The Story Of Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories And Its Broken RNG 

This statement is so true and I love it.

then you find out that the 'heart of the cards' was actually just Atem top-decking whatever card he needed in the moment thanks to the power of the millennium puzzle

I find it funny to this day, people say Atem doesn’t have the power to top deck Literally what heart of the cards is

Your foes believe in the power of friendship more than you do

Is that why they burn each other alive and take each other hostage? Lmao

Thank you so much!

Its 2/2048+ something.

Twin Head deck(early)blackland fire dragon,koumori dragon,baby dragon,lesser dragon,lots of rocks,thunder cards kaminarikozou,Oscillo hero #2,electric snake,lala li oon,Raigeki,bear trap x2,invisible wire x2,Dragon treasure x3 & umi for power boost to challenge Black Skull Dragon when Heishin 1 plays it...(Acid trap hole is held by Kaiba. S tec to get it. 3 of these is a must for start of late game...)

true but honestly remember the dude u have to lose just to move on yes? he gives u the best chance to get that dragon card and very early in the game

I got one from Jono 2nd, lucky as hell.

True, also I grind Jono 2nd to get Red Eyes B Dragon, and then grind Meadow Mage for Meteor Dragon. Meteor B. Dragon is a bonus for me.

One thing that I did learn as well from others is that if you defeat a monster the AI will most times try to summon something equal to or as weaker as the destroyed monster

Except Pegasus cause he can ACTUALLY see your card

Thank you so much currently planning the next video to see which I cover next. This was actually a scripted video , so it was my first time doing something this large, and I did wish I spent more time on this video as I have said a couple times before.

Don't like that. Would be better to create a mod with more reasonable drop rates. If ur getting 30 drops a duel might as well just cheat and start the game with all the cards then.

@@sann8782very true, at 30 cards a pop you’re basically gonna have a ridiculous amount of extras. My 15 card drop still took a bit to grind with, and was more fun than the original, I mean to get the same cards I got I would’ve had to play 700+ duels 😅 or for certain opponents likely around 50-100 wins rather than 10-20. I think the main problem with your idea is simply the amount of cards wouldn’t be possible to incorporate like that without adding 5-dozens of opponents.

The first time I played this game I played it straight and got a MBD drop from Meadow Mage on my 412th duel…after that first playthrough and game clear, I only play the 15-card mod. Playing the game like originally intended is a blast but time is a resource and I’d rather use it in other ways than re-grinding for drops when you can instead do a 1-2hr run for some fun.

Everyone cheated a little I do think to beat this game via gameshark or even copying their memory card to their actual save.

@@BoltSpiderI wonder where you find these GameSharks now?

@@scottriddell3514 you can apply gamesharks/cheats through the proper emulator

I suppose now you know the game was cheating right back at you. So its all even in the end.

Thank you so much! I have a new one in the works and I really hope it goes better

I hope to have a follow-up video on this to correct the mistakes and talk about how the game true works.

@@BoltSpider I don't know if you noticed but I made the video showing how the enemy's hand changes haha I'm planning on testing that 20 card hand theory (which I'm pretty sure is true, but I haven't seen any proof of the number 20 online), so if you want to know something you can ask me!

Oh for sure, only for the final 6 though, one thing I did learn recently was that if you destroy a monster they'll most likely summon something weaker that the monster that was destroyed unless that is incorrect. But I'll definitely let you know and check it out! (I did watch that video before looking at it now), it was very interesting.

Who drops it?

You need a better god of a Megamorph is used as well

Crazy thing I figured this out w/o going to the wiki in which I didn't even know went into detail about it. I'd chalk it up to what vibe the monster gives off ie Dark Magician uses Black Magic that burns but he isn't a malveolent Mage hence why he has The (Shadow/Fire; Mercury/Mars)combo

Thank you so much and next time I will for sure, currently trying to plan what the next major video I'll want to do!

There's more, but I recommend doing better research on this game.

