PS1 Fighting Games: TOP 10 - Kim Justice

[@Kim_Justice]

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[@SlumdoggVII]

Love ur vids Kim Bloody Roar 2 is one of my fav fighting games of all time def my fav from that console

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

Soul Blade's intro is 100% the best, yes.

[@Yugiohsachse]

It was my first ps1 game

[@afrosamurai5588]

"BUSHIDO BLADE".... I THOUGHT ME AND MY BROTHERS WERE THE ONLY ONES... SALUTE🌋✊🌋

[@corymiles2561]

THE BEST EVER

[@HughDingwall]

So tragic. So great.

[@drew6874]

I miss the Bushido Blade series

[@afrosamurai5588]

drew6874 I know right... Some of the greatest games ever made🔥🌋🔥

[@ShapeyFiend]

Great to see Bushido Blade and Bloody Roar in their rightful positions. Tekken really blew my mind having such a range of martial arts styles. Having TKD characters at the same time I was studying it was too much fun. VF2 remains my favourite fighting game of the era however. There was loads of bad but entertaining jank I rented during that era as well. Shout out Psychic Force, War Gods and Criticom.

[@JamesCarmichael]

The things that blew my mind back then. Being able to knock an enemy over the side of the arena for example. Ridiculous now of course :D

[@davedogge2280]

Tekken was an excellent port on the PS1 I remember.

[@bricktop.]

Dave Dogge Tekken was amazing. It literally blew my mind the first time I played it on PS1. Also ( well off topic I know) the F1 games with Murray Walker commenting were bloody incredible.

[@RetroGamesBoy78]

Dave Dogge Thats because the original arcade hardware Tekken ran on was based on the Ps1 hardware. A bit sad on Namco's part really not even trying to compete with Sega's model 2 arcade Machines but Sega were head and shoulders above everybody in the arcades at the time so fair enough i guess!

[@KasumiRINA]

Tekken 1 & 2 were arcade-perfect ports from System 11 with more additions, but Tekken 3 arcade used newer hardware (System 12) and had to e toned down for PS1, 3D stages turned into pre-rendered 2D backgrounds, poly count lowered, hands simplified etc.

[@Boojakascha]

I like Guilty Gear. Did it slip your mind, or do you think it's not top ten material?

[@onaretrotip]

Great video! I know it’s not a popular choice, but mine is hands down Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha. I’ve played that more than any other PlayStation game.

[@noneofyourbiz5973]

Streef Fighter EX - the Japanese NTSC version is so much faster than the PAL version, that it's almost like a completely different game. Bushido Blade is a good number 1 choice. My choice goes to Rival Schools 2 on the PS1 (Shiritsu Justice Gakuen: Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2) which had 2 extra characters. It was a Japanese release only and once again - plays far quicker than it's PAL cousin.

[@onaretrotip]

Nice. I've only played the first Rival Schools on PlayStation, I have the PAL version. And I have the PAL version of Rival Schools 2 on Dreamcast. Great games, and they have a lot in common with EX!

[@Stylez-13]

did you like the new release Ex layer for ps4

[@Stylez-13]

@@noneofyourbiz5973 is this the same as project justice for the sega dreamcast? i tought that was rival schools 2

[@noneofyourbiz5973]

@@Stylez-13 No. The PS1 Rival Schools 2 is different from the Dreamcast version:)

[@omnidimensional]

Interesting find in Tobal! Seems like the blueprint for Tekken's Tekken Force / Scenario Mode and Naruto Storm's dungeon crawling "quest" mode as well! Keep it up Kim! :) EDIT: 21:29 HEY THAT'S TOTALLY GAMBIT!

[@GeordiLaForgery]

Great list, street fighter ex plus alpha was my personal fav, glad to see it didn't pass you by.

[@NASIRUB1]

@KimJustice. Samurai Showdown 64 can be considered a successor to Bushido Blade. It has similar one hit kills and tactics, but with some extras.

[@RetroGamesBoy78]

NASIRUB1 no no no, i'm not having that! It has its own series and has nothing linking it to bushido blade!

[@NASIRUB1]

True, but you can clearly see they took a few game mechanics from Bushido Blade in that game. If anything it could be considered a nod to Bushido Blade.

