It is always a pleasure to showcase obscure consoles and games on this channel. I look forward to doing more, and thank you MJR for the support.

@MetalJesusRocks

8 жыл бұрын

+John Hancock you kickass John! Your NEO GEO Buying Guide coming soon!!

@Cryostal

7 жыл бұрын

Hello!!!!!!!

@MichaelMartinez777

7 жыл бұрын

Cryostal this was a year ago 😑

@Cryostal

7 жыл бұрын

it's never too late

@dyksick

6 жыл бұрын

John Hancock john is The best ! Thanks for the info

This is a really interesting coincidence as we have recently started working on a N-Gage preservation project. We have a N-Gage capture device which we plan to use to record longplays with and then release on the internet in Public Domain. We are also working slowly towards obtaining every game in the library to preserve high-quality photos of the boxes, cartridges and manuals. Due to lack of emulators and even working ROMs of all games, the N-Gage is vanishing from the internet! We are hoping to preserve at least a small sliver of what the system was capable of.

@PodcastOGRU

8 жыл бұрын

+arhn.eu What sort of recording device, if you don't mind telling? I had to use a camera and it wasn't pretty.

@MetalJesusRocks

8 жыл бұрын

+arhn.eu Oh really?! Maybe when you get further along I can work with you to do a follow up video

@levant5378

8 жыл бұрын

+PodcastOGRU Some n-gage 2.0 devices allowed for hdmi out from the phone.

@arhneu

8 жыл бұрын

+MetalJesusRocks Sounds great. :) +PodcastOGRU This is the capture kit we own. blog.arhn.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1267.jpg blog.arhn.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1271.jpg From what I gather this is an official Nokia device used during E3 2004-2005 to showcase the games on a big screen. Only a few of these are known to exist and it requires a physically modified N-Gage QD to output the video. I could link you to some of our content but unfortunately, it's all in Polish (still working on an English translation).

@PodcastOGRU

8 жыл бұрын

+arhn.eu this is a superb find, I haven't seen a single video that wasn't captured with a camera, besides game trailers.

I have used the N-Gage since 2003 as my main phone and still today I use it. I also have many MMC cards for it and all my favorite movies and series for them. Also I have all of the games in a MMC card.

Trivia: N-Gage was actually very popular in my country, Indonesia. Even now, I've often seen one (secondhand) on sale. Yet I never knew this phone had physical game cartridge until years later, everyone just downloaded every games for free, haha. The Tony Hawk game for N-Gage was so good actually, hell most games in N-Gage were.

@newphilmz3605

6 жыл бұрын

In the US I have never met anyone with an N-Gage. Only saw the store kiosks.

@eroeror2254

5 жыл бұрын

Yes n-gage very popular in Indonesian, i have one too last year, i buy in the group fb Indonesian

@chromo86z

5 жыл бұрын

dondy harharapl

@alvinvin00

5 жыл бұрын

hello fellow wkwk land, my older cousin have one and i never know N-Gage have cartridge games until now 🤣

@shhhdontshout

5 жыл бұрын

Quite popular here in malaysia too! Never knew it needed cartridge? Tot u just download the game?haha!

I was pretty excited to do this video because it's fun to cover systems nobody else talks about. Plus it's just cool to hang out with John in his amazing game room. Share & thumb up the video if you liked it!

@saibotdd

8 жыл бұрын

+MetalJesusRocks Glad you made an episode on the N-Gage! Did you know there is no emulator for it? Once all the existing handhelds fail, the platform exclusive titles are lost forever :(

@MetalJesusRocks

8 жыл бұрын

+saibotd I originally wanted to capture gameplay footage with emulation for this video..but I couldn't get ANY emulator to run the games on OS X. I was surprised! So...John had to do the gameplay the old fashioned way: camera pointed at the screen!

@gp3457

8 жыл бұрын

+MetalJesusRocks can you do Xbox 360 buying guide and must have games? thanks.

@SeGa32xXx1

8 жыл бұрын

SO HAPPY you made a video to cover this. Thanks Metal.

@abielmoymendoza8542

8 жыл бұрын

was hard change each game one at a time?

"Nokia N-GAGE Buying Guide" - I never knew those words could be used in that order.

@DeadPalooza

4 жыл бұрын

Haha I think I saw an N-Gage at Gamestop with a Tomb Raider demo.

