THE TEKKEN LEGACY BEGINS! Tekken (1994)

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[@quanchi1795]

I love it when Max does all the fighting games leading up to the newest one. I remember the hype for mkx

[@jeremyroberts8822]

Same. It’s some of my favorite content from him

[@thesamuraiman]

It's so good. It's like reminiscing your childhood with old friends.

[@EzioZ]

Shit I'm new to this , i love it 🔥🔥🔥

[@MrBrawler16]

We REALLY need some kind of Tekken collection

[@BensyBens]

I think we just need to see namco and sony adding the entire legacy ps1, ps2 & psp tekken games on ps5 via PlayStation plus premium (and later adding those titles to the PlayStation store with an option to purchase). Tekken 6 & Tag 2 are already available on xbox one/series because backwards compatibility and i don’t think we gonna see sony doing ps3 emulator on ps5 until the death of the ps4. Fated retribution? Technically we got it already because its the vanilla console version.

[@christophernear6990]

It's called Tekken 5

[@Davethe3rd]

​@@christophernear6990A 19 year old PlayStation 2 game.

[@rabronin]

@@christophernear6990 Yeah because you can easily buy and play that these days...

[@TonyTheTGR]

I think this is why the endings/arts and BGMs from previous games are available in the current one. The "current game" is functionally at any given time, "the collection."

[@Offroader210]

You can't go wrong with some good ass Tekken.

[@dock7777]

I’ll take 3 tekkens to go

[@orlanzo2621]

@@DragonHeart613 Tekken 3 honestly. T1 and T2 have aged like milk.

[@supermaster1325]

​@@DragonHeart613 Well if you know the history of this game, yk this should't be Tekken at all, it was only a prototype to Namco test 3D graphics at that time, i think the original name was Rave Racer lol

[@dock7777]

@@orlanzo2621 From a gameplay standpoint, yes. But Tekken 2 still holds up artistically. The stages, music, and story and atmosphere are still very impressive and stand out from the rest of the series

[@orlanzo2621]

@@dock7777 Definitely agree with that for sure, T2 still has some of the best music in the entire series in my opinion.

[@Nobuwaroo]

I kinda like this kind of legacy, a history lesson/video essay over an arcade/story run

[@ualarga]

i miss seeing max experience the games again.

[@sergiovillanueva4807]

I actually prefer the way it was before, it was funnier and more entertaining

[@wolfshade5020]

Back when video games were video games. Glad I have older systems to relive classics like Tekken

[@Bluespacedog]

@@wolfshade5020lol what does that even mean

[@Arcademan09]

1:53 Oh my god that is just straight up Star Platinum, which makes perfect sense, especially the gloves

[@SquidJoe]

30 Years of Tekken. This legacy will be glorious.

[@cZero475]

2024 release Jan 26 , was understandable 😅

[@ggarzagarcia]

I love when Max said yesterday (paraphrase): Kazuya picks up his father, casually throws his father off a cliff, and just smiles with satisfaction. 🤣🤣🤣 the way he said it last night was too funny

[@jmwooodenyt]

Really looking forward to this Legacy. The way tekken has changed and transformed itself through the years is insane.

[@jmoorenyc7382]

Classic! This bring back so many memories. Tekken 2 took things to the next level. Tekken 3 was revolutionary!

[@Kapitan_D]

tekken 3 was how i got into the series, LOVED that game as a kid

[@SkarjOS]

I can only wish this Tekken legacy has the same climactic crescendo of music and optimism that the end of the SF legacy had

[@VideoGameFan23]

Virtua Fighter and Tekken are created by the same game director Seiichi Ishii, who was working at Sega at the time creating Virtua Fighter then switched to Namco to create Tekken.

[@sridrawings4510]

So basically they pulled a fatal fury in the 3d fighting games then?

[@Scythr2s]

Tekken has been one of the competitors that goes beyond the level of what fighting game is all for the challenge and its study of combat

[@VGF64-2]

The fact Tekken 8 is releasing on the franchise's 30th anniversary year, wew lad.

