I had always wondered what this game was about when I was younger, and always wanted it but never got it. I was honestly surprised that Kris template existed. That means there’s STILL a community for Photo Dojo.
I just started up Photo Dojo on my 3DS for the first time in forever to take a look back at the incredible roster I created. Every single character slot is me making a menacing grimace from different angles with vaguely threatening names such as "OOZE-KILLER" and "PIANO" except for the last character slot, which is a crudely drawn image of Wario.
Am I the only one who would just cover the lens with my thumb and make a character that was just a black silhouette? I was always like "He's a shadow ninja," but really I was just lazy.
One time, I just made a fighter by taking pictures of different colors for each pose. My headcanon was that it was a magical crystal projecting a humanoid form.
Man, Photo Dojo was soo much fun for me as a kid. I still have my original save file on my 3DS, through 2 system transfers (DSi > 3DS > New 2DS XL). Also, I bet everyone did this, but making a stick figure fighter was something really easy to do, just take a picture with the camera sensor covered lol.
Dude I played this SO much as a kid with my family. I remember getting my siblings, my cousins, my parents, and my uncle to have their picture taken. I'm pretty sure we played it more than it was intended to be played. Damn, now I feel like getting it on the 3DS again... I loved the video by the way!
I remember getting this on my DSi a few years ago and damn was it fun, the concept alone of creating your own fighters and stages amazed me even though they were simple pictures. I didn't think of googling other fighters though I just always made my own stuff.
I remember browsing the 3DS eShop a lot when I was younger and always seeing this game. I never got it, but the game always stuck in my mind due to its strangeness. Maybe I'll finally try it out.
Man, where do I begin with this game. I initially got it on my DSi when it was actually still free, and from Day 1 I loved the game and it stole my heart. I remember making stages based on the playroom that my siblings and I had in our house, using backgrounds like a couch, a table, the TV screen, and some toy structures. I stopped playing after a while because the friends I used to play it with either moved away or moved on, but when Cloud was announced for Smash 4 in my freshman year of high school I took a crack at it again and made Cloud in Photo Dojo so my friends and I could mess around with how silly it all was. I'm now about to graduate high school, but it really only felt like a few years ago that Nintendo gave us this obscure gem. Photo Dojo's got a special place in my heart, and I'll never forget all the times I created some truly cursed fighters and stages. God bless
My most memorable memories of this game include: listening to the fighter making music far more than anyone should, having my ears hurt whenever I was playing as/fighting the third fighter I made, and laughing every time I saw the title screen.
I remember playing this my freshman year of high school on my 3DS. My friends and I were in my high school’s band room and made characters for all of us. Good times
OH MY GOD!!!!!! I FORGOT ALL ABOUT THIS GAME! I remember me and my friend from middle school took pictures and made fighting versions of ourselves in this game. They need to remake or remaster this game.
op. I remember getting this game with some extra eShop funds I had lying around while I was waiting for New Super Mario Bros. 2 to be released. I actually had no idea about the unlockables this game has in store, and it makes me want to fill out my game's roster and get those unlocked.
Finally! Someone finally made a video spotlighting this masterpiece of a game. We need to revive the Photo Dojo community and demand Nintendo a sequel for Switch using the IR camera ;)
I loved this game years back, my friends and I would spend lunchtime at school taking our photos and then playing. It's actually funny you made this vid cause a few days back I opened up my photo dojo and saw my whole roster of me and my old friends from yeeeaaars back. Brought back a lot of memories all at once.
Good lord. It's nice seeing this getting recognized quite a bit later. I played this a lot with my friends. Not our favorite game but a nice memory. Great video. It covered most everything there is, sadly, with the exception of the glorious 8-fighter title screen.
I got my DSI right when this launched as a kid and this was my shit for like a whole year. First introduction to the idea of making games as well, and encouraged me to draw more to make characters. I get so nostalgic hearing the credits music for this game, an excellent little time waster for a kid who never really understood fighting games at that point.
