SHE'S DA BEST - Max gushes about Linn Kurosawa for 9 minutes
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
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Max discusses his love for one of the best female Capcom characters ever made-Linn Kurosawa from Alien vs Predator-and why she needs to come back!
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I can only imagine some alternate timeline where MvCI features Amingo, Ruby Heart _and_ Linn Kurosawa.
_(SonSon crying in the corner.)_
The fact she has never been in a Capcom vs game is insane.
You can probably thank Fox for that.
That’s because Disney co-owns her (they bought Fox).
@@memesandhoi2924 Wait, even though it was Capcom that made her, she belongs to Fox or to be specific Disney?
@@kriscubero6778 It was due to the AVP property. The game is based on the comic and the human characters were original, but ever since Fox bought them out, they were co-owned by them. And you know how greedy these movie studios are. At least with Strider Hiryu, which was owned by a japanese manga author, the author gave Capcom written permission to use him freely in their games in exchange for a small percentage of the profits.
If MVC:I released a few years later, there might have been hope for her appearing in that game, with Disney buying Fox in 2019 and already owning Marvel. 😔
The biggest crime is that there is not enough fanart of her.
Now I want things I'm never going to get. Again. Thanks, Max.
This was one of my favorite arcade games as a kid and it's so sad it doesn't get more credit. I was EXTREMELY happy when NECA did some figures of them, but wasn't making enough at my jobs to justify picking them up (along with having nowhere to display them). Their Chrysalis figure is exceptionally sick.
While we all dream Linn Kurosawa could get more recognition outside the AvP game, I couldn't be more thankful we got Maki out of her exclusion... at the same time I still wish Capcom gave Maki more love too😅
It’s a shame that Disney (co-)owns Linn rather than fully Capcom, but I guess Simone (Linn if she was Black) from Cannon Spike is the next best thing.
Props for the information and sending me down a wiki-binge for Cannon Spike, who I dearly wish was part of the Capcom arcade collection... maybe they'll do a Sega-themed collection one of these days for all their games done on SEGA's hardware, one hopes.
I just came to back to this vid to post this, we absolutely should get Simone in the future for this reason.
I imagine that; if Max and Jessica have a second daughter, she’s going to be named Linn.
That would be badass
Linn Christianson has a nice ring
You do have a point, Linn's character concept was based on Ellen Ripley.
After seeing this, she deserve so much more.
At least she has a neca figure
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Arcade beat-em-ups are my favorite classic genre and I went through a phase where I tried to find and play every one in existence (using the evil that rhymes with scremulation). I played this in the arcade as a kid but very briefly. I was amazed at how many more mechanics Linn had vs all the other characters; it was almost as if she was already being treated as a fighting game character vs a typical BEU character.
Linn God Hand and Ashura need to be in Marvel vs Capcom 4
Absolutely!
Linn Kurosawa's definitely one of those "gone, but not forgotten" types since Capcom *knew* how good Linn's design was, so much that they felt the urge to salvage and split it up between two characters.
Ibuki is just a salvaged and repurposed Linn. Literally look at official art of both characters and in general, it's the exact same character, just "as a different character."
Ibuki is simply Linn Kurosawa in a ninja outfit. Then, since they loved Linn's outfit so much, but couldn't use Linn, thus had to create Ibuki to skirt the issue as mentioned--they created the Cannon Spike character Simone. Simone is an original character created for that game that salvages/references Linn Kurosawa's outfit (not a 1:1, but real close, even fights with a katana and gun too).
It may not have been the most ideal outcome to lose one character to the purgatory that is licensing rights, but hey, at least we got Ibuki and Simone--whom they should've at least brought into crossover games as a Linn surrogate expy character, since she could reference all of her moves, too.
I have always hoped for a re-release, let’s just hope we get one soon
Yeah it's a shame it's harder because of the movie copyright stuff even if she was an original capcom character not related to the movies.
Aliens and Predator are now both owned by Disney, so... 😬😬😬
@@ViKatamari literally the worst decision made in human history.
@@ViKatamari Yeah, not bloody likely...
NECA did a Lynn/Dutch action figure combo. Also, the board game AvP: Hunt Begins has a Lynn Kurosawa miniature. Both of there are "fairly" recent, so I'm assuming the rights are with Fox/Disney now.
