Chameleon Twist - Nitro Rad
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- Let's go on a big licky adventure with some little dudes that don't really look like Chameleons but have the attributes of Chameleons in a game called Chameleon Twist.
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#ChameleonTwist #N64 #Platformers
Her: "Show me what your tounge can do 😏"
Me: *Boots up Chameleon twist*
What a creative idea especially in the infancy of 3D games
Why are you licking your Nintendo 64
Uhh... I'm the 69th like...
That sounds like an infamous ad campaign for the game. XD
Alejandro Beltran You should've got the coconuts if you know what I mean 😏😏
6:15
No, that's a perfectly valid observation. Sound cues like that are important to pick up on. Heck, in fighting games like Guilty Gear and BlazBlue, people get annoyed at how verbose the characters are and stuff with their voice samples, but in reality, they're also sound cues for making sure you are doing the combos right, at least in my opinion.
JoeCoolMaverick Well said. Now I’m reminded of Jak & Daxter, when sound cues are given when performing a move properly.
This a hundred percent. Once i played Skullgirls with some dude who said he couldn't deal with my ms fortune for the life of him. I told him "if you hear this particular line, block high". And sure enough, just following that, my entire combo game was stopped on its tracks.
Always happy to see Live Action Rayman to Review other games 👌.
Epic gamer moment
I wouldn't be surprised if he looks like Rayman on purpose. I used to dress up as a a guy version of Nina Cortex from Twinsanity when I went through a goth phase as a teen.
Anyone else think this guys just ripping off Antdudes review?
You’re joking right? Nitro and Ant are friends.
@@chrisonewiththesalt nah they are both unique in their own way they might be similar but no one is ever an exact copy of another both of them are very hard working people if they appear to have similarities are probably coincidences or similar opinons/tastes.
The Japanese version seems more complete than this one:
There are green hearts that give you more life.
There's an actual ending sequence when you beat the final boss (kinda short, though).
You can play Battle Mode by yourself (I heard that the AI is stupid hard, though).
You can unlock a Black and a White Chameleon (one of them is unlocked by beating the game, but the other one requires all carrots in the game, which are gone outside Japan, and you have to fight him)
The Boss Rush level has you fight harder versions of the bosses.
There are helpful powerups like Big Head to shoot bigger enemies and one that freezes enemies.
One of the levels has a Bowling minigame.
And oh yeah! That Queen Ant you like? She has a health bar!
So, yeah! We got gipped!
-_-
Wow never knew this, very interesting.
It does make sense that the Japanese version has more stuff because it was actually released there a month after the West got it, so they probably had time to add some extra stuff. It's possible the green hearts were intentionally removed from the Western version to make it slightly harder, though; it wasn’t uncommon to do that, I assume because easy difficulty was generally seen as a negative at the time and/or the publishers didn't want people to rent it, beat it once and then take it back without buying it and thus not generating any revenue, something that wasn't a relevant issue in Japan because video game rentals are prohibited.
Just like Wakko and his vomit bag.
There's also a Translation hack for the Japanese version.
Y'know "gypped" is a slur, right?
"Animals can do a lotta stuff" - Nitrorad
Salokin They can also make a lotta DAMAGE!!!!
"There's absolutely no reason not to die" - Story of my life.
You have an excellent profile picture.
@@LUCKYRiCK But you can repair it using only flex tape.
@@Diwasho But you can repair it using only flex tape.
“Chameleon Twist? Chameleon Piss!”
That sounds like something The Game Dude would’ve said. Funny I mention him, since footage of Chameleon Twist actually did appear in his Theme Song, specifically during the “Stories are bland, they rip off Wonderland” lyric.
EDIT: Holy shit, The Game Dude actually did say that in his review of the game!
Nitro was tweeting clips of Game Dude's review a while back. Like, he was actually stunned by how bad it was XD
yeah lmao, I wonder how many would even pick up on that
All I know about that guy comes from his mickey mouse review, and the subsequent mockery of it.
Secular Ascetic
Minnie Mouse, what a...
