For here, THE MIGHTY RULE! - Garou: Mark of the Wolves

[@Prohass]

Whenever someone asks me where my mum is I scream “I’m no oedipus!” So that they know I’m not into my mum

[@scottnotpilgrim]

So glad this game is finally getting a sequel. And this is a top tier 2D fighter

[@DragonHeart613]

I can't f'n wait for Garou 2, about dam frickin' time. My very first job was working part-time at a local supermarket while going to High School and they had Garou: Mark of The Wolves there along with Tekken 3 & X-Men vs Street Fighter in a small corner of the store near the Customer Service area. As a massive Fatal Fury fan (Terry Bogard is tied with Mortal Kombat's Liu Kang for my all-time favorite Fighting Game character ever), I would play Garou as well as T3 & X-MvsSF during each 15 minute break period during my whole time working there. I even unknowingly got to play the Dreamcast port of Garou with Goku voice actor Sean Schemmel himself at a local Gamestop that was hosting a Capcom vs SNK tournament. I honestly had no idea that this friendly guy playing a few matches with me was Goku's voice actor until he left and my younger brother came over to tell me who that actually was and I was just floored. I have Garou as well as a bunch of other classic arcade games on both my Switch eShop & Playstation Store accounts. Garou: Mark of The Wolves is a masterpiece period! Yes please Matt give us more Fatal Fury content. OKAY🐺

[@gabrielguantello845]

Garou is my all time favorite 2d fighter. Now, my friend has a strong Butt. Like a rock solid Butt. But my Dong is formidable, dynamic. Our Dong vs. Butt matches are legendary. In all seriousness, this roster is super well rounded and every character is fun. I absolutely cannot wait for the 2nd.

[@ErikLarson-l9k]

It’s been 20+ years, and I still can’t get over that they not only named a character “Butt”, but CHANGED it TO “Butt” from a perfectly fine name like Marco Rodriguez. Reminds me of Tracy Ullman’s character Latrine in Robin Hood Men in Tights, when the King (Richard Lewis) asks her “Wait, you changed it TO Latrine??” Though in her case, it was a “good change” :D

[@Mr.Spongecake]

A bit of a correction, senpai Matt. The Dotemu version was on Steam at first but it was apparently replaced by a version ported by Code Mystics, complete with rollback netcode. Unsure of the community density. Haven't played in a hot minute.

[@nessdragon]

Minor correction, "loup" is French for "wolf." However, "loup-garou" is the French word for "werewolf," which is probably where the confusion came in, so "garou" translates as the "were" part of "werewolf" and can be applied the same way. Interestingly, "garou" (pronounced gar-OH rather than gar-OOO) is Japanese for "hungry wolf," hence why the literal translation for Fatal Fury's Japanese title, Garou Densetsu, is "Legend of the Hungry Wolf." No idea why the two words in French and Japanese are so similar and have similar connotations; as far as I know it's just an interesting coincidence.

[@C.V317]

The coincidence is called a false cognate, and for some reason, Japanese has quite a few of them when it comes to European languages. A good example is the similarity between the Japanese and Portuguese word for “thank you”, they’re very similar but totally unrelated. Words just be like that sometimes.

[@redcomet0079]

Possibly one of the greatest fighting games ever made. I only hope and pray that the sequel looks and plays anything like this game

[@Cohult]

I need a full playthrough of this, with a multiple-hours-long, increasingly drunken ramble about the translation, because every line was pure gold!

[@frize6672]

"Garou" is not french for wolf. Wolf in french is "Loup", "Garou" is used next to Loup to make "Loup-Garou" which means "Werewolf". I guess Garou alone can mean Werewolf in a way.

[@azuremateria]

Garou (餓狼）literally just means hungry wolf in Japanese. The original Fatal Fury games had the Japanese title Garou Densetsu, which means Legend of the Hungry Wolf. I think it sounds metal as hell, but I also kinda see why SNK just changed it to something far simpler and boring.

[@silenttakuza]

I am certain he knows. He is a uber fan of Fatal Fury and lives/lived in Montreal.

[@BaltanTwo]

Ohhhhh so THIS is the Garou you keep talking about when the first thing I’m always thinking here is of Golden Knight Garo. Neat.

[@chloeirnes]

What a show!

[@rudereckoning118]

Every time. EVERY time! I see the intro start, and I think "Wait, this is a TMNT arcade game isn't it?"

[@that1jamo]

That bear should be playable in Garou 2!

