Tekken 2 Intro (Remastered in 1080p using AI Machine Learning)

Tekken 2 Opening FMV
Remastered in 1080p using ESRGAN [AI Machine Learning]
ESRGAN is an AI Neural Network software that is capable of upscaling and reconstructing low-resolution images, while retaining most of their elements and details intact.
I took the original video file from the Tekken 2 PS1 disk, and used ESRGAN with the Manga109 training model to upscale the video 4 times its original resolution.
Original resolution: 320x240
ESRGAN Upscale: 1280x960 → 1440x1080

[@KalvinEllis]

The scene where King stumbles around in the back alley and Armor King hands him his mask tells you so much of their characters even if you know nothing about them.

[@8nykspree]

Armor King's like, "get up and put this on you drunken bum i want to see your ass in the tournament" ...the guitar solo from the Jack scene leading into the riffs in their scene is fucking superb.

[@davidc5817]

Iconic

[@gokublack3107]

Exactly 💯....its give a realistic but sad feeling to it (r.i.p king 1) the whole theme have that vibe....that's why Tekken 2 Tekken 4 is the best off all ....hope tekken 8 give that realistic dark vibe like the other 2 with it's beautiful music.....😏🍵

[@gokublack3107]

​@@8nykspree yap.... Armor king: get your ass up! We got a job to do! King 1: looking slowly down and thinking* yea your right...let's do it! 💪

[@princealbertz]

I miss 1996 PS ONE ERA

[@JunKazamaFan]

Angel embracing a red-eyed Kazuya is one of the series' most beautiful and memorable shots, in my opinion.

[@GeneralBulldog54]

Without a doubt, although the word I'd use is haunting. Like the Angel is trying to keep the Devil at bay.

[@BryonYoungblood]

@@GeneralBulldog54 And let's face it, it's not LIKE Kazuya couldn't resist the Devil Gene if he wanted to try to, he's only accepting of it due to his hate for Heihachi killing Kazumi as well as what he did to him and how it consumed his heart full of revenge. You can tell though that Angel is trying to keep Devil at bay, and to try to save Kazuya's soul from the darkness.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Imagine if there's a remake version so people can use this image for the computer wallpaper.

[@omegamanGXE]

@@BryonYoungblood Kazuya's Theme and Devil's Theme in this game really portray that sense of internal turmoil and conflict that Kazuya has. He very well could have seesawed into the better path.

[@BryonYoungblood]

@@omegamanGXE Exactly! Which is the tragedy of it all. Even for how Tekken 7 tries to portray him, a lot of what happened in the end is Heihachi's fault, especially with how things are with Kazuya. If things had been better for him, Kazuya could have been able to resist the Devil Gene. But in a way, Heihachi took that from him the day he tossed him down that cliff, as well as the hate Kazuya had for his father killing his mother, even if he never knew the full story.

[@odinsplaygrounds]

25 years later, the style and music of this intro is just pure classic. Oozing 90s aesthetics.

[@jackcoleman1784]

You'll never know how mindblowing this was unless you were a kid/teenage fighting game fan when this came out.

[@aegisreflector1239]

Yep, going from cartridge based 8 and 16 bit consoles to finally having disc based 3D capable graphics home consoles was completely revolutionary.

[@joshhodkinson9677]

I was absolutely mesmerised the first time I played this game and saw this intro.

[@ceasergomez4156]

Facts

[@kylezehtabi5452]

I keep saying this to people born after the 90s and they'll never know... Everyone seeing this for the first time in the 90s was definitely mind blown

[@shadowx_moses8888]

This is still one of the best video game openings of all time in my opinion

[@Bronn92]

This intro is a prodigy of storytelling. It has more cinema than most movies.

[@danskyl7279]

Heihachi rising up from the volcano was bone chilling, boy was he so angry and determined to beat Kazuya and reclaim his throne.

[@fettsackmitbandana4632]

@@danskyl7279 cliff not volcano

[@thiagovidal6137]

First time I saw this opening I couldn't believe my eyes. My mind was blown like never before.

