All Gem Fighter Stages Explained

[@NUSensei]

Pang! I grew up on those games. NA gamers will know it as "Buster Bros". It's kind of a shoot-em-up. The player controls the character moving sideways at the bottom of the screen. Bubbles fall from the top. You shoot them with the harpoon and the bubbles split in half into smaller bubbles, which split into small bubbles, and so on. The goal was to pop all the bubbles, which also unlocked temporary powerups (such as spread shot), but if a bubble touched you, you died. As expected, the early stages were slow and easy, but later stages were extremely chaotic.

[@baberuthless]

Playing it for the first time in the video I certainly did not last long in that game. I’m surprised I never heard of it until recently

[@SleightSoda]

At 14:56 the furnace in Tessa's room that looks like a face is a reference to the anvil Hsien-Ko drops in her famous tenraiha attack. Her anvil has the same face on it!

[@Kaius.]

babe wake up new baberuthless video dropped

[@Shockbrawler]

There were so many references I did not expect to see here. Especially oro on the winter ski stage. I did not know about the last one with the breath of fire characters and the Megaman cameos! I was very happy to see that. This was a fun video to watch and I'm so glad you went into full detail with this game's stages because it's packed with so much charm and references for many capcom fans to look at. I love super gem fighter mini mix a lot and I'm glad this video showed me a lot more hidden details I didn't know about! ^_^

[@baberuthless]

Thanks shock always happy to highlight the hidden and obscure details for yall! 😁

[@Shockbrawler]

@@baberuthless can't wait to see more from you this upcoming year of 2023!

[@Shadi092986]

"Inside Makai" is just another room of Demitri's castle in Romania from Darkstalkers 1 and 2. Nice catch with the rest of the cameos!

[@MaratorBass]

Thanks for making these types of videos. It occurred to me after watching Majin Obama's video on stages, that nobody was making vids talking in detail about the ambience in fighting games. Keep it up!

[@baberuthless]

I'm happy to be that weirdo who will haha

[@daniellesiak6209]

God I love this game, every reference, humour and goofy background behaviour like Dan sliding on the floor dressed as a vampire or being Elvis in his attacks is something you just ‘get’ and is no doubt lost on everyone else

[@jacksoncooper8459]

5:13 The Frog & Snowmen are Rikuo & Sasquatch hit with Pharaoh's Curse. A move by another fellow Darkstalker, Anakaris.

[@felineki]

Wow, there are some things I had never noticed being pointed out here, like the cake details on the roof of the toy shop, or Pyron being buried in the snow at the ski resort. Great work! Just goes to show how packed full of wonderful details these stages are.

[@EddyGordo21]

Fun fact, Dimitri s castle music starts in 7/8 time with 7 beats per measure until it finally goes to a standard 2/2 4/4 or 8/8 count

[@kadashiuzubara2226]

I told you before your channel will explode in popularity! And i am proud to be one of your first subscribers :)

[@baberuthless]

Haha who knows? I still get happily surprised when I get 300 views on something so I'm totally cool with staying small 😊

[@kadashiuzubara2226]

@@baberuthless i see sooooooo much potential! I absolutely adore like and love your videos! A mix between hard work, and amazing presentation and a super distraction! I am going throught not so good times in my life right now! This videos make me forget and emerge myself into the stages you show! Seriously you are doing a doctor's work! Your videos help me heal :) ❤️🥰

[@baberuthless]

@@kadashiuzubara2226 I'm grateful to help in any little way I can, I do truly hope your bad times get better soon though

[@lordvlygar2963]

Love, love, love this video. I thought I caught all references, but you showed me several ones I hadn't noticed. There are two that I still don't know. In the toyhouse stage, all the way to the left, one of the windows has "Batosa" printed on it. I've been wondering for decades if that is a reference to anything. Dmitri's castle stage, there is a giant painting at the top of the stairs whom I never figured out, either. One of the few PS1 games I still have. The version I have is called Pocket Fighter and Chun Li's spiked bracelet is used as the "O" in Pocket. My favorite "costume combo" is Chun Li's Jill Valentine, ending with the rocket launcher.

