I was always disappointed that the Vita versions were just ports of the 3DS games. Maybe I’m just an armchair developer here, but Sony pushed the Vita as being capable of running the same games as PS3, and I will say there are some stellar PS3-to-Vita direct ports out there. Would’ve been crazy to see the console version of Lego Batman 2 running on a handheld
PS3 games that looked and ran GREAT on Vita: Dead or Alive, Marvel vs Capcom 3, Rayman Origins and Legends, Sly Thieves in Time, there are many more. No excuse really when it came to Lego's Vita versions
The psp also had to put up with that kind of laziness as well. But I think it’s even WORSE since the first couple of Lego games used the console versions to port into the psp
Guess it was because the Vita wasn't selling well. Why invest money and effort into a game that wouldn't be that successful? Hell, by making the Vita version better they'd even be risking handicapping the 3DS version's sales by making it obsolete when that was the one handheld version pretty much guaranteed to sell well.
honestly they might've as well ported the Wii version to the Vita pretty sure they were comparable powerwise, and the Vita even has a higher resolution than the Wii
This is a small thing but, Chima actually lasted the *standard* amount of time for a Lego original IP, 2.5 years, 5 waves. That's normal. Ninjago originally ended like that to be followed up with Chima, but the insane backlash from the unexpectedly huge Ninjago community brought it back to the undying juggernaut it is today. It's only if a theme lasts LESS than 2.5 years it was officially considered a failure (Bionicle Generation 2, Lego Dimensions, Hidden Side). Chima didn't set the world on fire like Ninjago did, but it had a respectable enough run for what it was.
I remember there was a kart racer thing on my Kindle (I was like 7 so my standards were pretty low) and it was actually pretty fun. It used to be one of three games i would constantly play (the other 2 were the better avengers game and Mario 3D world)
@@CamReviewstt games, and nintendo need to make more lego games called lego transformers, lego fast and furious, lego 007, lego mission impossible, lego the hunger games, lego men in black, lego jumanji, lego the mummy, lego gi joe, lego thundercats, lego he man and the masters of the universe, lego she ra the princess of power, lego voltron, lego m.a.s.k, lego silverhawks, lego tigersharks, lego beast wars, lego power rangers, lego Ghostbusters, lego tmnt, lego pokemon, lego sonic the hedgehog, lego super mario bros, lego donkey kong country, lego the legend of zelda, lego DC games, lego arrowverse, lego batman 4, lego DC super villains 2, lego marvel super heroes 3, lego avengers 2, lego spiderman, lego x men, lego nickelodeon, lego cartoon network, lego looney tunes, lego tom and jerry, lego scooby doo, lego the pink panther, lego monsterverse, lego planet of the apes, lego night at the museum, lego the chronicles of narnia, lego bill and ted, lego digimon, lego dragon ballz, lego star trek, lego Battlestar Galactica, lego jurassic world 2, lego pirates of the caribbean 2, lego indiana jones 3, lego Wizarding world, and lego middle earth saga.
God, I love Chase Begins. Not as much as the original console version, but for a handheld version it does a very respectable job of keeping the best elements from its sister, even if scaled down. And using the limitations to not just tell an abridged version of the console version story, but its own extra little story that makes for a good companion piece if you want more of that world? Yes please, genius move. I...don't really like the LEGO Movie's portable game, and I'm surprised that's the *improved* version of that formula. Way too monotonous for me to finish.
honestly i've seen so little discussion on the chase begins *anywhere* (this is definitely the first video i've seen that even talks about it at all) that it sometimes feels like its entire existence was a month-long fever dream i had when i was ten or something
regarding 22:52 as a chima fan that was honestly the most accurate summary i've seen the given in like... ever probably simply because the bar is so low but hey i don't mind
Congratulations on playing through Universe in Peril. It felt cathartic seeing you vent about it. It’s the only video game I have ever went out of my way to refund it
If I remember Marvel has a Demo on 3DS so you can still try it at least for free, well until eShop closes and you use all the times you can open the demo. Lord of the rings and Bataman has a demo too.
this video reminded me that lego chima existed. i used to be obsessed with the concept when i was younger (saying "concept" because i never had any of the sets or consumed any of the media, just looked at pictures of the sets and characters and whatever promotional material came in the lego club magazine). i'm probably going to give the game a shot to actually learn wtf was going on there, and maybe afterwards hunt down a few of the sets to fulfill a childhood dream. thanks for uncovering memories of anthropomorphic animal minifigures from the back of my mind
So glad I found this channel. I had nothing but a DS back then and the Lego games were such a big part of my teenage years (especially Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Batman). Your videos are pure nostalgia.
Oh wow, i’ve had the 3DS Lego Batman 2 since i was younger and i always loved it, i was kinda worried people didn’t like it and i’ve always wondered what they thought of it and im really glad others like it too!
I actually liked the Chima game. By then I hadn't played a LEGO game since the first Batman and Chima pretty much brought back just about everything I liked about those games, and being about an original IP was a breath of fresh air. Fun fact: Chima has an "infinite air" glitch similar to what Jar and the Fetts could do in TCS. If you select a character with a fist weapon (ex. the Gorilla or Armor Cragger) if you get to a ledge and start punching non-stop the character will just keep floating on air.
