10 Worst Games Of 1999

South Park on PS1, Superman on N64, NFL Quarterback Club 2000 on Dreamcast - what a way to end a millennium. Here are the Worst Games of 1999.
VO: Peter Austin (@ThatPeterAustin)
Script: Cat Elliot (@cat_elliott_)
Video Editor: Ciaran Henry (@CiaranHenry268)
#Superman64 #SouthPark #ChefsLuvShack
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[@dasfowler]

Hearing NFL 2K called "A retro game from the turn of the century" made me feel OLD.

[@anthonymaslow798]

Crazy, I remember it being mind blowingly fast when it came out.

[@oldschoolm8]

The biggest lesson I learned from the rave review South Park: The Video Game received in Official Nintendo 64 magazine at the time, was that some game journalism might not be entirely influenced by the truth.....

[@freddiejohnson6137]

They did rate many games very highly pretty sure anything published by Acclaim was given 90+% and even very average games that got reviewed were 70+%. A lot of the time the words in the review didn't match up with the score when it seemed like a bad or average game but got a reasonably high score. I say that considering by the end there was very little text in the reviews and it was mainly pictures with a blurb under. You could tell they were just there to try and make it look like all games on the system were of a pretty high quality since there were only a few a month being released.

[@dreamcast3607]

@Dawson Ages I never played the PlayStation version but the N64 version is a solid game especially the multiplayer

[@oldschoolm8]

@@freddiejohnson6137 I’ve never thought of it like that, but it makes perfect sense. They were reviewing and championing games from their given console to sell more copies and, therefore, more magazines. It’s mutually beneficial for all parties involved.....still dishonest though!

[@gimo80]

I’m pretty sure the South Park FPS on the PS1 was handled by Appalooza while the N64 version was developed by Iguana, thus using the Turok 2 engine which made it significantly superior from a technical perspective. But the single player was just absolute shite, so repetitive beyond BELIEF. I remember liking the multiplayer however for some reason. Chef’s Luv Shack was also a lot better on N64 and I had a faint whiff of fun with it when I had a few mates round…but that’s it. The quiz part was so poorly handled. South Park Rally was just woeful, full stop. Acclaim rushed these out after getting hold of the license and forced a relatively competent developer like Iguana to push the FPS game out for Xmas. And I remember the Official Nintendo Magazine giving these games 90% with the ‘awesome’ logo on it. Iggy’s Wreckin Balls, Shadowman, WWF Attitude…they all got 90+%. Interesting indeed, albeit I genuinely like Shadowman.

[@oldschoolm8]

@@gimo80 YES! I remember the “awesome” logo for some shite games. And yes, the multiplayer for South Park was quite fun compared to the single player. I just clearly remember saving up my pocket money for a game related to this naughty, fun, late night show that I adored, and still do, and it being very disappointing. Thing is, if you download a shit game nowadays, it’s no real biggie, but back in the N64 90’s, a game was nearly an investment! You had to like it, whether you did or not. It’s maybe why rose tinted, retro game goggles are applied to crap games.

[@ungenbunyon5548]

The "skydive!" shout made me laugh xD

[@ddgnp1057]

The world needs a compilation of every Simon Miller gag.

[@willywonka7812]

Simon Miller the Hymen Killer

[@trippyboi91]

Y’all should do 2001 quite honestly. A year of so many greats is bound to have some EPIC fails.

[@adultmoshifan87]

I know of a few: Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 (Game Boy Advance) Vip (PlayStation) International League Soccer (PlayStation 2) Tiny Toon Adventures: Plucky’s Big Adventure (PlayStation)

[@Di3mondDud3]

@@adultmoshifan87 arent two of those featured on avgn lol

[@adultmoshifan87]

@@Di3mondDud3 AVGN reviewed Vip, that and Plucky’s Big Adventure were also reviewed by Rerez!

[@kylekostamo1880]

I absolutely loved South Park. If I remember correctly I originally played it on N64. Ya it's rough on the graphics a bit, but it just adds to the charm of South Park which always had a wonky animation style (which i love). It could've been better yes, buts its not nearly as bad as everyone says it is.

[@adamleviness1039]

Yea, the N64 version was apparently much better. I never played the Playstation version, but a lot of the complaints they bring up weren't an issue. You could play against AI in that one, the load times weren't an issue, and I don't remember any obscure questions to answer. Same thing with South Park the video game. I was young, but it was funny and the graphics were definitely better on the N64, the levels were decent. The only problem I had was the final boss. I could never kill him, even with all the cheats. I just couldn't get him to stop charging up his health. I know you have to shoot the button to stop him from powering up, but it just didn't work for me no matter what I shot it with. IDK it was so upsetting.

