Beating EVERY N64 Game - NHL Breakaway 99 (112/394) 

Oh man listening to Thab absolutely butcher all the names of my avalanche heros is just brutal haha

“Time for the theme of the NHL, ‘O, Canada’.” *’The Star Spangled Banner’ plays*

Shootouts are only in the regular season, and they didn’t start until after the lockout in 2005. It used to be 4 on 4 for 5 minutes and then the game just finished in a tie if no one scored. Playoffs had to have a winner so the games just continued until someone scored.

"How in the world is there a hockey team in Phoenix, Arizona?" The only person not asking that question is NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.

as a diehard hockey fan, I applaud you for even attempting some of these player names lol

Chandler was actually the announcer's son. His parental neglect caused a rift between him and his wife. She divorced him and took full custody of Chandler and the house in the divorce. He now lives alone in a crappy apartment, because it's all he can afford due the child support and alimony. His life has gone to shit. Which is why the announcer is a shell of his former self.

6:34 Dogs busting into commentary booth. The sound quality of this game is off the charts! It must've felt as if the dogs were in the house with you!

"My first game is against the Edmonton Oilers, I don't know much about them but I've heard they kinda suck." As a Calgarian this is the highlight of my day. :D

Just an FYI 7:30 in playoff hockey, they do not go to a shootout after the 1st OT. It just continues into the 2nd OT. They only have shootouts in the regular season.

Loving the series, mate! As a massive hockey fan I've got to say I'm genuinely very impressed by your commentary on the games, especially as someone who doesn't even enjoy the sport!

to be fair to some of the "sim" games like this one and breakaway 98, a lot of fans play them for season mode. and from what I remember from playing them back then, the breakaway games had some of the best player growth for all hockey sim games if you created your own player to take through season mode. and i think one of the first games where you could fire/hire coaches that could train up or give different attribute bonuses to your players/team.

Early on a Thursday?? It’s a Christmas miracle!

I love how when it comes to sports games you turn into an announcer of your own games. Awesome videos dude

Can't wait for the actual NHL 99 by EA Sports, It's the best NHL in my opinion and I still play it regularly on my N64. Also Gretzky was in the New York Rangers

I would have loved to be in chat when Thab's dad unknowingly sat in the chair while he was still streaming, the room probably went mental!

Woke up looked at my feed seen this vid thought it was Friday thought I was about to have a nice weekend........u got me good

I think the reason that fighting is allowed, is that its safer to let players fight with fists, than to try to "get even" or otherwise right any perceived wrongs during gameplay. The sport is too dangerous in an of itself, so fighting with fists is about the safest thing going on out there.

I finally caught back up! I discovered this series and binged it up until I caught up and fell back behind once that 3 hour video dropped. The positive to that was I was able to binge again when I finally came back, waiting every week is going to be painful 😂

Fighting in hockey is somewhat condoned because it has been a longstanding tradition in the sport, dating back to its origins. In the early days of hockey, fighting was not only allowed but was often seen as a way for players to settle disputes on the ice. Over time, fighting has become more regulated, with the introduction of penalties and suspensions for players who engage in fights. However, it is still seen by many as a way to police the game and protect players from dirty hits or dangerous plays. While fighting is not explicitly allowed in hockey, it is also not explicitly prohibited, unlike in other sports such as football or baseball. Referees are instructed to break up fights as soon as possible, but they also have some discretion in deciding when to step in. In some cases, they may allow a fight to continue if they believe it will diffuse a tense situation or prevent further violence on the ice. It's worth noting that not everyone in the hockey community condones fighting. Many people believe that it is a dangerous and unnecessary part of the game that should be eliminated. However, fighting remains a part of hockey culture, and it is likely to continue to be so for the foreseeable future.

Something about how Thab sounded when he tried to pronounce the hockey player's names made me laugh uncontrollably! Good stuff.

HAHAHA I had to give a like for your dad putting on socks.

Seen the video post and had a meltdown thinking I’ve lost a day in my life as this content is on a Friday 😂😂

The commentator just became so depressed after never finding that child he only had the energy to comment on negative things like penaltys.

He's beating every hockey game, and he means ALL OF THEM.

Gretzky actually wasn't out of the league at that point 😂

I was a huge Avalanche fan around this time. The Sakic, Forsberg, Roy lineup was legendary

And boom goes the dynamite! Had me rolling on that one. Looks like you disabled offsides as well? Otherwise, you might have had 80 faceoffs per game rather than 50.

gretzky is on the rangers in this game

Im glad you attempted some play by play commentary with the game. Youre really good at it with sports you know and like so its appreciated here.

