Same, there had to be at least 15-20 people crammed together watching someone play as Sabrewulf, dude even did an ultra combo and everyone went nuts. Then I finally get the game for SNES and it's the most watered-down thing I've ever seen. Still kinda salty about that.
For me too, seeing a video game looking like that back in 1994 when all I knew were NES, SNES and Genesis games... blew my mind to orbit. I could simply not believe that it was an actual game I could play and that it wasn't any sort of "movie" or some kind of demonstration. Those graphics, sounds and overall game presentation remained top notch for at least 2 or 3 years to follow, or more. I don't think a game blew my mind like that for a couple of years until maybe I saw something like Star Wars Arcade (Trilogy) in around '98 or early '99. From what I recall the RARE developers who worked on KI1 for Arcades somehow got access to the same computers that the guys who worked on the first Jurassic Park movie had; and NO ONE in the entire gaming industry had anything like that at their disposal to make video games in '93 / '94, they were the literal only ones with it (at least for a time, because it was extremely expensive obviously). It explains why KI1 (Arcade) remained untouched and was way ahead of its time for at least 2 years post-release, if not more. I would argue even games on the Nintendo 64 didn't look anywhere as good (but that's debatable I guess). To this day I think that Killer Instinct is one of those genuine "HOLY SH_!!!!" moments, along with the likes of my first time seeing DOOM, or Star Fox, Super Mario 64 and a few select others.
This game is incredible in many ways, but its combo mechanics will always be the main highlight, there is nothing more satisfying than applying and hearing the narrator "scream" Ultra Combo.
Still dreaming on making a remake of ki1 that's exactly the same as the arcade but with better graphics and the same sounds but remastered in Dolby Atmos or something.... Kinda like the resident evil 4 remake
The most impressive thing was that the characters were actually 2D sprites digitalized from highly detailed 3D models while the different stages were actually FMV movies that moved according to the movement of the sprites, thanks to those tricks this game looked much better than the real 3D games that competed with it at the arcades.
I remember how loud this game was at the arcades in a good way. That fulgore machine gun would completely make everyone turn their heads toward the arcade.
Stellar graphics and sfx, incredible 3d backgrounds, innovative combos, legendary commentator. Needless to say this was my favourite arcade in late 90s
I was a youngster when it came out and hid behind the couch because I was scared of the game. Even though I was scared I still tried to fight like the characters on the screen. This didn't stop me loving and playing the game, ofcourse!
I myself am a youngster but my Dad was smart and kept the SNES and 64 for ages after I was born in 2000. Let's just say if I had to pick one, I'd take KI over SF or MK any day. Thanks Dad.
the memories… I was 9 my 1st time playing this was at a fair and OMG it blew me the f*** away i didn’t care about any rides there or any food 😂 the 4 games that blew me away as a kid •Mortal kombat 2 •Street fighter 3rd strike •Samurai showdown amakusas revenge •Ultimate mortal kombat 3 •mortal kombat 4 •Jackie Chana fist of fire •killer instinct But the games that hypnotized me the most were mk2 Ki and sf3rd strike The best of those 3 KILLER INSTINCT BRO THAT GAME WAS F’n crazy imagine seeing this shit at the age of 9! 😂
@@aceorking31 I agree f the rides haha, mk and killer instinct best games ever made. If it wasn't for our generation bro these new games wouldn't exist.
grew up with the SNES version and didn't know an arcade version existed until years later. seeing the arcade version for the first time absolutely blew my mind lol.
So dope watching someone who’s mastered the game play through it. Thoroughly entertaining all the way through. I grew up playing this game as a kid and had no idea stage had fatalities.
Imagine seeing this intro in 1994 in arcades and witnessing the in-game announcement of the eventual successor to the Super Nintendo. This still gives me chills.
Yea the damage scaling is ridiculous in this game lol 😂 But it took me a lil bit to realize that Fulgore and Spinal are sub bosses in the game so they do more damage than the average fighter on 1P
I suddenly have the urge to go back in time and tell my younger self what a great decade the 90s and 2000’s is. Not to worry and enjoy the moment. Thoroughly. We had it made!
