Mace: The Dark Age Arcade - Executioner Playthrough

Playthrough of the arcade version of Mace: the Dark Age using the Executioner. I'm still learning this game so its not a perfect playthrough by any means. Apparently, I still need to learn the timings to beat Asmodeus on the first try.
Recorded using a Core i5-2500 (Sandy Bridge) and MAME v141 on my arcade machine. The arcade game was released in 1996 and used a 3dfx graphics chip on the Seattle hardware. Intel's latest Sandy Bridge processors can play this game at full speed with no overclocking required.

[@DragonFatDeposits]

This game was so underrated and ahead of its time.

[@Below-Zero.]

Clean game. Hidden gem.

[@dipset22554]

Especially with the spatial impact of the area. Like the stages actually impacted the fight with dangers. That was def ahead of its time

[@JosephTurkot]

Used to love this game

[@Tapda97]

Before soulcalibur it was this and Xena

[@mahmutkurt]

Agree..

[@VampireGirl1294]

I remember playing this game on our Nintendo 64, with my brothers and dad. This was so nostalgic! 😄

[@innoutfan]

lets play it together! lets meet up at warped tour

[@kmaniscool14]

they really need to remake this game for next-gen consoles. that would be fucking sexy.

[@Itsgeestatus]

I've Stated In A Article How I Want This Game 2 Return on Xboxuservoice.com Since They Desperately need more Fighting Games In their collection(Exclusively)

[@jeremyriley1238]

I like to see a remake, but I doubt NRS would do console exclusive games in this age, since the games they released are for more than one.

[@undergrounddojokeyboardcag701]

Nah, it was not a good game. All it had was a neat style with creative characters. By comparison to fighting games though, nah it sucked

[@rondelllee8936]

@@undergrounddojokeyboardcag701 the game was meant to be played with an arcade stick so the reason no one's good at it is because they were using N64 joystick.

[@CannotHelp]

Atari Games is dead (even Midway and 3dfx) R.I.P

[@yungcade4480]

Lord Deimos: "sometimes I like to play with kittens" 😂

[@megamarsonic]

Yeah it seems like the programmers decided to have a little fun and have the fighters say something out of character every once in a blue moon. Taria: "I would rather go shopping." Ragnar: "I drive a Fjord."

[@mattxander8976]

Takeshi was always the bane of anyone’s playthrough. His basic 2 hit combo was enough to take off a good chunk of health and it was so quick. Nicely done.

[@mjwillgotskills]

The Nostalgia! Fucking love this game man. Thanks for posting!

[@grimsr05]

Sick ass game. I was all young playing this. Like 7.

[@JosueHernandez-kq3sx]

grimsr05 same here, I was 7-8 playing this game

[@juanzamora662]

I played it when i was 7...

[@bunnyfreakz]

The metal sound when hit takeshi is so satisfy.

[@couches]

I was thinking the same thing. can't get any satisfying sounds on games these days.

[@imortal333]

i like how some of the characters have unique dialogue against certain other characters.

[@ImThatGuyLevi]

I used to love this game...had to come to youtube just to watch the videos

[@johnny711]

evilest and darkest beatemup game of all times. wish for a remake

[@CloudyAmorous]

"Sometimes I like to play with kittens." -Lord Deimos

[@onialliengantz6]

Lord Deimos: "Sometimes I like to play with kittens". Man... you don't fuck with this guy.

[@jakey926]

Dude this game looks Metal as hell!

[@ScoutHare]

I truthfully want to see more of this and maybe have a revisit to see from where you started and to how you’ve improved. I truthfully give you credit for being the only person on my search of videos on this game to get almost everyone executed on the ladder. Well done. 👏

[@MikeTheGamer77]

Me and my buds spent many a day figuring out combos. Helped that we were friends with the guys who worked at the arcade,... free credits all day.

[@Talking-Monkey]

Ahhahahaah the younger generation will never know the struggle. Having that hookup made all the difference. Open up the arcade machine and flick that credit button 9999999999999 times lol .

