I was gonna start off saying the same thing except all I know about this game led me to believe I could see one player pee on another. I clicked. Same starting point, different path but we both ended up in the same spot. Wish the world would follow suit.
Thats not even remotely true. Video game tournaments had been going on since the 80s. During the 90s, fighting game tourneys specifically were going on all over the US, Japan, and Mexico. The only difference is now this stuff is streamed, but yeah, it has been going on since the 80s. Nintendo, Sega, Blockbuster, Midway, Atari, SNK, Capcom etc all held events often, both small and large.
@@ConfusionDistortion um hello knuckle head, try finding a primal rage tournament at that time without sponsors and paying for your travel. Go ahead Mr. Name me a tournament you went to for this game?
I absolutely cannot believe that I'm seeing this with my own eyes. Primal Rage was a HUGE part of my teeth cutting experience in the mid 90s. I still play this game and I NEVER EVER thought I'd get to see a tournament. THANK you for this.
Technically, it's not claymation, it's stop-motion animation. All of the models were hand-made stop-motion puppets, crafted from both clay and injected rubber mold over a metal armature skeleton, basically large, articulated toy models that they animated all of the moves with by hand. They are so, so fucking cool looking and detailed, too. They worked so hard on this game and I'm so glad people haven't forgotten about it. Glad I got to see my favorites Talon and Vertigo in tournament, though I'm not surprised Sauron is so represented given how ungodly strong he is. Edit: Backwards compatibility and perfect port emulation of this game is almost goddamn impossible given the nature of the copy protection the developers used on it originally. Not even they know how to get past it, which is why seeing an actual tournament of this game is like seeing a Unicorn in real life.
I mean they do deserve credit but the game was essentially unfinished. They were supposed to have necrosan be the boss in the end but he wasn't because of time.
@@licentiousdreams Yes it is, but claymation is called that because the outer layer is soft, moldable clay over top of a traditional stop-motion armature. (Think of the clay as a squishy layer on the surface that you can change with your fingers, to shape the animation even more.) Primal Rage uses more traditional stop-motion, which is more of a rubber "toy" that you can manipulate (it never loses it's original form no matter how much you bend it).
Last year or so, someone on reddit posted footage of a perfectly emulated port of Primal Rage. It seems they had gotten past the copy protection issue.
I would like to see more retro fighters like this played in tournaments. Like pre-MvC2. Games that never got the tournament treatment and weren’t really played competitively outside of the local arcade environment. It’s interesting to see this game played at a high level.
I really hope there's a next time someday. This was incredibly fun to play and the sudden death was only the icing on the cake! Easily the best match I've ever had in a top 8.
Just finished watching the entire thing. Made me happy that a gem of a game, under appreciated but also necessary in the FGC, made it to CB in pro play. Also it was phenomenal seeing 2 brothers in competition. Both are experts of their craft. 😊
you guys did a great job puttin respect on a game that deserves so much more attention than it gets. one day hopefully, Primal Rage will finally become easier to access to more people
Thanks for doing the commentary and showing this cult classic some much deserved love. I too am in my 40's and I couldn't wait to play this machine every time my dad would take me to the arcade.
It warms my heart when underrated fighting game gems like Primal Rage finally get some love in big tournaments. Some type of Primal Rage reboot would be an interesting project to be announced. Not sure who holds the rights to the Primal Rage IP now but hey, make it happen!
This is amazing that this game is still being played and followed. I remember when it first hit the arcade. Also it definitely has a learning curve to it.
O...M...G!! This is my favorite fighting game ever! The only people that hated this game are the ones that couldn't figure out the controls. Way ahead of its time!
How are the commentators not gonna recognize Chaos' throw is a tiddy twister lol me and my friends literally used to tiddy twister each other mid match any time someone landed it lol
Holy son of a @$&# Primal Rage Tournaments!!!!!!!! Didn't know there was top matches of this. This game is pure BEAUTY!!!!! My respect to you people who go all out on this retro fight GEMS!!!!!❤
Saw part of this in real time at the venue, whoever was running with Vertigo was putting a damn clinic, well done. And btw those Primal Rage boards are GIGANTIC, geez
It's not easy to find a competitive footage of this game. The decision to make special move inputs attacks first followed by directions makes it much more interesting than I initially thought it was going to be, because it forces players to commit much like SF3's parries.
