BUYER BEWARE: Warrior 64 - I have it & it’s not good.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 พ.ย. 2020
- The Warrior 64 by IntecGaming has a lot of big promises for N64 fans, but sadly doesn't deliver.
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Update: thankfully most of the language referencing UltraHDMI has been removed from their Kickstarter. Also sorry about the bad mic quality in this video. I had problems w/ my lapel mic on my shirt & I didn’t want to re-record the whole video. DOH!
12 minute TRASH video. Just say it's awful and a scam and DONE. dont circlejerk around, that's so cancer
Audio was totaly fine, not as crisp as it usually is of course, but you can clearely hear all you say without any trouble. :)
Just say it garbage lol basically it is your being honest
That's cuz when you attach a lapel mic to a Priest shirt you have to do your vocals two octaves higher, Halford style.
@@slyceth if that's all you wanted then why did u even click it, the title said exactly that
Honest reviewers are a dying breed. Love the review bud
angry joe is pretty honest in my opinion
No they're not.
Agreed! It's nice to see some real honesty. One of the reasons why this channel is so great.👍✌️
@@1critical.truther too many “this is my new favorite thing types” Honest Reviews are always better and this channel accels at them.
@@kentown8115 Nah he lies when playing sponsored games. But I would've done it too.
LOL they're going to do a second run to live up to the first one? GOOD LUCK
phew! i almost bought into this on kickstarter........but yeah wtf why not just open up and improve the first ones instead deliver on their promises
@stirange but the first one as weve established from the video wont deliver so who in their right mind would back them again?
We fucked up the first release... how about another?
I love your videos.
@@Copeydude101 Just make a new account and find somebody else's name to put on it to distance yourself. That's what they could do. TBH they did send out review units, which makes me think either they genuinely didn't know about the lower quality, or they're just willing to ignore it. Anyway, if something comes around again they're going to have to have a prototype with side-by-side comparisons.
This is absolutely why I respect Metal Jesus. He is always open and honest when it comes to anything and everything he reviews.
As how everything should be
What if he reviews his wife or mom? Would he say not worth the money dont buy?
@@frostedlambs depends on the how good they truly are
Exactly, he's not some lying shill.
Yeah they hit me and some others up too way before the kickstarter and said the whole UltraHDMI pitch. Was super interested cuz I dont have one. Then they kinda disappeared and the kickstarter popped up and I was like that's weird. Sucks it ended up like this because I was somewhat interested in snagging one.
Oh my god its Stevie Richards!
Got that pro controller yet?
@@christopherbee8635 yessir
This is why I love all you content creators you have saved me from buying things that seem nice but are shit! lol
@@TheNightCamera Me too! That was his trademark!
Fair play for getting this out so early!
Thank you for the honest feedback.
Heeyy daniel ibbertson
Kickscammers: Warrior 64
@Marc Carran You know Guru Larry and 'DJ' Slope/Daniel Ibbertson are different people - and channels, yeah? Not everyone with a British accent is the same person ya racist!* lol
*sarcasm
Coming Soon.. 😀
I like people like MJR that are independent and honest about products like this even when they get sponsored by these companies!
Misread the title as "Wario 64" and expected a game that doesn't exist.
Κι εγω ετσι χαχα
I would definitely be interested in Wario 64 and would at least give a look to Waluigi's Taco Stand
@-0melette- I'm gonna go ahead and call bullshit and then I'm going to look it up. I'll update.
@-0melette- OK so it appears to be a *real* game in the sense that it's a game that exists but it's a fanmade mod of Mario 64. It actually looks pretty neat though.
I wanna take this opportunity to say that I think they did Waluigi a serious disservice by giving him that name. It firmly cements him as just "evil Luigi" instead of as his own separate character which probably had a lot to do with him not taking off as a beloved member of the Mario cast of characters until recently. (I know a lot of people only "like" him in the "meme" sense but I know there's a lot of people like me who always latch into obscure, underdog characters also).
Maybe in Japan it makes sense to them culturally to name the character what pretty well translates to "bad Luigi" but in the western world it really doesn't play that well. At least Wario sounds like a name. Waluigi has always looked like a "Vinny" to me. It's a stereotypical Italian-American name so it fits. He would get to have a "V" as his logo instead of that dumb ass shit that looks like a "7".
