Chris M that would be nice, but the fast recoveries, and super jump, would have to be incorporated in the game. Then again Kyosuke was in CVS2, and still played the classic quintessential way without the super jump, or quick recoveries. So it can actually happen.
Hey did you guys know Tiffany from the game was originally a cut character from Street Fighter III that never made it past the concept stage. She would finally see the light of day in Rival Schools. You can see her Street Fighter III concept art in the All About Street Fighter III book from Japan
*This is very random/small but I love how on the PS1 version, they had different now loading screens. Some now loading screens were movesets of characters & others were artwork. Each verison had 50 different now loading screens. I go crazy over things like that!!*
That is actually a very good point. Resident Evil's loading screens where a door opening and that became iconic. A loading screen with concept art or move sets is much more appreciated. I also liked how the game had an Arcade Disc and an Evolution Disc with that disc allowing to unlock 24 characters.
I love all that type of stuff. Sometimes I can actually appreciate the cool menus and loading screens, with all their beautiful artwork, a lot more than the game itself! I guess it just brings back fond memories of all the excitement I always felt when visiting the arcade. I wasn't even that bothered about getting to play, just getting to watch all the fantastic intro demos and animations on all the cabinets was more than enough entertainment for me!
Rival schools! Such an overlooked gem. One of the few games where it didn't matter how it look graphically but how fun exciting and crazy the fighting truly was! Graphically It got better with DC but it's still such a shame Capcom hasn't done anything with this title since kyosuke in Capcom vs SNK 2, or Namco X Capcom RPG.
I think this game was largely ignored because of the other 3d fighters out at the time. Anime was starting to become less appealing to the mainstream at the time for the kids turned teenagers who knew Street Fighter, and this game is very much an anime game. It's a shame because I absolutely loved this game. It's still one of my favorite fighters from Capcom. I never knew there was a dating Sim in the original though. I'd totally buy this and the sequel if they were ever released.
@@everettedl Nah....what really did was the overfluctuaion of fighting game titles. Guilty Gear would come out around this time and garnered a huge fan following thanks to its anime aesthetic. Aside from that, fans of Capcom were aware of this title at the time( myself included) and loved the zany & awesome gameplay. Luckily it garnered enough attention to have mangas in Japan & get the DC sequel. Other Capcom hits suffered as well like Cyberbots, Tech Romancer, and Power Stone to a degree.
@@Simeautomatic100 Considering the renewed interest in megaman by Capcom (I mean here comes yet another collection) and mega Man 11's release ( plus X9's almost guaranteed existence ) I'd say there's still hope. More than ever really. (I mean at least since that 3DS tease anyway)
@TrueSinister I've seen footage of it. (It had blood,gore and "fatalities" plus fantasy) I don't know why it never came to the US but the fact it hasn't even been made available in a collection or digitally is a huge shame.
HELL YEAH. My fav teams are the delinquients like Edge, the sports team like Shoma the baseball bat, and the evil team Kuro, Momo the tennis loli and the violin girl.
Street Fighter V will have Akira as a DLC character. I. Was blown away by this. I'm so happy to hear this amazing news.thank u CAPCOM n PlayStation for keep supporting SFV
I loved this game. I recall hanging out in an Electronics Boutique waiting for the UPS delivery man to get the stock in as it was release day and I had preordered it. He arrived around 3 pm haha! The second disc was crazy with the minigames and the whole massage thing which had the DualShock vibrating to the massaging motions of the nurse! It makes me sad to learn with this video that we lost the dating sim mode. I had no idea it had one!
I've always loved Rival Schools & I really don't understand how this IP hasn't been adapted into anime at all (I know there was an Udon comic released but it's not quite the same as seeing them animated) since it's absolutely perfect for the shonen genre with the various teen characters & the issues they all individually deal with along their journey. Even if they literally copied the storyline from the game into episodes they could get a full 12 or 13 episode season out of it, maybe 2 if they wanted to actually focus on character development & world building since there's actually a lot going on when you play through the game as different schools. And that's not even including any of the elements from the second game! It would be really cool if each episode followed the perspective of each schools' characters & then they all came together towards the end or for the season finale to take down Raizo & Hyo. At this point I'd even be satisfied with a remake done with updated 3D graphics & proper animated cut scenes...
I remember as a child having this game, then to it being stolen, then to having a hard time finding it at any gamestop for a few years, then getting it from a game store that sold old games. This was the best fighting game I had.
This game came out when I was in high school and couldn't have been more perfect. One of the few fighting games where I was good with everyone. I wish Capcom would give us a remaster (or at least a re-release with localization) of this and Project Justice. And yes, please do a Project Justice video!!
