As a simple to please kid, I adored Fighting Force 1. I was not aware sequels ever existed until now.

@JV-ll1cu

Жыл бұрын

FF was awesome

@deondraemcknight232

Жыл бұрын

I just knew of the second one

@iamarabicandiloveamericanp7137

Жыл бұрын

Excuse me brah

@juniorsanchez7441

Жыл бұрын

Dude loved plying thru co-op on sleepovers

@tentaclesmod

Жыл бұрын

Simple, uncomplicated co-op with no strings attached. Games are just plain more fun with a friend, so this actually made Fighting Force pretty fun.

Seeing my parents finish Fighting Force 1 as a kid is the only great memory I have of them getting along with each other. The nostalgia is DEFINITELY real in that regard. On the other hand I thought Fighting Force 2 would be fun as a kid. And I was certainly wrong 😂

@benn454

Жыл бұрын

I had a lot of fun with Fighting Force 2 as a kid. To each their own.

@registereduser

Жыл бұрын

Oof. That first part hit hard. :/

@okagron

Жыл бұрын

@@benn454 Actualy replay it now and you most likely agree with everyone else that it's bad.

@nosidezero

Жыл бұрын

damn

@benn454

Жыл бұрын

@@okagron The tank controls would be pretty dated, but you could say the same about Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, etc.

Nothing will replace that moment of finding this SECRET demo of this game on the PS1 demo disc back when I was a kid. You unlocked a core memory.

@MidniteLibrary

Жыл бұрын

I wonder how much that demo helped the sales numbers.

@DrillbitTaylor2

Жыл бұрын

You aren't kidding. Found it when I wasn't even trying and it became one of my favorite demos. It' was like, "You stuffed this on here and kept it hidden?? It must be good." Kinda sad what happened. At least, Streets of Rage 4 did eventually happen even if it wasn't under these guys.

@nofuture507

Жыл бұрын

I had that same demo disk back in the day! IIRC, it was hidden behind a panel for Cool Boarders 2. Just goes to show how much effort was put into those old demos disks.

@shinvaX

Жыл бұрын

The only reason I bought the game was because of that. I just wished that the final game was closer to the demo in terms of speed.

@holy9781

Жыл бұрын

Hearing demos brought back core memories.i remember u could play those forever lol

I never thought that one of my favourite childhood games will end up on your show mr. McMuscles, sir. I salute you

@derekgrissom2171

Жыл бұрын

Right I clicked fast af 😂

@raymondjack

Жыл бұрын

This makes me a grumpy noodle, also one of my favorites.

@GiggaGMikeE

Жыл бұрын

I came to say this. This was my jam back in the day.

@Parisella

Жыл бұрын

You know, it's funny. It was one of those games I played a lot, and I played the hell out of those first three levels, but in hindsight, I don't know if I ever thought it was a good game

@dc9662

Жыл бұрын

Nostalgia - it's a hell of a drug!

I looooved the 1st Fighting Force! Played it with all the characters multiple times, alone and with friends, went through all the branching paths, I just couldn't get enough! So you can imagine my disappointment when the 2nd game came out.

@Kenoji8

Жыл бұрын

I WAS LIVID THAT THEY TURNED IT INTO A SUPER DISCOUNT TOMB RAIDER GAME!!! IT SUCKED SO BAD!!!!

@gendoruwo6322

Жыл бұрын

99% of video games i played as a kid were coop games, me and my little brother playing together, mostly beat-em-up games. We did play Fighting Force thoroughly and often. So when we found Fighting Force 2 is not even Fighting Force anymore, we just totally dropped it, no way. The maker of the Fighting Force series... they did not seem to have real passion for their creation... they just want to make money, and just try to make a product that would hopefully sell... instead of truly engaging with the loyal fans. In simplest definition: they were sell-outs , no integrity, and thus did not deserve loyalty.

@shawnwhite3662

Жыл бұрын

I like Fighting Force 2. No it's not better than the original but I still had fun with it.

