Its impressive how ahead of the times they where with animation for the weapons. The movement and recoils look more dynamic than the often more "staccato" animations of other comparable games of the era.
I completely agree, the animation work is really impressive. Way ahead of its peers! I love the death animations too. So cool. Thanks for the comment. :)
@@hollllllllz Haha, yeah English is not my first language, and in my language "staccato" is often used to describe lifeless robotic movements, sounds etc. I guess it doesnt translate well :S
Haha totally. The publishers were too tight fisted to shell out for the bigger ones, much like they are with Switch games today! Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. :)
Awesome game, there's an even older prototype from 1995/96 that can be played via Everdrive on N64 - The prototype features one massive sprawling level, awesome music and as far as I remember weighed in at 80MB compared to the final games 8MB. Things of note in it featured more detailed textures, higher quality audio, enemies also did not disappear. Kinda shows how much had to be trimmed down to fit on a commercial cart - I'm sure it can be played on emulator too.
This game is amazing. I played it back in the day when I was like 8 or 9 years old. Never finished it, of course, as navigating the game was very difficult for me at that age. I bought the Turok trilogy like 3 months ago and got to play and finish the first game last week. I loved it! Such a fresh air... which is fun since this is retro by all we know. Better than most modern games if you ask me. Amazing video btw!
Aww, thanks mate! I played it to death as a kid but struggled with it. Would usually just load up levels with cheats on and explore, hanging out with the dinosaurs. Completed the remaster in an afternoon. The controls are just so much better! Turok 1 has a vibe like no other, not even the sequels. One of my favourite soundtracks of all time too! I could talk about this game all day. lol. But I appreciate the comment! This is the second video I ever made and it's quite rough, once I've nailed video editing, I plan on revisiting it. Cheers!
This is fantastic! Thank you for sharing this find, it's so cool to see how one of my favorite games looked before it's final version. I need to find me that song, it's so good!
This video earned a thumbs up from me! I always find it fascinating when I get to see footage of games from my childhood in that work-in-progress state before the official release, tho I'm glad the textures got improved upon in the final product! I'm a 90s baby, and Turok was one of the first N64 games I ever played! I remember thinking how amazing video games looked back then, from 16 bits to 3D polygons! The 90s were definitely a time of wonder and awe when it came to video games! Anyway, nicely done on the video!
The 90s were the best! Going from 2D to 3D was something really special. I'm still blown away when I see these early 3D games. Definitely showing my age a bit, lol. Turok was tough for me as a kid, but was able to beat the remaster in one afternoon. Do you still have a copy of the game? Anyways, I appreciate the kind words. Thanks for your comment. I hope to speak with you again! Cheers :)
@@revenantevil unfortunately, Turok was just a rental for me back then, but I did end up owning an n64 copy of the sequel, Seeds of Evil, at some point. And now i have the remasters for both games on Steam, and been playing thru a mod for the second one called "Ascension," and I'm enjoying that a lot! Honestly, I seem to play seeds of evil a lot more than dinosaur hunter. I never even beat SOE on the N64 without using cheats back then, but was able to beat the remaster without cheats (probably one of the reasons being that you can save your game at any point without the checkpoint stations like the n64 needed for saving)! I should go back and beat the remaster of dinosaur hunter sometime! I'll say tho, the remasters have spoiled me as far as the controls go, and it makes me not want to ever play the n64 versions again. Lol And its no problem. Like i mentioned before, i like watching videos that showcase the very games that i used to play in the 90s in their work in progress states, and I thought you did pretty good on this!
