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  • @KoushiroIzumi85
    @KoushiroIzumi85 8 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    "The WonderSwan was never released outside Japan."
    That's a common misconception. The truth is that the WonderSwan was released in other parts of Asia such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, etc. Many of the territories covered by Bandai Asia, had the WonderSwan. If you were to buy one in Hong Kong or Taiwan, you would actually get a translated instruction manual (English & Chinese) in addition to the original Japanese one. Some games did receive English translated versions.

    • @markputnam4902
      @markputnam4902 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      KoushiroIzumi85 Do you have any idea which games were translated I would like to buy them?

    • @KoushiroIzumi85
      @KoushiroIzumi85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@markputnam4902 I have Digimon Anode/Cathode Tamer and it has packaging in English and Chinese and plays in English. I know of another Digimon game with English packaging but there was no need for the game being translated because it just had English words from the beginning.
      I got my Digimon Anode/Cathode Tamer a long time ago in like the mid 2000's from an eBay seller in Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Taiwan, and I believe Singapore might've had some of these games with some localization or just English packaging and translated manuals.
      I also have the Korean market version of this Digimon game and while it has a Korean label, it also plays in English.

    • @DragonKnightGX
      @DragonKnightGX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The Digimon V-Pet game also has an English version. There's a rom of it floating around

    • @hayleywaalen2612
      @hayleywaalen2612 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seeing the icon, They have Digimon games.

    • @samholdsworth420
      @samholdsworth420 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Source?

  • @SlyPearTree
    @SlyPearTree 8 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I'm always astonished at the amount of English text on Japanese products that aren't otherwise bilingual.

    • @rockerseven
      @rockerseven 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Yeah I've always been curious as to why products that are to be released only in Japan still contain bits of English here and there.

    • @imbibe9891
      @imbibe9891 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      They're smart enough to know people who don't speak or read Japanese will be using them

    • @psychwardsandSCENE
      @psychwardsandSCENE 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@imbibe9891 ah yes, putting english in a game for someone to buy it from a reseller 20 years later is sure smart of them.
      what benefit do they recieve? why is it smart?

    • @josef_744
      @josef_744 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@psychwardsandSCENE weebs

    • @bunnybismuth
      @bunnybismuth ปีที่แล้ว +5

      English is taught in school there and is often used decoratively. That's why so much of it doesn't make sense.

  • @spoonman6256
    @spoonman6256 9 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    You're gonna love this, Ashens. It was designed by Gunpei Yokoi, same guy who designed the Gameboy.

    • @nozoto
      @nozoto 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      +epic liampaul
      Sadly, his last work before passing away. At least, he had occasion to design something way better than this piece of shit known as the virtual boy before meeting his fate. Too bad the system never took off as already established Nintendo crushed it definitely upon GBA's release.

    • @ultrascarlet5275
      @ultrascarlet5275 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      The Virtual Boy was shit.

    • @Mineav
      @Mineav 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Explains why it also still had no back light. Seems that guy didn't believe in them.

    • @15-Peter-20
      @15-Peter-20 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ultrascarlet5275 ur muff is shit

    • @mikemoss6045
      @mikemoss6045 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@nozotohey now the virtual boy was way too ahead of its time.

  • @Frankfurtdabezzzt
    @Frankfurtdabezzzt 8 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    Pretty impressive that the whole thing runs off a single AA battery to be honest.

    • @comradeurod9805
      @comradeurod9805 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Benisteinzimmer considering it was made in 2000..... i think not so much

    • @comradeurod9805
      @comradeurod9805 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Benisteinzimmer AND considering the size. its still cool af

    • @FerintoshFarmsPhotography
      @FerintoshFarmsPhotography 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Just think if it had two, one could have run a backlight

    • @15-Peter-20
      @15-Peter-20 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Gay

    • @eLJaybud
      @eLJaybud 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Hey look. A homophobic prickly tit in the wild. I hear they're quite common but very very stupid. 🤣

  • @HoChiMints2007
    @HoChiMints2007 10 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    it's also sold in other asian countries like mine, not just Japan. back in the day they were sold alongside the Digimons in Toys R Us. A pretty good console, but too late to overtake the gameboy. GBA was out during the time it released in Viet

    • @LiamAustin
      @LiamAustin 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The Wonderswan was developed by Gunpei Yokoi, who before doing this worked for Nintendo. He created the Game Boy and Game & Watch there. He also created the Virtual Boy and thats the reason he left.