[@OblivionWalkerVerified]

i had this on my demo disc and every time i play it i love to listen to it

[@DonTeriyaki]

tbh same some about the nina and kazyua part that makes me feel so nostalgic and weird idk lol

[@sadetwizelve]

Yup ninas hair

[@christopherrodianvermeer4423]

Same bro, same!

[@humanice2]

yeah man.. the power of the playstation back in the 90's, good stuff

[@marioe.4400]

Back in the day Nina's hair must've taken a week to render...

[@Ponnybit]

of course it did, and the fact they give it so much "air time" they were absolutly proud of the final result hahaha

[@anyaw743]

Imagine the animators looking back on it now and see those individual noodle strands. Extremely good animation for its time though

[@infectionsman]

dat ms paint hair do

[@karelpipa]

@@Ponnybit at that time i have always wondered how far we will go with the next PlayStation. It looked wonderful

[@callofdutychile]

Hahaha lmfao

[@mooham8762]

The improvement from Tekken 1 to Tekken 2 was just insane!

[@DarthShafique]

Tekken 2 in my opinion really changed the face of the Tekken series and started to outlive the lifespan of the other Fighting games at the time.

[@cryptocsguy9282]

@@DarthShafique That was proved by sales figures for sure. Virtua fighter is good but couldn't compete with tekken in sales after the 1st game and dead or alive has never been as popular either while other games like battle arean toshinden are just garbage

[@DirectorHMAN]

And T2 to T3 was incredible

[@trcsonic]

The best Tekken intro ever made.

[@GangeHrolfr]

No competition, none are close. The intro is a universe of its own, sucking you through the wormhole.

[@RyujiGoda4331]

Imo Tekken 5 intro is better

[@XAMAKA...]

​@@RyujiGoda4331Tekken 5 has a cool Song, But its Not artistic like tekken 2. The tekken 5 Intro is a banger But tekken 2 gives you goosebumps because of the music and the great Video. Kazuya in his castle With Angel behind him is pure art

[@Blit-X-TVLive]

3 better.

[@kiely4561]

This still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up almost 30 years later

[@forsmanos]

I remember these cinematics always alluded to a backstory of the characters, yet the game offered little explanation. Which back in the day when you had thrown away the instruction book and had no internet, lead to your imagination filling in. Which is what i think is why this game is so memorable.

[@MuhammadAdeelbutt]

couldn't have been said any better!

[@hasi706]

I think the character specific themes and stages really helped give the characters some personality

[@mizugame0]

Immanuel Kant agrees

[@copywritten8462]

Perfect explanation 😊

[@CollinsHD]

Information Age made everything cheap !

[@CollinsHD]

Real atmosphere, the audio switch in the Nina shot is flawless nostalgia

[@candasturan4559]

This is by far the best intro in the Tekken series. These little 6 to 7 second long clips for each respective fighter highlighted their personality and their individuality so well. Despite being only a little under two minutes long they managed to tell us more about the characters than any ending that happend in Tekken 7 for an example.

[@imastertoast2414]

I agree but tekken 5 is the best

[@suiken3149]

@@imastertoast2414 Not really. T5 didn't really told much about fighters's backgrounds and that generic pop rock music doesn't really bode well at least with me.

[@DirectorHMAN]

T3 had a superb intro and felt cinematic AF

[@OGPimpin]

I miss how serious and gritty this series used to be. The King part gets to me now that I'm older because I have come to realize that Armor King isn't handing King his mask......he is handing him his crown

[@gokublack3107]

Same here Tekken 4 is the best and darkest...but back to Tekken 2 ( which also my favorite) that king part is dark and sad...when I was a kid...I saw this ..I never understand it...and I don't armour king the one that beat him...and hand his mask back to as a sign of defeat.....but when I'm older ..I saw it ..i understand it,that it have a deeper dire meaning to it....i take as... armor king is looking for him and save him... because king was a a dark place so of depression 😔.....

