Werewolf: The Last Warrior (NES) Mike Matei Live

I tried out Werewolf: The Last Warrior for NES. If anyone has advice for the woods let me know.
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[@mitchtickets]

Sometimes Mile gets a game that I rented like once 30+ years ago, and suddenly I'll remember a specific time of day from that time long ago. Trippy.

[@mikematei]

I have a feeling that is the case for many people with this game. They played it as a kid and have fond memories without actually remembering what the game is like. Once you get a few stages in, its terrible. Cool concept though and the music is good.

[@Staceman25]

Nailed it 👍🏻

[@bbbbbbread]

Trippy

[@theguy2watch4]

Same here I remember renting this game too never got far

[@HighFalutinTootin]

@@mikematei hey Mike..thanks for playing these games for us you really are providing a valuable service for your fans aswell as providing fun entertainment and we love it keep gaming and we will keep watching

[@unholyalmond]

Im laying in bed, after a heart surgery. And I see that Mike has a new upload. Literally made my day.

[@mikematei]

Hope you feel better.

[@Bloodstained2077]

Good one and I became the first person to land on Mars

[@lukesmith9692]

@@Bloodstained2077 if he's serious then you are a butthole

[@unholyalmond]

@Stephen Schneider Was born with it. Caused a few strokes recently, so they fixed it and after recovery no more risk.

[@what3801]

Feel better. Hang in there man.

[@adriangonzalez3600]

The animation the werewolf makes when he falls in the water and tries to frantically swim and drown is pretty intense

[@classicmikecade]

That Waterfall level is the one reason I quit trying to beat it. GG's Mike! Looks like I should give it a shot again. Thanks for all that you do!

[@gyromurphy]

Mike always finds these games I never heard of but seem like I'd love them as a kid.

[@allluckyseven]

This one plays suspiciously like it was supposed to be a Wolverine game, but they couldn't get the license so they ended up changing the characters around. The enemies all look a lot like X-Men enemies. Which is the opposite of what the first Batman game looks like. That one seems to me that it was already some other game that they added Batman characters to. EDIT: Curiously enough, the same director worked in Captain America and the Avengers right after this one.

[@shipped_my_pants_3000]

The whole game feels like an X-Men Inspired story. The final boss is literally magneto

[@MichaelMooneyPopCultureX]

This is correct.

[@shipped_my_pants_3000]

What other Data East games are credited to this director? I want to play them all

[@allluckyseven]

@@shipped_my_pants_3000 On the NES, Al Unser Jr. Turbo Racing (an F1 game), and Captain America and the Avengers. That kind of info is on Mobygames.

[@shipped_my_pants_3000]

@@allluckyseven thanks. I never knew about moby

[@chewie1644]

Man I used to love this game, haven’t thought about it in at least 20 years. Thanks Mike, great video.

[@EpicImports]

I remember this game. My friend got it and brought it over. We were blown away by the graphics, especially the cut scene where the werewolf climes the building. It blew our minds for some reason lol but we were like 10 years old and games back then easily impressed. I remember playing this lots for the summer and enjoyed it, but I never could finish it.

[@mikematei]

Yeah later into the game it gets pretty bad with the platforming. But it does have nice music and cut scenes

[@caseyjones3522]

@@mikematei the music is good but its the same goddamn songs over and over. I mean its bad enough you have to repeat the levels but every level has the same...fucking....music....

[@django60617]

The guy's that say oh! look like hellfire club guards..was this a wolverine game somewhere else?

[@steelcurtain187]

I had this game as a kid and it had such a cool look and music, but was so brutal and frustrating. I never made it close to where you did. I never ran into anyone else who had ever played it or even heard of it lol. Awesome to see you playing it for memories

[@olesideburns]

I had this game growiing up. This game always felt like it was wolverine reskined. You fight juggernaut and magneto.

[@mikematei]

Yeah it seems the designers were xmen fans

[@allluckyseven]

Exactly! I wonder what's the story behind the development and I wish someone could investigate that.

