Thank you all for watching. Sorry it took so long. :) SamIAm did some incredible work with translation efforts and being THE ultimate connection to Japan for my channel. I cannot thank him enough. This doc would not be what it is without his help. I really gave this all the energy I could put into an episode of PandaMonium. People often talk about how I'm outdoing the previous episode. In terms of sheer scope, I do not know if I will outdo this one, at least not any time soon. The length of this video is also something you won't see terribly often. Not sure if I can vamp this long about Fifa Soccer 96, for example. But I will always put as extreme of an effort as I can into the research and information gathering moving forward. As for the Virtua Cop episode, I hope you are all able to enjoy this microcosm of Saturn history. The video is not monetized. If you’re getting a million ads, it’s because of KZread.

@Imgema

2 жыл бұрын

Just wondering, have you thought about re-doing some of the older 7-10 minute episodes with the longer/more detailed documentary format? The more iconic Saturn games mostly, like Daytona USA, Panzer Dragoon and Virtua Fighter.

@mrgoodname7297

2 жыл бұрын

It's okay, it was totally worth it! I hope you reach 5K! Do you also know when the next video may release.

@Soonjai

2 жыл бұрын

​@@Imgema Guess Daytona and VF will get that treatment when it´s time to talk about their improved versions (Circuit Championship Edition and Remix respectively), but Panzer Dragoon would indeed be a solid candidate to update the Video.

@Imgema

2 жыл бұрын

@@Soonjai I think he already talked about Remix

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrgoodname7297 Much sooner than the wait time for VC. I am already more than halfway through editing the Quarterback Attack episode.

This Channel moved from merely wanting to Review every US Saturn game to Documenting to the complete History of every US Saturn game and thus documenting the failure of the System outside of Japan one game at a time. And to think that it is all a passion project is absolutely mindblowing.

For those of us who gamed during this pre-internet age where everything wasn’t automatically preserved like it is today, your videos add color and substance to some exquisitely precious memories. Your vids really are a window into our glory years of gaming - days of SEGA vs. Nintendo vs. Sony, days of the Wild West of developing, days of the first polygons, and of blue, blue skies. Days that will never come again.

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

It's awesome to hear that people like you, who were around during this era, feel this correctly portrays what it was like. Also, thank you very much for the help with this video. :)

I consider myself a Saturn maniac and I've NEVER seen some of this footage. Drooling for the final drop.

• Talks for four hours about a Saturn game • Isn't boring • You win prizes

@Mitsuraga

2 ай бұрын

Talk about the SEGA Saturn? Boring? Never. Okay, I concede that it *can* be boring, but only really if their information is way off the mark and/or if they only regurgitate the same old tired talking points about how the Saturn failed, had a botched U.S. launch, or that it was only good for 2D games.

@beefquiche

2 ай бұрын

@@Mitsuraga I'm not sure that you understood my message

@Mitsuraga

2 ай бұрын

Sure I did. I know what you meant. I was just playing off of the idea of extreme fanaticism, as if I couldn't imagine any talk about the Saturn that lasted any length of time being boring. But then I pulled back from the exaggerated take slightly to emphasize how much I personally dislike when talk related to the system just regurgitates the same old, same old.

@beefquiche

2 ай бұрын

@@Mitsuraga that's why I like this channel do much, he keeps it fresh in each video

The message towards the end regarding how SEGA's story sadly panned out but we can still live in their brief glory moments any time we load up one of their old games, ...that gave me genuine goosebumps. Maybe it was just the way you edited it and delivered the line, but that really got me. Blue skies, forever ~ The amount of love, dedication and effort you put into these videos is insane, my man. It might start to sound like a copy/paste response but i sincerely mean this when i say it - thank you for all your hard work. I can't believe this channel exists and it's doing such an incredible job at documenting such an important console from my childhood. I appreciate your work immensely.

Dude this is incredible I’m just in awe watching the team reminisce about their dev days. It’s so fun watching their eyes light up when they remind each other about the most random moments, and how early 3d game development was just the wild west with barely any trails to follow. Thank you for this. ❤

The way you introduce that you have 7 developers of the game on the video is masterpiece! Still watching...

@tiredastired

2 жыл бұрын

the names and exclusives pandamonium has hidden in these videos are truly unbelievable…i hope he never changes his approach. it’s always such a wonderful surprise, and a rare bit of authorial integrity on this hellscape platform

in the year 2039, panzer dragoon saga will be reviewed, with a 3 month long video where somehow john st john is in an interview with a bunch of japanese people

@claydogg234

5 ай бұрын

I'd pay to watch that.

