Final Fight - James and Mike Mondays

James Rolfe and Mike Matei play the arcade version of Final Fight on Switch online multiplayer.
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[@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370]

This game was a blast back in my school days: the bosses, the difficulty, and Haggar. I spent hours trying to finish this game.

[@Kourumeme]

Julio Víctor Manuel Schaeffer Manrique 2 was good.

[@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370]

@@Kourumeme that's right.

[@justaguy1954]

Dude, I don't know how many quarters I've spent on this game

[@justaguy1954]

@@Kourumeme od kade si ti druze?

[@willyung5819]

Miss the times when you walk into an arcade and your ears twitch hearing the Haggar screams and Ryu hadoukens

[@steveafanador6441]

Yes me too 👍👍

[@Benjamin-ib4to]

Yes 😞

[@freakyfornash]

Same with the punches & crunches of Double Dragon, the clashes and theme song from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, along with the screams & shrills (and also the theme song) from The Simpsons game. That and the screams from Mortal Kombat for that matter too!

[@EviLiu]

The SNK jingle, Dhalsim elephants, Collosus screams, and of course, C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKERs!

[@bloodyangel1]

I think the thing with "Andore" is that that is how the name "Andre" would be said in Japanese. アンドレ. ア = A ン = n ド = do レ = re So the pronunciation would sound like "on-doe-ray."

[@kamizumoku]

Wow, that's spot on. It would not just sound like, that's exactly the pronunciation of the name in Japanese, down to the letter. Clever!

[@findantu]

This and the Sprite is dead on from a wrestling game

[@BananaTV1978]

Nice one!!!

[@cruz25617]

I was in such a beat em up mood, and out of nowhere you guys hit me with this... The timing.

[@fade2black001]

Don't forget about SOR 4

[@BuzzFuzz69]

My all time favorite arcade game. Now 30 years later playing it on the Capcom home arcade. Amazing to play it with quality arcade controls again.

[@hgbugalou]

I still make the Haggar grunt from this game when I lift up something heavy. I'm 38.

[@Protectobot]

You're YOUNG! I'm a 70s Final Fighter.

[@paulguilbeault2329]

HYAAAAAAGH.

[@implayingsomebass4753]

Same here Michael. Works great for menial tasks as well.

[@brannonhill4046]

Only now, it's not intentional. hehe

[@KurisuKagato]

HYYEERRAAAUUNGH

[@AmbiencePT]

When I was a kid this was the holy grail of the Arcade Machines ! Spent so much money on Final Fight and Cadillacs and Dinossaurs !

[@justaguy1954]

Where are you from bro?

[@jamesw242]

The older mike gets, the more of a Brazzers star he looks.

[@itscrono7073]

AHA

[@v0id931]

you should have put quarters on the table for each time you die and see how much it would have been lol

[@Protectobot]

That's funny haha

[@Eisenwulf666]

Or a drinking game? Every time you die, you drink

[@LukeyMia4]

@@Eisenwulf666 this game was really fun to finish on one credit, especially if you used Cody.

[@LUIGIMAN306]

To clear things up for you guys, Final Fight Guy was a blockbuster exclusive released as a Final Fight SNES remake which replaces Cody with Guy. Final Fight Guy isn’t super rare and is pretty cheap if the cartridge is lose, it’ll run you about $25. But new in box, it goes for about $1,000.

[@BrewCityGillz]

Damn that Haggar “ruuuuuuup” sound (or however you want to type that) takes me way back. Played the SNES version of Final Fight endlessly and I still make that sound to this day.

[@LittleIowaHomestead]

Loved the laid back vibe throughout the video. Great conversations

[@franciscojr.millan2102]

I liked "Final Fight CD", the port of Final Fight on Sega CD. Had all 3 characters and was 2players

[@youtubesuresuckscock]

You can play the arcade version of Final Fight with Sega CD music in MAME now. There's also a 10 player simultaneous PC version that supports ultrawide monitors etc.

[@maschiopastah2486]

@@youtubesuresuckscock what? How?

[@rs72098]

The arcade art on the sides is awesome! Whoever thought of that at Capcom needs a raise.

[@25hztolife86]

Spent my time on this game, Aliens, Strider, and Mat Mania at Pistol Pete's Pizza.

[@yoursweetradiodemon8422]

Dude I missed that place when I was a kid.

[@mansmo9513]

Fun fact, Yoshinori Ono, producer of Street Fighter since 1998, was a huge fan of Final Fight even before he started working at Capcom, in an interview he said: “I spent quite a lot of money on Final Fight and Street Fighter II at the arcade. Now I want to earn it back by working at Capcom!” Since I have been working at Capcom for over a quarter of a century now, I am sure I got that money back [laughs].

[@Layanor]

Man, I played this game for years when I was younger. It never left my bowling ally where I lived!

