It feels only fitting to have a Canadian talk about a game called “I’m Sorry.”
@loneshewolf74
2 ай бұрын
Then it should be equally fitting to have an American talk about a light novel series called "Humanity Has Declined".
@andrewollmann304
2 ай бұрын
@@loneshewolf74 As an American, I endorse this.
@Morbos1000
2 ай бұрын
I never realized he was Canadian until he said that.
@JomasterTheSecond
2 ай бұрын
The Funny Japanese men with Giant Face genre is shockingly underrepresented in this day and age.
@Shiggedy
2 ай бұрын
@@JomasterTheSecond Brain Age and Seaman come to mind, but those are certified retro now
@Larry
2 ай бұрын
There's a couple of political video games in the UK, check out the Spitting Image game, a one on one fighter that has Ronald Raegan dressed as a clown and his fighting stage is a McDonalds.
@mightyfilm
2 ай бұрын
And let's not forget the unreleased Socks the Cat SNES game. Granted, I never actually saw much footage of what was leaked of the prototype online, so I don't know of what extent the political "satire" is there.
@KasumiKenshirou
2 ай бұрын
@@mightyfilm A prototype of the SNES version can be found online, but the Genesis one is still lost.
@LKitesar
2 ай бұрын
Weird Video Games still being around brings a little joy. Very cool.
@Orangestar1
2 ай бұрын
This actually might be the most cohesive summary of I'm Sorry and it's relation to the real life people depicted in it currently available.
@guspolly
2 ай бұрын
I’m *not* sorry… that WVG is back!
@ExcitingOnion
2 ай бұрын
Finally it's time for a 5 part series on the Skunny games!!! How we have waited.
@WeirdVideoGames
2 ай бұрын
@@ExcitingOnion There's more than one Skunny game?
@andrewollmann304
2 ай бұрын
3:14 Yeah, this is going to require some explaining. The paper fan (harisen) is used in Japanese manzai comedy routines. It is the Japanese equivalent of the slap stick in vaudeville-it does little damage to the performer and makes a funny sound. According to the “Paper Fan of Doom” page on TVtropes, it’s also a symbol of dubious authority, so it sounds like the perfect weopon for a criminal prime minister to use.
@andrewollmann304
2 ай бұрын
And, yes, that’s why there’s a fan in Smash Brothers.
@sageofdeath
2 ай бұрын
long live WGV !
@jucarave
2 ай бұрын
Yay! WVG has always been my favorite series, I still go back to penguin adventure and drakengard :D
@sageofdeath
2 ай бұрын
oh drakengard's review is a gem!
@volo870
2 ай бұрын
Ah, the return to form. Welcome back, Weird Video Games!
@Misfit_Kitten
2 ай бұрын
I wonder if this is why the corrupt businessman who demands you pay him money in the Persona series is named Tanaka.
@theotherther1
2 ай бұрын
Tanaka is a very common last name in Japan, so there's a bunch of Japanese celebrities, politicians, and historical figures who already have that name. It's like an American businessman being named Smith.
@teddielolnada
2 ай бұрын
New weird videogames!!! Honestly I'm sorry feels like any other bit from the Simpsons where you'd just have homer get involved in a scandal and then it ends with him getting chased by random celebrities that have nothing to do with anything
@ExcitingOnion
2 ай бұрын
The music. It's just so happy. So very happy. It makes me imagine golden sponges dancing in a meadow.
@Shiggedy
2 ай бұрын
Not a video game, but pinball machine Taxi had you collecting fares from Marilyn Monroe, Mikhail Gorbachev, Santa Claus, and Dracula? With guest appearance by PinBot, one of the company's game mascots. Also Diner, with appearances by Boris Yeltsin, someone meant to represent Barbara Bush or Margaret Thatcher, Manuel Noriega, and a couple of other characters. Possibly an offensive Indian stereotype meant to represent Bill Gates? It's a weird pinball game.
