Killer Instinct - A MOVIE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY! (Every Game)

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A look back at the history of every Killer Instinct game including :
Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct 2
Killer Instinct GameBoy
Killer Instinct Gold
Killer Instinct Xbox One
#killerinstinct #fightinggames #gaminghistory
Gameplay Sources are included in the description of the original episodes on each game.

[@kidgruesome407]

The greatest fighting game franchise of all time IMHO.

[@rajramnarine123]

Agreed!

[@Lord_Deimos]

That thumbnail is a work of art

[@BoozeAholic]

Anyone know where that fan art is from? I miss the oldschool KI. I don't like the modern Microsoft KI, it's too Americanized. I prefer the British Marvel comics look that KI 1 & 2 character designs had.

[@shen-long9082]

@@BoozeAholic well then don't play those games. Duuuuuuuuuhhh!

[@davidmuldowney]

I’m not interested in these games but dat thumbnail deserves a like! And now they've changed it after two days to an inferior pose 🙄

[@rayfincham1595]

Hell yeah it does good grief ☺️😍

[@i.YouTuber1]

Clearly a Man of Culture.

[@bw4348]

Orchids fruits are looking ripe and ready in that thumbnail.

[@EsThirt33n]

Oddly enough, the other day I was going nostalgic over this series and searching up videos of Killer Instinct SNES and Killer Instinct Gold N64...! But now with TopHatGaming making a video I know I'm in for something really good! Thank you!

[@Zurius]

Let's appreciate having the killer cuts soundtrack playing in back of this video. I still own that cd! Lol.

[@Shiirow]

ah yes, I remember Killer Instinct, the only character I could pull off an Ultra Combo was Orchid. even had it on the SNES and played people via the early internet through the Xband modem. "mess with the best, die like the rest." XD

[@ridesq]

KI1 made many people forget SF2 even existed when it was in the arcades. I wish I was better at games back then. I was way better with charge based characters because they were easier to use.

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

My favorite fighting series ever. The newest one on XBox One is really friggin awesome despite having been out for years it still looks Great Plus you can get the game for free with Jago as the permanently free character. Once i tried it i bought the thing to get access to the rest of the roster.... It's probably cheaper now to buy a physical copy if you can, unless the full digital version is on sale 😄👍

[@laron.henderson]

I'm playing it on Gamepass. Been so long since I played it have to learn it all over again!

[@WWammyy]

I have to say that Killer Instinct had amazing presentation that just drew you into playing the game. It was 50p a go or 3 plays for £1 much more than what I was used to paying 10p per play on Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo but it was worth it I loved the game.

[@barrysmith4610]

Great video and even better thumbnail looolll for reals though KI needs another game ASAP the franchise is so good

[@--SHEPHERD-OF-MOTHER-EARTH--]

Dat Thumbnail doh!

[@rayfincham1595]

It’s amazing what devs can do when they actually take pride in their work and concentrate and aren’t rushed. KI looks better than MK on Gameboy. Still amazing that KI on the SNES was as impressive as it was.

[@stevedonner7387]

I remember it being called Project Reality. N64 (Project Reality) was so hyped many of us were expecting Terminator 2 graphics. We didn't see Terminator 2 graphics until the PS3 era lol. Still, the N64 holds a special place in my heart.

[@KevTheGalaxybender]

You know dat thumbnail gonna get some attention. It got mine 🤣

[@GiuseppeRedscarf]

I know that thumbnail is a drawing, but... GAWDDAYUM!

[@MisterTutor2010]

Spinal's cell regeneration doesn't seemed to have worked :)

[@JasperXoR]

I didn't catch all of it but I rarely see mentioned some of the Arcade KI glitches. You could drag down the CPU (or something) with a janky Glacius Combo. Something like HeadBut Heavy Kick linking into a combo that ended with his light strength fireball. You could go get a drink and come back after doing this combo it dragged so long. Which I did a few times.

[@mikejonesnoreally]

i knew that had to have happened to somebody! xD

[@ShadowFoxInfinite]

Once again this man has made one of my favorite videos on KZbin. This family is a national treasure and must be protected at all costs🥃💯🎮🎮🎮

[@TheWuCepticon1981]

Orchid in the thumbnail with that classic Lil Kim pose 😉

[@MKF30]

Love that thumbnail of Jade err...I mean Orchid.😉 KI was a fun series always struck me as an amalgam of SF+MK=KI

[@MKF30]

@Lucifer In Hell KI is a fun game but I don't know if I'd say better than both MK and SF honestly but it's definitely a classic but hey to each his own man. I was annoyed that KI 2013 took out the finishers that the previous games had. A lot of people want to see MK vs KI since KI is probably one of the few gaming series that is nearly as dark and gritty as MK, not many games are lol since MK is hardcore these days like even more than the 90's.

