/vr/ - Retro Games

>>7778830
Superior water-based racing game coming thru.

>>7778830
Game only had 4 "tracks". It felt like a tech demo with so little content.
I always wished there was a squeal with 12+ tracks, since the core game was really good, and the water was super impressive at the time, was impressive even when comparing to gen 6 shit.

>>7778830
>real water physics
Uh yeah if you think that's how water really works I bet you don't go outside much

>>7778891
It had more than 4 tracks you doofus, you're thinking of # racers which are indeed 4.

>>7778861
Wut? Wave Race might have arcade version

>>7778925
that would be cool but nah, you may be thinking of namco's aqua jet

>>7778891
>Game only had 4 "tracks"

You just posted cringe bro....

>>7778861
What's the best way to play Hydro Thunder at home?

>>7778830
This game recently got me into Jflow, comfiest shit ever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aaa5OVHK5ws

>>7778830
cool splashdown demo.

>>7778943
Dreamcast has the highest quality home port, and that version is included in Midway Arcade Treasures Vol. 3 on PS2/Xbox/GC.

>>7778830
me too, one of my favorite games ever. is it widely regarded as better than the gamecube version?

>>7778993
Yes the gamecube's sequel is soulless trash

>>7778998
I even feel like the waves in 64 are more dynamic, but I could be wrong. I definitely prefer the arcade atmosphere of the 64 version. The GC game feels more like a traditional sports title. Even the coloring is more vibrant in 64

>>7778830
I can replay the 8 courses indefinitely, but still wish there were more of them.

Also, for me its Marine Fortress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX5NdAzyVMo

for me it's Jeter

>>7778993
The first game was made by the superior nippon EAD, the sequel on the GC was made by Nintendo Software Technology, the Saturday animo presentation were the least of the game's problems, the game was also choppy, sure the N64 was a bit slow specially the PAL version but it was smooth.

>>7779012
None of the new tracks on the GC game were any good so those 8 tracks is all we're gonna get.

>>7778830

>>7779353
this game is glowing with SOUL and charm.

>barrel roll

>>7778830
>rad music
It has one memorable song.

>>7779353
I can run that faster in my sleep

The music in this game fits each level perfectly.

>>7779401
It's a good game. You just have to get good OP. Its better with Teo players

>>7779403
It's better with friends

>>7779406
>OP likes the radical
^faggot spotted

>>7779401
enchanting dreamscape.

>>7778830
You're all gay. What happened to having fun?

>>7779434
Fun was outlawed in 2015

>>7778963
I love Wave Race 64's OST so thank you for this

>>7778830
One thing I love so much about this game is how it controls. It takes a bit to get used to but it really does feel like you're forcefully ripping the jet ski side to side. In order to make a really sharp turn you have to hold down on the control stick to pull back. It actually gives you such a fine level of control as pushing forward or pulling back while turning helps to make softer or harder turns.

>>7781021
You're welcome anon, have a look at that youtube channel, if you like that sort of music there's so much good stuff in there it doesn't even make sense to post it all here

The attract mode that plays when you turn the game on always gives me chills.

>>7779434
>being an adult
>having fun
choose one and only one

If I was a mega autist leet programmer I'd make a level editor for this game.

I want more tracks and shit.

Still my favorite N64 game. I play it on the Wii U gamepad all the time.

>mfw thinking of a source port with 60fps, 4K, mods, level creator, buyeo editor

If you could even just modify or hell even just randomise where the buoys are in a track (to sensible degrees) that would give the game infinite replayability

>>7782109
>adulterating yourself
no thanks. I will stay as a child and enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

>>7782109
kek, I chose, but now how you think

>>7778830
we had this game though I never got too into it as a kid
mega atmospheric though
I could never explain to a zoomer the excitement and wonder of the 64 when it was new

>>7782651
>we had this game though I never got too into it as a kid
how come?

>>7782656
never cared for racing or sports

The time trials require a real N64 to get legit records, not even the Wii VC is good.
Trying to get the best time is a lot of fun, get the fat guy and configure the jet ski to be easier to curve and max speed.
The gameplay is perfect, the waves interaction is just incredible specially considering how early the game was, when you think about it the game has no right to be this good.

>>7778916
4 pallet swaps. So "8".

more S O UL: Diddy Kong Racing or Wave Race 64?

I remember a kid gave me this for free because it was his least favorite game. I never even put it in the system once.

>>7782742
I was recently befuddled by my incapacity of beating my own times from more than 15 years ago in time trials mode. Despite apparently doing almost perfect laps, I still fell short my old records by several seconds, what the fuck bros.

