The MAD Story of CADILLACS & DINOSAURS - CAPCOM'S LOST ARCADE GAME!? - RETRO GAMING HISTORY

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Today, Top Hat Gaming Man discusses the history of Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and why it never made it to home consoles.
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A man in a top hat, with a dashing moustache or a highly distinguished beard, reviews rare video games in his massive collection. Appreciate the finer things in life! Top Hat Gaming Man travels around the globe, playing the best games for the handhelds around the world. The best games are like fine wines and only get better with age.
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[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

Yesterday, I was talking to my mom about birds being dinosaurs. She said: "So, that means the big dinosaurs would taste like chicken".

[@TopHatGamingManChannel]

What a delicious thought. Kentucky Fried T-Rex.

[@gavxmas]

In fact the Chicken is the closest living relative to T-rex, so yeah, maybe!

[@simbriant]

So if we resurrected dinos via cloning, we could end world hunger. :D

[@kamenstoychev8375]

Fun fact - Actually Cadillacs and Dinosaurs was HUGELY popular in poor countries like mine (Bulgaria), where official arcade cabinets where unaccesable and expensive, so arcade operators had to use bootleg PCB boards. In a lot of countries this game was called simply "Mustapha". The game was insanely popular to the point, that when someone sees an arcade cabinet, even if the game is different, he wouldn't call it an arcade cabinet, but just "Mustapha" :D

[@monirrahman7485]

same in my country Bangladesh ..

[@MuratOzerJP]

in Turkey also we used to call it "Mustapha" :)

[@plataoplomo9096]

Same! It's probably cuz of the character Mustapha

[@cashbonanza963]

The same applies to my country, Algeria. We called the game Mustafa and Mess, the big guy lol, hannah, the woman and jack, just jack

[@onithedemonslayer3142]

That's really cool that all of us from several countries like similar things I think that really cool

[@ohdaUtube]

This was one of my all time favorite beat em up games. The others were -Alien vs predator (capcom arcade) -Ninja baseball Batman (irem arcade) -punisher (capcom arcade)

[@wrena79]

Some pretty solid beat em ups there squire

[@ohdaUtube]

@@wrena79 thank you my liege

[@EpicLebaneseNerd]

peasant...spell it as u say it , it is NINJA BASEBALL BATTO MAN :p amazing game.

[@ohdaUtube]

@@EpicLebaneseNerd Hahahaha. Who's the peasant now? Ninja beisuboru batoman

[@EpicLebaneseNerd]

@@ohdaUtube *takes a knee ''Command me Sire''

[@1607trojan]

This is a cool beat em up, fun as hell. You should also review “The Punisher” beat em up arcade!

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Excellent, technical beat-em-up with deep fighting mechanics. One of my all-time faves. I like playing as Nick Fury, better. I revisit this game alot on my PSP via CPS1 emulation.

[@Alexander-rv1qf]

the sewer part is kinda similar to Punisher's

[@kabochaVA]

10:25 "...in a broken utopian world" Also known as a "dystopian" world...

[@cathode6252]

Hehehe

[@salud7432]

Look, a smart alec...

[@BluesElwoo2]

I love Capcom's arcade beat em ups! Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and Alien vs. Predator are probably my favorites. Special mention to Armored Warriors, Battle Circuit, Dungeons and Dragons: Shadow over Mystara, Captain Commando, Punisher, and well geez... pretty much every CPS2 beat em up made! Thank goodness for Capcom beat em ups!

[@morennoalves2320]

I’m 35 years old and found out only a couple of years ago that there was a cartoon about this game (I lived outside of the USA). Man, the 90’s were good.

[@bsimpson2288]

One of my favorite beat em ups. My wife and I have played it through many times... And some of the best video game music ever.

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Have you tried Armored Warriors on CPS2? It has great Capcom music, visuals, story, game-mechanics, & 3-player gameplay. It runs great on a PSP via emulation.

[@gagehernandez5510]

@@TexasHollowEarth you should see it on the super console x it's arcade perfect

[@JustinHuman1269]

"That's impossible, dinosaurs rarely attack people!". Does Jack/Capcom not fully grasp the definition of the word "impossible" , "rarely", or both?