[@kamen.rider.decade]

Ah, fond memories of my friends absolutely HATING me for memorizing King's ridiculous throw chains (because they had no idea how to get out of them.)

[@DayFul]

Tekken 1 was was pretty rough gameplay wise but it had a style, Cool factor and charismatic characters that VF couldn't compete with. Tekken 1's soundtrack still goes hard af, Stadium and Chicago still go straight on the jukebox for T7 and will do in 8 too

[@orlanzo2621]

Ehh, that’s a matter of opinion, I still prefer VF over Tekken even now. Even critically VF as a series has done better than Tekken. VF’s main problem was being stuck on consoles that literally sold 10 times less (Saturn and Dreamcast) for a lot of its existence, and lack of marketing and promotion (in the west).

[@CYB3R2K]

​@@orlanzo2621nah VF characters aren't great

[@orlanzo2621]

@@CYB3R2K That’s literally an OPINION man. They aren’t great to YOU. As someone who actually grew up with the series I love the cast. I love the fact that they are grounded realistic martial artists. They are regular people. Just because they aren’t dinosaurs, “devils”, bears, edgy Shonen protagonists wannabes, or robot chainsaw anime girls it doesn’t mean they are somehow bad characters. I like Jacky Bryant more than anyone in Tekken, and he’s simply an Indy Car driver who does Jeet Kun Do. But I love his hype personality, charisma, and style. I find Sarah better than Nina, she has much more personality and I like her gameplay more, Jeffry more than Marduk, Brad more than Bruce, etc.

[@CYB3R2K]

@@orlanzo2621 dude, nobody can name a single character aside Akira from VF that's how forgettable those designs were, the opinion of a fanboy doesn't count. I don't like SF but I'll never deny the icon status of Chun Li. Same here.

[@orlanzo2621]

@@CYB3R2K Once again what you’re saying isn’t factual man, it’s an opinion. Learn what an opinion is. You’re speaking for yourself,l. Just say that YOU don’t know any VF characters besides Akira. Yea I’m pretty sure you WOULDN’T know any characters if you’ve never really played the series, which I can tell you haven’t. Just come on out and say you don’t know anything about VF and that YOU don’t know the characters and be done with. Lol. Anyone who’s played the series knows characters like Jacky, Sarah, Brad, etc have personality. You can’t sit here and tell me Nina (who’s beyond dry and boring) has more personality or charisma than Sarah. Stop it.

[@ToyotaKudoFan]

I REALLY want a remastered collection of Tekken 1-3. Don't change the gameplay or rebalance anything, just give the games a fresh coat of paint with updated models and backgrounds (even upgrade the backgrounds to be 3D rather than 2D like T3's arcade version). Along with HD ports of Tekken 4-6 and both Tag games with online play. Just give us a way to access old school Tekken on modern consoles.

[@D3M0MAN912]

Honestly, I think the PS2 version of Tag 1 could've been the best of the classic games. But the balancing was just too inconsistent. Remember how OP Jin and Devil were? Goddamn.

[@alexanderkennedy3736]

As Max's intro says indeed, lets gooooo!

[@Turnabout]

As someone who was frequenting arcades when Tekken came out, none of us were absolutely blown away by the graphics of Tekken, but we appreciated the hold-back-to-block style rather than the block button of VF and MK for those of us who came up playing a lot of SFII. Also, if I recall correctly, gaming magazines touted the game's auto-adjust to compensate for players spamming favorite moves over and over. I have no idea if that was a real thing or how well it worked out, but I distinctly remember that being part of the marketing push.

[@Titoman24]

I love watching your videos bro been watching since 2010 I remember I used to call u Maximilian Dod instead of Dood haha I was 19 at the time I’m 32 now it’s been fun watching your content over the years

[@xxnike0629xx]

I wouldn't mind a PS5 collection with: Tekken Tekken 2 Tekken 3 Tekken 4 Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion Tekken 7: Fated Retribution

[@neomachine855]

Tekken 7 is already backwards compatible on both new gen systems and still looks decent so that's not happening anytime soon especially with the guest characters in that game, as for Tekken 6 it could definitely get a remaster although it is backwards compatible on new gen xboxs and still looks decent, the first 5 games along with Tag 1 getting remastered would be great though

[@MegamanNG]

The original Tekken, released in 1994 for the PS1. And yeah, it holds up for the most part but this was where it all began and unlike most other games, the timeline is consistent.

