DF Retro EX: Shadow Man Remastered - Inside The Brand New Remaster + All Versions Compared!

[@UGOTNUKED]

What Nightdive is doing for game preservation is just commendable. They deserve all the support they can get.

[@DarkSoulJah]

That’s why I’ll give em my cash 3 times. On PS4-One and Switch. ShadowMan is one of my fav game of all time. Im so happy and can’t wait the console release.

[@jarg8]

It's crazy how many games they're doing this for right now, too.

[@ripp3rjak934]

I’ll support them with my yummy cold cut sammiches

[@leinadreign3510]

Yes, they put so much work and love into these old titles, which are almost forgotten and revive them. No remakes or simple "re release with slightly better textures", but truthful reworked and engineered games everyone loves. Without any cut dialogue or re positioned camera angles for cutscenes

[@MrStrangermoon]

ı wish they do nocturne game too.

[@TheRealTanSeeker]

I absolutely love this game. It was one of the most memorable games I've ever played. N64 represent

[@v00idless72]

me too i don't know how many hours i run through dark and gritty hallways to find the right way and i enjoyed it because of the atmosphere

[@jjc0064]

Same.

[@CJ-hj8cs]

Goosebumps ... totally forgot about this game . This game was so good . Great memories

[@entropiaelcid]

Same for me... I even used Michael Le Roi or Shadowman as the name of my character in lots of other games :D

[@CJ-hj8cs]

@Dovakin EScrolls Turok and turok 2. Masterclasses in first person shooters. A lot of hours and all nighters spent on those

[@eponymous7910]

Rest in peace, sweet dreamcast. The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long

[@aarongreenfield9038]

Unfortunately for Roy Batty.

[@Firetrigger2110]

90's Sega really did hit different. Even if it didn't always work out, I have an immense respect for the hardware and games they made. I wouldn't be a fan of video games at all if it wasn't for a copy of Sega Smash Pack 2 I had as a kid, learning about their history.

[@Texelion]

Why did you burn it though ?

[@amerikaOnFire]

I still play a Dreamcast often!! Retro console upscaling for modern TV's (DCDigital or external scaler like Retrotink5x) is awesome these days.

[@plagueofangel8694]

Sega of the 90s was a mess, bitterly divided internally, and wrote the book on how NOT to run a game/hardware company But by God, when they were on their A game, they were on their god damn A game.

[@ClamBuster4]

DIGITAL FOUNDRY AND SHADOW MAN!!! this might be the greatest day of my life...

[@karrot250]

Super fun working on making those textures and new levels! Happy to see the love our hard work is getting

[@charoleawood]

I just love the new textures and lighting. It looks right, not like the weird 4J remasters of Goldeneye and Perfect Dark (which are good, but wonky looking, the new art in Shadow Man just works). I know you didn't work on it, but I think that PS1 game looks rather special and there's something to say for that presentation.

[@JosephGigglez]

Will this be releasing on consoles?

[@karrot250]

@@JosephGigglez We're currently working on the console ports!

[@JosephGigglez]

@@karrot250 Perfect, I used to watch my older brother play this on N64 and we'd love to relive it on new gen consoles.

[@davidbenson5794]

It looks so good!

[@pappy2502]

Oh man, the memories. Some of the creepiest environments I've ever experienced in a game. Mostly thanks to the audio and that dank, creepy feeling that early 3D games would often give.

[@That_Handle]

Agreed. I'd also share that the pre-rendered environment especially when you're using the flashlight on _Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare_on PS1 delivers a great experience for the system alongside its sounds.

[@jambi5096]

This game is still creepy to this day. And idc what anyone says, the ps1 version is my favorite and if u can beat that game, u can beat any game lol. It’s clearly the worst port but there’s something that I just love about ps1’s crappy graphics. I still play this game and that system to this day. In fact, I was playing Shadow man on ps1 last night and Descent, which btw is another amazing game. Give me a ps1 and a collection of games + memory cards and I don’t need to play another console or pc again.

