The making of Revenge of Shinobi, Streets of Rage & Shinobi 3

[@SEGAEurope]

Thank you so much for making this. It's clear how much love and passion went into this. We can't wait to see more! Great work!!

[@БрухБрух-щ7и]

Wow, even real sega is here!

[@mirumotsuyasuke8327]

I loved it too. Absolutely.

[@infinitecanadian]

Oh man, an endorsement from _the_ SEGA? Lucky channel owner! Thank you SEGA for bringing loads of fun and entertainment to the world for decades!

[@whathappenswhen4767]

These videos are so perfectly edited, that even SEGA Europe sends Thanks!

[@John-yy1oy]

I'm shocked. I remember when you would copyright strike videos like this.

[@TampaTec]

This video is TV, Netflix and Hulu quality. A+ 👍

[@itadapeeza8559]

No, its much better.

[@StratumPress]

That's an insult. This is way, way better.

[@SurvivalHorror100]

My favourite KZbinr returns. Another shockingly detailed video. I have no idea how you do it. Well done.

[@theshyguy1580]

The top notch quality you put in your videos, from your deep research to the presentation of the games, the consoles, even the early draft of the game itself is astounding to me. Keep making these videos man!

[@whathappenswhen4767]

I have to say, This guy edits his videos so amazing that he should earn an award for best video editor on youtube ever

[@ShadowArtist]

Shinobi III is a vastly under-rated MASTERPIECE of a megadrive game. Game reviewers had their heads up their butts!

[@danielmaggs1048]

ShadowArtist reminds me of the ppl who voted down SOR3 because of its music and localization issues when the core gameplay was absolutely awesome - faster, more raw and intense than SOR2

[@Syklonus]

@@danielmaggs1048 I disagree. I thought SoR 3 was a half arsed game that felt more like a fan mod rather than a true sequel. It looked and sounded really grubby and rough, and for me it felt like it was just the second game but with a few added extras which didn't make much difference.

[@NotaPizzaGRL]

@@Syklonus Should've played the Japanese version. I don't know why Sega of America kept insisting making games harder than they needed to be. Same thing happened with Dynamite Headdy and Contra: Hard Corps and it hurt those games over here. They were hard enough as it is.

[@tuberoyful]

And all those stinky butts brought Sega down to ground🤣😆

[@Foreverdensword]

Your right

[@webinatic216]

Wait. You only have 58K subs. Your stuff is amazing. This is like 3 times better than any netflix doc.

[@kidistight]

He must not be known because this video shows the quality of his content.

[@shadow479]

Yuzo Koshiro made the tunes of my childhood games truly legendary. Probably one of the best things that happened to Mega Drive system

[@Absoti]

Shame Shinobi 3 was overshadowed by other focuses. It's one of my favorite games on the Genesis/MegaDrive. That soundtrack is sooooo good. Great video!!! Love your work Strafe Fox!

[@LemonRush7777]

Me too, that game is amazing! Its so good for speedrunning, too. I still play it probably every month.

[@thefroyukenfiles3641]

Hearing about its lower reviews and low sales is news to me considering that game's high quality.

[@SpeedyGoneFroglegs]

Shinobi 3 was a masterpiece. It may have gotten a bad press shake at the time, but I think history sees it in more favorable light as one of the finest ninja games ever made.

[@technosis9094]

@@SpeedyGoneFroglegs yeah part three was always my favorite. Strange seeing that it wasn't considered a masterpiece when it came out.

[@Sh0tgunJust1ce]

Stage 6 of Shinobi 3 was just plain unfair in how difficult it was.

[@spookyman9994]

please don't stop making them , the quality is higher than( did you know gaming) channel . and ofcours you deserve more than a million likes :) greeting from Kuwait .

[@Absoti]

DYKG stretches so far to find a way to dump on Sonic, and sometimes Sega, constantly that it became annoying. Love these development videos that Strafe Fox does.

[@thehumbleone1983]

That’s for sure

[@rockdesu]

Dykg has nothing on this. How do they have so many subs for shit production.

[@thefroyukenfiles3641]

@@rockdesu Simple. DYKG's much lower production (not a bad thing mind you) compared to Splash Wave allows them to churn out more content in less time, and uploading said content consistently and quickly gains subs just as fast. But man do I admire the amount of work SW puts into all their graphic assets! Someone had to spend grueling hours 3d modeling those Sega consoles and set pieces just to give us 20 minutes of video game history, yet the channel gets a fraction of subscribers and views.

