@@rinomander wot?! I didn't mean to say "in" i mean "with" kkk sorry for misspeling kk that's not my native language. Anyways, i'm checking your other videos! Really nice stuff!
Same here...the same emotions that made me randomly think of searching for a lore video of a game I've played as a kid yet I'm still thinking about years later due to it's profound impact it has had on me. Remaster or release on virtual console please!!!.
I've played so, so many amazing games over the years I could probably never pick an outright favourite...but terranigma is always in the top runnings whenever I try.
i love this so much. the amount of effort you put in really shows. and i have never felt more proud to be a terranigma fan. seeing my iceberg like this makes me so happy. you did an outstanding work! thank you so much!
I know the term underrated is so overused but....well ... Terranigma might be the most underrated game of all times. This should be an all time cult classic like Zelda OOT or FFVII
That was fricking impressive. I can't begin to imagine how much time you put into the research for this video. And you're so clearly enjoying every second of it! I like your voice very much too. You deserve so many more views!
Incredible job with this! I can't imagine how many hours upon hours you sank into this. Especially on the research! German and Japanese forums are a nightmare to navigate as an English speaker. I loved watching this. Thanks Rinomander!
Impressive research! I have been playing this game fairly regularly for over 20 years now, read extensive amounts of lore, and speculated a lot (online) about what the ending meant. And still, there were many pieces of information in your video that I have never heard about! Thank you!
Finally youtube gave me a good video in my recomendations, I played this game like 4 times in my life and I didn't knew about the secret room in the Castle, neither the implications of the Inca temple and the past life of Light Ark great video presentation btw loved that you used the font of the game :D also, I thought the fangame Terranigma 2 was scrapped around 2014
Just finished the footage of my German LP of Terranigma and thought to myself....I still can't get enough of this game. Thank you for this amazing video. Learned a lot of new things from it. Thisvideo should definetly get more attention for all the effort you put it. Thanks. Enjoyed it a lot.
I did not expect this random Terranigma video to be this good. Very deep and detailed. I was surprised to see some stuff I didnt know about this game. Like I never saw that chicken race!! If youre such a fan of Terranigma to know all this do play Terranigma 2. It is excellent (but also difficult).
I've gotten at least a couple of people now telling me that Terranigma 2 is worth playing, so I guess I should see if there's a way to do that! I did try once just to see what it would be like, but I guess I found the old RPGMaker version download and it needed some RPGMaker files that I didn't know where to find. And thank you so much!!!! appreciate it a lot ❤️
@shelbyherring92 i made at least one reddit post about it, no one seemed to know for sure. i even asked Kamui Fujiwara about it some time ago, and he didn't know either so im not sure we will ever have an answer tbh: x.com/kamuif/status/1714807633344090478?s=20
Wow, that's actually kinda crazy... I just find it funny that this mystery has been a thing since the game's release and that no one has a solid answer as to the source of the original pictures. The only one I'm 90% sure on is the far right is Jeremy Irons from the French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)... and 10% that it's Billy Campbell as Quincey Morris from Dracula (1992). But thank you for looking into it. The video is amazing btw.
Great job for listing everything from Terranigma that were obscure and inaccessible. I've just played Terranigma in my vacation and I fell in love with it. With all the cutscenes I've seen in the game, I found it oddly funny that Lightside Elle took care of baby Ark right after the nonsense she've dealt in her recent life... Basically becoming a step-up mom (alludes to her darkside counterpart dealing with Ark's antics). And all of a sudden... The baby she named prior to her significant one, was kidnapped by her lookalike, then, a talking flying creature -- that she may have seen along with Ark before -- orders the twin kidnapper to unalive the baby that she's caring for a sufficient amount time! And the scene unfolds in a mishmash of emotions... Gurl, she really needs a break after all of it. (Thank goodness, it does happen at some point. However, in the "It's actually Ark" interpretation of the ending, I headcanonically thought over Darkside Ark saying hello to Lightside Elle and enters her house just to live with her.)
Very high quality content, earned a like and a new sub. This was my first RPG. I played Terranigma when I it came out, was 7 at that time, and it has been my favourite video game ever since.
I really enjoyed your refreshing and fun style of commentating the whole video. Kicks me back 25 years ago when I played it the first time. It totally fucked me up inside. It was an emotional rollercoaster for a little shit like me. Cried, laughed, got angry at villains, felt sorry for the animals and this game made me think about life and death more than a kid should worry about. Simply the best video game ever made, in my opinion. I remember running around in a forest creek while whisteling the tune of the Lumina level. Damn I really daydreamed a lot about this game, haha. Good work though =)
The reason the german comic for Terranigma happened is pretty simple. Terranigma was one of the biggest RPG releases in german, since a lot of the other big ones never made it. It is just about as beloved and well known here, as FF6 was is the US. It even came in a large box bundled with the official strategy guide. There are only a few of these "big box" SNES games. Also i just realized that this is a tiny youtube channel. What a great video. I expected this to be a long running series but it seems to be only a one-off, which is sad. Great work.
