MULLET MAD JACK - A Bombastic 80's Anime Styled FPS with Dangerous Hair & Non-Stop Action!

[@AlphaBetaGamer]

Huge thanks to the developer (Hammer95) for creating a custom ABG intro for this video! It looks pretty damn cool in the Mullet Mad Jack anime style! I've been looking forward to Mullet Mad Jack since I first clapped eyes on it. It's got one hell of a vibe and the action is relentless. It reminds me a bit of [Post Void], but with epic amounts of brutality and Anime goodness. This video features two stages, complete with two boss fights. I've edited the second stage a bit - it's a composite of multiple playthroughs, just so that I could show off the various weapons and their upgraded versions.

[@MrCantStopTheRobot]

Which engine is this, do you know? The camera cant during strafe reminds me of latter Brütal Doom or Brutality mods.

[@Strykerx31]

Bet it's nice to take a break from Horror theme stuff and play something Badass.

[@AlphaBetaGamer]

@@MrCantStopTheRobot Hi! It's built in Unity. The combat feels as fast and responsive a GZDoom joint though.

[@diegospidero9801]

That intro was so sick

[@szybkilewyprostyf231]

Game looks avensome.

[@TheGhostFLA]

This looks like a video game that you would see someone playing in a quick scene switch in a movie that you wish was real because it looked super cool.

[@EnnuiwolfLG]

I was thinking the exact same thing when I loaded up this video!!

[@internetuser6602]

Yeah!, I think the same :O

[@narutaim]

Exactly that ,just like Post Void

[@Billy-bc8pk]

...in a Cyberpunk sci-fi film no less.

[@CMCAdvanced]

Suda 51 wishes he thought of this

[@sukamadik5983]

Mullets grant people untold power but sadly it comes with the price, madness. As someone who's been to South Florida I've experienced it first hand. I live in Orlando now but my soul still yearns for the power of Mullet.

[@AlphaBetaGamer]

Very true. There are many who have paid the price for disrespecting the awesome power of the mighty mullet.

[@GregoryTheGr8ster]

I believe that Roddy Piper had a mullet in the movie They Live.

[@FargonNemeloc]

Even Eddie Brock (venom) felt the misterious awesome power of the mullet

[@sukamadik5983]

@nonamenosurname3637 It's intoxicating isn't it

[@thewiddler1746]

Out here coping that Orlando isn’t also Florida man stomping grounds, you are just describing a different circle of hell, still hell

[@CurseTheCosmos]

An OVA FPS is something I didn’t know I needed until now.

[@giannilyanicks1718]

when Bubblegum Crisis and Superhot meet Hotline Miami

[@SMG-vx3mu]

​@@giannilyanicks1718replace superhot with post void and thats what im getting here

[@SadTown99]

@@giannilyanicks1718lol very good description

[@E_Proxy]

​@@giannilyanicks1718i think I've bought hotline miami on sale but i have no idea what it is

[@railfandepotproductions]

TTTE fps when?

[@jonathanstrobl2247]

I love how the protagonist is constantly sliding DOWN and yet going UP floors.

[@WilliamShinal]

Place is freaking convoluted. Then again, that's kinda what happens when you leave construction to AI.

[@TheRealAlpha2]

I think the end of each stage is an elevator (because of the "elevator music" while selecting power ups.) So each "floor" is just a massive complex.

[@bardninja]

80's anime, logic isn't required, just if it's badass it works

[@khamsinfu1759]

Like Cronk

[@ZeallustImmortal]

​@@bardninjaThe rule of cool

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

It's about the important things in life: *vinyl sunsets, hot babes, cool guns and well-ventilated spaces* . This is the new retrofuturism. The fantasy of the future by the people of old.

[@LordsofMedia]

it's not new. it's old retrofuturism or whatever you want to call it.

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

@@LordsofMedia old retrofuturism is basically steampunk, somewhat later - the fantastic 50’s style space exploration. Now that’s old. Better not talk about something you have no clue about.

[@tetsuoakira8294]

​@@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253 Radical beat down dude! You talk the talk AND walk the walk.

