'WWF RAW' Retrospective - Triangle X Squared O.

[@snbks4ever]

Fun fact, if you knock the ref down too many times he quits, walks to the back like when you elimnate in tag matches. The matches become no rules and whoever loses all their health first loses.

[@DongCorleone]

It is crazy how now I will look at a $60-$70 game and think it is expensive, then see those prices back from when I was a kid and realize that they were the same. So that could be why my parents never bought me many games outside of Christmas or my birthday.

[@JustinJTime]

That's when the economy was good as well.

[@MrBoJangles]

Even more expensive than that with inflation

[@ripman21]

A $60-$70 game is expensive when you're not getting a complete game.

[@NateTheGnat]

That’s why Blockbuster existed.

[@shorts26]

I was around at that those were the prices but the economy was really good everything else was much cheaper so the money went way further if you made 60k then you would be like making like 200k you would have homes for a few thousand cars were 500 bucks or 1000 etc etc

[@danielliens5360]

Got a multi tap for this on the mega drive. Hours of fun in the winter with this game.

[@IM_ProphetSoup]

Raw IS one of 2 games on the SNES that I'm most nostalgic over (and Turtles in Time). The amount of hours I would spend with my Brother and my friends playing it. Nailing each other with the bucket...I STILL randomly make that sound effect 😆

[@Dre_Santi]

The sounds when you land a punch, kick, or miss a leg drop are freakin iconic 😂😂😂

[@MCastleberry1980]

I can hear the 10 punches in the corner just thinking about it

[@cfairfax85]

And satisfying lol

[@Kinshinobi]

"Ugh!"

[@DHANK88]

Don’t forget choking the opponent sound lol

[@kevdogyt08ti]

The choking sound was freakin hilarious 🤣

[@alec2000]

Thanks for continuing this series, Ian. It still remains my favorite on your channel, next to GM Showdown. While I understand your amount of personal stories for this one wasn’t as high compared to Royal Rumble, it was still a fun time learning more of this game with you, and that’s why I love Triangle X Squared O. Lastly, I can’t wait for your next episode as you know I LOVE hearing your personal stories, and how much something means to you. So until then, Ian. Thanks for another good time today, I hope you and all the DanDans have a lovely weekend, and I love you all.😊❤️

[@LegendaryBoneThugs]

This game will ALWAYS be fun, idc lol Brings back so many memories

[@johnmeehan6444]

My first ever wrestling game. I remember playing this at my nanas house where I had a super nintendo. On this big brown wooden box with a tv inside it. Man the nostalgia watching this lol.

[@AsianSignGuyCena]

This trilogy of games was my childhood. They may not have been the best of games at the time but they have a soft spot in my heart.

[@RE-vy4wn]

Oh, simplistic yet so much fun to play WWF Raw, how I loved thy as my rental of choice from my local video store! Fantastic review as always, Ian! ❤

[@Machete87]

WWF Raw is War n Royal Rumble still hold a nice place in my heart.

[@88joedyer]

This was the game! 6 year old me going to my neighbours house to play it every day for hours on end. We couldn’t work out how to do most the finishers and there was no internet to help us! So spamming buttons until we managed to do one of them was extra memorable and rewarding! The Owen hart spinning sharpshooter (arms out tornado thing) was one of the most memorable. Also, you forgot the coolest part was the menu when you do the character select and it gave you their real entrance music snippet. Nothing cooler than razor Ramons music playing. Seriously we played this game for over 200 hours and loved every minute of it.

[@metrorican]

This is still one of my favorite wrestling games. It didn't really reinvent the wheel, but I still feel it was a step-up from Royal Rumble. Having the ability to return to the Rumble after getting eliminated with a new wrestler, a secondary weapon outside the ring, the referee quitting the match if he got knocked down too many times (thus turning it into a Brawl), occasional outside interference during 1-on-1 matches, the return of the Survivor Series, and entering the ring any time you wanted during a standard tag team or Survivor Series match because you could finally have the CPU control your partner on your team was a big deal to me. It's not the best wrestling game ever, but I'll argue from a feature standpoint, it was the best in the 16-Bit Era inside North America. Outside NA, Fire Pro rules all, of course.