I first found out about Terranigma through it's soundtrack. Listening to the hometown theme got me pretty emotional, and cemented it as something worth looking into. It also has one of my favorite videogame boxarts of all time, to the point I got a custom pillowcase design of it. Wonderful game all around, made only more special by how wonderful it made me feel
Hello from France :) In the French version of Illusion of Gaia (named « Illusion of Time » here), South Town is actually named « Cape Town », so it is definietly a reference to Illusion of Gaia :).
Great video. Terranigma has a lot of little details that gives it a lot of soul. Also you forgot to mention Evergreen has holes appear as you develop the towns, which represents deforestation.
Thank you for this. Just finished the game again after many years, it's the game I hold closest to my heart. Since it´s a pretty obscure game I was happy to watch your video and stay a little while longer in this, to me, important game. ^^
You found some beautiful artwork for your backgrounds. Regarding the ending: as a kid I always thought it was the bird knocking at Elle' s door (using it' s beak), but now I think it has to be Ark, since the knocks sound VERY loud.
I don't remember every single piece that I used for a background, but pretty much all of them were drawn and posted by Kamui Fujiwara himself on his twitter!
Yup, just found your channel one week ago because i was listening Terranigma music and so yt recommended me ur video, i love icebergs so i saved it in watch later and finally able to see it today, i Love it!, i enjoyed the video and liked it, enjoyed to see it all, and insta liked it when i saw you recommended the manga, didn't knew it existed but i'm reading it now, also i saw the petition and it was the same i signed the past year, i remember it wasn't over 2000k/4000k when i signed it so it was pretty early. Your other content looks cool too, probabky going to see Golden Sun video next Hope to see more of ur videos soon, keep the good work ^^ tl;dr: Love Terranigma, mangas, and hope to see more of ur vids, your travel is just starting and i hope to see u grow a lot more!
Love this video, Terranigma is my all time favorite game, ive been playing this game since the 90's and I thought id gotten to a point where there was no more new information or things for me to see or hear about this game however you've managed to uncover and collate sp much in this video that it has to be commended, I will have to watch this more than once to get a full and complete understanding but what an incredible video.
Thanks for this video, your commentary and your voice are engaging and entertaining. I truly enjoyed this and will be watching more of what you put out ❤
The squirrel of the maze in french speaks *bad* but *cute* french. The localization made it a squirrel that learnt to talk human somehow. ^^ "Brille brille, c'est mon trésor à nous !" Cuteness overload. ("Shine shine, it's my treasure of we!" when we win it's game and it gives us the rock.) It's carved into my memory forever.
I deleted all of my over 2000 comments because i didn't want to take part in displaying my opinions on here anymore. BUT: Thank you! With all my ❤ Not only did i learn new things about one of my favourite games ever (which i played through dozens of times since i was 8 and only played it in english for the first time last year [i'm German]), but i also appreciate your awesome presentation of this iceberg. I will have to watch it twice though as the OST always makes me cry in an Instant. Please excuse the long text and thank you once again for discussing this masterpiece!
This video is awesome, always happy to see another Terranigma lover. One of the best games ever. Never saw the prerelease pictures from the japanese magazine! I am still hoping more is out there to find. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Wow this is my favourite game, I'm Italian and I got this game when I was 8 it was in english so at the time I didn't understand a lot of what was happening in the game and with my poor English I found my self blocked at Louran. But I loved this game so much that I have played it again and again. During my life I have studied English a lot and after that just for memories I have replayed the game to the end understanding the story and the lore
really cool video! every so often i check on youtube to see if theres any new interesting videos on it and i really liked this one. i think i knew about all the hidden easter eggs and stuff in the game etc but i didnt know about all the stuff from twitter and the petition. terranigma would be the perfect game to add to something like the switch online snes games. as long as my cartridge and snes at home still work im good personally but theres so many people who never got the chance to play it so a digital release would be amazing. imo i wouldnt neccesarily even want a remake because i feel like the game was absolutely amazing as it was. they really went above and beyond and then some with what they could do on the snes with it and put in so much work, love and detail. its my favorite childhood game and i got so many fond memories of playing it dozens of times
Nice Video! In Germany we had some SNES RPGs with big boxes including guides. The german Terranigma comics in the video look like the weird art in this guide.