[@THESHMUPMASTER]

The quality of his vids are higher than ANY other gaming related KZbin channel IMO.

[@-----------g-]

RIP Keith Flint of The Prodigy. 90s lives on through the music and games. Great video.

[@SparkstarScope]

"Transcend generations" is an understatement. I'm still in disbelief that we're finally getting a Streets of Rage 4. Amazing video as always, by the way! The details on Revenge of Shinobi's development cycle was something that always eluded me.

[@frog9304]

Too bad SOR4 ended up being worse than nothing

[@seedofwonder]

You are to be commended not just for the quality of these videos but the choice of material. Your channel is a veritable museum for the classics.

[@jeyfomson6364]

80's kids where are all of guys? This is the awesome shit we all grew up with!! How come this guy doesn't have 500k plus subscribers? Awesome job Man love your channel, keep up the good work.

[@niespeludo]

Chase, I'm commenting before even finishing to video just to highlight the excellent quality behind your work man... No other KZbin has this level of quality inn both editing, production, narration and actual content. Please never stop doing this, this is one hell of a channel. I'm surprised no big documentary network has come for you yet.

[@nickmiroli]

The quality of this channel is amazing. Its miles ahead of any other retro gaming channel or honestly just any other channel that i watch.

[@ChaseFace]

Thank you, man!!

[@bast01]

I'm pretty sure chase it's just the narrator

[@jakejutras5420]

@fabiettovideo1 Ahoy is god damn great, just as good as StrafeFox here with uniquely produced graphic assets.

[@devilmaycry383]

These games are timeless classics glad to still have them Streets of Rage trilogy, Revenge of Shinobi, Shinobi 3 and more on my Megadrive.

[@agonleed3841]

Man. Tears to the eyes because of the memory of that time and what I expected life today to be like. Those music videos was what I thought my adult life would be like. Om successful, but we just aren't in that time anymore. AMD music really isn't that good. It's ok. But dotemst bring that fun vibe

[@ScottWozniak]

If you ever decide to package up this series in a run of Blu-rays, I'll be first in line to give you my cash. Freaking excellent. 👍🏻

[@strafefox]

Awesome to hear! Yeah a blu ray is part of the plan, hopefully next year!

[@ScottWozniak]

@@strafefox Super cool! Best of luck with the project!

[@triplezedofficial]

Good shout! I would definitely cop

[@voidling2632]

@@strafefox damn, i dont have a blue-ray player ... or a player at all...

[@thehumbleone1983]

Count me in too I definitely buy one too

[@dykodesigns]

I never thought that Streets Of Rage was made by the same people as E-Swat. I’ve always thought of E-Swat as a merger of Shinobi and Robocop. Excellent video as always!👌

[@thunderlightning1980]

Let's just say that Streets of Rage is a combination of Shadow Dancer Genesis (1990), E-Swat Genesis (1990), and Revenge of Shinobi/Super Shinobi (1989).

[@ZenithMusicNet]

The king of retro documentaries has returned. Excellent work, JB!

[@thehumbleone1983]

ZenithMusicNet 👍👍👍👍👍

[@TruthPrevails_]

What a splendid job- no one has the balls to make documentaries on video games which we all wanted & were and are major parts of life- we the people - elect this great man is the leader of our passion. Thankyou- give us Caddilacs & Dinasaur

[@xeronic]

Yuzko Koshiro is the man. Streets of rage 2 soundtrack is easily in my top 5 soundtracks of all time, and the first game that got me into video game music. His work on the Etrian Odyssey series shouldn't be overlooked.

[@codeorbs]

This Chanel is going to blowup, great quality content

[@random_gamer_guy82]

Console master race??? Seriously your workload on these video's are absolutely amazing, please release them on disc or approach Netflix or somthing this is truly gripping stuff. 👍👍👍👏👏👏👌👌👌

[@KarcusKorpse]

These were the days. PC had little in game play and even graphics! Even sound and music on PC was bad.

[@SRC267]

Underrated channel, glad i found it.

