Shaq-fu is probably the only game we can name where people have deliberately tried to turn it into lost media. People genuinely tried to find every copy of the game, and destroy them all. Which, promptly caused a counter-movement of people trying to get copies of the game just to prevent people from truly destroying every copy in the world. Considering you can still, in fact, play Shaq-fu, and the value of the game is still fairly low, you can probably imagine how successful the former movement was, and how necessary the latter movement was.

@PlayerZeroStart

2 жыл бұрын

I think people did the same for ET

@ECODKyleskymast

2 жыл бұрын

@@PlayerZeroStart And yet you can still play it to this day so they failed too.

@PlayerZeroStart

2 жыл бұрын

@@ECODKyleskymast And honestly, good. Bad media deserves to be preserved too

This game feels like an old edgy Newgrounds game based on Shaq Fu that somehow got the Alien Hominid treatment. Seriously, between the racial slur and the mind numbing celebrity parodies were the devs behind this just that behind the times?

@pieofchart

2 жыл бұрын

It's like Friday Night Funkin' if it really tried to ham in that "old Newgrounds charm" and by that I mean all sorts of bigotry and racism and all of the bad shit you can think of, plus 8th grade tier jokes also known as the /v/ mod

@daveholland6293

Жыл бұрын

Cope

@daveholland6293

Жыл бұрын

@@pieofchart Sneed

@OnlyGoken

Жыл бұрын

@@daveholland6293 mans never commented on this channel before but had to announce that hes a bigot like 8 different times 😭 dawg Shaq Fu 2 ain't the hill you wanna die on and if you want a better joke about nonbinary people heres one How does a nonbinary samurai kill their enemy? They/Them

@daveholland6293

Жыл бұрын

@@OnlyGoken People can't be bacteria you corny nibba

HI there bumbles, Just wanted to say that you haven't made one bad or mediocre video since you started with "the numbers". Even the ones that have the fewer views are still absolute fucking bangers. Keep it up man

@willtheoreminer5527

2 жыл бұрын

EXACLTY

@Dr.Barber

2 жыл бұрын

Seconded.

@pop-tartdepression393

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@Sompursone

Жыл бұрын

Imagine implying that the pre-number videos weren’t also bangers.

Slight correction: There were 5 games people loved to heart critics dog into: Superman 64, ET, Sonic 06, *Bubsy 3D*, and shaq fu

@merchantziro4285

6 ай бұрын

_We don't speak it's name_

@theinternetofficer6594

Ай бұрын

Actually there were 6

I gotta say, Shaq is one of those few celebrities who seriously seems like a great guy. When he got to the age that he needed glasses, he grew frustrated with how few options were available for the big headed individual like himself. He had the means to launch his own eyeglasses line to fill this gap. The profits of which he donated to the Boys and Girls Club of America. Also as someone who owned Shaq-Fu back in the day; it wasn’t the worst fighting game. The sprite work was a bit on the small side, especially compared to it’s peers. And the AI is particularly bad.

Glad i found this channel, your punch out video was what got me hooked onto your content.

@LisaVGG

2 жыл бұрын

Me too bro, but I’m glad I watched other vids cause Bumbles has amazing humor and taste in Yu-Gi-Oh cards

@PROPLAYEN

2 жыл бұрын

same

@jpragata017

2 жыл бұрын

Same here

@noxidgaming1114

2 жыл бұрын

same

@user-jl7cz2pe6d

2 жыл бұрын

Was it a right hook or a left hook?

This game's only merit is introducing me to the word "shaqwave", which to this day, never fails to destroy me

23:42 I'm pretty sure they made him a Nazi because there was recorded footage of him going on an anti-semitic rant. But also that happened in like 2007, which I'm pretty sure this game is eternally stuck in

@ktulu3767

2 жыл бұрын

And everyone with half a brain had been accused of going on a rant like that or been called a damn nazi.. like those that like to call nazis non socialists, lmfao... hope youre one of the few that know real history... otherwise, enjoy your leftism

@AuraHero

4 ай бұрын

To be fair, Gibson hasn't become any less antisemitic over the years.

