I really miss the bizarre atmosphere a lot of pc games had back in the day
@SuperCrippledGamer9 жыл бұрын
Me too. Like Earthworm Jim for example. =)
@garchamp98445 жыл бұрын
4 years later, normies still ruin everything.
@brienmaybe.44154 жыл бұрын
Mainstream or bust.
@jcasetnl4 жыл бұрын
Games back then had small dev teams. The vision - for better or worse - could be carried through to the final product. You still see many games like this but today they're in the indie scene. Check out The Cat Lady if you want a game with bizarre story and atmosphere that would never get approved by a "designed by committee" AAA dev/distributor partnership.
@waisinet3 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend jazzpunk then. 😊
@childofcascadia6 жыл бұрын
With that box art and that intro, was not expecting a crappy fighting game. I thought it was gonna be some weird adventure game.
@Linkonpark1003 жыл бұрын
Even if it were an adventure game, it would still be crappy.
@DOSRetroGamer2 жыл бұрын
I thought it was a casual or puzzle game where you steer an infinite tongue through a serious of obstacles.
@ryanwinklevoss10 жыл бұрын
I like how the red block looking dude's EKG is a sine wave.
@pauljones30174 жыл бұрын
Came here to say that.
@fuzzydunlop17534 жыл бұрын
Haha yeah that's a nice touch.
@StraytheSkies9 жыл бұрын
The front cover looks like a Primus album
@greenbean96008 жыл бұрын
It really does
@hazardeur5 жыл бұрын
spot on
@Redh3adTheRedFox4 жыл бұрын
I’d buy it
@melvinjansen23384 жыл бұрын
Yep totally
@LGR12 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the tongue barely shows up in the game at all. It's just one move of the Fatman. It'd be like calling Mortal Kombat "Wrath Hammer of Shao Khan"... Actually, that's pretty awesome-sounding.
@StefanSochinsky2 жыл бұрын
That should be the name of a metal band
@LGR12 жыл бұрын
Thank you truly for the kind words. Always great to hear stuff like that :)
@SheepUndefined7 жыл бұрын
Oh wow, that cube guy has a sine wave heartbeat. That's...actually really clever.
@destinyhero47955 жыл бұрын
Why?
@SpaceMissile3 жыл бұрын
@@destinyhero4795 because it's a robot and it wouldn't make sense to have a heart-beat without a heart. ...though I feel a square wave would make more sense. 😜
@SpaceMissile3 жыл бұрын
@@DrLoverLover idunno, I just like square waves. I feel like the robot would be DC power, too.
@lorigulfnoldor21622 жыл бұрын
@@SpaceMissile the square wave requires a lot of sine waves added together to emulate, though. That's unless you're using digital electronics. But then, digital is not very biological, and the lore seems to suggest that all fighters are some lifeforms that evolved somewhere.
@01Zipang6 жыл бұрын
wait, the japanese version was called fatman? oh dear.
@joshuakorynta33855 жыл бұрын
Holy shit
@kamulecPL125 жыл бұрын
Real bruh moment
@sketcharmslong62895 жыл бұрын
Fuck me..
@PunakiviAddikti5 жыл бұрын
That's a bit of an oof.
@kurros12704 жыл бұрын
They should've called it "American"
@TheRealGaucelm8 жыл бұрын
Mondu and his fight palace are basically a more human Jabba the Hutt and his alien servants. The green alien here is basically a transposition of Salacious Crumb.
@fuzzydunlop17534 жыл бұрын
The damage scaling feature was actually kinda ahead of its time, that's still used in games like guilty gear today.
@chrisrobinson828 жыл бұрын
They should remake this as these characters are hilarious and it's incredibly odd and funny. Of course they would have to make it playable which this one sadly appears not to be!!
@Zacharyp88 жыл бұрын
Believe it or not my friend's dad voice acted that bit in the beginning
@FroztiProductions8 жыл бұрын
sweet
@SamEvansCOM8 жыл бұрын
Cool
@niallreid76647 жыл бұрын
Awesome.
@HomelessPank7 жыл бұрын
good for you
@BigDickCheney7 жыл бұрын
Very cool.
