F1 Pole Position 64 - Nintendo 64 Review - Ultra HDMI

[@TheAtoll]

Your channel's dedication to N64 inspired me to create an entire channel dedicated to the 1995 cult-classic film WATERWORLD!

[@n64glennplant]

Think my uncle worked on that but can’t remember 💯 or not

[@wareforcoin5780]

The entire story of Waterworld happened because a bunch of sea peasants were too stupid to think that having gills would actually really help to have in the ocean.

[@karmad.twelve6613]

I hope you become well known or attain your specific goal! I love Minty Comedic Arts for his Top 10 things you didn't know about *insert movie here*

[@TheAtoll]

@@karmad.twelve6613 Oh word! I watch Minty as well!

[@mannystovall8225]

@@TheAtoll Me too.

[@crtglow7947]

Would you believe that just last night I was looking for a review on this game and couldn't find one worth watching. I thought maybe Glenn Plant will review soon...no joke. What do I find in my subscription feed this afternoon?? Glenn Plant delivers! Thank you for this review! I'd say F1 World Grand Prix is the best F1 game on the N64. That being said, at the time, Playstation had the world class, Formula 1 Championship Edition (97 outside the US) by Psygnosis. Couldn't beat the presentation, graphics, and sound. Most importantly it had the great Murray Walker (RIP) and the ever technical Martin Brundle that really brought the game to life. As a rare US F1 fan (especially back then), these games were always exciting for me. F1 Pole Position 64 was underwhelming for sure, but any decent representation of the sport was welcome in my view. Thanks again for the great work and effort you put into your reviews for our beloved N64.

[@n64glennplant]

It’s funny how often I upload videos and someone says similar things!

[@Larry]

Sony really had the bag with F1 games around this time. Plus it's just not the same without Murray Walker's overly excited commentary :D

[@zanychelly]

Psygnosys was amazing back then. F1 97 was the real deal.

[@n64glennplant]

Was best F1 game if that generation I think

[@ZinhoMegaman]

Yes, Formula One for PS1 is so good that even people who used to frequent the video stores here paid to play it and it was even my first contact with the game.

[@H.L.S.98]

Every video you do makes me appreciate the n64 even more. There’s gems you review that I had no idea about. I’m discovering a whole new side to the library! 👍🏻

[@n64glennplant]

Good to hear - there’s about a decades worth of stuff on this channel to crawl through 😂

[@TheGunmanChannel]

I loved this game back in the day

[@Kevelinu]

Ohhh so rare to see this game covered. I grew up with the N64 like many here I assume, but this one was one of the titles I played that not many are talking about. Nice to see it covered, thanks! I'll always remember the commentary saying "what are you doing" when going backwards and finally "oh my goodness" when you did it for too long...though as a German speaker I had no idea what was being said when I was younger. xd

[@n64glennplant]

its a shame because if I remember right there's English, French and Spanish in the languages option?

[@Kevelinu]

@@n64glennplant Well, but surely that did not change the "voice acting"? Also, those languages would have not helped a German speaker ;-)

[@wareforcoin5780]

@@Kevelinu I think he means it's weird that they have all the other major western languages, but skipped German? Because that _is_ pretty weird, I think that's a huge market they're missing.

[@Chris-ql9bu]

@@wareforcoin5780 dont worry, we german F1 fans bought it anyway! ;)

[@Gooner333333333]

I miss the days when you could talk to people who worked in game shops like they were friends, as they were people who enjoyed games and not just someone who got a job there

[@n64glennplant]

yeah our local was a 30-40 year old bloke called Alastair and his mum Barbara. they also had another guy who would sometimes work there but because I would go in like every weekend they knew what kinda stuff I would like etc and so even if I hadn't been following a game they would know if I would like it or not

[@br0neh]

Glenn just want to say that I really enjoy your videos and appreciate your dedication to creating n64 content. You could go the “easy” route and just make video reviews for a whole bunch of well-known games, but you put in the extra effort to not only review less-known ones but also come up with fresh ideas such as the “games that made me mad” video. Keep up the great work man you have a fan 👍

[@n64glennplant]

Thanks bro - I’m enjoying mixing up the content as I know I have a ton of OG people still subbed from way back when I first started which is lovely to see

[@HighFuel90]

So glad your back in full force!