[@LordsofMedia]

@@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253 why would anyone have a clue of the stupid classifications you want to make up. the 80s nostalgia junk is already played out so it's not new. gfy boy

[@LordsofMedia]

@@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253 Steampunk is Jules Verne 1800s. Get educated, buddy

[@sweepingtime]

This is so silly and so cool at the same time. Apparently it never occurred to our AI robot overlords to live in empty buildings with corridors that take longer than 10 seconds to move through.

[@proxy9573]

Speedrunners will find a way.

[@ParalyzedHorse95]

I mean, it did say that they rule by making people adicted to stimuli. Hard to do that if every space of your vision isn't bombarded by an overload of stimuli of all kinds.

[@getschwifty5537]

​​@@ParalyzedHorse95 So basically the robot overlords still benefit by sacrificing tons of their guys to this cycle of violence. That makes it an even bleaker setting!

[@TheRealAlpha2]

Can't have an 80's anime reference without the "Akira Slide." But geez, this thing definitely feels like it was made back in the days before epilepsy warnings were a thing, freaking flashing like a mofo.

[@mywifesboyfriend5558]

Epilepsy is for lightweights. ACTION TIME! No replies will be seen or read! 😊

[@V0YAG3R]

Yeah, that green flashing thing got annoying super fast, I don’t even know what’s that supposed to be, like a flashbang maybe!? I don’t know, don’t care, those flashing effects are distracting as hell!

[@_Jay_Maker_]

Transcend epilepsy. Exist in an alternate universe of mental space-time until your brain forces you back into reality again.

[@NeurodivergentSuperiority]

Kind of tired of the Akira Slide tbh, i never liked it

[@Shmethan]

​@@NeurodivergentSuperiority I love it but it's so overplayed at this point

[@CyphersBasement]

I really love that this parody game has the charm and flare of the aesthetics it means to adorn itself in, meanwhile, making hilarious commentary by giving names and terms of today's world appropriate applications to its own world. Simply Masterful.

[@ShotgunRocket]

The aesthetics, mullet, and the incredible violence is very 80s. The jokes about livestreaming, influencers and dopamine hits every 10 seconds are very now.

[@Sensei.Of.Kivotos]

Hot chicks, violence, adrenaline, guns and swords, 80s anime aesthetics. Yeah… we are so back. Definitely getting this game. Also, love the character designs and the peace corp girl, her smug look is just top tier. Man, I love the fluffy hair of old school anime girls. Above all, this game feels genuine and charming.

[@BiggKahunaApox]

This guy has the right opinions

[@shogunero3.6]

+1 @@BiggKahunaApox

[@munjister177]

☝️ this

[@ostrichlord9097]

Someone should put this man in charge. Of everything.

[@GustavoHenrique-ub8ts]

A man of culture I see... You're so right!!! We are back Baby!!!

[@rory_o]

The art production is simply phenomenal. Wow. A++.

[@MLGHazrad]

You cant make anime 80s cyberpunk game without an Akira reference in there.

[@railfandepotproductions]

Wait until you watch lupin the 3rd mystery of mamo

[@thatboyakira4202]

2:36

[@fozzibab]

Dear Hammer95 sir, as an 80's nerd, this game is fucking amazing and *desperately* needs a Japanese voice track. I beg of you to try and get that implemented.

[@nightlyprocessing]

This needs to happen.

[@Eghyaggihn]

No weeb shit

[@mistahchad220]

I'd honestly /LOVE/ to see RASH A1M provide the Japanese voice track for this game. They do a lot of quality dubs for western indie stuff, and have even collabed with prominent animators such as Worthikids and Speedoru before, iirc? Either way, I wholeheartedly agree!

[@orkoto6057]

IT MUST BE DONE

[@basedretard844]

No it doesn’t.

[@crawlingamongthestars3736]

Wow this looks amazing. Reminds me of Post Void, if it was trying to be a cyberpunk anime satire. Hope it comes to console too.

[@iamwoke322]

Putting any Post Void-esque game on console means you have to beat the shit out of the controller

[@crawlingamongthestars3736]

@@iamwoke322 Fine with me. I'm used to it lol.

