Blues Brothers 2000 - Nintendo 64 Review - HD
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- čas přidán 20. 11. 2023
- Blues Brothers 2000 is a platform game for the Nintendo 64 console, released by Titus Interactive. The game is a platformer, loosely based on the band and the film. Due to major delays it was released two years after the film of the same name but in the year the film was set for N64.
#bluesbrothers #bluesbrothers2000 #nintendo64 - Hry
It’s so good to have new Glenn videos, one of the best reviewers online period, personally my favorite
thank you for the positivity which is always much needed and appreciated on the internet!
His videos are very comfy.
I like Glen, but he does play it very safe with his reviews. Very scripted with an overuse of the same, cliche sayings.
@@waxmandr I have a different opinion, I think he’s just a genuine guy giving his honest opinion. He talks about what he sees and plays, part of why I think he is great at what he does.
@@thedisciple8541 i came here to type just that, but you beat me to it. thats what i like about glenn plant, it almost feel like a mate telling you about this game he likes. very humble and nostalgic and great
This was one of the games I always remember seeing in shops at the time, but never knew how this turned into a game, so passed on it. Until now, I never knew what happened in this game, so great to see some footage and more information about it! Thanks!
Thanks for the visit tonight, you know its not a game I ever saw in any store in person myself back in the day
@n64glennplant Thinking about it, I actually remember seeing it every time I went into my local video rental shop. I remember renting Vigilante 8 and Mystical Ninja 2 multiple times, but never this!
The N64 is my favorite and a big part of that rests on the excellent 3D platformers (SM 64, Kazooie, Tooie, Rocket, Space Station). I see potential in games like this, Duck Dodgers and Starshot but each of them has pretty significant flaws, unfortunately. What could have been, with more time or if there were a different developer chosen as you mentioned.
PS: Glad you’re back, sir! I know it might be heresy to some but I’d love to see you cover Dreamcast games :) Just a thought.
haha I got the dreamcast a few weeks after launch, truth be told I never really enjoyed it during its lifetime but appreciate it more after its demise
starshot seems so good (haven't played), what is so bad about it?
Thank you, Glenn! Great to see you are producing new content. Your videos are great!
thank you that means a lot
I'm sure that other people have said this already but I'm so glad that you're back. Great work on all your videos throughout the years.
I appreciate that, on the home straight now with the final few titles to cover
Glenn, you're on a roll with these video releases, I might have trouble keeping up!
I’ll be taking a break in December for the holidays so use that time to catch up!
Glad to see this review up - this was one I have been looking forward to!
Glad to hear it! Probably not on many people’s waiting for lists!
Glenn! Have loved watching your videos over the years, and have even started watching them with my son now that he's really getting into gaming (he's a huge Mario fan, which is awesome for both of us!). I grew up in the Chicago area and probably wore out my family's VCR copy of the original Blues Brothers when I was growing up. I remember renting this game back in the day and being sorely disappointed. Keep up the videos :)
CM Punk CM Punk! haha, jokes aside, its at least cool to see your city in a game which never happened to me
@N64 Glenn Plant have you ever thought of doing a top 25 N64 games list? You're definitely qualified for it!
maybe one day, have other projects I'm wanting to get off the ground here first though
Actually just got this game complete in box like last week. For me, this was one of those "childhood games" I had back in the day. It was filler, but I enjoyed it.
Hope you enjoy it now as much as you did as a kid....at least enjoy owning it that is haha
I remember renting this game back in the day and as a kid I enjoyed it, I got stuck on the city world
Yeah it’s weird how it’s almost maze like and quite cryptic about the objectives there in Chicago
There’s a picture of me from around that time wearing a Blues Brother’s 2000 t-shirt on a family vacation. I don’t think it was ironic either. I remember being disappointed in the film but still excited about it.
yeah I think from a musical perspective its still okay but doesn't touch the first one. it missed Belushi big time
11 days late comment, but it's great to see Glenn Plant return to make Nintendo 64 reviews, especially since I myself still wanna grow and expand my own Nintendo 64 collection.
Hopefully you can use the channel to know what’s good to pick up!
@@n64glennplant Oh I will, in fact I have used your channel before to get several N64 games, like NFL Blitz 2001 for example, since thanks to your reviews I prioritized in getting NFL Blitz 2000 or 2001 over the original cause I wanted it to have 4 players and the most features and extras in it to have fun with my friends.
