I remember going to buy a new game for my N64 when I was a kid. I was considering buying Superman 64, but the dude working at the store advised against it and recommended Gex 64 instead. Wish I could meet this man again and shake his hand.
Bruh! I rented this from Indian back in the day as a kid remember renting this POS and not being able to rent one again after a month cuz my parents only let me rent one once a month.
@@TheMagicianBee The store had a small collection.:p Anyway, I loved Gex back then. I have some nostalgia for it, and recently played it again. I think it's still fun
@@MrZachtheKingsfan It is still insane Jack Kirby went straight from making the penultimate Marvel/Avengers villain (Galactus) to the penultimate DC/Justice League villain (Darkseid).
It's like the old Fantastic Four cartoon where the police arrest Magneto and take him away, or the Spidey Super Stories comic where the police arrest Thanos.
I'm old enough to remember when this game came out and the ridicule it received. In 20+ years I've never seen footage of this game past the first set of ring missions and now this guy completes the entire game... Well done my friend, well done.
I remember seeing this as a kid, who was a huge Spiderman fan and had the game, and being incredibly envious of my friend who had it because it looked to me to be a completely open world and my dumb Spiderman game only let you swing from rooftops. Boy am I grateful now.
Originally, this game was supposed to have destructible environments and stuff. The story of why it sucks is interesting: basically, the DC team decided it would be better to give Superman to EA but couldn't break the contract that had already been established, so they did everything else they could to knee-cap the game in order to try to make the devs give up, but the devs persevered and got paid.
I love how quickly the optimism turned to "this game kinda sucks" 4 minutes into the video. Really enjoying all this content man, your determination is incredible
"capture darkseid and bring him to the cops" lmaooo. "Multidimensional evil super being miraculously breaks handcuffs. Escapes MCPD, proceeds to destroy city."
I'm a new subscriber, probably not in your main demographic because of 35, and to anyone in generation z that means I'm 100. I have to say, I like your content and I got hooked watching you try to beat all of these N64 games, I have to say you are funny, and not Gen z funny but actually funny and such a natural when it comes to narrating and playing etc. It's nice to see younger kids respecting and appreciating other generations of consoles. I can tell that you're not super comfortable in front of the camera all of the time so I'm sure you hate public speaking but you do a great job. I hope your page blows up. I was thinking about the massive amounts of time in work you must have to put into playing and streaming and editing and doing all of that just to entertain idiots like us and it doesn't go unnoticed. Nice work
I always assumed it was more likely that some guy in a suit said “Right, we need 20 levels and they’ve gotta be ready by next week. Get going, boys.” I’m sure they did their best with what they had.
@@worldsboss that is exactly what happened . The one developer was working on another project and was thrown on this because of the release of the new movie it was literally developed in hours. There are alot of mini documentaries on it
@@ptravers9077 I hope that one day somebody picks this game back up and finishes it. With the way the modding community flocks to N64 games, it’s gotta happen eventually, right?
Then there's no time to waste. Shoutouts to ProtonJon, who's still working on beating this game over a decade later. That takes some guts and dedication considering how horrid the game is.
Your ability to calmly decipher the meaninglessness of Superman 64 is commendable. You should be awarded all the unsold carts of this game, which aren’t few.
I remember renting this game at blockbuster as a kid, playing it for all of 5 minutes before returning. deep down I was always curious if I missed out. I did not. thank you for your service.
this is awesome because instead of showing off a collection you're actually playing all of the games; surely most collectors have never finished some of the more obscure and mediocre titles, but you , man, you can give your honest thoughts on all of these games; that's really impressive and a good resource for people reminiscing on a specific game from their childhood
My favorite part of this is that Darkseid... the god-like evil emperor of the universe and one of the few villians that even at full power gives superman a run for his money, just give him to the police. No big deal.
Darkseid is basically the Thanos of DC so seeing him thrown around and carried to the police by Superman is the equivalent to seeing Thor pick Thanos up and send him to jail.
