Forgotten Games: Gon - SNESdrunk

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That weird little dinosaur from Tekken 3 has its own game...
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@wewerefalling5861 2 года назад

I remember finding this manga in the library like 25 years ago, and it hooked me with the amazing art and the fact that the stories were told without words. The lack of a HUD or conventional ways to check your status is a really cool way to honor the source material's way of story telling.

@jeremylangdon9340 2 года назад

Yeah the Manga art was crazy detailed.

@mayomaaax 2 года назад

@@theuglykwan I still have mine, but only the first one:D

@weirdproq 2 года назад

Yeah, I read it at my local library to. I loved it as a kid.

@vel2118 2 года назад

WHOAH! I need to read uhhh look it immediately 🤣 yes definitely an honorable way to pay homage to the original it’s genius if u ask me retro games where way more creative n crazy in a phenomenal way

@volo870 2 года назад

@@vel2118 Please do that. A word if advice: You DO NOT mess with Gon. You do not want Gon angry.

@SkyFellowship 2 года назад

This game is Gon but not forgotten

@ultimateman55 2 года назад

Missed video title opportunity

@AnimeLover-po2nu 2 года назад

As someone who owns some of the manga this is inspired by, this is hilarious. Gon not taking damage is directly from the manga, as he's basically invincible. The idea that he could get peeved enough to destroy the whole world is so in character it's genius. Also I think the reason the graphics look like that is because the developers are trying to mimic the hyper realistic art of the original manga which is neat.

@penatio Год назад

he protec he attac but most importantly he *A N G E R Y*

@theonlymegumegu 2 года назад

I love that the loss condition isn't "dying", it's Gon's anger going out of control and destroying the world XD very in line with the comic ^_^

@brianmaday9227 2 года назад

Ever since hearing Roger Ebert insist that video games can't be art, I've been semi-obsessed with considering ways in which they could are. I feel like the use of music in place of a traditional UI may have been a meaningful exploration of video games as a medium, and therefore contributed to the art form that is the video game. It's a shame this had to sit forgotten for 17 years.

@alexhobbs1208 2 года назад

I mean just look at games like The Last of Us. It's a modern example but it's basically playing a Hollywood movie. Robert Ebert is just out of touch

@opaljk4835 2 года назад

He’s probably out of touch because he’s been dead for a while

@pedrooswald 2 года назад

It might be easier to answer separate archaic art concepts and contemporary notions. In the latter case I believe that whatever suits the art market will be viewed as art for their own benefits. Art is an industry like any other, there is no interest in recognizing an already influential industry such as video games, I would say even hollywood movies would slip out of this definition. But in the other hand it is obvioudly subjective, any piece of trash could be validated by an institution and be recognized as art. So, about the discussion "what art is or isn't" is really a construct that means nothing, if a piece of media speaks to you in some way, it obviously has a valuable expressive quality, so it fulfilled it's cycle by successfully communicating something. And if that is art, well, any meaningful experience has the same status.

@an3582 2 года назад

I sure hope your oxygen tank was full because you went super DEEP with that one. Art isnt this mystical sacred exploration of blah blah blah making everyone who even attempts it into legendary super beings who had SOME mayor insight into the universe and the workings of the human mind. It really is just a game and they tought itd be cool.

@arctmensilva7491 2 года назад

@@an3582 i dont like the notion that all art is art, so no The Last of Us is not art

@KoosFramboos 2 года назад

A game without interface is a really genius approach for Gon when you think about it. If you ever "read" the mangas, you'll notice that they are completely devoid of any text aside from sound effects. Gon will meet some kind of animal. He'll try to mimic their behavior, and then slapstick will happen. No explanations needed. They are the simplest of stories.

@Marcifar 2 года назад

There's not even sound effects in the manga. It's only pictures

@LZeroK 2 года назад

@@Marcifar I think they refer to the onomatopoeia....

@javelin6831 2 года назад

"Reminds of a certain *Clyde dog!* " that part made me chuckle for a bit. Thanks for the video, and I hope you have a great rest of your day too.

