God we was in a teens even I looked out for her pantys , and chung lees out of street fighter, thinking put streets of rage on , na but wot a cool game was the music aswell I've got it thinking about put it on but you have to be committed 2 players,
@Sword Dancer 2 is better. More varied,better dynamics. and the game for sure is better. 1 is a great foundation. I think even 3 is overall better then 1. By the time 3 released 1 was kinda outdated.
@Sword Dancer I absolutely disagree. With 1 and 2,3 there wouldn't be a bombergames version in the first place. Bombergames one for sure is fun. But also had this "newgrounds" kinda "put together" kinda look. That standard flashgames/effects looks. Some levels looked good and some almost mastersystem level detail. I wasn't much impressed. Especially not in like 2010 or something. didn't like the remixed music also. Streets of rage 1 has killer music,2 has better music. 3 was also good but also a bit more boring experimental. Many even prefer 3 over 1. The bombergames one is there because the source material was already good. 4 absolutely crushes the "inofficial" streets of rage remake. 4 is kinda what you want from a modern beat em up. When people are able to own it on mania. You just have a good modern game. 1,2,3 where some of the most impressive games of their time. 2 is more fondly rememberd then 2. 1 looks more like shinobi the 1st one. S.o.r 2 looked like a neogeo game at that time. more towards shinobi 3. A limit pusher. The remake is a limit pusher for what system???. Exactely...none. All old 3 streets of rage games aged good for those who grew up on them and 4 easely. Just easely trumps the remake. No doubt about it. The remake is not rememberd and forgotten. More so a novelty at best. Retro love from retro lovers. But build upon what was already there.
@Sword Dancer exactely. thats why the old ones are still fondly remembered. The remake if i'm correct was eventually pulled from the internet. It's fan service at best. But like sonic mania doesn't have the overal pilish of fanservice. To me 4 has fanservice, great styl, great graphics and something new. It's not easy to make a streets of rage game that excels to the legendary streets of rage 2. The thing that was really impressive with the old streets of rages esspecially part 2 was tghat the soundtrack sounded like straight out of a club. It had style and charisma. Those old soundtracks are way more impressive considering the old tech behind it. The new one didn't dissapoint the salightest in the music departhment. I'm not even trying 4 on mania or mania +. but hard gives me a good challenge. I really really appreciate how they handled part 4.
*Your copy of SoR 2 contains both copies of the game dude you just gotta modify your GENESIS and hit that switch! And BAM! Japanese copy for your eyes ONLY* 💡
I like the Japanese version but I rather just stick with the name for the west.. Streets of Rage just screams *"Sh_t about to go down"* while Bare Knuckles to me says *"Just another fighter vs fighter game"*
I love how in the 3DS Version they make a reference to Blaze's underwear in the credits, whenever she jumps, Skate jumps with her to hide the shot. I didn't understand it in the past until finding out it was a funny little censor. The credits in the 3DS version is a really funny watch, you can tell the people who worked on it really loved the series
I love the 3DS version! M2 developed SEGA's 3D Classics, and you can find several translated interviews SEGA did with them archived online. They are all incredibly fascinating. M2 really did everything possible to make them look, sound, and play exactly as people remembered. For the Genesis titles they even put sound options to replicate the differences between the model 1 and model 2 Genesis/Mega Drive!
The censorship in many games always struck me as unnessary. Censoring out Blaze' panties is something that no kid would have paid any attention to. That's entirely something adults notice that would have went over the heads of all the kids playing.
We noticed it in the PAL version and paused it to make sure. I was 12. I never understand US censorship... all they care about is nudity but ultra violence is absolutely fine. UK games censored any unnecessary gore in many titles
Nice video dude. Hey just thought of an idea.. I would love to see a video showing the opposite sometime such as American games that are banned in Japan such as Mortal Kombat or GTA for instance. That would be cool 😎 👌
@@BitsBeats Thanks! I know there's more than that lol like manhunt and I think bully too but yeah haha. If you want was just trying to think of ideas haha
@@2012JvN Interesting, a few friends of mine one whos lived there his whole life and another who moved there years ago both told me GTA is banned there maybe its a certain game in the franchise? This was actually the case with Germany where MK4 was banned there among other MKs. I remember reading that MK9 was banned In Japan when it came out but I know laws can change too. Like Australia for years mk in general was banned namely mk9 and if you got caught importing it was 100,000 fine but til they got their own ESRB system shortly after 2011. But yeah with Japan surprised that MK 11 is but not MK X the fatalities in that game are arguably as bad if not worse than MK 11s.
