That's a great question! Most of them hold a special place in my heart for one reason or another so it's hard to choose. Hell Knight, Lord Deimos, and Pojo are probably on top, though Al'Rashid and Executioner are close behind.
@@ЗорроЗорро-ъ3п For me it was Namira. Fast attacks, easy combos, a projectile, and an easy way to hit on-the-ground enemies. First character I beat the game with. This game really impresses, especially given the other 3D fighters of its time. Entirely different level of gameplay, still holds up.
@@damianwarneke305 Hello. I had a lot problems when I was fighting against Namira. Beautiful Princess defeated me many times. It's was very hard. Where are you from?
@@MinisterWightyI heard this, but I don't know. This is true, but they say that mace the dark age never got released for the original playstation. It only got released for Nintendo 64. Plus, the finishing moves are really hard to do for Nintendo 64.
I've actually never heard of this game, which is too bad. In the hey-day of renting games, this would have definitely been a multiple time weekend rental highlight!
Oi! Just got this video recommended and I'm amazed by the quality of it. Hope the algorithm picks you up, you deserve it. I definitely want more and subbed.
Here are 2 fun facts about Mace: The Dark Age, the developers had 30 characters designed via concept art but only 16 of them could make it in while the rest were supposed to be saved for two installments in a Trilogy of some sense. The second fact is that the trademark and copyright licensing for this game hasn't been renewed since 2001, so anyone can just pick up the rights at this point.
@@FatManandPop I don't suppose you know where someone could look at that concept art online anywhere? As a writer, that is indeed compelling copyright info lol
@@MinisterWighty Sadly no. I even tried contacting the art director, Matt Harvey via twitter, and I received zero response. If you're wondering where I got this information from, it was given to me by the same Designer who worked on the San Francisco Rush series, Roberto Rodriguez. Though I wouldn't mind seeing Cardinal Syn in your Violent Profiles series sometime in the future. :)
I've spent weeks trying to remember what this game is, I could only remember Lord deimos (purely his looks not his name) and a level where there was lava 😂 FINALLY FOUND IT AND BOY MY INNER CHILD IS FINALLY HAPPY!
I remember renting this game from my local video store. Never beat it, but I'll always remember playing as the cool red armor dude and the skeleton. Great video! Keep up the good work.
Congratulations on creating the most informative, insightful, and entertaining video for what is still my favorite 3D fighting game of the 90s era. Here...take my Like and my subscription 😎🤘
@@p00pdragon That's the beautiful thing about games that capture our imagination; you don't have to get far into it for it to be something you love. I did a video on Dark Rift as well, and one on War Gods will be coming out in the next few months. Thanks for watching!
Mace The Dark Age is a classic fight games is like a mix of Mortal Kombat and Soul Edge, ive still have the games cartridge n ive play from time to time!
I have so many great memories renting this game as a kid. I hope this game gets a remaster or new game someday. At least a remaster would be appreciated for perseveration at least. Lord Deimos and Hell Knight where my mains.
@@MinisterWighty then it should ported on Personal Computer and it's should be modding friendly with modding tools and modding support for the modding community provided by the Video Game makers.
Great video! It strongly refreshed my childhood memories when my friends and I used to play this game for hours and hours. The lore is amazing, and I find it fantastic that the developers thought about writing 2 endings for every character. This game should be reworked, or at least be inserted into the Nintendo Switch Online system! Thanks for the video, man.
Ah, this was very cool to see😊 This game played a big part in my childhood, a d its stuck with me more than I would've expected! Therefore, its sort of sad to see how little attention it gets in various media. Sure, it might not be the best playing fighter of all time, but this thing has a lot more going for it for it to make sense to just throw it in the pile of ill-regarded MK-clones! Anyways, awesome video! Thanks for doing Mace some well deserved justice😁🤘
I like how the two assassin characters, one of which has mastered many TRACELESS killing techniques, slices the opponent to bits or stabs them a million times spraying blood all the feck over the place!
The fact that an arcade perfect version of this and yes even War Gods haven't seen aome sort of port is just sad. And arcade perfect release of those as well as Primal Rage would warm my black heart
19:07 also this game is saying that this is taking place on earth in the 1300s and I definitely don’t remember learning about Dwarven societies in social studies
Lovely video, a very nice way of covering this colorful roster of characters! I've never been that into fighting games but this one hits a sweet spot. As I type this my thumb is aching from trying to beat the game with my main man Deimos... It has been a couple of years since i last booted my N64, so I'm a bit rusty - and i was never that good to begin with. But hitting those combos is just so satisfying!
I heard this, but I don't know. This is true, but they say that mace the dark age never got released for the original playstation. It only got released for Nintendo 64. Plus, the finishing moves are really hard to do for Nintendo 64.
