Beast Wars Transmetals - The Worst Fighting Game

[@Misconduct24]

AKSCHUALLY. The alien explosion that turned them Transmetal also stabilized all the energon, so energon overload was no longer an issue.

[@MattMcMuscles]

So the game is ever dumber, awesome.

[@corey2232]

I hate you.... Or love you.

[@BigBoy257]

@@MattMcMuscles you thought the mechanic was dumb but show accurate, but turns out it was dumb and not show accurate. Fantastic.

[@CushionSapp]

I was going to comment this, but I guess I was too slow

[@nexus-sentinel252]

​@@BigBoy257aáa❤ááááa❤a❤

[@Dynaman21]

The only thing I remember about this game was a strategy guide that confirmed Megatron’s game ending pointed out the one MASSIVE flaw with his attempt to change history. He changes it, but the Matrix is lost, so the Cons are utterly boned when Unicron arrives in 2005.

[@bushybeardedbear]

Huh. Even had he kept the Matrix, he still would have been boned because nobody to open it... But you'd think with millions of years of prep time, they'd have eventually found a way to stop Unicron... Remembering this Unicron was just, some big robot built by some alien. He wasn't a facet of a dark gods pan universal omni-consciousness.

[@thunderstudent]

@@bushybeardedbear That too was retconned into him being a facet of a dark gods pan universal omni-consciousness since Primus was introduced as a concept in the comics first, then referenced in Beast Machines... yeah. They would have had to go back, stop Beast Megs from killing Prime and essentially reset the timeline.

[@skystreak1983]

The cartoon sort of addresses that. Megatron himself says that he was unwilling to through with such a risky plan at first, but by that point in the Beast Wars, he was borderline insane with ambition and completely out of options. Optimus Primal was onto his plan and the other Predacons had been defeated. Megatron’s defeat was assured if he didn’t play his trump card.

[@frommarswithmalice9174]

Some deep mythos for a bad guy in a movie made to sell you on new characters aka new toys (movie is awesome though for realzies)

[@johnsayles8032]

Yeah but Waspinator showed that's not that big a deal. Just rule the cavemen with lasers, stay worshipped as a god and steer their civilization towards space travel and busting up the Autobots if they really need to scratch that itch.

[@legoman06524]

To quote Optimus Primal: "Well, that's just prime."

[@Merkantoine]

To quote Optimus Prime: "I'm cumming"

[@chungwong1010]

To quote Rattrap: "We're all going to die."

[@Damian_1989]

To quote Megatron: "Yeeeeeeeesss..."

[@thebrutalistboi1846]

To quote Dinobot: "OPPORTUNISTIC VERMIN!"

[@iacon0425]

Another factor to consider is that the Japanese version of the N64 game didn't cap the distance between the players, making the difference between attack types matter significantly more and making the squirreliness you mentioned much more useful to gameplay.

[@MattMcMuscles]

Crazy!

[@pcachu]

Holy crap, that would actually make the vehicle mode useful.

[@LonelySpaceDetective]

One of the guys who worked at GenAzea apparently said that this was done without their knowledge, and very late in development; he didn't even find out until after he bought a used cart post-release. He blamed Nintendo, but I've no idea why Nintendo would be meddling in the game design decisions of specifically the English version of a game they didn't work on and was based on a Hasbro/Takara IP.

[@CRISHTANG]

@@LonelySpaceDetective Late to this party but - yes, that would be me. I couldn't believe it myself when I heard the explanation from our producer when he got back to me after I informed him about what I found. He said that "Super Mario Club", a department in Nintendo that was assigned to approving the game for publishing would not allow the game to be released because the characters "looked bad" when they were zoomed back. It was unclear whether Nintendo themselves did the modification or if they had Locomotive do it, but it was without the knowledge, approval or consent of Genazea or Bam and they had no business interfering with a mechanic like that which affected gameplay. I wrote an extensive section in the manual that explained the rock-paper-scissors mechanic of the 3 modes, when at the various distances made for an amazingly strategic gameplay dynamic - which was now completely ruined by this change. I still have the prototype of what should have been final gold master - English with zoom gameplay intact. I guess this works out for me personally since its now worth a fortune, but having a game needlessly ruined like that is among the most sour experiences I've ever had as a developer or fan of gaming, and I've been through some pretty bad stuff as Mr. McMuscles surely knows. :/

