The History of Narc - Arcade Console documentary

The history of the Innovative violent shooter by Williams.
Special thanks to Eugene Jarvis and Mark Loffredo For answering my questions.
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[@S4ns]

The amount of casualness that the "Your mom" joke, expertly placed in the middle of a video game review. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, why thank you

[@dwtdwtdwt]

I remember the day I saw this game at the arcade. I was blown away as a 10-year-old. I also recall thinking this was way too violent and "adult" for me to be watching, let alone playing. But I played anyway, of course. Narc really paved the way for games like "MK", "Pit Fighter", and "Crime Fighters"- all super violent games that were unlike anything else in the arcade.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, it really was a trailblazer

[@Marzimus]

Galloping Ghost in Chicago has it, for those interested.. 😅

[@kshinokevin]

"Street Fighter" vs. "Mortal Kombat" (violence in video games; would this cause children/teens to commit crimes IRL ? I don't think so.; "Smash TV" arcade game: the concept has to be from the Ahnold movie, "The Running Man (1987)". a game like "Carmageddon," "Castle Wolfenstein," Doom," or "Duke Nuke'm"was a predecessor to RockStar Games "Grand Theft Auto (GTA)" video game series. on the NARC game... I just remembered the "Just Say No (to drugs)" Nancy Reagan commercial; the eggs in a frying pan commercial ("This is your brain on drugs. Any questions ?"); the D.A.R.E program. "Crime Wave (1990)" was similar to "Mean Streets (1989: featuring private detective Tex Murphy)" (access software inc.)

[@Marzimus]

Dare to compare!

[@charlesajones77]

At the time, I thought this was the most impressive looking game I'd ever seen, save maybe for Dragon's Lair.

[@Roger-fs5yo]

Seeing a new Patman video makes me a happy little viewer😁

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

What a nice thing to say, thank you

[@kevinkingslayer2450]

Me too!!😏🇹🇹

[@TWMAD]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I'll never understand this game. What is Mr. Big? Is he just a head? Is he a space alien or a mutant? What's with the tongues being used as projectiles? This game CRACKS me up. I can never play it with a straight face, lolz. 19:30 This is a grow house for marijuana & it's dangerous as all hell if it catches fire meanwhile you have good ol' Sgt. Skyhigh just running around like a maniac trigger happy with his flamethrower. This game is nuts. Great stuff, Pat. Always love your videos & the thoroughness you get.

[@NEStalgia1985]

Come on out to PAX east I gotta brand new motorhome you can call home for the weekend

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

They never really say. There is a whole lot of back story to the game@@TWMAD

[@1984Brandon]

I never knew that Eugene Jarvis guy had lost people to drugs, makes sense that this game was made for personal reasons. For some reason I have memories of a remake of NARC from like 2005 I'm glad you were able to fill in the blanks for me.

[@alucard624]

I remember playing that remake on Xbox and frankly it wasnt that great and was totally the opposite of the original game in regards to drugs. Soundtrack was good though.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The remake was very good which is why I didn't show much of it :-)

[@theodorehsu5023]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries It wasn't bad, but others ragged on it being inspired by GTA. The big temptations were to avoiding using drugs so you wouldn't get addicted (they would boost your fight abilities, but you would need either more of a particular drug or methadone later) or try to sell what you took off crooks and punks for cash. Often you could stop robbers or other pushers for cash, weapons or drugs. Depositing drugs at the police station improves your standing; use or criminal action demoted you to uniform cop, or worse, bum. But the better you improve your standing, the more you get "cleaned up."

[@SanithDemil]

Thanks, Pat, for the great review. I loved NARC as a kid. I would always go around saying "You're Busted" when I'd play outside.

