The Best Worst Game Ever Made

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  • @bbcarrioncrow
    @bbcarrioncrow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2967

    this game is nearly as old as i am by only a few months and it looks like it's aged about as well as i have too (bends my knee and a sound like the heavens cracking open and jesus coming again deafens everybody in a 100 mile radius)

    • @that1connor583
      @that1connor583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Yeah I feel that on a spiritual level.
      I don't understand why it's ONLY the knee that's like that, but.

    • @razagan1343
      @razagan1343 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      exactly the same case but for me it is my hands and spine, I am god's fucked up lego remnants

    • @electricrush2233
      @electricrush2233 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’m older by a few months

    • @andrewhoff8782
      @andrewhoff8782 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Low-key Sarge's icon in the bottom left side of the screen looks like a green Thanos with an army helmet.

    • @SeraidenAF
      @SeraidenAF 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      As someone who was 10 when this came out, be afraid the aches and creaks only spread out from there and old injuries you thought you healed from childhood and teen years come back BAM and from how my dad is it seems it only keeps getting worse the older you get. :

  • @JoCat
    @JoCat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4374

    "what is that woman looking at" presumably the second tower falling

    • @minislip6
      @minislip6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +520

      Let no man forget that on this, a day to remember, September 11, 2001, that we found a vista point.

    • @A_Dragovich
      @A_Dragovich 2 ปีที่แล้ว +208

      @@minislip6 LOST IT. IT'S GONE! THE ONLY VISTA POINT THAT MATTERED!

    • @Jimbo55151
      @Jimbo55151 2 ปีที่แล้ว +204

      SARGE WAKE UP THEY HIT THE PENTAGON

    • @Evanz111
      @Evanz111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      A vista point! 😮

    • @FerisSalvo
      @FerisSalvo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Or just spacing out from all the contact with shrooms

  • @Topic-Star14
    @Topic-Star14 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2118

    Nothing has gave me the vibe of "what parents think a videogame is" more than this videogame

    • @WolfWalrus
      @WolfWalrus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +186

      The fake video game they play in sitcoms when they can't afford to licence a real game

    • @BrenGamerYT
      @BrenGamerYT ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Nah Mr Krabs Overdoses on Ketamine is what parents think video games are

  • @steelzinogre1686
    @steelzinogre1686 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2649

    Why do I feel like that this game has shaped Shen as a person that she is today? Because she is having a lot more fun than I thought she would, even with nostalgia glasses on.

    • @CommissarMitch
      @CommissarMitch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      I also feel the humor of this game is similar to Shen's humor.
      It may just be me though.

    • @neonmimikyu3908
      @neonmimikyu3908 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ONE THOUSAND LIKES LETS GOOOOOOO

    • @steelzinogre1686
      @steelzinogre1686 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Holy crap guys, I didn't know this comment would get so much attention, thanks for the likes!

    • @Anonymous-73
      @Anonymous-73 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Also the outfit the MC wears in the prehistoric level might explain some things here and there

    • @ShadiC636
      @ShadiC636 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@CommissarMitch “I love this game. It is so f***ing stupid.” - Shen

  • @WakkaMadeInYevon
    @WakkaMadeInYevon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +950

    After this entire video I was NOT prepared for the reveal that it was released on 9/11.
    What a masterpiece.

    • @Anonymous-73
      @Anonymous-73 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      That was literally one of the first things they said

    • @grassypond
      @grassypond 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I thought it was a crude joke at first, then I paused the video and looked it up

    • @ouroboros2009
      @ouroboros2009 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@grassypond Same here, I didn't even realized that the first time I watched it, only just now. I was like, 'September 11th 2001? No fucking way it released on fucking 9/11'. But it did. What the actual fuck.

    • @bunkernuts6293
      @bunkernuts6293 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The world faced two tragedies that day

  • @zanzibar4730
    @zanzibar4730 2 ปีที่แล้ว +458

    This game reminds me of those fake games you see being played in the background of movies

  • @onyxtay7246
    @onyxtay7246 2 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    I mean, if my partner started jingling shiny keys in front of me I _would_ get distracted, but that's for completely different reasons.