[@LonelySpaceDetective]

@@CRISHTANG Haha, no harm no foul about being late; considering I'm days late myself since YT didn't tell me someone responded. Wasn't expecting to get a response from you. Such a weird situation, like the Japanese version with its supposed "characters looking bad when camera's zoomed out" issue apparently passed Nintendo's tests before, and off the top of my head I'm not aware of any similar stories of Nintendo meddling in that way with games they had no invested interest in or involvement (not that this didn't happen to other games, I just can't think of any). The closest comparison I can come up with is how Sony Computer Entertainment's evaluation team made a bunch of experimental demands for 5000ft, Inc's PS2 Daredevil game (such adding a mechanic where Daredevil could grind on ledges with his baton; Tony Hawk-style) which often went against Marvel's wishes for the game, and ultimately led to Marvel pulling the license and the game getting cancelled.

[@arkayanon]

I've had the PS1 version for years and always wanted to check out the N64 version because of the other characters. Now I'm glad I never got the chance. Also, Windrazor was a Botcon exclusive figure in 1999, Energon buildup wasn't an issue after they became Transmetals which makes the mechanic weird, and Beast Machines is great.

[@MattMcMuscles]

Holy crap, I forgot the Energon thing wasn't a thing by that season, lol

[@Rydouu]

@@MattMcMuscles it literally became a fart joke in the show by this point

[@vickywalker2069]

​@@MattMcMuscles Stake fortunate fighters

[@BigBoy257]

@@Rydouu if you are referring to the episode where Rhinox farts (I swear, most episodes aren’t like that) I believe that happened before they got Transmetal forms. Although Rhinox technically never got a Transmetal form in the show.

[@Rydouu]

@@BigBoy257 nope, cheetor let's one go in a Rampage episode in S2

[@PK-Radio]

Beast wars has a bunch of potential for an adventure video game This was not that game

[@vladcucu9186]

There was one, on PC and PS1, which was released a couple of years before either Transmetals game. It was... also not very good.

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

​@Nix91I need cunning mouthy rat Scott McNeil roasting honorable himbo bird dog Scott McNeil in a fighting game now. Dumb cartoony Waspinator style dismemberments for fatalities and brutalities so we get those ridiculous moments like Rhinox going ham with the twin chain guns or Dinobot pulling some fancy sword work, Rattrap pulling out a whole arsenal for all the Dakka. Megatron gives a rubber ducky as a friendship, could even bring back Hara Kiri with the ways that characters, mostly Waspinator and Inferno would get taken out by their own attack in some comedic fashion at times. Give us Starscream in Waspinator's body as a secret boss

[@chriswest6988]

I think it's kind of a good MOBA setup more than anything. Two small groups of powerful, distinct character designs, fighting each other for ground and resources in a hostile world, able to be rebuilt back at base as long as they hold on to said base and don't all die at once etc.

[@BigBoy257]

@@zeroattentiongaming820 fuck yeah dude

[@galaxycamerata]

​@@zeroattentiongaming820 You just made me imagine cutscenes where you can vaguely hear Starscream's phantom saying shit like "Look to Dos Lunas".

[@buchiklop110]

"In robot mode, you're overall pretty powerful, but you can't stay in it for very long, due to the influx of Energon in the surrounding area" Except that was a plot point only in Season 1. In Season 2, not only did the Planet Buster stabilize all the Energon, but the Transmetal bodies are specifically immune to Energon Lock. The only time Energon Buildup came up in Season 2, all it did was make Cheetor fart a lot.

[@Nalwonk]

Yeah, I was going to comment in that if nobody else did. Though in fairness, this game features Transmetal forms that didn't exist in the show, so I guess there's room to argue that other things could be different too.

