Is The Ooze Worth Playing Today? - Segadrunk
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I love the game over screen. Your character is trapped in a lava lamp for all eternity.
@Tony M. That's existential crisis in a nutshell
His boss is a jerk
D. Caine.... Decayin'... I totally get it.
One of the games of my childhood, glad this channel is talking about it! Started playing when 4 and was just able to beat it as an adult
I love the mechanic of "Should I get big and have a better attack range but get hit more often, or be small and sneak around but have a terrible attack range?"
The soundtrack is composed by Howard Drossin, the same from Comix Zone and Sonic & Knuckles, one of my favorites composers of the 16-bit era
and by the way, collectiong the 50 DNAs is not worth it, the ending barely changes, though it is one of the hardest things to do in gaming.
#Vieira-S
Thanks for sharing your knowledge of this game.
such a creative game, i wish it could be hacked and have the difficulty balanced. would've played more through the years if it wasn't so frustrating
What a mesmerizingly cool concept, right??!
I’d never even heard of this game before spotting this video, and only seconds in, I was already rooting for it, hoping he’d say that it’s a masterpiece.
Making a romhack for easier difficulty shouldn’t be that hard to do. As long as it’s something like: get more health or make your attack more powerful or something. Maybe not losing health for using the spit attack or something?
Save states go a long way in easing difficulty if you're using an emulator.
I think there hasn't been a Hack created because not enough people Care for this game. I rarely see it spoken of.
Save state at the start of every level,
Never played the game but personally I think that having more health making you more vulnerable is a very neat mechanic.
“What is this, KMFDM?” Yeah, Ooze is certainly a Juke Joint Jezebel sort of a game.
"What is that, kmfdm?" - lol hilarious, that is some jamming music :)
I got this when I was a kid, picked it out of the case at KMart based on the title and box art alone. I really wanted to like it, but it was just way too difficult.
Retro Gamer Brando did you grow up in Puyallup too?
right there with you haha my got my grandma to buy it for me because I thought it looked cool. never made it past world 1
This is a great game if you love getting kicked in the balls over and over and over again until you beg for mercy.
Nice KMFDM ! Made my day hearing you say that lol
Na, sounds more like MDFMK. 😉
Solf for me, too!
Total length of video: 310 secs.
Total length of "SEGA Drunk": 3.5 secs.
1.13% of the video was spent listening to "SEGA Drunk."
If he thinks this is hard, wait till he gets to Chakan: The Forever Man.
Game's rad, cool designs and great atmosphere, but it's so nut-crushingly hard
So true. NES hard may mean something to most but Chakan was brutal beyond anything of its time. I wouldn't call it the dark souls of anything but it's brutal.
Definitely been scared to play that one, even after all the typical NES hard like Battletoads, Silver Surfer, GnG series, Ninja Gaiden 1-3, Castlevania, Contra, etc.. but I will get to it one day, dang it.
@Mystery G That's not really true though. Talking purely about the Genesis, there were a lot of great ports of American PC games (Starflight and Pirates come to mind) at the time, and Americans made games like Mortal Kombat, Chuck Rock, Rings of Power, etc.
@@MarMaxGaming There's actually a difficulty setting in the menu. If you set it to practice mode, you get all the magic from the beginning, but more importantly you get the ability to warp to the second half of the game. Super helpful for practicing.
@Mystery G Well it's not really that Americans didn't know how to make _games_ then, just platformers. Having said that, what about Vectorman? Prince of Persia? Lost Vikings? X-Men 2?
Not to pester you, it's just that the American-made Genesis library has a weirdly bad reputation, and I'd like to leave a jumping off point for those looking for an alternate viewpoint.
I remember hearing about this in EGM for years. When I finally got to play it, it was cool. Nice puzzle elements
I honestly love this game.
"What is that, KMFDM?!" I chuckled at that. Been looking forward to this video, since you hinted at it in Drunkfriend Podcast. Been enjoying that a lot, too. Keep up the good work, BROOOOOOOOOO
Crazy looking game man, thanks again for another great review
I cracked up when you said, "that is that, KMFDM?!"
Hope everyone has a great day :)
Same to you 💪
Hey you too!