As someone who grew up loving Sega, this is hands down the best Sega video I’ve seen on KZread. I’ve never commented on a video before but after watching this I had to show my gratitude. Thank you so much!

this entire channel is like preserving and saving info that could of been easily lost to the public. All your videos together is pulling together the insane narrative and what it was like being in the time at the saturn launch. It's insane you might actually be the full preservation to one of the complex launches of any console.

Regarding the long hours of work, I am a software engineer and I've been doing this for 20 years. Things are different now that I'm married with children, but I remember those early days when I was single. For those of us that love this work, you don't mind the long days and even sometimes volunteer them because this profession can feel like a hobby you get paid to do. I'm not supporting that companies should exploit their workers, but I do think there's another side to the coin. Most engineers, especially young ones, can become hyper-focused on their work because they have few, outside-work responsibilities plus they love what they are doing. The way these guys speak about this project sounds like me and some of the early work I was doing in my career, and I was doing business development and not working for a rad company like SEGA.

@noneofyourbusiness4616

19 күн бұрын

I worked in software quality assurance and we were expected to keep the same hours during crunch for much less money. We were told to enter programmer offices "on our knees."

What a legendary video. I am turning 40 this coming weekend, and by the credits of this video I had tears welling up in my eyes remembering the memories of this period of my life being a Saturn owner.

I was 10 when this was released. This is the era of Japan I wish I could have visited as an adult. The clips of past interviews and shows create a sort of ache to return to a time long past. Loved all four hours of it, but it kind of leaves me with a bit of melancholy. Better, simpler times.

I was looking forward to you getting to the "Big 3". At 4 hours it didn't disappoint! The devs seemed really happy to be back together for the first time in so long. Can't wait for the Sega Rally and VF2 episodes - they'll be worth the wait.

As a Portuguese person can confirm: that show was a huge success, and the Saturn was the console most people seemed to had (in terms of all the kids I knew and/or were friends with, I can very much remember that not even a handful of them had a Playstation or even any Nintendo Console that wasn't a Game Boy). This essentially led to me and my brother having a "library" of over 80 games bought off of the local shop - most of them we actually could just "rent" before buying. It also helped that the Saturn games were, for the most part, cheaper than the PS1's. I remember that the most expensive games we bought were at the time Dragon Force and Shining Force 3, at 10.990 and 11.990 Escudos in 1997 and 1998, respectively, (the equivalent to 55.99 and 59.99 EUR, before Portugal officially adopted the Euro as the main currency in Jan. 2002). There were also many videogame related shows on Fridays talking about new releases, "cheats", "interviews", reviews, etc. At first, a Specific Show that used to air on SIC (Independent Television Group) called "Templo dos Jogos" (Lit. translated to "The Temple of Videogames" or "Videogames Temple") used to be heavily SEGA-Centric, until the early 00s where it became, essentially a Playstation showcase, due to Sony's increasing market-share and SEGA of America's poor choices in all accounts being widely known (and the DreamCast then being announced and released). That same TV show ended up "dying quietly" in 2002 - having been moved from "Weekly Friday Morning" to "Overnight Wednesday" slots (the last one I remember watching aired after Midnight, before the channel/broadcast was cut off, as it used to stop broadcast after 1 or 2 am). Plus, an amazing thing that SEGA had pulled off was their amazing marketing: I don't remember the name of the company / guy they hired for it, but the promotional videos were always really, really good and SEGA had actual advertisement slots on Television for a LOT of games in one moderately long slot (think 1 or 2 minute long advert, there are examples of this on youtube!), instead of the 30-45 second "teaser trailers" for one specific game we are now currently seeing. And that paid off *really* well for them for a time.

Receiving Virtua Cop as 1 of 3 classic Sega titles on Saturn for Christmas was an amazing experience. This documentary drives home the time period, taking me right back to those moments of reading game magazines and going to Toys R Us. The added context and in-depth analysis of the game, development, to the people who made it possible is overwhelmingly incredible. Pacing, editing style, & the added music cast a dream like haze of nostalgia that feels soooo good. Sega Lord X said to check it out and I wasn’t disappointed. This is amazing.

