"I believe your life has already expired." - Fist of the North Star (PlayStation One)

➤ BECOME A VIP MEMBER: (and see AD-FREE, early videos): / mattmcmuscles
➤ NEW MERCH: www.pixelempir...
➤ SUBSCRIBE TO THE FLOPHOUSE: / mattmcmuscles
➤ TWITTER: / mattmcmuscles
Edited By: / notoriousnichol
Intro By: / leemounseysmith
Thumbnail art by: / donwoka

[@MattMcMuscles]

Looking for FOTNS: Lost Paradise? I played that a few years ago! - kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4nPinyXp9mEhc0

[@rohankishibeandpinkdarkboy8853]

It'd be cool if you do a quick look for that again, since the English version is out!

[@jarrodhook]

Thanks Matt!! That’s my fault for not checking everyone. Sorry Matt!

[@larryfarrow8322]

It's on ps4 store like $5 during Christmas

[@donnerblitzen1388]

Got me a physical copy myself, amazing work they did with the storyline and gameplay. The camera, I didn't care for sometimes, but beggars can't be choosers! Lost paradise was what got me into the yakuza series as well, that says volumes about its quality even if it is not clone of....I heard part 2 was the closest to lost paradise. I think a video game based on the anime OVA "M.D. Geist" would be great and somewhat simple to pull off amazingly, just use the dark souls format with a twist of metal gear solid and a bit of dynasty warriors.

[@edgeyberzerker]

Old Playstation games like this one can show how well something can age as long as it has great art direction. What a little gem!

[@Aqua_Xenossia]

The expressiveness is easily right up there with the likes of Mega Man Legends 2 and Nintendo’s works during that era. That dev team really knew what the hell they were doing 💕

[@sinteleon]

On the other hand, this game looks WAY better than most old playstation games. :V

[@otakuthegreat]

Completed this ages ago really enjoyed this game. *goes through the complete story *has a Vs. mode *and has got a secret mode [when you complete the story without continuing] It is a real good gem for something that came out in 2000 late in the PlayStation's lifecycle.

[@GenesHand]

It has better death animations than the Hokuto Musou games and the Yakuza one lol.

[@jhonmarston1234]

This game looks incredible upscaled. God bless emulation.

[@HenriqueMello03]

Yes, this game has a full on story outside of shin's arc, you can even unlock the characters you beat in this game for versus mode which is great

[@RetroRanter]

I used to own this, the fact they recreated the intro for this game alone was amazing. 😎 Fist of the North Star has had some epic games that don't get enough love.

[@MattMcMuscles]

Well, yeah, the games that never got translated usually didn't get a lot of love.

[@vladimir8aA]

@@MattMcMuscles you should also try the PS 2 fighting game made by Sega/Arc Systems

[@aaronbasham6554]

@@DragonHeart613 plus has the best dumb names ever for drinks

[@nicoleseraphita7613]

Ken's title is typical "Savior of the Century's end" so the legend of the savior of century's end or something is probably the game's subtitle. Fist of the northstar: Lost Paradise is pretty damn good

[@MichaelPeppers89]

That's right my friend, the subtitle 世紀末救世主伝説 translates to "Legend of the savior of century's end" while the main mode's name is "Legend of the savior".

[@big_gammy9379]

I need Matt full cover of the Kenshiro Opening now

[@KainGerc]

YOU WA SHOCK!!!

[@BreadHart]

Yeah. That was magical, just like when the AVGN sang the Zyuranger theme song

[@DevilDante92]

Signed

[@EatWave]

10:45 Hoisting little girls over one's head for prolonged periods of time on a regular basis keeps villains in good shape.

[@EatWave]

Doctor Toki: "I don't know how to break this to you but here goes. You are already dead." Patient Zeed: "You're not going to charge me for this visit, are you, doc?"

[@rayzorduality2396]

Hahahahahaha!!!! Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!! I fucking love you for this dude...

[@michaelpeacock4228]

Instead of "Hokuto No Ken" game coverage, I now want an entire video of Matt giving us his interpretations of various vocal tracks from the series and/or movie. We don't know how much our lives would be improved by his serenading us with "Heart of Madness"!

[@Aqua_Xenossia]

Don’t forget Kill the Fight! Especially when the backing grunts kick in 💕

[@sortedevaras]

"Tough Boy" when?

