The History of Streets of Rage - arcade console documentary
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- Sorry for the delay, Still dealing with the aftereffects of pneumonia. Anyway, this is the history of the entire streets of rage franchise which was one of my favorite beat em ups Of the 90s
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Playing this, Spider-Man v Kingpin, and Sonic 1 as a kid in ‘91 was magic.
Oh absolutely
For me it was decep attack. Kid camelion and road rash 2
Hard to believe it's been 30 years. Gaming was incredible back then.
Spiderman vs Kingpin - went back and completed it 20 years later. Quality game
I was right there with you, brother. So many people forgot or never knew about that Spider Man game, which was a shame considering how unique it was for the time.
Streets of Rage 2 is still the king of the Jungle, it was so good they made it a dedicated arcade game 👌👌
I couldn't agree more
Never thought he send you back
To the factory level.
Mr X is a troll.😂
Bare Knuckle III is so underrated. It's better than SoR2 in every way (yes even music, fight me) but its reputation was ruined by the abominable localization, such a shame.
Wow! I love Streets of Rage 2! It's so good to have a Patman video of a game I enjoy! Thank you, Patman!
Glad you enjoy it!Thanks
BOOMSHAKALAKA! Always great to see you on camera Patman!
It was surprising that Streets of Rage 4 was actually good by today's standards and not just a throwback cash grab. Great video dude.
It was awesome, thanks buddy
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries , if you're going to cover this franchise, then, even though it's an unofficial game, you should check out Streets of Rage Remake, which was the main fan game that got the fire lit under Sega's a
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s to make Streets of Rage 4/Bare Knuckle IV, with the help of Streets of Rage X, Streets of Rage 2X, and Streets of Rage XXX, all of which are ironically longer games than Streets of Rage 4/Bare Knuckle IV. Honestly, with all of those titles, you have essentially a more complicated version of the Metroid II: Return of Samus/AM2R/Metroid: Samus Returns fiasco, namely, instead of one okay game, and two incomplete, but pretty good, remakes/remixes, you have a pretty good official product and four equally good fan projects. Honestly, if Sega had not been such a
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r that were arguing are heard, instead of the arguing). Yeah, they all should be glad that I didn't handle these arguments. Finally, as for the Fighting Force thing, there actually a sequel to that game, namely, it is called Fighting Force 2, but it is a way worse game, you can only play as Hawk, everyone else from the previous game died, and it is only available for the PS2 and PC, as far as I know. Also, as far as I know, it was also around the time when Sega and Core parted ways that Sega decided to just do the Die Hard Arcade/Dynamite Detective and Dynamite Cop/Dynamite Detective 2 games in response. The first game was released for arcades, as well as for the Sega Saturn, Sony PS2, and the PlayStation Network, while its spiritual sequel was released for only the arcade and for the Sega Dreamcast.
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries , Streets of Rage Remake also has a lot of quality of life improvements, among them, being able to perform combos, as well as for the characters to run, even the characters that were not in Streets of Rage 3/Bare Knuckle III, which was the only game of the old Streets of Rage/Bare Knuckle Trilogy to allow running for its characters. Moreover, there is also a much deeper combo system that is said to be one of the deepest that is in a beat-em-up/side-scrolling brawler/conveyor belt fighter game, like on par with Double Dragon Advance and A Night Where Good Things Are Bound to Happen levels of depth. Such quality of life improvements were also more or less added to Streets of Rage 4/Bare Knuckle IV as well. However, unlike Streets of Rage 4/Bare Knuckle IV, in Streets of Rage Remake, each character has their own Summon Special, as well as Ultimate Attack as well. Streets of Rage X, Streets of Rage 2X, and Streets of Rage XXX all do not have such things.
I just finally got to play 4 this past month because it’s a free monthly game for PS Plus. I’ve had so much fun with it. Teaming up with a rando and running through the levels is amazing. The combos, graphics, and music is 👌🏼. I love that you can unlock the 16 bit characters and discover some of the 16 bit levels by the arcade machines.
It's amazing. I love that game.
Amazing Spider-Man arcade beat-em up was the coolest beat-em up ever. It had big sprites, and each stage changed the depth perspective of the action. It also had a lot of classic Spider-Man villains & heroes.
It really was fantastic and it's crazy we never received a home conversion
When I saw Streets of Rage, I knew this was going to be a great video. My son was 9 or 10 when it came out and we'd play it constantly.