Jesus christ I feel as anticipated for this as with some major game releases.

wonderful to see largely-untapped sources such as kukun kun's goldmine of japanese gaming television uploads and akane's scans of the softbank saturn magazines from retro cdn in there, they have a wealth of great information that just isn't used enough

Staggering episode. Getting the original devs altogether like this is more than the cherry on top, it's a level of effort that goes beyond what most industry journalists consistently fail to do. I salute every inch of this episode, something that took me an entire morning to watch and I regret nothing! What a game, what a time... Thank you for this.

This channel needs more subs. It's a goldmine of retro gaming goodness, even if you are not a Saturn fan.

Wow. What a fantastic video. My friend told me about this and I watched it over a few days. I had played Virtua Cop in the arcade back in the day, and never owned a Saturn. It was so cool hearing the story of how this was developed, hearing from the developers themselves and learning about the impact the game had. Thanks for putting this together. I can't even imaging how much work went into this.

Awesome work. One note on your appreciation of magazine dates. In Japan, issues are typically dated one month early for monthly magazines (two weeks early for weekly magazines). So in the case of Sega Saturn Magazine, the April 1995 issue was actually released on the first week of March 1995 (and the media contents for the magazine likely provided by Sega in Mid-February). Hence why Panzer Dragoon, released March 10, is on the cover of the "April" issue. Same for the June '95 issue released in the first week of May, etc.

Haha, I did not expect to see Cybermaster on the video

This documentary deserves an Oscar. It’s sooo good

YUSSSSSSSSSSS PANDAMONIUM PANDAMONIUM I'm so freaking happy rn I'm gonna get home from work and watch this whole thing I hope these are as fun to make as they are to watch

This is an amazing amount of history on this game. This has to be the most complete documentary of a game ever done on youtube.

This is my absolute favorite channel on KZread. My favorite content on the internet actually. Keep it up Panda! It's worth the wait!

This guy should do an interview with Kenji Sasaki and Kenneth Ibrahim on Sega Rally. Would make a lovely documentary.

Wow, i loved every part of this video. Clicked it the moment I saw it without noticing the length. Super impressive. Gonna have to open up my game and put a battery in it the next time I get the chance to play. Did NOT expect to hear talk about Death Crimson in the middle of it all.

The ending almost made me shed a tear. It was like they all felt after all these years that the time they shared during the VC production was special and magic but they had all gone on their lives. When that one guy mentioned the memo he left for the others they almost became teary. That felt. 🥺

Segas marketing department deserves 10 high fives for that ballsy commercial

Fantastic coverage and even educated me whom is quite versed in SEGA's history. THIS IS A MUST TO ALL SEGA AND 90s GAMING FANS. I'll spread this around.

I have finally finished this video, I took my time so that I could absorb the infrmation and not just have it turn into background noise." This production of yours has been amazing, probably one of my all time favorite youtube videos, thank you for this.

Wow. Took me a couple of days to find the time to get through all of it buy my god man, you've really outdone yourself this time. Getting to interview the team that made Virtua Cop is an incredible opportunity. I say it every time you release a video, but your dedication to your content is totally unmatched. Never stop being you! But also don't feel like you HAVE to outdo yourself every time! Keep having fun! That's what's most important! On another note, I actually live in Japan now, so if there's ever anything that you need that might require someone to physically be in Japan, let me know and I'll do my best to help out. Maybe in a year or so I'll be able to help with some translation as well :D

@PandaMoniumReviews

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it Bof!! And I hope you enjoyed the modest amount of Darius references. :) Also, I appreciate the offer, and hope you are having a great time in the Nippon.

I really apreciate the work you put into these docs. I never had a Saturn and probably never will, but as a retro gaming enthusiast these are always fascinating to me.

This might be the greatest retro gaming video I have ever seen and I've been watching retro game videos since KZread launched. For those of us who were there in 1995, it's hard to describe to others how incredible it was to play games like Virtua Fighter, Daytona and Virtua Cop at home. This video comes the closest to capturing that feeling and then just keeps going and going.

This just drives home the absolute tragedy of the fifth generation; Sega was the undisputed trailblazer in polygon gaming in the arcade scene, yet didn't make home hardware suited to it. The polygon/textured leap in so many genres was spearheaded by Sega, but their competitors picked up that ball and took it home. Virtua Cop walked so Time Crisis could run.

@WilfredBrimleyGaming

2 жыл бұрын

I read an interview with a programmer of duke nukem and quake on saturn. He said the guys who designed the hardware it seemed they just wanted to keep making 2d games so they ignored alot of the advancements in 3d rendering technology.

