The MAD Story of KILLER INSTINCT - An Important Game!? - RETRO GAMING HISTORY

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Today, Top Hat Gaming Man discusses the history of Killer Instinct, the classic Super Nintendo and Arcade game by Rare and why it was important.
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@imyanigmw 4 года назад

Mannnn walking into an arcade in the mid 90's and hearing those KI cabinet speakers blare ULTRAAA COMBOOOOOOOOO used to give me fuckin' chills. Damn, I miss those days

@thegillmanedits 4 года назад

Damn, it changed your topography? Epic.

@snipexd4964 4 года назад

I REmember COOMMBBOOOOO BREAAKKKKEERRRR and we would loose our minds.

@CJM333 4 года назад

FIGHT ON

@woodruffhardenwick9601 4 года назад

Who wasnt interested and intimidated by that Voice that came booming out in stero.. Think of it now in 5.1or higher Surround sound..😳👏👍

@digitaltutorials1 4 года назад

Thinking of that makes me crave pizza since they were always in restaurants!

@chrisstone-streetlightinte5629 4 года назад

I remember the bowling alley that we went to all the time. It had MK3, SFA, KI, and X-men Children of the Atom. You couldn't go wrong with that combination.

@masterlesstheband 4 года назад

So true and if that didn't float your boat you had time crisis , the terminator 2 ( what a coin eater ) upright and does anyone else remember T Mech ?

@woodruffhardenwick9601 4 года назад

T-Mech oh yes saw it many times but was heavily distracted by X-men C.O.A , The Simpsons Aerosmith Revolution X. House of the dead Turtles in time..Oh man I miss Arcades

@crimsonblue7973 4 года назад

Only on the Ultra64 ! This game was as popular as Street Fighter 2 in the arcades here in the Midwest U.S. back in 95. I still remember the amazing KI soundtrack pumping throughout the arcades and making the whole arcade feel more alive than any other arcade game attract mode.

@BoozeAholic 4 года назад

In California arcades, Killer Instinct was almost as popular as Tekken 3, Mortal Kombat 3 & Marvel vs Capcom.

@JQJDaMan 4 года назад

@mPky1 the arcade version only officially came out in the US so that's probably why. This game was massively popular

@jalenikezeue4114 6 месяцев назад

@@BoozeAholic Should Killer instinct Be turned into a Animated Film 🎥 🎞 🎦 🎬 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿

@TheRealKaiProton 4 года назад

I Still have the Audio CD that came along with the SNES version of the game in the UK.. !!

@mobetterent.gamerzunited2529 4 года назад

America too

@Stylez-13 4 года назад

i made the mistake to let a friend borrow it and he lost it.... should have know better

@Torriaga 4 года назад

That soundtrack was iconic

@BrimstoneButcher 4 года назад

I no longer have the game, but I definitely still have Killer Cuts!

@Ottophil 4 года назад

I bought it on cassette. Didnt own a cd player yet

@mrwhopee 4 года назад

KI is still my all time favorite, there was nothing else like it at the time. The graphics, music, combo system were so innovative.

@IanF-FPV 4 года назад

This game was bad ass for the time. The SNES version I bought came in a black cartridge and had a free sound track CD..I also loved the arcade version. Characters were huge and great detail.

@voltron3015 4 года назад

The Soundtrack was and still is awesome!!!

@RainbowSlinky5 4 года назад

yeah man, the soundtrack rocked

@AlonsoMontero 3 года назад

It’s so cool that it’s now on vinyl and also streaming services.

@thackest2k 4 года назад

The soundtrack has to be one of the greatest gaming tracks It fits so well with the game

@joshchiang5995 4 года назад

That can be said about the whole series to be honest.

@amuro9624 4 года назад

I still remember when we would start the game with my brothers and friends the music was already setting the mood for the merciless bloodbath that was ready to happen and everyone suddenly becomes as serious as all those characters lol

@Cee_Nelly 4 года назад

I remember walking around randomly saying C-C-C-C-C-C-Combo Breaker! And ULTRAAAA Combooooooooooooo!!

@PaoloLery 4 года назад

I remember playing this with friends as a kid and on someone achieving an ultra combo for the first time, the room fell silent for about 10 seconds afterwards, with everyone staring at the screen in shock.

