Need for Speed The Run's Terrible Wii Version

[@Pluvillion]

You get a bounty for..................... *_turning?????????_*

[@TheRealEncy]

*This Is Basically What Happend If Telltale Own EA, But Telltale Probally Will Do Much Better.*

[@Kaceydotme]

Every time I see this comment I giggle. Thank you

[@TheRealEncy]

@@Kaceydotme *What Is Your Favorite Need For Speed?*

[@Pluvillion]

@@Kaceydotme - you're welcome. I legitimately wasn't really expecting you to get a bounty after taking a hairpin and I almost lost it

[@pradhanasurya8004]

H E R O I C T U R N

[@mattc2306]

I honestly have a soft spot for The Run. Maybe it's just the spectacle but I've always liked the "action blockbuster" angle of games. And while The Run certainly has issues, it has some appeal. At least to me.

[@ArthurLopes39]

I too have a certain love for The Run, the over-the-top action reminiscent of its time surely has some appeal in one way or another, too bad the PC port was awful, definitely deserves a second chance in the form of a remaster.

[@AidGum]

The online multiplayer was pretty fun imo.

[@HonduranMegatron]

I thought the Run was decent as well It wasn’t an excellent game, I mean the game felt way too linear and short for a Need for Speed game and the customization was limited, but it makes up for that with just dumb popcorn movie fun That’s the charm to The Run, it’s just dumb fun for its action sequences(while illogical at times) are pretty badass to look at

[@MayonnaiseHellmanns]

it's one of my favorite racing games, it's not the kind you play for long periods of time but it's the one you come back to every so often

[@synth_storm5983]

The first nfs game i played was Hot Pursuit 2 , All the way to the newest game ( Nfs heat) But i really liked the run, it was really challenging and that made it fun for me. Not biased to the older games tho , i dont really have a favourite.

[@samz8691]

I like how they just cut the 3Ds mini-games and didn't even TRY to add them to the wii version, really shows how much they cared.

[@brziperiod]

Probably woulda been.... MOTION CONTROLS

[@elvatito777]

Yo literally the Wii has a sensor bar and they didn't bother 💀💀

[@NimbleSnek]

I like how they seemingly just forgot to give the cop cars flashing lights

[@dylanmorse]

It would have been so annoying cuz literally every race has cops/mafia

[@dantestriker7020]

its an emulator issue, I got the game and it has flashing lights

[@sebas87gamingncomedy06]

What are you talking about police cars have lightnings that's is a dolphin emulsror problem

[@diamondjebgold9906]

It’s not even the worse version…. They made it for 3ds too.

[@NoahSties]

The 3ds version was better from a controls standpoint... the poor graphics also felt a little bit more at home on a handheld.

[@alanmorales1500]

I see you in every nfs Game video lol hahaha

[@ressljs]

I honestly thought the Run looked really good on the Wii. The graphics could have used a little more contrast to make them sharper, but it was nice to see a racing game attempting a realistic look on the Wii rather than the cartoony graphics you'd normally get on the system.

[@legoclayface]

@@ressljs The GameCube NFS games look better than this lol

[@Flanvenus]

They could get more work on the graphics, they could make higher poly cars or add more effects Tho i enjoyed the 3ds version

[@Jw15918]

​@@Flanvenus same

[@Fabian-bl4ld]

oh no, i actually kinda liked the wii version, when i was a kid, although later on, i much preferred the 3ds version...

[@ErnestSheptalo]

OMG, I forgot there was a 3DS version. Thank you!

[@triggeredemoji298]

3ds is better than than wii because its portable

[@T0UGE.B0]

Aren’t they the exact same thing

[@triggeredemoji298]

@@T0UGE.B0 yeah, but one you can hold

[@flashrocket9158]

@@triggeredemoji298 And it plays better, because the quicktime actions use the touchscreen fairly well, including the mini games. Plus lets not forget the Music!

[@cameronnaidoo8564]

The Run is one of the best NFS games ever made. You need to appreciate the track design, physics, visual presentation and see that it is a culmination of pretty much everything the NFS series was going for

[@rylanprime6176]

Best NFS ever? Not even close. Enjoyable? Yes.