[@heetheet75]

@@jambi5096 I know what you mean about ps1 graphics, they can either be extremely comfy or make a game way creepier.

[@KisukexMomohime]

This game scared me when I was younger because of how dark and Gloomy it was never got far

[@SicSemperBeats]

REPLAY THAT SHIT NOW

[@flipwarrior]

Did you died? 🤓

[@someonesomewhere8658]

Same, especially since I played on PS1

[@MudchopX]

When I was a kid I used to hide my eyes during the loading screens with that mask, creeped me out

[@gilbertgotfried]

Same here. When I was a kid it completely lost my shit as soon as I went to the Deadside and couldn't go far. Definitely going back into it.

[@Pedro_The_Neco]

What a tremendous episode John. Major respect. Amazing job.

[@ZinhoMegaman]

I'm in love again with Shadow Man, this remaster is simple the best work of Nightdive Studios! Now one can only dream of a Turok 3 and Shadow Man 2 to complete my Acclaim collection.

[@jama9746]

and please Fur Fighters too another lost Acclaim classic!

[@ZinhoMegaman]

@@jama9746 It's from Bizarre Creations to be true which Activision made us the "favor" of buying the company just to close them after sometime, oh boy...

[@Sly2Cooper]

Shadowman 2 was rather dissapointing. It lacks that crazy maze-like level design and scary atmosphere from the first game.

[@plagueofangel8694]

@@Sly2Cooper I hate the character designs in that game. I get shadow man is a comic book character, but they leaned too heavily into the cartoony direction with shadow man 2.

[@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506]

Absolute amazing and criminally underrated game.. For those who played it, I only need to say these 3 words: "The sisters awake"

[@Cant_I_pee_in_peace]

"This is the end, beautiful friend. For we are many!"

[@codysullivan2531]

"Hey there Space Cadet!"

[@marajango]

Man, I wish they would make a Soul Reaver Remaster with that much love and care.

[@nightmareedge657]

Please !!!!

[@DarkReturns1]

Yes!!!!

[@jama9746]

Isnt Square Enix doing something with Soul Reaver? On the STeam/GOG stores its been taken off for "updates!"

[@gamerxt333]

The thing is, even if SquareEnix are doing something with SR, at least with ND you know the remake would be mostly good except for not 100% upgrading the graphics, with SquareEnix, things might get more random.

[@punkydudester3]

Yes please we need this

[@overdev1993]

holy. he reversed engeneered the whole game. thats a ton of work. also the blender addons seems like a full blown level editor that's insane.

[@TheMightyThor54]

That alone gives reason why this developer needs all the support we can give them

[@ZinhoMegaman]

Imagine what mods the comunity can do with this!

[@gilbertgotfried]

Imagine if Nightdive were in charge of the Silent Hill HD collection. They literally did with Shadowman what that Silent Hill port team couldn't figure out how to do.

[@AchiragChiragg]

@@gilbertgotfried didn't Konami lose the source code for Silent Hill games though?

[@gamerxt333]

Just need that Soul Reaver remake with extra content now.

[@noodlezeep5159]

"T-posing Birds" is going to be the name of my future band xD

[@ElNietoPR]

Your band? My band!

[@jonny-b4954]

Sorry boys, already trademarked the name. For sale, taking offers. ;) I also have some bridges for sale.

[@zombiebillcosby]

For some reason it sounds like a British euphemism

[@WH250398]

I shall name mine Revolting Turds. Let's have a battle.

[@ViVaLaRan]

I just renamed my Rock band 4 band name to this lmao

[@drlight6677]

Shadow Man is one of my favorite gaming experiences from the Dreamcast era. It was like a combination of Legacy of Kain/Turok 64 mixed with Seven/Jacob's Ladder. It also has one of the best soundtracks of any game ever.

[@Dreddtube]

This episode of DF Retro is so good. The narration, the choice of subjects, the editting. The section with Moonlight Sonata and the panning over sceneries alone should be used as official trailer for this remaster. Everything is near perfection. Well done Mr Linneman.

