Just got this game today bc of ur review reminding me of the stunt tracks and just pure awesomeness of this game from when I first played it back in the late 90's. I am a N64 fan to the death and it will always be my favorite console as I just got another one weeks ago now collecting all my fav games. Ur reviews are great and spot on, not too long either. It all feels right and cool again now in my 30's, Thanks for the support of this one of a kind console and it games

@joshuachittun9109

8 жыл бұрын

Couldnt agree with you more, I absolutely appreciate the n64 not just for the memories as a child, as in high shool.....college dorm days.... but also now that Im setting up a collection for the kids....when they earn good grades, etc. we go online do the research and add a new game to their collection...truth they love it more than the new consoles....64 had a good mix of everything.

@scoped7reaper664

4 жыл бұрын

yess! my most notalgic game and most memories on that stunt track split screen with friends . im also now in my 30 grew up playing the n64 religously with friends !! best console !

I spent most of my time on that stunt course.

@scoped7reaper664

4 жыл бұрын

my most nostalgic game especially fhe stunt map with friends split screen

@_ThatJaceKid

4 жыл бұрын

I was just about to comment the same thing lol

I remember when this game came out, it was the most beautiful graphics I've ever seen lol

The stunt mode and music in this game were the shit. I still hum the menu music on occasion.

@348frank348

9 жыл бұрын

hey no shit me too! it's like out of the hours and hours and days of playing the game the sound track has been burned into my skull. and I'm 27 now

@JaySaysHey

5 жыл бұрын

3 years later. Do u still hum the menu music?

@commando06824

5 жыл бұрын

Jay I do lol

@YuushaBlues

3 жыл бұрын

@@JaySaysHey yep

@JaySaysHey

3 жыл бұрын

@@YuushaBlues now 5 years later goddamn

But at the end of the day.... "WHATS YOUR NAME?! O O O O O O O"

going to be completely honest I use to play this game at least 4 to 5 hours a day, I ended up getting all keys and mountain dew can, got the rocket car, pipe track and midway track. I played this game so much, then one day my memory card got everything erased off (not sure how) I lost everything on that memory card my rush save, Rampage 2 Universal tour save and I don't remember what else by that was one of the saddest days ever all that time I put into this game was for nothing I still play this game at least once or twice a month just have a feeling I will never get everything unlocked again unless I cheat which I do not plan on doing

@floydmay6055

7 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Christiansen i feel you only i had a day of glory because my n64 couldnt save any of my games i played so i had to really stick to the game with my brother at my side we got the mountain dew racing track and the keys in one day and had almost all the vehicles i can think of... then once the day was over we had to turn it off after collecting all that it was sad but a very enjoyable moment

@nickmotsarsky4382

5 жыл бұрын

There's also a full-pipe track too.

@seddybro6706

5 жыл бұрын

I had 89 stars in Mario 64 when I was like 8. Let my neighbor use N64 for 2 days and my save was gone was I got it back

@dnost6452

4 жыл бұрын

Eightbog - this comment is old as hell but the same thing happened to me. Me and one of my high school buddies clocked in so much time to this game. We had every car unlocked for every map (main maps because we only really played circuits) one day my memory card got corrupted and we lost all of it.

I love these games. I spent countless hours exploring in the first game, and then countless hours on the stunt track in this game. It's interesting knowing that the reviews were highly demanded on this channel, it sounds like a good niche market. I wish they would make an updated version, keeping that same spirit intact. I haven't seen anything like these games since.

If I had to pick one as the better of the two, I'd say this one. I played the hell out of this in order to get all the keys and Dew cans.

Extreme USA is what I grew up on, and loved everything about it!! Soo much nostalgia and child hood memories 🔥🔥

I put so many hours into this game when it first came out. It'll always be a favorite of mine.

@typicaledc

9 жыл бұрын

Oh and this game was most definitely better than SF Rush.

