How Nintendo Turned a Calculator into Their First Console

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  • @hook
    @hook  3 ปีที่แล้ว +208

    If you haven't already, make sure to watch Part 1: th-cam.com/video/gMUCKtAaTaY/w-d-xo.html
    Part 3 is now LIVE: th-cam.com/video/5UJU1eY3dLM/w-d-xo.html
    Thanks for watching!

    • @sakkey
      @sakkey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Eagerly waiting for part3

    • @vidtuby
      @vidtuby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Your documentaries are TV quality and should be broadcasted!

    • @teethadoll
      @teethadoll 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Mr Hook can you do how Taco Bell was made pretty please I wanna know and how it became and for the video can the color scheme be Purple,Yellow and Aqua in memoriam for Taco Bell thanks, sincerely Tatyana

    • @X-xero_y.n_X
      @X-xero_y.n_X 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey can you make a video about how nerds was made the candy

    • @GamerBoy870
      @GamerBoy870 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I cant wait for part 3 this is fascinating

  • @andyenglish4303
    @andyenglish4303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +323

    It is insane how frequently Nintendo has been saved from disaster by the right person being listened to at the right time.

    • @mrcat4508
      @mrcat4508 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I guess they live up to their name

    • @hpsmash77
      @hpsmash77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      @@mrcat4508 leave luck to heaven...

    • @bored588
      @bored588 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      i mean, isnt that what good companies do, listen to employees when the business isnt doing well

    • @tookitogo
      @tookitogo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      If you watch Japanese documentaries (like the fascinating “Begin Japanology”/“Japanology Plus” series), you’ll realize that it’s just the Japanese way to tell business stories. The way they tell them, EVERY business at some point was on the precipice and then, from an unexpected source comes the eureka solution to save the day.

    • @gp75motorsports
      @gp75motorsports 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bored588 And even when it is!

  • @Master0fHyrule
    @Master0fHyrule 3 ปีที่แล้ว +727

    You can't do this to me... I need to know if Nintendo survives and makes cool games!

    • @bilaloguz1098
      @bilaloguz1098 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      And know the story of the Appentance!

    • @stupididiot9897
      @stupididiot9897 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      We all do.

    • @thebrilliantshadowfox4956
      @thebrilliantshadowfox4956 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I was like Nooooo when episode 2 finished 😱😱😭😭😭😫

    • @jinraigami3349
      @jinraigami3349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol.

    • @Ignatiusmckay
      @Ignatiusmckay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      darn If only these events happened before then we would know

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena 3 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    TOADSTOOL: I'm sorry, Mario but the Princess will be in the next video
    MARIO: Sigh, why am I not surprised?

  • @hanifsulistiyo3559
    @hanifsulistiyo3559 3 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    Imagine being the guy who hated donkey kong so much he quit his job.

    • @DarkCrueDethAngel
      @DarkCrueDethAngel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      That be like the net/internet today lol /lowl

    • @crispylad6294
      @crispylad6294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@DarkCrueDethAngel christ just talk normally

    • @DarkCrueDethAngel
      @DarkCrueDethAngel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@crispylad6294 what?

    • @FabioRodrigues-xs8vf
      @FabioRodrigues-xs8vf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@crispylad6294 he's not doing it on purpose. It's just his brain

    • @isssandwich391
      @isssandwich391 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@crispylad6294 Ain’t so crispy after all after scolding someone on how they talk on the internet

  • @VieShaphiel
    @VieShaphiel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    * cheerful music *
    *Deep Family Feud*

  • @titusdennington6249
    @titusdennington6249 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This is actually such a great and well made series and I cannot wait for the next one.

  • @wubbers662
    @wubbers662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    The guy who left: Wait no, I am sorry, it was good, PLEASE DON'T DO THIS TO ME

  • @geoffreythomas1452
    @geoffreythomas1452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Nintendo’s story is so fascinating. Such ingenuity, creativity, risk tasking, and yes boldness. They still take risks and are better for it.

  • @nasrizaim8637
    @nasrizaim8637 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Your name is fitting cause I'm hooked on this series

  • @spartinferretmaster6459
    @spartinferretmaster6459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    That haircut is legendary

  • @sheillasyahputri472
    @sheillasyahputri472 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    0:05 So that's how Mario looks like back then

  • @AquacianRazz
    @AquacianRazz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm super invested to watch more of this, keep it up!

  • @michaelmuise2262
    @michaelmuise2262 3 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    Rest in Peace Mario you will be missed

    • @702.Joshua_
      @702.Joshua_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ?

