The HORRIFYING Secrets of Midway's AREA 51

[@jackedup447]

Fun fact, this game was given out for free by the US Air force at one point.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Yeah someone mentioned that to me a few days ago, its both cool and eerie haha

[@aniquinstark4347]

The military does a bunch of marketing through games and movies. I remember seeing a call of duty booth at an air show one time.

[@wellthen.......9384]

It wasn't only the u.s. Air Force this was also given to the US Army because when I used to live on Fort Hood( now Fort Cavazos) they gave these to a bunch of people that were being deployed in Afghanistan and my dad was one of those people who was given this game and he "didn't play games" and made that a joke that lasted for about 13 years but I remember it eventually being given to me that's how I know of this being a thing

[@phoenix80823]

Last I checked it still was

[@joecormier4242]

The military entertainment complex is a real thing. The government will subsidize certain movies, games, etc. as a method of recruitment@@aniquinstark4347

[@linustorpa]

Man, I sure did not expect to ever hear anyone speak about this game, I remember finding it on a modded xbox my dad had when I was younger, that transformation scene was goddamned horrifying. Good memories.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

It was suggested to me in the comments and i’m so glad I tried it out. One of the nastiest transformations i’ve ever seen in game, I loved it haha

[@CoreyandCrew]

Dude wtf I also played this on a modded Xbox my dad got when I was younger....?

[@dr._breens_beard]

We need a re2/4 style remake of it so fucking bad

[@ownage11445]

God I loved this game as a kid. I loved the dungeon crawler feel when you went deeper and deeper into the base.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

So cool, it’s like playing an a real government iceberg video haha

[@AlphaZeroX96]

Years ago I played the Area 51 demo that's included in Mortal Kombat Deception, and it's really cool.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

I never knew about this game til now but Deception was one of my favorites

[@marbellaguerrero5528]

Exactly where I discovered Area 51! The game that got me into shooter games. Good ol memories

[@SlaughterEnd]

@@marbellaguerrero5528same

[@johnathan651]

I always thought of this game as underrated. Definitely one of the better OG Xbox games I remember. The atmosphere was amazing!

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Definitely underrated, this was my first time playing it and it was so dark and immersive I loved it!

[@borger99]

I remember it so fondly. I played it on an Xbox at a Gaming Center, lounge with gaming setups and a PC area with good setups, all for rent at $5 an hour, 72 inch screens or PC. They had all the latest consoles and games, hosted tournaments and I even partook during Black Ops original release with the RCXD as the grand prize. Lockjns from 11pm to 7am. And during one of those lock-ins I played this game. I loved that experience.

[@arathbautista4131]

also on PS2 and i loved it

[@DaisyBunnyVR]

Oh my GOD dude, your delivery is absolutely brilliant. How do you have so little views? That's just criminal.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Thankyou so much dude, im at the mercy of the KZbin Algorithm haha. All in good time, I really appreciate that :)

[@Kaienowaty]

Becuse is bad and boring, not at he say yt algorithm.

[@Hell69Scaper]

⁠@@KaienowatyShut up. It's a good video and well made. Loser

[@joaquinvasta971]

Ill be back in a year, you will be viral. Great videos brother

[@DFG07]

This was the first scaryish game I ever played so much nostalgia

[@dasdiesel3000]

Man, seeing you cover all these really cool old Midway games makes me super sad they went under. They really were a quality studio with both some decent variety & mastery of certain games that almost always seemed to know what they were doing

[@ElasticGiraffe]

Wicked humor and mad editing skillz. Keep doing what you're doing, man. Once the algorithm finds you, this channel is gonna explode.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

that means a lot man thankyou! I'll keep on pushin through the youtube mud (:

[@comradesnowball483]

I had the demo of this game when I was younger but I was too scared to play it 😅🤦‍♀️. Great video as always!!

[@EvanHelblingYT]

I keep hearin about the demo, I wish I saw it! It was definitely a dark scary journey to embark on 😂 thankyou as always Comrade 🫡❤️

[@JorgeSanchez-yz9wc]

I remember playing the demo over and over again until I could do the whole demo without getting hurt. Those were fun times when we got those Jampack demo discs. Now we're lucky if companies even release demos

[@SoaringLettuce]

Nearly 20 years later, it's still funny how the main character, a member of a Hazmat team, is not wearing gloves.

[@jakesully-mj5wh]

dint he lose them when transforming for the first time , i think he rips them off.