[@LoranCehack]

Hey he only farted that one time!

[@KodyCrimson]

And it's not in the PS1 version either, it's just N64.

[@claytonrios1]

Even the Transformers couldn't get any luck in the fighting game scene!

[@Reptil3]

Gameboy one made by Takara was fun

[@ironmaster6496]

Well thankfully we have Forged to fight now, and that Gameboy color game was surprisingly good too

[@artemis1993]

Well, there's always the MUGEN version, even though it's fan-made. I've had some decent fun with it

[@gregburts4630]

I'm starting to think I'm the only one who liked this game as a kid, I miss being blissfully unaware of bad games lol

[@mawkcc]

You're not alone. I loved this game on N64 as a kid as well. I rented it many many times. I would even go to the options menu to listen to the music. I still have my original copy I got used from the local block buster back in the mid 2000s with the sticker on the back still on. Don't play it much these days kus much better things have come out. But I would never agree that this game sucks. Still a fun time. Can't wait to one day show all my old retro games to my kids one day when I have a family of my own.

[@kenmoretoast]

I played a lot of the PS1 version as a young kid and remember enjoying it. Probably would hate it now

[@CityScape07]

Nah, I enjoyed this one as a kid. The ps1 version that is.

[@undercomposition]

I liked it too.

[@無教会内村]

Same The only thing I hated about the game was that I couldn't buy it at the time lol

[@alwyzbandit7291]

The lack of Dinobot in these games is disturbing

[@MattMcMuscles]

It's fucked

[@Miniperi.1032]

Was gonna point that out. Best BW character

[@Rydouu]

would have been a cool unlockable, but by this point he was Code of Hero'd

[@LoranCehack]

So, a couple "Transformer Nerd Lore Facts": -Windrazor is a repaint of Silverbolt who was released at Botcon, the official Transformers convention, a year prior. His inclusion is quite surprising since it was the first time a character from Botcon fiction appeared in a piece of mainline Transformers media. -All initial playable characters in the PS1 version have their proper voice actors, save for Quickstrike, who is played (quite well) by Cheetor's VA. -As someone else pointed out, having Energon Radiation in the N64 version is bizarre since at that point in the story, the Transmetal forms could resist it, and all unstable Energon on the planet had been destroyed or stabilized. -The game was originally made for Japan, which is very clear when you look at the lip syncing. This is also why Rattrap is so small compared to his design in the show, and why he's so... animated. Rattrap is a VERY different character in the Japanese dub and let's... not go into that. This is also evident upon looking at the toy gallery, which omits many figures from the Hasbro toyline, and features the Japanese-exclusive Ravage figure. If you want to play a REALLY weird/bad Beast Wars games, I'd recommend the PS1 game titles simply "Beast Wars Transformers". It's a trip.

[@symphomaniac]

Megatron: "Genasea. Eyeeeeeessssss!"

[@Ciuba3105]

I love that the Transformers Beast Wars tv show in Italy is instead called "Rombi di tuono e Cieli di fuoco per i Biocombat (Rumbles of thunder and Skies of fire for the Biocombats)"

[@DarkAngelBluejay]

I honestly thought the cartoon intro at the end said "Bee Stings". Glad I got Beast Wars here in the states.

[@OptimusShr]

You don't even have to spam long range attacks in the N64 version. You can hold down heavy attack in robot mode to charge up a blast which knocks down the enemy and takes out a good chunk of health. This works with EVERYONE. It should be noted though that Optimus puts his guns away for a second after it fires so it has a delay compared to everyone else.

[@viraleffectz]

I played countless hours of this game because I loved the Predacons but now looking back I realize life was better when we were young and didn't know true reality 😂

[@purpleheart334]

Windrazor was based on the 1999 Botcon exclusive and was a repaint of the original Silverbolt figure.

[@psirensongs]

Speaking of awkward 3D N64 button bashers, I'd like to throw Tom & Jerry: Fists of Furry into the ring. EDIT: Wait... does... does WCW Backstage Assault count as a fighting game for the purposes of this show?

