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Go to https://surfshark.com/triforce or use code TRIFORCE at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! A retrospective examining the Dreamcast, a console that was both a farewell to the games industry as we knew it, and a prelude to what was to come. Sega's last bastion. Home of games we once could only dream of. Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:46 Development, Specifications and Features 24:58 Open Your Heart 37:26 Dream Big 1:43:49 A Dream Cast 2:00:12 If You Lose Sight of One Dream... "A Dream Cast" was taken from the name of a documentary that sadly no longer exists on YouTube. I miss it... My website is finally live! https://liamtriforce.com Thumbnail by @hotcyder Special thanks to Jordan Freeman of Zoom-Platform for offering to speak with me about Bernie Stolar’s impact on Sega and the Dreamcast. Also, a special thanks to @Bellomancer, @Franciscop98, and my brother @daylight_anim for helping me record footage, and to Sega Retro and The Dreamcast Junkyard for being fantastic resources in my research. https://segaretro.org https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/ List of Sega NAOMI games https://segaretro.org/Sega_NAOMI#List_of_games I adapted some of this script from my Backloggd reviews. That’s how long I’ve been wanting to make this video… For a list of all of my sources and games featured in this video, please refer to this document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iS1sBKqMZXvYwTsfmgGPPyOM0c_GNFmm-5B9tDYJm2g/edit?usp=sharing
Dreamcast Retrospective
Go to https://surfshark.com/triforce or use code “triforce” at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark! Watching the extended version of this video here: https://nebula.tv/videos/liamtriforce-sega-saturn-retrospective-bigger-longer-and-uncut A lot of us really missed out by not owning a Sega Saturn. In exploring the Saturn's library, I unearthed a lost civlization that aimed to speak through their art, and these fantastic games are in danger of being lost to time. Good thing a YouTuber is here to tell you about them. Thumbnail by @hotcyder Interview with Victor Ireland https://retrohangover.captivate.fm/episode/interview-with-victor-ireland-ft-coury-of-mlig-joe-of-game-sack Sonic X-Treme’s development has been extensively documented on Sonic Retro. I owe a lot to them in the production of this video! https://info.sonicretro.org/Sonic_X-treme/Development Special thanks to @daylight_anim, Matt, @Bellomancer, and the fine folk at my local games store for being a tremendous help in the creation of this video. For a full list of sources (online, video, print) as well as a list of Saturn games showcased, see this link. Also includes links to footage I borrowed for this video: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jo9QErFNYk8yEGKhz7zYBTuBdHWjFtqvLgvtmMzYSeI/edit?usp=sharing Chapters 0:00 Intro 4:55 Development 16:17 1994 21:53 1995 39:45 1996 1:14:35 1997 1:31:32 1998 1:37:33 What Remains This is a Sega Saturn console retrospective and history documentary, which features such games as Sonic 3D Blast, Sonic R, Sonic Jam, Shining Force III, Panzer Dragoon, Zwei, Panzer Dragoon Saga, and of course the weird and wild games such as Bulk Slash and Princess Crown, or even Bug, Sonic X-Treme, Sakura Wars, and more. Nights into Dreams and Burning Rangers are also featured, because Sonic Team. I really like typing words. These words are important, I swear.
