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Beta64

Season 2015 2015

  • 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z on YouTube
  • 11m
  • 3h 40m (20 episodes)
  • United States
  • Documentary, Special Interest
There’s nothing quite like learning something new about a game you thought you already knew. Welcome to Beta64! Here, you will learn everything there is to know about a game's development. From the complete development story to which graphics and sounds are unused in the game's filesystem, every Beta64 episode will dive headfirst into this seemingly endless cavern of information, and come back with a video that will teach you something you never knew about your favorite game!

20 episodes

Season Premiere

2015-01-18T05:00:00Z

2015x01 Yoshi's Island

Season Premiere

2015x01 Yoshi's Island

  • 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z11m

Yoshi’s Island is a game that I hold very near and dear to my heart. The art style, great platforming, challenging level design, and nicely hidden collectables, culminates into one of my favorite games ever. And even though developmental information is hard to come by, as it is for many SNES titles, the vast amount of unused objects left in the game show us many scrapped ideas, modified enemies, and some very strange unused sprites.
Enjoy!

2015-03-01T05:00:00Z

2015x02 Sonic Adventure 2

2015x02 Sonic Adventure 2

  • 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z11m

Of all the 3D Sonic games, Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 are my personal favorites. And since I’ve already done a video on the first Sonic Adventure, I decided to finish the Adventure series with a video on Sonic Adventure 2. From the many scrapped Chao World features to the abundance of unused voice clips, you’ll surely learn something new!

Enjoy!

2015-05-05T04:00:00Z

2015x03 Earthbound / Mother 2

2015x03 Earthbound / Mother 2

  • 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z11m

Earthbound is such a unique game. There is nothing quite like it! From Thomas Jefferson the slot machine substitute to fighting a melting clock, Earthbound is more than a simple RPG, it's an experience.
So enjoy a look into how this crazy fun game came about!

2015-06-30T04:00:00Z

2015x04 Four Swords Adventures

2015x04 Four Swords Adventures

  • 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z11m

I remember picking up Four Swords Adventures at a local Blockbuster, but little did I know it was missing a game mode. In fact, everyone who wasn't in Japan or Korea was missing a mode called Navi Trackers. But why? Why would Nintendo remove an entire game mode? Well now it's time to find out! ...or not. Really, it's all just a theory. A theory on a game... A game theory.

Enjoy!

2015-08-09T04:00:00Z

2015x05 Banjo-Tooie

2015x05 Banjo-Tooie

  • 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z11m

Banjo-Tooie is more than a simple sequel to Banjo-Kazooie. No no no, it is so much more than that. Unlike many other sequels, they didn't just reuse all the same characters, moves, or locations. Instead, they added to the original formula by keeping the old moves and adding new ones along with new characters and new locations. And now it's time to see how all this came together!

Enjoy!

Crash Bandicoot was one of the first fully 3D platformers ever made, and being that, Naughty Dog had to come up with ideas that hadn''t even been thought of before. So, just like Super Mario 64, ideas were considered and were either used or scrapped. And now, you'll know exactly what these scrapped ideas were.

Enjoy!

2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

2015x07 Super Mario Maker

2015x07 Super Mario Maker

  • 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z11m

Thanks to Nintendo for sending me a free copy of Super Mario Maker!

Mario has been a video game staple for many years, and 30 years later, we can now make our own Super Mario Bros. courses with Super Mario Maker on Wii U. How cool is that?! But before the game's release, the art style went through quite a bit of change, and now you'll be able to see these changes in full.

Enjoy!

2015-11-14T05:00:00Z

2015x08 Star Fox 2

2015x08 Star Fox 2

  • 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z11m

While the Star Fox series doesn't appear very often, when they do, you're in for a treat. With the release of Star Fox Zero coming sooner and sooner, I can't help but get excited! After playing the game at E3 and uploading footage of it here, I was told by a number of people that the new Walker mode was taken directly from Star Fox 2. And after a request from NF Magazine and a lot of research, I present to you the complete history of Star Fox 2!

Enjoy!

2015-12-24T05:00:00Z

2015x09 LittleBigPlanet

2015x09 LittleBigPlanet

  • 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z11m

When LittleBigPlanet was first announced, you wouldn't believe how excited I was for it! I preordered the game the moment I heard about it and kept a close watch on its development. So, when I had the chance to make a video about LBP, I didn't even have to consider it. I knew I had to.

So prepare to learn all about this game's journey from Craftworld with Craftlings to a LittleBigPlanet with Sack-people.

