Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 - Let's Play #01 - A lengthy introduction to VPW2!
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- Опубликовано: 10 мар 2015
- Welcome to my first video in my (hopefully) long running Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 let's play series!
VPW2 was a Japanese only release, developed by AKI with a gameplay engine and art direction similar to WWF WrestleMania 2000. In this video I will give a detailed explanation about what VPW2 exactly is: it's developmental origins, the gameplay modes it has, and the differences from the WWF/WCW AKI games. I also play two matches: a regular wrestling match and a MMA style match, to demonstrate the exclusive MMA grappling system that was left out of WWF No Mercy! It's my favorite game of the series, and I hope you find my videos fun and enlightening!
In my Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 Let's Play episodes I elaborate on the the infamous AKI wrestling game engine, provide historical context plus fun facts on the wrestlers in the game, and share my observations and opinions on wrestling as a lifelong fan.
Check out my Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 Let's Play playlist: goo.gl/Wqrvbg
I also have WCW/nWo Revenge, WWF No Mercy and WWE 2K16 Let's Play episodes on my channel!
Want to try VPW2 for yourself? Make sure you use these essential translation guides, courtesy of gamefaqs:
goo.gl/u4QBAe
Also check out the original roster edit guide I used back in the day: goo.gl/Y3x5QF
Check out NJPW World (It's like WWE Network, but for NJPW!):
njpwworld.com/
Don't read Japanese? This link will help you sign up:
njpwworld.com/auth?lang=en
Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated!
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Gameplay was captured with an Elgato Game Capture HD and my N64. Video was made with iMovie. I used a Blue Microphones Snowball USB Mic along with Quicktime for voice recording. 
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I wished AKI would have finished WWF Backlash!
I know me too!
BeBetterGamer Wrestling hey bro I'm having trouble on android i got the game but idk how to put english, help me out plz bro?
gruss512 wtf
I heard that fans made a go fund me page for aki to make a wrestling game. Don't know if that's still a thing. Ever heard of that BeBetterGamer?
Would WWF Backlash cover the WrestleMania X-Seven timeline and have a Hell in a Cell match as a feature match?
AJ Styles said VPW2 is the best-wrestling game ever made.
He's not wrong! I remember when he said that I marked out so much.
aj styles is my favorite wrestler of all time and when i saw the video where he said that i was like wow! and then i read about it on Wikipedia and i also read that samoa joe also regards vpw 2 as the best wrestling game of all time and did u know when the first tna game came out aj wanted it to be alot like vpw 2 ?
Yeah I saw when he said that...too bad they didn't listen to him! WWE has a lot of guys who plays games on their roster now; Xavier Woods has also listed WCW/nWo Revenge and WM2000 as some of his favs; hopefully with guys like AJ and Woods they can get into WWE2K's ear and convince them to go back to the AKI engine style...
BeBetterGamer Wrestling But the question still remains.... How will will they ever get the original game engine and not have it looking like the mods that are all over youtube . To be honest i dont want the game engine looking too realistic graphics wise . But if they ever put it on ps4 and added stuff like the crowd looking like the wrestlers but smaller to portray a crowd with alot more move animations with normal sized people instead of paper cut outs with only 2 move animations and some women fat and thin , because in all the aki games there are no females in the crowd . Also there could be actual commentators with a choice of turning on and off their voices but still have them make normal movements which all wrestling games should've had a long time ago . What about having voices for the wrestlers and have them move there mouths and btw i saw some taunts where the wrestlers actually smile and move their mouths in revenge and no mercy . Actuall crowd chants insted of those slightly repetitive noises they make . A actual career mode like 2k16 but with more storylines . But those are a few little things that could be worked on and added.
I personally would like to see it moved towards a cel shaded/animated style; where it appears realistic but it's not photo realistic like 2K16. The N64 graphics worked b/c they were the best of that era, but nowadays if you aren't trying to be photo realistic might as well be a little more artistic. I think things like crowd animations/voices etc would be cool little touches but not essentially necessary...all I want is for my wrestling to feel fluid and clean; the engines that have been created after AKI all feel clunky and counter intuitive. If they could just get back to that and the pacing of the AKI engine, then I'd be happy. For me the fire pro wrestling series nearly perfected what should be in a wrestling game when it came to features and customization options; and I think they had a lot more room to add all those things because they took liberties with the art style (that still holds up ten years later), which I think a No Mercy remake should do. What's the point of having the most realistic wrestlers in a game if it plays like trash?
