In South Africa this game is very popular even the kids who are still in Primary School are still playing this in the shops that have an Arcade Cabinet. Bro during the 2010s every kid in SA played the death out of this game along with KOF 2002 plus magic 2 ultra (forgot the full name of Kof 02 😅). This game has a special place in my childhood
Everyone called the game "Mustafa" because he's the most picked and used Character, nobody called it Cadillacs and Dinosaurs 😂 guess the name wasn't as catchy as King of Fighters
I enjoyed this, this was my friend and It's final arcade round up game, after the fighting games (majority KoF, SamSho, and a bit of Garou: MOTW), a bit of Beat 'Em Up gaming after working up a fighting game barrage was the icing on the cake
@@syededdy8103 man I m from pakistan and we played this in the 90s...we never called it mustafa game lmao however we debated whether or not that character was muslim or not lol
This was probably every South African's most played beatem up game back in the Arcade days. I only learned later that it was called Cadillac and Dinosaurs because everyone would just call it Mustapha because he was the most popular character
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs or as we call it "Mustapha" is the single game that can describe my childhood, my gaming career, my entire life and the gaming era of our country Bangladesh. From bunking teachers/tuition/coaching, stealing money everyday for the arcade, getting beaten by my father everyday sometimes to a level that my mother had to take me to the doctor, getting betrayed everyday by my friends that I used to trust, beating other kids to get to play the game, getting beaten by the seniors for arguing to get a joystick especially 1P one to a kid getting knifed to death by another kid in our arcade, this game is connected every aspect of my life. I am ruined by this game as I became a fighter because of this game. This game is not only the national arcade game of Bangladesh but this game is the game of my era. As much as I love Street Fighter, the King of Fighters and etc. Cadillacs and Dinosaurs defines the term gaming in my life. I have a love and hate relationship with this game, so many good and bad memories with this game, still play this game and love the sound tracks. In the end, remember me, "Mustapha" is my game! P.s.: we used to think Hannah is Jack's girlfriend. :p
This is my childhood game, too. I played it as I grew up in Vietnam. We didn't know the name back then so we called "Army Soldier" game because Mustapha dresses like a soldier. 😆 Good time.
I am 13 years old, but I still love Cadillacs and Dinosaurs Game. I play it on my PC from website called "Retro games" for free. I have a joystick at home, but I often use keyboard to play it and it's super enjoyable. Too bad it never got a sequel or prequel. But this game is one of my favorites arcade games of all time ❤
In Bangladesh 🇧🇩 I would used to skip classes just to go to the arcade to play this game. We sometimes bet on one life to finish the whole game at that time. Alongside with kof 97,2002 this was one of the best games I've played during my childhood 😁
In Latvia, where I’m from, in 90’s it was one of the two top beat ‘em up games, along side with Violent Storm. Others, like Captain Commando, Streets of Rage or Warriors of Fate where lacking behind.
Great video. I can't wait to see what other Beat em ups you covered. I really dug the Final Fight videos, too. What I would figure as a Herculean task would be covering the lore of Double Dragon.
In the time that Street Fighter's Blanka "suddenly" disappeared (if he did), fret not, he needed a new scenario and sprite change. Thus, lo and behold, "Blanka" was found as "Bludge"
Awesome video! The thing I remember the most from this game is the game over screen. It’s pretty hardcore for an arcade game. Thank you for filling us in about the story!
There are some fun tricks in this game. If Jack and Mustapha closely stand together for a few moments Jack pushes Mustapha to a berserk run. Sometimes you can wall jump by jumping towards the wall. Some doorway blocks jump, and if jumped you fall down to the ground very quickly. Mass has enormous damage if you just hold down and press punches. You can push the big dino towards the swamp by firing with Uzi in the 2nd stage. Reply in the comment if you know more tricks.
In Morocco, specifically the city of Fez. A man was betting on finishing this game with one hand, and I saw him win a bet several times He catch the controling stick with two fingers and press the buttones with other two fingers
When i saw this game, what makes me awe is the fluid animation. Especially Mustapha (spinning) Slash Kick. Yet not many beat em up arcade has sprint (tap forward twice input). When i played Streets of Rage 2, i'm still dissapointed there is no sprint. The first game that hook me into beat em up. Really unfortunate Capcom cannot port this game into their Beat Em Up Bundle because of copyright limbo.
