SWEET HOME (1989) | Origins of Survival Horror

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ORIGINS OF SURVIVAL HORROR: Sweet Home
#SweetHome #SweetHomeReview #SurvivalHorror #MonstersOfTheWeek #OriginsOfSurvivalHorror
In this mini-series, Origins of Survival Horror, we’re going to explore the games that preceded Resident Evil (the game that coined the term), but that were already full-blown survival horror games through and through. Today, with this inaugural episode, we start our sojourn through the annals of Survival Horror history with the predecessor, the game that Resident Evil was originally intended to be a full-blown remake of: Sweet Home, the 1989 Japan-only Famicom Horror JRPG that was released alongside the Kiyoshi Kurosawa movie of the same name. This is a fascinating piece of video game history and still, to this day, a phenomenally good game on its own!
Sweet Home (1989) The Movie, here on RU-vid:
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1vlh7JfAtvY.html
MESEN NES Emulator:
www.mesen.ca/
Sweet Home fan translation by The Siege:
www.romhacking.net/translations/2853/
www.romhacking.net/patch/
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Chapters
00:00 Intro: Origins of Survival Horror
04:31 Sponsor: Audible
06:13 Part 1: Resident Evil: Patient Zero
15:34 Part 2: The Ultimate Haunted Hausu
24:02 Part 3: No Place Like Home, Sweet Home
28:57 Epilogue
30:04 Thank you & Credits
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Script:
Michael Saba, Ragnar Ulricson
Captions (en):
Mira Cox, Ragnar Ulricson
Proverbial Voice of God (Intro Guest Voice):
Gianni Matragano
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Footage Credits:
Resident Evil Mansion Unreal Engine 4 Walkthrough | Brent Little
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9lLMTsE4f6E.html
NES Longplay [742] Sweet Home (Fan Translation) | World of Longplays
Played by: Reinc
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--IAmphK8UPA.html

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@RagnarRoxShow Год назад

Heya, some of you (rightfully) pointed out the racist connotations and history behind the word "engrish" I used in the opening-chapter of this video. I appreciate you pointing this out, since I was not aware of it. I had always understood it as the very specific type of wording and phrasing of English in Japanese marketing, especially around the bubble economy era - but after looking into it, turns out there's a whole 'nother yikes layer to it I had no clue about. Disappointed but sadly not even surprised. Apologies for the ill-conceived use of the word; I'll definitely be striking this one from my vocabulary for good!🙏

@mirfalltnixein.1 Год назад

@Poop One of the channels Ragnar has mentioned favorably before is "Innuendo Studios" who has a series about the right wing pipeline. Please watch it and recognize how you're being manipulated.

@typkrft Год назад

It's not more racist than saying Spanglish. It's just broken, or poor English. Which isn't a slight, but merely an observation. Assuming you aren't gate keeping opportunity or denigrating an entire race of people, then I wouldn't worry about your perceived faux pas. I first heard the word "engrish" from my Japanese Language Teacher. She was from japan and went on to explain the l/r issue that some Asian languages have when speaking English. People who have no skin in the game just want to virtue signal. Some people are hypersensitive right now because there are some very real race problems that are coming to the forefront of their daily life, or in some cases has always been there. When someone calls something like this racist, they are belittling the very real problems others are facing. It's always good practice though to apologize when you believe you might have hurt someone, even when it is not intentional. Simply because it's the nice thing to do. It's clear that you care, which is what is important at the end of the day.

@thelegendofner0 Год назад

@@mirfalltnixein.1 but isn't the censoring of language and it's usage manipulation, too? #1984 read it and it'll open your eyes on how you are being manipulated.

@mirfalltnixein.1 Год назад

@@thelegendofner0 "Voluntarily being non-racist is literally 1984!!!"

@tryhrd2002 Год назад

@@mirfalltnixein.1 Ah yes, the right wing pipeline, it starts with using a word to describe people who don't speak English, speaking English poorly. Get over yourself

@Owesomasaurus Год назад

I think the sprite art definitely holds up: it might require a bit more of a suspension of disbelief to get yourself into the headspace of 8 bit art, but there's a lot of modern 8 bit style games that wish they could pull off something as effective as the 'flesh sloughing off the zombie's body' animation.