[@SoaringLettuce]

@@jakesully-mj5wh that's the thing, that was definitely the original idea, but if you go to 1:08, those don't look like gloves

[@jakesully-mj5wh]

@@SoaringLettuce he has gloves during cutscenes but in gameplay hes bare handed. maybe a oopsie by the devs.

[@jakesully-mj5wh]

@@SoaringLettuce in the last cutscene he has torn sleeves. maybe they messed up the character model between gameplay and cutscenes.

[@stevenstone307]

Yooo what is that theme at 5:34?! That piano line just set off so many memories for me

[@Senor_Penor]

How come EVERY time i think about some obscure game i played forever ago i get recommended a random video talking about that exact game

[@EvanHelblingYT]

It’s gotta be the Aliens

[@Senor_Penor]

Damned xenos.....

[@gimon9673]

The greatest Christmas gift of them all is being able to go back and watch these bangers. Truly the gift that keeps on giving.

[@Lightscribe225]

I got the game for free, oddly enough sponsored by the military so I'd get an army ad whenever it loads a new map.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

That’s interesting, maybe they were secretly preparing you for the real Area 51 mission coming soon

[@Rayyy_a]

Half of these games are stuff my uncles had and I couldn’t play as I was too young. Love these videos!

[@nicktherude]

i played this game religiously and i never knew how to save games so i've played the opening missions so many times

[@victoriaevelyn3953]

I love this game Also the timesplitters noises are really throwing me Also you didnt talk about the high quality cut scenes how could you miss those out they still hold up today graphically rendwews in such high detail never seen on the ps2 And the voices of the cast David from xfiles powers booth and marlin Manson as edgar

[@EvanHelblingYT]

The sounds fit the scheme perfectly haha. And trust me, I wanted to include so much more, I just wanted to keep it at 10 mins. Could’ve made another video just talking about everything u mentioned

[@M8x5a03]

This was my first "big boy" game, both terryfiying and fascinating. Good times.

[@joedredd1168]

I love this game as much as I love all the TimeSplitters sound effects.

[@nima5398]

😂 "Binded forever which is cool coz we can hang out when this is all over."

[@xdKyouzen]

Loved the game when I was growing up. I would love to play a remake of this. Keep up the grind bro.

[@Salerias]

Very nice video as always. I like how you find in each video a way to include Timesplitters soundtracks/sound effects. I played Area 51 a long time ago and liked it back then. It's a shame that we never got a second game.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Thsnkyou as always man. This was the most fun to use Timesplitters sounds for tbh. I’ve seen there’s an unrelated 2nd game but the reviews are underwhelming

[@Salerias]

@@EvanHelblingYT oh didn't know that there is another one but I guess it is for the reasons you mentioned.

[@Chaos-Devil51]

I've actually played this game it was really fun; did you not get or just not use the alien rifle.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

It was so much fun to play, I did have the Alien rifle it just didn’t get any screen accidentally

[@andiggittydawg]

This definitely needs a remake, I’ll buy asap if they did remake it

[@greenhowie]

Love this game, it's so janky yet so late PS2 era. The weird semi-kinda sequel Blacksite was bizarrely good as well. Never seen this channel before but I like your style, definitely going to be checking out the rest of the channel. Also... thanks for not putting your face in half the thumbnail as well. I know that sounds weird but my god, everyone does it and it's only OK for Nitro Rad.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Very janky but fun once I got over it haha. Thankyou man I appreciate that. I used to put my faces in the thumbnails but I learned not to, so you right

[@Oberon117]

This is awesome, great editing!

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Thankyou!

[@markeviouslipscomb3460]

I remember mortal kombat (either deception or Armageddon) on the ps2 gave like a 20 minute trial of this game. I wish video games of today still promoted each other like that.

[@EternaResplandiente]

4:05 i wanna see this Abomination Tethans fight against a Hell Knight.

[@compnmuzac]

Owned the game never finished it ! Thanks for the rest of the story!😄

[@evildeadmitch]

Loving the vids, Happy Halloween!

[@EvanHelblingYT]

thanks, Happy Halloween!

[@stevenaragon3962]

This was one of my favorite games back in the day!😳

[@joelvaldez8688]

Anyone else notice the zombies in this game look a lot like the Weapon X experiments in X2: Wolverine's Revenge?

[@arsalansyed123]

Awesome vid. I still play this game on PC :)

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Thankyou! PC looks way better

[@graveyardoperations7407]

I rented this game back when I was a little kid and this game had no right to go as hard as it did.

