Return to Castle Wolfenstein's Console Ports

[@flexarnn]

Gman: "Snooper rifle." Me: "Snooper rifle?." Game: "S N O O P E R R I F L E"

[@lehelisbored]

I experienced the exact same sequence of snooper.

[@YaiphabaKaram]

Actually made me laugh

[@Jesse__H]

😅 I was like, "Wait, did he say--" then, "Oh my god it _does_ say--" 😂

[@XenoSpyro]

Boop the Snoop, before the Snoop droop into Nazi goop.

[@scootza1]

*Rockit launcher*

[@TheSpudHunter]

RTCW will always have a place in my heart.

[@Gggmanlives]

You’ll always have a special place in my heart, Spud.

[@ermacjones4821]

Hahaha Gman, I'd be honored if you called me a bitch, I'm not sure about "Spud" though.

[@shadowdctr]

That and Enemy Territory.

[@skrrra7619]

Same.

[@DarKxSlay3Rx21x]

@@ermacjones4821 its literally in the guys name

[@OtakuMan114]

The Xbox version is one of my all-time favourite Original Xbox games especially that you can unlock Wolfenstein 3D after beating the game

[@_trashPANDA]

Too bad you can't unlock a decent framerate.

[@JmanRising]

ORANGEPANDA Not while playing on 360 at least.

[@dinochookproductions5190]

@@_trashPANDA for me the game runs perfectly unless you are doing coop

[@Spewa-em8cm]

@@_trashPANDA I second Leo's comment, the framerate is actually really stable on actual Xbox hardware, only stuttering slightly during coop or multiplayer. Combine that stable framerate with widescreen support, new weapons and enemies, levels more accurate to the PC version, intact multiplayer, unlockable Wolfenstein 3D, and the amazing Xbox controller and you can see that the Xbox version is clearly superior to the PS2 version.

[@_trashPANDA]

@@Spewa-em8cm Was a joke, you guys can calm down now.

[@leeahare]

Still wishing for a remaster of this game on current gen, hell I'd be happy with an upscaled port that and The Thing game from 2002.

[@RegBeta]

If memory serves me right I think the Xbox version of "Return to Castle Wolfenstein" is playable on Xbox One. Hopefully Microsoft will be able to make most OG Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One games work on Xbox Series X. That's coming from someone who owns an PS4 with there OG Xbox and games in a cardboard box collecting dust bunnies. *Update* Never mind I just checked Xbox.com and the game isn't on the backwards compatible list.

[@Gruntvc]

@RegBeta, I don't fully recommend playing Return to Castle Wolfenstein Xbox on Xbox 360 either. It tends to drop the frame rate a lot of times. Best to play it on the original Xbox console.

[@JayLeu]

@@RegBeta It very well could be added after Series X launches, iirc they paused development on backwards compatibility to wait for next gen

[@MGMan37]

If it gets added to Xbox One Backward Compat it will probably be locked at 60fps

[@davidchristie4218]

The thing game was great for its time!

[@TheSpacey52]

RTCW on xbox was the first version of the game I ever played. Back in summer of 2004, my cousin and I rented it from Blockbuster and became addicted to it fast. Eventually we discovered the co op mode which made it even better

[@gp.5989]

Lots of weekends with my friends playing this back in high school. Co-op made for a lot of laughs.

[@CarrotConsumer]

I had a lot of fun playing this with my dad until he was arrested for murder.

[@democratsagainstjoebiden5275]

@@CarrotConsumer LOL

[@alves6465]

The online version, Wolfenstein Enemy Territory, is still pretty active.

[@Sciencef1ction]

That’s music to my ears, as it was the first online multiplayer game I had truly sunk a lot of time into on PC, shoutout to my nerdy uncle who gifted my family a PC built to play, with the game pre-installed

[@Biosynthnut]

I played this like a crack fiend. I made it up to the top 900 on xbox. It's one game I hope gets the XsX upgrade. With active MP. I can wish.

