Beating EVERY N64 Game - Top Gear Rally (13/394)

[@mavon2147]

Top Gear Rally is not based on the TV show. It's a sequel to Top Gear, a game for the NES from 1992, which was also unrelated to the TV show. Just a common expression for fast cars in a racing game.

[@guybrush3000]

SNES

[@OneEyeShadow]

@@guybrush3000 Playstation 2

[@scoopstacey3112]

@@OneEyeShadow xbox 720

[@tomwimbledon3160]

Was it not originally on the amiga

[@joncokejones9318]

@@scoopstacey3112 Na Bro it’s on the Atari Panther

[@danielarturomassara]

There are five courses in this game. The fifth is Strip Mine, which is a hidden course unlocked by winning every race in first place.

[@lo0nytnt]

Yup. So you didnt beat the game =)

[@BigMatt202]

And, if you continue to race every season you get a different car unlocked. I remember there was a sphere, a cube, and some other weird objects... Back when it was new this game was top of the line.. I think I still have it somewhere

[@jesseback3536]

Also it's the best course where you can get the highest speed.

[@inthefade]

Wow. FIVE courses. Amazing.

[@syncmonism]

@@inthefade They are long courses. A lot of racing games at this time had less than 5 courses, believe it or not, even on other systems (such as the Playstation), where they had more than enough space (because they used CDs rather than cartridges) to have been able to make a lot more.

[@RitzyBusiness]

This was one of my favorite racing games as a kid. Something about its physics made it really fun.

[@jamesharbin8848]

Dude I totally agree played this as a kid and loved it the drifting was great

[@c4sh3w]

This was my first game for N64!

[@vincenzoreitano7561]

Giocabilità tra le migliori su 64

[@MrVolksbeetle]

I played it so much I wore out 2 controllers. When you get first in everything, it gives you some cool stuff.

[@prw56]

I never played or heard about this game before this video, and I thought the physics looked very fun. With better course design, more courses, and the ability to interact with racers, this could've been a hit.

[@noiceman]

This was one of the games I spent the most time playing as a child. Love the game-play and music so much.

[@stilllbornn]

yeah me too. With my brother. And he gets it wrong. there is a fifth track :) strip mine. love this game.

[@drumhead89]

This was one of the first games I used to just let sit while I listened to the music. I would also custom paint all the cars and just casually drive around the courses like I lived there.

[@thepalagoon]

I honestly look forward to this every Friday morning

[@NewToTheLyte]

Thab about to hit us with 7 years of continuous content

[@itachi-hf3kv]

What about Friday afternoons?

[@G-G._]

Sad. Get some hobbies

[@GG4GJake]

This series is so awesome because I was a kid in the '90s and rented so many of these games at Blockbuster. It's funny to see them again

[@Waaytree]

This game series will be the One Piece of Gaming

[@Flameb0]

lol no... it's the goosebumps of gaming

[@MeyerBen27]

Are you effing kidding me?! As a reward for playing this repetitive monster you get a MILK TRUCK?! WITH SHOT STATS???!!!! Your wholesome reaction made me smile though l0l.

[@RogueCarrot]

Top Gear Rally was my jam back then. I got it just for the car customization feature. It was so cool and no other games did it. Also the weather looked so realistic back then.

[@HamsteroidOver9000]

Strip Mine track, Beach Ball car, Cube car are also unlockable, and maybe 1 or 2 other things I forgot about. It's been so long since I played through that game I can't remember everything.

[@guilhermepinheiro3125]

The helmet car

[@austincoleman6741]

1080 snowboarding is one of the best games for the 64, looking forward to the next video

[@mavon2147]

One of my favorite games as a kid!

[@aBanabis]

iirc it was the last good snowboarding game to come out till the PS2 came out...which had SSX as a launch title. IIRC coolboarders was the psx snowboarding game.. and there was another somewhat popular 64 snowboarding game, but I think 1080 was the best one for the 64...unless you're counting snowboard kids which is more of a mario kart type of game than anything else.

[@uhhh_adam]

Snowboard Kids 2 was my fav

[@jdraco1687]

The racing game I'm most excited to see is Cruis'n USA.

[@yuriflufflover8855]

Same, I adored that game as a kid and am excited to see Beast play it.

