Beating EVERY N64 Game - Fifa Road To World Cup 98 & World Cup 98 (128&129/394)

[@letsgoblues21]

Thab casually calling every Brazilian soccer player Ronaldo is low key comedic gold

[@michaeld1852]

Definitely. Absolutely hilarious

[@davidt3563]

Definitely hilarious when I heard Renaldo 2 lmao

[@jefflane7291]

Absolutely was going to say the same exact thing I started rotflmao when he said Ronaldo 2 bahahaha I don't even think he's trying to be funny either straight up comedic GOLD!

[@Toketree]

John Mottson and Andy Gray are two of the most legendary football announcers ever. Absolute legends of the game.

[@JJDALEX]

Just a small clarification. La Copa Libertadores is the equivalent of the european Champion's League, which is a club competition, not a national team cup. The cup you are referring to is la Copa America, which is the continental national competition for south american countries. (PS only recently also north american national teams have been invited to participate making it at all effect an american continental competition) (PPS the ball is red/orange in that game because you're playing in the snow and, if the field gets white by it, it's easier to see the ball)

[@nadademamaditas]

I thought the CONMEBOL qualifier was completely separate from both Copa America and Copa Libertadores

[@SolidusGabriel]

​@@nadademamaditasCONMEBOL is the football confederation that supervises football in all South America. Libertadores is the club competition and Copa America is the continental nations cup.

[@unknown11333]

thank you good sir for the clarification

[@BigDez1987]

​@@nadademamaditasit is

[@joaoclarindo7893]

Thab played the CONMEBOL qualifier in the video, even though Brazil didn't played the qualifier that year because we won the 94's world cup. Copa América doesn't qualify to world cup.

[@ricky99la]

I am not a gamer, and don't even use Twitch. But THAB's content is always a good time to watch.

[@Erredupizer]

I used to play this a ton on PC as a kid, amazing games. Kind of wild how in 1998 FIFA could have all the national teams in the world, but now they only give you like 20-30 each year.

[@trwijbenga]

I played this game so much on PC back in the days, good memories. The commentary from John Motson and Andy Gray was legendary. Unfortunately John Motson passed away in February this year. 😢

[@christopherstirk2847]

Legend motty 😢

[@gustavocve1779]

fifa world cup 98 was the best soccer game i've played growing up. That intro with the bird is stuck in my head for more than 25 years.

[@IkeSan]

Sorry to bring my nerd knowledge but no 1:44 Copa Libertadores is a Club International Competition in South America but it is not the qualifiers for the world cup they are just called "Qualifiers" Also the FIFA 98 and World Cup 98 are "different" games because the FIFA and World cup games are different series although they were both done by EA today what they do is add DLC of the world cup to the main FIFA game instead of making world cup games they did until the 2014 world cup game. I do not blame you for doing both though in the end is the same sports simulation game just with different name.

[@alvesrenanmusic]

As soon as I watched that part I thought to came here and comment about the qualifiers thing. 😂

[@JJDALEX]

just commented the same thing about copa libertadores to then notice you preceeded me :)

[@Dadbot]

“He thought my son Ronaldo was my son Rolanjo”

[@xGshikamaru]

The "bird" as you call it is called footix, it was France's mascot for the world cup, because roosters are a French emblem

[@edthornley9120]

Pretty sure the Chumbawumba song and blue bird were the official mascot and song of the world cup. Konami's superstar soccer games were much more enjoyable on the N64

[@GoodMomo]

RTWC98 was one of the best soccer games out there at the time, but yeah, it was rough. I really liked that it had an actual dive mechanic, just like in real life! Sadly, the following FIFA game on the console never felt like an actual sequel to this one. The World Cup 98 'sequel' actually had some stuff taken away from the previous game, so it wasn't exactly a clone.

[@SolidusGabriel]

You know what's the funniest part about this video? It's that according to FIFA rules at the time, the current World Cup champion auto qualified for the following World Cup tournament without the need to go through the qualifying stages. And can you guess what team won the 94 WC?

