Total Recall (NES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
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A playthrough of Acclaim's 1990 license-based beat 'em up for the NES, Total Recall.
What do you get when you pit a heavily jaundiced Arnold Schwarznegger against droves of psychotic little people, homeless bums, and heavily armed flying drones?
If you guessed a comedy of errors, you wouldn't be far off the mark, though to be fair, the film itself was fairly outlandish as well.
Total Recall on the NES gives you control of Douglas Quaid (Schwarzenegger), a man whose mission only becomes clear after he suffers a botched memory implant at the hands of Rekall Inc. Loosely based on the plot of the movie, Total Recall has you kill your wife, take a space shuttle to Mars, and punch hobos to death for a briefcase, and all of this is done in the name of liberating Mars (and Quaid himself) from evil corporate corruption. Neat.
(Side note: the chick with three boobs is nowhere to be found in this game.)
It's a basic action game that's equal parts platformer and beat 'em up, but it feels like a budget edition of Double Dragon. The stages are simple and easy to navigate, but they tend to be loaded with frustrating traps (like the alley-grabbing hoodlum guys and the glory hole fence in the first stage) that can wipe you out very quickly if you aren't careful with your placement and timing. In taking on your enemies, there aren't many moves at all: you can punch, jump punch, and duck punch, but the lack of variety makes most of the enemy fights feel similar to one another. This isn't too much of a problem, though, since the game is incredibly short, but the questionable hit detection can sometimes lead to an unfair death or three.
The game feels forever long when you first play it because it will kill you constantly until you get into its rhythm, but once you know the controls and the stage layouts, it's quite easy to finish it in under twenty minutes.
The graphics are surprisingly not bad - the style actually resembles The Adventures of Rad Gravity in numerous ways (both games were developed by Interplay) though this one is far less colorful and diverse than RG was. The music, though. Uck. Whereas Rad Gravity's soundtrack was thoroughly excellent, I get the feeling that this one was phoned in. It's bland and annoying - not a great combination for NES music.
Overall, Total Recall is an NES title that might please fans of the movie, but while there's nothing particularly awful about it, there's nothing particularly good about it either. It sits quite firmly in mediocre territory, but there is some fun to be had with it. Mediocre, after all, is a big step up from many of the other license-based NES titles out there.
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Impressive how so many R rated films got NES adaptations for the kids to play. The NES was how I first got introduced to Nightmare on Elm Street, Total Recall, and Robocop.
@mitu123Copper
5 жыл бұрын
Yep, there's a lot of them, I made a list as well for rated r movie based NES games.
@nicholaszamudio2189
2 жыл бұрын
Probably because there were quite a bit of parents that let their kids watch R rated movies.
@user-urmommylikeahoe
Жыл бұрын
Genesis did this amap
@dkamphaus43
Жыл бұрын
And how crappy they usually turned out.
Finally...at age 43 and *30 years later* I finally get to see the stages of this game beyond the Xray machine. The farthest I ever made it. Got to say...looking at it now,its incredibly simple.
@blackrob-vg6kr
2 ай бұрын
I swear man
Total Recall on the NES might lack the lady with three boobs, but it does provide a reasonably entertaining romp through the events of the film.
@stevemoran4426
5 жыл бұрын
Well ummm it does follow the movie and it's not made by Ljn LOL
@Invidente7
5 жыл бұрын
At least arnold LOOKS like arnold
@therealseanw.stewart2071
5 жыл бұрын
Aww! :( What a dealbreaker. I don't wanna play this game now!
@Wesley_C
5 жыл бұрын
NintendoComplete Does it looks like real Arnold.
@kylefowler5082
4 жыл бұрын
I'm more disappointed that Thumbellina wasn't in the game ( the dwarf stripper)
10:49 "This is the plan: Get your ass to Mars."
customs agent: have you brought any fruits or vegetables onto the planet? fat lady: two weeks.
@simone2059
5 жыл бұрын
Whatch out, here goes a surprise BBBOOOMM
I dont remember Arnold killing so many homeless people in the movie.
1:48 - I would love to see this reenacted in an actual action movie. Henchman 1: Hey, look, the hero is coming! Henchman 2: Okay, remember the plan! We stand behind this fence, and try to punch him through these tiny holes as he walks by! Henchman 1: Boss, isn't this plan kind of stupid? Henchman 2: Don't question it, and do it!
@shipped_my_pants_3000
2 жыл бұрын
You don't want to see the live-action movie because those aren't fists
@AlexBissonnette
2 жыл бұрын
It's been reenacted, but not in action movies.
@MangUcokProductions
Жыл бұрын
That would be a better movie compared to 2012 shitty remake
This is one of my favourite movies.
@mitu123Copper
5 жыл бұрын
Yep, it's a really great movie, I liked it a lot as well.
@livioprovenzi2672
3 жыл бұрын
And one of the worst games.
@ignaciocue
3 жыл бұрын
@@livioprovenzi2672 Far from it.
"Glory hole fence" - I see where that came from
@kramalerav
3 жыл бұрын
It’s a reference to Philip K. Dick, original author of the story the film is based on.
