Every Fighting Game Explained In 21 Minutes

[@Choicental]

Thanks for checking out my video! I've been in to fighting games for a while, but I’m not an expert on every series, so let me know if there are any incorrections. This is my first vid on the topic and if people enjoy it I'll post more. Timestamps and music are in the description. Edit: Here are some notable facts I missed: Tatsunoko vs. Capcom was a main stage evo game. I do go over the game in the video though. Unlike Mortal Kombat, Injustice has a hold back to block system in contrast to MK’s button block. Also, instead of a traditional round system, there’s a lives system, so players don’t regain all their health between fights. There are also nuances with the combo system and buttons. Virtua Fighter debuted in ‘93, not ‘92. Channel: kzbin.info/door/CI7_gsp0EPwunViH4kPAAQ Twitter: x.com/Choicental

[@realfunnybears1931]

"What's your favorite fighting game?" "MK." "Mortal Kombat?" "No, Mario Kart." 😭😭🗿

[@twistedgambit9084]

6:50 😂😂😂😂😂

[@phillyjones3028]

Would participate tbh

[@alias7goldenletters]

the mario kart ds one made my brain stop working for a few seconds that was hilarious

[@sakarain]

Best way to describe my feelings for that segment

[@sawdust8691]

You wouldn't believe how loud me and my siblings were playing Mario Kart DS on car trips. Drove our parents nuts

[@SignoredellecripteLv.6]

I thought i changed video

[@OvercastTheWriter41510]

around 7:22 or so, you might think, "Mario Kart isn't a fighting game," as did I. until I remembered all the nights playing it as a 20something with my best friend and a 36-pack of beer. shit got physical. furniture was moved.

[@marveler8994]

Feels so wrong to see that Darkstalkers was never at EVO

[@Choicental]

Yeah I was surprised at that too

[@BobbyCarillo]

I could be wrong, but I think it's because the last Darkstalkers released in the 90s and is a dead franchise

[@krrrarbad5724]

@@BobbyCarillohehe dead as in undead characters

[@idoshanintendo]

I was NOT expecting to see Mario Kart here that was hilarious.

[@Choicental]

My hands were tied

[@lumiere245]

@@Choicental There was a year when MLG had a crossover event with Evo (2005), so you could have included Halo 2 as well

[@Zeboki]

I find it hilarious how quickly brushed aside the Injustice segment felt. Like it feels like each game from a bunch more pile was explained more than the zoned out injustice.

[@Choicental]

MK covered a lot of the same bases to be fair

[@Oscar97o]

@@Choicental Doesn't Injustice have regular blocking where you have to hold back? I'd say that distinguishes it from Mortal Kombat a bit. It also has a lives system instead of a round system, which means your health doesn't get refilled between rounds.

[@javianbrown8627]

​@@Oscar97oI didn't know that it had a life system. That alone is a good difference

[@Choicental]

@Oscar97o Good point. I’ll add this to the pinned comment

[@studi0651]

That's bc Injustice was always just MK lite. Which is a shame bc DC characters deserve more than just playing like a lesser MK character. If superman isn't 8 way airdashing or blasting screen filling laser beams in your DC fighting game, then that's not a real DC fighting game.

[@JoshuaLowe-ci3wo]

2:25 CAPCOM VS SNK The best crossover. It was played in arcades & on concmsoles 24/7

[@Choicental]

Hopefully we get a new one. I was so hyped when Terry and Mai got revealed for Street Fighter

[@budgiecat9039]

The best part of this video was the KZbin thumbnail screenshot that flew by: "Project L will save Will Smith and Jada's marriage" 😂

[@Choicental]

I was waiting for someone to point that out lol

[@CynicalWarlock]

Every other fighting game in the list: Has a ton of features, counter mechanics, assists, deep gameplay. Mortal Kombat: It's got Kameos.

[@thirty9buried]

cant believe there was no kyanta the most iconic fighting game in the world

[@evilded2]

Literally crying

[@I.Love.Kishka]

I am kinoko

[@hee-ho-kun9106]

​@@I.Love.KishkaI am Kinoko

[@AfanaticWHOkils]

ya got me good. Not mentioning Fatal Fury after mentioning Art of Fighting was bugging me but then you did mention it!

[@JoshuaLowe-ci3wo]

3:18 Soul Calibur also has a ring out system

[@ZzigZaG00NIN]

Ohh I never really thought about Smash movement being inspired by Kof SNK goated

[@SivartAuhsoj]

Tatsunoko vs Capcom was a main stage game in 2010.

