International Superstar Soccer 2000 - Nintendo 64 Review - HD

[@BJKG5b]

ISS 2000 is my favorite N64 game. I found that the biggest improvement in ISS 2000 was that the ball no longer stuck to the players' feet so "magnetically." When pressing an opponent, the ball could roll freely at times and be won. Also, the ball bounced off players more realistically. The RPG mode was implemented too rudimentarily for my taste.

[@cloudmushu]

Your taste is bad

[@BJKG5b]

What I liked about the game was that the ball could bounce off players or that you could take the ball from opponents without the ball sticking to your foot like a magnet. I didn't want anything more "simulation" than that. I still find the game very playable and it is in fact my favorite soccer game of all time, though of course I fully acknowledge that today's PES and FIFA games are much more accurate representations of the sport.

[@4Three23]

Was the sh*t back than 💪. Still Love this Game. I played the career mode Many times because the outcome of the Player rating and Skills was Always different. Great Game👌⚽️

[@tapedex]

So many hours spent on this. The RPG mode was really tough. Think I only made the national team once. Very realistic in many ways and much more personalised than modern career modes. The dating aspects were funny too. Cracking game all in all. ISS2 & 3 on the GameCube were such a letdown meaning this kept my N64 alive for many years before I found PES 3-6 on the PS2. Takes me back to happier days with the N64.

[@PedroSeidelSinger]

+Mark Lee This Career Mode has defininitely no equal in modern footies =) If you think that you have HUNDREDS of random situations that can suddenly give you new special skills, attributes, skill points, injure your player or something else...well, it's really fun. And in the end you can use your "guy" in the game as reward. I still create whole teams through Career Mode...hehe

[@sherazumerqureshi]

The through balls (double tap to add height to the pass) were a huge improvement in this edition

[@TheEasterEggHunter]

Haha that RPG mode sounds like fun I must check that out and as always Glenn a stunning and solid review!!!

[@n64glennplant]

+The Easter Egg Hunter cheers! try to find time for it before Australia! and make sure you stock up before going, i have a few friends in Aus and the price of gaming is insane for retro!

[@louisbronson8980]

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[@brentleyzayden7428]

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[@tekken20ironfilm61]

ISS series on N64 are the BEST. WHY? 1: Always play with keeper on LEVEL 5; work for your goals! 2: Create own player, you can't copy memory card so UNIQUE TEAMS! 3: Formation and A.I. programmed to set how YOU want and do what YOU want. (not like modern PES & FIFA) You could place attackers at the corner flag if you wanted. You could place defenders next to the keeper and they would STAY. 4: Skill points for created players are awarded RANDOMLY. So if you had the time.... (it was exciting to build your army, I felt like Saruman lol) 5: CLICK-CLACK! All you had to do when visiting friends is bring your memory card and your ready. Team, formation, tactics...click-clack. (a bit more awkward on modern "hi-tech" consoles like PS3 &4, Xbox 360 & ONE) The memory cards of the N64 and PS2 were PERFECT. 5: I'll say it again, if you did not play this with the keeper on level 5....you did not know this game. And overal...the level of control over the team and A.I. made this feel very realistic. We had a lot of home tournaments. (put some money in the jar on the TV) I only started liking PES from 2007 & 2008. But after that, Konami ruined PES again to earn money like EA. So ISS 98 and PES 2008 for me I guess. And I regret not having played ISS 2000 as much as I should.

[@DorimiPrism]

For me it has to be International Superstar Soccer 98 on Nintendo 64. That version is still the ultimate soccer game for me. So much fun, such good controls, just so good. Neither ISS64 nor ISS2000 compare to it imo. Is it just me? Or the frame rate is super choppy? I guess it could just be the PAL/NTSC thing.

[@GF_MF]

the music and career mode alone made this game brilliant.

[@fazares]

mi favourite is iss64..my first 3d football game

[@Doughty321]

Great video as always. I absolutely loved ISS98 but despite putting a lot of hrs into this game I just couldn't get into it. The flow of the game just wasn't the same when compared to the previous game.

[@adamlee1014]

Never owned it myself but always wanted to try it, as ISS 98 was awesome.

[@mpacz9987]

not much of a soccer (football) fan but I have always enjoyed the ISS titles. This is the premier soccer game on the N64 in my eyes. had no idea my American cart was deprived of such a neat RPG mode... will definitely give it a look! thanks for the heads up!

[@MusicInMe754]

I played the original ISS 64 but I wasn't impressed with 98. However, ISS 2000 sounds amazing! And I'm ready to import the Euro version for the RPG mode, alone. Thanks for this review!

[@JornadaGamer]

So ISS had an RPG mode already in 2000 and FIFA only implemented it in 2016? That's way ahead of time

[@n64glennplant]

+Jornada Gamer yeah very!