@woodruffhardenwick9601 4 года назад

Yes this blew my mind as a kid, And doing it was so fun it didn't feel cheap.. by the way Paolo Nice pic I really like those style mask..

@araynova 4 года назад

Lol. Your friend officially unlocked/achieved "Hawk Status". Lol.

@HolyHadou 4 года назад

I didn't know KI was made originally in the UK. I done learned today!

@jahaininagaki385 4 года назад

Yeah Bruh Rare is a UK based company..

@AlonsoMontero 3 года назад

I had no idea either!

@garythreat5 4 года назад

This game is a classic and I still play thr SNES version to this day

@TheBoofGod 3 года назад

me too

@leecroft7311 4 года назад

Killer Instinct (Xbox One) is still my favourite fighter of this console generation. Looks extra lovely running on the Xbox One X.

@imyanigmw 4 года назад

Yeah I haven't played that in years, wonder if anyone's still online playing it

@mobetterent.gamerzunited2529 4 года назад

Xbox killed it tho nobody knows about it like that cause they let shit ass Xbox get it exclusive it was over before it started PlayStation should of had this game it would a popular just like in the 90s I was so pissed part two was better too

@jahaininagaki385 4 года назад

@@imyanigmw yeah the online is still up

@Itsgeestatus 4 года назад

I Want A Season 4 2 Happen🤞🏾 On Somethin Serious!!!!!!! (It's NOT Fair😤How Characters Like Kim Wu,Orchid, Cinder N Spinal Lack Ultimates Along Wit Missing Stage Ultras N Classic Stages😒)

@derylalexander189 4 года назад

I totally dug the Booker T reference bro🔥 5 TIME!!!!!!

@songoku9348 4 года назад

I’ve always considered KI as a ‘sibling’ or ‘cousin’ to Mortal Kombat.

@austin31697 4 года назад

yes when my was that fast paced,MK Trilogy was prob the last fast paced real human game. shouldve beeeeennnn had MK vs KI. Jay go was my face he was alot like RYU from SF

@Gamesta100 4 года назад

KI>MK. When KI was new I absolutely loved it but didn't like MK because classic MK has terrible fighting mechanics.

@LobsterPuncher 4 года назад

I loved KI (all three iterations). My favorite memory was accidentally doing an ultra combo on my friend and he got mad and started screaming which made me laugh hysterically. Good times.

@kadosho02 4 года назад

I remember playing KI in arcades. The character designs were fascinating, detailed, and flow of moves were seamless. Amazing how far this series has come, then and now.

@fitnessabcvideo 4 года назад

Yes..... Finally. This game needed some love. Good job sir. I still remember the day trocadero got this. Mind blown

@MarkLapasa 4 года назад

I didn't even watch 5 seconds of the video before I hit the like button. Great work!

@tec5x5 4 года назад

And the added bonus CD Soundtrack would be my first peice of video game music and cement Rare as a cut above most when it comes to sound

@dalesanteford7432 4 года назад

I'm so happy I have this game on the rare collection for my Xbox One. I play this game a lot at Deep River Waterpark

@dalesanteford7432 4 года назад

@Slipknotpimp 666 I had to use the download Killer Instinct on to my game it also has Battletoads and Conker's Bad Fur Day

@Lord_Deimos 4 года назад

The snes version might be a downgrade but playing KI at home was amazing and the Killer Cuts cd was a great extra.

@GermsOilCotten 4 года назад

Man I miss the old rare days. I know they are still around but it’s not the same.

@rodolfo7077 4 года назад

Xbox killed rare

@younsmal4873 4 года назад

Rare killed itself when they decided to leave Nintendo for Microsoft you mean. They choice, they mistake.

@AdrianGonzalez-sh7qm 4 года назад

They were hoping that Nintendo would buy them before anyone else

@saiyansnake 4 года назад

Who else still has their *Killer Cuts* CD???? I dont think I've listened to a CD more than that one lmao.