>>7784319
Funny someone mentioned DKR because I do the same in that. Skills wane.

I remember I used to polish my times out to such crazy extent, that my fastest run would always have one part I didn't understand how I was so fast. like the geometry of the ground bounced me in a favorable way I didn't understand.

>>7783770
>Dolphin Park
>Sunny Beach
>Sunset Bay
>Drake Lake
>Marine Fortress
>Port Blue
>Twilight City
>Glacier Coast
>Southern Island
No pallet swaps here, the fuck are you on about?

>>7783770
>Dolphin Park
>Sunny Beach
>Sunset Bay
>Drake Lake
>Marine Fortress
>Port Blue
>Twilight City
>Glacier Coast
>Southern Island
No palette? swaps here, the fuck are you on about?

>>7784332
dkr has this retarded thing of releasing the accelerator over zippers boosts you

>>7778861
This game is like if F-Zero and Wave Race fucked and had a baby, I love it.

>>7778861
Hydro Thunder isn't even in the same league as Wave Race 64

>>7784512
You're right, it's far and away above it transcending into the heavens.

I wanted Mortal Kombat Trilogy or Killer instinct but a relative got me Wave Race for my birthday. There weren't many games out for the N64 and even Pilotwings would've interested me more but my second game on the N64 was fucking wave race and I was pissed since I wanted a game with action.
My mom told me I could wait and exchange it for another if I didn't open it but I was 10 and couldn't wait so of course I opened it up despite not being a game I was excited to play. Overall I enjoyed it but only to an extent since I wasn't a huge fan of racing games. I played it tons though, mostly since I didn't have much else to play. I liked it. I did eventually get MKT and KI Gold which I didn't like much. Overall I'm glad I got this game.

>>7784512
DAMN THE ZOOMPEDOS

>>7778896
came here to say this

>>7784319
Configure the jet ski of the fat guy to be max top speed and handling loose, only track that's hard with him is Port Blue because the tunnel is too tight to maneuver with him.

>>7784480
The number of playable characters anon...

>>7784319
Sadly the characters of this game plays a huge role. You probably used others. I think that in game like these only the vehicle should actually change the stats, and it should let you customize it.

>>7785072
see
>>7778891
>Game only had 4 "tracks".
The conversation is clearly about tracks

>>7785076
The anon I quoted was talking about the number of characters.

> you're thinking of # racers which are indeed 4.

>>7784564
>since I wasn't a huge fan of racing games.
Wave race shouldn't represent racing games.

>the woman can't even achieve the same top speed as the guys

The real hard mode right there

>>7785084
>drifting nascar cars
yeah, no

>>7785084
>Gaytona

>>7785084
australia-kun shouldn't represent sega fans

>>7784257
Diddy Kong Racing has more soul

Wave Race 64 is cool but I prefer the look of Wave Rally, a ps2 game nobody played. I've been hooked on it ever since some anon mentioned it on here a while ago.

>>7786571
The dual shock rumble on that game is really good but the game doesn't emulated well unless it's in software mode.

>>7786596
time to buy a ps2 and freemcboot'd memory card

>>7786596
Yeah that sucks because upscaling would make the game look even better if hw mode didn't discolor the water.

>>7786571
looks more uninspired than Wave Race: Blue Storm

>>7784524
YOU'RE CRAAZY

Because you're right

>>7786834
It's better than BS.

Jet X2O
Wave Rally
Splashdown: Rides Gone Wild

>>7778830
Damn was this game good

>>7778861
>Thinking midway makes great games.

Other than MK 2 that is

>>7784257
Fzero X

>>7787112
FZeroX, Diddy Kong, Wave Race
All contenders for most overhyped baby racers.

>>7786571
>a ps2 game nobody played
Because it sucks.

>>7786571
I've mentioned this a few times on here. It's really a fun game that gives off a terrible first impression. It's more faithful to the original Wave Race than Blue Storm. You must memorize the tracks in this, otherwise the AI will mince you.

>>7789313
australia-troon...

>>7791193
It does get pretty difficult especially in the later stages like in Bluestorm but the watercraft seem a little easier to control in wave rally. There's also no water trail effect on the enviroment from opponent's vehicles which makes it less frustrating to play.

>>7779401
kino

>>7784257
DKR is one of my favorite games but Wave Race by a mile

>>7778830
>Real water physics
>Kick flipping a jet ski of wooden ramps

>>7792190
>I don't understand what water physics means

>>7791229
>Everyone who dislikes my favorite game is the same boogeyman
Not him but you're a dumbass nigger.

