Zero Tolerance - An Incredible Sega Genesis FPS! | Friday Night Arcade

[@Cecilbags]

Wtf, how do you find these rare gems? These are the vids youtube needs. Thanks!

[@FridayNightArcade]

Glad you're enjoying the show mate. Cheers!

[@MarquisDeSang]

It is gonna get a physical release again for Switch and PS4 from strictly limited games.

[@andrewgilbertson6683]

@@MarquisDeSang They're actually going to release it as a Megadrive cart also along with the sequel.

[@petercanzius6414]

I know someone who has this game

[@birdup6663]

I didn't stumble upon this game until long after the 16 bit era had ended. I saw it at a pawn shop for stupid cheap, and it was just like "Huh, looks like it might be cool." It ended up being so good that it actually reignited my interest in my Sega Genesis.

[@jasondavis7336]

One of my all time favorites. Spent nearly the entire Thanksgiving break playing it in 1995.

[@troybigham2453]

To this day, I still say "shotgun collected" every time I see a shotgun. I also enjoyed "bullet proof, vest" lol. Oh childhood :)

[@SegaGentleman]

Ammunition is LOW

[@EDFCentral]

Zero Tolerance was awesome. I was even able to get my dad to play it and he never wanted to play anything other than golf on the Master System. However this game caught his eye and we would take turns playing it.

[@jayblack7495]

I remember when my high school mate snagged this game at Kay-B Toys. He loved it. He was a great radar for unusual Sega Genesis games. He picked up Haunting, Splatterhouse 2 & 3, and I am eternally grateful for it. If you sprinkle in Robocop vs Terminator, General Chaos, Ghostbusters, Alien 3, and of course the Mortal Kombat trilogy; your Genesis collection becomes a pure testosterone-machine . . . Great video!

[@jimmyguy428]

I have this game, and the link cable. Co-op Play was awesome for the time. Co-op required two copies of the game, two Genesis units, and two TVs. How the link cable worked is that it was plugged into the second controller port on both systems. I used to use a controller extension cable to make the link cable longer so my brother and I could play with one of us at the living room TV, and the other on the bedroom TV. It worked like a charm! This would be easier to play using a Nomad as the second setup.

[@robertofelippesantiago2746]

Great!

[@JFlickinger82]

Limited music tracks aside, the audio is surprisingly good. I would have expected it to be very compressed and awful since they crammed so much into the cart graphically, but that punchy shotgun blast is probably my favorite sound effect on the Genesis. It sounds so powerful.

[@FridayNightArcade]

It really is done fairly well. The stereo effects are also super helpful when you're sneaking around tipping you off if the enemy is to the left or right. This would be a good game to plug in a headset to the Genesis with.

[@retrochuck4893]

This is one of my favorite games on sega. I made that coop cable and got to experience it with my brother it’s so much fun 2 players

[@FridayNightArcade]

That's awesome!! I really want to track down a co-op cable and set up 2P with this. That had to be fun as heck playing through this with your brother. And the game was probably much less difficult with two people. Did you guys make it all the way to the end?

[@A31Chris]

@@FridayNightArcade if you can't track one down perhaps he'll make one for you too.

[@Sinn0100]

@@FridayNightArcade I actually think they never released one. I know my friend and I looked everywhere for one as we both had Zero Tolerance and Sega Genesis's...Genesis'is...Genesis'es...whatever. ;)

[@robertofelippesantiago2746]

@@FridayNightArcade twice, até least. Greatest Genesis FPS ever made.

[@Sinn0100]

Even though I had access to Doom on my very own clone 486DX2, I loved this game. I remember wishing Sega went with an SVP chip for this game as it would have been out of this world. You have to think, had this been an Snes game it likely would have had an FX or FX2 chip. Even though the graphics were not great for its time the gameplay and length more than made up for it....shotgun collected. This should have been on the Genesis Mini...oh wait, it's on mine! ;) As far as being a gamer from that time...I'm with you 100%. I may be a bit of a Sega snob that does not mean I didn't love my Nes and Snes. As long as a machine has at least 10 truly great games on it, it's worth owning to me. My life just wouldn't be the same without Mario, Yoshi, Link, Samus, Ness, and many more. Just as I would truly be a sad panda without Sonic, Tails, Gillius Thunderhead, Axel, Blaze, Adam, Skate, Knall, Luna...again, I could do this forever.