I got my n-gage qd back in 2005 and really liked it. I used it for almost a year as my mp3 player, completed two first metroids using nes and gameboy emulators. Thanks to multitasking I could surf the web and keep agile messenger running on the background. I even watched a movie on that thing using smart movie. Those were pretty big things 11 years ago. Then there were the games. Tony hawk, colin mcrae, system rush, sonic-n, rayman and ashen. All good games. By the way pathway to glory also had online multiplayer and that was pretty revolutionary at that time for a mobile game.

@kahe4237

6 жыл бұрын

valkosilmapeura How fast was the N-Gage Arena since I never used it back in the day due high costs of network data. Was the multiplayer reliable and fast?

@breezie1337

6 жыл бұрын

I used to play Colin Mcrae on N-Gage Arena. I remember it being with a "ghost" car of your opponent (not live multiplayer gaming)

@jace088

6 жыл бұрын

pocket kingdom is great

@061Hitachi

6 жыл бұрын

It ran the standard hardware and software of all Symbian 6 Nokia smartphones and those things were very powerful back in the day combined with N-Gage's button layout and exclusive games it was one of the best portable multimedia player and console on the market. If the QD version came first it would be success, but they really ruined the whole brand with that first N-Gage Taco phone.

@chopcookies

6 жыл бұрын

i had a QD myself and if i remember correctly mp3 was the feature the QD lacked compared to the Taco.

I didn't even recognize him without the hat and beard.

@theundeadgamer3465

8 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@JaredConnell

8 жыл бұрын

i was wondering what it was that looked different about him lol thx for pointing it out

@n8mare28cj

7 жыл бұрын

i know. he looks so jolly without his beard. lol

@briarshard2871

6 жыл бұрын

He looks like a hobbit

@bentleymilnes1977

5 жыл бұрын

He looks a lot better with his beard though

Tony Hawk on NGAGE, still better than Tony Hawk 5..

@AaronVillalobos

8 жыл бұрын

lmaoo

@addisonlewis723

8 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@seppdroid

8 жыл бұрын

For sure

@papabear5935

8 жыл бұрын

omg I love THPS 5 . it helps my coffee table from wobbling .

@Lucarioliker12

8 жыл бұрын

+Octavia Black xd

Wow! It looks like the N-Gage kinda gotta a bad rap back in its day. Its looks much better than I thought it would. I think its another example of how brutal public opinion can be on the video game hardware market. It seems the GAP between the so-called "best hardware" and the "worst hardware" is never a wide as the master marketing wizards make us believe. Nice video, man. That was an eye-opener.

@nathancole5158

7 жыл бұрын

gamernaut88 Nokia has to take most of that blame on marketing, they didn't really understand how to appeal to gamers, if they had partner with an established company maybe they would had better insight

@thebest12700

4 жыл бұрын

@@nathancole5158 yea nobody wanted this phone in the casual crowd lol if they even knew about it. this phone was poorly marketed

Still have my N-gage Qd and was actually using it as my main phone when my iPhone 5 died in October. I still have fond sentiment of it, but in 2016 it's hard to really appreciate it outside of the fact it still works. But I have about 90% of the collection. There was a warhammer game I had, and then lost, wish I could find another copy because it was pretty fun.

John Hancock is just the jolliest game collector on the net. So lovable

Still one of my favorite phones the QD everyone made fun of it but come lunch time at school everyone was fighting to play Tony hawk on my phone. absolutely amazing port

Thanks for providing us with such diverse and high quality content. Normally I don't like watching long videos but this time it was totally worth it. I just started getting into retro gaming and your videos always help me out a lot. Keep it up!

Damn, this is making me want an N-Gage...

One of the saddest parts of the N-Gage timeline is that it doesn't have a dedicated emulator as of this writing. A lot of people knock the platform, but if they were able to see proper captured game footage and playthroughs, they'd probably think differently about a decent portion of its library. It had some awful titles, but it also had some really nice ones too. I once had a near-complete collection but parted with most of my items (I still have my original boxed QD and the dual-game changer). I kind of regret that now because it wasn't all that long ago and N-Gage stuff has seriously dried up. It's really hard to find the stuff now. I still have a major soft spot for this device. Shame Nokia botched the whole thing by releasing the "taco" model. If the QD came first and the price point was more competitive ($200-ish instead of $300), it would have gained some solid traction.

@123doomdoom

8 жыл бұрын

+Gameplay and Talk Yeah that does suck. I would love an emu for it.