The arcades man the memories, you knew it was a new game out at the mall cause it would be damn near 30 people if not more hovering around the game and what always got me 😅 you always had a smart ass that knew all the moves , the combos , like how tf you know and the game just came out 😂
The coolest part about this game is when you land the final hit and the screen zooms out showing the entire level you suddenly get that "out this world feeling"
this game is insane, together with MKI and MKII. We used to play it after school to the max, we were high level players. Losing in public was a great humiliation and a week of bullying was ahead if you did
I remember walking up to this game for the first time. The guy was playing as Cinder and finished with a 88 hit combo. It sucks the arcade version never came to N64.
it really sucks actually we didn't saw killer instinct 1 as launch title for the Nintendo 64, at least on N64 exists the Killer instinct Gold, which is cut version of KI2
I remember walking into the arcade at crabtree valley mall in Raleigh, NC and I see like 10 folks at this machine, then all of a sudden I hear "ULTRA COMBO" it was so loud I had to see what it was!
The first time I saw this game and witnessed someone execute an ultra combo I was dumbfounded, thinking "how the hell can anyone ever come back from that!" at a time when 3 hit combos in MK were a thing.
This channel-friendly action fighting game: Retro Fighters was a huge success, 1994 when there were game shops, those with tube TVs, I don't know if you got to know them, they sold for hours, I watched a lot of the fights that the guys from that time played, I went crazy to play too, but: at that time money was hard, I watched many of my colleagues play; 1 hour, 1 hour and 30 Half, very good video play of this super nintendo classic.
I always found Fulgore's laser sight finisher to be hist most brutal one. It looks wicked. Also thanks for not killing Glacius. He's my favourite! :D GG!
Awesome game! This and mortal Kombat 2 was loud as hell at my mall 😅 I remember my bro got K.I. for the snes at Toys R Us came with a pretty kick ass cd 🤘✌️
That intro. I remember playing this game the year it came out. I still cant believe this is the game that Nintendo switched their no violence policy with.
I remember crowds at the arcade playing this when it came out. Winner stays. Graphics look basic today, but I can still see it with the same eyes I had in the past. This and mk1-2 were the best. Killer instinct gold on n64 was great too, but those arcade memories are the best. Picture a dark arcade with fluorescent lights and the crowd around this game….pure happiness.
3:53 When you would do this Fulgore “Fatality” kill in the Arcade the machine would vibrate like it was about to explode. It was so loud. It was such a bad ass experience just standing around one of these machines and watching when it came out. It wasn’t as exciting as SF or MK for me, but it was damn close.
The Arcade version of KI & KI 2 were always better then the console versions, because the animations and graphics were way better, even though I grew up playing them on console.
The best fucking fighting game ever made in gaming history, together with street fighter of course, nobody asked for better graphics, gameplay was a masterpiece, we waited as kids in the 90s 2 hours in a row only to get a chance to play the killer instinct arcade machine
The thing that doesn't feel right with me about the KI on xbox is that the screen doesn't zoom out when you move away (Thunder's stage as an example in the original), or how it does a crazy spin around (Cinder's stage). I rmb being so blown away when I first saw these features in the original arcade!!!!
When this game came out, the soundtrack (which the Arcades always had the volume up pretty high on) & the graphics blew people away. It wasn't Mortal Kombat & it wasn't a Capcom fighter but it definitely generated a lot of interest. Of course, the game is full of bugs & glitches but back then, that didn't really matter so much. Especially when it was new & people were trying to add numbers to their combos. I can't explain easily how big a deal it was, in example, to get a 30-hit Ultra with Jago instead of a 29. The 80-hit combos (where the hit counter would max out) were done solely via finding exploits. You can look them up on TH-cam as well. So even the bugs/glitches kind of worked in favor for the game when people were playing solo & going for big numbers to put their name on the scoreboard. This game stayed really popular at my local arcade even after WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game & Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 showed up a year later. It wasn't until probably X-Men Vs. Street Fighter that interest started to wane which was a full two years later. Our local crowds didn't get into Killer Instinct 2 so much.