This game reeks of "90's 'tude", but when you mentioned it being developed by the same team as Comix Zone, it all made sense. At least this has more of a Toxic Avenger feel to it instead of answering the hypothetical "what if every person at Image comics got smashed into a single person, and that person had to fight inside of a COMIC BOOK?!".
Apparently in the original Japanese version of Sonic Mega Collection this game is unlockable through a button code, but the version in Sonic Mega Collection Plus this game is fully unlocked from the start and has the title screen changed colors. (The European PS2 version has an emulation bug though, which renders the start button sometimes doesn't register.) And this game lacks continues but it has a hidden continue screen, which was unused.
I read this comment 3 times and I still can't make sense of it.
I thought it was Comix Zone they threw in SMCP
serene.velocity it says that if you have the Japanese version of the game collection you need a code to access the ooze, but you don’t need a code if you have the mega collection plus. Also beware that the European PS2 version of the mega collection has some bugs.
Finally, the developers did make a continue screen, and it is contained in the cart memory, so they may have planned to have continues, but it was never implemented in the game.
Also. most of the Dev team of this game later worked on the first two Diablo games.
"...all while managing the size of your own puddle... and that's really the name of the game here."
Indeed.
Storyline reminds me of the Swamp Thing.
Storyline is swamp thing
Like Wes Craven or Alan Moore?
@@AleisterMeowley like. Swamp. Thing.
Nice , i own this game
Glad to see u doing some Segadrunk in between the Snesdrunk
I like snes, but I'm a huge sega fanboy.
The sega Genesis had a massive library of over 700+ games and I'm sure theres more obscure and hidden gems yet to be discovered
So Snesdrunk drunk you have plenty of source material to work with
Thank you
I played this on Sega Channel! Never had heard of it as a kid before then.
One of my friends had the Sega channel. It blew my mind. I remember playing sonic spinball on it. Now if only one of my friends had had that satellite Super Famicom thing with the timed LttP mod. I woulda had no mind left to blow
between mercenary squad's cover art and this soundtrack it's clear that video games had welcomed the world of KMFDM
this game, this fucking game, the intro sequence gave me nightmares as a kid, and the game over screen too, man, repressed memories and forgotten nightmares are coming back to haunt me
Can confirm: I had a Sega and I’ve never heard of The Ooze
We had this on a plug n play megadrive growing up and let me tell you, we had no idea what was going on!
Plot reminds me of the Sludge comics by Malibu, which for whatever reason were just about the only ones my mom handed off to me when I was a kid. Didn't have a comic store nearby for miles, so I read what I had. Definitely quirky and edgy as all hell, and some of the more insane violence left a bit of an impression on me for a while after.
"Euugh!"
-Snesdrunk
yay more segadrunk! how ironic u didnt have a sega and grew up with super nintendo. I only had a sega while my friend down the street had super nintendo so lucky I could behold all its glory. Can u please do one on haunting or gauntlet. they are my favorite from when I was 12.
KMFDM reference? Instant like! 😁
Does that make this game... Godlike? 😆
Gappasaurus KMFDM are literal trash
That’s ok, the game is about literal slime 😄
i think a remake of this game would be brutal with a soundtrack update and maybe a 3d version
Did anyone else think the guy looked like Milo from the Disney Atlantis film?
Imma keep recommending them but Fantastic Dizzy and Dinosaurs for Hire for future Sega episodes
Love your videos
Dizzy! I loved those games on the Amstrad. The SNES/Genesis versions were good too. Even the NES game was excellent. Tough little puzzles.
Sega Japan tried to pitch this as a porn game when they released it there, it's also the holy grail of Japanese Mega Drive games, second only to Tetris.
Interesting. Care to elaborate?
Dope video!!
Keep it up!!
I look forward to em!!
And I know this comment refers to your other video buuuuut..
KEEP THE INTRO THE WAY IT IS!!! NEVER CHANGE IT!!
It's like that theme song for your favourite tv show.. it's unique to ur channel!!
I had this as a kid and got nowhere in the game lol, but always thought the ooze character itself was awesome. Cheers for reminding me of this one.
