The narrator/voice actor is Tom Kane, who's been in tons of stuff. I mostly recognize him as Professor Utonium from the Powerpuff Girls. Can't imagine it was easy having to improvise 11 voices while spouting off out-of-context video game tips he had no hope of understanding.
@@toastedtarts4044 Yeah..decades leak into each other. As a guy born in 1980 the early 90's were still very much late 80's and the early 2000's still had late 90's feel. Just how it went back then.
Fun fact, I got into the FGC in 2021 during the pandemic when I started playing SF2 turbo on my step dads’s SNES. I got addicted to the music, sound effects, moves, etc which put me into fighting games. But I sucked at SF2 and didn’t even know what tf a quarter circle was. All I did was play chun li and spam kicks and my cousin would beat me all day. I found this video and downloaded a PDF of all the characters moves😂 I still have the screenshots but that’s how I got better at SF2 and learned you can do spinning bird kick after chin’s footstool💀 Now I’m addicted to fighting games and can’t stop playing😂😂😂
There’s a British version of this that a games magazine put out in the 90s that covered the first version of SF2. It’s not nearly as flashy, just two guys talking to each other and they just play through the game as one character (wanna say Ryu or Ken) and then show you the code to let you play a mirror match. I watched that tape religiously, probably drove my parents nuts.
@@trev1976 I think it was Nintendo Magazine System: Player’s guide. It was my older brother’s, I must’ve been about 3 or 4 so I can’t have picked it out myself.
Bro, SSF2T was mad popular back in the day. People waiting in lines to play. The big arcade in the mall had 4 machines and a main event cabinet that was hooked up to a big projector right up front. Shit was dope.
When SF2 world warrior came out it was packed. Lines. 16 SF2 machines all in the same arcade. Never again did I see it that crazy where I lived. Id see one ssf2t machine and no one on it.
I bought the Capcom strategy guide book when it first came out. Tomo is mentioned in there. The combos had little pictures describing the type and difficulty. I liked the 🧀 labeled ones as they usually led to some choice words when performed at the arcade.
Glad to see you revisiting the history of Street Fighter Justin. I'm proud of your success and you did things the right way......... aside from that little time you spent with a certain individual who's name rhymes with HiCourseFameCaster you have been nothing but amazing for the community. Keep up the good work.
Was a young teen in SoCal during this era. Spent a ton of time at one of Tomo’s usual hangouts, Western Arcade, which later became Super Arcade. Dude was bodying everyone. Played religiously up to Hyper Fighting. Justin was right about Super not being too popular. ST got some hype but I personally didn’t like super meter at the time. Love ST now though. lol
Justi,n your one of the main reasons why I'm staying dedicated to learning fighting games and understanding them without just dropping them again until the next flashy game comes out.
@@Davethawave1999 while I had a sub to Nintendo Power and EGM, I didn’t get the tape. One of my friends did and sold it to me knowing I was a SF fanatic.
As one who plays SF II (Super Turbo and CE) almost each day, this is new to me and learned much more, even if I've been playing for years❤ thanks for sharing this Justin❤
I can't imagine this being on a VHS, that tape must of been worth a ton to copy or record. Not trying to date myself, but remember getting footage from Japan matches on VHS was almost impossible and people were charging $$ to make copies.
17:35 While I can't vouch for every region in the country, by the time SSF2 was released, it had an initial boom of like 2 weeks, before people moved on. I know a lot of the regulars did NOT like the slower speed after coming off Hyper Fighting. Plus we were getting tired of the updates even back then. More importantly, the timing couldn't be worse because this was right before the release of Mortal Kombat II in arcades, which was the closest to the original SF2 boom we experienced, timeline wise. Everybody was playing it and that was pretty much a wrap for SF2 to be honest. Even Super Turbo didn't get a lot of play "initially".
An accurate assessment for the SF Bay Area as well. No one liked the snail pace speed of SSF2 when it first came out. I liked it as a Zangief main for the full screen glitch with forward kick SPD. It wasn’t until Akuma was discovered that attention came back with a vengeance for SSF2 Turbo.
