This and Cadillacs and Dinosaurs had the most satisfying controls for a beat-em up, superior to even Final Fight I always thought. Not just the controls, but the way it feels and sounds when hitting opponents.
The Punisher could've easily been added to the roster in Marvel vs. Capcom 2 instead of having 2 Wolverines. Each time I play this beat'em up and look through the gallery in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, I question this. Great video by the way.
They never added Nick Fury, either. I always thought that Capcom should have done a Spiderman fighter featuring his allies & villains. Punisher was a guest on the 90's Fox animated Spiderman show too, so he could have been in it.
@Lassi Kinnunen - MvC3 Chris Redfield is mostly guns with some melee weapons..... What's the difference? What about Cable from MvC2? Lots of gun-freak fighters already in MvC games. Man, people are narrow-minded.
They added to wolverines because it was easy lol, that took no work which is why they did it. Punisher would have meant they needed to make a new sprite and that would be a hellavu lot more work.
AT LAST! Someone remembered and honored this GIANT GEM of a beat em up! There were no mayor references to The Punisher on the internet, not the ones it deserves. I SALUTE YOU
I played. this game.in 94 and was blown away by its presentation. Sad to say I never beat it during my childhood but 2 years ago my 7 year old daughter played it with me and we conquered it... together! She too enjoyed the game itself and loves beat em ups. I played the genesis version from blockbuster and....😩😩 disappointed would wouldnt do it justice
I felt you glanced over the fighting system, which makes you feel free and in total control - every enemy is a punching bag whether they move or not, you can grab them, mash them, smack them around, throw them, grab them again from the ground, jump with them and slam them piledriver style.You can jump off walls, throw grenades, use a flash kick, run and jump and so on. The most satisfying beat-em-up I've ever played.
The Genesis port of Punisher was so baffling being that they censored certain things when the Genesis was known to be the more "mature" system at the time. Not sure why Capcom got Sculptured Software (WWF Wrestlemania The Arcade Game, Mortal Kombat, The Simpsons: Barts Nightmare) to develop it but they definitely could have done a better job with it.
This was my introduction to the punisher, that the end boss was the kingpin blew my mind, since I knew him from spiderman and I wasn't aware that the punisher was a marvel character as well
Remember when Konami created awesome titles. Sigh I miss that version. But dang Punisher did not hold back, brutal, dark, but driven. Amazing how ljn and others paved the way on consoles. But eventually everyone took a chance on the merc. Pretty wild But Capcom, excellent. Seriously they delivered an awesome experience 😎
if you want to know what the Punisher was like when they made the game, I recommend The Punisher volume 2, started in 1987 (104 issues). Frank Castle is better integrated into the Marvel universe, and uses all sorts of advanced technology.
Capcom and Marvel working together has got to be the one of if not the best collaborations in video games. I honestly wish some action figure company decided to make high quality action figures based on the Capcom game sprites. Can you imagine a Psylocke or Rogue figure based on their game versions?! I know Toy Biz tried it but those were horrible.
@@sidearmsalpha You're absolutely right! The Toybiz versions were a valiant attempt, but were horrible (I actually own Morrigan and Akuma from that line)! If Kotobukiya or some other really awesome company got chance to do high-risk figures like psylocke, Rogue, ( based on their win animations or special moves!)and let's not forget the ever beautiful Chun-Li with Jill Valentine, we'd be in business!
"I am the Punisher. "And if you're guilty, you're dead." This was one of many arcade games I've found at a local Burger King at a strip mall I'd visit on school field trips, including Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, X-Men: Children of the Atom and Street Fighter II.
This should’ve been a Fantastic Four game with up to 4 players. Because the Punisher deserves way better than just a 2D beat ‘em up, like how Capcom gave Spawn the groundbreaking *In the Demon's Hand* 3D game.
This was one I'd play every time I went to the arcade, it's top of the form beat em up gameplay from Capcom, and it's also where I first saw Nick Fury. Yes children ,he was once a white man. The genesis port comes close, but not really, the arcade version just has to be played any way you can. It's such visceral fun, use an arcade stick if you have one.