[@Choicental]

Had a feeling there would be a mistake somewhere. At least I covered it in the speed round tho. I’ll double check things next time. I’ll add this to the pinned comment

[@gtjungtjun]

this video won my heart and reminded me of why i love fighting games so much

[@Choicental]

Glad you enjoyed it! This year’s evo will be a memorable one

[@WeaselFromNorth]

Little bit of love for Killer Instinct. Thank You

[@mr.einwood2384]

Finally, someone that recognizes the quality of DOA combat system, and not only its aesthetics People think I'm crazy when I say I love DOA6

[@sonicspeediscrazy]

they gutted it 5 is the better play

[@mr.einwood2384]

@@sonicspeediscrazy DOA 6 Is more consistent imo, that's why I prefer it

[@bartimusprime5652]

I always feel embarassed telling people but DOA is unironically my all time favourite fighting game franchise. It just feels so satisfying to play and its far more accessible than tekken imo

[@mr.einwood2384]

@@bartimusprime5652 DOA is the series that introduced me to fighting games. While Guilty Gear Strive is my favorite, DOA2, 5 and 6 are still very important to me. And yes, I like DOA for the waifus too, no need to deny that.

[@fakifumi]

The reason I got serious about fg was DOA 6, I really miss the counter system.

[@Igor_Derlatka]

You forgot about Shaq fu, the Best fighting game ever created.

[@Hawkatana]

The joke stopped being funny when they made a sequel.

[@PAINNN666]

@@Hawkatana But it's beatemup.

[@Hawkatana]

@@PAINNN666 That's not what I said was about.

[@bobbylouiston5595]

@@Hawkatanaok clown

[@Ennbeard]

Memes aside, Mario Kart DS offers a lot of technical room to grow with some of the most robust snaking and movement tech in the franchise, allowing for more player expression than just having good lines and getting good items. While it's inclusion in EVO was obviously a bit out of place, the game DID have competitive depth for a kart racer, and I spent a lot of time in the game.

[@RealBlackLAD]

Only 90s Kids remember Mugen, The fighting game where you could make any fighting game. Solid Video!

[@Coritherus]

I really enjoyed this video! I have only ever been into Tekken and Smash Bros. as far as fighting games are concerned, but with the announcement of 2XKO I have been wanting to get way more into them. I'm going to be checking out Evo this year and this video really helped me understand what I might want to watch/ buy next! :) *Stares at Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection*

[@Choicental]

I have a feeling this evo will be a memorable one. Hope you have a fun time if you end up getting any games!

[@fobo3361]

this is an oddly well put together video for how much it's covering, usually these videos rush and the dude's talking a million miles per hour and barely really describing anything, even brushing over alot of shit to get that click bait "every fighter explained in 5 minutes or less" while only describing the big 3 and maybe like smash bros, but your script is just concise, well structured, easy to understand and gives a surprising amount of detail to each fighter given the videos length and the number of fighters included

[@extreme_khy2542]

Interesting to not see JoJo on this list

[@PyyrusGaming]

Great idea for a video - very straightforward, but good info, thorough and I loved the segment on Mario Kart DS! Subscribed! 😊

[@MrDoctorJudge]

I have a feeling Rivals of Aether 2 will be pretty big for the platform community. Offbrand Games could push it to be bigger than the first one.

[@HolgerKrupp]

I think you missed a game: Shaq Fu. 🤣 (Great video, thanks 😃 )

[@Jamal-bl7yh]

Street Fighter Tekken Marvel Vs. Capcom Dead Or Alive Samurai Showdown Soul Edge/Calibur

[@sandwichxiii]

Calling Mortal Kombat one of the big 3 in 2024 is pretty funny ngl

[@elgringo8293]

Quiet you MK1 just needs that 26th patch to make me go back from Tekken

[@clementnunes5070]

It still the one that sells the most out of the 3…so yeah, it is the biggest fighting game franchise. Don’t come at me, I don’t even play it, but it is the truth ! It’s just not a popular competitive game.

[@somersaultinggiraffe1901]

​@@clementnunes5070 SF6 and T8 both outsold by miles. Also sales is not an actual parameter to judge a game lmao

[@cocainecat8569]

As someone who plays MK1, T8 and GGST I find all the MK1 hate so funny.

[@smokeenenra57]

If ur talking about mkx or 9 then yea but there recent releases were pretty bad

[@BeeLy1011]

DOA MENTIONED ❤ Love the series too much, it's what really got me into fighting games and it's still perfect to me. Sad that the franchise is pretty dormant currently, but it's one I still recommend to anyone.

