Fangs: The Saga of Wolf Blood (PC-88 Paradise) Enix's Forgotten RPG that wasn't on the NES or SNES!

[@PorygonFTW]

That controller setup is truly a weapon to surpass metal gear

[@BubblegumCrash332]

McGuyver is proud

[@OuterSpaceMan64]

Biblical

[@fiend4129]

That was epic !! (even if it costs $$$ from classicpc..)

[@falsebaroness]

so cray

[@NightSprinter]

Metal GEAR?!?!?!?!

[@Larry]

Most excellent video Sir!!! Makes me wonder if the heads just told them to wrap things up quickly on the game, so they could use the team to help develop more 16 bit stuff.

[@ARAVideogames]

You are a precious "piece" of the import gaming scene that was missing. Congrats for your videos, all of them are enjoyable productions.

[@ereviscale3966]

"Piece"

[@shiki232]

You can really tell it's the Shining/Feda/Alundra/Landstalker guy Tamaki from that nice signature artwork. Guy does draw a good wolfman too, I swear they're in every game he was involved with

[@MiBrCo4177]

Gotta love those wolf characters though. Always badass and screamed "fantasy RPG" when they are on the team. Gerhalt from SF2 was always an awesome addition!

[@DragoonEnRegalia]

Still quite fascinating how Yoshitaka Tamaki (Shining Force, Alundra) got his start doing the promo art for this game. It's so underrated even among Japanese players/PC enthusiasts from that era, probably because of the very late non-Koei/-Falcom PC-88 release. I hesitate to deem many of these games truly forgotten, but this would be a good candidate.

[@Leynx-Et-Fenrir]

Glad someone noticed. The game looks like a mix between Shining in the Darkness and Shining Force.

[@captainhawdon937]

I might want to check this game out just for the art

[@ajpiskel]

The entire gamepad section was hilarious. Thanks for the video!

[@Conan_the_Based]

If he had an angry voice while explaining it, that part could've passed for an AVGN spoof.

[@ratmage]

I appreciate your attention to detail when filming boxes, manuals, and other physical media related to the games you cover, love that little "Now! Let's play ENIX!!" picture on the disk cases

[@tommylakindasorta3068]

I love this series. You're doing a great service for those of us who missed out on this chapter of video game history.

[@SeafoamSmiles]

Tamaki was a God tier character designer. His work on Shining in the Darkness and Shining Force will be with me for the rest of my days. RIP

[@cataquackwarlord5389]

The boss for the second fang - with the wings and scorpion tail - seems to be a manticore, a mythical man-eating beast.

[@tweak-chan7906]

Absolute gem of a channel. Reminds me of old videos I'd watch as a kid. I love this stuff

[@gamegnome]

I'm so glad I stumbled on your goldmine of a channel!

[@internetvirus16]

FANG you so much for being such a dedicated creator, I love the vibes of PC-88/98 games

[@joshuadillhunt8707]

I'm glad I clicked this video! Learned a lot, and I plan on watching more.

[@StoneCresent]

I saw that video clip of Touhou 2. I can't wait to see you cover it and the rest of the series on PC-98.

[@HappyConsoleGamer]

Really great stuff!

[@rockkiall]

How to do old school gaming right, find every possible way to make the game play the way you want. love it!

[@rchassereau2]

You always do such great videos, really appreciate the effort they take

[@daisukegori2112]

I love the idea of the master joining the crew instead of the student. And that bit where the master tricks the villain into revealing himself was great.

[@raziyatheseeker]

> Mentions a race of wolf-people who are endangered as a big part of the plot > Never have one as a party member > Those cowards In all seriousness, it's cool to see an Enix JRPG that isn't Dragon Quest. I adore DQ, and it's cool to see Enix's roots outside of that franchise.

[@feiwong3634]

the artwork is amazing, as all Tamaki-san's works.

[@Dark.Shingo]

Excellent review as usual! What it always grind my gears in RPGs is how we always end up looking for the thing they used to defeat the evil lord. But if it was so important and crucial to defeat him, why the hell they always forget about it?

[@guerillagrueplays6301]

It's a shame there are so many of these classic JRPGs that are more or less consigned to the dust bins of history due to the incredibly low likelihood anyone will ever bring them forward. Makes me wish I had the money to start a little studio to just, like, do simple updates to so many of these and english translations, maybe for release in a budget combo pack on a modern platform. Then again, with the way Squeenix's business model is working nowadays, it's probably highly doubtful they'd be willing to license even such old and ignored IPs for that kind of thing.

