Kingpin: The Banned Game That Congress Hated

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  • Опубліковано 11 гру 2024

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  • @reallycool
    @reallycool  2 роки тому +10

    Did you learn anything interesting? I love knowing that I taught someone! You can help promote this video by retweeting here twitter.com/MRIXRT/status/1520104022736314368
    If I have any notes or clarifications, I'll add them here. Thank you to my patrons who allow me to produce this content!

    • @Puxi
      @Puxi 3 місяці тому

      Maybe 2 years too late, but I've learned that you have to make use of the bodyguards in Kingpin. This game is for people who love NPC fights in Gmod or infights in Doom.

  • @VoramonGaming
    @VoramonGaming 2 роки тому +76

    It is still to this day so funny to me that when the whole "Think of them kids" was going on, no one bothered to check that average gamer was over 20 years old. And to this day it's something like 35.

    • @kimbercustompro1911
      @kimbercustompro1911 Рік тому

      It's even funnier (or perhaps sadder) that most of the politicians who were crying "think of the children" were probably thinking about children a little too much. Cough Cough Epstein Island Cough.

    • @slackingstacker
      @slackingstacker Рік тому +9

      Wow 35 nowadays? Suddenly I don't feel so insecure about playing & modding games at 27

    • @revolutioninthedark7048
      @revolutioninthedark7048 11 місяців тому +6

      Same thing can be said about anime, manga, and comics though people write all off as "for kids" or " not art".

    • @SqualidsargeStudios
      @SqualidsargeStudios 11 місяців тому +8

      @@revolutioninthedark7048don’t forget movies, heck probably also books at some time, same with music and more. It’s so stupid

  • @Pupppeteer
    @Pupppeteer 2 роки тому +41

    A family member of mine still plays this game on an old computer haha. It's got such an interesting opening and atmosphere.

  • @razurose
    @razurose 2 роки тому +7

    Wait... my art was used. COOL! Nice video :)

  • @kamo7293
    @kamo7293 10 місяців тому +5

    3:51 that's actually pretty cool, and a game from a long time ago had that. some games annoy me that you always have a gun at the ready and you talk to npcs while pointing your gun straight at their body. no holster button or anything. it's a small immersion breaker but it's significant

  • @slackingstacker
    @slackingstacker Рік тому +11

    A game with an aesthetic like Kingpin's would look amazing with the kind of tech we have nowadays, just imagine something similar to Cyberpunk but with more art deco and gothic architecture with early 20th century-style signage everywhere

  • @mad_160realrealreal
    @mad_160realrealreal 2 роки тому +5

    Brilliant video again! I just saw the unlisted videos playlist, that's content for a lifetime!

  • @CriticalNobody
    @CriticalNobody 2 роки тому +14

    The devs must have been big Captain America fans to put in all those Falcon references

    • @reallycool
      @reallycool  2 роки тому +5

      They just flew right over my head

  • @kupoback
    @kupoback 2 роки тому +13

    I remember when this game came out, and people in high school were ranting and raving about the game. Claiming it was literally the best game, better than Half-Life 1. I always wanted to play it, but it kind of just left my mind.

    • @reallycool
      @reallycool  2 роки тому +11

      They must work for Kojima now

  • @GrayFuji
    @GrayFuji 2 роки тому +10

    Great video! This whole time period for violent games is fascinating to me. Keep up the good work!

    • @reallycool
      @reallycool  2 роки тому +2

      Thank you, I really appreciate the kind comment

  • @chey6478
    @chey6478 2 роки тому +7

    Great falcon video 10/10

  • @Robocop_1987
    @Robocop_1987 2 роки тому +8

    I'm waiting for Kingpin Reloaded to release . Great work on the video man .

    • @reallycool
      @reallycool  2 роки тому +5

      You and me both! Thank you for the compliment

    • @Robocop_1987
      @Robocop_1987 2 роки тому +3

      @@reallycoolThanks for your reply , you're welcome .

