Is Kabuki: Quantum Fighter [NES] Worth Playing Today? - SNESdrunk

EDIT: Sorry, I meant Shadow of the Ninja, not "Return of the Ninja," maybe I was listening to "Return of the Mack" too much lately or something.
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[@cptnoremac]

So this is where WayForward got the idea for Shantae.

[@cptnoremac]

@Marco Polo : (

[@supremalex3572]

@Marco Polo pukingina mo

[@cam9144]

Marco Polo - no u

[@MrVariant]

I whip my hair back and forth :)

[@Cerebrum123]

It probably came from the old I Dream of Jeanie cartoon instead, but I wouldn't be too surprised if they saw this too at one point.

[@TanukiKGA]

Honestly a bit surprised to see someone compare it to Ninja Gaiden II, since I think the better comparison is Sunsofts Batman. All of your attacks are lifted straight from that game, as are most of the enemies, level design and level hazards. I'm almost willing to say that the gears that you were surprised hurt you are pixel by pixel identical to the ones in Batman!

[@potomax]

Was going to say about the same thing. Those water things looked pretty much the same too.

[@jasonblalock4429]

I personally see it as a blend between the two, really. It's definitely derivative, but ripping off two of the best platformers of the 8-bit era still creates a fun game! (And he didn't even mention the awesome music.)

[@abysmalvsmarcus]

I thought of Batman also

[@bitsandpiecesmusic]

Nothing like waking up to a fresh cup of coffee and a fresh SNES drunk video! ^_^

[@JReed7560]

S'what I'm sayin

[@pvsweetypie]

Yikes

[@JReed7560]

@Bob Jones on a ratty couch

[@tomsmiley126]

Only if it's incest.

[@bitsandpiecesmusic]

@Apharmd Battler I'd love to see the very first Star Ocean game get covered. That was a really good one!

[@markcooperartcomofficial]

Some of the best nes graphics i've ever seen.

[@2kBofFun]

Sure, but there is a lot like this. People tend to look at classic NES, with games before 1990. Games like Zelda or SMB look crap. But NES 2.0, the NES that sold by the buckloads alongside the SNES as budget alternative, has many awesome looking games. Shatterhand, Batman, Power Blade, Double Dragon II, Isolated Warrior, Darkwing Duck...

[@nolikeygsomnipresence270]

Hey man, just want to say thanks for the very chill out videos that you put out there. Whenever I see that you uploaded a new video, it's like I'm receiving a phone call from a very good friend with whom I can't wait to talk. Thank you for that.

[@SNESdrunk]

That's a nice thing to say, thank you

[@salitz91]

Smashed that like button SOOOOO hard after the Corpsegrinder reference. I love your content man, idk exactly why but I keep coming back! Hadn't ever even played SNES until I got into retro handhelds recently!

[@danielposey0620]

Ninja Gaiden 2.....? Looks a hell of a lot like Sunsoft’s Batman game.

[@Popesize]

That was my thought too!

[@bassarpeggio5648]

I was just about to post this, they straight out stole that batman game's assets from the looks of it.

[@MaidenHell1977]

same here

[@samfrito]

You'd swear Sunsoft gave up a sprite library to help this game. Even the "cyber-bed" thing from the opening cinema looks strangely like something that could be in the Blaster Master opening.

[@thepolacek]

I thought he was going to say it was similar to Batman too.

[@IIIININ9IIII]

Loved the Corpsegrinder reference haha! Was literally thinking the same thing upon seeing the attack animation and then you made the joke, brilliant stuff SNESdrunk! Props from Buffalo, NY (Cannibal Corpse hometown)

[@BlackmetalSM]

A Cannibal Corpse reference is a SNES Drunk video! My life is now complete.

I got this game for Christmas one year in the early ’90s. Thanks, mom, for making a great choice.

[@fact-factcheck4680]

I like how around 6:30 - 7:00 AM EST I get to wake up to one of these notifications. Man you really help me mentally in more ways than you know, hopefully someday me and other fans could run into you at a convention or something and grab a burger

[@SNESdrunk]

Thanks for watching, best of luck, lots more to come

[@MArio-ku9kw]

Hadn't seen this game in like 25 years. It was cool. Great channel!

[@arcadeperfectreviews2653]

One of my favorites bad a kid. Great video thanks for the upload

[@kyledonnelly8250]

Jesus this was one of my faves. Tmnt, Mario 3, low g man and this. Now you tell me there's a movie?! You rock!!!

[@BartSubelack]

played this so much. loved the music and visuals. reminded me not to nija gaiden but the the first batman nes game. even some enemies.

[@bonggzilla]

to bad the teased part 2 at the end never happend :/ one of my favorite nes games back in the day and pretty obscure.