@punchabunchabuttons 4 года назад

i had the game second hand never had it :(

@Tweekend27 4 года назад

I still listen to Cinder's theme when I go running :)

@mau5083 3 года назад

I still have in my SNES game collection

@saiyansnake 3 года назад

@@mau5083 Ayeeeeeee

@_Bits_of_Fury_ 4 года назад

Killer Instinct was the very first game I played on Super Nintendo back in 1995. It's unusual black shell, packed in with my SNES, the Killer Cuts OST CD and two controllers!!! Killer Instinct was definitely an important part of my childhood. With so many memories of me playing the sound track over and over again, and countless hours learning combos and having my butt handed to me. I remember my older cousin playing KI Gold for N64 alot but I honestly always favored the SNES version(maby cause i was better at it lol). I still have my childhood copy along with the SNES and the CD soundtrack. And I even have my cousins copy of KI Gold for N64 after inheriting his N64 and games. Thanks so much for the Video!!!!

@TBoneTony 4 года назад

I only played the SNES Killer Instinct at a school friend's house going back to my elementry school years. To my memory, it was the first Fighting Game I ever played going back as far as I could remember. Before that, I remember seeing an Arcade version of Street Fighter 2 at a Ice Creamery near the beach while I was on holidays with my family but my mum never allowed me to play Arcade games back in the day, so all I could do is watch the starting screen and the demo game-play screens over and over to know what it was about. So the SNES version of Killer Instinct that I played at a friend's place was my first real experience of a fighting game. Years later when I was old enough to save up for my own gaming system, the N64, I brought Killer Instinct 2 Gold and I loved it just as much as those brief memories I had of playing the SNES Killer Instinct. I have gone on to play other fighting games like the Smash Bros series, as well as Soul Calibur and the Dead or Alive series as well as catching up with other series of fighting games on the PS3 and XBox 360 era of consoles but I still have fond memories of Killer Instinct being the first fighting game I ever played. Hope to see your video on Killer Instinct 2 as I was sure that was quite a different game compared to the original Killer Instinct.

@aceyirl 4 года назад

Every Character highlight has their ass being handed too them hahaha

@odogg6899 4 года назад

yea lol. Kinda annoyed me a bit

@Jburneyjr 4 года назад

Definitely my favorite fighting series and that was just from the first one. I still loved the second one as it is the best traditional fighter on N64

@stevenbowen8098 4 года назад

Killer Instincts on the snes and n64 killer instincts gold they my personal favorite rareware games of my childhood of 1994

@stevenbowen8098 4 года назад

And to conker bad furr day

@stevenbowen8098 4 года назад

I still love both even the killer instincts on smes is the supreme

@stevenbowen8098 4 года назад

This review on killer instinct on both snes and n64 is lovely review on this sir

@Sin606 4 года назад

Man I'm now glad you made this vid. I'm happy you too are a fan of KI! I still feel it did things that was way ahead of it's time. I can't forget the game blaring soo loud in my local arcade that even on a highway you will hear UUUUULLLLLLTTTTTTRRRRRRAAA!!!!!!! Thanks dude.

@thequake2009 4 года назад

I love Killer Instinct! Bought my Xbox One just to have it. :)

@imyanigmw 4 года назад

Yeah they did a great job on that reboot

@thequake2009 4 года назад

@@imyanigmw Indeed! :)

@JohnDoe-yf9wk 4 года назад

One of the few bright spots of the XBone launch.

@mobetterent.gamerzunited2529 4 года назад

And they killed it not that popular anymore cause it's on a dead console

@TexasHollowEarth 4 года назад

@@mobetterent.gamerzunited2529 - I'm still pissed @ M$ for shitting on this series. They got nothin' & abandon a great series like this! They're complete idiots & why I primarily game on PS4. They hate their original fans. I don't wanna play woke Gears & Sea of Cheese.

@JoeyJ0J0 4 года назад

Black Orchids finish move is funny, if you do it against another Orchid she gets angry and jealous over the winning girl. This game is fun, glad they released the arcade port on Xbox 1

@Gamesta100 4 года назад

It's almost the only game I play on my XB1 lol

@dustineffler7658 4 года назад

That is a funny finishing move but that's no girl, Google what an Orchid flower looks like / hint: think Final Fights Poison! Secrect Agenet with a changed identity! Ace Ventura also comes to mind! Sorry fellas but there is grass on that playground!

@jonwhite549 4 года назад

She’s Caitlyn Jenner?

@darthboxOriginal 4 года назад

I absolutely loved KI when I was younger. Heck, I still love it, and have the sequel for the N64.

@IgoByaGo 4 года назад

Please, Please, Please do a review/backstory for Killer Instinct 2 and Killer Instinct Gold. Us poors need it!

