Is ClayFighter Worth Playing Today? - SNESdrunk
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Younger viewers would have no idea how hyped this game was. Along with rise of the robots this was one of the most (over)hyped games in the mid 90s.
DeckyStrikesBack except this game was actually playable. The only way to beat rise of the robots was to jumpkick them til the timer ran out. Sometimes you won but more times than not you just won on keeping health
David Huenecke haha so true. I'll never forget reading the reviews. Can't believe it got a sequel.
I used to force my sister to be player 1 just so I could play as the other robots in Rise
Lol looks awful
DeckyStrikesBack ahhh rise of the robots! A piece of shit masked as gold!
I fucking loved that game as a kid.
Same here! Me & my 'boy Myron at the time when we were both in 3rd-Grade played each-other after school one time, & he quoted "The Blob's" character, "cut in half!" move that it did, at various times on the playground the very next day. One of the best times in my life.
I still love it as an adult! An absolute classic!
Console Wars just made a video on it! 😃
Same
The best part about this game is the intro song! "Clay Fighter...Clay, Clay Fighter. Come and fight 'em if you dare...OOOOO! Clay Fighter...Clay, Clay Fighter. Hit 'em, smack 'em, they don't care!"
That 'ooooo' holds up.
You forgot to mention the sheer amount of voice samples in this game. I remember being blown away by the intro song. I can’t think of another game that had as many voice samples as this game during the 16 bit era.
This take on the game and series is absolutely spot-on. I remember getting so excited as I read about it in anticipation of another fighting game that took so long to develop and had next level graphics. Then when it finally came out, I got bored with the gameplay, and just played every character to see each animation and special moves. Then I was done. Not a very rewarding gameplay experience, but glad I lived that time in video game history.
I seem to recall 90's gaming mags were plastered with full double splash ads for this. Fighting genre crossing over. Fun rental.
As a former subscriber to EGM back when I was much younger, I can absolutely confirm this.
I'd forgotten about this game, but as soon as I saw the thumbnail, it all came flooding back how ubiquitous the marketing for this was.
Also the comic books back in the day. The ads were rad as all hell!
It was all over the various gaming programs at the time, GamesMaster etc
They had a weirdly specific grudge against World Heroes for some reason, and I''m sure World Heroes appreciated the attention.
If Clay Fighter 2 had kept the characters and just added the new ones to the roster, it would be pretty solid. The gameplay and flow on the second one is miles better IMO, I'd personally recommend that one.
I remember renting this from Blockbuster more than once (and we were rarely allowed to rent games from Blockbuster, so it was always a grand occasion when that happened, and always a huge disappointment when we chose a stinker). I was probably 10 or 11 or so back then, and the clay characters REALLY stood out. This is a perfect example of an "at the time" game because while it doesn't look like anything special today, back then it looked amazing. The sprites were large and had a photorealistic quality to them, which you can see by how the characters show the lighting they were actually photographed in. Yeah, the lighting isn't accurate given the environment they're in, but that wasn't really a thing back then, and being able to see the lighting on the characters at all was kind of cool because it made them look more like real clay objects.
Clayfighter was a lot more colorful than games like Mortal Kombat and a lot more creative than most other fighting games. As a kit, it was easy to appreciate the clay models despite their lack of animation frames, and it was easy to overlook the simple combat because, well, as a kid I wasn't very good at games anyway and we mostly just mashed buttons. I'll give it some credit, too, that I found a lot of the game quite funny as a kid. If I had owned Clayfighter, I probably would have played it a lot more and who knows, maybe I would hold it in higher esteem because of that. But I went back and tried to play it the other day, having not even seen it for over a decade, and while I still enjoyed some of the sprites, the game itself didn't appeal to me at all. I feel like this is how it goes with Clayfighter: I think about how I haven't played it in forever, so I decide to fire it up out of the blue just to get a taste and I turn it off in less than five minutes.
Damn. This series was way more active than I thought me thinking there was only ClayFighter 1 and 63 1/3.
I always loved the visuals of the first Clay Fighter. I remember reading about it as a kid in a Super Nintendo magazine.
Loved this game series growing up. Thanks for covering it!
I awaited this game so HARD back in 1993. My Dad finally got me a copy for Christmas, and I played the hell out of it, but in the back of my mind I couldn't help but be disappointed. I was let down by the hit detection, the cheap A.I. the stupid K.O. mechanic and the fact that you didn't get an ending unless you beat it on Hard which I learned completely by accident. There was absolutely NO indication that you had to beat it on Hard, it doesn't even tell you to try beating it on a higher difficulty it just ends if you beat it normally.