Can't believe this game is still in played in a tournament setting. I'm glad though. Shame the 2nd game didn't come out back then. Could have been a game changer honestly. Vertigo for life!
Omg I never thought I would see a Primal Rage tournament, much less one in 2023! I loved Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter 2, but I fell head over heels in love with this game when it first came out in '94 and have been a fan since. Thank you for posting this Tampa. My favorites were the apes Blizzard and Chaos, but I've since learned Vertigo was my girl - she's deadly in an experienced players hands, as you see here. When playing Primal Rage, the trick is to master the Tiger (hop) jump. It allows you to apply more pressure on opponents. With Vertigo, her dizzy and teleport moves combined with the Tiger Jump can be used to deadly effect. I was bummed this vertigo player was not able to fully complete his devastating combo by teleporting after the crouching low power and getting the last hits to connect. That would have been soo badass. Each character has 3 fatalities some more gruesome than others and a couple that are just stupid lol.
It's a shame that Primal Rage 2 never was completed. It had even more new mechanics than Primal Rage had. I wonder who owns the Primal Rage IP? We should have a remake or sequel of the game. Perhaps, even complete Primal Rage 2.
If Primal Rage had the success like MK, Street fighter and Tekken, imagine King Kong, Godzilla Scar King, George, Ralph and Lizzie (Rampage) as guest characters 🤔
One of my favorite fighting games growing up. I used to go to this cabinet at Peter Piper Pizza whenever the Mortal Kombat arcade was crowded. Which was like always.
I swear I learned more about this game just in the first few rounds of commentary on this game than I have playing it. Things like the rage mode condition activate, that it beats stun, that the rage modes offer different boosts for everyone...
*First time ever seeing a primal rage tournament been wanting too see one for years I'm very Surprise Team Spooky never drop a tournament....i been playing this game alot lately....I wish sumbody would remaster this game soon.....yo thank for hosting this tournament...hope to see more soon* 👀🔥🔥🔥
@@susiederkins6612 And imagine like other fighting games from the 90s get a remake like Mace: The Dark Age and War Gods, that would be really interesting and awesome.
A great surprise to see in my feed! Loved this game. The "Vertigo" in my name actually came from this game. Now we just need tournies for Clayfighters, Time Killers, and TMNT: Tournament Fighters.
So awesome to be able to see this be able to get some love. Really would love to see this get a remake or even a new one. Love this game. Thank you for showing it with some top notch gameplay
A Primal Rage tourney? So do they expect all participants to have arcade boards to practice with? Because I doubt that any of the ports or emulation will be accurate enough for stuff like timing.
I remember spamming talon’s fury spin attack to win in the arcade. Thought blizzard was cool but wasn’t good with him (or anyone really). Tried to do Chaos’ vomit fatality but never could.
I would have never thought I'd see Primal Rage tournament play. How does one even practice? My son and I found a cabinet in Austin last year by chance (wasn't it...?) and he fell in love with it. Now you're telling me there is hope? Next thing you'll tell me is that there is a WeaponLord scene...
I never knew they have tournaments for this game. I remember back in the 90s at the arcades. But that's pretty amazing. Hope to see some more nostalgic tournament games again
@@lastmexicano Actualmente existe un emulador en fase beta que mejora bastante la emulación, ya que el juego original tiene protección. En Fightcade 2 se puede jugar online las versiones de Sega Genesis y Super Nintendo. Mi versión favorita es la de MS-DOS, la cual se juega bien en Retroarch con el core DosBox Pure.
It’s exciting to see this. I’m an OG Primal Rage player from the golden era of arcades. It was good to see someone play Chaos (who was the strongest character imo)… too bad they weren’t able to pull off the best combos lol… hope this returns in future :))
Yellow?! I see the yellow strips but the color version of Vertigo that Ketchup is using is mostly green. That aside, I love this hand to death! I remember collecting the Playmates toys as a kid, my most favorite character still being Sauron. I really hope we can get this game and PR2 more widely available for home use. An arcade console sold by those two companies would be such a neat idea.
