The making of Revenge of Shinobi, Streets of Rage & Shinobi 3

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In this episode we follow a group of developers from Sega's Consumer Division, in particular game designer Noriyoshi Ohba and freelance composer Yuzo Koshiro.
Both men were involved in Revenge of Shinobi and Streets of Rage.
This video covers: Revenge of Shinobi, Streets of Rage, Shinobi 3 and Streets of Rage 3
Streets of Rage 2 has its separate making of video uploaded last year: • The making of Streets ...
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@SEGAEurope 5 лет назад

Thank you so much for making this. It's clear how much love and passion went into this. We can't wait to see more! Great work!!

@user-bm9gw2mg3g 5 лет назад

Wow, even real sega is here!

@mirumotsuyasuke8327 5 лет назад

I loved it too. Absolutely.

@infinitecanadian 5 лет назад

Oh man, an endorsement from _the_ SEGA? Lucky channel owner! Thank you SEGA for bringing loads of fun and entertainment to the world for decades!

@whathappenswhen4767 5 лет назад

These videos are so perfectly edited, that even SEGA Europe sends Thanks!

@John-yy1oy 5 лет назад

I'm shocked. I remember when you would copyright strike videos like this.

@ShadowArtist 5 лет назад

Shinobi III is a vastly under-rated MASTERPIECE of a megadrive game. Game reviewers had their heads up their butts!

@danielmaggs1048 4 года назад

ShadowArtist reminds me of the ppl who voted down SOR3 because of its music and localization issues when the core gameplay was absolutely awesome - faster, more raw and intense than SOR2

@Syklonus 4 года назад

@@danielmaggs1048 I disagree. I thought SoR 3 was a half arsed game that felt more like a fan mod rather than a true sequel. It looked and sounded really grubby and rough, and for me it felt like it was just the second game but with a few added extras which didn't make much difference.

@NotaPizzaGRL 3 года назад

@@Syklonus Should've played the Japanese version. I don't know why Sega of America kept insisting making games harder than they needed to be. Same thing happened with Dynamite Headdy and Contra: Hard Corps and it hurt those games over here. They were hard enough as it is.

@tuberoyful Год назад

And all those stinky butts brought Sega down to ground🤣😆

@Foreverdensword 9 месяцев назад

Your right

@TampaTec 4 года назад

This video is TV, Netflix and Hulu quality. A+ 👍

@itadapeeza8559 3 года назад

No, its much better.

@ShadeDraws 2 года назад

That's an insult. This is way, way better.

@SurvivalHorror100 5 лет назад

My favourite RU-vidr returns. Another shockingly detailed video. I have no idea how you do it. Well done.

@theshyguy1580 5 лет назад

The top notch quality you put in your videos, from your deep research to the presentation of the games, the consoles, even the early draft of the game itself is astounding to me. Keep making these videos man!

@whathappenswhen4767 5 лет назад

I have to say, This guy edits his videos so amazing that he should earn an award for best video editor on youtube ever

@webinatic216 5 лет назад

Wait. You only have 58K subs. Your stuff is amazing. This is like 3 times better than any netflix doc.

@kidistight 5 лет назад

He must not be known because this video shows the quality of his content.

@Absoti 5 лет назад

Shame Shinobi 3 was overshadowed by other focuses. It's one of my favorite games on the Genesis/MegaDrive. That soundtrack is sooooo good. Great video!!! Love your work Strafe Fox!

@LemonRush7777 5 лет назад

Me too, that game is amazing! Its so good for speedrunning, too. I still play it probably every month.

@thefroyukenfiles3641 5 лет назад

Hearing about its lower reviews and low sales is news to me considering that game's high quality.

@SpeedyGoneFroglegs 5 лет назад

Shinobi 3 was a masterpiece. It may have gotten a bad press shake at the time, but I think history sees it in more favorable light as one of the finest ninja games ever made.

@technosis9094 5 лет назад

@@SpeedyGoneFroglegs yeah part three was always my favorite. Strange seeing that it wasn't considered a masterpiece when it came out.

@Sh0tgunJust1ce 5 лет назад

Stage 6 of Shinobi 3 was just plain unfair in how difficult it was.

@spookyman9994 5 лет назад

please don't stop making them , the quality is higher than( did you know gaming) channel . and ofcours you deserve more than a million likes :) greeting from Kuwait .

@Absoti 5 лет назад

DYKG stretches so far to find a way to dump on Sonic, and sometimes Sega, constantly that it became annoying. Love these development videos that Strafe Fox does.