[@GreatChicken2]

In the source material Jack actually believes that. Also, he has a pet dino. :3

[@LostOneOmega]

It's someone using "literally" literally wrong, literally...

[@maximuscesar]

This game is hugely popular here in Brazil. If you see one or more arcade machines anywhere there is a big chance it is Cadillacs & Dinosaurs. It's a pity this game is such a licensing nightmare to be rereleased anywhere. One of the best Beat em Ups ever, better than even Alien vs Predator.

[@666Shinedown]

A month ago me and a friend went to a cafe/bar, and they actually had this arcade game. I loved it as a kid, pure nostalgia.

[@partridgestorm]

Everybody missed your Jeremy Corbin joke, Top Hat Gaming Man. Twice even.

[@ScarisGargoyle121]

This is my first arcade game I beat on cabinet at the Bretton bowling ally in Peterborough in the 90s

[@catjack90]

I absolutely love beat 'em up games and Cadillacs and Dinoaurs is one of my all time favorites, I still play it until this day whenever I remember it from time to time. Personally, I loved the tv show as a kid as well and this explains why it never continued, I think it was a really good show for the time and I don't know why everyone knows TMNT or Captain Planet, yet very few people I know remember this gem, though I was really young and I don't even remember the plot, I just know I loved it when it aired and I think I will download it after watching this video and watch the whole season. heard the home release never happened, because they could never license the Cadillac name, they could have just put the original comic game though, but I think they were not willing to invest in the game if it just didn't share the same name with the popular arcade release. Anyways thanks for the video it was really fun to watch you got one cool channel here so I'm happy to subscribe

[@krzbrew]

There was also a 3CD version of Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: the Second Cataclysm for MS-DOS. Which I have and never played.

[@kottonmouthxkyd]

It was horrible bro.

[@buzzy-ears]

The driving game? Yikes, you aren't missing out

[@derossetmyers47]

Kinda like my copy of Sim City 3000.

[@clab9041]

You should do a video on “Alien vs. Predator”, “Knights of the Round”, and “King of Dragons” all by Capcom. Also, “Metamorphic Force” by Konami.

[@Ronnie06spartan]

Yes! Love "Knights of the Round" and "King of Dragons"! They have nice soundtracks

[@josefigueroa8681]

You should definitely review a arcade beat em up called growl

[@TheOldest]

And when is Capcom Aliens vs Predator Arcade beat'em up coming up, game was so much fun in the arcades

[@brianoconnell6459]

Eco warriors who get around in one of the most fuel inefficient vehicles possible! But then I think "Dinosaurs and Priuses" wouldn't have had quite the edge.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

Older cars would probably be easier to get running in the post-apocalypse than modern cars that need special equipment to deal with all the built in computers, etc.

[@ricky-sanchez]

@@KasumiKenshirou You can clearly see that the cadillac they drive has been modified to run on something other than gas, possibly steam and electric power. It looks like the only thing cadillac about this car is the old style emblem on the front and maybe the headlights and grille. You can see no emissions coming from the tail pipe, and steam coming from the engine mods on the front fender side of the car.

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Stagecoaches & Dinosaurs could've worked. It likely would've had a more Western-feel, then.

[@Syklonus]

I'm pretty sure the fuel source is modded to be clean. It's probably just the shell of a caddy over something more modern.

[@julienvergne6478]

In the serie, they use dinosaurs feces as fuel for their cadllacs.

[@TheRealKaiProton]

Love your videos Dude. and also this Game, Played it over and over, in the arcades and mame, and there is nothing like beating up a dinosaur to calm it down.

[@datguy5818]

"A stress call from Jeremy Corbin" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@max__pain]

This brought me back to the early 90s... i must have been one of the few kids who watched that cartoon.

[@rojaws1183]

Beating up dinos with only your fists. Awesome. The comic is quite good. Great artwork.

[@t.b.g.animation6185]

This game is well known on our country in morrocco we called it mustapha i remembered when i saw it on arcade back in 95 my older brother told that it was based on saturday morning cartoon aired on cable channel , and i hated my self for not seeing the cartoon.