    • @HoChiMints2007
      @HoChiMints2007 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Liam Austin I heard the WS game Gun Pey is made on his honor

    • @LiamAustin
      @LiamAustin 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sheena Clingan hgfrfff!

    • @asdf39077
      @asdf39077 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Liam Austin Yeah..im pretty sure this was a mere side project that he had been working on but Nintendo didn't wanna know.

    • @PersonausdemAll
      @PersonausdemAll ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HoChiMints2007 Nice picture of Elli Tran Ha 😎

  • @MissAmazingZoe
    @MissAmazingZoe 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You can actually turn it on without a game i believe, by pressing start and select (don't quote me on that)- it asks for your name, gender, and also blood type. Seems a bit weird to ask for that but I believe your blood type is seen as a very important characteristic in Japan, perhaps a bit like our horoscopes

  • @Jrez
    @Jrez 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    The Wonderswan is an amazing handheld, I'd love to collect for it.

    • @titaniamagi8560
      @titaniamagi8560 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jrezky I would like to collect for it to

  • @ChickenPika
    @ChickenPika 9 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Death Adder disemboweled my dog, ate my grandparents, beat my father to death with my mother, and whipped me hundreds of times with my sister's intestines.

    • @samaitken5731
      @samaitken5731 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ChickenPika you know nothing about pain!!!

    • @Noremaad
      @Noremaad 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      ChickenPika Sounds like it was a pretty good time, compared to going to an American Wal-Mart. Trust me.

    • @JohnnyTeststar
      @JohnnyTeststar 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ***** any. fucking any.

    • @JohnnyTeststar
      @JohnnyTeststar 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ***** just saying, i once was forced to go to walmart, and in the line, a woman was checking her kid's hair for lice .3. so ya. most are horrible.

    • @JohnnyTeststar
      @JohnnyTeststar 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** Try Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Maine.

  • @thelinktothepastof7986
    @thelinktothepastof7986 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I'd say the most interesting thing about this thing is that a few GBA games were based on this, like MMBN Battle Chip Challenge and the GBA versions of FF1, 2, and I want to say 4.

  • @SleepyAlbatross
    @SleepyAlbatross 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's interesting that, despite not ever being released in the US, all of the words on the front are in English. I've noticed that with a lot of Japan-only hardware.

  • @PistolSwitches
    @PistolSwitches 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    thinking about golden axe gives me copious amounts of nostalgia

  • @AlphaOmegaSin
    @AlphaOmegaSin 11 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Too damn bad they didn't release it outside of Japan they had some notable titles on it that looked quite good and had some nice exclusive titles. When it first came out and hearing about all the Squaresoft love it was getting made me mega sad face inside

    • @BenjaminGoose
      @BenjaminGoose 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Too damn bad they didn't release it outside of Japan they had"
      wat

  • @scotty_blocks
    @scotty_blocks 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Lots of things we love when we're young turn out to be terrible when we grow up. Reality, for example.

    • @IsmailKhan-fh8ls
      @IsmailKhan-fh8ls 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Woah that's dark but so true

    • @jf1376
      @jf1376 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not lego

    • @mnky75
      @mnky75 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My Girlfriend (actually, she's lovely...... she's just walked in)!!!

    • @scotty_blocks
      @scotty_blocks 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jf1376 Definitely not Lego!

    • @qwertykeyboard5901
      @qwertykeyboard5901 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mostly lcds tho

  • @Hamsterzilla1349
    @Hamsterzilla1349 11 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Nice Engrish in the booklet : Axe Battler the Barbalian.

