Adam: “HyperScan generation recap is not happening.” Also Adam:

Next Hyperscan Video from Adam: “How to mod the Hyperscan to output in 4K (HDMI Output Mod)!”

@AdamKoralik

3 жыл бұрын

I mean....I already have it running at 1080p.

@TheCHRILLCAST

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdamKoralik might as well take it to 8K then.

@RetroGamerBB

3 жыл бұрын

I highly doubt anyone will want to make a svideo or component mod for this thing. I could be wrong.

@Di3mondDud3

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdamKoralik 1080p is your legal minimum for console modding.

@justandardprocedure

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdamKoralik 4k hyperscan is the only way to play

To be fair...this is actually the kindest, friendliest most gentle, baby gloves review of the Hyper Scan I have ever seen. Adam.... you did your best sir...a saint amongst men.

@Chronz

3 жыл бұрын

really? i have no basis for comparison but i thought to myself, it cant be that bad

"The Hyperscan looks like something that Batman would've thrown out of the Batcave because it was obsolete. And it is." - Mark from Classic Game Room

@colinroberts2060

3 жыл бұрын

"...It was when it was new."

"Marvel Heroes: It's... a game."

I remember seeing ads for this thing and being speechless over how awful it looked. The advertisements didn’t even try to hide the fact that it was garbage. I wasn’t even aware that the games were recognized by the ESRB. I always lumped this thing in with Leapfrog TV toys and never with actual consoles.

@ccateni28

3 жыл бұрын

Even leapfrog and v-tech devices have more powerful hardware and better games than the hyperscam.

I remember actually wanting this as a kid. So glad I got a xbox 360 instead xP

I got into Hyperscan purely for the X-men cards. Didn’t even care to play the game. However, I got into it at the perfect time. Everything was discounted cheap and plentiful. I was running around to every Walmart and TRU buying booster packs for 1-3 bucks a piece and game packs for 3-5 bucks. Originally, boosters were 10 and games were 20.

All I remember about it is that my Uncle got it for my cousins who were like 6 at the time, they were a bit too young for a real console, but he didn't want them to play his brand new ps3. It didn't last too long... I think they got rid of it in like 2 or 3 months. The controller was unbelievable, honestly the V-Tech has a better controller.

I actually played with amiibo as a kid without owning a wii U (I do now and really like it) but me and my sister had many adventures, we even replayed thousand year door with certain amiibo and McDonald's toys. Good times, Good times, and I'm a teenager now.

Adam from the future if you're in the playlist!

Adam gettting his 2021April Fools video out real early!

“YOU CALL THAT A GLITCH?!” -old man OCP CEO - Robocop

AVGN made a great rant about this thing.

@nate567987

3 жыл бұрын

as did CGR with the loadoff

@HKgaming86

3 жыл бұрын

@@nate567987 Damn I miss CGR, that channel was legendary

@theshadowman1398

3 жыл бұрын

@@HKgaming86 That dude simply changed the name of his channel ( again ).

@HKgaming86

3 жыл бұрын

@@theshadowman1398 Yeah, Mark doesn't review games anymore, he just does drawing videos & comic reviews. I don't think he's uploaded anything in at least 6 months either

@HKgaming86

3 жыл бұрын

@D. I don't watch them, I checked them out once for curiosity's sake, but yeah doesn't interest me. Too bad his channel was one of the best, imo it put most other gaming channels to shame

Ok, Never thought you would review this console

As a fan of your channel this video reminds me of your story of Sega Japan finally letting America bundle Sonic with Genesis like Ok... if this is what it takes to thoroughly do the recap... then go ahead.

Lmao I was literally thinking about this console right before you uploaded this

@oscarperez9783

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@adamlewellen5081

3 жыл бұрын

So very sad...

@adamlewellen5081

3 жыл бұрын

@リナックス変態レトロワルド94 it's a slippery slope, before you know it he will review a vertual boy!!

This console needs a current homebrew scene.

"Hey ya look at this billy likes those gamez... *cuts to plumbing cleanup ad*" Yeah his parents were that bad...

"Hey Nintendo... WE BEAT YOU TO THE MARKET!!! No shortage on our stuff. In fact we will even outstay our welcome!" -Former Mattel Marketing team, 2 weeks before they went to AA

well never imaged that this would ever happen. a great ending for a shitty year. keep up the weird obscure stuff.

Adam: "The loading times on this thing are really bad" *actually loads faster at the beginning* Adam: :O

Lmao I was just digging mine out yesterday. I don't know how, but your timing is always impeccable

I remember when this came out. I was around 11 at the time and honestly the concept was so cool to me and I wanted one so badly. Thankfully my parents never caved.