On the Capcom forum,back in 2011 they said we should keep our disc as there will be no remake or remastered version 😔 somthing to do with characters and legal issues 😞😦
Nick Florest yeah that’s what I liked about this game. You could fight with any character and had a chance of winning; oppose to other fighting games where you had to take time to learn the character moves etc
I had a lot of fun with this game back in the day. It was probably the first 3-D polygonal fighting game I ever really loved. I know there are some within Capcom who'd love to bring Rival Schools back. I won't hold my breath for that, but here's hoping they can maybe make it happen.
It doesn’t even make sense why this game is not more remembered by Capcom. Kyosuke appeared in Capcom Vs SNK 2, and both Hinata and Tiffany are on the Kanzuki Beach stage in Street Fighter V. Considering Capcom pulled REALLY deep in lore to have Lucia feature in the latest season of SFV, you’d think they’d let one of these fighters “graduate” to a proper Street Fighter!
I have very fond memories of this game. I first played it in the arcade and fell in love with it. As soon as it came to the PlayStation I rushed to the store to pick it up. I remember it came out around the same time as Metal Gear Solid. The store clerk actually scolded me for buying this and not MGS. I still think I made the right choice. I eventually did get MGS of course.
Best 3D Capcom fighting game ever made, one of the more charming fighting IPs of all times, and the second best fighting title in the Playstation one library (only Tekken 3 can beat this Capcom incredible effort), the Dreamcast entry is great too but this first is even better, don´t let the 32 bits era graphics keep you away from this Capcom Master piece. IT IS A MUST
Rival Schools is an incredible gem. It may be dated graphiy wise, but the concept was vast. Very few games contain so much lore (back then included). Great character, music, stages, and so much to dive into. There are no other titles like it, even now. Except like BlazBlue, or Guilty Gear, where the lore actually unfolds with the more you play.
Yes finally! Daigo was my favorite character, they don't make games like. These no more if they made it today half the characters would be DLC and all the mini games on the second disc would be DLC as well. I remember taking red fingerless gloves like Batsu to school due to this games influence
All the fighting games Capcom made was super important definitely and even if you wasn't even too into fighting games you played them and had fun. So well made.
RIVAL SCHOOLS is still one of my favorite teenage years games on PlayStation 1! That 2 disc series is so fun! The 2 disc had the training mode, baseball and soccer mode!
Top Hat Gaming Man you are awesome! You posted this video right before my lunch and now I get to enjoy it fully. I am so excited. Rival Schools is my second favorite fighting game with King of Fighters: Maximum Impact being my first. I always wished there could have been a Street Fighter EX/Rival Schools crossover game. The story could be simple. Shadaloo is trying to recruit kids with special abilities straight out of highschool. Each STE character can be paired with a RS character like a master and pupil. You wouldn't be tied to using a paired set of characters but if you did use predetermined pair the RS character can inherit SFE characters ability like if they are learning. Let's say if Guile's assigned pupil is Kyosuke Kagami then what ever special move you are using the most with Guile then Kyosuke can perform that same move during that match (example-if using Sonic Boom with Guile more then Kyosuke can do Sonic Boom during that match). Well wishful thinking I guess. At least we have Sakura in both game series.
*FUN FACT:* Tiffany Lords is the very first 3D fighting girl to _bounce_ if you know what I mean. Great video. The RS series holds a special place in my heart since I played the heck out of both games back in the day. It still breaks my heart that the RPG school-sim never got localized. Any chance you'll do a video about Star Gladiator or Red Earth? I love the art styles from both but sadly Red Earth wasn't released in the US and only got one in the EU.
Wouldn't mind seeing Virtua Fighter 2 covered...the principal reason I am a VF fan. But yeah, definitely need to cover Project Justice for the DC on here. After loving RS for the PS1, Project Justice was one of the games that made me preorder a Dreamcast (the others being Soul Calibur, Dead or Alive 2 and Virtua Fighter 3tb on the fighting game front). And IMO, Project Justice is by far the better-looking game of the two. Pretty costly these days, though. Ideally, I'd love to see Capcom do a remastered version of the two games for current or next gen systems. Don't think it will happen, though.
Omg-- and still till this very day, i still play my rival schools and project Justice on Sega Dreamcast but. you really need to recover and talk about Capcom forgotten cancelled game (Capcom fighting all stars)
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu... so true but still. That game should have came out but? Once again it was ahead of his time in 2002/2003 and people wasn't ready for a new 3D fighting game that could have changed the world of gaming to my humble opinion at that time they [only] want 2D fighting games at that time..