@AzureTheSky 2 года назад

Hey SNES drunk. Hope you're doing well! Leaving a comment just to wish you and Clyde a great rest of your day.

@thecunninlynguist 2 года назад

next we'll find out dr. bosconovitch had an SNES game. The weather effects are nice

@ZidaneTribal93 2 года назад

Lmao

@cazamilfs8945 2 года назад

The cunnilingus quiet fool

@felipejanuariodeoliveira3185 2 года назад

Just rewatched the entire Forgotten Games series last week and I can confirm it's one of my favorites. I don't play the games, I just love to hear about games that were never officially localized, they usually have some good stories behind. Keep up the good work 👍🏼👍🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

@TonyGearSolid 2 года назад

I'm kind of surprised a publisher didn't snag the right for the game, re-named it something like "Tiny Rex's Big Adventure!" and released it in the West simply because it would've taken next to no effort.

@bigedwerd 2 года назад

Maybe it required a special chip like the DSP-1 for the mode 7 sections like pilot wings and anyone felt like it'd not be worth the cost of the carts.

@Hattes 2 года назад

Publishing the Gon books themselves took pretty much no effort, since they have no dialogue.

@inkredibill6352 2 года назад

Lotta Japanese devs are mad racist against Americans. Especially the old school ones. Some that come to mind are the creators of the Dragon Quest series, they purposefully leave out content from American versions purely because they straight up don't like Americans.

@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y 2 года назад

@@inkredibill6352 That's dedication, LOL

@DissociatedWomenIncorporated 2 года назад

@@inkredibill6352 I mean not liking _Americans_ is understandable, but why should the _rest_ of us English speaking countries have to suffer? 😁 More seriously, I only know of the main DQ composer being one of those hyperconservative types who wants to deny that Japan ever did anything even remotely mean to the Chinese during WW2. Which is far from his only… questionable viewpoint. Kind of a shame to learn this sort of thing, as I love Dragon Quest.

@gtrman12887 2 года назад

Nintendo: a hovering dinosaur??? Yea, we did it first... *kicks Gon under the sofa*

@elneco4654 2 года назад

I thought Gon was going to be older as a manga, but it came out one year after SMW.

@remorsehorse 2 года назад

Perfect that it has no text just like the manga! Will have to give this a try 'any way i can'

@bakuiel1901 2 года назад

I've heard of Gon but had no idea he had a video game, definitely an interesting idea

@Alurkerdood 2 года назад

I think the manga it was based on was also pretty minimalist with no dialog. So how they translated that into the game is interesting.

@duffman18 2 года назад

Tekken 3 is my favourite fighting game ever because of Gon and all the random modes you could play in it, like beachball

@joemamaluke 2 года назад

Netflix has a Gon series made about 6 or so series. My son loved it when he was a toddler.

@MazterP28 2 года назад

I have the gon manga, the art is amazing. I’ll try and do a video on it

@Marine_Dynamite 2 года назад

If I remember, the manga also has no text so anyone can read it

@MazterP28 2 года назад

@@Marine_Dynamite correct, it’s basically a picture book except I think he screams in a few panels

@animezilla4486 2 года назад

Have you seen the cartoon series

@MazterP28 2 года назад

@@animezilla4486 no, but that sounds amazing. I’d like to watch it

@animezilla4486 2 года назад

@@MazterP28 yeah you can find episodes on RU-vid originally they used to be on Netflix

@joandarc441 2 года назад

Lol I remember him on Tekken 3 also having a cartoon series on cartoon network back in the early 2000s

@7thangelad586 2 года назад

I’m keeping my fingers crossed for the sequel: “Gon with the Wind.”

@midwestmonster9886 2 года назад

Gon in 60 Seconds

@kirbyhero256 2 года назад

That is literally the name of one of Gon's special moves in Tekken 3. It's a fart attack.