Probably the first Primal Rage tournament I've ever seen in my life.
Same 🔥🔥🔥
😂 same
The only other Primal Rage tournament I've seen is at my house! This is awesome!
Me either! It's pretty awesome though!
Yea, with the lowest quality version of the game also.
Wow! I saw Primal Rage and clicked immediately. Underrated gem during a time of Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat and Killer Instinct. Thank you TNS!
Of all the remakes these days its crime this one hasnt been done yet
@@Lintlikr1 very well said. Agreed.
I was gonna start off saying the same thing except all I know about this game led me to believe I could see one player pee on another. I clicked. Same starting point, different path but we both ended up in the same spot. Wish the world would follow suit.
Me too. Was worth my time watching an emerald of a game. It’s not a diamond or ruby, but an emerald is still quite good.
game is rubbish. the reviews are not good
First time I ever seen top players play this game. This scenery was no where to found back in the day. Thanks for bringing this back to life.
Thats not even remotely true. Video game tournaments had been going on since the 80s. During the 90s, fighting game tourneys specifically were going on all over the US, Japan, and Mexico. The only difference is now this stuff is streamed, but yeah, it has been going on since the 80s. Nintendo, Sega, Blockbuster, Midway, Atari, SNK, Capcom etc all held events often, both small and large.
@@ConfusionDistortion um hello knuckle head, try finding a primal rage tournament at that time without sponsors and paying for your travel. Go ahead Mr. Name me a tournament you went to for this game?
I played this over 25 years ago. I wish I kept playing it
@@ConfusionDistortionYou still don't wanna seem cool and answer him? It seemed you knew SO MUCH😂😂
@@ConfusionDistortion it's hilarious just how incorrect you are 🤣 You don't know what you're talking about
I never thought I'd see the day where primal rage is played competitively in a tournament setting
I absolutely cannot believe that I'm seeing this with my own eyes. Primal Rage was a HUGE part of my teeth cutting experience in the mid 90s. I still play this game and I NEVER EVER thought I'd get to see a tournament. THANK you for this.
Fr
Technically, it's not claymation, it's stop-motion animation. All of the models were hand-made stop-motion puppets, crafted from both clay and injected rubber mold over a metal armature skeleton, basically large, articulated toy models that they animated all of the moves with by hand. They are so, so fucking cool looking and detailed, too. They worked so hard on this game and I'm so glad people haven't forgotten about it. Glad I got to see my favorites Talon and Vertigo in tournament, though I'm not surprised Sauron is so represented given how ungodly strong he is.
Edit: Backwards compatibility and perfect port emulation of this game is almost goddamn impossible given the nature of the copy protection the developers used on it originally. Not even they know how to get past it, which is why seeing an actual tournament of this game is like seeing a Unicorn in real life.
I mean they do deserve credit but the game was essentially unfinished. They were supposed to have necrosan be the boss in the end but he wasn't because of time.
Claymation is just a form of stop motion, is it not?
@@licentiousdreams
Yes it is, but claymation is called that because the outer layer is soft, moldable clay over top of a traditional stop-motion armature. (Think of the clay as a squishy layer on the surface that you can change with your fingers, to shape the animation even more.)
Primal Rage uses more traditional stop-motion, which is more of a rubber "toy" that you can manipulate (it never loses it's original form no matter how much you bend it).
"technically it's not claymation"
"the models were made out of clay"
Hmm 🤔
Last year or so, someone on reddit posted footage of a perfectly emulated port of Primal Rage. It seems they had gotten past the copy protection issue.
I would like to see more retro fighters like this played in tournaments. Like pre-MvC2. Games that never got the tournament treatment and weren’t really played competitively outside of the local arcade environment. It’s interesting to see this game played at a high level.
This was awesome. As a kid, I never imagined Primal Rage could be played at this level, but seeing it now, just wow!
Holy shit Primal Rage players are still active, I love this.
I really hope there's a next time someday. This was incredibly fun to play and the sudden death was only the icing on the cake! Easily the best match I've ever had in a top 8.
Rprised players actually ppractice/know this game. I was a fan ad a teen!
Just finished watching the entire thing. Made me happy that a gem of a game, under appreciated but also necessary in the FGC, made it to CB in pro play.