I had the donkey kong country vhs strategy guide back in the 90s. From what i remember you could rent these at rental stores. The other way to get these was to order them from magazines i think.
How good was Tomo? We can only infer his level as there’s not much footage of him playing in the 90’s. All I can say is that one of the OG guys, Jeff Schaefer played Daigo in a long set back in 2006 on HSF2 (SF2 Anniversary Edition). This is peak SF2 Daigo and Jeff hadn’t played competitively for almost 10 years. Now, it took Jeff a little while to get to the level but after the first 5-10 matches they ran pretty even for about 10 more. They must have played 30-40 matches against each other and for the last 10-15 games, Jeff was casually beating Daigo. When I say casually, I mean he scored perfects on Daigo multiple times and with a variety of characters. Now, what does this have to do with Tomo? Well, in Jeff’s own words: “I never beat Tomo- not even once.” We got a 10 year retired Jeff perfecting prime Daigo (after initially losing), saying at during his prime he couldn’t even get near Tomo. Make of it what you will.
Also have to remember HSF2 is not the ideal way to play SF2 and honestly really really broke. Between old versions of characters being super OP or matchups between all the versions of the cast loaded with glitches and nuances, it's kind of a joke. By most accounts Tomo was very strong but with no footage it's tough. I know the Japanese gief player (Kuni?) said Tomo would be top 3 in the world.
If all the voice actors are just the narrator doin a voice this is some of the most legendary contract work ever done in the voice acting/audiobook with enthusiasm space
Great job on this video Jay and this is a great example of how it used to be and how technical you had to be when you're playing this type of game especially hyperfighting broken ass game Love it
How good was Tomo? Look up Daigo vs. Jeff Schaeffer. Jeff was part of the HF trinity with Watson and Tomo and Jeff did well vs Diago at EVO2004. These matches provides some insight into how modern fighting game giants vs old schoolers would look. Consider that Jeff believes Tomo was a tier above him and Watson.
You should react to David Sirlin's ST tutorial included in Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2. It's a surprisingly in-depth tutorial for the time with the only caveat being the quality of the mic sounding so trash
Thank you for covering another classic. Now that you said it, things are making sense. So this is a retouched video. I admit I don't have a great memory of the original video's quality, but still it looked strange to watch this one looking so good for a very old video that was originally VHS ripped.
all console ports back then didn't have enough memory to have a separate animation for low job. They just borrowed from the medium animation, sped up the timing, cue different sound effect. Same with jumping jab.
Not a couple of weeks ago, I was reading the Street Fighter illustrated book by Steve Hendershot (c. 2017) , and it featured a still shot with the guys next to an arcade! It looked much more natural in static :D
Ohhh😂... im 44 yo.... i had this tutorial in a video tape. Bro... imagine back then. No training mode. Only vs mode and 2 controllers, trying close in CRT TV(equals to eye damage 😅) That's the definition of dedication in a game back then 🤣
17:49 Crappy old vhs's like this we're usually pre-order bonuses or gifts you would get when buying it at the store. I remember when I bought Killer Instinct on Super Nintendo it came with one of those and when I bought Donkey Kong Country on Super Nintendo it came with one of those. Or did the Donkey Kong Country one come with my Nintendo Power, I can't remember. They were usually limited and you had to buy it on the first day if you wanted one.
8:39 actually, that is low jab. Console versions have the same animations for low jab and crouching medium for Guile. At least for sure the SNES version of SF2T it is. That is to save memory.
Naw bro, Camelot Park in Northern California had a whole row of Street Fighter 2, Hyper, and Championship Editions. And then they had two big screen setups of Hyper and Championship Editions. I think Golfland in the bay had a bunch too. And Arden/Florin Mall. They had Street Fighter 2 cabinets at most Pizza joints back then too. They did extremely well
That was legit for it's time! Kids today got it good. I would search online on slow internet for anything tech or go read gaming magazines at grocery stores trying to learn stuff. My mom would go shopping and I'd be like "I'll be be in the book/magazine section"😂
I keep telling people we were that good in the 90s. There just wasn't online gaming and social media but we knew this stuff. In the arcade era you HAD TO BE GOOD TO PLAY! No practice mode,you needed money,you needed to be good and you needed to be dedicated.