I love this game this and dark rift are the soul calibur of the N64 and the best wepion based games but the only thing that sucks I about both games is the movement yes you can move forward with the the d pad it's like how come they could not program the side step with the d pad and analog stick
I love this rare game, I made a facebook group for it. I still play on my N64 every now and again. Still can't beat it due it has a credit system, and the game is to smart at reading my moves, it's impossible to beat. If I had unlimited credits, I think I could beat it.
If you press start on a second controller you get credits as a "second player", you can go back and forth between controllers for unlimited credits! That's how I got my first win, as much as I love this game the boss is a bit bullshitty...
@@MinisterWighty Not really, I speak Spanish so I can recognize when I hear a Latin-American accent, even if it's imitated. The way the announcer said Pojo is way to similar to some musical artists in Mexico
So, thank you for posting this first of all. Second, I hemmed and hawed about whether to "fix" this or not for a long time. I noticed the discrepancy between what was written in the manual text and the date in the game when I was reviewing an early copy of the video. Ultimately I decided to make the effort to make my video more accurate. I'm sure you can tell the difference in my voice; that line was dubbed in way later. So of course I went to all that effort and was wrong anyhow lol. Go figure.
I love how they still wrote endings for when you lose to the final boss. It hasn't been done since
Who is your favorite character of Mace?
That's a great question! Most of them hold a special place in my heart for one reason or another so it's hard to choose. Hell Knight, Lord Deimos, and Pojo are probably on top, though Al'Rashid and Executioner are close behind.
@@MinisterWighty And Xiao Long? Many people of the world play Mace now?
@@ЗорроЗорро-ъ3п For me it was Namira. Fast attacks, easy combos, a projectile, and an easy way to hit on-the-ground enemies. First character I beat the game with. This game really impresses, especially given the other 3D fighters of its time. Entirely different level of gameplay, still holds up.
@@damianwarneke305 Hello. I had a lot problems when I was fighting against Namira. Beautiful Princess defeated me many times. It's was very hard. Where are you from?
You are doing us 90's kids obsessed with fighters a service with this series. The nostalgia quotient is amazing.
I'm happy to serve my fellow fight fans!
@@MinisterWightyI heard this, but I don't know. This is true, but they say that mace the dark age never got released for the original playstation. It only got released for Nintendo 64. Plus, the finishing moves are really hard to do for Nintendo 64.
Perhaps Pojo is the reason chickens are immortal in Zelda.. 😅
Her legend and legacy spreads far! lol
You can play with Pollo. I don't know how. I'm from Ukraine and I'm Mace fan.
I loved this game. My friends and I would put in hours to get all the endings. Great video
Thanks for watching!
I like it too Where are you from? Who is your favorite Hero or Heroine of Mace?
This game was cool. I remember making a clay model of the red armoured boss guy for a school exam 😅
How awesome! I hope you got a good grade!
Hello from heroic Ukraine! I like Mace Dark Ages. I played yesterday with Grendal against beautiful Namira.
Дякую за перегляд!
Shiiiiiiiiet , I played this for HOURS AND HOURS 🔥👹🔥
It was truly a classic deserving of more praise!
@@MinisterWighty absolutely , still has potential to return through a rework like they did with goldeneye IMO
Nice game. Who is your favorite Mace's character?
@@ЗорроЗорро-ъ3п Lord Deimos wiiins !!!!
It's finally here! Get HYPE!
Mace was one of the few games i owned back in the times of video rentals... I was always trash at it.
Being good at the games we love isn't so important as we make it out to be. Thanks for watching!
I usually play Xiao Long, Taria and Takeshi. And you?
The game has a pretty deep lore and a neat story, especially for fighting games.
Incredible aesthetic too.
@@Avenus112 It was a diamond in the rough for N64 fighters.
Love Mace and thanks for making this video! Ragnar pissed me off so much I threw full strength punches at my TV!
Your TV replacement budget must be huge! Glad you enjoyed!
I was 12 so I just hurt my hand!@@MinisterWighty
I say whatever Lord Demos says when he does the helicopter attack a few times a week for whatever reason when I am alone(brain parasite), "execuse"?
I always heard "Isankuss" not that it makes any more sense lol but that's how my brain spells it.
Thank you from heroic Ukraine. It's fantastic game but not easy. I need secrets of combos.@@MinisterWighty
I’m so glad I’m not the only person in existence to make
Mace the the dark age , characters in soul caliber
Let’s go
@@OMNIEDITZZZ My comrade, let us go indeed!
I remember seeing this game in the stores, but I never played it. I appreciate the overview.
I appreciate you watching!
Hello. Yes here are. You can play it ARCADE SPOT. I know how to play it little.Where are you from
I've actually never heard of this game, which is too bad. In the hey-day of renting games, this would have definitely been a multiple time weekend rental highlight!
