LGR - Extreme Wintersports - PC Game Review

[@GhostSilk]

3:29 That scream of madness in the background. Amazing.

[@chromasus9983]

*"THREE .. ONE?... GO!"*

[@PCGamer77]

Did they forget the two? Or did the game just skip due to the poor performance?? Who knows, it's great, you can Choose Your Own Adventure!

[@chromasus9983]

PCGamer77 Who knows indeed!

[@ziginox]

They were fans of Zlad!, of course.

[@billlumburgh8272]

Almost as awesome as Big Rigs "You are Winner"

[@Ninetails2000]

Reminds me of the announcer chatter from a bootleg Genesis Street Fighter rip-off. "Round.....FIGHT..... *_GO!!!_*

[@bluedragon9925]

Screw "can it run Crysis"! The *real* question for PC benchmarking should be "can it run Extreme Wintersports"! XD

[@TheStellaruniversexm]

You would ACTUALLY need a GTX 1080 or something to run Extreme Wintersports at any sort of decent resolution and framerate..

[@420sakura1]

@@TheStellaruniversexm no I think you need a Quantum computer to run this.

[@pronounced.c1oud]

the real question isn’t can it, but _should it_

[@creepinwhileyousleepin]

" From frames a second, to seconds a frame " XD

[@Accursed_Farms]

Wow, we're on the same wavelength. I also released a video on a winter sports game for the PC with Extreme in the title one day prior!

[@LGR]

Yeah man, I saw that! You definitely got the better experience this week, haha.

[@zyzzy-ko4ww]

0:33 It's time to get extreme! Grab your boots, goggles and gloves because LJN and the Glitch Gremlin have teamed up to bring you a broken winter sports game featuring shoehorned merchandise!

[@ax10m93]

"It's gone from being measured in frames per second to seconds per frame" Brilliant!

[@xander2698]

"LOSER! YOU'RE A LOSER!" -Hank Hill

[@deer5319]

Alexander Grischow gawd dangit Bobbeh

[@tylerboy565]

boggle

[@TheChaosDragoness]

"BABY WANT A BOTTLE? A BIG DIRT BOTTLE?!"

[@thesinfultictac5704]

Came here for this, thank you

[@syahminorizan8064]

ARE YOU FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF

[@Hyde_Lawrence]

Can we get an uncut version of your first reaction? that laugh, LMAO

[@LGR]

I posted the full reaction on my Twitter!

[@wumboscorner2827]

It's glorious

[@betabug64]

Where's the tweet?

[@TheAustinmetro]

I cant find it either!

[@CoTeCiOtm]

The tweet is missing the last scream, though :(

[@garyleigh]

Extreme Wintersports is an anagram for Merest Winter Exports. That should have been your first clue.

[@Aj-me8mo]

*written 5 days ago*? Wtf

[@RonHelton]

Yeah, that is weird.

[@LGR]

+Aj Not weird at all, as Patreon supporters get to see videos early: www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews/posts

[@RonHelton]

Lazy Game Reviews Okay

[@Aj-me8mo]

Lazy Game Reviews got it

[@IWALVG]

Another Head Games title reviewed by Clint... now THIS is a Christmas gift. :-D

[@zyzzy-ko4ww]

Head Games is just another poorly-disguised subsidiary of LJN a la Wisdom Tree and Phoenix Games.

[@alicesavage69420]

At first I read the title as "Extreme Watersports" XD

[@LGR]

That exists too... www.ign.com/articles/1999/05/27/extreme-watersports

[@jxun4l3ht10]

Risky click of the day...

[@RaposaCadela]

Heheheheheh

[@readfloatwatchtv]

Was there a phenomenon back then where games just wouldn't run well no matter how decent of a PC you had? I remember having all kinds of troubles.

[@LGR]

Among super low-budget releases, absolutely.

[@readfloatwatchtv]

Lazy Game Reviews Thanks for the fast reply!

[@AndersGorling]

I remember on one of my installs of Windows 98 circa 1999 the computer would freeze whenever I launched a game requiring DirectX (i.e. any 3D game). However, if I ran Monkey Island (DOS game) first then DirectX games would run fine afterwards. Windows was filled with random bugs like that. Most likely caused by conflicting drivers. But before high-speed Internet getting drivers in any other version than the one that came on the floppy/CD when you bought your hardware was a real pain. So some games just wouldn't run. It wasn't really about how powerful the PC was, it was more about quirky compability issues. By no fault of your own or the machine you owned. Sometimes they didn't run just because.

[@Seawolf.Gaming]

Well look at crysis when that came out, it absolutely destroyed pc's.. So I'm guessing a lot of those games were similar.

[@ramdrivesys1869]

Crysis is a meme, on Ultra, yes, on Low a 2006 PC can play it easily. The things is, these super low budget games do not have graphics that would justify it.

