Worst Games Ever - Starwinder: The Ultimate Space Race

Cursed FMVs, weird aliens, and nonsense world-building - these are actually the highlights in this tedious space-racer. Sadly, no amount of Triceratops-sapiens from Rager XII can stop this Wipeout wannabe from going off the rails.
Thank you to (TripleJump's own) Philip J. Reed for sending us this game!
#Starwinder #PS1 #WorstGamesEver
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[@williamjfrancefilm]

Part of me really thinks this game was waaaay ahead of its time. If a competent version of the game came out on current gen or last I feel I’d play the hell out of this

[@DariusHasDogs2]

yeah It's basically like an F-Zero game but fully in space. Keep the crazy campy story and just give the graphics a nice clean up and overhaul and it could be a hella solid racing game.

[@Boogie_the_cat]

​@@DariusHasDogs2yeah, I was just gonna say: I'd rather play a new f-zero game. The doofuses who made this tried too hard with the story, and weird gravity mechanics, and being on sort of rails, in tunnels, so it just feels like they made a more boring, restrictive version of f-zero. They spent all their budget on that hot late 90s CG.

[@anxious2kcowboy]

Adrenaline In his soul He's space racer Connor Rhodes

[@Joe90h]

There's more than one royal family in ultimate space racing.

[@carlrygwelski586]

This is one of the best episodes yet. "He was the villian all along!" And "Three, Two, One, Three, Three, Three"

[@SlapNuts4Life]

Funny how the announcer is talking about earth men while he’s clearly an earth man😂

[@gracekim25]

Maybe it’s a different form 😂

[@Dispariabooks]

@@gracekim25 Hooman

[@internetnobody6754]

surprised you guys didnt mention that a third of the characters in this game including Barlow Lenz are voiced by Jon St. John, The voice of Duke Nukem/Big The Cat.

[@Boogie_the_cat]

they were probably 5 when Duke Nukem 3D came out. still, i'm shocked as well, since i'm pretty sure that they teach you in history class (in america at least) who voiced the Duke of Nukem.

[@internetnobody6754]

@@Boogie_the_cat I wasn't even 5 when Duke Nukem 3d came out and I still know lol

[@sirprintalot]

This was one of my favourite Worst Games Ever in quite some time. Cracking work.

[@LauKlijn]

Speed run this game, I want to see the other cutscenes with your commentary 😁

[@humbdedumb6009]

Yesyesyes

[@1flamedude1]

I second this notion!

[@John-mi2kp]

agreed

[@Lennyg845]

My mom got me this game out of no where, she handed it to me when I got in the car after school. I loved it. Played it again and again 😆

[@hosephanerothe1440]

Your mom was ace !

[@andrewmooney9996]

Your mum sounds like an absolute legend.

[@anperson8329]

My personal theory is that Gary Rhodes needs to keep racing as he's stuck in some sort of Quantum Leap plot, hoping that every teleport would be the leap home.

[@gracekim25]

Oooo my dad’s a fan of that. It’s definitely a interesting concept

[@robl9767]

Or the game just fucking sucks and we are forced to reach for anything to keep playing. Edit: a typo.

[@meandurphy9366]

Isn't Gary Rhodes a British chef??

[@gracekim25]

@@meandurphy9366 is he? I don’t know 😅

[@SeekerGoldstone]

17:37 Leave it up to Peter to explain numberwang more clearly than my teachers ever could.

[@billy6464]

getting some ratchet and clank vibes from the cutscenes tbh. The team clearly put a lot of effort on them.

[@AlmondXIII]

Now I know where the announcer fish from SpongeBob got his inspiration.

[@c00kies44]

That was my first thought too!

[@johnv7317]

9:07 Duck Dodgers: "Whoops! Had the silly thing in reverse."

[@Dustemikkel_Rev]

THE! VOICE! ACTING! IN! THIS! GAME! IS! AMAZING! 😶‍🌫

[@kneedeepandfriends7188]

I had a different Wipeout clone by Mindscape called CyberSpeed it was very similar in quality lol I wish I still had it so I could send it in.

[@southplaq2887]

I don't think CyberSpeed could be considered a clone since it released a few weeks before Wipeout did, but it would be a perfect game for this YT series since it is a pretty bad game. I mean, who thought an on-rails racing game was a good idea? Soundtrack is good though.

[@cloudstrife1983]

10 sectors, 5 tracks each. Which somehow makes 40 tracks. That's Numberwang!

[@Realbreather]

This game is class! why is it on this series? Send it my way guys, I'll give it a good home.

[@chikish]

I'm crying in laughter replaying the part where Ben gets lost in space at 33:20 😂😂

[@samuelstannard730]

Now THIS is podracing. Sort of.

[@bensonsj98]

Very good.