[@maroon9273]

@@MKF30 killer instinc and primal rage were dark and eerie as mortal kombat. Hopefully they'll look back into ki vs mk sooner than later.

[@mr.horseshoe2301]

That thumbnail is amazing. Really inspiring!

[@TopHatGamingManChannel]

KZbin have now taken it away from us on the grounds that it contains "nudity" :(

[@mr.horseshoe2301]

@@TopHatGamingManChannel I appreciate KZbin doing its best to protect my chastity!

[@jarrelllaw6299]

What

[@ggarzagarcia]

A KILLER COMBO of a video. Holy hell. Best wishes. Loved it.

[@animezilla4486]

My favorite character is saber wolf

[@johntziannis1134]

My favourite fighting game on the SNES.

[@themollymachine]

You got me by the thumbnail! Damn... I'm down bad man

[@vaporwave2345]

*THAT THUMBNAIL IS AMAZING* 😍

[@Dystnine]

Wonder if KI Gold would of came out later in the N64's life span how it would be like.

[@wangchung2157]

GIMME DAT VAGOO

[@BzaafiedTheFerocious]

ULTRAAAAA!!! THUMBNAIL!!!!!!

[@barrysmith4610]

Loooolll good one

[@robh1521]

I miss my Killer Cuts CD 😭😭😭

[@jeremiahm1413]

It is on Spotify

[@cubanref9670]

I still have mine.

[@Odorox84]

Cursed Lemon here on YT did the BEST heavymetal Gargos stage theme by far !!

[@CollegeDroputPowerpoints]

I love that the game was purposefully the loudest game in any arcade at the time and if you got an ultra combo everyone would have heard it. That is a power move.

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Oh neat, i never realized Orchid was Jago's sister. Not really sure if that makes any difference in how i think of the characters, but it's nice to know. 😄👍

[@Satawolf]

They are half siblings B orchid is supposed to be mixed race especially when looking at her original art 🍑.

[@christainmarks106]

Man i swore all my childhood Years Orchid was a Black Girl. If you look at the Game art from the first two games she’s CLEARLY a blk girl 😂🤷🏾 #IJS

[@davidd2662]

I clicked cuz orchard bussin it open tbh

[@KBXband]

Killer Instinct on the Gameboy actually is not bad at all it's as hard as the Super Nintendo version and only takes away two characters

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Those KI2 character models look really similar to how the Primal Rage 2 characters look in the unreleased build of the game. Tusk looks like he actually belongs in that game more than Killer Instinct 2, granted Primal Rage 2 should never have been considering human'ish fighters in a game famous for fantasy dinosaur brutality.😅👍

[@suzannemendoza2113]

I would definitely like to see a Real Movie of Killer Instinct like what they did with Mortal Kombat & Street Fighter Games I've already played all there games but what I really Want to see is the Real Actuall Movie of Killer Instinct!♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@JediPeaceWalker]

Love the rasslin, x-men, and star wars references as always.

[@johnmecca9008]

Incredible game, best thumbnail ever!!!

[@gisone79]

I Just found what i'll Watch tonight

[@mikejonesnoreally]

Quite a spot of work! While i've never been a big fan of the series, i did have it on the N64. i had always thought it was just K.I. though. Either way this was a really interesting perspective, Thank you! :)

[@liamnorth555]

Absolutely loved the first game I got it for xmas that year and I didnt even know it existed let alone ask for it, such a win.

[@compathent_2894]

Love this channel mate. Yeaaaaaah!

[@an3582]

I was wondering when youtube would make you change that awesome thumbnail

[@niemand7811]

When compared to other fighting games on the Playstation from 1995 or 1996, Killer Instinct Gold looks very good in comparison. 3D arenas with neat polygonal graphics instead of flat bitmap panoramas like in Tekken 2. The silicon graphics character models still look unique when compared to low polygon models of Tekken 2. And the fast paced arcade style fighting mechanics are still something to be seen. Maybe some people could not make any sense of silicon character models set in polygon arenas? I don't know. That is nothing my mind couldn't handle.