The original Shaq-Fu has its own charm because although they ended up utterly failing at it, there was a sincere effort to make it a good game. The "sequel", on the other hand, actually *tried* to be "so bad it's good" -- but self-awareness isn't automatically fun or endearing.

Dear Bumbles, I just had an entire moment of having to painfully choose the adult decision to not hide my emotions, and try my best to communicate to another person about something very personal to me, which I still don't feel comfortable with the fact I can't express it fully... And then I see this, with Shaq smiling at me, and I just gotta say thank you so much for being your own thing that I can come and relax too when I'm stressed out over life stuff!

@bumblesmcfumbles

2 жыл бұрын

Hearing that really means a lot. If you want, DM on twitter and I can send you the video early. Anything I can do to help. @jak_the_gent

@awter.they-it

2 жыл бұрын

@@bumblesmcfumbles Oh wow, I'm honestly Greatful for your generosity, I really appreciate it! I Don't think I'll be taking the offer tho, I think I'll enjoy a video on Shaq Fu after uni tomorrow anyway 😅 (But honestly Bumbles, thank you for all you do and give to this wierd community ❤)

@awter.they-it

Жыл бұрын

@@mattyhill9919 thank you very much, and I hope you're having a great day too 😊

@liaminator4950

Жыл бұрын

@@awter.they-it hope youre having a great day, dude :3 youre loved!

It just... keeps... going. Barkley: Shut Up and Jam Gaiden is the true Shaq-Fu sequel.

26:30 Hoooo boy with Kanye's actions in this current decade him being a demon could not have aged more better than fine wine

I cannot be the only one who finds it weird that Shaq 2 has a boss fight based on a musician that they named Baby Face only for it to have nothing at all to do with the actual musician also named Babyface.

The Kanye as a demon joke aged well

0:46 No, the fourth game is Bubsy 3D, I'm pretty sure.

As someone who was genuinely excited for this game, the most disappointing thing for me (at least back then because I don't think I realized I was Bi yet) was the fact it had no connection to the original Shaq-fu at all. Not in mechanics, not in story, not in characters, nothing. And, like... That was genuinely what I was interested in in a "Shaq-fu 2", because have you even skimmed a summary, it's pure insanity and seeing that insanity written by actual writers sounds like a fun time, even if it isn't a good one. (I know the OG Kickstarter never mentioned that, but I was in middle school too, you think I fuckin read it before blindly hyping it?) The story of the original Shaq-fu starts with Sett enacting the Egyptian end times by conquering Duat, and then killing and replacing the pharaoh, thereby forever severing Egypt's connection to all the other gods and installing himself as ruler of all. Then the Pharaoh's son and father (named Leotsu) went on a globe trotting adventure to gather every wizard they could find from the rest of the ancient world and Killed Sett back to Duat so hard he died there too, severing Egypt's last ties to any god and ending the empire right then and there. And this is just the god damn *backstory* to the game. (...Ok, it's not 1-1 that, but literally all I did was add the literal most basic of mythological context and rename the "second realm" to what the Egyptians called it.) 3000 years later, Sett's shadow revives him and they go out to conquer earth again, after reconquering Duat and regaining his full power. And only one man can stop him. Shaq. Along the way, Shaq meets and beats; -An Arabic swordsman from earth -A demon outlaw -A voodoo witch from Haiti -Sneaple (with snitties) -A mind controlled alien -A lich -Leotsu (no, not that one, an entirely separate old man also named Leotsu, why would you ever connect the two?) -A different, cyborg alien -And a San Francisco dock worker. Like, not an evil one, or one working for Sett, literally just a random dude from San Fran who can go toe-to-toe with a god of evil, the chosen one, and a man literally too angry to die. He didn't even show up on purpose, he just fell in. Unfortunately, there's not much story in the base game aside from this, but that just makes it ripe for an actual writer to do something with, because this is a world with Cyberpunk aliens, Reptoids and Demons, dead gods, necromancers, furry bait aliens, and random regular people from earth, all set on a war world that you can just accidently fall into. So you can imagine my disappointment when instead of following up on that, it instead just did a bunch of shitty caracatures of celebrties and had no connection to the original when I checked it out when it came out. Thankfully I didn't buy it, but still, I feel gyped. Shaq-fu 2 could have been something at least worth reading the wiki of, but instead we got this. Shame.

