Interesting timing! I was just looking at SNK and got to the criminally overlooked World Heroes 2 Jet and Perfect. They are fun and interesting and I really hope can you address them too somewhere. SNK had a strong hand in them, but there's a lot more to say and tell.
@@olschoolTonyCarter Good point, good conversions. Though, I think it's all relative to which region you lived in, Vs console distribution / availability.
Last Blade or "Gekka no Kenshi" was and is an amazing title from this era of SNK games. Real bout Fatal Fury special is possibly one of the best besides "Mark of the Wolves" . Dave Perry interview would be funny as well .
Very informative video as usual. Still producing the best video game content, you go Top Hat Gaming Man! Frankly, I didn't spend much time with this game. It's pretty good as summarized in the video, but my local arcade replaced it with Fatal Fury Special pretty quickly and so did I, with the Sega CD version of Special! Now THAT is an awesome Fatal Fury! This game is really important in that I believe it's the first title to have a Desperation move mechanic though!
"It doesn't get anymore Street Fighter than that." I know I'm likely not the first to point this out, but apparently it does; you neglected to point out how both have a returning boss, a boxer boss, a boss from Spain, and some sort of "underworld overlord" boss.
Fond memory of mom leaving me in the arcades at one of Lake Tahoe's casinos. Had this game on the Big Screen. Played it for hrs & sunk a lot of quarters to get to Krauser & beat it. Loved the cinematics in this game & how they made him a "mystery." Kept me intrigued to keep going & sink quarters into it. Such a great design for a final boss.
The Genesis version is my fave. It's so combo friendly. It's also one of the games I can think of that Takara is involved. They're known for the Japanese side of Transformers making and distributing so its super awesome.
This is fantastic work, Top Hat. Thank you so much for this amazing walk down memory lane. I really appreciate these awesome videos about all the games in the arcade that I was lucky enough to live through their release. Top shelf work offering all the story lines and character histories here with FF2. Well done. 🌟🖖🏼
On the subject of the year A.D. 1992, there was one more major fighting game series that debuted that year. One that might make for a pretty kompelling video...
CharginChuck Big daddy top hat has mentioned that he will not do videos on that komplicated franchise, because he loves money and loves to monetize his videos. The violence and gore on that arkade game, would make his video unprofitable. His words, not mine.
Loved all the Fatal Fury games growing. Definitely more into SNK fighters over Capcom . Even got to play the Fatal Fury Special Dominated Mind with White and Alfred Airhawk (loved Alfred). Never heard of Dave Perry before (I'm in Cali) but I'm thoroughly interested in that interview after seeing the clips you showed. Excellent video. Please keep em coming.
This video deepens my appreciation for Fatal Fury 2, SNK in general, and the FF series as a whole. I always enjoyed Fatal Fury, but I LOOOOOVE me some REAL BOUT Fatal Fury 2; the point where the series reached the pinnacle of it's evolution. I'm salvating at the thought of a RBFF2 video from the Top Hat Gaming Man, but almost equally as excited for the story of each preceding entry, one by one. Bravo Big Hat Daddy I'm rock hard at the thought! You've got me by the balls, and I've got you on my dial! Till then, I shall sharpen my teeth and shave my tongue!!!!
Love Fatal Fury 2 man. This was the game that introduced me to SNK as a kid in the early 90’s. I thought it was honestly more fun than SF2, tho they both were amazing. Can’t wait to see you do that “special” review of the upgraded version. FF Special is one of my favorite old school fighting games of all time. One thing you forgot to mention is that the Genesis version actually played even BETTER than the arcade version, it was faster and combos were smoother to pull off. Excellent work as always tho man, this has quickly become one of my favorite channels on TH-cam.
Another Great Video Mr. Top Hat! I've been watching all of fighting games videos as I get time. I do have to point out that when talking about Jubei you mention a possible inspiration by Master Roshi from Dragon Ball, but didn't mention how Tung Fu Rue in Fatal Fury One, looks more like Master Roshi and also literally rips out of his clothes to become a huge muscle bound version of himself... Much like Roshi as well. GREAT VIDEO and look forward to watching more of them!
I absolutely love fighting game Thursdays!!! I am so happy to see Fatal Fury get some love!! I rented this for the SNES back in the but held out for Special. Great game but the A.I. was soooo cheap!
This is still one of my favorite games of all time! I actually bought a Neo Geo home system specifically for Fatal Fury 2. I remember seeing the pictures in the game mags of the day (especially Die Hard Game Fan, who had a beautiful write-up of it), and I knew I had to have it. I had been pondering getting the Neo Geo system for a while at that point, and Fatal Fury 2's release pushed me over the edge. Ordered that and the original Art of Fighting (which had come out a few months before), and had a blast playing them that summer! Good times...
