@NintendoComplete: Too bad it's a standalone beat-'em-up, though. In my humble opinion, the now-defunct Data East could probably have created a franchise out of this game with its wacky premise.
Night Slashers is so awesome, criminally underrated but very memorable, definitely one of my all time favorites in the arcade. Masterpieces like this make me feel sad that Data East is gone.
Never got to play this one in the arcades, but it became a favorite of mine after MAME came around. Really great game. That squooshy sound after you kill monsters is very memorable.
Finally I find this jewel after more than 25 years since I played this as a kid. This game would terrify me but also empower me so I would feel strong enough to fight gory monsters and super enjoy this game. Boy I wish I could have played that game much more.
Yep, just as over-the-top gory as I remember it! And as usual you played it like a pro. Great to see horror games for October, the best month of the year leading up to the best holiday of the year!
Did you play this this in the Arcade??? I was wondering if the see through walls in the beginning of level 1 and the Wagon in the 2nd level are an emulation bug or not.
THE ERA IS GONE, THE ARCADES, 8 BIT/16BIT GAME MAGAZINES, THE 80S/90S CARTOONS/MUSIC. WHEN IT ALL WASN'T "RETRO" BUT CUTTING EDGE. YES OLD DAYS, WE MISS U XD =)
@@moviemetalhead Actually, now that I think about it, I think this was the US version. I forgot all about it when I replied earlier, but I believe the game had an option in its system menu to turn the blood red.
@@NintendoComplete I think you're right, the Japanese version had it right off the bat. It's just like House of the Dead, gotta go with red blood in that one too.
@Moviemetalhead: The only censored version of Night Slashers is the Korean version. Then again, when you really think about it, the only difference between the international version and the Korean version is the option to change the color of blood in the international version while the green blood is mandatory in the Korean version. The Japanese version is the same as the international version, albeit in Japanese dialogue and added cutscenes, plus the "Go!" sign also says "To Hell!" on its other side.
IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS GAME FOREVER! All I could remember was it was a side scroller and there was a stage coach chase scene. Oh man Im so happy I finally found it.
what this game needs is a hack to combine the best elements of all versions into one... the english text, the red blood, and the other uncensored elements (like the undead killing crosses)
The late '70s, all of '80s, and early '90s was the golden age of, well, I was going to say video games, but really, it was the golden age of everything. Ain't ever gonna be that golden again.
Damn, haven't played this game since the mid 90s on summer's holidays at a game's hall... That first level with zombies gave me nightmares, being a kid it surely left an impression... Forgot the name of the game and couldn't find it until recently, after all these years, underrated gem for sure...
Same here. Could only play once on an arcade on a summer holiday far from my hometown circa 93-94. It made me a huge impression (especially that first level with the corpses in plastic bags), but I wasn't able to remember the name and searched it during a lot of years. Somehow on 2006 I found a title named "Night Slashers" was emulated by MAME and gave it a try. It was like opening a time capsule.
@@rapiqui Yeah, must've been around those years too, i always went to this place for summer's vacations and they had a pretty big arcade and this was there. Those zombies scared the crap out of me, including the ones rolling down in those cadaver's bags!
If CastleVania was Streets of Rage or Final Fight in an arcade cabinet. Cool of how the game kept going through other levels after beating of what you would think would be the main boss.
@@trontosaurusrex9532the fact that Night Slashers X doesn't have Jonathan, Joseph and Jotaro as playable characters will eternally hurt my soul. But, at least we got the KING, Ash Williams in the game.
Now... this Jake guy it's the soul of the 80s! He's like guitarist Conan with steel arms that found his way into Heavy Metal Castlevania... hehehe it's pretty cool
Do NOT get the switch version of this.. Just played through it on switch with Johnny Turbo's arcade.. Great beat em up but unfortunately he has the controls reversed (he obviously designs for a and b layout of x box one then doesn't fix it for switch), on ALL his games.. still by the last stage i was pressing special attack instead of attack. He doesn't allow custom control mapping unlike the hamster arcade archives, and doesn't have ANY options from the original arcade game and just seems to have everything set on the highest difficulties.. and to top it all off, more expensive than the hamster games in many cases.. it's just so disappointing but I still got some enjoyment out of it. I bought all his games before i even played them, and really regret it.