    • @obsoleteworlds
      @obsoleteworlds 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      KiddoPlays Official You may want to google "Engrish"...otherwise you could make a fool of yourself.

    • @andymadden8183
      @andymadden8183 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It can still be Engrish if it's an "l" being swapped for an "r".

  • @DrasticActions
    @DrasticActions 11 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Anchor Field is actually pretty fun and easy game to play, so long as you can read the text on the screen. Basically, It's like Qix's. You have to shoot the anchors out and connect them back to your original base. Ashens was playing the tutorial, which was explaining what to do... if he could read it. For that stage, you have to get over 40% of the area filled in to win.
    簡単だよなぁ

  • @TheRealAmericanMan
    @TheRealAmericanMan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The fact that Ashens’ only color game is one of the most expensive WonderSwan titles and he seemingly doesn’t notice is pretty funny TBH

  • @mcFreaki
    @mcFreaki 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    shin nihon pro wrestling actually means "New Japan Pro Wrestling".
    possibly one of the best wrestling promotions in the world right now.

  • @asdf39077
    @asdf39077 10 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    This was made by Gunpei Yokoi..the creator of the game boy

  • @MegaDrain
    @MegaDrain 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    "It's like a gameboy only more advanced"
    So what about the gameboy advance then?

    • @dontaskdontjudge
      @dontaskdontjudge 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      MegaDrain Nintendo has officially declared this handheld as "non-canon"

    • @orangesmikypro1353
      @orangesmikypro1353 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      how does one consider a console as "non-cannon"? It's a handheld, not the Philips-CDi Zelda games.

    • @heyman6412
      @heyman6412 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      OrangesmikyPro CD-i Zelda game.... I NE'd

    • @clonecam117thefilthycasual6
      @clonecam117thefilthycasual6 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Daniel Perez
      Non Canon wtf kiddo

    • @Horzuhammer
      @Horzuhammer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, I remember when I read it in the news.. 'Nintendo non-canonizes the Wonderswan.'
      A sad day for us all.

  • @CharlieFlemingOriginal
    @CharlieFlemingOriginal 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Still better than Sword Of Sodan... Now if you don't know what that is... count yourself a winner!

    • @kevinm5940
      @kevinm5940 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sword Of Xolan, on the other hand, is actually pretty decent

  • @commodore1024
    @commodore1024 10 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Ashens should review the Neo Geo Pocket Color!

  • @MidnightmoonRR
    @MidnightmoonRR 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    golden axe is a game from my childhood, but i agree, it always seemed like they were beating you with a lump of grapes

  • @Yeenoid
    @Yeenoid 11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    those games have some really nice music.

  • @Koisheep
    @Koisheep 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think this is the first ashens video I ever saw, looking for gameplays of this console.

    • @CamiCamBear
      @CamiCamBear 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Konhat Lee Sakurai Same, I just ordered my Wonderswan today with 3 games and I couldn't wait to get it so looked up reviews and BAM! I ran into Ashens xD

  • @Daedalus4
    @Daedalus4 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Lost my shit when he talked about the guys who attack you with grapes in Golden Axe.

    • @DxBlack
      @DxBlack 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Akhamesh OH MY GOD! DUDE! I was like 8 when me and my brother used to play this and we ALWAYS were like "Die you son of a bitch! Why are you using grapes anyway?"
      SEGA Genesis + 6 Pak. Good times.

    • @DxBlack
      @DxBlack 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Darkwiz666 "You son of a bitch! You stole my dragon!"

  • @foreverfashion87
    @foreverfashion87 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love you ashens. you never fail to make me smile! xx

  • @StephenHerndon
    @StephenHerndon 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    translucent casing? we are truly in the 21st century

  • @spieagentl
    @spieagentl 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for uploading this Ashens! This video helped me remember one of the games I spent my childhood playing! x)

  • @lnt3ch
    @lnt3ch 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I can't help but think of Zero Punctuation.