[@CoreyParsons-b8q]

Still say they should of put the cage match in there some how

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

I still have this game in my collection

[@robchuk4136]

I had this on genesis. Liked it ok, but the lack of Royal Rumble and Cage matches made it pretty bare bones. The intro (and referee) was probably the best thing about it. Raw as a show was only a year old, and they wanted to capitalize on that. Good point about Slam Masters

[@lucalai9433]

Use to play this and royal rumble so much! Great memories and thank you for the video Ian!

[@jasonshouseoffunandvideoga7169]

I had a ton of fun with this when it came out. My favorite game of the time was rage in the cage though. Those awful but awesome fmv vids and that cage along with the impressive roster, awesome! ☝️🙌✨️

[@snbks4ever]

It is criminal that WWF never did more with Hakushi. He had great matches with Hart in WWE but amazing stuff with Great Muta in NJPW, took in Undertaker too in NJPW

[@sobbyhasselhoff]

His matches with Bret hart were great, then again, so was everybody's match with Bret.

[@daydayboogie1015]

That literally blew my mind when you spotted the scratch logo 😮😳 it really looks like it it's amazing this didn't get talked about.

[@ghw1985]

this was all we had in 94, and it was amazing every weekend hahaha then snsm came along and i loved it lol being born in 85 exposed me to every awesome video game

[@victorypudding9627]

Triangle X Squared Circle is such a good series name

[@86tjfender]

Great video this week. Super nostalgic game for me, it’s the first one I waited for its release, when I was 8. Going to a family get together and finding out my older cousin rented it for us to play, the school day lasted soooo long waiting to play that night. We played it from the time I got there to the time my parents dragged me out of there and I begged them to take me to Blockbuster to rent it for myself. They obliged, and BB was all out, and the weekend sucked lol. But Fire Pro, oh man so many hours sunk into that one. Downloading the files online and uploading them to my memory card to make my custom rosters and custom rings. This game was next level back in the day.

[@lasergame98]

Razor Ramon in the center of W.W.F. Raw logo. Missing you, Scott Hall.

[@theman2k7]

That bucket was unrivalled 🤣

[@Feralwolf444]

The bucket was supposed to be the one Mr. Fuji would pull handfuls of salt from to throw in the faces of Yokozuna's opponents

[@gameshock2916]

Fire Pro Wrestling is a game series that started in 1989 with Fire Pro Wrestling Combination Tag for the TurboGrafx-16 (PC Engine). Super Fire Pro Wrestling 3 Final Bout was the game I started with in 2005 and it was fun. However, the Fire Pro Wrestling series was originally just a Japanese series never brought to the United States. The first game to grace North America was in 2001 with a game called Fire Pro Wrestling AKA Fire Pro Wrestling Type A in Japan and I remember getting that cartridge in 2006 when I had a Nintendo Gamecube with the Gameboy Player. It was a great game and it was nice to play. Fire Pro Wrestling Returns is a game that I hold near and dear to me. The only game I specifically got a modded PS2 console for just so I can have the New Japan Pro Wrestling roster from 2014 - 2016 in this game because people used to mod Fire Pro Wrestling Returns to have updated rosters.

[@jahdorose8659]

I used to enjoy love playing raw for super Nintendo as a kid fun times

[@Hoesphhoestarr]

A couple good memories from this game I remember just listening to the themes on the character selection screen. Another fun one was when me and my brother kept knocking down the referee and eventually he just got fed up and left

[@Mankey619]

I love too see your retrospect video on WWF Superstars and Wrestlefest. Both of them deserves the recognition.

[@616Entertainment]

Already did WM:TAG. Check it out in Season 2, I believe.

[@bashcrash9148]

This is the one that started it all for me. While Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game had better graphics and presentation, my neighbor Corey and I just kept coming back to this one time and time again.

[@ChaseSchleich]

I loved the slop bucket in this game. I was around 9 years old when this game came out and the slop bucket was amazing because it was a brand new thing.