Enjoy!

2015x10 E3 - Star Fox Zero Preview

  • 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z11m

I've always been a big fan of Star Fox. In fact, Star Fox 64 was the first Nintendo 64 game I purchased. So when I saw Star Fox Zero at E3, I knew I had to play it, and it only took 3 days before the line was short enough that I could. Luckily, within those 3 days, I managed to get footage of both the TV and the Wii U GamePad playing the level Corneria.

Enjoy!

Mario Tennis began on the Virtual Boy and since then has spawned over 5 installments, only a few of which have appeared on home consoles. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash brings Mario back to the courts (Ace Attorney: Mario Edition, anyone?), and with this latest entry to the series, a few changes have been made to the formula. And with this video, you'll be able to see these changes in action!

Enjoy!

2015-06-30T04:00:00Z

2015x12 Four Swords Adventures

2015x12 Four Swords Adventures

  • 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z11m

I remember picking up Four Swords Adventures at a local Blockbuster, but little did I know it was missing a game mode. In fact, everyone who wasn't in Japan or Korea was missing a mode called Navi Trackers. But why? Why would Nintendo remove an entire game mode? Well now it's time to find out! ...or not. Really, it's all just a theory. A theory on a game... A game theory.

Enjoy!

2015-07-17T04:00:00Z

2015x13 The Life of Iwata-san

2015x13 The Life of Iwata-san

  • 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z11m

Never forget. #ThankYouIwata

2015-07-25T04:00:00Z

2015x14 Beta64's Guide to E3

2015x14 Beta64's Guide to E3

  • 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z11m

E3 2015 was amazing, but it was also confusing. The extreme lack of videos or articles discussing what it's like to go to E3 is mind-blowing. So I decided to take all that I learned from this year and create a video for those who are now in my predicament. Plus, you'll get to see some really cool footage of the show!

Enjoy!

2015-08-09T04:00:00Z

2015x15 Banjo-Tooie

2015x15 Banjo-Tooie

  • 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z11m

Banjo-Tooie is more than a simple sequel to Banjo-Kazooie. No no no, it is so much more than that. Unlike many other sequels, they didn't just reuse all the same characters, moves, or locations. Instead, they added to the original formula by keeping the old moves and adding new ones along with new characters and new locations. And now it's time to see how all this came together!

Enjoy!

Crash Bandicoot was one of the first fully 3D platformers ever made, and being that, Naughty Dog had to come up with ideas that hadn''t even been thought of before. So, just like Super Mario 64, ideas were considered and were either used or scrapped. And now, you'll know exactly what these scrapped ideas were.

Enjoy!

2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

2015x17 Super Mario Maker

2015x17 Super Mario Maker

  • 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z11m

Thanks to Nintendo for sending me a free copy of Super Mario Maker!

Mario has been a video game staple for many years, and 30 years later, we can now make our own Super Mario Bros. courses with Super Mario Maker on Wii U. How cool is that?! But before the game's release, the art style went through quite a bit of change, and now you'll be able to see these changes in full.

Enjoy!

2015-11-14T05:00:00Z

2015x18 Star Fox 2

2015x18 Star Fox 2

  • 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z11m

While the Star Fox series doesn't appear very often, when they do, you're in for a treat. With the release of Star Fox Zero coming sooner and sooner, I can't help but get excited! After playing the game at E3 and uploading footage of it here, I was told by a number of people that the new Walker mode was taken directly from Star Fox 2. And after a request from NF Magazine and a lot of research, I present to you the complete history of Star Fox 2!

Enjoy!

Thanks to Nintendo for sending a free copy of Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash!

You know, the last time we saw a Mario Tennis game on home consoles was back in 2004 with Mario Power Tennis! How time flies! And now Mario and friend's return to the court, but this time with new moves and modes with the new Mega Mushroom item. The question remains, though: is it worth the purchase? And I'm hoping to help you answer that question right now.

Enjoy!

2015-12-24T05:00:00Z

2015x20 LittleBigPlanet

2015x20 LittleBigPlanet

  • 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z11m

When LittleBigPlanet was first announced, you wouldn't believe how excited I was for it! I preordered the game the moment I heard about it and kept a close watch on its development. So, when I had the chance to make a video about LBP, I didn't even have to consider it. I knew I had to.

So prepare to learn all about this game's journey from Craftworld with Craftlings to a LittleBigPlanet with Sack-people.

Enjoy!

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