BOSS RAGE! SHAO-KAHN Challenge

[@TkIMeElmo]

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[@dontae2765]

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[@NonEmployee]

Funny enough this is one of my favorite boss rages because Steve is the "victor" of it. I dunno why, I guess its cool to see that its not just Max that can pull off these ridiculous challenges.

[@NameUnknownz]

Was the first boss rage I tuned in live to watch and it was so hype, made me watch more of them on twitch 😆

[@BigN00b]

It was actually Steve and Kenny who put Max on to the Mortal Kombat series. I mean Max knew Mortal Kombat, but Steve and Kenny are pretty hardcore fans of them. To me, it seemed fitting for Steve to complete the challenge, but it was still cool to see a boss rage done in a group effort.

[@altreon3608]

it's also sick that it ended with shao kahn vs raiden

[@MrQuinceJam]

The definition of 'bromance' in live and living colours at the end of the video.

[@galmorzu]

That win man...you can still feel that "edge of your seat" suspense as Steve chips Shao Kahn down closer and closer, even after seeing this a bunch of times. Great editing, and great moment for the channel in general.

[@christophermorales4740]

raise your hand if you're good at fighting games until you go online

[@Chaosmarauder]

+Christopher Morales raises hand* and then it destroyed my confidence and now what should be childs play to me is now hard as hell XD

[@shalad5889]

*raises hand*

[@evy1489]

✋

[@mrmackellar3337]

(Raises hand slowly) fuck you spammers

[@RayloTheGamer]

+Aaron Mackellar (obnoxious voice) It's called "zoning."

[@gamerhats4145]

I love Max's reasoning when he's salty "HOW CAN HE DO THAT!?" Max: Because he's a piece of shit! Reminds me of how i act when i'm salty

[@thedarkpoet88]

GamerHats When he was talking about Shao Kahn he was right. Shao Kahn, Goro, and Kintaro all fight the same. They all have armored attacks and they basically only spam special moves. THey're problem was that the were fighting them like they would fight any other character. The best way to kill those 3, as they bfound out in the end, is to spam them harder.

[@haatash]

thedarkpoet88 Yeah I just wait until they throw out a unsafe move then do a high damage punish

[@gamerhats4145]

thedarkpoet88 I know all this already, i simply commented on how Max is when he's salty, it's how i am when i'm salty.

[@sebas8062]

Everyone act like that, everyone of us can relate to the dood.

[@Bloodlyshiva]

thedarkpoet88 Note of course that the boss characters are in truth very limited in terms of abilities. Few normal attacks at all, no EXs either. Is it 'spam' when that's all you can do?(The answer is probably 'yes' but it needs saying)

[@AloversGaming]

The editing for that final fight was so intense.

[@Merkhahba]

Agreed.

[@miimemester123]

Yeah. Anyone know the name of the music in that last part?

[@kosaku_kq5601]

@@miimemester123 Just look up the show "Cheers"

[@deadlyfaster7347]

@@kosaku_kq5601 what's it called

[@SPACECOWBOY705]

Max's editing is world class.... No wonder they asked him to cut the killer instinct trailers

[@tonyredgrave13th]

RESPECT for you guys.

[@Rottz112]

Raiden the protector of earthrelm prevails again

[@justinspeaks.1652]

"Screw letting Liu Kang or Kung Lao defeat Shao Khan, I'll do it myself!" - Raiden probably.

[@ziongiles7786]

FUCK RAIDEN HE MERKED MY BOI BRUCE LEE

[@scarletpsychowolf3578]

No wonder the Elder Gods prohibit him from fighting in the tournament

[@traviswilliams2348]

What if you wanted to go to heaven, but God said. "B L O C K I N G, D I S A B L E D"

[@dahammhamm590]

Good👏Meme👏

[@NothingKingKN]

11:10 possibly the best moment in any boss rage ever "ruugh ruugh I'M SO GOD TIER!"

[@royhyde3443]

Yeah, so god tier

[@someguy8428]

The end to this boss rage always brings a grin to my face when I watch it, good job guys, keep on kicking ass.

