Human Killing Machine - The Worst Fighting Game

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  • @Larry
    @Larry 2 роки тому +1612

    Fun Fact: Tiertex are named that as the previous company that occupied their offices was a ceiling painting company that had gone bankrupt, and they thought it be cheaper to change their company name than to buy a new sign for the front door. (That's Not a joke BTW)

    • @wompwomp9946
      @wompwomp9946 2 роки тому +155

      dang that means they put more effort into that than they did into this game

    • @ElimGarakSpoonHead
      @ElimGarakSpoonHead 2 роки тому +103

      Obligatory “Hello you!”

    • @GossamerGhoul
      @GossamerGhoul 2 роки тому +121

      That explains so much about this company's corporate ethos...

    • @tolindaniel
      @tolindaniel 2 роки тому +48

      Par for the course, really.

    • @boitahaki
      @boitahaki 2 роки тому +47

      Larry knows absolutely everything about games

  • @EndymionMkII
    @EndymionMkII 2 роки тому +527

    When US Gold and Tiertex said they were gonna make their own Street Fighter II with blackjack and hookers... they sure werent kidding

    • @IceDragon289
      @IceDragon289 2 роки тому +71

      They also weren't joking about the "In fact, forget the Street Fighter!" part.

    • @Elyseon
      @Elyseon 2 місяці тому

      And instead of blackjack and hookers they had crack and booze.

  • @thomaspalazzolo5902
    @thomaspalazzolo5902 2 роки тому +266

    Franz holding a tray with wine the entire time has the same energy as Answer from Guilty Gear being on the phone for the entire battle.

  • @lauriepenner350
    @lauriepenner350 2 роки тому +210

    That glitched-out last fighter though. It's like if Missingno was the canon final boss of Pokemon.

    • @rcarfang2
      @rcarfang2 2 роки тому +11

      Good thing too. Missing No. is a Glass Cannon, highest attack but the worst df and worst hp. He has two water guns though XD

    • @lauriepenner350
      @lauriepenner350 2 роки тому +4

      @@rcarfang2 I wouldn't know. I never used him in combat because his glitchyness infects your entire team. His ability to duplicate rare candy and master balls is super useful though!

    • @rcarfang2
      @rcarfang2 2 роки тому +5

      @@lauriepenner350 I have. his attack stat is 350 , but his other states are : defense 23, special 18, speed 20. So if he attacks first, he can usually ko the other pokemon. but if the opponent pokemon attacks him, he loses a ton of hp due to his low df and low special if hit by a special attack. I use the item duplication for TMs, rare candies, and master balls.

    • @brawler5760
      @brawler5760 Рік тому

      ⁠@@rcarfang2So pretty much if a Pokémon has a higher speed stat, then MissingNo will likely just die in one-two hits?

    • @mrmasterball217
      @mrmasterball217 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@brawler5760iirc it's base defense stat is literally 0, so yeah.

  • @trtx84
    @trtx84 2 роки тому +317

    The lack of a two player mode means we were all robbed of a dream Dog v Bull match.

    • @deathsyth8888
      @deathsyth8888 2 роки тому +28

      What if they stopped fighting and got together? Then we would have a bulldog.

    • @karotconcarne3325
      @karotconcarne3325 Рік тому +15

      @@deathsyth8888 don't make me imagine them doing a DBZ fusion dance

    • @ArjunTheRageGuy
      @ArjunTheRageGuy Рік тому +5

      @@karotconcarne3325 The fusion be like: * Bull body with a dog face with bull horns and has claws and paws *

  • @CGB_Crash
    @CGB_Crash 2 роки тому +178

    So in some even more cursed alternate timeline, *THIS* was Street Fighter II...
    I...can't come up with the words...

    • @phoenixomega3641
      @phoenixomega3641 2 роки тому +22

      That makes me wonder what other things in that timeline changed. Were those other changes amazing to counter the garbage that was that timeline's SF2? Were those changes so bad that sent that whole timeline into despair? We will never know.

    • @LonelySpaceDetective
      @LonelySpaceDetective 2 роки тому +24

      I'd want to imagine that at least Strider is still an active series in that timeline.

    • @talibnunnally1531
      @talibnunnally1531 2 роки тому +20

      What if that timeline was perfect? A bastion of peace and hope where everyone was prosperous, there's just that one thing....
      This is your street fighter II

    • @worldofthought8352
      @worldofthought8352 2 роки тому +12

      I'm just imagining that timeline has a movie release as well.

    • @CGB_Crash
      @CGB_Crash 2 роки тому +5

      @@worldofthought8352 Tim Curry as Helga.
      Legit surprised Matt didn't make a Rocky Horror joke.

  • @crescentfreshsongs
    @crescentfreshsongs 2 роки тому +253

    Games like HKM are why I love early computer gaming so much. Yeah, the game is flamebroiled asscheeks, but I'm endlessly tickled by them just boldly pushing their game as a sequel to Street Fighter. Imagine that happening nowadays, Grove Street Games could shit out "Crime Guy Madness" and say that it's the true GTA 6.