Thank you for everything
And thank you for watching
Just in time for the holidays 🫡🙌🏻
making sure people have plenty to watch as ill be taking most of December off for Christmas
@@n64glennplant Always great to see you with a video! Enjoy your thanksgiving and Christmas!!
Good to see new videos rolling out. I remember instantly subscribing years ago after the first video I watched. Great video and review.
Awesome! Thank you for being here all these years later it means a lot
I grew up with these consoles, but never knew anything about Blues Brothers 2000. It's neat to see a new old game like this.
Always fun to find out about a game you know nothing about
Wwlcome back bud! Love this channel!
Hey, thanks!
It makes me so happy to see that you're back with your videos :)
Thank you for your continued support it’s really appreciated
This one’s for the algorithm. Commented and liked. Cheers Glenn.
Feed dat algo yo!
Weird choice of game aside, am I glad to see you making new video!
there's only a small pool left for me to cover now so working my way through the final ones to tick off the complete list!
Looks like Christmas has come early this year.
🎁
I nearly bought this game as a kid at a blockbuster, but my brother convinced me to drop it for another game. That game was Starshot...
Dodged one bullet right into another. Man I miss Blockbuster.
haha what a terrible pair of games to have to choose between
I miss blockbuster and video rental shops in general too. It was a very necessary pastime on the weekend, a tradition to keep you sane, and its left a hole in my heart.
Great to have you back Glenn. Good stuff as always
Much appreciated and the next video is being worked on right now!
I’d like to see an overview of some 2D games such as StarCraft 64, Command and Conquer and Harvest Moon 64.
done all those already except for Starcraft 64 which I need to edit. the other 2 are on the channel already if you take a look
Oh happy day! New reviews!
Hope you enjoy!
i used to miss your content a lot. i remember enter in your channel to see if you suffered shadowban or something. the n64 makes me distract from the adult reality and feel nostalgia, everything changed a lot... nice to see you back! right now i'm sick, and as always, you make me smile for a while😅 polygonal hugs from Argentina.
I have an illness which is why I took time away, no ban, just not well enough to do anything.
@@n64glennplant i understand and wish you the better. God bless you and your path.
always saw this game on clearance at my local blockbuster; doesn't look horrible but glad I dodged it each time for my parents to buy me a nicer game
Probably the best place for it to exist!
Never even knew this game existed. Probably for the best
Erase and rewind it from your mind
Nice to see you back
This was a few months ago now
@@n64glennplant oh right
ANOTHER vid?? Lesss gooo. Never played this one and probably won't seek it out, haha. I will say I enjoy the art-style as well, but then again I find something beautiful in a lot of the soft, low-poly look of most N64 titles.
There’s something about the softness in comparison to say the sharper edges of ps1 I find most relaxing
Absolutely, and I felt that at the time too. I hate to say it as it's cliche but those constraints forced some beautiful design choices that we just don't see any more, even in throwback titles. @@n64glennplant
I didn't end up playing this one! Glad to see and hear you review it, Glenn!
do you think that you'll ever play it?
@@n64glennplant I think I'll have to give it a try sometime! I could see myself liking it! I was the kid that enjoyed glover and playing it at the dentist sometimes after all:D
Oh My neptuns, Blue Brothers 2000 and Now n64 games, I love it.
I don't understand that but thanks for watching
@@n64glennplant it's My catchphrase, n64glennplant.
GLENN! You were missed! Good to see you man!
I know right like 6 videos in the past 3 weeks or something, pumping them out now!
As a kid I rented this and never got past the first boss, so it was cool to see the other levels. I don’t feel like I missed out on much though 😅
Yeah the first level is actually decent but the remaining 3 get progressively worse
Man, you been on fire as of late. Another great review!
Appreciate it! Hope you've been well my friend, always like seeing your name pop up as someone I consider one of the OG CZcamsrs crew. many its been many years right!
Glenn my friend you are spoiling us recently; it's Christmas come early!
Happy Chanukah! 😝
This is quite possibly the most random licensed video game of all time lol. Interesting fact. In Duke Nukem 64. The blues brothers makes a background cameo appearance in one of the levels lol. Can't remember which one.
Hha I have to find that out now!
