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Gameplaywise SOR3 is actually the best. But Musics were so bad in comparison to former titles.. except few tracks. Atmosphere was weird but the game is deeper more technical. Hidden boss stage looked like a neo Geo game. Lot of special effects I've never seen on the system. Really underrated game.
My Uncle bought me Streets of Rage 3 and Eternal Champions plus the Sega Activator for Christmas in 1995. I also got the movie Heavyweights with Ben Stiller. At age 38 now, I still haven't had a better Christmas than back in 95. Although N64 Chtistmas two years later was pretty awesome too. Being a kid in the late 80s and into the 90s was the best!!! Love you guys!!!
Dude, were the same age and my first band we started in like '97 had songs about both sor & heavyweights. (We had no life experience so all our songs were about movies and video games.) We coulda been bros back in the day.
@@BrownMan-gg7dx Looking back, I probably wanted a Playstation more, the console I gravely underestimated, however the N64 had a lot of decent first person sh00ters, so that kept me happy. Beggars can't be choosers. Lol,
They changed the intro and storyline. They took out Ash. There was supposed to be motorcycle levels that werent in either version. SOR 3 turned out pretty well considering what it could have been.
My friend lent me SoR2 , which lead to purchase SoR3 , i was blown away by the new moves and ability for all the characters to run and unlockable characters
I didn't have a problem with it either. 2 will always be my favorite, but each entry had cool elements to them, I appreciated this one for all the additional fighting features, hidden characters (I could finally play Shiva) etc. Whatever the shortcomings of this entry, I will always be a fan of all the games
What I recall about this game was that most reviewers were furious over the censorship in the Western release. *Removing* the gay character was a major sticking point (showing how things have flipped in super dork culture) and there was a massive freakout over the music. I don't recall much annoyance about Blaze getting jacked for the third one relative to what she looked like in the first game. That would probably be the meltdown today.
I know that the Shinobi Music during the boss fight may have been an Easter egg, but does it hint that Streets of Rage and Shinobi series take place in the same world?
I didn’t have a reliable friend or sibling whenever I really wanted to play. Everyone got too frustrated and quit bc the US version was pretty ridiculously difficult
I’ve always loved 3 best of all SOR prior to 4. I was aware of everything else mentioned but never knew the soundtrack was an issue until this video. I love how frantic Yuzo and the team made the music as it perfectly matched the bizarre nature of the game. SOR3 remains my favorite of the trilogy because it’s the most technical. Comparing to Street Fighter, I always said it’s the Third Strike/Super Turbo of SOR: flawed on the surface but definitely a gem on its own with a lot to be found
I had fun playing Streets of Rage 3 with friends during my childhood. One thing that my friends and I often wondered was why Blaze looked nothing like the Streets of Rage 2 artworks. Her outfit didn't even match these artworks either. Part 3 fixed this though because she actually shared the same look in game.
I like this soundtrack. i never played the game, but it's impressive since fm synthesis requires so much musical experience to make it shine. Yuzo koshiro and motohiro kawashima are impressive maybe aphex twin will be on the new streets of rage soundtrack?
Out of the first 3. Sor3 was my fave cuz it had so much content. I was a kid when it got released i can understand why people hated the music cuz it wasn't appealing at the time cuz it sounded too robotic which yuzo koshiro said that he was aiming and thats the premise of the game. He also said sor3 music waa his best work. Last few years people started to appreciate sor3 music
It was a lot of things. the censorship, the unbalanced difficulty in the western versions, the broken audio in the PAL versions , the music.... there are lots of things to criticize. Honestly, the music issue is because Koshiro was trying to get sounds out of the Mega drive that it just wasn't capable of with the sound driver they were using. An example of how the genre he was trying to imitate could sound with the right sound driver is the Adventures of Batman and Robin. That game uses a custom sound driver and the music is very similar in genre to what Koshiro was going for in SOR3. With all that said, from personal experience with SO3/BK3, the music grows on you if you play it enough. There is no doubt that the soundtrack matches the chaotic and fast paced gameplay of the game. regarding difficulty, While the western versions were too hard, BKIII was too easy. Actually, the western versions could have been even worse as well. There is a prototype of the US version that is even harder than the final version!
Gameplaywise SOR3 is actually the best. But Musics were so bad in comparison to former titles.. except few tracks. Atmosphere was weird but the game is deeper more technical. Hidden boss stage looked like a neo Geo game. Lot of special effects I've never seen on the system. Really underrated game.
Sor3 is the best out of the mega drive series, I was 9 when I got it . I had no idea about the game being censored and story changes so all of that didn't mean anything to me. I just took the game as it was. IMO tops sor2 in every way.
Streets of Rage 3 is a masterpiece. It has the best battle system of the original trilogy. Period. The OST was different, but still brilliant. People just reacted negatively because it wasn't the same style as the first two games. It fit the darker tone of the plot and stage designs. The only negative mark is how much the US version butchered it. If you focus purely on Bare Knuckle 3, the game is the best in the series imo. The outrage was so bad that even the developers of 4 mostly ignored 3 and regressed the gameplay back into SOR2.5. It's quite a shame.
regarding localization, I asked the late Michael Latham (the creator of Eternal Champions) about this several years back. This was all marketing's doing.
Personally always think 3 the best from previous. Still didn't get why some praises 2 over it, but then again, I always played the JP version back in the day. While I never understood what those JP test are, it's the game core what's matter. It would be years later when I learned about the international releases, being retitles as "Street of Rage" which imo not very impressive as opposed to Bare Knuckle which hits hard by the pronounce alone. Then there's those many cuts on those international releases. No wonder 3 was heavily panned out there, it would probably get way better reception if it stays like how the JP version does.