As an oilers fan I was rattled to hear him say we suck. Hello mcdavid? Draisaitl. Even in 99 we made the damn playoffs.

Mike Vernon a Detroit legend and Stanley cup champion in 1997. Traded the next year to San Jose sadly. He actually had an epic fight against the Avalanche goalie Patrick Roy. Legendary for red wing fans

Lol the national anthem of whatever team is playing in America's NHL. 😆. Thanks THAB.

Haha, I work daily in broadcast television with Damphousse and yes, he was pretty famous around here at the time. Good guy too. Great video as always.

I'll never get tired of Thabs sports commentary. I might even watch sports if he was doing it 😅

The commentary is really superb.

Got me over here thinking it was Friday! I enjoyed the play by play, nice try on most of the names too

Keith was the man on the Yotes. Miss those old jerseys, they were fire. The new ones are alright, but the owners don’t get good players, so the fans have nothing to cheer for. Hard to care when you are always out first round

Fun Fact: the Colorado Avalanche were founded as the Quebec Nordiques until 1995 when they got sold to COMSAT and relocated to Denver. Greetings from quebec

Lol that was fun, well done on the commentary and explaining the game of hockey too, you did well!

Lmao awesome cameo from your pops 🤣 that had me going

Spearing more specifically is when you hit a guy in the nuts which is a hilarious penalty to include in this game

Gretzky's last game was in 99. You'd think he'd be included.

In the NHL, there's no ties or shootouts in playoffs. That was only in the regular season. Playoffs overtimes forever until a goal.

As an Avalanche fan I had a great time watching you play a game I had when I was a kid, and choosing my team! It was a great time to be a fan. I remember skating behind the net and passing to the center in order to score. I spammed that a lot!

NHL 94 on Sega is still probably the best feeling, funnest to play, hockey game.

When I saw Lemieux in the team, I thought it was Super Mario. I was so excited how fitting it was to have thab plays him. But it was Claude Lemieux after all

"I've always found it weird that fighting is normalized in hockey" You're not the only one. The QMJHL (one of the three major junior leagues in Canada) recently banned it completely and old-time hockey fans are losing their minds over it. Over the past 20 years or so fighting has dramatically declined in the NHL, though. There used to be at least one fight every game - now it's common to go multiple games without any fights. Thank god. As a hockey fan, I watch hockey for hockey. If I wanted to watch fighting, I'd watch UFC or boxing.

N64 challenge video a day early? Nice!

Iused to play Bret Hull hockey on the SNES with cousins all the time. I preferred Hocky, Soccer and Basketball but Dad preferred Football and Baseball so we usually played one of those when we were in the mood for a sports game. I also remember winning a game of NES Ice Hockey playing with one hand while in the hospital with an IV in the other hand.

What's harious is that the game treated the Coyotes better than reality. Pretty sure my Coyotes have only been to one western conference finals and got spanked there. Also pretty sure Detroit spanked us in the first round during the year of this game...

Wow you passed on the 98 red wings,........ lol damn

Colorado Avalanche were the last team to win the Stanley cup! Also, love the series! So excited for the Mario’s and legend of Zelda’s. Among many others 😁

So excited for so many upcoming gems... snowboard kids, iggy's wrecking balls, let's rumble, clay fighters.

I recommend watching a hockey game live. But for me hockey games were great for local multiplayer with friends

Wayne Gretzky should be on the Rangers. His last year was ‘99 believe it or not. Pretty remarkable

This caused me to think it was actually Friday for a brief, happy moment.

That video preview picture had me dying LAWL XD

I went to my first in person hockey game last week and I have to say it was a great time!

Dad cameo makes this THAB's greatest video of all time

Ooooh! KNIFE EDGE! Oh, man. I know you've already played it by this point, but that was a rail-shooter that I played a lot with my cousin back in the day! I think it had up to 4 player co-op? Regardless, you could play it with someone, and I remember really enjoying it at the time

I would never read a book containing descriptions and reviews of every N64 game. But I will totally watch every video in this series.

I think I'd actually start watching sports again if thab was the guy doing the commentary, espn hire this man

The Oilers actually defeated Colorado in this series lol

Look forward to knife edge, a game randomly added to my library as a kid. Looking forward to that!

