THE DREAMCAST WAS GRAVELY WOUNDED *BUT THE SOUL STILL BURNS*

@winlover37

7 жыл бұрын

Ed Comment It's still thinking.

@moralesjourneyman

7 жыл бұрын

The dream will never die !!

@FlagshipFighter

7 жыл бұрын

you win sir!

@BeatmasterAC

7 жыл бұрын

still today games are released for the Dreamcast. Proud to have one.

@Comkill117

6 жыл бұрын

That’s probably the best comment I’ve ever read.

Holy shit first SoulCalibur STILL looks really good in Dreamcast version

nothing impressed me graphically more than this game playing for the first time.

@MCHellshit

6 жыл бұрын

This game and Halo on the XBox are the only times graphics blew me away

@livewallberg

5 жыл бұрын

@@MCHellshit You skipped on shenmue?

@Eric-le3uu

5 жыл бұрын

@@livewallberg Shenmue was a classic but seeing SC for the first time was mind blowing.

@pleasuretokill

5 жыл бұрын

I've been gaming since the 2600 in 1984. This was indeed amazing, but, the top jaw dropper for me was Gears of War on the 360. I bought a Sharp Aquos 1080p TV specifically for the Xbox 360 and Gears of War was the first game I had ever seen in "HD". With Soul Calibur, I had seen graphics similar to that on Sega's Arcade games back then. Nothing prepared me for Gears of War. I had seen nothing but SD content and then all of a sudden, BAM! No more muddy textures... 16:9 aspect ratio... My jaw would not leave the ground for a whole day.

@5976575

4 жыл бұрын

Impression made by visuals is only impression. I personally do not think that this aspect makes any game beyond arcade perfect. Arcade release is what it is. In my opinion console port is different and that is it. Arcade relase contains strict group of characters with strict inventory of moves. All of that makes unique balance which was broken by console port. Even visualy very same moves from arcade release was changed, some efects of certain moves is different, some moves after soul charge are not unblockable anymore, where Arcade release had such effects. For me both games are impessive and both contains its beauty. But both are different games, arcade release of Soul Calibur is very tough to emulate, arterfacts, bad inputs, bad timings - this is how emulation of that great game looks like. You can not find arcade experience nowhere else with exception of original Namco System 12 board even today. I own arcade board as well as PAL and NTSC-J release on Dreamcast including original equipment (consoles itself). I prefer to hold arcade board as well as GD-ROMs, not one over another.

Fuuuck, I absolutely LOVE DF Retro.

@rekunta

7 жыл бұрын

CaptainKlotz no joke man, by far the best part of DF.

The Dreamcast version of Soul Calibur is defiantly the most definitive version. And if I am honest, it is still my favorite in the series. There is just something very addictive about this version compared to the others

@MrInuhanyou123

6 жыл бұрын

it was so good, they literally just copied it with SC2, and it became the standard for all the games going forward even if the quality dropped as the numbers went on

@turrican4d599

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrInuhanyou123 I find SC1's graphics cleaner than SC2's. My favourite singple player SC is Soul Calibur 4 on the Xbox 360, though.

@MrInuhanyou123

3 жыл бұрын

@@turrican4d599 its pretty good no lie

@ericko777

2 жыл бұрын

@@mjskillz23 That's pretty cool. My gamecube setup is a wii, component,, 480p 2x OSSC, mclassic upscaled to 1080p. Wavebird

@tiwitiwi6202

Жыл бұрын

no meters, no supers, just pure weapon fighting

I loved this game so much on the dreamcast. I use to just let leave the game on for hours and just watch the individual fighter exhibitions that would play and show off the graphics.

Still have the Dreamcast copy and a working Dreamcast.

@Jerrel28

6 жыл бұрын

Shendowx Same and this game still looks amazing.

@wales2k4747

5 жыл бұрын

Same here!

@Jack_80

5 жыл бұрын

i regret getting rid of mine so much. i played the hell out of soul calibur and sword of the berserk and i get a strong urge to play them both again sometimes. i played a later soul calibur game, 5 i think, and it didn't feel nearly as fast and fluid as i remember the original feeling on dreamcast.