[@NYKgjl10]

NARC was part of my life like crazy. My older sister use to work at Pizza Hut and at the main lobby, NARC was there and brother, It blew me away from syringes references, action non stop and a little bit in between, I forgot all about the pizza and play the hell out of it. I will go to a convention someday and hopefully, I see you PatmanQC. Preach on brother!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks buddy. Yes, the rocket launcher and flying limbs drew me in as well

[@mattb9664]

I think Narc helped contribute to me thinking that drugs just make you go crazy and bezerk back when I was a kid. Guess it did a good job at keeping me away from them!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Well then mission accomplished LOL

[@YTKeepsDeletingAllMyComments]

I think Narc helped contribute to me thinking that it's OK to violently kill people, as long as they are crazy druggies.

[@Nitrous2OH]

"She was portrayed by your mom" I fell out lmao! Instant thumbs up for that comment and coverage of this fun crazy game.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL thanks buddy

[@jordanzinser8248]

I asked my mom about this and she said she has no idea what i'm talking about. I'm calling bullshit.

[@Umqualquerporra]

@@jordanzinser8248 It was the 80s, man. She's probably not lying.

[@aegisofhonor]

this was once a very common arcade game at most arcades (at one time, there were at least 3 possibly 4 in m town alone) these have become super rare in working "original" condition is very rare. The weak point is the monitor, the game requires a special "medium-res" monitor that is incredibly rare and only a small number of mostly much less common arcade games actually used this sort of "medium-res" monitor and using the incorrect resolution CRT will make the game not appear correctly (though using certain types of newer LCDs will often work fine due to their variable resolution). Most restorations of NARC are forced to use modern LCDs as replacing the monitor with a working and correct resolution CRT is almost impossible now-a-days.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, I read about the medium resolution monitor but didn't realize how rare they were. Thanks for the info

[@paulpetroleum]

Always get excited when I see a new PATMANQC video has been uploaded. Found the channel about a year ago when I was dealing with radiotherapy treatment. Went through the entire back catalogue of videos and they got me through some tough times. Just wanted to say thank you for the content. And I'm hoping to be able to afford to become a Patreon supporter soon. Keep up this fantastic work ❤️

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That's nice of you to say. Sorry to hear about that. Glad my content can help you out. I go to dialysis three days a week as well and it's not a whole lot of fun just sitting there. If you ever want to chat drop me a line. Thanks

[@SanjaySingh-oh7hv]

Thank you for this incredible documentary. I loved NARC so much when it first came out. I played it until I was expert enough to finish the game on one quarter. Your video game history videos just the most amazing videos to watch for those of us who remember the original arcade games. Being able to see the concepts and people behind their development gives us insights into legends like Eugene Jarvis that we would otherwise never know. Thank you so very much for the efforts you have gone to. The only question I have now is: who was the actor that played Dr. Spike Rush? He was absolutely bad ass.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks so much. I really appreciate that. According to Eugene Jarvis aside from kinky pinky who was played by Jack Haeger and Mark loffredo portray Mr. big everyone else were played by actors

[@Mrx35ful]

I love how they take violet games and movies and turn it into kids cartoon shows. Narc characters into The Power team and The Toxic Avenger into the Toxic Crusader.

[@swampdonkey4919]

And Robocop!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I agree

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The turtles comic book was very violent and adapted into a kids cartoon as well

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Good call

[@Marzimus]

Toxic Avenger is the definition of PG. 😂

[@LordLOC]

Man, I put SO many quarters into this coin op it isn't even funny to even think about. And the worst part, I remember in my local arcade at the time, Narc was right next to a Mercs machine and a WWF Wrestlemania machine. Talk about dumping money out lol

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That sounds like me, I dumped so many quarters and all three of those games

[@pedrojsamarripa]

Eugene’s nightclub pointed out in this video is actually the Fireside Bowl, bowling alley in Chicago Illinois. Located at 2648 West Fullerton Ave. A few minutes drive away is 3401 North California, where work on some Midway games was done. Motion capture work for the original Mortal Kombat was done here. Also, the building is seen in footage of Brett The Hitman Hart entering to do motion capture for a video game. This was a Midway facility until the 2000’s. It is currently occupied by a company that makes video gambling machines. Nether Realm Studios (which is the current studio responsible for creating Mortal Kombat) is now located just a few blocks away at 2650a W Bradley Pl, Chicago, IL.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

You know, it's a little facts and details like this I absolutely love. Where were you five days ago when I was writing the script? LOL. That is very cool, so thanks for sharing.