In a life where I've forgotten a lot, my memories of this game are still vivid. And yeah, I probably made my local video store it's price back!
It's nice game
Oi! Just got this video recommended and I'm amazed by the quality of it.
Hope the algorithm picks you up, you deserve it.
I definitely want more and subbed.
Thanks for watching, and thanks for the sub! It sure does help the algorithm notice me!
Janitors ARE cool! ;)
Heck yeah they are!
Yaaay! I'm the 500th subscriber! :D Good shit man, keep it up! 🍻
Thanks for watching and congratulations!
Wow, such an underrated channel, loved the video! So cool to hear about these old games I sadly never got to play, keep it up my guy! 👌
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed!
Man we played so many hours of this.
IMO Mace and Weapon Lord both deserve a remake. Such good designs and atmosphere.
Agreed! Especially in a world where Soul Calibur's fate is unclear, weapon combat fighters deserve a spotlight.
@@MinisterWighty couldn't agree more.
Here are 2 fun facts about Mace: The Dark Age, the developers had 30 characters designed via concept art but only 16 of them could make it in while the rest were supposed to be saved for two installments in a Trilogy of some sense.
The second fact is that the trademark and copyright licensing for this game hasn't been renewed since 2001, so anyone can just pick up the rights at this point.
@@FatManandPop I don't suppose you know where someone could look at that concept art online anywhere?
As a writer, that is indeed compelling copyright info lol
@@MinisterWighty Sadly no. I even tried contacting the art director, Matt Harvey via twitter, and I received zero response. If you're wondering where I got this information from, it was given to me by the same Designer who worked on the San Francisco Rush series, Roberto Rodriguez.
Though I wouldn't mind seeing Cardinal Syn in your Violent Profiles series sometime in the future. :)
@@FatManandPop It's coming in 2025!
I've spent weeks trying to remember what this game is, I could only remember Lord deimos (purely his looks not his name) and a level where there was lava 😂 FINALLY FOUND IT AND BOY MY INNER CHILD IS FINALLY HAPPY!
@@MegaJustBen I'm happy for your inner child!
Massively underrated fighting game!
I remember renting this game from my local video store. Never beat it, but I'll always remember playing as the cool red armor dude and the skeleton.
Great video! Keep up the good work.
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed one of my favorite games
Congratulations on creating the most informative, insightful, and entertaining video for what is still my favorite 3D fighting game of the 90s era. Here...take my Like and my subscription
😎🤘
Thanks so much for watching and for the kind words!
I had this shit as a kid and never gotten far but always loved it. This, war gods, and dark rift I enjoyed a lot growing up.
@@p00pdragon That's the beautiful thing about games that capture our imagination; you don't have to get far into it for it to be something you love. I did a video on Dark Rift as well, and one on War Gods will be coming out in the next few months. Thanks for watching!
Mace The Dark Age is a classic fight games is like a mix of Mortal Kombat and Soul Edge, ive still have the games cartridge n ive play from time to time!
@@zenicehero9154 Definitely a classic worth revisiting!
LMAO I FORGOT ABOUT GAR
this was one of my first fighting games after MK, MK2.
@@drewskiwest5284 Truly a classic!
I have so many great memories renting this game as a kid. I hope this game gets a remaster or new game someday. At least a remaster would be appreciated for perseveration at least. Lord Deimos and Hell Knight where my mains.
@@Number1_Hanzo_Hasashi_Fan A remaster would be awesome!
@@MinisterWighty then it should ported on Personal Computer and it's should be modding friendly with modding tools and modding support for the modding community provided by the Video Game makers.
I love Mace, I wish it would come back 😢
@@stevendodd2634 You and me both.
Great video! It strongly refreshed my childhood memories when my friends and I used to play this game for hours and hours. The lore is amazing, and I find it fantastic that the developers thought about writing 2 endings for every character. This game should be reworked, or at least be inserted into the Nintendo Switch Online system! Thanks for the video, man.
Thanks so much for watching! I agree with everything you said!
Thanks for the video. Well documented, straight to the point with clean and quick personal commentary , giving some personality to the video.
Thanks for watching, and for the review!
Ah, this was very cool to see😊 This game played a big part in my childhood, a d its stuck with me more than I would've expected! Therefore, its sort of sad to see how little attention it gets in various media. Sure, it might not be the best playing fighter of all time, but this thing has a lot more going for it for it to make sense to just throw it in the pile of ill-regarded MK-clones! Anyways, awesome video! Thanks for doing Mace some well deserved justice😁🤘
@@espset1234 Thanks for being a fan of Mace! I just love celebrating the best parts of weird titles like this, and this is one of my faves.
A teenaged Lord Deimos be all like "In your FACE Ragnar and family, both cheeks, kiss em!"