@Phoebe5448 Год назад

Definitely!! Can you imagine an updated remake like the RE2 Remake, but with Sweet Home?? I personally love monsters, and the monsters in Sweet Home look super scary! Like the Torso enemy and the boily Madman would look super gross!

@mustangmckraken1150 Год назад

If you seriously have problems playing a game because it's 8-bit you're missing out on an entire library of fantastic games lol.

@cherrydragon3120 Год назад

While sprite art can be weird and unnatural at times. I think Good graphics is absolutely the future for Horror. Sure pixel art is what gave me nightmares in the past, but it does nothing to me now.

@aliasmcgames 11 месяцев назад

@@cherrydragon3120 Seems like you lack imagination.

@Mikhailnoise Год назад

Sweet Home desperately deserves its flowers. Anyone who loves the classics, the JRPG genre, or Survival Horror really owes it to themselves to indulge in this masterpiece. Sweet Home has aged like a fine wine that continues to be referenced in more than just Resident Evil.

@WIld-cHILd-1273 Год назад

Funnily enough I never really got into jrpg's but after watching this video and as a video game horror fan I'm very compelled to play sweet home lol, perhaps this game might give me that push to actually try other jrpg's

@justaduck3615 Год назад

I always found Sweet home interesting as one of the first games of its kind, happy that you made a video on it c:

@swimmyswim417 Год назад

14:38 idk man, I know you say those sprites don’t hit as hard now as they did back then, but that “MAN!” head-turn and the swarm of maggots legitimately icked me out. The creativity involved with these enemies is top-notch. I’d dare to say that the limitations of the Famicom make the designs all the more jarring and impressive, as opposed to more modern, hyper-realistic graphics.

@thedarestare Год назад

This is the first video that doesn't say "Sweet Home, a game based on the movie of the same name". I am super proud of you for making a big point about how they were conceptualized and created at the same time!

@GreenEyedDazzler 8 месяцев назад

Huh the wiki makes it seem like the game came second and the director of the film even gave the game dev director permission to take liberties with the plot

@lynkios Год назад

I screamed when I saw Signalis, such a great game, the story doesn't leave my mind since I finished it

@Prohxyy Год назад

One of the best modern stabs at survival horror I've ever played. Genuinely needs more attention, I eant that studio to produce more in the genre.

@SuperSecretAgentNein Год назад

Signalis rules so hard.

@vellinghem2187 Год назад

Given I’m nervous since leaving on my first deployment for the military. I appreciate this video because I’ll watch sweet home the original film as one of my break-time enjoyments just to help with my nerves from time to time. Thanks Ragnarox I never even knew about the film or the old game that was the precursor to survival horror.

@valetudoru Год назад

I am soooo stocked that you will be exploring "Project Firestart". Truly the first game completely filling the survival horror mold years before the mold was even created.

@acadia5898 Год назад

RagnarRox is the channel you want to fully pay attention to. no pauses, no small distraction. it's like when you are passionate about movies and you want to watch them as the artist wants you to and he gives the best kinds of videos and you can see the passion

@JoshuaSmith-bg3dc Год назад

I don’t know how I’ve gone this far in life without ever hearing about this game. Now I’m gonna have to watch the film and find an emulator! Thanks RagnarRox!!!

@gabepollack8382 Год назад

Pulse / Cairo is one of my favorite horror films ever, also. Cure is just as genius. Haven't seen other films of his, so very excited to have encountered this video!

@WIld-cHILd-1273 Год назад

I didn't realize this game was responsible for the resident evil series, A series I grew up to love so thank you for this video and bringing sweet home to my attention. I must play Sweet home one day!

@aussiekola2370 Год назад

I'm playing this game now thanks to you, RagnarRox. My parents were fans of the OG Resident Evil and were definitely intrigued when I showed them this. Thanks man.

@grigorikarpin Год назад

This is such an exciting series you're starting, I can't wait to see all the insightful videos about the origins of survival horror... Honestly, surprised I haven't see much about this focused on by other channels. But you're the perfect fit for older and forgotten games, you regularly inspire me to find ways to play things i have never heard of. Loved the video as always

@gfdgdfgdfgdfggfdgdfgdfgdfg9709 Год назад

Everything about this game reminds me of the best horror game made so far: Song of Horror Party members that are gone forever when they die, haunted house, jump scares for the player, occult...

