[TAS] Genesis Streets of Rage 2 "2 players" by Sonikkustar in

This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see tasvideos.org/2083M
TAS originally published on 2012-07-27
Streets of Rage 2 is an excellent Beat-'Em-Up game with an extraordinary soundtrack composed by Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima. This run is played with Max and Skate on Mania difficulty.
The author, Sonikkustar (tasvideos.org/Users/Profile/S..., has discovered some new glitches and used 2 players to improve 04:56.97 over the previous run (tasvideos.org/1402M).

[@Boonehams]

19:39 - Hands down, my favorite part.

[@AgsmaJustAgsma]

@Nazmi Max is so OP that he breaks the fabric of time to evaporate the living shit out of R. Bear and his cronies. Can't blame him, Bear is a cheater.

[@DjShini]

Hahaha THE VIBE IS REAL! 😂

[@EntidadLibre]

"It's dance battle time!"

[@Marioguy92]

14:17 was a perfect transition from the boss theme to the stage clear theme!

[@psychokinesis878]

Stage 5 and 7 music HITS!!!

[@teckworks]

The fabled Handshake of Death returns.

[@twitchsopamanxx]

I posted that same joke, in the original tas video of this, as the handshake of doom.

[@teckworks]

@@twitchsopamanxx How does it feel to get your internet street cred STOLEN 😎

[@TheRetroWJogador]

in 15:36 what an incredible combo sequence hahaha

[@Grarlic]

Man I'll never get enough of these co-op TASes, and this is one of the best. So consistently entertaining & rewatchable.

[@HieuLe28382]

Yes

[@darkstardarin]

21:00 Dat moonwalk

[@Deri_devilman]

How did he do that

[@maddawgmoody]

I've been playing this game since it first came out, and I have to say this was very satisfying to watch lol

[@Reinome864]

I believe devs are fan of Berserk. At 16:20 you can see Caska and Gust(Guts) and around 18:39 there is enemy called griphis aswell. Not to mention Max looks like Guts aswell

[@wraithcadmus]

There's also a few Fist of the North Star references, such as Souther.

[@keith108871]

Great gameplay! Streets of Rage player here! 🧤

[@GamerGee]

19:33 team work infinite enemy drainer Combo

[@shelbyherring92]

That's often a big trick in beat em ups with 2 player support, the TAS will have both player character attack and do damage as fast as possible. I think in SoR2 it's a hit per frame.

[@josephjennings3146]

this must be old, or i just never seen sonnikustar worked on this before. I know I have seen him running games a lot and loved it. Hope stuff is going fine, he's been super chill. He might have mentioned this some time ago and said it as a surprise over Ristar or something. Either way, Cool to see this. ^^

[@sportsjefe]

Looks like just a re-encode of the 2012 TAS. It's good to show these off though.

[@lewisf18]

Excellent teamwork

[@ShadowMoon878]

Soundtrack was composed by the legendary Yuzo Koshiro, who invented EDM like Techno and House

[@waddlesbell7457]

Interesting game. Might check this out sometime soon.

[@shelbyherring92]

It's definitely a fun beat em up...Very comparable to Final Fight, just a bit faster.

[@GyroMan5136]

possibly the best game on the genesis, recommend 300%

[@DjShini]

This game sold A LOT of Genesis consoles, this and Sonic basically carried them for awhile lol

[@praystation]

The local hospital trauma center suddenly receiving an influx of people with broken coccyx. For those who don't speak Medicine; coccyx = tailbone.

[@fourize3749]

A broken coccyx is the least of their problems

[@ademirsegura6307]

That hospital is getting major bank from Mr X getting his goons to recover only to get beaten so badly again 😂

[@zak1306]

This is just “Max and Skate abuse the shit out of each other while simultaneously destroying The Syndicate”

[@ilyasrahimov1456]

This game is as powerful as any secret I have

[@jamiesmusic]

Even for a tas this is impressive af

[@lotnghcyp5355]

Just noticed the Acura Legend in the back on stage 1!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jemarat7]

Is that Disneyland?

[@Animal_lives_matter]

19:32 wtf

[@user-oz7ve2kf8e]

I like the streets of rage 2 soundtrack a lot.

[@JoLiKMC]

My god. His power. It's… it's… … it's *Max*-imum. (: Seriously, though. Max Thunder is over-dang-powered.