[@sergiovillanueva4807]

I miss the old legacy videos with max playing through the arcade ladder and stuff, it was funnier

[@demonv-1]

This was my first Tekken and it was my first PS1 game also. At the time it was the best fighting game you could get at home. It was the first game to sell 1 million on the Playstation.

[@bastiwen]

Tekken 1 is pretty rough to go back to honestly. Tekken 2 was already a big leap from 1 and then 3 really brought it all together.

[@vincentfalcone9218]

I remember thinking Battle Arena Toshinden was the better very early PlayStation 3D fighter. Insane how things turned out for both franchises.

[@memesandhoi2924]

How many installments are in the Battle Arena Toshinden series again?

[@GambitCrowe]

@@memesandhoi2924 i remember having the 4th game and that game was so slow!

[@memesandhoi2924]

@@GambitCrowe It also never left Japan and Europe. I guess the series stopped selling well by that point.

[@fettazresh]

These tekken legacies are how i found out that Asuka was really just Jun in a mask. (Also Gardevoir in Pokken)

[@TheRogueWolf]

_Tekken_ felt weird back in the day; it did some things we weren't used to yet. But it absolutely helped pave the way for the future of 3D fighting games.

[@LukeDodge916]

Im really glad I found your channel as you're doing this Tekken retrospective. I was a kid at the arcade when the OG rolled out and I was an MK kid, but I saw the draw of these new 3D fighters. Tekken was my 2nd PSX game so I've always had this love for the series even though I stopped playing after 3. But this channel is making me want to get the later games and expand my Tekken love! Ah the warm blanket love of nostalgia...

[@MaoriGamerDood]

My first Tekken was my 1st game in the series. and boy howdy I have been in love with the series ever since. Gotta love Tekken

[@ItsParachuteAdams]

as a young 90s kid I was in love with wrestling, wwf etc, when I saw Tekken in an arcade and King doing a suplex it blew my mind

[@Zerroth]

I remember reading in a magazine that to unlock the blue Kazuya or the Devil Kazuya, you have to beat the Galaga game at the start. After many failures, I eventually beat it. Devil Kazuya never unlocked. I beat Galaga twice more after that. Devil Kazuya still never unlocked.

[@auto5199]

I’m not a long term fan of takken, but I love to learn about the history of games like street fight or killer instinct, so I’m happy to add tekken to the list

[@jorquon23colox18]

One thing i love about Legacys is....The Thumpnails...look that Peace of Art

[@eduardosgg]

Lets goooo!! I was waiting for this, always good to look back at such a great franchise (tekken tag 1 the goat btw)

[@Eaglesoars8891]

Tekken 1 is super rough🤯 but if it wasnt for this game we wouldnt have gotten two sequels

[@pious83]

T2 was the perfected proof of concept to T1.

[@Yolgezer35]

Tekken 7 Hardest difficulty 9 hours stream is the best stream ever and every new year night i watch this stream :D

[@2toottoot]

lets be Honest The Epic Music throughout the years of Tekken Series is the call back

[@bradskag3007]

Tekken 1, 2, HD Tag 1, 5 dr, 6, and tag 2 are all on ps3. Tekken 3 is on the ps classic. 7 and 2 are on ps4 (6 and tag 2 are playable as well?) Tag 1, orignal 5, 4, and 3 are all harder to play nowadays and mostly run on old hardware or roms

[@lurtz8656]

There are a lot of amazing fighting game channels that make me want to play fighting games. Max makes me passionate about them, it's mad different.

