THE DEMON RETURNS! - Akuma Legacy: Street Fighter 4

[@TheHarDeOne]

"Hey Ken, you look like He-Man. But at least your hair isn't made of bananas." I lost it.

[@xEiim305]

4:03 i like how akuma founded his own country and the flag is his kanji

[@brandonwilliams6119]

BlzMan Hell yeah! I love that about him, It makes him more unique. He's his own self and is under no one's flag except his own.

[@nrthe2videos514]

BlzMan gouken is the same thing

[@ansonpoon4814]

Akuma equals sky or heaven. And Gouken means none, just no nothing

[@tayyebmahmood7207]

@@nrthe2videos514 im sure that's not what his symbol represents

[@Boyzby]

@@tayyebmahmood7207 The thing on his back his and his flag is literally the kanji for Heaven.

[@daegan_ftw]

Am I the only one who misses characters having their national flags on display in Street Fighter?

[@bungiesblueflames]

Daegan Noel no

[@UNFDsBRO_TCY_7916]

Akuma isn't Japanese, Akuma is Kanji.

[@IB_E_Y_O_N_DI]

I also miss it to

[@beatsinmyhead9919]

No

[@diegsternator0917]

I miss it

[@WhiteLightning256]

Street Fighter IV: The game that revived Fighting Games

[@nemesis3587]

Yeah. Some of the comments gave me cancer. People really forget this game's impact.

[@caryfamilyyoutube1148]

Nobody forgot it. It's just YT comments.

[@sonofaballer96]

WhiteLightning256 I was playing nintendo Wii games around this time. I just got into Street Fighter via SSIV this year but I grew up around SFII and Alpha Max and computer games.

[@dynoroad]

I remember watching the finals at Dreamhack and it was hype as fuuuuuck. After that, I was a street fighter fan.

[@fj6075]

BULLSHIT

[@spectralsheep]

This announcer is like, just some guy they had at the studio one day.

[@SlamBolts]

And SSFIV is like balls to the wall KI type announcer. Vanilla has some wacky charm to it

[@licentiousdreams]

@@SlamBolts Looks like I'll be looking into the differences in releases. I've never thought about much more than added roster and basic balancing. Interested in how much balancing and more was done to different releases now.

[@skyyswaggstudios2934]

Ikr

[@sng3939]

love the first version of SF4 and the fun of unlocking the characters like akuma etc.

[@TheRogueWolf]

Sure, Max; for you, the battle between the personification of murderous intent and a chump in a pink gi was the most important day of your life... ...but for Drunk Guy in Background, it was Tuesday.

[@gori272]

I just want y'all to know that I feel bad for being the 70th liker of this comment. Anyway, I understood that reference.

[@Xiaolruc]

"If only it [the anime cutscenes] didn't look like a 5-year-old drew it-" Max has clearly led a sheltered life, as there's far worse looking anime out there than what this game possesses.

[@aspreedacore]

Xiaolruc his wife needs to teach him

[@zackmarsh4912]

I think the cutscenes look good...

[@ByaKyuren]

I don’t think you understand how much it tells when a game made by such a big company like Capcom has animated scenes that are this fucking lazy

[@licentiousdreams]

@@ByaKyuren It really says a hell of a lot if basic gameplay is absolutely garbage on top of trash animations.

[@jiffyI]

@@ByaKyuren capcom was broke making this game they had like no budget

[@PurpleFreezerPage]

Even in the intro, spinning bird kick whiffs

[@toshi7429]

Street Fighter 4 is so much more fun to watch than Street Fighter 5.

[@Rajivrocks-Ltd.]

Dude, preach!

[@shinobixa4]

Tosh I Amen

[@kisamehoshigaki4179]

Tosh I YES

[@Lamadredetuamigo]

But more annoying to play, in my opinion. I despised the online. On 3rd Strike and V I can't stop playing. Even Max admits he doesn't enjoy IV.

[@nicogaiden1498]

Tosh I I agree, for me it's street fighter alpha 2 for 3rd place, street fighter 4 for 2nd place, and street fighter third strike in 1st place.

[@NightmareSnake]

Leave it to Dan's AI to spam the only two good moves he has.

