Arcade Spotlight Last Bronx
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- It was Sega's weapons based fighting game. Beautiful and extremely difficult, lets take a look at this often forgotten classic.
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Jan Neves
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Episode Notes:
1. Arcade version running on Nebula Model 2. Saturn and PS2 versions on real hardware.
2. You can get the PC version working on a modern machine, but it isn't arcade perfect.
3. Sega AM3 has had different members and names over the years, but has been just as prolific as AM2 to the success of the company. They created or were involved in the process of countless great Sega franchises.
4. I really would have loved to have seen Last Bronx mature into a series like AM2's efforts. I would also really like to see a Fighters Megamix 2 featuring its characters included.
5. Last Bronx is very affordable on Saturn. Complete Japanese versions are almost given away.
6. I was mistaken about the Last Bronx anime. It was actually a multi part radio drama that played in Japan. There was also a novel based on its story.
This game is definitely underappreciated. I never knew there was a anime and a movie for it.
The anime bit was a mistake. It was a serialized radio show. My mistake.
@@SegaLordX Oh, ok. No problem. Thanks.
Ditto man, never knew it was BIG in Japan and that it had other media. Thanks for revealing these details!
Maybe my favorite fighting game ever. I was a nightmare with Red Eye and his sister.
The only time I saw, and played this title was when I was in Okinawa back in 96 when I was in the Marines. Dropped plenty of quarters in this game. I remember a few titles that I loved during my 6 months there. A Konami Basketball game, Daytona USA, Soul Edge, Tekken 2, Xmen vs Street Fighter, House of the Dead, and Wargods. Last Bronx, Tekken 2, Soul Edge, and Xmen vs Street Fighter were my jams. i remember practically owning the play times on those machines.
It's great when you have that spot where you could play great games. I had a few times like that in my life.
Explaining it is wonderful:
"Awesome new fighter"
"What's it called?"
"Last Bronx. It is set in a dystopian Tokyo where kids beat each other with weapons"
"So, not New York?"
I bought this one for my Saturn, back in the day.... And my friends, that had ps1, were very impressed with the graphics.... Still I was a very short game....
I found, here in Switzerland, an full arcade cabine for sale for 600 $.... 😁
I remeber reading my magazines back in the day and watching the screen shots, the reviewer mentioned how the floor and cealings had a high reolution and antialiasing just like the n64 , i was amazed
I got the PC version of this game, had a lot of fun playing it back in the day..... pretty sure I still have the disc around here somewhere.
I have some fond memories of the PC Version, too. Was one of the only fighting games on the PC back than IIRC and had a very nice networking implementation that was well suited for our frequent LAN parties back then. Everyone in the session could watch the fight between the two active players over the net, wile you could do "winner stays in game, looser makes room for the next player" and so on game modes. Great fun. Everyone had their character, for example I loved Yoko good friend always played "the pimp with the stick" and we - as Germans with zero language skills ins Japanese always (mis)understood the words the chars shouted on a win. IIRC it only lacked a 3d acceleration, we all had voodoo 2, later even SLI or voodoo graphics back then and it was software rendering only.
Watching this in the Bronx NYC lol
Yeah, but not from LAST Bronx, which is in 19XX by the way
Seriously when will Sega release these gems on switch i'm waiting, i want all the model 2 games.
Give some Virtua Fighter 2, Last Bronx, Fighters megamix and all others.
I waited so hard for this to drop on Saturn - was so excited to see them use actual arcade code on the conversion also....
It's those gorgeous VDP2 backdrops. They really nailed the arcade look with them.
Ok TH-cam...1 more video before bed. You got me again.
3:58am here. I have no business watching videos about 25 year old arcade games this late but here I am.
It would be nice to see this on the switch, since that Sega has added virtual racing into their library as Part of the Sega Ages lineup
I agree 100%.
I really liked how both *_'LAST BRONX'_* on Saturn and *_'BLOODY ROAR'_* on PlayStation each went out of their way to demonstrate a feeling of absolute carnage on the battlefield, literally making you feel rewarded for virtually beating your opponent to within a quarter inch _(~6mm)_ of their lives without actually killing them, that was nice. Outstanding.