ALSO, this full game is out for free on Android Mobile under, "The Aliens fights with predators"
There is also a mod for Arcade1up cabinets that has this.
I didn't know she was that badass in the game, although all of the playable characters are pretty good. Makes me feel old knowing that I was 18 when this game hit arcades.
Thanks for referencing AvsPadmirer's video for Linn Kurosawa. That character really needs to come back into this era. Especially her short-range Kamehameha, known as the Sokeiha (around the 5:11 mark).
It's like Cammy's Hooligan running wild. She could totally work in SF6, discovering someone like her in World Tour would be insane.
I love her! Even got the action figure double pack.
The Capcom Home Arcade wasn't released in UK only. You can buy it in every European country (got mine in Germany).
I got MAD memories playing this at Celebration Station and the arcade section at the state fair. Linn is the MVP forreal! I used her the first time I beat the game. 😁
@SuicidalThoughts Nah, Louisiana. The Baton Rouge one.
I used to love this AVP arcade game. It was how I became aware of the franchise. Loved playing as Predators.
I love playing as Linn in AVP. And she's a combo pro character, better than the 2 Predators in the game. My tip is never lose her sword as she does better combos and more access to moves than without it.
There is also a reference of Yuka Takeuchi in the Variable Geo games due to her appearance. And Akira(but not from Rival Schools) from Viper V16(and its spin-off sequel).
Her looks, design and fighting style is so good. Instant top 10 fighting game waifu honestly. I need to see more of her!!!
With the licensing she could easily be in the next Marvel vs Capcom game since Disney now owns both the Alien and Pedator franchise.
Max, thank you for introducing this character to me. She's amazing.
AVP arcade game is awesome, taking actual fighting game elements and creativity and putting into a beat emup
Im honestly shocked there arent more beatemups with true fighting game mechanics. The combination makes for some great games.
@@SolidSnake240 Yup some go a little way like Fight n Rage with some special moves...but not many, Guardian heroes did go a bit more complex with motion moves to
Not enough people talk about AvP, it was absolutely one of the most fun beat-em-ups ever. Great combo of zany action with tight controls. You just could do so much. Let's all hope it could miraculously get out of limbo, though I'll continue to not hold my breath about it.
Is this the arcade game where you could choose different predators hunter or stalker?
@@coffeebean_tamerThis one had 2 predators, warrior and hunter, and 2 humans. You can actually see the character select screen for a second at 2:00
It'd be awesome if there were enough customizable 'parts' in SF6's World Tour mode where you could kind of recreate her, probably not to this power level but maybe something close?
Linn and Moriah the Thief are the two characters I want to see most in a Capcom crossover game; and both a beat 'em up characters that if played effectively will hardly ever touch the ground, that have license issues that prevent them from being in more things, and are somewhat based on other characters from said licensed property (Machiko Noguchi for Lt. Linn and a character from a Clyde Caldwell painting made for the cover of the novel Red Sands for Moriah).
A few years ago Linn and Dutch were released as miniatures for the AVP tabletop wargame by Prodos games. I remember seeing those two in a wargaminig newssite and the coment section was like 'who the hell are those guys?'
Of course I told then about the awsome Arcade game that is AVP.
I remember first playing this in the arcade and loving it. She was definitely my favorite character.
I have such AWESOME memories associated with game. My brother and I ALWAYS sought it out in our local arcade and was always the game we put the most time into. I was so young back then too. I had to get a stoll from the back of the arcade to play half the games but man, when that "time to hunt" came on after my grandparents inserted quarters, my brother and I would pick both Predators (most of the time) or both Linn and Dutch and that first levels music, atmosphere and graphics would be booming in the arcade. It was like an event everytime we played. I'm glad there are people like us who have such fond memories of this beat em up classic. I actually bought the linn and Dutch action figure set for my brother last Christmas. He was so hype and had no idea they were a thing
Maki isn't wearing Jordans, they're 1982 Air Force 1 Highs, as a callback to Guy's Dunks and Cody's Adidas Superstars from Alpha. The ankle straps and collar height give them away as AF1s.
Even from a pure esthetic POV, the orange + steel coloring is so special
I have that game on emulator and AvP, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and the Punisher are a staple of the scrolling beat'em ups that made my childhood. Love them to all bits! Such a shame Capcom won't use Linn and Schaefer in other games.