[@MoneyHoneyBunny]

The N64 version was miles better for sure. I think the PS1 rating came from how much worse it was compared to N64, which happened a lot in those years.

[@michaelcaporali325]

Triple jump just gets too offended by those games for some reason

[@kastfilms]

I had the N64 version. The game was honestly hilarious, fun to play, and surprisingly educational at the same time. The mini games and playing it with friends were the best part.

[@fullauto86]

I played it on n64 as well and agree it wasnt terrible, i think the ps1 kinda ruined its release as most people played it on PlayStation.

[@SuperNuclearUnicorn]

Oh man that ESPN Xtreme Games clip gave me so so much nostalgia. I spent so many hours playing that game and being blown away with how good it looked and how fun it was. What an absolute banger

[@bigsilentrob]

Still a lot of fun today, especially split screen

[@razzlejazzled]

Woah, there's a game based on the Ring Cycle? Finally, something that combines my enthusiasm for videogames with my degrees in music history!

[@cookscreativecorner]

At least we got Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (my first-ever video game) and Crash Team Racing that year.

[@juhosten3463]

Opera student just tuning in. There are some gamers in our ranks too. Also the Ring des Nibelunges isn´t an opera. It´s a four opera cycle that lasts about 14 hours. The stories are based on german folklore obviously

[@darrenmaguire9023]

When Peter mentioned the exclamation mark at the end of 'Skydive' I knew dang well what was coming but still had me laughing. 👏

[@Atlas_Redux]

E.T. did not even remotely kill the games industry. It barely made a dent. It hurt the CONSOLE market. PCs, C64 and arcade was still going as strong as ever. The console market crash also mostly affected the US, while going mostly unnoticed in the rest of the world.

[@CodyKing45]

Bro watch a new channel all your comments are legit dirt

[@Atlas_Redux]

@@CodyKing45 how is my comment dirt? It is pure facts.

[@otaking3582]

Considering that the last episode of South Park that Chef appeared in involved him joining the Super Adventure Club, Chef's Love Shack isn't too far off

[@jims9438]

One game from 99 that I remember being awful was WCW/NWO Thunder. The controls, the graphics, the gameplay all paled compared to WWF Smackdown or even Attitude and Warzone. The only fun to be had was from using cheat codes and the character select promos. Anyone remember Kevin Nash telling you to pick someone else lol?

[@shadowledastray]

Definitely. WCW Nitro was received a little better the year before, but the series didn't even bother keeping up with the changing wrestling game landscape (the AKI games, WWF Warzone, etc). The N64 port of Nitro was even lazier.. and released after Revenge and Thunder!

[@everyonelovesmajima]

I always remember Alex Wright's promo because he was just like "HEY MAN. IT'S ALEX WRIGHT."

[@jims9438]

@@everyonelovesmajima El Dandy!? I think you're a heck of a wrestler and a jam up guy! To anyone who would say otherwise I would say "Who are you to doubt El Dandy?" 👍

[@MattrickBT]

No lie...I still play Chef's Love Shack with my brother.

[@michaelboys2602]

Love the Simon Miller reference. Never get tired of seeing them!!! I miss Simon Miller. What a legend.

[@robertwinkle2023]

Not gonna lie I played chefs love shack a whole lot when it came out lmao

[@Sweetguy1821]

It was great untill you played it so.much you had all the trivia questions memorized.

[@jordanbenson2980]

I think it's underrated to be honest. Me and my dad played it with joy 🤣

[@IriquoyPlisken]

We loved that South Park game. Played the absolute shit out of it, and bought a multi-tap for it if I remember correctly. We were 10 though, and literally knew none of the answers to the questions.

[@komemiute]

OMFG, Skydive.... Oh sorry... **SKYDIVE!** review left me in stitches, I laughed so hard. Thanks guys. Really needed that

[@Blocparty01]

I loved that FPS South Park game when I was younger. I even had some good times playing the Mario Party style one they did too

[@josefkrenshaw179]

There is one correction. Wagner's "Ring" is a cycle of four operas. It is where the famous "Ride of the Valkyries" comes from. Yes, I am in that slim subset of opera lovers and video gamers. I have played games with plots as ridiculous and convoluted as that 16-hour four-night mess... On paper, a great game could be made with that plot and amazing music. An immense RPG with Dwarves, giants, and dragons... The parents of the protagonist are twins and his soulmate is the product of his only grandfather and a tree! Inbreeding in Grand Opera is a-okay as long as you sing it. The protagonist in "Secret of Mana" was a tree as well.

