Beating EVERY N64 Game - BattleTanx (4/394)

[@Norweeg]

Thab, you do a phenomenal job writing your commentary about your gameplay and explaining the game for these videos. I’m really enjoying this series. I could see this playlist becoming a KZbin staple for anyone looking for information on a specific N64 game.

[@PeachShortcake_]

Highly agree

[@jessemacey2373]

Yea Great Work

[@jf8138]

no way, too much of it is stupid shit

[@starstryker1]

this will be big

[@rfk223]

Yes yes yes he deserves this praise I totally agree!

[@DannyBPlays]

14:40 please tell me when you cloaked you said "Don't mind me.. nothing to see here... just kidding it was me the whole time!"

[@dreddbolt]

The multiplayer in this game just absolutely rocks the house down. If only it could be played over the internet as to cut down on the old-school 90's screen-watching.

[@inthefade]

Got to get a mod scene started for this game to be able to play it online like that.

[@Alte.Kameraden]

There is a control option that allows you to manually rotate the turret. It's a bit harder to get used to but once you do it's vastly superior to the default controls.

[@Youtube_is_Trash]

I didn't remember there was an other way to play 😂

[@Alte.Kameraden]

@@KZbin_is_Trash allowed you to strafe and circle enemies. Lol

[@Youtube_is_Trash]

@@Alte.Kameraden I like that series, I really do, but it was kind of brutal to see him play like that 😂

[@DannyBPlays]

I can't wait to see how much stuff is blurred or bleeped from Conkers Bad fur day

[@Chrisnohat]

I can’t wait for a Elmo’s Letter Adventure. Same reason.

[@mrqwert1989]

I'm looking forward to that and South Park.

[@neverendingmathequation6999]

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[@alexandergooding4860]

Lmao totally forgot not sure if he's playing on the console but hope he's ready to drop a 100

[@Dragarious]

My brother and I use to pull all nighters playing this game as kids in the 90's 😂

[@DigitalTwain]

multiplayer was the best. building a base and trying to protect it

[@superscope27]

I fucking loved the hell out of this game. Sooo much fun on multiplayer. Mad Max meets Tanks

[@jameshackney4649]

This series is just nostalgia personified for me. Most my childhood was made up by n64 before switching to the ps2. Thank you for doing this Thab

[@calebjohnson5058]

Gotta admit the back story is and the lore of this game is pretty metal.

[@jesipohl6717]

Maybe like Ted Nugent, but not any kind of legit stuff.

[@skullkid692]

Its pretty cool actually. Too bad op is a blue pill and mocks it because it isnt pc

[@qwsa283]

@@jesipohl6717 you seem like the kind of person to listen to soft boy metal and thinks Pantera is toxic masculinity

[@Js-eq7yd]

​@@qwsa283incel

[@Canadianvoice]

​@@qwsa283today's kids are soft as f

[@meauvedrun9669]

Not sure if anyone else has mentioned it yet but if you collect enough special weapons you were able to unleash super versions of those weapons. Example, a storm of swarmers, the laser weapon shot out and bounced all over the place and the guided missile sent out a fat mega missile. Probably would have been funner to play if you used those. I think you had to press the weapon button and another button at the same time to make it work. Also the Goliath tank was able to leave the rails and go on offense if you pressed something too. This game was easily one of my favorites, especially when you had friends over for multi player.

[@josephsteward3166]

I kinda love how over the top and cheesy the story is, it’s such a 80’s, 90’s post apocalyptic story made me laugh:P. I remember playing the mutiplayer like crazy when I was little and never touching the single player. Watching this makes me want to play it again:P

[@Xpwnxage]

It's an interesting story to put yourself in. What would you do to protect the females in your life from such hostile circumstances?

[@gu244]

If you like how over the top this one is you would love the sequel, battletanx global assault, there are full cg cutscenes in it

[@franciscor390]

Yeah it definitely takes after the cheesy low budget, post apocalypse action movies from the 80's.

[@davidoviedo2912]

Best yt series ever. Anxious to see what awaits for Griffin 'n the gang in Battletanx 2.

[@ragnell8885]

3:17 Love how someone in the Twitch chat described BattleTanx's lore and story as "some incel's power fantasy" 😂

[@franciscor390]

lol that's hilarious.

[@M_reapr]

It's more like a jocks doodles in the 80s after watching mad max 2

[@sisigs4820]

This game was made back when gaming was directed specifically and only towards males and developers didn't have to worry about offending people

[@Selrisitai]

What are you talkin' about? This game has one of the best stories I've ever heard.

[@Js-eq7yd]

Anyone know why the queen lords are buried in dirt?