@@pj_mars9791 I don't know, I guess that could be true I have no idea. I do know that I'm surprised it didn't make a surprise reappearance on XBLA. in general most 3D fighting games have not aged well and probably weren't all that great to begin with back in the day. The rival schools series is a very rare exception.
One of the most underrated fighting games in the 90s, I used to play this is a lot of with my friends, I really loved the sequel Project Justice. A lot of fun. Wish Capcom would bring this game back.
I get the strong feeling it is/was in Japan at least for the PS3. The fact we haven't gotten a cleaned-up/sharpened up HD port of both these games is an absolute travesty. Capcom come on, cut us a break here.
@Jhon Doe. It's available on Japanese psn. I've actually bought it years Ago alongside with fatal fury dominated mind and some ithers. It's unfortunate that the English version isn't available on psn
The PS1 port was one of my favorite games on that platform. All the unlockable characters were fun, even if most of them were just minor cosmetic variations.
Love the series!! I am a lifelong gamer but I was always dark on the history of my favorite games. This helps alot. I watch all the time. Keep up the good work
Great segment; Rival Schools and Star Gladiator are great game series with MASSIVE character substance. Even to this day they still have the ability to be notorious if revived properly.
This game is so cool, from the setting and theme to the wacky ideas (those team moves, man, lol). Of all the "obscure" fighting games this is easily my favorite.
I remember first learning about this from a Playstation Magazine nonplayable demo, and decided then it was a must have. And boy did I play the hell out of it. I posted about it years ago on FB saying it was a forgotten gem, and was told nobody remembers it because it's a boring game. Well I'm glad to see it's getting some love here.
As much as I LOVED this game, I couldn't EVER get the hang of the mid-air combat... I'd get a half-decent juggle going on once in a blue moon, but that's about it.
This was my first PS1 game. Lots of good memories of playing till the end and showing my friends the evolution disc, with a lot of fun mini games in it. Thanks for the great video, Top Hat Gaming Man. Hope we can see Project Justice in the near future. Be well, mate!
This game is a slept on Legend that has and always will hold countless hours of Battles between me and my crew. We're patiently waiting for a revisit to this game someday, as for those who don't know about it are truly missing something great. Much appreciated for this upload
Something that is not said about the game is that at the time it getting alot of flack from players who preferred third strike and tekken.Also there was a bit of a uproar at the convention jam back at the time because rival schools beat out street fighter 2nd impact.I remember someone even saying rival schools didn't belong there and its spot should've went to battle arena toshinden or bloody roar.The hate was real back then:(
This game holds a special place in my heart. Really wish Capcom will realize that Rival School is one of their best fighting games and it totally deserves an Anniversary edition/Remake/Remaster or whatever they wanna call it.
I remember being a teenager walking into a GameStop (Electronics Boutique back then) and seeing people playing this game when it first came out. I saw one round of this game with Shoma (my favorite character) knocking another player across the screen with a baseball bat. I bought the game immediately and we used to play this in my dorm at college all the time. I actually still have this game.
This series is one of those games that I've literally never actually seen. I've seen the characters in other games, the references etc, but I never have interacted with Rival Schools itself... Speaking of which T.H.G.M, can you cover and do a full series on all the TMNT games? including the arcade, Turtles in Time and the fighting game on SNES?
The biggest crime was never localizing the Visual Novel instances of both Rival Schools and Project Justice because they ARE core elements of the home releases. It was Capcom trying its hand on the successful recipe that made Sakura Wars hugely popular. Create a engaging story, with character creation and interesting minigames. And FAR from being solely a "dating sim" that no one cares about, the whole story and character development were there in this mode, a full story mode from the perspective of a character you created. So, saying that "who needs a dating sim anyway" is tossing away something way bigger than simply hooking up with the characters. If people praise Mortal Kombat story mode these days, it is idiotic to criticize RS story mode, just because it was conveyed through visual novel instead of videos. I STILL TO THIS VERY DAY WAIT FOR SOME GOOD SOUL TO TRANSLATE BOTH games' japanese versions to ENGLISH Project Justice board game was simply amazing
I fell in love with this at 8 on the Break Arcade as a kid, and begged for it for Christmas. My older sister and her bf would always sit and play with me ❤❤
I know it's probably not a popular series or even worth talking about, but Have you ever heard of the Slam Masters games by Capcom? There was Saturday Night Slam Master, Slam Masters 2 Ring of Destruction, and Muscle Bombers Duo Ultimate Battle. Muscle Bomber Duo being a more enhanced version of the first Slam Masters that focuses more on 2 vs 2 battles and adds more specials and other changes. Mike Haggar from Final Fight is also a playable character in the games. I'd say give it a look at if you haven't already!