[@blountman747]

Street of rage has an amazing sound track

[@sgtsaltandpepper]

The Shinobi games have always had a special place in my heart cause my father who passed year and I used to play them a lot when I was a kid. Genesis was my first console and playing games together was how we bonded. Great job!

[@mahendra4352]

2 of the best games I had on Genesis : - High replayability - Awesome soundtracks/BGM, I used to turn on the games only to listen to them.

[@SassoStudios]

Super underrated series, thanks for all your hard work 👍

[@Nicknir]

I love this channel! the editing is amazing

[@aileoz]

Dude, what an amazing video. Back in '91, my father got me an used MegaDrive and it came with the cartridges of SoR, Shinobi 1, Sonic 1, Altered Beast and Shadow Dancer. Your video chilled my spine... Thank you!

[@amiradib1007]

Man, you kill it every single time. Great stuff once again.

[@majimamike4097]

Streets of Rage and Shinobi are some of the best series ever.Especially SOR 2 and Shinobi 3.

[@dmac7128]

Both Revenge of Shinobi and Streets of Rage were among my favorites. These were the first games that really sold the Genesis before Sonic came along. The soundtracks are amazing and push the hardware to its limits, quite a feat for a console only in its first year/

[@eloygarcia315]

Cannot believe how underrated Shinobi 3 is. One of the best genesis games and soundtracks during the consoles life span.

[@EastyyBlogspot]

Excellent vid, Just to think them giving people the chance to play the game and review it, but publishers deciding to take the game back into development for a while....wish that happened now days

[@dr.velious5411]

Holy crap, I never could have guessed at the lineage that Shinobi 3 had, even Treasure had input on the game!

[@MK90_]

*O M G !!* KZbin is not doing you justice!! You deserve attention!! All streaming media (from Twitch, Netflix, HBO.. etc.) should notice your work and get in touch with you! Your content is top-notch and has unmatched value. Man, an announcement of a video game documentary TV show directed by you would be as hype as announcing Bloodborne 2........ for Nintendo Switch XD!!

[@strafefox]

Thanks so much for your kind words! Really awesome :) and yeah Bloodborne 2 would also be quite cool

[@thehumbleone1983]

Watching this video brought on so many great memories Revenge of Shinobi and Streets of Rage 1 were games that i own and played so much with my cousin every weekend theses were awesome games back then and now. great video as always thank you 👍

[@rjsilvers3181]

Oh my GOD! The graphics for this video are intensely amazing! Huge fan of your work my friend!

[@jtee06]

i still play streets of rage 2 & shinobi III on my sega to this day. didn't know much of this history, thanks!

[@kazeryuu3603]

Unbelievable quality, stellar work! Thanks so much man!

[@adautopereiradasilva8341]

I'm speechless. I was transported. I saw myself again in the late 80's and 90's on a Saturday morning playing these classics. Amazing. I already sent this video to almost all my friends and relatives who also played at that time, your channel should be a reference to talk about retro games. Thank you!

[@MuJoNeSs]

Your videos have such a high production value that is amazing! Thank you so much for this Story Lesson of Videogames and the SEGA Mega Drive. You guys ROCK!

[@mojibake.]

This is the best channel on KZbin! When I see a notification of a new video I drop anything I'm doing and watch it immediately! I love the original 3D graphics you make, the amount of research you do, the well written script, the video editing and of course the narrator!!! We can really feel the love you put on all your videos! I just wish I had any money to contribute on your Patreon... you really deserve it! When I find a job I'll do it for sure!

[@wushushorty1]

Excellent video that brought very fond memories. Especially the Streets of Rage series, particularly 1 and 2. I DJ part time and have used bits of the boss fight themes in a few mashups. I used to go to the options menu and play the soundtrack on my stereo. Wonderful tunes for an excellently fun game. I also owe a few replaced controllers to Shinobi. Now a new subscriber to your channel.

[@agraciotti]

dude, I hope you're getting rich. This is top quality material, better than anything else about games in any other media. Congratulations again and keep up the good work.

[@tulioocamargo1187]

The quality of this video is amazing. The transitions, the oficial artworks, the CG, the editing, the music and of course, the writing are truly a step up on videos like this, you really put effort and love on these. Congratulations and thank you.

[@rooneye]

The production quality in your videos if off the scale. I mean the custom graphics that you do are just amazing, as good or better than anything you see on TV made by full production teams etc. Truly top notch stuff. You should contact Netflix about a series lol it really is that good.