I like how you say the game used the same enemy sprites as in SOR2 yet you clearly ignore the 2 (of many) you face immediately at the start of the game🤦🏾♂️
@@wutang5795 most games of this era had minor differences but they basically tried to ruin SOR3 in the west. Don’t listen to these other people, I’ve played both a lot. The hardest difficulty on the Japanese version is easier than easy mode in SOR3. You were supposed to be able to beat the game with one credit. Also if you don’t die then you’re supposed to build up a star meter that levels up your blitz attack. Blaze’s max level blitz attack is crazy. But SOR3 is so hard you’ll probably never even figure this out.
I should have invented some sort of funnel contraption to use in the arcades pumping quarters into these cabinets back in the day. I absolutely LOVED beat 'em ups and fighting games with a passion, especially Street Fighter, Fatal Fury, Final Fight, and Streets of Rage.
I tried playing Streets of Rage 3, but the stage with the flashing lights started hurting my eyes, so I stopped playing it at that point, I don't have epilepsy, but I would worry for anyone who does on that stage.
SOR3, at the end of the Genesis era, needed to play it safe rather than be experimental. It needed to look, play and SOUND like a SOR game. Why it failed was because it didnt hit the mark on the third requirement...the sountrack is a major part of the experience. The difficulty I could have handled as long as I was rockin' to some killer tunes but since we weren't, the whole experience became unworthy of our time spent playing it. 🤷♂️
People are dumb, sor3 has the best ost in the series and gameplay wise its miles ahead. As i tried the third game as a kid i instantly forgot other two ever existed
SOR3 was great. The soundtrack was not as good as part one or two. But it was excelent experimental music. Those acid and IDM vibes where way ahead of it's time.
SoR3 was in line with SEGA games that launched around its time. The story and lore helped moved the series along just like Rushing Beat 3/Peace Keepers.
21:00 I can't remember so well so please forgive me but, with the Megadrive/Genesis cartridges, if you imported a cartridge from another region, didn't you have to "shave" (cut) the cartridge on both sides to "fit" your console? (I'm sorry, this is going way back but I heard something like this needed to be done because of the shape of the cartridges/slots of different regional consoles. Can anyone clarify? Thanks bros 👍
I still think that SOR 1 has the best 16bit music of all time 🤘🏽i had to stop this vid and play SOR3 i got to stage 3 and an hour just passed by, ok back to the vid…Continue
I had no idea there was outrage. I loved it. For me there was only Rage. Nothing was out. Also, I can listen to “Dub Slash” on an endless loop for the rest of my life.
Didn't even realise it had any hate. I prefered it to SoR2 as it expanded the move list. Being able to run and do moves after dashing added alot more to it.
I was happy to see Streets of Rage 4 out but was turned off when paid DLC came out. Thankfully, I got gifted the GOG version and never upgraded to the version that has ads on the menu to purchase the DLC.
Speaking of Streets of Rage... and since you've been putting out content for these games again. You've covered the Remake & 2X fan-made games in the past, wonder if we should get an update on X which is 2X's new name for future updates, as well as finally covering New Era... which the version 3.0 upcoming update is looking mad promising, a fan-made SoR game that also supports modding & 4 player online. High recommend on covering New Era, even pre-version 3... which is and was already shaping up to probably be one of the best SoR fan-made experiences.
Part 3 was clutch and i used to love playing all three in order and when i found out about Sor remix my mind was blown! 😂😎💯I still play the remix because i love how well bombergames put it together 💪🏿
Bare Knuckle III introduced some quality of gameplay improvements, allowing most if not all playable characters to run, the ability to dash vertically, and changed the way special attacks work to reduce the amount of the life bar used if the player is patient enough. Though the music isn't as catchy as the first two entries. Streets of Rage III has a bugfix here or there when compared to Bare Knuckle III, but the irritating choices to change the characters' outfit colours, put the difficulty through the roof, remove one or more unlockable characters and butcher the story kill my enjoyment of the game. I'll live with the bugs in BKIII.
Lessons to learn from Streets of Rage 3: 1. *Censorship is Evil* and should never be tolerated. 2. Arbitrary changes for the sake of change is dumb - especially when the changes are inconsistent. 3. *Localization is Racism* - just translate accurately or f-off. 4. The only way to truly play Streets of Rage 3 is with ROM hacks & mods which returns the game to what Bare Knuckle III is.
My uncle had a Japanese MD as well as a UK one, he travelled to Japan for work frequently. He would come back with Japanese games and I remember him bringing BK3 back. Ash was absolutely hilarious and was so fun to fight with. He reminded me of Freddie Mercury who was an idol for me growing up. I don't think I actually played SoR3, but BK3 was definitely a trip.
Please do videos on the two D&D beat em ups, the bouncer, urban reign, mortal kombat shaolin monks, the scott pilgrim vs the world game, dragon's crown, & mighty morphin power rangers mega battle
I never could beat it as a kid, the bulldozer mini boss always took like 2 lives from me. But recently replayed as an adult on a Sega simulator console. It’s still tough, but after some practice I learned the patterns and could get the official ending. Pretty sweet after all those years
In elementary school, my buddy and I beat each other up over whether Streets of Rage was better than Final Fight. When we finally started talking again, we temporarily exchanged consoles and he got to try SoR 1 and 2, and I got to play Final Fight. He ended up liking it so much I made a soundtrack for him by hooking up an audio recorder to the TV with AV jacks and recording the music straight from the game onto cassette.
Just a tiny small correction in your video, in order to play as Victy also known as Roo the kangaroo you need to defeat the clown, and only the clown and he will escape, if you defeat him first he will not join you, in your video you killed him first with axel lol
Hey man, I was just wondering when Are you going to cover ''Ultimate Double Dragon" Been really looking forward to that one, loved the ''Legend Of The Double Dragon'' one!!
