Quake 2 - Nintendo 64 Review - HD
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Quake II is a first-person shooter video game released in December 1997. It was developed by id Software and published by Activision. It is not a direct sequel to Quake; id decided to revert to an existing trademark when the game's fast-paced, tactile feel felt closer to a Quake game than a new franchise.[4] The game is followed by Quake IV.
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Quake 2 review on the nintendo 64. Recorded using a dazzle and on original real console hardware and game cartridge.
"and rarely will you suffer death because of dodgy controls are not being able to dodge incoming attacks" - While walking right into 3 grenades.
Farid Saba Henry Maybe he didn’t pay attention
Makes sense
Rarely =/= Never
A few years back, I was playing this, Goldeneye, and others with friends. None of us were even alive when the N64 was out and being supported, and I was really the only devout retro gamer among the group. That era of couch multiplayer gaming is one that I miss greatly. Unfortunately i have since moved away from those, we were in high school at the time after all, and now that we aren't we've gone our separate ways, not to mention the past two years made getting together hard.
I miss gaming on the couch with my buddies and pizza too man, current online only multiplayer is easier for some people, but it’s not the same.
Aubrey Hodges did the music for this, Quake 64, and Doom 64. He did a really good job, and has a bandcamp page where you can get the soundtracks.
He also did the soundtracks for PS1 Doom and Final Doom.
@@fosko7494 Those are fantastic soundtracks as well! He has had such a great career in general.
First Quake game I ever owned essentially my introduction to the series. Still own this game I believe we got it for N64 in about 1999 or 2000 scared the shit out of me as a kid. I didn’t gain the courage to play it until I was 8 and finally beat it. Back then I didn’t know there were such things like “ports” the N64 version was what I got and it’s all I knew. Makes me tear up knowing people played this version and ever though we didn’t experience the true final boss we still had a blast. It’s great seeing people still playing this game today!
How far Marty Stratton has come since this, to being one of the main names in ID with doom 2016 and eternal, really cementing his name in fps history
I think it would be interesting if you did some N64 graphics comparisons for games that utilize the expansion pack. To see the difference side by side would be awesome.
For the most part it's a high/low resolution difference. You can easily google image search for what you want to see.
wow this looks much better than I expected, always assumed it was a direct port
I bought this and Quake 1 for N64, because I work away from home at a summer camp for 6 weeks. This definitely looks like enough to keep my friends and I entertained
hope they will give you hours of fun!
i love finding new games to get thanks to your reviews
hopefully you do enjoy the ones i recommend :)
First played it on PC in 1998 and got addicted right away, then bought it for N64 in 2000, and still have both the console and all my games (including this one). Your review is tempting me to dig it all up and play again. Thanks!
i was 5 when i first played this, i fell in love with it for some reason
stevenmael whoever let you play this game when you were 5....need a medal - they rock
***** my mom, and my dad for getting it for me
“For some reason”
Because it’s fucking awesome
1:43 The plot actually goes like this. You are Bitterman, a space marine sent to the planet Stroggos to stop the Strogg's operations, but you crash and are sent far away from where you were supposed to go; as a change of plans you are ordered to find a way to Stroggos's moon and destroy the core which is an important location to the Strogg. At least that's my interpretation because I don't have an instruction manual.
I used to be very hard on this game - however when you put into context it was crammed into a meagre amount of cart space Raster did an amazing job. It runs smooth and it runs on Quake engine unlike the other console ports in it's day.
I do love this title
Absolutely love this game. There was only one drawback in it, for me. No ending sequence. While it doesn't bother me much today, back then, I was pretty disappointed that there was no incentive, after defeating the last boss (which was very difficult on the hard setting). No cool cinematic sequence (or at least panel art). Just a congratulations and the credits rolled up. lol
That aside, the game is thoroughly enjoyable. It has a very creepy vibe about it, thanks to the creepy ambient sounds, rather than the rock/techno music found in the pc version.
