Wave Race Blue Storm - Retrospective Review (GameCube)
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2016
- It's time to followup from on my Wave Race review with Wave Race Blue Storm. In a UA-cam first, I review a video game from my boat, the Moldy Crow. That's not only a Star Wars reference, but a Star Wars video game reference.
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This video deserves more views.
Totally agree
man, Wave Racer Blue Storm was my first GC game. I remember my mom bringing the game cube in a store bag as I was just about to wake up. It was marvelous.
To this day I've never completed the expert championship, I couldnt get pass the La Razza Canal, this video was the first time I saw bits of the last level, Strongwater keep. Amazing.
I'm still playing N64 Wave Race on the original machine I bought when it first came out.
me too
I love the WaveRace franchise. The N64 original was fun but the NGC sequel really stuck with me more. It was one of the very first games that I played on the GameCube. I still love WaveRace BlueStorm and often find myself going back to it every now and then. The graphical effects are stunning and unlike most, I adore the Soundtrack. I use to play 1080 Snowbording as a kid so Rob Haywood & Ricky Winterborn were instantlly my favorite characters to play as.WaveRace Bluestorm I will always hold a special place in my history of gaming.
How does this man not have more views and subscribers! This video has refreshed me on how this good Blue Storm is! I love the original more. The sequel just missed the mark slightly. But not as much as 1080 to Avalanvhe.
this was such an underrated gem
best review i've seen in a while.
Awesome video, I was smiling the whole way through.
back when game makes you have fun, not selling controled movie
Yes.
I think you should stop playing those kind of games then, and invest in other genres.
Shotana Studios already did,
Wut
Holy crap, Dome made a video... Hurray! Nice work dude!
Definitely needs more views.
The two shortcuts he shows i had never seen before lol.
You went above and beyond by actually goin out on the water to film this episode! I used to play this game wit my older cousins when I was really young and I found it very difficult at the time. The atmosphere and unease you feel when out on the water in the middle of the night in a thunderstorm was palpable. It felt dangerous and that made it fun lol. The aesthetics are great as well, I forgot all about the water effects on the menu but this video reminded me how cool they were!
Good video dude, and good review too. I was shopping on ebay for this game and decided to look up some gameplay and found your review. Thanks for the laughs :)
Another solid review! Thanks - great video!
its a shame you dont make videos anymore, i think this is a great review. You have a good radio style announcer voice and the video is fun and well edited. If you ever see this, I think you have the potential to have a successful channel with tens of thousands if not more of subs.
Awesome video game review keep up the good work!
First game I ever played on NGC - I both loved and hated it. Going from Gameboy and Atari-like games on PC to this? I was no good at this at age 9 to 13, but I remember being impressed by the whole presentation and completely in love with that one sort of arctic track. I might just have to set up my NGC again... Never owned a N64 though, wasn't even aware that there was an earlier Wave Race game until I was around 20. It does look pretty good for its age, though, in my opinion.
The Switch has such nice water graphics...it needs a Wave Race Sequel
Love your content mate, 1080 and wave race 64 were the bomb back in high school. Loved blue storm too. Making me want to get an N64.
this is an awesome review dood.
This is the best review lmao, boat reviews are the best
Amazing review!!!!!!
That was such a GREAT game; I really wished they made another sequel
This game looks even better if you run it on current gen hardware. Simply set your monitor to 4:3, upscale the internal resolution a bit and add a little AA. Amazing!
Why does everyone misunderstand the trigger controls? This is one of the best racers ever control wise and miles ahead of wr64
I don't think people put in the time needed to master the controls. This game is a lot of fun and really rewarding. I wish we got a sequel for the Switch or had a revival of Blue Storm through online communities, or something.
The game look phenomenal here I don't remember it being so clear and smooth
He's probably emulating it on Dolphin, which lets you run the game at a higher resolution and with better texture processing.
yeah I couldn't understand why they didn't map throttle to the analog trigger either.. the Gamecube's analog triggers are the best of any console. ever.
Both one of my favorite games of all time. One of the main reasons I want n64 gc games on the switch!
”Turbo” on everything. So 2000s
I agree... the N64 one is just better in game feel, both control feel and the vibe of the game. The watery loading screens were nice. Drake Lake is so beautiful... reminds me of Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge - check it out if you ever get to this side of WA!
Great review :)
A new Wave Race is my most wanted Switch game. I have high hopes we'll see it released sometime in 2019. :)
doesnt look that good
Funny commentary. The graphics of that game is extraordinary though! :)
This video was awesome. Subbed
It is a shame that this channel looks dead.
@@lmno567 I noticed this after my comment. Kinda sad :(
Nice video!
I'm not sure if I've asked you this before, but have you considered reviewing some more recent games?
These are some of the highest quality reviews on youtube and so you could really reach a wider audience.
Of course, if you don't care about that, these videos are still really interesting.