[@milosmisic89]

This is fighting game royalty. No other game except maybe 3rd stike came close to being just ....perfect. In everything they did. The core gameplay is so freaking solid that it's is unbelievable

[@Great_Getter]

Who looked at this game, put in the sprite for a karate bear, and DIDN'T MAKE IT PLAYABLE!?!?!

[@demorobruzer2380]

A bad translations video would be sick.

[@spoogtastic]

This game is the GOAT. I still bust this out here and there and woop some ass. 24 years later and it still looks and plays absolutely wonderfully.

[@azuremateria]

I knew Fatal Fury had an alternate Japanese title of Garou Densetsu, but it didn't exactly roll off the tongue. I eventually preferred the Japanese title because of Fatal Fury 3's voiced intro drilling the title into my brain. When I first saw Garou in the arcades I immediately knew it was a new Fatal Fury for sure. I'm not sure if calling it Fatal Fury would have made it more successful though.

[@Wolfedge75]

Parry might be more rewarding but there’s no denying that Just Defending is far more intuitive. Also the bosses are, in a rarity for SNK back then, fair game and surprisingly balanced. Kain is one of the better charge characters I’ve played in my life.

[@juarezamorim]

8:42 B. Jenet and Gato became Kim Dong Hwan and Hokutomaru for some reason.

[@RMwashere]

Maybe he got bodied in the first play through and edited it out? 🤷‍♀️

[@orlanzo2621]

One of my favorite fighting games of all time. Absolutely love Garou man.

[@joaopires1761]

3:42 Gato was insanely popular in the early 00s internet, so much that he was shoehorned into KOFXI even though it made little sense haha.

[@TheTurboDusty]

See, this is how I know i'd get along with this guy. Immediately sees bear in a karate gi, wants him playable.

[@thomasderosso5625]

Hell yes, I loved this game so much! My best friend and I spent way too many hours and quarters playing this.

[@nemoisnobody]

Can't wait for the next entry! I remember reading in a recent interview that they're planning on it playing more like the classic games, though. Not really a problem for me, personally. Planning on making it my main game!

[@kammhia397gaming9]

speaking of King of Dinosaurs I wonder matt ever saw that new japan pro wrestling video of Hiromu Takahashi fighing a dinosaur entertainment for days.

[@garou119]

Easily my favorite fighter ever! EVER! Can'twait for EVO and some news on the sequel.

[@RyleeStrange]

Just realized that B. Jenet might be a reference to Jonbenet Ramsey and thats weird. They just covered their tracks by mixing up the first name a little. B. Jenet could easily be Bon Jenet.

[@johncarolina4950]

They sure took a lot from Terry for Luke didn't they lol

[@JHarlow329]

"I hear ya" - Grant. Wise words, indeed.

[@dealt]

Aw yeah! Getting hyped up for some SNK EVO news!

[@dealt]

Also thank you for letting both intros rock 👍

[@nnnneeeeuuuu]

SNK backgrounds were always great because every stage looked packed, busy and lived in

[@Hiccuple]

What's the song you're referencing in the video but didn't say?

[@brandonb404]

I hope Hokutomaru is in the sequel and is a older more experienced Assassin. That would be cool

[@Endocrom]

Grant: I am not the weenie! It is YOU who are the weenie!

[@MashieMutt]

Tizoc should be in every game

[@bananabike279]

Always cool to see people play MotW, I still can't believe it's actually getting a sequel

[@nostrollerslife]

That story was unhinged. What was going on???

[@joaopires1761]

12:33 ‘you’re peaked has passed’ Yikes. This loc is a masterclass on what NOT to do. If the awfully awkward remarks and the renaming of a Brazilian character into an Indian name weren’t bad enough, we’ve also got 4th grade level typos.

[@Eco10100]

The third strike of SNK games

[@Marzimus]

11:17 🦇💥🍷 12:21 Oedipus to the rescue!

[@89blacksoldier]

Khushnood as Jim Kelly is so amazing ✌

[@NegoClau]

There's a bunch of crazy Brazilian devs that are porting REAL BOUT FATAL FURY SPECIAL for the SEGA GENESIS!!! And it's getting incredibly similar to the original arcade!!!

[@Ercdouken]

One of SNK's peak fighting games. Yo SNK, if you're reading this, take Matt's advice and make that bear playable in the new Garou/Fatal Fury.

[@VOAN]

Kevin Rian looks like he could easily fit in with the Ikari Warriors (Heidern, Leona, Clark Ralf, and Whip) team in KOF.

[@C.V317]

So…Dominated Mind when?

[@geardog24]

I miss Terry's snazzy jacket.

