The History of SmackDown! Part V - Greatest of All Time.
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- For nearly half a year now, we've been taking a trip through SmackDown! history. Here we are in November of 2017, and its time to say goodbye. WWE SmackDown! Here Comes The Pain is regarded by many as the greatest wrestling game of all time, and there's no better way to end the series that with a banger like that. I hope you've enjoyed this piledriving trip down memory lane, I certainly know I have. PLEASE leave a comment and let me know what you think! If you haven't already, LIKE, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE! More content like this is coming down the pipeline, and I'd love for you to see it.
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I remember pissing my parents off by using all of their paper and ink to print or tons of CAW formula’s. Good times haha
I had to hand write all that shit
The Day of Reckoning series is another series they should never have stopped
It didnt, it became the smackdown vs raw series.
@@alegendarywolf3278 You a bit confused. The Smackdown series became the SvR series. Day of Reckoning and Day of Reckoning 2 were GameCube exclusives, so there wouldn't be a need or reason to take something strictly on Nintendo and make it for both Xbox and Sony.
This guy brings out the feels 92 baby
A simpler time.
Yea same for me i agree! 91 baby.
Your wrap ups at the end really hit home man...you really know how to be real and put things into perspective. Thanks for the video.
couldn't agree more! love the vids bro
I've watching this retrospective so many times that I couldn't take it anymore. I broke down and bought a new PS2 and a copy of Here Comes the Pain for $50. WORTH IT!
You hit the nail on the head. It’s not just the history of Smackdown but your history WITH the history of Smackdown. Smackdown 1 and 2 brings back pleasant memories when wrestling and the WWF (I said what I said) was my life lol. Thanks for this review.
Thanks for watching!
i loved this game. the controls, the roster, the graphics. one of the best wrestling games ever
It’s like what Winnie The Pooh said, “We didn’t realise we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun.” Love your channel, keep up the great work. You’re bringing up great memories for me too 😢
Hell yea, man. Thank you.
This has been such a great ride. The series as a whole was a pleasure to watch, and as a guy who was always an N64 guy who jumped onto the Smackdown series with "Shut Your Mouth," I learned a lot about the early games from this series. I loved how you were able to keep throwing back to the early games as developments happened, like the CAW part in this video (and god damn, how did I EVER have the patience to copy and recreate those CAWs haha).
This makes me want to rummage through my mom's storage area and find my copy, which I'm sure exists somewhere. Great series, awesome memories. Loved this and I'm interested to hear the new documentary announcement, as well as looking forward to the newly announced show.
Captain McKay Random Thanks for the love throughout the series, dog. Much appreciated. I would deeeefinitely suggest grabbing your copy and playing, it’s a hell of a lot of fun. I’m glad I could shed some light on the earlier games, and I’m happy everyone is seemingly pleased with the finale. For whatever reason I was worried the finale would bomb, Hahaha. Thanks brudda.
Man the nostalgia you gave me... I had almost exactly the same story, I was deep into Smackdown at the time and here comes the pain was the peak of my happiness( the 4x times extra moves, the blood, the body part indicator made such a difference...). I was obsessed with all the moves, I even used to practice them on friends although they say dont try this at home BS, but we were so much into it we didnt care. I remember waking up in the middle of the night on a school day to watch the matches because of the different time zones. And going to a friend's home to play Here comes the pain, because I couldnt afford a PS2 at the time and i've been playing only Smackdown 2 on PS1. It was the highlight of my childhood and oh boy it was good!! For some reason after that, everyone lost interest in wrestling when some characters started dropping out and switching to raw and etc... And I couldnt find RAW games on any channel in my country, I needed a special subscription and how could i convince my parents to subscribe to a monthly plan only to watch few wrestling shows. So here comes the pain was my last wrestling game and your series brought back so much memories. Thank you.
I really appreciate you sharing your story with me, dude. I'm glad I could help bring those memories back.
Man the old school way of CAW creations! Yes! We knew how to put the work in back then lol
The formulas would rob my printer of its ink on a regular basis.
