PRIMAL RAGE TOURNEY - TOP 8 - COMBO BREAKER 2023 

Probably the first Primal Rage tournament I've ever seen in my life.

Wow! I saw Primal Rage and clicked immediately. Underrated gem during a time of Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat and Killer Instinct. Thank you TNS!

I never thought I'd see the day where primal rage is played competitively in a tournament setting

First time I ever seen top players play this game. This scenery was no where to found back in the day. Thanks for bringing this back to life.

I absolutely cannot believe that I'm seeing this with my own eyes. Primal Rage was a HUGE part of my teeth cutting experience in the mid 90s. I still play this game and I NEVER EVER thought I'd get to see a tournament. THANK you for this.

Technically, it's not claymation, it's stop-motion animation. All of the models were hand-made stop-motion puppets, crafted from both clay and injected rubber mold over a metal armature skeleton, basically large, articulated toy models that they animated all of the moves with by hand. They are so, so fucking cool looking and detailed, too. They worked so hard on this game and I'm so glad people haven't forgotten about it. Glad I got to see my favorites Talon and Vertigo in tournament, though I'm not surprised Sauron is so represented given how ungodly strong he is. Edit: Backwards compatibility and perfect port emulation of this game is almost goddamn impossible given the nature of the copy protection the developers used on it originally. Not even they know how to get past it, which is why seeing an actual tournament of this game is like seeing a Unicorn in real life.

Holy shit Primal Rage players are still active, I love this.

I would like to see more retro fighters like this played in tournaments. Like pre-MvC2. Games that never got the tournament treatment and weren’t really played competitively outside of the local arcade environment. It’s interesting to see this game played at a high level.

This was awesome. As a kid, I never imagined Primal Rage could be played at this level, but seeing it now, just wow!

Hope yall had as much fun as I had on commentary.

I really hope there's a next time someday. This was incredibly fun to play and the sudden death was only the icing on the cake! Easily the best match I've ever had in a top 8.

A PRIMAL RAGE TOURNAMENT!?!? OH MY GOD YESSSSS

I love when they have tourneys for really old games.

The game feeds the 90s nostalgia, everyone in masks feeds that 2020 nostalgia.

25 and under won’t know what primal rage is

Why has this not been rereleased! Easily one of the most underrated fighting games of all time.

So sick to see ketchup and mustard in grand finals. Great pair of lads

Primal rage is a classic!! So awesome to see it being played on a stage like this!

Just finished watching the entire thing. Made me happy that a gem of a game, under appreciated but also necessary in the FGC, made it to CB in pro play. Also it was phenomenal seeing 2 brothers in competition. Both are experts of their craft. 😊

Damn we need a NEW PRIMAL RAGE！

A Primal Rage Top 8 was one thing, but to see Ketchup and Mustard in Grand Finals? Oh, this was such a delight.

I'm here to see what high level Primal Rage looks like.

It warms my heart when underrated fighting game gems like Primal Rage finally get some love in big tournaments. Some type of Primal Rage reboot would be an interesting project to be announced. Not sure who holds the rights to the Primal Rage IP now but hey, make it happen!

Crazy to see high level Primal Rage in 2023….. didn’t know Ketchup and Mustard were that nice, but it makes sense

Man that was a great tournament. Literally my favorite fighter. So happy it's not completely forgotten!

This is amazing that this game is still being played and followed. I remember when it first hit the arcade. Also it definitely has a learning curve to it.

Never seen primal rage at this type of caliber. I played this on the SNES loooong ago. Thank you for this 💯

Amazing how we have the legendary brother duo in finals

Primal Rage?!! My gosh this takes me back!

If this got a remake I wonder how many people would play and how well it will do

How'd they get the arcade version running so without glitches? They have an actual board? YUP looks like an actual board.

I didn't expect Primal Rage here. Wow, finally there. I think this game is underestimated than other fighting games.

How are the commentators not gonna recognize Chaos' throw is a tiddy twister lol me and my friends literally used to tiddy twister each other mid match any time someone landed it lol

😍😍😍😍 More Primal Rage on the future plz

Holy son of a @$&# Primal Rage Tournaments!!!!!!!! Didn't know there was top matches of this. This game is pure BEAUTY!!!!! My respect to you people who go all out on this retro fight GEMS!!!!!❤

O...M...G!! This is my favorite fighting game ever! The only people that hated this game are the ones that couldn't figure out the controls. Way ahead of its time!

RAGE ! Such an awesome game had NO IDEA people still played let alone COMBO BREAKER TOURNAMENTS!

I had this game for the SEGA genesis and have never seen it played so well. That was amazing

Honestly Primal Rage deserves a reboot after all those years

This game desperately needs a sequel

Can't believe this game is still in played in a tournament setting. I'm glad though. Shame the 2nd game didn't come out back then. Could have been a game changer honestly. Vertigo for life!

It's a shame that Primal Rage 2 never was completed. It had even more new mechanics than Primal Rage had. I wonder who owns the Primal Rage IP? We should have a remake or sequel of the game. Perhaps, even complete Primal Rage 2.

Saw part of this in real time at the venue, whoever was running with Vertigo was putting a damn clinic, well done. And btw those Primal Rage boards are GIGANTIC, geez

god I LOVE the fgc!! Top Tourney for an game that is so overlooked!

