Beating EVERY N64 Game - Sin and Punishment (100/394)

Treasure is one of the best video game studios of all time. They have consistently produced amazing games that are polished and well received since their inception. So how did they fare with an N64 title that was exclusive to Japan? Well, I'll just say they didn't miss.
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[@FalconChurch13]

Sensing some Evangelion vibes. Big mechas fighting each other, huge set piece on aircraft carriers in the ocean and wierd dreams on a train

[@RandomGamingDouchebag]

Just recently started going through your vids since I'm a big fan of the N64. Honestly one of my favorite consoles and I've been collecting for it for years. Glad you love this game as much as I do, although most who end up checking it out usually come to the same conclusion. Such a shame the game never got localized until the Wii digital release, there were even publications who imported the game just to let consumers know "hey let Nintendo know you want this game, it's sick as hell" but it was way too late into the console's life span that Nintendo saw it as a waste of time and resources. The digital release did so well on fact that it encouraged Treasure to come back one last time to make the sequel, which is saying a lot because their output have severely decreased over the years outside of re-releases of Ikaruga and Gunstar Heros, sometimes other titles like Radiant Silvergun. I'm really impressed at the pace you've been going at and how successful it's been thus far, there's only really a few games I can think of that'll really give you some trouble translation wise but this far in I can already you got this. I hope you can get to Treasure's other games soon along with other personal favorite's like Goemon's Great Adventure, that one is absolutely sadistic near the tail end, good luck and god speed.

[@christurner4799]

100 videos in and I still chuckle each time when you say "*random number!, what's that?" 🤣

[@dlp5958]

Im always ready for the "whats that"

[@thetargazer]

It’s his signature now, i love it

[@Cbrunning849]

It's weirdly satisfying haha

[@PlearCore]

Mario 64! What's that?

[@mattlewis8889]

He stopped for a few videos but a bunch of us complained so he had to bring it back.

[@TheSystemIsFlawed]

Can't believe I've never seen this game on a Top 10 Craziest Final Bosses list. You're fighting an evil clone of Earth!

[@clay2889]

Sin and Punishment is such a cool game! I got the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass, and discovered it there for the first time. Gave it a play and got so hooked that I searched it up on youtube and now found your video!

[@ergoth154]

Bro don't listen to anyone saying not to include the Japanese exclusives, It would be constant sports and racing games until you randomly hit a decent platformer, I enjoy seeing the weird Japanese dating sims, JRPGs and Shoot em ups mixed in with the games I know, not to mention the legendary train game.

[@Flapjack_Studios]

Nice. It's a breath of fresh air to see this game in a sea of majong and NBA games.

[@lifespanofafry1534]

SPORTS!

[@thomasstevenhebert]

Some of us are here for that sweet majong😂

[@idontwantahandlethough]

@@thomasstevenhebert I just want to be good enough to play with the cool Asian grandmas and not get owned, is that too much to ask?!

[@thomasstevenhebert]

@@idontwantahandlethough it’s not at all! I’d love to actually know how how to play it seems like a good game once you learn all the ins and outs. Plus unlike poker it’s equally at home at Grandmas or a Yakuza casino

[@Just.A.T-Rex]

And dating simulators and robot mech rpgs

[@andrewpayette621]

Always my fav part: "170? WHAT'S THAT?!"

[@bryanvickers]

I wouldn't mind a quick breakdown of controls in these videos. The N64 controller is so unique and some games really do an amazing job utilizing it's strengths. This seems like one of them.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

yea I think this game has incredibly unique ones too. iirc you actually hold the left (dpad) and center parts (joystick) instead of the center and right or left and right combos like every single other n64 game.

[@sanityormadness]

@@ChairmanMeow1 Well, that was the idea. But you can use Stick+C-buttons like everything else, they didn't force left.

[@uhhh_adam]

@Burst Your Bubble stop bursting bubbles

[@LeoMidori]

@@ChairmanMeow1 I always envisioned a game doing this! It's nice to know I'm not crazy for thinking that was the case at least once!

[@robdillenger4763]

How is Thab doing dodgerolls? Like at 14:36. I've played through this game a few times and never knew you could do that.