[@evilded2]

10:10 that's funny considering how terrible it looks, and how it's characters are so forgettable they need to relely on guest characters for dlc

[@evilded2]

Sorry it's involuntary hating

[@MegafanX123]

​@@evilded2 It's not hate, it's the truth

[@likehere3485]

Mk got the most iconic characters in fighting games outside of maybe street fighter calling them forgettable is insane

[@Ithinkilikepurple]

Just admit ur a d1 hater(im a d1 glazer)

[@killingspeerx]

Honestly Dead or Alive deserves more love. 😢

[@blairfggk120]

when tittle didn't say every fighting game explain since the dawn of time ; I throw myself out of window a bit

[@jamesissadyo]

Finally somebody talking about DS at EVO I remember when that one random potato quality video came into my feed i was like no fuckin way

[@BasementMinions]

As someone new to fighting games this is super helpful!

[@olddogseishiro]

This video is well done! As a fan of fighting games (KoF, Street figther, Tekken, Soul calibur, Marvel vs Capcom, etc.), I enjoyed this video very much! SUBSCRIBED!

[@zunvs]

Suuuuper solid video, really enjoyed this

[@aleblasco39]

Just brief recommendation of both Figthing Vipers and Last Bronx, amazing 3D Fighting games by SEGA

[@twistedgambit9084]

17:31 BONUS ROUND

[@PedroG78]

LOL he said "core values" when talking about DOA he did the thing

[@e.a.2359]

When i was a kid me and my older cousin would go to a arcade center and play king of fighters for hours, such good memories

[@Tungdil_01]

This is one of the best videos I've seen about the topic.

[@r.r.theninja6812]

Clayfighters needs to be on here!!!

[@jerrykuo9106]

A Persona channel AND a fighting game channel at the same time? Instant sub.

[@dramalexi]

I'd really like to play Samurai Showdown since it has rollback now. But I can't imagine that there are many players right now.

[@keselekbakiak]

the only surprise is that they added MK1 to EVO 2024

[@diegobustos7191]

Such great video! It's a great form yo introduce people to any fighting game franchise 🙌🙌🔥🔥 (you scared me for a moment when i didn't see Fatal Fury in all the video 😅😂. Can't forget the goat!! 🔥🔥)

[@Azure_Of_the_masquerade]

Another great video

[@OrionTeller]

Wow this video was very comprehensive! The only omission I could think of that might have fit in this video would be the battle arena toshinden series.

[@Sherryxgaming]

Kof 97 still remains the best old school arcade fighting game

[@NullManny]

Bro is so underrated Deserves way more subs

[@Choicental]

Glad you liked the vid!

[@thealgerian3285]

3:00 I started actually playing fighting games with Street Fighter 6. Also got myself Tekken 8. And Virtua Fighter's the one I'd be extremely interested to get a new game of, so I could give it a try. It's the fighting game that sounds the most like it's right up my alley. Provided the rumoured next entry is on PC.

[@SergioACNeto]

You missed some popular franchises like Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm, DefJam, ClayFighter and Bloody Roar. Naruto UNS 4 sold more copies than the best-selling Tekken game ever, for example.

[@soopplaza4477]

Hope this does the numbers bro this shit was fire

[@Lovely_Doll]

Wasn't expecting Arcana to be touched on, kudos.

[@uncletj1]

Great Doc!!!

[@thestate6966]

Great video dude! I've been into fighting games as a mega casual, so a lot of this was new info for me! Also as a BFTG fan I gotta say that if you're looking at playing 2XKO, the game Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid shares a fair bit of the gameplay style with the tag system, even if it leans on more towards the style of MvC. Once again, great video! Looking forward to trying out 2XKO and Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves!

[@Choicental]

Thanks! Another upcoming game you might wanna check out is Hunter x Hunter: Nen Impact since it’s also a team game like battle for the grid. Somehow I completely forgot about it

[@thestate6966]

@@Choicental I'll go look it up! Thanks for the recommendation!

[@animemugenbox]

Please more THE KING OF FIGHTERS videos! New subb

[@kenohere]

I know you were mainly focusing on traditional fighters, but you missed a couple of platform fighters (games like smash bros). Mainly Rivals of Aether and Brawlhalla.

[@oyaymas]

Imagine if we really got thems fighting herds at EVO. It would be crazy 😂 goated game tho

[@ginox_0736]

I love FG related videos that acknowledge DOA as a great game and not just say the same bs and stupid jokes everyone repeat as morons. Great content man!

[@Choicental]

Thanks! I tried my best to lift games up rather than put them down

[@pr0wnageify]

No Divekick mention? Seriously though no Gundam Vs mention?