[@bingobot]

I still remember watching Tekken on PS1 for the first time in 1995 or so on a big screen TV. literally IRL jawdrop, it was nuts

[@brodymuser2947]

3:07 Michelle, julia was tekken 3

[@statesminds]

Lets gooo! I loved this series for SF

[@SirDave1988]

It's mad that Tekken 8 is out THIS month!! 👊🏻

[@InitialDL84]

I just finished rewatching your KOF Legacy, now you're doing a Tekken one. Noice! I only really played T1 in the arcade a few times, thought it was just a cheap knockoff of VF. It wasn't until I played T2 was when I became a dedicated fan of the series from there on out.

[@Peannlui]

There was a VF designer that worked on Tekken 1 - ah, Max mentions it as I type this - but the comparisons end there. Plus IMO Tekken has more personality. 👀

[@BensyBens]

@@Peannlui isn’t the same guy left namco and made the tobal games and that’s one fighting game with final fantasy 7 characters?

[@MatticusFinch1820]

Tekken 5 on PS2 is the best package because it has an arcade mode where you can play the first three Tekken games arcade perfect... For free!

[@ViKatamari]

i'm a die hard Tekken fan but YIKES... this shit is ROUGH!

[@DaBeatsmithBennyBlaze]

Tekken is one of my favorite fighting game series. I still got my Tekken 1 PS1 disc. I just pre-ordered Tekken 8 to get the physical Amazon Launch Edition. I'm looking forward to rocking it.

[@kamb0510]

I love Tekken 1 character select theme. Brings me back to my childhood

[@yakov9903]

Tekken 8 is the first Tekken game I've actually dedicated time to learning and getting good at, so now with a better understanding of what makes Tekken tick I'm excited to watch one of these legacies for the first time.

[@junk_bot_man6412]

They are starting to release tekken on PS5, like you said, 2 and 6 are there (the psp version of 6) so hopefully they release more. I personally want to play 5

[@BensyBens]

I don’t think the ps2 games gonna make it anytime soon and that’s because sony doing stupid stuff with ps+ premium. Maybe we gonna see tekken 1 but for some reason tekken 3 had licensing issues (gon is a guest character) and i don’t know why but dark resurrection psp never got released digitally on the PlayStation store outside japan (basically the game is unavailable on a unmodified vita with a western psn account) i think there is a license issue in this one too but i don’t know why, i think it’s because one of the special outfits designs that’s included for one of the characters but it’s never confirmed.

[@junk_bot_man6412]

@@BensyBens that sucks

[@BensyBens]

@@junk_bot_man6412 yeah that’s suck but at least tekken 6 and tag 2 are available on xbox one/series via backwards compatibility.

[@JAGtheTrekkieGEMINI1701]

@@BensyBens TTT2 Sucka though but T6 is decent

[@junk_bot_man6412]

@@BensyBens ah nice

[@Yungbeck]

I started this series with Tekken 3 and just recently went back to check out the origins. I had to resort to roms for the og Tekken, and Tekken 2 is like you said on PS5 included in the classic catalogue. Now we only need Tekken 3 as well with trophy support!

[@black_6ft_chevy]

The true countdown to the release of Tekken 8!!! How I missed the legacy videos! Great start to the new year!!!😎👍🏿

[@kamenrangerzeo8251]

I am hyped Max to watch your King of Iron Fist (Tekken) Legacy videos.

[@DBDax93]

So before Tekken 7 the ONLy tekken games I ever played were Tag, Tag 2 and revolution. Tekken 7 was my 1st "mainline" tekken game. I enjoyed it and can't wait to try tekken 8. Idk anything about the lore or legacy of the brand, but I always hear my other friends who enjoy fighting games talk about tekken. I look forward to the tekken legacy series.😊

[@shawnheidingsfelder8179]

This game feels so old, graphic-wise, and then I look at the release date (1994)...I was a sophomore in college then. God I feel old now. It really felt like "3D" fighting games came out before then, but I guess not.

[@TonyTheTGR]

I remember one time in a GameStop, near the PS2>PS3 turnaround, where there was a box set of Tekken 4/5/Tag for PS2... and with 1-3's Arcade Ports on 5; this was the closest thing to a "Tekken Collection" I've ever seen.