@Spooktergeist
2 ай бұрын
oh man i was worried for a second that this was going to be an apology video for some weirdo youtube drama
@cellphonesmartphone7496
2 ай бұрын
the game in japan calls "Sorry-Sorry"
@MR.XtheYouTubeboi
2 ай бұрын
Boys wake up, WVG is back!
@orderofmagnitude-TPATP
2 ай бұрын
Oh man, s0 sorry you are back..... No actually, very happy to see you upload. Absolutely adore your hidden gem like content
@rushnerd
2 ай бұрын
WE ARE SO BACK! Glad to see you doing weird games again, man.
@TheHeroOfTomorrow
2 ай бұрын
"I'm sorry I'm bad, I'm sorry I'm blue..."
@b0gster
2 ай бұрын
When I first saw the thumbnail I was scared shirtless that you were apologizing about retreating from making these videos. And then I clicked on it and my brain melted.
@stephenroger640
2 ай бұрын
so i watched your videos back over 10 years ago when i was in college. I'm extremely happy to see you are still making these videos they are wonderful although your website specifically for these videos is seemingly borked
@WeirdVideoGames
2 ай бұрын
@@stephenroger640 I'll see what I can do about that! Thanks for letting me know!
@iancooketapia
2 ай бұрын
Another Weird Video Games episode? Nature is healing.
@Dwedit
2 ай бұрын
I "borrowed" that whipping animation from the game and used it in some of my Flash movies (involving Link and Ganon).
@joelscott3364
2 ай бұрын
Crazy to see a new episode so close to my recent marathon of the old episodes. Congrats on the new release!
@EdmondDantes224
2 ай бұрын
YES! Weird Video Games has returned after all these years! Skeletons ride ostriches again! The cyclops factories can start up again! Penta can break the speed barrier and all reality again! Giant generals can be rescued by big-handed soldiers again! Momoko can survive burning buildings and get married again! Here's hoping Aero Fighters 2 is coming soon!
@WeirdVideoGames
2 ай бұрын
I'm working on it but I still have to hear back from multiple voice actors. It's a loooong process when you have to collaborate with others, especially when you have so many. It's why I stopped working on it to work on I'm Sorry instead.
@EdmondDantes224
2 ай бұрын
@@WeirdVideoGames Here's hoping all my references gave you a wave of nostalgia.
@ExcitingOnion
26 күн бұрын
Aero Fighters 2? I didn't know there was a video for that coming up!! I hope we will have to along for that journey of the humour!
@solaufein1374
2 ай бұрын
I have waited so long. Please make some more episodes!
@Zontar82
2 ай бұрын
YES!! THANKS HEAVENS
@banaman551
2 ай бұрын
I'm happy to see you play weird games again, love your videos!
@DanieluYoshikoto
2 ай бұрын
My favourite source of information... the Imtbert.
@cousinlaszlorobinson8253
2 ай бұрын
RETURN OF THE KING
@moshelaks1961
2 ай бұрын
Great to see this series continue! I don't want to sound ungrateful, but is there any chance we'll see more of Golden Cheese?
@chrisbg99
2 ай бұрын
Somewhere in Japan, someone is the Billy Mitchell of this game.
@lainhikaru5657
Ай бұрын
So, a world recordist or cheater? 😅
@chrisbg99
Ай бұрын
@@lainhikaru5657 Yes,
@CartoonTriper
2 ай бұрын
more like "Sorry, but not Sorry"
@KasumiKenshirou
2 ай бұрын
Even in Japan, I doubt many who weren't born yet when the game was released understand these references, either. It would be like a modern American teenager watching that Three Stooges movie from 2012 and wondering who the hell Snookie and "The Situation" are. (That movie is more dated than the original black and white Stooges shorts.)
@WeirdVideoGames
2 ай бұрын
There's a Three Stooges movie with Snooki!?
@TBTabby
2 ай бұрын
And no reference to "I'm O. K., A Murder Simulator."
@leroyvisiongames2294
2 ай бұрын
The main character of this game appears in another Sega game from 1985: My Hero. You should review that one next
@spongbros
2 ай бұрын
Nick Clegg's "I'm Sorry" autotune remix is quaint by comparison.
