Beating EVERY N64 Game - NFL Blitz (103/394)

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Жыл бұрын

Seen in arcades all across America, NFL Blitz was a huge hit. It was the obvious decision for Midway to port it to consoles to enjoy at home as well. How does the game hold up nowadays though?
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@PorcupineKline Жыл бұрын

“Playing against the computer gets pretty repetitive” runs Dabomb every single play

@DaFuzZ7 Жыл бұрын

The reason for the timer on team choice is likely because they just ported it from the arcade, which would want you on a timer to encourage more quarters or so you can't sit there and take up the machine while others are waiting.

@deadphenome2548 Жыл бұрын

I would buy a big bag of coins with a friend and sit on tekken all night lol

@thomasstevenhebert Жыл бұрын

@@deadphenome2548primal rage was the optimal game

@loulou3676 Жыл бұрын

Obviously but they could have literally just disabled the timer very easily lol

@Bread88w Жыл бұрын

That “GAME” at 9:03 lol

@chompythebeast Жыл бұрын

*Pro tip:* If you throw deep passes, the QB will wind up for the long throw. However, if you jump with *B,* all throws happen _immediately_ when you're in the air. So basically every pass should go *B+A* rather than just *A!* The one possible downside of this is that you're more likely to fumble if you're hit in midair, but because the throw is so fast, that basically never happens!

@boz4490 Жыл бұрын

That's what I always do jump and throw. You can use your score in one play

@DamienCooley Жыл бұрын

Hold on, I'm confused. How many of the N64 games are you playing? I'm sure it can't be all of them, that would be crazy.

@chrischickering1959 Жыл бұрын

He means all of them

@andreweverett Жыл бұрын

I'm loving the face inserts into the box art. That's a great touch

@Thinh-Nguyen. Жыл бұрын

ALRIGHT VIDEO 100 CONGRATS THAB!!! you're my favorite streamer man I hope you can make it through all the N64 games man I'll be watching every video and I mean all of them 😄

@collieman4121 Жыл бұрын

If you want to talk crap to your friends and have absolutely the best back and fourth crazy game ever, this is the game for you. This game never disappoints with a group of people

@davidt3563 Жыл бұрын

So many good memories!

@TheFinalHazard242 Жыл бұрын

Ya this was a blast to play with friends

@garylocc8128 Жыл бұрын

Elways arm is the only thing that keeps him out of my Top 5, and I’m glad this is reflected in Blitz as well. He’s clearly a generational talent with his legs as also seen here

@caseyp5665 Жыл бұрын

Loved this in the arcade, and loved your commentary, for a competitive mario player, you make one hell of a commentator. A+, good show, two enthusiastic thumbs up 👍👍

@lambiepie6436 Жыл бұрын

Lol love the sportscaster style for the narration. And every time you say Elway rushes it makes me laugh 😂

@KennethC420 Жыл бұрын

great job as always man. I've been enjoying the series!

@legofan6559 Жыл бұрын

Great now I am caught up with the videos, now I have to be tortured by waiting for your next videos, I heard about this on one of those weird gaming story videos and I thought it would be great to check out even if I never even played an N64 game. This is so cool keep it up you are making an archive of one of the most important consoles in history

@adamstratton683 Жыл бұрын

One of my fav games to play with my buddies back in the day. Also great commentary dude!!!

@Dythatflyguy Жыл бұрын

I still remember 5-1-4 UP for infinite turbo and 0-3-2 LEFT for fast turbo running. It would give the CPU the cheat also, but it was better than nothing.

@talonhamand3904 Жыл бұрын

I never even noticed the CPU got the chest aswell.

@mcnamaraky Жыл бұрын

Same. Still remember those two fuckin 2 decades later. 514 and 032. I think 032 was infinite acceleration though, but either way it was 10000x than just infinite turbo. Everyone knew infinite turbo too, so if you DIDN'T get that entered on time then you wouldn't have it when your friend would lmao.

