Duel masters is the game that basically started the trigger system mechanic in card games. We wouldn't have vanguard, one piece, dragonball, digimon, wiss, bakugan, and many more games without this system. Other wise they play so different. I appreciate the game for having a fun system like that. Also the shield system as well for life makes it so that you can play the game anywhere without paper or a calculator to keep track of life.
I remember when Duel Masters first came out and I loved it. A few friends and I would play it a lot during the summer & then one day it just disappeared. I was always upset I never bought the second starter deck with the blue dragon that appeared in the season 2 intro. The games on GBA particularly the third has good card gameplay if you can get past the terrible art style
As someone who played the game only as a Child, not really speaking "good english" at the time and playing with fakt cards sold in tourist places here at the time, What is the system you are talking about? I am genuinely interestee
@@maciejwawrzyn4674 when you take damage you flip over a card from the shield zone. You can choose to keep the card in your hand or activate it right now. "Holy awe" would allow you to tap all your opponents creatures down. So on your next turn you can swing for damage without worrying about blockers.
@@applegoblinjeansWhile the quality may varied, the Japanese version of Duel Masters is constantly inventing unique mechanics, they even had silly mechanics such as using toys to gacha or an actual NERF gun
The artwork on these cards was the the main reason why I was infatuated with Dual Masters. Every color have their own artstyle, red with their grungy soldiers/mechs/dino mechs, green with their sickening trees, insects and gigantic beasts, blue with their alienoid water creatures, water computers and horror fishes, yellow with their technoangels and concepts personified and of course my favorite nightmares and mashed up beasts of black. I hope whatever happened to DM after the original release, I hope they still keep their unique artstyle and design language
Let me correct you there it's not colored cards they are called civilization cards and each civilization is denoted by a certain colour like red for fire , green for nature , black for darkness , blue for water and yellow for light . And in fire civilization it's not dino mech it's dragon-mech or robo-dragon and they are classified under "armored dragon" race or some in "volcano dragon" race there are no dinosaurs in fire civilization of duel masters , creatures in "rock beasts" race of the fire civilization comes close to resembling dinosaurs but not exactly because they are literally made of rock and firey hot lava/magma.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but unfortunately DM didn't end up keeping this unique art style. After the sets that got English release, the art became more anime and there are more joke artworks. It's not bad per se and more of a matter of taste, but yeah they grew out of this Magic-like artstyle. It's more similar to Yugioh or Vanguard nowadays.
Wizards bought the rights for it and killed it in the West and then changed the design team. Def not a monopoly behavior. Imho, the game is still good, but the art ain't what it used to be. But it's the only game with decent cardstock still, and frankly, the best there ever will be, final fantasy notwithstanding. Kaijudo didn't work out because the show they made with it was terrible.
we gotta appreciate how duel master use consistent names, titles and art design for their monsters : like "king" for leviathans which are all whales and "oracle" for light bringers are all biblically accurate angels.
I adored the “shields” system, it’s so much more exciting than life points is and offers a really interesting “rebound” mechanic where a losing postion can tie back up in a swing on an empty board
Having shield triggers is a good way to stay relaxed even when your opponents start breaking all your shields , true indeed that is until they pull up cards like bolmeteus who sends your shields directly to the graveyard (meaning can't use shield trigger)or cryptic totem that ignores shield triggers effects . And also there are some cards like emperor quazla , glena vuele etc that allows your opponent to gain a certain advantage if you use a shield trigger whenever they break your shields
@@AloKotso indeed! It opened up so many more interesting avenues for mechanics vs life gain/loss that other games use Not to mention the terms “double breaker” and “triple breaker” just OOZE power
@@92Roar and the newer sets contains "crew breaker" (breaks number of shields based on a certain amount of creature "race") and also "world breaker" (basically breaks all your opponents shields in one attack doesn't matter 2 .3 or 5, 10😂) . From normal "evolution creatures" to "vortex evolution" to hyperstatial creatures, G summons etc etc can't name all the different varieties
Shield system is not my fav, but I do like that it's a dedicated catch up mechanic. It's like someone looked at the prizes in the pokemon tcg and were like "Wait, why are we helping the winning player get FURTHER ahead?"
@@nathanielleon4163 guess you played Pokemon first that's why , other wise if you watched the duel masters anime from the beginning like back in the early 2000s then you'll probably be fine with the shields mechanic . Duel Masters, Yu gi oh , magic the gathering, bakugan , cardfight vanguard etc were all card game based animes so they have their root and connection to their fans . Pokemon was actually a non-card game Anime and it's card game was adapted from other card games of course the game play mechanics differ ... But for me I never liked Pokemon card game though.... Because initially I watched shows like yu ghi yo and duel masters where we learned about the game and later on with cardfight vanguard.
My best friend was super into Duel Masters. It was the game that got him into card games, which eventually lead to his love of Magic: The Gathering, which is how we met and became close. He collected the original English sets of Duel Masters, due to his attachment to the series. He passed away in 2021, and I have since taken up the mantle of collecting anything Duel Masters related I can find. I have nearly all of the toys, box sets, and about 90% of the original run of the card game. It, along with many other things including my only tattoo, serve as a piece of him that I hold close to my heart.
I was obsessed with the art and archetypes in Duel Masters as a kid. I used to spend hours surfing set lists and trying to piece together the lore and the mechanics. It really acted as a catalyst for my love of TCG's! Thanks for sharing this, it was nice to see in my recommended videos.
I pulled a holographic Bolshack Dragon and a Deathlige back in the day. Not going to lie this brought back so many memories of playing with my old friends. Thank you for this small blessing of nostalgia it brought a smile to my face.
Duel masters was my favorite TCG! Genuinely wished it still had stateside presence. My friends and i would play this everyday. Thanks for showing off the art and cards. Super nostalgic.
True. I started with duel monster, next one is yugioh, magic the gathering, cardfight vanguard, pokemon (a little), heartstone, digimon (a little ) and 1 I don't remember game on the PC very cool, but they closed, art insane!
Its crazy that its still like top 5 most popular TCGs in Japan right now. They love Duel Masters over there. Its just so dead over here. Similar story with Weiss stateside
I was a Yu Gi Oh kid aswell, but as soon as you showed that first decks I inmediately recognized those illustrations. You made me remember this game. I thank you for that since I'm going to Japan in a couple of months and I will be able to buy some of this stufff.
