VidAMs - Video Game TV Show Reviews

[DavidJohnBores]

Hey everyone. Mixing things up from making my regular LPs, I’ve started a series where I review TV shows based on video games! This project is funded by my Patrons and features artwork by ILWP.

Thread Rules

• No isms or phobias welcome here.

• If my take on a show you hold dear is negative, please remember that it’s not a dig on you. Nostalgia can be a powerful thing!

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Videos (By Series)

PAC-MAN’S BRUTAL MASSACRE - Pac-Man (1982)

THE ORIGINAL DONKEY KONG - Donkey Kong (1983)
SCRAPPY KONG & FRIENDS - Donkey Kong Junior, Frogger & Kangaroo (1983)
Q’BERT, CLAMIGATORS & SPACE BABY - Q’Bert, Pitfall & Space Ace (1983)
BANARNA SLARMER - Donkey Kong Country (1997)

ONE KITT, TWO KITT, RED KITT, BLUE KITT - Pole Position (1984)

DO THE MARIO! - The Super Mario Bros. Super Show (1989) -
HOOKED ON THE BROTHERS - Super Mario Bros. (1989)
EXCUSE ME, PRINCESS - The Legend of Zelda (1989)
IT’S MORE THAN A GAME… IT’S ALSO A SHOW - The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990)

LET’S PLAY ALONG WITH CARMEN SANDIEGO - Where in the World is C.Sandiego? (1991)
CARMEN’S CRYPTIC CRIMES - Where on Earth is C.Sandiego? (1994)
REMATCH TIME WITH CARMEN SANDIEGO - Where in Time is C.Sandiego? (1996)

BATTLETOADS VS. BUBSY - Battletoads (1992) & Bubsy (1993)

I HOG THAT HATEHEDGE - Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993)
WAY PAST COOL - Sonic the Hedgehog (1993)
SONIC’S SINGING SIBLINGS - Sonic Underground (1999) -
MUST PROCEED WITH HASTE - Sonic X (2003) -
THE FORGOTTEN SONIC VILLAINS - Sonic Boom (2014)

Final Fant𝓐𝓢𝓢y: Legend of the 𝓒𝓡𝓨𝓢𝓣𝓐𝓛s - Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals (1994)
FINAL FANTASY: BISECTED - Final Fantasy: Unlimited (2001)

STREET FIGHTER TWO FIVE - Street Fighter II V (1994)
STREET FIGHTER: THE MOVIE: THE SERIES - Street Fighter: The Animated Series (1994)

SUPER FIGHTING ROBOT - Mega Man (1994) -
JACK IN!! ROCKMAN.EXE - MegaMan NT Warrior & Rockman.EXE Axess (2002)
ROCKNETTO RETURNS - Rockman.EXE Stream, Beast & Beast+ (2004)
ASTROLOGY FURSONA MAN - Shooting Star Rockman & Tribe(2006)

EARTHWORM JIM (1995)

WE’RE THE DARKSTALKERS - Darkstalkers (1995)
WE’RE THE DARKSTALKERS (But Way, Way Better) - Darkstalkers’ Revenge (1997)

RUNGO’S GIRTH (Watch This First!)
RUNGO’S GIRTH: NOW ON VHS - Battle Arena Toshinden OVA (1996)

IT’S KOMBAT TIME - Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1996)

How GOOD was Ash Ketchum ACTUALLY? (Gen 1) - Pokémon Indigo League (1997)
BANNED POKÉMON EPISODES (Gens 1-7) - Pokémon Indigo-Alola (1997-2018)

WING COMMANDER ACADEMY (1997)

DIGIMON ADVENTURE (1999)
THE DIGIMON EMPEROR’S RISE, FALL & REDEMPTION - Digimon 02 (2000)
THE TAMING OF THE TAMERS - Digimon Tamers (2001)

WORDS WORTH (1999) (18+)

RAYMAN’S TELEVISION HISTORY - Rayman: The Animated Series (1999), Rabbids Invasion (2013) & Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix (2023) -

I GOTTA BELIEVE - PaRappa the Rapper (2001)

KIRBY, RIGHT BACK AT YA! (2001)
KIRBY, FRIGHT TO THE FINISH (2003)

GREEN GREEN(S) - GREEN GREEN (2003) (18+)

SHOW ME YOUR MOVES - F-Zero: Legend of Falcon (2003)

VIVA PIÑATA (2006)

HIGURASHI: THEY WILL DIE - Higurashi: When They Cry (2006)
HIGURASHI: DIE, DIE AGAIN - Higurashi: When They Cry Kai (2007)
WHEN CICADAS CRY: AN IMPROV DUB - Higurashi: When Cicadas Cry (2016)

ANIME: THE ANIME (ALSO DINOSAURS) - Dinosaur King (2007)

EUPHORIA (CULINARY EDITION) - Euphoria (2011) (18+)

PHANTASY STAR UNIVERSE(ITY) - Phantasy Star Online 2 The Animation (2016)

CRASH & SPYRO’S TV CROSSOVER! - Skylanders Academy (2016)

DRACULA’S CURSE - Castlevania Season 1 & 2 (2017)

CAFES, CAT-GIRLS, AND CAKES - Nekopara (2020)

Special Episodes

THE ALMOSTS - VidAMs #49

THE KING LOST TO TIME - VidAMs #50

Thread Rules

• No isms or phobias welcome here.

