Beast Wars Transmetals - The Worst Fighting Game

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[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@Mukyoukai]

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

[@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".

[@purpleheart334]

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

[@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

[@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 😂

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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?

[@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?

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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?"

[@pacstermh]

This game doesn't rise my beast

[@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.

[@symphomaniac]

Megatron: "Genasea. Eyeeeeeessssss!"

[@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?

[@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.

[@OnDavidsBrain]

6:53 "You ok lady?"

[@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.

[@dhall888]

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

[@Manawolfman]

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

[@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...

[@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:

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@avatar2xl]

Also Rampages “Share in my Agonheeee…..friend” is my favorite dumb ass line ever. Shit the N64 one was different?

[@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.

[@Drequan]

this is a certified matt mcmuscles masterpiece

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@BrianGeers]

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

[@johnellis3383]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@Ragan31687]

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

[@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!

[@OD1261]

Fellow Canadian here, and I feel like I blocked out the fact it was called "Beasties." I can't even remember the intro without my mind's narrator shouting out "Beast Wars!" Could be I frequented Fox more than YTV.

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

My cousin borrowed one of these from someone. But my brother and I were in trouble that week, so we weren't allowed to play it the day we were there. We could only look at the box and fume. Looking back, we didn't miss much. But at the time we were devastated. Also I loved Beast Wars, I would watch it in the morning before school. Beast Machines though... yeah I noped out of that too.

[@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

[@PaddletailPhilly]

I completely forgot about the coin runner mode thing and chibi mode the N64 game had lol And yeah, I distinctly remember the Megatron X fight being _complete_ garbage

[@Bodrick_G]

Everywhere Silverbolt goes, theres haters. I love it.

[@DarkAngelBluejay]

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

[@5MinuteFit]

I remember this game now...only after exiling it to the farthest reaches of my brain due to how bad it was

[@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!

[@LantisTDH]

I still would love to see the 1995 DOS based game Battle Beast. Could be a legit contender.

[@PhilcomX]

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

[@KLegyyn]

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

[@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.

[@arathas1979]

the Canadian intro music!!!!!! you are a true canadian

[@trevorgray4697]

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

[@cormoran2303]

Wow they called it Beasties in Canada? oof... Oh speaking of Beyblade... Matt you absolutely have to be the one that shows Justin Wong the latest Flashgitz Akuma vid. Justin is a part of Akuma's evil plans!

[@MrJoestar83]

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

[@NightmareZerogbs]

I remember my uncle had the PS1 version and I loved it when I was a child, played it until it wouldn't work anymore and it was UNFINDABLE anywhere, to the point I even questioning if it existed...then, I found the N64 cartridge in my city's equivalent to chinatown where you could get bootleg stuff, got super hyped, bought it (thankfully it was cheap) and was really disappointed it wasn't the PS1 version. It was kinda underwhelming on its own, but it was the only N64 game I had as the console was a hand me down with no games and no controllers. Did you know there's ANOTHER Beast Wars fighting game? The japanese exclusive Beast Wars Second game titled..."Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle" and it's kinda alright.

[@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

[@thebiglebrosky2031]

That "banging" intro of the PS1 game sounds VERY similar to the DBZ budokai games. Were they made by the same guys?

[@anothernoise216]

Funnily enough, Beast Wars had a interesting fighting game on the game boy color called Kettou Beast Wars - Beast Senshi Saikyou Ketteisen that only came out in Japan, since it's clearly based on their original sequel series, but that game always fascinated me for being so much more than these main consoles games.

[@bigstve61345]

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

[@ZarctheCelestialDuelist]

I rember the show being called beasties, thinking it was another Wild Krafts brothers cartoon

[@isntchrisl]

I remember reading about this game in a magazine. I eventually rented the N64 version, and yeah, it's a pretty bad. Looking back, it was pretty funny that they tried to sell being a blockbuster exclusive like it was a good thing 😂.

[@kaiosamatlj4031]

Ahh, Beast Wars! I can see Matt is a man of true culture. "Yesss..." Also: "Insert obligatory Tongue of the Fatman or Xenophage recomendation here"

[@mianmoran274]

once i saw that this game has animations, i knew it will not dethrone the king

[@holdingpattern245]

A childhood Beast Wars fan not wanting to see the new Beast Wars movie, that doesn't bode well.

[@Shinigami41395]

I owned this game on the N64 and played it a lot when I was a kid. I had never even watched the show, I just liked the game. I haven't played it in at least a decade. I'm sure it hasn't aged very well, like many of the games I enjoyed on the N64.

[@BallyTheDog]

I have a suggestion for a future episode: "Cho Aniki: Bakuretsu Ranto-hen"

[@kennethhernandez9243]

I remember renting this as a kid with my friend. We literally brought it back in less than an hour. The store owner knew how bad it was and since we were a couple of kids he let us pick a new game. I think we ended up getting quest 64…..

[@danamaniac66]

Beasties has big Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles energy

[@PaulDozierZZoMBiE13]

Wow. Invoking Lawnmower Man. Didn't expect to be reminded of that today.

[@MrBeardsley]

TATTOO ASSASSINS WHEN, MATT???

[@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.

[@pikamario99]

hooo man I remember this one. Rented it cause Hell Yeah Transformers and then. uh. Also, have a fist bump for Fellow Beasties Fan Specifically

[@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.

[@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. ^^

[@Alex_YJ_Reed]

I know Expect No Mercy the game is barely known outside this channel, but I am still surprised "I HAVE SEEN THE AMATEUR, AND IT IS YOU!" hasn't become a meme yet.

[@swordcritter]

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

[@ravencroft3605]

This is may favorable series you do I get so hype when I see you uploaded it

[@bananamusprime4855]

How dare you poo poo Silverbolt

[@bushybeardedbear]

I mean, he was a bit of a dork with his cliché heroism. But yeah, I kinda have a soft spot for him myself.

[@theliveliestcorpse2997]

Let’s barbecue us up some BEASTIES!

[@risel56]

Hey Matt, if you're looking for a good candidate to top Expect No Mercy, I just remembered Reikai Doushi exists.

[@Kisuke242]

BEAST WARS!!!! Love that cartoon opening!

[@chrisandrew7577]

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

[@stevencisneros9306]

To be honest, Beast Wars Transmetals (PS1 version) deserves to be featured in mystery game tournaments within the FGC!!!

[@DanieleosDoom]

Me and my best friend at the time rented this from hollywood video and stayed up so long playing it 😅 we loved it at 6 years old

[@Boom12]

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