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@JohnZingTTV

11 ай бұрын

So i found another publisher video 2nd one I've watched and yes this was great too! Looking forward to more.

RIP David Ward. Thank you for Ocean & bringing us great games to our home computers in the 80s & 90s.

Who needs terrestrial TV, Netflix, Sky, etc when you have KZread and fantastic documentaries like this? Subscribed.

The controls could get finnicky, but Batman on Amiga was visually astounding...especially the driving scenes...wonderful memories.

I am from the United States and I agree that the history of games is lopsided, not properly covering other territories and the unsung geniuses of gaming from them. I was guilty of this ignorance when I was in my teens (young and dumb, I suppose). The thing that changed that for me was the UK based magazine Retro Gamer. The first issue I bought was the issue that explored the history of Durell the software publisher. The CD that came with it had a ZX Spectrum emulator and some games. I had never heard t\of the platform before and was intrigued as a result. Because of that gem of a Magazine I had the pleasure of playing Seboteur!, Saboteur 2: Avenging Angel, Manic Miner, Sigma 7, Critical Mass and Jet Set Willy. I had a good friend over and we played those games to death and back. We were so pissed that we never had the Speccy, that scrappy home computer that was so loved by those in the UK. The likes of Mathew Smith (Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy) and Clive Townsend (Seboteur!, Saboteur 2: Avenging Angel) are game developer legends, as far as I'm concerned. The Saboteur series is my favorite out of the bunch. Great job on the video and God bless Sir Clive Sinclair!

@SD78

8 жыл бұрын

I watched the Crash Course history of gaming series and it looked something like this: MURICA! MURICA! MURICA! MURICA! MURICA! MURICA! MURICA! MURICA! MURICA! MURICA! MURICA! MURICA! MURICA! MURICA! MURICA! MURICA! MURICA! MURICA! MURICA! MURICA!

@leonleon3267

4 жыл бұрын

100%, preach it brother, it's great to hear an american who loved those games

@BobsBand

3 жыл бұрын

I was an Acorn man back in the 80s-90s, also loved C64, and was exposed to the ZX but it was a bit cheap and shit. Still love the memories!

@reggaetonjones1988

3 жыл бұрын

@@BobsBand that's awesome! Acorn computers has such a fascinating history behind it.

@stewsretroreviews

3 жыл бұрын

Loved the Spectrum back in the day and its shame the US never really got it. So many classics!

The greatest contribution Ocean made to me was the thought "I could do better than that!" Not quite true but it certainly provided a low enough bar to be achievable.

As an Australian kid with an Amiga reading UK computer magazines, Ocean certainly were one of the most visible names. I had wondered how big games companies disappeared, being bought by a bigger company seems to be the usual story. Seems like Ocean built their empire on a particular niche which disappeared. I still find it weird though that a dozen guys cannot make a computer or console game anymore due to the number of man hours required for a 3D game with 4K resolution and CD quality sound.

I'd love to see on of these about Psygnosis and Team 17.

@Scuba72Chris

8 жыл бұрын

+Evil from evilution Totally agree, I worked for Psygnosis throughout the early 90s and it was a blast. It was great seeing some old faces that I recognised in this video!

I agree 100% to what you said in the intro. Retro computer games and the european market is basically dismissed in the mainstream perception of what the history of gaming is. In my youth the NES was secondary to the C64 and Amiga (in the number of systems owned by friends etc). Thank you for going against the grain :)

Another top notch video here! My only (extremely minor) gripe is that most of the footage was from Speccy versions of the games. Would've been nice to see more c64/Amstrad/Amiga/Atari St in the mix, as well as later licenses such as Pushover and the official Comic Relief video game "Sleepwalker" (also released as Eek! The Cat on SNES). Aside from that? 10/10 yet again!

@arthouseanime4150

8 жыл бұрын

+Juganawt Major crossover here. XD

This one was a real eye opener. Being an American, I was only ever exposed to Ocean's crappier stuff back in the day. It wasn't until a year or so back, that I was exposed to the excellence that are their Spectrum titles. So yeah, us Yanks really missed out on something good.

@leonleon3267

4 жыл бұрын

I'm always surprised when people bashed ocean to the degrees they did, being from the uk i only ever had fond memories

@AllGamingStarred

4 жыл бұрын

@@leonleon3267 you never played Jurassic park or the nes port of Robocop

Good license games to an Amercian viewer is a nearly mind-boggling concept. I do remember playing a lot of Jurassic Park on the SNES.

