Tekken Retrospective [Part 1]

Hello everyone, this is the beginning of our Tekken Retrospective, with Part 1 covering Tekken 1, 2 & 3.
Timestamps:
01:02 - Tekken 1 (Arcade)
18:38 - Tekken 1 (PS1)
39:00 - Tekken 2
59:52 - Tekken 3
Arcade footage taken from:
- I Am Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Documentary
- 100 Yen - The Japanese Arcade Experience
- Tekken Takes Tokyo
We apologize for:
A) The overall quality of this video, but we have (hopefully) learnt from our mistakes
B) Using other sources for some of our footage, but we hope that by crediting the original material we can make up for our lack of manners.
In any case, we will work hard to make sure this doesn't happen again, and we're sorry for doing things this way.
All media in this video is used for educational purposes under terms of fair use. All footage, music & images used belong to their respective companies.
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Anyone gonna watch AGDQ 2016? It was pretty good last year.
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[@togashinoishi]

Hello everyone, I figured i’d clear up the air around what will be in Part 2 of the Tekken retrospective. People seem to assume that because it’s been over 1 ½ years since Part 1, it will cover a lot of ground. To curb a lot of enthusiasm; it doesn’t. -Part 2 will be roughly an hour long (although I might shorten it a bit as I recently rewatched it and noticed a lot of redundancies) -Part 2 will focus on a single game ; Tekken Tag Tournament - This retrospective was originally conceived as a 3-parter (and the research/structure has been mostly completed for the entire retrospective while making part 1), but I decided to do one game per part to reduce the wait (which is ironic in hindsight). -Part 2 will focus on the competitive aspect of Tekken, which started in full force with TTT1. One of the complaints I got from a now defunct website, was the lack of competitive focus. TTT1, as I discovered, is considered a golden age for competitive Tekken, and I wanted to highlight this history, which has almost completely been lost to time. If I can do it justice, I hope to receive a lot of critique about why my research was wrong, and people who want to prove me wrong by uploading old Tekken Tournaments from VHS/DVD recordings from when they were personally there. Researching it, I found competitive Tekken to be absolutely captivating, but it was such a nightmare to research that unless you were there, it’s almost impossible to put together a coherent timeline (which I managed to do). I would like to end this this by saying that it’s honestly not worth waiting for this video, and in June 2016 (after completing the script & VO) I decided to go for a career change, and became a Student again. As a result of that, unless I fail my upcoming exams, I will be moving to Japan in the start of 2018 for a year. If Part 2 is not uploaded by the start of 2018, consider this video pretty much abandoned. If I upload Part 2, consider this retrospective on indefinite hiatus. There are so many other videos I want to make, but as you can tell; I’m real slow.

[@hentainin87]

will keep on waiting, your video is well informed and have lots of depth~ never say its not worth it, don't belittle your own efforts, cause even with only with this one episode alone you already cover a good deal of Tekken history (1, 2, and 3) I actually sit thru the whole 1 hr 29 mins 50 secs of it, yes it is worth it :D good luck for your exams, never give up!!

[@Ilinca6]

omg, so youre alive!!!

[@shirazpharmacy]

Awesome work. You are too humble, you have done good work. As a long time fan I appreciate the look back. Good luck with all your future endeavours!

[@marklewis7020]

If you are able to release part 2, that would be awesome. I d really like to learn more about the ttt conpetative scene.

[@bubuasqw123]

Worth the wait. There are no Tekken series documentaries out there.

[@WestSide1207]

"If Part 2 is not uploaded by the start of 2018, consider this video pretty much abandoned." No part 2 guys, project is dead.

[@survive678]

😔

[@curtisjackson4090]

Tis sad.... but this first (and last) vid was so good that I glad I got to experience at least that much.

[@RedThunderSP]

More people need to see this video. Very very very informative.

[@somedjdesigns]

Agreed

[@robchuk4136]

This is the most comprehensive retrospective on Tekken I've ever seen. Well-written breakdowns on everything from the side stories to the music and stages. Encyclopedic knowledge, and great use of material. A+

[@TheLWebb100]

Tekken 2 was THEE reason I wanted PS1 for Xmas in 96!

[@julielal]

I've been looking for a proper Tekken retrospective for ages, and so far the best I'd found was Caddicarus' recap of the first three Tekken which, while fun, isn't super in-depth. This is everything I wanted and more!