Adam tomorrow: how to run the hyperscan at 8k with ray tracing. Let’s get into it.

@Ozzhiroth

3 жыл бұрын

I love how " rich tommorow " memes are bleeding over here now.

@FlyingV555

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ozzhiroth Just wanted to see if someone got the joke.

This kind of reminds me of these robots my brother and I found at Goodwill a while ago. They scanned cards to fight, seems like it would work, but was in practice was terrible. Not sure but it was around the same time. I wonder if Mattel made them.

I remember watching a Classic Game Room video on this console years ago and being surprised that people thought this was a good idea to release this console, but I guess you are right that trading cards were big at the time and companies wanted to try and make some money off the card craze.

Always fascinated to hear the history of consoles, even the obscure failed ones, great review!

The thing with this console was that it wasn't made with a "Video game console platform" mindset. It was made - and marketed like a toy. I think in a sense it was meant to be more like the Atari Flashback, or those Plug and Play systems that were popular at the time. Problem being it pulled an Icarus. "Shelfwarmer" is a term used when a specific toy out of a series just stays on shelves for a long time. The problem with single game plug and and plays, is that one of the games will inevitably be the shelf warmer. Mattel being a toy maker would almost certainly be aware of this. This is a big problem if your going to make a line of pricey toys. Having a CD drive meant if... 'Interstellar Wrestling League' became a shelf warmer, at least they would be small boxes, and relatively cheap being just a CD, rather then a big expensive box. However, being $70 puts you well outside of the plug and play price range. While having a CD drive subjects you to being compared to videogame consoles, with a pricepoint that was too comparable to a Gamecube ($99). The Gamecube also generally did come with a game, there were "Players Choice" games that cost $20, and of course you could goto Gamestop, or go on Ebay for used games. As I said, it pulled an Icarus. It flew too high for the 'plug and play' market where it belonged, and got too close to the game console market where any merits it might have had melted. So it crashed.

A hypothetical 1994 Hyperscan is honestly terrifying. I feel like it the card thing would work so much better but it would be atleast a 399$ console considering the ps1s price. But Mattell being behind it would have helped significantly.

As someone who was a very young kid in 2006, I can confidently say that I did not have a Hyperscan... ...I got a V-Smile that year...

I kinda feel the idea of the hyperscan could have worked at the time as an accessory for the main consoles like the card reader was an usb connected device which was compatible with games with the accessory in mind. Also the games could have looked like they were made in 2006-2007 instead of the early 90s obviously.

Thanks Adam this weird piece of kit always fascinated me ha. Merry Christmas!

I like turtles

@only1gameguru

3 жыл бұрын

Turtles are awesome

@iliketurtles4869

3 жыл бұрын

@@only1gameguru i agree

@khew1

3 жыл бұрын

Do you also like pies

@doomstasche5768

3 жыл бұрын

So... turtles than...

Intellivision was the first console I ever had. It's probably been over twenty years since I last played it but it was working just fine when I did.

i love these recap series, i can't sleep without your sweet lullaby voice

Funny how every time I see this system, I think of AVGN's review of it. And honestly, it doesn't even look like a console that would come out in the 7th Gen.

Yoooooo i actually remember that commercial for this console lol. Brings back memories!

Great review and great shirt, merry Christmas everyone.

Back at it again with the deep, deep cuts.

It the best CD Rom console with all games requiring cards to be scanned. Ohhh wait it is the only one.

Something a lot of people don't get about Toys-to-life: If you make it so that people can play the game without buying any of the additional components...that's exactly what's going to happen. You can't make the toys optional or else people will opt-out pretty much every time. You have to either be all-in or not at all unless you're selling character-themed collectibles the way Nintendo does. It's the harsh reality of Toys to life.

My mom got one for my brother and when I started collecting systems I was like oh yeah we have that but of course she had donated it, so I got one for like $18 but with no game and now I can't get any games for it since people want more than I spent on the system and it'd ruin the great price I paid, I've never actually played the system but I kinda like the controller and the folding aspect, at least just the analog stick, great video!

I think they were aspired from Nintendo E-Reader

Another great video I'd love to see a retrospective of the virtual boy

There used to be a small chain of stores in my area called Building 19. They sold mostly overstock, closeouts, and factory flawed stuff. That was the only place I've seen anything for Hyperscan in the wild. They only had the controllers. Nothing else. No games. No cards. Not even the base unit.

Love this series!