@Kavlor1

4 жыл бұрын

Probably will increase its vintage value though.

@TrueScandinavia

2 жыл бұрын

there's now an emulator out for PC and Android. it works with all the old N-Gage 1.0 games and the newer N-Gage 2.0 games quite well.

@GameplayandTalk

2 жыл бұрын

@@TrueScandinavia Thanks for the heads up! I'll look into it.

That N-Gage Kiosk though!

@johnhancockretro

8 жыл бұрын

+Kacy DaGameNerd I had two, but traded one long ago.

@KacyDaGameNerd

8 жыл бұрын

I missed out! Last time I saw one was at a Game Crazy store.

Both my first "game console" and my first phone. I got the first model for 100€ and I got to pick one game with it for free. I chose Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. I had never played any of them. I remember that it was 12+ game and I think I was 10 at the time. My mom made sure it was okay for me to play it and asked the shop assistant what made it a 12+ game. It was due to some blood. My mom thought for a moment and said I could get that game. Now that I think about it, that's the only time she really cared about age ratings. I loved playing Tony Hawk and I did all the missions and unlocked everything. There were some nice bugs too. I remember getting stuck multiple times inside a wall and being able to do unlimited tricks. Most of the time the skater would fall and break the combo when trying to get out but one time I succeeded and got a huge amount of points. I spent quite a while inside that wall before stopping since the stage wouldn't end before you hit the ground even when the time was at zero. Other physical games I have are Rayman 3 and Bomberman. Played through them 100% as well. I have those games in one of my computer table's drawers at my parents' house. My N-Gage is there as well but unfortunately it's not working anymore. I'm not sure what's wrong with it but it has trouble turning on and I'm pretty sure it's not the battery since I remember trying it out with one from another phone. I think I'll take them with me next time I'm visiting my parents and put them on display with my other gaming stuff. And no, I didn't mind the way you had to hold the phone when talking to someone.

@kahe4237

6 жыл бұрын

Late Hi. You possibly have the famous White Screen of Death happened to your N-Gage

the quality of these videos is amazing. I really wish you the best of luck Jason

@MetalJesusRocks

8 жыл бұрын

+Wiktor Biernacki Thanks very much :)

Only experience I have with an N Gage is going to a cell phone store in college with a roommate, only because I didn't have a car on campus and was up for a trip to the mall. He was negotiating his phone plan and I was playing Tony Hawk on a display phone.

The classic N-gage has one of the best audio I ever seen on a mobile. I'm still using it for music, while the QD is on the shelf.

@delafuzagorjo4727

8 жыл бұрын

try ordering the nokia 3250 I am reordering just for the sound avaliable re con at aliexpress. i miss nokia

@imnegan7275

7 жыл бұрын

I had the orange version of the nokia 3300 it looked like the n-gage but it was primarly a music playing phone. For some reason it is still is one of my favorite phones I ever had just because of the weird design. Sadly I lost it on a ski trip a long time ago :( I remember having to pay 200€ for that thing XD

@ShinuRealArts

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah I know that model, at the time I had my N-gage, my friend had the 3300 and it has a really great sound quality as well, the only issue I found with it was the headset port which was proprietary.

@kahe4237

6 жыл бұрын

Lassi Kinnunen Are you a Nokia engineer since you seem to know about Nokia so much? Just curious since I would like to know if you know more about the N-Gage. Does it have a screen recorder tool etc.

Honestly this stuff was extremely innovative. I didn't even know about this until a few years ago and it blows me the FUCK away that these kind of graphics and gameplay could be played on a tiny, simple cell phone from the early 2000s. Great video!!

I worked on Asphalt and Asphalt 2 on the N-Gage! Also on Splintercell Chaos Theory and Ghost Recon. Time flies by so fast!

The N-Gage QD was awesome. It was was my first smartphone, while my other friends were using flip phones and other cheap devices, I had this movie playing, gba emulating, online game playing bad boy. Seeing the ebay prices for the games, I really regret selling off my collection.

Damn this video made me smile, can't believe I'm not the only collector for this system!

@Miumiu0404

8 жыл бұрын

+Spilia4 (John Tatsiou) I know you in facebook ♥

@Spilia4

8 жыл бұрын

Doll Face Really, ayy cool. How did you find me on Facebook?

@Miumiu0404

8 жыл бұрын

We're in the same video game group in facebook.