[@raz9305]

Just like Mortal Kombat in the arcade, Tekken is synonymous with quarter-munching. Those were some good days. You could put some quarters onto the cabinet to be next in line and anyone playing wouldn't think it's a donation to have them fight again. Good times.

[@nrXic]

In my arcade, this game was bigger than VF, and I heard this was the case in North America in general vs Japan. When VF2 came out it got attention for the visuals but the deliberate and chess-like gameplay simply didn't draw crowds. Tekken drew crowds watching and the caused people to give it a play. Tekken 2 was pretty huge as well. It would have a lineup while VF2 was unplayed. Which was just nuts to me. I also have to fault the arcade operator that put the difficulty far too hard. But I loved it. VF2 was the better looking, sounding, and playing game IMO. Even though I really dug the controls of Tekken, I started falling in love with Tekken when Tag Tournament came out.

[@husskymo]

The greatest game in the series has never got a rerelease on the major platforms probaly because of the licencing issues with Gon. Truely frustrating.

[@BeastGamerKuma]

I didn't start Tekken until Tekken 3 on console. Did play the other Tekkens in Arcades though.

[@Mankey619]

It's amazing that how Tekken build its legacy here. Definitely got me excited to play the upcoming 8th sequel.

[@rabronin]

I mean they did it for Street Fighter right? A Tekken Anniversary Collection would be cool.

[@NegoClau]

Tekken was so ahead of it's own time...

[@kidvex5741]

Apparently king is the best character in this game

[@nahhmyg]

i was just thinking to myself how max should be doing a tekken legacy like street fighter like 2 days ago lol

[@Nibelhiem86]

Man loves fighting games. I wish i could match his enthusiasm, but sometimes i get burned out by fighting games and need a two year break from them

[@TheCreepypro]

love looking back at these old games

[@magicalcapi9148]

Tekken's 1 UI looks like an old powerpoint presentation... Which is weirdly charming nowadays

[@johnnybarrett9017]

My eyes literally lit up when I seen this. These were the DAYS

[@HoliGallistur1023]

Everyone : Let's play Tekken VIII Max : No , no , no ... TEKKEN LEGACY BABY !! LET'S GOOOOOOO 🔥🔥🔥

[@santiolmedo1711]

I was recently looking at your old Tekkem and PSOne legacy videos so it's nice to get an updated perspective from you.

[@Siah-Nara]

I grew up playing all fighting games since my dad was a big gamer but I’ve never understood the mechanics of tekken lol it’s always been the most intimidating and difficult to play compared to sf and mk

[@Peannlui]

one button = one limb 👍

[@juanin1556]

​@@Peannluiyou forgot the inputs 😅

[@pious83]

It's funny that I also got Tekken 1 long after release. Shortly before T3 and I just thought it was unplayable. The bare bones of what I loved in T2 were there. But I just couldn't get to grips with it. The leap between the first game and it's sequel was undeniable.

[@phhase0203]

As someone looking forward to Tekken 8 Oh yeah! Tekken Legacy here we go! Waiting for Tekken 3 as it was my first Tekken!

[@HartleySan]

I remember randomly seeing Tekken 1 in the arcade back in the day, not even knowing how to pronounce the name of the game, and accidentally discovering Law's throw where he runs up the opponent's chest. I just did that over and over again, thinking it was the coolest move I'd ever seen in a game. Didn't particularly love the game beyond that though, although the 3D was cool at the time.

[@ladynikkie]

I remember first playing this game back in 97 when my parents bought a PlayStation we went to our local Best Buy and usually when they sell the PlayStation games they put the greatest hit titles separately and they always sold them for less than $20 my parents bought me Tekken 1 and 2.

[@aegisreflector1239]

Tekken 1 my first PS1 game. Awesome revolutionary game for it's time coming from the 16 bit era

[@trevorghalt1881]

This Legacy is cool, kind of just going through the history of Tekken is fun

[@thesamuraiman]

I know Tekken 1 and 2 are also on the PS Vita digitally. They might be PSP games (backwards compatibility), but idk if they're arcade ports or PS1 ports. That's how I first played them, but yeah, now they're also on PS5 if you pay a ridiculous amount of money for their PS Premium subscription.

