hey! if you want to help make this game accessible to more people, you can sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/ubisoft-put-driver-san-francisco-back-on-sale also, if you'd like to see the shirt i made commemorating this adventure, you can check that out here: teespring.com/driver-sandwich-cisco lastly: if you wanna see the extremely chaotic live chat from this video's premiere, go to 0:00 and then scroll up to the top and press the "Live Chat" button on mobile / the "Show Chat Replay" button on desktop. enjoy!
Dang Nick if I knew about this I would have mailed it to you but then we wouldn't have gotten subway so never mind Wanted to tell you that me and my brother still play car tag in split screen in driver San Fransisco to this day whenever hes in town and its still so fun to swap into a ramp truck right before he ramps it which obviously counts if anyone reads this you need to try the multiplayer in this game its some of the most fun I've ever had.
@@CWargh63 I know that but It's not money I am talking about It's the passion with which u create a thing which others can enjoy. I am a developer too and whatever I develop i try to develop it to the point i feel it's perfect. So even though I have been paid for making something I make it like it's my own project and when that project gets pulled off for some reason and u can't show it to the world then money doesn't matter. It hurts. Hope u understand what i wanna convey u here.
I work in a retro game store. We get asked about this game CONSTANTLY. I will never forget a guy a few weeks ago who was absolutely ecstatic we had it in stock.
I have a friend who used to collect subway giftcards and buy them a lot, telling his parents that he was paying for subway for lunch/dinner, when in reality, he was using them on League of Legends, which apparently accepted them. I still have no idea why League of Legends would accept subway giftcards.
@@AmericanJosh 100% can confirm, I got a lot of subway gift cards as gifts in college and would use them on league instead of sammiches. Now I've not played league in like 4-5 years, so seems like a bad investment in hindsight.
I've worked on this game. I had no idea it was delisted. I don't think I can overstate how much blood, sweat and tears the dev team shed to get this game out. Learning it was delisted hurts. Learning that someone actually cares enough about this game to voluntary step into Subway makes all the difference to me. Just signed your petition. And thank you, Nick.
If you were on the dev team you would have been aware of the basic fact you were making a game filled with other people’s licensed content (the cars) and so it would be based on a limited term contract the inevitable end of which is the game being delisted/not available for sale in it’s original form.
@@fioredeutchmark Well, 2011 is a long time ago and not every dev worked in the licensing department and is aware of the specific contracts with each car manufacturer. But I didnt come here to proof anything, or convince anyone, I came here to thank Nick for doing what he is doing.
My anxiety spiked when I realized you were going to ask for the exact dollar value you needed on the Subway card rather than something reasonable like $15.
I was worried he wouldn't actually ask for the exact amount tbh. I'd be concerned with the site taking the total on the card rather than the exact sum required eating an entire $15.
To date, this petition has just under 160k signatures and gets new signatures daily. It’s incredible that this many people have called for it’s relisting and it still hasn’t happened. Thank you for actually doing something about it! Great video by the way! The subway gift card had me dying 😂
@@alainportant6412 I managed to find a disc copy in the UK for about £10. A damn shame that it isn't available as widely as it was, a hidden gem that aged well and will do so for a good while to come.
@@jameswright4236 At this point, unless you want a physical disc, it's better getting a torrent. At least you're not paying to some scammer or scalper, getting it for free instead , and the publisher doesn't want this money anyway.
They don't have plan for this game. No expansion plan. It's better not to be in the market for Ubisoft. Otherwise the demand will rise for the game and sequel. Love for the game will increase. Then many people will not like, as much as they do, Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs etc.
@@Dosplo Absolutely! Ubisoft don't want people to talk about it. They don't want attention of their players diverted from Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs etc.
Vikas Kumar Patel yeah I used to play watch dogs but it’s not fun anymore they could probably restore this game though I just don’t understand why they wont
@@Dosplo Think like this, they made both Assassin's Creed and Prince of Persia. Many people will prefer Prince of Persia while others Assassin's Creed. Some will buy both. Let's keep it simple for now. 2 million will buy Assassin's Creed and 2 million will buy Prince of Persia. Cost of building those game 10 + 10 = 20 million. If we take $40 as an average price, they made $160 million in revenue and $140 million in profit. If they only made one game, people will buy 4 million copies. And they'll save $10 million dollars, time and the resources. This is from simple economics. I can make it more complex by adding more and more franchises from Ubisoft but this is the simples way to do it. Data+brand+feelings (if right) = profit. Don't distract your users with many different thing otherwise they won't care what you're currently doing.
For anyone who's curious, it's actually because Subway giftcards are actually just regular visa giftcards. They can be used to buy anything, anywhere, because they aren't actually unique or tied to internal Subway systems.
The HTML of the text probably had a negative sign pre-appended before actually calculating the sale on it. Since the sale was negative (price went up), the text became "-" + sale (which is also -ve)..
this game is a nostalgic memory. not just because it was good. but because of the franchise it was built off... i still remember being a kid. and finally beating the tutorial for the first driver game. i was eight. that started me down a path of racing games that made me into the car admirer i am today.
“If you don’t play a game within 5 years of its release, you’ve missed your chance and it’s gone forever.” Nintendo: “write that down, write that down!”
The mind boggles with possibilities for what Uplay ASSPOP might entail. Right now I'm leaning toward a questionably translated weird school girl anime series or a game of pin the bat on the piñata donkey.
I have never played this game, never heard of this game, and i’m absolutely blown away by the innovation of this game. I wish I could have played this on release
The graphics still hold up pretty well for being over a decade old, especially with how well they did the tire smoke. It's backwards compatible on Xbox so you can buy a used 360 disc and still play it!
I remember it coming out and remember hearing the jumping thing but the reviewers never made it clear how innovative it was and how cool the idea works with the game.
UPlay: "The link is broken lmao" Steam: "Don't know what you're talking about" GamingDragons: "That'll be 15 dollars" G2P: "Look man....I just want a sandwich"
As weird as it sounds, I know a shop in my country that sells 19 (were 20 but I got mine a couple months ago) sealed, brand new copies, for cheap. The DVD doesn't work perfectly on Windows 10, but the key works flawlessly in Uplay.