[@sonictj3]

if you think the cutscenes here were bad look at early Dragon Ball super. can i get a Whoopsie.

[@schifferu]

sonictj3 autisitc ssj goku vs beerus in king kais planet. so bad but it improved

[@introducinggod8572]

AKUMA GOT A SCORE OF 66600 BECAUSE THOSE COMBOS WERE EVIL!

[@crisisjack]

fuck off

[@introducinggod8572]

It's too late. My jokes are too good.

[@OctaviusheBlazekid]

The animation was cool in my opinion

[@Kanzuki]

SF4 series might be my favorite Street Fighter game. This was also the first Street Fighter game i played.

[@DotGamesLive]

The intro is over at 03:11 and actual fighting action starts there! AND IT IS GOOD.

[@staticbuzter452]

Battleu

[@ayoubazargui5729]

THAT INDESCTRUABLE INTRO

[@beuk5543]

A Azargui LOL That feels like soooooo long ago... :/

[@ayoubazargui5729]

Tungsten Slug YES OMG I MISS IT SO MUCH

[@beuk5543]

I want that song on a karaoke party when im drunk.

[@riki9573]

*indestructible

[@marco39120]

As corny as it was, I loved it.

[@ShayneRawls]

"Poorly Drawn Anime" Yet this looks light years better than SFV "animated" shots

[@mohsinchughtai7727]

YES! Finally someone else who thinks that!

[@skyyswaggstudios2934]

The still images sfV has look nice, but goddamnit I wish they were animated

[@felipemiotolindo]

Bro shut up

[@ShayneRawls]

@@felipemiotolindo This was 4 years ago, fuck off

[@felipemiotolindo]

@@ShayneRawls lol

[@misterperson331]

Capcom sure knows how to make the most hype intros

[@brendzz3832]

I love street fighter 4 at its final build one of my faves sf games, sad to see sfv not live to its hype.

[@theninjagallade9706]

Jozeph You contradicted yourself there. SF is notorious for expanding upon a base game (Alpha 1, SF3 New Generation, Vanilla SF4) and you even acknowledged USF4 being the final build for a game that spanned 8 years yet compare it to SFV. Wait for more content like Capcom always adds then it's a fair comparison.

[@KoFkrai]

Good to see you say "final builds" and saying that about SFV when it's only on its second build, m8. Give it time.

[@Tary88]

Made it too easy. Nothing to admire when watching a pro. I can't see how they can fix it.

[@brendzz3832]

KoFkrai the final build won't even be able to "fix it" lol it's already too late

[@brendzz3832]

somany5 exactly my point

[@bazzjedimaster]

Oh come on Max!! don't tell me you are bailing out on SVC Chaos

[@Jose-se9pu]

I think he did played it...

[@Urrnge]

Nah Leandro. He played it during a live stream, right after SF The Movie I believe. I remember him getting koko desu ka'd by Goenitz.

[@Jose-se9pu]

He played SvC, he used Violent Ken...I think

[@xxnike0629xx]

I wish SVC Chaos came out for PS4.

[@Animeniacreviews]

Maybe he's saving it for a bad boss rage video

[@tor9123]

The fucking intro of this game gets me SO MUCH FUCKING HYPED. The animation is so fucking sick.

[@myLAwafflesflakes]

Damn that five year old sure could draw better than me lol

[@jojo-b55]

This is my personal favorite entry in the franchise. Great animation, cool intro, small roster & just an overall simple/fun feel

[@garytina7009]

I love how E Honda speaks English while Ken speaks Japanese despite being from the opposite country. I know the voices are set to Japanese but, E Honda says he's from Japan.

[@XimGama]

That intro... it gets me every time. Had to say it has been my favorite SF intro so far.

[@djb1ge]

0:01 "All rise for the '09er National Anthem!"

[@hush8469]

wake up ultra? on sagat? I'm back in 09 aren't i

[@Xivy222]

What country is Akuma from? HE IS HIS OWN COUNTRY!!!

[@MegaTomPlays]

Man, I always forget how dope this intro/song was

[@SuperFusionAJ93]

Unpopular Opinion: I liked Indestructible/The Next Door. Sue Me.

[@sanctuary8873]

I'm calling my lawyer, RIGHT NOW.

