The director of this game went on to make Guardian Heroes so the ability to change planes makes so much sense. Even the fighting system was used as a canvas. Thanks for making this video SNES drunk, more people should know about it.
@pittsburghboyertown38214 жыл бұрын
This is why I love this channel. I'm a huge Guardian Heroes fan amd had no idea this existed.
@only2574 жыл бұрын
Pittsburgh Boyertown nice👍📼📺🎞
@richardfan71575 ай бұрын
And also two of the Bleach games on DS
@samfrito4 жыл бұрын
Honestly, this game is an occult revelation. How did they make a 4 player fighter this fast and deep on a cartridge on Sega Mega Drive without witchcraft?
@MrVariant4 жыл бұрын
0:32 4 player back in the day, nice lol virtua fighter 2 on genesis is so bastardized compared to saturn and this does so much better lol layering like guardian heroes too
@PsychomachineryEBM4 жыл бұрын
Because of Treasure, a badass development team
@daboolaj3 жыл бұрын
This game was so special during that Era. Having all your buddies over to play for hours was the best.
@Gatorade69 Жыл бұрын
@@daboolaj VISUALSHOCK! SPEEDSHOCK! SOUNDSHOCK! NOW IS THE TIME TO THE 68000 HEART ON FIRE! Seriously the Motorola 6800 processor in the Genesis is more powerful than people give it credit for and a skilled developer like Treasure were able to absolutely push it to It's limits.
@michaelromeo95674 ай бұрын
Treasure said that Games like Alien Soldier , or Yuyu Hakusho were impossible on SNES 🤷♀ Old asss 1988 Megadrive processor destroys SNES procssor(even if it is more recent ) Motorola 68 000 was a beast from the arcade hardware. SEGA managed to lower its price by ten.. That's the secret wizzardry. 😉😉
@madspunky4 жыл бұрын
Nobody could program on the Genesis like Treasure could : D And they rocked the N64, too!
@Nathan-rb3qp4 жыл бұрын
And the Sega Saturn.
@cazamilfs89454 жыл бұрын
That ain't true You liar !
@JimPanzeeEsq4 жыл бұрын
Help me, Marinaaaaaaa!!!
@Marzimus4 жыл бұрын
Guardian Heroes was damn fine in it's time. Co-op combos were quite satisfying and Versus mode had EVERY character model available (looking at you 😏 Def Jam: FFNY).
@kekeke89884 жыл бұрын
@@Marzimus Guardian Heroes still looks impressive IMO. Much better than most indie pixel art games.
@starlightwitch124 жыл бұрын
The Yu Yu Hakusho anime series is my childhood, and it was popular in my country back in the 90s (under the name Ghost Fighter). Also this game also later inspired the gameplay of Guardian Heroes and Bleach DS.
@zackschilling43764 жыл бұрын
Which Bleach DS game? I thnk there was 3 released here in NA. - Blade of Fate (I think this one is a fighter while the others are Strategy/RPGs - DArk Souls - 3rd Phantom
@starlightwitch124 жыл бұрын
Bleach DS 2nd: Dark Souls (aka Kokui Hirameku Requiem)
@thCianci4 жыл бұрын
Hi, Snesdrunk! As a brazilian, I can confirm that the text WAS CHANGED to a badly translated portuguese. It was enough to understand everything, just not very professional. Sega had a good relationship with its brazilian publisher Tectoy (for whatever reason) and YuYu Hakusho (the anime) was a big deal here, so for some miracle we got the game
@starphaser4 жыл бұрын
YuYu Hakusho was a really, really big deal in Brazil. It was one of the most popular animes in the late 90's, perhaps the most popular one after the tremendous success of Saint Seiya (also known as Knights Of The Zodiac).
@xtokumaru Жыл бұрын
I own the Brazilian cartridge and the translation is indeed very bad, but it's there. It's also a very bad hacking job, where they butchered the characters' names to fit in the same tiles as the original names (i.e. "Urameshi" became "Urai"). The game also randomly switches between Portuguese and Japanese as you play. It's an incredibly poor translation job.