[@blizz44]

This legacy is going to be a blast

[@ClownBabyG-Zus]

the first time i saw Tekken was strangely at a 7/11. it was the only time they had an arcade machine. it was only up for a little while before it wasn't there anymore. my brother played it and said it felt weird and we didn't think about it until we eventually got a ps1 and bought it along with WWF in your house, which is a funny thing you i recommend if you like wacky characters with silly combos.

[@bananabike279]

Didn't expect a history lesson for this Legacy, but I like it!!

[@oopopp]

Tekken Legacy!! LET'S GOOÒOÒOOOO!!

[@Jack_Mercer]

The only Tekken that got a port/remaster was Tekken Tag Tournament, on PS3, in a Tekken Hybrid disc containing: - Tekken Tag Tournament HD - Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Prologue - Tekken Blood Vengeance movie

[@jinpei05]

Hooray, moon jumps are back! 😅

[@raphaelbenvenuto5519]

Tekken "1" was one of the first games i bounght do Ps1. Legendary.

[@lestat23l]

Virtua fighter 2 was my favorite back in the day

[@Robert-818]

I love Tekken 1. When I first saw it I was impressed and to me it looked far better than VF1 on Saturn. I was also amazed at the amount of playable bosses you could unlock. This wasn't really the norm at the time. OST is hard AF. I still use King George, Chicago, Venice etc. I hope the volume for classic BGM is higher in the T8 jukebox. T2 does render the game obsolete though. But in terms of gameplay it got real good by 3, since you could ukemi, side roll etc. I do prefer the aesthetics of 2. And the young versions of Kaz, Hei, Law etc.

[@PingerSurprise]

YES! The Tekken Legacy is BACK!

[@Sphat90]

The one that surprises me they haven't reissued is Soul Blade, the pre- Soul Calibur game that has a big following but Namco acts like doesn't exist.

[@germa9090]

Imagine you as a kid and the very first Tekken you play is the brilliance that is called Tekken 3. But then you say, Hey! What about the first two?They MUST be as great as the third one right? You bother your parents to rent the first and second one.... And you sit there staring at the your old ass tv telling yourself that this is a bad dream.

[@aaron_aj_knight_95]

My mother's been a Tekken fan since I was in diapers. I lost my Tekken virginity to T3 back in 1999 before playing the first two others. Then she bought T4 in Christmas 2004 with her slim PS2. I've been a fan ever since.

[@l33tshinobi70]

We desperately need a retro collection for T1-Tag 1. Hoping Bandai Namco plays ball, and realizes the pull they had in the 90s-early 00s. Sega is starting to do this already, albeit recently.

[@StarDragonJP]

I haven't played 1 much, but wasn't part of the reason they were able to add so many characters because half of them were clones? It's still awesome for the time even with that though

[@VladyO]

I don't think I'd mind Tekken 9 going the way of Soul Calibur VI or Mortal Kombat 9 by re-telling the story of the first few Tekken games while finding ways to put newer characters into them.

[@topbackpodcast2615]

I wouldn’t mind if they jumped a couple of years honestly like the gap between Tekken 2 and Tekken 3. We need to start phasing out the OG characters like Paul Phoenix and Nina. Jin and Xiaoyu could be married or something.

[@brayenmorrison3199]

First..... Tekken Legacy!!! Again for T8.

[@KamiKoroshi_]

Nice to finally see Max doing a Tekken legacy playthrough again. Lol

[@gstvgs]

2:10 this devil kazuya is literally Star Platinum

[@matthewulanski217]

Bandai Namco just did a recap video of the Mishima storyline going into Tekken 8, done by Brian Cox of HBO's Succession. They used footage from Windermere for Tekken. Who is Windermere and what were their contributions to the fighting game landscape?

[@NaughtyJuri]

*Drink a shot every time max says virtual fighter XD*