[@gregoryfuller9361]

rented and played it for bout 2 days straight when i was 13. never beat it or saw it after that. this really was a badass genesis game.

[@nicholasdiak649]

I'm so glad you did Zero Tolerance! I grew up in a Genesis household, and I loved playing Zero Tolerance. I never beat it though - one of the maze basement levels had one enemy (the wall/ceiling crawling things) and I could never find to advance to the next floor. Years and years later as an adult, I got my Retron-5 and sought out Zero Tolerance. Beat it this time! Anywho, brilliant game for it's time and even now, super nostalgic. I think it holds up well.

[@FridayNightArcade]

That's awesome! Glad you were able to find it again and defeat it this time around.

[@DS3xd]

this was my first ever FPS! My dad bought it for me when i was around 4 year's old andi remember being mind blown because I've never seen anything like it before nad remember this game pre-dates 007 Golden eye which was my favorite FPS as a KID

[@Dan-di9jd]

I actually bought it at a KB Toys bargain bin growing up in the 90s. It was a great surprise but it also came at a time when schools had "Zero Tolerance" policy and was warning us about how serious it was when they had zero tolerance. So me and my friend at the time we would be repeating back the lines from school whenever we played this.

[@dtdimeflicks6708]

It's insane that this ran on just the Genesis hardware without Mode-7 capabilities. Shows what it was able to do.

[@SynClaiRWest]

I used to have this for Genesis. I had spent hours playing this.

[@LordStickMax]

my childhood friend and i used to love this freaking game. used to play linked console to console for co-op play. done through a link cable over the second controller port. was so awesome for its day.

[@Snotnarok]

Not only did I play this game, I played it on the SEGA Channel. So double whammy of old impressive game and tech. The game spooked me a bunch with the sounds and the tense music. Not sure how far I ever got. I think this is another one of those games that benefit from being played on a CRT to kinda blur the things to make more detail. I've never seen the actual cart or box to this game in person, much like a few classics because of the SEGA Channel. Which, is why I'm not fond of streaming games or subscriptions to play games. I already had my entire gaming library basically yanked from me when the service was cancelled

[@papasnejk87]

I tested the multiplayer a couple of years ago and it ROCKS! you can make the cable yourself from a broken 3 button controller. There are schematics on the web on how to connect the wires!

[@Zeoinx69]

As a kid who did grow up with this title, I can tell you, it was a lot of fun and honestly, I keep dreaming of the day that someone remakes the entire game on a more modern engine.

[@robertofelippesantiago2746]

It would be awsomazing!!!

[@classicmikecade]

I had a Genesis as a kid and WTF!? I would have eaten this up with a spoon. Can't believe I never knew about it. Thank you for the time and effort put into this one Aaron. This game seemed waaaaay ahead of it's time. Question though, the hit detection seems to be way off in favor of the player does it not, or is it just me? While watching you play I noticed sometimes when you would shoot it wasn't aimed at the enemy and yet the enemy would get killed. I'm guessing maybe that was what it was like for most console games back in the day. BTW, DUUUUUUUH PLAY ROBOCOP VS TERMINATOR DUUUUUUH! LOL

[@FridayNightArcade]

I was using the shotgun which seemed to have more of a spread to it. With the pistol or some of the other weapons it wasn't nearly as pronounced. That's why I recommended just using the shotgun :D

[@GrabbaBeer]

Holy shit. This was the 2nd fps game I ever played. You just made me relive my entire child hood. Thank you for this. Words can't describe this nostalgia!

[@Roscoe_357]

This Was My Game In The 90s As A Kid

[@sarcalogosvermis]

4:38 - Back in the day, I played this game to completion - I have no recollection of ever fighting the final boss unarmed on the rooftop in a closed arena. I'm guessing this was a secret fight accessible only via password?