Gabe Newell said it once, the reasons for piracy aren't much pricing as much as it is accessibility, it's up for developers to provide means of accessibility to titles they made even if they don't plan on updating it anymore.
“Out of options and feeling really desperate for some sort of resolution, I knew what I had to do.” This is officially Nick’s catchphrase now. I love it.
@@NizarElZarif At least from the United States I'm seeing it available for purchase. The Ubisoft page for D:SF links directly to an Amazon PC key, though Ubisoft asking $20 Standard/$25 Deluxe for an 8 year old game is a little Steep (pun intended). Be aware that it doesn't list Windows 8 or 10 as compatible, so it might not work right straight out of the download.
One of my favorite conversations between Jones and tanner is "So when you zapped into the body of a fine ass lady?" "I keep my hands on the wheel" "Right" It was funny as hell Anyway I'm lucky that i have a copy for the xbox 360 however if it were to get relisted and perhaps remastered if necessary i would deffinitely buy it again
I’m kinda surprised if it hasn’t been given backwards compatibility on Xbox, the game already runs at 720p60 with great textures, all they’d need to do is up that to 4K with AA and add 16x AF.
Driver san francisco isn't available anywhere but on marketplaces and prices keep increasing, currently the cheapest copy (according to dlcompare) is on G2A for 60 dollars
Payments via PayPal direct you to PayPal. Theres no information that the site will get from you other than what appears on the paypal statements. He actually wasted more money going to subway for the gift card.
I must have spent almost 1000 hours in this game, maybe more, and I've never ever waited for something to happen so much, this masterpiece getting it's dues from fans. An absolute masterpiece, I think I can say I've used the shift mechanic in as many situations as humanly possible, and it works flawlessly everytime, the character work is on par with how much fun you can have with GTA.
Chellekathrynnn I am just gonna start buying subway gift cards and giving them out to my buddies just for them to go buy this game it adds to the experience
subway is part of a larger program that essentially takes gift cards from restaurants like outback steakhouse and lets them spend like regular cash. The program is called openbucks
@Declan Wright that... Doesn't make sense. Change the country (or region) your VPN is using. If you are in Australia and the VPN uses a server in Australia it obviously won't work.
Fun fact, Driver: San Francisco PC/XBOX360/PS3 is totally different on Wii, like it's the same game but not the same game (like you don't have the power to take control of a random npc)
@@faranocks how does it cost money to have a game listed on there store As soon as its up there it shouldnt cost barely anything to just selling it. The only reason i can think off is some msuic licenses they didnt wanted to renew
@@faranocks It costs them nothing to have it available on the store. It's still hosted on the servers and available to download regardless. Pulling it is ideological not practical.
@@faranocks I don't buy it. If that were true then films would have the same problem, which they don't. You can still buy a copy of The Italian Job despite it having music in.
When a company de-lists a digital game from purchase, that's when piracy comes in. You can't buy it anywhere anymore, so there's only one option to get the game.
Yup. I probably would have pirated it anyway just because 1 dollar is like 50 argentine pesos which means everything I take interest in is expensive as fuck. :(
Man this Video drove me down memory lane. I held the world record in the mission "dragon smoke" when the servers that held the record list were taken down. I still play this game to this day and I absolutely love it. Drifting felt never as good in any other racing game that I have ever played.
@@Fukitol_Forte who is surprised at this point? we all know what those key sites are... even though subway is something i never saw on those shops... i meant other people who told me...
I swear this is one of the underrated games of all time, i was played it at 2014 and this was my first game on xbox 360, it made me want to explore more story games at that time. Really gold
I love how when you went back into that same car, the characters were having a conversation about what you, the player, just did in that car. That's actually really cool
the red sports car? that was part of the story. unfortunately there aren't anything like that for all the different dialogues and stuff, just something unique to the game plot itself. or maybe i just haven't played enough to get all of those thousands of dialogues lol
@@TankEngine75 oh man, it's been so long since I watched this vid and played the game. All I remember is that this mission in particular is one of the shifting tutorial mission, like second or third mission ingame. I think remember Jones was the name of one of the side characters? Memory's fuzzy.
A man in a large coat approaches you. You feel apprehensive as he draws near. His coat is a dark grey, embroidered with so many buckles and buttons. The top half of his head is obscured by a large fedora. "Hey, kid. Wanna buy Driver: San Francisco? I accept Subway Gift Cards."
I had 0 thoughts this video would make me emotional.. and that frozen mission, man.. it hit a spot in my heart I've forgotten it exists for the longest time.
The fact that this game was so detailed for an open world racing game, 1st person cockpit view for every vehicle, with so many licensed cars, good handling model, pretty original story for a racing game, AND this game somehow managed to run 60 FPS on the 360 and PS3, it's a sin that this game didn't get more recognition.
Whos here after the new driver san fransisco update? If you dont know, ubisoft for some reason, turned the san fransisco servers online again. This game is also backwards compatible with xbox series x
@ricoimf777 it works on series x as backwards compatibility. When I downloaded it first time it said it wasn't available, but don't be quick to give up. A second later driver started to install. If you dont get that message, happy days but if you do, don't take out the disk
This video was entertaining enough that I made it to the end, even though it was half an hour long. I liked the Subway stuff & how mesmerized you seemed by the game's story & mechanics. Well made video.
If we go by this story that the game is in coma, then the copy which nick downloaded is the other self of the actual game, just like the protagonist's other self was active unrealisticaly while he was in coma 😅 this is some otherworldly thing going on... Lol
I loved the DRIVER games growing up, and I must say this game was extremely memorable. You did a great job. I wish I had the copy of this game, as I borrowed it from a cousin. I really wish I had the opportunity to finish it but it was awesome watching this video essay on it.
honestly sad that 8,000,000 people have watched this yet only 160,000 have signed the petition. The game had such an immersive gameplay and i consider myself lucky to have experienced such a game. This game definitely deserves to be relisted or a remake especially with the advancements in graphics that can be seen on modern ubisoft games and the like.
It's not like it's anything common to have more than 50% views be active. More than a quarter of all views are either acciental, or viewers that leave after a few minutes. Most are just passing viewers that only first discovered or only have viewed 2 or 3 videos of the channel. Honestly, an entire 2% of viewers going out of their way to do something you ask them to is uncommon.
