NARC Longplay (Arcade) [QHD]
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- Game Info
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Developer: Williams Electronic Games
Publisher: Williams Electronic Games
Year of Release: 1988
Game Impressions
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Another release from coin-op auteur Eugene Jarvis, NARC is one of the first games I'm aware of to use digitised sprites, and it's quite amazing just how good the graphics are for the time of release. The base resolution from the video output is 1024 x 768, which is insanely high compared to pretty much any other arcade machine of the time, and this is definitely reflected in the quality and sharpness of the graphics.
As for the gameplay, NARC is a further iteration on Javis' modus operandi: besiege the player from all sides, blow stuff up, collect stuff for bonus points, and make sure the difficulty is stupidly hard. The game tries to be super-edgy by having the players, a pair of bike-helmeted SWAT cops, busting drug dealers and street punks and collecting their stashes for points. Although its possible to actually arrest criminals by walking into them, it's far safer to simply blow them away with your machine guns and rocket launcher, with the latter sending severed limbs flying in all directions. Terminated perps often leave behind baggies full of drugs, or extra ammo for your weapons; you'll need every single bullet and rocket dropped because the sheer number of enemies can be overwhelming, and the amount of ammo you actually receive is severely limited.
As far as I can tell, the best strategy to beat the game involves racking up enough points to earn sufficient bonus lives to deal with final boss. I couldn't find a strategy that worked, other than to try and brute force my way through the encounter and rely on extra lives to win through.
Of Jarvis' games that I've played, I personally prefer Smash T.V. to NARC. The concept is better, and the mechanics are less fiddly. I found it difficult to actually pick items up, and the added controls for crouching and jumping just made things feel overcomplicated. This may have been technically impressive, but it lacks the fun and stupidity of putting your life on the line for a new toaster...
Video Notes
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Chapters
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00:00 Attract mode
00:12 Stage 1
02:23 Stage 2
04:50 Stage 3
06:21 Stage 4
09:13 Stage 5
10:52 Stage 6
15:03 Stage 7
16:48 Stage 8 (Final Boss)
19:53 Ending
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That final boss is some grade A nightmare fuel.
Probably the final boss was just a normal human being, but after busting some many drug cartels, you get inebriated by the drugs themselves and that is what you saw on drugs
It's kinda like that Smash TV boss.
crazy how he hardly even got hit the whole playthrough and then just chucked himself at the boss, dying repeatedly. Wonder if that's actually just the fastest way to do it...
@@johns783 Probably yes since the boss design was just bullshit and the final obstacle to really eat away all your money.
@@NisseDood fair assessment.
This was an amazing documentary. I remember when this happened in the late 80s.
Well its not everyday you hear about drug dealing clowns
@@rockk9753 you really think you can raise a family on clown work? grow up, kid; ALL clowns sell drugs.
@@LIONTAMER3D I guess laughter doesnt make the world go round after all
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I got aids reading this comment train. Well played!
FUN FACT: This was the very first arcade game to feature the now-iconic "Winners Don't Use Drugs" screen.
Few of us listened.
It was also the first to show blood.
“Winners don’t use Trump”
@@mmodnao You Mean
"Winners Don't Vote For Trump"
Bill S. Sessions or something like that? I saw that golf medallion and message so many times..
I love that I correctly guessed the primary antagonist was named "Mr Big" just by his outfit and the fact that 75% of all mobsters were named Mr. Big in the 80's and 90's.
Mr. Big Shot.
they were pretty Notorious
The main villain in Guardians of the hood is also named Mr. Big. Aaaanddd, at the end of the game it is revealed that she’s a woman!
One of the most bonkers arcade games that Midway ever made.
I like the arcade version more than the PS2 3D remake. The PS2 one doesn't have the Judge Dredd spirit of the original.
Not bad graphics for a game made in 1988.
You can tell it was a labour of love
huge statement lol midway made some cracked-out games =/
@@LIONTAMER3D Smash TV, Total Carnage, Mortal Kombat, Revolution X, Carnevil.
I like how at 16:57 the NARC finally gives in and actually does drugs.