@thehumbleone1983 5 лет назад

That’s for sure

@rockdesu 5 лет назад

Dykg has nothing on this. How do they have so many subs for shit production.

@thefroyukenfiles3641 5 лет назад

@@rockdesu Simple. DYKG's much lower production (not a bad thing mind you) compared to Splash Wave allows them to churn out more content in less time, and uploading said content consistently and quickly gains subs just as fast. But man do I admire the amount of work SW puts into all their graphic assets! Someone had to spend grueling hours 3d modeling those Sega consoles and set pieces just to give us 20 minutes of video game history, yet the channel gets a fraction of subscribers and views.

@THESHMUPMASTER 5 лет назад

The quality of his vids are higher than ANY other gaming related RU-vid channel IMO.

@-----------g- 5 лет назад

RIP Keith Flint of The Prodigy. 90s lives on through the music and games. Great video.

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Chase, I'm commenting before even finishing to video just to highlight the excellent quality behind your work man... No other RU-vid has this level of quality inn both editing, production, narration and actual content. Please never stop doing this, this is one hell of a channel. I'm surprised no big documentary network has come for you yet.

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The quality of this channel is amazing. Its miles ahead of any other retro gaming channel or honestly just any other channel that i watch.

@ChaseFace 5 лет назад

Thank you, man!!

@bast01 5 лет назад

I'm pretty sure chase it's just the narrator

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@strafefox 5 лет назад

Awesome to hear! Yeah a blu ray is part of the plan, hopefully next year!

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@seedofwonder 5 лет назад

You are to be commended not just for the quality of these videos but the choice of material. Your channel is a veritable museum for the classics.

@SparkstarScope 5 лет назад

"Transcend generations" is an understatement. I'm still in disbelief that we're finally getting a Streets of Rage 4. Amazing video as always, by the way! The details on Revenge of Shinobi's development cycle was something that always eluded me.

@frog9304 4 месяца назад

Too bad SOR4 ended up being worse than nothing

@dykodesigns 5 лет назад

I never thought that Streets Of Rage was made by the same people as E-Swat. I’ve always thought of E-Swat as a merger of Shinobi and Robocop. Excellent video as always!👌

@thunderlightning1980 3 года назад

Let's just say that Streets of Rage is a combination of Shadow Dancer Genesis (1990), E-Swat Genesis (1990), and Revenge of Shinobi/Super Shinobi (1989).

@devilmaycry383 5 лет назад

These games are timeless classics glad to still have them Streets of Rage trilogy, Revenge of Shinobi, Shinobi 3 and more on my Megadrive.

@agonleed3841 5 лет назад

Man. Tears to the eyes because of the memory of that time and what I expected life today to be like. Those music videos was what I thought my adult life would be like. Om successful, but we just aren't in that time anymore. AMD music really isn't that good. It's ok. But dotemst bring that fun vibe

@ZenithMusicNet 5 лет назад

The king of retro documentaries has returned. Excellent work, JB!

@thehumbleone1983 5 лет назад

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@codeorbs 5 лет назад

This Chanel is going to blowup, great quality content

@blountman747 5 лет назад

Street of rage has an amazing sound track

@MK90_ 5 лет назад

*O M G !!* RU-vid is not doing you justice!! You deserve attention!! All streaming media (from Twitch, Netflix, HBO.. etc.) should notice your work and get in touch with you! Your content is top-notch and has unmatched value. Man, an announcement of a video game documentary TV show directed by you would be as hype as announcing Bloodborne 2........ for Nintendo Switch XD!!

@strafefox 5 лет назад

Thanks so much for your kind words! Really awesome :) and yeah Bloodborne 2 would also be quite cool

@xeronic 5 лет назад

Yuzko Koshiro is the man. Streets of rage 2 soundtrack is easily in my top 5 soundtracks of all time, and the first game that got me into video game music. His work on the Etrian Odyssey series shouldn't be overlooked.

@eloygarcia315 5 лет назад

Cannot believe how underrated Shinobi 3 is. One of the best genesis games and soundtracks during the consoles life span.

@random_gamer_guy82 5 лет назад

Console master race??? Seriously your workload on these video's are absolutely amazing, please release them on disc or approach Netflix or somthing this is truly gripping stuff. 👍👍👍👏👏👏👌👌👌

@KarcusKorpse 5 лет назад

These were the days. PC had little in game play and even graphics! Even sound and music on PC was bad.

@SRC267 5 лет назад

Underrated channel, glad i found it.

@draskang 5 лет назад

The lack of praise for Shinobi III was criminal...