[@ElectricVikingTube]

Fun fact: a score of 24 in Famitsu at that point was actually median average! About two thirds of everything Famitsu scored in this era landed between a 21 and a 28. I've done, a lot of math around this.

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

1:26 I love it when glenn has a personal story about the game he's reviewing.

[@RealDarko]

Thanks for the deep review, I have a good memory with this game as I really burnt my copy cause I pleyed it so much. Once I played the Monaco GP with the full lap setup with heavy rain and full realism, at the end of the race there are only 6 cars running with me getting brakes burn off and not being able to brake, great memories!

Tbh, I didn't even know there was F1 games on the N64, all the ones I played were on Playstation. Also, it's a shame most games of this era doesn't have Ayrton Senna. I understand it's out of respect 'cause of the accident, but I wish there were more games with him to preserve his memory. F1 was a huge thing in Brazil back in the 90s because of him.

[@n64glennplant]

Oh wow there’s TONS of F1 games on n64! As an F1 fan you have a great selection!

[@SolidSnake684]

Love the story about your local shop. Mine was just forced to move after being close to home for over 40 years! My mom went there when she was a kid (they sell records and all sorts of stuff), and I'd say nearly half of all the allowance I earned as a kid was spent there on old games. Gave me fond memories hearing you talk about how you got this game. Sometimes that's half the fun. Even if its a little 5 dollar game you play once or twice, its fun to have a bit of a story about the kooky lady at flea market you got it from, or how the game you were lookin for wasn't there so you went with the next best thing and ended up loving it. I still try to go out and buy games in person from time to time, even if it means spending a little more than I know it's worth. As for the best F1 game on the N64, it's definitely F1 World Grand Prix. I just picked it up recently as I've been in an F1 mood, and I was shocked how good its held up, once you get used to the handling. Unfortunately I live in the US so I can't pick up the sequel. Oh well.

[@carlosbirger5151]

Being a bit of an F1 nerd I just find it awesome that the game has the full license of the 1996 season. Didn't ever know why the heck Villeneuve was so adamant about not lending his likeness, he was also absent in F1 WGP, where he was called "Driver Williams".

[@n64glennplant]

I know right….I should do a video about games that couldn’t use likenesses!

[@Shinespark]

@@n64glennplant It's the same with Michael Jordan in the NBA games back then. In NBA Hangtime even Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley are not in the game.

[@n64glennplant]

@@Shinespark yeah loads of them! Sports games were always tough

[@danardisimracing]

The current F1 games by Codemasters actually have ths option to change engine supplier in the new-to-2020 edition My Team mode. This isn't something you can do with the real-life teams but with your own team and car you can change engine supply before each season.

[@n64glennplant]

Just watched gamesheds unboxing of the codemasters F1 pack they sent him!

[@martinalther6661]

Another great vid! Although small nitpick: at the end of the video, you accidentally referred to the game as "F1 World Grand Prix" a couple times. :) As a sidenote, I kind of like that background music in the video. It totally screams, "Racing Game From 1997!!!!" to me.

[@n64glennplant]

Haha probably because I was thinking how much more I’d rather be playing F1 world Grand Prix 😄😄😄

[@Chris-ql9bu]

My 2nd N64 game!! Never forgot this Soundtrack!

[@pal-of-pals]

I tend to get my fix of F1 style racing from Virtua Racing on Switch nowadays, but my favourite F1 racing game has to be either Bizzare Creations/Psygnosis' Formula 1 or F-1 World Grand Prix on N64.

