Unreal & UT99 Atmospheric Mix

[@RussellRRocke]

skyboxes in unreal just hit different

[@Shizaho]

hell yeah, I also love this feeling that you're on an arena somewhere high up in the sky

[@bernardvc5820]

idem for the music. they have a certain sound over them (just compare Unreal, UT and Deus Ex and tell me they don't sound somewhat similar)

[@Noxxthilus]

In these canyons and futuristic constructions, I was battle-hardened more than 20 years ago. I knew legends that will fall into oblivion when I and all those who witnessed them will no longer be here. The cruelty of time.

[@blazejames47]

We are the chosen few to carry on those living memories to serve as an archive of wondrous times in parallel worlds few will ever know.

[@skullthrower8904]

Take up on arms once again and challenge time itself

[@weebanatorc2666]

Come check out the forum its still active ut99

[@_Braised]

Are you guys quoting something or is that yours? because these bittersweet words hit me with such force I just don't know what to say...

[@Noxxthilus]

@@_Braised Nothing was quoted, only ancient legends commenting, including you.

[@BreakingRaven]

games like Quake, Doom, Unreal tournament,Halo, half life, even StarCraft, CnC, SupCom, have something with that early graphics of 90s and 00s, that i cant explain, and their soundtracks that is so fitting to that era and also its so fitting for each other, i never had chance to expirience 90s but i have small brief memory of ealry 00s,as im born in around that time of early 00s and i wish to re-expirience those times

[@Cryotyde]

Agreed. They truly felt "other-worldly" in my opinion. I was born in '89 and I still have very fond memories of the visuals and music from games like Unreal, UT '99, the original Age of Wonders, etc. The worlds just seemed so alien and mystical.

[@trendliners9658]

Games back then were mystical, extraordinary!

[@jstn9914]

I love that creations like this exist - dedicated fans paying homage to these games from two decades ago (yikes I'm getting old). Thank you for keeping the golden age of gaming alive for those who weren't there to experience it.

[@Mike-xq7ib]

I remember seeing Unreal run on a friend's PC for the first time and being BLOWN AWAY by the dynamic lighting, the mirror surfaces, and the "intelligence" of the bots. Stunned me and got me to buy my first gfx card - a Voodoo 3000 - and join my first clan. From that point on until ~2001 when Diablo 2 took over, I was totally dedicated to playing Unreal & UT. Best games ever for me. Excellent music that defined the feeling of these games.

[@yellownomadglitch3309]

Even to this day, the first Unreal actually is very decent for it's time.

[@AlienBreed3D]

When I bought Unreal, my jaw dropped to the ground, looking at the graphics and music... Water, fish in the water and many other things that were not in any other game and a very unique atmosphere. The 3Dfx accelerator then showed its class...

[@tigerzero5216]

Foregone Destruction. Great music. The map is so simple/small in design and yet so hard to play. My UT name back then was TigerZero. I should have trade marked that name. Seems later people have wanted to use it.

[@Autmrane]

When some of these tracks came on it was like I was a different person; I’d enter a state of absolute confidence and pin point precision accuracy, no second guessing rocket shots, not hesitating to strafe jump across certain death pits for that sneaky back shot. A flow state I would later call “The Red Mist”. It was so long ago I wondered if it was just my brain misremembering, so I listened to this very vid and got 42 kills and 2 deaths on hardcore CoD. The Red Mist descended once more, and like a well worn groove I was in that flow state of no hesitation or doubts. Just the thrill of the kill.

[@SHinierthennyourforehead]

THE RED MIST?!?!? LOBOTOMY CORPORATION REFERENCE?!?!??!

[@lemonismq4642]

​@@SHinierthennyourforehead he meant the creepypasta obviously

[@SHinierthennyourforehead]

@@lemonismq4642 never heard of it and i grew up with creepypastas

[@lemonismq4642]

@@SHinierthennyourforehead iirc it's an alternative name to squidward's suicide creepypasta

[@DoctorNuriel]

god damn, Foregone Destruction is perfect as it is but it hits super hard when slowed down

[@ZacTBH]

There is something magical about the UT99 soundtrack.

[@Conqtorias]

Same with Deus Ex's soundtrack IMO. Which tracks (hah!) because they share at least two of the same composers.

