i miss early 2000s game beaches

the golden age of beach aesthetics in videogames. all shown in release order:

Sonic Adventure - December 23, 1998 (Dreamcast)
Chrono Cross - November 18, 1999 (Playstation 1)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - April 27, 2000 (Nintendo 64)
Final Fantasy X - July 19, 2001 (Playstation 2)
Halo: Combat Evolved - November 15, 2001 (Xbox)
Kingdom Hearts - March 28, 2002 (Playstation 2)
Super Mario Sunshine - July 19, 2002 (Nintendo GameCube)
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire - November 21, 2002 (Game Boy Advance)
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker - December 13, 2002 (Nintendo GameCube)

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:28 Sonic Adventure
00:44 Chrono Cross
01:00 Zelda: Majora's Mask
01:16 Final Fantasy X
01:29 Halo: Combat Evolved
01:43 Kingdom Hearts
02:01 Super Mario Sunshine
02:17 Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire
02:38 Zelda: Wind Waker

#sonic #mario #2000s

[Chokoboh]

Mario Sunshines summer vacation vibe is really really strong. It always feels like summer, even if you play it in winter.

[Fyrr]

Clearly, Sonic Adventures and Mario Sunshine were something

[TAGanimation]

So i wasnt the only one who noticed. Not to mention we had "Lilo and Stitch" coming out in 2002 as well.

[sombraelerizo]

Much appreciation for also showing Pokémon RSE.

I didn't play most of these games in my childhood because they were expensive, but Sapphire and Emerald gave me some priceless memories and emotions.

[ChrisDeBug]

Sonic Adventure was always the one that sticks with me, constant nostalgia feels everytime I see it.

[eneada]

for whatever reason there was some weird naivety / optimism to some games in this era and these beach levels capture them perfectly

[mrlucius]

this has to be one of my favorite videos ever, thank you so much for capturing all of these feelings/memories in a video like this

[Spudtron]

The calm Noki Bay music playing over The Silent Cartographer was... interesting.

[TimJimBuam]

When you find a banger video with only 100 views 😎

[tellyg]

Never forget what they've taken from you.

[aeroblu]

FFX getting some love puts a smile on my face

[eriafatiny]

I always love the water part in any map in game. it feels fun to explore water map

[Zaybuhr]

Ty the Tasmanian tiger had a pretty good beach too on ps2

[tannerpoulis]

DUDE this is legitimately too sad and accurate fuck man Veniccio Beach in Dark Cloud 2 is unmatched it’s not even funny

[jinmiguel]

Cape Claw from Star Fox Adventures and the beginning hud from Jak and Daxter.

[Goustan]

Wow thanks that felt good to my soul !

[TheLegendofLeo]

Ha, some of these games have been on my mind in anticipation of summer! I didn't expect to see the beach from MM, but boy, does it look incredible.

[DiegoAlanTorres]

A Hat in Time's beaches are great too, a rarity these days

[amit_patel]

I freaking loved Sonic Adventure for the beach level alone!

[claracunico]

Lovely video! Made me want to go to the beach lol