THE HISTORY of ECW VIDEO GAMES - Triangle X Squared O: The Wrestling Game Retrospective Series.

ECW! ECW! ECW! Man, do you remember the time? The time when the Philadelphia based Extreme Championship Wrestling was the underground, hardcore, blood soaked wrestling promotion that you always heard whispers about in the hallway? "I can't watch ECW, I'm not allowed... ECW is real." The rumors about what ECW was and represented were absolutely out of control, that's the kind of power this company had on the underground scene. But you know what this show is about. Triangle X Squared O is the Wrestling Game Retrospective Series, after all. So on this third episode of Season 2, we're (balcony) diving into the video games... of ECW. Let's get to it!
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[@Luchablay]

I remember working at GameStop when the first game came out and jazz and Francine came to our store to promote it. I got to play the game with jazz and ask her about her involvement and everything and all her moves and how they different from what they are in the ring. that’s pretty neat

[@616Entertainment]

Oh dude that's awesome.

[@freetown1086]

You are a legend

[@burnthetrolls5971]

That's frickin sweet I would've tried to ask Francine out 😅

[@breland7809]

cap

[@RedColdRitsu]

ECW to 90’s wrestling is what Grunge was to 90’s music.

[@616Entertainment]

Great analogy. They took a ton of influence from the grunge scene.

[@paulmoore5392]

Paul Heyman has actually gone on record saying that’s what he wanted ECW to be. He wanted ECW to be wrestling’s equivalent to Nirvana

[@tlp-uz1il]

​@paulmoore5392 I'm a little late but I don't give a damn. I had no idea that Pauly was hip to Nirvana. I'm stoked now 🤣

[@bryanmack4054]

@@tlp-uz1il one of Ravens vignettes was set to music by the Offspring

[@brian_b_music]

When I think of ECW, I think of Jerry Lynn. One of the most underrated wrestlers of all time. He should have had his moment in the sun, he deserved it!!!

[@616Entertainment]

Gotta love JL!

[@Curlyheart]

Jerry Lynn AND Jerry Lynn in the Jerry Lynn match

[@brian_b_music]

@@Curlyheart With special guest referee Jerry Lynn😂😂😂

[@CA_I]

He's an official in RoH now, his matches with RVD were great had those on 📼.

[@gameshock2916]

I'm one of the few people born in Gen Z who watched ECW through my WWE Classics On Demand channel on my TV. Websites archived old ECW Hardcore TV episodes & ECW on TNN episodes on the family computer. I also had a library that let me rent ECW DVDs despite me being underage to rent them myself to play on my region-free DVD player. Since last year, I have had a WWE 2K17 save on my Xbox 360 that has all of my creations being based on ECW from 1996 - 1998 such as the superstars, arenas, and created titles based on the ones ECW used from 1996 -1998. ECW was a hardcore alternative to the cleaner WWE & WCW and that is how I look at it.

[@16BitJayGaming]

I remember back in the day my friend spent his first pay packet on ECW Hardcore Revolution and he excitedly brought it over to my place and when he put it on I said it's WWF attitude. I could see his heartbreak. We still played it the whole night though

[@616Entertainment]

Hahahahaaha exactly. Fun is what you make it.

[@RaDicAL808]

Love the TMNT Turtles in Time tunes in the background. Lol one of my faves from the 16 bit era.

[@swaggalikechrist]

I hear there’s supposed to be a sequel to it coming out

[@Mr.HootieHooRDK]

@@swaggalikechrist there is

[@616Entertainment]

Glad you liked the music choice!

[@dylan2na652]

“you can count on your own ass how dumpster matches there were” 😭

[@616Entertainment]

Hahahahaha glad you liked that.

[@dylan2na652]

@@616Entertainment i’m gonna start using that now lmfao

[@616Entertainment]

Hahahaha go for it. I came up with it while writing this script so it's still fresh.

[@Areala21]

@@616Entertainment So...does that mean one, for one entire ass, or two, one for each cheek? ;)

[@616Entertainment]

@@Areala21 In my mind I think it was anywhere from zero to one, but I guess it depends on the size of the ass how high you could count. See now I guess I have to think about it

[@rayrosini8907]

The guy talking with the voice distortion had me laughing my ass off. Good work as always.