To better understand the pressure that was present on Ancient at the time in I993, Bare Knuckle III was in development at the same time as The Story of Thor (Beyond Oasis), this is ultimately the reason for why both games have Demo or Prototype Tracks that were not properly converted to their respective soundfonts that you can still listen to in the Sound Test and you truly have to commend Yuzo Koshiro and company for working Double Time and change to get both of these completed in a timely manner; as for the production handicaps of Bare Knuckle III, the axing of the extra content (Ash, as well as Round 02 and 07's Motorcycle segments, as well as Round 06's Underground area that was fortunately restored in as close to its original vision in Bare Knuckle III DX) may very well have been a mixture of Time Costs and Quality Control, and looking further at matters I think that I wouldn't be wrong today to say that is a convincing truth: ~ Even if it has never been explicitly stated by developers at Ancient and Sega Consumer Research and Development 03, Ash is most likely a direct reference to Glenn Hughes of The Village People, his Leatherman design was prominent in the I970s and he was still using it at this time before he left the band in I996; this being said though, Ash's gameplay is not properly polished, many of us wouldn't be able to truly witness his peak gameplay capabilities until Bare Knuckle Remake (Streets of Rage Remake) and that alone should be enough to tell us how much was left on the table because he clearly was not ready for American Primetime. Had he not been cut out in the Censored releases, I feel Ash would be more similar to his BK Remake counterpart, he is a very Technical character to master in III because of the precision that you need with every one of his actions and an optimal version of him would've made him far more than viable to be incorporated in the International builds that he would've become a fixture right away. ~ Round 02 and 07's Motorcycle segments presumably had to be axed due to the code for them not being optimized in time for launch, it is believable at this point that these would've been this game's equivalent to the Horse and Surfing segments in The Super Shinobi II (Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master) and if there are some overlaps in their handing then I wouldn't be surprised; we still need to get the Prototype ROMs that have these intact, there should be at least Two ROMs to look out for (the one with Round 02's segment should predate the one with Round 07's by a few months, given their dynamic differences in Menu Visuals) and we might need to get help from current and former members of the Gaming Press who covered Bare Knuckle III's development throughout Mid to Late I993 (if not Early Quarter 0I of I994). ~ Round 06's Underground segment getting shelved was probably also the end result of the area not being polished enough in time for launch, the area is still very rough in older builds of Bare Knuckle III DX (despite how much effort was put in to get it to work) and it truly shows how ambitious this area was originally supposed to be; no matter what, the Poison Gas would've still activated before Axel and company made it out of Mister X's building, the escape from the building is incredibly brutal and if you can manage to do this without losing a single stock then you will have truly mastered this game's handling and routing.
The music was an acquired taste, the colors on characters were borked and it has a lot missing compared to bare knuckle 3. As bad as the OST is beats 4 dubstep ear cancer.
13:46 - Wrong! :) Mr. X is still alive and in perfect condition. You can actually see him from back view in the alternative ending after you fight at the city hall versus Shiva for the 2nd time in the game. Simply watch the scene at the 14:42 minute of this particular video. :)
I'm sure no one will read my sor2 story... But growing up we couldn't afford game consoles. I was given a busted up Genesis by a neighbor. Sometimes the sound would go out and I'd play in silence for hours at a time. I saved up like 10 bucks and told my dad to take me to a game store called electronic boutique. This was when the PlayStation 2 was already out and they had a few in the back and I remember some guys playing Tekken tag. I was drawn in by the cover art of sor2 and I had enough with the 10 bucks I had to buy it. When I went to the register the employee laughed at me and said " you really wanna buy this" ... I remember feeling kinda embarrassed, but when I got home and finally got it to load on my busted Genesis I was hooked! And luckily the sound on my Genesis worked that night too 😂 best sound track ever!!!
At least the Japanese version is the best game of the series. It's not even a competition. More engaging gameplay, better cut scenes between levels, better graphics, more variety and small details. I personally love the soundtrack, as enjoy eletronic music myself, but I think SoR3 would always suffer from the typical "collective-nostalgia-protection" phenomena. It happens pretty much with everything. After a super successful music album, or book, or videogame, the populace tends to be programmed to overly criticize and even dislike the sequel, due to that. Yes. People are mostly stupid lol.
SOR 3 is definately an aquired taste. Ultimately I really came to appreciate the US version after completing it. The ability to run and dodge up and down plus all the additional moves was aweome for mobility and crowd control, making it play the best out of any of the 3 entries. Its still not my favorite entry because its a little too drawn out overall. I think the core combat is the best it ever was, at that time, however. The music kind of grew on me too, though not near the extent of previous games, but it does fit the theme pretty well. The game has some nice looking areas, like the construction area with debris blowing around. Some nice atmosphere. Though the colors looked more dull then previous entries to me. My biggest issue wasnt the extra challenge, but how it was implemented. It feels like your fighting waves and waves of enemies for an especially long time before it lets you inch the screen. The bosses seem to have alot more health and fights can really drag on. A good example is the samurai bosses. Theres 3 of them and they have multiple health bars each. I feel like sections over stay consistantly. Since these bosses can only be hit at very specific openings, this can really be tedious. It was satisfying once I really mastered crowd control and that was definately my favorite aspect of the game, not so much the boss fights. There is a little too much of the same enemy types thrown at you in waves. Enemy types are mixed up but you spend ALOT of time fighting the same enemies before you can advance the screen. Prefer the pacing of the first 2 games. Some bosses really exploit the old Hit and Run or hide off screen tricks that never enhance these types of games for me. For anyone interested I went over the practice process and all the details of my playthrough in this tutorial: ruclips.net/video/GhnpRrUwvsc/видео.html I show all the 1 Up locations and go into detail about why I think Zan was a great character for a first time playthrough.