[@kivsanchez811]

Great video. I forgot about the bloody roar series and never really played it. Out to look for it now. Also surprised you chose Bushido Blade.We owned that game but never got as into it as Tekken 3. Tekken is king of 3D fighters for me followed closely by Soul Edge/Calibur

[@erenjaegerbomb8653]

Bloody Roar 1 was the fighting game i played the most, absolutely brilliant, some of the best game memories of my whole childhood

[@ChrisSmout]

Soul Blade...the most stunning intro of them all---brb watching again. Good list Kim!

[@irkalla100]

So much nostalgia in this list. All excellent!!

[@childofdawest]

In fact Ergheiz was release in Europe, at least in my country (Belgium) and France.

[@TheAmishGamer]

Released in the UK too, I got my copy in long-gone entertainment chain, MVC.

[@BlastProcess]

Great list! I'm a big fan of PS1 fighters myself and I have to say your list is very solid. I've got a soft spot for Guilty Gear myself. Psychic Force was an interesting game but I don't think that would make my top 10 either, as was Star Gladiator although I prefer Plasma Sword on Dreamcast. Street Fighter EX 2 Plus is better than the original, did you give that a go? As good as Alpha 3 is I think I'd have to choose Capcom vs. SNK Pro but that's just personal preference. I didn't see Bushido Blade coming in as no.1, that was a surprise! As a side note, Ehrgeiz was released in Europe, I used to have a copy but sold it as it really isn't all that great.

[@Peteblz1]

Hey Kim ! Thanks for everything you do.

[@willmistretta]

Bushido Blade is correct. Such tension. They took that moment that comes up occasionally in every fighting game where the next unblocked attack by either player decides the match and made an entire game out of it. Genius in its simplicity when you consider it that way.

[@McLovinMods]

Fantastic video. U deserve more subs

[@Spiegelgeist]

Some good PS1 fighting games you should check out: DESTREGA, GUNDAM BATTLE ASSAULT 1 (and I guess 2), and the fighting game mode that was included as an extra in SILENT BOMBER.

[@wwar5237]

they didn't have Bushido blade in our stores, but there was a copy at a local rental shop. waited weeks before I had a chance to rent it because it was always out. unfortunately after I took it home, it wouldn't work, whoever had it last completely damaged it up. I always wanted to play it but never got the chance.

[@littleNorwegians]

Me and my brother must be absolute mutants because we played and really loved the original Kengo on the PS2, the story mode especially.

[@Ramjet164]

LittleNorwegians you wasn’t alone mate, loved kengo.

[@Tubeite]

LittleNorwegians The sequel was better.

[@Ramjet164]

Tubeite sequel to kengo or bushido blade? Can’t find anything on a kengo sequel, please tell me it exists.

[@RodrigoPalmer91]

There's a sequel of Kengo, it's called Kengo 2: Legacy of the blade, and it was only released in Japan and Europe.

[@Tubeite]

Ramjet164 The sequel was only released in Japan and Europe. It was developed by Genki and published by Ubisoft. More importantly it was named Sword of the Samurai in Europe.

[@josephrace6010]

A top ten puzzle games on the PS1 list would be a really good idea as there are quite a lot of unique little gems on the system especially those made or published by Taito.

[@FortunateSon999]

The reason Soul Blade was so iconic is that damn Intro movie came on every demo disc I can remember playing, even ones released years after Soul Blade's release. Still a damn fine game though, one of the first I can remember playing where you can change the ending depending on what action you perform

[@the.internet]

I remember playing Bloody Roar 2 and being absolutely mind blown by the sheer carnage and chaos you could create. I played it a lot with my cousin as a kid, but not enough as I'd have liked to. I probably played Tekken 3 the most of all the fighting games I had on the PS1 but damn I remember BR2 being an absolute blast!

[@pal-of-pals]

Ooooh, that BBC video intro is so awesome. I love it!

[@keithbeesting]

Great video can we please have a top 10 PS1 shmups video.

[@Capydapy]

I looked up google and wiki says that Ehrgeiz did come out in Europe. I also swear I remember it in a game store, but I was young and that memory is really fuzzy, and it was advertised at the back of the FF8 game manual.

[@DTM-Books]

This is a good video. We really need to get Kim Justice a Sega Saturn, especially for the fighting games.

[@bill21lumberg]

Soul Blade is my #1 fighter on PS1!

[@EGOS42]

Tobal No.2 was a complete gem. I'm in USA and imported the Japanese version. It was never released here and I don't think it was released in Europe either. Another fun one is Star Gladiator from Capcom. Good list, would have liked to see these in the honorable mentions at least.

