Killer Instinct 2 REAL Arcade Review 28 Years After It Released 🤣 Am I a KI2 Fan Now?!

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @brett6239
    @brett6239 3 месяца назад +2

    I also came back to KI2 decades later. Also preferred KI1. But man it really clicked in my head this time. I was able to get over the differences, that was the sticking point. Like it better than KI1 now.

  • @MC-bh8ph
    @MC-bh8ph Год назад +2

    The tusk stage has an incredible background 3d effect. And the music is awesome too

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад +1

      Yeah that is an impressive stage! Probably the best in the game.

  • @HavenKnight93
    @HavenKnight93 Год назад +3

    3:14 OR-E-OOOO

  • @ocean2zx
    @ocean2zx 7 месяцев назад +1

    I never forget when ki 2 came out in arcades . I got to play this game at a chuck e cheese spot and man the crowd was massive.

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  6 месяцев назад

      Wow I didn’t know they had violent games at those arcades! I went there as a young kid but rarely went back after about 1992.

  • @captaingreybeard1266
    @captaingreybeard1266 Год назад +1

    Awesome cab dude! Cheers 🍻

  • @TheDarkestNile
    @TheDarkestNile Год назад +1

    Fantastic impromptu review. I learn a lot from your channel man, I love the content. You're very well educated and experienced in these types of videos and I'll always come back around for more.

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад +1

      Thanks! Maybe I should review my other games soon haha. They’d all be fairly positive considering I bought the games I love. I really might consider this.

  • @RetroGamesNow86
    @RetroGamesNow86 Год назад +1

    I remember I saw a combo for Sabrewulf in a magazine that I never was able to pull off, I still kind of remember it to this day but I never knew what it was like to execute it, I spent so many quarters trying to do it correctly, in my opinion KI2 was super flashy, the images, the sounds, at times it was the loudest arcade machine in the whole room, I have very fond memories going to the mall and spending hours in front of this cabinet. that's awesome you have the actual arcade cabinets !

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад +2

      I miss those days too. I am really grateful to have these games though. Its the closest I think I'll get to reliving those days.

    • @RetroGamesNow86
      @RetroGamesNow86 Год назад

      @@KillerArcadeGames well believe me if that ain't close to the experience from the 90s I don't know what is! so awesome!

  • @JeffYPbPr
    @JeffYPbPr Год назад +1

    Great video man. Glad u kept it original!

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад

      Thanks Jeff!

    • @JeffYPbPr
      @JeffYPbPr Год назад +1

      @@KillerArcadeGames I really liked the deep dive on the difference between the 2 games. I like your arcade content man. Keep it up!

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад

      I think I might do more videos like that soon. I've noticed a change in what I make lately simply because of a change in environment and interests. I wish I could say I had a road map or plan but I don't haha.

  • @michael9877
    @michael9877 Год назад +1

    Good video bro

  • @GlaciusXL
    @GlaciusXL Год назад +1

    Great video dude! Glad you're liking the game more these days.

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад +1

      Thanks! Yeah I am stunned how I find myself excited to play it now days haha.

  • @brokenposturepainting
    @brokenposturepainting Год назад +2

    For me KI just showed up one day at the local arcade and was the loudest thing in the there and us kids were like moths to a flame for it, so it holds a special place in my heart over KI2 but love them both.

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад +1

      The sound of those games is insane. They were so good at getting attention without being annoying.

    • @RetroGamesNow86
      @RetroGamesNow86 Год назад +1

      haha I just commented this without reading any other comments beforehand, and yes it seems you too think it was the loudest machine in the room at times, that's because I remember it being the case when I walked into the my favorite arcade room in the 90s as well!

  • @blastprocessing1
    @blastprocessing1 Год назад +1

    Great video, would love to see more like these.

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад +1

      Thanks! I think more is coming. I started typing up the next "script" I think I'll be doing Hydro Thunder next.

    • @blastprocessing1
      @blastprocessing1 Год назад

      @@KillerArcadeGames sounds great man! Can't wait to see the finished product!

  • @furballbear
    @furballbear Год назад +2

    I've always liked KI2 better than the original Killer Instinct with respect to gameplay. However, the impact that the first KI had when it hit the arcades is undeniable.

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад

      Yeah if this game was it's own thing, not called KI2 I think it would have been much better received.

  • @OverThinkGaming
    @OverThinkGaming Год назад +3

    The Tusk joystick 🕹️ 🤣🤣🤣

  • @seanpeterson9740
    @seanpeterson9740 Год назад +2

    You left out where every character has a mini ultra only at the end of the first life bar and also explain 4 combo enders and secret 5th one only when the other 4 is done then it affects the amount of hits the ultra combo does

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад +1

      You’re right. I considered going into it but I’m notoriously bad at explaining the combo system haha.

