Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Today, I wanted to explore the various depictions of the Twin Towers as they were modeled or shown in various Nintendo 64 games, published contemporaneously with the era when these towers stood tall. This was a topic I've wanted to discuss for years, pondering the connection between our nostalgic views on the world, as it ties in with something so evidently symbolic as a decline through society at large. It's fascinating to see how they were represented back then, and the games they are featured in serve as a kind of weird "time capsule" to explore how they might have been perceived or treated at the time.
If this topic isn't for you, then no worries, this was a one off thing. I'll be back to some GoldenEye oddities in a few days.
00:00 Intro & Nostalgic Pondering
02:09 BattleTanx
04:55 Mickey's Speedway USA
06:03 Cruisin' World
07:00 Hybrid Heaven
08:14 Rush 2 Extreme Racing USA
09:28 Ultra 64 Promo
10:20 Pilotwings 64
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Today, I wanted to explore the various depictions of the Twin Towers as they were modeled or shown in various Nintendo 64 games, published contemporaneously with the era when these towers stood tall. This was a topic I've wanted to discuss for years, pondering the connection between our nostalgic views on the world, as it ties in with something so evidently symbolic as a decline through society at large. It's fascinating to see how they were represented back then, and the games they are featured in serve as a kind of weird "time capsule" to explore how they might have been perceived or treated at the time.
If this topic isn't for you, then no worries, this was a one off thing. I'll be back to some GoldenEye oddities in a few days.
00:00 Intro & Nostalgic Pondering
02:09 BattleTanx
04:55 Mickey's Speedway USA
06:03 Cruisin' World
07:00 Hybrid Heaven
08:14 Rush 2 Extreme Racing USA
09:28 Ultra 64 Promo
10:20 Pilotwings 64
--
Music used in my videos is made and produced specifically for this channel by Carathorn: youtube.com/user/Carathorn
--
Please consider supporting SpeedLore on Patreon! patreon.com/speedlore
➤ EMAIL ➤ gamerfolklore at gmail dot com
➤ SUPPORT ➤ PATREON ➤ patreon.com/speedlore
➤ WATCH ➤ TWITCH ➤ twitch.tv/rwhitegoose
➤ FOLLOW ➤ TWITTER ➤ twitter.com/rwhitegoose
Feel free to contact me for any purpose; business, video ideas, any questions are welcome!
Thanks for watching, and until next time, stay true!