[@dethfactor]

Nice little fun fact. I never recognized Fireside in Narc after being there countless times for shows. There was a locally famous hotdog stand across the street from the old Midway offices I used to frequent for lunch and run into Midway employees before it turned into WMS Games.

[@pedrojsamarripa]

⁠@@dethfactorYes. Hot Doug’s. One of my friends worked on the Sub Zero game there. I saw some shows at the Fireside in the 90’s/00’s before they fixed it up and got it up and running again. Then another friend had a beer league there and I rolled for one season there. I drive by there a couple times a month now when I’m working so I recognized it right away.

[@pedrojsamarripa]

@@dethfactoroooo. Another thing…I was watching a video on the Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield and the guy that owns it was saying they did an anniversary event there where they got a bunch of programmers and motion capture actors and whomever. He said that one of the people gave him a level they left out of the game because it kept crashing the game. They left it out, but he completed it later and brought the chip to the arcade owner. So they have it. I don’t know if they installed it or not, he didn’t say or I don’t remember it right now. That’s what brought me to this video. Apparently you fly a helicopter in it!

[@dethfactor]

@@pedrojsamarripa yep I know about this. I know Doc ( the owner ) personally and have donated games to the Ghost. I’ve seen the lost level in person, it’s funny when it crashes the board. It’d neat if someone finished it.

[@theodorehsu5023]

From some of the playthroughs I've seen, 50 is the limit of busts on a level. Once you get to 50, then you just blast everyone else otherwise (Joe Rockhead, Kinky Pinky and Sgt. Skyhigh are "must blast" enemies). 50 gets you to "two and a half men" (two extra lives and halfway to a third), so the more lives you can rack up before facing Mr. Big the better. Kinky Pinky is like the "Lander" from "Defender" kidnapping innocents; you must blow away Kinky before he gets the victim away to his porn empire. (It's also fun on "the bridge" to run down Kinky with the Porsche or the pushers.)

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks for the info

[@donlupejkis3121]

Another enjoyable video. Ya gotta love the sense of humor, and appreciate all the work behind all of these videos!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Glad you enjoyed it, I really appreciate the kind words

[@eddylex4921]

Supposedly at the Galloping Ghost Arcade theres a prototype version of NARC that was given to the owner by Eugene Jarvis himself. The game features a extra bonus stage that was cut out of the final version of the game where you take control of a helicopter. This version is also not on MAME.

[@dreamlandnightmare]

Those graphics remain impressive to this day. Can't imagine what it was like, seeing this in 1988.

[@ChickenMcThiccken]

bad ass. playing the arcade in real life was always an enjoynment

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The graphics Were excellent, they hold up especially well even now

[@AMeNz0r631]

All the love from Toronto dude! I wish I could go to the convention state side but I'm glad you're getting the love you deserve!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot buddy, I appreciatte that

[@bcb147]

Another incredible deep dive on the history of an arcade classic! Absolute love watching your vids and learning more about this awesome industry. Great work PatMan!

[@6sKi6z6]

I only played Narc a handful of times in my local arcade as a kid. But I rented the crap out of it from 7-11. I once had a near perfect run and made it to the last stage, but then got clobbered. I’ve still never been able to beat it. Darn you, Mr. Big!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That's too bad, at least now you can try it with emulation

[@DrJuice1]

NARC always stood out in the arcade too. It drew you in with the black cabinet but also the violence and the real-life message about drugs. I was a kid in the 80s, so I got hit hard with anti-drug PSAs and tv specials. My school also had D.A.R.E. So when I would go to the arcade, the impression I got from NARC was "whoa 😲 This game is serious" LOL