@@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y yes and he's clearly based on Sam without his knowledge. They're just lucky he was flattered and so was he to allow it considering how many roles it's gotten him now.
I discoverd a ps1 hidden gem i didnt realise existed till today tatsunoko fight. It never left japan but anyone familliar with gatchaman/battle of the planets/g force will recognise the characters. Its a 1 on 1 fighter based on that show and even features the music from the show on some of the stages. The only fighter i knew of that featured the gatchaman team before that was tatsunoko vs capcom on the wii. Theres also a gatchaman shooter that was released in japan as part of the simple series on ps1 as well. That plays as a vertically scrolling shooter. Dont know why i felt the need to mention any of that lol. Just a big fan of the series from the early 80s and always nice to see g force in a game
I think having only two players at most feels right for a Punisher game, he's supposed to be a lone wolf and Nick Fury's company is already pushing it. But it's even better for gameplay balance since restricting the players' number of sprites allowed for more enemy sprites to be on the screen which is good since you're using firearms a lot here and it really drives home the feel of being always outnumbered but never outgunned.
Since Disney also owns Fox,they can publish Capcom’s Avp game and Marvel games in a collection someday...also the cyborg enemies are the guys from the Logan movie.
The X-Cutioners or something, iirc they fought Punisher during the Acts of Vengeance crossover in the 90s, when villains swapped the regular heroes they fought.
Awesome video... The Punisher I've always liked but his stories got kind of repeatitive... Oh and you missed the best Punisher comic... Punisher vs Archie! And damn that Capcom versoin of the game looks awesome, the artwork is so good.. I'd love to find the manual for this
The Megadrive arcade port game cart is commanding huge prices on EBAY at the moment. A current auction for an Australian based copy reaching $213 after only a couple of days starting at 20 bucks.
Loved the video!! I guess I am one of the few that liked the LJN Punisher game on Nintendo. I owned it as a kid and played the heck out of it back in the day. I really loved the boss fights
This is hands down the best Capcom beat'em up! It's sooo much fun! Two angry old men beat and shoot the shit out of everyone, they straight up murder all villains! When Arcade1Up announced a limited edition of the Marvel cabinet I immediately preordered one (had fond memories of Marvel Super Heroes too). The Punisher is one of my top 3 Arcade beat'em ups ever made. My wife loves it too ^^
It would be awesome if you covered the Captain America and the Avengers arcade classic by Data East and the Spider-Man Arcade game by Sega. Both are amazing beat'em ups!
One of the best beat-em-up games ever made by Capcom. My brother & I had a great time with that game at the arcade with him being The Punisher & I was Nick Fury.
Kind of glad Punisher wasn’t playable in the other Capcom games. I would have been fine with him in the background of a level. Like one of the characters Apocalypse captured in the background.
It's funny how much overlap the four Marvel Beat 'em Ups have with characters. Obviously A-list characters had exclusivity with certain game publishers, but you'd be surprised how many characters are in multiple games. The Punisher shares Bone Crusher with X-Men and Kingpin with Spider-Man. X-Men shares Juggernaut and Sentinels with Captain America and The Avengers, while in turn Avengers has Hawkeye and Submariner appear in Spider-Man.
For any fans of the comic book Punisher, I recommend the Punisher Max series written by Garth Ennis. It is a much darker, PTSD riddled version of the character that delves into whether he is an anti-hero or a damaged psychopath.
I remember the Punisher game very well I still have it for my Sega Genesis Punisher and Nick Fury teaming up it was cool for its time I just wish they had more characters.
It was not easy to get the rights to use most Marvel characters in the 90s. And the most popular Marvel property in that era was spiderman, X-Men and the Hulk.