MetalJesus stole Johns beard 😱

@stephenbrodie5617

6 жыл бұрын

MrShowDough lmao just was zoning out scrolling through comments and when I refocused on the comments I saw this then glanced up at metal Jesus then john and laughed

These things were ultra dope! Can't wait to watch to the end and see the best of a device I wanted so bad and only played in the store.

I got one with Tomb Raider 1 for my birthday.... My 10 year old self thought it was the best thing in the world. loved it!

A big thumb up to John for taking it onto himself to capture all the video material for this episode. thanks for the behind​ the scenes info in your "Were there ever arguments between you and your guests", MJR. Entertaining as always!

I still have my N-Gage QD in it's original cardboard packaging ;)

John Hancock is very humble, kind and nice. I like this guy. I've subscribed to his channel after seeing him in a previous video. Great video like always. Thank you

I've been watching these videos for a little while now, & I really must say, John seems like such a nice genuine guy. The same can be said for Metal Jesus too. Great gang, great knowledge, & great vids! Thank you

I had the QD, it was very good , loved it

I'm trying to collect every portable system, so I am really thankful for the info I got from this video. and of course, thanks for dying for my gameing/metal sins.

@MetalJesusRocks

8 жыл бұрын

+onijimbo HAHAHAHA! Great comment :)

@rundowndruid

8 жыл бұрын

+MetalJesusRocks still waiting on that master system review and gems Lol

@pigs18

8 жыл бұрын

+Kyle Gregory So basically the intro video followed by "See you next time!"? (I kid, there are some great gems on that system. And though most people associate him with the Genesis, I bet that a lot of people would be surprised just how many Sonic games were released for the system.)

@extradeluxe141

6 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the obscure portables, like the Mega Duck and the V. Smile (Cyber) Pocket.

I totally nerd out on all videos with this guest! Quality info

I was using this phone back in '06 and played the games religiously. RIP nokia n-gage, you hands down changed the game in how we viewed mobile/gaming systems. Two thumbs up!

The "talkimg sidewas" thing is more of a myth than anything else, the Ngage was my phone for a long time and I never had any problem holding it parallel to my hear like a regular phone. Also, it was an amazing media player, might sound ridiculous now but I watched whole movies on the thing. Not to mention that in terms of screen, specs and OS it was on par with the best phones of the time (the only thing missing was a camera) while only costing a fraction of the price. Definitely an underrated piece of technology that got a bad reputation and nowadays no one gives it the credit it deserves.

@kahe4237

6 жыл бұрын

NebachadnezzaR You are so true! I still use my N-Gage from 2003. I never used dataconnections though until the recent years. I own multiple MMC Cards and have converted all my favorite movies and series for it.

@SaltyMaud

4 жыл бұрын

Well, it wasn't exactly state of the art when it came out. It was on par with earlier symbian 6 series 60v1 models (namely 7650 and 3650) minus the frankly novel, but realistically unusable vga camera, but by then sony ericsson had had their version of the symbian smartphone out for a year in the form of the p800 which had a faster processor, higher resolution resistive touch screen and was running on symbian 7 whereas the nokia smartphones were on the symbian 6 platform. 3660 and 6600 also came out around the same time the original taco n-gage did, and they had 16-bit displays whereas both n-gages had 12-bit, and the 6600 also made the jump to symbian 7 and s60v2 ui. The updated sony ericsson p900 with 16-bit screen and updated UIQ v2.1 ui also came out around the same time. By the time the QD was released nokia had also refreshed the communicator in the form of the 9500, and it had vastly more functionality than any of the series 60 symbians from nokia, had a faster processor, supported wifi and could render full html web pages. Very shortly after the QD came out came the 6630 that sported a twice as powerful processor than the earlier s60 phones, supported 3g networks (UMTS) and made the jump to symbian 8. Not a year later we started seeing 18-bit, higher resolution screens, multimegapixel cameras with even autofocus on select models and the upgrade to symbian 9 and the series 60 v3 ui... and so on and so forth. Still, n-gage was neat, i had four. Was quickly made outdated by the rapidly evolving smartphone market and as a handheld console it couldn't hold a candle against the original nintendo DS that came a year or so after. Yet i have fond memories of it. Things were moving fast back then. Now we just get one additional camera, a couple percent more screen to body ratio, a minor iterative performance uplift and a price hike every couple of years.