[@jesseemullen]

The 1996 F1 season is one of my favorites to watch. A thrilling title battle between former test driver Damon Hill and newcomer Jacques Villeneuve, as well as Schumacher in a Ferrari for the first time (and struggling a bit) made it a season to remember. Some (comparative) struggles for Benetton made things interesting as well. Glad to know that there's a halfway decent game from that season.

[@foxforcerecon7770]

Never thought I'd see another upload of this game. God so many memories.

[@GameplayandTalk]

I've never seen this one in motion before. Honestly, it seems decent for what it is.

[@markleach2936]

Some features I enjoyed that helped the game play experience at the time such as trading drivers and team engines, the bonus car wasn’t mentioned but it was a beast. Plus having 10 laps per race kept it from seeming over kill

[@Mikosyko]

There I was discussing Human 64 with a friend and then I see you've uploaded this! Witchcraft!

[@stonerdemon]

Sole of the most innovative ideas in game design came from the legendary Human school.

[@n64glennplant]

Agreed

[@alejodj4]

El primer juego de carreras que jugué en mi vida:]

[@robnava.3756]

I have bought the ED64 rom cartridge for my n64 and I’ve been playing each game you’ve reviewed for a while now. One new game each day, However I too form my own opinion on each games and of course I have my bias opinions, but overall I enjoyed most of the games. Some games however would only appeal to 10year old me, for some reason. But besides that I found new games that I been playing a lot thanks to your channel. Such as body harvest, goemons adventure, and gauntlet legends to name a few. Still not done playing all these amazing games. Sucks that I don’t have the expansion pak so I can’t play dk64/perfect dark, mahjoras mask (probably misspelled that) even tho I have a rom cartridge. I think since I’m still running it on an original n64. Anyways thank you so much Glen for reviewing all these n64 games , from the slot machine ones to the triple A games. We all appreciate you 👍🏻

[@n64glennplant]

make sure you get an expansion pak - that'll open up a whole new world of games for you to enjoy

[@ZinhoMegaman]

There, Ultra HDMI to capture your gameplay! It's no use saying that S-video is enough for the blurry visuals of our dear 64 Bit console, RGB always, no less! If everyone thinks that the PS1 is excellent with all that horrible dither in RGB, why can't the Nintendo 64 enjoy the same quality provided by the pure RGB signal? I don't have access to the HDMI mods that are being made for the retro consoles in my country, but the RGB board, SCART cables and good scalers (OSSC, GBS Control and Retrotink) are available so my Nintendo 64 is RGB modded since 2016, and I love seeing It in action, It gives new life to every game!

[@icanbebetterbear1153]

Hello sir just a gentleman 47-year-old man here in Texas and I want to let you know that I I saw your quake I believe it was I think you reviewed quake I want to take quake three on the N64 and you said it was good and I got it and I love it and then also forsaken and again I bought it and love it.'m going to finish watching this video if you feel this game is good I'm going to order it so I just wanted to give you props and thanks for the content you produce I know it's not an easy thing to do and if there's a way I could support you I'd love to so if you read this just let me know how to get it how I can support you five bucks a month or something I don't know I like to support what I like so I hope you made it to the end of this have a blessed night and again thank you for your contact

[@darthwiizius]

I bought my N64 to play F1 WGP on launch, played the hell out of that(100%ed from each camera angle etc) which while I think F1 WGP2 was superior it was the first game I played the most.

[@n64glennplant]

Wow that some dedication!

[@darthwiizius]

@@n64glennplant I saw a video on Cybernet before it came out and knew that it was doing something new and had to play it, best choice I made back then 'coz N64 was a brilliant console. BTW I put more even time into 100%ing F-zero X with each character hehe. BTW on another vid you asked about hidden gems, £5 for Space Station Silicon Valley, the end.

[@eddiemanuk1983]

What happened to A and B games in the end? I used to trade a lot of games there.

[@n64glennplant]

Ed I really wish I knew, Alastair and his mum Barbera were etched into my childhood memories haha. I guess that when it was just them and Daves consoles and games and the gaming market as a whole wasn't what it would later become it was a sustainable hobby business. I think its when CHIPS moved into the town and then GAME shortly after that they were essentially done for. Sad really but I think Alastair and that larger chap who used to work there also owned a games workshop franchise so I imagine they moved onto that.....I moved to Tenerife one year and when I came back there was no sign of them at all.