I played this all the time with friends growing up, after seeing it on the actual news on real television. My buddy wanted a move to say “It’s gonna hurt me more than it hurts you!” … But with button spamming it always came out as “It’s gonna hurt me- It’s gonna hurt me-!” :P
I had this game on my DSi when I was young. The coolest part is many years later I still had my old fighter saved, so I created a new version effectively allowing me to battle a younger version of myself
Man, this was a fun experience. My experience with it was limited, being that it was from one of my cousin’s DSi the same with Flipnote studios( wasn’t one of those lucky ones to get a DSi). I had fun taking pictures and playing in the single player mode. I think I went crazy regarding the Fighters cause I think one was a cat? But it was neat little experience and great seeing you play the game that not a lot of people knows
This was the first download exclusive game I bought on the DSi. I didn’t really understand the free promotion for Photo Dojo so I begged my parents to get me a DSiXL for my birthday, expecting to get it bundled in or something. I wasn’t too bummed about not being able to get it since the DSiXL had it own exclusive pack-in, a Brain Age game with Dr. Mario in it, but purchasing Photo Dojo was my first step into the Nintendo Marketplace.
Man, I totally remember playing this game as a kid! It was so much fun to play a fighting game as myself! And what I did, actually, was I used Super Smash Bros Brawl to make the other fighters. I would pause the game at specific moments to capture the poses, and used the sound test menu for the voice clips.
Oh my god, I remember buying this around 2013 and playing the crap out of it. There’s something surreal about fighting yourself with a bowl of popcorn.
I foolishly deleted the app off my DSi when I accidentally deleted my DSi shop history. I loved playing that game when it came out, I saw a commercial for it and my brother and I got it right away. We played it so much growning up and we had playing against each other.
I'm so glad you made this video my childhood afternoon school game. There hasn't been any video talking or just, in general, reviewing Photo Dojo so I'm more glad to finally see this game getting the light it deserves. Bless your soul~
I loved playing this game on my 3DS. The fact that you can not only make fighters of yourself and friends, but also characters from various games and cartoons made this game even more special.
I remember my friend had the DSi back in the day. I came over to his house and I remember him showing me the game. We duked it out in verses and made all sorts of characters. I remember his character had a super high pitched scream every time it attacked! I thought it was so funny back then. Good times :)
Oh man this game brings me back. I remember making stages based on whatever I could find, as well as basically having my entire family playable. One of my favorite details in the game is how the title screen keeps growing depending on how many characters you make.
My favorite memories with Photo Dojo were finally getting my 7th friend to agree to become a character. It's basically the final roster unlock lol. Writing down a story with friends too, for why characters are fighting each other and also conceptualizing a final boss. This game was truly the best when you were a goofball.
holy crap i remember this game it was alot of fun i remember making a “mr game and watch” character by covering the ds camera up and making BEEEP sounds with my mouth
I remember playing this game so long ago when I first got my 3DS and while I didn't create that many characters, it was still such a fun idea that I wouldn't mind seeing again someday. I should really boot it up again sometime.
So here I am, posting a comment on a Photo Dojo video in 2023. I picked this game up on a whim since as of writing, this is the last month before the Eshop gets shut down permanently. And aside from re-buying some games I had and then lost due to an account deletion incident, I picked up Photo Dojo on a whim. And honestly, I'm super-glad I did! It might seem like nothing but a dumb goofy novelty, but considering that it was a $2 tech demo for the DSi camera, it's more than worth it!
man, about time someone talks about this game! One time, I used the self photo mode, and set the timer to the point where it glitched and kept running on and on and on. I waited until my DSI died.
I absolutely loved Photo Dojo back when it released. It was always a great time making fighters based on me, my friends / family, or gaming characters that I loved! Even if it’s not something I really play nowadays much, I still love going back to it for the memories and it’s always been a really nice concept for a simple game like this honestly.
Photo Dojo was one of the games that helped me bond with my neighbors. We would always hang out outside, and most of the time they would bring out their DSI XL, and we would watch/make flipnotes, and battle with our characters in Photo Dojo. Good times, man :(
Yo photo dojo as a Switch Online exclusive where you take pictures using your phone and can download fighters from other people and play with friends online
I remember playing it and enjoying the game. I loved the concept of using the camera to create your own fighters, although I did wish you could've gotten more creative with how you make the fighter. I've constantly though of how they could've gone and made a better version of this game, like allowing more editing options such as just taking a picture and erasing unnecessary detail so all you have is what you want to see, which could allow for unique attacks and poses. Still was fun for a simple little game though.