@purpincup

Жыл бұрын

I feel that man. My best friend and I LOVED fighting force. When we found out the second one existed we got it and it was stll fun, but it just didn't compare to the first. Kinda like red faction. First was amazing, second was trash imo, and the. With guerilla they went back towards their roots and it was dope. Anyway lol have a good day

The first Fighting Force on PS1 had one of the best sounding shotguns in a video game, in my opinion -- the deep, bassy crack of the shot followed by the reverbing echo punctuated the thing's ability to put any enemy in the game on their ass.

@Kenoji8

Жыл бұрын

Dude that shotgun was the most lethal weapon in the game next to the rocket launcher! But you know what MY favorite weapon was? CROWBARS (or any of the metal stick like weapons). And it wasn't because of you being able to swing at people multiple times, but because the damage when you THREW them at people was RIDICULOUS and normally caused a knockback to the enemies! Heck, if you got the enemies close enough, you could actually hit TWO enemies with a well-thrown crowbar! 😁

When I got my PS1 it came with two games: Crash Bandicoot 2 and Fighting Force. I still remember the joy of beating FF with my brother countless times, then the excitment of finding Fighting Force 2 at my local store in a bargain bin and then ultimate dissapointment of finding out you cant even play it in multiplayer. It hits me so hard with nostalgia seeing Crasher performing his running leaping attack.

@feathero3

Жыл бұрын

That's an awesome starter pair of games!

It's such a brutal feeling to see a game that you love on "What happened".

@DD-zh6hz

Жыл бұрын

But like. Why tho. It's not like a game being on here means it's bad. It just means it had a VERY fucky development history that's worth talking about.

@alextorres8635

Жыл бұрын

Same lol

@elkarlo1593

Жыл бұрын

Well Metroid Prime is on What Happened so it's not an immediately heartbreaking experience

@Dijitz23

Жыл бұрын

@@DD-zh6hz It's because sometimes games could've been great only to find out time constraints, devs, or executives that know nothing of games, screwed it up.

@DasNordlicht91

Жыл бұрын

case in point: Doom 2016 got a What Happened? episode because while it ended up being a great game, the road to get to that point was a bit messy, to put it mildly.

This game was such a hidden gem. I remember my mother purchasing this for me on my Birthday when I was a child. It's definitely a classic beat em game to cherish.

A episode on Psi-Ops would be awesome! That "To be continued" screen at the end of it is heartbreaking

@Itstwistedroots

Жыл бұрын

This!!!

@acejunkie1122

Жыл бұрын

Back when oxm still did demo disks this demo was one of my favorites

Fighting Force 1 is a HUGE favorite of mine. Loved how many different things from the background could be used as weapons. Example: ripping hand rails off walls to use as clubs. (loved this as it seemed so brutal and over the top) Loved how much destructibility some of the environments had. Played through this game as all character and just love this game. Had tons of fun playing couch co op with a good friend as well. DID YOU KNOW. You can put the PS1 CD of this game into a CD player and can listen to the sound tracks to the game. Love the sound track to this game as well.

Man, I just wanted to thank you for making these videos. I struggle with anxiety and they really help me out.

I loved this game as a child but as an adult I had to keep convincing myself it wasn't some fever dream I hallucinated.

I remember playing this on PS1 several times on multiplayer. It's not a masterpiece, but I had tons of fun. Drinking and throwing cans of cola was great.

I think the problem with Fighting Force was how stiff it felt to play. Also the enemies could be cheap as all hell, block spamming like assholes. A Fighting Force made today, with how much the genre has progressed and learned, would be AWESOME.

A fascinating dive into the production of a struggling franchise. I often forget how many failures must be experienced to finally get that polished rarity that is a dynamic, fun and (more importantly to the studios) profitable media project. Great video, I look forward to the next one.

Never knew this game was supposed to be a Streets of Rage sequel. Played the hell out of it back in 99 on my PS1

there was another beat em up on the PS1 that doesn't get talked about called "Gekido". it's a very underrated title in the PS1's library

@franciscor390

Жыл бұрын

And is infinitely a better game than Fighting Force.