Thanks! I appreciate the feedback. I have done some more recent games, though usually not directly after release (Battlefield 4, Trials Evolution, AVGN Adventures) but oddly they just don't get many hits, so yeah, I'll probably just keep doing whatever strikes my fancy ;) It's hard to tell what's going to grab a wide audience.
I prefer the reflections on the older stuff, but it was nice to hear your opinion on the Star Wars Battlefront game, too.
Yeah, I want a sequel!
I had played both games. I have to say they were good enough. Also in the last two weeks I just heard that they are rebooting the wave race game. And I also did heared they are working with newer art work and game graphics. And bunch of new features too. But for now there was no more word about the new reboot of wave race. But again I love the 2 original games.
Awesome video!! First one I've seen from your channel, but you've got yourself a new subscriber. :) I personally love Wave Race 64. It's my favourite N64 game of all time - even after all these years. I remember first playing it at an electronics store after school, back in 1997. It's colourful, cheerful, and always lifts me up when I'm feeling bad. You've already said it perfectly: Blue Storm feels kinda bulky and odd compared to Wave Race 64, and its whole atmosphere is that typical early-2000s cheese with the "cool" announcers and music. Everytime I play Blue Storm, I wish it would feel as easygoing and free as Wave Race 64. In short bursts, Blue Storm is good, but all in all, I prefer Wave Race 64. (Oh, and the original GameBoy Wave Race? That's a nice concept but doesn't compare at all.)
He's on a boat!
I like the original better and keep holding out hope for a follow-up to it on one of Nintendo's newer consoles.
i lived in seattle before i moved to san francisco (: has anyone else fallen off that new bridge they're building up there? d-;
also, great review. i honestly hold both WR64 and blue storm on an equal tier - both are pure classics and are still probably the best water racing games ever made.
Not that I know of! The new bridge is pretty nice. Too bad it costs like $6 each time you use it...
Dome-Candy Games yeah, i love the seattle area but one of my major beefs with it was always the urban planning and transit infrastructure and how expensive and slow getting around is either way. the bay area definitely is a lot better in that department. i can understand toll bridges are necessary, but at least here i have numerous options of getting around them on trains that are cheaper and faster than driving. oh well. it's nice to at least see seattle making some progress in that department.
Blue Storm is underrated. The weather effects were great and I think the controls are good, if you take the time to learn them. I wish we got a sequel, or had some dedicated fans create online tournaments for this game through emulation.
I know there are people out there that are die hard fans of this series and are waiting with open arms for its return :)
F-Zero too
I didn’t know this game exists! I only see the Waverace game boy and n64.
Played Waverace 64 to death. Never played Blue Storm.
Anyone can see that Blue Storm's graphics are technically superior. But there's something about the design and art style of Waverace 64 that is just more... beautiful?
While I enjoyed Wave Race, I was more into Hydro Thunder. Especially the one they made for the 360.
miss you
I could go for some waveracing on the Switch, but I don't think we'll even see the N64 game on it for a while since they will probably do an N64 Classic first. We won't even get a boat Labo because the joycons aren't waterproof :(.
I come four years in the future.
You need the N64 expansion for Switch Online, but Wave Race 64 is coming back!
Great review m8... 1 thing .. The wave area was also in the first wave race
Really? Proof needed. I know that game too well to have missed that ;)
id like this game A lot more if the characters wore cool biker helmets
Good game, but I personally found it lacked the handling and charm of the N64 game.
Trying to think off the top of my head of top games that ought to be reviewed on a boat: Wind Waker, Sid Meier's Pirates (any version), that Assassin's Creed pirate game (I've never played an AC game), any fishing game (I used to have that Dreamcast fishing controller!... also there's Shigesato Itoi's No. 1 Bass Fishing SNES or N64... Legend of the River King always looked almost as interesting as Pokémon to me), Blood Wake, Hydro Thunder, Dolphin Blue (who doesn't want an arcade party boat like this one: arcadeblogger.com/2016/05/06/arcade-raid-the-duke-of-lancaster-ship/), Waterworld (rip into the movie and the DOS and Virtual Boy games!), Hide & Hold Out (would actually buy this game if you gave it a good review), Thunderjaws, Everblue / Endless Ocean / etc., Jaws Unleashed, Depth, Subnautica... wow I came up with way more than I thought. Better stop now!
Took 6 minutes to realize you were on a boat because you're doing a water game review
Please come back
The original all the way:
Would love a straight graphic update
Nice
Dome- Candy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! there is rumour of a new Waverace for Switch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL that's lake washington... im from bellevue haha
My game always crashed when I selected Ocean City Harbor. Couldn't even complete the game yo. :(
solid video. could use some more david mariner
The humans look stiffer in this one vs. the N64... the waves just don't seem to effect the riders as well... maybe it's the thumbs up reaction animations that bother me I dunno.
Control should have been worked on longer.
