RCR is my all time favorite NES game. Love seeing my dude Arcus speedrun it. If you don't get hype when the double dragon music hits as the twins come out u ain't alive.
It's funny that this game can be beaten so quickly. Back in the day, my friend and I would spend forever farming money off of those guys under the bridge to get all the attacks and max out all the stats, and then we'd just stomp ass all the way through the rest of the game like it was nothing. Took A LOT longer, but it was hella fun!! :D
For me as a kid, this game wasn't about beating it. It was about exploring the world, beating up bad guys, collecting money, watching Alex and Ryan eat a bowl of soup including the bowl itself, seeing what the items in the shops do, and basically just having fun. It can be beaten quickly, but this is a game I didn't want to beat, but just to play and have fun.
Love this game so much, here in Aus it was released under the title "Street Gangs". To this day I'll bust it out sadly I only have it on the Switch... I don't dare try speed running it, I usually grind on Benny and Clyde then buy Texas boots for the win 😎
If someone would have told me when I was a kid that they could beat this game in under ten minutes, I would have laughed at them. If they would have done it in front of me, I would have bowed to them. 9 year old me bows to you good sir.
I can only pray Arcus will continue to bless us wit his amazing speed runs. Id be just as cool watching him do a playthrough as a speed run. Just as long as he wears the hat and keeps the mustache im good
I think there was a trio of games on the nes made by the same group that used all similar sprites etc... it's the only reason I started playing the dodgeball game tbh
One of my fav games of all time. I've got the RCR main theme as my ringtone, and even a fridge magnet! Fun fact: It was called 'Street Gangs' on the NES here in Australia!
I thought you were getting coins to go to the store and make your character in the game to buy some beer Lol great speedrun Arcus and thanks for sharing. And get well since you were coughing
there's gotta be a faster way than this, the most powerful single hit you can deliver in the game in the acro circus when your strength is maxed out at 63. Im saying if you can somehow pick up the acro circus, then there is a way i just cant recall where, but you can get a big boost to your strength stat, which will make your acro circus do a knock down and 1 hit kill just about anything except the bosses and will probably kill off bosses in less hits...just a hypothesis. Love this game man. Good to see you playing it.
I went through and found all the memory locations for every stat, item, powerup, and boost in the game. Tbh that was way more fun that actually playing it
At least you finished it, I've been playing NES since I was 5 and to this day haven't beat castlevania, Zelda 1, or like more than half the games I love... it is very humbling indeed.
There was also a sequel to this game. It was only released in Japan though. It would be nice to see someone speedrun that game as well. You were in ancient Japan in that game and it was called Nekketsu something. I played it through using a english patch
Wow that was great, one of my favorite games but I think me and my friends and my brothers spent days trying to beat this game and you beat it in less than 10 min wow 😮
Dang you beat this game like nothing I use to see my cousin playing this for hrs n not beat it but now I can show him what's up because of you he's going to laugh his butt off thanks
My buddy and I would play this game for hours, saving money and buying books... He bought Javelin Man, where you throw someone, and they spiral until they hit a wall... Well, there's that park north where you talk to Roxy with the two hard guys in it. He picked me up, and threw me across the pond... lol, no wall to hit. Didn't die, so my buddy was stuck there... Eventually he jumped in the pond to die, but my guy was still flying through the air off the screen... so the game was just stuck in that state... Pretty funny.
I remember throwing one of the dragon twins all the way to the other end of the screen with javelin man tech..then knocking his brother out before he can run back🤣
Do you know about the No-Money-Loss death exploit, discovered by Double-X2-Points (I believe I'm the first)? What about "first step" Instant-High-Jump (no 8 step requirement)? Check out my RCR playlist to see it, along with several other game mechanics I've come up with that I've personally never seen before anywhere else. Acro Circus Box/Crate riding, minimum will power "anti-knockdown safeguard", and a few other things that I might have been the first to discover. All of these things are done on a regular version of RCR and require nothing more than the right inputs (no cheats or emulator etc). Man, now I'm wanting to play..... "Generic dudes, they are the best" lol.....gonna take that out of context as a quote
At 6:41 what you can do is throw something at this boss and the dumbass will almost immediately jump forward killing himself! It's a cheap way to knock time off!
RCR is my all time favorite NES game. Love seeing my dude Arcus speedrun it. If you don't get hype when the double dragon music hits as the twins come out u ain't alive.
Always wondered about that. What’s the connection there? Did Tradewest own Technos or vice versa?