    • @Jolis_Parsec
      @Jolis_Parsec 10 місяців тому +2

      It ain’t worth the wait unfortunately, as Gmanlives found out the hard way.

  • @speedyacorn2520
    @speedyacorn2520 2 роки тому +9

    Great video M, good Falcon job

    • @reallycool
      @reallycool  2 роки тому +2

      Thank you very falcon much

  • @Gruntvc
    @Gruntvc 2 роки тому +5

    I have never owned or played Kingpin. But the devs Wolfenstein game, Return to Castle Wolfenstein 2001, is still my favorite of the franchise.
    I'd definitely buy the remaster for Kingpin and Sin, but neither have been released, yet.
    Wish Nightdive Studios would remaster AVP2 2001 as well.

    • @reallycool
      @reallycool  2 роки тому +2

      I'm considering looking into SiN actually, I think I've only played the first level. AvP 2001 would be a dream, I adore the alien movement, the storyline, the multiplayer, everything about that game was super solid.

    • @pontiusporcius8430
      @pontiusporcius8430 2 роки тому +1

      @@reallycool Civvie made some neat videos on it. But a more comprehensive history on why the series fell would be awesome.

  • @DigitalandDice
    @DigitalandDice 2 роки тому +6

    Well done and informative! I was particularly entertained by the comments from throughout the ages as that is something I have used in discussions before. Always throws people off to hear that there have been similar arguments against nearly every form of media since humanity started created them.

    • @reallycool
      @reallycool  2 роки тому +2

      Thank you. I really like the Plato quote, because it solidifies how literally every single form of creative storytelling has been subject to the exact same thing

  • @KingOhmni
    @KingOhmni 10 місяців тому +1

    Great video, it deserves way more views as it has that million view + vibe. Duclid tones, good script, some memes, good editing combined with gameplay. It has it should take. I guess the algo never smiled upon thee.
    Well either way, thanks for the entertaining video after a 9 kitchen shift. It’s appreciated.

  • @Midekai
    @Midekai 2 роки тому +5

    I'm glad someone besides gmanlives brought attention to this game.

  • @TheCrazyEven
    @TheCrazyEven 2 роки тому +8

    Good stuff my dude. I hadn't ever looked into Kingpin much despite games like these being perfect subject matter for my own material and....well the game itself looked surprisingly undercooked which is also surprising given how much trouble it caused and what it led to.
    But you're definitely right in how it could have been any other violent game either same kind of marketing and it would have gotten the same reaction. Like I'd argue Soldier of Fortune is even more violent than this game was (thanks ghoul engine), so if it had been released around this time woooo boy.

  • @alexanderdean4603
    @alexanderdean4603 Рік тому +2

    Hey I just wanted to say I really enjoy your videos, you have a great radio voice that sounds like a deeper Wallace Shawn, and you have a keen perspective of the industry as a whole!
    Keep up the great work!

  • @polskastylezz187
    @polskastylezz187 2 роки тому +4

    the armor system was also in sin

  • @prowlingmonkey
    @prowlingmonkey 10 місяців тому +1

    Always makes me sad thinking how these older games can still support servers and multiplayer, but companies worth billions pull the plug on multiplayer modes that slightly dip with no way for the consumer to keep playing.

  • @0sm1um76
    @0sm1um76 2 роки тому +12

    Oh my God where did you find that neckbeard review of the game. I cringed so hard at that part

  • @L_Train
    @L_Train 9 місяців тому +2

    Haha I remember just 4 or 5 years after this game all the outrage was over the game Vice City. I cant tel you how many local and national news reports there were about the "dangers" of letting children play Vice City.
    Any and every crime was being blamed on the game. It might be a good video idea to chronicle the outrage for people who are too young to remember it.