Still a huge step up from the barcode battler.

everything I know about this console I know from you and yet I still feel like i'm a smart cookie for already knowing so much about this trash heap thank you adam your videos are incredible i hope you get your hands on every console ever, apologies in advance for the torture of all the terrible controllers have a merry christmas

Hey Adam, great video! Glad to see my little console that couldn't still works and looks great upscaled lol

@AdamKoralik

3 жыл бұрын

"Thanks" again.

@peter1052

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdamKoralik 😂😂😂 hey man, at least it's a funny novelty console to own

@AdamKoralik

3 жыл бұрын

@@peter1052 If that was true, you'd still have it.

@peter1052

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdamKoralik I'm not great at making videos, I've been watching your videos for years, I figured you could make a banger video or 2 about it

@AdamKoralik

3 жыл бұрын

@@peter1052 Hope you enjoyed it.

I love these generation recaps. I saw the Nuon one, but I totally wasn't expecting another video so soon. Can't wait for the the next episodes on the GameWave and Zeebo. ;)

@AdamKoralik

3 жыл бұрын

Don't have either unfortunately.

You can have a vintage museum with your collection now, I’d pay to tour 😄

12:00 I don't know what you are complaining about? I booted my Hyperscan up just last week. .... And I loaded a game yesterday. So what is the big whoop? You got other stuff to do? This is a console for people with not a lot going on. It practically is in the motto. They did indeed take 2 things, combine them (and their required times), but you have it all in 1 place! Thank you Mattel, I did not want to have to go to 2 different sides of the room for 2 things!

I place this one in my 'toy console' category of gaming. Oddly enough I was planning on adding a toy console display in my gameroom in 2021, including the HyperScan. They'll just be for show (not connected) but I thought it might be fun to have them all together. I also plan to add the Action Max, Interactive Vision, Game Wave, and Xavix.

Gotta love that blast from the past Maddox shirt.

@AdamKoralik

3 жыл бұрын

We follow each other on Twitter, he actually commented about it.

Finally! Hoping next retrospective will be the Zeebo whenever you get one of those.

@rickyrosay33977

3 жыл бұрын

Zeebo would be interesting

Thank you for going through the trouble of putting together a team of products to show us the Hyperscan in its most beautiful form. Lol.

I never bought one but remember seeing it , but my cousin got it for Christmas for the Ben10 game since he loved Ben10 at the time. I remember going over and we plugged it in and it was actually defective out of the box. They went and exchanged it the next day and supposedly my cousin got impatient with it and threw it across the room and broke the TVs av port. They returned it bought my cousin got a wii and Ben10 game.

I genuinely feel bad for a kid who had this while all of their friends had Playstation 2/3, Xbox/Xbox 360, Gamecubes, Wilson, etc. Like I can't imagine what they felt when they played this and then went to their friends' houses and playing Halo or Metal Gear and realizing what they had was shit.

Lunch break and generation recap. 😊

Adam wanted all the smoke with this thing. Ha😆

4:30 That's because around that time, young Adam was visited by himself from the future and was shown the beauty of Shenmue.

AVGN did a review of this omg I had to watch this!

Great Review. Can't wait for you to find someone to RGB mod it!

I geuss we could thank this thing for being the predecesor of Skylanders, Lego Dimensions and Amiibo?

Didn’t know this pos existed until AVGN reviewed it LOL. I have a fuzzy memory of my 11 year old self seeing one at a Walmart in late 2006 but idk may have been something else. I can’t believe this thing tried to compete with PS3, 360, & Wi… what a joke. Awesome vid as always Adam.

I think this looks more like a toy than it does a game console.

Love the shirt man

I feel like the Hyperscan was a toy that the buyer at Mattel saw at a toy fair and just bought it sight unseen. This can't be something that was designed in house. But they did make the Power Glove. So maybe they took a chance on it and failed spectacularly. I'm glad that you didn't just trash it for the memes. Giving something a fair shake and putting yourself in the shoes of the time really helps give it a proper perspective.

Can't wait for the video where you get it rgb modded!

I have one of these abominations like new-defective in the box. Disc was hitting the cover when trying to spin. So got board and took the assturd apart to find the rubber stabilizers for the laser were not level. I ended up using part of an ear-swab to jam between the laser mount and top half of system to get it level. Sativa is amazing for bringing out my creative abilities. Now just gotta figure out that burning wax smell. XD

That vintage Maddox shirt, though

The Mattel HyperScan was never meant to compete with those scrubs the PlayStation, XBox, or Nintendo. It was supposed to compete with the master races Apple Pippin, Bandai Playdia, Casio Loopy, and VM Labs Nuon. Merry XMas Series X

Oh boy... I actually had one of those when it launched my grandma bought me one of those Christmas of that year with Ben 10 and the marvel game and i played it once and threw it in closet and got rid of it later luckily I had a GameCube as a kid as well haha

I was big into Yugioh as a kid. Played with a bunch of kids when I was in elementary school and I remember seeing the anime religiously on Cartoon Network.