I grew up playing this game with my uncle and brother at my grandmas house, straight up for 2 decades everytime at grandmas house it was rush 2 and ocarina of time, i've played so many uncountable hours in those two games, this soundtrack is a massive chunk of my life

I loveedddd this game when I was a kid. I played the Stunt track for hours!

I loved Rush 2 only b/c of the stunt park. I spent 100's of hours playing in the stunt park.

Man this brings me back to some great times as a kid. Thank you.

Oh The Stunt mode!! I spent hours playing that with my friends at a youth center back in the day. Thanks Glenn!! I have to pick these games up again!!!

I can't prove it, but I believe a lot of the tracks were dumbed down in the sequel as Rush 2 in arcades was one of the first ever (well only) arcade machines that would let you play online against other arcades, so wanted to keep the latency down by making the tracks more simple. I could be wrong.

@n64glennplant

9 жыл бұрын

That would make perfect sense to me

@Yuuretsu

9 жыл бұрын

***** I never knew that. Thanks! Pretty amazing for its time.

@cqbSarge

9 жыл бұрын

***** didn't know about the online part but i remember one of the rush arcade games enabled multi-cabinet play

@Larry

9 жыл бұрын

Marco Wolken No worries, it was pretty simple, Rush was created around the time all arcade machines started to use PC parts, so making it an online game would be pretty simple. It's more of a case of an arcade willing to pay for a broadband line in the late '90s. pretty pricey for just one game.

@superatzenl7616

9 жыл бұрын

***** Rush 2 was exclusively released for the N64. Because of this, all of the tracks (except Alcatraz, which is indeed a graphically inferior version to its 'kind of' arcade counterpart - SF Rush The Rock Alcatraz Edition) are uniquely designed for the console and cannot be found on any other version of the Rush series. I think that a specific arcade version of Rush 2049 was the first one to feature an online game mode.

Fun fact: The game's music was by Barry Leitch, who is also known for another racing soundtrack, Top Gear for the SNES, as well as the remix version of the game, Horizon Chase.

@n64glennplant

Ай бұрын

Indeed!

My friends and i spent HOURS on the stunt track. It was so cool to be able flip your car 300 times and stick the landing lol. We'd also try to take two jumps at the same time and collide mid air.

I spent Hours playing the stunt mode with my older brother back in the day. I wish more car games would add this feature. I spent more time on it trying to see how many flips I could do then I did actually racing. A game like this with achievements would be great. For me Rush 2 is the superior game.

@nickmotsarsky4382

5 жыл бұрын

There was an official Tag mode if you played in 2 player on the Stunt track. You'd chase each other and become it by getting your car tapped.

Idk why but I LOVED looking for the keys and cans. Sooooo much time spent searching and collecting. I loved that concept of finding hidden keys in a racing game.

Watching your review, I realized I don't know if I ever played SFR on the console, only in the arcade. I was surprised to hear that there were so many secret routes and such in the original. I had always just assumed that SFR had one or two jumps and secret shortcuts--which people loved--and R2 specifically focused *more* on that aspect than SFR did. Since I only played SFR in the arcade, I never actually got to spend much time exploring it and I didn't realize how backwards I had things this whole time! Also, my best friend and I loved to play 2-player death mode, get in a couple of jet black mobsters, and tear around the Las Vegas track smashing into the other cars and making them explode permanently until we were the only two left of the track--and then, of course...final elimination. I always imagined that somehow our hobby is what inspired Burnout 3: Takedown.

I remember spending time fining secrets of Rush 2 Extreme Racing USA

@n64glennplant

18 күн бұрын

Yeah so many cool secrets hey

I love this review. All of your reviews are really professional but this one took it to the next level. Fab!

I finally found this gem that I've been trying to explain to friends! As soon as I seen the track selection screen and the stunt track I knew! I don't know how many hours I killed on that damn stunt track. Graphics, gameplay, and vehicle selection really set this apart from other races in my opinion. I've never been much a of a racer fan but this game holds a dear spot in my heart.