[@dgproductions4686]

3:20 "HOW DO THESE GAMES KEEP GETTING WORSE?!?!"

[@AnkfordPlays]

I'm surprised they did this many games before going under

[@LGR]

You and me both...

[@ExtremeWreck]

They were a subsidiary of Activision, so it makes sense.

[@allthatjaz2072]

"It makes the Enigma look like a drugstore puzzle" - My fav Clint quote ever

[@PeteSkerritt]

Epic sequel tease. Indeed, the Head Games library is basically for comedic effect these days (and those who dare to play them should get hazard compensation). The genuine "What the f***?" reactions are priceless.

[@AgsmaJustAgsma]

3:59 Shh, don't give any ideas to lunatics, Clint!

[@Trashboat4444]

Agsma, Just Agsma Clint?

[@AgsmaJustAgsma]

LGR's real name.

[@Trashboat4444]

oh ok

[@luiscanamarvega]

Clint, thank you for all these years of making awesome content.

[@LGR]

Thanks for watching!

[@farcry223]

3:13 I love that reaction.

[@Davtwan]

3:12 - Well, so much for trying the rest of my Christmas gifts, because I do believe my pulse has stopped due to sheer shock.

[@genericgreensquid6669]

Oh man! That part at 3:13 had me laughing in tears!

[@julianjet]

I’m bursting with laughter here.

[@zyzzy-ko4ww]

3:06 "3, 1, GO!"... They skipped the frame with 2, which is 2 crazy 4 words! 5:02 At least they got it right this time!

[@jamesmason3734]

That guy was pelvic thrusting when he said "You loser." Shows how much they hated their players.

[@xSpacexRotmg]

THREE.......ONE

[@DanielLopez-up6os]

so the benchmark is can it run "Extreme Wintersports" instead of crysis.

[@dendenmushi8175]

Your videos never fail to make me laugh dude. One of the best. Happy holidays.

[@LGR]

Thanks, I hope your own holidays have been great!

[@NyanMango]

"From frames per second, to seconds per frame." Oh man that was hilarious

[@ElRicardoMan]

3:30 Sounds like he got murdered offscreen. D:

[@batmangovno]

PRACTICE MOOODE Oh my god, he actually included it! Merry Christmas, Clint, you absolute savage!

[@TheExaminedLifeofGaming]

Man I used to love Extreme Boards and Blades. Maybe because of the Mtn. Dew logo? I think one of the (too many) Head Games games I had came with a demo of Remington Top Shot, and I actually liked that too. I was a dumb, dumb, dumb kid.

[@ruraladventurer1884]

The banner over the finish line reads "PHINISH"... Now that's EXTREME!!!

[@0002pA]

Winter-themed LGR is my favourite LGR. 3:10 I laughed about one second before you started to laugh. hah

[@FlintG]

0002pA My favorite time of the year also like the avgn christmas theme.

[@krisko612]

Watching you play this game, I noticed that it looked oddly familiar. Then I realized where I had seen it before: It turns out that HeadGames recycled the snowboarding component of this game for "Tech Deck Snowboarding", which was released the following year. Everything including the controls, fonts, and snowboarders, was rehashed for that game. How lazy could they be?

[@LGR]

Yep, that was a thing! There's even more to the story than that, it's amazing how many times this same basic game was recycled and re-released.

[@Hellwyck]

"Make the game run properly, HAL" *I can't allow that to happen, Dave*

[@XaneMyers]

1:57 Okay, it's understandable to encounter a T-pose through glitches, but when you literally pre-render someone striking a T-pose, that's something to be ashamed of! These devlopers are...losers!

[@stevesmith8026]

This game would be perfect for the AVGN

[@ryandevan2793]

do we dare subject him to this?

[@telecarlster]

"The overall goal of "Extreme wintersports" is: TO WASTE YOUR TIME" LGR - 2016

[@AmaroqStarwind]

"This game behaves differently based on what version of Windows you have, what graphics hardware you have, and what your Horoscope sign is."

[@ItsRetroPlanet]

Christmas must be extended, because Clint uploads another video. Awesome work as always!

[@chimaeraarts]

I anticipated the Practice Mode voice. It truly made my day

[@82seno]

practice mode is the most underrated meme ever

[@Lukeno52]

We need an archived ISO to try it for ourselves! Great video as always.

[@virustwin]

Clint! Merry Christmas mate. Thank you for helping to make my 2016 better with your awesome content

[@LGR]

Merry Christmas to you! Glad to hear it :)

[@CrazyKosai]

seconds per frame bahahaha

[@Gasoline85]

People who complain about games that are 30 fps need to watch this. xD

[@lordpengwinviii4825]

CrazyKosai well that's how pvz gw 2 plays on my computer

[@bloodstaindew1888]

hey, LGR, why don't you cover the Gutterball bowling games? used to play them a lot back in the day, just asked of you played it, or you at least, know about it

[@danieldatdang]

I keep replaying 07:39 again and again XD.