[@brewmaster-bq7gu]

@@Js-eq7ydI’m guessing your talkin about rescuing them. I’m guessing they were in a bunker. Since there is nukes in the game. Make sense.

[@istovall2624]

One my all time favs. "Queen lord captured!!!"

[@KittStargazer]

This game lets you aim the turret and move the vehicle separately on the default tank if you swap it. Makes it a bit easier to avoid oncoming fire while engaging enemies.

[@discotrain173]

17:00 I like how that's the plot of every mario game 😂

[@fatefatefate]

My cousin introduced me to this game when i was a kid, the multiplayer is absolutely unadulterated for a 4-player on the N64. also the nuke as a weapon is unforgettable, once you deploy it that first time you'll always remember. 😅 nothing really blew up that catastrophically on the N64 back then as that did

[@Pandorac]

Deathmatch, 3 biker gangs vs one goliath army. Playing the bikes was so fun, dodging the huge goliath shells.

[@worldsboss]

“This game is way too hard - difficulty, 5/10” This man is just a god gamer, I swear.

[@vamperon]

He rates things like Link from GMM

[@Leny1777]

I agree this game is hard. Patience is key

[@nateelmore1215]

How dare you. That storyline is priceless

[@HezakHQ]

i always really liked the story. yeah it hasn't aged well but thematically it fits in amazing with the movies of the Era. so it's like a badass action movie you get to play through. absolutely banger game.

[@TheHereticPilgrim]

KZbin needs to figure it's algorithm out. I click on most all thab videos and yet I still have to search for these N64 videos

[@Meow110]

No joke you guys that is a giant red Peugeot logo on his tank... lol. Guess the French are still building and exporting tanks in this game.

[@Abdullah.996]

The story is pretty romantic

[@TONYTONE757]

i agree, and i noticed hes like you do all this just to save ONE person, well yeah its your wife lol

[@inversepie6512]

This was hard to watch with your turret locked to the chassis the entire time.

[@JM-zh6zd]

You need to do the random next Game Roll at the end of each video. For twofold, let viewers get hype for next vid and semi-prove it’s actually random. Good series

[@jeikobuappu]

It's been really enjoyably watching you guys (editor included) improve at this new format. I liked the sneak peek at the end a lot, but it felt a little cut short. I want to see your reaction to the game you're about to play, not just you reading the title. It could be as simple as "I have no idea what this game is" or "oh no". What you say really doesn't matter as long as you say something. Unfortunately, I don't have much advice on how to make people want to watch these vids. Play around with the title and thumbnail to see if that makes a difference? Also maybe talk about it with KZbinr friends. Most of them probably just focus on MM2, but they still might have some good advice or know someone who has good advice. You should also put end cards promoting the previous and next video in the series. That won't really improve the number of people clicking on these vids, but it's good practice and will help the series once it gains more steam.

[@LuizPrower]

if i remember correctly, if you're holding a certain amount of a single item, you can do a street fghter like input to launch a super version of it (like summoning 5 missile turrets at once, or launching a super guided missile), thats how i beat the game

[@cscrossman]

The trick was 3 pickups of a like item and then press A and B at the same time. My hands down favorite was the super laser.

[@LordGallvion]

I played this game a ton. There was also combo abilities. If you had certain number of ammo you could press B and A together and it would launch a special version of the attack that consumed more ammo. Or some other combo like that. Grenades would launch a stream of grenades, Lazer weapon would shoot a bouncing Lazer that would bounce for every charge you had, the turret ammo would spawn the larger turrets, nukes would lob super nukes, swarmer missiles would unleash all your swarmers in rapid fire.

[@AllurinGirl31]

I rented this game soo many times back in the day, I loved it. The atmosphere, the music, the weapons... And the campaign was pretty intense and full of surprises as you saw haha

[@h.celine9303]

1:41 crazy. If the game's story was set only 6 months later that picture would be from a parallel universe.

[@Blackprojex]

u dont have to leave your console on if you have no memory card, bro. this game has a password system. end of every level theres a password

[@MrCrazychristian86]

I had forgotten that I played this game over at my friend's house. Multi-player was really good. Thanks for reminding me of games I had completely forgotten about. Enjoying the series so far.

[@jimbobimboslice]

Damn, I absolutely loved this game as a kid. Man, thanks for the memories bro. Such a badass sound track too.

[@chrisl6263]

Sadly still got the game and console lol

[@modernoto10]

Just starting thru this series. Really reminds me of old school X-Play game review show and I'm loving it.

[@Mister_Clean]

I love how wacky the N64 games stories are

[@jakegold20]

I remember renting the sequel, Global Assault, at blockbuster and playing all night with my brother. loved that game. can't wait to watch your video on that one. Love this series, dude

[@mikebevan1034]

Didn't realize Global Assault was a sequel game. That's the one I had and it was phenomenal.

