever-providing wheel is back!
Game 1: This one looks really fun, although maybe it's my weakness for fun/non-realistic racing games.
Game 2: This one does not seem to be fun at all. In fact, one can tell it was not very well-made.
Game 3: Nice variety/spin on the Resident Evil formula.
Game 4: YES! Finally the wheel deemed me worthy! I love this game and I wish more people would give it a shot and I hope your coverage helps. And yes, the part with the swinging platforms is a nuisance.
Kitty spotted at 14:16, 52:37 (I guess that counts) 52:41, 1:05:15 (yeah, I count those two in as well, because why not?)
Thank you so much again for yet another wheeltastic video! May the wheel never stop providing! #wheelsect
Congrats on winning pal, and thanks for picking such a fun game! I had a great time with it :)
(Ps, good kitty spotting as usual ^_^)
When I was a little kid, I had to force myself through Iznogood, plus that strange Dreams game from your olders videos for an entire summer. My dad redeemed himself shortly after buying me one hell of a combo (MGS, Tekken 3 plus Tomb Raider 3)🥰
RIP dad 💔
❤️
I knew tank racer was going to be a banger, it uses the "I have good soundtrack" font on the cover
It’s the “late 90’s cool electro” font for sure.
The “someone called the Designer’s Republic” font
Answering the question about "do you go faster if you fire backwards" for tank racer was vital, thank you
gotta give the people what they want
I swear, I remember playing Threads of Fate as a kid, but every time I try to think of it I can never remember what it's called. I just have vague memories of playing through the opening levels with each character and then getting stuck, then returning the game to the rental store because those existed back then. So thank you for finally properly bringing my childhood memories for me!
30:29 As someone with adhd the soundscape for this game gives me a panic attack. It reminds me of when I was working at Best Buy and I had to talk to customers while music played over the whole store,music played from electronics all over the store,other people talking,and having a walkie in my ear. It was so overwhelming.
Also whoa you and grim beard uploading within 24 hours?! And Grim Beard’s video is on Breakdown/my favorite obscure first person game and yours is on obscure ps1 games? Wonderful day
Breakdown rules!!!
Feeling old when seeing TRAG and Threads of Fate....
2 favorite games back when I was a smol kid here in the Philippines.
I binge watched this entire series in about 2 days, and man, what an underrated channel, and I truly appreciate the commitment. The PS1 is my favorite console. Ever. So it's an absolute treat to find a channel that almost exclusively focuses on its vast and varied library.
Also suggesting Panzer Front for the wheel. It's probably the most authentic tank simulator on the console, and despite the horrific render distance of the PS1, it still manages to do long range combat - albeit very awkwardly.
Keep up the good work! Your hard work is appreciated. Now on to binge watch the Japanese equivalent series. 👍
ay, thank you! I appreciate you watching.
I'll get Panzer Front added for you now :)
WAKE UP BABE NEW SEAN SEANSON VIDEO JUST DROPPED
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Hard Edge really is a prime example of PSX voice acting, almost rivaling legendary titles like Silent Bomber.
All joking aside I think the voice actor for Benny boy (I’ll be thrown in the lake of fire if I even try to spell his name) did a great job. Also the pawns in an elaborate game quote, got that was good delivery
@@wieldylattice3015 You mean the bad boy in Silent Bomber, Benoit Manderubrot? Well, at least he is somewhat understandable, unlike the conversations between Jutah and Anri, where it seems like they try to talk about nothing and everything at the same time, haha.
im a giant fan of the 4th one. I think Threads of Fate's a PSX hidden gem. Always thought Mint deserved a come back in another game. She has so much charisma. Roo, not so much...
Mint is one of my favorite characters ever. She's so entertainingly disagreeable.
If you know Japanese, there is always Duo Princess. It's a short fan game where you can play as Mint or Maya.
Thank you for these chill videos, I love working with them in the background
Excellent episode!!! Just an excellent episode!😄👍✨
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Tank Reacer is one of my childhood games and at the same time one of the games that influenced me to listen to the DnB scene.
Same as Team Buddies, which once again pleased me with an excellent soundtrack, both belong to my heart.
And of course Tank Racers is a really fun game!
It kind of reminds me of another similar PS1 game - Wreckin Crew, that I played at the time.
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Hard Edge/ T.R.A.G has beautiful graphics that I would like to see more often... even today.