This game never gets old, I'm 47 years old and still feel like I'm 30 when this was released, and to be honest, I started playing this 2 years ago. I had a friend who imported games but only watched him play them. But now via emulation I even play the NJPW on 64 and PS1 emulator, where NJPW 3 was the best on PS1. I use the ePSXe android emulator for NJPW 3.
Very cool. As more time passes, emulation is becoming the best way to preserve the history of these games and still make them accessible to new players today.
BeBetterGamer Wrestling very true, though the lack of a controller on Android is kind of tough to play, don't know if via a OTG cable I can use a controller for my G Note 3
BeBetterGamer Wrestling I was disappointed with NJPW Toukon Road 2 on N64, I have it on my emulator but it has the Yukes engine used in the NJPW games on PS1.
I've yet to play it, but I was never a fan of the Yuke's engine on PS1
But android emulators don't support WiFi multiplayer. That sucks
This is a great video and I'll be watching more of the series. I appreciate the work and research you put into this.
Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I appreciate the lovely compliment!
I have the first one, and the second one is on its way in the mail. I can't wait to play these games
Pumped for the rest of this adventure!
Me too!
Your comment about tape trading took me back. I borrowed a tape from a friend in 1992. He was gushing how awesome Japanese wrestling was. When I took it home and popped it in the VHS, I was immediately in awe. The tape had a bunch of the early 90s New Japan stars. Jushin liger, Otani and the highlight for me was 2 matches with the OG Tiger Mask vs Dynamite Kid. After watching that tape, I never looked at wrestling the same again.
This is awesome! Great video on VPW2. Iv been a fan of Revenge and No Mercy for a while and wanted to learn more and try out the Holy Grail of Wrestling games. I got my emulator, rom, English patches, and my usb to PS2/N64 adapter all ready. I still have to change the costumes and adjust all the characters but then I'll start diving deep with this game. I didn't know there were super finishers in this game so thats awesome to find out. I can't wait to check out your other videos in VPW2 series. :)
+pinstripe01 Thanks for the comments! I'm sure you won't be disappointed in VPW2, there is a lot of cool stuff in this game that was left out of the WCW/WWF games.
BeBetterGamer Wrestling hey bro help me out?
I'll take the wrestling logic this game has over the addition of ladder and cage matches for the WWF games any day.You could put cpu vs cpu and have amazing matches on VPW2.Not so much for No Mercy.This to me is the king of N64 Puro games
I legit learned Japanese to play VPW2
I hope you continue with the video, i know there's not many views but i really enjoy old wrestling games let's play i hope you continue doing them =)
Thank you! Yes I am still continuing with my videos, whenever I can. I'm focusing mainly on the AKI N64 Wrestling games for now but maybe when day when I can do this full time I will focus on other older wrestling games series.
Virtual wrestling 2 is one of my favorite games
This game is gorgeous! I must find it at once!
Jin Takahashi Tensai Visually it still holds up, I love it!
Love to have played this
I found it a bit odd that Vader had the Jackhammer as his second front finisher xP
On a somewhat related note, Vader's hidden moveset in No Mercy (hidden DEEP within the game) gave him the Body Press to Front Slam as his front strong A-up move, which also belonged to Goldberg. ^^
Yeah some of the second specials are weird on some of the wrestlers.
Isn't this AJ Styles favourite wrestling game ever btw AJPW is Kings Road, NJPW is Strong style
I believe he did say it a few years back in an interview; wouldn't be surprised if it still is! And thanks for the correction!
No problem man, being too young to have remembered these games I enjoy learning about them
Great to hear!
Savage C.F yes it is (aj has said so in a few shoots)
I love AKI wrestling games
Me too!
excellent vid dude, just got VPW2 on emulator, and this really helped as i dont read japanese
Thanks hope you enjoy it!