Thank you! And yeah, I guess I forgot to pin the comment I made on this vid til now? Not sure. Oops. There were some things I left out of the video, whether they didn't have enough info to warrant being included or I simply missed somewhere in the process of making this video. That guidebook was one of them, but I have seen the art in it! Definitely a very different style haha. I think Simply_Holy described it as an "old fairytale book" kind of style and I can see that.
@@rinomander Ah, maybe I confused the comic with the guidebook 😅 There also were some legendary translations in the german version like the kid in Brazil referencing the football club FC St. Pauli from nothern Germany or characters saying "Holerööö" as some kind of greeting.
@@liveconcertshortvideos5712 No, you were right! If me saying it was "different" confused you, I just meant that the art style was... unique, we'll say. I've never seen anything like it and judging from comments I've seen around about it too, it's an unexpected art style to depict Terranigma in. Ooooh, interesting with the translations though! I wonder if there are any others across all versions of Terranigma... I remember seeing "Holerööö" too. I think I saw it in the comic and looked it up to see what it meant, and it was a thing across all the Club Nintendo comics.
Nice work. Never met another person in RL who felt the same way about the game. Played it like every year for the past 15 years and you still showed me seemingly endless new features. Love goes out to you and every Terranigma-Admirer❤
Soul Blazer is an official prequel to Illusion of Gaia due to IoG having a secret boss from SB that references SB's events. Beyond that though, I'm unsure.
I might still have the german comic somewhere hidden in my mom's attic. Resting alongside the game guide. That being said, this game is probably one of the best games ever made, especially in that era. It is thought-provoking without making a statement. It is hopeful and depressing. And the ending is just... WTF is even going on? :D
16:55 I am pretty sure that might be someone misremembering that you can still get a flight with the bird to to Neo-Tokyo area one humanity is resurrected and you have access to Sanctuary again (so after you can cross the Colorado). Since Neo-Tokyo is a non-developing city (unless you count the depopulation after Beruga's attack ...) it has computers, neon street signs and all when all other towns don't even have electricity yet (and without having to even help Eddy discover it necessarily).
The source on TCRF about the text is at least partially accurate, the doll singing got SUPER out of sync on my game after a few singing loops because I kept messing up. And the talking squirrel is referring to the animals on that tile south of Liotto from my understanding. *EDIT:* I have a few theories about the talking “rats” is that the area was originally accessible before resurrecting humanity as the sub area is close to the start of the game, or the sub-area was moved from an accessible place to its current position and the developers forgot to remove the text or change it somehow.
My first encounter for this was on a ROM, I took a chance on it, then found myself playing it for hours. Its so good. They recently started making Reproductions of it for SNES carts.
Loved this. I discovered this game when it was originally out back in the 90s and it absolutely changed me. Thankyou for this video! Re: the sewer door in Dragoon Castle - you showed a map of the whole area around the bridge. Isn't there's a door down on the bottom left? Is that what people are referring to?
The bottom left? That's how you get into that area to grab the magirock on the one island, then you go into the upper left door to proceed. It was called a door on the actual iceberg but it really was referring to the map I showed I think. I know Holy knows the wiki the map is found on edit omg oops. Feel like an asshole for not even addressing you enjoying the video LOL thank you 😭 I actually played it for the first time last year and maybe not as much as it would have if I had nostalgia for it, but it's had quite an impact! Still has a scattered fanbase too, it's really special
It was an amazing work. Terranigma had potential to create so many things, but it needed more attention. Even if the interest is still small, it was a great experience. I know the chances of getting a remake are slim, but it'd benefit a lot, by ironing out some plot points.
I'm glad to keep it alive! Hoping that it will get a port or something since ActRaiser has come back 🤞 I went and watched your video on Terranigma and it's great :) good to see that lots of people still deeply care about the game
It's actually possible to get 102 Magirocks (103 JP) if you stand between the two mermaids as you leave their tower, and speak to both of them to get two Water Pins. And for those who aren't aware, the Silver Pike is the best weapon to use against Bloody Mary. It is Light-elemental but much stronger than the Light Rod. While Mary isn't actually weak to Light, she has 75% resistance to Fire, Ice and Thunder so in effect she takes more damage from Light, Earth and non-elemental weapons.