[@Fatwreckman]

The rails reminds me of certain sections of Super Mario 64. The first level in particular looks like the tunnel to the underwater town in Wet Dry World. I have fond memories of this game.

[@danielbetts9759]

The facebook follow request was one of the funniest examples of peer pressure i have ever seen. Ben is one of the funniest guys on KZbin right now.

[@M00SHTY]

I thought that was neil buchanan in the thumb nail for a second lmao some sort of art attack game

[@airbendingninja23]

It took me until THIS worst games ever to realize that the character at the intro moves around Billy Ray Walrus...I am ashamed of myself

[@DessertMonkey]

I only just noticed that the newscaster never blinks. Ever.

[@Magnum_Dong]

Adrenaline In My Soul In this game you play Connor Rhodes

[@rneercats4574]

A young boy, by the name of Philip j Reed....

[@comicgamingnerd223]

You guys should play "Amy" on PS3. Very terrible zombie game where the whole game is basically one long escort mission. I wanted to send it to you guys but can't find any online shops that sell it, probably because it was a very very bad game

[@PushThePaceForever]

Literally turds racing through the pipes once you flush them.

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

Getting big "Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future" from both the tone and content of that intro.

[@SoCalJellybean]

Tiny Peter is the British doppelgänger of my husband, and it always makes me smile.

[@andrealves3104]

Now its pretty much my turn to go: 'Hey, I've played this game a lot as kid and i loved it!' Well, Oddly enough, this was the first ever game I've booted on a recently aquired Playstation with a dozen of CDs. At the time, the jump from 16bit (mostly platformers) to fully 3D was groundbreaking, and even tho this game aesthetics way too generic, at the time I found it so 'rad', as a 90 nerdy kid would say. Even more odd was the added fact that I completely forgot the name of this game, and had it lost on my sub-conscious up until re-discovering it on this video. As with most 'worst than most' game, it is not often that you see mentions to a game like this anywhere. Thanks WGE for proving me I had not live a delusional experience (Haven't I? ) lol

[@michaelmemmott1050]

Ha ha great episode! We need a full play through!!!

[@jossdutton]

04:05 RIP Pleasure Island Theme Park :(

[@bloodrunsclear]

I love the idea that the first racer from Earth immediately turned around at the starting line and flew into the sun for no reason.

[@djcsdy2]

"Look how broad his torso is" they say, somehow not realising that they're playing the game in the wrong aspect ratio as usual.

[@ajaxlewis7664]

Time is flying, I swear it was Sunday just yesterday. I am on a lot of prescribed medication, though

[@jasonrichard981]

I am going to go quietly mad wondering if that ricochet sound effect near the 11 minute mark is the one specifically from the Red Dead Revolver menu.

[@peterfairchild258]

Greetings boys from Australia. Love your work 🤟 Conner road who drives on a rail. But his wife Belinda ship swim's on a boat.

[@lupo5095]

9:24 "Oh you can go off into space!" :D 2 seconds later ... WHOOYAAAAAAA!!!

[@andrewmooney9996]

Worst Games Ever is as much a necessity in my life as oxygen, and running water at the moment. May the wind always be at your back, Triple Jump.

[@ChefBarry]

Really want that jacket Ben is wearing, hope you guys restock it soon!

[@hosephanerothe1440]

Tiny Peter Facial Feature

[@jazzygeofferz]

So they've never heard of planet Earth, but a lot of them are humans?

[@smadcore]

No, they are aliens that look just like humans, but with wider torsos.

[@jazzygeofferz]

@@smadcore it's a shame you couldn't pick your racer. I would have been playing as that Triceratops dude.

[@rodolfohernandez3303]

In the intro i've thought for a second that Captain Picard's voices was gonna pop out and say "Space the final frontier...."

[@MrBeardsley]

The cold open of this video needs to be flagged for containing hardcore Shreks.

[@yeti4954]

This would probably a fun project to create like... a spiritual successor for. Fun idea, terrible execution.

[@NowUndefined]

Another great video lads! How about next time you tell everyone that getting a Facebook account and only liking 1 thing would piss off Mark Zuckerberg, just a thought!

[@juststatedtheobvious9633]

Oh, all the planets are eggs now? It's an Easter miracle!

[@chris_is_here_oh_no]

Amazing video.

[@duckbbich]

This gave me such a big smile, absolutely hilarious and honestly with better gameplay could have been a real cult classic.

[@kattekaren]

Since it was my birthday this week, Facebook reminded me of my second account. So now I've liked Tripplejump's page with that one too. you're welcome :P

[@insignificantaftermathPROJECTS]

Reminds me of those miscellaneous Dreamcast games that had a lot of depth for a shitty game and tons of story but the game itself was quite bland or basic.

[@gaylordfocker7990]

Such as? Most Dreamcast games are flashy and lack story and depth. Tons of short arcade games and not enough original adventure/exploration games.