Also it was phenomenal seeing 2 brothers in competition. Both are experts of their craft. 😊
A PRIMAL RAGE TOURNAMENT!?!? OH MY GOD YESSSSS
The game feeds the 90s nostalgia, everyone in masks feeds that 2020 nostalgia.
2020 "Nostalgia" 🤣
Primal rage is a classic!! So awesome to see it being played on a stage like this!
Hope yall had as much fun as I had on commentary.
you guys did a great job puttin respect on a game that deserves so much more attention than it gets. one day hopefully, Primal Rage will finally become easier to access to more people
Great job! Such respect and knowledge! It was a treat for 40yo me!
Thanks for doing the commentary and showing this cult classic some much deserved love. I too am in my 40's and I couldn't wait to play this machine every time my dad would take me to the arcade.
@@4713Caine Appreciate the kind words.
It warms my heart when underrated fighting game gems like Primal Rage finally get some love in big tournaments. Some type of Primal Rage reboot would be an interesting project to be announced. Not sure who holds the rights to the Primal Rage IP now but hey, make it happen!
I love when they have tourneys for really old games.
Why has this not been rereleased! Easily one of the most underrated fighting games of all time.
A Primal Rage Top 8 was one thing, but to see Ketchup and Mustard in Grand Finals? Oh, this was such a delight.
So sick to see ketchup and mustard in grand finals. Great pair of lads
Hopefully one day relish will join them
Relish will be the commentator
@@Luciphers_Workshop but I like BBQ sauce ...
I know right? What are the odds of that happening.
They have to be wary of the British player Worcestershire sauce because he could take over and win the whole tournament
Never seen primal rage at this type of caliber. I played this on the SNES loooong ago. Thank you for this 💯
Crazy to see high level Primal Rage in 2023….. didn’t know Ketchup and Mustard were that nice, but it makes sense
This is amazing that this game is still being played and followed. I remember when it first hit the arcade. Also it definitely has a learning curve to it.
Man that was a great tournament. Literally my favorite fighter. So happy it's not completely forgotten!
25 and under won’t know what primal rage is
Not at all lol 35 here !!!!!!
I'm 23 I'm close enough lol
Or they have an older brother
Im 20 and I know what it is.
@@thinkingodd4937 because you watched this stream it came out early 90’s you were still in your dads balls
Amazing how we have the legendary brother duo in finals
I didn't expect Primal Rage here. Wow, finally there. I think this game is underestimated than other fighting games.
O...M...G!! This is my favorite fighting game ever! The only people that hated this game are the ones that couldn't figure out the controls. Way ahead of its time!
How are the commentators not gonna recognize Chaos' throw is a tiddy twister lol me and my friends literally used to tiddy twister each other mid match any time someone landed it lol
Holy son of a @$&# Primal Rage Tournaments!!!!!!!! Didn't know there was top matches of this. This game is pure BEAUTY!!!!! My respect to you people who go all out on this retro fight GEMS!!!!!❤
Damn we need a NEW PRIMAL RAGE！
Totally. I think it's owned by Netherrealm, they could so easily make a MK crossover/DLC.
@Bubba'n'Stix 2 nah WB owns it since they got a lot of stuff from midway along wit MK, when they went defunct
@@SwuadeTV I so MK was bought back by Netherrealm ?
@@bubbanstix2536 nah still wit wb, well wb/discovery now after their deal
@@SwuadeTV Ah damn. Thanks for the information.
Primal Rage?!! My gosh this takes me back!
Saw part of this in real time at the venue, whoever was running with Vertigo was putting a damn clinic, well done.
And btw those Primal Rage boards are GIGANTIC, geez
😍😍😍😍 More Primal Rage on the future plz
If this got a remake I wonder how many people would play and how well it will do
Hell yea!
It's owned by WB. If they got Netherrealm to make it, it wouldn't be MK big but it would be pretty big still
The majority of the sales will be us old farts that have nostalgia for the game.
Every mk and killer instinct fans
RAGE ! Such an awesome game had NO IDEA people still played let alone COMBO BREAKER TOURNAMENTS!