[@shaun8062]

Did you ever play Cruis'n World? The sequel on the N64. The reason I ask, is because it's so unbelievably better in every single way that I can only assume like me, most people would feel it over shadow and replace Cruis'n USA in their memory. I can't play cruisn USA after playing it because it makes USA feel like it sucks so bad.

[@wintermute8315]

@@shaun8062 Yeah, okay. Cool. We're looking forward to Cruis'n USA.

[@gustavrsh]

I played a lot of it on arcade

[@shaun8062]

I'm not looking forward to hidden boobs bouncing behind an ugly grey t-shirt.

[@jamesharbin8848]

I loved top gear rally as a kid to me the car physics were great the way it handled and would rollover

[@kip258]

"game has no damage." Footage clearly shows a damaged car lol The damage isn't that obvious, I guess, but the car model deforms the more you hit walls.

[@justineckard3665]

I REALLY love special touches like the Milk Truck. It shows that someone was having some fun making the game.

[@jeremyjung8600]

This is my favorite series on KZbin. I really hope you complete the full set. It’s gonna take 7 years!

[@gamernaut8864]

The decal creator in this game can be a lot of fun. You can also just change the color scheme of any existing livery with the d-pad and c-buttons. There is also a bonus Helmet car and Beachball car to be unlocked somehow. This game has some pretty fun cheats to mess around with as well. I love this game despite of its light content! They don't make 'em like this anymore and probably never will. Thanks for playing. Great episode! And yeah, that wall-ride basically breaks the game. I wish the devs would have changed the physics on that.

[@MystinaValeth]

There is a 5th secret track, but you have to get 1st place on every race/season, and that is REALLY hard. Even with that, this game probably needed one or two more tracks. I feel the physics are too floaty too. I loved this game as a kid, my brothers and I used to paint a car like a cop car and play cops and robbers, so much fun.

[@Balomis]

This game actually looks pretty impressive! The handling seemed sharp but smooth (hard to tell from a video though) and the weather systems were really well implemented

[@riverrage]

In my opinion it was the best "realistic" racing game for N64 at the time

[@scootermcg9910]

the rpg's are going to take so much time

[@jdraco1687]

im stoked for quest 64

[@maddie-line]

Not too many though on N64.

[@ellpoyohlokoh]

Your wall strats are legitimately real, a recent NASCAR race was decided by a driver using your technique and it got him into the championship race.

[@pokeli2728]

"I just drove up a tree" This is why I watch you Thab, it's for ridiculous moments like this.

[@chrisandrew7577]

This series is amazing. Its like the greatest challenge run ever attempted

[@balkamp8888]

This game has absolutely nothing to do with the show 😂 Unless there's a hidden bonus level where you race a fighter jet or run some caravans off the road! Great series man, looking forward to the next one!

[@bluescreenmod]

I loved that as a kid. Never saw the suspension work before this well. And the bodies would deform but yes only cosmetic. Furthermore, all cars were clearly identifiable without licences.

[@SavageGreywolf]

The Top Gear game franchise isn't actually affiliated with the Top Gear hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, and in fact predates the TV show by about a decade.

[@RealAlphaDrum]

I remember seeing this in a game magazine and thought it looks sweet. I liked the snow and seasons, and the physics were pretty cool too. I remember making an nWo race car.

[@metaltom2003]

I owned this game back in the day. I had lots of fun with it, despite only having four courses. There are more cars to unlock if you race through Championship mode a few more times, but not much else on top of that. My favorite was the helmet car, which was a car with a giant football helmet on it that had maxed stats. The main draws of the game at the time were the different weather effects and the custom paint tools. Even though the game did have a small amount of content this was still a cool trip down memory lane for me!

[@jesseback3536]

There is a fifth course you can unlock, which is also the best course. Shame you never got to play it.

[@tha_mau5]

Day 197 of appreciating Thab’s content. I really need to be on time for these videos.

[@kip258]

*keeps winning races "I found 'wall strats' which help you win" *finished 3rd 👌

[@Toxodos]

The Top Gear games actually have nothing to do with the show, it's a japanese racing game franchise, they made one of the first racing games on the SNES

[@fabioalvesshow]

Top Gear it's a series of racing games that started on SNES

[@aBanabis]

The only Top Gear game I really enjoyed was Top Gear 3000 for the SNES. It was a futuristic version where you could upgrade your car based on winnings from each of the races. iirc you could dmg cars in it too, and would have to spend money on repairs if you did poorly.