Im hype for knife edge nose gunner! I had that game. It's an on rails shooter sorta like those old area 51 arcade games. But you are in a helicopter. Hour C button let you dodge and stuff and there are alternate routes and stuff sorta like star fox. I don't think I ever beat it because the final boss is hard. It shouldn't be too long of a game though.

Actually, Wayne Gretzky played his final season in 1999 with the New York Ranger. So he may actually be in the game

Not picking the Wings is sacrilege

6:41 LOL 😂

Impressive stuff man, been watching you for a while and gotta say, always eager to see what game is next! Greetings from Australia and be well!

You accidentally used the NHL 99 by EA Sports soundtrack as BGM in this. That's one of my favorite OSTs of all time, and I'm not afraid to say it.

Not that it really matters. But just for general interest, Wayne Gretzky retired in 1999, so he would have been in this game as he was playing at that time. BUT Technically, you WERE right that he had retired since you started playing in playoffs, and Gretzky retired at the end of the 1999 regular season as the Rangers missed the playoffs

About the Canadiens' name: They are called the "Canadiens", with the French spelling for two reasons; First, because they were originally the only team in the province of Québec (ironically the team you played as, the Avalanche, was prior to 1996 the 2nd Québec team and actually my hometown team, the Québec (City) Nordiques). The Québecois were the original settlers of Canada and the term "Canadiens" was used to refer to French-Canadians living in the "Province of Canada" which is analogous to the modern province of Québec. The Canadiens' nickname, the "Habs", is short for "Habitants", the French word for "settlers" or "colonists". It's a light pejorative used back then by English-Canadians to refer to the Québecois. They are also called Canadiens as it's the abbreviation of their old name, the "Club de Hockey Canadien". The two "C"s and the "H" that constitute the logo actually stand for that name. And yeah, especially now that we have a fully-capable NHL arena in Quebec City, we also wonder why the Coyotes aren't dead and moved. Although we all know why. Bettman would rather see them bankrupt than admit his Arizona gamble failed. And he'd rather die than see a team return to Québec.

13:05 - So close to getting Kirby 64

lol I love that you specify in older hockey games there were ways to cheese your way to goals. It still happens to this day.

For 1 video, THAB should change his intro to say "And I mean most of them". Even if just for a moment.

I'm commenting on all of these videos. And I mean all of them

I’m in Colorado and can confirm it is a cool place

hearing you hate it as a sport hurts but maybe just because I'm Canadian and its such a part of my life lmao, unfortunately I'm a leafs fan but I watch games whenever their on. in my biased opinion its awsome that its the only sport they let players fight and still has the most sportsmanship and commoraderaty of the opposing team compared to any other sport I watch. but awsome video as always and I cant wait to see whats next after you beat all these games keep up the great work bud!

The thumbnail with Thab's face is hilarious

In future for the sports games, I’d suggest google-ing who won the championship the year before and playing as them as they should have the best stats.

Knife Edge is a shooter in the vein of those old FMV video shooters from 3DO and CDi, but in this case, there's no FMV involved.

BUT THAB! Hockey is the best sport! It has fistfights! And all the fast paced action of football without the 3 years of waiting between every down

Of all those good aspects of your video's, the script writing is the best. Thanks👍👋

"It's weird that Montreal called themselves the Canadians. What about all those other Canadians?" What, you mean like Vancouver Canucks?

This is such a great series! Keep it up man!

THERE IT IS ❤ GIVE US TWO A WEEK!!!

mtl in the finals in 1999? Hahaha those were the years where we sucked...actually we still do :(

You have no idea how right your take on Arizona is

I see thab uploading another N64 video, i click. Love this videos

The return of Thab’s signature call, “boom goes the dynamite”!

The Montreal Canadiens famously from the province that tried harder than anyone else to not be part of Canada

love it when you do these realistic sports comentary! :)

blamee canadana blame canadan! all the start reminded me ov lol

My dude…give hockey as a sport another chance. Highly recommend going to a game. Promise you won’t be disappointed

The group Five for Fighting got their name from hockey.

Keith Tkachuck pronounced ka-chuck. He was a good player and now his son is one of the better players in the league today.

thabDad cameo was so funny

Wow, did Thab play for the Red Wings !?! 🏅

Loved this game as a kid! Played through the season mode a few times

I liked the fighting mini games in old hockey games, but HATED the penalties. Every other second I would get ICING in the ps1 demo disc hockey game I played as a kid.