[@kaoko111]

I always wanted a RTS of transformers beast wars, players should fight for territories and resources, the units must be adquiered via extasis pod so besides gathering resources the players should explore maps to look for animals to mold the pods with and every animal should have different stats/habilities also every faction has a unique skill tree that modifies said stats and habilities, and across the map there's more hiden pods with extra resources/special units (the characters of the series)/special habilities. One only can dream

[@pacstermh]

This game doesn't rise my beast

[@timebrain3188]

I actually have the PS1 version, and despite it clearly not being the best fighting game, I still loved it as a kid. I think it's because it was my jumping off point for Transformers as a whole. I had a ton of Beast Wars figures, but I never could remember what channel and time it'd show on so... this was how I knew and fell in love with the characters. It may help that I'm not so into fighting games, so I didn't mind that it's not super great in that department lol. It's also one of the few memories I have of my fave video rental place as a kid, Hollywood Video.

[@ClarkKentai]

I think it was called Hollywood Video? Or was there a different one?

[@timebrain3188]

@@ClarkKentai Hollywood Video, you are correct. Guess it's just been that long huh? Fuck, wish it still had a store around like Blockbuster still does.

[@BoisegangGaming]

"Im just going to see Spiderverse for the third time instead" Me: por que no los dos

[@jlev1028]

Porque no esta interesado en otra pelicula de Transformers.

[@ShadowKnux372]

Man, imagine if we could get a good TF fighting game in this day and age, maybe something that yanks in different representatives from different eras/designs/continuities into a big crossover thing. Or just a decent Beast Wars game, I'd definitely settle for just that.

[@jignat]

My dream fighting game would be something with the looks of DBZF and the gameplay of SF6.

[@tonysmith9905]

Some thing like Gundam Battle Assault 2?

[@Eidlones]

It's funny that by trying to be show accurate, they ended up not being accurate. The event that created the transmetals, resulted in most of the energon on the planet blowing up, getting rid of any drawback to being in robot mode.

[@jeremyabbott4537]

IIRC later they mentioned how Transmetals also had an increased resistance to Energon exposure, making it even less relevant, and reducing any remaning raw energon to the Transformers equivalent of exploding red barrels in video games.

[@Killerknight007]

When Matt was talking about the main menu sounds for moving up and down, the first thought that came to my head was, "Didn't Engizer have a worse sound effect? or was it just bad because of how loud it was?"

[@teletraaniv]

I played the N64 version back when I was in beta, and it honestly turned me off from fighting games for a solid 5 years before I got introduced to MVC2. Also the Windrazor thing to answer that, yeah he was in an obscure convention comic first and it's WILD that he's in this game at all, being an obscure nobody

[@NEEDbacon]

To be fair though, Fighting games are the PERFECT spot to put no names like Windrazor.

[@jeremyabbott4537]

it's also wild they added Transmetal Airrazor and Terrorsaur to the game. Also Transmetal Terrorsaur looks fucking atrocious, I was sad they axed him but if THAT'S what he would look like I'm kinda glad they did.

[@ironmaster6496]

To be fair putting obscure nobodies in the Spotlight at least once is Transformers motto at this point

[@teletraaniv]

@@ironmaster6496 fair point but man this was back in the 90's

[@grinnyyyyyyyyyyy]

I used to be into Transformers, but then they changed what you transformed into. Now what transforms isn't Transformers anymore and what's transforms seems weird and scary

[@BigBoy257]

I’m not sure I follow. What do you mean exactly?

[@MLBlue30]

And it will happen to YOU!

[@MLBlue30]

​@@BigBoy257 Simpsons reference

[@albertsmith99]

Do we sell french...friiiees?

[@antonsimmons8519]

I am always delighted to see when one of these has been uploaded, and it's especially relevant now, with the FGC in full swing like hasn't been seen in decades.

[@doctorbrown5957]

The FGC has been very much alive and well this whole time, and doesn't suddenly revive every time a Street Fighter, Tekken or MK gets announced.