@austinmorrison6953

2 жыл бұрын

Always wondered why it went from a fighting game to a side scroller beat ‘em up. Also the dlc starting Barack Obama. Talk about random.

@Sorrelhas

2 жыл бұрын

"Could have been something at least worth reading the wiki of" Damn My interactions with a lot of franchises are indeed limited to only reading the wiki

@Wright805

2 жыл бұрын

I agree completely. Original Shaq-Fu had a pretty cool story and characters. The new one is garbage.

@yeeoof1995

2 жыл бұрын

@@jknifgijdfui epic ratio fail

@GoblinLord

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, it would've been better for their PR if they made a good game, it's one thing to go "The sequel to the worst game ever is out, and it's bad" but it's a WHOLE OTHER thing to go "The Sequel to the Worst Game Ever is out, and it's actually pretty good!"

14:46 Arthur O’Diele (pronounced “o deal” btw) is a Trump parody, his name is a play on “Art Of The Deal” a book that Trump wrote, his boss theme features voice clips of things Trump said, the little imp piloting him says he “squeezed a fortune out of your people” which is probably referencing Trump’s billionaire status, and finally, when Shaq sees that Arthur is a robot, he says “i knew he was a puppet” which i think might be a reference to the accusation that Trump was a puppet installed by Russia who helped rig the election Oh yeah, also during his boss fight the imp references Atlantic City, where Trump used fo have some business

@MasterZebulin

Ай бұрын

That.... accusation might actually be true now....😬

Ya know, I think if they'd made an actual basketball game with the storyline of a fighting game staring Shaq that made by cyberconnect it could low key be really hype. Irl Shaq has admitted himself he never really applied himself in the way MJ, Lebron or Kobe did where they were constantly pushing themselves to get better on top of their natural skill. Yeah, him dunking with the force of a Toyota Carolla hard enough to destroy NBA backboards with his 12ft 5 in vertical regularly they had to make them more durable was him coasting. So the foundation of the story is what if he did, and was so good nobody could approach his basketball perfection and becomes despondent... until Shaq desperate for a challenge accidentally unleashes the Dark God of Basketball from his slumber through dunking so hard it rips the fabric space time and unleashes him from his prison. The Dark God unimpressed faces Shaq one and one and defeats him, but seeing Shaq is so good becomes intrigued by the quality of Basketball players across the various planes of existence into a tournament to decide the fate of reality for if he can not find a challenge he will the plunge into a Darwinian hellscape where only the best at basketball can survive and the rest will be forever enslaved to his mad whims. So the actual game play would be like NBA Street gameplay meets Asura's Wrath cutscene storytelling where they play the ridiculous premise completely seriously and design a bunch of really badass characters from across the various planes of reality to battle the ultimate version of Shaq in a desperate struggle for to crown the ultimate player. I'm taking full on anime nonsense, and arcadey basketball gameplay with a lot of spectacle. it'd be kinda ridiculous still, but i think by taking itself completely seriously and putting a lot of time and effort making it fun to play and going for Aura's Wrath type over the top craziness, a lot more people would buy in then you'd think.

@autobotstarscream765

Жыл бұрын

So basically Golden Freeza if he was a good guy...why didn't he get a Space Jam movie!?

Why the hell is this game so... 2008, when it was... what... What the... This game, it makes me cry, but only because it threw onions at me!

I remember seeing the best friends play this when it came out. It was brutal, yet a number of people blamed it on snowflake sensibilities making the jokes bad all of a sudden.

@lizardguyNA

2 жыл бұрын

Anyone who says that is not to be taken with a modicum of seriousness.

@betaversion9654

2 жыл бұрын

@@lizardguyNA thanks for the new vocab word, i oughta start saying modicum more often

Ok but Kanye being the true villain was prophetic

Ok I already really liked your channel but the DIESEL comic reference confirmed it. Also boy I wish that Jojo bootleg could have kept going

Stocks in the word "legend" plummeted the day this game released. The market hasn't been the same since.