I remember in the DS version of lotr, there's this one closed door in mordor. But if you jump around in just the right way, you can actually get on top of the door, and behind it there's this whole unused area. It's been many, many years since I played it so I don't remember what was in that area, but it was really cool to find that place at all, completely on my own.
With regards to lego city undercover, it's really impressive they manage to port the open world from the main game into the 3ds version, It surprisingly seems to be a 1to1, even if the draw distance makes it look like silent hill.
Can't believe you actually got into contact with the unfortunate madmen who were in charge of these handheld games. It explains a lot about the unexpected shift in quality... now I feel bad for hating them as a kid 😅
The developers for the LEGO handheld game put a lot of love and passion into their work so no hate against them. Like they mentioned: they didn't like the direction they were going in but didn't really have a choice. Can't wait to cover the last six games because they are a huge step up in quality and are probably some of the best games they made for the 3ds/vita.
Broo Lego Batman 2 On The 3DS Was the first game I got on the 3DS when I bought it I remember playing it for hours I haven't played it in years, i also played Lego Batman 3 on the 3DS when that launched man the memories!
You ever thought about covering the other, more experimental handheld Lego games like Lego Battles (which is surprisingly one of the few if not the only rts on the DS) alongside it's Ninjago reskin? What about the GBA titles and the pre TT handheld Lego games as well?
One thing I found that I can't find online, and I think I might be going crazy, but in the DS port of Lord of the Rings, when you are in Rohan doing the story for the first time, Legolas is on a rock and you can talk to him to which he will reply "they're taking the Hobbits to Isengard!" And if you spam him he will legit sing the Isengard meme song
I remember enjoying the marvel avengers and the Jurassic Park Lego games on the 3ds but unfortunately most of the Lego games on the hendheld were either shells of console versions of felt like the devs weren't given the budget needed.
It's nice to see some in-depth, informative coverage on the portable LEGO titles, because they always felt sidelined by the gaming press, in spite of being games a lot of folk played and seemed to have a good time with.
The Lego Chima game was one of my absolute favorites however the Lego Chima online game is by far the best Lego game I have ever played too bad it got shut down
I remember the first time I was ever exposed to a Lego game was on my dsi and Lego star wars the complete saga this brought me back some fantastic memories amazing video
I love you are covering all these videos. Regarding these games, I only played Lego City Undercover. I thought it was an ok game, but kinda... flat. Like, impressive in many areas, but having no music, being that repetitive in many things, loading times... I finished the story (it took me a looong time to do that) and that was it. And I always wanted to try Chima; I even have the figure for Lego Dimensions because I love the design of their characters. I decided to buy the game now and try it myself :)
Awesome video! Love it when others talk about the handheld LEGO games, and I myself have held a strong hatred towards the portable LEGO Marvel Superheroes ever since I first played it years ago. It's awesome that you were able to reach out to one of the developers and learn what was up with the game, makes so much more sense.
I wish I could access my save file from Lego Chima and actually save it (Ps Vita problem for some reason as memory has become scuffed) because I actually really enjoyed lego chima. I was really into it at the time and I remember buying a bunch of dvds of it (two to be exacts like the the 1st and 2nd). I do feel you would have to see the show to get what's going on, which I haven't in AGES sooo... I wouldn't get it either. I'm glad you covered it as I find it a strange game of the time the theme was running and I do feel it works well introducing the theme to kids.
The only issue i had with lego city undercover the chase begins is this eerie dripping sound in the background and it's barely noticeable but it's there
I hope you also make a video about the four most recent lego games released for 3ds and psvita (star wars the force awakens, jurassic park, batman 3 and avengers) because those games are REALLY good (or at least batman 3 and avengers)
Thank you for covering these games! I remember getting LEGO Marvel for my Vita after having fun with Batman 2, Harry Potter 5-7 and Chima. I was so disappointed. The game was such a chore to 100%. I hate it. Dying resets the whole level, characters can't be added mid-level, the level design is boring with every level requiring multiple playthroughs or those speedrun/multi-challenges just put me off. I ended up finishing it anyways, but it was so boring. May I also add the fact, that the Vita version's trophy list extended this boring game to infinity with trophies like "kill a character with that character in that level" or "finish a level with that character". One of the worst games, I've ever played. Thankfully, the later ones are way better. My favourites are the ones with only 5 challenges, like Jurassic World, Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin, Batman 3, Avengers or Star Wars: TFA. Avengers and Star Wars had some really nice hub worlds :)
Man I loved Batman 2, The Chase Begins & Lord of the Rings when I was younger. I didn't have any connections to the Lord of the Rings movies, but I enjoyed the Lego game. I did get The Lego Movie game on PS3 & then 3DS, & honestly it felt kind of stale to me on both platforms, but more so the 3DS version really felt bland. I also had Lego Marvel on PS3 & 3DS, I couldn't beat the 2nd boss in the 3DS version & put the game down forever. I can't believe what a higher-ups commands can do to a videogame.