MAN THAT WOULD BE SO SPECIAL IF THEY CAN REMASTERED THIS INTO HD FORMAT I DON'T CARE IF THE OTHER THING OR DO WHATEVER BUT HD REMIX OR KILLER INSTINCT 1 MAN WILL BE A DREAM COME TRUE
The soundtrack of this game is still legendary
I had the "Killer Cuts" CD. Loved it.
I’ve still got the cd soundtrack and play it regularly
Killer Kuts got me into techno
I sooooo regret throwing away my Killer Kuts when I was a kid. Man, a piece of history was in my hands and I didn't know any better 😥
They got one of the best guitarists of all time for it
I remember seeing this at the arcades as a kid. The graphics and sounds blew my mind to pieces!!!
same reaction i got when i saw SF 3 for the first time.
@@ED-le1pr Same reaction for Primal Rage. For KI, I think the announcer sold this game for them. Amazing audio effects
Same, there had to be at least 15-20 people crammed together watching someone play as Sabrewulf, dude even did an ultra combo and everyone went nuts. Then I finally get the game for SNES and it's the most watered-down thing I've ever seen. Still kinda salty about that.
For me too, seeing a video game looking like that back in 1994 when all I knew were NES, SNES and Genesis games... blew my mind to orbit. I could simply not believe that it was an actual game I could play and that it wasn't any sort of "movie" or some kind of demonstration. Those graphics, sounds and overall game presentation remained top notch for at least 2 or 3 years to follow, or more. I don't think a game blew my mind like that for a couple of years until maybe I saw something like Star Wars Arcade (Trilogy) in around '98 or early '99.
From what I recall the RARE developers who worked on KI1 for Arcades somehow got access to the same computers that the guys who worked on the first Jurassic Park movie had; and NO ONE in the entire gaming industry had anything like that at their disposal to make video games in '93 / '94, they were the literal only ones with it (at least for a time, because it was extremely expensive obviously). It explains why KI1 (Arcade) remained untouched and was way ahead of its time for at least 2 years post-release, if not more. I would argue even games on the Nintendo 64 didn't look anywhere as good (but that's debatable I guess).
To this day I think that Killer Instinct is one of those genuine "HOLY SH_!!!!" moments, along with the likes of my first time seeing DOOM, or Star Fox, Super Mario 64 and a few select others.
@@lyrand6408 Exactly. There's no way N64 games looked this good. Just compare it to Mortal Kombat 4.
This game is incredible in many ways, but its combo mechanics will always be the main highlight, there is nothing more satisfying than applying and hearing the narrator "scream" Ultra Combo.
COMBO BREAKER!
Best fighting game of all time.
Original arcade, ki2 is awesome but not the same
Still dreaming on making a remake of ki1 that's exactly the same as the arcade but with better graphics and the same sounds but remastered in Dolby Atmos or something.... Kinda like the resident evil 4 remake
And the guy's voice was perfect, but they went away from it for some reason.
The narrators voice will always be superb in my book!
The most impressive thing was that the characters were actually 2D sprites digitalized from highly detailed 3D models while the different stages were actually FMV movies that moved according to the movement of the sprites, thanks to those tricks this game looked much better than the real 3D games that competed with it at the arcades.
I remember how loud this game was at the arcades in a good way. That fulgore machine gun would completely make everyone turn their heads toward the arcade.
Stellar graphics and sfx, incredible 3d backgrounds, innovative combos, legendary commentator. Needless to say this was my favourite arcade in late 90s
I can't believe this gem is 30 years old. The graphics and sound are still amazing by today's Standards.
Yup
For sure! I’ve only been able to find ki2 in texas but haven’t found the first killer instinct yet!
@@tristanjones7682 2 is shit compared to the first 1
That intro still gives me chills and goosebumps till this day.
You HEARD and FELT this game in the arcades and was MEZMERIZED by its presence.
FOR ALL U YOUNGTERS, THIS GAME WAS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST FIGHTING GAMES OF ALL TIME NEXT TO MORTAL KOMBAT
I was a youngster when it came out and hid behind the couch because I was scared of the game. Even though I was scared I still tried to fight like the characters on the screen. This didn't stop me loving and playing the game, ofcourse!
Many great memories 👍🏻
03 kid here my brother hated me and wouldnt let me touch his ps2 gave me his snes with this game in it as "garbage" boy did he get me right
I still play this game til this day!!!