I think, unlike most gift cards, you can get refunded for subway gift cards. Most places that do accept gift cards, spend the card money on their own Apps or products so that they can get paid that way. But unless subway is running G2P, I would have to believe that you can refund them. Or maybe they just really like subway. lol
Hey man you opened my eyes to this game 3 years ago and I’ve wanted it ever since. Recently I was on vacation and was staying near a retro shop and for the fun of it I went to look for this game… I found it and I’ve been having fun with it ever since and it’s cause of your video so thank you man
This game really helped me through 2011-2013/14, my mom had passed in late 2010 and I had just gotten a xbox 360 from her for my birthday and I still treasure it with everything. And this exact game was there for me like a friend... I know it's weird but for a 9 year old weird kid in alaska there was not a lot to do and this game kept me busy during long cold winter days. Driver san Francisco will always have a special place in my heart
Man, wow, my story's almost exactly the same as yours. It's kinda comforting knowing this game helped someone else in the same way. Thanks for sharing.
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hey! if you want to help make this game accessible to more people, you can sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/ubisoft-put-driver-san-francisco-back-on-sale
also, if you'd like to see the shirt i made commemorating this adventure, you can check that out here: teespring.com/driver-sandwich-cisco
lastly: if you wanna see the extremely chaotic live chat from this video's premiere, go to 0:00 and then scroll up to the top and press the "Live Chat" button on mobile / the "Show Chat Replay" button on desktop. enjoy!
Nick Robinson cool
Nick Robinson the safest way was the subway gift card lol
Dang Nick if I knew about this I would have mailed it to you but then we wouldn't have gotten subway so never mind
Wanted to tell you that me and my brother still play car tag in split screen in driver San Fransisco to this day whenever hes in town and its still so fun to swap into a ramp truck right before he ramps it which obviously counts if anyone reads this you need to try the multiplayer in this game its some of the most fun I've ever had.
I’m surprised you didn’t put the link in the description
Nick Robinson in order to make it playable I had to book a ticket to Japan
ubisoft pulled the plug on a game about a guy in a coma.
Hmmm 🤔
That’s deep.
bruh.
HMMMMMMMMMMMM
Banana Mustard I see what you did there
Ubisoft doesn't want you to know that they used to put a lot of time and effort into their games
I still remember the old Splinter Cells. Nostalgia at its finest 🥲
@@fifthhawk6015 The first SC is still a favourite of mine. Up there with the first MGS as an excellent stealth game. I'd love a remake.
@@scottianson5133 Yea, I've been a big fan. However unpopular opinion Splinter Cell Conviction was my favorite.
@@fifthhawk6015 mine too
That’s exactly what I thought whilst watching this 😂
Really makes me feel bad about the developer's who spent so many years of their life developing this piece of art
Having worked in production, I do need to remind you...we are paid. It isn't all unpaid overtime nightmare fuel either - please don't feel too badly.
@@CWargh63 I know that but It's not money I am talking about It's the passion with which u create a thing which others can enjoy. I am a developer too and whatever I develop i try to develop it to the point i feel it's perfect. So even though I have been paid for making something I make it like it's my own project and when that project gets pulled off for some reason and u can't show it to the world then money doesn't matter. It hurts. Hope u understand what i wanna convey u here.
Ubisoft is a huge company they probbably don't even care.
PLΞYHULIN ubisoft hires developers. The company and the devs are diff people
@bababoouie johnson it's available now, you can buy it
I work in a retro game store. We get asked about this game CONSTANTLY. I will never forget a guy a few weeks ago who was absolutely ecstatic we had it in stock.
Bruh
Ubisoft missing out on a lot of money
Lol
I love this game.
I have a disc copy for the PS3, bought it for £2.50 at CEX
What if as soon as you entered the Subway one of the workers said “You better not be trying to buy Driver San Fransisco.”
Oh shitttt that kinds of shit only happen in movies
Or are they...?
Oh no
@MUHAMMAD DANIAL HADI BIN SUMARDI Moe eyy,, a Vsauce watcher😂
@MUHAMMAD DANIAL HADI BIN SUMARDI Moe where are your fingers 😶
Ahahahahaha
Game publisher: *refuses to keep games alive*
Pirates: *Fine, I'll do it myself*
@@captaincheeky3956 ...aaaaaand it's listed as not available.
@@captaincheeky3956
Most countries aren't the US...
@@captaincheeky3956 USA != the world...
@@erdnussbier4260 WE ARE LIVING IN AMERIKA! AMERIKA!
@@captaincheeky3956 you can buy it in the UK aswell, but only 3 in stock
I have a friend who used to collect subway giftcards and buy them a lot, telling his parents that he was paying for subway for lunch/dinner, when in reality, he was using them on League of Legends, which apparently accepted them. I still have no idea why League of Legends would accept subway giftcards.
More likely it was some shady reseller website
@@shortcat No League just accepted Subway cards in the in-client store. It looks like they take Dollar General and CVS instead these days
@@AmericanJosh pretty clever trick by them then
@@AmericanJosh 100% can confirm, I got a lot of subway gift cards as gifts in college and would use them on league instead of sammiches. Now I've not played league in like 4-5 years, so seems like a bad investment in hindsight.
Those underpayed devs gotta eat somehow
I've worked on this game. I had no idea it was delisted. I don't think I can overstate how much blood, sweat and tears the dev team shed to get this game out. Learning it was delisted hurts. Learning that someone actually cares enough about this game to voluntary step into Subway makes all the difference to me. Just signed your petition. And thank you, Nick.
Honestly... as a non racing fan...
i love this game.
Story and mechanics are what hooked me in.
@@johnynoway9127 I'm not a racing fan either but yeah, absolutely, the story and mechanics are beautifully weird.
If you were on the dev team you would have been aware of the basic fact you were making a game filled with other people’s licensed content (the cars) and so it would be based on a limited term contract the inevitable end of which is the game being delisted/not available for sale in it’s original form.
@@fioredeutchmark Well, 2011 is a long time ago and not every dev worked in the licensing department and is aware of the specific contracts with each car manufacturer. But I didnt come here to proof anything, or convince anyone, I came here to thank Nick for doing what he is doing.