[@CloudColumncat]

1980s anime feeling vibes just fit in doom-like so well, so much style. love it.

[@_Jay_Maker_]

This game looks sexy as fuck. Loving the homage to Kaneda's bike that is Jack's car. Honestly, I just love that this game is a huge homage to the 80's and 90's MADHOUSE-era OVA style that I grew up falling in love with in the first place. I need this game in my life.

[@kenshiro1719]

also I think Jack's car is also an homage to roadbuster bean bandit car

[@DeadBoyHK1]

I love the 80’s and early 90’s anime aesthetic. This game captures it pretty well. Not perfectly, but still does a really good job.

[@railfandepotproductions]

Have you seen lupin the 3rd?

[@Mendosa666]

This is the perfect evolution to Post Void I ever could have asked for.... Obviously its not the same setting whatsoever, but the action loop of that game was so satisfying just running through and blasting enemies apart, I'm beyond happy to see another game take up that mantle and do it with such STYLE!

[@mastermage23]

I was about to bloody say, that left hand holding the phone and the gun in the other? Holy smokes, this is Post Void 2! Hell, this looks like an even flashier approach to it.

[@THEiNC.]

Thanks for the comparison with Post Void. If not for this comment I wouldn't have known of the game and am now tryharding it until the (demo of) Mullet Mad Jack releases on Steam.

[@Nanoc.]

2:36 of course there is a mandatory Akira slide homage, it would feel wrong without one, hahaha

[@jadesded]

I'm not sure if post-void created this style of shooter, but I'm glad someone picked up the brilliance of it and made it their own, like the fact that the plot (and even attempting a plot/greater objectives beyond survive in something like this, wow!) is even on the same ethos of punk is perfect, visuals are insane, and the pacing is so good. Can't wait for this to drop!

[@ИльяНедбаев-у3н]

It kinda did i know at least one similar game: force reboot

[@wolfeprocter]

Without a dopamine fix every ten seconds you DIE?! Now that's dystopian.

[@maxwell2381]

Does that mean i can't do heroin?

[@cabnbeeschurgr]

Literally 2024

[@Grim528]

I love how post void has now become a genre. This looks freaking awesome

[@tetsuoakira8294]

This is RIGHT up my alley. I mean it's crammed up there so far, I don't know where this, the alley, and myself begin and end.

[@scavengersix2161]

Didn't even make it 5 minutes into the video and I'm 100% sold on the game. Went to steam and found it's not out yet. WELL, GUESS IT'S GOING ON THE WISHLIST!

[@solairedelaprida]

Remember all those funny weird joke games in cartoons back in 90s and 2000? Well... best part of indies is that you can find weirder stuff for real now... Like this one

[@Chayray]

The operators voice and art style was done so well. Definitely feels a late 90s early 00s dub

[@crazylab126]

This gameplay vid actually poured dopamin constantly to us. Nice vid as always! I hope you can feel the sweet sweet flavor of our likes!

[@rKhael53]

The Synthwave Power is Strong in this one !

[@freeze7195]

I like how the car is just a mess of all popular cars in the 80s

[@testtube173]

This looks absolutely phenomenal. Is there any timeframe on a release date?

[@AlphaBetaGamer]

Yeah, it's awesome! I'm not sure when the release date is, but a demo will be releasing on Steam on Feb 5th.

[@NicolinoSheparino08]

Its just a post void rip off

[@Ishiiru6884]

​@@NicolinoSheparino08 Your mom is Post Void ripoff.

[@NicolinoSheparino08]

@@Ishiiru6884 at least I have a mom, a good one, not like you

[@Ishiiru6884]

@@NicolinoSheparino08 Yep, you're right, your mom's a good one, I found out last night.

[@bladesofseven]

All things considered, looking at the footage, the gameplay loop seems like an iterated and improved version of Post Void.