Dude, this series touched artistic levels of renaissance-era paintings! SO GOOD! And, that ending with the music... OMG!!! All the feels! 🤗 Much love to 2 u, Bro! All the best and thank you! ❤️
Thank you very much, my friend.
616Entertainment You’re very welcome, Buddy! Honestly, the pleasures all mine. 🥰 Thanks again. ❤️
Playing HCTP right now because of this. I remember why I love this game so much! Thanks for the memory boost my dude!
Thanks for being here! Enjoy your night, my dude.
Will do. Just won the world title in the elimination chamber, pinning Kevin Nash as my created self.
Jesus, nostalgia hits you hard, doesn't it? But anyway, it was Gordon Solie who coined the term "crimson mask." While I loved playing Here Comes the Pain, I was an even BIGGER fan of the SmackDown! vs. Raw series. The SvR 2007, 2009 and 2011 were my favorites.
Arktikice Frost Nostalgia is extremely powerful.
2007 was a classic
2007 🙌
I still miss WWE 13 the last truly great wrestling game. Attitude era showcase was incredible
brad carver it really was. I'm an instant steve austin fan from that mode alone.
I came back to make a comment here and would like you to know that i really loved your work. Also i would like to say that somewhere in India there was a kid who grew up exactly like how you did with all the mortal kombat madness, action figures and wwf/wwe. The ending of the video made me shed a tear which was unexpected for a Smackdown video. Because i could relate to it word by word. Yes i stopped my WWE obsession almost around when you did. Subscribed!
That makes three of us... Great video brother... It's like we had same kind of childhood..obsession with WWE/WWF and mortal kombat... agression
Wrestling Fan 4 Life I'm 31 now Been a fan since 1993 when my dad put on the Match I was hooked.
I love that. To dads!
Same here I'm 28 still a fan
I'm also grateful I was born in 89. I got to play most of the awesome NES, Playstation and PC games released which now are considered beloved classics or have spawned massive franchises.
Regarding the Smackdown series. I first got Smackdown 2 in 2001 from a friend, he simply lent it to me so I had to give it back. I played it most of the summer vacation of 2001 and at the start of autumn I gave it back to him but in 2 weeks I bought one for myself. The new CD was in much better quality and the FMVs didn't skip :D.
Then in 2002 I got a PS2 and Smackdown Just bring it. Which like you mentioned, it was alright, but Smackdown 2 is still much more beloved to me
Amazing finale to the series man, great job. This episode was well worth the wait. I'm sad to see this series go but I'm looking forward to the new podcast. Keep up the great work.
Thanks man, I've loved reading your comments throughout the series. I tried to do each individual game justice. Maybe, if you're into it, you can come on the 616Entertainment Wrestling Podcast down the line and we'll shoot the shit.
No worries man, you definitely did justice to these games. As for the podcast, I'll have to think about it, thanks for the offer though, I really appreciate it. Anyways, I look forward to the new podcast, and if you don't mind me asking, will this podcast be talking about current wrestling, wrestling games or reviewing PPVs etc. would love to know, but if you are saving the details for a future video I'm cool with that.
Question Smark The Wrestling Podcast will be about current wrestling, the wrestling I grew up with, I’m friends with a lot of wrestlers so I’ll have them on and talk about their careers and stuff. There’s a lot to work with and I’m excited. Hope you guys are too.
Sounds awesome, thanks for the reply.
2 yrs ago I found this video lol 2 yrs later I have here comes the pain myself and my god I still haven’t gotten bored
Game hoooooolds up big time. =)
Watching these videos has brought back so many memories man. Not only memories but when seeing some of the gameplay, especially N64 WCW Vs. NWO, I could feel how I felt when I was a kid playing this. Really weird but awesome! 😂 Born 7/22/1987
Dude, check out my History of WCW Video Games series! You will love it. Thanks for watching.
616Entertainment I watched those videos..that’s what I was referring to haha..my bad for the confusion! 😜🤦♂️
I legit commented on most the videos saved this one for a few days because this was the last hoorah of my friends coming over playing on my parents Sanyo Tv in the living room and connecting 2 multi taps having 6 man elimination chambers between all my friends we would make pacts and then turn on each other we created wrestlers for 8 hours and just enjoy being friends it’s a shame how many of us don’t even talk to each other but if I could go back in time and relive those moments for just 1 day I would. This was the greatest set of reviews I’ve ever watched continue the good work and thank you!!!