@brunomoraes99674 жыл бұрын
Wow! I'm Brazilian and had no idea that my country was the only one other than Japan to receive this game. Makes a lot of sense, because the anime was pretty huge here in the 90s and Tec Toy, the official Sega representative is really aware of the particularities of Brazilian culture, and was really focused on what the youth wanted at the time. They're still active, though their demographics have changed to serve older people nostalgic for their Master System and Genesis games. They also sell Sonic and Knuckles hoodies, which are amazing.
@themilkman66694 жыл бұрын
My friend and I found this game on his Everdrive cart with the English patch and we were blown away by just how fun it was with 3 players.
@cazamilfs89454 жыл бұрын
Don't believe you sorry
@themilkman66694 жыл бұрын
@@cazamilfs8945 And nobody believes megalodon sharks exist. Just saying.
@themilkman66694 жыл бұрын
@TripleDoubleNoTAS Still works perfectly fine. I don't see why it wouldn't.
@sloppynyuszi4 жыл бұрын
I thought this was a low end Saturn Game. For a Mega Drive it’s amazing
@thecunninlynguist4 жыл бұрын
This looks gorgeous, animation is very fluid....really looks like you're playing an anime.
@Pych0t3ddy4 жыл бұрын
What trickery did Treasure use on the Genesis to do the things they made that console do?
@TheGunmanChannel4 жыл бұрын
Of course there's no slow down, *Blast Processing!*
@christopherknott46024 жыл бұрын
Now say the same thing while you're balls deep. lol xD
@jmbenetti4 жыл бұрын
Dr retro has a great article on Blast Processing. It has nothing to do with speed and it wasn't ever used on a real game. It's just direct access to video memory to show an image on hi-color mode, but you lock the cpu BLASTING per pixel color information, so the cpu is locked painting the screen and you have no room left for game logic. Then, nope, this isn't Blast Processing.
@StaticTV804 жыл бұрын
@@jmbenetti GENESIS DOES BLAST PROCESSING and you are mad 😆
@CiroGalli4 жыл бұрын
Needless to say Yuyu Hakusho is one of the best manga\anime ever made.
@lilybergamo4 жыл бұрын
yeah we would get this game here in Brazil only 5 years later in 1999 funnily enough
@Mattno.7774 жыл бұрын
Cara. Eu Nunca ouvi alguem falar sobre Este jogo carai.
@Mattno.7774 жыл бұрын
E SOU DE 2007!!!
@scy7her4 жыл бұрын
@@Mattno.777 Meu amigo tinha esse cartucho, jogávamos por horas...
@GabMacedoo4 жыл бұрын
Eu tenho a versão em português desse jogo. Eh muito bom!
@vitorkk3284 жыл бұрын
@@GabMacedoo caramba, no cartucho msm ou rom hack?
@travisshallenberger94864 жыл бұрын
I've never heard you say "any way you can" in such an imploring voice. This game must really be something.
@thenostalgiafactor50234 жыл бұрын
Total length of video: 320 secs. Total length of "SEGA Drunk": 4 secs. 1.25% of the video was spent listening to "SEGA Drunk."
@reiatomsk4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, you never disappoint me
@arfarfarf2564 жыл бұрын
I could've gone for a full 10 seconds. Maybe next time.
@dannylachman14 жыл бұрын
Which is not enough!!!!
@howsitgoingwhiskerdude4 жыл бұрын
Treasure also developed Bleach: The Blade of Fate for the DS. First thing I was reminded of while watching this.
@luizkorynga4 жыл бұрын
Yu yu Hakusho sunset fighter is translated for Brazilian Portuguese (very poorly) but translated
@superarty74 жыл бұрын
Fala Luiz. Esse jogo eu consegui jogar no Mega Drive muito tempo atrás, quando era moleque. Bom demais
@luizkorynga4 жыл бұрын
@@superarty7 Talvez seje o melhor de yu yu Hakusho tbm
@AlfredoGarcia-ie2jv4 жыл бұрын
I love that they changed the name of the Toguro brothers to "Toguro" and "Toguri" lol.