[@CharCharTV]

Yo this is a blast from the past for sure! My cousin had this when we were kids. I remember it being super hard! Also, the soundtrack is amazing!

[@what3801]

My aunt had this game. She had a ton of NES games. I remember playing this at her house. I remember the box art, the music and the first part of the game. That's all. I never got far into it.

[@jamminjago]

I used to have this game. It wasn't bad. I remember that backflip especially. Actually I'm not sure if I had it or my cousin, I have a hard time remembering who owned what game, I used to borrow and lend games a lot. But I definitely played it. Didn't like it much at first but once I got a hang of it, it grew on me.

[@lookoutpiano8877]

Is it possible the human can swim, but the werewolf cannot? Admittedly, that seems like more of a vampire problem.

[@mikematei]

If thats the case, that would be a simple fix. I wonder

[@Flowmystic]

Always appreciate the uploads. Can come back and rehash this years down the road

[@Zycyzyx]

I always really liked this game. The comic style cutscenes and music were just so awesome and the atmosphere was like nothing else on the NES. Obviously in terms of gameplay, controls etc. it doesn't hold up very well now; but the jankiness is just part of the whole Data East mystique IMO. They made and published some damn weird stuff back in the day and I respect the hell out of them for it.

[@charlesswitzer8378]

4:36--resembles Karnov actually...just a little skinnier haha.

[@caucasoidape8838]

Karnov should have been in Smash Bros.

[@exiledPostman]

Why give the werewolf a swimming animation if he's just going to sink like a box of lead?

[@wolverine3149]

A couple Tips - Before the lightning ⚡️ starts, you pick up an invincible thing and turn gray, that's when you make your move, or see if it's multiple routes to travel, and take the low road if available and bypass lightning completely In the water level, I'm not sure if you tried jump attacking the rocket guys or not, but i think you do that My knowledge comes from watching another playthrough, dude went through that level never getting hit so it's probably some memorizing, patience involved and probably manipulating some enemies to spawn or not spawn as you go

[@mikematei]

Yeah I mean, I dont know. The jumping and platforming is not the best. So jump attacking them is hard and they are high up. I think often higher than you can reach them. Someone else suggested trying it as a human. Hmm

[@wolverine3149]

@@mikematei there's some mechanic that let's you jump higher, not sure if it's when the wolf is angry or what Sorry i don't have more specific info, like i said all i know came from watching someone

[@RyanTheJoker1985]

I remember seeing this game in the video rental stores when I was a kid all the time. I remember renting it and playing it, but I don't remember that much about it. Getting ready to watch the stream now and have some deja vu.

[@jasonjones6346]

Omg. I had this game growing up. Never got far in it and never knew till watching this video, that there is a charge attack.

[@mikematei]

It just gets worse further in and theres that awful siren

[@johntowner1893]

What a sick game.. Sorry us aussies say sick when something is awesome. I was under ten when we had a sega master system then a mega drive when I was 12, I really wish we had a NES and SNES even though I fondly remember Alex kid, on MS, we didn’t have much else.. F1 which I didn’t like.. captain silver.. which was cool but hard for a kid.. Mickey mouse castle of illusion was awesome.. And for Mega drive I remember golden axe 2, streets of rage 1, and 2… shinobi, columns, sonic, sonic 2, but a lot of these got way too hard halfway through.. as a kid.. we had the yellow 6 in 1 bundle cartridge that came with the system.. We rented stuff like primal rage, another world, alien storm, desert strike and jungle strike which I loved.. But I totally missed out on the awesome NES library of side scrollers.. As for SNES games, whenever I played one at a friends house I just loved it..

[@stryder414]

"Werewolf?!" "There!" "What?" "There wolf, there castle!" "Why are you talking like that?" "I thought you wanted me to."

[@kevdog_sauce]

Mike, your the #1 retro gamer.