[@RM-306]

Awesome Glenn- long time fan!

[@n64glennplant]

thank you !

[@Chiller31916]

Wow, you are really cranking out these videos! At this point, you may finish reviewing every N64 game by 2022!

[@n64glennplant]

Maybe by the end of 😄

[@UNPOCOLOCO444]

My uncle had this game with a small steering wheel controller 😆 I actually had tons of fun playing it.

[@alexkirk5879]

I have this game, It’s not great but not bad, it felt like a remake of the pole position arcade.

[@VenusHeadTrap2]

Even with that song playing through the whole video I probably won’t remember it after it ends!

[@n64glennplant]

That’s the driver select theme….the highlight from the games soundtrack 😂

[@alexgreenwood404]

Coming from an F1 mad family. We had this game as well as F1 WGP. WGP was the better game. But as you said, this one is the trailblazer

[@n64glennplant]

Was hoping to get to silverstone but the 🦠 has ruined that fir a few years now

[@DanCherishedsoul]

Glenn you are a authority on n64 uk champ 👍I always refer to your thoughts on games and all things n64

[@n64glennplant]

Thanks DDM

[@jb894]

I used to love playing this game.

[@jmac79ers]

64th like! Glad you're back making awesome content, Glenn!

[@n64glennplant]

Thanks Mac !

[@yandman26]

I played the hell out of this and still do, love it.

[@M1XART]

When F1WGP was released, local gaming shop (tried to) sell new boxed copies of this Pole Position for around 10 €. -And failed to clear their stock of F1 Pole Position. My most played F1 game is F1WGP2 for N64, but first F1WGP was nearly as good. In my opinion, only good Playstation F1 was F1 -99 release.

[@n64glennplant]

Haha sneaky hey!

[@Digiflower5]

Looks alright, ever consider reviewing chameleon twist 1 and 2. They are short, fun and have region differences.

[@n64glennplant]

Did those both years ago 😁

[@playingwithtrainerspcmt6407]

Dang haven't seen you in my timeline in forever

[@n64glennplant]

hope thats been a bad thing! haha

[@playingwithtrainerspcmt6407]

@@n64glennplant it is a bad thing I enjoy your videos and your commentary

[@SECONDQUEST]

I enjoyed this game, I was given it from a family friend years after its release.

[@n64glennplant]

yeah its still worth a blast but I think f1wgp 1 or 2 are the best

[@Housestationlive]

looking into the credits section on mobygames, the 64 version wasn't made by the same team than the snes episodes.

[@thedarkflameknight7942]

Still on my shelf to this day. Dad and I had bought a steering wheel set to play this. Good times but ultimately a shadow to other racers like Grand Tourismo

[@GeriatricFan1963]

I'm pretty sure Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix 2 pre-dates Pole Position 64 by about a year when it comes to letting you drive with automatic braking and steering aids; but there may be other racing games from even before then that had this feature. I did actually pick this one up but haven't played it yet; of the N64 F1 games I've played, I would say F1 WGP 2 was probably the best.

[@n64glennplant]

Cool to know I don’t know that game so I’ll have to check! Wgp2 is awesome, loved that one

[@matthpotte]

Geoff Crammonds original F1GP on Amiga/PC had uto braking/steering aids too back in 1991

[@judgedeath3]

I have pretty much played all F1 games released and would argue that Pole position 64 is quite alright game, played much worser F1 games..... And also this is the only game that allows one to play the 1996 F1 season so it is quite unique too. I like it :)

[@n64glennplant]

That’s a very find point!

[@GeriatricFan1963]

There was a Ubisoft PC game, F1 Racing Simulation, that came out in 1997 and was based on the previous year's season. But it really was just that and Pole Position 64; Bizarre Creations skipped 1996 and went straight to 1997 for their second F1 game, which makes sense as otherwise they'd have been constantly a year behind.

