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  • @TBP
    @TBP  Před rokem +46

    czcams.com/video/a_vBXfOpX24/video.html
    Click here to watch the first Twisted Metal Knockoffs Collection, which includes such games as both Vigilante 8 games, WWE Crush Hour, Critical Depth, and Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012.

    • @sweetpepino1907
      @sweetpepino1907 Před rokem +1

      And if you're the one other person who owns a copy of it like me, he also played Grudge Warriors

    • @kyrauniversal
      @kyrauniversal Před rokem +1

      I love your research on these topics. Also, how'd you think of the channel name? I've changed mine like 2 times, because I can't really seem to find a good way to make it work, and could use some advice.

    • @LordmonkeyTRM
      @LordmonkeyTRM Před rokem +1

      Help for Xenia. To unlock marketplace games there is an ini file in a Xenia folder within my documents. There is an option if you open the ini in wordpad you can change I think it's something like enable DLC change that to 1 to allow marketplace and DLC items. Hope that helps.

    • @BleedForTheWorld
      @BleedForTheWorld Před rokem

      I was about to say, "You missed Rogue Trip". Growing up and checking that out, it felt like I was watching a film I was not supposed to be watching.

    • @elusivelectron
      @elusivelectron Před rokem

      You forgot Rogue Trip and Vigilante 8.

  • @Frosted_Moontips
    @Frosted_Moontips Před rokem +33

    The reason Interstate '76 plays like it does and why it's so mechanically dense is because it was made on a highly-modified MechWarrior 2 engine (a mech combat sim game where you pilot giant robots and can customize them to your heart's content), that's why it stands out so much from other car combat games X3

    • @Rubix003
      @Rubix003 Před 2 měsíci +4

      Vigilante 8 is the interstate 76 console port... sorta.

    • @Frosted_Moontips
      @Frosted_Moontips Před 2 měsíci

      @@Rubix003 Ah my bad lol

  • @UndyingNephalim
    @UndyingNephalim Před rokem +8

    It's absolutely insane how many unrelated game series were evolutions that branched off from Interstate 76. Vigilante 8, the Battlezone series, Star Trek Armada, and freaking Star Wars Battlefront all use parts of Interstate 76's engine and gameplay features.

  • @Soonjai
    @Soonjai Před rokem +93

    Crashday is the textbook definition of a passion project. For the most part it was developed by only 2 people over 8 years, and the project started in 1998 when they where 14 and in School. To me it still feels wild that they managed to get this thing released with full Retail packaging, somehow get a cult following out of just about 250.000 sold Retail copies (probably mostly in Germany where it ws developed) and then have it re-released on Steam a decade later.

  • @RetroTaylor94
    @RetroTaylor94 Před rokem +54

    I played Battletanx on the 64 and the multiplayer was great as kids. Great memories.

    • @wallaceshawn-zk8iw
      @wallaceshawn-zk8iw Před rokem +4

      Great game! Don't think it's bottom of the barrel... Lol

    • @StuffedVulture
      @StuffedVulture Před rokem +3

      For their time, Battletanx and its sequel were solid N64 games. Great multiplayer.

  • @samueledison4676
    @samueledison4676 Před rokem +176

    I'm surprised the main character of Battle Tanks isn't wearing a fedora.

    • @samueledison4676
      @samueledison4676 Před rokem

      @Zoomer Stasi Not really. You know she was sucking and fucking other dudes while he was simping across the country for her. He's just the dude she settled with.

    • @trontosaurusrex9532
      @trontosaurusrex9532 Před rokem +17

      He uses the M'lady sonic attack special move.

    • @parkerraines216
      @parkerraines216 Před rokem +18

      If the game was made today the guy be over 400 lbs

    • @Pitchblackplays
      @Pitchblackplays Před rokem +10

      Umm, actually, it's not a fedora it's a trillby. But you don't know that because you don't have style.

    • @0n30f0n3
      @0n30f0n3 Před rokem +3

      You wear a rainbow cape, calm down.

  • @brutusmaximus8777
    @brutusmaximus8777 Před rokem +31

    Perfect timing, work says I need to wait an hour before clocking in because it's slow.

    • @HugoMcSuave
      @HugoMcSuave Před rokem +5

      I legitimately was watching his videos the other day while waiting for a interview 😂😂😂 and i got the job

    • @TBP
      @TBP  Před rokem +18

      So you got the job because of me, got it.

    • @HugoMcSuave
      @HugoMcSuave Před rokem +1

      @@TBP i mean more than likely because of you... And for that i thank you

    • @icelandicbanks6473
      @icelandicbanks6473 Před rokem

      lol, what the FUCK, man! Get paid for that hour if those assholes had you stay for it

  • @montywh
    @montywh Před rokem +9

    i got Interstate '76 as a Christmas present many years ago. initially, i only installed the Nitro Pack disc, which was a multiplayer/botmatch mode where you can pick any car listed, then customize the weapons into what slots they have. surprisingly, i defaulted to the Picard Piranha (not knowing it's what you use in the main game), since i loved how the speed and handling worked for me. after i got my preferred loadout going, i was wholly unstoppable in botmatches. no internet back then, so idk how the online scene was
    then after a few months of that, i popped in the other disc, which was the main game, and was pulled in by the story as you were. i had the same issue with that big jump and kept failing the mission over and over. until i saw that the car has a Nitrous Oxide tank in your HUD. after looking at controls and realizing the Nitro is tied to a specific button, i pressed that when needed, and it got me over the gap. no clue if you found that out or not in your attempts. if not, may give it a try and get past that stage

    • @TBP
      @TBP  Před rokem +1

      Trust me, I was using three nitrous and couldn't make it halfway across the gorge without the 25 FPS patch.

