Wipeout 64 was my very first Wipeout game, and is the one that got me into the series. I was a Nintendo kid, so I haven't really played any PlayStation games yet, in fact, I've played many other racing games on the N64, such as Destruction Derby 64, and Extreme-G, which I also enjoyed. If Wipeout 64 was never made, I probably would've never knew about the Wipeout series, lol. It just makes me really proud that Wipeout 64 exists. I still have many nostalgic memories of this game every time I come back to it. Wipeout is my favorite racing series of all time, and it will always ever be.
I have to agree. I absolutely LOVE having a racing sim and playing the GRID, WRC, Forza/Forza Horizon, Assetto Corsa and Project Cars series. Still, nothing tops the Wipeout series for me. Such amazing games with extreme sense of speed and the combat is phenomenal!
Happy to see WipEout 64 get some love. If I remember right in the lore, WipEout 64 takes place in 2098. WO64 is canon, too, as Sokana is mentioned in the lore of WipEout Fusion! And holy shit, you really DO get WipEout! You even pronounced NeGcon right! Consider me a fan of the channel, and I'm subscribing right freaking now!
Psygnosis decided to copy-paste some tracks from the first and 2097 and made those mirrored with minor adjustments, example: Klies Bridge is actually Talon's Reach with a straight finish line and mirrored and Machaon II is Gare D'Europa but mirrored and the jump section is different. But atleast Velocitar was a original track... Qirex's super weapon, Power Snare actually damages opponents, but it is the weakest super weapon of the game. AG-Systems Shield Raider also drains opponents energy to 1%, which means a single bump would cause a elimination and Auricom's Energy Sphere dealt heavy damage instead of instant elimination
IIRC, every WipEout 64 track is a mirror/re-working of an older track Kiles Bridge ~ Talon's Reach Qoron IV ~ Altima VII Sokana ~ Korodera Dyroness ~ Karbonis V Machaon II ~ Gare d'Europa Velocitar is entirely original, though
Always loved the Wipeout series. Playing Wipeout XL for the first time at 15 on the PS1 was the first time I felt like: This is the future of gaming. It was superb! Still play these with my son and still have an excellent time! Never got to play this entry as I didn't know it even existed. Definitely going to have to find a copy somewhere and play this soon! Thanks for the review!
WOXL might be the most iconic of the series, and possibly still my favorite due to the nostalgia and soundtrack, but my god the controls and speed of this game just absolutely floored me when I finally got around to playing it. Very late n64 adopter, I think post-GameCube or at least very near the end of n64's life, and I bought this title used even later than that. I had always assumed it was just a port of the first two games and set my expectations accordingly. (Side note, interesting how Doom 64 was the same way and a brand new game that everyone always assumed was just a port of it's prior games and mostly written off). This game makes fantastic use of the X axis on your controller, prior games that was mostly only useful for handling on jumps, but in this game you can really pull through corners more by tilting back while turning at the same time, in effect significantly reducing the need to air brake on every corner. When you perfected it, it made you feel like you had precise control over a fined tuned Japanese sports car, versus the earlier titles where it felt more like you were taming the bucking bronco like nature of an American muscle car.
I hope you keep going up to Wipeout Fusion and beyond! It was one of the first games I got on PS2 and fully to blame for my love of electronic music. Hearing about the production history of the series is fascinating, so that's a sub from me!
@The Review Den I'd love to see this. You know what's great about Wipeout is that despite the game conceptually being pretty simple, each installment really gives its own reasons to play it. They're all similar, but uniquely different at the same time.
Huge fan of the Wipeout series. I got beef with this one tho.. Most of other ones in the series I was able to complete/finish all the challenges. However, in this one, the AI opponents straight out CHEAT! In later challenges /races even thought I'd go through 3/4 of the race flawlessly and gain a decent lead in first place, out of the blue, a stream of 4-5 opponent AIs would zip past me, (even though I was going top speed with the fastest team) and then, even if I continued to play perfectly, I would not be able to place in the top 2 slots. This would happen consistently to the point where it became impossible to progress.. Huge bummer.
w'o"64 is an all time fave of mine, and i just can't stop coming back to it, or this video - though, i have to ask, what's the track you used throughout? i keep going back over the series' soundtracks and i just can't find it!