One of the greatest game of all time. :)

Those animations.. wow.. just wow. We went from this back in 1999 to Mass Effect Andromeda in 2017. Where did we go wrong?

@melficexd

5 жыл бұрын

2 words: "Gaming industry". Games were profitable so companies started to milk them and began to care more about benefits than value, and now consider it is more worthy to saturate the market with tons of content to charge for than content that actually has any real quality, but that might require some more money to create.

@emanatingf

5 жыл бұрын

@@melficexd Exactly they took the Soul out of the games.

Fantastic episode. Sounds like I need to grab a Dreamcast.

@vivaansoren7904

2 жыл бұрын

i dont mean to be so off topic but does someone know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account?? I somehow lost my login password. I appreciate any help you can give me.

@cashcolby8299

2 жыл бұрын

@Vivaan Soren instablaster ;)

SC1 on DC is full stop one of my favorite fighting games of all time. It impact on me as a fighting gamer cannot be understated. Both it and TTT on PS2 went beyond arcade perfect ports and just did everything so much better than their arcade counterparts.

@FlagshipFighter

7 жыл бұрын

There was nothing quite like the fighting game boom of the past. Capcom vs. SNK 2 was also a magnificent game, fighting games just keep on giving. I've been a bit out of touch with fighting games this gen though... :-(

@MrInuhanyou123

7 жыл бұрын

I would try T7 when it comes out, GGXRD, DOA5LR and a few others..UnderNight Unbirth EXE Late comes out soon for current gen as well..there have been some pretty cool fighting games out, but not anywhere near as many as there used to be

@FlagshipFighter

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah good point, I still sometimes boot-up Tekken Tag 2, SoulCal 2 since they're backwards compatible and sometimes killer instinct too. I've been playing the Phantom Dust rerelease recently and even though it isn't technically a fighter, it's definitely scratching that itch. I quite liked For Honor as well despite how disappointing it is that it has no local splitscreen. Definitely looking forward to MarvelvsCapcomInfinite and Tekken 7. Injustice 2 i'll wait for the ultimate edition (didn't like MKX very much).

@MrInuhanyou123

7 жыл бұрын

I think the modern MK's and Injustice are kinda finicky as fighters, but they damn sure look pretty and have good production values

@danon.kucheza

7 жыл бұрын

Original arcade TTT was better imo than PS2's TTT for some reason. I think it was faster and smoother on arcades.

I remember when this came out and being blown away by the graphics and gameplay. Excellent game.

A DF Retro on Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay would be cool. I wanna know how they pulled that game off on the original Xbox

@rjgthuro

7 жыл бұрын

GhostHouse Great suggestion I still play it wondering the same thing.

@charizardoreo

7 жыл бұрын

That could be good, along with an analysis of The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena

@kevboard

7 жыл бұрын

GhostHouse long story short, the Xbox was a freaking beast of a console... way ahead of its time when it released

@krono5el

7 жыл бұрын

and Splinter Cell

@nicklong27

7 жыл бұрын

I'll tell you how... it was the DOOM engine but instead of made for high spec PC's then ported to Xbox it was made with Xbox in mind. Simple.

I remember buying this game almost at launch along with my beloved Dreamcast! I was totally blown away, and I remember perfecly it was one of the few fighting games to receive a perfect 10 score from IGN. How I miss the good old Dreamcast. I guess its time to fire it up once more and enjoy the awesomeness!

1996 : 60fps is a real thing fam 2017 : 30fps is more cinematic

@yoquese2.026

7 жыл бұрын

1996: Telefim 2017: film

@Irochi

6 жыл бұрын

1996: We care about playing good games 2017: We shitpost on youtube about fps

@emanatingf

5 жыл бұрын

@@Irochi that's the difference in mentalities in the mainstream among basic, surface-level gamers atleast.

@LukeMM95

3 жыл бұрын

@Moist Gnome Most pre-3D games ran at 60fps. 30fps became more common during the early days of 3D gaming, particularly on the PS1 and N64.

@OrtadragoonX

3 жыл бұрын

LukeMM95 hell most PS1 and N64 barely hit 30 most of the time. Especially N64 games. 20fps was more common.