@simplyjustjoni11 жыл бұрын
"Make Me Wiggle" WTF?
@ChadBishopSr8 жыл бұрын
I don't much like game reviewers these days, but I have to say you made this very interesting. I spent more time watching this video than I did playing the game. Thanks.
@jamison855 жыл бұрын
I bought this as a kid. Got ripped off by a merchant at a games market in the 90s - originally I'd bought Xwing vs Tie Fighter and specifically asked if it ran on DOS since I did not have a Win95 PC, to which he said yes. When I checked the box later, and it was obvious that it would not, I didn't get my money back. He just said that I could choose another game on the table for the same value...which ended up being this game.
@hazardeur5 жыл бұрын
sounds like the good old times
@joe--cool5 жыл бұрын
Haha, you got screwed pretty badly there. XvT is actually a great game for LAN parties.
@noxiusobvious42394 жыл бұрын
@@joe--cool But you can't have evenings of 'Fatman and smash then' with XvT, so WHO got screwd?
@monsterfurby9 жыл бұрын
"21st century East German formula..:" So that's how quickly a 1989 game can become a relic of its time.
@BRboi77712 жыл бұрын
LGR, I know you have a life and with so comes times when you don't do videos for all of us: But i wanna take the time to thank you for doing these videos. I don't know why or how but you have made me addicted to your videos. Honestly: your charm, witty sarcasm, games, knowledge of games, history, your personality and likeness (Duke Nukem for example) and more just makes me want to watch a 15 minute video twice or thrice. Thank you man, you are an amazing kind man. Jake
@swiftymagee7 жыл бұрын
I remember playing this over a cousin's house on his sega genesis when I was a kid. Wasn't going to play it at first but the title interested me. I couldn't get past the first guy because of the horrible controls, so after a few tries I just quit and played Desert Strike instead. The creepy image of Mondu stuck with me, though, and I honestly think the premise of an intergalactic blood sport game is appealing.
@pouringblood5 жыл бұрын
The premise is good, yes. Also, Desert Strike/Jungle Strike were great games.
@crispyjeb6 жыл бұрын
Just ran into this game on the Internet archive. If only it had decent controls, it could have been a fun game.
@intervalkid5 жыл бұрын
I had this game when it came out. I loved it! I thought it was awesome fun and played hours daily until I won it and then played some more. A modern version of it would be lots of fun. The ability to buy power ups and weapons beforehand made it very interesting and fun to play. The different combinations of weapons you can use with the combos made for a lot of different possibilities.
@SpaceMissile3 жыл бұрын
2:54 Humanoid Flaws: "Require 6-8 hours downtime per planet rotation, self evaluation often exceeds potential." _me-IRL_
@LGR12 жыл бұрын
By that time double density 5.25" floppies were crazy cheap, but 3.5" floppies were still around two to three times the cost. And since many popular computers, like the Tandy 1000 series, only had 3.5" floppy drives, to save money and support those customers they included the cut-down game on a single 3.5" floppy. At least, that's the story I've read.
@LGR12 жыл бұрын
The Firaxis one, yeah. I'm not a huge X-COM fan or anything, but I do enjoy it from time to time.
@fc-pl9kr6 жыл бұрын
This was the very first game I ever bought. That shark guy was the best.
@K3VAnK0lTAi8 жыл бұрын
subscribed. good content with a good explanation of the game and no annoying voice on top of it. Your a ten in my books buddy.
@darknessml61456 жыл бұрын
Poble your'e
@planescaped5 жыл бұрын
@@darknessml6145 Ye'Ore
@QualityJeverage12 жыл бұрын
That box art is going to haunt my nightmares.
@michaeldougherty60364 жыл бұрын
I played the crap out of this as a kid. The trick was to play Rubic and just trip your opponent with the tripping item. Then just jump up and down on them. His animation hits multiple times and can kill them in seconds, even with the loss of damage. And jesus christ why does my brain retain this instead of useful things?
@sgtmoose19427 жыл бұрын
I remember playing that game. My friend had it on his CGA monitor. Yes, Tongue of the Fatman in glorious 4 colors!