>>7792195
Talk like a troon and people think you're from troontown

>>7792218
Explain how a kart racer like Diddy Kong is on par with Sega Rally or Daytona USA.

You talk about troons but they are the only people who still play baby party games like fzerox, wave race and Diddy kong.

>>7792357
>Explain how a kart racer like Diddy Kong is on par with Sega Rally or Daytona USA.
Well for one thing it has more than three to five tracks.

>>7792357
You're fucked in the head

>>7792374
Goodluck naming and describing 3-5 forgettable tracks from FZeroX or Diddy Kong racing.

>>7792357
>>7792563
why does nintendo live in your head rent free?

>>7792596
Sorry for discussing Wave Race 64 in a Wave Race 64 thread. Will try to talk about something else next time.

>>7792607
explain how the game is bad, auster

>>7792612
I like how some tracks open up shortcuts depending on the tide, other than that its just another bland racing game. A river track with a waterfall would have been nice but that would require effort having a vertical track. Whoever thought it was a bright idea to drive around buoys deserves to be whipped.

>>7792563
Devil's Forest 3: upside down mirror track, perfect for practicing drifting
Big Blue: track is mostly a cylinder, which has its own physics different from standard road
Silence: straight track that twists, going too fast without holding forward will cause you to fly off the track when upside down
Mute City 3: extremely flat track full of right angles and jump pads, perfect for drifting and diving
Big Hand: it's a giant hand, also great drifting practice

>>7792650
>Big Blue
>Track is mostly a cylinder
Must have taken Nintendo years to come up with a track this complex.

>>7792667
It is a pretty complex track for being in the first cup. The first cup of four (not counting the X cup or DD expansion cups). Cups consist of six tracks, that's more than the entirety of Daytona USA or Sega Rally.

>>7792682
>arguing with schizo
he probably didn't play either game

>>7792682
That would be like boasting Uniracers has a high amount of tracks. When your track design can be described as pretty much a cylinder of course you're going to have a lot of tracks.

>>7792709
Owned all and most likely played them more than you Anons. Although I only played Saturn Daytona once cause it was too shit for me.

>>7792631
not a convincing argument, try again

>>7792713
There's more variety in the track design of the first cup of F-Zero X than the entirety of Sega Rally.

>>7792357
You should kys

>>7792718
>>7792732
>>7792734
Like convincing a fatty McDonald's is not 5 star quality food I now see it is pointless to try and point out good racers to Nintendrones. Enjoy your mediocre racers Anons.

>>7792753
I accept your concession.

>>7792753
Take meds please, it's not healthy being this obsessed.

>>7792753
>food analogy
retard opinion discarded

>>7778830
This game has mysterious shit going on with its tech and hidden depth. You can dive underneat water if you aim the jump just right and use a specific button combo (Needed for a shortcut in Twilight City), and theres a bunch of other hidden tech with the buttons for control and finesse of the watercraft not explained anywhere else. I saw some guy on YT doing speedrun demonstrations and having a cam on his controller as he played and nearly shat myself. I miss when Nintendo games had hidden complexities, N64 had a lot of those.

Also fuck the mirror version of Glacier Coast. That course filtered me hard as fuck from ever 100%ing that game.

>>7794563
based

The sequel was better.

>>7794563
None of that was hard to figure out as performing stunts was fun in this otherwise boring game.

>>7792771
Not him, but there's nothing wrong with food analogies. They're used often because they're the best type of analogy to make about the quality of something. It's an argument so effective you have to resort to aping /v/ermin and saying "it doesn't count" because you have no answer to it.
In other words, seethe. Or whatever it is you zoomies say these days.

>>7796435
>>7796456
Keep seething

>>7778830
>Water sports vidya thread
Anyone played this?

This game has an intangible feeling of being closer to the SGI hardware the N64 is descended from.

>>7796517
Neither of us are mad. Why do you feel Wave Race can't be criticised? Only delusional and the mentally disturbed think it's perfect in every way.

>>7796456
>there's nothing wrong with food analogies
retard opinion discarded

>thread ruined by snoy falseflagger

Can't win 'em all I guess

Any idea what this song playing over the game could be?
https://youtu.be/Bls2y_VzUFA?t=636

>>7794563
To dive under the water you literally just hold up when going off a ramp. That's it.

>>7796920
I've got a feeling the people in this thread praising wave race have never really played it let alone touched a N64.