Dude you hit me with the sword of nostalgia an take me back 16 years back in time I share the same experience I sit with my lil bro and play until my fingers hurts we are eternal rivals Lesnar vs Goldberg, we get the games combined ours savings and we love to create are own self in the game, we still buying until 2008 that's the end of and era for me my bro and my cousins but there was the better times of my youth THANK YOU FOR BRING ME BACK THAT'S MEMORIES
Thanks for watching! Dude my new series starts on 6-16, you'll love it! Covers SmackDown! vs. RAW. =)
616Entertainment uff it's gonna take me back in time
I begged my dad for this one. So much time spent.
The best times!
Again great work. Came here after the MK history and you nailed this one as well. I remember hours and hours and hours of relaying the correct create a wrestler numbers and attributes over the phone to freinds who werent as tech savvy or had garbage internet. Those were the days! Again thanks u do these up right my friend!
More coming! Thank you!
I can't tell you how happy I am to see you get the praise you've earned & deserve. The series has been great and I totally didn't tear up at the end of the video.
JazJames616 Dude Matt Knicks told me the same thing about the end! I’m so happy it’s landing, I was afraid people might just shut it off, like “fuck you and your life story, where is SVR?” But it seems to be landing. Thanks as always for watching and commenting dog.
Great series man. As a huge wrestling fan and gamer, this was a fun watch. You have the same love for nostalgia that I do and a lot of what you said takes me back as well. I'm a bit older but I still remember talking to friends about how amazing it was to do whatever new thing was added in each game.
Also a huge fan of your MK series (how I got here) can't wait for you to finish those!
Sean Van Steen Dude thank you for watching both of my History Of series! The fifth and final MK installment drops next Monday, 12/3, so you won’t be waiting long. I’m in preproduction on the third History Of, which I expect to start rolling out in early 2019. I love making these and it means a lot that everyone is reacting so well to them. Thanks again!
You know, after the talk at the end about your memories made me realize how much good times you actually remember when you bring something back after years, also I recommend that you should check the day of reckoning games on the gamecube, they we're pretty good
We had the same damn childhood. It definitely feels good knowing I'm not alone in this. Keep up the good work. Your dad would be VERY proud.
More coming in early 2019!
Hell yeah
Indeed the best game in the series. No complaints at all except some of the roster members being taken out.
I love your videos man. There's emotion in there that I don't see in other videos. And an openess/willingness to be personal. I dig it. Also you have HIM Dark Light at the end of them haha.
Always love when somebody points out the HIM that inevitably bleeds into whatever I'm making. Yea, that's kinda my whole deal, I don't want to make videos you can find anywhere else. I made conversational videos, weekly series in fact, for like 5 years. They were fun but none of them really got anywhere. Anybody can set up a camera and talk. I really found out what the fuck I want to be doing with my new style. Writing has always been a love of mine, it was about time I started making scripted content. What the fuck took me so long? Hahaha.
I completely agree that wrestling went to shit after 2008.
Its had it ups and downs for sure.
I think 1997-2001 was the best years after that it slowly started declining imo.
It went to shit right after Kane unmasked.
SVR 2009 was horrible, it had nothing that SVR 2006, 2007 or even 2008 had. 4/10
SVR 2010 was much better with a great RTW and Story Creator 7/10
SVR 2011 was the same as 2010 with some new stuff 8/10
WWE 12 was pretty great with RTW and WCW 8/10
WWE 13 was amazing with the Attitude Era and Story mode 8.5/10
WWE 2k14 was almost perfect, easily best 2k game 9/10
WWE 2k15 wasn't very good at all 6/10
2k16 was better 7.5/10
2k17 was same as 2k15 6/10
2k18 was better 8/10
2k19 was great 8.5/10
Gotta correct you on some parts. First WWE 2K14 was technically THQ last WWE game hence why it was so good. And second 6/10 for WWE2K15 and 17 is disrespectful to the number six. More like a 3/10. And how is 15 and 17 better than 09'
Another great series of videos. I didn't play any of the SmackDown games, but I played the crap out of Wrestlemania 2000 & No Mercy on the N64. My friends and I would all create custom wrestlers and beat the crap out of each other in Battle Royales. Good times. Good memories. I appreciate how you bring these series home on a very personal level. Keep up the great work!
