Fighting Games 3 - Game Sack

Episode 158 - There are a lot of fighting games out there and inour quest to cover a good majority of them we bring you the third (actually fourth) installment in our episodes dedicated to one-on-one fighting games.
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[@GameSack]

PRE-EMPTIVE COMMENT TIME! - Yes, Street Fighter EX has polygons. I meant to say "proper Street Fighter" as in not a spin-off series like EX, Alpha, etc. :P

[@990rare]

+Game Sack Speaking of EX, can you do the EX series? one of my favorite street fighter games.

[@PAINNN666]

+Game Sack Not new topic? Is that you? Or I'm dreamin'?)

[@GameSack]

+Nightshade ! Yeah we definitely should. I don't have it though. Maybe Dave does.

[@PAINNN666]

Nightshade ! EX3 is shit. Best is 2+

[@990rare]

I guess its nostalgia. My 1st street fighter that I enjoyed playing. i loved the trials so much in that game. It taught me how to play fighting games well. And the music is fantastic.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Neat! Dave's stunt double got to make an appearance!

[@GoodbyeOpus]

+Andrew Vrba Oh, hello to you too.

[@Michirin9801]

OMG YES!! Gundam Wing Endless Duel!!! I LOVE this game, it's one of my favourite fighting games ^^ I've recommended it a few times on this channel and I'm very glad to see it here!

[@foolio1990]

Good on ya for the two Grandia songs at the end.

[@RetroPowerUp]

The gundamn targeting indeed looks both cool and annoying at the same time.

[@gokusondbz]

Correction Street Fighter 4 was not the first 3-D Street Fighter game that was Street Fighter EX in fact there was a Trilogy of EX Games before Street Fighter 4 🤨👎 .

[@marcsm2008]

Actually, he said SF4 was the first game in the series to use polygon graphics for everything. The SF EX series uses a mix of 3D and 2D backgrounds. The ground is 3D, but all the stuff in the back is 2D.

[@RetroCore]

Good call on adding Gundam Wing Endless Duel. That's probably the only good Gundam game on the Super Famicom in my opinion but what a good game it is!

[@juanmartinstehle5047]

What about Kidou Butoden G-Gundam?

[@frogzx]

Great video, saved my boredom since no one else really uploads at this hour.

[@MaleicusD]

Hopefully you guys cover Flying Dragon N64 or it's Japan only sequel at some point. The RPG elements can really spice up fighting if you get some nice items to use, and is probably my favorite fighting game to date.

[@jeissonleonardo2725]

Things I wish to see in game sack: a "game gear" episode (it could be divided by genders like "platform games in game gear" espisode and so on. A "survival horror games" episode (it could be divided by sagas like a "resident evil" episode and so on). A "western rpgs" episode would be awesome, too. Also, you could make episodes about a specific super heroe like Batman games, Superman games, etc. Star Wars games would be awesome, too. These are just humble suggestions. Thank you so much for the show.

[@tysontomko]

FYI the arcade version of Martial Champion has MUCH cooler backgrounds. They've got multiple layers, animation, all kinds of bells and whistles. The arcade version (works in MAME) very similar to the PCE version but seems wayyyy less bland. The sprites in the arcade version are about 3x the size too Thanks as always for the great vids!

[@Playongo]

Fun video! I imported that Ranma game back in the late 90s. Great memories! I really enjoy Aquapazza (pronounced like pizza) too.

[@TrueKoalaKnight]

Seth is named after a former Capcom USA employee who pushed hard for the company to approve SF4. Don't know if that was already mentioned.

[@gianscolaro4582]

Guys, c'mon, please do more RPG episodes, from Play 1 and Sega Saturn. Both have the best RPG in history.

[@cloudair4154]

aquapazza looks phenomenal! I LOVE THE VOICES!!!!!!! my fave fighting game character is zangief... hopefully he is still good when SFV comes out!

[@WthaHatchet]

Someone get Dave some Ranma ¹/² to watch! That show is hilarious and well done!

[@AKImeru]

You guys ought to play Red Earth. It's a very different experience from what you got from Capcom Fighting Jam.