[@TheManOnTheHill]

Guys please support Nightdive buying this game they really deserve it!! Fuckin love this company!

[@bauernkind8595]

One of the games right of my childhood. And it was soo good!

[@floatinggoose9197]

I played it but was too young to figure it out

[@oliverman6168]

Was Memorable game,still have paper map it released with intact.

[@jsprigz9900]

Same. I thought it was a good game, it has a creepy atmosphere.

[@alekznial]

I also played this on the Dreamcast, but unfortunately couldn’t figure it out. I never got passed the first area.

[@neilhill2056]

I was the lead programmer on Shadow Man. The PS1 version lacking glasses was due to Z-Sorting issues. The glasses were too close to the face and caused issues. You can also notice that the blue special effects on Shadow Mans eyes are much farther from his face to avoid a similar issue.

[@DasAntiNaziBroetchen]

I knew it!

[@Punisher6791]

Nightdive really never disappoints.

[@LelloDalamiq]

They added a loooot of cut content back into the Remastered version. The Asylum Experimentation Rooms were entirely cut, the Seraph Queen boss never made it out of concept due to time constraints, 2 of The Five's locations were also cut (those bosses were moved to the Prison with the Lizard King instead) and a second Violator was added into the Experimentation Rooms instead of behind the Level 10 Coffin Gate near the Deadside gates (from the N64 version). That's not even including Yort, a cut boss covering the entrance to Baton and the Loa life upgrades. Nightdive haven't just remastered the game - They've finished the job that Iguana didn't get given the time to do by Acclaim Entertainment. They've done an incredible job in creating an experience that's not just the original game, but the intended experience from start to finish. It's an incredible remaster.

[@gravesplendour3481]

Many hours spent playing this on an N64 cart rented from Blockbuster. I remember finding a walkthrough in a PS magazine and it was one of the first games I ever completed. Major nostalgia.

[@charoleawood]

It's actually a major pain in the ass to get through, so I tip my hat to you. I do love the game, however, I have it on Dreamcast and I got this Nightdive remaster yesterday

[@seanmills7586]

@@charoleawood the hardest parts were the temples and legion at the end. He was a hell of a last fight

[@Kikkoman85]

The 1.5 version that came out in November 2022 added more cut content and a harder difficulty level. The gripes about the missing PS1 glasses is very relatable. My only gripe with the Remaster is that the glasses now have transparency to them, which I don't remember from my initial N64 playthrough. I much preferred seeing Michael with sunglasses on rather than ordinary glasses!

[@simonrockstream]

absolutely incredible video, my god. Fantastic work! Please keep em coming! These retro analysis, documentary style videos are incredible!

[@kylerclarke2689]

Before I once again ask for KH on PC analysis I have to say that we are blessed to have these DF Retro videos, John and we really appreciate your hard work and passion!

[@FoxDie77777]

I still remmember that shadowman cover on magazines dude. Looked misteryous, frightening (as a 8 year old) and badass. I tried to play this game before, but it seems like now is the time

[@Mattened]

He was originally going to be holding a gun on the cover, but because of Columbine, they changed it to a skull. It's still on the insert poster that came with the n64 version.

[@mctapoutos7426]

Yeah I remember that one of the magazine's put it on the cover

[@charoleawood]

The skull works better anyhow, an example of how censorship --- as with other constraints, budget, time, limited staff size --- can actually improve a product when a smart artist tackles the problem.

[@Heysahs007]

I love this game when it came out on dreamcast. The atmosphere and sound effects where second to none.

[@jasonw1776]

I love Nightdive so much. They've brought back so many classics with modern updates while still staying true to the original game!!

[@morbuskobold4233]

Played it as a child and loved the look and feel of it. Doesnt really grasp the story or anything, but it was Zelda with a cool looking dude shooting stuff. It even was some sort of spooky and schocking at that date. Thanks for sharing this content with us. Time to revisit it.