17:20 - it could be argued it instead predicted Dubstep at least, AI frighteningly can actually make catchy melodies these days Also as for Ash, I vividly remember those days when having a homosexual character, or even mentioning the topic of homosexuality was taboo enough to raise the rating up for a strict R-rating, since it was so controversial of a topic to bring up where kids could see/hear... Even the introduction of Big Gay Al was in itself pushing the envelope for South Park showing a positive representation when American society treated them like the Boogeyman. Though Ash can still be seen and be playable in the Genesis Collection, even on the Switch when changing the games to be the Japanese version
It was my favorite Streets of Rage and I don't care why people think I'm not allowed to feel that way. I am surprised anything could be outrageous about it, though. Maybe now when everything is, but back then?
SOR2 was more polished. SOR3 had more content but less polished and the music was way ahead of its time. Only now can you appreciate its style. I play both OSTs in my car :)
SOR 3 was hard even in normal mode sucks that if you put the game on easy the game ends after stage 5 dont get me started on the jet pack boss and his rocket pack buddies who continue spawning until you beat the boss
@@TheRealCaptainFreedom lol you really wanna come at me like you just proved me wrong about something? You thought he was new to sor3 until you googled it after my comment. Thanks for playing
I loved it when i played it. Love the power meter system (i hate when special moves are tried to mine health meter), the unlockable fighters, multiple endings, & the story was good too. Yeah censorship sucks...but I'm not shocked 😂 his a stereotype. If he wasn't slapping & crying; I don't think people would've had a problem with it. Funny enough, that dude it op. He melts life bars with his slaps.
One of my biggest problems was the repetition of the stage 1 theme i mean come on really thats what theyre gonna use for the bosses especially Shiva i would have preferred to hear his sor2 theme rather than the stage1 theme
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Gameplaywise SOR3 is actually the best.
But Musics were so bad in comparison to former titles.. except few tracks.
Atmosphere was weird but the game is deeper more technical. Hidden boss stage looked like a neo Geo game.
Lot of special effects I've never seen on the system.
Really underrated game.
I still listen to sor2 ost in the car.
Same here 👍
do you like Carpenter Brut?
Same
@@mark6302 I love his music
My man.
My Uncle bought me Streets of Rage 3 and Eternal Champions plus the Sega Activator for Christmas in 1995. I also got the movie Heavyweights with Ben Stiller. At age 38 now, I still haven't had a better Christmas than back in 95. Although N64 Chtistmas two years later was pretty awesome too. Being a kid in the late 80s and into the 90s was the best!!! Love you guys!!!
Dude, were the same age and my first band we started in like '97 had songs about both sor & heavyweights. (We had no life experience so all our songs were about movies and video games.) We coulda been bros back in the day.
@@williamdixon-gk2sk Dude that is awesome!! I still play video games! I'm addicted to Streets of Rage 4. Woohoo!!!! Lol
Didn't know that was Ben Stiller in Heavyweights. That's one of my movies
You got to one of those lucky kids who woke up Christmas Morning to a N64 and got to do the happy kid dance
@@BrownMan-gg7dx Looking back, I probably wanted a Playstation more, the console I gravely underestimated, however the N64 had a lot of decent first person sh00ters, so that kept me happy. Beggars can't be choosers. Lol,
Streets of Rage 3 just needed a few tweaks to be perfect to me. I thought it was a solid sequel though. It felt way darker than 1 and 2 tone wise.
They changed the intro and storyline. They took out Ash. There was supposed to be motorcycle levels that werent in either version. SOR 3 turned out pretty well considering what it could have been.
There was a Streets of Rage game between SoR3 and 4. It was a 3D one. But then they renamed it Fighting Force.
And even if it wasn't as great as the classical 2D SoR games, it wasn't so bad, and I enjoyed playing it.
@@igalbitan5096 I really liked Fighting Force, if I was willing to do emulation, it's one that I would easily grab up.
@@Harvester88There is a remaster of Fighting Force on the way in case you didn't know.
My friend lent me SoR2 , which lead to purchase SoR3 , i was blown away by the new moves and ability for all the characters to run and unlockable characters
The soundtrack takes a lot of flack for not being the same genre as 1 and 2, but it really is great stuff if you're into harder techno
Exactly. But back then a lot of people weren't ready. This soundtrack suits the game's grittier near cyberpunk aesthetic.
Couldn't agree more.
Which I am
koshiro used randomizer software for composition ideas along with his custom driver for sound chip .
The theme music for the 2 sisters boss battle is so kickass! I love it ♥️
I enjoyed the 3rd one.
I didn't have a problem with it either. 2 will always be my favorite, but each entry had cool elements to them, I appreciated this one for all the additional fighting features, hidden characters (I could finally play Shiva) etc. Whatever the shortcomings of this entry, I will always be a fan of all the games
What I recall about this game was that most reviewers were furious over the censorship in the Western release. *Removing* the gay character was a major sticking point (showing how things have flipped in super dork culture) and there was a massive freakout over the music.
I don't recall much annoyance about Blaze getting jacked for the third one relative to what she looked like in the first game. That would probably be the meltdown today.
I don’t care what anyone says, SOR3 is one of my favorite games of all time!
Have you played Streets of Rage 4? When you play it, you realize how much you have missed gaming.
I agree 4 was easily the best in the series loved it @@MistaShawn
Streets of Rage Remake is the best by far in my opinion.
Exactly 💯 @@MistaShawn
It's not an official game, therefore it doesn't count 😮@@M.Eufratez
I know that the Shinobi Music during the boss fight may have been an Easter egg, but does it hint that Streets of Rage and Shinobi series take place in the same world?
Yes.. probably same universe 😉
the Sonic racing universe! that All Stars Transformed was pretty fun.
I always like to think so. A lot of the same people from Team Shinobi worked on Bare Knuckle/Streets of Rage.