[@modermonkula]

Soundtrack is dope, cover art is crazy

[@kilmcm45]

Game Genie makes this game a LOT better. You can do "1 anger point to become werewolf".....and thats what anger does....it lets you change to werewolf form. then do the "blue w's wont cuange you back"....then you can pretty much always be the werewolf. There's a no damage code but, honestly just having the werewolf most of the game makes it more fun without being too easy. This and the megaman games were my favorite rental games in my hometown when i was a kid. This music reminds me of TMNT and Mega Man.....i want to hear james, do his Bevis n Butthead singalong voice.....duh, du-du, duh....duh duh duuum... i was always impressed with what they can pull off in just 8-bit midi tunes!!!

[@dereka4570]

Awesome! I love how the difficulty ramps up on this one. I respect it for that

[@richietorresmma]

Awesome game choice mike. This game was probably one of those underrated Gems for the NES.

[@Kourumeme]

Need to find a loose copy of this game. Mike, what do you think of the sega genesis mini 2?

[@ShawnBoyko]

Man I had this game as a kid, lots of great memories.

[@ZMAN_420]

Ive never heard of this game before. Looks decent I'm suprised I've never seen it before.

[@johnnyblu84]

This makes me think "Altered Beasts" still those cut scenes are neat

[@UtushoReiuji]

I love this game, it's godawful but I love it.

[@SarahNGeti]

OMG!!! I completely forgot about this game! So many memories!!! THANK YOU! LOVE THIS GAME

[@theironfox2756]

That old man at the beginning of level two was telling you that you have 2 paths you can take through the level. In fact, this game has many levels that Yuli can take more than one route through. It isn't a maze, though.

[@Jedah86]

In stage two big ball make you invulnerable so you can use it to avoid the thunder. In stage 3 you can hit the rocks for some powerups and it's easier to go through the cave instead of the forest as it is easier way.

[@midwestmonster9886]

You can just tell Data East wanted to do an X-Men game. Warwolf is pretty much Wolverine. Iron Head is like Juggernaut. Fireman is like Pyro, Dr. Faryan is like Magneto. Data East did a Captain America game. My guess is that they looked into the rights for X-Men, found that LJN had the home console rights, and decided to make a Wolverine game anyway without the license.

[@gaminggambino8185]

Love the game selection! Played this quite a few times! Wish I had the comic that came with this brand new out of the box!

[@kurtshastany1945]

Been waiting for this a long time mike. Thank you

[@bobbyo5807]

Dude the cut scenes for nes are dope and gameplay looks good too

[@MrNotbadyou]

Mike probably heard that game over music in his dreams after playing this. Love when he rages, especially about the dude that appears at the beginning of the waterfall level.

[@mikematei]

The jetpack guys on the waterfall level are absurd.

[@HiNRGboy]

@@mikematei Can you jump up there and take them out maybe instead of trying to avoid their bombs? If you wanna try it again that is :P

[@wesburnett5309]

Wow I never ever seen or heard about this game ever I like the beginning cut scenes and when u change music is good it's just reminder there so many games out there I have never touch or seen with the retro community there games later in life I'm now playing for the first time or falling in love all over again now I know how to play them

[@jcdenton7649]

Mike, keep up the streams, always a blast to watch. You really should try the game Mystery Quest on NES, although it torments me even to this day. I don't think I was able to ever beat it (it's one of those cryptic games and probably the hardest game I played as a kid).

[@HiNRGboy]

Did you not watch the time he tried Mystery Quest? 😂 the Famicom version is better, (actually it's on the disk system, not cartridge).. it has extra stages and stuff...It's called Hao Kun something...The version we got in the states is butchered.

[@jcdenton7649]

@@HiNRGboy Holy crap, I have to find this if it's on KZbin haha I'll have to look up the Famicon version!

[@shawnbateman79]

A rare classic and hidden Little gem for the nes. I borrowed this game from a friend in elementary school and found it to be a really fun game. Thanks for sharing mike.