The more I think about it, the more I realize that Skullgirls would make for a good Wha Happun as it’s a good game that managed to overcome many obstacles.

@erikbihari3625

Жыл бұрын

What isn't?

@OhSayWhatIsTruth

Жыл бұрын

I still want to see an episode for Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

Fighting Force 64 was one of my absolute favorite games back in the day. I still look at it now and say, "Yeah... that shit was made for me."

@adamkane7513

Жыл бұрын

I agree. There werent enough 3D co-op brawlers.

My favorite game, playing with friends and trying out all the characters and the branching paths. This and tekken 3 were the best coop games.

I remember playing the demo of this game when it was on a demo disc that Pizza Hut would include with pizza orders. The good old days 👌🏻

@Hando10

Жыл бұрын

Woooow bro remember that !!!!?? Holy shit !!

just recently discovered this guys channel. It's fantastic! Do keep it up, it's much appreciated

I'm just glad BLACK RAZORRRR keeps getting mentioned on the show, because God knows not a day passes by without me thinking about it.

I love the What Happened series so much. Thanks for being so consistent Matt!

Would you ever consider doing an episode on Terry Gilliam's infamous "The Man who Killed Don Quixote"?

This game was a very frequent blockbuster rental for me. Good times.

Definitely wasn’t expecting a video about this game for sure,I played the hell out of it as a kid.

Limited Run Games announced that they're bringing this and the sequel back in a compilation (as well as re-releasing Fear Effect) but was strange is that Fighting Force never changed hands from Square to Embracer (as suggested by the end of the reveal trailer that LRG showed during their direct video).

I can’t believe how underrated this guy is, the production quality on his videos is crazy bro really deserves at least a million rn

I for one welcome the glorious return of the eternally epic...BLACK RAZOR!!! 😁 Looking forward to all of the magical What Happened goodness coming our way as it approaches its fifth anniversary this year!

@gorimbaud

Жыл бұрын

every time we get that voice filtered BLACK RAZOR my brain produces the happy chemicals

Fighting Force was me and my brothers game growing up. Imagine the wave of emotions I just felt finding out they made a sequel, about to call up my brother to arrange to play it, to then find out it's a sequel in name only.

I know this game received lukewarm critical reception and wasn’t considered anything particularly groundbreaking, but as a big fan of Streets of Rage as a kid, I used to have a blast with this game back in the day.

Great Stuff, as always! Happy New Year!

I'd like to see a What Happened on the Ridge Racer series, specifically the later years of the franchise.

I remember playing Fighting Force just once as a kid, it was during a visit to my cousin, and then misremembering it as a "3D Streets of Rage" for years. Later in the 2000's when I accidentally found out what it was actually called and that at some point it was actually meant to be be a SOR sequel it all clicked into place.

Stellar BG music as usual, Matt and team

I had a demo* disc with the first level of this game on it... I played that level HUNDREDS of times, god the 90s were great!!!

I really enjoyed playing Fighting Force with my cousins on Playstation back in the day. That FF3 looked kind of dope, shame that it didn't get finished.

Hey Matty, thanks for the book recommendation, I didn't expect something like that. Quite a wild story, keep em coming!

I grew up playing every Streets of Rage game on release with my brother. We were all over this and Dynamite Cop for Dreamcast.

@durag_rico

Жыл бұрын

I looked up Dynamite on Amazon, it's like $500 😬

@HoesCantResistTyreeSneed

Жыл бұрын

@@durag_rico its alot cheaper look elsewhere i got for like 20 dollars online or call ur local retro game stores and ask about it

Toys R Us: What Happened

@RayLilith

Жыл бұрын

kids not buying toys anymore aka iPads and video games

@senorluis7152

Жыл бұрын

Republican Mitt Romney bought it and loaded it with debt. Sucked all the value and killed it. Toys R Us was always profitable. Look up bain capital and how they killed toys r us.

