Brilliant work sir! Really nice to see so much info compiled here. Loved your origin story too ❤ I wish Bandai would bring the D-1 back. To anyone in the UK, DDUK are hosting their own IRL tournament this year ❤
@@DigitalDream09 Factsss. Even tho there’s a few ways to battle online, Bandai just doesn’t recognise any as official. However, that just motivates peeps to make better substitutes ngl.
A little fun fact about the Digimon Pendulum and that weird ad: over the last year or so, Bandai has been releasing fancy color releases of the original 6 Pendulum devices with LED screens. Among various other advancements is the ability to unlock new background art for the Digimon to walk around in front of. One of these backgrounds is the two speedo guys, which you unlock when you register 10 different Digimon species. You can also unlock a D-1 Battle logo after doing a certain number of battles. This is a really good video! I've been a dedicated Digimon fan for most of my life, but the D-1 tournaments have always been a blindspot as an American, which i only knew about through occasional references and the occasional D-1 vpet cropping up on the aftermarket.
Really great breakdown and research on the history of these tournaments. Its actually quite fascinating how little we actually know about them overall, juat seems to have got lost to time in such a short span.
This was fascinating. I had no idea there were competitive Digimon tournaments for the devices. Although at this point I don't know why I keep being surprised that things like this exist...
the OG Tamagotchi was huge ... but sadly i never really saw any digimon over here in my region (Germany). I mean we had a TV commercial (were a now kinda "known" german comedian played on of his first roles as a kid) but i can't recall ever seeing it on TV. I read about Digimon in some Tamagotchi Fan book and in magazines but...that's it. It became big when the Anime came to Germany but again: not the V-Pets mostly the Pedometer toys. there existed a web site with good details about the D1-Gran Prix with but sadly the blog (which also had very interesting articles of the Original Digimon Card game including meta decks and stuff) is gone now
It's hilarious. I subscribe to you for Beyblade, and this is my other hobby. I have like ten plus different devices, and i'm constantly on W0rld. Thanks for bringing more attention to W0rld!
@@nizumablader Fight Me In Digimon Battle Spirit 1.5/2.0,And You'll Certainly Lose!My World Records Against The AI On Extreme/Hard Respectively,No Cheats:1600 Impmon,1500 ExGuilmon,1500 Guilmon,1200 Gabumon,1000 Patamon,1000 Gatomon,1800 ExAgunimon,1500 Loweemon,1200 ExLobomon,1000 Agunimon,1000 Lobomon!
A lot of this information comes from the articles Touya wrote a few years ago, so if you want more details (highly recommended), you can still read them via the Wayback Machine: web.archive.org/web/20210303080440/www.digimonworld.org/p/d-1-grand-prix.html
I have a Digimon V-pet which I haven't used in a long time. but I want to do something with it, but I can't. I have to find people who play with V-Pets in my area.
I was really hoping someone would pick up digimon for an MMO but the only one I ever found was absolute dog water. Lol praying it will happen some time. I'm getting one of the new ones for sure tho.
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Brilliant work sir! Really nice to see so much info compiled here. Loved your origin story too ❤
I wish Bandai would bring the D-1 back.
To anyone in the UK, DDUK are hosting their own IRL tournament this year ❤
@@DigitalDream09 Factsss. Even tho there’s a few ways to battle online, Bandai just doesn’t recognise any as official. However, that just motivates peeps to make better substitutes ngl.
A little fun fact about the Digimon Pendulum and that weird ad: over the last year or so, Bandai has been releasing fancy color releases of the original 6 Pendulum devices with LED screens. Among various other advancements is the ability to unlock new background art for the Digimon to walk around in front of. One of these backgrounds is the two speedo guys, which you unlock when you register 10 different Digimon species. You can also unlock a D-1 Battle logo after doing a certain number of battles.
This is a really good video! I've been a dedicated Digimon fan for most of my life, but the D-1 tournaments have always been a blindspot as an American, which i only knew about through occasional references and the occasional D-1 vpet cropping up on the aftermarket.
Yeah I missed the nightmare soldier color sadly.