[@mikematei]

Interesting because I couldnt stand it hahaha

[@shawnbateman79]

@@mikematei the werewolf with weird sword-hands was strange but I found the gameplay to be enjoyable and challenging. I unfortunately never completed it.

[@darkhelmutt3417]

I rented this game more often than I would care to admit. The nostalgia does not hold up.

[@robertchapa2632]

Omg, watched this over 2 days and got the mustache guy’s music stuck in my head now

[@theironfox2756]

It took me so long to get past the waterfall. I was one of the best in my neighborhood and I only made it to the final boss in this. Whenever I start a new game, I race to the last stage I made it to. Eventually you get good at speeding through the other stages. Not speedrunning, just one fluid run.

[@dolo747]

I still own this BS! nightmares of my childhood.

[@8track822]

One of the few NES games Mike streamed but didn't beat. Hopefully he comes back to it one day and beats it.

[@jayt1077]

I've always thought this game would have been better if the human form was more useful.

[@Theseus9-cl7ol]

One of your best playthroughs Mike. This game is ridiculous and seeing you go through it is hilarious. "I...I like the wolfman!" lol This part is great 57:14 "stupid asshole....Stupid Asshole!" lol 🤣

[@DV-id6di]

Omg bro! Thanks for bring my childhood back frfr❤

[@RyogaXvX]

I love all of your streams Mike! I wish you had more time to do more of them!

[@J0SHUAKANE]

🤘😆YES!👍1 of my favorite games of all time!

[@stonefacedninja]

Aww man, I had this back in the day. I never beat it. Kinda gave up on it

[@pierogiesAndKielbasa]

Hey man I appreciate the stream because you are always in the zone. I appreciate that.

[@TheMicker]

Love comics, love monsters, but never had a chance to play this. Hoped you might go all the way. Maybe next time! Somebody should really mod it to straight-up be a Wolverine game.

[@ChristopherBushman]

Watching the replay of the stream, but loving hit. Definitely hitting that bell

[@SharonisCarin321]

After Werewolf what's next? I remember that Frankenstein NES game James Reviewed. Got any experience with that?

[@mikematei]

That was one of the episodes I helped out heavily with. I recorded the Frankenstein NES game for that video. James did the snes game. There were certain avgn videos where I did a lot of the gameplay and that’s one of them.

[@SharonisCarin321]

@@mikematei I see! I think it's safe That the NES one was a better game. The SNES was a crappy platformer. I'll take a Castlevania rip off anyway over that SNES freak of nature

[@zombiecrusher1100]

I loved this game back then. My parents bought it for after renting it. I loved the game. I also beat it. And I have no idea what happened to it. I also remember the comic book that came with it.

[@curtg1662]

This is another game I couldn't really figure out. It is great to watch Mike beat it.

[@edprado30305]

This was the third NES, and overall 3rd game I've played way back when, and that stupid 4th level and blue W's wrecked me.

[@nunyanunya4147]

.... can someone explain "Dont Knock" to me? iv tried to think about it... is it a 'big bad wolf/3 little pigs' referance? its at the start so is it some Japanise translation? like 'from here its not safe' thing? is this promoting no knock raids before that became a political divide between bigots and real people? im very lost

[@andy_dabztha_krypt_keepa255]

hmmm that wolf emblem in the corner almost reminds me of another game....wonder if this is where the witcher medallion idea came from?

[@dampdoily]

DON'T KNOCK the end button when you mean to select continue.

[@tatitorodriguez376]

Don’t knock signs,..if you punch them they sometimes give items.

[@birchmahogany2718]

37:39, absolutely brutal.

[@eepyJay]

Came for the cool sounding game; stayed for the dance.