Thanks for bringing back some good memories. Great job PatmanQC.
Thanks for covering this series. It's gotten me back into playing these games again. Also, thanks for pointing out the SOR 4 game. I never even knew there was one. I just tried it out and it's awesome. Good work as usual, Patman. You're a wealth of information. I watch your vids often...and many of them, I watch repeatedly.
i didn't know there was other "Streets of Rage" Music out there. i only have one CD. i put in tons of hours on the Master System "Streets of Rage" & will always be on my top list as this was my 1st time i was able to complete a Beat'em Up by myself! Give yourself a pat there Patman as this was a gem! Now if you excuse me i am going to paint the Streets with my Rage on the Master System one more time!
LOL thanks buddy, have fun
Awesome content as usual Patman! You really do go above and beyond with all the details in your videos!
Glad you like them!
Another banger! I like with the level previews you let the music play out to get feel for that too.
Thanks, the music is an important part of the series so I wanted to showcase it
I really hope you'll do a SoR2 deep dive eventually. In any case thank you for the work you've put into so many awesome videos! The trivia and comparisons of the different versions (not to mention hearing you say queefarific lol) are always the highlights for me but I love watching them all from start to finish.
Thank you so much. I'm sure at some point I will cover the second game. Glad you enjoy all of my videos
Streets of Rage 2 needs it's own stand-alone video yesterday.
Welcome to, NBA Jam, PatmanQC, on fire edition!! *BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!!*
PAAAAAAT MAAAAAAAAN (in g major)
Love that intro brother
Thanks my friend
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries you're welcome
And, I've been known to occasionally go all *BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!!* myself
You know you're a true Nintendo fan when you played SOR and moved the special attack to the C button, A was attack, and B was jump 😎
Super Monaco GP is an awesome game with drama. I didn't even know about the Sega CD classics collection! I'll have to look for it. Glad you're feeling better Pat. Good job on another great video💪🏆
I'm not 100% but I'm getting there, thanks for the nice words
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries keep giving it hell bro! 💪💪💪
My favorite beatem up series!!!!!!
It's a lot of fun
I have return and I just finish watching this video. Yes, the "Streets of Rage" series a timeless hit; it is fun play solo or with a friend. My favorite "Streets of Rage" is number 2 because everything is better. The characters sprites are big and very colorful. The soundtrack never gets old and has it youthful energy that echoes to the present time of 2024. Yuzo Koshiro is a genius in video game music. Streets of Rage 2 is a very special game to me.😃
The whole Streets of Rage series is a huge reason why I still love Beat 'em Ups to this day! I also own all 3 Genesis games' soundtracks on vinyl. Great work as always, Patman!
This is a fun video of the "Streets of Rage" series. I watch it for over 40 percent and I'll come back later to finish it.
Absolutely love Streets of Rage 4. It's in my top five probably for beat-them-ups :) Others being Final Fight of course, River City Girls 1 & 2. I do love some other ones like Undercover Cops, etc. but these ones stand out in my mind.
The remake looks like a must play
SoR 2 OST is some serious bump-from-car material
Beautiful video, my friend. Thank you once again. :)
Thank you! Cheers!
God Bless Tim Kitzrow Midway found a gem making him an announcer for all of their sports games
He is the goat that's for sure
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries him and Kevin Calaburull the play by play announcer for the Seattle SuperSonics and Portland trailblazers
My dude! Love your reviews thank you sir
Glad you like them!
Yes, SoR II deep dive please.
Streets of Rage 2 deserve its own review. It's the king of beat em ups.
I figured it would need some well-deserved attention but wanted to test the waters to see if anyone else thought so as well.
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries It most definitely does deserve it's own review. I would put this on par with TMNT Turtles in Time as the 1a and 1b in retro beat em ups. If it wasn't for SoR 4 and Shredder's Revenge I would say they are the GOAT beat em ups!
Yes indeed, please cover SOR2! Would love an in-depth deep dive by you, PatmanQC.
It's fitting that the channel I discovered by looking for videos about Data East's Captain America and the Avengers (still love the way you say the word "Avengers," by the way) would finally cover my personal favourite beat-'em-up series.
LOL, the pronunciation of that word will always be stuck with me. I still say to my son "you stupid men" and he knows exactly what I'm talking about
That's fantastic (four). I've had the iconic "NOOO!" as a text ringtone for years. It always gets a reaction out of others - sometimes they find it funny, sometimes annoying, but rarely do they know what it is. My wife and kid do know it and think it's funny, at least.