[@domicius]

Props on the "your mum" joke. Well played, sir.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL thanks

[@ironhell813]

I found it immature.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

@@ironhell813 Thanks so much

[@johnpaulgleason7929]

Great doc :) and dammmmn it still looks nice that arcade version! It blew me away on a school trip from the UK to France on a ferry across the water, and they had a NARC arcade machine rocking in the sea! What a sight in 1989 for my 12 year old brain to see, mind blowing graphics and sound. Digitized games were just beautiful, knowing they were real actors just wowsers..... shame the style isn't used more these days.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks buddy. Digitized games were beautiful when they were done properly. This one still looks great today and plays just as good.

[@RetroRalph]

This video is great! I love NARC and you shared some history that I was unaware of, very well done and super entertaining to watch. ✊🏼 Only thing I’m surprised you didn’t mention is the lost level that is featured at Galloping Ghost. It’s never been rom dumped so it’s the only place you can play it, Kinda cool.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Well that is some new info. Considering the amount of research I did on this I'm surprised I didn't run across It. I even found narc developer day at galloping ghost with lots of pictures and saw the picture of Doc holding the arcade board but didn't realize that's what was. Dang it. I'm going to galloping ghost next month so I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the nice words

[@andypayne2743]

I used to love Narc in the arcade. Played with a friend and we put so much money into this. Also, never knew Eugene Jarvis was behind Narc. Great video.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a ton

[@andypayne2743]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentarieslove your channel!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the content

[@stephenthomas1492]

Such a GREAT, thorough presentation! The joke about MY MOM had me literally laugh out loud and earned me as a new subscriber!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Mission accomplished LOL Thanks a lot. Hope you enjoy the rest of the content

[@BURRITO44]

Awesome video !! Love of all your History of s !! Love your humor too !!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks so much!

[@jaynukem1929]

There was a style and attitude of the 80"s that just cannot be duplicated in both it's games and movies. I remember 1st seeing NARC in an arcade at a Horse Racing track as a young kid and it blew my mind.

[@davideselvi3906]

Another happy little day thanks to the Patman!! Here's some ideas for the next documentary: - Captain Commando - Cadillacs and Dinosaurs - T2 The Arcade Game

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I've already done documentaries on those. Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed the content

[@barryklinedinst6233]

These are some of the very best videogame videos made. He knows his stuff

[@earthstick]

I remember this game in the arcades. The Pixies did a song called 'Theme from Narc' I got this notion from somewhere that the song was written for the game.

[@RobertCatiller67]

I love the Pixies track "Theme from Narc". Frank Black was actually playing Narc on the NES of all things while on tour and was inspired to record that track.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, I mentioned it briefly the video

[@exidy-yt]

Excellent! a Patman video is always great to see, but it's even sweeter when it's covering one of my favourite arcade stress-relievers of all time in NARC! Not only was the gameplay an addicting and fun update of the venerable side-scrolling blaster with violence at a whole new level, the AUDIO! My ghod, some of the best sample work of the era was done in this game. I'd try my best to make the high score list JUST to hear that amazing closing song. "Oh no the narcs, mang! oh no no no no no the narcs mang!" Absolute gold. The only thing to hold against it was kind of unfair because it's exactly as designed: a total quarter muncher. This game is HARD, Hard as the rigid shaft of Satan himself. Even the tactic of ducking shots only gets you so far, so you better farm up all the busts for extra men you can on the first couple of levels because that's the last freebies you're gonna see in this monster unless you set it to cheat mode. Great video as always Patman! I didn't even know there WAS a European release for the Amstrad and the ancient Speccy, but the Spectrum version actually looks great for that machine even if it is likely unplayably slow. Thanks for the thorough coverage and giving Eugene Jarvis the props he deserves!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I couldn't have said it better. That is why I had to include the actual theme both from the arcade machine as well as the fantastic Amiga version. There were only a few games back in the day that I liked their soundtracks so much that I put them on cassette tape and Narc along with streetfighter 2 Were pretty much the only ones.. The spectrum is really good although a bit on the slow side. Graphics are very detailed. The 64 version plays really good with fantastic audio

[@keyoteamendelbar8742]

I saw an episode of Adam Ruins Everything, which explains that the drug war was actually a predigest war and a waste of time, money, and energy.