ohhhh, crazy! I just found a forum post that explains what you're talking about... sounds like a bug, I hadn't seen that anywhere else. and heck I don't remember what spear I used to defeat her, but the time it takes to grind out a few levels and spam a bunch of Elec Rings is well worth it imo for how much it trivializes the fight. either spend the time to grind, or chip away at her HP. Your comment made me look at a few weapons lists too to verify that the silver pike is light elemental... I'm also now seeing that some of these really old walkthroughs/guides are wrong... ahhh, oops on my part. you're right, holy shit
Nice video! I love Terranigma and you did a really good work explaining the lore and showing all the more hidden/deep things and making it entertaining to watch. Thumbs up! 👍
this video came out so well, great job on this one! super informative, well organized, and just overall entertaining! plus your editing seems a lot more fun and consistent even from just your last upload! this seriously rules, as a klonoa fan seeing such a niche title get such a thorough dive utilizing the knowledge of the community is really something special, and i think this vid definitely does the terranigma fanbase a great service
thank youuuu, it means a lot, especially bc there were still some things that I only caught from seeing Holy stream it and not when I was editing LOL but hey it didn't break the experience so it's okay. I wonder if I'll cover Klonoa at some point too 🤔 defo have thought about reviewing it but perhaps it has some stuff not oft covered too
Great video. :) There were some interesting things in it that I wasn't aware of. My brother got this game when it released and it has been one of my favourite games ever since. Fun notes about Mu: 1. It is also referencing a real world mythical lost continent of Lemuria. 2. I knew about Mu as a kid (found it randomly walking around the world) and found it weird that a guide (can't remember which one, possibly one in a game magazine over here) missed it completely. :P Other thoughts: 37:51 "Ark and Yomi getting scared off by a Yeti" or is it them being thrown by the Yeti like in the game? 39:36 I question if that is even Ark given in that picture he has a sword and scabbard not a spear. EDIT: Subscribed :P
OHHHH omg after having played Golden Sun, Mu makes more sense now. I had no idea it was a real thing before I played that game haha. Still making new connections about this game! 37:51 ahhh it probably is, I guess I took it at first glance and figured it was another small change that supplemental material tends to make. 39:36 oooh this was a thing I missed actually. in some of Fujiwara's concept art (and even in some finished art like this one: playingwithsuperpower.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Terranigma-2.png), Ark has a sword! Although the sword in said art looks totally different than the one in that video clip... I think it's hard to tell if it even is a sword. Looks more like a stick haha. Strange though. I don't think it could be anyone else since they have spiky hair, the baggy pants, and they have no huge pauldrons. And thank you very much!! I'm real happy to see that so many people are coming into this video and reminiscing on their experience with the game ❤
@@rinomander Oh is Lemuria/Mu mentioned in Golden Sun too? I've never really played Golden Sun and haven't yet watched your video on it. XD Well a lot happens in the game so it's easy to overlook some moments. :P Oh I see, I didn't know some of his art has Ark with a sword (though that pic does look familiar, maybe i just forgot, it has been a while since I looked up Terranigma art). I agree his silhouette does look like Ark, and at first I thought maybe he was holding a stick or a short spear but then I noticed the scabbard on his hip, and samurai are often depicted with baggy trousers, so it's just a confusing picture all around. XD A nice picture though. Maybe an early design of Ark had him looking more samurai than his final design? :P The effort you put into this video and the quality of the presentation (I particularly liked the various background art) deserves a lot more views. :) 20 years ago I used to think that a remake of Terranigma would be fantastic, these days I think "no....it's perfect as it is." If the game was remade i'd be very concerned that it would get messed up in some way, especially since it wouldn't be Enix making it now, and it would likely be new devs who wouldn't treat it with the care and respect it deserves (I am still very torn about Trials of Mana vs Seiken Densetsu 3). Though at least game remakes overall are generally better than film remakes lately. :P
As for Terranigma 2 the Continuance - I have the game and it appears to be finished although Im not a 100% sure since I havent beaten it yet. It is of a very high quality. It feels like a proper sequel to the game. The graphics, the atmosphere, the attention to detail, the style, the story. It all fits together nicely and it feels like Terranigma. It even improved on the gameplay a bit like the magic system or leveling up your fighting skills. I can really only recommend this.
Sounds really cool and interesting actually but I think I wouldn’t play it to not „stain“ the experience I’ve made with the original Terranigma which is engraved into my memories. I’ve heard about Terranigma 2 a long time ago and always were hesitant to play it. Even though the way you describe it, sounds compelling.
Omg, this is 'the one that got away' .. never finished this. Lend the snes casette to my nephew that managed to (accidentally) delete my save file. I remember an empty feeling, wasn't even pissed, mumbled something about doing the whole trading thing and a village full of prostitutes. Then forgot all about it until now.