[@Better_callMe]

I love that Luna is included in the first RAW game. She was always so underrated. I was always in love with her. lol

[@stevenkilboy1319]

Dude sometimes all my comments sound the same but I’m always gonna drop one to try and help the video. Sick as always though Ian!

[@PhilLeotardosGhost]

This and Royal Rumble were EPIC!

[@swaggalikechrist]

Bro I could hear the intro music to this game when you were talking over it. It was one of my earliest memories of wrestling games and I had mine on The Genesis.

[@JoeyJ0J0]

I borrowed this game from a neighbor when I was a kid and had a lot of fun with it.

[@kevdogyt08ti]

Wow! I remember playing this both on the Super Nintendo and on ZSNES Emulator. 💯 A pretty solid classic wrestling game of the first R A W. #WWE #WWERAW #WWFRAW #SNES

[@marquesterry3585]

Memory Lane! I don't remember the air horns and whistles though lol

[@Machete87]

dude that Steiner screwdriver Scotty Steiner did was a thing of beauty

[@jugghead82]

AWESOME VID but man memories I played the crap out of RAW it was what it was the MEGA MOVES where SICK. Can't wait for Fire Pro Returns I have the PS2 one an I downloaded on PS3 years ago, when it came out I have the ps2 coy still to this day, It is a wrestling game of EPICNESS Indeed once again AWESOME VID ❤❤❤❤

[@Machete87]

the Attitude era logo from mid 90's-00's is present. its quite the easter egg thats been uncovered from yrs past. kinda kool when u think bout it.

[@DoctorInk20]

When you brought up _Saturday Night Slam Masters_ having matches with barbed wire and land mines, it made me realise how relatively grounded the _WWF_ games were. There should be more ridiculous wrestling games - not too cartoony, mind - but just heightening reality a notch or two to give a game some more personality. The more distinction in the characters and the arenas, the more heads turn to look. Also, thanks to you, I'll be powering through _SNSM_ this weekend. 😁

[@mhstylesmugen]

I'm looking forward for the next episode, I've spent a lot of time recently on Fire Pro Returns creating every WWE, WCW and ECW wrestler that appeared in previous Fire Pro Wrestling games, creating every championship belt that has a template in the game, creating rings and doing dream matches, I can't wait to hear your thoughts on the game.

[@FirestarHart]

I'm gonna have to record a challenge video of me hitting a Mega Move on WWF Raw now. Lol. I think I've only really had them done to me from the CPU. Don't get me wrong, I figured out how to slap someone in the Sharpshooter as Bret Hart and Owen Hart, but Mega Moves? Nah man, I gotta do it now. 😂 Great episode, my dude! As for those Video Game prices, holy crap, not only were games still pricey, but prices varied! New releases weren't exactly at the same base price. That's insane.

[@agudgorl]

I don't know if it's my sense of humor devolving into caveman levels of simplicity or me being easily pleased but the clown ragdolls at the first few seconds of the video had me ROLLING

[@ther0n1nnamed47]

This was the first wwf game I had played after Wrestlmania for the NES. It was amazing to me then. Now I can't, I just can't... ooo nostalgia

[@MattSmith-c5w]

I don’t understand why nobody has ever made a romhack that merges this whole series together. All the characters, match types and arenas from Super Wrestlemania, Raw, Rumble and Rage in the Cage.

[@SkellyDrAgOn]

I owned this game and loved it on SNES. Imagine sitting there playing and not realizing they put in interference and run ins. My friends never believed me. I kept telling them, "last night I was playing as Bret Hart against Diesel and Yokozuna ran in and started kicking my butt." It took forever for it to happen to them and realize I wasn't crazy. 😂

[@SuperNinjaMarth]

That intro for the game scared me a lot as a kid.

[@chris_t2020]

The best one in the Super Nintendo Trilogy although Royal Rumble is my personal favorite.