[@steveobaby6048]

I have this game Mike and I have to tell you that the cutscenes are a lot like vice project Doom and Ninja gaiden but other than that werewolf is a good game especially the music

[@mikematei]

The music is fine. What about the horrible beeping and bad platforming on the logs

[@steveobaby6048]

@@mikematei yeah I agree Mike it's like Friday the 13th on NES and there's another bad game that I have Mike it's called fun House and it's based on the TV show and it is horrible so horrible Mike I wanted to break it

[@mikematei]

@@steveobaby6048 Yeah I remember fun house. Thats really bad too

[@steveobaby6048]

@@mikematei oh Mike I've been a game collector since 2009 you are an inspiration

[@steveobaby6048]

Thanks Mike I am so excited for teenage mutant Ninja turtles cowabunga edition to come out I pre-ordered it take care of Mike and I can't wait to see what you play next

[@HiNRGboy]

There should be more guys spawned against you @1:31:55 I think that's fair don't you? 😂 😂 😂

[@harshnemesis]

Never played it, but this game kicks ass. Music and graphics are very good for nes

[@krisfrederick5001]

"Werewolf?" "There wolf" P.S. Mike, I refuse to believe you don't understand how the anger stuff works. 👀

[@jasonr.3173]

This was one of the first games I bought for my Nintendo.

[@agauerm]

Play Crisis Force on the NES, the last game by Konami for the console

[@professorpenne9962]

that waterfall section made mikes anger meter fill right up

[@LEXICON-DEVIL]

Wow this game looks like a lost gem. The music is great. Sounds like somewhere in between Mega Man and TMNT games.

[@bathgates3389]

Wow Mike a lot of people don't know about this video game I remember this one awesome game I told James he should do review on that awesome game brother ❤️👌👊💪💯

[@fshoaps]

Love ya Mike, thanks for the memories.

[@cratedivizion]

Tried to like this game. Ended up hating it.

[@RetroCrisis]

Lame game, but I love the soundtrack

[@eastcoastmonstertrainers3782]

Bangerang! Love it when you do horror stuffssss

[@mikematei]

Have anything you'd like to see me play?

[@eastcoastmonstertrainers3782]

@@mikematei Eternal Darkness for sure!

[@BIayne]

Never heard of this game somehow. Looks fun, but tough.

[@theironfox2756]

The music in this game is so Anakin. On the council, but not Master.

[@BronyNumber4096]

39:37 jeeze. Why not have to press the SELECT on the _second_ controller and *REALLY* piss me off???

[@aaronflament]

Never heard of this mike but love were wolf horror games like altered brast with the change cutscenes

[@Jedah86]

AVGN should play this game.

[@alucardrazvan]

Mick dese is a rely good game loved it as a kid

[@stephenchase2537]

I turned 35 on Saturday!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hankhill7363]

gg

[@stephenchase2537]

@@hankhill7363 I know, right?

[@hankhill7363]

@@stephenchase2537 Make sure you make it to level 99

[@stephenchase2537]

@@hankhill7363 I hope I reach 100 years old!!!!!!!

[@hankhill7363]

@@stephenchase2537 Level 100 is hard to reach but easy to beat after that

[@TheTogoRojo]

1121 1:22:42 the lightning bolt yell

[@alexs7670]

Man I could never make it far in this game but I friggin loved it

[@juiceala]

Is this a knock off of Altered Beast?

[@williambutts325]

Love your shit my guy. And I like your show.

[@PlutoniumBoss]

We Have Altered Beast At Home doesn't seem too bad, actually.

[@doublespiral9031]

this was supposed to be x-men game wolverine at the beginning but they change it, right?

[@StigmataMarty]

I still have the comic book that came with the game.

[@kuruptein]

Bro your insane. This game is redonkadoobalicoous. Good job Mike Hype. Play me in something on the switch or steam. I'll give you my info. Gunnin for you man.. Letsa gooo

[@littlemixer7522]

You get to murder that annoying mustache guy on the level after the waterfall and it feels really good, haha.

[@hankhill7363]

These videos make my day 😀

[@calstonjew]

Best werewolf game since Altered Beast