Predator (NES) Mike Matei Live

[@amjoshuaf]

I love the predator’s signature move: sit on the ground in the fetal position.

[@lordcolinb]

And break dancing

[@blaze4metal]

@@lordcolinb Doing the NES Ninja Turtle flip in the air

[@lordcolinb]

@@blaze4metal 🐢💕👌🏻👌🏻

[@Jolly-Green-Steve]

3:03:50 This part of the movie used to freak me out as a little kid when the Predator turned into a giant floating head and started bobbing around then Arnold had to hide beside the stone fireplace to survive......one word..... intense.

[@sakehump7536]

This was my first game on nes. I was a huge Arnold fan, and I did cry when I saw the pink pants.

[@DoppaD]

My favorite part of the original film was the flying 7 foot Predator head shooting meatballs wrapped in spaghetti out of its mouth at Arnie... so glad they included that part of the film in this game.

[@infinidominion]

Anybody remember waiting the whole rest of the 90's for Alien vs Predator stuff?

[@timthegem]

If I didn't know better, I would have thought this was the first time that Mike ever played a video game in his entire life. The part where there's a blinking hand pointing down but Mike's confused about where to go just killed me lol.

[@classicmikecade]

Rando person in chat: "Hello, is this game good?" Mike- "Fuck you....I love you. I meant to say I love you." I nearly pissed myself laughing.

[@bergfruehling]

They should make some video game based movie where the hero ends up fighting nothing but stereotypical enemies like bats, scorpions and spiders.

[@caucasoidape8838]

Bats, spiders, and snakes would fit this game better than the weird knock off Mario enemies. lol

[@oldmandandan]

@@caucasoidape8838 but then it would become Rambo.

[@xxcrysad3000xx]

Man that opening song is so good. Really cinematic.

[@kaynesantor8136]

Also, a lot of the enemies in this game look like they came from, like, five different games. Besides the predators and army dudes, everything else just doesn't belong. Some good stuff right there.

[@caucasoidape8838]

I'm already seeing some that look like someone's lazy rip off of Mario enemies. Missed opportunity to use the scrapped Van Damme suit design for an enemy.

[@scifyry]

There was ONE scorpion in the movie, but it doesn't justify a horde of them lol

[@alexl.4362]

Sure it does

[@vincentiannelli229]

at 36 ...i can't help but notice ....just how awesome the nes was

[@TheGamerFru]

in this stream, no one seems to remember about an AVGN episode on this game, am I in a Mandela effect or what? lol

[@MrJohnlennon007]

It exists in his Arnold games vid

[@jasonbowman6337]

I rented this game once back in the day and I remember enjoying it. Thanks Mike

[@joshwagner7243]

I have tons of nostalgia for this game

[@BRGKasumi77Main]

The Japanese version of this game has the levels in different order, you start in Big Mode instead of normal stage. Great video Mike!

[@dannysummers4591]

Contra is the true Predator game

[@kaynesantor8136]

I dont watch live streams in general because I dont have the time. I watch all of your runs later because I love retro (and modern) gaming and you're wicked good at it. Some of the games, like this one, are just ridiculous. It's just a good time. Nice work Mike.

[@greenblooded395]

If you like this you mite like (you can beat video games) he plays old school games but he 100% them

[@kaynesantor8136]

@@greenblooded395 I been subbed since his first episode. I love his stuff. And his dog. I'm actually pretty sure the dog is playing all the games.

[@blaketindle4703]

Mike I just wanted to say binge watching your old streams is helping me get through some tough times right now. I’ve also been collecting and playing NES games in recent years mostly because of you and James. I just ordered The Guardian Legend because of your “Obscure NES Gems” video. Can’t wait to play it!

[@chrishoward3733]

Only an hour and a half in and I am fascinated in your documentation of a journey into madness.

[@robweisenburg5207]

Imagine how great Mike would be at games if he didn't let the chat absolutely destroy his concentration.

[@leganzar7831]

This game is not Mario , other games are Mario but this game is not indeed Mario.