this is one that i rememebr seeing lots in playstation magazine and stuff. i already had streetfighter EX plus alpha so i skipped it. back then things were different. i didnt know anyone that actually had this game so it was hard to decide to actually buy it. this is a great upload
I absolutely loved this game as a teen. I played and beat the game with every character. Did all the moves. It was the closest I could get to Japan at the time. Fond memories for a loner like me :)
i played this game when i was a kid, later my head literally exploded when ps1 version was out, i love to play ran and nagare, this game is a genuine gem, and the ps1 intro is one of the best fighting game's intros of all time
YOOOOOO! Street Fighter II Turbo got me into video games, THIS game got me into fighting games. I only got 20 seconds in and subscribed. lol Great video!
This is my favorite fighting game of all time, long overdue for a new installment
I want rival schools characters in sf games 😘😍🎉🎉(street fighter 6)
Chris M that would be nice, but the fast recoveries, and super jump, would have to be incorporated in the game. Then again Kyosuke was in CVS2, and still played the classic quintessential way without the super jump, or quick recoveries. So it can actually happen.
Yup me too bro
@TrueSinister 😢
It’s in my top 10-15 mos def. I liked when I saw the title
Hey did you guys know Tiffany from the game was originally a cut character from Street Fighter III that never made it past the concept stage. She would finally see the light of day in Rival Schools. You can see her Street Fighter III concept art in the All About Street Fighter III book from Japan
*This is very random/small but I love how on the PS1 version, they had different now loading screens. Some now loading screens were movesets of characters & others were artwork. Each verison had 50 different now loading screens. I go crazy over things like that!!*
That is actually a very good point. Resident Evil's loading screens where a door opening and that became iconic. A loading screen with concept art or move sets is much more appreciated. I also liked how the game had an Arcade Disc and an Evolution Disc with that disc allowing to unlock 24 characters.
I love all that type of stuff. Sometimes I can actually appreciate the cool menus and loading screens, with all their beautiful artwork, a lot more than the game itself!
I guess it just brings back fond memories of all the excitement I always felt when visiting the arcade. I wasn't even that bothered about getting to play, just getting to watch all the fantastic intro demos and animations on all the cabinets was more than enough entertainment for me!
Two disc version was just full of content i love this game
Shoutouts to DBZ budokai tenkaichi
Rival schools! Such an overlooked gem. One of the few games where it didn't matter how it look graphically but how fun exciting and crazy the fighting truly was! Graphically It got better with DC but it's still such a shame Capcom hasn't done anything with this title since kyosuke in Capcom vs SNK 2, or Namco X Capcom RPG.
Or Batsu in Tatsunoko vs Capcom
@@NateBoiBoi yep. Competely true!
not only it was a competent and fun fighting game, they also managed to create an interesting and appealing lore
I think this game was largely ignored because of the other 3d fighters out at the time. Anime was starting to become less appealing to the mainstream at the time for the kids turned teenagers who knew Street Fighter, and this game is very much an anime game. It's a shame because I absolutely loved this game. It's still one of my favorite fighters from Capcom. I never knew there was a dating Sim in the original though. I'd totally buy this and the sequel if they were ever released.
@@everettedl Nah....what really did was the overfluctuaion of fighting game titles. Guilty Gear would come out around this time and garnered a huge fan following thanks to its anime aesthetic. Aside from that, fans of Capcom were aware of this title at the time( myself included) and loved the zany & awesome gameplay. Luckily it garnered enough attention to have mangas in Japan & get the DC sequel. Other Capcom hits suffered as well like Cyberbots, Tech Romancer, and Power Stone to a degree.
I bought Rival Schools from the security guard at work. It’s a great game, it needs a remaster/remake of some kind.
Capcom has really basically abandoned a lot of its old fighting games.
I mean look at darkstalkers. It's such a shame.
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu & mega man legends...... 😢😢
@@Simeautomatic100
Considering the renewed interest in megaman by Capcom (I mean here comes yet another collection)
and mega Man 11's release ( plus X9's almost guaranteed existence ) I'd say there's still hope.
More than ever really. (I mean at least since that 3DS tease anyway)
@TrueSinister
I've seen footage of it. (It had blood,gore and "fatalities" plus fantasy)
I don't know why it never came to the US but the fact it hasn't even been made available in a collection or digitally is a huge shame.
that security guard is one of rival school characters 😂🤣😅
PROJECT JUSTICE, do it justice!