In my opinion, this game is better than Fighting Vipers. Congrats on reaching nearly 50k subscribers.
I see it as the natural evolution.
I would agree. I loved this game so much and enjoyed it much more that FV. Story mode in fighting games are overrated, I want visuals, character design and gameplay. It's a shame SEGA ignores their history
I see them both as equals in overall appeal. Both good, but neither had the overall polish or finesse of Virtua Fighter 2.
yeah this was much better than fighting vipers
A truly excellent fight game. Needs a solid remaster ASAP.
I still have this game and still play it man I love that it looks really close to the arcade
Like most other commenters, I thought Last Bronx was severely underrated. It looked and moved so well, and the environments and characters were weird and interesting. I would kill to see a subtitles version of that movie - it looks hilariously cheesetastic.
Owned this game on Saturn, PC and had a local arcade near London.
Awesome video mate.
I actually remember seeing this in video game magazines and game rental stores. Sadly, the magazines convinced me that this game was kinda mediocre (UUUUUUGH REVIEWERS IN THE 90s!!!). This game looks so cool and deep and I had access too it.
It was just mediocre at best. Virtua Fighter was the game to master, I especially loved VF3 with the added tilted level design, it was the top of the series. It became bland with 4 and 5, wanted more of 3. AM3 is the king of racers though.
@@DraganBlom Not true Last Bronx is a very technical and deep fighting game, the feeling you get of investing time into learning all techniques is incredibly rewarding.
It also pawed the way and became a blue print for how to do weapons based fighting games like Soul Calibur.
GattlingCombo Those articles were written either by dumb people or by FTG haters. This game is a truly underappreciated gem.
Yeah, I've learned something over the years..."professional" reviewers are more interested in writing pretty and they kind of suck at reviewing. ;)
We really need Fighters mega mix 2
And the promised 'Racers Megamix :) :)
Darkundeadhero At least VF6. Sega... come on
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You'd think Fighters Megamix 2 would be a no brainer. I mean it could have dozens of Sega IP's represented and be light hearted and fun. I mean its just money Sega refuses to collect.
Yeah, but we know Sega ain't putting money into anything that doesn't have Sonic on it. That's why I think Fighters mega mix would he our only hope. Lol.
Sega was so far ahead of it's competition at this time, Sega ended up competing with each other on different continents. Maybe the last Bronx was sign for Sega imminent future.
BTW: Before the Sonic movie, they showed individual Sega IPs in the Sega Logo. The chills I got being a hardcore Sega fan. SLX poetically reminds Sega fans and gamers alike that Sega was the main innovative force behind the video game industry as we know it today.
Yeah, Sega was definitely ahead of a time. I don't think we (the public) were ready for it.
@arbereshe Segas developers could afford to be innovative and take chances during it's reign. The video game market became stagnant without Sega.
I played the PC version endlessly ... loved the gameplay. Our PCs were underpowered so we ended up playing in it in slow-motion. This ended up being fun as we were able to suss out all the weird combos.
The Last Bronx was definitely one of my favorite fighter games. Underrated as hell with VF, Street Fighter, Tekken, and DOA taking the spotlight in the crowded fighter's market of the 90s.
Wow! This brings back memories, but the real crazy thing is that I noticed the promo for Crystal Geyser water at the 6:00 mark.
That’s what I call smooth marketing. Subtle and tasteful.
Great Channel SLX !
This and Anarchy in the Nippon where the two very rare and impressive looking Japanese 3D fighters on the Saturn.
Sadly they were missing as you mentioned elements/ lures like story line explanation cinemas, deeper learning curve, additional characters and secrets that could be unlocked; like in Mortal Kombat & tekken.
Namco seemed to get this right, of course I’m sure after studying Sega efforts, since Sega generally was first to innovate in several genres.
On the topic of hidden characters going back to the local arcade here in New York and seeing new characters available in Mortal Kombat and Tekken was so interesting and rewarding.