@Acejinjo Год назад

I remember watching a walkthrough of Sweet Home years ago after checking out Resident Evil on Wikipedia and other other wikis. Watching this remind me how bitter I am finding out a horror game that's an RPG! The combat system and around it is so cool and interesting! And I'm so happy there's people like you can keep its history! Lots of people need to know Sweet Home!

@muffinzetta3670 Год назад

the voice of god echos in your ears "what a mansion!"

@caseygoddard Год назад

Excellent video! I've grown tired of seeing survival horror retrospectives that pretty much ignore anything before the first Resident Evil. The roots of the genre run deep.

@roadhouse_blues Год назад

Going on a mad binge watching all your videos, thanks for your effort making them the way you do.

@cheshirethehatter3213 Год назад

Seeing "Sweet Home" in the title, I immediately thought this would be a video about the Korean horror manhwa of the same title about people surviving the aftermath of people randomly turning into horrific monsters. I was pleasantly surprised though, a good video indeed.

@bunnybreaker Год назад

I never actually beat Sweet Home, but it's one of my favourite NES games. Glad to see you covering it 👍🏽

@maxaroni39 Год назад

So excited for this new series on the Origins of Survival Horror! This is the exact kind of thing I've been looking for ^-^

@sanashi27 Год назад

I think I've heard of this game mentioned somewhere before but it's interesting to know how it influenced and inspired many horror games of today especially with it's mechanics. Like the part where the ending is determined by how many characters (and which ones) are left alive is something I've come across in the game Corpse Party.

@StrykerMagnum Год назад

This is a great idea for a series! I love examining the Ur-examples of genres compared to the codifiers of it! Sometimes it's technological advancements, sometimes it's a shift in popular culture, or a real-world event, or a popular piece of media in another medium. And sometimes, sometimes it's simply a spectacular use of the tropes and mechanics that have been being built up and refined for decades. I wonder- how many games in this series will illustrate these things, compared to the breakout codifier of the genre: Biohazard?

@williamweston4733 Год назад

:D Thanks Ragnor, your videos are such an incperation. Thank you for the great work.

@Toasterloaf Год назад

This is honestly a well-done vid. High production value, and your voice isn't grating or trying to sound overtly excited.

@PhazonOmega 2 месяца назад

I was NOT expecting to hear the CnC soundtrack on this video! A good use of it, too!

@belias360 Год назад

Steam has a game called Cthulhu Mythos: The Sleeping Girl of the Miasma Sea that is nearly directly inspired by Sweet Home. It's a survival-horror turn-based RPG with permadeath and has different endings depending on how many people are alive at the end. It's pretty good and I played it some years ago. Survival horror RPGs are so uncommon that I wish it was more of a thing with modern games.

@thequeenundisputed Год назад

I LOVE Sweet Home and never see anyone talking about it! Excited to watch the video - and love you for always bringing attention to more obscure horror IPs! Edit: I really appreciate you commenting on how this game is good completely irrespective of its connection to Resident Evil. I've actually never played Resident Evil, but I still super love Sweet Home! If you're a horror fan, classic game fan and/or classic JRPG fan it's a must play. I really wish we saw more blending of horror and the JRPG genre because I think the JRPG format really lends itself to the horror atmosphere. Edit 2: 27:16 - Possibly a hot take, but I still subscribe to this philosophy of game design wholeheartedly. There's just something I really, really love about writing physical notes to accompany my gameplay. It's instantly immersive and makes me feel like some Lovecraftian detective studying these notebook of hastily scrawled notes of disparate facts to uncover some hidden meaning behind the madness. It's just a really charming and immersive part of the play experience for me!

@thecandlemaker1329 Год назад

The first game where I had to take physical notes was the Neverhood, so taking them makes me feel like a plasticine stickman getting puked on by a cockroach.