ALL of these games where my life at the Beach, Bowling ally, Roller Rink, Grocery store, Drug store. I have touched just about every arcade beat em up in my childhood. I wonder how much money I spent in total in total over the years…
Just to let yous know I love your videos in your content however that comment about the world trade center was a little cold. I personally don't get offended by anything but I live in New York and for your fans over here some people are probably going to be pretty hurt by that comment just letting you know I also live 20 miles from where the world trade center is
This game seem to wanna be grounded in reality . Provably they wanted to Characters with super power ( even minor like daredevil) Plus nick fury allows to have a second character with same game style of punished , su probably it was easier to program than a completely different character
Daredevil would be far too much for this game: Because he doesn’t even have a gun and hardly uses any weapons but his own multi-purpose baton, and is also far better at martial arts than both Frank and Nick.
@@KenMasters. to me having another play style would of worked better and fury just seems so out of place because this is street level crime and not really furys department unlike daredevil. His batons would of works fine and they can become a staff and a swing line he didn't need to have guns.
Please do a video on scott pilgrim vs the world the game,especially since the complete edition has been announced for holidays 2020 on ps4/xbox 1/& switch
It's so crazy I used to have this on sega genesis when I was little and I've mentioned it to many different people over the years and it's like nobody had ever heard of it. I still need to find a copy of it.
Great game in the arcades. I played the Megadrive version, but i never liked that as much, it felt like something was missing...thank goodness for M.A.M.E. Also Final Fight was on CPS1 while the Punisher was on the CPS2 system, that's why it had more sprites on-screen without slowdown. Nice vid overall.
My only experience with The Punisher was through the toys and a couple of the comic books. I might give this game a whirl if I download MAME and the ROM. I don't like how the far-right hijacked the Punisher logo, though. That blue cop stripe is an insult to the Marvel Universe.
huh- I was curious as to why a game I found pretty much a generic brawler (for the time) was so history-rocking, but you made it clear in the end, lol. Nice work! It really was quite well-made- I think it just didn't stand out as much because I'd seen AvP first. When did the genre start getting called "Brawlers" anyways? I came up with that when I was a kid to differentiate them, as gaming mags didn't have an official name back then, but I've seen both "Beat 'em Up" and "Brawler" used in the modern era.
When I finally got a chance to play this in 1998 i was on a weekend trip with my high school friend and his parents. We were at a casino in Mississippi and there was an arcade with this game for only a nickel per play. My friend was so irritated with me that I was playing this over and over instead of playing something else with him. Hahaha. I beat it and played again the next day.
This is by far the best game based on The Punisher and one of the best side scrolling beat em ups ever. It introduced lots of new mechanics to the genre. I didn't realize it was this game that would form the basis of Capcom's successful relationship with Marvel comics which led to the Marvel fighting and cross over games. Good thing you can play the arcade original using emulators such as MAME, because the Megadrive/Genesis port looks like garbage
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This and Cadillacs and Dinosaurs had the most satisfying controls for a beat-em up, superior to even Final Fight I always thought. Not just the controls, but the way it feels and sounds when hitting opponents.
The Punisher could've easily been added to the roster in Marvel vs. Capcom 2 instead of having 2 Wolverines. Each time I play this beat'em up and look through the gallery in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, I question this. Great video by the way.
They never added Nick Fury, either. I always thought that Capcom should have done a Spiderman fighter featuring his allies & villains. Punisher was a guest on the 90's Fox animated Spiderman show too, so he could have been in it.
@Lassi Kinnunen - MvC3 Chris Redfield is mostly guns with some melee weapons..... What's the difference? What about Cable from MvC2? Lots of gun-freak fighters already in MvC games. Man, people are narrow-minded.
They added to wolverines because it was easy lol, that took no work which is why they did it. Punisher would have meant they needed to make a new sprite and that would be a hellavu lot more work.
I think some amateur programmers did that for the MUGEN platform
And also: We got Cable instead of Nick Fury.