[@flophouseplays]

To be fair, it was in KOFXV

[@samwill7259]

How many totally different fighting games with interswapping rosters did this company MAKE?!

[@apollolux]

ARE YOU OKAYYYY?!?!?

[@killerb255]

BUSTA NUT-oh, I mean…

[@azuremateria]

Holy shit the Garou sequel is in fact named Fatal Fury City of the Wolves. Guess SNK must have read my comment lol

[@thomasderosso5625]

Man, either you've got no rust on you or the arcade I used to play this in cranked the difficulty to max. Grant used to routinely perfect most players.

[@jesusjuarez127]

16:27 Why does her bag say "LIBERALISM"

[@silenttakuza]

Political commentary?

[@DrButthugger]

Is this the Garo arc I’ve heard about?

[@000mjd]

Really hyped for Garou 2 news at evo Sad SNK doesn't use the arrange soundtracks anymore, Garpu was their peak in ost standars

[@sylvainster30]

I’m pretty sure Wolf in French is Loup 😂 great video nonetheless! ✌🏼😎👍🏼

[@massamiyamamoto523]

The last real great SNK game

[@0X0GABRIEL0X0]

Matt should do something with darkstalkers, between this and the KI videos it almost feels like he has a spexial power. That T.O.P. mechanix looks interesting. I hope they touch on it in the new game.

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

I’ve only just noticed that the one Emerald Lady carries a shopping bag that says “LIBERALISM” on it as she gleefully admits that she’d surrender personal liberty for capitalist luxuries. Subtlety is truly overrated.

[@johnoneil9188]

Says B. Jenet is the goat, proceeds to coward out and not play her. Release the pirate cut!

[@Comrade-Broski]

It always impress me how this game runs on the same engine as KoF 98...unless im wrong, but I do know it runs on older hardware.

[@charliewilliams8639]

The only thing wrong with this game is no Mia Shiranui

[@JonathanScratch]

As a fighting game enjoyer (i am TERRIBLE at them) I find Rock's low ranking a bummer. He's probably one of my favorite 2D sprites ever. They animated the ever-living shit outta him and his attacks all look cool as hell.

[@JDashKAS]

I fucking love this game bro…literally the best

[@maybetoby]

The only SNK fighters I've played have been the crossovers with Capcom. I've never played Fatal Fury (but I've seen the 2 OVAs and the Motion Picture). Maybe I should check out this game 🤔

[@flophouseplays]

Absolutely! It's available on pretty much everything nowadays.

[@maybetoby]

@flophouseplays yeah I saw it's on the Nintendo eshop 👍

[@greensun1334]

Are you okay?

[@Ksawarrior]

Is this a new port? What system are you playing this on?

[@flophouseplays]

As I said, its the Steam version.

[@Ksawarrior]

@@flophouseplays I only had a few minutes to look on my phone before I needed to jump back in my car so I didn’t hear that part. 😅 Still, I used to love playing this on my Dreamcast, and I hope they port it to PS4/5 soon.

[@drem_psb]

@@Ksawarrior It's on PS4 as well.

[@Confuzed54]

A while back I had an idea of how SNK could potentially make Freeman more memorable, bringing him over to KOF and joining Kim’s Team Korean Justice in lieu of Chang and Choi. Unlike Chang and Choi however, Kim’s teachings actual work and Freeman decides to become a hero, but he’s absolutely horrible at it, akin to Carnage during the Axis event. King of Fighters has always been more lighthearted and goofy with the characters from Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting that it uses, so I think it could be a fun experiment. (Also anything that keeps Chang and Choi out of the roster is a thumbs up in my book.)

[@drem_psb]

Weird idea of trying to discipline a homicidal psychopath (unlike Choi, who "loves to slice a human flesh" but still a 100% goofy character, Freeman is confirmed coolblooded serial killer), something similar to try to tame a great white shark.

[@RigbyIsTheMan]

I'm hype for Garou 2

[@brandonthompson5796]

More passionate Matt plays! You make me want to play your favorite games because of how much you enjoy them!

[@LucianoThePig]

Didn't the spritework in this game basically bankrupt snk?

[@flophouseplays]

Nope. That was KOF 12.

[@CushionSapp]

So, Terry x Blue Mary OR Terry x B. Jenet?

[@nnnneeeeuuuu]

Rock is cool until you realize he is just a recolor of Jacky from Virtua Fighter 3

[@Wolfie1262]

Garou > 3S. Like, by a huge margin.

[@joseph0098]

I guess SNK stole the name Hotaru from the amazing MK Deception for their character huh