[@kingstonianmoon]

The amount of work and effort put into your videos is phenomenal!

[@MegaAedu]

I LOOOVE Streets of Rage 3's every aspect. ESPECIALLY its brilliant music.

[@Curtis.....]

Thanks for introducing me to Funk Fiction. All of their music is amazing

[@HashimMehmoodAhmed]

I love the CG / 3D rendered elements in your videos.. 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

[@tiagobasilio3124]

Extreme quality content!!! Greetings from Portugal.

[@uncannyremixes8958]

I used to go on Sega Retro when I was younger to learn about game development. Your videos bring me the same feeling I got when learning from those articles. I like how you show off the beta footage as well. Very professional, very well done.

[@GameStormerGX]

I absolutely love your videos. Can we just take the time to realize that this man has a Patreon and that he's only making $57 A MONTH for all of this amazing work. You sir deserve much more than that!

[@DoubleDog]

I saw this in my sub box and said "oh hell yeah!" Definitely gonna track down some physical copies of Shinobi and Streets of Rage now. They look way better than I remember! Keep up the excellent work!

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To everyone that loves this channel content we can help it grow, we gotta SHARE SHARE SHARE the stuff on your media platforms (groups) so ppl can see it, stratefox's content deserves it!

[@georges5233]

Wow, Shinobi 3 was my FAVORITE GAME when I was a kid. I can still speed run it and love the whole process 😂 I was a ninja for Halloween year after year cuz of that game 😅

[@AFFL1CTED1]

Another fantastic video. Your assets, production quality, and vocal pacing is top tier. You guys deserve much more recognition.

[@corvaliis]

When I think of Sega the two games that stand out to me immediately are always Streets of Rage and Shinobi. I grew up playing all of them on my sega gensesis. They never get as much love as Sega's other big franchises.

[@UncleDeadly1031]

These are always so well done. Amazing editing/presentation.

[@iamironman320]

I really wish this channel would randomly pop up in people's recommended sometime. Or better yet, the trending tab. Such a shame these videos don't reach a wider audience

[@thewave-qz9lt]

you never seize to amaze me with amazing video after the other,great content dude.

[@DondieGarcia]

Super Shinobi, Shinobi 3 and the Streets of Rage series was one of the best games on the Mega Drive!

[@riddleiddle]

Gonna grab some popcorn and watch this! :)

[@shadowphantom2]

Math Helper same avatar 👍

[@riddleiddle]

@@shadowphantom2 The best :) Super Metroid is the best game of all time and Samus will forever be the most badass character!

[@SpaghettiKozak]

Excellent history. I was wondering where you found the colorized pics of the enemies from the instruction manual online, shown at 4:33-34. It's beautifully done.

[@strafefox]

Thanks! I scanned the character art from the vinyl soundtrack release by DataDisc.

[@PipeRetrogamer]

I'm only getting to know more about Sega recently. I'm heavily hooked with Streets of Rage. Such a good game and it's music is godlike!

[@MegaJessness]

If you like the first one, DEFINITELY play the other two.

[@3DSage]

I love your work! These videos are so informative and entertaining.

[@neozeed5693]

Thank you so much for this video 👏

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Always amazed by the quality of your videos.

[@matteosoncini9627]

Thanks man, Another Bomb 💥

[@ovinitas9006]

YAY!!! YOU ARE BACK!!!! Keep making this type of video please..

[@ColinCochranT11]

Loved this game, I thought it was so mature compared to other games at the time.

[@whathappenswhen4767]

Seriously, who the fuck dislikes this mastery of video?

[@en3525]

Saw the video title. clicked immediately

[@blackspetnaz2]

I grew up with this game. I played it more than anything else. Good memories forever. The music, the graphics, the difficult but engaging game mechanics. Nice review.

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

The actual physical Megadrive machine was perhaps the most beautiful console ever!!!!!!

[@Syklonus]

I always found it odd that the circular section is the perfect size for a CD.

[@pharsight3194]

Just found the channel and I'm VERY happy I did! Excellent video! Subscribed!

