Tekken 2 is a Gorgeous Classic

[@borip765]

Hahahahahahaah I made that McDonald's Reina pic. I'm happy I randomly clicked on this video.

[@JuiceboxJoints]

Oh shit fr?! I would have credited you if I knew, I saw it being passed around 😭

[@borip765]

@@JuiceboxJoints Literally fine. I just made it for a Facebook shitpost.

[@cloudair4154]

@@borip765 timestamp it

[@pretzels7437]

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[@a_awake]

@@cloudair4154 5:51

[@zerojager1787]

The thing I love about tekken 2 is it seems like the only time outside of tekken 4 where they really took the story seriously. Most of the fighters had serious reasons to participate in the tournament, and the intro really sets the tone for how serious its getting. Kings scene in the alley with armor king still hits hard. We also can't forget purple tux kazuya

[@otdreamer193-j6m]

That intro is legendary and let's not forget Michelle punching the picture to run off a second time to get revenge on the Mishima's two tournaments in a row, The army of Jacks with those rail guns and not to mention Jack was solely created to stop and kill Kazuya in the first place so imagine if they were hunting him down in the large number 😅, Also I always thought Jun was looking up at Purple Tux Kazuya in his tower as if sensing devil's presence.

[@TheSeventhForce]

"Jacky is one wavy ass white boy, but _that's_ a fucking bear" is probably the best encapsulation of VF vs Tekken character design I've ever heard lmao Great video, glad to see you back man

[@MINI_91]

"Early 3D renders are peak aesthetics." That's what I'm talking about! 💪

[@CobraLats]

The Tekken 2 soundtrack lives rent free in my memories.

[@MechaG]

Too bad Yoshimitsu and Heihachi themes are missing from Spotify.

[@JyundrTheDrip]

The console and arcade versions were nothing but heat

[@curly-d23]

@@MechaG As is the intro theme “Black Winter Night Sky” 😕

[@suiken3149]

GOAT Tekken OST

[@BeaMode1990]

Tekken 2 had SOUL in every way which is why nobody forgot it. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@MikeDeeJackson]

I still remember the first time I played Tekken 2 and watched the intro... you really had to be there!

[@BIurstoftimes]

The older I get, the more apparent it becomes that Tekken 2 was the greatest game of all time, and there just isn't anything I can do about it.

[@otdreamer193-j6m]

Still one of the most unforgettable games and my favorite Tekken. Started playing it when I was pretty much a Baby and my older Brother had it. I remember being scared as heck of Kazuya and Devil back then and now he's my favorite character of all time 😂

[@neonthunder3261]

Tekken 2 has some amazing story in concept. The idea of Devil being less a genetic curse and moreso a physical manifestation of evil was very interesting to me, alongside how characters like Lee were working from the inside to try and defeat Kazuya as well.

[@NYG5]

Devil being his own entity that got Kazuya to willingly corrupt himself to stave off death and get revenge is WAY better than it just being an inherited thing (with exception)

[@realamericannegro977]

The writing was more mature than modern Tekken. As soon as Tekken 5 hit the zaniness turned up.

[@otdreamer193-j6m]

​@@NYG5I miss that plot point, Same way Jin's devil is actually Devil Kazuya's other half but they barely acknowledge that anymore. It being inherited just makes it weird because Kazumi's Devil is her own.

[@hcmcourt4490]

Tekken 2 is underrated man. I grew up on this one. The opening movie, the gameplay, the aesthetic, the music, the announcer (FINAAAAAL ROUND) the characters (shoutout to Baek, Bruce and Kunimitsu) were awesome. The final boss with the OP music when you fight Devil, the endings. Top notch. Tekken 2 felt mature and grown up and elegant. There was a reason for each person's decision to be in the tournament. I spent countless hours playing this game. Tekken 3 took the blueprint of T2's gameplay and presentation and upped it to the late 90s big beat aesthetic like you mentioned. I remember the Lee ending use to scare the shit out of me.

[@NYG5]

Tekken 3 maxed out the gameplay but lost the ambience and atmosphere.

[@edwardlopez6253]

All of this, well said!

[@otdreamer193-j6m]

​@@NYG5I often wonder if Ishii never left after T2 and Harada didn't take over, What would the series be like today? Apparently Ishii intended for Kazuya to stay dead, There's the possibility we may not have gotten Jin or a huge time skip etc. looking back, We may not have even had the guest of T7 or other newcomers had Ishii not stepped down. Still I must admit Tag Tournament 1 and T4's Dark and gritty tone were some of Harada's best ideas.

[@TMNTfever]

I love T2 for that late-80s early-90s feel.