[@AverageJoe126]

I played this on a demo disc from a game magazine and I never got to play the actual release

[@EvanHelblingYT]

I heard even the air force was giving out demos haha. I only ever tried it right here

[@AverageJoe126]

@@EvanHelblingYT Bro, I heard that too lol

[@enjoysuon]

mannnn i forgot this existed and i tell you this game was amazing with my friends

[@SolCresta3405]

What is it with David Duchovny and aliens? The X-Files, Evolution, this...

[@liltoke0076]

0:01 isn’t that the noise for their fatalities in the newer mortal Kombat titles

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Yep it’s from 11, I love using the fatality themes

[@enky5563]

Saw my brother play this game when I was less than 10 years old and didn't know what was this game, used gpt with the 2 - 3 pictures I had in my memory to pull out the name, idk why I always wanted to know what was this game but cool I guess The alien at the ending always intrigued me lol

[@xGeTFriSKyy]

This game terrified me as a kid

[@CloudedThoughtss]

this was actually pretty entertaining. idk how you dont have more views lol

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Thankyou gooch, I seem to roam the youtube streets undetected lol

[@gounder.nathan5]

Oh the nostalgia

[@spootayspiegel1470]

I remember playing this game as a kid, when i went to rent it the guy at the store told me it was like halo 2 😂 I'll never forget that

[@peacefusion]

I played the demo. The guns were very impressive.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

I never knew it had a demo but the guns were very satisfying

[@organicketchup5171]

That's Marilyn Manson as the voice of Eddy or whatever; the big alien in the tube.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

I saw that in the credits, he killed it ngl haha

[@iguanajoe9329]

This game was so fucking amazing that I always ask myself how and why it didn't get a sequel in its generation or the next ones.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Maybe the government was on to them, so they couldn’t continue lol

[@giovannibarajas6901]

I just found you and I love you and I subbed

[@JohnnyRico118]

8:18 yOu MuSt InJeCt My BlOoD

[@TonyOcasiowingchunpressure]

MY FAVORITE GAME OF ALL TIME 😃😃😃

[@yomama5645]

I absolutely loved this game.

[@tactical1bmw690]

Never finished the game as a kid I was to scared lol

[@Baldursolostheverse]

Best and darkest and most realistic alien game ever

[@Rebelco]

I remember seeing this game in a store and I never bought it because the cover scared me.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

That was twisted metal for me lol

[@Maelodas]

This game was good and underrated. The story was good and the monsters were designed pretty nice. Edit:Wait hold up you didn’t get the alien gun? It’s 5 burst and has infinite/unlimited ammo.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Agreed. I actually used the Alien gun a lot, I probly shoulda used some clips with ut

[@Maelodas]

@@EvanHelblingYT yeah that gun was really good. It was my last resort when I really ran out of ammo.

[@SHVRWK]

Subbed bro! I'd love more content about some niche/obscure games haha

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Thankyou bro! I love learning about the wild ones I missed growin up haha - i’m always up for suggestions 🤘

[@ElSandwich777]

Sorry Civvie, this dude covered Area 51 better. Absolutely superb.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Thankyou so much sir, I like your hat

[@aarongerard7277]

My favourite game from the original Xbox era.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

I’m glad I tried it out for the first time 👍

[@mikepanda117]

Lkke how last 2 months has people remembering this game. It wasnt great. But it wasnt super bad either. Just mindless fun

[@EvanHelblingYT]

It was luckily recommended to me in the comments, i’m glad I got to learn about it

[@codythep]

Bro Timesplitters was one thing but Area 51? You know your demographic! Just time in the game now

[@kingmiinus]

If they kept going it would be bo3 zombies vs area 51 aliens

[@anonymousnoone5620]

This game was pretty dope. Pretty sure David duchavney idk if I spelled that right, and Marilyn Manson do voice acting for this game lol

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Yep you’re right, and a lot of other hollywood actors and designers which was cool for the time

[@antiquefuturistic]

This game had everything, horror, science fiction, zombies, good graphics, great weapons, dual guns, dark, awesome story but its timing was bad because any fps on consoles after 2001 was branded as halo clone in some way or another overshadowing the game’s strengths

[@rainegingerfish8860]

I loved this game

[@neonkuromi]

the is wild. never heard of this game but alot of what you are saying lines up with what dolores cannon says about the greys. watch a few of her lectures or read her books. the convoluted universe book 1 and keepers of the garden

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Woah I love that there’s actual written work about the Greys. I played this game for the first time and was blown away about the storyline

[@neonkuromi]

@@EvanHelblingYT yea she talks about the deals they have with our govt and others around the world. well idk if u are american but the american govt. they have agreed the greys can abduct us as long as we are put back safely where we were picked up from and in exchange they get technology. there are some false abductions done by the govt though. earthfiles and jk ultra talk about it on their YT channels if u wanna get that deep. usually if someone is having a negative abduction its our govt. not the greys. the small greys are part machine. they harvest our DNA because they ruined their civilization. its a lot.

