STRONG IMPORTANT NOTE: Army Men Strike is NOT an official Army Men game. It is actually a blatant copyright infringer from an Asian company known as Volcano Force, notorious for infringing other IPs with said game, including: - Army Men (confirmed; the very core of the game revolves on this IP) - Megaman (allegedly) - Metal Slug (allegedly) - The Mean Greens (confirmed; using their UI art). Far as the final example, Virtual Basement is even aware of this, however they don't feel they have the funds or the sufficient reasons to sue them or send a C&D for some reason, so they stated they will be keeping a close eye on Volcano Force.
Army Men 2 was a big favorite of my childhood, and while I do appreciate the passing references to the PC games I am surprised it wasn't really dived into in either of these videos. Its got flaws, its clunky and not perfect; but the original PC games were a blend of RTS/Top Down Squad Shooter type games. The original Sarge (not the Jim Cummings Sarge of the later games) was a no-nonsense gruff military man and Army Men 2 is the first game in the series to introduce the "real world" with an opening level set in a kitchen. Just the image of watching soldiers melt into a plastic goo on a stovetop is ingrained in my brain. There was also a zombie plotline with a mad scientist melting down captured POW's and re-molding them into zombies with an injection molding machine. The cutscenes when the player failed a level showed Sarge getting blown up, tortured and destroyed in various ways and those alone are a trip (there is one that involves an ape and electricity that is just bonkers if only for the sound design being stuck in my head forever now). The final level is an assaults on a Lincoln Logs style castle. And some of the weapons were wacky, like the ability to unlock a giant magnifying glass with a human hand controlling it that would "zap" enemy soldiers with the sun and set them on fire. Even the minesweeper stuff makes more sense in a tactical top down shooter game, since clearing out minefields is required before moving your larger squad into position. Its an element of gameplay I am surprised lasted into the third person games, since it fits the tone of the original PC top down games much better. I also had a copy of World War on PC (not to be confused with World-War Final Front) and it used a similar engine to Army Men 2, but was less focused on story but more on a crude multiplayer set up. It never was as engaging as Army Men 2, and the controls felt clunkier than its predecessor. But I still have fond memories of an early level in that game which was based on the D-Day landings. As mentioned in part 1 of this series though World War on Playstation was a 3rd person shooter like Army Men 3D; and not a top down RTS hybrid like the PC version was. Its a shame to see how the success of the 3rd person shooter's ended up turning the franchise more and more into shovelware as it went on, since the top down shooter games had an early charm that was since lost. But hey what can be expected when 3DO's operating style was to put out a game every 9 months or so? Of course the franchise was doomed to become shovelware after some early success.
I appreciate that for the RTS part you showed that one joke in the tutorial. But do wish you would have mentioned the fact that the story is essentially a Heart of Darkness story where the villian has had a part of his brain blown away hah. Air Attack are definetly a favorite from the PS1 era. Also it is kinda funny how the gritty reboot does pretty much everything youd expect it too. Even tho they still have a cartoonish villian in the form of General Malice hah. Also fuck you Take 2
12:42 you can also replace EgoRaptor with DSPGaming. And I’m not going to defend Arin Hanson either, because I think Chris O’Neil a.k.a. Oney is better than him-he ACTUALLY animated in Mario Artist on the N64 DD!
4:18 there's a dialogue quip that states the select button controls the shopping doors in some California mall lmao the "what you just done can never be taken back" is in reference to you causing injuries, game had some good dark humor to it.
Army Men and Army Men II on PC are not RTS games and are totally different to Army Men RTS. They're top down shooters, but have a more "tactical/ strategic" feel than most top down shooters. Kind of a shame you skipped arguably the 2 best ones
I remember I got three army men games for the paw as a kid for Christmas and dad was so pissed when we booted them up and they were all basically the same thing lmao
Fun fact silent hill 2 DID have the extra scenario on ps2, it was only included in the greatest hits release, and I don't think the packaging even advertised it
I always love your videos, Stu. I think its your voice that makes them unique and enjoyable, as well as your delivery. And In regards to the Silent Hill 2 comment at 9:17, If you are talking about the "Born from a Wish" Scenario, that is actually in the PS2 release, but ONLY in the greatest hits red case version of the game. Funny enough, I bought Silent hill 2 from ebay a few years ago and the greatest hits version went for a lot more than the OG version and I didnt have an xbox at the time, so I just decided to say fuck it and get the OG version since that all I could afford. Got and OG box with a greatest hits disc in, suckers didnt know what they had!