Due to the n64 play mechanics, you were forced to play this one, slow and steadily, which actually wasn't a bad thing.. If you run inside a corridor foolishly and you happen to run into a Gladiator or the Tank bot...you're in for it.
This is the kind of game, you should breath in, take your time and let it sort of creep you out. If you go into this running around, moving through it as quick as you can, then you've killed more than half of the fun experience, imho.
Nar Comic Underworld I am playing through the game right now and finding it really difficult with the n64 controller. The aiming and movement accelerations makes it hard for me. I am playing it like a chess game like you mentioned; one room at a time, lining the enemy up with a wall or doorway. This also makes it quite scary.
elementalfunk
That was the same experience I had. Hope you enjoy the rest of it!
IIRC there was a bonus level after beating it on hard. I think it gave you a password or something to access it.
That's right. An ultra tough speed blast where you have to defeat the toughest enemies in 1min 40 sec. 30 attempts i still haven't done it.
Got this game along with a selection of classics and not so good ones from a friend recently this year and one of the games I got in that package was Quake II. Needless to say, I had a blast with this wonderful gem of a game.
Picked this cart up a little while ago based on your review. Just finished it, great fun and for sure an underrated FPS on the console. I now need to try and complete the bonus level. I may even try the remaster. Thanks Glenn!
Glad you enjoy it! The Xbox version you mentioned is very fun too, nice to play with more modern controls
Great review! I bought this back then for PC and had a blast. The manual popped out in my mind as being really cool and coming across like an actual space marine handbook. I'll have to add this to my collection sometime because I didn't know it was so different from the PC version.
yeah its totally different but really need to have the expansion pack to get the most out of this one as it makes things look so much cooler
I remember really enjoying this game in my childhood, it was my only access to some kind of Quake 2 since our computer would have been way too weak to handle the PC version.
MetroidJunkie2007 thats another plus that consoles had - no power issues
***** Really comes in handy if you happened to already own the console. At least the N64 version tries to be sort of its own experience, as opposed to the Ps1 which just has chopped up versions of the PC levels.
I had no idea Quake II is a different game on the N64. Now I am excited to get a copy! Wish they would have titled it "Quake 64" or something so that it would have been a bit more obvious.
You can always download quake 2 n64 on the quake 2 remaster on Xbox
I just picked this up at my local retro game store and i'm loving it! i can't believe i never had this when I was younger. this is way better than Goldeneye.
its certainly an awesome game
Your review just made me order this game!
I just added this game to my collection yesterday based solely off your review. A local game store had a 30% off games under $20, and of course, N64 loose carts didn't have many options (at least ones I didn't already own that I wanted). I got this game in good condition for $10 when all was said and done after recalling your review that this one was notably good. Thanks again for informing so many others which N64 games are worthwhile!
Great review Glenn, I love Quake II, easily one of my favorite FPS. I never played the PC game back in the day but I did try it on the original Playstation and loved it. I later got Quake 4 for the 360 and it included Quake II on the bonus disc. Quake II is a great FPS and I would recommend it to anyone look for a very straight forward FPS.
yeah the xbox bonus disc has the n64 quake 2 if i remember correctly or i could be wrong and it was the pc version! its been a while since i owned that!
I always wondered why the gun animations where so choppy, yet in the PSX and PC versions they are really smooth.
the weapon animation is choppy is because quake 2 for the n64 did not use the quake 2 engine but a modified quake (1)64 engine ,hence why the animation is choppy because the there is no keyframes animation interpolation on the original quake engine,i can only assume they forgot since the ps1 version have keyframes animation interpolation.