    • @MizunoKetsuban
      @MizunoKetsuban 2 роки тому +52

      Back 4 Blood says hello

    • @LonelySpaceDetective
      @LonelySpaceDetective 2 роки тому +11

      @@MizunoKetsuban shout-outs to crowbcat

    • @J0MBi
      @J0MBi 2 роки тому +26

      Crime Guy Madness 🤣

    • @johndmgs
      @johndmgs 2 роки тому +25

      Stealy Wheely Automobiley

    • @GuyParson
      @GuyParson 2 роки тому +4

      @@MizunoKetsuban Outer Worlds, too

  • @BenLubar
    @BenLubar 2 роки тому +161

    Are we not going to talk about how the protagonist wrote the name of his country on his leg just in case he forgot?

    • @LonelySpaceDetective
      @LonelySpaceDetective 2 роки тому +37

      I'd guess it was added when a world tournament was still the explicit (as opposed to implied) plot?
      I like to think that if this ended up SFII as was originally intended, we'd have Ryu with JAPAN on his pant legs.

  • @kevingriffith6011
    @kevingriffith6011 2 роки тому +763

    I'm so glad Heavy Weapons Guy managed to get himself cleaned up and get his act together by the time Team Fortress 2 came out.

    • @aweirdredtoad3637
      @aweirdredtoad3637 2 роки тому +64

      Can't blame him, getting your ass kicked by a washed up drunk who knows the art of deadly combat is humiliating.

    • @Varg69420
      @Varg69420 2 роки тому +13

      he had plenty of time lolol, what a great character

    • @mysticmind4563
      @mysticmind4563 2 роки тому +12

      @@foughtthelol He just needed to find his true love. Then the rest followed naturally.

    • @zel1459
      @zel1459 2 роки тому +13

      ​@@aweirdredtoad3637 Yes.
      And now he's getting blown up by washed up drunk who's also a demolitions expert.

    • @NintendoFreakazoid
      @NintendoFreakazoid 2 роки тому +9

      This was before he discovered the importance of Pootis.

  • @nayannmartinelli300
    @nayannmartinelli300 2 роки тому +78

    Kwon's face tells me he doesn't have the faintest of what's happening nor what he is doing.

  • @KnifeToMeetYou_
    @KnifeToMeetYou_ 2 роки тому +191

    We're reaching the point where bad fighting games are ending up on the same tier as Criticom, but never dethroning it. Criticom really had something special to make it the King of Shite, huh?

    • @Unotuchable
      @Unotuchable 2 роки тому +45

      It's hard to state just how awful Criticom is.

    • @michaelmallia6462
      @michaelmallia6462 2 роки тому +20

      I feel like everything else that's landed in the top tier is in the same pig sty of awfulness, but had at least SOME kind of redeeming quality. Brutal: Paws of Fury and MK:A were "saved" by their presentation actually being worth talking about. HKM here has a bit of a wild history, some insane ideas, and gets a little bit of leeway because of its release date.
      Criticom had... absolutely nothing.

    • @Black_Revue
      @Black_Revue 2 роки тому +8

      You Should See The Masters Fighter (Yes Really), It's a Conversion of a Korean Street Fighter Clone with Sprites Ripped from Street fighter, Fatal Fury and Samurai Showdown

    • @ExtremeWreck
      @ExtremeWreck Рік тому

      Shadow: War of Succession for the 3DO could easily dethrone it.

  • @Omahdon
    @Omahdon 2 роки тому +40

    I mean we can say "oh the technology just wasn't there" all we want for the Amiga 500, but a year later Turrican was released on the same platform and just. Look it up and see the difference. THE DIFFARANCE

    • @tolindaniel
      @tolindaniel 2 роки тому +4

      Still one of the greatest game series ever made.

  • @fefyfona4318
    @fefyfona4318 2 роки тому +250

    I feel sorry for kid that got this from their parents instead of street fighter. "We got street fighter at home" type energy

    • @tolindaniel
      @tolindaniel 2 роки тому +25

      I got excited AS a kid when I found it at a store. The bargain bin price that I could afford with h my pocket money should have given it away... I wasn't a smart kid.

    • @fefyfona4318
      @fefyfona4318 2 роки тому +20

      @@tolindaniel lol thats a shame. To be fair we don't make the best choices as kids

    • @tolindaniel
      @tolindaniel 2 роки тому +11

      @@fefyfona4318 Hey at least it led to this video... ? Gotta make light of it somehow

    • @asiamatron
      @asiamatron 2 роки тому

      Lol.

    • @hunterhuffman4520
      @hunterhuffman4520 2 роки тому +7

      street fighter wasn't very good itself

  • @rcblazer
    @rcblazer 2 роки тому +56

    Street Fighter was Capcom's attempt to mix Karate Champ with Yie Ar Kung-Fu, then with Street Fighter 2 they created the game that would define fighting games. Human Killing Machine just wanted to be Street Fighter as viewed by someone who never learned how to do the special moves.