[@viewme10]

That Nina Williams scene was so iconic, her update was beautiful in this game and that cut scene embodied her sexiness but the game play gave her an all new, even deadlier edge 🥰

[@Stingman012]

Thiccc melons we all here 😂❤

[@FriedLobsterFilmsMovieCompany]

I swear, the guitar at King's part was so tragic yet beautifully scored, also epic when Armor King shows up. 1:24

[@sebatheepik]

Does king know that he will die soon? xd

[@ezio-earle3973]

He died 20 years after the evens of tekken 2​@@sebatheepik

[@sebatheepik]

@@ezio-earle3973 yeah there is a 20 years gap from the second tournament and the third he died after finish the second one

[@akahee22]

The beat drop at 1:36 and the characters get me everytime 😩 just perfect 🔥

[@tripletsgaming4568]

Me too. That's my favorite part and seeing p jack

[@steveowisdom2486]

@@tripletsgaming4568 yeah!! I like that it gives you a sneak peek glimpse of all the unlock able characters

[@Masterr59]

Same! This gives me mega Goosebumps. Armor King is my favorite, and P-Jack looks badass there too, the beat drop. AHHH it's so powerful!

[@obbymillion]

For real 🔥

[@you2be839]

Yeah, the beat drop and the lovely synth riff taking over and resolving, just awesome...SOLD!

[@OhYessirrr]

Back when Nina’s hair follicle details seemed like the pinnacle of 3D animation 😂

[@casdomdomcas5214]

Man there is something magical about this Intro.

[@IndigoPhoenix21]

This is my favorite Tekken intro. It's brimming with atmosphere and has this kind of urgency to it. Without even knowing the story, it just looks something big is happening. I like my Tekken goofy, but I love my Tekken dark.

[@gokublack3107]

I agree 💯 bro....this and Tekken 4 maybe the darkest and the best of all...hope 8 deliver it...😏🍵....the ending a dark chill but yet beautiful at the same time, especially the music sound intense when king stubble I'm the ally while armor stood before him powerful and landing him a hand for helping...so yea it's a classic.😏🍵

[@you2be839]

A dark toned Tekken was what sold me Tekken 2 in the 1st place back then, and the same goes for the Wipeout franchise, it was dark and mean and serious!...

[@DarkGhostHacker]

This Is 1 of many reasons why video games were so amazing during ps1 and os2 era of the 90s and early 2000s. The feeling you get from watching this compared to stuff nowadays in almost like day and night in terms of the effect it has on the player. Still 1 of the best intros ever and tekken 2 has 1 of the best video game music soundtracks of all time.

[@ArctheLadder]

The character motivations are really visceral, and the key villain is on the nose for modernity. While I think there is some meta aspect that is all the technical things that came to be possible with better rendering and technology, it's clear the narrative became so much more evocative of what people have to struggle against. The Mishima Zaibatsu is this anti-christ kind of figure, and the best characters are the ones who have really direct motivations for going up against that. I really love how King and Armor King are presented, but Armor King is clearly King's Id, this fantasy where the darker part of you pulls you back into something like competitive fighting lol. It's so good.

[@Universalbeing0]

This is hands down one of the best fighting game openings in history, I remember replaying this so many times as a kid, the music, scenes, and editing was too perfect. I miss the ps1 era, so many creative ideas for videos games that felt timeless back then.

[@kam31401]

Ahhh my childhood in 1080p. Major euphoric feeling

[@TheRisky9]

You had to put the thumbnails right at the climax and the most memorable image of Kazuya and angel. Bravo.

[@OldBloodRKR626]

Some of the things I've always remembered the tekken games for were the intros and those amazing soundtracks. Absolutely stellar.

[@sagtsubs]

Still the best Opening FMV of all time. Great job upscaling it! Thanks for sharing.