    • @madams2239
      @madams2239 Před rokem +3

      Physics is likely tied to frame rate, when your vehicle hits the air in 60fps as compared to 25fps it probably experiences close to 2.4x normal gravity as theres extra frames where it can accidentally add more downward force. It isn't unusual with older games by any stretch; but simply should be kept in mind.

  • @thevictor390
    @thevictor390 Před rokem +19

    I don't know why but back when I had a new PS2, Motor Mayhem was practically being given away. I saw it everywhere for under $10. For that price, it was an absolute steal, really enjoyed it.

  • @Retrobitchass
    @Retrobitchass Před rokem +16

    So cool that there is still a community for car combat in 2022 thanks for your efforts in the genre sir

    • @wallaceshawn-zk8iw
      @wallaceshawn-zk8iw Před rokem +2

      Some others to check out... Kongdoo, Drew Dessadoo, Winters 989, GoodrichGames, & more!

  • @wallaroo1295
    @wallaroo1295 Před rokem +21

    *THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS!* The TM series is one of my favorites. I had BattleTanx when I lived in the Marshall Islands and had a great time playing in the one on one matches with friends over beer and fresh coconut crab!

  • @nothingislogical
    @nothingislogical Před rokem +23

    First you played Vigilante 8 and Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense.
    Then you played Interstate '76.
    However... there's another game in the franchise. A direct sequel to Interstate '76 called Interstate '82, which takes place in the 80's. No idea if it's any good. Never played it. Only vaguely remember seeing reviews and ads for it in Gamepro magazine back in the day.

    • @wallaceshawn-zk8iw
      @wallaceshawn-zk8iw Před rokem +6

      Most I 76 fans refuse to play it. Lol "Never get out of the car!"

    • @ShimodaNexus
      @ShimodaNexus Před 8 měsíci

      '82 had you get outta the car. And while it looked and ran better, it just wasn't the same.

  • @CylinderHead741
    @CylinderHead741 Před rokem +2

    Fun Fact about Bandits: The founders of grin alongside the composer of bandits, Simon Viklund, went on to found Overkill software, The developers of Payday. Payday along side sharing the Composer also shares the Engine with Bandits.

  • @souledge37
    @souledge37 Před rokem +11

    Dead in the Water blew my little mind was a kid. The destructible environment and being able to "dig" into the map with enough missiles was way too fun.

  • @dorksanddragons
    @dorksanddragons Před rokem +68

    Motor Mayhem always has a soft spot in my heart for being one of the first games I got for the PS2.

    • @jaystarmusic5805
      @jaystarmusic5805 Před rokem +2

      Bro me and my buddies played that game till the disc broke😂 I missed that stage where u would jump over to the over ship those are the days Mann😢

  • @MilesFox92
    @MilesFox92 Před rokem +7

    I absolutely did not expect CrashDay getting in there
    After discovering this game when I was 6 years old (around 2008-2009) and playing it since then - I just have to say that it truly shines in online. The 8 player Hold The Flag is truly a chaotic thing and it gives you real adrenaline rush when you finally take the flag and see, that half the lobby is approaching you from near the checkpoint you have to go in. And that's just the most popular mode - all other modes are also really fun when you have at least 3 other players!
    And by the way, The Stunt gamemode focuses on you not just taking big jumps, but making a big combo of stunts. When you land on 4 wheels your combo timer gets expanded so you have more time to refresh it. And by doing couple of successful landings you get maximum combo length and then can do huge jumps that will be WAAAY more profitable, because of, well, your combo. It just takes time and practice (and experimenting with maps's environments)

  • @devforfun5618
    @devforfun5618 Před rokem +24

    the sci fi inclusion in batletanx global assault was the perfect opportunity to add interesting villains with weird powers like in twisted metal
    like tanks with electric attacks or telekinesis/magnetism

    • @marrqi7wini54
      @marrqi7wini54 Před rokem +2

      I do appreciate the addition of the marksman which is a laser tank and some tanks including the boss annihilator do use special items like the teleporter.

  • @mattbrown5511
    @mattbrown5511 Před rokem +51

    For what it is worth, many of us truly appreciate your hard work and dedication. Thank you.

  • @BR-jw7pm
    @BR-jw7pm Před rokem +9

    Fun fact: in regards to Battletanx, both commercials parody Snuggles the Bear from Downey (I think it’s Downey) where he’s chased and destroyed by a tank

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 Před rokem +2

      Haha. I think I remember that commercial.