  • @curtnezirbiulent4845
    @curtnezirbiulent4845 2 роки тому +27

    Ah yes, "Kwon's Bizarre Adventure" complete with buff ladies and animal abuse.

  • @flippedoutkyrii
    @flippedoutkyrii 2 роки тому +135

    Still vividly remember seeing Ashen's cover this in 2007... *Has it really been 14 years??*

    • @Chagogo
      @Chagogo 2 роки тому +17

      This year it’ll be 15

    • @ElArto95
      @ElArto95 2 роки тому +29

      The final words on that video "a fitting punishment" still live rent-free on my head to this day

    • @BareBandSubscription
      @BareBandSubscription 2 роки тому +20

      Good old Ashens. He’s one of the few OG’s left.

    • @cease25
      @cease25 2 роки тому +6

      Time flies...

    • @carlcouture1023
      @carlcouture1023 2 роки тому +4

      *withers into dust*

  • @barry-allenthe-flash8396
    @barry-allenthe-flash8396 2 роки тому +39

    I'm so happy to see Matt make it to the "wonderful" world of computer fighting games for this series - the forbidden door has been opened! lol. Stuff like Tongue of the Fatman, Xenophage: Alien Bloodsport, Popeye 3: Wrestlecrazy, Ultimate Body Blows, Expect No Mercy, Sango Fighter, Battle Beast, Pray for Death, Savage Warriors, X-Tec's Real Fighter... just so many weird & janky games on various computers _begging_ to take on Criticom. _*chef's kiss_

  • @thomaspalazzolo5902
    @thomaspalazzolo5902 2 роки тому +129

    Wait, so is it a human who is a killing machine, a machine that kills humans, or a human who is killing a machine?

  • @insertbadassname604
    @insertbadassname604 2 роки тому +37

    8:40 I was thinking it looks like a King of the Hill parody of Street fighter.

    • @Skorpio420
      @Skorpio420 2 роки тому +14

      That boy can't fight.

    • @Skorpio420
      @Skorpio420 2 роки тому +8

      @@Stevie-J Pro*PAIN!*

  • @DetroitAlan01
    @DetroitAlan01 2 роки тому +80

    I honestly never once heard of HKM before this. Not knowing this existed, I had no way of knowing how lucky that made me.

    • @Larry
      @Larry 2 роки тому +11

      I've covered it a couple of times on my channel in the past. British companies pitching sequels to famous arcade games was not uncommon. A Sequel to Ghosts n Goblins turned into a ThunderCats game when Capcom said no at one point!

    • @Quieresbro
      @Quieresbro 2 роки тому +1

      This person is cool and wants to save time That's why he calls it HKM

  • @ChicaneryBear
    @ChicaneryBear 2 роки тому +154

    Wow, what a terrible old game that people probably haven't heard of.

    • @tolindaniel
      @tolindaniel 2 роки тому +32

      Even before I made the request, I made peace with the fact that literally nobody except me and like seven people are going to give a crap about this video 🤣

    • @THENAMEISQUICKMAN
      @THENAMEISQUICKMAN 2 роки тому +31

      Doot doot. Doot doot. Doot doot. HELLO!

    • @tolindaniel
      @tolindaniel 2 роки тому +5

      Six more to go.

    • @ultrayoshi100
      @ultrayoshi100 2 роки тому +3

      I am number 5

    • @Stephkotsu
      @Stephkotsu 2 роки тому +3

      Fourth, and first learned of it through Ashens so very, very long ago. lol

  • @DarkBlueBaker
    @DarkBlueBaker Рік тому +7

    Props for redoing "Ren's these hands". From Ren and Stimpy

  • @Seantendo
    @Seantendo 2 роки тому +28

    I remember Ashens reviewing this back in the day. Also I can't say I've ever heard anyone say "son of a snake" outside of the 1993 Mario movie.

  • @tolindaniel
    @tolindaniel 2 роки тому +93

    I can hear the torture in your voice of just having to *talk* about this game, and as sorry as I am, I think I feel the same perverse pleasure you got from playing it. Bold and self-harming choice on the Amiga version too, at least all of the stages and sprites "work" on the Atari ST version 😅
    Thanks for that, Matt, and for dealing with my still obvious enthusiasm. That was great!!

    • @tolindaniel
      @tolindaniel 2 роки тому +12

      I'll also note that the Atari ST was the core development platform for the game, and technically that version looks better than the Amiga one - the Amiga version is a direct and even lazier coded port, which is why the sprites bug out so bad.

    • @PaulBadman
      @PaulBadman 2 роки тому +5

      i had this game as a kid and thought it was good, however I had never played sf2 at this point

    • @Sh0tgunJust1ce
      @Sh0tgunJust1ce 2 роки тому +3

      I was requesting this game for a long time, really thankful you requested it too. Honestly, I don't think there's anything worse that I know of.

    • @tolindaniel
      @tolindaniel 2 роки тому +5

      @@Sh0tgunJust1ce For sure, especially because later Amiga titles showed that the system was capable of so much better. Sure it was six years later, but Elfmania is a legitimately competent fighter that somehow made a single button work, and it looks *outstanding*.