  • @crowshroud
    @crowshroud 2 ปีที่แล้ว +260

    the rate at which the chat collectively yelled 'A VISTA POINT' whenever it was said in game will be burned into my memory forever HDDKHSKSHSLA

  • @shinyninja8107
    @shinyninja8107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +504

    We did it everybody. We found the Morbius of video games

    • @Anonymous-73
      @Anonymous-73 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      One of the games of all time

    • @SpecShadow
      @SpecShadow ปีที่แล้ว +10

      that title belongs to the YIIK aka "The Room of videogames"

    • @gunsandroses896
      @gunsandroses896 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It's Portal Runnering time.

  • @TJtbh45
    @TJtbh45 2 ปีที่แล้ว +627

    So here's what blows my mind about this game
    I've played both of the original army men games on N64. Vicky was like a trained soldier. In the sequel there was at least a few missions where you played as just her. Guns and everything.
    So why is her dedicated spin off game... THIS?

    • @AmericanDivaa
      @AmericanDivaa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      This... fanservice-soaked lion-taming archer lady *is a formal gun-wielding soldier* and not just the daughter of a Sargeant? XD Damn... with the vibe I've seen so far I actually never would've guessed.

    • @TJtbh45
      @TJtbh45 2 ปีที่แล้ว +129

      @@AmericanDivaa Colonel's daughter. She's dating the Sargeant lol
      But yeah. She's apparently a war reporter in Sarge's Heroes 2, but you still play as her in multiple missions and she controls pretty much exactly the same as Sarge himself.

    • @Calvin_Coolage
      @Calvin_Coolage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      @@TJtbh45 Also she and all the rest of the principle cast dies in Sarge's War. But we don't talk about Sarge's War because that game is as cursed as Portal Runner.

    • @TJtbh45
      @TJtbh45 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@Calvin_Coolage I've heard of it but But I don't know anything about it. One of these days I'll need to check out that game in some form

    • @witchwaist
      @witchwaist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      BONE MAN
      WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE???

  • @Chefkraken
    @Chefkraken 2 ปีที่แล้ว +916

    This is just 50 minutes of Shenpai laughing like a goblin and I couldn't ask for anything better

    • @AntonsVoice
      @AntonsVoice 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Laughing like a hyena instead?

  • @Beestying
    @Beestying 2 ปีที่แล้ว +770

    Thus just further cements my conviction that the most fun you can have with friends almost always involves torture of some kind for at least one party. I've watched two minutes and I already know this is gonna be the funniest but most painful shit to watch.

    • @hugoj.r.8684
      @hugoj.r.8684 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      " we play guilty Gear whoever loses has to enter into the iron lady"

    • @thecursed_1lordofcats738
      @thecursed_1lordofcats738 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      ​@@hugoj.r.8684 And one person spams Totsugeki just to piss everyone else off.

    • @HellecticMojo
      @HellecticMojo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Comedy is just brief suffering of someone else.

  • @hannahross9256
    @hannahross9256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +384

    Shen's meniacal laughter as people realize what they've gotten into is pure supervillain glee, and I'm here for it 😂

  • @Jimbo55151
    @Jimbo55151 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1419

    Ah yes, the game that was suppose to save 3DO from bankruptcy, came out a terrible mess, which lead to the CEO threatening games journalists.
    I’m glad it’s being remembered.

    • @AeroViro
      @AeroViro  2 ปีที่แล้ว +646

      and to top it off the absolutely unfortunate release date so it's hitting all the hard punches

    • @Jimbo55151
      @Jimbo55151 2 ปีที่แล้ว +216

      @@AeroViro 3DO was truly a cursed company and this game was just all of its aspects condensed into a hyper potent soup of beautiful insanity.