Btw Duel Masters is still in the Top 3 TCGs in Japan (it never stopped there). There is a lot of Japanese Collectors that have a lot of PSA Graded English DM Cards or Sealed Collections :-)
If you wanted to get a taste of what we missed out on after Duel Masters was discontinued here, there's an online version of the game released in 2020 called Duel Masters PLAY's. It's currently in the Revolution Saga block of the game, which encompasses the 2015-2016 era of the game, and they occasionally run events for older metagames. I've been playing it since 2022 and it's a great time getting familiar with all the new mechanics and characters from the universe. I use it to practice reading Japanese, but there is a fanmade English patch for it that's updated with every set release.
Chaotic would be another cool “dead” card game to see you open up and explore. It felt like it had a good few years of relevance with the show and tcg but just ended pretty abruptly
From my understanding, it stopped because the creator of Chaotic and 4Kids got into court because 4Kids wanted to own Chaotic. During this time, the game and the show couldn’t be produced. I’m 50% sure it ended when 4Kids went bankrupt like a decade later so any interest in the Chaotic brand was minimal at the time. The creator still owns the property and wants to start it back up again.
The lore of the chaotic world is one of the best parts. If memory serves me right, there was a launching of a video game version of the show at some point during mid the 2010`s or so. it ignited the brand again for few months and died real quick. I hope they bring it back. It has some potential if developped right
The feeling of nostalgia is strong with this one. So many cards that I also have. I used to play Duel Masters when I was about 14-15 years old. And I still hope they would bring Duel Masters back
14:53 "I've never seen this card before in my life." That's a wild statement and something I agree with, at the same time. Because this card was used as the most common promo card for the game. I have so many of them I could paper my walls with them. But at the same time, I've never seen the non-promo version in real life, either. One of the few non-Special Rares to elude me to this day.
36:45 Answering that as someone who followed the advancements in JP from the US, the card showcases the first 3 eras featuring Shobu, his younger brother, Katta Kirifuda, for the Katta era of DM, and then Katta’s kid, Joe Kirifuda, for the Joe era. With the current era of DM being the Win era, focusing on a new protagonist who isn’t connected to the prior 3 mcs despite his surname. Which is an era of card design I very much vibe with, especially the new occult Darkness civilization race, Abyss, and the car themed Light civilization race of Supercar Dragons.
Mfw I saw this notification: 👀👀👀 I used to love Duel Masters. Had the PS2 game, watched the show, had some of the McDonald's toys, and played the card game with the few friends I could rope into it. Gonna love seeing your take on it!
This!!! This makes me so happy! As a kid I was very lonely and nobody played card games with me but I loved the art on these cards. I regret giving my cards away and remember the aqua and light monsters being my absolute favorite. The art is SO cool to me. Thank you for making this video for DM!❤
The best game ever made imo. Without Duel Masters, none of the modern games would exist like Digimon or One Piece or any cardgame with any card as resource or shield/trigger system. And Duel Masters is still alive in Japan and is one of the biggest cardgames there. Bring back Duel Masters to english!!
Imo digimon is a better made game (basic like rules design wise) but Duel Masters invented like half the mechanics the digimon tcg uses & had some decisions that I think kept it head & shoulders above the rest as far as like basic gameplay ideas for over a decade. I'd love to try the modern version but I'm not learning Japanese for that lol
As nostalgic as it would be to bring back DM or Kaijudo it’ll never happen. There’s too many good card games that people don’t really play and none of the younger tcg/ccg players will even be able to relate to the game since they’ve never heard or seen it before. Besides one piece and lorcana are currently the more popular games atm and honestly it’s hard to compete with a successful anime and Disney
I've never watched a single video of yours in my life, and I wasn't even looking for this, but MAN was this a blast from the past for me. I used to have a Bolshack Dragon Toy as a kid and watching this has pulled back so many memories...
I have collected Duel Masters since I was a child. I have 613/957, but since scalpers snap up the ones I find online, I haven't bought a new card since late 2022. I haven't even managed to get a complete Set within the game yet. But this, along with Harry Potter, are the only card games I could realistically see myself as having a full collection of one day.
While I also am no fan of resellers making items difficult to find, people who sell retired/no longer in print product aren't scalpers. Scalpers usually are modern or retail product being bought out and upcharged. Though I get it, I've seen bionicle stuff get bought up and upcharged by sellers who price gate stuff that isn't that rare or sought after but no one else is selling it so your screwed. Might deserve a similarly cruel name as scalpers. Edit: though plenty of items can gain enough high regard/fame/nostalgia value. There is a chance people are buying things to enjoy them. Quite a bummer its so common nowadays to assume things are hard to get due to some people ruining it for others over a couple bucks. Don't blame you though. Happy collecting my friend.
@@legogenius22 Oh, sorry, I meant how I see cards on the online flea market for say, $100 for 200 cards. They get bought while I'm deciding, and then suddenly the local online card seller has one of the rare cards from that lot, in stock again, sold card per card for $100. That's what I mean by scalpers. They are doing it exactly as you described, I just explained it poorly.
I happened to looking a few cards I had. One card, Bolmeteus steel dragon, was like $1k+ for NM in 2022!!! I was blown away by how expensive these cards were!
I was going to make a cube of the first set. But the prices on some of the rares are ridiculous. I'm thinking of just proxying the ones I can't easily get ahold of.
I was 14 years old back in 2004. You just made me relive my PTSD when you pulled Corile. My brother would constantly play that and return my monster to the top of the deck.
When I was a kid, Duel masters was THE game to play in school. Pokemon was for collecting, Duel masters was for playing. I tried to collect the cards again as an adult but it was translated to a bunch of languages here in Europe so getting them in English can be a challenge unless I want to pay a bunch of customs fees 😅 but yeah, I miss playing the game it was so fun ☺️
Thanks so much for making this video, man. Duel Masters was such a core memory of my childhood. I remember getting a promo set with one episode of the show on a dvd, and seeing Brawler Zyler's edgelord face again after 20 years made me shout at my screen lol. Amazing work ✌️
@@entertainmentinc9735 because those are not real duel masters like in japan plus cards are also altered and the balance was horrible and that TV is not even about cards.. 😂... Literally a horrible decision ever made by wizards of the coast and hasbro .. Just bring the ongoing japanese duel master anime and tcg to the west in english ..