@drunkensailor112

2 жыл бұрын

Actually developers in this video said saturn was absolutely on foot with playstation in polygon department. It was just a pain to do it.

@tiredastired

2 жыл бұрын

@@drunkensailor112 hypothetical computing power is meaningless if practically no devs can access it. the ones in the video (sega’s own!) also say that in reality the saturn was made to be a “sprite machine” and they basically had to trick the hardware to get workable 3D results from it. as OP said, sega’s arcade heyday proved they could’ve made a proper 3D powerhouse in the console market if they had tried…but they assumed the 32-bit era was primarily going to be 2D, and it was that one misjudgment that cost them everything Q

@drunkensailor112

2 жыл бұрын

@@tiredastired it was a sprite machine at least on par with ps1 in the 3d department. It was way ahead in sprites, even to later consoles.

@derekbuckler9888

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry George, but the Saturn was superior in every way. The only thing that held it back was its complicated architecture, an 8 core processor. But make no mistake, once Sega and other companies figured it out. Amazing things happened, with games like virtua cop 1 & 2. And its not just that, but games like panzer Dragoon, guardian heroes, virtual fighter would NEVER have run on PS1 hardware. And that was without the ram cart, but that didn't keep biased reviewers from tearing down the Saturn every chance they got. Or being paid off take your pick. But as a gamer, and collector since 80'', I know my stuff. Granted Sega could have handled the launch better, and marketing as well. But if you've never played one, or owned it. I highly recommend you do. You'll see exactly what I'm talking about, a lot of the games on the Saturn will never be outdone.

i’m a quarter of the way in and just reached the surprise dev interviews section. unbelievable work always, i look forward to the day when all your videos have six-figure viewcounts and you’re able to do this stuff full-time - you truly deserve it

The more of this I watched, the more I’m shocked this hasn’t gone viral.

Even though the series is about reviewing Saturn games released in the U.S., you went above and beyond by covering the original arcade game and its development, then moving onto saturn port's history in detail. And you managed to interview a bunch of people of the saturn port. Massive respects, this is a feat in gaming journalism and history documentation.

Wow, this doc was incredibly thorough and well done. Never imagined I would enjoy a 4 1/2 hour video about Virtua Cop so much. Great work! As soon as I finished watching today, I installed a dead battery into the handle compartment as shown at 01:51:35 . It really does feel better to me after playing a round of Virtua Cop tonight. Awesome.

This is so amazing. I just bought a Saturn from Japan, I'm looking through so me stuff, and this wonderful piece of art comes flying my way. Thank you for making this to everyone involved. This is on par on ever better than documentaries on TV. All the seemingly-not-connected interruptions are wonderful. I'm going to try to take a look at other episodes. Wow! such a long running-time and not a minute of boredom.

Was amazing to be a part of this! Great job man, we all love you my dude!

There is so much to say about how incredible this video is; but it's best I don't leave a 1000 word comment just gushing about the incredible amount of research and effort this must have taken to pull off. So I will just list my top 3 favorite things: 3. I honestly didn't know the whole story behind Playstations use of development tools. I always wondered how a newcomer in a flooded console market (3D0 etc) was able to convince so many developers to make games for it. But it just shows that if you think you are going to win, you won't act like you could lose. Sony thought they had a chance but knew they needed to show what it could do. 2: I have been watching this entire series of videos thinking "Weird he hasn't mentioned Nintendo yet." and damn; that introduction was epic. 1: Seeing the developers talk about Death Crimson was absolutely one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. I hope one day you cover that game in all its glory (?) also. GET PATREON YOU KNUCKLEHEAD.

Gonna be some good 4 hours :)

What an achievement! Every video gets better and more in-depth. You should be so proud with this. Keep up the amazing work and know that the work you are doing today will be appreciated and commended for years to come. Legendary.

Oooh. Looking forward to this. You deserve thousands more subscribers, you make gold. I'm broke but I always try to recommend your channel to anyone that will listen. The effort you put into these videos are incredible.

