Wow!! I'm 47 use to play this back in the 80" wasted multiple quarters and never saw the ending lol!! Brought so much good memories!!, thanks for posting it.
I grew up in Zimbabwe and this game was popular in the 90s.I`d get into trouble after getting home late because of this game.so many memories,thank you for uploading.
This is a very difficult game. It was very popular in the game center. I remember when I was 7 years old, I stood watching someone pass customs with only one coin. It's a hero in my heart.
@@nehemiahpouncey3607 He is referring to someone he used to watch play this game when he was a little kid, there's no way that guy was cheating, on the other hand the video uploader definitely is though.
@@raulferro3998he probably changed the dip switches to easy mode. I remember the AI opponents were much more unforgiving. This game was hard as hell and you'd get your ass whipped easily lol especially when swarmed.
This game was fuckin EPIC!! I remember going to Mr. Perkins store in my old neighborhood to play Galaga and it wasn't there. P.O.W. was replaced with it. I stared at it a while before dropping quarters in it. Long story short, I stayed there until a beat it and went back everyday during the summer to play it!
Played this like crazy in Spaceport at the Burlington center mall in Burlington New Jersey as a kid in the early 90s. The Golden age of video games and beat them ups for sure 🤘
What memories !! How many hours used and how many coins !!! .. Thank you for uploading the video! It is one of my favorite arcades, fond memories !! 🙏 .. Greetings to all generation X who have played this game in the arcades🙋♂️
this game fucking ruled honestly probably one of the earliest if not the earliest version of picking up ur enemy’s weapons which as we now see is hugely used
Fun fact: this arcade machine uses audio hardware very similar to the original Soundblaster, with the same OPL2 chip. The PCM part is likely different, but likely functionally similar. And yet the music sounds much better than what most DOS games using the Soundblaster had.
AWESOME beat em up. I was like 12 when this came out. But...when i played Commando, i grew a beard. When i found Double Dragon, i gained 8 pounds of muscle. But this game...grew my member into a man. Overnight.
@@runitback5066 I work in a nursing home lol. This gives me the ideas. Residents are often told to go back in their room if they venture out into the hallways. There are four floors. 4th floor is the dementia floor. Our two pow hero’s will begin on that floor. One has a blue diaper on and the other has a red. The game begins with them as roommates, they struggle to get off their wheelchairs. They then open the door and go out into the hallways. Nurses and cna’s start to approach them to get them back in their room until lunch time. The pows then fight to get out the building so they can spend their retirement days on an island having hot 18 year olds to wipe their asses as they drink beer and smoke weed in the sun. 4 boards. Each level gets more difficult as it goes. The main bad guy will be the owner of the building. He will be hard as fck to beat.
I surely remember this game. I haven't played it in over 30 years, not since I was a kid back in Brooklyn. Now I can play it on my laptop. I didn't realize that I already had this game along with the other MAME gaming roms that I own. I totally forgot about this game. Glad that I remember it now. I loved playing it after school when I was a kid. This brings back many memories.
I loved these beat em up games growing up.This and the Punisher game where kind of similar play styles.You would fight but along the way you could pick up Guns and knives.
Finished this game 3 or 4 times with one coin was my favorite game after school! I remembered was only allowed to play if no one was there on a slow day at the arcade 😊
This game gets a hard time, but I really like it. It's like Double Dragon in that you have an OP move that you can spam constantly throughout. I used to play it in Carey's Amusements in Buncranna Co Donegal in Ireland back in the day.
Street Smart was also made by SNK, but it's from 1989, while P.O.W. is from 1988. It's Street Smart that's using the sounds from P.O.W. not the other way around.
something i always wondered about this game, do the bad guys just not use guns for some reason???? i guess they want to give you more of an even chance :D
K so…I grew up with this game. My aunt had it on one of the classic arcade style boxes, idk what they’re called. But she owned a copy of this game. I played it with my cousin since I was 5. I haven’t been able to play it for a long while though….I wish I could one more time with him.