    • @BeefMeisterSupreme
      @BeefMeisterSupreme 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      @@Jimbo55151 can't forget how 3DO's CEO also got caught for tax evasion

    • @Hugsloth
      @Hugsloth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      [The PS2 version gained notoriety when it was panned by GamePro, with a rating of 2.3 out of 5. GamePro was the first to review the game, saying that it "looks like a late-generation PlayStation title rather than a second-generation PS2 effort". Trip Hawkins, then-president of 3DO and publisher of Portal Runner, sent an angry email to John Rousseau, who was president of GamePro.
      In the email, Hawkins told Rousseau that Rousseau's customers were the advertisers, not the readers, and implied that the reviews should be written to keep the advertisers happy. Hawkins wrote: "...there is something wrong with (the reviewer), not with Portal Runner. If you disagree with me, you do so at your own peril.... I should mention in passing that 3DO has been one of your largest advertisers. Effective immediately, we are going to have to cut that back."] - wikipedia

    • @goranisacson2502
      @goranisacson2502 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      It is WILD to learn this about a game that I just stumbled onto as I watched this video, and thought to myself "aww this is a perfectly low-budget but endearing b-game that embodies the spirit of a Saturday morning cartoon, a perfectly charming spin-off.... wait what do you mean it's supposed to be some big important Hail Mary?"

  • @parkerwallis211
    @parkerwallis211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    there are 3 voice actors in this game, and Jim Cummings does like 90 percent of the characters. amazing

    • @2bdaqueen268
      @2bdaqueen268 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      To be fair, that’s just standard procedure for him lol

  • @LePhantom777
    @LePhantom777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +432

    Somebody bought Portal Runner day 1 thinking “This is the best day ever!”
    Little did they know

    • @0001aardvark
      @0001aardvark 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      They were correct of course

    • @someguyontheinternet604
      @someguyontheinternet604 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@0001aardvark Hol' up

    • @Anonymous-73
      @Anonymous-73 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@0001aardvarkif they lived in the right place it sure was

  • @beatmyeggs5275
    @beatmyeggs5275 2 ปีที่แล้ว +184

    Can't believe this game was real and not just something I dreamed of playing during a coma.

  • @VagueCastle649
    @VagueCastle649 2 ปีที่แล้ว +233

    Repeatedly dying to those gears and hearing that lion noise was the funniest part ngl.

    • @estellairon9448
      @estellairon9448 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      The lion being just slightly nudged before the fade outs made them even better XD

  • @rocksaltinyt
    @rocksaltinyt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    This entire vid is 5 seconds shorter than the official top speedrun

  • @theletters9623
    @theletters9623 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    This game has serious "game you play at your friends house once but somehow never forget" energy

  • @NickyShadow99
    @NickyShadow99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +975

    I need more one-off random game streams from Shen and co.
    Watched part of this live, it was such a chaotic and fun time.

    • @AntonsVoice
      @AntonsVoice 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shen is chaos god

    • @Mare_Man
      @Mare_Man 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I nominate Space Station Silicon Valley

  • @lonerimortal8
    @lonerimortal8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    Shenpai: "Mom, can you buy me Tomb Raider?"
    Mom: "No, whe already have Tomb Raider at home"
    Tomb Raider at home:

    • @Anonymous-73
      @Anonymous-73 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You’re right and I hate it

    • @pogpogpurinn
      @pogpogpurinn ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Oh my god you're right, I just got to the first gameplay part and you're so right.

  • @naoki-kashima2635
    @naoki-kashima2635 2 ปีที่แล้ว +873

    Shenpai should play more of these weird old random games

    • @blackbird7781
      @blackbird7781 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Agreeeed

    • @oshaapproved7612
      @oshaapproved7612 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I want them to play Timesplitters 3 so bad now

    • @florpleborp2275
      @florpleborp2275 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Please that would be great! Shenpai’s commentary (and her friends) is so good for stuff like this. I love it.

    • @baronvonjo1929
      @baronvonjo1929 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Play Transformers the PS2 game.

    • @Anonymous-73
      @Anonymous-73 ปีที่แล้ว

      Imagine of she played Total Overdose

  • @Shugamri
    @Shugamri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    This is the kind of content I adore following Shen for: Who else would happily stream a game where literally EVERY SINGLE MALE CHARACTER was voiced by Jim Cummings, Disney's Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Darkwing Duck and Pete the Cat? What a time capsule of a game, bless you Shen for gifting this to us

  • @KirbyTheSchizo
    @KirbyTheSchizo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +400

    I'm so happy that i can use this video to finally prove to my sister that I wasn't actually insane and this is indeed a video game that exists

    • @demonminer8093
      @demonminer8093 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      indeed, you can prove who is now the superior sibling, by establishing that you were right, and she was wrong!
      remember, it's morally acceptable because she would do the same to you.