Wow! Brilliant work, Kim. These documentaries have really evolved into a product that brilliantly represents a classic era of gaming that many of us experienced. Really, really great work. Whenever I think Ocean, I think Robocop - this video has shed some light as to why that is, ha ha.

Kim, you need to play Lethal Weapon on Amiga (developed by Ocean, of course). A tight side-scroller, with freaking amazing music. Seriously. One of the best soundtracks on the platform.

These videos are very very well made i have to say

put your feet up and grab a pizza, 45-minute kim episode is about!

Just read the sad news of co-founder David Ward's death. Rest in peace, what an awesome legacy ❤️😔

Daley Thompson's Decathlon and Match Day were two of the best games ever released on the Speccy. I was a HUGE fan of Ocean back in the day! Great memories!

Kim, this is a masterwork of video game history. Thank you so much for the dozens of hours you must have spent on this.

Another excellent documentary styled video. These are your best videos so far. I also absolutely LOVE how your channel is more European/UK centered. There are many good channels that make quality content like this but almost everything is from the American point of view, you know, "video game crash" and "Genesis" all that stuff. So your content feels so fresh to me. Everytime i hear you say "Mewga Drive", it makes me smile :P Keep it up :)

This is bloody awesome! Good work.

cheers kim, another entertaining & informative vid.. you're being very productive of late! always look forward to your posts.

I find these documentaries of Kim's rivetting.Excellent work, sir!

Ocean.... oh boy, my childhood nemesis. I remember I got Flintstones and Hook for my birthday. After I played both for two minutes, I wanted to cry. They were AWFUL. I took them up to my uncle and asked him to take them back. He played them himself and couldn’t have agreed more.

Great documentary! Thanks for making these.

Great video that. Was watching while coding on C64. Great to see some familiar faces. I was at Ocean/Infogrames from 1992 to 2000.

Amazing work, brought back some amazing memories. Cheers Kim, keep up the superb work.

absolutely fantastic sir... well done. being a 36 year old englishman this is exactly how my earlier gaming years were spent. from the zx to the c64 to the 500+, ocean games were in abundance in my household and now i finally know their tale. respect

Hi Kim, this is great work, really enjoyed this. Thanks for making.

Great video! Thanks for posting this.

So glad I found this hidden gem of a channel. You know so much about this stuff, and present it in such a way that makes it really entertaining to watch. Subbed.

This video is absolutely amazing and I definitely appreciate the work you put into making this!

These videos are a real nostalgia trip for me

I've spent a very happy evening watching your documentaries, loved this !

Another informative, well researched, thought provoking and professional production. Thanks Kim, for all your hard work!

Fantastic Documentary, Growing up with the Amiga in Australia and revisiting all these tiles through your videos are amazing, the detail and flow of your vids are amazing keep up the great work

This is a brilliant documentary mate. Very well done.

Thanks for the effort you put into this. I had / still have so many of those spectrum releases. Some I had forgotten all about until now. Good times.

Great stuff. Growing up in this era, I am a big fan of your work. You make the videos I always thought of making but never had the chance too! BTW I´m a collector of C64 Ocean cartridges (some are quite rare now) so really appreciate your hard work in bringing back these stories of bits, drugs and rock n roll!!) :)

Kim, these documentaries of yours, they are marvelous! I just love them! Please keep them coming :-)

I played so many of these games as I was growing up. Thanks for making these, some of the better documentaries on the innards of the gaming industry I've seen, and I've seen a plenty.

Fabulous documentary on one of the most iconic software houses. You production levels are exceptional, I am sure your subscriber base will continue to rise with output like this. I liked the use of the World at War documentary music during the Imagine Software section :)

This is probably one of the documentaries about the video game industry that I have ever seen! Absolutely fantastic work! :D

Thoroughly enjoyed this documentary and very well put together, you got another subscriber 10/10

Thank you Kim, all of those went on when I was a child and I had idea about any of it. Really it's a treat to get a behind the scenes look at a company which played a big part in my childhood.

Love this, thanks for putting it together.

Great documentary, brought back some memories! very informative. One touch of (constructive criticism) - i found the text parts not 'up there' long enough to read them.

Wow short circuit! I had completely forgotten about that game! Thanks great video

Great documentary - you have really brought back my childhood memories concerning computer gaming! I am looking forward to watching your other videos also - you are a wealth of knowledge.