[@armorwolf7934]

8:55 what’s the song

[@majmunx9703]

First, the intro is cool, then I like how u used emulator footage because it's much more pleasant than the original capture footage. Also I like that you used 4:3 and not streched it to 16:9 like many on YT do. And lastly, just wanted to say hi from Croatia :)

[@Tedris4]

I know it's an old video so some may have heard of this, but there is a new fighter in early access that looks very much to finally be a true successor to Bushido Blade - only in medieval Poland as opposed to Japan. Hellish Quart - an absolute gem from what I've played so far and only gets better as more content is added!

[@Scopie33]

Good list. I did wonder if tobal 2 would make the cut. A great looking ps1 game.

[@nikosnik3589]

i could not agree more.....bushido blade is my favorite fighting game from ps1.and also greetings from greece!!!come for vacations with sofia im dying to meet you!!!

[@Sweetestsadist]

One game I was hoping to see on the list was the underappreciated Psychic Force 2020. While probably not top ten material, I think it was good enough for, at least, an honorable mention.

[@Stylez-13]

i have it for the dreamcast i like tit so much i bought the dvd anime of it

[@scottmartin7914]

Sweetestsadist I come here to look for that game. One of my favourites

[@lazarus30001]

Bloody Roar really hits the "Hulking out" feeling on the head.

[@jamesnewman4351]

Great video!!!!

[@DAv2003]

Interesting list, although I wasn't quite clear on why Alpha wasn't placed higher. Did you mean that because it being a 2D game on a primarily 3D based console, it suffered for it and this, the lower ranking?

[@EyezOnMe]

No mention of Psychic Force anywhere? Is my memory letting me down, or was that game really not as good as I remember?

[@TGApuleius]

Bushido Blade is such a classic. A friend of mine actually had the patience to play the game properly, and we would have these long 10- to 15-minute matches. Great memories. I fell out of Tekken after Tekken 2 but have since really gotten into Tekken 7, so I should go back and give the third a try. I also prefer Alpha 2 to Alpha 3 in terms of roster and balance (ignore custom combos), but a solid list nonetheless!

[@Morrisonii]

Great video Kim. No psychic force though? Would have thought that would have got a mention for the guitar riffs alone. Oh well.

[@drjayrstreamarchive316]

Gotta do a ps2 list great video very informative

[@dq9330]

Bloody Roar 3 came out on Gamecube

[@jjk-9]

Not including Tekken or DOA, my fave ps1 fighting game was Destrega by Omega Force which reminds me a little of what i saw of evil zone from your video. It had what i thought was a good story mode at the time with large battle areas and large focus on long range attacks. The voice acting is pretty bad but i liked it at the time.

[@thirdworldrenegade]

Dead Or Alive came out a year after Battle Arena Toshinden 2. In the arcades, at least. Home ports were two years apart.

[@MaoriGamerDood]

Bushido Blade. the best fighter i've never played but REALLY WANT TO!!!!

[@WeizHerGigBuddy]

Rival Schools United By Fate by capcom was my favorite fighter on ps1. The team combos were awesome.

[@carlosrodriguez-di3bs]

Street fighter alpha 3 and Tekken 3 were my favorite fighting games on the original playstation.

[@cammyboy011]

I almost drowned in a wave a nostalgia with your new title intro 🤣👍

[@lipailong2]

16:46 Oddly enough Street Fighter EX's spiritual successor, Fighting Layer EX, is insanely fast.

[@jonasgreis]

Really cool list;) Bushido Blade as No. 1 Was surprising. Have really played that game a lot. Just sad that there has never been a new one for the new consoles. Rival Schools, I love that game. I do not understand why CAPCOM is not starting to make a new Rival Schools and Darkstalkers game. Instead of going on and on with their Street Fighter games. which I have been tired of since the second edition of SF4. Also good to see Evil Zone. The only thing I probably do not completely agree with you, is Soul Blade as No. 6. I personally want to place it higher, But this is your list and a very interesting list I think :)

[@DinobotTM2]

I really wish we had more love for Destrega. Very unknown, but I loved it.

[@BoyBlaze2002]

Not only is Rival Schools my favorite PS1 fighting game, it’s actually my favorite fighting game ever.

[@DrRille]

Well, i have to correct you. Ehrgeiz was released in europe. I have the pal version right in front of me on the table while i am writing this. But it was somewhat rare.

[@jonnyhh123]

I have Ergheiz on my shelf it did get a PAL release.