You could also cheese and chip people to death using Blob's Buzzsaw attack, even if it's blocked, which led to a lot of real life fights with my brother. It was also possible to trap opponents in a throw loop by jump kicking, and when they block it, you could simply throw them and they'd never counter it. It was the only way I could beat it on Hard as a kid.
But Clayfighter 2 was so much worse; reused palettes, inferior music to the original, it was just ugly and boring. I didn't hate Clayfighter 63 1/3 and the Sculptor's Cut, but it suffered from cheap A.I. and repetitive soundbytes -- even if it did feature several voiceacting legends.
I respect your comment and "pain", but brother... there were loads of games with different endings that didn't tell you sh!t about completing it on a harder mode. Just sayin. It was the norm back then.
Really? I remember games like Contra 3, Street Fighter etc. that would give you hell for not beating them on Hard or Hardest. What were some other games that left you in the dark?
Not the Power Ranger games, from what I recall, lol
I've not played many games myself that had a difficulty setting, that wouldn't tell the player to play on a harder difficulty in order to get the better ending...
Kid-me was a fan of Ickibod Clay.
Just the way the announcer says his name is amazing
Kid-me was a blue suede goo type of dude lol
Ickybod Clay, Taffy, and Tiny were my top three.
Helga I liked the design but she is slow, cumbersome and way underpowered, whilst Blue Suede Goofy Butt is OP.
I had A Halloween decoration that looked like IckyBod Clay
First one was always the best and my favorite characters. Most SNES fighters really suffer now but they were fun.
I am still waiting for the return of this series. It's been rumored for decades
This was GREAT! AWESOME Work as ALWAYS!!!
I love this channel. I'm relatively new here but already your releases are a main source of joy for me! 😄
I remember the 64 clayfighter. Me and my friends would have so many tournaments. My favorites were booger man, and the chinese chef guy.
No mention of the fully voiced song at the beginning of the first Clay Fighter? For shame SNES Drunk, for shame. #FromTheTop
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That's what I was thinking. Every time I think of this game that dann song pops in my head.
Brother, you're easily one of my favorite reviewers. With that said, I think you could slow down just a hair. This is one of your best reviews that could easily be a 15 minute video. But you go through all the RESEARCH and DETAILS so fast I almost gotta listen twice. This was a great great review. But... take a breath once in a while. Cheers. Respect.
@Dangle Doo you're both right
This was a good weekend rental back then.
2:26 that background is amazing
I still got a chuckle outta watching some of the footage of the game(s), but I think this is a gaming experience best left in my memories.
I only ever had the first Clayfighter game, but as someone who was obsessed with SSF2 and MK at the time I LOVED this game. I loved the goofy characters, the creative attacks, sound effects, the announcer, it was like a Claymation parody of my favorite genre. 25 years later I never play fighting games anymore except on handhelds because they’re good for killing 5 mins of dead time. But I’d love to play Clayfighter again for a nostalgia fix.
Blue Suede Goo was my favorite. The way he'd say "Hey, watch the hair, man!" was so funny.
Clayfighter would actually be an awesome reboot with today's graphics capabilities. As long as they kept it fun, cute, and silly and resisted the urge to make it gross and edgy like the N64 ones.
Clayfighter 2 is not famous as the first one but was very good, many characters had cool combos and there are 16 fighters in total (the 8 heroes and the 8 villains, who are the same sprite but with different attacks and special attacks.
Man this channel is reminding me of so many games i forgot about!!!
yeah, i just added a couple dozen to my watch later list. nice that they're quick, bite-sized chunks of ~5 minutes to re-introduce me to a game.
good ol clayfighter. so many memories
I loved this as a kid.
I remember seeing a promotional ad for the first game in a comic book that I got at the time. The Genesis version of the first ClayFighter game is the one that I actually played, and was developed by Ringler Studios.
I remember the ads for this game directly aped Mortal Kombat. Gave me a good laugh. But yeah this game was fun for a bit but so limited. Great review!
The Clay Fighter cover art makes me crave Brisk Iced Tea
Thanks for the info!
Bad Mr. FROSTY! He was the business. I really enjoyed the sound effects and stage designs.
Clayfighter was one of my favorites. My little brother and would play this a lot 🥊👍😁🎮!
I still love Clay Fighter and 63 and 1/3!