Streets of Rage odd-numbered stages were the best. Basically the reverse of OG Star Trek movies.
LOL comment of the day
I'm addicted to beat um ups😅
They are also
I remember Me and a friend was playing Final Fight SNES and how watered down it was from the Arcade but still had a BLAST with it!! But when SoR came out WOW!! GAME CHANGER!!😅😁🌟💃🔥💪🎮🎮
Absolutely :-)
another job well done sir
haha love those old game commercials
Double dragon 2 on the gameboy was tough
It should be noted that only the Japanese version of Sonic Gems Collection had Streets of Rage. The U.S. version has Vectorman.
Imagine taking a nice, quiet stroll with your lady on the beach at night, and in the distance you see...
COPS ROLL UP AND FIRE INCENDIARY ROUNDS INTO THE CENTER OF A MASSIVE BRAWL
Hi PMQC great video as always yes it was an avalanche of fighting games in the 80s Oh happy dayz 😂😂❤❤
Yes it was :-) thank you
I remember the enterprising homebrew fans releasing a streets of rage where you could play as Megaman. I didn't know that E Swat took place in the same world as this interesting.
If the movie "Streets of Fire" isn't referenced then this documentary is incomplete.
Streets of Fire was influential to Final Fight. There is no „direct“ connection to Streets of Rage
@@cybercop0083 False
@@hansjuker8296 😘
We need a Queef Dive into Street of Rage 2
Loved SoR on the Genesis.
So did I
I'm shocked Sega didn't put an "improved" soundtrack on the Sega CD version. That would have been a very Sega in the '90s thing to do.
I agree but maybe they figured it was good enough
Pretty sure they also took inspiration from the 1984 movie Streets of Fire. Also, the part where you mention sprite versions of the SOR4 characters, how is it that the enemies are sprites too? When I play that way the enemies are still the HD versions. Or is it a secret part where you zap the arcades I’ve missed? I thought I’d found them all and don’t recognise the part shown here. Thanks
That could be, I hadn't read that before
GOAT TH-camr!
Sega knew how to make a game with GREAT SOUNDTRACKS the OST is OP😊
A Sega compilation ain't complete
Without this game.
It's on every one.
Couldn't agree more!
@@nehemiahpouncey3607 from sonic to SOR , Out run you name it
Deep dive on SoR 2 Please!
I don't know. I get more of a Freddy Krueger vibe from Souther. Also, you can play as Shiva and the kangaroo in Streets of Rage 3 (I think you can also play as Ash in the Japanese version).
The strange thing is, in the game bad dudes the second boss also has claws
I put tons of quarters into Double Dragon.. :)
My cousin's introduced this to me
Years ago.
Big fans of this game.
Me too.
We got the bad ending.😂
LOL that's great
Kids today couldn't handle the og gameboy, man i miss the simple game genie days
LOLThose were fun times
Call in the airstrike 😮
LOL
Roo and Shiva can be unlocked with a code in bare knuckle 3
Excellent info
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I forgot you can also unlock ash. Roo on the title screen and both ash and Shiva need to have buttons held down after beaten..if you pick skate and let gime die once in the beginning without fighting back he will become super skate. I have tried all these codes myself and can confirm they do work in bare knuckle 3
Definitely deep dive
Thanks
The third is impossibly, game breakingly difficult. Screw that game. Wasnt a big fan of how outlandish and goofball they took things either
Debate this
Machine Gun Willy vs Mr. X
I was definitely having flashbacks between the two, I thought I was the only one
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I hav thoughts like this sometimes. Such as Deadpool vs Jason, Terminator vs Ultron, & Ghost Rider vs Scorpion from Mortal Kombat to name a few
coleco-vision or gtfo
The new one sucked
Felt short & ending sucked
Part 3 is the best one
I like it
Tekken or crash bandicoot or fighting forceon psx
Streets of Rage is still a GOAT series of beat'em ups til this day. Streets of Rage 2 is my personal favorite plus the stellar musical score of Yuzo Koshiro and Axel's Grand Upper lol
Thanks for another awesome retrospective PatmanQC
I couldn't agree more, thank you
Growing up I was a NES and SNES guy, but there was no denying how great this game was. I still go back play SoR 1-3 occasionally and can listen to the SoR soundtrack anytime, specifically Keep the Groovin. Great video Patman!
