Raggedstar – Spyro 3: Year Of The Dragon – FAIL REEL!

The final fail reel to close the last Spyro game made by Insomniac.

For those just joining us, this is a video of me playing Spyro 3, though focusing on the blunders, from being double-killed by a boss, to running off cliffs, and face-planting into the pavement while skateboarding.

As I said at the end of the Spyro 1 fail reel, my recorder decided not to record Sunrise Springs (first homeworld) and all of the levels inside the homeworld. Instead of going back and play it again (for another 2 hours), I decided to start at Buzz’s Dungeon (where the cutscene and first fails are). The only Sunrise Spring level I have recorded was Molten Crater (?), since I needed to come back anyways to do Sgt. Byrd’s challenge.

Notes:

-Spyro 3 is a crossbreed between games 1-2. The enemies leave gems, gem counts rise through levels, and the music is upbeat like the first game, but there are puzzles, mandatory arena boss battles, skill points, as well as characters, gem uses, and abilities from the 2nd.

-For those that don’t know the game very well, something new is that for certain levels/challenges, you play different characters that you free. There is Sheila the kangaroo (ya, the same one that made me get flattened by Buzz x_x), Sgt. Byrd the flying penguin, Bentley the yeti, and Agent 9 the monkey.

-The original cut of the video was over 13 minutes long (not counting the Moneybags roasting session), so I had to cut it dramatically.

-Why is it that it seems so easy to beat Spike when you watch other people do it, but you can’t do it yourself? (without dying 5 times that is)

-Can someone PLEASE smack Greta for making me use the cannon? It’s hardly fair that I need to be blasted from the cannon and she just has to “fwee her mind” x____x.

-I didn’t use to suck that much in first-person shooters, I swear it!

-Agent 9, I love you as much as I can love a gun-weilding psycho-monkey, but why are your puzzles so hard?

-I didn’t know my voice could go that high 0-0.

-I frequently lose my controls in this game since I have to use the L-R buttons for some of the levels.

-The more I fight against the Sorceress, the more I appreciate the final battle against Ripto. Best.Boss.EVER!

-The “No sheep harmed” bit is a play on the gag at the end of the Spyro 1 credits, where it says “No sheep were harmed in the making of this game. A few gnorcs, but no sheep” (or something like that).

-I will not do Let’s Play videos or tutorials because I have bad habits (duh, that’s what these fail reels are about). If you want good LPs, check out people like RedDevilDazzy2007, Spyrojam86, and FourSwordsLord (I’ll add more when I remember. Tell me if you find good ones so I can give shameless advertisements).

Game: Spyro 3: Year Of The Dragon
Player: Raggedstar
Date: July 4-5 2009?

Raggedstar Random

#21 Raggedstar’s Top 12 Favorite games of all time (written version)

#20 My Collections [9] [Stuff, Stuff, Stuff]

#19 Sly Cooper – “Two To Tango” Ladder Shortcut

#18 Raggs Tries Tokyo Jungle

#17 Ratchet Collection: OH THE GLITCHES!

#16 My Collections [8] [Stuff Plz?]

#15 WHO’S A GLITCHY KITTY? 😀

#14 PACKAGE FROM POSSKY!!!

#13 My Collections [7] [Finishing Up]

#12 My Collections [6] [I’M BORED, OK?]

#11 POSSK VS RAGGEDSTAR: THE ULTIMATE CLASH! [Pokemon WiFi Battle]

#10 Spyro The Dragon (JAPANESE) – FAIL REEL!

#9 My Collections [5] [MOAR Movies n’stuff]

#8 My Collections [4] [2011 MOAR GAMES]

#7 My Collections [3] [Books and Games]

#6 My Collections [2] [Music, Gear, and POKEYMANZ!]

#5 My Collections [1]  [Movies and a few Toys]

#4 Spyro 3: Year Of The Dragon – FAIL REEL!

#3 Spyro The Dragon – FAIL REEL!

#2 Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage – FAIL REEL!

#1 Top 10 Digimon Tamers Moments

Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage [Gulp and Ripto – NO DAMAGE, NO SUPERFLAME]

Ratchet5’s skill point guide reminded me that I promised to upload this…back in April or May lol. Whoopsiedoodle.