[@curry94400]

The fgc was always around, and has been active and doing well for a while now, but there is a different between "active" and "in full swing". With mainstreams games like Tekken, MK and SF being hyped around the same time, Guilty Gear strive becoming it's serie's biggest success, a New Fatal Fury/Garou from SnK after more than 2 decades, Rollback Netcode finally becoming a standard even in Japanese games, more and more indie fighting games, franchises like granblue, Lol, DnF getting their fighting game spinoffs which get part of their audience to discover the genre, etc The FGC isn't just alive and well, it's more active and mainstream than it has been in ages.

[@MutantHeadcrab]

11:15 Speaking of video games in backgrounds, this reminded me that the pilot episode of the failed Animorphs show featured the protagonists at some kind of arcade lounge where Marco was seen playing the Beast Wars action platformer.

[@jsttv]

My Air Force buddy got me the N64 version for me back in 2002. He bought it at Blockbuster video. I guess it was that bad, that nobody wanted to rent it.

[@Stratelier]

I remember picking up the PSX version (I think I even still have it) and while it's not "good", it's not "bad" either. My favorite gameplay mechanics were (1) automatically guarding when you stood still, and (2) your super meter charging faster in proportion to lower HP.

[@jonothanthrace1530]

I'd like to see a kind of reverse of this series, where instead of finding the worst properly released fighting game, we find the best bootleg fighters.

[@reapthegirlwind]

To be that person, just 'cause I like talking about weird, obscure Transformers trivia, the game is Windrazor's first semi-mainstream appearance! He was a character from 1999's BotCon exclusive fiction/toys, i.e. you had to pay big bucks to go to a con to experience it, or get it on the secondary collector's market. As such, this game was much more accessible. Though, I do gotta wonder how that shook out behind the scenes in terms of planning/development, since presumably a reasonable part of the gamedev and convention prep would've been going on parallel. (And if they were pulling BotCon guys for palette swap characters, why not Packrat, Fractyl, and Shokaract for Rattrap, Terrorsaur, and Rampage?)

[@AwesomeMooseSmile]

Well when silverbolt gets his next toy in next year's legacy line, I'm sure they'll make a new windrazor.

[@reapthegirlwind]

@TheDragonDAFan He was Botcon 2000, which was just a month before the game came out in the US, and would've been in the works for a fair bit beforehand.

[@heriticsanghieli]

I've been waiting on this one. I remember renting this as a kid because I also loved the show, and I remember this being the first time I realized that a video game could be horrible to play. This was also my first fighting game...

[@Manawolfman]

Except it's not even lore accurate because transmetals don't get energon buildup like their regular counterparts.

[@lineialquantum]

Really wanted this game when I was little. Blockbuster never had it. Glad I missed out 😂

[@joppalowe3870]

Thank you for using the Transformers Devastation OST in the background. That soundtrack slapped.

[@NanaKyoto]

I remember playing the PlayStation version of the game with my sibling all the time, and I enjoyed it. Sure, it is indeed a bit jank, but you get used to it. I kind of like how attacks are handled with proximity with the other player, that way one player cannot spam projectiles at close range, I also get a good laugh that, when you KO the other player, you still have control over your character, and so when it shows which player won the round, we just spun around in circles, those were the days. I tried the Nintendo (Ultra) 64 version of the game back when I first tried out emulation, but it just never clicked with me the same way the PlayStation version did. By the way, before Beast Wars Transmetals, there was a previous Beast Wars game on the PlayStation that wasn't a fighting game, I think it's one of those "tank control" kind of games.

[@chrisandrew7577]

80s Transformers and 90s Beast Wars shaped my childhood. Dinobot's death is fucking burned in my memory.

[@theslimjames]

Does anyone remember when Tigatron an Air Razor became lovers who fused together into one amalgam, who then died like a transmetal Jesus?

[@woolfieMcP]

The beast wars theme had no business going as hard as it did

[@BrianGeers]

The theme to the Japanese dub has its appeal too, in that it’s as hip-hop as the original version was metal.