"We had to rewrite the script because of what happened in 2016" and yet they didn't take out the characters based on PARIS HILTON and MICHAEL MOORE?! Yeah, that's not a dated reference at all.

I'd heard of A Legend Reborn about the same time I heard of the original Shaq Fu. I heard that it was this legendarily bad game that some people had actively tried to erase from history, and that some madmen were at work on a sequel of sorts. I was, honestly pretty hyped, being the dumb meme-obsessed teenager that I was. And then it took so long to come out that I forgot about it. And when it did, I heard it kind of sucked. And that was the end of my interest in it. So much for "Don't Fu It Up". Because they clearly did.

Super cool! I like how you give backstory to games when before you review them.

I think the whale is supposed to be documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, the man behind "Bowling for Columbine", "Fahrenheit 9/11" and a bunch of other films. Why is he a whale? Why did they tie him into Shaq's backstory? No fucking clue. I'm pretty sure it was just a cheap shot at an easy target.

@AuraHero

4 ай бұрын

People always go after Moore for being overweight. It was one of the main jokes in the movie "An American Carol" which was supposed to be a satire movie about Michael Moore, his documentaries, and liberalism in general. Naturally, it was written and directed by the least popular of the Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker comedy trio.

There’s gonna come a time where I’m making a fighting game crossover with my IPs and I will beg Shaq to let me put him in

Yo Bumbles, been enjoying your content since I found you. You're like a mythical 5th Super Best Friend that we only found after everyone else left because you were held in a stasis tube in a secret basement lab after nefarious forces created you by combining the essences of the other four. That being said, Premieres ain't it chief (At least not for my experience). In my experience I get hyped to watch a video that's all filmed, edited, and ready to go only to be told I have to wait X amount of time for no real hard reason. I ain't trying to be just a complainer though. If they get you better results in the algorithm game then I respect that and the hustle.

It's so weird I recognize Hit's Theme. My friend gave me a backwards version of the mp3 it unironically sounds really good. I screwed around with putting the pitch up and down and got some really interesting results too. Honestly the backwards version is so funky and the music is so specific even though I'm used to hearing the song backwards. Hearing it forwards is almost just as recognizable for me.

You know, go on ahead with that fun game. You deserve it after all the stuff you've been put through recently with stuff like the Burger King games or this.

The whale was meant to be documentarian Michael Moore

i mean, beiber's grape soda works as a joke *now* because lean exists but... then you're left with a meme in your game and honestly, if you arent borderlands, you cant really get away with that

Why did they decide to go for celebrity jokes? Shaq aside, the original game had a self-contained setting that could've been interesting to revisit, but even if we had to set it in modern day to make it as far removed from such an infamous game as possible (despite allegedly being a sequel), how did the events of 2016 not emphasize the point that it would end up quickly dating the game? Then there's someone like me who doesn't keep up well with celebrities, so I don't get any of the jokes centered around them anyway.

Judging by a few of the Shaq-a-Pedia entries in the game. I believe a few enemies had to be changed to avoid controversy as seen at 12:09

Bumbles I haven't seen a miss out of you to date. You make great stuff and each video is better than the last. If you wanna make a video about something you genuinely enjoy you do just that and we'll be here to watch.

Gotta say, even tho you're not a minecraft guy, i listen to you a bunch while im building! Very easy to let your videos just play out without skipping around. This is a great addition to the list absolutely nailed it

@bumblesmcfumbles

2 жыл бұрын

That's an incredibly sweet thing for you to say

damn he really put his whole shaqussy into this game

Watched this in advance, and it's a great video! The graphic death scene of shaq being mutilated was a bit much, though.

@bumblesmcfumbles

2 жыл бұрын

Shhhh, no spoilers

@TimTime10

2 жыл бұрын

WHAT?!?!

That Fu Schnickens pull earned a follow 👏

I'm willing to bet that the main reason I come back to this channel is because I entirely relate to the way you talk. It's such a stream of consciousness that makes me feel like I'm talking to someone who just went through a harrowing/life-changing experience (by choice) and is now relaying the entire thing to me in startling detail in the middle of dinner.

