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We are terrible at pop culture references. Monkey is? Ape Escape 3 is a second sequel to the first game to utilize Sony's dualshock controller feature. It takes influences from the first two games and shoves them into a slightly more childish form. But hey, everyone loves mon(k)eys, so why not make some more money? Sony is the developer and publisher of these games. Unfortunately, the game sold quite poorly due to the PSP port of Ape Escape 1 which is described by many reviewers as "still being fun, but loses utility" (due to the PSP not having a second analog stick). Ape Escape 3 was released 9 months later, to an audience that was disappointed by the port. Why isn't this monkey LPing the previous two games? Ape Escape 3 does reference and take place after the events of Ape Escape 1 and 2, but the concept stays the same. Catch some monkeys that are trying to take over the world and have some fun. You don't want to go into these games looking for a very coherent plot. You come to these games looking for fun. I'm not LPing the first game, because it's been done quite a lot before. I'm not LPing the second game because I've done it before, but I will probably redo it at some point for SA and hopefully not as badly as my first LP of it was. So, watch the games in any order. It really doesn't matter considering the plot really isn't the main focus of these games anyways. Monkey does? The Big Bad (Specter) escapes and gets a monkey helmet for the third time. Monkey helmets give monkeys increased brain power and the ability to do human-like tasks. He then plans world domination by broadcasting stupid television shows all over the world and turning the populace into vegetables that do nothing but watch television. A bit too much like real life, if you ask me. Monkey who? Characters: Kei and Yumi  Kei is the male main character of the game and Yumi is the female main character. Kei likes baseball and is a typical little boy. Yumi is a fairly popular pop idol. They are supposedly twins since they are in the same grade (4th). They are nine or ten years old. Aki Aki is the caretaker of Yumi and Kei. She has connections with the Professor and Natalie from the first two Ape Escape games. Professor The loveable old man who created monkey helmets, which allow monkeys to do human-like tasks. His laboratory usually gets demolished by the ape escapes. He is briefly shown in the opening cutscene and is practically a vegetable after watching Specter's broadcasts. Natalie Natalie is the Professor's assistant and usually does any of the Professor's work when he is away. She is briefly shown in a couple cutscenes and is the one who "takes care of" the monkeys we catch. Spike Spike is the protagonist of the first game. He is briefly shown in the opening cutscene and is practically a vegetable after watching Specter's broadcasts. Jimmy Jimmy is the protagonist of Ape Escape 2. He is briefly shown in the opening cutscene and is practically a vegetable after watching Specter's broadcasts. Specter  The usual main antagonist of the series. Specter is a white-haired monkey that gains super intelligence from the monkey helmets and often tries to take over the world in rather... ridiculous ways. He is the leader of the monkey outbreaks and can speak in human tongue. Dr. Tomoki  A human with a blonde afro and an IQ of 1300. Need I say more? Oh, he is also allied on the side of the Simians, for story reasons. Freaky Monkey Five A group of five higher ranked monkeys that serve as bosses in Ape Escape 2 and 3. White, Yellow, Pink, Blue, and Red Monkey. They can all speak in human tongue. The Monkeys The generic monkeys that obtain power and intelligence from their monkey helmets. They are very particular about pants color and will go to great lengths to get pants that reflect their combat capabilities.  The Monkey Plan, Relevant Information, and Introductions There will be cut commentary and uncut commentary versions for this LP. Meaning one will have commentary over the cutscenes and the other won't. This will be a 100% run on game file. Meaning I will catch all the monkeys, get a gold medal on all the time trials, and collect everything in the actual game. I won't be showing a run of Survival mode, as it is the normal game minus the cutscenes and level select, so there is no point in showing it off, but I will be showing off the "reward" of doing it. I will be showing off all the cutscenes and costumes of the other playable character (Yumi) as well as doing the Time Trial runs with her. Most of the cutscenes of Yumi are the same so, I only show the different dialogue in the cutscenes, so there may be some speeding up during duplicate lines by the bosses. I will show off the mini-games, but I will not complete them (not required for 100%) besides the Mesal Gear Solid mini-game. This is because there is no relevant or interesting content that adds to the actual game. They do not unlock anything in the actual game either. Also, they are rather difficult due to bad controls or me sucking. I can't tell which at the moment. Probably both. In the Mesal Gear Solid mini-game, I will not be collecting all the dog tags from the prisoners which shows you a code that you can enter into the game to unlock two skits and a cutscene. However, you do not need to actually collect all the dog tags to use the code, so these skits and cutscene will be shown regardless.  I don't care about spoilers for this game, but don't spoil the ending cutscenes without spoiler tags. I will also have a co-commentator helping me. His username is Drolkeegeht (TheGeekLord) on Youtube. This is his first time co-commentating, but he seems to do quite well, even though he sometimes talks in references not many people will understand. Sorry, no guest commentators. Enough reading about us, it's time to catch some monkeys.  