Compare these to the NES games from LJN kzitem.info/news/bejne/2qWi2W1ogp2DZno I stream some of these on Twitch - follow me! www.twitch.tv/johnblueriggs
@rioncitylife1917
3 жыл бұрын
hi Riggs, I never got to see Attack of the Killer tomatoes wanted to though RIP, great video Riggs
@seanthegamer1337
3 жыл бұрын
Hi John Riggs!!!
@seanthegamer1337
3 жыл бұрын
I love Troma movie's!!!
@jacobbaranowski
3 жыл бұрын
AVGN played all of this games
@anthonymenardmoquin9753
3 жыл бұрын
Good idea on that one John !
@MCastleberry1980
3 жыл бұрын
When I was recovering from major surgery as a kid, they had a Nintendo you could check out and one of the games was "Where's Waldo?".... honestly the hip surgery was more pleasant than the game. Luckily the kid I shared a room with had his parents bring his games from home, so we played Contra and Gauntlet 2 a lot during the week I was there.
@matthewlane518
2 жыл бұрын
Thank God for good neighbors!
@jeremybullock6018
3 жыл бұрын
Things not to put on a job resume : “Programmed NES games for THQ in the late 80s and early 90s” With that said , I got stuck with a couple of these rentals as a kid and hey, it got me through the weekend.
@FourBudgies87
3 жыл бұрын
First thing I thought of when I saw the title of this video is "just drag every game into the F column and call it a day".
@melgranger6450
3 жыл бұрын
Trivia, Wayne Gretsky's Hockey had two non NES sequels. Part 2 and 3 were PC, and the one for the NES was released in 1991 and was a port of the 1988 Wayne Gretsky's Hockey for the PC, Amiga, and DOS.
@emobassist
3 жыл бұрын
From what im seeing Rocky and Bullwinkle is just Wayne's World it is totally the same engine
@johnriddlebaugh7436
3 жыл бұрын
I grew up with the old Ren & Stimpy cartoons--they were hysterical. The 2003 revival on Spike TV wasn't the same.
@mixedhairless
3 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahaha you made me spit out my wine with laughter with that “Figure it out”reference 🤣🤣🤣😂😂
@susanfit47
3 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle. I meant, I grew with its reruns. It was one of those cartoons that would come on at like 5 a.m., 5:30 a.m. super early. The video game, however is great.
@youreallyplaythat
3 жыл бұрын
Where's Waldo was so bad it kind of wrapped back around off the scale and became fun. I know it's bad, but it's amusing in its badness. Great video!
@tdog5993
3 жыл бұрын
I have the hockey game: On the scoreboard it says “No smoking 🚬 unless you are on Fire 🔥!!
@naturekid1335
3 жыл бұрын
Long, rough week at work. Seeing a new riggs video, perfect way to kick off a long weekend!
@ezehogan
3 жыл бұрын
Rented Home Alone and Where’s Waldo as a kid. Each time my lamentations regarding my selections were immediate.
@anthemsjam
3 жыл бұрын
Feeling great John !
@johnnada6855
3 жыл бұрын
Remember the Swamp thing movie and the tv series ?., wow you woke up some memories i totally forgot about swamp thing
@GoodVibeCollecting
3 жыл бұрын
James Bond Jr. is not perfect but it's far from bad. It has an amazing soundtrack though. I also have a soft spot for Where's Waldo. You know it's bad but every now and then it's fun to play.
@DisasterSquad
3 жыл бұрын
Just so you know, that very last Waldo, he was in the car and you clicked on the very corner of his elbow so it counted!
@scythemouse
3 жыл бұрын
15:19 Did you know Wayne and Garth are doing ads for UberEats now?
@StCerberusEngel
3 жыл бұрын
It's like people only do things because they get paid. And that's just really sad.
@joshhunt9551
3 жыл бұрын
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do Sega Genesis rankings! I think yours would be awesome!!!
@austinwarner5114
3 жыл бұрын
Dude the Handcock stole Riggs idea and is already doing them. Not nearly the quality. Apparently he has trouble coming up w his own original ideas.
@joshhunt9551
3 жыл бұрын
I know Hancock is doing them, and I think Riggs can do a better job. That's why I asked.