But wait,why did they remember to modified the engine and make everything better and look like quake 2 but forget to add animation interpolation ?.
my brother and i receive the n64 for christmas with 3 games, xtreme g2 nightmare creatures and quake 2 . Best christmas ever
This game is awesome! This is one of the best shooters for N64 (along with goldeneye).The Multiplayer you will play for hours and hours and has lots of mods to play like Capture The Flag,Team Battle,Free-for-all, and Deathtag.If you have an expansion pack, you can experience the full lighting glory of this game.The only thing bad about this game is that if you have the PC version, you might not like the N64 version because the game it totally different from the PC version.
The reason this is so radically different from the pc version is because the n64 console couldn't run the quake 2 engine so the team rebuilt the game in the same quake engine used for quake 1 on the console.
I had no idea it was a much different game than the PC version...glad I just picked it up today for real cheap! Looks like a great game to have in my collection, especially in regards to the multiplayer.
The most online played game of 1998 barely had anyone playing it compared to today LOL a lot of people played quick though it was a very popular game it was very fun I really loved it my whole school was hooked up at lunchtime all the kids will go play quake in like a battle royale and it was amazing
Oh my god the sound effect on the song at the beginning of the video, it feels like your quad damage is non-stop on it's last seconds.
Yeah, the composer used the Quad Damage sound effect as an instrument in the main theme.
Glenn you are the best. Every game you recommend is a hit. I only take recommendations from you when collecting N64 games. I'm at 116 and my last 20 have been purchased because your videos. Thank You
I'm not one for first person games but i thought i gave it a shot and rented this game, ended up liking it. Felt great, never had any problems with the controls myself.
It’s such a cool game, Love this one
Midway was suppose to include a multiplayer mode on Doom 64 but due to some problems "with the developers kit" they actually post-pponned that to Quake 64, but again they failed to keep a good quality. It was only on Quake II that finally they could get this done, it was almost a 3 year journey to make this mode actually work.
Just picked up a brand new copy of Quake 2 for N64 :D Can't wait to play it for the first time this coming weekend ^^
I really hope you enjoy it!
Please review castlevania 64 and legacy of darkness please. Your reviews are great.
SandroSensei i was going to do them at halloween but did other games instead, ill do them eventually :)
Oi mate, wish granted!
Loved this game. It was my first taste of Quake and probably one of the first fps I completed.
I had no idea that this was different than the PC quick to which was basically quick one upgraded
Thank you for the reviews your helping me grow my collection never heard of quake or quake 2 and they are similar to doom and I like them now after the reviews keep up the good work!!
I loved this game on the N64. Single player all the way to multiplayer. It was no Goldeneye, but ID games have their own specific charm with FPS. Kill or be killed and make it through the level.
I never played this or saw it at the time but like all console ports there's an uncanny valley feel for anyone who played the PC games. It's almost there... just massively simplified.
Pretty good framerate for the N64 though
Quake 1 is a pc port for n64 but quake 2 n64 is not a port of quake 2 as such as there’s some big differences 👍
Great channel, once again. This is taking me back to the days of going into EBX store at the Hillsdale mall in San Mateo CA growing up. Even though I bought an N64, I could barely buy any games cuz they were so expensive. So I loved just looking at all the boxes. Your videos are a cool way to look at everything I missed.
Although Quake 2 I did own, but I remember so little. I must have barely ever played it.
They also remind me of what I didn’t like about N64. They always seemed low Rez and slow choppy experiences. N64 was cool at launch, but I am honest when I say I was looking forward to it being replaced as soon as possible. Especially after Dreamcast launched and I was once again my Sega fanboy self
That’s a shame because quake 2 on n64 is definitely one of the best fps on the system
Fantastic port. I played the hell out of it. I eventually played PC Q2 a bit later and I prefer the darker vibe of the N64 version.
I'm currently playing this. It's good fun, 3rd best FPS on N64, I reckon (after 007 and PD)
I know everyone loves Goldeneye, but this was the game my friends and I played more in multiplayer. I have an old middle school friend from the 90's who comes into town every year and we frag each other each time in this game.