This documentary is too good to be this niche. Hopefully you get some recognition for all the work you put into this. It's amazing.

this was a genuinely incredible documentary about a game that was among the first that i played religiously as a little kid, usually alongside my brother or my dad. it's genuinely astounding how much research y'all did and the amazing interviews y'all conducted and the subjects and your intense knowledge of the game on more than just a 'game' level is unbelievable. this is on par with noclip and those old 2 player production docs! you should be intensely proud of your work and your colleagues, because i'm just blown away. however, your line about 'saving your load' also means you should to to jail forever, so it evens out

I absolutely love these vids. The editing, the pacing, the dramaturgy, the music selected, the narration - it's all so well done and just gels. I'd rather watch 4.5 hours of this highly informative, entertaining and cleverly (but not overly so) made docu-review than spend my time on Netflix. There's just something wholesome about seeing these devs talk about their old games. You're preserving and correcting a piece of history here. Thank you very, very much.

Just in case any of the gentleman from the interviews ever pop-in to watch. Thank you all for the amazing work you did on the Virtua Cop series. Those games brought me so much joy and got me through incredibly tough times. You guys are legend.

4:15:52 almost brings me to tears. I wasn’t alive just yet then, but just imagining the childlike wonder for the future of video games that was had at the time brings me joy. also the dark blue skies makes me wish i could go there and let all my worries pass me by. thank you for all the hard work on these vids!

The quality of these uploads is just nuts. Biggest hidden gem of a channel I've found in a very long time. Wow, very well done on every single one I've watched. This is the kind of stuff that would be on broadcast TV if it were still relevant.

So excited for your VF2 video. if this is the new standard, I'll take work off for it

@oneidavf

2 жыл бұрын

actually, if you're reading this panda, take this tip to the bank: pick jeffry, do P+K+G. cpu has no clue what to do. you just 1cc'd VF2.

@iz8

2 жыл бұрын

VF2 should be great. Also can't for Fighters Megamix.

a major takeaway for me is death crimson. it looks amazing

@ENiceGeo

2 жыл бұрын

The noteworthy moment is when they talk about some aspects that Death Crimson did that had them impressed.

I know I posted about the storm and us being okay but I really wanted to talk about this episode. In a word...WOW! This was truly a masterwork you have designed my friend. I can't believe Sega said "You program for Saturn" to a guy who never worked in that capacity before. It's like hey Panda...you're the new lead engineer for NASA's next big space exploration project, chop, chop. What's even crazier is he freaking did it. He knew nothing and I guess faked it till he made it. That is truly incredible and beyond words. What's more we're not talking about working on something small but a prestige title designed to show the Saturn's 3d capabilities and it was an incredible port. I know because I picked it up the day it dropped here in the US for my Saturn. I also snagged Virtua Cop 2 when it dropped as well and wound up getting both games again after I broke my launch Saturn. Basically I bought a second Saturn when Sega was really struggling and it came with 3 games in one cardboard sleeve (both Virtua Cops were in there if I remember correctly). Just an awesome, awesome video! Well done, well done indeed.

As a huge Saturn fan and Virtua Cop fan this video is mind blowing with the level of detail!! The footage, insights, and interviews with the team that worked on the game is all top notch!! This is really incredible stuff....Bravo!!👍👍👍👏👏👏

This video is a masterpiece. I can only imagine the amount of work that has gone into making it possible. The density of information and the production value is beyond top tier.

The maturity of the operating system explains now how Shenmue looked so good on the Saturn. By the time it went into production, they were already finished with Virtua Fighter 2 and learned the complexities of the Saturn. I've always felt like Shenmue should have came out on the Saturn instead of the DC, this further validates my reasoning why. Mind blown!

@aortaplatinum

2 жыл бұрын

The major hurdle with Shenmue on Saturn wasn't whether or not the console could handle running it, it was the amount of discs it would have taken. If I remember right, the team estimated it would have taken like 8 discs to fit everything they had in the final Dreamcast game onto the regular CDs used for the Saturn, as opposed to the bigger GD ROMs used with the Dreamcast, not to mention the advancements of compression technology eventually allowing all of Shenmue 2 to fit on a single XBOX disc.

@aortaplatinum

2 жыл бұрын

@Por Qué? Like I said, it would have been POSSIBLE, but it would have taken up a ton of discs. As for optimization, that test build footage on the XBOX release of Shenmue 2 was just that, a test build. Since the game relies on precise inputs during the few fights, those parts probably would have been optimized before release. As for the framerate during the rest of the game, Ocarina of Time runs at 20 and is still somehow ranked as the best game of all time on metacritic.