[@PolarisCastillo]

julielal same here!

[@jasonrocha4618]

Not just the best tekken video I've seen, one of the best retrospectives ever that doesn't waste your time. Criminally underrated and a real shame that we'll never see a part 2 or a conclusion. Damn, the world needs more work like this

[@aaronsound]

Super agreed, especially for Tekken, something i love that doesn't get this type of work enough.

[@d___c____5604]

I remember my little brother and I were introduced to Tekken from a red and black PlayStation interactive demo disc we got in the mail. It had like 16 beta versions of ps games, and Tekken 2 was on it. Needless to say, it was life changing. We played that demo for months, and then our cousin gave us the actual game after he bought it and didnt realize it was a fighting game. Best fighting game of all time.

[@TheStampStories]

It’s a damn shame we never got a part 2, because this right here was such an informative, well laid out & evenly paced insight into an awesome series. Thank you all the same for putting this together (watching in March 2020)

[@survive678]

September here

[@46.56.A.]

Tekken 3 was fucking immense

[@SJorgeLM]

great job, it is sad that we are not going to have part II, but the part 1 was absolutely great. I hope it all worked out for your studies and life in Japan.

[@sgamer-xc1bd]

Wow, amazing work! I personally hold Tekken 2 as kind of watermark, even though 3 has better graphics and gameplay, the stages and music reflected the personalities of each character the best in 2, not just in the original trilogy but the entire series. The sound effects also deserve high praise in all of the original games.

[@sirperybLakeney]

I agrtee that T2's importance tends to be understated. It had a huge impact on the Playstation. For those of us who didn't hang out at arcades, and had never seen Virtua Fighter 2, T2 was mind blowing and made all the other fighters we'd seen irelevant relics. There's no question that T3 was where the franchise was perfected and is 'the one' of the early Tekkens but it should be stressed that it benefited hugely from the popularity T2 had built up on the PS1. I think that the reason T2 gets underappreciated is that while it was a great game in its day, Tekken 3 and every iteration since are still great games.

[@melanitex1089]

Fuck man now this is how you do retrospective!!!

[@BryanCorley]

I'm very impressed by the work that went into this! Can't wait for part 2!

[@romxilda]

This is such a great video! Helped me understand a lot and I'm very excited for part 2!

[@ncpmadhead]

This is the best video on KZbin absolutely amazing ! Can't speak any higher of this video, if I could I would pay to have part 2 made

[@John-om5qj]

I may be 5 years late to the party but this was a fantastic video and I really enjoyed this. Thanks for taking the time to make such a high level good quality video you deserve many more subscribers

[@curtisjackson4090]

Amen to this. I just found this video last night and it was a wonderful retrospective of a all time fave series

[@LordBane66]

Just found this now looking for Tekken 7 stuff, fantastic documentary!

[@SuperMichuPL]

Those bubbles on the tekken 3 soundtrack part are amazing! :D

[@tonkasergej65]

Thank you sir, i needed this made my evening pleasant

[@feerfree8986]

Still waiting for part 2, this documentary is under rated

[@davetorres3906]

The most in depth Tekken retrospective i've seen so far, thx so much for this awesome work.

[@matthewcampbell4621]

Well done mate! this was freaking awesome so detailed and you can tell your a big fan, learned some facts i didnt even know about the franchise,Please, make Part 2

[@lordvader903]

I really can't believe that this vid is from a channel that has less than 400 subs.there is so much info here that I would actually buy this to watch it ,anyway incredible vid and admirable editing.

[@mescool15]

I cant believe 14k views is all this video has. I loved the story recap, I never knew about Jinpachi training Kazuya. I need to see part 2!!

[@PolarisCastillo]

Really great and detailed retrospective. Loved the visual examples too

[@DavidLucian]

Tekken 4 and 5 are by far my favourite Tekken games of the Franchise. Especially Tekken 4 is sourly the most unique and underrated (mostly because of the choices that hindered the competitive scene) but it is my favorite Tekken to date, because of the very seriousness Vibes of the Story aspects perspective. The seriousness atmosphere of Tekken 4 it's on another level in my opinion. The soundtrack is what gets me the most next to the game's atmosphere. With soundtracks like: Fetus(Prologue), Authentic Sky, Unihabited(Mall Area) Didgerhythm(Jungle Area) Touch and Go(Airport Area) and Kitsch(Beach Area) and The Inner Shrine(Hon-Maru Temple) and others soundtracks, For me Tekken 4 remains even in these days the most Unique Tekken game of the series.☯️

[@horrorgeek5]

How the fuck do you not have 1 million subs this is brilliant please tell me you're currently making part 2

[@horrorgeek5]

*100 million subs

[@togashinoishi]

Thank you for your kind words. I am working on Part 2, but I don't know when it'll be released.