There is a rare case of a game being censored for America but not here in Aus. For some reason the sex in Indigo prophecy was censored or removed completely in America but was left unchanged for Aus.
Faltou mostrar alguns detalhes como o nome dos inimigos e a na terceira parte do round2onde tem uns cartazes na versão original(japonesa/européia)que não tem na americana.
JP uncensorship + us style = better combo.....then again...it would be dependant on the teams talents....personnaly i prefer Blaze without panties(look cooler)...for the jump position same....anyway...i'd redesign clothes entirely if i had to dress her up like a doll so it would be in my style XD.....heels and skirts ain't mah thing XD....body shape is a 10/10 on the other hand
No son muy notables los recortes, eso es bueno. No como es Castlevania con la sangre, las cruces y demás. Una cosa que me llamo la atención la primera vez que conocí el juego es que Skate se para con los pies al revés xDDDD Yo decía que se parecía a una leyenda de mi país de un niño que tenía los pies al revés 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣👌
You all have access to the same game versions. It just depends what region megadrive you are playing on. The game changes depending what megadrive you are playing it on. I know this is because I have a asian megadrive. But I have a PAL version cartridge of this game. When I play it. The title screen says Bare Knuckle 2. The text at the beginning of the intro telling the story is japanese. But when I play it on my friends PAL megadrive, The title completely changes to Streets Of Rage 2 and yes even the text at the beginning telling the story changes to English. Sounds impossible but I am not making it up. This is the honest truth. I modded my own asian megadrive to have a switch and now I can change to either languages at anytime. Even when the game is running. So the text changes from Japanese to english as it scrolls up and vice versa.
My friend and I would play this game over and over and over again for about 3-4yrs multiple times a day and never seemed to get bored, the level designs were all different, the bosses were unique, it was just a very fun game nothing more to say but great memories
One other thing, the PAL version has a cheat code to let two players pick the same character which I _believe_ is exclusive to Europe. EDIT: Oh and both will use the same palette which is really weird since the battle mode colours are right there.
My PAL version also has the uncensored Blaze flying kick (which actually is worse since the hitbox is higher up) Maybe they fixed it in newer re-releases
@@BitsBeats Then the title should've said that. There was only one instance of meaningful censorship (Blaze's pantyshots) and the rest was, as you mentioned, minor regional differences.
@@t.vampiro4800 Worst counter-argument someone could ever give. That's like if someone didn't like their government, you should tell them "why don't you make your own country?" Don't get upset because they made a genuine callout. You make yourself look like a tool.
Sega of America: "What's the best way to censor Blaze's panties?"
Also Sega of America: "Let's make it look as though she's not wearing any"
basically not censoring it, though making it more risqué
God we was in a teens even I looked out for her pantys , and chung lees out of street fighter, thinking put streets of rage on , na but wot a cool game was the music aswell I've got it thinking about put it on but you have to be committed 2 players,
I've got it , thinking put it on crazy wot bk reminasin does
not just canada and america it's overseas. make that sega of overseas.
Best game on the genesis/mega drive, with an awesome soundtrack. A classic!
Some of the best music you will ever hear come out of a console.. I grew up a Nintendo Kid but Damn the music in this game is just perfect..
@Sword Dancer 2 is better. More varied,better dynamics. and the game for sure is better. 1 is a great foundation. I think even 3 is overall better then 1. By the time 3 released 1 was kinda outdated.