@Digitaaliklosetti
2 ай бұрын
I love this game! I found it in some random mame rompack years ago. It's never easy explaining it somebody else.
@IchibanCrush
2 ай бұрын
You know, for some reason I thought you had already talked about I'm Sorry ages ago and thought it might have just been a reupload. And then I watched it, and know now that couldn't be right. I also thought that it was Berenstein with an "E", Columbine happened last week, and the real winner of the 2020 US election was Kanye West's imaginary pet polar bear whose godparents are the Pillsbury Dough Boy and the cryogenically frozen head of Lucille Ball. But watching this yesterday corrected me on those things as well, even though none of that was covered in the video. Marilyn makes a little more sense in context than Madonna. Marilyn parodies was/are almost like Japan's public domain symbol for anything and everything remotely erotic. Like that one soundbite of a female character giving an sexy moan in one of the Parodius games that's constantly being sampled on Japanese TV as a disclaimer for erotic content? Yeah, they call it the "Marilyn Sound". Madonna was popular over there, and 1985 would have been the start of her "Material Girl" era. But I get the feeling they were probably a lot more aware than most MTV-watching American kids that the bit in the music video where she's dressed like Marilyn Monroe was an homage to Marilyn and not just Madonna being classy.
@jessragan6714
2 ай бұрын
You've been at this for a while, haven't you? I remember Weird Video Games from back in the early days of KZitem, when videos were in 360p and the Angry Video Game Nerd was madly popular.
@WeirdVideoGames
2 ай бұрын
@@jessragan6714 Since 2009!
@andrewollmann304
2 ай бұрын
6:45 I don’t think that “meh-rihn” is how a Japanese person would pronounce that name. I think the correct pronunciation would be “mah-reen.” I also think you’re correct that the character is supposed to be Marilyn Monroe since the “n” is a separate sound in Japanese, so the way the me sounds would be more like “mah-ree-enn.”
@retropixel1272
2 ай бұрын
Return of the King
@W4iteFlame
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for more real life stories I was not aware of. But I am not sorry either way
@phantomcyrano
2 ай бұрын
Finally!! The glorious return of Tom "he is an evil genius" White!! Our collective internet prayers to the great Satellite of Love in the sky have been answered!! Praise be!!
@benjaminryder770
2 ай бұрын
Great to see more WVG! Its like seeing an old friend after many years!
@FoxMan_FF
2 ай бұрын
I almost thought by the title that this was a prequel to "I'm OK", if anyone remembers that game, but the actual game ended up being _far_ stranger. Also, I need to incorporate "thingamajerks" into my regular speech.
@Geno746
2 ай бұрын
The game honestly doesn't seem bad just a weird Pac man type game. I'm more interested in why it was localized as its Japanese culture and would be lost to other audiences.
@meyers0781
Ай бұрын
Ah yes kakuei tanaka His appearance in Indonesia alone sparked a riot in time when people in Indonesia were (relatively) calm, controlled, and composed
@MoteofLobross
6 күн бұрын
OMG I love how "Sorry" is pronounced in Canada!
@KRobinson-ko1ne
Ай бұрын
Maybe Tanaka was the one who trapped Donkey Kong in that green house with all the bees and Stanley the Exterminator
@liamfunnyman6965
2 ай бұрын
WVG is back! Hooray!
@MrDowntemp0
2 ай бұрын
WE'RE BACK BABY!
@WeirdWonderful
2 ай бұрын
"The President of Japan" ? :P
@WeirdVideoGames
2 ай бұрын
@@WeirdWonderful I just thought it had a funnier ring to it. I clarified later. :)
@lainhikaru5657
Ай бұрын
Your channel is a gem Tom, I never would learn about all these fun stuff on my own 😂
@dinitroacetylen
2 ай бұрын
I'm sorry that I lost hope for seeing another video from this channel.
@Lordodragonss
2 ай бұрын
WVG YES! Finally!
@liamfunnyman6965
2 ай бұрын
Fun fact: Gonbe is also the Japanese name of the Pokémon Munchlax.
