Reggie Holder Why am I always putting everything down? Uuhhh.. Are you even watching the videos? Sure, Thunder and Nitro suck, but this series, the Mortal Kombat series, the SD! series, these are all in celebration of these games. I don’t know how you can possibly think I’m always putting everything down.
"hello here´s alex wright. If you want high flying wrestling action, a spinning sidekick or an top turnbuckle dropkick, select me and the win is yours, I guarantee it" is what Alex Wrights video introduction
@@_fadingcolors "Get ready because you know when you enter the ring with Eddie Guerrero i'll give you the best of i have"Is what Eddie said in his spanish introduction.
"Hello here is Alex Wright, if you want High flyling wrestling, a spinning sidekick, a top turnbuckle dropkick? then choose me, and the win is yours, I SWEAR!"
Awesome as always man. The second I started watching I'm like "I hope he mentions Nash's and Piper's rants in Thunder." And you did. You're a good fella.
Creative? Sure. But they all look god awful. Like I said, fuck WCW, if they had focused on just making this an oddball game, it wouldn't be so harshly shit on.
This video saved my life, I was in the hospital for two weeks in a coma when a nurse started watching your channel on her phone. Then I immediately Got up and started watching. Then I fell back into a coma when I was done
@@616Entertainment hey there, also how about trying the other wrestling games. such as from japan. you can also talk of their american counterparts as well in that aspect.
Great series! I was a WCW wrestling fan for both TV and video games while in high school and college in the late '90s. I had a Playstation first with the WCW titles you covered, but couldn't resist those N64 games and got a used one later on. While I think that the two best WCW games on Playstation are WCW vs the World (for gameplay) and WCW Mayhem (for commentary), a WCW PSX game that rivaled WCW /nWo Revenge could have been made that combined "vs. the World's" grappling system, Nitro and thunders character rants, Mayhem's commentary and arenas, and Backstage Assault's large roster and create -a-wrestler.
Brotha if I didnt have a friend who had a 64 when World Tour came out I would've most likely been a Playstation kid. So happy that swayed my decision when it came to wrestling games. When ps2 came out, though, and i was able to get it myself? I got those Smackdown games fast. Keep up the good work man. Love this series so far and the other ones I've seen. My childhood revisited. ✌🏽❤
I will say this: Mayhem was certainly a step up from these two piles of garbage. Can't wait till you get to that one. It wasn't a perfect game, but I got a lot of enjoyment out of it.
Holy shit this was brutal! Glad to see you survived the video bro haha I've always been a playstation guy and remember being absolutely heart broken with these two dumpster fires! Just happy that i had a N64 as a backup lol #Thanks4WhatYouDo #WeAreTheDanDans
Geez, what a rough episode this was to endure after hearing what you had to say about WCW Nitro & WCW/nWo Thunder. At first, not too long ago, I just assumed both games were fairly decent after watching all of the intros by the wrestlers from each select screen...and now I see how wrong I was by that moment. Still though, we appreciate you going through this pain and looking back at the Pros & Cons of these games for loyal fans like me and the others in the comment section. Can’t wait to see what is in store for the next Let’s Play Friday video...I might even consider listening to the next podcast episode on SoundCloud this weekend as well.
I think the only thing i can compliment Nitro & Thunder on is the graphics and character models. That's it. I know it's the late 90's and it's primitive compared to today in terms of quality assurance and focus testing but it boggles my mind how not only does a developer with no credentials get the rights to one of the hottest licences in the world at that point and how they can also design something fundamentally fucking unplayable? So shambolic. The dev's clearly couldn't have been Wrestling fans in the slightest and certainly didn't do their research and play the predecessor for reference on a good quality control scheme.
I used to have those games back then during my childhood. WCW Nitro was the very first wrestling videogame that I had in the late '90s, and it sucks. I had WCW/nWo Thunder, and it was the very last WCW game that I owned in 1999 before I collected the WWF/E games in the early 2000s up to 2017. I think Inland Productions should rethink these suggestions to release these two WCW games on the PlayStation.
Oh man, when you messaged me saying I'd hate part 4, I was worried lol... Another great video bro, but yeah, you did kinda break my heart a little 😂.... I think probably the rants were my favorite part, but I played the hell out of both of these lol...
Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is set for one fall. In the Red corner, weighing in at 20 minutes and 31 seconds, Ian Scherer's latest awesome historical video about WCW Wrestling Games! In the Blue corner, weighing in at approximately 8 seconds, it's Areala's comment, talking about how amazing she already knows this video is, and having already given up and clicked on the thumbs up button, despite being not even one minute into the actual video! Holy smokes! Well, folks, I guess that's the match. Ian wins, yet again, extending his victory streak in getting this gal excited about wrestling video games to a ridiculously-undefeated length of time. But rest assured, loyal viewers, this challenger WILL be back for more, because anything can happen in: The History of WCW Video Games! :D
Before I get lost in the jumble of paragraph, another awesome series and look forward to the WWE series if you cover it. With that being said: On the last video, I mentioned how this part would be a bitter sweet reminder because of how everything came together for me. I’ve been a lifelong wrestling fan, my mom got me into it because she grew up watching in Mexico. I always understood it was just Lucha libre and it was Mexico’s thing at entertainment. I was born and raised in Texas so not once ever did I ever fathom that wrestling was a global thing. One afternoon I went to my friends house and they popped in WCW Nitro. To my surprise I was flabbergasted as to WHY Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio were on there when they were Mexico guys. Like what was this WCW and why it almost the same like Lucha libre but not quite, almost like there’s a story to it. That afternoon was the catalyst to change me as a fan forever. WCW Nitro introduced me to American wrestling in July 1998, the shit hit peak of wrestling. But the funny thing was that later that afternoon, he popped in WWF Warzone and the rest was history. I instantly became a WWE fan and have been since and never looked back. Even though WCW was what brought light to American wrestling, it was WWF/E that solidified my love for it. Thank you again for the series, it brought back childhood memories and the friends I had back then. I look forward to the next one.