Harry potter years 1-4 on the ds, and the lego movie, marvel, and harry potter years 5-7 on the 3ds were my childhood. Never did finish either arcade style one though :/
I remember playing lego avengesr on my 2ds, and finding some great glitches where I could explore under the map, turn invisible, and drive an invisible motorcycle. 12yo me never felt more powerful.
Thank you for these retrospectives. I bought my first Vita last year and have been curious about the various portable versions of the Lego games available for it. I bought The Lego Movie and wasn't that impressed, and given the price and rarity of physical Vita games, I don't want to buy more of them blindly without knowing what to expect. The choice to only give one life per level makes sense to lengthen the playtime but MAN does it get annoying. Having to redo multiple puzzles or an enemy gauntlet just because I accidentally walk off an edge feels bad even as an adult, I think I'd've thrown my console at a wall as a child :D
LEGO Batman 2 on the 3DS & LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins are the only games in this selection I own. I mainly played LEGO City because I loved the console game. In fact, it's my favourite LEGO console game of all time.
Actually, lego did release a Ninjago game before the Chima game, it was the lego battles Ninjago game that came out in 2011 for the ds. Pretty fun game, even thought it's an "updated" version (I think) from the original lego battles
That one was done by Hellbent games rather than TT Fusion, I should've been more specific. But yes it's basically an updated version of Lego battles but it's pretty fun :)
Now this is the kind of series i needed. Grew up with super fun Lego games on PS3 and ive been really curious about Lego games on the Vita i picked up recently. Then i heard they were "just ports of 3ds games" and assumed theyd all be bad. But nice to see a detailed video about them. Might actually pick up one or two of em depending on how the rest of the games fair in your video(s)
Honestly, LEGO Batman 2 was the only handheld game that I enjoyed more than the console. Sure the level design wasn't as great, but the roster was massive, the character customizer was by far and away the most advanced prior to LEGO Marvel Superheroes 2, and mini games were fantastic. Don't get me wrong, I love exploring Gotham in a Pumpkinmobile, but I really loved being able to glide without needing a specific suit for it, play as Deathstroke, or spray people with fear toxin as Scarecrow. Also, I would also like to say that Troy Baker's performance as Batman has never been as good as when he played in LEGO Batman 2, LEGO Batman 3, and Batman vs TMNT. In most of the LEGO Batman mini movies he's done, he mostly only uses his Bruce Wayne voice, and in Batman Telltale, he just uses a voice modulator. And the LEGO Batman 2 tie-in movie is one of my favorite DC movies since World's Finest, Batman vs TMNT, and the second half of The Killing Joke.
This should have been called "Lego games on 3ds" I was curious to see how things felt with these 2 systems given how different they are....But it's all on the 3ds.
It would be cool if you review the Lego GBA games. If you want to review the Lego games that where more like traditional Lego games you should review Lego Bionicle Heroes and both Lego stars wars games. Those are the only Lego games on GBA that follow the modern formula. The other Lego games on GBA where released before the first Lego Star Wars.
I honestly regret not getting Lego City for 3ds since I assumed it was going to be really bad and be nothing like the Wii U version especially since I really wanted it at the time but after the first Harry Potter being so bad I swore off all the portable Lego games especially since I had a 360 so I didn't have a need to buy the portable versions like I did when I first got into games since all I had was a DS
I absolutely loved lego the hobbit on ds as a kid. I had the DS version before the console version and I actually kind of prefer in a few ways. I like the challenge of only having one life, and building little structures on the overworld was just so much fun to me as a kid.
I saw the open world for the console versions in Lego Batman 2, and I just waited a few years until I finally got one instead of playing the DS version.
I was a fan of the chima show along with ninjago as a child. I watched a youtuber play the chima game and It looked fun because you can play as characters from the show. Legends of chima was very underrated and I'm disappointed that it didn't continue like ninjago has.
I recently encountered a glitch in the 3DS version of Lego Lord of the Rings, where I grabbed Gimli as Legolas to throw him against a breakable object he's required for in a gloomy village and somehow yeeted Gimli outside the skybox and into the stratosphere, if not beyond that. What I find so funny about it is that this could be canon if it were possible because of their relation.
As a kid, I've mostly gotten the handheld ones first and then the console game. They weren't all bad but if I had to make a comparison: It would be like coming to class where we read a novel and everyone got a copy and you ended up with a badly beaten up copy. At least that's the best I've got.
Lego Lord of the Rings for the DS version is a favorite game of mine. I think I’m blinded by nostalgia but I thought the graphics and gameplay are charming even to this day.
best way to play these is by playing them with playstation tv if they are available for that system and thats how i play these, i just got platinum in Lego Harry Potter 5-7 on it.
I don't know if you've already covered them but there's also LSW 1 and 2 on the GBA which predates all the DS & PSP games. I wonder if you'll ever review those games or even any of the other Lego GBA games as it be real nice to see more in depth coverage of those games like you do in reviewing the Lego games form the other handhelds as I feel the GBA games are even more obscure than the games from the later portable consoles.