6:22 I kinda get what they were going for. The song sounds like a pretty blatant parody of the Hogan's Heroes theme, for anyone old enough to remember that sitcom set in a Nazi Germany POW camp.
Army Men are great, but when are we getting Leggy Women? And my god, this rabbit-hole (Or is it foxhole, since it's war-themed? sure went deep. Thoroughly enjoyed these videos.
Yo Stu, I love the KOF backgrounds that just now i've downloaded bunch of the BKG gifs for my wallpaper it's alot better than my vaperwave animated wallpapers.
Sarge's War way darker then reboot it makes out that the events of og Army Men PC RTS games being remember wrong by Sarge as find out twist of the bad guy and who he was really bs shit but still was odd call back to one most early titles
If you drive better with the map always facing north == Up regardless of where youre heading, youll probably feel like tank controls is really comfortable way to play. You may also have a rare psychological cluster B where you dont have really any sense of identity (not disassociative) where you yourself dont really experience life from your own perspective. Either way.
I'm often confused why your content doesn't receive more views, seeing how entertaining it is. Honestly? I think it's just the branding. Update the channel's banner and thumbnails, and I think you'd do a lot better! The thumbnails are much too crowded, especially. So many words, fonts, images, and colours clashing with one another... That Duke Nukem video, for example. The image of Duke in a cowboy hat was what drew my eye. Everything else only detracted from that. The Captain Claw video meanwhile was perfectly simple, save for your little wolf guy on the right. In general, I think your wolf guy doesn't need to be in the thumbnails. He distracts from the subject you want to convey to potential viewers.
You missed out playing army men 1, 2, toys in space on PC those were great games but the controls were terrible. The multiplayer on them too were the best part.
I don't know if you were joking or not, but I would absolutely give it a go at drawing girl Stu (though I don't think I could match the toony style of your current avatar very well). If style isn't a concern, though. Points at my eyes, points at you.
games from the Army Men series are awesome, for example army men sarge's heroes n64 army men sarge's heroes 2 n64 Army Men: World War - Final Front Army Men RTS Army Men: Sarge's War army men team assault army men toys in space I'm also from the furry fandom and it hurts me a little that you said something bad about this series
This is like the most true statement I've seen in a long time. I've thought about this several times in my life. There are so many games that people say are bad now, or end up on angry video game reviews and stuff like that. But when I was a kid, I remember liking a lot of the games that people say are crap. Hell, I guess I just had more patience for games back then. Dude, I remember I actually used to like Bubsy. It's stuff like that that makes me wonder how. Like, were games actually bad or did our standards get too high?
I would kill for this series to be rebooted but give the devs some more time to produce the games
STRONG IMPORTANT NOTE: Army Men Strike is NOT an official Army Men game. It is actually a blatant copyright infringer from an Asian company known as Volcano Force, notorious for infringing other IPs with said game, including:
- Army Men (confirmed; the very core of the game revolves on this IP)
- Megaman (allegedly)
- Metal Slug (allegedly)
- The Mean Greens (confirmed; using their UI art).
Far as the final example, Virtual Basement is even aware of this, however they don't feel they have the funds or the sufficient reasons to sue them or send a C&D for some reason, so they stated they will be keeping a close eye on Volcano Force.
God, that Drew Pickles reference was a blast from the past I did NOT need. Thanks for that!