[@eppic]

I loved this game, and for all it's weirdness and how tough it was, the music really kicked all kinds of ass.

[@bes03c]

I swear, SNES drunk is one of very few reviewers who can make an engaging review for a slightly above average game. He isn't effusive about it nor does he trash it.

[@sonicmario64]

My first time seeing this game was in an episode of the Nickelodeon game show "Nick Arcade".

[@stofopdenaald132]

Great game. Finally found a copy after 28 years of wondering what the hell it's bloody name was after playing it at a friends house in the early 90's 😅

[@mrsmiter]

I don't think I've ever been this early on any video. It's a good feeling

[@wewyllenium]

I had this on the famicom back then. I played it so much that like ninja gaiden 2, I can finish it with one life :D

[@mootbooxle]

He whips his hair back and forth

[@JamieBainbridge]

That 90s commercial tho. Even today, I find that someone appearing solely to say the single word "pizza" is an effective way to market to me. Know your audience!

[@c.rackrock1373]

Infinity bonus points for mentioning George Fisher.

[@mattwithoutyou]

i once faced an army of kabuki quantum fighters at a cannibal corpse show.

[@brendankappler4257]

What was up with the "Candy Man" in that commercial?

[@Rubbercookie]

Ah, so that's what Mantae looks like

[@trevorrandom]

That ad was so 90's

[@TheReincarnatedDeath]

Its indeed the George 'Corpsegrinder' Fisher game!

[@konvan28]

+10 for Cannibal Corpse reference.

[@boorhaave5880]

Enjoy the rest of your day

[@Duke_Togo_G13]

Underrated gem.

[@witecatj6007]

Fun fact: Your hero was a descendant of a Kabuki dancer and that is why he looks like this. Nintendo logic people!

[@linkmaster6486]

Hmm looks pretty good.

[@EohwaeTube]

It's like Johnny Mnumonic: The Anime. Borrowed it from a friend, but I think I had to use the game genie to beat it.

[@validcore]

Had it!

[@darthboxOriginal]

I always appreciate Cannibal Corpse references

[@jeffreyvedha4871]

Hey man can you do a review of the higan emulator?

[@SNESdrunk]

I think that's more of a My Life in Gaming or Game Sack kind of a thing, I don't do tech reviews, not knowledgeable enough

[@videogameattic]

This game is a lot of fun but it gets tough.

[@Darkmetamorphosis1]

But of course it is, this game should get a remake

[@justinchandler1799]

The Corpse Grinder reference killed me😂

[@cheater00]

you're reduced to this quick jab 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖍𝖆𝖛𝖊 𝖙𝖔 𝖉𝖔

[@mazze84]

Smiled ear to ear! Mister Noneck getting some love

[@deadrabbit7418]

\m/

[@geardog24]

Fun Fact: At the end of the game if you press B you get a neat sound test along with a message that a new Kabuki game was coming out. It never did😢

[@monac0]

geardog24 it kinda did, 7 Blades on the PS2 is another game based on Zipang.

[@samtime2711]

Now if someone could kick start a remake or other one, where they bump it up to 32 bit game now that would be cool.

[@fryncyaryorvjink2140]

Maybe its still in development

[@kidv2]

Sad fact

[@davenwatts8173]

Still waiting 🤞🤞

[@Allerdyne]

I had this game as a kid. I thought it was pretty well done. I remember it being a lot easier than Ninja Gaiden, and totally beatable. As I recall, the story says that one of the main character's ancestors was a kabuki performer, which is why he turns into one when he goes into the computer. "O'Conner" sounds Irish to me, but oh well.

[@RetroReaktor]

Kabuki Quantum Fighter is an awesome game. Criminally overlooked. It is amazing that it is still so cheap. Get it if you can, the game rocks.

[@banredassaultsuvs361]

Visually, this game was outstanding at the time.

[@GoodVibeCollecting]

I put this game in the NES Batman genre. It's where you are a small sprite and can punch things. Human Entertainment also made Monster Party which is a personal favorite of mine. They added Kabuki to the title at the last minute of development. Maybe to avoid confusion with Quantum Leap? I enjoy this game for it's innovation but is pretty short. Still worth playing though.

[@crossdimension4031]

This game has a cool soundtrack.

[@chancepaladin]

one of my absolute top favorite NES games. the controls are crisp as hell and the cut scenes / story are excellent. if you can't get enough of Sunsoft's Batman. This is the game for you.

[@entretienrgt514]

Looks similar to Batman

[@TanukiKGA]

In a LOT of ways. Youre attacks are lifted straight from it, as are most of the enemies, level design and level hazards. The climbing and swinging mechanics are new though, but I'm very surprised no one ever made a rom hack of this and called it Batman Quantum Fighter.