I literally just found one of these at my grandmas house

@Gameboy-Unboxings

2 жыл бұрын

Can I have it?

John has always a smile on his face. so passionated about games

So cool to see this. I never got into ngage but I remember Nokia fondly. I still use my first Nokia smartphone as an mp3 player (N5800 for life). I was blown away by all the games and apps for the platform. I had a computer in my pocket! It's great to see someone archiving this stuff! Thanks John!

Dude! Those games look amazing! Now I'm interested on the system.

@thecianinator

7 жыл бұрын

P0k3rm4s7 I actually had one back when they came out, it was a lot of fun. At the time, it was the only way to play Tony Hawk and Tomb Raider on the go.

@guillaumegiroux9425

5 жыл бұрын

Call of Duty feels like Minecraft

@BobbyGeneric145

4 жыл бұрын

Not judging, but you need to get some better hobbies if you have enough time to buy and play such a random turd.

@P0k3rm4s7

4 жыл бұрын

@@BobbyGeneric145 I mean, if I have enough time to play it doesn't really matter what I actually play, right? Either way I'm not being productive.

Probably the best ngage video on the internet. With no emulators theres so little coverage or footage at all on the system. Now days its not even worth looking into the system unfortunately because the games are so rare and expensive. They're also pretty mediocre by todays standards too.

@kahe4237

6 жыл бұрын

Clesarie You are so wrong in multiple ways and so is everyone who liked your comment. Clearly shows you know nothing of N-Gage and its games.

@spookylemon4947

5 жыл бұрын

KA HE Well he’s not wrong though is he? The system has aged, that is a fact. It is true that there isn’t an emulator. And making a complete collection can be pricey.

@Gameboy-Unboxings

2 жыл бұрын

@@spookylemon4947 so what? I still play og game boy games and that has aged a bit more than this.

This is why I subscribed to your channel in the 1st place: Hidden Gems and Buying guides for obscure systems! Great video and keep up the good work!

Johns channel is great . Not as many videos as yours but they are both two of my favourite channels.

Ashen. An Excellent Game.

@mkultrasoldier

7 жыл бұрын

Ladderthief1 An Excellent Comment.

@Dd-gi5lm

7 жыл бұрын

"An Excellent Product"

Best handheld device to play 3d games before PSP came out in my opinion

I got mine at clearance too. I nearly got the entire library of games out of the junk bin at 2-4 dollars a piece. Thanks for the vid, answered a lot of questions I had.

No one ever talked about the smartphone platform of Nokia Symbian S60 and S40 which was revolutionary in its time . Had 3d graphics multitasking apps, GPS, maps, mp3 , videoplayers and web browsing

every time i hear about the N-Gage i think about a skit on X-play

excelent video, as a tip . all the N-gage games are playable on Symbian 6 and 7 devices , like nokia 6600-6620-6070-6680

@puneetiqbal

7 жыл бұрын

H. Leonardo Rodriguez not all of them worked..infact the ones which workred on phones like 6600 had to be tweaked ...those days were exciting isint :)

@TheLeorock1988

7 жыл бұрын

Puneet Singh you are right my bad, "all", some games had to be patched, or modified, with "bin pda team" tools, I remeber that I could not progress on rayman cause nokia 6600 did not have diagonal directional keys, great times.

@TheLeorock1988

7 жыл бұрын

I played a lot of Ngage games on nokia 6600, like : pro skater, tomb raider, sonic, rayman, Ngage 2 aren't compatible with symbian 7 devices.

I love obscure collections like these! They always have such fun and interesting stories!

Love your channel Metal Jesus keep rocking my friend

I remember these at my local GameStop. I think it was expensive lol.

i think i have the same ibanez guitar as MetalJesus and its totally awesome rig

@MetalJesusRocks

8 жыл бұрын

+gath meeks I really like that Ibanez guitar... not too expensive and very easy to play

@noone-on8bj

8 жыл бұрын

+MetalJesusRocks i love mine all i did was slam some EMG's in it . totally shreds

@V1VISECT6

6 жыл бұрын

no one Ibanez makes great instruments

John really loves their passion for games (as +MetalJesusRocks of course) and it seems he's a good person, always talking with respect and humility. That's cool. Thumbs up for more videos like this!

Ngage was so ahead of its time! I remember saving up as a kid and I was the only one that had it but boy it was so futuristic

John Hancock looks 20-years younger without the beard and the hat! Good for John! He looks like a million-bucks!