[@baberuthless]

I need that painting in my life 😆 That Chun-li combo blew my mind when I first saw it when I played this game! I still wish Chun-li had the Jill outfit in SFV over Cammy but oh well

[@capcomvssnk]

Tessa’s rooms theme song is a pop remix of her theme from red earth. Also the guy in the carriage is featured in morrigans ending. He’s a servant of hers, i believe.

[@baberuthless]

Good ear with Tessa's theme I didnt even catch that!

[@MRNIIK]

Excellent work putting this together. There's references in here that I would've never found. You really have a lot of good suppositions for the ones you aren't sure about. It shows your vast library of knowledge. About the Cammy & Bison relationship thing though, don't take Capcom USA endings as legit canon. That one was changed from the Japanese version. Cammy originally says she remembers she was an assassin for M.Bison but Capcom USA felt that was too scandalous or violent and changed it to "We were in love"

[@blossomknight]

But didn't we hear that Cammy was actually a female clone created from M.Bion but he was still male?

[@kirbyofthestarsfan]

5:09 Definitely a giant plush, if it were a cutout seen from that angle, we'd see her looking flat

[@Michafrar]

This is my first video of yours and I love the presentation! : D

[@baberuthless]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you liked it! Big fan of your animations!

[@Michafrar]

@@baberuthless :'> Aw thanks a lot! that's so cool!!

[@kayame18]

5:29 The dog could be a reference to Bishamon's stages as well. The Frog is Rikuo/Aulbath when Anakaris curses him his sprite is in the same pose.

[@smashies118]

It's like 9 videos in 1! You spoil us! Love this game! Thanks for taking the time to go through ALL of these stages. It's a bunch of small references in here.

[@baberuthless]

They really jam pack em in each stage! really wish Capcom would do this again someday

[@bluegold1026]

Another great vid. My fav music is Gen's Restaurant stage and the song is called "Daihanjyo"

[@Ryan-vw5ul]

This gem based fighting system sounds pretty neat. A real wonder why Capcom never revisited the concept...

[@ezayngaming]

I used to play this in PS1

[@BlueMageWithSoulEdge]

Because it didn't do good in the way that they [Capcom Corporate] wanted. The game sold well and was played at the arcades, but it was suppose to bring in girls like with Puzzle Fighter. Instead it brought in more boys and men, so it got canned.

[@Bubbabyte99]

Actually, this game itself WAS them revisiting that concept. The gem based fighting system actually debuted prior to Gem Fighter in Red Earth!

[@SunStar-lc6sj]

6:07 the thing is Capcom was localization happy back then and changed what was said. They were never in love, he merely reminded her that she was one of his assassins and servants.

[@NataliaNeeSama]

I dunno if someone said this before, but in Breath of Fire 3 (where the versions of Ryu and Nina in this game came from) there is a part of the game where the characters travel an endless desert, which the mechanic is that you need to conserve your water and is better to travel during nightime(not only due the heat, but because you can determine your position using the stars). Maybe they're in this stage to reference that.

[@baberuthless]

Oh that’s a very cool reference! So them just being in the desert itself is a reference to that! I never played breath of fire but i definitely want to soon

[@darkstardarin]

3:08 I NEVER REALIZED PHOBOS WAS IN THE BAR! 8:44 I NEVER NOTICED ORO OR THE TWINS EITHER! I've never seen the Running Battle stage, cool.

[@jakoballfather224]

Imagine if Mortal Kombat made a puzzle/pocket fighter type of game

[@baberuthless]

Haha yes imagine. Maybe even a kart racer too?

[@jacksoncooper8459]

17:05 is Mudo. He's one of Morrigan's personal servants. A butler if you will.