    • @krebyrocks77
      @krebyrocks77 2 роки тому +1

      I had an Atari ST growing up. It came with tons of games, sadly(?) HKM wasn't one them. Outside of one small store that specifically sold Atari ST products, finding other games was hard to come by. I did get a copy of that Strider 2 port though at said aforementioned store. It was one of the few games I was able to afford as much of the other games were priced in the $60-$80 range.
      Fun fact: My Atari ST stopped working on January 1, 2000. The calendar went from December 31, 1999 to January 1, 1000. Afterwards, the OS just crashed and it wouldn't even turn on. Thanks Y2K.

  • @mindwarp42
    @mindwarp42 2 роки тому +24

    I'm actually shocked that they used a dog instead of a bear for a Soviet Russian's pet. Tiertex not using that stereotype is surprising, considering the Spanish and Dutch ones that were used.

  • @hierofania8330
    @hierofania8330 2 роки тому +51

    I was going to say the Battle Theme seems like pretty solid synthwave to me, but oooof, no I couldn't tolerate it being the only track in a game.

    • @dusklunistheumbreon
      @dusklunistheumbreon 2 роки тому +4

      Yeah, it's kinda a banger, but would be grating after a half hour tops

  • @GameAlicornLuna
    @GameAlicornLuna 2 роки тому +21

    Shout out to Merkava's 7 frames of existing.
    6 frames. Why did I think he had 7?

    • @tolindaniel
      @tolindaniel 2 роки тому +5

      That's the main reason I'm sad he picked the Amiga version over the Atari ST one. I tried to push it but I honestly think most people from the US/Canada see "Atari" and their brain shuts down with images of Atari 2600 visuals

  • @ther0n1nnamed47
    @ther0n1nnamed47 2 роки тому +38

    Ashens introduced me to this game ages ago ^-^ and it's story deserves to be told. Thank you Teirtex

  • @TheAmazingMisterZ
    @TheAmazingMisterZ 2 роки тому +19

    It's pretty wild to think what could have been for Street Fighter: Final Fight as SF89, HKM as SF2, The Movie: The Game as SF3, Flashback for SF4, and Capcom's early Tekken-esque build for 5, not to mention Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting being spiritual successors.

    • @manuelmadama1636
      @manuelmadama1636 2 роки тому

      Only one of those i didn't know about is Flashback. I just googled what it was, thanks for the info!

  • @Anyone00TZ
    @Anyone00TZ 2 роки тому +10

    O.K. we're in pre-SFII territory: now we wait for the Tongue of the Fatman episode.

  • @Sh0tgunJust1ce
    @Sh0tgunJust1ce 2 роки тому +27

    I'm so thankful you reviewed this trainwreck. I honestly don't think there are any fighting games worse than this one. Dangerous Streets, Catfight or Slaughter Sport are better, which is saying something.

    • @tolindaniel
      @tolindaniel 2 роки тому +6

      The only other game I can think of that might be a worse attempt is another one I've owned myself, and I'll be surprised if somebody else doesn't request it before I can eventually afford it again... Shadow: War of Succession.

    • @Sh0tgunJust1ce
      @Sh0tgunJust1ce 2 роки тому +6

      @@tolindaniel Shadow War of Succession is hilarious and incompetent, but I think it's probably better than HKM.

    • @tolindaniel
      @tolindaniel 2 роки тому +5

      I dunno, it legit made people angry to play in my old weekly fighter group when we tried it 🤣

    • @TheBonkleFox
      @TheBonkleFox Рік тому

      Expect No Mercy: "I HAVE SEEN THE AMATEUR-"

  • @GamingWithMe
    @GamingWithMe 2 роки тому +22

    This being Street Fighter 2....now that is a universe I'm glad we aren't in!

    • @spongeman3090
      @spongeman3090 2 роки тому +1

      We must be grateful to be born in the correct timeline God intended us to be in.

  • @mauruhkatigaming4807
    @mauruhkatigaming4807 2 роки тому +17

    Ah, I realize now that I've actually played a Tiertex game - the immortal "Men in Black: The Series" for the Game Boy Color. It wasn't quite as good as you'd think.

    • @grongy6122
      @grongy6122 2 роки тому +5

      Tiertex are like one of the most infamous game developers of the 90's, they just didn't give a shit most of the time.

    • @travisjordan3853
      @travisjordan3853 2 роки тому +2

      Its a licensed game for a handheld console, I'd be more surprised if it turned out good.

    • @mauruhkatigaming4807
      @mauruhkatigaming4807 2 роки тому +1

      @@travisjordan3853 And it plumbs new depths beneath even those expectations, hence the joke.

  • @pompousproductions
    @pompousproductions 2 роки тому +18

    Criticom vs. Human Killing Machine?!
    Based on my previous watches of Fact Hunt. I think Criticom might ACTUALLY be in danger of losing their throne this episode.
    Edit: Damn Curve of Time

    • @tolindaniel
      @tolindaniel 2 роки тому +8

      I honestly think it didn't make it because Matt just found the game too old and obscure. HKM just wasn't interesting enough 🤣

  • @jagtaggart936
    @jagtaggart936 2 роки тому +62

    I'll defend and die on the hill that Street Fighter 1, for its time, was a solid arcade game and judging it by the standards its sequel created is just unfair.
    I can't defend its ports though. And yeah... HKM is just bizarre in its badness.

