For wrestling fans, all those characters you unlocked are super famous.

@philippzimmerer1280

8 ай бұрын

Terry Funk is an absolute legend. he died just a month ago...

@wloffblizz

8 ай бұрын

@@philippzimmerer1280 Genuinely the GOAT. RIP

@Drew_D

8 ай бұрын

Not surprised to see Inoki, Baba, or Funk as unlockable legends. Kinda surprised to see Dos Caras though. Honestly thought it would have been El Santo or Mil Mascaras.

@PattyWagonYH

8 ай бұрын

​@Drew_D Mil Mascaras is there too!

@ZinsWorld

7 ай бұрын

yea for real.... and a quick google search would help you figure it out..

Hey everyone, this is kind of a weird one. There will also be a video published Friday like usual.

@ExaltedwithFail

8 ай бұрын

Hey thab, would you consider playing, once you have finished all the games, ending with some of the obscure unreleased stuff or demo only n64 games. There isnt many but you can find roms for some games that never got released but were either finished or almost finished. Might be an interesting addition to do after you have finished all the 394.

@Bigd2k

8 ай бұрын

I’m guessing this is from the week you missed because of Covid I think it was?

@OmarSaldana-rn2uj

8 ай бұрын

More random uploads! Give the fans what they want Thab!!!

@Thabeast721

8 ай бұрын

Probably not

@vinniamsterdam700

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!!!

3:40 Antonio Inoki is probably best desribed as Japans Hulk Hogan + Vince McMahon in one person. 4:00 Giant Baba was Inoki's rival they started under the same teacher called Rikidōzan who in turn is the guy who "founded" the japanese wrestling style. R.I.P Terry Funk

@MJIZZEL

8 ай бұрын

Glad to see someone in the comments actually knowing who they were. I'm also pretty sure that the Gracie character isn't Royce but Henio Gracie who was pretty popular in Japan.

Woah it's Friday already?

@MUGTOWN4LIFE

8 ай бұрын

Better not be. Thats the day i go back to work

@marksnethkamp8633

8 ай бұрын

I legit thought I was late for something.

@matthewbuberniak3624

8 ай бұрын

Yeah I woke up to this and thought I blanked out for a few days.

3:40 "this unlocks a guy name Inoki" is so funny as he is one of the most famous older Japanese wrestlers. He later went on to become a Japanese politician. His ring name was Antonio Inoki. Fun Facts!

@SuperLufkin

8 ай бұрын

I don't know why but the first think I thought while reading this is that a ex-wrestler becoming a politician sound like a social link / confidant from a Persona game.

@niksimmons4448

8 ай бұрын

He helped with the release of Japanese hostages before the outbreak of the Gulf War.

Terry Funk is a legend. His Japanese death matches are some of the most insane wrestling the world will ever see.

@luksaantono2311

8 ай бұрын

RIP

Rest in Peace Terry Funk! he was “Major Tom” in WCW vs nWo on the PS1 all time legend and a hardcore god.

2:40 Andre the Giant gets revived by the game to fight in Japan at Tokyo Dome in front a million screaming Hulkamaniacs, Brother! 3:40 "...this unlocks a guy named Inoki." Bit of an undersell of Antonio Inoki, I love it!

@three6hunter

8 ай бұрын

lol thats what i thought

I appreciate that you don't skip the "reskins" because it's still interesting to hear about differences that you only pick up on through actual playing. Sometimes its more than just a reskin and a ton of programming was changed. Like the referee pixel art here, is absolutely not in the US version, so a lot was reprogrammed and is unique to the JP version. So it's not a total waste of time. People really like Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 because it has some features that both No Mercy and Wrestlemania 2000 lack, or something like that.

Gracie is probably Rickson who was probably the best legitimate fighter in the world at that time. Japanese pro wrestling is different than USA and Mexican Pro Wrestling. The Japanese had what is called a Hard Style where they were really still hitting each other and trying to keep to some sense of realism. Their training was notoriously nasty because they had to legitimize themselves against Judo, JuiJitsu, Karate, and Kendo practitioners. Some Japanese pro wrestlers would compete in legit MMA fights with a degree of success and toughness in the old days of MMA.

@inthefade

8 ай бұрын

I just made the comment that I thought it looked more like Rickson, to me. I doubt Royce was really known at the time because he and the other Gracies didn't fight in Japan, at *Pride*, for some years, and I'm unsure whether or not the old school UFC pay-per-views were popular there? I'd love to know, actually.