[@michaelkitchin9665]

I completely forgot about that. I guess they quietly canned that rule when it came time for Japan and Korea to host in 2002.

[@SolidusGabriel]

@@michaelkitchin9665 I believe the WC in Japan/Korea in 2002 was the last time the previous champion had an automatic spot in the tournament. I'm pretty sure France didn't have to go through the European Qualifiers but I need to check that.

[@thiswask]

@@SolidusGabriel Only the host country qualifies automatically nowadays

[@endlessforest1917]

This series has been makin my Fridays so much better.

[@YourPalJamieEllis]

No kidding, so glad I started watching.

[@nathanastle9322]

Thab is the only person id watch a sports game with.

[@Mateus_Carvalho]

Funnily enough, you could've picked Australia for the OFC qualifiers, they're really short. Plus, if you made it through the qualifiers yet got beaten in either the groups or the knockout stage, you could start from whichever of the two you ended at with any team you wanted.

[@michaelkitchin9665]

The idea of having every FIFA registered country in a game was really wild. It still doesn't happen that often today. As for the World Cup games, that's all down to licensing. They're not a full-fat FIFA but they make up for it with the official stadiums, team kits and some presentational flair.

[@MB-nt2pb]

John Motson the godfather of football commentary… RIP.. passed away earlier this year… I had this game for the PC when it came… PS… The bird was the French World Cup mascot and the music all i remember was chunbawumba… Legendary!

[@mpacetti00]

Song 5 by Blur was a constant on the sound track.

[@M1XART]

This game actually had some local -versions where commentators spoke different language depending where game was sold on Europe. That is pretty rare thing for cartridge games, at least on Europe. Turok 2 also had some European dialogue, though.

[@brennr8792]

The beach boys breakdown absolutely killed me. Great episode

[@viljamtheninja]

6:18 As a Swede, I'm proud of my Norwegian neighbors for dominating Crotia in the first game of the playoffs. Quite an impressive feat.

[@viljamtheninja]

Next one is gonna be Buck Bumble, the best video game of all time. I can feel it.

[@Joker-fj8hg]

Crazy ‘cause Croatia got third that year in reality

[@drgame0ver]

That bird is Footix. The french mascot for the 98 World cup.

[@mrlescure]

Who both hosted and won the world cup that year.

[@Farang_Surat]

Fifa 98 RTWC had one of the best title screen songs Blur - Song 2 ( only closely beaten by C&C red alert 1 named hell march )

[@silvereloking6149]

Sadly N64 version don't have full soundtrack, there is many great songs from game

[@Farang_Surat]

That is sad indeed. On PC the soundtrack was amazing.

[@lmcgregoruk]

@@silvereloking6149 N64 usually had less music or cutdown music than PS1/PC games, due to the storage space available on cartridge compared with CD, Plus the PS1/PC could just play uncompressed CDDA instead of digitized music.

[@stonerdemon]

1:40 Copa Libertadores is a club championship, like Europe's Champions Legue. What you're playing is the World Cup Qualifiers. Anyways, your pronunciation of Libertadores was actually pretty good!!

[@EdinMike]

I actually forgot Yugoslavia still had remnants of a country in 98…

[@thetitle55]

RTTWC 98 was one of my favorite games on PS1. Song 2 by Blur on the soundtrack made it even better than it already was. ❤️

[@trwijbenga]

Whoohoo

[@dustincutri6514]

I wanna take this time to talk about how I appreciate that you seem to try (almost always successfully) to pronounce names correctly. Love your content, keep up the great work THAB!

[@dam01975]

RIP John Motson, legend of the game

[@modernallie6326]

I am watching thab beat every n64 game.. no skips allowed.. this guy can make baseball sims and puzzle games interesting.. that's skill

[@larzcity4759]

But do you mean ALL of them?!