@@ShoryuGamesame logic, it came from the animation, that the poachers implant a device on the Dinos with a frequency that makes them become mad with range, that's why when the hitbox is depleted, is like you already removed the device, so they turn green and become friendly again, hence the village arc where they hint on it after you defeated slice.
Capcom did continue making games featuring Dinosaurs btw, only not a beat em up game xD It's what later we got known as the Dino Crisis or rather I call it, the alternate Resident Evil world featuring dinos instead of bioweapons. Even then, Capcom didn't continue the Dino Crisis series and pretty sure won't reboot it :") sad
In Indonesia, we called this game "Mustapa", coz Mustapa is the character who we; players, bmostly choose among the fours..and yet we forgot this game had his title "Cadillac and Dinosaurs" 😂😂😂
The Legendary game of best game what popular in our country Bangladesh 3 games are so popular Metal slug,Kof and Mustafa game aka Cadillacs and dinosaurs 🫡💝
from Bangladesh...never played this game in an arcade..but my older brothers played it and they were punished for it..for some weird reason playing arcade games was seen very negatively.. almost as bad as taking drugs..weird lol i got to play it in pc without any coins pr punishment..
Wow! Even today in RSA, kids still favour this beat em up over the other. What makes it funnier, is that nobody in arcade bothered to read the title, we just referred to it as MASTAF, that the rare kind of popularity. This topic feels so random though, how did you get the idea?
![Speedrun Cadillacs and Dinosaurs 16'40''[TAS]](/img/n.gif)
I still remember here in Morocco, whenever we wanted to play this game on the arcade, we used to say "let's play Mustapha"
In South Africa this game is very popular even the kids who are still in Primary School are still playing this in the shops that have an Arcade Cabinet. Bro during the 2010s every kid in SA played the death out of this game along with KOF 2002 plus magic 2 ultra (forgot the full name of Kof 02 😅). This game has a special place in my childhood
Everyone called the game "Mustafa" because he's the most picked and used Character, nobody called it Cadillacs and Dinosaurs 😂 guess the name wasn't as catchy as King of Fighters
Yeppers
Same here. Everyone called it Mustapha as well.
@@SKY-AMI Only learned later in life when I was looking for the game that it wasn't called Mustafa😂
I enjoyed this, this was my friend and It's final arcade round up game, after the fighting games (majority KoF, SamSho, and a bit of Garou: MOTW), a bit of Beat 'Em Up gaming after working up a fighting game barrage was the icing on the cake
This game is known as Mustafa game in my country & used to play this game lot as a kid it's so nostalgic 😭
Let me guess, Pakistan?
@@syededdy8103 man I m from pakistan and we played this in the 90s...we never called it mustafa game lmao however we debated whether or not that character was muslim or not lol
This was probably every South African's most played beatem up game back in the Arcade days. I only learned later that it was called Cadillac and Dinosaurs because everyone would just call it Mustapha because he was the most popular character
Yep, in Latvia, we also called it like that. Same thing with Violent Storm - we called Boris, for the same reason.
Mustapha Ntwana yami😂
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs or as we call it "Mustapha" is the single game that can describe my childhood, my gaming career, my entire life and the gaming era of our country Bangladesh. From bunking teachers/tuition/coaching, stealing money everyday for the arcade, getting beaten by my father everyday sometimes to a level that my mother had to take me to the doctor, getting betrayed everyday by my friends that I used to trust, beating other kids to get to play the game, getting beaten by the seniors for arguing to get a joystick especially 1P one to a kid getting knifed to death by another kid in our arcade, this game is connected every aspect of my life. I am ruined by this game as I became a fighter because of this game. This game is not only the national arcade game of Bangladesh but this game is the game of my era. As much as I love Street Fighter, the King of Fighters and etc. Cadillacs and Dinosaurs defines the term gaming in my life. I have a love and hate relationship with this game, so many good and bad memories with this game, still play this game and love the sound tracks. In the end, remember me, "Mustapha" is my game!
P.s.: we used to think Hannah is Jack's girlfriend. :p
This is my childhood game, too. I played it as I grew up in Vietnam. We didn't know the name back then so we called "Army Soldier" game because Mustapha dresses like a soldier. 😆 Good time.
I feel that "XXX YOU JACK". Btw very good video covering a gem of a game. Keep it up SG.