Skidooing in the arctic in only in their swimsuits? Even if the temp is 10 degrees, you could still get hypo because your body drops 10 degrees from normal body temp. Also, 100km/h against water resistance, where the top speed would realistically be typically 60km/h without hydrofoil? This game is UNREALISTIC. :/
I played Wave Race Blue Storm first, I originally bought the The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition however I had to give it back, the store would not return my money instead let me pick another game, the cover of Blue Storm was lame or even repulsive to my taste yet it was the only Gamecube game I didn't had at the time (plus there was no other game worth getting a second copy) so I begrudgingly picked it.
I check to see if it work but didn't play it due to massive amounts of salt but overtime the game won me over and made me try the N64 version (which I ignored for years during the N64 days) and years later when I got my hands on 1080 Avalanche I was happy and surprised to see Ricky Winterborn playable at the select screen, seeing him older just as I was and the first words he said was "Long time no see" felt like a fourth wall experience.
For me...
1080 Avalanche #1
Waverace Blue Storm #2
Waverace 64 #3
1080 snowboarding #4
(but I guess if I played the original Waverace on gameboy, snowboarding might land at #5 instead)
4:50 or if the designers wanted the installation to have inclement weather
3:24 Lol daaaaaamn girrrrrrrrl.
The N64 one wasn't the original... ugh I'm that guy again. That's why that black controller ain't got no jockey.
Ha, true. I did point that out in the N64 WR review, tho.
I've never even played it... certainly didn't know about it until after the N64 one.
Nice review apart from the offensive remark about PTSD. I suffer from PTSD and living with it is not something to joke about.
I'm just saying a Waverace title for raytracing would've been nice
could've had online multiplayer with customizable riders but noooo
Nintendo has a bad habit of ignoring their IPs.
@@lmno567 and it's to everyone including nintendo's loss.
I want F-Zero, I want Starfox, I want a proper Metroid Prime reboot. Waverace is not nearly as huge as these other titles, but for me personally, this was the first video game I ever played as a 5-year old, I'd be over the fuckin' moon! lmao
@whisperware I agree with the F-Zero. Nintendo did bring back Star Fox (Star Fox Zero), but it did not go well. The funny thing is that Ubisoft did Star Fox better than Nintendo (Star Link: Battle for Atlas), which is just even funnier that the Switch version is the best one because the Star Fox crew is part of the game. Metroid Prime 4 is the perpetual carrot on the stick. 1080 could use a revival as well.
Just playing Blue Storm. Good game but not as good as the N64 Wave Race. Mostly due to the worse controls…
While on the N64 it really feels like gliding over water, Blue Storm feels like swimming in honey. More stiff, sticky, and clumsy.
I love the Original Wave Race 64, die Controls of Wave Race BS are to complicated and the Soundtrack from 64 is soooo much better :)
Wave race 64 is the best water physics.
This is arguably one of my perfered version of the wave race series. Again, like he said, this game pushes the GameCube hardware to overdrive. The graphics looks incredibly unique and good. I mean hell, this was made in 2001, and the graphics looks like any PS3 game you could play. They made PS3 Graphics before the console was even made. Each race course also looks unique. You could go from an Egyptian themed temple, to racing in an American themed metropolis. There is a lot about this game that underratedly stood above the other GameCube library Even with the gameplay itself. My favorite though happened to be the weather part where you could race in extreme conditions. It felt intense having to go through them. The controls is also easy to memorize too. You could crouch not only to gain speed, but also help you crash through those tough waves without having you fly all over the place. There are tricks that you could pull off to gain turbo rather easily, and the tough turns would allow you to recover and maneuver around the track rather easily. But with the pros, must have some cons. The controls felt stiff and hard to maneuver through them, the tricks could also happened to be accidental, some parts of the track are unaccessable, specifically the ocean city harbor sewage system, and the fact that all of these cons would easily screw you over, once you reached the expert difficulty. Which let me tell you, is way much harder then you think it would. Almost forgot to tell you about that, once you complete each tour modes, you would unlock a more harder challenge. Normal mode is quite easy and serves as beginners first introduction to the whole game, hard mode where the buoys positioning have changed. Meaning that you must go through tighter turns, and expert mode which if you made more then one mistake, you would be entirely done for. The AI, mixed with those tight maneuvering make it a tough challenge for most people. And again, it is easy to make those possible mistakes. Overall, the game is fantastic.
Wait, you are not playing the game on the boat? You sir is a fake out.
Original
Skip 6 years into future
And go look at the water effects in Horizon Vr and also canno vr
n64
1080 Avalanche review never
Twice the characters, and one less course...I would have rather had twice the courses and one less character. The first game was amazing. This one is good, but failed to meet expectations.
Wave race 64 is better than "blue storm"
I loved this game so much for game cube and it seems like it doesn't get enough love nowadays 64 gets all the love but I feel. Like blue storm was so much better