Starshot : Space Circus Fever - Nintendo 64 Review - HD
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- Starshot: Space Circus Fever is a platform game for the Nintendo 64 and for Windows. It was released by Infogrames in 1998 in Europe and 1999 in North America. It is one of the few games on the Nintendo 64 to feature 16:9 widescreen.
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Starshot space circus fever review on the nintendo 64. Recorded using a dazzle and on an original real N64 console and game cartridge.
Found this game in a Walmart bargain bin for $20 in 2000 when I was a kid. The camera and janky controls made me feel like I wasted my money. I forced myself to play some more to get my moneys worth, which i'm super glad I did. Every world is so unique, dialog was hilarious, and had such a fun cast of characters. The ending left with such a cliffhanger that I replayed the game two more times to see if I got a bad ending or missed any telling signs of the outcome (this was before internet was essential in homes and it never occurred me to use a search engine. Sorry for the paragraph, had a sudden rush of nostalgia since I haven't thought of this game in years.
+Dexis thanks for sharing such a cool memory!
Couldn't agree more, the humor and characters are excellent, and the PC version has full voice acting which was great for that time. You can run it today in high resolution and it feels like watching a funny cartoon. The only issues is the bad camera.
It took me 17 years to find this game since I forgot its name
I remember highly anticipating this game after seeing preview screenshots in magazines. I expected an awesome adventure game like Mario 64 or Banjo and Kazooie with a sci-fi twist like Jet Force Gemini. I bought it a few months after it came out in the U.S. and it was the most disappointing game me and my brother had for the N64. I felt sorry that my brother got it for his birthday.
I for one love this soundtrack. It jumps from joyful to eerie in such an addicting manner. I have almost the entire soundtrack locked in my head. The game itself isn't pretty good but I remember having fun with it. Maybe it was because I felt like it was a challenge for me to pass it rather than actual joy of doing such. But the game did stick with me. As a whole the game is just eerie. It starts off in a beach and then goes to a barren post-apocalyptic earth and then to a freaky circus. I feel bad for knowing I'm one of the few players of feels that way about Starshot... I sort of miss him..
OMG I've been looking for this game for AGES, literally. I used to played the demo version with my brother when I was 10.. 15 years ago! I even remember how difficult was to get in perspective but I liked it anyway.
Thank you for bringing me back those memories :')
Me too! I had a demo on a disc with other demos and I was so little. lol
@@jakubzidek demo disc? was this for pc or playstation? afaik it only came out on n64 for consoles that generation
Is it just me, but despite the wonky camera angles being such an issue, a part of me finds it to be somewhat of a welcome challenge. Not so much for the camera angle issue but more so because of the charming characters and vivid worlds.
I still have a physical copy of this game, it's wonky off the charts with horrible controls and trippy design. Nevertheless I remember enjoy playing this back in the day.
I love your reviews Glenn, because I think that you try to remain impartial as possible.
My brother bought this game for me at Toys-R-Us. Good memories
This game was creepy
Just got my copy complete in box today, will give it a try later, thanks for the many good review Glenn
I had this game and remember enjoying it for a while. I obviously didn't get very far though because I barely recognised any of the footage.
I really wish they would bring back this game... it seems like it has good potential. Even though the game itself wasn't made very well, I still love it. Here's a thought: with its multitude of unique characters, do you think it could be a fun TV show? Gee, that'd really be something!
This was one of my favourite games on the Nintendo 64 besides donkey Kong it brings with it so such mastalgia it makes me feel so old.
just watching the game play footage gave me a headache from the pulled in close wobbly camera you sir earn my respect for playing the whole game with that camera
Dis game looks amazing takes u back years to n64 time great reviews on games
I remember seeing this in a magazine back in the day when it was originally called Space Circus. I also read that the PC version of this game was supposed to be playable without having to install it, as it would stream the data directly from the disc. Don't know if that ever panned out.
Yes, the PC version doesn't require any installation, you put the CD and play. I never played another fully 3D game on PC that did this.
Was that the Millennium Falcon hidden in that level?! WTF?! Sweet?! I just love how 90s stuff references random cool shit so often!
Back in the day I actually played through this entire game and beat it. At first glance it's just kind of cute. Eventually though you learn that the game is actually very dark and even a little cruel. The attractions you're collecting essentially become slaves to your circus. Almost every character is miserable and depressed. I wonder how much the pains the development rubbed off on the writing of the game or if this is just some usual french ennui. Another thing that made the game unique for its time is that it's an E-rated Nintendo game that ended up uncensored with characters using mild profanities (like hell and damn.)
The darkly comic nature of the story is what kept me playing, even as I became just as lugubrious as the characters on screen slogging through such a frustrating experience.