This and GoldenEye ARE THE SHIT! I fucks with this game, man. I was honestly shocked to see that the original version was so different (because I played the N64 version first), yet it was wonderful to know that they were two different, yet VERY good games. Nintendo should reach out to Bethesda and id Software to have this game remastered on their consoles for Wii U and NX being such a unique exclusive. I'd totally play it again, and with online multiplayer! If they had a remastered edition of this game as a launch title, I'd buy the NX IMMEDIATELY.
My favorite N64 FPS game! It’s still so good!
Loved Quake II and Quake III arena on the PC, killed many weekends at my friends house playing it over lan, as I would lug my custom built PC with an AMD K6 and a Voodoo Banshee card over too there house, nearly every weekend during high school, and we also had this port, but I really feel that the mouse, and keyboard controls of the PC versions where just so much better.
yeah mouse works really well but i think they did a great job having control options on this one, as the game was built for the console they worked the level design well into not needing mouse i think
I actually grew up with this version of Quake II on the N64, alongside Rainbow Six and GoldenEye 007. I will always love this version of the game for its moody atmosphere and levels unique to the console. I never got to play the multiplayer with anyone though, and my dad never got an expansion pak for his N64, so I had to suffer with a lower framerate on this and Turok 2. Not that it bothered it me at the time, however. I guess I was more willing to get past the lower framerate back then as opposed to today.
Just picked this up and I am pleased so far. I have the eon64 with the smoother on at all times and I think it steps everything up a nice notch! The gunners are still occasionally kicking my butt with grenades while I am still adjusting to the game speed and control scheme though:(
I recently started playing this and I like just about everything in this game exept for the controls. It feels like there´s a constant delay on everything I do. Sometimes I have to hold the button down for a second and a half for the shotgun fo fire at all. I tried the first Quake just to check if it´s the tv but that one works perfectly fine.
Anybody else have this problem?
I'm dabbling in the N64 now. Been watching your reviews to get an idea for what games to try. Glad to know about the recommendation for the expansion pak for multiplayer. Good to know about that.
Nice review for a great game. I never played the PC version but games like this and Goldeneye really got me into first person shooters. The colours, graphics and sound were good and it was nice to play a shooter with a decent solo mission.
yeah its like the opposite now as the only focus i think is on multiplayer, long live the solo campaign!
They should've given it a subtitle since it was an original story game so consumers knew.
Good shout
This was a great game, i had a blast with 4-player mode with my friends back in the day. Great memories. Unfortunately i lost my copy, only have the game cover left.
The only N64 Games i played and owned after my cousins N64. he had the same games before me. and you mentioned almost all of them since theres only 4 games lmao.
quake 2
Turok 2 Seeds Of Evil
007 Goldeneye
Perfect Dark
i still own them too this day. they dont make em like they use too. love them so much
Good review :)
thanks chaps!
I still have this game and always play it
+Jose Bravo it's a very cool shooter
The guns and music were awesome.
one of thing i liked about the n64 magazine was his sense of humuor. (take it from a boy fron Chile where the magazine arrive with 6 months delay) .. i always remember one joke about the blood in this game is like giant red legos or something like that...
I played this a few times at family get togethers when it was new but I didn't beat it until I finished the N64 version on the Remaster last night. One thing I actually prefer over the PC version is that the N64 version follows the example of the original Quake II PC expansions and starts the player right next to a Shotgun. Shotguns are among my favorite gaming weapons and when I first played the PC version of Quake II I was disappointed because I expected to start with a Shotgun like in Quake I. Even worse I managed to miss the Shotgun in the PC version's opening area so I didn't find one until I got to the third area. Once a friend showed me where the first area Shotgun was I made sure to memorize its location for future playthroughs.
One of the best fps ever, my father have to yell at me because i didn't wanna eat, take a shower or even sleep wile playing this awesome classic. The good old days for sure.