[@alexojideagu]

Double Dragon arcade paved the way, Final Fight took it to the next level. Renegade was the proto beat em up though.

[@thebrownbaldy]

I loved playing both Renegade and Double Dragon, especially DD2

[@alexojideagu]

I love Double Dragon 1 arcade. The knee move, throw and elbow. Love the sound and music.

[@amso7169]

Renegade (1986) Double Dragon (1987) Final Fight (1989) Streets of Rage (1991)

[@OptimusPrimeribs]

"Get lost, punk!"

[@nightmaster5593]

Final Fight is still one of my all-time favorite games! For over 30 years!

[@BigBangBlitz]

The Simpsons and X-men had IP's that were all owned by other companies on consoles so Konami couldn't get the rights to release games on those. On personal computers Simpsons Arcade did release which is why we have Simpsons on C64.

[@Consolous]

As a beat 'em up fan, Final Fight has to be at least top 3 for me. I remember I would make up storylines with my friend, like Andore killed my parents and I have a vendetta. I love the game so much that I dress like Cody sometimes.

[@dvdjkaufmn]

I played Final Fight 2 on SNES so much, that I eventually wore out the cartridge. Still my favorite beat em up along with Double Dragon II.

[@slapdashpt]

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs Final Fight Streets of Rage My favourite beat em ups

[@HiroesX81]

The cutaway to the intro of raspberry pi and then the cut to everything that James has said as the nerd killed me. Hilarious

[@chubbycatfish4573]

Nothing like a classic beat-em-up game

[@ShinGallon]

Andore being renamed Hugo in Street Fighter III, with Poison as his manager, and doing a parody of the Andre/Hulk Hogan thing when he fights Alex was always the best. The radiation-coat guy is also in the background of Birdie's stage in Street Fighter Zero 2. I always wished they'd put Haggar into a Street Fighter game.

[@RangerRickTV]

I love the music in final fight. Final fight cd was awesome.

[@mitchellscarberry7022]

Me and my fiance's uncle still play these classics, an nes classic and SNES classic, both were made great

[@Odious_One]

The "Sword Guy" SODOM has a simple yet real pain in the ass timing. When you knock him down and pick up the sword, you have to hit him just as he starts to charge but hasn't started moving. If you time it right, you'll knock him down, he'll stand, start to charge, hit him with the sword, it'll knock him back down. The timing is insane though so get ready to get Simon's Quest mad trying to get it down. When you do though you can beat SODOM without getting hit. GOOD LUCK!!!

[@AtlasBlizzard]

Capcom need to bring back Final Fight, classic series. At least Haggar and co being in Street Fighter means its legacy lives somewhat.

[@JoeServo]

A good classic sitcom that still holds up, that was massive in its day, and nobody seems to bring up these days, is Taxi.

[@bushibayushi]

Final Fight, Knights of the Round, Cadillacs & Dinosaurs, Captain Commando - those were my top 4 games in the genre

[@blahuhm6782]

17:23 favorite moment, Fraiser is one of my top sitcoms to rewatch

[@ClellBiggs]

I used to play this at my local grocery store while my mom was shopping. Had a lot of fun with it. All in the Family is one of the greatest sitcoms. Really should give it a go.

[@raineyhayes3821]

"We can hit each other, that sucks." Well in real life you'd have to be careful not to hit your friends.

[@dyshawnshine3644]

LEXICON DEVIL maybe you don’t but some people do fight waves of people. Shit get real out here in the trenches!

[@brandonsheef1202]

LEXICON DEVIL he’s not lying though. you still would have to worry about hitting each other either way.

[@wrf8245]

LEXICON DEVIL Idk I fought like 12-15 people today

[@raineyhayes3821]

@@LEXICON-DEVIL My point is that the need to be careful about hitting your friends in this game is no worse than it would be in real life. It's avoidable if you're careful in these games as well as real life. Therefore, it's nothing to complain about.

[@TheUsualSuspekt]

Wrestling was so over the top back in the day. I remember one time Cowboy Bob Orton and Rowdy Piper were whipping Mr. T with a belt and Jesse Ventura said it was like "Roots 2."

[@Ozzy_2014]

Colour commentary then was fun with him.

[@starwarsunfiltered7848]

I literally just started to get nostalgic for old sitcoms just a few days ago, and binged a fuckton of Married...With Children, which I think goes down as one of the most savage, ballsy shows of all time, especially looking back at it in 2020.

[@megamob5834]

JMM is the true chicken noodle soup for the soul

[@DidactOfDeath]

Yes the character is a reference to Andre the giant. If you play as Alex vs Hugo in Street Fighter 3, they reference the famous pose of both Hulk Hogan ( Alex ) and Andre The Giant ( Hugo ) at Wrestlemania.

