OFF-BRAND POLICE QUEST | Blue Force (PC / DOS)

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  • Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
  • Jim Walls, writer of the first 3 Police Quest games, takes a shot at writing another game for another studio that definitely isn't Police Quest: It's Blue Force! And it's pump!
    Big thanks to my actors on this episode:
    Officer Ryan: ‪@Yesterzine‬
    Barry: ‪@SebsPlaceYT‬
    Skip: PrimoKarma
    Hysterical Woman: ‪@TimberwolfK‬
    Officer Doug: ‪@lostretrotapes‬
    Bradford Green: ‪@CRG‬
    Laura Dixon: ‪@MoreFunMakingIt‬
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    Grandma Frannie: ‪@WhatHoSnorkers‬
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 112

  • @RoseTintedSpectrum
    @RoseTintedSpectrum  8 місяців тому +12

    So, how's it goin', Barry?

    • @WhatHoSnorkers
      @WhatHoSnorkers 8 місяців тому +4

      I've got the best garage sale in town!

    • @TimberwolfK
      @TimberwolfK 8 місяців тому +5

      I've got the best garage sale in town!

    • @SebsPlaceYT
      @SebsPlaceYT 8 місяців тому +5

      No...... I've got the best garage sale in town!

    • @WhatHoSnorkers
      @WhatHoSnorkers 8 місяців тому +2

      There's only one way to find out.... Jim Walls' Garage Sale Quest! @@SebsPlaceYT

    • @RetroSegaDev
      @RetroSegaDev 8 місяців тому +3

      I've got the best garage sale in town!

  • @primokarmasilver
    @primokarmasilver 8 місяців тому +18

    I don't even remember trying to sound like arnold schwarzenegger......

  • @arostwocents
    @arostwocents 8 місяців тому +6

    Hiring him to create not one, not two, not three, but three Police Quest games is pretty awesome and shows anyone can achieve their dreams. For this guy I assume his dreams were to roleplay paperwork despite not being a police officer anymore!

    • @sheets75
      @sheets75 8 місяців тому

      Reminds me of how the Hot Fuzz creators mentioned that in interviewing real police officers for research, they were constantly told about paperwork and procedure, which is why they put several bits of the characters filling out papers in the movie (done with fast editing to get them over with). I guess cops are just boring people and Walls probably could have used a collaborator who could take his basic experiences and build more exciting games around them.

  • @user-is4jf8yr4z
    @user-is4jf8yr4z 8 місяців тому +9

    Those voice artists are definitely first rate actors, I can tell.

  • @nonautomaton6230
    @nonautomaton6230 8 місяців тому +8

    The various out-of-place accents put me in mind of how Eurotrash used to do things. I give this video 10/10 Lolo Ferraris.

    • @arostwocents
      @arostwocents 8 місяців тому +1

      Lolo Ferrari was an actual 🌽 star, I was shocked when I found that out. I thought she was just a glamour model as a kid 😂

  • @WojciechPietrzok
    @WojciechPietrzok 8 місяців тому +5

    There were even more crime solving oriented point and click games from 1993! Excellent Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, and what some might consider one of the best representations of hardships of police investigations - Sam & Max Hit the Road.
    So yeah, even with such a magnificent voice over Blue Force would have hard job that year.

  • @2010dame
    @2010dame 8 місяців тому +5

    Gotta love a tiny lil bit of "the bill" 🤣🤣🤣

  • @VaterOrlaag
    @VaterOrlaag 8 місяців тому +7

    Wait, you can just hop on your bike, without going through a 20-point maintenance checklist, and not die? They really dumbed it down!
    Great video; I didn't even know Walls worked on anything after Sierra.

  • @matslarsson5988
    @matslarsson5988 8 місяців тому +3

    "Was it worth paying through? - YES! Because the video was bloody awesome! ❤

  • @cantonasghost9
    @cantonasghost9 8 місяців тому +4

    CSI: Ian’s Kitchen is the procedural I never knew I needed

  • @WhatHoSnorkers
    @WhatHoSnorkers 8 місяців тому +6

    Officer Doofus was adorable!