[@edcuffeadams]

Have been following this challenge for a while and by coincidence this game was on the top of my backlog for my first playthrough just as Thab published this vid. I agree it is a mightily impressive N64 game and I had a right good time with it. Especially loved those battleship sections - seems unbelievably ambitious and polished for the time and still lots of fun now! Also kudos to Thab on this challenge, can't believe your dedication to it tbh.

[@DanielSabzghabaei]

“We tell him we’re not going to shoot Saki in the head, and then somehow we’re on a train.” lmaooo

[@xectilus5530]

This is a fantastic little game, and it's so great to see someone appreciate and showcase it like this. I'd do indescribable things to get a HD port of the (also amazing) sequel. Treasure classics shouldn't be kept secret!

[@wioshirakiin]

One of my absolute favourite n64 games. Really nice to see this masterpiece as game 100

[@tansquirrel]

After you got this in your last video and you didn't know what it was, I KNEW you were gonna be in for a surprise. Honestly a top 10, maybe even top 5 n64 game IMO. Treasure is one of the best game developers of all time.

[@TheDangerOfBoredKids]

The sequel on the Wii is worth checking out too. So much fun!

[@zeusstormbolt8116]

I genuinely love that you have included the japanese titles as we are discovering new games along this journey

[@gmun]

would have never known about this amazing game without this series. seriously a unique and crazy experience, thank you so much for making these!

[@hexyearhexyear]

This is one of my favorite games and the soundtrack isn’t just good it’s FANTASTIC and is one of my most listened to ever. It’s like a piece of magic. Glad you enjoyed your time with it!!

[@ChairmanMeow1]

its my 3rd favorite game on n64 out of all of them. its great.

[@mrhs5220]

Risk One's Neck is the best song on any N64 game, hands-down. Absolute jam!

[@420SupaK]

I can't believe people would tell you not to include the Japanese titles. Those are the original games, just because some weren't available in the U.S. Doesn't mean anything..lol. Where do people think the Nintendo 64 came from?

[@jeremyaks69]

I'm watching every N64 game be beaten. And I mean all of them.

[@Erk1234567]

So I've basically been a fan of this game ever since Saki was announced as an Assist Trophy in Brawl and I'm ecstatic to hear you enjoyed the game this much. The story's a little weird, but it's an homage to a bunch of classic manga like Devilman and Akira This is basically my favorite game of all time and I could gush about it for hours. Thanks for the coverage, and I'm looking forward to seeing any other hidden gems you might uncover!

[@davidt3563]

I randomly played this on the Switch N64 games and I was surprised how much fun it was. We should have had more games like this back in the day!

[@Jerhevon]

It's in a really small niche of incredibly proficient N64 games. Things like FZero and such so it pushes a huge about of geometry at high frame rates. And oh so varied.

[@acegamersam1481]

That "Let the bodies hit the floor" line was the best ! Can't unsee this now ! xD And this is exactly why including the exclusive games from Japan was a great idea ! I missed on that game. Now I want to plan it !

[@handsomeDRAC]

Plan what?

[@acegamersam1481]

@@handsomeDRAC my autocorrect changed "play" to "plan". I want to play this game.

[@pikeeplaya]

This is one of my favorite N64 games! I didn’t know it existed until I saw it on the Wii shop a long time ago. Still to this day, the only game I’ve ever imported.

[@asymptoticspatula]

I had never heard of this game, of course, but holy cow, I would have LOVED this game back in the day. We really did miss out here in the US.

[@kennethwalker086]

Great 100th video, its been a fun ride. Thank u for your entertaining videos and heres to many more!

[@IdealIdeas100]

The red ship you fought around 12:00 looks like it was heavily inspired by the ship in Cowboy Bebop thats called the Swordfish

[@Biggi87]

Best game on the entire system hands down! The style, the energy, the pacing, ridiculous plot that I needed a whole bunch of playthroughs to grasp properly. I love it all!

[@Bald_Person_]

This was one of hell a game to get for the 100th episode of this challenge. Thought you were never gonna give a game 10/10 lol.

[@jarrettbellboy]

I’ve had never heard of sun and punishment until the switch expansion online version was released, it is a crime against humanity that it wasn’t released in NA. I can instantly tell it’s an incredibly well designed game. Feels like a mix of final Fanstasy and star fox 64 with a melee mix!

