The History of Vigilante - arcade console documentary

[@haiasieel6099]

I loved Kung Fu Master, and when as a kid I found Vigilante in my local Roller Skating rink I almost DIED from happiness. It was one of the fist arcade games I finished. Totally worth it.

[@GuanRytheFantastic]

When you rescue Madonna you...justified your love

[@desertpunk7588]

She is just a material girl, working for Vogue. Let her save herself, she would cherish it more...

[@charlesn898]

*chef's kiss*

[@lyricistdestroyerqueensbor8782]

@@desertpunk7588 nah.. she's a virgin and her papa didn't preach so her human nature need to be rescue.

[@afriend9428]

*ha! ha! hA! HA!*

[@southstar44]

Omg lol

[@miketate3445]

My favorite part of this game is that an entire squadron of Bobby the Brain Heenans tries to bash you with a crowbar.

[@franciscoquinones9338]

One of my favorite childhood games. Really hard and punishing but I learned to beat the game with only one coin.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Excellent, good job

[@gideongarcia3331]

Ah, the good old Turbo Grafx-16 days! Great game!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I enjoyed it as well

[@BlueLegend595]

I had this on the Turbo Express. Perfect for on the move gaming.

[@mihkailmrzin2256]

“It is official… an official turd” That’s funny. Thanks for all the hard work, Patman.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, that you :-)

[@arcadespirit75]

I didn't have the opportunity to play Vigilante as a child, but I just finished it thanks to my arcade machine with my Pandora treasure...

[@jarrodhook]

I haven’t watched yet, but I’ll always give my boy Patman a thumbs up.

[@Fla5thgenTryMe]

Same. Even if the video is something im not interested in which is rare. I appreciate content from other guy's that were there. I can't stand someone who wasn't born yet talking like an authority on retro stuff.

[@bsx121]

Its mandatory

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Yep. I'm a simple man -- I see any of my favourite KZbinrs make a video, I instantly hit the thumbs up

[@madaction9373]

The Yetti!! Love the reference and your sense of humor. Keep up the great work!

[@noakesy316]

Always love a good Yeti reference...although I prefer the proper pronunciation "Yetay"

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much my friend, I appreciate that

[@773superprguy]

I love this game its so underrated

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I always enjoyed it as well

[@cravis123]

Your dad jokes are the best, especially when combined with arcade games! :))

[@wrena79]

Kung Fu Master is one of my all time favourite arcade games - huge nostalgia so naturally that and Vigilante were 2 pcb’s I had to pick up. Love my scrolling beat em up’s! Love the channel too - thanks for all the awesome content

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Excellent, thank you

[@gunhed76]

When I first played Vigilante was in 1988, It was in Coney Island NYC, my parents took me to celebrate getting my Green Belt in Goju Ryu karate, when I played this game at the El Dorado arcade, I was mesmerized by its pure honesty as portraying NYC as a violent shithole. Playing a character fighting off thugs with Martial arts kind of made me think this was normality. Because it was, NYC is now like this more than ever, a sequel to Vigilante is long overdue lolz, also the following week two thug kids tried to steal my Diamondback BMX bike, I punched one in the face with a karate punch, and the other got an elbow, I thought to myself holy shit real life is here, and it might get tougher. Great game, awesome video Patman!

[@evanhanley6437]

Loved the Yeti shoutout. You are very funny Pat. This is a very difficult game.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you, I appreciate that. That was quite the high point in WCW history :-)

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries or...was...it...!?

[@SusuperHands]

So glad you mentioned the FM enhanced sound on the Master System version. For anyone who doesn't know, Tim Worthington sells a FM unit that can be installed inside a non Japanese console. He also includes a region switch, which thankfully allows you to use the paddle controller as well! etim.net.au/shop/shop.php?crn=202&rn=538&action=show_detail

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Good info

[@howie_potterYT]

*PatmanQC* thank you so much for covering this forgotten gem from the arcades of yesteryear. Fun Fact: as a kid, I used refer to nunchaku as "numbchuks" instead of nunchuks... my reasoning was that if you got hit anywhere on your body by this weapon, it would instantly go numb! 😂😂 kids say the darndest things

[@MFields2178]

You are not alone.