[@TheCommenterSam]

He’s a “slow but strong” character with emphasis on “strong”, making him ironically the speedrunning choice for Street of Rage 2.

[@ShadowMoon878]

It is why he was removed in SOF 3. He was too OP

[@guyiguess438]

This is next level jumping

[@greensun1334]

...still the best Brawler-Game ever!

[@andreasbernardi3654]

masterpiece

[@greensun1334]

@@andreasbernardi3654 yes IT IS... Atmosphere, Music - ALL !! I love this Game!

[@andreasbernardi3654]

@@greensun1334 after played the old series with my kid, we played the new sor4 now, and she asked to play with this "original" theme music 😅 can't argue with that. kudos to the sor4 dev to include these legendary music in the play. now the memory will continue 😁

[@CinderGamingChannel]

Am I the only one who smells popcorn on stage 3? 😬😬😬

[@maxrichards5925]

Is this "handshake" glitch exclusive to two player and tas exclusive? I wonder if I can learn it.

[@SonGokuBlack93]

Impressionante como o segundo jogo tem gráficos e músicas melhores que o terceiro

[@StevenCusic]

Ay i need the level 1 part of your video for a music remake im doing, i'll give you cred in my description, awesome tas btw

[@freddyyang9935]

Hoyaaaa ... Huliaaaa ...

[@TheRetroWJogador]

In 14:12 Guys, what was that? I've never seen such rappelling Hahhaha

[@jblue88hoodgamer54]

Did you hear about the Mr.X Nightmare DLC on SOR 4 I can't wait.

[@MrKTS-ox3pp]

Actually I haven't

[@jblue88hoodgamer54]

@@MrKTS-ox3pp shocking but you was honest.

[@DJDarryl88]

I heard can't wait too

[@sharmat1611]

@@jblue88hoodgamer54 were. Jesus Christ.

[@GamerGee]

Atomic drops

[@Animal_lives_matter]

Finally, a player who knows how to deal damage

[@greensun1334]

U:05 - Max, this looks pervert...

[@greensun1334]

7:05

[@Beessokoo1coo1]

​@@greensun1334looks like a head Pat to me

[@greensun1334]

@@Beessokoo1coo1 indeed, it's a headbutt. But it looks weird!

[@HeadshotguyKungLao]

Por mais que eu adore esse jogo, eu ainda acho o primeiro melhor.

[@NinjaCacodemon_IsSus]

WOW I WISH I CAN JUST PAUSE MYSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF MY PUNCH AND IT WOULD INSTANTLY KILL MY OPPONENT

[@Avrelivs_Gold]

Max is that guy from Twinkle Nora Rock me

[@FigureFarter]

No notification title? That's no fun

[@TheRetroWJogador]

in 21:57 3489752398457238596235 of punches in one second Hahahahahahahaha

[@DemetraziusClay]

a 1:20 che botte! che goduria sentire quei suoni

[@daryl547]

10:09 glitch 🥊

[@LogansVHSChannel]

this game is ridiculously difficult. i’ve never got past level 3 without savestates.

[@perfect_genius7058]

Just need a friend.

[@crashbash8549]

Skill issue

[@Crit2zeBallz]

14:14 WTF WAS THAT!?

[@chapulingameplaysmx]

16:46 😂😂

[@Terryflop]

I'd like how 9 is the maximum number of lives that it displays cause the game thought. Ain't nobody's gonna get double digits in lives.

[@WilliamHunter-pw2sj]

4:24

[@WilliamHunter-pw2sj]

5:37

[@WilliamHunter-pw2sj]

6:28

[@WilliamHunter-pw2sj]

10:08

[@WilliamHunter-pw2sj]

10:29

[@Ziburevich]

залипалово

[@DeafOnAllFronts]

Holy crap watching this on acid is hilarious , like goddamn terminators

[@welbertube]

se vc é de direita hoje, agradeça esse jogo. como tratar vagabundos na base da porrada. a democracia funcionando na prática

[@Animal_lives_matter]

Do base ball

[@flufftroopers1197]

Do! Base Ball

[@doctordennis69]

Complete and utter ripoff of Final Fight, but still so much fun to play. I got this game as part of the Sega Genesis bundle deal in 1993.