I love the remasters too. So masterfully done. I still need to give Turok 2 another go. The level design confuses me in places, though. lol. I'll have to check out Ascension. :) ...and I'm with you. I found the games really tough on the N64. The controls on the new version are just perfect. I love everything that Nightdive do! Thanks for watching and commenting, really means a lot :)
Turok has one of my favourite soundtracks ever, and that unused track is fits right in. So good. I need to get round to playing some Serious Sam! Thanks for watching :)
Dude I swear on the N64 version on the title screen, if you wait like 3 or so minutes random gameplay would occur of Turok in different scenarios where I guess it is a dev showing off gameplay. I remember this one where Turok is in a cave and you can see an orange Chronoscepter in the weapon wheel appear very fast. I don't own an N64 anymore to look back and I used to play this game soooo much back then. I know I'm not losing my mind, it's always annoyed me that I could never find any info on it anywhere.
Just curious. Does anyone know which game engine (if any) ran the original N64 title. Thought i try to look that up but nothing solid for me came up . I know Nightdive studios used the KEX engine.
Are these really your first few videos or do you have prior experience making this kind of stuff? Highest quality/subs ratio I've ever seen! It would be interesting to know what hardware and software you use to make these videos. Cheers!
First of all, thanks a lot for the comment! I'd never made a video before until my lameduke video :) I had always wanted to but until about a year ago I never had a PC. To make my videos I use my PC (it's not the best but certainly not the worst, I could tell you my specs if you're interested?), a Blue Yeti USB microphone and I use blender for editing as it's free. I was watching tutorial after tutorial to learn how to do everything. I've since been told to try other editors but I'm happy using this one for now. Honestly your comment was really nice to read. Thanks for your support. :)
Linux user? Oh jeez. I hope it doesn't upset you to learn I use Windows 10 haha :P As I said my specs aren't the best... but I have a Intel Core i7 10700F, 16GB RAM, RTX 3070 Ti and I've got three SSDs totalling about 6TB. Got loads of room for upgrades but no money, lol. But I think this isn't too bad for my first PC! :) What are you rocking at the moment?
@@revenantevil Windows is probably much better for media production for most people who just want things to work reliably. Damn, that's not a bad rig though! Lately, I've been really into salvaging and repairing old stuff. I sold my modern-ish build (4th gen i5, 16 GB, GTX 1060) )to my youngest brother who wanted to get into PC gaming a couple of years back. So, now it's a 1st gen i7 @4GHz, 16 GB, GTX 970. All of it from old scrapped PCs. The case is from the early 00's with Sound Blaster and Windows 98 stickers on the front. 😂👍 Running arch Linux it's very usable and feels snappy doing everything I want it to. I'd much rather not know how much power it draws though.
I think it's more likely that someone would pay to shut me up! Not sure if you are being serious or not with your comment, but I appreciated it nonetheless. Thanks! :)
@@revenantevil8:15 The Purlin with the wrist gun do not move position in the final version, while in the demo they can both shoot and move around, using the attacks of the regular Purlin.
I'm huge fan of TDH PC version (check my modded levels on my YT channel) but I still dont understand why assault rifle is something like AK47 not M16. Turok always will be my first jungle fps game but weapons need change to coolest :) Prototype music is amazing.
Just checked out your custom maps, really cool stuff man. They look official! I love the way the trees fall down in Turok, kinda reminds me of Crysis. Thanks for stopping by! :)
It's weird how the mind works sometimes, I could have sworn that I saw the Tomahawk in loads of marketing materials back in the day, but I can't find any now. The handgun is quite similar though right? Thanks for stopping by! :)
I think they improved on pretty much everything, but still great to see it all this early on. Have you played this demo? Anyways... thanks for stopping by! I appreciate it. :)
I get your point in that he didn’t overtly state that, but he did mention that they’re all different? Watching the video was enough to tell that I thought, no?
You're right! I had it in my notes but it didn't end up mentioning it for whatever reason. Maybe I'll mention it in my follow up. Thanks for the comment. :)
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Very cool to see how impressive this was one month before the release of Quake!
Agreed! Really love the smooth animations. Love Quake too though of course. Thanks for watching :)
@@revenantevil Good to hear! I am a Quake modder haha. Everything about that era of FPS is so fun!
