SGB Smackdown Sunday: X-Men vs. Street Fighter

Who in their right mind thought to pit the Mutants of X-Men against...the World Warriors of Street Fighter? Geniuses, that's who! This one's a classic for me. Not the best, but certainly a favorite! It's X-Men vs. Street Fighter, and we're playing it on the Sega Saturn!

[@dbstewart86]

Ever since about when Elliot hit 18, the boy's comedy has been on point way more often than not and the dynamic between the group is so much the better for it I think.

[@Busterman64]

Maturity and years of bonding seems to have come into great effect! ;3

[@notch6801]

Nowadays Elliot's humor went to shit

[@jcdenton2187]

@@notch6801 What makes you say that?

[@bosskarma6138]

Fun fact: Akuma was in Xmen: Children of the Atom

[@ilikethecokev2]

Didn't his stats, like, inadvertently suck in that game for some reason?

[@bosskarma6138]

@@ilikethecokev2 yeah they nerfed him cuz he was broken i think

[@TheSkully343]

OH YEAH! IT'S TIME FOR SMACKDOWN SUNDAY! *HEAVY METAL GUITAR RIFF/INTRO* TODAY! the Brothers go head to head in Street Fighting X-MANLY combat as they play through X-Men Vs Street Fighter. Tune in for the CARNAGE, CARNAGE CARNAGE! in SGB's.... *SMACK DOWN SUNDAY!*

[@williamts9422]

+TheSkully343 *SUNDA-SUNDA-SUNDAY!!!!* *MONSTER TRUCK JAM* Gonna take you for a ride..

[@isaacplayer4268]

AND IN THIS CORNER, WEIGHING IN AT, I DON'T FUCKING KNOW, THE CRASH 3 CHAOS, THE SWITCH PALACE FAILURE, THE FIVE NIGHTS FREAK. *_ELLIOT CANCEL!_* AND IN *_THIS_* CORNER. WEIGHING IN AT, STILL DON'T KNOW. THE METROID MAN, THE SONIC SCRUB. YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM BY ANOTHER NAME, BUT SOMECALLHIM *_JOHNNY!_* CATCH IT HERE ON SGB'S *_SMACKDOWN SUNDAY!_*

[@TheSkully343]

isaacplayer42 *Crowd Cheering*

[@isaacplayer4268]

***** *_BUM-BA-DA BAAA_*

[@williamts9422]

isaacplayer42 BUT FROM THE FARTHEST EDGE OF THE ARENA, WEIGHING IN AT A LOT, IT THE ABUSER OF CHAO AND DISOWNER OF FAMILIES, THE PERSONA OF ALL PSYCHOS, THE ANGEL ISLAND FAILURE, MATTHEW F*CKIN' MATTLELI!!!

[@geeboysgamesandmore49]

I actually went to a place for breakfast once and interestingly they had this game.

[@AlexaelVongola]

the Sega Saturn version is better . mostly because it prevents an insane godly judo master from break in to my house to beat me within an inch of my life. You must play the Sega Saturn!

[@ironhide3732]

AlexaelVongola 😂👌

[@ssj4jason737]

and the judo master is also Kamen Rider 1gou

[@TwilightLink77]

And he has a son.

[@xaviervonparker8737]

I love you guys for playing this. Such nostalgia!

[@entergamingyou8016]

Johnny you've came along so far and I'm proud of all you guys. I remember when I first discovered y'all on Onimusha SGB gameplay and Donkey Kong country gameplay. lol you guys are awesome. I got so many memories with you guys and we've never met in person.

[@Busterman64]

This was a great time to be had! Seriously, this was a lot of fun to watch. I'm not the biggest fan of fighting games, but dang did that look fun(also, this was HILARIOUS...just...beautiful)! ;3

[@Cai_Behr]

X-Men vs Street Fighter holds a special place in my heart because it's the only arcade fighter I've played on an actual arcade machine. My brothers and I used to play it all the time at a diner we visited every weekend years ago.

[@ShiitakeWarrior]

_"...for the arcade..."_ *FUN FACT:* The system used in video game arcades for this game was the *CP System II* (or CPS-2), which is the same system used as a platform for games like Super Street Fighter II, the Street Fighter Alpha series, the Darkstalkers series, X-Men: Children of the Atom, Marvel Super Heroes, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (a.k.a. Pocket Fighter), Giga Wing and the next two games in what was to become the Marvel vs Capcom series. (Those, of course, being Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter and Marvel vs Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes.)