[@FridayNightArcade]

Correct - I forget where I found that code at.

[@Tomb-G19]

Code is (BOXING!!!)

[@iowawaterlight]

Nice, I remember getting this game for my Sega. I only got it because I thought the cover looked badass. On top of that this was my first experience playing an fps on console I'll never forget the frustration of running our of ammo in this game 🤣

[@CZpersi]

This game and its sequel "Zero Tolerance: Undergound" got recently official physical release on Evercade as part of "Piko Interactive Collection" cartridges. They are surprisingly good, considering their technical limitations. The guns are very satisfying to shoot thanks to the sound effects and visual impact. The enemies really react to sounds, which you can use to your advantage - you set up a mine and then make a lot of noise with a grenade to attract them into your trap. Pretty sophisticated for a 16-bit raycaster shooter.

[@patricksharpe1148]

Thank you for this video, never knew of this one and it looks like a hidden gem.

[@brandonsteinbach4208]

I still have this game it was a blast as a kid and still fun today.

[@labounti]

I played this as a kid and loved it. This and Faceball 2000 on SNES were my gateway to fps games.

[@bloodlessrvc420]

This is my favorite sega game. Spent many hours of my youth killing aliens and hearing that screech lol

[@nxstng7325]

This was the first 1st person shooter I ever played. It blew my mind and I loved it. I did not know the co-op feature existed.

[@projectOMA]

Omg man! I totally forgot about this game! I remember renting it from Blockbuster as a kid and enjoying it. Never finished it but got far. Nice choice for a forgotten classic. Great job!

[@FridayNightArcade]

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[@reinisrudzitis4802]

I own a little collection of Genesis games and I think that this is the best one in it. I laid my hands on Zero Tolerance already in the age of PS1, and I had a PC at home back then with Starcraft, Age of Empires, and other hot titles, but I just fell in love with this game for somewhat reason. That minimalistic approach really looks claustrophobic and I think that the basic graphics just adds to that Alien`ish vibe. The setting, plot and overall ambience just screams about 70ties and 80ties sci-fi movies! It`s an underrated gemstone and I wonder why so few people know about it since it actually was way more advanced game than, for example, Doom. Armor vests, grenades, lifeform scanners, flamethrowers, options to crouch, jump and dodge, CCTV cameras in corridors, that legendary sniper on the opposite rooftop... Goddamn, need to play it again. Where`s that damn cartridge... p.s. - for somewhat reason this game is very well known in Russia/Post Soviet countries. Can anyone explain this phenomena?

[@joshuabambrough8236]

Fond memories of this game, great choice

[@gregoryirwin263]

Use to rent this from blockbuster all the time I remember getting scared shitless playing it at night great game especially considering it's a genesis game

[@ydoic1111]

I played the shit out this game as a kid I never had a pc till 18 so doom and wolfenstine was a dream 4 me when this came out I was in heaven ...headaches were common with the frame rate still loved it

[@jeffcarrier9808]

Just found this in my child home closet. Took the genesis along with this game and a few others back to my own home. It boots up. I forgot all about this game... it was one of my favorites as a kid for sure.

[@dannyriot7580]

I also grew up a SNES kid because we could only afford one or the other lol. All my friends had sega. At least I had an NES too. Lol Anyway, I’ve never heard of this game. The only first person shooter I played at that time was Terminator. And I think it was only one level. Lol. Zero Tolerance looks fun, I’ll have to check it out.

[@FridayNightArcade]

lol at least you got to kinda experience both worlds. My cousin had a Sega Genesis w/CD and all he ever wanted to play was Sewer Shark or Night Trap. Ugh. We never got far in either of them as you can imagine.

[@dannyriot7580]

Friday Night Arcade haha, I remember sewer shark!

[@neuromancer9k]

I went looking for one of these lately thanks to this video, and found one cheap in a local shop that deals in mostly older systems. Now I just need time to sit down and play it. 😉 If I am remembering this correctly, this game angered the usual suspects due to its perceived violence factor. In retrospect, it doesn't look all that gory (to me), but the TV commercial at the time definitely raised a few eyebrows. Thanks for the trip back in time! 🍻🎮

[@FridayNightArcade]

Awesome - were you able to find the link cord for linking up two games/systems to play co-op? Just curious.