@@aboutshowroom9186you will make a remaster I have heard so much about this game
My anxiety spiked when I realized you were going to ask for the exact dollar value you needed on the Subway card rather than something reasonable like $15.
That was the most Nick Robinson moment in the video
Same. When he said it was to buy a video game I cringe skipped the next 5 seconds. Braver man then I.
I was worried he wouldn't actually ask for the exact amount tbh. I'd be concerned with the site taking the total on the card rather than the exact sum required eating an entire $15.
Same. Just put like 20$ on it dude....lol
Mine too hehe
Someday the Subway GiftCard will replace the dollar and BitCoin as the dominant currency on the internet
no you fool schlatt coin will reign over all crypto currency
Subway will be the only restaurant to outlast the apocalypse and shady reseller sites know all about it 😂😂😂
Hello fellow NitW fan!
Legendary TAT gregg rulz ok
BIT CONNEEECCCTTTT
Buying a game with Subway has got to be the most futuristic anarcho-capitalist thing I've ever seen.
In a totally ironic and not ironic way it completely is hahaha
@@PlatoonGoon I thought the problem was he downloaded it but it didn't have a key.
@@Nighterlev wait I can download the game through Amazon? And it claims they have no drm, but what about Uplay?
Hahahuauhauhauhauhahuahuauahauhaua!
Havent watched the full video yet, but couldnt you just get it from a keystore? (I know its a moral grey area but idgaf really with ubisoft)
To date, this petition has just under 160k signatures and gets new signatures daily. It’s incredible that this many people have called for it’s relisting and it still hasn’t happened. Thank you for actually doing something about it! Great video by the way! The subway gift card had me dying 😂
thanks, danny! i’m glad ya enjoyed it
@@alainportant6412 I managed to find a disc copy in the UK for about £10.
A damn shame that it isn't available as widely as it was, a hidden gem that aged well and will do so for a good while to come.
@@alainportant6412 i see it for 16 euro
@@Jagermonsta yeah but I mean, I'm against paying for education because I'm french, so thats paid with taxpayer money. That being said,
@@jameswright4236 At this point, unless you want a physical disc, it's better getting a torrent. At least you're not paying to some scammer or scalper, getting it for free instead , and the publisher doesn't want this money anyway.
The future is now. You can buy videogames with subway
Wanna join my free subway gift card giveaway?
- Durv 2029
or do the illegal way use a emulator
@@monicasmith8004 What???? You dont need an emulator for this game cuz its a pc game... You mean pirating right?
Hellcat_destroyer ye and also I forgot it was in steam so a oof on my part
next up you can buy video games with your student debt.
One of maybe 7 people who can legitimately say "I bought this game with a Subway Cash Card"
better than putting your info into that janky ass website
this is what happens when ubisoft makes a game that is actually fascinating. They cancel it.
They don't have plan for this game. No expansion plan.
It's better not to be in the market for Ubisoft. Otherwise the demand will rise for the game and sequel. Love for the game will increase. Then many people will not like, as much as they do, Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs etc.
Vikas Kumar Patel they should just remake it I’m sure someone would buy that
@@Dosplo Absolutely! Ubisoft don't want people to talk about it. They don't want attention of their players diverted from Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs etc.
Vikas Kumar Patel yeah I used to play watch dogs but it’s not fun anymore they could probably restore this game though I just don’t understand why they wont
@@Dosplo Think like this, they made both Assassin's Creed and Prince of Persia.
Many people will prefer Prince of Persia while others Assassin's Creed. Some will buy both.
Let's keep it simple for now. 2 million will buy Assassin's Creed and 2 million will buy Prince of Persia. Cost of building those game 10 + 10 = 20 million. If we take $40 as an average price, they made $160 million in revenue and $140 million in profit.
If they only made one game, people will buy 4 million copies. And they'll save $10 million dollars, time and the resources.
This is from simple economics. I can make it more complex by adding more and more franchises from Ubisoft but this is the simples way to do it.
Data+brand+feelings (if right) = profit. Don't distract your users with many different thing otherwise they won't care what you're currently doing.
Insanely random, but the guy sitting down eating the sandwich at 8:13 was one of my coworkers at Infinity Ward.
LOL that makes perfect sense actually! this Subway was right across from Activision in Santa Monica
wot
Going into a Subway for a gift card and telling the cashier you're going to buy a game with it
What a mad lad
Count Dankula!
They call him mad men
I went to subway once. There was no train but they do sell food and gift cards to purchase a game 😖
Guys, league of legends accept subway cards and I've never seen anyone make a big deal out of it🤣
One of my favorite tangents I've ever seen in a TH-cam video.
I'm honestly surprised the whole Subway gift card thing wasn't just a poorly disguised scam
Same
Hey piraters gotta eat too ya know lol 😂
It's good because it seems safe. Like, I wouldn't use my debit card on that website but I'd use a subway giftcard.
My guess is whoever owns the website uses the gift card codes they get in exchange for game keys to go buy food at subway.
For anyone who's curious, it's actually because Subway giftcards are actually just regular visa giftcards. They can be used to buy anything, anywhere, because they aren't actually unique or tied to internal Subway systems.
Everyones talking about him buying a game with a subway gift card but no ones talking about how a game was negatively negatively discounted.
It's like that because the price went up
Supply and demand my friend
Stonks.
The HTML of the text probably had a negative sign pre-appended before actually calculating the sale on it. Since the sale was negative (price went up), the text became "-" + sale (which is also -ve)..
@@PhillipAmthor Why would a game sold in digital form have a limited supply? Did the publisher run out of internets?
Easily one of the best scripted and paced videos on the internet. Excellent writing and exposition.
jeez, thank you!
lmao what a joke
@@user-tq7bq3qf3khuh
@@user-tq7bq3qf3kwhy its a joke?
Plot Twist : Ubisoft never released the game because it doesn't exist and we're all in a coma.
Weird bro I have it for ps3 still
steven owen
Then you're in a coma.
And the game doesn't exists
I’m in a coma
@@corneliusflake2103 ok
you are in a coma
TH-cam just recommended this on my homepage and...
wow, this is AAA quality storytelling.