Those sharp "anime-like low-poly" (but quite detailed) models with spiky hair are the reason why I like to return to, for example, the "Battle Arena Toshinden" series (PS1 & Saturn).
Or maybe the lesser known "Crisis Beat" (where the in-game cutscenes have much more detailed low-poly graphics)
Even if they are quite bad playable, I like to watch it while playing.
Even though the consoles had certain hardware limitations back then, this way of design is an art-style for me.☺
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Hard Edge is probably one of my 10 fav PS1 games.. : ) Really a personal "guilty pleasure".
Such fun, iconic characters. The story was fun too.. and he voices! Overall super entertaining.
Also, you can't say Rachel's voice actress didn't put her heart into it ^^ That "Yahoo!" still sounds as energetic today as back then.
its so crazy how whole games with thousands of sales can just be forgotten
33:58 Samus, is that you ?
I was just thinking, isn’t it time for another video from Sean? And here you are. Thank you as always.
I love the bit where the Wheel goes all Wheel on us
First of all, Mr. McIntyre, I just want to say that I'm a huge fan of your BBC work. Especially when you talk about PS1 games
Thank you, and don't forget to check out the Wheel Saturday nights on BBC1!
I grew up on Threads of Fate! I tried it years later on PSN and I have no idea how child me beat that game twice. The platforming was by far the hardest part for me.
I was literally considering playing Threads of Fate a few days ago having only ever touched the demo back when that was a thing. If it gets the Sean Seanson seal of "maybe try it" I think I'm in for a good time. If it's terrible I'll blame it on you forever. Thanks for the incredible content. Always a pleasure to watch.
I just found this series yesterday and I'm already caught up, keep doing God's work!
Hard Edge is considered a classic where I come from and I really didn't expect to see it on the obscure games list. The more you know ha.
recently discovered your channel and have been binging everything, your videos have quickly become my favorite thing on this channel. The aesthetics, the music, they dry wit, the incredible ability to give even the most horribly broken games a chance, and of course, the obsession with obscure PS1 ephemera all seemed designed specifically for me to love it. i'm absolutely gonna subscribe to the patreon, but in the mean time, some game suggestions! (couldn't read The Wheel very well so apologies if any of these are already there)
Trap Gunner: a weird vs. trap based run and gun arena game? almost nothing else like it out there
Vandal Hearts 2: an SRPG with a core mechanic so weird and broken (you and your opponent move simultaneously) that one of the most popular romhacks is one that patches it out
swagman: i don't think this game is good. it feels like PAL jank. but it's definitely Something.
Tecmo's Deception: the original goth-core haunted mansion trap-em-up. all of the games are interesting but the first one really appeals thanks to the first person thing.
Future Cop LAPD: if you ever teach your cat to play video games check this out, maybe the best multiplayer game on the system
Koudelka: survival horror rpg, like 8. hours long, one of my all time faves
Jad Cocoon: studio ghibli pokemon
Kartia: another SRPG, with art by yoshitaka amano and a weird card based monster system
Looking forward to your future videos, and All Praise The Wheel
I played Tank Racer as a child, it was included on some PSM demo disc and I loved it :D
I don't know why the fairy godmother / witch from Iznogood sounds exactly like me if I was voicing that character, but it's creepy
Drop everything, a Sean Seanson video just dropped. I remember Slowbeef playing Hard Edge years ago.
The way Rachel runs in Hard Edge looks just like Jutah’s run cycle in Silent Bomber, at least to my eyes. Nobody probably cares but I think it’s an interesting detail
21:49 this game is amazing, it nailed the will 2d shovelware aesthetics
Hell yeah dude - this is my favourite series of yours. Can't wait to dig into it with a cup of tea and some Elden Ring tonight!
Thanks friend, appreciate you watching as always!
Fancy seeing you here!
There's no such thing as too much multitasking. Throw in an audiobook, pushups, and a phone call with Mum... Could probably do it all in the shower.
@@SeanSeanson Man this was a smashing episode. I'd heard about both Hard Edge and Threads of Fate but they both looked super interesting! This whole era is such a goldmine for strange and creative games like this. I'm so thankful it was so colossally huge that I'm still discovering things now!
Ah, Threads of Fate. I interviewed the director of it, Mr. Koji Sugimoto... A favorite game of mine.
15:15 Iznogoud?? Hey, I remember this guy! He's from a comic book series here in Europe! I remember reading one a them books once, a few years ago!