[@neuromancer9k]

@@FridayNightArcade I didn't see one.

[@coupe662]

Bought this game and really like it. I have wolfenstein on snes and Doom. I also have duke nukem on sega mega drive. This zero tolerance games is awesome because I love the feel and looks of it. I dig that little map that shows the enemy location. I need to get on of them little cables for hooking up one extra tv for playing multiplayer🏴‍☠️🏁🕶🔮🥇🦇 Im pretty interested in getting Bloodshot for sega mega.🤣 Thanks for posting!!

[@orinanime]

I never beat this game, even as an emulator with save states. But I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! One of my all time favorite SEGA games!!!

[@JeremyNoblitt]

I loved the few unique encounters in this game like the rooftop sniper. The loud guns and explosions were nice too. Played this game a lot back in the day.

[@soterioncoil2163]

Zero Tolerance does look good. I was an NES kid who tried to get into Sega as well. I owned a Genesis for a short while but didn't happen across any of the great titles. There was no internet and so what you could find led to your impression of a system. Games were flipping expensive as well.

[@MattoCinema]

One of my favorite games of all time.

[@SuperNinja147]

A cool effect from watching your videos is that I think back and remember a lot of the games I played growing up. They're entirely unrelated, but I this review brought up memories of Budokan on the Genesis, and the Life and Death surgery simulator series I had on PC.

[@FridayNightArcade]

lol nice... I had never heard of either of those. Thanks for the tips.

[@Gobabyvroommm]

One of my favorite games.

[@Sinn0100]

I loved, love this game; However, I wish they would have went with an SVP chip in this. They really could have built something jaw dropping.

[@robertofelippesantiago2746]

It could have been done in its next title, Beyond Zero Tolerance. Unfortunatelly, only a beta has been done. So sad. ☹️

[@earnesthoffintonsmythe204]

I loved this game, the atmosphere was palpable - especially when you ran through an area and those alien dogs grouped together chasing you! The boss fights had me on my nerves edge too 😂😂

[@kevingillett9337]

That two player mode was great. I loved firing rockets randomly to the other side of the level to kill unseen enemies.

[@milkapeismilky5464]

I LOVED this btd, still play it thru emu on my phone! Really impactful weapons, sound design and music. Thanks for the review!

[@sillygostly]

I've never even heard of this game until the Switch collection was announced, and I really like the way this looks. I've grown up with Wolfenstein 3D, but that hasn't aged well at all. At least this looks a lot more palatable with its more varied textures and map. I'm not particularly crazy about old FPSes either (DOOM notwithstanding, which is every bit as fun to play today as it was nearly 30 years ago!), but this looks pretty neat. I'll consider picking up the physical Switch release. The music and sound effects also remind me a lot of the Apogee games that I had grown up with.

[@handenbramilton]

I rented this from Blockbuster exactly once in probably 1996 and then forgot what it was called for 25 years. It must have left an impression on me because I've been trying to figure out what it was called ever since.

[@dakimakura1702]

Yep, this was one of my last Genesis games that my parents got for me before the 32 bit days came along. I never understood nor did I like the interface being so blasted small, but when you explained it, it made sense why it was small. So yeah, despite all that, it really did do a good job. Its too bad I was too superficial to understand that back then.

[@adamfrazer5150]

As kids we were forced to choose one system, one side in the bloody, merciless street brawl known as The Great Console War. As an adult though - I'm so thankful that we HAD such competition, and now such v a r i e t y ! Ironically, I can still only afford one system BUT I've come to celebrate console exclusives (fancy that, a dev team focusing on o n e pile of code......rather than multiple. We're looking at you, Cyberpunk😐). I may hail Halo (well, we'll see what becomes of Infinite 😒) but I look forward to experiencing Uncharted, or new Mario Kart. Differences need to be appreciated, not watered down and splashed across each console. Forget sides or teams, there's great games to be played, period. Many thanks for your top-shelf content man, I'm devouring it at record pace 👍😎

[@aerosailor1979]

I remember being so hyped for this game when it came out, having discovered Wolfenstein about the same time. Definitely owned this one.