[@dravenvandross8281]

Awesome documentary man I remember playing this game when I was a kid I really got my butt kicked playing this game so it brings back a lot of memories so thanks.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much :-)

[@inphanta]

Thanks for another enjoyable video. :) I played this a little in the arcade and had it on the Wii Virtual Console as well back then. The part where you called the MSX port "A+" after listing all it's faults made me laugh out loud! :D

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, glad you enjoyed it :-)

[@unodestosdiaz2998]

Always quality content remembering classic and or forgotten gems. ¡Saludos desde Panamá!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Excellent, thank you for the nice words my friend :-)

[@johngnosistarot4959]

Nothing like a PatmanQC video binge!

[@jps6704]

Lots of interesting informations and humor. Thank you Patman (I'm trying to catch up by watching your old videos, and I'm glad to do so)

[@JasonMontell2501]

1988*

[@thewingedavenger1007]

Great video as always! That PC Engine port is awesome. Madonna was renamed Maria in certain ports, but in the eighties the mass media told everyone that Madonna's real name was Maria, so to me all this really just makes me think that the game designers' idea all along was that you have to save the singer Madonna.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks for the info!

[@mindphaserxy]

Patman makes videos that are simply amazing...all without appendages.

[@roskelld]

I was really into these games at the time, with Double Dragon, Kung Fu Master and the Renegade series. I picked this up for my birthday on the Spectrum. I remember at the time not having a clue what Vigilante meant, but it was a beat 'em up so I was in.

[@lafalamirr10dede81]

Another great video 😀

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks again!

[@LeShark75]

I loved the SMS version back in the day, that FM soundtrack is brilliant. Sorry if mentioned already but the Arcade version of Vigilante is available on PS4 Arcade Archives and Nintendo Switch.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks for the info

[@c0mmenter1]

It's like 11yr old me stopped by and said "Let's go to the arcade"

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, glad I could help :-)

[@jeffjackson9679]

Props for the WCW Yetaaay reference. LMAO

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, another high point in WCW history

[@BomberMonkAssassin32]

The arcade game Vigilante is on the PS4

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks for the info

[@jasontritt3243]

Finally another Patman QC vid. Finally have something good to watch

[@stoshbeast1]

I used to love playing Vigilante at Aladdin's Castle in the late 80's! I can still remember the level 1 boss saying "hey, come on!"

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

So do I :-)

[@vestanpance9461]

I LOVED this game at the local arcade!

[@Wardner213]

One of my top 5 old arcade favourites right here :D

[@lethalwolf7455]

Hey bro, glad you’re back at it!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Still here my friend thank you

[@davidt3563]

Way to go dude!!! Yup, totally 80s. As someone from the valley it's completely ingrained in me.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

You and me both :-)

[@pliniomsann]

Cool . I loved the Master System version 30 years ago

[@Segaton]

These were the days when the arcades always had the cutting edge hardware and worth visiting. Now arcade graphics are achievable at home.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely, it's kind of what killed the arcades

[@johndd9140]

I loved the art style of Vigilante in the arcades! Good job the game was fun too. What memories... those were the days... 🤗 Great vid 👍👍👍

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I enjoyed the art style as well, thank you

[@JudgmentStorm]

Good video. Vigialnte is a punishingly difficult game but still enjoyable, and very possible to 1CC. The first boss can be dealt with rather quick... knock him down, then come in close and crouch, then spam P+K until he's gone. One neat thing I noticed is that the final stage BGM has the Kung-Fu Master theme for its bassline.

[@watson3047z]

I had this game for the TG16. Wish I never sold that system. Thanks for the video Patman.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely, thanks for watching

[@salaciouscreations4323]

Love this. The youth club in the village had this and the fish and chip shop owners son used to pump money into the machine so he could finish them. It was the only way to afford seeing the end of the games. This one cost him a fair bit due to the hole in the girder.

[@chiefhowlingwolfhannibal7360]

Let's not forget "Bad Dudes"! Loved that game..and P.O.W.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Bed dudes is one of my favorites, one of my earlier videos that I ever did

[@mrtonytechnics]

Hurray for Illinois!

[@bonemasterd1]

Yeah! Streamwood here. Where you at?