@@DadRacer Technos developed both RCR and Double Dragon. Randy and Andy are based on Billy and Jimmy Lee.
@@Phryj Ah, interesting stuff. Thanks!
It wasn't much of a speed run if he is 3 minutes behind the WR
That was a pleasant surprise I got during this amazing game
This game was such an amazing feat of RPG ama side scroller definitely a classic
It's funny that this game can be beaten so quickly. Back in the day, my friend and I would spend forever farming money off of those guys under the bridge to get all the attacks and max out all the stats, and then we'd just stomp ass all the way through the rest of the game like it was nothing. Took A LOT longer, but it was hella fun!! :D
For me as a kid, this game wasn't about beating it. It was about exploring the world, beating up bad guys, collecting money, watching Alex and Ryan eat a bowl of soup including the bowl itself, seeing what the items in the shops do, and basically just having fun. It can be beaten quickly, but this is a game I didn't want to beat, but just to play and have fun.
Thanks for doing this one! This was one of my favorites growing up!
I used to play for days and build my stats until I was totally invincible.
This game taught me how to grind :P
I LOVED this game! My high school days are re-lived thanks to Arcus! Love your videos!
Love this game so much, here in Aus it was released under the title "Street Gangs". To this day I'll bust it out sadly I only have it on the Switch... I don't dare try speed running it, I usually grind on Benny and Clyde then buy Texas boots for the win 😎
Love those Texas boots!
Greatest game ever. OG beat em up rpg mashup. Straight up nostalgia. Wonderful.
One of my top 5 favorite games of all time.
Good Job Arcus, but remember... NO DIRTY SHOES ON MY FLOOR!!!!
If someone would have told me when I was a kid that they could beat this game in under ten minutes, I would have laughed at them. If they would have done it in front of me, I would have bowed to them.
9 year old me bows to you good sir.
I can only pray Arcus will continue to bless us wit his amazing speed runs. Id be just as cool watching him do a playthrough as a speed run. Just as long as he wears the hat and keeps the mustache im good
This is one of my favorites and brings back memories
The boss music still gets me going after all these years
You are always so relaxing to watch. You are certainly a sleeper success here.
Fave game of all time. Thx Arcus!
So I noticed that the sprites, animations, and sound effects are the same as from Super Dodge Ball. I loved that game.
I think there was a trio of games on the nes made by the same group that used all similar sprites etc... it's the only reason I started playing the dodgeball game tbh
They're the "Kunio" series of games from Japan.
Don’t forget World Cup Soccer. My jam back then.
THANKS FOR THIS, ANOTHER ALL TIME FAV CLASSIC
Never beat this game growing up. Now we can. Thank you for the video!-)
My favorite Nintendo game of all-time!This game was ahead of it's time with the rpg elements and power ups.
Loved this game, still do
Great channel, great content, great game. Thank you as always !
Love this game! thank you so much for slaying it! Cant wait to see how fast you can get at it.
Didn't realize you could skip so many of the bosses
the wall on the right @ 3:00 looks like the same one in an early level of double dragon on the NES
Funny thing is I live in a place called 'River City ' here in Maryland!
That’s awesome!
"Oh we got trouble!"
Thank you for playing these games.
Favorite Nintendo game by far
I love this game.
Was so happy when I found the hidden shop inside the tunnel as a kid!
Unreal athlete.
Loved and owned this as a child!
One of my fav games of all time. I've got the RCR main theme as my ringtone, and even a fridge magnet!
Fun fact: It was called 'Street Gangs' on the NES here in Australia!
I thought you were getting coins to go to the store and make your character in the game to buy some beer Lol great speedrun Arcus and thanks for sharing. And get well since you were coughing
OMG , finally ,, ransom was THE game i played for month with my btother when we was like 6 ,
love this game like my own child.
this game and Sqoon were the games i remember for some reason also goonies 2 they all have the same year release i think
I remember discovering that hidden shop by accident. Mind blown by how high the prices were. Don't think I bought but maybe an item or 2 growing up.
there's gotta be a faster way than this, the most powerful single hit you can deliver in the game in the acro circus when your strength is maxed out at 63.
Im saying if you can somehow pick up the acro circus, then there is a way i just cant recall where, but you can get a big boost to your strength stat, which will make your acro circus do a knock down and 1 hit kill just about anything except the bosses and will probably kill off bosses in less hits...just a hypothesis. Love this game man. Good to see you playing it.