Daddy Top Hat is usually spot on with the music shout outs. But not giving props to The London March, Billy Kane's theme, as the best music on a fighting game is a sin. Shame on you! SHAME!
I love SNK fighters, especially the KOF series. I was heavy on Capcom fighters for a long time until the late 90s. I always thought that the characters had this cool anime feel to them compared to the generic feel of the SF characters. The only other Capcom fighters that I'm still a fan of to this day is the Rival Schools and Darkstalkers games (which they REALLY need to bring back).
FF2 got just as much play in my home as SF2 when I was growing up. The Sega Genesis port was amazing especially Takara version of the OST. I Would love to see you do a breakdown of Real Bout FF as I think it's extremely overlooked.
I had no idea that the original SF creator went on to do all these other fighters of his own.. It’s an interesting story.. I guess it’s a matter of personal preference which you feel is the best one.. One of my earliest and fondest memories was running into the Karate Champ arcade cabinet as a child and for whatever reason it was free that night.. My parents literally had to drag me away from it! I’d say this is the title that deserves all the accolades for the fighting game genre..
I love the fatal fury series. I had all of the SNES cartridges. although for obvious reasons they were a little downgraded from the NEO GEO versions, they were still fantastic and I enjoyed tons of battles with friends.
Loving these SNK fighting game videos. Keep em coming! Never saw FF2 in the arcades, but I had the SNES copy. I remeber renting the OVA anime films from my local comic shop and really enjoyed the story. Total cheesy martial arts revenge movies. I'd love to see you cover the Fatal Fury movie trilogy!
In 1992 SNK got the AOU award but not for Fatal Fury instead it was Art of Fighting that earn them all the attention. SNK won the same award the following year for Samurai Shodown.
I've always been amused by the name "Bogard" for a pair of fighting brothers... I have just acquired Fatal Fury Special, - it came in the post today - which I have just learned is a special version of FF2. I don't know if it's due to my own lack of ability in 1 on 1 fighters, but it is bloody savagely difficult. Thanks for the video. Appreciate your work.
I always loved this game. I was extremely impressed when I found it in the arcade. By the way, here's another game you might want to feature at some point: World Heroes.
Fun Fact: both Ryo Sakazaki and Terry BOGARD are partly based on American martial artist and B- movie action star LOREN AVEDON, and KING was based on both Dutch female Kickboxer SASKIA VAN RISWIJK and American martial arts action star CYNTHIA ROTHROCK, and WOLFGANG KRAUSER. was based on both the German pro-wrestler the late KARL GOTCH and German actor MATTIAS HUES.
And yes, please make videos of the other Fatal Fury / King of Fighters games. I have been looking for a while for good explanations of the qualities and stories of each KOF game, but without context, or putting a ton of time into each game individually, I can't really understand comparisons.
I prefer to play Fatal Fury 2 any day over Street Fighter II (any iteration), but of course I prefer Fatal Fury Special over Fatal Fury 2. And SNK would only continue to get better with their fighting games in the years ahead. Oh, and I do hope the World Heroes games get covered as well, very quirky series.
I loved this game at the time and love it now. While everyone was mortal kombatting. I was horning my skills on this. Street fighter will always be the king. Man this is still excellent.
The systems developed in FF2 were later copied and became conventions by many, many other fighting games. This game was perhaps a bit too technical and intimidating for a lot of casual fighting games....something that SNK is well known for. Consider that many die hard fighting game fans think that SF3 is the pinnacle of the series...due to how technical it is. Casual players hated it. I like to think that Fatal Fury 2 and it's follow ups were the trailblazers for Street Fighter and others to emulate.
My friends couldnt play this game cos the said you cant do combos. I told them its the timing its alil bit of delay compared too street fighter 2 cos i could pull off 4hit combos all the time i like playing this more than street fighter 2 till new challengers arrive
As a 90s kid that had both games on SNES, I can say that I enjoyed FF2 more than any SF version. I don’t know if it was because I got FF2 by mistake and I wasn’t expecting much of the game (Neo Geo machines were extremely rare in my country). However, when I saw FF Special for the first time in arcades, I was amazed. It left an impression on me that has never been matched by any SF game (And Garou Mark of the Wolves is a better game than any modern version of SF) Heck, I bought a Switch and that Mario pseudo-fighting game just because of Terry Bogard.