HELL YEAH. My fav teams are the delinquients like Edge, the sports team like Shoma the baseball bat, and the evil team Kuro, Momo the tennis loli and the violin girl.
I love Project Justice
Insanely underrated
AMEN!!!
I always won playing the swimming dude back then, my friend ended up crying telling me not to cheat him
Street Fighter V will have Akira as a DLC character. I. Was blown away by this. I'm so happy to hear this amazing news.thank u CAPCOM n PlayStation for keep supporting SFV
I loved this game. I recall hanging out in an Electronics Boutique waiting for the UPS delivery man to get the stock in as it was release day and I had preordered it. He arrived around 3 pm haha! The second disc was crazy with the minigames and the whole massage thing which had the DualShock vibrating to the massaging motions of the nurse!
It makes me sad to learn with this video that we lost the dating sim mode. I had no idea it had one!
I've always loved Rival Schools & I really don't understand how this IP hasn't been adapted into anime at all (I know there was an Udon comic released but it's not quite the same as seeing them animated) since it's absolutely perfect for the shonen genre with the various teen characters & the issues they all individually deal with along their journey.
Even if they literally copied the storyline from the game into episodes they could get a full 12 or 13 episode season out of it, maybe 2 if they wanted to actually focus on character development & world building since there's actually a lot going on when you play through the game as different schools. And that's not even including any of the elements from the second game!
It would be really cool if each episode followed the perspective of each schools' characters & then they all came together towards the end or for the season finale to take down Raizo & Hyo. At this point I'd even be satisfied with a remake done with updated 3D graphics & proper animated cut scenes...
I remember as a child having this game, then to it being stolen, then to having a hard time finding it at any gamestop for a few years, then getting it from a game store that sold old games. This was the best fighting game I had.
MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE CAPCOM FIGHTING GAME ☝🏾
This game came out when I was in high school and couldn't have been more perfect. One of the few fighting games where I was good with everyone. I wish Capcom would give us a remaster (or at least a re-release with localization) of this and Project Justice.
And yes, please do a Project Justice video!!
On the Capcom forum,back in 2011 they said we should keep our disc as there will be no remake or remastered version 😔 somthing to do with characters and legal issues 😞😦
@@xboxice2005 I literally sold my Project Justice disc the year after. Mad at myself in that moment too and now... profound sadness
Nick Florest yeah that’s what I liked about this game. You could fight with any character and had a chance of winning; oppose to other fighting games where you had to take time to learn the character moves etc
I had a lot of fun with this game back in the day. It was probably the first 3-D polygonal fighting game I ever really loved. I know there are some within Capcom who'd love to bring Rival Schools back. I won't hold my breath for that, but here's hoping they can maybe make it happen.
I love this game especially the sequel Project Justice, which I hope you do a video on.
I came just to hear him mispronouncing Japanese names...
Kai-oh-sue-kay and Hai-oh are my favourite characters!
Diago instead of Daigo -_-
Seriously! I think he did it on purpose this time lol
Lol
And his endless stream of insults to the game.....smh
You promised me you'd do it and you did. Let's see if you'll do the sequel as well. You are a good Top Hat Man.
Crazy how this shows up on my recommended after the akira announcement for SFV.
Needs a rerelease remake or sequel
It is due for an HD remake. Just imagine Kyoko in high-res graphics just like Namco's Tekken series.
It doesn’t even make sense why this game is not more remembered by Capcom. Kyosuke appeared in Capcom Vs SNK 2, and both Hinata and Tiffany are on the Kanzuki Beach stage in Street Fighter V. Considering Capcom pulled REALLY deep in lore to have Lucia feature in the latest season of SFV, you’d think they’d let one of these fighters “graduate” to a proper Street Fighter!
Especially when Bloody Rolento has even had a chance.
Hinata, Tiffany, Kyosuke etc should be playable in SFV. Wouldn’t mind Batsu as well.
I have very fond memories of this game. I first played it in the arcade and fell in love with it. As soon as it came to the PlayStation I rushed to the store to pick it up. I remember it came out around the same time as Metal Gear Solid. The store clerk actually scolded me for buying this and not MGS. I still think I made the right choice. I eventually did get MGS of course.
Best 3D Capcom fighting game ever made, one of the more charming fighting IPs of all times, and the second best fighting title in the Playstation one library (only Tekken 3 can beat this Capcom incredible effort), the Dreamcast entry is great too but this first is even better, don´t let the 32 bits era graphics keep you away from this Capcom Master piece. IT IS A MUST
project justice " on the arcade & dreamcast was the game that kept me playing fighting games
Rival Schools is an incredible gem. It may be dated graphiy wise, but the concept was vast. Very few games contain so much lore (back then included). Great character, music, stages, and so much to dive into.