[@m.m.3029]

You are the only person that understands me.

[@SuperFusionAJ93]

Wa- hey In that case, I Summon Phoenix Wright in Defense mode!

[@SoloHero]

Dude, me too.

[@sebastiancontreras2264]

dude I like it too...you are not alone in this one

[@BLKBRDSR71]

BEST SF INTRO EVER!

[@MarvinDigi]

That intro is amazing, for some reason I really like the art style of SFIV

[@CrimsonMoonM]

I'm getting some strong feelings of nostalgia while watching this. It's strange to think that SFIV is old enough to elicit such feelings...

[@schifferu]

STREET GRAPHICS 4: IMPOSSIBLE FRAMELINKS EDITION

[@TheFissionIsMailed]

Damn max, you're very consistent at remembering all of the combos/mechanics throughout each iteration. Epic muscle memory, good shit! xD

[@SomeDayDreamer]

so much hype in that intro. Like good grief...

[@BBoytoshone]

you mean good gief..... LOL

[@SomeDayDreamer]

max kim LOL touche

[@deepblueking5245]

Some Day Dreamer yare yare daze

[@ArcanaMaxima]

It actually is Edmond (Edomondo) Honda. I know! I was surprised as well.

[@Rajivrocks-Ltd.]

That sf4 intro was the hypest shit I've seen in a video game ever, I still have that track on my phone dude.

[@SilverWolf04]

I remember when I first bought this game. I was geeked up that day, because I haven't play Street Fighter since Street Fighter 2. I missed out on everything in between the two.

[@lancecryor]

Vanilla, where it all started :)

[@ntheultimate]

FREE1UP I never seen the vanilla SF4 until now :)

[@Nick3lass3]

Haha, watching your dictator back in 2009 / 2010 made me a better player: Dat "Crossup jumping Medium kick into crouching jab - standing jab - crouching light kick into scissors :D. I believe thats how you used to do it.

[@lancecryor]

Nick3lass3 Crouching MK into scissors mostly. But they both work lol. Thanks man.

[@OverSteam]

I like this nostalgic music in the character selection!

[@maxhammer712]

they should makethe cg trailar for sfv the official intro...i would watch it everytime i load up sfv

[@Ai-fj1dc]

It's almost SFV season 2 and Max makes a video of SFIV. I'm so fucking happy.

[@Sesshoumaruflash]

I can easily imagine El Fuerte running around in that erratic style of his, running circles around Akuma, running left to right in front of him, running in zig-zags around Akuma, and then Akuma just knocks him out with one punch and just walks away. :D

[@MetroidMagmoor-629]

Small Airfield and Drive in at Night give me goosebumps. Man, I love those bgms.

[@slipperyphish]

i love the vanilla sf4 theme song!!!

[@bmoney3837]

slipperyphish tht was one of the best

[@bmoney3837]

Lol

[@tayyebmahmood7207]

@@bmoney3837 dam. It sucks that it's exclusive to sf4 I was going through the settings and all that to see if I need to change something in sf4ultra

[@blazilfrazil2]

I never played vanilla SFV, only the Super variations. So I was shocked at the intro, and how much I liked that music

[@Toomnyusernae]

It also has an art gallery, trailers, slightly different trials and a smarter cpu.

[@chain872005]

Yeah, I actually like Dan. When my friends and I would play Alpha 3, I could always beat them with Dan. I also cleared the World Tour. (PSOne version obviously.) Somewhere between being a kid and becoming an adult I lost all my skill and the internet happened of course.

[@brandonwilliams6119]

I'm loving this whole legacy thing you're doing man! My most favorite is your Street Fighter 1 Arcade playthrough that turned into a Boss Rush! Awww yeah!!

[@drejuego]

The old announcer sounds like mat pat

[@brister14]

I know right

[@x-hunterhunkdooms8715]

How i miss the old vanilla SFIV is so much fucking fun in this one!

[@bluejay6956]

I'd try the hardest mode with undefeated Ryu to beats Street Fighter IV tournament once, before unlock all the characters.

[@outsideredge]

One reason to keep vanilla SFIV is the movie theatre which every subsequent version of the game dropped. I might go back and unlock those watercolor movies. Those are really good.