Getting that far without going down, which is called a no miss run in arcade slang, is actually really impressive. You get extra lives or extends at every 100k points, and you are expected to need them.
Can you imagine the police report from this?
"Suspect refused to comply with lawful commands, and began spitting out giant tongues, which then proceeded to aggressively bounce toward us."
That would quiet a frantic event. Exciting and ridiculous.
Always loved that 80's swagger walk the main character had 😂
As soon as the final boss changed forms I realized I was finally seeing that game those kids were playing in the first Ninja Turtles movie, holy cow.
This was always the loudest cabinet in an arcade!! 🎶 takes me back!!
the chopper sound efx were super-loud
Just walk into the arcade
*YOU’RE BUSTED!*
Midway knew how to market arcade games to people, mainly kids.
This was one of only a few games that actually freaked me out as a kid when I saw it in an arcade.
Yea, that bazooka blowing people up and body parts flying all over the place kinda freaks out little kids. In my arcade there was the Ninja Turtle game right next to it. Imagine a kid see what's happening the next game over. lol
@@JohnSmith-nj4zq The grainy, pseudo-realistic graphics fall pretty hard into the uncanny valley. And then there's the final boss...
It's kind of amazing how few bullet pick-ups there are in a game so clearly dedicated to gunplay.
I wonder if it’s related to how often you die? These games were designed to eat quarters so maybe since he wasn’t dying, the game wasn’t giving out ammo as often.
@@garvensman I did notice that bullet drops did increase as he started arresting people instead of just shooting. That may have something to do with it.
@@vsgfilmgroup Makes sense
Also, you never run out of ammo for some reason.
@@pantheman2842 Not completely. My guess is that you go to that other weapon he's carrying when you run out, which is a single-shot.
At 15:50, you gotta respect the absolute terror of that random criminal dude who, in the midst of flaming body parts, syringes, and bullets flying everywhere, manages to shout out "I give up!" in the hopes that that'll save him. Bless that boy.
This was so incredible when it came out. You have to appreciate Jarvis' games for making the *sound* so incredible. Smash TV was the natural succession to what worked here.
Funny how, in a game where the player slaughters dope dealers and crackheads by the dozens in the streets and blows up the giant head that serves as the final boss, the developers drew the line at killing dogs and made the bullets magically turn them into scared puppies.
I can respect that
dogs suck
Omfg the bugs were so annoying
"Professionals have _standards._ Be polite, be efficient. Have a plan to kill every drug-dealer you meet, and love dogs."
Isn’t making games like this considered a banned game? I mean it is about illegal drugs.
This is what I feel like Cartman saw in his mind during the Hall Monitor episode.
this is hands down the most accurate representation of America ever produced.
Not really. The streets in this game are cleaner than real life LA. And no homeless tents...
@@jonathantan2469 The game must take place around Detroit, then.
We used to be a proper country!
There was a TV show called "Video Power," that was mostly about gameplay tips for Nintendo games, but there was a cartoon segment in the middle. The show was sponsored by Acclaim, so it was based on their games, "NARC" in particular.
That last boss is so weird. That would’ve given me nightmares as a kid if I played this
"You have completed the NARC training mission... Contact your local DEA recruiter." Um, OK, um...
Really pieced it together.
"Hello is this the D.E.A.? This is Jimmy. I just beat Mr. Big."
D.E.A. "SAY NO MORE."
@@slayerd357 YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY TO THE FLETC, PILGRIM. GET YOUR ARMOR & SUIT UP TIME TO BLAST SOME DRUG DEALERS AWAY. YEEEEEEE-HAAAAAA
It's weird, this game looks like a satire on America's war on drugs.
Yet, at some point, I know this game was supposed to be taken seriously.
If there was ever a game that needed the "Winners Don't Use Drugs" splash screen from William Sessions, Director of the FBI, it was this one!
To some extent. The Williams games seemed to have an overdone silliness since this point, definitely showing up in Smash TV and MK later (Oh, OK, Williams was bought by Midway and made this game.)