[@mrtonytechnics]

@@bonemasterd1 chicago

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, thanks

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

1988 And Chinese martial arts films not Japanese - my bad

[@williamhollaway1960]

More patman QC equals a good day

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much I appreciate that :-)

[@brainbuzzvideos]

The Yeti! Talk about an obscure wrestling reference very few would get. But I liked it. :)

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, thank you

[@skiprockjr.6881]

It's regrettable Irem couldn't get the rights to Charles Bronson's likeness for Vigilante.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

When I was a kid I always pictured that as well

[@skiprockjr.6881]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries The likeness of the sprite to Charles Bronson isn't necessarily that far off. It's close to a younger, mustacheless Bronson. But that would have been one expensive Mustache Bill Irem would have had to pay. Almost as much as CBS's Mustache Bill for Tom Selleck's during the Magnum P.I. days.

[@zachariahscott6648]

All those years ago when I first saw and this game at this theme park in Toronto called the C.N.E, I never took note of saving a girl named Madonna. This arcade cabinet sat right next to this weird arm wrestling cabinet. I was impressed to learn that this was the sequel to Kungfu master, which sort of explains why the wimpy thugs of this game try to hug you to death. Now about that strange Arm Wrestling game. I was wondering if you could do a Patman special history on it. I do not remember the exact title of this game, though I believe that 'Arm Wrestling' is part of the title. The strange part is the control: a large, hard grey, plastic, open hand for you to grapple with (right hand only) and a button with the word 'Power' over it. If I recall, the strategy to winning a match in this game was to squeeze the hand and try to yank it down, although the hand itself never moves, but the cartoon of your opponent on the screen senses your strength. You are then prompted to press that Power button at some point, and depending on the timing at the instant you pressed it, or depending on how quickly you tap it several times, you will get a little burst of strength and sort of distract your opponent on the screen from trying to pull your hand down. Like I said, it's a strange game. Maybe this game was exclusively for the Ex (slang for C.N.E) or maybe I did see it one other time in an arcade elsewhere. It was so long, I can't remember. Thanks again for the Vigilante lore though. I think I did Mame it already, but when I have the time to buckle down with Mame again, I will be sure to look for it and check it out.😎

[@VictorHernandez-nj2lo]

First time I heard of this game was during a conversation w/some of the creators of the ready player 1 movie. They were all talking about what games they grew up playing

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It was a classic

[@andreasstavrinou6219]

Loved this I remember this game in a local Laundromat I use to go to as a kid in the late 80's. I hope in a future Episode you can do a History on the Japanese Ported Arcade game from 1989 called D.J. Boy.

[@Nesty9]

i used to play this machine a lot,for some reason for me it was easier than the others,its weird this game havnt gotten the remake treatment or atleast someone mention it ,this channel been the only one that remembered it,btw im tryn to remember the name of a game ,it was a side scroller but your guy have a sword kinda like a lightsaber and everybody had like a punk futuristic style,i know i just described many games of the time but i cant remember a thing to set it apart, some kids called it double dragon with a sword lol

[@codyguindon2090]

It would take a man with 10 arms and legs to make videos this damn good! Always insta-watches ,thank you Patman

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, that is high praise indeed. Thank you

[@pjw5328]

Got a good laugh at how the arcade footage was mostly you dying. Pretty much mirrors my own experience with this game LOL. It was still pretty fun for a quick pick-up-and-play once in a while, but for 10/11 year old me it was legitimately hard.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Can't play the old games as well as I use to obviously

[@brendanroberts1310]

The music in this game is epic, especially stage 2s music.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I agree, it's really good

[@seanmalloy0528]

You rescue Madonna and get tickets to her next concert

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, comment of the day

[@crazykayz3]

I always had love for Vigilante, didn't see it in most arcades though. Just at one arcade & a movie theater "arcade" area. I could never get past the dumpster area twin bosses. Plus didn't the boss stage health replenish too & always remember the taunting: "hey, come on", lol. My cousin had the turbografx 16 version and still couldn't beat it.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I've always enjoyed the game as well. The turbo version was really well done

[@AlphaZeroX96]

Here's yet another good arcade game history video. :)

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you my friend :-)