I actually stumbled onto this video wile replaying marvel universe in peril, I had it as a kid and never finished it, but genuinely Lego marvel avengers is a great port for the 3ds and vita, (I only mention this because I didn’t see it in the beginning and side note I’m only a minute into the video) but I remember as a kid I was blown away that it was actually pretty close to the main version missing most of the extra content but having all of the main game and even New York to explore
I’m really glad I didn’t play most of these. I grew up only on TCS, Indiana jones and the original Batman and it’s sad to see how the quality just dropped off a cliff. The visuals always looked terrible once they started to move to the 3DS too. I’m just glad the console games are usually fantastic
Universe and Peril has some really cool alternates for characters that the console version doesn't have, like the Batman games. Too bad the gameplay sucks too much you can't appreciate having that expanded roster. 🤧
Dude Lego Batman 2 on the ds was my childhood! And i can imagine that it’d probably run better on the dsi (which is what I used) bc it’s more powerful.
When i was little one of my parents rules before buying me a new game I had to complete my current one 100% and I could never beat the hardest justice league level so it was a lonnnnnng time until I got any new games
The reason I say “me and my brother’s birthday” is cause I’m a triplet. I’ve always shared birthday. Anyway, hope everyone is enjoying the video :)
Thought you would play most of them on the ds due to them being able to be emulated easier
P.s 21:26 how do you get the f1 car
You need to someone to help you make an intro brother
So when's lego avengers?
Lego dimensions could've gotten a port for the 3ds
@@Churasakanasa yeah and it would've sucked bc that game would require far to much memory
I was always disappointed that the Vita versions were just ports of the 3DS games. Maybe I’m just an armchair developer here, but Sony pushed the Vita as being capable of running the same games as PS3, and I will say there are some stellar PS3-to-Vita direct ports out there. Would’ve been crazy to see the console version of Lego Batman 2 running on a handheld
PS3 games that looked and ran GREAT on Vita: Dead or Alive, Marvel vs Capcom 3, Rayman Origins and Legends, Sly Thieves in Time, there are many more. No excuse really when it came to Lego's Vita versions
The psp also had to put up with that kind of laziness as well. But I think it’s even WORSE since the first couple of Lego games used the console versions to port into the psp
Guess it was because the Vita wasn't selling well. Why invest money and effort into a game that wouldn't be that successful? Hell, by making the Vita version better they'd even be risking handicapping the 3DS version's sales by making it obsolete when that was the one handheld version pretty much guaranteed to sell well.
honestly they might've as well ported the Wii version to the Vita
pretty sure they were comparable powerwise, and the Vita even has a higher resolution than the Wii
@@MPHswayzeThese are all 2D games, not comparable at all. The Vita was like the Switch was to the big brother consoles at the time.
I'm so glad I grew up with the console version of Lego Marvel Superheroes 1. Best Lego game ever. I didn't know that the handheld version was so bad
This is a small thing but, Chima actually lasted the *standard* amount of time for a Lego original IP, 2.5 years, 5 waves. That's normal. Ninjago originally ended like that to be followed up with Chima, but the insane backlash from the unexpectedly huge Ninjago community brought it back to the undying juggernaut it is today. It's only if a theme lasts LESS than 2.5 years it was officially considered a failure (Bionicle Generation 2, Lego Dimensions, Hidden Side). Chima didn't set the world on fire like Ninjago did, but it had a respectable enough run for what it was.
Thanks for the info! Didn't know that lego had a schedule like that!
Lego dimensions almost made it…
I remember there was a kart racer thing on my Kindle (I was like 7 so my standards were pretty low) and it was actually pretty fun. It used to be one of three games i would constantly play (the other 2 were the better avengers game and Mario 3D world)
It's always nice to see someone covering these handheld games. They're such gems.
Not all of them are gems
depends on what you consider gems
@@CamReviewstt games, and nintendo need to make more lego games called lego transformers, lego fast and furious, lego 007, lego mission impossible, lego the hunger games, lego men in black, lego jumanji, lego the mummy, lego gi joe, lego thundercats, lego he man and the masters of the universe, lego she ra the princess of power, lego voltron, lego m.a.s.k, lego silverhawks, lego tigersharks, lego beast wars, lego power rangers, lego Ghostbusters, lego tmnt, lego pokemon, lego sonic the hedgehog, lego super mario bros, lego donkey kong country, lego the legend of zelda, lego DC games, lego arrowverse, lego batman 4, lego DC super villains 2, lego marvel super heroes 3, lego avengers 2, lego spiderman, lego x men, lego nickelodeon, lego cartoon network, lego looney tunes, lego tom and jerry, lego scooby doo, lego the pink panther, lego monsterverse, lego planet of the apes, lego night at the museum, lego the chronicles of narnia, lego bill and ted, lego digimon, lego dragon ballz, lego star trek, lego Battlestar Galactica, lego jurassic world 2, lego pirates of the caribbean 2, lego indiana jones 3, lego Wizarding world, and lego middle earth saga.