    • @AntonBalfe
      @AntonBalfe 2 роки тому +16

      i still find it funny all the updates to sf2 but none for the sf game that could have used a update the most

    • @marlonmontelhiggins8570
      @marlonmontelhiggins8570 2 роки тому +8

      I stand with you on that hill. That kind of judgement is so bafflingly inane that it's not even funny.
      With that typed, I also agree with Anton, here. This game is one that practically hollers for an update, especially considering the undeserved ridicule that it's received, based on the aforementioned judgement, but Capcom just keeps opting to update Street Fighter II. As much as I like that game, it didn't need as many updates as it has gotten, and, hopefully, Ultra will be its last, as its subtitle implies. "The Final Challengers" in that update should have been characters from other games in the series, even some who have never been playable before, like the remainder of the unplayable Street Fighter 1 characters, rather than just alternate versions of two characters already in the roster.

    • @mindwarp42
      @mindwarp42 2 роки тому +4

      Add one more vote in support of arcade!Street Fighter. It got plenty of my quarters when I was in high school, because I loved it even though I totally sucked at it (my issue, not the game's). Even later arcade fighting games got bad PC/console ports, so judging Street Fighter needs to be done using arcade emulation nowadays and looking at what was/could be done at the time.

    • @GmNdWtchr96
      @GmNdWtchr96 2 роки тому +2

      Bold take.

    • @bortgunn9079
      @bortgunn9079 2 роки тому +1

      Counterpoint: you could say the same thing about id Software's work on first person shooters, being a mix of Pac-Man and Battlezone.
      Hovertank 3D is a far, far, better game than Street Fighter 1.

  • @JomasterTheSecond
    @JomasterTheSecond 2 роки тому +12

    To quote Ashens, "KWON IS CRAP
    BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH"
    ...Still waiting on Fight for Life.

  • @hypieharry7307
    @hypieharry7307 2 роки тому +17

    I remember owning HKM on my ZX Spectrum and buying it as it was advertised as Street Fighter 2. My god HKM sucked so badly.

  • @TheMKZero
    @TheMKZero 2 роки тому +13

    God, I know this game! Ashens did a review of it ages ago. When I saw you were playing this I thought to myself, "Welp. Journey's over. He found the worst one."
    What a terrible old game you've probably never hear of.

  • @DemonicAkumi
    @DemonicAkumi 2 роки тому +22

    18:34 A fitting punishment.

  • @condrecomics
    @condrecomics 2 роки тому +6

    Street Fighter 1 on the Amiga actually had a 'secret' two player mode (you had to press 2 - or maybe it was F2 - in the title screen and there was no mention of it either in game or in the manual, I found out by chance months after purchase). Unfortunately iirc Ken was nothing more than a pink Ryu palette swap there.

  • @QuickTimeFailure
    @QuickTimeFailure 2 роки тому +18

    Fun fact: Kwon can translate to fist in Korean, similar to Ken translates to fist in Japanese. So Kwon was basically Ryu and Ken combined, with a side of kimchi and soju.

  • @ScrubOT
    @ScrubOT 2 роки тому +11

    Seing Kwon yell "Wow!" To the main antag is one of the more subtle hilaraties of this shite-show😃

  • @RobotMonkeytron
    @RobotMonkeytron 2 роки тому +18

    First Thoughts: This looks as bad as the DOS version of Street Fighter that I bought back in the day.
    Two Minutes Later: Oh.

  • @Ryushinku
    @Ryushinku 2 роки тому +25

    I played this back in the day on my Spectrum. Even back then, pretty terrible.
    Had no idea about its convoluted development history, more interesting than the thing itself!

  • @mortenera4423
    @mortenera4423 2 роки тому +10

    If US Gold had released "home-computer Street Fighter 2", Fatal Fury could've easily won over that piece of crap

  • @jasonblalock4429
    @jasonblalock4429 2 роки тому +16

    I realize there are a lot of bad fighting games out there, but Rise Of The Robots still deserves a place in this series. Near the top.
    A lesser-known one worth covering would be Metal & Lace: Battle Of The Robo Babes.

    • @J0MBi
      @J0MBi 2 роки тому +2

      Rise Of The Robots - yes 100%

    • @megahedgehog2039
      @megahedgehog2039 2 роки тому +1

      WELL HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU

    • @jasonblalock4429
      @jasonblalock4429 2 роки тому

      @@megahedgehog2039 Haha, yep. Saw that.

  • @AskingTheWrongQuestions
    @AskingTheWrongQuestions 2 роки тому +8

    I didn't come here to be punched in the face, but finding out that Tiertex made that awful Toy Story 2 GBC game just did it. I have so many memories of that game... and suddenly they all make so much sense...