1. I misspoke about Gaia the Dragon Champion for Gaia the Fierce Knight 2. Villager 3 is still there you can talk to him but he doesn't duel any more 3. Sure Isis can draw into a B. Skull Dragon but that is a .49% chance of happening but IN QUOTE from the video: "can give you a run for your money, as these 3 can have powerful monsters if you aren’t ready, ranging from Black Skull Dragon from Isis" 4. Heishin, High Shin it doesn't matter as people pronounce his name differently all the time from Hei-Shin to High Shin. I see where you are coming from with all the feedback and things to point out, the video is already out and published and I don't want to spend any more time on it as in my eyes its what child me wanted. These are just small nitpicks imo. I did tons of research into the game, sure I might've gotten things wrong but, I cannot stress this enough, we are humans. We all make mistakes, nothing can ever be perfect.

Ill have to check out Reshef of Destruction, but loads of people say Forbidden Memory is the hardest game they've ever played

Reshef was deliberately made difficult because its predecessor, The Sacred Cards, was criticised as being too easy. And yes, I would say it is harder than Forbidden Memories. I played it when I was young, but just used an GBA Action Replay because it was just ridiculous. To make it to the end of that game will take you 100s of hours. Forbidden Memories is a much, much better game, but if you want a very realistic, true-to-life Yu-Gi-Oh card game experience, look no further than The Eternal Duelist Soul - it looks pretty underwhelming, but the accuracy to the actual card game is amazing; there's just no ban list, so prepare to be raigeki'd, pot of greed'd, cyber jar'd, graceful charity'd and delinquent duo'd like no tomorrow!

He is the best to get TEC cards and its amazing

I appreciate it!

Was pointed out in the comments but thank you lots. And yes he does in fact drop the materials for it but not the card itself

@@BoltSpider Ha! So my memory isn't too bad after all. Nice video, shows the addictive frustration of playing this game quite well 😁

I have a script, I have answered that a few times in the comments. It's more me being nervous doing a video like this as I rarely do scripted videos. The comments have the answers always.

There are plenty of cards that have the 2% drop rate or less like Giltia the D. Knight at .2% from Jono 2nd, Toon Alligator at a .1% drop rate from Meadow Mage and Simon MBD .1% chance of dropping from Mountain Mage, Launcher Spider at a .2% chance from Neku Aqua Dragon at a .1% chance from Ocean Mage Metal Zoa at a .2% chance from Sebek - as you did mention Parrot Dragon at .1% chance from High Mage Secmeton Kaiser Dragon at .1% from Seto 2nd Sanga the Thunder at a .1% chance from Seto 3rd Electric Lizard at a .1% from Villager 2 Jirai Gumo at a .1% from High Mage Anubisius Harpie's Pet Dragon at a .1% from High Mage Atenza Rude Kaiser at a .1% from Desert Mage Ryu-kishin Powered at a .1% from Forest Mage So there are plenty with super low drop rates

Aha That's quite the chart for me to hunt down

Yugipedia has the drop rates for every card in the game that is obtainable@@TheMcK777

@BoltSpider oh man I've been using the old Neoseeker guides. I'll take a closer look 👍

Summoned skull isn’t available in the English game. We’re you playing Japanese?

I'm not sure, the game was in english but as far as I know it could just be some sort of translation from the japanese version? It defo worked, the fusion was time magician + embryonic beast@@jordanwallendorff1089

I tried to play Reshef of Destruction it wasn't harder, it was more tedious of a grind.

That is really a great question that I don't have the answers too. It also gives Gaia and Curse of Dragon to make Gaia the Dragon Champion so that is there too.

Do you know who drops Summoned Skull?

Neku, Nightmare, Seto 2nd/3rd and High Mage Martis

​@@BoltSpiderOh I thought s. Skull is unobtainable?! 💀 can we legit win it How about metalzoa? Thanks for the great vids! 🌈

@@user-jl2dw5br8b Metalzoa can be dropped by Heishin 2nd, Nitemare, Sebek, Seto 2nd & 3rd

Welcome to scripts and heavy editing :^)

Thank you, it's already noted for the next major video I make!

I got stuck at the labyrinth mages where u had to go left or right .I was like this is impossible im suppose to get the right route in this maze and then win every duel

I really hope for a remake for this game as well, it'll bring back so many old players to the game who played it to see what changed. Plus they can finally fix the mistake they made by locking the pocket station cards for the US

@@BoltSpider I don't think if konami will fix any of their mistakes konami stands out for irreparable errors anyway we hope that a remake comes out and they will make little mistakes little mistakes are far better than to much mistakes anyway time will tell

Raigeki Next Guelist is correct.