[@TheBlackbirdii]

This Game deserve to become a full version

[@jomo5800]

I'm digging the visuals and stuff~ The gameplay mechanics actually forces me to play in a very brutal and pragmatic way to keep myself alive. And with the whole incorporation that the player and Mullet being separate characters, I can see this as a potential plot point in the near future. I'll get this as soon as it releases~

[@ArtoPekkanen]

Oh man I love the aesthetics and the announcer lady is so cute I love the voice acting ^^

[@TechNinjaSigma]

Can't wait for this to release! edit: 25:53 god, the tv infomercial style is so nostalgic

[@freedomkirax1020a]

I love the concept... I just hope they can get a Japanese Voiceover track, just to complete the full package of nostalgia.

[@VigoorD]

Hope there's a public demo soon. Looks so good. Also that "WHATA YA BUYIN'" RE4 reference 😭

[@ZeallustImmortal]

Okay I love this. Also the girl that talks to you in this is great, amazing VA work. Also love the subtle character breaking on some lines where she clearly cant take the script seriously

[@dreadpirates_]

GAWD DAMN !!!!! THE SOUNDTRACK ALONE !!!!!!

[@Evil_Noah]

In a way this feels like a 3D Hotline Miami. I love that the car's visual style is like that of the Akira motorcycle.

[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

That was my first thought as well. I think that changing from 1 hit kills to having a timer was a really good idea for translating that game to a more restricted viewpoint without losing intensity. It's got a lot less trial and error, but the tradeoff is having the game be mostly about going in a straight line and being even more disconnected from anything resembling a real place

[@nicholasyost8400]

LOVE that intro of yours AND the game!!!

[@mr.coomcoom]

Dude, Cybeholder is the best name for a boss I've ever seen.

[@gabrielrudnicki6652]

Akira slide and the capsule. I love how they used kanedas bike as inspiration.

[@Curseofculture]

Looks like a mix of older flash and arcade games but with nice graphics looks epic

[@yuukisama2001]

Dangerous hair. I love it. Hokey dialogue, bright city pop colors and music. This could be a trend for new media. If we have bring back the past you do it right.

[@nikytamayo]

Man, that started getting intense after a few levels. The difficulty ramp looks insane.

[@maudlinfaust]

Yo I was just thinking this

[@TuiCatNZ]

That was the most Radical thing I've ever seen my life.

[@Brando550]

the gameplay really looks like something you'd see in an arcade, or at least similar to the feel of the original Doom

[@SomeDumbKid1]

I like the mashup of retrofuturism and modern elements. The cyberpunk of the past and the dystopia of the present.

[@AntipaladinPedigri]

21:23 Mad Mullet Max is so cool he shoots the uzi through his foot

[@SadTown99]

Amazing art style… love seeing projects like this 🎉

[@jonathanjackson4136]

Hotline Miami meets Doom, Duke nukem, Max Payne and Huntdown mixed in for good measure😊😊❤❤

[@DRACOFURY]

This was done very well 😮 Reminds me of *Luccy And Wild* Namco Well Done 👍🏿 Good Voice Actors Too

[@Orpheusftw]

At first I thought this was an obnoxious hallway simulator with a pleasing aesthetic, but I might be into this. 👌

[@ChronicNOTAG]

Ok, I saw the beltfed pistol in the thumbnail, and I was in. Two complaints, however: 1: The Peace Corp lady needs a few extra frames of animation to be smoother. This is key to good animation. 2: They need a menu feature that lets you see all of the posters and pictures they've put into the game. This game is too high speed to actually appreciate the level of work that's gone into the artstyle and environment, and I'd think it a real shame if I couldn't take a minute to look at every single detail.

[@Ishiiru6884]

1 - The animation is done like that as a tribute to some animes from the 80s and 90s, some animes had that kind of animation in some scenes (I.E the original Devilman and Dragon Ball) 2 - Agreed

[@_Jay_Maker_]

The limited frames is part of the aesthetic. Watch more anime from that era and you see it all over the place. But I also agree with you that it's a very fast game that distracts from the gorgeous art.

[@NegativeTravis]

I like how the Princess is literally just Eve from Megazone 23 with a star on her cheek to avoid copyright claims.

[@TaureanHeart]

Lmaoo that too, she's a good waifu Also Duleena Duneeda of Ballmastrz 9009 was basically the spoof of retro anime waifus

[@ShadowFlame500]

Not even a 80's kid, but i loved every single second of that intro. And the rest of it as well.

