For anyone who wants to give this game a shot I cannot emphasize enough how much better the remaster is. Tons of new areas and bosses that were originally unfinished are back, and the dark souls are distributed more evenly throughout as a result. Best addition by far is each of The Five getting their own Liveside area. I love the original but the remaster completely replaces it.

I honestly had no idea how you were going to cover this one due to its sheer size but I think you and your editor did a phenomenal job. I proudly beat this as a kid, and I had that exact map which was invaluable. The Remaster is definitely far superior as you mentioned at the end, and you really get to experience the full effect of the incredible soundtrack this game had, for example: When you first face the Vietnam Vet killer (who you mistook for the Lizard King) it plays this super unsettling, twisted and warped military version of the national anthem. Really adds a whole dark feel to the encounter. The Home Improvement killer's abandon house is also filled with victim's corpses tied to chairs with walky talkies. And the closer you get to the killer you come across these strange canary bird houses (the killer's real name being "Avery Marx"). The music as you're closing in on him turns into this INTENSE industrial track which really puts you on edge. The long section where you seek out Jack the Ripper plays Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata which gives you a real melancholy feel too. Thanks for showing the cutscene with the guy in the prison, whos head randomly shakes and explodes, and the "Play as Dog" cheat 😂 Both very memorable. I'm glad you pointed out how great the voice acting was, "I don't drink... WITH SNAKES!"

One of my favorite games all all time. Nightdive knocked it out of the part with the remaster restoring so much of the cut content. THATS how you do a remaster folks! For we are many!

35:30 chatter says "Today is Mario Movie trailer day!" for a nice indication of how long ago Thab completed this game.

No matter how many times I have seen these I tighten up during the reveal for the next time and say, "Please not Mahjong ".

This might be the biggest N64 world on the platform. It's pretty incredible how the developers worked around the restrictions on the cartridge and console.

The reason why it said 12/11 souls in the Cageways is this game has a very rare Dark Soul duplication glitch. I don't know what triggers it but sometimes a souls that you had picked up just respawns and you can collect it again. On my last playthrough of this game, I somehow duped two souls and ended up with 122/120 total.

I rented this game as a kid, and I was indeed screwed without the map.

This game is so underrated but if i can put it in a word , i would say its a MASTERPIECE

About the insane amount of lag at 40:16: It's almost certainly caused by the big transparent blood particles covering the entire screen. It's a classic slowdown, happens a lot in old PC games as well. Source: i make games and guess about things on youtube.

really great game, you should definitely check out the remaster which put back in a load of the content which had to be cut due to time constraints!

This is one of my all time favorite games ever in the history of games

This game is amazing. My favorite game ever. The remaster adds SO much new content and the updated controls are almost perfect.

A lot of people have mentioned the remaster already, but I cannot stress enough how well done it is. Nightdive went so far as to restore and finish content that was cut from the original release, giving all of The Five their own levels, instead of corralling three of them into the prison.

So, I went to the channel he told us about where he streams the full games. I guess I just never noticed it before.... And 78 is the number of games he is ahead of these review videos! Holy.....Shit Finding out about that channel for the first time was like knowing every gift you'll ever receive for the next 15 years! And not necessarily in the best way

"I swam around in the poop water for a while and that led to a pretty nice house" sounds like someone describing their career in politics.

This game looks so mature for me as a kid. It was a marked change in tone when contrasted to other Nintendo Power coverage.

this game was amazingly good in 1998. its like Zelda meets Tomb Raider and smother it in horror and spookiness. The remaster tightens up the controls and breathes some new life to the graphics with lightning effects. its definitely the best way to play it.

Love this game! For anyone that might want to play it:Get the remaster. It restores a bunch of mssing content and is just the best version of the game Also, never play the german version of the OG game. Heavily censored and they made dogs immortal for some god forsaken reason.

Dude, this damn game has a special place in my nightmares. The Jack the Ripper and Prison stages especially.

I played some of the PC remaster after seeing THAB play this, and it's really good! I'm suprised I never heard of this game! It's a really good metroidvania! I like how shadowman canonically wears blue jeans. I had to stop myself because I would get off task all day playing shadowman lol.

This is THE game I've been waiting on! Out of all of them, you'd be hard pressed to find a more interesting game on the entire N64 console

Interesting watching this video knowing a ton of Acclaim staff ended up at Retro Studios after the company imploded. Especially when the first pitch for Metroid Prime was for it to be Third Person Shooter like this game.

I believe I read in a book about sid meyer that they used to come up with clever ways of avoiding piracy and one of the ways was putting stuff in the manual. Especially images because they were harder to pack into a pirated copy.

All these dark souls, makes a man want to link the first flame.

"I was lost for hours and then I found a place that I missed that led me to a place where there was much to do" That is the gaming experience with those old games, I've been playing videogames for around 25 years and I still don't know if I have to love or hate those moments.