Honestly one of my favorite videos to watch, seeing someone talk about all these ports is really nice
@@demosneokleous4877 *cough* “legosw 2 with the glitches” *cough*
God, I love Chase Begins. Not as much as the original console version, but for a handheld version it does a very respectable job of keeping the best elements from its sister, even if scaled down. And using the limitations to not just tell an abridged version of the console version story, but its own extra little story that makes for a good companion piece if you want more of that world? Yes please, genius move.
I...don't really like the LEGO Movie's portable game, and I'm surprised that's the *improved* version of that formula. Way too monotonous for me to finish.
honestly i've seen so little discussion on the chase begins *anywhere* (this is definitely the first video i've seen that even talks about it at all) that it sometimes feels like its entire existence was a month-long fever dream i had when i was ten or something
regarding 22:52 as a chima fan that was honestly the most accurate summary i've seen the given in like... ever
probably simply because the bar is so low but hey i don't mind
Congratulations on playing through Universe in Peril. It felt cathartic seeing you vent about it. It’s the only video game I have ever went out of my way to refund it
It felt good finally being able to rant about it lol
Yeah it sucks if you played the console version here's a tip for portable Lego game lovers skip most of the isometric games
If I remember Marvel has a Demo on 3DS so you can still try it at least for free, well until eShop closes and you use all the times you can open the demo. Lord of the rings and Bataman has a demo too.
Hshop bro
I loved playing Lego The Lord Of The Rings on the 3DS.
I loved using Boramir and the Horn of Gondor to launch Gollum to his bricky death
this video reminded me that lego chima existed. i used to be obsessed with the concept when i was younger (saying "concept" because i never had any of the sets or consumed any of the media, just looked at pictures of the sets and characters and whatever promotional material came in the lego club magazine). i'm probably going to give the game a shot to actually learn wtf was going on there, and maybe afterwards hunt down a few of the sets to fulfill a childhood dream. thanks for uncovering memories of anthropomorphic animal minifigures from the back of my mind
So glad I found this channel. I had nothing but a DS back then and the Lego games were such a big part of my teenage years (especially Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Batman). Your videos are pure nostalgia.
Glad you enjoy it!
Oh wow, i’ve had the 3DS Lego Batman 2 since i was younger and i always loved it, i was kinda worried people didn’t like it and i’ve always wondered what they thought of it and im really glad others like it too!
It’s definitely one of my favourites on the console!
Chima fans won't kill you for the summary, because I don't think they exist
Hi I exist, and I agree
they do exist
I exist and won't kill you
I actually liked the Chima game. By then I hadn't played a LEGO game since the first Batman and Chima pretty much brought back just about everything I liked about those games, and being about an original IP was a breath of fresh air.
Fun fact: Chima has an "infinite air" glitch similar to what Jar and the Fetts could do in TCS. If you select a character with a fist weapon (ex. the Gorilla or Armor Cragger) if you get to a ledge and start punching non-stop the character will just keep floating on air.
I remember in the DS version of lotr, there's this one closed door in mordor. But if you jump around in just the right way, you can actually get on top of the door, and behind it there's this whole unused area. It's been many, many years since I played it so I don't remember what was in that area, but it was really cool to find that place at all, completely on my own.
Never knew about this! That sounds really cool!
With regards to lego city undercover, it's really impressive they manage to port the open world from the main game into the 3ds version, It surprisingly seems to be a 1to1, even if the draw distance makes it look like silent hill.
Indeed
Can't believe you actually got into contact with the unfortunate madmen who were in charge of these handheld games. It explains a lot about the unexpected shift in quality... now I feel bad for hating them as a kid 😅
The developers for the LEGO handheld game put a lot of love and passion into their work so no hate against them. Like they mentioned: they didn't like the direction they were going in but didn't really have a choice. Can't wait to cover the last six games because they are a huge step up in quality and are probably some of the best games they made for the 3ds/vita.
handheld lego games were my childhood, I'm glad to see someone out there still appreciates these
Broo Lego Batman 2 On The 3DS Was the first game I got on the 3DS when I bought it I remember playing it for hours I haven't played it in years, i also played Lego Batman 3 on the 3DS when that launched man the memories!
Hahaha I remember spending the whole summer as a kid just playing Lego Batman 2 on my DS. It may have sucked, but honestly I didn’t even notice.
16:27 is that an assassin’s creed throwback ? Never thought I would see a Lego ‘’Leap of faith ‘’😂😂
Yes! It's in the console version as well!
You ever thought about covering the other, more experimental handheld Lego games like Lego Battles (which is surprisingly one of the few if not the only rts on the DS) alongside it's Ninjago reskin? What about the GBA titles and the pre TT handheld Lego games as well?
Yes, those are all being shoved into a special video
@@CamReviews As well as something like Lego Friends on DS/3DS? I'd LOVE to see THAT covered. :)
@@CamReviews Can't wait! I LOVED lego battles and I really want to see it return
@@Macrusader yes! It’s quite a long list. I’m trying to cover them all, as well the weird ones like Lego rock band on ds
@@CamReviews ah, Lego rock band was a unique game. I own it on 360, but I never really got my hands on the 3ds version.
