You get a bounty for..................... *_turning?????????_*

I honestly have a soft spot for The Run. Maybe it's just the spectacle but I've always liked the "action blockbuster" angle of games. And while The Run certainly has issues, it has some appeal. At least to me.

I like how they seemingly just forgot to give the cop cars flashing lights

I like how they just cut the 3Ds mini-games and didn't even TRY to add them to the wii version, really shows how much they cared.

oh no, i actually kinda liked the wii version, when i was a kid, although later on, i much preferred the 3ds version...

The Run is one of the best NFS games ever made. You need to appreciate the track design, physics, visual presentation and see that it is a culmination of pretty much everything the NFS series was going for

The 3ds version was better from a controls standpoint... the poor graphics also felt a little bit more at home on a handheld.

It's still not as bad as NFSMW for the PSP or... *Shudders* ... The DS version

To be fair though, NFS Hot pursuit 2010 also features very open long stretch of highways, with most of them flat out at top speed. At least you have to dodge cops, drift in bends, and the roads are narrower.

This video is fascinating to me, because it inspired me to buy the PC version of the Run and...I actually really damn like the game? Like it's really fun and has those old-school NFS vibes and you can mostly just eyeroll your way through the story. It's also hard as nails.

When Firebrand closed one of their offices (Either Glasgow or Edinburgh, I can’t remember. Actually, they might’ve just been clearing old stock as, but this was a while ago now) I was responsible for dealing with their old PCs and Devkits. We’re talking PS2, Wii, DS, 3DS, PSP, as well as various test consoles. It was awesome, I was basically allowed to mess around with their old equipment and dig around in them. I remember finding files for Fast and Furious Showdown on a hard drive, I wiped it. I mean, the games were all trash, but the hardware was cool to play with

Throughout this entire video, I was just thinking "There's a Wii version?"

0:22 that's kind of the point of the game. The NFS series couldn't just go on with their standard formula, it was sucked dry, so they had to experiment. Prostreet was a success, and it proved that "different" still could be good

tbh, the 3DS/Wii version of the game would have been dangerously close to be as good as the HD versions of the game if it had better level design and eased off on QTEs; the story was better than the HD versions IMO, the core driving mechanics are decent, the classic NFS remixes were bangers and the chases were damn fun.

[restaurant] Waiter: Here's your peanut butter and jelly on white bread sir. Firebrand gameplay head: I said I wanted the peanut butter and jelly ON THE SIDE

I've spent way too much time on the 3DS version, and not in a good way. I was desperate for a portable Need for Speed game, and the 3DS version of the Run was all I had at the time. My only reason for going back to the game would be for nostalgic purposes, but even so, I would have to be EXTREMELY bored to even think about going back to it. Also, I actually really love Mick Gordon's remixes of the 90s Need for Speed songs, but I hate how they're exclusive to the lesser versions of Need for Speed: The Run. They should've been in the HD versions as well. (or better yet, should've been in a better Need for Speed game)

I'm amazed you haven't mentioned that remixed old NFS songs were made by Mick Gordon, hell you even put a screenshot of the YT video that has him in the name.

That NFS soundtrack remixes deserves to be in a better place tbh, like the 2010 reboot of Hot Pursuit

The fact that you cover wierd versions/ports of games makes your channel so good, keep it up!

I find it telling how the part about the development of this version and how Need for Speed games compared on different hardware was more interesting than when speaking about the game itself.

When you revealed the 3DS twist, I just started gradually bursting into maniacal laughter

I really liked the line "Need for Speed: The Run for Wii gives me a whole lot of need because it underdelivers on the speed."

Theres a wii version?!

The Run wii wasn't really that bad. I liked the alternate reality between both stories and the classic NFS theme remixed by Mick Gordon (Yes the same guy who made the DOOM soundtracks)

Good video, I appreciated your deep but concise dive into the development. Interesting how the 3DS has programmable shader effects but these don’t carry over to the Wii which was fully capable of these.

heck i would like for NFS to go back to its original 1994-2002 roots of NFS again, i'm tired of bein stuck in tha city on every game from Underground and above give me my 2-lane country backroads with long straightaways again

Oh the nostalgia with the NFS Porsche Music...