You never miss once in these videos, they're nothing but great!

We the share-holders of Saber Interactive apologize for the padding in the last two levels, but not for the giant ass monster.

Man, every single video is a masterpiece! I don’t know how you do it Mr. McFumbles, but Godspeed! Also I got Shaq fu free with twitch prime and I still feel like I got ripped off.

Shaq Fu: The Killing Joke

Been watching a little while now, I think I first saw the first video of "The Tester" in my recommended one day and have been watching since, been enjoying the videos a lot, keep up the great work dude! Always looking forward to the next one!

That Grape Soda gag actually aged pretty well, what with how Lean and all that became popular before and after this game’s inception; it still endures an uncanny level of infamy all thanks to the Opioid Crisis 🤷🏽‍♂️

the transition with the yugioh cards is always good and it's always proper for the video, i.e. for this one he used cards from the U.A. (Ultimate Athlete) archetype and in the Punch-Out!! videos he used the Battlin' Boxer archetype, very good

@MasterZebulin

Ай бұрын

Still don't get the "X of the Underworld" cards in that one video.

I love all your videos, your style of doing it is amazing

Underrated channel I love you videos

Now that I’ve played No More Heroes the presentation of these videos is 1000x times more enjoyable

Hi bumbles just wanted to say congratulations on over 30 videos and god bless you.

tbf jasper deserved the collective wrath of the AVGN clones of the 2000s jokes aside this is another great video. i really like how unique your content feels compared to other gaming youtubers, good stuff

You always find a way to keep me interested and hooked on a video on a topic i wouldn't normally be interested in. You're doing great so far, no matter if they get a large view count or small one. Mr.Bumbles, you've haven't mcfumbled. I sincerely apologize for that last part

Oh sweet, a new video from my favourite guy who sounds like an NPC from Thrilling Intent, but isn't! There's not many people who I'll watch Whatever they put out, regardless of topic. But here's one of 'em.

Go ahead and play something you like. You've earned it

love your content dude! Great stuff ^^

Finding out that Jack is apparently younger than me by a not-insignificant margin makes me FEEL my hair start graying? 😂 Like, learning that this articulate and talented man, whose extensive knowledge of video game history made me assume he was at least my age or older, whose backlog I have been binging this week, was in “his last year of middle school” THE YEAR AFTER I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL rocked me harder than anything I learned about the episode’s actual topic? It also deepens my sense of respect for all the research and talent that goes into each of these vids, well DONE my dude! :D

24:06 Seymour is a not-so-subtle parody of Liberal Documentary Filmmaker Michael Moore. Moore was mostly infamous for his grossly outdated documentary films that took hard jabs at George W. Bush during his presidency and he's often the subject of jokes, especially in the "Team America: World Police" movie where he's depicted as a grossly obese suicide bomber.

In your 50 video special, you made a joke about how there was now 1 video for every us state, and that got me wondering what numbers (and therefore video) each state could be assigned. I found a chart (no idea the accuracy) that labels states in order of when they joined the us, and my state (california) got 31, this one... one hell of a topic

Yea youve earned a game you like. Keep up the good work and wow, that sure was a game

Unfortunately, Shaq came back like he was hit by a tire track

Dude has become a real life superhero!

Man, that Noir Bumbles voice was great! I kinda wish that joke lasted longer

Was enjoying the video and then you brought up jasper bat Jr. And I got ptsd flashbacks for the next 10 minutes

Well, on the bright side, at least the game was stand-out enough to be covered by the holy Bumbles McFumbles.

Hot damn, this just reminds me of how old I really am lmao... 2014, shit... I was out of the army and now retired by then lmfao

Alright Bumbles play a game you like. Chicken little 2 return of chicken

Hey if nothing else "game delayed to make a Trump joke" has to be... *some* kind of industry milestone.

I cannot wait for the next April 1st for the cooking episode :)

seeing footage of Irate Gamer and Gamedude triggered all sorts of memories

shaq was in good burger yet theres no good burger references o/10

I could have the same Shaq experience by looking at Shaq gifs

Why the tease?!? BK games got me hyped! You also totally gotta check out Barkley : Shut up and Jam Gaiden if you haven't.