Let's talk truth here. SF2 was for noobs spamming with fireballs and electricity all day. Fatal Fury was about variation, short range attacks, style, experimenting. Fireball attacks were only useful to hit the opponent in mid air, otherwise push button 3 and dodge it.
I enjoyed the hell out of FF2 on release but for me FF Special is where it’s at. A top fighter that, imo, has a certain bit of magic all of its own. Arguably enjoy Special and the Real bout games as much as any Streetfighter although it’s SF2 that will always hold an untouchable place in my heart
Again..legendary men..returns...tii tuuu tuu..Fatal furrry 2.. That was a great stuff back then..and the Special was better..with these stages always beautiful today. Just missing the bonus stages.. FF Special is my nostalgic favorite...but I prefer the gameplay of Kof..more complex and less rigid. The post SNK playmore..XYZ..Razion..Pink bullet..Kraut busters are also really great 'fanmade' sadly not available on mame. If you can make something about Neo geo land during the 90s.
Fatty boom boom, I haven't heard that in years. I use to call my younger brother that as a kid, you must have some jamaicans around you, lol. I think tung fu rue was based off roshi from dbz. Great vid and thank for the hard work during these times
fatal fury 2 was a flashier looking game compared to vanilla sf2, but the combo system was kind of janky. it seemed like most fatal fury characters only had 1 functioning 3-hit combo. there certainly weren't any characters like the shotos on sf2 who could end a combo with any of their 3 special attacks. fatal fury 2 on the 16-bit consoles seemed to play better, though.
The Combo system has always been terrible in Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting and King of Fighters series. They are fun yes but they are stiff as rocks when it comes to putting moves together. They don't link well.
I could pull a 4 hit combo with special attack even 5 hit with some characters its all about timing i was the only person on my block that play it hardcore yeah it had issues like most vanilla verisons of fighting games.but the owner let me play for free since nobody played it much so yeah i got real good at it.
@@alexojideagu i liked the combo system for kof 94-95. Very super sf2 turbo like to me. The were years when canceling moves felt fluid but plenty others it felt gummy.
I don´t know, though. But for me, Axel Hawk resembles more of Eric Esch (a.k.a. Butterbean). He didn´t have skill but his power punches made him a legend in boxing history. And check Axel´s physics, it´s more likely to Esch. I´m not sure that i can say that Axel is a "parody" of George Foreman. What do you think?
In the 90's, for sure SNK was a far better than Capcom in making fighting games: more charismatics characters, more beautiful stages, and better fighting system... I'm happy to see SNK back again since the good KOF XIV and the excellent Samurai Shodown! Can't wait to see the first images of KOF XV!
This is factually incorrect. If everything you said was true then SNK should be selling millions off their titles while Capcom's left in the dust. Capcom > SNK even when they're currently incompetent fools.
@@TrollAppears2nd Because for you, someone who sells most is better? It's all about communication and money! More money has a Producer, more he can communicate and distribute. It's like for music: the best selling singers, are not always the best.
Would have liked a deeper dive in to the GameBoy version of Fatal Fury 2. It's a great version of the game, with cute little Super Deformed versions of the fighters and speech bubbles in place of the sampled voices. All moves are present including the desperation moves. Also extra Super GameBoy features, borders and 2 player controller support. One of my favourites.
I'm going to look at the handheld versions of Fatal Fury Special when I cover that game. As the Game Gear version looks graphically spectacular for an 8 bit game too.
What can I say, I loved both Street Fighter and Fatal Fury back in the day, to the extent I played all games, and watched all animes. To this day, still enjoy both, tho at this point it's King of Fighters instead of Fatal Fury, but yah. Both series are full of iconic characters, great gameplay, and hopefully will never die. Now Capcom just needs to stop being greedy.
I don't know if you're still covering beat 'em ups (or if you have already done this, though I haven't seen it) - I think you should take a look at Undercover Cops, the ridiculously over-the-top side-scroller where players could hurl cars and the animation style emphasizes every strike and impact.
My favorite SNK fighting game that they did was king of fighters 13 I also thought the ones they did right before that were pretty good as well but my favorite non-fighting game the S and K makes is metal slug I really hope that they do a new metal slug sometime soon because the game is so So funny and so classic so simple yet so entertaining action packed I would love to be able to play multiplayer with way more people on the screen like how you could do with Mario in metal slug
Top Hat Gaming Man, for your first milestone or anniversary, I think you need to do a video with you just walking around looking at this approvingly, nodding, rubbing your beard while contemplating the merits something. I really want to go to a mall or museum with you so I can turn to you to see if you approve.. "yeaaaaaahhh"
I have the mega drive version and my only regret is not waiting for the inevitable Special port.They actually made it easier than the arcade version. The gameplay is similar barring a couple of moves (Kim's DM works like the KOF one where if it's blocked he goes into it for a couple of kicks). The music is definitely inferior tho, like Big Bear's OST becoming this relaxed western rather than the rock tune it was.
