XP: Glover (N64 Vs. PC Vs. PS1) | Is It Any Good? 

This man spent around 300 bucks for a RU-vid video and it wasn't for a clickbait video of any degree. He is the dictionary definition of Dedication

pretty sure you're the only guy on youtube who could write an hour long review on glover, absolute madman.

AntDude: I feel like reviewing Glover NitroRad: I think I’ll review Glover ExoParadigmGamer: I guess I’ll review Glover Me: I wanna play Glover

Endgame Spoilers: Glover defeated Thanos by turning into the Infinity gauntlet and the snapping him out of existence.

Buying a whole new pc for a review...that's some insane dedication

I absolutely cannot express how much I'm loving how in recent years the talk about Glover has just been increasing more, and more. I got the N64 version completely by happenstance since originally I wend to a used game store with a name that unfortunately completely escapes me. It was in a mall, and I know it wasn't a GameStop, but it had what you'd expect, shelves, and a glass counter full of games. I originally went to grab Donkey Kong 64, but they of course didn't have a copy, so I pretty much was told by my mother to look around and pick another cart I wanted, and out of all the ones on display, the one that caught my eye was that colorful sticker on Glover's, and I grabbed it while my sister got Pokemon Snap. Ever since then I have loved this game without end, the only exception being I will not touch those bonus levels with a pole the size of the Eiffel Tower, 100% completion be damned. I'll never deny the game's flaws, it has many, but I feel like the game has always been underrated, and the likes of the Game Grumps trashing it finally gave it a spotlight, but an unreasonably negative one. I'm glad so many people are giving the game more credit now, even though it's by no means a masterpiece, I still feel it's a great game to have. It's awesome that Piko got the rights to Glover to fix up, and finish the sequel, even if I personally feel like it takes too much from Banjo Kazooie rather than doing more to differentiate itself from it like the first game. Regardless, if a cart is released of it, I'll gladly save up money to grab one to put beside my copy of the first game. It'd be interesting to see how it plays on the intended system, as well as with, hopefully, a full, new soundtrack if they can find enough people that had insight of the development, and composers from the first game's track.

I just found your channel a couple months ago. You really go above and beyond to make your content. Dropping hundreds of dollars on vintage PC equipment to get an accurate comparison of the different ports of a game is really amazing...and time consuming. I appreciate you efforts.

Nobody: Computer with Glover: FEED ME MORE CABLES, J O N

29:46 "He's more of a glover than a fighter." I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

A small detail missed regarding the music is that the N64 tracks were actually way longer than the CD audio versions, usually containing a bunch of extra sequences and variations before they looped. Cool as it was for me to hear the music in CD quality when I got the PC version as a kid, it was definitely a bittersweet experience that most tracks were only about half as long. Cool to see the effort put in to get the PC version running properly here though. I actually mostly have memories of playing the low quality visuals you refused to settle for, since even at the time, my graphics card didn't seem to play nice with the game. Since I had the N64 version to play anyway, it was actually kind of novel for me to experience the game with super low quality graphics for some reason. My favourite touch was that on the absolute lowest settings, the ball was literally represented as a textureless, animationless sprite that was either red, black, grey or green depending on the ball's current form. I can also vouch from own personal memory - even on a CRT monitor from the time, that weird scanline issue on the pre-recorded video files in the game was still VERY apparent. Anyway, very decent video and a very fair judgement of the game overall! (P.S. That first puzzle on the final stage with the alien enemy that crystallises and launches your ball? You have to stun it with fist slams and push it away from the ball switch area so you can activate the switches uninterrupted... Or at least that's how I do it nowadays (as a kid I definitely used cheats on 50% of the puzzles, although low gravity was my personal go-to).

Fun fact the team that made Glover developed a Frogger game

EPG - He denies hour long videos but does them anyways accidentally!

Good Lord, retro PC hardware sure has gotten expensive. It was barely a decade back when you could find Pentium II rigs in the trash every single week.

You bought a Windows 98 just for Glover? That's actual dedication nothing but respect

Holy crap Exo, your dedication is commendable (and slightly insane). Your videos are a cut above the rest from a technical standpoint (I'm no expert though)

You bought a computer and graphics cards......to play Glover?! That was the second I Thumbs Up'ed this video. You are truly committed and know your tech. Give this man a gold star. 👏

"Kinda like Shadow the Hedgehog." Wow, Shadow the Hedgehog being used as a positive reference. I don't hear that very often.

I bought it on PC for 14 cents two weeks ago

Im surprised you dont have millions of views per vid. You definitely put in the effort.