@UnknownXero 4 года назад

Killer Instinct is still one of my Favorite Arcade games. Id play it all the time at the roll a rena. Big fan KI 2 as well but i played more gold on n64. The snes version also had an amazing soundtrack cd packaged in the box. I still play that cd now a days.

@MetaSynForYourSoul 4 года назад

This was the game that helped me understand how to do combos in gameplay and how to make them work. Until KI I was just a lil bit slow in inputs and could never combo right. Then Killer Instinct shows up with a beautiful tutorial on combos and the combo system right there for the reading, right on the machine! It was normal for a fighting game to have a sticker with the characters specials, possibly their super moves, right on the coin op machine, but a full on tutorial of the combos?! Never seen that till KI and then after that I saw at least nominal combo info on future games from Capcom and Midway. This game made me a better fighter!

@rawbertdogler 4 года назад

i can absolutely relate to KI and the autodouble system "unlocking" fighting game mechanics for my young brain. i made a similarly storied comment on this video a couple mins ago.

@MetaSynForYourSoul 4 года назад

@@rawbertdogler while it didn't invent the combo, it was the first game that I can remember that brought combos to the Forefront of its gameplay. The special moves were in service of furthering the combo, not just the finish of one. It really was kinda revolutionary.

@damiancalvino6397 4 года назад

I very much enjoy your videos sir. Thank you for taking the time to bring them to us. I remember the long lines at the arcade to play KI. And then the sweet black SNES cart I could only rent at the time.

@jonnyretro3128 4 года назад

Loved this on the SNES as a kid!

@shadowstorm79mc 4 года назад

Killer Instinct was my favorite arcade game of all time I put enough quarters in that machine to buy it outright and some of my favorite childhood memories were in front of that cabinet The major disappointment for me about the Super Nintendo port wasn't the graphics or the frame rate or any of the other visual sacrifices they had to make but it was simply the alterations to the characters combo diversity with some combos being completely taken out I think they really missed a huge opportunity not giving the original Killer Instinct Arcade a port on the N64 people would have bought it like popcorn It's a shame you didn't mention the Killer Instinct remake in 2013 it still to this day has a healthy online community if you were to hop on it right now you would not have to wait long for a match and it is truly a magnificent fighting game with some of the best online play any fighting game has ever had

@jaranowska 4 года назад

KI was my top game at the arcade and I was in love with it. It invaded my imagination as a teenager. It was very popular with the regulars, while others would be generally impressed with it. Fascinating game! How sad it was never ported properly on the N64 as promised!

@JohnDoe-yf9wk 4 года назад

I mean any version of the game was going to get cut back. Even though the N64 version was based off 2 that became killer instinct gold it too had issues going to the N64 do to cartridge issues/restrictions.

@dustineffler7658 4 года назад

@@JohnDoe-yf9wk Yes and for My money the SNES controller was made for this game! imo Compared to playing Gold on the 64 pad, where honestly I felt like a scrub! :(

@SharifSourour 4 года назад

Great episode! Loved this game in the arcade in the 90s and got it on SNES when it came out too! Great times!

@texnexus7_300 4 года назад

Snes Killer Instinct is still so much better than the hacked N64 KI Gold. The N64 controller was a Nightmare for anything but FPS and Racers and Mario 64.

@stevenbowen8098 4 года назад

Indeed sir either i compete n64 killer instinct gold i used the Ultra Combo even the snes version will be Superior

@darthboxOriginal 4 года назад

I make the best of it by using the d pad on the n64 controller. The analogue stick just isn't suited to these kinds of games.

@dustineffler7658 4 года назад

I agree 100%! Unfortunately for Me My friend Chuck made it look easy playing Gold! I still can't play like that with the N64 controller! :(

@SomeOrangeCat 4 года назад

Once again Rare proved themselves more adept at squeezing every last of power out of the SNES than Nintendo themselves.

@TopHatGamingManChannel 4 года назад

A bit like Argonaut too - The Brits were better at getting the best out of the Super Nintendo. It must have been all that practise on those micros!

@SomeOrangeCat 4 года назад

@@TopHatGamingManChannel That's why I love Rare Replay, even has their Spectrum games on it. So you can see just how adept they were even on such a modest machine.

