Don't be ashamed to love this game, it's far from being perfect but it's such a treasure for diehard wrestling fans -- the roster, the different venues, the attires, the larger than life look of the wrestlers similar to action figures, the commentary...it's flawed, but will always be a must-see game for old school wrestling fans. 😀💪🏻
I used to love this game. Such a massive roster and moves. I'll have to dig this out and give it a go again. It's a pure fun game, that has so much to explore in this game.
Honestly, the way you feel about this game is the way that I feel about Wrestling Empire. It's not great from a technical level, but there's so much heart put into that I can't help but love it!
I absolutely love this game, it has such a different style of gameplay, but still satisfying in its own right. The legends roster selection is unmatched. The only game I can recall having Tito Santana.
SHOWDOWN Legends of Wrestling is a guilty pleasure for me as well the entire series to be honest the idea of a wrestling game that has some of the best in the sport always intrigues me. What would be amazing if a new version of this game came out today. Also the renditions of the wrestlers themes are incredible. Been playing a little bit of AEW Fight Forever on XBOX at least Showdown tables are Stable LOL Awesome Vid as Always
Here to say I not only watched the Frankenstein episode, but I’ve actually watched a couple times. I’m a nerd for the classic monster movies so I was excited to see you go after that one in particular. You nailed it too 👌🏻
It's actually nice to see you complement this game cuz I watched a review about it and it said it was a horrible game but honestly I remember getting this game and loving it playing as sting myself
Legends of Wrestling 2 is still one of my favourite wrestling games it's by no means amazing but it introduced me to so many territory wrestlers when I was younger I still had no clue who most people were except the British wrestlers since we got us some exclusives and Eddie Guerrero but I had a blast playing the game and still do now as an adult
The legends of wrestling series was a great concept and were created by wrestling megafans but they needed more development time and tweaking to be up there with the WWE Smackdown games. The lead programmer revealed in an old interview that Acclaim ran out of budget halfway through development as they were going into bankruptcy and the insurance company forced Acclaim to release the game in this state so yeah. He did enjoy the games for what they were.
Great episode and matches! Love the Owen Brett match. 94 was one of my favorite years of wrestling. I can fondly remember sumerslam 94. That cage match was awesome! 💪🔥🙌
Never played this game as I was strictly playing WWE games. DDP vs Savage is one of my favorite WCW feuds of all time. I am looking forward to your TMNTs retrospective the most. They are in my top favorite heroes next to Batman and the X-Men. Shame about Scream Sequences. I was really enjoying the series. I signed up to your Patreon for that very series. I know that I was expecting Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Saw, Scream, and other heavy hitters of horror but you went into the opposite direction after Child’s Play. Maybe a series like that is better suited for October? Hope to see a return.
I have been playing Tears of the Kingdom I haven't beaten it yet but close. For Father's day my son got me N64 with WCW NWO Revenge. Man I'm going to miss scream sequence I enjoyed every episode you put out. Keep up the good work bro.
Half to give acclaim credit for not giving up on their wrestling dream. Even when they lost the WWF license they Still continued to do wrestling games.
I am all in on Diablo 4 currently. What a great game plays like D3 but I dig the end game a ton. Shame about Frankenstein I really enjoyed the retrospective, super informative. Also extremely excited for the nightmare before Xmas retrospective!
I love the entire LoW series, even the clusterfuck that were the first two games compared to Showdown. But I liked their approach to the mechanics and movesets, they were the first game I can recall having the option to chain moves+submissions and moves+pins, it also had a pretty respectable CAW mode, insane legends roster and a decent career mode with the different promoters+territories and whatnot. It's a shame we never got to see a remastered version on PS4.
I’ve been waiting for your Man Of Steel 10 years later video 👍🏻 and all the new stuff as well. That’s a real shame about your horror retrospective series. I liked those a lot. Child’s Play and Frankenstein were both great.
That’s a bummer about scream sequence not performing. That & TXSO are my favorite series on this channel but I understand ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Frankenstein & Castlevania were probs my favorite episodes from SS. Really looking forward to the Maximum Carnage retrospective! I am absolutely hooked on Fight Forever right now
I thought The History of Halloween was proof that I had an audience for horror, but maybe I only have an audience for Halloween, lol. That’s a bummer. But it is what it is. There seems to be a lot of interest in the PSP retrospectives (like Maximum Carnage) so that’ll be great.