Army Men 2 was a big favorite of my childhood, and while I do appreciate the passing references to the PC games I am surprised it wasn't really dived into in either of these videos. Its got flaws, its clunky and not perfect; but the original PC games were a blend of RTS/Top Down Squad Shooter type games. The original Sarge (not the Jim Cummings Sarge of the later games) was a no-nonsense gruff military man and Army Men 2 is the first game in the series to introduce the "real world" with an opening level set in a kitchen. Just the image of watching soldiers melt into a plastic goo on a stovetop is ingrained in my brain. There was also a zombie plotline with a mad scientist melting down captured POW's and re-molding them into zombies with an injection molding machine. The cutscenes when the player failed a level showed Sarge getting blown up, tortured and destroyed in various ways and those alone are a trip (there is one that involves an ape and electricity that is just bonkers if only for the sound design being stuck in my head forever now). The final level is an assaults on a Lincoln Logs style castle. And some of the weapons were wacky, like the ability to unlock a giant magnifying glass with a human hand controlling it that would "zap" enemy soldiers with the sun and set them on fire.
Even the minesweeper stuff makes more sense in a tactical top down shooter game, since clearing out minefields is required before moving your larger squad into position. Its an element of gameplay I am surprised lasted into the third person games, since it fits the tone of the original PC top down games much better.
I also had a copy of World War on PC (not to be confused with World-War Final Front) and it used a similar engine to Army Men 2, but was less focused on story but more on a crude multiplayer set up. It never was as engaging as Army Men 2, and the controls felt clunkier than its predecessor. But I still have fond memories of an early level in that game which was based on the D-Day landings. As mentioned in part 1 of this series though World War on Playstation was a 3rd person shooter like Army Men 3D; and not a top down RTS hybrid like the PC version was.
Its a shame to see how the success of the 3rd person shooter's ended up turning the franchise more and more into shovelware as it went on, since the top down shooter games had an early charm that was since lost. But hey what can be expected when 3DO's operating style was to put out a game every 9 months or so? Of course the franchise was doomed to become shovelware after some early success.
This series has potential for a great story and setting and environments just needed better controls gameplay and a better story
I appreciate that for the RTS part you showed that one joke in the tutorial. But do wish you would have mentioned the fact that the story is essentially a Heart of Darkness story where the villian has had a part of his brain blown away hah.
Air Attack are definetly a favorite from the PS1 era. Also it is kinda funny how the gritty reboot does pretty much everything youd expect it too. Even tho they still have a cartoonish villian in the form of General Malice hah.
Also fuck you Take 2
Sarge in Sarge's War kinda sounds like new age BJ Blazkowitz
Or Thomas Jane as Frank Castle The Punisher
@@Domek50092His monologues really reminded me of Max Payne the whole time
12:42 you can also replace EgoRaptor with DSPGaming. And I’m not going to defend Arin Hanson either, because I think Chris O’Neil a.k.a. Oney is better than him-he ACTUALLY animated in Mario Artist on the N64 DD!
The air combat ones are among their best.
4:18 there's a dialogue quip that states the select button controls the shopping doors in some California mall lmao the "what you just done can never be taken back" is in reference to you causing injuries, game had some good dark humor to it.
I loved the Air Attack games, they were basically low-budget Strike games.
Have to try them. Any system they are best on?
@@Frank-x1g Air Combat for N64 is the best. Then Air Attack 2 for PS1.
I know this comment is old, but AM: Air Attack, Nuclear Strike, and Soviet Strike on PS1 were my childhood growing up!
8:52 That was my immediate thought when I saw that scene, not even joking.
I still wonder what drugs, and how much of an overdose it took to make a grim and depressing Army Men game story seem like a good idea.
Good shit, that Drew Pickles bit blindsided me.
Nah, in quite a swell way, that shit brought me back.
Army Men and Army Men II on PC are not RTS games and are totally different to Army Men RTS. They're top down shooters, but have a more "tactical/ strategic" feel than most top down shooters. Kind of a shame you skipped arguably the 2 best ones
Loved Sarge's war on GameCube growing up
That Drew Pickles bit was a great surprise! Good work. :)
This channel feels like a fever dream where 2012 lol xd random=funny humor never went out of style.
