Classic Game Room - X-MEN ARCADE review

[@notyoursavior78]

This game looked amazing in the arcade. The cabinet and the screen were gigantic!

[@gedaman]

The main reason to play this game is if you grew up in the 90s. Konami used to make great beat 'em ups like this and The Simpsons. I can't forget standing there in the arcades with my friends playing this game. Arcade operators loved this game back then because they could drain quarters/tokens from 6 players simultaneously. I miss the 90s...

[@Vercsase]

The fact that this is the only game I ever played with my entire family, video game or otherwise, is testament to its greatness. Welcome to Die indeed.

[@RebelTaxi]

The Lush was a pretty good xmen, too bad his powers were very limited.

[@KiddGreen1]

When I was little, we played this game so many times at the arcades back then!

[@zerokoolkw]

This is the one arcade game I truly went apeshhh over as a kid. Mainly because it was awesome to see 6 people playing on one arcade machine at the same time. I remember the 6 player machine actually used 2 monitors side by side to because one just wasn't big enough. I've been playing this on MAME for years but this actually allows you to play with 6 people as it was intended.

[@HerecomestheCalavera]

I love this game! They used to have this at a local store back when it first came out, man it was awesome. I was only like 5 or 6 but I still remember playing it.

[@StarBoy62]

My favorite video game of all time. This was Konami at its greatest. I had so much memories with this game and I can play this game forever. Wolverine is the best.

[@AnimatedGabe]

Yes! The Lush and Pottymouth!!! You guys were awesome!!!!! Seriously you and Dave should do another interview together.

[@The90sGamingGuy]

I have played this game a few times in the arcades. I recently played the game on MAME. I will be downloading this game for parties. Awesome download Mark.

[@altdoom]

Dropped a ton of tokens into this one back in the day.

[@SatoshiMatrix1]

YOU. ARE. DEAD. WELCOME TO. DEAD! Ahhh Magneto end boss quotes are so awesome. Such a classic. Me and my brother would go to the arcade all the time to play this game. The arcade cabinet is friggn HUGE!

[@KingGameReview]

the arcade by my house as a kid had the awesome 6 player version... good times

[@Guernicaman]

@GonchyT - Sunset Riders is supposed to be coming out on GameRoom.

[@dgb751]

this was one of the first times the x-men were in a video game, i remember being really excited about that.

[@zillzultraboy]

I used to spend all of my quarters on this game at the arcade. Good memories from the game....

[@devmiles]

as always the konami music is epic! and 2nd really cool that they really understand that hardcore fans want these epic oldskoolers back on their consoles. they should release cadilacs and dinosaurs, metamorphic force and violent storm, awesome games! beat em up for life!

[@Nintendoman15]

@kevenzz I agree... Another thing that grinds my gears is when the new gen gamers automatically hate on a game if the graphics don't meet there standards..

[@ProtoMario]

X-Men, Welcome to Die!!!!!

[@ClessAileron]

@manofiorn While I do like my Xbox 360, that is specifically why I bought the X-Men arcade game off of PSN this time and I actually did get to play it in at least 5 players offline. It was really fun introducing my sister and my friends to the "Welcome to DIE!" line and just hearing comments about 5 X-Men ganging up on one boss. It felt like the 6 player cabinet I knew and saw at one point but never got to play it. Wish I did play one back then.

[@inquiry10]

@Broyale26 I do too but in an age where your console has as much computing power as a factory of arcade machines...I just don't see them making a comeback. Fortanatly we still have arcades where I live that cost a buck or two but are really engaging like riding the motorcycle in full HD screen,surfing or picking up a sub machine gun and blasting some good old fashioned aliens. Until they can shrink that down I think thats where arcades will still live on.

[@AnthroArcade]

@WallyWadeMovies it's CADILLACS AND DINOSAURS! Lol, whatever the name was in the ballpark. YES we need those good ol arcade brawlers. I didn't grow up playing Punisher or C&D, but I played them on MAME and damn they're so good! Makes me wish I DID grow up on them so I would have played em more :)

[@NecroZeno]

nice CGR reference at the end i was wondering if you were going to bring up your failed dreams of yesteryear

[@dark1ankh]

Kaillera and Mame did this whole thing years ago. More faithful emulation and online multiplayer via P2P as well !

[@StudioGuyMN]

I can't believe this game is almost 20 years old. That's f'n INSANE!

[@DynasticHero]

Great Job...the humor in this was hilarious

[@Kitsuneranger]

Actually the Arcade Game's plot is based on the semi-forgotten pilot from late '80s called "Pryde Of The X-Men"

[@Zacchattack]

Mark has gotten more sarcastic lately. I like it.