[@JudgeSim2]

the run was mostly highways. very boring. and at no point did i ever feel like i was in a race. just a long time trial

[@antrax607]

This game takes me back to original nfs (1,2,3, high stakes)

[@nova8747]

I've got to agree there, I've played pretty much every main NFS title and the only one I ever keep coming back to is The Run. Not to knock the other games, but I personally enjoy the straightforward linear story driven racing experience.

[@edgelord121]

Hot pursuit 2010 was better by a landslide

[@YashaAstora]

This video is fascinating to me, because it inspired me to buy the PC version of the Run and...I actually really damn like the game? Like it's really fun and has those old-school NFS vibes and you can mostly just eyeroll your way through the story. It's also hard as nails.

[@jammygamer8961]

hard as nails? Was you playing with a broken keyboard?

[@lord_vwphaeton1883]

It's still not as bad as NFSMW for the PSP or... *Shudders* ... The DS version

[@r0b3rt_959]

MW 5-10 ain't that bad. The GBA version is.

[@lord_vwphaeton1883]

@@r0b3rt_959 the GBA is actually pretty decent. 5-10, imo, was terrible. But can we agree on the fact that NFSMW for the DS is the worst of em all?

[@Kacpa2]

@@r0b3rt_959 MW 5-1-0 is horrible. It can only be fun in really short bursts. It has infuriating and idoticly designed gameplay regarding the police. You cant destroy them and there is no point to bother with escaping them after races. Rubberband and handling are quite bad.

[@Di3mondDud3]

5-1-0 is ok. For the first 5-10 blacklist racers. Then tell yourself you won and stop playing.

[@Starfire_Storm]

Ooof... 5-1-0.... That game is just awful in every way possible.

[@rezandi4624]

To be fair though, NFS Hot pursuit 2010 also features very open long stretch of highways, with most of them flat out at top speed. At least you have to dodge cops, drift in bends, and the roads are narrower.

[@will5459577]

When Firebrand closed one of their offices (Either Glasgow or Edinburgh, I can’t remember. Actually, they might’ve just been clearing old stock as, but this was a while ago now) I was responsible for dealing with their old PCs and Devkits. We’re talking PS2, Wii, DS, 3DS, PSP, as well as various test consoles. It was awesome, I was basically allowed to mess around with their old equipment and dig around in them. I remember finding files for Fast and Furious Showdown on a hard drive, I wiped it. I mean, the games were all trash, but the hardware was cool to play with

[@jammygamer8961]

should of kept it and sold it if you was able too.

[@JCBOiii]

0:22 that's kind of the point of the game. The NFS series couldn't just go on with their standard formula, it was sucked dry, so they had to experiment. Prostreet was a success, and it proved that "different" still could be good

[@DD-bv9jl]

Prostreet on the wii is my favourite racing game ever

[@13mastermdt]

@@DD-bv9jl I have a huge soft spot for that game too. Was my first NFS and it was on the Wii lol. I play the 360 version from time to time as well

[@Under10Hours]

[restaurant] Waiter: Here's your peanut butter and jelly on white bread sir. Firebrand gameplay head: I said I wanted the peanut butter and jelly ON THE SIDE

[@MidnightMan04]

Throughout this entire video, I was just thinking "There's a Wii version?"

[@AJLethal]

tbh, the 3DS/Wii version of the game would have been dangerously close to be as good as the HD versions of the game if it had better level design and eased off on QTEs; the story was better than the HD versions IMO, the core driving mechanics are decent, the classic NFS remixes were bangers and the chases were damn fun.

[@ZeroKnight95]

I've spent way too much time on the 3DS version, and not in a good way. I was desperate for a portable Need for Speed game, and the 3DS version of the Run was all I had at the time. My only reason for going back to the game would be for nostalgic purposes, but even so, I would have to be EXTREMELY bored to even think about going back to it. Also, I actually really love Mick Gordon's remixes of the 90s Need for Speed songs, but I hate how they're exclusive to the lesser versions of Need for Speed: The Run. They should've been in the HD versions as well. (or better yet, should've been in a better Need for Speed game)

[@julioprado7676]

The fact that you cover wierd versions/ports of games makes your channel so good, keep it up!