Flash kick on all SNES versions (I believe) carries very little priority. Head stomp or heavy kick for example will prevail. I was shocked when I first played the arcade version and flash kick was significantly more durable.
Imagine you and Yipes making a throwback tutorial in this style for the MvC2 rerelease
I would pay real money for this
If you're going 90s, you gotta get Max in there!
Now that’s an idea.
@@Davethe3rdmaxamillion? F no
@damsen978 He's just another weird hater
The voice acting is wild. Definitely early 90s. Also, isn't it the same guy who's doing the voices for everyone?
Yeah 🤣
I wouldn't be surprised if hiring a full voice cast doubled the cost of the video.
Kung Pow energy. LOL.
@@IcyTorment So, $10?
Nobody in the 90’s talked like this it’s just a load of obnoxious crap lol
I was waiting for that dude to voice Chun-li.
Ooooh that's why they didn't do guides for chun li and Cammy.
Canny wasn’t on the roster yet
The narrator/voice actor is Tom Kane, who's been in tons of stuff. I mostly recognize him as Professor Utonium from the Powerpuff Girls. Can't imagine it was easy having to improvise 11 voices while spouting off out-of-context video game tips he had no hope of understanding.
i love how he just gave up with the sterotyping by the time he got to thailand lol
He was also Magneto in a lot of Marvel stuff, including MvC3
Really. That's good acting right
Tom had multiple top 8s
That video is 90's as hell.
Seriously though, I used this tutorial video when Street Fighter 30th anniversary collection released.
😅It does look super 90’s. Maybe even as early as 1991
@@toastedtarts4044 Yeah..decades leak into each other. As a guy born in 1980 the early 90's were still very much late 80's and the early 2000's still had late 90's feel. Just how it went back then.
@@DannyP-dm1pw yeah you’re right. Early 2000’s would still feel 90’s
Fun fact, I got into the FGC in 2021 during the pandemic when I started playing SF2 turbo on my step dads’s SNES. I got addicted to the music, sound effects, moves, etc which put me into fighting games. But I sucked at SF2 and didn’t even know what tf a quarter circle was. All I did was play chun li and spam kicks and my cousin would beat me all day. I found this video and downloaded a PDF of all the characters moves😂 I still have the screenshots but that’s how I got better at SF2 and learned you can do spinning bird kick after chin’s footstool💀
Now I’m addicted to fighting games and can’t stop playing😂😂😂
He looks like he goes 0-2 in every local!
AAHAHAHAHHAHA!!!!!!!
That had me dead 😂😂
There’s a British version of this that a games magazine put out in the 90s that covered the first version of SF2. It’s not nearly as flashy, just two guys talking to each other and they just play through the game as one character (wanna say Ryu or Ken) and then show you the code to let you play a mirror match. I watched that tape religiously, probably drove my parents nuts.
Mean machines ?
@@trev1976 I think it was Nintendo Magazine System: Player’s guide. It was my older brother’s, I must’ve been about 3 or 4 so I can’t have picked it out myself.
Nice to know. One of the oldest tech materials since it was for SF2WW
Same here dude!
ruclips.net/video/69f_o2Mn1uU/видео.htmlsi=6JJwegM8o-m-B0V1
Erik Suzuki's haircut > Ryu's Triple Hit Dragon Punch combo at 4:11
Holy shit that cut is 🔥
Bro, SSF2T was mad popular back in the day. People waiting in lines to play. The big arcade in the mall had 4 machines and a main event cabinet that was hooked up to a big projector right up front. Shit was dope.
When SF2 world warrior came out it was packed. Lines. 16 SF2 machines all in the same arcade. Never again did I see it that crazy where I lived. Id see one ssf2t machine and no one on it.