I literally just woke up thinking of this game this morning and dear lord was it a journey to get to the title. My entire childhood was SNES and PSX and i miss the simpler times.
Sculptor’s cut was pretty sweet. To bad it’s like 900 bucks
I love how Earthworm Jim was in one of them.
i played the original clay fighter when i was 10 in 1994 a lot of fun to play use to play it on a snes at my dentist i also played clay fighter tournament edition
My friend had Clayfighter for his SNES. I always enjoyed going over to his house to play it because it was a fun and easy multiplayer game for casual one on one fun. It was simple to pick up and play, which made it good for a party game. I could see serious fighting gamers getting bored with Clayfighter really quickly though.
With the way he talks about Clayfighter, it makes you wonder how the reception towards Cuphead will be in a couple of years or decades....
SNES Drunk on a Clay binge!
I used to rent this out at Chartbusters back in the mid 90s.
Calyfighter 63 1/3 is my favorite. It plays like killer instinct and MK. not kidding look up the combo videos lol.
It's probably me and my cousin's favorite fighting game because we've played so much we're actually good at it. The voices ,the characters, the humor, the animator the music makes the game. It might not be the best game ever, but it is definitely one of my personnal favorite and most memorable.
I like C2 but you can get bored of it quick. It's better than its predecessor because you can adjust the speed in the game as well so you can fight fast like Street Fighter 2 Turbo.
Anyone said something else probably didn't even play it.
Man. I loved this game!
This is a year after the video was posted, I am aware. But Hoppy was a parody of Jazz Jackrabbit at the time. He is almost identical, with the exception of being yellow and on 'roids instead of green and more rabbit proportioned.
[2:53] It's peanut butter jelly time!
Deff fun for a bit with a friend
I remember seeing this game on the blockbuster shelves being like damn I need to rent this!....never did sadly :/
I loved these games
I remember WAY back in the day playing this game in the Blockbuster World Video Game Championship. Tiny helped me shoot ahead thanks to a loop I found.
You should review a Gumby game next!
I was head first into peak SNES/Sega craziness in 1993, and was a die-hard SNES fan. This game was hyped up for months prior to its release. The photos in the gaming magazines made it look amazing, and it did. For ten minutes. I bought it when it first came out, and to those complaining about the price of games today, I paid, if I'm not mistaken, around 60-70 dollars, including tax. That was a shitload of money for a 13 year old. OVer $100 in today's climate.
I returned it 2 days later. Stop motion clay fighters is a novelty that wears off fast.
Just ordered the first one on snes today
O my god this and killer instinct for snes were the first 2 video games I ever played in my life
I played this game all the time back then, but only ever rented it for some reason
I loved these games back in the day. My brother and I bought the first one cheap from a mom and pop video rental store down the block and played it to death
The music and animation is the best parts to the snes games. However the tournament mode is always fun to do every so often when you can find enough people.
I think the Blob character was a reference to the 1950's and 1988 movie "The Blob"
Agree, is one of those B type Monster movies wit an unusual creature, looks like Interplay's intentions were to mock how cheap the creature looks
63 1/3rd sculptor's cut always holds up. So damn fun. But didn't have all the original characters which is sad.
Really wish I hadn't sold my collection, but you only know what you know. :/
i really liked the idea of this game a lot, it was really appealing back in the day, BUT i played it and it was eh....... AWESOME video as always bud
Can you do one for Pirates! Gold (MD/GEN)?
I loved clay fighter when I was a kid. I only played the SNES version though.
He failed to mention that it also has its own version of fatality called Claytality.
Gotta Do Pt 2
Worth today is so much better! Could I request a quick overview "Wortth playing today" for NES tittles?
Dang, I disagreed with the War of the Gems video and I have to disagree with this one because Clay Fighter 63 1/3 was really good. The combos in that game were on a Killer Instinct level and the sense of humor was bananas. For example, when certain characters got hit they'd shout random stuff out like The Blob saying "I'm a human beinggg" as he's being smacked around. The game also had Earth Worm Jim in it which made the game even funnier. The backgrounds to the stages were clever. Even the title of the game (Clay Fighter 63 1/3) was a pun on the Naked Gun 33 1/3 movies which were classic comedies. This game is definitely worth playing today as it's one of the most thoughtful fighting games on the N64.
Glad some people like this gem as much as I do, DON'T NEED THIS DISGUISE ANYMORE.
