Corrections from the Author: -Xavier woods is an 8 time tag champion 2 for RAW (which was referenced) and 6 for Smack Down - Windjammers also capped their bracket at AnimEVO 2019 making it two years in a row, not 1. -Austin Creed hosted his impromptu tournament at EVO 2017 not 18

@davidf2244

3 жыл бұрын

I don't entirely understand the significance of professional wrestling titles. It has nothing to do with their skills, does it? It's just how the scripts were written, no?

@trunksesp1149

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidf2244 its like that... the pools of people supports a lot a guy; so that guy would win; if the underdog did a good job and hes close to the popularity to the title champion, who knows who would win

@trunksesp1149

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidf2244 its not a HIGH SKILL place comparing to heavy weight but its a acting skills + popularity contest; it all depends on your personality

@justrok79

3 жыл бұрын

Just saw this comment so I apologize for my previous correction response.

@Zadamanim

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidf2244 Being the champion is like being a big name hollywood actor in a lead role, compared to other wrestlers that play more minor roles. They are going to get a lot of screen time and be a big deal so they need to be good at what they do. In that sense, yes it is based on skill.

I hope all the folks at Akshon know that a lot of their viewers really appreciate them branching out with their content. I enjoy learning about other esports scenes and the videos are always so well edited. I can't wait till this channel gets the appreciation it deserves! :)

@Akshonesports

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! We really appreciate the support that we've received from the community and love reading the comments from everyone.

@Henbot

3 жыл бұрын

If it was that simple but if views don’t come it hurts their channel so limits channels branching

Oh, it's not just any French wall the US had/has to overcome. It's a French wall covered in barbed wire, salt, lemon juice, asbestos, and brown recluse spiders. (Also just sayin', the Windjammers community is willing to welcome any and all of you if you want in! We love sharing the joy of this game!)

@FRAPYDO

3 жыл бұрын

Is there a discord to get started? Im a melee player and this game and community looks like a piece of heaven

This really became a series now I love it

Holy shit this has the vibe of my dream of having a fighting game that is actually a basketball game. I hope the sequel will be amazing. This is crazy to see something like this actually exist.

Played it once at a fighting game tourney. Crazy fun

@egg5796

3 жыл бұрын

Egg

@djcookiecrisp9463

3 жыл бұрын

It looks fun

Holy shit! I saw this crazy anime-like sports game in an arcade ONCE when I was a kid like 25 years ago, and never found what it was later. I searched for sports games, asked around, I thought I'd never find it again... Finally I know what game it was! Thank you for this!

Have you heard of Windjammers before this video?

@sadlad6182

3 жыл бұрын

Akshon Esports not at all, but I’m definitely going to play it now

@austinclubb2093

3 жыл бұрын

Nope

@chilidawg9846

3 жыл бұрын

Akshon Esports, no but it looks cool!

@saadiqmuhammad2856

3 жыл бұрын

never, but i like it 😂 great vid

@adcrengar9877

3 жыл бұрын

It's a bit of a boomer game.

Lethal League: "Hey, I've seen this one before!"

Austin Creed is so cool. He’s so cool he’s in brawlhalla. Also, while watching this video I kept thinking, “Windjammers? I’ve definitely heard that name before, but I don’t think it’s from the game.” I just remembered once I went to a cafe called Windjammer lol.

@ilznidiotic

2 жыл бұрын

It was also the name of a gen 1 Transformer.

@illford

2 жыл бұрын

@@ilznidiotic wasn't that windcharger or something

@ilznidiotic

2 жыл бұрын

@@illford Oh, shit. You're right.

@revimfadli4666

2 жыл бұрын

Also a coaster that ironically got shut down during high winds And Windjammer Surf Racers

First a baseball fighting game (Lethal League) and now a disc throwing fighter? Fighting games are crazy

@livingreverie5951

3 жыл бұрын

But it be fucking great

@HenzoStar-

3 жыл бұрын

But both is fucking good tho

@dabluepittoo-aqua4213

3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for a Pickleball Fighter

@volcanickjoe08

3 жыл бұрын

Windjammers is old as heck. I used to play it in 2001... In an emulator.

@volcanickjoe08

3 жыл бұрын

The game´s from 1994.

Okay, I didn't even know that this game had an esport dominated by my own country, let alone a competitive scene overall . That's really something I should look out for.

How do you make such professional content in such little time?

@shreyanshsingh379

3 жыл бұрын

Five words. They work their asses off

@chilidawg9846

3 жыл бұрын

Must have pretty tough asses

That 2018 EVO set was epic. More hype than a lot of the matches that night.

A fun fact about the EVO 2018 windjammers tournament was that Franke put a bounty on whomever knocked Xavier Woods out of the tournament, and the first one to play him was... me. This was before I knew anything about the game, and had only played first played it the night before. At evo 2019 I made it to 33rd though.

I hope we get a Pokken video, or atleast about the Pokémon VGC competitive

@lanternno8491

3 жыл бұрын

Or Pokemon Showdown.