@@AL82RetrogamingLongplays This whole game WAS the splash screen
I remember playing it as a little kid and even then I thought it was a bit much.
@@AL82RetrogamingLongplays , personally, I am pissed that no one had the fucking balls to fight the war on drugs like the people did in this game because had they done so, well, let me just say that drugs, druggies, drunks, pot heads, and other addicts would not exist and the world would be a lot better off without the assholes that ruined the lives of so many people.
I remember been so impressed of those graphics we can't possibility get any better than this.
It still looks kickass
And we didn't
I hated those graphics, just like I hated MK Pit Fighter and many others like that. Felt fake and unrefined to me, I preferred classic pixel art.
Me too. I loved digitized graphics when they were used.
From the makers of Mortal Kombat. This game was hilarious.
pure crack rocks is what it is
@@LIONTAMER3D dont you mean k.r.a.k.?
@@rockk9753 i mean nuke =/
Truly masterpiece of arcade games 👾 🕹
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Looks more like a flash game to me.
(Rip flash)
First time I seen this game a pro happened to be playing and I got to see the whole thing to the end. Seeing the head thing at the end earned a serious "What the flying hell?!?". Very unique, loved it.
That walk animation tell you all you need to know.
This is a surprisingly realistic portrayal of American law enforcement's response to the drug problem.
I was a small boy that stopped to watch somebody fight Mr. Big the last boss as a head and my mom watched with me as Mr. big’s head blew up. We were both disgusted and just walked away. Def made a impression!
"This would've put a tear on Ronnie Reagan's eye"
Narc Base command: "Mr. Big's Office is impenetrable"
(Players breaches it in mere minutes)
Player: Misses half the plants during "Harvest Time" even after all enemies are gone
Also Player: Makes sure to grab EVERY gold bar in "Jackpot"
That’s the first time I ever saw someone get to the end of The Bridge with the car intact. Great job! (I also didn’t know you can actually leave the car whenever you want.)
Actually this is the stage where you can rack up your points. Anything else makes the game boring especially with little to no busts
"DEA recruitment office...This is Sgt. Richardson" - DEA
"Uhhh...Hi, I'm Jimmy and I'm 9 years old...I just beat the training mission on the Narc Arcade game and it told me to contact you." - Jimmy
"Well done, kid. I take it you want to kill cracked out adult males, collect drugs, money and save hookers from pimps?" - Sgt. Richardson
"Yeah, that sounds pretty awesome, sir...Do I get to keep any of it like in the game?" - Jimmy
"No, son...but you can have sex with the STD infected hookers...After all, this IS the 80s. Why don't you come on down to the office and we'll get you set up?" - Sgt. Richardson
Best comment I've seen in a long time! As an 80's kid I can relate to this energy.
Can I just point out... he jumps from a moving helicopter and lands on his feet....... everything else in this game I can believe :D
He got them Air Jordan's. Of course he can jump off a moving helicopter.
@nemo pouncey lol
this whole game is unbelievable. it's so wild how this was supposed to be taken seriously as a campaign to stay away from drugs
This hits the nail on the head for early 90s games. Some were so weird like Altered beast and clayfighters
I would play this at the mall when every mall had at least one bad ass arcade, I miss the 80s,and 90s
I loved dumping my quarters into this at a local theater when I was a kid. Seeing this video is giving me the urge to emulate. I wonder how it holds up.
I use to love playing this at 7/11 when I was living in Vancouver as a kid back in 1987.
I never played this game as a kid, but I did see it played on the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie and was very curious about it. It seems to be very hard even for an 80s standard arcade game.
@@swampfoxIX It does show to be one of the 80s staple arcades, or at least one of the mayor ones with such graphics from the late 80s.
Eugene Jarvis made it, and he was known for making some great, but very hard arcade games back in the day (Defender, Stargate, Robotron etc.)
@@jeffjackson9679 Wow, then that makes a whole world of sense. It also solidifies its stamp as an 80s standard game. Defender was one of the very first games I played as a little kid where I was learning to even write LOL.