I myself am a youngster but my Dad was smart and kept the SNES and 64 for ages after I was born in 2000. Let's just say if I had to pick one, I'd take KI over SF or MK any day.
Thanks Dad.
Killer instinct is one of my favorite fighting games.
Este juego salió adelantando a su tiempo. ❤
Best game ever made. Brings back memories (teen years, damn I'm old ha)
you just made me realized im old too 😭
@@yurilon4125 we had the best years before this generation mate
@@aussiedude9167 Yeah buddy lost many good quarters in the battles but good times , good times.
the memories… I was 9 my 1st time playing this was at a fair and OMG it blew me the f*** away i didn’t care about any rides there or any food 😂 the 4 games that blew me away as a kid
•Mortal kombat 2
•Street fighter 3rd strike
•Samurai showdown amakusas revenge
•Ultimate mortal kombat 3
•mortal kombat 4
•Jackie Chana fist of fire
•killer instinct
But the games that hypnotized me the most were mk2 Ki and sf3rd strike
The best of those 3 KILLER INSTINCT BRO THAT GAME WAS F’n crazy imagine seeing this shit at the age of 9! 😂
@@aceorking31 I agree f the rides haha, mk and killer instinct best games ever made. If it wasn't for our generation bro these new games wouldn't exist.
grew up with the SNES version and didn't know an arcade version existed until years later. seeing the arcade version for the first time absolutely blew my mind lol.
I remember this and mk3 both were packed at the arcades back in the days
So dope watching someone who’s mastered the game play through it. Thoroughly entertaining all the way through. I grew up playing this game as a kid and had no idea stage had fatalities.
Imagine seeing this intro in 1994 in arcades and witnessing the in-game announcement of the eventual successor to the Super Nintendo. This still gives me chills.
Maaan goosebumps everytime
Truer words were never spoken.
Only this never happened. Ki2 was released later, with no cutscenes, 3d backgrounds and ugly 2d sprites
We all thought back then in 1994 that KI would look and play like the Arcade on the Ultra64 (N64) but sadly never did.
One of the biggest lies in video game history man, pretty sure many people bought a N64 thinking this game will be in the N64 with these graphics.
With this damage scaling, you're never truly out of hope for a come back!
The fight with Spinal it took literally 2 seconds and fulgore was almost dead in the beginning lol
Yea the damage scaling is ridiculous in this game lol 😂 But it took me a lil bit to realize that Fulgore and Spinal are sub bosses in the game so they do more damage than the average fighter on 1P
I suddenly have the urge to go back in time and tell my younger self what a great decade the 90s and 2000’s is. Not to worry and enjoy the moment. Thoroughly. We had it made!
I was stuck in McDonough Georgia, from 1998-2004… and the only jobs I could get were fast food, retail, and warehouse… I don't miss those times.
Los gráficos, esa música, lo vistoso de su gameplay, su estilo de combos… ufff, una joya inmortal.
The arcades man the memories, you knew it was a new game out at the mall cause it would be damn near 30 people if not more hovering around the game and what always got me 😅 you always had a smart ass that knew all the moves , the combos , like how tf you know and the game just came out 😂
Tips and Tricks magazine.
I'm still waiting for the Nintendo Ultra 64 version, the announcer said it was gonna come out.
Same lmao
i think rare didn't care about releasing Killer instinct to N64
@@NoexithereThey did though, in 1996, it was one of the earliest releases.
*My bad, that was KI2 but still...
@@bink I knew about KI GOLD which is the KI2 but I wonder about N64 version of Killer instinct 1
Spinal was like "fuck the protocols"
The coolest part about this game is when you land the final hit and the screen zooms out showing the entire level you suddenly get that "out this world feeling"
Still the best intro & soundtrack of all time.
Second only to MK2 in my opinion, but very close
The loud music caught my attention while walking through Westwood mall back in the mid 90s
this game is insane, together with MKI and MKII. We used to play it after school to the max, we were high level players. Losing in public was a great humiliation and a week of bullying was ahead if you did
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insane ?
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UUUULLTRRAAAAA UUUULLTRRAAAAA... ECE sonido m lleva Amis tiempos, de adolescencia...