[@BlueMageWithSoulEdge]

This was pretty cool. I learned a few things like Yun and Yang being in the background. At glance those two just look like sleds. I think the story of the game is mostly Chun Li stalking M.Bison until she catches the "culprit", then it switches over to Felicia living with Tessa, until she can make a name for herself in theater. As for the Makai, I think there's an underline adult joke being made. I once read that there was an inside joke with Jettah and Demitri because the devs really liked Jettah's M.B. form, so the castle that he is moving into maybe Jettah's. This could explain why Jettah is sprawled out in a...suggestive manner. The Morrigan's servant's name is Mugie and/or Mori (from what I know Mori is the name of the designer of Darkstalkers). As you pointed out, "Makai" places you in a area that is very reminiscent to Morrigan stage, but I always thought it was another area of Morrigan's stage. In every stage of her's (except Capcom vs Tatsunoko) we only see one spot of her room, the huge window/ Balcony facing another castle. I never thought it was her castle, since the DarkStalkers stage is in her room-- you can see her clothes and portal to the Human world to the far left in every version. Anyway, Demitri and Jettah are a pair and Morrigan is going to congratulate them. Regarding to "Cammy" at the toy stage. I think that isn't suppose to be Cammy, but Decapre instead. You can see her scar above her eye when she turns her head. Also in the snow stage there is a very girlish shadowloo sled in the snow, this may be Decapre's as well. There maybe a morbid joke there about Cammy leaving M.Bison for Guile, thus making him a single father. Anyway nice stuff. I hope you do more.

[@baberuthless]

Thank you so much! Also thank you for providing the extra details! One thing I want to bring up however is I do not think that little girl is Decapre since that character is a udon creation initially and udon didn’t exist until the year 2000 which this game came out before then. Plus Decapre has white hair

[@BlueMageWithSoulEdge]

@@baberuthless ahhuupp, someone never beaten Street Fighter Alpha 3. When playing as Cammy, you face both Juni and Juli before Bison. During the intro you can see the 12 Dolls and Decapre is at the end. Udon didn't create the character; all they did was change the hair color (which may have been a Capcom decision). Like your stuff.

[@baberuthless]

@@BlueMageWithSoulEdgeyour absolutely right! Just checked and Decapre is in alpha 3 thank you for the correction 😅

[@ATalkingSock]

One has to wonder why Capcom or hell ANY videogamr company don't make more games like this. Aggressively cute celebrations of their many IPs.

[@aegisreflector1239]

One of my favorite CPS2 games and that's saying alot considering all the masterpieces on that machine. Gen fighter is so good, charming cute fun and underrated

[@baberuthless]

I agree! It’s animations exude so much charm ☺️

[@shrugsmemes917]

i never knew they made seratonin into a fighting game! also audibly squealed over bison having cammy as his presumed daughter and him happily skiing. this is the good vibes happy AU we could've had for street fighter or really, any of these games

[@bw4708]

Yes! I just discovered this series and was desperately hoping there’d be one on this game! There’s so much heart in all the designs in this game, it’s wonderful

[@baberuthless]

Couldn’t agree more! Wish another fighter would do this kind of thing again someday

[@JessesAuditorium]

Babe wakeup, Baberuthless uploaded.

[@asrwgm]

Im so glad u did a Stages Explained for Gem Fighter stages, I just loved playing this game back in the day & it was just one of those fighting games which stuck in my head becuz of how fun & intuitive it was at the time. Kudos on your presentation, loving your content. Cheers

[@baberuthless]

Thank you so much! Gem fighter was very important to me so I was glad to have an excuse to talk about!

[@TMNTfever]

Gem Fighters, also known as Cameo/Easter-Egg the Fighting Game. What a great choice for video! Good job spotting everything as well. My friends back in the day never wanted to play this, since it was too kiddy. But I played this a ton alone at home, so it means a lot to me that you chose it. So thanks!

[@baberuthless]

I know its not the most technical fighter but this game might be in my top 5 fighters of all time

[@TMNTfever]

@@baberuthless Oh, I've never known Gem Fighters to be in anyone's Top 10, let alone Top 5. I should know, I did a Reddit poll on people's Top 10 fighting games, and I don't recall anyone mentioning Gem Fighters out of the 200 users who provided their list.

[@baberuthless]

Haha im a weirdo I won’t deny it. I grew up with this game so it’s a bit nostalgic for me personally

[@mekarum]

At 7:49 I think that's a Jizō, judging by the red handkerchief in its neck! At 8:00, they might be eating mochi :) At 10:51 it's possibly an shaved ice shop (kakigori)! (Didn't finish the video yet, but wanted to point that out before I forgot! It's super great so far :) )

[@baberuthless]

A Jizo statue! Thanks for pointing that out!