[@MasterCode86]

no. you do not butcher the classics like heart of madness or i kill the fight....do not this matt, i wll pay you money not to do it, there enough bad cover of those songs, we do not need more.

[@phoenixlich]

I lost it at "ThAt sUrE wuz a LoTtA bloOd you left bAck thErE, Kenshiro!"

[@Deexeh]

The graphic style reminds me so much of Megaman Legends. Plus Natsume is a dope dev. Wild Guns!

[@fallenangelchaos]

With the lack of food and water I'm surprised by the size of those guys.

[@misfire33]

They eat the people.

[@Mateus_Carvalho]

What they lack in food and water, they have in roids.

[@EnerKaizer]

They actually explained that. TldR: the size of Kenshiro and the bad guys in this series is caused by mutations thanks to the radioactivity still lingering around after the nuclear-apokalypse. Pretty much all fighters are more or less mutants canonically.

[@taipansghost]

16:50 largely from what I gathered, the reason Ken lost to shin was because he was "Heir" to Fist of the north star in name only. Ken hadn't mastered the style yet and was also reluctant to use the power of hokuto to its fullest afraid he may hurt or kill someone. There's actually an entire ova (I think u can find it subbed on KZbin) that shows when he finally became the Kenshiro we're most familiar with.

[@willdiesel8431]

Plausible explanation but Kenshiro had everything he needed to kill Shin except obsession as the motivating force. Also the Nanto Seiken style as a foil never really stood much of a chance until Souther and were destined to lose.

[@loneronin6813]

I love the little detail of the thumbs pointing at the options on the screen in imitation of the pressing of pressure points at the temples. It's that kind of fan-pleasing detail that shows love and effort was put into the product.

[@3slicessenpai]

This really looks like the spiritual precursor to the Guts' Rage Berserk game. And these graphics look amazing for PS1! Makes me wonder why other anime games like Rival Schools didn't have faces as good as this.

[@rayzorduality2396]

Kinda fitting given that Hokuto no Ken was one of the inspirations for Berserk...

[@donovanstringer7411]

I THOUGHT THE SAME THING

[@Zeburaman2005]

Rival Shools and other such games narrowly missed the cell shading boom of the early 2000s by virtue of being released a short few years prior to it.

[@sinteleon]

@@Zeburaman2005 except I'm fairly sure this isn't cell shading, but textures that looks like cellshading instead. In fact, it appears there isn't any shading whatsoever, instead relying on textures alone for the appearance of shadow.

[@Zeburaman2005]

@@sinteleon I think you misread my comment, nowhere did I imply this game utilised cell shading.

[@funktimusrhyme]

Blew my mind when I found out the female vocalist in the theme wasn't, Masayuki Tanaka just had an insane range, right until they caught a baseball in the throat

[@ombra711]

The classic. I loved this game. Couldn't understand a word but thats okay, I WA SHOCK regardless.

[@lexnoil]

Now I need to get this game to add to my Fist Of The North Star collection.

[@carlosortigoza99]

Those are some really impresive graphics for a psone game, I love the way the character models look

[@ElGordoBandito]

I would have loved this as a kid! My parents not so much, all the over the top kung fu movie sound effects would get grating really, really fast I feel. Still though, that art style is super charming even now, I love it.

[@jarrodhook]

Aww, I was all excited because I thought this was gonna be about the PlayStation 4 version, which has one of the best stories, one of the most satisfying endings, and it’s made by the guys who made Yakuza!

[@MattMcMuscles]

already covered that years ago

[@jarrodhook]

@@MattMcMuscles dang!! I’ve got something to do today now! Cheers Matt you’re awesome mate.

[@ombra711]

It was super repetitive. And the end mission was torture, I think the fact the mafia dudes making it gives it a pass.

[@aweirdredtoad3637]

@@ombra711 I mean it's a Fist of the North Star game, it's most likely going to slowly become repetitive.

[@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149]

I really like these graphics. Perhaps it's because they remind me of nostalgic old DS games (yes I'm a fetus, sue me), but in any case I find them really charming.

[@eropandasennin13]

Damn, kinda wish they brought this over to the west. At least we got Lost Paradise and Ken's Rage (which is a guilty pleasure of mine).