@@entertainmentinc9735 first of all cards look ugly it doesnt look duel masters and on back its written kaijudo in most ugliest way possible so no nostalgic connection with the game ... The second , game was quite unbalanced with no support and third , an ugly looking cartoon with nothing to do with cards (redakai like shit) ..
This is the one i grew up with, and its crazy to see someone finally talk about it. I watched the anime on tv (specifically, vs, vs revolution and vs revolution final, which are btw still some of the best anime ive ever watched, and also 2 seasons of the ones with the vs' mc's child) and loved it, so i would always beg my mom to buy those cards when i visit japan, since there arent any from where i live. I dont understand japanese, but id always try and translate it with like the google thing and figure out the game while i play with my mom. I have so many cool rare cards (ie, the thing where you have to play 6 of a certain type of cards to 'unseal' it which then it autoplays and seals all of the enemy's units) that i havent even used in so long and i really think i should look at them again, i bet they may even sell for a lot nowadays (not selling them ever, tho) Thanks for bringing back one of the biggest parts of my childhood and some amazing memories!
I remember back in the day my parents got me the card shooter because I loved yugioh and they thought it was the same game i cant even imagine how many cards I destroyed
Duel Masters was an awesome game and show, my friends and I had a great time during its run. Then years later my friend told me about Kaijudo being released, so we had to buy a box so we relive our duels. 10/10 video, can’t believe you pulled those rare cards!!! Also: duel master’s theme song was amazing too
Please make more Duel Masters content! I have no idea about the series, but the art is really cool and mostly, it's really fun to hear you being soooo excited :D
BROOOOO this is so AWESOME I loved this game growing up! Even though I only played a few “legit” by the rules games because I was like 6-7. But still this is a core memory for me, and something I love deeply. Really hammered home my love for physical games like card games. So freaking awesome to see it again. Thank you so much for doing this ❤️
This is a game I have always had a passing interest in for years. Getting glimpses of what Duel Masters has done in Japan has been fascinating. I think I still have a Gattling Skyterror toy laying around somewhere.
This makes me happy. I had so many cards from this series. I was 11 in 2004 and while i collected Yu-Gi-Oh this game to this day is a guilty pleasure of mine.
I played this as a kid. Non of my friends played or wanted to play so I never played past the original set. I even had the card launcher thing. I convinced my father to yugioh and duel masters with me and he hated yugioh because it made no sense but he understood this game so I at least got to play a few times.
In Romania it was a huge hit. Literally our childhood cardgame along with yu gi oh. People loved the cartoon so much, that we bought hundreds of packs from the marketplace, most of them fakes and replicas. Thanks to this game I met my best friends, we formed the Dueling Master Temple, played everyday, traded and negotiated like Turkish vendors, stole from each other and even printed fake cards to build stronger decks. Awesome memories! 🎉
I loved duel masters, I have a few decks, a handful of cards and the game! I really enjoyed it. Having shields as health and breaking shields, triggering shield triggers, ah so much fun!
Absolutely loved this card game back when I was a kid! I'm from Singapore and back in 2006, duel masters were a hot thing and most kids were playing it! I remember cards like pyrofighter magnus and billion degree dragon lol!
Duel masters was a huge chunk of my childhood, i grew up in the middle of nowhere, me and my buddy played it any chance we could get, whether it was the tcg or one of the video games, any little thing we could get our hand was a gem, your not alone in the duel master love, I still want to collect all the cards
Bro you have unlocked so many memories by doing this opening. Me and friends playing before school or any chance we got to duel each other. We didn’t really know how to play but we made it work.
Man, Duel Masters is some peak nostalgia! And yeah id love to see you mest with other old, obscure TCGs lol I know i dabbled a bit in the Naruto and Harry Potter card games when i was a kid, those would be neat to see
Aw man, I love Duel Masters. We used to play these with our friends to the point we combined our collections to have the best possible decks. I still play some of the GB games. This game still has a small competitive scene in Finland!
I never realized duel masters and kaijudo were the same thing. I loved kaijudo when I was a kid (21 now) and I always wanted to play the card game but I didn’t have any friends who were interested or financial able to buy cards at the time. Very happy that this beloved part of my childhood is being broadcasted bc I think about Kaijudo regularly and how I might actually have played it more than magic if it had caught on in the states!
I remember Duel Masters it's one of my favorite card games to play back in the day I do remember it making a comeback I think it was 2013 or 14 it came back yet the card game didn't last long again unfortunately
I played 1 duel masters gba game in early 2010ish, i loved it, thought it was real similar to magic and like the simplicity. Thank you for this video, lots of fun to watch and remember the game
Wow, you unlocked a deep core memory 😮💨 loved these as a kid, the anime got to my country a couple of years later, the art was mindblowing for the time (and still is!) you just didn’t see anything like it back then
Take it from me, a random person on the internet. The gba duel masters games are a great way to get into the game. They have a comprehensive tutorial that takes like a minute, the game itself is very easy to get the hang of but has incredible strategic depth. It does have some grinding but is overall very fun if you like the game. It’s kinda like magic the gathering but every card is also a land and whenever you take damage you get an extra card.
I'm the intended audience! I just had my friend rip my old Duel Masters GBA game so I can play it on my Analogue Pocket! The art in this game really is awesome, there was nothing else like it at the time for kids (unless you were a Magic kid I guess). The themes and unique powers of each color set made the game great, I'm glad to hear it didn't die in Japan. I had no idea wizards of the coast produced Duel Masters, makes sense why it's so Magic-like
Duel Masters became a big thing to my friends and I for a short time in 04, never watched the show but playing the card games were some of the best times looking back, still have my small collection
I miss Kaijudo. It was one of the few games I was actively investing in, and actually trying to be good at. I still have my cards. I want to sell them, but I also want to keep them forever? I dunno. My favorite thing about it was really the style, and the boxes that stuff came in. They had really cool boxes/packaging. I didn't realize it was basically just Duel Masters. That's awesome. I totally recognize some of the cards.
This game is so nostalgic for me! I live in Australia, and it's shelf life was the same as the US, it disappeared quickly sadly. But I remember I owned that 2-player starter pack! 9:00 this brings back so many memories!
