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The video focuses on the hilariously terrible game "Hong Kong 97," notorious for being one of the worst games released for the Super Famicom. Created by the elusive company HappySoft, the game is known for its repetitive and grating soundtrack, peculiar character options, and desperate attempts to sell despite its limited release. The host critiques the bizarre premise, which features a character named Chin fighting crime in Hong Kong with ludicrous objectives, including transforming a deceased Chinese leader into a weapon. The game is flooded with absurd content, including a stolen Jackie Chan image, rude language, and Coca-Cola branding. The protagonist, an apparent Bruce Lee homage, faces a monotonous gameplay loop with extreme difficulty. The host also delves into eerie coincidences from 1997, a year marked by significant events like the death of Deng Xiaoping and the UK’s handover of Hong Kong to China, suggesting a theme of cyclical time. In conclusion, the video lampoons the game’s existential message that life consists of consumption and reproduction, ultimately leading to waste, while sarcastically claiming that a repetitive song represents life's meaning.
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In this part of the video, the Angry Video Game Nerd introduces Hong Kong 97, a notoriously bad game for the Super Famicom. He describes it as worse than Big Rigs, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Crazybus, and Desert Bus, highlighting its infamy and rarity. The game was produced by HappySoft, which only made this one game before disappearing. He notes that no physical copies of the game have ever been found, making it highly elusive. As he starts the game, he mocks its repetitive and grating soundtrack, which features an endless loop of “I Love Beijing Tiananmen” with lyrics. He also comments on the game’s options for different languages despite its limited release and gives a humorous take on the in-game messages about selling SNES games and seeking worldwide dealers.
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In this segment, the narrator critiques a seemingly desperate attempt to sell a game involving Jackie Chan, whose consent is doubted, and whose image is allegedly stolen from “Wheels on Meals.” The game, made or copyrighted in 1995 and set in 1997, contains shocking content, like the phrase “a herd of fucking ugly reds,” unusual for games of that era. It humorously suggests Bruce Lee’s unspecified relative “Chin” is summoned by the Hong Kong government to combat rising crime rates, implying an absurd scenario where he could single-handedly annihilate China’s entire population. The narrator is incredulously amused by the game’s premise and language.
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In this part of the video, the host humorously critiques the absurdity of a video game where a character named Chin, who is capable of taking down multiple enemies effortlessly, is involved in a bizarre plot to transform the deceased Tong Shau Ping into an ultimate weapon, comically noting that the character is a play on the real Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping. The host finds the game’s premise hilariously absurd and draws a parallel with creating a ludicrous game narrative set in New York. Upon playing the game, the host is frustrated by its extreme difficulty, lack of sound effects other than a repetitive song, and the tedious process of restarting the game from the beginning each time the character dies. Despite the apparent homage to Bruce Lee, the game falls flat with monotonous gameplay and the protagonist’s odd attack method of shooting projectiles.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses how in the game, every enemy hit results in a dramatic explosion, and bizarrely, the background features Coca-Cola branding. The commentary connects this game to the movie “Hong Kong 97,” speculating about its unrelated nature to the film. The final boss, portrayed as a disembodied head, leads into a discussion of the game’s lack of a true ending. The speaker ventures into a series of eerie coincidences related to the year 1997, touching on events like Deng Xiaoping’s death, the UK returning Hong Kong to China, and other significant incidents from that year such as Princess Diana’s death, the release of “Titanic,” and more. This exploration hints at a cyclical pattern in time, where past events seem to anticipate future occurrences, tying into a broader theme of repetition and cycles.
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In this part of the video, the discussion centers around the concept that life’s meaning is derived from the ‘game’ of reproduction and consumption, which ultimately results in waste. The speaker expresses frustration with life, describing it bluntly as ‘fucking shit,’ and the segment ends with a musical note stating that a song named “I Love Beijing Tiananmen” represents the meaning of life.