[@Regularguy220]

The Thompson is still op

[@Tanner_Shelton]

huge fart it’s as good as the mp40

[@Tino-lz9nm]

Played the online version enemy territory literally few days back for nostalgia had a great experience and was very surprised too see so many servers so alive

[@indeimaus]

man that crypt level always spooked me as a kid, but what a fucking game - I haven't played it for so long but I have fond memories of this one (well, the PC one anyway) also the new intro beep is not as good as the classic gmanlives intro :(

[@ashdoglsu]

Kick the zombies and 3 shots with the Sten and they fall easily.

[@ManDuderGuy]

For real though, that crypt level had me spooked. Adrenaline.

[@raddox7]

It still scares me even now

[@SerathDarklands]

One thing I loved about _Tides of War_ is that once you beat the game, you could play all six episodes of _Wolfenstein 3D_ from the main menu. I only ever had the shareware of Wolf 3D as a kid, so when I bought _Tides of War_ for my Xbox way back when and discovered that I basically had a whole second game, that was a really nice surprise.

[@MopSpadowski]

I see what you did there... “Wake up hand job” into “I’m tired”. Just ask, bro.

[@pistool1]

These console ports look like some bizarre Word War II themed mod for the Turok series :D

[@Mephiles343]

@@pistool1 that's the ports in a nutshell

[@HeyitsthatguyMatt]

Played this on PC, spent a LOT of time on Wolf: ET too. Absolutely love it. Bought Operation Resurrection on PS2 and noticed framerate issues and body thud sounds happening before the death animations were done. Never played the Xbox version, thanks for showing all the new enemies. I'm only bummed that you didn't cover Xbox's exclusive co-op mode. That holds my curiosity more than anything. Grateful for every RTCW fan.

[@richardfan7157]

Yep. Despite what the video says, the Xbox version is clearly better than the PS2 version, due to the co-op mode and XBL multiplayer, plus the unlockable version of Wolf 3D. The PS2 version is single player only unfortunately.

[@thefonzkiss]

10:25 that first boss character isn’t Helga it’s Olaric. You see Helga’s dead body on the ground before you fight him.

[@jakabrobert96]

True, and yet, the game ticks the objective "Eliminate Helga von Bulow" only after you defeated Olaric.

[@fadhilahzaidan4946]

No wonder why she made an appearance in The Old Blood,though she changed her last name.

[@honkhonkler1246]

The paratrooper rifle is one of my favorite guns in a game.

[@ashdoglsu]

I loved it as well.

[@anatol_srgn]

Has a much higher rate of fire in rl.

[@TheBitingIrish]

Now we just need someone to take the best of all three versions and make a definitive version.

[@moffrofflplock600]

Me: Working on Saturday sucks, I'm tired. Gmanlives: You remember the time when shooters didn't have container levels and instead featured gameplay? Me: I'm here!!! Tell me more!!!!

[@dnl620]

Same here!!🤣🤣🤣

[@TheShyShotaArcive]

5:10 Snake Have you seen "The Great Escape".

[@fjack765]

Mgs 3

[@Prep5242]

ehh... must've missed that one.

[@Monika-di7vv]

Do you want a snake shaped gun? 😂

[@ashdoglsu]

I spent endless hours playing both the sp and mp when this came out. I still play through it about once a year still. This is a great game.

[@murderousmayhem6362]

Cool stuff man. I got the 2009 Wolfenstein today loving it so far. Saw your review on that earlier good shit bro.

[@MorbiusTheMenace]

It also had one of the best MP's. I miss it

[@TimHoekstra]

I know it's not the same but you can still play ET with www.etlegacy.com/ on modern machines

[@Allstin]

This is the truth! There’s still a group that plays today. I haven’t really lately though

[@MorbiusTheMenace]

I haven't had much luck with finding a proper server and people. Think last time I only found 3 servers that were populated, which were infested with bots which wasn't a fun time. It's such a shame. I played it comp on the old Clanbase for 2ish years. Would give everything to have those times back again

[@bdawgschnarr6623]

The flamethrowers and the thompsons ttk being better than the mp ttk debacle... good times dude.

[@Greenskull]

I'm a simple man. When I see a Gman video, I watch.

[@nevada_tomato]

Same.

[@tedmaster2000]

love the xbox version of the game, popped it in not too long ago; forgot about the shotgun too! love those little bonuses that used to go into later ports...