For a One and Done Beat'em up Game like "Cadillacs and Dinosaurs," it's amazing that there was some Interesting Story and Rich Lore behind it.
This game was on every arcade back in the day,this has to be the most played arcade game in Bangladesh 🇧🇩,miss those old days
I am 13 years old, but I still love Cadillacs and Dinosaurs Game. I play it on my PC from website called "Retro games" for free. I have a joystick at home, but I often use keyboard to play it and it's super enjoyable. Too bad it never got a sequel or prequel. But this game is one of my favorites arcade games of all time ❤
Yeah, it's a shame it was forgotten.
I spent many days of my childhood playing this game... Thanks alot for this video... 90's arcade games was such a paradise for me back then...🤗🤗🤗
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@ShoryuGame 🤗🤗🤗
it was my main reason for the arcade back in the day
never forgot I played as Mustafa and Jack
Underrated forgotten gem
In Bangladesh 🇧🇩 I would used to skip classes just to go to the arcade to play this game. We sometimes bet on one life to finish the whole game at that time. Alongside with kof 97,2002 this was one of the best games I've played during my childhood 😁
In Latvia, where I’m from, in 90’s it was one of the two top beat ‘em up games, along side with Violent Storm. Others, like Captain Commando, Streets of Rage or Warriors of Fate where lacking behind.
Ah. The blood and gore of Capcom beat 'em ups of the early 1990s. Love to see it.
I remember playing this in the arcade. Barely knew about the story. The fact this was a coop game is why it was my fav.
Thank yo for making this, you are giving nostalgia vibes as for your game stories, I really appreciate it. Thank you so much for making this
Glad you enjoy it!
Great video. I can't wait to see what other Beat em ups you covered. I really dug the Final Fight videos, too.
What I would figure as a Herculean task would be covering the lore of Double Dragon.
Great suggestion!
@@ShoryuGameThanks.
it was ALL RAGE IN PAKISTAN in Late 90's. This & KOF 97 were always the picks in local arcade Tourneys.
this game was legit my childhood this is very nostalgic
This game is still in some arcades in Brazil.
We love this game as much as KOF97,98,2002, Mortal Kombat ,and Tekken 3.
I have been watching your videos for a long time, but in every new video, your hard work is completely visible.
I appreciate that!
In the time that Street Fighter's Blanka "suddenly" disappeared (if he did), fret not, he needed a new scenario and sprite change. Thus, lo and behold, "Blanka" was found as "Bludge"
Waited eagerly for the video🎉
one of my all time favorite, played with bros a while back. love it when the lore gets some lights shed into, thanks for this
Glad you enjoy it!
Awesome video! The thing I remember the most from this game is the game over screen. It’s pretty hardcore for an arcade game. Thank you for filling us in about the story!
Same here. That game over screen is unforgettable.
Great videos, I never knew it was based on a comic book series!
I told myself before clicking this video 'he aint a fan unless he puts the bad mamba jamba win quote in the video' and lure and behold
Where I live this beat em up was one of the most popular. Mustapha was the favorite followed by Mess.
Agreed. It was one of the most popular games in Morocco! Good memories
All the bangaldeshis loved this game. This is nostalgia of every elder nowadays. Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
This is my favorite beat em up game.
this game was my jammmmmmmm
lol I heard about this game but never played it. This is how you bring out a hidden gem. Great vid Shoryu!
Thank you!
You can find it in Fightcade
Finally you made this video next another game like this one or more videos for kof related..👌👌
Just Classic .Shit this brings back sooo many memories from my childhood 😊
I played this in a arcade when I was a kid
Please do a BlazBlue Story explained or a Gulity Gear Story Explained because now I really want to get into those games.
i love this game when I was young.
never got past the first stage though.
There are some fun tricks in this game. If Jack and Mustapha closely stand together for a few moments Jack pushes Mustapha to a berserk run. Sometimes you can wall jump by jumping towards the wall. Some doorway blocks jump, and if jumped you fall down to the ground very quickly. Mass has enormous damage if you just hold down and press punches. You can push the big dino towards the swamp by firing with Uzi in the 2nd stage. Reply in the comment if you know more tricks.
#Like!! I knew very few things about this game, great vid.
Glad to hear it!
In Morocco, specifically the city of Fez.