[@thegreatestevil1616]

Executioner had the best fatality....ever!!

[@BigPimpinAssCurt]

I used to love this game. I remember it being pretty hard

[@Below-Zero.]

Yes.

[@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370]

Lord Deimos's quote made my day. Even the most evil lords have a sensitive side.

[@twrmois]

This game looks amazing for a arcade game, I agree with the others, it should be HD remastered for modern consoles and Steam.

[@RadamanthysCorp]

It was also a N64 game

[@twrmois]

i know i got it on my tablet with a emulator it runs flawlessly with no graphics problems

[@TKHYDeimos]

Twrmois HD The problem with that dream is that people say this game doesn't play good... I don't get why, I loved every minute I played this game, was hoping for more :/

[@lazyfreedom98]

still one the best arcade games every bring back big old arcades for the kids and olds Cheers 4 upload Peace Out Cheers

[@toothyluna4042]

2:50 great camera angle

[@MarlinSapphire]

Everyone would be on Mortal Kombat 4 all damn day at the arcade. This game wasn't played as much at the arcade so I played this a lot. My goodness it's so awesome seeing this in action again lol. I loved playing this. At first the little scene where the heads would fall on the spike was uncomfortable to look at being a kid but then I got use to it lmao Sweet victory

[@MrGrey321]

14:33 "Sometimes I like to play with kittens."

[@PirateMonkeyTV]

Awesome! Thanks for posting this. Brings back memories of sitting in the VO booth with a sore throat... I was the announcer. So many takes!! 🤣

[@MikeTheGamer77]

i miss this game. Executioner was my character.

[@dipset22554]

Bruhhh I was so young playing this game but the moment I heard this video it made memories flood back

[@em.4774]

GOOMBA!!!!!!!! I always thought he was shooting the spirit of a Dead Goomba when he said that. Then again this game was for Nintendo only so yeah.

[@somedude712]

Hey great gameplay! I loved this game so much back in the N64 days. I used to play Al Rashid and i thought his execution was one of the cooler ones. Anyway, you make a great Executioner. Kudos!

[@saikopiratos]

ohhhhmg! this game! :O nostalgia! when i was 7 i drew the executioner at school my teacher was like wtf!? phahaha

[@corneliussmith5938]

Unreal. I did the same exact thing lol.

[@cultist9591]

For me on the n64 the bots are INSANE, I'm used to games like mortal Jon at and killer instinct. Noticed my gf had this on her n64 and got into it and I like it honestly. But shit soon as I get to the monk dude on normal. The dude was nearly blocking every move I did no matter what I did, tried doing over heads to lows and it's like he knew what I was doing almost. Shits hard.

[@eo8240]

I remember trying to play this when i was 8, it was just too fucking hard. I just re bought it and i still don't think i'll do any better

[@mwells219]

Mace the Dark Age is what I imagined Bonestorm in The Simpsons was like.

[@applbarti828]

2020 watching this and never knew grendal and asmodeus existed as a kid lol

[@terrancethomas7556]

This game was soooo hard on the 64 but I still love it to this day they definitely need to bring it back

[@EmilyCook-wx1eq]

I had this game on the N64. Best fighting game at the time and still probably my favorite

[@DestroyedEden]

Xia Long 1st round was nicely executed.

[@InfamousMalice6]

ahh i been trying to find this game for yeaaaaaaaaars!!!

[@tetails]

they need a sequal to this game

[@TheFighuass]

i love lord deimos!!

[@Talking-Monkey]

Damn. Blast from the past for sure. Going back to the Primal Rage 1 days and when Virtual Fighter was still blocky as can be. The days when knowing a fatality or finishing move was coveted because the internet and online gaming info sites were still in their infancy. I remember playing this in the arcade before home consoles became really solid and enjoyable. Which ultimately put arcades out of business. It was never ad popular as other games. But I thought it was fun. A little redundant, but still fun.