[@MisterSouji]

So the Wii was an upgraded gamecube. NFS Most Wanted and Carbon worked fine on the Gamecube. Theres no reason that EA couldnt have just made Wii/PS2 exclusive NFS games that looked good and released alongside the HD versions. Why not have a NFS Nitro 2 and 3, instead of a jank version of a jank NFS game.

[@Under10Hours]

I really liked the line "Need for Speed: The Run for Wii gives me a whole lot of need because it underdelivers on the speed."

[@junglerider165]

That NFS soundtrack remixes deserves to be in a better place tbh, like the 2010 reboot of Hot Pursuit

[@batmangovno]

I'm amazed you haven't mentioned that remixed old NFS songs were made by Mick Gordon, hell you even put a screenshot of the YT video that has him in the name.

[@ludicrousfool7953]

I find it telling how the part about the development of this version and how Need for Speed games compared on different hardware was more interesting than when speaking about the game itself.

[@ThreeProphets]

When you revealed the 3DS twist, I just started gradually bursting into maniacal laughter

[@DavidMiller-kv4we]

Watching this in 2024? I just NOW discovered this was "ported" to ANYTHING Nintendo of the time. The 3DS I can kind of understand. But the Wii???

[@LotsOfToubleUsuallySerious]

This game is the reason i noticed the effects of nostalgia when discussing a game. I mean, who would like this game without having created ""good memories"" with it? Sometimes when i feel bad i just boot up this exact Wii port of The Run, put in the last race to New York, hear the soundtrack and race through a six-lane highway again, just to remember those simple times when i accepted everything because i just wanted to break the monotony of the real life, and this happened again and again, speciaply during this f*cking pandemic. When i start playing a crappy game to feel happy for no reason, i notice there's something wrong here, and this is the effect of nostalgia. Even if the game isn't good, you like it because you liked the simpler times of your infancy

[@elvatito777]

You are so damn right man, I totally agree.

[@alepepperoni2563]

"Omg an 8 lane highway" lmao

[@TrinityDusk]

Theres a wii version?!

[@tomrkn]

I vaguely remember receiving this game as a gift and playing it for what felt like 5 hours before deciding that it was fake. The box had the official cover art but the game consisted of me driving in a straight line on a highway escaping from black cars, which apparently were indestructible and and after a certain time passed they just crashed into you to make you lose and start over.

[@LotusEnduroGT]

Still can't get over the fact that the guy who remixed the classic NFS songs in this version of The Run (and did the stellar freeroam music from World) eventually went on to make the iconic soundtrack of Doom and Doom Eternal.

[@strikerecho2592]

What!?

[@junglerider165]

@@strikerecho2592 Prolly he refers to Mick Gordon

[@strikerecho2592]

@@junglerider165 I know that. I’m just shocked that Mick Gordon did the music for this game.

[@guacsauce]

i’m glad you did a video on this bc at some point i believe the wii port was just a fever dream

[@paulwalschburger4219]

Oh the nostalgia with the NFS Porsche Music...

[@Fuuntag]

Good video, I appreciated your deep but concise dive into the development. Interesting how the 3DS has programmable shader effects but these don’t carry over to the Wii which was fully capable of these.

[@blakedmc1989RaveHD]

heck i would like for NFS to go back to its original 1994-2002 roots of NFS again, i'm tired of bein stuck in tha city on every game from Underground and above give me my 2-lane country backroads with long straightaways again

[@spongebobfan78]

At least there's Hot Pursuit Remastered for now.

[@blakedmc1989RaveHD]

@@spongebobfan78 it's just not tha same as 1994-2002 NFS -_-

[@possibly_ben]

i hope they'll remaster hp2 since it's the latest of the original formula (not counting hp 2010), y'know, why not also throw nfs 3: hp in there, it's a hot pursuit collection

[@blakedmc1989RaveHD]

@@possibly_ben NFS 3 was tha original Hot Pursuit tho

[@possibly_ben]

@@blakedmc1989RaveHD i know

[@Polo-gk4xr]

I always felt warm when I heard NFS The Run. To me, that wii version was perfect because it was my childhood. The comic strips to replace cutscenes made summer cool nights felt comfortable. However, when I searched it up, I found out there was a pc version. This whole time I was like "There was a pc version???" 5:18 was one of the hardest missions along with 5:25

[@mcflurryXD96]

What game is the music at 9:13 from? Porsche Unleashed? I know I've heard it before.