[@stevethepocket]

I dunno; that business model has already involved selling off some IPs that they don't want to bother with anymore for what is, frankly, peanuts. I bet if Night Dive or somebody made an offer, they'd gladly part with this stuff outright.

[@Reelphresh]

Be nice if they brought it to Google play like the final fantasy games and dragon quests. I buy all the square enix games on it.

[@robintst]

Always look forward to your PC-88/98 game retrospectives, such an interesting body of games that the majority of people in the west were none the wiser of for so long.

[@lordanthrax2417]

Mad respect for the controller setup and the required skill! Pure dedication!

[@CamboRamboTV]

Wow just found your video out of thin air and it did not disappoint. You've earn yourself a sub! Thanks for the content that I've never would have known about

[@ben8521]

The details about keyboard emulators were very interesting ! Great vid !

[@ITISWHATIS]

Rockin content! I like the quality shots/scans of the included paperwork. Go the the "Hell" Fucker really does hit hard too lol

[@Zasheir]

Wow, the controller segment was great. You're my hero dude.

[@ceticobr]

I love the editing and voice acting comedic timing of the Basement Brothers.

[@Big_Dai]

Wow, it's pretty cool that these videos exist!

[@Sintoolkicks]

9:27 "Here's what the entire contraption looks like" That's beautiful - 10 out of 10

[@HitmonleeDeluxe]

I absolutely adore the character artwork for the Shining series, it was a pleasant surprise to see the same artist work on this too!

[@TheFireRed]

Wow, the KZbin algorithm sometimes shows me bangers. I really enjoyed the video and here's a new subscriber for you. Gotta binge your content!

[@astrades2601]

Each day when i see another obscure game i never hear about is bright day and if have great music that is even brighter :D And this your controller setup was wild.

[@biffrapper]

This has really great music.

[@rollanddev]

[Go the the "Hell"!! Fucker!] Ha. Even today Engrish still cracks me up. :D

[@mbe102]

I love these videos so damn much dude!

[@reynaldomoon]

Found your channel recently and loving your videos. I'm having a fantastic time with the Legend of Heroes and Ys videos. The controller bit in this one was great. So fascinating!!

Thank you for making this kind of content, the attention you put into details is awesome.

[@megastephatron]

i randomly had this video recommended to me and i’m very happy it was; this was a very entertaining and funny exploration of a game i never would have known existed otherwise. great stuff!

[@BasementBrothers]

This is awesome that the algorithm is actually recommending our channel to so many people. Glad to see you wandered in. Stick around!

[@neilallen529]

Good on you for managing that Houdini hookup for the keyboard-to-controller setup. It always feels good to overcome issues like that :p Keep up the great work!

[@rafadono]

If only we have an English translation :c Great video as always! I really like your content.

[@ceticobr]

The kanji in this game are surprisingly readable compared with other PC-88 games reviewed at this channel.

[@fanboymaster]

I appreciate your way of looking at these old games in a way that doesn't denigrate them nor use them to complain about new RPGs. It's refreshing, modern RPGs and the unsung games of the older generation hold unique charms.

[@BasementBrothers]

I came really close to complaining about new RPG's though, when I said that playing old RPG's is cathartic for me. New RPG's can just use up so much of one's time...

[@fanboymaster]

@@BasementBrothers I play a lot of new and old so I know that feeling, but I appreciate that you didn't let it distract from the game at hand and kept the video's tone positive. Personally I play a lot of new and old RPGs because they feel good at very different things nowadays.

[@ShadowArtist]

Yoshitaka Tamaki did more than just "design the monsters" in FANGS, he illustrated all the promotional artwork and in-manual art, designed the characters via his illustrations, he was the character and monster designer for Land Stalker, Shining and the Darkness, Shining Force 1, Shining Soul I & II, the GBA remake of Shining Force I, and designed the characters and monsters for Lady Stalker, Time Stalkers (Dream Cast), and character designer and lead illustrartor on ALUNDRA, and the super famicom strategy RPG FEDA.....

[@BasementBrothers]

Indeed he did all the artwork on the package of Fangs and in the manual. Too bad the game's credits only credit him with "monster design".

[@sanny87]

So glad I've stumbled upon your channel. Excellent video, thank you.