Streets of Rage was a good reason for SNES owners to also buy a Mega Drive
@@Nokia3310do most def, 2 other games I enjoyed playing on the Genesis were Road Rash and Home Alone among countless others
@@lastone87 Sonic 2, Road Rash and NHL were my other favourites at the time. But you're right, there's a long list of great games that you couldn't play on SNES
Streets of Rage was always top tier in my childhood, and that was before they added a kangaroo.
Great series! Was just playing all last night.
Very frustrating to play SoR2 with someone that doesn't know how to play!
At this point, I would be happy to find anyone to play. I had to record all the video in single player mode
Im starting to Find myself getting fired up for your videos every time I hear that announcer. Hell to the yeahs!! And then the top all off you’re talking about one of the best beat ‘em’ ups of all time.
Absolutely adore this game series.
And there is something about the first game, I think I like that one the most.
Oh and you've always gotta have an elevator. A fighting game thing!
So I’m walking down the street and kick over a trash can. Meat rolls out. I’m supposed to pick it up and eat? No thank you.
yaaaaassss
You will of I wanna live. Unless you use a game genie cheat code
LOL good call
Well, it WAS on a plate! 🤣
BRAVO!….definitely one of the most criminally underrated console beat em up’ games on the planet..especially SOR 2 and 4!….
Really, really diggin' that shirt, Patman! The 60s Batman TV show is quite possibly my all-time favorite TV show. Much, much love for Streets Of Rage. The Super Nintendo vs Sega Genesis War was absolutely legendary! Those of us that were gaming during that time were the real winners, ultimately. I still play both systems regularly today. The 16 bit era is my favorite era of gaming easily. It was a very, very special time to be a gamer.You're the man, Patman!! Always enjoy your content, brutha.
Thanks for the nice comments, love that shirt. I have a few other Adam West shirts as well. Thanks
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries That’s awesome, brutha! Can't have enough Adam West shirts, sir.
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries , LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, has a DLC level, a Character Pack, AND a Vehicle Pack, that are dedicated to that show. Also, it was the last voice credit to Adam West before he passed on, as far as I know.
@@paxhumana2015 No, he voice a couple of cartoons for DCAfter that. If you are fan of the 60 show should check those out. By the way, that Lego Batman three level is by far my favorite. I was giggling like a schoolgirl the entire time I played it. It's unfortunate that Burt Ward didn't come back to provide the voice for Robin
Classic!! Luckily we had both systems. Great job as always!
Yes! Thank you!
SoR 2 made me buy a Sega Genesis.
Very cool, I'm sure it sold a lot of units
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries yup the fighting pack was where it's at
8:20 i wish this move was continued in the later games. The move from SOR 2 and 3 is just not as satisfying
Over thirty years, and SOR2 is still the one game me and my mom play when i visit. And she still forces me to take Axel because she refuses to play as anyone other than Blaze. (And one of us needs to be able to stunlock the bosses with the blitz move..)
Also, listenign to this, i kept feeling the music was a bit off, then i realized its because ive akways played the CD version which had better sound and more channels so it doesn't have to drop channels for sound effects.
glad your feeling better, your content is always top drawer. love the rage series, I think 2 is my favorite as well
Thanks a bunch!
The music might still be the best soundtrack ever made for any video game. Part 2 crazily surpassed the great original for gameplay. But soundtrack IMO still goes with part 1.
Arguably. Great video btw as always.
idk... Lords of thunder has a great soundtrack as well.. so does Way of the Warrior for Panasonic 3do
PatMan!!! Nice choice!! I put crazy hours on these games growing up. Sega fan since day one!! Glad your feeling better!!
Love the video drops by PatMan!
Streets of Rage was a blast, especially with the music by the great Yuzo Koshiro. Yes, you should review the next two SOR games and Streets of Rage Remake, as well. This series needs more love. Keep up the good work. 😉
My boring SOR story. Read a review of it in a magazine at the time, looked good so I ordered it, then went on holiday. The whole holiday I was wishing to get home so I could play the game. While on holiday I discovered final fight, fell in love with that, it was amazing. Then got home, SOR was waiting, I played it and..... Compared to final fight it was a real let down. Tiny sprites and a lot slower. Having a PAL console didn't help the speed. Then got a SNES and played final fight instead. I did love the soundtrack though and also enjoyed SOR 2 although it's still far slower than the frenetic final fight action.
I love all of your videos, Pat. Thank you for being so consistent and high quality! Streets of Rage is my favorite beam 'em up series of all time.