[@LegionIscariot]

I tried playing this game. The fov was godawful.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

This is true, but I gaslit myself to think its good

[@stephenking986]

He's a weird fun fact but Marilyn Manson voice one of the aliens in area 51

[@CharlesVanexX]

Deaperately wish i could play this again on my series x or my ultra 24

[@EnclaveSOC-102]

Good game for America's foremost covert government resort and spa. Shame it's not on Steam or GOG...

[@EvanHelblingYT]

I loved that line, luckily it can be emulated for ps2 but the PC version looks so much better

[@Ji99i3]

Dual shotguns ? Im in

[@jiriknopp9813]

Omg i love ur content

[@SpicyRikers]

Bruh i didnt know the borg were in area 51

[@death29485]

Me: Mom can we watch NakeyJakey Mom: We have NakeyJakey at home

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Did she let you down? 👀

[@AlanSwishaMusic]

Great video and game ❤😂

[@baphometazrael1892]

I had gotten MK deception as a kid for Christmas when it was new and this game was a demo inside there. I played both MKD and Area 51 demo a tonnnnnn does anyone know if this game is backwards compatible on series x?

[@accelerator8558]

I remenber playing this in a caffe net..... I Wonder, what happen whit it, the concept of the first game was good

[@EvanHelblingYT]

It looks like they went a completely different direction with a new story

[@accelerator8558]

@@EvanHelblingYT thats a wasted....

[@Upsideround]

This is great stuff.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Thankyou matey

[@yellowsausage7714]

The multiplayer was lit

[@N2LR3demption]

Did you play it on ps2?

[@hhh]

Game looks interesting

[@Wojtek_Ch]

Catholic priests and Muslims say the same about young boys.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Very much so

[@maximumeffort8049]

for the algo

[@EvanHelblingYT]

much appreciated

[@jgunner280]

I so badly wish this game came to modern systems again. I'd love to play it once more.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

A remake would be awesome, i’ve never played anything like it

[@alexanderhamilton9445]

Dude fr the memories I have of the insanity that would unfold playing the infection game mode were unreal.. the level Bloodbath had these two rooms that were divided by a bulletproof glass wall and players would always hold up in those two rooms but they were dead ends as well and the absolute slaughter you would witness as players in the adjacent room would get overrun with infected players was unreal as you watched your teammates dwindle in numbers while you helplessly watch and await your own onslaught. Damn I miss those days

[@DJNuimani]

It’s multiplayer would be brazy

[@N2LR3demption]

@@DJNuimani The multi player was crazy on the original

[@wanderingmercurymarauder761]

You forgot to mention that Cole is played by David Duchovny, Marilyn Manson played Edgar, Powers Boothe played the Major, and the ever present Nolan North was McCan (AKA, head get ripped of bookworm). It was a loosely based attempt at a reimagining of the arcade game.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

I had those all in the original script and I honestly shouldn’t have cut them out

[@CharlesVanexX]

Their voices are what made the game. Duchovnys was just a cool sound. Manson gave me the creeps and I loved it.

[@InhumanBaron]

I loved the hell out of Area 51 back on the PS2, felt like the closest thing to Halo since I wasn't much of an Xbox player at the time. The multiplayer was a ton of fun too, especially the infection type humans vs mutants mode. A shame the following game Blacksite: Area 51 was basically its own thing instead of a direct sequel though.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

I didn't even look at the multiplayer option, I can imagine how fun that mode would've been. It reminded me of TimeSplitters a bit as well. I wonder what a direct sequel would've been, tracking down and killing the illuminati woulda be my first guess.

[@Maelodas]

And if you finish the game on the hardest level, you can unlock a hidden MP character and it’s a Grey Alien.

