Skybox Appreciation: Wave Race 64

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Skybox Appreciation: Wave Race 64

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Any Austin

Күн бұрын

#n64 #skybox #waverace #art
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@any_austin 2 жыл бұрын

Hello. For your information; I am filming the next Patreon check-in tomorrow, so if you want to get your questions for me read on the next episode please add them TODAY!!!! www.patreon.com/posts/64801357 Thank you everyone

@beckettneilsen9449 2 жыл бұрын

where can i find this song bro it’s fire

@any_austin 2 жыл бұрын

@@beckettneilsen9449 ah, it’s not out yet. But I will put it out on Spotify under “The Excellent Man from Minneapolis” in a few weeks

@AquaticAbomination 2 жыл бұрын

Hey! A tip for few cool skyboxes: Doom (ok everyone knows these) But one pretty cool skybox, less known from N64 era- Top Gear Rally, "Strip Mine"-course. None of the KZfaq videos don't really do it justice, but in the game I once just drove to the area closest possible to the water area and it had a very unique feeling. It's very industrial ambience, but the colors are warm and hazy. There's a interesting atmosphere in some sections of this not so well known N64 racing game level. The course feels like there's pollution, it's industrial but it's still somehow hazily beautiful. That juxtaposition is pretty cool. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kJxln5p8u-C5cZc.html Check it, get some emulator and experience it yourself. Drive the car around and park it somewhere on the sandy coastline where you can just stare at the skybox for awhile. Cool channel, subscribed! :)

@beckettneilsen9449 Жыл бұрын

@@any_austin Dude i been scrubbing both ur spotifiys for this song. I want. I need.

@any_austin Жыл бұрын

@@beckettneilsen9449 I didn’t end up releasing it lol

@joshmay2944 2 жыл бұрын

The water physics in this game blew my mind as a kid. When I first got a 64 for Christmas and played this game I truly felt like I was living in the future.

@joshshrum2764 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a great game.

@yaboijuanito1460 2 жыл бұрын

@@joshshrum2764 yeah it is and its crazy how Nintendo went ahead of its time

@dankryst2082 2 жыл бұрын

Same for me when I got it for my birthday

@neoqwerty 2 жыл бұрын

I literally was willing to trade Conker's Bad Fur Day after I bought that at its full $80can price for my friend's Wave Race 64 (my parents vetoed that trade). I still wouldn't have regretted that trade, I got a copy with the box and manual when my local convenience store was getting rid of its n64 rentals, and it's given me WAY more than 80$ of entertainment. I even re-purchased it for the wii and I still fire it up to see if I can get my times and stunt scores higher now and then (or just to drive a dolphin). This game, Tetrisphere and Wetrix were my three picks for games that FELT futuristic. And I think WaveRace 64 was the first game I played that made me get how fun racing games can be when they're done WELL. Nothing's ever going to compare to the feeling of acing Port Blue at top speed on stormy weather for me. Or the wonder of zooming around in Twilight City with all its spotlights and neons and LEDs.

@coffin7904 2 жыл бұрын

@@neoqwerty wetrix is one of my favourite sleeper games, that game fucking rocks

@DGR_Dave 2 жыл бұрын

As a wee lad, I used to ride around Twilight City for, what felt like hours, pretending I lived there. Hearing someone else has had a similar feeling brings me immense joy

@thierrys85 2 жыл бұрын

The banner with the Nintendo DS logo on it in that one level threw me off - then I realised this is footage of the Wii VC version of Waverace. 🙃

@YeahImRose 2 жыл бұрын

omg this comment saved me from thinking I had actually lost it

@milk-ub9zo 2 жыл бұрын

Ohhh it makes sense now

@mdk064hernandez9 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: skyboxes are always scrolling in this game, even when paused. Cool video, will bring it up to the Waverace64 Speedrun community, I'm sure they'll find it interesting.

@_graybee 2 жыл бұрын

Kirby 64 has incredible environments in a very unique style

@joshshrum2764 2 жыл бұрын

Zero two background is creepy.

@Evacer 2 жыл бұрын

The game was too easy to give af

@yohhh6715 2 жыл бұрын

@@Evacer 🤨

@shaobues Жыл бұрын

@@Evacer Thats not the point

@Evacer Жыл бұрын

@@shaobues Well, I missed out on those 'incredible environments' because the game was too easy and boring. Checkmate.

@beckettneilsen9449 2 жыл бұрын

Austin i’m literally crying over the fact that you’ve been in my life for so long. Your videos are like my happy place. That song at the end made me feel some type of way bro. Never stop uploading please.