@die913211 жыл бұрын
I'm actually really glad you're doing these videos. I'm only thirteen and as such, getting my hands on older consoles and older copies of games is really hard considering for the most part I have to pay via a credit card online and my town has no gamers, so no chance of bartering with them. Besides the point though, these reviews allow me to see some of gaming's past and, as Luktom did bring up, pit-falls, and it's really quite interesting. Keep up the good work.
@healsyeah3 жыл бұрын
OMG even your furniture is retro, i remember that sofa design back in the early 90s!! bravo!
@JasonValentineFL9 жыл бұрын
lol. I actually grew up playing this. Loved it at the time. But after SF2 came out, I could never go back. Earning money, buying upgrades and the oddness of the game are all still great things.
@totallynotabot1515 жыл бұрын
I also really enjoyed it when it came out. Street Fighter on the other hand never did it for me.
@Ripplin4 жыл бұрын
I never forgot the ad for this in an old video game magazine under the Mondu's Fight Palace name.
@spiderjerusalem1009 жыл бұрын
It's like a lesson in how not to make a fighting game.
@Jraptor19599 жыл бұрын
This needs to be on GOG
@AstreaZero5 жыл бұрын
lol yeah
@GuitarInTheForest4 жыл бұрын
This is the funniest game review I have ever seen! Great work!
@damionwilliams92628 жыл бұрын
I built a computer just to play this when I was 10. Thanks for the memories.
@MattyLite_USAF2 жыл бұрын
I just came across this game randomly, and thought "Man LGR should review this." Then I searched it ... and you did. Time to revisit!
@coffee1157 жыл бұрын
I love games like this with voices, I can just imagine near the end of development: “Hey, who wants to be Mondu?”
@Ugleseth10 жыл бұрын
I first played this game 20 years ago, and have fond memories of it, but seeing the game now, and remembering the controls, I'm starting to question 10 year old me's judgement!
@LGR12 жыл бұрын
The DOS version is not as bad the MD version, with its extra features and such. But it's still not a very good game, if you ask me. The awful controls and crap hit detection completely break what potential it had.
@MrLbw211211 жыл бұрын
Haha, Liked the review. Great job. You were saying a lot of things we were thinking back then. Brought back memories. I actually bought this game when it came out and spent many hours drinking beer, smoking cigarettes and playing this. I finished the game, beating the Fatman himself. Thought it was a lot of fun, even though I didn't like these types of games much, The betting and buying power ups were the best part of it, and each character had special moves. Thanks for the video.
@christophercollins36325 жыл бұрын
My Review: “What do you get with Tongue of the Fatman? Unpleasant Way of the Fist action.
@JarcoArt2 жыл бұрын
Remember this fondly, for its weirdness 😅 **Can't remember the controls stuff, was fun for a kid back in the days.
@tsm6882 жыл бұрын
0:30 I can tell you that tiny me was fascinated and afraid of that box art but the parents were wise enough to know trash when they saw it
@Powerhouse19 жыл бұрын
I feel like this game could've been good if the controls were much better.
@CherryPixelBun8 жыл бұрын
So many bad foghting games could be decent with better controls.
@fivebyfive5256 жыл бұрын
W. Durrsly and so many KZbin comments would be better with good spelling and grammar.
@dawnoftruth16 жыл бұрын
Would be an amazing project some day. Revamp the controls in terrible games to see how fun they can be.
@harryradley4 жыл бұрын
The Megadrive/Genesis version was actually pretty damn good, it seems like it fixed a bunch of the issues LGR mentions here. It starts off very fun anyway but unfortunately the difficulty is still pretty ridiculous, after the first handful of fights the opponents just spam overpowered moves and it feels very unfair.
@GameHorder11 жыл бұрын
looks like my grandma's couch
@tiamat_0234 жыл бұрын
dude, i didnt think anyone else on the planet knew about this game! god bless the internet, little hint, always bet on pixel boy... he's a total ass kicker.
@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial8 жыл бұрын
We reviewed the Sega port (Slaughter Sport) ages ago. It was a game with a lot of really unique ideas for the time...but the control....oh dear god no Very cool to see the PC port, though I'm surprised the Genesis had more player types (though the amount of pallet swapping seems strong as ever). Visuals are much better on the PC. Great Review!