Thanks dude! Part II of the WCW series drops March 18!
i agree wrestling and their games died right around 2008 so sad because the first smackdown vs raw was also a classic
The first few SVRs are definitely dopeski.
100% and I cant believe these videos don't have more views much respect for making these because im prob few years younger then u born in 95 and my first wrestling game was here comes the pain which I rented from Hollywood home video and got to play for a week and fell in love the game was so fuckin good@@616Entertainment
lilsmith22 the Full Movie version is closing in on 300,000 views which I’m happy with. My Mortal Kombat series all together is a little over 2,000,000 which is bonkers.
You need to keep up the great work on the video game documentary’s love em right with you when you talk about the memory’s. Ah so many.! 👍🏻
2-6-2019, full reveal of the next History Of!
Great video, dude. Your speech at the end gave me goosebumps. You can definitely feel the love you used to have for wrestling and these games. Thanks for these reviews, man. Glad I found your videos, good stuff.
More to come, stick around!
@@616Entertainment I will! Subscribed.
U nailed it all bro a job well done👍🏼
Thanks for watching!
An excellent end to an excellent series. While just about anyone can cover the history of the games, everyone has a unique story in playing them and their opinions on them. The series was most definitely worth the watch for your interaction with them.
It's a real shame that you won't be covering the rest of the game series as I'd hoped, but at least we got these. Thank you.
Thank you for watching, brudda. I hope you stick around for the 616Entertainment Wrestling Podcast, coming soon. I always leave reading your comments because you always give me something to work with. Definitely appreciate you. Thanks main.
I really enjoyed your smackdown playlist both of our favorite wrestler was jeff hardy i played him in every game and when i found out he wasn't in HCTP i was crushed. Both me n my brother always played as the hardy boyz of course i was jeff n he was matt and wen he passed in 2008 i lost interest in wrestling you brought back hella memories 💪🏾😎💯
Major let down when he wasn't in HCTP, yea. =/
Awesome job
I love this game and I just wanted to mention my friend and I use to take our memory cards and give each other our created wrestlers.
Great video bro!
Thanks!
Keep up the good work! 🙏👍
Really appreciate you watching, I'll make sure I do. Check out the 616Entertainment Wrestling Podcast when its up!
@616entertainment I have to tell you man. I have watched the whole series you put together on the Smackdown games and I genuinely feel this is one of the most enjoyable I have watched on TH-cam man. Very well done. You didn't come across is a smart Mark know-it-all but a true fan. I like the way you broke the games down what you like what you didn't like and I appreciate the genuine appreciation and excitement you put over reliving these old great games. Excellent Man!
FYI... I don't usually leave a lot of comments on videos
I'm honored you left a comment here. And hey, if you liked this.. Stick around. You'll enjoy the next History Of. Early 2019.
@@616Entertainment You've definitely got a sub here brother!!!
Excellent series and an excellent HIM shirt!
Thank you! I'm releasing a video detailing my entire HIM collection on 1-1-2019. Be there!
Great series man. You and I don't agree on HALLOWEEN, but we definitely love wrestling and wrestling games. I still say you GOTTA do Wrestlemania 21.
Growing up sucks, bro. I wholeheartedly feel your nostalgia emotions here.
You know the drill, brudda. We can't escape it, haha.
616Entertainment I’m a HUGE MARK for the Original Mega Man Series: Parts 1-6 on NES and Part 7 on SNES. I never got into parts 8-11 on PS. Any chance one day you can review Mega Man? I also never got into Mega Man X.
The absolute best WWE (not WWF) Game of All Time in my opinion. Slick graphics for the time, awesome animations, amazing gameplay and a great Creation suite. The new additions of Legends was so cool. There was an issue with copyright that forbid WWE from using certain e trance themes, that's why RVD and the Dudleyz had different music.