[@andrewsqual]

If you can't wait, this chap is uploading a lot of PS1 FMV stuff too, just ignore the "60fps" in the titles though, he uploaded them as that but he has said in comments to me himself that he is very aware the videos still run at 15fps lol. And he is good for the requests too. He did a Machine AI upload of the FFVIII Credits amateur camera footage and made it full screen, after I asked him kindly to do it if he could, and it looks pretty amazing. kzbin.infovideos Here is his Tekken 3 one kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3qnc3dngryZea8

[@andrewsqual]

Sorry, I replied to the wrong person there lol.

[@aimfuldrifter]

Arguably the best, but definitely the best when it comes to fighting genre.

[@Wigg2K]

Soul Edge has something to say about that

[@constipatedparker5879]

Jun's downtown scene is still impressive, seems like a lot of background animations going on there.

[@mr8I7]

Nice job. Shame about the adverts at the end blocking the view though.

[@Armaan_YTB]

Here's a solution Hold the screen from anywhere (not the video suggestion pop ups) then pull the screen down just a little bit, now drag the finger back up again just don't remove your finger when you are doing it and hold it till the video ends. If it works for you share it. 👍🏼

[@maxtoke5557]

@@Armaan_YTB hacks for things that shouldnt need hacks 2021 edition

[@Armaan_YTB]

@@maxtoke5557 😂😂

[@icchorist]

@@Armaan_YTB No way to do that on desktop :(

[@Armaan_YTB]

@@icchorist Hmm 🤔 OK I check that out. If I found any solution I'll post here 👍🏼.

[@wojciechchestowski6003]

I always loved the King scene where he hit the rock bottom (no pun intended) and Armor King shows up and drops his mask on the floor, looking like he was trying to say "it's time to a get a hold of yourself"

[@gokublack3107]

Yap...r.i.p to both of them

[@wesflarger]

Basically the only time Law is serious. I love when Armor king throws King his mask

[@alejandrofigueroa2431]

King: *Stumbles in the alley* Armor King: Hey! *Throws King's mask* Time to train you for the 2nd King of Iron Fist Tournament.

[@BrolyLSSJ01]

Law is more serious here because Baek destroyed his dojo in a fit of rage (I believe it was because Baek accidentally killed his own father during training). King sank into depression, and is drunk in this opening before Armor King comes in to get him back in shape.

[@dbzispimpin]

@@BrolyLSSJ01 - Wasn't it because King wanted to save an orphanage and failed or something? I remember something about that, King always wanted to take care of orphans.

[@BrolyLSSJ01]

@@dbzispimpin That is true. King wanted to save the orphanage, and when he failed, he sunk into a depression, leading to Armor King coming in to get him back into shape.

[@AdiCool88]

@@BrolyLSSJ01I’m also sure a Kid at his orphanage was very sick and passed away and King felt immense guilt over it all.

[@TheHammersmashdave]

man I wish video games still had intros like this...

[@MetaliBlack666]

22 years since I saw this intro for the first time on my PS1 Miss those days...

[@umairusman]

I used to go to the arcade and watch the intro literally for hours. Couldn't get enough of it. It had so much soul

[@kadad5288]

Are you from India?

[@NrettG]

I do the same thing. Nothing can just match the energy of this. It's like seeing a clip from a beautiful short film.

[@blau8612]

I feel you! Gives me chills everytime, over and over!

[@tonydak8573]

I remember playing this on the PS1 for the first time on Christmas Day and thinking that those graphics were the best thing in the world. I never skipped the intro.

[@FrankyAkamtsu]

not even esrgan can fix ninas spaghetti hair

[@lxNOLUCA]

@fake account fuck you you are high

[@aimfuldrifter]

@@lxNOLUCA Behave.

[@armyshope]

I actually like her spaghetti hair a little

[@kelp5801]

This intro has so many great moments but for some reason my favorite one is when all the sub-bosses appear at 1:36 I always thought unlocking sub-bosses was kinda cool and made them more interesting. Now everything is DLC.

[@MythopoeicNavid]

Maybe it's just nostalgia but each beat tempo instrument for each separate character goes so well that this is perhaps Namco's greatest intro after Soul blade on the ps1.

[@omegamanGXE]

Tekken 2's intro is The Godfather of video game intros in my opinion.