I loved playing Photo Dojo as a kid. I thought it was a lot of fun playing it with my family on my 3DS on my trip to New York. I'll never forget those great moments making fighters and playing the single-player while playing as myself. XD
Oh my goodness. I LOVED this game as a kid, and oddly enough, I still play it with friends today quite frequently lol. Thank you for taking a look at it!
I remember taking the time to put my power ranger toys into photo dojo. I also remember that getting them into those damn poses was so annoying and it didn't feel rewarding when I fought as the mighty morphin green ranger in single player.
When I used to play it I just took pictures of the ground for my character then I just screamed into the mic for my voices or just said poopy head over and over again as voice lines, it was a great time
I lost my DSI a long time ago, but I certainly remember brawling in this game! also the mic was broken and no matter how loud I screamed my voice wouldn't record
I remember going to my friends house and we would play this game together a lot. When I later got the game, I played it with my brothers and had a blast
Thank you man I don't really have many memories of this game other than making my friends cringe around a decade or whatever after it came out and confusing my mom when she saw one of the stages was just outside.
Duuuuude. This video was seriously nostalgic to watch. I had some mad fun with this game as a kid. I vividly recall adding a monkey plush with flexible legs I had, recording monkey imitations and beating the crap out of it in the single player mode...that sounds really weird and bad when I put it like that but it was fun back then!
Not even joking, I put months into this game when I was younger. I was so addicted to it for no discernible reason. I spent so long trying to perfect the single player run.
Pichu is okay
yay
Glad
Pichu will always be okay, even when harmed.
no he isnt
_Are you sure?_
We gotta bring Photo Dojo to EVO 2020
Ha!
Also a thing i wanted to hear
I really want this, it would be amazing to see people talk about its frame data
And we gotta get Spongebob back!!
I was just about to say that
I had always wondered what this game was about when I was younger, and always wanted it but never got it. I was honestly surprised that Kris template existed. That means there’s STILL a community for Photo Dojo.
Yeah samr
same
same
This Melee port is perfect, just because of the T-poses available as taunts. Also, great moves from your part!
I just started up Photo Dojo on my 3DS for the first time in forever to take a look back at the incredible roster I created.
Every single character slot is me making a menacing grimace from different angles with vaguely threatening names such as "OOZE-KILLER" and "PIANO" except for the last character slot, which is a crudely drawn image of Wario.
NO IT CAN'T BE NOT PIANO
There's a character named Piano in Dragon Ball
Oh no.
Not PIANOOOOO!
(dun dun dun plays on a piano)
Bro get your hands off of Piano, it's hard to be threatening when you are getting played.
PIANO is all KEYED up to destroy you!
Loud key banging intensifies.
Am I the only one who would just cover the lens with my thumb and make a character that was just a black silhouette? I was always like "He's a shadow ninja," but really I was just lazy.
One time, I just made a fighter by taking pictures of different colors for each pose. My headcanon was that it was a magical crystal projecting a humanoid form.
@@Sickoolaid That's actually super cool!!
I took photos of a table, a carpet, a vent, an electric socket and my own pants and called them all fighters. Not sure if that's better or not.
I did that but I called him Mr. Game & Watch
@@hunterjulian98 Me too, I even just made the noises just blowing noises as I was that lazy
5:03 DeltaRune Chapter 2 is looking pretty strange...
god damnit it Chris
Kris*
@@zemoth941 shush
No
@@Meme_Lor Why?
Man, Photo Dojo was soo much fun for me as a kid. I still have my original save file on my 3DS, through 2 system transfers (DSi > 3DS > New 2DS XL). Also, I bet everyone did this, but making a stick figure fighter was something really easy to do, just take a picture with the camera sensor covered lol.
you kept the save game when you did the transfer??
I also made a Stickman as one of my fighters but for some reason gave him a high-pitched voice
Finally, someone is talking about Photo Dojo.
I thought I was the only one knowing it
Dude I played this SO much as a kid with my family. I remember getting my siblings, my cousins, my parents, and my uncle to have their picture taken. I'm pretty sure we played it more than it was intended to be played. Damn, now I feel like getting it on the 3DS again...
I loved the video by the way!
I remember getting this on my DSi a few years ago and damn was it fun, the concept alone of creating your own fighters and stages amazed me even though they were simple pictures. I didn't think of googling other fighters though I just always made my own stuff.
