The Dinosaur Fighting Game so Bad it's Funny

Dino Rex might just be "We have Primal Rage at home".
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[@Dr_Doomfans01]

Primal Rage: "Who are you?" 🤨 Dino Red: "I'm you... But worse." 🥲

[@Hollowshy]

Dino Rex walked so Primal Rage could run. 😀

[@DETHTWUKTAUR]

why were dinosaurs SO hard pushed by everything for me as a 10yo boy? its crazy isnt it?

[@believein1]

That anti-dinosaur fighter commercial in the 80’s.. “You, alright! I learned it by watching you!”

[@SpeakingSalmon91]

@@DETHTWUKTAUR If your also a 90s kid then I guess jurassic park is probably the reason we got dinosaurs so hard during that time period

[@DETHTWUKTAUR]

@@SpeakingSalmon91 We had a hard on for dinosaurs so THEN we got Jurassic Park. IDK exactly why ... but I'm convinced speeel-burg is the elite of the HW ped-o elites. I think they needed that subject matter and told him to get creative and figure it out. Supposedly there were so many technological advancements in 3D from that one movie that we jumped 50 years in the future. Did you know he wrote Indiana Jones in the script to have taken advantage of a 13yo girl? Thats where Shay Labow came from in the Crystal Skull. That woman...in his script..was impregnated at 13-14 and she kept his son secret because she despised him for it. Thats why she slaps him in the first scene of the first IJ movie and he says "you knew what you were doing...don't play games with me". Anyway... good morning!

[@samogburn2662]

It takes a tremendous amount of work to make dinosaurs not cool, but the mad lads at Taito seem to have done it

[@nautilus2612]

Nope, still cool. The stop motion models look amazing.

[@SmeddyTooBestChannel]

i approve of your avatar

[@boogie7972]

How did they make dinos not cool? The game still makes them cool it's just full of jank and questionable design choices

[@DETHTWUKTAUR]

Paperboy's sprite is based on a real kid. He was a programmer's son and a cool dood. When there are no fun loving people with childlike joy involved in a game dev project it is so obvious. This whole project wreaks with "lets cash in" craze.

[@nautilus2612]

@@DETHTWUKTAUR Dino Rex was a product of love like everything else Takatsuna Senba directed. He had a vision and the team tried their best to make a good game, but it was ruined by unreasonable demands from their superiors who forced them to dismantle the game multiple times and remake it from scratch until it turned into an unsalvsgeable mess. Despite all the problems the game oozes Senba's great sense of style that is also visible in Metal Black.

[@PolarBair8]

This game became a running gag among Alexalchemy and some other Puerto Rican players. They kept running it at their charity events and eventually one of the tournaments became so big it capped at 128 entrants! I'd never play it again if I could be sure.

[@Hollowshy]

Amazing. Nice to know that even the most terrible fighting games can bring people together. Thanks for sharing!

[@ThatPunkYT]

#DINOREXSWEEP LFG!

[@Dr_Doomfans01]

Wait, are you saying that this game is being held in that tournament? 😂

[@angelriverasantana7755]

Yeah, it's GOTTA be the Puerto Rico side of the FGC. They're a special breed amongst the community

[@100GTAGUY]

You can never be too sure this wont be used as a rick roll

[@Warpath37x1]

The T-Rex eating the weapon prevents the other dinosaur from using it.

[@dudleyvasausage7879]

hahaha and it is really funny to watch

[@Purpleking415]

“There now no one gets it”

[@maximilianwalker5961]

That triceratops run is possibly the best thing I have ever seen. I could never have imagined such a graceful stride. Capcom should take notes on this blessed game

[@Tboneman]

Bipedal triceretops in Wilds or we riot!

[@leandrusi4533]

-We have Primal Rage at home Primal Rage at home:

[@EeveeEsp]

lmao that T-rex ate all the cheeseburgers and I love him for it 😂

[@Hollowshy]

Cheeseburgers and large sticks are one heck of a diet.

[@alexojideagu]

It's actually closer to what a real t rex looked like

[@beauwalker9820]

​@@alexojideaguthey were chonky?

[@alexojideagu]

@@beauwalker9820 Yes! compared to how we see in movies. Someone remade the Jurassic Park attack scene with a bigger T-rex on youtube.

[@caitchri2426]

I love thinking about Dino’s being chunky and possibly hairy/feathery.

[@thekoifishcoyote8762]

Fun fact: "rex" means king so the title actually makes sense

[@planetschlock]

The t-rex and triceratops are absolutely adorable.

[@emperorIng360]

the director of this game, Takatsuna Senba, had his start animating mecha in the Gundam anime (being one of the directors of Char's Counterattack). He transitioned to sprite and art direction at Taito before directing the pretty stylish shootemups like Gun Frontier and Metal Black. This game was originally supposed to be the "third" in the Gun Frontier trilogy but he was handed a group of new programmers and a genre shift all at once. He said in a later interview that he handed in the final build - along with his resignation letter - at the same time.

