The feel of the water physics in Wave Race 64 have yet to be surpassed in my opinion. And I include Blue Storm in that. Would love a full HD remake on Switch/Switch 2 with HD rumble.
I've been looking for games that recapture this feeling forever but nothing, even the sequel, worked for me. Feels like other games have been scared to fully commit to allowing the water mechanics to affect the gameplay. I'll have to try Splashdown.
There's still nothing. Splashdown, although a step in the right direction with the way you cut through the water, is still more akin to the sequel than it is the N64 game. I should also stress, the bit of footage I was going to use to show the 'vibe' of Splashdown was a bit showing it has All-Star by Smash Mouth on the soundtrack but it would've given me a copyright telling off. It's a very 00s game.
So many n64 games are impossible to play with the right context. I never had one, but I remember playing n64 at friends houses and it feeling like alien technology. Emulation removes a lot of that strange feeling. Loading a rom and using an Xbox controller puts enough between you and the software that a lot of that experience is lost. These days familiarisation and games building on that tech has wiped away most of that magic but in just the right circumstances and just the right frame of mind you can see through the curtain. Mario 64 is frankly rubbish on Switch but still feels amazing on the original console. Wave Race 64 is good no matter where you play it. Nothing has ever quite matched it, not even the sequel.
I agree, anyone who uses emulation to remove the blur or plays with an Xbox controller and says the game "doesn't feel good" need to go to videogame jail.
The feel of the water physics in Wave Race 64 have yet to be surpassed in my opinion. And I include Blue Storm in that.
Would love a full HD remake on Switch/Switch 2 with HD rumble.
It's the feel that makes the difference. Others look better, none feel better.
Great video, you've convinced me to go back to his game, this weekend.
Well worth it!
I've been looking for games that recapture this feeling forever but nothing, even the sequel, worked for me. Feels like other games have been scared to fully commit to allowing the water mechanics to affect the gameplay. I'll have to try Splashdown.
There's still nothing. Splashdown, although a step in the right direction with the way you cut through the water, is still more akin to the sequel than it is the N64 game.
I should also stress, the bit of footage I was going to use to show the 'vibe' of Splashdown was a bit showing it has All-Star by Smash Mouth on the soundtrack but it would've given me a copyright telling off. It's a very 00s game.
So many n64 games are impossible to play with the right context. I never had one, but I remember playing n64 at friends houses and it feeling like alien technology.
Emulation removes a lot of that strange feeling. Loading a rom and using an Xbox controller puts enough between you and the software that a lot of that experience is lost.
These days familiarisation and games building on that tech has wiped away most of that magic but in just the right circumstances and just the right frame of mind you can see through the curtain. Mario 64 is frankly rubbish on Switch but still feels amazing on the original console.
Wave Race 64 is good no matter where you play it. Nothing has ever quite matched it, not even the sequel.
I agree, anyone who uses emulation to remove the blur or plays with an Xbox controller and says the game "doesn't feel good" need to go to videogame jail.
***gets n64 out of wardrobe***
Let it breathe
Do you have a favorite horror game ?
I do... but I'll probably be saving what that is for another video.