[@masterofawesome497]

Picked up the X-men 97 arcade machine that comes with this game the other MVC games, children of the atom and a couple other titles and am going back to watch some smackdown Sundays. I’ve wanted this game for so long thanks to this video and I am very much enjoying the arcade cabinet! Thanks for all the fun memories guys! ❤️

[@theshadowdirector]

Seemed to he a pattern, any multi-platform Saturn game worth getting was only in released in Japan.

[@kratosgow342]

+Louis Thrift cause obviously Saturn didn't do very well in the west in fact barely people know that console exist at all N64 and PS1 dominated the entire era.

[@Klonoahedgehog]

+kratosgow342 So the Wii U of the 90's?

[@kratosgow342]

+Klonoahedgehog no it's worse than that Saturn barely get recognized in the west until much later not to mention terrible marketing plan on Sega (release 32X, release the console as soon as it reveal) it nearly killed Sega console marketing until Dreamcast nail the coffin.

[@fadedneonzzz9259]

Suplex city: SGB edition

[@BrolyLSSJ01]

Charlie and Cammy. They take opponents to Suplex City, bitch!

[@jadonking5404]

Very nice video! And that was some really nice Nash gameplay, Though not enough air grabbing into suplex's. (Really though that was fun to watch and I plan on using those Nash combos.

[@Fleetw00d]

My absolute favorite fighting game series, and this is my second favorite in the series, only after MvC1. Full of absolute 90's goodness!

[@supersmeister]

20:00 - The funniest part of the video EVER!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BlueBlur86CP]

That speed though. Lovely.

[@joseguerra3471]

love your videos keep up the good work

[@superspyro18]

this game is one of my favorite right here I can always go back to it

[@Klonoahedgehog]

I can't wait for the inevitable Pokken smackdown sunday.

[@jdfalcon08]

Question regarding X-Men vs. Street Fighter on the Sega Saturn. How did you get the game to work on your Sega Saturn? I have tried to get my copy of X-Men vs. Street Fighter to run on my Saturn with the action Replay and it has never worked for me. Did you have to internally mod your Saturn? or did you get lucky with your action replay cart?

[@WAEVOICE]

Magneto: I must go-- my space-colony needs me.*Boing, boing, boing, boing, etc.*

[@CodePika]

God I remember when at my laundry mat at my Middle School. A few kids I knew always played this game. 25 cent all going down. It was the only machine that stayed, while one other got replaced. It was so much fun, but one kid just kept beating the arcade so many times. So whenever someone fought him he won. :D This brings back huge memories.

[@MrATB99]

Nash's theme is so good, I love listening to it while watching the match start to pick up and get hype

[@rodrigoovalles4984]

I love that Elliot still calls it "Hadoyouken"

[@BrolyLSSJ01]

Are you gonna do one for Marvel Super Heroes VS Street Fighter?

[@Sunday_Rain825]

i love how johnny cheeses matt on the victory screen

[@AC-LING666]

Hi which capture card was you using here

[@esmooth919]

Hey, Johnny, since air combos are my favorite part of these games, i can tell u that they are easy to follow up. They are basically dial-a-combos á la Darkstalkers and SFA1. When you meet your opponent in the air, start with your weakest punch, then hit every button in order until you end with either heavy punch or heavy kick to send then back to the ground. Once you get the hang of it, you can start adding special moves and hyper combos into the mix. Some air combos are harder to execute, however, because some characters are stiff...like Gin for instance.

[@TheIndigoBros92]

Easy tip for Johnny on doing air combos in the sprite based MVC games. After you hit the launcher, inmediatley follow up with up (just up, don't do a super jump) to launch besides your oponnent. Hope it helps.

[@syxodude91]

I was hoping Gambit's theme would get played in this and I was not disappointed.

[@retro_redgrave]

In terms of tier-lists all you gotta know is that Sabertooth turns this game into kindergarten. Just look up Maximilian Dood's matches on Fightcade. Those Sabertooth's go nuts!

[@gamingwithphil227]

8:12 Nice clutch poke there Matt

[@Dashx64]

MAH GAWD that old school capcom intro is amazing, I love that one and I miss is so....sniff....anytime I see that one its like an awesomeness overload

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

+TheGameBin Mega Man 8 and X4 also did it. Dunno what else, though.

