@@RyoUrawa777 I always read they were based on Jericho (Biff) and Benoit (Gunloc) (visually but their personalities swapped). But that was from some wiki entry so...yeah. Take that however you will.
Just don't play the sequel to Saturday Night Masters... Even mentioning that its meant to be a wrestling game is outright insulting. awful game. Titanic Tim (Titan) is also related to Andore and Hugo in Street Fighter, who coincendentially are based on Andre the Giant!
I have zero experience with the sequels, but man, I've never heard anyone be so negative about them! Oy. Maybe it's a good thing I only know this one, lol. Thanks for watching, dude. Much appreciated.
@@616Entertainment No worries :) Super Muscle Bomber is great, it's just a 4 player version of Slam Masters, a total riot with friends! But Slam Masters II is just a dumpster fire, Capcom threw everything that made the original so fun and turned it into a poor man's Street Fighter II knock-off. it killed the franchise.
I never played this one but I’ve heard a ton of great praise for it. Haggar using moves that we’d see him use in Final Fight and MVC games is so consistent, which is obviously not the case with regard to canon between US and Japan lore haha. This seems just as convoluted as Final Fight canon - hell, the character Poison alone has SO many different things going on between western and eastern markets that it’s impossible to keep up. Awesome review, and I’m looking forward to Sting Money!
I might have seen this game at the arcade and only recognized Hager from Final Fight. Game looks awesome but I was big into the WWF games at the time. I owned RAW for the Sega.
I had this game for the snes and loved it. So much so one of the first things I did once I got the snes classic was hack it just so I could add this game to it and it's great to have it back to go to every one in a while for some retro goodness and even better the day you upload this is also my birthday
I played the Arcade and SNES versions and really enjoyed them. They made a sequel,Slam Masters II Ring of Destruction, but I think it played more like a traditional fighting game if I'm not mistaken. It never was ported to home consoles. I wish Capcom would re-release the arcade versions to modern platforms.
Thank you for another awesome video and thank you for another awesome season of Triangle X Squared O, Ian. Can’t wait for its return. Also can’t wait for your classic ppv reviews. They’re going to be fire!
@@616Entertainment How awesome would it be if Saturday Night Slam Masters returned with gameplay straight from WWE All Stars with the cast of the original Saturday Night Slam Masters? Imagine the trailers for this game. Here's what I wrote "The ring is alive and the wrestlers are beefy. Men and women are afraid of the blood spewing into nearby seats from the ring. We see acrobatics going from fifteen feet in the air and he is not going to make it. (Crashes into the ring creating a crater and immediately getting up.) He is ok?! Of course he is. As when you're a Slam Master, you have the power of the Iron Heart to survive everything. Enter the world of Saturday Night Slam Masters 3D full of high flying moves where you go twenty feet in the air. Submissions break your body and mind. Use flaming tables to set the ring ablaze. Climb the rank as a singles competitor or tag team competitor in our career mode. It's time to throwdown with Saturday Night Slam Masters 3D. Own it today."
My brother's name is Mike he beat it with Mike Haggar As for Scorp and the other one that you said wasn't playable on the SNES the are but only in tag teams not singles as my brother was Mike Haggar again and I was Scorp and we beat the tag team mode I it have on SNES I did know of the game but not the name till I was in High School
Oh man, where I do I began... Oh, the freaking childhood memories 😭😭😭 me and my little sister used to play this game on the Super Nintendo 🤣🤣. One of the most funniest wrestling Games I've ever played. A total Hidden Gem.
@@truindividual biggest reason i didn't like the sega version. 2-4 player support over playing as jumbo and scorp in solo. anyday. Loved playing coop tag battle royale for the tag belts
This was one of the 7-8 Super Nintendo games we actually owned growing up after renting it constantly from Blockbuster. Being from Canada, we were blown away that the coolest character Scorp was from Calgary and that Calgary…..Alberta Canada was actually IN THE GAME AS AN ARENA. Finally the wrestling capital of the world was featured in a game.