Sega Technical Institute team has shown all throughout their career that while they were the masters of making the Genesis look and sound amazing, they are mediocre game devs at best since all their games are woefully unbalanced to the point of them being gorgeous games to experience then walk away from frustrated because of poor difficulty balancing and questionable design choices. I want to love games like this and Comix Zone for their extremely clever ideas and amazing visual style.....but when you have to save scum just to get any level of enjoyment, then you didn't make a game for anyone but psycho's who love an unfair challenge.
Sonic Spinball is extremely solid though. Comix Zone is too hard for me, so I do agree there. I really wanna try to beat that one someday at least. Oh. And they did also make Kid Chameleon, which, while a bit below average in some areas is perfectly playable
I played this on one of the first sega plug and plays..... there was sonic, columns, golden axe, the ooze, and I forget the others. They all played well and I have fond memories. There were 2 plug and plays- a blue and red one. Cant remember which one I had. But very cool 15 years ago.
Good review. I had this as a kid and eventually beat it once. Didn't get all the DNA though so I was still pretty devolved. The style and story is the most 90s thing since Comix Zone with Toxic Waste, Evil Companies, and being gritty. I lloved it but it is pretty hard. According to GameFaqs
In the options screen, move towards the sound test area (and be careful not to change the default controller scheme). Enter the following list of numbers, and press the C button after setting each one: 009, 019, 010, 024, 011, 013, 006, 027, 006, 088, 003, 030 If done correctly, a sound effect says "Yes!" During gameplay (or in the options menu), hold the A button and then press Start to open the stage select menu.
Sounds like one of those games thats way more fun with save states.
SNES Drunk: It has plenty of strengths though, like the music...
Music: (loud disjointed synthetic farts)
One of those games that I could not beat for the alternate ending. But its atmosphere and art direction oozes with freakiness, but silliness to make me love how far I could go before the scientist got captured. Thanks for bringing it up to others' attention.
fun fact based on your intro: toxic gas WAS the original treatment for cancer. They discovered it accidentally when some military personnel spilled the nitrogen mustard on themselves, and during observation they found that the contaminated personnel had dramatically lowered white cell counts. This led to the discovery of chemotherapy.
I’ve never understood why every game doesn’t have a battery save feature. Was it that expensive?
Most Nintendo first party games and RPGs had the ability to save.
of course it was expensive
It did get less expensive as the 90s wore on, but a common theme of STI's major titles was a lack of a battery save. Kid Chameleon, Comix Zone and the Ooze really make a good case for save states, don't they?
With Sega, you had the benefit of having passwords and continues on some games, but then you also had ones where if you died at all, that was it (which was frustrating for Comix Zone in particular).
This was included as a secret game in Sonic Mega Collection Plus if I'm not mistaken.
It truly is a hidden gem however, the soundtrack is unbelievably great and the gameplay is responsive and fun.
They should have called this "The secret world of Alex Mack"
*"What doesn't kill me will ...turn me into a huge puddle of green slime."*
Dude, mad props👌 for mentioning "kmfdm" one of my favorite bands of all time! Second only to "Pig" a course!👍👍
Other then the difficulty being ridiculous, especially because it's a fairly long game. Damn near everything else it does is really high quality, creative and unique. This game screams Sega of America and I love it for it.
I had this a kid. But I could not get past the second stage until I gave it a try again more recently.
Its definitely a unique action gem. A blend of industrial and comic book aesthetics.
That can be helped by save states today.
I remember unlocking this game in the collection and playing the hell out of it, never beat it until I used a rom with save states, could of been much better and great. Still fun
Sega Technical Institute: awesome ideas with subpar execution
kmfdm reference made me smile, industrial music for the win!
"three lives, and no continues" Cranky Kong
When I was a little kid, I had a Sega Genesis plug n'play console with a whopping six games on it (that was not a very fun birthday). Sonic 2, Columns, Echo the Dolphin, Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle, Gain Ground (at least I highly believe it was Gain Ground), and this game, The Ooze. Now, I only really played/could understand the first two (and that was pretending to know how Columns worked or how to get past the purple chemicals in Chemical Plant Zone Act 2). This was not a very kid-friendly package of games to get - especially Gain Ground and The Ooze. And the intro to the Ooze always scared the proverbial Ooze out of very young me - at least the opening cutscene did. From there I would have no idea what to do and die almost immediately. Whenever I think of this game, all I can remember is early childhood fear followed by very confused fear followed by immediate dying. It never really left my mind. So, I have to give it points for memorability and nothing else.