[@voidraker1736]

oh gosh, i remember being so pumped for this game and getting crushed when i saw how much better the other consoles had it

[@HalfDuck]

Those 90's remixes were the highlight of the game for me

[@BaronKube]

And then there’s me who got 100% completion

[@jcdenton4902]

i had alot of fun playing this on the wii becuase my ps3 broke and couldnt play the original version

[@elvatito777]

Bro I have a storytime with this game: My parents bought a Wii for Christmas in 2011, it was the Wii version with MKWii. Anyway, months later my brother came and talk about this nfs the run on the Wii, but the thing is that my brother know that the Wii version was not the same. We decided to rent the Wii version in a blockbuster that was a couple of blocks of my house. And wtf we liked the game so much that we also bought the game after. So good memories. Then i discovered the other versions (incluiding the 3DS version). I literally was so young and I enjoyed so much this game.

[@TajmirTheRandomFan]

Firebrand Game was a big chunk of my childhood as I enjoyed thier DS version of Need For Speed Nitro, I later tried out thier wii games like Hot Wheels Track Attack, and I somehow enjoyed thier DS version of Undercover.

[@fernandoapikachu2427]

7:18 about that quote,nascar unleashed which is made by the same people as the Tun on wii/3ds.The Xbox 360,wii and 3ds versions are the same except in the 3ds which has a different menu style.

[@mindofmyown333]

That Porsche Unleashed music at the end though. So good

[@TheAnimationEz]

THANK YOU !!! SIR from the beginning you spoke the truth! thank you, cause I remember people bashed this game when it was launched after many years they suddenly start to like it, so i played it again after all those years and I still didn't like it, the handling was like steering a boat and thank you for answering my question

[@Kaceydotme]

*ma'am but I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@HeroManNick132]

Just to say you just use the wrong camera. Of course using third person view it will be wobbly so the solution is hood view. And you'll say the same thing about GTA IV's physics? Ironically these games have better weight ballance than the recent games. Take an example NFS Payback/Heat and GTA V and you'll how there is almost no weight balance.

[@TheAnimationEz]

@Simpop yes and a golf handles like a yacht cause it's extremely heavy

[@JeremyBX]

Mii: why tf arent we getting any NfS games for Nintendo Switch? Need For Speed The Run for the Nintendo Wii Console: “‘Nintendo?’ Haven’t heard that name in years [visible fear]”

[@ckvideo]

Gotta say, when I played it on the wii back in the day, I never had a 360.. but far as I remember, it was a really fun game.. great car sounds as well

[@JulianBo188]

Lmao I didn't think you were actually going to respond

[@aminemokhtari128]

NFS The Run is the original battle royale game

[@gizmoknow-how2022]

5:04 this was my biggest problem with the game when i was a 10 year old. Graphics were fine, gameplay was overtly assisted.

[@nicolasgoncalvespereira655]

I think The Run is one of the most creative and best NFS.

[@bashdash4]

For me this was a good purchase for $15 used on the 3DS. I appreciate you taking the time to play what’s essentially a barebones handheld/mobile game on a full home console for content haha

[@Asvp_Chamoy]

This game on the 3ds was my childhood

[@xNeonhartx]

I remember getting this game as a kid (I thought it was just a port of the PS3/360 version but with all the violence removed/censored becasue it was a 7 instead of an 18 lol) and found it pretty easy except for one time trial race in the challenge series. There was a 0.1 second difference between Bronze, Silver and Gold and I could barely get bronze with a Camaro, which is the best car in the class, why the devs decided to put it in the game I'll have no idea.

[@syrexio]

I think undercover is the worst mainline game of the black box era, since it can barely seem to run functionally and the story is structured somewhat poorly. The Run seems to at least run, even though it's way too short.

[@syrexio]

But yeah, this port sucks so bad, it shouldn't even be called the run. It looks more like a rip-off.

[@brawler5760]

I actually think Undercover is the worst in general, on par with NFS 2015.