@shadow479 2 года назад

Yuzo Koshiro made the tunes of my childhood games truly legendary. Probably one of the best things that happened to Mega Drive system

@SassoStudios 5 лет назад

Super underrated series, thanks for all your hard work 👍

@Nicknir 5 лет назад

I love this channel! the editing is amazing

@sgtsaltandpepper 2 года назад

The Shinobi games have always had a special place in my heart cause my father who passed year and I used to play them a lot when I was a kid. Genesis was my first console and playing games together was how we bonded. Great job!

@mahendra4352 5 лет назад

2 of the best games I had on Genesis : - High replayability - Awesome soundtracks/BGM, I used to turn on the games only to listen to them.

@dmac7128 5 лет назад

Both Revenge of Shinobi and Streets of Rage were among my favorites. These were the first games that really sold the Genesis before Sonic came along. The soundtracks are amazing and push the hardware to its limits, quite a feat for a console only in its first year/

@amiradib1007 5 лет назад

Man, you kill it every single time. Great stuff once again.

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Gonna grab some popcorn and watch this! :)

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@riddleiddle 5 лет назад

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80's kids where are all of guys? This is the awesome shit we all grew up with!! How come this guy doesn't have 500k plus subscribers? Awesome job Man love your channel, keep up the good work.

@adautopereiradasilva8341 5 лет назад

I'm speechless. I was transported. I saw myself again in the late 80's and 90's on a Saturday morning playing these classics. Amazing. I already sent this video to almost all my friends and relatives who also played at that time, your channel should be a reference to talk about retro games. Thank you!

@rjsilvers3181 5 лет назад

Oh my GOD! The graphics for this video are intensely amazing! Huge fan of your work my friend!

@mojibake. 5 лет назад

This is the best channel on RU-vid! When I see a notification of a new video I drop anything I'm doing and watch it immediately! I love the original 3D graphics you make, the amount of research you do, the well written script, the video editing and of course the narrator!!! We can really feel the love you put on all your videos! I just wish I had any money to contribute on your Patreon... you really deserve it! When I find a job I'll do it for sure!

@majimamike4097 5 лет назад

Streets of Rage and Shinobi are some of the best series ever.Especially SOR 2 and Shinobi 3.

@tulioocamargo1187 5 лет назад

The quality of this video is amazing. The transitions, the oficial artworks, the CG, the editing, the music and of course, the writing are truly a step up on videos like this, you really put effort and love on these. Congratulations and thank you.

@MuJoNeSs 5 лет назад

Your videos have such a high production value that is amazing! Thank you so much for this Story Lesson of Videogames and the SEGA Mega Drive. You guys ROCK!

@wushushorty1 5 лет назад

Excellent video that brought very fond memories. Especially the Streets of Rage series, particularly 1 and 2. I DJ part time and have used bits of the boss fight themes in a few mashups. I used to go to the options menu and play the soundtrack on my stereo. Wonderful tunes for an excellently fun game. I also owe a few replaced controllers to Shinobi. Now a new subscriber to your channel.

@blackspetnaz2 2 месяца назад

I grew up with this game. I played it more than anything else. Good memories forever. The music, the graphics, the difficult but engaging game mechanics. Nice review.

@uncannyremixes8958 5 лет назад

I used to go on Sega Retro when I was younger to learn about game development. Your videos bring me the same feeling I got when learning from those articles. I like how you show off the beta footage as well. Very professional, very well done.

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@jtee06 5 лет назад

i still play streets of rage 2 & shinobi III on my sega to this day. didn't know much of this history, thanks!

@iamironman320 5 лет назад

I really wish this channel would randomly pop up in people's recommended sometime. Or better yet, the trending tab. Such a shame these videos don't reach a wider audience

@GameStormerGX 5 лет назад

I absolutely love your videos. Can we just take the time to realize that this man has a Patreon and that he's only making $57 A MONTH for all of this amazing work. You sir deserve much more than that!

@EastyyBlogspot 5 лет назад

Excellent vid, Just to think them giving people the chance to play the game and review it, but publishers deciding to take the game back into development for a while....wish that happened now days

@marscaleb 5 лет назад

Daaang, they built the whole game in just six months? I can't even imagine getting something of that quality out the door that fast, especially with a team of mostly new people.

@Syklonus 5 лет назад

"New people" doesn't mean folk starting from scratch. They'd know how to code and do pixel art, they just probably never worked for Sega before.