@TJF588 Год назад

To suggest that audiences weened on modern fidelities of horror visuals wouldn't be affected by this beautiful spritework is boggling. Heck, there's many projects which are intentionally lower-resolution precisely for this effect, where the disparity between what is seen and what is meant blurs understanding, keeping the viewer in a state of shifting perception.

@cichoriumintybus4637 Год назад

Always a joy to have another of your videos. Thanks for making these time and time again and may 2023 be a kind and cheerful year to you. :)

@xRocketzFighterx Год назад

Super thankful of SSFF aka HVGN for covering this game over a decade ago. Had a blast going through this game. I wouldn't say this game is hard, permadeath is scary indeed but if you pay attention, have decent enough team set ups n make sure your 2nd team isn't too far then you'll easily cruise through this game. I only got a game over when I entered the basement where you have to gamble on what path leads to progress or leads to quicksand pitfalls. While trying to save my main team my 2nd team accidentally went through the wrong door to save the others n I got a game over. Honest the old Phantasy star, n old dragon quest n even SMT series are far much harder so if you've beaten one of those then you'll easily cruise through sweet home

@internetdog Год назад

yo, Gianni!! awesome to see him here. wonderful video, had no idea about the history of RE1, or the existence of this game at all!

@brycestrife5605 Год назад

This was honestly beautifully done. I held resident evil very dear to me, it inspired me so much as a young man. Great video my friend.

@meekaboo_ Год назад

When you said this was going to be a series it made me very happy :) Excited to see what you'll be diving into.

@eddiegarou Год назад

I wonder if there's going to be any love for Atari's "Haunted House"! That's REALLY retro proto-survival horror. 😀

@vagabundorkchaosmagick-use2898 Год назад

Another solid video. Happy 2023!

@pocdefang Год назад

15:58, my distinguished companion called Lenore salutes you :) And thanks for the amazing work here, is really inspiring.Your love for the genre is a delight to see. Kudos and cheers ✌

@anactualbear5683 Год назад

Played this a few years back. Still think about it regularly.

@AFoxinSpace Год назад

I played through Project Firestart on our C64 when I was in the third grade. It's still just about the scariest game I've ever played.

@anishinaabae Год назад

an alternate universe where rag does audiobook narration, and i fall asleep while listening to it, warm and contented.

@joshuasanderson7359 Год назад

Nice use of the Tiberian Sun soundtrack for backing music

@monik911hsm 10 месяцев назад

Hi, I just wanna thank you for your videos on Sweet Home and Alone in the Dark as I used them and cited them in my script for a video essay on the origins of Resident Evil ^^

@evanpetelle5669 Год назад

I see “Signalis” footage…. Just played it, very cool game, super respectful to its roots & the environment holds sooooo many nods to horror films, games & other media. Absolutely badass game, I recommend it to anyone interested.

@TurtleKun Год назад

Man great video! such an interesting story and always exciting to hear about games you've never heard about!

@bananonymouslastname5693 Год назад

Good idea for a series. Games like Dr Chaos, War of the Dead, and others are so overlooked for their contributions to what survival horror is today.

@authornathanday6983 Год назад

Holy hell! I'm a huge fan of Jordan/Wheel of Time but while I started Lord of Chaos back in 1996 (yep)...I've still yet to finish it, despite restarting it 3 times. Think you just sold me on Audible. Haha. Love this vid and channel.

@andreweber7801 Год назад

27:28 Looks like someone played Tunic! Glad it’s going round!

@adrianofascendini7424 Год назад

Another masterpiece! Your videos are the best! Thank you Ragnar!

@TheBreadB Год назад

YES FINALLY a Sweet Home video!

@Brocuzgodlocdunfamdogson Год назад

Wtf, i’ve been playing obscure JRPG roms for decades and this is the first time I’ve heard of this game. How could I have missed such a gem??

@zhwzh_ Год назад

I love this channel and your references. Keep it up the good work man

@Bryantzerox Год назад

You’re one of the only creators that uploads videos I look forward to. Thank you!