@LINKISDEAD Жыл бұрын

can we take a second to appreciate thabs thumbnails. like the last one forsaken was pure GOLD LOL thabs awesome! This game was SUPER fun playing with friends... if i can remember, broncos and packers were the best teams on this one

@IkeSan Жыл бұрын

With the thumbnails I wish someone could do like a huge painting of you with every main character you have used on every game as a conmemoration that you did this challenge. Seeing American Football players, pokemon, bomberman, Mahjong tiles, Pachinko, the chibi baseball players, the cars,Superman. It would be funny.

@alexn5743 Жыл бұрын

I second this

@giantryan660 Жыл бұрын

Announcer Thab is an awesome voiceover style. Love it!

@DjFIL007 Жыл бұрын

YUS! Great version of this game, also has a modding community for those wanting updated rosters (including now a 2023 version)!

@Thabeast721 Жыл бұрын

Oh wow that’s cool it has a dedicated community to this day

@Shnards Жыл бұрын

Hey Thab, love the series! I was thinking for some of these sports games (since they're numerous, repetitive in nature, and not particularly difficult or lengthy) it would be a fun twist to take a heavy underdog team to the championship. Just a thought, keep up the good work ;-)

@mlangham179 Жыл бұрын

Finally! 1080 and NFL Blitz were my favorite games! I also like 007, but those were my favorites.

@alexhydell3608 Жыл бұрын

Keep it up bro! I'm trying to like and comment on all your videos. It is a noble cause! You're flying through them like a champ

@Hangnailer47 Жыл бұрын

I just came across your other channel to realize you have already knocked out so many games and this channel is 4-5 months behind! You have been putting in work and never even knew it.

@AHaasW Жыл бұрын

I have every Friday off from work and every Friday I sleep in late, wake up and make a coffee and two fried eggs, and watch the latest installment. Its the highlight of my week, keep going man great stuff.

@matthewelliott2213 Жыл бұрын

Another all-time N64 classic! Thumbs up as always!

@manaboutsound Жыл бұрын

Really enjoying this series thanks for doing it.

@tysheinin8733 Жыл бұрын

As a Browns fan, I will now be forever calling them the Cincinnati "Dingles" 7:26

@TheDewaltBoy Жыл бұрын

The fact that every one has it's own individual commentary about facts and details about the game in general and not just streaming footage slapped together is amazing. Will go down in history once he completes this.

@sneezyzombie8010 Жыл бұрын

there was a time limit because this was originally an arcade game and thye didnt want people taking too long and creating a line

@unavoidablycanadian397 Жыл бұрын

Omg, what a tease. Great series. This does look like a good arcade game.

@mcfarvo Жыл бұрын

The timed team select is an artifact of the arcade cabinet era. Applying time pressure to all steps of the game makes it so that 1) players don't hog the cabinet without feeding more coins and 2) the circumstance where players feed coins, but for whatever reason have to leave during team selection, then the game would proceed and get to game over/back to insert coin to start screen before the next players show up with coins in their pockets!

@thunder____ Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love that you put the same intro blurb in every video in the series, I can't put into words just how much genuine joy I get out of reciting it along with you, word for word. Please don't ever rerecord or omit it, it is perfect the way it is.

@greenagoo Жыл бұрын

and the "What's that?" after the RNG roll

@debatman Жыл бұрын

Thanks ! i love this series.

@ChadGrindstaff Жыл бұрын

At a fiends a long time ago. Played this game for hours trying to beat it. Played the entire season undefeated and the first game of the playoffs got demolished by the rubber banding. Game over. Good times haha

@scottishduck88 Жыл бұрын

Love this series! Keep it up!

@xXx_MR_BALLZ_xXx Жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite video games of all time. That bucs team was ridiculous on blitz. “Dilfer…to Alstott…he’s going deep…TOUCHDOWN!”

@Ancient_West Жыл бұрын

First thing I check when you post a video is the length of the video. Some games are so basic that I can't believe you could stretch it out to 11 minutes.... this was one of those times. But you did a good job doing it.

@jessebh1990 Жыл бұрын

What a great game! And great video, keep up the awesome work!

@deadphenome2548 Жыл бұрын

Having a timer in arcades means games going faster and having an estimated time between each coin to calculate income of the arcade machine. Just doest makes sense to keep timers in the n64 version

@johnnychamberlain8204 Жыл бұрын

Love your work man keep up the great content

@StayGoldWV Жыл бұрын

This is a great series, thanks for taking on the challenge for out entertainment!