    • @l.t.p933
      @l.t.p933 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@702.Joshua_ March 31st

    • @702.Joshua_
      @702.Joshua_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@l.t.p933 what about it

    • @ericko777
      @ericko777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hes being canceled for being a stereotype

    • @yvastel8153
      @yvastel8153 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      If you didn't know the joke, the Mario 3d collection physical copies (i think?) and mario 35 will cease to be produced/taken off on the 31st of march. "Execution" as people like to call it.

  • @Bernandez4139
    @Bernandez4139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I like how Miyamoto is immediately recognizable even while blurred out.

    • @staceybarnett6120
      @staceybarnett6120 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not to put down Miyamoto but Gunpei was the real hero of Nintendo..

  • @pronounjow
    @pronounjow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I literally just subbed today to wait for Part 2, and here it is! 😲👍

  • @GrandMasterLynx
    @GrandMasterLynx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    10:25 Actually it was JumpMan first before it changed to Mario

    • @nikoniko-nicomuffler
      @nikoniko-nicomuffler 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, I was thinking the same thing too

    • @530mentes9
      @530mentes9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Instant flag...

    • @darthwiizius
      @darthwiizius 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah he changed his name after retraining to become a plumber.

    • @ValensBellator
      @ValensBellator 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Miyamoto also had worked on the game Sheriff before that and it was named “Donkey Kong” as donkey came up as one of the synonyms for stubborn.

    • @TheClanElessar
      @TheClanElessar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No mention of Popeye anywhere 🤔

  • @rodrigodefreitasproducoes1338
    @rodrigodefreitasproducoes1338 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Actually, when Donkey Kong launched, Mario was just Jumpman and Pauline was just Lady.

  • @keegie_creeper146
    @keegie_creeper146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This needs more views

  • @therealrumblefish
    @therealrumblefish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Your content is simply top notch love it man

  • @VIKDR1
    @VIKDR1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The original idea for Donkey Kong was supposed to be Popeye. When the deal with King Features Syndicate fell through, they changed the characters.

  • @scottfrenz
    @scottfrenz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This is amazingly researched and presented.

  • @heyblisters
    @heyblisters 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nintendo now: Switch... get it.. cuz you can.. switch?
    Nintendo back in 1977: *color TV game, take it or lose it*

  • @lucasn0tch
    @lucasn0tch 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    notes:
    The train featured at 2:17 is the 0 series shinkansen, the first generation bullet train. In the 1970s, a trip between osaka and tokyo via bullet train/shinkansen would take about 3.5 hours. In 2019, the same journey took less than 2.5 hours (though COVID-19 has changed the timetables significantly).
    The footage shown at 2:34 is from a 1972 Soviet film called Solaris. The film crew went to Tokyo to film the expressway footage, as it was considered the most futuristic by Soviet standards. And for reference, the route shown is the Inner Circular Route (clockwise), between the Iikura Interchange and the Ichinohashi Junction.

  • @butamlkranch53
    @butamlkranch53 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Ironic isn't it. Talking about the beginning on the day if the end

    • @kristin332
      @kristin332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      what

    • @harmonicposting
      @harmonicposting 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kristin332 mario dies today

    • @ronald2120
      @ronald2120 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@harmonicposting in a specific game? Or is it like a specific day like a holiday

    • @arandomhewo7966
      @arandomhewo7966 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      he’s dead mario’s dead..... :’(
      it’s probs just a joke, do you know what day it is after this?

    • @arandomhewo7966
      @arandomhewo7966 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ronald2120 no, actually no one celebrated it before this year, it’s probs a april fools joke

  • @lilycreeper5246
    @lilycreeper5246 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    10:23 they actually named him jumpman

    • @vampire_king34
      @vampire_king34 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      well he was called that at first but they then named him Mario.

  • @MoonCobalt
    @MoonCobalt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Kinda ironic that they released a calculator game on the switch

    • @ScreamMario
      @ScreamMario 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Was waiting for someone to mention this.

  • @jameskarg3240
    @jameskarg3240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Shigeru Miyamoto.
    The name synonymous to the word "Savior"

  • @sarayosa7122
    @sarayosa7122 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Dang this video was uploaded the same day Mario died. 👀 March 31st..

    • @sarayosa7122
      @sarayosa7122 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Stella Hohenheim Its a joke beause as of March 31st all Super Mario 3D All-Stars games are no longer available

  • @MikkosFree
    @MikkosFree 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why am I always on the cusp of tears? It's like learning about the hardships your best friend went through in his life for the first time.

  • @misaelmiranda5828
    @misaelmiranda5828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It would be funny if Nintendo does a Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX, Lancer evolution, or VR4 special edition as a tribute to Mitsubishi partnership. Or if they make those cars into mario kart. Would be very cool.