  • @Yesterzine
    @Yesterzine 8 місяців тому +7

    I wish to point out in my defence Rosie asked me to sound as bored as possible. In reality I was only MOSTLY bored.

    • @arostwocents
      @arostwocents 8 місяців тому +1

      It did match the guy perfectly though tbf 😂

  • @ZombiWorkshop
    @ZombiWorkshop 8 місяців тому +4

    WHY DOES THE GINGER BEARDED VILLAIN SOUND LIKE AN IRISH DALEK!? XD

  • @billybollockhead5628
    @billybollockhead5628 8 місяців тому +6

    I need to become a patron.. your stuff is gold… and I missed out on giving you a bit of a west country wurzle character.

  • @Mikx100
    @Mikx100 8 місяців тому +6

    Cant unhear Ryan as Elcor from Mass Effect

  • @mogwaay
    @mogwaay 8 місяців тому +6

    Fantastic, I was chuckling like an idiot whilst failing to make dinner watching this, some top class voice work there - this needs to be made into an official mod!

    • @RoseTintedSpectrum
      @RoseTintedSpectrum  8 місяців тому +3

      That would be more useful if it was a game anyone wanted to play, to be fair.

  • @BigALBoomer
    @BigALBoomer 8 місяців тому +2

    Police Quest was crazy as a kid

  • @TheTurnipKing
    @TheTurnipKing 8 місяців тому +3

    6:56 Good lord it's the "Garbage Day" guy!

    • @TheTurnipKing
      @TheTurnipKing 8 місяців тому +1

      UA-cam seems to get really upset when you post a link these days. I'm fully expecting this to vanish. ua-cam.com/video/i7gIpuIVE3k/v-deo.html

    • @RoseTintedSpectrum
      @RoseTintedSpectrum  8 місяців тому +2

      This clip is actually used at the end of my Trashman video, haha

    • @RetroSegaDev
      @RetroSegaDev 8 місяців тому +2

      OH wow I never made the connection!

    • @arostwocents
      @arostwocents 8 місяців тому +2

      ​​@@RoseTintedSpectrumMan so many one time characters that I hope are RIPing In Peace right now, I loved the Trashman character and the Sock one 😢

  • @martinr3993
    @martinr3993 8 місяців тому +3

    “The Obtuse Spectrum” - only the computer the QL could have been.

  • @RetroSegaDev
    @RetroSegaDev 8 місяців тому +6

    That was epic! Great work Rosie. I applaud everyone involved. I love how my voice dies and I goes super Yorkshire 🤣

  • @Justin-TPG
    @Justin-TPG 8 місяців тому +2

    Iain's experiment broke me and now I'm lying under a table.

  • @veejay_hypo
    @veejay_hypo 8 місяців тому +3

    Reg Hollis Simulator. 10/10

  • @leesmithsworkshop
    @leesmithsworkshop 8 місяців тому +3

    Finally had chance to watch this and I am really enjoying the VO haha.

    • @leesmithsworkshop
      @leesmithsworkshop 8 місяців тому +1

      I hope this video does well, the VO was so funny and you selected the best accent for each character.

  • @arostwocents
    @arostwocents 8 місяців тому +4

    Setting the guys boat on fire 😂 guessing this was released after Waco?
    Fantastic video. I actually thought you were making up the dialogue until the screen showing it was genuine 😂
    Im glad I didn't play it for real but I definitely enjoyed my RTS playthrough - this channel is the best thing I've ever seen for feeling you have played games without playing them. Nothing beats it!
    Seems Jim Walls may have been an expert on paperwork but he definitely could have used some support on dialogue and game design. It would be interesting to see what he could design with a capable team around him to help with his weak points.
    Thanks Rosie, really enjoyed this. I'm actually like 😁 when there is a new video from you! ❤❤

    • @arostwocents
      @arostwocents 8 місяців тому +2

      Censorship is insane. I thought it was the Waco comment getting this nuked but it was a bit about a fighting game at the end I can't see why it would be censored at all. UA-cam needs to be bought by Elon.