[@enricopaolocoronado2511]

I like how, despite the goal being to go *UP* to save the girl, the level design feels like you're doing *DOWN* instead.

[@BlueCheckThanos]

Glad we have this renaissance of "indie" games in the last decade. need more hotline miami type stuff like this

[@ShiftyShiftyHL2]

I once wielded the awesome power of the mighty mullet, back in high school. Even the most beautiful of women woul- *cough* couldn't touch me.

[@SaviourV]

That announcer's laugh before her "Thank you!" reminds me of a certain librarian in "Castlevania: Symphony of The Night" for some odd reason.

[@Yesnaught]

It's kind of novel that the HUD is a smartphone you're actively carrying. Rad, even. Perhaps there's room for a game themed around that.

[@darktetsuya]

holy crap this sounds wicked... definitely heavy on the 80s anime influence for sure. will have to check it out on steam!

[@597das]

that backstory though, ai takes over the world and the entire population has their attention spans melted to the extent that that 10s wo stimulation kills them. art really imitates life and all that lol

[@IPLayedVR42Long]

I remember being hype for this too. Looks like everything I expected. Hella awesome!

[@sukamadik5983]

I thought this game came out a while back?!?! I guess it was just early access. Either way I hadn't had the time to get around to it but I love everything about it, especially the art direction & style.

[@AlphaBetaGamer]

Yeah, it's got one hell of a style! The game's not out anywhere yet. There will be a demo releasing on Steam on Feb 5th though if you want to check it out. :)

[@sukamadik5983]

​@@AlphaBetaGamerAh ok, well thanks for clearing that up. Also thank you for not being a gaming journalist. I can tell you aren't because you can actually play an old school FPS well.

[@AlphaBetaGamer]

Haha, thanks! Glad you like my gameplay!

[@tvlkn9130]

you might be thinking of 'Anger Foot' ? it came out a while ago and had very similar gameplay, minus the timer.

[@sukamadik5983]

@@tvlkn9130 Is that the one published by Devolver Digital because that one looked awesome but I didn't know it came out. I'll be looking it up 👍

[@aniketbedade6997]

the yellow subtitles are the cherry on top of this amazing game

[@NoThanksX]

This protag drinks almost as much soda as I do!

[@theranmafan]

What a love letter to old school animes. Bravo.

[@railfandepotproductions]

*anime Any lupin the 3rd references?

[@theranmafan]

@@railfandepotproductions I've never really watched Lupin so no idea. It's full of all these cyberpunk and post-apocalyptic anime feels though. You know, the one-offs whose titles you can't ever remember but you remember the scenes and stuff.

[@SolSeal]

This reminds of the ova “Riding Bean” 😊

[@jh5131]

Lol hadn't thought of Riding Bean in a while good stuff

[@railfandepotproductions]

What's that?

[@SolSeal]

@@railfandepotproductions it’s an anime OVA.

[@myrmeko]

This is s-tier. Can't wait to see more of it.

[@krono5el]

This hit me right in the Riding Bean which I've luved since it came out : D

[@kouly58]

Amazing voice actress, my mind blown away

[@aschtheconjurer]

This is PostVoid but anime and that's absolutely one of the things i need in life

[@theexiled4345]

The speed runs of this game are going to be insane

[@kenjihellfire6007]

This looks like a game of "immortal readheads" and "killing floor" genre. Having voting system for good an/bad items, power-ups and more.

[@nin1ten1do]

a feel of black miror and cyberpunk2077 + some form blade runer is amazing..

[@intolerablescamp1436]

chat spamming “residentsleeper” while I’m bleeding out on the cold steel floor

[@mrfunnyman1061]

Been wondering when another game like Post Void was gonna drop, nice.

[@Luckymann1223]

80's vibe pouring from this game is no joke. If only my hands were fast enough to actually play this and have fun though...

[@railfandepotproductions]

Is it historically accurate tho?

[@Luckymann1223]

@@railfandepotproductions "Historically accurate"? Bruh...of course not.