There. I said my piece about it and I feel a little bit better.
@-0melette- I did not realize that he was created by a third party developer! I'm gonna go check into that.
I can't imagine, though, why you wouldn't want to at least set things up to where you could capitalize on the possible popularity of any character in a franchise like Super Mario. Nintendo would have had the final say on any element of the game, especially with the tight grip they keep on their IPs. However, they just basically went, "yeah eff it whatever" when it came to Waluigi.
Then again, I was a huge fan of Super Princess Peach on the DS so I guess that's just a thing I do. 🤷♂️
Thank you for the unbiased review!
Glad it was helpful!
@@MetalJesusRocks help my friend please I have been a fan for years love the videos and content heres my issue I want to get a better out put to my 4k 75 inch tv with my original OG Xbox what do I get and where to buy also 1 for my playstation 2 and wii as well mabye send me some links or a list of Easy to do mabye just a upscale cord best to worst and also a video about those consoles and older consoles being hooked to the fancy TVs of today thank you metaljesus ill be waiting your answers :-)
@@gnagarysteventon If Metal Jesus had to do research for every body asking him for something, he would never get anything done. Google is your friend.
@@techx154 thanks secretary of state 🤣 dont you think this was already done on my end and just wanted some info from another source and that source is MetalJesusRocks not techx154 good day sir
@@gnagarysteventon You're welcome, but I'm not Hillary Clinton. She sucks.
When something is too good to be true, its because it is.
@@rap6439 Yep, that isn't too good to be true. It is a reality, and the quality is good... its just horrifically expensive compared to other solutions. If all someone is looking to do is upscale their existing N64, there are options like the OSSC or the RetroTink2X which are very fine little to no lag solutions.
Even getting the N64 RGB modded, then run through either of those upscaling/line doubling solutions is still probably cheaper than what I've seen these HDMI mods go for... $450 is a large chunk of money.
I think I paid $75 for the RGB mod for my N64. Then I was able to use either the HDRetrovision cable for Component Which I think was $35 or the RGB Scart cable which I think was about the same.
Lotta options out there, just takes time to figure out which solution fits your expectations and budget. :)
@@rap6439 the price of the UltraHDMI makes that it is not 'too good to be true', it's more like 'as good as it should be for that price'.
@PabstOban @RAP64
@ApemanMonkey People are more welcome to compare/use the UltraHDMI as a standard for quality when it comes to N64 HDMI mods, but that kit isn't a viable option imo, simply because it hasn't been available for sale over a year now (go look at the last posted update/info about it), and there's not even a pre-order date set so we can have an idea as to when it might be available again for sale. The point is, make/use comparisons for things that are readily available right now for purchase, not what might be available in the future.
Rumor is it was a flop based on price and isn’t coming back.
@@CoroaEntertainment you know it was the people making the Warrior 64 who themselves said it was like the UltraHDMI, right?
Beware of Ultra deals folks, don't give them any Ultra bucks until they produce something truly Ultra and I don't mean Ultra crap.
Ultra comment
@@fders938 Ultra Reply
Great first impressions! We also had an email from them regarding review units, but they went rogue for the last few weeks. :S
You meant they ghosted you? "Going rogue" means breaking off to accomplish the mission for yourself.
@Sendit Sunday LOL! No, that would be the "CoroaEntertainment" guy you see flooding all the Warrior 64 comments sections with incorrect info and objectively bad takes. I'm combing the same threads since I'm invested in UltraHDMI and want to counter the misinformation. Only corrected this unrelated tid-bit so to eliminate future confusion. I know I would appreciate it if I were missusing it the same way. ;)
@Sendit SundayUltraHDMI... the N64 video upgrade kit that this Warrior 64 thing purported to compare itself to. I've literally installed several hundred, if not over 1,000 of them, and I don't want the people in the group buy to get the wrong impression about how they compare. It would be a disaster for them if they pulled out in anticipation of this Warrior 64 thing only to find out that they wasted their money and it's literally worse than getting a traditional RGB mod with one of those $15 SCART2HDMI adapters.
@@emmettturner9452 The earliest known citations for going rogue all dealt with elephants-appropriately enough for an expression that is now frequently used in reference to the Republican Party (often symbolized by an elephant).