[@ollieduracell]

Nothing like some good ol' wall grinding. The classic racing game strat

[@gamernaut8864]

Snow in the Desert. I love the fun and fearless 90s video game devs. Something like that would never pass the committee these days.

[@mikereyes2488]

One of my most favorite N64 games, loved the music too

[@d-miller4913]

This game has a killer OST for a simple rally game.

[@MeyerBen27]

Mechanics and physics look pretty solid!

[@matthewwilson9966]

Hey Thab, my friend Eric recommended you adjust your video titles to mention that you're not just beating every N64 game but reviewing them as well. Since learning about these games is a key piece of the value prop for the viewer. Just a thought. Looking forward to 1080!

[@GarC170]

I had no idea they released a Top Gear for the 64. OG snes Top Gear is amazing. That soundtrack was GOAT

[@phyein4815]

To be fair, one of the biggest standouts to me as a kid was just how relatively long the tracks were. When your 12 year old self is used to 30 second lap Mario Kart tracks as the norm, 3-4 minute (yeah I know you finished em faster but we all sucked more as kids back then) laps seemed really crazy.

[@jamesbedwell8793]

I'm starting to think there's a good reason we haven't heard of most of these games...

[@shaun8062]

Well I've never heard of you. Lol

[@wintermute8315]

You must just be young. This was a well known game, and series.

[@panasit]

@@wintermute8315 Yes! I remember it got covered a lot.

[@catherinedesrochers]

I am an n64 generation and yes, most of the games outside Nintendo and it’s first party developers were absolutely awful

[@benmaharaj6854]

Yeah. A lot dogs with N64 and Super Nintendo

[@loich7713]

Keep going thab, also, keep giving more personal feeling about the game you play this is what we like to hear

[@uselessDM]

That's one of the games I played a lot back then. Surely felt like a much bigger game back then.

[@ZerotheWanderer]

My favorite thing to do in this game when I was a kid was to just use soft suspension all the time and have a laugh bouncing around at like 150mph

[@TheZackofSpades]

Of course Thab can grow a perfect Luigi ‘stache

[@h3o635]

Completely forgot about about this game from my childhood, so cool Thab! Also, in racing games they call it ‘wall riding’. Pretty close!

[@dtravisspins]

The custom paint jobs were awesome. I spent a ton of time making cars

[@itsyeeoledskoolfurry3208]

I am pretty sure that this game was NOT affiliated with that "TOP GEAR" TV Show. I HIGHLY doubt it. BUT I might be wrong. LoL.

[@harryhenderson5344]

There are five courses. Have to get first on all of the last regular season. Its called the stripmine and is by far the best track

[@t0aster_b4th]

I LOVED Top Gear Rally when i was about 9 and 10 years old, holy nostalgia

[@andrewprentice4659]

Rally racing has staggered starts

[@jeremyaks69]

This is such a great series.

[@Michael-vm4bb]

Top gear is a series from the snes, it has nothing to do about the tv show

[@barsaf9989]

I know you aren't into cars but I found it funny how you called the "tachometer" an "accelerometer."

[@AelaMusic]

Fun fact, not only does this game have the milk truck but it also has a cube (like a literal cube) on wheels, and a beachball with beachball wheels lol

[@SmEiF-]

as a uber nerd who is also the son of a late model dirt track driver and from a racing team with roots back to the moonshine days i get fkn tickled at you and racing games, since naturally these were the games i grew up buying, the nascar one fkn had me in stitches

[@ninjaswordtothehead]

How do you not have more subscribers? You should get a medal or something for attempting such a thing.

[@itsmechrisa1]

This is my favorite series of all time. Lots of subscriptions but this always takes priority!!

[@Jan-oh4fj]

Hey Beast, love this series! Do you plan on setting up a website with all the games and ratings and videos to the games? Kinda like Nesmania?

[@BurgerBroeders]

Played this game a lot when I was young. Mainly went and unlock the Helmet car (which flips A LOT when crashing) and try to climb mountains with friends or see who crashed the hardest!

[@dylanmahoney4889]

New favorite series!!

[@pengwin_]

"Theres no way the Devs could warp time more than that right?" *LOL*

[@CaptainB1994]

This game is NOT affiliated with the Top Gear TV show.