Man I remember the scene in the movie with the Bum tossing his lethal hat at Quaid!!!
Arnold Schwarzenegger: You Have Lost A Life Prepare For Another Attempt! I’ll Be Back!
As a child, I was never able to go beyond the wife. This sounds like destiny now that I am married.
@NintendoComplete
3 жыл бұрын
Lmao. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you don't have to shoot her.
@dustman820
3 жыл бұрын
@@NintendoComplete More like pray that Michael Ironside doesn't show up at his front door and shoots at him with his gun with unlimited ammo, lol.
I miss Fred Fuchs.
This game was really hard as a kid. That damn hobo with the hat was a pain in the ass
When you kill those hobos at the cement factory, only a pile of brown clothes remain. Are you jedi masters?
2:47 "Consider that a divorce."
@redeyedbandit1251
5 жыл бұрын
"What a bitch."
Blue sky on Mars. That's a new one.
Enthusiastic Arnolds face from a trip company is unforgettable ^^
Best represention of totall recall. Got most of it down like the movie. Environment and boss battles. I know people like the Amiga version but that version the backtracking and collecting takes forever to complete. Not much variety as this version we got Sharon stone as a boss battle!!! Very cool.
The Benny Drill Boss, OMG hilarious.
Amazing that you can sit thru and finish this game
I love that this game stayed one hundred percent accurate to the movie!!!especially the dogs attacking Quaid!
Just watched Total Recall, saw during the credits that there was a NES game. Pretty cool stuff.
I thought this was going to be a WTH fest, like with NES Predator. But I'm actually impressed with the thought that went into this game.
I love how everybody just flies out of the screen when you hit them! They all just go sailing out of the TV screen. What fun! Three breasted alien chicks are fine but a game where you SHOOT YOUR WIFE? ...Kinda sounds like a typical marriage actually.
@mikejohn29mj
5 жыл бұрын
"Consider that a divorce!"
8:35 Wow, Oddjob sure has fallen on hard times. Or is that Danny DeVito cosplaying as Oddjob? It's hard to tell.
This game made no scence, get an extra life by watching the credits in a movie theather, Get punch through the holes by some hechman, You get to kill Michelle Phiffer early, Micheal Ironside looks like a demented Mr Burns, Beat up a homeless bum with a bommerang hat!? weird and awkard game. The gamemakers should pay you for finishing this game
@erikdreiling2492
5 жыл бұрын
Ed Paradis Michelle Pfeiffer wasn’t in Total Recall. Sharon Stone played the wife.
@wessteinfeld3337
3 жыл бұрын
Idiot
Loved this game. Had robocop as well.
2:32 I can't tell you how many times I rage quit this game because of that one machine gunner at the door!
@R52177
2 жыл бұрын
In the early levels, if Richter caught up to you, it was the end of the game and you couldn't beat him. So if he showed up at the apartment with his machine gun before you could leave, all you could do was take your medicine.
Dat face in thumbnail tho
Awesome video and ya I remember that video game
I remember getting this game I rented it from blockbusters in Boston this was the worst game I've ever played one of them anyways
What da FUUUUCCCKKK did I do wrhong
Remember in the movie when Quaid fought homeless Oddjob to get the briefcase. That part was awesome.
@puppiesarepower3682
2 жыл бұрын
Finally somebody who knows their 0️⃣0️⃣7️⃣!
I just bought this today (march 2024) im really enjoying it! I like how the enemies fly off the screen. I like the level variety. And its really one of those "just get good " games. Its hard but it doesnt seem unfair. As a kid, no. I didnt make it far. But for the 12 bucks i paid for it at a retro store ,im really enjoying it.
16:26 that head scene is good at the end been shoot off by Schwarzenegger lol
I never made it past the bum with the hat. With my strat I never had a chance. No wonder, it took like 70 jabs from Quaid.
The remake of this movie was pure shit
There is like no explanation as to what is happening or what the premise is until you beat the game...
16:25 "Screw you!!!"
I like this game for the most part, the 2nd stage was hard at first but once you learn how to get past it, it’s actually easy. The 3rd stage though PISSES me off, those dogs are damn near impossible to fend off and once they’re on you they take like half your health away and on top of the dogs you have to deal with the soldier dude who hops around everywhere, it’s so infuriating.
So many damn pyramids and space
I've never known this game exists!!!! 😮
Am I the only one who hears the Spring Yard Zone from Sonic in the intro?
Remember in the movie when Arnold went threw building after building killing hundreds of bums
At the beggining of the game above the cinamea theres actully some health if you in the windows in the right order
I used to played this game and it was a terrible game based off a good movie. It had some “Terminator” references which has never happened in the movie after you lose a life.
@ignaciocue
3 жыл бұрын
This game is far from terrible.
@georgeedward1691
3 жыл бұрын
Learning how to spell is a good idea before you start spouting BS! This game was a great game with great challenges.
How many R rated movie tied games did NES release?