[@SylveonTrapito]

power instinct! I loved that one on the arcades. I thought for a long time that it was a Neo Geo game.

[@ascfde]

Happy New Years! Looking forward to next year's 52 episodes!

[@NARUdaARC]

You should really try Capcom vs Tatsunoko on the Nintendo Wii. It's a pretty solid 2D fighting game!

[@iidirectxii7545]

You guys should play Killer Instinct on Xbox One. Purchased both season one & two and absolutely love this game, can't wait for season three early next year.

[@Laz321]

Gundam Battle Assault on the Playstation might be a good one. There's also Kidou Butoden G-Gundam for Super Famicon.

[@bunnyfreakz]

Gundam Battle Assault 2 please

[@kainhighwind2]

Yesssss

[@worsel555]

+bunnyfreakz Oh hey, Big Zam!

[@strawhataddison]

+bunnyfreakz is that the one on ps1? I was just about to suggest that.

[@nestermrcool]

+bunnyfreakz That's even better than the Gundam game they reviewed I remember playing that game like crazy "burning finger!"

[@kainhighwind2]

+Nester Sekiha Tenkyoken!

[@rockman702]

I hope you guys did Marvel vs Capcom this time! But I still love you guys though! Both of you helped me collect Data East games.

[@notkimpine]

0:21 GREAT SAMURAI SHODOWN REFERENCE. btw. WHERE IS TEKKEN!? I WISH TEKKEN WAS IN RANDOM FIGHTING GAMES 4!!!

[@Jonqen]

That aquagame seems to involve alot of different anime characters from different series

[@voits81]

Another great video guy. Keep up the great work!!

[@ExExister]

I can't quite remember but if you haven't you should talk about the SoulCalibur games in future fighting game episodes. Also Persona 4 Arena and Arena Ultimax.

[@Dopleganger3814]

THIS IS HULK HOGAN!! LOLz!!! That's epic!!! X-D

[@demikraw3523]

Ha-ha, I enjoyed Primal Rage a LOT back then :)

[@jaimesuffering]

Gundam battle assault 2 on Ps1 my friend and I would settle stuff on that you guys should check it out

[@KaoruMzk]

Please check out Phantom Breaker Extra on PS3, or Vanilla Phantom Breaker on Xbox 360 if you prefer

[@loganjorgensen]

Neat stuff, saw some games I'd never heard of. :) Oh Joe I can't believe you forgot EX, you got lots of stick for that. ^_^

[@Gojiro7]

How did you guys not take the opportunity to cover more Guilty Gear games? at least look at the newest one which just saw a re-release on STEAM

[@pokey4200]

if you like Super Famicom games I remember there being some sailor moon fighters that were decent...

[@cartmanbeer]

Whats going on with the one eyed santa at 2:47 ? Solid Snake in disguise?

[@RigbyIsTheMan]

you guys should talk about the crossover games

[@dogmd7]

I guarantee there will be at least a million editions of Street Fighter V.

[@TheDistorted]

Joe, would you ever consider covering Star Gladiator: Plasma Sword? It's on the Dreamcast. You like the Dreamcast. Please play Plasma Sword on the Dreamcast. Thanks :3

[@ApenBaard]

Wasn't Seth in SF4 named after Seth Killian?

[@DrunkenCoward1]

*sigh* Again, no Hokuto no Ken: Shinpan no Sōsōsei Kengō Retsuden... well, to look on the bright side, the more games you cover, the less there will be left. So Hokuto No Ken will be in a video someday. I hope. Please?

[@Bushiey]

Yeah the Ranma anime is pretty all over the place it dosn't really follow the manga past season 2

[@BrianQuest64]

Oh thank god. Now I can pay $25 for something I get free. Itll come in handy when youtube goes down forever. Or sell it for sick profit when they become super famous. The rewatch-ability alone is worth $25 (though I can still do that for free now.)

[@TKedOut]

hey guys. how about a video on the wonderswan, wonderswan color, and swancrystal?