@marscaleb 5 лет назад

@@Syklonus That's fair, but they still would be new to the hardware. And given the corporate culture in Japan, they were probably still fairly young. You don't see seasoned veterans changing companies too often.

@ddrlear 6 месяцев назад

Shinobi 3 will always be my favorite sega game. Everything about it was perfect. Smooth. fast paced and fluid controls. Amazing music and art. Truly a masterpiece.

@en3525 5 лет назад

Saw the video title. clicked immediately

@Curtis..... 5 лет назад

Thanks for introducing me to Funk Fiction. All of their music is amazing

@xdgamesCoUk 5 лет назад

lol I turn adblocker off just for these videos, top quality and so informative.

@aileoz 5 лет назад

Dude, what an amazing video. Back in '91, my father got me an used MegaDrive and it came with the cartridges of SoR, Shinobi 1, Sonic 1, Altered Beast and Shadow Dancer. Your video chilled my spine... Thank you!

@tiagobasilio3124 5 лет назад

Extreme quality content!!! Greetings from Portugal.

@AFFL1CTED1 5 лет назад

Another fantastic video. Your assets, production quality, and vocal pacing is top tier. You guys deserve much more recognition.

@pharsight3194 5 лет назад

Just found the channel and I'm VERY happy I did! Excellent video! Subscribed!

@DoubleDog 5 лет назад

I saw this in my sub box and said "oh hell yeah!" Definitely gonna track down some physical copies of Shinobi and Streets of Rage now. They look way better than I remember! Keep up the excellent work!

@STEJTHEGREATEST 5 лет назад

The actual physical Megadrive machine was perhaps the most beautiful console ever!!!!!!

@Syklonus 5 лет назад

I always found it odd that the circular section is the perfect size for a CD.

@dieschattenzeit 5 лет назад

These are always so well done. Amazing editing/presentation.

@jonbob2812 5 лет назад

These two games had a HUGE impact on my life and my musical writing style when writing for games, absolutely amazing, especially Shinobi. Yuzo is a genius.

@rooneye 3 года назад

The production quality in your videos if off the scale. I mean the custom graphics that you do are just amazing, as good or better than anything you see on TV made by full production teams etc. Truly top notch stuff. You should contact Netflix about a series lol it really is that good.

@thewave-qz9lt 5 лет назад

you never seize to amaze me with amazing video after the other,great content dude.

@xlegendarybossx4201 5 лет назад

Steam needs to add more Sega genesis games. The street fighter mod for Streets of Rage was awesome.

@TRX303 3 года назад

Splash Wave is always top level video game journalism. It doesn't get any better when it comes to this type of documentaries!

@technosis9094 5 лет назад

Extremely well done video. I am going to watch every one. And a RU-vid video with someone with s pleasant voice! Didn't think I would ever find one. Keep it up please.

@matteosoncini9627 5 лет назад

Thanks man, Another Bomb 💥

@neozeed5693 5 лет назад

Thank you so much for this video 👏

@rockdesu 5 лет назад

Thank you for another great video! Top notch as always.

@happyspaceinvader508 5 лет назад

A documentary containing two of my favourite 16-bit games? With a side reference to the amazing E-Swat? And it’s not even my birthday? Thank you, Sir!

@PipeRetrogamer 5 лет назад

I'm only getting to know more about Sega recently. I'm heavily hooked with Streets of Rage. Such a good game and it's music is godlike!

@MegaJessness 5 лет назад

If you like the first one, DEFINITELY play the other two.

@fwanknmt 5 лет назад

Loved this game, I thought it was so mature compared to other games at the time.

@dr.velious5411 4 года назад

Holy crap, I never could have guessed at the lineage that Shinobi 3 had, even Treasure had input on the game!

@Trid3nt861 3 года назад

I remember seeing ROS back in 1990. In either 1990 or 91 I remember my sister taking me to a video game store and for 20 dollars I purchased Revenge of Shinobi.... I played the crap out of that game.... never could beat the last level. Though that all changed after I practiced. The music stood with me to this day. I think back then I had the version with Spider Man, Rambo and Terminator. I was fortunate enough to find a used copy for 5 or 10 bucks that had those 3 things (version 1.0) and play that at times.

@unstoppableExodia 5 лет назад

Third! Hooray, strafefox returns. Easily the most consistent channel on RU-vid

@pauljohnson7548 5 лет назад

The more I've gone back and played it over the years, the more convinced I've become that Shinobi III is the best Shinobi game in the series. I used to be partial to Revenge of Shinobi but in retrospect I think its successor is the better of the two. At any rate they are both all-time classics.