@unitedchainsofamerica Жыл бұрын
That 3d box man is awsome! He acually holds up.
@planescaped5 жыл бұрын
Wow... I actually played this as a kid. Don't know when, don't know how. But I remember that yellow shop guy.
@miha91yt12 жыл бұрын
Thanks LGR, for this video. I had a russian version when I was a kid, and there were much more characters to play as.
@Icaras12 жыл бұрын
Wow, this was really interesting for me, as back in the late 90s, I had this game on a budget games CD compilation (Hits for Six), and it seems the guys who put that CD together (Prisim Leisure Copr) put the 3 1/2 floppy version of the game on, as I nevr knew the game had voices or more than 1 stage. I recall I even found files that had text referring to being a defending champion and boss of the fight pitt, but even beating the game didn't access this. Now I know why, I had a cut down version!
@Ultracity60609 жыл бұрын
Holy crap, I never played this, but just watching it reminded me of *Battle Beast*! I forgot that existed!
@thedesucomplex43658 жыл бұрын
That cover art is actually pretty neat. I like it.
@hoangtran47367 жыл бұрын
I prefer the 45 version of fatman. The was da bomb. Literally.
@ArtKingjr6 жыл бұрын
Just found my old disk laying in box somewhere. Made me look you up. I used to love this crappy game.
@BirdFluJapan12 жыл бұрын
nice review... did you ever do a review on Traders? You know, the DOS game where you micromanage, build your robot, then battle? ;> That was a great game to play with your friends... IMO
@thatfriggingbathroom26565 жыл бұрын
I so wanted this game as a kid after seeing it in a magazine but just couldn't find it in 1990 Germany. I know I probably would have been disappointed but now I still kind of want to give it a go to put all that to rest.
@roboticd Жыл бұрын
It helps to have played this in a pre-street fighter 2 world.
@prizedcoffeecup9 жыл бұрын
I remember having something like this for the Sega Genesis...I beat the first level once and then the game crashed. Well played. Well played.
@desauce773 жыл бұрын
I loved this game. I wish I still had something that could play it
@DoctorBabby5 жыл бұрын
I've heard of this game before, from another KZbinr who reviewed the Genesis version. It's interesting actually, before your review I didn't know this was originally a computer game, instead of a Genesis title... Also, from the other review, the Genesis version appeared way more broken, and with less features.
@MrVenom197412 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this review. Never heard of this DOS classics. ;-) Maybe I'll give this thing a try. But the controls look really really really stiff.
@TremiRodomi12 жыл бұрын
Laughed so hard when he described the title screen XD
@queenofroastedflesh67817 жыл бұрын
I've actually played this as a child, I had a lot of fun with it if only because of how bizarre it was.
@-taz-12 жыл бұрын
LOL, I totally remember seeing this game at computer stores when I was a kid and not being interested enough to even pick up the box.
@tavern24686 жыл бұрын
It's Iike a terrible dream
@AllanSavolainen6 жыл бұрын
Haa, I remember playing this and now I can try it again :)
@DragonNexus7 жыл бұрын
Dude reminds me a lot of Marvel's Mojo. Heck, a lot of the game reminds me of his schtick.
@serginietor12 жыл бұрын
this game would have potential as a flash minigame, it'd be really cool to play a "fixed" version
@compyislife12 жыл бұрын
I've played the Sega Genesis version. It was really bad, but this DOS one looks much better. Nice review, again!
@jordith0112 жыл бұрын
In my youth, I had this on the C64, and was annoyed when Mondu mocks you even after you beat him... my brother and I thought that if we managed to beat his win record that we'd finally get him to shut up. That's 11 hours of my life I'll never get back.... though we did break his win record.... so... that really doesn't make me feel any better about this game.... but it still brings me back to hear that 'you lost' music at the end.
@mieszkogulinski1688 жыл бұрын
This game seems to be seriously hilarious
@q30600510 жыл бұрын
I would love to see this remade now and made into more of a modern fighter. Considering how obscure and... not good... this is makes that very unlikely.
