Another capture from our NTSC RGB modded N64 with a full longplay / playthrough / walkthrough / trueplay of the normal championship from the Japanese only rumble version of Wave Race 64. Well its full title is the rather catchy Wave Race 64 Kawasaki Jet Ski Rumble Pak Compatible Version, doesn't quite roll off the tongue does it. The Japanese version as the name suggests was sponsored by both Kawasaki Jet Ski and Fanta. Their logos can be seen in various locations across the game. So what does this rumble version add over the original aside from rumble support you might be asking. Well for starters it is the last code revision of the game and fixes a number of bugs in the earlier builds. It also included remixed music tracks for both Sunny Beach and Southern Island replacing the original songs. The race announcer has new call outs and the title screen voice over was changed from the original Japanese announcer to the western one. A Dolphin was also added in Time Attack mode to represent a ghost of your best time. There's a great video on it via a fellow YouTuber here:
In short this is the definite version of the game and sadly to date it remains untranslated as it was never released outside of Japan on the N64. It has been re-released on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console and the Nintendo iQue in China, but neither of these versions game to western markets either. Commentary by Random Gamer Riven and does not include any swearing, any opinions expressed in this video are the author's own and do not reflect the views of Randomised Gaming. Also known as ウエーブレース64 振動パック対応バージョン (Japan) Wave Race 64 Kawasaki Jet Ski Vibration Pak Compatible Version (Translated) Wave Race 64 Shindou Edition (English spelling of Japanese word some people use, this is not a correct translation) Release: 1997 Developer: Nintendo / 任天堂 Publisher: Nintendo / 任天堂 Format: Nintendo 64 (N64) / ニンテンドー64 Wave Race 64 Rumble Pak version is also available on the Japanese Nintendo Wii U as a download game for the Virtual Console and was also on the Wii VC. There is no English version of this game. Randomised Gaming blog:
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https://twitter.com/rdmdgaming Footage is captured directly from original hardware in this case a NTSC RGB modded N64 Console at 60Hz, via an Elgato Game Capture HD60 Pro using a RGB Scart to HDMI upscaler. Upscaled to 4K to improve YouTube video bit rate playback.