@jonathanhunt5864 4 года назад

Man I just love your damn videos. And it's not like there is a shortage of video game related content out there. They are just so fucking interesting. Fantastic work dude!

@irina1296 4 года назад

I've never loved Street Fighter and Tekken but I adore the Killer Instinct, Mortal Kombat, SoulCalibur and Virtua Fighter franchises

@funkworthrollin4959 4 года назад

Dark Stalkers

@NAT-turners-Revenge 4 года назад

acck virtua is garbage..... tekken was so-so.... street fighter was awesome... so was soul calibur etc

@IanF-FPV 4 года назад

Please cover Killer Instinct 2. I didn't have an N64 but curious how well this game did.

@GeoNeilUK 4 года назад

I have to say, the arcade version of the original Killer Instinct looks a lot better than the original Virtua Fighter. Would have been interesting to have seen this on the Sega 32X or on PCs of the time. Even if this game was never going to be on a Sega platform of all places! And I think the Saturn was Sega's current platform at the time.

@604eign 4 года назад

One my OG homies used to always play this... he was so happy when it was rereleased on Xbox One a couple years back

@aolanimistarka5777 4 года назад

If the N64 had cd storage they probably could have done a perfect port and added the cool fmv cg

@Pawel_Strong 3 года назад

Dude, I just discovered your RU-vid content and I love it (as well as I love Killer Instinct :)). You're doing a great job. Good luck and best regards.

@HippyShake9 4 года назад

I love this game! It was certainly one of my favourites from back in the day that I still pop in and play with. I remember being blown away by how it looked and sounded and the black cartridge was a welcome stand out from my other games too. I was hoping you'd talk about this one soon, Thank you! :)

@Gamesta100 4 года назад

The arcade version is almost the only game I play on my XB1 lol

@BarbarosaAlexander 4 года назад

I loved this game, but probably haven't thought of it in 20 years. Great video, and thanks for the nostalgia rush.

@miguelklashgoncalves 4 года назад

Playing the arcade in that time was memorable! This is for me the game that miss the most because i met a lot of good players and everyone knew all the combos! Good times!

@Mechaneer 4 года назад

Nice to learn more about Rare's early beginnings in your intro. I previously only knew them for DK and KI.

@philipnapier3382 4 года назад

I still love the hell out of this series . The snes version was a decent port and I played the hell out of it back in the day.

@raycerx87 4 года назад

Been sleeping on this game, will revisit it soon! Thanks, man!

@tenchuu007 4 года назад

There's a new version out in the arcade. Saw it at an expo, looked pretty good.

@FiltiarnYT 4 года назад

What expo? I want to see this

@tenchuu007 4 года назад

It was at the Houston Pinball Expo.

@LowellLucasJr. 4 года назад

Personally, I still feel shafted all of us 'Ultra 64' players were waiting for Killer Instinct 1 and still got 2.

@TexasHollowEarth 4 года назад

This 👆. Nintndo bait & switch bullshit. Nintendo was such a letdown, with their watered-down home console hardware. I wanted this game & the Cruis'n series on a powerful home console, like they were promising! What they gave us was vastly inferior to Sony's already-released, PS1. It's no wonder Sony is so dominant in the console market, now. Nintendo wasn't delivering on their promises.

@primeobjective5469 4 года назад

*"C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!!"*

@mikebassett9054 4 года назад

I remember mowing a bunch of grass to affor this game for the snes ... it didn’t let me down either , was a great port . Great vid too thgm!

@zaturnneo 4 года назад

I still remember standing around arcades with a pad of paper and writing down every move I came across. Great video! Do the sequel!

@punk-o-matic9248 3 года назад

I loved Killer Instinct, the story, the characters, the music, the graphics everything! It is such a great game! The black cartridge, and it came with the soundtrack CD! I mean their character stories, designs and moves are so good too great video man!

@SoranDalawi 4 года назад

thank you for this. I adored this game on snes growing up (still have my original cart) and I had no idea about any of that story (especially the character backgrounds) until I saw this. looking forward to firing it up again now

@montevision1 4 года назад

Quality content, another great in-depth video, keep it up top hat man

@LowellLucasJr. 4 года назад

Absolutely love Killer Instinct and appreciate all the hard work rare has done over the years. It's a shame about the falling out with them but I still wish him the best.