Besides having impressive intros that were used as captivating shopper bait in the local game stores and malls, beating the Tekken 2 game with each character gave the reward of an intriguing ending cinema. This coupled with a deep character move development added to its allure. I wish Sega would have adopted some of their practices. I love VF2 but have never bother to play through with each character save for Akira, Kage, & Wolf, as there is really no bonus but seeing Dural at the end.
Fighting Vipers had some of the most interesting looking characters, following the archetypical character roster of course. I just wished they would used the armor breaks feature a little more making it easier to break off an opponents amor or perhaps giving characters moves they could not execute without the amor; incentivizing people to throw off their characters amour to do moves those.
Wish their was an easy 3D mugen like engine we could use to improve or added elements to these sega games.
What do you say fellow Sega heads ?
Thanks SLX keep the conversation going!
Thumps up for your Arcade Spotlight Series and your very fine high quality content. Here in Germany there was no real Arcade culture because of the stupid pseudo Child protecting Laws back in the Das, but your Series doing great to tell about all this gems. I also really like the fact that your language is clear an understandable for me as a non native English speaker, I often have problems with that on other channels. When that guys are speaking to fast or something.
Greetings from Pal Region Germany.
Hope for more content, I'll catch you next time.
Fast, Loud, and Unintelligible - welcome to America. Sorry for the rest of the mongoloids over here, but at least we can be proud of this channel.
Damn Germany sounds like such square and no fun allowed type of culture.
And still somehow Germans as people can be such fun loving people.
I don't know what i would have done without arcade machines, it was my hang out place, where i got to know all my friends, one of the most important places in my life.
@@franciscor390 in my small hometown there were 2 video Stores that have 2 or 3 Arcade Machines standing there. I remember playing Final Fight, Double Dragon and Vendetta there. I only know real Arcade Halls from Vacation in Italy. I was blowin away by the number of machines there standing right in front of the beach. I was more in the Arcades playing as on the beach. My favorite was the 1994 Capcom AvP Game. That was so cool. I like to play this on emulator till today.
@@Hundaufdrogen Whoa at least you got to play some real good arcade games, yeah i love Capcom's AvP, it's a gorgeous game, with the awesome street fighter type input moves.
You probably already know about it but the Capcom dungeons and dragon's games are amazing, specially the second.
@@franciscor390 yes of course, it's in my fav list on recalbox, 4 Player coop ftw. I also recommend Night Slasher or the Bucky o Hare side scrolling beat them up / shooter.
I recall picking this up complete for the Saturn along with complete copies of Nights with the 3d controller and Panzer Dragoon Saga and a few other titles all for less than £30!! Those were the days. The guy had Panzer Dragoon Saga in the window for £5. Safe to say the very next morning I was there ready for opening time!
I played this as a teenager in Europe (Spain), and I just loved it! Years after that I had to do my research to know what was the name of that awesome fighting game. I only remembered the weapons, street arenas and little more! Great video!
I was - and still am - a HUGE SEGA fan, having collected all my favorite Japanese Saturn and Dreamcast games the past 8 years while living in Tokyo. But Last Bronx never appealed to me, it lacked the charm and attention to detail I had come to expect from all SEGA titles, it simply didn't have the magic of the Virtua Fighter series or Fighting Vipers for that matter. (and the background graphics were mediocre to put it nicely.)
Keep up your great work Sega Lord X, love your channel!!!!
I always loved that last bronx theme!
Recently SLX churn out quality vids almost every week. My first 32-bit console was the Sega saturn and I was the few resistance in the class room. Every other kids were boasting about how powerful their 'brand new sony playstation's 3D capability'. We don't know shit about bits and 3d polygon thing though. Respect from South Korea.
This video was fascinating! Awesome work Sega Lord X! I only played this game maybe twice at the arcade, yet somehow nearly 30 years later I still remember it so well. The first time I saw Last Bronx, the arcade cabinet was surrounded by onlookers because there were these two older guys having a blast playing against each other. They must’ve mastered each character because they made this gameplay look so good! The moves they executed really showed a style and depth that other fighting games at the time just didn’t have. And then of course after they leave I go on to play it and I suck so bad haha. It was just too difficult for me. I probably ended up blowing off the rest of my quarters on House of The Dead
I had this game, and like you mentioned as the draw back for it, that without context to the characters or story, I felt zero connection with the characters or story. I remember trading this gem in. Wish I could have appreciated it more for what it was
Only saw Last Bronx once, in arcade in London, Queen's Way. Bought it on Saturn. It was quite popular amongst my friends.