[@616Entertainment]

Hahahahaha, what a character he is.

[@rogermorris9696]

I have to admit I still bring out Hardcore Revolution one in a while. The fact I play as Dawn Marie and still defending the title with her and can almost do all her moves from memory.

[@616Entertainment]

That's pretty awesome.

[@ojlott-w4n]

I'm still looking for that game ,right now I still got wcw revenge,no mercy and wrestlemania 2000

[@Jerred_with_2Es_and_2Rs]

"what is this im hearing about putting in a UFC cage or whatever?" "you said we could do whatever we want!" "huh yeah I guess you're right"

[@616Entertainment]

Hahahaah glad you liked that.

[@coebro1]

I love how when game developers stopped working with specific companies they just make the same game with a different roster and company logos.

[@jonbourgoin182]

Exactly right. These two Acclaim ECW games were essentially just mods of Attitude with an ECW coat of paint lol

[@philipjohnson9913]

I never expected Acclaim to produce anything better than THQ at that time so my expectations was never that high for the ECW games

[@VHwitTheVids]

I love old school ECW. Sucks that the games weren't that good tho.

[@616Entertainment]

Indeed. =/

[@xxSkullxxDeath]

The entire lifespan of ECW is great

[@VHwitTheVids]

@@xxSkullxxDeath Not the WWE version....

[@xxSkullxxDeath]

@@VHwitTheVids because that was made by wwe. It doesn't count. Im meaning 1994-2001

[@VHwitTheVids]

@@xxSkullxxDeath ah got it

[@alec2000]

I really wish I grew up with the original ECW. Hearing all of the praise it gets everyday makes me wish I was born earlier. It looks super f*cking awesome. Not to mention, it gave birth to some of my all time favorites like RVD (who I recently met at an autograph signing, and he was super cool), Sandman, Raven, Tommy Dreamer, Sabu, etc. At least I was able to watch ECW One Night Stand 2005 and 2006 which were AWESOME events. Great video, Ian.

[@616Entertainment]

To be fair, most of my ECW experience was by HEARING about ECW. You don't hear me talking about watching the shows and all the PPVs, ya know? ECW was considered one of the big 3, but in reality, it was much smaller than WWE or WCW. It was nearly impossible to find on television before the TNN show.

[@BeAGoodDoga]

I only really knew of ECW thanks to my Dad’s best friend, who was a massive fan. He’s gone now, but not forgotten.

[@ShaunTheCHB]

The funny thing is......the best chance many people got to see ECW was through video tapes you borrowed off your friends or hired from a video store before they got PPV. Down here in Australia, that was the ONLY way we got to watch it, VHS tapes were a god send to us, videos stores like Blockbuster were our holy grail for wrestling shows. There was no syndication here and cable tv here did not have ECW. We got WWF RAW on Fox Sports and WCW Nitro on TNT, both came on weekends (no Monday night wars for us.) But sadly no ECW. It was a fun time to be a fan, but there was also things that sucked at that time.

[@BeAGoodDoga]

@@ShaunTheCHB really? That’s not what my Dad’s friend would’ve said, if he was still alive... He used to watch all 3 - WWF, WCW, & WCW - on Foxtel.

[@ShaunTheCHB]

@@BeAGoodDoga To my recollection....the original ECW's tv show (Hardcore TV) was never on Foxtel, you might be thinking of WWE's ECW, that was on Fox 8 in 2006. But Hardcore TV never aired on Foxtel. Nitro and Raw yes, but Hardcore TV I'm absolutely sure never aired here. If it did....it must have aired at an ungodly time that nobody saw it, like 4am or something. But I'm absolutely positive it never aired here in Australia. My condolences for your dad's friend. :( We did get PPV's around late 99 for ECW but not very many. A show here and there and by that time ECW was on it's last legs. As for WWF and WCW, yes we got PPV's for Foxtel in 98 and we had Raw and Nitro on the weekends as I mentioned. But before PPV's came out for Foxtel and that all hit it's peak, we only had the VHS tapes. That was it. Foxtel changed all that and even then it was still hit and miss as to what we actually got. There was no WWE Network's or stuff like that back in those days. Fans are very lucky today.