@AleisterMeowley Жыл бұрын

Dude has got Bill Romanowski back there returning punts. The gnarliest, dirtiest, cheapest player in league history. This game rules.

@ASMRPeople Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the amount of work that go into these videos. A long stream, editing, script & narration.

@TheElzExperiment Жыл бұрын

I’m mad I watched that Broncos and Eagles game like it was a real fucking game, the commentary was elite! 💪🏽🤣😩

@emmettfrancione9468 Жыл бұрын

Woo! Game after next is one I've been waiting for for almost a year now, since I missed it on steam!

@fixiegod Жыл бұрын

bruh, shadow thab @8:39 saying "I'm so sorry" scared me

@edquin8 Жыл бұрын

Gettin' closer! Keep up the good work

@withbravado1548 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making one of the most fun series on the internet

@pelkariya6660 Жыл бұрын

« The Atlanta Falcons, and Michael Vick was… - Me: Already organizing dog fights ? - Thab: Still in college » Oh.

@Reynar7 Жыл бұрын

Okay but when Denver picks up Lamar Jackson in Free Agency and the Offensive Coordinator just calls Da Bomb every play next season I am blaming you. LMAO

@T1J Жыл бұрын

been waiting for this one!

@codebluepizza5796 Жыл бұрын

That commentary on the Eagles game was golden!

@turkeyman631 Жыл бұрын

I played so much Blitz with my brother and friends, holy. I wish there was a company out there that would make an updated Blitz or Slugfest.

@schmitty9800 Жыл бұрын

BIGS was a pretty good update to Slugfest. They actually did make a new Blitz in 2012 but they chose Ray Rice to be on the cover...

@zxcbvnm90 Жыл бұрын

I can't believe you also settled on "Da Bomb" as the best play in the game....... And even more crazy that you came to that conclusion using it to RUN THE BALL! I run Da Bomb constantly against the CPU but always go for the hailmary pass. Only running the ball when forced. Crazy it's so OP that you can run only that play as strictly a rushing or passing play and still come out on top.

@____chris Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Really like this series

@laurenloertscher1319 Жыл бұрын

I know little about video games and less about sports, but I really enjoyed this for some reason

@DM-qd7gw Жыл бұрын

Thab is such a legend

@Mario-qj7fo Жыл бұрын

I'm not too upset about missing the cutscenes with the cheerleaders tbh

@bellamafiaquackafellarecor7770 Жыл бұрын

It’s literally just a picture of an animated cheerleader and football player in full pads, sitting on a bench. That’s it lol

@3DSage Жыл бұрын

Congrats on 100k subscribers!! 👍

@gammaphonic Жыл бұрын

American Football games were surprisingly popular in the UK in the 90s. Mostly thanks to the early Mega Drive Madden games getting such great reviews. And I loved them. NFL Blitz is such a great game. I had it on the Dreamcast and playing with three friends was among the most fun I’ve ever had with video games.

@matthewkoveleski9131 Жыл бұрын

You missed some good strats with this game. If you complete a pass to the same player three times in a row or get 3 tackles for a loss in a row you go on fire and have unlimited turbo. Also after a touchdown if you hold down Z, B and A it does an onside kick and it’s not too hard to get the ball right back.

@homer3189 Жыл бұрын

That is only in Blitz 2000

@HerrXabu 11 ай бұрын

I love your Videos!! Many Thanks

@mcnamaraky Жыл бұрын

I always loved how when you were playing with a friend, not only would everyone always have infinite turbo, but also there would be about a billion hits after the play is down in the background lol. Would always just keep going until the screen changed.

@andrewhaffner5304 Жыл бұрын

Killing the thumbnails lately!!!

@JAH93 Жыл бұрын

There was a skating rink our school would take trips to frequently in middle school and they had the arcade version of this game there. Me and my buddy would save all our money and blow it all playing this game the entire day that we were at the skating rink. This game was way too fun and addicting for its own good. Great times...

@DharmaScienceRadio Жыл бұрын

One of my all time favorite sports games, with like... SSX Tricky, NFL Street, and Mario Tennis right up there with it.....