@projectmayhem6898 2 года назад

Gon, Baby Gon

@midwestmonster9886 2 года назад

@@projectmayhem6898 Gon Girl

@SeeD1985 2 года назад

Your reviews are the most consistent and reliable on RU-vid. And so interesting to learn about games I never knew existed

@ormannay 2 года назад

To add some important context, Gon the Dinosaur is infamously indestructable. In the manga, he'll encounter beasts like bears and lions and headbutt/bite them into oblivion. He even defeated a giant underground tarantula. Because of his invincibility and his never ending hunger, he reminds me of Kid Goku, but in dinosaur form.

@Justforvisit Год назад

Man, I knew about Gon's origins from a Manga, bit I never knew that he ALSO had his own video game! And him running around the world now adds a lot more comical sense to his Tekken III Ending Movie :D

@fmsyntheses 2 года назад

I had the artbooks when I was younger. I remember them being mildly popular. Personally I always wondered where Gon's power level was compared to Dragon Ball characters. Aim a scouter at him.

@iamlucidess 2 года назад

Well he's definitely a planet buster, and he seems to be able to survive in space? He seems infinitely durable, especially after seeing Gon can change his size to a planet to destroy a planet at an instant. Can he just change his size to anything? How durable is Gon? So many questions.

@YukaTakeuchiFan 2 года назад

"What's his power level?" "I don't know, nobody's invented numbers yet!"

@duncanthetall3392 2 года назад

one this is certain...it's well above 9000

@Donkringel 2 года назад

I imagine the power level goes up when you beat him a bit and hear mysterious music.

@Spanishdog17 2 года назад

As a huge Tekken fan, I had to buy the cartridge of this strange game. The controls and hit detection are a little stiff but the graphics are beautiful and the sound design is really unique. It definitely has its own cute little charm.

@Andreopimentel 2 года назад

And the manga is pretty good too! SUPER detailed art, which is weird for how oddly proportioned Gon is

@popick86 2 года назад

It’s 7am. It’s my Saturday. Dogs just woke me up. I was pissed. Saw a new video from my boy snesdrunk, now I’m not mad

@jinpei05 2 года назад

Wow, never knew about this game. Big fan of the original manga by Masashi Tanaka. His artwork is absolutely gorgeous and his stories are hilarious. Gon losing his temper and fucking shit up is completely in character.

@RetroMoments 2 года назад

I regret not buying this game for 15 bucks in Japan! Definitely picking it up when I go back.

@woogha 2 года назад

I once found a Gon plushie at a thrift store 25 years ago. I miss that thing.

@freddiejohnson6137 2 года назад

The minimalist look it goes for by not having anything on screen is definitely interesting especially by using the music as an indication of health. Although I now wonder if he was that powerful when attacked too often how wasn't he able to do this in Tekken 3 and just end the tournament? Very disappointed that it wasn't an option in that now.

@dasaggropop1244 2 года назад

because he put the gloves on

@Doomroar 2 года назад

He wanted to give the other guys a chance, Gon can be a tyrant but he can be a good sport too.

@Qrama 2 года назад

@@dasaggropop1244 hah nice one!

@captaindrachma2041 2 года назад

This game is so forgotten you could almost say it's...Gon

@penatio Год назад

👏

@IGN_OFFClAL 2 года назад

The way this is presented with minimal UI and text is actually pretty amazing. one of the reasons GON was so appealing as a manga, is that is was told with no words whatsoever. This was a deliberate choice to make sure it's appeal was universal. I think that this game went about creating that feel quite well based on everything presented. If you think about it, it honestly could have been localized as is in this state.

@beaudiu 2 года назад

One of my favorite and very bizarre Manga series!

@endymallorn 2 года назад

Gon also gets referenced in Digimon! Agumon is very similar, and some of them have boxing gloves too.

@MrNotteNera 2 года назад

Thanks for the journey on memory lane xD Gon was my favourite characte!r in Tekken

@BassForever 2 года назад

Feels like the music health thing should have been the opposite. As you get hurt the music slowly goes away until you're left with silence.

@stranglestrong 2 года назад

My dog is super sassy and dramatic with everything. She would give me that gon look if I don't pet her belly.