I always had this theory that master hand is really Glover based on appearance. And crazy hand was cross stitch after the incident. Not a full fledged theory, but something to think about

Wow 59 minutes of Glover ......sure I have nothing better to do

"Flawed but unique and extremely memorable" is a great way to describe Glover

Wait a sec... Nick on Planet Ripple worked on this game?... N64 Rewind

I grew up with Glover and always had a soft spot for it. I think it’s responsible for my interest in lofi hip hop and vaporwave today, as it employs many of the same aesthetics and music. I’d love a rerelease of it on a virtual console. Also, the fact that they changed Cross Stitches laugh is a real tragedy. I always loved it as a kid. It really gave him a personality that stuck with me as I got older

I consume any form of Glover content, and this was a 5-Star Buffet.

oh Glover you've never been forgotten good to see him stick around

I loved this game so much! A forgotten gem! Along with Croc.

Some of this games levels got ported to sm64 rom hacks

After watching a few of your videos I've had to subscribe. You go so in depth and they really have helped me decide which version to play. These types of videos are great. Well done.

[Characters That Can Defeat Thanos With the Infinity Stones]

Welcome back, EXO! I love your remakes vs rebreaks on super Mario 64 vs ds vs kirby super star vs ultra DS and so forth

Thank you for all your hard work. Making this video seemed hard! It’s appreciated.

Piko interactive is remastering Glover 64 and releasing it on steam platform first test and fix any bugs. Then release it to other platforms in 2021. 😊

watched the whole thing, bro. I appreciate the effort!

...We don't deserve you Exo. You go above and beyond for proper technical authenticity.

Aside from the unexpected positivity, I'm glad to finally see a review of this game that's more than just "haha meme game I'm gonna make a video making fun of the meme game"

😱😱😱 LOVE IT, Man!!! It’s good to see that you’re still doin reviews on nostalgic games that I still own and love!!!!!

Nice work EPG!

Hey, just stopping by to say I love your content!

Hell yeah! A New episode coming out makes this a good day.

great vid man, love the hard work you put in these vids :3

!!!!!!! Yayyy!!! I've been binging your videos and now there's another one for me to watch :DD

With all the work you put in this you really need more subscribers.

I have no idea how the team were able to get the ball model so smooth for 1998. It looks smooth enough to be a GCN/PS2 model!

A whole hour of Exo talking about Glover? Press play instantly.

Love your videos! Cant wait for more.

Solid review. Keep it up my dude :)

I have only played the N64 version but it seems like both the PS1 and N64 version have their own unique benefits making them both worth owning.

Great videos EXO, keep the great content, greetings from Honduras!

I appreciate your efforts in recording these games in high quality

Will you be doing a Remake or Rebreak for the PC port of Glover coming out this year?

We gunna ignore Glover has a smile on the PS1 case?

Big up for all the trouble you went through for this! Thanks a lot, I love this game and really enjoyed your video

I really appreciate your attention to detail and technical knowledge of video output and whatnot that systems put out. Your work doesn't go unnoticed. Thank you.

Man i really appreciate you adding Yoshi’s Story music near the end there

I think the reason why I like your channel so much is because you go through all of that extra effort to play games in the most accurate intended way possible. You could have easily half assed your content by using subpar emulators and called it a day, but you always go that extra mile even if it means spending a lot of money. Just wanted to let you know your efforts are appreciated. Keep up the good work.

Thank you for this, very well done. Sub earned

Another excellent review/comparison

Keep up the good work! Looking forward to the Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon review

My first playthrough of glover was frustrating and by the end I thought it was ok. A week later i played through it again and now i love the game.

Nice to see we’re Back in action! Always knew Glover existed but never knew what it was about, this video should be interesting

You madman, bravo on the work.

Your most expensive episode? The effort you put are appreciated by me.

I was literally watching the Super Mario 64 Remake or Rebreak prior to this upload. 😁👌

congrats on new upload, nice video. you still sound like more energetic kingk cousin to me.

26:36 I remember that laugh was also used in the GBA version of Donkey Kong Country when you try to jump on a Krusha with Diddy and he bounces back. 37:22 Gotta love the random Dexter quote there. xD

very VERY thorough review for what it's worth. nice video!

Very interested to see what elements from these 3 versions are used for the new pc port, as each version has it's own aspects that are best, between the graphics, controls and gameplay differences. Really hope you make a video on the new pc port. Absolutely loved this video

this game has a damn good soundtrack! I didn't notice when I was a kid. Also, you earned a new subscriber!

I'm so happy this review came out! I love your thoughts on the game and I really hope Piko Interactive Follows through with releasing the sequel!

Seeing this in my feed made me so happy

Really dig this series (even though we're only two episodes in). Would love to see more.