[@sjcobra84]

HELL YES. I'd play this 8 -bit masterpiece in a heartbeat.

[@Gino-nl8mj]

I bought this game yesterday at the Portland retro gaming expo because of this video, thank you snes drunk

[@willmistretta]

I gotta say, I really do love the flow of this one. Most levels focus more on obstacle course style platforming than on fighting enemies, which encourages you to keep your momentum going. It almost compels you to try to play it like a speedrunner because the extreme kabuki parkour stuff feels so satisfying.

[@ibanezplayer13]

Mentioning corpse grinder made me smile. Totally great reference!

[@TheAlphaOmegaX3]

Excellent unique music, awesome graphics, tight controls, and interesting story? Yeah this game is fantastic! The reason he turned into the Kabuki Quantum Fighter is due to his family history containing just that: Kabuki fighter's.

[@NESFriend]

One of my absolute favorites. Discovered a few years ago and it reminded me a lot of the Sunsoft Batman game in terms of playstyle and difficulty. Great review!

[@KROMO50]

Great cannibal corpse reference I remember you talking about liking metal..

[@Oni_Dino]

I miss the late 80's love affair Japanese designers had with H R Ginger's aesthetic.

[@robertdavis4192]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5y5hWlrpbOlldk A scene from the movie Zipang, that KQF was supposed to be connected to. Kill Bill Volume 1 vibe?

[@robertdavis4192]

ginger like the redhead kabuki guy, a play on Giger's name?

[@robertdavis4192]

Obviously, I related it to something(kill bill) which I banked on having a larger population aware. Im drunk right so if that doesn't make sense well whatever

[@thenostalgiafactor5023]

Total length of video: 290 secs. Total length of "SNES Drunk:" 3 secs. 1.03% of the video was spent listening to "SNES Drunk."

[@pablofmc]

totally relate to that "i wish i had this console when i was a kid, all i did was watching all those games go by", it happened to me with the n64. I was able to finally buy one in 2004 and then I started catching up on all the games I've seen in magazine and gaming tv shows (jet force gemini and banjo kazooie were the big ones, and I even had dreams with diddy kong racing!). It was so liberating. Anyways, awesome video as always, it's so cool to know facts like how this game was marketed in the US. Loved the 90s ad lol

[@panda-l4z]

Paul Bizkit Jet force Gemini and Diddy Kong Racing I miss having those games. Good times.

[@pablofmc]

@Apharmd Battler take it easy, dude, i was in second grade when the n64 came out. I eventually got myself a ps2 and emulated the rest.

[@pablofmc]

@Apharmd Battler my first console was the snes when I was like 3, and at 10 i got a pc. Doom, Diablo 1, Age of empires, it was great. A friend of mine DID have the n64 but he had only 2 shitty (affordable) games and kept renting everything else all the time, and I didn't want to do that too, so I chose the PC.

[@StarBoy62]

Just thought I’d point out you mentioning “Return of the Ninja.” Don’t you mean Shadow of the Ninja on NES? Return of the Ninja is the Game Boy Color sequel to the NES game.

[@sufianramli8017]

Is that Kage? LOVED it but my copy was japanese so i never knew what the story was

[@strikezone1879]

I noticed that too. I assume he meant Shadow of the Ninja.

[@seanbyrne5313]

I'd love to see a clone of that 90's commercial with a script by you; "If your not looking for anything staggeringly original.. I GUESS GIVE THIS A TRY" "It's darivitive.. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN ITS BAD" "your mom will say.. I THOUGHT YOU ALREADY HAD THAT ONE"

[@dicknijmegen]

I guess im one of those people you mention that are willing to put up with the old action platformer problems, because this game looks absolutely awesome to me. It reminds me of nes batman.

[@dandude5196]

SNES DRUNK, THE F YOU TALKING ABOUT? THIS GAME KICKS ASS! BEAT THAT SHIT! Glad you reviewed it but damn dog this game is the shit! TOP 5 Easily up there with TOTALLY RAD ARCHON SUPER C LONE RANGER

[@raytracemusic]

I got very confused for a while, as the 'Zipang' manga and anime I know is the time travel back to World War II naval one, but I see there was also a different film in 1990, so it must be that.

[@andrewsteele604]

Lol, that commercial. How could anything be better than PIZZA?

[@thedutchgoonie2989]

yes this game has it problems, but if you believe the negative statements made in this video you'll mis a fantastic game.. go trie it, it,'s a gem! (the music is awesome as wel)

[@mahanvaz3252]

Liked for the Corpsegrinder reference

[@SoZ1646]

Dude, how old are you? That Nintendo power story took me back... way back!

[@shelbyherring92]

Yes. The answer is yes, just for the sheer weirdness.