[@MagicWorm321]

If you’re a big anime fan, they are soon releasing a HXH fight game titled: Hunter X Hunter: Nen Impact. It’s going to be made by the developers of MVC3, with the same 3v3 super long combos style.

[@rns6889]

The game looks horrible.. And hxh is one of my favourite anime, coming from someone who doesn't really like anime all that much.

[@MagicWorm321]

@@rns6889 gotta give them a little lenience, they were given like $10,000 to actually make the game. The company has a good history of making great games with a small budget so I’m not too worried. (Although you are right, it does look terrible 😅)

[@weslleyalcoba]

Wasn't aware Battle for the Grid never made it to EVO. Unfortunate, since it is such a good game.

[@littleanvil2164]

immaterial and missing power, scarlet weather rhapsody, hisoutensoku, etc.

[@benilinshingoseth2086]

Nice one ! And bravo for the last entry, because I was going to riot (well, all alone ! 😅) because of its absence ! Two more missing entries for me, worth noticing: BigBang Beat Revolve and Hinokakera (the king of doujinshi!) Nice work, already shared !❤

[@FahmiZFX]

Forgot to put Tekken after Soul in the timestamps

[@Choicental]

Thanks for the heads up! Looks like I accidentally put it as 4:14 instead of 5:14. Should be good now.

[@alainchristienemendoza9982]

I wish Killer Instinct 2013 was included in this. It is a criminally underrated fighting game that deserves its rightful recognition. Other than that, what a great video.

[@Choicental]

Killer Instinct 2013 is there. Check 12:13 And thanks!

[@theuzi8516]

Best thing MK gave us is the iconic theme.

[@frikkieniksvan9162]

I agree that Mario Kart DS is the best fighting game

[@micahltaylor739]

Gteat vid man keep doing your thing man

[@LD_7000]

Great video bro, but what about rivals of ather? Multiverses, brawlhalla, mk vs dc, and the one and only, DIVEKICK

[@AofCastle]

I knew Hinokakera had no chance of ever being mentioned, but I still think it's worth to mention it. Guile Win Quote has a video on this game and I recommend every fighting game enthusiast to try it out

[@Choicental]

Maybe I’ll make a part 2 with some of the more underrated games. There were some others I didn’t cover like Divekick, etc. and this vid was for the most popular series

[@AofCastle]

@@Choicental and it was great by the way, I tend to comment for things missing more often than for praise. But this video was definitely well made

[@Bighomer5]

This is a great video! I looked for something like this a year ago when I tried to break into he fighting game genre and just bought old versions from most series on sale. So far I've head the most fun with the old Guilty Gear titles and KOF 13, and I thought UNI might be up there as well. But I never got around to really putting the time in either one of them. Now I'm mostly working on my Smash Ultimate game, but I'm about to give the newer Guilty Gear: Strive and Street Fighter 6 a chance as well. Games I missed in the video: Power Rangers, Jojo, Nickelodeon, Rivals (2), Brawlhalla, fighting herds, only move is hussle, footsies, Fist of North Star, maybe Lethal league Blaze and that mecha arena fighter.

[@Alex1jag]

Got to give a shout out to Aquapazza: Aquaplus dream match & Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax

[@omniboo1762]

big 3? get mk out of there 💀

[@Luh_katkat]

Shouldve been kof lol

[@isaacaa]

MK is undeniably big 3, whether you like the game or not lol

[@omniboo1762]

im pretty sure by every measure outside of (maybe) sales guilty gear is doing better, and has been doing better for about 5 years now.

[@chobanawanui7599]

@@omniboo1762 GG only has had some semblance of mainstream attention with Strive, please respect MK.

[@omniboo1762]

​@@chobanawanui7599 strive has been out for 4 years, and ever since its consistently had more players at events and more people playing it online at a given time. the past 4 evos its been at the top 3 games in terms of entrants and was number 1 for two of them. You're not giving the game any of the respect it deserves. MK hasn't been good since X and that's reflected by its playerbase.

[@Th3Answ3rs]

Ah yes, Mario Kart how could i forget about the best fighting game of all time

[@twelvevoltage]

Hey love the video! Great and concise with good edits. I think the most iconic fighting game moment however is wombo combo, its still used in gaming terminology today and boasts almost 30million views edit: probably not more iconic but more popular but mainly for the meme so i think evo moment 37 is ultimately more iconic to the fgc

[@Choicental]

That’s fair. On the other hand I mainly know about the recording more than the actual video and it took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out where it was from lol since most people memes skipped the “that ain’t falco part”

[@Demoncradle]

Bro the vs games started with X-men children of the atom a year before xvsf. Akuma was a secret character you could play as.