@@Immorpher Nice dude! What mods have you made? I never get bored of the 90s/2000s FPS games haha. Which other games do you play? :)
Its impressive how ahead of the times they where with animation for the weapons. The movement and recoils look more dynamic than the often more "staccato" animations of other comparable games of the era.
I completely agree, the animation work is really impressive. Way ahead of its peers! I love the death animations too. So cool. Thanks for the comment. :)
Love tha fact that you used "staccato" to describe the clunkyness of old weapon animations 😑👌
@@hollllllllz Haha, yeah English is not my first language, and in my language "staccato" is often used to describe lifeless robotic movements, sounds etc. I guess it doesnt translate well :S
"One melee weapon is enough" - Perfectly matches N64 motto: "The less the better". Those damn cartridges!
Haha totally.
The publishers were too tight fisted to shell out for the bigger ones, much like they are with Switch games today!
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. :)
Should've kept the Tomahawk instead. Fits in way more with the Native American character of Turok. The knife seems so mundane in comparison.
Tho the other weapons were plenty.
But yeah too bad the tomahawk really would´ve been cool.
Awesome game, there's an even older prototype from 1995/96 that can be played via Everdrive on N64 - The prototype features one massive sprawling level, awesome music and as far as I remember weighed in at 80MB compared to the final games 8MB. Things of note in it featured more detailed textures, higher quality audio, enemies also did not disappear. Kinda shows how much had to be trimmed down to fit on a commercial cart - I'm sure it can be played on emulator too.
Nice man, don't know how that escaped me! Do you have a link? Would love to check it out.
Thanks for the comment!
This game is amazing. I played it back in the day when I was like 8 or 9 years old. Never finished it, of course, as navigating the game was very difficult for me at that age. I bought the Turok trilogy like 3 months ago and got to play and finish the first game last week. I loved it! Such a fresh air... which is fun since this is retro by all we know. Better than most modern games if you ask me. Amazing video btw!
Aww, thanks mate! I played it to death as a kid but struggled with it. Would usually just load up levels with cheats on and explore, hanging out with the dinosaurs.
Completed the remaster in an afternoon. The controls are just so much better!
Turok 1 has a vibe like no other, not even the sequels. One of my favourite soundtracks of all time too!
I could talk about this game all day. lol.
But I appreciate the comment! This is the second video I ever made and it's quite rough, once I've nailed video editing, I plan on revisiting it.
Cheers!
This is fantastic! Thank you for sharing this find, it's so cool to see how one of my favorite games looked before it's final version. I need to find me that song, it's so good!
Glad you enjoyed it! I did rip the song but I didn't upload it because of rights issues. It's on youtube though! Thanks for watching :)
Thanks for taking the time to produce this video, I'll be watching your Duke 64 Retrospective next.
Thanks for watching! Means a lot :)
This video earned a thumbs up from me! I always find it fascinating when I get to see footage of games from my childhood in that work-in-progress state before the official release, tho I'm glad the textures got improved upon in the final product! I'm a 90s baby, and Turok was one of the first N64 games I ever played! I remember thinking how amazing video games looked back then, from 16 bits to 3D polygons! The 90s were definitely a time of wonder and awe when it came to video games! Anyway, nicely done on the video!
The 90s were the best! Going from 2D to 3D was something really special. I'm still blown away when I see these early 3D games. Definitely showing my age a bit, lol. Turok was tough for me as a kid, but was able to beat the remaster in one afternoon. Do you still have a copy of the game? Anyways, I appreciate the kind words. Thanks for your comment. I hope to speak with you again! Cheers :)
@@revenantevil unfortunately, Turok was just a rental for me back then, but I did end up owning an n64 copy of the sequel, Seeds of Evil, at some point. And now i have the remasters for both games on Steam, and been playing thru a mod for the second one called "Ascension," and I'm enjoying that a lot!