@@n64glennplant lol I remember back in the day when I first played it it was quite random indeed. Even snake plissken makes a cameo in the death row level.
Just like with Tonic Trouble, this seems to be another platformer that just passed by people's noses almost completely unnoticed. If you somehow didn't get to play Mario 64, Mystical Ninja, or Banjo-Kazooie before this one, I could see you getting some enjoyment out of this. But if you did play those then I don't see any reason to check this one out. Btw, Glenn will you be doing a live let's play when the Turok 3: Oblivion remaster comes out in a bout a week's time?
I don’t think live, I might do it on twitch actually. I hope to cover it anyway like the rest of the series
I bought this game back in the day thinking it was Mother 3 because Elwood looked like the Runaway 5 guy from the old trailer.
Oh man what a travesty that was!
Great review again Glenn - thank you. I never played this at the time of the release, and I frankly have a long bucket list of games to play and finish before tackling this. I’m guessing it wasn’t a day 1 purchase for you? I’d love to see a video of you running through your day 1 purchases, whether it was a winner or regret at the time, and whether time has been kind on the title.
The problem is that I got so many day one games, because I would trade in and back then my local game store gave insane trade in prices in a good way. Seriously if you had a game less than a month old and wanted a day one release you’d trade that game in and like £10 and it was a deal. Seeing as most games could be completed within a week or two with how much I was gaming back then it was a no brainer
Man you are CRANKING out these videos now, you love to see it. Never played Blues Brothers 2000, but remembered it previewed a good amount in Nintendo Power at the time. Even though I rented nearly any platformer (some good: Rocket Robot on Wheels and some bad: Starshot) I never got around to this one. Looks like I didn't miss much haha
Yeah it’s probably Titus splashing the marketing money on Nintendo power
I really just thought you've already had a review this game.
Mandela effect in full force
i played this once after renting it from blockbuster back when i was in elementary school
Probably an okay rental rather than a purchase!
Man, I remember seeing this game advertised when I was in middle school and thinking to myself, 'Who on earth would want to make a game for -this- franchise?' Needless to say, I never played it but I did find it interesting to hear you say that, at least, the first section of the game wasn't terrible! And I'd agree that the art style is fun.
Yeah I think many people got a false sense of security with the jail section being quite playable
The return of the king.
Been back for a few weeks now if you’ve missed the uploads 😎
@@n64glennplantyes, I saw. I wanted to say that is seems that you are back on a regular basis again (hopefully).
A true legend of the N64 community on the internet. Love your content and hope you continue to keep it up.
Once you run out of N64 games, you can consider trying out some ROMs as well, as you already covered new N64 releases, it may fit the context as well.
Regardless, keep up the amazing work!
Im so happy to see you rolling out videos glenn. Unfortunately this one is about a massive turd lol
Already working on next video!
absolute legend
@@n64glennplant keep up the great work man. This one was just as entertaining as the last ones and I'm glad that you're back.
Great to see you back my man! I'm currently collecting the Pal boxed set and it's great to watch your videos as I pick up a new and obscure title I didnt hear about as a kid...
Speaking of which... Time for a review of Aidyn Chronicles! You can't put it off forever 😉
Haha, maybe early next year for that one
i really enjoyed this game, and I think the controls are ok. Never had any problem with it. A much better game than some other plataformers in the console.
I’m trying to think of what I’d consider the worst platform game on the system….whats your view?
@@n64glennplant starshot: space circus for sure. It's the only one I couldn't force myself to keep playing after a certain point. But for comparison, I think Blues Brother is better than Glover for example, a game which a lot of people praise, or Earthworm 3D.
I have the Brawler 64 controller where the L bumper is reachable. Going to give this game a shot later and see if its more workable with that.
Funnily enough the backflip isn’t even used really you can get around not using it but it’s still baffling why they placed it there
KING IS BACK
thanks
Okay I KNOW you uploaded this one before. I really am losing my mind :p oh well still a great video lol
Haha it’s the Mandela effect, never uploaded this one before but maybe used clips in another compilation type video maybe
@@n64glennplant I think you are right, I think I remember you talking about this game in your Titus video
Are you sure reviewers said it had tight controls... and not *Titus* controls? ;) Man what a shame this game was. All they had to do was adapt the original instead of the sequel, and make a straight up Driver clone, and they would have had absolute gold. Honestly in some ways Driver 2 is the best Blues Brothers game ever made- and it's not even set in that franchise!