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@@thescruug2222 IT LOOKS LIKE A FOOKING CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE
Yo, you should seriously review I-Ninja. It's one of the best 3d platformers i've ever played, and yet i never heard anyone talk about it. I'd love to hear your professional opinion on the subject, dude!
@@DeevDaRabbit N++? What's that?
Agreed I enjoyed I-Ninja.
I really enjoyed playing I-ninja though I never beat it. Would really like to see a nitro rad video on it!
Speaking of ninjas, did he do Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon yet?
Man, I liked that game as a kid, didn’t finish it tho, plz do this Raddy
Johnny, Game Knights, AND Nitro Rad all in one day? Wowee.
That's what I'm saying! Except Seymour replaces game knights
And to top it off YOU'RE HERE?
Marcosatsu fscts
Don't forget Jontron.
Marcos! Nice to see you here!
"There's literally no reason not to die." - Nitro Rad, 2019
"The classical taking quotes out of context.
@@pokefanlight was just joking bro
Genuinely the best creator on TH-cam right now in my eyes. I drop everything I'm doing to watch right away, haha.
As one of those 5, I'm inserting a Zeegyboogydoog here for ya.
I'm almost ashamed to admit that I get it.
*EXPLOSION*
shoutouts to Qrrbrbirlbel
never watched the shorts,but i remember the playable mugen character. Good times
No! You mustn't utter the Zeeky words!
I actually got into the sequel first when I was a kid. They actually did look like chameleons, but I’m glad they kept the same names of the characters! I think even the rabbit is there to bring them on some trippy adventure again. But the levels were a lot more creative and colorful. At least I thought.
I love how in depth you go into every aspect of a game. I remember Antdude only taking about this game for about 4 minutes and ending with "There was no way I'm going to get a full episode out of this." Meanwhile, you make this 15 min long video, include so much more information, and despite it being a longer video that AD's, it's still paced incredibly well. I never feel like any of your points drag on too long, nor do I need you to explain anything further. Awesome as always, James!
Zeeky H Bomb! :D
Guess I'm one of the lucky five
Me too!
I recognised it from the Stick Figures on Crack series way back
@@Xenunnaki Nope, wrong cartoon
I grew up on Flash animations like it, so it was a pretty wild throwback to The Demented Cartoon Movie.
Yep. Used to watch that a lot. I think on Albino Blacksheep.
1:13
That moment when Nitro Rad turn into the AVGN for a second!
So many gaming TH-camrs are so foundationally influenced by AVGN, as they should be because old school AVGN aged like fine wine. But unfortunately it’s been pretty trash with few exceptions for the past near decade.
@@Y-two-K James and Mike Mondays are a lot more genuine than AVGN honestly, and more fun.
9:53 Holy shit I haven’t seen that bomb in years. Pretty sure I was still in middle school back then!
Although they can’t be considered expressions, each of the chameleons have slightly different eyes. You can see a side-by-side comparison of them at 13:33.
Davy: the default chameleon whom I’ll be comparing the others to
Jack: has narrower eyes and lower pupils
Fred: is Fred
Linda: has eyelashes and a bow since she’s the girl. The eyelashes look like little gray spots on my phone, but they’re more defined in the Japanese version of Chameleon Twist 2.
Also, the opening cutscene is different based on which chameleon you pick. AntDude played the game as Fred, and the chameleon in that scene is yellow instead of blue.
This game is pure nostalgia!!! One of the first games I had ever played myself when I had an N64
The same people who made Chameleon Twist made a little known gem for the gameboy called Chalvo 55. Its Japan exclusive but has some really interesting concepts. Its actually a sucessor to that cancelled game for the virtual boy he was talking about. If he did a review of it that would be amazing.
If you got time, maybe you can review Ape Escape for the PS1, is asking the first game to REQUIRE the DualShock Controller, it was kind of revolutionary to it's time...
I loved the Chameleon Twist games. I wouldn't call them the best platformers or even best games, but I absolutely loved how they stood out as more original and had fun mechanics, albeit not always easy to control.
This is one of those games I only ever saw a single promotional image for back when I was a kid and was like... "how the hell does that game even work?"
Now I know. Thanks, Nitro Rad!