[@AndruRomin]

Oh damn this brings me back to an era of Pogs, Sega Genesis and playing in my aunts basement...

[@noone2you622]

OMG!!!! I have been thinking about this game for over 20 years! I could not remember the name until now. Thank you so much for this video.

[@hueyh5637]

Yep, pretty incredible for genesis If it’s Running without any special cartridge fx chip? then even more impressive!

[@kcadventures1454]

Im sure you already heard that this is getting a re-release on current consoles! Hope it has that co.op mode!

[@brycevo]

This is a really cool game

[@kozodoev]

I loved playing that game as a kid. Although after getting a PC and playing doom and quake later I started thinking that ZT was crap and I only liked it because I didn't know any better. Glad to realize I was wrong.

[@Ecto_Eric]

Thanks for the memories of this game lots of my time spent playing this one haven’t thought about it in years

[@dropkick79]

Loved playing this on the system link cable. My friends and I would slap sticky notes on each televison, covering over the map/radar for when we did death match games.

[@traveling47]

this was one of my all time favorite games growing up. i think it was really the only fps i played on the saga. i never knew they had a coop feature.

[@chris.bilson]

Really glad I found your channel catching up with all the back videos. Grew up with Mega Drive this game was solid as a kid. Even running through the levels and not killed everyone it was much to hard. But that title screen and music was one my favourite on the system.

[@FridayNightArcade]

Hey thanks for checking out the show!

[@Llukario]

I remember playing this as a kid and not knowing where to go or what to do! Thanks to this video my adult self will definitely try playing this again! Thanks FNA!

[@BigReecey]

There is still about 50% stock left of this at strictly limited games. Happy I picked a copy up as I missed it as a kid

[@Max_Jacoby]

I was so into this game so I drew maps of all levels! Also I partially cracked password system by comparing passwords with different weapons and ammo. All of this without emulator so you can imagine how many times I have to complete same level again and again.

[@ankui6031]

Speaking of FPS game, if you haven't already, you could check out the Brazilian version of Duke Nukem 3D that was released in Brazil only. And the more you compare the Genesis and the Super Famicom, you do realise that they are almost the same things but using different tricks and programming, as both tried to emulate the arcades like the Famicom and Sega Master Systems after all, the exclusive games were arcades almost too, which is kinda impressing for a home console

[@mtshark7]

Awesome review man! I grew up with this game as a kid and is my favorite Genesis game. They just released this game today for the switch and ps4 and Genesis at strictly limited games.

[@LeeDonel]

This was a great game. First time I'd played a FPS. I don't remember how far I got though.

[@kissthistwice5]

I just played this game yesterday for first time and really enjoyed it. Great getting a bit more info in this vid!

[@zelands]

This had things that Doom didnt. Some walls could be damaged. In few levels you had to have fire extinguisher. 5 item limit, which makes you think what you need

[@SuperXzm]

Surprisingly, they were way ahead of time with the controls. That kind of floatiness and inertia feels a lot like the Halo series.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Heads up. Picodrive for Retroarch indeed let's you overclock the emulated CPU. Bump it up to 25%, and Zero Tolerance plays at a buttery smooth frame rate! Now it's something I can sink some time into!

[@FridayNightArcade]

Awesome! I'm gonna have to try that! -- Thanks for sharing.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

@@FridayNightArcade Its crazy what just a few more frames per second can do for a game!

[@yesticles]

I had this as a kid. I also could play Wolfenstein 3D and Doom on the family pc, but there were times a sibling or my mom would need to be on it for a while, so I'd turn to this game for my shooting needs. BTW I noticed you've covered quite a few NES point and click adventure games, have you ever tried Scooby Doo Mystery on the Genesis? It's pretty decent for being a licensed game.