Thanks a ton, yes I've always enjoyed it as well
Glad I’ll never be put in a video game…can’t imagine getting punched rearranging my beautiful face & then get a German supplex to wash it it down & getting right back up
LOL fantastic
I play Street of Rage at a friend's house 🏠 when I was a kid it's brilliant and the series still kick ass today. 😀👍🎮
Yes, the last one was fantastic
As a Nintendo guy growing up Fighting Force 64 was a great game
I played it a few times back in the day
How are all the main characters in SOR all ex-cops in their early 20,s?
LOL good call
Such a great series. SoR2 was absolutely badass. SoR4 is just plain siiiiiiick, plays so freakin' smooth and just looks gorgeous.
PatmanQC, now with more “rage”!
please!
LOL
LOL great dig on the warrior. Bigger, badder better!
I was hoping someone will catch that :-) thanks
I hope you do a video on the Street Fighter 3 series it’s absolutely underrated.
Possibly, although I haven't even covered streetfighter 2 yet
Taking everyone down to Haggar town 😎
LOL thank you
Favorite game series. Hope for a part 5 before decades go by again.
I would indeed be happy to watch a full video just about Streets of Rage 2.
Thanks
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 👍
LMAO at "Mr. Twitter".
I never knew about the announcement of SOR Revolution. But I'm curious of it. SOR 4 was a BIG step up from SOR 3, and it holds up so well to the point where I double-dipped getting the digital & physical release, the latter having all of the DLC.
Patman + SoR! We eating well today beatemupbros!
Awesome, I hope you enjoy it
love beat'em ups
So do I :-)
Axel: Hey, Adam, a new Criminal Syndicate is causing troubles. You ready to kick some ass?
Adam: Sorry man,got a dentist appointment over in the next town over, but you can get my brother to help.
Axel: Your kid brother Eddie? Isn't he like 10?
Adam: No, he's actually 14, and yeah goes by the name Skate.
Adam: but still, he's a kid?
Skate: I can help, I got rollerskates, The wont see me coming
After much time
Axel: Well, we defeated the bad guys and freed the city Adam, shame you missed it.
Adam: Great, cool, how'd my brother do?
Axel: Oh, yeah, he's dead.
Adam: WHAT!? How did that happen.
Axel: He was a 14 yr old kid. When we first arrived, they saw him coming and took him out in one hit, was out for good. I mean, What'd the Eff you expect was gonna happen?
Genesis does what Nintendo by SEGA
LOL
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries and a goof up
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I would like to request that Genesis game it's called green dog
Should have used the options menu to capture the music without the SFX but I guess it’s a more accurate representation of how you’re most likely to hear it while playing.
Is there anything more hilarious than playing this game with a younger sibling, putting in all that time and efffort to get to the final boss and then manipulating it so you can fight the other player and killing your siblings character, leaving him completely crushed and beside himself as he struggles to deal with the ultimate betrayal he just experienced?
I remember growing up as a kid My father had rent it streets a rage I used to stay up all night trying to beat this game I have felt like a couple times and then I tried again and I finally beat it I didn't realize about rage 2 till later and then rage Three as well while I was living in Germany there was a base like an hour away and I went to the power zone and I found the rage set all together I had to ask my dad if he give me the trilogy but he couldn't get it cuz he had the money for it he knew I wanted it but then I didn't get it. When I was 10 years old that's when I got rage 2 and 3
Sweet! I thought you were gone Patman. For some reason I am not getting any alerts for your videos. Whatever the problem is I know you're still rocking and that makes me happy. Now, to my comment...
As you know, Patman, I was one of the few that sat squarely in both camps. I got my Sega Genesis in 1989, my Snes in 1991, and Sega CD in 1992. While I liked my Snes, the Genesis was my favorite. I especially hated what Nintendo of America did to the Snes's case. It was just hideous looking and stood out like a sore thumb when sitting in an entertainment center but I digress.
One of the biggest reasons I loved Sega was games fot like Streets of Rage 1+2. They were grittier, darker, and more hardcore in their approach. To this day I still think SOR2 is the very best beat em' up ever created.
My brother and I used to 2P so many beat 'em ups. We'd joke around and spout-off our own character names and power-ups, my all-time favorite power-up will always be a "TIGHTER white t-shirt".🤣
Wow had no idea Fighting Force was initially meant to be a Streets of Rage entry. Such a hideous game, def inferior to the 2D, however i still had some fun with it i must say