[@DexholderMark]

I actually got to play the Arcade version a while back when I was riding the Greyhound Lines back to Colorado, it was in a bus station in Billings, MT and I swear I spent half a roll of quarters playing that between smoke breaks while waiting for my next bus. Arcade and Saturn versions are best on this.

[@ChakraOver9k]

You guys sound young. I doubt you guys were teens in 96. I remember my older brother playing this when i was like 6 years old lol

[@BeeLy1011]

16:25 I'm stealing this

[@Chconroy]

I was amazed to find this game at the Musée Mécanique in SF, mainly because I never knew it was there despite having gone there since I was a kid. A shame one of the joysticks doesn't seem to be in ideal condition, I swear the P1 stick isn't as good as the P2 stick.

[@AxlTheScourge]

Johnny I liked Th PS1 version of the game :( i prefer one on one matches i cared more about being able to put X-men and street fighter characters in a match my main focus i know its inferior to arcade but i still love it :(

[@unova1995]

I love games with Sprites more than models because while I love the detail into models, animation is what gets me the most, which is why I love Arc System Works games. At the same time, to counter what I just said, Fighter Z's models made to look like sprites is lovely

[@preamstrikbiz0]

Hell yes the Saturn version too!

[@megatondestron9398]

27:23-30:00 So it's the genetic experiments versus law enforcement. "I fought the law and I won, I fought the law and I won."

[@onesonicguy]

ITS MAHVEL, BABY! Oh wait, this ISN'T MVC? Huh. Well then. I feel like a dunce.

[@esmooth919]

This is where it all began for the Vs series

[@GatorRay]

+onesonicguy I don't care because this is the game where the VC series got its start.

[@MrMixtape]

Technically it was Children of the Atom, where Akuma is a playable secret character

[@bosskarma6138]

Ultra and akuma was weak in xmen: cota

[@GameFreak64101]

Ultra no in general X-Men CotA soft started the series

[@johnnysparkle]

You know a video is old when they reference Channing Tatum as Gambit

[@KINGD353]

never thought elliot would be the one to end matt's winning streak

[@megatondestron9398]

Ken: But heat weakens magnetism. Say hello to the Shoryuupa!

[@thefandoman7440]

I watch SGB on Monday... Egey.

[@Tmunny900]

This game has my favorite music in the whole vs series especially cammy's and gambit's theme

[@NewController01]

Surprised you managed to get it to run with an Action Replay, unless it's an issue for PAL region Saturns, coz when you use a Action Replay to play a Japanese import, games like this have a problem running properly and one's like King of Fighters sometimes have graphical glitches.

[@jdfalcon08]

+NewController01 In my case, the game won't even let me move past the title screen. Then again, my Saturn is a North American Saturn with an action replay cart.

[@NewController01]

+jdfalcon08 I think you'd be better off hunting down a Japanese Saturn, though in my case I had to have mine modded (power supply wise) after it popped when I first tested it

[@Countsmegula]

I'm now clamouring for Marvel Vs Street Fighter

[@SwordgunnerM92]

I haven't touched this game for a long while

[@Cartoonguy133]

Fun fact: This is the first game to feature Killer Bee Cammy.

[@esmooth919]

What about Alpha 2 Gold/Zero 2 Alpha?

[@Cartoonguy133]

L-Y3T Alpha 2 Gold came out a year after this game.

[@PTGKChrisHD]

So Happy that Nickel City at San Jose, California and World of Fun at Manila, Philippines still has a Functioning Arcade Cabinet of this Classic Game

[@OtakuDeCarnitas109]

PTGKChrisHD lucky that San Jose has 2 arcade machines of this game....unless Nickel City is the Flee Market

[@PTGKChrisHD]

Nah, Nickel City in San Jose, CA isn't in a Flea Market

[@OtakuDeCarnitas109]

PTGKChrisHD ah....well then there is an Xmen vs street fighter arcade cabinet in the flee market in San Jose

[@PTGKChrisHD]

Are you talking about the Capitol Drive-In?

[@OtakuDeCarnitas109]

PTGKChrisHD no, it's literally called "the flee market"

[@Tjoeb123]

The Saturn version required the 4MB RAM cart, which itself never came out in the West. That's why it and MSHvSF is Japan-only on Saturn.

[@Mario9919DX]

+Tjoeb123 You must play the Sega Saturn?