Dude thanks for sharing your story, I appreciate it. I can see how the WWF could have swayed you, especially with what their product looked like back then. I'm happy you're enjoying the series. =)
Great again. Nitro was my first game I got for PS1. I remember using Game Shark to unlock everything because the game play was so bad, I didnt want to play and unlock it traditionally. Remember the ring in outer space?? I was legit close to seizures. Lol! The promos are the only redeeming thing to the game. I still watch them for entertainment.
I was one of the lucky ones to have a N64 instead of a PS1 (well, not so lucky, still wanted to play Parasite Eve or Final Fantasy VII, lol), N64 wrestling games were the best, AKI did a fantastic job back then. I had no idea how wrestling games were on the PS1, never played the Smackdown ones, they looked very well done. Thanks for these videos man, keep it up!
That is legendary how kevin dont give 2 shits about recording and the most funniest part how the submission when you hear the leg cracking sound like someone in the background crumbling they chip bag
I had both Nitro and Thunder as a kid. I look back at them now and remember how awful they were, but back them I loved them to death. I’m glad I didn’t know better at the time. I thought the rants were awesome and I was playing a wrestling game...what could be better!? Awesome video, thanks for the trip down memory lane!
I honestly just unlocked wrestlers to watch their rants. That was the best thing about these games. I never had a memory card for my PS1 so once I did that the first time I never bothered playing them again. Shut Your Mouth was the game that made me beg my dad for a memory card.
Thank you for reminding me of the most traumatic time in my life. I got the PC version of Nitro back then. It was still terrible. Not sure why it got greenlit other than there was a real lack of wrestling games on PC. Good work, man. Just one comment to make. Watch your levels. Some of your bits nearly blew my ears out.
Glad you made this series. Was looking for good wrestling ganes to play with my son when he gets a little older. The only consoles I still have are a ps2 and an n64.
14:50 not only does Hall not seem to understand (and no one filming him bothered to correct him) but he also seems to almost be doing his Razor Ramon voice rather than his own
I remember finding a book at the local bookstore that had all of the signature moves for Nitro in it. I spent a couple of hours writing all of them down so I could give them to some friends at school. I had fun for a little bit but we found ourselves going back to the N64 games and never looking back.
This was Awesome but looked so painful for you... Those outtakes are a great addition 🤣😂... But bro you sure your not excreting yourself... You look tired 😫, hope you get some rest or maybe your still not over your cold. Either way, thanks a ton for everything you do. *Hands you a bottle of water, cheers and stay Awesome... This DanDan is out 🤘😎🤘
Dude I shot my on camera parts literally at 3 AM, 7-ish hours before it went live, and 5 hours before I went to work, hahaha. I'm insane. Thanks for watching!
I played these WCW games. My brother still has em. I don't miss them at all. When you have to remember four button inputs like MK to do moves, terrible. Those rants were hilarious.
Loving this series thus far just as much as I did the SmackDown and Mortal Kombat videos. With that said, Thunder will always be my most despised wrestling game of all-time.
Another great episode Ian. Thanfully back in the day, i would get Underground demos sent in my house. Idk if u remember underground. One time one of the demos had WCW nitro. And god... This was my first experience playing a WCW game. I had more fun playing War Zone and that game had its own faults. But at the very least it was enjoyable. I guess i dodged two bullets in the form of Nitro and Thunder 😂 the promos was pretty cool tho I'm not gonna lie.
I know for a fact that in WWF No Mercy, you can get out of the ring while a battle royal. You can do so by selecting the option previous the match on match options.
I can remember playing WCW VS The World and then WCW/nWo World Tour and thinking Nitro was going to be incredible because I saw a few high-res screenshots in EGM and Gamepro (which looked stellar for their day and looked MUCH closer to the real wrestlers than the polygonal models ever did) a few months before it came out. I figured that the gameplay was going to be on par with what came before so I was beyond stoked. I had also read that there would be entrances with the authentic theme music and so on too (which hadn't ever been done in a wrestling game up to that point). This was long before the days of gameplay preview vids and whatnot, and WCW itself was insanely popular in pop culture at the time so I figured Nitro was going to be like the Super Mario 64 of wrestling games - completely groundbreaking. The wait for it to come out was AGONIZING. Then it came out... A few moves into my first match and I realized I'd been had. To say I was deflated would have been the understatement of a lifetime. What a miserable stink pickle of a game. That said, though, WCW/nWo Revenge came out later that year and COMPLETELY made up for it. Must've clocked at least a hundred hours having battle royals with friends not to mention all the time I spent playing alone.
