Avengers in Galactic Storm (Arcade) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

A playthrough of Data East's 1996 license-based coin-op fighting game, Avengers in Galactic Storm.
Played through as Captain America on the story mode's default difficulty level.
Avengers in Galatic Storm was Data East's final game based on the Avengers license - the first two, for the arcade and the NES, were both called Captain America and the Avengers.
It wasn't a terribly popular game, but it certainly appears that Data East invested a fair budget in this one-on-one fighting game. All of the graphics are pre-rendered CG sprites in a timely attempt to siphon off a bit of the popularity Killer Instinct was enjoying. However, going directly into competition with the Street Fighter Alpha games, Killer Instinct, and the slew of 3D fighters like Soul Edge and Tekken that were finding their way to arcades, it never stood much of a chance.
So did the gaming public miss something special? I think I'd have to say yes, though certainly not for its gameplay. Avengers in Galactic Storm plays a lot like Street Fighter II - or better yet - Fighter's History, but it feels clunkier than either of those earlier titles. The game runs at a pretty fast pace, and pulling off special move commands can be fairly hit or miss because of it. The mechanics generally feel a bit ropey - move priorities are skewed hard in favor of the computer and the lack of fluid animation makes timing frustrating.
Avengers in Galactic Storm did introduce tag partners before Capcom's Marvel games ever attempted it, so there certainly was some innovation going on. I will say that much for it.
The music is fun but entirely forgettable as is often the case with arcade games. Everything is loud and over-the-top, and characters constantly shout out the names of their moves.
The graphics, however, are what make the game "special." And by special, I mean 'strangely appealling despite being utterly terrible." The backgrounds feature a lot of detail and the characters are all huge, but they look like plasticine dolls and their colors clash with everything possible. The actual render quality is pretty good by mid-90s standards, but between the undoubtedly high cost of producing such graphics and the awkward lack of transition frames between many moves, the whole thing ends up being a bit spastic. It does look pretty impressive when it flashes up one of the super powered moves though, as it does when eight full-sized characters run on-screen without the slightest hint of slowdown anywhere.
The story mode was a neat way to change the game up from the standard two-round one-on-one fights, even if there isn't much story ever given. Fans of the comics will probably recognize the game as being rooted in Operation Galactic Storm, which is pretty neat if you've read the original story.
Overall, Avengers in Galactic Storm was not the success that Data East probably had hoped it to be. It's got a massive amount of campy appeal and goofy, awkward charm that will have you both laughing and shaking your head, and that's the part of the game I enjoyed. It's worth playing at least once just for that.
The actual fighting, though? Meh. It's perfectly average and servicable, but why settle for that when there were so many legitimately good arcade fighters coming out in the mid 90s?
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[@boynextdoorman]

Kinda awkward to see stuff like this from ages past, in a world where millions of dollar is spent to make Marvel movies... I miss you, Data East!

[@HrvojeGrahovac]

Same

[@LPetal86]

Games like this are cathartic to watch. " SHIELD ATTACK! GIANT MAN! IRON MAN!" The ham-fisted overacting voice overs are really fun to hear in today's world. I miss the 90's.

[@HrvojeGrahovac]

That’s Duke Nukem himself doing the voices

[@SONICBOOM1889]

fun fact: the guy who voiced duke nukem also voiced (almost) every character in this game.

[@therealseanw.stewart2071]

lol I knew this was gonna be gold from the very beginning since I heard *"MARVEL COMICS AVENGERS IN...GALACTIC STORRRRM!!!!"* XD That ham of a narrator along with the awesome stiff polygonal animation on everybody...good stuff!! Oh, *Data East,* where are you now...? "FIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!"

[@NintendoComplete]

I wish they were still around! I'd love another Fighter's History or Joe & Mac

[@therealseanw.stewart2071]

Hey, you know what was the best game *ever?* A little arcade gem, well, okay, an oddity...An experience, let's call it, called *Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me.* Yes, that is the game's actual title. A game that is just so spectacularly awful, that it just has to be played. Please check it out if you haven't already! It's just...too weird to not be show to the world! XD

[@HrvojeGrahovac]

@@NintendoComplete Microids is making a new Joe & Mac game

[@HrvojeGrahovac]

@@therealseanw.stewart2071 I’ve seen a longplay of it. Oy vey 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@HrvojeGrahovac]

Duke Nukem and Lani Minella did the voices

[@NintendoComplete]

Avengers in Galactic Storm plays reasonably well, but the main draw here isn't the gameplay - it's that presentation! The game is so awkward and tacky that I can't help but to appreciate it on *some* level. I'm just not sure which.

[@HrvojeGrahovac]

Arcade1Up reviewers are bitching about this game. "I've never heard of it before" and "it sucks" are the common complaints

[@HrvojeGrahovac]

Everytime I watch this, the goddamn character icons are so beatifully drawn, you wonder why didn't they draw them that way considering some artists worked on Fighter's History Dynamite and CA&TA

[@Boom-Boom87]

I think this could've been successful if the roster wasn't so obscure, other than Cap the most well known avengers at the time were relegated to assists, and the villains were D-list at best. They should've chosen another comic arc to base a game off as Galactic Storm was a pretty weak entry to begin with.

[@RetroGamesMas]

This was called back then: the villains avengers.

[@HrvojeGrahovac]

Capcom got the best with their license. Can’t win them all

[@jayguero2123]

They were all obscure pre 2008-2012.