[@killerpwned89]

This was one of my favorite games of all time! I put so much time into this game on PC and consoles but where my time really went to was the PC multiplayer at the time to me nothing could hold a candle to it. I may have to play this game again after seeing your video.

[@TheSkyeLord]

The PS2 version of the game is the first I’ve played of RTCW, and legitimately the first ever video game I played when I was 4yrs old. Had an absolute blast with that title. Got the PC version of it back in 2019 and I was pretty surprised how different it was. Great video highlighting the differences!

[@gitgud2242]

As a kid who only had the Xbox version. Thank you Gman for reviewing this. Pure nostalgia.

[@Csumbi]

man that intro cinematic still amazes me how good it looks to this day

[@MisterBolticus]

I also recognise Tony Jay voicing the director ("good lord") who voiced the Elder God in the Legacy Of Kain series RIP good sir

[@Enclavefakesoldier]

he was the GOAT for sure man.

[@Sacremas]

Also the extremely sarcastic narrator in the comedic version of Bard's Tale (which you can pick up on most mobile devices and is actually worth playing on them!), hilarious game. He also acted in Twin Peaks, he was the mayor's brother who kept marrying younger women and died by snu-snu.

[@Enclavefakesoldier]

@@Sacremas yo bards tale is one of the best written games of the aughts.

[@Sacremas]

@@Enclavefakesoldier totally, still highly playable, so goddamn funny, and since it's of age it runs great on mobile devices like tablets, fairly easy control scheme also, and not very difficult game, great for commuting.

[@viriathas9910]

Nearly 20 years on, and this is still my favorite FPS game of all time. Not so much for the story, but for the actual game play itself. Also had the best multiplayer as well.

[@brandonroque2226]

Gman, you gotta stop. I was still laughing at your mom joke when you made the cokeception joke.

[@CkyGuy69]

That coke joke was one of the best things I've ever heard lol

[@cthulhuchan9587]

I had the PS2 version growing up so I have a lot of fond memories of that version ^~^ Playing that, Quake 3: Revolution, RE4 and DMC3

[@rbatesmotel]

Love this game. My first real online addiction on XBOX LIVE. It was amazing experience, as I never had a PC to experience online play before. RTCW will always have a place on my all time favorites.

[@giantmidget420]

Stealth kill: Stab someone in the butt a few times

[@RoseSupreme]

It ain't RTCW without a few supersonic-fast backstabs, even though every stab after the first is completely unnecessary.

[@Larry]

Have you thought on doing a video on the console ports of Half-Life 1?

[@meatmaster665]

You are a console port

[@Trappy-C]

@@meatmaster665 your face is a console port

[@meatmaster665]

@@Trappy-C you got me 😔

[@skrrra7619]

@@meatmaster665 ok

[@jerkfacefuckasaurusrex328]

Ello you 😺

[@rcislariu]

I played this on PC when I was 12 years old. God, it was awesome, so many fond memories. I remember it was pretty difficult even with the mouse and keyboard.

[@Hellgie1]

Playing through this now. Forgot how hard it was on PC. Great game experience!

[@RevRalph]

It sounds a lot like James Horner's Aliens score because it is! Listen to the track "Futile Escape" and the beginning of that musical cue is used in this game's ps2 menu. That's nuts, I wonder if/how they got the rights to that song.

[@XradicalD]

It's always nice to see console shooters, specially when they do interesting work arounds to the limitations of the systems.

[@llow1170]

Return will always have a place in my heart. It was the first game I played Xbox Live with. Anyone else remember the demo? Wolfenstein and Rainbow 6 multiplayer demos.

[@uberxchuck944]

Great video... now it's time for the video on Far Cry Instincts: Predator

[@typhonviserys8288]

Gman: "...about as fun as dragging sandpaper across your peehole..." ::Fortnite commercial begins:: Me: "Accurate."

[@marksolorzano69]

i been watching gmans videos recently for the past 2 days not once he ever asked to subscribe or like the vid. Thats how you get subs i love this guys videos. His videos are informative and its funny with good adult humor which he does not hold back. Keep up the work gman you got a new sub from me . Ps love the humor the waking up with a bj to funny man .

[@TobyRieper48]

RTCW was one of the first PC games I bought. Played it back in the day on my Dad's Sharp laptop.