I'm looking forward to your thoughts on Rush 2049. I've played the dreamcast version but was always curious about the N64 one.

Rocket car, stunt track, practice mode with the timer all the way up and I’m happy happy

Best street racing game on the N64 in my opinion a 10/10.

@n64glennplant

5 жыл бұрын

It is a great one!

This was by far my favorite of the trilogy and thats including the fact I had 2049 on the DC. Something was just right with this game perhaps it was that it was released at just the right time in the n64 lifespan. I spent countless countless hours in the stunt mode and I do remember doing some insane stunts which sometime I would even record on VHS. Haha. Those tapes are long gone but my memories will always be there

The only reason I remember this game is because of that stunt course.. I was somewhere between 6&8 playing this game and have a picture of me sitting on the ground playing on my Panasonic bubble tv.. ahhh, the good ol days.

My childhood

I loved this game, it was my second or third video game that I ever had as a kid. My go-to cars were the stallion and pickup truck

@n64glennplant

5 жыл бұрын

Great choices

My favorite racing game for N64!! The nostalgia!!!

Random background sound effect, the call of a red wing blackbird.

@claytonbigsby7548

4 жыл бұрын

And the popcorn popping sound in multiple tracks? And what about the sound effect in Vegas? Idk what it was but I always thought it sounded like a bowling ball being thrown down the lane.

One of my top 10 videogame sountracks. The bgms matched every level. And the twin towers were still standing.

I played this game pretty much only for the stunt track. The first time I saw this game I was in highschool and was skipping to get stoned with some friends. The stunt track blew us away... We spent several hours at a time to just have stunt sessions on that space age- tron like track. This game, for that track only, holds a near and dear place in my heart from my teenage years.

I just noticed how familiar the crashes and bumps sound to Beetle Adventure Racing

My favourite racing game on the n64. I fuckin love it haha. My brother and i still often race through and try to unlock everything... 20 yrs later :)

The improvements and additions of Rush 2 easily overshadow the lessened emphasis on exploration (even though this aspect was still strong). What truly sets it apart, though, is the stunt mode. Literal hours were spent during my youth playing this mode. Easily one of favorite (and most played) games for the system.

San Francisco: Rush to be sure. I recall renting Rush 2, and although I did enjoy it at the time and got my rental time out of it, I never felt it warranted a full purchase especially since games were considerably more expensive back then. SF: Rush never gave me any regrets, l always loved playing it.

I remember this game. Oh man when I saw this video pop up in my sub box I just knew I had to watch this! So many memories :D

The Midway HQ level was super rad! I absolutely love this game.

The VW bus that you displayed on the video shows the same color scheme as the ones used for public transportation here in México City!

@n64glennplant

5 жыл бұрын

That’s cool to know as I’ve never been!

Suddenly I drool over n64 again. This was the game. And it's an exclusive. I'm going to have to pick one up again. Atm I'm enjoying Rush the Rock and 2049 for Xbox.

It had some cool cheat codes too. Nice review man.

@n64glennplant

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks fella 👍

i remember this game back in the day just for the stunt course and remember it being a blast, definitely a forgotten n64 title

Since I owned a copy of San Francisco Rush back in the day that one wins out to me, but it's probably for nostalgia reasons more then anything. I wanted Rush 2 really bad as a kid and I would leave the Nintendo Power mag. I had with the article of Rush 2 open and laying in places I knew my parents would look, sadly this tactic did not produce results lol. Another great review Glenn, thank you.

I had both.. and loved them equally..

2:42 epic maneuver lmao

love the game especially the stunt track

There were Plenty of secrets and jumps in Rush 2, going into the NY subway was the best.

wish there was a way to play it on an HD TV without it looking bad

@MaximumCarne

3 жыл бұрын

Emulators

That game was waaaay ahead of its time

Rush 2 is so next level. And the stunt track is enough to get lost in for hours!!!!!!!!!!

Rush 2 was the first one I played and I loved it. Everything was amazing! Looking at it now though, I never realized the cars were real cars like the E.G. Hatch, Supra, Dodge Viper and all that!