@loneshewolf74
2 ай бұрын
This video reminds me how I'm Canadian but I pronounce "sorry" like an American. I don't know why, but I worry people will mistake me for an American which, I'm sure you know, is a Canadian's worst nightmare. Sorry.
@zak77702
2 ай бұрын
Yaaayyy!!! Tom's still doing videos!!!
@WeirdVideoGames
2 ай бұрын
@@zak77702 I have a new one every month but okay
@zak77702
2 ай бұрын
@@WeirdVideoGames sorry man, I guess I meant old/weird video game review videos in particular
@WeirdVideoGames
2 ай бұрын
@@zak77702 For sure. I want to make more scripted videos since that's what I'm about, but they also require a lot of time to edit and I have kids now so it's a little difficult. Thanks for being patient with me.
@zak77702
2 ай бұрын
@@WeirdVideoGames Oh man I've been a subscriber for years, I ain't goin anywhere. Your writing and humor is the reason I love your channel. I don't blame you for not being as consistent with uploads like this, I can only imagine that they are a TON of work to record and edit. And as a fellow dad I can understand how the time you get to allocate to said videos is becoming increasingly scarce. I'm just glad you're still able to do so even once in a while 🙌
@WeirdVideoGames
2 ай бұрын
@@zak77702Thank you! Apologies if I came off combative. I really do appreciate you being a fan :)
@BigBo..
2 ай бұрын
instant like. i jumped when this showed up in my feed!
@PosthumanHeresy
2 ай бұрын
What a concerning pair of words on a youtube channel. Thank goodness it's just the name of the game
@Skeletons_Riding_Ostriches
2 ай бұрын
For some reason when you said 'President of Japan' I immediately thought 'Sakurai'. Also, I'm curious: what do you do for a living?
@WeirdVideoGames
2 ай бұрын
Mostly I just take care of my daughter and when I have time, I do editing work for Proton Jon and I make videos. And sometimes I compose music.
@sutorippuwebmaster8783
2 ай бұрын
I feel like this game should have remained in Japan as it made no sense to release it here in the US. We weren't paying that much attention to Japanese politics back then. Maybe they thought the inclusion of a few barely recognizable Western celebs would carry it? Kids wouldn't get it besides "haha big head man punch people, funny funny", American teenagers wouldn't get it, and adults would have wanted it banned for the questionable humor. This is just one of those games that can only be described as "extremely Japanese" as the humor just doesn't translate outside.
@fayezfawzi3255
Ай бұрын
Good to see you back man :)
@taxman3749
2 ай бұрын
Damn, it's been a minute.
@toptenz4u253
2 ай бұрын
Been missing u so Bad sir ❤
@kaiosamatlj4031
2 ай бұрын
The title of this game could be referencing the devs apologising us for a buttload of references we westerns wouldn't understand.
@W4iteFlame
2 ай бұрын
Oh wow...
@liamfunnyman6965
2 ай бұрын
Dude. You *need* to check out Twinkle Star Sprites. It's weird as heck.
@sageofdeath
2 ай бұрын
Japan is like a gild mine for weird video games. want something weird to make fun of? look no further! Japan has got it covered.
@Timmy_Horsenutz
2 ай бұрын
Where was that in the Yakuza games?
@StellaFangX
2 ай бұрын
Before Berlusconi and Andrej Babich, Tanaka was the first.
@theotherther1
2 ай бұрын
Oh my God, THIS game. It's both hilarious and very wrong.
@blackchibisan8116
2 ай бұрын
Whoa... You can't just post like this! You need to warn me first... And I can guess the reply to my complaint...
@WeirdVideoGames
2 ай бұрын
You can? Is the guess that I say if you pledge $1 to my patreon that I occasionally post updates so you won't be surprised when there's a new video?😂
@blackchibisan8116
2 ай бұрын
@@WeirdVideoGames Tom, never change. Even when I see what's coming you still find a way to surprise me. If I had a dollar a month to offer I would do it. XD
@WeirdVideoGames
2 ай бұрын
@@blackchibisan8116 I honestly didn't know what you were getting at so I took a guess and an opportunity at the same time 😂
@blackchibisan8116
2 ай бұрын
@@WeirdVideoGames The name of the game is "I'm sorry" which seemed like a natural reply to my comment. But yeah, I appreciate you and everything you are about. Do not change and always love what you do.