[@modernallie6326]

@@larzcity4759 I do mean all of them.. the catch is they are chosen at random so half the time it's some BS but I still watch the whole dang video

[@nickschumacher5147]

He makes Mahjong interesting

[@modernallie6326]

@@nickschumacher5147 good example .. I would have never watched a mahjong video if it weren't for this series

[@BigDawgAug]

1) I believe the ball is red in that snow game because sometimes a “high vis” ball is used in snowy conditions 2) That weird cartoon animal in the intro of the second game is the official mascot of that World Cup, named Footix. Every WC has one idk if it’s to sell to kids or what

[@n64fan60]

4:00 *"Why the heck is this ball red!?"* It's the "snow ball". They are normally yellow or orange, and are used because a white ball can be hard to see against the snow. The game is probably going for orange, but it looks kind of red.

[@ChaingunCassidy]

I spent so many hours on this one! My brother and my friends used to turn fouls off and slide tackle the keeper while one of us struck at goal.

[@MrOboema]

@4:00, why is the ball red? Because of the snow ... this is common practice.

[@blkplaguelmc]

I friggin love Thabs little accent when he pronounces the Spanish country names😂

[@ivan_pozdeev_u]

10:55 "...but if you've got a friend and you both like soccer games..." Hah! Imagine having friends in the year 2023!

[@drko88]

I used to played this with my dad. we did not have a memory pack so we played the non stop one weekend until we qualify to the world cup. Thats a core memory to me.

[@IAmJeebus]

The women's world cup just started, too. COINCIDENCE?!?!?!

[@spencerock2187]

I look forward to these videos every Friday almost as eager as I wait for my check on Fridays.

[@bossificationm7690]

I cant wait untill you play Mischef Makers in this series.

[@Atylonisus]

I am like Thab, in that you could tell me anything about Soccer and I'd just take your word for it. Oh is that player world-renowned Mr Dimbly? That's so cool. What, an illegal kick from the Rhombus Zone? Damn fuck that team! We're gonna go for a field goal where everyone lines up and kicks the ball all at once? Pretty rad, Soccer

[@AleisterMeowley]

Now when I watch soccer I’m just gonna scream about the Rhombus Zone

[@tomhammond3495]

I love the fact that when you play an American sports game, you seem to know every player but yet youve never even heard of John Motson, one of the greatest commentators of all time. Unfortunately, he passed away this year. May he rest in peace.

[@MrOboema]

Fifa 98. Man, now I feel old. I remember playing it and thinking it was awesome 😋

[@silvereloking6149]

These are 2 different games, my favorite football of all time is FIFA 98 RTWC. Sadly, N64 version is behind of PC and PS1 version. No soundtrack, commentary without real names, and some other things.

[@tonyduffy7441]

I feel sorry for you when a sports title comes up in the random number generator.. Although those baseball RPGs (death by taxi) have been a ton of fun to watch

[@LevelViewer]

The games were not identical. There were bunch of differences between them. The shooting, passing and dribbling were handled differently. I remember for example that in FIFA 98 you could press QQ (I've played on keyboard) and your player would fall down pretending that he was tackled. That was the last release that that feature was added to FIFA :(. Thab though seems to not use any techniques during his play as he does not enjoy this kind of games. Kinda sad :/

[@baxterwilliams2170]

Thank you for the cool info!

[@roycatojrstad2910]

You could "dive" in fifa 99 too:)

[@zxbryc]

Do you mean FIFA 98 = World Cup 98? With the bird? They're definitely based on the same engine. World Cup 98 seems slightly more refined, and was released half a year later. However, there are only two N64 soccer games that are worthwhile. FIFA 99 and ISS98. Everything else is just less refined or inferior games.

[@YourPalJamieEllis]

The fact that they used the "crying" key command for a dive is fucking hysterical

[@DCol]

its amazing how much content is in FIFA 98. It has soccer clubs and leagues, plus almost all the international teams!!! Usually only the World Cup release has more international teams, but the roles were reversed that year.

[@simplesirius]

Loved the PC version as a kid.. especially scoring goals from the center line with Roberto Carlos :D

[@bsabres0607]

He's Ronaldo, he's Ronaldo, you're Ronaldo...I'M Ronaldo! Are there any other Ronaldos I should know about?! ...olá.