[@jeradmcmilligan4895]

Me and a friend used to play our own mode in this game where we would truce in multiplayer and collect turrets on the map for like an hour. Then one side would set up a huge base and the other one would have to come rescue them just like the queens. Was hilarious driving around a corner to hundreds of turrets fire on you.

[@dowingba]

This game was some of the most fun I've ever had playing multiplayer.

[@joshuadelacruz5302]

"Minimal damage required to beat this mission. We need all your skill and finesse on this one!" *Thab picking up the nuke* "I'm only getting it to make sure no one else uses it. Now I'm only retreating to a safe distance to make sure no one else is..."

[@GRNKRBY]

Leaving game on overnight. I used that strat WITH GTA3 and Vice City (mom never bought a memory card, lol).

[@DarthVader-rd5qh]

Loved this game as a kid. When I got BattleTanx Global Assault it was so much better with more tanks and stuff. Also you can just move your turret by holding (R) on a N64 controller. You should try the 2nd game. Here is a tip, Grenade = no mines

[@KonaSuba]

I loved the BattleTanx games growing up

[@AndrewKeech]

How is the story bad or an ‘incel power fantasy’ as one commenter describes it? Women are literally called ‘queen lords’ with hundreds of men protecting and serving them. If the genders were reversed, and 99.9% of men died with thousands of woman serving each man hand and foot THAT would be a power fantasy. As it stands this is a power fantasy for WOMEN, and a pretty metal ‘save the woman I love’ story for men. Also, with the gang holding Madison named ‘Dark Angels’ I doubt THEY’RE the good guys.

[@daverobots1229]

I forgot all about this game and I played it so much. I literally just ordered it from eBay, thank you so much for your play through

[@winkles2314]

The sequel to this game is one of the most fun games on the N64

[@cronocyde]

Just commenting for this series to continue

[@CorrSave]

This might just be my new favourite series of yours, rivaled only by Poo's No Pixel adventures. In a recent video you said you're not good at doing original content, and in regards of that this series is a big leap forward for you. Anyway, much appreciation for delivering this constant flow of hot content to us.

[@Night-Jester]

The easy part for me was leaving the system on the hard part was hiding it from my Mom who would turn it off usually I hid the power light. Cool looking game with lots of destructible stuff nice!

[@mikebevan1034]

If you didn't have a save pack, you also got codes if I'm not mistaken for beating levels which would pick up progress where you left off.

[@themilkmon]

I'm very engaged in this series. I remember playing Tonic Trouble as a kid.

[@maliciousbugman]

This is one of the most cracked out insane plots I've seen in a game. I love it.

[@TheZackofSpades]

The game just plastering ‘LOSER’ across your screen feels like that racing game singing “GAME OVER YEAHHH” at you

[@Swordmaster7th]

Multiplayer for this is sick. Loved it. :) Trying to capture the queen lord 1 on 1 or a 4v4, it's crazy how much strategy is actually involved.

[@noahboat580]

For having to beat all of the n64 games, this is a 3DO classic. The sequal kinda led towards a gameshow type deal, they called it World Destruction League

[@ClassFInquisition]

Watching this in 2024 and your commentary is fantastic, the nostalgia is real, and the difficulty checks out

[@bloodredroses88]

I hope you start doing more than 1 video a week, I don't think I can wait 7 and a half years to watch the entire series.

[@haeusserk]

His estimated completion date is January 2024 lol

[@DannyBPlays]

5:20 to be fair, the McD's had been destroyed so there was a good message in the end

[@skelestial]

I saw your post and it looks like this guy's page...you guys have a confirmed collab

[@DannyBPlays]

@@skelestial I will neither confirm nor deny!

[@francoisturgeon1176]

Just discovered your content i'm binge watching this shit . Really put well together , your commentary is informative and fun . You are also a smart person :) great playlist man

[@andrewryder8932]

love the extended thab voiceover

[@xartancebaldus6902]

You are a true madman, but it's glorious all the same.

[@titany679]

I love this series. Very entertaining and fun to watch

[@1193mike]

I remember getting so excited to play this game as a kid! I had never seen a game with so many destructible objects. And flattening cars was so cool lol

[@wolffiegaming]

This feels like later avenger films. "Everything was abandoned... and no citizens were killed by the insuing battle." as you nuke the land

[@Sarkli]

Battletanx was a blast in multiplayer. Me and my friends have wasted many hours on it back in the day.

[@enriqueeduardovazquezdomin511]

One of your best series yet. Pure quality content. Thanks!

[@MeyerBen27]

Wow! The guided missile mechanic is insanely cool and pretty damn advanced for an N64 game. I've never seen that before I've also never heard this game might go try it out thanks for showing me!