Sega Saturn Retrospective
Get Nebula using my link for 50% off: https://go.nebula.tv/liamtriforce Watch Okami is a Canvas - Masterful Mimicry: https://nebula.tv/videos/kingk-okami-is-a-canvas-masterful-mimicry?ref=liamtriforce If there's one thing you should take away from my videos, it's that I love The Legend of Zelda. This is a video about my experience with Tears of the Kingdom, how I feel about it at present, and what I feel the future of Zelda should look like. Moreover, this is a video about how no element, character, or perspective regarding Tears of the Kingdom is alone. If you feel alone, I promise you that you are not. Thumbnail art by kemple_t https://www.instagram.com/kemple_t/ Thumbnail design by @hotcyder Special thanks to Matt, @Wolfalous, @Bellomancer, @Kohana64 and my brother @daylight_anim for their feedback and emotional support. BOTW Japanese script translations https://vadnyl.tumblr.com/post/165075103289/major-discovery-botws-adventure-log-links/amp TOTK Japanese script translations https://www.reddit.com/r/tearsofthekingdom/comments/18ua391/how_memory_17_affected_link/ All sources for this video can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nkyafqMMCK9CEjTvXPcNAMAva6v9pWvKLFjBoHHcbfw/edit?usp=sharing Chapters 0:00 Intro 6:36 Development 17:44 Part One: Past - Beneath Hyrule Castle 23:47 The Great Sky Island and Zonai Abilities 50:11 Shrines 1:01:39 An Expanded World 1:12:44 Regional Phenomena 1:38:47 A Sense of Connection 1:50:06 Part Two: Present 2:26:19 Part Three: Future 2:46:00 Part Four: Connections "They are just friends btw"
Yet Another Tears of the Kingdom Retrospective
Go to https://surfshark.com/triforce or use code TRIFORCE at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! The PlayStation 2 shaped video games. From Silent Hill, to Shadow of the Colossus, to Grand Theft Auto, to Ico, to Metal Gear Solid, and beyond... This is my recollection of the console that established the video game industry as we know it today, and its artistic merit. Thumbnail by @hotcyder Special thanks to @hilltopworks for allowing me to interview him about the English translation for Boku no Natsuyasumi 2! Link to the English patch here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/boku-no-2-patch-92070798 Special thanks to my brother, @daylight_anim, and my friends Matt, @Wolfalous and @JerichoX01 for helping me gather footage for this video. I couldn't have finished it without you guys. Special thanks to @vinesaucefullsauce, @longplayarchive, @NintendoComplete, and @worldoflongplays for additional footage. List of PS2 games showcased, games cut from the video, and more: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lz1CR5e7uRwKqrxtG-w7QSyQNwcgrUM1K619O8En6_w/edit?usp=sharing Chapters 0:00 Intro 4:05 Development, Specifications and Features 15:52 2000 29:39 2001 48:28 2002 58:40 2003 1:09:37 Licensed Game Tangent 1:22:50 2004 1:32:53 2005 1:42:25 2006 1:48:21 2007 1:50:50 The Final Years 2:00:33 Cherish Every Day Sources https://www.denofgeek.com/games/playstation-2-difficult-to-develop-retrospective-legacy/ https://ign.com/articles/1998/08/28/history-of-the-playstation https://web.archive.org/web/20141129042841/http://www.edge-online.com/features/a-history-of-videogame-hardware-sony-playstation/ https://archive.org/details/The_PlayStation_Book_2015_UK/mode/2up https://www.eurogamer.net/ps2-the-insiders-story-article https://web.archive.org/web/20040604031531/http://archive.gamespy.com/articles/february04/ps2timeline/index3.shtml https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/04/gamecube-versus-playstation-2 https://web.archive.org/web/20031210074645/http://www.technology.scee.net/sceesite/files/presentations/PSP/HowFarHaveWeGot.pdf#page=32 https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2000/02/ee/ https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/xddlp/describe_what_developing_for_each_console_youve/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/the-story-of-ps2-sonys-crowning-achievement/ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/teiyu-goto-the-unsung-genius-behind-the-playstation/ https://blog.playstation.com/2019/12/05/how-takafumi-fujisawa-created-the-original-playstations-startup-sound/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1113698.stm https://www.gamesindustry.biz/shuhei-yoshida-reflects-on-the-ps2-launch-we-were-awfully-unprepared https://www.eurogamer.net/the-reality-is-were-not-really-interesting https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/grand-theft-auto-iii-likely-wouldnt-exist-without-the-sega-dreamcast https://www.eurogamer.net/news150506xboxgta3 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/jan/04/playstation-2-manufacture-ends-years?INTCMP=SRCH Video Sources PS2 TGS 1999 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-vH-EW4Jrg PS2 North American Launch Footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQA3NeExAgY PS2 Disc Read Error https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6JhPV_O5k4 PS2 Launch Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBDah-cNFXE May Payne PS2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRmIJIXV3hU PS3 E3 2006 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaWptXzfETo Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI7LyPNsqUg