Those Guile combos take me back. The first time i did a standing flashkick combo in the arcade on Champion Edition i was so happy.
Yeah I was doing this combo in the 90s - 7:59 I am old.
I bought the Capcom strategy guide book when it first came out. Tomo is mentioned in there. The combos had little pictures describing the type and difficulty. I liked the 🧀 labeled ones as they usually led to some choice words when performed at the arcade.
Tomo, that dude was a legend!
“Vega doesn’t sound like that.” I totally agree.
I don't think of Ricardo Montalbon when I think of Vega.
You mean you don't think of rich, Corinthian leather?🤣
His "yoo loo loo" shout in game proves it, yeah 😅
Yo Vega and Sagat need to switch fr.
But Balrog claw sounds like that haha.
Back in the day I got this VHS tape in the mail from sending off those reply cards in EGM. I felt like I won the lotto.
I got it in the mail and I have no idea why. Still have it. When I first saw the box, I thought they sent me a copy of the game!
PLEASE TELL ME YOU STILL HAVE THE TAPE
@@MastaGambitdefinitely have it, but finding it in the storage shed would be difficult at the moment! 🤪
11:04 "oh nah" 😂😂😂
Every time I see that arrow sliding on the SNES d-pad to indicate the move inputs, I recall the pain of my blistered thumbs as a kid.
“Fei Long was coming down like he was -1000 on hit” 😂😂
Glad to see you revisiting the history of Street Fighter Justin. I'm proud of your success and you did things the right way......... aside from that little time you spent with a certain individual who's name rhymes with HiCourseFameCaster you have been nothing but amazing for the community. Keep up the good work.
Was a young teen in SoCal during this era. Spent a ton of time at one of Tomo’s usual hangouts, Western Arcade, which later became Super Arcade. Dude was bodying everyone. Played religiously up to Hyper Fighting. Justin was right about Super not being too popular. ST got some hype but I personally didn’t like super meter at the time. Love ST now though. lol
R.I.P Super Arcade
Justi,n your one of the main reasons why I'm staying dedicated to learning fighting games and understanding them without just dropping them again until the next flashy game comes out.
Plot twist: Justin actually learned things from this video
Plot twist 2: all of the acting voices AND the commentator are the same guy
Thank you Justin for checking this out! It is truly awesome to see all these comments of people sharing their fond memories and love for OG SF2! 🙏
4:15 Eric got the first semi-casual mullet. I was baffled 😂
I love how Knights of the Round is to the left of SF.
I can’t get enough of dat ost
I think I still have my VHS tape of this.
They were sent out randomly to people in the early 90’s.
Were you subscribed to a game magazine or something?
@@Davethawave1999 while I had a sub to Nintendo Power and EGM, I didn’t get the tape. One of my friends did and sold it to me knowing I was a SF fanatic.
There was another tutorial vid on Capcom Classics Collection 2, but for Super Turbo. David Sirlin did it.
Capcom needs to make more of these, with the exact same energy, fr.
I have this VHS cassette in my collection. It's perfect early 90's cringe. Actually learned a few things from it too. Heh.
As one who plays SF II (Super Turbo and CE) almost each day, this is new to me and learned much more, even if I've been playing for years❤ thanks for sharing this Justin❤
you *cannot* get more 90s teenager than the kid in the blue snapback
When he said:
"By the way, these combos and strategies are for intermediate and advanced players."
I felt that 🔥🔥🔥
Those voices are CapCANCELLED, lol!!
90s was fucking WILD, bro!! 😂😂😂
thank you for unearthing these sacred techniques.
The character voice overs though 😂😂
These videos are nice. Appreciate it.
If Justin learns how to beat that Zangief from this ancient VHS tape......
I can't imagine this being on a VHS, that tape must of been worth a ton to copy or record. Not trying to date myself, but remember getting footage from Japan matches on VHS was almost impossible and people were charging $$ to make copies.
Sounds like they got the goofiest white dude in the office and made him do the accents for every character 🤣🤣
“You are a rock, fighting a relentless stream of Watta”😂
Yooo saw the goat on the thumbnail. Tomo!!
