How Nacht der Untoten is the Perfect Genre Hybrid

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How Nacht der Untoten is the Perfect Genre Hybrid

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Nacht der Untoten is the first ever map in Treyarch's Call of Duty Zombies mode. Released in 2008 for Call of Duty: World at War, it defined the CoD Zombies formula by merging the gameplay the CoD series was known for with classic tower defence mechanics, and thus changed the trajectory of the series forever.
"A Zombies Retrospective" is a series in which I play through each Call of Duty Treyarch Zombies map chronologically, and analyze its place in the series.
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Night of the Living Dead (1968) dir. George Romero
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
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@Kirbythediver Жыл бұрын

The ray gun and mystery box was a stroke of genius

@maxcarpenter4582 3 ай бұрын

For real

@LateNightHalo 2 жыл бұрын

This was a fantastic video. The tower defense design is my preferred bread and butter for zombies. No other map hit like WaW Nacht (aside from WaW Der Riese)

@whitecliffgames 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you, that means a lot from you, I love your Halo content! I agree, those early WaW maps are so unique from anything else they’ve put out since, I’ve enjoyed lots of other maps but I always keep going back to the basics more than anything

@sharkapuppet 4 ай бұрын

Verruckt has a very towering defense vibe to it

@FreedomBob 3 ай бұрын

I feel exactly the same. Der Riese and Nacht. More tower defense vibes. I know they'd be popular, maybe even more competitive. Simply running around the map with busted strong weapons just doesn't hit the same as fortifying a small area.

@xinsanedefeatx Жыл бұрын

An overlooked aspect of so many of these video essays is being concise and not bloating the video. Too often I see 3hr video essays lauded as a creator's magum opus, when in reality if they had more time they would've written a shorter script... Props for being thorough without dragging anything out or beating any dead horses

@GigalassII 6 ай бұрын

"If they had MORE time they could've written a SHORTER script." I don't think that maths bud.

@xinsanedefeatx 6 ай бұрын

@@GigalassII most first drafts will be longer than a final draft because it is filled with more bloat/unnecessary repetition It's easy to get a point across in many words, it's much more difficult to get the same information across with fewer words Write some multi page essays and you'll see the math definitely maths. If your second draft is longer, you're probably doing something wrong unless you forgot to mention something entirely

@GigalassII 6 ай бұрын

@@xinsanedefeatx okay now that makes more sense

@xErr0r98 Жыл бұрын

I got nostalgic when you reminded me that Zombies wasn't advertised at all, it made 10 year old me poop his pants when I finished the campaign!

@Knights_of_the_Nine Жыл бұрын

Dude when WaW came out me and my friends played this map sooooo much. The amount of times we just backed into the corner with the satchel charge wall buy and just had two people crouching and the rest standing, just staying there and fighting until we got overwhelmed. Some of the best memories I have.

@empiresix9722 Жыл бұрын

I remember playing this when it first launched trying to convince my friend that the zombie mode had an "alien gun"(ray gun) and he didn't believe me for some reason lmao,simpler times

@sithknight7740 Жыл бұрын

You didn't mention that the map was so barebones that they changed the zombie noises from Verrückt forward. It was the zombies of Nacht and that laughter at the beginning of the game that scared me shitless when I was 7. I love your viewpoint from a tower defense perspective. Everything makes a lot more sense about the map when you put it that way, and that feeling never returned except for WW2's Größtes Haus.

@TheMobiusAce Жыл бұрын

I am shocked to see such a low view count on such a great video. Zombies has to be one of my favorite games and WaW will always have a special place in my heart. I still have memories of being terrified constantly looking over my back to make sure I wasn't getting flanked by zombies. I never truly appreciated Nacht because I got in to zombies when Bo1 had came out. But I will always remember the nights where I had to play on WaW cause my brothers refused to buy Bo1. keep up the great content, I wish more youtubers would make these kinds of videos.

@Snarky_Queen Жыл бұрын

refused to buy bo1? interesting....

@themistymagixen Жыл бұрын

It's amazing how many new and fresh topics you managed to bring for such a simplistic map. I really can't wait to see where this channel goes and I hope you continue to grow.