“Itu gajah dya jehat! (That elephant’s going rogue)” remarked the head axeman, shaking his head. (Boys’ Life, January, 1924)
I just read this thread and I see a bunch of nerds rambling lol
I really appreciate this honest review! Job well done!
Glad it was helpful!
I was about to comment the same thing. Very refreshing on TH-cam to see a true review rather than a paid-for sales pitch.
Unlike that horrendous Gameloft Asphalt video...
@@MetalJesusRocks Can we have a video on emulators on android. Theres n65, and now GC emulation. Also the Over Drive N64 all in one game pak. Ive always been interested in this topic. I hear they are working on xbox 1 emulation. Thanks.
Metaljesusrocks has been around earth for a very longtime. This channel deserves a million subs
LOL Thanks! And yes, I'm as old as dirt 😂
Wait a second, I just noticed he doesn’t have a million and I’m really surprised by that. There’s so much quality content, I’m shocked.
@@theconfusingwords It's mainly the smaller size of the retro gaming community compared to some others. Retro gaming is more niche than most people who watch videos about it would think. I'm the only person among my gaming friends who has more than a passing interest in retro stuff. Most people play games and move on and the nostalgia is more of a passing moment ("Oh yeah I remember that, that was fun back int he day") vs something they buy products for. The under 1 mil sub count is not really a reflection on MetalJesus, his stuff is great, there's just a more limited audience for it than other topics.
One of the best TH-camr. I still can't believe he still doesn't have a million subscribers. He deserves 5 million subscribers!!
He is getting close. We need to help get him to 1 mil.
The console looks like Optimus primes face😂 I can't be the only person that sees it🤣
Nintendo consoles, Transform, and roll out!
@@RoyOrbisonsElvisTape 😂 roll out and don't come back
Well....NOW I do!!
@@vsm303 😂
Now I can't unsee it
It looks slightly better than the cable to me, especially looking at the text in waveracer. The ultra HDMI looks much sharper though
You know the warrio 64 doesnt look bad. Its just not worth what they are asking.
Yeap. I'd pay something for the case itself and the controlers, but nothing even close to the price...
So getting an original NTSC N64 board that has been RGB/HDMI modded for you, that has been refurbished/recapped and tested, along with a new outer case, two new controllers, all the cables needed to easily hook it up to an HDTV, and to have all that shipped to your front door for only $150, is "just not worth what they are asking" in your opinion?
@@CoroaEntertainment Or you could just get a $30 Hyperkin cable, hook it up to your original N64, and have the same experience. According to MetalJesus, at least.
@@fuinharlz The controller itself at least has been sold by Hori for years now.
So a $25 controller + $25 Hyperkin HDMI cable will get you the same experience as this $95 product.
As much as N64s go for these days alone this isnt a bad deal for someone who dont have one at all. You could spend $100 and get a dud of a system so this dont seem so bad for a starter.
“Oohh. Don't worry! After everyone buys these up, we'll make an even BETTER version LATER. That's how good commerce works!"
*Drawn-out fart noise*
Apple and Android do this with their phones every year. Countless other companies around the world also do the same thing with their products.
The noise you’re talking about, me and my friends always type as PFFFFFFFFT! Lol
No that’s how Oculus works for sure. I hate their business practices
@@CoroaEntertainment No they don't say their upcoming phone is 5g and then send a 3g phone to youtubers for review.
You're on to something here.
imagine contacting youtubers to review your product and they totally hate it and don't recommend it haha, savage. good work MJR
basically they are ruining perfectly fine Nintendo 64 consoles to make this abomination... even the shell looks tacky
unless you buy a system with a shattered shell, also the shell looks like it could hold a fan
honestly i think the shell is pretty cool.
@@moxieallen5428 Same, I think it looks cool, but the hdmi mod is def. not worth it
I guess if you're going to create a market you have to destroy the old market.
What a shitty company.
They are just doing what everyone else is. Cashing in on a trend...
Very refreshing to see a review that isn't positive. Many leave positive reviews because an item/game was sent for free to review. Thanks for Keeping it real MJR.
Metal Jesus just put them out of business.