AT LAST! Someone remembered and honored this GIANT GEM of a beat em up! There were no mayor references to The Punisher on the internet, not the ones it deserves. I SALUTE YOU
I played. this game.in 94 and was blown away by its presentation. Sad to say I never beat it during my childhood but 2 years ago my 7 year old daughter played it with me and we conquered it... together! She too enjoyed the game itself and loves beat em ups. I played the genesis version from blockbuster and....😩😩 disappointed would wouldnt do it justice
Final Fight: Were Capcoms most influential 2D beatem' up ever!
Punisher: Hold my Grenade, Nick Fury!
Nick: You did leave the pin in this time, Frank?
@@gilessaint-loup2426 Frank: wouldn't you like to know? 😉
@Nexus Six yeah completely true
I love how you went into the backstory of the Punisher as a character in general as well. I learned a lot. Thank you for another great video!
I felt you glanced over the fighting system, which makes you feel free and in total control - every enemy is a punching bag whether they move or not, you can grab them, mash them, smack them around, throw them, grab them again from the ground, jump with them and slam them piledriver style.You can jump off walls, throw grenades, use a flash kick, run and jump and so on. The most satisfying beat-em-up I've ever played.
The Genesis port of Punisher was so baffling being that they censored certain things when the Genesis was known to be the more "mature" system at the time. Not sure why Capcom got Sculptured Software (WWF Wrestlemania The Arcade Game, Mortal Kombat, The Simpsons: Barts Nightmare) to develop it but they definitely could have done a better job with it.
I love the movie “Streets of Fire” A rock & roll fairy tale from Another Place ; Another Time. The Ry Cooder score was badass
This was my introduction to the punisher, that the end boss was the kingpin blew my mind, since I knew him from spiderman and I wasn't aware that the punisher was a marvel character as well
Was such a fun game, beat it for the fist time last month with my dad, we haven't played a game together since probboly 2004, was such a good time.
"John Romita Sr"
*shows picture of John Romita Jr*
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Remember when Konami created awesome titles. Sigh I miss that version. But dang Punisher did not hold back, brutal, dark, but driven.
Amazing how ljn and others paved the way on consoles. But eventually everyone took a chance on the merc. Pretty wild
But Capcom, excellent. Seriously they delivered an awesome experience 😎
if you want to know what the Punisher was like when they made the game, I recommend The Punisher volume 2, started in 1987 (104 issues). Frank Castle is better integrated into the Marvel universe, and uses all sorts of advanced technology.
This game was freaking awesome! I still remember playing it both in the arcade and on the genesis.
I just noticed you didn't review the Dungeons & Dragons games made by Capcom.
Hope to see that rectified soon!
The Punisher and Alien Vs Predator are the games that got me into arcade pcb collecting in the 90s. My son loves AVP!
This was a fantastic video! I thank you for your dedication and research into how influential Punisher truly was with Capcom and Marvel! Thank you!
Capcom and Marvel working together has got to be the one of if not the best collaborations in video games. I honestly wish some action figure company decided to make high quality action figures based on the Capcom game sprites. Can you imagine a Psylocke or Rogue figure based on their game versions?! I know Toy Biz tried it but those were horrible.
@@sidearmsalpha You're absolutely right! The Toybiz versions were a valiant attempt, but were horrible (I actually own Morrigan and Akuma from that line)! If Kotobukiya or some other really awesome company got chance to do high-risk figures like psylocke, Rogue, ( based on their win animations or special moves!)and let's not forget the ever beautiful Chun-Li with Jill Valentine, we'd be in business!
"I am the Punisher.
"And if you're guilty, you're dead."
This was one of many arcade games I've found at a local Burger King at a strip mall I'd visit on school field trips, including Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, X-Men: Children of the Atom and Street Fighter II.
This should’ve been a Fantastic Four game with up to 4 players.
Because the Punisher deserves way better than just a 2D beat ‘em up, like how Capcom gave Spawn the groundbreaking *In the Demon's Hand* 3D game.
The Punisher is a real hero
You forgot to mention the final boss from the elevator stage, a classic super villain in the Punisher comics: Jigsaw.