This is really interesting that this shows up on my feed as i am watch nostolgia shows from my child hood includeing duel masters so this was so cool to see thanks for making it
This video stumbled upon my feed and the rush of nostalgia I got. Never knew it was a Wizards of the Coast game growing up. I was seven / eight years old when this came out. Sucks I felt alienated because everyone else played Yu-Gi-Oh. But now I see why I got into MTG years later.
After watching your video I remembered that I had my old Duel Masters collection, 5 holo cards, and a metallic box case, I would love to get in touch with you!
Jesus, I loved playing this game so much, me and my friends use to play from morning to night. So much nostalgia. Remember I stopped playing and collecting when they started printing duel element thingy
i used to love duel masters as a kid. it was really the only card game i ever got into. had a lot of cards, the video games, and watched the hell out of the anime.
I want more of these kind of pulls. I adore odd/dead card games. It was the fun of collecting. I still try to find Pokemon Topps cards because they mean a lot to me. I NEED MORE OF THESE!!
Thanks for taking me back! :D It wasn't really big in Germany, but back in school I had a few cards and I can remember that we played it some times, too :D Loved the art, same as I do with Magic now
I still to this day have a vast collection of Duel master(Kaijudo) cards that i sometimes take out to play and enjoy the nostalgia. . Really enjoyed the card game for what it was & even had a blast playing the GB version of Duel Masters
I still have the decks that i’ve been using since 4th grade both Duel Masters and Yu Gi Oh, i skim through them often times to remember the fun of dueling without over-complicated strats
I had one friend in school that I loved playing Duel Masters with, we nerded completely back then - playing outside on the trampoline! We had many cards :D
I absolutely love this. This game was amazing to play and collect! I recently started collecting Duel Masters again myself over the past few years. The Base set is so cool!! As a Yugioh fan myself i totally agree with your points in this video. I remember the good days of Playing in locals and regionals at Books a Million LOL!! Great video and THANK YOU for doing this! I have a few sealed DM products as well.
This was my childhood. Me and my brother (he's 9 years older than me) was really into this, so we used to go shopping cards together, then go to a cafe and open packs. Prob over 1k hours at the ps2 game aswell, playing 1v1 against my brother.. Core memories.
Also the idea that "you can use any card to get mana for your colour" would be a *huge* addition to make Magic more consistent, biggest addition i would like to see added to a TCG
I found you because of this video and really enjoyed watching it! Last year I found my old Duel Masters cards and since that I've been really deep in to the Duel Masters rappid hole. The game is awesome and there still is people playing and collecting the EN version. Please do more DM content!
Love all of this. I did play YuGiOh, Pokemon, ect. but Duel Masters was my favorite card game to play. I have like 300 cards that’s been chilling in a binder for the past 15+ years
I remember seeing Duel Masters as a kid on Cartoon Network, much like YuGiOh that led me to the cardgame, and then based on how it was played, it became my gateway into playing Magic the Gathering which my parents had played. This is a joy to see again.
Super cool. I actually completely forgot about duel masters but watching this video made me remember playing it as a kid in around 2005. Great cards thank you!
Oh man I remember I collected these cards. Barely knew english so couldn't play even if I wanted to, but the art was so cool. Buckets of nostalgia for me.
Duel masters is the game that basically started the trigger system mechanic in card games. We wouldn't have vanguard, one piece, dragonball, digimon, wiss, bakugan, and many more games without this system. Other wise they play so different. I appreciate the game for having a fun system like that. Also the shield system as well for life makes it so that you can play the game anywhere without paper or a calculator to keep track of life.
I remember when Duel Masters first came out and I loved it. A few friends and I would play it a lot during the summer & then one day it just disappeared. I was always upset I never bought the second starter deck with the blue dragon that appeared in the season 2 intro. The games on GBA particularly the third has good card gameplay if you can get past the terrible art style
Oh thanks for pointing out, right!
As someone who played the game only as a Child, not really speaking "good english" at the time and playing with fakt cards sold in tourist places here at the time,
What is the system you are talking about? I am genuinely interestee
@@maciejwawrzyn4674 when you take damage you flip over a card from the shield zone. You can choose to keep the card in your hand or activate it right now. "Holy awe" would allow you to tap all your opponents creatures down. So on your next turn you can swing for damage without worrying about blockers.
@@applegoblinjeansWhile the quality may varied, the Japanese version of Duel Masters is constantly inventing unique mechanics, they even had silly mechanics such as using toys to gacha or an actual NERF gun
Currently working in Japan, can confirm that Duel Masters (デュエマ) is still alive and kicking here.
The artwork on these cards was the the main reason why I was infatuated with Dual Masters. Every color have their own artstyle, red with their grungy soldiers/mechs/dino mechs, green with their sickening trees, insects and gigantic beasts, blue with their alienoid water creatures, water computers and horror fishes, yellow with their technoangels and concepts personified and of course my favorite nightmares and mashed up beasts of black.
I hope whatever happened to DM after the original release, I hope they still keep their unique artstyle and design language
Let me correct you there it's not colored cards they are called civilization cards and each civilization is denoted by a certain colour like red for fire , green for nature , black for darkness , blue for water and yellow for light . And in fire civilization it's not dino mech it's dragon-mech or robo-dragon and they are classified under "armored dragon" race or some in "volcano dragon" race there are no dinosaurs in fire civilization of duel masters , creatures in "rock beasts" race of the fire civilization comes close to resembling dinosaurs but not exactly because they are literally made of rock and firey hot lava/magma.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but unfortunately DM didn't end up keeping this unique art style. After the sets that got English release, the art became more anime and there are more joke artworks. It's not bad per se and more of a matter of taste, but yeah they grew out of this Magic-like artstyle. It's more similar to Yugioh or Vanguard nowadays.
same!!! the art style is so dope
@@Kevin-qh1ve what bruh, you dont like dragon girls lmao. dm24 sp1 is the deck that got me playing dm again in asia lmao.
Wizards bought the rights for it and killed it in the West and then changed the design team. Def not a monopoly behavior. Imho, the game is still good, but the art ain't what it used to be. But it's the only game with decent cardstock still, and frankly, the best there ever will be, final fantasy notwithstanding. Kaijudo didn't work out because the show they made with it was terrible.
we gotta appreciate how duel master use consistent names, titles and art design for their monsters : like "king" for leviathans which are all whales and "oracle" for light bringers are all biblically accurate angels.