[@tetrisdave]

+TKedOut Well firstly we don't own any of the Wonderswan handhelds. Secondly I don't think there is a way to output video from one to a monitor so there's no real way for us to get game footage. I've always been interested in the system for Ghouls 'n Ghosts and would like to try it out.

[@TKedOut]

that's true. I've been trying to find someone who can mod an s-video port into a wonderswan like a lot of people have been doing with gamegears, but no dice yet. Though I will say collecting for the system and the systems themselves are shockingly cheap. Thanks for the reply, and here's hoping that maybe a wonderswan video can happen someday. Gamesack rules!

[@marcanthonysepulveda3749]

Did you review Tekken tag the original or 2? Also Street fighter X Tekken, Gem fighter and Toshiden 1,2,and 3!!

[@accelerator_fgc2958]

Try Blazblue chrono phantasma extend and persona 4 arena ultimax for your next fighting game episode

[@GoodbyeOpus]

+stufaman I also bought him many games and an Xbox 360!

[@riv4lm4n]

dem shoryuken spam

[@CarlosBananasLawl]

Joe has anyone ever told you you look a like Ron Pearlman? Cuz you do boi

[@GameSack]

Yeah boi they have. He's my dad... except that he isn't.

[@nastycanadian1975]

Rival Schools but was prob covered in one of your previous fighting game vids.. Capcom needs to get their head out of their ass and make a new one on current gen.

[@ArborDaze]

USF4 is pretty rad. I don't see how you can like the plain SF4. It's an awful street fighter. Super Arcade Edition fixed a lot of issues, and made it pretty great (plus we got Juri I mean come on). Ultra isn't bad, but until Capcom and other developers fix the huge, huge issues with this genre being so niche and toxic to new comers, everything is going to keep stagnating.

[@alleyday]

nice

[@ToprakSezginFromTurkey]

I am a simple man, I see Game Sack I press like.

[@SteveTpenn]

+GameBoyLegacy Do you have nothing better to do than to go correct everybody's grammar and punctuation on here?

[@Tjoeb123]

Regarding AquaPazza....all of the characters come from various AquaPlus titles. (Kinda like Smash.) 95% of which never came out of Japan (and visual novels, no less), which is why you probably didn't get the story.

[@MrVykis]

THIS IS HULK HOGAN!

[@VickHushpuppy215]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheMentalRelapse]

Bad Hair Cover Art #1: These motherfuckers know how to rock a beard. Dave is the prime example though. First note how he grew his hair to the same length as the beard as phase 1, and connecting the beard to the rest of his hair as phase 2. This took months of careful planning, creating a synergy of form and function, much like a sports car. Notice the curves, the style, the aerodynamics. Much like a new Porsche. And the paint job on this baby? A custom metallic salt and pepper. Nothin but class for Dave. And much like a car collector, he waxes daily with a blend of Rogaine, and essential tree oils, for body and bounce. Damn bro Chuck Norris ain't got shit on you!

[@stringanime]

I wanna see "Obscure AAA side scroller gems....ya know, the "good stuff" like: Guardian Heroes, Psychic Killer Taromaru, Silhouette Mirage, Princess Crown, etc etc.....Of course SEGA Systems will dominate that show haha.

[@GameSack]

We just showed Silhouette Mirage in the last episode. We've also talked about the other games you've mentioned in the past.

[@stringanime]

+Game Sack yeah, I've seen all your videos, but can't remember all the games. Guess seeing so many fighting games has caused me some memory loss. The genre is a sports game at it's core (not a fan of Sports games -_-). Perhaps deep down I despirately want to see anything, even repeated titles, over sports games. I guess I'll go watch that video you made about all of the games I mentioned again, what was the video called?

[@GameSack]

stringanime The most recent one before this. Last week's about 2D games.

[@stringanime]

Thanks, I had to go back 3 years to find a little bit you did on Princess Crown. So much to sift through, I just got worn out looking and quite. So thanks for the info. I'll watch it again.

[@WhatsOnMyShelf]

+stringanime You can always use their site's episode guide to preempt any talk of not talking about a certain game previously. CTRL+F FTW!!! www.joeredifer.com/gamesack.html

[@PollyGlodd]

Ryoga:"This is Hulk Hogan!"