[@user-hardbrain]

it's much more fun if you've seen his Extreme Boards and Blades review.

[@FlintG]

Reminds me of the spongebob episode when he tried that horn that said loser lol

[@Vojingamer]

Kevin the sea cucumber!

[@smbatman123]

I'm shocked that no one noticed that the clerk in the pro shop was still in the neutral modeling position

[@sukurimi]

"Practice Mode" gets me every time

[@RetroPixelLizard]

3:14 Out of everything experienced, It was the the crappy wnter sports game to finally break him.

[@kei_nishimaru]

“How do these games keep getting worse?!” - Sir Clint Basinger, 2016. This quote is more relevant to the current gaming industry at large. Especially the 76 incident.

[@TobyIKanoby]

Did anyone else see the Activision logo on the tracks? Can someone explain to me please?

[@michellev8475]

OMG...I loved your ending on Boards and Blades, and now you used the same one for this video. lmaoooo. Thank you.

[@paladinramos]

"Seconds per frame!"- LGR. You heard it first here!

[@erez87xp]

"You loser" - almost chocked on my food, lol

[@FlintG]

erez shpirer lmao same

[@qwertyMrJINX]

lol That Crash Bandicoot font.

[@ahniandfriends123]

3:13 Wait, I thought we were playing snowmobiling. That thing was skating on JPEGs. The entire game should be called "Extreme JPEGsports" and have the user smoke some drugs before playing (considering what "K2" is (also) widely known as).

[@MaverickhunterXZero]

I hope there are more Christmas themed games to come out soon. I'd hate for this to turn into a winter sports theme month due to lack of games.

[@LGR]

Christmas videos stop after Christmas. They'll return next December.

[@MaverickhunterXZero]

Lazy Game Reviews I know they stop in December, I was saying I hope there's more, for next year.

[@willong6541]

Lazy Game Reviews did you see accursed farms review for freak out extreme freeride?

[@JoshVlog98]

what is that portal game at 0:25? on the left side

[@weirdotzero7065]

Does anybody remember Snowboard Kids for the N64? This is like that, but crappier.

[@LGR]

Snowboard Kids is a bona-fide masterpiece compared to this one.

[@FerintoshFarmsPhotography]

Do the bullriding one please, I've always been curious when I seen it working at a electronics store back in the day but never could do it lol.

[@jerankorak7997]

Do Extreme Bull-rider! I mean come on, you've teased us with it a few times...

[@leetorry]

"3...1...Go!"

[@natgrant1364]

Anyone else miss the aspect of the 90s which had the word "extreme" overused until it no longer had any meaning whatsoever? And maybe the every-couple-of-minutes attempts of people to create the next "extreme sport" which was really just short hand for taking a pre-existing athletic activity but using the word "extreme" as an excuse to act like a douchebag while doing it... Yeah, me neither.

[@BillyRicky]

The L in LGR stands for Legendary

[@deer5319]

Billy Ricky is it TheLegendary27?

[@fivebyfive525]

MC Chase have you missed the compliment there?

[@father042]

2:40 I knew you would put that joke there

[@UmJammerChelle]

Was that ending the same voice clip of you from extreme boards and blades? It sounds really similar.

[@LGR]

Yep!

[@diegofloor]

Old PC games on CDs. See, this is a good thing to cover in a video. There are so many of them, most will be lost forever eventually due to CDs deteriorating and not being good enough to be uploaded somewhere. Make more!

[@MagusMarquillin]

Clint, what's that very pretty box facing us to the left of eXtremewintersporks at 7:37? Do I spy a Broderbund sticker on there? Talk about that, it's more worthy I'm sure.

[@ToprakSezginFromTurkey]

Merry Christmas or happy holidays Clint! Thank you for the awesome content you put out every year.

[@narunetto]

didn't expect a reference to Gary Ridgeway ever in an LGR video! I sometimes forget that anything related to him went national, especially since I live in the area where he did the killings. (Green River Valley)

[@toolthoughts]

what made it crash on the other four machines? did these guys also make an extreme watersports game?

[@Dragonfire511]

There is a sequel?! review it please xd and also. is there a category name for heavily advert games like this?

[@LGR]

One term I've heard is "advergame," but that applies to several styles of games based on brands.

[@Dragonfire511]

Ah y had heard that term but i forgot the name. thanks for the answer! i had few of those even on my psone

[@4cam8]

Not even kidding, I was playing Forza Horizon 3 with this video running in the background, and the moment you said the word "crashing" at the beginning, the damn game froze up and reset.