  • @nethalus
    @nethalus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At 16:58, Ashens slips in to his native alien tongue, which translates as 'still more fun than a Popstation'

  • @RetroRepair
    @RetroRepair 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I never thought about Axe Battler only fighting with a sword. I guess that's why I'm so intelligent.

  • @djdrownz
    @djdrownz 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I do love it when Stuart uploads a nice long video :)

  • @DASyam-tb7qt
    @DASyam-tb7qt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "You know, just like buying drugs in Ipswich"

  • @TheMarc1k1
    @TheMarc1k1 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Whats funny is old handhelds without back lighting can easily be seen outside (in fact easier outside then inside) but newer ones are half impossible to play outside, ironically.
    Been recently playing Pokémon Yellow on my GBC from 15 years ago :D

  • @xeokym223
    @xeokym223 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    *Golden Axe* was best enjoyed in the arcade with 4 players. The tedium was not so obvious when you were all working as a team, plus the screen was fucking _huge_ and the speakers were always cranked up so loud you couldn't hear any of the other games. When translated to home consoles, or worse, handhelds, it lost much of its charm. It was meant to be a quarter-eater.

    • @BGfootballfan
      @BGfootballfan 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** Played it religiously with my friend on his sega ....

    • @txcforever
      @txcforever 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Xeokym Idonthinkso Are you sure you are not thinking a different game? After all the original Golden Axe only had 3 characters and only supported 2 player co op.
      Plus the game was so short that you could reach the final boss in about 15-20 minutes.

    • @Ramjet164
      @Ramjet164 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +txcforever that's what I was gonna say lol

    • @SageOwl
      @SageOwl 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +BGfootballfan Same except it was on my 6pak cart.

  • @schalkespringer
    @schalkespringer 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Damn, I always wanted one of these to go along with Final Fantasy VIII. If you played the PC game you can get some really great items early by playing the Chocobo minigame and porting the items over to the main game(which was supposed to be done with the Wonderswan when the game was made)

  • @TheCluelessYoutuber
    @TheCluelessYoutuber 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I just called them "Derpy Dwarf Guy, Porn Star, and Normal Person"
    I'm a silly twat.

  • @rwrigley85
    @rwrigley85 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "A moustachioed man who attacks you with a bunch of grapes..." Chef excellence by any chance?

  • @IvanovIvanAKrutoi
    @IvanovIvanAKrutoi 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Do I sense a Neo Geo Pocket Color review coming soon?

    • @Skelig
      @Skelig 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No

  • @Turnbull50
    @Turnbull50 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am slowly working my way through your back catalogue

  • @Viewer-ld5rc
    @Viewer-ld5rc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Didn't Gunpei Yokoi design this? Before he died in the car crash?

    • @Person-fr5md
      @Person-fr5md 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Chatbox 3000 yes

    • @Person-fr5md
      @Person-fr5md 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Chatbox 3000 yes

    • @RetroYoungen
      @RetroYoungen 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Chatbox 3000 And the fun puzzle game "Gunpei" is named in his honor. He sadly passed before the system launched, if memory serves.

    • @RetroYoungen
      @RetroYoungen 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** I've heard two reports about the way he left Nintendo, with that being the first. The other was, he was planning already to leave, and designed the VB as a sort of "parting gift" project, which ended up being poor timing due to its flop (partly because during development, before costs cut it down to red and black, VB used full color).

    • @GuardYourFlanks
      @GuardYourFlanks 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Chatbox 3000 The sad thing was that he died before the Swan hit the market.

  • @blank-vj1mc
    @blank-vj1mc 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Being a huge Dark Souls fan, and Golden Axe being Bandai, I swear some of those weapons made some extremely unknown cameos in the Souls series.

  • @1999Jaykid
    @1999Jaykid 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Golden Axe is on my bootleg Genesis, made by AtGames. Bright side to the console, it doesn't give a shit about national cartridge differences, meaning its internstionally compatible. Bad news, its simple as shit and cant save files.