[@catgirl_eva]

I'm still waiting to see Evilzone (Eretzvaju in Japan), Rival Schools, and Project Justice.

[@BelialHedgehog]

+Jonathan Domenech Heck yeah Evil Zone. I loved that game.

[@catgirl_eva]

It had some awesome music too.

[@RegalShock]

+Jonathan Domenech Eretzvaju is awesome. My favorite character is the Metal Hero character who reminds me of Shaider, Gavan , and Sharivan!

[@catgirl_eva]

I believe you are thinking of Danzaiver.

[@RegalShock]

Yes that one!

[@Flokker]

Aquapazza's characters are from a publisher called Aqua+ (and the developper being Leaf). They're all from anime / visual novels / games such as: Tears to Tiara, Utawarerumono and ToHeart. There's also some characters from Comic Party and White album. What a fanservice game. HA.

[@alucart1984]

"This looks stupid!" She delivered that line so well.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

+Derek Morrison leave it to a girl to say that about an awesome fighting game like Primal Rage so convincingly.

[@GoodbyeOpus]

Thanks, I try.

[@GoodbyeOpus]

+The Gaming Paladin had nothing to do with me being a girl. It looks stupid. I enjoy violence and fighting. My favorite movies are Kill Bill and the Batman Trilogy.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

jepanicproductions well i stand corrected.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

GamerMikko that and name one other fighting game that allows you to take a whiz on your opponent.

[@Elykar]

"When you may remember Konami as a good company." Lol, too true. That seems so long ago now...

[@LuisAndion]

Jesus I fucking love Matrimelee. That game has a really cool comedic tone and got together characters from many forgotten NeoGeo fighting games, kinda like a underground KoF. A beautiful hidden gem

[@FinalBaton]

That Gundam game looks great! And I'm glad to know that it plays well too. Will try it Also: loved the mention of the Saturn usb pad. The world needs more Saturn pads.

[@DrunkenCoward1]

Oh, I want to flaunt my biblical knowledge. Seth's name is based on the Seth of the Bible, who was the third born of Adam and Eve. His brothers were Cain and Abel, Cain being famous for inventing murder and fratricide in the same breath and Abel being famous for being on the reciving end of the stick. Abel is also another character in Street Fighter 4 and it's implied that he was also created like Seth was and his face is very similiar to Seth, especially the nose. Adam and Eve believed that Seth was a sort of "replacement" for Abel given to them by God. So there ya go. Biblical symbolism in Street Fighter.

[@TheMentalRelapse]

+The Drunken Coward Thanks!

[@nick6158]

The Drunken Coward You forgot the sacrifice.

[@phunq9087]

"THIS IS HULK HOGAN!" thanks Dave, I have officially shit and pissed myself in laughter.

[@NewportBox100s]

Dave is hilarious 😂😂😂

[@VRHyoumaru]

For what's worth, the engine and gameplay from Gundam W Endless Duel was used to make another SNES fighting game, "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition", it's also pretty fun.

[@NatashaOConnor1980]

Love you guys :)....oh and so excited for your super sweet Blu-ray to arrive at my door soon.

[@Ultimatewario89]

Well Dave, if you are interested in crossover fighters, you should try MUGEN.

[@MrJechgo]