There are no other titles like it, even now.
Except like BlazBlue, or Guilty Gear, where the lore actually unfolds with the more you play.
I loved the anime intro. Pretty intense
Please do a Project Justice sequel to this.
And don't forget, Project Justice is a dreamcast exclusive along with other capcom classics such as cannon spike and tech romancer!
And I think unless I'm incorrect none of those games have seen even a digital rerelease, at least not in the US and Europe.
Rival Schools. A game so good, I bought it BEFORE I had a Playstation to play it on!
Yes finally! Daigo was my favorite character, they don't make games like. These no more if they made it today half the characters would be DLC and all the mini games on the second disc would be DLC as well. I remember taking red fingerless gloves like Batsu to school due to this games influence
All the fighting games Capcom made was super important definitely and even if you wasn't even too into fighting games you played them and had fun. So well made.
Teddy Long approved. So does that mean to beat the game you have to go one on one....WIT DA UNDATAKAH!?!?
This was the comment I was looking for
Fighting game Thursday is my favorite day of the week! Please do Star Gladiator next!
RIVAL SCHOOLS is still one of my favorite teenage years games on PlayStation 1! That 2 disc series is so fun! The 2 disc had the training mode, baseball and soccer mode!
Ah I love Rival School so fighting game all-time also PS1 and DC 3D graphics that amazing one.
Top Hat Gaming Man you are awesome! You posted this video right before my lunch and now I get to enjoy it fully. I am so excited. Rival Schools is my second favorite fighting game with King of Fighters: Maximum Impact being my first. I always wished there could have been a Street Fighter EX/Rival Schools crossover game. The story could be simple. Shadaloo is trying to recruit kids with special abilities straight out of highschool. Each STE character can be paired with a RS character like a master and pupil. You wouldn't be tied to using a paired set of characters but if you did use predetermined pair the RS character can inherit SFE characters ability like if they are learning. Let's say if Guile's assigned pupil is Kyosuke Kagami then what ever special move you are using the most with Guile then Kyosuke can perform that same move during that match (example-if using Sonic Boom with Guile more then Kyosuke can do Sonic Boom during that match). Well wishful thinking I guess. At least we have Sakura in both game series.
@Jezza Exactly buddy!
*FUN FACT:* Tiffany Lords is the very first 3D fighting girl to _bounce_ if you know what I mean.
Great video. The RS series holds a special place in my heart since I played the heck out of both games back in the day. It still breaks my heart that the RPG school-sim never got localized. Any chance you'll do a video about Star Gladiator or Red Earth? I love the art styles from both but sadly Red Earth wasn't released in the US and only got one in the EU.
Most likely at some point!
We need Red Earth! Shame it never came out on our side if the pond! :(
Brings back alot of middle school memories, i play this alot back in the day. I love the soundtrack.
Rival schools 2 on the dreamcast is one of my favorite fighting games of all time.
Classic Capcom character design. It's all so iconic no matter the subject matter from aliens to dinosaurs to supernatural school kids.
Wouldn't mind seeing Virtua Fighter 2 covered...the principal reason I am a VF fan. But yeah, definitely need to cover Project Justice for the DC on here. After loving RS for the PS1, Project Justice was one of the games that made me preorder a Dreamcast (the others being Soul Calibur, Dead or Alive 2 and Virtua Fighter 3tb on the fighting game front). And IMO, Project Justice is by far the better-looking game of the two. Pretty costly these days, though.
Ideally, I'd love to see Capcom do a remastered version of the two games for current or next gen systems. Don't think it will happen, though.
When this game came out on the PSX, it was so arcade-perfect that I KNEW that the arcades would be killed off very soon by home consoles😤
Omg-- and still till this very day, i still play my rival schools and project Justice on Sega Dreamcast but. you really need to recover and talk about Capcom forgotten cancelled game (Capcom fighting all stars)
I remember that game was going to have Hagar from final fight. Something that only recently happened.
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu... so true but still. That game should have came out but? Once again it was ahead of his time in 2002/2003 and people wasn't ready for a new 3D fighting game that could have changed the world of gaming to my humble opinion at that time they [only] want 2D fighting games at that time..
@@pj_mars9791
I don't know, I guess that could be true I have no idea. I do know that I'm surprised it didn't make a surprise reappearance on XBLA.
in general most 3D fighting games have not aged well and probably weren't all that great to begin with back in the day. The rival schools series is a very rare exception.