[@gianmarcobaudazzi78]

which is the title of the game from 18.26 to 18 :59 ?

[@gregggrindle1522]

Yes yes yes great number one! Your the best. I was about ready to rant about not having bushido blade and bam. Though I disagree with evil zone I beat it with most if not all the characters back in the day. Physical copies are getting harder to find sadly.

[@ZoomingOut402]

Tobal above alpha 3 and DoA? I think alpha3 is the best 2d fighter on the ps1. They replaced the 2d hitsparks with polygons and thus less animation was cut

[@martinwooder4174]

100% yes to new title

[@darran311]

Martin Wooder I like it , it reminds me of something but I can't put my finger on it

[@SpeccyHorace]

Darran Thomas 80s BBC home video

[@darran311]

Yeah felt like something I'd watched in school

[@samjam64]

Fantastic intro/titles 👏

[@cirotheb5]

did you use an emulator? graphics look too smooth to be og PS1

[@mopeybloke]

I played Ehrgeiz earlier this year. It was definitely better than people usually say it is. The free-roaming 3d movement makes it harder than usual to target, but I thought it was balanced well enough. Cloud for one needs space to draw his sword and you can easily not allow it. He was the first character I tried naturally. The graphics were good, and frame rate high. Now that I've tried Soul Blade I wish they could have pushed 60 fps on that game. Sophitia is pretty cute, but her winning quotes are hard to endure. She has my favourite screams though, so playing with her I get a kick out of even losing.

[@ermonski]

Bloody Roar 2 and X Men Mutant Academy 2 two hidden fighting game gems

[@keithc1022]

Did you ever play sword of the samurai on PS2. I always thought that was a decent follow up game to BB

[@darran311]

That intro reminds me of something , was it inspired by anything in particular Kim?

[@cloudtx]

Good video. Tekken 3 is my number 1 but I've been hearing for years how good Bushido Blade is.

[@lightsonno1home311]

I know it's not technically what anyone in their right mind would call a good game but I absolutely LOVE Evil Zone. It's absolutely, ridiculously over the top in every possible way. The moves are insane, the plot's are ridiculous, and the acting is deliberately hammed up to the max because anything less just wouldn't do. And there is a lot of it, each character has their own story mode which takes the form of their unique anime style series where each fight is set up like an episode, with a long FMA sequence before and after each fight. The combat isn't quite as shallow as it first appears either. Its all about out manoeuvring your opponent to create the space you need to power up, or use your most powerful moves.

[@samuelvictor9958]

Kim, this is probably the best possible video on PSX fighters, I concur with everything you said! Except possibly Toshinden 1 being ugly - was possibly the best looking launch title. Played crap compared to Tekken though. You are of course spot on about 2d fighters on Saturn - as for 3D, if you've not played it, the Saturn DOA is well worth importing. Very different to PS version, both are very good in their own way...

[@VelvetSky1102]

Smackdown 2: know your role is best PS1 fighting game

[@Stjurgeon]

Including wrestling games it would probably be Fire Pro Wrestling G.

[@ZoomingOut402]

Wrestling games are not considered fighting games.

[@RetroGamesBoy78]

VelvetSky1102 Theres a very distinct difference between Wrestling and Fighting.

[@matman17]

Was this recorded with emulation?

[@Spiegelgeist]

If you like bushido blade you shoud check out deadliest warrior for the ps3 and 360, it's kinda like bushido blade. It's not 1 to 1, but it's still pretty fun! :)

[@Nervensaege]

Dynasty Warriors 1 is an awesome game and fighter, it has an unique fighting system.

[@MrRodrigues520]

Rival Schools and Blood Roar in the top 5. Perfect list.

[@ThomasMatthewByrne]

Ehrgeiz actually received a PAL release after numerous delays in April 2000. I got my copy in HMV Dublin at the time but it was the only one in the shop, with neither the likes of GAME or EB stocking it elsewhere. Also, I think Marvel Super Heroes is worthy of mention in any PS1 fighter Top Ten, simply for the fact that it received a port at all. Compared to the Saturn version, there is very little difference in terms of animation or loading times and as a technical achievement on a system notorious for downgraded CPS2 ports outside of the Alpha series, it is deserving of note. It's a fun game too! Also, KOF '95 received a very limited release in PAL territories and while it doesn't compare as favourably to its Saturn counterpart as some Capcom ports, with smaller sprites and reduced animation, it's still a competent port of a Neo Geo title - an accolade that many reserved for either SNK or Sega home systems back in the day.