My one gripe with WipEout 64: Kaze Emanuar wasn’t yet around to help with under-the-hood optimization. This game would also play well with one of Hori’s controllers, or one of the modern N64 controllers. Honestly, I wish the entire PS1 trilogy (the special edition in Wip3out’s case), WipEout 64, the extra songs from the other versions of each game, and the soundtrack CDs (which had exclusive music) would all be repackaged into a single remaster.
The think the thing people nearly always ignore when comparing PSX into N64 is playcontrol/handling. -Everyone always talks just about graphics. I was really disapointed, when Wip3out for PSX had much inferior analog control than N64's Wipeout. But it's not just Wipeout, -it's huge difference on every game! Well, may be not on Ridge Racer Type 4, but SONY's 32bit machine was just not powerfull enough for proper analog control. And that is also the reason why Wipeout 64 remains my most played game on the series. Playstation has most solid games library out there, but at the end, playcontrol is what makes or breaks game(s).
It's very funny you speak so highly of the tracks being new and differently designed for speed and smoothness instead of tricks and punishment - because (almost) all of the WO64 tracks are mirror image copies of tracks from Wipeout 1 and Wipeout 2097/XL, with a few adjustments (like no split sections). It's a wonder how having different sightlines and an entirely different handling model completely changes the feel of a track to the point you don't recognize it!
Definitely so much more than just some quick-n-dirty cash-in on 2097. I can't say it's *as* good as the PS1 games (at least compared to 2097 and 3), but it shouldn't be overlooked. Also, I appreciate that Psygnosis put this game out the exact same year as Nintendo put out F-Zero X; it takes real balls to take your previously PS1-exclusive game and bring it over to the competition just as they're putting out one of *their* big exclusive racing games. And of course we've got the bitchin' soundtrack. Not quite on the level of the PS1 games but no less worth a listen.
I d still would like to play it though. Emulation maybe? What a wasted game, the nintendo crowd ignored this and the ps guys like myself too because it was exclusive and looked as a watered down 2097.
Nintendo getting the weaker port was not a good comment. Nowadays, it is, but considering you're talking about the N64 here, adding this comment didn't make a lot sense, since the N64 usually had the far superior ports of PS1. Wipeout 64 wasn't an exception back then, it was the rule. Later, with the GC, that also was true. Only when Nintendo starting releasing weaker hardware, the ports started also getting weaker, for obvious reasons.
For me, it's the best handling Wipeout in the series, it feels so rewarding when you get it right and hear "Perfect lap" at the end.
It really is a blast to play. Much faster controls, but still requires lots of skill.
Wipeout 64 was my very first Wipeout game, and is the one that got me into the series. I was a Nintendo kid, so I haven't really played any PlayStation games yet, in fact, I've played many other racing games on the N64, such as Destruction Derby 64, and Extreme-G, which I also enjoyed. If Wipeout 64 was never made, I probably would've never knew about the Wipeout series, lol. It just makes me really proud that Wipeout 64 exists. I still have many nostalgic memories of this game every time I come back to it.
Wipeout is my favorite racing series of all time, and it will always ever be.
I have to agree. I absolutely LOVE having a racing sim and playing the GRID, WRC, Forza/Forza Horizon, Assetto Corsa and Project Cars series. Still, nothing tops the Wipeout series for me. Such amazing games with extreme sense of speed and the combat is phenomenal!
Happy to see WipEout 64 get some love. If I remember right in the lore, WipEout 64 takes place in 2098.
WO64 is canon, too, as Sokana is mentioned in the lore of WipEout Fusion!
And holy shit, you really DO get WipEout! You even pronounced NeGcon right!
Consider me a fan of the channel, and I'm subscribing right freaking now!