[@Ramt33n]

mk9 had really cool stages, and so many of them

[@irvinmorales1409]

To me, MK9 is easily the greatest MK of all time with MK2 being a close second

[@scootch4224]

@@irvinmorales1409 Ultimate mk3 is up there

[@irvinmorales1409]

@@scootch4224 True. Unfortunately, MK3 was hampered by a bad launch and players getting used to the new system. Vanilla MK3 didn't even have Scorpion

[@scootch4224]

@@irvinmorales1409 Not mk3 ultimate mk3, it had basically the best roster and they even added a new ninja Rain who had only shown up as a joke and has evolved into a beloved character. They also included noob saibot who was a secret character.

[@irvinmorales1409]

@@scootch4224 Wouldn't that be Mortal Kombat Trilogy?

[@kylenguyen7371]

Revisiting the old Boss Rage videos as I unwind from work and get ready for bed. This video reminds me of how long it took me to clear Challenge #300. Felt like a whole 2 days before I cleared it, for at least 2 or 3 hours each day. I remember my total combined playtime to clear all 300 challenges, without skipping a single one, was about 42 hours or so, stretched out over roughly two weeks.

[@dahammhamm590]

Damn the fact that you did it at all is crazy

[@danielvega9131]

Can’t believe I’m actually watching this in 2019

[@experimento6262]

You not the only one. This is gold.

[@kellsthegoat8479]

Same lmao

[@wyldloganroth5303]

2019 BOYS

[@sulkykhan95]

Same bro hype about 11 I’m glad it’s going back to a slower paced Kombat

[@SPACECOWBOY705]

Crazy

[@MagoDSnowman]

The Woolie was unleashed on this game

[@Kharneth_Korn]

Mago. D Snowman The last 5 seconds of this video should just be woolies dumb face smiling.

[@maddroxgokudera1519]

Kharneth Korn His dumb face smiling in the darkness with a faint echo of "yeah yeah yeah yeah" in the background.

[@exaIgnus]

Mago The Snowman And he doesn't even play MK.

[@MrDioXIII]

Mago The Snowman No confirmation that it was on the hardest difficulty though, Woolie=Liar???

[@manwiththemachinegun]

Mago The Snowman Max has my eternal respect for defeating Biofreaks on the hardest difficulty, but yeah, Best Friends completely curbstomped on this challenge.

[@Scorprock102]

have to say one of my favorite moments in this is shao kahn getting a home-run on kitana

[@ClawsMcgee820]

Much respect for beating this by playing legit instead of using cheap cheese tactics

[@Jjchestna]

Did you see how he beat shao Kahn?

[@Jjchestna]

No "legit" player does that

[@timmer919hep]

Cortland Garner I guess you missed all the times they were trying cheap cheese tactics...

[@PrincessNine]

Whats funny is they used Raiden Who beat shao khan in the cannon story mode. Its funny how most of these boss rages feature destiny levels of victories. Winning with Ken despite avoiding him the entire rage? Defeating oni with Ryu? Shits nuts. Then when the day comes for max to play dissidia, he'll probably beat it with cloud

[@AndrewBlechinger]

DeathgGod Staying away from Ken? Which rage was that, 3rd Strike? As I recall, Ken was the one that got to Gill, and after he went down he switched to Seth and even Ryu before returning to Ken and getting it.

[@soggygoose3480]

This makes me wish I had friends

[@youraverageinternetperson4323]

oof

[@experimento6262]

I want friends that play fighting games 😂

[@sethvalentine2873]

Lol

[@kohnjfennedy4627]

Experimento 626 same mine all play shooters :(

[@experimento6262]

@@kohnjfennedy4627 it's sad

[@strivingsol1816]

"BLOCKING DISABLED!" -Max 2015

[@dravendfr]

I just watched a 30 second advertisement for you Max.

[@trap-kuntakada5366]

Vlad Tepes Dracul III do you really have that little of an attention span

[@traviswilliams2348]

@@trap-kuntakada5366 you can skip 30 second ads 5 seconds it. But Increased ad retention leads to greater as revenue for the video poster. He's saying he watched 25 unessecary seconds of ad just to support max.

[@CaptnMarvelous]

Oh so that's why it took Max so long. They didn't cheat and scrub it out like Woolie.

[@CaptnMarvelous]

MopedOfJustice Be quiet woolie.