Okay so I actively avoided this port and got the playstation 1 port instead, didn't actually realise raster productions was made up of some of the same people from midway that made the previous ports with Aaron Seeler being programmer on all 4 ports (ps1 doom, doom 64, quake 64, and quake 2 64) Ive now ordered it from CEX so thank you for this video otherwise I may never have found out!
you'll certainly enjoy this its an awesome game
Man dude. The multiplayer on this...so many tournaments with my friends. Really need to pick this, Doom 64, and Quake 1 for the n64 again soon...
Evolutionizer they all all awesome, same quake 1 didnt have the multiplayer mode for 4 players
***** Yea sadly but we still managed to squeeze some fun out of Quake 1 multiplayer on n64 haha :) Great review man. Cant wait to see more!
This was a day one purchase for me back in the day. I actually never had a chance to play the PC version because at the time our home PC was too weak to run the game. Though I enjoyed it alot more than Quake 1. I also found the end credits music for this version of the game still lingering to this day in my head. Simple midi but that is part of the charm.
I loved Quake 2 on the PC and i cant wait to get this one! AMAZING review as always man! :)
thank you fella, hope you enjoy it!
I played quake 2 on PC mostly. Awesome online deathmatch. Barely played it on n64. Definitely gonna buy it tho 😄
liked both quake 2's, probably spent a little more time on the n64 one but that was after banging through the PC one fully
I am glad that the developer learned from their mistakes from the first quake on the n64 great review gleen
yeah they did doom 64 too so 2 of my fav n64 games right there !
***** Mine too I still play doom 64 to this day I look forward to see your next n64 review ^_^
I was obsessed with the upcoming Perfect Dark at the time, which fortunately managed to end up better than Goldeneye in every way that mattered to me (and became a million seller in it's own right), so it was worth it. However, now that I know Quake II 64 was an original game, I want it.
I never got around to playing the Quake games. I was always playing Goldeneye, TWINE, or Turok 2 when it came to first person shooters. It looks so different than those titles.
I like Quake 64's short and quick maps.
Damn this brought back so many good memories as a kid
Quake 2 on the N64 was fantastic and imo the new campaign is better than the PC version's campaign which I thought sucked pretty bad. Back in the late 90's I played Quake 2 on the N64 for the single-player experience and Quake 2 on my PC for the free for all experience lol, and of course the grappling hook mod lol
game is superb as hell and hold up well today
*Sigh* I remember the days when ports had exclusives to lure you to one port or the other... why can't we get that nowadays? Like.... I can't think of a good example right now, but SOME multi-console port release like... something... could have an exclusive level or plot. Sort of like how the Playstation version of Doom was more atmospheric, and had one or 2 exclusive levels, albeit because of console limitations but they were still exclusive levels.
OR EVEN DOOM 64! Where there was a whole new game (albeit with a new plot taking place after the events of DOOM II)
I once looked up to see if someone ported or remade the N64 levels as a mod for the PC version and it looks like so far only the early missions got remade, while the rest are sorta stuck in limbo. Might try seeing if I can find a cart for cheap one day and plug the old N64 into the CRT I still keep around specifically for older games.
Great review! I'm pretty sure I gave this some rental time and have good memories of it.
at the time EVERYONE was playing the original and quake 2 on the pc, and they all thought this was just a port. Most Console Ports at the time were poor, or a graphical downgrade... So I'm shocked to see this was actually good
Ya I played the pc version a lot & thought this was guna be a duplicate of it but the levels are dif in 64 version
This was a fond title for me. Thanks great video as always Glenn!
yeah this game rocked, glad you enjoyed it!
I just picked this up for $1.71 on craigslist. I like it a lot but not near as much as Doom 64. I paid much more for Doom but the nostalgia and new levels plus creepy atmosphere and music put this way ahead of Quake 2
I always preferred the soundtrack of this version over the original PC since I think it does goes well with overall universe and the concept of fighting lifeless cyborg enemies, as well of giving it a very cold and depressing atmosphere. As for the game itself, I always thought that this particular version of Quake II felt just right, in the sense of being solid, well designed, and balanced. My only tick is the lack of a true final boss, you just fight 4 powerful stroggs but no actual final mastermind or such. But overall, excellent version.