[@Toon_Pirate]

I completed Ys Seven a couple of days ago and it sure made me nostalgic for the early games in the series where bosses just attacked you without a lengthy intro. I'll gladly take a "Bwahaha! You won't stand a chance!" right now

[@patrickstar2027]

yeah the 2d and 2.5d era are the best for ys imo. Then ys origin was like a love letter to the classics

[@Deathy2D]

Thanks for always taking your time to show these amazing games. But let's be honest, the controller setup is the highlight of the video.

[@chazmaru9583]

Amazing stuff as always, thanks for providing a rare glimpse at the actual package and physical piece of software, first time I see some of this early Tamaki stuff.

[@HighKicks2yaTeef]

I'm glad Im not the only one who thinks of double dragon when I hear "Romulus and Remus". Man I loved that movie as a kid.

[@blaze45ful]

Oh, I would play this game, I like the monsters design.

[@scottbaylo]

All I’m gonna say is that this makes me feel blessed that all of my nostalgia is linked to home console games that are easily available for free through emulators… this sounds exhausting!

[@KingofCrusher]

Love your channel to death, these old japanese pc games are so fascinating.

[@hollowtongue]

love the double dragon movie scene sampled in haha

[@JohnnyKusiga]

That double dragon clip made the video extra epic!

[@riggel8804]

Home boy did Lady Stalker for the snes too. I'd play that one but it's only in Japanese. You might like it.

[@fenrirlives2226]

Wow, I'm really surprised they did nothing with the Wolf Person angle. Missed opportunity if you ask me

[@BasementBrothers]

I'm surprised that the protagonist isn't a half-human half-wolfman. The opening makes a big deal about his parents meeting, but never tells us why we should care... which is why I just skipped over it in the video. It would make too much sense if one of his parents was human and the other a wolfperson. Also, yeah. They could have had him transform into a wolf during battle... or have super keen sense of scent and hearing or something. You're right. Total missed opportunity.

[@daisukegori2112]

​@@BasementBrothers I kept thinking of Yamcha.

[@agaba5500]

great review. the most interesting parts of this video were the convoluted controller setup and re-programming and your epic thicc hairy forearms

[@Walczyk]

"Bwahaha you can't defeat me!" Oh that made me chuckle

[@oodo2908]

The Double Dragon Mark Dacascos clips throw me off, hahaha

[@AndrewGurn]

I'll be watching this later and I'm fairly certain I'll greatly enjoy it based on prior experience. So have a pre-like and a comment for algorithmic purposes.

[@Conan_the_Based]

You'll definitely have to do a PC-88 Paradise video for Rance sometime. Show us where the huge franchise began.

[@cabbusses]

I can't believe that footage from Double Dragon: The Movie somehow became relevant to this video.

[@knightriding]

Thanks for the hard directions to show us all the good o times from the past. 😎🤙

[@Antedithulian]

The second I saw that box art I thought "I bet that's the guy who did Shining Force and Feda..."

[@Th3ba1r0n]

The art was definitely done by the makers of the "Shining" series early sega games. :3 Pretty cool.

[@stevethepocket]

Oh boy. That chain of adapters is some BetaFlop-D level shenanigans.

[@newironside]

That battle theme is great

[@binchillin888]

Pretty neat concepts in the game with the music that damages youand the portal that removes your ally. The spells and items really come in handy to stope them. Not sure if they exist in other games.

[@msk33]

Great review. Owned and played the game on 2011/2012 on original hardware. Understand japanese but never got really into it. Only musics were the main motivation. I did probably 3/4 boss. Too much grinding also, but this is to be expected with an Enix Jrpg of the time. Nice to see finally a review on this game. One of the last game of the system with Popful Mail.

[@EricSanAltarez]

You brought me back to 2nd grade with those floppy disks.

[@Leoj305]

Eventually I will have watched all his videos. That will be a sad day.

[@zymz7892]

Yeh, Bravo on that multi-converter setup ;)

[@joefell5311]

I know virtually nothing about PC-88 and 89 computers but I'm very intrigued by what I saw here. I also think the graphics looked pretty nice. Are these considered VGA graphics? The art looked unique like it uses vertical scanlines or something. Very cool. Nice video.

[@BasementBrothers]

VGA, I believe, is a graphics standard specific to IBM compatibles. PC-88 used RGB analog graphics at 640x200 resolution. This series is targeted at people who know nothing about PC-88 and PC-98! So please feel free to stick around and learn more!

[@joefell5311]

@@BasementBrothers I subscribed immediately after watching your video. So many interesting video games to see. I need to learn Japanese. 😂 Thanks for answering about the video graphics used. I wasn't sure and just knew it looked different. Keep up the great work on your channel.