I remember getting frustrated with all the flaws you pointed out, but enjoyed it anyways once I got used to the controls (and because I didn't have anything else to play at the time). And didn't know the game gave you the cheats if you 100% completed it, I just discovered them by pressing B near the bird in the hub and it would make the sounds the C buttons make when you input them, if you catch the sequence, you can get the cheat codes that way.

Hey just discovered your channel and holy hell these are long videos. But (even though I'm only 11:43 minutes into the video) they are pretty well done.

Love your channel, ExoParadigmGamer

Mad respect to do all of this for one video

Glover, man that brings back memories.

You got a whole 1998 PC setup just to play Glover? I think you might be a little too dedicated... but that's awesome

I love how you include a spoiler alert in every video, not just videos on new games. There are a number of older games that I don't know the ending of, and am planning on playing them eventually.

scanlines were one of many tricks used to reduce the filesize of FMV, with the additional benefit of working well on lower spec machines.

Glover (N64) was a large part of my childhood. I like Glover for it's unique concept and gameplay. Oh, and you taught me that the Ps1 has different versions of the N64 music so I'll be checking that later. Also, someday I want to make a Glover (N64) level hack.

It's finally here! Okay time to collect thoughts on a game with box art that left me wanting this game as a kid, even without a 64 (or knowing there was a PSone version).

I'm very glad you made the point that with proper framepacing even 20fps can look smooth. So many people chalk everything up to framerate, and yet so many people forget it's the framepacing and smoothing techniques that make it look proper and keep input consistent.

I’ve been here since your SMB Deluxe RoR video.

i wish i could seen this whole video sooner to like it sooner, heck even subscribe! now i am subbed.

I have a few ideas: Alien 3, Aladdin, Batman Returns (the Genesis version has no contest), *maybe* Star Wars 4th and 5th gen (along with Indiana Jones if that counts), Animaniacs, and The Jungle Book For ROR, I'd love to see Mega Man Powered Up, Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes (if that counts), Star Fox 64 3D, Majora's mask, Mega Man Maverick Hunter X, and maybe even Link's Awakening (GameBoy VS Switch).

Even though Glover wasn't the best game on the N64 when it came out and with some of it's massive flaws that you pointed out, it was really enjoyable and offered a good challenge when compared with other platform games. And yeah, Atlantis Realm has the best soundtrack in the whole game. Also IIRC, if you play on Easy mode your movement isn't inverted when you try and balance on the ball, which doing the practice stage wasn't that big of an issue to begin with for me anyway - but is kinda my biggest gripe when people shame the controls and think they can just jump right into the game.

Your obsessive attention to detail provides an unparalleled analytic record of differences between versions. I hope these videos stay up forever.

An XP/ROR episode on tony hawk's ps 1 or 2 would be so insane id love it

Glover was my absolute favorite game as a kid and I personally had it on the Playstation 1. I honestly didn't know it was released for the N64 or PC until around 6 months ago. I think the thing that boggles my mind the most is that the hub doesn't change as the game progresses in the PS1 version. I could swear I remember the landscapes going from desolate to grasslands. I remember being fascinated and thinking that maybe the hub held secrets based on different points of the games progression. I'd say it's possible I imagined it but I have Aphantasia so it's a bit beyond my scope of ability... Either way, I greatly appreciated the review and as someone who only found your channel three days ago I'm genuinely enjoying the precision and detail of your content. It's not often my attention can be kept for an hour+ in multiple videos.

Glover is the only boxed game in my collection. Why? Because it was cheaper than the unboxed n64 games at that flea market. $20 bucks with the full box and manual I believe. Even came with an ad about Nintendo power.

In easy mode your controls aren't inverted while on the ball.

You heard it here first kids, Glover is better than Ocarina of Time. That's not an opinion, that's a fact.

I love you man, I love this game. I just had a seizure and this is what i need to cheer me up

I like how it says only for n64 in the thumbnail even though it's on PC and ps1

Great episode! I couldn't help but notice that you had a Genesis copy of Toy Story sitting atop your TV. Can we expect an episode on both Toy Story 1 & 2 in the future? I remember playing the PC version of the first game and it totally ruined the experience for me lol

The fact that you actually bought a Windows 98 PC just shows how much you truly care about your channel. Great video dude. :)

You know, what I use to play old Windows 3d games is either Nglide which is a 3dfx plugin, basically it 'catches' 3dfx instructions from older games and translates them to Glide instructions. The other one I use is DGVoodoo2, which I actually use the most as it can essentially 'forces' games to run in 4k resolutions and even has some in-game hacks to minimize graphical errors. You can even apply anti-aliasing and shader techniques that the original games weren't capable of... just saying you didn't have to waste hundreds of bucks on old computers/parts. ^^;

"Only for Nintendo 64." How many other lies have I been told by the council??!?!??!

This is some quality content