[@BeAGoodDoga]

Nice new intro, Ian! Still, I’d like to at least see a copy in person, let alone own one!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@616Entertainment]

Thanks man!

[@BeAGoodDoga]

@@616Entertainment no worries!

[@ShabbaDabb]

Also diggin it

[@BeAGoodDoga]

@@ShabbaDabb Oh F**k Yeah!

[@Ninjaswithipods]

Its a tough grab to find in my local area

[@SSJ491]

He made the History of WCW videogames, and now he made the History of ECW videogames. So in the future, I want to see a History of WWF/E videogames on KZbin.

[@heathjames6733]

He did the history of the smackdown series. Not all the wwe games but a good hand full of them. I would like to see him get around to reviewing 12 13 and 14 as those are my favorites( hope I spelled that right)

[@SSJ491]

But did he done the rest of the Smackdown Vs. Raw franchise (07, 08, 09, 10, and 11)?

[@616Entertainment]

Triangle X Squared O is basically where this will take place. I've already done WrestleMania The Arcade Game and In Your House, War Zone, WrestleMania XIX, etc. Over time, we'll get there.

[@616Entertainment]

No plans for '08 though '11. But 2007 will happen.

[@Jiren261]

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the 16 bit WWF games, I loved those.

[@316whatupz]

This video is the whole f'n show. Great stuff. And yes, Roadkill saying "Chickens!" is funny af.

[@616Entertainment]

Hahahaha, thanks man.

[@bigballrecall]

That was the only thing he ever said on ECW tv

[@t-wrecks9866]

After a long night at work it's nice to have something so entertaining to come home to, thanks Ian

[@616Entertainment]

Glad I could provide that for you, dude. Thanks for watching.

[@stevenkilboy1319]

Golden as always my man! Can’t wait for the deep dive into WrestleMania 2000!

[@616Entertainment]

Going to be great!

[@chattingesque372]

@@616Entertainment what about Royal Rumble on Arcade/Dreamcast? Probably the pinacle of arcade style wrestling

[@dalesanteford7432]

I grew up with both ECW games I remember being in Middle School talk about ECW getting their own game and a lot of talents that came from there. I made my own character went through story mode yes it played like attitude in warzone but I played it a lot and enjoyed a lot of the moves in the game

[@616Entertainment]

Hey, we all find fun wherever we can, right?

[@TheNikCanfield]

Went to Sound Go Round in Vestal,NY yesterday saw this game and memories we’re just flying and I had to buy it again, $5 can’t beat it

[@616Entertainment]

Dude $5 isn't bad at all!

[@rebal180]

ECW was so revolutionary that even WWF at the time based the Attitude Era on the ECW product. Every edgy thing WWF did back then ECW did first.

[@rebal180]

@Christopher Marriott Yes back then they were but, now everyone wants to copy them in order to compete.

[@dupehotterthansoup]

that fake conversation is effing gold. great job

[@TCGrodney89]

This was my first and only wrestling game for the 64. But man my friends and i had the greatest fun with it. With glitches. Even still now once in a while we play this game just to have a good laugh and purely fun.

[@greatlakesent4831]

We got ECW TV on an independent TV station here in Detroit. I came across it while flipping through the channels and saw the Dudley Boyz rubbing Spike Dudley's forehead with a cheese grater. I was hooked. Wednesday at 9pm was appointment TV.

[@jonbourgoin182]

First we had Warzone, then we had Attitude which was basically an expansion pack for Warzone. Then we got the two ECW games which could be viewed as mods of Attitude with an ECW coat of paint. You are essentially having to review the same game 4 different times, yet you pull it off with flying colors. Just one of the ever growing list of reasons why I love this channel. Keep up the great work, Ian! 616 fo’ lyfe!