[@yapdat7036]

Got any entry level operas you'd recommend? From a gamer with a kind of passing interest in music and theatre and stuff?

[@timothyoswald8618]

Was going to mention this, but decided that it was too niche. Luckily, there was a trailblazer!

[@josefkrenshaw179]

@@yapdat7036 KZbin is s great resource. Try the ones you have heard of and listen to a bit. Carmen is pretty melodic and has some popular tunes. A lot of people use that as an intro. I love the heavy Germans. And one of the better choices is actually relevant. The third act of "Die Walkure" starts with"The Ride of the Valkyries" Start there and see how far you can hang with it. If it gets bogged down fast forward to the finale with the "magic fire music". If you hear something intriguing enough to listen to again, you will get more out of it when you do

[@yapdat7036]

@@josefkrenshaw179 appreciate it man. My mum likes Carmen, I think, so I might start there! 👍🏽

[@mariano3716]

As an Italian critic once said - 'opera is the combination of theather and music, for the detriment of both'. Classical music is awesome, and the songs of something like the aforemention Carmen are fucking killer. But the vocals and the tropes of the genre in general make it unsufferable. I challenge any newcomer to listen to Carmen or any really neat opera with vocals and without to tell me they liked it more as an opera. Not that I think it's impossible, or that opera has no value on itself, but my point is that opera is an artform that reflects the affectation and panache of European aristocracy of the time, and that generated a very niche and hermetic form of expression, one that is nigh-impossible to enjoy without proper reference and introduction. Cavalleria Rusticana is infinitely better as an instrumental, check it out. Same with Carmen.

[@fahaw_]

for me and my friends, playing 3Xtreme back in the day was so Fun 👍 tbh

[@gregmiller7224]

The South Park games get a drubbing, but I sank sooo many hours in to South Park Rally, plus the others, so they do have a bit of a soft spot in my heart.

[@trippyboi91]

The Turkeys jus freak me out… that’s all 😂😂

[@gregmiller7224]

@@trippyboi91 I was choosing to block out the turkeys! 🦃 haha Man, that sound would go right through me.

[@AlienFaun]

Funny that we were not allowed to watch South Park on tv but we did played Chef's Love Shack N64 lol

[@leejones8582]

99 was a great year for games Resident Evil 3,Silent Hill,Tomb Raider Revelations

[@KareemHillJr]

No, no it wasn't.

[@justinratcliffe947]

@@KareemHillJr Yeah it was.

[@marcraygun6290]

As a person who started working in Game in November 1998 this list brings back memories

[@Djordje_Jovanovic]

I'm calling it now: Superman: The New Superman Adventures (aka Superman 64) will be number 1. Edit: I was wrong...

[@bemasaberwyn55]

I love how many people seem to miss that this game is based on Superman TAS

[@chip5541]

Lets not forget another thing that help kill video games in the 80's was Pac Man for the 2600. They released more cartages for it than systems sold.

[@shabmaster7128]

I still remember the Skydive PC Gamer review 22 years later. That's something at least.

[@antiadam666]

SKYDIVE! That tickled me lol can't stop laughing

[@mullaoslo]

I loved Chefs love shack when it came out... but i played it on N64 mabye that version was better

[@asmodeus58XX]

Ultima 9 should be here. I know it's only about review scores, but that... thing... killed the grandfather of video game RPGs.

[@TheMatissB]

The background music sounds so soothing right now, I need to find this and put it on loop.

[@BradYoung87]

Holy cow I apparently repressed the memory of having owned Rushdown

[@slanderman3296]

It's funny, no matter how crappy these games are....if you were a kid at the time and you played these, you probably still have a soft spot for them. I still like the southpark turkeys. It was cool to be in their world

[@TRJ2241987]

My friend and I played Chef's Luv Shack over and over for weeks in early 2000 on Dreamcast

[@CAnAbrAvA2011]

2xtreme had the racing and the punches in snowboard, but rushdown had actual hills and slopes, 2xtreme was all flat. Looking back now, it would've been way better if it was a real race and not you against the clock

[@DirkCjelli42]

TP seems to have taken a big right turn since the BAFTAs

[@Gamesta100]

I actually always liked South Park on PS1.

[@joshjohnson3442]

2 of the 3 South Park games made it on the list, but I still remember more of the South Park original game than Chefs Luv Shack or South Park Rally 😆

[@listerofsmeg884]

Wagner based his opera cycle on various Germanic and Norse mythologies, so it's stretching things a little to say that game was based on an opera, especially given the far future setting.