I remember I used to rent this game from my local video rental store and me and my brothers had a blast with it on SNES playing team battle. And my favorites were El Stingray and The Scorpion aka Astro. Wish Capcom would bring back Slam Masters. Especially with current state of wrestling games. Loved this episode. Brought fond memories of my days on the Super Nintendo
I love your channel. I am always excited when you have new content. I send this stuff to my brother and we just relive our childhood through these videos. Thank you! 🙏
Damn. All this time I thought you could play as Scorpion and Jumbo on the SNES. Still loved this game though. And I never knew about the Guile/Gunloc connection
How are you my man? Great content, 100k subs should be here in no time. I love your idea with upcoming halloween stuff. Your channel is a serious nail on the head for our demographic. I like to sit down in the evening with a pint of Guinness when my little girl is asleep and go down the memory lanes with your channel. The only downside is that bring back memories when i used to be able to see my pecker when i was going for a piss and didnt have a fucking t-rex arms. Best of luck brother, stay handsome and keep bringing all the cool shit that nobody else deliver. Mad respect from Dublin
I'm doing as well as I can, ya know? I'm working as hard as possible, that 100,000 subscriber plaque is my greatest goal. I appreciate the kind words, the laugh, and all that comes with it. Much love to Dublin!
One of my all time favorite games on Super NES, I wish Capcom put it one there greatest hits for the PS4. Thank you for being back some great memories homie.
@@616Entertainment Me Too man, Me too heck maybe even Feature Kenny Omega and some of the AEW talent. Fine wrestlers and athletes on general in my opinion
Man, I remember this game. It was the best Underrated wrestling game ever! This was in the arcades all over NYC! I love this game though I never played it on the genesis :(
There was an arcade machine at my last job with hundreds of games on it, including multiple versions of Slam Masters. I convinced some coworkers to play it and they were hooked instantly. Lot of trash talk while working after that.
@@nefariousmex2352 At the time I worked for the Army. It was in a MWR. A MWR offers videos games, movies, pool tables, and stuff like that to troops. Just a place to go hang out on base.
SNSM is a awesome game and when i first played it in 1993 i was hooked and loved the i knew one of the characters from a different game series. I love this game so much i am slowly making custom action figures for this game. :)
Slam masters is a damn good game. I highly recommend every wrestling gamer try it out its a fucking blast to play. Thanks for the video Ian and have a blessed day.
Ring of Destruction Slam Masters 2 was released outside Japan too, but worldwide was an arcade only release, Muscle Bomber Duo, the other sequel, is more of an update that only lets you do tag matches
I mean in 1993 Japan and Mexico were already a head of America as far in ring work goes. You had The Steiners and 2 Cold Scorpio doing stuff in America that was a head of its time for example. Liger and Pillman in 92 in WCW as well.
Love this game! I have the SNES Version and Scorpion and Jimbo are unlocked when you beat single player mode and available from the start if your playing Tag Team Mode.
Ian I GOTTA tell ya..... I F'N LOOOOOOVVVEEEEEE this game! I grew up with it and played the ish out of this thing! I had it on Sega, and what's crazy is, I also owned Royal Rumble, RAW & WrestleMania but played this game more than those!!! I'm so hyped (if you can't already tell, lol) that you did an episode on this game. Personally, Scorpion was my favorite character, because of the name (DUHHH) and, just the cool way he looked. Plus, I memorized his move set, so that flying spinning spear of his was my go-to. One thing I was hoping for was that you'd highlight that there were special pin moves, submissions and the fact that if you're playing 2 player, and you get grappled, you have a small window of time to hit the buttons and break free from it, which I thought was a small but HUGE deal for Capcom to include in the game. Also, if I'm correct, the endings to the story modes differ in each game also. Plus, it was 2 fold: first, you go through the roster to win the title, which is also cool, cause Jumbo and Scorpion were the pre-boss and boss, respectively for the title, but then after you won, you get a celebration and then have to defend it through the roster again. And if you succeed, you get a bigger celebration but THEN.......your party is crashed by 3 dudes who wanna take you out, and the cliffhanger the Sega version leaves you with is BONKERS, to the point that I spent years looking for a canon continuation of the game, just because of that ending. Again, I can't state how much I love this game and absolutely loved your review of it. Thanks so much man. Much love to ya and 616!!
Awesome. Been waiting on this episode. PS. I was completely WRONG on which SNES game I thought this was. I was thinking of that Natsume SNES Wrestling game. That thing is a POS. Hopefully you can cover it someday if you haven’t already.
I feel bad for people who didn't get to grow up through the Nintendo generation all the way till now and be able to have such strong memories throughout the progression of technology. Oh and the first time I saw Slam Masters in an arcade it blew my 12 year old balls off. EVERYONE PLAYED THIS GAME so gamed back then.
I rather have AVGN take a huge diarrhea dump on me than to play Simpsons Wrestling. Anyway, the presentation in the game is amazing and does hold up to this day that any WCW and WWF game on the SNES should be ashamed of not having the glitz and glamour that Saturday Night Slam Masters have.