[@joegalford2319]

This looks like the hardest game. Grabbing ankles = death.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL sounds like a prison movie

[@edwardsm8]

Love the content and quote for the ages ! ‘It is official - an official turd’

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, thank you :-)

[@iankempster7007]

First game I baught for the tg 16 . Great video as always.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Excellent, thank you

[@Albert8044]

As a kid going to the arcades, Vigilante was a very fun game same time the game's difficulty got hard really fast after the first stage and beyond and it definitely drained people's quarters fast.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The difficulty curve was off the charts. The old game burger time was that way for me as well

[@Choralone422]

I think I remember seeing that game once or twice at Aladdin's Castle back in the day. Of course we were all bonkers for the original Double Dragon when it was first released!

[@Krullmatic]

I'm sure you probably know by now that you said 1998 instead of 1988. Love your channel!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, that would be due to my voice to text software transcribing it wrong. Sorry about that

[@Krullmatic]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries No problem my dude, it's all good! Keep on putting out the killer videos!

[@sacend1]

interesting and hilarious as usual !! thanks patman !!

[@dabanjo]

This game was an absolute TOKEN EATING MACHINE. RIP your allowance money.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, no kidding

[@Halbared]

Nice mention for Amiga an Master System, but the PC Engine, wow, what a great conversion.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

PC engine version was extremely close to the arcade game

[@noakesy316]

Playing this after Double Dragon as a 10 year old kid, I always thought it was a bit lame and way too difficult.

[@Deathtank75]

it was. I never liked it, always preferred DD.

[@inphanta]

I always saw this as a re-skin of Kung Fu Master. Good for a quick blast but not essential.

[@Freakinger81]

Ahh, Vigilante. I rented the Master System Version from our local Video Store a few times and had a Blast.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It was really good on the master system

[@moroccanlooser6305]

nice video vigilant was my first arcade game

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot

[@LusRetroSource]

Nice video! You have an awesome channel.

[@Barbarianbrotha]

Renegade is still my favorite old school arcade fighting game. It basically gave birth to the street fighting genre like Double Dragon. I love the level where you fight hookers and a giant fat one is the boss. Cracks me up to this day when she gets ahold of you. Proceeds to slap the crap out of you and dwarf tosses you anost half the screen and says "Get Away" lol

[@RyanRead]

Well done. I always wondered why it was similar to Kung fu master. Thanks again.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Glad you enjoyed it, Thank you

[@Sinn0100]

Actually....I would say the arcades went through two golden ages. I was around for the mid eighties catching the end of the first and all the way through the second. (Or) Would you say it was one giant golden age? Say 1981-2000 perhaps? At any rate, I, too, love the belt scrolling beat em' up genre. My favorite game in the beat em' up genre has to be Streets of Rage 2. Before that, I couldn't get enough of Double Dragon 1&2. While I enjoyed beat em up's like Kung-Fu, I preferred the more open games like The Punisher and D&D Shadows Over Mystara (remember them?). Great video! Addendum- Now, if we're including 3d polygonal graphics then I'm all about Die Hard Arcade and Dynamite Cop 2. They were absolutely incredible and I loved being able to use guns as well.

[@charlesfloyd1347]

Ah, Combatribes. None of our arcades in Pittsburgh picked that up and was only playable at the local theater. Hated that game.

[@ivanscissorhands2008]

Oh wow i remember that vigilante game 😂 Glad to know you are fine patman! 🇬🇹 That combatribes arcade was really hard to beat ☹ I still hope you can do a video about Desert Assault by Data East 😌

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks, hanging in there. I would have to research desert assault but I have heard of it

[@ivanscissorhands2008]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries we went nuts with my friends with that arcade, we used to play it a lot. Hope you can check the game with this link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWmtqad9mqx1paM

[@JSantie]

This was in the foyer at my small town Walmart back in the day. Yikes, I never knew there were home versions.

[@jamesmoss3424]

I hard about vigilante for some time and I will play the arcade version. 😀👍🎮

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Excellent, have fun

[@jamesmoss3424]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries ok I will. 😀👍🎮

[@trence5]

I remember thinking how much he reminded me of Jackie Chan.