[@GoldRubyProduction]

199X was a great year.

[@fvakarian]

Shin beat Kenshiro the first time they fought basically because Ken was a really soft, gentle, certified Wifeguy™ who loved his girlfriend so, so much. His brothers even thought he was the weakest among them, and only their master saw the potential in him... because Hokuto Shinken is all about love. You gotta love someone (Or in Toki's case, everyone, because he's Jesus) deeply to be the strongest. Shin kidnapping Yuria was a colossal fuckup. He made Kenshiro realize that he loved Yuria even more than he thought he did, and the very thought of not having her by his side Released The Beast from inside him. What I mean is... Hokuto no Ken is about loving your partner so freaking much that you gonna murder half the world just to be by their side again. What a classic. What a hero.

[@EnerKaizer]

Which becomes pretty sad once the story establishes that Kenshiro intends to take the Fist of the Northstar fighting style to the grave and never take in any apprentices when we get to the events of FotN2.

[@tauriansims7642]

After seeing Matt play this I too must experience it for myself.

[@daveKoRnfan]

The texture work in this game is phenomenal, it looks so good!

[@dbzman01]

Bruh literally all week I've been listening to You Wa Shock as I've been showering in the morning as I've been getting ready for work and now you post this. Best way to end the week!

[@nayannmartinelli300]

Meanwhile, in our version of effed up dystopia, I notice a glaring lack of really buff dudes karate-chopping bad dudes.

[@captainhyrule9741]

Probably because our "oh so caring" government decided the first places to close for the lockdowns would be the gyms

[@JunGaGotoku]

Fun Facts: This would be the last time Kamiya voiced Ken. I believe this is Rei's VA's last appearance before his death. If you finish a level without dying, you unlock the boss in the VS mode. All the OST is from the original anime. It is an adaptation of the first part of the manga, it covers up before the time skip? I do not believe Ryuga and the Hokuto Lapis Fisters are in this.

[@chameleonhrt]

Now I want to see Matt play more Japan only games and try to voice act through the cutscenes.

[@gamerkingdom1442]

Dam. I’m honestly surprised how good this game looks! Basically, it’s Perfect use of TEXTURES! The Cell shaded looks really works. Sad it never came over here...

[@DeenHoward]

6:13 God I miss the WeeklyTubeShow Fist of the North Star dubs. "HE CALLS ME BOOGAHBUNS"

[@ShonenCat]

This is the game that turned me into a fan of FotNS. So many fond memories of 20+ years ago

[@sukotsutoCSSR]

You're literally watching the anime without fillers playing through this game. Neutral punch+kick to do ground multi kick special. Forward and punch+kick does the backfist. Instakill on mooks if you hit them while they're glowing blue

[@WheelieRex]

As someone who rereads Fist of the North Star once every couple of years, I am *blown away* by how good this game looks. Might need to try to find it for myself!

[@305VERSATILE]

only wrx 4 epsxe 2.5....searched long and hard 4 it. def in my fist game collection.

[@AlonzoTompkins]

You should play Gamera 2000 for the PS1. It’s crazy. A japan only game that is completely in English. And hilarious live action cutscenes. It’s a great giant monster game that’s like Panzer Dragoon and Star Fox.

[@MattMcMuscles]

Will check it out!

[@doomguydemonkiller]

Fist of the North Star needs a come back! Bruce Lee meets Mad Max is an awesome match.

[@zaszasur]

Really enjoyable game. Me, my bro and dad could never get enough of it

[@Catkeeper]

I remember seeing this previewed waaaaay back in a Playstation magazine, got I wanted it. At that point I had only seen the animated movie from 86 and the craptastic, yet still charming live action movie, but I loved them all the same. Years went on and I completely forgot that it was a PS1 game, in my memory it was on PS2 because of how good it looked, until relatively recently when I was looking it up. Since then I've read the manga and watched through most of the TV series, and have to say I definitely love the series even more, but I still want this game. On a side note, when Shin ambushed Ken and Yuria prior to the events of the story Shin might have had the edge over Ken at that point, as Ken reveals in their fight that it was Shin's betrayal and near killing of Ken, and Ken's desire for revenge and to save Yuria that leads him to becoming the wasteland saviour we all know and love.