@mariohagey2016
3 жыл бұрын
Keep it up John, we love you up in Canada! #1 keep em coming!
@thybaker-ed9016
3 жыл бұрын
Fox had the best cartoons as a kid and my buddy has several vhs full of Saturday morning cartoons from the early 90s we were born in 87 so from when we were a kid ... Man street sharks haha why
@BB-te8tc
3 жыл бұрын
I love the way you overlayed the "F" grade for "Home Alone" onto the "Oh no!" text. "F! Oh no!" My sentiments exactly.
@superduty2023
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the content Mister Riggs.
@michaelsegal3558
3 жыл бұрын
I have the same The Great Waldo Search game by THQ for the SNES I also used to like the Waldo books very much I even remember back in the day Life cereal had Where’s Waldo things on the box
@indangerdogg637
3 жыл бұрын
I loved Waldo Growing up!!!
@melgranger6450
3 жыл бұрын
You may enjoy the classic Swamp Thing comics from the 70's and 80's there still making new stuff about him currently.
@brianhatcher2799
3 жыл бұрын
Good job. You took a list of mostly lame games and made it quite entertaining for us. Looking forward to future ranking videos.👍 Oh, and hopefully the next list will give you more quality to work with. Lol.
@FoxUnitNell
3 жыл бұрын
It's clear from what he said about all these late release games that video games were never THQ friends; and, they just hopped on the bandwagon once the game market became very profitable. Likely was just a capitalist venture - consider all the license games they had - where rich people bunched their money together to make crappy games that relied on a film or IP that they paid a lot for to move items to unexpected kids and grandparents buying for grandchildren.
@themcadamsminute8494
3 жыл бұрын
I played Home Alone 2 about 2000 times because it was my favorite movie as a kid and never knew what to do during that damn elevator section on the first level. And I had to wait months until I got my next game or wait weekly for movie rental night just to play something else. Oh the memories of playing crap nes games lol.
@louisdellalucca8969
3 жыл бұрын
7:54 Did John just say NEW LITTLE NEMO GAME?!?!?!
@t.b.8837
3 жыл бұрын
I still go back to Home Alone. I know it's bad, but I have to beat it. Someday. Lol
@Darko1226
3 жыл бұрын
It’s really not that bad of a game. It’s actually pretty fun if you give it a chance and learn how to play it.
@Deedge1111
3 жыл бұрын
Ohhhhh...looking forward to this one considering I've prob never played any of them. Even if they are worthy of bad grades, I always enjoy watching these type of vids John...ty...now off to hitting the play button! PS: I already liked.b4 watchin ;-D
@TheSmart-CasualGamer
3 жыл бұрын
Where's Waldo for the NES has three game difficulty levels. In easy, he can be seen immediately. In the other two, he's practically invisible. And what the hell was up with that slot machine? NEVER beaten that!
@WWRNC
3 жыл бұрын
John I love these vids man. You always seem to give the opinions I have and you’re very reasonable. Can’t wait until you move on to other systems :)
@Ruudos
3 жыл бұрын
James Bond Jr is the best looking game by far of these. The game has one major problem: the time limit! Fun fact: this was actually another game called "John Smith: Special Agent". THQ picked it up and decided to put the James Bond Jr license on it.
@Slotmassacre
3 жыл бұрын
I never knew that. Great game.
@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145
3 жыл бұрын
Brennan Stimpy didn't come out of nowhere the animators who created it got their start on Ralph Bakshi's Mighty Mouse the New Adventures (not to be confused with the new adventures of mighty mouse) If you watch mighty mouse the new adventures you will quickly see how much influence it had on running Stimpy unfortunately despite airing on Saturday mornings most people don't remember it
@freddyvidz
3 жыл бұрын
I didn't miss anything by not playing these games.
@evenmorebetter
3 жыл бұрын
Images that precede unfortunate events
@O.G.Rex.
3 жыл бұрын
I hope to oneday see ranking videos of Gameboy games
@genghisbunny
3 жыл бұрын
I never realised THQ made anything c-worthy on the NES.
@Slotmassacre
3 жыл бұрын
Wow I’m not far off from you most of the time but I don’t think you played James BJ much because it’s quite good, puzzles, good graphics large sprites, lots of kill variety good crisp music and crisp handling.