[@avflashback8913]

I owned all the official F1 games on the N64. There were four and the best one for me was F1 Racing by Ubisoft. It's quite a uncommon game. It was based on the 1999 F1 season. It was the 2nd worst looking F1 game after F1 pole position 64 but the car handling and audio was the best and it had all the proper TV style timing HUDs and animated pit stops. The game also had a really good arcade mode where you had a ticking clock and you had to finish in a certain position before the clock ran out. You had 3 credits and there was a arcade style "hall of fame" leader board as well.

[@cloudstrife1983]

Can't remember if I ever played this one. I do remember it getting bad reviews in mags though.

[@n64glennplant]

Yeah which is a shame as it’s okay but now the console has much bette to prions fir F1 racing

[@richm4100]

Which game shop are you talking about in the video, I'm from Leeds too 😁

[@n64glennplant]

I’m not from Leeds 😄 the game shop I often reference was called a and b games in Chorley

[@richm4100]

@@n64glennplant ah right,I must be thinking of someone else lol.

[@n64glennplant]

I do live in Leeds, been here for past decade now ✌️

[@richm4100]

@@n64glennplant nice one, that's where I got the Leeds connection from 👍. There usto be some decent import video game stores here too back in the 90s, such a shame, all we have now is Game/CEX lol

[@n64glennplant]

@@richm4100 next generation consoles?

[@PaperBanjo64]

I did not know you would change engines...I knew you could change drivers and put Luca Badoer in the Williams or something crazy like that.

[@HITTTAB]

I still have this

[@yellowcard425]

First Racing Game I ever saw with autobrake is Forza 3 for Xbox 360

[@Blueflag04]

Pole Position 64 made me thought it was made by Namco

[@n64glennplant]

Nah the human Grand Prix series has been going for years before this 😃

[@FarmerSlideJoeBob]

new Video😱the only formula one game, F1 World grand Prix 1 on N64, is the best😃

[@KappaCow]

Love the graphics on this one

[@rageplayer20]

F1 2020/21 allow you to choose engine

[@n64glennplant]

Cool to know!

[@timj3788]

I just started a part-time job during this era so the $19.99 games were almost a default buy for me. Fortunately, avoided this one.

[@stevesstuff1450]

I never liked the centre-of-the-car steering used with this game (ok, a lot of games did this too in these early 3D racer times!).... you just turned around a central pivot, which felt bad! I also wasn't a fan of the car graphics - very pointy, blocky, and on the wheels that outer, and inner, texture was always bigger (and very rough) than the actual wheel itself, so it always looked like the tire was about to delaminate!! I was glad to see the following F1 World games come along, but they suffered from very poor frame rates at times.....something that seems quite typical for N64 games! It was a very advanced system - ahead of it's time almost, but so many games struggled to hold a steady frame-rate, and not doing anything more taxing - at least visually - over what the PS1 was doing with ease at that time! I loved my N64 - Goldeneye, Turok, Super Mario, StarWars Rogue Squadron, Doom 64, Quake 2, etc were fantastic games, but most struggled at times; many struggled a lot of the times with frame rates..... And, that fog on so many was horrible! I ended up preferring the PS1 with it's rougher, unfiltered graphics, where the games ran so much more smoothly, even if the graphics were more blocky. Thanks anyway, for this video... it reminded me that I have this cartridge in my stash, and had forgotten all about it! Maybe I'll boot-it up again for S&Gs.....

[@stewartmatthews1551]

Have not played that game before very cool tho

[@n64glennplant]

always bringing surprises here

[@stewartmatthews1551]

@@n64glennplant for sure glen

[@nobel11]

I'm honestly surprised you came up with 10 minutes worth of material for this review. I personally found this game to be bland and boring. Really, your review was more entertaining than my time with the game.