[@richnelson197]

Boss Games was out of Redmond, Wa. I had friends that worked there, i would go skate at Redmond's skatepark, head over there and visit. I remember finding a bug in Top Gear, had to show a QA lead how it was done. I also remember playing 1080 Snowboarding.

[@yommmrr]

1080 was a classic in the day. The most realistic of all the boarding games imo.

[@Mikuz]

This is an incredible series

[@n3lis94]

3:00 Truly spoken like someone who has only ever played Mario Kart or similar for racing games 😆

[@valentinez65]

One of my fav racing games on the N64!

[@Trollseeder]

the way you have to "catch up" every one by starting far from each other is the same as real Rally.

[@Timmothy_plays]

To me, I never really liked 'Mirror mode' because I'd much prefer if the option was a 'Reverse mode' because sure it's the same track, but it honestly does feel different enough doing a race track backwards!

[@Iamfirebird360]

My all time favorite raving game.

[@SongOfStorms411]

This game was such a poor follow-up to Top Gear 2 on the SNES, which was amazing.

[@jacktsang05]

This game is awesome

[@Kyle2K24]

cant wait for top gear overdrive

[@MeyerBen27]

When I was a really little kid our junkie uncle came up with a bunch of bootleg N64 games and one he had like 20 copies of was a cocaine addiction simulation. It was like SIMS but if your Sim is a junkie.

[@TehAwesomer]

I played this game SO MUCH when I was a kid, it was soooo hard.

[@Eidenhoek]

Oh dude! Beetle Adventure Racing! OH DUDE RUSH 2049 I FORGOT ABOUT THAT YUSSSSSSSSSS

[@GameToyBrickMan]

My favorite rally car racing game on N64

[@jwilliams703]

I loved this game so much.

[@likespinningpats]

I was really bad at this game. The music kept me coming back

[@mavon2147]

From the spreadsheet of games he is playing "estimated completion date: March 2024" Wow!

[@Flameb0]

i actually worked on this game! i was in charge of the menu sounds. all of the sounds are actually sampled from real menus

[@iwanttocomplain]

Top Gear and Top Gear 2000 were popular racing games on the SNES. By Gremlin Graphics who a lot of staff started Sumo went it closed.

[@danbopes6699]

You missed a golden opportunity to make a ton of cash to have donations choose the next game. Nothing like people fighting/burning money for the top spot.

[@dcanom321]

Genius.

[@Canuckster1169]

Top gear overdrive is the best on in the series with a killer soundtrack.

[@simontopler1990]

haha i remember the soft locks. so frustrating as a kid!:-D

[@noelodonnell2669]

Completely forgot about the milk Truck😂😂😂

[@DoobieKeebler]

Not related to the UK show, Top Gear, but there was a franchise, if you can call it that, of Top Gear racing games going back to the Sega Genesis. The original Top Gear racing game was insanely fun & you could do co-op story mode, so that if only one of you qualified / won the race... you both advanced to the next race & did not need to try again.:

[@slpbasketballer9]

Lol. The milk truck! 😭

[@thelostmotel209]

Turok 2 and Body Harvest will be hard

[@Goudlock]

I love this serie

[@Stampistuta]

Can you imagine how much crap a developer would get for adding mirror tracks that don’t even reverse the START text on the finish line.

[@joetalentoh]

The crashes in this remind me of the swingset glitch from GTA

[@daegoroth1]

Top Gear? More like Top Content!

[@Scaraboy13]

Uhh buddy There’s actually a hidden fifth track in the game which was shown in the credits The track is called strip mine and uhh….yeah

[@Relfar2]

Some say he's got thumbs of iron, but all we know is that he's called Thabeast.

[@benstein7506]

i didn't understand the naming convention for each car myself as a kid hahah. But the names for each of the cars loosely correspond to their IRL counterparts. For the 5 people on the planet that care: ES - ford EScort NS - Nissan Skyline RS - ford RS200 SP - toyota SuPra PS - PorSche 959 M3 - bmw M3 IP - subaru ImPreza LD - Lancia Delta CE - toyota CElica

[@KitsuneAbby]

I know that I'm very, VERY late to comment, but if you're disappointed with the amount of tracks in Top Gear Rally, play the original Top Gear on the Super NES : there were a total of 8 countries with 4 unique tracks in those. And then 3 difficulties that made the CPU faster and added obstacles. There was also Top Gear 2 with even more tracks. And God those games were really hard.