[@nawnaw4709]

1:01 as a kid i loved this scene...still do

[@noonbob]

The best Tekken Intro ! Nina and the music transition 1:00 Classic.

[@ronrocker7131]

...and then, that guitar solo at 1:16...

[@haavard1989]

This was my first Tekken game, and I still think this intro music is the best one in the series 😂

[@tobykassulke2385]

0:42 the guy in red next to jun is a re used kazuya model. Its his alt outfut but recolored

[@SkaerKrow]

Thanks for the remaster, this intro remains a thing of absolute beauty. Also, if your browser lets you play the video Picture in Picture, the thumbnails at the end will populate in a different window from the video, giving you an unobstructed view of the amazing shot of Kazuya and Angel.

[@rhythmandblues_alibi]

Thank you, I'll try that. They really do spoil it otherwise.

[@HorrorGameAnalysis]

The level of invention. The inherent mystery. I remember watching this when I was a young child, and feeling terribly compelled and excited for what was to come. But the remarkable thing is - I still feel this way, even today, about this wonderful game. It is a refined, engaging fighter with a cast of fantastic characters, and I missed it very dearly. Very happy that I can play it on my PlayStation 5 these days. It means a lot to me.

[@jonbourgoin182]

Had a PS1 demo disc wayyy back in the day with Tekken 2 on it and I would select it just to watch this intro video and was just blown away every time. I was 9 years old.

[@carlosrosario1153]

I had that same demo disc, it took me forever to save up for the real game. I played out that game!

[@myfriendisaac]

The BEST!!! You just had to be there 😭👏🏾🎮

[@omegamanGXE]

Das rite

[@taylorthug239]

This game had a bad ass bass intro. One of the best Tekken openings

[@brandongreen3401]

This looks so good!!! The memories came flooding back.

[@KevinWolfay]

Looking back at it after so many years got me impressed. Amazing intro

[@Matt-vv7fl]

I still think this is one of the greatest opening intros to a fighting game ever. Every frame tells a story, the music perfectly builds the emotion, it's just perfect.

[@alitunc2228]

Our jaws dropped when we first saw this back in 96, it was nothing like anything we had seen before.

[@Goldanniyatech]

What an amazing upload! It’s really impressive how well it’s remastered with ESRGAN! Exactly like it was in my memories! Tekken 2 really had strong vibes, with charismatic characters, awesome music and a mysterious story! Kazuya was such a great boss, with his purple suit and Devil transformation!

[@zenkai90]

This opening is beyond nostalgic

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

My God. It's like I'm watching it for the first time all over again. ...Thank you. 😢

[@BocalokaTV]

What a privilege to able to witness this is a kid in the 90s

[@Salesiable]

1:44 And now Let’s the King Of Iron Fist Tournament 2 Begins!

[@itachi-kun7736]

0:29 last Tekken were Paul Phoenix was a strong and Serious character

[@danmarusan2878]

He fights Brian Fury like a Boss in the Tekken 6 Intro though. I don't think you can take anyone of the Tekken characters too seriously. Especially if demons, devils and angels are involved.

[@jackjax7921]

There are a lot of different themes here and they combined it into a masterpiece.

[@toyvania]

Nina's hair throw always kills me. And the sexy piano music...so stylish! ❤

[@luisalejandroalvarez8817]

I'm still impressed with this marvelous opening and this remastered edition is splendid, thanks my friend for this excellent work 🥲

[@KnottsBear-yTalesPreserved]

This intro will never stop being hype. The visuals and soundtrack man...

[@Zontar82]

one of the best intro ever to one of the best Tekken game ever made

[@nathangraves1069]

the best intro in all tekken franchise in my opinion.

[@daroa3618]

This music was just epic. Back on the days... When we were starting T2... Oh Man...get ready for some serious long 8 hours kumite sh.. thanks Namco for those beaitiful moments.

[@JAGtheTrekkieGEMINI1701]

Might be still the *Best* Tekken Intro of All Time

[@vultureguy33]

This whole intro goes so hard 🔥... in 90 seconds youve gone on a journey of epic proportions

[@davymachinegun5130]

0:35 monitors playing Tekken 1 ending FMVs.