That Porsche Unleashed music at the end though. So good

I vaguely remember receiving this game as a gift and playing it for what felt like 5 hours before deciding that it was fake. The box had the official cover art but the game consisted of me driving in a straight line on a highway escaping from black cars, which apparently were indestructible and and after a certain time passed they just crashed into you to make you lose and start over.

oh gosh, i remember being so pumped for this game and getting crushed when i saw how much better the other consoles had it

Lmao I didn't think you were actually going to respond

i’m glad you did a video on this bc at some point i believe the wii port was just a fever dream

What game is the music at 9:13 from? Porsche Unleashed? I know I've heard it before.

So the Wii was an upgraded gamecube. NFS Most Wanted and Carbon worked fine on the Gamecube. Theres no reason that EA couldnt have just made Wii/PS2 exclusive NFS games that looked good and released alongside the HD versions. Why not have a NFS Nitro 2 and 3, instead of a jank version of a jank NFS game.

Still can't get over the fact that the guy who remixed the classic NFS songs in this version of The Run (and did the stellar freeroam music from World) eventually went on to make the iconic soundtrack of Doom and Doom Eternal.

Hey kacey i have a question for you mate ? what do you think about the nfs hot pursuit remaster and why wasnt the game released on ps2 ???????

Firebrand Game was a big chunk of my childhood as I enjoyed thier DS version of Need For Speed Nitro, I later tried out thier wii games like Hot Wheels Track Attack, and I somehow enjoyed thier DS version of Undercover.

This game is the reason i noticed the effects of nostalgia when discussing a game. I mean, who would like this game without having created ""good memories"" with it? Sometimes when i feel bad i just boot up this exact Wii port of The Run, put in the last race to New York, hear the soundtrack and race through a six-lane highway again, just to remember those simple times when i accepted everything because i just wanted to break the monotony of the real life, and this happened again and again, speciaply during this f*cking pandemic. When i start playing a crappy game to feel happy for no reason, i notice there's something wrong here, and this is the effect of nostalgia. Even if the game isn't good, you like it because you liked the simpler times of your infancy

i had alot of fun playing this on the wii becuase my ps3 broke and couldnt play the original version

Great content keep this up mate been here since 5k

This feels like GTA San Andreas "remastered" ports. Instead of porting the completely normal PC version, they instead port the toned-down mobile version to consoles.

Bro I have a storytime with this game: My parents bought a Wii for Christmas in 2011, it was the Wii version with MKWii. Anyway, months later my brother came and talk about this nfs the run on the Wii, but the thing is that my brother know that the Wii version was not the same. We decided to rent the Wii version in a blockbuster that was a couple of blocks of my house. And wtf we liked the game so much that we also bought the game after. So good memories. Then i discovered the other versions (incluiding the 3DS version). I literally was so young and I enjoyed so much this game.

Can i ask a question for you to answer in your future video? What got you into Racing games in the first place?

For me this was a good purchase for $15 used on the 3DS. I appreciate you taking the time to play what’s essentially a barebones handheld/mobile game on a full home console for content haha

I always felt warm when I heard NFS The Run. To me, that wii version was perfect because it was my childhood. The comic strips to replace cutscenes made summer cool nights felt comfortable. However, when I searched it up, I found out there was a pc version. This whole time I was like "There was a pc version???" 5:18 was one of the hardest missions along with 5:25

Those 90's remixes were the highlight of the game for me

This game was my childhood, used to grind the 3DS missions all the time. I remember constantly restarting the Las Vegas level to get a specific song to play. It's interesting knowing that this game was buggy, cause I played this game for what felt like 100s of hours without running into a single glitch, guess it must just be the Wii version.