I owned like 4 actual games for the 64 growing up and this game was the one I wasn't too interested in initially. I played the hell out of Spider-man, Pokemon stadium and stadium 2 but eventually I found myself oddly compelled to play through this game and this is bring back so many memories
Japan System Supply was a very small development studio in Osaka, Japan. They published Chameleon Twist in Japan and Sunsoft distributed the game for them. Japan System Supply closed its doors in October 2000.
This was my favorite platformer as a child! I'm glad you touched on the sound design. Even as an adult I sometimes catch myself sticking my tongue out and making the stretch sound in my head like I did when I was a kid.
The Japanese version is actually quite different, like the boss "selection" stage actually has them be much more difficult and there's an actual ending to the game too. There's also this bizarre "perfect code" that you get by completing the game a second time without getting hit a single time and no one knows what it does...
Liked the glass of water analogy. It shows what can be done when mechanics and sound effects are implemented in an intuitive way
1:38 That's interesting, the face of the ball in Bound High looks REALLY similar to the heads of the chameleon thingies in Chameleon Twist. I guess that's what inspired their design.
Also, I agree that they should've done more with the tongue mechanic. I see tons of potential in it, I feel like you could do something REALLY creative and fun if you expand upon it a lot and make it more challenging as well. Hopefully, the sequel does that.
This Game is part of my Childhood. I remember playing it everytime I got off from school.
Hey nitrorad sphinx is getting rereleased on switch
don't worry, I got your TDCM reference
This was literally the very first game on the N64 when I was 8 that I ever played and it blew my mind at the time and for the past 4 or 5 years I have been dying to figure out what the name of it was. I will rebuy it just to relive those memories lol
This is unrelated to Chameleon Twist, but the fact you always use Hotel Dusk music in your videos makes me unashamedly happy, Nitro.
Oh yeah, I remember seing this game on an obscure N64 platformers list. The main mechanic looks very interesting.
Can you please review Spongebob Battle for Bikini Bottom?
+1.
Why not Spongebon Truth or Square?
@@threestepsahead4308 which one? I remember playing the DS version as a kid
@@mistahkrabs5544 360 version, still remember when my mum came to pick me up from my friends house and and gave it to me as a gift
@Vessel indeed
I remember renting and beating this game when I was a kid. This was a neat nostalgia trip. Good video.
Wait, This isn't Yoshi's Story..
Why do I remember this game though??
Chameleon Twist Two , Chameleon Piss Poo.
Funny how doing a number two rhymes with poo, too. :p
Fucking called it
Chameleon Twist? Chameleon Piss
Ha.
Chameleon Twist 2? Chameleon Piss Poo.
@@queencancerous5332 Ah, a man of culture
Nice AVGN reference.
AVGN would be proud
Perfectly made review, as always! I love the way you give these otherwise forgetten games a second chance, to examine them in a playful light.
I guess you could say that the transformation was a chameleon twist
while it was short and easy, I still really like the unique platforming. The sequel is definitely better though.
I wonder who has the rights to it now. I would love a Chameleon Twist 3
Who else here remembers Game Dude ?
Too bad the international release of this game is botched. You should checkout the Japanese release as this version is a beta compared to the Japanese version.
I remember playing that game and feeling really uneasy. It has a negative aura that made me want to forget it completely
Every copy of Chameleon Twist is personalized
Great! A Nitro rad video to watch while I eat dinner.
And if you ask, I'm watching this from Spain.
Dude I beat this game as a kid and literally forgot about like half of the unlockables. I played it around the same time I played Bomberman 64 and Bomberman Hero. Every time I remembered playing this game I always thought "compared to the other games I played this game should've sucked, but I liked it?" Watching your review really helped contextualize my experience with this game. Now if only I could figure out what the hell that final boss is suppose to be.
I think the rabbit is literally just a reference. The fame is completely unrelated otherwise.
Love the vids dude! Since you're getting more comfortable with reviewing more popular platformers, perhaps in the future you'll review the big 3 ps2 platformers?
let me guess, ratchet and clank, jak and daxter, crash bandicoot??
I remember renting this game, and it's sequel, from Blockbuster as a kid and not being able to get even halfway through either game.