These are two videos that I recorded last summer (BEFORE the LP, hence the bad quality) that have me beating Gulp and Ripto without superflame. The official skill points don’t call for it (they just want it done), but think of it as an unofficial test of your Spyro skills. I did have one for Crush, but since I have an LP piece of me doing it, I just deleted it. Beating Crush is dead easy anyways and the battles don’t change in difficulty with or without superflame. Gulp and Ripto on the other hand are MUCH harder. I’ve defeated them without superflame MANY times (which is the reason you don’t get the skill point chime at the end), but it takes a lot of practice.

There is also no commentary, because it would just be me senselessly rambling as post-commentary, and that’s not as fun as live.

Gulp: The superflame battle lasts a few seconds, making it the easiest skill point in the game. Without it, it’s easy among the hardest. At least Gulp is pretty predictable for most of the match and my most common hit from when I play him is caused by rushing in and getting caught in my own attack (you can see that a few times where I just backed off). Not much to say about “strategy” except I tend to run in circles a lot. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. Patience and choosing your time to attack CAREFULLY helps too. There are many where I perhaps should’ve been hit (especially since I ran out of room frequently), but the game decided to cut me slack.

Ripto: You damn derranged muppet! This guy is a real bitch even with superflame, since you don’t get any real advantage except for the first two stages. In the last stage, it’s so easy to get hit. Playing defensively I guess is my strategy, but the game seems to have issues with you hitting and running. In the first stage, sometimes the game decides that your stunning attack will miss, and Spyro hops away with a flamed ass. For the last stage, I launch a few seemingly on target fireballs, veer away, and it either doesn’t hit or the bird just squacks. It doesn’t register a hit unless you’re closer to being face-to-face I guess. I’ll admit it, this battle has a lot of luck involved. The reason why I won is that Ripto and I got the right power-ups (I got superflame and that acid…stuff, while Ripto only had ONE green power-up in the entire battle. That lazer attack is a bitch and kept killing me in the 40 or so tries I had). My “kill finger” was also really itchy and I tried attacking Gulp WITHOUT a power-up (wasn’t paying attention to my orbs) and somehow escaped without a scratch. Phew.

Also, taking a break on Okami for a little to get some editing done by the way.

Raggedstar – Okami Boss Run – Announcement/Input

Woo, crappy commentary and boring white-on-black text.

This is a similar sort of video as I did last year with Spyro 2, except I know that people were already interested in it. Just put in some input for those questions or other areas and we’ll be hunky-dory. I’ll get started when I:
-Finish Kingdom Hearts (almost done)
-Get good progress on my contest betas
-Get more input on this project

“But Raggedstar, I want you to AMV!”
A frequent question. I said it in the video and I’ll say it here. I’m focusing more on AMVs than games. That’ll ALWAYS be the case. Gaming videos aren’t my element, but people wanted me to do more (blame them). I know I sound really tired here. It’s because I am. Why? Because I’ve been pulling some late nights AMVing (…and getting little progress). See? I’m still editing.

Raggedstar – My Collections [3] [Books and Games]

Wow, this video took nearly 2 hours to process?

Last part, yepyep. Of course the two are highly unrelated, but they fit together best as far as time went.

And sorry, my mic went REALLY bad for the games. The only place that had room involved me using the full length of my wire, so the mic itself was closer to my face.

NOTE: Yes, I use a PS2 and not a PS3, shut it. There are VERY FEW games I’m interested in for the PS3 (mostly the R&CF ones), and that isn’t even all the games I indend to get for the PS2. If the PS3 had better/any BC, then logic says that it would be the better buy for me.

Raggedstar – My Collections [2] [Music, Gear, and POKEYMANZ!]

…as well as a fluffy visitor that was scratching at the door, making his public Youtube debut lol.

The second part of the My Collections series. This part covers my unseen DVD (Cowboy Bebop fangirls and boys, forgive me for not showing it last time. The DVD box fell off my bed and it wasn’t shown), music CDs, assorted gear (clothing and accessores), and my Pokemon stuff (Pokemon is just that epic. It needs it’s own recording). Sorry, but the cat is not a collection thing. He just…showed up lol (glad it wasn’t a dog. They would’ve murdered the camera).