@firmanchristiansianturi4794

Жыл бұрын

​@@Kanzuki WCW (wrestling promotion)

@primexample8912

Жыл бұрын

I miss Toys R us

@FlexApeal08

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/lZZ8mtORYZWtnNI.html

I used to LOVE the first game. It was so much fun. They need a modern day version of it.

Fighting Force was one of my favorite games of all time, I played it for hours on end with my friends in our building, and I actually liked Fighting Force 2 but Fighting Force 3 looked incredible and I absolutely wish it had come out after seeing footage of the game then again Beat Em Ups will always be my favorite genre with Beat Down Fists Of Vengence and Final Fight Streetwise being some of my favorite games despite the critical hate they endured

Nice to see a reflection on another beat ‘em up series. Speaking of which. I’m glad Limited Run had a restock and I finally got the physical release of The Takeover.

YES! I've been waiting for this one!

Thanks for the video Matty, the past 2 Saturdays have felt severely lacking

Man I remember playing the first one as a kid. We were addicted to that game. My fix came when The Warriors was released.

I love fighting force, and still have my ps1 copy on my shelf. This was a wild way to find out there was a fighting force 2

You unlocked a good childhood memory. I use to play these games with my cousins all the time

It feels like we are getting closer to What Happun: Fabula Nova Crystallis

@someclevername8167

Жыл бұрын

Oof, that would be a real chonker of a video lol

You brought back good memories of playing Fighting Force and Gekido with friends and Jackie Chan Stuntmaster taking turns and later on Dynamite Cop.

I love this game regardless! So much fun and even some replayability, very underrated. That snap on Smasher's back breaker *chef kiss*

@nozoto

Жыл бұрын

That big mad dog, his moveset and his crazy backstory is so lit! Smasher's a prisoner so into knuckle sandwiches and destruction, the government decided to rent him out on the most dangerous missions, you know like a birthday party clown for special occasions 😂 I just love that he doesn't give a damn: money? Evasion? Double crossing partners and passing to the enemy? Eff that, he just wanna break spines and make insurance companies cry 🔥🔥🔥

Thanks, Matt! Great video!!

SEEING HERDY GERDY AT 12:11 BROUGHT BACK SO MANY MEMORIESSSSS OH MY GOD 😭❤️❤️

Fighting Force had a PC port too, i remember loving it...

Man I LOVED this game as a kid

I played the n64 version as a kid, it was a blast

Woo! Look forward to this every week.

13:44 the giant "PORN Is good for you" sign in the background got a laugh out of me; a perfect distillation of the sort of eyerolling "please think we're gritty" tone so many early 00's games like this took.

I hope you're doing well Matt, great video as always.

I was in 9th grade when Fighting Force was released - it was like a week or two before Metallica’s Reload came out. I went to Circuit City with my uncle and he bought them both for me as early Christmas presents. I remember playing FF, listening to Reload, and taking breaks to decorate the Christmas tree. Fucking legendary weekend on the nostalgia scale. Speaking of Reload, you should do a What Happened on “Re-loaded” for PSX! Crazy disappointing sequel to the fantastic “Loaded” that, IIRC, had a fair bit of fuckery going on with its development.

I remember playing the PS1 demo of Fighting Force on the Sampler Disc volume 4. I didn't play much, only a few minutes and moved to another demo. In order to play it, you had to highlight a game and put in a three button code.

Thanks for sharing my book :)

One of my first PlayStation 1 games that I can remember growing up with and playing

The 1st Wha Happened of 2023 , I love playing this game with my brother back in the Day.

I remember having a demo on PS1, that had Fighting Force as a hidden demo. You had to "rotate" tv panel for a code, and when you put that code in, you could play fighting force always wondered what happened to the game

I've been playing fighting force 2 on my phone and surprisingly I'm almost at the end. The slow gameplay and clunky controls translate well onto a touchscreen for some reason. Been having hella fun on lunch breaks with it

Oh man, this game. Used to play it with my mate constantly.