[@stoptakingabear]

I love how game 100 is 10/10

[@jacedahlin3196]

@@cl8804seriously… dude could have been a legend.

[@taylorfrench6722]

Unfortunately, game 200 was Re-Volt which was definitely not a 10/10 game. Paper Mario was 193 and got a 10/10. Goldeneye was 196 and got a 9/10. Kirby 64 was 197 and got a 8.5/10.

[@flx3883]

Dont spoil omg@@taylorfrench6722

[@jayjones9225]

This one looks really fun. Might have to buy this and Mission Impossible for my N64 collection

[@ZombieTechie]

Did you ever figure out how you can lock on your enemies by pressing "A?" The reticle turns blue and does less damage but it locks on. It's a big chunk of the gameplay as to when deciding to lock on or not. I imported this game when it was new. I used to beat it easily on very hard. I love this game.

[@handsomeDRAC]

This is like Star Fox but on foot.

[@expsharevideogames]

Glad you enjoyed this one so much. Definitely one of the highlights of the N64

[@genericyoutubecommentchann7418]

Fitting that the 100th game yielded the first 10. I wonder if that means it’ll be until the 200th game to get Ocarina of Time or any of the other popular games people usually give 10/10s to. Edit after game 200: Not quite game 200, but the next 10s were a few games before and after it.

[@DharmaScienceRadio]

@@toxicmanbaby1069 Welcome to the Legend of Mahjong!

[@taylorfrench6722]

Might happen since he hasn't given any other 10s yet. For popular games he's gotten since this, he gave: Wipeout a 9 Excitebike an 8 Pokémon Puzzle League a 7 Rayman 2 an 8.5 Duke Nukem: Zero Hour a 7 Gauntlet Legends a 9 Pro Skater 2 a 9 Bomberman Hero a 7.5 Pokémon Snap a 4 StarCraft 64 an 8 Quake 64 a 7 Hydro Thunder a 7.5 Rocket Robot on Wheels a 9.5 Custom Robo a 9 Hey You, Pikachu a 1

[@WikiPeoples]

Really loving this series... The footage + commentary is really nice and its super cool to see these old games that I never played.

[@balkamp8888]

Always look forward to these every Friday, thanks Thab!

[@garretteverett2613]

If I can add to the "Get _____ed" vocabulary of the chat, my five-year-old has come up with "Get busy-ed!" on his own which is the funniest thing ever. Mario Kart takes on new life with a kiddo yelling "Get busy-ed King Dozer!" at your side.

[@thestradiosmiles]

This game looks fantastic and I've never even heard of it before now. This is why I enjoy this series.

[@NDHFilms]

Congratulations on 100 games!

[@panchovillaxocascathyvipy7]

I love this game. You should beat the secuel too

[@obsidianchao]

One of the best games on the system! I’m really glad you enjoyed it!

[@ryannachtrab]

I am racing to the comments on every video in this series - and I mean ALL of them.

[@mathewg1747]

My brother bought me this game when it came out in Japan. He followed every Treasure game release and I'm glad he did. I know you gave this a 5/10 difficulty but there is also a hard mode. I think you unlock it after beating the game once. You also unlock a turbo mode and a high-frame rate mode. This means you can turn on all three modes for one of the toughest challenges. I think I only ever got to the last boss, but everything was flying at me too fast and I never beat it with all three modes turned on. It's certainly 10/10 difficulty!

[@acantilado]

No joke, my favorite videos of yours are the Japanese exclusives. Please don’t even think about taking those out!

[@misterodfox]

Congrats on completing game 100! 🎉 Awesome game for this milestone. This is the best series on Yt

[@ChristMetalMayhem]

Yeah this game looks like a certified banger, not as much as Elmo or Mahjong mind you, but still classic.

[@CrawYT]

Elmo was too hard for me ngl. the letters one, I got numbers down!

[@DarkKen87]

One, nothing wrong with me

[@contra31]

Great vid, love this game. But how is the music like Touhou!?

[@darkmikolai]

Happy 100! This is a great series!