Yo what phish shows you hittin
I remember that Clayfighter 2 had codes that doubled the roster if you entered all of them in. The bad thing is that it looked like all of them were recolors of the existing fighters with different names.
Hey Snes drunk... im looking to add some unique games on my snes classic... Do you have games you recommend me :) ?
The snowman terrified me as a kid
I remember this game being hyped up big time in gaming magazines. Nintendo Power even featured an expansive article about the making of the game. ClayFighter certainly looks unique, but I remember renting it as a kid and not really liking it. It definitely didn’t hold a candle to the Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat games of the time. It’s a shame too, because it was a cool spin on the fighting genre.
Damn, I remember watching commercials of this game and being super psyched. I rented at Wherehouse, and it was fun, but it got boring kinda fast. I don't even remember all the sequels, but yeah, definitely iconic with the SNES.
I've played the entire series.
ClayFighter and Tournament Edition are the best of the series.
CF 2 took out the characters I liked best from the original so that was less fun for me.
The N64 games...meh. Visually, decent looking but otherwise...
Ultimately, I like the idea behind it (I actually like claymation so I suppose that's a boon most people wouldn't have towards it), but, like Guitar Hero: LIVE, the idea was poorly executed. That said, I still believe CF has value, still worth playing...
This game was so damn fun when I was a kid
I used to looove this game, but I did only play it once in a blue moon when I was a kid.
Clayfighter on 64 was HILARIOUS!
Wasn't there also a "Tournament Edition" of the first game?
Johan Öberg yea he mentions it in the video
I was a big fan of the N64 version, but could never play the Sculper's Cut because it's super rare. I would love it if they released it someday digitally, maybe with some online play.
Let's get ready to crumble!!!!!!!!!!!
As a teenager I bought this game from Best Buy thinking to myself wow I just bought a game that will be a rare and collectors item as the years go by. I remember loving the graphics and concept of clay animation at the time. As the years went on I replayed this game and couldn’t play more than 10 min on it. The move set and gameplay is very wonky with special moves coming out when they feel like it. Def did not stand the test of time but at the time this game was something special to me at least.
That intro music was top notch like even to this day it blows my mind they incorporated singers? shit man
I remember I loved the version on N64 my fav characters Boogerman and Santa
The reason why they called it ClayFighter 63 1/3 instead of ClayFighter 64 is because it's the third ClayFighter game that came out for Nintendo's console.
That background of the Elvis stage is certainly a thing.
I don’t laugh at it, but I find it charming, and I like the soundtrack and how it looks
Holy shit i remember this game
I love this game as a kid I love stop motion and super Nintendo I was the perfect demographic. I even liked the story mode. I thought it was a lot of fun.
Hey? Earthworm Jim was on 63 1/3 or Sculpture Cut? Back in the days of emulation was a florish world to be explored... I downloaded the N64 Emulator and played the hell out of this game with firends. And my caracther pf choice(i enable cheats, not enough patience actually) was always Jim!
Can you do a review on goof troop snes game?
This series does take me back. I'd personally say I liked clayfighter 2 better then 1 simply because it looked more polished and was a lot faster then the original. Plus nana man still makes me chuckle to this day when he throws that banana frisby and say NANA. But when I ended buying a snes about 8 years ago I immediately bought both clayfighter 1 and 2 for the nostalgia and I regrettably played it for 5 minutes then turned them off and havent touched them since. They just havent aged well at all. They just dont have that replay-ability the likes Street fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat does.
When I reviewed the story lines in the games for my channel, I was SHOCKED at just how GOOD the Genesis version is. Stick with the Genesis version or Clay Fighter Tournament Edition!
I think they should do a new version of the game where they don't have to use actual clay, but computer generated clay characters. Doing it this way will still have the classic Claymation feel, but give you more options to a move set that does require hours to make one move.
Hated this game so much as a kid i gave it away and threw the box at a classmates head in French class...i wish i could remember this reason i bought it in the first place?
LOL omg, thats great. this game pissed me off too
You've done lots of lists of differences between genesis and snes. You should do a video where the two different ports are identical (relatively speaking).
Yeah, I never was too crazy about these games. I actually first saw them in an ad for one of my old X-Force comics and it looked charming, but the simple combat as you mentioned just bored me to death. It's not a bad game, but in comparison to Mortal Kombat (2011) and Street Fighter Alpha 3, some of the best fighting games I ever played, it just doesn't compare today.
The blob is top tier
I think EVO should end with a tournament with the top eight players or so, playing some old obscure fighting game like this.