    • @DasNordlicht91
      @DasNordlicht91 Před rokem +2

      I think people remember the two Battletanx games more for these ads (with the ad for Global Assault even throwing in a Six Million Dollar Man parody for good measure) than the game’s actual insane plot.

    • @wallaceshawn-zk8iw
      @wallaceshawn-zk8iw Před rokem +1

      😂One of the best commercials along with Vigilante 8's!

  • @logansheffield8641
    @logansheffield8641 Před rokem +4

    A couple things to point out.
    1. I love your style of video. You get straight into things and provide context for everything you talk about, which I greatly enjoy. Every time I come to your channel, I know what I'm gonna get and you hit it out of the park.
    2. Thank you for giving some shine to a genre of game that has unfortunately gone by the wayside. I have undoubtedly spent literal months of my life on games like Twisted Metal and Vigilante 8. They hold a very special place in my heart, and I always love to see them be appreciated by other people.
    3. For someone who signs off as "The King of Snark Style" (sick Nakamura ref.) you never come off as the terrible kind of snarky that puts things down for the sake of humor.
    All in all, your videos are incredible and I personally really appreciate the time and effort you put into everything. Keep on rocking on!

  • @Pahricida
    @Pahricida Před rokem +7

    Interstate'76 is one of my childhood favorites.
    But I guess it's one of those old games that just run best on that eras architectures.
    Might try a VM or straight up vintage PC to play it proper.

    • @Deliveredmean42
      @Deliveredmean42 Před rokem

      Makes you wish if someone made a sourceport or a simple remaster that runs the game natively with no issues on modern pcs ala Shadowman.

  • @VGMFan20XX
    @VGMFan20XX Před rokem +20

    My haven for vehicular combat game vids. Thanks for keeping them alive Bacon!

  • @voidofhope6259
    @voidofhope6259 Před rokem +37

    How tf did I miss Dead In The Water?!?! Holy shit it looks sick!

    • @UnwrittenSpade
      @UnwrittenSpade Před rokem +8

      Right that how I feel!!! I was a n64 kid not a PS kid back then so maybe that’s why for me but it looks right up my ally! My best friend had the PlayStations back then and we almost exclusively played twisted metal games haha. And this little gem called machine Hunter on ps1 that was a hidden multiplayer masterpiece

  • @brianparker5323
    @brianparker5323 Před rokem +6

    Have some fond memories of interstate 76, which led me to the vigilante 8 games, which I loved. I believe 76 had a sequel, Interstate 82? Which was even more obscure and hard to find information on.

    • @kaisercreb
      @kaisercreb Před rokem

      yeah there was even a battlefield 1942 mod of interstate 82 oddly enough which is the first time i ever hear about it.

    • @ShimodaNexus
      @ShimodaNexus Před 8 měsíci

      I have '82. Ehh, it looks better?

  • @thorny7138
    @thorny7138 Před rokem +3

    WDL (World Destruction League) Thunder Tanks is another really fun tank battle game with selectable characters. WDL Thunder Tanks isn't under the same name but it is made by 3DO as well. I consider it the 3rd in the trilogy. I played that one A LOT!
    Great video and content! Love your channel!

  • @jacobthacker8626
    @jacobthacker8626 Před rokem +10

    Twisted Metal Black comment: Was curious if you've seen the physical manual for the game because it's also Frank's (crazy8) diary. In between the manual stuff are his writings and I think he talks about living in the asylum, brief interactions with characters, writes about being in the competition and I think even reflecting before the final boss. I'm going off memory but I was very fascinated by it as more of the games world was even coming out of the manual along with how to play.

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 Před rokem

      I should check out the manual as I have it in my collection.

    • @jacobthacker8626
      @jacobthacker8626 Před rokem +1

      @@Gatorade69 it's really neat but hard to read because the hand writing is terrible (obviously) and it's written around the manual parts like on the edges and stuff

    • @JerichoPelous
      @JerichoPelous Před rokem

      I had the original package for TMB that wasn't a greatest hits edition.

  • @veightyone
    @veightyone Před rokem +2

    in Interstate 76 you could open your save / car configuration file, and manually add weapons which you couldn't load in the game due to constraints. there is a tank cannon you could load on a car, but the car would be sluggish as hell. Well, using the notepad method i had 2 tank cannons on the roof and car ran smoothly. it was glorious

  • @LuckyOfJJ
    @LuckyOfJJ Před rokem +31

    this is wild cause i've suddenly had the urge to watch a lot of twisted metal related content recently

    • @shreebington
      @shreebington Před rokem +9

      Same, never really knew much about it but the All Endings video was in my recommended and now I've been binge watching videos

    • @seansquiers6506
      @seansquiers6506 Před rokem

      @@shreebington Hey same

    • @eddycarmona3979
      @eddycarmona3979 Před rokem

      I get the urge at least once a year lol

  • @King0nyx
    @King0nyx Před rokem +13

    I absolutely loved motor mayhem! I played that so much back in the day. Good times

  • @tylerhassey5210
    @tylerhassey5210 Před rokem +8

    I honestly loved battletanx as a kid, I sucked at it and my uncle would always kick my ass but it was a lot of fun

    • @manmadeaids
      @manmadeaids Před rokem +1

      . I loved those games too. Really fun to play with friends.