I loved SOR 3, just hated they ramped up the difficulty and I never was able to beat it
I would get to Yamato as a kid and that was the end of the game for me. 😂
Play the Japanese version to experience it how they made it originally. They ramped up the difficulty a lot on the western version.
I didn’t have a reliable friend or sibling whenever I really wanted to play. Everyone got too frustrated and quit bc the US version was pretty ridiculously difficult
same. probably designed that way smh @@FireBomberBassist
I beat SOR3 once with my sister but I got the bad ending due to taking too long in beating Y robot Mr X.
I’ve always loved 3 best of all SOR prior to 4. I was aware of everything else mentioned but never knew the soundtrack was an issue until this video. I love how frantic Yuzo and the team made the music as it perfectly matched the bizarre nature of the game.
SOR3 remains my favorite of the trilogy because it’s the most technical. Comparing to Street Fighter, I always said it’s the Third Strike/Super Turbo of SOR: flawed on the surface but definitely a gem on its own with a lot to be found
once "dub slash" and "max man" starts playing you'll get the infinite adrenaline rush
I had fun playing Streets of Rage 3 with friends during my childhood. One thing that my friends and I often wondered was why Blaze looked nothing like the Streets of Rage 2 artworks. Her outfit didn't even match these artworks either. Part 3 fixed this though because she actually shared the same look in game.
I like this soundtrack. i never played the game, but it's impressive since fm synthesis requires so much musical experience to make it shine. Yuzo koshiro and motohiro kawashima are impressive maybe aphex twin will be on the new streets of rage soundtrack?
People hate on sor3 so much but in every way its my favorite one... well until 4 finally came out
I don’t like when people forget to mention Motohiro Kawashima’s musical contributions. His music really turns the YM-chip to the MAX.
Out of the first 3. Sor3 was my fave cuz it had so much content. I was a kid when it got released i can understand why people hated the music cuz it wasn't appealing at the time cuz it sounded too robotic which yuzo koshiro said that he was aiming and thats the premise of the game. He also said sor3 music waa his best work. Last few years people started to appreciate sor3 music
Sor3 music was a masterpiece.
I loved SOR 3. I’ll never understand the hate towards it.
That same sentence could be said about many things in the 90's.
It was a lot of things. the censorship, the unbalanced difficulty in the western versions, the broken audio in the PAL versions , the music.... there are lots of things to criticize. Honestly, the music issue is because Koshiro was trying to get sounds out of the Mega drive that it just wasn't capable of with the sound driver they were using. An example of how the genre he was trying to imitate could sound with the right sound driver is the Adventures of Batman and Robin. That game uses a custom sound driver and the music is very similar in genre to what Koshiro was going for in SOR3. With all that said, from personal experience with SO3/BK3, the music grows on you if you play it enough. There is no doubt that the soundtrack matches the chaotic and fast paced gameplay of the game.
regarding difficulty, While the western versions were too hard, BKIII was too easy. Actually, the western versions could have been even worse as well. There is a prototype of the US version that is even harder than the final version!
Gameplaywise SOR3 is actually the best.
But Musics were so bad in comparison to former titles.. except few tracks.
Atmosphere was weird but the game is deeper more technical. Hidden boss stage looked like a neo Geo game.
Lot of special effects I've never seen on the system.
Really underrated game.
Adam and max was suppose to return playable that's why I bought it in the first place smh biggest disappointment in my life
Sor3 is the best out of the mega drive series, I was 9 when I got it . I had no idea about the game being censored and story changes so all of that didn't mean anything to me. I just took the game as it was. IMO tops sor2 in every way.
The soundtrack is one of the best things about SOR3
Streets of Rage 3 is a masterpiece. It has the best battle system of the original trilogy. Period. The OST was different, but still brilliant. People just reacted negatively because it wasn't the same style as the first two games. It fit the darker tone of the plot and stage designs. The only negative mark is how much the US version butchered it. If you focus purely on Bare Knuckle 3, the game is the best in the series imo. The outrage was so bad that even the developers of 4 mostly ignored 3 and regressed the gameplay back into SOR2.5. It's quite a shame.
You can unlock the SOR3 characters with their gameplay style
@@drewmantia Yeah. Severely watered down and clunky feeling in comparison to the original game.
regarding localization, I asked the late Michael Latham (the creator of Eternal Champions) about this several years back. This was all marketing's doing.
What exactly did he say?
Personally always think 3 the best from previous. Still didn't get why some praises 2 over it, but then again, I always played the JP version back in the day. While I never understood what those JP test are, it's the game core what's matter. It would be years later when I learned about the international releases, being retitles as "Street of Rage" which imo not very impressive as opposed to Bare Knuckle which hits hard by the pronounce alone. Then there's those many cuts on those international releases. No wonder 3 was heavily panned out there, it would probably get way better reception if it stays like how the JP version does.
I like how you say the game used the same enemy sprites as in SOR2 yet you clearly ignore the 2 (of many) you face immediately at the start of the game🤦🏾♂️
I just realised, Mona-Lisa
In Japan they were known as Yasha and Onihime. Basically Angel and Devil.
The Japanese version was great. The U.S. version was atrocious
What are the differences?
@@wutang5795the u.s game did have a harder difficulty than the Japanese version. But it was also censored. That's the differences I know so far.
They improved gameplay and bugs in USA version
The difference is negligible.
@@wutang5795 most games of this era had minor differences but they basically tried to ruin SOR3 in the west. Don’t listen to these other people, I’ve played both a lot. The hardest difficulty on the Japanese version is easier than easy mode in SOR3. You were supposed to be able to beat the game with one credit. Also if you don’t die then you’re supposed to build up a star meter that levels up your blitz attack. Blaze’s max level blitz attack is crazy. But SOR3 is so hard you’ll probably never even figure this out.