[@KacomGaming]

great video m8. Extremely well done... you cover story, technical backgrounds, and reception. Everything comes together and is extremely entertaining.

[@somedjdesigns]

Any News???

[@TheDarkknightrules92]

This was great! I'm a massive Tekken fan but I learned so much about the first three games from watching this video! Kudos and keep them coming!!!

[@sirperybLakeney]

An absolutely outstanding video. The best of any kind I've seen on Tekken. I really hope you'll pick up this project again some time because it deserves it. Great work, thank you.

[@jackw5430]

Really great. Thanks for putting in the work :)

[@attk177]

I cant say how many hours Ive sank into Tekken 3 as a kid. Most amazing fighting game for me

[@kenjit6274]

Wow I just found this and they're were so many things I did not know while playing the game!! And I grew up playing Tekken!! Well made video man!! :)

[@ChristopherGun]

clicked on it and saw the video lenght. Thought i would never gonna watch the whole thing. Now I'm through and want to know if there will ever be a part 2? :D Nice video! Very well made!

[@siloPIRATE]

7 years later, no part 2 :(

[@oskulock]

Just found this one, an absolutely awesome retrospective. I really hope you're able to make a second or even a third one!

[@NinjaReyman]

I love well done retrospectives. Thanks for the video

[@somedjdesigns]

An Amazing retrospective can't wait till part 2 and more.

[@TheBloodyViki]

I sooo look forward to part 2! You have earned yourself a subscriber! :D

[@FunwithUC2]

Thats incredible dude.. the knowledge you drop and the work and the effort you put in this video is amazing. Very fun to watch! Great trivia and awesome research skills from you. Thanks for that

[@MetalSnakeXIII]

While I see how Paul is similar to Polnareff,Devil Kazuya is more inspired by Devilman than Jotaro's stand Star Platinum

[@Pledius]

really nicely done. very through and kept the excitement throughout. with so much information given to the view lot of times it makes it very boring but with the footages and nicely condensed information it was very good hour+ vid. hope to see you your part 2 soon

[@humzahussain5605]

Amazing, absolutely amazing. Cant wait for part 2. Keep up the good work my friend

[@TheHownicerealnice]

this is amazing best tekken video on youtube we need a part 2

[@Zokaru]

You really put a lot of work into this man good shit!

[@mrGonakaTV]

fucking EXCELLENT video! more people do need to see this! well done sir! =D

[@shibbyguy101]

AWESOME retrospective! Can't wait for part 2! You deserve far more subscribers!

[@kadabruh9927]

Brilliant and well made retrospective, deserves more views !

[@SEPHIROTH2111996]

No part 2?!?!?

[@shamumaga]

This is a awesome are you going to do anymore parts

[@OtakuXManga]

Hey this video has some sort of pause between 7:50 and 8:01 can you fix it please

[@emmathepony1992]

part 2 please

[@Sam-bd3qr]

any update on part2?

[@togashinoishi]

Sure. Script is finished, and VO has been recorded. working on the first pass this weekend. I still don't have an ETA, but i'm working on it whenever I get an opportunity.

[@Sam-bd3qr]

+Togashi no Ishi Awesome! I liked how you presented the material, keep up the good work. Looking foward to watching part 2 :)

[@BadBobbyGamerBBG]

Can't wait for part 2

[@PolarisCastillo]

Togashi no Ishi Can't wait!! Hope to see it soon

[@jackw5430]

Part 2 still coming?

[@dipzdanjal]

This is awesome! Waiting for part 2

[@latinovee]

amazing retrospective!!!! keep up the good work.

[@officersquarehead]

51:49 I thought the whole nonconsent thing was put to rest.

[@NazoFriends]

Jun comes back n tekken 8 am so happy

[@RangerAlone]

The character Tiger reminds me a lot of that old series "Tiger Mask". It is about a boy raised in an orphanage. I can't remember if he was kidnapped or escaped or whatever and were picked up by criminals that trained him to be a wrestler. He did end up a pro Wrestler and were supposed to give half of his earnings to the criminals who raised him. Instead he gave it to an orphanage that the criminals later attacked I believe. And then I can't remember anymore. It's been many years since I saw it. Could this be a coincidence or could it be an inspiration to their character in Tekken?