@niltonbalbi81394 жыл бұрын
Omg... I used to play this game back in 1996 with my older brother.... This was the shit. Here in Brazil everyone loves yuyu Hakusho. We didn't own the cartridge, so we had to rent it... We absolutely loved this game. So much action. So many awesome moves!!! I wish I still had my old mega drive... Great video, man.....
@TheHighsea4 жыл бұрын
I feel like it’s been a long time since you have given such a ringing endorsement! Excited to try it
@MarceloKamui4 жыл бұрын
I have my brazilian copy, so glad it was released in Brazil thanks to TECTOY.
@nayannmartinelli3004 жыл бұрын
Just gotta say, The Brazilian dub for the Yu Yu Hakusho anime here in Brazil was freaking great; although I am pretty sure people who prefer a more faithful translation would lose their heads if they listened to it for more than a minute :p
@pallafox3 жыл бұрын
I had this cartridge when i was a kid, my dad got it from shanghai. We had no idea this game was so rare. Of all the games in sega, this and bare knuckle 3 were the ones you can play any times without getting tired of it.
@Spoocecow4 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack on this game is out of control, Treasure absolutely firing on all cylinders for this one
@Protoman854 жыл бұрын
what do they call a "battle royale" in snesdrunkland? a battle royal... with cheese
@adammcinturff15814 жыл бұрын
Look at the big brain on Brad! But I wouldn’t know. My girlfriend is a vegetarian, which pretty much makes me a vegetarian as well. But I’m sure that’s a tasty burger.
@jessragan67144 жыл бұрын
A battle royale with molasses, judging from my personal experience.
@boyonthephone14 жыл бұрын
It's coz of the fuckin metric system
@MikaKnightMare4 жыл бұрын
Everything Is Better With Cheese
@BakiX4 жыл бұрын
I just want to say, I am having an absolute awful day today, I feel horrible, and anxiety levels are dealing 9999 DMG. But your videos, even only at bite size, really help with the stress and bring comfort at a time I could really use some. I sincerly thank you for that, Drunk. Really.
@deabreu.tattoo4 жыл бұрын
This game set the foundation on which Smash Bros was built: 4 players, universal special inputs, block button. My favourite fighting game for the Mega Drive.
@kramerdesign94434 жыл бұрын
This game is peak SNESDrunk - no hidden gems bullshit, zero clue this game existed, disbelief that there are *still* incredible games to be found 25 years later
@iamryan92344 жыл бұрын
Hey Drunk, please make a video on Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Eye of the Beholder for the SNES. It is a super difficult game and more people need to know about this one
@retroarchives83794 жыл бұрын
It's a port from a very famous PC game, so I don't know if that's really obscure
@iamryan92344 жыл бұрын
Retro Archives there are tens of thousands of downloads on ROMs like Mario and Zelda. Even obscure games have more downloads than EotB. I get what you mean though
@denjindhalsim4 жыл бұрын
It’s also on the Japanese megadrive mini
@blindreddragon4 жыл бұрын
It's my birthday and you drop a video on a game based on one of my favorite animes and on my original video game system, Thank you so much, love your videos, keep up the great work
@paulomarra77344 жыл бұрын
This probably came to Brasil because this Cartoon is huge here. It was a game changer for dubbing and also is one of the best animes of all time. After knowing it was made by treasure, it made me realize this is probably a precursor for Guardian Hero's battle system. I miss treasure.
@TMIATC4 жыл бұрын
I LOVED Yu Yu when I was a kid. It was my second favorite show on Toonami. If would've known about this when I was a kid, I would've shit my pants
@pablokatt4 жыл бұрын
Wow! What happiness to see this game here. When a played this game in "anyway I could" I was amazed! I can't believe this awesome graphics in Genesis. I think if Genesis have had a good magazine as Nintendo have had Genesis have had more fans in the ninties.
@Ghostflowers4 жыл бұрын
A new SNESdrunk video? Always a great way to start the day!
@gez91454 жыл бұрын
Nice, you can see the parental DNA of Guardian Heroes in the multiplane multiplayer fighting
@nimaiiikun4 жыл бұрын
interestingly Bleach for the DS plays almost exactly like YuYu Hakusho, and also made by Treasure. Different anime but in a way a spiritual sequel in terms of gameplay. It also revealed the bankai of many characters before it even appeared in the manga and anime!