[@syrexio]

@@brawler5760 I find 2015 alright, and surprisingly, I return to it pretty frequently. Maybe it's because it was my first nfs and I played it on PS4 when it was relatively stable, but I have a soft spot for it. If you wanna talk about the worst modern nfs, I point to payback, which infuriates me.

[@syrexio]

@Streamliner Game was buggy on release, story is corny as all hell, police are very weak.

[@patrick280zx]

I have both The Run for 3DS and Wii and the PS3. I really enjoy playing the 3DS version because it's handheld and you can bring it places and on road trips. The car's are also cool in the game too.

[@kenstermcnine071]

NFS The Run isn't the only game to be ported from the 3DS to the Wii. Transformers Dark Of The Moon Stealth Force Edition was ported from 3DS to the Wii

[@kenstermcnine071]

Oh and The Amazing Spider Man

[@MedusaFXX]

best thing is the steveMRE1989 reference lol

[@n2ogames2022]

the soundtrack of this version is better and I can prove it, I'll even list the best songs: The unknown - Ready Aim Fire Trial Kennedy - Best of Tomorrow Wolfmen - Better days Tim Myers - Life's a Party Branden Daniel - Mor Yay The Lovemakers - All together The Postelles - Sound The Alarms

[@MKIIVII]

I loved run. I played it on xbox 360 in 2012 and to this day it's still one of my favourite nfs games

[@thatguy-yn5ge]

I honestly love the run wii. I remember Christmas of 2011 running down to my wii and putting in the game that i just unwrapped. I didn't care that the game just kept crashing. When it did work, I played that game for maybe two days straight. It has a very special place in my heart.

[@St_Rizla]

5:18 what's the music?

[@Kaceydotme]

NFS Porsche Unleashed menu music kzbin.info/www/bejne/faLSaY1tmdJlmJI

[@Trinket_Master]

Ya man I think you're opinion is extremely harsh, this game on the 360 was one of the best nfs games they made, I'd only put most wanted original and carbon above it but it's amazing. It's got amazing visuals for the time, remember when I got it my uncle thought it was a video not a game, that blew my mind back then. The cars genuinely control beautifully and physics are on par, way better then let's say, Rivals. The story is meh I admit but it's enjoyable. Police are so godamn fun to go against and honest just the race design and the set pieces are so tight because of the linear nature, they're so detailed and full of spectacular views and variety, I adore this game

[@omerashraf9357]

Hey kacey i have a question for you mate ? what do you think about the nfs hot pursuit remaster and why wasnt the game released on ps2 ???????

[@jvccr7533]

I thought it was pretty funny that the video buffered for half a minute right before the quicktime hairpin stuff. That entire segment before and after sounds so depressing, even for NFS standards.

[@Ji99i3]

Freaking loved the run for a short unique sprint experience. The cars handle really nicely imo and the speed is great. I played it on PS3 and really can't say it enough I love the run.

[@ianism3]

the low point of NFS black box games? nah, Undercover is way, waaaay worse imo

[@phcookie.t]

This game was my childhood, used to grind the 3DS missions all the time. I remember constantly restarting the Las Vegas level to get a specific song to play. It's interesting knowing that this game was buggy, cause I played this game for what felt like 100s of hours without running into a single glitch, guess it must just be the Wii version.

[@soorajezio]

As from Game engine perspective, NFS Run is beautiful.

[@justinhermann9584]

The Run one of my favorites. The graphics 10/10, sets 10/10, car design 10/10, simple appealing story that matches the point of the game.

1:13 id like to know the game title, its not everyday you see a toyota van in a racing game

[@starshape6650]

7:10 Is it just me or does the 3DS version look much better graphically? (except for resolution)

[@HeroManNick132]

It is.

[@kylescheffler8483]

I have the 3DS version of The Run. I've played it several times.

[@AlphaDalpha283]

Remember getting this game on Christmas a Lot of years ago..🙂

[@Marsl1999]

I waited so long for this video because I considered to buy this for my wii at the time. but the game looked like a alpha game when I looked up the gameplay.

[@lpfan4491]

So they made a game for a 8th generation handheld and then made a slightly enhanced port to a 7th gen home console. That is so unbelievably cursed. I would say it makes sense, but then again, relatively accurate 3DS conversions of Wiiu games also somehow exist, so I am just left confused at such a Nintendo hardware-moment.