[@616Entertainment]

Hahahaha, thanks man. I was a little worried about how much content could be pulled from these games, seeing as though they're just repaints, but the history beforehand really filled a ton of time, hahahaha

[@VIGLounge]

Playing Hardcore Revolution and Anarchy Rulz was a pain in the ass! I remember trying to win a Finisher Only match with Super Crazy in both games and you cannot hit his finisher! However, I did enjoy playing it and being a speed-freak button masher from WWF Attitude did not hurt.

[@616Entertainment]

Dude, Finisher Only was fun for some reason, wasn't it?

[@VIGLounge]

@@616Entertainment When you were actually able to hit the finisher it sure was!

[@deztinationgaming]

Bruh I died immediately when you said “again.._AGAIN” 😂😂😂 I swear I thought ECW would atleast be good but when I saw it I knew it was a failure awesome video bro please do more of these videos

[@616Entertainment]

This is the 14th episode of Triangle X Squared O, my dude. If you haven't seen the others, there's a link to the first 11 episodes combined into one movie in the description. Enjoy!

[@deztinationgaming]

@@616Entertainment o I seen them & those were very entertaining bro keep doing you, your channel is awesome

[@andysanchez1215]

Thanks Ian you made Thursday night awesome! I love hearing the old ECW chants! That takes me back to when I was 6 year old kid watching ECW with my cousins! Lol 😂

[@616Entertainment]

The good old days.

[@shredguitarob]

I remember wanting a WWF game so bad on the N64, after having the WCW ones, and one day, my mom got me WWF Warzone. I played that game like crazy and loved it so much, and looking back, it was not great in the slightest but I still enjoy it and get the feeling I did playing it as a kid. Much like all these Acclaim games at this point haha

[@Raziel_Plisken]

Nice skit man! I'd love to see more of those

[@616Entertainment]

I've been doing them in every episode so far, you guys seem to enjoy them.

[@harveyplissken4604]

All these years later, and the best ECW game we've ever received was Fire Pro Wrestling World for the PS4 & Steam all along.

[@imdifferentchet]

Broo! My Grandma bought me ECW Hardcore Revolution for MY Birthday.... But, she got me the Dreamcast Version, and, i had a Playstation.... I had already pre ordered and purchased the game myself... Gotta Love Grandmas!!

[@616Entertainment]

Dude, grandmas coming through with some ECW.

[@PolecatsRock]

I remember the days of elementary school in the early to mid 90's ECW was a legend/myth talked about on the playground. Your content holds a special place in my heart Dan Dan.

[@616Entertainment]

Dude those were the days! I remember the rumor going around, "I'm not allowed to watch ECW because it's real." Hahahhaa

[@superrobz]

I honestly loved these games, thank you for the Dreamcast memories 🎮

[@616Entertainment]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@Chrizownsyou]

When i first got ECW hardcore revolution, i immediately knew it was just warzone reskinned. But if it meant i could play as RVD or super crazy, it didn’t matter much to me me lol. But really, the game should have been developed on an engine that could truly capture what ECW was

[@Krobscorner2006]

Anyone else just jamming out to the turtles in time music in the background?

[@616Entertainment]

Glad you like the music choice. =)

[@heathjames6733]

@@616Entertainment random question who's your favorite turtle? Mines Donnie

[@616Entertainment]

@@heathjames6733 You'll find out on Friday. =)

[@its_the_joker4965]

God has it really been 20 years since ECW went away? Man that makes me feel real old 😂

[@616Entertainment]

Yessir. Crazy, right?

[@PF_Scary]

Hardcore Revolution is the goat of wrestling games in this house! Thanks for covering these

[@616Entertainment]

Hahahah, thanks for watching.

[@moonlightequilibrium8924]

Now this is a video I was waiting for. Ian dropping dimes.

[@616Entertainment]

Always, brudda.

[@wolfhurricane897]

When I think of ECW I think of that mad man New Jack. One of many men you didn't wanna piss off in the wrestling business.

[@KaiMoFilms]

I had no idea ECW had any games at all. The more you know, and knowing is half the battle. And hey, that art piece at 17:40 looks damn good 😂. Great video man!

[@616Entertainment]

Yea, where have I seen that before? Hahahaha

[@kscsjn08]

I gotta say this guy does a great job reviewing old wrestling video games keep up the good work

[@616Entertainment]

“This guy” is me. Hahahaha. Thanks. Plenty more on the channel, as well as more coming soon, so stick around!