Haha that’s a good spot!
That Aerosmith lightgun game didn't need to exist
Oh man yeah forgot about that one!
Whoooo this has been an amazing last week ans this week. N64 rock's
nearly getting to the finish line!
The visuals are good because on this video i can understand what's happening in the levels lol
Haha that’s one way of seeing things!
The controls for the Shotgun Mario 64 game is madness. L trigger to shoot.
Interesting!
The unstoppable Glenn😃😃
apart from dips in health, that really stops me haha
Oh my gosh. Blues Bros. 2000 did New Donk City 17yrs before Super Mario Odyssey.
I feel a lawsuit coming on 🤪
Probably one of the best Blues Brothers games on the N64.
THE best blues brothers n64 game! Haha
Man I miss these videos yet the game reviewed I avoided many times and good thing I have 😂
Nice to see your name popping up, always nice to see a long timer still around 😃
Yes you're getting old Glen. The older i get the more i appreciate games i would have put my nose up at when i was younger. Not a game i would ever think about getting in any form but you are right that the aesthetic choice suites it really well and some of the game play you have shown looks fun. It might have done better if it didn't use the Blues Brothers name and chose more likable characters for the demographic at the time. Most kids in 1999/2000 would not have cared about the film.
yeah you know if they made this a Teletubbies game it would have sold like hotcakes back then haha
🤢🤮 and nobody older than 6 would want to play it
I feel like if this was the only video game available to humanity, it would be rated higher and a lot more popular.
Haha I like your glass half full positivity 😎
@@n64glennplant The game is ultimately a victim of circumstance.
Blues Brothers 2000 is pretty a okay game at best, at least it's better than Superman 64.
The worst controls of the N64 library ? Wow that's quite something.
edit: so happy to have you back Glenn.
yeah trust me play it and see, its so much delay and when you move its like skating and jumping is like a moon zero gravity ride
I agree this seems like a missed opportunity. Maybe in an alternate timeline the guy with the bright idea to remake Blues Brothers dies in a pile of cocaine on his desk and this game gets made well based on the original movie. One can only hope
probably E if were talking about narcotics of the time lol
I remember renting this at blockbuster. I didn’t understand it lol
Yeah the objectives are not obvious especially later in the game
Been missing ya man.
Thanks, means a lot 🥲
They had a band powerful enough to turn goat piss into gasoline.
😎😎😎😎😎
I was wondering when you’d get to this game. I remember finding it while I was going through games at a store once and saying, oh that has to be awful. Remind me again Glenn, what is your pick for worst N64 game?
id probably go for superman 64 or air boarder would also be somewhere on there
Sounds about right.
Only bit I seen of Blues Brothers 2000 was the Ghosts Riders in the Sky sequence. And I vowed to ignore the film forevermore since
It certainly lacked the charm of the first film
I had noooo idea this game even existed, lol!
That’s maybe not a bad thing
Rented it once around 2000 at a local Blockbuster. Didn't mind it too much. Thought it waa decent.
How far did you manage to get on a rental?
@@n64glennplant For the rental? A week. As for the game; I've got as far as the city level, last I remember.
@@ottagol1985 yeah see Chicago is the second level, the game gets progressively worse. The jail opening level is perhaps the best
Never heard of this one, doesn't seem as though I missed out on much, although I do like the look of the Elwood character.
yeah Elwood was my fav too
I played Terminator Salvation when the pandemic hit and that one should not exist. Also, the Jungle Book for the SNES is a bastard too.
I’ve always fancied playing salvation. I know it got rough reviews but man I love terminator
Disappears for a year.
Drops 5 new videos in the last 2 weeks.
He's out of control.
I’m a manic 🤣
Glenn mf-ing PLANT
what on earth will everyone do when I finish....lol don't think about that yet, not happening
Looks like a great game tbh 😀
Give it a try you never know you may like it
He’s on a roll!!
I’m a rollll man…I’ll get my coat 🤣
How are you pumping out the videos now your back?
I have a lot of stuff in the pipeline from before I had to take a step back for health reasons
@@n64glennplant glad you're feeling better
My god! Totally forgot about this one 😁
that's probably for the best!