The pause music in Universe in Peril is a BANGER! There’s gotta be a high quality version of it out there.
I tried to look for the video but couldn't find it!
@@CamReviews That’s probably because nobody’s uploaded it. But I could be wrong.
One thing I found that I can't find online, and I think I might be going crazy, but in the DS port of Lord of the Rings, when you are in Rohan doing the story for the first time, Legolas is on a rock and you can talk to him to which he will reply "they're taking the Hobbits to Isengard!" And if you spam him he will legit sing the Isengard meme song
I remember doing that as a kid actually!
Lego City Undercover the Chase Begins is a game I played so much, easily one of my favorite games so many memories
I remember enjoying the marvel avengers and the Jurassic Park Lego games on the 3ds but unfortunately most of the Lego games on the hendheld were either shells of console versions of felt like the devs weren't given the budget needed.
I hated 3ds LEGO Jurassic World, it felt so dry and lacking that I git the PS4 Version just enjoy the game on its fullest
I was able to get behind most of the changes they made for Lego marvel superheroes on 3DS, but not being able to jump just felt wrong.
I’ve got mad respect for these videos. It is ridiculously hard to find high quality TH-cam content on LEGO games.
Lego Batman 2 on the 3DS will forever hold a special place in my heart
Same. LotR too, for me.
22:54 no that is definitely how the main plot of chima is. I’m a bit of a chima fan.
I think is cool that your looking back at these frogoton game's. Lego Star Wars 3 for the PSP is the greatest lego game of all time.
no joke you’re videos are sooo good, please keep it up, and i love seeing some 3ds lego games love, rarely see any videos of those
Thank you so much :D Made my day!
It's nice to see some in-depth, informative coverage on the portable LEGO titles, because they always felt sidelined by the gaming press, in spite of being games a lot of folk played and seemed to have a good time with.
The Lego Chima game was one of my absolute favorites however the Lego Chima online game is by far the best Lego game I have ever played too bad it got shut down
I remember the first time I was ever exposed to a Lego game was on my dsi and Lego star wars the complete saga this brought me back some fantastic memories amazing video
Thank you! I remember getting that game on Christmas :)
I love you are covering all these videos.
Regarding these games, I only played Lego City Undercover. I thought it was an ok game, but kinda... flat. Like, impressive in many areas, but having no music, being that repetitive in many things, loading times... I finished the story (it took me a looong time to do that) and that was it.
And I always wanted to try Chima; I even have the figure for Lego Dimensions because I love the design of their characters. I decided to buy the game now and try it myself :)
Awesome video! Love it when others talk about the handheld LEGO games, and I myself have held a strong hatred towards the portable LEGO Marvel Superheroes ever since I first played it years ago. It's awesome that you were able to reach out to one of the developers and learn what was up with the game, makes so much more sense.
Yeh, I got lego marvel superheros on the 3ds as a kid and hated it so much. I'm glad I was finally able to let it out
@Cam Reviews I made a video on it as well and since then, it's strangely been bothering me so much less. Like years of pent up rage now gone.
3:45 speedsters can run up walls in DC, so it actually makes a lot of sense
I wish I could access my save file from Lego Chima and actually save it (Ps Vita problem for some reason as memory has become scuffed) because I actually really enjoyed lego chima. I was really into it at the time and I remember buying a bunch of dvds of it (two to be exacts like the the 1st and 2nd). I do feel you would have to see the show to get what's going on, which I haven't in AGES sooo... I wouldn't get it either. I'm glad you covered it as I find it a strange game of the time the theme was running and I do feel it works well introducing the theme to kids.
The only issue i had with lego city undercover the chase begins is this eerie dripping sound in the background and it's barely noticeable but it's there
Oh shoot, these games were my childhood! Especially the chase begins
I remember playing the 3ds demo of Lego Batman 2
The memories.
I hope you also make a video about the four most recent lego games released for 3ds and psvita (star wars the force awakens, jurassic park, batman 3 and avengers) because those games are REALLY good (or at least batman 3 and avengers)
Lego Ninjago Nindriods, Lego Batman 3, Shadows of Ronin, Jurassic World, Avengers, and the Force Awakens all will be in the next part :D
Thank you for covering these games! I remember getting LEGO Marvel for my Vita after having fun with Batman 2, Harry Potter 5-7 and Chima. I was so disappointed. The game was such a chore to 100%. I hate it. Dying resets the whole level, characters can't be added mid-level, the level design is boring with every level requiring multiple playthroughs or those speedrun/multi-challenges just put me off. I ended up finishing it anyways, but it was so boring. May I also add the fact, that the Vita version's trophy list extended this boring game to infinity with trophies like "kill a character with that character in that level" or "finish a level with that character". One of the worst games, I've ever played. Thankfully, the later ones are way better. My favourites are the ones with only 5 challenges, like Jurassic World, Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin, Batman 3, Avengers or Star Wars: TFA. Avengers and Star Wars had some really nice hub worlds :)
I was sad when I best all those games and didn't have any more A+ Lego games to visit on Vita
Man I loved Batman 2, The Chase Begins & Lord of the Rings when I was younger. I didn't have any connections to the Lord of the Rings movies, but I enjoyed the Lego game. I did get The Lego Movie game on PS3 & then 3DS, & honestly it felt kind of stale to me on both platforms, but more so the 3DS version really felt bland. I also had Lego Marvel on PS3 & 3DS, I couldn't beat the 2nd boss in the 3DS version & put the game down forever. I can't believe what a higher-ups commands can do to a videogame.