It should be noted that around the time of WCW/nWo Revenge, THQ and Yukes were working on a game for PS1 called WCW/nWo LIVE which would be using NJPW Toukon Retsuden 3's gameplay engine to its fullest capability. Unfortunately, Yukes couldn't find an easy way to get the models for guys like Hollywood Hulk Hogan or Sting in the game without the code for each wrestler having to be reworked. This was not Power Move Pro Wrestling from 1995 on the PS1 which used NJPW Toukon Retsuden 1's gameplay engine, this engine was a completely new beast compared to NJPW Toukon Retsuden 1 & 2 which would have been easier to use the code for WCW/nWo LIVE. So when WWF signed THQ and Yukes, WCW/nWo LIVE was 75% completed as they finally cracked the code the month before converting it to this amazing game which only has footage and no demo preserved. WCW/nWo LIVE was scrapped because THQ and Yukes were now with the WWF. However, it just so happened that by pure coincidence the WWF wanted a PS1 game that used the NJPW Toukon Retsuden 3 gameplay engine from 2 years prior, and the developers made two games with this engine. If you know where I'm going with this, WCW/nWo LIVE got sacrificed so WWF SmackDown! and WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role can exist. In an alternate timeline, Acclaim would have still been making WWE games up until 2013 and WCW/nWo LIVE would have been released on the PS1 around the same time as WCW/nWo Revenge on N64.
I was a WCW kid before WWF so this is all I played and all I had before I got WWF Attitude. I think I even had strategy guides. I think the Nitro one came with a poster and the Thunder one came with some cheap trading cards.
I actually owned the PC version of Nitro (as well as the PS1 and N64 versions and Thunder). The best part of that was 1) it was actually a port of Thunder but with Nitro’s menu graphics and song plastered on and 2) the modding community was surprisingly good, probably because it was one of the few wrestling games for PC at the time. Oh, and the rants, of course.
I vividly remember Bobby Heenan yelling POWERBOMB! in these games. Nitro and Thunder we're both trash compared to Attitude and War Zone. The rants in Thunder & Nitro are still legendary. This was a great trip back into a time I was super jealous of N64 gamers
The best feature of Thunder was being able to realign the factions. I got such a kick out of that when I was a kid. Shame the gameplay wasn't up to scratch, so you couldn't really have a lot of fun with it.
The WCW turbo arena made it so that the game played faster than normal due to the empty stadium. Not needing to render any crowd or arena graphics allowed the game to run at a faster framerate. I could be way off but that's what I remember anyways.
I am a dandan and this is the time when I take a hulk hogan's picture and eat it in my cereal with my vitamins. Also, leg drop my grandma while she takes her last breath
@@616Entertainment I'm shure it will, I watched your Mortal Kombat reviews I'm haven't played most of them and I'm not even a big video game fan but I found it a very easy and enjoyable watch, keep up the great content & have a great day :)
I missed out on the great wrestling games on the N64 since I had a PS1 as well. I was so hyped back then for this. I remember as a teenager saving up my money to get WCW Nitro. I knew after playing for 10 minutes what an abomination it was. I think I ended up selling it to some poor soul at school. I never bothered with Thunder(or any of the WCW PS1 games) but it looks like I didn't miss much.
Great vid. Wouldn't mind a brief Let's Play Friday with one of these two games just for the funny commentary ... or is that just cruel to want to subject you to playing it? Either way, I love this series.
I was wondering if you were going to cover Mayhem and Backstage Assault. Then I was you were on the next episode, I cant wait for it. :D. But at least with Mayhem it was fun compared to Nitro and Thunder.
Shit I'm a week late?! Thanks TH-cam -_- Great video as always dude. I do not remember Nitro being so bad. How niave my 7 year old mind was. Never played Thunder as I got Smackdown before I knew Thunder even existed and I can see I was much better off for it. Can't wait for the next part.
I remember playing Thunder on a Playstation demo disc. It was Hogan and Goldberg in a steel cage and I had no idea how to play it, the controls were awful, and the match was over, as you said, in around 30 seconds lol all I remember is the animated garbage being thrown into the ring a la Bash at the Beach 1996
Sting moves that I can kinda remember for Nitro. Down square x square Scorpion Death lock X 0 X Stinger Splash(when they're in the corner.) That's all I remember lol
Ahh Nitro and Thunder. 2 games I was so excited for. Nitro I bought with a combo pack which included the strategy guide. I loved this game at the time and I thoroughly enjoyed the whacky characters like Santa and the Snowman. Thunder was fun for the weapons which you didn't mention. It was awesome to bring on the pain hitting your opponents with whatever weapons you could find. These games also allowed you to unlock several WCW stars like Rey Mysterio, Ultimo Dragon, Ravens flock etc. finally with the inclusion of Reese aka the yetti you could book the yetti vs hogan. These games to me were more fun than Vs the world which was blocky and annoying with all the time a the computer would put me in the Mexican surfboard. This game was fun and oh yeah the dance level was hilarious. Of course the next game would bring the best of WCW on PS1 before the worst WCW game of all time but I'll save that for the next video.
Correction: The engine wasn't sold to AKI, AKI was also the developer of the original Virtual Pro Wrestling and WCW Vs. The World. They just changed their name to AKI by the time they started Development on World Tour. And who knows about the N64 exclusivity thing. THQ showed with their WWE games that they liked to have multiple series running at once, so it might have to do with that.
I had WCW Nitro. It wasnt great.... But I still played the hell out of it. I rented WCW Thunder and it just lacked whatever charm I had found in Nitro.
I am a Dandan and if scotty steiner had described those unlockables, people would have actually thought he was reading from his autobiography in wrestling
Enjoyable video once again good sir. I saw someone suggesting a review of the Legends of wrestling video games. I would hope you would also consider reviewing the Backyard Wrestling video games as well.