[@Davogre]

We called it mustapha too in my home country (INDIA). We all play this game just to end it in one coin.

[@unigenius]

I remember hating the cartoon so much! I never truly watched it except for a scene here or there. But it wasn't as amazing to me as other things that were in that same time slot. I never knew there was an arcade, though.

[@crypticify]

I am from Bangladesh, this game was a staple in our arcade community and it kept the arcades alive for many many years well up to the late 90s ~

[@veguillar1]

definitely uses the same engine as captain commando

[@tafsir5780]

Still love playing this game.

[@marianoyuba3736]

Bro, gotta tell you, i normally tend to doze off at this kind of videos, but yours are entertaining through and through!!! You have an excellent level both of research and narrative to simply make it a fantastic while. Here is my subscription, good sir!

[@elfixa]

This game was highly popular on South America (till today).

[@jayare6975]

This game is strangely popular in Pakistan, even to this day.

[@THE_MAQ355]

Jay ARe hmm hmmm I wonder?

[@jayare6975]

@@THE_MAQ355 wonder what ?

[@jishb2505]

You might not know this, but in Bangladesh, where I live, this game is a perennial favourite. Just about everyone above the age of 20 who has lived in a city at some point has played it, and it's known to most as 'Mustapha' after arguably the strongest playable character in the game. The biggest reason for this is the fact that here, arcades became a thing for the first time back in '94, and this was the first (and for a while, only) side-scrolling beat-em-up we got to play. Titles like Captain Commando and Streets of Rage came along later, but this was and a quarter of a century later still is the most widely played (and loved) video game in the country.

[@agusgolturbo]

Also, you have the love the comic-styled BOOMS! POWS! and TAKA TAKAS

[@ricky-sanchez]

And the Comic style ta-tas!!

[@soulcool_]

We called it Mustapha in South Africa 🤣 my favorite beat em up game of all time.

[@ShinobiShowdown]

I love this game! It is a complete gem! I love the guns and weapons much like Punisher, and Alien Vs. Predator.

[@ShafHussain]

Played this for the first time the other day! Brilliant game.

[@yte4770]

Around 2005-2009, before smartphone games, Metal slug, this, captain commando ruled the gaming scene in my place.

[@MrRapp-yz4hu]

I remember seeing ads for Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. But like mentioned in the video it came on after all the top shows and so late in the morning that I was outside by the time it aired.

[@bigfatindiangeek3855]

This game plays a big role in my childhood. Love from India.

[@devmiles]

When i see a new video of big daddy tophat: YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH + instant like!

[@datguy5818]

Ammer Reduron snap bro. Lol

[@buzzy-ears]

Where I grew up, this game was the premier arcade experience. I can't think about that era without picturing this game and its crazy vivid colors. Most arcades had it but the machines were always packed. I had to go out early so I could play a few coins before the big kids showed up! Everyone played as Mustapha, because of his leg attacks. In fact, we called the game "Mustapha"! (Edit: Apparently, people in Morocco did too) I always found it weird that the rest of the world didn't really care about this game, I'm glad it's getting recognition lately and I hope they finally port it to a damn console already. On an unrelated note, I would drink Hannah's bath water.

[@liefacts3000]

My local video shop had this arcade machine for a fair bit. It used to change every so often.

[@EpicLebaneseNerd]

it is 3:24 am , and i can stay up this late and more as long as Big daddy Top Hat has a new video i didn't see yet .

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Ive always enjoyed Mark Schultz Xenozoic Tales ( early title for Cadilliacs and Dinosaurs) and loved Capcom for bringing this title to life!!! To me, Capcom was winning me over as my favorite gaming company with gameplay and visuals! ( Sad what happend to them years later...)They also did a fantastic job with Dungeons and Dragons & Aliens vs Predator! ( Hey, could you do a review on these franchises too?)

[@RamblinErikk]

I first came upon the arcade machine in Brighton, then got to experience it again at home via MAME. To this day, tho, I had no idea of the comic book/animated series tie-in, let alone the Mega CD game!!!