I've also loved both this game AND Linn since I first played it back in the arcades in 94. The game (especially Linn) is so much damn fun, and contains SO many mechanics for a beat-em-up that you'd actually rather find in fighting games. Agreed it's a damn shame Linn was never part of any CapCom fighting game, nor that Aliens vs Predator was ever released for home consoles. Damn Fox/Disney....
i remember in the philippines as a kid in the 90s, you go to arcade and watch the people who are good at the game and remember their movements and patterns in games like this and metal slug so that you also may do it and save your money by beating the game without continues
Saw a guy do this with Linn and another guy who also beat the game no continues with predator warrior
Never saw anyone beat it with predator hunter or not-arnold though they're too slow
Linn Kurosawa definitely would've been a great addition to the Sega Dreamcast's Cannon Spike game as well. She's got that cannon-spike vibe to her.
Linn's midair combos are absolutely NUTS!! A perfect example of the art of *"Let's Go Crazy."* 🤪
I was 9 years old when this game came out and I loved it...despite not having ever watched Aliens or Predator before as they were horror movies...the only horror movie I had seen at that time was the original dubbed version of Godzilla. I wish this game would get re-released and Linn could be in more games other than as just a reference. Though in 2019 she was added as a character in the AVP board game The Hunt Begins along with Dutch so at the least the Aliens vs Predator franchise can use her so she's not forgotten about...I also wish Maki would show up in more games as a playable character as she was a real fun character to play in Capcom vs SNK 2. Fun Fact: Maki, like Ken, dyes her hair blonde.
Literally just played through avp last night 😳
In Namco X Capcom, Sylphie (the shopkeeper from Forgotten Worlds) does one of Linn's attacks! (Sokeisha, the flashing projectile move)
Most of her moves in NxC are taken from various Capcom characters.
Glad to see a video where Max just gushes about his waifu
The best beat em up EVER! Playing this in arcades or at my local Super One Foods was EPIC!
Played this game so much back in arcade days I could finish this by myself on 1 quarter... lol
I started playing this thanks to you so much damn fun.... The flipping soundtrack on this game though wow!
I mean, is it that both companies own the character? Apparently Arika owns all those SF EX characters, so this should be similar case. Sure, she was created for a third-party game, but it's a Capcom OC. Would they not be able to put her in Ken's stage if she wasn't?
I actually agree. Used to play this at the ice skating rink growing up instead of, you know, ice skating.
*reads the title*
AS HE SHOULD!!!
Ah! I remember me and my brother used to argue over who gets to play her in arcades back in the 90s. Great times
I remember playing this with my friends in high school back in 2008 and we all loved it solid game and its a shame its not rereleased
They should do a combo pack of the punisher and this game as Disney and capcom 😅
IIRC Linn is essentially the game equivalent of Machiko Noguchi from the original AVP comics, since Capcom couldn't get the rights from Dark Horse, and her being an android is presumably a reference to the synthetics in the Alien Movies (though she unfortunately still bleeds red)
saw this on stream absolute marvel to watch
I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who considers Linn as my favorite AvP character and who thinks that this AvP game is the best beat'em up of all time.
Wow just a few days ago i finished my Maki world tour save in alpha 3, i didn't knew about this and i gotta say it's really cool
That's cool that we still get to learn more information about older games. Hopefully Maki does make an appearance in Street Fighter 6
AvsPadmirer's 3rd video in the series also has Linn *CRUSH* 2 Mad Predators. And those guys were pretty tough, way back in the day.
!! EXCELLENT EPISODE!!
*brava AAARRGGHH!!
Xenomorph: I am the perfect organism!
*Linn Kurosawa has entered chat*
Xenomorph: 😰
I love the arcade AvP game. I remember playing it on my cousin's modded og Xbox for the first time and we couldnt stop playing it.
I remember playing this with my school friends in an arcade after school sometimes skipping school😅l. Max is right the number beat them up, such great gaming memories. Thanks max for helping us remember.
Anyone remember Growl aka Runark, loved that game.
Need that in my life right about now.
Anyone remembers Carol , Brenda and Mardia from Captain Commando? How sick it'd be if they showed up on a fighting game as Poison?
I get where max is coming from even more than he does since I love beat'em ups
I actually loved this video.... I wish it was longer. 👍
Had to click on this when I saw the thumbnail, Lin was my favorite character from the AvP game! I thought I'd be more partial to the predators or whatever the big cyborg guy's name is, but she was just too much fun with her speed and ninja moves.