@johnny-becker
3 жыл бұрын
I would have thought that Waldo, the first one, would be a D simply cause there is no room for F in the F category
@AdamJ617
3 жыл бұрын
If anyone is wondering why Two THQ games, Home Alone 2 and Swamp Thing, use sfx from The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutant, that is because of their Developer, Imagineering, Inc. of Glen Rock, NJ, which makes the music really stink, IMO. Guess you chose to rule out the Game Show games, Win, Lose, or Draw, Fun House, and MTV Remote Control.
@DemonicAkumi
3 жыл бұрын
Killer Tomatoes I remember playing. Didn't like it, but I didn't hate it. Wasn't a bad game to me. Did have fun with it. I didn't get to play Home Alone 2 on the NES. Just the SNES one... you mentioning the elevator bringing back bad memories. I can't remember how many weeks I've been stuck at that part until figuring out what to do. Even then... I know it wasn't on my own. Can't remember how I figured it out. I also only played James Bond Jr. on the SNES so I never witnessed the NES version. I... did not know there was a Swamp Thing game and I was a huge fan of Swamp Thing. I never saw it in any stores and never saw it in any books or rental places so I never knew this was a thing! I will have to get a ROM of that just to at least say I've tried it. Wait, Buckeroo$ was THQ? Did not know that. I really like that game, even though it was super annoying... like any of the space levels in general when you had to get Ren in places to continue was mega annoying... really liked the rendition of the ending theme during the Robin Hood levels though. To this day I still hum the hell out of the NES version.
@tyrus82
3 жыл бұрын
Im suddenly reminded of AVGN vs Home Alones.
@gersonguimafilho
3 жыл бұрын
Swamp thing uses The same "engine" of Simpsons games? The sound effects are The same. My english is a project under construction. Thanks Riggs for your vídeos, are Very helpfull for my learning.
@chrisdickey4641
3 жыл бұрын
I hated on new SNL for the last 20 years without ever really watching, but it's actually as good as it's ever been. New music and movies do suck though. Thanks for another great video.
@eugeneketaminekrebs3403
3 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact(Thanks to the Gaming Historian): THQ was founded by the same guy who found LJN. Keep that in mind.
@adrianmalkovich7101
3 жыл бұрын
The worst part is that all of these games are also available on the Game Boy, and they were EVEN WORSE. THQ had one Game Boy game engine, and by golly, they used it for all of their games. And while it was kind of okay that the engine was so bad that it couldn't scroll fast enough to keep up with the player in Killer Tomatoes, having a Flash game that scrolls slower than a snail on weed is definitely not what you want as a little kid.
@blitheringrando1410
2 жыл бұрын
I picture swamp thing as jamaican, I call him "Swamp Ting"
@badnewsproduction01
3 жыл бұрын
Donald Trump makes another cameo in Home Alone 2. This time as Kevin in NES sequel.
@neoclassic09
3 жыл бұрын
YOU NEED TO RANK EVERY KOEI GAME ON NES COME ON BRO
@robinsonnemans
3 жыл бұрын
Hi John, maybe you can do the infogrames games!
@Slowbird1989
3 жыл бұрын
Loving the hair. Hell yeah!!!
@youforget1000thingsaday
2 жыл бұрын
Silent Rob: Game should have been called F*CK WALDO! Lmfaoo.
@bradsmith8977
3 жыл бұрын
They also made the Rocky and Bull. game for the Sega Genesis also!!!!!!!!!!!!
@PnC_GameZnThingZ
3 жыл бұрын
I have NES Buckaroos and the other SNES/Sega ones but I never seen SNES Buckaroos :(
@lady1kaka
3 жыл бұрын
Home Alone 2 featured another blonde guy who actually turned orange in the future.
@tonycoffee7335
3 жыл бұрын
I just want Attack of killer tomatos just for the name ... lol 😄
@raygunpyle
3 жыл бұрын
Why did people buy Videomation? It was $2 in the bargain bin. I bet that is what made most copies sell. I used to love digging through the Kay Bee bargain bins for NES games. Any THQ game was not an uncommon site.
@jayhouston7054
3 жыл бұрын
Holy smokes, I watch all yer stuff and enjoy it, I think this may be one of your most poorly rated company for nes.