[@majthestampede]

Great episode! Can't wait for the next one, hell yeah!

[@616Entertainment]

Gonna be great, man.

[@davidfrederick6003]

Im old school, started in 1986. So yes I remember its predecessor Tri State Wrestling Alliance and Tod Gordon started ECW in February 1992.

[@CaptainMcKayRandom]

That new intro! Remixed an old school one by the sounds of it? I’ll miss Lights obviously, but that’s distinctly 616 right there. I dig it. I never knew what else Sculptured Software made. Those SNES Star Wars games were HYPER challenging. Seeing Raven in that Sandman shirt makes me wonder if they licensed the logos. I’m SURE they didn’t haha. I remember my friend buying Hardcore Revolution and we figured out it was just Attitude 2.0 and we were like “screw this game” after that. The M rating made us think there’d be some redeeming value. I know in Attitude you could switch the “rating” to teen, which uncensored the curses and changed some of the music. I’m not sure it works like that in Hardcore Revolution. The fact that Anarchy Rulz is literally the same thing is absolutely shocking haha. Kaimo getting a showcase, I like it. Awesome video, and I’m turbo hyped for WM2000. I played SO much of that game, excited to see that!

[@616Entertainment]

The new intro is totally original, but based on the same theme as the most recent and even older ones. It was actually our boy 'No Taxes' Nigel Bravo that made it! I told him I wanted to keep the same idea, a nice hard, fading note that is capped off with a jingle. I started to feel weird about still borrowing her music and using the PlayStation trophy sound, I was like shit, I should just have my own! So Nigel made a ton of variations and this is the one I chose. And no, there's no way they got permission for that shirt, hahahaha. Thanks for watching, brudda. The WM 2000 episode will be sick!

[@DKG-85]

I remember running to my local game shop after school to get hardcore revolution for the Dreamcast and loving it I didn't care that it felt like attitude because I loved that game all I knew in my 15 year old head is that I could choose RVD for the first time in a game. It may not have been the ECW game it should have been but it still had that ECW flavor and that was good enough for me. Just a quick edit but to 616, you need to try wrestling empire, it's fucking awesome and also thanks for another great video!

[@616Entertainment]

Thanks for watching. We'll see what happens with Empire. The same dude has commented on my videos like 15 times telling me to play it, it makes me NOT want to play it, hahahahaha

[@DKG-85]

@@616Entertainment the career mode is something else dude, trust me. I'm playing it on the switch but I know there different versions available for PC and mobile and I'm not sure what those ones are like, Just check out some gameplay on youtube for a good idea of what it's about.

[@williamepperson3443]

I bought the game when it was first released. It came with a VHS of PPV highlights like the RVD vs Jerry Lynn classic... I played the VHS more than the game

[@616Entertainment]

Oh you got that SPECIAL edition!

[@captain4825]

Man I love your wrestling game videos! These take me back. I only wish we had move wrestling games for you to review. Thanks for what you do!

[@heathjames6733]

The Rock, "FINALLY Ian made a video on the history of ECW video games!" 🙃Great job as always man loved the video

[@616Entertainment]

Any time I promise something, it's just a matter of time.

[@justinhendrix9158]

This is why I stay till the end of your vids 😂😂

[@616Entertainment]

Hahahahah I'm glad someone does.

[@JaySchraubMusic]

my one weird ECW memory, was a friend worked at Rolling Stones in Chicago and we decided to send away for the RF Video catalogue, and it arrives 2 weeks later and its literally times new roman text printed on that old copy machine paper with the holes on both side of the sheet.

[@616Entertainment]

Hahahahhaha

[@JaySchraubMusic]

@@616Entertainment I would like to think at some point Rolling Stones did a deep store clean and found this old thing and had a complete "what the fuck is this?" type of reaction. This catalogue btw was HUGE!! I believe I ordered a best of Sabu vhs and a Raven vs Tommy Dreamer feud tape, and my friend ordered a best of Taz, and some Hardcore TV fancams.