i hope you're able to see this comment but my gosh what a video my man great way to introduce one of my favorite games as a kid i had no one to play with on this game i was a lone wolf until 2012 (WWE'12) , as a kid i was confused because characters just pop up randomly having me question were they're here before? *not knowing i unlocked them and certain items for Edit Superstar* Misawa was my enemy on this game because he was the only A.I to somehow beat me it was fun clashing against him and even involving other people the A.I pulls up a challenge the same way with him on Giant Gram 2000 btw in that game it showed me the classic matches of when Misawa first won his belt and it was like a 2k Showcase/Showdown: Legends of Wrestling style mode before any other wrestling game like WWE'13 SVR challenge mode ever done it but after you won those matches they'll show you Highlights of the actual match but overall this game has the best in game options cutominzation, gameplay and Match-Types even to this day that we don't get anymore in wresting video games the only publisher now for the current constoles is 2k and they are squeezing the wrestling out of the games with buggy and glitchy gameplay Random Game crashes with Easy/Repetitive A.I who cheats you in gameplay a one dimensional career mode with no Love put into it that THQ did better . Now I've heard next year 2k is doing micro-transactions for next years launch 2k19 even tho this year on career mode is teaching you how to gamble and having you miss over 110+ moves without unlocking them while in exhibition mode everything is unlocked 2ks business practice is not what a wrestling game should be it shouldn't be a slot machine of pay to win and that's whats wrong with the current wrestling games now. No Mercy to me has a lot more gameplay sides/elements to it that makes it sort of a even better game to the wacky/crazy side of carrying big cheeses , the rocks Book, Perry Saturns Mop ,Crash Hollys Scale , Mae Young putting her crotch on your face etc etc is what makes the game have so many options you can easily go about it without too much hard-work same thing with MDickie wrestling games that's why i think a lot of people pick that to be the #1 game for wrestling games for me i choose Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 around this time as a kid i want the match types the customization and the gameplay style but with All Japan Pro-Wrestling for the Playstation 1 realistic graphics at the time also good game in that game it has a more skilled grappling system if the 1st Virtual Pro Wrestling was better than the second then my apologies i never got my hands on the 1st i do wish i can go back to this game fully knowing who everyone is and how to unlock them but since the 2D Phenomenon Fire Pro is coming to Playstation/Xbox in the summer with all the current and past NJPW stars i fully know they'll likely use the same methods as in this game with the un-licensed superstars speaking of that the first time i saw Great Baba was in Touken Club but he was a parody wrestler in that game most of the wrestlers are that i think that's why on the current games on universe mode i use actual wrestlers and parody them all because of that game btw Touken i think was the 1st game to use parody wrestlers all an all great video once again i hope you do know some of the game i mentioned they are amazing as weel as this beautiful Creation that is Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 -mb
I'm familiar with all the games you mentioned, although I haven't played Giant Gram. I remember wanting it back int he day and yeah they basically did Showcase mode before 2K, which is cool. I would love to get it on the channel. I've heard about the microtransactions too...such a shame. I feel like 2K needs a lot of work gameplay wise; like you explained there are a lot of things VPW2 and FirePro do 2K doesn't, and they should focus on that instead of microtransactions. I think now is the perfect time for wrestling game alternatives, just how people want alternatives to WWE.
You're right about what wrestling game needs but in the back of my mind i truly believe 2k knows that they can do better ,that they are fully aware of their options,i am gonna continue commenting because it's always great to express how you feel about the video and to that i fully enjoy it even going back to what i saw months to re-watch it and lay down a comment i hope you're able to grab Giant Gram the quality sound of the intro and the animations of the game is gonna really get you into gear to keep on playing Stan Hansen was kinda OP in that game as well as i can remember every grappling maneuver feels like you just annihilated your opponent some voice overs from i think the actual wrestlers *i think* it's 100 times better than Royal Rumble 2000 and the robes man Ric Flair not even AJ Styles Fortune btw good team the robes are amazing im not gonna explain more i hope amazon or a local store might have it . In Jersey it some game stops have it -mb
Does anybody know what the edit screen says after you win a belt???
skip to 23:35 if u came here for the roster
Thanks for this! I've been meaning to make separate videos just for the roster but unfortunately haven't had time. This timestamp is sure to help!
hey friend! anyway you can post the formulas for all the roster edits?!
Hey no problem! I've edited the description of the video, so you should be able to find the link to the roster edit there!
BeBetterGamer Wrestling THANK YOU!
Great video had this on my emulator for some time but could never play cause the translation this helped a lot
Thanks I appreciate it! I plan on making more tutorial/translation videos in the future, that are more specific (and not as long lol). But have you checked out the VPW2 translation patch? I have a video of it on my channel where I give a brief overview. It's for emulators only but man it would have been so sweet to have it back in the day.
How do you get your opponent to stand when they are down?
Any chance you can make a video on create a belt and identify which belt belonged to each fed at the time? Too many custom games I'd like to know what's in the real game. Thanks
I love NJPW and AJPW
Does anyone know if the english translated FREEM edition of this is playable on Everdrive X7?
I'll be getting the modded version in March for N64 :)
Where can I find the best way to edit the names? Like there are different way to deal with the limited space. You shortened the pre-name, others put it as the short name. Is there a complete list somewhere?