Burnout Revenge Gameplay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5x_Ib7_WrI Yakuza 2 Gameplay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkNOyWHjwg4 Chulip Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCvr7fXDbco War of the Monsters Commercials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBSPmAPWHTI Hollow Knight Footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogBXxTCc3lE Yakuza 2 River Scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsueiIjMs9A Image Sources https://www.reddit.com/r/90sdesign/comments/157wnw7/1998_famous_players_movie_theatre_mississauga/ https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/36477 https://www.tumblr.com/y2kaestheticinstitute/650643027540443136/famous-players-paramount-theatre-festival-hall MobyGames https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/games/images/18354-syphon-filter-logans-shadow
PlayStation 2 Retrospective
Head to https://bit.ly/LiamTriforceLIC and use code "LIAMTRIFORCEAW" to get 5% off Alan Wake: Design Works (or anything from Lost in Cult's store!) This is a story about a Metroid game that doesn't get a lot of love. Here is a retrospective containing my honest thoughts. I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT SYLUX Thumbnail by @hotcyder Special thanks to @vinesauce, @KingKlonoa, @Kohana64, and @Bellomancer for helping me record multiplayer footage. Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:07 Development 5:53 Hunters 12:52 Control Scheme 18:24 Campaign 38:41 Multiplayer 44:44 Conclusion Sources https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/interview/11162/nst-discusses-metroid-prime-hunters https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/05/19/e3-2005-metroid-prime-hunters-creator-interview https://www.gamespot.com/videos/metroid-prime-hunters-developer-interview/2300-6139380/ Richard Vorodi Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rohRYGKvflA Photo by Jon Wilcox https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nintendo_Software_Technology.png
Was Metroid Prime Hunters Any Good?
You are loved. This is a video about a series of games that explore the loss of innocence, acceptance of grief, and love. Mother 1+2 segments edited by @clickingaming. Mother 3 segment edited by me. Thumbnail by @hotcyder Also a shoutout to my brother @daylight_anim for helping me film the Mother 3 interstitial. Special thanks to tcrf.net, starmen.net, and the EarthBound Wiki for being fantastic resources in my research. A lot of Mother 3’s pre-release material is documented on The Cutting Room Floor. Also special thanks to https://www.earthboundtext.com/ for the interstitial text! Works of Shigesato Itoi translated by Lindsay Moore of Yomuka!, Brian Ashcraft of Kotaku, and me. All of my sources can be found here: https://pastebin.com/BPCUMnGn Video Sources: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8FuqnYdCQbWstzhSWH7JgoFtojtDm3ec&si=b6cQsm7IZ32vtPRm Chapters 0:00 Intro 5:03 The Shigesato Itoi That Japan Knows, and How Mother Came to Be 23:09 Mother (EarthBound Beginnings / Zero) 54:26 Mother Crosses the Pacific 1:03:59 Mother 2 (EarthBound) 2:15:03 Love is a Long Road 2:35:37 Mother 3 4:10:43 Conclusion Like my videos a ton? Consider becoming a Patron (or YouTube Member): https://www.patreon.com/liamtriforce https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWQfbcMGyrPDlIU7wV7aAOQ/join
Mother / EarthBound Series Retrospective
Go to https://surfshark.com/triforce or use code TRIFORCE at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! Mario Kart World is a very strange game, but that is exactly what makes it so much fun to talk about. I just want it to be the best game it can be. Also, Nintendo has done the unthinkable and forced me to rewrite a completed video. An unprecedented play by them. Thumbnail by @HotCyder Special thanks to @KingKlonoa for helping me record and teaching me more about the game! Also a huge special thanks to everyone else that joined my lobbies while working on this video. Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:31 The Stuff I Love 15:53 The Stuff I Don't Love Quite As Much 29:14 Rainbow Road, and What It Stands For Sources TomSka and Friends Surfshark Ad (I really like this channel and I watch it all the time) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mne9inpo-ZM Zelda Cycle Interview https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-The-Wind-Waker-HD/The-Legend-of-Zelda-The-Wind-Waker-HD/2-The-Zelda-Cycle/2-The-Zelda-Cycle-807184.html TWD98 Clips: https://x.com/TroyWD98 https://bsky.app/profile/4brandonjs4.bsky.social/post/3ls6gqlywbk2a https://bsky.app/profile/4brandonjs4.bsky.social/post/3lsasgwnkek2y Dunkey’s Mario Kart World video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7ftAzBcX5Y Nintendo Switch 2 Prices in Canada https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/whatsnew/nintendo-maintains-nintendo-switch-2-pricing-retail-pre-orders-to-begin-april-24-in-canada/ Like my videos a ton? Consider becoming a Patron (or YouTube Member): https://www.patreon.com/liamtriforce https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWQfbcMGyrPDlIU7wV7aAOQ/join
I Care Very Deeply About Mario Kart World.