@jamessullivan8300 4 года назад

Haven't thought about this arcade game in a really long time (25 years or so) and I remember the awesome combo's and fantastic graphics. I would play it over street fighter and Mortal Combat too. Then, I went on a very long NeoGeo kick (also at the arcade) playing King of fighters and Samurai Showdown. I loved all these games because you would play against total strangers and it was a blast of fun. Remember...there was no online play back then..no internet either. You would meet up at the Arcade and then square off on one of these machines. Thanks for the walk down memory lane!

@jrtien 4 года назад

I think you meant to say "C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!"

@GeomancerHT 4 года назад

Refreshing change indeed! Loved it!

@turkm6604 4 года назад

It's hard to believe that I still have the soundtrack disk that came with the game. It still sounds as good as it did when I bought the game so long ago. Great video and awesome game classic.

@Gamingwithgleez 4 года назад

Great video. I played this game in the arcades and on the SNES so much. I loved it.

@Goku_is_my_spotter 4 года назад

Thanks for making the video! Would love to see the sequel on KI2!! Great memories and nostalgia from my youth playing this with my older brother! :) Cheers!

@LscVip Год назад

I was just playing this last night, it's still one of my favorite fighting games of all time👊

@DragoonMS 4 года назад

Removal of the zooming in & out didn't surprise me one bit; this was also the case for the kinda butchered port of Samurai Shodown (stuck in the smaller "zoomed out" look). Orchid was my favorite, but it wasn't until I got to learning her on the Snes version that I learned how vicious she can be. My friends hated when I played as Orchid...yesss. Hope you do videos on both the Gameboy port of KI and the story of KI2.

@nmbmemphisbeast3690 3 года назад

Cinder orchid spinal most op in the game 🤣 that being said fulgore orchid my fav

@CC_2617 4 года назад

Great video, what a fun game to play and a go to when I'm at a retro arcade

@turtle8443 4 года назад

Skillful lead in with the back story of rare. Educational video as always.

@hagentronege3673 4 года назад

Killer video n fun to watch, cheers dude!

@joeyisabsb1 4 года назад

I've still yet to play the new KI game despite owing an xbox one. Maybe I'll finally seek it out and give it a go.

@TexasHollowEarth 4 года назад

It's really good. M$ shouldn't have abandoned it. Whoever's making their big software decisions should be hung to death. They're too woke for their own good.

@ChrisThrashHeavydeLeon 4 года назад

I loved killer instinct so much as a kid, and I even grew up to be a pro player for the most recent Xbox one version. On top of that, Mick Gordon, the composer for season 1 and 2 gave me a shot to be a vocalist on the soundtrack after I submitted some of my old band days tracks. I landed the part for the Herald Of Gargos track and I'm still in shock to this day that I am a part of this games legacy. Super honored as I still love everything about the series.

@The-Flute-Wizard 4 года назад

Definitely make the sequel video too - this was a nice trip down memory lane, and very informative and educational

@kingjoshua1788 4 года назад

Love playing this at my local bowling alley and I was so happy when I got this on SNES for Christmas Orchid was my main

@johnduval760 4 года назад

Definitely played this a lot in the arcade, back in the day. I don't have the fond memories of it like I do with other series (mvc, capvssnk, etc) and that's likely due to its limited distribution.

@mysticinception3080 4 года назад

I don't usually sub to too many people, but you sir make fantastic content! I'm subbed.

@MrCalverino 4 года назад

The intro sequence takes me back to 1994, it was the greatest time to be a gamer🙌🏾 I almost tear up because I really wanted an Ultra 64... That announcer is the best ever ☝🏾

@ChannelTheChange 4 года назад

Though Street Fighter 2 will always have my heart, this was probably the fighting game I was strongest at on the SNES. Wasn't a fan of the arcade version ironically. I was good with EVERYONE including Eyedol (he was unlockable... spoiler.) The story was great, gameplay fantastic and the soundtrack was off the hook. Speaking of, why didn't you cover the fact the SNES came with the Killer Cuts limited edition CD of the soundtrack? That was the most BOSS part of the Killer Instinct port.

@SomeOrangeCat 4 года назад

That might have been a US exclusive thing.

@ChannelTheChange 4 года назад

@@SomeOrangeCat it was released in the UK too

@darryljones9385 4 года назад

I love that game. They need to bring it back.