[@TheWinter99]

Excellent review and channel You sir have earned a subscriber

[@FridayNightArcade]

Hey thanks for checking out the show!

[@Baneslayer]

Just bought 2 CIB copies to play with my 4 year old son... He is into the FPS's and all my consoles from Atari - PS4 Pro. He likes the SNES/Sega Genesis the most right now. Have 2 consoles so we are going to use the hookup cable and play this 2 player!

[@SegaGentleman]

Them Ceiling Crabs used to freak me the hell out as a kid

[@bryandavis5193]

This was one of my all-time favorite games!

[@papeleradereciclaje4375]

And this is why Wolfenstein 3D needed to ported to the Genesis in the first place

[@Pointlesshandle48]

That ninja gaiden intro, f-ckin hardest game I ever played lol.

[@shanegroves69420]

I remember playing this as a little kid in 98 or 99 very nostalgic

[@Zaph_Kiel]

I hade this, it was a mindblowing achievement for a genesis game. It came out too late in its lifecycle though, once kids see demos of the next generation of console the current ones are cast aside.

[@roguerifter9724]

I played a friend's copy of this and remember having a lot of fun with it. I've played what there is of the sequel and wish it had been completed.

[@robertofelippesantiago2746]

Me, too... Beyond Zero Tolerance would be even better the first, If It had been finished. Even a fanmade would be awsome

[@FatherAxeKeeper]

The fact that only 20% of the screen is being used kinda kills this for me lol.

[@FridayNightArcade]

You just have to sit 3 inches from the screen lol 😁👍

[@Sturmbannführer88]

I still think about the music and sound effects of this game to this day

[@ItsDeebs]

Whenever I pick up a shotgun in a FPS I always hear her voice.

[@tuffasgong]

The music in this game reminds me of Ultima Underworld. I rented this a couple times as a kid and really enjoyed it. Like you I also have Wolf3D for the snes, I picked up a copy of this CIB on ebay a year ago for like 25.00. Brings back good memories.

[@willmistretta]

It would be hard to imagine even the craziest Super Nintendo fan giving you shit for not loving its FPS library. ;)

[@FridayNightArcade]

lol I just figured people would roast me for admitting I was a Nintendo kid in general :D ... I actually sorta hated Doom on SNES though. I was all excited about it - didn't have a PC at the time. Preordered it and everything. Got it home and it's pretty much unplayable or at least I thought it was at the time. My mom was a good sport and was willing to play the confused mother and just make up something about how she accidentally bought me the wrong game so they'd let me return it for a full refund. Someday on this channel I may revisit SNES Doom and try to see if it was really that bad.

[@TrainerCTZ]

This is amazing! I didn't know fps existed for genesis

[@SomeOrangeCat]

If the frame rate was just a touch faster, It would be something I could stand to play for more than five minutes at a time.

[@FridayNightArcade]

You might be able to tweak that with an emulator that has overclock settings.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

@@FridayNightArcade Probably. I know Retroarch has a Genesis core with an overclock.

[@Batnano]

i remember playing this as a kid,i never finished the game,and it scared the living fuck out of me,but damn,it was good

[@mtune01]

Played this as a kid and forgot it existed until about 10 mins ago never even knew the title till now

[@paulmann5328]

I used to love this game. I just remember it being difficult as hell. But it was my alternative to games like Doom and Quake.

[@buckfiden6227]

I rented this a bunch of times. Wanted to buy it but it was expensive. Back then it was the only shooter I know of on SG. Wanted Wolfenstein but didn’t have SNES.

[@messiahmozgus]

I rented this for a weekend. Didnt get too far into it but the tech was definitely a shock.

[@charleswilliams2841]

I used to love playing this game as a kid. Very cool video, thanks.

[@fatty3383]

I played this years ago probably 93/94.. it's basically a doom...uses to enjoy it back in the day.

[@Acolis]

i remember this game from way back when. i could never remember what it was called, then i bought one of those 200 in 1 carts and it was there waiting for me to discover! thankfully it didnt take long. its a really great game! a little tough to get the hang of the tanky controls. but when yuo do its so fun!