[@Cryotyde]

@@Conqtorias Unatco will always be my favorite Deus Ex song.

[@Conqtorias]

@@Cryotyde Unatco and the Chinatown market music are the best tracks imo.

[@eonmark847]

Whole Unreal soundtrack are pure pleasure and amazing sci-fi tribal techno-ambient album that i worship and love.

[@synaestheticstudios]

the fact that this has 24k views and was posted in 2023 makes me so fkn happy aaaaaa. thank you for this

[@agibitable]

we're all the people who pwned you back in 99 :)

[@hmuphilly9129]

38 now

[@synaestheticstudios]

@@hmuphilly9129 33 here

[@cepheus3d]

These games had a profound effect on me growing up. It's a shame Epic isn't as enthusiastic about it. At least the community is still keeping it alive! I loved the technology at the time and playing through the campaign in coop with my brother was always a treat. Thanks for the great mix! 💙

[@PrekiFromPoland]

The only guy left from the old Epic Games is Tim Sweeney himself, as far as I know. Some people left the company soon after the release of Unreal or UT99... Which explains why later UT installments are not the same.

[@GoldenAdhesive]

​@@PrekiFromPolandI guess they didn't like the direct shift from story driven to a quake 3 competitor

[@GoldenAdhesive]

​@@PrekiFromPolandCliffy B stuck around for a while. He had work on ut 99 and probably future maps too

[@ysmg9010]

​@@PrekiFromPoland Ok; Unreal 2 was mediocre. UT2k3 on the other hand was a great 1v1 game. UT2k4 expanded on the multiplayer - remeber spending endless hours on 64 player maps with vehicle combat. UT2k8 ... UT3 of cause ... had all that in it, but it never reached the level of UT2k4. Maybe the time of "simple" ego shooters was over. But much worse; you can't easily go back to that expirience. No digital market currently offers these games. If you bougth them in the past, of cause you can still download them on steam- but can't buy em now. Also not in the Epic Store! Ok maybe the distribution rights are owned by GT, Infogrames, Atari or Midway - but Epic can't afford to make a deal there? Either you have to ebay a used copy and plug in an external drive, or become a pirate....

[@DutchDreadnaught]

1998 on my second PC, first i ever built myself. And i couldn't stop raving about how amazing this game looked at the time. We've come a long way since than. But i still recognize every level.

[@mbpm6135]

No one makes this comparison for some reason but I will. There's no way Metroid Prime wasn't at least somewhat inspired by Unreal. 1998-2002 isn't a big stretch and especially the research logs in both the Skaarj and Spare Pirate bases were very similar in tone. The detailed landscapes, hidden alcoves with treasures, big pretty landmarks, intelligent enemies from the main opposing faction, journals written by survivors, oppressed natives, religious architecture trampled by hostile tech. And so on.

[@GrimedPlayer]

@@mbpm6135 Very interesting observation!

[@subnotic5508]

man the start video is Nostalgic AF and brings back memories from the 90s.

[@Pumpkyria]

Nothing beats the feeling of Rocket Jumping, the addiction of speed

[@Valkrill]

These tunes are perfect for writing my 1st book which is heavily inspired by UT... thank you 🙏

[@GrimedPlayer]

Wow! Please update me if you finish it :O

[@Valkrill]

I definitely will! Currently around 97K words in, nearing the end of the 1st draft! ​@@GrimedPlayer

[@GrimedPlayer]

I admire your dedication

[@Valkrill]

@@GrimedPlayer Thank you!

[@Jirusandoicchi]

@@Valkrill WHAT ABOUT IT NOW?

[@VintageModernRemixes]

It's a nice vibe hearing some of these slowed down like this. Really cool idea.

[@GrimedPlayer]

It's the man himself! I'm so glad you enjoyed it

[@ethanblair981]

VMR, I cannot escape you dude

[@totaldeparture7848]

Excellent mix and accompanying video, I like apparently many others have always been charmed by this era of computer graphics and this game series in particular will always hold a special place in my heart due to various nostalgia related reasons including the incredible soundtrack and playing it with my dad and friends growing up. Fun fact: I actually got in touch with Michel Van Den Bos like 10 years ago via Soundcloud and told him how much his music meant to me and he was super nice and cool about it. I'm sure I was speaking for most of us when I told him that.