1) Princess Sissy is an SNK boss... Of course, she's cheap :P 2) That Gundam fighting game *sounded* familiar to me, but Sunrise also made Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Fighting Edition too ;) 3) Capcom Fighting Evolution was awful... it was basically a MUGEN, not to mention that each series had its respective mecanics, which some are more powerful than other. Furthermore, Capcom had Star Gladiator, Power Stone, Final Fight, Captain Commando, Cyberbots, name it... I'd like a sequel TBH, but with a better selection. 4) Joe, I'll give it to you, more stages in SFIV would have been nice. However, what fans truly wanted is more themes, as SFIV had only a few character themes (basically the character stage themes in previous games). Capcom delivered greatly, as USFIV has the best fighting game soundtrack I've heard so far. Also, Ultra salvaged a lot of stuff from Street Fightr x Tekken, such as the stages and characters, not to mention that Super SFIV was around $40, with both Arcade Edition and Ultra at $15 digitally, as in "you download them as an upgrade". The only major problem I have with Ultra is their latest character, Decapre... - *She was overhyped as all Hell*; Capcom announced that there would be a new female character who had a bigger role in the UDON comic books. - *She's basically a Cammy clone*; Yes, Decapre WAS supposed to be the original Killer Bee and Cammy WAS genetically created using Decapre's DNA, hence the resemblance, but that should have been a point to make her the same character. Aside from her heavy attacks, most specials, her super and ultras, everything is recycled from Cammy... even including her idle pose. - *She's supposed to have her own unique fighting style*; She fights with a pair of daggers in her gauntlets... but fights like Cammy instead of fighting like Wolverine or X-23 from UMvC3. - *Capcom made her on a budget*; This explains why her model and animation are the same as Cammy.... - *The reaction to her reveal was lukewarm*; Oh boy, you should have seen the fans' reaction, they were dumbfounded HARD. - *Capcom trolled everyone with a boring character*; People wanted to see Karin or Rainbow Mika, and before the "female hint" was dropped, people wanted Alex, Urien and even Retsu from SF1. Considering that there isn't much to build from using the Dolls, not many people wanted them in the game. Juni and Juli were essentially Cammy clones as well, but even in Alpha, that was a cheap move... USFIV is a great game, but good grief did they blow that surprise up big time...

[@GreatChicken2]

- You can play as Sissy in Bonnouji and Matsuri Senzo, she's nowhere as cheap as she was in Matri. For starters, Abobo's been turned into a L1 Super and the transformation gun's been turned into a L2 Super. Also, her sword-in-a-box still has priority but is punishable. - There is a Gundam Seed fighting game done in the same style as Gundam Wing VS SNES, it was for the GBA. - CFE's main problem is that they seem to have rushed a half finished game when most other VS games released by Capcom are so damn professionally done. If they had at least done CvS and allowed you to custom groove characters it might have been decent - but no, the glaring flaw was characters being stuck to their own game's combat systems. Expectations at the time were too high for Capcom to release such a game safely. It's telling that SNK vs Capcom also suffered from this expectation effect AND came out better than CFE.

[@RichardCraig]

+MrJechgo Oh man, just mentioning Mugen made me remember Saltybet... I need to go waste another day over there at some point.

[@blackconvoy]

+MrJechgo Decapre plays NOTHING like Cammy. Cammy plays rushdown wheras Decapre plays more mixup. I will not deny that she was a bad character reveal but she was something different.

[@MrJechgo]

+blackconvoy I get that she doesn't play the same, but come on, she has 90% of Cammy's moveset: - same idle pose (really, THAT part was lazy work) - same Light and Medium punches and kicks (standing, crouching and jumping) - same throws - same movement animations - same Spiral Arrow, except being a charge move that ONLY works in mid-air (yeah, very practical ¬_¬; ) - same Cannon Strike, except it's a follow-up to another move - same model, but with a different texture (seriously, that could have passed as a costume FOR Cammy) Yes, she's a charge character, but even THAT isn't much of a difference. Look, Decapre as a character could work, but good grief, they should have scrapped her animations and started from scratch. You wanna reveal a NEW character that NO ONE has seen? You want to get the same reaction as you did for C.Viper, Rufus, Abel, El Fuerte, Gouken, Seth, Juri and Hakan? Fine... do it the right way, and Capcom did not... Gouken, for instance, is radically different from any Shoto, despire having the Hadoken and Tatsumaki Senpiukkaku. Decapre lacks that radical difference. That's like praising Sakurai for adding Lucina and Dark Pit, even if they don't play "like" Marth or Pit, they are like 99% the same AS Marth or Pit. Dude, Roy got more different than Lucina.

[@ClexYoshi]

Capcom Fighting Evolution is some of the laziest garbage Capcom has ever farted out and called an original game... backgorunds are blurry and not well animated, game balance is all over the place due to the varying animation style, systems, and the way characters interact with one another. the lack of roster size is disappointing, and the fact that almost all assets are recycled just makes this even more disappointing.