[@father042]

You should check out the Wii version of Driver San Francisco, that was also a crappy port

[@3kingz961]

I loved this game as a kid.. I was 10-11 then. Looking back now.... ehhhh. I'd rather keep the memories

[@vv09]

i didn't have a ps3, xbox or a good pc at the time so The Run's wii version was all i had. didn't even know it was that bad and i genuinely enjoyed it.

[@Dseraph1808]

Great content keep this up mate been here since 5k

[@yondabigman4668]

I honestly loved the Wii version.

[@father042]

Funny how they just skipped NFS Shift when making games for the Wii and instead made Nitro I wonder what the port of that one would have looked like

[@KoolKeithProductions]

Plot twist: *All the versions of this game are bad*

[@LunarNobis]

I wouldn’t say The Run is absolutely terrible, but definitely has lots of flaws, and a very lackluster story, but for me The Run is a bit of an underrated gem though. Can’t speak for the Wii version though

[@nikolasgunadi765]

"Life's a party, come and celebratee!"

[@Kaceydotme]

PLEASE NO MORE

[@Daniel_15293]

I was playing this as a kid on the wii when it came out and i thought this was a good game. 😶

[@Jolly-Green-Steve]

2:39 What game is this driving the Ferrari?

[@Kaceydotme]

Test Drive Ferrari Racing Legends

[@dgxxtreme]

5:03 THIS CRASH WAS BETTER THAN ALL THE CAR CRASHES FROM NFS THE RUN ON PS3!! DUDE THIS GAME IS AWESOME!!! 💯🔥💯

[@Rion1tv]

There are a couple of other games where the 3DS and Wii versions are the same that I can think of. Transformers: Dark Of The Moon and the Sega Marvel games (Thor and Capt. America) were ports

[@Nyan-Kun]

So the Wii version is just a straight porting from the 3DS version? Now everything makes sense now. Thanks for the review. I really looked forward to it.

[@j-leeofficial540]

1:14 What game is it

[@Kaceydotme]

GT Pro Series / GT Cube

[@Nisox]

Strongly disagree with this opinion. I think both versions for the pc and the wii are really good fun games with a kick ass soundtrack

[@Leon-ldv26]

as i finished the first race i started to cry. bad memory of my childhood

[@guestc142]

2:46 When I saw that game, I immediately felt happy that it is known as a game today.

[@vahlok1426]

Only other game I can think of that was the exact same on a handheld as on the main console was a Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles game that came out for the original DS and the Wii. Now, the excuse was actually pretty cool if you ask me. The two platforms could play alongside each other both local by syncing DSs to a Wii copy, or over the internet. Since the games were identical, with just the Wii version being higher resolution, you could also transfer save data over to or from either version too. My friends and I used to play it a bunch back in the day. This game just sucks though, so yeah.

[@Veloci170702]

this game was elite on the 3ds back in the day, the only other racing game u could play was mario kart and that was for the average consumer, ps incase nobody could unlock the aventador, you need to get 10 streetpasses with another dude and then beat 10 more times to unlock it, found it out when my brother tried to swap it. great game :')

[@sh1bes]

funny how i beat the story in 1 sitting

[@Bahraini_Carguy]

Can i ask a question for you to answer in your future video? What got you into Racing games in the first place?

[@LUQIMAAN216]

I very much disagree with you that The Run was a bad game. I absolutely loved the game. It had a short but sweet story that was full of action. The gameplay was gripping and the music kept you on edge. The levels may have been linear but they were detailed and we'll thought out. Although quick time events aren't ideal, they did help push the story in between segments. I think that The Run was the last good Need for Speed game. I respect your opinion of the game but I highly disagree with it. I guess we both have different tastes, which is fine.

[@黒キツネ-九零二一零]

The driving aspect, in my opinion, is ass clinchingly hard. The time trials are always at the skin of the teeth, the cars , including hypercars, handles like a dump truck, and you go 20-25 mph on every turn.

[@isaacfields7923]

7:16 Transformers Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition and Transformers Prime: the Game Don't ask me how I know that...