You can actually play as Ash with the Game Genie. SoA for whatever reason also changed his color pallet.
I should have invented some sort of funnel contraption to use in the arcades pumping quarters into these cabinets back in the day. I absolutely LOVED beat 'em ups and fighting games with a passion, especially Street Fighter, Fatal Fury, Final Fight, and Streets of Rage.
I think Ash could come back if he's redesigned. He can still be gay and flamboyant whilst still having a proper fighting style.
I always loved the music in club section of stage 2.
People love to trash the music in this game, but no song on 16 bit hardware could ever compare to that club track
I tried playing Streets of Rage 3, but the stage with the flashing lights started hurting my eyes, so I stopped playing it at that point, I don't have epilepsy, but I would worry for anyone who does on that stage.
I had already forgotten that it existed. Then I saw the kangaroo and remembered.
SOR3, at the end of the Genesis era, needed to play it safe rather than be experimental. It needed to look, play and SOUND like a SOR game. Why it failed was because it didnt hit the mark on the third requirement...the sountrack is a major part of the experience. The difficulty I could have handled as long as I was rockin' to some killer tunes but since we weren't, the whole experience became unworthy of our time spent playing it. 🤷♂️
People are dumb, sor3 has the best ost in the series and gameplay wise its miles ahead. As i tried the third game as a kid i instantly forgot other two ever existed
First thing I did when I hacked my megadrive mini was add Bare Knuckle 3.
Sor 3 was the first one i ever played and the robots and cyborg stuff made it my favorite to this day.
SOR3 was great. The soundtrack was not as good as part one or two. But it was excelent experimental music. Those acid and IDM vibes where way ahead of it's time.
SoR3 was in line with SEGA games that launched around its time. The story and lore helped moved the series along just like Rushing Beat 3/Peace Keepers.
Unfortunately, The Peace Keepers had a terrible localization, so the story was meaningless at the end of the day.
@@dianak5519 True, but my point still stands fro what the 3rd game did.
Streets of Rage 3 was my favorite of the original tribology, the music was being the main part where it drew me in.
So a Japanese dojo level out of place in a martial arts beat em up game? 😂
I could almost see Ash being removed from the US version because people were afraid he’d turn their kids gay.
flaws and all, i still love SOR3. the first genesis game i had for the system.
Streets Of Rage Remake is the only version that anyone would ever need
Those robots near the end of Streets 3 is more like RoboCop than Terminator. Never mind you finally mentioned that. 😊
21:00 I can't remember so well so please forgive me but, with the Megadrive/Genesis cartridges, if you imported a cartridge from another region, didn't you have to "shave" (cut) the cartridge on both sides to "fit" your console? (I'm sorry, this is going way back but I heard something like this needed to be done because of the shape of the cartridges/slots of different regional consoles. Can anyone clarify? Thanks bros 👍
My brother used add player 2 moments before P1 was out of continues. Hard mode was no joke.
This was how I beat the game when it first came out. Normal was Hard in the American version
I still think that SOR 1 has the best 16bit music of all time 🤘🏽i had to stop this vid and play SOR3 i got to stage 3 and an hour just passed by, ok back to the vid…Continue
Hahaha, I totally forgot about the Ash character
I remember when your channel started. You've kept the charm, intelligence, and fighting fire alive well. Great show my friend
I had no idea there was outrage. I loved it. For me there was only Rage. Nothing was out. Also, I can listen to “Dub Slash” on an endless loop for the rest of my life.
There’s a copy of this, no book for £120 in CEX near me.
I picked up the Megadrive Collection for PS3 and it features all 3 SoR games.
Didn't even realise it had any hate. I prefered it to SoR2 as it expanded the move list. Being able to run and do moves after dashing added alot more to it.
I was happy to see Streets of Rage 4 out but was turned off when paid DLC came out. Thankfully, I got gifted the GOG version and never upgraded to the version that has ads on the menu to purchase the DLC.
All it needed was better music, no robots, and more levels.
Speaking of Streets of Rage... and since you've been putting out content for these games again.
You've covered the Remake & 2X fan-made games in the past, wonder if we should get an update on X which is 2X's new name for future updates, as well as finally covering New Era... which the version 3.0 upcoming update is looking mad promising, a fan-made SoR game that also supports modding & 4 player online. High recommend on covering New Era, even pre-version 3... which is and was already shaping up to probably be one of the best SoR fan-made experiences.
Part 3 was clutch and i used to love playing all three in order and when i found out about Sor remix my mind was blown! 😂😎💯I still play the remix because i love how well bombergames put it together 💪🏿
idgaf the char select theme for sor3 is godlike and nothing will ever change my mind
You don't care so much, you felt the need to share that...
Bare Knuckle III introduced some quality of gameplay improvements, allowing most if not all playable characters to run, the ability to dash vertically, and changed the way special attacks work to reduce the amount of the life bar used if the player is patient enough. Though the music isn't as catchy as the first two entries.
Streets of Rage III has a bugfix here or there when compared to Bare Knuckle III, but the irritating choices to change the characters' outfit colours, put the difficulty through the roof, remove one or more unlockable characters and butcher the story kill my enjoyment of the game.
I'll live with the bugs in BKIII.
The game starting out with its first level in broad daylight was an instant red flag for me
Not as good as Streets of Rage 2 and hard as balls, but still a really good game.
Axel's color palette swap was a deal breaker
Lessons to learn from Streets of Rage 3:
1. *Censorship is Evil* and should never be tolerated.
2. Arbitrary changes for the sake of change is dumb - especially when the changes are inconsistent.
3. *Localization is Racism* - just translate accurately or f-off.
4. The only way to truly play Streets of Rage 3 is with ROM hacks & mods which returns the game to what Bare Knuckle III is.