@needleb33 Жыл бұрын

I got introduced through your latest video on Die Rise, I’m genuinely enjoying this series you’re making and I’m looking forward to watching the other ones you made!

@michaelsoto9062 Жыл бұрын

I needed to watch a video series like this, please keep this up, about to binge all of it

@noahtoadmyer Жыл бұрын

God dude this is easily one of the best most niche and well researched videos I've seen on here in a long time. I'm so excited to able to binge the rest

@cynicalgold9992 Жыл бұрын

more companies need to take risks like this. nowadays most are too scared, but look at how well taking a risk worked out for this team

@enissp6197 Жыл бұрын

I've been watching all the BO2 map retrospectives and got surprised the only videos you've made are all zombies map retrospectives. I thought for sure you were a well established channel, but I'm happy to see it grow so quickly!

@MegaPT_ Жыл бұрын

i just started watching this series of videos and i gotta say u are underrated and deserve more views

@dmitrijpaulauskas4426 Жыл бұрын

"As bad as a revolver" the magnum was OP

@cblack3 Жыл бұрын

Extremely underrated, was expecting this to have 100k+ views

@IVIUT3D Жыл бұрын

Nacht was zombies in its purest form. Der Rise is still my favorite map, but Nacht is why I was excited for Blops knowing it would have zombies.

@jay_sun2088 Жыл бұрын

I wanna go back to when game developers put in effort into their projects.

@bennygameplays4090 Жыл бұрын

This channel is gonna blow up once the algorithm gods bless you

@NewYorkDave4 Жыл бұрын

Bro ur so underrated

@lordfenix17 Жыл бұрын

Nacht is most definitely one of the best zombies maps ever, and it’s simplicity is one of my favorite design choices, it’s lack of modern features like perks in its original appearance gives it a certain appeal, and it’s updated versions benefit in different ways as well, bringing the heart and soul of zombies and giving it the bare minimum to be up to date in most cases.

@self4797 Жыл бұрын

Time to binge. Good stuff

@MazeMaker4Life Жыл бұрын

😏 read my mind lol. Found him in my recommendations. Finally something worth watching in the home feed lmao

@ThunderCatsAreGo01 Жыл бұрын

love the vid man! but i still can't get over the clip at 6:18 where you swapped out the M1 w/grenades for a regular M1, bananas ;)

@xcatxd2316 Жыл бұрын

Bro you need more subs your videos are great dude keep it up

@dv589 Жыл бұрын

been binge watching all your zombies videos, very informal but entertaining at the same time keep it going man!

@chaseginise8968 2 ай бұрын

I think that for Black Ops Six, they should add in Nacht Der Untoten with all of the original stuff, and nothing else. No Juggernaugs, no power ups, just you in a bunker, a mystery box, and an endless horde of zombies coming to kill you.

@Jinukov Жыл бұрын

Dude this is the 4th video I've watched in a row while in bed. I'm hooked to your channel man! Excellent work, keep it up!

@TEAM_BLADE Жыл бұрын

Keep it up got me hooked I love zombies, hope u get the views you deserve

@azdaze227 Жыл бұрын

Ive never heard the tower defense thing before, suddenly nacht seems completely different, along with verrukt. Very good video!

@berrryan4984 Жыл бұрын

I have fond memories of Nacht just because it was so easy to get high-rounds. It was the 2nd map I got to 100 on. Train in the Box room with either the .357 or the Ray Gun, then sprint across the room and Flamethrower for about 3 seconds. It whittles them down eventually

@KobianoRoll Жыл бұрын

As much as I love zombies (I REALLY love zombies) I just can’t understand why people play it for so long. I get bored at around round 25-30 and just play something else

@kewxx8651 Жыл бұрын

@@KobianoRoll i dont get bored of the newer maps, mainly bo3 maps because every gun is pretty much 1 shot with the double PaP abilites, but these older maps yh they get boring around 30 unless ur with friends which makes the maps harder lmao

@bATTAFURAI Жыл бұрын

This guys videos are insanely good. He boutta blow up, I just know it

@ranproxy6912 6 ай бұрын

Fun fact: Nazi Zombies was inspired by a flash game called The Last Stand. It's a tower defense/zombie survival game.