[@Dread_Pirate_Homesteader]

ADAM is a useless troll

[@STR82DVD]

My morning just got better. Thanks lad.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Glad to hear it, Thanks buddy

[@nathanjones1008]

I remember seeing pictures of NARC in magazines at the time it came out,and I thought it was the best looking most badass (it was the 80's) game I'd ever seen..still looks good today.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It really does, it still looks fantastic

[@tripdefect87]

I remember playing this on Midway Arcade Treasures 2 for the Gamecube and being blown away by how crisp the graphics were for the time. Very violent, yet satisfying gameplay too

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely, the graphics were extremely detailed

[@backpackingtony1779]

There is something every ironic watching a video on an anti drug game while smoking my morning joint! I’m glad I did!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@midnightkitty8172]

Thank goodness for you, Patman. Right now on KZbin there is content that makes you feel really low*. ( *Seriously, what on Earth is going on?? ) THEN I saw you just posted a new video, and I feel better right away! 😸 Oh, I remember this one all right, I immediately started pumping quarters into it faster than my character was shooting on the screen! It was fast, it was loud, and you got to blow away bad guys by the dozen! The Gaming Convention looks like an absolute blast, incidentally I'm going to see the Vocaloid 'Hatsune Miku' at the time of the convention. Thanks again for all the hard work, editing and such, I know it isn't easy; I once made a Visual Novel and it took me over 2 months.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

If you ever need to chat feel free to drop me a line. I'm glad my silly little videos can help you feel better.

[@BlackArroToons]

Nice review of this tough action side action game NARC, Patman. I tried getting through the arcade game but only got about halfway as it's a quarter muncher with the high difficulty. Thanks for covering this unique game and it's ports! Enjoy the Games show Expo Convention too.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Oh yes, that's the way most of those Williams games were. Thank you for watching

[@DanielSalas-zk6xb]

NARC , finally!!! I remember playing this at Aladdin's castle at the Joliet Louis Mall. True Classic

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes it is, it was definitely 1/4 muncher but still a lot of ffun

[@KBXband]

I've only ever played the NES version I own the arcade version in the Midway collection and I haven't played it yet. But now that I remember it this is one of my favorite games

[@marcludwick512]

As good as Super Smash TV was on the SNES, I always wished in the early days of the console they would have ported this game. Super Narc would have been awesome!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I think it would've turned out wellOn the system

[@forcedfeedbackclassicgamer5499]

Always surprised there wasn't ever a Sega Genesis port of NARC. A TG16 port could've been fun, too.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The narc arcade game was released just a bit too early to get released on the 16-bit consoles. I think they could've done a pretty good job with it

[@YTKeepsDeletingAllMyComments]

​@@PatmanQC-Arcade-DocumentariesI disagree. The Genesis came to America in 1989 and got plenty of ports from the Arcades in like 1990, 1991 and 1992. Like I know Ghouls and Ghosts came to the Genesis in 1991. I don't think the Genesis (or the TG16) was on many American developers minds until Sonic and the system exploded in sales. After that you saw a lot more developers making games for the system.

[@theodorehsu5023]

Jack Forzinski was voiced by Michael Madsen and Marcus Hill by Bill Bellamy for the 2005 "Narc." Ron Perlman was their boss in the US, while "Inspector Lao" was voiced by James Hong, who did "Big Trouble in Little China" as the main villain, and for the 2000s, the adopted father of Po in the "Kung Fu Panda" movies.