[@RazorEdge2006]

He was clearly based on Jackie Chan. After all, the original Kung Fu Master was an official tie-in for Wheels on Meals.

[@Rob_1776]

Beat 'em ups were my favorite also! But never play a arcade game with someone else at the same time!

[@theflyingninja1]

In the Amstrad version there's a way to glitch past every enemy in the game except the bosses.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Excellent, thanks for the info

[@PANTYEATR1]

Vigilante was so dope! i played this arcade when i was in elementary school💪

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I always enjoyed it as well

[@avace917]

Once you said sequel, I thought this had BETTER been the follow up to Kung Fu Master. I picked that up the first moment I played this back then.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@avace917]

They really nailed the financial district in that bridge stage. Gives me foot messenger memories. My base is even pictured. 1 New York Plaza

[@zaoualiradjal378]

This game consumed all my savings but guy’s I used to be good at it . Thanks mate

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you for watching

[@davidprice7162]

I love the sound of the Amstrad. They should have just called it "Bitch slap".

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@malant2719]

The pc engine port was the only version that done this game justice until more powerful systems came out that overshadowed arcade cabinets

[@dongargon763]

Used to play this all the time at my local spot and still do on mame now and then ,never could finish it at the arcade lol

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It was pretty difficult in my opinion

[@miguelleandri2435]

Amazing job👍👍👍

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@drvonpinken]

Vigilante has always been a favourite of mine, I had the Master System version which I enjoyed, then my mate got it for his PC Engine and I often tried borrowing his console so I could play it (and of course Galaga '88). I can't remember what the arcade version looked like but did the arcade version really look washed out or is that just an emulator thing?

[@TheSoapboxChroniclesKDCasey]

You know it has recently occurred to me that being a protagonists girlfriend in video game world is a rather perilous job…

[@JosephMerkel]

Happy little games

[@stanleyteriaca2184]

The unofficial sequel of Kung Fu Master. Sorry. Was thinking of another Vigilante. Opps. This IS it.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@shareofmoney]

Great video. I had a Turbo Graphx 16 but didn’t get the chance to play it. Looks like a good beat’em up

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you, that is the best version to get :-)

[@saj8]

Sega not releasing the Master System with the FM Sound unit in the US was a missed opportunity.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I agree, we got a number of un-necessary add-ons later on but not this little gem

[@FNHot]

Vigilante was f'in impossible. Even on an emulator and infinite tokens, the amount of damage bosses take, and how many quarters you would have had to spend to beat it is obscene.

[@johnpenguinthe3rd13]

Try the Sega Master System version of Vigilante. Not as good looking, but still looks really nice and it's a lot easier than the arcade and Turbografx-16 versions (still challenging, but much more manageable and more fun).

[@ianmitchell4742]

How about a history of Dragon Breed? Total classic

[@someonenow1]

Hey come on! Hey come on!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@sandmanxo]

I don't remember this game at all in the arcades or conversions, but doesn't look like it would have been fun as a post Double Dragon release. I really felt sorry for the Centipede arcade cabinet that got converted as the beginning picture. The C64 port looked awful too, even worse since Kung Fu Master was a good conversion on the C64, as that was one of the first games I had for the 64. They would have been better off using that engine than the dogshit they pumped out instead.

[@eddylex4921]

Great video as usual but I think you made a mistake. I don't believe Nishiyama was involved in the games sequel's Beyond Kung Fu came out in 87 and Vigilante in 88 at this point Nishiyama had already left Irem and was working for Capcom. So there's no way he could have worked on the sequels to Spartan X. He instead developed Street Fighter which could be considered a spin off of the Spartan X series and Ryu's movements match those of Thomas' in King Fu Master. Nishiyama has also admitted that to him Street Fighter was a spiritual successor to Spartan X. Just like later Fatal Fury would become his spiritual successor to Street Fighter. It's amazing the amount of fighting game franchises that were launched by that guy.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Okay, I was not aware that as I read he was involved in the follow-up. Thank you for the info

[@eddylex4921]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Where did you read that maybe he was? I just didn't see how that was likely as he was already at Capcom when the next to games in the series were produced.

[@djel-g6389]

This game definitely humbled me. NGL.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It was pretty difficult I agree