I adored the “shields” system, it’s so much more exciting than life points is and offers a really interesting “rebound” mechanic where a losing postion can tie back up in a swing on an empty board
Having shield triggers is a good way to stay relaxed even when your opponents start breaking all your shields , true indeed that is until they pull up cards like bolmeteus who sends your shields directly to the graveyard (meaning can't use shield trigger)or cryptic totem that ignores shield triggers effects . And also there are some cards like emperor quazla , glena vuele etc that allows your opponent to gain a certain advantage if you use a shield trigger whenever they break your shields
@@AloKotso indeed! It opened up so many more interesting avenues for mechanics vs life gain/loss that other games use
Not to mention the terms “double breaker” and “triple breaker” just OOZE power
@@92Roar and the newer sets contains "crew breaker" (breaks number of shields based on a certain amount of creature "race") and also "world breaker" (basically breaks all your opponents shields in one attack doesn't matter 2 .3 or 5, 10😂) . From normal "evolution creatures" to "vortex evolution" to hyperstatial creatures, G summons etc etc can't name all the different varieties
Shield system is not my fav, but I do like that it's a dedicated catch up mechanic. It's like someone looked at the prizes in the pokemon tcg and were like "Wait, why are we helping the winning player get FURTHER ahead?"
@@nathanielleon4163 guess you played Pokemon first that's why , other wise if you watched the duel masters anime from the beginning like back in the early 2000s then you'll probably be fine with the shields mechanic . Duel Masters, Yu gi oh , magic the gathering, bakugan , cardfight vanguard etc were all card game based animes so they have their root and connection to their fans . Pokemon was actually a non-card game Anime and it's card game was adapted from other card games of course the game play mechanics differ ... But for me I never liked Pokemon card game though.... Because initially I watched shows like yu ghi yo and duel masters where we learned about the game and later on with cardfight vanguard.
Broooo, this game was so big here in the Philippines back then but mostly counterfeits. I loved playing this game with my classmates when I was a kid.
Naalala ko to eh..pinapanood ko pa ung anime neto
@@christianyanto818 TV 5 ba yan boss sa hapon? hahahaha
@@torchcute8820 abs cbn k dti napanood
Channel 23. Marathon days tuwing hapon. Kasabayan nung Idaten jump, Crush gear, etc good ol days
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oh my god I am going insane over these designs! I AM GOING DOWN A RABBIT HOLE HERE IM SO IN LOVE, THANK YOU FOAFY FOR INTRODUCING ME TO THIS!
My best friend was super into Duel Masters. It was the game that got him into card games, which eventually lead to his love of Magic: The Gathering, which is how we met and became close. He collected the original English sets of Duel Masters, due to his attachment to the series.
He passed away in 2021, and I have since taken up the mantle of collecting anything Duel Masters related I can find. I have nearly all of the toys, box sets, and about 90% of the original run of the card game. It, along with many other things including my only tattoo, serve as a piece of him that I hold close to my heart.
I was obsessed with the art and archetypes in Duel Masters as a kid. I used to spend hours surfing set lists and trying to piece together the lore and the mechanics. It really acted as a catalyst for my love of TCG's! Thanks for sharing this, it was nice to see in my recommended videos.
I pulled a holographic Bolshack Dragon and a Deathlige back in the day. Not going to lie this brought back so many memories of playing with my old friends. Thank you for this small blessing of nostalgia it brought a smile to my face.
Duel masters was my favorite TCG!
Genuinely wished it still had stateside presence. My friends and i would play this everyday.
Thanks for showing off the art and cards. Super nostalgic.
True.
I started with duel monster, next one is yugioh, magic the gathering, cardfight vanguard, pokemon (a little), heartstone, digimon (a little ) and 1 I don't remember game on the PC very cool, but they closed, art insane!
We still have active online tournaments and discord servers. Also check out duel masters Finland megameet tournament stream in youtube.
Still alive and well in Japan. I recommend you check out the online client for it Duel Masters Plays
Its crazy that its still like top 5 most popular TCGs in Japan right now. They love Duel Masters over there. Its just so dead over here. Similar story with Weiss stateside
@@lelouch2zeroIt's top 2 im Japan 😊
I was a Yu Gi Oh kid aswell, but as soon as you showed that first decks I inmediately recognized those illustrations. You made me remember this game. I thank you for that since I'm going to Japan in a couple of months and I will be able to buy some of this stufff.
Btw Duel Masters is still in the Top 3 TCGs in Japan (it never stopped there). There is a lot of Japanese Collectors that have a lot of PSA Graded English DM Cards or Sealed Collections :-)
The other two are Yugioh and Pokémon
@@Wuunderboy Yes I'm also pretty big into those two
Yeah jp just like dm more, while the rest is magic
If you wanted to get a taste of what we missed out on after Duel Masters was discontinued here, there's an online version of the game released in 2020 called Duel Masters PLAY's. It's currently in the Revolution Saga block of the game, which encompasses the 2015-2016 era of the game, and they occasionally run events for older metagames. I've been playing it since 2022 and it's a great time getting familiar with all the new mechanics and characters from the universe. I use it to practice reading Japanese, but there is a fanmade English patch for it that's updated with every set release.
can you tell me where I can find that english patch?
Chaotic would be another cool “dead” card game to see you open up and explore. It felt like it had a good few years of relevance with the show and tcg but just ended pretty abruptly
From my understanding, it stopped because the creator of Chaotic and 4Kids got into court because 4Kids wanted to own Chaotic. During this time, the game and the show couldn’t be produced. I’m 50% sure it ended when 4Kids went bankrupt like a decade later so any interest in the Chaotic brand was minimal at the time. The creator still owns the property and wants to start it back up again.
Chaotic would be awesome to see
The lore of the chaotic world is one of the best parts. If memory serves me right, there was a launching of a video game version of the show at some point during mid the 2010`s or so. it ignited the brand again for few months and died real quick. I hope they bring it back. It has some potential if developped right
Chaotic slaps.
chaotic the one with the nutbolt logo?