Bumbles is going to do a game he likes. Excellent! The internet can't have enough Disgaea content. (He mentioned Disgaea once so it's a slam dunk. Disgaea is the only game people like.)

I might be catastrophically wrong, but I think the manatee is meant to be Micharl Moore, based on the hat and scraggly beard

I am so excited for this premiere.

Seymour Profit is a Michael Moore reference, a documentarian who hasn't been relevant for at least 15 years now.

Ngl I bet you'd make a great video on Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare games. Anyways awesome job as always on these videos bumbles.

I know this a shallow take but you haven't enjoyed a single game you've played for this channel in 5 MONTHS? Damn. I hope getting footage for TF2 was a least a bit of a break. Whatever you make next, I'll be looking forward to hearing you in better spirits.

this guy talks and sounds like a slightly higher pitched Brendaniel… Not that there's anything wrong with that of course

And now, we wait for the premiere

Cool video,now admit that zero’s design in megaman zero is his best one

@bumblesmcfumbles

2 жыл бұрын

Nah. Megaman Zero may be the best Megaman series but Zero's design isn't as good

This is the videogame that convinced me that I should cut Liquidgeneration flash videos out of my life. I don't find them as funny as I used to as a kid- there isn't even any kind of nostalgic draw to them anymore for me.

For the record, I only put 1 dollar into the game on Indiegogo.

@bumblesmcfumbles

2 жыл бұрын

You are officially part of the problem, like me

@lizardguyNA

2 жыл бұрын

@@bumblesmcfumbles Can't argue there.

@genericname2747

2 жыл бұрын

RIP dollar

@MaxLoafin

2 жыл бұрын

Me, dying: "hate you..." *coughs up blood* "...hate you both" _Dies_

Shaq-Fu 2 predicted the Lean meme with the Baby Face level

as someone who knows nothing about Justin Bieber, I'm completely guessing here. but I THINK the "grape soda" might be a lean joke? I don't know if Bieber has ever done lean, nor why the game censored itself, but that's the only thing I could think of that the game could be referencing. or maybe this is too clever of a guess for the devs and they really thought that "grape soda addiction" was extremely hilarious, I have no idea-

It’s shaq fu, I didn’t know what anyone was really expecting

Wait, what was that about Tony Hawk and NFTs?

Yes Bumbles, you are allowed to play a game you like next time.

None of this answers the question though, who has the highest power level? Shaq with his martial arts abilities, Michael Jordan with the cartoon powers he learned in Space Jam, or Charles Barkley and the legendary Chaos Dunk?

@elneco4654

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Jordan's Chaos in the Windy City's powers.

I'm surprised you managed to to defeat Diamond (Who is supposed to be a parody of Paris Hilton, hence the dog). I could never get past her because she had the annoying ability to stun me and then her minions would just tear Shaq apart while he was stunned and there was nothing I could do about it. It almost seemed as if the stun attack was unavoidable.

You made me feel ancient namedropping Stuttering Craig

I actually wish we had more controllers that followed the N64 model of multiple grip options. I still think it makes the D-Pad easier to use.

The lipstick lizard is hot though.

That whale might be meant to be Michael Moore.. but that's weirder than it being some Oneyplays reference. Edit: coincidentally, if it IS supposed to be Michael Moore you didn't get the reference because you were too young. So you've got that going for yah bumbles

Purple flurp river. A man of culture I see

he is approaching rapidly

I do think that Shaq's charisma is part of the reason why Shaq-Fu as a game became a talking point for so long, the guy is an enjoyable fellow and putting someone famous in the title and thumbnail of a video does help get views, so it makes sense. NMot to mention that was the geneoration who grew up with the SNES were the big youtuber leaders, like how now Scott the Woz is cause the Wii is as old as the NES was when the AVGN started stop[ whining you've all been alive this long how do you not understand the concept of linear from human perspective time?

Shaq fu is one of those games where I see how bad it is and I think to myself, “I wonder what it’s like in the universe where this game was done by a better studio and was a cult classic despite it’s weird premise?”