[@HansWurst-ht3jh]

DF Retro is basically the best kind of DF content. I wish John could find the time to produce these documentaries more often.

[@RayRayIsCoolio]

I’m at work right now but when I get home, I’m gonna make myself a drink, lay on the couch, and enjoy the fuck out of this.

[@elbubulubu]

That's exactly what I'm doing as well

[@teacherfromthejungles6671]

ah I see... a man of culture.

[@That_Handle]

If it's the PS1 release, if I recall, you won't be able to get 100% completion due to a missing asset or it being out of reach? While on the same system, I'd also recommend _Alone in the Dark the New Nightmare_ for the visuals and audio creating a great atmosphere ... Don't forget to use the flashlight.

[@dreamcast3w525]

Don't use alcohol gonna bust all the good work and you ain't going to understand it properly

[@scatalabad]

For the ps1 version we travelled to Sony headquarters in Liverpool to “help pass the certification process”. Basically pausing the tape when it crashed during a play through . Revolt was also going through test at Sony during this period. I seem to remember a sound driver issue with Sega Dreamcast development and waiting for an update from Sega. Dreamcast version was up and running pretty quickly.

[@charoleawood]

I still love the look of the PS1 game, though. There is definitely something to it.

[@ch1mera302]

@@charoleawood absolutely. I've never played the ps1 version. For me it was the n64. There is indeed a unique vibe that is hard to explain. It's very striking and vivid the colors and contrast. Like looking at a old painting.

[@DeanCalaway]

I'm just gonna say it... I'd be down to rebuy a lot of my 90s games if they were remastered like this. Also I don't care if the PS1 version was the worst, I still like it the best, the lighting, the shimmer over the lack of float point precision on the hardware, those were the good days.

[@Sly2Cooper]

PS1 version framerate become smooth when you kill all the enemies on a level. Also on PS1 we had Silent Hill, Soul Reaver/Legacy of Kain and King's Field with close gameplay and atmosphere.

[@jhkuno88]

I must say the PSX version has the best texture detail and color contrast of them all, but the framerate and overall image quality is atrocious, i find it unplayable

[@ASMRinGames]

Wow, I couldn't have whished for a better and detailed video on this game and it's remaster. Thank you!

[@borisfeinbrand8937]

Nightdive is just getting better and better. This remaster is looking mighty fine and I can't wait to jump in when it releases on Switch. Amazing Video as well John. You really captured what I loved about the game back when I played it on N64/DC. It has warts, it had shortcomings, and it sometimes was a bit clunky, but I loved it for its vision, its ambition and its atmosphere. One can only hope that we get more of these kind of games.

[@midnightshade32]

Great video. Thanks for showing the editor. Reminds me of messing with unreal tournament and the dark engine editor on theif from thr same era. It's amazing how complex making a 3d game is, and this was the infancy. I can't comprehend how much more complex everything is today. Imagine assassin's Creed or cyberpunk in an editor like this. I will say some semi modern editors are intuitive at least a bit. The neverwinter nights 1 and 2 editors made it relatively easy to throw a map together, although they were designed for gamers to do just that. Unreal was a pain the ass having to carve out boxes out of solid nothingness, if I'm remembering that right, it was two decades ago now... Man I'm getting old :(

[@DaYoda191]

Just want to acknowledge the incredible work DF does. In particular John with DF retro, this series is an absolute masterclass in making a retrospective video. Always packed with tons of information and history as well as technology of the day, with it all being packaged together in a nice narrative that makes me feel like I just went on a journey! Great work guys, legitimately the best in the business!

[@bruce5834]

Man I loved Shadowman!!!!!!! “We are legion for we are many!”

[@ArmLegLegArmHead47]

I need this remaster so bad! ShadowMan is a a classic!

[@Vernardo]

Ugh this game is already available for purchase right now.

[@ArmLegLegArmHead47]

@@Vernardo where???