  • @floatpvnk
    @floatpvnk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I went to Chinatown in nyc as a kid with a friend and we went into a game store that was selling the WonderSwan. I remember wanting one so bad, never got one though. Guess this review will do.

  • @khaymenbrock645
    @khaymenbrock645 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice! Jushin Thunder Liger is in that game!

    • @The_Farwall
      @The_Farwall 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was impressed, I sometimes forget just how long Jushin Thunder Liger has been around and has been the best guy ever.

    • @CyberSaiyan13
      @CyberSaiyan13 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Watching the video just really makes me want a modern NJPW game for current gen.

  • @wisteela
    @wisteela 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's great to see a review of one of these. It's certainly clearer in black and white.

  • @SoulArtist00
    @SoulArtist00 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Did anyone see a bearded man's face appear in front of the WonderSwan Color's screen at 9:36? 0_0

    • @minecraftmalazer123
      @minecraftmalazer123 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yep.. I'm still wondering what it is

    • @Inckman452
      @Inckman452 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I think its some kind of meme, this appears in several other of his videos, I still dont get it, Im guessing there is a video we missed where that is explained.

    • @RetropUk
      @RetropUk 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It flashes by too fast for me to catch but I think it's a character from a 90s fps game.

    • @eac-ox2ly
      @eac-ox2ly 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You guys are new to ashens.

    • @joshuabrowne6648
      @joshuabrowne6648 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Voshchronos I know right

  • @Magitek1112
    @Magitek1112 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Honestly, systems like this are infinitely more enjoyable on an emulator, because you can actually see the screen. Of course, not everyone wants to use emulators, but the option is there.

  • @SuperCMeekins
    @SuperCMeekins 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    was the wrestler he selected justin thunder liger ?

  • @fizz576
    @fizz576 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember a character in Gundam Seed had a Wonder Swan though I had no idea it was a real thing.

    • @Astolfo2001
      @Astolfo2001 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It also made an appearance in the Rebuild of Evangelion movies. Asuka played on one.

  • @TheClayCrab
    @TheClayCrab 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Isn't there a version of final fantasy III on the wonderswan?

    • @AwesomeHairo
      @AwesomeHairo 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Hash Crab Yes

    • @tael64
      @tael64 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      1,2,3,4,5 and 6 are I think. At least 1-3 are for sure. Not 100% sure on 4-6.

    • @rossy105
      @rossy105 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Tael the Mask Salesman no

    • @rossy105
      @rossy105 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Tael the Mask Salesman 1, 2 and 4

    • @tael64
      @tael64 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +rossy105 Oh okay. I thought all those PS ports were from the Wonderswan. My mistake.

  • @MrDangercop
    @MrDangercop 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are what I look forward to at the end of my day, Ashens. Take that how you will.

  • @Kumimono
    @Kumimono 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have the non-color version (apartheid?), and a Swancrystal. The Swancrystal seems to be on par with GBA, graphically. Give it a nice windowsil lightsource, atleast. But the sound! It's a GBA SP graphics-wise, with Game&Watch audio. Dreadfull. And the games are in Japanese. I have Final Fantasy and FFII. Not really feasible.... I hear Front Mission is quite playable, and, uhm, Gun-Pei?

    • @Scioneer
      @Scioneer 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The sound hardware is actually pretty good, but they used a piezo speaker to output the final product of it. From what I read, if you can find the headphone module for it, the sound is pretty amazing.

    • @Kumimono
      @Kumimono 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I really can't imagine that would be the case, as the audio itself seems to be sub-NES in style. Also, I see this is from a year ago.

    • @Gozuma2
      @Gozuma2 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hate the sound chip from the GBA. The WonderSwan's audio quality isn't amazing, but its way better than the GBA.

    • @Kumimono
      @Kumimono 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      ZeroZerock I think GBA goes to about SNES levels, but there's that buzz in the PCM stuff that's really annoying. I also wonder, how you happened upon my comment, it's been awhile, and I just rewatched this. Spooky.