[@bobdudder4841]

Captain Marvelous Woolie didn't cheat. And Max still owes them 550 bucks

[@djdexcat]

bob dolan But Max _needs_ that money to fix Benny's face!

[@fmlomm]

So punishing unsafe moves is cheesing now? Wow people find a way to say anything is unlegit.

[@RayinAlwaysAngry]

Still Woolie beat it solo and faster and isnt a fighting game expert. I am on woolies side on this one Xd btw raiden bait out a projectile and teleport strike is the same as the kung lao tech so...Woolie is legit on this one

[@Bobby_Duncan]

So much respect for max and his freinds

[@IAMDELIUS]

AGREED 100!!!

[@SilkyLew]

this is true gaming

[@albertdanquah4597]

In retrospect, this is my favorite Boss Rage by a long shot.

[@sergiojimenez2271]

This will forever be my favorite "Boss Rage" of all time.

[@TangledEarth]

Those edits after 14:00 until the end are beyond legendary.

[@Grimstroyer]

The song?

[@karaso0]

Watching Max's videos and seeing the amount of work and effort he puts into them makes me hate DSP all the more.

[@ceriani1234]

karaso0 who?

[@karaso0]

ceriani1234 Probably one of the worst youtubers you'll ever hear about. Give him a quick search, DSP tries is what you want to search.

[@9000joser]

DSP sucks and does anything for a view lol.

[@crisgeraldperez7]

karaso0 DOOD I CAN'T BLAHK AHNLINE!!!! THIS IS STOOPID ACKACKACKACKACK

[@whydowelaugh9901]

@@ceriani1234 oh yea yea

[@CoolGamer-qz5zp]

I remember how difficult final boss Shao Khan was in the story mode. So difficult it reduced me to tears when I finally beat it. I was a kid at this point and it was an incredibly hard fight, more so than any other had been and I had to do a lot of cheesing to actually win. I still remember to this day how bad it was.

[@cagethelonewolf]

Yeah if pepole who can actually kombo and know tons about the game can't even beat him. How could we normis

[@irr3isont1Lt]

I beat him when my buddy came over to party. Unforgettable memories, trying hard for months. I wish i had a recording of it and i wish games would still challenge me like that final challenge.

[@switchblade6]

I used the masterful art of uppercut spam

[@elmjojokes7782]

I remember when I finally beat him I legit screamed and my mom ran in and yelled at me to be quiet 😂 I just layed down on the floor and relaxed for a while after that lmao

[@debooo32]

the cartoons at the end are amazing

[@TENGU127]

Kenny putting his self in the "BOX OF SHAME" was hilarious! It was frustrating but fun to watch, I still can't believe I stayed up with them the whole time! Washed clothes, talked on the phone, watched movies, even played a few games myself and they were still on this challenge...decided to lay down on the couch and had to hop back up because Steeb hit the last second 3 pointer! On this day, Steve did not pull a Steeb, lmao.

[@erwin21381]

Praise Raiden! God of Thunder, protector of Earthrealm!

[@Strider-Ragnarok]

***** Not only epic, but the commitment. 8 hours of getting their ass beat and still didn't give up.

[@johntiseo7052]

Naw m8 Praise ssapos. (And raiden)

[@topdude234]

You don't f*ck with a God

[@mash777]

Erwin Dedić Thunder take you lol

[@apophis7712]

@@topdude234 Unless you deal with lightning god Zeus. In that case, you'll be doing a lot of f*cking with him...

[@ChromosomeExcel]

Just incase people still want to know. The song at the end (Raiden's Hype Theme) before it was changed was called Throwing Caution by X-Ray Dog

[@ninjamonkey508]

not even going to lie i celebrated with you when you finally won lol

[@yopeepthestyle8308]

ninjamonkey508 thats why max and co are dope

[@MsBigB777]

Damn, this event or whatever is super brutal and hard as hell.

[@peedipiper9048]

This is the best boss rage ever. Congrats to Steve for beating Shao Kahn you truly deserve a medal.

[@oXToxicAppleXo]

I won't lie: I had to look up what Steve meant by the "Bus Driver Uppercut". I was not disappointed.

[@kayak1269]

I hope you saw the Sonic rings edit of that video.

