Beating EVERY N64 Game - Superman 64 (7/394)

[@LalsMK91]

I remember going to buy a new game for my N64 when I was a kid. I was considering buying Superman 64, but the dude working at the store advised against it and recommended Gex 64 instead. Wish I could meet this man again and shake his hand.

[@natefuller4039]

A true hero of his time.

[@luismagana9784]

Bruh! I rented this from Indian back in the day as a kid remember renting this POS and not being able to rent one again after a month cuz my parents only let me rent one once a month.

[@Ruestar1]

I do what I can. You're welcome.

[@TheMagicianBee]

He loses points for recommending Gex though

[@LalsMK91]

@@TheMagicianBee The store had a small collection.:p Anyway, I loved Gex back then. I have some nostalgia for it, and recently played it again. I think it's still fun

[@theteutonicorder9158]

The funniest part is that Superman just hands over Darkseid, one of the strongest villains in history, over to the police.

[@Assassino27]

I was thinking the same thing. A literal god in the hands of the police lol.

[@MrZachtheKingsfan]

He’s literally the inspiration for Thanos, and here he is just going to the slammer lol

[@faceurhell]

@@MrZachtheKingsfan It is still insane Jack Kirby went straight from making the penultimate Marvel/Avengers villain (Galactus) to the penultimate DC/Justice League villain (Darkseid).

[@ADoseofBuckley]

It's like the old Fantastic Four cartoon where the police arrest Magneto and take him away, or the Spidey Super Stories comic where the police arrest Thanos.

[@GarC170]

Yeah he’s a literal god who rules his own planet. And why is he even using a bomb? His omega beams could level that parking garage if he wanted

[@matthewstone9360]

I'm old enough to remember when this game came out and the ridicule it received. In 20+ years I've never seen footage of this game past the first set of ring missions and now this guy completes the entire game... Well done my friend, well done.

[@shostako1284]

Well, not the ENTIRE game... but far enough.

[@Wabajak13]

@@shostako1284 sometimes we beat the game, sometimes the game beats us.

[@SteRDLK]

Was actually surprised there were actual levels and missions beyond the flying through hoops 😂

[@jollygrapefruit786]

I remember seeing this as a kid, who was a huge Spiderman fan and had the game, and being incredibly envious of my friend who had it because it looked to me to be a completely open world and my dumb Spiderman game only let you swing from rooftops. Boy am I grateful now.

[@einheit02]

Originally, this game was supposed to have destructible environments and stuff. The story of why it sucks is interesting: basically, the DC team decided it would be better to give Superman to EA but couldn't break the contract that had already been established, so they did everything else they could to knee-cap the game in order to try to make the devs give up, but the devs persevered and got paid.

[@SilverKnight16]

That actually makes so much sense, considering the outright spiteful design of the game itself.

[@Darth234Ravenous]

I thought there was some kind of issue with Nintendo demanding changes. Which is why the N64 game was so bad in the PlayStation version was never released.

[@MillennialBro]

"Bring Darkseid to the police." - LOL

[@TJarrellsRnD]

I love how quickly the optimism turned to "this game kinda sucks" 4 minutes into the video. Really enjoying all this content man, your determination is incredible

[@jarnalyrkar]

@2:30 "I'm not sure what Lex Luthor thinks a maze is, but this sure isn't it" 😂 The deadpan delivery!

[@barrythechopper_]

"capture darkseid and bring him to the cops" lmaooo. "Multidimensional evil super being miraculously breaks handcuffs. Escapes MCPD, proceeds to destroy city."

[@SebastienPatriote]

Yeah... like what are they supposed to do once he wakes up? Apart from dying that is lol

[@djlaw56what]

Thanos got arrested at one point so this is funny

[@PRpride20]

You can tell that the devs didn't know the lore that well lol

[@DrSpikeSpiegel]

That 5 Gum edit. These keep getting better and better.

[@EM_vi_ix]

Henry Cavill's acting ability has greatly improved since this performance.

[@Shellackle]

Imagine after developing the first 5 mazes and level, they really thought to themselves, "yeah this works, let's keep going like this"

[@hm09235nd]

theres a video on yt with devs that shows how corporate completely destroyed development of this game and it really makes sense

[@MrKoenio]

Lol

[@worldsboss]

I always assumed it was more likely that some guy in a suit said “Right, we need 20 levels and they’ve gotta be ready by next week. Get going, boys.” I’m sure they did their best with what they had.

[@ptravers9077]

@@worldsboss that is exactly what happened . The one developer was working on another project and was thrown on this because of the release of the new movie it was literally developed in hours. There are alot of mini documentaries on it

[@worldsboss]

@@ptravers9077 I hope that one day somebody picks this game back up and finishes it. With the way the modding community flocks to N64 games, it’s gotta happen eventually, right?