[@tommj4365]

49:08 he fell right through it... Toe not strong enough

[@Kourumeme]

It’s like terminator for nes

[@Classicgreeen]

Even a bad game like this is worth watching with u mike. Just the best commentary, appreciate it mike, cool music though.

[@olpa1193]

Hi Mike! Been watching you on youtube since the old AVGN episodes, so I'm a fan i guess. I was thinking, what makes me spend my evening watching you play predator for the NES? It's a crude and dated piece of entertainment but I still find it appealing in a weird way. Im thinking it evokes memories of childhood for us 80s kids and will continue to do so. Would love to hear you talk about these retro games on a philosophical level one day. Thanks for all the content throughout the years, keep it up! / Olof

[@samusvikerness661]

I'm still buying Nes games to collect but also to play. My Nes is one of my prized possessions and I have a lifelong hobby in my collection.

[@kelbob00]

The developers of this game must’ve been high AF while watching Predator to come up with this game.

[@HollowInn]

It's like this game was made for WWF's Bret the Hitman Hart, and the devs decided to make it about Arnold.

[@mrben6573]

Which country got the Predator directors cut where the ending is Arnold in dayglo pink bicycle shorts and a laser cannon fighting a gigantic floating predator head while a bird flies around laying lava dumps on him?

[@Dad42]

One hell of a nightmare playthrough Mike.That sucked that going into the final boss fight with the predator;it was hard to conserve you health after replenish it.

[@MoonWho78]

soundtrack sounds like god rest ye merry gentlemen

[@skeptic10]

Very good game. This is exactly like I imagined a game based on Predator would be like.

[@bmshaven]

lol

[@lordcolinb]

Moving rocks I remember those

[@edwardhinton1615]

I'd rather wash my eyeballs with diarrhea than play this game.

[@Kaos1989]

Hey Mike, just looked this game up on wikipedia and thought I would let you know there is an MSX version as well. Enjoy!

[@pouncingpantherpucks2779]

This version is fucking brutal man. THIS IS GARBAGE! I would love to see a modern game made for this movie. I think it would be awesome.

[@caucasoidape8838]

Would it be one of those multiplayer survival horror games?

[@rcsoul2]

​@@caucasoidape8838 They made it and it was exactly that and it was also garbage. It's called Predator: Hunting Grounds.

[@annstevens6223]

Remember that part in Predator when Bret Hart jumps around avoiding shy guys from Mario 2?

[@spectrorobot7069]

I love those little guys from Lolo fighting fucking Schwarzenegger and helping Predator lmao

[@cartridgegamer5224]

At 26:06 it looks like the predator flicking you off.

[@Prebound_]

@4:18 I discovered when i was 10ish that I was much more mentally sharp if I played early in the morning.

[@saderin]

This game is just slightly better than Action 52, but it has similar problems. Like I hate when the programmers can't figure out how to properly make the enemies spawn in a way where the player has a chance to attack or jump over them. Then you have a huge cluster of enemies and the player will have to take damage to move forward.

[@pentelegomenon1175]

This game is much, much better than Action 52.

[@fusionspace175]