Stumbled upon Saturday Night Slam Masters at a pawn shop in the early 90s. I was pre-teenish. Knew nothing about an arcade version or a manual but had fun. Even figured out most of the specials somehow. Also, I do remember playing with Scorpion and Jumbo on the SNES version.
Also quick question. I know your super man fan so I’m just wondering. Did ever read any of classic legion of super heroes comics witch have super boy in them . Also some one pointed this out but it seems like all super mans main girls all have double L initials.
Slam Masters ep has arrived!!! Fav SNES wrestling game. Jumbo was my main which leads me to a minor/half correction to your video. Jumbo and Scorp were available in the SNES version. They were available in Tag Team mode. Which is the mode my brother and I played all the time. Also, I’m extremely jealous of that Barbed Wire death match. I think my head would have exploded as a kid if I saw that.
How awesome would it be if Saturday Night Slam Masters returned with gameplay straight from WWE All Stars with the cast of the original Saturday Night Slam Masters? Imagine the trailers for this game. Here's what I wrote "The ring is alive and the wrestlers are beefy. Men and women are afraid of the blood spewing into nearby seats from the ring. We see acrobatics going from fifteen feet in the air and he is not going to make it. (Crashes into the ring creating a crater and immediately getting up.) He is ok?! Of course he is. As when you're a Slam Master, you have the power of the Iron Heart to survive everything. Enter the world of Saturday Night Slam Masters 3D full of high flying moves where you go twenty feet in the air. Submissions break your body and mind. Use flaming tables to set the ring ablaze. Climb the rank as a singles competitor or tag team competitor in our career mode. It's time to throwdown with Saturday Night Slam Masters 3D. Own it today."
Schiiiiiidd.....I did!!!.......was an anime fan back in the day.....and when I saw the artwork in the magazine.....I lost my schatt!!......instant top 10!!!
The wrestlers of today are acting like Beavis on a sugar rush and I wish that they just slow down and relax. Yeah, Shawn Michaels and others like Flash Funk and Rey Mysterio did some high flying as well back in the day but not in a way that today's wrestlers do it.
I did grow up with SNSM, I loved it. It was my favourite wrestling game until I got my hands on No Mercy a few years later. I still have my SNES cartridge of SNSM in fact. And WWF royal rumble too.
Glad you agree Slammasters is the best wrestling game of the 16 bit era. So ahead of it's time, my first Ebay purchases back in the early 2000s were to get complete copies of these games on the SNES & Genesis. So hyped you covered this franchise Ian! Edit: No mention of the multiplayer battle mode on the SNES!!! It's the only game I bust out my multi-tap for on the SNES!
I remember playing this game for the first time in like 3rd grade. New kid moved to our school and had this game. Our first hangout was playing this game and mortal kombat Almost 25 years later, we’re still boys. Just got a new arcade cabinet for my home bar, which has thousands of games including SNSM. We were reminiscing over this game a few weeks ago so it’s funny i stumbled across this retrospective video.
For season 3 could you please talk about WWE 12, 13, and 14. They are my favorite wrestling games of all time. I'm not sure if you've played them yourself but if you haven't I implore you to try them whether you make a video about it or not. Their just damn good games that I know you'd enjoy.
Yes! Still my all time favorite SNES wrestling game. Capcom, make a modern day remake or sequel please! Also Ian have you ever played the sequel? (SNSM2)
Many many MANY Saturday mornings playing this game as a 12 year old kid. I can't believe how long ago it came out. Genesis version had the barbed wire match..never forgot that. Great game..street fighter pro wrestling lol. Scorp and stingr were my favorites.
This brings back sooo many good memories of playing this gaming with my dad. We would play tag team mode and try to defend our titles.. awesome content brother!!
Also if you could ad one classic capcom character to the Saturday night slam masters roster who would it be ?and if you could add three wrestlers from anime or real live who would you choose . Also have seen the anime animal mask . I bring up cause the main character is wrestler who comes to the ring with his k-9 buddy .
Slammasters was the best wrestling game back in the day. I have a ps4 now, my son's love wwe2k17, and they love playing Slammasters with dad. That speaks volumes.
Would love to see a review of Super Fire Pro Wrestling Special on the Super Famicom. The most darkest depressing story mode in any game let alone a wrestling game. Hope you're doing well Ian mate 🍻
I loved this game as a kid, played it a little after it came out for the SNES, rented it all the time, me and my buddy played through the tag team mode so many times, usually using Scorpion and Stingray. It's one of the few SNES games that I have complete. I've never had the opportunity to play the Genesis version
Do you think Capcom could make a new Saturday Night Slammasters one of these days because this is one of their few rare franchises that has not been touched on in awhile.