[@misagarcia4656]

Can you imagine if there was an ECW game with the style of SmackDown: Here Comes the Pain but much more violent and bloody?

[@lucalai9433]

Great video Ian! I played the first ecw game and remembering it was pretty much attitude. Always enjoy reminiscing these old school games no matter how bad they were before or now. Keep up the great work 👍

[@616Entertainment]

Thanks Luca!

[@twanextgeneration3991]

Loving the ninja turtles theme in the background 🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

[@616Entertainment]

Good ear!

[@juniorsanchez7441]

Just amazing video bro. Made me nostalgic asf as i remember plenty of great times and even recorded VCR matches of Harcore Revolution on Dreamcast🤣 much respect from a Chicago born and raised nerd lol

[@616Entertainment]

Chicago guy here as well. Thanks for the kind words, brudda.

[@S19Fitness]

Once again you’ve made a review I’ll be back to watch again and again! Thank you Ian!

[@616Entertainment]

That's the idea! Thanks dude.

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Best video/documentary ever done on these two ECW games! Incredible job! 👍✌

[@616Entertainment]

Thanks a lot, dude. I appreciate it.

[@strengthcoachmatt]

Ian...simply thank you bro! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@616Entertainment]

Thanks for watching!

[@strengthcoachmatt]

@@616Entertainment I don’t miss it! Honestly your channel has help spark my creativity for my channel. I do wrestling physique breakdowns , so no gaming lol but still I see your passion and I respect it ‼️

[@MightyKombat]

I remember this one Rewriting The Book segment on Wrestlecrap asked what if D-X got into WCW Nitro at Norfolk Scope and it spiralled into ECW becoming bigger than the other two and basically being Ring of Honour in all but name.

[@616Entertainment]

There's no reality would that ever have actually happened, lol

[@MightyKombat]

@@616Entertainment Oh definitely. Its a good read but I find it unlikely that any sorta butterfly effect of Trips and the boys getting into Norfolk would have led to ECDub ruling the roost.

[@xemption]

I rented this game so much as well.....never could bring myself to ask for it but it had its moments for sure and I occasionally when play it on my ps1 classic. to this day. Can't wait for wm 2000 video!

[@616Entertainment]

Dude the WM2000 one is going to be great.

[@SuperMarioPlush2006]

Ah yes my favorite ECW match. The burn someone in lava in front of a paying crowd match

[@616Entertainment]

Hahahahaha

[@AsianSignGuyCena]

what a way to celebrate my birthday with a new episode of Triangle X Square O . From time to time i will still play ECW Hardcore Revolution and even to this very day still on the hunt for Anarchy Rulz!

[@616Entertainment]

Anarchy Rulz can be a little tricky to track down.

[@AsianSignGuyCena]

@@616Entertainment oh yea ive been on the hunt for quite sometime

[@616Entertainment]

Happy birthday, by the way!

[@AsianSignGuyCena]

@@616Entertainment thank you brother! once again great content esepcially launching of today, best present ever :)

[@Exiled2Eazy]

I'm probably one of the few people who actually liked attitude and preferred the button combinations. I had hardcore revolution and played it, but after awhile it just got stale.

[@616Entertainment]

Hey man, you do you!

[@ninjadude17]

Falling face first onto a table with an "OOF" sums up the ECW games pretty well

[@616Entertainment]

Hahahahaa I'm glad you guys are finding that funny.

[@jamiefawcett1089]

My favourite thing about this game was you bled from anywhere I actually only played for that reason 😂

[@davidfrederick6003]

Very Disturbing that the ECW Fan Chant wasnt installed among any KEY features that should have been in a top 3 list of items to install.

[@dennisbergkamp17]

I absolutely love these retrospective videos. Super informative, well made, and entertaining. Thank you for these dude.

[@616Entertainment]

Thanks Dennis. Plenty more to come, worry not!

[@ronmower]

No, I do not have good memories of Hardcore Revolution, and I did not play Anarchy Rulz, but I have streamed, and will stream again, Hardcore Revolution and watch the CPU go at it, because it is fun to stream while watching the game play and talking about the good ol' days of ECW with viewers in the chat. One day, I hope to do the same with Anarchy Rulz. Good video 616. E-C DUB! E-C DUB! E-C DUB!