Another superb video. Loved Ocean games back in the late 80s. Rainbow Islands was always a favorite of mine.

Excellent work as usual! Informative and educative as always.

An excellent video of the history of Ocean on the Speccy.

Hats off Kim. You're extremely talented and should be commended for producing a video of such incredible quality. Your efforts are greatly appreciated.

so much work has gone into this. Fantastic

fantastic! watching those clips & the ocean loader music has left me with a nice soft & warm feeling of nostalgia 😊

really awesome video! thank you for all the effort you put into this!

Amazing. Fantastic work Kim!

Excellent documentary here! Congrats on the great work!! I have so many great childhood memories of Robocop on the spectrum

Really enjoying your content, you have clearly put a lot of effort in. Watching your videos is like a time capsule into my early childhood, the games & spectrum magazines,I remember only 4 channels to choose from & the BBC closed at midnight, TV & radio stations. Definitely simpler times, for choice & colour.

Great video as always. These are great for research and I remember living through it.

that was great! I have so many memories of ocean games on the c64. you did a great job with this!

Gosh, I’d forgotten I visited these with my brother guys in about 1990. Great weekend.

Bravo sir! Loved your video! Ocean games on the C64 were my childhood!

Stunning stuff as always, our Kim

Great video. So much effort has gone into it. Good work!

amazing work kim, well worth the wait!

Just coming back to watch this again after playing Robocop 3 on Genesis, and just want to mention how much I love your show. Thanks.

Brilliant video, I love these videos that tell the history of various game companies and the like.

Great documentary. Excellent high quality work. Love it.

Brilliant documentary, Thank you!

Fantastic video thanks Kim!

Very good documentary and well researched, really enjoyed this and some other you have produced

Awesome in-depth documentary!

Great video, thanks :) Lots and lots of information. Renegade and Target Renegade were both great fun and my favourite Ocean games.

Another great video. So good to learn more about a wonderful period from earlier years. Ocean, imagine - companies that gave us so much fun.

Excellent and really informative. Brought back so many childhood memories of playing the Spectrum. great job!!! 👍👏

Another top-notch documentary, I really enjoy these, thank you!

Thank you for making these "story of" documentaries! :)

Brilliant - loved every nostalgic minute of it :)

I doff my hat to you sir. Another well polished watch. Keep 'em coming kido!

Love your channel!! I could marathon your vids hell, that's what I'm doing right now hahaha. Keep up the awesome!!!

09:00 that world at war music... Kim your choice of overtures always gets me XD

Thanks for charing dude, good work!

Excellent work! An interesting retrospective on one of the Great Old Ones.

The Ocean Software games I remember playing, and still own to this day to a degree, are Jurassic Park Part 2 The Chaos Continues for the SNES, Addams Family Values for SNES, Mission Impossible for N64, and Wetrix for N64. The Ocean logo intros for the first two games I mentioned can be a little scary for me, especially if one were to listen to the audio portions of them in a dark room.

I absolutely love your channel. Great content.

A truly classy video brilliant work Kim.

Wow this is a great channel, being Scottish and born in the 80s theres so much great nostalgia here. Definitely subscribing and watching some of your other documentaries.

Yet another fantastic video mate, I had most of these games on my c64. I'd totally forgot about midnight resistance.

Excellent video Kim. Ocean games take me right back!!

Another superb vid, thank you.

I really enjoyed that, well done. Thanks.

Excellent! I love all the info.

Great material, thank you!

Basically what killed Ocean was the speculative nature of their business; they relied pretty much entirely on getting film, tv and early on arcade licenses in the cheap and as a result almost totally abandoned any notion of being a self sustaining company once the production companies upped their prices significantly. It's a shame, because they were a defining publisher of the 8 and to a lesser extent 16 bit era. Of course they were for the most part still successful and the publishing of the early worms games was a good shout; but man cannot live on worms alone (unless you're Team 17).

Great video. At 34 I had so many of these hit squad games on my. 128k collection and this is nice to know more of the origins of them. Not to mention so many speccy games I missed, I lived on budget games and compilations (4 in 1 code masters etc) so it was sweet to see some really high quality speccy games. So much I just bought a 128k off ebay. Thank you Kimble Justice. You have motivated me to restart my collection from 25 plus years ago.

Quality, you deserve more subs mate.

I absolutely loved Street Hawk as a child. Its a fantastic vertical scroller tv tie in.

Excellent video. Thank you.

Very well narrated.