The design of this game struck me as very similar to Universal Soldier on SNES, and I think both of them were the lowest budget Contra clones for their system, some generic alien shooter/platformer ripoff with as little money and care put into it as possible, left open for a cheap overnight license based sprite swap of the main character and whatever little addition of story they could get away with, and then shoved out the door with little to no playtesting. Personally with Predator I think they tried that, but some guy at the top said "It's not like Predator enough, get a clear Arnold in there and make him fight predator somehow", and then they had to actually make the "big mode" levels as fast as possible, with no background and basic enemies. They even reused the floor pattern for the platforms, and the reason you can only have one bullet onscreen at a time for most weapons is it's faster to code that way. You have to write a little extra code if you want them to have multiple bullets, it's just playing an animation and waiting for it to end rather than loop it. Contra, for example, lets you have 10 bullets at once, and speedrunners know the exact pattern to mash the button in to attain that as often as possible. I would bet they only had a few production photos of Arnie and the alien to work with for the cutscenes. This NES game was a rush job, no doubt about it. It sucks, because the other Predator games, like ps2's Concrete Jungle, are really good. I love AVP on the 360 as well. So it's not as cursed a franchise as some others, at least. Oh, and I watch these because I'm 40 and I played a lot of these games myself, and it's cathartic to watch you beat them, the worse the game, the more satisfying the victory. And they're good to work to in the background, so some of them I'm on more than a first viewing. I usually watch a little at a time on my phone inbetween other things on a first run, and it gives the day a nice continuity. I have to walk to the store, that's 20 more minutes of Mike doing the "in the dark" section of The Jetsons or something equally as daunting. And I love your authenticity, your unmarketability, shall we call it, your honesty. I feel like you might object to me calling you an artist, but my dude, this is you having an experience that's human and real with these games, and that's as "70's performance art" as it gets. "This is a happening", they'd say in the 60's. This is an artform, to me anyway, and you're a Bob Ross in your own right.

[@Ulysses3113]

Reminds me of bomber man. The things face does anyway.

[@davidokelly1140]

I just watched you and Ryan talk about games. I love the white board explanation of who framed Roger rabbit. I played thru that game enough times I would have to use a white to explain it as well. I'll go ahead and watch predator now

[@mikematei]

Thanks for checking out the podcast

[@DarthMirasshtar]

it looks like the sprite is even holding a gun the whole time... what a strange game.

[@tommj4365]

He is holding a sort of gun

[@panpaletkalg2550]

I'm no expert but this game just looks unfinished, mainly that Big Mode thing, it's like slightly better cheetah man

[@brynolf11]

Captain hollywood project probably played this before writing "impossible". Some similarities in the riff stuffz

[@arloMI6]

Bruh this game is giving me 06’ avgn vibes, great stuff

[@andressantamaria5329]

this game was a nightmare when i was a kid. good job beat this crap . greetings from colombia mike.

[@caucasoidape8838]

Arnold's so badass he can wear hot pink in a jungle, and take out armed "guerillas" with his bare fists.

[@nunyanunya4147]

he also tamed rocks and used them as transportation. not to rest his legs... but to harden the rocks... 'EVERYONE NEEDS CARDIO!"

[@oldmandandan]

It's well documented that in the 80s, wearing anything hot pink made it as tough as body armor.

[@acev271]

You missed the machine gun in the beginning of stage 1. It's in the tree so jump on the rock then jump up. Took me many playthroughs before I noticed. Also, the developers kinda knew the game had problems like bad stage design; so they added a self-destruct feature if you ever get stuck. While the game is paused, press A or B to self-destruct. Be careful not to hit these buttons if you pick the controller up after a break though.

[@TotallyRadical]

For some reason I always have liked this game. Flawed for sure, but still fun

[@blaketindle4703]

And the music is badass!

[@TotallyRadical]

​@@blaketindle4703It really is! 🤘

[@paulieswalnut]

Yea. My favorite part of this movie will always be when he puts on hot pink bicycle shorts and throws grenades everywhere. Classic Arnold at his best.

[@nsptyty9617]

The first level part where you pickup grenade you actually can get out of there, by jamming grenade into a wall (jumping and pressing hit button while next to a wall will stick grenade inside that part of a wall) also you can duck and press hit button to place grenade next to you instead of throwing, if done correctly you can easily clear enemies that are approaching.

[@paulpagani182]

In the corner of the game . When you first start of the game. There is a gun in on the top left corner of the screen

[@onslaughtray9577]

an hour and 20 mins in... Mike: "Jesus Christ".... NOPE... Jesus MFin Death Christ!!!

[@brynolf11]

Best movie ever. Worst games ever. I had another version for the Atari ST. Pretty much just as shitty.