[@pirajacinto4]

What a FANTASTIC set of stages to pick from! O_O Now this is a treat for the eyes!

[@PaintedMessiah]

What a fantastic video! Pocket Fighter is one of my favorite fighting games from Capcom, and there were so many little details I never knew~!

[@baberuthless]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@poltergeistx]

The peace signs in the game's logo could be either a reference to Ken's win pose or the round points from SF2, which were peace signs (or probably victory signs in this case) inside a rectangle with exactly that color.

[@rachelespiritu4215]

This is a video a ton of people asked for! Have you tweeted it at people like Maximilian Dood and James Chen yet?

[@baberuthless]

Haha no I haven’t I’m always afraid ill annoy people with my self promotion so I just typically don’t. Also because I’m just a nervous wreck as well 😅

[@AlexTheDinosaur951]

I HAVE to grab a copy of this game now! The love is evident in all these stages, I really have a new appreciation 🙏

[@baberuthless]

I highly recommend it! It’s in the capcom fighting collection so you certainly won’t regret it!

[@fjveca]

that was an amazing video showing up everything from the Pocket fighter stages, I remember that game being quite fun to play, I wish Capcom actually brought the series back some day

[@baberuthless]

I truly wish they would too! Just imagine what they could include in the roster now!

[@Omnirok12]

i dont think anyone has mentioned this, but in Running Battle, the thing with rose is that she's side-eyeing oro because hes using her scarf as clothes!

[@baberuthless]

That is very rude of Oro 😅

[@tony12forlife]

Excited to see this channel grow!

[@bageltoo]

I love this game so much, it’s a shame there’s rarely any players online it’s chaotic but really fun

[@johnlund3088]

I haven't spend alot of time playing gem fighter but I do like the esthetic and I really enjoy you pointing out all of the details in this game which is awesome 👌 👏 👍

[@OrochiVegeta07]

i always loved this game, i'd love a pocket fighter 2. the music is what always grabbed me in this era of capcom fighters and think the outside castle stage was my fav.

[@goldentrophy7858]

Great breakdown, tons of things I missed despite playing this game since the late 90s. I still play this game competitively on Fightcade

[@baberuthless]

I’ve always wanted to know what competitive play in this game looks like. Can imagine it looks pretty entertaining to watch with everything going on

[@MichelAngel]

At 5:13 the frog is rikuo/aulbath from darkstalkers after being hit by Anakaris' cursed breath

[@richardcooper]

Throughly enjoyed as always. Super Duper informative, with soooooooo many references, Thanks for making it, I don't think there could be possibly be anything you missed. ;)

[@baberuthless]

Haha these stages are pretty dense im very positive I've missed some of the finer details.

[@Zellphie]

I love Puzzle Fighter and Pocket Fighter games :) all backgrounds are very cool. Sometimes I stopped playing with my brother just to look at the stage, I especially like dhalsim's toy store.

[@ReimuHakureiShrine]

While I have enjoyed your videos recently, I'd like to point out that I think in the future, you should lower the levels of the music so that way it's not mixing in with your volume. At times it kinda becomes too much and feels like it's too hard to hear. It's best to have the music be a bit louder is if you're not talking, but then fade it to a lower volume level once you do. Anyways, keep it up with the stage commentary. Love these type of videos.

[@baberuthless]

Thanks for the tips! I certainly agree with the audio levels I drive myself nuts trying to find that right balance. Wish my voice wasn’t so quite haha

[@TitanSix]

I actually have a Puzzle Fighter machine in my den. Love it. Never played this one much.

[@marcolepsey]

We’ve been blessed on this lovely thursday

[@jacksoncooper8459]

Pyron's head is also near Bilstein in the Toy Shop.

[@notasimplesponge]

Another (maybe) reference in the beach house stage is the Ice sign with the chinese character, there is a sign in Chun Li’s SF2 stage with the same sign, it could be a reference but might also be me making a stretch. 💀💀

[@baberuthless]

Thats a good catch! That very well could be legit!