[@Khazar321]

This makes sense when looking at this game, it clearly had lots of passion put into it. Basically a team that wanted to succeed with what little they had, but the stakes were just too much against them. Such a shame.

[@oflameo8927]

We could make a Dino Rex 2 that fixes these problems.

[@rcarfang2]

they did. its called Primal Rage.

[@dariogonzalez8989]

​@@rcarfang2Primal Rage has its own problems, unfortunately.

[@ArjunTheRageGuy]

If a sequel of that exists, I can imagine the bonus stage part that was shown in the vid, to be like those Rex games made by Gametornado; L. A. Rex, New York Rex, London Rex, Rio Rex, Miami Rex, and Mexico Rex.

[@user-ie7jg6bn9s]

It would be amazing if that were to happen. The Taito F2 hardware is well documented in MAME (see taito_f2.cpp). Actually, the Slapshot driver (slapshot.cpp) could be even more interesting for a potential "Dino Rex 2"; it's basically Taito F2 with the F3 palette chip (TC0650FDA), effectively doubling the max colors onscreen, and can throw a lot of data around (see Operation Wolf 3 for an excellent example).

[@bigdaddydons6241]

Check out jurassic Park warpath for the ps1

[@faceheadman]

"the original plan was to make a helicopter shmup" ???

[@KentaroMiyamoto21]

That's one weird evolution.

[@angelriverasantana7755]

The creator of Dino Rex was Takatsuna Senba, he made Gun Frontier and Metal Black for Taito and Dino Rex was meant to be his 3rd shmup for them. Buuuut because SF2 was a big deal, the Taito execs made Senba and co turn the whole thing into a fighter. Needless to say, it was a mess and Senba left Taito mid-development, seeing his project getting all butchered like that

[@faceheadman]

@@angelriverasantana7755 Yeah you can piece together kinda what happened just by some of the sprite style, very gunfrontier era looking. (and the fact the rastan sprite is ripped straight from an existing game raised some red flags) its just funny hearing it said like that. Neat info btw

[@angelriverasantana7755]

@@faceheadman Rastan was ripped from Warrior Blade, to be exact

[@faceheadman]

@@angelriverasantana7755 maybe some of Senba's plans went into Grid Seeker

[@SuperLlama42]

I love that fat T-Rex and I want to take him home with me

[@futurewario9591]

HAPPY 🦕 DINOSAUR 🦖 MONTH

[@overthegardenwall7143]

There is an idie game in development that may or may not involve dinosaurs with bladed weapons called "Dinoblade" that may or may not be fighting related.

[@slashsteel1]

When you told me that you were working on a new video on a bad game, the first game that popped up in my head was Dino Rex.

[@aldiascholarofthefirstsin]

Accurate T.rex: [horrifying low pitched deep rumbles] Dino-rex T.rex: ŘËĖËĘÆÅÄ

[@ghostkai8713]

Time to see the greatest piece of mid to ever be attached to dinosaurs

[@gregorymirabella1423]

8:12 hey, it doesn't do nothing. now your opponent can't use it.

[@flep7240]

Those dinos are straight from my nightmares

[@SuperNova-uv5ws]

Okay but the Bonehead tribe's daughter Doot could absolutely get it

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

100 % would smash! 😍

[@Shyuthrosnaevin]

6:02 LMFAO that is hilarious

[@Supaserrin]

10:58 Hearing you talk about playing the game once to see the funny comedic value, while at the same time the dinosaur does the greatest running animation of all time is just "chef's kiss".

[@KryselITG]

Mom can I have Primal Rage? We have Primal Rage at home, sweetie. Primal Rage at home:

[@JuanMendoza-qd5lm]

Literally says that in the Video Description.

[@swempytimes]

I loved primal rage growing up and it's cool to see this game came out the year I was born. Nice video, thank you

[@PandaXs1]

"reminds me of just how far fighting games have come since then" probably should have also mentioned how far fighting games had come up to then as well lol.

[@kabirdas2786]

😂😂😂LOL I am screaming laughing in my bed lol

[@surgeonsergio6839]

Allosaurus had never seen such bulls**t before!

[@ryanmz]

I like your humor, editing style, and direction. Keep going in the games verticals you enjoy the most.

[@Khann_2102]

They kinda look uncanny, especially T-Rex

[@dragon-id5uj]

yeah? you mean to say you've seen actual living dinosaurs to compare them to?

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

The T-rex looks like Barney

[@hammerhead8318]

6:40 😂😂😂 when the grey dinosaur lifts his haunches and then lowers them again

[@axeoseilez3207]

Omg I remember seeing this game in a jmcup tournament its so bad.