[@hakenbrowning]

Another beat em up classic from Capcom is Alien vs Predator which also never got a home release. I hope that game would be featured here someday.

[@andybaxter4442]

My kids are obsessed Cadillacs and Dinosaurs for the past couple weeks. They play it on these Chinese emulator handhelds I bought them. Funny this video came out just as my kids discovered the game.

[@Black_Adam911]

I loved this game. I knew I couldn't be the only one.

[@kissthistwice5]

I have a vague memory of playing this and loving it

[@petarnik5133]

In Serbia it was really popular in the 90'..I remember playing it in 98 and 99'.Great game

[@ozzie.l.6035]

This is the best beat them up of all time,..Cadillac and Dinasours is awesome!!

[@advikupadhyaya2129]

The legend of Mustapha lives on.

[@MatMadikGCA]

Awesome stuff mate 🎩!!!!

[@jimmyyaoharbin]

Cadillacs & Dinos was super popular in China you could find it in literally every single arcade in the 90s.

[@dr.manhattan6669]

The art on cartoons back in the day is so much better then today's Cal arts crap.

[@GreenTeaViewer]

I'm possibly the only person on earth who knew the IP first from the tabletop RPG...30 years later I played the arcade game

[@drifter4training]

this game, the punisher, light bringer, Wizard Fire (1992), dungeons and dragons arcade and x-men arcade game would make a great beat em up arcade collection..

[@jonathanlisowski5618]

Always wanted a home port of this gem.

[@elel.]

Best beat em up game ever!!!!!!!

[@diegoldsnake]

I would love to see a Cadillacs and Dinosaurs open world game like Days Gone or something!

[@greatkanaka]

This review is very well done. Thanks!

[@Seventh_Mix]

Can you take a look at Capcom's Alien vs Predator or Knights of the Round?

[@jjyhawk1]

I'm playing Cadillacs and Dinosaurs while watching this vid 💕

[@Axisjampa]

A pretty Big fan of this series and of the comic books Xenozoic Tales. Another nice game, don't know if you remember is Knights of the roudn table. Maybe you can Make a video about it.

[@wrena79]

Good timing, was playing this last night! Pcb was a must own with this awesome game having never received a home conversion.

[@gagehernandez5510]

Got this on super console x it's arcade perfect with upgraded to hd

[@louisvictor3473]

I admit that back in the day I thought the comics and the animated series were based on the game rather than the other way around. I may or may not have corrected that knowledge here.

[@kottonmouthxkyd]

THIS is worth covering! C&D arcade was amazing!

[@arch131]

The show went head to head with X-Men and later Power Rangers from what I can recall from the 90s. That is likely the reason it didn't succeed.

[@ihalloway]

i rarely finish beatemups ... but i liked thiss so much i continued going

[@MaikoGabrielKinzelEngelke]

What a birthday present!

[@Kimberliearcher]

The only beat em up game that feature limited ammo weapon, also give you a choice to reload those weapon too

[@paulakassie6330]

The animation for the tv series is pretty good and the voice acting is top notch.

[@gagehernandez5510]

I play this game all the time on my super console x pro !)! Love that system

[@GamingDreamer]

I want CADILLACS & DINOSAURS Movie with Van Disel / The Rock / terry crews

[@gplayer8508]

lol, Wan-Fu is a monk who wields a stone pillar in Samurai Shodown released in 1993, that been said, he's a vegetarian most probably. Although Street Fighter & Samurai Shodown developed by the same team in different companies(Capcom, SNK). Wan-Fu Samurai Shodown Wan-Fu (Hánzi: 王虎; Pinyin: Wánghǔ; Cantonese: Wong Fu; Japanese: ワンフー, Wanfū) is a recurring character in the Samurai Shodown franchise who debuted in the original game. He is modeled after Miyoshi Seikai, one of the fabled Ten Heroes of Sanada.

[@8wealthyone8]

Great review. Please make more!