I've never seen that footage of Hogan or Jeff Hardy. That F-5 after he catches Hardy was incredible.
I've seen footage of Warrior before right around when the game was announced in 2003. Was so sad he got cut from the game.
What a great retrospective. Sad to see it end but man, what a ride. Congratulations, Ian. Really looking forward to your next series.
I was going to touch on the music, but I wanted to keep this one more brief than Part III, and I went pretty long on the cut content with the missing wrestlers. Thanks for keeping up with the series, dog. I'm excited for the next documentary, too. I just have to decide what it is!
One thing about this game some people don't know is that Jerry "The King" Lawler is a secret character kinda in season mode if you save him from a beat down from two heels the next week he'll say he'll be your tag team partner against the guys who attacked him too bad you can't use him as a playable character
here comes the pain was good
so were the gamecube wwe games i guess when i first played the ps2 wwe games i was hooked good vid bro
Thanks dude!
That Kramer picture is boss!
Was my dad's. It hung in his living room, and since his passing, its hung in mine.
@616Entertainment Fun fact, Warrior, Hogan & Jeff were the last 3 removed, reason I know, is because TECHNICALLY they’re still in the game, the model, rating & moveset are still very much still in the code, and if you have PC you can edit the game script to make them active as playable characters…just turn entrances off, otherwise IT WILL crash the gam.
great series bro. my favorite game was shut your mouth but this one was great too. i also fell off at svr08 but the first 3 svr games i really enjoyed and would like to see you cover them in a vid sometime
Releiving one of the best games ever here comes the pain!!! Plus a kramer HIM shirt and HIM music in the background plus a kevin owens opening tune! How are we not best friends man 😂lol
Dude we'd be friends for sure.
You gotta do more of these
Dan Dan, I actually decided to buy an old ps2 and a copy of Here Comes The Pain next month just to relive some past memories as you said.
FUCK YES. This makes me so happy.
Wasn't there a 'spanking' mini-game in the bra and panties matches, or am I thinking of something else? In any case, the fact that, along with the health bar, you could work different body parts, was amazing in itself. The mechanics of HCTP were incredible. And the creation tools in the Smackdown/2K series are way underrated; So deep and robust, I dare say they're some of the best in gaming anywhere. (However, thinking about how complicated it was triggers my nervous twitch)
These retrospectives are awesome, Ian, and what sets them apart are the personal touches and anecdotes. Cheers, mate 😎
Agreed completely. Also, the spanking minigame was in Smackdown VS Raw
One of my favourite in the series, it took nearly everything Shut Your Mouth did and improved upon it. I remember for my first season mode, creating a Tag Team with Brock Lesnar (you know when I could tolerate him, not like today) and Goldberg and just tearing shit up in the tag division, capturing the belts in the first PPV and holding on to them for like forever, then feuding each other for the championship, while still hold the tag belts. Ah, the memories. Love this game!
I mean, who WOULD be able to stop that team? Excellent story.
@@616Entertainment Or Legend Undertaker And Undertaker Two Undertakers Fucking Shit Up In The Tag Division
Dude I just bought this game after watching this series. Was really excited to play it on my PS3 and came to find out that it didn’t work! So disappointed since all of my PS1 games worked and a few sites online said this PS2 would work.
Yup.. I just watch the history of smackdown game series induvidualy!.. Again lol had surgery recently and needed to watch something that brought smiles to my face! I can watch all these over and over again!Now just waiting on the next episode of wcw games history and will no matter how long it takes haha
#Thanks4WhatYouDo
#WeAreTheDanDans
Always appreciate your comments, dude. And shit, I hope you heal up quickly!
@@616Entertainment thanks brother! Looking forwards to more vids my dude👍
14:02 - I sense some foreshadowing going on here.
LOL, his Mortal Kombat series is how I would up watching these too.
They should have added a chants option depending on who the referee is or what spots you are doing.
Great content man thx
I literally got goosebumps during that outro.
Thanks man. This is really old, this was my first retrospective series ever. I've gotten better since then! hahaha
@@616Entertainment as Buh Buh Ray said in the No Mercy commercial, and I quote: “I naturally agree”.