[@reynoire9681]

"I'm here to call you about your life's extended warranty."

[@mikeoxmaul4685]

I speak japanese, but your translations were much better 17:09 "Stop twisting...my nipples!" 😂😂

[@joid774]

A modern port of the fighting game with rollback netcode would be so godlike. I also love that the cursor/highlight icons is the Zankai Ken haha

[@RazorFringe2]

Good old Mr. Heart. He eats the kids, for the children.

[@MattMcMuscles]

lol

[@waterdrinker90]

This games looks so good, I legit thought it was a modern fan game made in the style of the PS1

[@hazedunks123]

The graphics look so good for a ps1 game.

[@TheLordkirby]

"if I were to create a set containing all things which are alive, I would not be able to include you in that set without contradiction at the present moment".

[@Magitek1112]

There's a 2-player versus mode, yeah, and a bunch of other stuff to unlock, including what I think is a full on cutscene editor but I have no idea how that works.

[@cassiebelmont993]

Wait, what!!! That's sounds super sick! Now wanna fire this game up & give it a go.

[@SoraThe1WingedAngel]

WeeklyTubeShow reference! Hell yeah. I always adored his abridge work/skits over any other abridger at the time. Severely underrated comedian. Always glad to hear his voiceover work for DYKG. "Check this out, check this out... woosh" "Oh my god, he's so sexy" "You look like a damned pickle!" "You look like a piece of bubble gum with that shirt!"

[@JalapenoOverdrive]

All I know about this game is that the intro slaps, so I guess I'll die.

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodGeek99]

Great video Matt! I played this a couple years ago it still holds up in my opinion

[@Kramdaddy]

The graphics in this hold up so damn well, reminds me of Mega Man Legends. I just made myself sad. Now I want Matt to play the PSX Vampire Hunter D game for more anime nostalgia.

[@primalchaotix3715]

“ roses are red and violets are blue Omae wa mou shinderu “

[@bartoman2]

This game was a serious one, the simple series one was a remake of the master system game and it was on ps2 I think. About Ken Rage, Ken Rage 2 is the way to go, it includes all the arcs while ken rage 1 only has half the story, and has a lot more extra content too.

[@ShinSHOGO]

Ken’s Rage 2 is utter dog shit. Ken’s Rage is IMO one of the best Warriors games ever made.

[@bartoman2]

@@ShinSHOGO lol no

[@garuelx8627]

I would enjoy Ken's Rage 1 more if it wasn't for that goddamn harbinger of death star making completion nigh impossible

[@bartoman2]

@@garuelx8627 1 was a little too incomplete for me, and I hated toki's coughing at the end of his combo that stuck you in place. Luckily they corrected it in the sequel

[@shinpeiro]

My absolute favorite HNK game. Goes through the first series (essential episodes). I paid a pretty penny for it back then and made every friend of mine play it.

[@standingbearwhisky]

So one day me and my buddies are watching Fist of the North Star on his computer and this glass mug that was in front of the speaker just blows up after one those crazy punches. Don't know how it happened, ghost maybe? Boosh!

[@captainhyrule9741]

That mug was already dead 👇

[@exiledPostman]

This is the single greatest video game I've ever seen you play.

[@DetroitAlan01]

Dude, the world’s not a cesspool of hate and pollution. It’s more a wretched hive of scum and villainy.

[@ShonenCat]

The bad: the cinematics from here on can get quite lengthy, and you cannot skip them. Have a cellphone or something to keep you busy while they play out. The good: this game has clearly a lot of passion and dedication to FotNS. The gameplay gets more interesting and challenging, you unlock characters for VS mode, and in my opinion this is the best home console game of Kenshiro.

[@MercuryCDX]

Released in 2000, but taking place in 199X, Bandai really capitalized on the Y2K craze here by telling this classic historic epic.

[@snazzyhodag5963]

The reason Shin beats Kenshiro the first time is because Kenshiro still lacked the intent to kill. The reason Kenshiro wins their rematch is because he no longer hesitates to kill his former friend. Much to the horror of Shin who realizes that he created a monster. However, Shin's death also shows Kenshiro to not let his rage blind him.

[@obscuremix8198]

God, those QTE sequences are unforgiving. I have the game on my Sony Xperia play and performing them on the tiny D-pad almost destroyed my thumbs.