  • @christianhighii9882
    @christianhighii9882 2 роки тому +16

    I have a vague memory of a N64 fighting game that was fully 3D, and had either a stat boosting system over time, or had the ability to customize specific moves. I cant for the life remember what it was though.

  • @TheBabylonBurning
    @TheBabylonBurning 2 роки тому +2

    4:30 - Considering the original arcade/Genesis Strider is my favorite video game of all time, no Matt, I have not forgotten about the existence of Journey Into Darkness. I truly wish I COULD forget it though.
    *long disgusted sigh*

  • @MattMcMuscles
    @MattMcMuscles  2 роки тому +112

    More great reading on HKM can be found on the Bad Game Hall of Fame, which has tons of other great articles! www.badgamehalloffame.com/human-killing-machine/

    • @LuisOrtiz-xo5kc
      @LuisOrtiz-xo5kc 2 роки тому

      You must check out "Fight Fever". Is the worst fighting game for the Neo Geo!

    • @tolindaniel
      @tolindaniel 2 роки тому +1

      Worth reading for the strategy guide alone.

    • @Rooktimes2
      @Rooktimes2 2 роки тому +2

      What about Rise of Robots, or maybe Rise of the Robots, I think on SNES... Or a PlayStation stinky, Iron Blood. Which maybe Iron and Blood, I seem to recall seeing both titles on that one. May be called something else, honestly.

    • @jilly9437
      @jilly9437 2 роки тому

      @@Rooktimes2 Rise of the robots. With Brian may ost. It gave me headache with just one session.

    • @xotem
      @xotem 2 роки тому

      This video was done multiple times and you take on it is the worst one. Here is one on this game from 7 years ago ua-cam.com/video/5zUkK14bHDk/v-deo.html ... You're not funny or interesting or even original.

  • @grimskyegrave8603
    @grimskyegrave8603 2 роки тому +9

    Oh dear, this is just bafflingly terrible! How! How could those people ever think that THIS deseerved to be Street Fighter II?!?! HOW!?!?

    • @Aldenfenris
      @Aldenfenris 2 роки тому

      Money!, they did a copy of their own port of SF 1, and somehow they thought 'yes they will allow it to have the official name' because they got scot free on the first game.

    • @mindwarp42
      @mindwarp42 2 роки тому +1

      Considering the quality of ports back then, and the fact they added one new element that no one else would seriously add in until Tekken, I can understand their hubris.

    • @Aldenfenris
      @Aldenfenris 2 роки тому +1

      @@mindwarp42 Yeah, I mean if they had capcom still let them pull that shit, and it sold, they likely felt confident

  • @seantaft3853
    @seantaft3853 2 роки тому +12

    One thing you didn't mention on Capcom's rejection of HKM being Street Fighter's sequel: They were already working on a sequel to Street Fighter.
    Now, those that are aware may be saying "Street Fighter II hadn't began development yet."
    I didn't say Street Fighter II, I said a sequel to Street Fighter. This was going to be Street Fighter '89; that sequel became Final Fight.

    • @tolindaniel
      @tolindaniel 2 роки тому +3

      I noticed there was a "blink and you'll miss it" visual note about it, at least.

  • @fluidwolf
    @fluidwolf 2 роки тому +8

    That feeling when I only know of this game due to Ashens back in the day

  • @CutsceneLogic
    @CutsceneLogic 2 роки тому +2

    Okay, that's downright SPOOKY -- I saw someone post an old magazine ad for this earlier today, well before this went up.

  • @DemonicAkumi
    @DemonicAkumi 2 роки тому +20

    Terrible old game I heard just once before. The great internet C-t, Ashen.

  • @lvl5Vaporeon
    @lvl5Vaporeon 2 роки тому +18

    I'd like to nominate CatFight as the next worst fighting game to look at. This game is so horrific it makes Tattoo Assassin's look like Mortal Kombat 2.

    • @KudoRedfox
      @KudoRedfox 2 роки тому +1

      Tattoo Assassins is ironically amazing

  • @mattr75
    @mattr75 2 роки тому +13

    Oof, this game. I first learned of this one from Ashens YEARS ago

  • @nozoto
    @nozoto 2 роки тому +3

    What a nice name for a dog: Shepski. Short, simple, silly and yet vaguely cool. Definitely would call a dog that. I wouldn't take him to Street Fights though, worry not!

  • @Paur
    @Paur 2 роки тому +31

    My god. If this game can't dethrone criticom, I'm having a hard time imagining what can.

    • @YukaTakeuchiFan
      @YukaTakeuchiFan 2 роки тому +8

      @@grindsmore By that, you mean the port known as "Slaughter Sport" or the original game for the PC? Because I remember seeing that the original has the same "WTF madness" energy that this game has, whereas the Genesis version is just a pile of pure garbage with very little of the bizarre wackiness.

    • @rna151
      @rna151 2 роки тому +5

      I still think Rise of the Robots can take it.

    • @Jengeth
      @Jengeth 2 роки тому +3

      Battle of the Eras.