[@StoopidSnot]

Really loved the vid :) hope you continue the retrospective :)

[@darkinertia2]

holy shit i learned so much from this video! ive watched so many videos on tekken and you mixed a bit of hardcore stuff with the storyline...is part 2 still a thing?

[@dagratestgaming]

Please release part 2, I love tekken And I loved this retrosoective

[@antogame1178]

4 years latter, still nothing. I guess life took over him

[@dyingbreed6708]

Yeah I sure he stopped caring

[@diks6874]

Dude this is awesome! Subscribed to motivate you to create more Video!

[@vinnien]

Tekken 3 is such a great game. I played it to death on my Playstation and still enjoy it on my PS Classic today.

[@ABlackGuyTalksAbout]

Quality. Shared for exposure.

[@latinovee]

any news on when you're droppin the 2nd part? You did a great job with the 1st one.

[@barelyaware861]

Cannot wait for part 2!!!

[@aaronsound]

Thanks a lot for this video. Loved it

[@carlossimancas7109]

This was an amazing video. Very well done

[@carlossimancas7109]

Can't wait for the second part

[@shaideyfresh1]

No more videos?

[@jamjox9922]

Regarding the cabinets, was one quarter actually profitable considering the energy usage?

[@dantchernov4532]

Part two please.

[@Chuubii]

Subscribed in case this channel restarts. Great video!

[@angeles2425]

Part 2 plz.

[@AkuZion]

38:39 Because they have the same fighting style not that much but Kyokugenryu Karate (a.k.a Mishima Style Karate) is based is based on Ryu's fighting style i guess

[@Jonathan_FrenchHyena]

Next part pleaaaaase ?? :D

[@glooex4903]

Dude its excellent.Please part 2)

[@freediverhd]

Please bro. Part 2 - with Tek 4,5,6 and 7

[@SevketErhat]

Please we want more. Do another one for the rest of the Tekken series

[@gavdav]

PART 2 ALREADY PLEASE

[@cartoonworld1000]

I would love part 2

[@danieljoesphlivelife6884]

Tekken is the most consistent

[@Kydino]

I guess we're not going to get a part 2 in the near future.

[@PhilipsLS1300]

Its a shame it doesnt have a lot of views. Tekken has always been my fave fighting game. T2 was my first Ps1 game back in 1996. I always used Jack-2 and Paul. I skipped out on T3 but did play it on the arcades now and then. TTT was my first Ps2 game back in 2000 and it was amazing, good graphics, animation and OST. I skipped on T4 as it really didnt look that appealing to me and got T5 which was fantastic. Then got T6 which was also good followed by TTT2 and soon to be T7. Tekken has been well balanced and all characters are equel against each other. However the only problem with modern Tekken games is i think the Air Juggling has got out of hand and can be quite 1-sided when playing online.

[@lowlowseesee]

Excellent!!! Subbed!!!

[@souldrifterbeats]

Kuma in Tekken 1 looks like those things in RE 7 lol

[@AreBeAre]

Nicely done.

[@jman9498]

Holy shit, Paul is a badass that deserves more respect! Awesome retrospective.

[@PolarisCastillo]

Still waiting on part 2!

[@GoldenRNB]

This is awesome

[@Domdizzle33]

Still waiting for part 2 in 2017........ :(

[@MrSecretSentai]

What music visualizer is that

[@chimuelogt]

Is just me or it sounds Kasya when you mention Kasuya?

[@togashinoishi]

Yeah, I think I ended up shortening or mispronouncing it a few times, sorry about that. I have a new microphone now though, so I hope that will fix those issues moving forward.

[@planetX15]

Kazuya*

[@zer0vini]

Still waiting for part 2

[@MegaCygnusX1]

What I took away from this is that the writers for Tekken are on some serious drugs.

[@Vinicius_Berger]

1:01:57 It's not "Marchelo", it's "Marcelo" 1:03:29 It's not "capoeiraista", it's "capoeirista"

[@Freefork]

4:17 Final Fight came after Street Fighter 2. Final Fight was going to be a sequel but was rebranded due to it being too different.