I remember browsing the 3DS eShop a lot when I was younger and always seeing this game. I never got it, but the game always stuck in my mind due to its strangeness.
Maybe I'll finally try it out.
Man, where do I begin with this game. I initially got it on my DSi when it was actually still free, and from Day 1 I loved the game and it stole my heart. I remember making stages based on the playroom that my siblings and I had in our house, using backgrounds like a couch, a table, the TV screen, and some toy structures. I stopped playing after a while because the friends I used to play it with either moved away or moved on, but when Cloud was announced for Smash 4 in my freshman year of high school I took a crack at it again and made Cloud in Photo Dojo so my friends and I could mess around with how silly it all was. I'm now about to graduate high school, but it really only felt like a few years ago that Nintendo gave us this obscure gem. Photo Dojo's got a special place in my heart, and I'll never forget all the times I created some truly cursed fighters and stages. God bless
Agentwolfman626 here! @akfamilyhome thank you for making my Fox art a meme! I love it!
I remember playing this with my brother back in the day. Good times!
My most memorable memories of this game include: listening to the fighter making music far more than anyone should, having my ears hurt whenever I was playing as/fighting the third fighter I made, and laughing every time I saw the title screen.
Finally an obscure game that I know about!
Unrelated but - omg! I'm not the only foreigner who imported a Squid Sisters Live shirt!
I remember playing this my freshman year of high school on my 3DS. My friends and I were in my high school’s band room and made characters for all of us. Good times
At the VR joke I expected Yoshi to pop up with a hammer
Me too
OH MY GOD!!!!!! I FORGOT ALL ABOUT THIS GAME! I remember me and my friend from middle school took pictures and made fighting versions of ourselves in this game. They need to remake or remaster this game.
op.
I remember getting this game with some extra eShop funds I had lying around while I was waiting for New Super Mario Bros. 2 to be released. I actually had no idea about the unlockables this game has in store, and it makes me want to fill out my game's roster and get those unlocked.
sans vs my grandmother
edit: sans is low tier
Finally! Someone finally made a video spotlighting this masterpiece of a game. We need to revive the Photo Dojo community and demand Nintendo a sequel for Switch using the IR camera ;)
Can that camera see in color
I loved this game years back, my friends and I would spend lunchtime at school taking our photos and then playing. It's actually funny you made this vid cause a few days back I opened up my photo dojo and saw my whole roster of me and my old friends from yeeeaaars back. Brought back a lot of memories all at once.
Good lord. It's nice seeing this getting recognized quite a bit later. I played this a lot with my friends. Not our favorite game but a nice memory. Great video. It covered most everything there is, sadly, with the exception of the glorious 8-fighter title screen.
*Bro, you play competitive photo dojo?*
Photo Dojo for eSports!
Anyone down for 1v1
@@henrrystine9109 I dropped out of comp, judo is way too op
Square up
I remember playing this game back in 2013 or 14 as a small kid, this game was so nostalgic for me. Thank you for covering this game!
Photo Dojo remake for Nintendo Switch pls
The switch only has an ir camera, I'm not sure how well that would work
p_yoshi he wasn’t thinking when commenting that 😂😂😂
I got my DSI right when this launched as a kid and this was my shit for like a whole year. First introduction to the idea of making games as well, and encouraged me to draw more to make characters. I get so nostalgic hearing the credits music for this game, an excellent little time waster for a kid who never really understood fighting games at that point.
I’ve been playing this game nonstop for years, I love this game. LETS REBOOT IT!
I played this all the time with friends growing up, after seeing it on the actual news on real television.
My buddy wanted a move to say “It’s gonna hurt me more than it hurts you!” … But with button spamming it always came out as “It’s gonna hurt me- It’s gonna hurt me-!” :P
8:55 YOU ACTUALLY PREDICTED IT LMFAO
I had this game on my DSi when I was young. The coolest part is many years later I still had my old fighter saved, so I created a new version effectively allowing me to battle a younger version of myself
Man, this was a fun experience. My experience with it was limited, being that it was from one of my cousin’s DSi the same with Flipnote studios( wasn’t one of those lucky ones to get a DSi). I had fun taking pictures and playing in the single player mode. I think I went crazy regarding the Fighters cause I think one was a cat? But it was neat little experience and great seeing you play the game that not a lot of people knows
Oh my god DUDE THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING ME TO THIS! I can finally fight Colonel Sanders as Tony from Tony’s Pizza!