  • @RichardTroupe
    @RichardTroupe 8 місяців тому +3

    This was brilliant. 😂

  • @shadowinthevoid
    @shadowinthevoid 8 місяців тому +2

    This game sounds like an experience. I love the alternative voice acting, I hope you can get the team back for more games in future

  • @steve16384
    @steve16384 8 місяців тому +3

    Well done for getting Holly from Red Dwarf to voice the protagonist! Loved the voice acting though, it's making me want to play more games voiced like this.

  • @baerfournier9450
    @baerfournier9450 8 місяців тому +4

    I have nostalgic memories of this game. My Dad had it for his Windows 3.1 system and we would always get stuck on the first mission cause we didnt know you had to draw your weapon and hug the frame of the door. So instead we would always get shot by the Bob Pinciotti looking motherfucker. Good times.

    • @arostwocents
      @arostwocents 8 місяців тому +1

      Games like this were so hard before anyone understood gaming logic 😂 there were several games I had as a kid I would love now but didn't have any idea what I was doing. Particularly for Spectrum, I was a fan of Spy Hunter as a child without ever realising you could shoot 😂😂😂

  • @mattsmith4536
    @mattsmith4536 8 місяців тому +4

    If it wasn't worth playing after only 20 years, it sure ain't now that 30 years have passed.

    • @RoseTintedSpectrum
      @RoseTintedSpectrum  8 місяців тому +2

      Oh shit, yeah, it's 30 years. I still think the 80s are just 20 years ago to be fair.

    • @arostwocents
      @arostwocents 8 місяців тому +1

      When we reach 50 years I have a feeling it will be recognised as a hidden gem though. 🧐

  • @biggsywolves3279
    @biggsywolves3279 7 місяців тому +1

    That was amazing. Particularly loved the Hulk Hogan and Golden Girls themes that snuck into the background music.

  • @SmoMo_
    @SmoMo_ 8 місяців тому +5

    I really enjoyed this video, Thankyou for making it.

  • @KingSidJames
    @KingSidJames 8 місяців тому +4

    Some of my takes from Blue Force:
    Why were the railings on the dock made from princes purple balloons and why do they spell out Duuu?
    Really expected Ryan's Grannie as the evil mastermind.
    The end level warehouse stores giant pink swiss rolls.
    Your friend Ian has a poltergeist and needs a priest quick.
    Please make more of these sorts videos as I damn near shat my pants laughing....I have a weak sphincter muscle, dont judge.

  • @tonyp3824
    @tonyp3824 8 місяців тому +2

    Genuinely laugh out loud stuff mate, brilliant video. Thank you.

  • @markbutl
    @markbutl 27 днів тому

    This video is genius. The wooden acting perfectly fits. Sorry I mean the first class Oscar winning acting

  • @vinnythemackem
    @vinnythemackem 8 місяців тому +2

    Funny as fuck. The new voice overs - fucking brilliant! 😂

  • @chesterbonaparte6787
    @chesterbonaparte6787 7 місяців тому +1

    This game feels like space precinct 2030. Only on earth. And all the aliens are cosplaying as hugh-mans.

  • @DieWeltIstSchlecht
    @DieWeltIstSchlecht 8 місяців тому +2

    This was a fun video! Thank you :)

  • @GenerationPixel
    @GenerationPixel 8 місяців тому +5

    Of course it was worth playing through. I got to experience the game without the pain and disappointment of actually, well, playing it 😂

    • @arostwocents
      @arostwocents 8 місяців тому +2

      The best thing about this channel...I feel like I've played through so many games I've never played 😂❤

  • @TimberwolfK
    @TimberwolfK 8 місяців тому +4

    It's at least true to the original Police Quest ending, where you take (or don't take) one critical action several screens before the "end" and watch the rest of the game play out with absolutely zero agency on the part of your own character whatsoever. Also I'm pretty sure that ended with some batshit scenario improbably removed from police work, including shoehorning in the 1980s Sierra Mandatory Gambling Segment.
    I love that he tried and I love that sort of dedication to trying to show actual day-to-day police work in between the utter madness, but really Jim, we'd have been happy driving around in a big square car ejecting hubcaps on every sharp corner and instructing punks to freeze without stopping to inspect the contents of our police briefcase and correctly radio for backup beforehand.

