Operation Wolf, A Retrospective

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Күн бұрын

Today I look back at Operation Wolf, A game that caused a fair amount of controversary here in the UK I think its safe to say, what with its realistic Uzi 9MM machine gun attached to the cabinet, and its over the top Rambo-esque violence, but aside from all that it was an amazing game to play. In its hey-day this game topped the charts just about everywhere and was ported over to literally every single home format around. So without anymore further to do lets jump right in.
00:00:00 - Start
00:00:33 - Arcade
00:06:53 - Commodore 64
00:09:07 - Sega Master System
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@gullyfoyle2615 Ай бұрын

My dad used to hold me up to the cabinet so I could play, and I played it a lot. Loved it

@WanderlustZero Ай бұрын

Best dad. It was the milk crate for me!

@vhsdinosaurgo Ай бұрын

I loved this game in arcades, the lightgun on the cabinet always had a satisfying recoil vibration effect

@nomadjock Ай бұрын

I did get worried one time when my mate described the feedback as super realistic.... I was thinking to myself " How many times has he shot an Uzi before....."

@volrath77 Ай бұрын

Oh, I used to be addicted to this. The feeling of that mock Uzi on the arcade machine was awesome and then there's the super powerup. A shame that it's not made available on Steam. I sure would've liked to play it again.

@nomadjock Ай бұрын

Its a pity that games like this aren't made anymore, the 80`s were a great time to grow up.

@thedad7313 Ай бұрын

We where real boys back then, no bugger had photo sensitive epilepsy. That cabinet was a thing of legend

@favoritemustard3542 24 күн бұрын

This was one of my Dad's faves at the arcade, Games People Play! ...it's also the only game he bought for himself to play on my NES lol Cool retrospective, tyvm 👍🐺👍

@nomadjock 22 күн бұрын

Cheers dude :)

@jayme69 Ай бұрын

I was a big fan of Operation Wolf in the arcades and when it came out on the Atari ST I was blown away. The combination of the ST's graphics and sound capabilities along with mouse control was the perfect storm. I also had it on the Master System and it plays surprisingly well with the control pad as does the version that comes on the Taito Super Pocket handheld console. The ultimate experience is playing Operation Warcade on PSVR with the PS Aim Controller. It's as close to standing in front of an Operation Wolf cabinet as you can get at home (without actually having a cabinet). Great video as always and keep up the awesome work!

@nomadjock Ай бұрын

When I had it for the C64 I did envy some Amiga and ST Owners as the mouse would have been the better way to play the home port for sure, the joystick was just too slow really.

@bit-ishbulldog2089 28 күн бұрын

I was 10 years old when this came out. I've actually just picked up the SEGA Master System version from CEX. I'm collecting SEGA light phaser games. I owned it back in the day. Just re collecting my memories.

@nomadjock 22 күн бұрын

Sssh!!! that's probably the same age I was, I would have been nine or ten..... and now it makes me feel really old......

@ricktreas3728 29 күн бұрын

I begged my parents to play this every time we went to the Safeway in graham Washington!

@meierb75 Ай бұрын

0:49 we must have been about the same age. Luckily, when this game came out, our local skating rink got one of these games and wearing roller skates gave me just enough boost to reach the gun and play.

@nomadjock Ай бұрын

I had to rely on an upturned milk crate, or empty ginger bottle crate to play game like these.... didn't dampen the enjoyment though.

@craigjohnson8254 Ай бұрын

If you want to find this out in the wild, they have it at Arcade club in Bury and Leeds or the Retrodome in Barnsley

@nomadjock Ай бұрын

If I am ever down that way on my travels I will be sure to pop in for a game or two :)

@zZiL341yRj736 Ай бұрын

I got Operation Wolf at home. Operation Wolf at home=NES version.

@nomadjock Ай бұрын

TBH I never even knew it got released onto the NES. How was it on that console?

@sdhubbard 12 күн бұрын

I first played this as a kid and I just now noticed he's not carrying that POW properly.

@joeboo8626 Ай бұрын

Had a chance to buy the arcade machine years ago for only $500. I really wish we could get 1up with this, crossbow, etc. Love this game.

@joeboo8626 Ай бұрын

Inplayed this game at the Killeen Mall, TX in 1989. Saw it in a few other places, though.

@J45yu456 Ай бұрын

Love the content. Keep it up

@nomadjock Ай бұрын

Cheers mate, I will try :)

@jamesrashbrook9485 29 күн бұрын

If I remember right there was a sequel operation thunderbolt with 2 micro Uzi on arcade machine

@nomadjock 22 күн бұрын

Well remembered good sir.

@deadmousyplutaprestige8771 Ай бұрын

I picked this cabinet up on offer up for free. It was in horrible condition and missing too much original equipment. I turned it into a mame cab for 950 bucks with over 10k games.

@nomadjock Ай бұрын

OMG!!! These cabinets are rare these days too from what I have heard, you scored a winner with that my friend :)

@plastikpixelz4178 28 күн бұрын

I swear as a kid there was an operation wolf cartoon and there was an episode with GI Joe, but it doesn't exist lol. Wtf

@nomadjock 22 күн бұрын

I swear dude I am the same, I must have had some really vivid dreams as a kid because I swear I remember seeing stuff like that and then finding out it never existed..... Must have been something in the free milk at primary school in the UK.