[@AndreThaGreat]

In the UK we say 1 Nil instead of 1 nothing :)

[@Js-eq7yd]

Mexico? Winning? Impossible. Never going to happen.

[@randomwowjunkie]

Great video, you make every game you play entertaining!

[@zamooti4505]

As a kid I used to turn this on just to see that bird running and listen to “I get knocked down!”. Kids things I guess, I loved it

[@thejabberwalker]

Bruh, they scored 1 goal against you over the course of all the stages and you didn't show it?? I need to know the story of that one goal!!

[@MisterMoncivais]

Road to World Cup was my one and only soccer game for the N64 (then I did for PS1), oh so many hours wasted 😂 but loved it. Great review!

[@chuckobscure5622]

L Tri could never even make the quarterfinals of a World Cup, get real! 😂 For any of you that don't follow the sport, the US has dominated Mexico since 2019.

[@joeball13]

Well good thing this is 1998

[@chuckobscure5622]

@@joeball13 They've never advanced past the round of 16 in World Cup

[@joeball13]

Well I was just commenting that you would said they have dominated since 2019 but that was irrelevant for a game from 1998. I always remember Mexico being better than the United States in the '90s, the US is always been terrible in soccer up until about 10 years ago when Clint Dempsey was playing

[@chuckobscure5622]

@joeball13 The U.S. holds the edge since 2000, with a 18-8-9 (W-D-L) advantage in the 21st century

[@chuckobscure5622]

@joeball13 Also don't forget US won 2-0 in World Cup 2002

[@DarkKen87]

Thought it was Thursday, guess it's actually Friday. Thanks for the reminder!

[@the.disrespected.sports.gamers]

The seventh Ronaldo was clutch right there against Bolivia

[@MrMadMister1]

I like the two for one videos purely because we can move on to better games.

[@Trillyana]

I'm sad that HAHAHAHA RONALDINHO SOCCER is a romhack and not actually on the game list

[@brennanroy7842]

Wait until you get to International Superstar Soccer 98 or 2000. Those games are the best soccer on the N64 and play very smoothly and intuitively.

[@Fabio_Seiji]

The ball is red because, somehow, is snowing in south america

[@dingdongism]

There is plenty of snow in South America fyi

[@Klostera]

Fifa 98 (on PC) was my first real PC Game. The PC and PS1-Edition had every leage and the world-cup.

[@1-eye-willy]

A chumba wumba song inn a footie game is is the furthest thing from random, "i get knocked down" was written as a football rally anthem, chumba wumba has alot of those.

[@FrankWestJr315]

“There’s commentary by John Motson and Andy Grey… whoever the heck they are “😂

[@DurcaDurcaMan]

Its 2 releases sinces one is PAL region and one is NTSC. People would not buy both, its either one or the other. This occur several times for sports games in the N64 cataloge. Thats why they are basically the same with regional variations

[@DCol]

No, it was possible to buy both in each Europe and USA. They're not regional variants, they're 2 different games. From 1998-2014, EA/FIFA would release an additional World Cup-licensed game when a World Cup was being held that year. "FIFA Road to World Cup 98" is pretty much just "FIFA 98" it features soccer clubs and leagues too. "World Cup 98" is the actual World Cup-licensed game that only focuses on national teams, no clubs are in it.

[@Dislob]

I always tune in on fridays for the episode. Love the content!

[@Meteotrix]

The bird is Footix :D world cup 98 happened in France, and the rooster is the french sports national emblem hehe :D Footix specifically was the official mascot for the world cup that year.

[@jkennedy8153]

One of my favorite things about Friday is this series

[@blenfz]

Brazil qualifies from the south american world cup qualifiy, the Libertadores is the south american clubs cup!