  • @barry-allenthe-flash8396
    @barry-allenthe-flash8396 8 місяців тому +3

    God, I love this channel. Your scripts are so tight and so freakin' funny. "You found a cache of automatic weapons in the warehouse, which is *exactly what you were looking for* - solid proof that you were in America" - as an American, I find this to be both hilarious and depressingly accurate; the perfect combination for an amazing joke 😄But now you've gone and done the kind of thing where you go above and beyond for the presentation - the guest voice work is amazing and adds so much to this whole thing. Incredible work all around. This channel continues its _perfect_ streak of making the best reviews for the worst, weirdest and/or most disappointing games! I sincerely hope that this will not be the last we hear of Tsunami Media on your channel - I mean, who _wouldn't_ want to now get your impressions on this "Ring World: Revenge of the Patriarch?"
    Also I am legitimately shocked to hear Jim Walls worked on Blade Runner. Mind. _Blown._

    • @RoseTintedSpectrum
      @RoseTintedSpectrum  8 місяців тому +1

      Thank you!
      I'm absolutely itching to try out Man Enough. That game looks like my kind of awful.

  • @JimLeonard
    @JimLeonard 8 місяців тому +2

    I almost died laughing at @TimberwolfK playing the most posh gangster ever, although @WhatHoSnorkers as Gran was a close second,
    I find it incredibly creepy how the eyes don't move when the talking heads are talking.

  • @BinnisRetro
    @BinnisRetro 8 місяців тому +2

    Dammit, I missed that evening. Looks great fun!
    Not sure whch character would have needed a thick Icelandic accent though

  • @iainlee
    @iainlee 8 місяців тому +2

    Loved this. What a game.

    • @RoseTintedSpectrum
      @RoseTintedSpectrum  8 місяців тому

      Thanks Iain! It's a tough job but someone's got to dig them up.

  • @spartan.falbion2761
    @spartan.falbion2761 8 місяців тому +2

    I heard that folding a pyramid in a letter to a judge gets you off a parking fine... I can but wonder if the same trick applies for applications to software houses.

  • @craigix
    @craigix 8 місяців тому +4

    Goodness me that game would have required so much programming and graphics work at that time. Maybe they just ran out of money for voice work. In a way, you've finished the game development 30 years later.

    • @primokarmasilver
      @primokarmasilver 8 місяців тому +4

      🍼

    • @arostwocents
      @arostwocents 8 місяців тому +1

      Don't think any games had extensive voice work at the time, this was surely pre CD.

    • @RoseTintedSpectrum
      @RoseTintedSpectrum  8 місяців тому

      It was the same year CD-ROMs started to do the voicework stuff, so they'd JUST missed out on it.

  • @FhargaZ
    @FhargaZ 8 місяців тому +2

    The voices 😂

  • @CanisRex84
    @CanisRex84 6 місяців тому +1

    This was fantastic

  • @gk73man51
    @gk73man51 8 місяців тому +4

    After watching this I went and found a video showing all the ways you could die / get fired. Turns out that was more entertaining then the actual game. Thanks for playing through yet more utter junk for our entertainment. I almost wish the voice acting was actually in the game.

  • @RaposaCadela
    @RaposaCadela 5 місяців тому

    dude, this is GREAT! I've been watching your videos for a while, I like your style, your stories, and the games you show, but this one was special. I'm glad you called all your mates to voice this because it made it pretty funny. Plus I love the 90'sness of this game here, and how it relates to Police Quest and all. I love the Speccy games but I think you should consider switching it up like this when you think it'll be cool! :o

    • @RoseTintedSpectrum
      @RoseTintedSpectrum  5 місяців тому

      I love doing these DOS videos but they are typically 10x the work of a Spectrum game, hence the lengthy gap between them!