The feeling of nostalgia is strong with this one. So many cards that I also have. I used to play Duel Masters when I was about 14-15 years old. And I still hope they would bring Duel Masters back
This thumbnail TRIGGERED such an intense and amazing memeoru from childhood- I CANTBELEIVE IT
"If you're into yugioh you're probably only into that" is one of the truest statements ever.
14:53 "I've never seen this card before in my life." That's a wild statement and something I agree with, at the same time. Because this card was used as the most common promo card for the game. I have so many of them I could paper my walls with them. But at the same time, I've never seen the non-promo version in real life, either. One of the few non-Special Rares to elude me to this day.
Yeah, I remember the promos. In my school people used them as bookmarks because that card was just everywhere.
36:45 Answering that as someone who followed the advancements in JP from the US, the card showcases the first 3 eras featuring Shobu, his younger brother, Katta Kirifuda, for the Katta era of DM, and then Katta’s kid, Joe Kirifuda, for the Joe era. With the current era of DM being the Win era, focusing on a new protagonist who isn’t connected to the prior 3 mcs despite his surname. Which is an era of card design I very much vibe with, especially the new occult Darkness civilization race, Abyss, and the car themed Light civilization race of Supercar Dragons.
That sounds so goddamn cool. I miss DM.
Mfw I saw this notification: 👀👀👀
I used to love Duel Masters. Had the PS2 game, watched the show, had some of the McDonald's toys, and played the card game with the few friends I could rope into it. Gonna love seeing your take on it!
OMG THE PS2 GAME THE MEMORIES 😭I REMEMBER BORROWING THIS FROM BLOCKBUSTER AND PLAYING IT CONTSANTLY
I found it hard as a kid but I breezed through it in one sitting as an adult.
This!!! This makes me so happy! As a kid I was very lonely and nobody played card games with me but I loved the art on these cards. I regret giving my cards away and remember the aqua and light monsters being my absolute favorite. The art is SO cool to me. Thank you for making this video for DM!❤
The best game ever made imo. Without Duel Masters, none of the modern games would exist like Digimon or One Piece or any cardgame with any card as resource or shield/trigger system. And Duel Masters is still alive in Japan and is one of the biggest cardgames there. Bring back Duel Masters to english!!
Imo digimon is a better made game (basic like rules design wise) but Duel Masters invented like half the mechanics the digimon tcg uses & had some decisions that I think kept it head & shoulders above the rest as far as like basic gameplay ideas for over a decade. I'd love to try the modern version but I'm not learning Japanese for that lol
As nostalgic as it would be to bring back DM or Kaijudo it’ll never happen. There’s too many good card games that people don’t really play and none of the younger tcg/ccg players will even be able to relate to the game since they’ve never heard or seen it before. Besides one piece and lorcana are currently the more popular games atm and honestly it’s hard to compete with a successful anime and Disney
@@Neptune8 That did not stop Wixoss coming from Japan to English.
Doesn't the legend of 5 rings ccg predate duel masters tho? 5 shields/ 4 provinces
@@mikigzaielart plus the fact that both DM and Wixoss were made by the same company(Takara Tomy) it is still possible.
I've never watched a single video of yours in my life, and I wasn't even looking for this, but MAN was this a blast from the past for me. I used to have a Bolshack Dragon Toy as a kid and watching this has pulled back so many memories...
I have collected Duel Masters since I was a child. I have 613/957, but since scalpers snap up the ones I find online, I haven't bought a new card since late 2022. I haven't even managed to get a complete Set within the game yet. But this, along with Harry Potter, are the only card games I could realistically see myself as having a full collection of one day.
While I also am no fan of resellers making items difficult to find, people who sell retired/no longer in print product aren't scalpers. Scalpers usually are modern or retail product being bought out and upcharged. Though I get it, I've seen bionicle stuff get bought up and upcharged by sellers who price gate stuff that isn't that rare or sought after but no one else is selling it so your screwed. Might deserve a similarly cruel name as scalpers.
Edit: though plenty of items can gain enough high regard/fame/nostalgia value. There is a chance people are buying things to enjoy them. Quite a bummer its so common nowadays to assume things are hard to get due to some people ruining it for others over a couple bucks. Don't blame you though. Happy collecting my friend.
@@legogenius22 Oh, sorry, I meant how I see cards on the online flea market for say, $100 for 200 cards. They get bought while I'm deciding, and then suddenly the local online card seller has one of the rare cards from that lot, in stock again, sold card per card for $100. That's what I mean by scalpers. They are doing it exactly as you described, I just explained it poorly.
Oh man I remember the Harry Potter card game too!
I happened to looking a few cards I had. One card, Bolmeteus steel dragon, was like $1k+ for NM in 2022!!! I was blown away by how expensive these cards were!
I was going to make a cube of the first set. But the prices on some of the rares are ridiculous. I'm thinking of just proxying the ones I can't easily get ahold of.
I was 14 years old back in 2004. You just made me relive my PTSD when you pulled Corile. My brother would constantly play that and return my monster to the top of the deck.
When I was a kid, Duel masters was THE game to play in school. Pokemon was for collecting, Duel masters was for playing. I tried to collect the cards again as an adult but it was translated to a bunch of languages here in Europe so getting them in English can be a challenge unless I want to pay a bunch of customs fees 😅 but yeah, I miss playing the game it was so fun ☺️
Thanks so much for making this video, man. Duel Masters was such a core memory of my childhood. I remember getting a promo set with one episode of the show on a dvd, and seeing Brawler Zyler's edgelord face again after 20 years made me shout at my screen lol. Amazing work ✌️
If it came back, it would be hella popular nowadays.
It's like the bastard child to Magic and YuGiOh. I loved it.
i actually just thought. i wonder how well this will do if they port all the duel masters into MTG cards?
Around 2012 to 2015, Duel masters came back to America Under wizards of the Coast as a TCG called Kaijudo. It did not do too well.
@@entertainmentinc9735 because those are not real duel masters like in japan plus cards are also altered and the balance was horrible and that TV is not even about cards.. 😂...
Literally a horrible decision ever made by wizards of the coast and hasbro ..
Just bring the ongoing japanese duel master anime and tcg to the west in english ..
@@vitadude5004 Can you give one example of how there was a problem in Kaijudo balance?
@@entertainmentinc9735 first of all cards look ugly it doesnt look duel masters and on back its written kaijudo in most ugliest way possible so no nostalgic connection with the game ...