Glad that Capcom lost that case. If Capcom won that lawsuit, they would probably sue other companies creating fighting games of their own. Also, we wouldn't have other memorable fighting games today, if Capcom won that lawsuit.
Back then I had more fun playing fatal fury 2 than street fighter 2. Switching from front to back as a kid was a counter to your button mashing friend.
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The game that introduced mai
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No Mai?.. No buy.
Interesting timing! I was just looking at SNK and got to the criminally overlooked World Heroes 2 Jet and Perfect. They are fun and interesting and I really hope can you address them too somewhere. SNK had a strong hand in them, but there's a lot more to say and tell.
don't forget savage reign and double dragon. nobody remembers those.
Most SNK games were overlooked in USA not the same case as the rest of the world
My dad bought the Genesis ver. and we loved it! You bring out the best memories of childhood, cheers!
I feel like big daddy top hat gets us, by us I mean that niche Saturn lover/retro collector/fighting game enthusiast crowd
Facts.
Real Talk!
Saturn was clearly the aspiring Neo Geo owner's best choice 👍🏾
@@Jaytecx 3do lol
@@olschoolTonyCarter Good point, good conversions. Though, I think it's all relative to which region you lived in, Vs console distribution / availability.
Last Blade or "Gekka no Kenshi" was and is an amazing title from this era of SNK games. Real bout Fatal Fury special is possibly one of the best besides "Mark of the Wolves" . Dave Perry interview would be funny as well .
last blade one and 2 were on par with third strike. absolutely stunning gameplay and graphics considering the hardware
I love the fact that inevitably this will all lead to the KoF series! Loving Thursdays because of this!
Very informative video as usual. Still producing the best video game content, you go Top Hat Gaming Man!
Frankly, I didn't spend much time with this game. It's pretty good as summarized in the video, but my local arcade replaced it with Fatal Fury Special pretty quickly and so did I, with the Sega CD version of Special! Now THAT is an awesome Fatal Fury! This game is really important in that I believe it's the first title to have a Desperation move mechanic though!
"It doesn't get anymore Street Fighter than that."
I know I'm likely not the first to point this out, but apparently it does; you neglected to point out how both have a returning boss, a boxer boss, a boss from Spain, and some sort of "underworld overlord" boss.
The first FF also has a Muay Thai boss, who more than likely inspired Adon from SF Aplha.
@@MrZangetsu468 Adon predates Hwa Jai. He was in the original Street Fighter.
Fond memory of mom leaving me in the arcades at one of Lake Tahoe's casinos. Had this game on the Big Screen. Played it for hrs & sunk a lot of quarters to get to Krauser & beat it.
Loved the cinematics in this game & how they made him a "mystery." Kept me intrigued to keep going & sink quarters into it.
Such a great design for a final boss.
The Genesis version is my fave. It's so combo friendly. It's also one of the games I can think of that Takara is involved. They're known for the Japanese side of Transformers making and distributing so its super awesome.
Takara published most of Neo Geo ports to other systems like the SNES, Genesis or TurboGrafx 16. Fatal Fury 2 on the Genesis is very 😎.
This is fantastic work, Top Hat. Thank you so much for this amazing walk down memory lane. I really appreciate these awesome videos about all the games in the arcade that I was lucky enough to live through their release. Top shelf work offering all the story lines and character histories here with FF2. Well done. 🌟🖖🏼
click on this with the quickness love learning about SNK games
Don't know about anyone else but I'm gonna say there both amazing
I could never stand Dave Perry even when I was a kid.... yes seek him out 😂👍
On the subject of the year A.D. 1992, there was one more major fighting game series that debuted that year. One that might make for a pretty kompelling video...
CharginChuck Big daddy top hat has mentioned that he will not do videos on that komplicated franchise, because he loves money and loves to monetize his videos. The violence and gore on that arkade game, would make his video unprofitable. His words, not mine.
Loved all the Fatal Fury games growing. Definitely more into SNK fighters over Capcom . Even got to play the Fatal Fury Special Dominated Mind with White and Alfred Airhawk (loved Alfred). Never heard of Dave Perry before (I'm in Cali) but I'm thoroughly interested in that interview after seeing the clips you showed. Excellent video. Please keep em coming.
This was an enjoyable video.