@myanimeroom9350
2 ай бұрын
Neat!
@mightyfilm
2 ай бұрын
Is this the one that George Bush puked all over? It's one thing that i don't get why they'd just translate and release the game without localization, as if anyone outside Japan got any of the political references. What gets me though is that they kept in the S&M whipping punishment stuff in without MAJOR complaints from parental groups. Guess it flew that much under the radar.
@KasumiKenshirou
2 ай бұрын
The parents probably didn't complain because they never saw it. I grew up in that time and I don't recall anyone talking about this game.
@KasumiKenshirou
2 ай бұрын
No, it's not the guy that George Bush puked on.
@mightyfilm
2 ай бұрын
@@KasumiKenshirouVery under the radar indeed. I can't imagine they moved many of the American version of the arcade cabinets. Don't even know why they bothered to translate and ship it overseas when there are soooooo many other famous games to stock Chuck E Cheeses, bowling alleys, and movie theaters with. Best I could see is this thing in a bar.
@jareknowak8712
2 ай бұрын
❤
@hemangchauhan2864
2 ай бұрын
Political games wouldn't fly in USA, ever
@heathercalun4919
2 ай бұрын
If there's not a similar game about Donald Trump currently in existence, I'm sure somebody's working on it. I hope sooner or later, you'll get around to reviewing Pathologic. Yes, other channels have covered it, but this game is _weird_
@batbrain55
2 ай бұрын
I was glad to see a new WVG after so many years. Then I saw the AI art...
@WeirdVideoGames
2 ай бұрын
I only used it for something extremely cursed for a little punchline. For actual legitimate art I paid an artist.
@skyrunner14
2 ай бұрын
@@WeirdVideoGames I still feel that's still unacceptable when you could have easily used an actual stock image. Please don't use any more AI images in the future.
@WeirdVideoGames
2 ай бұрын
@@skyrunner14 I hear you. I've been increasingly uncomfortable with it anyway and will not be using it in the future.
@batbrain55
2 ай бұрын
@@WeirdVideoGames I did recognise this, and I'm glad you did, but I don't think the AI stuff made for an especially good punchline, and I can't help but think you could have come up with something better by drawing something yourself, even. For me AI art as a whole has been a big disappointment and it just brings me down whenever I see it, y'know?
@batbrain55
2 ай бұрын
@@WeirdVideoGames Saw this after typing my previous reply. Thanks!
@skyrunner14
2 ай бұрын
While I'm glad to see a new one of these after so long, I'm rather dissapointed by your use of an AI generated image around 2:57. It's pretty obvious given the jumbled attempt at English letters and nonsense symbols. I'm quite hesitant to support anyone who uses them, and I'd expected much better of you than this.
@Acidonia150reborn
2 ай бұрын
Maybe thats the joke and dumb jokes pics like this is a good use of AI.
@skyrunner14
2 ай бұрын
@@Acidonia150reborn Then it's a pretty bad joke considering the ecological footprint it takes to generate a single poor-quality image when even a proper stock image could've done the job just as well.
@Dwedit
2 ай бұрын
@@skyrunner14 There was an article written that claimed that the Ecological Footprint of generating an AI image was equivalent to charging a phone, but that's just not true. An image generation takes about 15 seconds at 115W of power. Still not denying that seeing the AI image in this video was extremely tacky though, even if it was done as a joke.
@WeirdVideoGames
2 ай бұрын
As I said in a previous comment I won't be using AI images in my videos going forward. I've been working on this video for a while and my feelings about AI images have changed a lot between the beginning and the end. The artist who drew the political cartoon was properly compensated.
@Skeletons_Riding_Ostriches
2 ай бұрын
Speaking of art, is there a place where we can send fan art?
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