[@Jimmyagaming1988]

This game on the snes is the GOAT

[@Ravenz5220]

This was my introduction to wrestling

[@daatmvp3677]

First and only wrestling game i got for the genesis. This should help People realize why we were so happy with the aki games

[@wbcwinnipegbeltcollector]

I truly loved this game I still have my cartridge my brother got me from the 90s I have it on my mini snes and play it often and sometimes get lost for a hour or 2 playing rumbles and survivor swries matches of heels vs faces Odd ball teams vs well made units, and even the Clique vs the boys

[@wbcwinnipegbeltcollector]

The screens after your rumble win with the times of Elimination are great

[@kingtimmy88]

I had Royal Rumble on SNES and loved it.

[@airrean]

1st wrestling game I ever played, my first introduction to wrestling period....I was 4🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲

[@wolfee2754]

This game was my entire childhood, enjoyed every second of the game though my fingers sure didn’t

[@JuanMunoz-ie2lr]

Notice how the 1-2-3 Kid did 3 jumps in his mega move. 😅 Also can't wait for Fire Pro Returns retrospective.

[@britneyspearsvillarosa]

I love this game WWF raw on the super Nintendo

[@BrianJHutch]

I had this game as a kid and don't remember the air horns or whistles. They didn't come in my copy or maybe I just didn't notice them....

[@wolfhurricane897]

There is one game i wonder if you would be able to do for Triangle X Squared Circle. AAA Lucha Libre Héroes Del Ring for the PS3 and Xbox360 and possibly Wii if the rumor of the Wii version only being released in Mexico is true.

[@REALMRGOODLUCK]

Savio Vega was my pro wrestling trainer from 08 - 09. Wich means i am a student of Kwang. 😂😂😂

[@DowSimmons23]

Nice one

[@Machete87]

good point Slammasters came out that same yr. not sure if it was be4 or after. yea Royal Rumble or Raw did not look too pretty, but us oldies still remember them games fondly. think i rented Raw back then i didn't buy it though.

[@florianklink2961]

In 1994 me and my friend had some fun with Raw. But we noticed it wasn't all that different from Royal Rumble. The most enjoyable thing was the VHS tape that came with it (which was the reason for the high price). Still we didn't get most of the MEGA MOVES!!! to work and it was a downer. PS: Diesel didn't keep his promise to execute his MEGA MOVE!!! for real some day. Double downer.

[@MCastleberry1980]

I have so many good memories of playing this with my brother and neighbors (as well as Royal Rumble) kinda funny how many times we won the tag tournament as Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart, knowing what we know now. Side note: there's not much to say about the SNES Super Wrestlemania. No title tournaments, no finishers, everyone has the same moves. Genesis at least added finishers and a world title mode.

[@rossadams9203]

Theres 2 games I credit to my button mashing ability. Final fantasy 8 and WWF Monday Night Raw for the Sega. Dunno why, but 1-2-3 kid gave me fits on hard.

[@gezeo750]

I actually loved this game. The chair shots and bucket hits were awesome! I loved playing as 123 Kid. Definitely lacking, but good memories. Also I thought the music was better on the Genesis vs the SNES version oddly enough. But the SNES version had the better colors and stuff. But then I feel like the 32X version is the ultimate version of the game since it has the SNES colors and the Genesis music.

[@MaynardOwns]

The fact macho man and papas ha go aren’t in raw mean I played royal rumble and barley remember. I do remember going over Randy and letting his song play over and over.

[@gabrielsegura626]

Get a second player to join a tag match > Graple the CPU outside > During graple have one player poke the CPU (in the graple )with the chair > Watch the crazy glitches

[@memphis10k98]

hey when you make your videos do you make the video then record your audio to it? Or you record your audio then make the video around it?

[@Feralwolf444]

OK, so there is actually a series of cheat codes that even 616 doesn't seem to know about. On the character select screen, pressing the select button brings up the displayed characters stats. Every character has a unique button combination that allows you to edit the wrestlers stats, allowing you to make them as strong or weak as you want. You can have a super strong 1-2-3 Kid or a super agile Yokozuna. There was no stat limit, so you could blast ALL the stats to full and make your character super powered. The altered stats would save until you turned off or reset the console.

[@616Entertainment]

It's not that I don't know, it just doesn't mean anything to me. It's just like the handicap setting in Revenge or Mayhem. They're just sliders, ya know?

[@StoatKrowKomedy]

Where my Doink heads at?!