You should see the time he flew to Japan to visit Domino’s Japan’s Headquarters
or when he flys to japan in general
well it being AAA storytelling should mean that its not complete, but this is so it should be AAAA
In watch dogs 2, there’s an app called driver: San Francisco. Ubisoft clearly still remembers
I noticed that too xD
Maybe the tortured developers but not the ceos
jockim 💀💀lmfaoo
Actually, Watch_Dogs was intendet to be a next Driver game. That would explain why a lot of the cars from the first trailer of DSF are in Watch_ Dogs
3xtramaestr0 Funnily enough, Watch Dogs 2 was released in 2016, the same year he said they delisted it...🤔
this game is a nostalgic memory. not just because it was good. but because of the franchise it was built off... i still remember being a kid. and finally beating the tutorial for the first driver game. i was eight. that started me down a path of racing games that made me into the car admirer i am today.
“If you don’t play a game within 5 years of its release, you’ve missed your chance and it’s gone forever.”
Nintendo: “write that down, write that down!”
HAH!
Get it, because mario 35 and 3d all stars...
more like 5 months
Mario Maker moment
@@billyvitajedi oof
Also Nintendo: wait but don’t pirate our games, even though they are not selling new copies we still might release a new versionnnnn
i laughed so hard when he said “U play ASSPOP”
same i can't stop laughing
5:42
The mind boggles with possibilities for what Uplay ASSPOP might entail. Right now I'm leaning toward a questionably translated weird school girl anime series or a game of pin the bat on the piñata donkey.
ben dover who wud know wat it did say not his fault stop blaming him
@@dontknowausername6898 Whaa?
I thought he was going to fly to Japan for the subway gift card.
Why tho?
MrWaffle _ I’m sorry?
@@melvs_ never mind
haha samee
MrWaffle _ You know not this channel
I have never played this game, never heard of this game, and i’m absolutely blown away by the innovation of this game. I wish I could have played this on release
The graphics still hold up pretty well for being over a decade old, especially with how well they did the tire smoke. It's backwards compatible on Xbox so you can buy a used 360 disc and still play it!
I remember it coming out and remember hearing the jumping thing but the reviewers never made it clear how innovative it was and how cool the idea works with the game.
@@rustbloodeclipseall games of that gen still look good. Psp and ps2 is still okay
Tanner is stuck between life and death, and the game is too. Such a tight narrative link.
it was good gameplay and plot just made sure you don't feel bad hurting anyone... but in today world that game is not anywhere near good enough...
A Bit Like Life On Mars
lmao the "uplay asspop" that's just what they should call their microtransactions
That made me laugh so much LOL
Userboypop Pop your username
@@userboypoppop2117 userboy asspop
I came down here purely for that lmfaoo
UPlay: "The link is broken lmao"
Steam: "Don't know what you're talking about"
GamingDragons: "That'll be 15 dollars"
G2P: "Look man....I just want a sandwich"
Lmao
Game stop has it for digital download. Regular for 19.99 and deluxe for 24.99
As weird as it sounds, I know a shop in my country that sells 19 (were 20 but I got mine a couple months ago) sealed, brand new copies, for cheap. The DVD doesn't work perfectly on Windows 10, but the key works flawlessly in Uplay.
Bruh... I died Xd
Lmao
This is one of the reasons why piracy is ethical. I think everyone is lucid enough to reason out why
Exactly my thought too.
i mean, it's not like the pirates would buy the game anyway, it's either we play cracked or we don't play at all
@@Gass0208nah after cracking certain games for years I finally bought them
Gabe Newell said it once, the reasons for piracy aren't much pricing as much as it is accessibility, it's up for developers to provide means of accessibility to titles they made even if they don't plan on updating it anymore.
If buying isn't owning ...
“Out of options and feeling really desperate for some sort of resolution, I knew what I had to do.”
This is officially Nick’s catchphrase now. I love it.
It fills him with determination.
No, it fills him with flight tickets to japan
i went tokyo to meet the ceo of ubisoft japan
It’s soprisingly simple
Gaming dragons:--41%.
EA: write that DOWN. WRITE THAT DOWN.
Omg!! So true
Now - - - - 200%
@@fuzz1252 my deal is way better (-------------------------421234% smh)
@@SomeGuyOnYT now ----------- 1.53662 e 200
@@fuzz1252 @Some dude Plays games that's a negative not a positive. You would save money with that deal, not lose money.
The only game where you can play in 2nd person.
You saw that video too
@@theilluminatimember8896 we all did
from* and yes we have seen that video too
What’s that game wit Juno again??
Me too
8:30 Is no one mentioning there’s a Ubisoft JUST DANCE ad playing on the TV?! The Matrix was broken in 2019
Everything Ubisoft does feels like the Uplay Asspop.
"You can't buy this game anywhere!"
*pirates of the caribbean theme starts playing*
you can get it on amazon for 20 bucks for PC. idk what this guy is talking about.
@@sasukedemon888888888 on amazon it says it is currently unavailable
Backwards compatible on Xbox One.
well, the publisher aint going to lose nothing, right?
@@NizarElZarif At least from the United States I'm seeing it available for purchase. The Ubisoft page for D:SF links directly to an Amazon PC key, though Ubisoft asking $20 Standard/$25 Deluxe for an 8 year old game is a little Steep (pun intended). Be aware that it doesn't list Windows 8 or 10 as compatible, so it might not work right straight out of the download.
TIME TO BUY SOME VIDEO GAMES WITH MY S U B W A Y G I F T C A R D
For only the truest of gamers.
I still can't believe thats a payment method
@@ethanblair7351 I've seen it as a payment method before like on League of Legends not that shocking to me
TIME TO pirate the game
You can buy Riot points on League of Legends with Dollar General, CVS, and Subway gift cards too. Its not that outlandish...
One of my favorite conversations between Jones and tanner is
"So when you zapped into the body of a fine ass lady?"
"I keep my hands on the wheel"
"Right"
It was funny as hell
Anyway I'm lucky that i have a copy for the xbox 360 however if it were to get relisted and perhaps remastered if necessary i would deffinitely buy it again
I’m kinda surprised if it hasn’t been given backwards compatibility on Xbox, the game already runs at 720p60 with great textures, all they’d need to do is up that to 4K with AA and add 16x AF.