[@bmshaven]

YES!!! Glad to see a Mike take on this game. I rented this a thousand times as a kid, and I somehow enjoyed it even though it was excruciatingly frustrating. I have a soft spot for Robocop 2 and this game somehow lol...both frustrating and having slippery controls, with Robocop 2 being a trial and error nightmare.

[@obeyy0urmaster]

I never played predator as for robocop 2 the moment I lay eyes on the box cover with the robocop 2 reflection on Murphy helmet I was draw in, terrible game but the memories with my dad and brother will never be terrible

[@DaveHonkles]

Who doesn't love Arnold "Screw your freedoms" Schwarzenegger?

[@dcpunisher4781]

Oh I know exactly what you're talking about. Let's Go Brandon 🇺🇲 Truck Trudeau 🇨🇦

[@nickgamer2693]

Pressing "Select" picks your game up where you left off. Don't push "Start" or "Select" and "Start;" if you do, you have to start the game all over again.

[@apap1586]

I had this game when it was new. Hard as hell to me. This is around the same time the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo were around the corner.

[@indy1935]

Final boss looks like giant Casey Jones head.

[@iAmATR3YU]

Hey mike, ive been a fan you both you and James videos for almost 15 years and ive always wanted to watch you guys play The legend of Oasis Story of Thor 2. i actually grew up with the Sega Saturn as one of my consoles and it was one of the first games i beat as a kid. it would be a total nostalgia trip if you can play through the game. heres a list of saturn games that i vaguely remember not that youd have to play them but just in case someone else here remembers any of them. (not in any particular order) Battle arena Toshinden Remix Bug! Baku Baku Guardian Heroes Panzer Dragoon 2 Virtua Cop 2 Virtua Fighter 2 Gex Myst Nights into Dreams+ Mortal Kombat 3 cant think of any more at the moment on the spot but im sure they will pop up eventually. sorry for the long message, thank you for the videos and hours of entertainment!

[@Arcodus]

Big mode... "Early LSD tests in the Army!"

[@SilentMott]

Does anyone else hear "God rest ye merry gentlemen" over and over? 41:29

[@Gibsongoson]

This game was one of my most hated games! Kick it’s ass sea bass lmao 🤣

[@fluttershystayshigh4202]

Good stuff Mike, always wanted to see you play this one. GG

[@Rottweiler957]

Watching Mike endure this...was like torture.

[@rudager6905]

Thanks for putting up videos it helps me through my shit 👍👊

[@RalphWiggum.1]

Just like the films

[@caucasoidape8838]

Awesome climax, when after losing lots of green blood from bullets, the predator detaches its head and makes it grow. Arnold shoots its mask and off, and then says "Uz an ugly fuddrucker!"

[@theironfox2756]

Classic Matei

[@Arcodus]

Those blobby things with white faces do look like the fall guys from Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. Thank you for the video upload, Mike!

[@sxhbk]

Incredible intro.. and than the game starts and it looks like your bret hart with all that pink.. which would still be ok if the game play wasnt so brutal ... big mode helps.. the commodore 64 version is much better

[@fusionspace175]

The hitman made hot pink work.

[@Stephen_Eee]

@@fusionspace175 you gotta remember tho. He is the best there is, the best there was, and the best there will ever be. Such a great line!

[@xXCigarXx]

Yeah the intro is excellent....what a perfect example of all style no substance.

[@Tylerdurdensoapman]

Bret would counter one of predators swings into the sharpshooter, Pred taps and Arnold raises Bret's hand. Book it Vince lol

[@lordcolinb]

Bret Hart vs the Predator

[@wesburnett5309]

Looks like bret the hit man heart then Arnold I remember the nerd doing Arnold games on the nes they all mostly stink total recall was the one I rented never got to play this one

[@andy_dabztha_krypt_keepa255]

i member renting this game as a kid thinking it was gonna be awesome but ended up terrible. then a month later forgot i rented it before then hated myself for another weekend because i rented a rather putrid game.... again....