[@lambda494]

"Mom, can we go see Transformers: Rise of the Beasts?" "No, honey. We have Rise of the Beasts at home on the N64." Rise of the Beasts at home on the N64:

[@KLegyyn]

Beasties! . All the Cannucks put your hands up! . .

[@OnDavidsBrain]

6:53 "You ok lady?"

[@WaywardKill]

lol I'm probably just high but ----- that raiden dude from expect no mercy has fire powers and a bicycle kick. MK1 has firegod liu kang. I'm not saying its plagiarism but I'm also not saying its not plagiarism.

[@MrJoestar83]

I'm 40 years old. My first console was a handown 2600. Fist time I've even heard of this game.

[@namek74]

How the hell did they make multiple Beast Wars fighting games and not put in Rhinox or Dinobot!?

[@Damian_1989]

Yeah, at least Rhinox can make a bit of sense because lore-wise he was usually mission control and has a bit of a peaceful disposition. But not having Dinobot is inexcusable!

[@arubinojr5670]

Was about to say judging a fighting game on early-GBA is the height of unfair but... oh.

[@bearerofbadnews1375]

The beast wars game maybe bad. but, Beast machines is so much worse. What they did to Silverbolt in that show was criminal.

[@darthcinema4262]

Don't even get me started on how they butchered Rat Trap and Rhinox

[@bushybeardedbear]

Maybe it's because I saw Beast Machines first, but I didn't hate it as much as the Internet seems to. Was it _great_ no, not really, but it did feel like an interesting diversion in canon. Transformation as a pseudo-spirtual experience, getting closer to their organic beast mode was an interesting concept.

[@SkyeV5]

"I was a fool back then, I BELIEVED in things" - Edgebolt

[@bushybeardedbear]

​​​@@SkyeV5 See, it's stuff like this I don't get. Silverbolt had his spark, his soul, ripped out of his body, watched megaton destroy cybertron, never permitted to die in a big old jar and then found himself enslaved in a vehicon. It doesn't really feel _that_ weird for an idealistic hero to lose hope when, literally, all hope seems lost. You can make similar arguments for Rhinox. Yes for the audience it seemed sudden, but the time between Megatron escaping to Cybertron and the remaining Maximals arriving isn't really measured, if I recall correctly. But it's implied to be a long time.

[@bearerofbadnews1375]

@@SkyeV5 “Words nothing more than air” Edgebolts another edgy line from are once heroic knight turned dark knight.

[@llmkursk8254]

I find it appalling that Waspinator wasn't in both versions, considering the love in the fanbase he gets these days. Maybe it was just a different time?

[@anueutsuho7425]

I mean, he was popular enough that they killed off Terrorsaur instead of him for it.

[@djsquarewave]

as a weird gamedev nerd, i 100% appreciate the accuracy in your explanation of the studios responsible for these messes. i've seen you show Mobygames as a historical source in the past, and i *just last week* translated and entered the credits for both versions of this game there. not sure if that was enough time to have any impact on this episode, but it was super weird timing for me all the same XD also, fun fact: the weirdo ersatz-JoJo fighter Rabbit on the Sega Saturn was done by a lot of the same team that did the PS1 Transmetals. it's not a great game, but it's certainly *fascinating* and worth checking out if you like weird 90s fighting games

[@MattMcMuscles]

That's cool! The N64 credits were there, but I think I missed the PSX credits somehow? I was working on this more than a week ago.

[@djsquarewave]

@@MattMcMuscles I probably added them right after you were doing your research then. T_T

[@sebytheman]

fun fact from a fellow canuck -- it was "Beast Wars" here too until later on when a change in broadcasting regulations forbade the word "Wars" for use kids' show titles, at which point it was renamed to the hilariously silly Beasties.

[@Ragan31687]

There was a PS1 Beast Wars third person shooter game I played as well. It was quite something else to say the least.

[@three_frogs_in_a_trench_coat]

I just went to see Rise of the Beasts in theaters, this has gotta be some kind of divine power

[@BrianGeers]

Amongst the “toy-only” Beast Wars, there was a “Transmetal 2” flying squirrel named Nightglider.