I've always heard this game was bad but no one has ever explained to me in detail WHY the gameplay was bad. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this playthrough even if you didn't enjoy playing it 😅
Was expecting more "You guessed it, another [insert monotonous task]." Regardless, love the series and how well it's done (e.g. your excellent play-by-play voice over, the editing and expressing your very unbiased likes and dislikes). You have my upmost respect for taking on this challenge and I honestly can't wait for more! Keep up the good work, sir.
I've never seen anything like this feels like you grabbed the idea behind those smm runs where you forgot to put the mic and added to it. The commentary and game analysis was hilarious! Keep content like this coming! I watched twice!
Had this game. I remember being so excited to play. Then I put it in and couldn’t figure out what to do after flying through the very first “Maze”. I never figured it out
What I appreciate the most about your channel is that I was thinking of getting an n64 again to play all the games I missed, now I won't need to as this playlist reveals everything I didn't get a chance to play. Noice!
I can't believe you actually played through that entire game. Props. That looked horrible. Wave 64 will brighten your mood though. Such a great game that was. That might be the first classic you're playing on this.
I'm sure someone has brought this up, but this game actually *does* have a multiplayer mode, but the option for it only appears if you have more than one controller plugged in.
I remember renting this game for my 64 as a kid and being so excited….and then trying to fly through the rings with the awful controls. You will never get just how disappointing this game was until you’ve played it (and given up first level)
Love this concept of beating every N64 games. If someone can do it, it's the Beast! Good luck on your journey, I'm sure be following up every episode. Well done with the Superman game wow... I also like the fact that there is a timer for each game, and an overall timer. Ah yeah and the teaser at the end is a nice touch :)
It's funny that the ring levels are called mazes even though you just go through a linear sequence of rings, but the other levels are actually like mazes.
That screen telling you that you have to play on hard to reach the true ending pissed me off so much back in the day. I thought I was being clever by playing on the easiest difficulty to get rid of the rings, but the game sure showed me.
Please keep this series going - I watched about 10 and then started right form the beginning. I wouldn't be surprised if you double/tripled your subs by then end - these are top quality!
I spent two weeks at my grandma house every summer growing up. In 1999 I took my N64 with me and they had a blockbuster. Spent the whole time asking to go rent a game finally she said yes I was so excited to rent superman 64......
Wow, so I’ve already seen some of your videos in the series, so I knew you actually finished this XD I can’t believe you got this at number 6, this has to be your biggest challenge. It’s all downhill from here brother
I would enjoy some gameplay reactions sprinkled around in the sound, lil thab made some great faces in the corner. Also I would enjoy seeing visual ratings on the screen at the end.
I'm actually morbidly curious to see an actual full playthrough of this game because I never experienced it IRL and I always thought "it can't be THAT boring, shallow, and horrible the entire time can it??" Mr. Thabeast will finally show me !
You manage to transform something painful in funny with this game. Congrats. Loved the crab fight. Don't ever finish the Hard mode. the developer do not deserve it
Superman just flying into and carrying Darkseid over his head to that ridiculous music is one of the funniest things I've seen in a good while! I'm sorry to say it, but if Thab ever does revisit some of these games to 100% them, I'll be rooting for Superman 64 to be first in queue.
This dude really didn't grasp that the story of the game is that Superman and his friends are all trapped in a virtual simulation... I hate to defend the game because it's not really good but a lot of the weird stuff like Superman being hurt by regular bullets, the subway being functional despite a bunch of attackers, and all the strange level design is all due to being in a simulation.
Dude, the simulation angle was taken right in the middle of production when the developers realized the demo they sold to Nintendo was NOT going to be the game they half baked. They had noble plans to make a legit good Superman game, but they let their scope drag them beyond their capabilities instead of focusing the game on what they could develop. Instead, they just halfpasted all together, claimed "a wizard did it" as a plothole patcher, and rolled to sell them based on Superman's brand alone. It was genius, but in a scammy sort of way. That game was the reason why Nintendo severely increased the strictness of their supervision of any future developers who wanted to work with them.
I remember my neighbor coming over excited when I was around 10 or so. He was so excited about the new game that his mom had bought him and asked if I wanted to come over and play. The game was "Superman"... We never beat the first level...