@waynelarbalestier 28 күн бұрын

Loved this and its predecessor operation thunderbolt . I remember it in our local arcade always being used and at times hard to get on. Both games for that matter. There was this Asian lad who kicked ass on it. What a player had he kicked serious ass on double dragon 2 . One of them guys that’s good at everything who you admire and dislike at the same time through jealousy 😂😂😂

@nomadjock 22 күн бұрын

I know what you mean, but just occasionally you would always find something you were better at then they were.... and it felt great :)

@waynelarbalestier 21 күн бұрын

@@nomadjock yes you are right I was immortal on the original DD. Chase HQ has well

@andreasoberg2021 Ай бұрын

This was awesome on the Amiga with two mouse. I dont think that is possible still on PC

@onkelhiphop 29 күн бұрын

I play the hill out of that game on the Commodore 64

@nomadjock 22 күн бұрын

It had its flaws, but with a few mates it was a good laugh still.

@M0-n-0Sapien Ай бұрын

Reminds me of Rambo for Sega master system

@nomadjock 14 күн бұрын

Another great classic which I intend to look back at very soon.

@lorenzocabrini Ай бұрын

Sex stages to rescue sex hostages. Gotcha! In any case, wish I had try to arcade. I played this on the Commodore 64 and enjoyed it.

@nomadjock Ай бұрын

LOL, loved this comment :)

@twankistevenson3884 Ай бұрын

The Lightgun did work on Operation Thunderbolt on the c64 also not sure about whether it worked on Wolf (had wolf on the Speccy rather than c64 wheras Thunderbolt was C64) and it worked fine if memory serves. Ocean did a good job on the home ports tbf. Was never a huge fan of the arcade as I just found it way too difficult.

@nomadjock Ай бұрын

It was a challenge, and I agree with the home ports. Ocean did a decent job on the home port, especially was a lot of their movie tie-ins were rubbish like Highlander and Cobra.

@XOmrfloyd 29 күн бұрын

My first contact with OW was on Amiga500. It was a blast for me, a miracle, but recently i tried it again on my brand "new" A500. Boy, i need to put away those retro googles. It really aged poorly. :)

@nomadjock 22 күн бұрын

I never played it on the Amiga, but I do remember at the time wishing I could have played it on that or the Atari ST as the mouse would have been so much quicker than the joystick.

@VTKC Ай бұрын

you mention serial liars remind me of someone at school who told everyone his dad was in the army and he got shot during the war and the bullet went in the chest and bounced off of one of his ribs.

@nomadjock Ай бұрын

LOL, It seems everyone had one of those mates growing up.

@Seth97993 Ай бұрын

I put a lot of money in that game and I had to walk a good way to get to play some gas station in my town

@nomadjock Ай бұрын

It was a coin muncher in the day for sure. :)

@deadbydayinblack Ай бұрын

the sad thing is. yeah with mame you can complete it. But I kinda want to go back to those arcade days and complete it with the original hardware. I only got to have this kinda experaince once it was house of the dead and at Glasgow Uni some one had forgot to lock the coin collect hatch. In retro spec? yeah I could have stole the murdercash. But the idea was never even a concept to me. Winning on the cludo quiz machine ...ok. Stealing! naw. BUT puting your hand in and passing £1 coins thru the mechanism and giving yerself 99 credits? acceptable!!!!!!!!!! The drunken feeling of dual wielding shall always be a memmory and its been over 25 years.

@VEGANVANIA Ай бұрын

Was the Sega version publish in Europe only? Google won't show me a Japanese version... ?

@nomadjock Ай бұрын

Good question, I am not sure about that. I would have assumed so.

@tygrus3495 21 күн бұрын

Do you know if the true ending is displayed after finishing the game 4 times in a row? This is based on the NES manual (which I presume was replicated from the Arcade). Regards.

@nomadjock 14 күн бұрын

I have no idea, but it sounds like a challenge and well worth looking into :)

@asleepghoulshow Ай бұрын

Sex prisoners of the war!!? God help them, we must save these poor men RIGHT NOW!! GO GO GO GO!!!!

@nomadjock Ай бұрын

LOL, I almost cried when I read that comment. I do realise my Scottish accent can be a little thick at times, but still that is one brilliant comment :) Sex Prisoners, as they say in the MIA-POW groups, bring them home or send us back.

@asleepghoulshow Ай бұрын

@@nomadjockNever change, you speak magic-english!

@dbnpoldermans4120 Ай бұрын

you expected an pretty accurate port of OW for the Spectrum? Well, you were the only one None of the millions of Sega Master System owners expected that. You see the Sega Master System is pretty weak compared to the arcade hardware used for ow. If you look at all of the arcade ports on the Master System or any system of that era for that matter you will see a pattern in that the ports were watered down version of the arcade game.

@nomadjock 22 күн бұрын

What i really meant to get across was that I was expecting more from the little master system, after all the majority of sprites in the arcade are not animated, nor are the backgrounds but the port still turned out to be an enjoyable game.