The Japanese version of Streets of Rage 3 is available in the Sega Classics Collection for XBox, Switch and PS4.
My uncle had a Japanese MD as well as a UK one, he travelled to Japan for work frequently.
He would come back with Japanese games and I remember him bringing BK3 back.
Ash was absolutely hilarious and was so fun to fight with. He reminded me of Freddie Mercury who was an idol for me growing up. I don't think I actually played SoR3, but BK3 was definitely a trip.
Please do videos on the two D&D beat em ups, the bouncer, urban reign, mortal kombat shaolin monks, the scott pilgrim vs the world game, dragon's crown, & mighty morphin power rangers mega battle
Because the Tokyo club scene music they used. It's not good, or it doesn't sound good on the Genny sound chip
alot of the tracks are great- i think many people who say it's got bad music haven't actually heard the entirety of each game's soundtrack.
that being said- while playing the game, the Genesis cuts out layers to make room for SFX & you end up losing most of the groove haha!
I never could beat it as a kid, the bulldozer mini boss always took like 2 lives from me. But recently replayed as an adult on a Sega simulator console. It’s still tough, but after some practice I learned the patterns and could get the official ending. Pretty sweet after all those years
Is Ash in the Japanese version of BR3 on the Sega Collection for PS4? If so is it the same method to unlock ?
Yes and yes
In elementary school, my buddy and I beat each other up over whether Streets of Rage was better than Final Fight.
When we finally started talking again, we temporarily exchanged consoles and he got to try SoR 1 and 2, and I got to play Final Fight.
He ended up liking it so much I made a soundtrack for him by hooking up an audio recorder to the TV with AV jacks and recording the music straight from the game onto cassette.
Luckily I had bare knuckles 3.. I had all 3 of them and the 3rd part is my all time favorite. The music is awesome, I don't care who says what.
Most definitely.
I enjoy every SoR game, but the music on the 3rd one is my only complaint
so what is wrong with SOR 3 its a fun game, now SOR 2 has been topped by SOR 4 as the best SOR
Just a tiny small correction in your video, in order to play as Victy also known as Roo the kangaroo you need to defeat the clown, and only the clown and he will escape, if you defeat him first he will not join you, in your video you killed him first with axel lol
If you input a code in the title screen you can start the game with Roo
A game with both Streets Of Rage and Final Fight characters teaming up would be pretty sweet.
Hey man, I was just wondering when Are you going to cover ''Ultimate Double Dragon"
Been really looking forward to that one, loved the ''Legend Of The Double Dragon'' one!!
I love that Sega still took Final Fight and did it better on a home console
The game wasn't bad, it was the music that turned people off.
Yeah the music was bad 😂
@@jeremyhall2727 I loved the music. It was abrasive and badass. Dub Slash was an objectively dynamic usage of the sound capabilities of the console.
@@jeremyhall2727 you americans are insufferable. The music was the BEST in the whole gaming industry by far.
Music, difficulty and Zan is a lame replacement for Adam or Max
To better understand the pressure that was present on Ancient at the time in I993, Bare Knuckle III was in development at the same time as The Story of Thor (Beyond Oasis), this is ultimately the reason for why both games have Demo or Prototype Tracks that were not properly converted to their respective soundfonts that you can still listen to in the Sound Test and you truly have to commend Yuzo Koshiro and company for working Double Time and change to get both of these completed in a timely manner; as for the production handicaps of Bare Knuckle III, the axing of the extra content (Ash, as well as Round 02 and 07's Motorcycle segments, as well as Round 06's Underground area that was fortunately restored in as close to its original vision in Bare Knuckle III DX) may very well have been a mixture of Time Costs and Quality Control, and looking further at matters I think that I wouldn't be wrong today to say that is a convincing truth:
~ Even if it has never been explicitly stated by developers at Ancient and Sega Consumer Research and Development 03, Ash is most likely a direct reference to Glenn Hughes of The Village People, his Leatherman design was prominent in the I970s and he was still using it at this time before he left the band in I996; this being said though, Ash's gameplay is not properly polished, many of us wouldn't be able to truly witness his peak gameplay capabilities until Bare Knuckle Remake (Streets of Rage Remake) and that alone should be enough to tell us how much was left on the table because he clearly was not ready for American Primetime. Had he not been cut out in the Censored releases, I feel Ash would be more similar to his BK Remake counterpart, he is a very Technical character to master in III because of the precision that you need with every one of his actions and an optimal version of him would've made him far more than viable to be incorporated in the International builds that he would've become a fixture right away.
~ Round 02 and 07's Motorcycle segments presumably had to be axed due to the code for them not being optimized in time for launch, it is believable at this point that these would've been this game's equivalent to the Horse and Surfing segments in The Super Shinobi II (Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master) and if there are some overlaps in their handing then I wouldn't be surprised; we still need to get the Prototype ROMs that have these intact, there should be at least Two ROMs to look out for (the one with Round 02's segment should predate the one with Round 07's by a few months, given their dynamic differences in Menu Visuals) and we might need to get help from current and former members of the Gaming Press who covered Bare Knuckle III's development throughout Mid to Late I993 (if not Early Quarter 0I of I994).
~ Round 06's Underground segment getting shelved was probably also the end result of the area not being polished enough in time for launch, the area is still very rough in older builds of Bare Knuckle III DX (despite how much effort was put in to get it to work) and it truly shows how ambitious this area was originally supposed to be; no matter what, the Poison Gas would've still activated before Axel and company made it out of Mister X's building, the escape from the building is incredibly brutal and if you can manage to do this without losing a single stock then you will have truly mastered this game's handling and routing.