[@tetrisdave]

+ClexYoshi It is a bit of a disappointment. They could have and should have done so much more then what was released.

[@MagmaMKII]

CFE totally feels like a lazy MUGEN compilation, what with characters from different games having clashing styles and different gameplay.

[@MiloTheMightyDude]

+Magma MK-II did you know that it is really a consolation prize due to another game being canceled? That is likely why it feels lazy.

[@kuro68000]

"This looks stupid" LOL! Seriously though, why not let her do a review or two?

[@GoodbyeOpus]

I wish I could!

[@JMDurden]

My Sack arrived Christmas Eve.

[@warusweims]

Ranma 1/2 is hilarious! You should check it out Dave.

[@tetrisdave]

+warusweims maybe someday... I hear it is funny.

[@RaySquirrel]

+Game Sack Dave the series is on Hulu right now. It is quite funny. The "this is hulk hogan" guy is named Ryoga and turns into a little piglet when doused with cold water.

[@quirkykirkplays]

I remember seeing ads for it on my old Pokemon VHS tapes, but I never actually watched it.

[@salokin3087]

Don't if you guys already have, but have you checked out the Blazblue or Persona Arena Games? Yeah, they're pretty new, but their still really good 2D fighters!

[@jeetjeetly]

p4a is kinda new but not blazblue, that shit came out 8 years ago

[@IWillScoop]

+Salokin Sekwah Do it while calling out Super Best Friends for being a group of pussies!

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

+IWillScoop The salt is already spreading. It's fantastic.

[@IWillScoop]

Oh I don't give a shit if they play it, I'm enjoying the spectacle.

[@VermillionR3D]

+Salokin Sekwah Persona 4 Arena is good, but I know they will give the game hell for the Auto-Combo system.

[@RGT85]

Street Fighter EX had polygons. But that game kinda sucked.

[@FullmetalSonic260]

Disagree.

[@GameSack]

Yeah that was more of a spinoff.

[@FullmetalSonic260]

+Game Sack True and it was a damn good one!

[@Damonoxide]

+Game Sack I dunno if I'd call that a spinoff. All of the mechanics and characters were there. I'd say it's a legit sequel, that everyone would rather forget because it was lackluster. (I liked it)

[@GameSack]

Damon Hopkins If it's a sequel then it would have been called Street Fighter 3. See my other comment which should be near the top. This of course has no bearing on if the game is good or not (I don't think I've even played it yet).

[@thedenmeister6414]

man. I kinda wish they played the DBZ Fighting games

[@UltimateGamerCC]

+DenMon 2019 ugh, DBZ before PS1 was rather abyssmal, and that's coming from a fighting game/DBZ fan. Budokai is where the series started getting on the right track, if you like DBZ before Budokai that's how you feel about it, i just couldnt stand them, always felt sluggish.

[@steelballjack]

+The Gaming Paladin I have to disagree, Budokai games are fun but the Butouden series/Hyper Dimension (all on SFC) & Ultimate 22 (you said before PS1 then said before Budokai so.. I`m not sure which you mean..) is not too sluggish!

[@UltimateGamerCC]

Steelball Jack not my cup of tea by far, and they felt sluggish to me, and Ultimate 22 with the voice clips were heavily grating on the ears.

[@steelballjack]

The Gaming Paladin Understandable, but as a DBZ fan you have to admit that they were amazing games.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

Steelball Jack they werent awful, they just werent for me i guess, now Budokai 3 was where i couldnt put the game down, i loved leveling up the characters and customizing them.

[@BensyBens]

Hey gamesack i recommend you guys to check the Tekken games, Street Fighter X Tekken, Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3 (PS2 Version), Inuyasha Feudal Combat, Def Jam Fight For NY, Mortal Kombat Deception, Urban Reign & Capcom Vs. SNK 2

[@VeggieGamer]

I honestly don't remember if you have included Persona 4 Arena in any of these episodes, but if you haven't maybe include that next time? Personally I like the first one over than the second one (the second had more characters, but the storyline was god awful compared to the first one imo, and the storyline was the main reason I got it, being a Persona 4 mark). But maybe you will disagree ;)

[@JazGalaxy]

Street Fighter's boss, Seth, was named after Seth Killian. He's a Street Fighter player who was so good that he went on to work at Capcom and now is developing his own fighting game.