Aww yish, new episode :3 Sadly us waiting for pachinko games will, most likely, once again, be gravely dissapointed.
I Finished a Video Game mentioned how great your videos are in a stream today. Really happy to have found you!
Aw thank you! I Finished a Video Game is a top lad!
Fun seeing the Rephlex logo there in Tank Racers!
"Iznogoud, Iznogoud, he's playin' Iznogoud"
Another great episode, and worth the wait! And I've had to add a couple more games to my shopping list (and it's not Iznogoud twice). I truly do "love to see it". Nice work!
A Spanish magazine described Hard Edge as Resident Evil Junior. I think it's accurate! Good video. I've miss The Wheel.
Edit: OH, there's a Threads of Fate too. Lucky me :3
Oh damn it's T.R.A.G. I love T.R.A.G. The music makes me feel and sexy and shiz.
Round and Round it goes!! (And again , Just in the nick-of-time!) I'll admit, I got all gitty when I saw the Notification of you Uploading the 13th Episodes!! (And that's weird by itself; Good, but weird.) Loved the Video! And as usual, Top Quality!! Threads of Fate was a nice surprise! NOT at all what I had in mind, ... Gonna have to add this one and the Tank Racing game to the bucket list. :) Merci!! Keep on Spinning! :)
OMG I used to watch Iznogoud ALL THE TIME ❤ You've unlocked a dear memory. Thank you!
Threads of Fate is one of the first games I think of when I get nostalgic about the PS1. Still hate that they made a "to be continued" ending but never made a second game.
I finally caught up to this and the Japan only series and I am seriously loving both. Discovering this channel has been the best thing to happen this year so far
I really don't know why you don't have way more subscribers. Your videos are so high quality, and have genuinely funny humour which is a really hard thing to get right and a lot of youtubers completely fail at it and try and force it. You just seem like a complete natural, like you definitely seem like someone who it'd be fun to have a pint with. Keep up the good work, more subscribers will eventually come. I'll share your videos where appropriate on places like reddit, hopefully that helps you out a bit.
Thanks for the kind words! Appreciate you watching :)
Oh hey look, the best retro gaming channel on youtube just uploaded. Splendid.
Hell yea!!! Glad to see both this series and you back Sean :)) hope you've been having an awesome 2023
While listening, I thought the game title was "Thank Race," until I looked at the screen and saw an actual tank. Damn you Ireland.
We shall express gratitude for Motorsport regardless
Honestly i would put Hard Edge in must play. I remember being very low scored in the megazines back then but decided to rent it because...my instinct told me so, and i'm glad they did, loved it back then and played it again a few years ago and liked it a lot.
Threads of fate is one of my favorites. It's so nostalgic that it's bittersweet. Makes my longing for better days and simpler times pretty intense.
Oh Jaysus auld Acidonia is a raging sadist, I remember reading about Iznogoud back in the day and its reputation was impressed upon me from a young age.
Ooooh man i almost searched forever for Hard Edge… Never remembered the Name of that jewel. The nostalgia hits hard. Played that as i was 14 yo and it was the first Game i copied on cd ROM, for my chipped ps1. Thanks for bringing back teenage memories ❤
what brilliant channel. good work. hope you go big. this is awesome.
Awesome episode as usual. This one had it all, cool overlooked 2nd party games, eurojank based on comics from the 1970s and an underrated masterpiece by Square. It's what the PS1 is all about!
Glad you enjoyed friend! Congrats on the win!
LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :D
That jingle in the intro fills me with too much excitement already.
Another banger of a video. Keep it up.
I'd also like to add 'Blaster Master: Blasting Again' to the wheel if it isn't already on there.
You got it! :)
Thank you great wheel for providing for us once more and thank you Sean for the banger video.
Sounds like Hard Edge was one of the big influences on Ghost Bleed.
Good to see the series back!.
Hard Egde is a game my brother did buy during my childhood, never got far though for some reason.
I really enjoy the series and was so glad to see a new vid from you! Life has been crazy busy for me so I only watch 20 minutes at a time usually, but I just wanted to send this comment your way to say that I'm a big fan of your content, even if I only slowly get through it.
thank you friend! It'll be here for as long as youtube lasts so take your time :)
Fun fact: Iznogoud is pronounced "Is No Good" with a french accent.