Ooh, Showdown! I remember your Triangle X Squared O video on it, it was so much fun😁. It sucks that this series didn’t do well. Like the idea is incredible, a game series with many iconic wrestling legends, it’s just a shame the gameplay itself ain’t the best. Despite that tho, I’d love to try these games one day, especially Showdown, for how stacked it is with the roster. Here’s hoping I get it one day.🤞 Thanks for the bangers as always, Ian.😊❤️ *Edit* - Thankfully, the PS4 version of Fight Forever just got patched, and now, I’m finally able to play it, and I’m having a blast with it😁. Thanks as always for asking what we’ve been playing as of late, Ian.😊
I've always enjoyed this games presentation my dude! It is a cluncky mess but theres still a lot to enjoy brotha. I am playing AEW FF but also a little bit of AC Black Flag on the side👍 #ThanksForWhatYouDo #WeAreTheDanDans #MuchLove #616Thunder
This game is tons of fun. And the roster is unrivaled. I got the Xbox version because it was backwards compatible on my 360. Then i got it again for PS2. If this game had championship matches and belts it would be in my personal top 5.
I had to take a break from Diablo 4 for a minute. From the day it launched to today, it was literally the only game I played. I got Fight Forever, and while I love it, I kinda wish they added a bit more content. Granted the game just launched, so I’m cool with it. I just picked up the Callisto Protocol and I’m really enjoying it. Sorry if my comment’s a bit much
Loved everything about the legends of wrestling games except the gameplay. Deep rosters, incredible historic arenas that all had a unique vibe and look, a real love letter to the territories and old school wrestling, just always felt the gameplay was a little lacking and stiff.
Sometimes. the janky games are the ones that show they were made with the most love. Still playing Tears of the Kingdome, but also making my way through the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series. Currently on FF4. First time I've played it in twenty years
This game was was better than the other non wwe games at the time. The venues alone and then the roster. You could really treat as if it were a real promotion.
Dan Dan finish the Universal Monsters retrospective! Once you have all the monsters covered the audiences will flock in to view each esp if you combined them into one video ala God of War. Me and my girl loved the Frankenstein one. Also Dr Wolfula is doing Universal Monsters retrospectives, he prob took some of the thunder.
Back in the day I would argue with a friend of mine that the DDP theme was a knockoff of smells like teen spirit cause he just couldn’t hear it.I low key doubted myself but nah I was right all along ha
I always enjoyed Showdown. I thought the arenas were unique and different; not copynpaste like wwe but man o man. That cage was ginormous. The only thing higher might have been the tippy top of Times Sq WWF NY in HCTP.
Not gonna lie this game looks fun even if it is janky. Great roster with so many dream match potentials. Ive been playing AEW Fight Forever since yesterday streamed it to check out gameplay. Gonna play the Road to Elite tomorrow
@@616EntertainmentI’m not trying to lie, I’m just saying that while I do like the rosters for these newer games that this game had a big stacked roster for the 2000s when it came to wrestling games. I apologize if my comments came off as any malice, I wasn’t trying to do that.
AEW fight forever and tears of the kingdom but AEW hasn't come out of my switch since last Thursday. Edit: showdown has one of if not the greatest roster of any wrestling game so jank aside it's worth the price of admission for that alone.
This game is SUPER buggy and clunky. Just an unpolished, probably unfinished title. But man, that roster dude... even the venues were cool. If this game had half the polish of the SvR games during the time, I'd probably still be playing it, just for that roster.
I'm already kinda bored of Fight Forever, I don't dislike I just feel like I've already seen most of the game after a weekend. I'm still playing Tears of the Kingdom but also started a replay of Final Fantasy VII Remake this past Sunday.
I don't know. There's something kind of special about Owen not wanting his brother to fall from high up...
Don't be ashamed to love this game, it's far from being perfect but it's such a treasure for diehard wrestling fans -- the roster, the different venues, the attires, the larger than life look of the wrestlers similar to action figures, the commentary...it's flawed, but will always be a must-see game for old school wrestling fans. 😀💪🏻
Acclaim have never did WCW games.
They probably wanted to but couldn't.😂
They did WWF and ECW.
I absolutely agree. I love this game and still play it from time to time
I loved these games too the second was the best for gameplay but the third game had an fantastic roster of legends
@@dmaxwell9827 the blood physics
In this game was crazy.
It almost covers the whole ring.
@@dmaxwell9827 like when you defeat
A wrestler they get back up like it was
Nonthing watching you celebrate.
Not sure if it a glitch or not?
I love the dynamic camera in this game.