[@raposonanquim7987]

WAIT, it's a soccer game with a VISUAL NOVEL?

[@Tacola8]

Second best football game after pes 6

[@azumarill1403]

Aww man! I didn't know about the RPG mode, i don't think my game had that feature =/

[@Veranek]

Best football game of its generation.

[@n64glennplant]

👏 amen to that brother 👍

[@AWISECROW]

oh man glenn, you must have broken the bank for this game!

[@n64glennplant]

+victronex nah its only around £20-25 here in PAL complete in box, the north american version on the other hand....whoa crazy how much for a sports title

[@eh9801]

I have been looking for what game it was with this career mode for ages! I was sure it was ISS2000 but when ever I tried a rom it didn't exist! My passion for football always died out so quickly ha

[@harrynak5198]

On youre advice i bought the game and im enjoying it. I was lucky to pick up an CIB one in mint condition for a very low price. The game is not rare but not easy to find complete in my opion. As a kid i played many hours ISS64. The game is an improvement and i think the best on the console. Keep up the good reviews. I LOVE N64 !!!

[@igorbragalha]

Hye Gregg !!!!A few differences I've notice on the both versions. The NA version was released on the hurry of KONAMI, besides the absence of the Career Mode, the game is full with bugs, like if you change the name of the players even with the memory card on, the game wont save the changes. This version is faster but also took easy on the AI matter than the PAL version. The PA version is way harder. But dont be fooled, both versions share horrible and stupid bugs , like in every mode ( beside the tournaments) the game dont seem to recognize the second player memory card so you are not allowed to play with the changes saved by you on the game, I mean the names and customisation on the edit mode. This game is great, I love playing and I think its a shame that KONAMI didnt give to much attention to it and the details.

[@markmorris7123]

Gameplay wise, this is the best football game ever made.

[@n64glennplant]

Amen to that

[@PedroSeidelSinger]

Definitely!

[@Filsantos86]

The reason the Career Mode wasn't at the US version is probably due to time. Konami wanted the game available at 1999, a year before it was planned to be launched, so the programmers didn't had the time to put the Career Mode at the game, even though the box art and the manual shows it as part of the game. The game has other strange flaws that supports that theory, like the Edit Name mode not working, and the inability to load data from the memory card for the second player. There is also another theory that states the Career Mode was removed due to the game being launched as a blockbuster exclusive only, but I doubt that.

[@igorbragalha]

The issue with the memory card for the second player is shared by both versions.

[@ScottTumilty]

Please, please tell me the RPG mode has a super-injunction mini game.

[@ScottTumilty]

Sometimes famous footballers get something called a 'super injection'. It's a legal thing that stops newspapers reporting on something. When it comes to footballers, it's usually used to stop newspapers reporting about them having affairs and the like.

[@tootyuk]

I could never get on with the N64 versions of ISS, I always wanted the arcade feel of the snes versions

[@Kimarnic]

This is a review of Ronaldinho Socser 64

[@n64glennplant]

Obrigado! 🇧🇷

[@80sy0]

Amazing!

[@666INFERNAL999]

Can somebody please tell me which ISS is better? ISS '98, ISS 2000 or ISS 64? 🤔

[@n64glennplant]

All fantastic, 98 is perhaps the general consensus as the best

[@PedroSeidelSinger]

If you never played any of them, go for the 2000. For the people who played at the time, the 98 was the one to go.

[@Johnnydubois]

So the north American version does or doesn't have the rig mode?

[@MetalMatt2510]

I never got this. I already had 64 and 98. The next ISS I got to play after 98 was ISS 2 on the Gamecube. It wasnt that great playability wise but did look good graphically.

[@Orestes202]

I'm fond of this game and his predecessors, but I've always tought that for N64 health it would would have been SO much better to have the much, muuch more successful Kcet's Winning Eleven/Isspro series rather than this, won't you agree?

[@edgartzu7693]

El mejor juego de fútbol.

[@Astolfo2001]

Wait! Mundial Ronaldinho Soccer 64 got another sequel?

[@n64glennplant]

😂😂😂

[@dommidavros2211]

At the time when this was out, I'm ashamed to admit I played Fifa 99 (which I'm utterly ashamed of now!). Soon after this I discovered Pro Evo on the PS2 and (with the exception of Pro Evo 2011 and 2014) have been a loyal Konami fan ever since. If I'd given this game a proper try at the time, I'm sure I would have swapped from crappy Fifa a lot sooner!

[@markmorris7123]

Have you played this version yet? It's the best football game ever made. Gameplay wise

[@niksterfer6sir]

Is 98 and this were so much fun att

[@mememe84]

Why do they have to complex things and make a PAL and NTSC version? Why not make just 1 single version. I have a tv and NTSC/PAL consoles and they all work the same.