Honestly, I seem to play seeds of evil a lot more than dinosaur hunter. I never even beat SOE on the N64 without using cheats back then, but was able to beat the remaster without cheats (probably one of the reasons being that you can save your game at any point without the checkpoint stations like the n64 needed for saving)! I should go back and beat the remaster of dinosaur hunter sometime!
I'll say tho, the remasters have spoiled me as far as the controls go, and it makes me not want to ever play the n64 versions again. Lol
And its no problem. Like i mentioned before, i like watching videos that showcase the very games that i used to play in the 90s in their work in progress states, and I thought you did pretty good on this!
I love the remasters too. So masterfully done. I still need to give Turok 2 another go. The level design confuses me in places, though. lol. I'll have to check out Ascension. :)
...and I'm with you. I found the games really tough on the N64. The controls on the new version are just perfect. I love everything that Nightdive do!
Thanks for watching and commenting, really means a lot :)
@@revenantevil anytime! 👍
That music.... omg. I love it. Reminds me of one of my other favorite games, Serious Sam
Turok has one of my favourite soundtracks ever, and that unused track is fits right in. So good. I need to get round to playing some Serious Sam!
Thanks for watching :)
Thank you for showcasing. I hope you get more views!
That's very kind of you my friend, I hope you live your best life! (Thanks for the comment) :)
I loved the mechanical sounds and animations of the weapons unfolding before use. Very few games after Turok have something similar.
This was very interesting to see! I like that unused music track, kinda wish it was used in the final
I agree, this unused track is awesome. I wonder why they didn't use it?
Thanks for the comment. :)
It´s great yes!
Nice pfp :D
@@Curlyheart Thanks I like urs 😁
@dashing_diamond Thanks, and you're welcome ^_^
i love this game so much.... i think thats why i cant stop playing Ark ^^
Gotta love dinosaurs! I really should get round to trying Ark... thanks for the comment! :)
Turok was such a great game! It was very impressive when it released.
Completely agree! The game blew me away as a kid. I especially love the sound track even now.
Thanks for stopping by!
@@revenantevil Thanks for making the video!
Interesting. Will watch this!
Thanks! :)
Dude I swear on the N64 version on the title screen, if you wait like 3 or so minutes random gameplay would occur of Turok in different scenarios where I guess it is a dev showing off gameplay. I remember this one where Turok is in a cave and you can see an orange Chronoscepter in the weapon wheel appear very fast. I don't own an N64 anymore to look back and I used to play this game soooo much back then. I know I'm not losing my mind, it's always annoyed me that I could never find any info on it anywhere.
I never tried this back in the day or ever
You mean the prototype? It's pretty fun to explore! Huge level.
What do you think of this demo version?
Thanks for stopping by! :)
@@revenantevil no, I meant I’ve never played any version of it. I remember playing 007 and loving it though.
You should give it a go man, you might like it!
R.I.P Acclaim
The proto pulse rifle world model managed to survive into the final game, looks like they changed its 1st person model in last minute for some reason.
Just curious. Does anyone know which game engine (if any) ran the original N64 title. Thought i try to look that up but nothing solid for me came up . I know Nightdive studios used the KEX engine.
Wow, it looks awesome!
Thank you so much for watching my videos. I won't forget it! :)
Awesome!
Thank you, I appreciate it! :)
25 years of this epic game 🎈🎈 🎉 🎊🏹🦕🦖🌴🌴🌳🌳🍃🌿🌱🪨👽 🤖 1997-2022
Are these really your first few videos or do you have prior experience making this kind of stuff? Highest quality/subs ratio I've ever seen!
It would be interesting to know what hardware and software you use to make these videos. Cheers!
First of all, thanks a lot for the comment! I'd never made a video before until my lameduke video :) I had always wanted to but until about a year ago I never had a PC.
To make my videos I use my PC (it's not the best but certainly not the worst, I could tell you my specs if you're interested?), a Blue Yeti USB microphone and I use blender for editing as it's free. I was watching tutorial after tutorial to learn how to do everything. I've since been told to try other editors but I'm happy using this one for now.