Harry potter years 1-4 on the ds, and the lego movie, marvel, and harry potter years 5-7 on the 3ds were my childhood. Never did finish either arcade style one though :/
What u said about LMS is so true, as a kid I literally stopped playing it because I kept dying in a level
I remember playing lego avengesr on my 2ds, and finding some great glitches where I could explore under the map, turn invisible, and drive an invisible motorcycle. 12yo me never felt more powerful.
Thank you for these retrospectives. I bought my first Vita last year and have been curious about the various portable versions of the Lego games available for it. I bought The Lego Movie and wasn't that impressed, and given the price and rarity of physical Vita games, I don't want to buy more of them blindly without knowing what to expect.
The choice to only give one life per level makes sense to lengthen the playtime but MAN does it get annoying. Having to redo multiple puzzles or an enemy gauntlet just because I accidentally walk off an edge feels bad even as an adult, I think I'd've thrown my console at a wall as a child :D
LEGO Batman 2 on the 3DS & LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins are the only games in this selection I own.
I mainly played LEGO City because I loved the console game. In fact, it's my favourite LEGO console game of all time.
Lego Avengers had a whole ass open world on 3DS and Vita
I miss playing Lego Batman 2 on my 2DS
It's sad that you've stopped doing these videos and it's sad that there not making lego games for the DS now
39:43 YES SOMEONE AGREES WITH ME LEGO THE HOBBIT IS OVERSHADOWED AND CRIMINALLY UNDERATED
Where is Lego Batman 3 did he just forget?
It’s a series, it’ll be covered in the next part!
16:24 Was that supposed to be a riff on Assassin’s Creed?! LMAO!!! 😂
Yes it is! The easter egg is also in the console version of the game as well!
Actually, lego did release a Ninjago game before the Chima game, it was the lego battles Ninjago game that came out in 2011 for the ds. Pretty fun game, even thought it's an "updated" version (I think) from the original lego battles
That one was done by Hellbent games rather than TT Fusion, I should've been more specific. But yes it's basically an updated version of Lego battles but it's pretty fun :)
Now this is the kind of series i needed. Grew up with super fun Lego games on PS3 and ive been really curious about Lego games on the Vita i picked up recently. Then i heard they were "just ports of 3ds games" and assumed theyd all be bad. But nice to see a detailed video about them. Might actually pick up one or two of em depending on how the rest of the games fair in your video(s)
Honestly, LEGO Batman 2 was the only handheld game that I enjoyed more than the console. Sure the level design wasn't as great, but the roster was massive, the character customizer was by far and away the most advanced prior to LEGO Marvel Superheroes 2, and mini games were fantastic. Don't get me wrong, I love exploring Gotham in a Pumpkinmobile, but I really loved being able to glide without needing a specific suit for it, play as Deathstroke, or spray people with fear toxin as Scarecrow.
Also, I would also like to say that Troy Baker's performance as Batman has never been as good as when he played in LEGO Batman 2, LEGO Batman 3, and Batman vs TMNT. In most of the LEGO Batman mini movies he's done, he mostly only uses his Bruce Wayne voice, and in Batman Telltale, he just uses a voice modulator. And the LEGO Batman 2 tie-in movie is one of my favorite DC movies since World's Finest, Batman vs TMNT, and the second half of The Killing Joke.
lego batman on the ds holds a special place in my heart always, the best memories were made there
1:23 if I recall correctly they also had a version for mobile phones which I remember playing along side the ps3 version when I was younger
Yeah it was just the ps vita version on mobile
This should have been called "Lego games on 3ds"
I was curious to see how things felt with these 2 systems given how different they are....But it's all on the 3ds.
They’re the same games. Just the ps vita looks better
It would be cool if you review the Lego GBA games. If you want to review the Lego games that where more like traditional Lego games you should review Lego Bionicle Heroes and both Lego stars wars games. Those are the only Lego games on GBA that follow the modern formula. The other Lego games on GBA where released before the first Lego Star Wars.
I honestly regret not getting Lego City for 3ds since I assumed it was going to be really bad and be nothing like the Wii U version especially since I really wanted it at the time but after the first Harry Potter being so bad I swore off all the portable Lego games especially since I had a 360 so I didn't have a need to buy the portable versions like I did when I first got into games since all I had was a DS
The only two 3ds game I had were Lego games. Lego Batman 2 and Lego Ninjago.