[@deadlyfaster7347]

I actually just looked it up its actually that funny

[@whailman]

The Zaibatsu send their regards.

[@JOfJaZ]

Mitch Gosser DON'T EVER CALL THE ZAIBATSU SMART!

[@LeetleBabyGamerGrill]

Mitch Gosser i wanna see them try it

[@gabrielthomas491]

ThatOneFox They did, took about 4 or 5 tries

[@JOfJaZ]

MopedOfJustice AND WOOLIE DOESN'T EVEN PLAY MORTAL KOMBAT!

[@DutchHeathen]

MopedOfJustice RE-tries, probably, which scales the difficulty down every time.

[@Ultrazoop]

max had better do marie 300% in skullgirls

[@AdeptusForge]

+P. Dongus (Zoop) That fight is basically only possible with infinite combos.

[@stratz9998]

"How the fuck does that take up so much power?" "Cause he's a piece of shit."

[@edwargerardomunozventura2853]

Take your like good man.

[@wisegreenwanderer6815]

P. Dongus uhhh what if he doesnt want to? psssss "better do"

[@stipfedart]

You speak for all skullgirls fans

[@willleese8842]

305 people don't appreciate the hype, rage, blood, sweat and tears of this boss rage. Seriously I hate that I missed this stream when it started but still. Max you, Kenny, Steve, everyone in boss rage and the hype&rage series are amazing. If anyone says "But woolie is better cause he beat this in 10 minutes" they clearly don't care that you guys put in the effort to show people that you care about game and their some times ridiculous challenged. that final celebration proves it the shouting, hugging. Everything I love when I watch people like you guys play fighting games

[@andrewwestfall65]

I like to imagine that they climbed the tower bloody, bruised, and broken. When they got to the top, Woolie was sitting in the throne casually drinking red wine

[@TheQuarterGuy]

Kain R. Heinlein from Garou: Mark of the Wolves. Face him next with your acolyte of hype, Rock Howard.

[@vixonsysawang8092]

I second that motion.

[@lucasnx17]

***** Oh my god, that guy is so fuckin' hard!

[@charlesmarshall5261]

Corrupted Shinnok

[@dnangel4277]

***** Max should do a King of Fighters XIII Boss Rage next...man, that end boss is ridiculous even on normal difficulty!

[@calvin3464]

***** Max should probably face Orochi in The King of Fighters 97 for his next Boss Rage.

[@LovelyCheesePizza]

Ha, having that Cheers theme at the end is glorious!

[@IAMDELIUS]

RIGHT! Lol

[@regytube]

It was perfect.

[@Firestar4041]

add in a sexy Sheeva and we got a deal

[@tnhnoztel]

god I love how fun this entire video is. i come back to this one every now and then thank you

[@kaan9983]

I constantly come back and watch this. A gem for sure.

[@MrMustBNice]

So this challenge was basically a call back to the end game of Shaolin Monks when you had to fight Shang Tsung, Kintaro, *and* Shao Kahn all on *one* life bar.

[@user-hu9bl9ob2s]

The ending of this video brought me to one of the most sincere smiles I've had in recent memory I actually popped out of my chair when you guys won

[@Kizur13]

Steve was the star of this boss rage, Max was for Biofreaks. I now want to see Kenny and Simmons be the stars of boss rage episodes.

[@kumajin3621]

Simmons had his winnie pooh bear owl baseball challenge moment

[@PlagueDucktorQuack]

2:01 This is very true, as a kid, Sonic was my most favorite video game character and Baraka was my most favorite Mortal Kombat character.

[@TheGomezlord]

never see more happiness in nerds like this in my life

[@NotMike95]

I need those Sheeva pics for... Science...

[@Themanintheredcoat]

I ve watched this one so many times. I still get chills when Steve finally beats him.

[@SilkyLew]

9 years later, this is some wholesome shit lol

[@doktawhawee9870]

The song before "Cheers" was called "Throwing Caution" by X Ray Dog. For those who were wondering.

[@bastione9831]

You: "How hard can this be?" The Game: "Blocking disabled." *EXCUSE ME WTF*

[@slammaster941]

10:21 Kenny’s reaction had me dying🤣🤣🤣

[@SharpRichDragon]

Who else started going crazy with joy when they beat him?