[@ajahfool5892]

Another fire video bro🔥🔥. Plus 10:26 took me out when wesker hit dancing spider man with a wake up raw S😭😭

[@henrybautista676]

11:00 that Triceratops running animation is hilarious. lmao.

[@davidsenra2495]

Primal Rage was pretty decent tho. I know it's not considered good nowadays, but I had a lot of fun with it during my childhood.

[@Orochi_REDIORI]

the arcade version actually still aged pretty well and holds up to this very day just like the retro mortal kombat series, but the console and pc version are a dump graphically and horribly unplayable everyone should just stick with the arcade version instead.

[@michaelmccoy1794]

Would love a modern rebooting of Primal Rage. 😊

[@_Jay_Maker_]

Honestly, it still is pretty good, it's just that the Negative Edge button inputs on basically _everything_ make it finger-cramp hell. The only issue is that every single version of that game that exists outside of legitimate arcade cabinets are flawed ports, due to the original code being unrecoverable. The copy protection the developers put on it was so convoluted that _they_ can't even unlock it, making true 1-1 ports essentially impossible. For now, anyways.

[@cannz9134]

Chaos was the best imop because he seemed faster than blizzard

[@umbrellacorp.]

Me too. And the fatalities were Awesome. 😎👍💯

[@RaginKavu]

Mom, can I get Primal Rage for Christmas? No, son, we've got it a home:

[@skeepodoop5197]

If I had to make a roster for a modern Dino Rex sequel, here's the Dinosaurs/Prehistoric Animals I'd use: 23 Returning Dinosaurs: -Tyrannosaurus. -Triceratops. -Pachycephalosaurus (Stygimoloch is an alternate skin, since they're actually the same species) -Allosaurus. -Ceratosaurus. -Monoclonius New ""Dinosaurs"": -Utahraptor -Ankylosaurus -Stegosaurus -Quetzalcoatlus -Therizinosaurus -Spinosaurus -Amargasaurus -Deinocheirus -Palaeoloxodon -Dilophosaurus -Parasaurolophus -Iguanadon -Megalosaurus -Suchomimus -Erythrosuchus -Deinosuchus -Titanoboa DLC -Diplodocus -Titanis -Pterygotus -Gorgonopsid -Giganotosaurus

[@opalander]

What a great video to start Dino Month with

[@fsfredrikson]

Ah, yes. Poverty Primal Rage.

[@sonyslyer9946]

This is such a cool trip down history lane and this is just proto Primal Rage ❤😂 I love it! Great video! Hope to see more from you!

[@niyo2765]

I love it when the dinosaurs just go "LETS BREAK IT DOWN" and proceed to have a seizure A hilarious thing to witness all around

[@brentsanderson6566]

bro this is so good! your editing is incredible

[@incredibleflameboy]

I remember seeing Dino rex in arcades I might have even played it once or twice but if I did play it I can't remember the gameplay. It's the colour pallets that I remember the most.

[@calfriedman6981]

Wow this is really well edited!

[@lepuke6854]

You and Ricky Berwick should get together, eat Reeses and play this game.

[@Yaya90H]

Very well made video. Comment for the algorithm. Good luck hollowshy

[@micheal7932]

I've actually seen this game before, it was while browsing Spriter's Resource... 10:58 I was not expecting them to move like that.

[@agentblackbird9435]

I had this Dinosaur fighting game on the Wii called Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs Strike. I don’t really know what people think of it but it was one of my first times using codes to unlock stuff in games

[@Prince_Eva_Huepow]

Primal Rage without the rage that is primal. Like removing venom from a snake: it becomes a belt according to Rhode Island.

[@jaymclean8171]

I’m surprised that no one is talking about how accurate the t-Rex is especially at that time

[@EGarrett01]

3:17 there are fossilized tracks that indicate that young sauropods actually did this sometimes.

[@tylersingleton9284]

From the thumbnail I thought it was going to be Barney Carnage. Now that was a fun game.

[@TommyDaGreatest]

To be fair, Allosaurus and Ceratosaurus has slightly different claws as well. 10/10 design now.

[@gabdlc_]

I'VE FINALLY FOUND IT! I remember playing this at my dad's laptop when I was a kid. Never knew the name (nor searched for it) but I'm glad I got this on recommended!

[@trinitynguyen-su8wh]

I would totally want to see this game remade

[@Elyseon]

Barney has really let himself go.

[@TheDragonKing-op9rc]

the game is so nostalgic for me it was the first dino related game i played when i was younger and i loved it

[@ColorfulPrehistoricBirdie]

3:19 This had me choking on air and giggling and howling like a maniac 😭😭💀💀

[@crow_man4672]

i played both as a kid, what a journey back in time seeing this

[@GamerD00f]

id love to see a fighting game with old paleoart dinosaurs going head to head, but done well. itd be a fun concept i think.