[@WeOnlyEatSoup]

Yes! I had this game on Xbox as a kid it has always been one of my fav FPS. So glad to see you covering these dude!!!

[@tazamane9705]

The last time I was this early, we got a Wolfenstein game people will never accept as a Wolfenstein game.

[@tomtheconqerur]

So wolfenstein the new colossus?

[@asais1024]

The New Colossus, Youngblood or Wolfenstein 2009?

[@richardslivingston]

@@iap7597 nice strawman

[@tazamane9705]

@@tomtheconqerur Uhm, nope, I was more thinking about Youngblood. Maybe I should change the word "people" to "I".

[@tazamane9705]

@@iap7597 How would it dare to not have?

[@quietnumber2317]

Tide of War had some framerate dips for sure, but the footage you're showing seems unplayable. I think your disc or Xbox may be a bit screwy.

[@sfuzzolo]

It's a video conversion problem. Watch it in 720p60 and is fine.

Thats the 360 one its okay but it runs like shit when action gets going

[@danielbryant1592]

I played the xbox version first years ago when I played this game, and loved the Egyptian levels. I was actually taken back a bit when I found out that these missions weren't part of the core game on PC, it actually seemed really odd to me to start the game straight away at castle Wolfenstein without all the build up from the prologue. I really wish somebody could port these missions over to the pc version. To me, it almost became the 'true' version of the game.

[@pandahsykes602]

Daniel Bryant yup the Xbox version was the best , I downloaded the pc version a while ago and was like wtf is This version missing a few levels ?

[@OMGtheykilledKenny42]

RealRTCW mod is free on Steam

[@siframe]

You may have inadvertently solved a mystery for me, a mystery that isn't even mentioned in the video. Having played both versions when they first emerged the PS2 version seemed INSANELY more punishing on higher difficulty settings, to the point that you really couldn't afford to let the nazis get a shot off in any situation it could be avoided (be that by stealth or endless save/load/reload and luck/speed.) It seems likely that the lack of bullet spread you DO mention was the reason why though, so thanks for setting my mind at ease all these years later 🤣

[@Bluephantom01XT]

Just bought this game two days ago on PC, insert the RealRTCW mod and im having a blast for a old FPS game that cost 5 bucks! Honestly, i perfer this over the later titles we got now, although The New Order and Old Blood were amazing

[@JJdoomkiller]

honestly, what I remember liking most about the console ports were the new weapon sounds for firing and reloading. Something about them just sounded... better to me.

[@HeyitsthatguyMatt]

The Venom's "thunk" on Ps2 comes in mind

[@wadmodderschalton5763]

Now if Nightdive can make a remaster of RTCW and include the console-exclusive mission and the extra content from both console ports, and it would be the definitive edition.

[@minari99]

Back in the days games were ported from PC to consoles. now it's backwards

[@RagingInsomniac]

Stop being a gatekeeper. "Back in the days" yeah that was a long time ago, friend. Games are ported to consoles first now because their graphics settings are set. So it's easier to just put it on console first.

[@vanders4198]

Combining the additions of the xbox and ps2 version on the PC would have created the ultimate RtCW experience.

[@FoxDie77777]

im still waiting for a mod that adds the best parts of both versions to pc

[@justdude2775]

When I was a kid, (who grew up on games like RTCW), I'd watch Pierce Brosnan's 007 movies pretending it was live-action RTCW adaptation.

[@liamyoung5598]

My brother and I had a system. Go to EB games, purchase a game, beat it, exchange it for another game saying it didn't work, beat that game, rinse and repeat. This ended with RTCW, that game was here to stay

[@KamiJoJo]

Not gonna lie, as someone who's played the original PC campaign a dozen of times I feel like this prologue episode seems to add a charm to the whole game, it's not Opposing Force level of a good separated story point but imo it holds up, not to mention BJ talks before Wolfenstein from 2009, so that's a another plus from me (judge me all you want, I like me some character development that is not just grunts of pain).

[@clubdrunkify]

Still have fond memories of the multiplayer. So much fun

[@Hobojoe4464]

No mention in the Video that the Xbox version as split screen co-op. It's easily in the top 10 best 2 player FPS co-op experiences on the system.