Part #1: A Fantastic Knight of Dragon Robots Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary Part #1.5: Overview of the Shopping Mall No Dual Commentary Part #2: Go Wild and Go West, Kid. Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary Part #3: It's a Miracle I'm a Ninja. Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary Part #4: Let Me Seduce That Genie By Dancing...? Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary Part #5: Kung Fart Fighting Dragons Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary Part #6: I've Got A Cyber Ace Up My Afro Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary Part #7 Clearly The Best Plan Ever Concocted Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary Part #8 The Not-at-All Obvious Return of Monkey Pink Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary Part #9 PS3 Glitches and How They Affect the LP Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary Part #10 The Glass Cage Project Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary Part #11 Mini-Games Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary  Time Attack  Collection Monkepedia Time to slip on a banana peel. Dithiannim fucked around with this message at Apr 24, 2013 around 00:21 |
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| # ? May 24, 2013 21:33 |
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I saw this in the sandcastle, and it made me pick up and play this again. I'm about halfway through now, it's just as fun as it was when I first played it. I'll be looking forward to more updates on this! Shame they haven't made more mainline games. Maybe next gen.
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| # ? Mar 7, 2013 16:22 |
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Glad to see this up and running. Looking forward to see what kind of silly costumes will pop up.
RareAcumen fucked around with this message at Mar 8, 2013 around 04:51 |
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Part #2: Go Wild and Go West, Kid. Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary I've reviewed this, but if you find any issues, let me know. I've rendered this video multiple times, but it just wasn't cooperating with me... Dithiannim fucked around with this message at Mar 8, 2013 around 23:58 |
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I'm allowed to double post in my own thread... right? Anyways, Update #3 Part #3: It's a Miracle I'm a Ninja.  Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary ...Yeah... That's the boss. *sigh*
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| # ? Mar 10, 2013 16:17 |
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This LP is getting too little attention. I remember playing the first game back in PS1 era, but never completing it. Didn't even know that there was sequels. I will be watching this with interest.
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I am considering LPing 2 and 1. Probably in reverse order. Might turn this into a megathread in that case. Anyways, thanks for the feedback. If you have any questions or anything... I can answer to the best of my ability.
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Part #4: Let Me Seduce That Genie By Dancing...? Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary
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| # ? Mar 13, 2013 04:06 |
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I enjoyed the transformations, at least you don't have to use the same gadgets from the previous games again, but I dislike how effortless they make catching the monkeys.
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| # ? Mar 13, 2013 08:33 |
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Part #5: Kung Fart Fighting Dragons Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary
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Part #6 I've Got A Cyber Ace Up My Afro Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary I was taking a bit of a hiatus, but the last updates should be available more frequently from now on.
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| # ? Apr 5, 2013 20:49 |
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Part #7 Clearly The Best Plan Ever Concocted Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary
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| # ? Apr 8, 2013 23:56 |
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This thread needs people to post who aren't the OP. In any case, I'm assuming that the scene with the Terminator monkey and the gold monkey is a mashup between a Golden Monkey Idol and the liquid metal Terminator. So the "regular" monkey is the T-800 (Schwarzenegger) and the golden monkey is the T-1000, the liquid metal terminator from Terminator 2.
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| # ? Apr 9, 2013 03:27 |
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Ape Escape 3 is the bestest game. I love it so much. The PAL version is so much better than the NTSC one it's not even funny. The voice acting in the former is grating at times, but the latter makes me want to stab the voice actors with a rusty spork. Roast Chicken Deluxe!
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| # ? Apr 9, 2013 04:37 |
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I remember this game. It was fun.
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| # ? Apr 9, 2013 04:40 |
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ungulateman posted:The PAL version is so much better than the NTSC one it's not even funny. Are there more differences or are you just talking about the dub?
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| # ? Apr 9, 2013 08:17 |
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That's one awesome MIDI rendition of "Mars, the Bringer of War" there, Ape Escape 3. 