Fantastic video sir! Thanks for the retrospective 🤘
I bet Catherine is living in regret now 🌝
+1 for the pink ranger feature....our crush back in the day haha
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Guilty as well. 😅
Wait, you guys stopped crushing on her? You disloyal fanbase!
Really great breakdown and research on the history of these tournaments. Its actually quite fascinating how little we actually know about them overall, juat seems to have got lost to time in such a short span.
Unfortunately yeah
This was amazing!! Please keep doing more Digimon history!!
Got a couple other videos planned
Nice video. Love these history ones you put out
Glad you enjoyed
Great video I would love to see more digimon stuff from you in the future
Working on it!
I love Digimon. Even have some of the colour anniversary ones.
This was fascinating. I had no idea there were competitive Digimon tournaments for the devices. Although at this point I don't know why I keep being surprised that things like this exist...
Haha seems like nearly every toyline in Japan had some sort of competition.
This is so cool. TIL there was a franchise before Adventures released
the OG Tamagotchi was huge ... but sadly i never really saw any digimon over here in my region (Germany). I mean we had a TV commercial (were a now kinda "known" german comedian played on of his first roles as a kid) but i can't recall ever seeing it on TV. I read about Digimon in some Tamagotchi Fan book and in magazines but...that's it. It became big when the Anime came to Germany but again: not the V-Pets mostly the Pedometer toys.
there existed a web site with good details about the D1-Gran Prix with but sadly the blog (which also had very interesting articles of the Original Digimon Card game including meta decks and stuff) is gone now
It's hilarious. I subscribe to you for Beyblade, and this is my other hobby. I have like ten plus different devices, and i'm constantly on W0rld. Thanks for bringing more attention to W0rld!
For sure! I also have quite a few haha.🤣
The V4 glitch goes way beyond 90% winning chance, it guarantees a win if the glitched device initiated battle (press A/B first.)
Damn Catherine had expensive taste for a kid
Excellent job man. The history vids are some of my favorites.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
I just found this video and there's digimon fan communities that have their own D-1 vpet tournaments like V-Tamers Peru
You sounded so disturbed when reading out the Fujoshi explanation
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9:34 there's my mate Alex!! A shear discoverer of Digimon glitches
Great video, I’m only commenting to help your analytics lol. Hope the rest of the community stumbles into this
Thanks, I appreciate it!
@@nizumablader Fight Me In Digimon Battle Spirit 1.5/2.0,And You'll Certainly Lose!My World Records Against The AI On Extreme/Hard Respectively,No Cheats:1600 Impmon,1500 ExGuilmon,1500 Guilmon,1200 Gabumon,1000 Patamon,1000 Gatomon,1800 ExAgunimon,1500 Loweemon,1200 ExLobomon,1000 Agunimon,1000 Lobomon!
Nizuma Tamers mode~
Have you tried any of the fan made game apps digital partner or digital tamer reborn?
Just w0rld since I like running the actual devices.
A lot of this information comes from the articles Touya wrote a few years ago, so if you want more details (highly recommended), you can still read them via the Wayback Machine: web.archive.org/web/20210303080440/www.digimonworld.org/p/d-1-grand-prix.html
Yeah I mentioned in the video and description.
The idea of more girls participating makes me feel empowered but that name 😭
my old school
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Damn you went to school with Amy Jo Johnson! Super jelly!
🤣 well I’ve met red and black.
@@nizumablader lol I've met the black ranger before
I have a Digimon V-pet which I haven't used in a long time. but I want to do something with it, but I can't. I have to find people who play with V-Pets in my area.
Just get an a-com and play online
@@nizumabladeryeah, everyone says that. I may just have to.
@@nizumablader Or other vpet to fight yourself or one of the single player vpets that allows fights against npc and storage of Digimon for jogress
I was really hoping someone would pick up digimon for an MMO but the only one I ever found was absolute dog water. Lol praying it will happen some time. I'm getting one of the new ones for sure tho.
The fan made w0rld game is pretty fun
@nizumablader I'll have to give a crack at getting it to work. Seems fun for sure!
I've done custom digimon devices before.
Digimon dying during the tournament, I'd be pissed.
Right hahaha