[@tommj4365]

Play it again you know you want to

[@andy_dabztha_krypt_keepa255]

@@tommj4365 most likely will 😂 going back an playing these games are an absolute frustrating blast now 😁

[@allluckyseven]

There's nothing like a good relaxing session of Zelda 2 after all the stress with Predator. Although I did find a bit stressing seeing Link be attacked by sperm monsters in the overworld map. Run, Link, run! Sperm monsters are trying to impregnate you! (Note so that noone wil complain about this comment in 3 years time: Mike did play Zelda 2 on the Famicom over on Twitch after he beat this game.)

[@trackmastersdj]

I like Rolling Thunder on NES, but no one ever talks about that game. It's a decent port of the arcade game.

[@gagadreams]

51:00 is why I watch these streams! 🤣🤣😭

[@johncollins6637]

Who would win? John Matrix versus Han Solo? Indiana Jones Versus Conan?

[@Edwardsjm]

BIG MODE

[@alexl.4362]

BEAST Mode

[@ZitiPatrol]

The music and art was great. Predator should have had a decent horror game adaption. BUT Predator: Hunting Grounds is what Friday The 13th: The Game (2015) is and it's pretty fun. You can play the predator after all.

[@diesomnia1234]

Oh good to go now. 👍🏻

[@theironfox2756]

He was made pink to contrast to the background.

[@hanginglow420]

Mike i just got an Ad for Kellogs cereal watching this. I think it a sign

[@HexicanLS460L]

Stage 13 u took top exit and went 19 noice 👍

[@cr-nd8qh]

The music is good

[@ZMAN_420]

One of my favorite 80s Flicks! Got 2 za choppa

[@foxhero1337]

LOL, an hour and 22 minutes to find the suicide button. I was wondering if you were actually going to stumble across it.

[@OldSchoolCurt]

Mike get to the choppa and fly the choppa to your house and play the predator!!!

[@dcpunisher4781]

Anybody else regale nice warm fuzzy memories of when you were a kid watching your big brother play a game like this... And you giggling and laughing to yourself and being amused at your brother getting all pissed and screaming and spiking the controller on the ground playing crap like this? I can't help but feel like that while I wait for Mike to f up and get angry. It's kind of like a catharsis now. Let's Go Brandon 🇺🇲 Truck Trudeau 🇨🇦

[@foxhero1337]

I loved this game as a kid. I played it all the time. It was frustrating, but it was still really awesome, and has great tunes. There is a trick to beating the predator in the non-Big Mode stages, you just get close to him, kneel and fire with the laser. He'll just jump up and backwards and you'll be ducking his shots. EZ PZ.

[@DarthMirasshtar]

also Mike to answer your mid-stream question to chat, i think i watch your vids, cause im around the same age (born in '84) and we grew up playing the same garbage, and i think the nostalgia hits me and your a raging lunatic like me when you get mad at games. so feels like i should be here to watch these shitty games! lol

[@pentelegomenon1175]

I feel like this game must have been designed by people who only had experience making puzzle games.

[@birchmahogany2718]

13:19, lol. What a nightmare. 15:52, 16:00

[@McRcFly]

Good job. But your mate James beat the final boss in "one" life... 🤣(yeah right) You guys should watch the avgn ep of arnie games it has this in it.. its even funnier after watching this stream. Love your work Mike .. been binging your streams over the last few weeks. Been a fan for a long time. Avgn ain't the same without your input.

[@CAKS90983]

Damn I love the some of the predator movies but damn this game sucks like predator requiem

[@blaketindle4703]

1:36:19 Does Mike not know what a human hand looks like lol?

[@OCDtea]

Music sounds like that Beyonce x Shakira song

[@golden_eldorado]

I know exactly why I watch these videos. And all the reasons are legit.

[@AndreSP89]

This Game is actually really cool, glad you got to it Mike, Finally... Now get to Moon Crystal NES/Famicom

[@Angel_00xiii]

Hi Mike just a question but would you ever consider streaming Fast RMX for us ?

[@mikematei]

Yes I need to

[@HexicanLS460L]

Stage 30 music lit 🎵🎶🎵🎶