[@Hazuki65]

@@ArmLegLegArmHead47 In steam u can buy it man

[@ArmLegLegArmHead47]

@@Hazuki65 ahh damn I am playing on Xbox but thanks mate 🖖🏾

[@tlingitsoldier]

@@ArmLegLegArmHead47 It's available on Steam, GOG, and Epic on PC. Console ports are coming soon, but no definitive date.

[@goldend-pad5257]

"I am the lord of deadside, the power of the dark souls i embrace it"

[@nategg481]

I was blown away with this game on the DC. Massive game as well.

[@KrisEnigma]

With everything Nightdive has done I can only wish they get the rights for a Soul Reaver remaster. Imagine: Dreamcast models, restored dynamic music, high frame rate support, improves textures and high quality voice samples. It doesn't even need to be a remake to be great! As usual, great job, John!

[@oliwek70]

We have not forgotten, indeed, the atmosphere in Shadowman !

[@jaynelson1762]

Yes!!! I was hoping you where going to cover this masterpiece, thank you, you just made my weekend.

[@Jerry4050]

I played it on a N64 emulator years ago I am tempted to get the remaster but I just hate there is no map in this game and get lost easily. That intro of Jack the Ripper with Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is very memorable.

[@jjc0064]

A physical map came with the cart.

[@DarkSoulJah]

You don’t need a map, just a good memory

[@applebottomjames]

This is what I loved about old console wars. There used to be HUGE differences in games, but now it's weird that there are console wars at all. Series X and PS5 are so damn similar it hardly matters at all. The difference between the N64 version of this game and the PS1 version was a non-stop thing throughout that whole generation and I loved seeing the weird choices devs would make sometimes to try and make certain versions as similar to the other as possible within the limitations.

[@charoleawood]

Framerate aside, I love the look of the PlayStaton version, inky, gritty, alive with motion. I have the remaster and Dreamcast versions, now I want that PS1 game

[@That_Handle]

I'm not so sure you can 100% complete the PS1 release. I recall being frustrated from there being either a missing asset needed to get a completion or it was for some reason out of reach.

[@feverkane]

Bought this on Dreamcast, and it was one of the best gaming experiences I ever had. The Irish worm thing, where they used an ACTUAL Irish actor! In fact, excellent acting throughout. And the texture they used for the red leather seats in those skylift things? I was blown away haha! Loved it!

[@CyborgSodaCollects]

Modern day developers are the new digital archaeologist and restoration experts.

[@FrenkSummers]

I played this using my brand new 3DFX Voodoo 5 back in 1999 or 2000, and I was blown away by the visuals AND the atmosphere of the game. Till this very day, Shadowman is still one of my all-time favourite games and I'm really pumped to play it again using my loyal FX 8350 and R9 Fury this time around.... ;-) ;-)

[@gilbertgotfried]

What Nightdive's been doing lately is making me like them better than BluePoint. BP is great in their own right, but I've never really agreed with the amount of creative liberties they've been taking since their mega-remaster of Shadow of the Colossus, which has only ballooned with their Demon's Souls project. With Nightdive, however, even the changes they've made (like the wall of blueprints and diagrams) still clearly attempt to show the original developers' intentions and vision, and that's exactly what a remastering team should shoot for.

[@gamenerdlegacy]

Such Nostalgia in this video as I played a ton of Shadowman on the N64. Thank you Nightdive I shall be picking up this remaster!

[@MadX8]

Such an amazing video. I'm so grateful that a channel like DF exists

[@charoleawood]

Redd Pepper, the actor who voiced Shadow Man, has a youtube channel that fans should take a look at.

[@gerboog]

Samuel L. Jackson was the voice actor for Shadow Man

[@charoleawood]

@@gerboog I do hope you know you are wrong

[@gerboog]

@@charoleawood I remember now. It was the german dub who had the voice over actor that always dubs samuel l jackson movies.

[@charoleawood]

@@gerboog Oh! Lol. Anyway, if you are at all a fan of the original English version of the game you should check out Redd Pepper

[@gerboog]

@@charoleawood I did! His voice smooth af.