They forgot to comply with the hush money
Amen
Well, he accelerated it. It would have happened anyway. :-)
Didn't Jesus say he told them it wasn't good... And they said they developing another product anyway. So basically just they will do another kickstarter.
Feel sorry for all the N64's that are going to be cannibalized for this.
Yeah that's bullshit and affront to the community. Where are these tossed shells going?
Lol cannibalized
they're probably reclaimed ewaste anyway. The 64 is way more common in some markets.
@@flandrble You need a working one to do this.
@@PanjaRoseGold very little to go wrong inside a N64, it's mainly the PSU that dies from old age. So it either goes to ewaste or auctioned as junk.
The warrior looked slightly more crisp to me than the cable. Not nearly enough for the price difference, but there was a slight improvement.
It looked quite a bit more crisp.
4:53 "Do you miss the solid visual of the N64?" That solid is doing some heavy lifting there. Also it said in the back it was 720p.
I don't need something like this
What I need is a time machine to go back to the late 90s
May be a long wait.
I loved my N64 more than any other console (I'm afraid it died a couple of years ago), but if I go back to the 90s I have a worse house, but then again a lot more hair! I'm conflicted.
Or a life in 2020
*Introducing a new KickStarter for the “90’s Time Machine”!!*
@referral madness Ha ha! Fully bald nowadays. When I was 18 I had longer hair than Metal Jesus! Mind you, it took a lot of effort to maintain. Now I just shave the lot.
Love your brutal honesty MJ, I know you never over or under sale your reviews, we need that in today's world more than ever.
"it comes with a box and it comes with everything inside of the box"
Hmm, interesting 🤔
"A complete package, 5/10"
Eh, I mean, it's not always a sure thing.
I'll stick with my original N64 on a my Sony CRT television.
Even CRT's can't make it look that great unfortunately, like s-video looks tolerable but that's it. Even some of the basic mods like RGB don't do much because it blurs the shit out of everything on a hardware level.
@@gamerguy425 "tolerable"? You're an idiot. N64 on CRT on freaking RF looks really good and better than plenty of bad games on sixth gen, on composite or s-video it looks great. If you don't want to "tolerate" the best fifth gen graphics don't bother playing it.
@@RaniaIsAwesome Why are you like this?
@@pierogiesAndKielbasa Do you have a problem with how I am?
I'm an artist who worked on N64 games, and they were made to look good on CRT. I use CRTs (PVM and consumer level) for playing all the old school stuff. I can see the appeal for most people these days to use HD TVs and all that, but if you want to see the games the way we intended for them to be seen, it's CRT all the way.
This is why I love you as a TH-camr. You’re such an honest reviewer. This product could have been great, but they definitely blew it. I appreciate you doing this video.
How can he slap?
They obviously tried a con and got caught, thats kickstarter for you.
I don't think it's a full scam, the shell looks cool IMO and the controller could be a good Hori Pad replacement(Just buy a Brawler64). That being said, the mod is obviously some cheap hack instead of a proper mod, and the wording is pretty shady about the quality.
What's the con? Offering an hdmi solution for the n64?
@@SuperAndrew64 The con isn't offering an HDMI solution for the N64, but offering a bad HDMI solution for the N64. Bob from RetroRGB reviewed the kit and went so far as to lag test it.
@@SuperAndrew64 are you invested in warrior 64 or something? You seem to be replying to everyone’s criticism of this awful product with some anger. That’s ok, some people like terrible things.
@@Aenima308 in fact, i did back the warrior 64 and I can confirm it is a piece of junk. i am sending mine back. it seemed like a good affordable solution to an hdmi n64 but I have actually experienced it myself so now my opinion has changed
Props for the Cannonball Run poster.
Thanks for this! I've been watching the kickstarter and hoping a retro reviewer (you specifically) would get their hands on it to confirm some of the speculation going around about it. You're the best, Metal Jesus!!
Small bits of MJR savagery coming through in short bursts here and there. I love it!!!
Videos like this are great. Being able to compare mods in action side by side really shows off what you're getting for your money.
do you guys not remember intec gaming solutions let me explain the last product intec produced for a long time was a portable monitor for the original xbox and even that monitor failed because they had tons of them with flickering issues and unable to do dvd playback from the original xbox
Confused the title for Quest 64! Phew!