[@shadowmaksim]

"Aquapazza" was one of the few fighting games I actually tried to get good at. Being a crossover game, I was mostly interested in it due to the "Tears to Tiara" and "Utawarerumono" characters. Didn't much care about the "To-Hearts 2" cast...despite them taking up a huge chunk of the cast. Ultimately, I ended up giving up on it since I just couldn't keep up with the ever increasing skill requirement online. I was doing fairly well at first since there were a lot of new players but after a while, only the experts were around and I just wasn't good enough. I'm hoping that "Nitroplus Blasterz:, coming out in around a month in Western regions for the PS4, fairs better for me. It's another crossover fighting game so of course that's part of where my appeal in it is coming from.

[@Therealmadkong]

Hey there are more than 3 fighting games in the video. This title is a lie. DAMN IT JOE WHY MUST YOU TEASE ME. Dave is cool though.

[@moviemetalhead]

Stick_Giraffe That's nice.

[@SoftOtaku]

Always great when the Mrs. joins in the fun! ; )

[@juiceala]

Sorry guys I couldn't comment anytime sooner since the connection was beyond crappy today for some reason and I just got around watching the episode. **Dave, I remember this "Gundam Wing - Endless Duel" game for the Super Famicom, if you liked it there's a similar game on the Super Famicom as well (I believe it came out in America too but I'm not sure) with the Power Rangers mechs titled "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - The Fighting Edition" you can check it out, the gameplay and graphics are fairly similar to those in Gundam Wing but the soundtrack is from Power Rangers so you know it's gonna be good even for new comers. Oh, and thanks to you now all I can hear from the guy in Ranma 1/2 is "This is Hulk Hogan!" :p **Joe, interesting choices, that "Aquapazza - Aquaplus Dream Match" game looks almost identical to the one I suggested a couple of weeks ago "Dengeki Bunko - Fighting Climax" only that one is full of SEGA titles, at first I was like "is that like a European version of the game?" I remember you said you were interested in checking that one out, well it's almost identical to this one except its characters and locations are based on SEGA franchises, also yes Akira is one of the playable characters though you do need to unlock him by beating the story mode once, make sure to check it out if you can. Also I LOVE the music in Street Fighter IV and its upgraded versions, the Super theme is my favorite tune as well as the remixed theme songs for Guile and Cammy, I ended up getting the soundtrack for this game it's that good, for me Street Fighter series is really good and it aged really well, I know I'm gonna upset a lot of people but to me Street Fighter can shit all over Super Smash Bros. any day! Anyway, great episode guys, I quite enjoyed it, looking forward to seeing more fighting games in the future!

[@korohacker]

Is Aquapazza a fighter game with popular anime characters or something? Because I'm pretty sure I've seen Riannon somewhere else. That ultimate attack at the end of the segment though, with the vegetables being tossed behind. Well, the chick said, "Let's fly together~" as she started the attack, then "carrot, potato, onion, aubergine", then something I can't parse out, and finally... "Knockout Curry~~~~!" At this point, I was laughing so much my sides hurt. And the chick's name is Konomi, which could mean "taste" or "berries". So yeah, very cutesy moe kind of game I would say, not that I'm into that =w=

[@AmberShort]

Haha Primal Rage is pretty bad but some people tend to like it. Add Rival Schools to the next one. I seem to enjoy that one. There is just something fun about fighting in a school yard. x3 Also Pretty Fighter X. Anywho, thanks for all the great episodes you've all done this past year; Joe and Dave. Keep on doing what you guys do and never loose that love for it. Happy New Years guys and I'll see you guys next year.