I remember coming across Night Slashers in the fall of 1994 at my local, now-gone movie theater, and was mesmerized with its mixture of B-grade horror movie monsters and beat-'em-up gameplay. Unfortunately, I wouldn't be able to truly enjoy the game until the age of emulation. While I've always liked this game, I am disappointed that the B-grade horror-movie theme loses its steam after the third stage in my humble opinion. I was actually hoping for you to pick Hong-Hua Zhao, the "Guy" of the trio (seriously, it seems like Data East literally copy/pasted Guy's combo animations from Final Fight and redrew them as Hong-Hua). Oh, well. By the way, this game has a Free Play mode, if you didn't know. EDIT/ADD: By the way, there's an OpenBOR fan remake of Night Slashers called Night Slashers X, which not only borrows enemies and levels from other beat-'em-ups, but also replaces Hong-Hua with "Yasmin," who is the really the Denjin Makai 2/Guardians incarnation of character Kurokishi (literal Japanese for "black knight"). It's much harder than its oringal game, but if there's anybody that can beat it, it's you.
@@Fattydeposit Thanks for the tip. I'm sure I already have it installed - a quick search should confirm it when I get chance. Here's a tip for you: Check out Mystic Warriors, (if you haven't already) a little known game by Konami. Absolutely Bad-Ass.
It reminds me of final fight mixed with streets of rage with darkstalkers mixed And neither living dead with classic horror movie style and a little mixed with Castlevania like
Hi there, just want to know if you play this game through emulator or the Arcade board? I'm asking this is because on the second stage, Dracula's wagon is transparency which looks very normal, but I've been playing this game through the Mame and the wagon became tearing and not display correctly at all. Thank you!
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One of the most underrated BeatEmUps ever. So glad it's getting an official console port.
Link?!
Kody Ballard www.nintendo.com/games/detail/johnny-turbos-arcade-night-slashers-switch/
The gameplay, music and graphics in this game are still impressive. This is the reason you went to the arcades back in the day.
This is a great anime material. A cartoon about overbuffed dudes with martial arts who are on a trip to destroy a master-vampire.
Oh, wait...
Ho… mukatta kuruno ka? Nigetsu ni kono DIO ni chikazuite kuruno ka?
Yare Yare Daze
SONO CHI NO SADAME!!!
WRRRRYYYYY
JoJo's bizarre adventure?
Move over, Final Fight and Streets of Rage - Night Slashers wants its share of the spotlight. It has earned it.
It sure as hell earned it. I love the crunchy sounds in this game lol
@NintendoComplete: Too bad it's a standalone beat-'em-up, though. In my humble opinion, the now-defunct Data East could probably have created a franchise out of this game with its wacky premise.
+Loader2K1 Man, I'd like Night Slashers 2!
NintendoComplete
You should check out Night Slashers X.
Same here, man. Same here.
Night Slashers is so awesome, criminally underrated but very memorable, definitely one of my all time favorites in the arcade. Masterpieces like this make me feel sad that Data East is gone.
Wow, Phantom Blood looks great
I just stumbled across this game today. Im obsessed with playthroughs now
Streets of Rage+Castlevania+JoJo = Night Slashers
I think there's same game with this... But i forgot the name
That's a combos with sweet graphics
Yes you right this are the belmont of castlevania
17:17 Love that you finished the boss off by stamping on his foot.
Never got to play this one in the arcades, but it became a favorite of mine after MAME came around. Really great game. That squooshy sound after you kill monsters is very memorable.
It's finally getting an official console port too. Great game!
When's it coming out?
Not exactly sure, but check @ItsJohnnyTurbo on twitter. They are apparently handling the port.
Word?
I hope they make physical release. Dreaming
Like on Switch?