[@TheAkifreak]

I feel that games of this era have so much character, awesome to see this getting such a great remaster !

[@HellWolfHun]

Oh man, I have dumped countless hours into Shadow Man and Soul Reaver.

[@vladurban6036]

I can see that there is a kind of retro gaming renaissance going on right now with all these remasters and new retro games.And I believe that John and his work with DF Retro is one of the reasons for this renaissance.Thank you John Linneman.

[@MightyPoo64]

That Mordant St. level scared the crap out of me as a child... Amazing video and love these remasters!

[@KrolikPudding]

I absolutely loved this game back in the day, the music(!), the setting, the voodoo magic, the characters, great video and great job Nightdive Studios!

[@ivanleon6164]

i still remember... "for we are many!!!"

[@bigboykong8461]

That part freaked me out lol

[@rayfran06]

That intro always impressed me with Für Elise and the subtitles being in multiple colors for each character talking. The fact it had that much dialogue on cart always impressed me. Also one of the few games I can remember it saying loading with a quick screen. Somehow I took that as how advanced the game was for the 64 by having a loading screen actually shown.

[@1Ocelot]

Awesome video, John! I somehow have never heard of this game, but now I'm very interested in trying it out. Also, the detailed description of the development stuff was very cool!

[@philharmonic2251]

Fond memories of this one on the N64 back in my teens. Looking forward to going through again with this version :)

[@Mario_MartinezF]

Awesome video! I remember playing this game as a kid on my cousin's N64, and the atmosphere of this game is truly one of a kind, so creepy and dark and that music and all, so glad Nightdive did a remaster of this one, I hope limited run releases a cartridge for the Switch!

[@paradox555666]

Keep up the good work guys, love the celebration of games on this channel 👍

[@BRIANSTECHTHERAPY]

Awesome job as always guys! I think I rocked this on Dreamcast! Soul Reaver next please.

[@Edexote]

Soul Reaver was already reviewed...

[@BRIANSTECHTHERAPY]

@@Edexote remastered

[@delarnaque]

Zelda: Ocarina of time Hd remaster

[@RADIOSUICIDIO]

I would love to see this kind of treatment for many of those surreal, "dark and mature" 3rd person games of that era, like Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, American Mgee's Alice, the Nightmare Creatures series, the first Max Payne and the original Silent Hill. Not ground up remakes but proper "remastered" ports that take advantage of modern tecnology while respecting that limited geometry that often led to very creative artistic solutions.

[@MightyJonE]

I played this on PS1 when first released - very creepy, otherworldly and atmospheric. Even the tanking frame-rate reinforced the disturbing feel, adding a sense of disorientation to the world. However, the loud, hollow sound of SM’s gunfire could get tedious

[@jjc0064]

Same with the 64 versions gun sound if I'm honest, my gf doesn't like gunfire sounds so I was really aware of it replaying it last year!

[@residentrandom7752]

I loved this video from start to finish. My god it has been ages since i played shadow man it was good back in the old days. The nostalgia kicked me so hard i felt it. It's a good feeling to bring back old school games from the grave and to remaster them. I want to see a remastered version of resident evil 1, 2 and 3 just like they with devil may cry hd collection.

[@CiccioImberlicchio]

Nightdive studios is seriously one of the best videogame company in most recent years, they acquire and remaster lots of good games with the same care and passion of the original developers

[@Sly2Cooper]

Nightdive and Bluepoint are masters of remasters )))

[@TheDude-ke9oh]

Imo opinion a true masterpiece and ahead of its time. One of the best ive ever played Edit: and the main theme till now one of the best scores ever made

[@jamesrouse3466]

I absolutely adored this game on the N64... I am super stoked to pick it back up once again through Steam! Nightdive Studios is doing the industry and gamers a huge favor by restoring and therefore preserving our gaming heritage!