@thomasstremfel704 2 жыл бұрын

since i was a kid, I’ve literally always felt the same way about Twilight City 🌃 It’s just such a pure vibe, like what Vaporwave visualizers are trying to emulate, just without all the after effects

@Drew-toob 2 жыл бұрын

oh hey, this one was one of my favorite games. the sky boxes would change depending on the difficulty you were playing them at too. the rough grey seas of the tanker level are haunting. I liked this, make more please :)

@joshshrum2764 2 жыл бұрын

Damn that’s creepy.

@RedTV8888 2 жыл бұрын

I would have to say Melee. Specifically the All star mode waiting room. That shit conjures up emotions I didn't even know I was capable of experiencing.

@WilfredCthulu 2 жыл бұрын

They are pretty simple skyboxes but trying to think of games, the ones in DK64 I must say probably did played a big role in making it feel special to me as a little kid. Like the way the sun is positioned in DK Isles. Then an obscure part that always captivated me is when you climb the giant block tower as Diddy in Frantic Factory for a moment you see what seems to be the outside from a ceiling window. It's a dark starry night or space but either way it hits those vibes you've mentioned before and to me going out on a night drive as a kid. I got similar feelings whenever it was night in Toy Story 1 and 2. Then shoutouts to creepy castle with its moon and its reuse as a creepy mystery in Hideout Helm. DK64 is just so underrated when it comes to talking about games setting up amazing atmosphere immersion imo.

@flippivvx326 2 жыл бұрын

Criminally underrated

@IIITrunks 2 жыл бұрын

Love this series.

@EmoryM 2 жыл бұрын

F-Zero on the SNES doesn’t have skyboxes but I love the backgrounds and areas under the track.

@VivaLaGiygas 2 жыл бұрын

I know it isn't n64, but I've always adored the Ps1 Spyro trilogy's skyboxes. They're magical.

@sethdossett1304 2 жыл бұрын

Best skyboxes around!

@peelsreklaw 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, I love how you can see them through the portals and then fly right into them.

@BrandanFischer 2 жыл бұрын

I'm really enjoying this series. I just started watching your content again after many years of a hiatus. I grew up watching your Eggbusters series and it's cool how your content has evolved over time!

@joshshrum2764 2 жыл бұрын

Damn I forgot he did that i knew i was familiar.

@BrandanFischer 2 жыл бұрын

@@joshshrum2764 Yeah man, it's crazy. I used to watch him all the time when I was a kid lol

@joshshrum2764 2 жыл бұрын

@@BrandanFischer I did a lot to, but the king of childhood figures on KZfaq is Jontron, Somecallmejohnny, and Chuggaconroy.

@elise1409 2 жыл бұрын

This is a series I never knew I was missing but I think my life has meaning again because of this series

@elise1409 2 жыл бұрын

@McCoughlan Good lord I now know what I must do

@J_Ciner 2 жыл бұрын

If you ever move to other consoles I would love to see a video about Sonic Adventure's skyboxes, that Station Square sunset is immaculate

@any_austin 2 жыл бұрын

I will for sure

@joshshrum2764 2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah, and i love twinkle park, and radical highways night sky skybox.

@LeonM4c Жыл бұрын

Man, Waverace64 is such a comfort game for me. Immaculate vibes and fun to play.

@mrTii 2 жыл бұрын

I have an incredible nostalgia for this game, and I've been playing it yearly for a while now. Great to see some love for one of my favourite games.

@yaboijuanito1460 2 жыл бұрын

Same Bro

@Macc_ Жыл бұрын

6:11 I like how in this emulation, they replaced the Jet Ski banner on that bridge with a DS Lite logo. XD Fun fact about the background of Drake Lake that I learned from DYKG only last year, there's a small easter egg in the form of a man standing in the grass not far from the water. He's always been there, in plain sight, watching. There's a very similar "secret" on one of the mountains in 1080 Snowboarding, too. And yeah, not even the *sequel* to Wave Race feels like Wave Race, it's weird. =(

@adammurg 2 жыл бұрын

What a gorgeous game, and such a classic soundtrack, reminds me of the demo songs on keyboards of the 90s and early 00s

@DayLikesCookies 2 жыл бұрын

the vibes in luigis mansion are Immaculate... maybe there arent too many skyboxes, but the rooms? the decor? the Vibes?? immaculate...

@LBiV 2 жыл бұрын

never played this game, subscribed

@KFlexFantastic Жыл бұрын

This guy just gets it so much. It’s borderline confusing to finally find the opinions I’ve been searching for. It’s time for you to start making longggg videos like this, the bedtime gamer retrospective fiends like me will get you endless views.