@Sword Dancer I absolutely disagree. With 1 and 2,3 there wouldn't be a bombergames version in the first place. Bombergames one for sure is fun. But also had this "newgrounds" kinda "put together" kinda look. That standard flashgames/effects looks. Some levels looked good and some almost mastersystem level detail. I wasn't much impressed. Especially not in like 2010 or something. didn't like the remixed music also. Streets of rage 1 has killer music,2 has better music. 3 was also good but also a bit more boring experimental. Many even prefer 3 over 1. The bombergames one is there because the source material was already good. 4 absolutely crushes the "inofficial" streets of rage remake. 4 is kinda what you want from a modern beat em up. When people are able to own it on mania. You just have a good modern game. 1,2,3 where some of the most impressive games of their time. 2 is more fondly rememberd then 2. 1 looks more like shinobi the 1st one. S.o.r 2 looked like a neogeo game at that time. more towards shinobi 3. A limit pusher. The remake is a limit pusher for what system???. Exactely...none. All old 3 streets of rage games aged good for those who grew up on them and 4 easely. Just easely trumps the remake. No doubt about it. The remake is not rememberd and forgotten. More so a novelty at best. Retro love from retro lovers. But build upon what was already there.
@Sword Dancer exactely. thats why the old ones are still fondly remembered. The remake if i'm correct was eventually pulled from the internet. It's fan service at best. But like sonic mania doesn't have the overal pilish of fanservice. To me 4 has fanservice, great styl, great graphics and something new. It's not easy to make a streets of rage game that excels to the legendary streets of rage 2. The thing that was really impressive with the old streets of rages esspecially part 2 was tghat the soundtrack sounded like straight out of a club. It had style and charisma. Those old soundtracks are way more impressive considering the old tech behind it. The new one didn't dissapoint the salightest in the music departhment. I'm not even trying 4 on mania or mania +. but hard gives me a good challenge. I really really appreciate how they handled part 4.
I'm glad there are romhacks that restore the Japanese uncensored cuts and content to the american game.
*Your copy of SoR 2 contains both copies of the game dude you just gotta modify your GENESIS and hit that switch! And BAM! Japanese copy for your eyes ONLY* 💡
Without the mod community,most people would never no?
As a kid I had no choice idea bout the difference between the two 🤬
@@afriend9428 yup if I still had my genesis. I use emulation
You could also buy a Genesis Mini console and switch to the Japanese version. If you wanna go a more “legit” route.
I like the Japanese version but I rather just stick with the name for the west.. Streets of Rage just screams *"Sh_t about to go down"* while Bare Knuckles to me says *"Just another fighter vs fighter game"*
I love how in the 3DS Version they make a reference to Blaze's underwear in the credits, whenever she jumps, Skate jumps with her to hide the shot.
I didn't understand it in the past until finding out it was a funny little censor.
The credits in the 3DS version is a really funny watch, you can tell the people who worked on it really loved the series
I love the 3DS version! M2 developed SEGA's 3D Classics, and you can find several translated interviews SEGA did with them archived online. They are all incredibly fascinating. M2 really did everything possible to make them look, sound, and play exactly as people remembered. For the Genesis titles they even put sound options to replicate the differences between the model 1 and model 2 Genesis/Mega Drive!
the 3DS versions are definitely the best because of the 3D and you can choose the region if im not mistaken. It's too bad they never did SOR3 though.
2.41.. that small detail right there automatically just makes the Japanese version better
The censorship in many games always struck me as unnessary. Censoring out Blaze' panties is something that no kid would have paid any attention to. That's entirely something adults notice that would have went over the heads of all the kids playing.
Pantyhose > stockings. Thinking responsible adults shouldn't allow any other indoctrination towards the youth. It was a minor change but necessary.
Delete this dumb shit
Maybe back then but NOW its a different story
We noticed it in the PAL version and paused it to make sure. I was 12. I never understand US censorship... all they care about is nudity but ultra violence is absolutely fine.
UK games censored any unnecessary gore in many titles
@@SuperXzm tell that to our schools and politicians 🙄
Nice video dude. Hey just thought of an idea.. I would love to see a video showing the opposite sometime such as American games that are banned in Japan such as Mortal Kombat or GTA for instance. That would be cool 😎 👌
Very good idea!