[@616Entertainment]

They're here in the comments!

[@Spider-Man9615]

The greatest run ever! 🤡🤘💰

[@mjdf122]

WWF Raw out now for the Super Nintendo Game Boy Sega Genesis Game Gear and 32X amazing memories

[@punklover99]

For a while it seemed like raw is where the super stars were. But smackdown is where the wrestlers were

[@DebitAdams]

My first wrestling game. The SNES version.

[@MaynardOwns]

I have never ever filled the bar as a kid. Only with a turbo controller.

[@UfodexENMD]

The return of Razor Ramons 720 back flip!!!

[@wrstldev742]

Diesel looks like late 80s/ early 90s Cactus Jack, or a thin One Man Gang.

[@thomasferraro479]

Doink the Clown was awesome on GM showdown

[@616Entertainment]

Hey man, 3x champion, what are he and Michael Myers going to do with those tag belts?

[@MikeBandada]

MDickie’s wrestling games are pretty fun yet bonkers since they got an entire roster composed of big time wrestling personalities from pro wrestling’s past and present albeit with names and images altered in order to avoid lawsuits as well as unpredictable finishing maneuver combinations.

[@JustinJTime]

Plus MDickie is well....a bit of a weirdo. 😆

[@henrydavis4369]

The 32 X version had crazy good wrestler themes compared to the SNES/GEN. Usually 32X does not usually take a leap in sound when its porting 16 bit games.

[@Marc_Araujo]

Hakushi was great...really underrated wrestler.

[@NateTheGnat]

He should have been in this game.

[@wftbanks5737]

3:48 God bless you

[@diggersdiecast8879]

the genesis version didnt have the air horn, thank god

[@Sniper_T_2x]

The fact that you don’t say cross is crazy

[@candoentertainment9118]

Still got it.

[@Chris47629]

Anyone remember the WWF ice cream bars? Those were amazing

[@britneyspearsvillarosa]

Saturday night's slam Masters was just like Street Fighter actually counts as a fighting game not a wrestling game❤

[@Crushbra]

Holy, Bret Hart could do a 720 and finish off with a Harlem hangover

[@1981CrueHead]

LJN were not master video game developers but this game still beats Royal Rumble and Super Wrestlemania by leaps and bounds. In Super Wrestlemania for the Super NES everyone had the same moveset with no finishers in the game, the Sega version gave you finishers. This game does offer up some variety but that's how a lot of game developers were and still are, they give things to you slowly and they make you pay for them a little at a time.

[@Machete87]

y is Diesel billed from Nevada. his character is from Detroit

[@verdellcouncil6616]

I love wwf raw and royal rumble games

[@chrisbiggs5415]

Look. All your points are valid but as a kid playing this game in 94, none of what you said mattered 😂. I love this game. Still one of my top favorite wrestling games ever. My brother and I spend hours just beating up the referee to see him quit the match lol.

[@Spider-Man9615]

My time spent with Raw was on... The Game Boy. Yeah.

[@scottdecowski4913]

The crown jewel of my Sega 32X collection 😂

[@AMP3083official]

I used to get so mad at a wrestler if he beat me or eliminated me from the RR that I'd do one-on-one matches with that wrestler and go ham on him with the chair or bucket for revenge. Btw, Idk about the whistle but I think the horns was something that used to be done in arenas.

[@Machete87]

Shango does returns as the Godfather later on

[@TWJP99]

Is Smackdown still considered to be the A show? Genuinely curious with Roman losing the belt if that's shifting.

[@Feralwolf444]

For those who don't who Kwang is, he became MUCH better known when he ditched the mask and ninja gimmick and embraced his Hispanic culture, becoming modern day Puerto Rican legend, (and honorary LWO member) Savio Vega.

[@NateTheGnat]

I liked Kwang more.

[@ScarysReviews]

shame we never got Raw 3, but, technically we did. Raw on SNES is the 1st, Raw on xbox is Raw 2, and Raw 2 IS RAW 3. they stuffed up making WM 21, awful. but seeing the Smackdown vs Raw games do so well, Raw lived with that franchise.