Looking forwards to Fatal Fury Special and the King of Fighters series.
I'm all up for a Dave Perry interview!
Cheng Sinzan feels like a Sammo Hung! Can't anybody else see the resemblance?
Because he is, He's even a friend of Hon Fu who is based on Jackie Chan.
This video deepens my appreciation for Fatal Fury 2, SNK in general, and the FF series as a whole. I always enjoyed Fatal Fury, but I LOOOOOVE me some REAL BOUT Fatal Fury 2; the point where the series reached the pinnacle of it's evolution. I'm salvating at the thought of a RBFF2 video from the Top Hat Gaming Man, but almost equally as excited for the story of each preceding entry, one by one. Bravo Big Hat Daddy I'm rock hard at the thought! You've got me by the balls, and I've got you on my dial! Till then, I shall sharpen my teeth and shave my tongue!!!!
Love Fatal Fury 2 man. This was the game that introduced me to SNK as a kid in the early 90’s. I thought it was honestly more fun than SF2, tho they both were amazing. Can’t wait to see you do that “special” review of the upgraded version. FF Special is one of my favorite old school fighting games of all time.
One thing you forgot to mention is that the Genesis version actually played even BETTER than the arcade version, it was faster and combos were smoother to pull off.
Excellent work as always tho man, this has quickly become one of my favorite channels on TH-cam.
Yea I loved the Genesis version as well, wish the FF Special upgrade had been released for it.
Another Great Video Mr. Top Hat! I've been watching all of fighting games videos as I get time. I do have to point out that when talking about Jubei you mention a possible inspiration by Master Roshi from Dragon Ball, but didn't mention how Tung Fu Rue in Fatal Fury One, looks more like Master Roshi and also literally rips out of his clothes to become a huge muscle bound version of himself... Much like Roshi as well. GREAT VIDEO and look forward to watching more of them!
I absolutely love fighting game Thursdays!!! I am so happy to see Fatal Fury get some love!! I rented this for the SNES back in the but held out for Special. Great game but the A.I. was soooo cheap!
A.I. was cheap in the arcade version, too. Ryo was selectable in the SNES port of FF Special, via a code.
@@TexasHollowEarth That was FF Special
This is still one of my favorite games of all time! I actually bought a Neo Geo home system specifically for Fatal Fury 2. I remember seeing the pictures in the game mags of the day (especially Die Hard Game Fan, who had a beautiful write-up of it), and I knew I had to have it. I had been pondering getting the Neo Geo system for a while at that point, and Fatal Fury 2's release pushed me over the edge. Ordered that and the original Art of Fighting (which had come out a few months before), and had a blast playing them that summer! Good times...
happy 30th anniversary fatal fury 2!!! :3
Daddy Top Hat is usually spot on with the music shout outs. But not giving props to The London March, Billy Kane's theme, as the best music on a fighting game is a sin. Shame on you! SHAME!
Best music in a fighting game creates a brain overload. So much choice out there.
I love SNK fighters, especially the KOF series. I was heavy on Capcom fighters for a long time until the late 90s. I always thought that the characters had this cool anime feel to them compared to the generic feel of the SF characters. The only other Capcom fighters that I'm still a fan of to this day is the Rival Schools and Darkstalkers games (which they REALLY need to bring back).
FF2 got just as much play in my home as SF2 when I was growing up. The Sega Genesis port was amazing especially Takara version of the OST. I Would love to see you do a breakdown of Real Bout FF as I think it's extremely overlooked.
SNK’s answer to Zangief was Big Bear, their answer to Chun Li was Mai and their answer to Vega was Lawrence Blood.
I had no idea that the original SF creator went on to do all these other fighters of his own.. It’s an interesting story.. I guess it’s a matter of personal preference which you feel is the best one.. One of my earliest and fondest memories was running into the Karate Champ arcade cabinet as a child and for whatever reason it was free that night.. My parents literally had to drag me away from it! I’d say this is the title that deserves all the accolades for the fighting game genre..
The last song in this video belongs to Axel Hawk. In my FIRM opinion, It is litterally THE most badass song in fighting game history!
My man, you ever heard of Guile?
@@beefiestsurprise269 Definitely, but his song sounds more heroic than badass, haha
I love the fatal fury series. I had all of the SNES cartridges. although for obvious reasons they were a little downgraded from the NEO GEO versions, they were still fantastic and I enjoyed tons of battles with friends.
Loving these SNK fighting game videos. Keep em coming! Never saw FF2 in the arcades, but I had the SNES copy. I remeber renting the OVA anime films from my local comic shop and really enjoyed the story. Total cheesy martial arts revenge movies. I'd love to see you cover the Fatal Fury movie trilogy!