Nice video! I remember I got the german comic back in the days and it was confusing as hell, cause it didn't quite fit with the game. lol Didn't have it anymore, but it was in a free Nintendo magazine. Comics back in the 90's sure were weird. XD
Excellent work. My english not is the better, but i need say that's video is incredible. I'm play that game so many times in my life and everytime i love more that's story and gameplay. Nice video and please make more 🤝 (obs: i am from Brazil, no speak english, but youtube recommend and It's really thanks for that)
Hey about the "terranigma atlas" I've heard that in Japan there often produce strategieguides paired with novels for games. Maybe the atlas is a shorten version of the atlas without story telling. You know?
I always thought the Angel tribe was a deliberate juxtaposition of the mountain people from Soulblazer. They live forever but experience no fulfillment and also dwell underground.
Amazing video 😍 Very detailled and fully argumented. I would love to hear more comparizons between "Illusion of Gaia" and "Terranigma". But eveything is fine. My favorite part of the game was The Lions, the Plants (with RÄ), the birds too. I was so sad when i lost the ability to speak with animals and plants. And when the animals (Safarium) are in the Australian's zoo is HORRIBLE... Great game. Love to watch the anime or the sequel 😍(with Greek, Egyptians, vikings, Indians !!! why no India in the game ??... and maybe dinosaurs AND Aliens ...) 👀
I don't know when I'll ever get around to it, but I actually thought about doing a giant video on the whole Quintet saga! The games that are kinda sorta related anyway- Actraiser 1 & 2, Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, Robotrek, Terranigma, and The Granstream Saga. We'll see what happens ;)
@@rinomander that would be so cool! -also a MASSIVE undertaking. So totally understandable why it may not happen lol! Regardless, I'll be showing my wife this video after she beats Terranigma!
So amazing, you can tell a lot of blood, sweat and tears went into the making of this video. You deserve a million views! I’ve never played but this review makes me want to!
Greeting from Germany (for them memes xD) I think i played this game over 30 times through all the way and NEVER found the chicken race thing wtf today i learned a new thing about my favorit SNES game hell maybe even one of my most favorit games of all times.
27:33 there’s a comment of a theory that since the girl you find in louran can make you see illusions, she makes it where you’re killing what you think are zombies but could be normal people, I haven’t heard nothing else on it but since the zombie mention he’s on break, it could be humor but it might be more subliminal to what’s really going on
Oh hey!! I have a copy of the World Atlas. It is truly not that exciting, it is just a guidebook for the game. Lots of pictures of sprites, enemy lists, and info on each area. The only art that isnt from the game in there is what you've already shown, there's a little piece of art at the start of each of the four chapters. 1- the picture of the world, 2- a photo pastiche of an eagle in the sky with some dandelion seeds, 3-a photo pastiche with a hand holding a sword and a hand holding a club, 4- the light and darkside arks.
25:25 Meilin is in Lhasa graveyard after Dragoon Castle, and the monks are in the Lhasa temple with the save point. This is what they say after Neotokio is destroyed. They say different stuff earlier.
Holerö! An amazing Video about that masterpiece of a game! I wasnt aware, that it's so hard to find a transaltion for the german comic. I would like to make one. Would you post a link were the original can be found?
oh!! that would be incredible! scans of all the pages are right here: www.fogu.com/terra/gamebook/index.shtml if you do it, I'm sure the Terranigma Reddit would love to see it!
My favorite game of all time. (Just as Neon Genesis Evangelion has been my favorite anime ever since i saw it.) I used to play it for most playthroughs in one role (including developing all cities etc.) in usually ca. 18 hours.
The green spear in the beta screenshot could also just be debugged though can't it? I suspect a lot of beta footage we see in a lot of games are taken in a debug mode. I hope a Terranigma 2 romhack comes to fruition some day.
I'm not an expert, but if it wasn't somewhere in the final build of the game, or in an accessible earlier build, I guess not? I don't remember everything about it now, but I think the spear was only found thru screenshots and video clips. That beta has not been found as of now. There's a load of info about beta stuff on the terranigma.be wiki
14:42 - NOOOOO! That's no way to treat the King of the Kingbirds! poor fellow, he's crying! 32:14 lol yomi only beat this game once back in 1998 when emulators were first staring up
I only just now decided to check out this video, and seeing my old GameFAQs username near the end of Chapter 2 felt like peering into a parallel world. I don't remember posting in that thread at all.
ohhh shit, that was you! I bet it does, that post is 13 years old now! it felt to me like peering into a different world; seeing how deep people go with interpreting this game and even having to go on threads at all. I never made an account for any, but I know that's where a lot of old school gaming theorization and discussion happened. crazy seeing how this video is getting all kinds of Terranigma fans from across the internet together.