[@Adamantscaledragon]

IIRC Shin beat Kenshiro because Ken didn't really want to fight him, not understanding why a previous friend betrayed him. Correct me if I'm wrong~

[@ericriley1985]

It was because he was manipulated by Jagi who had convinced him that Kenshiro wouldn't be strong enough to protect Yulia in this post-apocalyptic world.

[@catsorafgc]

Just found out Matt was a HnK fan. You’re definitely one of my favorite KZbinrs

[@shrugsmemes917]

convinced that ken can kill someone instantly just by cocking a eyebrow rock-style

[@daedevillewrestling]

I watched the movie for the first time last night. Then I see this in the morning. The coincidence is incredible. Amazing even.

[@crimsonvampyre602]

I loved this game back in the day. A friend had a PS1 with a chip that let him play Japanese games

[@sumitkumarsingh1879]

This game should be in all top 10 anime games lists. The cutscenes look neat. There are many combos which make the beat em up gameplay satisfying. Plus there is also a VS mode. The only downside is the language.

[@thegreatoni]

Weekly tube show not finishing their dub of this is a crime against humanity. The Kenshiro cameo for the Cell Vs series was nice at least

[@misterjersey5460]

18:18 Kinnikuman, what are you doing here!?

[@RohnJambo717]

Matt may never see this message but I want to say your intro song is godlike

[@SingleMomInYourArea]

I would love to see you play more fist of the north star games

[@barryschalkwijk9388]

shin was more "motivated" at the time, i think the manga is very clear on this.

[@TheRealPowerRanger]

i would've loved to play this back in the day

[@garouwolf8034]

I didn't know Matt could speak japanese, cool! I'm learning the language myself and loving it.

[@HisNameWasCrazy]

199X was truly the best of times.

[@incara1291]

Oh man I hope you'll do a full playthrough of this game I don't think I'll ever get it so I want to see it all!

[@sgtgorillaman]

Now I wanna find the arcade cabinet of Fist of the northstar the one with the punch pads

[@maiyicheng]

A clip from the 1995 live action Fist of the North Star appeared on my feed after watching this vid.

[@axeoseilez3207]

I would love to see a translation of this game it looks fun and I'd love to see how the story plays out to see how anime accurate it is

[@hteekay]

This looks really good for PS1 game

[@tombtoparty4059]

Woah, im going to get this game ASAP

[@yamazaky2k2]

I remember this game being awesome

[@ombra711]

You have a good memory bro!

[@funkyweapon1981]

Kenshiro sounds like Prince in this game.

[@dangalangman7379]

Matty and I demand that WeeklyTubeShow brings back DUB OF THE NORTH STAR!!

[@dangalangman7379]

I have all of their dbz parodies that got removed and the Rapeman Trilogy which is obviously my fav if you can't tell all on my dead laptop 😭😭😭

[@iLO80]

If only he did the “Flying Swaaaaaallow!”

[@sortedevaras]

Basically Shin beat Ken in the first fight because Ken wasn't pissed enough.

[@ChazTheYouthful]

I was dead inside, but then I met Kenshiro and became dead outside too.

[@ThOrb_God_of_Chonk]

YO! WE HERE IN THE 199X WASTELAND! WHATCHO GOT TO SAY TO JOE RAOH!!! Kenshiro: Yo, bro why don't you just kiss me already. BING BONG! WAAAAATTTAAAAAA!!!

[@uncleflansy5621]

I can't believe 199x has already been 2x years ago.

[@michaelarmstrong2443]

My all time favorite anime.

[@Gridiron992]

I thought this was the 2D fighting game; nice to see more Hokuto around

[@societalcipher3866]

Solid gold commentary.

[@sano-br]

This game is absolutely gorgeous! Very faithful to the original series, a game made with care ❤

[@spooky8662]

I love how this game looks! So great for PS1.

[@VerganKnight]

Play Ken's Rage 2. It's not as pretty as the first but it covers THE WHOLE MANGA and all characters (AND I SAY EVERYONE) are playable on the side modes.

[@SharinganMaster24]

Love your title, I might use it...if I can.

[@matthewG980]

This game looks TOO good for ps1. It’s unreal