[@JordoSez]

I'm almost caught up on this excellent series Games I hope he gets picked soon are Blast Corps, Mischief Makers, Tetrisphere, and Majoras Mask

[@taylorfrench6722]

Tetrisphere got randomly picked the other day and he'll be playing it later today.

[@Fork501]

I think he played Mischief Makers a month or two ago

[@taylorfrench6722]

@@Fork501 He hasn't.

[@Fork501]

@@taylorfrench6722 ah! He may have come close to it, then. I remember hearing about it because of this series

[@Jerhevon]

@@Fork501 Shake Shake!

[@n64victor30]

I'm so glad you got to play this one. I love this game

[@too-many-phils]

i can't imagine how fun this game woulda been back in the day

[@TheWonkster]

It's still amazing tbh, I would recommend anyone that can put up with anime-isms and likes action games to play it

[@unkono]

As amazing as this game was it was shunned by other Japanese developers for not being good enough or hard enough

[@magicjohnson3121]

Still fun

[@markmorris7123]

@@unkono the Japanese public still voted it as one of the best N64 games of all time though

[@idontwantahandlethough]

It holds up surprisingly well :)

[@owdeezstrauz]

I like how you said "What's that?" at the end like you know we're expecting it.... very funny.

[@frankrizzo890]

Glad you found something that you enjoyed. Maybe it'll at least lessen the blow of having to play all the bad games.

[@sheepy403]

Wow! I expected just another Japanese jank title out of this one, but I'm genuinely blown away. Excellent graphics and sound for the hardware, truly solid shmup gameplay that isn't just made to be a quarter eater, weird anime lore, and a 10/10 from Thab? I have no interest in shmups myself, but there are a few friends I'll definitely be recommending this to!

[@xsouldriverx]

NYer here, i can confirm that this is what the railroad morning commute is like

[@fresnokila3]

Sin & Punishment is a well-known game...its weird you have not heard of it. It would be nice to see you tackle the sequel.

[@DougSalad]

You will never convince me that this game being #100 was random. It's too perfect.

[@spitt0110]

Longtime enjoying the series, This was something that crossed my mind when I had an Everdrive and a n64. the RNG is a perfect way to tackle it.

[@TaelAlchemist]

I love the artstyle of this game, it's so visceral

[@Massiveillusion14]

How hard is it to just not click on the Japanese titles? People can be so entitled.

[@misdemeanor7083]

that let the bodies hit the floor joke killed me lmfao

[@idontwantahandlethough]

This game is surprisingly sick. I thought it was gonna be dumb but it's actually a blast! Highly recommend playing it (and watching this channel too, of course)

[@BigDominoakaGerard]

I need to play this one again. I liked it but I never got very far.

[@westontilby2726]

Yup every obstacle and attack is avoidable. I have done it (just not in a single run). Even the easier bosses have some sort of nuance or challenge to optimize score or speed. Love this game!

[@kashkat90s44]

I LOVE this game! I play it all the time on the Switch’s N64 live service. I will say that it’s probably easier to control on a N64 controller than the Switch Pro controller. I have to basically make a claw out of my right hand to be able to strafe, jump, and shoot while my thumb does all the aiming. It really challenges your hand eye coordination lol

[@pyro5845]

That game was really cool! Reminded me of Star Fox 64, but it went above and beyond what we saw in that one. Looking forward to the next one.

[@kujasan]

that "let the bodies hit the floor" had me hit the floor ;)

[@ValiantNorth]

Grats on 100k thab

[@camhabibi2217]

Congrats on reaching 100!

[@TheLegendOfOblivion]

After the series is done I'd like to know what are Thab's top 5 or top 10 N64 games.

[@Real1Gaming]

Maybe I'm weird but the strange (sometimes bad) Japanese games you get are my favorite to watch you play

[@user-io9hj9ip2d]

Glad the 100th game was one of the best games on the console, and luckily it's one of those few N64 games that you can actually play on the most recent console pretty easily

[@tanmad21]

So cool to find hidden gems like this through this challenge!

[@dmofOfficial]

Wow.. gonna have to try this game, did not expect that! GG THAB 🤩

[@inthefade]

The graphics of this game are amazing for N64. It makes me wonder how good a Final Fantasy game could have been in an alternate timeline.