[@Asterra2]

The production value. I don't even have to look at the comments. I _know_ people are talking about it. Two suggestions for future content: 1: Consider simulating a CRT look for your game footage. The solid-pixel default look of emulated footage is fine when talking about games within the context of modern day experiences, but when the subject is strictly a history lesson, viewers like me are likely to prefer historical authenticity, even if it's strictly simulated. 2: 60fps. Maybe you think 30fps gives the video a higher production look, since it's close to cinema's 24fps, but it really wreaks havoc on video game footage. A better framerate always carries the bonus of making a video look slicker, even if viewers aren't necessarily able to pinpoint why. Just look at Kurzgesagt. They know.

[@umiami80]

Your professionalism is beyond compare. Amazing.

[@unstoppableExodia]

Third! Hooray, strafefox returns. Easily the most consistent channel on KZbin

[@shanekelley3064]

Shinobi 3 is in my top games of all time. It's one of the perfect video games.

[@nothing5819]

The making of Knuckles Chaotix, please!

[@Utoobyourself]

I left you a comment on SOR2 a year ago and I'm gonna say it again. Your content just BLOWs AWAY other videos here to shame. You go far and beyond. The presentation, your research you have put all into this is simply amazing. If I had my own TV station network I would hire you in a heart beat. You deserve more than 58K

[@draskang]

The lack of praise for Shinobi III was criminal...

[@technosis9094]

Extremely well done video. I am going to watch every one. And a KZbin video with someone with s pleasant voice! Didn't think I would ever find one. Keep it up please.

[@pauljohnson7548]

The more I've gone back and played it over the years, the more convinced I've become that Shinobi III is the best Shinobi game in the series. I used to be partial to Revenge of Shinobi but in retrospect I think its successor is the better of the two. At any rate they are both all-time classics.

[@Syklonus]

I think the level design and Boss attack patterns are more advanced in Revenge of Shinobi, but Shinobi III is overall a smoother, faster and more exciting game to play.

[@tixastronauta]

What a fantastic 20min I just had. Amazing content. Congratulations and do continue!

[@TheSektorz]

Awesome video on a madly interesting subject. As a SEGA Genesis fan, those are the kinds of videos I really love, but sadly most of youtube is Nintendo fans doing countless of the same videos about Nintendo. So this is not only highly polished content, but refreshing.

[@ddrlear]

Shinobi 3 will always be my favorite sega game. Everything about it was perfect. Smooth. fast paced and fluid controls. Amazing music and art. Truly a masterpiece.

[@MelsoM_Music]

This message is not for Strafefox but for his fans : Guys, I know he's very humble and not needy , but I know you're thousands who want to give him more than likes and nice comments, so please let's thank him as he deserves by supporting him on his new Patreon channel (he has almost hidden it lol) : www.patreon.com/strafefox 😉

[@combeechan]

Just want to say, the professionalism of this channel is outstanding. I would expect this quality from high budget studios.

[@drifter4training]

The composer's mentor is Joe hisashi ?! GTFO

[@GreekRetroGeek]

Your presentation quality is not just top notch but sometimes hard to believe!!! Amazing amazing! Thank you!

[@Feelin_DanDy]

The production of this is amazing, you just earned a sub

[@carltonlong1985]

Very high production value. Been binging your uploads for the last couple days.

[@Garomasta]

Great video as always. I especially liked learning about Shinobi III, my favourite action platformer. I had no idea how drastic changes it went through, but it definitely paid off.

[@DintheAbary]

Another excellent video! I wish we had some design docs for bk3 with more insight on the cut content like the bike stages

[@iceweb38]

Same here!

[@jonbob2812]

These two games had a HUGE impact on my life and my musical writing style when writing for games, absolutely amazing, especially Shinobi. Yuzo is a genius.

[@mediaglitch]

This episode brought a tear to my eye. Thanks sir. I no longer have the best Revenge of Shinobi video on the internet. AMAZING VIDEO!!!

[@じょせふ-v2z]

Thank you for diving deep into the musical aspects of these games. Shinobi and streets of rage were both favorites of mine at a young age, I'd go on to discover and enjoy music like aphex twin a few years later... Now wondering if these games paved the way. Awesome vid

[@SpontaneousWeasel]

Amazing video! Have my subscription :) I couldn't count how many times I played ROS and SOR on my megadrive... I used to plug in my earphones to the front jack and listen to BMG for both titles and draw for hours! Finally completed ROS after years of struggling with the final boss - so satisfying....