  • @wachimol
    @wachimol 11 місяців тому +2

    Watching these news bits in retrospect, it seems like they were primarily concerned about the advertising methods of the games rather than the games themselves. I think this is a reason why we don't see edgy, shocking, or otherwise absurd video game print ads any more like the ones we'd see in Gamepro in the late 90s/early 00s

    • @reallycool
      @reallycool  11 місяців тому +3

      Clinton and Lieberman would later make their stances more clear when they would try to ban the sale of violent games in 2005, and also try to federalize the ratings board, in response to the leftover Hot Coffee code in GTA San Andreas, and then later in 2007 when Clinton and Spitzer tried to craft anti-video game laws for the state of New York thanks to the Mass Effect sex scenes and the sale of Manhunt 2 as an M title.

  • @wrigglymule
    @wrigglymule 2 роки тому +3

    I grew up on this, it was brilliant

  • @Manksii
    @Manksii 11 місяців тому +2

    Surprised I've never heard of this game, and to think I've seen all the 'games you never heard of' UA-cam videos.

  • @samz8691
    @samz8691 11 місяців тому +2

    Kingpin is one of those games that's not quite perfect but is still a fun experience.
    Funny enough another Quake 2 Engine game "SiN" would also have the same "Leg/Chest/Head" armor system with each limb having different armor items.
    I do agree that the difficulty is wonky though, I think the Tommy Gun isn't quite useless but there is a notable issue where the early game weaponry is far more useful in enemy hands than yours.

  • @OnyeNacho
    @OnyeNacho 9 місяців тому

    24:24
    Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is not a sequel to RTCW. It is an expansion that takes place during the events of the base game.
    Wolfenstein [2009] is the only true sequel to RTCW, however it merely could count as a requel, retconning the events of the Original Encounter for the Mac Family ports of Wolfenstein 3D (particularly it's antagonist Hans Grosse).
    Wolfenstein: The New Order is a full-fledged requel. It restarts the franchise while also serving as a sequel to the original universe, particularly continues where Wolfenstein [2009] left off.

  • @P1gga
    @P1gga Рік тому +4

    Hi! Thats game is legendary in Russian and have a nice translation from Fargus (Фаргус), so sad thats game is forgeted in whole world... its a postal 2 but older and more dark!

    • @reallycool
      @reallycool  Рік тому +1

      I'm glad you enjoyed it ☺️

  • @TheGoldenBolt
    @TheGoldenBolt 2 роки тому +4

    falcon

    • @reallycool
      @reallycool  2 роки тому +2

      falcon that was a good comment mister falcon

  • @Gregtami
    @Gregtami 11 місяців тому +2

    For anyone who is wondering remaster turned out to be a piece of shit. Thankfully the original game is still available. They didn't do a Rockstar move.

  • @dyerseve3001
    @dyerseve3001 10 місяців тому +1

    4:17 gamer moment, "oh a vent!"

  • @MagnitudePerson
    @MagnitudePerson 10 місяців тому +2

    The remaster came out and like all Danish 3Drealms products: Sucked royally

  • @abdelali9279
    @abdelali9279 10 місяців тому +1

    1:52 I was also considering the same, the these games infamous to be part of the senate hearings back in the 90's are not that good, Night Trap is known as the face of the controversy, but it is as mediocre as any FMV of its era, Lethal Enforcer is more known for the peripheral it came with that the gameplay itself, and even Mortal Kombat since the version featured was the SNES port which is inferior, and they're knownore today for being always listed as part of the controversy than by their own merit.

  • @MegaCygnusX1
    @MegaCygnusX1 9 місяців тому

    "Siegfried Heilmann."
    Jesus Christ this is egregious even for the '90's

  • @df71091
    @df71091 Рік тому +1

    This game def played a big part of me learning english

  • @stepbrochungus7722
    @stepbrochungus7722 10 місяців тому

    The old gamestop commercials make me feel like i gor up and smoked something and just forgot.

  • @MaurerMeister00
    @MaurerMeister00 8 місяців тому +1

    30:00 hatred is an awesome game!