[@PhantomExdeath]

The best part of vanilla SFIV is INDESTRUCTIBLE. Aquapazza is comprised of chars from multiple media, mostly visual novels from Aquaplus. Assist meter, actually depends on the assist. The Idol assists for example take a really long time to recharge.Also nothing wrong with all female cast fighters. Ayy go play Arcana Heart 3 Love MAX!!!!! (5 exclamation points are important) or import Shin Koihime Musou: Otome Taisen Sangokushi Engi both for PS3. Good all female cast fighters.

[@Horzzo]

There was a Street Fighter-like game on the PS1. Puzzle fighter maybe? It was a hybrid puzzle/fighter with SF characters. Was a lot of fun!

[@tetrisdave]

+Horzzo Yep that is a great game. We've covered it already though.

[@Horzzo]

I thought you guys did but couldn't recall the name. I can't think of another good fighter you haven't covered. Maybe it's time for another BAD fighter video.

[@the7kSRK]

When you compare CFE to SNK's similar effort from around the same time, Neo Geo Battle Coliseum, it's like night and day. I'd have loved CFE to have been just a decent game, but it felt so quickly cobbled together. NGBC by comparison had tons of charm to it. Which, yeah, definitely cover Neo Geo Battle Coliseum if you haven't already.

[@WarpWorld7]

Since you guys are covering Fighting Games, I think you should revisit "Dave White Forever." That awesome fighting game with the pre-rendered sprites that came out just after "Batman Forever" on the SNES. I can lend you my copy if you don't have it.

[@AnnePackrat]

Why do you guys not mention Aquapazza is a game that collects the heroes and heroines of various anime together in one game (A la Jump Superstars)? Offhand I notice Comic Party and Fate:Stay Night.

[@arcadeperfectreviews2653]

you guys are talking about animation in games and STILL havent played skull girls?!? each fighter has over 900 frames of animation ALL HAND DRAWN

[@gozinta82]

Looks like 42 people clicked on this video and were somehow disappointed. OH WAIT, no, nothing satisfies these bottom feeders.

[@PhinioxGlade]

Still think you guys to check out Evil Zone on the PS1. The story is interesting structured as a 70s/80s Anime Series with Next Time and Last Time bumpers. The combat is single attack button mixed with directional pad.

[@GameSack]

We'll definitely have to remember to check that one out.

[@kainhighwind2]

I have it and love it. Such a unique fighter.

[@cphonx]

+Game Sack I'll second the idea of Evil Zone, though when I played it, I had the original Japanese version Eretzvaju (Full Japanese Title: 封神領域エルツヴァーユ) which had all of the music intact. Naturally I prefer that version.

[@TheBigRagu77]

If you guys like gundam fighting games, you should do the Gundam Battle Assault series on PlayStation 1.

[@PoolofAwesomness]

Who cares for Story Mode in Fighting Games? They are nade to play cometetively.

[@qmto]

Idk about you all, but a huuuge turn off for me in fighting games is when characters have to announce the moves their currently doing or talk incessantly during the round. I just find it incredibly irritating, and it seems it’s mostly Japanese fighters that do this. Listening to two anime girls yelling in Japanese at each other is a great recipe to get me to stop playing the game lol.

[@jawnsunn]

So for Fighting Games 4, are you guys going to actually learn how to play fighters instead of opening up with jump kicks? Just kidding, sort of hahahaha. Also, you never had to play $40 for a SF4 upgrade, as Super SF4 to USF4 was a $9-$10 upgrade.

[@jawnsunn]

+GamerMikko I would say that you're not really missing out on a lot with SF4 physical releases, IMO the cover art isn't that great for USF4 and SSF4 is just kind of lame compared to SSF4:AE and SF4 vanilla. I'm just not very attached to physical releases I guess lol

[@arhernan2008]

Please try out Gundam Seed Battle assault on the GBA. its a great handheld fighting game!

[@DirtyReaper]

I would love it if you guys did a break down and history of the TG16 & Turbo Express

[@moviemetalhead]

Stick_Giraffe That's great.

[@TeryJones]

4:29 - "I've never watch any gun-dam anime".....pfft, heheheheheee, oh man I'm such a twelve year old XD