    • @ChargeQM
      @ChargeQM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@demonminer8093 I see you understand sibling rivalry

    • @jacobsmith4428
      @jacobsmith4428 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I convinced *myself* this game was never real in my childhood, Jesus.

  • @nicholascunningham4439
    @nicholascunningham4439 2 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    "Spin-Off of the Army Man games"
    Holy fuck Shen you've opened a can of nostalgia I thought I forgot completely.

    • @Darkyan97
      @Darkyan97 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm still mad that Sarge's War ended the way it did.

  • @catpawscarves1219
    @catpawscarves1219 2 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    Throughout the video, I couldn't shake the weird feeling that I'm familiar with this game, but the chess level confirmed something that I'd long since forgotten:
    I actually have played this before. I don't exactly remember how I got my hands on it or how much I played, but I specifically remember the chess board and wizards.

    • @aag2139
      @aag2139 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      might have rented it. I remember back them you could go Blockbuster and rent a game for a few days

  • @failedtalent1018
    @failedtalent1018 2 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    9:10 The army veteran father guy is Jim Cummings, the voice of Vignar Gray-Mane from Skyrim. I'd recognize that voice from anywhere, it has to be him

    • @jamesproctor4568
      @jamesproctor4568 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      He's also an often used VA by Disney since like the 90s.

    • @Calvin_Coolage
      @Calvin_Coolage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      He also voiced literally every male character in all of the Army Men games that had voice acting post Sarge's Heroes. This man's voice made up a good ten percent of my childhood with how many other things he was in.

    • @glarnboudin4462
      @glarnboudin4462 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Also the scariest Eggman

    • @Rexfuselier
      @Rexfuselier 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That has to be the most unfortunate last name ever

    • @fighterx9840
      @fighterx9840 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And Captain Mathius from Dead Space Downfall

  • @zavodila9279
    @zavodila9279 2 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    I've never seen or heard anything about this game before, so seeing all the gameplay and cutscenes out of context is like a compilation of complete insanity LMAO

  • @a.t.fa.t.f7031
    @a.t.fa.t.f7031 2 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Portal Runner was truly one of the games that was ever made.

  • @PressRToZeus
    @PressRToZeus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    i feel like this geuninely isn't as bad as it could be, but the elements that are bad are so genuinely baffling it's a wonder this game got made at all

  • @Kempaaa_
    @Kempaaa_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    I'm all up for more weird games, Shen really seemed to be having the time of her life

  • @lemonnitrate3050
    @lemonnitrate3050 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Shen needs to make “A vista point!” A sub notification

  • @Sjors_
    @Sjors_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +260

    I remember playing this game when I was little. That was almost 20 years ago, so it's like a fever dream now.

    • @Xarthery
      @Xarthery 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Isn't that the majority of PS1 and 2 gaming?

    • @A_Dragovich
      @A_Dragovich 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Xarthery Some have aged much more gracefully. The first comes to mind is Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. To the point that it still holds up to this day. Rayman games are somewhat like that as well (only ever played Rayman 3 and Raving Rabbids, with a STRONG preference for the latter). And then there's this upscaled PS1 product...

    • @GaudiFanYAY
      @GaudiFanYAY 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@A_Dragovich pæoner

  • @dextervepps8794
    @dextervepps8794 2 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    The end scene definitely radiated with so many kids.
    "The top bunk is mine, pbblltt"
    "NOOOO!!!!"

  • @personwiththeface4416
    @personwiththeface4416 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Shen you're making me feel really old.
    Not only do I have this game as a hard copy, I played this on my PS2 not even a year ago.
    When she says "nobody can backseat game" try me lmao.

  • @Glitchedreaper_
    @Glitchedreaper_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Video just started, I get comfy ready to watch.
    Release date is mentioned and causes immediate uncontrollable laughter.
    Yeah this is gonna be a good video

  • @KMmouse20
    @KMmouse20 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Oh, the sheer horror in their realisation that this is an Army Men spin off. Delicious.