This might be your best video yet m8, i know ive been saying that alot. Amazing work. Not often I put this amount of time to watch such extensive videos being honest so the fact that my attention is constantly retained is a nod to the quality of the work. I take them in chunks lol! I really like the look of Hard Edge btw! Looks like the parasite eve engine?
Appreciate it bud, it's mostly just an hour of rambling but it's what I love haha
i expected the wheel to become a sentient being on vol 13. threads of fate was the first game i bought from psn when i got a ps3 back in the day and i never understood it back it cause i was young and dumb
Eh, we’ll check back on vol. 69 AI needs time to learn just like people after all
I would like to put forth Puchi Carat to be subjected to the whims of the Wheel. Finally almost caught up on all your videos!
Consider it done, and thanks for watching :)
A friend of mine recommended your channel last week and I have been binge watching your videos since. Killer content, keep up the great work! I would like to recommend Toshinden 4 for the wheel. The series definitely is not one of the best fighting games on the PS1 and the 4th game did not release at all in NTSC-U so it tends to get overlooked a lot. Like the other games in the series it is a bit clunky to say the least, but I think it does play the best out of the series has a suprising amount of content for a PS1 fighting game including a rhythm minigame. Plus it has some really flashy special moves and a good soundtrack to boot!
Consider it done! Appreciate you watching :)
Excellent video Sean!!
Managed to find a copy of Threads of Fate for really cheap at a used game store, so thankful you showed it off so I knew about it 🙏🙏🙏
Hope you enjoy! :)
another awesome video and I am so glad you got to enjoy a bit of Tank Racer, that game is a slice from my childhood that's stuck with me :) it always felt a bit more of a Kart Racer at the highest difficulty with it's chaotic races and AI difficulty plus the obvious Item move pool but it was still fun nonetheless
Glad you enjoyed friend, congrats on being chosen!
this is the greatest youtube channel of all time.
Amazing work again Sean, cheers!
I cant believe your channel is still so small.
Very fun video, as always.
Thanks friend, I'm doing better then I thought I would so I'm happy enough haha
You mentioned a game and showed a screenshot of it, a game i was trying to remember for decades! Perfect Weapon. All the googling of the world and i ended up recognizing it randomly so thanks i guess hah
I saw your "Worst PS1 Games?" video and immediately subscribed, then I bingewatched this series, and now I plan to go and bingewatch the Japan exclusive series. Great videos all around.
If nobody's added it to the Viewer Wheel yet, I'd like to nominate The Unholy War (1998).
Aw thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoy :)
Oh Unholy War nice pick! I'll get it added for you now
Tank racer is my first PS1 video game, not other, is that game.
None of the Iznogoud adaptations used a rewritten version of Ebeneezer Goode and that's why they failed. Praise the wheel.
The Wheel Returns! *ALL HAIL WHEEL!*
this is an excellent way to start my day
Legend tells of a man, and his Wheel of Providence, who can take basement-tier euro platformers and spin them into TH-cam gold. His name is Sean Seanson.
Love this series. Perfect aesthetic.
Hope to see Micro Maniacs make it into a video of yours one of these days.
Keep it up, sir. And thanks for the content.
Thank you! I got Micro Maniacs added for you, would love to play it again myself :)
Teasing me with that AutoDestruct footage.
Iznogoud is a real..missed opportunity. It would have made a lot more sense as an adventure game but I guess that's a lot harder than cranking out a very very eurojank platformer. Also it's real weird to see Microids still being around and making Space Adventure Cobra and Grendizer games..
@40:11 - omg, Perfect Weapon.. slowwwly pivoting in place to kick wolves, endlessly, like you're in some circle of hell bad fighting game devs get sent to.
Great video!!!
Man I fuckin love Threads of Fate
In your Mario kart example, it looked like the waluigi in first place dumped the blue shell onto second place.
I'm not sure what happened, but some people are freaks at Mario Kart so anything is possibe.
Sounds like Iznogood is a perfect name for the game.
Oh thank god man I needed a long PS1 video from you right now, you have no idea
I sensed the vibe and the wheel will provide 🙌
Holy fuck, what a treat. This will be perfect for late night feedings with my newborn. Great timing chief.
Congrats on the kid! 🙏
Ngl, these vid's are always a treat to see, always happy to see another release and i can only imagine the effort put in these, like these are usually an hour or more, i can only imagine what the actual length of these actually are from the start. Also i will definitely be giving Hard Edge a try XD
It's a long road to get them down to around an hour, lets just put it that way 😅