LOL at the Teddy Long reference!! Now you need a day dedicated to 2D/3D wrestling games...Playa Playa
This is one of my most Favorite Fighting games , I Grew up playing it in the Arcades here in Egypt ❤
One of the most underrated fighting games in the 90s, I used to play this is a lot of with my friends, I really loved the sequel Project Justice. A lot of fun. Wish Capcom would bring this game back.
I love the Honorable-Yet-Obligatory Teddy Long Mention for every Tag Team Fighter. Holla Holla Holla
This channel has such a patrician taste. It would be cool to have a series about The King of Fighters (click bait: The Original Smash!?)
This should be on PSN.
I get the strong feeling it is/was in Japan at least for the PS3.
The fact we haven't gotten a cleaned-up/sharpened up HD port of both these games is an absolute travesty.
Capcom come on, cut us a break here.
@Jhon Doe. It's available on Japanese psn. I've actually bought it years Ago alongside with fatal fury dominated mind and some ithers. It's unfortunate that the English version isn't available on psn
I’m eagerly waiting for Night Warriors: Darkstalkers’ Revenge and Vampire Savior!
Mee too!!!
The PS1 port was one of my favorite games on that platform. All the unlockable characters were fun, even if most of them were just minor cosmetic variations.
I swear the game play of this game was so action packed and fun I think my friends and I were seriously addicted to this back in the day
I was really hoping that SFV would include one or a couple of RS characters as playable fighters; maybe Kyosuke and Akira.
Love the series!! I am a lifelong gamer but I was always dark on the history of my favorite games. This helps alot. I watch all the time. Keep up the good work
This game has the best theme ever for me🙌🏾
It has great music
Great characters
Great team up attacks
Great playability....
JUST A GOOD ASS GAME
Top Hat Gaming Man i am appericate this video being made. I LOVE RIVAL SCHOOLS even have poster of this game
I have great memories of doing tournaments of this game on my PS1. It was very much a favorite.
The team tag attacks definitely made it unique! I think it was the first fighter to have that
Great segment;
Rival Schools and Star Gladiator are great game series with MASSIVE character substance. Even to this day they still have the ability to be notorious if revived properly.
This game is so cool, from the setting and theme to the wacky ideas (those team moves, man, lol). Of all the "obscure" fighting games this is easily my favorite.
An all time favorite, still play it now and then, so much heart put into the game
I think people want this game to return, it's due. There's an appetite for this series. Capcom need to cash this one in.
Classic gem of a fighting game. A part of my childhood.
I remember first learning about this from a Playstation Magazine nonplayable demo, and decided then it was a must have. And boy did I play the hell out of it. I posted about it years ago on FB saying it was a forgotten gem, and was told nobody remembers it because it's a boring game. Well I'm glad to see it's getting some love here.
I love rival schools and ignore those other gamers.I remember most of them were third strike players and tekken players.
As much as I LOVED this game, I couldn't EVER get the hang of the mid-air combat... I'd get a half-decent juggle going on once in a blue moon, but that's about it.
WOW bro i love you for this! your a legend for this
This was my first PS1 game. Lots of good memories of playing till the end and showing my friends the evolution disc, with a lot of fun mini games in it. Thanks for the great video, Top Hat Gaming Man. Hope we can see Project Justice in the near future. Be well, mate!
This game is a slept on Legend that has and always will hold countless hours of Battles between me and my crew. We're patiently waiting for a revisit to this game someday, as for those who don't know about it are truly missing something great. Much appreciated for this upload
The Rival Schools series needs a Street Fighter balance treatment reboot.
If its so popular then why is Rival schools forgotten now? The only thing left being Batsu's appearances in Project X Zone.
I don't think it was particularly popular hence why copies are so expensive now.
Something that is not said about the game is that at the time it getting alot of flack from players who preferred third strike and tekken.Also there was a bit of a uproar at the convention jam back at the time because rival schools beat out street fighter 2nd impact.I remember someone even saying rival schools didn't belong there and its spot should've went to battle arena toshinden or bloody roar.The hate was real back then:(
I love that Teddy Long reference 🤣
Damn Richard, i used to love this game on the PS1, what a gem of a game...next video has to be on the sequel..YEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!
Loving your fighting games retrospectives, keep up the good work, project justice next week?
Ohhh MAN!! I remember I used to rek my friend with the baseball dude hahahaha.
They need to make a reboot of this game! This was one of my favorite games along with battle aren’t toshinden 3
c'mon baby! best move ever...