[@TVsMrNeil]

Final Fight Guy added Guy at the expense of Cody. You had to own both carts to have the full game.

[@Enuelle]

I love this game, still own he SNES version that only had Cody and Haggar. Spent so much hours as kid playing this.. Good times..

[@mannysanchez7986]

Man i love mondays best part of being in quarantine

[@grizzlywhisker]

Silver Spoons was probably my favorite sitcom.

[@BIGNEILCOUSINS]

So many of these characters have made it into Street Fighter games

[@無-v7p]

seeing this gameplay made me wanna rewatch high score girl, such a great anime

[@shaggydee91]

Indeed it is...n season 2 is up I gotz ta watch

[@blurplepie]

Another great thing about this game? It's portable. You can play it on the New 3DS XL. It's GLORIOUS. Another testament to why older games should be preserved on newer systems.

[@dakkefernet8585]

I got the SNES when I was six y/o With a couple o games inc. final fight My mom threw this game out when she found out about the violence When I was ten y/o I got Resident Evil for the PS By then She did not dare throwing it out Because I was the Haggar of the house💪🏻

[@Zeldaschampion]

I remember beating this game on the SNES using Haggar.

[@dallebull]

"Hulk Hogan's acting is Amazing" - Mike Matei 2020. Also, did anyone count how many quarters they would have spent if they actually was at the arcade? :P

[@K9_kfg]

I vaguely recall trying the cab of this at a birthday party in their game section in the early 00s. This video took me back. Love arcade machines man

[@UndyingZombie]

I've only played the Final Fight games at the arcade. One of the places I went to still had my high score on it when they where about to close XD. It was not at world record level but it was up there.. I do miss arcades a lot.. That and the tournaments I went to for fighting games... You guys are making me miss those days too much >

[@davidbrown180]

Why does James look like he is getting blasted by a jet engine. Or struggling to keep his head up.

[@wallacewallaby5782]

Think he has his TV too high

[@oscargrinch7320]

If you picked one of the Modes (A or B) in Double Dragon 2 on NES. If you killed your partner, you would gain the extra life they lost. So you could literally do 2 player mode, kill your partner a bunch of times and have a bunch of extra lives to play the game through. Not sure what other games had this trick.

[@BlueDog241]

Step by step was The Brady Bunch with pop culture references.

[@markismiller6484]

Lol whoever edited the monday popping in and out to the music at 00:02. Made me laugh so danm hard for some reason.

[@InvalidUserProfile]

Love the Frasier reference while explaining Raspberry Pi!!

[@michaelferdinand5229]

I remember in one of the versions in the option menu you can shut off be able to hit one another

[@KeijiMaeda86]

Andore is engrish for Andre. Back then alot of engrish slipped through translation. That's why in 3rd strike he is changed to Hugo to give an actual distinction.

[@MungkaeX]

I find the timing of this coming out just after I finished binging the 2nd Season of Hi-Score Girl to be just a little too perfect...

[@rezterralico4369]

I know! I can't believe that I only stared to watch hi score girl this weekend. Still have a few episodes of season two to get done.

[@rezterralico4369]

Happy someone else besides me made a hi score girl reference.

[@MungkaeX]

Rez Terralico It really is so good, and the fact they don’t treat all the women as helpless mcguffin’s waiting to be saved but perfectly normal humans who have their own story that happens to intersect with the main narrative for periods of time makes me respect it even more so. The rivalries between the various cast members intersect in such interesting ways (some of which driven by Haruo’s obliviousness, which I can totally relate to). And that’s before we get to all the nostalgia I have for this era of gaming. I can remember so much of this era, and yet it feels like Haruo would trounce me at my peak without breaking a sweat. The amount of love that goes into those little references shows how much the creators have for 90’s (and 80’s) gaming as a whole.

[@TRJ2241987]

I have the Arcade1up in my game room....it makes me feel warm and fuzzy

[@MungkaeX]

TRJ2241987 How the emulation on that? I’ve heard mixed reviews of those Arcade1up machines depending on the game.

[@TRJ2241987]

@@MungkaeX I own the Final Fight, Mortal Kombat, and Ninja Turtles, and think the emulation is fantastic on all three. I've had them for about a year, kept them in stock condition, and still get a lot of enjoyment out of them

[@blazed85]

Jesus Christ. I knew about the Raspberry Pie way the hell back when Logan, Wendell, Qain and Pistol all got along and uploaded stuff together. Tek Syndicate 4 LIFE!

[@catversus6777]

I played it on arcade and that 2nd boss is probably the toughest 2nd boss in many beat em up arcade game that I've ever played.