    • @RaposaCadela
      @RaposaCadela 5 місяців тому

      @@RoseTintedSpectrum That's totally cool!! As long as you think they're good, they'll be good ^^

  • @hagaygiller9352
    @hagaygiller9352 8 місяців тому +2

    I should get a copy of this game, I wonder if there are any garage sales in town right now

  • @sheets75
    @sheets75 8 місяців тому +3

    Aw, the Ringworld game isn't that bad. Dang. Maybe someone from Tsunami pissed in all the CGW readers' Corn Flakes or something.

  • @pinkdebugger
    @pinkdebugger 3 місяці тому

    I am responsible for at least twenty views on this video. Something about it just tickles my brain in the right way. I do feel like adventure games from that era are really underrepresented in UA-cam media for how hilariously inane some of them are. Hoping to see more of this stuff in the future - fully voice-acted, of course; now that I’ve heard perfection, I won’t settle for anything less.

    • @RoseTintedSpectrum
      @RoseTintedSpectrum  3 місяці тому +1

      Oh there'll definitely be more! It's the perfect "I hate myself, but let's just bloody go for it" genre.

  • @paulpetroleum
    @paulpetroleum 8 місяців тому +2

    Kept wondering why you were showing a picture of Ian Botham.

  • @TomMannCenturia
    @TomMannCenturia 8 місяців тому +2

    Green the mad Nordie bastard! Was Jim Walls skill the ability to get game company directors speeding tickets ripped up.

  • @burbercat3558
    @burbercat3558 25 днів тому

    21:16 If you wanted know what would happen if Davros and Deirdre Barlow spawned a forbidden love child.

  • @dweston76
    @dweston76 4 місяці тому

    Really good video :)

  • @Acidonia150reborn
    @Acidonia150reborn 8 місяців тому +3

    Whys Officer Ryan look like Mr Tumble,Its like Mirror world version of him just he became a bored robotic cop instead of a over jolly guy dressed ike a clown.

  • @ZombiWorkshop
    @ZombiWorkshop 8 місяців тому +4

    Who the F- references FATEFUL FINDINGS in a game review!? XD XD XD

  • @t7plus
    @t7plus 8 місяців тому +4

    I bet that intro music sounds baffling to any non brits. Or anyone under 30.

    • @RoseTintedSpectrum
      @RoseTintedSpectrum  8 місяців тому +1

      It's always fun to include British references from decades ago without bringing any notice to it whatsoever.

    • @t7plus
      @t7plus 8 місяців тому +2

      ​@@RoseTintedSpectrumHaha, I wasn't even sure you'd added it after hearing what should be called 'That's the way it isn't' by Bryce Thornsby.

  • @Calculon1712
    @Calculon1712 Місяць тому

    Now i want a voice mod for the game and have these guys do the voices lol

  • @RoulDukeGonzo
    @RoulDukeGonzo 8 місяців тому +2

    Just play something nice!

    • @RoseTintedSpectrum
      @RoseTintedSpectrum  8 місяців тому

      I have been! And hopefully the review should land next week.
      Arguably, it's horrible, but I love it.

  • @DissociatedWomenIncorporated
    @DissociatedWomenIncorporated 27 днів тому

    I wonder if Barry’s garage sale is any good

  • @AcornElectron
    @AcornElectron 2 місяці тому

    Not going to lie, I kinda like this 😂

  • @emmetcassidy
    @emmetcassidy 4 місяці тому

    well funny

  • @Bishop_I
    @Bishop_I 5 днів тому

    Please do the TV show called scavengers with John Leslie unless you already have or just don't want to.

  • @Zirus_Blackheart
    @Zirus_Blackheart 2 місяці тому

    9:03 what films that from? it's bugging me haha

  • @ghostoflazlo
    @ghostoflazlo 8 місяців тому +3

    I need to become a patreon because you desperately need some atrocious lady voices

    • @arostwocents
      @arostwocents 8 місяців тому +2

      This is so true, lots of the videos need a lady doing voices but only have men lol