[@derpydashdjblazekin]

I'm surprised you didn't speak about extreme rock climbing when mentioning the other head games properties

[@LizardGenes]

This is one of those awkward Windows 95 Voodoo card whatchamacallits. Did you try running it through Glide Wrapper? I had similar problems with Klingon Honor Guard that the wrapper fixed nicely. Also, as a side note, have you played Head Games' Quake II expansion, Juggernaut?

[@ItsHyomoto]

I literally just watched a Jimquisition about poor quality control on Steam so your joke about putting in on Greenlight was an awesome bit of synchronicity. Additionally this made me realize his synopsis was wrong, store shelves used to stock this sort of garbage all the time. Strangely, software has always been somehow exempt from quality control. While it may not have sold a lot of copies, apparently it moved enough for them to stay in business and well, that trend is alive and well to this day.

[@DJB0X3R]

P.T. Barnum: There’s a sucker born every minute. Head Games: Hold our beer, we’ve got some ideas.

[@Rooh47]

this is easily one of the best LGR videos for that background cackling

[@fireglo450music]

Clint, I am a lifelong fan and I love your work. I beg of you, please give us a full review of Extreme Bullrider some day

[@ameliawright6947]

Now... Is this worse then Winter Race 3D ?

[@iambeyondall4378]

I really liked the Serious Sam First Encounter episode can you do the Second Encounter ?

[@LOLitsAnttipoeka]

This video reminded of a non-garbage winter sports game, Supreme Snowboarding! Any chance of getting a video of that game? Thanks for your great content and have a happy new year!

[@jimbo2revengeance]

Hello mister gaming reviewer sir, do you plan on covering the Command and conquer games sometime in the future? Because that would be an interesting video to watch indeed.

[@Ladderthief1]

Of course there's no AI characters. Every AI character that went to apply for this job took one look at the game and went "Um... I'll just apply to be in GTA. Sure I can die, but it won't kill my career."

[@elviswjr]

Wow, the game calls you a looser instead of cheering you on. That's a strange way of encouraging people to play their game.

[@md_vandenberg]

It was the way of the 90s. Coming down from the cocaine high of the 80s messed us up.

[@michaelfries1443]

do you have that wake boarding one?

[@acapulkojik2223]

Now if some one asks, me why i was trying to delete software to preserve human kind integrity, i can make a reference to this game.

[@delta1404]

Guys, what game has that "practice mooode" audio cue LGR likes to use? I know I've seen him do a video on it but I forgot what game it was.

[@AirknightTails]

Daniel De Villa Extreme Rock-Climbing

[@delta1404]

Sweet, thank you so much!

[@ThatRatGuy]

Snow Wave Avalanche had a prequel?!

[@LGR]

Of sorts. Will shed light soon, hehe.

[@17R3W]

7:21 You know what's all up in my trunk So don't ask me to pop it Once I get out to my cabin Then I'll finally unlock it This is if I was a Serial Killer and though I'm not But if I was I'd snap a photo once they died on the spot This is if I was a Serial Killer and though I'm not But if I was I'd know that I can't so I would never stop

[@VideoMatoran]

This was made by the SAME headgames that made one of my favorite games "GearHead Garage"? And they made crap? Mata-Frickin'-Nui protect us! I loved GearHead Garage! Except... it really didn't hold up due to compatibility problems with post-98 windows versions...

[@kidpresentable]

Holy shit those Altec speakers! I've had those for years, and I'm still using them on my current computer.

[@ALonelyWeeaboo]

What's the Practice mode sound from?

[@meWASHER]

Okay, but when do we get to see Extreme Bull Riding presented by Justin Boots? I NEED to see that one in action.

[@WeirdWonderful]

So if you with all your expertise and large amount of computers to pick from can't make this run propperly, how would people at the time get this to run ? Cause I don't get how they kept releasing games if they were as impossible to run at the time as they are now.

[@LGR]

There were several games from Head Games I couldn't get to work even back then. They just put out crap and didn't care. Head Games was only around for a year after this game before they were combined with a bunch of other shovelware companies and rebranded.

[@blackblob500]

Is this game like Jurassic Park: Trespasser in that it runs better on hardware not of the time it was released?

[@Tenzima]

Another excellent review, Clint.

[@LGR]

Thanks!

[@Tenzima]

Lazy Game Reviews You're welcome. Stay awesome, Clint :3

[@yellingkimber8829]

My family actually snowmobiled when I was growing up and ONLY bought Arctic Cat stuff. I think we owned everything advertised in the pro shop LOL.

[@BrokenCrayonStudios]

Keep up the awesome work, Clint!

[@bloodstaindew1888]

Oh, what the f***, a possible sequel to this video?! I can (*DO, REALLY DO*) dig it.