I still think this was the best 3D fighter ever made. It is consistently mind blowing technically and visually. The characters are so varied that mirror matches are intense. I could go on forever. Good work!

@GORO911

6 жыл бұрын

Soul Calbur 2 was the best fighter ever made.

@SinkingSage

6 жыл бұрын

GORO911 pales in comparison to SoulCalibur 1

@GORO911

6 жыл бұрын

Gameplay wise SCII wins. Graphics wise SCII wins. other aspects like stages or soundtrack are subjective.

@gc3k

5 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure why SC1 gets crapped on, SC2 is definitely not bad or inferior, but it's more popular because it was multiplatform

@Jack_80

5 жыл бұрын

i only played 1 on dreamcast and then on ps3 or 4 i played 5 i think. don't really remember because it felt so slow and boring compared to what i remember the original feeling like that i traded it in a few days after buying it.

Oh god damn Soul Blade/Soul Edge was an amazing game. I can't put into words the soft spot I have for that game because while so many games at the time where all about button mashing Soul Edge always had this weight behind it that made landing a hit so damn satisfying against it's adaptive CPU opponents. The fact every character had an inter connecting backstory (which you could read in the manual) and motivation for finding the Soul Blades just made the story that much more captivating. And say it with me chaps... that damn Intro... so epic.

Great video man! I remember buying my Dreamcast on 99 with soul calibur!!!! all my friends were going nutz with the graphic.

Man this series is by far the best on the channel!

I had a Christmas party last weekend. We were getting bored because we’d ran outta things to do. That was until I turned on my Dreamcast and started up Soul Calibur. Everyone at the party was taking turns to play on it and we all had a great time. It was hella fun. I even recorded a video of it (it’s on my channel if ya wanna see). Just thought I’d share this with y’all.

@hezekiahrivas5188

Жыл бұрын

How did you get it by the way? You play in archade or connect it in PS or something i wanna try it so bad

@RetroDeathReviews666

Жыл бұрын

@@hezekiahrivas5188 He said in the comment that he played it on his dreamcast :P You could probably get a copy of it on ebay.

Not just one of the best arcade conversions of all time, but one of the greatest games ever made. I couldn't guess how many hours I sunk into this game.

I set this up intermittently for students to play on the Dreamcast and kids still find it a visual treat. I rented a Dreamcast back in the day with this game and my friend and I at the time could not believe the graphical quality that was available at the time...with only the PS1 version to compare, there was an astounding difference; simply night and day.

best game fight of all times

please never stop doing this series. I cant imagine finding any kind of in depht analysis of older games from any other channel.

I've had my copy since it launched. I love the Sega Dreamcast so much! I'm missing a few more games to finish my personal collection; I think I have nearly 90 games.

@Jack_80

5 жыл бұрын

do you have sword of the berserk? that was one of my favorite dreamcast games.

I love the video editing for these ones. Takes a lot of work and talent and it is appreciated greatly!

These videos are amazing! I have so much nostalgic feelings watching them. Thanks a bunch!

Yet another awesome DF Retro video. These just keep getting better. Thanks John, keep up the fantastic work!

"Welcome back to the Stage of History!"

another great video, it's awesome to see that those songs are kinda fresh in my memory, even after more than a decade since I last played theses games

Perfect for a lazy Sunday viewing!

@cacomeat7385

7 жыл бұрын

jaffaman99 indeed

This and Shenmue defined my experience of the Dreamcast.

@Jack_80

5 жыл бұрын

for me it was this, code veronica, and sword of the berserk.

@zeroamericanhero

4 жыл бұрын

Both defined the rest of my life.

@spacechannelfiver

2 жыл бұрын

My Shenmue disk got scratched early on, but it never really did much for me as a game. Soul Calibur, Crazy Taxi, Rez and a certain rhythm action game were my standouts

@strykah92

2 жыл бұрын

@@spacechannelfiver a certain rhythm action game on Dreamcast? Well there’s no need to be so vague... ...obviously you’re a big fan of Samba de Amigo.