@XxSombreroguyxX9 жыл бұрын
I just want the box art to reappear on a modern game
@wintermute36587 жыл бұрын
I played the Genesis version and i absolutley love it, its so bad its good
@DynamixWarePro10 жыл бұрын
I remember playing something quite similar to this on the Amstrad 6128+ although I don't quite remember what it was as I don't think there was a version of this on the Amstrad.
@masterofall4elements10 жыл бұрын
love the artstyle!
@tyki_exe86495 жыл бұрын
Holy crap this game is real!? I thought this was just a fever dream i had when i was 14!
@treepuncher1711 жыл бұрын
Just looking back there and seeing big box copies of classics like Rise of the Tria, Arena, Tomb Raider and X-Com makes me super jealous that my PC collection is only Duke 3D and Sim City 3000.
@skywatcher712 жыл бұрын
X-Com is great. I am just in the middle of my first play through of it after years of hearing about it. Almost nearing the end game. And am looking forward to the remake coming out next month.
@user-xn3kt6bn5r2 жыл бұрын
fuck me this comments old
@wallyhackenslacker Жыл бұрын
So bold of Activision to make a game where Bobby Kotick is both in the cover art and the final boss!
@Edgewalker0017 жыл бұрын
"Laugh... And grow FAT!" XD
@red_doggo72195 жыл бұрын
Somebody please get this to ReviewTechUSA.
@Baoran7 жыл бұрын
I actually liked playing this game back then. I probably would not play it now though.
@ludusjake447711 жыл бұрын
Could you please do a review on the DOS Punisher game in the background at 0:50 ? or even the rail shooter on the NES
@jaynukem192910 жыл бұрын
Among the other version's he mentioned, this one's got the most catchy title. It sounds near to something pornographic.
@THEONLYGORE12 жыл бұрын
man that game was so awesome and pulled from so many stores lool
@MegaErong12 жыл бұрын
the title.... caught my attention...
@LordPrometheous5 жыл бұрын
That game was hard. I got to the Fatman maybe 3 or 4 times but I could never beat him. Even when I had gotten cheats to give me more money for weapons, it made no difference. The opponents would usually just get the jump on me, or they could pull off moves effortlessly back to back, while I just got beat up until I died.
@NortelGeek9 жыл бұрын
Awkwardly Arousing Aeriola Action... says it all...
@judsongaiden9878 Жыл бұрын
2:36 They couldn't even say his name right! It's "Mondu," not "Mondo." 4:09 "KAR-uh-TEE-kuh." The Taekwondo version is taekwondoga ("TIE-kwon-DOE-guh").
@sweetiesgetmoney3 жыл бұрын
3:56 "21st century East German formula..." That line aged like fine milk. I guess, technically, there is still time for another East-West split within the century?
@whylekat4 жыл бұрын
Video is labeled "no mature content" *shows box coverart*
@Jolis_Parsec4 жыл бұрын
I’m more concerned about the C64’s boxart showing the fighting alien chick in a skimpy top and thong tbh.
@ArokhaSieyes12 жыл бұрын
"Wrath Hammer of Shao Khan: Shaolin Monks" or "Wrath Hammer of Shao Khan vs. DC Universe" ... these are games I would play.
@claytonwohl709212 жыл бұрын
I *loved* this game when I was a kid and just googled it. This game was just loaded with dark humor, dialog, and cool sadistic moves to find. However, games from that era simply aren't playable with today's sensibilities. For example, I *loved* the Sierra adventure games and have tons of great memories and nostalgia, but today I simply don't enjoy that style of game at all.
@EffectPlaceboThe5 жыл бұрын
This game was the best
@koalabrownie11 жыл бұрын
Do you re-arrange your gaming shelf for each video, to show off whatever game you want to show off at the time?
@PancakebatterLuigi Жыл бұрын
I love this game, I married my tv screen the second I saw it. Every day I see Fatman I immediately burst semen. I have a picture of Fatman on my wall and I have to wash my bedsheets once every 3 days.
@XenoChron24 ай бұрын
😷🤢
@AerialMac12 жыл бұрын
8:42 ROFL what was going on there?
@ArisAlamanos10 жыл бұрын
Dude when are you going to do a video about the Double Dragon games???