@@EternalRoman Hated that control layout on the arcade version though, esp. for a game so hard to begin with. My hats off to anyone who could coordinate themselves to play that game.
@@jeffjackson9679 You mean in NARC? Cause I could still complain about DEFENDER though I still love it. I learned to play it well in the old Atari 2600 when I was a kid, then when I saw it on the arcade and tried my luck I had my butt handed over to me LOL. ROBOTRON was a game that I never got into, and when as a grown up I saw the controls a year ago I was glad I never got into it. I used to confuse it with BESERK and I had the same issue with PITTFALL and JUNGLE HUNT whom I used to get them mixed up smh.
Despite the wackiness, this game was truly was amazing on the arcade- and that never translated to any port ever. Because they couldn't port the voices, which provided tons of context. They couldn't port the police radios. They couldn't port the bad ass music.
Might be some of the best gore on the NES though
@@HideAndRead it was a pretty amazing nes game actually.
Now why can't we get it on systems today? 😢
Oddly enough I remember playing this, or something very simialr to it on Atari 1040 when I was a kid
I played the hell out of this on NES and I gotta say the NES soundtrack is way better.
I loved playing this game on the original Xbox, especially when you get to face Mr. Big in his final form.
*_"You die, cop!! HAA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HAAA!!"_*
Where does Mr. Big get his hats?
Does he commission a haberdasher to make him a size 1200 Fedora?
Does he send his measurements to a prop manufacturing company?
the ending music is a YTPMV before it was even a thing. Midway was truly ahead of the times
For all the monsters, demons, zombies, etc. that you see in horror games, nothing is quite as uncanny as the head of a mobster with three chins armed with tongues and a roomba. The fact that he looks like a clay model that was scanned into the game definitely helps with this.
Thank you for taking the gameplay seriously and not just button mashing your way through on infinite credits like the first two channels I tried for this game.
love the sub-level where you get points for picking up cannabis plants, and a ganja bonus at the end! Wonder if it foresaw that cannabis would be somewhat legal in many places, thirty plus years later
Not gonna lie, I would lose it if I found out someone actually went to the D.E.A. and applied saying, "Yeah, I got the high score on NARC. Sign me up."
I'd like to know how many kids called the DEA recruiters after finishing this.
i mean, there had to be at LEAST one, right?
The kids that wanted to stop drug smuggling clowns haha
It’s just as good as JonTron said!
“NOT…EVEN…ONCE!”
At least in '88 the depiction of arresting procedures are very accurate ('bam bam bam' freeze)
Yeah, I noticed plenty of times when the dealers said, "I give up!" only to be shot in the back a second later.
“Ganja Bonus”
Lmaoooooo this game was wild
They really nailed the future with this one. It was like a prediction.
I remember playing this at the arcade and wishing it was released on Amiga. Then many years later I was walking through an outdoor market and someone was selling it In a bargain basket!!!!
Fun fact, at the first level. If you just stand there and keep shooting the enemies, these flies spawn in etc...
Man you got to love how the officer just strolls around. His primary held up and the missile ready to fire. He just doesn’t give a fuck.
Millennials are too young to remember, but I recall like it was yesterday hearing on the news when Max Force and Hit Man took down the giant head on a hovering platform with flamethrowers for eyes and solved drugs in America forever.
Of course, I was blasted out of my mind in the 80s, so I may be misremembering.
I had the LCD version of this game. It was wretched-as nearly all LCD games tend to be-and I promptly smashed it with a sharp rock after I finally beat it.
More like LSD version amirite?
This game was so fun back in the day..
I love the "Say no or die" sign on the car and the double meaning of the phrase.
I find it slightly heartening that the dogs just turn into puppies and run away when they're shot.
Yep... You can murder surrendered winos with an incindiary rocket to the back , but no dogs were harmed on this mission!
Awesome gameplay....
When I saw this cabinet in the wild for the first time as a kid and returned home to my C64 this game blew my mind for a long time...