The second , game was quite unbalanced with no support and third , an ugly looking cartoon with nothing to do with cards (redakai like shit) ..
This is the one i grew up with, and its crazy to see someone finally talk about it. I watched the anime on tv (specifically, vs, vs revolution and vs revolution final, which are btw still some of the best anime ive ever watched, and also 2 seasons of the ones with the vs' mc's child) and loved it, so i would always beg my mom to buy those cards when i visit japan, since there arent any from where i live. I dont understand japanese, but id always try and translate it with like the google thing and figure out the game while i play with my mom. I have so many cool rare cards (ie, the thing where you have to play 6 of a certain type of cards to 'unseal' it which then it autoplays and seals all of the enemy's units) that i havent even used in so long and i really think i should look at them again, i bet they may even sell for a lot nowadays (not selling them ever, tho)
Thanks for bringing back one of the biggest parts of my childhood and some amazing memories!
I remember back in the day my parents got me the card shooter because I loved yugioh and they thought it was the same game i cant even imagine how many cards I destroyed
Duel Masters was an awesome game and show, my friends and I had a great time during its run. Then years later my friend told me about Kaijudo being released, so we had to buy a box so we relive our duels. 10/10 video, can’t believe you pulled those rare cards!!!
Also: duel master’s theme song was amazing too
Please make more Duel Masters content!
I have no idea about the series, but the art is really cool and mostly, it's really fun to hear you being soooo excited :D
BROOOOO this is so AWESOME I loved this game growing up! Even though I only played a few “legit” by the rules games because I was like 6-7. But still this is a core memory for me, and something I love deeply. Really hammered home my love for physical games like card games. So freaking awesome to see it again. Thank you so much for doing this ❤️
This is a game I have always had a passing interest in for years. Getting glimpses of what Duel Masters has done in Japan has been fascinating.
I think I still have a Gattling Skyterror toy laying around somewhere.
This makes me happy. I had so many cards from this series. I was 11 in 2004 and while i collected Yu-Gi-Oh this game to this day is a guilty pleasure of mine.
forget school, they don't teach u anything, now foafy...THIS is some important stuff we need to know
I loooved Duel Masters and for some reason it was all the craze on my schoolyard. I whooped ass with my light deck every lunch
I played this as a kid. Non of my friends played or wanted to play so I never played past the original set. I even had the card launcher thing. I convinced my father to yugioh and duel masters with me and he hated yugioh because it made no sense but he understood this game so I at least got to play a few times.
In Romania it was a huge hit. Literally our childhood cardgame along with yu gi oh. People loved the cartoon so much, that we bought hundreds of packs from the marketplace, most of them fakes and replicas. Thanks to this game I met my best friends, we formed the Dueling Master Temple, played everyday, traded and negotiated like Turkish vendors, stole from each other and even printed fake cards to build stronger decks. Awesome memories! 🎉
Ah yes the annual "do you remember Duel Masters?" video
My favorite
you brought tear into my eyes. I'm 27 now, and I remember I used to go to local shops to buy these packs back in like 2008.
YU GI OH SHADE WHYYYY ? 😞 0:20
He said he loves yugioh if you watch the entire video
It’s true for the longest time i only played yugioh but after the pandemic i finally learned literally every tcg ever lol
@@Anestos33still shade on the players
Because it's true most yugioh players only play yugioh and anytime they try anything new they complain.
That's true for every card game player @@Raymond-v5t
I loved duel masters, I have a few decks, a handful of cards and the game! I really enjoyed it. Having shields as health and breaking shields, triggering shield triggers, ah so much fun!
The anime is still ongoing, the new season called Duel Masters Win
along with a few ongoing webseries too such as "I Don't Wanna be a Dragon Girl" and the upcoming Duel Masters LOST.
Absolutely loved this card game back when I was a kid! I'm from Singapore and back in 2006, duel masters were a hot thing and most kids were playing it! I remember cards like pyrofighter magnus and billion degree dragon lol!
I still remember playing this in primary school. Man we are old LOL
I distinctly remember there's a Duel Masters edition of Monopoly (we had a copy at school years ago)
Do more of these omfg this series was so god damn amazing!
In our school for some reason duel masters was the shit. Ended up being banned though because some people were regularly late to class due to playing.
Duel masters was a huge chunk of my childhood, i grew up in the middle of nowhere, me and my buddy played it any chance we could get, whether it was the tcg or one of the video games, any little thing we could get our hand was a gem, your not alone in the duel master love, I still want to collect all the cards
Babe wake up there’s new foafy content
Bro you have unlocked so many memories by doing this opening. Me and friends playing before school or any chance we got to duel each other. We didn’t really know how to play but we made it work.
14:05 Please don't tell me that I'm the only one seeing what I think I'm seeing
LOL when I saw your comment I knew exactly what card you were talking about without having watched the video haha.
lol! I somehow hit pause right at that time stamp and didn’t pay attention to the screen until I read your comment! Haha
You could say it just lacks a Bolshack to be accurate
seeing people still interested in these cards makes me happy. had like a ton of these cards when i was kid. fun times
Man, Duel Masters is some peak nostalgia! And yeah id love to see you mest with other old, obscure TCGs lol
I know i dabbled a bit in the Naruto and Harry Potter card games when i was a kid, those would be neat to see
Aw man, I love Duel Masters. We used to play these with our friends to the point we combined our collections to have the best possible decks. I still play some of the GB games.
This game still has a small competitive scene in Finland!
21:13 i care :)
I never realized duel masters and kaijudo were the same thing. I loved kaijudo when I was a kid (21 now) and I always wanted to play the card game but I didn’t have any friends who were interested or financial able to buy cards at the time. Very happy that this beloved part of my childhood is being broadcasted bc I think about Kaijudo regularly and how I might actually have played it more than magic if it had caught on in the states!