One thing I appreciate about the new remastered update is that they actually give you objectives for each area so you know what to do. It is significantly less cryptic now. I still love the OG though

SWEEEET. This one gets forgotten, but it has really cool plot elements. Pretty Dark for the Nintendo hahaha. The box was sweet too, had like, raised art. Turok 2 did the same thing.

Thank you so much Thab for making this video! Been playing games since the early 90's but still catching up on classics I missed. Never even heard of this game until I saw this video. I had to play it after seeing your review. Took me a while to finally get around to it but I literally in the last few minutes just finished it with all 120 dark souls! I like to replay a lot of games and this one will now be in my rotation. What a hidden gem!

I think an interesting subplot of this series is the difference in haircut each time

When I played the remaster for this game last year, I made a notepad file and whenever I found a place I couldn't get past, I wrote that down so when I got the proper ability, I'd know exactly where to go. Made the game a thousand times easier to navigate.

Are we not gonna talk about the swagger when he backs up shooting?

Genuinely one of my favorite games ever. Top 3 on N64, for sure. The remaster that recently came out is amazing, and I recommend it to everyone.

Just a heads-up, the PC version of Shadow Man had a worthwhile goodie behind the level 10 coffin gate. It was a digital art book with commentary by the devs. I guess it didn't fit on the N64 cartridge anymore, so they just put a second violator in there.

Beat this one finally a year ago on the N64 and I still love it. The atmosphere, story and adventurous feel more than make up for any shortcomings.

This was one of my favorite N64 games and played it extensively - the recent remaster really was a good remaster as stated earlier. Was excited for this one from you! Love the work!

I agree completely! Lotta QoL updates in the remaster but playing this as a kid blew my mind. I had to print out an old gamefaqs walkthrough to get all 120 souls, though I did get level 9 at least without help =P

I first played this game as a 7 year old in 1999. I beat it in the following year qnd have loved it ever since ❤

Great content. I don't usually watch full hour long videos on KZfaq but I enjoyed this. I loved this game as a kid but couldn't beat it. I got to really enjoy it finally with the remastered version as a grown up with the patience to get lost in giant mazes.

It's worth noting that this game is based on a comic book series, where the lore is explained better and in more detail.

I’ve forgotten so much about the many games I’ve played over the years, but I’ve never forgotten that joke that Luke tells near the end. Thanks, brain.

been waiting for this one, got lost as a kid and also got stuck again as an adult, such a maze of a game

Not to be all weird but, Legion originally was many demons, who had possessed a man in the Bible. When asked its name it said "My name is legion, we are many".

We missed out on the thumbnail being Shadow man grabbing ThaBeast's skulll

I remember seeing this at Blockbuster or Hollywood video. I wasn’t old enough to rent it but always thought it looked so cool. Was always curious about it. Glad you got a chance to play it, the remaster seems really interesting to play.

You're doing a service to cool people and we appreciate it.

This was the first game that scared the hell out of me as a kid. I had a Brazilian Portuguese version as well and could at least understand what the game wanted me to do (I'm Brazilian) but I couldn't play it without my dad to get through the scary parts for me. lmao

Good work on getting through so many games already. I like how u went indepth in the lore and the map

I remember playing this back on release and just wandering around for hours not knowing where to go or what to do

This series makes me realize just how many games were on this console that I'd never heard of.

I love how the five in the game are actually based on real life serial killers too, makes it EXTRA creepy dude :P

Never forget to name your dead baby Shadow Man to Turok your Bloodvertising

I originally played this game back in around 2000 (or possibly 2001), for the Sega Dreamcast; and I was immediately hooked. I absolutely adore this game. Not too long ago I bought the Remastered version on Steam, and it is just as good - and even better - than I remembered it. If anyone loved this game back then I highly recommend the Remastered version. By the way, an actual sequel to this game was made on the PlayStation 2, but is exclusive to it; it was never ported or remastered on any other platforms (Shadow Man: Second Coming).

Oh boy, grab the popcorn kids! It's time for another movie!

Calls a furnace room futuristic

TIL why a game I adored for the first day of my blockbuster rental, has had me cursing its name for years. THEY, GAVE, YOU, A, MAP?! No wonder I got inexplicably fucking stuck

I LOVED this game as a kid and have been thinking about doing another playthrough sometime soon. Had no idea there was a remaster, im definitely going to check that out!

This seems like a really cool game for the N64 era. I can't believe I've never heard of it before. Probably because it's M rated and I was young at the time.

I've been waiting for this one! I love this game!!