They came put with a oldschool style wrestling game called fire pro wrestling. The customization is more in depth than any game ive ever seen. Not even kidding there is millions of possibilities in that game, you could spend an hour easily making a perfect wrestler. Its almost like using dev tools to create a character. I love slam masters always will this and the N64 titles.
I did not know about this game until I went to college. The college had a multi-arcade and this was one of the games. I was lucky to find out there was a SNES version.
Other differences, the Genesis is missing the great tag mode that is in the arcade and SNES. The barb wire match and boss selection help make up for it. Also the Arcade has different images of the wrestler in the selection screen. On the actual matches. The arcade has bigger images of the wrestler’s faces by the energy bar and the faces wince and change as the wrestlers take damage and lose.
the chikara game you mentioned is out. but removed anything related to chikara and its wrestlers after the speaking out movement. the game is already out, but under a different name. can't remember what it was.
Love this game and still play it from time to time but i remember my homie buying this game from a crackhead around the hood for 10 it was hot but so was the game fuck we was like 12 or 13 goodtimes lol
Scorp and Jumbo are playable on SNES in the tag team mode. I'm kinda surprised you didn't mention Grater obviously being based on Vader.
Yeah Scorpion and Jumbo Flapjack are called Silent Assassins in Muscle Bomber Duo
Jumbo was a reference to John "Earthquake" Tenta too along with El Stingray being a reference to Rey Mysterio Jr.
I can't remember his name, but one of them was a copy of WCW wrestler Alex Wright also
@@GeekExtremist think that was either Gunloc or Biff Slamkovich lol
@@RyoUrawa777 I always read they were based on Jericho (Biff) and Benoit (Gunloc) (visually but their personalities swapped). But that was from some wiki entry so...yeah. Take that however you will.
One of the greatest SNES wrestling Games ( Other than Fire Pro )
Just don't play the sequel to Saturday Night Masters... Even mentioning that its meant to be a wrestling game is outright insulting. awful game.
Titanic Tim (Titan) is also related to Andore and Hugo in Street Fighter, who coincendentially are based on Andre the Giant!
I have zero experience with the sequels, but man, I've never heard anyone be so negative about them! Oy. Maybe it's a good thing I only know this one, lol. Thanks for watching, dude. Much appreciated.
@@616Entertainment No worries :)
Super Muscle Bomber is great, it's just a 4 player version of Slam Masters, a total riot with friends! But Slam Masters II is just a dumpster fire, Capcom threw everything that made the original so fun and turned it into a poor man's Street Fighter II knock-off. it killed the franchise.
@@Larry
That game seems to have the smallest competitive scene out of all Capcom 2D fighters (not counting the boss-focused ones).
@@Larry what do you mean
I would like to see Rumble Roses being covered here. Such an underrated game that was overshadowed by the fanservice.
The ps2 version or the xbox 360 Double X? But good but I like the ps3 version for story and the 360 version for the graphical level.
@@lonewolffang he could do both.
Kinda funny how the anime Wanna Be the Strongest in the World is basically kinda like Rumble Roses
I never played this one but I’ve heard a ton of great praise for it. Haggar using moves that we’d see him use in Final Fight and MVC games is so consistent, which is obviously not the case with regard to canon between US and Japan lore haha. This seems just as convoluted as Final Fight canon - hell, the character Poison alone has SO many different things going on between western and eastern markets that it’s impossible to keep up.
Awesome review, and I’m looking forward to Sting Money!
Ian you don’t miss I have digging the content lately keep it up
Highly appreciated, dude.
This game is the epitome of awesomeness! Wish Capcom would do a reboot/remake
Right on bud! I’ve had so many great events and matches with this game 🤘🏻
Fun times for sure
Loved this game.
You didn't know about this game until you was a teenager? I didn't hear about this game until I watched this video 😆.
I might have seen this game at the arcade and only recognized Hager from Final Fight. Game looks awesome but I was big into the WWF games at the time. I owned RAW for the Sega.
Saturday Night Slam Masters. This game was an underrated classic. Thanks for covering this lost gem, Ian.
I had this game for the snes and loved it. So much so one of the first things I did once I got the snes classic was hack it just so I could add this game to it and it's great to have it back to go to every one in a while for some retro goodness and even better the day you upload this is also my birthday
I played it so much growing up with my sister playing tag team as haggar and titan
this game was awesome. Love the arcade version
One word: CAPCOM. Need I say more?