+Anne-Marie Rose some very interesting points and thoughts right here. I do often think that some of the French style doesn't always translate globally especially for games of this era
The N64 version actually is censored. Right at the beginning of the first level; on N64 the green haired lady wears a shirt, while on PC she is basically nude with only sea shells covering her nipples.
that kind of censoring makes sense for an E-rated game though.
What did you say the name of the engine was? ID3? Is that the same as Quake 3?
But this is another that passed by me, I remember seeing it in N64 Magazine, but never touched it. No idea why, either from the abundance of 3D platformers already on the system, or that I'd gone back to the PS1 or maybe even the Dreamcast by then.
***** the game is terrible though, level designs are not that great... story isnt amazing either... and the controls are loose and floaty... you didnt miss much
***** i3D. It was Infogrames' Proprietary 3D engine at the time.
You missed nothing. It was truly awful and par for course for the majority of early 3d platform games trying to ape Mario 64
Miss your vids man!
Hope to be back soon. Bad health 👍
I was really intrested in playing this after reading about it in a number of magazines and even preordered it. I can remember on the day of launch me collecting it and going over to a friends house. I borrowed his N64 to try it out and within 5 minutes we both could tell it was an absolute stinker. I returned it on the way back home.
The Music was quite good loved it but the Controls and the Camera was realy frustrating - the game itself was good and thats although it was one of the earlyier titles for this console
Wow, what an art style. This game looks amazing. I mean to watch, not necessarily to play.
I'm glad you reviewed this I got it as a gift as a child. I didn't like it though. I could barely find any videos or anything for this game, so I'm happy to someone acknowledge it. It's bizarre.
This game honestly would’ve been far better as a Point & Click Adventure title rather than a 3D Platformer.
This one completely passed me over.
Ayy, my favourite game of all time. Some of the funniest writing in video game history. It's like Douglas Adams wrote a Terry Gilliam movie.
My brother used to love this game
great review as per Glenn!
loved this game as a kid
Jet force gemini + Starshot = Ratchet and clank.
Just saying.
The frames per second are awefull! Still i enjoyed the game back in the days. Soundtrack will never be forgotten!
TH-cam Gaming sent me here; cool video dude!
didnt even know about this game, nice one Glenn!
Although I have fond memory's of this game especially the war planet with the red vs blue generals fighting eachother, I did find the cameras angles extremely frustrating at times especially on planets where you could easily fall and die.
Quick question I hear you saying you can shoot enemy's with your gun? But wasn't Starshot a star juggler and so gave him the ability to manipulate the stars with his hands?
Bad Trip 64
+momothewizard thats one way to see it! hah
Will you ever review Perfect Dark?
Since hardly anyone has done a Perfect Dark review on youtube, I know Perfect Dark is flawed, but will you ever consider reviewing Perfect Dark?
This is one of my favorite games
I heard about this game for the first time yesterday and I was hoping you would review it.
loll "camera seemingly pulled around by gravity"
I used to play this game on N64 when I was 11 but I actually didn't own it. My dad just rented it for me from Chartbusters in my home city of Dublin, Ireland about few times in 2001. Sadly Chartbusters went out of business in 2010. The game was alright but the controls and cameras are kinda crappy and frustrating. It might be an underrated N64 game.
what made you keep renting it....or was it just your pops picking it for you
Well it's very hard to explain.
I remember this being one of the first games I ever borrowed from a friend, and was thoroughly entertained by the ideas, locations, characters and dialogue, which are all great- but the game itself is honestly pretty terrible overall.
Still, it had a lot of memories attached to it for me, and so I picked it up for cheap on eBay a few years ago. I'm still happy to have it in my collection, and I'm determined to get back to it and actually finish it- if only to enjoy more of the setting and find out what happens.
I absolutely enjoyed this game, I mean the camera is shit, yes. But the humour of this game is so hilarious, I enjoyed playing this, also I don't think the controls are that bad, if you get into it.
I agree, the humor is one of the best parts of the game. Also, there are a ton of movie references in the game; you can find stuff from Aliens, Star Wars, Total Recall, etc... The main issue is the camera, it really ruined the game.
This is a sad case because I really love the settings, characters, dialogue and humor of this game, but the actual gameplay is just SO TERRIBLE and frustrating because of the AWFUL controls and camera (even by N64 standards). It's basically unplayable.
I remember seeing this on the shelves (here in the states,) and thought it sounded and looked terrible. Glad to know my gut reaction was right, and I didn't miss out on a potential hidden gem. I will say that it does remind me a bit of Rayman 2: the Great Escape, so .... maaaaaaaybe I WILL check it out, if the price is right.🤔😅
WTF you mean by the music sounds european?
I'm from germany and really don't get what european music is like xD
Diablokiller999 he likely means romanian or french music
+lordaizen66 tha heck
DarkturtleX what??