Came for the HyperScan stayed for the Maddox t-shirt. Well done, sir.

Atleast you can still play it without a internet connection

I think what Mattel should have done was released the Hyper Scan as an accessory for the Wii or PS3 or Xbox 360. The Wii would have been the best bet, given how under powered it was. But in any case, they should have taken the Lego Dimensions approach: sell a scanner that plugs into the Wii or PS3 or what have you as a Starter Pack, then sell games and cards for it. And of course, if you absolutely need a card to play the game, said card should be included with said game.

Even if I tolerate that this thing is not made for to complete with the big consoles I can't imagine how any child can enjoy that. But I'm happy to know one more rare console now, thanks for that!

I was working at Wal-Mart the Christmas this came out and we gave it two whole shelves worth of space and put posters for it all over the store and I know for a fact we didn't sell a single one. Not even the grandparents fell for this thing, that is how lame it was. A few months later we marked the systems down to $10 and the card packs down to ten cents and the games down to five bucks and still only a few people touched the thing. In the end we just moved it all to the storage room in the back, and they were still rotting back there when I left the company four years later.

@AdamKoralik

3 жыл бұрын

Damn son.

@Mattfromthepast

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdamKoralik Yeah, one of my managers told me a few months later "I don't know why they shipped us so many of these things, we have not sold one!"

@noahbossier1131

6 ай бұрын

@@Mattfromthepastthat’s insane.

Love the series Adam. Ever thought about doing a series like this on handhelds, even if you are not that big on them?

@GaffsNotLaffs

3 жыл бұрын

The reason he hasn’t is probably not that he’s not interested but that he doesn’t have much to say.

@AdamKoralik

3 жыл бұрын

Eventually.

@GaffsNotLaffs

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdamKoralik yo YO

@tombafan

3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see a psp review

Good to see Mattel's standard for quality has not changed since the Intellivision.

Nintendo did this concept much better when they released that card reader for the Gameboy Advance. Uses a strip like a credit card to read games and was basically DLC.

So in a few years we'll see the RGB Mod video right? Great video as usual!

@AdamKoralik

3 жыл бұрын

RGB ODE.

Wow I could've sworn you already talked about this

This makes my beloved PC-FX look like the Dreamcast.

I was 12 in 2006, asked for this console for Christmas. I knew it wasn't really any competition for the Big Three, but my request was one out of morbid curiosity more than anything. The card-scanning function barely worked, the X-Men game took an eternity to load, the controller was uncomfortable. I'd say just about the only good thing about it was the art on those X-Men cards. I think I legitimately tried playing it twice before the system was packed away. Still have it somewhere. Thankfully it didn't ruin Christmas; I had more important things to worry about and got better gifts (including sole ownership of the OG Xbox after my older brother got a 360). The lesson here is that sometimes it's best not to act on your curiosity. And no, I am not a serial killer.

"...and now we go back to loading" XD

The Hyperscan kinda reminds me of the Virtual Boy

Personally it probably more in line with the rumored specs of the Panther console. Just with a CD based media. So a 2D sprite based 32bit console.

18:22 I played the HyperScan once and can confirm, I have left a trail of dead bodies in my wake. (I actually have never laid my hands on it but the comment was funny lol)

The Ouya still can be played if u hack it and can go on the original store from that.

@AdamKoralik

3 жыл бұрын

If you have to hack a console for it to perform even it's most basic function, it's not a console.

I never this was meant to be a video game console so much as any store I was at when I found this. It was located more to the toy aisle. Making it more of a toy game

It's the Mattel HyperScan... ok. I have nothing nice to say about this thing, so I'll say nothing. At least you managed to make it look nice? Great work Adam.

@HKgaming86

3 жыл бұрын

It was better than the Tiger R Zone?

@CCH3900

3 жыл бұрын

@@HKgaming86 Not by much. It's not even better than the Virtual Boy, because at least that had a few good games, not just 1.

I remember asking for a Hyper Scan for Christmas when I was younger. It was the worst Christmas ever.

18:21 lmao.. Man that was savge, 😂

Adam, thanks for engaging with you audience. It really bugs me when creators seem indifferent to the comments section.

You had me crying laughing when you said if you were a kid playing the hyper scan, let me know if you grew up being a serial killer. 😂😂

yes thank Peter for doing this to us

I remember Hyperscan the first time it was at the toy store so it is made for children there was also Spiderman handheld Something like Tiger Electronics. So they are made for should therefore they were cheap.😅