[@trevorgray4697]

I also rented the N64 version from Blockbuster when I was a kid. I have been waiting for this one

[@P1MPxSLaSH]

Hey Matt love the videos especially the fighting game series which is why I’m commenting on all your videos to request you take a look at “flyers JG dragon” for the n64, a childhood favorite that still holds up today

[@adammichaelchannel]

I congratulate Mr. McMuscles on coining the phrase "Penny Racers acumen" in this video.

[@TheSmartboy64]

Never played the game, though I remember the show fondly. As a kid I thought the CGI looked like utter crap, and it still does, yet the show itself is just too good. And the intro is straight fire. Damn good memories.

[@sebastiannock942]

That theme song f’n pumps!

[@BigBoy257]

CGI was revolutionary for the time. Also, while it does look outdated, I don’t think it looks bad, per se.

[@ironmaster6496]

same, Beast wars is the...ejem PRIME example of the witing carrying the show

[@dhall888]

I finally sold my copy of this game to my local game store. The n64 cart by itself got me $100!

[@Drequan]

this is a certified matt mcmuscles masterpiece

[@AHMEDRAVENBARNACLE-84]

There is a beast wars Transformers fighting game on the GBC only in Japan.

[@shadmere]

I'm just glad that other people hate Beast Machines as much as I did.

[@joaogrrr]

13:58 big points for making Megatron's ultimate attack his max power point-blank timeline-destroying blast at Prime.

[@ZaGorudan]

3:17 Sheldon's iconic catchphrase from the hit television sitcom, The Big Bang Theory.

[@WolfMoon351]

Hey Matt Mcmuscles, I really like your fighting game look of your sona. Was curious do you have a full reference of it? He looks awesome. ^^

[@SingerOfW]

I remember being pretty disappointed by the Beast Wars action shooter (probably because it was actually really really bad?), so PS1 Transmetals honestly blew my mind, though it probably has a lot to do with that awesome OP. Also, because we're talking about the late 90s Russia, it obviously had to have an amateur pirate dub, which was both hilarious and awkward to listen to. Points for trying, my dudes!

[@captainclutchxi]

Oh my god i played the hell out that one game because I loved beast wars so much. Cheetor saying FIRE FIRE FIREEEE!!! lives in my head rent free still

[@barry-allenthe-flash8396]

I'm playing Street Fighter 6 right now, MK1 just debuted gameplay, and yet the most exciting thing to happen to fighting games this week is Matt McMuscles dropping a new 'Worst Fighting Game' video. And Beast Wars is in the crosshairs this time!? What a time to be alive!

[@dcb99filmz]

they couldn't get the real voice of Tigatron so they got Rodrigo from RECV to fill in while he was stopping by

[@ienjoypaste]

May I suggest 1996's "Timeslaughter" for MS-DOS? It's readily available on a lot of abandonware/DOS games sites, and it's pretty godawful.

[@PhilcomX]

I actually have the physical versions of both games. I got the n64 one when Blockbuster was selling them off.

[@Boom12]

Beast Wars, greatest TF series ever. Beast Wars: Transmetals... Thankfully I already don't remember this.

[@mannyrobles3065]

Thank for all the content they have been of great help on my 10 month and counting hospitalization

[@MrBeardsley]

TATTOO ASSASSINS WHEN, MATT???

[@GoldenKarelyt]

how do i recommend a game? i remember my cusion having a game called "legend of the dragon" from what i remember it was a ps2 game. idk its pretty hazy

[@anerysium]

I'm more concerned why there was no sloths were scanned for their protoforms.

[@johnellis3383]

A new episode of Worst Fighting Game with a random Lawnmower Man shout out? Is this a dream???

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

8:21 - gladly, Silverbolt was delightfully campy. Also, I'm surprised that Rhinox and Inferno's Transmetal versions weren't considered for the game, seeing as they included Waspinator and Airazor' toy-exclusive forms* *Terrorsaur was shown changing into a Transmetal form when he died, and Scavenger was planned as Inferno before someone realized that the Inferno figure was a peg-warmer.