There's a full list of all the wrestlers names on gamefaqs...but in terms of how to put them into the game it's entirely up to you. Since there is only limited space for the English characters, everyone comes up with their own way; there is no perfect system because there is always gonna be one or two wrestlers whose name are too long no matter how you try and spell it (like Mr. Gannosuke, Mitsuharu Misawa, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, etc.)
I went with the first letter and last name, some people put just have the last name or first name, or nickname...whatever you like! Honestly its whatever you feel most comfortable with. I kinda want to figure out how to spell everyone's name in Japanese, and then have only their short name be in English...
You are a God Send for me right now. Ive been playing with Google Translate and its not enough. lol
Thanks for the info I have been looking for a copy of this. I have the first one and wcw vs the world for ps1
Hey bud there is no way to import save files on the wii emulator is there? I was trying to do it to fire pro wrestling on the snes enulatir on the wii but it only worked on grest work btw
Sorry I have no idea, I've never used the Wii emulator for N64 games...
New Japan has round robin tournaments like the Best of the Super Juniors, World Tag League and their premier tournament, the G1 Climax
Love wrestling and wrestling games since way back in the '80s. I've grown up playing all of them pretty much but never got into the 2K series. Played fire Pro for about 20 years and I kind of got burned out on it. Just played this game a couple months ago when I imported it.
Love the game except the menus in Japanese are hard for me to navigate. I can't seem to be able to save my name changes to English for the default wrestlers. Do you have a guide for the menus? Thank you very much for the video by the way
Does anyone on here play VPW64? I am searching for a guide or translation for the post match statistics. There are several facts and percentages for the match, player and cpu. Unfortunately this is not included in this game. Does anyone have more information?
I would be interested in learning this too! Anyone got any leads?
Greatest game ever. I only play this via emulation on my G Note 3, so don't know if I unlock a wrestler it will save it.
Can you explain the offensive parameters of CAWs? For example I figure arm and leg offense paremeters were for punches for kicks, but would head offense be headbutts only? Or is it all head hurting moves like pile drivers or ddt's? What about body offense? Is body offense for slams and suplexes?
Yeah you're impulses are right you got it figured out
Just got a n64 to hdmi from Amazon and have been playing this ever since.
Can you explain how to use the memory card for this game?
The memory card basically gives you extra slots for CAW's and belts, so you can swap them with the ones that are in your game. You only get 16 spaces for wrestlers per memory card though...so if you are planning on making more than 32 wrestlers, you'll need to invest in multiple memory cards or one of those four in memory paks they used to sell (could probably still find them on eBay). As for how to navigate the menu and options, refer to the Translation guide by IceMaster on Gamefaqs.
So what kind of Game Shark do I need so I can play the cartridge on my 64?
U dont need a gameshark. The Japanese cartridges weren't designed to fit into American n64 consoles so u have to modify either your console or the cartridge. The easiest way to do it is to switch the back of the cartridge with an American game cartridge. U can find a screwdriver on Amazon or ebay pretty cheap. Another way is to cut off the ridges on the cartridge to make it fit into the console. Or u can open your console and remove the part that stops the cartridge from fitting all the way in or u can buy an adapter on ebay which is really expensive imo. But what i did was use one of my old game cartridges and bought the game and a n64 cartridge screwdriver and switched the backs on them so vpw2 would fit. Its the cheapest and easiest way
THANK U THIS GAME IS SO LIT
It sure is!
23:20 I feel like pointing out that DLC is only a thing due to how much people want graphically from a game now. Like, people want to pay the same price for the games they did 20 years ago even though development and asset creation is through the roof in terms of cost. If people would be willing to pay 100-150$ or so for a game they wouldn't bother with DLC at all.
Yeah the cost of game development is definitely a big reason why we have DLC now and I agree I don't think people realize it's kinda bonkers that games have stayed around $50-$60 for so long...I remember paying sometimes $80 for SNES or N64 games back in the day! Imagine what that means now due to inflation! I wasn't trying to make the fact you got to pay for added moves in the WWE games a negative though, I was trying to make the connection how they added on moves done by other wrestlers who aren't necessarily currently wrestling for WWE and how VPW2 kept moves from the WWF/WCW games even though there is only a couple of non Japanese wrestlers in the game. I honestly think DLC nowadays is much better than it has been in the past, and like you said I understand that a lot of that needs to be done this way so that we can keep getting these awesome games. Thanks for the comment!
how do you turn on the momentum meters please reply
You mean the spirit meters that appear on the bottom? Those are on by default...they can be switched on and off in the options menu.