@mitu123Copper
5 жыл бұрын
So far there's: Nightmare on Elm Street Total Recall Robocop Robocop 2 Friday the 13th Bram Stoker's Dracula Cliffhanger Rambo Dirty Harry Conan the Barbarian Die Hard Platoon The Terminator Terminator 2 The Untouchables The Blues Brothers
@dustman820
5 жыл бұрын
@@mitu123Copper Don't forget Predator.
@mitu123Copper
5 жыл бұрын
@@dustman820 Oh yeah, I forgot about that one somehow...man the NES had a lot of them.
8:24 CPU PLAYED 😆😆 👊💥👊💥👊💥👊💥👊💥
Good game 👌
What I could not figure out is when you defeat the hobo at the cement factory and the cutscene and the guy who gives Arnold the brief case says first watch the movie and press a and b buttons. I could not figure what the a and b buttons do when you press them
@silveredgrunion7196
3 ай бұрын
If , after that point, you game over, when you start again simply enter the credits cinema on level one and hit AB and you'll warp to the final level, is my understanding
Cats on mars can kill Terminator
Why does Arnold look so normal in the title screen?
DAD MAN I NEED SOME TIME OFF HOW BOUT A BREAK ILL NEVER HAVE A GOOD DAY.......NES TOATAL REKALL GREY 12 bit
Simple game, but great how faithfully it follows the film for the most part for it's age. Bear in mind how bad most movie tie=in games are, even now, never mind back then
Doesn’t he look like the guy from Mary Poppins at 14:10
Is this what happens in the movie
Im old nes terminator 2.
Recall
He looks like Burt from Mary Poppins
16:36
This game isn't very good, but it's not the worst either. I find this to be better than Predator for NES. That one isn't Complete trash, but it still sucks hard though
the same company that made the original fallout games
very similar to another Interplay game: Rad Gravity… looks like they adapted the same codebase :)
@NintendoComplete
3 ай бұрын
I loved Rad Gravity! It was so weird.
@francomarianardini681
3 ай бұрын
@@NintendoComplete totally agree! the only NES game I never finished by myself! :( :)
and no credit roll....
*Duh duh doo*
I. Hate. This. Game. Seriously, I friggin' hate it with a passion. It might not be the worst out there, but that doesn't stop my hatred one bit. One of those "weekend ruining" games for me. I swear somewhere I read that the security guards in the game are actually called the "Police Cops", too.
@NintendoComplete
5 жыл бұрын
Haha yes that killed me. Police cops, wtf?
@Nintendocomplete hah you always play the shitty games that the AVGN hates. Not only do you play them but you beat them! Pretty impressive.
Wow that was boring. They could have had an escape sequence at the end where you fight for air.
16:27 Reminds me of the Ghostbusters Action Figure of Winston!
Seanbaby listed this as one of the worst NES games of all time, and was actually threatened by one of the producers: Mike Arkin, screaming at Seanbaby and other reviewers to "Get over it already!" It ended with Mike saying he had no need for lawyers....since he had guns.
This game is okay, but the worse part that you can't see on video is that the combat is pretty stiff and inconsistent. Walking and jumping are totally fine when the game isn't asking for precision (it does a few times), but punching locks you in place, is slow, and doesn't hit well. It seems like it works worse against a few enemies where, I don't know if their hitboxes are off, or they have an invincibility state that turns on and off while they're walking around. Shooting can either be really fast and deadly, or slow and leaving you vulnerable and I think now I understand why: The amount of bullets you can shoot is tied directly to how many sprites are on screen! And it's not like Mega Man where you can only shoot 3 and while those are there you can't shoot more, it's the amount of enemies and other things happening. If it's a 1v1 it's a button-spam machine gun, but if the screen's busy it will shoot different amounts at random, or not shoot at all, and also when it does it locks you in place, which is deadly if only one bullet decides to come out of the gun
Mario 64
Game where you shot your wife and homeless...how did it get past censorship again? :) Average game, but much better than most LJN games.
It’s my understanding that it’s illegal to force political prisoners to play this game per the Geneva Convention.
@NintendoComplete
5 жыл бұрын
Well this is hilariously unexpected that you would post this today. Driving home from work I was considering the next game I should start focusing on playing to record. It occured to me that I still needed to do Back to the Future 2&3, and I shit you not, I said outloud to myself "that game violates the Geneva convention." Smh, crazy coincidence, right? I totally forgot about that moment til I read this.
@GaryPhelpsII
5 жыл бұрын
NintendoComplete Great minds think alike.
No me sorprende que Acclaim haga juegos tan falopa como este...la verdad podría haber Sido mucho más logrado sonora y graficamente
Ha ha this game is so terrible for a movie game. They got so cheap on the graphics and game play just using the name. Level 1 . I must have a different version. Because I can't kill Sharon stone fast enough then the guy comes in shooting impossible to kill
@dustman820
3 жыл бұрын
That is Richter. How the heck do they not have him as the next to last boss in this game.
@drewsquickfix
3 жыл бұрын
@@dustman820lol thank goodness for youtube who would have known you cant really kill him. But its a hell of a trick on the forst level
On my god this game sucks
I Miss Fred Fuchs