I use to play it alot.

@n64glennplant

5 жыл бұрын

Great game 👍

when i was kid , i thought this was rush 1 .... and rush 2049 san fransico was 2..... i had so much fun getting all the coins in stunts and in racing with my brother.... just got the game again...noticed that there were cheat codes..... finally going to try the panther car before i die.

I think the thing I like most about the game is the actual racing and while it is an arcade racer it does take a good amount of skill to finish 1st and even then, you can be first, take a jump the wrong angle and finish last. I love that aspect, it's slightly unpredictable but not enough that it gets annoying. Despite it being almost twenty years old now, I still love the game and frequently play it when im bored

both awesome games, Wish they would make a new one of this quality. Rush 2 had more to unlock, some of the things were difficult to unlock, it was fun.

99% of comments: stunt track ftw 1% of comments: got all keys and mtn dew cans

@n64glennplant

3 жыл бұрын

Troooof! 💓

@Tootbook

3 жыл бұрын

@@n64glennplant you responding got me to sub lol

tinkletoon is my jam

In the late 90s I owned very few N64 games, and SF Rush was a frequent rental. But RUSH 2 was one I just had to own. I think the original went just a bit too overboard on the color of the cars so Rush 2 was more my taste. Even the environments seemed to have a better pallet. I loved the exploratory nature of the series, but I never noticed a lack of secret routes in the sequel. And although the soundtrack was very different between the two games, I enjoyed them both. Rush 2 was my personal favorite of the arcade racers.

I want the Dreamcast versions of these games. They feel just like the arcade.

The hidden track where you could race through their corporate office was so cool. Never see that kind of stuff in newer games

@mikequinn7835

2 жыл бұрын

That was the office of Atari Games's(this and the original game's developer as they also did the Coin-op game) parent company Midway. I thought for all that time Atari was working this installment, they should've also made their own track based on their own office in CA too(at the time they were in business).

@81casperflip

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikequinn7835 stuff like that was so cool back then

You made my day, and i subscribe to your channel because l really like the n64. And Rush2 extreme racing USA is such an underated game. sorry for bad english

The opponent explosion at 3:53 only renders over terrain, and not the skybox. This proves the footage from this video is on an emulator. N64 did not have this issue.

I really miss this series I always wanted a sequel for the modern consoles with more crazy cars customizations epic stunts and shortcuts. and nitros.

Nice game. Loved sf rush as kid. Ever wanted to play thia one. I am currious.

I LOVED the stunt track in this game. I would okay for hours trying to get the most number of spins and flips possible, as well as giving my friends and I do many great laughs. I have so many great N64 memories from this game. Only games that could top it for me were Mario 64, Mario Kart, Perfect Dark as well ad Goldeneye Multiplayer, and Turok 2.

I was cleaning my room and i found the game there, so i decide to see some gameplay miss the old days:') sucks that my 64 dont work anymore:( Thanks for the vid kind sir

CHECKPOINT

@n64glennplant

5 жыл бұрын

😬

Didnt playthe first one very much but we always had this one. Absolutely love it! I own all 3 on the 64 now and this one is still definitely my favorite. Soundtrack was excellent. Didnt think the soundtrack in SFR was all bad though

cracking review Glenn, not one I can comment one but still looks a great time!

It looks fun but I'm not in any *Rush* to play it.

@n64glennplant

2 жыл бұрын

Boom boom 😃

I liked the 1st Rush the best but the stunt track on 2 was very popular with friends. Rush 2 is a great extension through and through. 2049 is also excellent. Its the last true Rush game imo since LA Rush changed the engine and turned it into a NFS clone.

I remember being at my friends house playing this game as a kid, he only had one controller and i forgot to bring mine we would spend house just playing the stunt track and would switch turns after one of us died (blew up) 2 times. The music in this game was fantastic! The intro and Amiga-ish were great tracks. But the chorus melody in Tinkletoon was my fucking jam!!!! I downloaded mp3s of the soundtrack years ago and still jam out to it everynow and then

I'd love to play this game again someday

This is my first race game!!