[@esmooth919]

Mario9919 the PlayStation ports are quite butchered. I went arcade emulator

[@Tjoeb123]

+Mario9919 No; I just did a bunch of research. Although I did own a Saturn growing up.

[@Mario9919DX]

L-Y3T I think you guys missed the joke.

[@Zero-ds9ws]

+Mario9919 Segata Sanshiro reference, right?

[@VintScratchX]

im quoteing matt here from one of the lets play "YES :D YES:D

[@mrpainface8515]

I just rewatched Marvel vs capcom 2 and there they talked about this game...damn

[@Tekniqz420]

First one I played and spent a lot of quarters on was Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter

[@niko8571]

I wish I had a Saturn...

[@GavinDragon]

hi liked the ps1 version and i enjoyed it ?

[@NamekuBushi]

I used to troll people with Dan in Marvel Vs Street Fighter.

[@Ryukin631]

So I looked up tier lists for this game and there are two list: infinite and non-infinite. I recommend looking it up on the wiki for it.

[@darkvenom46]

A theater has one of these near me I played a lot

[@ZentuWindslash]

Segata says: "YOU WILL PLAY THE SEGA SATURN"

[@HOWIEIZATION2]

16:08 like Kings double strike and surprise rose in Art of Fighting 2 just kind of uncomfortable to pull off going forward-back-1/4 circle(down)-kick to initiate it especially when doing surprise rose when youre already at low health and if your too slow your wide open for attack

[@jakethesnake0192]

How was this possible

[@jamesevans1897]

To answer the question of who's new for this game, I'll say it here: Gambit, Rogue, Sabertooth, and Apocalypse (He's the boss of this game) Well MvSF didn't introduce anyone new, I like to see it as the X-men got there asses handed to them and Cyclops called in some favors but.... Yeah that's it...

[@pika-jichu_5312]

Wait? What?! Where in the world you downloaded that game?! 😂

[@Hc2p3n4t4rp]

the one thing I liked about Marvel Super heroes vs Street fighters was the secret characters

[@SchwickFAFO]

I fucking love this game. Cammy is love

[@michaeloverton04]

I love how they keep talking about comic book fighting games from Capcom, but fail to mention JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Heritage for the Future... even if it was the definition of a hidden gem.

[@justinjanicki6561]

You guys are playing a lot of capcom stuff for snack down Sunday. Maybe you should go back to tekken, mortal kombat trilogy, dead or alive, or the snk fighting games( Fatal fury and King of fighters) for future smackdown sundays

[@themojogamer75]

I know it's Capcom, but I'm reminded of Mega Man X with the music.

[@Drojanx]

+Mojo Kor Glad I wasn't the only one.

[@rdpruett88]

I played the arcade version of this at a game store

[@sethwarrior9719]

i wish this and marvel superheroes vs street fighter were re released

[@OtakuDeCarnitas109]

The arcade version is in San Jose flee market

[@RRaccoon99]

Marvel vs Capcom 1 on the PS1 was how i got into the series. I wouldn't play MAHVEL in it's full glory until MVC3 years later.

[@donnelwaddledee965]

The way you typed that sounds like a slur. Mahvel vs Copcam

[@RRaccoon99]

It's how everyone in fighting game tournaments say it.

[@donnelwaddledee965]

+RRaccoon99 Well I don't know a lick about competitive play with fighting games, so to me you typed drunk

[@ghal416]

Actually, wasn't the Gambit film cancelled or delayed? If I recall, they are making room for Deadpool 2 now. Hug-gernaut lmao. You win Elliot 20:08 - Chun-Li: "Oh, sh..."

[@esmooth919]

You know, I have my fun with X-Men vs. Street Fighter, but I find it to be a hell of a lot more stiff than the later games. For instance, when i play as Cyclops, after I knock someone to the ground from an air combo, then attempt to combo into a super optic blast (the one you can aim in any direction), I cannot preemptively aim toward where my opponent is. He always automatically aims FORWARD first, which is STUPID!

[@DavCube]

I have the ABILITY to play this game because I came across a Saturn Action Replay a couple weeks ago, but I can't for the life of me get the thing to work. I hear tell that the Saturn cartridge slot is really finicky so I just might have to noodle with it more, but the packaging I got it in was english on the front and japanese on the back, so maybe the Saturn can't read the cart specifically?? I don't know.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

+DavCube One of the commenters said the Saturn version requires a 4MB RAM cart in addition to the game itself, so that might explain it.