[@tvoyager7]

there isnt a thing 80's about anything in this video

[@TMNTfever]

@ Many of the visuals and designs are inspired by the Hong Kong martial arts movies of the mid to late 80s.

[@outlawdg]

I will always say tekken 4 is when this franchise peaked in terms of aesthetic. Nothing that came after was any where near that level. I think I also lean towards agreeing with you that this comes 2nd. edit: actually I might say TTT1 for 2nd place, the music and stages in that are really memorable too, the higher res models of these OG character designs was sooo sick to see as well.

[@JuiceboxJoints]

100% agree

[@baconatorrodriguez4651]

Yep. Tekken 2 is shite.

[@SHARK_TASTIC]

%1000 agree 😎 👍

[@Princesunset12]

Its my first Tekken

[@Princesunset12]

Tt1 was my second

[@hcmcourt4490]

Appreciate the photo of King. That shit slapped

[@BenKellyMusic92]

Tekken 1 was a ropey proof of concept. Tekken 2 took the concept and SPRINTED with it. I'll always hold this game in the highest of esteem

[@hybridvigga]

Had the Jap version to dodge the 50hz crawl, so never saw the PAL booklet. That's actually quite bad ass, I like it.

[@suiken3149]

A double-turn between protagonist and antagonist was unheard of in video game around that time. It was cool seeing Heihachi from villain to hero.

[@krugbug]

Peak content, Vibes are unmatched o7

[@JuiceboxJoints]

Heavily appreciate that 🙏🏼

[@DeadPlayin]

I appreciate how you commentated this video in a way that’s both informative and comedic. I’ve never even played most of the Tekken games, so it’s refreshing to see this sort of commentary within the gaming niche. You got potential bro 🙏 I’m looking forward to what you put out next 🫡

[@JuiceboxJoints]

Thank you! And yo you’ve made videos on Paramore? I’m gonna have to peep…

[@DeadPlayin]

@ Of course bro 🙏 and yessirrr 🔥 they’re my favorite band, so I had to give them the attention they deserve

[@Richtr8]

definitely all true. t2 deserves this video, i grew up mashing my way thru it as a kid & always thought it was overshadowed by t3

[@Pettysburg]

As a birthday gift when I was 13 my mother imported Tekken 2 for me from Japan so I had it almost a year before it came out in america and socially it basically skyrocketed the friendships around me and made me feel like the arcade was finally in my living room as there was a cabinet at our local arcade day 1. It maked me tear up when I think of her figuring out and navigating those import catalogs in the back of gaming magazines.

[@JuiceboxJoints]

That’s sweet.

[@segaplaystation]

love tekken 2... the soundtrack of this one is mad underrated too

[@johnnada6855]

In the 90s CGI was so new that people actually was impressed with CGI art, that being just still images of CGI made art, or better yet CGI video, it could really be super low ress but the art was so impressive it still hit you, for example just the CGI art was the selling point of Rise of The Robots and Flashback back in the Sega Genesis, and also in PC CD-Rom games, that is why is not rare to find in japan more "merchandise" around games, like SEGA released for example CDs that only has CGI art of some games or individual Virtua Fighter characters; also was very common for PC magazines of the 90s to be sold with "free Demo CDs" with lots of CGI pictures and art, was a selling point back then, i think CGI exploded with the Matrix movie and after that nobody cared about CGI that much and in videogames people wanted more in-game cutscenes. I personally LOVE CGI, and current videogames should still be using it taking it to the extreme of visual presentation, i was glad tha Square-Enix used it in FF 7 Remake and should have used more in FF XV would have helped in the presentation of that game a lot

[@edwardlopez6253]

Love the Jun appreciation ❤

[@VolatileViolet]

Armor King's ending really resonates with me. The man is on his last legs as far as his health is concerned -- he coughs up blood from apparently nothing -- but he marches on to run the ones. Rest in peace, King (lmao).

[@JuiceboxJoints]

It’s my favorite ending

[@suiken3149]

Both Armor King and King are dead. At least the first iterations

[@charlessoto1792]

I love Tekken 2 soo much! Even into the life of Tekken 3 (which overshadowed it for many). Tekken Tag was such a love note to the fans for having juiced up assets from both 2 and 3. Thank you for showing 2 the love it deserves! It still rocks to this day!

[@Smashvillain]

God I love this game so much. Tekken will never reach these heights again, and it hurts.

[@Nigel222]

I love the aesthetic and atmosphere of this game.

[@JAYB1688]

I use to think Michelle was a baddie

[@jeyfomson6364]

Awesome review!! My friends and i were teenagers when this game first premiered, and i can tell you that intro was like nothing we'd seen before and the gameplay/movesets were groundbreaking, it was the talk of the town, Good times.

