Blast From The Past Double: No Mercy & Havoc

[kaneda]

I decided to do a double feature for this week's Blast from the Past: No Mercy and Havoc. The former was made at a point in time when GTA Stunting was really beginning to gather steam. The newly formed aMpT forums were THE place to be for any budding stunter, and doing a vid that epitomized the community just seemed like the logical thing to do.

No Mercy was (as far as I can recall) the first official aMpT Forums Community Video. While there was only a handful of contributors for this one, the result is what I still consider to be the second best community video to date. The reason? It was entirely reflective of the community at that time. Everyone was a novice, both in regards to stunting and also to video editing. GTAFanatic (then a member of aMpT) was given the task of editing, and he did so using his trademark mix of style and subtlety (keep in mind that GTAF used WMM2). This is a stunters vid, showcasing some of the top-notch stunters at that point in time, with a kick-ass soundtrack and an almost tangible feeling of community.

Fun Fact: Ramboy's big spin was the rotation record at the time (later smashed by almost 2000 degrees).


No Mercy

Havoc (released only one month after No Mercy) was released as a kind of companion vid to No Mercy, despite the fact it featured less stunters. Having already tackled the inaugral community vid, the buzz surrounding this one was not so intense. Having said that, it did lure some of the best stunters in the community including Barney, Ramboy and LightsideKnight (GTAF's 5257 crew mate). GTAFanatic was again tasked with editing, and I can recall his decision to edit it much like No Mercy to give a connecting feature between the two vids. The stunts are fast, furious and cut to a track from the (then) upcoming San Andreas.

Fun fact: Yoman went on to become Urban Legend.


Havoc

These two vids began a GTA Stunting tradition. Every member of the community at the time had tremendous enthusiasm about the prospect of a vid featuring anyone in the community who decided to submit. It was a chance to stand shoulder to shoulder with the stunters who inspired and thrilled you when your PCJ still had training wheels.

Enjoy No Mercy and Havoc.

[Dimension]

at the time where this stunts were landed only easy stunts were landed but every stunter
started with this stuntingstyle
and the stunts are awesome
well i enjoyed the videos cant say anything bad about this two videos

[Reynard The Fox]

Those stunts were not easy back then Nice read/watch.

[STREEM]

Havoc - This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment and EMI, one or more of whom have blocked it in your country on copyright grounds. vimeo/dailymotion anyone?

[Kingjad]

Have seen Havoc a few times in the past, not watched No Mercy as much. Nice contributions.

[DriZzly]

Havoc - This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment and EMI, one or more of whom have blocked it in your country on copyright grounds. vimeo/dailymotion anyone?

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kickass videos ... good times when stunting wasnt that much of a competition

[Metalsoad]

No mercy is cool remember the old School and havoc copyright :/

[kaneda]

Havoc can be downloaded here:

http://www.thegamersalliance.com/?do=dynamic&id=11

Fuck Youtube and they're bitching about a 20 year old song. The file is better to watch anyway, and it's nice and small.

[DaredevilX]

Loved them both, watched No Mercy 2 the other day but not these two. Kudos for the review Kaneda.

[Neo Anderson]

Audio works fine  Brings back some very good memories of the days when alot of us first started