[@smashfam1]

"i forgot about the anime" yeah like Blazblue, GG, KoF :´p

[@MuJoNeSs]

OMG! INDESTRUCTIBLE SO GOOD! That intro is so nostalgic, It's a 10.

[@dukemagus]

Say what you will, but vanilla SF4 had a WAY better presentation

[@minime3132]

Duke Magus than what

[@licentiousdreams]

@@minime3132 super arcade Max alpha street turbo xtekken fighter 69 r3dux version 6.9 and 1/2

[@raymondobrien3130]

Every time Sagat said Tiger Shot all I heard was "Fire Sword" now I cant unhear it lol

[@mas8705]

God... I missed the original SF4 opening. Not to mention that it is fasinating to revisit Akuma's first version before the first of several many updates, balance changes and etc. etc. etc. Honestly though, the question that is going through people's minds is what exactly is going to happen with Season 2 since we have no idea if "Brand New Characters" is in reference literal brand new characters or if we will see returning characters. Kind of a risk for Capcom to bring new a new cast of characters when there are so many characters people want to see return.

[@beuk5543]

mas8705 Oro, Abel, Sodom, Rose, Q, and Sagat are season 2 fighters!

[@pedronicolau9246]

I am betting the that most of season 2 caracters are going to caracters from other capcom franchises like hinata or maki. No entirely new caracters

[@beuk5543]

The silouettes are known. Its this lineup in no particular order

[@beuk5543]

Im hyped for Sodom! :D

[@mas8705]

Tungsten Slug It isn't that I disagree, but the slight problem with what you posted is that you posted six names, and yet there are only five silhouettes. I know that there were "rumors" that got confirmed previously about characters getting added to SFV, but that was back in July when we didn't really know anything about the second season outside of "What got leaked," and with Akuma's inclusion in the Second season, that throws a wrench in the previous rumors. If anything else, people have already taken their guesses as to who the "five brand new characters are going to be and say that it is Helen (the blonde haired woman we saw in story mode. You can take a guess that because of the hate she wears that matches up), "Goutetsu" (The Master of Akuma/Gouken. Harder to say how this one matched up), Matthew McCoy (A big guy from Delta Red, to which comparing to the shadow, does make sense since he's a big guy and his hat could be seen a bit there), Satsuki (The Doll that attacked Zangief with a sword and got snapped because... His chest hair is stronger than steel? Anyway, you can tell a bit by the hair where people came up with that conclusion), and finally "Room" (a character that was meant to be in Capcom Fighting All-Stars but since the game got canceled, so did he. Again, the hair is where people are coming to that conclusion.) Don't get me wrong, I would love to be proven wrong and we get some returning SF characters, but if rumors are to be believed, alongside with those who are currently speculating characters with character concept arts on CFN profiles, chances are that we will get a new set of characters that we haven't seen playable before.

[@rajimwakefield7972]

Nice combos🔥

[@shahanmiah7489]

YAAAY! My favourite Street Fighter!!

[@WhiteManOnCampus]

I think my personal favorite presentation of Akuma is from Super SF2 - Turbo Revival on the Game Boy Advance. He doesn't speak through the entire game, only inner monologue in his victory screens and his ending, and his only in-game "voice line" is a disturbing hiss-growl noise. It really solidifies Akuma's status as a literal personification of murderous violence.

[@sourgrapes3178]

good stuff max but do you have to be so harsh on the cartoonist game on dood

[@andrependleton7242]

A blast from the past while Street fighter 4 was still young.

[@pheonix1549]

I still think Super Street Fighter 4 had the best opening.

[@gokusondbz]

America Senpai1549 not to mention was a lot of fun playing with Evil Ryu.

[@bungiesblueflames]

America Senpai1549 I think SF4 and USF4 were the best

[@HarrisTheHeckler]

Max is a hero for letting the intro play and not talking over it. HERO!

[@QuartzIsAnOxide]

I forgot how long the intro was in this game

[@dreadn0ught_k]

That intro video brought tears and goosebumps. Thanks dood

[@N00BSYBORG]

God I miss Indestructible.

[@TheMeaningofHaste]

Omg sf4 was such a good game... Watching a game of sf4 is like watching math equations solve themselves. Perfect execution. And that intro!