[@megamantcg]

I didn’t care about Killer Instinct… until this thumbnail. Edit: Aww… it’s gone now.

[@nvKHRIS]

LOL Loving the thumb nail :)

[@robertb.warren4749]

I love how some of the characters are getting completely annihilated during their introductions/descriptions. Especially Jago. 😂

[@RealAlphaDrum]

The KI theme is one of the greatest themes, but also one of the most least talked about themes ever. Same goes for the KI Gold character select screen.

[@JDoe-gf5oz]

Really working those thumbnails.

[@kordelas2514]

Rare's employees themselves confirmed that a SNES port of KI2 was developed.

[@whooll]

The unforgettable combat system and soundtrack.

[@Dazed.Donuts]

I had the N64 version of the game when i was young really fun to play never played the newer version always been an MK fan so was playing that alot

[@rajramnarine123]

The greatest fighting game series of ALL time! 🎉

[@suzannemendoza2113]

I think ALL Games Need A REAL ♥️🎥MOVIE🎥♥️

[@mightyravino7069]

Fun fact, if your played KI Gameboy on the super Gameboy you could play vs. With two controllers.

[@theheadtapchannel4132]

I live in a small town and we didnt have many arcades so i only got to experience the snes version and i lovvvveeeddd it lol

[@lucag.lisickza425]

man I used to play countless hours with fulgore and spinal.. do you guys remember (KI 1 1994) when you did the 35 ultra i was screaming ultraaaa combo

[@sevartt9046]

What's this? A Killer Instinct documentary where 95% percent of it isn't about the 2013 version and e-sports? Thanks for this.

[@CyberFoxy87]

It's a good thing it didn't go by the name Ultra 64 because there is nothing Ultra about not being able to do quality of arcade KI with that low memory

[@cpu64]

KI is a Perfect game. I had to buy the arcade since the ultra64 ad in the game turned out to be a lie.

[@NPC_5120]

Yessss finnially a new ki documentary

[@animezilla4486]

Which one is your favorite documentary of killer instinct

[@NPC_5120]

@@animezilla4486 I haven't watched this one yet (at work atm) but didn't somebody make another one on here I swear I watched one before

[@animezilla4486]

@@NPC_5120 I'm not sure I have to check on that but I do know there are other killer instinct documentary / histories that you can find on KZbin there's even a documentary on the new game

[@NPC_5120]

@@animezilla4486 I think pacmac or what ever his name is has one

[@OfficialTruDru]

PS4 Killer Instinct is what I want!

[@autobotstarscream765]

Unfortunately, Rare was bought by Microsoft. Also, development of new PS4 games is starting to wind down as focus is shifting away from the PS4 towards supporting the PS5.

[@OfficialTruDru]

@@autobotstarscream765 I guess unfortunately I'll have to miss out.

[@CanalDoHolly]

Nice Thumbnail bro

[@kurokoro]

Im here for Orchid's thicc backstory...

[@AngiePhoenix85]

Turns out Riptor is a "girl". Took me decades for find that out.

[@HighHeelKnight]

I appreciate the 5 time reference. 😄👋

[@buttpiratesbuttpirate5913]

Gamepro: "the console port, with clearly less powerful hardware, has a lower frame rate than the original console cabinet." Even for Gamepro, i wasn't expecting such a small brain take; even for back in 1995.

[@jeremyhall2727]

You went big this time. I play the heck out of the SNES one. Played a little of the N64 gold version. I haven't read the comics or played the newest one (I pray I will in the future)

[@n.b.l.5709]

classic game, at one point gave street fighter, Mortal kombat tekken and virtual fighter a run for their money

[@hihosh1]

I never understood why they wanted 2d fighters to die out. I mean they could have upped the quality of the textures and I always imagined a 3D lighting system which could read a sprite and workout the topography so that it could be lit as if 3d. I also loved the idea of 2.5D where the sprites are 2D but the background is completely 3D

[@GT_rising24]

Rare:We Are Leaving Nintendo:No No No You Can't Do This To Me? DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I SACRIFICED!!!!!??

[@ricardoredway]

THIS GAME IS MY LOVE

[@Rosseboi]

I got this on the N64 around a month before release. My local market game stall had copies via their friends at distribution. I never really noticed the graphical differences at the time but yeah they're incredibly noticeable now Still playing it though! ;)

[@Armor_King]

Now we talking!