[@justinleland7461]

Hi Patman! Love your videos! Get well soon friend!! I have only ever played NARC on PS2 myself

[@blackflame4506]

Another great retrospective Patman!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot

[@charlesajones77]

I just realized something. Games designed by Eugene Jarvis always have either too many buttons, or no buttons.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It's okay but not one of my favorites

[@djcactus]

The way the sounds from this used to pop over everything else. In my local arcade as a kid was unreal

[@fishbuckle5743]

Love your content ... So proud to support you on Patreon!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Much appreciated! I really do appreciate that. Thank you so much

[@KTJohnsonkidThunder]

I thought you previously talked about this game before. But it's great you're talking about it again. The C64 port is pretty nice mainly for it's music. Composer Jon Dunn converted the song. The NES port is my favorite given I played it a lot more, albeit the Arcade original is definitely very dynamic. Too bad I won't make it to MGC this year.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I should have mentioned JoN DUNN because the music was so good. Thanks

[@Godzillaborg21]

For me that license plate is my favorite detail. Good work.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot

[@entertainingCed]

woohoo a new Patman video!!! hope you are doing well sir. i always appreciate your content. thanks for all the work that you do on these.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks pal, hope you enjoy it

[@martinharris3539]

Wishing you a swift recovery. Love from the uk

[@thedrunkmonkshow]

That's too cool that they were willing to be interviewed to contribute information to the show which means they have trust in you and appreciate the videos. Narc is another one similar to Bad Dudes where it's crazy that it got an NES release and not a Sega Genesis or Super Nintendo port when they are more capable systems. I had never heard of Crime Wave and may need to try that one out soon but that NES version by Rare was a classic that I played a lot as a kid and teenager. 😄

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, it's really cool they let me ask a few questions so I was really appreciative of it. This game is a definite classic and I always enjoyed it

[@Macadamienutz]

Narc took over the arcades, I still remember the lines, and oh, I'll see you at the classic Pat, cant wait to meet you

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Awesome, if you see me strolling about make sure you say hi :-)

[@PANTYEATR1]

I remember playing NARC when it came out. Of course I wasn't good at it. Hopefully i can try it now. I thought there was blood in the arcade version of this game 🤔 i remember the Power Team cartoon as well. Great video Patman🏆💪

[@Djclyve]

That’s awesome you’re being hired for appearances. If u ever come to the Long Island Gaming Expo, I’ll definitely stop by and say hello. Btw did u see the Robocop documentary on TUBI yet? Right down ur alley

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I appreciate that, thanks. Yes, RoboDOC is absolutely fantastic. I actually bought a copy a few months ago.

[@SteveCrew925]

Wow another awesome video by Patmanqc! Keep them coming!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Many, many, many thanks

[@SamInNam]

Great video Pat - brings back many memories of hammering this on my Amstrad CPC464 whilst looking on enviously at my friend's Amiga 500 version! Just fyi it's actually phonetically "Pomp-eee" and not "Pomp-pay" - it's a city called Portsmouth on the South Coast of England, although it's quite sketchy as to why it's nicknamed "Pompey" but the earliest written reference is to the local football team who, to this day, still use the reference in their chants ("play up Pompey!").

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks for the info. Clearly since I am from the states I had no clue.

[@-Siculus-Hort-]

the "thug" with the bag of pills and joint reminds me of dave attel..

[@Mr.Boglin]

Funny Story, the first "Violent" Arcade Game was Death Race, but the first Violent HOME Game was the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE! it was also the first game ever that let you play as the Villain! Hell Yes im Proud. i absoluely Love Leatherface, so it's cool that he will always old that honor, no matter what.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Good call

[@yobwoc1000]

I watch your channel for the humor and the nostalgia of video games

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a ton, I really appreciate that

[@bruceaskew2107]

Been waiting for this one bro , great video my guy 💪🏽💯

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a ton, hope you enjoy it

[@Exar_Kun]

WOOOOOO! Another banger from PatManQC!!! Here’s another one just for you PatMan good sir!!😂 Navin R. Johnson: “First I get my name in the phone book and now I'm on your ass. You know, I'll bet more people see that than the phone book!”