Wasn't there a kingdom hearts game on it

@shinmusashi44

8 жыл бұрын

+KMACK TIME nope. Only on normal cell phones, but that was much, much later.

I remember this! I haven’t heard about this until it came out, that’s insane. Thank you for making this video! #MetalJesusRocks

Found my old original n-gage (the first in the video) as I watched and was brought back to the days of playing Pathway to Glory. Realized it was among the best days of my life.

I had both N-gages, and they were both the most memorable phones I owned. The hours I lost playing bluetooth multiplayer Worms are too many to count.

damn I wanted one so much when I was a kid lol yes I didn't had a gameboy...

Brilliant video, Ive always wanted to know more about the N-gage ever since I seen it in stores when I was only about 8 years old

That collision recovery @9:31 was amazing.

MJR, Great review! Too bad you guys didn't cover Rifts: Promise of Power, an N-Gage exclusive that's the only video game adaption of the Rifts table-top rpg. No idea if it's any good though. Any future plans to review the Tapwave Zodiac?

@lucamibel

8 жыл бұрын

it was a tactics rpg, its was pretty good

@nategreatgames78

7 жыл бұрын

namayake it was very good, it had a really bad bug that would basically get your stuck and unable to continue but everything else about it is good

@kahe4237

6 жыл бұрын

Nate Great Games can you tell me more about that bug? Currently playing rifts on my N-Gage and I am at the Scotland part.

i still have it

Looks like I found my new handheld to collect for. I have been interested for a while, and this video has made me really want to go and check out the N-Gage

This video brought back awesome memories of my N-GAGE QD !

I remember when this was out, I was living in NYC at the time, and the local EB Games there had a whole display section set up for this thing, and I recall wanting it so badly...and when it came time to buy a new cell phone....I guess you could say I dodged the bullet by getting this. As one of my friends did two days after I bought a normal cell, and he hated it. He looked like an assssshole when talking on it, and any internet capabilities were slow as snails.

wow so nostalgic for me n gage

MJ, you easily have one of the top 20 channels on all of KZread. -A grateful subscriber.

@MetalJesusRocks

8 жыл бұрын

+Brian Lingard thanks Brian!! That's very cool of you to day :)

That was a great video! John was super nice and Metal Jesus was a great host! I loved the N Gage and the games! I was 13 when it came out and I fell in love with it!!!

I'm wondering how far he goes with protecting his collection. Is the room humidity and temperature controlled? Things like that. I hope he has a dry fire suppression system installed. It would be heartbreaking for all that history to be lost. That would probably be cost prohibitive but damn that's a lot of games.

@mefirstandthegimmiegimmies5160

4 жыл бұрын

A guy that pours his life savings over 30 years into a collection definitely has insurance to cover. Metal Jesus had a great video on his insurance policy and things he does to protect his assets

N-gages is a great console, i am going after complete set

@avengingxeonshw

7 жыл бұрын

Martn it's not console, it's handheld...

@adolfpickler4295

7 жыл бұрын

Zipper Head it's a handheld console..

I love the passion here, thumbs up!

Holy crap! I liked it and thought I could get one down the road but as soon as I saw the Elder Scrolls I have to get one! ...AND SOON! Great vid!

real game nerds play ngage lmao

The IMMORTAL John muthafuckin Hancock!!

I tried to collect for N-gage back in the day. It was hard to do. Impressive collection!

cool. never expected you to cover this!

What the fuck? All these years I was under the false assumption that I owned every single Elder Scrolls game that was available. I've been playing The Elder Scrolls since Arena was released for the PC back in 1994. I didn't know that there was an Elder Scrolls game available for the N-GAGE. Is The Elder Scrolls Shadowkey any good? Is it worth going out, and buying an N-GAGE just to play it?

@tolemac2006

7 жыл бұрын

Shadowkey, for a mobile Elder Scrolls installment, is a very competent game. It has the graphics of Daggerfall, a 3-D open world in which you have a limited freedom, and almost every other element from the main Elder Scrolls games. It has a decent main quest, plenty of side quests, surprisingly large dungeons and cities, and even a few but small guilds. It is worth it only if you can tolerate finger ache, neck pain, weird floaty controls and an unstable framerate. Your enjoyment of this game will really depend on how much of an Elder Scrolls fan you are. I, personally, am a big fan and really enjoyed it. The hardest part is to find a copy for a decent price. Hope that helped you make your mind.