I think you were a little hard on the Saturn version, it's a miracle and looks significantly better than Virtua Fighter 2 and Fighting Vipers. It's easily one of the greatest arcade ports, being difficult to tell at a glance if it's arcade or not despite the 3d backgrounds being replaced with 2D, just done using extremely clever and impressive perspective tricks.
I learned about LAST BRONX through a Sega Saturn/PlayStation comparison video.
If you are a person coming from Hi Score Girl’s second season, LAST BRONX was featured in one of the episodes.
I used to own this back in the day for the Saturn, I remember it giving me a hard time on the higher difficulties.
I sold it in the late 90s and have pretty much forgotten about it until now, i'll have to try and track down a copy and add it to my collection again to sit neatly next to VF2 and Fighters Megamix.
I got this game for Christmas 97, but I never really gave it the time it deserved. I was expecting to get the same feeling that VF2 and FV gave me, but LB just never grabbed me for some reason. It was also disappointing to have so few unlockables after the brilliant Fighters Megamix.
I thought Fighters Megamix represented a real turn for Sega in home games. But they went right back to the soulless conversions immediately.
This brought me back to versus battlecast's episode showcasing last bronx. The skill they pulled off and the depth they went uncovering the game was incredible. Glad you covered this game too. Pity you didn't contacted trojan x to see if he would have time to help you with the vid. :D lol. I'm sure he is too busy anyway as his gaming show ended in 6 episodes. *sigh...
Oh yeah, I think you were a little harsh on the Sega Saturn version. What they did was absolutely incredible and a more technical feat than Virtua Fighter 2. Absolutely amazing graphics.
I thought I was pretty aggressive in my point that Last Bronx on Saturn was a good looking game and its technical showcase was really impressive.
completely forgot about this until right now and oh man, thank you! I had this on PC and had no idea what I was getting into lol
This game is up there in my top 3 Sega fighting games!
It's such a shame it never saw a sequel, or even a remaster?
Come on Sega... Give us a last bronx remaster? This and fighters mega mix (another unappreciated gem of a fighter!)
good game coverage very rare possible you will find it in a local pizza shop back in the days when restaurants had arcade games. thumbs up.
Last Bronx. The best 3D fighter on the Saturn. Seriously. This game is GOOOD.
Cool game and a quality Saturn port I'm glad to have on my shelf! Great channel man almost 50k subs now!
50k. It'll be a big milestone for a Sega dedicated channel.
I love the character voice effects sounds so real
Played the crap out of this game on my Pentium IV back in 2000. Hard mode almost make me broke the keyboard on many occasions
Sega lord X .... thank u for including the intro in this video, it is such a nice move, i really loved the video back in my days.....i played it on Pc and it looked better than the saturn version, but as u said, it was cryptic, i had no idea how to unlock the red guy (i know he is the brother of one of the females in the game) , but it was a great game, sadly, not even sega had love for it, the game never go a 3DFX/DIRECT 3D patch even, but we loved it, it has a cult following until today and i still have my copy.
p.s: i am sure the Sai is , while not a bladed weapon, a really dangerous one......
One of my favourite games on the Saturn and still play it to this very day.
I used to play this game a lot on the Sega Saturn.🎮 Yasaku was my favorite fighter.
When I played most fighting games I LOATHE the block button. But not here. This has to be the only Sega style fighting game I not only like but love, block button and all. Those story checked made me want to see everything in this game too. I've rarely gotten into many fighting games the way I did with this one.
When I was in my teens, I use to buy all the PC Sega games in those big white boxes. Last Bronx is a somewhat tricky game to make work on modern PCs.
Always heard good things about this one but it looks fun. Too bad I missed it
In 1997 I imported the Japanese version for my SEGA SATURN. It came with a bonus disc( though 2nd disc was in so much Japanese text that I could not play it well ). It also came with a poster and some stickers. Go YOKO!!!