Tbh, this series is what brought me into your channel years ago, and even then I thought it was well done.
It wasn’t until recently I rediscovered your channel … btw I commented on your more “recent” No Mercy Retrospective and THAT outro got me emotional too. But yea, recently saw the Just Bring It King of the Ring and the Jeff Hardy Shut Your Mouth season mode and decided I should be supporting you full time.
@@hyhy6181 Much appreciated, dude. AEW Fight Forever review tomorrow morning, gameplay Friday, tons more to come.
@@616Entertainment that’s the reason why I decided to sub to you…lol just playing. But nah, I am so freaking excited, I’ve never been this excited for a video game since WWE ‘12… and probably Hades 2.
But yea, I am so happy for you to have a review out the same time as many others. But being old-school that I am, I went and got a physical copy so I have to “wait” even tho I play to get the Elite Edition lol. So I’m tryna avoid reviews until I make my own judgment on it. But rest assured, you’re the first review(and probably only) review I’m gonna watch after I get my hands on the game.
@@hyhy6181 Enjoy, dude. Let me know what you think!
Nice kramer portrait, a man of class .
No doubt.
Damn that Jeff Hardy model looks so good I wish he was in the game 😭
Good video
Love the Kramer poster lol
SmackDown vs raw 2008 was the only WWE game I've played and man it was fun
This game had shoes that SVR '05 just couldn't fill. This game STILL holds up. My only two nitpicks are;
1. how Randy Orton still had his 2002 rookie attire despite being a member of Evolution, having the RKO and a loading screen with the correct attire.
2. How Kane still had his attitude Era theme song despite having "Slow Chemical" for a year.
😂😂😂😂
I assume the music is a licensing issue. It really was a glaring omission, though. =/
Good deal man. I used to love wrestling at one time myself. After learning kayfabe the mystery was gone, and it seemed just a soap opera for guys. The games how ever I love still. Guess it pulls the nostalgia strings for me too.
Thanks for watching, dude.
Great series, both the Mortal Kombat and this one! I do hate you gave up on wrestling, but it's understandable. I've held on through all the good and bad, since I wrestled on the indy circuit in 1999-2001, kinda felt it was my duty to keep up with Pro Wrestling both on the gaming, and television side. However, I'm guessing you're KINDA back into wrestling again, as I've noticed you using a lot of current theme songs in your vids....so hope you're back for good! Some interesting things shaping up in 2019 for wrestling fans! Regardless, love your personal take on these vids. Great job, keep it up, and I'll keep coming back!
I will always know what's happening in wrestling, as I tend to check the websites and I have many friends who are wrestlers, but yea, I go up and down with it. I got back into it around 2011 to 2014, left, watched some 2016 to 2017, etc. So much of what WWE does is just repetitive shit now that its not enticing to give hours and hours of my week to see the same shit over and over again. I know there's more than WWE out there, but still. Its not the same. And yea, I definitely recommend you subscribe, as the next History Of will be right up your alley, my friend.
@@616Entertainment Roger that! So many alternatives to WWE's main show BS now thankfully. Seems the only thing they can get right is NXT...but I really enjoy NJPW, ROH, and soon hopefully All-Elite. Thanks for the reply and can't wait for your next series of vids!
Here comes the pain was one hell of a game I still own it to this day...I also own Shut your mouth for the PS2 versions and WWE 2K 13..cant say anything for the other games as I dont own them...But HCTP was a hell of a game I know I lost some hours playing it back in the day especially the season mode...good game,goodtimes.
The best times, man.
Can you do the rest of the games bro? Great content by the way👌
I don't have any plans to do the rest of these games, but tomorrow is the big reveal of the next History Of. I think you'll enjoy it.
You think theres enough stuff about Warrior the Ultimate Warrior to do a video about him ? 😹
I saved my only wrestling reference for the finale, really great retrospective.
Have a good 2019 mate 🎉🎊
Hahahaha. Hope you enjoyed it my friend!
I share nearly the same views as you. My love for wrestling games died when svr 2008 was released. Wrestling isn’t the same anymore
It truly isn't.