Honestly your comment was really nice to read. Thanks for your support. :)
@@revenantevil Sure, please share your specs! I'm a PC hardware / Linux geek and it's always interesting to see what other's builds are.
Linux user? Oh jeez. I hope it doesn't upset you to learn I use Windows 10 haha :P
As I said my specs aren't the best... but I have a Intel Core i7 10700F, 16GB RAM, RTX 3070 Ti and I've got three SSDs totalling about 6TB. Got loads of room for upgrades but no money, lol. But I think this isn't too bad for my first PC! :)
What are you rocking at the moment?
@@revenantevil Windows is probably much better for media production for most people who just want things to work reliably. Damn, that's not a bad rig though!
Lately, I've been really into salvaging and repairing old stuff. I sold my modern-ish build (4th gen i5, 16 GB, GTX 1060) )to my youngest brother who wanted to get into PC gaming a couple of years back.
So, now it's a 1st gen i7 @4GHz, 16 GB, GTX 970. All of it from old scrapped PCs. The case is from the early 00's with Sound Blaster and Windows 98 stickers on the front.
😂👍
Running arch Linux it's very usable and feels snappy doing everything I want it to. I'd much rather not know how much power it draws though.
Have you ever been offered work as a voice actor?
I think it's more likely that someone would pay to shut me up! Not sure if you are being serious or not with your comment, but I appreciated it nonetheless. Thanks! :)
By the way those purlin attacks have always had those additional attacks. They are rare but they can happen.
Oh damn, really? I tried to get him to do them but it just wasn't happening for me. That's cool, thanks for letting me know!
@@revenantevil8:15
The Purlin with the wrist gun do not move position in the final version, while in the demo they can both shoot and move around, using the attacks of the regular Purlin.
Great and simple video! Do you adjust your voice while recording tho? Kinda sounds like it. Still - a sub! :)
Appreciate it, thank you so much!
Sounds a bit like Rimmer when he has Mr Flibble in Red Dwarf
You what? Right, 2 hours W.O.O. for you.
@@revenantevil, somehow I knew I didn't really need to mention the name of the programme! 😆
@@HoistusMaximus Probably my favourite show :P
I'm huge fan of TDH PC version (check my modded levels on my YT channel) but I still dont understand why assault rifle is something like AK47 not M16. Turok always will be my first jungle fps game but weapons need change to coolest :) Prototype music is amazing.
Just checked out your custom maps, really cool stuff man. They look official!
I love the way the trees fall down in Turok, kinda reminds me of Crysis.
Thanks for stopping by! :)
Double fist pound from the purlin is not in the final game. Yay i contributed.
How'd I miss that? Thanks :)
I have an earie memory of seeing that prototype handgun in the final game back then... Odd
It's weird how the mind works sometimes, I could have sworn that I saw the Tomahawk in loads of marketing materials back in the day, but I can't find any now. The handgun is quite similar though right? Thanks for stopping by! :)
@@revenantevil Evolution? Mandela effect?
Yes sir
i think they were going to make turok with a axe and not a knife at first why else two melee weapons
I definitely prefer the final raptor personally
I think they improved on pretty much everything, but still great to see it all this early on.
Have you played this demo?
Anyways... thanks for stopping by! I appreciate it. :)
whats interesting to note is that the aliengun uses the prototype's world model in the final game, it seems they forgot to update it
Well noticed, I didn't spot that!
@@revenantevil I spotted it because the crosshair on it is on no other gun in TUrok ever
Omitted the fact the weapons had drastically different sounds too
I get your point in that he didn’t overtly state that, but he did mention that they’re all different? Watching the video was enough to tell that I thought, no?
You're right! I had it in my notes but it didn't end up mentioning it for whatever reason. Maybe I'll mention it in my follow up.
Thanks for the comment. :)