Jeez that final boss is jacked! Imagine wasting all the quarters in your pocket trying to kill him with all that touch damage
I remember playing this on vacations in some sketchy Miami hotel lol
Narc feels like a game someone on a tv show would use as a parody of a game.
it feels like a satire game from a shitty adult cartoon
the aesthetic of the lab is amazing.
you know Mr. Big fight is BS when someone this badass has to take hits from him in order to injure him!
The drums in this soundtrack are 🔥
you hear them because all the compressed voice clips and sound effects overpower the other sound channels of the games built in fm synthesizer chip
They show the skeletal phase of the final boss of this game in the TMNT movie at the footclan's hideout... I never knew that the game they were playing was NARC until watching this video.
It showed the game name in the movie. Right on the arcade cabinet. Rewatch it man.
LOL, this game was so nuts ! :-D
First time I see a see a good run of this video game!
I've never played this game, but it's kinda fun to watch and the music is catchy
i absolutely loved this game in the arcades. it ate a LOT of my money!!
Behold the first 32-bit arcade game...an American documentary.
I can fully hear how the game sounds like Black Knight 2000. Well done Brian L. Schmidt
I loved this game so much. Eventually got to where I could beat it on a single quarter. You gotta bust all those dudes for max points, but kill the freaks like the clowns and PCP heads.
We defiinitly need NARC in these days!!!
whoever thought of the final boss was did all the stuff collected by the main character in the game.
I cant believe they're blowing up perfectly good weed plants!
Remember playing this as a kid.The bosses scream take me back to the sinister bosses scream 😱
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the 1990 movie) brought me here because I saw the final battle with Mr. Big's skeleton in the film! :D
My God the plot was so ahead of its time. Like Mexico these days
I still play this on Nintendo every now and then.
I remember playing this game on the NES in the late 1980's.... Just seeing 2 cops in red and blue going around with what looks like a short barrel 50 cal as a grenade launcher and a SMG (looks like a black AK74U) fighting crime.... seeing bodies exploding from the grenade rounds and other things was crazy back then.
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Pretty sure that the game developers took all the drugs they recovered from these gang members...
I noticed at the end when the top players scrolled by there was one listed as 'JEH'. I'm wondering if this was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover.
Midway or Warner Bros that owns them, seriously needs to make a new Midway arcade collection.
I'm surprised they never thought of doing so again. Only the xbox one has the 360/PS3 version which lacks some of the other Midway games that were on Midway arcade treasures 2 and 3. Cause I would love to play Narc again. It was nuts with how over the top it was presented. lol
This was one of my favorite games as a kid for the NES. Totally forgot about it. Never realized how censored it was lol.
Actually finished this game with my friend, but darn it was hard and a real coin stealer :)
Even the dogs deal drugs. The 80's were wild, man.
This game was the reason I never took drugs, and also how I would engage in the war on drugs if I were in charge.
Winners don’t use drugs
I still love how the game went full on Smash T.V. for the last boss.
Mr. Big kind of resembles an evil, 'wish' version of Steve Harvey. "Survey says...shoot the dude in the wheelchair!" I seriously LOL'd when I saw it. And the way he crawled off looked hilariously perverted. Still laughing about it...
"Hi is this the D.E.A.?"
"....uh yes it is. Can I help you?"
"I just beat N.A.R.C. an-"
"Stay where you are, we're sending the helicopter to get you.....AGENT."
I can't help but feel like the devs of hotline miami were inspired by this game
I love how shooting the mutant dogs just cause them to shrink to regular dogs somehow even though shooting everyone else just kills them.
>Beats game about the war against drugs, where you take out a fat man's head to end drugs.
>Become the Highest narc!
Congrats, you became what you swore to destroy!
DEA agent: "So what makes you think this is the career for you?"
80s kid: Opens his trunk to reveal a bunch of swiss cheesed gang bangers.
Recuerdo que cuando niños mi primo y yo nos lo acabamos despues de 3 meses. Fue lo mejor
"You're busted", proceeds to shoot them in the back. Yeah, seems pretty accurate to me
I love how the whole point of this game was to be against drug use, but I'm pretty sure drugs were involved in the design of the final boss.