Bro your video was great i enjoyed it verry much bring me back to the old days.. And this is my first time to write a comment on a video in youtube because what you just said in the end. Thats what i feel too..that you and your brother use to play smack down games and talk about it school in lunch time all of that. Today i still play smackdown here comes the pain in my ps2 but with my son.. Im proud father showing my 3yr old son whats i have felt playing wrestling game and whatching wrestling before yes i still have some old episode and he enjoyed it.. And im from the philippines.. Hope you reply in my comment thank you for this awsome video
Hell yea man, this is what it's all about. This comment just made my night. Thank you, Jonathan.
@@616Entertainment pls let it be downladable i want it to save in my offline video pls😊😊😊
I'd argue '07 was he beginning of the end before '08, but agreed. The stamina system, in my opinion, is one of the chief things that killed wrestling games. They tried moving towards being a sports simulator, while also trying to keep kayfabe alive without having enough of either to strike a good balance for great gameplay. Long live Fire Pro!
Fire Pro is definitely still dope.
Just binged this entire series. Highly enjoyable. Only recently did I hear that the Smackdown game series was able to bounce back from that first Ps2 entry... But it was far too late for me. I'd stopped watching after the second time Mick Foley "left" or was "fired". I found out he wasn't in Just Bring It, my $ went elsewhere.
Ah yes around the 7:55 mark buried alive by love starts playing. Man I love that band and your videos. And Jeff hardy is my favorite wrestler of all time
Happy you caught that!
@@616Entertainment Its my favorite song by them. That band is such a big part of my life. Watching your videos and hearing them always puts a smile on my face haha
9:31 Strangely enough, Hardcore Holly, Chuck Palumbo, Nidia, Dawn Marie, D'Lo Brown, Terri Runnels, Tommy Dreamer, Jackie Gayda, Mark Henry, Nunzio, Faarooq, Shannon Moore, Jamie Noble, Funaki, Scotty 2 Hotty and a handful of wrestlers were not in the list of cut wrestlers despite they're being active at WWE in 2003.
Yea, it was weird how many lower level talents just didn't get included at all. =/
When I got my ps2 for the first time, this was my first game I got back in 2003. I was also 13 at the time. This game and SYM I spent hours playing. SvR was okay but SvR 2006/2007 were the last true good games in the series.
I'm not going to argue that at all, man. '06 and '07 were great.
My favorite wrestling game of all time. I agree also that after Here Comes the Pain the rest of the wrestling games basicly sucked.
I still love and watch wwe but never played other wrestling games after Here comes the pain.
I pretty much grew out of wrestling games like you did. Friends and cousins stopped caring about it, and the quality of the games began going downhill, alongside the product. I feel like Day of Reckoning and SYM were the last games I really sank my teeth into. HCTP was amazing, but I had no one to share the feeling with. I kept buying the games out of habit, with SvR06 being another great entry, but called it quits after SvR08. I bought WWE13 for the Attitude Era roster and to try out Universe Mode, but after having some nostalgic fun with my cousins, dropped them hard again. I also like the Season Mode with Edge and Christian in SvR11, I think, but that was a rent.
Overall, No Mercy, SYM and HCTP, and DoR are my favorite wrestling games. I really wanna choose DoR2 over DoR1, but Jesus Christ it had some horrible loading times. Def Jam series were also pretty good.
Dude Day Of Reckoning is amazing. And Def Jam Vendetta and FFNY are both tops as well. Stick around, I might be working on a little something.
I remember in one of the smackdown games you could make David Beckham in his England kit. Face, hair and clothes were all there 🤣🤣
Hahahaha
@@616Entertainment I found out it's shut your mouth hahaha doesn't look as good as I remember.
What issue do you have with SmackDown vs Raw 2008? It's one of my favorites. It introduces ECW, has Jeff Hardy's return to WWE Games, has the PPV Arenas, Championships and fun gameplay (introduced new weapons). My biggest issue is simple, no Chris Benoit, so you can't create his final year against guys like MVP.
As far as WWE in 2007, it wasn't bad. You had Cena's dominance, Batista vs Undertaker, Hardyz as Tag Champions, Edge and Orton as heel World Champions, the rise of Jeff Hardy. It was a solid year.