[@inuyasha54325]

IS Max playing on Medium Difficulty?!

[@snakeeater3458]

1:30 gets me pumped up so much. Akuma is the only character I played in SF4. Love it to death ❤

[@nicktiner2074]

Yeah, Street Fighter IV is a much better game over all than Street Fighter V for sure, even in its vanilla form.

[@mrdante361]

Nick Tiner street fighter 5 is a really fun game. I just don't understand the hate at all.

[@SeboHyatt]

it's incomplete. i think that's pretty much it. also the story is whack. but ostly it's incomplete...it doesn't feel like they were trying with this game. well...outside the actual fighting that is.

[@sonofaballer96]

Nick Tiner Watch some tournaments to see how it's really played. SFV is really good if you do it right.

[@sonofaballer96]

Nick Tiner Watch some tournaments to see how it's really played. SFV is really good if you know what you're doing.

[@theoptimaltheory-optimizer8971]

sonofaballer96 I own Street fighter 5, and I must say, Street fighter 4 is better, just saying, it didn't live to it's hype.

[@Toomnyusernae]

Vanilla is definitely a solid entry in the SFIV series. The cpu was smarter too.

[@ChaossX77]

Does anyone know if there's still plans to add an arcade mode to SF5? Or any other improvements? Like them pulling a No Man's Sky.. It's only been in EVERY SINGLE ONE except that one. And that's the main feature I played cuz I suck against actual human opponents.

[@DaUsher]

And then you realise SFV is also the only one that didn't release in arcades first, so no need for arcade mode.

[@ChaossX77]

That has nothing to do with anything. A lot of games didn't release in arcades first, like mkx among many others. It's just a random 10 or so fight as opposed to playing the same story over and over again.. Wow.. The lack of a proper arcade mode is a big deal for a lot of people.. So idk if you're just special or an asshole but thanks for your reply.

[@DaUsher]

Sounds like someone's a little on edge lol. Lost one too many times online? You say "among many others". Name them.

[@ChaossX77]

DaUsher learn how to read.. I said I don't play online cuz I suck at it. And J don't have to do shot.. But mkx, most blazblue games, super smash bros, and fuck you to name a few.

[@DaUsher]

No wonder you don't play online. If something like a comment gets you salty, can't imagine what losing online feels like. Maybe you should stay away from the internet for awhile lol

[@nickclark1815]

SF4, probably my least favorite SF game.

[@MichaelManning15]

Nick Clark more than the original?

[@MrMastercatfish]

Nick Clark Even more so than the original street fighter?

[@nickclark1815]

Excluding the original, I figured I wouldn't have to say that because that one isn't very good... to say the least.

[@theninjagallade9706]

Yeah, I dislike it, too. The least sf game imo

[@KoFkrai]

SF 3rd strike is vastly superior to 4

[@Bosley8000]

Whats Max gonna do when he gets to SFV and realizes theres no arcade mode?

[@ChoppyRaptor450]

Bosley8000 survival mode /s

[@braxtonbaldarez7057]

Story mode

[@The_SilverMane]

I will never forget how great Street Fighter 4 was for me, like it was the hugest deal to me when it got announced and my father actually bought it for me back then, reviving my love for the series. My first one was Street Fighter 2 but I never knew what it's name was since I was a stupid little kid, heh. So after all of that, SF4 for me was the catalist to catapult me back to the love that is Street Fighter.

[@arjangelic]

you skipped on Zero Akuma :(

[@jamesdreamer5833]

I just like watching Akuma move everything he does looks like it hits so hard.

[@CelestialReturner]

He's not doing SVC Chaos is he???

[@RaGe2306]

cyril marasigan would love to See him play it this gem! SVC has still one of the most gorgeous 2D Sprites.

[@CelestialReturner]

Tony Stark YOU MEAN Serious Mr. Karate? Yeah. That Triple Haoh So Ko Ken though.

[@NateKashiri-exe]

If you get beat by Dan, then it’s all over, you just can’t play Street Fighter again

[@georgejones5385]

WHERE IS THIRD STIKE

[@anubischild7293]

At 8:42 the shockwave of that slam made some guy fall into the fight and then he claimed back out

[@KabutoZombie]

so uhhh, where's 3rd strike?