Psygnosis decided to copy-paste some tracks from the first and 2097 and made those mirrored with minor adjustments, example: Klies Bridge is actually Talon's Reach with a straight finish line and mirrored and Machaon II is Gare D'Europa but mirrored and the jump section is different.
But atleast Velocitar was a original track...
Qirex's super weapon, Power Snare actually damages opponents, but it is the weakest super weapon of the game. AG-Systems Shield Raider also drains opponents energy to 1%, which means a single bump would cause a elimination and Auricom's Energy Sphere dealt heavy damage instead of instant elimination
Good point, but the difference in handling between the two releases makes those cloned tracks feel new.
Love the sound effect of AG systems special weapon, I usually reserve it for the front runner and finish it with electrical spark.
IIRC, every WipEout 64 track is a mirror/re-working of an older track
Kiles Bridge ~ Talon's Reach
Qoron IV ~ Altima VII
Sokana ~ Korodera
Dyroness ~ Karbonis V
Machaon II ~ Gare d'Europa
Velocitar is entirely original, though
Always loved the Wipeout series. Playing Wipeout XL for the first time at 15 on the PS1 was the first time I felt like: This is the future of gaming. It was superb! Still play these with my son and still have an excellent time! Never got to play this entry as I didn't know it even existed. Definitely going to have to find a copy somewhere and play this soon! Thanks for the review!
WOXL might be the most iconic of the series, and possibly still my favorite due to the nostalgia and soundtrack, but my god the controls and speed of this game just absolutely floored me when I finally got around to playing it. Very late n64 adopter, I think post-GameCube or at least very near the end of n64's life, and I bought this title used even later than that. I had always assumed it was just a port of the first two games and set my expectations accordingly. (Side note, interesting how Doom 64 was the same way and a brand new game that everyone always assumed was just a port of it's prior games and mostly written off).
This game makes fantastic use of the X axis on your controller, prior games that was mostly only useful for handling on jumps, but in this game you can really pull through corners more by tilting back while turning at the same time, in effect significantly reducing the need to air brake on every corner. When you perfected it, it made you feel like you had precise control over a fined tuned Japanese sports car, versus the earlier titles where it felt more like you were taming the bucking bronco like nature of an American muscle car.
The N64 never gets the credit it deserves! And yeah the controls rock.
Certainly one of the best racing games on the console, and the best review of it around!
Aw you're making me blush! Seriously, thanks mate.
I love these reviews - you really capture the pace and excitement of the games. And the fact that you used an MST3K reference - overjoyed!
Thank you so much! I'm there for ANY opportunity to drop an MST ref.
Review ballistic ng!
Love it, if you like this then
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It is identical to the early wipeouts.
Well worth £16
I heard that! There's a lot of great Wipeout clones out there.
I bought my copy last year for one dollar. Best buck I ever spent.
That's the best part too! When you find a GREAT game that the collectors haven't jacked the price up.
@@thereviewden In the case of the N64, games that aren't Nintendo or Rareware are still somewhat reasonable in price for what you get.
Great stuff. Fast becoming one of my fav channels.
Thank you so much, appreciate it!
I like how they retroactively gave Piranha a new logo to match the aesthetic of the original wipE'out"
I hope you keep going up to Wipeout Fusion and beyond! It was one of the first games I got on PS2 and fully to blame for my love of electronic music.
Hearing about the production history of the series is fascinating, so that's a sub from me!
Thank you so much! I'd love to cover the whole series in time!
@The Review Den I'd love to see this. You know what's great about Wipeout is that despite the game conceptually being pretty simple, each installment really gives its own reasons to play it. They're all similar, but uniquely different at the same time.
Huge fan of the Wipeout series. I got beef with this one tho.. Most of other ones in the series I was able to complete/finish all the challenges. However, in this one, the AI opponents straight out CHEAT! In later challenges /races even thought I'd go through 3/4 of the race flawlessly and gain a decent lead in first place, out of the blue, a stream of 4-5 opponent AIs would zip past me, (even though I was going top speed with the fastest team) and then, even if I continued to play perfectly, I would not be able to place in the top 2 slots. This would happen consistently to the point where it became impossible to progress.. Huge bummer.