  • @leaf4602
    @leaf4602 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    wooah the intro looks very cool!! :0

    • @Shadow79XXX
      @Shadow79XXX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Did you forget to skip the ads?

    • @leaf4602
      @leaf4602 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Shadow79XXX hm? i'm talking about the part where the Nintendo logo and pipes are sort of animated :o

    • @Shadow79XXX
      @Shadow79XXX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@leaf4602 I know, it's just a joke

    • @leaf4602
      @leaf4602 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Shadow79XXX sorry I didn't get it :(

  • @greeny111
    @greeny111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Can’t wait for the next one as this is quite interesting

  • @AgnusCavichioliPereira
    @AgnusCavichioliPereira 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Nintendo history so far: "So, I never made a game nor worked on the industry. Here, take this huge (inter)national success made from intuition and inspiration from non-related sources."

  • @TheRealBatBoyAlive
    @TheRealBatBoyAlive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Now we need a Godzilla and King Kong video

  • @mynthon0
    @mynthon0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    How Nintendo Turned Their Latest Console into a Calculator... For $10

    • @howardlam6181
      @howardlam6181 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Running cuda and CNN networks on Nintendo Switch" XD

  • @DarkCrueDethAngel
    @DarkCrueDethAngel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like their's a little bit more detail of the story of Nintendo in the mid thor late-70's and early 80's lol

  • @kingjames4886
    @kingjames4886 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "I know nothing about this... so lets do it!"

  • @charlie43229
    @charlie43229 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best documentary series ever lol

  • @dabomb7887
    @dabomb7887 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So excited for pt 3

  • @someonestolemyname
    @someonestolemyname 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I am more intrigued by his pronunciation of Gunpei intrigued me than how that handheld console succeeded.

  • @TheRealCaptainFreedom
    @TheRealCaptainFreedom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “Space Fever” lol

  • @JETS5
    @JETS5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Whats next, How minecraft invented the ender dragon using Jurrasic Park?

  • @animediaya3098
    @animediaya3098 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you very much for your time for this story

  • @herman1francis
    @herman1francis 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    And here's where our boy enters the stage: a standing ovation for Miyamoto Shigeru

  • @vampire_king34
    @vampire_king34 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    well Nintendo's first console was color game tv-6 but ok and great video!

  • @theoneandonlypinkypinky8245
    @theoneandonlypinkypinky8245 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I assume there is going to be a part 3. Dont take so long to put it out next time. I had to watch part 1 again because I forgot!

    • @scribbleneb7059
      @scribbleneb7059 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      pUt oUt pArT 3 aNd dOnT pUt In As mUcH eFfOrT bEcAuSe wE wAnT iT qUiCkLy

  • @novustalks7525
    @novustalks7525 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I did not know about the family feud. That’s fascinating

  • @waluigithegreat5523
    @waluigithegreat5523 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hook deserves more subs

  • @qsebastiian
    @qsebastiian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nintendo in 2031: turning switch calculator app into a game

  • @BBWahoo
    @BBWahoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    5:00
    Yamauchi when consoling Nintendo about rare being gone

  • @TheRealCaptainFreedom
    @TheRealCaptainFreedom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “Honkey Kong.”

  • @Nathan-mu1pz
    @Nathan-mu1pz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You do great work! I'm enjoying your style and the flow of the presentation. Just some constructive feedback: get rid of your chapter headings. The music is jarring and it breaks the flow of your video. Also, Mario's name came later. He was knows as jumpman at first.

  • @nintendians
    @nintendians 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    well donkey kong was shigeru miyamoto's big break and made him very successful within nintendo.

  • @curllum
    @curllum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wait what...
    Shigeru miyamoto helped create donkey kong!?!
    God he’s older than I thought, he looks young
    (Btw young Shigeru looks exactly the same as now shigeru)

  • @ZayahDee
    @ZayahDee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    9:01 What kind of Beauty and the Beast is that clip from?

  • @salvadorlopezsalas8766
    @salvadorlopezsalas8766 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    10:24 and the legend was born

  • @quanchaipurananda8951
    @quanchaipurananda8951 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Spent a considerable amount of my high school lunch money on Donkey Kong and PacMan...
    Those were the days

    • @rusty1187
      @rusty1187 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep! I coulda bought 3 of those machines by now!!

  • @anindyabagchi27
    @anindyabagchi27 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gunpei is legendary.