[@GrimedPlayer]

Yeah, they don't make them like they used to...

[@user85937]

Back in Word of Warcraft TBC expansion, I discovered that Michel Van Den Bos was my guild leader. He just casually mentioned he made music for games like UT, lol.

[@GrimedPlayer]

@@user85937 Cool Story!

[@dklmph]

Favorite soundtrack ever. Great mix, thanks for sharing!

[@GrimedPlayer]

Thank YOU for listening!

[@AuroraDeAcero]

My childhood... I still can feel the experience of playing Unreal for the very first time. It was something completely out of this world. The gameplay, the music, the graphics. Years go by real fast, no doubt. But the music it will be always the true Time Machine.

[@Cazzerpot]

I feel it too. Timeless.

[@kirtonos]

"All Hallows Sunset" super nice

[@geefreck]

Bear witness Timeless beauty, wonder, and raw adventure

[@peterhodgkinson5095]

Oh man the All Hallows Sunset rly brings out its sombre mood when slowed down - almost cried when first heard it. This and the entire Unreal Gold OST and UT99 OST would make PERFECT reel music in Insta, FB and Tiktok

[@gucciboy4555]

Genius idea!

[@brightlife2674]

Хотелось бы вернуться в 2000 год и снова увидеть этот шедевр

[@GrimedPlayer]

A huge video about Unreal is coming soon! Stay tuned!

[@user85937]

Nice, can't wait!

[@GrimedPlayer]

@@user85937 It’ll take a little while as it looks now but I promise you that I will finish it

[@SchokoWurst1]

in love with 22:00 🥰❤❤❤

[@Bonus_Bananas]

Getting Halo, StarCraft, FFVII, Metal Saga vibes. This is really awesome work. Takes me to good times in my life, thank you for that.

[@Tresspassa]

Man, this is really nice -- the tracks flow into each other really, really well. Thanks for putting it all together, it helps me relax when I sit down to do some writing.

[@MA77FR]

Numca um hardware conseguiu igualar o que senti quando joguei Unreal na API Glide com uma Voodoo 4 4500 AGP. Simplesmente épico e emocionante.

[@blackjack4006]

I guess you just had a nostalgia trip, and did this ?^^

[@GrimedPlayer]

Yep, exactly lol.

[@UtubeH8tr]

1:00 Sounds like you're returning to the vortex rikers 30 years later. god...the memories.

[@MikeyTheChosen]

"My old friend Unreal" Going back is as easy as 123 folks, just reinstall that baby or grab it off G2A. Great game. MUSIC IS FANTASTIC! Thank you!

[@edenkandinsky1635]

that's my childhood right there.

[@DEADEYESTUDIO]

Working on a game in unreal while listening to unreal, dats what I’m talking about boiiii

[@jamesonbourne4635]

this mix is perfect

[@LASTCENTURYVIBEZ]

Nice, I like the slightly different Deck 16 music 🔥

[@MrAndreshka]

You took me back in time sir

[@GrimedPlayer]

Thanks a lot mate, it really means a lot. You’re free to use my work as much as you’d like!

[@Johny40Se7en]

Bloody love this hypnotic synth. Mechanism Eight at 24:13 reminds me of the truly magic TimeSplitters games and some of Crystal Method's older music. Mesmerising stuff 🙂😊

[@FrankieKnowhere]

I'm allllways on that UT99 hype baby

[@dundies100]

The Composer Andrew Sega plays in a couple of bands IRIS and Hallowed Hearts good synth pop think he also was in Crusader no Remorse and No Regret game as soundtrack. really enjoy this atmosphere and pictures.

[@ArtificialSoldier1]

He also composed for Freelancer and Jazz Jackrabbit, both very solid games with incredible music.

[@bomss2]

Hello! Always digging new UT content, especially if it's related to music. Ah, what am I talking about, everything about this game is just awesome. HEADSHOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Caboose30]

Man, I remember when this came out and I'm like "This looks so real!" Of course, I thought the same thing when Doom, and then Quake came out.

[@user85937]

I enjoyed this video, the increased bass sounds great.