[@darlingimscared]

Im also a big fan of Tekken 2 this was great man thanks, it didnt have the gameplay but it certainly had peak vibes

[@Rukunetsu]

Very nice work here!

[@JuiceboxJoints]

Thank you for allowing me to use your amazing T5 DR online theme remix for the intro! 🙏🏼 I’ve listened to it about a million times by now

[@derp7osoup]

didnt watch this video yet but RAAAAAHHHHHHH A NEW UPLOAD FROM THE HOMIE OF ALL TIME FOR FGC CONTENT

[@nobleman98]

Goated channel back and hitting it hard like usual Love your content, I always show it to my friends! Black night winter sky feels so iconic to me, especially with its last shot being a montage of rival characters panning out to angel holding Kazuya at the top of his building. Peak shit so many good memories playing this game

[@JuiceboxJoints]

I was gonna mention that, such an iconic shot

[@iamdoogle2]

I’ve genuinely had a fixation on this game since I was a kid because of its presentation, music and aesthetic. I’ve always wanted to put into words why it appealed so much to me and has ended up being responsible for my music taste and love for Japan. But your video so perfectly summed up everything I’d ever want to say about it better than I could. Thanks!

[@DaRkPlUm]

Paul's theme slaps so hard, it's been my phone ringtone for about 2 years now

[@tonyelectionfraud669]

this was the one I started with. I love the announcer on this one. FINAL ROUND

[@I_EAT_QUARTERS]

Agreed on Jun’s theme. Love this game. I have a suede jacket with the key visual on the back.

[@JuiceboxJoints]

Would love to see it

[@kirikohopps363]

And that intro is legendary no Tekken has done a better intro than Tekken 2 T3 is second for sure

[@kelp5801]

Tekken 2 had the best intro imo. Always gives me chills. Also I miss the days when you unlocked characters and everyone had their own stage/music.

[@parrisxsummers]

2 is my favourite Tekken. Its atmosphere just makes me feel so calm but also afraid.

[@xenontrenton62]

Never expected anyone was like me, but you are. I feel the same about the stages. Whether affects my feeling for a stage in a fighting game, and honestly a good stage is my most important thing for a fighting game. Music, gameplay & mechanics, character designs. Those are all great. But a good and beautiful looking stage? It just itches a scratch in my brain. It’s one of my favorite things about tekken and kof.

[@Perthworm_Jims_Arcade]

for real tho... this is my favourite KZbin channel now

[@SimohLcassetta]

i just got back into the series last week and i just saw ur tekken tag retrospective for the 10th time --- love ur content, stay real

[@JuiceboxJoints]

Woahh, that means a lot!

[@SimohLcassetta]

@JuiceboxJoints 🫶🏻 I'm actually making a Tekken Mix and I had to play that shit again haha - the general OST is so banging n weird n diverse n ahead of it's time and tekken 2 is peak angel_x_demon vibes while being super silly and the music is oof keep flourishing brother 🙏🏻

[@jaku9329]

Dang man that's crazy, literally was thinking about this channel the other day and was like "dang hope he's okay." Here you are and my prayers have been answered. God bless you bro

[@JuiceboxJoints]

Sorry for the wait 🙏🏼

[@Jasonafex]

Keep up the videos my guy, the retrospectives are great background entertainment! I could listen for hours.

[@lajenehuen260]

I love how you say you don't want the video to last like 30 minutes and it ends up lasting 30 minutes

[@Dirronsaninyoface]

Every key point hit. Once again you nailed it and took me down memory lane with why I love this series so much. Thanks Juice! ❤

[@cloudair4154]

im 40, tekken 2 was phenomenal when it came out.. namco was going crazy back then.. soul blade was another excellent ps1 game

[@jamestrombone6613]

I played Through the entire tekken franchise late last year until t8 released and I was so shocked at how large of a step up t2 was over tekken 1 but also how good Tekken 2. Specifically its story music and presentation, great video yet again!!!

[@JuiceboxJoints]

Thank you!

[@jimmywhyte7181]

Epic, the CGI really was cutting edge, the only way to see graphics like that was on games consoles. And the music takes me back instantly to being a teenager fighting against mates, its a fucking treasure of a game.

[@ilypo]

YOOOO he's back!! glad to see you upload homie

[@kochayeo]

Overall...Tekken 2 is the BEST Tekken game in entire series. It's definitely Number 1. Because each character had their own story fleshed out, stage, music, boss, sub-boss, etc. After Tekken 2, it went downhill from there. Until I would say about Tekken 6. Tekken 4 was just terrible! But this one will always be Number 1 in my opinion.