[@DOSRetroGamer]

I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth

[@rj54x]

I've been watching your channel for a long time, but I don't think I've ever enjoyed it more than during the unexpected Cannibal Corpse reference.

[@ChimairaGod]

The jump/swing mechanic is pretty original for the time. The hair attack as well.

[@aibdrummer]

I didn't take you for a Cannibal Corpse fan. Awesome!

[@jaymethysell5111]

Great sprite work for a NES game. A spiritual prequel to Shantae.

[@jeromedado7416]

This is one of the hardest game that I've ever played in my whole bulshit trash and useless entire life😒

[@NESADDICT]

It totally is! Take my word for it! I am the NES ADDICT after all! 🤣

[@dtdimeflicks6708]

Wow. That TV ad was too 90’s even for the 90’s.

[@christophlange5053]

Thumps Up for Cannibal Corpse reference :D Although there is another character wh is using her hair as a main weapon...

[@benjamin_burke]

The time has come: Which Fire Emblem Games on SNES Are Worth Playing Today?

[@SNESdrunk]

Wayyyyyyyyyyy too time consuming. I'll get to those eventually but those games just take forever.

[@freakbro]

like for the Corpsegrinder reference!

[@JohnnyProctor9]

This game reminds me, have you reviewed Getsu Fuma Den yet? How about Holy Diver? I'm interested to know what you think of those games...

[@duhmez]

This game is totally awesome. It wets that ninga gaiden beak very well and other games of this genre. BUt I am still waiting for BUKKAKE Quantum fighter!

[@patbrown911]

Yeah, Friday Night Arcade reference! Check out his channel guys, it´s great.

[@SNESdrunk]

^^^

[@Justforvisit]

Even more impressive than your channel, dear SNES Drunk, is your ability to dig out ancient TV Spots from that time! Seriously, WHERE did you FIND THAT?!

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Haa! "😎.... Bodacious." That was literally the early 90's List'O Buzzwords. The add company had their finger on the pulse of the Totally Sick and Narley American pop-cultur back then. 😆👍

[@baustin1215]

Nice Corpsegrinder reference!

[@eoghancullen]

This is a brilliant game.

[@8thLife]

*Bodacious*

[@Sagatta32]

Played as kid. Got very proud when I completed stage 2. I distinctively remember having to do 'long-jumps', probably with these things in the air you hold on to to thrust yourself to the next. As for the boss difficulties, sure the 'AI' or RNG is 50/50 on various moves. However if you study their movements you can predict where they will be. I definitely like the game for these reasons and it's speed. Still got the original.

[@JomasterTheSecond]

That commercial still has "Kabuki" right in there! ...barely. It's really blurry because of the VHS transfer, but you can see the letters making up "Kabuki" above the U and A of Quantum.

[@thehellezell]

TL; DR - Yes, yes it is.

[@RaapOnPoint]

*You’re the Best SNESDRUNK!!* 🔥💪🏼

[@danubiodecampos8696]

In fact, in the japanese version the main protagonist is a 15 years old child. And translated the name of the game is " The Circle of Heaven and Hell" so.... There are some differences. Is a solid game for me. Thanks for the review man. Keep the work up Ps.... The fella is a Kabuki because his subconscious took that form when he infiltrates into the computer to eliminate the virus and supposedly the subconscious could take a random form depending on the person.... Or something like that...

[@DonWafle]

Awesome video game that I found a couple years ago just as a curiosity

[@Jeffmetal42]

Corpse Grinder!! 🤘

[@johnbakasmoothhotchocolate]

I used to see this game on the classic Nickelodeon show "Nick Arcade" back in the day.

[@robertdavis4192]

Growing up we had a handful of Ness games, Super Mario 3, Legend of Zelda 1 and 2, Master Blaster, TMNT(the 1st one) Battle Toads and the Adventures of Bayou Billy(which i called The Crocodile Dundee Game.) Even though i was a toddler and could barely play them, the music left a deep emotional impression on me. Master Blasters opening theme combined with the frog jumping down the hole cinema always filled me with this sadness, I wanted the kid to rescue his beloved frog so badly!

[@thebeaphomet9485]

I would say YES and also YES. I convinced my GF's brother to buy this game when we had seen it at a shop. I really like the music and the story (Plus the horror elements). Kabuki: Quantum Fighter and Monster Party .. two NES guilty Pleasures :D

[@BakiX]

Anything that Human did back then I've always enjoyed trying, they were always so unique and weird, especially my favorite of theirs, Clocktower. Btw, not sure if you ever got around to it, Drunk, but might I suggest you give Conquest of the Crystal Palace by Asmik for the NES a try someday. Its another mid B tier game imo, but an enjoyable and often overlooked game with a cool little puppy mechanic :P. Oh, and *you* have a great rest of your day, as well.