Back when the Nintendo 64 was going to be called the Ultra 64. Wow.
Would’ve there been an “ultra” mario then??!! 🤔
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Well, I would have played it. 😁
Killer Instinct 1 is ahead of its time! Love the graphic on the Arcade version. I like Killer Instinct 2 or gold but Killer Instinct 1 is the best.
One of the best arcade games ever
I remember walking up to this game for the first time. The guy was playing as Cinder and finished with a 88 hit combo. It sucks the arcade version never came to N64.
it really sucks actually we didn't saw killer instinct 1 as launch title for the Nintendo 64, at least on N64 exists the Killer instinct Gold, which is cut version of KI2
Essa versão de arcade é dahora demais da conta. Obrigado pela postagem ainda 4k 60fps que massa
I love this game, i still keep it in SNES
I still have the music CD that came with the cartridge
Take me back please.
I have so much nostalgia for a game I never played lol
KI Arcade is the greatest fighting game ever. sorry for Soul Calibur, SFT/SFA2, MK2 or KOF97
What made this game legendary was the announcer… co co co co co combo breaker!!
That first Spinal combo was pure madness.
6:04 that damage my guy!
9:49
Also wanted to say I appreciated you trying to do as many different finshers as you could in a row.
bruh spinal was like fuck ready shit damn the match just started
😂
Those graphics man!!! even today they look amazing!
Fulgore with the Randy Orton pose at 2:04 tho 😅
LOL 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The intro of this game's arcade version may be the best ever !
Hells yeah, the arcade version is the best version. Will you be doing all the characters?
I remember walking into the arcade at crabtree valley mall in Raleigh, NC and I see like 10 folks at this machine, then all of a sudden I hear "ULTRA COMBO" it was so loud I had to see what it was!
I could never pass up a KI game. Jago will forever be my go to
fulgore for me 👍
Chief thunder 🪓
Ver esto después de 15 años de haber jugado, en Super Nintendo me da nostalgia. 😢
It's so precious! It just makes you want to play it again.
You had to be a badass to pull off those combos. It was like MK on steroids.
This game still holds up so well 30 years later.
My grandma bought me a Super Nintendo with Killer Instinct. Played this game for hours! Also enjoyed playing it on Gameboy too 😊
The first time I saw this game and witnessed someone execute an ultra combo I was dumbfounded, thinking "how the hell can anyone ever come back from that!" at a time when 3 hit combos in MK were a thing.
This was a mind-blowing arcade game in the 90s.
This channel-friendly action fighting game:
Retro Fighters was a huge success, 1994 when there were game shops, those with tube TVs, I don't know if you got to know them, they sold for hours, I watched a lot of the fights that the guys from that time played, I went crazy to play too, but: at that time money was hard, I watched many of my colleagues play; 1 hour, 1 hour and 30 Half, very good video play of this super nintendo classic.
I always found Fulgore's laser sight finisher to be hist most brutal one. It looks wicked. Also thanks for not killing Glacius. He's my favourite! :D GG!
Remember playing this as a kid thinking how can computer graphics get any better 😅
yeah their use of pre-rendered 3d backgrounds was pretty clever
No other arcade experience came close to this game. Killer Instinct my favorite of all time growing up.
10:44 WOW!!! Spinal rampage combo right off the bat!!!!!!
Never saw a 90 percent combo in KI
Awesome game! This and mortal Kombat 2 was loud as hell at my mall 😅 I remember my bro got K.I. for the snes at Toys R Us came with a pretty kick ass cd 🤘✌️
That intro. I remember playing this game the year it came out. I still cant believe this is the game that Nintendo switched their no violence policy with.
I remember everyone in line loosing their fucking minds when someone pulled off an ultra
I still remember the hoards of teens that were crowded around this arcade with their arms folded, watching the players battle.😅
This is fantastic! I played the Arcade, still own the game on SNES, and never learned the fatalities! Great job in every battle!
I love playing Killer Instinct 1! It’s my favorite!