[@PokerDummyface1024]

that intro music took me back. indestructible!!! thanks

[@gospeedgamer1838]

Dan is my favorite character 😢 lol

[@djbubblegum9975]

GoSpeedGamer I legitimately want Dan back in SF5.

[@misterperson331]

DjBuBbLeGuM ditto, we need atleast one joke character

[@djbubblegum9975]

misterperson331 well some would say that Rashid is the joke character, but naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw, we need Dan. And I'd actually play him, he'd be my secondary (would be my main if I hadn't already put so much work into Cammy).

[@gospeedgamer1838]

DjBuBbLeGuM Same!! I'd totally play Dan & just troll people. Its kinda like how I like using Hercule on Dbz games to make people mad lol

[@gokusondbz]

GoSpeedGamer honestly Dan is in my top 3 favorite characters in Street Fighter Alpha 2. along with Akuma and Ken.

[@dontlookmeinmyeyeswhenudan5241]

Max: LETs GO!!!! Me: where we going?

[@Nicholas86753]

where is 3rd Strike and Alpha 3?

[@HyperFlame64V1]

Nicholas Brodermann Ikr??

[@Lavi_BT12]

Nicholas Brodermann He did play Alpha 3 on his stream. However, no info as to wether or not he'll upload it.

[@Lavi_BT12]

Nicholas Brodermann Oh, and he played 2nd Generation instead of 3rd Strike to play Shin Akuma.

[@_Digishade_]

The description says it's out of order. We'll probably get those later.

[@maurotula]

Wow, to think its being so long since Vanilla SF4 was released, time sure goes fast.

[@Wladislav]

People may not want to admit it, but I think this is the second most important fighting game in history.

[@Shiirow]

Makes me want to play SSF4AE after this is done.

[@Diego92Souza]

wow... i forgot how gay the song from the cool vanilla SF4 intro was.... lul

[@swagman830]

Gin-Nius. The intro literally says: "I can feel it come all over me, I feel it all around me"

[@Diego92Souza]

The song kinda ruins the cool looking ink cgi chars, it doesn't fit at all

[@Diego92Souza]

Naji Lacey be careful m8, u might piss off the circle jerk bandwagon that surrounds this game

[@CBaskins420]

The Soul Consuming Darknehey i resent that. i still hum that dArn song from time to time. lol

[@shadowboxin420]

Sounds like fuckin Backstreet boys or something rofl. I don't remember that at all either. Probably because I watched it once then skipped it every time after lol...

[@tnt_tyrant]

Miss This Old Starting Theme ❤🔥

[@jasongonzaga9211]

Street fighter x Tekken please? i dont care if you cant pick akuma twice just pick ogre. then play it.

[@HiddenAdept]

Back in 2008 I remember just being amazed by the look of this game, the first highly stylized 3D fighting game that looked good. (Yes, Soul Calibur and some other 3D fighters were already very pretty, but this game just oozes artistic style SC and Tekken never had)

[@licentiousdreams]

Always felt like a comic book came alive and I loved it.

[@bushinryumaster6910]

this game looks more hype than sfv

[@someguy6050]

That's because it was complete when it was launched. XD

[@bushinryumaster6910]

SomeGuy and sfv is soooo slooooow as hell... :)

[@someguy6050]

bushinryu master69 I can believe that. Sigh, Capcom should know better about rushing games and adding things later.

[@MoMagnus93]

vanilla sagat.........oh the pain

[@Zaffr3]

man why didn't they use that intro song for every other version they released

[@pimper7000]

CPU Zaffre (Praixz Zer0) licensing issues with the song. We just know it has the SF 4 theme but this is a actually licensed track that they have to pay to use. Doesn't quite explained why they changed Akuma's and Gouken's them when they went to Super though.

[@renzreginaldmacay5485]

Because it causes cancer upon hearing it

[@Lavi_BT12]

Renz Reginald Macay But I fucking eargasmed, along with thousands of others around the world, upon hearing it as the intro for USF4 back in EVO 2014.

[@MBison-iu5pq]

I remember when i was 4 and i was listening that intro all the time...