  • @thomascircle245
    @thomascircle245 Před 11 měsíci +4

    57:25 People aren't complaining about Teen Titans Go just because it's not their cup of tea. They're complaining because
    1) Shows like the original Teen Titans have completely vanished from network TV.
    2) Nearly every day on CN became a virtual Teen Titans Go marathon while other new shows were shoved into an early grave as a result.
    3) The show had the gall to mock people who complained about that.

  • @9Hihat2
    @9Hihat2 Před rokem +2

    Battletanx multi-player was amazing! So many great memories

  • @valutaatoaofunknownelement197

    Gonna be honest, the cars a from Blood Drive and Smash and Survive could be ported to the Carmageddon universe with the proper changes. Though one objective has better automotive design than the other.
    Besides that, you killed it with the presentation and quality of this video!

  • @MrSkerpentine
    @MrSkerpentine Před rokem +13

    My name is Calypso, and I thank you for having some f*cking standards.
    Also I just realized the plot BattleTanks is very similar to the premise of LISA: The Painful

  • @TDOTCRFH4
    @TDOTCRFH4 Před rokem +7

    This is way more serious of a thought than Battletanx deserves, but it's got me thinking about how Gender Apocalypse stories are truly revealing when it comes to how our society on the whole tends to view the differences that are supposedly inherent between men and women. Setting aside things like chromosome combos besides XX and XY that can pop up, or the existence of trans people (both things these stories tend to either ignore or be extremely weird and gross about), it's telling that in nearly every story where all the men die the world just kind of moves on and maybe invests more heavily in studying cloning, while in nearly every story where all the women die things immediately go completely to shit and civilization collapses overnight.

  • @MaxWilco
    @MaxWilco Před rokem +1

    Something to take note of with Interstate '76 is that it was largely done by the same team who made MechWarrior 2, so it takes some more cues from that than it probably does from Twisted Metal. It also uses the same engine as MechWarrior 2, so some of the game's issues might stem from the fact that you have an engine that was designed to simulate bipedal mechs, and was then revamped to instead simulate cars.
    GOG is generally pretty good about getting old games to work , but they've never seemed to put any more work into getting I76 to run better. I've heard accounts where some people got it to run okay, while other people couldn't. I've seen various community fixes for it, like the framerate patch you used, an alternate installer, as well as tweaks you can make to you system to help (stopping explorer.exe while the game's running, throttling your CPU, etc.), and while that can improve things drastically, it apparently still ends up being kind of wonky. It's just not a game that plays well with modern operating systems. I was told by someone recently that the game works great in PCem, but that's getting into the area of virtual machines, which take some work in getting set up.

  • @futureblues720
    @futureblues720 Před rokem +5

    Amazing video!! Thanks for the hard work, glad to hear you'll give yourself more rest going forward. The less stress, the better!

  • @somedudewithakeyboard5388

    I kinda want to see some of these characters as a guest character in Twisted Metal, competing to wish that Twisted Metal's popularity was given to the character's original game

    • @jeremyriley1238
      @jeremyriley1238 Před rokem

      Would be cool, especially since fighting games like Mortal Kombat and Tekken have become famous for allowing guest fighters. It will just have to depend on Sony and the company owning the characters they want as guests making an agreement that benefits both of them.

  • @stevew8513
    @stevew8513 Před rokem +1

    Motor Mayhem was a spiritual successor to a couple of Beyond Games titles, Battlewheels on the Atari Lynx (a game I wanted to love but just couldn't get into) and Ultra Vortek for the Atari Jaguar (a fighting game with digitized graphics like Mortal Kombat, they carry over several characters like Volcana and Grok).
    I had both Battlewheels and Ultra Vortek when they came out, and vehicle combat games are my favorite game genre, so I knew I'd love Motor Mayhem. And I did - that railgun is such a satisfying weapon to use. It's a shame that there's not a bigger assortment of arenas to play in.
    I still think Midway's Roadkill (PS2, GameCube, Xbox) is the best vehicle combat game I've ever played. Although it's not really like Twisted Metal, it's more mission-based rather than arena combat.

  • @maskedhobo
    @maskedhobo Před rokem +5

    Another solid video from TBP, I remember seeing I76 but never played it. I kinda want to try and get it working.

  • @Cyclobomber
    @Cyclobomber Před rokem +5

    Blood Drive and Smash and Survive make me feel like they're also a homage to Carmageddon.
    Now I wanna play Blood Drive.

    • @DemonSlayer-og8nm
      @DemonSlayer-og8nm Před rokem +1

      Blood Drive is a lot of fun I’d definitely recommend it but it’s best that you don’t try to beat it unless you are one of the most patient people on the planet

    • @Cyclobomber
      @Cyclobomber Před rokem

      @@DemonSlayer-og8nm It's that frustrating?