[@KrazyKrzysztof]

Games like this were so bad ass in the arcades. Also the spiderman games

[@IgnatzKolisch]

キテイを救出せよ！ kitei o kyuu shyutsu seyo! The voice actor says "from the cave", but the Japanese doesn't mention it, so they're not exactly matching text with audio. I wonder why this version still retains Japanese text, but with English-speaking voice actors. Did they record different audio for the Japanese version being used here, or did they pull audio from the already-existing US version? I'm guessing the latter, but I'm a bit curious as to why/how they did this.

[@KartKing4ever]

Finally good to get back into your videos

[@EscapingWestlawn]

God, I loved this game in the arcades.

[@TimothyMartinTV]

Nice review man. Can you review xmen mutant apacalypse for the super nintendo if you have it?

[@PolygonGTC]

The one thing that bugs me about this game is that it was never released on any consoles back in the early to mid 90s. Thank goodness it's out on PSN and XB Live! And if it weren't for this review I wouldn't even know.

[@donray8410]

My parents used to take me with them when they went bowling and the arcade inside of the bowling alley had this game.My parents used to give me five dollars and send me on my way while they bowled.After about thirty minutes my money was gone and I spent the rest of the night begging my mom for more quarters.Good times.

[@inquiry10]

A game best played with quarters rather then unlimited continues. I remember dumping my allowance into that game down at the local ice cream parlor. Good times

[@fuzzix]

There was a dual screen, 6 stick version of this in the arcade near my school back in 92/93. You'd think that would have eaten all the money, but it had stiff competition in some four seat Virtua Racing and four seat Final Lap 2. I spent a lot of time in the Power Drift hydraulic cab and one dude put all his money into one of those cartoon titty 2D pool games.

[@Ixillius]

@kevenzz I've been gaming since the NES... And i love unlocking more content. Though i would have played till 100% regardless of unlockable content. In my eyes its a reward for effort.

[@boru25]

One thing that annoyed me is that the origanal voice actors from the origanal game arn't included! WHY?

[@d1664256]

I used to play the hell out of this back in the day. But there were only four characters, and use of powers drained life. Storm FTW!

[@kevindewaynelowe]

Oh the quarters my brother and I spent on this game in our local movie theater.

[@maziku4749]

need to buy this. but i really wish we could get capcom's AD&D beat'em ups on psn. that would be "epic"

[@BecomingPtII]

The game is short, and there aren't many X-Men to choose from, but it's still pure awesome.

[@TheGuyWhoIsSitting]

Does Magneto still say WELCOME TO DIE?

[@oatmealpizza4u]

I used to LOOOVE this game in the arcade. And it is crazy that its almost 20 yrs old! Im getting old as fukk :(

[@paulspruill]

@patrkcirtap no, it was skatetown, they got rid of it sadly, now im tryin to hunt down the cab.

[@exodia9817]

Shame that this game isn't available for download anymore. I really want to play this game. For the sole reason of Wolverine, bub.

[@fearthepointman3134]

same here, I wonder when they took it out from xbox live

[@exodia9817]

Horus Legacy I think in either 2012 or 2014.

[@RogersRoyal]

Who's Dazzler? I'm not the biggest comic book reader I'll admit but I am familiar with the X Men and honestly never even heard of her. Is she a short lived character or something?

[@hasegawamiki]

@StudioGuyMN I can't believe there isn't a SNES version!

[@StephenAlexWalker]

This game is so much fun Rogue and Gambit would have been excellent additions but hey where the fun in putting in the extra work hey Konami ;)

[@Guernicaman]

Dude, I got all the Achievements for this game. Now all we need is The Simpsons Arcade on XBLA/PSN & the circle will be complete!

[@19822andy]

Another classic title that should have been released on a home console just like Simpsons Arcade. They did a fantastic job with porting the Turtles Arcade game so why didn't they port these classics?

[@mythospj]

@kevenzz I don't mind unlocking new stuff. It's achievements that suck.

[@Sandra_aschenbach_doyle]

the lush and pottymouth, getting nostalgic up in here

[@Thanos700]

X-Men arcade is probably the best Arcade beat'em up ever

[@TheInflicted]

I always liked the music at 1:38

[@sonicmario64]

I still don't think it's fair that the heroes' mutant powers cause their health to be drained in this game. :P

[@MacsCanfly]

you should review the game FUEL for ps3 or xbox 360

[@Guernicaman]

@ShingoEX - So true. But it'll be harder to convince Capcom & SEGA to invest in the port (SEGA does currently hold the AvP franchise, after all & Capcom is cautious when it comes to classic arcade ports) than money-hungry Konami.