[@jacobrojo2902]

Copa libertadores is a club competition in the South American confederation known as conmebol and because the World Cup is a tournament for national teams Brazil does not participate in the copa libertadores world Cup qualifying is just called World Cup qualifying

[@loich7713]

The bird all but not random, it was the mascot of the 98 world cup edition named "footix" hosted in France

[@tetocon]

When my dad fisrt gabe me my N64 it came with Mario Kart, Mario Party (1) and World Cup 98. Man, this game can be average at best but back in the day, in front my amazed child eyes, this was the best football game ever. SO GOOD!!!

[@dealbreakerj1835]

John Motson passed away this year he was a true English commentary legend - RIP :(

[@lmcgregoruk]

4:00 See those white dots?, That's supposed to be snow, you know what colour snow is? White, and if it lies on the ground, the ground becomes white, so the ball is Orange/Red so you can see the ball against the white snow, instead of using a white ball in the white snow.

[@martinpato7569]

Felicidades a Mexico por el campeonato mundial, alguna vez les tenia que tocar! ♥

[@Ultradees]

Crystal Method deep cut on the soundtrack, fantastic

[@alexandervelasquez1830]

One of my favorite games as a kid.

[@seralele]

Ahh Friday, the N64 games least favourite day of the week. This week, Fifa : road to world cup 98 gets its long awaited beating from Thab. What game will he destroy next week? It's completely random that's the twist!

[@grunions9648]

I remember playing this game on my watch with my friends back in '76. Obviously it was just the AR version but we had a jolly old time nonetheless.

[@snek765]

love thab commentary on a football game

[@jonbrennan3486]

I used to love playing the indoor matches in these games

[@mariusamber3237]

In Europe, N64 wasn't quite as popular as in the US, so I never owned it, and I don't know the library that well as a result, besides the obvious games (Zelda, Mario etc.). Looks like it's much more focused on sports games/platformers than PSX, which had just about any genre under the sun, and way, way more games too. Even the Japanese exclusives so far haven't been that unique, really. It's a real pleasure, learning about this console through your videos!

[@remcovandenengel6496]

I use to own the one with the bird. Love to see that back, totally forgot about that...

[@RetroPaolo]

John Motson is a legend! Wash your mouth out with soap immediately!

[@Blink182SubmarineStepson]

Lmao at the accurate Latin country pronunciation, yet in twitch chat Gatogato is pronounced Gat-oh

[@SubieandFriends]

You have such a good voice for doing sport’s commentary

[@The.love1]

i love this series plz continue there are many games left on N46 to be complete ,,plz do it ,and thanks

[@davidlisner3952]

Ball was orange due to it being snowing and makes the ball easier to see in the white snow

[@broncosbreaks]

F1?! Can’t wait!!! You gonna craaaash! 😆

[@djtomoy]

that chicken is the mascot of the france world cup 1998, he is a hero to the people of france

[@hualni]

All those sports games and they didn't have a solid RPG pole Dragon Warrior or Final Fantasy. That's criminal.

[@jayflash9051]

World Cup is a GOAT tier game

[@healy9898]

One of my favorite games growing up!! You have to try out the Indoor Soccer field it’s so awesome!! Also you can slide tackle the goalies!! Both of these unheard of in a soccer game

[@0boro]

too bad no one told him the cheese move in these games. You can literally c stick up to jump with the ball. If you do this while charging at the goalie you will jump over him every time and then you can just run the ball into the goal. I used to do this so much as a kid lol

[@BrawlLegendLink]

That bird is the official world cup 98 mascot my guy

[@MatijaErceg]

Woah how did you do the thing where you pull out of the video and show a screenshot of the video page. Hax.

[@poiewhfopiewhf]

wow just about two games away from one third of these being uploaded

[@Omnicia17]

Something about these animations seem insanely good for n64

[@onji81]

Soccer and racing back to back. oh geez!

[@uhhh_adam]

I just realized that at some point, hes going to have to play and "beat" the japanese n64 Animal Crossing. Thatll be interesting

[@joeball13]

Wow for the time in the system the graphics in gameplay actually look pretty good. I was a PlayStation 1 guy during this time and all of the games that I played sports wise didn't look nearly as playable as this. Now I want to pick this up I love world cup games even though I hate soccer lol The games are always a good time