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

_"With the rise of 3d graphics in the late 90's.."_ ah take me back It'll never ever be that good again, folks 😢

[@freshnesbro3792]

The future is now old man, go install cod modern warfare just 500 gigs.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

@@freshnesbro3792 lol 😔

[@moitaman]

congratulations on the article, on the graphical comparisons and what has changed in the game and in the end it was very good.

[@Oni64]

"I AM THE LORD OF DEADSIDE!!!!" yes yes

[@AnKlMa]

Amazing video! Thanks for the hours you put in it!

[@KorenLesthe]

Thanks John, I loved this game too back on N64 !

[@_J2C]

Modern Vintage Gamer works for Night Dive studios so he helped develop this game too!

[@VideosbySteve]

I had no idea this even existed until today. Nightdive studios did a tremendous job with this one. I would love for them to get their hands on MDK2.

[@Racefan81]

DAMN! What a Video ...thx for the Hard work on this Video John! Amazing 👏🏻 I‘m looking forward to the console Launch and hope it come soon enough :)

[@mspeter97]

To be honest here, I feel bad for the poor guys who only had the PS1 version to play with. Clearly that was not an amazing idea. Now it'd be cool to see a Rayman 2 episode of DF retro considering how the game also runs on all these platforms

[@Blizniak666]

Fantastic overview of the original release as well as the remaster, I particularly enjoyed the in-depth look into the editor. We're gonna need a 3D model of John now, with glasses of course.

[@Eugen2]

Thanks John, for putting all this effort into a video about a remaster of an obscure 90's game! Much appreciated !!

[@hxbfilm]

This video reminds me of why i love the DF Retro Series so much. Shadow Man scared me when i was a kid- not because it was too dark or grim, but because i only had a playstation and i could not bare the stuttering.

[@franzusgutlus54]

Rented this for the N64...you know...I was there, 3000 years ago...

[@RDHardy79]

Hell yeah! I beat this marvelous game on N64 back in 2000. I have had a warm place for it in my heart ever since. Even got it on Steam a few years back. I'll be getting this on PS4...hopefully.

[@HatedJared]

Someone give this love to Jet Force Gemini

[@charoleawood]

Well, this has already been done on Rare Replay, which is where I played Jet Force Gemini for the first time and I loved it. It's the same kind of conversion work as Nightdive does, faithful uprezed graphics with touch ups to textures and lighting in addition to reworked controls

[@Spacemonkie42]

Classic. I won that game on an old gameshow called Video and Arcade on YTV lol

[@HAZARDOUS88]

@@Spacemonkie42 Awesome!

[@bombjack1984]

Excellent analysis, really enjoyed seeing how the game editor worked.

[@VideoJamesShow]

That PS1 dithering and dark colors are pure nostalgia for me. Am I alone on this?

[@walidkiradesu]

Same, imo the smooth look of the hd remasters take away from the atmosphere

[@Yamshabass]

Yes! Definitely. I wish the remaster included some sort of Post Processing filter to bring some of that look back.

[@casualcadaver]

PS1 style is def a mood.

[@Sly2Cooper]

PS1 version also had a tweaked shadowgun - it took constant amount of time to quickcharge the weapon to the max power regardless the level you have. On all the other platforms the more level you have the longer you have to charge the shadow gun and that's dumb.

[@III-db2zz]

I had nightmares where I had to hunt down dark souls and in it I dreamt of avery marx swimming from a machine that fit into the sides of his ribs. He was swimming in a pool inside the building. The colors of this game are so subconscious. This game really takes you places

[@donalcrowley7682]

Great video John I had this on N64 back in day it was awesome

[@MartinBarreby]

This is so great! Love this game that had affected me greatly as a teenager on the N64. Fantastic music and mood through the whole game. I had totaly missed this remaster and makes me so happy! I hope there will be a physical release for Nintendo Switch some day. Will get the PC version for sure until then. Great video as usual! I really like the old low-poly look with new light effects, it really makes it feel familiar and almost like you could miss remeber this looks something like this back in the day when you first played it, but still new and fresh. Love it!