[@616Entertainment]

You don't have good memories, but you like to watch the game while talking about the good old days? You're making good memories, ass!

[@ronmower]

@@616Entertainment Not sure how to interpret your comment but thanks for responding! Lol.

[@616Entertainment]

@@ronmower Hahaha I'm just saying that you're making good memories with it as we speak!

[@ronmower]

@@616Entertainment Ah ok gotcha lol.

[@ShabbaDabb]

Lot of sneak peaks that totally paid off. see you - next time!

[@616Entertainment]

Hope you enjoyed it, my dude.

[@ShabbaDabb]

I learn more about wrestling from your videos than damn near anywhere else combined. Ty DanDan

[@Mbdxwwe18]

Great review I still love these games and I still have both of these games they're still playable

[@616Entertainment]

Thanks for watching!

[@jeremyantoine4224]

Thank you for this video Ian, can't wait til wrestlemania 2000. One of my favorites and still have it

[@616Entertainment]

It's going to be a good one!

[@Lilpresh42069]

Dude the skit at 15:20 had me on the floor laughing! 😂 Can’t wait for the next episode

[@616Entertainment]

I've been making sure to write in the characters because you guys seem to enjoy them, hahaha

[@Lilpresh42069]

@@616Entertainment just do what we always do, make the same fuckin game but add like 2 things lmao you’re funny af

[@joegazvazul2448]

HELL YEAH!!! I was literally playing WM2000 while watching this video! I can't wait!

[@616Entertainment]

It's going to be big time, man.

[@randyp2738]

AWESOME AWESOME content as always brother !!! Wrestling and fighting games still get me blood flowing !

[@616Entertainment]

Hell yea!

[@logitech4365]

I was a hardcore fan who bought both those games on their release date 😆

[@StephenWilds]

That Turtles in Time soundtrack gets me everytime.

[@damightybenstein]

Hyperstone Heist: Am I a joke to you?

[@StephenWilds]

@@damightybenstein A joke? Never. A second thought...perhaps.

[@616Entertainment]

Biiiiiig time. =)

[@jonnyOysters]

I always thought while Taketwo has WWE license they should of had Rockstar make a truly great ECW game. But that's more Rockstar of the 2000s than the Rockstar now. Still wish someone would make one with all the elements that made ECW great.

[@dravens_lair]

Ha... FINALLY..... SAL MALENDEZ, HAS COME BACK.... HOME! (BIG POP)! Great episode Ian even though they weren’t the bast games around for the time that they were around, they still to this day still bring back great memories from my teen years. But what’s that other guys name in the vid.... “IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT HIS NAME IS!”

[@RA1218]

This video is so entertaining!! Great content as always. Thanks Ian!!!

[@antoinestroman3431]

I remember thinking once I played this at my cousins house, “ this is Attitude....”

[@616Entertainment]

Unfortunately. =/

[@rafylaboy738]

I didn’t know Sal Melendez was a game developer in the 90’s

[@616Entertainment]

Maybe that is Sal, man. We can't possibly know. Wouldn't surprise me.

[@JustinDodds2]

I remember getting hardcore revolution for free from my friend when I was 16. I was excited and I enjoyed it a lot. :)

[@616Entertainment]

Hey, free is never bad.

[@MetalThrashingMan13]

Even though ECW is known as a blood and guts promotion there’s so many different wrestling styles that came through that company and that’s something I feel is missing in modern wrestling

[@AdamSMessinger]

This was 100% accurate. I loved the shit out of Hardcore Revolution though. The fact that career mode went on forever and a different roster was enough for me. The shift to making “dazed” state where you could do most of your moves in Anarchy Rulez was garbage. Those “dazed” moments lasted half a second and popped up at random.

[@616Entertainment]

Dude, so bad. It was a cool idea that they put zero effort into making work well.