Great episode! Soul Calibur on the DC was such an amazing game.

@jacobynoctis4825

6 жыл бұрын

Al82: Retrogaming & Computing not to burst your bubble, but Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast still is an amazing video game

The Legend Will Never Die...Long life to one of my personal favorite fighting games and one of the best Dreamcast games ever made. Live on SoulCalibur...

honestly first seeing soul Calibur running on my Japanese Dreamcast I was simply amazed. the leap in graphics from PS1 and N64 was out of this world. there hasn't been a leap in graphics that big ever since. what a game! what a console!

DF Retro videos are hands down my favorite on this channel.

16:55 I'm pretty sure the initial (2005-2006) size requirements for XBLA was 50MB, later (after Castlevania SOTN) it grew to 150MB, but when Soul Calibur was released the limit was upped to 350MB.

My body is ready... lets get started

@2drealms196

7 жыл бұрын

My body is Reggie Fils-Aimé.

Finally !! This is the one I've been waiting for. The moment that a home console version had surpassed the arcade.

Man, this really take me back. I've sunk so much time in Soul Caliber 2 on Gamecube.

Every time a new DF Retro shows up in my feed, it feels like Christmas morning

I love these videos, they go into enough depth and they explain things really clearly, so that even the not as technically minded like myself can follow what's happening. Easily the best bit of DF.

Fantastic work as usual in this series.

Wow, Amazing work guys on this video! Thanks!

fucking love dreamcast graphics

This series is AMAZING! Please keep making them, It's a treasure trove.

This has to be the most insightful and detailed analysis' I've ever seen of a video game. Fantastic video! Subbed!

I remember playin this with my dad at age 6. Not gonna lie, a tear might dropped during this episode :D You and your excellent work show the passion behind gaming and im gratefull for it. thank you for all your hard work ! :D

Wonderful retrospective! Thank you!

Great stuff dude! I loved the 4D Boxing reference. That game was awesome!

These DF-episodes are PURE GOLD!

Great feature John, got me so pumped to revisit it, I'm booting up lauchbox as i type this!

Here comes another DF Retro to save the day. Thank you!

I just rewatched this - hard to believe it is nearly 4 years old now. This was a fantastic DC game.

Got this with my DC for xmas 1999, after loving SB for years. My 14yo self played the shit out it! Good times.

Dreamcast was just perfect console, much ahead of its time. So many nice features and exclusives. Soul Calibur one of them. The best fighting game.

Seeing/playing DC Soul Calibur for the first time, was the most amazing generational graphics leap that I can remember experiencing. It was so sharp and vibrant with lovely character design and beautiful music.

I played this game so much that I started to notice some incredible details, like weapon collision, in which you can touch your opponents' weapon with yours and they react to it, or on the cherry blossom stage, I noticed that there's a collision between the leafs on the ground and the characters' feet, when a leaf's path is blocked by the characters' foot, it tuns around and finds another path. That was mind blowing at the time.

I played the shit out of it back then

@alantaylorfc

7 жыл бұрын

HappyBuggy still do

Ahhh the wonderful dream cast😘this game and sega bass fishing with the arcade rod were two truly great arcade games..the memories x😀

Great revisit. I remember buying this on its release day in the UK. I can remember trying to explain to my PS1 owning friend that the intro was all rendered by the Dreamcast in realtime, and everything on screen at 60fps, in the UK!!! haha. What an amazing conversion, quite obviously a lot of love was put into it in every aspect of its development, so polished it shines like a wet otter :D

I had two of the dreamcast arcade sticks and having friends over to play Soul Calibur on this setup was just amazing. The game itself had consistent, universal fight mechanics that worked well enough to see true improvement over time in play, but that improvement in buffering allowed for accessible gameplay from the beginning. That crazy mission mode was delightful for training and the actual training mode had features for labbing skills that just weren't common at the time. I mastered the bizarre inputs necessary for Ivy's command grab and you'd just watch your friend's morale drop when they got hit by THAT level of brutal damage. And that 360 port just makes it clear that a remaster of the game would still sell for those of looking for that simple, classic 3d weapons fighter that wasn't as messy as later SC games!