I played the Arcade and SNES versions and really enjoyed them. They made a sequel,Slam Masters II Ring of Destruction, but I think it played more like a traditional fighting game if I'm not mistaken. It never was ported to home consoles. I wish Capcom would re-release the arcade versions to modern platforms.
There's a sequel, too, called Ring of Destruction.
On what
They ruined the game with the 2nd one
@@NwoFresh ikr
Thank you for another awesome video and thank you for another awesome season of Triangle X Squared O, Ian. Can’t wait for its return. Also can’t wait for your classic ppv reviews. They’re going to be fire!
Thanks brudda. The continued support keeps these coming.
@@616Entertainment How awesome would it be if Saturday Night Slam Masters returned with gameplay straight from WWE All Stars with the cast of the original Saturday Night Slam Masters? Imagine the trailers for this game. Here's what I wrote "The ring is alive and the wrestlers are beefy. Men and women are afraid of the blood spewing into nearby seats from the ring. We see acrobatics going from fifteen feet in the air and he is not going to make it. (Crashes into the ring creating a crater and immediately getting up.) He is ok?! Of course he is. As when you're a Slam Master, you have the power of the Iron Heart to survive everything. Enter the world of Saturday Night Slam Masters 3D full of high flying moves where you go twenty feet in the air. Submissions break your body and mind. Use flaming tables to set the ring ablaze. Climb the rank as a singles competitor or tag team competitor in our career mode. It's time to throwdown with Saturday Night Slam Masters 3D. Own it today."
My brother's name is Mike he beat it with Mike Haggar
As for Scorp and the other one that you said wasn't playable on the SNES the are but only in tag teams not singles as my brother was Mike Haggar again and I was Scorp and we beat the tag team mode
I it have on SNES
I did know of the game but not the name till I was in High School
Props for covering this game, I loved it as a Lil dan-dan.
Oh man, where I do I began...
Oh, the freaking childhood memories 😭😭😭 me and my little sister used to play this game on the Super Nintendo 🤣🤣. One of the most funniest wrestling Games I've ever played.
A total Hidden Gem.
Dude yes!
Oooo my god. I'm about to relive one of my favorite binge games as a kid.
Loved this game as a kid and it's even holds up today! Had no clue that the Sega version included a no rope barbwire deathmatch!
Hate that it had taken out tag matches
@@truindividual biggest reason i didn't like the sega version. 2-4 player support over playing as jumbo and scorp in solo. anyday. Loved playing coop tag battle royale for the tag belts
Yeah, I've played this one a bit. Didn't get into it much but was great for what it is on the SNES. Awesome episode. Can't wait for the next season.
I still think the closest thing to Slam Masters was Wrestlefest in terms of quality. Both are must plays for wrestling fans
This was one of the 7-8 Super Nintendo games we actually owned growing up after renting it constantly from Blockbuster. Being from Canada, we were blown away that the coolest character Scorp was from Calgary and that Calgary…..Alberta Canada was actually IN THE GAME AS AN ARENA. Finally the wrestling capital of the world was featured in a game.
Dude heeeellllll yea. I love that.
I remember I used to rent this game from my local video rental store and me and my brothers had a blast with it on SNES playing team battle. And my favorites were El Stingray and The Scorpion aka Astro. Wish Capcom would bring back Slam Masters. Especially with current state of wrestling games.
Loved this episode. Brought fond memories of my days on the Super Nintendo
I love your channel. I am always excited when you have new content. I send this stuff to my brother and we just relive our childhood through these videos. Thank you! 🙏
Man, I didn't know there was a genesis version and missed out on the barbed wire bomb match. I'm almost certain Jumbo and Scorp were playable though.
Dude it's so sick. Scorp and Jumbo need to be unlocked and aren't playable at all in singles. Team only.
Damn. All this time I thought you could play as Scorpion and Jumbo on the SNES. Still loved this game though. And I never knew about the Guile/Gunloc connection
You have to unlock them and you can’t use them in single matches.
How are you my man? Great content, 100k subs should be here in no time. I love your idea with upcoming halloween stuff. Your channel is a serious nail on the head for our demographic. I like to sit down in the evening with a pint of Guinness when my little girl is asleep and go down the memory lanes with your channel. The only downside is that bring back memories when i used to be able to see my pecker when i was going for a piss and didnt have a fucking t-rex arms. Best of luck brother, stay handsome and keep bringing all the cool shit that nobody else deliver. Mad respect from Dublin
I'm doing as well as I can, ya know? I'm working as hard as possible, that 100,000 subscriber plaque is my greatest goal. I appreciate the kind words, the laugh, and all that comes with it. Much love to Dublin!
