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If you want to finish the game, turn to page 25.
If you want to give up and cry, turn to page 29.
Ian Livingstone’s Deathtrap Dungeon was a Fighting Fantasy, choose your own adventure novel, it was so popular in 1998 they made it into a 3rd person action game released on both PC and PlayStation, and it, is, hard.
I had this game as a kid, and could never beat it…
So now, 25 years later, I have returned to the town of Fang, to take the walk, and conquer the perilous depths, of Deathtrap Dungeon.
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Holy f. Josh is daddy 😀
I loved this game as a kid and every time someone mentions that "soulslike" games are the hardest or how frustrating the bosses in Elden Ring are, I just roll my eyes and tell them to play this game instead. Deathtrap Dungeon deserved much more love and a proper remake.
Ahh gotta love instant death mechanics. The YASD is real with this one!!
JOSH STRIFE OMG THAT BICEPS IS HUGE HAYES! <3
That combat pose though… xD
F..THIS… GAME.
Here is a story: Have rocket launcher as the guy on the inverted castle,as
being paranoid is a game feature. I come across a small barrel robot. Thinking it will spew
flame, I ready an attack only to be hit by a cannon shot onto a ledge near the entrance.
Lying prone on the ground, I think I am safe. Then the due does an auto kick up off the
ground to his feet…off the ledge. To his death.
Im right there with you Josh. This game damn near broke me. To this day I still havent beat it.
This was probably answered and I missed it, but why/how are the textures in the PS1 version anti-aliased?
The dark souls of my time
Got a demo of this game with a magazine, and when I was ambushed by orcs and lopped their heads off, I was blown away. I got the full game and played through it a litte while after and I loved it. Now to watch the video, but for me, yes it was VERY good.
Deathtrap Dungeon feels like a TV executive's idea of a video game, if that makes sense. I mean the kind of thing you'd have in the background of a kid's TV show, circa 1998, where a character is playing this by frantically mashing buttons on a controller. All while 8-bit bleeps and bloops inexplicably emerge the television speakers.
I still have never played this elusive game…Ockareener of Time
Josh I have a suggestion for you, it's a PS1 game. Nightmare Creatures II
I played it when I was a young lad and this game traumatized and kicked my ass. Now, well now I want someone to suffer like I did 🤣
sure bro, the smaller hitbox. i bet its the same reason every other guy chose red lotus over the burly big guy too xD
I remember playing this at a booth in hastings and thinking that graphics couldn't get any better than this….
So youre saying the "hitbox" of Red Lotus is a bit "smaller" and thats why youre playing as her, hmm? Well of course, Josh. We believe you
as crappy as it looks this game has a nice charm to it
wait, if the big final boss was just an imp piloted mech… how are we to know everything wasn't actually just an imp piloted mech?
Used to play this game when I was a wee little shit. Called it "czachy" – a word for "skulls" in Polish because the desktop icon was a skull.
30:50: miyazaki himself mentioned that trying to beat fighting fantasy books while not knowing much english was one of his main inspirations for the serie as a whole.
but instead of mentioning that serie of books in particular he names Sorcery! as the main culprit for weird obtuse things in his games haha
Ayo she kinda thick 📸
I had this back in the day but never managed to play it. I was old enough to notice it runs like crap on PC, but not enough to get the tech stuff to make it work.
is it too much to ask? Front Mission 3 ? that would be a banger
who is with me?
Please do brave fencer musashi or einhander!
Why does Deathtrap Dungeon remind me so much of that Reboot episode "Wizards, Warriors, and a Word From Our Sponsor"?
I really liked a lot about this game and the idea. Loved the levels. But it was sadly hard for all the wrong reasons. How about a Duke Nukem Time to Kill review? 😅
VIN DI CATION!!
48:35
made me grin audibly
Josh comes out looking half Giga Chad and half "would you come over for tea and crumpets?"
Why can't Josh dress in a thong and a chain top?
It's like those crazy ideas you had as a kid that spiral out of control. 'What if you..you..you meet a LION in the cave and..and..and a ROBOT comes and blasts ya and spikes come down!!' gg Josh gg man
Loves this game
The'gallen still haunts me to this day, good videos man, keep it up
Not even 20fps? Unplayable.
Check out "mega man legends " for the ps1 you won't be disappointed. Its a rpg with gear,upgrades, leveling up,ect. Was ahead of its time and had a sequel made
This is such a great video. I get to sit through this fabulous, yet flawed and frustrating game without any of the stress
There is also a fourth cover – Japanese one.
I'd be really interested in seeing you do a final fantasy 8 "was it good" at some point. The game has been heavily criticized in the past, however, most of that comes from what people remember of the game from their childhood. The vast majority of people criticizing the game is due to them not understanding the junction system back in the day, and they just never tried to come back to it later in life, yet maintained that it wasn't good. I disagree. I think it's the most underrated FF, and possibly most underrated game in general. At the very least, the MC is THE most misunderstood character in gaming, bar none. I'd love to see you revisit this old classic and tell us once and for all, is it any good?
Zanzarah also doesnt have Window Mode… which REALY sucks… because THOSE games mostly crash when you tab out of them… urgh… the problem with old games…. damn you messengers and all nowadays XD
Dragon fable video when?
Yeah, it's totally professional to tie your physics to your framerate, you evil numpties!
I would love to see Was it good? Akuji the heartless
To be fair, if they made an entire full length game based on Sen's Fortress, I'd eat that shit right up. Mm, that's some fine tasting shit, I'd say, while smacking my lips and wiping my mouth. My compliments to the chef.
IT WAS THE IMPS ALL ALONG
"they were clearly going for the male demographic here" – As it fucking SHOULD BE! 😀
God I miss those days.
Loved this one, absolutely loved it