It's not easy to find a competitive footage of this game. The decision to make special move inputs attacks first followed by directions makes it much more interesting than I initially thought it was going to be, because it forces players to commit much like SF3's parries.
How'd they get the arcade version running so without glitches? They have an actual board? YUP looks like an actual board.
Can't believe this game is still in played in a tournament setting. I'm glad though. Shame the 2nd game didn't come out back then. Could have been a game changer honestly. Vertigo for life!
Good shit! Was really hoping to see Blizzard, but happy to see a tourney for this game at all!
Why are fighting tournaments the last bastion of COVID control?
I'm here to see what high level Primal Rage looks like.
Omg I never thought I would see a Primal Rage tournament, much less one in 2023! I loved Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter 2, but I fell head over heels in love with this game when it first came out in '94 and have been a fan since. Thank you for posting this Tampa. My favorites were the apes Blizzard and Chaos, but I've since learned Vertigo was my girl - she's deadly in an experienced players hands, as you see here. When playing Primal Rage, the trick is to master the Tiger (hop) jump. It allows you to apply more pressure on opponents. With Vertigo, her dizzy and teleport moves combined with the Tiger Jump can be used to deadly effect. I was bummed this vertigo player was not able to fully complete his devastating combo by teleporting after the crouching low power and getting the last hits to connect. That would have been soo badass. Each character has 3 fatalities some more gruesome than others and a couple that are just stupid lol.
This is so cool to see an old school Rage Tourney! Saw the video and clicked on it quick-
So happy to see this Old School classic get some time in the spotlight. Great game, good times, and plenty of quarters donated back in the day!
god I LOVE the fgc!! Top Tourney for an game that is so overlooked!
It's a shame that Primal Rage 2 never was completed. It had even more new mechanics than Primal Rage had. I wonder who owns the Primal Rage IP? We should have a remake or sequel of the game. Perhaps, even complete Primal Rage 2.
If Primal Rage had the success like MK, Street fighter and Tekken, imagine King Kong, Godzilla Scar King, George, Ralph and Lizzie (Rampage) as guest characters 🤔
I had this game for the SEGA genesis and have never seen it played so well. That was amazing
I never seen sooo many special moves nonetheless combos for this game. Nice!
One of my favorite fighting games growing up. I used to go to this cabinet at Peter Piper Pizza whenever the Mortal Kombat arcade was crowded. Which was like always.
I swear I learned more about this game just in the first few rounds of commentary on this game than I have playing it. Things like the rage mode condition activate, that it beats stun, that the rage modes offer different boosts for everyone...
So wait is covid only on the main stage? Does it have to do with dinosaurs now?
*First time ever seeing a primal rage tournament been wanting too see one for years I'm very Surprise Team Spooky never drop a tournament....i been playing this game alot lately....I wish sumbody would remaster this game soon.....yo thank for hosting this tournament...hope to see more soon* 👀🔥🔥🔥
Primal Rage!!! Lets Go!! Eternal Champions 2 and Brutal: Paws Of Fury would be hype too
Ah ah ah, I would love all of them. A new Brutal Paws of Fury. Ah ah ah ah.
Awesome game! I’m glad to see it here
Saw a rly good documentary on this game last year about the hidden combo system. Glad they had a tourney for it
Honestly Primal Rage deserves a reboot after all those years
they'd honestly manage to fuck it up. They surely wouldn't use stop motion models either.
@@susiederkins6612 And imagine like other fighting games from the 90s get a remake like Mace: The Dark Age and War Gods, that would be really interesting and awesome.
A great surprise to see in my feed! Loved this game. The "Vertigo" in my name actually came from this game.
Now we just need tournies for Clayfighters, Time Killers, and TMNT: Tournament Fighters.
How dare you !?! Vertigo was sooooo annoying ! :)
Hell yeah to the Clayfighters!
WHAT? Old school Primal Rage in 2023? Hells yeah!
This bring me great joy. 💓🦖
So good to see old games on pro tournaments!
Yo opino que el "Sudden Death" entre Aszaxa y Chaotic Strike fue lo mas bestial de todo el evento de Primal Rage.
Neta sip, carnal. Súper raro y súper chido
I hop they bring back primal rage for new consoles,the same like it use to be in the arcades but in native 4k!!