@@justanotheryoutubechanneldoes Driver SF is backward compatible to XBOX SERIES X?
@@purwantiallan5089 I think it is but I’m not sure if it has a resolution boost.
- -41% discount basically a meta for profits.
Wow ada abang
Iq level over 5
Driver san francisco isn't available anywhere but on marketplaces and prices keep increasing, currently the cheapest copy (according to dlcompare) is on G2A for 60 dollars
People who makes the discount
*S T O N K S*
Business is boomin'
That ladies face was like "Oh this guys gonna get scammed"
Jokes on her, aparently YOU CAN buy games with Subway gift cards
Massive Degenerate aka Certified Human Waste Yep!
when
Funniest part, is that the site was so shady, that using a Subway gift card was probably the safest option to use for sure lmaooo....
Payments via PayPal direct you to PayPal.
Theres no information that the site will get from you other than what appears on the paypal statements.
He actually wasted more money going to subway for the gift card.
@@Interknetz but that's funny AF so thank god he bought subway gift card
Nahhh G2A is a pretty known game seller outside US
@@iago207 It was not G2A, but a similar name G2Play
That’s what I was thinking 😭😭
I must have spent almost 1000 hours in this game, maybe more, and I've never ever waited for something to happen so much, this masterpiece getting it's dues from fans. An absolute masterpiece, I think I can say I've used the shift mechanic in as many situations as humanly possible, and it works flawlessly everytime, the character work is on par with how much fun you can have with GTA.
hell yes! i hope this video lived up to how much you love this game :’)
Game devs: piracy is bad
Also game devs: lets make this game only available to get by piracy
Yeah it's broken logic by the devs. Although piracy isn't the only option to get this game I bought a physical copy a few weeks ago.
Literally nintendo
@@shaly2870 this
game publishers*
After this video I went to Gamestop and bought it.
So I guess buying is part of piracy now?
"So of course, I flew to the nearest Subway in Japan to get myself a gift card."
This is fine
I have so many questions about the subway gift card cliffhanger
Chellekathrynnn I am just gonna start buying subway gift cards and giving them out to my buddies just for them to go buy this game it adds to the experience
It's just the service that a lot of web stores run on, it's simply compatible.
@@peenboi Yeah, sure, but seriously: How about you don't support obvious money laundering scams? Just pirate it like a sane person ffs.
subway is part of a larger program that essentially takes gift cards from restaurants like outback steakhouse and lets them spend like regular cash. The program is called openbucks
A mans gotta eat
Lowkey my favorite game of all time, grew up playing this in 360 having all my boys over playing this was the best
Guess what?
Driver San Fransisco is one of the most seeded games on the Pirate Bay
Jeevith Rai That’s crazy. Where’d you learn that? I’m curious to see what other delisted stuff is floating around out there.
@@burningicecream9095 uhm. Go to pirate Bay and search under games....
@Declan Wright just use a vpn. which you should do anyway when torrenting
@Declan Wright that... Doesn't make sense. Change the country (or region) your VPN is using. If you are in Australia and the VPN uses a server in Australia it obviously won't work.
@Declan Wright there's a proxylist website
I checked the petition and it's almost at 150,000 signatures, and people are still signing it.
That's pretty cool.
I hope we’ll get to 200k. Don’t know if Ubisoft will do anything tho...
Considering that this video has over 7 Million views, its too bad that not even 1/30 of the viewers signed the petition :/
one month later still 150k signatures
Ubisoft answered it by going to release a DRIVER live-action TV show series on Binge.
Petitions never did anything
Buying games with a Subway giftcard is definitely an "insert cat into ATM" moment
Bruh.
FEED ME A STRAY CAT
Fun fact, Driver: San Francisco PC/XBOX360/PS3 is totally different on Wii, like it's the same game but not the same game (like you don't have the power to take control of a random npc)
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
The Subway card *worked*??? Just like that!?
It's called money laundering
Brazzers also takes gift cards as payment.
Behold, the power of the footlong.
@@RallyCar08 I would ask how you know that but it's the internet
The Subway storyline was more interesting than the actual video itself
AAA: "We make digital games so they last longer"
Also AAA: "Let's unlist games in less than 5 years"
@@faranocks they are going to lose a whole lot more if the consumer base loses confidence in online purchases
@@faranocks how does it cost money to have a game listed on there store As soon as its up there it shouldnt cost barely anything to just selling it. The only reason i can think off is some msuic licenses they didnt wanted to renew
@@faranocks
It costs them nothing to have it available on the store. It's still hosted on the servers and available to download regardless. Pulling it is ideological not practical.
@@faranocks
I don't buy it. If that were true then films would have the same problem, which they don't. You can still buy a copy of The Italian Job despite it having music in.
When a company de-lists a digital game from purchase, that's when piracy comes in. You can't buy it anywhere anymore, so there's only one option to get the game.
It's abandonedware at this point.
Yup. I probably would have pirated it anyway just because 1 dollar is like 50 argentine pesos which means everything I take interest in is expensive as fuck. :(
@@arbi9506 50 hace un mes ahora esta casi 60 guachin
Good thing it's not delisted then. You can buy it on Amazon right now.
"50 was a month ago pibe, now it's almost 60 pesos wachin"
IMPORTANT UPDATE! Nick, I hope you know this as well but the game's servers are back online! On every platform!
Ubisoft listened to us!
That's crazy, hopefully this is a step towards a re-release.
The ps3 one doesn't work but that could be a bug.
Nick you didn't need to go all the way to Japan to buy a Subway giftcard. We have plenty of Subways in the U.S.
Didn't know black people lived in Japan.
@@abyssstrider2547 They do. About as rarely as shiny pokemon, but they do.
I was hoping that he would go to Japan for this
Edin743 black doesn’t exist I only know chocolate people
Japanibbas
Ubisoft: you cant buy this anymore
Subway: I THINK NOT
DEAD
Pikachu wow face
"Enjoy" She says.
Ohhh Subway lady you have no Idea.