The game runs on the same hardware as "Street Smart" and "Ikari III - The Rescue". Sound effects are even the same. It would make sense if the guys in this game are actually the Ikari Warriors; Ralf Jones and Clark Still. I've always had this theory that it's actually them, even though SNK has never confirmed it. Anyone else with me?
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After decades I finally see the stage beyond stage 1!
Agreed, I've only played the NES version of this game. So it's nice to see where the differences lie.
Street Smart SNK 1989
Lol
Same!
@@남방혜민 yep and the but y'all ain't attack when the enemy dies!
I forgot about this game for decades. The moment I saw them lighting fuse in their cell the memory of it rushed back in. Wow.
U ain't lying 😂🤣
Wow!! I'm 47 use to play this back in the 80" wasted multiple quarters and never saw the ending lol!! Brought so much good memories!!, thanks for posting it.
I grew up in Zimbabwe and this game was popular in the 90s.I`d get into trouble after getting home late because of this game.so many memories,thank you for uploading.
This is a very difficult game. It was very popular in the game center. I remember when I was 7 years old, I stood watching someone pass customs with only one coin. It's a hero in my heart.
He using cheats.
@@nehemiahpouncey3607 He is referring to someone he used to watch play this game when he was a little kid, there's no way that guy was cheating, on the other hand the video uploader definitely is though.
@@raulferro3998he probably changed the dip switches to easy mode. I remember the AI opponents were much more unforgiving.
This game was hard as hell and you'd get your ass whipped easily lol especially when swarmed.
This game was fuckin EPIC!! I remember going to Mr. Perkins store in my old neighborhood to play Galaga and it wasn't there. P.O.W. was replaced with it. I stared at it a while before dropping quarters in it. Long story short, I stayed there until a beat it and went back everyday during the summer to play it!
Finally!! I totally forgot the name of this game when I played arcade version in the 90's. Here it finally is, thank you!
Same here. Always remembered the intro where he lights a fuse to blow the doors off. Haven’t thought about this game in 30 years
Awesome run. I had forgotten all about this game. What a gem for the time it came out!
dude jumps down like 100 ft and doesn't get hurt
Hey man come on now we were kids it’s wroth the quarter lol you no
“I plan on jump kicking my way out to freedom!!”
Is there a problem that can't be solved with jump kicking? I don't think so. :)
I remember playing this at 7-11 by my grandma's house back in the day.☺
I used to play this game at the pizza parlor all the time!! One of favorite games
Played this like crazy in Spaceport at the Burlington center mall in Burlington New Jersey as a kid in the early 90s. The Golden age of video games and beat them ups for sure 🤘
What memories !! How many hours used and how many coins !!! .. Thank you for uploading the video! It is one of my favorite arcades, fond memories !! 🙏 .. Greetings to all generation X who have played this game in the arcades🙋♂️
Michael J. Fox And Sean Penn This time They's fighting for They life. P.O.W. Prisoners Of War
this game fucking ruled honestly probably one of the earliest if not the earliest version of picking up ur enemy’s weapons which as we now see is hugely used
We had this game at the local 7-11 in my neighborhood when I was a kid. I played the sh*t out of this game and it munched many quarters!
Fun fact: this arcade machine uses audio hardware very similar to the original Soundblaster, with the same OPL2 chip. The PCM part is likely different, but likely functionally similar. And yet the music sounds much better than what most DOS games using the Soundblaster had.
AWESOME beat em up. I was like 12 when this came out. But...when i played Commando, i grew a beard. When i found Double Dragon, i gained 8 pounds of muscle. But this game...grew my member into a man. Overnight.