  • @Veezyjung
    @Veezyjung 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    As someone who lives in Queensland, Australia, the phrase "Just like buying drugs in Ipswich" applies here as well.

  • @CookedCrest
    @CookedCrest 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I found out about your channel today. I love you already.

  • @Dragonfire511
    @Dragonfire511 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This handheld console had a lot of anime games including Digimon

    • @Astolfo2001
      @Astolfo2001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It even had an Evangelion game called Evangelion: Angel Ikusei which incidentally recently got a English fan translation patch.

    • @Dragonfire511
      @Dragonfire511 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Astolfo2001 ooh nice!.

  • @AgentCack
    @AgentCack 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holy shit Ashens you mind reader! I was planning WonderSwan Wednesdays on my LP channel, and was thinking about what games I should do. Thanks for the ideas!!!

  • @tripdefect87
    @tripdefect87 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    R.I.P Gunpei Yokoi

  • @jadeyxboox
    @jadeyxboox 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I need more Ashens. Like daily. Please.

  • @cyruzcyruz
    @cyruzcyruz 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holy crap, Golden Axe. I played this so many ages ago on an old Windows 98 PC we used to have, I think. Wow, that takes me back.

  • @KatMyByte
    @KatMyByte 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    one of the best avatars on youtube

  • @Ashbfc
    @Ashbfc 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Golden Axe....bringing back some great memories there.

  • @AdamGothCroc
    @AdamGothCroc 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have to say, I love how the Wonderswan looks. A very marvelous looking console, shame they never released in America with a better screen.

  • @TailsFiraga
    @TailsFiraga 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh man, the Wonderswan. I'll tell you right now, I have a definite soft-spot for this thing.

  • @RoswelliVideos
    @RoswelliVideos 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ...It was on this system that my favourite ever RPG was born. Riviera: The Promised Land~

  • @ModernRelik
    @ModernRelik 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your love of the Neo Geo Pocket pleases me no end good sir!

  • @brandoferg6460
    @brandoferg6460 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    u da best Ashens i fall asleep to your videos every night, perfect.

  • @Nesaru
    @Nesaru 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    That has already happened further below. It's a delightfully delightful delight.

  • @matteoveglia
    @matteoveglia 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh shit I remember that game! So glad you chose it as I completely forgot the name of it

  • @THENAMEISQUICKMAN
    @THENAMEISQUICKMAN 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh, the Wonderswan Beatmania was fantastic. The best handheld music game, without a doubt.

  • @jaden9412
    @jaden9412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    RIP gulpin yokoi

  • @TotallySticks1
    @TotallySticks1 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn it Ashens, I'm meant to be revising for my exam tomorrow! Now I have to watch the bloody video.

  • @joes565
    @joes565 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    the colour amazes me .

  • @David315842
    @David315842 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I KNEW IT! I knew it had to be the Wonderswan that you'll be reviewing. :D

  • @ΒαγγΚατς
    @ΒαγγΚατς 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just wanted to say thank you for the laughs... Dont know if you'll read this but thank you

  • @Gutigwolfe
    @Gutigwolfe 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Looks pretty good. Funny to think the Gameboy took 4 batteries and this only takes one, yet has better graphics. Technology sure is interesting.

    • @juant8631
      @juant8631 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Really has nothing to do with batteries, but with the actual capabilities of the system.
      "WHAT A TWIST!"

    • @andre-cmyk
      @andre-cmyk 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +The KaBlammer I kinda got sad I couldn't really live that era. The oldest technology I have and use eventually is a Nikon Coolpix L1 (which is better than a CyberShot even only having 6 megapixels).
      "WHAT A TWIST!"

  • @davvvideos
    @davvvideos 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ah, Ashens. You just had to upload this during midnight in my country.