Finally we'll get a return to my favorite mahjong youtuber! That's what we all have been waiting for!

The duality of man, people in the chat saying no for Mahjong, and people in the chat shouting MAHJONG!!! LET'S GO!!!

0:04 gets me every time

@truffled_one

8 ай бұрын

😂

Inoki and Andre had a hilarious match, basically Inoki wanted to look good by dominating Andre because just a clean win against him wasn't good enough, so he decided he would simply kick his ass using his martial arts skill, and that went exactly as well as you would expect from someone trying to beat up Andre the Giant.

@FHRiley-yk9by

8 ай бұрын

Not entirely. Andre was a fucking drunk and showed up way too wasted to work so Antonio Inoki had to start shooting on him

The AKI wrestling games are the best wrestling games ever made. Period.

3:39 I had a laugh when you said “this unlocks a guy named…Inoki” like he’s just some guy

@matias_8823

8 ай бұрын

RIP terry funk btw I had no idea this reskin was so comprehensive in its roster

R.I.P the legendary Terry Funk. King of the Texas death match. A true pioneer of wrestling.

00:04 Yup,you sure are beating something :)

He’s beating every N64 game. And he means all of them.

Playing World Tour, my favorite thing to do is grab weapons from the audience and beat the crap out of the other wrestler. For the last 20 years, I still crack up at the thought of hitting the other wrestler with a broken table and then running away.

3:45 It would make sense they included this in the Japanese version. There's an element of the storytelling in Japanese wrestling where guys get absolutely wailed on but then in the end, in true anime fashion, heroically will their way through the pain using their heart and resolve to still win. To better the effect they lay in very stiff, very painful hits - moreso than what you see usually in America or Mexico Shoutout to the marks in the comments 🤘

@shaneg9081

8 ай бұрын

This only serves to remind me tha Shinsuke Nakamura and his "strong style" has been so wasted in WWE.

Not even disappointed at a repeat. Happy to see ya doing your thing.

@1981troyboy

8 ай бұрын

its not a repeat. it's a different game. they just look the same cuz they were made back to back.

There's a couple FAQs for this game, but yes this is the Japanese version so it has a bunch of Japanese wrestlers. NJPW/IWGP is New Japan Pro Wrestling, Empire Wrestling Federation is actually All Japan Pro Wrestling (both similar organizations but still "Pro Wrestling"), World of Universe is Mixed Martial Artists and "Shoot Style" wrestlers (they had pro wrestling companies that did "worked shoots", the outcomes were pre-determined but the idea was to make it look as real as possible), Dead or Alive Wrestling is the "Extreme" or "Garbage" wrestling organizations of Japan (weapons, barbed wire, broken glass, that type of stuff), and Michinoku Pro is a sort of hybrid of Japanese wrestling and Lucha Libre, high flighting wrestlers who are fast and small. You were sort of correct with Gracie, that's actually Rickson Gracie, his older brother who was considered a pioneer in the sport. And yes, Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba are legendary figures in Japanese pro wrestling, and Terry Funk is a legend in both the US and Japan (he died this Summer).

@shaneg9081

8 ай бұрын

Why, hello Buckley. i've been a big fan of yours for quite awhile. Glad to see you showing your knowledge here.

@ADoseofBuckley

8 ай бұрын

@@shaneg9081I once thought about reaching out to Thab to see if he'd let me guest-voice a wrestling game episode. I don't know if I'd have the time though. But it'd be a lot of fun.

@Mateus_Carvalho

8 ай бұрын

That reminds me, couldn't you unlock Manami Toyota on this?

@ADoseofBuckley

8 ай бұрын

@@Mateus_CarvalhoYeah, there's a few unlockables he didn't get (which is fair, that's not "beating the game"), I believe Toyota is the only female wrestler, you get her by winning the WCW title with Andre which is kinda hilarious/unfortunate, the final match is then Andre the Giant vs a 130lbs woman. You can also get Dynamite Kid, Tiger Mask, Bruiser Brody, Mil Mascaras, Dory Funk Jr, and I can't remember if you win a title with Inoki if it unlocks Ali as his own character, or if he's an alt costume basically. It's been a while.