Los sonidos de las piñas y las patadas voladoras! 👊😎
The main characters would be quite old now, they should do the sequel. Pensioners Of War, the p.o.w care home year's. 😂
😆Omg
@@runitback5066 I work in a nursing home lol. This gives me the ideas. Residents are often told to go back in their room if they venture out into the hallways. There are four floors. 4th floor is the dementia floor. Our two pow hero’s will begin on that floor. One has a blue diaper on and the other has a red.
The game begins with them as roommates, they struggle to get off their wheelchairs. They then open the door and go out into the hallways. Nurses and cna’s start to approach them to get them back in their room until lunch time. The pows then fight to get out the building so they can spend their retirement days on an island having hot 18 year olds to wipe their asses as they drink beer and smoke weed in the sun.
4 boards. Each level gets more difficult as it goes. The main bad guy will be the owner of the building. He will be hard as fck to beat.
Play as them in the KOF spinoff Games.
SNK WILL.NEVER LET.US.DOWN
The final guy is pretty much mr big
Before the kof.
Also, in The Super Spy:
Some of the bosses are prototypes of Geese Howard.
JUEGAZO DE JUEGAZOS PAPÁ...Q RECUERDO
the hit noise were so powerful haha.
also in movies of that era.
"FF7...FF7...Come in. This is Snake."
"Go ahead, Snake."
"The Metal Gear has been destroyed. Operation Intrude N313 is a success."
Well done Snake, you've done your country a Solid!
It's 2024 and I loved this game as a kid. Where can I buy an arcade version of this nowadays
They had this game at butlins way back in 1990 on our primary school trip never forget it … we all loved it
I surely remember this game. I haven't played it in over 30 years, not since I was a kid back in Brooklyn. Now I can play it on my laptop. I didn't realize that I already had this game along with the other MAME gaming roms that I own. I totally forgot about this game. Glad that I remember it now. I loved playing it after school when I was a kid. This brings back many memories.
he throws a knife so hard, it makes whoever it hit fly off the screen. must be like shooting someone with a whaler's harpoon gun.
30/01/1968 to 11/09/2001 =12278 Days😂😂😂😂 LaligA!
Suddenly feel the need to turn on my Raspberry pi again.
This brings me back to the bowling alley in the early 90's. I would pump quarters into this game after I was done with my three rounds of pins 🤘
7:10-7:13 Damn that was a great combo! SHAT! LOL!
I loved these beat em up games growing up.This and the Punisher game where kind of similar play styles.You would fight but along the way you could pick up Guns and knives.
*AMOR ESTE JUEGO, ME PASE MAS DE 30 AÑOS BUSCANDOLO..Y LO ENCUENTRO ACA Y MAS ENCIMA LO TENIA EN LOS "MAMES"...Y NO TENIA IDEA COMO SE LLAMABA!*
This is a classic. I like when he picks up the knife and throws it.
Bill and Lance before they got tired of beating humans and went to destroy the aliens.
Loved this game. Brilliant.
I played this game with one coin and finished the game. I had fun playing this game when i was a kid. 🇧🇿
Beaucoup de souvenirs sur cette borne d arcade quand j étais gosse !
Hell ya, this one rocks
@Al82 Retrogaming Longplays, Holy crapI remember this game, can't believe I forgot about it for so long Thank you!
I love 80's movies.
Dozens of enemy soldiers, and only 6 of them have guns.
I love how you hit the enemies so fuckin hard they fly across the screen.
Finished this game 3 or 4 times with one coin was my favorite game after school! I remembered was only allowed to play if no one was there on a slow day at the arcade 😊
This game gets a hard time, but I really like it. It's like Double Dragon in that you have an OP move that you can spam constantly throughout. I used to play it in Carey's Amusements in Buncranna Co Donegal in Ireland back in the day.
Double Dragon with guns boys, LET'S GO!!!
Double dragon + contra=P.O.W lol
This was the sh#t back in the day and how I miss it😭😭😭
The punch/kick sound effect, was used for Street Smart 😂😂😂😂
Street Smart was also made by SNK, but it's from 1989, while P.O.W. is from 1988.