@braddl9442 2 года назад

A game where you dying means your character is the villain that ends the world in a rage. LOL

@Heretic1373 2 года назад

I remember that little dino from Tekken and never knew what it was. Should I be worried that I now find a tiny angry dinosaur who's just done with everyone a little too relatable? Also, give Clyde all the scritches.

@WanderingMindSR 2 года назад

Gon has one of my favorite game over sequences ever.

@BigOleWords 2 года назад

This looks awesome, I had no idea there was a SFC game. Huh, that music mechanic is really interesting, never heard of something like that before!

@Tronnus 2 года назад

Gon had a game? I only know him from Tekken 3 as the reason I kick you out when you pick him!

@Thrash_N_Riot 2 года назад

My son use to watch this on Hulu or Netflix. Its a newer one in a 3D animation style. I had no idea Gon was that old. Cool to see there is an snes game of it, gonna have to get this for my collection.

@JMFSpike 2 года назад

Wow, what a unique game! Why isn't it more well known? Hopefully it will get some attention now. Also, a Clyde appearance (even if just an image) is a great way to ensure that this particular subscriber is not disappointed.

@mafiousbj 2 года назад

So that silly Tekken bonus character actually had an origin ^^ Thanks for this!!

@kevinkerkhoff6670 2 года назад

1:18 OMG love the jumping bear sprite. So gracious. That bear wanted to be a dancer.

@kennethchia4194 2 года назад

I am always impressed when I find something here that is completely unexpected, and this is completely unexpected.

@demoniktusk758 2 года назад

even though i played tekken since i was a small child, the first time i actually learned about Gon was the korean animated series, which is quite a bit different from the manga, so when i later learned he's in Tekken my mind was pretty blown. Also fun fact the manga doesn't have any text either so it's pretty cool that they kept it that way in the game

@UnderTheSkin13 2 года назад

I guess you could say he's Gon but not forgotten.

@ethanpat1 2 года назад

Thanks for putting the music at the end!

@thedrunkmonkshow 2 года назад

Any games that have dynamic musical changes during gameplay such as this, I'm a huge fan of. It's amazing they were able to pull this off with the limited memory space in a 1994 game on a Super Nintendo SPC chip where this might be one of the first examples of such in my recollection of the era. Also didn't know the little dinosaur Gon back then with Tekken 3 had his own game. All inspiring and interesting to say the least 😇

@thegreathadoken6808 2 года назад

I liked the part about SNNNNNNNNN, which was just before the part about ES DRUNK

@jacklogan995 2 года назад

Cool video! The Gon comic has no words or sound effects very cool that the game kept the same approach.

@sypharorigin 2 года назад

I remember playing with Gon figurines/actionfigures when I was a kid and when I first got the SNES game I had never heard about that it had a game... Feeling very nostalgic seeing it on the channel! :)

@xeneoszomega8980 2 года назад

I remember my friend being so excited to show me he unlocked gong we had no clue who or where he was from but he was still the shit to kick ass with lol

@no_torrs 2 года назад

Had no idea about this. Gon was my favorite tekken character back in the day. probably not gonna play this but it definitely looks interesting.

@Akiga_games 2 месяца назад

Awesome video Drunk! Great review yet again!

@GOGOAKUMAN 2 года назад

Gon is a great manga, love it.

@gogadantes8699 2 года назад

I love how the game stays true to the original manga story (which is a masterpiece work of line art btw) by having: 1) Not a single written / spoken word, and 2) Gon having literally unharmable levels of toughness and the only way you get a game over is if he gets pissed off enough to literally split the Earth asunder.

@mascadadelpantion8018 2 года назад

One of my favorite Tekken characters 😁

@PhazonOmega 2 года назад

Most animals in this game: Animal. The polar bear in this game: JOJO! *pose*

@LegaliseShemp 2 года назад

Digging this series. You're the man, SNES drunk. I love Tekken, and I played the hell out of Tekken 3. Thanks for clearing up just what the hell was going on with Gon; I loved pissing off my friends by picking him with his tiny model/hitboxes. Like picking the Nali War Cow in Unreal Tournament, he sure makes people seethe lol. This game looks pretty cool, actually. Will definitely play it "any way I can".