@AbeM. 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite skybox, is on Wind Waker. The clouds are so fluffy and nice.

@TheTerrycore 2 жыл бұрын

Dark Souls 1, on top of Sens Fortress. I remember being in awe looking the skybox out beyond. Literally sat there for like 20 minutes just looking out at it.

@honestom23 Жыл бұрын

Maybe it would be better for Unremarkable/odd places, but watching this video made me think of Snowboard Kids. I remember as a kid, that game having so many uncanny and odd areas. There's a surprising range to each level and the set pieces, the levels set at night come to mind.

@SolidSnake684 2 жыл бұрын

This game has such a magic to it! The water to this day still looks impressive, doubly so since its for a system from 1996, and I always thought the Drake Lake fog lifting for lap 2 was the coolest shit. Love this game

@Christopher-md7tf 2 жыл бұрын

Man, I forgot how awesome this game is. The water physics, the music, the atmosphere...

@Peardian 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I haven't seen this channel in a long time! I remember watching the first few seasons of EggBusters whenever GoNintendo highlighted them. As far as N64 skyboxes go, I recently rediscovered how good the Diddy Kong Racing's skyboxes are. The night-time snow mountain one in particular is very detailed. If you want a non-N64 game to talk about, Kirby Air Ride backgrounds are fascinating. As for 2D(ish) games, Kirby's Return to Dream Land is an interesting case. The backgrounds are large and so crammed full of details (maybe too many) that the mood of the scene can change as you scroll through it.

@cameronallen276 2 жыл бұрын

Outrun 2 & 2006 had some really cool dynamic sky boxes when transitioning between stages

@BlueMega 3 ай бұрын

The only game that has ever made me feel the same sense of awe and wonder you express in this series is Mega Man X. I doubt a video would do super well, but if you've never played it, that game does a lot with its backgrounds to truly allow the player to fill in the gaps of the larger world with their own imagination. Armored Armadillo in particular has a moment that made me very emotional as a kid.

@TribalScience 2 жыл бұрын

A slow walk through all the detail in the levels of Sonic Adventure would be super cool.

@csbunbun 2 жыл бұрын

Should do this and Sonic Adventure 2! So many maps to explore, there’s bound to be some beautiful skyboxes and also unremarkable places

@kimi4440 2 жыл бұрын

these videos are so good- i sent my film analysis professor your video on Katamari Damacy because I feel like it relates heavily to Kurosawa's Ikiru

@mylessinger 2 жыл бұрын

'Rocket, Robot on Whieels' for the N64. That entire game, neat jazz fusion filled tracklist withstanding, is incredibly underrated, one of my childhood favorites. Kinda like banjo kazooie and Mario 64, but it takes place in a new age platformy amusement park.

@CooperDooper38 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like, when people talk about classic N64 games, they don't bring up Wave Race nearly enough, just like Tetris Attack as an SNES classic. It's so good, and it deserves more eyes on it 😌👌

@Legend64Project 2 жыл бұрын

KZfaqr appreciation: Any Austin

@software70DKR 8 ай бұрын

I would loooove to see either skybox appreciation or places you never noticed in Rush:2049 for the 64. That game is so nostalgic for me. Love the content.

@Mimikyuute 11 күн бұрын

Your music is so good I wanna make a “Austin’s Music at the end of Skybox Appreciation Videos” Appreciation video.

@honeyorbs8019 2 жыл бұрын

‘Kinetica’ on the ps2 has some pretty interesting sky boxes. And it’s also a racing game :D

@coloradohugge 2 жыл бұрын

Some of my favorite skybox stuff is Chozo Ruins in Metroid Prime 1. It's wonderful to look at

@kalynholon2473 2 жыл бұрын

The night time one reminded me of the vibe from SSX 3 on the PS2 when you snowboard through a steep city center at night- yellow lights, great music, big vibe

@kaygeo Жыл бұрын

I liked this video, I'm working on a low poly 3d game and this really inspired me

@JI0MB 2 жыл бұрын

Damn, I remember this game like it was yesterday. Sunset Bay's skybox is tearjerking when combined with the music.

@thamos34r 2 жыл бұрын

1080 has beautiful sky boxing and periphery

@budderk1305 2 жыл бұрын

i love that someone talks about wave race 64, in any way, at all

@sherlockregirock1363 Жыл бұрын

I've been racking my brain to think of a game you hadn't already thought of. It was a fruitless task, but after seeing this one, I know what I'd like to prescribe: Top Gear Rally. Skyboxes or whatever. I was never huge into racing games at all, but that game had an undeniable, inordinate vibe that stays with me to this day.