[@gipgap4]

It went Xmen COTA, Marvel Super Heroes then xvsf

[@hermontarmand2404]

What, no King of Fighters?! Looked at the description and it turned out it was in 9th. And hey it turns out there is Samsho too. Plus you didn't forget Art of Fighting and it ends with Fatal Fury is a turnaround from almost got furious to instant subs.

[@Choicental]

I did say I’d take you on a ride after all

[@twistedgambit9084]

19:32 😂😂😂 what was that about Will Smith and Jada?!?!

[@OtakuPursuit]

Just gonna mention that tekken's time stamp isn't showing up for me in case that's an error in the video at the moment

[@Choicental]

Thanks for the heads up! I think KZbin is still processing it since I added that one kinda late. I updated the pinned comment with the timestamp for the time being

[@OtakuPursuit]

@@Choicental ofc np!

[@baziworld]

8:36 in short if you are fan of tsukihime , (or any any type moon works: fate , kara no kyoukai, mahoyo , ...) or you are fan of a deep shield system alongside air combat or you want to see an animated curry for best girl ciel (also, that doa summary was pretty good, good visual, good character design, customs , deep HOLD System , interactive stages ,... and lore (if you go to play DOA Dimmention)

[@LoaRicardo]

Let's pray for the day we're gonna have World Heroes Perfect at the main stage 🙏🏾

[@AndrewFetters]

Great overview of fighting games! However, I found new one Vulcan forged did anyone tried this game and give me an overview for that particular game.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I hope we get to see a ton of 2D art style games make a massive comeback. I freaking LOVE the 2D art design. The unique 2D sprites, The movement, move sets, the level of creativity and visual art design overall is utterly Fascinating. I WISH we could start seeing more games like it. Anything instead of just getting stuck with more modern 3D style fighting games. I hope we see other types of games at least bring back the use of 2D art style. These kind of 2D visuals and characters hold up so well in my opinion. The design is almost timeless in some ways. I just cannot stand the 3D approach that's mixed in with some dumb doofus looking art style. Like a Frankenstein hybrid between Pixar art style and giant idiot looking art styles and character designs.. I just hope stuff like this makes a big comeback one day..

[@PAINNN666]

Battle Arena Toshinden. It was big... until T1 came on PS1. Better be here instead of obscure Tatsunoko game.

[@andrewmckinley56]

The game Powerstone needs to come back! Also I don’t know if you would include the def jam fighting series

[@TheRoseCat6_11]

have you heard of eXceed? its a fighting game card game with set decks. its really good, just about as complex as video game fighters. its most recent release was a Guilty Gear version (just named Guilty Gear Board Game, though it is eXceed)

[@SionC42]

The background music is a bit too loud

[@AntonKulikov]

I guess the UFC gaming franchise is in a simulator genre, not a fighting, right?

[@funnyturtles8954]

felt injustice was given an injustice by just being skipped over basically

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Remember when everybody thought Streetfighter was about Guile for Some strange reason? Ryu got pushed aside.

[@dc7981]

cause america

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

@@dc7981 remember in Elementary my classmates thought Guile's name was gutty.😂 I knew his name right at a young age.

[@Hawkatana]

@@nehemiahpouncey3607 Why do you keep breaking every half sentence into different lines?

[@thepompf2049]

@@Hawkatana Bro just thinks in haikus

[@aureliengrand1937]

"Dead or Alive might be your kind of game..." [pauses to think about what to say next but "...if you like big boobs"] "...if you like anticipating your opponent's strikes" : congrats for keeping it classy ! 😁 They were not 'major' fighting games, however I'm surprised Battle Arena Toshinden and World Heroes are not mentioned. Also, it would have been interesting not to talk only about Dragon Ball Fighter Z but also about the Super Butōden and the Budokai series, because they used completely different fighting systems. Great and fun vid though! 🙂

[@Mohamed.Ali.Alkadry]

Def Jam

[@nikonid0]

Weird order, that would have been interesting to start from the oldest to the newest ones

[@Choicental]

I decided to just order them the way they appeared at evo and figured it coincidentally spread out the classics decently well

[@theRgaming123]

no soku :(

[@user-li3yq5uk3z]

I wonder What would be Like IF Def Jam was Involved in this Video Too...

[@blairfggk120]

how doing an fighting game that is only on pc not on any console ?

[@hunterking4228]

Guilty Gear Strive for me, blew every other fighter out the park, maybe except Tekken. Never knew a game can be this good.