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, thanks. Right back at you Navin R. Johnson: [outside now] And I don't need one other thing, except my dog. [Shithead growls at him] Navin R. Johnson: I don't need my dog.

[@TheJbonez1000]

Is this from the jerk?

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes :-)@@TheJbonez1000

[@oxymontana]

Wow! First time viewing you, but this was great. Similar to UCBVG and the NERD but I like your delivery and the facts associated with the game.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks so much, Hope you enjoyed the rest of the content as well

[@chrisgardiner2215]

It was actually Nixon who had started the "say no to drugs" aka the War on Drugs

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That's what I said in the video

[@HighHeelKnight]

Whoa! I almost completely forgot about the Chiller video game. I was very young back then. I didn't think of the game as "violent and gory." I just found it weird and creepy. 🤷

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I never saw around your growing up so I was traumatized I discovered it about 10 years ago

[@geardog24]

23:08 To me the Power Team was everything Captain N should’ve been.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I agree

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

This game blew me away in its time, I remember playing it at the bowling alley. It definitely had more gore than most games back then, which added to the mindless fun. I seem to recall being unable to beat Mr. Big in the NES version even with a Game Genie and infinite lives.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I'm pretty sure I beat the NES version back in the day . This game was way ahead of his time

[@mfkr3600]

thanks for another video Patman!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you for watching

[@ilcorra]

Oh man, I knew Crime Wave was coming and it sure did! I forgot its name but I remember clear as day watching a computer whiz friend of mine playing it. The digitized videos were amazing (for the time)

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Even someone with 20/200 Vision could look at crime wave and realize it was a ripoff of narc. Like I said, surprised legal action was never brought against the company. I didn't like crime waave though, especially all the digitized scenes

[@J45yu456]

These videos make my day! Thanks Pat

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

How nice of you to say, thanks

[@fishbuckle5743]

Oh man... The gaming classic looks "most excellent!!!" Would love to attend!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It is a lot of fun, they have pretty much every console on display to play which is pretty cool

[@brittislove]

the game was so awesome in the arcades in the beginning. Vulgar, shocking, intense, visually impressive. I've gone back to revisit it and uh, yeah it could only be enjoyed back in the day lol

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I still like it, mindless violence

[@WarioSaysSo]

Great work covering the history of the game NARC! I have for long just wondered why they never made any 16-bit ports for the SNES and the Mega Drive/Genesis (?) especally since Acclaim liked to publish as much as possible. I remember even believing there was ports on the systems - at least for Sega, but as I got older I learned that never happend (for some odd reason).

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks, The game came out in 1988, super Nintendo was released in 1991. By this point, the company wanted a more current piece of arcade technology to convert which is why they went with smash TV.

[@WarioSaysSo]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Yeah that is likley the reason. Not like Sega who ported a lot of there arcade games to 16-bit ports, but like you said they wanted new stuff!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely

[@FreihEitner]

Wow. I was only ever aware of the NES version. The arcade version (even from that time) looks (visually) so much better.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It really was a step way above everything else at the time

[@jasonlee7816]

There were also computer ports (versions) Amiga Amstrad Atari ST Com 64 ZX Spec

[@deamonghod]

Great great stufff... This game swallowed my allowance as a kid. Then after long last it came out on the amiga! Whoohooo! What a time to be alive! Great vid! There was this other one... With the game show, two players and shooting everything in sight... I forget the name... I'll look it up.. Also pumped it full of nickels.. 🎉🎉🎉

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot. I had a lot of fun with the Amiga version as well

[@dethfactor]

Great video! I love Narc, accept for the fact that the Custom chip on mine took a crap and is unobtanium. Also as a heads up, 304 isn't an area code for Eugene's Night club. The sign only shows 7 numbers so 304 is the number prefix, which isn't tied to a specific part of the country. There is no area code listed. You used to be able to dial local numbers without an area code so they often weren't listed / advertised early on.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks. 304 area code for West Virginia is the joke "the mean streets of West Virginia"

[@dethfactor]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries LOL.. Gotcha. it was a setup. Sorry to be that anal "ACK-TUALLY" guy. Great vid regardless

[@-RH80-]

WE GA IT! One of my favorites arcade ever. Hopefully we see a true to its root remake someday.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Only if it's done in the same style

[@captain0080]

Great research once again, have a great time at the convention 👍👍👍👍

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks, will do!