  • @kidgruesome407
    @kidgruesome407 Год назад +2

    my only problem with 2 is that they changed Orchid's controls.
    in 1 she was the charge back-to-forward type for most moves like sabrewulf, combo and fulgore but
    in 2 she was a semi circle back like jago.

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад +1

      Yes! I went into KI as an Orchid player and she was too different. It was an immediate turn off.

  • @HiddenMeadowMus
    @HiddenMeadowMus Год назад +1

    Blessings dude haven't been on your channel in a while, hope all is well with you and your family

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад +1

      Everything is good for us. I hope you're doing well too!

  • @michaelloehman7939
    @michaelloehman7939 Год назад +1

    Great video man! KI (original) will still always be my fav between these two. 👍

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад +1

      Thanks. I agree. I’m glad I can appreciate it more now though.

  • @deadmousyplutaprestige8771
    @deadmousyplutaprestige8771 Год назад +1

    I half heartedly played KI2 in the arcades when released, to be honest the arcades at that time were dying and not as fun to hang out in. As crazy as this sounds I enjoyed the N64 version of KI2. In my late 20's I was more about saving money and not blowing cash in the arcades when I could just buy the game for 60 bucks and master it at home or with friends. Every Saturday we all would get together at my friend Jeff's house and play PS1, N64, Dreamcast, PC LAN StarCraft to which I allied off and ruthlessly murdered my teammates and then announced my retirement maintaining my number 1 status to infinity. We also did D&D too but I sucked royally at it. We all started as friends at the arcade but ended up more at home till most of us moved out of state to pursue careers and other lives.

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад +1

      I definitely played way more KI Gold than KI2. It was nice to not waste quarters on the arcade when I wasn’t that interested at the time. Those were good times though. Getting together to play games is way better than online gaming.

    • @deadmousyplutaprestige8771
      @deadmousyplutaprestige8771 Год назад +1

      @KillerArcadeGames My buddy Jeff bought the arcade cabinet Gain Ground from Aladdins. Ours would sell games every so often. I think he paid 750, but this was back in the mid 90's when 750 bucks was worth more than what it does now, hell thats my monthly grocery bill, but that's another story. If you don't remember that cab, look it up, a massive hulking 3-player game. He had it in his bedroom, and it took up 1/3 of the space alone. He taught me how to beat the game on 1 quarter. These days, it takes me a few continues, but I still hold my own. Playing in person with friends was the greatest. You get the personality, facial expressions, and experience you can never have through a headset.

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад +1

      That is a big one! It's so funny how much bigger real machines look in your house vs in an arcade.

  • @en6173
    @en6173 Год назад

    KI2 wasn’t a bad game, however my pet peeves with the game was doing the 5 enders, how they did the super bar, and using parry to land a 60+ hit combo.

  • @TheGrayton2000
    @TheGrayton2000 Год назад +1

    Nice

  • @AC-LING666
    @AC-LING666 Год назад +1

    4:28 Chris i have to disagree with you on this, personally i dont really have that much of an issue performing the higher combos. I think the execution is tighter and alittle more precise then KI1 especially when adding Manual hits which adds to the fun imo practicing and being able to pull off the 70+ hit ultra's its a good feeling , also being able to do the slow enders and slow ultra's takes skill.
    Or another reason is that it could be the inferior Suzo Happ sticks with the black PVC parts you are using and maybe dropping alot of combos because of this.
    ive recorded a quick video doing the 70+ ultra's vs the cpu to show you
    /watch?v=bUCW5Zck-jU

    • @lajeandom
      @lajeandom Год назад

      so you don't have an issue at all doing constant pretzels for the super linkers? I remember on KI Gold it was hurting my thumb so much lol

    • @AC-LING666
      @AC-LING666 Год назад

      @@lajeandom on N64 pad i agree, back then in the 90s it didnt seem that bad cause thats all i had to use and was used to it. But now playing on alot of high quality arcade Joysticks and trying to take N64 pad serious for KI again like the 90s feels so much more difficult and just wrong

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад

      I just don't know what the heck I'm doing wrong lol. Maybe it is the sticks. I'm still struggling to get combos to continue and it feels so random.

  • @cooltom003
    @cooltom003 Год назад +1

    Both are perfect in my opinion i love both so very much

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад +1

      If KI2 had come out with KI1 not existing I think it would get much more love. It’s not bad at all just not what many expected from a KI sequel I think.