Literally the game that came with my PlayStation when I got it for Xmas. Loved the big dude who basically rolled around

Haven't started the video and I had a damn good time playing this game growing up

First off: lol "Fat Skeleton", you should own that title. And I know nothing of Fighting Force, which explains a lot, but didn't know their last game was... Rogue Warrior (yikes), but pretty much knew it would end up at Embracer group, just about everything does nowadays.

Played this a lot with my dad when I was younger. Will cherish those memories forever ❤️

omg, I have this on N64. was one of my fave childhood games. I'm happily surprised to see it being featured on Wha Happun. Thanks Matt

God bless the Toys R Us employee who told me not to buy Fighting Force 2. He knew that I would have been disappointed and dude took the initiative instead of trying to get an easy sale. I hope that dude is doing alright.

My older sister and I used to love playing that game back in the 90s. I still play it on my PS Vita

Man, I loved beat 'em ups back in the day. Played TONS of Fighting Force with my friends. Another favorite of mine back in those days was Gekido. The soundtrack was a banger, there were tons of awesome characters, and the gameplay was pretty cool too.

I remember this from a PS1 demo disc! The menu music was rocking on that!

Dunno why I’m ever surprised by the tangential nature of the What Happened universe but the Rogue Warrior connection made me audibly gasp lol.

This is title from The Forgotten Ancestral Tomb, long time no see, gj!

Been looking for this game for YEARS and could never remember the name. Spent hours and hours playing this at my brother's house. Crazy how a random KZread recommendation just answered a question I've had since I was 8

The "um... why?" into the MGS theme gave me goosebumps. Well done!

I can't even remember just how many times I finished Fighting Force with my friend in the late 90's. I still remember that it was the second game I ever played on a PC (with NFS II being the first). Still remember that one optional boss in a mech suit in a room full of barrels. For some reason we really had a problem with that guy.

Man, I remember playing Fighting Force 64 back in the 90s as a kid and how accomplished it felt to finally beat the game by myself as it was a hard game to beat even if you played 2 player co-op.

I'm surprised this vid is only 9 months old, I don't see too many people talking about Fighting Force! I still think about this game and really wish it would get a remake.

God this and its sequel are two of my favourite games from my childhood, really brings back memories seeing it again.

It's nice seeing the comments so full of love for one of my all time favorite games of my childhood. So many memories. Now I gotta play it again

Another great video! I loved this game as a kid, but played it on my PC. Can you cover Jagged Alliance? That series had some wild development stories.

Very specific memory, but I remember a vhs tape called Game Brain that had tips and tricks on games at the time, and one of the games covered was the first Fighting Force. I feel like not a lot of people know about it

I remember seeing this game at convention booth, and I debated on wether or not if I should get it .

@JV-ll1cu

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully you did

I love how it’s always issues with developing rather than people just didn’t put in work. games aren’t made in a day. The original game had really nice fashion.

This game took up WAY too much of my childhood and I enjoyed every second of it that I wasn't raging.

Fighting force was a Playstation game I always wanted cause I had it on a demo disc, but never played the full game.

Was curious where Sarah Avory is at now; writing fantasy books (18 and counting) and making games for the C64 under the Witchsoft banner.

Your outro makes me want to see a What Happened for Shyamalan's The Last Airbender.

Nice this series is back!

I love Fighting Force this the first game i ever played when i was four and still play it, its weird this popped up i been looking at a bunch of Fighting Force history for the last few days. Thanks

*puts index finger up dramatically* "Darby." > Hawk Man son sounds like a placeholder name, or Hawkman attempting an unconvincing alias.

I remember having the demo disc of fighting force 2 as a kid and loving it despite not really understanding the controls

MAN me and my cousin would play this game for days non stop. My memory card was busted so we would run the gauntlet each time we played haha eventually we got good over time and finished it a few times. Absolutely ALL the love for covering this gem of a childhood classic. No clue on the sequels though hahah