Sign up now at https://www.80000hours.org/liamtriforce to receive a free career guide in your inbox! Two Metroid videos for the price of one! Examining the Game Boy Advance Metroid games in one big Metroid burrito. Edited by @clickingaming Thumbnail by @hotcyder Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:52 Metroid Fusion 43:54 Metroid Zero Mission 1:11:06 Conclusion Sources https://youtu.be/oKs_Oyfuyuc?si=7Tzp0d29FK6zlc_w&t=806 https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/03/24/nintendo-confirms-new-metroid https://web.archive.org/web/20150721232322/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0303/32/index.html https://shmuplations.com/metroidgba/ https://metro.co.uk/2022/04/21/metroids-samus-aran-isnt-a-bounty-hunter-according-to-nintendo-16508022/ Video Sources Metroid Fusion Shinespark Easter Egg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUmEoAoSzK0 Further list of videos used: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8FuqnYdCQbUClgJmr9B9QI7omfXCL1Ke Like my videos a ton? Consider becoming a Patron (or YouTube Member): https://www.patreon.com/liamtriforce https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWQfbcMGyrPDlIU7wV7aAOQ/join
Metroid Fusion / Zero Mission Retrospective
Use my link to get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/liamtriforce My exclusive video on how I make video game retrospectives: https://nebula.tv/videos/liamtriforce-how-i-make-video-game-retrospectives Examining Metroid (NES) and Super Metroid, their design, and how they create fear, especially through a story of motherhood. I also talk about the Alien movies a lot. Chapters 0:00 Intro 4:00 Metroid (1986) 24:55 Super Metroid 1:03:12 Conclusion Credits Kraid battle animated by @daylight_anim Featuring Hannah Hellwig as Samus Aran https://twitter.com/thejediexile21 Thumbnail by @hotcyder Sources Retro Gamer - Issue 65 https://issuu.com/roylazarovich/docs/retro_gamer_065/1 Yoshio Sakamoto at GDC 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20150512151501/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4333/the_elegance_of_metroid_yoshio_.php https://www.nintendo.com/super-nes-classic/interview-super-metroid https://web.archive.org/web/20150315080234/http://www.metroid-database.com/features/owsen.php Super Metroid Music Credits https://vgmdb.net/album/883 Like my videos a ton? Consider becoming a Patron (or YouTube Member): https://www.patreon.com/liamtriforce https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWQfbcMGyrPDlIU7wV7aAOQ/join
Fear, Love, and Metroid
Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/liamtriforce Watch Razbuten's exclusive video where he ranks all FromSoftware games (from the heart): https://nebula.tv/videos/razbuten-a-definitive-ranking-of-fromsoft-game This is a video about how Sekiro, and a certain manga, taught me perseverance, focus, patience, and confidence in my abilities as a player, and an artist. Chapters 0:00 Why We Play Dark Souls 8:00 The Journey 58:00 Art is Strength 1:08:27 Conclusion Credits Thanks to 2Mello for allowing me to feature their music! I used “flower breezeway” and “sunflower samurai” at the end of this video. https://2mellomakes.bandcamp.com/album/sunsound-collisions Yes, that is a Samurai Champloo reference. If you like Nujabes, you’ll like the album. Thumbnail by @hotcyder Video Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyCos4dxUcs Dark Souls Remastered Additional Footage from LongplayArchive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2PLSmGxiwo Beating Genichiro Early https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRx8fReHzZw Takehiko Inoue - Entrance Space Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mElR5BDpog4 Sources Inoue, T. Vagabond. Kodansha. 1998-2015. Yoshizawa, E. Musashi. Kodansha. 1937. Kurosawa, A. (Director). Seven Samurai (Film). Toho. 1954. Kobayashi, M. (Director). Harakiri (Film). Shochiku. 1962. Kurosawa, A. (Director). Sanjuro (Film). Toho. 1962. Like my videos a ton? Consider becoming a Patron (or YouTube Member): https://www.patreon.com/liamtriforce https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWQfbcMGyrPDlIU7wV7aAOQ/join