@sleepshouter5017 Жыл бұрын

I’ll never forget back when I watched my brother beat WaW and after the credits we saw that infamous cutscene and both were stunned in silence. We were so confused and excited because we both loved zombies and we had no idea this game mode existed. I still remember when the screen cut to black and the blood red letters appeared on the screen, then me and my brother both at the same time went “Nazi Zombies?!?!” Hard to believe that was over a decade ago. It really does seem like a memory from yesterday at times.

@frankkennedy6388 Жыл бұрын

"In the other prototype, you were running and progressing through the level". Interesting how this is what Zombies would turn into.

@Th3A11Pr0 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant video. Looking forward to watching the rest of your retrospectives on Zombies! Even the maps I haven't played myself ☺️ nice work, mate!

@AMSatellite Жыл бұрын

I would dare make a single correction to this video. Nacht does have an infinite damage weapon and it's the Flamethrower. It kills reliably all the way through, I think it does even post nerf. It's quite literally the true Wonderweapon of this map!

@l3esme568 Жыл бұрын

I think an underlooked feature of zombies at launch atleast is the fact you had to unlock it you had to do the multi hour campaign to havr the right to play it. Imagine if a modern COD did that? Alot of people these days don't even touch the campaign it seems

@pyocopyocoultra2047 Жыл бұрын

weird I could've sworn that cabinet gave a flamethrower

@Blessed_V0id Жыл бұрын

Die Maschine was the first Easter egg I ever did. Gutted I never played this classic...maybe someday hopefully

@grimr3vp3r84 Жыл бұрын

Imagine telling your boss to give my project a chance. Now you have one of the most legendary gaming franchises in existence. 🤟🏾

@Tonicbrah_ Жыл бұрын

I’ll never forget it I was 7 and it was around 2am completing the campaign with my cousin and it switched to zombies we full on panicked and turned it off 😂

@Tubbs42069 Жыл бұрын

there is an infinite damage weapon its the flame thrower doesnt kill them instantly but it technically has infinite damage so it can kill on any round

@Swankster9000 Жыл бұрын

WAW zombies was advertised. They did an interview on it and played nacht dying on round five. Good luck finding it though, it’s been lost to time, so my only source is quite literally “trust me bro” I think another zombies content creator contacted the original journo who did the interview and got a snippet of it tho.

@plumdowner1941 Жыл бұрын

Still play WaW nacht sometimes. It's the zombies formula in its basest form and it's good to have that shot of pure survival.

@luxlevia4687 2 ай бұрын

still brutal that this mode just got cut out in the german version of waw

@granjaman3288 Жыл бұрын

I Remember hitting round 20 was like being the ultra master giga chad. Good old times

@behindthebruins5119 Жыл бұрын

I think shi no numa has the dub for most iterations

@gelel918 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are so good man

@KobianoRoll Жыл бұрын

I was such a troll back then, I would purposely body-block that doorway that leads to the mystery box and be laughing because the 3 other teammates would be knifing me wanting me to get out of the way

@catholicshrimp4731 Жыл бұрын

And so it began

@HugeMcFister Жыл бұрын

games added secret modes back in the day, included in the price of the game, now they want 25 dollars for a “elite” character skin

@seriomarkj Жыл бұрын

Class video...about to go through all of these...good work

@jj4cob464 Жыл бұрын

Drinking game: Take a shot everytime he says “again”

@ashtonnix7707 Жыл бұрын

This is a great series; I am watching all of these.

@jaidynheadford4092 Жыл бұрын

I’m 7:05 I’m Glad that you said Black Ops instead of Black Ops One or Black Ops 1. USE YOUR BRAINS LOGICALLY PEOPLE.

@IVIUT3D Жыл бұрын

zombies is the only reason I still pick up a CoD game

@ToiletChris 2 жыл бұрын

bring back old zombies.