@littlelum9773 2 жыл бұрын

I'm really enjoying these skybox videos. Despite having almost no nostalgia for the N64 (I was a Wii kid) something about fifth generation console graphics really appeals to me. I'm glad others feel the same way. (I don't remember of it had interesting skyboxes or not, but if like to see a video about mario kart 64)

@any_austin 2 жыл бұрын

I’m gonna BODY some Wii Skybox Appreciation soon. I have so much love and nostalgia for the Wii.

@JAYZAWmusic 2 жыл бұрын

This is such a cool channel, keep killing it

@taylormartinelli8366 2 жыл бұрын

You should check out the atmosphere in Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines. That game is truly a work of art and is underappreciated. Great content dude !

@Crenga 2 жыл бұрын

i like this format for skybox appreciation very much

@DanielFewchuk 2 жыл бұрын

Please definitely do 1080 Snowboarding - one of the best environments I played growing up!

@Gaschugger 2 жыл бұрын

Another absolutely stellar video I cannot wait for more this channel is the only thing keeping me grounded to this plane

@Horsethe666 2 жыл бұрын

Can we all appreciate donkey kong country 2 ambiance? The carnival, beehive, and ship levels audio and backgrounds in particular

@hyperventalated 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting to hear you offhand mention an "atmosphere home base" because I have that type of thing as well haha. It's Fortree City from Pokemon Emerald, and it's surrounding routes. The second you said that term it popped into my head

@jakeroach77 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I haven't thought about that in awhile, but it's such a familiar aesthetic.

@PastaMaster115 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know Waverace 64 was so late in the N64's life that they were advertising for the DS Lite! Wow!

@beary-boo3223 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if you're joking or not, but if you're not, I was ALSO confused about that so I looked it up and it turns out that this is a version they released on the virtual console. Originally, there were ads for real life companies on those banners, so they must have just changed the textures when they added it to virtual console.

@PastaMaster115 2 жыл бұрын

@@beary-boo3223 ohhh that makes so much more sense.

@scrub_jay 2 жыл бұрын

If you haven't played Slipstream, I think you'd get a kick out of it. It's a modern game in the retro style of Out Run and other Sega Super Scaler racers. It does a really nice job of creating atmospheric tracks with remarkably little in the way of assets.

@PsychoPenguin1919 2 жыл бұрын

Skybox appreciation back at it again. Great video, Austin. Also congrats on your last Ocarina of Time video popping off! Keep up the good work

@hellcolik7056 Жыл бұрын

Hello Any Austin, thanks for the awesome subject. I really like this video series, but what I like the most is your idea of talking about details in a video game that serve the gameplay without being consciously noticed. I would like more videos exploring this idea, this comforts me thinking that video game developing exists for more than just being played mindlessly (if that makes any sense). Great job!

@kownya 2 жыл бұрын

very cool things going on here i dont get any of them but theyre cool what more do i need. nothing. 1996 coolness.

@Manito418 2 жыл бұрын

The music in this game is immaculate

@davidpena6873 2 жыл бұрын

I just found your channel and I like how you mix in your music with your videos, you also seem to always express my feelings towards games vibes that I can vividly remember from as a kid in a way that I cannot. Subbed

@JsYTA 2 жыл бұрын

I forgot they added Wii/DS ads to the VC release of this game, and very briefly it threw my entire history of Nintendo out the window.

@EddusPoet 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for bringing back these memories of Wave Race 64 😊 I spent a lot of time playing this and also Pilotwings 64 both so dreamy and they provided a real place of safety and peace for me in my early teen years. Would love a video about Pilotwings 64 as well! 💜

@photosynthescythe2939 2 жыл бұрын

Just found this channel and I really like the premise of showing off the smaller details of popular games. Most people know if these games, but have never seen or paid attention to the details you exhibit. I’ve actually been looking for content creators like you because I have the same passion (except I’ve been focusing on older shooters like call of duty and halo). I’d like to form a community of people who enjoy this kind of stuff

@nelson-haha89 2 жыл бұрын

How about pilotwings for skyboxes? Seems obvious, but maybe they didn't do that much with it, I can't really remember.

@topazgriffinrider1585 2 жыл бұрын

F-Zero X has some really cool skyboxes!

@joestack1921 2 жыл бұрын

I always thought Blast Corps had a really eerie uncanny vibe

@KarimMaassen 2 жыл бұрын

If you love this, you’ll love Stunt Race FX. You gotta play and review that game.

@jnelly814 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know what it is, but most of my time spent exploring in my N64 days was literally just looking out of the skyboxes and imagining that world or looking at textures in ocarina. So it's very odd that I have come across a channel that is specifically about that. I love it!