[@jrs4516]

i have a PAL copy of ehrgeiz sitting in front of me right now. you really couldn't get it in europe? mine is an AUS/NZ copy but it wouldn't be financially viable to just release it here.

[@harryhelm6918]

I cant remember this one game. One of the character using umbrella as a weapon. Also an ice girl user. If anyone remember pls tell me

[@erenjaegerbomb8653]

Guilty Gear?

[@jiraiya0698]

For me is super odd that Tekken 3 and SF Alpha 3 are not number 1 and 2 respectively. But you gain me with the love for Evil Zone.

[@Mateus_Carvalho]

I remember trying out Bushido Blade. Then getting like 6 or 7 calls of infraction of Bushido, most of which I couldn't even tell where they were from because at points, it'd just stop, choosing to not tell you when you messed up. I can get the appeal but Tekken 3 never told me to leave because I had Nina kick Paul's groin ad nauseum.

[@steammachine3061]

Happy slappy rhythem busters is an Interesting one on ps1. Plays like a 2d fighter but special moves are pulled off using rhythem action

[@davidhale9730]

Ehrgeiz most definitely was released in Europe - I've had a UK PAL copy in my collection ever since release. Otherwise, great video!

[@1Danaile]

Kim if you not aware there was 2 more titlels of bloody roar for at PS2 Bloody roar 3 and 4.Check it aut when you can.They hat their charm.

[@andersdenkend]

Star Gladiator by Capcom was one of my favourites back then. While certainly not Capcoms best, I really enjoyed it for its cheezy Sci-Fi setting as well as the controls and graphics.

[@sethc6762]

I played the hell out of Ehrgheiz! Glad to see it in here, (even if you were saying how bad it was haha)

[@Bellocks1]

*bites lip when Kim mentions Rival Schools*

[@chrisbomber101]

Dizzy needed a fighting game.... i can see it now "Codemasters Fighter Zero"

[@ragenFOX]

Exanima is the new bushido blade.

[@alwaysnever446]

You should check out Kensei sacred fist

[@segat-800]

They look like they're being played via an emulator and with higher settings than what the PS1 was capable of.

[@SaadAzim]

Are you familiar with Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Dragon Ball Densetsu, by any chance? IMHO, it managed to recreate the fights from the anime surprisingly well. :D

[@armorwolf7934]

I don’t know what you talking about mk4 was one of my favs

[@itzelvenmage7434]

Tekken 3 was the game that proved what ps1 would capable of

[@RickyMcSpanish]

No psychic force?

[@bensmith6975]

Played a demo of a game, many characters you could chase them and they hit you or you hit them, a Scottish voice can be heard no idea what it was anyone know?

[@GeoNeilUK]

Is Pocket Fighter in there? No, Pocket Fighter is 2D. Is SoulBlade in there? Of course! And I thought I remembered playing Ehrgeiz back in the 1990s at home too, but I could be wrong. I do know it existed in the UK as an arcade machine and I had a go at it in the Nelson Mandela Building back in the day!

[@neepheid]

Ahh, Tekken 3. Where did 20 years go? I have nothing deep or meaningful to add, other than being rather young at the time and posessing a juvenile sense of humour we used to refer to Yoshimitsu as "Messy Shih Tzu" (with emphasis on the appropriate syllable of course) for some reason I can't remember. Tekken 3 nights seemed to coincide with attempts to kill each other in the real world with a competition to create the world's hottest chilli con carne. Don't get me started on Eddy "Fuckin'" Gordo - the button masher's/noob's delight. Thanks for the video, I now wish I was at home playing games and buckling over in capsaicin induced pain instead of being at work :)

[@LeeONardo]

Personally I preferred Bloody Roar 1 over it's sequel, I remember all the unlockables you could get in it too, I never did get them all. As for Bushido Blade I liked the sequel more as well. However it's a little unfair to why I do - as BB2 is import only it ran at full speed. My BB1 copy is PAL and horrendously slow in comparison. Add the fact BB2 has Tsubame with an M16 for hilarious gun duels and I just found it better. I would be interested to play BB1 at it's authentic speed however. Tekken 5 to me is the best entry in the series, Tekken 3 however is great in that there is no doubt.

[@gingergreek]

Fuck yeah!! Bushdo blade is the best beat-em-up ever. It's the most underrated game of all time

[@NodakSavage]

bushido blade isn't a beat em up