I like the comparisons to other games in the series and where the 64 edition fits in. Good review! Thanks
It doesn't strictly completely rework the tracks - they are all mirrored versions of tracks from the previous two games with different scenery.
Except velocitar
I want THIS EXACT GAME ENGINE PHYSICS for a potential opensource project.
We don't have such racing feel in current games and that sucks.
BallisticNG is your answer.
@@-Poka- That was the case on pre release but not anymore sorry. (from a pre 1.0 patreon)
Haven't really played this all that much. Makes me wanna dig out the 64 out of the cupboard :-)
It's a hidden gem for sure!
w'o"64 is an all time fave of mine, and i just can't stop coming back to it, or this video - though, i have to ask, what's the track you used throughout? i keep going back over the series' soundtracks and i just can't find it!
My one gripe with WipEout 64: Kaze Emanuar wasn’t yet around to help with under-the-hood optimization.
This game would also play well with one of Hori’s controllers, or one of the modern N64 controllers.
Honestly, I wish the entire PS1 trilogy (the special edition in Wip3out’s case), WipEout 64, the extra songs from the other versions of each game, and the soundtrack CDs (which had exclusive music) would all be repackaged into a single remaster.
The think the thing people nearly always ignore when comparing PSX into N64 is playcontrol/handling. -Everyone always talks just about graphics.
I was really disapointed, when Wip3out for PSX had much inferior analog control than N64's Wipeout.
But it's not just Wipeout, -it's huge difference on every game!
Well, may be not on Ridge Racer Type 4, but SONY's 32bit machine was just not powerfull enough for proper analog control.
And that is also the reason why Wipeout 64 remains my most played game on the series.
Playstation has most solid games library out there, but at the end, playcontrol is what makes or breaks game(s).
It's very funny you speak so highly of the tracks being new and differently designed for speed and smoothness instead of tricks and punishment - because (almost) all of the WO64 tracks are mirror image copies of tracks from Wipeout 1 and Wipeout 2097/XL, with a few adjustments (like no split sections). It's a wonder how having different sightlines and an entirely different handling model completely changes the feel of a track to the point you don't recognize it!
Best Game of my life. Unfortunately I froze all modules because I was too fast. Who also created their own challenges?
Sorry about the game freezing. Was that emulation or N64 hardware?
@@thereviewden original Hardware.
Totally forgot about this version.
It's a good fit for the 64. Definitely a different feel than the rest.
whip it out
Doesn't the Saturn version have analog controls from the Nights controller? Before N64 version, I believe
Absolutely love the 64 version........... But that combo challenge 5..........dear lord....... 😱
Definitely so much more than just some quick-n-dirty cash-in on 2097. I can't say it's *as* good as the PS1 games (at least compared to 2097 and 3), but it shouldn't be overlooked. Also, I appreciate that Psygnosis put this game out the exact same year as Nintendo put out F-Zero X; it takes real balls to take your previously PS1-exclusive game and bring it over to the competition just as they're putting out one of *their* big exclusive racing games.
And of course we've got the bitchin' soundtrack. Not quite on the level of the PS1 games but no less worth a listen.
Noice
I have that cartridge XD
Awesome!
@@thereviewden too bad I don't have a control pak to save my progress with 😩
The tracks look empty. And the music too. Looks like a demo really. I think wipeout 3 looks like a step forward but this one not so much.
I d still would like to play it though. Emulation maybe? What a wasted game, the nintendo crowd ignored this and the ps guys like myself too because it was exclusive and looked as a watered down 2097.
:D
=D
Nintendo getting the weaker port was not a good comment. Nowadays, it is, but considering you're talking about the N64 here, adding this comment didn't make a lot sense, since the N64 usually had the far superior ports of PS1. Wipeout 64 wasn't an exception back then, it was the rule. Later, with the GC, that also was true. Only when Nintendo starting releasing weaker hardware, the ports started also getting weaker, for obvious reasons.
This easily could have been ported back to PS1.
Noice
It IS a very noice game!