What tha heck is so strange bout rumanian or french music -o-
DarkturtleX ....nothing i never said it was strange?? i think the guy in the video might say strange europe music but i doint agree its strange i was just saying i think thats were its from
I don't remember much about this game. Back then I had some linker device called the Z64 so I played pretty much every N64 games. Good Times.
That said, most times the controls and/or framerate were terrible, and in the case of Starshot, I only played it once or twice before going back to a better plateformer like Mario 64 or Banjo Kazooie.
In retrospect I regret not insisting more on little games like this one instead of replaying the sames games over and over (God knows how many times I've completed Goldeneye, Mario 64, Ocarina of Time and Banjo Kazooie) . But one of the cool thing about less interesting games like this one is that they make you realise how the great the real gems are.
The only thing I remember about this particular game was that the controls were terrible 🤔
I actually put Space Circus in the search engine, not realizing it was called Star Shot 😂
I got hyped on this game when i saw it in a magazine but forgot all about by the time it released. I always wondered if it was a good game or not but I don't think I'll be trying this one out.
I played this game on a pc gamer demo disc and I might have forgotten about it if it weren't for the illustrious Police Women. Now I might try to find a pc copy of it
Great review thanks.
I followed you on Twitch, do you stream on there a lot?
reminds me of crash bandicoot or spyro...ive never been a playstation owner...always been nintendo and now xbox...i think I would of liked this game....I liked the art style and format of both crash and spyro
I really like how it looks, it reminds me of Kaiba. The anime, not the anime character. But when you say it's bad, it's bad. Sad.
I played it. Well tried to. Controls were iffy but the camera was broken. Made it unplayable.
I was obsessed with 3d platform games in the mid to late 90s and played as many as I could. This was worst I played on N64 and was as bad as some of the worst ones on PS1 too
Yeah it was really weird as a game, too many mistakes which they could have easily fixed IMO
I recalled seeing my friend owning this game and had a go at it, but due to a lack of memory card we never got far with it. Would I ever replay this game even with a memory card? Probably not as there are better platformer games on the N64.
I had this game as a kid, I can't remember how I came across it, but i HATED it. I wanted to love it, but neither myself or my Dad could work it out. The controls were janky and we never made it very far in the game. I felt bad for my parents spending money on it, but every time I booted up the game, I couldn't get anywhere with it.
its a shame i havent heard of this game before it looks pretty decent
i've never even heard of this one. i wonder if it even came out in america.
nate It did.
I always wondered about this one, I wanted to pick it up when it was released but never did. It seems pretty similar to Rocket: robot on wheels.
Artstyle wise yes but gameplay wise no couse Rocket Robot is excellent
Wow ive never heard of this before.. i do like this kind of game but yeah im not too impressed with how it looks.. this gives me hope that there are more n64 games i have never heard of..
What about the outrageous difficulty at many points in the game?
such a great game i dont know why its not that famous
This game always gave me a headache when i played it back in the day
Not repaying loans? Sounds like Greece to me
KhazDamit BOOM
One of the worst cameras of the N64... Now that's saying something!
I actually played this quite a lot as a kid, though I could never complete it. I think I was just entranced by the atmosphere, art style and characters. The gameplay itself was quite frustrating most of the time because of the camera and control issues. Also I remember being unsure what to do a lot, as some of the solutions to certain situations were pretty cryptic, if my memory serves me right. And there were a lot of enemies that were seemingly invincible, which is pretty strange for a platformer in and of itself. Nevertheless, this video has got me wanting to go back and look at it through the eyes of an adult. And I just found out that there's a PC version with an FMV intro and voice acting, that obviously looks a lot better than the N64 version. Maybe I'll give that a go if I can get it to run.
This game looks depressing
I dnt ever remember the release of this game...
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i tried this game for about 5 hours recently and its freaking horrid.. i felt like every single thing i ran into i needed a walkthrough for. And even after looking at the walkthrough the stuff you had to do to progress was always extremely tedious. and for comparison i had just beaten carmageddon 64 and power rangers lightspeed rescue within the prior week and enjoyed both of those.. starshot is just horrendous
Played it way back in the day. I disliked it, but hell there wasn't anything else to play.
I agree with you my friend this game looks terrible in terms of gameplay and judging by your review the developers didn't even look like they cared about the game at all I will stick with super mario 64 my friend^_^
This game was awful but it was the only one I had so I forced myself to play it. At a garage sale I picked up an NES and several older games and played those until I got another N64 game.
yeah i think its one of those games which sounds better than it actually turns out
Ratchet anyone?
shame they just missed the mark on this one
I'll pass.
If you ask me, this game belongs in the garbage. There are way better platformers for the n64
100% agree
***** dis dude helps you find childhood games