  • @pricefieldx
    @pricefieldx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    the fact that she still remembered the little quirks of the game screams "i played this way to much in my childhood!" xD

  • @unclepaul1995
    @unclepaul1995 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Did You know that Most of the Characters in Army Men voiced by Jim Cummings?
    Jim is the Voice of Pooh, Tigger, and DarkWing Duck!

  • @sub_ok
    @sub_ok 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    When she mentioned there would be a plot twist at the end I was convinced Vikki would get with Leo in the end or smth. The lion cubs made me sure that was the case for some reason.

    • @ewelun
      @ewelun ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah. I‘m 100% sure, that she would smash the Lion.

  • @A13X-M53R
    @A13X-M53R 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This game is so crispy that even the audio doesn’t know when to queue

  • @ngwoo
    @ngwoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    This truly is the September 11th of Army Men games

    • @gentleman_oni
      @gentleman_oni 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Where were you when Portal Runner released?

    • @noahjester8471
      @noahjester8471 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@gentleman_oni shitting my diaper and throwing shit from my highchair 🤣

    • @gentleman_oni
      @gentleman_oni ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@noahjester8471 B... Because you were a baby. Right?

  • @DavionStar
    @DavionStar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Ah. Early 00's audio balancing. Thank you for sharing this glorious masterpiece of a game with us.
    Seriously though, I've had a really rough past few days and this put a big smile on my face. Thanks so much for all your videos.

  • @mozdude2972
    @mozdude2972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    The snort after “now I know why the government tries to cover these guys up” brought me to tears and made my throat sore. 👍

  • @koi_dragon
    @koi_dragon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    I get the feeling that Shen definitely had a crush on at least one character from this game

  • @ReaperSakuraba
    @ReaperSakuraba 2 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    there is nothing more fun than a "So bad that it's good" game.

  • @Anonymous-tp5qg
    @Anonymous-tp5qg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    What's funny is that I looked this game up and in its wiki it said that the president of 3DO, the publisher of this game, wrote an angry letter threatening to cut back on advertising for a gaming magazine they were supporting because a reveiwer gave this game a low score and said it looked like a PS1 game.

    • @Green-Raccoon777
      @Green-Raccoon777 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So lemme get this straight, The CEO went after a journo? I don't even need to know the reason. That's pretty based regardless.

  • @mr.fuggetaboutit7633
    @mr.fuggetaboutit7633 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Shens laugh gives me so much life and joy

  • @ChronicDoodles
    @ChronicDoodles 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Words cannot describe my excitement when this showed up in my feed! Portal Runner was my childhood and even as an adult I'm still fond this janky hot mess of a game

  • @xXIxidor92Xx
    @xXIxidor92Xx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I don't know why... but the fact that this is what Shen grew up playing somehow explains a lot about how she plays games...

  • @DoomerSlice
    @DoomerSlice 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    "Man I can't wait for a Hollow Knight or Splatoon follow up video!"
    The fuckin game ever:

  • @raximusrex3464
    @raximusrex3464 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This is actually such a weird cultural timestamp. Media was never the same after this day

  • @wyattfreihon4048
    @wyattfreihon4048 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Auditory crunchiness has never been a concept in my brain until now. This felt like my ears were chomping on a pringles tube

  • @redthegrey9231
    @redthegrey9231 2 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    I had NO CLUE that this game tied in with the Army Men games.
    Guess you learn something new every day, even if comes from one of Shenpai's fever-dream-time videos.

    • @yobob591
      @yobob591 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I saw sarge and pogged so hard holy shit

  • @lordofsandvich3630
    @lordofsandvich3630 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A VISTA POINT is like pointing at cows while you're driving down the highway

  • @nicholaspeters9919
    @nicholaspeters9919 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    You know, I really can’t judge her, we all have that one game we really like that by all logic is on the spectrum of being really out there to downright nearly unplayable that still holds a special place in our hearts regardless.
    Mine’s Spider-Man: Friend or Foe.

    • @TheGusst2Gamer
      @TheGusst2Gamer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Crash Twinsanity

    • @noahjester8471
      @noahjester8471 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mine's Star Fox Adventures. It sucks so much, but I love it 😁

    • @swiftshock2615
      @swiftshock2615 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots for me.
      Though I'd like to give an honorable mention to Piglet's Big Game. While it is a game for toddler's, I don't consider it "bad" but REALLY weird and horrifying.