I remember getting this game as a kid (I thought it was just a port of the PS3/360 version but with all the violence removed/censored becasue it was a 7 instead of an 18 lol) and found it pretty easy except for one time trial race in the challenge series. There was a 0.1 second difference between Bronze, Silver and Gold and I could barely get bronze with a Camaro, which is the best car in the class, why the devs decided to put it in the game I'll have no idea.

Been waiting for this 👏👏👏

I thought it was pretty funny that the video buffered for half a minute right before the quicktime hairpin stuff. That entire segment before and after sounds so depressing, even for NFS standards.

7:18 about that quote,nascar unleashed which is made by the same people as the Tun on wii/3ds.The Xbox 360,wii and 3ds versions are the same except in the 3ds which has a different menu style.

Remember getting this game on Christmas a Lot of years ago..🙂

the low point of NFS black box games? nah, Undercover is way, waaaay worse imo

Freaking loved the run for a short unique sprint experience. The cars handle really nicely imo and the speed is great. I played it on PS3 and really can't say it enough I love the run.

So the Wii version is just a straight porting from the 3DS version? Now everything makes sense now. Thanks for the review. I really looked forward to it.

the soundtrack of this version is better and I can prove it, I'll even list the best songs: The unknown - Ready Aim Fire Trial Kennedy - Best of Tomorrow Wolfmen - Better days Tim Myers - Life's a Party Branden Daniel - Mor Yay The Lovemakers - All together The Postelles - Sound The Alarms

Gotta say, when I played it on the wii back in the day, I never had a 360.. but far as I remember, it was a really fun game.. great car sounds as well

1:13 id like to know the game title, its not everyday you see a toyota van in a racing game

I loved run. I played it on xbox 360 in 2012 and to this day it's still one of my favourite nfs games

I waited so long for this video because I considered to buy this for my wii at the time. but the game looked like a alpha game when I looked up the gameplay.

I have both The Run for 3DS and Wii and the PS3. I really enjoy playing the 3DS version because it's handheld and you can bring it places and on road trips. The car's are also cool in the game too.

I have the 3DS version of The Run. I've played it several times.

There are a couple of other games where the 3DS and Wii versions are the same that I can think of. Transformers: Dark Of The Moon and the Sega Marvel games (Thor and Capt. America) were ports

5:04 this was my biggest problem with the game when i was a 10 year old. Graphics were fine, gameplay was overtly assisted.

This game on the 3ds was my childhood

I honestly love the run wii. I remember Christmas of 2011 running down to my wii and putting in the game that i just unwrapped. I didn't care that the game just kept crashing. When it did work, I played that game for maybe two days straight. It has a very special place in my heart.

Only other game I can think of that was the exact same on a handheld as on the main console was a Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles game that came out for the original DS and the Wii. Now, the excuse was actually pretty cool if you ask me. The two platforms could play alongside each other both local by syncing DSs to a Wii copy, or over the internet. Since the games were identical, with just the Wii version being higher resolution, you could also transfer save data over to or from either version too. My friends and I used to play it a bunch back in the day. This game just sucks though, so yeah.

So they made a game for a 8th generation handheld and then made a slightly enhanced port to a 7th gen home console. That is so unbelievably cursed. I would say it makes sense, but then again, relatively accurate 3DS conversions of Wiiu games also somehow exist, so I am just left confused at such a Nintendo hardware-moment.

I liked the run wii version but I was 4 years old and I didn't know about other NFS but I still have good memories about it

Not sure if its “good” but i have spent countless hours of fun on long drives and flights with the 3ds version of The Run... maybe worth a look?

as i finished the first race i started to cry. bad memory of my childhood

THANK YOU !!! SIR from the beginning you spoke the truth! thank you, cause I remember people bashed this game when it was launched after many years they suddenly start to like it, so i played it again after all those years and I still didn't like it, the handling was like steering a boat and thank you for answering my question

As from Game engine perspective, NFS Run is beautiful.

You should check out the Wii version of Driver San Francisco, that was also a crappy port

I appreciate the NIN background music!