SF 2, Mortal Kombat and Killer Instinct were the trifecta fighting games in the arcade back then. I remember the 82 combo by cinder
Arcade games... Uhhh, Skipped classed for this... Tekken, Streetfighter etc... Loved it! 🍻
Really special time with games. Everything is crap now.
I remember as I bought it there was a soundtrack CD in it as well. I loved this game. Wow games were so amazing In the past
"Killer Cuts" CD.
that intro gets the blood boiling! 🔥
I remember crowds at the arcade playing this when it came out. Winner stays. Graphics look basic today, but I can still see it with the same eyes I had in the past. This and mk1-2 were the best. Killer instinct gold on n64 was great too, but those arcade memories are the best. Picture a dark arcade with fluorescent lights and the crowd around this game….pure happiness.
1995 my head explode seeing this game for the first time, i cant explain the sensation😮
Remember the first time i heard Ultra Combo!!!!!!!!!!!!! In an arcade
3:53
When you would do this Fulgore “Fatality” kill in the Arcade the machine would vibrate like it was about to explode. It was so loud.
It was such a bad ass experience just standing around one of these machines and watching when it came out. It wasn’t as exciting as SF or MK for me, but it was damn close.
Amigo...esses gráficos ficaram simplesmente incríveis!
One of the most spectacular video game intros and voices... I remember UFC fights
Este juego es insuperable! Ojalá hubiera existido en su tiempo con esa calidad y a 60fps😬
El juego en su arcade original era deslumbrante, su sonido ni se diga, estremecía en todo el local.
This game was ahead of its time
The first, the BEST...
Fulgore still one of my fav characters from any game
The Arcade version of KI & KI 2 were always better then the console versions, because the animations and graphics were way better, even though I grew up playing them on console.
Supreme....killer instinct arcade🇧🇷🕹
Et Xbox ! 😉💚
The best fucking fighting game ever made in gaming history, together with street fighter of course, nobody asked for better graphics, gameplay was a masterpiece, we waited as kids in the 90s 2 hours in a row only to get a chance to play the killer instinct arcade machine
The best fighting game then and probably still rates high to this day.
The soundtrack is one of the best
The thing that doesn't feel right with me about the KI on xbox is that the screen doesn't zoom out when you move away (Thunder's stage as an example in the original), or how it does a crazy spin around (Cinder's stage). I rmb being so blown away when I first saw these features in the original arcade!!!!
same time as samurai shodown 2 my all time favorite arcade. KI was ahead of its time because of its 3D graphics.
This game was LIGHTYEARS ahead of its time
Back then we didn't think video game graphics could get any better. Now we have better graphics on our cell phones.
When this game came out, the soundtrack (which the Arcades always had the volume up pretty high on) & the graphics blew people away. It wasn't Mortal Kombat & it wasn't a Capcom fighter but it definitely generated a lot of interest. Of course, the game is full of bugs & glitches but back then, that didn't really matter so much. Especially when it was new & people were trying to add numbers to their combos. I can't explain easily how big a deal it was, in example, to get a 30-hit Ultra with Jago instead of a 29. The 80-hit combos (where the hit counter would max out) were done solely via finding exploits. You can look them up on TH-cam as well. So even the bugs/glitches kind of worked in favor for the game when people were playing solo & going for big numbers to put their name on the scoreboard.
This game stayed really popular at my local arcade even after WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game & Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 showed up a year later. It wasn't until probably X-Men Vs. Street Fighter that interest started to wane which was a full two years later.
Our local crowds didn't get into Killer Instinct 2 so much.
Estos graficos se ven mejor que los actuales
What a magnificent masterpiece
Street fighter, Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct = Legends
Ulllltttraaaaaaaaa combo!!!!!
Those are some mad skills dude 💯👍
MAN THAT WOULD BE SO SPECIAL IF THEY CAN REMASTERED THIS INTO HD FORMAT I DON'T CARE IF THE OTHER THING OR DO WHATEVER BUT HD REMIX OR KILLER INSTINCT 1 MAN WILL BE A DREAM COME TRUE
So proud to have that cabinet.
The new KI isnt as good as this.
I remember playing this on the hardest difficulty, the moment you touch them it's "COMBO BREAKER" and you weren't even trying to do a combo
10:44 hahaha brutal
Just instant death from spinal