The show is much better, I'm sure you triggered every fan when you said Brainiac was Lex Luthor. iirc Parasite was either redesigned with more human elements to be relatable to the audience which got praise, or it was like Harley Quinn and he was created specifically for this cartoon and became a Superman staple. Anyways its actually a great binge to go through the DCAU in chronological order; highly recommend doing so. It's well written for a kids show and goes from Batman and Superman to the whole Justice League to the Batman of Tomorrow: Batman Beyond.
Are you freaking kidding me? Only a 5/10 in difficulty? You, ThaBeast sir, most have standards upscaling to the realm of the Olympian gods. Because holy shit this was the game that convinced a 12 year old me that I just simply wasn't good at games. This game broke my spirit!
I remember going to buy a new game for my N64 when I was a kid. I was considering buying Superman 64, but the dude working at the store advised against it and recommended Gex 64 instead. Wish I could meet this man again and shake his hand.
A true hero of his time.
Bruh! I rented this from Indian back in the day as a kid remember renting this POS and not being able to rent one again after a month cuz my parents only let me rent one once a month.
I do what I can. You're welcome.
He loses points for recommending Gex though
@@TheMagicianBee The store had a small collection.:p Anyway, I loved Gex back then. I have some nostalgia for it, and recently played it again. I think it's still fun
The funniest part is that Superman just hands over Darkseid, one of the strongest villains in history, over to the police.
I was thinking the same thing. A literal god in the hands of the police lol.
He’s literally the inspiration for Thanos, and here he is just going to the slammer lol
@@MrZachtheKingsfan It is still insane Jack Kirby went straight from making the penultimate Marvel/Avengers villain (Galactus) to the penultimate DC/Justice League villain (Darkseid).
It's like the old Fantastic Four cartoon where the police arrest Magneto and take him away, or the Spidey Super Stories comic where the police arrest Thanos.
Yeah he’s a literal god who rules his own planet. And why is he even using a bomb? His omega beams could level that parking garage if he wanted
I'm old enough to remember when this game came out and the ridicule it received. In 20+ years I've never seen footage of this game past the first set of ring missions and now this guy completes the entire game... Well done my friend, well done.
Well, not the ENTIRE game... but far enough.
@@shostako1284 sometimes we beat the game, sometimes the game beats us.
Was actually surprised there were actual levels and missions beyond the flying through hoops 😂
I remember seeing this as a kid, who was a huge Spiderman fan and had the game, and being incredibly envious of my friend who had it because it looked to me to be a completely open world and my dumb Spiderman game only let you swing from rooftops. Boy am I grateful now.
Originally, this game was supposed to have destructible environments and stuff. The story of why it sucks is interesting: basically, the DC team decided it would be better to give Superman to EA but couldn't break the contract that had already been established, so they did everything else they could to knee-cap the game in order to try to make the devs give up, but the devs persevered and got paid.
That actually makes so much sense, considering the outright spiteful design of the game itself.
I love how quickly the optimism turned to "this game kinda sucks" 4 minutes into the video. Really enjoying all this content man, your determination is incredible
"capture darkseid and bring him to the cops" lmaooo. "Multidimensional evil super being miraculously breaks handcuffs. Escapes MCPD, proceeds to destroy city."
Yeah... like what are they supposed to do once he wakes up? Apart from dying that is lol
Thanos got arrested at one point so this is funny
You can tell that the devs didn't know the lore that well lol
That 5 Gum edit. These keep getting better and better.
Henry Cavill's acting ability has greatly improved since this performance.
@2:30 "I'm not sure what Lex Luthor thinks a maze is, but this sure isn't it" 😂 The deadpan delivery!