@mikeall7012
3 жыл бұрын
I loved home alone for the NES and Gameboy. I know I am in the minority on this one but I have a good bit if nostalgia for those gamea.
@Darko1226
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t have any nostalgia for either one but I agree with you. I think they are both good and fun games if you give them a chance.
@heinz5714
Жыл бұрын
I loved Wayne Gretzky Hockey
@ZakkHung
3 жыл бұрын
You're a brave man.
@travim4314
3 жыл бұрын
John, these are auto-likes from me. Love the way you share content.
@Jackthgun
Жыл бұрын
I mean for Hockey game on the NES they should have gone with Mario Lemieux since you know Super Mario
@psycoteddybear1
3 жыл бұрын
Pllllleeeeeaaaasssseeeee. Do rankings on SETA....
@JoystickVersusMachine
3 жыл бұрын
Talk about dodging a bullet. I neither bought nor played any of those,
@masterbaiter327
3 жыл бұрын
Next: Codemasters games on NES. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
@tigmo55
3 жыл бұрын
Holy smokes!! I honestly thought that Ocean was the worst licensed creator of NES games but is it possible that THQ is actually the worst? Whatever the case may be you seriously made me laugh John because I could tell you really wanted to like some games on this list and it just didn't happen at all! The only one I own is Ren and Stimpy and I would probably give it a C but like you said it's not a great game. I guess what I don't get is why people get off on bashing LJN when LJN actually made a handful of really solid games (Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Jaws, Thrilla's Surfari...). I guess it's a good thing they didn't play this Trainwreck selection! 🤣🕹
@darrenhood4033
3 жыл бұрын
TIL: T-HQ means Toy Headquarters.
@Christophersanchez1326
3 жыл бұрын
Where's Waldo in the dark.. F that chit.. yuck.. been there and done that..😲
@JMFSpike
3 жыл бұрын
You're incorrect, Home Alone on NES is completely different from the SNES version. In my opinion, what makes the NES version so bad is not really the gameplay, but rather the length and lack of content. It's fun to play and very intense, but survive for twenty minutes and it's over. No other game modes, no harder difficulty levels, no nothing. The game was certainly worth no more then a 1 day rental. I can't believe they actually released the game like that, because it's basically nothing more then a demo. People who bought it brand new back in the day might as well have just flushed their money down the crapper.
@mjcook3922
3 жыл бұрын
Peter Pan and the Pirates is much better than Wayne's World. I actually liked that one.
@DanielSchmidt94521
2 жыл бұрын
Is THQ who made Bomberman?
@mo_musashi_284
3 жыл бұрын
Where’s Waldo 2d/hd remastered for the Switch.
@emobassist
3 жыл бұрын
Home alone 2 where you play as Donald Trump as a kid
@squarepainter
3 жыл бұрын
The Wheres Waldo hard mode drinking challenge has become a thing we do at cons
@PeterParker-vq2cz
3 жыл бұрын
"Foh No!" hahahaha
@derek-64
3 жыл бұрын
You have the nerve to say the Wayne's World movies aren't bad?! They're awesome and hilarious! I love Wayne's World 2! Oh, and don't forget to cross your t's and dot your... lower case j's.
@EstebanGallardo
3 жыл бұрын
Do you imagine to add in your resume "I was the lead designer at THQ for NES games"? Yeah, me neither. It's would be better to have a 10 year gap.
@davidnorris8724
3 жыл бұрын
Do an all Starwars please 🤞🏻
@MattyIcecubes
2 жыл бұрын
THQ was second only to LJN as the worst publisher on NES. But they did rebound in the late 90s-late 2000s. Their N64 wrestling games were amazing, so were their UFC games. Saint's Row is great too and Darksiders is one of my favorite franchises of all time. But that late surge of quality material just wasnt enough to save them. I think Homefront killed them. It had been hyped for years as a COD killer, but once it was released it was awful.
@far2d28
3 жыл бұрын
Home alone for the gameboy was actually a really fun game, but sadly yes on the consoles it was terrible
@alfredocanas6802
3 жыл бұрын
THQ is probably one of the worst NES Publishers along with Wisdom Tree .
@michaelwilliamson7590
3 жыл бұрын
Pres. Trump was in Home Alone 2. He looks like a mini-Trump. Thats why he orange 🍊, with blonde hair.