[@Lilliathi]

Grendal is from Beowulf, which is British poetry, but he's Taria's brother, so he's Spanish. Pojo is Spanish for chicken. She was turned into a chicken by Taria, so probably another Spaniard. The janitor has no background what so ever. That leaves war mech, who does have a Scottish accent, but he's a dwarf, so you decide if that counts. :P

[@kempessfa1946]

Lol dude you are alreayd there, beat the game.

[@JackDaScarecrow]

Ive always wondered is the Executioner black???

[@tannerworm]

I think so

[@Talking-Monkey]

Being able to side strife at just the right moment is clutch in this game.

[@HiddenAdept]

Damn I can see part of the reason why people went out to the arcades in the 90s, the graphics were way better then the home systems at the time. The character models in this look like later PS2 era in terms of detail.

[@Truecade]

@Caribdus You need an Intel Sandy Bridge 2500 or 2600 series processor to run it full speed.

[@gr8gmr]

I'd love to see some kind of revival of this game by NRS.

[@Candle_Calmness]

Or see them in as guests characters in MK Series.

[@ReigningSemtex]

When my friends were playing Tekken on ps1 I was playing this on n64. Good times

[@Itsgeestatus]

I Gotta give credit 2 AL Rashid(favorite character) he's so relentless even with his last bit of health he'll still fight you to the death look at em around 12:28 not many characters are like him at all in fighting games period

[@shan5445]

Streetfighter 6 now has a Rashid some moves look familiar i am sure they took it from this but Rashid will be a hit because his moves are fluid just like in this game

[@Cryptorax]

Executioner reminds me on Scorpion (but with a axe instead a sword and without a "Get over here!")

[@MasterChris666]

love this gam eneed remake

[@DodgeThisBam]

Ragnars music gives me PTSD, this is where most of my games ended.

[@EWFGamingChannel]

i just wanted to say that ur great at this game. I can't get passed takeshi xD

[@SuperZero225]

his execution is Back, Down,Forward,Back,Down,Forward,+ A

[@niniendowarrior]

Well done!

[@Login2play]

me and my brother would play this on an emulator for the wii, all the letters were just corrupted squares and lines, and the graphics were a little buggy, but the game play was really good.

[@dempsey2054]

The executioner versus!!! The lady with 15 items in the self checkout lane!!

[@razorfett147]

I played quite a few B lister fighting games back in the late 90s and early 00s, but Mace is the only one i remember...and quite fondly. It could easily have grown into a franchise to rival the likes of Soul Calibre if the stars had lined up a bit differently A talented studio definitely needs to scoop up the IP and deliver a modern incarnation

[@jo-lethal2792]

Probably the only pierced nipples I've ever seen in an N64 game.

[@ariansmith9370]

How do u unlock Dregan, Hellknight, Ichiro, and War Mech on Arcade

[@MrMastaPlanna]

Mortal Soul Blade is what me and my cousins used to call this

[@undergrounddojokeyboardcag701]

I gotta say, not even close to being a perfect translation but my god the N64 did a great job with it.

[@Caribdus]

@Truecade Thanks for the heads up bud and btw very cool vid :)

[@IchiJewSan]

Damn i remember playing this game as a child. I sucked so much back then and would always lose to the executioner. Now i dont even have the game anymore and im sad i never beat it :(

[@2milehigh]

Holy crap, I dipped way to many quarters into this machine back in the day

[@nintendorakyamato1859]

Available for your home in 1998 Only on Nintendo 64!

[@MetalHeadRed954]

Executioner used to scare me back in the day

[@emeraldrose95]

bro me and my siblings loved this game! i always played as the executioner cause he was epic

[@Jake8857]

Nostalgic

[@Shinobi33]

This game still looks good. Its polish is noticeable

[@bigred9046]

Classic 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@nintendorakyamato1859]

If a remaster would come, it must feature voice acting

[@MoonlightStrider]

Have you still got the rom for this game for MAME, the ones I keep trying to download is missing some of the files

[@DeadlyBeauty1000]

What does the announcer say when you have to do an execution? I can't hear pretty well!