This was one I'd play every time I went to the arcade, it's top of the form beat em up gameplay from Capcom, and it's also where I first saw Nick Fury. Yes children ,he was once a white man. The genesis port comes close, but not really, the arcade version just has to be played any way you can. It's such visceral fun, use an arcade stick if you have one.
Ultimates Fury (the 2002 series) is black.
@@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y yes and he's clearly based on Sam without his knowledge. They're just lucky he was flattered and so was he to allow it considering how many roles it's gotten him now.
I have the marvel super heroes arcade 1up. The punisher game is on it
Punisher arcade is the first appearance of Universe--30847
Punisher is so underrated amongs marvel characters, this game is so OG. Solid Review btw
I discoverd a ps1 hidden gem i didnt realise existed till today tatsunoko fight. It never left japan but anyone familliar with gatchaman/battle of the planets/g force will recognise the characters. Its a 1 on 1 fighter based on that show and even features the music from the show on some of the stages. The only fighter i knew of that featured the gatchaman team before that was tatsunoko vs capcom on the wii. Theres also a gatchaman shooter that was released in japan as part of the simple series on ps1 as well. That plays as a vertically scrolling shooter. Dont know why i felt the need to mention any of that lol. Just a big fan of the series from the early 80s and always nice to see g force in a game
Got to play the arcade game on holiday in Greece about 17 years ago :) such a good game and playability :)
I think having only two players at most feels right for a Punisher game, he's supposed to be a lone wolf and Nick Fury's company is already pushing it. But it's even better for gameplay balance since restricting the players' number of sprites allowed for more enemy sprites to be on the screen which is good since you're using firearms a lot here and it really drives home the feel of being always outnumbered but never outgunned.
I like the Mega Drive port, the graphics are serviceable but the gameplay is great with lots of move variety.
Capcom should have did the port themselves. Fun game but JEEEZ!
I think doing a video on spiderman the arcade game would be grand
I second this
Agreed
He most likely will in the future.
The best💀Punisher💀movie was the 2004 film adaptation...👌🏼💯✔
Since Disney also owns Fox,they can publish Capcom’s Avp game and Marvel games in a collection someday...also the cyborg enemies are the guys from the Logan movie.
The X-Cutioners or something, iirc they fought Punisher during the Acts of Vengeance crossover in the 90s, when villains swapped the regular heroes they fought.
One of the best yet I've seen from your channel. Yeaaah!
Great game both the genesis and arcade original hardware are rare and expensive.
The arcade version of the Punisher and the ps2 shooter are some of my favourite games of all time.
I've beat the PS2 games many times.
Awesome video... The Punisher I've always liked but his stories got kind of repeatitive... Oh and you missed the best Punisher comic... Punisher vs Archie! And damn that Capcom versoin of the game looks awesome, the artwork is so good.. I'd love to find the manual for this
Punisher will be in marvel vs Capcom 4
The punisher was MY favorite beat-em-up of all time. He was my sole inspiration. That and Chris Kyle.
First played this in the mall. Loads of quarters spent. Nearly had a heart attack when I saw it was ported to the Genesis. Such great memories.
I was so glad when i found out it was ported too. Great game
how did you feel when you play the Genesis's The Punisher? did you disappoint back then ?
Capcom & Konami definitely had the ''Beat em Up Arcade Game'' Market Cornered Back in the late 80's to Early 90's.
I played this game with my kid cousin years ago using an emulator, and the first reaction I heard upon starting was: "WAIT, NICK FURY WAS WHITE?!"
The Megadrive arcade port game cart is commanding huge prices on EBAY at the moment. A current auction for an Australian based copy reaching $213 after only a couple of days starting at 20 bucks.
It took me a long time to find the game I'm not surprised it's expensive now
I used to play this game at my local pizza place religiously.
Thanks again friend . You’re doing my fav work - have been for a long time . Top hat for President
Loved the video!! I guess I am one of the few that liked the LJN Punisher game on Nintendo. I owned it as a kid and played the heck out of it back in the day. I really loved the boss fights
I've waited forever for this video. Played this awesome game once at the arcade and never played it again, so awesome!