[@yetaruvin]

8:07 That's not Lex at the top of the building. It's Brainiac.

[@Shinobin333]

Love how chat even said it

[@JM-us3fr]

Brainiac is a better villain anyway. He’s essentially Ultron if he was smart.

[@30umut97]

I was waiting for this. Didn't expect it so early tho 😂

[@scottyjbd]

Your ability to calmly decipher the meaninglessness of Superman 64 is commendable. You should be awarded all the unsold carts of this game, which aren’t few.

[@classiccustoms2010]

Then there's no time to waste. Shoutouts to ProtonJon, who's still working on beating this game over a decade later. That takes some guts and dedication considering how horrid the game is.

[@MrJohnlennon007]

Its almost been 2 decades now 😅

[@MrMLBson09]

I remember renting this game at blockbuster as a kid, playing it for all of 5 minutes before returning. deep down I was always curious if I missed out. I did not. thank you for your service.

[@carlgaebe8699]

this is awesome because instead of showing off a collection you're actually playing all of the games; surely most collectors have never finished some of the more obscure and mediocre titles, but you , man, you can give your honest thoughts on all of these games; that's really impressive and a good resource for people reminiscing on a specific game from their childhood

[@PopcornOnCouchAnime]

okay, i was kinda on the fence about watching these glad im over the fence now giving it a like hope to see MANY MORE!

[@adamslater7486]

I've always liked watching others play this game. I give it a 10 out of 10 for watchablity.

[@Spiderfan85]

8:20 that was Brainiac. Another foe in Superman’s rogue gallery.

[@streetrat_]

I just spat my water out because I was not ready for that 5 Gum edit.

[@user-io9hj9ip2d]

Darkseid is basically the Thanos of DC so seeing him thrown around and carried to the police by Superman is the equivalent to seeing Thor pick Thanos up and send him to jail.

[@onewithsource9742]

What I appreciate the most about your channel is that I was thinking of getting an n64 again to play all the games I missed, now I won't need to as this playlist reveals everything I didn't get a chance to play. Noice!

[@titany679]

How it feels to solve 5 mazes LUL

[@SbsGrinth]

My favorite part of this is that Darkseid... the god-like evil emperor of the universe and one of the few villians that even at full power gives superman a run for his money, just give him to the police. No big deal.

[@vigorousera]

The cut to "*how it feels to solve 5 mazes*"at 13:07 was so surprising and funny I had to rewind it a few times.

[@tenbartholomew2675]

this is one of the best series ever lolol Thanks for making these youtube cuts!!

[@erickmendes8832]

You deserve a prize for playing this game, jesus! I couldn't play this for 10 minutes when i was a child 😖

[@antonioricardo1131]

This is by far my favourite series, and i never even played a N64 game

One of the all time classics and one of my favourite games. Well done.

[@Gosti85]

Honestly, cudos to you for even having the endurance to play through the whole game. I was expecting you to abort this playthrough^^

[@Luminousplayer]

you have to admire the cops willing to dare restrain Darkseid

[@Feanor809]

I've never seen anything like this feels like you grabbed the idea behind those smm runs where you forgot to put the mic and added to it. The commentary and game analysis was hilarious! Keep content like this coming! I watched twice!

[@supaboosta276]

I love this series and commentary. Imagine watching this whole series in a couple years time.

[@Zach_Beebe]

Just started today

[@ericmay560]

Holy crap that gum edit was hilarious 😂 S Tier

[@AlBundy319]

Love this concept of beating every N64 games. If someone can do it, it's the Beast! Good luck on your journey, I'm sure be following up every episode. Well done with the Superman game wow... I also like the fact that there is a timer for each game, and an overall timer. Ah yeah and the teaser at the end is a nice touch :)

[@DannyBPlays]

Kinda weird thinking that this series will take 8 years to complete, at least on KZbin with 1 game per week

[@muhahaha153]

Lets predict how many hours it will take him, ill go for: 2955 hours

[@mr.cook5]

@@muhahaha153 2694.20

[@jeremyhansen2611]

Eternity

[@BobbyMiller64]

This was THE game I was waiting for! Glad you were open-minded about it.

[@bloodred255]

this game is a-maze-ing

[@gustintendo40]

Was expecting more "You guessed it, another [insert monotonous task]." Regardless, love the series and how well it's done (e.g. your excellent play-by-play voice over, the editing and expressing your very unbiased likes and dislikes). You have my upmost respect for taking on this challenge and I honestly can't wait for more! Keep up the good work, sir.

[@RollieDubGames]

Like the police can do anything with Darkseid

[@MrFuggleGuggle]

Best worst Blockbuster Video rental of all time.