  • @kaiosamatlj4031
    @kaiosamatlj4031 2 роки тому +11

    This game is realy nostalgic to me. Not because of the game itself, but because of the Dr. Ashens video about it.

  • @thebotbuilder
    @thebotbuilder 2 роки тому +11

    Honestly, Tiertex (the people behind HKM) is just the British equivalent of those game developers that if you purchase one of their games, you know you are 100% garunteed for a bad time.

    • @Talessaga2
      @Talessaga2 2 роки тому +5

      so British LJN?

    • @thebotbuilder
      @thebotbuilder 2 роки тому

      @@Talessaga2 nah, Tiertex is worse!

    • @tolindaniel
      @tolindaniel 2 роки тому +2

      @@Talessaga2 LJN actually *tried*.

    • @YukaTakeuchiFan
      @YukaTakeuchiFan 2 роки тому

      @@Talessaga2 Eh, say what you will about LJN's publishing acumen, at least they didn't develop the games in question, and they DID have the sense to put out Maximum Carnage and True Lies, among an admittedly-few other okay-to-good games.

    • @Talessaga2
      @Talessaga2 2 роки тому +1

      @@YukaTakeuchiFan Guess you have a point and i did a unfair comparation.

  • @BlUsKrEEm
    @BlUsKrEEm 2 роки тому +8

    That hand animation was really rad. Really upping the presentation game.

    • @tolindaniel
      @tolindaniel 2 роки тому +1

      You might say it was... Dirty.

  • @momamario
    @momamario 2 роки тому +4

    Capcom saw the enemy health regen and used it for inspiration making Seth in sf4

  • @nick-playercharacter8583
    @nick-playercharacter8583 2 роки тому +14

    Of course Ultima slips a Pikamee cameo into this video. 😁

  • @auralistank
    @auralistank 2 роки тому +4

    I have been waiting for this series to return for ages.

  • @SONICBOOM1889
    @SONICBOOM1889 2 роки тому +4

    Why does the final boss of HKM look like Heavy from Team Fortress 2?

  • @purplepeak8575
    @purplepeak8575 2 роки тому +5

    14 years ago Ashens did a video about it. 14 years.

  • @brendanroberts1310
    @brendanroberts1310 2 роки тому +5

    I still have this for the Amstrad cpc. Don't think I will ever play it again somehow.

  • @TheRogueWolf
    @TheRogueWolf 2 роки тому +3

    Man, it's amazing looking at the fluid frame of animation for that bull.
    ...no, I didn't leave off a letter.

  • @Ars-Nova258
    @Ars-Nova258 2 роки тому +3

    I forgot what this game was called and only remember the name of the protagonist (Kwon but I misspelled it as Quon) and Stewart Ashens’ review of it.

  • @Alexalicious
    @Alexalicious 2 роки тому +14

    Still find it interesting that Tattoo Assassins is in the opening of this series, but I don't think it's been covered yet. Interested to see where that falls on the list.
    Unless I'm stupid and forgot!

  • @kamildrews3517
    @kamildrews3517 2 роки тому +12

    Other bad fighting games you might want to cover:
    - Dangerous Streets
    - Body Blows
    - X-Men (Hyperscan exclusive)
    - Shadow: War of Succession
    - Catfight
    - Heavy Nova

    • @melasnexperience
      @melasnexperience 2 роки тому

      Dangerous Streets could easily dethrone Criticom, so it needs to be part of this series.

  • @TheTiltblazin
    @TheTiltblazin 2 роки тому +1

    @ 8:58, "What da' dog doin'?" This never gets old!!! I can't stop laughing on how this was said! LEGENDARY! 🤣🤣💀💀

  • @WraxTV
    @WraxTV 2 роки тому +7

    Ah, brings me back to yee ole Ashens classics.

  • @THENAMEISQUICKMAN
    @THENAMEISQUICKMAN 2 роки тому +30

    This is undoubtedly the worst one you've played yet and I know that because I've played it before.

    • @7Jstamper
      @7Jstamper 2 роки тому

      Worse than Criticom?

    • @THENAMEISQUICKMAN
      @THENAMEISQUICKMAN 2 роки тому +3

      @@7Jstamper Absolutely. Criticom at least has *one* interesting thing about it which is the character intros. Also it at least has two players.

  • @kie2
    @kie2 5 місяців тому +1

    I like how this title, "Human Killing Machine" could normally be interpreted two ways. Either as a machine for killing humans or a killing machine that is human but because he fights bulls and shit it forces the second one.

  • @achromat666
    @achromat666 2 роки тому +5

    So schadenfreude essentially effects the true awfulness of a given game. It's either just the worst, or so bad the aftermath of the trainwreck is just funny.

  • @zackschilling4376
    @zackschilling4376 2 роки тому +2

    Why does Miguel's idle stance look like he just finished a pelvic thrust in your general direction?

  • @lauriepenner350
    @lauriepenner350 2 роки тому +1

    So when ARE you going to do Tattoo Assassins? I am waiting for your video to find out whether the tattoos assassinate people or it's just assassins with tattoos.