@@n64glennplant 😅
Blues brothers on c64 is better than this in my opinion.
For this reason it's not in my collection, anyway its going for silly money nowadays.
Great to listen to your reviews Glen.
not played or seen that myself, maybe I should go look
Whuuuah, yet another one in such a short time? Those are some serious Taskwork-Skills, it´s like: Ratatataaah! =D - Cool! Aidyn Chronicles - The First Mage is next on the list, right? *smirki smirki - Come on mate, I know you want it just as much as I do. ;) ;)
Haha probably be January for that one as I’m taking December off for the holidays
You do that mate. =) - And I know, I am quite the naggin´chap but since there are so few RPG´s for the N64, it probably won´t hurt. - What was you original catchphrase at the beginning all those years ago? ,, On my neverending quest to review every N64 related game. . . ´´ ;) ;) ;) Haha ;) ;) ;) @@n64glennplant
@@gregstar2091 makes me miss classic game room 😋
I steered clear of this one! Doesn't look too bad though lol
its not the worst but certainly limited in terms of who would like it a lot
I remember a preview of this in a magazine where the consensus sort of was 'why make this game, the film is not that good' - keep in mind I've actually not seen the film and only seen the original classic [which I constantly play the soundtrack of in the background].
Anyway, yeah, this game looks bad.
Yeah I guess at the time they acquired the rights they weren’t expecting to have such a delayed game and also the film to be so bad
Never heard of it. At least the cut scenes look good.
Some are decent, just very very slow
@4:30 is it just me or does the guard have a raging clue?
Now you mention it 😂
Yaaaaaas!!!!! Gooooooo I love and miss i
Goalllllllll
Oh goodness. Didnt know it was a game. The movie was terrible.
Original movie was great.
yeah Blues brothers 1980 was amazing, can't believe how bad 2000 sucked
I didn't really know about the existence of this game, though I've played Blue Brothers on the SNES which I rented on the former and long gone video cassette renting store Blockbuster back in the late 90s. and to these days, I still think that that game was an utterly waste of time. this version on the N64 does not seem any better at all. I rather spend the day playing Superman 64 or Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt than Blue Brothers. no offense upon intended, just saying you know!
All belong in the same category of avoidable experiences
Ahh that seems really like a missed Oportunity.
what do you think that you would have done with the IP?
@@n64glennplant something like the first 3 driver games would suit the premise of both movies
What movie licensed games should never have existed? Umm I'm gonna stick my neck out and say "most of them"! Maybe easier to list the ones that are worth playing... and some which aren't amazing but do just enough to be enjoyable (i'm thinking of A Bug's Life for instance)
Cough Goldeneye cough cough 😉
@@n64glennplant Ah, but of course!
This was another seeing the N64 Magazine review and steering well clear of it type moments. What a shameless cash grab. The official Nintendo magazine back then here in the UK was awful, too, with fixed reviews. I stuck to N64 Mag and Digitiser for feedback. Feels weird, though, the internet just wasn't really a thing back then to check out scores.
the official Nintendo magazine was so bias wasn't it, I got a few issues here and there when N64 magazine wasn't on shelves at Morrisons when I went shopping with mum but it was always a disappointment although she was happier as it was cheaper haha
This legit looks like a reskinned Gex crossed with Banjo-Kazooie.
Without any of the polish 🤨
🤜💥🤛
🧨
I've never played Earthbound.
Shame, it’s decent
@@n64glennplantThe blues Brothers in a video game just reminds me of those blues Brothers that showed up in the Smash Bros Melee opening video. Then I see that EarthBound kid appear out of nowhere in a burst of flames back to the Future 88 miles an hour style
Did I catch a hidden jab at The Offspring LOL?
no? I actually like the offspring so would be interested in where you felt the reference was? :)
I must say some of these visuals seem to look really good and very N64-ish. Game is still likely rather poor.
Yeah all style no substance
So they did drop Earthbound 64?!
lol am I missing something? what's with the earthbound 64 on the comments tonight? lol
@@n64glennplant there are a group of characters called the Runaway five in earthbound, and they are a reference to the blues Brothers. Aside from smash this is, perhaps the closest yet vaguely related thing to in earthbound game for the Nintendo 64 haha
Played this on an emulator for 5 minutes before turning it off.
not sure how it runs on emulator but Titus games often have issues