In 1992 SNK got the AOU award but not for Fatal Fury instead it was Art of Fighting that earn them all the attention.
SNK won the same award the following year for Samurai Shodown.
I feel blessed each time i watch one of your so beautifully crafted video... Thank you so much Sir!
I've always been amused by the name "Bogard" for a pair of fighting brothers...
I have just acquired Fatal Fury Special, - it came in the post today - which I have just learned is a special version of FF2. I don't know if it's due to my own lack of ability in 1 on 1 fighters, but it is bloody savagely difficult.
Thanks for the video. Appreciate your work.
Could the name BOGARD possible be a derivative of the name BEAUREGARD, or BOGART?
I always loved this game. I was extremely impressed when I found it in the arcade. By the way, here's another game you might want to feature at some point: World Heroes.
Rationalific You mean, World Heroes Perfect ;)
One thing I like about their mechanic, fatal fury never had issue with evading fire ball, just step a side and it's done. 😁
Fun Fact: both Ryo Sakazaki and Terry BOGARD are partly based on American martial artist and B- movie action star LOREN AVEDON, and KING was based on both Dutch female Kickboxer SASKIA VAN RISWIJK and American martial arts action star CYNTHIA ROTHROCK, and
WOLFGANG KRAUSER. was based on both the German pro-wrestler the late KARL GOTCH and German actor MATTIAS HUES.
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Great work again THGM! Please team up with Dave Perry, yeaaaaah!
And yes, please make videos of the other Fatal Fury / King of Fighters games. I have been looking for a while for good explanations of the qualities and stories of each KOF game, but without context, or putting a ton of time into each game individually, I can't really understand comparisons.
Thanks for explaining the Dave Perry/Billy Kane joke... I was SO lost for a while.
I prefer to play Fatal Fury 2 any day over Street Fighter II (any iteration), but of course I prefer Fatal Fury Special over Fatal Fury 2. And SNK would only continue to get better with their fighting games in the years ahead.
Oh, and I do hope the World Heroes games get covered as well, very quirky series.
11:38,ok...that was pretty cool and clever. Not gonna lie but that is a move for the books. :)
You gotta make a video on this glorious dude,man.
seriously this channel is a breath of fresh air I love it , I'm binge watching right now ALSO how about those Fatal Fury anime's ?
Next: Fatal Fury Special! Yeaaaaaaaaaaaah!
FFS is the most harder game of all, very difficult with 1 coin.
I loved this game at the time and love it now. While everyone was mortal kombatting. I was horning my skills on this. Street fighter will always be the king. Man this is still excellent.
I had no idea that was where Dave Perry got his look from, great video
Make videos of the Body Blows series 😁👍. I used to play the first on the Amiga.
The systems developed in FF2 were later copied and became conventions by many, many other fighting games. This game was perhaps a bit too technical and intimidating for a lot of casual fighting games....something that SNK is well known for. Consider that many die hard fighting game fans think that SF3 is the pinnacle of the series...due to how technical it is. Casual players hated it. I like to think that Fatal Fury 2 and it's follow ups were the trailblazers for Street Fighter and others to emulate.
My friends couldnt play this game cos the said you cant do combos. I told them its the timing its alil bit of delay compared too street fighter 2 cos i could pull off 4hit combos all the time i like playing this more than street fighter 2 till new challengers arrive
@@shenglongisback4688 But then Real Bout came out....
@@jamesburchill7522 lol i stop playing games when it came out... but i had too try it the combo potential was nutz
@@shenglongisback4688 Killer instinct...made the combo potential nuts...but in a bad way!
@@jamesburchill7522 yas i got whipped by the cpu on the higher level n good human opponents so i stop playing haha
It's definitely harder than street fighter 2.
williamhowe1 it's definitely better
@@claudiamatteolo1459 But Fatal Fury Special is better than both.
williamhowe1 I agree it's an improvement, my favourites are Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: the New Comers and the very first Fatal Fury
Terry bogard is the best fighter in all of snk fighting games ever.
Better than kyo kusanagi ?
Sorry bro have to give that to Rock Howard
@@Lupo32 easily
Yes..... Terry & Geese are some of my faves. Geese's style & counters are unmatched.
Proceeds to get his ass kicked in every KOF title. lol
Another great retrospective on one of my all time favourites. Looking forward to more
These videos are great distractions from what is going on in the world. Thank you Big daddy top hat......yeeeeeeessss!