@LolaliciousSmiley 2 года назад

I think most of my nightmares have been experienced in mode 7.

@gaetan4164 2 года назад

Totally remember Gon from Tekken 3

@joestewart2026 2 года назад

Using the music as a way to indicate your life if a really cool idea. I've been playing games a long time and have never seen/heard of such a mechanic ever...very cool

@joshmashburn9273 2 года назад

the "Cat Guy" is a Professional Wrestler based on the legendary Tiger Mask from Japan.

@SwannSac 4 месяца назад

my brother watched the show based on him when he was younger and i was always so confused as to where it came from, good to know its apparently incredibly popular across the sea

@chess_poems 2 года назад

Always hyped to see a new upload. Be well my dude! (and Clyde T! ツ) Think i watched about 60% of your old videos this weekend too. I'd missed a bunch!

@edrosa3485 2 года назад

In Clyde’s defense I’m sure he is very alert on steak night.

@SNESdrunk 2 года назад

He will be very alert tonight when we make burgers!

@jamesbrooking1287 2 года назад

King the masked wrestler from the tekken series is one of my favourite fighters from the series and the motion capture for King was done by Minoru Suzuki a Japanese wrestling legend who is still wrestling

@kri249 2 года назад

This looks really cool for a SNES game. I remember browsing the manga graphic novels at the old comic book store back in the day and it looked amazing. Especially the two page wide image of Gone being attacked by something huge. I could never forget that.

@neoasura 2 года назад

The graphics really remind me of EVO: The Search For Eden.

@pious83 2 года назад

The game over screens needs the T3 announcer to give his _"Gon Wins"_

@denlazar1617 2 года назад

00:06 yes i remember that dinosaur at tekken 3, i was troling my friend when even though he had practiced a lot in the game, i was defeating him with this dinosaur sometimes

@garou119 2 года назад

That half tiger man is King, fitting name because that is also what he is

@apukami3643 2 года назад

Aka the weird character you unlocked in Tekken 3 after kicking a beach ball at his face.

@zetadroid 2 года назад

OG material is key to understand stylistic choices

@KatyushaMauro 2 года назад

This seems way more interesting that what it looks like at first glance. Thanks for sharing!

@adamsowell6222 2 года назад

Glad to see in the comments this was originally a manga. Was wondering how Gon from Digimon got his own game long before the show.

@reallyharsh 2 года назад

i had no idea he had his own game ! i just knew him from tekken

@joshcreatorgalaxy8599 24 дня назад

1:38 Yoshi got jealous (Mario Joke)🌌🎮🦖🥚

@ClemmyGames 2 года назад

Knew about the manga, not the game! Thanks for the vid

@punchabunchabuttons 2 года назад

I think the minimalist game presentation has something to the with the manga itself. The Manga is just like this game. Because the story is all Gon meeting all kinds of animals, there is zero vocal communication. Its all action, reaction. By the way, the manga is gorgeous to look at...

@WhoElseButZane 2 года назад

Gon but not forgotten

@deazee2288 2 года назад

OMG, I remember playing this on a bootleg CD which was basically a snes emulator with a ton of ROMs and it was so much fun

@ivanvargas2425 2 года назад

I never knew what Gon was until way later in life. Because I saw him on Tekken

@noxturne16 2 года назад

i remember hearing about this game! it looks super interesting and i’d love to play it and read the manga

@y_s4021 2 года назад

I remember we got like 3 of the manga here in Brazil 10 or 15 years ago. Maybe now with the internet it's time to check out the rest of them. Definitely unique, no dialogues, with great visuals.

@travispardy8649 2 года назад

This video explains why Gon be gone.

@RyumaXtheXKing 2 года назад

It reminds me of a cinematic platformer. A very weird, insane and manga take on it.

@davidt3563 2 года назад

Always wondered about this character. Thanks!

@piece1309 2 года назад

Legend has it that a code unlocks the monkey throwing poo

@evan2902 2 года назад

Just when I thought I've played every obscure 16 bit platformer there is...looks interesting enough. Almost thought it had something to do with radical rex from the thumbnail.