Omg I never thought I would see a Primal Rage tournament, much less one in 2023! I loved Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter 2, but I fell head over heels in love with this game when it first came out in '94 and have been a fan since. Thank you for posting this Tampa. My favorites were the apes Blizzard and Chaos, but I've since learned Vertigo was my girl - she's deadly in an experienced players hands, as you see here. When playing Primal Rage, the trick is to master the Tiger (hop) jump. It allows you to apply more pressure on opponents. With Vertigo, her dizzy and teleport moves combined with the Tiger Jump can be used to deadly effect. I was bummed this vertigo player was not able to fully complete his devastating combo by teleporting after the crouching low power and getting the last hits to connect. That would have been soo badass. Each character has 3 fatalities some more gruesome than others and a couple that are just stupid lol.

This is so cool to see an old school Rage Tourney! Saw the video and clicked on it quick-

I hop they bring back primal rage for new consoles,the same like it use to be in the arcades but in native 4k!!

I swear I learned more about this game just in the first few rounds of commentary on this game than I have playing it. Things like the rage mode condition activate, that it beats stun, that the rage modes offer different boosts for everyone...

So good to see old games on pro tournaments!

If yu think tekken is hard, this game moveset list bring it to next level.

So happy to see this Old School classic get some time in the spotlight. Great game, good times, and plenty of quarters donated back in the day!

I never seen sooo many special moves nonetheless combos for this game. Nice!

Awesome game! I’m glad to see it here

WHAT? Old school Primal Rage in 2023? Hells yeah!

*First time ever seeing a primal rage tournament been wanting too see one for years I'm very Surprise Team Spooky never drop a tournament....i been playing this game alot lately....I wish sumbody would remaster this game soon.....yo thank for hosting this tournament...hope to see more soon* 👀🔥🔥🔥

Blizzard and Chaos were my dudes.

Saw a rly good documentary on this game last year about the hidden combo system. Glad they had a tourney for it

crazy how the models in this game are all stop motion animated

One of my favorite fighting games growing up. I used to go to this cabinet at Peter Piper Pizza whenever the Mortal Kombat arcade was crowded. Which was like always.

Primal Rage!!! Lets Go!! Eternal Champions 2 and Brutal: Paws Of Fury would be hype too

Amazing to see this game being played at a tournament level so many decades after its release. I hope the creators are still around to witness this.

So awesome to be able to see this be able to get some love. Really would love to see this get a remake or even a new one. Love this game. Thank you for showing it with some top notch gameplay

we need REMASTERED PRIMAL RAGE!!! so underrated game((

Men. I love the broadcasters. The veteran with the energy and the rookie with tons of knowledge

I wanna see Chao’s pissing fatality in a tournament setting.

I remember spamming talon’s fury spin attack to win in the arcade. Thought blizzard was cool but wasn’t good with him (or anyone really). Tried to do Chaos’ vomit fatality but never could.

Loved this game as a kid on SNES. The Chaos theme was dope

MK4 and Mace better be at Combo Breaker next year or I'll riot.

Im impressed this brings me back

This bring me great joy. 💓🦖

That was an awesome last few seconds in the finale

I have been waiting for this for so long

A great surprise to see in my feed! Loved this game. The "Vertigo" in my name actually came from this game. Now we just need tournies for Clayfighters, Time Killers, and TMNT: Tournament Fighters.

Omg?!!?! Just give us a remaster with a fresh coat of paint, taking me back to the SEGA Channel years 94 - 97 best times ever

I looked for primal rage stuff a couple years ago, and the vids were slim pickins. This is some really good, enjoyable, high competitive gameplay!

I would have never thought I'd see Primal Rage tournament play. How does one even practice? My son and I found a cabinet in Austin last year by chance (wasn't it...?) and he fell in love with it. Now you're telling me there is hope? Next thing you'll tell me is that there is a WeaponLord scene...

Yo opino que el "Sudden Death" entre Aszaxa y Chaotic Strike fue lo mas bestial de todo el evento de Primal Rage.

Really fun to watch. It bring back some memories ngl.

I remember when this first came out in the arcade. Huge mass of people huddled around, there was nothing like it looks wise and sound wise.

I never knew they have tournaments for this game. I remember back in the 90s at the arcades. But that's pretty amazing. Hope to see some more nostalgic tournament games again

All I saw was primal rage and went into nostalgia mode...1 of my first games on NES I appreciate watching this truly🗣 🧘🏽🧠💪🏾💯

this is sick as hell respect

Good shit! Was really hoping to see Blizzard, but happy to see a tourney for this game at all!

Didnt know that this was a thing. Ive seen it at a retro video game store. Gotta scoop it

This tournament is way over due, good to see it become a realty though! Thank you!

Never knew this was a thing. Heres hoping we get a new game

best fighting game ever, I remember having a discussion about Primal Rage tournament at CEO 2017

Harambe shoulda gotten DQd for false advertising 😒

We need more of this

as a kid who played this, I'm so excited that this has a tournament for it. I played this and Smash Melee as a kid and its dope to learn melee isn't the only game that has pro tournaments

This was amazing to watch. I've always loved this game, even though I suck at it!

Wow I didn’t know there was a scene for this game!

Also just gotta say how funny is it watching a giant ape pinch a trex's nipple, they had to have been laughing as they animated that move, def not something i thought id ever see and my favortie move

Sick sets! Love me some PR

I hope y'all keep hosting this game

It’s exciting to see this. I’m an OG Primal Rage player from the golden era of arcades. It was good to see someone play Chaos (who was the strongest character imo)… too bad they weren’t able to pull off the best combos lol… hope this returns in future :))

I always loved the music for this game

Superb Game~!

dude primal rage old school memories

Classic game!