[@dalton2k538]

Video I didn't expect today or ever. Console ports of Return to Castle Wolfenstein from Gman.

[@vinicm]

Man this game was awesome, I played so much MP in the PC: etpro, jaymod, etc. Good times.

[@nbleys5696]

@GmanLives, You brought a big smile to my face when you said Return To Castle Wolfenstein is better than the New Colossus! Facts 😎

[@jakobgustafsson7898]

Just one thing i’d like to correct. The first boss battle in RTCW is against Olaric, not Helga. Helga was killed by either Olaric or some trap. You can find her remains near the altar.

[@sergioruiz733]

Yeah i loved the PS2 version of the game for the stealth components in Egypt and exploring the tombs. Plus Tony Jay was excellent. I miss him as Megabyte and Chairface Chippendale.

[@Rexoluh]

Tides of war was my childhood. I love that game deeply.

[@M0rshu64]

BJ in the thumbnail looks like David Hasselhoff.

[@angusmcfootball]

Never thought I’d ever hear .mp3 clips from Tourettes Guy in a Gman video. Great job! 🤣 (Edit): Just watched your first couple of videos. They’re Tourettes Guy soundmods for the common infected in L4D! AWESOME SHIEEET!

[@zonk4718]

I remember playing the PS2 version and I knew it was different when I got it again years later on PC

[@RoseSupreme]

The first boss isn't Helga... it's Olaric. Helga was killed - you can see her dismembered corpse in the area she was last at.

I thought that she got turned into the olaric

[@pippo17173]

Snooper rifle sounds like something you hear in a parody WW2 movie.

[@Jesse__H]

I'd pick Jane Seymour, but that's just me, I take your point. YES I MEAN MODERN-DAY JANE SEYMOUR DON'T BE A PRUDE

[@OlsunEdits]

OMG THIS IS CHILDHOOD MY FRIEND HAD THIS ON HIS OG XBOX WE PLAYED COOP EVERYTIME FROM THE START BECAUSE WE DIDINT KNOW HOW TO SAVE THE GAME. Andd we always got stuck at one mission in tombs fighting undead and spoky monsters. We always reached the lastt part where you fight hordes of skeleton and the ground comes to crashing and you fall down to a deep pit. In that dark pit theres a door that leads you outside those caves and into a big castle mansion but for some reason that door never opened up in coop mode. Or in singleplayer mode. We just didint know what to no button worked and so got stuck there forever. Then I played on PC and that door actually opens and you fight a big boss later on.

[@SeanMHollowsOfficial]

Swear, I thought this was Minimme's channel for a second

[@Gggmanlives]

Delete this.

[@Prep5242]

@@Gggmanlives oh, don't be like that. Who doesn't like minimme?

[@SgtGigawattz]

The thing you noticed about the PS-port song, YEAH. That's James Horner's "Futile Escape" for both the menu and the trailer. It's the SAME song, just at a part of the song not always easily associated with the movie Aliens because one part occurred when things were relatively calm and the other, well, lots of background noise during the movie.

[@DecibelAlex]

the music is actually inspired from "Where Eagles Dare"

[@Gggmanlives]

Learn to listen, DBA. We're talking about ONE TRACK, not the entire soundtrack.

[@psychotictrait3757]

You didn’t even mention one of the best things in the original Xbox port: co-op campaign. It even changed some of the cutscenes to fit agent one’s coop presence.

[@BATompsett]

17:36 I always knew you were a man of culture. Jane Seymour appreciation gang.

[@po801_4]

Can we get a review of Cursed Halo?

[@karlsavage7495]

As slick as they are, I just haven't been able to get on with the modern Wolfenstein games. THIS, however... I couldn't sing it's praises highly enough and I'd absolutely kill for a remake. Always thought the concept would make a great movie too. Gman, your commentary is interesting and frequently hilarious - you have a new subscriber!

[@WRF4666]

Tides of war also introduced CO-OP a friend and I spent all night going through the campaign

[@TheDrunkenPL]

10:03 best comparison that I’ve ever heard any any video (you even beat Clarkson’s Top Gear quotes).

[@ThePoltergeist82]

Great vid about one of my fav childhood game. This reminds me. Would you do a playlist about those modern old school FPS' you made videos about? Please Sonny Jim.