As a 90s kid that had both games on SNES, I can say that I enjoyed FF2 more than any SF version. I don’t know if it was because I got FF2 by mistake and I wasn’t expecting much of the game (Neo Geo machines were extremely rare in my country). However, when I saw FF Special for the first time in arcades, I was amazed. It left an impression on me that has never been matched by any SF game (And Garou Mark of the Wolves is a better game than any modern version of SF) Heck, I bought a Switch and that Mario pseudo-fighting game just because of Terry Bogard.
You should totally do the Tekken and Soul Calibur series down the road! YEEEAAAHHHH.lol Love your channel! Keep em going man!
Cheng was inspired from Sammo Hung Tung Fu Rue was inspired from Master Roshi
You should talk about cybots next. It's pretty underrated. That's also the game Jin in mvc is from.
Let's talk truth here. SF2 was for noobs spamming with fireballs and electricity all day.
Fatal Fury was about variation, short range attacks, style, experimenting.
Fireball attacks were only useful to hit the opponent in mid air, otherwise push button 3 and dodge it.
I enjoyed the hell out of FF2 on release but for me FF Special is where it’s at. A top fighter that, imo, has a certain bit of magic all of its own. Arguably enjoy Special and the Real bout games as much as any Streetfighter although it’s SF2 that will always hold an untouchable place in my heart
Dont forget my friend. Ryo from Art Of Fighting is hidden character in FF2 special.
Calvo youtube yeah course he is. That alone was pretty special back then.
Again..legendary men..returns...tii tuuu tuu..Fatal furrry 2..
That was a great stuff back then..and the Special was better..with these stages always beautiful today.
Just missing the bonus stages..
FF Special is my nostalgic favorite...but I prefer the gameplay of Kof..more complex and less rigid.
The post SNK playmore..XYZ..Razion..Pink bullet..Kraut busters are also really great 'fanmade' sadly not available on mame.
If you can make something about Neo geo land during the 90s.
I always misheard Terry's attack as Rising Tacos!!!
*ARRIVING TACOS
Awesome research. Thank you for making this video.
Loving these vids, Dead or Alive, Blazblue and Guilty Gear next please
I was waiting for this episode since the the first video of this series
I think Fatal Fury is a brilliant game, very balanced, hard in the way that still fun, a great challenge.
Fatty boom boom, I haven't heard that in years. I use to call my younger brother that as a kid, you must have some jamaicans around you, lol.
I think tung fu rue was based off roshi from dbz. Great vid and thank for the hard work during these times
I grew up in South East London, most of my class mates were Jamaicans!
Dave Perry now lives in Torquay and owns Revolver Tattoo studio there
I remember seeing this game for tge first time in a donut shop as an 8 year old kid. Kim blew me away when I saw his style. Love this game
So the four bosses of FF2 are a boxer, a spaniard, a man seeking vengeance and a lord of the shadows...?
Sounds awful familiar doesn't it 😜
Lawrence is german AFAIK
@@PAKA62 you tryna be funny?
fatal fury 2 was a flashier looking game compared to vanilla sf2, but the combo system was kind of janky. it seemed like most fatal fury characters only had 1 functioning 3-hit combo. there certainly weren't any characters like the shotos on sf2 who could end a combo with any of their 3 special attacks. fatal fury 2 on the 16-bit consoles seemed to play better, though.
The Combo system has always been terrible in Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting and King of Fighters series. They are fun yes but they are stiff as rocks when it comes to putting moves together. They don't link well.
I could pull a 4 hit combo with special attack even 5 hit with some characters its all about timing i was the only person on my block that play it hardcore yeah it had issues like most vanilla verisons of fighting games.but the owner let me play for free since nobody played it much so yeah i got real good at it.
@@alexojideagu i liked the combo system for kof 94-95. Very super sf2 turbo like to me. The were years when canceling moves felt fluid but plenty others it felt gummy.
Every time I see Mai Shrianui or a form of jiggle technology, I say God Bless Fatal Fury 2.
Damn good game,made me a SNK/FF/KoF fanboy for life. Great review as always.
Cool fact - Axel Hawk is based on George Foreman.
I don´t know, though. But for me, Axel Hawk resembles more of Eric Esch (a.k.a. Butterbean). He didn´t have skill but his power punches made him a legend in boxing history. And check Axel´s physics, it´s more likely to Esch. I´m not sure that i can say that Axel is a "parody" of George Foreman. What do you think?
The way he walks, and his blocks are just like George Foreman.
Héctor Jesús Servín Sánchez nah man. Axel is George Foreman after his return to boxing. Butterbean was never a big celebrity in japan. Foreman was.