[@iammichaeldavis]

I want to play an RPG set in this universe with this art style

[@88amona]

This game is awesome 👌 👏 👍 thanku for sharing this! I love the 80s and 90s retro anime punk atmosphere 🤙 im looking forward to more 🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@Sicilium87]

Gorgeous, incredible and beautiful child of Hotline amd Bulletstorm :)

[@bugjams]

Seems like a love letter to retrowave aesthetics and vintage 90's anime. Hell of a combo, and the animation style is like visual *crack.* Noticed the Akira reference in the beginning, too. Small nitpicks; I hope they add more execute animations, since for now they're basically all the same thing. Also, more end of stage dialogue, or the option to turn it off. I'd imagine you'd get tired of that "Peacecorp wishes you a VIOLENT day!" line after a while. No doubt the game will be massively improved before launch.

[@railfandepotproductions]

Any lupin the 3rd references?

[@cohcam2113]

The 80s were bad ass. How did we end up this way?

[@BboySalamon]

Welldone devs, thanks a lot. I adore 1980s theme.

[@sel9981]

This is like if ULTRAKILL met Hotline Miami & some obscure OVA from 1986. I love it

[@Mikedot]

This is like the sequel to Post Void, except only slightly less eye blinding.

[@VoyivodaFTW1]

Everyone involved in this needs at least one million dollars. The voice actors, the writers, artists, coders, audio fx, music, graphics. Every last one of you.

[@oscarlove4394]

this strongly reminds me of post void. I'm suprised its not made by the same people as post void. They're basically the same game, this one is a bit more 'developed' though. and of course the tonal differences. This feels like you're having an epileptic stroke late at night while 80's movies blast on TV at max volume. Post void feels like you're going through heroin withdrawals while high on something psychedelic.

[@secretagent4610]

Omg, this looks amazing! 🤩

[@АнтонГребенюк-ф6о]

Pretty sure that Golgo 13 is the source of inspiration. And maybe even a music video "Miami Nights 1984 - Ocean Drive"

[@railfandepotproductions]

Where's the GOLGO 13 reference?

[@АнтонГребенюк-ф6о]

@@railfandepotproductions See the video "Miami Nights 1984 - Ocean Drive", 0:25 timestamp to be exactly (and this game's intro at 0:30) the engine shot + overhead driving on the bridge shot are clearly similar (oh and at 0:57 the shot with the passing lights reflected in guy's glasses are from golgo 13 movie also)

[@toastedchoom4347]

This reminds me of all the shows i grew up on like riding bean, bubble gum crisis, madbull, tank police. Even the music and sfx are so spot on. Its absolutely awesome.

[@PotaDOH]

The reload for the shotgun is hilarious.

[@theHsd235_off]

it meminds me of the Doom Eternal super shotgun reload animation

[@AlmostAzun]

not even a minute after the intro and theres already the akira slide solid 10/10

[@MikhaelHausgeist]

19:56 LOL!!! It is actually correct depiction of MAC-10! Dafuck?! Recpect to devs for this little detail.

[@Switcher1972]

Multiple "Akira" references, synthwave, bombastic action... What NOT to love?

[@FhargaZ]

Holly crap, that's awesome 😮

[@axelwulf6220]

Game is so 80's Even the genre Hero Cop has all the fancy toys, and he's a loose cannon that doesn't play by the rules

[@jonpon-r6w]

80s or 90s anime aesthetics is mostly a modern construct.

[@ALifeWellSteved]

Yes because that’s how time and culture work. In the 80’s and 90’s it was “current” or “contemporary”. Now 20 years later people who weren’t alive then create the construct to refer to a time they didn’t live in. The “60’s rock aesthetic” was a construct of the 80’s and 90’s.

[@greyish7212]

The game looks like it's mostly based on how people PERCEIVE the 80-s rather than what 80-s anime actually looked like for better or for worse The toxic overly bright color scheme doesn't seem to be that present in the anime of the time (Akira, Neo Tokyo, Fist of the Northstar)

[@Pimploaf_YTP]

It really doesn't look much at all like an 80's anime, it looks like the modern, western conception of the 80's with a few anime elements

[@railfandepotproductions]

Is it historically accurate tho?

[@railfandepotproductions]

​@@Pimploaf_YTPis it historically accurate tho?