[@jimmywillims5929]

They really meant to say only on Nintendo products lol

[@ClintDawg1000]

Looks like Orchids only fans profile pic 🤣

[@laron.henderson]

Loved this in the arcade! Then got them on N64! I played them all the time until I got good

[@NickyG_vz]

I remember the first time we played ki on the snes after playing fatal fury and sf2 for so long I thought we were in the future

[@KBXband]

It's movie night and my wife said I could pick the movie

[@MrCraig9574]

I thought KI was much more impressive than KI2, i preferred the graphics and the gameplay on the original

[@Orpheusftw]

What happened to the previous thumbnail? 🤔 Did Susan slap your wrist?

[@TopHatGamingManChannel]

That is exactly what happened.

[@PerfectDarkFore]

thumbnail was changed?

[@mikejonesnoreally]

00:37 Ah yes. The introduction of Dial a Combos! Now MK would have some competition for the attention of the LCD among the American youth! May it long remain as it is now.........consigned to oblivion. xD @ 02:40 That's nothing against Rare though, they make great games and their success is well known. They just aren't a Fighting Game company, as you show. i don't have the system for it, but the *new* K.I. looks like a far, far, better game. i hope it returns and goes muti-platform.

[@speedycoffey]

You should to a video of the first Street Fighter EX plus Alpha(PS1) Version

[@AzureSymbiote]

Does the new Killer Instinct have a respectable story mode yet?

[@raymondrudy7870]

Ummm… at 1:15:10 Did he really just confuse Michael Jackson with Elvis Presley?

[@christainmarks106]

As a kid & Especially the first two games. I Coulda wore Orchid was surely black😂. They definitely framed her look (the first two games) after a black women. Don’t believe me🤷🏾…Re-Look at the art work of the first two games.

[@BoozeAholic]

She looked like a White mixed Asian in KI1. The hair cut, the almond eyes, the yellow skin and she's even the half sister to a Tibetan Monk Jago. In Ki2, she looked liked Janet Jackson though, but every girl in that game looked like Janet. Ki2 was her hottest look no doubt.

[@christainmarks106]

@@BoozeAholic you took the words out of my mouth , I thought I was the only one who thought she looked like Janet Jackson in her young and fit days.

[@christainmarks106]

@@BoozeAholic yeah Rare gotta away with one right there. Cuz they definitely shoulda cut Janet a Check for using her likeness😂. Especially how much they used it in regards to Orchid.

[@autobotstarscream765]

She reminds me of Phylicia Rashad from back in the day.

[@wyldelf2685]

Hey TOP HAT , in the thumbnail for this video , , Orchid kinda looks like a sexy FROG trying to take a poop 💩💩 , I'm half certain that wasn't the intention , , yet there it is 😸👍👍

[@autobotstarscream765]

Frog yes, poop no, it's the drip pose to assert her drip. 😎

[@liamnorth555]

one of her special moves turned the opponent into a frog, then she'd stomp it flat lol

[@wyldelf2685]

@@autobotstarscream765 drip DRIP ahhh haaa haaa haaaa 🤣😆🤣

[@wyldelf2685]

@@liamnorth555 yes yes , the FROGality , aah haaa haaa haaaa ! 👍😆🤣😆🤣

[@fmruksf6614]

Xcellent video 👍🇬🇧🏵️

[@biohazard737]

I literally got an Xbox for KI. I just hate the controller. I wish it was on ps4

[@NateyCat]

Yesss!

[@DovonMac1]

Riptor is actually female

[@jbFromNYC]

#BringBackKI

[@armyofninjas9055]

Fulgore ftw. He looks infintely cooler than Eyedol. What a stupid villain.

[@autobotstarscream765]

Is that why Eyedol got flushed right down the pooper while Fulgore usurped the protagonist Jago as the face of the franchise? 😂

[@doctorcrankyflaps1724]

The game the game the game.

[@batman3217]

Where's the 1st Killer Instinct picture you had up? It was WAT BETTER than the one you have up now.

[@autobotstarscream765]

Black Orchid kinda cute tho, reminds me of Phylicia Rashad back in the day.

[@ericpatterson4248]

#glacius vs. #thunder is pretty much the #life. . .

[@dsanchez9703]

I hope they make it cool