[@Flashlight237]

I swear, the faces on those cheetahs at 7:30 are just memeworthy..!

[@davi_sem_d4769]

Oh you used TF Devastation godly ost on the background music, neat

[@thatRANDOMBOT]

Even as a transformers and beast wars fan. Finding a way of translating transformation to a fighting game seems really hard to do

[@bigdaddydons6241]

I'm a Canadian, I remember watching Beast wars in re-runs as a kid in the early 2000's I have no memory of it ever being called beasties

[@bigstve61345]

Thank you so much for doing this! I've been requesting this forever!!!

[@Kingspoon]

Did waspinator even have a transmetal form? Didn't Terrorsaur die before becoming one? Questions questions.

[@MattMcMuscles]

I don't think they did? Maybe that's the reason why their transmetal forms in this game look so ugly.

[@jonathanboetto8849]

BW Windrazor was a Botcon 1999 exclusive toy first, which made his inclusion in the PS1 a pretty insane deep cut at the time. From what I recall from the Botcon 1999 panel introducing the game, 3H, the guys who were organizing Botcon back in those days, actually collaborated directly with Genazea (or one of the other companies?) and managed to get him included... ... but my memories aren't 100%. I'm tryin' ta remember... there were an awful lot of casualties that day...

[@BigBoy257]

Me Big Boy love Jonathan’s war stories!

[@jonathanboetto8849]

Much obliged... just as long as ya keep yer noodle outta my face!

[@derpherpp]

do One Must Fall. some might think its sucks but that was the only game i had on pc back in the day

[@MattMcMuscles]

It doesn't suck, and I won't be covering it.

[@oyonan]

I rented this once just because I was surprised to find an N64 transformers game. Once I got over my disappointment, I found that if you get a flying character, all you have to do is fly around the ring launching missiles and whoever you’re fighting won’t even be able to catch up to hit you. I think you had to keep decent timing in it, but it was super easy to do.

[@roboticskybeast]

This episode gave me the most palpable wave of nostalgia…THANK YOU!!!!

[@docklife4696]

The ad I got was a whole episode of Beast Wars lmao

[@cwooddirector]

I had a friend in elementary school who had this and he brought it over once. We played it for maybe 5 minutes and then never touched it again.

[@lilithofthevoid4922]

Oh wow, I always completely forget these games exist. Like, my brain goes "Mystery of Convoy, BW shooter, G1 action game (that I don't think left Japan), Armada game, Movie tie-ins, WFC, FOC, Prime, Devastation, Cyberverse"

[@swordcritter]

Thank you for using the Canadian title and theme that made the show sound like some edgy proto-furry fanfic.

[@UltimateMovieMaster]

A little fun fact- in the Japanese version of the N64 game you can unlock extras by using the transfer pak to connect it with GBC Beast Wars game Takara published, which is more or less plays like the Dead Heat Fighters series they published for Gameboy.

[@fox-paws]

Iron and Blood Warriors of Ravenholm needs to be looked at for sure.

[@mekman4]

I was going to recommend Forged to Fight as a solution, and while it is good, Bloody Roar _makes so much more sense_ for a Beast Wars fighting game template. Great Stuff, as always!

[@darthcinema4262]

A Transformers fighting game should be awesome but this is anything but.

[@bushybeardedbear]

I mean, there's always Devastation. Only one player, but that sh1t rocks beyond words can express.

[@NerdyTransformed]

​​@@bushybeardedbear That's a Beat-Em-up / brawler

[@bushybeardedbear]

​@@NerdyTransformed True, but it's still awesome.

[@jvts8916]

Over time, "I have seen the amateur and it is you" becomes charming

[@Bodrick_G]

Everywhere Silverbolt goes, theres haters. I love it.

[@Corrugatedkeeper126]

Finding out that there was a Beast Wars transformers game filled my heart with joy, then scrolled down and read the title.