[@yajirobi6207]

Hey Max. Just saw your "got fired" video and then came to this one. U got my support. Nothing but love to u and yours dood. Every time i see a notification from your channel i know it's gonna be fun, entertaining, and just all around smiles. Thanks for the laughs and hopefully much more to come. BENNY ROCKS.

[@Stone_Toad]

not going to lie, I only discovered these videos recently thanks to Max and KZbinGaming working to restore his content that he obviously put a lot of time into, not to mention it's amazing to look back on. I remember that fight, and despite I had no one to celebrate it with after 200 attempts I literally teared in laughter seeing some of my favorite dudes having so much fun before their journey really picked up on Twitch. I hope to play you all in MK11 this year, it would be an honor.

[@DarkMetalGortex]

Brutal, 10/10.

[@willleese8842]

grimerj I'm surprised it wasn't rated something like 11/10 with how long it took to just reach shao Khan and then just having to go from the start of the challenge again. and again. And again. And again. And again. And you get the picture

[@SilkyLew]

damn Sheeva can get it....don't judge me.

[@supersonicstep]

I agree

[@boredXsomethingXIDK]

What them four hands do thoo

[@Crimson_Titan]

All day every day

[@SilkyLew]

Damn, I can't believe this was a year ago

[@exodiawolfe6008]

EUPHORIC Le-WiS I'm with you all the way.

[@brain_drops]

BLOCKING DISABLED *losses sanity*

[@FrozenCore84]

Would've been perfect if you showed Steve wearing Kenny's Shao Kahn mask since he's the new emperor now. ALL HAIL STEVE! Great job guys.

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

This makes me embarrassed to have ever thrown a controller in frustration. The patience and determination on display is superhuman.

[@technounionrepresentative4274]

Still the greatest boss rage, The pure joy of them finally beatin shao khan is palpable

[@towngrass201]

I just wish MKX would show the blood and flesh like mx9. Well it does but you can bearly see it.

[@bigAPsweetness]

late reply idk if ull ever see this but i heard they keep toning it down to reach a wider audience like injustice does

[@gageunruh3574]

@@bigAPsweetness that is false. They tone it down in x to be more realistic, 9 was stylized to show the body's being ripped apart, x was about realistic looking damage.

[@bigAPsweetness]

@@gageunruh3574 like i said it was wat i heard, wasnt making a factual statement, thanks for clearing it

[@bigAPsweetness]

@Mentally Awakened fuck u bitch. Better? lol

[@mr.sailorgaming1801]

@@bigAPsweetness Beautiful

[@InfernotheFox]

11:40 Kitana: when I grow up, I wanna go to the moon! Shao Kahn: Why Wait?! *uppercut hammers her into space*

[@brotha__j14]

Doods: Shao Kahn never grabs Shao Kahn: Hold my helmet

[@terceljr]

i swear. the music you guys use for the boss rage is epic. you guys know how to get me hyped on this shit

[@AssassinGrudge]

THE NOOB fitality is a true thing. it used to be an execution method back in old days in europe

[@NoNonsenseSpider]

15:16 Me: OH SHIIITT!!! WHOO MY BOY STEVE GOT HIM!

[@MrDeadgodinme]

You guys are real fighting games gladiators!! Congratulations for the great job and greetings from Brazil!!

[@lonestar98]

This has gotta be one of the toughest challenges in MK

[@elliottlonghawn9020]

Just beat it in 2021 as Sonya lol she's really fast and that helped a lot. Shao Kahn's health took so long to go down, my heart was in my mouth. Felt great doing this tower no skips. MK9 is god-tier. Wish I could watch the original video of this in all it's glory though.

[@foxymanaic5934]

9:48 "BLOCKING DISABLED!

[@zempmasterz]

And then woolie beats it in like ten minutes.

[@Tearonex]

zempmasterz I'm glad I wasn't the only one who immediately thought that...

[@GearlessNomad]

Because Kung Lao is straight up easy mode in MK9, used him in both arcade expert and #300.

[@Jjchestna]

This boss rage is the reason they did a response. Of course you weren't the only one thinking that.

[@Bolomoto]

Aiberius But they didn't know that and he did. Therefore scumbag tactics win once again. Welcome to House of Kards.