Bebetter...just a question on this. Do you know wher ein the options menu the switch is? My friends picked up the Japanese cartridge and I just cut the corners to get it to fit the console. I dont know where the spirit meter settings are.
@@youcantstartthedayonanempt287 Latest reply ever but it's one of three things you can change in the pause menu during matches. I've turned it off accidentally before because I can't read Japanese.
New to ya channel was watching one of your videos on twitch for wcw vs nwo revenge
Welcome! Hope you enjoy the rest of my stuff!
Man I've always wanted to play this game I just could never find an English version.
emulate
Jose Garcia there is ONE website that sells english translated cartridges somewhere. Forgot the URL, but just look up "Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 English Cartridge"
Hey sorry does anyone have any tips for reversing I can't seem to get it down
Reversing strikes or grapples? For strikes and when they grab it's all about the timing but every strike kinda has it's own timing. When you are locked in a hold it's a bit of RNG just button mash a bit and hope you get the reversal.
@@BeBetterGamerWrestling great thanks man kinda used to the 2k series and the whole R2 for everything
Wish for a remake for this game.
does anyone know, by any chance, how to unlock the dark hayabusa mask? gameshark isn't an option for me, and i already tried hayabusa vs taka in a first blood match and it doesn't work...
+Paul Paul Did you make it so that you can only win via first blood? Make sure ring out, submission, pinfall, tko and time limit are all off as win conditions. If I remember correctly from back in the day sometimes you have to make him bleed twice in a first blood match if it doesn't end automatically.
Thanks for trying to help! I've changed every setting to No except for First Blood and still nothing. I make the opponent bleed twice, the match ends and it goes straight back to the main menu without unlocking anything. I don't know what else to try. I haven't had trouble unlocking anything else but this damn mask. So weird...
+Paul Paul Hmmm...very strange...I remember unlocking it back in the day. On this new cartridge I have I haven't unlocked it yet, but I will try it myself and see if it works for me and maybe we can figure something out. BTW who are you using against TAKA?
Awesome! I'd appreciate that. I've been using Hayabusa.
FYI, these are the only two places I found on the web that say anything about unlocking the dark Hayabusa mask, and they're both a little different:
www.gamefaqs.com/n64/576850-virtual-pro-wrestling-2-oudou-keishou/faqs/6901
www.arcade-history.com/?n=virtual-pro-wrestling-2-oudou-keishou-model-nus-na2j&page=detail&id=58057
They need to make a Virtual Pro Wrestling for PS4.
What would happen if you set the match to MMA but used a normal wrestler?
You can still use a normal wrestler, the rules don't affect how the wrestlers play.
Hey man, what did you use / what do you recommend to record N64 games off the actual machine/cart itself?
I use the Elgato Game Capture HD
With S-Video input?
Not yet! My elgato didn't come with an s-video cable, just regular composite...but I literally just ordered one from their website! It took me forever to get around to getting an s-video cable for my n64 too lol but I will be recording in s-video probably when I start my WWF No Mercy Women's championship series and every video I do after that...so soon!
Two more questions :-) I'm thinking of getting both VPW und VPW 2. On ebay they always mention that VPW 2 uses internal batteries (but I hope they last long?)
Does anyone here come from a PAL region and knows where to get an NTSC adapter to get both games to work properly?
A few games make trouble when trying to use a universal adapter and adapter with indiviudal start codes are hard to get these days
I can't seem to get one the PAL area. And I hoped to use some Passport II codes to translate the menu stuff
I bought a japanese N64 and both Vpw 1 and 2. But I am struggling with the menus and can't seem to save properly in VPW 1. Hpw does it work? Do I save on a controller pak or on the game pak? And how so I load my data. Everytime I turn the console on all data seems to be gone :(
It saves on cartridge. Maybe the battery is empty :(
Deniz Kaytan Can I save on the controller pak to avoid buying another cartridge?
You Can change battery. I Do not know if it can be saved on pak
Can this be played on a laptop? I know dumb question but my laptop died 5 years ago and just curious. Had no idea this great mod existed
Which mod are you referring too? Most modern-day laptops, even from a few years ago, should be able to run any AKI related mod or Rom hack with Project 64.
@@BeBetterGamerWrestling any of them. But cool thanks!