One of those blockbuster rentals you never forget
Great video I love this game. I'm going to all in and I can not wait!!
I used to love this game. Such a massive roster and moves. I'll have to dig this out and give it a go again. It's a pure fun game, that has so much to explore in this game.
We need another game like this with legends like this but with No mercy wrestling mechanics
Honestly, the way you feel about this game is the way that I feel about Wrestling Empire. It's not great from a technical level, but there's so much heart put into that I can't help but love it!
I absolutely love this game, it has such a different style of gameplay, but still satisfying in its own right. The legends roster selection is unmatched. The only game I can recall having Tito Santana.
That cage is ridiculous. What a height to do spots from. 2007 Jeff Hardy is salivating.
The blood physics in two was crazy.
It almost covers the whole ring.
Damn! I remember Bret beating El Dandy with that swirly bomb. That was his 6th move of doom out of 5.
SHOWDOWN Legends of Wrestling is a guilty pleasure for me as well the entire series to be honest the idea of a wrestling game that has some of the best in the sport always intrigues me. What would be amazing if a new version of this game came out today. Also the renditions of the wrestlers themes are incredible. Been playing a little bit of AEW Fight Forever on XBOX at least Showdown tables are Stable LOL Awesome Vid as Always
"This game is janky...but I like it" that's how I've always felt about the series...they're fun games that just needed more polish.
Here to say I not only watched the Frankenstein episode, but I’ve actually watched a couple times. I’m a nerd for the classic monster movies so I was excited to see you go after that one in particular. You nailed it too 👌🏻
It's actually nice to see you complement this game cuz I watched a review about it and it said it was a horrible game but honestly I remember getting this game and loving it playing as sting myself
I love this for the fact that he used the cobo arena for the Randy Savage vs DDP match lol and shout out to everybody else from Detroit #313
Legends of Wrestling 2 is still one of my favourite wrestling games it's by no means amazing but it introduced me to so many territory wrestlers when I was younger I still had no clue who most people were except the British wrestlers since we got us some exclusives and Eddie Guerrero but I had a blast playing the game and still do now as an adult
Dude, I'm so happy to see the growth of this channel. I've been watching since late 2019 :)
You could tell Bobby “The Brain” Heenan was already in declining health by the time this game came out and/or was in development. So sad. RIP.
The legends of wrestling series was a great concept and were created by wrestling megafans but they needed more development time and tweaking to be up there with the WWE Smackdown games. The lead programmer revealed in an old interview that Acclaim ran out of budget halfway through development as they were going into bankruptcy and the insurance company forced Acclaim to release the game in this state so yeah. He did enjoy the games for what they were.
They need to mod this game
Man, I've always loved this game! I remember 100%ing it the first night I got it and enjoying every minute of it.
Have you made the hitman in aew fight forever yet? They have his aew theme in the game so it's only right lol
It’s not a perfect game, but it still holds a special place in my heart.
Great episode and matches! Love the Owen Brett match. 94 was one of my favorite years of wrestling. I can fondly remember sumerslam 94. That cage match was awesome!
💪🔥🙌
Never played this game as I was strictly playing WWE games. DDP vs Savage is one of my favorite WCW feuds of all time. I am looking forward to your TMNTs retrospective the most. They are in my top favorite heroes next to Batman and the X-Men. Shame about Scream Sequences. I was really enjoying the series. I signed up to your Patreon for that very series. I know that I was expecting Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Saw, Scream, and other heavy hitters of horror but you went into the opposite direction after Child’s Play. Maybe a series like that is better suited for October? Hope to see a return.
I have been playing Tears of the Kingdom I haven't beaten it yet but close. For Father's day my son got me N64 with WCW NWO Revenge. Man I'm going to miss scream sequence I enjoyed every episode you put out. Keep up the good work bro.
The Blade Runners implode!
The animations for this game are actually really good.
I look forward to the wwf attitude video 💯
Gaining more appreciation for this from this video, you make it actually look fun lol
Sorry about this but I have no where else to put this but Hey Ian, how can I hit you up now that I’ve dipped off social media ?
Great content. You'll get to Diablo 4 in time. I recommend you take notes while playing for the future retrospective.
Half to give acclaim credit for not giving up
on their wrestling dream.
Even when they lost the WWF license they
Still continued to do wrestling games.
Only Jabroni Jobinskis dont love Frankenstein
Agreed.
I am all in on Diablo 4 currently. What a great game plays like D3 but I dig the end game a ton. Shame about Frankenstein I really enjoyed the retrospective, super informative. Also extremely excited for the nightmare before Xmas retrospective!