I honestly thought the soundtrack in the original was alright. Hard for me to compare the two, I was just too much of a fan of the game series to judge which was the better one.

Wow this game looks better than the first one. Sadly i don't have it yet but I will be sure to get it soon. With the damage and smoking of the cars it reminds me if destruction derby 64 which is another favorite of mine.

this game is my all time favorite racing game

It's hard to answer. Rush 1 had more exploration that made endless hours at home enjoyable, but feels pretty flimsy with the n64 controller. Rush 2 fixes those home controls and adds features in return for some lost replay value, though the arcade wheel for Rush 2 didn't feel as fun as Rush 1 in the arcades.. On the whole I'd say Rush 2 is the better 64 title, and Rush 1 was better in the arcade. but then I remember I rented Rush 1 like 8 times and Rush 2 once or twice.

SF Rush was a game my father and I played all the time and I would collected keys for that hotrod car and Mountain Dew (yes theres Mt Dew but no Doritos) for the line racer I think that's what's it called.

N64 racers all have similar features that set them so very much apart from racing games on the other consoles. I think it's you either love them or hate them and there's hardly anything in between. For a lot of folks these games have nostalgia attached to them. For others it may be more difficult to get into. Personally I think these games are fun and well executed on the system.

Thinking back, I never played that many Midway arcade games when compared with the number they developed and/or published. Midway really was an excellent developer and even Atari, for all their mismanagement as a console developer, had some good talent in the software department. It's a real shame both these companies aren't around anymore, but I guess arcade games and their developers were just doomed to die slowly but surely here in the West.

Rush 2 Extreme racing was the best of the three.

best rush in the serie

egm! 00:39 and about your question, i didn´t play either, but i know the emulation in midway treasures en ps2 on the rush games is horrendous!

If I didn’t know any better I’d think these cars were liscensed

I feel like Rush 2 had more to hold my attention personally. I liked Seattle, both New York tracks, Pipe, Crash & Alcatraz in this one a lot, where as I think Track 6 in SF Rush takes the entire cake for best level in the series. I also liked track 4 (I think it was 4) in SF rush for the rolling hills at the end that caused chaos. I honestly found more secrets and shortcuts dealing with Rush 2, but that may just be me.

doesn't rush 2 have that cool office/ house track?

As much as I do enjoy both of these games in my opinion u haven't covered the best one yet because I loved San Fransisco rush 2049 the shortcuts where everywhere and numerous and the wings made pulling off stunts so much more fun

Great game, and more polished than the first one, but it just wasn't as memorable as the original. The more open tracks, exploration and sense of freedom in Rush 1 is something that, for me, is what the N64-era was all about. The stunt track they added in Rush 2 was awesome though.

Choosing between Rush 1 and Rush 2 is difficult, but I think I'd give the edge to Rush 2 just because I spent hours upon hours in that stunt course. I could never really successfully make it over that spike pit.

I liked the idea of tracks around the USA in rush 2 but I think I liked the idea of a more open races in rush1 so for me I think rush 1 was better

looking good upload, I played this game for long time ago, awesome game.

Refined controls and physics, better music, and, in my opinion, more diverse and memorable tracks with sufficient potential for exploration make Rush 2 the superior game. The tracks might feel dumbed down at first, but collecting all of the keys and Mountain Dew cans will allow you to get full enjoyment out of each track without it getting stale or frustrating like Rush 2049 and it's not overly punishing during races like in Rush 1. Plus, there are way more tracks and cars in this game for some reason. It's just more polished and packed with worthwhile content.

loved this game. dam nostalgia.

i remember renting this game and i enjoyed it

Need a remake on the switch!

@n64glennplant

3 жыл бұрын

Would be awesome wouldn’t it

02:54 there's a key under that bridge. Took me hours to find it when I was a kid