[@theodorehsu5023]

The Power Team was good in that it showed Max able to lead his fellow teammates (Tyrone, Kuros and Qwirk) without needing to get needlessly violent. They cleaned up Joe and Spike to make it able to pass muster with the Moral Watchdogs of the 80s.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I have only watched a little bit of it

[@theodorehsu5023]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Spike didn't have his syringes in the cartoon, and Joe had a rumpled suit instead of sweats.

[@bugtank]

Awww yes my favorite !! Thank you Pat!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely, thanks for watching

[@williamRE]

NarcmanQC - the QC stands for quaaludes and cocaine.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@ninjapirate47]

I had, and still have the commodore 64 version. The box art was awesome and the level one music was so awesome I intend to look it up after watching this video.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The music is stellar

[@elcid1390]

Subbed for the absolutely savage "your mom" joke.

[@BrianLallyOfficial]

Great video, thanks for posting.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@pennsworth996]

A notable cultural remnant of Reagan era moral panic.

[@faenethlorhalien]

I had Crime Wave pirated on DOS back then. Enjoyable game if you had a sound card. Had no idea NARC even was a thing.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That was the thing about crime wave and their patented real sound technology. The little PC squawk box produce some pretty good music and voices without the need for a soundcard.

[@dozerfan1979]

I was immediately drawn to this game when I first saw it in arcades at around age 9. My friends and I played it a lot b/c of the violence and anti drug message. Now I’m anti war on drugs though but at the time it fit right in with the messages we were receiving.

[@Eyefinitus]

I was just playing this earlier to make sure my modded Wii U could handle arcade games. Still love this game.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It's a definite classic

[@jakemeyer8188]

I don't remember this cabinet being available in the QC area, although the only arcade I REGULARLY frequented was Aladdin's Castle in Southpark Mall. I remember really wanting to play this game when I saw it in Terminator 2, and couldn't ever find it.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I saw it at a few arcades here in the quad cities. It's possible it could have been at one of the many bowling alleys a frequented :-)

[@gooberstankable]

finding a complete working ROM of this gem is hard as hell. My pandoras box doesnt have one, and it has thousands of games. Ended up resorting to Midway Treasures on Dolphin

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It's out there :-)

[@rogueprince1341]

That convention sounds dope as hell

[@johnlewisbrooks]

The final boss in the arcade version is absolutely OFF THE RAILS!😅😅😅

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL I agree

[@chrisprescott2273]

Mr. Big has got so many chins it looks like he's peeking out over a stack of pancakes.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@SuperEarther]

haha

[@boofuls]

Got more chins than a Chinese phone book

[@snoredizzle]

Awesome job. Good stuff

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks

[@Mr_Oggie]

I loved this game when it first came out in the arcade, but if I had a nickel for every quarter I pumped in to this game... well I probably would have cashed them in for more quarters to feed it.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL you and me both

[@fattomandeibu]

Played this at the arcade many times, and still own it on C64 cassette, the "Hit Squad"(Ocean's budget "repacked big sellers" label here in the UK, £2.99 for cassette and £7.99 for a floppy disk) version to be exact.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Awesome

[@jamesnoble3502]

I *still* can't believe a game as shockingly sadistic bloody and tasteless like Chiller was allowed to be released to public arcades in the mid '80s. To quote someone named James Rolfe, "WHAT were they thinking?!?..." 😮😏

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL no doubt