[@MichaelLesko-Krleza]

HOW IS THIS SHIT SO DAMN GOOD. IT MAKES NO SENSE

[@xamos26]

the deck16 footage touched the core of my being. my favorite map! especially instagib mode.

[@jeremy995]

2000 was about gaming

[@MoonGoblin]

I was a UT '03 kid (yeah I know the mechanics were worse or whatever but that's the one I grew up with) The maps are so much more open! I'm not sure how you'd ever want stuff like the flak cannon or goo gun with such limited cover. It also seems like snipers would be OP but maybe not since the movement looks faster. The music is amazing and there's a nice stark concrete vibe to this version of the game that I like. Seeing the 'ending theme' animation really makes me want to be able to buy all the unreal games so I can play through the whole story! Sadly it seems like as of a year ago, it's now impossible to buy ANY UT games online (thanks, Epic!) I could buy physical copies on ebay but I'd have to buy something that could read a disk... I remember games coming on disks, but now you just buy them digitally which is probably why lots of newer computers like mine don't even have a disk drive :(

[@GrimedPlayer]

Yeah it sucks man. I was able to play through the game since my PC still has a disc drive and my dad still had the old disc around. I would recommend investing in a disc reader since it allows you to do more things like playing CDs offline.

[@SN-1006]

Played both, ut99 and 2003, then ut3 and the pre alpha. I put countless hours into the games, until the pre alpha was canceled. 2003 was a wonderful game. Good graphics, good vibe, nice controls. Loved dm's on antalus and asbestos...and let's not forget the EPIC soundtrack. Good times.

[@ortodox09]

Segment from 1:10 to around 2:10 is very similar to the M83's OST from Oblivion.

[@HCboyFly]

i never played this but i f wit hthe atmosphere

[@Vladikaon]

This is so good. Thanks a lot for this, I listen to it whilst working :)

[@followingtheroe1952]

Everytime I play a sandbox game, especially when the premise is landing on an alien planet (Factorio, Oxygen Not Included, Dyson Sphere) I put on Dusk Horizon when I start a new file. What an absolute recreation of an experience. I even get the goosebumps with this music running around a new Minecraft world, and discovering the Nali...I mean Villagers lmao

[@fheisk]

nice, shared dig feels so good slower

[@Woomynator]

23:23 slaps HARD, even though i cannot imagine myself playing it like this on DM-Hyperblast xd

[@AzaGorod]

very interesting I like the lowered tone while still feeling like unreal! very nicely done! If it might be alright could I put your version of these songs in a project of mine? atm it is more of a personal project than a public one.

[@GrimedPlayer]

Sure thing man! Glad you enjoyed it ;)

[@Brandelwyn]

I love this so fkn much, thank you!

[@Dreviall]

nice vibe, hope you make more

[@kabee1875]

VERY GOOD VIDEO 👍😊

[@Loffegamer]

🔥🔥🔥

[@dueendettv]

Damn this is good

[@beardedbrain2894]

Nice done! More video with same old games music!

[@josefcihar9319]

ONLY Unreal tournament 1999 Is Historie Games!!!!! Over time 😢

[@hubertb9628]

Good old times 🗿

[@yegorzakharov9649]

Damn bro, Foregone Destruction hit me hard on this one ;) Nice job!!

[@zigotina]

amazing

[@akoot]

I've seen things, you people wouldn't believe, Flag capturers on killing sprees off the face towers I've watched instagibs glitter in the dark, near the flak corridor All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain

[@zachporter8864]

1000/10 want to play

[@GrimedPlayer]

You should ;)

[@pjano11]

Back when musicians actually knew what they were doing

[@cristiansilveira735]

I only knew Unreal Tournament, so there is a game called Unreal?

[@GrimedPlayer]

@@cristiansilveira735 Oh man are you in for a treat!

[@LiteScribe]

Low bpm?? for what?

[@mbbm8002]

Why 25% slowdown ??

[@GrimedPlayer]

I wanted to make it a bit more transformative

[@zigotina]

i like it like this

[@hmuphilly9129]

Too bad theres no UT lofi mix

[@danielj3153]

ale beznadzieja

[@floki479]

They copied Fort Night and failed lol

[@DruiiChannel]

Meh, the slowdown sucks

[@GrimedPlayer]

that’s okay, not everybody needs to like it. It was just a fun idea I had back in November