Man this Video drove me down memory lane. I held the world record in the mission "dragon smoke" when the servers that held the record list were taken down. I still play this game to this day and I absolutely love it. Drifting felt never as good in any other racing game that I have ever played.
"Ubisoft won't let you play Driver: San Francisco"
*Laughs in physical copy*
Katsuhicon laughs in a pirated game
@@dimasabiyoso2918 *laughs in Illegal*
Katsuhicon *laughs in old classic gamer*
ThisEmptyWorm *Laughs in ironic*
@@jimmybobbyjoe *laughs in spanish*
I just hope the reseller enjenjoyed that subway sandwich.
There likely is a way to recash these gift cards somewhere in the world, so basically they are probably used for laundering money.
@@Fukitol_Forte who is surprised at this point? we all know what those key sites are... even though subway is something i never saw on those shops... i meant other people who told me...
The seller was from moldova too, I don't think they even have subway there 😂
enjenjoyed?
Jadan Velasquez Mejia me too
this video was an emotional rollercoaster. the subway gift card got me feelin some type of way
Im feeling some type of subway
@@emilslarins871
_Sub type of way_
absolutely agree!
SkuzzyJ im so upset that i missed out on a prime pun opportunity.
I swear this is one of the underrated games of all time, i was played it at 2014 and this was my first game on xbox 360, it made me want to explore more story games at that time. Really gold
I love how when you went back into that same car, the characters were having a conversation about what you, the player, just did in that car. That's actually really cool
Gungang
the red sports car? that was part of the story. unfortunately there aren't anything like that for all the different dialogues and stuff, just something unique to the game plot itself. or maybe i just haven't played enough to get all of those thousands of dialogues lol
I would rather go buy myself driver san fransisco than cyberpunk after watching this video, and also i did play driver 1 back on my ps1 aswell so.
@@bigcratey1344 Can you tell me what the context for the story is? Who's Jones? I've been trying to find the context
@@TankEngine75 oh man, it's been so long since I watched this vid and played the game. All I remember is that this mission in particular is one of the shifting tutorial mission, like second or third mission ingame. I think remember Jones was the name of one of the side characters? Memory's fuzzy.
Nick's signature quote:
"Out of options, desparate, and looking for some kind of resolution, i knew what i had to do."
I have to take a trip Japan
As a last resort, I left my house and went to Subway
So I booked a trip to Japan
So I booked a flight to Tokyo Japan
A man in a large coat approaches you.
You feel apprehensive as he draws near. His coat is a dark grey, embroidered with so many buckles and buttons. The top half of his head is obscured by a large fedora.
"Hey, kid. Wanna buy Driver: San Francisco? I accept Subway Gift Cards."
ok steven universe profile picture
I buy 6 copies of the game and throw them at awesome man 1356
Ok profile-pictureless kid
I giggled
I read that Jericho's voice.
Jasper the Ultimate Quartz
My response would be "Do you expect Wii shovel-ware as payment?".
I had 0 thoughts this video would make me emotional.. and that frozen mission, man.. it hit a spot in my heart I've forgotten it exists for the longest time.
The fact that this game was so detailed for an open world racing game, 1st person cockpit view for every vehicle, with so many licensed cars, good handling model, pretty original story for a racing game, AND this game somehow managed to run 60 FPS on the 360 and PS3, it's a sin that this game didn't get more recognition.
Cough cough does watch dogs 2 count because it’s in the same city cough cough
The Crew 2 cough cough
@@bbxxnnyy the crew 2 is as wide as the ocean and as deep as a puddle
@@fups1 farmed 500.000 credits yesterday xd
It's the best racing game I ever played.
Ngl, when he said "I knew what I had to do" I was prepping for an "I flew to japan"
There is an Ubisoft Osaka but your developer is in a different island.
Ubisoft Reflections Limited is locate in The UK
If you know, you know haha
El bayo pirato
So Driver San Francisco is actually in a video game coma
Sort-of. You can get physical copies on amazon for like $20.
@@arbi9506 If you have an Xbox One, you might as well buy used since the disc condition doesn't matter.
Hopefully it'll wake up
Nick said that in the video.
Whos here after the new driver san fransisco update?
If you dont know, ubisoft for some reason, turned the san fransisco servers online again. This game is also backwards compatible with xbox series x
Hell yeah! Just ordered the game now after seeing the news. New for ~ 15$ here in Germany…what a dream
@ricoimf777 it works on series x as backwards compatibility. When I downloaded it first time it said it wasn't available, but don't be quick to give up. A second later driver started to install. If you dont get that message, happy days but if you do, don't take out the disk
"So I booked a trip to Japan, the only place I could think of to purchase a Subway gift card."
Was anyone not expecting this
I don't get it...
Why does everyone think he was in Japan?
Am I getting r/woooshed?
@@gavensedgwick6516 He wasn't (probably), it's just that it's what he's known for doing. :P
@@OrangeC7 Oh ok. This is my first Nick Robinson video so I was very confused.
*sees subway payment option*
“I don’t need sleep,I need answers”
Guy who runs the website really likes subway.
@@comradeleah6924 it seems to be a favorite food of key resellers
that poor woman was like
this dude is about to do something illegal
. . . but I really gotta make a sale
how is it illegal, you're just bartering something that's worth money for something else that's worth money
Business is booming
@@stormshadow2470 dusiness is dooming
i mean hey he paid for the card fair and square lol
The use of branded vehicles in this game is crazy.
definitely from a different era, hahah
Back when Ubisoft actually tried to innovate
@Amer Isn’t that also how GTA: The definitive edition, Cyberpunk 2077, and Battlefield 2042 also turned out
@Amer but some games like riders republic and valhalla and odyssey are still so good
@@KingJuulForever Vahalla Good😂😂😂
Odyssey Good🤣🤣🤣
@@_kage_ yeah i like norse mythology and open world so i like it
Odyssey is a good game, just not a good Assassins Creed game
I finally found the game that everyone thought claimed was a real GTA 6 trailer
lol just now?
Bruh
Damn dude people are desperate for views
I still have the game in my Xbox 360
Engelbert Alexander I just put the disc in my Xbox one x and it’s installing rn 😂
“So I traveled to Japan to talk to the CEO of Ubisoft Japan.”
not funny, didn't laugh
Not japan, but there IS a travel section!