[@laslow1988]

Cool, Heel Factions - The Triple Threat Brooding, Dark Character - Raven Bald, Black Trunks World Champion - Taz Iconic Heel Bosses - Cyrus Not perfect, I know

[@ShaunTheCHB]

The ECW games were somewhat poorer versions of WWF Warzone and Attitude. Anarchy Rulz was very much the better of the two because it had more options to play with and stuff for CAW, more match types. But gameplay wise both games were pretty much the same. I did enjoy putting my CAWs in the insane match types and letting the chaos commence. The match where you could burn up your opponent in lava surrounding the ring was hilarious. Now as for the ECW shows......Fun is the word I think of. ECW was fun. Crazy, violent, sexy and fun! It was wrestling that your mum and dad didn't want you to watch....but my parents let me anyways. :)

[@616Entertainment]

Same exact engine, yep. Sad state of affairs. I'm glad you have positive memories of the ECW era, though. That's the important part!

[@CharleyTurner]

All of your stuff is fantastic man. Don’t stop.

[@616Entertainment]

No end in site, my dude.

[@rdpruett88]

I remember Hardcore Revolution cause me and my brothers rented it when we were the N64 back in the day. We had some fun with it but we never really kept renting it after that. The points you made comparing WWF and WCW during that time in wrestling was spot on. Made total sense to me. Yea. We're all young kids with high hopes and big letdowns

[@616Entertainment]

Hahahahah thanks for watching, man

[@rdpruett88]

@@616Entertainment no prob man

[@nollencloer3969]

Such great memories of playing hardcore revolution with my dad

[@616Entertainment]

The good old days.

[@nollencloer3969]

I hold those memories close to me now since my dad had a stroke and he's just not the same now

[@malcolm9267]

Awesome retrospective 🔥🔥🔥 vid as always I’ve never got the chance to play the ecw games as a kid i was always a wwf/e kid growing up cant wait for wm 2000

[@616Entertainment]

You didn't miss much. But don't worry, the WM 2000 episode will be big time.

[@johnklarich3201]

11:32 When my dad turns the water off on the slip n slide and I get stuck halfway through

[@micshork]

Awesome work, glad to see you cover these games.

[@616Entertainment]

Yessir!

[@PapiGordo]

Great work as per usual. Seeing Mike Awesome always pains me cause I always wanted him to get a more meaningful run.

[@616Entertainment]

RIP Mike Awesome. =/

[@Dr.Meth666]

Awesome was the shit .best powerbomb in the biz

[@henry_crossley]

I bought ECW for n64 just for I can play as RVD, Spike Dudley, and New Jack.

[@burnthetrolls5971]

WTF KZbin I didn't even know this video was up good to see you cover the ECW games

[@616Entertainment]

Click the damn bell. God damn KZbin.

[@burnthetrolls5971]

@@616Entertainment I'm fully subscribed Damn KZbin

[@gaylanmolina3246]

Damn you youtube why do you make 616 blur the commercial lol when i saw the toy commercial i remembered that when i was a kid it was like being a little kid seeing all this because i ended up getting this game for my birthday and i didnt like it at first because i wanted to play spider-man ps one and i thought a family member would get it for me for my birthday but nope i was even surprised ecw had a game played it and it was okay i think the botton combos got to me but at the end i still have it and I still have my fun moments of play as rvd lol thanks for the video and all the work you do 🤙

[@616Entertainment]

It wasn't KZbin, it was actually WWE. They manually copyright strike'd me on it. Demonetized the video, blocked it in certain countries, etc. I went in and blurred it myself and was able to overturn the strike. Keep that in mind next time you want to see WWE is great, lol. Thanks for the kind words. =)

[@garyrmatthews3808]

Been watching your channel since I saw the history of smack down series, and I love the mortal Kombat series. Massive mk and wrestling fan, and love your work dude

[@616Entertainment]

Thanks Gary! Plenty more to come.

[@hiramsart]

Enjoyed the TMNT arcade music with your commentary.

[@616Entertainment]

Excellent OST.

[@ivanbatista95]

You always upload at the right nightly times, thanks bro

[@616Entertainment]

Midnight is the sweet spot for me, for some reason.

[@pushon10]

16:40 'scary feet, scary feet, scary feet, scary feet, kid's awake!'

[@616Entertainment]

Hahahaahahha