If you’re interested in this game, I recommend checking out the Japanese version. There’s very little text/story, but the Japanese release has more content. There’s some interesting stuff ( additional characters, a new collectible, power up items, another mini game, the bosses in boss rush are more challenging, etc ). It also contains an unsolved gaming mystery called the Perfect Code.
Despite the game's flaws the core gameplay is pretty fun. Also you didn't talk about the great soundtrack.
I would love to see you play starshot. I hated it first as a kid but ended up liking it. It's such a wierd game and has a lot of great ideas and is often quite funny. Plus it has this scene where you go through a miniature Battlefield which I still remember myself playing around in and keeping a save just to play that area over and over again. :)
Keep op the good work.
Can't wait to see what you thought of the sequel! :D I grew up with these, 2 is definitely an improvement from what I remember. :) Hopefully it's as good as I remember!
Man you've been playing the games of my childhood in this past year... Chameleon Twist, Glover, Gex...
You are the only reviewer that can make me stop watching a SomeCallMeJohnny review by uploading. Love your stuff dude keep it up!
It is a crime that you'd rather watch my garbage over Johnny's amazing videos
ur going to jail
@@NitroRad no u
But seriously, I think the quality of your videos is nothing to scoff at. Just the right balanced of critical, chill, and fun!
I'm so glad he filmed the glass filling with water, I've never bothered to look while doing it myself.
chameleon twist
CHAMELEONS PISS
9:58 no way i just heard one of my fav youtubers referance that xD we used to think it was the funniest thing in elementary school!
I still love that thing
I mainly recognize Sunsoft from Blaster Master. You should review Blaster Master Zero some time.
I recognize them from the SNES Looney Tunes games they published in the 90's.
I mostly think Mr Gimmick and gremlins
Don't forget Batman on Nes.
I own this game, but I have no idea how I got it. I can only come to the conclusion that someone cursed me and it just appeared in my N64 one day.
I swear, Japan as a whole seems obsessed with Adventures in Wonderland, and I don't know why.
Florence, Phelous, Barbie and now Nitro Rad! Could this Friday get any better?
That´s my chilhood favorite
Looks like we found Gex's blue cousin
I loved this game when I was in elementary school
Woo Zeeky H. Bomb! Glad someone else has seen Demented Cartoon Movie Show
I played this in a ROM years ago, long ago haven't played it
You can tell between this and the Glover review that James has been watching AVGN ripoffs
Or Antdude, as some call him.
Chameleon PISS
Unlike a lot of AVGN clones James actually highlights the good parts of a game rather than just rap on everything that's bad. I think that kind of review style is getting dated.
@@chrisonewiththesalt I mean considering AntDude hardley swears in his videos, not sure how you came up with that. Now his PRE AntDude stuff, I can see.
I meant that he's doing all of the "shitty avgn jokes" like the developer shooting one in glover and Chameleon Piss (I like the jokes, I'm just commenting)
They should’ve called it Cameleon Ca-lick-ion, they should’ve called it CAMELEON CA-LICK-ION!
I loved this game, but the 2nd one I hated after the first level and sold it immediately.
Despite the Chameleon tongue, the title is sadly not a tongue twister.
And I am one of those five people watching this that knows of the Zeeky H. Bomb.
daw the chameleons are so cute!
ZEEKYBOOGEYDOOG! *BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!*
I am one of said five people who knew what that reference was.
My friends & I use to watch The Demented Cartoon Movie religiously back in our high school days, enjoying the chaos of a Zeeky Bomb, or a kamikaze watermelon, and all the Monty Python ripof-- (clears throat) I mean homages. :p
Anyway, thanks for that delightful reminder of my teen years, hehehe.
Also, great review.
Yooo, the Demented Cartoon Movie was a significant portion of my childhood. I remember watching it over and over with my little brother; we were obsessed with that sort of humor back then. Glad to know I'm not the only one who remembers it exists!
...Oh yeah and Chameleon Twist was a game I have fond memories of as a child as well. My grandparents had it (heck, they still might) and we played it a lot when we visited. I don't think we ever made the same connection between that bomb and the Zeeky bomb, and that kind of surprises me lol. Anyway, this was just a really nostalgic video all around. My day has officially been made.