I like how the two assassin characters, one of which has mastered many TRACELESS killing techniques, slices the opponent to bits or stabs them a million times spraying blood all the feck over the place!
@@53xy83457 Why use the traceless ones when you don't have to? Even assassins gotta live a little bit.
>:)
The fact that an arcade perfect version of this and yes even War Gods haven't seen aome sort of port is just sad. And arcade perfect release of those as well as Primal Rage would warm my black heart
@@kendalflongbeard2935 Same. Speaking of, I should cover War Gods sometime...
19:07 also this game is saying that this is taking place on earth in the 1300s and I definitely don’t remember learning about Dwarven societies in social studies
@@briancoulombe4517 Good point. The demon incursion of 1322 was pretty wild tho.
Lovely video, a very nice way of covering this colorful roster of characters! I've never been that into fighting games but this one hits a sweet spot.
As I type this my thumb is aching from trying to beat the game with my main man Deimos... It has been a couple of years since i last booted my N64, so I'm a bit rusty - and i was never that good to begin with. But hitting those combos is just so satisfying!
Thanks so much for watching and for the kind words!
I heard this, but I don't know. This is true, but they say that mace the dark age never got released for the original playstation. It only got released for Nintendo 64. Plus, the finishing moves are really hard to do for Nintendo 64.
I never had much of a problem with the finishers, but I was a determined kid.
@MinisterWighty But it's true what I said about Mace The Dark Age Not got a released for the original playstation.
I love this game this and dark rift are the soul calibur of the N64 and the best wepion based games but the only thing that sucks I about both games is the movement yes you can move forward with the the d pad it's like how come they could not program the side step with the d pad and analog stick
The 8-way run was quite the selling point for the Soul series back in the day. It certainly set those games apart from other fighters.
Thanks so much for this. I put some serious grinding into this games fighting/combo system. Its very well thought out if youre willing to learn.
Thanks for watching!
My psn was Al-rashid for the longest time. Good vid my man
Thanks for watching! It's hard to pick a favorite on this roster but Al'Rashid was high up there.
I love this rare game, I made a facebook group for it. I still play on my N64 every now and again. Still can't beat it due it has a credit system, and the game is to smart at reading my moves, it's impossible to beat. If I had unlimited credits, I think I could beat it.
Hey, if I could beat it you can too! I believe in you!
@@MinisterWighty ha thanks, I'll beat it maybe one day, I think combos and side stepping might be key, and to not lose a single credit.
If you press start on a second controller you get credits as a "second player", you can go back and forth between controllers for unlimited credits! That's how I got my first win, as much as I love this game the boss is a bit bullshitty...
24:06 The announcer is actually pronouncing it with a Latin-American accent, which uses a double L and sounds somewhere between the hard and soft J
@@popcorn_ceiling8798 It's pretty debatable! Fun either way.
@@MinisterWighty Not really, I speak Spanish so I can recognize when I hear a Latin-American accent, even if it's imitated. The way the announcer said Pojo is way to similar to some musical artists in Mexico
Beat the Executionar you call up Grendal
woooaaagh Didn't know the game had really cool lore like that
I'm glad I could showcase it for you! Thanks for watching!
This game was epic for it’s time
Absolutely! Thanks for watching.
So, which myth is Asmodeus from?
@@heardofrvb A quick Google says the name originates from an apocryphal Jewish tome.
@@MinisterWighty Ah. Yeah, I also heard that name from Redwall and Solatorobo.
Was that an assassin's creed clip?! 😅
Nicely done.
Thanks!
1:33 - A.D. 1300 is actually 13th century. 14th century began in 1301 🙂
So, thank you for posting this first of all.
Second, I hemmed and hawed about whether to "fix" this or not for a long time. I noticed the discrepancy between what was written in the manual text and the date in the game when I was reviewing an early copy of the video. Ultimately I decided to make the effort to make my video more accurate. I'm sure you can tell the difference in my voice; that line was dubbed in way later.
So of course I went to all that effort and was wrong anyhow lol. Go figure.
i like koyasha
@@thinkpositivemaya992 Me too!
Demos look like lord Zed from Power Rangers.
I wasn't a Power Rangers fan so I never thought about it but now that you mention it, he REALLY does!
@MinisterWighty Yeah I wasn't a big fan of power Rangers either, always found them pretty cheesy.
Nice video but chicken is spelled pollo in Spanish
Yup! It sure is.
Taria says to Koyashi: ou are nathing but a chiken.@@MinisterWighty
Ned forever
May he keep our hearts as clean as he does the floor.
Pojo is pronounced po-ho
@@tophermurphy And "poyo" is spelled pollo. Sometimes puns have layers, which is why I'm not sure it is one lol
This is one of the better MK clones.