GameSharks prove that they have hands that are adjustable to any moment they need

@@BoltSpider yes but still that deosnt prove that thye have 20 cards, but they can change the cards they are holding, how is the 20 cards proven? also if they could adjust everytime the game would ne unbeatable right?

@@ektorasektorou3244 this is a really good video showcasing this ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7ysGEhtWXM8.html

Many people did, you just duel half of the shrine high mages (2-4), go back to the dueling ground and it triggers the story to duel against seto 2nd

@@BoltSpider so u do the regular thing to trigger Jono saying tea has been kidnapped but instead of going to the high shrine you go to the temple of glory?

@@ryanlordjanie so let's say you defeated 3 of the high mages, you go back to the duel ground and it triggers the story as it takes you to the high shrine, duel against Labrynth Mage then after you beat him, you go against Seto 2nd

It was not one take, it was multiple recordings

This is how I feel about most mobs in Borderlands 2. I don't use cheats, but they're a bunch of bastards on uvhm mode so I have no problem being underhanded in killing them. Especially when they run away from you in second wind. 🙄🙄

i think Rush Duel took inspiration from Forbidden Memories ( it's just my guess ) There's a card that, i'm sure, took reference from FM, the Class Change Mirror ( Rush version of Job Change Mirror from TCG OCG ) and it has effect to SS Summoned Skull ( in FM you can fuse Job Change with Fiend to summon Summoned Skull )

100% I had to clone my PS1 save so I could trade with myself to win years ago with Skull Guardian and MBD

@BoltSpider I did that too but I would start a new game and pilfer cards such as Raigeki, Equips, Dragons, Thunder, and Field spells

Yes, I do know that the game started in Feb 1999, this game came out before the rules of the actual card game were finalized. People in Japan followed the rules of the game for a time until they officially released the actual rules of the game.

Yeah it was extremely early still so full rules had not been developed, however those original 722~ cards will forever be more iconic than any subsequently released cards for me. I say about 722 because some of the cards featured in the game, like the rituals, were only ever created exclusively for the game - the rituals for Serpent Night Dragon, Millennium Shield, Sengenjin, Psycho Puppet (and the card itself) as well as Mask of Shine & Dark and it's ritual.

I quit if I see a brick hand

Na you put heart of the cards in your opponents to draw nothing

Isis was the official name in this game before Ishizu was named Ishizu since this was made in 1999 so I was going of the basis of that like a few others in their videos. Since this game was made in 1999 Ishizu's real name wasn't brought up till 2002 so there is that merit too. Plus everyone pronounces things differently and that is how I pronounce it.

Will keep in mind, this was one of the larger projects that I wanted to do and I wish I would've spent a little more time on it myself to iron out everything. But thank you for the input.

I am currently working on the reshef video and RN it's just boring mindless grinding. But we shall see the final results

the thing about forbidden memories is that once you grind enough equip spells and a few monsters, at least in the 1500 range, you can get a 4000+ monster with the field spell advantage and some luck, the rest is mostly, not attacking into a trap or just a very unlucky raigeki.@@BoltSpider Reshef is just a bunch of unfavorable dynamics stacked on top of each other. The deck capacity feature is horrendous so even if you somehow get good cards , you may not be able to have them in your deck, your capacity to sell or ante is limited, the cards often cost too much, life points are not only a health bar but some opponents have multiple times your 8000! and the list goes on and on.

You beat 2-3 of the High Mages, then go back to the Dueling Grounds and there you go another part of the story unlocks

@@BoltSpider thanks reply..i go try now

All RNG and that is the beauty of it

Thank you so much for the feedback, I hope the next long form video I do turns out better whenever that will be

@@BoltSpider Yeah, you seem to know what you want to say, but tend to trip over yourself at times. I think you've got a lotta potential!

Pegasus does not drop Meteor B. Dragon, he plays the card but doesn't Drop it.

I can definitely say it's not AI, this is the first time I've gotten a comment like this lmao

The blur lasted around 4.5 minutes as it was only for the intro part.

No it's not...