@thelegendofner0 Год назад

Btw for everyone who doesn't know: Biohazard was named Resident Evil in the west because of Biohazard, the metal band already existing lol

@RaiHyabusaRS Год назад

This was my 1st video of yours ive watched. You are very good at making videos and I like this, keep it up. Thank you

@_ChiaroScuro_ Год назад

Hello RagnarRox I discovered your channel only some days ago and I wanted to tell you that I love the content you bring on your channel. Videogames, especially horror games, are my favourite form of art so to see someone bring so many hidden gems from the past to the light is a great gift. Also because when most of these game came out I was too young to play them but thanks to you I rediscovered them so thank you. I really like how you review these games: among all the channels that do the reviews on games I love how deep, personal and different your opinions are. I just wanted to write to you that what you do is how, for me, this form of art should be talked about and the great potential that videogames have, so thank you for your work. I hope what I wanted to say is clear and I hope this comment is not to long, do forgive me for my bad English 😣. Keep doing what you are doing my friend because it's true art and a gift, thank you😊

@joaobluz Год назад

Great video dude! Have always heard of Sweet Home’s inspiration on RE, but never actually saw any game footage and explanation of how it plays out.

@elliotgale Год назад

another amazing video!! thank you for reliably including closed captioning, it's SUPER super appreciated :')

@pinionatedminion38 Год назад

Ah, it's so awesome to see a deepdive into this game! Thank you!

@nathanjones4898 Год назад

I just finished sweet home, fantastic movie! I'm a massive fan of practical effects and it had some amazing visuals. Thanks for the great content! I'm always excited to see a new video in my notifications.all the best and a happy new year 🎉

@JudasCrusader Год назад

Welcome back old friend. I rewatch your videos and its good to see new ones.

@cliftonsargent1572 Год назад

This is the 3rd video that I was not notified about. I’ve been subbed to “all” for a very long time, RU-vid needs to get its sh*t together. I was hoping I would get a video from you soon, hope your holidays were good and I look forward to all your work in 2023

@ifgezroxy Год назад

Oof. I got goosebumbs immediatly, when I heard the Diablo 1 bgm.

@dreadstartheunholy 2 месяца назад

Love the Command and Conquer track at the beginning of part 2.

@112scrubs Год назад

Finally! I was looking forward to someone being able to do this game justice!

@dylanvolckaert404 Год назад

I've never seen this game before, but now I really want to play it. Turn-based JRPG is what I grew up with and I LOVE horror settings. Thank you for making this video!

@RagnarRoxShow Год назад

It's a really good game still to this day; I'd honestly say give it a shot, I don't think you're gonna regret it!

@Nekucloud Год назад

Happy New Year RagnarRox!!!😄🎉🥂

@RococoPigeon Год назад

Another stellar video!! Can't wait to see more of this series, it's off to a fantastic start. Have you seen anything about Holstin? It's an upcoming indie Polish survival horror that looks absolutely amazing. The voice acting sounds SO good, and I think it would be right up your alley! Anyways, happy new year! Wishing you all the best 🌻

@tobormax Год назад

I've always been fascinated by this game, but have never taken time to play it. I feel like your video has inspired me to give it a try. Thanks for another great video!

@AmericaZass Год назад

Appreciate the audible suggestions, gonna check out this Marx fella

@HopeB555 Год назад

Fantastic video. I'd forgotten that Sweet Home even existed. Thank you for this great video! Somebody remind me to sign up for the Patreon next week when I have money

@danteshollowedgrounds Год назад

It only took me a month in a half to remember where to find your channel again

@sadrabbit53 Год назад

I can definitely see how Corpse Party (up until Book of Shadows) took inspiration from this. Cool!

@FirelixGaming Год назад

Thanks a lot for what you do ! And happy new year :)

@distortedriolu4618 Год назад

YESSSSSSSSSS!!!! People have covered this game for ages but I'm so glad you did thank you thank you thank you!

@casedistorted Год назад

I always wondered why the original RE had the door opening animations when I first played it, it wasn't until like over a decade later when I learned that it was because Sweet Home had them on Nintendo, but I only learned this literally like decades later. I think Resident Evil was the first game I was truly scared of as a kid. I bought that original large box PS1 copy, played until the first zombie, and noped out. I had to ride my bicycle a few miles to a local shop (which is still there 2+ decades later) to get a strategy guide so I could play the game without losing my mind.