@TheBigboss7121987

7 жыл бұрын

+Jeffrey Harvey-Pronovost +Nicky_ Thanks guys for the taking the time out of your day to respond to my comment. I decided to pickup a copy of the game if I can find one for a decent price. Thanks again.

@nathancole5158

7 жыл бұрын

It's Elderscrolls, but man it is really, really rough around the edges,you have to really have a strong dedication to that series lore to push through that game. From a technical and performance standpoint it's probably the worst game on the system. Frame rate is like 15 frames a second and gameplay is absolutely slow, it would take seconds for you to turn in that game. There is no draw distance, you can't only see what like 10 feet in front of you at best. Gameplay wise it's not fun, I give it a pass on lore alone

holy shit Nokia ngage has more games than ps vita :s

@saakin2ulit

8 жыл бұрын

+David Iglesias (TRIGGERS INTERNALLY) don't be hard on me man. I bought a vita a month ago, and yeah it reminds of the N-Gage. It is a good hardware compared to it's competitors, but Sony just killed it and forgot it even made the system.

@davidiglesias9060

8 жыл бұрын

I also bought the psvita man. Psvita is cool better than new Nintendo 3ds several times the main problem are the games just that. I sold my psvita and I bought the ps3 2 years ago no regrets my friend.

Thanks to you and John Hancock for doing a piece on the much-derided N-gage. You guys really showed that this device was ahead of its time and hampered by some questionable design decisions. I can think of the flip phone I had back when this came out and the N-Gage is lightyears ahead of them.

Awesome video! I got the N-Gage when it first launched and it was actually my first cell phone. I got Pandemonium with it and it was pretty amazing seeing PS1 style 3-D graphics on a handheld at the time. I later got Tony Hawk, Red Faction, and Ashen which I all enjoyed. Unfortunately the D-Pad on my N-Gage messed up so I couldn't play games on it any more. Then one of my friends thought it would be funny to put it in a microwave while I was away from it and it fried it. The N-Gage may be regarded as a bad system by most people but I really enjoyed it when I had it. Side-talking and all, lol! Now I wouldn't mind having a QD model.

Nokia is only true game console :D

@space.pirate481

7 жыл бұрын

not reallly N-gage was good but they are not game console

@kenseitakesi4521

7 жыл бұрын

Psycho Bastard nokia for the win!

@space.pirate481

7 жыл бұрын

are good but PS2 is better

@kenseitakesi4521

7 жыл бұрын

Psycho Bastard PC race master race!

@space.pirate481

7 жыл бұрын

i play on pc too

John Hancock really looks better with his beard...I wonder why he shaved it off? I guess he must think it makes him look younger. Vanity, it affects everyone!

One thing I'd also like to mention is outside of being a pretty amazing precursor to the modern smart phone N-gage also had the N-gage arena, which was kind of like having X-box live in your pocket. Miss those daily events the staff from Nokia in San Francisco would set up.

really cool bro! i collect for the N-GAGE, i'm a starting collector FOR THAT SYSTEM ,and this was a very informative video... Greetings from Finland

N-Gage Buying guide? Tip Number 1: DON'T!

N-Gage buying guide: don't.

@saakin2ulit

8 жыл бұрын

+Jayce To be fair, you can't buy any of these anyway, but it sucks for the guys that bought one for sure.

@mahiru20ten

6 жыл бұрын

Do. You might get some good games like Sonic N too.

I just about bought One here in Scotland when they first came out, but held out for the PSP, which I still have and buy games for and just purchased a PS Vita a few weeks back...Love the videos by the way.....:-)

You would think Nokia's attempt at making a portable game console would be a disaster but this looks awesome. I really want one.

n-gage buzing guide .... buy psp ... not this crap ...

Call me crazy but, if he has one game left, then he hasn't the complete set... :P

@ThePunk01

6 жыл бұрын

davorz complete North American set is compete ;)

Wow, complete collection!

Ahhhhh the famous taco. I remember it so well being advertised on Software Etc back then.

Holy sheeeeeeeeet! Talk about a blast from the frickin past!!

Never thought n-gage had this good games. Nice video.

Oh geez, the Cingular Wireless logo, haven't seen that in years (really shows my age, too 😛). Very informative video!

MetalJesus, I really like your style.