[@ResalePrimeDirectives]

Josh d Except Max was looking for "scumbag tactics" to use during the boss rage. One of his first options for the single player arcade ladder boss rage was to use Stryker to put Goro/Shao into a stun loop since the double tap gunfire would knock them out of whatever move they were doing. He had to stop doing that when they started to armor through pretty much everything. People were tweeting and messaging Max with videos of how to beat this challenge on expert mode. As usual, he ignored them all just like with the P.T. video and spent an extra 7+ hours as a result.

[@FreyRune]

Meanwhile at super best friends hq. "Ahahahaha ahahaha, get good Max"

[@SquiboTheHomey]

Woolsworth, destroyer of outworld.

[@DJDTHTRP]

I watched this when it premiered on the stream. And, OH, MAN, even before seeing this I experienced it first-hand and know the agony and B.S. that is the timed nerf you get or buff they get (THANK GOD IT ISN'T BOTH).

[@gren8te319]

11:51 shao's just playing dirty at this point

[@lynxproductions4667]

WOAH WOAH did one of them call Mileena their Waifu? SHE'S MINE STAY THE HELL AWAY

[@TheGoldenBungus]

Mister Wiki Memes she still got ass

[@lonestar6709]

@@ShaunMcSauce Just stick that mask on her, and she's the hottest. Seriously, you could grate cheese on her body!

[@PantsMasterPlays]

@@ShaunMcSauce that's why she's the hottest. ;)

[@dahammhamm590]

@@lonestar6709 But Kitana got the same body but better face so?

[@achrefgaming8874]

@@dahammhamm590 yeah kitana is best mk girl

[@NickMK]

I was there, 3000 years ago. Watching this again now.

[@shining-wizard37]

I'll always remember the silence that follows "HE GRABBED ME." 13:22

[@vtgplayz]

12:50 WHAM 😂😂 *keeps walking back* “oh ok now I think I’m dead” *falls back*

[@FiendMatadorSlayerOfNoobs]

The 'SLUT!* at 8:03 went so perfectly with what was happening in the video.

[@sketch-eee4165]

Baby Kratos has a goatee for some reason 3:39.

[@biancaarmstrong5097]

Damn, I can't believe you beat this game at the hardest difficulty in MK9. Beating Shao Khan and his minions took you so long to beat them but you and your pals beat the living shit out of them! Like you said, let's goooooooooooo!!!

[@nekromorg]

11:35 What the fuck are hitboxes? - Shao Khan, Mortal Kombat 9

[@samuraiblacck1057]

Two years later and I still rewatch this video! My favorite boss rage video ever

[@nickdavid1846]

Their faces when Steve jumped that last hammer swing was beautiful

[@frankmav8757]

I felt like I was there with you on this video Max. This was truly epic. The way you ended the video with the Cheers theme song made this video perfect. one of my favorite videos of all time. I felt accomplished after watching this lol.

[@Bolomoto]

they should have a reaction video of Wollie crushing there spirit with his skill, and X tekken methods.

[@skullbuster98]

it took me around 80 tries to beat this challenge and i tried a lot of characters, but Liu Kang was the one that got it done for me👍

[@teamtrolljackson]

just coming back to one of my favorite videos on youtube

[@cgtolleson]

even after all this time, watching the old boss rage videos make me so hype hahaha cheers doods !

[@KonohazFinest]

gotta love those bro moments

[@NeutralGuyDoubleZero]

To be fair, sheeva was pretty hot in those fan arts at the end.

[@overkillery]

Max: 191 tries Woolie: 4 tries

[@YugerenKurai7]

overkillery Hype lord Vs Scrub lord....The battle for supremacy has begun.

[@dnangel4277]

overkillery Yeah but Max would wreck Woolie in KI :)

[@thedarkpoet88]

YugerenKurai7 And the sad thing is against the AI that already scrubs its way to victory only an EVEN BIGGER SCRUB can defeat the computerized scubbiness

[@poohhardy11]

overkillery did he let the difficulty drop?

[@thedarkpoet88]

No you can see them back out to the ladder every time.

[@Drk-px7po]

6 years later and I'm here reviewing this work of art that is this video