@dasdiesel3000 Жыл бұрын

Was nice to see the SAINT *FLIPPING* LOUIS Rams out there towards the end of the video instead of the soulless, fan-less, LA version that gets outnumbered in fans during a HOME FIELD SUPER BOWL!

@Meow110 Жыл бұрын

John Elway and the Broncos actually did play the falcons in the '98 superbowl! Nice!

@PKMNwww411_MkII Жыл бұрын

I played NFL Blitz 20-02 on PlayStation 2 and it was equally amazing as this. Great memories.

@thejabberwalker Жыл бұрын

HAha the Cincinnati "Dingles!" I knew you were a secret sports fan

@devinand1fosho Жыл бұрын

The time limit on the team selection is something left over from the Arcade version, because normally you need a time limit there.

@kurtdewittphoto Жыл бұрын

I would rent this on occasion, and each time I did, I made sure to invite my best friends over. Lots of fun and laughs playing this one.

@Goliath32114 Жыл бұрын

If you don't already know Tim Kitzerow is the announcer. He announced in a lot of the arcade style sports titles.

@BobbyMiller64 Жыл бұрын

I played a later version of this on Dreamcast. I exploited how, in it, you could easily pass the ball down the entire field. :)

@normanjouett2792 Жыл бұрын

Bro I would have been deceased if the falcons returned that last kick.

@leeblount5776 Жыл бұрын

As a die hard Thab fan and A die hard denver broncos fan, I thoroughly enjoyed this video

@IronWolf277 Жыл бұрын

Loved this game! The best part is beating up your opponents before and after the play!

@bananieldiamonds1921 Жыл бұрын

i love the blitz games. best football games ever made. blitz 2000 was what i had as a child

@trumainflynn7000 Жыл бұрын

These videos make me happy

@camhabibi2217 Жыл бұрын

Love love love the NFL Blitz series. I still play it on emulator.

@NUCKLUSS Жыл бұрын

Thab is an artist ❤️

@HalTuberman Жыл бұрын

131... so close... but considering the game Thab got.... so very, very, VERY far away!

@pauls4522 Жыл бұрын

This game was a college dorm favorite in the late 2000s. The n64 version too!

@bradleyjones328 Жыл бұрын

lots of 90's kids fondly remember those cheerleaders I am sure.

@piece4157 Жыл бұрын

Elway ran for more yards in your season than his actual whole career

@thexbigxgreen Жыл бұрын

When you get to play Madden 99, I had a trick when playing that game that you could just abuse using the Halfback Pass play and end up winning with 100+ points every time.

@dangdelucia Жыл бұрын

thab's sports commentary skills are legimately enthralling; the tone, the stats, the strats.. i would listen to him long-form commentate every game from this season

@dizzydazed8055 Жыл бұрын

Good review, how about giving the soccer games a fair craic next time too? ISS64 music is legendary.

@Richard-Espanol Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite games of all time! Still so much fun to play on *not emulators* with friends!

@Tony-iu7sw Жыл бұрын

I remember playing constantly against my brother. Everything we would tackle each other we would switch to all the other near by players and tackle as many as possible 😄 or pile up. Good times

@workingclown Жыл бұрын

I've always hated sports games, but this one is just so bonkers that it was an everyday event at our afterschool gathering at good ole' R-Doobey's house.

@ELECTRICMESSIAH420 Жыл бұрын

I wasn’t and still aren’t a football fan really but I had this game as a kid and I absolutely loved it lol

@blgmonster1631 Жыл бұрын

The thumb nail was brilliant 💪🏻

@zakw8938 Жыл бұрын

Great commentary lol.

@yommmrr Жыл бұрын

The nothing more "late 90s gaming" than rubber banding. It makes some games unenjoyable but it was a necessary evil for single kid families and the like.

@PuppetMasterIX Жыл бұрын

Glad that the first football game of the challenge is from by far the best football series on the console. There are few things more satisfying than dogpiling most of your team onto a poor, unfortunate soul during the end-of-quarter transition. I'm still bummed about the 2012 reboot, where the NFL had them get rid of late hits - _inexcusable._

@JasonEmerson711 Жыл бұрын

The Notre Dame pile-on is definitely one of my favorite features of this game. The late hits is what made this game enjoyable.