[@jalliboy]

i haev no idea on how you can saythat this game is good ! fifa 99 is by far the best football game for me on the N64

[@amuntvalencia7827]

I'm thinking about getting the American version. Can you edit the fake names for real names within the game? N64

[@amuntvalencia7827]

+Adam Demeter (Agginon) Hi, so I got a copy, but for some reason I can only edit the european teams. All the other teams change to default as soon as I finish changing the name and selecting done. Is that normal?

[@amuntvalencia7827]

+Adam Demeter (Agginon) I can't save it changes to default right away. For example, let's say I change Rovaldi to Rivaldo, as soon as I select done, it goes back to Rovaldi, however if I change Zodine to Zidane, it stays like that the whole time. Have you edit any american team? Thanks for your help, by the way.

[@karlmanning2603]

I own an American version! I had NO idea there was an RPG element! Why did they remove this for us Americans???? :(

[@TopperRico]

Great review thanks.

[@brideshead78]

GREATEST. FOOTBALL. VIDEOGAME. EVER.

[@PedroSeidelSinger]

Amen!

[@duncanlamberton9423]

Always been Fifa but might have to give this ago just to try the rpg mode looks good.

[@dommidavros2211]

Always been into FIFA? Oh dear! Unfortunately fifa has always been utterly crap! Konami had a few bad years as well (with pes 2008, 2011 & 2014) but overall they’ve been consistently a lot better than FIFA! I’d seriously swap if you want a superior gaming experience! Go for the pc version and get the patch to sort out licensing issues and you’ll have the best football game ever!

[@Mateus_Carvalho]

I've stumbled by the European version's Career Mode and holy hell, does it suck you in! Think my favorite line is the one merchandising UMBRO Boots. "These UMBRO boots fit like gloves!"

[@TheBaioken]

I have all three ISS. For the first one, I payed 170 Mark, which is about 86€. Dont know why it was so expensive. Anyway, loved all three ones, had lots of fun, but the time I got ISS2000, I dont know. Still great. like the littel imrpovement here and there, everything fine. But the gameplay started to feel a bit stale for me. Maybe because I played it so much, and mainly against CPU. The defense was a bit too weak, the goalie, at least on higher difficulty, was too strong. Made mostly the same scoring situations, which get a bit boring. Its basically impossible to score from a distant shot or even a shot in the box with the goalie infront, without him blocking. You have to score the rebound then. Fifa was better in that regard imo. There was an option that you play the goalie yourself, which is a great idea for advanced people in multiplayer. But man, I missed out on that RPG mode. I think I have to check it out again. Its very strange though if you choose to be a Goalkeeper there.

[@exomastudios733]

There's 64 comments!

[@WalesGaming86]

Understandable why it's so rare in the U.S, after all....it's so late in the consoles life cycle, and at the time not a huge following for football.

[@Laaks]

1:05 No love for beerbob in the comments? ☹️

[@townescentury]

I liked the graphics more in ISS 64. 98 and 2000 had a somewhat washed out look to them.

[@vsarge8762]

Glenn please make a review of the first ISS for Playstation 2 that is a football game that uses the same engine and graphics from the N64 games but powered in the full glory of 128-bit hardware. Its quite a interesting Release. Here are the Links if you like to check them out: ISS (PAL) for Playstation 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGqmk3irjMSsipY and theJapanese version called: Jikkyou World Soccer 2000 wich is identical except for some licenced items like the ball from Adidas and also some boots, kits and adboards : kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnfdd2idmLCqobs greetings from Chile in South America 🇨🇱 following your channel since 2015

[@alanlee67]

Damn...this game totally did a corny sports RPG way before Madden or 2K thought to do it.

[@gabrieldiaz9090]

Hi im a new subscriber

[@angelmacias6457]

😢q recuerdos

[@LHeyMX]

Has the word "International" Names football "Soccer". Haha :)

[@n64glennplant]

+EpicGift haha i guess they wanted to try and avoid renaming it in every region

[@LHeyMX]

+gundamzerostrike What I ment with the comment was the irony, all over the world, it's called FOOTBALL (Except in Italy, Football is called 'Calcio' which literally means "Kick") and in the U.S.A, Canada, Australia they call it "Soccer". The more you know.

[@LHeyMX]

gundamzerostrike Nope

[@LHeyMX]

gundamzerostrike People use football more :3

[@LHeyMX]

gundamzerostrike Nope :-/

[@bluey1328]

4:52 "MAJORA" as in mask? :3 hehehe

[@figo7ronaldo]

Rivardo and Garlos 😂😂😂

[@n64glennplant]

The weird cousins of rivaldo and carlos 😂

[@figo7ronaldo]

@@n64glennplant hahaha

[@reneoctaviosantillanaispur3474]

Ww

[@Gabelite]

fifa 99 is the best