[@marsupialmole3926]

Coming here after watching a video on cut characters from street fighter from Thorgi's Arcade. I've realised that the statue on the right of the fountain you talk about at 17:20 looks a hell of a lot like Martin, a character that never made it past the sketch phase for SF3 who was probably cut for being too much of a rip off of a monster from Baoh with the same name

[@baberuthless]

Having gone back and looked up the original sketch your right! He seems a bit skinnier in the stage but the vibe is still there !

[@dbzeh6837]

Peace ✌️ or Victory sign? There's this icon on Sf2 and Ken also does that. Amazing video, I've 1st watched the Svc one and loved it.

[@KenMasters.]

If I developed the chibi-games, it would be called Capcom Party. It would be like the Mario Party series, where all of the games to choose from are Puzzle Fighter, Pocket Fighter, Pinball Fighter, Pong Fighter, Pang! Fighter, Poker Fighter, Pachinko Fighter, Picross Fighter, PuzzLoop Fighter, Breakout Fighter, Billiard/Pool Fighter, and Karaoke Fighter (which plays like Guitar Hero).

[@StitchedUpPunkette]

6:22 They translated Cammys ending wrong in sf2, M.Bison isn't Cammys lover, Cammy is his clone.

[@Moon-Drop93]

Awesome vid! So many references

[@Holygriever]

Rose is bummed out because Oro is using her magical scarf as a makeshift robe. 🤣

[@smol_caps]

The dog house in the Toy House stage is very similar to the one in the background of Sakura's Alpha 2 stage, but it might be a generic design

[@jacksoncooper8459]

5:31 could be Bishamon's pet dog.

[@Shinmsl]

This is one game that badly needs a sequel ❤

[@joey5745]

Tessa’s stage music is my favorite too,

[@MegaHoro]

It's Evil Ryu's rival: Good M. Bison They defeated him with the Power of Friendship

[@Diet_sprite]

Love the blossoming fgc content

[@danhibiki3359]

Love your work

[@hitmanmonaghan6633]

The little Cammy could be a clone.

[@lachiripiolca]

Thank you so much for this video, loved it

[@baberuthless]

No Thank you! ☺️

[@TheBanisher24]

Ma'am...they're not "excited" They're hiccupping because they're drunk at a bar.

[@baberuthless]

lol that says more about me that i didnt even think they were drunk than id care to admit

[@imafgc]

I don't know if the idea interests you but I'd love to see a video on stages you'd like to see in a new capcom all stars, should one ever happen

[@baberuthless]

Not a bad idea! In a perfect world every single character in the game would have their own stage to represent them but i think it could be neat to determine what stage would have to represent a single capcom series overall.

[@claudiomonteverdi847]

6:00 in my headcanon she is decapre

[@baberuthless]

Lets go with that instead 😉

[@jonathanbranhamsgaminganda8799]

i have this game on the ps one and love it thanks for the backgound video

[@ZRtheHedgehog77]

Got any more info on Pocket Fighters?

[@odracircomix7359]

LOVE THIS GAME WISH I COULD LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.

[@baberuthless]

A lot of people overlook it but I think it’s very underrated

[@griefingg0lem685]

Very great work.

[@jacksterdopeman3334]

Did you not notice pyron in the toy house stage 😅

[@baberuthless]

lol Oh you mean the thing where i mention everysingle thing around it and it was also dead center and under the Christmas tree? I caught myself late in editing and recorded a line in post but negletated to actually put it in, so now i look like a big ole goofball 😅

[@XTheVideogameLover]

I LOVE THIS GAME

[@SharonisCarin321]

I was always iffy on playing this game because my little sister has epilepsy and Ken's ending has strobing lights when Eliza punched him. But i found out on the Alpha Anthology tthat a Dip awitch discovered will turn that off. So now i can play the alpha Anthology without worrying about my sisters health!

[@baberuthless]

Those strobes back then I’m sure were to get attention from passerby’s in the arcade but it’s crazy how that wasn’t kept in check for people health back then

[@ezayngaming]

Nice video! 👍👍👍👍

[@claudiomonteverdi847]

9:43 Son Son!