[@LodeCos]

This story is both a better lovestory than twilight ànd has a better narrative and ending than game of thrones.

[@Chrisnohat]

Hey. I’m curious about the controller you are using. Original? Outside supplier? How’s the control stick... worn out? like new?

[@ObamaPhoneProMax5G]

The first part of this video had me so frustrated. You didn’t pick up the stars from the blown up tanks when you needed them. The stars give you health without having to pick up health powerups. Makes the game so much easier.

[@travisschneider3011]

Plus he didn't use the grenades on the mines.

[@Tron08]

Fun fact about the UFO, there are actually two of them in the level and if you destroy both it creates a portal between both locations.

[@sivirly6598]

Awesome! Thanks for putting the game that’s coming up next at the end! Really looking forward to ir

[@zaxxoid]

Love that you're doing this, it's like an encyclopedia of n64 games. I'm shocked that you can't aim the turret independently of the tank! That kills the whole game for me lol

[@kmac7863]

dude the multiplayer was soooo much fun

[@Javierjr1224]

6:26 "It destroyed my hopes and dreams" made me spit up some food. 😆

[@mothman6966]

Cant wait for Bio Freaks, game ruled man

[@tgoods5049]

The story is kick ass!

[@starwindamada5313]

March 23 2001 Check out that view of the NYC skyline. If only they knew what was coming

[@mrgoodname7297]

60,000th subscriber. You're welcome and congrats!

[@Nathan35077]

I loved battle tanx: global assault as a kid. Me and my friend played it every morning before school lol. It was basically twisted metal for the N64. But with tanks and a nuke.

[@E942-h2d]

Damn, I am looking forward to Jet Force Gemini and Body Harvest!

[@Danny87R]

Yes! I've been thinking body harvest the whole time haha

[@AngelJD]

I remember those ads where it went after the laundry bear. That was amusing.

[@topgunne12]

I'm surprised I haven't seen the second iteration of this game. It was the absolute best. Battletanx: Global Assault! Seriously, if you have not. You need to!!!

[@ohgr8thatguy]

Vigilante 8 and battle tanks were my favorite multi player. Sorry golden eye player.

[@wasjosh]

This game was great single player back in the day as well. Glad to learn there was a story after all these years lol.

[@MLDrummer90]

Really love this series and love your commentary on it! Can’t wait to see conkers bad fur day!

[@skakirask]

I don't remember a single thing about the story but I remember renting this one weekend and having some good mindless fun.

[@Konton_No_Tenshi]

Can't wait to see BattleTanx: Global Assault again

[@hartmada2757]

Me and my buddy used to love this game back in the day. Multi-player was awesome.

[@mrfake675]

Bang bang. Such awesome tank maneuvers.

[@Spladoinkal]

I just remember being able to cheese the game by putting down ridiculous numbers of gun turrets and letting them do all the work. Might've only worked in multiplayer though, can't remember. I think Battletanx 2 put a max number of turrets so you couldn't cheese it. They were OP in high numbers.

[@chapingo7067]

This was my first game. Love it so much even I never finish it. My brother and I played a looooot in the multiplayer. Great series dude!

[@tychopfhor9665]

Nice video. Good times playing this game. Also did he ever once try pressing A and B at the same time when you have three or more power up weapons equipped. Ie. 3 mine pick ups. A+B. Now you have a 15-20 mines placed strategically. Automatic missile barrage. Super laser, one shot then bouches everywhere! Fat guided missle launch, Super slow. Huge sentry turrets. Epic weapons. And I didn't see one.

[@ultimate15clb]

this is so cool. would you please consider doing a video about how you manage to get every game on the original hardware? that's impressive and would be interesting to learn more about

[@alexwyatt2895]

So basically he bought an everdrive from a company online, but the company was a bit shady and sent it with every game already loaded on. Needless to say, the company no longer exists, but you could still buy an everdrive and legitimately obtain ROMs for each game :)

[@AleisterMeowley]

@@alexwyatt2895 that is awesome that he lucked out like that

[@charlesroseman9466]

This series is pretty awesome. I subbed for your Mario Maker videos but I'm loving this now too

[@some1somewhere13]

So hey, the second game in this series is a staple of my childhood (it's much more balanced as well), and one helpful hint is the grenade powerups can destroy mines for you :)

[@ricks5756]

I remember BattleTanx Global Asalt well. I enjoyed the destructible environments a lot :)

[@Borkybaby]

Multiplayer on this game was fire

[@ben-64]

Just started this series. My body is ready. I can't wait for Starcraft64. You also didn't strafe once in the video it looked like. Hard mode.

[@pickleman40]

Your supposed to use the grenades to blow up the mines safely lmao