This was the first download exclusive game I bought on the DSi. I didn’t really understand the free promotion for Photo Dojo so I begged my parents to get me a DSiXL for my birthday, expecting to get it bundled in or something. I wasn’t too bummed about not being able to get it since the DSiXL had it own exclusive pack-in, a Brain Age game with Dr. Mario in it, but purchasing Photo Dojo was my first step into the Nintendo Marketplace.
Man, I totally remember playing this game as a kid! It was so much fun to play a fighting game as myself! And what I did, actually, was I used Super Smash Bros Brawl to make the other fighters. I would pause the game at specific moments to capture the poses, and used the sound test menu for the voice clips.
Shout out to me yelling 'It's the monkey punch" and "kick sound" from that game. Still an inside joke between my friends
Oh my god, I remember buying this around 2013 and playing the crap out of it.
There’s something surreal about fighting yourself with a bowl of popcorn.
I foolishly deleted the app off my DSi when I accidentally deleted my DSi shop history. I loved playing that game when it came out, I saw a commercial for it and my brother and I got it right away. We played it so much growning up and we had playing against each other.
There is so much potential for a more in depth game like this
I'm so glad you made this video my childhood afternoon school game. There hasn't been any video talking or just, in general, reviewing Photo Dojo so I'm more glad to finally see this game getting the light it deserves. Bless your soul~
I loved playing this game on my 3DS. The fact that you can not only make fighters of yourself and friends, but also characters from various games and cartoons made this game even more special.
As a broke DSI owner, this game was legitimately my favorite fighting game for a few months
I remember my friend had the DSi back in the day. I came over to his house and I remember him showing me the game. We duked it out in verses and made all sorts of characters. I remember his character had a super high pitched scream every time it attacked! I thought it was so funny back then. Good times :)
Your videos are always so well made! I can’t believe you don’t have more subs. Keep it up!
Oh man this game brings me back. I remember making stages based on whatever I could find, as well as basically having my entire family playable. One of my favorite details in the game is how the title screen keeps growing depending on how many characters you make.
My favorite memories with Photo Dojo were finally getting my 7th friend to agree to become a character. It's basically the final roster unlock lol.
Writing down a story with friends too, for why characters are fighting each other and also conceptualizing a final boss.
This game was truly the best when you were a goofball.
DUDE, PHOTO DOJO WAS MY SHIT
Ivan, how do you have no replies?
holy crap i remember this game it was alot of fun
i remember making a “mr game and watch” character by covering the ds camera up and making BEEEP sounds with my mouth
I remember playing this game so long ago when I first got my 3DS and while I didn't create that many characters, it was still such a fun idea that I wouldn't mind seeing again someday. I should really boot it up again sometime.
I still have this game on my DSi XL actually!
So here I am, posting a comment on a Photo Dojo video in 2023. I picked this game up on a whim since as of writing, this is the last month before the Eshop gets shut down permanently. And aside from re-buying some games I had and then lost due to an account deletion incident, I picked up Photo Dojo on a whim. And honestly, I'm super-glad I did! It might seem like nothing but a dumb goofy novelty, but considering that it was a $2 tech demo for the DSi camera, it's more than worth it!
I still remember the quote I used for my desperation move:
“Allmytraininghaspreparedmeforthismoment.”
PuffFilms love that movie
man, about time someone talks about this game! One time, I used the self photo mode, and set the timer to the point where it glitched and kept running on and on and on. I waited until my DSI died.
Someone's gonna remake photo dojo for PC or something else and it's gonna bop
Isn't that just MUGEN tho?
@Spanky Pants
OH SHIT
I absolutely loved Photo Dojo back when it released. It was always a great time making fighters based on me, my friends / family, or gaming characters that I loved! Even if it’s not something I really play nowadays much, I still love going back to it for the memories and it’s always been a really nice concept for a simple game like this honestly.
Dude, this seems like a hell amount of fun! I wish I could play this, but anyways, amazing video as always! Glad to learn something new.
It’s so nice to see so many people remember this little game ^^ also wonder who made the Baba is you fighter (0-0
That Credits theme man. Such a jam
Thank you for introducing me to this masterpiece, I bought it on the eShop on the 3DS and I have been loving it!