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You can escape through the door on legends of wrestling 2 also.
I love the entire LoW series, even the clusterfuck that were the first two games compared to Showdown. But I liked their approach to the mechanics and movesets, they were the first game I can recall having the option to chain moves+submissions and moves+pins, it also had a pretty respectable CAW mode, insane legends roster and a decent career mode with the different promoters+territories and whatnot. It's a shame we never got to see a remastered version on PS4.
Like how on the second one when
Your opponent loses he just get's back
Up an stands in the ring watching you
Celebrate 😂
Like how on the second one the faces
You choose look's like bald kane.
I’ve been waiting for your Man Of Steel 10 years later video 👍🏻 and all the new stuff as well. That’s a real shame about your horror retrospective series. I liked those a lot. Child’s Play and Frankenstein were both great.
Well we eventually got The Warrior in WCW and Sting in WWE. Both were not great lol
"Huge event" I've yet to hear any wrestling match be called that
That’s a bummer about scream sequence not performing. That & TXSO are my favorite series on this channel but I understand ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Frankenstein & Castlevania were probs my favorite episodes from SS. Really looking forward to the Maximum Carnage retrospective!
I am absolutely hooked on Fight Forever right now
I thought The History of Halloween was proof that I had an audience for horror, but maybe I only have an audience for Halloween, lol. That’s a bummer. But it is what it is. There seems to be a lot of interest in the PSP retrospectives (like Maximum Carnage) so that’ll be great.
Hey Ian What's Your Least Favorite Wrestling Promotion of all time ???
Never played it
Giving me WCW backstage assault vibes! Same developer?
I can already tell it's gonna be a busy summer 😄👨🏻💻
Ooh, Showdown! I remember your Triangle X Squared O video on it, it was so much fun😁. It sucks that this series didn’t do well. Like the idea is incredible, a game series with many iconic wrestling legends, it’s just a shame the gameplay itself ain’t the best. Despite that tho, I’d love to try these games one day, especially Showdown, for how stacked it is with the roster. Here’s hoping I get it one day.🤞
Thanks for the bangers as always, Ian.😊❤️
*Edit* - Thankfully, the PS4 version of Fight Forever just got patched, and now, I’m finally able to play it, and I’m having a blast with it😁. Thanks as always for asking what we’ve been playing as of late, Ian.😊
Hey Ian, would you ever play the season mode for this game for "Thunder"?
I always loved this series and felt the reversal system was the best out at the time. Yes it can be a little clunky. But overall I loved this series
I've always enjoyed this games presentation my dude! It is a cluncky mess but theres still a lot to enjoy brotha. I am playing AEW FF but also a little bit of AC Black Flag on the side👍
#ThanksForWhatYouDo
#WeAreTheDanDans
#MuchLove
#616Thunder
This game is tons of fun. And the roster is unrivaled. I got the Xbox version because it was backwards compatible on my 360. Then i got it again for PS2. If this game had championship matches and belts it would be in my personal top 5.
I love the fact that Sting and Warrior's tag name was "The Bladerunners" that is such a cool name.. and just a cool word in general
Besides the fact that the movie is a snoozer, I agree lol
@@MJWP2334imagine being this incorrect. Sorry it’s not a marvel movie
@@lilstinker1949 I'm not a marvel fan ya dick, thank you.
I had to take a break from Diablo 4 for a minute. From the day it launched to today, it was literally the only game I played. I got Fight Forever, and while I love it, I kinda wish they added a bit more content. Granted the game just launched, so I’m cool with it. I just picked up the Callisto Protocol and I’m really enjoying it. Sorry if my comment’s a bit much
Sting Vs Warrior! the Blade Runners explode!
I absolutely love this game. It’s a throwback and a great roster but it’s sadly plagued with bugs
One of the greatest Pro-Wrestling game rosters ever. But it plays like shit
Loved everything about the legends of wrestling games except the gameplay. Deep rosters, incredible historic arenas that all had a unique vibe and look, a real love letter to the territories and old school wrestling, just always felt the gameplay was a little lacking and stiff.
Same! I particularly love the venues in Showdown, they even have Wembley Stadium and the Omni. It's freaking awesome.
I'm playing the Assassain's Creed series and started the Yakuza series, Yakuza is all on Game Pass too
Sometimes. the janky games are the ones that show they were made with the most love.