I miss this game so much I wrote Capcom about it.
Before Streets of Rage 4, AvP was my favourite beat'em up of all time.
But like a friend of mine always says when we play Streets of Rage 4, "this game ruined all other beat'em ups".
Well, I wouldn't be so harsh since AvP also had this crazy aeriel juggle shit, and almost 30 years earlier. But Streets of Rage 4 does that better anyways.
💯
SoR4 has nothing on AvP.
I remember playing this in the arcades, one of my favorite beat-em ups
This game is a masterpiece that deserves to be in the hall of fame. The speakers for this game cabinet is easily top tier. They put a lot of effort and love by making this game.
these have been my feelings forever. i played alien v predator arcade so many times, and have only played as L. Kurosawa
This and the X-Men game from Capcom are my favorite beat em ups
3:17 castle crashers is the best beat em up in my opinion
She appears in the background of Ryu's stage in SF3 2nd Impact
Max, you should use any connections you have to push for kurosawa in sf6 c:
I don't even need to watch the video. I immediately agreed with the title and hit the like button. Spent hours shredding with her back in my MAME days, no other character felt right to use!
Grew up with this game in the bowling alley.
I remember playing this in an arcade shop. In the arcade you can play up to 4 players
I played AvP at a barcade a few months ago and I was blown away by how sick it was
Then I remembered there was a gun attack halfway through and it became even more amazing
Lin in a crossover game someday would be awesome, though I’m sure there’s some copyright weirdness with her
She's also in Ryu's stage-SF3 New Generation and 2nd Impact
Played the shit out of Alien vs Predator on Mame back in the day. With that said, Streets of Rage 4 is the deeper game and imo the true greatest beat 'em up of all time.
SoR4 is not even close to gameplay mechanics of AvP.
Only if Capcom remembers this character, she would be in a fighting game. What a missed opportunity.😭
Oh, Capcom remembers her so much they didn't let it go to waste and split Linn's design between two characters: Ibuki from Street Fighter III is just Linn Kurosawa in a ninja outfit, and then when they created the crossover spinoff game Cannon Spike, they just reused most all of Linn's outfit and put it on a new character named Simone. Not a 1:1 of Linn's, but real close, and Simone even fights with a katana and gun too.
They should've at least brought Simone into crossover games as a surrogate/expy character, since she could've referenced all of her moves, too. Even funnier if they had Ibuki and Simone on that game together. That way you get both characters that were created *because* they couldn't use Linn, together in the same game. Bonus points if there were canonical "pairings" or teams in a crossover fighting game that Capcom put out with those two in it, and they were paired up as a wink and a nod to Linn.
They actually used Simone for Teppen's "Operation Cannon Spike" event. It was nice to see (even if it's a mobile game) that the game Cannon Spike and its characters weren't forgotten!
Shiba's another cool design from that that's surprisingly underutilized that at least got remembered as part of that game's event (and he's based on the Midnight Wanderers character Siva).
Loved that game; 1 of my go to games in the arcade. I was able to play and finish with all characters in Psp (by emulator or some codec). also, surprised to learn she was in Ken's stage
Never seen this character before and I desperately need to play this game as her now, I'm completely sold
My favourite arcade game,it's sooo good nearly 30yrs later.I bought the Capcom home arcade just to play it...I didn't know anything about emulation ha.
I miss this game and playing as her
Now imagine if of all places she ends up appearing in the next Mortal Kombat.
Dude this is sick!
I think it would be interesting if she appeared in a Street Fighter game because she was the inspiration for Ibuki.
OMG I have never seen the first boss get man handled like that
There's something so funny about just doing an infinite on a xenomorph lmao.
Best video Max ever made
My local arcade has AvP. And I Love playing it
Wow I remember this AVP game , I wish I had a machine , it was this game and gauntlet that took all my money as a kid .
Who was the combo video from?
That was sick! 😃
I remember playing this game on a cabinet. I never knew it was capcom since at that age I didn’t really follow game studios.
She is very cool!! Would love to see her again
Teach the children, Max!
BUT Linn does exist within the SF universe as a Delta Blue member named Simone who was also in Cannon Spike.
I remember playing this game at the arcade it was one of the free play cabinets. I always played the predator .
Imagine her and Strider on the same team! Crazy