This is honestly my favorite series going including all of the tv and streaming shows out there

54:09 omg I was gonna say he better bring up “as a dog” one more time for this

33:55. I thought he meant “Lava Ducks.” I’ve never been so disappointed

My gog I don't know how you do it man. Keep it up. You deserve to be in the Guiness world record after you complete this and also the best guide to beat every N64 game

Found your channel in February 2023 and have been waiting for this since. Feels like something came full circle.

Always a nice way to start my Friday, thanks Thab

I was so looking forward to this game back in the day but didn't finish it. I got bored with endlessly trekking through the same coloured corridors

Can’t wait til Nightmare Creatures it was bloodborne before bloodborne, way ahead of its time

Now we can really see how backed up you are! Chat is talking about the trailer for the Mario movie!

Fun fact about all classic version of Shadow Man, there's a chance an already collected Dark Soul could re-spawn, which happened to you. I remember this happened to me twice, one when i first played the N64 version and again in the Dreamcast version. It has something to do when the game fail to check the Dark Souls already collected when you are warping.

I absolutely love this game! Think I’ve beaten it over a dozen times over the years.

25:32 I love the completely deadpan understatement about Shadow Man having "some negative things to say" about the playrooms. Shadow Man: "I now have come so far my sensibilities lie benumbed by all I see. I do not embrace this horror, but rather stand immobile beneath its self-indulgent gaze."

I think you should add that your full playthroughs are in your description into your regular scripts that you have for these videos, because this is the firs time I've ever heard this!

I had this on Dreamcast! But I never got very far because I had too many games to play. Your video made me want to play it again.

One of my favorites from my childhood, such a cool premise and story from what I remember

1:10 "we are legion" is now more associated with Anonymous than its biblical origins

I beat this at a cousin's house but I never realized it took place in the future until now. Apparently far enough that the MP9 has been developed and entered production.

Love this game. Needed a guide at times to help navigate, but still a great game. Plan on replaying the remake.

"He looks just like Freddy Mercury"... No he doesn't? Lmao.

Thanks for the Video :) I never got into that Game, even though I tried. Never clicked. Great playthrough:)

This series never disappoints. Nice work thab and craw!

I love this series. Keep it up man!

Glad to see youre still at it, very impressive

I always wondered about this game. It's cool to find out it's a metroidvainia style game!

I gotta say, this is pretty high up there on the edited box art thumbnail list

As many have probably said in the comments the Remaster is fantastic, possibly one of the best remasters of all time when it comes to preserving the original experience, while offering awesome QOL upgrades and restoring unfinished content. You'll be glad to know the weird low framerate crushers at the asylum entrance remain untouched lol

That was a wild experience, so different from the other games on the console!

Really enjoyed this one man! Are you compiling all the data for when youve completed them all? I'd love to see them all ranked. Keep killing it my dude!

I don't know much about the first Shadow Man, but its 2002 sequel 2econd Coming is the subject of one of Acclaim's strangest marketing plans: With loved ones' consent, _peoples' gravestones_ would be used as advertising space for the game.

finally been waiting for this 1

i loved this game, the themes and the characters - I hope it gets a remake or remaster.

Idk how this channel doesn’t have a million subscribers yet. Keep up the great work Thabby Babby

Shadow Man is one of the best games I discovered in this challenge ! So much fun ! Also, impecable french on all these voodoo items ! :D

The intro at 0:04 get me every week 😂

Voice acting on the n64 in general is a bit of technical wizardry since audio is pretty expensive on space.

Can't believe I never heard of this game, it seems awesome.

I was waiting for this one

Oh man, Shadow Man is giving me some Spawn, and Mortal Kombat vibes with those grimy late-90s visuals. I remember seeing advertisements, but I never actually looked into it. Cursory check shows Shadow Man (not Shadowman - mind the space) was a comic book character written by Garth Ennis? Cool, loving the Voodoo theming. Also, Nice, Penny Racers; I played that game - pretty cute Power-Up racer, but it's no Mario Kart.

lol "shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit." has been an inside joke with me and my brother since it came out for ps1. been waiting for this one.

Played this game when I was a kid and I still consider it to be one of the most prominent pieces of 'demonic serial killer' themed media. The remaster replaces the repeated prison levels given to the psx version with each of the killers own lair. So Milton Pike and uhhh...Casey I believe his name was...get their own levels like they were supposed to in the first place, rather than having 3 bosses in the prison. Their levels are a great way to 'step into the mind' of each of these killers, making this game a horror juggernaut already and I haven't even commented on the dead side pathways and levels. Running loops in the asylum and some of the caverns would almost make me feel like I was being driven into madness, the level design is phenomenal, everything feels hostile like its made out of pure twisted hatred. Never had a chance to read the comics this is based on but I do know they're far more mature themed. 10/10 game, even though the n64 port was one of the worse ports.

Hey! I just saw Thabeast in the Grand Poo World 3 credits from the GrandPooBear video! I was all, "I've heard of him!"