This game is the very first 3D fighting game I’ve ever played as well as my very first and most favorite Sega Saturn game.
I wish we had an HD version of Last Bronx on PS3 and Xbox 360 instead of Sonic The Fighters.
You mean, Sonic Championship? That’s the Fighting Vipers-inspired fighter.
New Gabe Order that’s right. I wonder who thought that releasing this game in HD would be a good idea.
This is amazing. I've actually played in the full cabinet version here in the U.S! There was a small arcade inside the BX at Nellis AFB back in the 90's; it always had the newest Japanese fighting cabinets because a lot of the guys on the base had just come back from Japan/Asia, so they made quite a bit of dough in these machines.
I still play this game on the Sega Saturn to this day a great underrated 3d game for its time games like this had to compete with Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat and Tekken and name just a few who knows maybe it will make a come back one day like Nights into Dreams did on the Wii.
Your revelation that Last Bronx was a full multimedia entertainment franchise in Japan was shocking! You're right that I'd always thought LB was just some low effort, generic game from Sega. But now I realize that they were actually trying really hard to make LB a big deal. We just had no sense of that in America at the time and the internet was still too small to get the word out.
I have the PC Port of Last Bronx and it is a great game! The story mode and video cut scenes is awesome
Dude your videos are absolutely amazing not 1 dud ! I cant stop listening to you talk lol and i been playing more sega games than ever
That was the aim of the channel. Get Sega games the love they deserve.
I even bought a sega mini modded sega dreamcast modded both complete library and sega saturn will be this week 🤘 all because of u man keep the videos coming i watch all your stuff during 1 hour of cardio at gym
Now i realize that soul calibur characters on dremcast where "inspired" on this last bronx..some moves and "tools" are the same .... the character with the hammer ...etc.
Samurai Shodown was the first weapons based fighter imo.
Unlikely considering Soul Calibur is a sequel to Soul Edge which released in 1995. Around 6 months or so before Last Bronx released. The "hammer" character you're probably thinking of is Astaroth who actually uses an axe and is based off of Rock from Soul Edge. Nearly all of the weapon styles and movesets present in Soul Calibur already existed in Soul Edge.
@@M.Bipson i guess you are right ...yes...i love soul calibur if you have those games you can compare ..the moves and the weapons you have sophitia and kilik on last bronx etc ...looks alike..big hug from argentina.
I also got into Last Bronx because of the Saturn port, where I learned that the AI was stupidly easy as soon as I played the Model 2 version, lol. Great video showing off its strengths, but I'd also add the universal guard cancel system helped the game immensely, as it kept you in your feet and protected you at the last second. Yoko is my favorite character to play, and I like Mikey a lot too.
I had never even heard of Last Bronx until I saw it in magazines. I loved it on my Saturn, and was impressed with the use of the VDP2 chip and the high resolution. I liked that they tried something different by using weapons. Since I didn't ever play the arcade game (and as you said most people didn't), I didn't feel like I was missing anything from the arcade.
Awesome game 👏🎮
ooohh my god!!! my childhood game. I remember I was in awe with the graphics and animation of this game when it came out back then. This and Xevious 3D
This game gives me serious TWEWY Vibes and I love it
Just got this over the weekend
Last Bronx was rather underrated and, it's a shining example of the big trend in Japan during the 90's of the mixed-media approach to marketing (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 90's OVA, Manga & Game are another great example of this practice!) that essentially predates the viral marketing of the 00's in the U.S. and, the social media approach used over the last decade in general. Had they applied the same approach outside Japan with Last Bronx things may have gone a little better.. But it's always gonna be a niche game, one that is much better than it's general reputation for sure though.
This game looks dope. Definately gonna have to pick this one up.
Interesting game. I like the product placement in the Arcade version.
Completely forgot about this game! Had it on the Saturn as a child, cheers!
Wow, I haven't heard about Last Bronx in almost 20 years (although funnily enough it has a small feature in this month's Retro Gamer). I had no idea about all the extra media, thanks for getting some footage.