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Retrospective - Art is Strength
Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/liamtriforce Watch my exclusive video interviewing fans of Chrono Trigger for 2 hours: https://nebula.tv/videos/liamtriforce-massive-chrono-trigger-fans-talk-about-the-game-for-2-hours If you've never played Gravity Rush, here is why I think you should. If you HAVE... that's awesome. Either way, here is a retrospective that tells the story of how I fell in love with these games, and how Kat continues to remind me of the good in this world. Thumbnail art by SaRuWolf https://x.com/SarukaiWolf https://bsky.app/profile/sarukaiwolf.bsky.social Thumbnail by @HotCyder https://bsky.app/profile/hotcyder.bsky.social Check out Shunsuke Saito on Twitter and Bluesky! https://x.com/sshun3 https://bsky.app/profile/sshun3.bsky.social Chapters 0:00 Intro 3:08 Gravity Rush 40:31 Gravity Rush 2 1:29:33 Conclusion Sources Translation of interview at the end of the Gravity Rush artbook https://karageko.com/2018/01/07/gravity-rush-art-book-interview/ Sony Japan Studio closure https://gameworldobserver.com/2021/02/26/sony-confirms-shutting-japan-studio-following-exit-bloodborne-producer-silent-hill-director Why Gravity Rush isn’t popular in the West https://www.cgmagonline.com/articles/features/why-gravity-rush-2-is-unpopular-in-west/ Gravity Rush Was Ten Years in the Making https://www.siliconera.com/gravity-rush-was-ten-years-in-the-making/ Gravity Rush Creator Was Concerned Kat Was Too Japanese https://www.siliconera.com/gravity-rush-creator-was-concerned-kat-was-too-japanese/ Gravity Rush creators reveal game’s origins https://blog.playstation.com/archive/2012/03/14/gravity-rushs-creators-reveal-the-games-origins/ Defying Physics in Gravity Rush https://www.gamespot.com/articles/defying-physics-in-gravity-rush/1100-6373179/ Gravity Daze Interview - 4gamer https://www.4gamer.net/games/134/G013499/20110825080/ Gravity Daze Interview - Famitsu https://www.famitsu.com/news/201204/02012453.html Shunsuke Saito’s current status Video Sources Original PS3 Prototype https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BABiyd57KY kat gravity rush Like my videos a ton? Consider becoming a Patron (or YouTube Member): https://www.patreon.com/liamtriforce https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWQfbcMGyrPDlIU7wV7aAOQ/join
Gravity Rush Retrospective - PlayStation's Forgotten Gem
Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/liamtriforce Watch my exclusive video featuring 2 hours of Chrono Trigger discussion: https://nebula.tv/videos/liamtriforce-massive-chrono-trigger-fans-talk-about-the-game-for-2-hours This is the story of how Chrono Trigger restored my passion for what I do. Thumbnail by @hotcyder Special thanks to https://www.chronocompendium.com/ for being a fantastic resource in my research. And a VERY special thanks to everyone I interviewed for this video: @vinesauce @KingKlonoa @BoundaryBreak @ClementJ64 @SomecallmeJohnny @IFinishedAVideoGame Chapters 0:00 Intro 4:11 My Personal History with RPGs 8:19 Akira Toriyama's Character Design 15:10 Millennial Fair 18:49 Battle Systems 28:59 600 A.D. 36:15 The Trial 42:14 2300 A.D. 51:20 The End of Time 53:58 The Masamune and 65,000,000 B.C. 1:00:45 Magus' Castle 1:04:25 Kingdom of Zeal 1:17:49 Character-Driven Sidequests 1:37:52 Saving the World 1:45:27 "What is Chrono Trigger Truly About?" Video Sources: Devil May Cry 3 Dante/Vergil Combo Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T_RdUPNg6k Danila Bolshakov - Burning piano (Max Richter cover) https://youtu.be/J3cg4tFLm7A Additional footage courtesy of @vinesaucefullsauce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7ehdRG9K0M Like my videos a ton? Consider becoming a Patron (or YouTube Member): https://www.patreon.com/liamtriforce https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWQfbcMGyrPDlIU7wV7aAOQ/join
Chrono Trigger Retrospective - Your Future Begins With You