I'm a new subscriber, probably not in your main demographic because of 35, and to anyone in generation z that means I'm 100. I have to say, I like your content and I got hooked watching you try to beat all of these N64 games, I have to say you are funny, and not Gen z funny but actually funny and such a natural when it comes to narrating and playing etc. It's nice to see younger kids respecting and appreciating other generations of consoles. I can tell that you're not super comfortable in front of the camera all of the time so I'm sure you hate public speaking but you do a great job. I hope your page blows up. I was thinking about the massive amounts of time in work you must have to put into playing and streaming and editing and doing all of that just to entertain idiots like us and it doesn't go unnoticed. Nice work
Imagine after developing the first 5 mazes and level, they really thought to themselves, "yeah this works, let's keep going like this"
theres a video on yt with devs that shows how corporate completely destroyed development of this game and it really makes sense
Lol
I always assumed it was more likely that some guy in a suit said “Right, we need 20 levels and they’ve gotta be ready by next week. Get going, boys.” I’m sure they did their best with what they had.
@@worldsboss that is exactly what happened . The one developer was working on another project and was thrown on this because of the release of the new movie it was literally developed in hours. There are alot of mini documentaries on it
@@ptravers9077 I hope that one day somebody picks this game back up and finishes it. With the way the modding community flocks to N64 games, it’s gotta happen eventually, right?
I've always liked watching others play this game. I give it a 10 out of 10 for watchablity.
"Bring Darkseid to the police." - LOL
Then there's no time to waste.
Shoutouts to ProtonJon, who's still working on beating this game over a decade later. That takes some guts and dedication considering how horrid the game is.
Its almost been 2 decades now 😅
8:07 That's not Lex at the top of the building. It's Brainiac.
Love how chat even said it
Brainiac is a better villain anyway. He’s essentially Ultron if he was smart.
Your ability to calmly decipher the meaninglessness of Superman 64 is commendable. You should be awarded all the unsold carts of this game, which aren’t few.
I was waiting for this. Didn't expect it so early tho 😂
I remember renting this game at blockbuster as a kid, playing it for all of 5 minutes before returning. deep down I was always curious if I missed out. I did not. thank you for your service.
this is awesome because instead of showing off a collection you're actually playing all of the games; surely most collectors have never finished some of the more obscure and mediocre titles, but you , man, you can give your honest thoughts on all of these games; that's really impressive and a good resource for people reminiscing on a specific game from their childhood
You deserve a prize for playing this game, jesus! I couldn't play this for 10 minutes when i was a child 😖
I just spat my water out because I was not ready for that 5 Gum edit.
My favorite part of this is that Darkseid... the god-like evil emperor of the universe and one of the few villians that even at full power gives superman a run for his money, just give him to the police. No big deal.
okay, i was kinda on the fence about watching these glad im over the fence now giving it a like hope to see MANY MORE!
8:20 that was Brainiac. Another foe in Superman’s rogue gallery.
Darkseid is basically the Thanos of DC so seeing him thrown around and carried to the police by Superman is the equivalent to seeing Thor pick Thanos up and send him to jail.
This was THE game I was waiting for! Glad you were open-minded about it.
The cut to "*how it feels to solve 5 mazes*"at 13:07 was so surprising and funny I had to rewind it a few times.
I've always heard this game was bad but no one has ever explained to me in detail WHY the gameplay was bad. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this playthrough even if you didn't enjoy playing it 😅
@@j_c_93 the longest let’s play ever as well
Check out angry video game nerds video on it
I love this series and commentary. Imagine watching this whole series in a couple years time.
Just started today
you have to admire the cops willing to dare restrain Darkseid
This is by far my favourite series, and i never even played a N64 game
How it feels to solve 5 mazes LUL
Was expecting more "You guessed it, another [insert monotonous task]." Regardless, love the series and how well it's done (e.g. your excellent play-by-play voice over, the editing and expressing your very unbiased likes and dislikes). You have my upmost respect for taking on this challenge and I honestly can't wait for more! Keep up the good work, sir.
I've never seen anything like this feels like you grabbed the idea behind those smm runs where you forgot to put the mic and added to it. The commentary and game analysis was hilarious! Keep content like this coming! I watched twice!
It was awesome watching someone actually suffer through this mess. I’ve only seen brief maze clips about how awful this game was.
Honestly, cudos to you for even having the endurance to play through the whole game. I was expecting you to abort this playthrough^^
Had this game. I remember being so excited to play. Then I put it in and couldn’t figure out what to do after flying through the very first “Maze”. I never figured it out
I had this game and never made it past the first indoor level. Only Thab could suffer through this game without throwing it across the room. Thank you
I don't know what is more varied in this series, the games, or your hair styles.
