Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
My friends, today we share the harrowing stories of those who spent hundreds, if not thousands of hours playing WWF No Mercy for the Nintendo 64, only to experience the fateful and nearly unavoidable memory glitch, which erased all data and progress, and made the game nearly unplayable after that point, as previously unlocked characters and championship paths could not be unlocked again. By the fireside, we share the accounts of a GoldenEye speedrunner, and a heartbroken Redditor, who both had experiences with this glitch. Enjoy this deep dive into gaming history and analysis of one of the greatest Wrestling Video Games of all time, despite the devastating Memory Glitch.
00:00 Intro
01:08 Learning about the Glitch
03:24 Brose's Account
06:57 Memory Deletion in Other N64 Games
09:18 An Old GameFAQs Thread
13:01 The Recall?
17:16 Iceberg Detour
18:16 A Harrowing Story
20:49 Thanks for Watching!
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Links and vids used or referenced in this video;
Brose's Original Post which gave me the idea to discuss this; forums.the-elite.net/index.php?topic=24743.msg481966#msg481966
Reddit "Destroyed My Soul" Post; reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/ktm1ne/the_old_wwf_no_mercy_memory_glitch_just_destroyed
GameFAQs discussion about the glitch; gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/914112-wwf-no-mercy/49019022
Wrestling Bios video about the game; youtube.com/watch?v=Hd2Q5ZqyZAM
Kiara's YouTube channel; youtube.com/@UCMhBuJviLmi6cSj_TYyVJ5A
Post about the Recall; micro-64.com/features/wwfnomercy.shtml (I might do another deep dive on this another time).
Forum discussion on the USA-1 Cartridge tapatalk.com/groups/nintendo_64_forever/could-wwf-no-mercy-usa-1-be-the-rarest-n64-game-t2662.html
Special Thanks to Brose for the video footage used in this fireside! twitch.tv/brose84
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My friends, today we share the harrowing stories of those who spent hundreds, if not thousands of hours playing WWF No Mercy for the Nintendo 64, only to experience the fateful and nearly unavoidable memory glitch, which erased all data and progress, and made the game nearly unplayable after that point, as previously unlocked characters and championship paths could not be unlocked again. By the fireside, we share the accounts of a GoldenEye speedrunner, and a heartbroken Redditor, who both had experiences with this glitch. Enjoy this deep dive into gaming history and analysis of one of the greatest Wrestling Video Games of all time, despite the devastating Memory Glitch.
00:00 Intro
01:08 Learning about the Glitch
03:24 Brose's Account
06:57 Memory Deletion in Other N64 Games
09:18 An Old GameFAQs Thread
13:01 The Recall?
17:16 Iceberg Detour
18:16 A Harrowing Story
20:49 Thanks for Watching!
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Links and vids used or referenced in this video;
Brose's Original Post which gave me the idea to discuss this; forums.the-elite.net/index.php?topic=24743.msg481966#msg481966
Reddit "Destroyed My Soul" Post; reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/ktm1ne/the_old_wwf_no_mercy_memory_glitch_just_destroyed
GameFAQs discussion about the glitch; gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/914112-wwf-no-mercy/49019022
Wrestling Bios video about the game; youtube.com/watch?v=Hd2Q5ZqyZAM
Kiara's YouTube channel; youtube.com/@UCMhBuJviLmi6cSj_TYyVJ5A
Post about the Recall; micro-64.com/features/wwfnomercy.shtml (I might do another deep dive on this another time).
Forum discussion on the USA-1 Cartridge tapatalk.com/groups/nintendo_64_forever/could-wwf-no-mercy-usa-1-be-the-rarest-n64-game-t2662.html
Special Thanks to Brose for the video footage used in this fireside! twitch.tv/brose84
--
Music used in my videos is made and produced specifically for this channel by Carathorn: youtube.com/user/Carathorn
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Please consider supporting SpeedLore on Patreon! patreon.com/speedlore
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Feel free to contact me for any purpose; business, video ideas, any questions are welcome!
Thanks for watching, and until next time, stay true!