[@binho2224]

Nope. Final Fight was released in arcades in 1989, while Street Fighter 2 World Warrior was released in 1991.

[@Freefork]

@@binho2224 My bad. Don't know where I got that information...

[@binho2224]

@@Freefork No big deal. It did came after the first Street Fighter from 1987, maybe that's why you said it. But the first Street Fighter is not well known (it is a painful chore to play), it was really SF2 that established the fighting genre.

[@Freefork]

@@binho2224 Oh! At the time I heard the trivia, I thought SF2 was the first SF for some reason. Though SF1 isn't bad, it is just harder but more balanced. SF2 dumbed down the game to appeal to a broader audience. I just wish there was more polish and characters in SF1.

[@ModifyBankai]

I still don't understand the "Paul beat Ogre" thing, everyone says it happened but never give source when or how that happened. (I kinda remember it in T4 Paul's intro but as far as I know that was not canon.)

[@togashinoishi]

The short answer is that Tekken 4 is the official source for what happened in Tekken 3, because it's the first game in the series that puts the story into the game, instead of having it in the manuals. This means that Tekken 1,2 & 3 is a nightmare to fact check, because the manuals were sloppily translated, and the manual for the US region could contradict what was in the manual for the PAL region. Either that, or it talked about something else entirely. The long answer: The only way to get a full rundown of what happened in the story is to check out Namco's official Tekken website. it had a full rundown of the story at the time, and when a new game came out , they added to it. The old sites are defunct, but some of them are still up. There is a Namco Tekken site that is up to date with TTT2 stuff (entire story, all in japanese). Here's an old bandainamco site with character profiles for Tekken 3 (all in Japanese): bandainamcoent.co.jp/am/vg/tekken3/ Another issue with researching the story for Tekken is that they retcon a lot of stuff in later games. Funnily enough, it sorta pans out. Its very similar to how Akira Toriyama drew Dragon Ball back in the day (He never changed Goku's hairstyle for example, so he turned it into a plot point several years later that totally works). As a short rundown, beginning with Tekken 4 (because it's where you're able to get the full effect of the story): Tekken 4 : -Tekken 4 retcons the devil gene (I have this in my Part 3 documents, but I can't remember it off the top of my head, sorry). -Introduces an official arena for the Iron Fist Tournament (which led to me scratching my head at why everyone fights in random stages in earlier games. Because of that, I actually created a complete tournament ruleset, with character placements for every character in the early games. I later cut this, as it ate up a lot of time and was pretty speculative.) -Sets up Jinpachi for Tekken 5 (Hon-Maru, where he was imprisoned) Tekken 5: -Jinpachi is introduced (guy who founded the zaibatsu). -Asuka Kazama is introduced (an explanation for why Kazuya and Jun had a child together) -first time Paul apparently beats Kuma, although it's up for debate. Tekken 6: -Lars Alexandersson is introduced (Does not have the Devil Gene, explanation for why Heihachi can not be the originator of the Devil Gene) And so on... Every new Tekken game adds a little something to the past games; the lore, if you will. The issue is that every new Tekken game also introduces more questions than it answers. Jinpachi, the founder of the Mishima Zaibatsu, is introduced - which is great. He was foreshadowed in Tekken 2, with Wang visiting his grave. The problem is that Jinpachi seems to turn into his Devil form in Tekken 5, which causes a plothole. Why doesn't Heihachi have a devil form then? Does it skip generations? That can't be true, because Jin inherits the Devil Gene from Kazuya. This was later retconned, and it stated that Jinpachi was simply haunted by a ghost. Okay.Tekken 7 introduces Kazumi, and it turns out that she is actually the source of the Devil Gene, which gets most of the pieces to fit into place. There are also tons of small adjustments that I had to make while reading up and researching it. Originally I wrote that Jinpachi was the one who turned the Mishima Zaibatsu into the powerhouse it is today, but that is wrong. Heihachi was the one who grew the Mishima Zaibatsu, and this is actually referenced in Tekken Tag Tournament 2: in the opening intro, Jinpachi drives a taxi to the tournament, because he can't afford a car or a fancy limousine; he's broke. Sorry for the rant, but I hope this clears some stuff up.

[@ModifyBankai]

Well I didn't expect an answer as detailed as this one. Thanks tho cleared some things up

[@spvcelxrd]

No part two? OMG!!!

[@starzaligned9951]

Part 2 = Half Life 3...