[@SingleCab22R]

It's a good Saturday morning now! NEW GMAN VIDEO!

[@MichaelStroup]

I am glad i saw this video! I never knew about either of these. Now to look for copies on the internet! Really hoping to find a physical copy of the PS2 release. With PCSX2 i can just pop the disc in my computer and instantly start playing with a keyboard an mouse along with upscaling the game.

[@adamfrazer5150]

3:16 that IS Horner's Aliens soundtrack Unrelated fact : towards the end of that album, there's an amazing, rousing, heroic track that didn't actually find a spot in the film... ...but d i d end up accompanying the scene at the end of Die Hard, when Family Matters puts several slugs through Bon Jovi's hairdresser before he can let loose from his (you let him keep his gun ?!) Steyr.

[@herohunter81]

My family didn’t have a computer ever. I loved gaming on my friends PC’s. I played the Xbox version of this back then.

[@Brettbren]

*R.T.C.W is one of the crown jewels of my gaming collection.*

[@DefiniteRicardo]

Something I loved about the Xbox version is that it had splitscreen, damn I remember playing the whole game with by older bro when we were kids :)

[@DefiniteRicardo]

Also this game scared the fuck out of me, back then I didn’t know what it was this franchise was, so the big surprise with the mummies was terrifying

[@thegreatpiratemorgan]

Dude I wish you read the news... I could listen to you all day.

[@astrosquirrel5038]

Clicking on a new Gman video is like getting another present on Christmas morning.

[@serjserjorius8509]

Very interesting! Rtcw is one of my favorite games. I played it only on PC. This Egyptian levels, treasure rewarding system and new enemies are great! Also interesting fact that they take this robotic dogs in new wolfenstein games from console Rtcw!

[@jasoncathell]

@13:06 tourettes guy lol " U CANT DO SHIT....WITHOUT YOUR BALLS!"

[@kristian1553]

Man I remember RTCW on Xbox was one of the earlier titles for Xbox Live when it released. Before you had to run XBConnect if I recall? Very good memories with this game, and Mech Assault.

[@Mastervgl]

As far as I know, the music in the cinematic from the Xbox version was actually an unused track from Aliens.

[@brandontadday6288]

The way those mummies in the tombs explode into a pile of bones when you kill them is just *chefs kiss*

[@SayakMajumder]

Hey Gman, why dont you give Hunt: Showdown a try? Its PvE and PvP. It recently got 5/5 from VG24/7.

[@BalthazarB2]

I've heard they are catering to casual players more and more and that it lost the hardcore appeal.

[@walterboyd1965]

I got the xbox version a couple weeks ago and was really confused with the Egypt mission, I thought it would be just a direct port. Tysm for the info

[@gp.5989]

I loved this game on the xbox. That multiplayer was fantastic.

[@6My6sT6]

My favorite world war game.I completed this game a few months back.The plot and screenplay are brilliant.No game has ever given me chills like this one.This one and hitman 3 had the best horror moments.Zombies appearing for the first time and half skeletal robots generating current scares me even now.Blackowitz is the most underrated badass FPS guy.Would love to play a remake of this masterpiece.

[@pandahsykes602]

The Xbox one wasn’t too bad, I didn’t have a pc and the Xbox one had decent multiplayer matches where you could bomb the map with a specific trigger

[@omarz2145]

I know they're not fps games but I would really love to hear your thoughts on Dead Space 1 and 2. I just got done playing 1 and I'm currently playing 2 and it's unbelievable how good these games are. The atmosphere and grittiness of the world is so unique and immersive there isn't a game that comes close imo.

[@NEZLeader]

I owned the PS2 version (also own retail pc version of RTCW & Enemy Territory, plus RTCW on Steam) which I played to death way before I played the PC version, I really liked the upgrade system based upon the treasure you collected, made it a big incentive to aim for 100% completion. That Hangar level was a major pain in the ass with a controller compared to going through it on PC mouse/keyboard.

[@zesty2023]

I wish someone would port Cursed Sands over to the PC version so badly! Those robo-dogs would be pretty cool to have too..

[@Mr.X---47]

LOL around the 10-minute marker that was Tourette's Guy