A man was betting on finishing this game with one hand, and I saw him
win a bet several times
He catch the controling stick with two fingers and press the buttones with other two fingers
When i saw this game, what makes me awe is the fluid animation. Especially Mustapha (spinning) Slash Kick. Yet not many beat em up arcade has sprint (tap forward twice input). When i played Streets of Rage 2, i'm still dissapointed there is no sprint. The first game that hook me into beat em up.
Really unfortunate Capcom cannot port this game into their Beat Em Up Bundle because of copyright limbo.
I'm from Morocco and I remember playing this game in arcade play grounds
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and Alien Vs. Predator needs to be ported to consoles already.
I like how you cut the scenes before the heroes get hit or die 😂
If it's not shown, it never happened XD
Isn't this was a cartoon before???
It was!
Could you do Battle Circuit story's and World Heroes story.
We need more games where you can fist fight a Dinosaur and drive a cadillac while you are it... I guess this would be the next Palworld DLC.
I remember spending quarters on this game during my childhood in arcade shop apart from Tekken 3. 😂
The Cadillacysm
Awesome!
In South Africa we dubbed this game Mustafa. We need a movie
Hello Shoryu how's it going Happy New Year i hope you're doing well in 2024
Thank you so much!
You're welcome @@ShoryuGame 👍❤
This game ate so many coins in our arcade room....hard a.f
most get it wrong; they don't hit the dinos but implant a device on them, so when you attack it, you are removing the device that makes them go mad.
What about when they shoot them with Bazookas?
@@ShoryuGamesame logic, it came from the animation, that the poachers implant a device on the Dinos with a frequency that makes them become mad with range, that's why when the hitbox is depleted, is like you already removed the device, so they turn green and become friendly again, hence the village arc where they hint on it after you defeated slice.
Bro make video about kof xv season 3 new character you hope will comeback
Thanks for the suggestion!
@@ShoryuGamethanks make that video
I used to play this game as a kid but I never finished it lol😂😂
every grown up guys in bangladesh knows and tresure this game
I belive there was a sega cd game by the same name. But not a arcade conversion, unfortunately.
Capcom did continue making games featuring Dinosaurs btw, only not a beat em up game xD It's what later we got known as the Dino Crisis or rather I call it, the alternate Resident Evil world featuring dinos instead of bioweapons. Even then, Capcom didn't continue the Dino Crisis series and pretty sure won't reboot it :") sad
True. That was a series that I enjoyed a lot on PS1.
In Indonesia, we called this game "Mustapa", coz Mustapa is the character who we; players, bmostly choose among the fours..and yet we forgot this game had his title "Cadillac and Dinosaurs" 😂😂😂
Same here. Everyone picked Mustapha!
SHORYUGAME PLEASE DO THE BLAZBLUE, UNDER NIGHT AND AKATSUKI BLITZKAMPF LORE PLEASE.
Whats a Cadillac i only know tha car brand
Ever heard of Google?
The Legendary game of best game what popular in our country Bangladesh 3 games are so popular Metal slug,Kof and Mustafa game aka Cadillacs and dinosaurs 🫡💝
from Bangladesh...never played this game in an arcade..but my older brothers played it and they were punished for it..for some weird reason playing arcade games was seen very negatively.. almost as bad as taking drugs..weird lol i got to play it in pc without any coins pr punishment..
You’re bringing my Childhood back man😭😭😭
Fun ass game.
Wow! Even today in RSA, kids still favour this beat em up over the other.
What makes it funnier, is that nobody in arcade bothered to read the title, we just referred to it as MASTAF, that the rare kind of popularity.
This topic feels so random though, how did you get the idea?
It's not really random. This channel is all about the story and lore of classic arcade games (mostly fighting games).
@@ShoryuGame I was wondering how you decided to talk about Cadillacs and dinosaurs. I've been on this channel long enough to know type of content.
Ah yes, CnD. A game released when Capcom made money ethically....
And not reselling the same thing at least twice or as a live service.
This is also best in Bangladesh also
This game was great. But it did have a sequel made by Sega. It was....horrible. It went from a beat em up to an arcade shooter in the jungle 😅
Any Bangladeshi hear 💝
This game has a trashy sequel bruh! Also, a new mobile version game trailer was released recently.
Hhhh shabli ha hindi 😂😂
Good game