  • @justaguygettinby2140
    @justaguygettinby2140 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Shots fired with Ipswitch reference lol

  • @MY5TCrimson
    @MY5TCrimson 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    As soon as I heard the hint in your previous video, I was like:
    "Yep. Wonderswan.~"

  • @nicolasribeirodossantos6082
    @nicolasribeirodossantos6082 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ANOTHER VIDEO MADE IN THE DAY OF MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

  • @MisutahJ
    @MisutahJ 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Golden Axe..Oh the memories.
    Why was it so good back then?!

  • @Meloncarty
    @Meloncarty 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Totally called it. I knew he was going to review this. Gumpei Yokoi was the man behind it, he originally worked for Nintendo.

  • @WalcomS7
    @WalcomS7 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Coulda' swore I saw a advert for this in a North American gaming magazine in the early 2000s..

  • @Thrownblock
    @Thrownblock 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Verb: "I'm going to ashens you in the ass" Noun: "Ashens, did you know every 60 seconds in Africa a minute passes.

  • @Corpsegrinderr
    @Corpsegrinderr 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I could just see him in the beginning balancing the box on his head, slowly tilting it forward to make it fall.
    I'd say that someone else did it, but what I imagined is more fun.

  • @emojo1990
    @emojo1990 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    no, this seriously erks me.. this console really deserved more from you ashens..

  • @Keyanf
    @Keyanf 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Couple points: The option selected in the wrestling game was "title match" (in English written with katakana). Option selected in the anchort game is "ha zhi mu ka ra", which Google says (my vocab=bad) means "From Introduction", which I assume means "new game".
    The objective of the anchor game seems to be trying to reach zone marked "2" in the upper left (avoiding the walls), with the choice of arrow and plunger determining how far you move. I don't even need to read anything to tell that.

  • @penatio
    @penatio 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Ashens!

  • @Eighty_Eight88
    @Eighty_Eight88 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Him having to use the camera light reminded me of those Nyko worm lights for GB and GBC. Casted that same bright dot.

  • @greend614
    @greend614 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why would you vote this down?? This is just like all his other videos where he reviews crappy handhelds. I love these videos. I used to be obsessed with the crappy Tiger Electronics handheld games back in the early 90s. I hope people keep sending him more of them so he can keep reviewing them. Thumbs Up from me Ashens

  • @Dee_Just_Dee
    @Dee_Just_Dee 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Wonderswan's design is so reminiscent of that of the original Game Boy Advance to me (the Arctic one), I can't help but think Nintendo used it as inspiration.

  • @TheJrMudkipz
    @TheJrMudkipz 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's going to appear more often and in longer sessions, till ashens reveals his special guest on his 300th video!

  • @AntigonePoss
    @AntigonePoss 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I never noticed that Ashens spun the box into a different facing with just one hand before now

  • @AstralPhnx
    @AstralPhnx 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ashens mentioned beatmania. My life is complete

  • @toGatherThinskin
    @toGatherThinskin 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's not just in Japan. You go to any country around the world and you'll see the English language everywhere. Every time I’ve gone abroad to none english speaking countries I still always see English writing everywhere, especially on products and advertisement-- which I’ve always found rather weird. I think it’s safe to say that English is almost like an international language.

  • @1IbramGaunt
    @1IbramGaunt 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wrong way round, Gillius Thunderhead was the human and Ax Battler was the dwarf. They actually released a spin-off Sega Game Gear game based around the latter

  • @samb5327
    @samb5327 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    So glad the gba sp had a backlight so you can see the game

  • @reckley
    @reckley 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's Mentski! A TH-cam search will find his channel. "Games from the Chippy" is my favourite.

  • @onkkell
    @onkkell 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Golden Axe is a classic, and the third game has a good amount of variety with branching paths, many different moves and a few other mechanics. Also, it has great music and quite nice graphics for its time.

  • @DuckBoy187
    @DuckBoy187 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    The goal of Anchor Field Z is to capture as much land as possible. Each turn you may fire 3 harpoons. The third must land in your territory. The encompassed land is yours. Then the enemy will take their turn trying the same thing in the opposite box.