@Midekai 4 года назад

I remember how much me and my friends were into KI when it first smashed the arcade scene in the mid 90s. For a while it overtook MKII as the defacto western 1on1 fighter. Was also one of the games that made me crave an upcoming N64 at the time.

@belojah2 4 года назад

I'm going to try the xbox version after seeing how good this was.

@dustineffler7658 4 года назад

You definitely should! It's My personal favorite game of the generation! :)

@dravenvandross8281 4 года назад

Definitely Killer Instinct was an amazing game for its time and the latest Killer Instinct is just phenomenal so thank you for reminding me of this game I definitely will play it again on my Super NES.

@woodruffhardenwick9601 4 года назад

I loved this game as a kid and still hear the music when my boss calls me .. I wish this was on yhe Switch at least

@javierortiz82 4 года назад

I have fond memories of playing this game in the arcades, however I can't say it's a great game. It's riddled with bugs, the gameplay is gimmicky and somewhat unbalanced. I loved playing it on the arcades though, if you were a 90's kid you might remember entering the arcade af the tune of "AWESOME COMBO", it was a very noisy machine lmao. The graphics were great and have their charm, but to me, the technical issues opaqued the experience. If you wanted to get real, you'd pop your quarters on the SFII machine.

@TexasHollowEarth 4 года назад

Still beat Killer Instinct 2. That game was was jank af, especially the new throwing engine. I could never get into KI2, despite being a devout arcade KI1 player & competitor.

@jahaininagaki385 4 года назад

@@TexasHollowEarth hell no KF2 is wayyy better then the first one... who is really going back too the SNES too play the first one over the second one??

@javierortiz82 4 года назад

Jahain Inagaki MAME

@javierortiz82 4 года назад

Rusty Shackleford oh yeah, KI2 was rubbish.

@TexasHollowEarth 4 года назад

@@jahaininagaki385 - I never said SNES. We're talkin' arcade, here. Both Nintendo ports were vastly inferior to their arcade counterparts.

@mushihimesarna728 4 года назад

This game was HUGE in Argentina...back in the day we had lots of fantastic KI players who memorized every freaking combo and finisher (me included). The graphics and gameplay were out of this world!

@ReaverPrime 4 года назад

That Booker T reference though...

@sssjjjttt 4 года назад

5 time! 5 time! 5 time! 5 time! 5 time!

@imyanigmw 4 года назад

Now can you dig that SUCKAAAAAAA

@TopHatGamingManChannel 4 года назад

Was going to do a spinarooney too but did not get round to filming it.

@Squival138 4 года назад

Playing with a group of friends decades ago when I was a kid in the 90's. Playing against each other I was using Cinder, I button bashed a string of random movements and ended with a attack, Cinder raised his fist in the air and a bolt of lighting struck my friends character killing him instantly. We all freaked out, I was never able to pull that move off again, despite looking in the manual to try it. Always wondered which specific move it was, I should look for it as I imagine it'll be on youtube somewhere. Fond gaming memory of mine :)

@ottoman666 4 года назад

I think I remember playing one of the arcade killer instinct games at my local cinema of all places and thinking how amazing the graphics were. I had it on the snes aswell but also had mortal kombat 3 ultimate I loved both games tbh

@dustineffler7658 4 года назад

Great picks! Besides UMK 3 My other personal favorite was MK 2! :D

@RaptureMusicOfficial 3 года назад

I played KI in mid 90s in Belgium Arcades as a teen... those were the days! Street Fighter 2 and 3, Mortal Kombat 1-3, Killer Instinct.. all playable in the arcades! Awesome!

@liefacts3000 4 года назад

I will give you a thumbs up as it sounds like you're talking into an empty cup.

@comcast2500 4 года назад

I remember loving this game. I wondered why most of the black characters in fighting games were boxers

@dustineffler7658 4 года назад

Not shure about T.J. but Streetfighter 2 was their take on Tyson! I might be wrong but I think it was the OG Japanese name Mike or something along those lines! :)

@Itsgeestatus 4 года назад

As Black🙏🏾People In General We Had 2 Fight👊🏾4 Our Life✊🏾 (Especially Against Racism Right Along Wit Slavery😒)

@jonwhite549 4 года назад

I guess realistic as most are street boxers & ninjas based off blade & Tyson unless they’re not from America.