@@BeBetterGamerWrestling I just got a new lenovo i5 Yoga 730 laptop. I'm clueless on how and where to download this. Not even sure if my laptop can run this :(
@BeBetterGamer Wrestling Hey!!! It's me again :) I have a question (maybe some questions I wanted to ask you actually.) I'm sure you heard of WWF No Mercy mods like "Showdown 64" & I think "Monday Night Wars." Are these mods actually possible to insert into EverDrive 64 Cartridges? Or do they run the high chance of crashing your EverDrive & screwing them up? When I ask that too, I also want to know if they also screw up your other games you have on there, thus becoming corrupted?
I'm currently having issues with getting "Showdown 64" onto my laptop itself. The actual emulator that game supports, "Project 64 V2.1" gives my laptop viruses. I can't even get V2.1 through the official Project64 website, as it doesn't even give you the option anymore, to download that version.
One video I tried watching on RUclips, the guy was rude & made everything seem so "self explanatory" when it really wasn't. Some sites don't have No Mercy ROM (CoolRoms for e.g. doesn't do Nintendo ROM's anymore) yet the guy was like "just Google it!!!"
That doesn't help, ugh! And the way he organized his folders, confused me like crazy as well :(
That sucks you had such a bad experience with that guy who managed to get it running, but I can totally relate. It always bothers me when someone says "it's super easy to figure it out" but they don't explain how they did it and aren't helpful lol that really bugs me! Anyway, unfortunately, the Everdrive does not run any of those mods you mentioned. I'm in a similar situation as you; currently, I can't try any of the mods because I'm on a Mac and none of the emulators required for those mods run on a Mac. The only thing the Everdrive can run is hacks or patches that don't add anything to the existing code. All the No Mercy, VPW2, and other AKI mods have extra assets like images, music, moves etc. and needs all those loaded in with the help of an emulator that can add those files. That's the easiest way I can explain it, as had been sort of relayed to me from the maker of the VPW2 translation patch. Currently, there are some efforts being made to make some ROM hacks in the AKI games that can run on the Everdrive, but I don't know how successful they'll be or when they will be ready. I hope this helps, and feel free to ask me any more questions you have!
BeBetterGamer Wrestling Thanks for letting me know about this! I'm hoping at the very least, I can get a "Showdown 64" or a WCW-themed mod onto my laptop!! That really sucks that you cannot play any of those mods - see at least for me, I have a Windows & it's possible for me to play those games!!!
I'M GLAD YOU SYMPATHIZE WITH ME & UNDERSTAND WHAT I SAID! Not every single person out there has the best antivirus programs/can afford the best antivirus programs or are even THAT tech-savy to download complicated games, programs, everything else related. And also just because some people can easily get something to work, doesn't mean others aren't allowed to be confused!! Even by reading or following instructions, instructions aren't always easy to understand!!!
Bebettergamer i am doing great in hard difficulty in vpw 2 but when i changed difficulty to expert its ai is very tough and i I lose.In hard i can beat ai.But in expert ai squashes me everytime,
Don't give it up! Like any video game, it takes time and practice!
the executioner from wcw/nwo revenge is actually Terry bam bam Gordy if I recall reading somewhere
Yeah a lot of the "fake" wrestlers in WCW/nWo Revenge had the movesets from people were wrestled prominently in Japan like Gordy and were featured in Virtual Pro Wrestling 64.
The Executioner was Terry Gordy’s gimmick in the WWF and he was a henchman of Paul Bearer who fought The Undertaker
Hello! Great videos, I really like your passion about wrestling and the games. Keep going!
Dou you suggest getting both VPW 1 and 2 even if I already got No Mercy, Revenge and World Tour and Fire Pro Wrestling Returns for Ps2?
Will the translation guides be enough to master the menus? Do one miss a lot in the story mode or mic work before the matches because of language?
Can't remember if WM 2000 had much text. Had that back in the days having no alternative since AKI dropped the Wcw license, but I think today No Mercys Better. I was never much into WWF/WWE though. One question regarding gameplay: the weapons still disappear when dropped like in WM 2000, right?
Thanks for the compliment! I highly suggest adding VPW2 to the collection; although I might be bias because it's my favorite of the AKI series. I don't think VPW64 is necessary unless you want to collect them all; it's essentially World Tour with more wrestlers and modes, but it's that early AKI engine so it's not as polished as the series got from Revenge forward.
I think the translation guide will be more than enough. The menus are essentially laid out the same way as WrestleMania 2000, so once you see the similarities you probably will end up memorizing it over time naturally.