I went through and found all the memory locations for every stat, item, powerup, and boost in the game. Tbh that was way more fun that actually playing it
Hey Arcus, i want to see you play the Metal Gear Nes games. I would be interesting.
It took me a few hours to beat this game when I was a kid. Kind of humbling watching a dude rip through it in 10 minutes.
At least you finished it, I've been playing NES since I was 5 and to this day haven't beat castlevania, Zelda 1, or like more than half the games I love... it is very humbling indeed.
Still my favorite game.. still have a copy
There was also a sequel to this game. It was only released in Japan though. It would be nice to see someone speedrun that game as well. You were in ancient Japan in that game and it was called Nekketsu something. I played it through using a english patch
Hoooooo-ah! Made it throughaaa! 🥳🥳🥳
Wow that was great, one of my favorite games but I think me and my friends and my brothers spent days trying to beat this game and you beat it in less than 10 min wow 😮
Annd klunk..we got a PB - Arcus 🤠 👢 👢
Get well soon, bud!
I approve this Speedrun
"BARF ! "
Dang you beat this game like nothing I use to see my cousin playing this for hrs n not beat it but now I can show him what's up because of you he's going to laugh his butt off thanks
My buddy and I would play this game for hours, saving money and buying books... He bought Javelin Man, where you throw someone, and they spiral until they hit a wall... Well, there's that park north where you talk to Roxy with the two hard guys in it. He picked me up, and threw me across the pond... lol, no wall to hit. Didn't die, so my buddy was stuck there... Eventually he jumped in the pond to die, but my guy was still flying through the air off the screen... so the game was just stuck in that state... Pretty funny.
How do you save progress with the passwords?
Awesome run
Heck ya.
Anyone ever save up for the secret item shop? Were they worth it? Odin's staff or something
The $20 thing made you throw real hard, 2 of those & you could kill ppl by throwing stuff at them
@@chillydawgg4354 did you ever get the 200$ or any of the 100$ plus itemsm
That high pitch whistle is back
Glad it wasn’t only me hearing this.
@@JustJimTV It's in like every video but no one ever says anything.
I remember throwing one of the dragon twins all the way to the other end of the screen with javelin man tech..then knocking his brother out before he can run back🤣
How 'bout a Clash at Demonhead speedrun? ;)
Do you think you'll do Double Dragon games soon after this?
Hii
How is the WR 30 percent faster than this??
Is it just me or does the Stone Hands sound effect sound like Mash,mash,mash!
I never played this as a kid and only once as an adult
Good game but the password system was a pain.
Dude do did in 9minutes 31 seconds what I haven't done in 30 years
Roxy's pretty jacked.
didn't realize you could skip 2 bosses in the game Moose and Tex
and still complete the game
Myyyyyy man, yeah. At ot again
Thx man
I like watching you beat the 💩 out of games that bullied me as a child. 😎
BARF!
Do you know about the No-Money-Loss death exploit, discovered by Double-X2-Points (I believe I'm the first)? What about "first step" Instant-High-Jump (no 8 step requirement)? Check out my RCR playlist to see it, along with several other game mechanics I've come up with that I've personally never seen before anywhere else. Acro Circus Box/Crate riding, minimum will power "anti-knockdown safeguard", and a few other things that I might have been the first to discover. All of these things are done on a regular version of RCR and require nothing more than the right inputs (no cheats or emulator etc). Man, now I'm wanting to play..... "Generic dudes, they are the best" lol.....gonna take that out of context as a quote
i really think you should put an equalizer on your videos and cut the really high frequencies out. there's like a hiss in the background
4:30, “Really” , I say other words when playing this.. lol
Maaaan, there's new WR was 5 days ago. U have obsolete information in your video :)
grats
More like River City Running, am I right? Killer run though. Ha.
Moustache ride 20$ , ladies only.
At 6:41 what you can do is throw something at this boss and the dumbass will almost immediately jump forward killing himself! It's a cheap way to knock time off!
beautiful cat)))
Hi!!!
Dude... Arcus you all right, man? Looks like you got a raw nose and a bit of a cough. Hope you're OK.
good clunk
WTF does clunk mean?
He says that when he hits a time check point :)
I like maxing out so I can beat the crap out of Thor, Ivan, Tex and Randy/Andy.
Show
*SKILL: NOVICE (unfortunately) = doesn't count*
4:18 LMAO
Apparently grinding in RCR was overrated… need to dust this one off and try your approach… nice work