  • @Babasnake1
    @Babasnake1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    is it possible to show the music you used at 2:15

  • @NeoMouseSVC
    @NeoMouseSVC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These are really good videos

  • @clyde.F
    @clyde.F 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does anyone know the name of the last song that is being played? starting around 10:45

  • @Creeperfan78
    @Creeperfan78 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this was posted on my bday

  • @thesolipsismdilettante6498
    @thesolipsismdilettante6498 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember in primary school in the early 80's every kid in the playground had a Game 'n' Watch. Chef, Octopus were popular until the double screen Donkey Kong came out. The 1st laptop computer lol

  • @Local_Lad
    @Local_Lad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nintendo be like: calculator? More like video games.

  • @GrandMasterLynx
    @GrandMasterLynx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It only took 1 week to go from 1 system to an updated system talk about a fast turn around nowadays it takes years 😂

  • @TheDreadedZero
    @TheDreadedZero 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One week later they released a more powerful sequel 🤣
    And parents now a days complain about consoles coming out too fast (every 7 years..)

  • @BusinessEnglishSuccess
    @BusinessEnglishSuccess 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to have a Game and Watch where a wolf collected eggs - must be in the attic somewhere.

  • @theoneandonlypinkypinky8245
    @theoneandonlypinkypinky8245 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That took too long for part 2 to come out. Should have come out right after part one. It was a great video but I forgot so I have to watch part 1 again.

  • @clevereagle1911
    @clevereagle1911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow you are, really good!

  • @themothman3726
    @themothman3726 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Legend has it Nintendo is still rebooting dead horse series to this day.

  • @forgottenartist36
    @forgottenartist36 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Part 3 please

  • @kommandantgalileo
    @kommandantgalileo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    this story is very fascinating

  • @crisalis
    @crisalis 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Waiting for the part 2

  • @MarkSmithhhh
    @MarkSmithhhh ปีที่แล้ว

    Shigero miyamoto, an apprentice? Lol, they had no idea they were looking at the goat

  • @crewrangergaming9582
    @crewrangergaming9582 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:25 well, there you have your proto-mobile gamer

  • @jasminejohnston6393
    @jasminejohnston6393 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Remember when AndrewG tried to speed run Super Mario Bros at a convention but got a Game Over in front of Miyamoto instead?

  • @weirdtuberjournalism9757
    @weirdtuberjournalism9757 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nintendo- Don't hack our consoles it's not cool
    Also nintendo- hacks a cal

  • @victorw.330
    @victorw.330 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great series!!!

  • @walker1984
    @walker1984 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    How many parts is this series going to be?

  • @ko9655
    @ko9655 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:24 little did he know

  • @hithere8753
    @hithere8753 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What an awesome documentary

  • @marthelus
    @marthelus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the videos keep it up

  • @sithlord503
    @sithlord503 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    They take the idea and make it even better and when they make a new idea, the world change.

  • @WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs
    @WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You played Nintendo you should know the name Hiroshi Yamaguchi

  • @lizard.y
    @lizard.y 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Bro someone should make a anime of this

  • @justinnoodles
    @justinnoodles 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    10:28 wasn't it Jumpman and then finally in 1983, Mario is his name?

    • @vampire_king34
      @vampire_king34 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      no it was mario but people called him jump-man.

  • @arusu1806
    @arusu1806 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anyone else just bawl through this whole thing?

  • @turrican3839
    @turrican3839 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whatever happened to the TV-Games 5, 10, 15?

  • @fatinishrakarian2267
    @fatinishrakarian2267 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gunpei is a legend

  • @darthwiizius
    @darthwiizius 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mario wasn't called Mario in Donkey Kong he was called Jumpman. He was renamed later on after re-training as a plumber.

  • @Drkt11
    @Drkt11 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Game color tv: so I’m a joke to you

  • @opportunityknocks3088
    @opportunityknocks3088 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good stuff

  • @tonysuda9066
    @tonysuda9066 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    @3:23
    Aha the Source. The reason we so readily took to smart phones with games
    Discuss

  • @Sg190th
    @Sg190th 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Literally a game changer

  • @danieldimitri6133
    @danieldimitri6133 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "love hotels" arent really anything sinister in japan. They are often themed and highly visible. You can rent rooms by the hour but its not like some sleezy motel. Married couples frequently use them.

    • @thebaldpizzaman6319
      @thebaldpizzaman6319 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Still wouldn’t trust it, could get a disease from the milk on the bed.

  • @electronresonator8882
    @electronresonator8882 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    it's seems that Nintendo realize that their big hits mostly happen to something unusual, probably donkey kong was released based on that hunch

  • @haarishafeez3713
    @haarishafeez3713 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is the song right at the end?

  • @rusty1187
    @rusty1187 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Donkey Kong is still the most coveted machine for high score.... I still haven't reached the pie factory!

  • @crackhair3998
    @crackhair3998 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow didn't know Nintendo's history was so full of risky bets and trial and error