@aortaplatinum

2 жыл бұрын

@Por Qué? I'm talking about the XBOX port of Shenmue 2 released in the US, actually the only way to play Shenmue 2 in the US until the surprisingly decent Shenmue 1 & 2 PC port from a few years ago. I was just commenting on how impressive it was how far optical disc technology had come from needing around 8 discs, to having the larger sequel fit on just 1 disc, in the span of about 5 years.

@gloman19

2 жыл бұрын

@@aortaplatinum The 8 disc requirement on Saturn theory you have I agree with. The only question though is if it covers both games. Because from the footage, it looks like they got all the way up until the last chapter of 2 on the Saturn. I could easily see a scenario where Shenmue 1 and 2 get split up on the Saturn similar to how it did on the Dreamcast

This is one of the best documentaries I've seen about a game in a while. Surprised and happy for the interview with the developers, true legends who did a wonderful job to bring us this beautiful game. Congratulations for the video, this channel deserves all the praise and may it be very successful.

@PandaMoniumReviews

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!

You are doing the Lords work, sir.

I just want to say this is an absolutely amazing gaming documentary. It blew my mind. 4 hours bro. You definitely deserve more subscribers.

2:13:11 - 2:14:30 is absolute magic - this video is amazing and I'm so glad I found out about this channel via Videogame Esoterica's Virtua Cop video

This is, by far, one of the best game-related videos I've watched in a looong time, and I speak as someone with little to no relation to Sega Saturn (as I never had one). Took several evenings but I was totally absorbed. Having the developers talk about their experiences and reuniting them was super cool! I did not know about the battery thing on the controller, but checks out as a crazy sega thing. Man, what a video... Edit: Aaaahh, it even ends with with Craig Stadler singing. Perfect video, I say!

One of my all time top 5 videos on youtube easily. Never thought I'd see a 4 and a half hour documentary on the Saturn port of Virtua Cop 1 lol, it being one of my favourite games. Excellent work!

Thank you for taking the time to detail this era in gaming history with such detail and effort. I'm so glad that all this is being preserved. This is exceptional journalism you've done and it helps me have a new perspective of a time I grew up in.

Wow what a great review. I just found your channel a few weeks ago and have finished all of your reviews. I can't wait for the next one!

casually watching a 4 hour youtube video again just because this so happens to be the greatest video in this platform! i finally got a light gun for my ps2 and i am currently trying to 1cc virtua cop rebirth. what a outstanding game.

"Non-freedom units" ... dude, my favorite kind of humor! ❤ I love your videos! 🤩

You definitely need 100x the subscribers, these are better than anything any of the big personalities with millions of subscribers have ever made. No gimmicks, no cringe content whatsoever, just high quality through and through.

Thank god for VCRs - could you imagine a world where no one recorded all of these awesome TV shows from the past & how they captured the zeitgeist of the era? Great episode as always Nick and crew - amazing just how much can go into a port & just how trailblazing Virtua Cop was as a whole. Fantastic stuff 👍👍👍👍👍

This is one of the best things I've ever watched on YT. So stylish whilst retaining factuality. Thank you so much for sharing.

One of the best 4 hr+ documentary I have ever watched

Cannot believe I have watched this twice lol. Can't wait for my grandkids to see your final few videos

This is cool! (Ryo Hazuki, 1986)

As a programmer myself these interviews are insane. These guys in the early 3d days of game development are like hero's to me. True trailblazing type stuff was happening every day. There was no way to google how to do it. You were the first one doing it for the first time and figuring it out on the fly and they manage to produce so much great stuff. Just amazing.

@RemnantCult

Жыл бұрын

No Stack Overflow or 20 year experience veteran devs to get you out of a jam. You had to be creative and think of workarounds everyday. As a programmer today, I feel rather spoiled.

This is the best video on KZread, bar none. It has yet to be topped. Not sure if even PandaMonium Reviews Virtua Fighter 2 or NiGHTS Into Dreams will manage to surpass this greatness.

This is it...the final video I have of yours to watch before you upload the next vid. Saved this one for last specifically for the length. Hopefully it lasts me at least two nights. Thanks for this gem of a channel. You are truly talented my friend.

When nothing interesting was being uploaded to my sub box on a Saturday evening, a hero appeared, light gun in hand and spoke 2 simple words; "Nice Par". I knew i was in for a good time

Congratulations again on another amazingly researched and informative episode. Your so lucky to get to speak to all these programmers first hand, and were so lucky your sharing it with us all. Thank you.