[@DavCube]

UltimaKeyMaster The Action Replay doubles as that, and as I said, I can't get it to work.

[@adiraiju9336]

2:28 Let the World Belching Contest... COMMENCE! XD

[@megatondestron9398]

Ryu: You were strong Magneto, a worthy opponent. It's a shame you use your powers to attack those who don't agree with you.

[@madmatrix30]

Will you guys ever play a Jojo's Bizarre Adventure game? If so, will it be All Star Battle or the Dreamcast/PS1 Capcom game?

[@Sunday_Rain825]

i would like to so that but i that think any of them are fans of the series but I thought that will stop them from playing it

[@wormaheldharrier3122]

On an unrelated note, I like your profile picture. Sonic the Hedgehog Archie Comics.

[@CurtIsTheSillo]

14:37 Much respect for John for knowing that factoid.

[@CurtIsTheSillo]

For those who don't know. Eliza, who is Ken's wife, is the younger sister of Guile's wife (I forgot her name), thus making Guile and Ken Brother in Laws. And yes, they can't stand each other

[@paulollarsabaiii9824]

There's actually an arcade X-men vs SF 2. It's at some Dave and Busters.

[@paulollarsabaiii9824]

Wait no, that was Marvel versus SF 2.

[@megatondestron9398]

Magneto: Fool! Don't you know that your Assassin Art is weak against magnetism?! If you can get the reference I'll give you a cookie.

[@sonicjms]

im a little surprised that wasn't pokken this week, still cool but surprising

[@kratosgow342]

+sonicjms is that game have local versus mode?

[@KopperNeoman]

+kratosgow342 It has same-system, LAN, and online.

[@Klonoahedgehog]

+kratosgow342 Yeah but one player has to play on the gamepad to emulate the feeling of an arcade cabinet

[@CrissAssasin7]

Please do Pokken ASAP

[@mcgee12000]

Sadly, I had the Playstation One version as well. It also didn't look as good as the arcade game graphically either.

[@zyad48]

"I summon Nash in attack mode" XD but seriously when are you guys gonna get to yugioh?

[@scottduncan5525]

13:48 strangely predicted Xmen 97

[@blackwind677]

One of the things that always disappointed me about Ryu in Smash 4 is that his final smash isn't his "fuck you laser" from the Marvel vs. series.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

+blackwind677 That'd just be the Zero Laser without being allowed to aim it, though. =P

[@robbie_azure]

capcom vs snk, and marvel vs capcom also had the same problem in this game, it took out alot

[@NajmR130]

Capcom vs SNK for Smackdown Sunday pls

[@DaBlueJay2001]

I don't want Magneto in MVCI, I want INCOGNITUS MAGNETUS

[@justinjanicki6561]

Damn , Johnny being savage on his opinion of street fighter v ( though personally , it's a good a game, just not worth $60 yet)

[@esmooth919]

I agree with Johnny. I don't really appreciate what Capcom did by releasing Street Fighter V so early, if they knew story mode wasn't even ready yet. They got it right with Street Fighter IV, so what the hell, Capcom?!

[@justinjanicki6561]

+L-Y3T I agree too, at least the story mode will be free in june(as of now), that's not an excuse for why shit like arcade mode is gone, but still.

[@TheBlueTyphoon17]

0:00 LASER!

[@HubPie3]

IT'S MAHVEL BABEE!!! MAG-FUCKIN'-NETO! CURLY MUSTACHE!!! Sorry, but every time a Marvel Vs game comes up, I always shout that to get it out of my system.

[@GatorRay]

6:09 Robby the rabbit from Silent Hill 3 is here #Fuckonami #Couldntresist

[@doggo8259]

I've never played this game but now I really want to. Also about SF5, thing is that Capcom want to release it in time for a tournament which is not surprising considering the game is HEAVY promoted to the competitive scene you can't even truly enjoy the game without being competitive. As for the casuals....well....The TRUE story mode is coming in June..... and the price of the game should drop by then.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

+Devin Neal Or the June dates will make an excuse to drive the game price back UP to 60.

[@apexivory4982]

When are you guys going to do another sonic game?? I wan to see Sonic Unleashed!! Thinking of another sonic game?? reply to this comment of what sonic game SGB should do!!