  • @Juganawt
    @Juganawt 2 роки тому +2

    While HKM is a terrible game, some of the visual glitches shown on your video are result of emulation settings not being fully compatible with the game. You need to set your kickstart to 1.2 and run the Amiga with 512k RAM for it to run properly. When it’s working properly, you’ll get to see the boss in his entire glory, literally all 6 frames of animation for him!
    Looking forward to your continuation of this series, and hoping that Bikini Karate Babes 1 & 2 on the PC get featured.

  • @Dom_Maretti
    @Dom_Maretti 3 місяці тому +1

    I always thought the marketing for HKM was showing the final boss: Merkeva.

  • @emberthefox4951
    @emberthefox4951 2 роки тому +3

    It's interesting how this is possibly the first fighting game to have animal characters and a butler fighter. It's a much worse and earlier Tekken.

  • @MinecraftGuyJM
    @MinecraftGuyJM 2 роки тому +1

    Cool video. What's the song used in the outro? I can only find 2 other versions of Ryu's SF2 theme with lyrics

  • @gentlemanjared
    @gentlemanjared 2 роки тому +1

    Spoken of in hushed tones in only the smokiest dimly lit FGC circles... like you open the wrong door and its "This is HKM, Dewey Cox, you don't want none of this shit!"

  • @striderreborn1467
    @striderreborn1467 2 роки тому +3

    HA! Merkeva looks like Jason Statham if he dressed like Rambo.

  • @Slayerthecrow
    @Slayerthecrow 2 роки тому +3

    They are going to make a NFT smash ripp off and characters seems to have no animation at all, wondering when are we going to see it in this segment.

  • @yellowblanka6058
    @yellowblanka6058 2 роки тому

    The "US Gold" logo superimposed over the "Why are you closed?!?!" guy's head killed me, had to replay that little bit a few times.

  • @worldofthought8352
    @worldofthought8352 2 роки тому +6

    Not the worst fighting game???
    I'm sure it must be! Every display shown is of a bad knock off with broken gameplay with combat set within a rigid box screen (aka no scrolling)
    Oh I get it.
    You don't want the journey to end.
    This has become a trek of curiosity, even when you have a game that says 'Your search is over, for I am the worst!' you wish to keep searching.
    Deny all you want, but your journey will end one day, even you must accept this! (and other such dramatic rambling)

  • @davedixon2167
    @davedixon2167 2 роки тому +5

    "What's wrong with your face??" - was that.... was that Mr. Regular? Either way, I love this video series, Matt. Keeps getting better/worse and I'm here for it.

  • @PoisonInc
    @PoisonInc 2 роки тому +4

    Oh wow I remember this! Or rather I remember Ashens doing a video about this ages ago.

  • @Dre259
    @Dre259 2 роки тому +1

    10:40 "you can tell who are enemy is by the last level in a video game" - Patrice O'Neal

  • @darrylflood928
    @darrylflood928 2 роки тому +1

    According to Human Killing Machine , In the Netherlands, you don't have sex with prostitutes, you beat them up. OOF!

  • @wowb1965
    @wowb1965 2 роки тому +2

    The worst part is not including special moves. That’s the good part about SF 1. Actually hitting a shoryuken on that one guy that jumps around like the floor is lava

  • @NisseDood
    @NisseDood Рік тому +1

    Most fun thing with home ports especially for Amiga 500 was that if a game was made by taito the port was often really good as seen with Rainbow island, new zeeland story and such. Games from capcom and sega was a real gamble tough with odds stacked against the player.

  • @anjake01
    @anjake01 2 роки тому +2

    2:29 Never thought I'd see a VTuber cameo in a Matt McMuscles video. Long Live Pikamee Dayo!

  • @melasnexperience
    @melasnexperience 2 роки тому +2

    RIP Comrade Shepski.
    EDIT: I just noticed that Tiertex misspelled "Hanna" in the Hanna-Barbera copyright. Kind of a small tell about their standards.

  • @davidjsaul
    @davidjsaul 2 роки тому +1

    As a native Brit I'm here to tell you, Matt, that your British accent was absolutely phenomenal.

  • @someonenow1
    @someonenow1 2 роки тому +2

    4:26 for those who might have FORGOTTEN! I see what you did there.

    • @tolindaniel
      @tolindaniel 2 роки тому

      Oh dang I missed that, what a great and amazingly obscure reference that Ultima snuck in there. Forgotten Worlds is dope.

  • @ericb3157
    @ericb3157 2 роки тому

    those messed-up sprites remind me of an very old Apple game i had...if i remember, it was called "swashbuckler".
    your character stands in the middle of a ship and fights various enemies on both sides. (at the same time)
    one pose of the main character was glitched.

  • @keneor4468
    @keneor4468 2 роки тому +1

    Holy cow, at the tiertex reel at the end I saw a game I played on stream! I started the quest to play every single GBA title that released, and since I was doing them in alphabetical order Ace Lightning came pretty early. It's one of the worst gaming experience of my life, I can't even start to describe how broken bad and plain unfun the game was.
    Thanks for the flashback Matt!