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Holy shit this is a blast from the past. This show was my jam as a kid. The animation has aged horribly, but I’d be so down to watch the whole series again.

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Yeah, even Toy Story 1 animation is dated, which is feature-quality, not TV, and it came out after Reboot.

I admire the historic technical feat. For example, they didn’t have inverse kinematics back then, meaning they couldn’t plant the character’s feet on the ground or hands on a surface and move the body without the limbs moving as well. They’d have to repose the hands and feet to line up. It’s why so many shots don’t show their feet unless they’re standing still and why the boy (enzo?) is always diving into the shot.

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I kinda feel like the remaster makes the animation look worse, or just highlights how primitive it was. Maybe the lower resolution etc of the original subconsciously lowers my expectations.

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I see it very differently, although it looks primitive, the added detail really emphasizes just how much effort this was considering it was made in the early '90s.

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I rewatched it like 10 years back I think? It was always this bad. I remember thinking “wow this animation is way worse than I remember” even back then when I was rewatching it. Nostalgia plays a huge part in my opinion. Like how you’d play games on the PS2 and think to yourself “wow games look so realistic these days” but when you go back they look awful compared to today’s standards.

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Later seasons do look much better, though. You can watch them upgrade their hardware in real time. Shadows, more polygons, more actors on screen, etc.

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This. It was meant to be viewed at 480p.

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And on a CRT screen

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The ps1 game was horrible if I can recall from my kid brain correctly. I had forgotten what this series was called for YEARS, and it bugged me so much. I’m glad that’s finally off of my chest.

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The PS1 game is awesome

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We’ve got movie sign!


Megabyte’s voice is just as soothing as I remember.

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Holy shit never realized it was the same actor that voiced Virgil in Mighty Max

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7 points

Also the Supreme Being in Time Bandits!

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And the Big Bad Octopus from Legacy of Kain!!!

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I loved Mighty Max

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6 points

I wonder how riffable an episode could be.

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I feel like it’s very riffable, but it needs to be done by some folks who really love the series.

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That’s the late Tony Jay. He’s my all-time favorite voice.

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Is this any good? No one knows for sure, but I intend to find out.

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Dude this show is a classic. Stick with it, shit gets wild in season 3 if I recall.

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I know, I saw every episode at least 10 times. I even had the official Reboot merch sweater back in the day. It was one of my favorite sweaters and I wore it till the print came off.

To this day whenever I talk to my brothers and we ask each other a question we don’t know we’ll say: “No one knows for sure, but I intend to find out. Reboot!”

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Only watched the first season, but it’s very fun, very corny, and full of tech puns. I’d say it’s aged decently well though.

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It gets much better after season one. ABC turned on them, the treacherous dogs, and they switched to Cartoon Network, who were much more lenient in what they could get away with.

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I’m jealous that you get to experience this show for the first time. Season 3 is incredible.

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I saw the show many times, it was a joke based on the intro.

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I’m sorry this flew over so many heads here, it was well played.

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“Hey Al, they’re remastering our series.” “WHAT?”

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