👍 I didn't realize how lucky I was to have an N64 back in the day.
Hahahaha, you lucky bastard
But they did release Nitro on the N64, and even PC, so you could have the unfortunate pleasure of owning it like I do
I had a 64 but thought it was better if I had ps to play but yeah I did enjoy world tour
I had wcw mayhem
Reggie Holder Why am I always putting everything down? Uuhhh.. Are you even watching the videos? Sure, Thunder and Nitro suck, but this series, the Mortal Kombat series, the SD! series, these are all in celebration of these games. I don’t know how you can possibly think I’m always putting everything down.
Now we get to the part of WCW games that really show how bad the company was near the end.
Oh man. We're in the thick of it, now.
#Vincerusso finished them
@@RustyMcSteel no. Jamie Kellner did
@@RustyMcSteel Vince Russo is a pussy.
Turner Broadcasting did on a whole. They wanted WCW to die. And Russo was just one of the nails in the coffin. So was Hogan. So was Nash.
"hello here´s alex wright. If you want high flying wrestling action, a spinning sidekick or an top turnbuckle dropkick, select me and the win is yours, I guarantee it" is what Alex Wrights video introduction
You are a translation god.
@@616Entertainment not really, I am just german LMAO
If you do Alex Wrights promo again, he says it in German. Same with Eddy, he says his in Spanish.
@@_fadingcolors "Get ready because you know when you enter the ring with Eddie Guerrero i'll give you the best of i have"Is what Eddie said in his spanish introduction.
That Alex Wright dance will get all the ladies.
After Nitro... i didn't even bother renting Thunder from blockbuster for $7.95........ god i wish those days.
Quality over quantity is a sentiment largely forgotten on TH-cam, I appreciate the genuinely good content.
Thank you kindly, my friend. Means a lot to me.
For me the smackdown series on the PlayStation was the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.
They're so good, dude.
Facts my guy👍
Boy hell yeah I just got home from a fucked up work week and see the new part of this series is out, bro you done made my day thank you!
Thanks for watching!
WCW Nitro & Thunder... coolest looking drink coasters i ever owned.
LOL
Hahahaha
"Hello here is Alex Wright, if you want High flyling wrestling, a spinning sidekick, a top turnbuckle dropkick? then choose me, and the win is yours, I SWEAR!"
You may swear
But me? I PROMISE!
Awesome as always man. The second I started watching I'm like "I hope he mentions Nash's and Piper's rants in Thunder." And you did. You're a good fella.
How could I not?! Hahaha. Thanks for watching, Justin.
I love this video series. And, despite their lack of quality, I still enjoy Nitro and Thunder for what they are. Can’t wait to see the next episode!
Thanks for watching!
Backstage assault is the absolute worst lol can't wait to see that one
Ugh. Early June.
Nahh it wasnt all bad. It sucked but it was always fun using as many weapons as possible to beat your opponent haha
@@Derpkoduh yeah that's true. Old school games still have there charm
I might be the only one that liked the cool and unique arena's in WCW Nitro.
Imagine fighting in a Bee Hive or a Graveyard in WWE 2K20, lol.
Ya but hey we had a sleepover at Bray's house!!! 😁😉
Creative? Sure. But they all look god awful. Like I said, fuck WCW, if they had focused on just making this an oddball game, it wouldn't be so harshly shit on.
@@616Entertainment yeah the game sucked, I just liked the secret arena's.
If WWE 2K were to do it, it would look miles better!
I created a Graveyard arena in 2K19 on PS4 - just search 'ecwselby'!
All those crappy/amazing into vignettes for thunder are the best
You are correct.
lmao Nitro was so ASSSSSSSSSSS ONLY cool thing was being able to call for interference at any time.
IT'S A SURPRISE ATTACK!
I own both Nitro AND Thunder and in my honest opinion I think those games can be pretty fun sometimes.
That's the only WCW game I've ever played, that too the PC version. I liked the rants.
This video saved my life, I was in the hospital for two weeks in a coma when a nurse started watching your channel on her phone. Then I immediately Got up and started watching. Then I fell back into a coma when I was done
For that one person that’s really gullible this was a joke about how good this channel is
"Then I fell back into a coma" hahahahahahahaahaha. I love this. Thank you.
Please do a video on those Showdown Legends of Wrestling games. They're so bad they're good!
Stick around.
odessa 14 same
The first two LOW games were decent imo. Haven't played Showdown yet.
@@616Entertainment hey there, also how about trying the other wrestling games. such as from japan. you can also talk of their american counterparts as well in that aspect.
@PHILL SHIVELY They're not bad games, actually I enjoyed playing Showdown Legends of Wrestling as a kid
Oh man..... That nice little treat you made at the start of NWO/WCW thunder made my bloody day!!!! Literally fell off my chair bud, thank you!
Hahahaha, glad you liked that.
Great series! I was a WCW wrestling fan for both TV and video games while in high school and college in the late '90s. I had a Playstation first with the WCW titles you covered, but couldn't resist those N64 games and got a used one later on. While I think that the two best WCW games on Playstation are WCW vs the World (for gameplay) and WCW Mayhem (for commentary), a WCW PSX game that rivaled WCW /nWo Revenge could have been made that combined "vs. the World's" grappling system, Nitro and thunders character rants, Mayhem's commentary and arenas, and Backstage Assault's large roster and create -a-wrestler.
Combine pieces of all of them and we might have a little something to aim for.