[@rtoffelix]

Final Fight Title Screen: "The best game ever made". Streets of Rage franchise: * Hold my beer... *

[@albertkolb2265]

I miss playing arcades at key food

[@EatWave]

9:23 That would make it like Dragon's Crown (which incidentally was created by members of the team behind the Dungeons and Dragons arcade games).

[@sneedsseedfed2799]

Being able to hit your co-player is one of the greatest things about this game. Just cause you're playing together w/ someone, doesn't mean you're friends (or, maybe they're even Good Buddies?). Member Guy kicking Cody's ass during the end scene?

[@Dunky80]

Final fight was ok but streets of rage took it to a whole new level.

[@james4592225]

14:14 Perfect James!!

[@turbokiller]

One of my favorite game played by two of my favorite guys

[@nolanbrown84]

Another show that's tough as can be to find is Northern Exposure. That show ran for a long time and you almost can't even find snippets on KZbin.

[@VinnyCThatWhoIBe]

If you can pick up the sword or pipe, you can manage to keep all three Andores cornered and just spam them until they die

[@videogameobsession]

If you Google around you can find downloads for all 255 episodes (Seasons 1-11) Happy Days.

[@hoborg98]

I had this video going on in the background while I was moving games onto my Raspberry Pi when James asked what a Raspberry Pi is.

[@CaptainMauser]

Streets of rage 2 blows this out of the water..

[@TheOmegaMan89]

The guy at 26:42 reminded of the Seinfeld episode where George Costanza has the Rascal. lol

[@awsomevidmaker]

16:20 Don’t forget The Simpsons Arcade was released on Commodore 64. James shows it off in the TMNT Commodore games video.

[@walderlopes3372]

I hadn't realized how many characters from FF ended up in Street Fighter.

[@josephnewberry9290]

There is a special Street Fighter 2 controller for the 3DO.

[@benharrison5816]

If you ever get in a real fight against multiple attackers, just yell hyuuh! and spin around with your arms out. Works every time.

[@virtzilla]

@27:20 that edit legitimately got me rolling 😂😂

[@SpaceCadetGenocide]

I think I’ll play it now

[@0lAllan]

I'm watching these guys play a classic arcade game on a split screen obviously due to the plague of 2020. In the back of my mind is Jim Carrey in Cable Guy saying "the future is now . . . you can play Mortal Kombat with a friend in Vietnam".

[@element9361]

Wow! Now this brings back some memories, never noticed the "Tits" signs at 8:50...same sign says "Surf" on the following stage...wonder if that was edited

[@SoftNFuzzy]

The Simpsons arcade game did a couple of home ports, but weirdly enough only on the Commodore 64 and PC DOS.

[@Dragonwulfgaming]

Funny thing is, the medical field is exploring the use of Raspberry Pi to help program ventilators for the virus efforts.

[@gerv55]

Funny looking at this game you can see where streets of rage got a lot of its character ideas from.

[@flattires5934]

"Hyeeahhhhh!!!" LMFAO 😂

[@rsherid]

I’ve gone back to “Step by Step” AND “Blossom” - they’re insane and you need to review them.

[@MrAlienSoldier]

That cop boss always reminded me of chief guard Hamidou in Midnight Express. That is the kind of boss that can really fuck you up :P

[@DaerkciwLuxa]

The Frasier reference was great

[@Stukels]

I used to play this game so much I could beat it without using any continues, once I never lost a life until Abigail. Man, the good old days with so much wasted time.

[@Essey209]

i wish that you would have picked cody, and would have used a snipped from his intro :" wrestling has more than one royal family " . Would be so great :D

[@guardian08527]

I beat the SNES version years ago and I remember it being pretty damn hard even on easy! Also, I think that was the game that hid the options menu and you needed a code to access it or some convoluted bull shit!

[@Gamesta100]

Definitely one of the hardest games I've ever beat.

[@andy2more475]

There is an Arcade hack of this game called "Street Smart" where you can play as some of the bad guys including Andre. This was fun! I love this these videos.

[@Gamesta100]

Loved Happy Days and Family Ties as a kid. It seems to get a fair bit of hate these days and maybe it was the same back then but I also loved Full House. 90's shows I liked were Herman's Head, Perfect Strangers, Saved by the Bell, Step by Step, Blossom, Family Matters.

[@bigmetroidfan1263]

I think Mike talking about the events that led to the match between Hulk Hogan and Andre The Giant in WrestleMania 3.

[@Eisenwulf666]

Sorry for the double comment, just wanted to say there are speed runs of this game and there are techniques to beat it all with one continue. You just have to practice a lot and know the hitbox of every enemy and their pattern. It's not easy but doable.

[@kidsnews1]

Honestly my favorite super Nintendo game

[@paulguilbeault2329]

8:51 that sign tho :)

[@megatron8461]

The fighting game genre should have more tough guys saving the president, like bad dudes vs. dragon ninja.