• If my take on a show you hold dear is negative, please remember that it’s not a dig on you. Nostalgia can be a powerful thing!

Patreon

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PAC-MAN'S BRUTAL MASSACRE - VidAMs

The genocidal hero it all started with…

KIRBY, RIGHT BACK AT YA! - VidAMs

Spanish Meta-Knight? Flowey Undertale? Police Brutality? All in one series?

[Fefnir]

Waddle Dees are an arm of the bourgeoisie. I know it hurts but we have to accept this.

Having alternated between a number of the subbed and dubbed episodes with friends, I will say that either form of the show is surprisingly good for a monster of the week/Saturday morning-type series. It’s all pretty good! …other than an episode featuring an expy of a notable TERF author of wizard books you may have heard of. I guess if that’s the worst-aged thing on the show, the rest of it must be pretty solid, at least.

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KIRBY, FRIGHT TO THE FINISH! - VidAMs

After checking out the Kirby anime I decided to watch the (literally) explosive finale. Honestly, it’s not bad!

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WE'RE THE DARKSTALKERS ~ VidAMs

Taking our first foray into straight-up garbage… it’s the failed Darkstalkers TV series!

[Fefnir]

If the Darkstalkers cartoon had one long-lasting impact, it’s the acknowledgment that everyone finds Rikou strangely attractive… for a fish man.

That, and this shark.

[DavidJohnBores]

That vibing shark is fantastic and I’m so sad I missed it.

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LET'S PLAY ALONG WITH CARMEN SANDIEGO - VidAMs

Taking my first dip into live action, I try to catch a master thief with the help of a stern chief and an acapella group. Somehow Rockapella only has 5.8k subs, so we should try to rectify that: https://www.youtube.com/user/RockapellaDotCom/

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WAY PAST COOL! - VidAMs

Enjoying some high quality content from Sonic’s heyday, as well as this show’s namesake!

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How GOOD was Ash Ketchum ACTUALLY? (Gen 1) - VidAMs

As a representative of the Indigo League’s legal department, I’ve been informed that all of my talking points in this video are purely conjecture and should not be taken seriously. Especially within a court of law.

[Fefnir]

Now the question is:

Did Gary get fake badges, or is he actually so conscious of some of the more dubious gyms in Kanto that he went out of his way to get ten, just to make sure he was legit?

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Given what we now know, I’ll chalk it up to the latter. Standards are slipping I tell ya what!!

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SONIC'S SINGING SIBLINGS - VidAMs & Knuckles

As you can tell by the intro, I have the voice of an angel ~ (Note: Satan was an angel!)

Big thank you to Molb for the Queen Aleena voiceover!

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EXCUSE ME, PRINCESS - VidAMs

It seems some legends are best left forgotten…

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ANIME: THE ANIME (ALSO DINOSAURS) - VidAMs

Somewhere, Aerodactyl and Tyrannomon are drowning their sorrows.

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A thank you to Lenuell for going the extra mile and creating me a medal!

[Fefnir]

79 episodes? 79 episodes?! When Chip and Ironicus did an anime theater of this I figured it lasted, like, five.

It’s always a shame when it seems like the writers have way more fun with the secondary characters instead of the main ones. Excited Paleontologist Dad and Stoner Mom are baseline way better than Dick Team Anime Kid Trio and Evil Pokemon Organization Amalgamation. They’re not good enough to make me want to watch Dinosaur King, but I do feel bad for whoever could have written a better Saturday morning show than what they ended up doing.

[DavidJohnBores]

Dino Dad and Stoner Mum were given the short straw, no doubt about it.

For anyone curious, here is the commentary in question: https://archive.org/details/AnimeTheater19DinoKingHD

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PHANTASY STAR UNIVERSE(ITY) - VidAMs

Watching the 2016 anime adaptation(?) of Phantasy Star Online 2. I’m only now realising that by trying out the game and actually enjoying it, I’ve completely fallen into the show’s hands… meh, no regrets: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1056640/Phantasy_Star_Online_2/

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Oh, and regarding the ending stinger, GYNOUG:

Nostalgia Trip! Pitstop 5 - Gynoug (Wings of Wor)