Ain't no way Mr X would be allowed his cigarette in 2024
I'm so glad we had the bare knuckle import instead of streets of rage 3 growing up. It was class
The music was an acquired taste, the colors on characters were borked and it has a lot missing compared to bare knuckle 3. As bad as the OST is beats 4 dubstep ear cancer.
13:46 - Wrong! :) Mr. X is still alive and in perfect condition. You can actually see him from back view in the alternative ending after you fight at the city hall versus Shiva for the 2nd time in the game. Simply watch the scene at the 14:42 minute of this particular video. :)
3 is better than 2 in terms of gameplay it has added mechanics
I grew up with SOR3 as a kid. It was my first SOR to finish off. Absolutely loved it. Its a great game. Surprised it received the hate that it did.
I'm sure no one will read my sor2 story... But growing up we couldn't afford game consoles. I was given a busted up Genesis by a neighbor. Sometimes the sound would go out and I'd play in silence for hours at a time. I saved up like 10 bucks and told my dad to take me to a game store called electronic boutique. This was when the PlayStation 2 was already out and they had a few in the back and I remember some guys playing Tekken tag. I was drawn in by the cover art of sor2 and I had enough with the 10 bucks I had to buy it. When I went to the register the employee laughed at me and said " you really wanna buy this" ... I remember feeling kinda embarrassed, but when I got home and finally got it to load on my busted Genesis I was hooked! And luckily the sound on my Genesis worked that night too 😂 best sound track ever!!!
Streets of rage 2 was the best
At least the Japanese version is the best game of the series. It's not even a competition. More engaging gameplay, better cut scenes between levels, better graphics, more variety and small details. I personally love the soundtrack, as enjoy eletronic music myself, but I think SoR3 would always suffer from the typical "collective-nostalgia-protection" phenomena. It happens pretty much with everything. After a super successful music album, or book, or videogame, the populace tends to be programmed to overly criticize and even dislike the sequel, due to that. Yes. People are mostly stupid lol.
Adam should have returned as a playable character in Streets of Rage 3
SOR 3 is definately an aquired taste. Ultimately I really came to appreciate the US version after completing it. The ability to run and dodge up and down plus all the additional moves was aweome for mobility and crowd control, making it play the best out of any of the 3 entries. Its still not my favorite entry because its a little too drawn out overall. I think the core combat is the best it ever was, at that time, however. The music kind of grew on me too, though not near the extent of previous games, but it does fit the theme pretty well. The game has some nice looking areas, like the construction area with debris blowing around. Some nice atmosphere. Though the colors looked more dull then previous entries to me. My biggest issue wasnt the extra challenge, but how it was implemented. It feels like your fighting waves and waves of enemies for an especially long time before it lets you inch the screen. The bosses seem to have alot more health and fights can really drag on. A good example is the samurai bosses. Theres 3 of them and they have multiple health bars each. I feel like sections over stay consistantly. Since these bosses can only be hit at very specific openings, this can really be tedious. It was satisfying once I really mastered crowd control and that was definately my favorite aspect of the game, not so much the boss fights. There is a little too much of the same enemy types thrown at you in waves. Enemy types are mixed up but you spend ALOT of time fighting the same enemies before you can advance the screen. Prefer the pacing of the first 2 games. Some bosses really exploit the old Hit and Run or hide off screen tricks that never enhance these types of games for me. For anyone interested I went over the practice process and all the details of my playthrough in this tutorial:
ruclips.net/video/GhnpRrUwvsc/видео.html
I show all the 1 Up locations and go into detail about why I think Zan was a great character for a first time playthrough.
17:20 - it could be argued it instead predicted Dubstep at least, AI frighteningly can actually make catchy melodies these days
Also as for Ash, I vividly remember those days when having a homosexual character, or even mentioning the topic of homosexuality was taboo enough to raise the rating up for a strict R-rating, since it was so controversial of a topic to bring up where kids could see/hear...
Even the introduction of Big Gay Al was in itself pushing the envelope for South Park showing a positive representation when American society treated them like the Boogeyman.
Though Ash can still be seen and be playable in the Genesis Collection, even on the Switch when changing the games to be the Japanese version
I thought SoR 3 was great, if a little hard. The Japanese version was better by far, though
It was my favorite Streets of Rage and I don't care why people think I'm not allowed to feel that way. I am surprised anything could be outrageous about it, though. Maybe now when everything is, but back then?
SOR2 was more polished. SOR3 had more content but less polished and the music was way ahead of its time. Only now can you appreciate its style.
I play both OSTs in my car :)
Great game
I never heard one person that played the game complain about the music at all.. They all said it was too much like part 2 and too quick
SOR 3 was hard even in normal mode sucks that if you put the game on easy the game ends after stage 5 dont get me started on the jet pack boss and his rocket pack buddies who continue spawning until you beat the boss
The inclusion of that rollerblade character and the kangaroo was funny even back then, but SOR3 was still awesome.
The "roller blade character" isn't a new addition. Hes from sor1
@@stephencunningham9320 False. First appearance SOR2. But hey, thanks for playing.
@@TheRealCaptainFreedom lol you really wanna come at me like you just proved me wrong about something? You thought he was new to sor3 until you googled it after my comment. Thanks for playing
@@stephencunningham9320 But yeah you were incorrect.
@@TheRealCaptainFreedom yes but so were you, captain...
I loved it when i played it. Love the power meter system (i hate when special moves are tried to mine health meter), the unlockable fighters, multiple endings, & the story was good too. Yeah censorship sucks...but I'm not shocked 😂 his a stereotype. If he wasn't slapping & crying; I don't think people would've had a problem with it. Funny enough, that dude it op. He melts life bars with his slaps.
One of my biggest problems was the repetition of the stage 1 theme i mean come on really thats what theyre gonna use for the bosses especially Shiva i would have preferred to hear his sor2 theme rather than the stage1 theme