  • @oscarestivencarabalyherrer1279
    @oscarestivencarabalyherrer1279 Год назад +1

    I wanna celebrate this KI2 Cabinet in 28 yeas later! And hey, Is that Janet Jackson was Look alike the 3 characters?

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад +1

      I think all 3 female characters look like Janet Jackson in some way lol

    • @oscarestivencarabalyherrer1279
      @oscarestivencarabalyherrer1279 Год назад +1

      @@KillerArcadeGames Yeah! Janet Jackson is so very cool on these trhee female characters!

    • @dtnuh
      @dtnuh Месяц назад

      I think Orchid looks a lot like Janet, I heard she was the inspiration for this version of Orchid which would make sense because Janet was everywhere in the 90s.

  • @yosoywilson78
    @yosoywilson78 7 месяцев назад +1

    And lets just pretend all of us in the arcade at the time werent having fun. The internet has ruined everything. Complaints and criticisms. My buddy and I would go and just run the machine on .50 for as long as we had a challenger. Same with the original. SF2. Tekken. Soul Calibur. MK. Glad I lived through the original releases.

  • @francoisbaribeau7283
    @francoisbaribeau7283 Год назад +2

    I am more into KI2 than KI1 so i like your review!!!😊

  • @adidas1984x
    @adidas1984x Год назад +1

    I love my ki2 cabinet . It’s my goat!!!

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад +1

      There are some who love KI2 much more. I fully get it since I love MK4 the most of those games lol.

  • @analog_ape
    @analog_ape Год назад +1

    KI2 to KI1 is what DKC3 is to DKC1. Still a good game but just could not reach the same greatness.

  • @deathcold_longplaysua4846
    @deathcold_longplaysua4846 Год назад +1

    I'm not a fan of KI but I see how people actually are fans. I see why they love it. But yeah, music in this game are good, all tho I prefer music from reboot from 2013. Because, the composer Mick Gordon went above and beyond on writing the soundtrack for that game. Sure, he was not only one person who made the soundtrack for it, but he did an amazing job too. Especially for Jago main theme, where he learned the throat singing specifically for that track. As for everything else, it's the same situation for me like with Street Fighter, where I know how to play but I can't do combos because I have no idea how they work. Maybe because I got used to Mortal Kombat's pre-made combos, where you have to learn them once and don't mind them later. And you don't have to even time them right. You just learn them and that's it. Suck that you can't actually do the same for KI or Street Fighter. But then comes Tekken with button mash and... well, you don't even have to learn anything lol

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад

      Mick really did an unbelievable job on the music. MK was the first fighting game for me too. I’m honestly surprised I was able to learn KI.

  • @ekombat2149
    @ekombat2149 Год назад +1

    i have play the ki2 but i like to play ki1 more and ever going to try the xbox one version of ki and have you seen mk1 gameplay?

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад +1

      I played the new KI when it released. It was decent but never hooked me. I bet I’d have given it more time if I had a fight stick. I hate playing on a controller. I haven’t seen MK1 yet, gotta check it out soon.

  • @HugoLopez-xv3xv
    @HugoLopez-xv3xv Год назад

    I was never able to get the hang of playing ki 2 it's hard to learn

  • @MARKBOGHDADY007
    @MARKBOGHDADY007 Год назад +1

    KI2 is a original arcade. It's like playing MK 2 or 3. Some folks like one more than the other but still playing all og variants.

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад

      Thats true. Theres some who prefer KI2 and I'm sure theres a whole new group who barely know the original arcade games exist since they play the Xbox game.

  • @profezzorx9131
    @profezzorx9131 Год назад +1

    I wasn't a big fan of KI2 when it came out because the characters were too close to the screen versus the original, where you had a broader scope of the background environment. TJ Combo was my eventual go to guy for the first game, then it switched to Tusk for the second.

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад

      Thats an interesting critique, I actually kind of like the huge characters but I see what you mean for sure. I'm slowly getting more and more into this game. I keep finding myself gravitating to it. It's something I really never thought would happen.

    • @profezzorx9131
      @profezzorx9131 Год назад

      There are a number of characters I've mastered in KI1 (Cinder, Orchid, Chief Thunder, TJ Combo), so when I get my GRS cabinet setup in a day or two, I look forward to going straight to KI @@KillerArcadeGames

  • @matrioshkabrainn
    @matrioshkabrainn Год назад +1

    Janet Jackson 😆😆 bang on

  • @seasidegalaxystreet
    @seasidegalaxystreet Год назад +1

    I love the look of this game. Godbless rareware :)

  • @sebastiancortes6346
    @sebastiancortes6346 Месяц назад

    It's a shame that the Snes from Killer Instinct 2 it has the game 100% completed but it never released

  • @joshsowers
    @joshsowers Год назад +1

    If you do Combo's intinite ultra untill you get 80 hits, then the last time instead of doing an ultra, throw the opponent and do an air combo. You'll get 81 hits!