[@insignificantaftermathPROJECTS]

I kind of fancy playing that Harley Davidson game.

[@VisualGourmet]

5:24 I am a perfectionist but at the same time also a minimalist - if I can't do something perfectly, I don't even try.

[@rhynelinker7922]

Steve Atwater was in 2 different games XD. He was a question choice in Chef's Love Shack and he was a player in the NFL game. Poor bastard.

[@lindamcgowan9020]

I loved Chef's Luv Shack! I was also 11 in 1999, so....

[@MattrickBT]

Ring: The Legend of the Nibelungen is Niles Crane's favorite game.

[@TEEN1DOL]

Oh man, I freakin loved 2xtreme and 3xtreme lol. I remember PSM trashed it them with a 1 or 2 out of 5 score, but I enjoyed the hell out of both guys during my summer vacation one year.

[@ssentak1715]

I love this channel so much

[@abbasshachem3383]

Great list 👏👏

[@KieranDsEgoTrip]

Does anyone else hear that little “metal jingle” every few beats in the background music has it always been there?

[@skinlesswalnut6259]

Chef’s love shack was one of the best games for me and my mates getting stoned and pissed playing on the ps2 4 player multitap, good times gone forever 🎮😭

[@zukato4119]

Great Video

[@asadavis9532]

I loved 3xtreme when I was a kid. Used to use the alien cheat codes

[@halfbakedmedia]

I remember renting Superman 64 when I was a kid. They even lied on the box about powers you could use.

[@billygsell3625]

I remember having Superman 64 for my birthday with my Nintendo 64, but i regret having that on my birthday after playing it a few years later, while remembering also watching a little bit of a movie on ABC that night holding a empty Nintendo 64 box for five minutes in the kitchen by myself.... either Super Smash Bros. or The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time should have been my first game instead.

[@roryk101]

I've been in South Dakota whilst the sturgess motorcycle rally is on, and the game sound extremely true to life

[@coochie8670]

Now imagine living there and seeing all of the autistic bikers driving around every year.

[@Yourmomgoestocolledge]

I loved 3 xtreme 😂😂 it was bad by today's standards but it was fun

[@jims9438]

I remember liking those South Park games but that's probably because I was about 12 when I played them and I think I got them for a fiver each as I had a chipped PlayStation

[@12thMandalorian]

The true fans are still waiting for a video game based on the opera Madama Butterfly

[@steveb7932]

Bring back BD Wong

[@YControI]

I thought Rushdown looked familiar, saw it on an episode of Funhaus' Worst Games Ever

[@LastHamurai]

The first game brought back 2Xtreme memories. Edit: Holy shit 3Xtreme is here too lol.

[@ddjsoyenby]

these vids are always fun.

[@Highretrogamelord]

A lot of people have fond memories of *Boss Rally* and to be fair, it isn't that bad. It's worse than most other racing games from that time though, as in they have much more to offer.

[@justinratcliffe947]

Thank God Rampage 2: Universal Tour wasn't on here. That game is an underrated classic and boosted my love for astronomy

[@austincolenutt]

South park N64 was one of my favorite games that year I'll never understand why it gets dumped on constantly

[@EvolOne-ic5xv]

Same its a good game for its time its honestly one of the best FPS

[@whitemageserenia]

Big oof on that last one. It looked to me like an absolutely neutered version of Pilot Wings on the SNES. I've never played Pilot Wings 64, but I remember liking Pilot Wings A LOT on the SNES, its a really fun game to me, so it kinda boggles my mind how a more modern "version" of the game did so poorly. Like... good lord, you can just LOOK at the thing and realize its bad, I could FEEL how bad the controls were and I wasn't even playing it! Plus that animation and really jerky camera... bleh EDIT: forgot to mention. At LEAST Superman 64 can be entertainingly bad... and its at the very least... playable? lol unlike that pile of garbage at #1

[@ChunkyLeeChong]

I still own a lime green Nintendo 64. I Have about 40 games for it. One of those games is Superman 64. About a year ago I made an attempt, and failed (as did my 13 year old son). It can now eat dust for another 23 years.

[@dreamcast3607]

The South Park games ain't that bad the reason they got such bad reviews is because they expect them to be better because it's mainstream

[@TerrancePryor]

I thought 3Xtreme was alright in high school. Probably because I got it for a dollar. Also, Ultraspank.

[@johnellis3383]

Dear god.... I had forgotten about that Harley Davidson game. The horror!

