This is a speed run for Mission Impossible on the Nintendo 64. I did not do this speed run. I got it from www.speeddemosarchive.com. I got it for all those Mission Impossible fans out there, and non-fans alike. So please don’t accuse me of copyright infringement, or plagurism. Enjoy.
Total Time = 1:10:38. On Mission: Impossible difficulty (hard): By David Gibbons.
Author’s comments:
I made these segments for my friend Cyberwrath in the summer of 2004. Mostly, he just wanted to see how the game panned out (he had only played roughly 1/3 or 1/2 of it). I took it upon myself to have some fun and do the stages fairly quickly on mission impossible mode (read: hard). I never thought of sending these in to SDA because the game isn’t very popular (or, in many levels, good). Brad convinced me otherwise, as is evident by this page.
As for the run itself, it’s OK. It’s somewhat obvious it’s not a full fledged speed run because I make a point to not rush through the dialogue — I hang on to each text bubble for several moments, allowing the viewer (ahem) to read. Other than that glaring fact these runs are pretty optimized, for the most part.
There are some cool moments in the game…and some funny ones — funny because they shouldn’t be. Brad and I much enjoyed laughing at the inane things Ethan says to himself. He’ll be in a hallway, trying to be covert and distract a guard, and when he succeeds he’ll shout “WAY TO GO!” or “…piece OF CAKE!”
The game also suffers from terribly embarrassing hitbox and bullet detection problems. First off, guards in some circumstances take up to two seconds to react to bullets. Also, they tend to do a back flip upon their death, for no apparent reason. The peak of this form of hilarity manifests itself in the warehouse stage, where a guard rushes up to Ethan, staring at me without moving. I quickly shoot him in the head once, and then lower my crosshair. After an awkward passing of time with no apparent reaction the guard suddenly flips violently backwards. This game is golden.
There’s one more really funny part in the game — the train station. You’re supposed to cover Ethan from undercover bad guys. Good enough. But you also can’t shoot civilians. Sometimes someone in the crowd will run up to Ethan, reach in their pocket and with great ado pull out a…cell phone; or a glass of wine. Why they have a glass of wine in their jacket is never revealed — or why they like to jog before taking a sip in public.
Also, shooting one civilian means the mission is over. During a small chase, as I was shooting the bad guys and watching their stupid death animations, an innocent woman ran in front of my bullets and got nicked in the head, hitting the ground hard. I tensed up, realizing I failed…but the failure screen never came. I guess she wasn’t so innocent after all.
Duration : 0:1:38
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
This game is fun. …
This game is fun. Thanks for the uploads!
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
I got this game for …
I got this game for christmas in like ‘98, and I would play it every once in awhile but I only just beat this stage last week.
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Simerpreet11 you …
Simerpreet11 you should worry about your English skills instead of graphics.
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Candice said it was …
Candice said it was a type of fiber wire that wouldn’t trigger the lasers….
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
That Is 1 Level I …
That Is 1 Level I Could NEVER Do !
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
man that game was …
man that game was so good, bringing back old memories… but its wierd that it had such bad reception
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
“It singed my hair! …
“It singed my hair!” ROFL!! God yeah worry about ur looks whilst hacking into the CIA
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Funny how Ethan’s …
Funny how Ethan’s cable to lower him down automatically becomes invisible to the trip lasers.. hmm..
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
to get to the card …
to get to the card reader what button do u have 2 hit
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
My favorite game.:)
My favorite game.:)
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
this game suck if …
this game suck if they make it for ps2 man like the battal fiel 2 or3 look at grphics suck
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
one of my favorite …
one of my favorite games
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
I used to just keep …
I used to just keep swinging him around on the rope lol
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
singed my hair! lol …
singed my hair! lol love this guys voice, cracks me up
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
ROFL!
I dont think …
ROFL!
I dont think patience is part of the act of Speed Running
I think he was just trying to do it as fast as possible XD
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Yeah and what sort …
Yeah and what sort of video games are made now, I will tell you, REMAKES, PORTS, OR GAMES WITH NOTHING BUT POWER! Back in these days video game producers used to make great games, simple fun, and challenging.
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
you suck, those …
you suck, those lasers weren’t hard at all it just takes patience.
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Me too.
Me too.
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
i loved this game
i loved this game
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
damn these graphics …
these graphics are c*ap compared to now
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Lol Ethan’s …
Lol Ethan’s loudness is superb , considering hes a spy ..Oh and his swaying back and forth is hardcore ..FUCKING WIN
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
You just need to …
You just need to get to the lasers close enough (don’t touch them) and they will move out of the way after a few seconds. It’s pretty easy.
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
this mission was …
this mission was hard i accidentl passed it once though
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
dis is hard!!
dis is hard!!
September 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
its not my fault i …
its not my fault i wanted to get this over with