If yu think tekken is hard, this game moveset list bring it to next level.
Yes, and it was also first!
So awesome to be able to see this be able to get some love. Really would love to see this get a remake or even a new one. Love this game. Thank you for showing it with some top notch gameplay
53:53 King Kong vs Godzilla
Loved this game as a kid on SNES. The Chaos theme was dope
A Primal Rage tourney? So do they expect all participants to have arcade boards to practice with? Because I doubt that any of the ports or emulation will be accurate enough for stuff like timing.
lol what year is it? Who's still wearing that silly stuff?
Im impressed this brings me back
Is this actually 2023, then where in the heck are they still requiring masks? I’ll be sure to never go there.
I looked for primal rage stuff a couple years ago, and the vids were slim pickins. This is some really good, enjoyable, high competitive gameplay!
Blizzard and Chaos were my dudes.
What is with all the covaids masks?!
I bet the majority of these players weren't even alive when this came out lol. I feel old
I remember spamming talon’s fury spin attack to win in the arcade. Thought blizzard was cool but wasn’t good with him (or anyone really). Tried to do Chaos’ vomit fatality but never could.
Didnt know that this was a thing. Ive seen it at a retro video game store. Gotta scoop it
Men. I love the broadcasters. The veteran with the energy and the rookie with tons of knowledge
Appreciated! - Humbag
That's an ape, not a monkey.
Sick sets! Love me some PR
That was an awesome last few seconds in the finale
This game desperately needs a sequel
Amazing to see this game being played at a tournament level so many decades after its release. I hope the creators are still around to witness this.
I would have never thought I'd see Primal Rage tournament play. How does one even practice? My son and I found a cabinet in Austin last year by chance (wasn't it...?) and he fell in love with it. Now you're telling me there is hope?
Next thing you'll tell me is that there is a WeaponLord scene...
Could try the Saturn version
I never knew they have tournaments for this game.
I remember back in the 90s at the arcades. But that's pretty amazing. Hope to see some more nostalgic tournament games again
Really fun to watch. It bring back some memories ngl.
Glad this is being played to this day. Great game that needs a remaster or something. What version are they playing? I know some emulators are weird
Están usando la placa original, 2.3
@@nabuconosorable wow that’s awesome. Haven’t seen an original cabinet in forever
play the PS2 version
@@lastmexicano Actualmente existe un emulador en fase beta que mejora bastante la emulación, ya que el juego original tiene protección. En Fightcade 2 se puede jugar online las versiones de Sega Genesis y Super Nintendo. Mi versión favorita es la de MS-DOS, la cual se juega bien en Retroarch con el core DosBox Pure.
Jamma PCB with supergun, version 2.3 that probably is similar to Japanese release.
I have been waiting for this for so long
This game needs a new entry or a remake ASAP !!
I remember the crappy SNES version haha, what platform are they playing on ??
we need REMASTERED PRIMAL RAGE!!! so underrated game((
Omg?!!?! Just give us a remaster with a fresh coat of paint, taking me back to the SEGA Channel years 94 - 97 best times ever
Omg primal rage tournament!! Is it possible to see a clay fighter tournament!
Never knew this was a thing. Heres hoping we get a new game
Harambe shoulda gotten DQd for false advertising 😒
I’m sorry! Armadon is who I’ve played as since I was a kid.
It’s exciting to see this. I’m an OG Primal Rage player from the golden era of arcades. It was good to see someone play Chaos (who was the strongest character imo)… too bad they weren’t able to pull off the best combos lol… hope this returns in future :))
Yellow?! I see the yellow strips but the color version of Vertigo that Ketchup is using is mostly green. That aside, I love this hand to death! I remember collecting the Playmates toys as a kid, my most favorite character still being Sauron. I really hope we can get this game and PR2 more widely available for home use. An arcade console sold by those two companies would be such a neat idea.
I remember when this first came out in the arcade. Huge mass of people huddled around, there was nothing like it looks wise and sound wise.
All I saw was primal rage and went into nostalgia mode...1 of my first games on NES I appreciate watching this truly🗣 🧘🏽🧠💪🏾💯
best fighting game ever, I remember having a discussion about Primal Rage tournament at CEO 2017