Dark Rift is an Under Appreciated Gem (Nintendo 64 Fighting Game)

[@OregonPacifist]

1:11 - 8 + 2 does not equal 12. This is what happens when I write a script and record on 3 hours of sleep

[@ClutchClick]

dude if we were in person id suck you off. you're the BEST!

[@ClutchClick]

im sorry lol

[@davidquezada2116]

I got both Dark Rift and Wargods together back in 1998 as a birthday present I think. I played the hell out of both and I still have them. I'm glad there's people who still appreciate them. Thanks for the video, man.

[@OregonPacifist]

Thanks for the comment! It’s always great to see fellow Dark Rift enthusiasts 😎

[@RIFFpost]

I remember this game for sure, and Mace and War Gods, those are some titles I have not heard in some time.

[@oliver5479]

played this game everyday with my brother and sister, and to this day I find it difficult to play games with stamina block bars and charge up attacks because of how much fun I had with this. Like you said it was the 'fundamentals' that made this game great. Nikki was my favourite I was banned from using her in my house because I never lost. Aaron was my sister and Demonica was my brother, that is when he wasn't cheating and using Sonark/Demitron.

[@OregonPacifist]

I wish I had quality opponents to play against lol. I always won against my friends and family. Aaron was my favorite.

[@makkybundii5713]

This was one of my favorite games i loved playing with every character especially zenmuron

[@kitsunemetal]

N64 is underrated in my opinion sure the graphics are a bit muddy but that's what give its charm an underrated fighter as well has to be fighters destiny.

[@OregonPacifist]

True, the N64 in general gets a lot of hate, but it really had a great collection of games that you couldn’t find anywhere else.

[@shaun8062]

Actually, I collect and play 5th gen games almost exclusively and so I play PS1 alongside the N64 on a CRT television daily for years and I am sorry to say that most of us were misguided and mistaken in the 90s and early 2000s (including me) to think that the graphics were better on the PS1. They were less blurry in SOME games but also less jagged on the N64 as well as fluid of movement being smoother on the N64 in many cases. When you can, compare cool boarders 2 (PS1) with 1080 Snowboarding (N64). Now the 2nd controller version that came out on the PS1 (dual shock) was improved on analogue sticks compared to the earlier N64 control stick design. I'll give it that. I still find the gated and sensitive control stick of the N64 to be very unique and precise on a good controller though and I enjoy it.

[@OregonPacifist]

The N64 version of RE2 is also better than the PS1 version overall if you ask me.

[@shaun8062]

@@OregonPacifist Yes I've bumped into sources that reference it as being the definitive version. Now, I don't know what constitutes something as that, but when I heard that I was a little shocked.

[@jhkuno88]

Wow shaun, i think i cried a little,,,after 25 years of me fighting hoplessly against the mass hivemind that Sony created, stating what you just said which i honestly believe to be 100% true, here you come as a Sony guy and just lay it all out like if you read my mind, thank you

[@AreteG]

I'm an N64 collector, never heard of this game, but really glad to have learned about it! I've got to pick it up when I find a copy

[@OregonPacifist]

Good luck with your search!

[@9unslin9er]

Subbed. Emulation FTW.

[@OregonPacifist]

Much appreciated! Emulation is the future 😎

[@JMonGaming1991]

I love dark rift I miss it

[@michaelgarcia5493]

I love this game I wish someone would Rom hack this game and make another 3d fighter soul blade or Tekken 3 just useing this Engine.

[@OregonPacifist]

That would be sick!

[@michaelgarcia5493]

@@OregonPacifist know right it would be kick ass to see other fighters on the n64 I could see it happen I mean there's so many Mario 64 Rom hacks and banjo why not more Fighting games.

[@ChiantiSageSerenity4444]

Its really not a bad game at all tbh. Its main issues stem from slow paced gameplay and combos that don't fully link in addition to a poor main storyline. That said, the characters, visuals, and flashy animations compensate well enough for this. Its just really disappointing to attempt a big combo only for the opponent to be able to act out of it and cancel the combo all together.

[@SilentChaos713]

Who's the best Dark Rift character to play as?

[@OregonPacifist]

My Favorite is Aaron, but Morphix is great too.

[@SilentChaos713]

@@OregonPacifist Thank you💛

[@acebobbomb]

Is it better than Mortal Kombat 4?

[@OregonPacifist]

In some ways, yes. The animation and character models are certainly better in Dark Rift!

[@SilentChaos713]

​@TETCOM.Tekken is best