What I appreciate the most about your channel is that I was thinking of getting an n64 again to play all the games I missed, now I won't need to as this playlist reveals everything I didn't get a chance to play. Noice!
When I saw this series, my first thought was: "Oh God, he has to play that awful Superman 64 game at some point". At least it's out of the way now.
Holy crap that gum edit was hilarious 😂 S Tier
Thab: complains about game
AVGN(somewhere): Fuck that game, watch it go!
this is one of the best series ever lolol Thanks for making these youtube cuts!!
I can't believe you actually played through that entire game. Props. That looked horrible. Wave 64 will brighten your mood though. Such a great game that was. That might be the first classic you're playing on this.
"First classic"
The first 2 videos were dk and Diddy Kong racing bro
@@kailynx2295 Was about to say. I pity the fool that missed Diddy Kong Racing from their childhood.
When I was a kid I could never get past the first maze. I always wondered what was passed it. Thanks for finally answering that question for me.
One of the all time classics and one of my favourite games. Well done.
I can’t believe you had the patients to complete this game. Truly impressive.
I'm sure someone has brought this up, but this game actually *does* have a multiplayer mode, but the option for it only appears if you have more than one controller plugged in.
Is it even slightly playable?
Kinda weird thinking that this series will take 8 years to complete, at least on UA-cam with 1 game per week
Lets predict how many hours it will take him, ill go for: 2955 hours
@@muhahaha153 2694.20
Eternity
Thanks for the legitimate review Thab
I don't think I've ever seen a gum company sponsor a gamer vid. Thab showing them what they're missing out on.
I admire how determined you are. I like how thorough the playthrough is.
I severely dislike having to fly through hoops.
I remember renting this game for my 64 as a kid and being so excited….and then trying to fly through the rings with the awful controls. You will never get just how disappointing this game was until you’ve played it (and given up first level)
Love this concept of beating every N64 games. If someone can do it, it's the Beast! Good luck on your journey, I'm sure be following up every episode. Well done with the Superman game wow... I also like the fact that there is a timer for each game, and an overall timer. Ah yeah and the teaser at the end is a nice touch :)
It's funny that the ring levels are called mazes even though you just go through a linear sequence of rings, but the other levels are actually like mazes.
this game is a-maze-ing
That screen telling you that you have to play on hard to reach the true ending pissed me off so much back in the day. I thought I was being clever by playing on the easiest difficulty to get rid of the rings, but the game sure showed me.
I'm pretty sure you deserve a medal of honor for playing this game. Oh boy, what a disaster of a game!
You are really good my friend. You’ll get tons of viewers soon, keep working for it. Cheers !
Please keep this series going - I watched about 10 and then started right form the beginning. I wouldn't be surprised if you double/tripled your subs by then end - these are top quality!
Brings back memories of E.T. on Atari.. There is actually Superman on a Atari 2600 and it was pretty darn good
"how it feels to solve 5 mazes" that was a very good bit.
I spent two weeks at my grandma house every summer growing up. In 1999 I took my N64 with me and they had a blockbuster. Spent the whole time asking to go rent a game finally she said yes I was so excited to rent superman 64......
This is by far the most hilarious video of the series yet! I couldnt stop laughing hahaha Just great man! Big hugh!
I remember getting to the 3 tornados, pretty sure I ended up returning the rental that same night, and never really looked back.
Wow, so I’ve already seen some of your videos in the series, so I knew you actually finished this XD I can’t believe you got this at number 6, this has to be your biggest challenge. It’s all downhill from here brother
Really thought I was just going to watch the good games for nostalgia but this was hilarious. Guess I'm watching all of them! 😂
Now I know why I don’t find this game used anywhere. Thanks for saving me this painfull game
I like that you included the clip of game selection. It adds some fun flavour.
Does this world truly deserve this hero? Thanks for doing this series!
I would enjoy some gameplay reactions sprinkled around in the sound, lil thab made some great faces in the corner. Also I would enjoy seeing visual ratings on the screen at the end.