Ecw and Wcw was awsome its invasion 😣😭😭😭
This and No Mercy are the two best wrestling games ever to me
Hands down best wrestling game ever hasn’t Ben topped yet !!!
Loooooove HCTP.
When I first played HCTP and saw certain wrestlers were missing, I just assigned their signature moves to someone in the roster that they shared a history with. Scott Hall & Hulk Hogan are missing? Gonna give the Atomic Leg Drop & Outsider's Edge to Kevin Nash. Dean Malenko couldn't make it? Double underhook powerbomb into the cloverleaf goes to Jericho. I even gave the reverse DDT to Bret Hart as a reference to Sting
Bret Hart isn't in HCTP! But I understand the concept. Interesting.
Amazing how little the graphics have improved from "Here Comes the Pain" till now. There's definitely improvement, but not the huge amount you'd think there should be. Ugh I really wish 2k would lose the WWE contract so a new company could take a shot at it.
Great series! Could we expect a SmackDown v raw series?
Watch until the end and get my answer Lol
Hahaha. No SVR. But... stick around. *2-6-2019*
Oh, push bell notification is activated bro!
I’m definitely in the minority here but SvR 2008 was the best for me. But default it was trash but CAWs were great and GM mode kept me playing and coming back for more. Some move sets weren’t available at all. Guys like Hulk Hogan and Chris Benoit couldn’t faithfully be made. But you still had plenty of TNA and ROH move sets to pick from to beef up the Smackdown! roster. Yes I always play with Teddy Long using Edge as a heel champion.
I didn't like that game at all, but I'm glad you've got positive memories from it. Thanks for watching!
Chris Benoit was going to be SVR 08 but we all know why he was removed
I had the same wrestling storyline.😭😭😭😭 but I stopped watching when evolution kept burying everyone and Goldberg and brock left
2003 into 2004 was a bit hard to swallow at certain points.
The ending made me sad on the inside.
This game is great. I alternate between SD vs Raw 2010 and this game. I am someone who creates wrestlers who are on today's WWE roster. I always wanted the season mode for SD HCTP for the 2010 game I play.
I love HCTP to this day, man.
WWE smackdown here comes the pain the greatest wrestling game of all time and WWE smackdown here comes the pain will always be the greatest wrestling game of all time 😁😁
You should do the SmackDown vs Raw series
Being able to beat the shit out of your opponent after the match was amazing. It would backfire on you sometimes. This game truly is perfect.
What is that song was playing near the end of ur video called?
Please do a history of SmackDown vs raw
No plans for that right now. Triangle X Squared O, my current series, allows me to cover all sorts of wrestling games. First episode is the original SVR. Check it out!
When he's talking about the games that heavily use Legends as their selling point I love how he just doesn't mention Legends of Wrestling, honestly it's better this way...
"This wasn't just the history of SmackDown, it was MY history WITH SmackDown" what a great freaking line to end it on man... Can't fucking wait till more comes out, good job... Great job...
After this series I did The History of Mortal Kombat and then The History of WCW Video Games. Now I'm working on Triangle X Squared O, The Wrestling Game Retrospective Series. Check them out!
@@616Entertainment Oh dude I know this is my third time through lol
I wanted to wait till all of the parts were up. Overall, an excellent series of videos. The SmackDown series evolved big time. I felt SmackDown vs. RAW was a step back from Here Comes The Pain. HCTP was the best WWE game since No Mercy. the earlier SvR games weren't all that great. I do agree SvR '08 was terrible. The 2K series is good but if the took some of the elements from HCTP, we would all over 2K. To think I purchased HCTP from Circuit City makes me feel old. Granted, I turned 15 years old the week after it came out.
Thank you for watching, and I hope the whole series as a marathon was fun to watch, I know it adds up to be around an hour and a half, which was my plan. I wanted it to feel like a feature length documentary in a way. Dude, SVR 2008 was absolute shit, haha. And no one seems to be disagreeing with me on that. Glad you enjoyed it, thanks again! Share it all around if you don't mind!
You did a tremendous job overall.I am glad the SmackDown theme featured in HCTP was finally released on WWE Uncaged III.