CyriuX7 yeah that would have been cool like some huge boss but the soundtrack for this version is awesome i totally agree
Why do the weapons look so jerky upon firing? Are they 3D models or just sprite overlays?
sprite overlays
FrameRater they are 3d models. but they use chopy animations for the game to run better.
I never played a Quake game (for shame I know) but I loved the old school FPS style like Wolfenstein 3D and Doom. I really gotta try to play both Quakes.
this was a good contender. considering i was play quake 1 and 2 on the PC and disappointed in Quake 1 for 64 also - The PS1 Quake 2 is similar to this version with a few changed exclusives. i like how quake 2 64 also samples some level design from the pc too so things are familiar still for quake pros.
Loved quake 2, my favourite of the series
Just ordered on eBay for 10 bucks. Hell yea
Money well spent!
I only found the controlls annoying cause i dont like using the analog stick. But other then that the game looks great, i have it on N64 but i could not get to pass the first lvl (only played it for 5 min tough cause of the controlls) Doom 64 is AWESOME!!
This is one I am diffinitly going to pick up. And I just saw it at my local game store so I'm probably gonna pick it up tomorrow.
make sure you do and let me know how you like it !
Can't. someone beat me to it.
ah that sucks! try ebay its easy to find on there
got this today at a thrift store i was happy to get it
Get this game now on GOG. Its the best version and it still looks good. Don't forget, you own GOG games, unlike in every other digital shop.
thats right :)
Never knew this was a new game and not just a port. Buying off ebay now :)
ah man cool to know! i really hope you like it i think its a classic
Very quite subtle game in that time even the PC version were very well played. ^^
Very nice review as always Glen. ^^
thank you, yeah the pc version is cool too, i clocked in a lot of hours on both games in the 90s!
duke 3d a lot better had you had people to play with the alerations are neat on n64. was a damned good game better than goldeneye imo and with the older sprites it ran fast natively i feel. always loved playing around in duke burger. was pissed when my brothers traded in my cib copy with our entire n64. Dididnt get shit for it and i had just paid 55 for it.
i like how this game looks and i like the brightness of the game vs with doom 64 being so dark but this game still looks good today and that thank you for this review
thanks for watching curtis
you are very welcome and thanks for the videos
I had no idea Quake 2 64 and Doom 64 were their own games, I thought they were direct ports of the PC versions which I had. I saw them sitting on the shelf in the shop for years and never bothered picking them up because of this. Too bad, I'm sure I would have loved them as a kid.
doom 64 has a great PC conversion called domm 64 absolution, much better in everyway, take a look :)
For the longest time I avoided this port of Quake II thinking it was the worst and the PS1 being the best console port for the time since it followed the PC version a bit closer. Now after seeing this, I might pick this up for my N64 since this seems like a different Quake II experience entirely, that ambient music is pretty good not going to lie.
Great review as always Glenn, Cant beat some Quake multiplayer if ever a franchise needed to be given some more attention these days its Quake, with a new Wolfenstein just released and Doom on the horizon it seems like their missing a beat by not announcing a new Quake installment :)
yeah i really dug wolfentsien on my original xbox but didn't like the 360 game at all. needs to be old school world war style for me
***** Yeah I totally agree the last few Wolfenstein game have been so generic yet over complicated they need to go back to the classic formula to get me interested in that franchise again :)
brings back memories watching this gameplay i loved the game as a little kid i use to play it all the time with my friends lol, also conker's bad fur day was fun too.
had so much fun on multiplayer with this it was extremely fun.
yeah it was great to play this with friends
played this game to hell when it came out on the n64. was actually my first quake game i played out of the series