    • @DemonSlayer-og8nm
      @DemonSlayer-og8nm Před rokem +2

      ⁠@@Cyclobomberit’s not exactly frustrating but when you play one of the tournaments you have to do every single event in one setting there’s no saving in between

  • @glassramen
    @glassramen Před rokem +5

    Battletanx and global assault did in fact run a lot smoother on the 64 than in emulation. I think it was only sometime in the past handful of years where global assault went from about 10-15 fps emulated to 20-30. That was just my experience though.
    edit: also, the psx and n64 versions of the game are somewhat different. I grew up playing the 64 version, where obviously the texturing and modeling is slightly different, but there's also tanks that appear in the psx version that the 64 version doesn't have, like that mortar tank. I would suggest you trying the other version at some point if you haven't already.

    • @marrqi7wini54
      @marrqi7wini54 Před rokem +3

      There are also less filler missions in the N64 version.

    • @glassramen
      @glassramen Před rokem

      @@marrqi7wini54 I didn't know that, but it's not surprising there'd be more in the psx version. Honestly I really do need to play that one at some point.

    • @Hobojoe4464
      @Hobojoe4464 Před rokem +1

      I have both versions of Global assault, and the general consensus with many people including myself is the N64 version is superior.
      4 player max instead of 2.
      Rhino, Rattler, Moto tank (fixed cannon tanks) have camera controls to swing it left and right, or quick turn, where the PS1 doesn't.
      I need to reconfirm that.
      Going from memory so people correct me if I'm wrong.
      The Goliath tanks in base defence modes can't be reattached to the rail track in the PS1 version.
      PS1 doesn't have the Marksman tank (at least in single player)
      The Hornet Tanks doesn't have the ability to arch missiles left and right.
      The farther you go in single player the more tank options you have per level in the N64 one. I recall you had a limited selection per level in the Ps1 version.
      The 3 exclusive Tanks are meh.
      Suicide tank is mostly worthless in single player.
      Mortar Tank is a decent idea to have as many of the secondary weapons have tank that Specializes as said weapon as their primary weapon (Flamethrower, Laser, missiles)
      But as stated in the video it's general usefulness is limited.
      The gattling gun one is okay, and makes a return in world destruction league.

    • @glassramen
      @glassramen Před rokem +1

      @@Hobojoe4464 Not being able to reattach goliaths in defense would blow. Same goes for the quick turn. I used those a ton. I'm glad to hear I didn't get the short end of the stick as a kid and had the better version lol.

    • @Hobojoe4464
      @Hobojoe4464 Před rokem +1

      @@glassramen Like I said in my post I'm going off of memory.
      I'll have to check the quick Turns to confirm it. But the whole Rhino Tank not having a camer swing left or right option is true.

  • @chronicallycrude4149
    @chronicallycrude4149 Před rokem +1

    Interstate 76 had an expansion pack code Nitro Riders and it also had a sequel called Interstate 82 which gave birth to the Vigilante 8 games

  • @markus_378
    @markus_378 Před rokem +2

    “and just come up from behind and start pounding them” -Tactical Bacon Productions, 2022

    • @TBP
      @TBP  Před rokem

      You heard me

    • @markus_378
      @markus_378 Před rokem

      @@TBP Oh yeah, I would’ve included this in the comment: To play games without trial mode in Xenia, there should be a file that has the word “config” on it and you can open it with Notepad and find “License Mask” which controls if the game is in trial mode or not. Set the value from 0 to 1 as it will make the game into it’s full purchased version which can let you play all of Novadrome’s modes

  • @stevensavage9491
    @stevensavage9491 Před rokem +1

    I played the absolute shit out of interstate 76. Had no net, but loved exploring all the options and cars in nitro pack. Loved the army jeep with a turret. Made me feel like I was a possessed army gun from maximum overdrive.

  • @TheBasedTyrant
    @TheBasedTyrant Před 5 měsíci +1

    Battletanx and Battletanx: GA on the N64 (I played GA first and never played the PS1 version) are what I had. Twisted Metal: Black was the first Twisted Metal game I played and my feelings were that they were actually very similar in their respective genres.
    Both games allowed you to turn in place (even though it didn't make sense for cars), both games you had to face your opponent because you aimed and moved with the same analog stick (even though it didn't make sense for tanks), both games had many different powerups and tanks/cars that when combined in different ways made up for different strategies. Like in Battletanx when in the mototank you could use swarm missles instead of you primary machine guns to make up for the very fast tanks lack of firepower.
    One comparison that you didn't make is that whereas twisted metal has a wild cast of different drivers, battle tanx has a wild cast of different gangs, and I feel like Twisted Metal 2012 tried to do something very similar when they made the decision to use factions for the multiplayer focused game instead of the traditional drivers of the past. I always wondered what it would be like if battle tanx made a game with a story progression style like twisted metal, where you choose a gang to play as and they all have their own little story and war goal that they fulfill when they win.
    And what about Twisted Metal? What if Twisted Metal 2012 had had many more factions, and had decided to do the same thing, when Santa Monica studios were told that needed to add a single player to Twisted Metal 2012 they just assumed that they had to try and do what they had always done before, focus on the individual drivers. But what if instead you played as the factions even in single player they could have adapted the faction idea into single player because they already knew they didn't have the ability to satisfactorily do both the faction multiplayer, and a more classic on brand Twisted Metal singleplayer.