This game holds a special place in my heart. Really wish Capcom will realize that Rival School is one of their best fighting games and it totally deserves an Anniversary edition/Remake/Remaster or whatever they wanna call it.
Awesome! Great game! Still have my ps1 copy and my copy of the sequel for the dreamcast.
Rival School along with power stone is one of my favorite capcom fighting game,hope that after the new DMC Hideaki Itsuno will continue them.
Achmad Raditya so many fun times playin power stone 2 with my friends. i hate that of all systems, it got rereleased 4 the psp smh.
@@adrenalinex4 yeah they should also rereleased it on more platform,hope capcom wanna remastered it someday
You did it! Finally! 😎💪
I remember being a teenager walking into a GameStop (Electronics Boutique back then) and seeing people playing this game when it first came out. I saw one round of this game with Shoma (my favorite character) knocking another player across the screen with a baseball bat. I bought the game immediately and we used to play this in my dorm at college all the time. I actually still have this game.
I loved rival schools! Especially the 2nd one.
3rd one was epic
WHAT! I didnt know there was a 3rd one!
@@raidenrbs There was no third one they were joking! :)
Keep it up, You are bringing that British elegance into video games historic research, You haven't wasted my time.
Personally I love rival schools as well as project Justice. I have both games still to this day :3 .
Cool this was uploaded on my birthday!!!
Loved this on the ps1
I Love this one on my PS1. I still play it regularly!
This series is one of those games that I've literally never actually seen. I've seen the characters in other games, the references etc, but I never have interacted with Rival Schools itself... Speaking of which T.H.G.M, can you cover and do a full series on all the TMNT games? including the arcade, Turtles in Time and the fighting game on SNES?
The biggest crime was never localizing the Visual Novel instances of both Rival Schools and Project Justice because they ARE core elements of the home releases. It was Capcom trying its hand on the successful recipe that made Sakura Wars hugely popular.
Create a engaging story, with character creation and interesting minigames. And FAR from being solely a "dating sim" that no one cares about, the whole story and character development were there in this mode, a full story mode from the perspective of a character you created. So, saying that "who needs a dating sim anyway" is tossing away something way bigger than simply hooking up with the characters. If people praise Mortal Kombat story mode these days, it is idiotic to criticize RS story mode, just because it was conveyed through visual novel instead of videos.
I STILL TO THIS VERY DAY WAIT FOR SOME GOOD SOUL TO TRANSLATE BOTH games' japanese versions to ENGLISH
Project Justice board game was simply amazing
Of all the fighting games I've never played, this is one of them.
Love Rival Schools/Project Justice! I still play every now and then
One of my favorite games as a kid.
Nice 😎
I fell in love with this at 8 on the Break Arcade as a kid, and begged for it for Christmas. My older sister and her bf would always sit and play with me ❤❤
*What's everybodies favorite character from rival schools???*
Daigo
Batsu
Mines is kyoko & hideo.
*#RESTANDRELAX*
Akira!
Zaki is so underated,one of my best characters in project justice.Can we also get more love for kurow he was a good villain.
I know it's probably not a popular series or even worth talking about, but Have you ever heard of the Slam Masters games by Capcom? There was Saturday Night Slam Master, Slam Masters 2 Ring of Destruction, and Muscle Bombers Duo Ultimate Battle. Muscle Bomber Duo being a more enhanced version of the first Slam Masters that focuses more on 2 vs 2 battles and adds more specials and other changes. Mike Haggar from Final Fight is also a playable character in the games. I'd say give it a look at if you haven't already!
Loved it. Still have it, I would still play it again.
this is one that i rememebr seeing lots in playstation magazine and stuff. i already had streetfighter EX plus alpha so i skipped it. back then things were different. i didnt know anyone that actually had this game so it was hard to decide to actually buy it. this is a great upload
"wonderful, beautiful...exciting!!!"
I absolutely loved this game as a teen. I played and beat the game with every character. Did all the moves. It was the closest I could get to Japan at the time. Fond memories for a loner like me :)
i played this game when i was a kid, later my head literally exploded when ps1 version was out, i love to play ran and nagare, this game is a genuine gem, and the ps1 intro is one of the best fighting game's intros of all time
YOOOOOO!
Street Fighter II Turbo got me into video games, THIS game got me into fighting games.
I only got 20 seconds in and subscribed. lol
Great video!
"Edge, who is a little twat"
Glorious. I mainly remember this from the tag team move that involved spanking Tiffany.
When I got it on ps1 back in Mar 99... I used to have soooooooo many tournaments