@LexiMow Год назад

I Always Love this game and the movie man thanks Rox You Rock keep up.

@valeriadelpio2745 Год назад

this channel's updates bring me life

@Chilling_Chilling Год назад

Hey, a surprise late Christmas gift. Thanks for the video, bro. Hope you're enjoying your holiday season 👍

@Satsui_No_Hado Год назад

It goes without saying that you're one of the top content creators on RU-vid, never change and always thankful 🙏 🔥

@twinguide Год назад

I'm a simple man, I see RagnarRox, I share RagnarRox.

@angelaulloa3561 Год назад

Same here

@magnawaves Год назад

You're definitely simple

@jarlwhiterun7478 Год назад

Nobody does that "simple man" thing anymore. Move on and copy some other overused internet lingo.

@twinguide Год назад

@@jarlwhiterun7478 I'm but a simple man.

@damiancrowley569 Год назад

My thoughts exactly

@cord113 Год назад

Some of this reminded me of the way "Obscure" works.

@ninjahedgehog5 Год назад

Times like these I wish I was an aspiring game dev/programmer. Making a ps1 styled sweet home remake on my spare time is something i daydream about once in a blue moon. I'd call it "No place like home" I'd Americanize the story a bit, make it a first person dungeon crawler similarly to persona 1 but low poly character models only. And I'd hire friends and family to play the characters to purposely get that bad voice acting XD

@adamgray9212 Год назад

Easy to see how much this game inspired the RE series - asides from the setting obviously being the inspiration for RE1, the team-based mechanics, super-small inventories for each character and ability items remind me of RE Outbreak

@guidofedeli851 Год назад

I never heard of this game despite being a hardcore RE fan. I honestly thought Corpse Party was the first game that mixed horror and pixel art, top down perspective JRPG together, but this game predates it by 7 years. Great vid, definitely gonna watch the movie and play the game when I can!

@masonwilcox7055 Год назад

Played this last Halloween 🎃; It's now one of my favorite NES games. It is very atmospheric for a 8bit game.

@TheDracoStar Год назад

The only thing I have to note here is that I'm really happy to hear Gianni do that cool little voice bit at the beginning... like damn, love that guy's work. More people need to support him and hire him.

@RagnarRoxShow Год назад

Gianni rules ok

@eveecco Год назад

Ngl I physical jumped when Helena came on 😂😅 Was not expecting that!

@R3TR0J4N Год назад

it's rare, to see a video game channel that focus on horror genres being delivered as a film video essay akin to Ryan Hollinger. infuriatingly as how come i wasnt aware of your channel, the other grateful, worth the sub.

@ParadoxicalIntention Год назад

So not only did I learn more about the game Sweet Home, but I also learned the word "palatial". Neat!

@toiletwineconnoisseur6434 Год назад

Gianni is like glitter, he gets everywhere u can never get rid of him and its the best.

@blobeyeordie Год назад

E.T. on the Atari was another early survival horror classic.

@vagrantvienna Год назад

This was a long time coming, and I'm so happy it's here

@sevenproxies4255 Год назад

I agree. Sweet Home is a good game on it's own merit. It seems that Japan really got the very best games for the NES. Since most of the titles released in the western world were all very "arcade:y" with a majority of them being some kind of platformer. So trying out a translated ROM of Sweet Home many many years after I put a NES cartridge into a console, I was very awestruck over the depth of the mechanics in the game, the graphics and overall planning of the whole game. It was like a combination of Legend of Zelda (in terms of the item and weapon gathering) and Final Fantasy but with a gory, horror setting. I remember thinking "The NES was capable of this?"

@WaaaghbossOrkamungus Год назад

Not quite sure why, but this reminds me a lot of the first time I played "Unterwegs in Düsterburg". It's an older RPG with classic turn-based combat, made with the old RPG-Maker program. I think it has been released somewhere in the early 2000s, it's probably somewhat obscure outside of Germany. But damn, that game had some atmosphere, especially the part where you enter a haunted mansion and have to figure out what happened to the family that once lived in there, all the while being chased by some sort of monstrous vampire. Cartoonish as the looks may have been at times and regardless of how much the dialogues were peppered with puns and jokes, that section really scared me.