I thought it was a game called Warrior 64. 😄
@Nigel Douglas They all had 63 versions before them obviously.
I thought this was a hyrule warriors port LMAO
EW! You just reminded of ProJared.
@@GatorRay What the heck are you talking about? I'm wearing pants!
Thank you for an honest review, looks like I'll be sticking with my CRT till it dies, and just go with a basic cable when the time comes.
Thanks metal jesus. I don't have the money for an ultra HDMI mod, but i was contemplating getting this or an Ion Super 64 and an Mclassic combo. I decided on the 2nd option.
99% of the stuff on Kickstarter is just a blatant scam, why do people still throw away money at it is beyond me.
@Mustache Twirling Bad Guy Let's see your proof?
I donated to planetary annihilation and it was great
I've basically stopped funding in there, but I've gotten some great stuff there as well.
I've gotten some amazing shit off of Kickstarter. Just be choosy about what you back and pick stuff that isn't promising the world and you will be fine.
I was interested in this product. This is why Metal Jesus “Rocks” thanks for the honest review.
Seriously, if they gave this to Lew (Unbox Therapy) it would have been rave reviews across the board.
I heard about a 2nd version of the Ultra hdmi that is in development. Maybe it'll be easier to manufacture thus more available.
Pray
Hopefully its cheaper as well
I mean they clearly don't know what they're doing
No it's the same price...and nothing is easy to manufacture right now lol.
Maybe competition will breed someone willing to make a quality product to fill the demand that clearly has potential for profit.
Are the cable HDMI solutions any good if you tweak the settings through your smart TV to make it look better?
I just learned about this from Pat Contri's video from last week. I was intrigued, but he had a lot of questions, which I had as well. Thanks for doing this.
I remember when I was younger playing Wave Race for the 1st time thinking "OMG this is beautiful and it looks so real!" lol The water looked great for the time.
I still own the game since 99. Yes that water graphics are 🔥 I never found out how to do that spin move trick 😂 I need to find out
I had a bad feeling from the start looking at this project.
You could tell their knowledge wasn't enough by just reading the description on their Kickstarter.
Glad how honest you are with reviews. Love your personalty and work.
This is the first MJR video I’ve watched. Keep up the good work!
I stay away from hdmi bs gimmicks for my older systems. Instead I have an old TV. Nothing beats gaming the way I grew up doing it!
Same here, though I got a RetroTink & a good inverter for my Semi. Along with a busted PS2&Wii for "backups."
Looks like shit, but there's no input lag... Can't really take a CRT with me though.
Only thing like this I ever got was a plug for my GC, but I didn't have to open it, solder it and possibly ruin it. Just plug and play. Amazing thing.
Same!
Kept a big tube television for years for N64 and SNES gaming!! 😊👍
I like up scaled emulators.
but if you have an old CRT with a DVI port, the HDMI mods will give you an amazing image.
I'm still running my n64 though an RGB scart cable, the cheap HDMI solutions don't seem to be much of an improvement
5:15 - Blast Corps was a fricking fantastic game!
As I was watching this, I was thinking about why people love the N64 so much, and I thought of blast corps. Definitely one of the better games on the console. The list of must haves is pretty short IMO.
@@zosxavius Time to get moving.
Metal Jesus!!! Any links to places you recommend getting the ultra HDMI done. I'm very interested in do this. Because of your video on the game gear Mcwill mod I had the mod done to my game gear!
Will you be doing a review soon on the Retrotink 2x mini? I’m thinking of getting it as a drop in replacement for my old dvdo iscan pro , and I’d love to hear your thoughts on their newest product.
Crack open your Hyperkin cable and compare the main IC.... Probably uses the exact same converter chip.
Same chip as Pound cables too.
Same chip as most HDMI boxes.
The circuits look a lot more complex than that on the Warrior 64. While one board plugs into the video output, an other one plugs directly onto the MAV-NUS chip which is responsible for digital-analog conversion and thus has direct RGB instead of crappy composite signal that the video output receives.
The Warrior 64 probably just lacks upscaling but actually has proper colors and a good signal. It's just a 480p signal.
The chip markings are scrubbed off.