「Gold2006」 no, funny, I laughed
"So I booked a ticket to Subway HQ to haggle them for gift cards."
“So I traveled to Japan to talk to the CEO of subway”
This video was entertaining enough that I made it to the end, even though it was half an hour long. I liked the Subway stuff & how mesmerized you seemed by the game's story & mechanics. Well made video.
Same!
....r/UsernameChecksOut!
(Your user handle, "whackcar" is pretty... related to the current topic! 😅)
I remember this game as a child I would never do any missions I didn't even know what was the plot, I just drove in cool cars
Same for me lol, I just searched the beautifuler cars in this world;
Same bro
Lilian Viste I was around 7-8 when I first played the game never had so much fun playing with cars on the PS3
@@homersimpson6585 Im sure bart will also love the game!
İt was lovely back then...
I was fully expecting him to fly to Japan for a gift card
Same. Surely Japan has a Subway right? I'm disappointed
yes it does even in an airport
I'm pretty sure he wouldn't go that far or otherwise this video will not be invented
He doesnt, well I guess I dont need to watch the rest...
Looool I laughed out loud
There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's Subway Card.
Hahahahahah this one took me unexpected
When all is lost, try paying in fast food
Ok MasterCard
One of my favourite games ever made, loved watching TH-camrs play driver San Francisco multiplayer which was so much fun.
The game itself is in a coma...
Holy shit that's meta...
the game accidentally broke the 4th wall
Hold up
@@p-j-y-d ba dum tchhh
If we go by this story that the game is in coma, then the copy which nick downloaded is the other self of the actual game, just like the protagonist's other self was active unrealisticaly while he was in coma 😅 this is some otherworldly thing going on... Lol
moral of the story: you can buy this game with a sandwich
Fantastic trade!
Trade offer:
I receive: you receive:
Subway card driver san francisco
@@paklekj4429 y'know what I'd take that deal since I'd buy myself a sandwich while I'm getting that gift card
@@RebelFNOS the guy running the website just wanted a sandwich
@@TheCarolfarrell that's a win win situation
Man, I’m a slut for good story writing and symbolism in a video game
Yes, and for any media form imo
I'm a slut for good games because they dont make them anymore
@@joshhouse6857 Preach
I think nobody has a problem with bending over for a good game.
One of the best AAA games I ever had the privilege of working on.
You did an amazing job.
thanks m8
*clap clap*
Thank you for the awesomeness
I loved the DRIVER games growing up, and I must say this game was extremely memorable. You did a great job. I wish I had the copy of this game, as I borrowed it from a cousin. I really wish I had the opportunity to finish it but it was awesome watching this video essay on it.
Can we just appreciate again for a moment that he genuinely bought this with a subway card?
I mean it's more secure than just paying with his actual card
Yeah I thought that payment method would be a scam for sure
Outstanding move
I’m really glad the writer for those dialogues actually enjoyed his job. I think people like this is what makes this game so attractive.
honestly sad that 8,000,000 people have watched this yet only 160,000 have signed the petition. The game had such an immersive gameplay and i consider myself lucky to have experienced such a game. This game definitely deserves to be relisted or a remake especially with the advancements in graphics that can be seen on modern ubisoft games and the like.
Petitions are useless
Maybe each person watched this video 50 times, you never know!
It's not like it's anything common to have more than 50% views be active. More than a quarter of all views are either acciental, or viewers that leave after a few minutes. Most are just passing viewers that only first discovered or only have viewed 2 or 3 videos of the channel. Honestly, an entire 2% of viewers going out of their way to do something you ask them to is uncommon.
@@sigmamale4147Netflix would disagree
The guys running G2P must be having the time of their lives eating all those subway sandwiches
just a nonstop parade of footlongs over there
I think, unlike most gift cards, you can get refunded for subway gift cards.
Most places that do accept gift cards, spend the card money on their own Apps or products so that they can get paid that way.
But unless subway is running G2P, I would have to believe that you can refund them.
Or maybe they just really like subway. lol
@@allantinker6838 pretty sure you'll be in a blacklist if all you do in subway is refund
@@babylonian with all this mentions of footlongs they should change their name to G4P.
Now I wanna work In G2P so that I can get free Subway by selling random people games for subway gift cards
"Uh, yea, can I get a chicken bacon ranch, and a copy of Driver San Francisco?"
lmao
Would've been a more interesting if Subway was the ONLY way to purchase the game.
Loooool that would be hilarious. What if the site sold all the games with Subway cards *exclusively*
Hahaha lmao
@g00gle minus Its not actually microsoft calling you they are scammers m8
@@wqeoqewpoiepqpeiopeqwoipwq9375 thats the joke
bretert memeclan cant take a meme
Hey man you opened my eyes to this game 3 years ago and I’ve wanted it ever since. Recently I was on vacation and was staying near a retro shop and for the fun of it I went to look for this game… I found it and I’ve been having fun with it ever since and it’s cause of your video so thank you man
Mom i accidentally used your subway card on the xbox again
xd
*again*
Omg thanks for 3 likes omg omg
“uplay asspop”
-Nick Robinson 2k19
I see nothing wrong here
✅
I also see nothing wrong with that
Nothing wrong is seen here.
Nothing. Wrong.
Perfectly normal. Asspop. Good service
This game really helped me through 2011-2013/14, my mom had passed in late 2010 and I had just gotten a xbox 360 from her for my birthday and I still treasure it with everything. And this exact game was there for me like a friend... I know it's weird but for a 9 year old weird kid in alaska there was not a lot to do and this game kept me busy during long cold winter days. Driver san Francisco will always have a special place in my heart
that’s a very touching story - thank you for sharing it
Man, wow, my story's almost exactly the same as yours. It's kinda comforting knowing this game helped someone else in the same way. Thanks for sharing.
I'm glad you could experience thos beautiful memories 👍
Funny, Mass Effect was that for me! I totally relate. Same story parallel worlds
Sorry for your loss, it's so beautiful how video games can have this effect on us
To be honest, I was completely ready for this video to derail into a conspiracy theory around Subway™ Giftcards.