[@Loader2K1]

I've heard of Avengers in Galactic Storm, but have never seen the game in action until now. For what it's worth, it does look like an alright fighting game, although I would still take Capcom's Marvel Super Heroes over it. In my humble opinion, the 3D models used for the characters have not aged well. To me, they look those exaggerated action figures of today's toy market. I really like that staff roll BGM, though, because it sounds like a mix of lo-fi rap/hip-hop mixed with lo-fi house. Good video.

[@ZZtheDark]

Where was my Capcom sounds here,guys?!! Though I really wish Scarlet Witch and Black Widow were in this game and it would be great. ^_^ Though the music is great. Not as great as MvC but still worth listening to,especially the end credits. :)

[@packie2624]

Question how come this wasn't ported to either Saturn or PS1 before but N64 would be great port version of this. But where there mentions ports for this game before?

[@underthepale]

This game is based at least partially on "Operation: Galactic Storm," a late-90s event comic that... Honestly, I'm unsure if anyone read it *at the time,* forget about twenty years on. So if you're wondering things like, who the hell Galen Kor and Supremor are, or why Crystal and Black Knight are on the Avengers, this is why.

[@HrvojeGrahovac]

Early 90s event

[@noelsherron]

0:57 ‘Ow! My thumb!’

[@TheTrueBro]

Char sprites look funny, but the backgrounds, music and sound are quite good IMO Gameplay wise the game was sort of weird though. The times I tried playing it at the arcade, I had no idea what I was doing. Game wasn't as intuitive as the Capcom stuff.

[@venom75x1]

Wow capcom really kept some of caps moves

[@TheTrueBro]

I think this game was released after MSH

[@UltimateShadow10]

@@TheTrueBro Both were released in 1995 in Japan but, I honestly never heard of this game at all. All I remember from back then were the Capcom games. I never even heard of Data East

[@AshuraH]

Oh, Thunderstrike. So much wasted potential with him

[@kdj29]

the way this moves reminds me of the 1996/97 star wars fighting game for the playstation

[@mywifesboyfriend5558]

Captain America! The Superman of Marvel!

[@jeanmarcalbert2446]

It seems to be great

[@Seras99]

IRON MAAAAAN!

[@GenericUser379]

Fun fact: This was published by Data East, The same company that made Captain America and the Avengers: the arcade game. But was Marvel Comics Avengers in Galactic Storm ever officially released in Arcades?

[@HrvojeGrahovac]

It was in NA, JP and Europe. Data East also made the NES version of Cap & The Avengers (a whole different affair with that one)

[@beesforbreakfast]

“So which Avengers lineup are we going with?” “I thought…Cap, Sword Man That Nobody Cares About, Shitty Thor, and Johnny Storm’s Ex? I mean put Proper Thor and Iron Man in too but don’t you DARE make them playable.” “Is that…who’s in the comic we’re adapting?” “Not really. A better question: What are you still doing here? Where’s my game?”

[@davidrobbie2920]

that was who was in the avengers at the time, plus sersi from the eternals, the white version of vision and the unforgettable deathcry

[@samuelcarrasquillo4590]

​@@davidrobbie2920 And Hank Pym's Return As Giant Man Too!

[@Wesley_C]

That's related Capcom fighting games as, Marvel Super Heroes and Marvel vs Capcom.

[@ThatOldSchoolMagic]

Before Marvel Vs Capcom Infinite. There was Avengers in Galactic Storm.

[@fernie-fernandez]

...Still waiting for a MARVEL vs SNK...!

[@joaovitornascimento7275]

Wow😮

[@miklo5755]

Back in the 90s

[@tavanijorge2175]

5:40 *THICCPREMOR*

[@outtathisworld686]

Is this on Pandora's Box 3D

[@Dorelaxen]

The big arcade in the city I lived in got this in pretty soon after it was released. I remember seeing it, going "huh, neat", then moving on to the Neo-Geo. Since then I've given it a fair shake, and yeah. Meh perfectly sums it up. I guess King of Fighters and X-Men Vs. Street Fighter were just overall more appealing to me, both in looks and in game play.

[@KareemHillJr]

Yeah, I'll stick with Marvel vs. Capcom.

[@gochem3013]

You mean Marvel Super Heroes?

[@JuicyPlayer]

Pre-rendered sprites is something that I don’t miss. They were always ugly.

[@therush420]

Triple K.O. sent me

[@pureflix8086]

Is that falcon?

[@hanchiman]

I think Capcom did a better job for Marvel back then

[@NintendoComplete]

Hanferd I couldn't agree more. I loved Data East. They made some fantastic games, but unfortunately this was not one of them.

[@hanchiman]

Data East was hit and miss back in the day, they might not be original but they do make pretty good games once in a while

[@NintendoComplete]

Hanferd Yeah, you're right. They had their fair share of stinkers.

[@aliamer1221]

Hanferd capcom did better because they saw anime marvel X-man

[@ExtremeWreck]

NintendoComplete But at least their library isn't filled with horrible games everywhere, unlike that 1 American video game company.

[@toyboimaniac1661]

What an odd team lol Crystal and Black Knight????

[@boromir0062]

Wtf a roster of 4 XD

[@Mercer80]

the game was the reason why thanos chose to snap

[@MasterSandro]

6:16 thicc!

[@froipababero980]

0:43 0:45 0:46

[@hotepanthony3910]

Trash poverty indeed

[@aliamer1221]

Cheap gameplay

[@tonicobelzebucapirotodejes2846]

Plastic characters in a disgrace game. Awful!!!