19:47 bolshack dragon jumpscare lmao
btw, yea this is pretty cool! it's both niche and right up my adhd alley at the same time
I chuckled so hard when he flinched that bad
I read this as soon as it happened 😂
I remember Duel Masters it's one of my favorite card games to play back in the day I do remember it making a comeback I think it was 2013 or 14 it came back yet the card game didn't last long again unfortunately
Yep I remember, I still have many of the cards from it. And I loved playing it with my friends
I played 1 duel masters gba game in early 2010ish, i loved it, thought it was real similar to magic and like the simplicity. Thank you for this video, lots of fun to watch and remember the game
This was definitely one of the best card games I’ve ever played. I miss this game so much. The art was so insane
Seeing that deck box and and cardshooter hit a core memory it was so crazy i had this and barely recognized it
My friend and I know how to play and have cards. Happy to get on a virtual call/video with you to teach you how to play.
Great video!
Wow, you unlocked a deep core memory 😮💨 loved these as a kid, the anime got to my country a couple of years later, the art was mindblowing for the time (and still is!) you just didn’t see anything like it back then
Take it from me, a random person on the internet. The gba duel masters games are a great way to get into the game. They have a comprehensive tutorial that takes like a minute, the game itself is very easy to get the hang of but has incredible strategic depth. It does have some grinding but is overall very fun if you like the game. It’s kinda like magic the gathering but every card is also a land and whenever you take damage you get an extra card.
This is bringing back so many memories, I loved duel masters! Mighty shouter was my favorite😊
I'm the intended audience! I just had my friend rip my old Duel Masters GBA game so I can play it on my Analogue Pocket! The art in this game really is awesome, there was nothing else like it at the time for kids (unless you were a Magic kid I guess). The themes and unique powers of each color set made the game great, I'm glad to hear it didn't die in Japan. I had no idea wizards of the coast produced Duel Masters, makes sense why it's so Magic-like
Duel Masters became a big thing to my friends and I for a short time in 04, never watched the show but playing the card games were some of the best times looking back, still have my small collection
I miss Kaijudo. It was one of the few games I was actively investing in, and actually trying to be good at. I still have my cards. I want to sell them, but I also want to keep them forever? I dunno. My favorite thing about it was really the style, and the boxes that stuff came in. They had really cool boxes/packaging. I didn't realize it was basically just Duel Masters. That's awesome. I totally recognize some of the cards.
This game is so nostalgic for me! I live in Australia, and it's shelf life was the same as the US, it disappeared quickly sadly. But I remember I owned that 2-player starter pack! 9:00 this brings back so many memories!
This is really interesting that this shows up on my feed as i am watch nostolgia shows from my child hood includeing duel masters so this was so cool to see thanks for making it
Oh my god what a nostalgic throwback! Amazing video, lots of memories with this game
This video stumbled upon my feed and the rush of nostalgia I got. Never knew it was a Wizards of the Coast game growing up. I was seven / eight years old when this came out. Sucks I felt alienated because everyone else played Yu-Gi-Oh. But now I see why I got into MTG years later.
I forgot about this game like a fever dream. My brother and I had the 2 player starter deck bundle. This was such a blast from the past. Thank you!
After watching your video I remembered that I had my old Duel Masters collection, 5 holo cards, and a metallic box case, I would love to get in touch with you!
I never watched this channel, and frankly I only barely remember Duel Masters, but his enthusiasm is so infectious.
The fact i remeber these from 20 years of not remembering this is crazy
I used to collect DM cards during my elementary days. I have so many holo cards back then. I had so much fun playing this with friends.
Jesus, I loved playing this game so much, me and my friends use to play from morning to night. So much nostalgia. Remember I stopped playing and collecting when they started printing duel element thingy
i used to love duel masters as a kid. it was really the only card game i ever got into. had a lot of cards, the video games, and watched the hell out of the anime.
I want more of these kind of pulls. I adore odd/dead card games. It was the fun of collecting. I still try to find Pokemon Topps cards because they mean a lot to me. I NEED MORE OF THESE!!
Thanks for taking me back! :D It wasn't really big in Germany, but back in school I had a few cards and I can remember that we played it some times, too :D Loved the art, same as I do with Magic now
I don't know how yt recommended me this because I haven't been searching card game videos for couple of years but I'm so glad it did.
I definitely remember collecting the cards as a kid, and that I was the ONLY one of my friends to do so. Nobody else had even heard of them.
I still to this day have a vast collection of Duel master(Kaijudo) cards that i sometimes take out to play and enjoy the nostalgia. . Really enjoyed the card game for what it was & even had a blast playing the GB version of Duel Masters
This is nostalgic, thank you for reminding me my childhood.
I still have the decks that i’ve been using since 4th grade both Duel Masters and Yu Gi Oh, i skim through them often times to remember the fun of dueling without over-complicated strats
I had one friend in school that I loved playing Duel Masters with, we nerded completely back then - playing outside on the trampoline! We had many cards :D
2004 I was 11 and yes I remember freaking out over these cards! I was in love with the red and the black cards .
I absolutely love this. This game was amazing to play and collect! I recently started collecting Duel Masters again myself over the past few years. The Base set is so cool!! As a Yugioh fan myself i totally agree with your points in this video. I remember the good days of Playing in locals and regionals at Books a Million LOL!! Great video and THANK YOU for doing this! I have a few sealed DM products as well.
This was my childhood. Me and my brother (he's 9 years older than me) was really into this, so we used to go shopping cards together, then go to a cafe and open packs. Prob over 1k hours at the ps2 game aswell, playing 1v1 against my brother.. Core memories.
Also the idea that "you can use any card to get mana for your colour" would be a *huge* addition to make Magic more consistent, biggest addition i would like to see added to a TCG
I found you because of this video and really enjoyed watching it! Last year I found my old Duel Masters cards and since that I've been really deep in to the Duel Masters rappid hole. The game is awesome and there still is people playing and collecting the EN version. Please do more DM content!
Maaan nostalgia hit hard this time, thanks for showing your amazing collection! Need to start collecting 😅
Love all of this. I did play YuGiOh, Pokemon, ect. but Duel Masters was my favorite card game to play. I have like 300 cards that’s been chilling in a binder for the past 15+ years
I remember seeing Duel Masters as a kid on Cartoon Network, much like YuGiOh that led me to the cardgame, and then based on how it was played, it became my gateway into playing Magic the Gathering which my parents had played. This is a joy to see again.
Super cool. I actually completely forgot about duel masters but watching this video made me remember playing it as a kid in around 2005. Great cards thank you!
Oh man I remember I collected these cards. Barely knew english so couldn't play even if I wanted to, but the art was so cool.
Buckets of nostalgia for me.