It would've been funnier if this video came out on Saturday instead of today XD
One of my all time favorite games on Super NES, I wish Capcom put it one there greatest hits for the PS4. Thank you for being back some great memories homie.
Thanks for watching, my dude.
I would kill For Capcom to Remake this Game with Guest Characters from Street Fighter and Resident Evil
I wish they would, man.
@@616Entertainment Me Too man, Me too heck maybe even Feature Kenny Omega and some of the AEW talent. Fine wrestlers and athletes on general in my opinion
Unfortunately the sequel was a straight up fighting game, and sucked because of it.
Nope
Man, I remember this game. It was the best Underrated wrestling game ever! This was in the arcades all over NYC! I love this game though I never played it on the genesis :(
There was an arcade machine at my last job with hundreds of games on it, including multiple versions of Slam Masters. I convinced some coworkers to play it and they were hooked instantly. Lot of trash talk while working after that.
Where did you work?
@@nefariousmex2352 At the time I worked for the Army. It was in a MWR. A MWR offers videos games, movies, pool tables, and stuff like that to troops. Just a place to go hang out on base.
I use to rent that game almost every weekend
This was a game that I didnt mind renting multiple times because I never got tired of it
SNSM is a awesome game and when i first played it in 1993 i was hooked and loved the i knew one of the characters from a different game series. I love this game so much i am slowly making custom action figures for this game. :)
Scorp was my dude. That jumping powerbomb pin was so nasty. Plus he just looked like a bad ass.
Facts
No doubt about it.
This is going to be awesome.
I was planning to do this soon on my channel. Great stuff!
I’ve heard this is one of the most underrated wrestling games out there. Can’t wait to hear what you think of it.
Heard? My son....go play it
@@slyfox2022 i know right!
Slam masters is a damn good game. I highly recommend every wrestling gamer try it out its a fucking blast to play. Thanks for the video Ian and have a blessed day.
2 is great too.
@@truindividual haven't tried it. What's it like?
@@thebeaver8456 it has nothing to do with wrestling, like at all
I randomly saw this at Blockbuster back in the day. Became an instant fan.
The Great Oni is the final boss from Final Fight 2.
The crossovers continue.
I love this game I wish we got two sequels to it
There are sequels!
They're only in Japan though
The second and third one
Ring of Destruction Slam Masters 2 was released outside Japan too, but worldwide was an arcade only release, Muscle Bomber Duo, the other sequel, is more of an update that only lets you do tag matches
@@joshsexton8793 MAME emulators exist
I mean in 1993 Japan and Mexico were already a head of America as far in ring work goes. You had The Steiners and 2 Cold Scorpio doing stuff in America that was a head of its time for example. Liger and Pillman in 92 in WCW as well.
Love this game!
I have the SNES Version and Scorpion and Jimbo are unlocked when you beat single player mode and available from the start if your playing Tag Team Mode.
Ian I GOTTA tell ya..... I F'N LOOOOOOVVVEEEEEE this game! I grew up with it and played the ish out of this thing! I had it on Sega, and what's crazy is, I also owned Royal Rumble, RAW & WrestleMania but played this game more than those!!! I'm so hyped (if you can't already tell, lol) that you did an episode on this game. Personally, Scorpion was my favorite character, because of the name (DUHHH) and, just the cool way he looked. Plus, I memorized his move set, so that flying spinning spear of his was my go-to. One thing I was hoping for was that you'd highlight that there were special pin moves, submissions and the fact that if you're playing 2 player, and you get grappled, you have a small window of time to hit the buttons and break free from it, which I thought was a small but HUGE deal for Capcom to include in the game. Also, if I'm correct, the endings to the story modes differ in each game also. Plus, it was 2 fold: first, you go through the roster to win the title, which is also cool, cause Jumbo and Scorpion were the pre-boss and boss, respectively for the title, but then after you won, you get a celebration and then have to defend it through the roster again. And if you succeed, you get a bigger celebration but THEN.......your party is crashed by 3 dudes who wanna take you out, and the cliffhanger the Sega version leaves you with is BONKERS, to the point that I spent years looking for a canon continuation of the game, just because of that ending. Again, I can't state how much I love this game and absolutely loved your review of it. Thanks so much man. Much love to ya and 616!!