[@insignificantaftermathPROJECTS]

@@gaylordfocker7990 there was a host of crappy games that came out towards the demise of the Dreamcast that were forgettable yet uniquely awful atvthe same time.

[@gaylordfocker7990]

@@insignificantaftermathPROJECTS Like Dragonriders: Chronicles of Pern?

[@DanielMcMurtry]

This was one of the first games I remember having for the PS1!

[@gracekim25]

Happy Easter guys 🥳😊

[@nameless5413]

you want cheesy race with AMV? try mega race, where only worth i found are the cutscenes with actor who is hamming it up clearly having fun.

[@reno_2200]

Now I have to watch the Shia LaBoeuf musical again.

[@great1004]

It's ultimate and it's a space race Sidewinder...nuff seid

[@ptbunz2501]

What? Duke Nukem himself? Poor Duck, he is a Richard.

[@ryanwillson2751]

Why do I recognise the voice actorss... There's a pretty good early game cast here

[@flyingferron]

Peter Austin? More like Beard-er Austin!

[@Cronenbergia12]

This is basically the plot of 2001: A Space Odyssey

[@britneyspearsvillarosa]

This game isn't the worst game just worst than most

[@ParadiseJudge]

Peter you've lost the track! (... *Ben)

[@darrinfromvault801]

5:32 Duke Nukem is in this game?

[@thisguy4505]

I used to play this as a kid.. No wonder I'm so messed in the head 🤪

[@MrBeardsley]

ADRENALIN IN MY SOUL SOMETHING SOMETHING CONNOR RHODES

[@googaagoogaa12345678]

I was honestly kind of in to this game and maybe trying it out until he told what the ending was and the idea of said ending p***** me off.

[@amandaf4720]

Since you mentioned that the story sounded like the plot to a kids' cartoon: the game's plot is actually similar to the French-Japanese cartoon "Oban Star-Racers," which is a vastly superior product to "Starwinder." The game does have a certain charm to it, though; the cutscenes have aged, uh, poorly, but they're entertaining in a cheesy, bile-fascination way, and it looks like the writers tried to have some fun with it.

[@MrShootersDad]

So it's a horrible game version of Redline

[@MINI_JasperJunior]

Call me when you try to wake her up

[@DreadPirateLukus]

Hey @triplejump I’m a new fan, but I’ve binged pretty much every single one of your episodes. One thing I’d love to see is a “Ranking all of the Metal Gear games from worst to best” Like go all the way back to the MG that was on the MSX all the way up to MGSV on the last gen of consoles. I’d absolutely adore that

[@cpt_nordbart]

An awesome racer Wins every race he starts It is Connor Rhodes

[@poco_a_poco_music]

What is that a clip from at 25:31 please?

[@jamesjenkins2123]

Bit of a late reply, but look up 'Actual cannibal Shia Labeouf'. It's a magnificent work of art.

[@MrFooFighter13]

OK I have followed on FB. The only way is up!

[@wyzeguy6]

This was one hell of a Worst Game!

[@big_tea1983]

Is the announcer the same voice as Zordon from Power Rangers?

[@joshjohnson3442]

It’s a humorous game, but not enough to excuse the graphics and rubbish gameplay.

[@bensonsj98]

This might be the worst looking Worst Games ever.

[@GhostNappa2k10]

Oh wow, this is the first time I'm gonna have to just listen and not watch. This mess is giving me bad motion sickness.

[@mancuniangamecat8288]

Where were the introductions?

[@IWasLeft2Die]

I'd totally play a good remakebof this

[@Mistahhuntah]

This game looks amazing.

[@retrovideogamejunkie]

26:32 One last testicle?

[@rayceeya8659]

Was this Sony's attempt at an F-Zero clone?

[@insignificantaftermathPROJECTS]

The character in the thumbnail looks like Jake Gyllenhaal.

[@mookiez18]

Omg vidiots I did not kno yaw had a different channel

[@MrPrincePercy]

For the love of God please like their FB page

[@mikehubing7001]

I remember playing this boring of a game

[@gracekim25]

Ooo awesome

[@lozabiamos]

Directed by: Andrew Iverson

[@nicholasc3905]

What happened to scandal penguin?

[@dbone3356]

Cody Rhodes.

[@ideitbawxproductions1880]

this looks like Cosmic Race, but better... which isn't saying much

[@garyb9167]

I wish your hosting service would allow you the 1 swear so we could get my favorite shit games for wankers

[@scraf7207]

Ah the fortnightly skip past the FB spiel

[@saturnine5591]

wasn't baten kaitos a GameCube game

[@Totalrecarlo]

"you"

[@LikeaGlove90]

This one is truely awful

[@OrgaNik_Music]

I do like the idea of the game. Shame about the execution.

[@lindastone6868]

And for once, it's not a PS2 game!