Ya, there WILL be a third part. I have some footage left over that I couldn’t fit and I will hopefully get a 3rd (and final) part. It will contain books and games (one GBA and PC, a few DS, and PS1/2. Nothing else notable for GBC and GBA).

Raggedstar – My Collections [1] [Movies and a few Toys]

I frequently get asked many questions regarding where I get my stuff for my videos (namely my DVDs, music, and games). So, I decided to make a short series of videos (most likely 2-3 parts) to give some assistance regarding where to buy and about how much. I strongly support buying stuff to support the franchise, rather than downloading (unless it’s necessary), and most convention AMV contests do too. Since the camera is on, I also included some stuff that I haven’t used in my videos.

Note:

-To get DVD footage on your computer, look into programs called DVD rippers. I don’t think I can explain it well enough, and sometimes programs won’t work on certain movie.

-I’m Canadian, so some stores I mention might be Canadian only. Prices will also be only in CND, so they will not match up if you use a different currency. 

-I can’t be too accurate on prices, especially if you’re buying online on places like eBay.

-NTSC and PAL (often labelled by things like Region 1 or 2) are movie and game formats that are region specific. For example, someone in the UK (a PAL region) cannot play movies or games from the USA (an NTSC region). Bootlegs are often region free and are a tell-tale sign.

-I get distracted sometimes, so I’ll put in values and other info I missed in annotations.

-I’m not selling anything.

Raggedstar – By Myself – Tribute To Impmon/Beelzemon [AUDIO SWAPPED, CLICK FOR LINK TO CORRECT VERSION]

http://s77.beta.photobucket.com/user/Rakuenkiba/library/

Again, like NCB, this has been audio swapped (they didn’t have the option for full-out muting. Erm…ok. I just chose this music because it kind of fit certain parts and it does kind of describe Impmon). Click this link to get to the version with sound.

My first Digimon video, profiling Beelzemon of Digimon Tamers and how he constantly tries to assert himself and not be considered helpless (because he can’t Digivolve on his own).

Subliminal message: DSP = KING

Raggs Plays Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage [53] [A Farewell To Avalar]

…and eventual hello to Nippon.

Yep, this is the last part. I started this in late October, and it’s finally finished in early May (though minus the major delays, it should’ve been completed in March or something). I tried to get this done in one video, but it decided to last for 2 . It would’ve been boring if I cut out some stuff (namely the fails and my first trip up the tower. Little commentary, just Spyro getting his ass singed and running around a homeworld. Everything in the game is now completed!

Stats
Parts: 53
Deaths: 2 (Skelos Badlands glitch, and Crystal Glacier stupidity)
Lives: 61
Attempts At FH Supercharge Before Going Insane: Due to recording problems, this kind of made me crazy at attempt 1.

Thanks to all the people watching, gaving me tips, and just in general being awesome. I can’t name everyone.

I’m an AMV maker of 4 years, so making gaming videos is not my element. I won’t do it often, but for people that want some more, here’s the best of both worlds. It won’t be in as good video quality (trying out stuff to increase quality, but for sure it’ll be on a camera), but I’ll TRY to do a boss run of Okami (which could take between 15 and 20 videos). Google it, for the game is made of epic.

In this video:
-Skill point (Perfect Ripto) after much fail
-Epilogue
-Final ‘byes
-Introduction to Okami boss run

Recorded May 4th, 2010.

Raggs Plays Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage [52] [I.R.SPARTAN!]

Damn straight I am. We Greeks wrote great philosophy and invented battle strategies, cruel and unusual punishment, AND the most delicious sugar cookies I’ve ever eaten.

Greek pride aside, this should be the second last part of the LP. Dragon Shores is polished up and Gulp’s ass has been kicked again. Only thing left is to get the last skill point: fighting Ripto without taking damage.

In this video:
-More bitch stuff
-Finishing off the rollar coaster and getting the last token
-Showing the movie theatre
-Getting permanent superflame (…eventually)
-2 skill points (hitting Ripto, beating Gulp without getting hit)

Recorded April 27, 2010.