  • @MichaelODonoghueMOD
    @MichaelODonoghueMOD 17 днів тому

    What a game. I liked the weapons, especially in multiplayer. The pistol and shotgun were terrible but the rest were great. The HMG is one of my favourite weapons in any FPS. The atmosphere in the environments was brilliant. Microsoft should give a studio like Treyarch or Raven a break from COD and get them to make another Kingpin

  • @JesusIced
    @JesusIced 10 місяців тому +1

    damn, i love this game. absolutely best soundtrack ever - sixteen men by cypress hill instrumental. seriously, this introduced me to rap music.

    • @reallycool
      @reallycool  10 місяців тому

      I have several songs on my playlist

  • @ironnoah9461
    @ironnoah9461 10 місяців тому

    Ah yes the time where the Government decided to blame a flimsy scapegoat rather than tackle systemic issues.
    Oh wait.

  • @FR4M3Sharma
    @FR4M3Sharma 9 місяців тому

    10 minutes into the video and I want to play the game.

  • @razurose
    @razurose 2 роки тому +2

    We need penguins to be in this game :p

    • @reallycool
      @reallycool  2 роки тому

      They're my favorite animal. Did you know you're the first person to ever say "penguin?"

  • @magmad1ver
    @magmad1ver 10 місяців тому +2

    kingpin reloaded was horrible by the way

  • @yomejjuan
    @yomejjuan 2 роки тому +1

    You should read what they had to say about violent books or plays!

  • @writerlairchannel2636
    @writerlairchannel2636 2 роки тому +1

    Reached congress? than i should try it

  • @ajflink
    @ajflink 10 місяців тому

    Joe Liberman was supposedly hated by his own colleagues. The guy loves making very irrational arguments. You can see the people conversing with him with this expression: "Is he trying to tell a bad joke?"

  • @df71091
    @df71091 Рік тому

    On the hardest difficulty settings you just have a red screen when you get shot froma tommy gun 😂
    It was such a pain in the ass but an experience

  • @TheBoneHeadClan
    @TheBoneHeadClan 2 роки тому

    You're not secretly lgr are you? You've even got a Duke Nukem video. Your voice is sound so similar it's kind of unreal I've been thinking it since I heard your first video and I've been wondering if it's a conspiracy.

  • @swoopisbird3117
    @swoopisbird3117 2 роки тому

    Flamethrower won't work if you're too close LUL

    • @reallycool
      @reallycool  2 роки тому

      why would it, that would be too sensical

  • @RealCrazyDiamond
    @RealCrazyDiamond 11 місяців тому +1

    I LOVED this game. It was the only game I played online after Quake 2 hype ended.

  • @michael3k80
    @michael3k80 2 роки тому +2

    Blood 2 is even more bugged then this ...so no point in showing this as better competition

  • @attackofthecopyrightbots
    @attackofthecopyrightbots 11 місяців тому +2

    what a terrible remaster

    • @reallycool
      @reallycool  11 місяців тому

      Yeah I tried it and found that while it made some improvements, ultimately it still wasn't very enjoyable

  • @J0SHUAKANE
    @J0SHUAKANE Рік тому +4

    Game was great, you are judging the past with the eyes of the present. Loading times weren't even bad. The reason enemies took so much ammo is cuz your aim sucks.

  • @Xegethra
    @Xegethra 2 роки тому

    It's an immersive sim, so yeah it's gonna be weird.

    • @NebLleb
      @NebLleb 11 місяців тому

      [groan]... Yet another weirdo misusing the meaningless stupid term "Immersive Sim".

  • @pikajew3578
    @pikajew3578 2 роки тому

    Regulation and censorship of media by the state is still a moral good if done correctly, Plato's quote was right.

    • @pegasusactua2985
      @pegasusactua2985 Рік тому

      No no no no and an extra no for added emphasis. Censoring media is complete fucking bullshit