@elgatotv5311 Жыл бұрын

I remember wanting to get shi no numa, but i didn't have any money so i asked my mom's boyfriend at the time for it, he told me that if i got to round 21, i could unlock it, i never got it.

@awabicamazon Жыл бұрын

w vid w channel, glad i found

@proudtobeapothead Жыл бұрын

If y’all never seen those old zombie movies your missing out

@stinkyinthecity151 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video, the original 4 maps will always be the best.

@Skitz6969 Жыл бұрын

Without nacht there would be no zombies. Er go, nacht is the best and most legendary zombies map.

@raven3946 Жыл бұрын

Nacht was easy back in the day….. we had a flamethrower and only 23 zombies spawned on high rounds……

@near3149 Жыл бұрын

Yeah i was wondering why he didn’t mention the flamethrower 😅

@matercheff Жыл бұрын

kinda wish they focused on the idea of defending, td idea maybe it would have been fun idk never seen a map like it would be cool they should try some as an extra map

@durpy8184 Жыл бұрын

The flame thrower is actually infinite damage lol

@user-bv7zo6vd4m Жыл бұрын

Though as you said the mode would have to become more action focused later on i would like to have seen some more tower defence maps like this one. Also, don't you disrespect ma boi the revolver, the obsectively worst thing you can get off the box is the kar98k

@Infernoblade1010 Жыл бұрын

So many hours spent just blasting zombies back to hell and running for ammo. Good times, good times.

@Really_Skunkey Жыл бұрын

2:40 Cod Ghosts alert?

@ticcirodgers1111 Жыл бұрын

Wait WaW Nacht didn't have carpenter? I could've sworn I remembered it in there as well and if I remember correctly it just repaired the barriers and didn't give points. Or am I mistaken?

@trayless383 Жыл бұрын

It does have carpenter

@bobjohns9791 Жыл бұрын

Does anyone know why did they get rid of the timer of when you get the power up I honestly think that was a amazing addition such a shame it was remove

@mostfactualartificial8228 7 ай бұрын

I still remember my very first time playing this map with your mom

@Pessidog10 11 ай бұрын

SBD are king👑

@MazeMaker4Life Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised you didn't mention that weapons with bipods could be mounted onto the sandbags on the upper floor - not very useful, but also shows the idea of tower defence. I thought it was awesome when I first found it.

@gamermanzeake Жыл бұрын

I give Nacht a lot of leeway in comparison to Kino. Nacht was the beginning of the mode and as a new thing, it had no expectations. Kino however, added literally nothing meaningful that future maps (even in its own game) did not overtake. Of course, every map after Nacht built on the mode, but there's a huge difference here. Neither map do I consider great. They're decent starters for their respective games. With that being said, there are better starting maps and far better DLC maps. It is good having casual experiences, even though much of WaW and BO1 have other casual experiences.

@PoIarisPrime Жыл бұрын

That’s cause Kino was incomplete. It was going to have more and an engineer boss zombie

@Jakueb Жыл бұрын

I hope you know im bing watching this playlist like its stranger things

@lukeyraptor6738 Жыл бұрын

What was happening in that open shot?

@Bdriley-bs7gs Жыл бұрын

the .357 isn't bad tho ;-;

@thesleepypiggy Жыл бұрын

Good video, but I will not accept slander of the Python.

@versusangel Жыл бұрын

here before 1k, remember me when u get big

@ashy113 Жыл бұрын

I think Nacht is the perfect map. it is simple enough for new players to survive and challenging enough on high rounds for experienced players to enjoy. nacht spans 3 games and a few references in other games. the black ops 3 version is best for survival but can also be pretty challenging because bo3 zombies are more sporadic. the WaW version is bare bones and simple which makes it challenging to newer players. black ops 1 is similar to WaW but with a single perk which gives a slight advantage but not one that's as good. in my opinion Nacht is the best zombies map of all time.

@ashy113 Жыл бұрын

@@dallas_pandora4206 why is that

@kevinschulze5258 Жыл бұрын

Here’s a hot take: Zombies and Cod as a whole became shit after BO2, BO1 and WAW being the only true masterpieces. BO2 was the last solid entry in the franchise tho.