[@radinorouji3058]

Amazing video. I always love the nostalgia and the visuals these games bring.

[@ganjaman59650]

tekken 2 art is top tier, tekken 8 wish it was that cool. Also cg ending should be mendatory in fighting games, the story mode is ok but those individual endings were better, looking at you doa 4.

[@suiken3149]

Tekken 4 was the best version of the story mode

[@PrestonGraff]

Great video about an incredible masterpiece. This game just hit different

[@CrizzX]

Yessir! The dedication on the music. Blessings.

[@TheiviousRaccoonus]

Good to see another vid from you again! Good shit.

[@Qbone_]

This is the game I grew up good memories. I hope u do this with the other tekkens they all feel soo unique.

[@LukeDodge916]

Great video. I remember this time like the best days of my life. It was heaven looking back. My friends and i playing Tekken 1, 2 and 3 at the arcade then at home on the PS1. It was heaven. Copping out of school to learn more combos and still talking about it as we had lunch at the mall. This was something that will be with me on my last days... The original 3 Tekken games were just awesome. Thank you for the video. Im going to go home and boot up the PSX and enjoy a few rounds...

[@OneAtFaultMedia]

You have explained the Devil Gene lore way more better than I could've in an upcoming video 😂😂😂

[@Atttalie]

Adore ur channel! Subbed after this well-made video

[@a_awake]

You get it! Tekken 2 will always be my favorite because of the ambience it created. The music, the character design, the plot and story along with the gameplay mechanics. This game was chef's kiss 🤌💋. This was before sweaty online ranked battles that make Tekken hard to stomach these days. The story and ambience is a non-factor now. It's alll about online.

[@FareviewPapili]

Great job on this video. I was straight rolling the whole way through! 😂

[@GoobertCrayon]

its a good day when juicebox joints has a new video

[@JuiceboxJoints]

🙏🏼

[@thedipermontshow]

Jun theme and Stage are great, i love the calm vibe about it.

[@appelslice]

Tekken 2 is my all time favourite PlayStation game. Probably because it was my first PlayStation game. Used to play the heck out of it. Still fire it up now and then and just soak in the 90's nostalgia. And much appreciate all the love for Jun, Juns stage and music. She was my favourite character from the game. Even named my daughter Jun after her (My wife is Japanese, so I have a good excuse) 😅

[@KaiKennedy]

19:21 AND a Mexican

[@adriangarcia5212]

🗣️🗣️

[@jadonbergen1118]

This vid needs more likes and views. Very well done and entertaining

[@JuiceboxJoints]

Appreciate it!

[@baberuthless]

Excellent choice 😉6:06

[@JuiceboxJoints]

Woahhh it’s baberuthless :O

[@Rammy_Latin]

5:50 Hell nah not the Reina slander 😭 W video bruh love to see a new upload from you 🙏🏾

[@derp7osoup]

damn i really enjoyed this video but i wish it was longer. there is something fun hearing some guy ramble about how cool a game is with a pure passion. like just keep spitting its fun lol.

[@OpoumConsumer]

Tekken 2 music is chef's kiss, they could've gone with the later established dnb soundtrack, but they gave us this fantastic bizzare ost

[@enoyna1001]

Ib really liked the smooth transitions between games when it comes up in the script

[@lolotroll2]

Tekken 2 is so goated - what an OST man

[@jettdunkley]

I enjoyed this! Great video!

[@neopets666]

I thought Michelle was so cool when I was a kid. I remember being 4 and thinking she was such an icon.

[@chumorgan443]

The Tekken we play today can and be felt in Tekken 2 , perfected in 3. But 4 I'm may unapologetic favourite.

[@AllenJohn]

14:34 Isn't the "octupus" stretch King's Rage Art Ender?

[@MunkeePat]

2:12 best devil kazuya feature - 10/10

[@just_a_small_con]

great vid!

[@asdasdasddgdgdfgdg]

The Tekken 2 theme (Black Winter Night Sky) is absolutely incredible. Almost 30 years old and as good as ever. 👍👍

[@venturousgoon4592]

Good to see ya back

[@bewsket]

Really enjoyed your musical expressions of the song, especially the main character select screen :D You may not know the names of the sounds but you have very good imagination for explaining why they sound that way ;]

[@JuiceboxJoints]

Glad to hear that 🙏🏼

[@mrmoldy]

It's good to see that you are uploading again. Weird how we came back at almost the same time lol. Great video and I hope that you'll keep making great content.

[@JuiceboxJoints]

I noticed you did too lmao, I watched your vid about T8’s episodes and I agree it’s a shame they couldn’t even let Jin and Asuka share a conversation. Thank you and good luck with yours!