[@Purepker895Purepker89]

great video!

[@nicholaswarner1622]

My childhood!!!

[@ivanhuang690]

M. Bison should be playable

[@AlexandruCatrina-bk6jg]

22:27 22:42 22:46 22:49 WHAAAAAAAAAAAT!? they are background characters but playable capcom are being Dickies 22:54 and el yeso I've seen that cutscenes many times

[@ZRtheHedgehog77]

Its my favorite game :3

[@baberuthless]

Excellent choice ☺️

[@TheNewblade1]

If only the ppl that complained about mc2 knew the slop we would he govin 20 years later with MVCi

[@baberuthless]

MVCi was really a tragedy on how poor its presentation was done

[@mrmeteor64]

50 percent off good thing I got my Bison dollars.

[@JA4TV_real]

You Forgot That Detail At The Toy House Stage, There's A Text Below The Building's TV That Says "Merry Xmas".

[@claudiomonteverdi847]

5:27 Blanka?

[@baberuthless]

Haha maybe? It looks kinda brown so i'm thinking its a reference that's just lost on most of us

[@SL_MARIO]

Make power stone videos....

[@baberuthless]

Very likely

[@SL_MARIO]

@@baberuthless also analyze every episode from the power stone anime do a deep dive into the characters and their ambitions. Point out all the differences in designs from games and the anime.

[@arcaderkid8449]

yeah the little information you forgot on the Cammy part at ->( 6:00 )

[@snootlongbottom]

Decapre was even a thing yet bro. Also Decapre never wears the red hat or has blonde hair

[@baberuthless]

Hmm to me that could be possible but it’s odd cause decapre appeared in alpha 3 a year after this game.

[@hermit6123]

this is (i mean this with no offense) the exact useless as fuck information that i always wanna hear about when it comes to capcom and SNK games

[@baberuthless]

HAHA i'm glad I can fill that need 🤣

[@coreyvicesassistant4403]

I found your channel a few weeks ago and really love your videos. I've learned a lot from this video. Here's a few things that were also in these stages too: Maximum Bar -The bandit at the top may be from the old Capcom game Gun.Smoke. Not 100% sure on that one. -The Hutizuli Statue is reference to his win animation where he is playing many instruments, including a drum and a horn -Side note: Dee Jay's Maximum bar returns in the PS1 port of SFA3 and now Street Fighter 6. Toy House -The Symbol on the Bridge on the right is from the belt buckle of Leo from Red Earth -The Chun-Li plush is a reference to the cover art of Capcom Secret File for Super Puzzle Fighter II -The Christmas tree to the right of June has a base of Pyron -The Merry "X" Mas might be a reference to Super Street Fighter II Turbo's Japanese Title: Super Street Fighter II X Beach House -The photographer kind of looks like Hollywood, an enemy from Final Fight. Tessa's Room -The music for the stage is a remix of Tessa's theme from Red Earth, Magic Square. -The map in the far right is also the map/stage select screen from Red Earth. -The Darkstalkers in with the Red Earth crew might be a reference to the Red Earth/Darkstalkers Manga that came out as well. The World Makai John Taliban howling at the moon is a reference to the opening of Vampire Hunter/Night Warriors intro.

[@baberuthless]

Thanks for pointing that out these stages are so dense with call backs it can be hard to catch ‘em all 😅 btw thanks for pointing out that symbol being Leo’s belt on the bridge it was driving me nuts trying to find out what it is! I kept thinking it was something from plasma sword that was lost on me

[@coreyvicesassistant4403]

@@baberuthless No worries. I hope it wasn't too much. These are really great videos.

[@baberuthless]

@@coreyvicesassistant4403 I personally love it when people point out these details that I’ve overlooked/missed since it makes the video seem more collaborative to me 😁

[@ZRtheHedgehog77]

I got Pocket Fighters on the classic Playstation back then the U.S. didnt know thats the Jap name

[@baberuthless]

Kinda prefer the name pocket fighter tbh

[@ezayngaming]

Nice video! 👍👍👍👍