[@nayman2801]

Please keep this series going - I watched about 10 and then started right form the beginning. I wouldn't be surprised if you double/tripled your subs by then end - these are top quality!

[@heisdub6680]

I had this game and never made it past the first indoor level. Only Thab could suffer through this game without throwing it across the room. Thank you

[@maxigabime5308]

This is by far the most hilarious video of the series yet! I couldnt stop laughing hahaha Just great man! Big hugh!

[@c4n4d4]

I don't know what is more varied in this series, the games, or your hair styles.

[@godxxofxxwar22]

Wow, so I’ve already seen some of your videos in the series, so I knew you actually finished this XD I can’t believe you got this at number 6, this has to be your biggest challenge. It’s all downhill from here brother

[@notyetskeletal4809]

I admire how determined you are. I like how thorough the playthrough is. I severely dislike having to fly through hoops.

[@mikeallison5549]

It was awesome watching someone actually suffer through this mess. I’ve only seen brief maze clips about how awful this game was.

[@ronronronronyo8358]

You are really good my friend. You’ll get tons of viewers soon, keep working for it. Cheers !

[@Knights_Oath]

When I saw this series, my first thought was: "Oh God, he has to play that awful Superman 64 game at some point". At least it's out of the way now.

[@Flippin-mad]

Thanks for the legitimate review Thab

[@trademarktaz]

Rented this game as a kid and just remember it was so hard to control 😂 my dad took it back to Blockbuster and got a refund

[@luske2]

This dude really didn't grasp that the story of the game is that Superman and his friends are all trapped in a virtual simulation... I hate to defend the game because it's not really good but a lot of the weird stuff like Superman being hurt by regular bullets, the subway being functional despite a bunch of attackers, and all the strange level design is all due to being in a simulation.

[@glidershower]

Dude, the simulation angle was taken right in the middle of production when the developers realized the demo they sold to Nintendo was NOT going to be the game they half baked. They had noble plans to make a legit good Superman game, but they let their scope drag them beyond their capabilities instead of focusing the game on what they could develop. Instead, they just halfpasted all together, claimed "a wizard did it" as a plothole patcher, and rolled to sell them based on Superman's brand alone. It was genius, but in a scammy sort of way. That game was the reason why Nintendo severely increased the strictness of their supervision of any future developers who wanted to work with them.

[@kennaaye8596]

I've been looking forward for this, thanks Beast! Love your content!

[@sliverpretender3156]

Superman just flying into and carrying Darkseid over his head to that ridiculous music is one of the funniest things I've seen in a good while! I'm sorry to say it, but if Thab ever does revisit some of these games to 100% them, I'll be rooting for Superman 64 to be first in queue.

[@DrinkMoreWhiskyy]

I can’t believe you had the patients to complete this game. Truly impressive.

[@reactsdovitao]

You manage to transform something painful in funny with this game. Congrats. Loved the crab fight. Don't ever finish the Hard mode. the developer do not deserve it

[@EdmundKempersDartboard]

Makes Daikatana look like game of the century.

[@SneakyDecoy72]

Had this game. I remember being so excited to play. Then I put it in and couldn’t figure out what to do after flying through the very first “Maze”. I never figured it out

[@mavon2147]

I've always heard this game was bad but no one has ever explained to me in detail WHY the gameplay was bad. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this playthrough even if you didn't enjoy playing it 😅

[@MrJohnlennon007]

@@j_c_93 the longest let’s play ever as well

[@paranoidandroid9979]

Check out angry video game nerds video on it

[@JohnSmith-rf1tx]

I don't think I've ever seen a gum company sponsor a gamer vid. Thab showing them what they're missing out on.

[@veggiet2009]

I remember getting to the 3 tornados, pretty sure I ended up returning the rental that same night, and never really looked back.

[@enriqueeduardovazquezdomin511]

Commentary is on point, you are doing an amazing job, keep it up!

[@MeyerBen27]

The cheery way you said, "5 more mazes and onto the next level!" Juxtaposed to AVGN reaction, "MORE F$&#ING MAZES!?!?!"

[@empac8631]

I remember renting this game for my 64 as a kid and being so excited….and then trying to fly through the rings with the awful controls. You will never get just how disappointing this game was until you’ve played it (and given up first level)

[@alcaldealer8515]

I have not seen or heard of this game until this video! Another rough one man 😂 enjoyed!

[@LocalChoker]

Thab: complains about game AVGN(somewhere): Fuck that game, watch it go!

[@holdingpattern245]

It's funny that the ring levels are called mazes even though you just go through a linear sequence of rings, but the other levels are actually like mazes.

[@bricelettkeman1408]

When I was a kid I could never get past the first maze. I always wondered what was passed it. Thanks for finally answering that question for me.