@Basqui.4 жыл бұрын
I played this game to bits when I was young. The 4-player battle royale was awesome with friends. I miss having friends.
@dannylachman14 жыл бұрын
TREASURE!!!!!!!! One of my fav developers in the world! When are you going to do a vid on just treasure games??????
@LimitedEye4 жыл бұрын
Bro I wish I had this as a kid I would’ve been beyond happy my favorite anime/manga series mixed with my favorite genre of gaming
@icaromiranda99814 жыл бұрын
Yu Yu Hakusho was HUGE here in Brazil along DBZ and Knights of Zodiac, it doesn't surprise me they released it here, nor does the fact they didn't bother to translate it since they knew we were gonna play it anyway 😁
@ok-tchau4 жыл бұрын
This game is amazing. Original, great graphics, gameplay and sound. Lot of characters with moves super faithfull to the source. Genkai is my favourite.
@opaljk48354 жыл бұрын
God damn treasure. Makes me want to actually play a fighting game like this
@LuisKemmerich4 жыл бұрын
I'm brazilian an I remember having a magazine with a entire article about the game. It was one of the few times that I wished to have a Mega Drive instead of a SNES hahaha. Great game! Tks for remembering!
@SakanLam4 жыл бұрын
Greatest Megadrive fighting game ever. So many good memories from this!!! TOGURO 100%
@retrosoul87704 жыл бұрын
It can't be stressed enough that Treasure is one of most talented dev teams oat. Their legendary run on the Gen/Megadrive alone, is enough for me to make that claim. Not alone Mischief Makers, Radiant S, Ikaruga, Gradius V, Sin and Punishment etc and anything else they've made. I need to play this alot more.
@VorpalDerringer4 жыл бұрын
Were there any other 3+ player fighting games on consoles before Smash Brothers? This is pretty crazy, I never would have expected that. That's pretty impressive, and it's also easy to play, good music, great animations, etc. too! I guess it's true, Sega Does what Nintendon't!
@FerrignousBlob4 жыл бұрын
Loved this game in highschool, but I only ever got one other person to play with me. Smooth, the characters all feel good and the special moves and fighting styles are all so close to the show.
@emmanuelibus4 жыл бұрын
That's one of the best fighting games I've played back then. Hands down, one of the best Yu Yu Hakusho games I've played.
@ash2dvst4 жыл бұрын
Awesome review as always. Glad you got to enjoy your time with it and hope others take your advice and check it out for themselves too
@peteryui4 жыл бұрын
We brazilians do love Yu Yu Hakusho. It actually had some great SNES games too. I grew up playing it on game boy and SNES.
@Poeticbladezero4 жыл бұрын
omg......great vid and I'm glad I found your channel, I've never heard of this before and I'm mostly a retro gamer. Those lucky Brazilians
@chamchamtrigger4 жыл бұрын
Yep. Of course the template for Guardian Heroes would be a great fighter. I think the DS Bleach games (among others) used this template as well.
@weirdproq4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: This game was put on the Japanese Mega Drive mini as well.
@abshmusic4 жыл бұрын
Yu Yu Hakusho Final for SNES is also a great fighting game, but the slow down really stress me out. If there was a way to fix this problem the game would be even better.
@footballinmylife7074 жыл бұрын
The special moves of this game are really good
@luizcabral36744 жыл бұрын
Same here
@Vintersorg884 жыл бұрын
I agree. And the game doesn't seem taxing at the hardware at all. Snes games had to have a little extra care to program, in order to prevent bad performance.
@dhanipersaud62274 жыл бұрын
It wouldn't be a proper SNES a game without some slowdown verging on making the game unplayable.
@mafiousbj4 жыл бұрын
Damn i love Latin America. We were so hooked on some animes in the 90´s that we got our own anime adaptations with less censorship and editing and we even managed to get some obscure games released outside of Japan just for us too!
@jwill79984 жыл бұрын
That reminds me of Guilty Gear Isuka.