We used to play this through Sega Channel. The soundtrack was freaking amazing. I always wanted to re-record it with live instruments.
Ah yes, Sega Techincal Institute and their crushingly difficult games.
This looks awesome! I'd never even heard of this one, and I was a BIG Sega head back in the day.
"It all starts whe the protagonist gets infected by COVID19 and... no, wait!" XD
Great review! Enjoy the rest of your day.
Yes the music also the main people know of it is an unlockable in mega collection
I fought the first boss for 20 minutes and had no idea if I was winning. You're right on it being too hard.
Genesis own and Genesis fan and this is the first I've ever heard of this. Great concept, reminds me a bit of Carrion.
I got this for Xmas when I was 7 or 8 and I died non stop but loved playing it
This is the biscuit's crux
Solid rock against the flux
Ultra-heavy beat deluxe
KMFDM forever sucks…
Like everything else it's completely inane, profoundly profane and it drives me insane.
"What you mean they don't use toxic gas to cure cancer?" Funnily enough Mustard Gas or Nitrogen Mustard is the original basis of chemotherapy... So actually, Yes!
all that slime made this boar extra tender!
I think i remember playing this on sega channel.
KMFDM
Omg... I love you
💯 for referencing KMFDM!!!!! ❤️🤘🤘
Lizstar has done some great commentaries on her speedruns of this game.
KMFDM - yesssss, please)))))
Love the consistency in quality from SNESDrunk, even during a global pandemic. I would love to see you revisit the "Why the Hype?" series but look more closely at MegaMan X2 and X3 compared to X. Or revisit each entry in the DKC series specifically. Something nostalgic and comfortable. Otherwise I think you have covered all the SNES titles I know, even Super Widget. There must be some left, though....
oh it reminds me a lot of souvenirs. Really unique game with good Genesis music but it's way too hard, never pass the second level back in the day. Thanks for the review
The song for level one of my all time favorites tbh
"My job is quite an interesting job, it's not quite as interesting as his job because he's part of the System. No, my job is part of the Corporation"
Nice! Omega Red is one of my favorites!
I vaguely remember this, mostly because it was a mainstay on the Sega Channel. Now I want to play it again.
I'll be checking this game out. I didn't hear about it until a few weeks ago.
Got this in my Sonic Mega Collection or something. Loved it!
I remember playing this on the Sega Channel!
Damn... I thought this was one of those games that only I heard about. Yeah, I played this on Sonic Mega Collection Plus and I very fondly remember it kicking my ass.
I had a plug and play sega genesis growing up. It had sonic 2, echo the dolphin, alex kidd and this game. I always found this game difficult but that maybe more attributed to my age, tho I remember loving the art style and overall quality
This game is not for everyone, but does satisfy that "hard game" itch. A hidden gem.
What is that? KMFDM?? Haha love that line.
I had this game as a kid. Don't think I ever got past the first level.
Also a KMFDM mention ? I think the genesis helped influence my music choices.
Loving the KMFDM reference
I love the soundtrack
Nice diminished chord!
I had this one back in the days. I got it in Toys R us... god im old.
Is a sort of the game is fun but very very challenging and you need to collect all dna for good ending
I liked that KMFDM name drop.
0:54 I wish that Sega CRT TV was a real thing hahahaha
So this is what inspired Carrion
I LOVE to play the first stage. So referishing but so difficut...
Wow... So much nostalgia... My grandma bought me this game when I was 7 thinking that it was just another "sonic" game and damn that intro scene kinda fucked me up for a little while there... don't think I ever made it past the first world..
K M F D M DOIN IT AGAIN!
Human Caine looks like Milo from Atlantis: The Lost Empire
This almost feels like the great grandfather of Carrion.
Everyone in the comments is here for KMFDM. I'M just happy for the Omega Red reference.