I'm actually morbidly curious to see an actual full playthrough of this game because I never experienced it IRL and I always thought "it can't be THAT boring, shallow, and horrible the entire time can it??" Mr. Thabeast will finally show me !
You manage to transform something painful in funny with this game. Congrats. Loved the crab fight. Don't ever finish the Hard mode. the developer do not deserve it
Just found this series. Awesome nostalgia. Looking forward to the journey.
Superman just flying into and carrying Darkseid over his head to that ridiculous music is one of the funniest things I've seen in a good while!
I'm sorry to say it, but if Thab ever does revisit some of these games to 100% them, I'll be rooting for Superman 64 to be first in queue.
Good God... Truly, a hellish torment. I can't believe you completed this
Like the police can do anything with Darkseid
Only now after seeing your video do I recall having finished this game in my childhood. Source of ptsd discovered.
This was the worst N64 game I played as a kid. I give you props for you and AVGN for playing this game.
This dude really didn't grasp that the story of the game is that Superman and his friends are all trapped in a virtual simulation... I hate to defend the game because it's not really good but a lot of the weird stuff like Superman being hurt by regular bullets, the subway being functional despite a bunch of attackers, and all the strange level design is all due to being in a simulation.
Dude, the simulation angle was taken right in the middle of production when the developers realized the demo they sold to Nintendo was NOT going to be the game they half baked. They had noble plans to make a legit good Superman game, but they let their scope drag them beyond their capabilities instead of focusing the game on what they could develop.
Instead, they just halfpasted all together, claimed "a wizard did it" as a plothole patcher, and rolled to sell them based on Superman's brand alone. It was genius, but in a scammy sort of way.
That game was the reason why Nintendo severely increased the strictness of their supervision of any future developers who wanted to work with them.
The cheery way you said, "5 more mazes and onto the next level!" Juxtaposed to AVGN reaction, "MORE F$&#ING MAZES!?!?!"
Makes Daikatana look like game of the century.
You're really hitting your stride on this series man.
I had this game and holy hell the confusion in wrought on my undeveloped brain will forever be, I think, unmatched
Rented this game as a kid and just remember it was so hard to control 😂 my dad took it back to Blockbuster and got a refund
This game is actually fairly decent on easy mode (I beat it years ago) ... I have no idea what the heck they were thinking with "normal" mode.
Best worst Blockbuster Video rental of all time.
Oi flying dark side around like that is so risky. “Don’t fall through the floor, don’t fall through the floooor”
I remember my neighbor coming over excited when I was around 10 or so. He was so excited about the new game that his mom had bought him and asked if I wanted to come over and play. The game was "Superman"... We never beat the first level...
I rented this game. It was so damn bad as a kid I couldn’t do it. Kudos for taking this on.
Keep up the great work!
I have not seen or heard of this game until this video! Another rough one man 😂 enjoyed!
Stop, get off my head! -Superman to the police car bouncing on him.
The show is much better, I'm sure you triggered every fan when you said Brainiac was Lex Luthor. iirc Parasite was either redesigned with more human elements to be relatable to the audience which got praise, or it was like Harley Quinn and he was created specifically for this cartoon and became a Superman staple. Anyways its actually a great binge to go through the DCAU in chronological order; highly recommend doing so. It's well written for a kids show and goes from Batman and Superman to the whole Justice League to the Batman of Tomorrow: Batman Beyond.
He well predates the cartoon. According to Wikipedia, he first appeared in 1966.
Commentary is on point, you are doing an amazing job, keep it up!
I remember a kid who loved star wing on the SNES and his mom got him this and a N64 for Xmas lol
I don't know why but I LOVEDDDD this game as a kid. I remember picking it up from Toys R Us and being SO EXCITED.
Are you freaking kidding me? Only a 5/10 in difficulty? You, ThaBeast sir, most have standards upscaling to the realm of the Olympian gods. Because holy shit this was the game that convinced a 12 year old me that I just simply wasn't good at games. This game broke my spirit!
The guy in a chair was Brainiac, and Metallo had a keyptonite meter because he's powered by it.