@MonsieurMaouji2 жыл бұрын
Except this game is actually GOOD.
@jwill79982 жыл бұрын
@@MonsieurMaouji Isuka had some quirky mechanics, but if you could get four players together, there was fun to be had.
@MonsieurMaouji2 жыл бұрын
@@jwill7998 Still....having a button to MANUALLY face the opponent when every other fighter auto turns, though.
@jwill79982 жыл бұрын
@@MonsieurMaouji When you have more than one opponent, that feature is necessary. However, it you should automatically face your opponent in 1v1 matches. Like I said, it's fun with four players.
@MonsieurMaouji2 жыл бұрын
@@jwill7998 Eh, maybe I might look into it again sometime.
@abcdestroyer4 жыл бұрын
great content as always man; i appreciate your output quality and quantity. always look forward to these!
@jimmizero26084 жыл бұрын
It’s on the Japanese MegaDrive Mini. It’s $100 on Amazon last I checked. I also have the Japanese MDMini, Retrobit has wireless Sega Saturn and Genesis controllers that work really well, just be sure to update the dongles. Yuyu Hakusho was the motivation for buying the MDMini but some games are questionably absent from the Japanese mini.
@dariusq88943 жыл бұрын
Nice. This game happens to be a region exclusive on the JP Mega Drive Mini which I picked up. It also came with a 6-button pad so extra nice.
@Alianger4 жыл бұрын
Spot on, been playing this on and off in MP since the late 00s and it rocks.
@LeftyPem4 жыл бұрын
Real sprite scaling, on the Genesis. Treasure will always be the king!
@neobeetle4 жыл бұрын
Thank you soooooooo much for reviewing this! Got the game on first release and never let go since.
@kuraizuke4 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite game back then... I always think that there's a secret character back then because whenever I look at the character selection screen, there's always a space in between chuu and Toguro Brothers
@weihuatang1713 жыл бұрын
This has a awesome combo system which allows you perform one-hit-kill with many characters. It was super hot here back then (China).
@LockeZeRo4 жыл бұрын
Makyou Toitsusen has a very active scene in Brazil to this day.
@Marzimus4 жыл бұрын
PeaceKeepers is contender for best beat'em'up of all time. Branching story paths, taunts, special moves, vacuum grabs, secrets, spiked bats, and the classic Jaleco staple: Angry Mode. 😍 Team Pure Heart for the win!
@pallafox4 жыл бұрын
we got the japenese cartridge for this back in 98 and the playthrough was unreal. Finishing the story mode unlocks the ultimate 3 on 1 battle and its insanely hard and fun.!
@360entertainment24 жыл бұрын
I loved the anime as a kid. Everyone was still fawning over DBZ at the time but I was all about this one!
@alleycat9317 ай бұрын
you can do combos and air combos in this game. the first game i played that you can air combo. it was way ahead of its time.
@ryanbutcher83574 жыл бұрын
seriously runs as smooth as a Saturn Title. that's impressive
@spider13314 жыл бұрын
--->>> I was not aware that this game exists, thank you so much, from an YuYu fan from Brazil!!!
@obananagato4 жыл бұрын
It makes a lot of sense it came in brazil Yu yu hakusho was one of the most popular animes on the 90s here
@thehumbleone19834 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite Mega drive game 👍
@fearanarchy4 жыл бұрын
*Cheap way to play* Genesis Mini supports compatible USB hubs and has built in multiplayer support as some of the Japanese titles are 4p-compatible. One of which, this one in fact, is *on the Japanes Games List!!!*
@frankybuster4 жыл бұрын
If you want more like this, you should give Panzer Bandit a look! It's from the same developers as Mad Stalker and it takes several cues from that and this game's dual layer setup and multiplayer modes.
@gyrenrockz4 жыл бұрын
This is my childhood.. I love this game as a kid
@greglongmore6503 Жыл бұрын
Criminally underplayed. I always thought of it as SNK like, with the advanced fighting mechanics being simple to execute. Great for 16 bit
@Lion-EXE4 жыл бұрын
I own this game as well as the official soundtrack for it. This is my favorite fighting game on the Mega Drive. This is very fun to play with 4 friends! You can do some serious team-infinites if you can get the opponents sandwiched between you and your partner. Kuwabara has a corner infinite if you do Forward+Heavy Punch into his Down-Up Dimension Sword move, dash in again after being pushed back, rinse and repeat.