This is hands down the best Capcom beat'em up! It's sooo much fun! Two angry old men beat and shoot the shit out of everyone, they straight up murder all villains! When Arcade1Up announced a limited edition of the Marvel cabinet I immediately preordered one (had fond memories of Marvel Super Heroes too). The Punisher is one of my top 3 Arcade beat'em ups ever made. My wife loves it too ^^
Wait, the Punisher was based (almost word-for-word) off of a book? I never knew that before!
Classic mistake: The Kingpin is NOT fat! Thats all muscle baby!!
I love the cut scene dialog where Nick Fury wonders what the heck he's doing hanging out with The Punisher.
It would be awesome if you covered the Captain America and the Avengers arcade classic by Data East and the Spider-Man Arcade game by Sega. Both are amazing beat'em ups!
FATTY? The Kingpin’s body is PURE MUSCLE!
*Proceeds to get bodied by the Kingpin*
Love the Arcade version and I enjoyed the Mega Drive port even tho it’s not great
“The watch mojo of videogames” 😂😂
A great game and I read Punisher comics in the early 90s. The NES Punisher was not a bad game
Hey, Top Hat Gaming Man! Can you please do a video on Battle Circuit? It was Capcom's last beat 'em up title for the arcade!
One of the best beat-em-up games ever made by Capcom.
My brother & I had a great time with that game at the arcade with him being The Punisher & I was Nick Fury.
Fun fact: there is a marvel comic called eminem & punisher
Haven't even watched yet but you get a like.
Punisher is my absolute favourite beat em up of all time
I think the reviews on the mega drive version are a bit harsh I think it was a pretty good port with the limited hardware Capcom had to deal with
I like it because it was available, loved the arcade version
Kind of glad Punisher wasn’t playable in the other Capcom games. I would have been fine with him in the background of a level. Like one of the characters Apocalypse captured in the background.
An arcade in my area had this game for a good while. Then the 'rona hit and they yad replaced it between their temporary closing and recent reopening.
It's funny how much overlap the four Marvel Beat 'em Ups have with characters. Obviously A-list characters had exclusivity with certain game publishers, but you'd be surprised how many characters are in multiple games. The Punisher shares Bone Crusher with X-Men and Kingpin with Spider-Man. X-Men shares Juggernaut and Sentinels with Captain America and The Avengers, while in turn Avengers has Hawkeye and Submariner appear in Spider-Man.
it's so disappointing that punisher, AvP, and Cadillacs and dinosaurs was not includes in the capcom beat em up bundle.
Due to rights issues.
This is the best side scroller ever
For any fans of the comic book Punisher, I recommend the Punisher Max series written by Garth Ennis. It is a much darker, PTSD riddled version of the character that delves into whether he is an anti-hero or a damaged psychopath.
Capcom's license beat em ups >konami's license beat em ups.
I remember the Punisher game very well I still have it for my Sega Genesis Punisher and Nick Fury teaming up it was cool for its time I just wish they had more characters.
It was not easy to get the rights to use most Marvel characters in the 90s. And the most popular Marvel property in that era was spiderman, X-Men and the Hulk.
Why did you use a picture of John Romita's son instead of John Romita himself?
this is one of my top favorite beatem ups. i love the tons of guns in this game!
The only bad thing about this arcade is that is too short. A couple more stages would have made it climb to the best beat'em of all times.
ALL of these games where my life at the Beach, Bowling ally, Roller Rink, Grocery store, Drug store. I have touched just about every arcade beat em up in my childhood. I wonder how much money I spent in total in total over the years…
Please talk bout dungeons & dragons:tower of doom & shadow over mystara,the bouncer on ps2,& urban reign also on ps2
Just to let yous know I love your videos in your content however that comment about the world trade center was a little cold. I personally don't get offended by anything but I live in New York and for your fans over here some people are probably going to be pretty hurt by that comment just letting you know I also live 20 miles from where the world trade center is
So just out of curiosity, what is the punisher yelling when he does his special move leg sweep?