Awesome. Been waiting on this episode.
PS. I was completely WRONG on which SNES game I thought this was. I was thinking of that Natsume SNES Wrestling game. That thing is a POS. Hopefully you can cover it someday if you haven’t already.
This game was my childhood! Me amd my cousin rented...YES RENTED!! This game every weekend!
I feel bad for people who didn't get to grow up through the Nintendo generation all the way till now and be able to have such strong memories throughout the progression of technology. Oh and the first time I saw Slam Masters in an arcade it blew my 12 year old balls off. EVERYONE PLAYED THIS GAME so gamed back then.
I rather have AVGN take a huge diarrhea dump on me than to play Simpsons Wrestling. Anyway, the presentation in the game is amazing and does hold up to this day that any WCW and WWF game on the SNES should be ashamed of not having the glitz and glamour that Saturday Night Slam Masters have.
Stumbled upon Saturday Night Slam Masters at a pawn shop in the early 90s. I was pre-teenish. Knew nothing about an arcade version or a manual but had fun. Even figured out most of the specials somehow. Also, I do remember playing with Scorpion and Jumbo on the SNES version.
Also quick question. I know your super man fan so I’m just wondering. Did ever read any of classic legion of super heroes comics witch have super boy in them . Also some one pointed this out but it seems like all super mans main girls all have double L initials.
Slam Masters ep has arrived!!! Fav SNES wrestling game. Jumbo was my main which leads me to a minor/half correction to your video. Jumbo and Scorp were available in the SNES version. They were available in Tag Team mode. Which is the mode my brother and I played all the time. Also, I’m extremely jealous of that Barbed Wire death match. I think my head would have exploded as a kid if I saw that.
How awesome would it be if Saturday Night Slam Masters returned with gameplay straight from WWE All Stars with the cast of the original Saturday Night Slam Masters? Imagine the trailers for this game. Here's what I wrote "The ring is alive and the wrestlers are beefy. Men and women are afraid of the blood spewing into nearby seats from the ring. We see acrobatics going from fifteen feet in the air and he is not going to make it. (Crashes into the ring creating a crater and immediately getting up.) He is ok?! Of course he is. As when you're a Slam Master, you have the power of the Iron Heart to survive everything. Enter the world of Saturday Night Slam Masters 3D full of high flying moves where you go twenty feet in the air. Submissions break your body and mind. Use flaming tables to set the ring ablaze. Climb the rank as a singles competitor or tag team competitor in our career mode. It's time to throwdown with Saturday Night Slam Masters 3D. Own it today."
Schiiiiiidd.....I did!!!.......was an anime fan back in the day.....and when I saw the artwork in the magazine.....I lost my schatt!!......instant top 10!!!
The wrestlers of today are acting like Beavis on a sugar rush and I wish that they just slow down and relax. Yeah, Shawn Michaels and others like Flash Funk and Rey Mysterio did some high flying as well back in the day but not in a way that today's wrestlers do it.
How did I not play this?? I blame my parents..they were the ones buying me games back then lol.
Also, I’d like to see you play this one Friday.
I did grow up with SNSM, I loved it. It was my favourite wrestling game until I got my hands on No Mercy a few years later. I still have my SNES cartridge of SNSM in fact. And WWF royal rumble too.
Glad you agree Slammasters is the best wrestling game of the 16 bit era. So ahead of it's time, my first Ebay purchases back in the early 2000s were to get complete copies of these games on the SNES & Genesis. So hyped you covered this franchise Ian!
Edit: No mention of the multiplayer battle mode on the SNES!!! It's the only game I bust out my multi-tap for on the SNES!
Scorpios SPECIAL was F'n hard to pull off on the SNES
Not sure why but the 360 spinning on the control ones hardly ever came out
I remember playing this game for the first time in like 3rd grade. New kid moved to our school and had this game. Our first hangout was playing this game and mortal kombat
Almost 25 years later, we’re still boys. Just got a new arcade cabinet for my home bar, which has thousands of games including SNSM. We were reminiscing over this game a few weeks ago so it’s funny i stumbled across this retrospective video.
For season 3 could you please talk about WWE 12, 13, and 14. They are my favorite wrestling games of all time. I'm not sure if you've played them yourself but if you haven't I implore you to try them whether you make a video about it or not. Their just damn good games that I know you'd enjoy.
Yes! Still my all time favorite SNES wrestling game. Capcom, make a modern day remake or sequel please!