[@SaikyoDinosaur]

Oooh, that shining force art!

[@armavirumquecano6190]

Sweet illustrations by the Shining Force artist😁

[@Nemo2342]

Your dedication to using that tiny controller is impressive.

[@BasementBrothers]

Watch further into the video and you can see me switch to the Genesis/Mega Drive controller!

[@Nemo2342]

@@BasementBrothers Oh I did, believe me. It was a great video and I enjoy seeing these old PC88/98 games. But I still remain impressed with all the hoops you jumped through just to play on controller!

[@Zero_Tester]

Wishes lot of people try this game from this gen,even Farland Story was pretty fun at their own

[@BasementBrothers]

I hope I can cover Farland Story some day on PC-98 Paradise! I was a big fan back in the early 2000's...

[@UnparalleledDev0]

i would have subscribed purely based on the fact that you got the controller to work. but I also happen to love obscure rpgs and subbed anyway.

[@roezlf]

I laughed out loud at the controller linking setup

[@dylancarpenter5986]

Huh I can see the sort of monster design from Shining Force in these sprites yeah. I should look up what else that artist has done because Shining Force was my favorite game in sixth grade. And the art was always a part of that.

[@mzxa9988]

good video as usual

[@DeeBellwether]

thanks for showing this. i am the opposite of you in one regard: i ate this sort of thing up back in the era. definitely hadn't even heard of this system in context until i saw this vid, so i didn't even know non-console Enix titles. i played most of the ones i could get my hands on. what i'm saying is i loved this sort of basic JRPG back in the day. what makes me differ is that i cannot bear to play anything this basic at this point in my life. makes me glad you basically chose an edited walkthrough with commentary for this video.

[@BasementBrothers]

Yep. That's probably normal. I'm sure most people wouldn't want to grind through a dry old RPG like this one nowadays. Thanks for watching!

[@DeeBellwether]

@@BasementBrothers adding the soundtrack to my playlists though, tell ya that.

[@robertdobbs4156]

Reminds me of 7th Saga! Very cool!

[@robbyrobot3303]

the enemies look amazing, the field looks rough. Maybe it looks a lot better on a CRT. Very cool video, thanks!!!

[@qaz3000]

Yeah I was thinking the same, I am positive that its better on a CRT.

[@Ineedanameplease]

I don’t think you have enough adapters in that controller setup 😂 another great video 👍🏼

[@MyriadColorsCM]

Note: Numitor is (likely) a reference to the mythological King of Alba Longa (a precussor to Rome).

[@boarMcberry]

pretty neat adding reference to that double dragon movie. wonder if there's further to elaborate the references and whys... :D

[@BasementBrothers]

The characters in the game were raised by a wolf man, so Enix decided to name them after characters from Roman mythology who were raised by wolves.

[@mousebetr]

How rude of that guy. I will NOT go to the "hell".

[@HighPriestFuneral]

It is quite ironic that this is supposed to be one of your party members cheering you on. At first I thought the first two characters were "Evil Lord" and "Mid-boss Rival". Nice twist of expectations, I guess.

[@Monado6]

quite a relic. interesting find

[@noemedmedia]

Highly engaging!

[@actionvestadventure]

With the cover art, thought this game was going to be some precursor to FEDA: Emblems of Justice. I really like Yoshitaka Tamaki character artwork.

[@knightriding]

The music reminds me of sefa master system. With the expansion Yamaha sound card.

[@Bigmitch256]

Very nice video, thank you.

[@bluedragon219123]

What movie is the Romulus and Remius(?) scenes from? Still Great Job on the Video! :)

[@BasementBrothers]

Double Dragon

[@bluedragon219123]

@BasementBrothers Thank You! :)

[@statesminds]

Why does it have that sort of blurry look when other PC-88 games I’ve seen you cover don’t look like that? Amazing work figuring out that controller input puzzle 😂

[@BasementBrothers]

No idea. I captured it the same way I captured Xak II and Mario Bros. Special. Maybe it's just the way this game looks? Looks fine to me though.

[@alexrichard2447]

Game feels underwhelming to me... however I could listen to these tunes for a long long time, what bangers!

[@shards-of-glass-man]

Ah, yes, have this one in the someday-backlog pile

[@chrisschumacher8553]

"You mean Just Breed?" "No, the other one." "SoulBlazer?" "No, the other one!" "Elnard?" "...."