[@bigman88zz]

That screen telling you that you have to play on hard to reach the true ending pissed me off so much back in the day. I thought I was being clever by playing on the easiest difficulty to get rid of the rings, but the game sure showed me.

[@MrBlueTimes]

Brings back memories of E.T. on Atari.. There is actually Superman on a Atari 2600 and it was pretty darn good

[@ArcadeCinema]

"how it feels to solve 5 mazes" that was a very good bit.

[@maxim.b]

Thanks for the preview! Really adds to the series

[@Kahunamoe]

I spent two weeks at my grandma house every summer growing up. In 1999 I took my N64 with me and they had a blockbuster. Spent the whole time asking to go rent a game finally she said yes I was so excited to rent superman 64......

[@epicwin3798]

I enjoyed this alot more than I thought I would. I like its cut very well and not stupid long. Good job bro

[@DrMrProfessorPatrick]

I'm sure someone has brought this up, but this game actually *does* have a multiplayer mode, but the option for it only appears if you have more than one controller plugged in.

[@empac8631]

Is it even slightly playable?

[@chasedunagan]

I can't believe you actually played through that entire game. Props. That looked horrible. Wave 64 will brighten your mood though. Such a great game that was. That might be the first classic you're playing on this.

[@kailynx2295]

"First classic" The first 2 videos were dk and Diddy Kong racing bro

[@CrizzyEyes]

@@kailynx2295 Was about to say. I pity the fool that missed Diddy Kong Racing from their childhood.

[@MrCrazychristian86]

I'm pretty sure you deserve a medal of honor for playing this game. Oh boy, what a disaster of a game!

[@marcoliviermottet7763]

Now I know why I don’t find this game used anywhere. Thanks for saving me this painfull game

[@MeyerBen27]

Wow I can't believe this randomly popped up at 7 lol can't wait to watch you play it !

[@dun0790]

I remember a kid who loved star wing on the SNES and his mom got him this and a N64 for Xmas lol

[@datacustodian]

Just found this series. Awesome nostalgia. Looking forward to the journey.

[@Slopcore]

I love this series. This episode was hilarious. Thanks for the videos Thab

[@j.o.t.b3017]

I rented this game. It was so damn bad as a kid I couldn’t do it. Kudos for taking this on. Keep up the great work!

[@dasdiesel3000]

I'm actually morbidly curious to see an actual full playthrough of this game because I never experienced it IRL and I always thought "it can't be THAT boring, shallow, and horrible the entire time can it??" Mr. Thabeast will finally show me !

[@quackerzdb]

I like that you included the clip of game selection. It adds some fun flavour.

[@rubricalchunk1831]

Really thought I was just going to watch the good games for nostalgia but this was hilarious. Guess I'm watching all of them! 😂

[@Glutymax]

Only now after seeing your video do I recall having finished this game in my childhood. Source of ptsd discovered.

[@MLDrummer90]

Love the series! Can’t wait to see a good game next time! Either way, good or bad game, your commentary is always amazing!

[@ninthaeon8106]

I remember my neighbor coming over excited when I was around 10 or so. He was so excited about the new game that his mom had bought him and asked if I wanted to come over and play. The game was "Superman"... We never beat the first level...

[@joshbaker9111]

Lmao, I've been watching the whole series from the start recently... It was pretty funny seeing you play a horrible game, but still try to be pleasant about about it. :P

[@gduag64]

Oi flying dark side around like that is so risky. “Don’t fall through the floor, don’t fall through the floooor”

[@uhrw3rk]

I dropped so often through the floor while landing...

[@starpetalarts6668]

The show is much better, I'm sure you triggered every fan when you said Brainiac was Lex Luthor. iirc Parasite was either redesigned with more human elements to be relatable to the audience which got praise, or it was like Harley Quinn and he was created specifically for this cartoon and became a Superman staple. Anyways its actually a great binge to go through the DCAU in chronological order; highly recommend doing so. It's well written for a kids show and goes from Batman and Superman to the whole Justice League to the Batman of Tomorrow: Batman Beyond.

[@sanityormadness]

He well predates the cartoon. According to Wikipedia, he first appeared in 1966.

[@xhappybunnyx]

I had this game and holy hell the confusion in wrought on my undeveloped brain will forever be, I think, unmatched

[@ShinoSarna]

The guy in a chair was Brainiac, and Metallo had a keyptonite meter because he's powered by it.

[@rasputinslover]

I love how you turned the world's worst game into a parking garage safety PSA

[@arkdtk]

I would enjoy some gameplay reactions sprinkled around in the sound, lil thab made some great faces in the corner. Also I would enjoy seeing visual ratings on the screen at the end.