  • @DeathScorpian
    @DeathScorpian Před rokem +5

    I played the shit out of Global Assault and the GBC Battletanx as a kid. I enjoyed them a lot.

    • @Johnnyboy414
      @Johnnyboy414 Před rokem

      I loved Global Assault. Never knew there was a first one as a kid though.

  • @undeadcommunist
    @undeadcommunist Před rokem +1

    oh boy, Interstate 76 are my goat back then, I played a lot on my Pentium 133, good teenager memories. It has a sequel that I never been able to check out, and I love how the whole thing branches out on Vigilante 8 on playstation.

  • @mikek191
    @mikek191 Před rokem +1

    Battle Tanx was capture the flag with a woman being the flag. Very fun! I spent a lot of time playing multiplayer.
    At the time, my I had the first game and my friend had the second. I recall that the sequel’s gameplay was improved across the board.

  • @JoaoAgile
    @JoaoAgile Před rokem +1

    This video made me want to take a look at some of these games! Many of them I never even heard about before.
    I also didn't know the Battletanx franchise had such a story, that definitely cought me off guard.

  • @yeti4954
    @yeti4954 Před rokem +1

    I had whatever Battletanx game was on N64 growing up and it was played probably more than any other game lol.

  • @Reds-Retros
    @Reds-Retros Před rokem +2

    Holy crap, never heard of bandits but for an older game it looks quite good. The graphics and physics look like they hold up super well. That's some top notch visual design right there.

  • @ShimodaNexus
    @ShimodaNexus Před 8 měsíci

    Fun fact, the last time anything from Interstate '76 was brought up? True Crime: Streets of LA's PC port came later than the others, and aside from online multiplayer races, a bunch of skins for the campaign were included. Among those, and the reason I even bought the PC version, was a skin of Taurus, boxy model and all!

  • @VoldemarKruger
    @VoldemarKruger Před rokem +1

    Thanks for the video, King, it's been a treat. If you'll be in a mood for the bottom of the bottom of the barrel video, I have a suggestion - Ex Machina/Hard Truck Apocalypse (it's the same game, name differs due to region where it was released thing). Gameplay formula is pretty different from TM, but you covered Bandits and I76, nd it kinda feels like a mix between the two, and it had a pretty solid vehicular combat for the time game was released.

  • @PanzerMan332
    @PanzerMan332 Před rokem +1

    Your mileage definitely varies with PS2 emulation. Personally, I've NEVER had a game run tolerably well, much less as well as you showed, even though my mid-grade PC can emulate later consoles just fine. But that's just me.

  • @demeterstidbits7146
    @demeterstidbits7146 Před rokem +2

    MOTOR MAYHEM WAS MY ENTIRE CHILDHOOD it actually had some amazing looking character designs and each of them having 3 different unique abilities made it really stand out. Never liked the aesthetics of Twisted Metal so I went to Motor Mayhem.

  • @dstriker7333
    @dstriker7333 Před rokem +2

    Used to love playing Battletanx growing up

  • @aaronyandell2929
    @aaronyandell2929 Před rokem

    What a pleasant suprise to see Motor Meyham in a review line-up on CZcams.
    I had almost forgotten about that game. I was the only kid in my family who was particularly interested in it.

  • @Takimeko
    @Takimeko Před měsícem

    Add Battletanx as yet another example of the most unassuming things having the most out-of-pocket lines imaginable.
    I bought Blood Drive back in highschool because I heard it was terrible, saw gameplay, and thought it actually looked really fun.
    I enjoy pretty much all of it, outside of the checkpoint mode because it is quite literally luck if you can win by having checkpoints actually spawn near you and not near someone halfway across the map. And then another one spawns next to an opponent. And again. And again. I got so frustrated by a specific level that was a checkpoint game that I put it down and never played it again.

  • @2023PerfectDark
    @2023PerfectDark Před rokem +2

    10:20
    Oh that's what the plot of BattleTanx: Global Assault leads into? I thought the plot was just "a virus killing 99% of women that started in the US, then it spread to the rest of Americas and the Western hemisphere, which leads into another world war." And the kid's superpower explains the possession power up you get halfway into the campaign, on top of that a cure. Which is the reason why everyone was trying to steal the kid, to ultimately weaponize him.
    Yeah that's too sci-fi like, but that's the reason why when it comes to games back in the day, especially with the N64, I don't care about plots and skip the story. Because they either don't make sense or there's huge plot holes......Plus I was a kid and couldn't read.

  • @jakeryan2805
    @jakeryan2805 Před rokem +2

    Twitter was hot a month ago when they announced the Twisted Metal show had finished filming. Do we know anything about the game though? Any leaks yet on how its coming along?

  • @bwrbassscreams
    @bwrbassscreams Před rokem

    The game i remember having that was decent that I havent seen covered is Full Auto 2: Battle Lines, but I was pumped to see Vigilante 8 on the last one. Great Vids!