@@BitsBeats Thanks! I know there's more than that lol like manhunt and I think bully too but yeah haha. If you want was just trying to think of ideas haha
Only MK11 is banned in Japan. No GTA title is banned in Japan as far as I know.
@@2012JvN Interesting, a few friends of mine one whos lived there his whole life and another who moved there years ago both told me GTA is banned there maybe its a certain game in the franchise? This was actually the case with Germany where MK4 was banned there among other MKs. I remember reading that MK9 was banned In Japan when it came out but I know laws can change too. Like Australia for years mk in general was banned namely mk9 and if you got caught importing it was 100,000 fine but til they got their own ESRB system shortly after 2011.
But yeah with Japan surprised that MK 11 is but not MK X the fatalities in that game are arguably as bad if not worse than MK 11s.
There is a rare case of a game being censored for America but not here in Aus. For some reason the sex in Indigo prophecy was censored or removed completely in America but was left unchanged for Aus.
Great comparison ☕👌 I hope Bare Knuckle III v Streets of Rage 3, there are so much to show 👏
I will do that video ;)
At least it's minor. Streets of Rage 3 was more egregious.
Summer 1996 … Used to Play it before i Go Out to Play with my friends.. Great memories
I played this game straight through every day the summer of '94...you could t save your game and come back...
Same Here 😍💪🏼
The logo for SOR2 trumps BK2 hands down. Also, Blaze’s censored jump kick always looked more natural to me…perhaps that’s why they kept it for BK3.
Of course the Japanese version would be showing Blaze's underwear.
Of course Japanese are sick perverts
European version does it too.
We all love Blaze underwear don't we XD
I think I prefer the stocking tops.
Awesome! thanks for showing us the comparison. Now i have the sudden urge to play the NTSC-J version to see Blaze und-.., ahem, i mean, differences.
You were so curious about this
you dont have to play the NTSC J. All you have to do is play the game you already have but put it in a japanese or asian megadrive.
You can't consider yourself truly "evil" if you don't use tobacco products...
Faltou mostrar alguns detalhes como o nome dos inimigos e a na terceira parte do round2onde tem uns cartazes na versão original(japonesa/européia)que não tem na americana.
Japan always better
I'll always support Japan over America.
JP uncensorship + us style = better combo.....then again...it would be dependant on the teams talents....personnaly i prefer Blaze without panties(look cooler)...for the jump position same....anyway...i'd redesign clothes entirely if i had to dress her up like a doll so it would be in my style XD.....heels and skirts ain't mah thing XD....body shape is a 10/10 on the other hand
So in the US wearing no underwear is better from a morality standpoint. Makes sense based on the extremely odd attitude to these things shown there.
Awesome video! I love your content on your channel, man. Keep it up! 👍
So they censored Blaze's panties. That is sad. I am sad.
lol lmao
I kno rite
Did they? Or did they just make her going commando?
Something to consider.
street of rage very beautiful music always
Slow Moon is a good song on 2
Original japanese versions of anything will always be miles better.
This game had the best soundtrack...
wow. 11 pipel pentys CENSORED. Will keep the kids save...EDIT: 2:39
Crazy that they had to censor games around this time when in the early days of NES they even had nudity in game manuals.
Blame Mortal Kombat for the birth of the ESRB
No son muy notables los recortes, eso es bueno. No como es Castlevania con la sangre, las cruces y demás.
Una cosa que me llamo la atención la primera vez que conocí el juego es que Skate se para con los pies al revés xDDDD
Yo decía que se parecía a una leyenda de mi país de un niño que tenía los pies al revés 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣👌
Japan and Europe win for this one...
Why does the Japanese box art of Axel looks like Van Damme? =)
And Mr X looks like Schwarzenegger. They were both very popular back then.
funny enough. the camp guy at the end of this video was also censored from the PAL version
Yes I coomed to Blaze doing a jump kick back in the day and I'm proud of it.