Brotha if I didnt have a friend who had a 64 when World Tour came out I would've most likely been a Playstation kid. So happy that swayed my decision when it came to wrestling games. When ps2 came out, though, and i was able to get it myself? I got those Smackdown games fast. Keep up the good work man. Love this series so far and the other ones I've seen. My childhood revisited. ✌🏽❤
Dude thank you! Yea, you made all the right moves.
I will say this: Mayhem was certainly a step up from these two piles of garbage. Can't wait till you get to that one. It wasn't a perfect game, but I got a lot of enjoyment out of it.
Looking forward to releasing it!
Loved Mayhem. Best wrestling game up to that time. I think it was released months before Smackdown. Way better than that crap Acclaim released
I remember being so hyped for Nitro when it came out...and then so disappointed when I played it.
Dude, weren't we all.
5:21 Macho Man: “I’ve been in the danger zone!”
HAhahahaha
You need more views and subs you're criminally underrated
Thanks. =)
Holy shit this was brutal! Glad to see you survived the video bro haha I've always been a playstation guy and remember being absolutely heart broken with these two dumpster fires! Just happy that i had a N64 as a backup lol
#Thanks4WhatYouDo
#WeAreTheDanDans
Man, you were lucky to have that backup.
@@616Entertainment tell me about it man! After that disaster i needed a good fix haha.
Back in the day, my friend and I managed to escape the steel cage by climbing the same turnbuckle.
Geez, what a rough episode this was to endure after hearing what you had to say about WCW Nitro & WCW/nWo Thunder. At first, not too long ago, I just assumed both games were fairly decent after watching all of the intros by the wrestlers from each select screen...and now I see how wrong I was by that moment. Still though, we appreciate you going through this pain and looking back at the Pros & Cons of these games for loyal fans like me and the others in the comment section. Can’t wait to see what is in store for the next Let’s Play Friday video...I might even consider listening to the next podcast episode on SoundCloud this weekend as well.
Hell yea, man! This week's LPF episode is going to be Super, trust me.
I think the only thing i can compliment Nitro & Thunder on is the graphics and character models. That's it. I know it's the late 90's and it's primitive compared to today in terms of quality assurance and focus testing but it boggles my mind how not only does a developer with no credentials get the rights to one of the hottest licences in the world at that point and how they can also design something fundamentally fucking unplayable?
So shambolic. The dev's clearly couldn't have been Wrestling fans in the slightest and certainly didn't do their research and play the predecessor for reference on a good quality control scheme.
It really is a head scratcher, man. Thanks for watching!
I used to have those games back then during my childhood. WCW Nitro was the very first wrestling videogame that I had in the late '90s, and it sucks. I had WCW/nWo Thunder, and it was the very last WCW game that I owned in 1999 before I collected the WWF/E games in the early 2000s up to 2017. I think Inland Productions should rethink these suggestions to release these two WCW games on the PlayStation.
I'm gonna be honest, I didn't play WCW Nitro long enough to see any of that content at all. I'm honestly surprised it's in there
Dude it's INSANE
Oh man, when you messaged me saying I'd hate part 4, I was worried lol... Another great video bro, but yeah, you did kinda break my heart a little 😂.... I think probably the rants were my favorite part, but I played the hell out of both of these lol...
Glad you liked it, dude! Thanks again for the Krypt heads up.
@@616Entertainment anytime brother, thanks for all the kick ass content... I'll get those collection pics to you asap
Best wcw episodes yet LOL great job dude
Glad you liked it! Also, great username.
Been waiting for this, and on my birthday too!
Happy birthday, Jacob!
Another top notch video brotha. Loving everything you put out.
Thank you kindly. =)
Anyone who has that much Superman merch can't be wrong! Subbed.
Ha! Glad you liked the Superman stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is set for one fall. In the Red corner, weighing in at 20 minutes and 31 seconds, Ian Scherer's latest awesome historical video about WCW Wrestling Games!
In the Blue corner, weighing in at approximately 8 seconds, it's Areala's comment, talking about how amazing she already knows this video is, and having already given up and clicked on the thumbs up button, despite being not even one minute into the actual video! Holy smokes!
Well, folks, I guess that's the match. Ian wins, yet again, extending his victory streak in getting this gal excited about wrestling video games to a ridiculously-undefeated length of time. But rest assured, loyal viewers, this challenger WILL be back for more, because anything can happen in: The History of WCW Video Games! :D
Ha! I love this. =) Thank you so much for watching and for this amazing comment.
Before I get lost in the jumble of paragraph, another awesome series and look forward to the WWE series if you cover it. With that being said:
On the last video, I mentioned how this part would be a bitter sweet reminder because of how everything came together for me. I’ve been a lifelong wrestling fan, my mom got me into it because she grew up watching in Mexico. I always understood it was just Lucha libre and it was Mexico’s thing at entertainment. I was born and raised in Texas so not once ever did I ever fathom that wrestling was a global thing. One afternoon I went to my friends house and they popped in WCW Nitro. To my surprise I was flabbergasted as to WHY Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio were on there when they were Mexico guys. Like what was this WCW and why it almost the same like Lucha libre but not quite, almost like there’s a story to it.
That afternoon was the catalyst to change me as a fan forever. WCW Nitro introduced me to American wrestling in July 1998, the shit hit peak of wrestling. But the funny thing was that later that afternoon, he popped in WWF Warzone and the rest was history. I instantly became a WWE fan and have been since and never looked back. Even though WCW was what brought light to American wrestling, it was WWF/E that solidified my love for it.