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| # ? Apr 10, 2013 05:56 |
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Melaneus posted:That's one awesome MIDI rendition of "Mars, the Bringer of War" there, Ape Escape 3. Youtube actually Content ID'd it anyways surprisingly enough. ungulateman posted:The PAL version is so much better than the NTSC one it's not even funny. The voice acting in the former is grating at times, but the latter makes me want to stab the voice actors with a rusty spork. Eh. It's a fun game but I wouldn't go so far as to say that the voice acting hurts the game much. It's not a plot heavy game or anything, so it's not a big deal.
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| # ? Apr 10, 2013 22:58 |
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This game is pretty awesome! I actually just picked up a copy of ape escape 2 because of the LP.
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| # ? Apr 12, 2013 08:09 |
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I loved this game, especially because of the morphs. Also, Monkey Pink is the best of the Freaky Monkey Five. I unironically enjoy "Banana Heartbreak", as well as Yumi's song "Happy Sensation". I at least enjoy them enough to know that there are differences between them lyrically in the US and PAL English versions. I am now going to enjoy me some video game pop music. ...Something about the phrase "video game pop music" feels terribly uncomfortable.
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| # ? Apr 13, 2013 22:05 |
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OK, so, after watching the first two main videos, here are some of the references missed: Video 1: Saru-mon's immobile castle is a reference to Howl's moving castle, plus probably Sarumon from LotR. Video 2: The Pompadoured monkey who used to sing country may be a reference to Johnny Cash, as opposed to Elvis. Hard to be sure. There's a monkey-fied rendition of the famous painting of Vlad the Impaler near the end of the Friday the 16th stage. The mini-cutscene whenever a monkey is shot in the fistful of bananas stage is a reference to similar use of tracking shots after each hit baddie frequently seen in the spaghetti western era. The poncho'd monkeys are a reference to classic Clint Eastwood wear- the difficult one at the end of the train may be a specific reference to a boss in Sunset Riders, El Greco. The unlocked skit in fistful of bananas is a reference to the famous mexican standoff scene at the climax of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. I was hesitant to post this at first- no offense, but you guys are so film-illiterate I thought it was some kind of schtick! If you'd like, I can go through and add more.
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Discendo Vox posted:I was hesitant to post this at first- no offense, but you guys are so film-illiterate I thought it was some kind of schtick! If you'd like, I can go through and add more. No, feel free. I'm not insulted. I literally don't watch movies at all and Geek only watches bad movies because he's a masochist. I didn't get the reference of Howl's Moving Castle though. Never was a big fan of Miyazaki though. *shrug* *Update* - Triplet release. Because if I release enough episodes, hopefully it'll make one good episode. We also need to get to the story because I'm dying of Monkey Fever. I had to use a different microphone while recording this (I'm on vacation), which does not pick up my mumbling well because I am a moron. Part #8 The Not-at-All Obvious Return of Monkey Pink  Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary Part #9 PS3 Glitches and How They Affect the LP  Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary Part #10 The Glass Cage Project  Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary Now that the main story is out the way, we have one part left which covers the mini-games and some other stuff. I will also be posting videos of all the collectibles for people who care about that sort of thing and my gold medal runs on Time Attack mode. You need to do Gold Medal runs for 100%, however I will not commentate over these since it's revisiting all the levels and bosses for the third time and there is nothing new to talk about. Sorry for the lengthy update, I just have all this on my plate and would rather get something new on it since I'm getting a little bit sick of Ape Escape 3 honestly.
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| # ? Apr 16, 2013 00:54 |
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I feel kind of guilty not posting since you've basically beaten the game on the first page, but I've been really enjoying this LP. The original Ape Escape is one of my favorite PSX games and I'm really happy to see that at least one of the sequels was passable.
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| # ? Apr 16, 2013 05:39 |
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The final update! Part #11 Mini-Games  Uncut Commentary Cut Commentary Time Attack Collection Monkepedia The collection videos cover the stuff you can buy in the shops and any other random things. Yumi and Monkey Pink's songs are also in it. Dithiannim fucked around with this message at Apr 24, 2013 around 00:52 |
| # ? Apr 24, 2013 00:24 |
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This has always been one of my favorite PS2 games glad to see it got an LP.
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| # ? Apr 24, 2013 01:20 |
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| # ? May 24, 2013 21:33 |
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I'm glad to see this game LPed competently. The suits kind of give you the option of doing the game overpowered when you want to steamroll everything and playing normally when you want to play normally, which is kind of neat. I think that may be why I had more fun with this game than either of its predecessors. No idea how they'd handle a 4th, but I'd play it.
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