I actually got The Run for Wii just because I didn't have a PS3 and still wanted to play it. I beat it, but haven't played it ever since...

While they may of not been exsact ports Battleship and Amazing Spiderman were also the same game on Wii&3DS.

Rodea the Sky Soldier is a game whose wii *u* and 3DS versions are the same, with the regular wii version being the odd one out (and also quite a bit better than the other two versions)

"Omg an 8 lane highway" lmao

Funny how they just skipped NFS Shift when making games for the Wii and instead made Nitro I wonder what the port of that one would have looked like

i didn't have a ps3, xbox or a good pc at the time so The Run's wii version was all i had. didn't even know it was that bad and i genuinely enjoyed it.

2:46 When I saw that game, I immediately felt happy that it is known as a game today.

I honestly loved the Wii version.

The Run one of my favorites. The graphics 10/10, sets 10/10, car design 10/10, simple appealing story that matches the point of the game.

5:18 what's the music?

makes it kinda sick that the new most wanted ran on the vita practically unchanged from the console and PC version

NFS The Run isn't the only game to be ported from the 3DS to the Wii. Transformers Dark Of The Moon Stealth Force Edition was ported from 3DS to the Wii

I remember almost getting the run on the wii instead of 360. I was at gamestop a couple years after the game released. I loved how cool it looked in the trailers, and wanted it so badly. So I went to my local gamestop to look for it and they didn't have it. They did however, have it on the wii ready to ship. I thought about it and almost bought it. My dad eventually convinced me to. Prior to this, I never saw gameplay on the wii version til after this night. I had no idea how much worst it was on it. I asked a cashier to order it, but suddenly it wasn't there. Did the other employee lie? Did this dude fuck up the search bar for his xvideos search engine? Who knows, but I did eventually find the game on 360 months after at the same gamestopnin store. Still love this game

fam the wii version was most of my childhood, i respect ur opinion but this was my favorite for nostalgic reasons, especially nfs Nitro for the DS Lite if anyone remembers. edit: i’ve seen half of the video and i agree with this, for example the 6 lane highways were most of the games gameplay (did i word that correctly) and mostly just holding RT. so yea this video makes good points.

Firebrand games made some of my favorite games as a kid like hot wheels track attack and cars 2 the game of wii and DS

7:10 Is it just me or does the 3DS version look much better graphically? (except for resolution)

Also, please cover Split/second next time. The game looks amazing for the main and PSP versions.

Ya man I think you're opinion is extremely harsh, this game on the 360 was one of the best nfs games they made, I'd only put most wanted original and carbon above it but it's amazing. It's got amazing visuals for the time, remember when I got it my uncle thought it was a video not a game, that blew my mind back then. The cars genuinely control beautifully and physics are on par, way better then let's say, Rivals. The story is meh I admit but it's enjoyable. Police are so godamn fun to go against and honest just the race design and the set pieces are so tight because of the linear nature, they're so detailed and full of spectacular views and variety, I adore this game

The driving aspect, in my opinion, is ass clinchingly hard. The time trials are always at the skin of the teeth, the cars , including hypercars, handles like a dump truck, and you go 20-25 mph on every turn.

best thing is the steveMRE1989 reference lol

Yo you gotta try inertial drift. It’s an underrated gem and more people need to know about it.

How can you say The Run was rock bottom when they made Most Wanted 2012 a year later?

I liked The Run. just needed to be longer. That level when they get the helicopter to chase you was so much fun.

The real low point in HD version of NFS was Undercover, which has many glitches and bugs that made the game looks like half-baked games. Also, the control is not precise enough (you can stuck in neutral when braking too much using manual transimisson). Glad I had experience playing NFS The Run on PC, which make me had better experience. Good level design (although restricted, but still challenging) with terrible gameplay mechanics.

I would like to swap the word Terrible with great please. I played this with my brother for ages but then again we didnt have to pay full price for it as we got it from a DVD rental website before it went bust so then we didnt have to send the disc back lol. I like this game though.