17:35 While I can't vouch for every region in the country, by the time SSF2 was released, it had an initial boom of like 2 weeks, before people moved on. I know a lot of the regulars did NOT like the slower speed after coming off Hyper Fighting. Plus we were getting tired of the updates even back then.
More importantly, the timing couldn't be worse because this was right before the release of Mortal Kombat II in arcades, which was the closest to the original SF2 boom we experienced, timeline wise. Everybody was playing it and that was pretty much a wrap for SF2 to be honest. Even Super Turbo didn't get a lot of play "initially".
An accurate assessment for the SF Bay Area as well. No one liked the snail pace speed of SSF2 when it first came out. I liked it as a Zangief main for the full screen glitch with forward kick SPD.
It wasn’t until Akuma was discovered that attention came back with a vengeance for SSF2 Turbo.
I had the donkey kong country vhs strategy guide back in the 90s. From what i remember you could rent these at rental stores. The other way to get these was to order them from magazines i think.
bruh TOMO has the sickest cut! props to that barber that is prolly in his 50s now
The voice actors got me ROLLIN ON THE FLOOR 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣
I didnt even know these guides existed. I would’ve totally eaten this up back then.
I used to watch on YT a few years ago a lot.😅
6:33 has been catching me for years
How good was Tomo?
We can only infer his level as there’s not much footage of him playing in the 90’s.
All I can say is that one of the OG guys, Jeff Schaefer played Daigo in a long set back in 2006 on HSF2 (SF2 Anniversary Edition).
This is peak SF2 Daigo and Jeff hadn’t played competitively for almost 10 years.
Now, it took Jeff a little while to get to the level but after the first 5-10 matches they ran pretty even for about 10 more. They must have played 30-40 matches against each other and for the last 10-15 games, Jeff was casually beating Daigo.
When I say casually, I mean he scored perfects on Daigo multiple times and with a variety of characters.
Now, what does this have to do with Tomo? Well, in Jeff’s own words:
“I never beat Tomo- not even once.”
We got a 10 year retired Jeff perfecting prime Daigo (after initially losing), saying at during his prime he couldn’t even get near Tomo.
Make of it what you will.
Also have to remember HSF2 is not the ideal way to play SF2 and honestly really really broke. Between old versions of characters being super OP or matchups between all the versions of the cast loaded with glitches and nuances, it's kind of a joke. By most accounts Tomo was very strong but with no footage it's tough. I know the Japanese gief player (Kuni?) said Tomo would be top 3 in the world.
If all the voice actors are just the narrator doin a voice this is some of the most legendary contract work ever done in the voice acting/audiobook with enthusiasm space
You can do some sick trick on the old school 😊😂
I hope you guys love the classic hyper fighting/turbo fierce sounds on impact ! It sounds way better than Super Turbo.
I love this 😂 good ol elementary days
Great job on this video Jay and this is a great example of how it used to be and how technical you had to be when you're playing this type of game especially hyperfighting broken ass game Love it
How good was Tomo?
Look up Daigo vs. Jeff Schaeffer. Jeff was part of the HF trinity with Watson and Tomo and Jeff did well vs Diago at EVO2004. These matches provides some insight into how modern fighting game giants vs old schoolers would look. Consider that Jeff believes Tomo was a tier above him and Watson.
You should react to David Sirlin's ST tutorial included in Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2. It's a surprisingly in-depth tutorial for the time with the only caveat being the quality of the mic sounding so trash
Yo this was mad cool, gotta show off more if they got them
Thank you for covering another classic. Now that you said it, things are making sense. So this is a retouched video. I admit I don't have a great memory of the original video's quality, but still it looked strange to watch this one looking so good for a very old video that was originally VHS ripped.
I had this promo video, it was sent to me randomly back in the 90s. i was also sent the Aladdin for SNES promotional video.
I saw the video two years ago and is very good for practicing!