[@NebLleb]

I actually tried playing Blacksite two times. Once on PS3, the other on PC. It didn't matter which version you picked, because the game was such a downgrade in every sense of the word, with a more generic and cliche plot with an in-your-face war on terror critique, bad framerates on console, and a rather lacklustre arsenal compared to its precursor. And as a connoisseur of Late-2000s FPS games like Call of Duty 4, Crysis, BioShock and even Turok 2008, Whenever people insult that era, Blacksite: Area 51 is usually what they're talking about. It's just so... Brown and bland.

[@johnmckenzie9885]

Ever play online on PS2? Such great people miss those days.

[@johnmckenzie9885]

Just read the rest of your comment. Dude remember infected... Playing hide and seek... Finding hidden hiding spots.. there are still old KZbin videos of some of the guys... Brings a tear to my eye.

[@Jordan09087]

This game deserves a remake/remaster. Also loving the Timesplitters 3 sound effects you added into this ;D

[@DraculaTepes420]

Area 51, The Suffering, & Psi ops the mindgate Conspiracy kicked so much ass. They all deserve to make a comeback In the Modern console age 👉

[@BlackCat-qt1ix]

AREA 51 deserves a remake or remastered

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Most definitely

[@eric6rock]

I know RE4 Inspired Dead Space but this plays and looks like a Dead Space Blueprint.

[@lesbates5657]

How on earth do you not have more subs, plus 90% of your content is a pure nostalgia trip and games I was too stupid to be able to complete myself when I was a kid. Looking forward to seeing this channel grow 👍

[@EvanHelblingYT]

My sneak rating is too high for youtube I guess lol. I appreciate that man (: Too stupid to beat as a kid is an underlying theme of half of these videos

[@VampVampChamp]

Your editing skills are insane dude. Also I loved all of the Time Splitters sound effects 😂

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Thankyou so much dude. I always love when the TS effects get noticed haha

[@imreplyingtoyourcomment4533]

@@EvanHelblingYT Made me watch the entire video because of the sounds haha

[@DeegeCar91]

As I watch these videos, I'm wondering if there are a bunch of viewers who have never played timesplitters and don't get that he's swapping the sound effects and inserting TS clips, especially with a game like this where the animation style is so similar. It always throws me off cuz I'm like wait what are the real game sound effects like haha XD

[@Spartanlyra]

the golden age of gaming...

[@MinisterofTinyHeads]

It felt like the lovechild of doom 3 and half life. Such good memories of this game.

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Oouuu I need to play Half Life, those games never crossed my path back then

[@dastresident]

@@EvanHelblingYT can't believe you! Half-Life was the game that changed everything for me. I mean, some people have HALO, others Metal Gear... well, for me it was Half-Life. It's a must!

[@jabricook1035]

im new to the channel and this is the 2nd video i watch uploaded by you so far

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Welcome dude, I wish you good luck on the journey

[@RayLilith]

epic fact: Edgar is voiced by Marilyn Manson

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Yess his voice fit perfectly in this

[@AURORAREVEALNOW]

The SR-91 Aurora in the "Deep Underground" cutscene of the game is almost exactly similar to the real life descriptions and sightings of the real aircraft.

[@FailGag]

i remember playing the demo of this game and it was amazing, i never got the chance to play it as a full game though, this video brings me so many memories.

[@MutantCyborg001]

Midway did create great games like this one and the Suffering franchise, ah my childhood into a few videos, i feel so old.

[@DeadGothicRed]

I was obsessed with this game and all its B-rated storyline. It was fun and i still remember charging into that last Gray that was standing in my way of escape, dual wielding two Assault Rifles. I also remember the handgun being almost like a god damn Magnum from Halo CE or was that just me lol

[@EvanHelblingYT]

I made multiple saves where I hit the final gray a bunch of ways lol. And yeah that pistol was so much fun to use even in the end

[@DeadGothicRed]

@EvanHelblingYT pretty much my main memory, I use to watch the intro videos and trailers a shit tone lol. Also confuses me with how small the size of the magazine was for the AR

[@juanitoincognito5048]

That last little bitch slap on that alien at the end was amazing

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Haha I replayed the ending just to do that

[@juanitoincognito5048]

@@EvanHelblingYT hell yeah lol.

[@HawkHooves]

Great now I have to play through Timesplitters again...

[@EvanHelblingYT]

Yes it appears my subliminal messaging is effective

[@holopointofficial2708]

The only reason my edgy anxty pre teen self found out or wanted to play this game was the fact Marilyn Manson voiced Edgar lol