[@mightyfilm]

I'd also say that the fact the cartoon was greenlit was because it was during thebig indie comic cartoon boom after TMNT and around the premiere of The Tick. I'm sure ones based off of big name publications like Batman TAS and X-Men also lead to this decision, but just go back and look at how many odd indie comics were made into kid's cartoons at the time. Sam and Max, Bucky O'Hare, Jim Lee's Wild C.A.T.s. I'd say The Mask and Men In Black as well, but those were obviously from the movies, even though the comics are credited in both instances. I'd tend to think the show would have gained more of a following if it was a syndicated weekday series, rather than a network Saturday Morning, with tighter standards and practices. The thing about Cadillac and Dinosaurs the game is that, if it was intended to be a tie-in to a kid's cartoon series, well... it's a VERY not-kid friendly game. The brutal difficulty aside, it's pretty damn violent compared to the TMNT, Simpsons, X-Men, and C.O.W.Boys offerings. And cussing. I just don't see it at a Chuck E. Cheese, next to some ticket based game like any of the others. Capcom made the game for an older audience than the cartoon's demographic, and the game is ALL the better for it. Also, the soundtrack SLAPS!

[@beekarinsaan]

8:11 that mistake should be "Impossible". 😂🤣😂🤣

[@ScarisGargoyle121]

If the game was ported the game over would of been censored, I'm surprised you didn't mention that

[@p.d.l7023]

Elon Musk in 1994: I made a game where you shoot rocks!

[@nicholascook388]

Hi tophat,u gotta do the spiderman beat em up, the one with namor I loved that

[@chubbyteddymonsterproducti1320]

This show was pretty cool. You can find the toy line on ebay. I really enjoyed this game as well! Too bad this series didn't go that far. Great video!

[@markandrewpaul4233]

Beautiful game👌

[@gonzaloNMF]

Best beat em up ever. Period.

[@wrena79]

Awesome game. Amazing soundtrack. Should have got a conversion to the Saturn.

[@BladeCuttervita]

Love your sarcasm in this video lol.

[@tonythepokemonguy751]

We need Top hat gaming vs Bray in a firefly funhouse match

[@sakuraomaru]

You should do Ninja Baseball Batman! That would rule!

[@arsenalxa4421]

After this I wonder if you'll look at Capcom's Alien VS Predator arcade game.

[@devingiles6597]

Hey, Top Hat Gaming Man. Can you please do a video on Battle Circuit? It was released for the arcade back in 1997 in Japan and Europe. Sadly, Capcom did not released Battle Circuit for the arcade in North America or any other home consoles until the release of Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle in September 2018 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows. Please do a video about that game.

[@geoxev9423]

This game will rise again one day

[@JazdaBham]

Would love to see Night Slashers

[@stevensonchambers5577]

I briefly remember the show being on tv and accompanying toy brand. I was too absorded with the Street Fighter 2 series to pay the arcade game any attention. It's a damn shame it never got a home port. The current systems of the time would not have done such a pretty game justice. This is why emulation is so important. Without it there would be no way to enjoy this game outside of hunting down an actual arcade unit and hoping it still worked!

[@darkerm76]

Really really need a HD remake 😔

[@HarmonyEdge]

Loved this game as a kid, and if you haven't done it I'd be very interested to see you also cover the D&D arcade games too...

[@MarJin727]

If I remember correctly, even Nick Fury appears in one of the episodes.

[@Hopalongtom]

I could havs sworn this game had a pc release back in the day, I remember seeing a pc box of this game that alas we could never get working!

[@TopHatGamingManChannel]

That's the FMV sequel that appeared on the Mega CD.

[@Hopalongtom]

@@TopHatGamingManChannel Ahh, either way we could never get it to boot!

[@woodruffhardenwick9601]

I played this game on RetroUprising it was an odd title to me at first but I soon realized it was a great game

[@mrmysterious8124]

Can you look at Primal Rage🦍🐍🦖

[@GreatChicken2]

You should do either Powered Gear or Battle Circuit. :3

[@datguy5818]

Wondering if you will ever touch on the Jackie Chan game, alien probotector, turtles tournament fighters or as you have now done powerstone maybe "thrill kill" or Wu Tang. 👀🙏