@austinfletchermusic

3 жыл бұрын

Well whaddya know

@auralunaprettycure

3 жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah Pokken

You could hear frankie yelling at big e tournaments throughout the venue with his megaphone getting people to sign up lol

I found the original at an arcade with a friend once, instantly addicted it was so fun

Thanks for making this. As a melee, rivals and PM player, this game looks sick and potentially a breath of fresh air for me :)

I would say that technically it's not a fighting game, but it has so many similarities to them that it _does_ belong in the fgc.

@GONZA10X

3 жыл бұрын

What similarities do you see?

@OGEdger

3 жыл бұрын

@@GONZA10X The things that were described in the video starting at 1:17.

@GONZA10X

3 жыл бұрын

@@OGEdger I asked "what similarities do you see," not what you saw in the video. This is if like someone asked " what do you think about this drink?" All you can say to that is :" read a third of the menu."

@OGEdger

3 жыл бұрын

@@GONZA10X So you _didn't_ watch that part of the video? They explain the mechanics of the game pretty well. And with a little bit of thinking, the similarities to fighting games is quite clear.

@GONZA10X

3 жыл бұрын

@@OGEdger The Highlighted time only talks about the game being a mix of pong and fighting games. There is no mention of the similarities it has to fighting games.

In my local retro-con(Retro Zaragoza in Spain, cancelled this year due to you know what) they usually do a local Windjammers tournament since the first edition, in fact, they also usually bring a Windjammers arcade machine and I do have played it with a couple of friends and we always end up stuck playing a couple of games between us. Also, I did hear about the PS4/PS Vita version when it launched but I didn't tried the game until the first edition of this local retro-con.

Anyone else notice that the pink-haired guy in the thumbnail looks like a Miami vice DrDisrespect? (Also great video)

@Akshonesports

3 жыл бұрын

Can't unsee this now.

wow? I just finished playing lethal league before discovering this, I'm ready for this game.

@volcanickjoe08

3 жыл бұрын

Same competitive feeling, right? And can you believe this game is from 1994?

@revimfadli4666

2 жыл бұрын

@@volcanickjoe08 the design just looks so modern

Oh yeah windjammers is definitely a fighting game. I saw it on upupdowndown years ago and without knowing a thing about it could see its competitive potential

Great work, nice cuttings and transitions Well done bro

Wow...Windjammers looks so cool! I gotta check out the community more often.

This video got my competitive fire boiling. It may be time to be one of those "out of the wood work types"

I wish you'd take a look at the 1995 DOS game called Descent. It has an active multiplayer community, has combat that sort of plays like a fighting game (it's hard to describe), and has a couple of players that have reached an incredibly high level of skill in it. Otherwise, thanks for these interesting videos. I've never heard of Windjammers before but it looks pretty neat, sorta like Lethal League.

I'm definitely going to check it out!

My friend just told me about this game at his local arcade bar. It sounded awesome so I look it up on YT, and of course, lo and behold, Akshon has covered it.

Not sure what wait is longer. The wait for Windjammers 2 or KH3.

I was introduced by the Switch port. Now I own a real neo geo AES and play Windjammers on that. So good but yeah, I'm late to the party. Can't beat normal mode but it's so good

"$200 for the first place, $100 for the third place and nothing for the second. Because the second place shouldn't get anything, they're the first losers."

This vid is the first time I'm hearing about this game, I'm pumped to play it!

I'm so glad this game became available on switch as I was randomly remembering it and wondering what it was called 🤣🤣🤣 perfect timing. They had it at a movie theater we used to go to when I was a kid

YOUR VIDEOS ARE REALLY GOOD

I'm so happy I've learned about this today!

I bought an arcade cabinet recently and randomly started playing Windjammers. My friends would come over and we would play, not really knowing the rules (or playing very well). I really enjoyed the game, though, and was really happy to see Windjammers 2 in the works. I am definitely going to pick it up and try my hand at some online play.

holy shit. i played the fuck out of the original game as a kid on my brother's modded Xbox and had no idea they released a new version! so happy this game is back

Can't tell you how hard I dream of this somehow happening for VIDEOBALL. It would mean the world to me.

Windjammers is so sick, cant wait for windjammers 2

Here after watching Windjammers 2 on Twitch the game looks sick

Great video

What a great video!merci!

@Akshonesports

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

9:52 Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well

@coughingfrog

3 жыл бұрын

*culture

@liman2

3 жыл бұрын

@@coughingfrog thx

Great video. If you are looking for another under look e-sport, you can look into Smite. The community have been going strong for 7 years now, and not many people are talking about it

Played this game once on a PS4 demo unit at Gamestop, it was really fun, I thought the premise was so sick

Mechanics somewhere between this and mario tennis aces might be the sickest game ever if it also opens up 2v2 or 3v3

more fighting game content ugh this shits so good

here I am, patiently waiting for windjammers 2

I got this game after seeing this video, it is a ton of fun and has an awesome soundtrack

@salj.5459

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

This looks so unique and fresh

Probably gonna start playing this game

Windjammers also got rereleased on the Wii VC, although only in Japan, but that still allowed hacked users to easily play it. I love the game, but I think it's a bit too simple and I hope the sequel can provide more complex strategies.