Another 3D great fighting game from Sega in the 90's
Sega released this to compete with Soul Edge. By the time Last Bronx was released, it was mostly ignored in the US. Virtua Fighter 2 was by far Sega’s most popular arcade fighter in 95-96 and seemed to all but disappear once Tekken 2 arrived. To be fair, the mid to late 90s arcade scene was made up of tons of fighting games. Between Cps2 and NeoGeo hardware, it was hard enough to keep up with releases let alone from other companies like Midway and Atari. When you add that to the Namco and Sega fighters, it’s very easy for new IPs to be overlooked. Though I enjoyed Last Bronx in the arcade (only ever saw it in one arcade off Beach BLVD in HB CA) and purchased it at the end of August in 97 for my Saturn, my friends would rather play 8 month old Soul Blade.
I loved this game.
so basically Sega's version of Soul Blade.. looks awesome!
was playing this game in the 2005s...was incredible. cant wait for my potato to run it and
Thanks, just found my new home arcade holy grail
How I loved this game on the Saturn! And how happy I'd be for a remaster!
I liked this game on Saturn
Loved this game! Got it as soon as it was out on Saturn back in the day.
Never heard of this before and it actually looks pretty interesting. If there has ever been another fighting game with a character wielding a sansetsukon, I certainly haven't heard of it. The anime for this probably isn't that good, but I might try to find it and check it out.
sega best ga
I missed out on this, but damn I want to play it after hearing a bit of that Saturn era style Sega music.
If without Soul Edge or Soul Blade (which came in the Arcades first), we can't play some Last Bronx. You can respect for Sega and AM3 for that kickass weapon-based fighter.
Woot!
Thank you for bringing this to the light. Too bad other fighting games has shadow. This one :-( or it could have had a Sega Dreamcast release.
I noticed this game has a lot of ad placement in it.
It did, much of it real products.
I played the Windows PC version. Loved that game as a kid
I bought this game at EB games not knowing what it was like and i loved it! I remembered looking for info on its story but always coming up empty, so sad
We see all these things Segar did wrong. Glad they have a movie out that seems to be doing some things right.
I attempted to watch Sonic with my family, but it was sold out!
Good for Sega.
if ever we get a Saturn Mini console, i hope this game will be in it. i really wish i had it on my Saturn back in the day.
Some of these backgrounds look better than anything ive ever seen on ps. VDP 2 is a heavyweight of a chip.
I remember playing Last Bronx on my PC back in the day! another amazing video SLX, keep em’ coming!👍
Thank you. I will surely try. :)
Dead or Alive dropped in 1996. Nothing compared to that in the arcades, us horny Bois where 2 and 3 deep around the cabinets.
Last Bronx was always one of those games that looked really cool to me, but I didn't even know it existed until long after the PS2 was out. Whenever this does get a SEGA AGES release, I will definitely pick up as soon as I can, and I'd love to check out the manga and some of the external material, too :D
Calling Sega Ages; games like this. Not boring and tired Outrun, Space Harrier and Sonic time and time again.
I first played this on the saturn when I was like 10 or 11 can't remember lol but I do remember that my friend brought his Saturn over and saw that opening and was kinda hyped.... but honestly I didnt even know it had a real story until I watched this video I just remembered the endings really to me didn't make no sense at all.... crazy thing is I was just thinking about this game a couple days ago
I would have loved if the titular music was just "this is the LAST..... BRONX..... there are no more.... LAST BRONX..."
And as much as there are disappointments about the home conversion, it was so stereotypical, it is almost comforting that it fit in perfectly. Not for the $50 the MSRP prob was though.
I wanna play this so bad. They already got me hooked with Virtua Fighter with Ultimate Showdown, more Sega fighter love for the world
I have the Japanese version for my Saturn with an extra disc and some extra features . It runs on an improved VF2 engine . Very cool game!!
God I love this channel intro...
A 3D fighter with more focus on weapons, sound like a familiar Namco franchise, wouldn't you agree? The only thing missing is guest characters, like imagine if Shōtarō Kaneda from Akira or Spike from Cowboy Bebop were guest characters, that would be kind of cool, impractical, but cool.