  • @bloodrunsclear
    @bloodrunsclear Před rokem

    Battle Tanks I’ll always remember for the parody commercial on the fabric softener bear.

  • @alex.thedeadite
    @alex.thedeadite Před rokem +1

    39:43 I would like to point out the 80s had a lot of werewolf movies and the 90s had a a lot of vampire movies, it was just the zombies turn.

  • @rv2167
    @rv2167 Před rokem +3

    critical depth was an incredible game. it was far too complicated and had so many nuances that made it tough to enjoy. The huge arenas in 3d made combat rare

  • @burningchrome8622
    @burningchrome8622 Před rokem +1

    u get my sub for battle tanx being first on my list
    battle tanx was the stongest father figure i had growing up

    • @Bowtie4me
      @Bowtie4me Před rokem +1

      for me it was me and my brother go to for multiplayer on N64 because you could do the campaign in co-op! and also custom match. did you know you could do a special powerattack by pressing both A & B(N64) to use all the power-up at once. thats how you could build bigger turrets. we did crashed the N64 alot by spamming too many turrets at once!(99 at once if i remember correctly) 😅

  • @superplushtiman7ti075

    There’s one relatively odd vehicular combat I notice, and that is the PSX Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds(PC version was a Real-Time Strategy)
    Essentially you control several vehicles which fit in with the turn of the 20th century aesthetic the game has and complete level objectives, there’s parts where you control a stationary gun, one on-rails level(and an on-rails section in the final level), a level where you control a submarine and have to evade enemies(but you have to surface to fire at them), you can also collect scrap to bring to factories(which requires you to collect a certain number of people running around the levels or something else to activate them) to build new vehicles, bridge pieces if the level require them, there’s no health pickups(except for the on-rails level and the submarine level) or ways to repair your vehicles, but if you get enough you should be able to overwhelm the Martians, that is if the vehicle isn’t useless as there is one that has no weapons

  • @ryguy9876
    @ryguy9876 Před rokem +1

    Sad that you didn't cover Destruction Derby 64. That was a really fun if simple and easy arcade car combat/racing game. A bit bare bones in content, sure, but extremely fun, and I have yet to find another plane jane destruction derby game that lets you smash into cars with Volkswagon Beetles, Taxi cabs, Hot Rods, and Ambulances.

    • @crack4184
      @crack4184 Před rokem

      Well, there are no guns at all so... Eh.
      I really lovd Destruction Derby 64, though

  • @CassiDS
    @CassiDS Před rokem

    1) I think the term with the most Neutral connotation in comparison to "knockoff" would probably be either "clone" or "-alike"
    2) The spine just calls it "Motor Mayhem"; I even looked up the PAL version to see if it's any different There and nope, it's still just Motor Mayhem

  • @dragonfan4399
    @dragonfan4399 Před 2 měsíci

    I grew up with Battletanx: Global Assault on N64. Loved that game so much. But I'll admit without cheat codes it was hard as hell to beat.

  • @hatefulvengeance
    @hatefulvengeance Před rokem +1

    if you ever want to do a "Bottom of the bottom of the barrel"
    I'd recommend Bloodwake, a more objective based boat combat, and Interstate 82', Interstate 76's sequel!
    Also "Smash and Survive" was how your marriage went down? Did ya marry a giant preying mantis? Not judging or anything!

    • @voidofhope6259
      @voidofhope6259 Před rokem

      Bloodwake is underrated as fuck. Very very good game

  • @KGRAMR
    @KGRAMR Před 11 dny

    Not surprising to see you liked Motor Mayem, since Beyond Games also did a vehicular combat game for the Atari Lynx in 1993 called BattleWheels. One of the best multiplayer games on the Lynx. It would be cool seeing you cover that game if you plan to do another video in the subject of other vehicular combat games :D

  • @neitron90
    @neitron90 Před rokem +1

    Can you make a tier list or ranking all the specials in the series from worst to best?

  • @MongoTheMagnificent666
    @MongoTheMagnificent666 Před měsícem

    Man, I remember playing Interstate 76 as a kid!
    I got stuck on that same exact jump and gave up lmao
    Totally forgot about it until now.
    That was a crazy nostalgia hit right there.

    • @BurnerJones
      @BurnerJones Před měsícem

      Same, except my pc at the time was able to play it properly. There's also a sequel that I thought was pretty good. I can't remember exactly how but it is possible to get them both running properly, I played through them a few years ago.

  • @Honest_Grifter
    @Honest_Grifter Před rokem +1

    Dead in the water was a main staple for me and my friends growing up...

  • @n0z4a243
    @n0z4a243 Před rokem

    I have to say this before something stupid happens. Every time I find a good game analysis channel, either I'm late and it's basically dead, or it's re-re-reuploaded by some random channel with 50 subs.
    Keep up the good work TBP. I'm actually happy youtube recommend a good content creator for once.

  • @HurricaneAndrewGTM
    @HurricaneAndrewGTM Před rokem

    Considering the trouble you had filling a video, I doubt you'll make another. But if you do you should definitely check out the old PC title called Bumper Wars. It's roughly the same era as Bandits Phoenix Rising. The premise of the game is essentially is convicts competing for freedom via weaponized bumper cars set on an alien planet thousands of years in the future. It's surprisingly solid.