This looks awesome. I love those oldschool 80s and 90s arcade games. 🤗
Final Fight and Streets of Rage meets Splatterhouse!
wit Darkstalkers and Castlevania
Final rage of splatter lol
Final Rage Of Castle Splatter Stalkers
With a hint of jojo in it~
Also more Like Last Fight and Resident evil into one Game
Finally I find this jewel after more than 25 years since I played this as a kid. This game would terrify me but also empower me so I would feel strong enough to fight gory monsters and super enjoy this game. Boy I wish I could have played that game much more.
Yep, just as over-the-top gory as I remember it! And as usual you played it like a pro. Great to see horror games for October, the best month of the year leading up to the best holiday of the year!
Did you play this this in the Arcade??? I was wondering if the see through walls in the beginning of level 1 and the Wagon in the 2nd level are an emulation bug or not.
No, those are supposed to look like that. Especially the wagon, which is like an ephemeral ghost.
What an awesome Streets of Rage, Castlevania, Splatterhouse & Resident Evil inspiration👊💀🔥
Great music and graphics are amazing
Even the main dude looks like Jonathan Joestar!
2:42 love that music in my mind,GO GO POWER RAINGER. 🗿👍🤣
just discovered this game, the music is phenomenal!
A legitimate playthrough that isn't tool assisted. Thank you.
I miss the old days
The old days are still there, find an emulator, but not reject the present, let's not be a NF, let be a real player (without offending you)
Emulator Its not same, if you play with snes is more true and nostalgic
THE ERA IS GONE, THE ARCADES, 8 BIT/16BIT GAME MAGAZINES, THE 80S/90S CARTOONS/MUSIC. WHEN IT ALL WASN'T "RETRO" BUT CUTTING EDGE. YES OLD DAYS, WE MISS U XD
=)
And the man plays the awesome Japanese version(red blood). Thanks Alex! 🤘
Of course, it's hardly fitting for a horror game to splash green everywhere, dontcha think? :)
@@moviemetalhead Actually, now that I think about it, I think this was the US version. I forgot all about it when I replied earlier, but I believe the game had an option in its system menu to turn the blood red.
@@NintendoComplete I think you're right, the Japanese version had it right off the bat. It's just like House of the Dead, gotta go with red blood in that one too.
@Moviemetalhead: The only censored version of Night Slashers is the Korean version. Then again, when you really think about it, the only difference between the international version and the Korean version is the option to change the color of blood in the international version while the green blood is mandatory in the Korean version. The Japanese version is the same as the international version, albeit in Japanese dialogue and added cutscenes, plus the "Go!" sign also says "To Hell!" on its other side.
yea thanks! i rushed to get the mame for openemu. japan version has the gore. trying to figure out how to get to settings for us version
IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS GAME FOREVER!
All I could remember was it was a side scroller and there was a stage coach chase scene. Oh man Im so happy I finally found it.
this game is dope i wonder why i never heard of it. the sprites are sweet and the death animations are awesome
"Us? I'll tell you who we are!" * cuts to Hyundai ad *
Bruh. Who are the real monsters? 😂
For me it was a Alegra ad
@@CNRhKXtreme Lmao the manufacturers of cheap, shitty cars? ;D
I've never played this again but it looks really good compared to other beat'em games! Thanks for the vid =D
what this game needs is a hack to combine the best elements of all versions into one... the english text, the red blood, and the other uncensored elements (like the undead killing crosses)
22:52 that mummy have the same fighting pose as M.Bison (Vega) from Street Fighter 2
Only in this game will you see David Bowie suplexing Frankenstein's monster. Man, I love beat-em-ups.
Or powerbombing the Grim Reaper
29:57 You know the final boss is gonna be a badass when he even has *DEATH* itself as his sub-boss! 😳
We call him the ROBO SATAN.
why was this game never in my life.... great game play and the music is banging
I love when you rescue people in games! :)
There were so many of these beat em up games back in the 90s that even I haven't heard of this
The late '70s, all of '80s, and early '90s was the golden age of, well, I was going to say video games, but really, it was the golden age of everything. Ain't ever gonna be that golden again.