@Mateus_Carvalho

8 ай бұрын

@@ADoseofBuckley To be fair about that Andre/Toyota match, you could say the game predicted HUSTLE by a couple of years. I remember a bit of the game but I think every character in VPW 1 was unlocked through winning a tournament as is and the more unique ways to unlock wrestlers would be more of a thing in the sequel, VPW 2. Could be wrong, of course.

4:09 Rickson Gracie!!!!!! I would have gone crazy for this game if I knew it existed back then.

Yeah Gracie is a legend. He made Brazilian Jiu Jitsu a must have skill for MMA fighters

Thanks for putting in the work man for these games ! even doubling up on games like this

Terry Funk just recently passed away. RIP to a legend.

I've been binge-watching this series from start to now. I've just recently bought an N64, and this series has actually helped me in deciding which games to get :p

I’m actually excited for majhong lol. It’s a great meme alongside those baseball games

The American release does have blood, but it is defaulted to off. To activate the bloody faces you have to go into the menu and turn on “realism” lol 😂

"I unlocked this guy named Inoki" "I unlocked this guy named Hulk Hogan" Good stuff dude.

Your content is the most amazing thing I can’t wait for all the more to come

I know who those guys are! Lol Man, I wish we had this version in the US. It seems far superior. I'm shocked they got the rights to use Andre the Giant in there. I think most wrestling fans will pop at Terry Funk being in there. Sadly, he recently passed away.

@ThrashAD720

8 ай бұрын

They didn't get the rights to Andre, They just did the fire pro thing changing names and the attires you have to change it yourself to get the correct name and attire.

Bout time we got another wrestling game! Virtual Pro 2 is going to be hella fun once you get to it.

Oh shit! I just realized it isn't Friday. Love the surprise video. Makes my day!

The inevetible return of Mahjong!

So Virtual Pro Wrestling 64 and WCW/nWo World Tour are the same game, except with different wrestlers due to the locale. Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 and WWF Wrestlemania 2000 are also essentially the same game though VPW2 has way more customization and different fighting styles. WCW/nWo Revenge is kind of it's own beast, as is WWF No Mercy. But all these games are from the same devs. Furthermore, NJPW = New Japan Pro Wrestling, not Neo. Terry Funk just passed away recently.

Dude really made me think it was friday for a second.

There is blood in the US version too. And like others said, those guys you unlocked are hugely famous. Rip terry funk.

Today already felt like a Friday to begin with. now THIS. EXCELLENT

Think the Terry Funk unlock was good timing, he recently passed away, WWE & AEW done tributes for him so still fresh on fan’s memories

Oh yeah earlier video love em keep em coming

Those non-connecting body slams are the best.

your stuff is always welcome in my feed homie even if its short

Oh my. Dos Caras! Dos freaking Caras. Brother of Mil Mascaras and father of Alberto del Rio

In World Tour, blood is in the game, but it is turned off by default.

Inoki and Giant Baba are literal legends of Japanese wrestling. People who have zero idea about wrestling (like me) even know them.

You absolutely deserve a like for your honesty 👍

You're doing a great job!

Glad there is more Mahjong in the challenge

It's... Friday? My dudes!! Wait... Waht?

Can't wait for you to hit Jet Force Gemini!

There was so much hype for the N64 and then half the games were Mahjong.

Inok died last year and Funk a month ago or so. Man wrestling is rough. It really affects the health of all the wrestlers... And I mean all of them!

@MYFAVORITES5

8 ай бұрын

What's the twist?

Antonio Inoki & Royce Gracie (but pronounced Hoyce). Inoki is really famous in Japan. He helped set up a wrestling trip where a bunch of American wrestlers went to North Korea to wrestle as the bad guys against Inoki's team. 😂 He thought it might help bring peace. Oh, and he later became a politician. Royce Gracie is a UFC & PRIDE (Japanese MMA company) legend.

I own it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Definitely BETTER than WCW vs NWO World Tour (essentially the SAME game but with some additions). I also feel it’s also BETTER than the sequel. The Sequel, you literally have to edit the wrestlers to the accurate appearances. The first game the wrestlers appearances are mostly accurate, if you are familiar with them (most of them a Japanese).