At the rate we’re going with video length, I expect to see a 6-hour review of Ten Pin Alley. I love all the work and information unearthed here. Bringing the original dev team back together is an amazing feat.

Between this and the Rally vid, the Game Catalog II gang is really starting to feel more like old friends than the hosts of a random old video game TV show. I think of the exchange at 57:19 all the time, as only one example.

Never change panda. I love these damn videos so much. I will definitely binge this whem i get the chance.

Fascinating video, while I had heard about Virtua Cop, I never thought I'd find a video dissecting the game, it's origin and an amazing interview with the og dev crew. Thanks for the delightful video, I'll be sure to give Virtua Cop a playthrough some time!

Cyber ​​Master, my (Sega) childhood in Portugal... Congratulations on the excellent documentary!

This is simply one of the greatest documentaries ever, thank you for all of your time and effort making this, the quality is fantastic! Well done!

As a fan of the Saturn, and almost everything surrounding it, and your channel makes me so happy. This 4-hour video only validates my love. Thank you so much!

The part about Rage not getting any save when he has too many Budweisers, and cries himself onto the arms of whoever looks like Winona Ryder; cracked me up, hadn't laughed that hard in bit, good job. And what an excellent video, subscribing!

That's one of the best documentary I've ever watched. Congrats, it's so wonderful!

Incredible piece of history here! Those days when I was 10 years old and only could wait for next cutting edge sega arcade to appear on the malls to play it! Saturn was the natural choice over ps1 to have those arcades at home. Its so nice to understand how those games were made, such an unique era, pinacle o creatitlvity and inovation imho... i really enjoyed an miss those days. Thank you so much for this and all other documentaries. They are pieces of art

Fun Fact: There was at one point a 3D Video Card produced by NVIDIA that could allow 1:1 Sega Saturn-like quad rendering in the PC ports of several games, such as Virtua Cop/Virtua Squad, and Panzer Dragoon. This is one of my favorite documentary/retrospective style videos I've watched in a long time. I did not care about Virtua Cop in the slightest before watching this, and yet through history alone I am nonetheless intrigued. Fantastic work getting all of this information together.

4 hours, will the man ever outdo himself once more and make something longer? Probably, yes.

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Nine hour Virtua Open Tennis, let's gooooo.

@Random-yh9tj

2 жыл бұрын

@@PandaMoniumReviews when virtua hamster though

@Cafeman_2D

2 жыл бұрын

@@PandaMoniumReviews outrageous. Would probably still watch.

@segamon

2 жыл бұрын

@@PandaMoniumReviews I would watch every last second of that.

@aortaplatinum

2 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling he's gonna go ham on NiGHTS into Dreams and AZEL Panzer Dragoon Saga, both have such rich development histories and NiGHTS is currently being datamined so there's a ton of cool beta stuff he could talk about. These have become less reviews and more documentaries, it's cool as fuck

Amazing video 👏 Watched it right after your Sega Rally video. Thanks a lot for letting us dig into these epic Sega Ages. It was very cool and moving watching these 7 guys talking about their early days. Congrats!

Wow what an amazing video!! Found your channel through this video via Twitter and it’s outstanding how much love went into this. Will definitely be watching your other videos, keep it up!!

This is crazy! I can't believe how far this series has come and what you've been able to achieve. I can't imagine what it'll be like a few release-months from now, these will go on for days. I was in absolute heaven in 1995 with the PS1 and Saturn. I got Virtua Cop shortly after launch and played it non-stop. I couldn't get enough of it -- the arcade is in my home! I wouldn't have ever imagined then what I am watching now. Best I could get were clips on AOL/bulletin boards, video segments in IE Magazine, and imported magazines from NCSX. Wild.

What a pure joy to watch this. Thanks so much for making such an incredible video. Even if you aren’t a fan of video games it is so interesting to hear the production of a project that addresses the trials and tribulations almost step by step and convey the enormity of how successful this production was. It is all too easy to forget what it takes just to produce anything when you are only seeing the result. Thank you for your hard work and being able to share this with us.

That's pretty incredible that you got interview the original Saturn Virtua Cop developers. Unbelievable!

DUDE. As a long time Sega fan and Saturn early adopter in 1995, this has so far been one of the most incredible gaming documentaries for me. I really can't believe how great this is. I can't wait to finish the rest. Thank you so much for making this! You guys have a new fan.

Thanks so much for the shoutout in the credits and for another incredible Saturn video!