I can't decide if that's good or not.
Ah, the helicopter Army Men game. When I was a kid that was one of mine and my brother's favorite games. We played it on the N64, though.
Man I remember throughout my childhood running into Army Men games in the bargain bin. Sarge's War was one I kept seeing in my teens.
I remember I got three army men games for the paw as a kid for Christmas and dad was so pissed when we booted them up and they were all basically the same thing lmao
Damn your videos are like a flashback to the golden era of YT. Five star video man
I just wonder what Stu is up to.
Stu:
8:52
we won't be seeing all of sarge after this.
My gosh, that Drew Pickles bit was great
Fun fact silent hill 2 DID have the extra scenario on ps2, it was only included in the greatest hits release, and I don't think the packaging even advertised it
"There has been no attempt to revive the Army Men franchise at any point in time, and maybe that's for the best."
_"Sometimes... Dead is better."_
I always love your videos, Stu. I think its your voice that makes them unique and enjoyable, as well as your delivery.
And In regards to the Silent Hill 2 comment at 9:17, If you are talking about the "Born from a Wish" Scenario, that is actually in the PS2 release, but ONLY in the greatest hits red case version of the game.
Funny enough, I bought Silent hill 2 from ebay a few years ago and the greatest hits version went for a lot more than the OG version and I didnt have an xbox at the time, so I just decided to say fuck it and get the OG version since that all I could afford.
Got and OG box with a greatest hits disc in, suckers didnt know what they had!
6:22 I kinda get what they were going for. The song sounds like a pretty blatant parody of the Hogan's Heroes theme, for anyone old enough to remember that sitcom set in a Nazi Germany POW camp.
Army Men are great, but when are we getting Leggy Women?
And my god, this rabbit-hole (Or is it foxhole, since it's war-themed? sure went deep.
Thoroughly enjoyed these videos.
If army men continued. We would’ve gotten a Call Of Duty-style FPS reboot that takes itself super seriously like the Homefront series.
You're getting much better at making these, keep it up, Stu. :)
Sarge's War was actually a pretty decent game for me in middle school.
Damn dude you took shots at Doug Walker and Egoraptor
This review is friggin great, i loved playing all of these games growing up. Definitely brings back the childhood
8:11 If I can still rip CD albums onto that thing for the few games that use custom soundtrack support then you bet your ass I do.
Army men 3 is excited I guess 😱😱😱
Girl Stu, you say? 🤔
I LOVED Air Attack!! Sort of the helicopter combat game Heliborne or Air Missions: Hind is!!
A+ for the Napalm Death reference
4:48 Bag, that was swell!
Mr Chief. Lololololo
At this rate the guys behind Rising Storm 2 who made the Army Men DLC for it should own the license. Check it out sometime!
Yo Stu, I love the KOF backgrounds that just now i've downloaded bunch of the BKG gifs for my wallpaper it's alot better than my vaperwave animated wallpapers.
Working Man Games is like the gaming cousin of Dishonored Wolf and I couldn't love 'em enough for that.
Army men: air tactics is the PC version and actually the best
Sarge's War way darker then reboot it makes out that the events of og Army Men PC RTS games being remember wrong by Sarge as find out twist of the bad guy and who he was really bs shit but still was odd call back to one most early titles
Air Attack for PC? You sure you're not talking about Air Tactics? It's balls.
There is actually a PC version of Air Attack and it looks exactly like the N64 version
@@AlexMrShot Oh right, cheers!
was that Drew Pickles bit written by TomServo3 or just inspired by her?
Posted on my birthday.
These recent vids were great! ❤
happy bday
6:35 Barney the Dinosaur music
nice use of the shadow the hedgehog music
If you drive better with the map always facing north == Up regardless of where youre heading, youll probably feel like tank controls is really comfortable way to play.
You may also have a rare psychological cluster B where you dont have really any sense of identity (not disassociative) where you yourself dont really experience life from your own perspective. Either way.