[@eduardofjornalista]

This is too weak... A let down after Pole Position from SNES. My favorite N64 F1 is F1 Racing Championship! I still play it. It was released in Brazil (not in the USA, I don't know why).

[@n64glennplant]

That’s right, probably because F1 is popular in Europe and Brazil but not North America

[@jesseemullen]

If I could pick any engine in 1996, I'd go with a Renault V10

[@kinginvader7874]

How many games left until you review the entire N64 library?

[@n64glennplant]

About 23 western releases to go I think

[@fabioberdet8727]

Esse jogo é muito divertido, tenho ele na coleção

[@ghettogrower3499]

How that Majora's Mask coming lol?

[@n64glennplant]

By year end I think

[@ghettogrower3499]

@@n64glennplant hell waited like two years what's a few more months, thanks for the videos!

[@ScreamingAtMilk]

Grand Prix was very difficult and still is to me, but I can definitely tell there was some talent that went into that one.

[@n64glennplant]

Yeah f1wgp2 was the best on console I think

[@oscarzxn4067]

Human had a pretty solid line up on the SNES for the most part, shame their 2 N64 titles sucked.

[@swissoccer]

Which is the best F-1 game on N64 in your opinion?

[@n64glennplant]

I like F1 wgp2 or F1 racing championship which was a pal exclusive one

[@freddiejohnson6137]

This was one of those early N64 games I got despite average reviews for the time. I did play through the season mode a few times though once I managed to find some setting that made the game feel more playable as if you don't tweak things to suit your driving style it can be like driving floating bricks around the track. Although by the time it got released here in the UK it looked very dated and the amount of fog and pop in can be distracting. It was by no means awful but there were far better F1 games later on the system.

[@n64glennplant]

Pretty much same experience as myself hey

[@mushroom032]

This was one of the first games we had on the N64 as kids, and the only reason we played it was that we didnt have any other games at the time. I think this game killed any intrest in F1 games for me. I remember the opponents retiring quite fast after you overtook them. Bad game overall. :D

[@64-Bit-Gamer]

F-1 World Grand Prix is the best. Indy Racing 2000 is the second best. If that counts?

[@n64glennplant]

You forgetting the 2 PAL only F1 games? 😄

[@64-Bit-Gamer]

@@n64glennplant Probably. Even though I'm English and live in the UK, I am not a fan of PAL games from that era. NTSC all the way. Full screen, full speed.

[@VautourDX]

Adam Cole BayBay!

[@PenumbranWolf]

Wintir Sus Bragea.

[@havadd]

Is your name actually Glenn Plant

[@n64glennplant]

Maybe

[@havadd]

@@n64glennplant hmm haa

[@zintosion]

7:17 did you married kasia?

[@n64glennplant]

Been married about 7 or 8 years now 😃 together for like 13 or 14 years though.

[@jdlmon3]

I got this game in January of 1998. I hated it.

[@n64glennplant]

I think by then f1 WGP was out wasn't it? maybe my brains off tonight but that would have been a better choice

[@jdlmon3]

@@n64glennplant I may have been. I also got Doom 64 the same day so that was a win.

[@Rafaelrafael2815]

hahahaha, in my memories, this game was much better.

[@MrCrockett1]

Why does your wife hate playing with sticks?

[@n64glennplant]

Probably because she grew up with ps1 in post communism Poland where getting the analogue stick ps1 controllers was unheard of

[@MrCrockett1]

@@n64glennplant What a crime.

[@III-------------------Ill]

i see SUS lol

[@nightruler666]

Pole position? thats the name of the local strip club

[@SECONDQUEST]

Must be related to racing as that's a racing term 🙄

[@n64glennplant]

how many times a year do you go? :)

[@nightruler666]

@@n64glennplant One too many 😁

[@nightruler666]

@@SECONDQUEST I know it means having the best time in qualifying

[@nobel11]

If naked blokes is more your speed, there's always the other strip club, Grand Prix...

[@The101Point1]

I got this game as a present and I never played it because it was so horrible

[@richardryan3551]

It was crap