[@DavidSmith-bc8nk]

I think there's some further poetic irony in the fact the game featuring the music of Richard Wagner also had "Ring" in its title

[@mistersweetheart4454]

Poor Superman 64 😢 it can't even be win at being the worst 😪

[@jgmoneymechanics]

Cant be serious thaf southpark game is a classic countless hrs spent playing it idk about the ps1 version but i got the n64 version for Christmas and couldn’t have been happier

[@rylandarrke3200]

"Catch button that doesn't catch" kinda like the new plague of "dodge button that doesn't dodge" we have now.

[@michaelw6277]

Ok so… over in Europe I can see how your impression of Harley Davison might be described as “cool” or “fun.” Here in the US, however… not so much. In the US we see them as Boomer machines, a way for a nearly retired dentist to waste a stupid amount of money on chasing their decades old idea of what’s cool.

[@lightbringer502]

Ah yes, Boss Rally PC's fictitious circuits, including the fantasy track Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. XD

[@vdchgffgv]

SKYDIVE killed me lmfao

[@alexwaters159]

TP's impassioned defence of Wagner is very is very apt

[@Rascarrr]

When you talk about a game's music being bad at least let us hear some of the game's music.

[@Mintman83]

I had 2xtreme as my first ever PS game

[@garrettsears8437]

Don't even care. Had hours of fun playing Chef's Luv Shack on my Dreamcast in 1999/2000. No regrets.

[@denardoellisjr]

14:27 SKYDIVE!! LMAO

[@IEatBeezOfficial]

i watch these videos to figure out what games i want to play

[@TheAman2008]

Can anyone tell me what's the name of that wonderful music playing in the background?

[@DrexPR]

3xtreme 3X owner here! It was "meh" but the collision animation was funny at least. Btw can someone explain the Simon Miller thing?

[@Banquet42]

He used to work with Ben and Peter on WhatCulture many years ago so they lovingly parody him. He is now a wrestler but he has a distinct vocal style and they like to quote him directly when saying stuff like "if you wanna get serious about this..." and quoting a technically correct fact or detail. Hope that makes sense!

[@DrexPR]

@@Banquet42 Hey! Thanks man OR woman! Have a great one

[@LegendaryGoku100]

4:37 which Top Gear episode is that?

[@Reigam4]

South Park and Tekken 3 were my first Psx games :D

[@Stinger420]

I'm kind of surprised Command & Conquer for N64 didn't make the list.

[@dawnofapril3055]

I actually kind of liked the version of South Park for the N64. At least the multiplayer was pretty good.

[@ryanrichardson76]

Chefs love shack was awesome if you had friends.

[@christianlorre]

the one thing i never understood was how electronic gaming monthly, which i view as the bible of games gave the south park game a pretty good score. they admitted the whole thing was crap, but gave it pretty good scores for being funny, and that's about it.

[@TheNinjakat2010]

At the rate games are going you'll have to up it to 50 worst games of 2021

[@OzymandiasWasRight]

South Park at least has made up for any sins of the past. Stick of truth and Fractured but Whole are basically interactive South Park movies, both are amazing games.

[@darrinfromvault801]

3XTREME was on the same demo disc as Tony Hawk & damn were the quality differences glaring. I'd play the THPS demo all day

[@icecloudmax1]

What music is that in the background?

[@dontwannaname]

Given Wagner's controversial opinions, I think he deserves it.

[@prostakuk]

Honestly, you soundtrack ONE genocide and people never forgive you! Cancel culture is out of control!

[@Vekoboy]

@@prostakuk Unfortunately, he also wrote a lot about politics, and one particularly scathing essay attacking Jews. I love his music, but utterly disapprove of his politics.

[@Jessejesselewis]

Yeah, he was a prick. Also, in my opinion, his music is best enjoyed in pieces. Sitting through a whole opera is… painful.

[@mugcheese100]

@@Vekoboy his politics were perfectly fine for the time.

[@trotman000]

@@mugcheese100 no they weren’t lmao

[@juanmartinstehle5047]

Not big surprise seeing Superman 64 on this list.

[@pdw8635]

Let’s see. 99 was peak gaming years for me, i was 14 and into it. Let’s see how many of my favorites are on here. Edit- I only played Rushdown and the Harley- Davidson games. Which was garbage.

[@AgdaFingers]

The only game franchise that does the fly through rings idea right is StarFox - don't ever forget that!...LOL!

[@SkeeLoGreene]

No "Sports Time!" intro for Quarterback Club Triple Jump? I'm disappointed