@scootermcg9910
3 жыл бұрын
youtube Ren and Stimpy Space Maddness if you have never seen it.
@dstock9855
Жыл бұрын
blades of steel was the best hockey game on the NES
@Gatorade69
3 жыл бұрын
I'm just here to say there's actually a good Home Alone game... On the Genesis. Seriously, give it a chance.
@djbloodshot
3 жыл бұрын
I remember renting home alone and it was so bad i got angry and demanded my mom drive me back to return it. I complained to the video store guy and told him how boring and repetitive it was and he just shrugged and said im not supposed to do this but....he let me switch it to master blaster what a weekend that was
@Watcher3223
3 жыл бұрын
That's very nice of the video rental guy to have done that for you ... and "Master Blaster" is one heck of a game and a very nice step up from "Home Alone."
@CaptainFrugalReviews
3 жыл бұрын
I never played most of the games on this list, it looks like that was a good thing!
@Dagasm
3 жыл бұрын
Same here, though did play a few of the SNES variants.
@aborted4196
3 жыл бұрын
I was born in 1981 and I remember the NES just being full of crappy games. Lol. Super Nintendo though that system was awesome
@PacDork
3 жыл бұрын
We used to say that THQ stood for “TO HELL with QUALITY”
@shawntaylor7442
3 жыл бұрын
Well thank goodness THQ made some great wrestling games for the N64. Quite the rocky start on the NES 😬
@tookmyjob
3 жыл бұрын
James Bond Jr. is at least a C. It's tough to start, but I'm glad I got through it. Not a bad soundtrack either.
@user-si9fx4xb6v
3 жыл бұрын
I agree, I got a copy of this for my birthday one year and despite the difficulty of the game I enjoyed playing it. A friend of mine borrowed it and was able to play through the whole game, while I watched him play. I am sure that had I written down the passwords and kept working at it, I would have beaten James Bond Jr. eventually. I did find it a cheap move on the developers part that to see the real ending of the game you had to play through the game a second time.
@masterbaiter327
3 жыл бұрын
You have my vote! Soundtrack is fine, so is gameplay. It feels a bit repetitive, though.
@Nikos8BitStereo
3 жыл бұрын
Most of these ratings were fairly accurate but it is super sad to see James Bond Jr at an F rating, difficulty wise its definitely the least friendly of THQ published games to get into and learn how to play without at least the manual or knowing facts before hand about it. But honestly, once you learn to get the gameplay down it becomes a decent challenge, and graphically and especially music wise the amazing Neil Baldwin soundtrack bumps it up to a C, as at least Eurocom were the most talented of the pool of developers THQ ever got to do a game for them, Eurocom really deserves more credit for what they have made, and of course, Neil Baldwin's efforts on the musical compositions always are worth the shout out.
@Slotmassacre
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@HiNRGboy
3 жыл бұрын
What else did Eurocom make?
@thomasherzog86
3 жыл бұрын
Everyone asks "where is waldo", no one cares "how is waldo".
@leefischer5814
3 жыл бұрын
He's not doing well if he's escaping on a one way trip to the Moon @ the end of the 1st game😂
@Eternally_Sardonic
3 жыл бұрын
Hehe.
@StCerberusEngel
3 жыл бұрын
@William Burns Is Waldo?
@justinpeterson9832
3 жыл бұрын
Just starting the video, I see some Fs in my future! Lol
@MCastleberry1980
3 жыл бұрын
The Waldo games not your jam? Lol
@Oddjob126
3 жыл бұрын
Less Fs than I was expecting
@watson3047z
3 жыл бұрын
James Bond Jr seems to have cool effects and good music at least
@RedMarcus14
3 жыл бұрын
It's just been 3 minutes and there's already a dislike
@TheRmm1976
3 жыл бұрын
There are always a few random people who dislike Riggs' haircut
@RedMarcus14
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheRmm1976 it's just hair damn people get pissed off about the Stupidest things
@stevencrocker6786
3 жыл бұрын
Oh no THQ lol.
@CardboardBots
3 жыл бұрын
If you are running out of NES games by publisher, rank by genre or similar such as golf, baseball, puzzle, racing, etc. It's a limitless well of nes content.
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