@@msklywenn The one connected to the MAV-NUS in their installation video is one of three adapter boards meant to deal with the different video DAC/Encoder sizes and pinouts:
One for VDC-NUS (early NTSC video DAC/Encoder with analog RGB output)
One for DENC-NUS (PAL video DAC/Encoder)
One for AVDC-NUS (audio DAC and video DAC/Encoder).
The adapter boards literally just adapt the ribbon connector for each version of the video DAC chip and doesn't do anything other than make a connection, so it isn't really what you need to be looking at... though you might want to note that only AVDC/MAV-NUS have digital audio so it will have to get audio from elsewhere.
The board on the AV Multi-out is the CPLD digital to analog RGB mod with a resistor ladder DAC as Tim Worthington designed it way back in 2007. The adapter board from the digital side of the N64's video DAC connects to the top side, giving it the digital signal it needs to make analog RGB.
Unfortunately, it only connects to Audio, Power, and Ground on the AV Multi-out, so it will not restore analog RGB despite what their Kickstarter video said about "the back" having RGB and HDMI. Audio goes right out the side connector to their HDMI board. Analog RGBS video from the resistor ladder also goes through this connector to the HDMI board. Hopefully you can see where this is going...
YEP. The HDMI board is another one of those crappy chips that you see in all the generic SCART2HDMI, AV2HDMI, YPbPr2HDMI, etc boxes that you can get for $15. That's also the same garbage they put inside Pound, LevelHike, Hyperkin, etc HDMI cables before marking them up $15 or more while pretending that they were made specifically for those consoles. Here:s the thing: they were made to handle analog inputs for a digital TV. They were made to send the scaled output to the digital display at its native resolutin, but they take that signal and run it back through an HDMI transmitter instead. This results in double-scaling, increased latency, and worse: NONE of these off-the-shelf analog input chips properly handle 240p, which is the native resolution of most consoles before the Dreamcast. Therefore, it is a scam to charge $10-15 extra while acting like it is designed specifically for a console where it doesn't even properly support that console's native resolution.
Not supporting 240p means treating it like 480i, which means deinterlacing non-interlaced video. That means adding latency, blurring motion, and ruining 60hz flashing effects like simulated transparency.
Stay FAR away from this garbage. If they truly wanted to tailor it for the N64 then they would have included Peter Bartmann or Tim Worthington's N64 YPbPr output and then incorporated the line doubler used on RetroTink 2X, RAD2X, Super64, Wii2HDMI, etc. Obviously, they aren't those kinds of engineers. They are the "take a thing and stick it into another thing" kind of engineers using the same $15 scalers they been scamming everyone with for $30.
@@msklywenn Warrior 64 incompetently scales it to 720p. What should be a simple 3x240p line multiplier, instead, gets processed as 480i, then 480i gets scaled to 720p. The issue with a Line 3X multiplier is that the timing will not be 60hz like most TVs expect and often will not work, but 480p will, so Line 2X is the way to go. Even TVs that improperly scale 240p will scale 480p to their native resolution just fine.
thank you for the good honest review! I was interested in this when I heard about it since something equal (or very close to) the ultraHDMI for $150 would be great. Disappointing to see how it turned out. Also wondering, did they like essentially cannibalize 1000 N64s for the boards to make these or what?
Good to know, thx for the heads up and the clarification between both those hdmi
How to kill a kickstarter 101
The box art doesn't make a lot of sense. It looks like something from the 80s but the N64 is from the mid-90s.
THAT’S what you choose to bitch about? Man, some gamers are the biggest man babies ever. Have to find something to cry about
@@abstractheory1 you are clearly a shill for this company
I was thinking the box screamed 'bootleg'...it was chintzy and cheesy in the worst way.
@@chriseaton2730 He isn't shilling though, he's just saying it's a bit odd you choose to complain about the box over the disappointing product inside. . .
@@abstractheory1 yeah he should've complained about the same stuff as the video we all just watched!!
I love hearing the same thing over and over!
When even Jesus can't find anything positive to say about your product, you might wanna go back to the drawing board, or choose a new profession
Atleast he likes how the shell looks
Thanks for the review. Also, love the Cannonball Run poster in the background! I remember watching it in the theater multiple times when I was 13.
It's the best movie ever made.
I'm still happy with my original N64 using s-video on my 27" Sony CRT TV.