You don't miss much of the story due to the japanese text b/c there isn't any; RRS mode is essentially Road to WrestleMania, so you are going through various matches with no plot. RRS mode is a reflection of an AJPW tour schedule, so all the text and dialogue that comes us are notifications for tournaments, title matches, and character unlocks.
And yes the weapons disappear like in WM2000.
+BeBetterGamer Wrestling
Alright, maybe I guess I'll give it a try. Just need to find a good import adapter for N64.
Are there lots of moves that are not in No Mercy or WM 2000? I know some moves, counters and stuff that didn't make it from World Tour or Revenge to the others (there is a video on YT that shows so e of these missing parts)
Pretty much all the moves that were introduced in VPW2 were kept in No Mercy. The closest things to moves being left out was the MMA grapple/mount system.
Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 is a awesome game it was worth importing straight from Japan.
Totally worth it; it's actually cheaper now in relation to how much it cost me when I first got it when it was released. I paid around $100...16 years later with inflation that's about $140 and you can find a decent copy of VPW2 on ebay from $40-$60.
BeBetterGamer Wrestling
$140!!!!!!!!!
Woooooooooooo
I was lucky to get it for $50 along with
VPW64 on eBay. Luckily both were in
pristine condition. I also had to buy a cartridge
adapter for it too.
Mr. Bullet Club Biggz The Verbal Assassin Yeah that's a great price to get it at. Crazy it's not worth more today honestly...guess it's really a hidden gem in a lot of ways.
BeBetterGamer Wrestling
A very hidden gem indeed.
It's value should be higher, all the
AKI should be, I go to retro used game
stores and No Mercy, Revenge etc are
$1 to $5
Mr. Bullet Club Biggz The Verbal Assassin Right?!? I was at my local game store the other day and they had WCW/nWo Revenge for $4!! Crazy! At least the upside is if you are a fan of wrestling and missed these games from back in the day, it doesn't cost a lot to get them now.
How to use super special?
Taunt again when you already have your special meter activated
Can you make Ken Shamrock in VPW2 like the hidden character edit like everyone else?
Unfortunately Shamrock isn't in the game, but you could always make a CAW. I plan on doing one for him down the line.
if your having difficulty with the translations, you can get the english patch of the rom here:
s15.zetaboards.com/VPW2Dojo/topic/7843937/4/#new
I believe someone figured out how to get it to work on mac too!!
And here is some codes, great for when your simming matches and want to talk about the wrestlers:
s15.zetaboards.com/VPW2Dojo/forum/3058263/
***** Thanks I appreciate the links!
BeBetterGamer
no problem bro, also the patch only works on project 64 1.7 or project 64 2.1
Nice video, playing VPW2 right now. Wish I could have gotten the English patch (or you know, the actual cartridge) but translating it will be nice.
I actually just tried out the English patch for the first time a few days ago; will eventually post a video about it. Navigating through the game isn't too bad tho - basically have the menus all memorized by this point because I've played so much!
I remember had get a third WWF NO MERCY that didn't have that faulty battery kept erasing. Virtual 64 and this from a lady both factory sealed $40. took three weeks to get . Paid 40$ Japanese N64 play also US games . Got them 2000s .that was a steal. Other friends got em used $70 each no or manual. I felt stupid when I wasted money 💰 getting that N64 and converter only 12$$ 😂😂😂
What game store in Chinatown ? J&L ?
You know I don't remember the name all I remember it was in the Elizabeth street center on the lower level
Jekel in Revenge was Dr Death Steve Williams in VPW2
Yeah a lot of those fake wrestlers in WCW/nWo Revenge (and WCW World Tour) were based on the Japanese wrestlers
BeBetterGamer Wrestling yeah I just found out after reading a forum. I also heard Han Zo Man is Hayabusa, Frank is Jumbo Tsuruta in a similar forum. 😅
Yeah it's pretty neat they did that, because all the fake wrestlers movesets are based on real Japanese guys that were in VPW64 and VPW2. Some are even a hybrid of a few. I plan on making a video about them down the line because I think it's pretty unique that it only made it's way to the WCW games that AKI did.
Can you please post a guide on your edits?
+Cain Abelstein I pulled the edits from a very old guide I used back in the day, which you can find here: web.archive.org/web/20050212214351/home.att.net/~jfarnham/VPWedit.txt
As far as I know, it was the only one ever did. I've made some slight adjustments off of that for certain wrestlers, based on footage from youtube, NJPW WORLD, etc. Hope this helps!
Thanks.
So I can make Glacier essentially. Also was Goldberg really that martial art oriented?