Even though I never played SC, I love the ammount of effort that you guys put on your vids.

You know a video will be excellent when the worlds "Soul Calibur" and "DF Retro" are together, what a mix!

Wonderful video John! I adore this game, I still have my Dreamcast hooked up to my TV and still play it many times every week, Soul Calibur being one of the games I frequently pop in the machine for a blast. I also own the Xbox 360 port, but unfortunately with it missing a lot of its original content I haven't played it for near on 9 years :p

I played SO much Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast. What a magnificent game. Thanks for the video.

Great tribute to a stunning series

The animations look more fluid than on Tekken 7 lol.

DF Retro, best show on (not) TV. Absolutely love your work.

such a great channel. keep up the great work. you have excellent content.

I loved this episode thank you so much!

Oh man. Thank you for mor 22 minutes of pure entertainment!!

The first game after Daytona USA, Virtua Fighter 3 and Scud Race to blow me away due to it's visuals.

Fantastic video again, thank you so very much!!

The Tobal implemented 8-way true 3d movement in a fighter prior to Soul Calibur. Excellent video though. Looking forward to Virtua Fighter 3 DF Retro.

@gc3k

5 жыл бұрын

Wargods (1995) had 3d movement. Yes I know it's a horrible game

Reminds me how much I adored Soul Blade. That intro still gets me pumped.

DF Retro is so good! never stop, guys, never stop!

When I saw this game running at the game shop on a massive 42 inch rear projection screen tv, my jaw hit the floor. This game looked stunning at the time and still holds up today.

I gotta say, this is an awesome series. Super interesting, totally researched and really informative. And you guys are cranking them out. Some games I would like to see: GTAIII, Resident Evil 4, Halo 3, Doom 3, GTA IV, Ocarina of TIme, Final Fantasy VII, Uncharted, Twilight Princess/WindWaker, God of War, Splinter Cell, Gran Turismo, Forza...

You heard it here folks- "one of the only games I could consider to be called PERFECT." Digital Foundry, 2017

i love these videos, thanks for making them

Wow, absolutely great video! As a hardcore fan of the Soul series (and fighting games in general), I greatly miss a new entry on the current gen. The team responsible for this series have always been incredibly talented, and it has always looked gorgeous in every version. Hopefully we will still see a new Soulcalibur come soon.

oh my god soul blade and soul calibur 1 marked me ane my brothers,we used to play none stop,i still remember some of the tracks from soul blade,the dragons call,lee long stage awesome

That random Victor Lucas at the end of the video =D Love the DF Retro Series!

This is the game that made 9/9/99 so memorable to me. 640 x 480 seems so quaint today, but back then these visuals were razor sharp compared to everything else out there. I remember being blown away by that real time opening scene, and just watching it over and over. This game has withstood the test of time; such an accomplishment too considering that insane dev time!

I had Soulcalibur on my JXD s5800 when it was still in working order, and it ran butter smooth on the qHD screen of the system and supported the built in controls right out of the box without any tweaking needed. It was my favourite way of playing it at the time.

I had no idea this episode was coming but I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN I SAW IT ON MY FEED AAAAAAAAAAAAA

My body just got goosebumps, brings back memories.

Another great video. One of my all time favourite games. My girlfriend at the time bought it for me for Christmas, having picked up my DC just the week before.

That introduction was Perfect! :)

We need a new Soul Calibur.

I love how you used old E3 footage when you talked about E3, that's true commitment to... stay retro! :D

Awesome stuff, John.

Thanks for making this video and educating me on this title. I never knew that it was actually superior to the arcade machine. All I knew at the time was that I loved to play it. A great game and one I'm glad that I've still got, along with my original Dreamcast,

This is an amazing video series

Best console launch game ever!

Only DF retro we have a more "civil" comment section. Amen.

@beebji

7 жыл бұрын

Thems fighting words!

@rezuka96

7 жыл бұрын

Alvin1020 May the cancerous comments be gone here.

i loved this game so much as a child and i still love it

Excellent as always.

How about F Zero GX/AX? That game is a demon.

@retrosoul8770

7 жыл бұрын

Yes most definitely!