You aren't alone, brother...🤤
You all have access to the same game versions. It just depends what region megadrive you are playing on. The game changes depending what megadrive you are playing it on. I know this is because I have a asian megadrive. But I have a PAL version cartridge of this game. When I play it. The title screen says Bare Knuckle 2. The text at the beginning of the intro telling the story is japanese. But when I play it on my friends PAL megadrive, The title completely changes to Streets Of Rage 2 and yes even the text at the beginning telling the story changes to English. Sounds impossible but I am not making it up. This is the honest truth. I modded my own asian megadrive to have a switch and now I can change to either languages at anytime. Even when the game is running. So the text changes from Japanese to english as it scrolls up and vice versa.
I remember being 10 years old and pausing the game when i made Blaze jump kick...
Para mí Street Of Rage 2,casi ni hay diferencias entre versiones,adiós y saludos desde Chile🇨🇱.
Blaze's underwear got also more censor on using back attack and wakeup animation.
Basically, just do an English translation of the Japanese version. Profit. Even their box art was cooler and more accurate.
I can't believe we don't get beat em up games anymore
Try fight n rage. It s fantastic. Mother Russia Bleeds and the Takeover are good too
@@ciuffoarancione8929 I'll give it a try can you tell me what is it on ?
... Streets of Rage 4 exists?
TMNT coming up soon..
Just played streets of rage it was fun and it's very addictive great combos and everything
My friend and I would play this game over and over and over again for about 3-4yrs multiple times a day and never seemed to get bored, the level designs were all different, the bosses were unique, it was just a very fun game nothing more to say but great memories
Love your videos, thank you for the consistent uploads💖
Is there a similar video like this for SoR1?
JAPANESE MR X:HE DIES SMOKING HIS CIGAR
WESTERN MR X:RIP CIGAR
As versões japonesas são as melhores.
The cigar was awesome. Made Mr. X look more like a crime boss.
Japan win
One other thing, the PAL version has a cheat code to let two players pick the same character which I _believe_ is exclusive to Europe.
EDIT: Oh and both will use the same palette which is really weird since the battle mode colours are right there.
*WOW! I did n’t know about the underwear fing or the A button for the body counts* ⭐️ 💡 ⭐️
Oop- 😳! Please don't-
@@margaretlee2571 *um ..... the underwear or the body count you don’t like Miss?!?* 💡
I didnt know about the count.
omg that music
Snowflakeism started in US in early 90´s
JAPANESE MR X:HE DIES SMOKING HIS CIGAR
WESTERN MR X:RIP CIGAR
i think it might be electronic cigar.
@@josephfrye7342 WHAT THE 🤬
Oh man i love Sor it's my favourite game :D
Thank you for your awesome research 👍
Nice.
I have the PAL version. And on the title screen it is a number 2, not the Roman numeral II.
My PAL version also has the uncensored Blaze flying kick (which actually is worse since the hitbox is higher up)
Maybe they fixed it in newer re-releases
Very enigma like music
Absolutely outstanding video thanks as always dude 👍 you're channel is amazing!!!!!!😎👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Many thanks Mark ❤️
@@BitsBeats No problem dude 👌 👍 🙂
ayo what is the name of the track that plays at 0:22 that shit slaps
That's from Stage 1-2 (track name is "In The Bar") by Yuzo Koshiro
Great video 👍
NTSC JP japon 💯
Elon musk should buy Streets of rage 2
🙌
America has guns but beware of the underware 😁👌🏼
I never played the japanese versión. Nice video
I don't remember the character blaze
Ever wearing blue always red .... yet
I have never played streets of rage .
What?
Clickbait-ass title.
Why? There's censorship and regional differences
@@BitsBeats Then the title should've said that. There was only one instance of meaningful censorship (Blaze's pantyshots) and the rest was, as you mentioned, minor regional differences.
@@maltheopia also the cigarette
Why don't you make your own video then?
@@t.vampiro4800 Worst counter-argument someone could ever give. That's like if someone didn't like their government, you should tell them "why don't you make your own country?" Don't get upset because they made a genuine callout. You make yourself look like a tool.
So Blaze is going Commando.
I like the American version