@Syklonus 5 лет назад

I think the level design and Boss attack patterns are more advanced in Revenge of Shinobi, but Shinobi III is overall a smoother, faster and more exciting game to play.

@MegaAedu 5 лет назад

Damn, one CANNOT make more EXCELLENT video game documentaries than seen on this amazing channel!

@combeechan 5 лет назад

Just want to say, the professionalism of this channel is outstanding. I would expect this quality from high budget studios.

@Asterra2 5 лет назад

The production value. I don't even have to look at the comments. I _know_ people are talking about it. Two suggestions for future content: 1: Consider simulating a CRT look for your game footage. The solid-pixel default look of emulated footage is fine when talking about games within the context of modern day experiences, but when the subject is strictly a history lesson, viewers like me are likely to prefer historical authenticity, even if it's strictly simulated. 2: 60fps. Maybe you think 30fps gives the video a higher production look, since it's close to cinema's 24fps, but it really wreaks havoc on video game footage. A better framerate always carries the bonus of making a video look slicker, even if viewers aren't necessarily able to pinpoint why. Just look at Kurzgesagt. They know.

@ogjk 5 лет назад

First! Another awesome video Strafefox!

@brownandbloom 5 лет назад

God I love your work. No BS, no dank memes, professional presentation. What more could a person ask for?

@robertyamzon8208 5 лет назад

👏👏 A Very detailed history of 'The Revenge of Shinobi' & 'Streets of Rage' 👍👍👍 Thanks for this very informative video sir. 👏👏👏👏👏

@nothing5819 5 лет назад

The making of Knuckles Chaotix, please!

@MelsoM_Music 5 лет назад

This message is not for Strafefox but for his fans : Guys, I know he's very humble and not needy , but I know you're thousands who want to give him more than likes and nice comments, so please let's thank him as he deserves by supporting him on his new Patreon channel (he has almost hidden it lol) : www.patreon.com/strafefox 😉

@VirtualGamingLibrary 5 лет назад

Man, your content is awesome, you need more subscribers!!!

@awhitehead 5 лет назад

Content like this feels almost too good for RU-vid! The recreation of the 2D stages in 3D just for scenes transitions is insane. Incredible work.

@TheSektorz 5 лет назад

Awesome video on a madly interesting subject. As a SEGA Genesis fan, those are the kinds of videos I really love, but sadly most of youtube is Nintendo fans doing countless of the same videos about Nintendo. So this is not only highly polished content, but refreshing.

@drifter4training 5 лет назад

The composer's mentor is Joe hisashi ?! GTFO

@allanlf9132 5 лет назад

Just like Shinobi 3, your content is extremely underrated… You and Ahoy have some of the best gaming documentaries available in the platform.

@c1v1lwar24 5 лет назад

Awesome video. It was all about Megadrive for me as a kid growing up in Europe. I’ve never even seen a NES in real life. Revenge of Shinobi blew my mind when I turned it on. Still holds up pretty well today.

@shawnmacdonald9722 5 лет назад

The nes completely destroyed the master system where I am from. Couldn't find one person that had it. The Genesis was insanely popular, but as the Snes hype train came pouring in, not good. Can say both systems are amazing, I like the Snes the best.

@c1v1lwar24 5 лет назад

@@shawnmacdonald9722 8-bit consoles where pretty expensive and rare in the UK during the 80's. Most kids had 8-bit computers which had games available for 4 times cheaper than a NES cart. Wasn't until the 90's when 16-bit consoles started to turn up. Everyone wanted a Snes when SF2 came out.

@asobineko4742 5 лет назад

don't think i heard the word 'genesis' once, so refreshing. for that you have a new subscriber. thank you.

@DondieGarcia 2 года назад

Super Shinobi, Shinobi 3 and the Streets of Rage series was one of the best games on the Mega Drive!

@Dirk1Steele 5 лет назад

These videos are so far above almost all other retro content vids on RU-vid that they deserve vastly more views that they currently get.

@craiganderson7085 5 лет назад

As a 41 year old gamer who lived through this era, your video and research on these games is absolute gold! Incredible stuff! I subscribed and look forward to more in the future. Thanks again.

@Ratherniche 5 лет назад

absolutely amazing video. Love your research and the care and attention you've put into this. I was so glad you took the time to dive into the beginning of Yuzo Koshiro's legacy. All this is a piece of time that we get to know now as a true turning point in gaming and multi-media story telling. At the time, they were just fresh-faced graduates and doing what they thought was right. All the handshakes man. This truly is spell binding work.