Also Ian have you ever played the sequel? (SNSM2)
Great memories and i always love this game.
Nice!
Many many MANY Saturday mornings playing this game as a 12 year old kid. I can't believe how long ago it came out. Genesis version had the barbed wire match..never forgot that. Great game..street fighter pro wrestling lol. Scorp and stingr were my favorites.
This brings back sooo many good memories of playing this gaming with my dad. We would play tag team mode and try to defend our titles.. awesome content brother!!
Dude yes!
Also if you could ad one classic capcom character to the Saturday night slam masters roster who would it be ?and if you could add three wrestlers from anime or real live who would you choose . Also have seen the anime animal mask . I bring up cause the main character is wrestler who comes to the ring with his k-9 buddy .
Slammasters was the best wrestling game back in the day. I have a ps4 now, my son's love wwe2k17, and they love playing Slammasters with dad. That speaks volumes.
My cousin had it growing up. 1 of my absolute favorite wrestling games. Loved it! Thanks 4 the upload!
13:40 Wait, thats not correct: Jumbo and Scorpion were ONLY in Tag Team Mode playable on the SNES, but they were playable at all
Hopefully next season you will showcase some original Xbox games and the Day of Reckoning series.👍🏾😎
16:00 My old ass grew up with Slam Masters. Still got my SNES copy too. Now if I can just get a new AC adapter for the damn thing, I'll be golden.
Would love to see a review of Super Fire Pro Wrestling Special on the Super Famicom.
The most darkest depressing story mode in any game let alone a wrestling game.
Hope you're doing well Ian mate 🍻
I loved this game growing up. Never owned it but rented it from Blockbuster constantly.
I think it’s time for WWF Raw for the Xbox. That game was so horrible and made my brother destroy the instruction manual.
I loved this game as a kid, played it a little after it came out for the SNES, rented it all the time, me and my buddy played through the tag team mode so many times, usually using Scorpion and Stingray. It's one of the few SNES games that I have complete. I've never had the opportunity to play the Genesis version
Do you think Capcom could make a new Saturday Night Slammasters one of these days because this is one of their few rare franchises that has not been touched on in awhile.
Could say this game paved the way for games like WWE ALL Stars. I remember the cover art but dont know from where
They came put with a oldschool style wrestling game called fire pro wrestling. The customization is more in depth than any game ive ever seen. Not even kidding there is millions of possibilities in that game, you could spend an hour easily making a perfect wrestler. Its almost like using dev tools to create a character. I love slam masters always will this and the N64 titles.
I did not know about this game until I went to college. The college had a multi-arcade and this was one of the games. I was lucky to find out there was a SNES version.
Slam Masters is a prequel of Final Fight and Street Fighter 1.
And been mention on SFV as reference and easter eggs.
I played this when I was young on SNES. I never liked the gameplay. But I wasn't a SF II fan also.
Some one could really melt their own brain out of their ears trying to make sense of fighting game cannon. That stuff is bonkers.
Saturday Night Slam Masters may not have been a WWE, WCW or ECW game, but it was a wrestling game done right.
I can still recall that opening music.
Hold up I remember playing as scorp on the SNES.
When I look at Slam Masters I, I started thinking what in the world Capcom was thinking when they made Slam Masters II
Other differences, the Genesis is missing the great tag mode that is in the arcade and SNES. The barb wire match and boss selection help make up for it.
Also the Arcade has different images of the wrestler in the selection screen. On the actual matches. The arcade has bigger images of the wrestler’s faces by the energy bar and the faces wince and change as the wrestlers take damage and lose.
I loved this game i had it back in the days for snes. It was so sick n fun good times 😈😈😈😈🤘🤘🤘🤘
Wow! Microsoft, Activision should ask you to create there commercials!
Why everytime I think that I have my gaming schedule figured out I learn about another awesome game that I didn't have back in the day.
This game is incredible!!!! Modern sequel in the vain of Streets of Rage 4 please.
I had never heard of Slam Masters until you mentioned in a 616 Smackdown episode I want to say. I may have to purchase this for my SNES.
the chikara game you mentioned is out. but removed anything related to chikara and its wrestlers after the speaking out movement. the game is already out, but under a different name. can't remember what it was.
This channel reminds me of my childhood, good times
Love this game and still play it from time to time but i remember my homie buying this game from a crackhead around the hood for 10 it was hot but so was the game fuck we was like 12 or 13 goodtimes lol
I guess growing up with it in my local arcade in a small town in the middle of nowhere basically just means I'm old, huh?