Na the AI cheating isn't the RNG, its the drops you get and how long it takes you to win is the real RNG. Still going to need to play Reshef as its on my list of games to play

Yah 10000 20000 and 40000 life plus three copies of swords ugh

Ill definitely try it for sure.

I think bro might be autistic or something, be nice

I haven't played Reshef of Destruction yet, but that might be the next game I play

@BoltSpider a little history you see players complained and moaned that the sacred cards was too easy plus you got a op starter deck that could carry you though half the game it's sequel was a bit of a middle finger to those who complained because you start with a very weak deck and becomes irrelevant within the first 10-15 minutes and sometimes you need pure luck just to win a duel most pepole who longplay this have to cheat deck capacity just for the sake of time this is the dark souls of yu gi oh I'm dead serious

Great to know honestly as I've never played it before. So we'll see what comes of it

No LMAO

Instead of being rude and obnoxious, leave actual feedback instead of doing whatever you do

Totally not hard when the final 6 have 20 card hands and all the facedowns you play. On top of some of them having 3-4% chances of every card being a Gate Guardian or MBD or even with Seto 3rd with every card having a 4% of a BEUD in hand or deck.

@@BoltSpider like i said when you farm for cards like mbd, skull knight, megamorph and bright castle the game gets pretty easy, it just takes time to get these cards, it's like leveling up your character in a rpg before facing the final boss.

In any RPG, this would be considered power grinding to overlevel your opponent. The process of grinding isn't "hard" in virtually every RPG, even RPGs considered brutally difficult like Phantasy Star II can be made super easy if you decide to go out of your way to farm for a dozen hours, then the dungeons are just a guessing game as to where to go. Except, Forbidden Memories' grind ITSELF is an RNG fest. It could last 20 minutes like it could last 20 hours, or 40 hours, or virtually forever. The only thing that "levels up" is your deck, and it decides to "level up" whenever it wants. When I was a kid I was playing this game religiously, and my best card was a 1850 Atk Metal Dragon and couldn't beat Seto 2nd in the story. I couldn't get ANYTHING stronger for the life of me. The kinds of things said in the video when it comes to card drops and recommendations, people aren't supposed to know about that going into the game blind. It's a test of patience & knowledge. Obviously the game gets tons easier when you know about certain techniques and the fusion system, but they aren't clear AT ALL to a new player, and any new player shouldn't know about all that. Because how the heck are you supposed to know that a less than 1% drop of the 3rd strongest monster of the game exists in a fight that's counterintuitively gained from the Meadow grunt, and not the Meadow High Mage or any of the stronger opponents? How am I supposed to know how to reliably A or S-Tec an opponent without a deck out? Is it listed in the manual? How am I supposed to deck out characters early when I have to depend on fusions to protect myself, and thus burning my cards faster than the opponent does? (and we all start before the CPU, so if the CPU doesn't fuse, tough luck, buttercup) How am I supposed to know that certain cards are locked behind the Pocketstation or absurd requirements? Want to use Ishizu's Swords of Revealing Lights? Well too bad, I guess I dueled her dozens of times to learn you can only get it by spending 1 million starships! Oh but apparently you can get one by fusing two Spellbinding Circles & Dark Piercing Light together... Oh yeah. What an idiot I am for my inhability to guess that. How am I supposed to understand the logic of the fusion system and its faults, like for example that some female monster cards don't count as females and thus bust my Mystical Sand fusions? Or, like previously, that fusing certain Magic & Trap cards create new ones, or even freaking Ritual cards? I was there. The non-internet/non-cheat/non-outside-help experience of this game is *"try shit for dozens of hours until it sticks"*. Any game with prior experience and obscure & deep knowledge is going to be easy to the individual. That doesn't mean it is going to be easy for the intended & expected experience.

@@VicViper your walls of text got a point... they're right. If it's a new player who knows nothing about the game then it's hard, i agree.

Not true bro even the grind is hard asf. When u were young and not knowing what who gave you good drops or how to get S rank all you hot was low cards even with meadow mage. I played the game for over 300 hours as a kid with over 400 duels with all the ai duels and all I ever got was Gaia the fierce knight as highest monster. Yes it's that hard.the grind unless you know what you are doing isn't possible