Still playing Tears of the Kingdome, but also making my way through the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series. Currently on FF4. First time I've played it in twenty years
Feeling a lil retro playing some need for speed underground 2 !!
I played this for the first time today and sting vs warrior was the first match i chose as well lol
This game was was better than the other non wwe games at the time. The venues alone and then the roster. You could really treat as if it were a real promotion.
As a Xbox kid this was the best we had before the SvR series.
Can you fight up the ramp in this game?
I remember this game. Esp the first one. It always sucked, but i appreciate that it was created.
Dan Dan finish the Universal Monsters retrospective! Once you have all the monsters covered the audiences will flock in to view each esp if you combined them into one video ala God of War. Me and my girl loved the Frankenstein one. Also Dr Wolfula is doing Universal Monsters retrospectives, he prob took some of the thunder.
There was never a Universal Monsters retrospective. Frankenstein was a singular episode of Scream Sequence.
Back in the day I would argue with a friend of mine that the DDP theme was a knockoff of smells like teen spirit cause he just couldn’t hear it.I low key doubted myself but nah I was right all along ha
Show so nice I had to watch it twice
How much is it to buy this game for ps2 in today's market?😅😂
Look it up on eBay! It’s not too bad, as far as I know.
I'm replaying the Batman Arkham series
U know else kills Chris Benoit LMAO 🤣 I had to
Meant to say who else kills
I was so hyped for this game after playing Legends of Wrestling 2.
Its buggy but I still love it
I really wanted to love this game and it was so close, just the controls ruined it for me. Found them so frustrating.
I see Macho Man, I break the thumbs up button
I've been playing through Pokemon Black 2 and just fooling around on WWE 2k23. I'm Waiting on a sale before buying Fight Forever.
I've been playing a lot of nascar rivals on the Nintendo switch
Also sting and warrior use to be a tag team called the blade runners
Yes indeed
I always enjoyed Showdown. I thought the arenas were unique and different; not copynpaste like wwe but man o man. That cage was ginormous. The only thing higher might have been the tippy top of Times Sq WWF NY in HCTP.
Did you know while playing AEW Fight Forever if you nearly get a pin fall it'll say 2.99?
Yes.
A part of me wants to get this game because it does look a bit of a fun game to play despite the clunky gameplay.
It's St-i-i-n-g!!!
Not gonna lie this game looks fun even if it is janky. Great roster with so many dream match potentials. Ive been playing AEW Fight Forever since yesterday streamed it to check out gameplay. Gonna play the Road to Elite tomorrow
Showdown Legends of Wrestling has a pretty good roster, even compared to the newer wrestling games like Retromania, AEW Fight Forever, & WWE 2K23.
They've released several DLCs and there are more coming. Don't be spreading lies in my comments.
@@616EntertainmentI’m not trying to lie, I’m just saying that while I do like the rosters for these newer games that this game had a big stacked roster for the 2000s when it came to wrestling games.
I apologize if my comments came off as any malice, I wasn’t trying to do that.
I’m currently playing a few different games, AEW fight forever is good and wwe 2k23 and Hitman world of assassination. Those are my main 3
I'm playing Final Fantasy 13 for the first time.
Love this game ngl
AEW fight forever and tears of the kingdom but AEW hasn't come out of my switch since last Thursday.
Edit: showdown has one of if not the greatest roster of any wrestling game so jank aside it's worth the price of admission for that alone.
BANG YER HEAD!!! bur-dur-dur...
At least Showdown Legends Of Wrestling is better than WWF RAW and WWE RAW 2 if you were an Xbox gamer back in 2004.
For me , this is the best best wrestling game ever!!! Thanks for all!!!
I loved the legend of wrestling series
I'm playing through mass effect 2
I had part 2 and would play the shit out of it
31:01 😂😂😂😂
This game is SUPER buggy and clunky. Just an unpolished, probably unfinished title. But man, that roster dude... even the venues were cool. If this game had half the polish of the SvR games during the time, I'd probably still be playing it, just for that roster.
I'm already kinda bored of Fight Forever, I don't dislike I just feel like I've already seen most of the game after a weekend. I'm still playing Tears of the Kingdom but also started a replay of Final Fantasy VII Remake this past Sunday.
I'm playing WWF Smackdown 2 : Know Your Role (PS1) and I'm not really a AEW fan so I really don't care about Fight Forever .❤
💪🏽💪🏽💯💯
I’ve been playing the first Legends of Wrestling. It doesn’t look nearly as good as this game
I like this game also
Why Dan Dan not Ian fans
I only played the second one.