@BloodoperaBlackvomit4 жыл бұрын
I was just watching your Prowrestling games vid. Hiya snesdrunk!! Greetings from The Netherlands.
@SNESdrunk4 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@bensoliman194 жыл бұрын
4 player coop on this is crazy! Was watching this on local tv at the time, an anime fighter thats faithful to source material reflected in their moves set.
@nunoarcade4 жыл бұрын
This game was a pretty nice surprise for me as a fan o fighting games, like 6 months. Was a SNES kid so most of the genesis library is kind of new to me. This game rocks! Will be, or it is, ready for online play using fightcade 2!
@darkman48114 жыл бұрын
Hmm, I can definitely tell that some assets from this game went into Guardian Heroes for the Saturn.
@pittsburghboyertown38214 жыл бұрын
First thought I had as this video started that it looks alot like Guardian Heroes on Saturn. That's a good thing. A treasure if you would.
@kall26624 жыл бұрын
I love the anime and it was quite popular in my country. The title was changed to Ghost Fighter.
@mcurran65054 жыл бұрын
The Dark Tournament saga is what made Yu Yu Hakusho a great anime.
@DaveVoyles4 жыл бұрын
Look at that parallax, too!
@padremacedo4 жыл бұрын
We were lucky here in Brazil because of TecToy
@fistfullofglass4 жыл бұрын
Looks pretty amazing, I only issue I can see is the shadows flickering in 4 player modes. Probably could've done without them altogether.
@MrSuckeragi4 жыл бұрын
had hours of fun with this game, 4 player brawl is awesome. I even spent hours practicing the best combos for each character. My favorite was the flying hands guy who could heal himself, since you could watch your friends kill each other while healing yourself in the background... they soon caught on to my evil plans, but the character has a very good set of keep away moves too. Eugene (the mc) is easily the most overpowered as he can combo his "super" with a basic throw which will 100% result in a "stunned" state he also has one of the longest combo chains - meaning 1 grab from him could result in GAME OVER for the victim, so 1v1 he is very tough to beat. I use Vincent in 1v1 as his moves involve a 50/50 game after you knock down an opponent, pretty fair and fun to use.
@THEGREATMAX4 жыл бұрын
Treasure has always been one of the best developers of action games that nobody knows
@pittsburghboyertown38214 жыл бұрын
This is obviously a precursor to Guardian Heroes on Saturn. How did I miss this?!
@Dojonpachi4 жыл бұрын
Worth noting that the Japanese and Asian versions of the Megadrive Mini have this on them, making the imported version all the more worth it.
@deividilavitz66454 жыл бұрын
Yuyu hakusho was very popular here in Brazil. As I had a snes I didnt came accross thia one. Still, good times :).
@Hektols4 жыл бұрын
Try Guardian Heroes for Saturn and Xbox Live, it's the evolution of this fighting system.
@MrVariant4 жыл бұрын
3:55 yusuke vs super saiyan goku err Jin lol, does look more team battle with the aligned colors for 4 player but glad they put in effort for the framerates.
@arwen9994 жыл бұрын
I had this game with 4x 6 button controllers during high school it was amazing. We would lose whole days playing 4 player modes. The main Character was the best by far tho. Once you learn u can dash to Parry moves or use his forward punch, jab punch you can counter almost any moves.
@a.b.86064 жыл бұрын
A true classic, I remember my mom bought it as a gift and I still play it today
@solkriger_mrt4 жыл бұрын
This game's ost screams "Treasure", cool review!
@weihuatang1713 жыл бұрын
Besides, this game has one ( or two?) spiritual sequel released on NDS called Bleach DS series featuring with 4 players fighting mechanics. It's a sold fighting game based on a anime named Bleach and mixed with some RPG elements. As far as I know they never left Japan either.
@jaymcs4 жыл бұрын
The Anime was a huge sucess in the 90's here in Brazil.