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад +1

      Ah! This explains why I saw 81 hits on the 1Up leaderboards yesterday.

  • @Grasshopper-KI
    @Grasshopper-KI Год назад +1

    Primal rage had an amazing attract mode too. Too bad I didt like that game much though

  • @CCCP-sr9ou
    @CCCP-sr9ou Год назад +1

    Killer Instinct 1 REAL Arcade Review !!!!

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад

      I’m thinking I might do more reviews of the games I have. Primarily so I can essentially write a love letter about my favorite arcades haha. It would be interesting to compile my thoughts and some interesting info about the games for people who may not know it.

  • @quantumfx2677
    @quantumfx2677 11 месяцев назад +1

    I never was lucky enough to see one in the arcade, I would think they would of made a lot of improvements in killer instinct 2 making it better. Between both do they play the same? Or is the controls different. I did own a primal rage and didn't like the game play at all. Hope Killer instinct is better!

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  11 месяцев назад +1

      It plays similarly to KI1, they simplified the combo system a little. There's a slightly different feel that makes the game not as exciting to a huge fan of the original. Primal Rage was never my favorite either. It's more of a button masher. Killer Instinct 1 is tough to learn but incredibly satisfying when you do get the hang of it and can perform combos. The arcade experience is unmatched too. I've played about every form of emulation and I'd always choose the original arcade.

    • @quantumfx2677
      @quantumfx2677 11 месяцев назад

      @@KillerArcadeGames I've always been interested in both 1 and 2 original cabs but not playing it trying to get feedback from people I didn't want anything that played like Primo Rage and chances of me getting one in person is slim so finding one in another state and having it shipped will be more likely. Hard to learn combos is fine as owning it you have plenty of time learning it. Art work is also excellent on it! Nice machines!

  • @Radwalls
    @Radwalls Год назад

    The art direction was weird compared to KI1. Still, this was a really cool review

  • @michaelloehman7939
    @michaelloehman7939 Год назад +1

    So is the original KI a 10 out of 10?

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад +1

      Hell yes it is!

    • @michaelloehman7939
      @michaelloehman7939 Год назад +1

      @@KillerArcadeGames I thought you might say that. 🤣

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад +1

      I might have to do a review of it for real. It would end up being 10/10 for me but getting to make a video obsessing over it would be fun. It might also be fun to try and find something I don't like about it haha.

    • @michaelloehman7939
      @michaelloehman7939 Год назад

      @@KillerArcadeGames that could make for a funny video.

  • @PollutersInc
    @PollutersInc 10 месяцев назад +1

    and now its on the nintendo switch :-)

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  10 месяцев назад

      That’s cool, I didn’t know that. I just grabbed my switch to check it out.

    • @PollutersInc
      @PollutersInc 10 месяцев назад

      @@KillerArcadeGames You just need the online subscription to play it is the thing

  • @rgbcrafts
    @rgbcrafts Год назад +2

    Still WAY better than MK4. 👀

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад

      😮 it’s funny because both are sort of hated sequels haha. I think MK4 is more hated though.

    • @rgbcrafts
      @rgbcrafts Год назад +1

      @@KillerArcadeGames I shouldn't be complaining, actually. I have played KIGold and MK4 on home consoles, versions even worse than the arcade. But yeah, we never seem to be happy with sequences anyway.

  • @tunkunrunk
    @tunkunrunk Год назад +1

    isn't it the same as the Nintendo 64 version ?

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад

      It’s very similar gameplay wise. They did a solid job porting it to the 64. It doesn’t have the full motion videos and ending though. Some sounds and other things were scaled back.

  • @jvega6381
    @jvega6381 Год назад +1

    Both kI 1 and KI 2 are bad ass! Not a fan of the new one doesn't feel like KI anymore.

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад

      I need to go back and try the new KI again soon. I just hate playing with a game pad.

    • @jvega6381
      @jvega6381 Год назад +1

      @@KillerArcadeGames the new ki feels Marvel vs Capcom 3 doesn't have a ki to it. I believe you can play it on a PC with a x arcade joystick.

    • @jvega6381
      @jvega6381 Год назад +1

      @@KillerArcadeGames I'm thinking of starting a RUclips channel I have a few arcades

    • @KillerArcadeGames
      @KillerArcadeGames  Год назад

      Go for it! Getting started can be tough but theres been a surge in interest in arcades again.