[@classicsagat]

I lost it at "but that's a fuckin bear" lol

[@Sannidor]

13:10 yes, you can speed up getting up after most attacks in T2 (starting from T1 and it also applies to T3/TTT) Technically it's: "mashing right punch button on the ground" but proper notation would look like: 2~2~2 N u or 2~2~2~2~2 N u. Yes, some follow-ups are difficult or impossible to escape but the tech was there. Cheers.

[@Ganbystar]

Loved the video! I hope you'll make a Tekken 4 video in the future.

[@michaelcarrig627]

This was the game that made me fall in love with fighting games.

[@viewerguy10]

Wasn’t expecting a video like this to be so funny 😂

[@Jago-Shogun]

Man I love tekken lore and people who understand it. Like how lars isn't the only anime even if his' fighting style is the first anime esque one.

[@MartoZCreate]

This was funny and really well put together! You should do Tekken 4. :) Cool content!

[@johnnada6855]

Paul was vanilla Ice !, but look at the King of Fighter 94, one of the characters also has the blond top hair, was something of a fashion look in japan in the 90s, they liked blond guys with top pointy hair

[@JuiceboxJoints]

Yuhh Benimaru

[@suiken3149]

Both Benimaru and Paul were inspired by Polnareff from Jojo:s Bizarre Adventures

[@BlackMartialArtsSociety]

The purple suit… tekken 2 you understand! We can be friends

[@dannysimion]

I still think this is my favorite Tekken game in the franchise still. It just played fun for me as a casual gamer. Love the characters, the soundtrack and just the roster overall. The intro opening theme and scene is just retro cool! I agree, that Juns theme is my favorite. The Playstation post OST was better than its arcade original soundtrack. Jun, Nina and Michelle's themes were my top three favorite. Honorable mention to King, Paul and Roger's Tahiti stage track.

[@SolFloral]

Tekken 2 (Despite only really playing 3 onwards) is like a blessing; everything you said I could agree with and honestly I think there is something about having an OST like Tekken 2 or a kinda jazzy/ageless music is rare. But the best part is how much Tekken's music for a while was them taking a genre and just cooking a new kinda of feeling. If there is any character select theme that I think might be on par with this is in Burst Limit; which says a lot in my opinion. But divine video!

[@JuiceboxJoints]

Well put. Also I looked that up and I love the piano in it! Thanks for putting me on.

[@dougofakkad]

Excellent watch. Though I eventually put many more hours into Tekken 3, 2 was the first one I owned, and elements like the music and atmosphere are stuck in my mind much more vividly than later releases. Looking back, I like the way it isn't afraid -- like the first Virtua Fighter -- to show off its polygons. Of course Tekken 3 looked amazing, but Tekken 2 looks like it was going for a style and nailed it. The atmosphere stuck with me too -- ethereal almost, strange to say for a fighting game. Like the stages -- Heihachi's stage, an interior space that vanishes into darkness just outside of reach, and you can walk endlessly and never find a wall, it feels dreamlike, a kind of liminal sensation. There's nothing crazy like Star Gladiator's space battles in the background, it's just unreal enough to set the tone, like Devil's stage and the infinite reflections being unlike any real space. That and the music -- the way it starts up on Devil's stage as he rises to his feet make me feel like I'm about to fight David Bowie in Labyrinth rather than a purple demon man.

[@antonironstag5085]

My favourite Tekken game of all time. Grew up with this game and played ALL of them, but T2 just has something special about it. Even to this day I fire up my old PS1 just to mess around with it.

[@Til_I_Collapse]

I LOVED Tekken 2! RIP VIC! OUR BATTLES WERE LEGENDARY!

[@thedarknightreturns1994]

YES!!!! JUNS THEME IS MY FAVORITE THEME IN ALL TEKKEN!!! I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!! I USE IT IN ALL MY TEKKEN 8 MENUS!!!

[@AngloCaesar]

Awesome video!

[@snoochieboochies6957]

Wake up babe! New Tekken 2 video!

[@Takejiro24]

29:59 The thing about Heihachi being brought back in Tekken 8 so he can be played by his fans is that he could have been included in the roster non-canonically. They did that very thing for Leon and Ein in Dead or Alive 5 wherein neither appeared in the Story so I don't know what Tekken 8's excuse is.

[@conradojavier7547]

Cuz Ein is Replace by Hitomi, & they can't have 2 Men with a Similar Russian MMA style.

[@Takejiro24]

@conradojavier7547 Wasn't Reina supposed to replace Heihachi?

[@VictorBRz]

​@@Takejiro24well.... No, at least not anymore