    • @nicholaspeters9919
      @nicholaspeters9919 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@swiftshock2615 Friend or Foe is also on the same level as the Piglet game then. Baby’s first Beat’em Up, with an admittedly (at the time) questionable/bizarre premise.

  • @roys.1889
    @roys.1889 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I used to play the Army Men games like Air Attack, Sarge's Heroes, and the RTS so this is a quick trip down memory lane for me.

  • @radish_dash4155
    @radish_dash4155 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Everyone has that godlessly crunchy game that you hardly remember until you suddenly re-discover an obsession with it

  • @TheAwesomeDarkNinja
    @TheAwesomeDarkNinja ปีที่แล้ว +12

    3:47 Shen laughing at the gigachad army man gives me life

  • @loko78100
    @loko78100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I forgot this game existed and I was happier with this memory repressed 10/10 video

  • @honest_126
    @honest_126 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This game hurts my soul, thank you so much Shen!

  • @arnottcool3520
    @arnottcool3520 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love when streamers play games from their childhoods this was so fun to watch

  • @Bionic_B
    @Bionic_B 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I’d be down if you have more old random ass games to play from your childhood because revisiting old games like that are always fun.
    Also I collect weird old random ass PS2 games, so that’d help me find games to add to the shelf

  • @kirrb-dot-exe
    @kirrb-dot-exe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Jim Cummings is just using every voice in his arsenal lol

  • @sneakykk
    @sneakykk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love how she laughs whole heartedly. Keep smiling ,stay blessed

  • @lordvaust5830
    @lordvaust5830 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    When I was a kid we’d go visit one of my cousin’s families and he’d have this game. We’d just take turns playing this for hours while the grown-ups hung out.

  • @zlightning037
    @zlightning037 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Rest well OdinXIV (editor), hopefully you're recovery will be swift and the nightmares/PTSD light
    Thanks for the video o7

  • @Prototype-357
    @Prototype-357 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I had to check the release date for myself cause I couldn't believe it... that is indeed very unfortunate.

  • @luckyinky7849
    @luckyinky7849 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    3:39 I KNEW THE PURPLE AND THE FRENCH ACCENT REMINDED ME OF WIDOWMAKER OMFG

  • @Torenn_Y
    @Torenn_Y 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This whole video is a fever dream, i fucking love it.

  • @mfurdge
    @mfurdge 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Shen's laugh has cured my depression. 😄

  • @Baxdronn4
    @Baxdronn4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This game was one I saw my friend play so much as a kid, and I knew nothing about it for the proceeding ~20 years until I happened upon the name a few months ago, then you have to go and do THIS to me? This game is so much worse than I remember I love it so much.

  • @walnzell9328
    @walnzell9328 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    1:04 With the previous statement in mind, I thought Shen was gonna say "You wouldn't believe it, but they hit the Pentagon."

  • @GELTONZ
    @GELTONZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So this game was being hyped up before the PS2's release and in all the previews the screenshots looked AMAZING...because they were all CG rendered mock ups. I was legit hyped for this game...and then I saw what it actually looked like and was like "WTF HAPPENED?!". That said I still love the concept of some kind of deranged lovechild of a Barbie and a green Army Man being a character.

  • @C4_lampet
    @C4_lampet ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i like that the only 3 vods on TH-cam's portal runner page are this vod and 2 others by the same person

  • @licittofficial
    @licittofficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This gave me the most MASSIVE rush of nostalgia!!!!! I was so young when i played this game that i didn't even know how to read. I knew the word "Runner" i had no idea wtf a "Portal" was or how to read it. I called it "fast green girl" i tried playing it and found it too hard to control, so i watched my brother play it

  • @JXDemon21
    @JXDemon21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wait a second Sarge? As in the Sarge from the Army Man Games? Portal Runner is related to that obscure series? Well then again I saw 3DO on the title screen so that explains it.