I first discovered this game during the emulation days. I remember it was a solid title but I never got the opportunity to play it with others.

old sport games are amazing. i still wish there were wininng eleven 4 competititve scene. classic sports games are amazing at balance+skill+fun

I love this game!

Sounds like a sick game IRL

France succeeds at something for the first time in a long time, battle frisbee

I just saw that Windjammers 2 will be out on PC, until then I try out the game on fightcade!

This channel used to cover mainly Overwatch. Now they are going a lot of videos related to the FGC. Does this mean... Is Overwatch really a fighting game?

@Akshonesports

3 жыл бұрын

If you're a Doomfist, Genji, or Reinhardt main then OW could feel like a fighting game sometimes.

@Ramsey276one

3 жыл бұрын

I think someone is trying to!

@jossuearias3509

3 жыл бұрын

@@Akshonesports I've bad dreams of an Overwatch fighting game. They always show characters doing CQC in shorts and stuff.

i love this game

100 for 3rd and nothing for 2nd is a hilarious idea

France always seems to be the hub for a bunch of retro gaming communities for some reason

So this is where disc jam came from

Man's really said big pot to 1st, small pot to 3rd and NOTHING for second because you're the first loser. That's so insanely hilarious and I respect that, rofl.

I played it because of this video and it's amazingly fun

this game is tight

windjammers is the SHIT dude, thanks for giving it a spotlight!

This whole story of how Windjammers became mainstream again and the battle between the French and Americans sounds like a legend straight out of a history book, I love it! Personally played the game only once at a con once and I really liked it, defenitely thinking about picking up the sequel!

You guys need to make a video about Guilty Gear one day 👀

Well if you're doing a video on this you gotta do Super Dodgeball next. That game is fuckin wild.

Yo! This next game out yet? Bout to jump on board when things are fresh!

"nothing for second place, cause they are just the first loser." i love this man now.

Epic

I was definitely in the Windjammer tourney at EVO in 2019. So it was definitely there after the 2018 premiere...which I participated in as well. EDIT: Just noticed the pinned comment correcting this. It's a good game. Definitely easy to pick up and hard to master. If you like head games and thinking ahead of your opponent on top of frenetic, fast pace gameplay I encourage you to play it.

Reminds me a lot of Lethal League/Blaze. Probably will check it out

Any chance of having a video like this for puzzle fighters (or I guess just competitive puzzle games in general) like Catherine, Pokemon puzzle league, or the various versions of Tetris?

@Akshonesports

3 жыл бұрын

Hey! In case you haven't seen it yet we actually covered the Tetris scene in an earlier video.

@SilverRay85

3 жыл бұрын

@@Akshonesports I might have seen it and forgot about it. I just used Tetris as an example, but I really do enjoy watching competitive Catherine, and playing it together with friends. It's a wild ride

I just love original competitive games.

Is it worth buying this game or wait till the 2nd one comes out

Wait theres a scene and a sequel?? I loved playing this game on emulators as a kid, thought It was waaaay more obscure

Windjammers 2 is on Game pass. I'm enjoying it.

Energiaaaa!!!!

The ultimate sports fighting game, for me, will always be the Kunio-kun series by Koei Techmo.

@heidibenner1577

2 жыл бұрын

Kunio Kun series is now under Arc systems. So hype, but yes, Kunio Kun series is so sick

I got into winjammers at genesis 5 after franke sisto ran around the venue screaming about the side event

nostagiaaaaaa. i played this game all day when i was like 10

@volcanickjoe08

3 жыл бұрын

Me, when I was 18. I had it on emulator on 2001

Haha I already had this rom but had never played it before so I loaded it up and it's actually a really good game

Great video, y'all shortchanged Woods on his tag titles though

What about LOGJAMMERS, it was a nes homebrew i played at a convention a few years back.

Nice

Reminds me of lethal league

sequel is out now!!

Wait isint armada the first french player to go to the us and win a tournement

Finally an esport were frenchmen are the best! I was beginning to think those didn't exist x)

@OsthatoAlfakyn

3 жыл бұрын

The French have been dominating Trackmania for over a decade now too btw

@Klindir

3 жыл бұрын

You dont know much about esport the'

Does the FGC like Sport games? Cause Mega(Rock) Man Soccer can join the FGC with its parallel origin story. Hell the Scoring systems is the same, and characters can pass the ball differently.

I want a new street hoops

Top down lethal league? Why am I just now learning about this?

It's kinda baffling that the company responsible for the remake of a 90's obsure game is more willing to sustain its player base than nintendo

Wind Jammers certainly belongs in the FGC.

@Akshonesports

3 жыл бұрын

People seem to be divided about whether to classify Windjammers a fighting game or not but most people seem to be happy to welcome this game into the FGC.

@buttisholy8571

3 жыл бұрын

@@Akshonesports It might not fit the typical fighting game definition but when you here using button combinations to defeat an opponent in a 1v1, I personally think "fighting game".

Hope to see one for Paladins