There is still blood in world tour if memory serves me. Same as here. Gotta hit at the right distance

Wooh back to mahjong next video I’m excited

Theres been so many games you couldve told me this game was new and I would've believed you lol

That doesn't look like Royce Gracie, it looks more like Rickson Gracie. Royce and a bunch of the other Gracies fought in the Pride MMA promotions, but I don't believe Rickson ever did fight in Japan? Surely someone else knows better than me. This game surely was long before Sakuraba, "the Gracie Hunter", beat a bunch of them in Pride, but Rickson was probably already famous in Japan because of how he was dominating masters of other combat sports globally in unsanctioned fights with Brazillian Jiu Jitsu? I'd love to place this historically, but don't have the time to do my own research right now.

A guy named Inoki... Someone named Giant Baba... Terry Funk is "kind of famous" Some guy named Dos Caras smh

I can see someone not knowing who inoki or baba is but Terry funk is a legend

Love your pronunciations in this lol

Terry Funk was a very good egg. He died recently, which was sort of surprising because his extreme style should have killed him decades ago. He was still doing insane stunts into his 60s. He was seemingly an extraordinaly kind, gentle, softly-spoken gentleman, when he wasn’t being wrapped in barbed wire, set alight and being electrocuted in dumpsters.

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL

LET'S GOOOO, THE RETURN OF MAHJONG IS NIGH!!

RIP Terry Funk I know nothing about him beyond mid/late 90s, so if he became problematic, I don't know.

There are english patches for this games, blood is an option on the american version. Giant Baba is the only japanese fighter i know, and Antonio Inoki that fought Muhammed Ali

RIP Terry Funk

my favorite Mahjong streamer is finally playing Mahjong again

I think VPW/WCW World tour arethe only AKI wrestling game that are similar enough to be considered reskins. Revenge, WM2000, and Now Mercy all have the same engine, but are improved and altered enough to stand as their own thing.

Some times the re-skins have more interesting differences than actual sequels. I thought the Australian version of Beetle Adventure Racing was far more interesting than NFL something 98 after NFL Something 97.

“UFC fighter” is like calling every football player an NFL player, MMA is the sport and UFC is one organization

Hearing Terry funk makes me want to play this .

Rest in peace, Terry Funk

Wow! After all this Mahjong you might just become a Mahjong Novice!

this series is awesome. you should do SNES next, and then after that NES. after that all the rest of the consoles ever in existence to become the greatest gamer of all time

I was excited for a minute thinking it was Friday today

Thabeast journey on becoming a MAHJONG MASTER 😤👌

He means ALL of them

Damn, I waited all this time for the next wrestling game and it had to be treated as a reskin. Luckily the wrestling games left are all some of the greatest wrestling games ever made in Revenge, VPW2, WrestleMania 2000 and No Mercy.

@KickYourFace10

8 ай бұрын

VPW2 or WrestleMania 2000 should definitely not be treated as re-skins. They are both way too good, especially VPW2.

@KickYourFace10

8 ай бұрын

Mayhem, Nitro and Backstage Asaault are also there haha.

@TheViper4Life

8 ай бұрын

@@KickYourFace10 Oh hell, I forgot about those. Mayhem is...okay. Nitro and Backstage Assault will be torture lol.

Yay! A surprise video!

Pretty sure thats Rixen Gracie. He was Royces older brother and very popular in japan.

A Wednesday surprise was much needed. I can now press on to friday.

I love these videos

Ready to see you have a fun amd sometimes annoying time with Hybrid Heaven.

Wednesday upload, what a great surprise!

Video on a Wednesday? What is this madness!!!

Oh boy another Mahjongg game coming up!

Interesting timing for Terry Funk to show up in a game. I had no idea he was in these. RIP

"Some guy named Inoki" 😫😫😫😫😫😫 "Some guy named Giant Baba" 😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫

Lol love that were getting another mahjong game 😂

Man these games are so fun in 4 player!

These kind of wonky videos are what make challenges like this interesting!

Hayabusa in the outro!

We need more wrestlers to do the Shining Wizard move.

This is gonna be a great Wednesday!

Kind of sad. Terry funk just died like a week or two ago. RIP legend

Masked Danger is definitely Jushin Liger

The Gracie's are the creators of Brazilian jui jitsu and the family have competed in multiple mma and wrestling promotions and the guy in this vid i dont think was royce it looked like henzo who is usually considered the best 😅

@jordanpate5065

8 ай бұрын

Henzo also competed in Japan, so it makes sense they had him on the Japanese version.