FunkYeah Oh hi, 90s Yugoslavia! How are you doing
one of the best beat em up ever... wish a ps4 remake
Damn, haven't played this game since the mid 90s on summer's holidays at a game's hall... That first level with zombies gave me nightmares, being a kid it surely left an impression...
Forgot the name of the game and couldn't find it until recently, after all these years, underrated gem for sure...
Same here. Could only play once on an arcade on a summer holiday far from my hometown circa 93-94. It made me a huge impression (especially that first level with the corpses in plastic bags), but I wasn't able to remember the name and searched it during a lot of years. Somehow on 2006 I found a title named "Night Slashers" was emulated by MAME and gave it a try. It was like opening a time capsule.
@@rapiqui Yeah, must've been around those years too, i always went to this place for summer's vacations and they had a pretty big arcade and this was there.
Those zombies scared the crap out of me, including the ones rolling down in those cadaver's bags!
The music on the first stage is so good!! I gotta play this game some day!!
Wow. This game is Awesome!!
Jake- Mike Haggar
Christopher- Cody Travers
Hong Hua- Guy
good moves guy punch irons
I love the concept. It needs a remake
I ve play this game in London 1994. In a game hall. Arcade.
Belmont's Bizzare Adventure
wheew, why I never see this ? that gore and animation quality is great
Songs are great and also the entire game.
I love how the enemies death sound is just a sound of pouring water.
a beat em up with great gore? awesome!!
05:53 Dio Brando and Jonathan Joestar 😎
the hair is strong in this one
I never encountered this game back in the day or even heard of it until now and it looks like I missed out.
I initially thought Christopher was a Dhampir given his hairstyle and attire.
This game looks freaking insane! Easily one of the best beat em ups of all time! And it's an arcade exclusive! :(
It's now playable on the Nintendo Switch.
I just found this game and it's awesome! I wish they'd remake this game.
Only, they should translate the original cutscenes & dialogue from the Japanese version.
If CastleVania was Streets of Rage or Final Fight in an arcade cabinet.
Cool of how the game kept going through other levels after beating of what you would think would be the main boss.
Final fights+castlevania= nightslasher
Btw street of rage was my first beat em up game of all time on the Sega Genesis
Love the last stages theme dead wind the bass is awesome.
Imagine the characters of Baki The Grappler here in this setting!
These guys need Hamon!
Having abilities like these? Why would anybody be afraid to be in a zombie apocalypse!
Because not everyone is a monster hunter, and there's also other beings that one should definitely watch out for
No games are better than 1990's arcade Beat em ups
My first time hearing about this game.
Wow, cool! Never saw this game before.
Never saw this game in the arcade. Have to try it out
If Final Fight and House of the Dead went home together after drinks (with Castlevania recording the whole thing)
Why the Hell is this not on Xbox One or PlayStation 4?!
It's on the Switch now. On sale for only 4 bucks on the eShop.
Hi is the Nintendo shop version the uncensored Japanese version?
@@GiulioMa yes it is only with red blood and gore
I'm surprised this game never came to home consoles
I remember this game. We nick name it cruelty to undead because of that bonus stage and what your character can do to them. LOL!
Night Slashers is probably the only beat-'em-up in existence with morbid but funny takes on Whack-A-Mole and bowling, LOL.
Makes me wanna download MAME again in order to play this gem.
Christophers Mullet is his true Power
this game looks awesome
The cutscene art style reminds me of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.
I have the exact feeling too!😱especially in the stage four.
Some Hamon would come in Handy against these monsters.
NO JOJO AGAIN
@@trontosaurusrex9532the fact that Night Slashers X doesn't have Jonathan, Joseph and Jotaro as playable characters will eternally hurt my soul. But, at least we got the KING, Ash Williams in the game.