AAARRRRUUUGGHHHHOOOOO
Bianka ??
This game is included on the 1up Arcade cabinet! Great action! It’s home and and ours!
A long time ago I found a old Sega game of The Punisher at a video rental shop which The Punisher teamed up with Nick Fury.
Daredevil would of made more sense to be in this punisher game especially with kingpin being the final boss.
Probably could not get the rights to used him.
This game seem to wanna be grounded in reality .
Provably they wanted to Characters with super power ( even minor like daredevil)
Plus nick fury allows to have a second character with same game style of punished , su probably it was easier to program than a completely different character
Daredevil would be far too much for this game:
Because he doesn’t even have a gun and hardly uses any weapons but his own multi-purpose baton, and is also far better at martial arts than both Frank and Nick.
@@KenMasters. to me having another play style would of worked better and fury just seems so out of place because this is street level crime and not really furys department unlike daredevil.
His batons would of works fine and they can become a staff and a swing line he didn't need to have guns.
I remember playing through the punisher & nick fury game. At least once in the arcade
Please do a video on scott pilgrim vs the world the game,especially since the complete edition has been announced for holidays 2020 on ps4/xbox 1/& switch
It's so crazy I used to have this on sega genesis when I was little and I've mentioned it to many different people over the years and it's like nobody had ever heard of it. I still need to find a copy of it.
Great game in the arcades. I played the Megadrive version, but i never liked that as much, it felt like something was missing...thank goodness for M.A.M.E.
Also Final Fight was on CPS1 while the Punisher was on the CPS2 system, that's why it had more sprites on-screen without slowdown. Nice vid overall.
Hands down one of the best games ever. Just wish it was a longer or got a sequel.
When will we get the Vendetta episode?
My only experience with The Punisher was through the toys and a couple of the comic books. I might give this game a whirl if I download MAME and the ROM.
I don't like how the far-right hijacked the Punisher logo, though. That blue cop stripe is an insult to the Marvel Universe.
So glad we will finally play it on consoles.
One of my fave beat em ups and batman returns on snes
Batman Returns totally underrated!!
Yes Yes and Yes, Big Daddy Top Hat. Thanks. I love this game. One of my favs from a kid.
huh- I was curious as to why a game I found pretty much a generic brawler (for the time) was so history-rocking, but you made it clear in the end, lol. Nice work! It really was quite well-made- I think it just didn't stand out as much because I'd seen AvP first.
When did the genre start getting called "Brawlers" anyways? I came up with that when I was a kid to differentiate them, as gaming mags didn't have an official name back then, but I've seen both "Beat 'em Up" and "Brawler" used in the modern era.
Is it bad I kinda want to see THGM and AVGN do a collab?
We need more Frank Castle's appreciation in a future Marvel vs. Capcom game and/or future DLC for Crystal Dynamics' new Avengers game.
😢😢😢😢😢
When I finally got a chance to play this in 1998 i was on a weekend trip with my high school friend and his parents. We were at a casino in Mississippi and there was an arcade with this game for only a nickel per play.
My friend was so irritated with me that I was playing this over and over instead of playing something else with him. Hahaha. I beat it and played again the next day.
Nick Fury with a javelin is the best image I’ve ever seen
Many quarters at the local Circle K was spent on The Punisher arcade game.
Every beat em' up by CAPCOM rocks !!!
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSS!!
This is by far the best game based on The Punisher and one of the best side scrolling beat em ups ever. It introduced lots of new mechanics to the genre. I didn't realize it was this game that would form the basis of Capcom's successful relationship with Marvel comics which led to the Marvel fighting and cross over games. Good thing you can play the arcade original using emulators such as MAME, because the Megadrive/Genesis port looks like garbage
Hate to nitpick but you put up a photo of John Romota Jr. figured you might want to change it
You ever notice that the people who criticize capitalism the most are the people who use it the most.
I don’t know why they did make a port for new systems