Get an RGB mod with VI deblur like Tim Worthington's board. Then use an OSSC or a SNES component cable. Just as good (or better with an ossc) plus you can use it with professional monitors
And how much will all that set a person back? (that's a rhetorical question) ;-)
@@CoroaEntertainment my rhetorical answer would be less than an ultrahdmi if you are paying for install. The mod is more reversible too which is important to some, and it’s all much more readily available.
It may not be what you were expecting in terms of video quality, but from what I see, it looks like a viable solution for people who no longer have a working N64 console to use. And it doesn't require finding an old T.V. to use. In that sense, I could definitely see the pre-built unit being worthwhile. I myself, could use another controller. I may look into whether or not those are available for purchase separately.
I've seen a few of Metal Jesus' videos but never subscribed. Then I saw this one and I mashed that subscribe button. Your honesty is what did it for me. Thanks man.
that guitar in the back is beautiful
Do I even know what the Warrior 64 is? No.
Am I gonna support this super cool channel by watching this video and finding out what this is? Yep.
Metal Jesus Rocks 🤘
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Anyone who uses the term beta and alpha aint getting any 🐱 (sorry!)
I'm not offended at all, but nobody who watches a 1hr compilation about how to be an alpha male is gonna come at me sideways.
This guy is fuck!n cool. Down to earth honest reviews and here are you: probably some neckbeard upset that his favorite anime isn't releasing a new episode yet. (But dont get your katana yet) I'm only making fun of how pathetic you are as an internet troll. Internet trolls were such a different breed so you must be a child, if so are you upset your crush has someone better (way better) than you in mind? Sucks to be you. That is the only reason why any random dude on TH-cam is in the comment section starting fights.
Now go back to your alpha male videos, cause I'm sure dragging some random dude on the internet is guranteed that you aren't happy.
Metal Jesus Rocks (oh and I have been watching him eversince)
When you’re showing the side by side, the Warrior is noticeably sharper and doesn’t have the blurring around numbers and words that the Hyperkin does.
Interesting design for the shells. I totally see the over saturation but I kind of prefer the smoothness of it over the RetroTink Mini. Idk just preference, curious to see what they might make next. Its not an absolutely terrible solution, just a little pricy for what the end product is. Always love your whole hearted honesty on reviews.
Funny thing is the softer picture is more how I remember it on a CRT
glad to see you be honest and not always like everything LOL. Keep it up. We need another video with Reggie
great review, and I agree - go to all that effort on the "fluff", make sure the insides are excellent.
Such a very weird company plan?
My respect for Metal Jesus just skyrocketed. Honest and fair review. Thanks!
I'm confused by this review. The warrior 64 footage looked 100x better than the ultra HDMI footage.
@5:48 "looks almost identical".. The Warrior 64 on the right looks so much better in that clip. lol.
"so much"? Ummm. It was marginal at best. But compared to what it SHOULD be then it is basically identical.
I personally hated the over saturation and brightness
It’s very ironic that a product named WARRIOR 64 , is confusing and has major issues, just like the wrestler of the same name lol.
Thank for the honest review, I’ll save my money!
You know what you never did? Use a mini hdmi adapter to HDMI on your Ultra HDMI and connect with the mClassic I'm very curious to see how it would be the output of that
Why would you want to reduce pixelization when the original pixels are what you want to get as clear as possible?
@@emmettturner9452 Simple, because not everybody likes the same things. If you like the clear pixels to have that serrated edge cool but there's also people who like as smooth as possible. It's just preference.
@@wagnerapinheiro Yeah, but your preference defeats the purpose. Stick with analog goo if you don't want to see the pixels.
@@emmettturner9452 I am sticking with that thanks. But about defeating purposes?? Maybe it defeats what you have as standard for yourself but remember what I said tastes differ and you don't have to jump on a bandwagon just because someone said this or that is better. Just use the way you like it.