  • @Anonymous-73
    @Anonymous-73 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Out of all the “best worst games ever made” this one definitely deserved the title out of all of them

  • @RaptorChan
    @RaptorChan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    oh my god I had the Gameboy Color version of this game I had no idea it was also on Playstation LMAO
    Also these cutscenes are like a budget Halloween movie special that aired at 2am on Cartoon Network in the 2000s and never played on TV ever again after that and could only be found in the 1 dollar movie bins at a Walmart. LOL.

  • @TheGroupOnly
    @TheGroupOnly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A month or so ago I was at a friend's house and she was talking about this game, ordered it online and next time I was there, it was delivered. She played it years ago. We kept trying to shoot the birds in the earlier stage haha
    It's super wild seeing YOU play it!

  • @baconski2858
    @baconski2858 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    There’s a chance nobody will see this, but I’d like to let everyone know that a Game Boy Color version of the game exists.

  • @mrrd4444
    @mrrd4444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    "When was this released" "September 11 2001" oh. Oh no

  • @DetectiveGrey
    @DetectiveGrey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You know, this game may have released on September 11, 2001...
    ...But Advance Wars had the ill fortune of being released on September 12, 2001.

  • @therealdaemion9094
    @therealdaemion9094 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    unluckiest release date ever

  • @damocles7406
    @damocles7406 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Leo was a secret DILF the whole time? Wild.

  • @mon-kiegh477
    @mon-kiegh477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    These types of PS2 games are great because they somehow give me nostalgia even though I have never played this game

  • @CommissarMitch
    @CommissarMitch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh my god.
    I went on the IMdB page on this to see who does the voices.
    It literally has no cast list.
    The only thing it has is Director John Salera.

  • @TJtheEevee
    @TJtheEevee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Oh my god, the nostalgia! I played this game when I was a little kid. Played it on the easiest difficulty cause you were immune to damage, and I was a dumb kid. XD

  • @walnzell9328
    @walnzell9328 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    15:18 The dinosaurs got white woman jumpscared.

  • @ZarynScribbles
    @ZarynScribbles 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I recognized the MC's voice and oh my god it's Susan Blu
    It's Arcee from Transformers

  • @leobenavi9034
    @leobenavi9034 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    OMG the nostalgia hit me like a bullet in the back! I completely forgot this game and every new area came back to me as you played them. The iconic outfits! LOL! Thanks for bringing this back! XD

  • @hellswinter8911
    @hellswinter8911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Shen's laugh is an international treasure!

  • @ihvojd
    @ihvojd 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Happy Anniversary Portal Runner!

  • @ChaosZero1031
    @ChaosZero1031 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's kind of messed up how almost light hearted this game seems to be, cause I think the next Army Men game after this was Sarge's War which went full grim-dark as like every character Sarge knows including Vicki die at the very start.

  • @BelgianWiz
    @BelgianWiz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    for anyone wondering, I did some searching for the song on the main menu. it's called Always by the band Half Cocked. and yes, it's on spotify

  • @Masaru_isamu
    @Masaru_isamu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The sound of the Lion's attacks sounds alot like the Xenomorph's attacks in Aliens vs Predator 2 xD

  • @PepeTheJonkler
    @PepeTheJonkler 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As a straight white male, I absolutely adored this game as a child. Vikki is a tank-controls baddie and we stan her. By far one of my favorite PS2 games.
    It's such a goofy ridiculous game that absolutely doesn't take itself seriously, and I love it for that.
    Like, MERLIN?!
    Jurassic World?!
    _SPAAAAAACE?!_
    There is no way the developers over at 3DO were sober when they constructed this plot. At all.
    As far as I know, there are only three VAs for the whole game:
    •Susan Blu
    •Jim Cummings
    •Nika Futterman
    If Brigitte Bleu sounds familiar to you, it's because her VA, Nika, is the VA for Asajj Ventress.
    Additional fun fact:
    She was the one who did the "give it to me baby" backup vocals for the song "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" by The Offspring.

  • @Aflay1
    @Aflay1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    24:52 This is why you are best streamer Shenpai.
    I don't see enough people referencing this meme.

  • @Evanz111
    @Evanz111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I thought you’d already made a video on STRANGERS OF PARADISE: Final Fantasy Origin