@shloopp4617 2 жыл бұрын

There is a Japanese release only racing game for the ps1 called Racing Lagoon. Someone translated it only last year, I think. I was never a fan of racing games, but that and Wave Race are two I really feel.

@picantepollo6238 2 жыл бұрын

Found your channel thanks to your appreciation videos on older game textures and reasoning why the world was crafted as such. Hope you can explore as much as the N64 library as you can and even maybe some PSX stuff.

@MKHarmony 2 жыл бұрын

How about Cruis'n Exotica? It also has some nice skyboxes. Loving this series! I never played Wave Race 64 but I did play a lot of Wave Race: Blue Storm.

@zshinabargar Жыл бұрын

Skyrim has some unique skyboxes in special areas like sovngarde, but the night time auroras are really nice too

@Smarties. 2 жыл бұрын

I know this series is focused on N64 skyboxes but the 3D universe GTA games by far have my favorite skyboxes I love them all but Vice City in particular is my favorite great video btw :)

@any_austin 2 жыл бұрын

Added to the list

@k_bsh 2 жыл бұрын

The camera rigging is so weighty. The left/right tilt when you make turns is so smooth. I love solid camera rigging with natural wiggle to it. Makes a massive difference with my gaming experiences

@someone353 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad we got an Atmosphere reference. Bomb-omb Battlefield skybox/10

@FilthyandFree 7 ай бұрын

Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer had amazing skyboxes and vibes. I'd enjoy a video on that one at some point.

@ChatookaMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Please dear god Austin my continued corporeal existence depends on you making more content like this

@sackryag 2 жыл бұрын

I forgot I subbed to you, but it was only because I liked your Lego city video 10-ish years ago (when I was really really young)

@jn166 2 жыл бұрын

Love these videos Austin

@Jurt0E 2 жыл бұрын

sunset bay still is a scenario in my dreams sometimes, a mix of that and hotel delfino

@Ragnathok 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoying this series! Keep it up Austin!

@clamcopeland 4 ай бұрын

these videos are making me really want a CRT TV

@MotobugGaming 2 жыл бұрын

You should check out some weird areas in LOZ: The Wind Waker because that game has some really atmospheric places. Some of the cave areas especially give me some serious vibes man.

@VERIFLIED 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Austin i've been watching you since egg busters twilight princess n youve really been a big role model for me thank you man

@DoctorLazertron 2 жыл бұрын

This is the first game we got for n64. Well, Turok was first but my dad didn’t like the dinosaur blood. Cause we were like 5 and 7. So we got this. Goooood times.

@AdamTheGameBoy 2 жыл бұрын

Crowdboxes are fascinating. I'm also a sucker for LOD models

@justinealfano2204 2 жыл бұрын

Hydro thunder 64 always seemed to have a great bit of design going on in the backgrounds. But I’ve never had the chance to slow down and look

@MaxGallardo 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting topic to analyze, I've never seen anyone talking about N64 skyboxes before. My recomendatiin for you is Top Gear Overdrive, with complete certanty, that game has the best skyboxes I have ever seen on a N64 game.

@any_austin 2 жыл бұрын

Sold

@sp333dra 2 жыл бұрын

Good job Austin, another very intriguing video you've put out. I've been watching your skybox appreciation/unremarkable place videos for a bit now & I'm always excited for the next game you decide to talk about. One game that you could potentially look at with some incredible skyboxes is Half Life 2, the vibe & sense of scale from that game is nearly unmatched in the FPS genre. It'd be interesting to hear your thoughts on it.

@any_austin 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@muticere 2 жыл бұрын

I do not remember what the skyboxes looked like, but I do remember that it is a weirdly atmospheric game: I'd like you to do the skyboxes from Extreme G. Love that game, such a weird and cool racing game.

@Kerrpllardy 2 жыл бұрын

I really remember the environments of Spashdown: Rides Gone Wild being really cool and captivating for me as a kid. Also side note, I found you a week ago and I am enjoying your videos so much! I wish I found you sooner.

@manoflego123 Жыл бұрын

I really like these types of videos, please make more of these types of videos if you could, thank you.

@abominati0n 2 жыл бұрын

i love these videos my man, i know i said this with another type of vid but this is also a series u gotta keep up !! i love hearing u talk n i never played waverace so i got to appreciate something new, thanks bro :)

@UnderTheSkin13 2 жыл бұрын

Postal 2. Only one skybox, it's all it needs.

@Jamesharknado 2 жыл бұрын

I definitely recommend doing a skybox video on 1080 snowboarding for N64, that game has some pretty interesting ones and also have a lot of day/night changes too.