Vigilante 8 (1998) | Wranker 4K PS1 Real Hardware Playthrough | Retrotink 4K

Full playthrough of Vigilante 8, released in 1998 for the PlayStation. Vigilante 8 was a fantastic game with an absolute banger of a soundtrack, unfortunately, it always seemed to be in the shadow of Twisted Metal with them both being very similar vehicular arena battlers released around the same time. I personally never got on with Twisted Metal, and found Vigilante 8 the far more fleshed out and fun game. I am in the minority however.

This was actually a game built upon the foundations laid by publisher, Activision, in a game released a year earlier called Interstate '76, although, it has been confirmed, the two titles are not connected by cannon. Vigilante 8, much like Interstate, would get a sequel a year later titled Second Offence, with the series getting releases on the PlayStation, N64, Dreamcast, the Gameboy Colour, and even a reboot on the XBOX360.

Vigilante 8 is one of those games that is always a pleasure to play. I pick this up once a year to have a quick playthrough, and the mechanics always keep me engaged, because at it's core, it's just such a fun game. I particularly enjoyed playing the N64 version back in the day, taking advantage of the 4 player split screen battling goodness with mates.

I'm playing some different games to decide what to cover in my next retrospective on the main channel @TheCriticalWranker I will post an update in the comments if I make a video on this game.

This video was recorded using the RetroTink 4K. While I believe it’s the best scaler on the market, and has improved resolution switching, it still struggles a tiny bit with this. With Vigilante 8, the menus and gameplay are in different resolutions, creating a short black screen between making a selection, and the very impressive “spinning screen” transition. When playing on a CRT, this is not the case, and the transition is flawless. I only mention this for historic record. Enjoy

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******* Time Stamps *******
00:04:30 Chassey Blue
00:29:27 Slick Clyde
00:45:17 Sheila
01:04:11 John Torque
01:29:18 Dave
01:44:58 Convoy
02:05:22 Loki
02:25:16 Houston 3
02:44:50 Boogie
03:02:43 Beezwax
03:24:24 Molo
03:47:50 Sid Burn

Unlockables: Characters Alien
04:06:49 Secret Base Nevada
04:11:09 Sand Factory Utah

******* Notes on this Video *******
This footage was captured using a SCPH1000 PS1, upscaled using the RetroTink 4K and recorded using the M.2 Avermedia 4K Live Gamer capture card. I also use a high quality RGB cables from Retrogamingcables.com and I highly recommend them.

I upload these playthroughs, mainly for real hardware footage preservation, which is why I use no watermarks or overlays . Feel free to use it as you wish, all I ask, is you don't just reupload it in full. Credit to my main channel would be greatly appreciated, but not required. Youtube, obviously bit-crushes video and audio while compressing, so if you want the raw footage of this video, contact me.