Thank you again for the series, it brought back childhood memories and the friends I had back then. I look forward to the next one.
Dude thanks for sharing your story, I appreciate it. I can see how the WWF could have swayed you, especially with what their product looked like back then. I'm happy you're enjoying the series. =)
Great again.
Nitro was my first game I got for PS1. I remember using Game Shark to unlock everything because the game play was so bad, I didnt want to play and unlock it traditionally.
Remember the ring in outer space?? I was legit close to seizures. Lol!
The promos are the only redeeming thing to the game. I still watch them for entertainment.
The promos are great, no doubt.
I was one of the lucky ones to have a N64 instead of a PS1 (well, not so lucky, still wanted to play Parasite Eve or Final Fantasy VII, lol), N64 wrestling games were the best, AKI did a fantastic job back then.
I had no idea how wrestling games were on the PS1, never played the Smackdown ones, they looked very well done.
Thanks for these videos man, keep it up!
Thanks for watching!
That is legendary how kevin dont give 2 shits about recording and the most funniest part how the submission when you hear the leg cracking sound like someone in the background crumbling they chip bag
Hahahahaha, I love this.
I’m dead.
I had both Nitro and Thunder as a kid. I look back at them now and remember how awful they were, but back them I loved them to death. I’m glad I didn’t know better at the time. I thought the rants were awesome and I was playing a wrestling game...what could be better!? Awesome video, thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Hahaha, thanks man. I appreciate the kind words.
I honestly just unlocked wrestlers to watch their rants. That was the best thing about these games. I never had a memory card for my PS1 so once I did that the first time I never bothered playing them again. Shut Your Mouth was the game that made me beg my dad for a memory card.
Great game to wait for, though. Good call.
Yyyeeessss! Here we go! My new favorite TH-cam series
That's a great honor. Thank you!
IT'S THE SURPRISE ATTACK
Really good. =)
Great video! I remember being a PS and WCW fan as a kid so I played these abominations with my friends for countless hours lol.
You and me both, dude. I played them like crazy.
Dudeman vs Uncle Monkey still better than 3 hours of 2021 Raw
"you wanna wrestle the nature boy? you gotta b able to walk that ile style an profile WOOO" everytime I play I gotta hear that in wcw nitro lol
So good, man.
Thank you for reminding me of the most traumatic time in my life. I got the PC version of Nitro back then. It was still terrible. Not sure why it got greenlit other than there was a real lack of wrestling games on PC.
Good work, man. Just one comment to make. Watch your levels. Some of your bits nearly blew my ears out.
Sorry, I try and watch the audio. I edit on a laptop in iMovie, I do the best I can with the tools I have.
I love the little promos of these games so good haha
The best!
Glad you made this series. Was looking for good wrestling ganes to play with my son when he gets a little older. The only consoles I still have are a ps2 and an n64.
You have some GREAT selections to choose from!
14:50 not only does Hall not seem to understand (and no one filming him bothered to correct him) but he also seems to almost be doing his Razor Ramon voice rather than his own
100%, dude.
was waiting for the wicker man scene the moment the bee stage popped up and im glad you didnt disappoint
Dude I was hoping that was going to land. =)
I remember finding a book at the local bookstore that had all of the signature moves for Nitro in it. I spent a couple of hours writing all of them down so I could give them to some friends at school. I had fun for a little bit but we found ourselves going back to the N64 games and never looking back.
I love this story.
This was Awesome but looked so painful for you... Those outtakes are a great addition 🤣😂... But bro you sure your not excreting yourself... You look tired 😫, hope you get some rest or maybe your still not over your cold. Either way, thanks a ton for everything you do. *Hands you a bottle of water, cheers and stay Awesome... This DanDan is out 🤘😎🤘
Dude I shot my on camera parts literally at 3 AM, 7-ish hours before it went live, and 5 hours before I went to work, hahaha. I'm insane. Thanks for watching!
@@616Entertainment sounds like we both have insomnia but you do stuff creative, I just mope and complain that I can't sleep.. 🤪 later much 🤘🤯🤘
I played these WCW games. My brother still has em.
I don't miss them at all. When you have to remember four button inputs like MK to do moves, terrible.
Those rants were hilarious.
You felt the pain.
@@616Entertainment luckily I had N64 to make me forget. I feel sorry for those who had just one console
If nothing else, the character and arena models were top notch. If you could mix that with the SD engine, we'd really have something here.
Great stuff as always dude!
Thanks for watching!
Lmao you me dying when you first showed Thunder with the wrestlers dancing.
It really is something to behold.
The rants were so much fun.
The best.
Kevin Nash what a funny fucker, wants us to pick him while the other game he wants us to pick someone else. Classic.
Loving this series thus far just as much as I did the SmackDown and Mortal Kombat videos.
With that said, Thunder will always be my most despised wrestling game of all-time.
Thanks for watching! And I can't blame you there.
Another great episode Ian. Thanfully back in the day, i would get Underground demos sent in my house. Idk if u remember underground. One time one of the demos had WCW nitro. And god... This was my first experience playing a WCW game. I had more fun playing War Zone and that game had its own faults. But at the very least it was enjoyable. I guess i dodged two bullets in the form of Nitro and Thunder 😂 the promos was pretty cool tho I'm not gonna lie.
I do indeed remember Underground! My buddy Tim had the Resident Evil 2 demo. God damn did it scare us.
Cant wait for the hour compilation
It'll probably be around 1:30:00 or more!
That Scott Hall promo in Nitro always makes me laugh.