[@polybay]

you have great editing i subscribe^2

[@absolvt_]

i remember this game!! played it just one time on a birthday party arcade, probably never forgot about it cause the hard underwhelming vibes. even tho its not looking that awful on the arcade screen... i thought it was some kind of RAMPAGE fight version at first lol

[@randalfthewizard6446]

Oh yeah this thing!!! I played it on a custom arcade cabinet with like a billion games at a community center once and figured I’d never find out what it was I couldn’t figure out how to do anything and thought I was just bad at the game

[@daboz8753]

Oh yea, I had those rubber dinosaur puppets back in the day…didn’t know they stared in this game and made fart sounds though.

[@PhilosophersCallingToManga]

I love that game now, I'm glad someone has it, it's hilarious gonna buy it soon.

[@daviddimitrov3696]

These guys legit went "so how do we make the dinosaurs roar?" And one guy goes "I know!" He goes to the recording room and goes "AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

[@tomburrus7737]

New hollowshy video let’s go

[@alaminior]

The roars killed me😂😂😂. Why are they screaming?😂😂😂😂

[@SylveonTrapito]

There was a big Fightcade tournament of this game years ago.

[@michaeldougherty6036]

I don't know what I love more; the Fattysaurus-Rex, or the hysterically flailing Triceratops.

[@TheGamingBurger734]

I FUCKIN LOVE CHUNKY REX, I WANT TO RIDE HIM TO BATTLE AS HE BELLY FLOPS EVERYTHING HE SEES!!!!

[@audreyazwell]

My therapist: "Audrey, 'Caked-Up/Evil Inbred Barney' isn't real, he can't hurt you" Caked-Up/Evil Inbred Barney: 1:37

[@TheHamsterMaster]

I don't know what you're talking about man. This game looks fucking awesome!

[@orenges]

Recently found out there's a new dinosaur species discovered called "Lokiceratops"

[@Rexog90]

Now I feel the need to reccomend Warpath Jurassic Park. That game deserves sooo much attention

[@kalasatwater2224]

Thanks, I needed a good laugh

[@rwberger6]

For a minute I thought this was going to be a video about Primal Rage and we almost had a problem between us.

[@Creepazoids]

For the time period this released it actually looks pretty impressive. Especially with destructible backgrounds.

[@malvokaquila6768]

Barney before he was fully tamed and stilled fueled by meat as opposed to love!

[@ameerdastagir3493]

My god I remember going to the local arcade to play this game I forget how old I am now

[@happyabbyarts]

This game just reminded me of the Jurassic park fighting game, remember going over at someones bringing my copy to play at theirs. Primal rage is awesome though.

[@LatestHour]

This is like a Behind the Music about Barney's traumatic past.

[@harlannguyen4048]

I remember playing this on a Mame32 emulator as a kid. Lot of good memories back then.

[@Ulver27]

I have to admit that I had fun with this game back in the days

[@jngo172]

Could you please make a video on the most fun fighting game you’ve never heard of (very different from all those “best fighting game you’ve never heard of” videos, as in, the gameplay is very fun and unique.)

[@AlbertScoot]

I remember how hard it was to figure out the hitboxes when playing this.

[@k2a2l2]

2:05 this made me laugh so much 😭 what are these sounds

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

at 5:05 just what in the world is going on here? 💀💀💀 Ref: Break it up, break it up...go get a room you two!

[@ViewtifulJosh388]

I need to play this with my friend, just for the lolz. xD

[@jaredloveless]

T-rex eating elements = special denial.

[@user-yj3dn4zd1l]

This looks awesome ngl id play

[@KyoryuDiabolos]

I didn’t even know there was another dinosaur fighting game besides Primal Rage and Warpath Jurassic Park

[@umdadvocate]

Dang Holloshy can sing! 0:13

[@v.i.pflame7607]

This game reminded me that jurassic park warpath exists as another dinosaur fighting game, and for that it gets one clap just one.

[@DrErikNefarious]

Dinorex crawled......no........fumbled around like a gmod ragdoll so Primal Rage could walk

[@ZeDoGiCa]

god i remember playing this at a con with a stranger, and giggling about it the whole time

[@GameMusic4All]

To my knowledge Warner Bros owns the Primal Rage IP. I used to hope Netherrealm might do something with it

[@DoomRater]

GET IT INTO THE RING

[@thomasludwigs2532]

There is also a Jurassic Park dino fighting game called Jurassic Park: Warpath.

[@DeaDBeaT187]

Me and my brother loved this game when it first came out 😆

[@robbieberg9452]

I need this in my life