[@gustavocve1779]

you can change de look sensitivity by switching weapons. I believe you used the heavy weapon throughout the whole game, which has a slower aim, that's why you think the crosshair is slow. If you had changed to rapid fire, the crosshair would move faster.

[@uhhh_adam]

Lmao that's hilarious

[@Brawlnana]

There was another weapon?!?!?! 😂😂😂

[@marcellosilva9286]

Lock-on mode deals less damage, though, and Polestar's entire purpose from a gameplay standpoint is to teach you that manual aiming deals more damage and if you try using the lock-on mode against him, you'll fail every time.

[@Shazzner]

S&P is great and I'm so glad you're doing all N64 games.

[@ericstoll007]

In terms of the look sensitivity, sometimes it helps to switch to the auto-lock aim style. You do less damage but it really helps during sections where you’re concentrating on platforming or melee attacks.

[@eicktownsfinest]

Bro, i love the series. Keep up the good work :)

[@Jeff_arrieta]

This game looks incredible. Going to check it out on the switch expansion

[@idontwantahandlethough]

it's super fun, was just playing it earlier :)

[@Arc_ride]

This game is fucking GREAT. On par with SF64 in terms of pure fun factor and arcadey challenge in my opinion.

[@levioneill9677]

These are so great! I love the series, which is why I subbed. Can't wait to see the: Goldeneye Banjo Kazooie Hang time OOT Rampage Mario 64

[@BPMusic06]

This is my favorite a KZbin series. Congrats on 100 games down!

[@wileecoyotegenius5955]

God this game is badass, Treasure is awesome at making crazy action games that are also accessible. I'm very glad this was made available on the Wii VC, they don't do anything cool like this with retro rereleases anymore.

[@GoodMomo]

A large amount of issues Thab had is because he seems to have forgotten just how useful/necessary melee is in this game.

[@dakotabautista2417]

Congrats on the 100th episode!

[@brokenwizards9122]

Some of this game reminded me of an on foot version of Star Fox.

[@motivationsensation765]

I really enjoy watching these videos. Keep up the good work!

[@StealthHalberd01]

This is such an amazing game. I have a physical cartridge of Sin and Punishment. First got to play it in the US on the Wii Virtual console.

[@Jerhevon]

I waited 5 years for this to release in the US. When I could finally play it on the Wii? Totally worth the wait. As to sensitivity, I don't know a way to change it, but one of the buttons toggles the crosshair from free-aim to lock on. You do less damage, but a nice way to keep damage flowing while you focus on dodging other things. I have the sequel, but I've never booted it up. How on earth do you top the level progression of invaders in a city, taking out a naval fleet, and ending with dueling the earth in the most awesome throwback to Missile Command ever?

[@JetWolfEX]

Star successor is a much larger game, some levels in it feel tedious because they go on for a long time and bosses have way more health than the first game, but there's a lot of great parts in it too, if you like the first one you'll probably like the squel

[@Jerhevon]

As you're commenting on the cursor sensitivity one thing I noticed was that while you got the hang of pausing to use the melee, you don't toggle the cursor modes. Not so much sensitivity, but in free mode you do more damage, but there's also a lock on mode where you do less damage, but it keeps the targeting locked while you focus on movement. Also, as ever Sin & Punishment is just awesome.

[@Jerhevon]

So many good iconic moments in this game. And then to end on a crazy escalation of the game's story, but also the wildest game callback possible. We're going to save our earth from a false earth in the flashiest version of Missile Command possible. Game on!

[@mar2540]

100 episodes in, quite the achievement. Keep going! :D

[@DrakeWind]

This game is like a Final Fantasy, Evangelion, Macross, and Attack on Titan fever dream. How cool.

[@natef15]

I got this on the Wii but would love to have it on original hardware. I'm happy for you whenever a good game finally pops up.

[@Szadek23]

I was so happy when I saw that this was going to #100.

[@francescodibuono6344]

Man this game rocks still today! So glad it came up, and as 100th nonetheless

[@flumphflumph6021]

You should play through the Wii game as well. It's also a 10/10.

[@caseyp5665]

I love that I have never heard of this game but its this awesome. Reminds me of the arcade game "Time Crisis"