So, so good.
I know for a fact that in WWF No Mercy, you can get out of the ring while a battle royal. You can do so by selecting the option previous the match on match options.
Not if it's an over the top battle royal.
No mention of the best cheat ever on Nitro. The YMCA dance routine
Stick around for the Thunder dance, dude.
This video was quite depressing. I'm going to need to play some HCTP after this. Great job on the video.
Hahahaha. Thanks dude.
I can remember playing WCW VS The World and then WCW/nWo World Tour and thinking Nitro was going to be incredible because I saw a few high-res screenshots in EGM and Gamepro (which looked stellar for their day and looked MUCH closer to the real wrestlers than the polygonal models ever did) a few months before it came out. I figured that the gameplay was going to be on par with what came before so I was beyond stoked. I had also read that there would be entrances with the authentic theme music and so on too (which hadn't ever been done in a wrestling game up to that point). This was long before the days of gameplay preview vids and whatnot, and WCW itself was insanely popular in pop culture at the time so I figured Nitro was going to be like the Super Mario 64 of wrestling games - completely groundbreaking. The wait for it to come out was AGONIZING.
Then it came out... A few moves into my first match and I realized I'd been had. To say I was deflated would have been the understatement of a lifetime. What a miserable stink pickle of a game.
That said, though, WCW/nWo Revenge came out later that year and COMPLETELY made up for it. Must've clocked at least a hundred hours having battle royals with friends not to mention all the time I spent playing alone.
Dude, you went so low and then flew so high. Thank god for Revenge to wash that taste out of your mouth!
I love these. Great work
Thank you!
Okay. It wasn't as bad as I expected it to be. I laughed more here than probably any other WCW video.
I still like them for what they were in 1998.
They are and always were pure shit. But I'll always put a funny spin on it, brudda. I have no interest in just being a negative asshole.
It should be noted that around the time of WCW/nWo Revenge, THQ and Yukes were working on a game for PS1 called WCW/nWo LIVE which would be using NJPW Toukon Retsuden 3's gameplay engine to its fullest capability. Unfortunately, Yukes couldn't find an easy way to get the models for guys like Hollywood Hulk Hogan or Sting in the game without the code for each wrestler having to be reworked. This was not Power Move Pro Wrestling from 1995 on the PS1 which used NJPW Toukon Retsuden 1's gameplay engine, this engine was a completely new beast compared to NJPW Toukon Retsuden 1 & 2 which would have been easier to use the code for WCW/nWo LIVE. So when WWF signed THQ and Yukes, WCW/nWo LIVE was 75% completed as they finally cracked the code the month before converting it to this amazing game which only has footage and no demo preserved. WCW/nWo LIVE was scrapped because THQ and Yukes were now with the WWF. However, it just so happened that by pure coincidence the WWF wanted a PS1 game that used the NJPW Toukon Retsuden 3 gameplay engine from 2 years prior, and the developers made two games with this engine. If you know where I'm going with this, WCW/nWo LIVE got sacrificed so WWF SmackDown! and WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role can exist. In an alternate timeline, Acclaim would have still been making WWE games up until 2013 and WCW/nWo LIVE would have been released on the PS1 around the same time as WCW/nWo Revenge on N64.
I was a WCW kid before WWF so this is all I played and all I had before I got WWF Attitude. I think I even had strategy guides. I think the Nitro one came with a poster and the Thunder one came with some cheap trading cards.
You are correct on those extras.
I actually owned the PC version of Nitro (as well as the PS1 and N64 versions and Thunder). The best part of that was 1) it was actually a port of Thunder but with Nitro’s menu graphics and song plastered on and 2) the modding community was surprisingly good, probably because it was one of the few wrestling games for PC at the time. Oh, and the rants, of course.
It's nice to hear a story about the PC version. Literally no one in my friend circle had it!
I vividly remember Bobby Heenan yelling POWERBOMB! in these games. Nitro and Thunder we're both trash compared to Attitude and War Zone. The rants in Thunder & Nitro are still legendary. This was a great trip back into a time I was super jealous of N64 gamers
And anything is trash compared to those two games is DEFINITE trash.
The best feature of Thunder was being able to realign the factions. I got such a kick out of that when I was a kid. Shame the gameplay wasn't up to scratch, so you couldn't really have a lot of fun with it.
I agree with this whole heartedly.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING BROTHER!!! I really appreciate your efforts
Thanks Brad, I appreciate you watching!
The WCW turbo arena made it so that the game played faster than normal due to the empty stadium. Not needing to render any crowd or arena graphics allowed the game to run at a faster framerate. I could be way off but that's what I remember anyways.
Ridiculous. lol
I am a dandan and this is the time when I take a hulk hogan's picture and eat it in my cereal with my vitamins.
Also, leg drop my grandma while she takes her last breath
Grandma is going out on top, dude. 1, 2, 3, sucka.
Don't forget Bobby Heenan yelling "Frankensteiner!"
IT'S A SURPRISE ATTACK!
Cheers for the memories my friend 🤘👍
Always, dude.
Ever played them, than god for that. Great video again sorry these games were all you had growing up. I had a N64 boy was I lucky
I got on the SmackDown! train, don't worry.
I'm subbing to see the shit show ending, your review of mayhem & backstage assault is going to be gold lol
Hahahha, I hope it lives up to your hype!