Holy shit was NOT expecting a Ziggy H Bomb (or whatever) reference. Haven't thought about that in years.
Great video dude! This game is a classic from when I was a kid but I never heard anyone talk about it. It's nice to finally see someone give it some love
This might be the first N64 game on this channel I genuinely didn't hear about.
It seems like a game with a mechanic that could've been remade on a system with a touchscreen.
I just find it too bad that the characters don't even look like chameleons. The real animal got such charmingly dopey eyes and that doesn't translate into the character design at all.
I kinda feel like I recognise that bomb thing, it reminds me of some stuff I watched years and years to, but I can’t remember what it’s called.
First video game I ever played. My mom bought be an N64 with 2 games. Diddy Kong Racing and Chameleon Twist. Though most would say I chose wrong, I chose this game first.
Cool video! I actually had this game on the 64 when I was a kid, but I ended up playing its sequel a lot more. Very interesting concept for an N64 game.
Nitro Rad making a reference to Demented Cartoon Movie?!
gasp.
Gasp.
GASP!
*GASP.*
Nitro Chad
AGDQ Shirt? Nitro Rad sure is "one of us"! A true gamer that do this because he have a HUGE passion for videogames ♥
Not like most of other lazy youtubers, that do lame videos just for money!
I wish just 1 of the TH-camrs that I watch would play Azurik Rise of Perathia on og XBOX. It's one of my fav games and a lot of people say it's a bad game. Which is just wrong because it's literally amazing!!! Over 75 miles of gameplay.
Kind of like you, I remember playing this game exactly once. My friend kept calling it "Charmeleon Twist", because Pokemon.
I think you should tackle another gem from the N64 era, Space Station Silicon Valley.
my childhood. its rushing back. fucking LOVED this game as a child. i'm trying real hard to find it again, but of course, its one of those rare N64 games that is hard to find.
also check out Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon; its obscure and random as all hell, but MAN was it fun.
I owned and played this game for many years before selling it to my friend. I wanted to try the sequel. Maybe I will someday but it’s hard to find :)
This was one of my first Nin64 games growing up, and it definitely was easy even for me as a child. Still, I enjoyed the game a lot and found its cute charm... well, charming. I was excited when I learned about it having a sequel some years ago, but after finally getting a copy for myself to try... WOOF.
Just gonna say, I miss its original design and the stages are waaaay too drawn out. More like Chameleon Tedious.
spawncast sent me here
This game looks quite interesting, and that main character looks quite adorable! 😄😁👍
This little guy reminds me of Yoshi, but of course you already made that connection though! 😄😁👍
Played this on an emulator and really liked it a lot! I'm currently collecting all the crowns just for the sake of it. The N64 has so many great 3D platformers. :)
Yep, just like "Gimmick!", it's another game with really interesting mechanics....but only 6 levels. A shame.
I had the sequel to this game when I was little, NO ONE TALKS ABOUT IT. It's basically a really well refined version of this one and I loved it when I was little.
Even if this game is as "meh" as it gets, once you play the Japanese version, well...
We got cheated out of extra content.
1:13 he is so rude
Whatever you decide to do in the future, please heed my words: STAY AWAY FROM EARTHWORM JIM 3D!
Jai: This looks like a decent platformer. Also....Croc 2 music!.
*...And then you have Linda, the pink one...*
Aaron_Al916 / UFereSanyo
I think you mean paaaaank
It's *almost* a hidden gem if you ask me. A couple of the bosses were definitely a bit too easy, but I thought the levels were all pretty well done, and finding all of the crowns is a fun little challenge. The one big flaw that holds it back is it's length. It's a very, very short game, and there is barely anything left to do after you beat it. The sequel tried to fix that issue, but I just can't get into that one. The levels are more open, which should be a good thing, but they made them way too maze-like and frustrating. It was not fun, and I actually gave up on the very first level. It's a shame because this could have been a great long running series.
I m glad you re not over-saturating your video with ads like many other TH-camr .I hate when i have to watch an ad at the middle of the video .Hope you re doing ok financially though ...Good luck Nitro .