[@JARRYDTHEPAIN]

This used to be my late night game as a 12 year old. I'd play this and listen to Loveline, Adam Carolla's smart ass comments made me less nervous as i explored deadside.

[@That_Handle]

Yeah, a great night time experience along with Alone In The Dark: The New Nightmare and Silent Hill.👍🍻

[@mbvideos4448]

Fantastic video! I really appreciate the technical showcase/deep dive. I doubt I would have given this game a look if not for this video, now I'm am certainly planning on checking it out once it is released on console.

[@Renan_de_Souza]

Fun fact: Shadow Man is one of the two games to be released here in Brazil with Brazilian Portuguese subtitles on the Nintendo 64 (the other one being South Park... yeah, it makes no sense that only two M-rated games were translated), and it was a really good translation. Thanks to that, I was able to understand this game's story, which made me put this game on my top 3 games of all time. I hope Nightdive Studios kept that Brazilian Portuguese translation in this version. As for visuals, I still like the N64 graphics the most. I don't know why, but maybe that's because it looks darker (but not as dark as the PS1 version) and it fits this game's aesthetics much more than the brighter visuals, like the DC/PC/remastered versions. I think Shadow Man looking grimmier, dirtier actually enhances its atmosphere. If there's a way to "remove" (or toggle off) these enhancements to make the game look "worse" on purpose, then I'll be definitely buying the remastered version.

[@Dylan-kr8ss]

You can turn the HD textures off

[@reneeelizabeth9473]

My understanding is Nightdive don't actually own the rights to the PT-BR localization, so it wasn't able to be included for legal reasons, which is unfortunate. You can turn the HD textures off, but not the new lighting effects.

[@Renan_de_Souza]

@@reneeelizabeth9473 Hmm... I honestly didn't know that translations have their own rights apart from the rights of the game itself. I thought they were just one cohesive thing, so if you own the rights for the game (and they do), they own everything else about it (i.e. the other languages that are listed on Steam). If they wanted to, I'd gladly translate the game to PT-BR, but I have no idea how feasible that is. And yeah, I've seen a video were a guy turns the HD textures off, but I wasn't sure about the new lighting effects (they were my main concern, to be honest), but thank you for letting me know. Maybe they'll patch that option in the future... But oh well, I guess I'll have to play it either way, because I really want to see those brand new/previously cut areas. BTW, nice Eileen pic! :D

[@charoleawood]

I think the texture work of the Remaster is incredible, but yes, they can be turned off

[@TheXboxTester]

I loved this game so much on my N64.

[@aleckermit]

Shadow Man is like a fine wine of the wild west early 3D era. The first time I reached the exterior of the asylum on N64 I was stunned. How was a area this large and nightmarishly surreal possible?

[@M.W.H.]

Glad to see many people played and liked this game. It's one of those gems you discover and experience alone and for the longest time, then you find out that you weren't alone after all. Edit: have you played Little Big Adventure and the Ecstatica games? Almost no one talks about these gems and it's interesting to have your take if you did play them.

[@visionofdisorder]

Love LBA

[@killamilla702]

I felt Like I was Diving into Hell when I played shadow man as a small ass kid lol

[@ViVaLaRan]

Ikr? Still feels so to this day, especially the further you get in the depths of deadside. Just superb atmosphere!

[@killamilla702]

@@ViVaLaRan yeap

[@alexadelaide]

Retro console comparisons are way more interesting than these days with the main difference usually down to some kind of oversight in the programming

[@schnellowicz]

Amazing work John. I loved the game back in the days and was really excited when they announced a remaster. It’s good to see some love for Shadow Man again. I’ve immediately bought the pc-version and will buy the Xbox-Version once it hits stores (which hopefully isn’t too far ahead)

[@charoleawood]

How much of it have you played? I'm finding issues with gamepad controls and the framerate. I think the framerate issue is something endemic to the game itself, because I could also see it in John's video, and it might be a problem with the camera. I do really love the reworked textures and lighting, though, and I'm very happy to be playing Shadow Man again though I already have it on Dreamcast