Badass beat em up game
When there were badass games
Now... this Jake guy it's the soul of the 80s! He's like guitarist Conan with steel arms that found his way into Heavy Metal Castlevania... hehehe it's pretty cool
Night slashers is Legendary arcade game from data east
Joseph and cesar vs DIO
Wow the enemies perish so gruesomely. 😮
Do NOT get the switch version of this.. Just played through it on switch with Johnny Turbo's arcade.. Great beat em up but unfortunately he has the controls reversed (he obviously designs for a and b layout of x box one then doesn't fix it for switch), on ALL his games.. still by the last stage i was pressing special attack instead of attack. He doesn't allow custom control mapping unlike the hamster arcade archives, and doesn't have ANY options from the original arcade game and just seems to have everything set on the highest difficulties.. and to top it all off, more expensive than the hamster games in many cases.. it's just so disappointing but I still got some enjoyment out of it. I bought all his games before i even played them, and really regret it.
There is going to be remake !!!
Yo, this game is getting a remake!
I would love to play this as an arcade game night at a church.
Von stroheim is kinda early :)
Another game that should’ve got a snes port
Whoever designed "Jake" clearly has a thing for Quasar and Captain America...
I remember coming across Night Slashers in the fall of 1994 at my local, now-gone movie theater, and was mesmerized with its mixture of B-grade horror movie monsters and beat-'em-up gameplay. Unfortunately, I wouldn't be able to truly enjoy the game until the age of emulation. While I've always liked this game, I am disappointed that the B-grade horror-movie theme loses its steam after the third stage in my humble opinion. I was actually hoping for you to pick Hong-Hua Zhao, the "Guy" of the trio (seriously, it seems like Data East literally copy/pasted Guy's combo animations from Final Fight and redrew them as Hong-Hua). Oh, well. By the way, this game has a Free Play mode, if you didn't know.
EDIT/ADD: By the way, there's an OpenBOR fan remake of Night Slashers called Night Slashers X, which not only borrows enemies and levels from other beat-'em-ups, but also replaces Hong-Hua with "Yasmin," who is the really the Denjin Makai 2/Guardians incarnation of character Kurokishi (literal Japanese for "black knight"). It's much harder than its oringal game, but if there's anybody that can beat it, it's you.
I was wondering if the see through walls in the beginning of level 1 and the Wagon in the 2nd level are an emulation bug or not.
I can't speak for the Stage 1 wall, but the stagecoach in Stage 2 is indeed buggy from the emulation.
Cool game 😲
I didn't know it.
I remember this game I haven't played this in years since I was like 8 or 9
Never heard of this one!
And trust me my knowledge is very extensive on coin-ops.
I'm gonna Mame the hell out of this when I get home.
Looks great.
Get the Japanese ROM (found in the Mame2003-plus Romset) to enjoy it with the gallons of blood it originally had
@@Fattydeposit Thanks for the tip. I'm sure I already have it installed - a quick search should confirm it when I get chance.
Here's a tip for you:
Check out Mystic Warriors, (if you haven't already) a little known game by Konami.
Absolutely Bad-Ass.
Haha same, I just heard of this today. I downloaded the PC game that has Ash in it.
@@vgmaster9 Ash? 🤔
@@barryhercules6486 From the Evil Dead franchise. The game''s called Night Slashers X.
A psychic cyborg, why didn't I think off that?
games at that point are extremely well made. its not just press button 1 2 3 for small punches, there are combos.
So is no one going to mention how Jake kinda looks modeled after The Ultimate Warrior?
My Halloween season
playing games list 🎃 👻
The food is better here then in other gamelers. Fresh Baguette, Roastbeef, bats in barrels...
holy crap are the sprites big enough??
I played this on a emulator many years ago. I'm glad I shared my story!
It reminds me of final fight mixed with streets of rage with darkstalkers mixed And neither living dead with classic horror movie style and a little mixed with Castlevania like
I always wondered what Castlevania staring Jax from Mortal combat would look like.
Great vid, Subbed,GOD bless.
I didn't understand the zombie whack-a-mole game. It said won but what exactly did you win? I didn't see an extra life or a bonus points award.
It's more for when you play with 2 or 3 players. The one that gets the highest score in the bonus rounds gets the "WIN!".
Hi there, just want to know if you play this game through emulator or the Arcade board? I'm asking this is because on the second stage, Dracula's wagon is transparency which looks very normal, but I've been playing this game through the Mame and the wagon became tearing and not display correctly at all. Thank you!