NOSTALGA IS KICKING ME IN!
Photo Dojo was one of the games that helped me bond with my neighbors. We would always hang out outside, and most of the time they would bring out their DSI XL, and we would watch/make flipnotes, and battle with our characters in Photo Dojo.
Good times, man :(
I played this game against my friends for so many, many hours.
It was so damn fun.
i remember seeing this when it released
Yo photo dojo as a Switch Online exclusive where you take pictures using your phone and can download fighters from other people and play with friends online
I played this game with my friend, we had an absolute blast taking pictures of dumb poses and taunts.
I remember playing it and enjoying the game. I loved the concept of using the camera to create your own fighters, although I did wish you could've gotten more creative with how you make the fighter. I've constantly though of how they could've gone and made a better version of this game, like allowing more editing options such as just taking a picture and erasing unnecessary detail so all you have is what you want to see, which could allow for unique attacks and poses. Still was fun for a simple little game though.
I remember this game. I think it is a great concept to take a picture of yourself to put in the game.
Im so happy you made this video, i've never seen anyone else talk about this masterpiece of a game.
Photo Dojo was my shiiiiiiiit on the 3DS! Hopefully this video makes it more popular!! Great video!
So, a weird version of Mugen?
It’s pretty much bootleg Mugen.
I loved playing Photo Dojo as a kid. I thought it was a lot of fun playing it with my family on my 3DS on my trip to New York. I'll never forget those great moments making fighters and playing the single-player while playing as myself. XD
i died at the "im really fealing it"
This game was my jam when I was a kid. My friends and I would spend hours creating characters and fighting each other. I still have fun with it today.
Oh my goodness. I LOVED this game as a kid, and oddly enough, I still play it with friends today quite frequently lol. Thank you for taking a look at it!
9:01 apparently there’s a datamine that actually says that there’s gonna be VR support for smash ultimate
I beat the single player mode by spamming Shanghai Demon’s signature move.
Same. That’s the only way I can beat it
That was the triple fireball right?
Carson Mowbray Yup.
I stumbled upon this channel and it's underrated! I love your videos!
I remember this! I used to make my plushies into fearsome warriors
i played this so much with my brother in 2010, i'm glad that people still remember this game!
oh my god, this was my favorite game as a kid. its so cool to see someone actually talk about it
I used to play this game with one of my friends all the time, good times
"I'm really feeling it!"
I remember taking the time to put my power ranger toys into photo dojo. I also remember that getting them into those damn poses was so annoying and it didn't feel rewarding when I fought as the mighty morphin green ranger in single player.
Mii Brawler's moveset is literally ripped from this game
When I used to play it I just took pictures of the ground for my character then I just screamed into the mic for my voices or just said poopy head over and over again as voice lines, it was a great time
I lost my DSI a long time ago, but I certainly remember brawling in this game!
also the mic was broken and no matter how loud I screamed my voice wouldn't record
Your parents must have loved you trying to get that mic to work
@@dialaforawesome Remember that one bomb minigame in MPDS? Yeah.
@@jeremyaster7470 lol
I loved this game
Man, i played with this so much when I was tiny. Great times. Especially with the softlock of fireballs over and over again.
woah you brought back nostalgia from when I bought his game with what little DS shop points I had left
I remember going to my friends house and we would play this game together a lot. When I later got the game, I played it with my brothers and had a blast
The Soundtrack is epic.
Club Beat (AKA Dramatic) is perfect for fighting that one friend who you'd consider your equal.
Thank you man
I don't really have many memories of this game other than making my friends cringe around a decade or whatever after it came out and confusing my mom when she saw one of the stages was just outside.
This was my first dsi game back then, and my friends and I had a blast making our characters
There's another game that uses a camera on the DSi you should take a look at...I believe it's called Looksley's Line-Up!
Duuuuude. This video was seriously nostalgic to watch. I had some mad fun with this game as a kid. I vividly recall adding a monkey plush with flexible legs I had, recording monkey imitations and beating the crap out of it in the single player mode...that sounds really weird and bad when I put it like that but it was fun back then!
this is my childhood, glad someone is finally covering it
Not even joking, I put months into this game when I was younger. I was so addicted to it for no discernible reason. I spent so long trying to perfect the single player run.