That was great. I hope there are more of these to come.
the mullet though, pretty cool.
justin should try that hair too
Daigo Researched and watched this video back in the day
11:43 im pretty sure the same guy did ALL the voice over clips, for the characters.
all console ports back then didn't have enough memory to have a separate animation for low job. They just borrowed from the medium animation, sped up the timing, cue different sound effect. Same with jumping jab.
Not a couple of weeks ago, I was reading the Street Fighter illustrated book by Steve Hendershot (c. 2017) , and it featured a still shot with the guys next to an arcade! It looked much more natural in static :D
The book refers to the pitch of the North Cali vs the South.
16:45 Justin Wong saying "You gotta play lame"
Color me surprised 😂
Nice classic tutorials 👌 👍
11:22 Justin live censoring himself is too good XD lmao
I had this VHS tape! I have no idea where I got it, some kind of promotion for HF on SNES I think?
This whole video is gold
Ohhh😂... im 44 yo.... i had this tutorial in a video tape. Bro... imagine back then. No training mode. Only vs mode and 2 controllers, trying close in CRT TV(equals to eye damage 😅) That's the definition of dedication in a game back then 🤣
17:49 Crappy old vhs's like this we're usually pre-order bonuses or gifts you would get when buying it at the store. I remember when I bought Killer Instinct on Super Nintendo it came with one of those and when I bought Donkey Kong Country on Super Nintendo it came with one of those. Or did the Donkey Kong Country one come with my Nintendo Power, I can't remember. They were usually limited and you had to buy it on the first day if you wanted one.
8:39 actually, that is low jab. Console versions have the same animations for low jab and crouching medium for Guile. At least for sure the SNES version of SF2T it is. That is to save memory.
4:37 this hair cut is tokido meets aris vibes & should be s-tier on frame 1
"what the hell did he just say" 😂
I'm sure the capcom guy was @Disguised Toast dad!!!
This is the best thing I’ve seen all week. Thanks for this!!!
1:16 Isnt that the same guy who starred in that VHS Donkey Kong Country promo Nintendo mailed to ever kid who bought a SNES? Prettt sure it is.
Naw bro, Camelot Park in Northern California had a whole row of Street Fighter 2, Hyper, and Championship Editions. And then they had two big screen setups of Hyper and Championship Editions. I think Golfland in the bay had a bunch too. And Arden/Florin Mall. They had Street Fighter 2 cabinets at most Pizza joints back then too. They did extremely well
I wish I had that! I do still have the 4 part booklets that came in gamepro tho! That's when I learned cr. Fwd > fireball and never looked back!
That was legit for it's time! Kids today got it good. I would search online on slow internet for anything tech or go read gaming magazines at grocery stores trying to learn stuff. My mom would go shopping and I'd be like "I'll be be in the book/magazine section"😂
Bro these character narrations are hilarious. The Blanka and Zangief one killed me.
“Against the Gief player that’s been smoking me” MM already knows the counter to the counter.
Should have done the Mike Tyson voice for Balrog 🤣
this video is a CLASSIC
Nobody doing the standing jab into flash kick combo at the local laundromat haha
‘Ain’t no way people back in the day did this combo”
We did. I saw it all the time.
Street Fighter II Vanilla Arcade Guile "Handcuffs" It can be done. Thank you for making this cool video.
Those standing flash kick combos were legit back in the day.
You have to go BEYOND the technique
Bro said he look he go 0-2 in every local and I felt seen. 😂😂😂
This is a great video, the nostalgia is incredible!
4:14 Biggest mullet ive seen in my entire life.
I keep telling people we were that good in the 90s. There just wasn't online gaming and social media but we knew this stuff. In the arcade era you HAD TO BE GOOD TO PLAY! No practice mode,you needed money,you needed to be good and you needed to be dedicated.
Flash kick on all SNES versions (I believe) carries very little priority. Head stomp or heavy kick for example will prevail. I was shocked when I first played the arcade version and flash kick was significantly more durable.
I’m just gonna assume that the Chun Li VA was so bad that it didn’t made it into the video. :)
classic vhs tape
Hell yeah! Wish I could find this tape!