Your vids are great and really useful man! Can't wait for you to cover the Ninjago games and the handheld version of Lego Marvel Avengers
Thanks :) Can't wait as well!
I absolutely loved lego the hobbit on ds as a kid. I had the DS version before the console version and I actually kind of prefer in a few ways. I like the challenge of only having one life, and building little structures on the overworld was just so much fun to me as a kid.
Lego Batman 2 on the kindle went hard fr
This is the quality content I want to see more of on TH-cam. Liked and subscribed!
Thanks so much! :D
Would love to see a Lego battles video, that game for me was like age of empires on the go with Lego, the ultimate combination.
I’ll take a look!
bro the 12 chima fans are sobbing
I saw the open world for the console versions in Lego Batman 2, and I just waited a few years until I finally got one instead of playing the DS version.
i recently nearly got 100% in lego batman 2 on my ds, i got everything, but those challenge levels really suck. great game and video! :)
Thanks :)
What they did with lego marvel super heros and lego movie really remindes me of the gba versions of lego star Wars 1 and 2
Great video
Glad you enjoyed! Thank you so much :)
The Lego Chima game was one of the pinnacle games of my childhood
I was a fan of the chima show along with ninjago as a child. I watched a youtuber play the chima game and It looked fun because you can play as characters from the show.
Legends of chima was very underrated and I'm disappointed that it didn't continue like ninjago has.
I recently encountered a glitch in the 3DS version of Lego Lord of the Rings, where I grabbed Gimli as Legolas to throw him against a breakable object he's required for in a gloomy village and somehow yeeted Gimli outside the skybox and into the stratosphere, if not beyond that. What I find so funny about it is that this could be canon if it were possible because of their relation.
Lego Marvel Superheroes and Lego Movie on 3DS are probably the reason I now always do research before I buy a game nowadays.
can we see every version of every ben 10 game?? always loved those games growing up
honestly you gotta play Lego marvel avengers on 3Ds/Vita. it's a massive apology letter for universe in peril
In the interview I had with the dev they said that was one of their goals with the game
As a kid, I've mostly gotten the handheld ones first and then the console game. They weren't all bad but if I had to make a comparison: It would be like coming to class where we read a novel and everyone got a copy and you ended up with a badly beaten up copy. At least that's the best I've got.
Lego Lord of the Rings for the DS version is a favorite game of mine. I think I’m blinded by nostalgia but I thought the graphics and gameplay are charming even to this day.
best way to play these is by playing them with playstation tv if they are available for that system and thats how i play these, i just got platinum in Lego Harry Potter 5-7 on it.
I have great memories for Lego city undercover on the 3Ds. Sure, it’s not the best version but I had a lot of fun with it back then
Same man
Shorter levels and consequence for death sounds like massive improvements to the Lego format for me.
I don't know if you've already covered them but there's also LSW 1 and 2 on the GBA which predates all the DS & PSP games. I wonder if you'll ever review those games or even any of the other Lego GBA games as it be real nice to see more in depth coverage of those games like you do in reviewing the Lego games form the other handhelds as I feel the GBA games are even more obscure than the games from the later portable consoles.
They’re on my list of things to do so :)
Lego Chima seemed like a cool idea, a lot of unique characters. Too bad it sort of failed.
Lego Batman 2 for the 3DS was my favourite Lego game. I 100%ed it several times.
I actually stumbled onto this video wile replaying marvel universe in peril, I had it as a kid and never finished it, but genuinely Lego marvel avengers is a great port for the 3ds and vita, (I only mention this because I didn’t see it in the beginning and side note I’m only a minute into the video) but I remember as a kid I was blown away that it was actually pretty close to the main version missing most of the extra content but having all of the main game and even New York to explore
This is a series and Lego Avengers will be in the next part :)
I’m really glad I didn’t play most of these. I grew up only on TCS, Indiana jones and the original Batman and it’s sad to see how the quality just dropped off a cliff. The visuals always looked terrible once they started to move to the 3DS too. I’m just glad the console games are usually fantastic
Before I even get into this video I just wanna say that Lego marvel is a fucking war crime on vita
I know how you feel. Going for 100% was one of the worst experiences of my life
I grew up with lego batman 2 on the ds and I spent a lot of time in that game
Universe and Peril has some really cool alternates for characters that the console version doesn't have, like the Batman games. Too bad the gameplay sucks too much you can't appreciate having that expanded roster. 🤧
Dude Lego Batman 2 on the ds was my childhood! And i can imagine that it’d probably run better on the dsi (which is what I used) bc it’s more powerful.
Yes!!!!
Was waiting for the vita video thank youuuu❤❤❤❤
Hope you enjoyed it!
It's sad that the PSP got ports of the console versions but the Vita gets the same as the 3DS.
And it didn't even get The Chase Begins for some reason
The only handheld Lego game I grew up with is Lego City on 3DS
but imagine they gave us Atleast some small place where u can see the house of batman etc, u cant go further than this BUT ATLEAST THIS
When i was little one of my parents rules before buying me a new game I had to complete my current one 100% and I could never beat the hardest justice league level so it was a lonnnnnng time until I got any new games