[@johnnyzero8853]

This reminds me of Soul Calibur

[@Rodrigo-fs4vc]

"I'll post a Mace The Dark Age playthrough" "And you'll win, right?" "..." "You'll win, right?"

[@egalnochmalegal5165]

always lost against al rashid

[@gameboy8425]

This game looks amazing for 97'

[@MikeTheGamer77]

dregan was an *extra* character. It was a time lock. A lot of arcades didnt get what that meant so they would shut the machine off at night. this reset the internal clock a lot of the time. But being an extra character they didnt get their own boards.

[@yagamijubei28]

whats funny about this game is there is a variant of the executioner in incredible hulk colours

[@4dhumaninstrumentality789]

Ive always wondered. Is the Executioner a Moor? I was always disappointed that this game seemingly lacked an African character. As I became older and realized that he was from Spain and clearly had the skin of someone of African ancestry I started to believe that to be the case.

[@leonardoguillen7050]

One question guys, does anyone know the reason why this game did not get ported to the first playstation? thank yo

[@2ruthl355]

Would've been a shame not to execute Namira after she was givin u such a hard time...

[@samboy1288]

Good lord does this ever look better visually than the N64 port

[@sebastiancortes6346]

In the console was released in 1997

[@leoheart11]

We want remake of this game

[@niniendowarrior]

@EWFGamingChannel Generally, Asmodeus is many times easier in the Arcade than in the N64. He doesn't have the auto-guard quirk that the N64 version has. He's got some very significant recovery time which is why some of the combos here worked.

[@Funky562]

2:53 nice view before getting executed Koyasha

[@metalheadedtothemax]

It's the safest necrophilia you can experience without being one.

[@icefiredarksector748]

Is it my imagination, or are alought of people getting into Mace all of as sudden? I've just now noticed several youtube sites dedicated to Mace. I wonder if they'll ever consider bringing this series back or at least a book series.

[@shan5445]

One of the best fighting games I ever played it was different. Shame they havent updated it would look amazing on a PS5 or Nintendo!

[@VeniceMenace-ky6yf]

Agreed this game needs a reboot

[@calvin3464]

This game really needs to come out on the Wii Virtual Console or Playstation Network.

[@supermetroid009]

Asmodeus, The original Jinpachi.

[@kmrf27]

I'm mean, this game should be revived. Revamped, just like soul calibur but even better!!! All of the characters are different amazing in there own way. They can put more variety as well. Damn can we make this happen tho as fans?! Justice for Mace

[@TheDemoniusX]

@palkida117 I own the cart and people would disagree but it's near arcade perfect all the sound and graphics are there just no background animation (Koyasha stage) as an example. Anyone tell me where to find the one that has Hellnight and dragen? I can't find that particular romset, it's a later version then the one I have.

[@SuperZero225]

Are You Playing in a emulator?

[@leandrob.rufino9023]

Pense num jogo bom, fez parte da minha infância, bateu a nostalgia aqui

[@soutoabn]

N consegui zerar kkk era difícil p crlh, achava esse personagem o melhor e nem lembro mas acho que n passei do grendal e se passei parei no asmodeus ia pesada nesse jogo!, zelda majoras mask n consegui subir pra lua, pow no final n consegui zerar!

[@leandrob.rufino9023]

@@soutoabn Kkkkk realmente era bem difícil, só conseguia zerar com o Grendal.

[@phillipfrawley7656]

i had a crush on koyasha as a kid but i ruled the game with grendal and ned the janitor and warmech

[@user-yv4tg1dt3l]

Dis game look si Good on arcade 😲

[@yuriyv4239]

is itemu? what are system configs to run smooth?

[@scottjohnson8382]

Namira was tough as shit.

[@Itsgeestatus]

She Sure Was Of Course She's AL' Rashid Girlfriend U Should've Known Already lol