It's Street Smart that's using the sounds from P.O.W. not the other way around.
@@RuiMartins That's right. Fixed! Thanks, pal! 😁
Remember this from the 90s . Such a difficult game in arcade
Where you guys played your pow at my was at the laundry matt . And then I was 7 . Now I’m 43 wow seem like yesterday cheers
The first war game that i ll know before the RAMBO 😂
But y'all ain't! When the bad guys die sound effects are in Street Smart also. P.O.W. main characters are in KOF!
Ah the great power of tank soldier in an APC...
I have the game board for this, great oldschool arcade game! great channel, subbed!
at 4:42 reminds me of the palestinian taxi from the movie 'you don't mess with the Zohan'..
28:55 you can’t unsee that terrible landing animation
I dumped many quarters in this game to try and get to the end until one day I finally did.
Double Dragon meets the army. Cool idea.
something i always wondered about this game, do the bad guys just not use guns for some reason???? i guess they want to give you more of an even chance :D
I didn't know snake from metal gear was a pow in north Korea..wow. great classic.
Aquellos tiempos k jugaba prisionero de guerra ahora solo un vídeo para recordar
It's like watching a short movie. Love it! Please do Jurassic Park on the Genesis, if you're able to!
why did i love this game so much
Soñaba tener lana para seguir jugando
Ahora que puedo ya no está la maquinita
Jaja
I spent so many quarters at the bowling alley. Never got past stage 2.
This was the 1st game I ever beat. Lol Loved it!
Prehistoric Isle in 1930 SNK 1989
Air Plain shooting game
4:44 it's a clown chopper...
K so…I grew up with this game. My aunt had it on one of the classic arcade style boxes, idk what they’re called. But she owned a copy of this game. I played it with my cousin since I was 5. I haven’t been able to play it for a long while though….I wish I could one more time with him.
Play it on mame
in this game you are invincible while jumping.
why is game like pow not more widely known, seems like this be more culture than most games.
What kind of enemies are they?!
this was the first game I played and in detail I played with my father
The game runs on the same hardware as "Street Smart" and "Ikari III - The Rescue". Sound effects are even the same. It would make sense if the guys in this game are actually the Ikari Warriors; Ralf Jones and Clark Still. I've always had this theory that it's actually them, even though SNK has never confirmed it. Anyone else with me?
this game frustrated the shit out of me back in the arcades, it had a very weird hit timing
I hope this is on my pandora - will check when I get home.
How, exactly, was this guy even captured?!🤔🤯
Run out of coins 🤣
They allowed themselves to be captured, so it is easier to enter the POW camp
This game needs a mega drive port, it would fit perfectly in that library
Enemy FAIL 😂 4:38
26:10 This is Snake. I went ‘whaaaaaoooaaa?’
A sequel should have been made for the AES/MVS
real gem very nice game
This was a difficult game, it makes me wonder why they bother putting effort into later levels that only a small % would ever reach
The ending is pretty anti climatic, but I remember having fun with this.
He's fighting a bunch of Gomer Pyles
Lol I wasted alot of money on this arcade 🤣😂🤣😂
I love this game.
Too guy in video playing. So game just ends on it's own or no ?
Wow everything is one-hit knockdown. No strings or combos at all gives the game a strange feel.
Half of all front line soldiers are named Snake.
They're Ralf and Clark from "Ikari Warriors". Who's with me?
0:00 double dragon punch
I remember playing this and beating it!
Sure. This game was difficult to pass the first stage alone not to mention 2 people. It ate quarters.
attract mode of this game it scared me when I was a kid 😢
First final fight rival on arcade
See where Mortal Kombat got its uppercut from!
It has some street smart moves
Awesome soundtrack
My parents had an arcade back in the 90s I'm pretty sure my friend and I dumped 30 dollars worth of quarters and didn't beat the game