@@wagnerapinheiro I'm not talking about "taste." I'm saying that it is objectively superior if the goal is higher quality signal. You can measure it on an oscilloscope. Science. Objectivity. Facts. ;) If you don't like pixels then you can do whatever post-processing you want but, even then, it is objectively better to start with a pixel-perfect image even if you want to process it and hide the pixels. The problem with mClassic is that it would only work right if it supported the N64's native 240p resolution but the UltraHDMI doesn't even support outputting that (always line-doubled). Instead, it sees a source pixel after it is scaled with at least four times as many pixels so it can only presume that the square shape is intentional detail, which is why their mCable works so much better on higher-resolution modern console games.
at 8:56 you can clearly see that it is upscaled and the color is also enhanced look how jagged the outlines on the ball on the left and the black lines on the caution sign the sign does not even come to a point on the left it just gets jagged
8:48 are you crazy the warrior is miles sharper lines, look to the laft of each picture- the red roof and stuff, the left picture is jaged and right picture is alot straighter and smother
Beware to kickstarters trying to pull the wool over our eyes: don’t ask honest reviewers to look at your product.
It doesn’t sound like they were trying to trick anyone so much as they just didn’t know what they were doing.
This sounds more like a tragedy. I feel kinda bad for these guys if they really didn't realize....and I could totally see that.
Imagine spending years of your life on a project, and you actually deliver it....nice box, presentation, material quality and all.....just to find out you missed a critical point.....
Not only does that part of your life feel wasted, but the income you were really counting on is just gone.
"Why would you do it like this?!"
To dupe people?
I swear, around 8:00, the UltraHDMI and Warrior64 footage seems backwards. At 8:02, for instance, when the Warrior64 footage swipes over the UltraHDMI, it seems like the resolution goes up...am I missing something?
Thanks for the honest and brutal review! Informing us of the “facts” really helps us retro games steer clear of false prophecies. Really appreciate all you do!
There are so many companies that take advantage of retro gamers...it's honestly kind of ridiculous at this point, IMO.
What a hot mess, I can't say that I'm surprised though
Awesome review and your honesty and rundown/side by side comparisons was great! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
I bought a device made by Onn from Walmart that converts composite connections to HDMI. It seems to do the job. As long as I can connect my older game systems to my TV, I'm happy.
I, personally, don't like the look of the warrior 64 case. The transparent green isn't bad but it looks a lot like a Cyber Truck. I'd probably like it if they took more of a "Low poly N64" approach. Also, it kinda sucks the the video out quality is on par with a Hyperkin cable. Just some of my thoughts.
I mostly dislike aftermarket consoles just because of the casing (for example, I think the Analogue consoles nail in features but hate the product casing). I know that they do this to avoid copyright infringement, but still...
MetalJesus was given a free review unit, yet he still didn't suck up to bad products. Great job
respect
Good to see a review. Thank you for offering it to Bob for testing.
Hi mjr, I finally get my switch after like...literal 4 years of waiting for the price to go down in my country
What games should I start things off and are there any websites I should check out for game deals? (Physical/digital)
Didn’t hear about this but glad I didn’t until now, would have been a huge disappointment
Thanks for this video! It really cleared up a lot of my questions. The Kickstarter info was vague.
Just like most AV to HDMI solutions, the lag is actually minimal but the picture is too dark. Must be related to resistance in the cable? Looks the same as my £10 AV-HDMI box off Amazon
This is why I love you Metal Jesus. You're honest and up front with your opinions and recommendations. I know if you're recommending a product it's going to be quality. Thanks for this and looking out for us.
Thanks for giving an honest take. Kickstarter has already been compromised on quality and it was only a matter of time before more garbage than legit products became available.
These poor N64 upgrade solutions are one of the many reasons why I keep several CRT televisions around in my inventory.
I love reviewers who are honest about their reviews. I'm currently in the process of trying to source the only N64 update I really want to make which is I need a second Expansion Pack as my CRT connected N64 in my office doesn't have one. My livingroom console (Childhood N64) has one.
you can use it as a chest shield when you venture forth to the mean streets !
Hey MJR, how’s your diet going? I’m proud that you’re making steps to better yourself. You’re the best retro gaming channel on the platform.
Your reviews are honest and trustworthy
I watched your reviews for all of the n64 hdmi converters and I went with the super eon 64 (and a cool wireless hori controller). I like it a lot but is it worth the money?
I love this channel, thanks for your awesomeness!
I really dig the shell and controller. If they‘d sell these i would get them (also own some original Hori N64 controllers), but my guess is the negative press won‘t give them another chance for an „ultra“ version kickstarter after the fact