In the 90's, for sure SNK was a far better than Capcom in making fighting games: more charismatics characters, more beautiful stages, and better fighting system... I'm happy to see SNK back again since the good KOF XIV and the excellent Samurai Shodown! Can't wait to see the first images of KOF XV!
This is factually incorrect. If everything you said was true then SNK should be selling millions off their titles while Capcom's left in the dust. Capcom > SNK even when they're currently incompetent fools.
@@TrollAppears2nd Because for you, someone who sells most is better? It's all about communication and money! More money has a Producer, more he can communicate and distribute. It's like for music: the best selling singers, are not always the best.
@@TrollAppears2nd popularity is not necessarily a gauge for quality.
If the quality is so great why does SNK games not sell? Weren't they rivals to Capcom? Clearly Capcom did something right while SNK failed.
Great video! World Heroes next???!
I am looking forward to when you cover the Last Blade series.
Would have liked a deeper dive in to the GameBoy version of Fatal Fury 2. It's a great version of the game, with cute little Super Deformed versions of the fighters and speech bubbles in place of the sampled voices. All moves are present including the desperation moves. Also extra Super GameBoy features, borders and 2 player controller support. One of my favourites.
I'm going to look at the handheld versions of Fatal Fury Special when I cover that game. As the Game Gear version looks graphically spectacular for an 8 bit game too.
wait, it was on gameboy also?
really didnt know about that!
i have GG port though. it was fun and vibrant!
I hope you do a video of Power Instinct. I feel that should get some more recognition.
Interview? Yes please, sounds fun 😏
Neo geo battle coliseum please.
These neo geo game videos are so nice to see. I’m a huge SNK fan and these are so informative. Keep up the good work.
What can I say, I loved both Street Fighter and Fatal Fury back in the day, to the extent I played all games, and watched all animes. To this day, still enjoy both, tho at this point it's King of Fighters instead of Fatal Fury, but yah. Both series are full of iconic characters, great gameplay, and hopefully will never die. Now Capcom just needs to stop being greedy.
Excellent show! Please make more!
Would you consider covering World Heroes in the foreseeable future?
I miss GamePro magazine. Was my first magazine subscription as a kid
I don't know if you're still covering beat 'em ups (or if you have already done this, though I haven't seen it) - I think you should take a look at Undercover Cops, the ridiculously over-the-top side-scroller where players could hurl cars and the animation style emphasizes every strike and impact.
My favorite SNK fighting game that they did was king of fighters 13 I also thought the ones they did right before that were pretty good as well but my favorite non-fighting game the S and K makes is metal slug I really hope that they do a new metal slug sometime soon because the game is so So funny and so classic so simple yet so entertaining action packed I would love to be able to play multiplayer with way more people on the screen like how you could do with Mario in metal slug
Top Hat Gaming Man, for your first milestone or anniversary, I think you need to do a video with you just walking around looking at this approvingly, nodding, rubbing your beard while contemplating the merits something. I really want to go to a mall or museum with you so I can turn to you to see if you approve.. "yeaaaaaahhh"
10 minutes nodding approvingly at my 100k sub plack next year! Yeeeeeaaaahhh
AGAIN, LEGENDARY MEN RETURN...
Please find Billy Kane LOL.
I NEED to see that shoot video. XD
As a child I was an innocent creature and always tried not to swear. That changed when I first saw Dave Perry. What a bell...
Billy Kane is pronounced Con. Great video!
I have the mega drive version and my only regret is not waiting for the inevitable Special port.They actually made it easier than the arcade version. The gameplay is similar barring a couple of moves (Kim's DM works like the KOF one where if it's blocked he goes into it for a couple of kicks). The music is definitely inferior tho, like Big Bear's OST becoming this relaxed western rather than the rock tune it was.
You gotta try fighters history / karnovs revenge. Capcom sued data east and lost because karate champ predates street fighter
Glad that Capcom lost that case. If Capcom won that lawsuit, they would probably sue other companies creating fighting games of their own. Also, we wouldn't have other memorable fighting games today, if Capcom won that lawsuit.
Is it just me or has #BigDaddyTopHat been missing for awhile?
OMFG HE'S HERE! #BDTH FOR THE WIN!!!
Your throat sounds raspy in the second half, hope you stay healthy
Back then I had more fun playing fatal fury 2 than street fighter 2. Switching from front to back as a kid was a counter to your button mashing friend.
I’ve always been a bigger fan of Fatal Fury than I have of street fighter
Please make a video of fatal fury 3 or real bout fatal fury, these have some good background history and fun gameplay
“Turned heel after his tag team partner turned on him”