I'm often confused why your content doesn't receive more views, seeing how entertaining it is.
Honestly? I think it's just the branding. Update the channel's banner and thumbnails, and I think you'd do a lot better! The thumbnails are much too crowded, especially. So many words, fonts, images, and colours clashing with one another...
That Duke Nukem video, for example. The image of Duke in a cowboy hat was what drew my eye. Everything else only detracted from that. The Captain Claw video meanwhile was perfectly simple, save for your little wolf guy on the right. In general, I think your wolf guy doesn't need to be in the thumbnails. He distracts from the subject you want to convey to potential viewers.
Agreed 100%
Capcom and SNK doing collabs with some mobile game I've never heard of? Color me surprised.
I owned the PC versions of Sarge’s Heroes and Air Attack. They’re abysmal, even worse than the N64 versions
I love microsoft drew 🥺
Air attack was one of my favotites
There's a game on steam called attack on toys its a fan recreation of army men rts and sarge heroes
The last two I never even knew about
2k sure murdered the franchise now that it's mobile, They never deserve my money!!!
Hey Stu! Love your work. 👍
God I actually remember playing major malfunction, man I'm old
can you call it a gritty reboot if the intent of the game was to be the last one? like both actually and story wise?
I had the Soldiers of Mifortune on P2.
It was the worst. I had to use the right thumbstick in order to MOVE THE RETICLE.
Let that sink in.
Wow this was quite the journey dude holy shit that was bad. The games I mean your videos are awesome
I didn't even know Army men RTS was on steam wtf
Jokes on you, I don't even know what isometric means.
it means 2.5D. Duh!
@@CerealCamStudios Thanks.
@@yanfei7782 It's like top down, but in a diagonal angle
@@Lucios1995 Sounds like it's trippy and hard to understand when told but would be easier to understand if shown examples of. Thanks.
Time to cancel Jim Cummings for Jamaicanface.
He played Nazi Negaduck in Sarge's Heroes and got away with it, I don't think he can be punished for _any_ character he played. 😂
I'm gonna take that offer on drawing your rantsona as a girl
Gonna give her bit tatas
Can you make part 3
You missed out playing army men 1, 2, toys in space on PC those were great games but the controls were terrible.
The multiplayer on them too were the best part.
Silent Hill 2 is still better on PS2, and you get the bonus game mode if you get the Greatest Hits version.
I love the Arin Hanson joke, I hate the way that he plays games and then blames them because he sucks
Play the Worms games!
Stu your a cool
What is yer major malfunction, plastic nuts?!
I love armen man sarges war it also on ps2 i played almost everything only the end is not easy
@StuartKReilly, can you play the MEAN GREENS PLASTIC WARFARE? please
I don't know if you were joking or not, but I would absolutely give it a go at drawing girl Stu (though I don't think I could match the toony style of your current avatar very well). If style isn't a concern, though. Points at my eyes, points at you.
this game built my entire childhood Instead of laughing at this game, maybe you could spend your time on better things
I wonder if you’ll go back to YTP news
But still do gaming videos there pretty good
games from the Army Men series are awesome, for example army men sarge's heroes n64 army men sarge's heroes 2 n64 Army Men: World War - Final Front Army Men RTS Army Men: Sarge's War army men team assault army men toys in space I'm also from the furry fandom and it hurts me a little that you said something bad about this series
I try to play the Army men strike mobile game it's crap. Never play this game
Mate If your a grown ass man playing this it's absolutely trash but if your a child it's as 4K as it gets
This is like the most true statement I've seen in a long time. I've thought about this several times in my life. There are so many games that people say are bad now, or end up on angry video game reviews and stuff like that. But when I was a kid, I remember liking a lot of the games that people say are crap. Hell, I guess I just had more patience for games back then. Dude, I remember I actually used to like Bubsy. It's stuff like that that makes me wonder how. Like, were games actually bad or did our standards get too high?
Holy shit your hilarious.
he cute
Thomas the tank engine
Sarge war is Max Payne wannabe