They bring you the grapes of wrath... Let's Play Streets of Rage (2)!

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I haven't watched Part 2 yet, so maybe you cover this, but maybe for Teh Newbs you should go over basic stuff like how Skate can run and how back attacks/jump attacks/special attacks/throws work and all that?

Also, Blaze is great! You're crazy.

Blaze is my favorite in 3, but 2 already has Max. And you just don't say no to the power-slamming pro-wrestler.

Besides, I can never figure out how to get any use out of her forward forward attack. @.@
AHAHAHAaaaaaah it really wasn't as entertaining as the published run :c

Yeah all the throw options, throw recovery, etc.

This game is surprisingly deep for a beat-em-up.

Grab the Paw!

Oh man, this was a teenhood favorite. I played as pretty much every character but the skater (they replaced Adam for this kid?), and had a ball with all of them. Huge characters, great details, a rockin' soundtrack, and a level of complexity never before seen in a side-scrolling brawler... man, it just doesn't get any better than this on the Genesis. Final Fight 3 on the Super NES was *almost* as good because it borrowed so much from SOR 2, but suffered from slowdown and a slightly contrived design. Try as they might, it was clear they were starting to run out of ideas... and Dean is one of Capcom's worst character designs for sure.

The one thing that elevates Streets of Rage 2 above other entries for me, especially its own sequel, is the enemies. They're just so much more fun to fight than the enemies in many other beat-em-ups; even the super nasty ones don't feel (too) unfair.

The massive range of player actions and engine depth is a close second. But other games of the era had more complex systems and were still less fun (again, the next entry in this same game series.)

Now this is an LP that I can get behind. What's not to like about a 250 pound pro wrestler and a 98 pound weakling dispensing justice roughly as easily?

No, I'm not dead! And to prove it to you, here's:

Stage 2 - Skate path (per popular demand)

Although it's possible this video was recorded in advance and I actually AM dead, oh noes

I should also eventually be putting up an introduction-to-gameplay video showcasing Skate's moves. Probably after I put up Stage 3's video.

And... Stage 3.

Stage 3 has my favorite theme in the game. Yuzo Koshiro is the man.

Pirates, ninjas, aliens, Blanka... what next?

I learned all sorts of new things today!

- Knife boss is named "Beano"
- Skate destroys arcade cabinets and takes the cash inside
- You guys are doing post commentary

Is there any limit to the number of times Skate can vault over a dude's head? It looks like you can just keep on jumping!

Twice before you lose your "hold" on the dude (this is the same for Axel and - I think - Blaze as well, whereas Max only gets one grab-jump); if you ever see me vault over twice and then get punched in the face, this is why. And that's usually caused by me failing the timing for the jump-and-throw twice in a row.

Yeah it's two for everyone but Max. Max doesn't even flip over the enemy, so whatever side you grab them from determines what throws you can do.

Baseball!

I had a friend who owned this game and brought it over to play every once in awhile, and he used that "spam A attack" strategy so doggedly for the next few bosses that I thought it was the intended strategy.

And no, you're not the only one who has trouble telling where Mr. Alien Head actually is on the screen. D:<

Were it not for Caliscrub's guidance, every video would be me talking about my incredible adventures*, or drunkenly singing "Ruby Soho".

You have much to thank him for.

*"Incredible Adventures" may not be incredible or adventurous.**

**But no really they totally are insane.

Part 4 of CaliScrub and BEAT shoot the shit while some video game starring a mass murdering rollerblader plays in the background

I was JUST wondering where this was last week.

This episode was just good until the secret base under the pitcher's mound made it fantastic.

EDIT: oh my goodness, that's not a secret base at all; this is even more fantastic

Yeah every time we start one of these videos I tell myself "TRY NOT TO RUIN THIS ONE".

And every time I fail.

Moved to 'On Hiatus'

Yo Caliscrub man I'm thinking we should do a LIVE EPISODE at PAX EST.

In fact I'm demanding it.

What kind of person would I be to deny a cohost's request?

What's better than Caliscrub's Streets of rage Let's play? Well you've got me there. Caliscrub is a gentleman and a Scholar, providing excellent knowledge on a game he is excellent at. Really the only thing holding him back is the fact that he insists on having talking time's WORST MEMBER be his co-commentator.

But what if he handed that very same WORST MEMBER a controller and said "Hey bro you wanna take a crack at this?" Why it would be a disaster!

Ladies and gentlemen, it is my privilege to present that disaster through he medium of special bonus episodes!. Watch in amazement as he simultaneously battles waves and enemies and BEAT's diseased mind with nothing but a his wits and a gamepad!


This can only end in tears

Oh you thought if you ignored it maybe it would go away.

You poor, poor bastard.


It's like riding the bomb all the way down.

I sing to thee, level three, a song of hope and liberty.


And thus ends the first recording session! But fear not bold viewer(s), Noble Caliscrub and hateful BEAT shall soon return to these angry avenues and belligerent boulevards! And when they do, they will be accompanied by a BRAND NEW SPECIAL GUEST!

Get Hype! Because once we stop walking down the parkway of paroxysm, we can't ever stop.

I can't believe I forgot to watch the PAX OF RAGE videos. I'll have to do that when I get home.

Naw I haven't set those to Caliscrub yet because I keep forgetting where I saved them to and I'm terrible.

These are the STREAMS OF RAGE

The Ultimate Team.

There are no words for how happy this makes me.