@@616Entertainment I'm shure it will, I watched your Mortal Kombat reviews I'm haven't played most of them and I'm not even a big video game fan but I found it a very easy and enjoyable watch, keep up the great content & have a great day :)
Another awesome vid. Definitely makes me appreciate how lucky I was to have an N64! Hanging for the next ep, haven’t seen either of those.
Thanks for watching, dude!
I missed out on the great wrestling games on the N64 since I had a PS1 as well. I was so hyped back then for this. I remember as a teenager saving up my money to get WCW Nitro. I knew after playing for 10 minutes what an abomination it was. I think I ended up selling it to some poor soul at school. I never bothered with Thunder(or any of the WCW PS1 games) but it looks like I didn't miss much.
At least you were able to get rid of it.
Great vid. Wouldn't mind a brief Let's Play Friday with one of these two games just for the funny commentary ... or is that just cruel to want to subject you to playing it?
Either way, I love this series.
Thanks for watching! I don't think I'll cover either of these on LPF, but I'll have you know, this week's episode is Super!
After i saw buzz and the t rex i was like "SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!" it's that hilarious
Hahahahaha god dammit.
I was wondering if you were going to cover Mayhem and Backstage Assault. Then I was you were on the next episode, I cant wait for it. :D. But at least with Mayhem it was fun compared to Nitro and Thunder.
Dude it's going to be fun, man.
@@616Entertainment I can't wait for the next episode 😁
Shit I'm a week late?! Thanks TH-cam -_-
Great video as always dude. I do not remember Nitro being so bad. How niave my 7 year old mind was. Never played Thunder as I got Smackdown before I knew Thunder even existed and I can see I was much better off for it. Can't wait for the next part.
Thanks for watching, Ziddy. And yea, I'm being told that TH-cam isn't really telling everyone when the shit goes live. =/
Amusingly, I had WCW Nitro and Thunder on PC. I also had WWF Wrestlemania Arcade and In Your House as well.
Damn you had the whole game covered!
I remember playing Thunder on a Playstation demo disc. It was Hogan and Goldberg in a steel cage and I had no idea how to play it, the controls were awful, and the match was over, as you said, in around 30 seconds lol all I remember is the animated garbage being thrown into the ring a la Bash at the Beach 1996
And that garbage was so, so indicative of the final product.
Sting moves that I can kinda remember for Nitro.
Down square x square Scorpion Death lock
X 0 X Stinger Splash(when they're in the corner.)
That's all I remember lol
Mr. Anonymous Bro I just had a flash flood is nostalgia reading your comment. These are 100% correct. Wow.
A Owen got you brother
Dude you've got a crazy memory. I remembered the Scorpion Deathlock and Nash's Powerbomb, that's it.
I hope we still get a video on Mayhem and Backstage Assault. This video does not scrape the bottom of the barrel.
You didn't stick around until the end, huh? Lol. Part V is Mayhem and Backstage Assault. =)
Ahh Nitro and Thunder. 2 games I was so excited for.
Nitro I bought with a combo pack which included the strategy guide. I loved this game at the time and I thoroughly enjoyed the whacky characters like Santa and the Snowman.
Thunder was fun for the weapons which you didn't mention. It was awesome to bring on the pain hitting your opponents with whatever weapons you could find.
These games also allowed you to unlock several WCW stars like Rey Mysterio, Ultimo Dragon, Ravens flock etc. finally with the inclusion of Reese aka the yetti you could book the yetti vs hogan.
These games to me were more fun than Vs the world which was blocky and annoying with all the time a the computer would put me in the Mexican surfboard. This game was fun and oh yeah the dance level was hilarious.
Of course the next game would bring the best of WCW on PS1 before the worst WCW game of all time but I'll save that for the next video.
Dude, June is going to be something special.
I wish we didn't have to wait a MONTH till the next Video.💯💯💯
Gotta take my time and make sure it's good! Plus work my real job, spend time with my girlfriend, BORING, right? Fucking real life. Lol
Thanks for watching. =)
@@616Entertainment spending time with your girlfriend? Come on dude. Get your priorities straight.
Correction: The engine wasn't sold to AKI, AKI was also the developer of the original Virtual Pro Wrestling and WCW Vs. The World. They just changed their name to AKI by the time they started Development on World Tour. And who knows about the N64 exclusivity thing. THQ showed with their WWE games that they liked to have multiple series running at once, so it might have to do with that.
"Sold" was a figure of speech, my dude. As is "foundation," and "build on it, add walls, a roof," etc.
@@616Entertainment My bad, bro.
@@KuroBlackWarrior No worries!
I had WCW Nitro. It wasnt great.... But I still played the hell out of it. I rented WCW Thunder and it just lacked whatever charm I had found in Nitro.
same here i played the hell out of it
I played these plenty, man. I sucked every ounce of value out of them. But they are not good, and they don't hold up. =/
Can’t wait till you do Mayhem. I’ve never been so disappointed in a game, thank god I only rented it
It's going to be a doozie, man.
I completely forgot about these games and now I remember why.
Hahahhaa, I'm glad I could remind you.
I am a Dandan and if scotty steiner had described those unlockables, people would have actually thought he was reading from his autobiography in wrestling
Hahahahha
This took me back to looking at these in game informer I believe and us outside "play" wrestling talking about the upcoming games
Dude, those were the days.
Enjoyable video once again good sir. I saw someone suggesting a review of the Legends of wrestling video games. I would hope you would also consider reviewing the Backyard Wrestling video games as well.
6-16-2019, I have something to announce that you guys are really, really going to enjoy. =)
Love these series
Thanks for watching!