  • @arya8165
    @arya8165 Před rokem +1

    Battletanx Global Assault was my child hood. Such a great gem of a game for the Nintendo.

  • @pablofernandez2335
    @pablofernandez2335 Před rokem

    51:16, "Choo Choo"? What a name LOL

  • @brandtheman92
    @brandtheman92 Před rokem

    Coming here from the other knockoff video thinking. Hmm I’m surprised dead in the water wasn’t on that list. And here it is Lolol awesome series.

  • @menegene4129
    @menegene4129 Před 19 dny

    39:30 I've had this exact frustration with the zombie craze and it's always had me rolling my eyes 🙄

  • @hanielbomb
    @hanielbomb Před rokem

    For dead in the water, the useless items you combine them for special effects to be added to you. Also the flame and oil combine them to make sludge flame. I’ve learned a lot of this stuff playing the game as a youngster

  • @meloman-rrr
    @meloman-rrr Před rokem

    oml, Battletanx Global Assault, such a nostalgia, the same level of nostalgia as Twisted Metal for me, love 'em both

  • @lasarousi
    @lasarousi Před rokem

    I find it funny that nowadays one can become accidentally professional.
    Now you're a pro in car combat games.

  • @Yakutare
    @Yakutare Před rokem

    It was pretty interesting seeing some names when Bandits: Phoenix Rising came up, you did mention that they made some Bionic Commando reboots, but the original founders of Grin (Bo and Ulf Andersson) actually did go on to create Overkill Software the same year Grin went defunct, best known for making the Payday series, kind of funny to think about how they basically started with a car combat game

  • @Gobzer5526
    @Gobzer5526 Před měsícem

    This and the preceding video were very entertaining and thorough but I'm shocked Blood Wake for OG Xbox wasn't included in either video

  • @OiCCaboose
    @OiCCaboose Před rokem

    OMG.... Motor Mayhem!!! I've been trying to find the name of that game for years!!! I remember borrowing it when I was a kid and I loved it.

  • @diabeticmonkey
    @diabeticmonkey Před rokem

    Man, Global Assault was awesome. I used to rent that game every other weekend when I was a kid

  • @INeverWanted2010
    @INeverWanted2010 Před rokem +2

    Dead In The Water actually looks awesome, I would have loved that as a kid! I recognized the cover art, it's one of those games I always saw on the shelf at Family Video/Blockbuster/etc but never picked up for whatever reason. I should have!

  • @thundrakion
    @thundrakion Před rokem +1

    As much as I would also like for games to be preserved better than going all digital lets them be, they are still on a clock as far as I can tell, with many newer games all but locking you out if you can't connect to their servers... which is why I love that with stuff like the DS and Wii, there is an active base of people making redirect servers using cached data from before gamespy went down...

  • @Tonyhotrod69
    @Tonyhotrod69 Před rokem

    With Motor Mayhem on Christmas Day if you play the game, or just set the date to Christmas, every character will have Santa Hats on.

  • @orchid9
    @orchid9 Před měsícem

    Ah, I recall Bandits Phoenix Rising. For some weird reason the official russian version was called "Бандиты: Безумный Маркс" (Bandits: Mad Marx)... No idea what publisher smoked. The game also had music by Simon Viklund of a Payday fame.

  • @Sapizanza
    @Sapizanza Před rokem

    I need someones knowledge now:
    I used to play as a tiny toodler something similar to Carmagedon but it had a whole lot of cars,car select I think was black background and some stages resembled digged up fields (memory is blurry). There also was a specific car where if you even pressed a gas you would fly instantly 400kmh
    I used to play it on PS2 but I think it was a PS1 game

  • @goopumz
    @goopumz Před rokem

    Vangers would be a cool game for you to cover, its a top down car combat game with upgrades and interchangable car parts. also has a cool theme of it being like... bug people

  • @juancrisantes7671
    @juancrisantes7671 Před rokem +1

    Battle Tank's such a badass game; Queenlord rescued 😎

  • @K3NnY_G
    @K3NnY_G Před 2 měsíci

    I76 was an absolute banger. Absolutely love it, come back to it from time to time (getting it running well is an art) I even still have my box from Nitro Edition on my wall.

  • @skunkrocker
    @skunkrocker Před rokem +2

    You do realize you're going to have to do a video on Interstate '82 now, right?

  • @ThommyofThenn
    @ThommyofThenn Před rokem

    24:47 wow I'm glad I'm not the only one to find themselves pelvic thrusting inadvertently. I bet lots of people have this problem

  • @v.PANDA.v
    @v.PANDA.v Před rokem +1

    For me Vigilante 8 was the only game of this genre that have the potential to compete with TM.

    • @Gu3ssWhatsN3XT
      @Gu3ssWhatsN3XT Před rokem

      idk, have you ever played rogue trip? I think i liked that game way more

  • @Nickles4
    @Nickles4 Před rokem +1

    A one hour bacon video. Yes please