[@everlastinggamers1491]

1:01 1:04 I love Nina’s part

[@theowllands3705]

And why? Because of her lipstick

[@everlastinggamers1491]

@@theowllands3705because of how the music syncs with her movements 😁

[@matrixone22]

I remember seeing this for the first time in my friends house and being blown away

[@a.y6002]

How epic heihachi making that climb back

[@marcoscognamiglio1750]

The best tekken intro...back old memories when i was a child and found ps1 with Tekken 2 under my Christmas Tree on 1997...I never skipped the intro before playing the game!

[@ufcsuchti1493]

I must say, tekken 5 intro is my fav, but damn how incredible is this piece of art right here. You cant explain it, its pure art at its finest sense. The little details, and all that in 1995 :0

[@inferiorflame1568]

Damn that intro is actually impressive for 1995

[@suiken3149]

*96. 95 was when the arcade version was released

[@Professional_Ghost]

Probably the best Tekken intro in the whole series in my opinion.

[@g_raheem9034]

When the other characters fade in and out after kazuya and angel..... DAM SON!

[@Blit-X-TVLive]

Before *

[@saschamitchell1885]

I like seeing the World Trade Center in the darkness. I miss it so much.

[@losfer2]

best intro ever in a fighting game!

[@M2keyJ]

Good bless you, who remastered this Video! Gusbumps are not leaving my body lol) Brilliant game!

[@FlorenceBMusic]

This has always been so iconic I remember playing this with my sister at 5 years old we’d always watch the intro to the game in the 2000s

[@tolkien777]

Black winter night sky has to be one of thr best opening songs to any game ever , this game remains very nostalgic to me

[@mattianalato5516]

The best intro of all tekken

[@19zach75]

EPIC!!! Best fighting game intro of all time. It encapsulates so much in a short span. Those were the days.

[@ExisVR]

One of the best intros ever!!! Namco was god back then.

[@Monacomaverick]

Namco Sound Team at their finest!

[@Axeldiedtimeago]

I dont get why the writers didnt use this intro as the backbone of film material. I hope we get a good Tekken reboot.

[@blau8612]

Best intro EVER! ❤

[@drjoaoventura]

I my child mind, this intro always has always been as perfect as latest #Tekken. Thank you 😍

[@tommasopincio7658]

There are no words to describe how good this is.

[@tsctheafkpanda3998]

Tekken 2 has probably my favorite Tekken intro theme

[@maxtoke5557]

the music is so fucking good

[@Jay_SUBZ3R0]

Even though I’m a Mortal Kombat fan by heart, I can still say that to this day, Tekken 2 will always be my favourite fighting game of all-time. And this intro is one of the main reasons why. The music & the visuals are incredible.

[@jimboswamps5602]

Man this changed my whole life as a kid. Awesome times!

[@alejandromenendez8039]

En esos tiempos esta presentacion era asombrosa y el juego todo un logro. Namco hizo historia en el genero con tekken y lo reforzo con soul calibur. Soy gran fan de street fighter 2, pero en lo que respecta al 3d tekken y soul calibur son mis favoritos desde los 32 bits.

[@humblekiwi7776]

2 and 3 still got the best intros out of all tekkens

[@Kickinthescience]

5 has the best choreography

[@nitepatrol1873]

Still holds up after all of these years. One of the best gaming intros in an era of great gaming intros.

[@jakel2692]

This intro brings me back to a time where almost everything was awesome.

[@callofdutychile]

Ppl dont know how INSANE these graphics were back then

[@gamedeuschronus8796]

The kind of opening that gives you chills.

[@GuerreroUrbano100]

That wierd sounding synth keys that play when heihachi is climbing up the mountain gets me every time.

[@NYG5]

I never noticed Kazuya's penthouse was in NYC, you can make out the WTC as he looks out the window

[@jayr7480]

Take me back as a kid again 😪😪😪