Yes you can make Glacier martial arts like how he was in Revenge. And I Kno originally that's what the gimmick for Goldberg was supposed to be like a MMA type wrestler (even tho he had no MMA training) but it quickly became just spear/jackhammer and powermoves
Yea, he used to have that rolling leg lock and lots of martial arts kicks
Tape trading dark days dark, dark days lol
Joseph Derosier Haha dark days indeed! The internet and digital downloads have made things a whole lot easier lol
Do you play Fire Pro Wrestling
Yes I do play Fire Pro; the version I played the most was Fire Pro Wrestling D, and recently I streamed Returns on twitch. Planning on streaming/making videos for World when it's released on the PS4
You can edit there moves you just clone them to a created wrestler and it will let you change all moves
Yes I do that sometimes lol...I guess I was just talking about how you can't edit them as their base version, but yeah cloning them to a create a wrestler let's you edit them...that was one of the changes I did in No Mercy with Kurt Angle so that I could give him the ankle lock! Actually Fire Pro has a nice feature where if you copy a wrestler to edit the moves, you can hide the original default wrestler, so that only your cloned wrestler appears! I kinda wish VPW2 had that feature because there's no good way to hide a wrestler if you copy them over a CAW space.
Create AJ Styles and the Bullet Club 😍
I made AJ Styles for VPW2 and No Mercy already; more Bullet Club members soon
I made AJ Styles for VPW2 and No Mercy already; more Bullet Club members soon
Is the first one on N64? Edit:Nevermind you answered it lol
Man, thanks once again for the other time you helped me for vpw2. So here I am once again bugging you if know a website to correct attires for vpw 64 pls....
My isn't so good at all.
"My humble apologies"
Hey you don't have to apologize! I don't mind answering questions; if I don't know the answer I'll gladly tell you. This channel was created in hopes of one day being the ultimate resource for these games, so I welcome all questions!
Anyway I didn't get VPW64 when it came out, so I don't know of a guide (yet) that writes out all the correct attires. BUT! There is another youtube channel called "Wrestling Video Games" and it has a playlist with all the corrected attires for VPW64: goo.gl/rjr1GO
I recently bought VPW64 from eBay, and the copy I received already had all the attires edited and names corrected; so I got lucky! Which is also why I haven't looked for a written guide. But that playlist I sent you should be enough b/c the edit mode in VPW64 is simple like the edit mode from WCW/nWo Revenge.
Hope this helps!
+BeBetterGamer Wrestling Ok thank you very much once again ! 👍
You're welcome!
Emerald Fusion
Hey, you should play this game on Twitch
What? Pay-Per-View mode was definitely in WWF No Mercy.
Oops did I say it wasn't?!? Man that's an epic brain fart...especially since I have a couple of videos on my channel where I use the PPV mode in No Mercy lol...mind putting the timestamp where I said that? Thx for noticing!
Thanks for the correction! I have a terrible memory, and in this video I was going mostly off of memory which is bad when I'm trying to recall stuff from plus 15 years ago lol. But thanks and if you ever notice anything else let me know!
In terms of the time that has passed and time hasn't treated this game well that you talk about towards the end of the video, imagine this game playing online a la COD or GTA V wow
it's not called a roaring elbow... it's a rolling elbow. also not All japanese wrestlers are about strong style, Misawa wrestled for ajpw before he founded NOAH and ajpw was about the kings road style
Hahaha!!!! 34:00
Liger is G.O.A.T.
@@BeBetterGamerWrestling he is my favroite Japanese wrestler by far.
Liger flipping the camera off 33:13
Liger's the best lol
BeBetterGamer Wrestling Can't wait to play this game. Bought it a little over 4 weeks ago and I'm waitingg for it to ship to my house. 😅
That's really cool! It's totally worth the wait!
Yeah thanks, I know. I've got a whole lot prepared for it, I have SO many CAWS lined up on a list I made. I may need memory cards for them tho since you can only have 16 at a time.
Is it possible that you could be able to explain the whole Memory card thing to me as well? Cuz I'm extremely curious about it and how it works. :/
The memory card can save 16 CAWs; it's set up basically how it's set up in the game. You can move or copy the CAWs back and forth between the memory card and game. What I like to do is keep at least one slot open in game (so fifteen caws total) to make it easier to move/copy back and forth between a full memory card and cartridge. You can also do the same thing with the belts you make: move them back and forth between memory cards.
Why do people call these arcade style and they are NOT? They are very much simulation games