[@EmeraldWarrior420]

I loved this game as a kid. But I'm waiting for Microsoft to lower the cost. It's almost and entire 1600 point card for a simple 2D beat-em up from 20 years past. Outrageous.

[@zakkziegler5536]

Haha, thank you for referencing The Lush !

[@Zawicki1]

Do I suck if I only got to the second level in the arcade?

[@boru25]

One thing that annoys me about this game that the origanal voice actors from the arcade are not in this game!

[@AllMnM]

this game looks very good :D cant believe its from 1992

[@Emanny237]

"Go and rescue Kittie from the cave" lol... the dialogue is so bad, that it's good!

[@OrionsAngel]

It is also available for free on Mame.

[@CrispyToast]

Wind Squid? Oi... o_o; I wonder if Wind Squid can play as other characters with its tentacles, but why one player? That's quite lame, don't you think?

[@JamesMorrow07]

What Wendigo should really say is, "Gimme a chicken sandwich with some waffle fries! For free." :D

[@YadonTheCat]

I can't believe you didn't use Colossus's mutant power even once

[@lilSTRYFE1]

Loved it the arcade, Love it more on my Ps3!

[@VideosbySteve]

@Guernicaman ...and Sunset Riders!!!!!! (and the original TMNT Turtles in Time).

[@AnthroArcade]

@SakuraAvalon Well yeah, there was the whole thing with the "bit wars", but other than that, I don't really remember people whining about how bad a game's graphics were, unless they were REALLY bad and below standard. I know too many people who won't play a game because it looks dated or find something wierd about the graphics and never shut up about it.

[@IHeart16Bit]

lol damn the lack of Lush and Pottymouth xD

[@samuel9977]

Plz make a review of Brutal Legend!!!!

[@Screwy]

Where is my (Super) Battletoads Arcade?

[@WumboWarrior]

SO MANY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES! SO MANY WASTED HOURS AT CHUCK E CHEESES!!!

[@H0wlinPelleAlmqvist]

I bought this game, but i havent played it much really. its awesome for 2 days really

[@QwilSchirmer]

@EchidonaMicHog That's not Samus.

[@tlalotoani]

This one, The simson and TMNT are the best ones

[@killerb2099]

We need an X-Men Arcade 2: Featuring The Lush and PottyMouth!

[@Hazy992]

konami should release x-men, the simpsons and tmnt arcade as a compilation. that would kick ass!

[@SakuraAvalon]

@Nintendoman15 Yeah, like old gen gamers weren't graphics obsessed. Or maybe there's a different reason why game consoles were suddenly coming out with the number of bits they had in their name. Or the abyssmal 64 graphics console that was to ahead of its time for people to work on it, so it had only 16 bit to 32 bit graphics. But they made it 64 bits to compete with other games, even using the slogan, 'do the math'.

[@nickninja9999]

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MouseTheProdigy1]

I played this game at skateland all the time

[@leoviper]

Btw, where's the Lord Karnage version?

[@StrikeTeam99]

the lush and potty mouth classic reference to the dawn of classic game room, you power always ran low on beer bottles

[@redpanda416]

damn this game took all my quarters back in the day, i was starving for like 6 month because i spent all my lunch money on this game.

[@Marioroops]

I beat this in the arcade.....good times.

[@NicolajBaltzer666]

Looks neat man :D

[@indigograves]

@callmemarc The licensing for that game would cost too much.

[@leaugh10]

AWESOME!

[@polishprince47]

X-MEN GO SAVE THE CITY!!

[@mastergradeone]

how the hell does Mark keep reviewing games? he review like 5 games a week!

[@youpooper1234567890]

@kevenzz not all of us. some SOME just play for fun, people like me

[@AfroSnackey]

I used to play this all the time at my Chuck E. Cheese's. The workers had to kick my brothers and I off the machine.

[@zerokoolkw]

I would love to see more arcade brawlers on XBLA but like others have said I think companies are assholes about licenses to old games. I think they always think the games are worth way more then they actually are.

[@RattyRandnums]

@boru25 Konami did the same thing on the PSP version of Symphony of the Night, a few reasons were given. 1. Konami was unhappy with the quality of the translation. 2. They were unhappy with the voice acting. 3. Bad/low quality (by today's standards) sound samples to work with remained. Which was a shame because I like a lot of people thought that Alucard's voice actor in SOTN was pretty good, even if the translated script and every other actor in the original production were laughably terrible

[@terrybroadway]

Anyone else notice the phallic nature of the rocks from 2:08 to 2:48?

[@Sandokan4]

What about Seaman?

[@WigglyMalmsteam]

@EurekaGames Nice glennbeckism