I use to play this game in the arcade. It was HUGE! You placed your quarters on the glass to be the next challenger and try and defeat the current winner. A crowd would form (3-12 people on a Friday) watching. I remember A dude at the arcade would charge us 2 quarters to do the fatality when I won. He would throw a cardboard box over his hands with a hole cut in it, so you could not see the button sequence. That was before everyone had the Internet.
That's ridiculous but hilarious at the same time because the moves were mentioned in gaming magazines. I saw a kid writing them down and getting told off by the newsagent lol
I played with shang tsung and knew how to change to every character ( i still remember how even 20 years later). Now i don't even know my wife's number.
30 years and i still remember the last level password in good troop. I remember the place in the street my cuz told me. Banana Cherry emerald Ruby banana.
I'd like to take a moment to appreciate the klassic Shang Tsung players who took the time to find out and memorize the move list of all the kombatants. We salute you.
WooSung Choi yeah when I first was introduced to Shang Tsung in MK2 I instantly fell in love. This guy is still my fav character to this day. Kick ass!
JY008 I agree. His character change ability is every bit as powerful here as in MK1. Honestly, I kind of think he's too overpowered for a playable character.
@@floggyWM1Shang Tsung is overpowered because he can transform into any playable and use their moves, he has all them at his disposal. He also has the most overpowered technique, the triple fireball, if the first hits the rest will hit too, even if you block you will take a good chunk of damage. The combat with Shao Khan shows why this move is so powerful, you only have to spam it all time to defeat the final boss.
1: I kind of wish they gave Shang Tsung a sort of redemption arc for his ending. 2: I love how minor this game makes Shang Tsung look compared to Shao Kahn shows he was just a pawn all this time 3: Great gameplay
That’s the thing about Tsung’s character though he is always self centered and evil. If he did do anything good it would be out of pure self interest and not to help anyone
People wants to play as the villian, hence why Bowser is playable in Smash Bros and in a couple of the RPGs. Not all villains are Darth Vader with a tragic backstory, the classic villains are just evil just because and need no sympathy to make you like them.
I don’t know if they had this on the arcade version but, in the SNES you could turn into Kintoro as a fatality and chomp down on your victim. It was fucking bad ass.
Easter egg: In Shang Tsung’s ending it gives a reference to Raiden’s MK1 ending with both endings saying “Have a Nice Day” possibly meaning both had dark endings
Aw man, such sweet memories! How I wish we had online multiplayer in the 90’s! Once I got every move in this game down I was feeling awesome! Would’ve used Shang Tsung every time! The only move in this entire game I never really got comfortable using was Reptile’s invisibility but overall it wouldn’t have mattered to me lol
@ 14.45 I don't think I've seen many people beat up Kintaro that easy, man these Mortal Kombat games were a real challenge. Players didn't have access to punisher Combos and they had to think hard and concentrate and do the best they could with what they had it was like Streetfighter. Nice Playthrough!.
This game brings me back to the early to mid 90's. i would back up a buddy of mine with money and betting and he'd play. We both made out good for a few hours of game play. Good times.
Shang Tsung is the most dangerous character in the whole franchise. Not only he can shape shift into other fighters, but he also know their attacks and their fatalities and he can use it on them.....😬
YOU FAILED - you didn't turn into Johnny Kage when the other Shang Tsung did!!! I jest. Awesome job. I dig the air juggles. I usually beat Kintaro with Scorpion (Kintaro is a sucker for the spear) but Kitana is the juggle queen. BTW I never saw Liu Kang use the air fireballs in your playthrough. His annoying ass always managed to shoot me down with at least one of those.
Watching this as I go along. Can’t wait until you get to play against Shang Tsung as Shang Tsung using Shang Tsung’s likeness and Shang Tsung’s moveset.
+Bnoise22 mk2 was ahead of it's time kids and the announcer sounds more scary in this game then mkx TBH the music in this game was the killer! this has to be one of the best video games with the best music!
Shang Tsung was my fav character in MKII. After i master all the characters in the game, I used Shang Tsung to my advantage. I used to do fatalities with other characters while using Shang Tsung. All the good ol days of the the yr 1995.
Tucka Matt It's not that hard if you know (and exploit) AI-flaws in the game, like arcadegamesfreak does. He did that on his MK1-playthrough as well, against Goro. But, despite all that, he's still pretty skilled, that's for sure, al be it only because he knows all Tsung's morphs, as well as every player's special moves and fatalities. That's sure counts for something :-)
Oh thank you arcadegamesfreak for up loading this. Many people in many arcades in 94-95ish met their ends at the hands of my Shang Tsung avatar... Good times.
This was the first Mortal Kombat game I have EVER played. Despite the absurdly tough A.I. and the cheap as hell Kintaro and Shao Khan, I still love this game.
The later versions ended a lot of these combos and the AI was much harder to best. I know for a fact the jump into a roundhouse kick counter was taken out.
Yo! All my life since this game came out, i never thought to try and beat the game like this! Forget it now im 31. Lol. But this is some next level shit right here!
Three things... 1) great playthrough, really enjoyable to watch. 2) I'd forgotten all about the Kintaro morph fatality, took me right back and I recall having to hold a button (low punch?) for a long while / from the begnning of the round. 3) That Revolution X advert at the end had also escaped my memory. I believe that was a dubious music themed shooter, but could be misremembering. Anyhow, thanks again and keep up the great content - new subber.
This was 1 mk alongside SM. I NEVER gotnto play. However watchingnit gives me enjoyment. As im more fan wise of MK 1/Trilogy. Trilogy was the bomb for me... soft spot for Deadly alliance. However i did play ultimate mk 3 at my friends when it came out years ago.
I love Mortal Kombat so much I got the dragon tattooed on my arm. I remember the Golfland/Sunsplash Castle had all the cabinets 1 through 4 back in the day. Don't know if they still do I haven't been there in years.
Shang stung is one of my favorite mk charecters. I always morphed into the charecter I was playing. Good to see someone else doing it. The only thing I could never get was his fatality where he morphs into kintoro and punches his apponent in half.
I use to play this game in the arcade. It was HUGE! You placed your quarters on the glass to be the next challenger and try and defeat the current winner. A crowd would form (3-12 people on a Friday) watching. I remember A dude at the arcade would charge us 2 quarters to do the fatality when I won. He would throw a cardboard box over his hands with a hole cut in it, so you could not see the button sequence. That was before everyone had the Internet.
Lmfaooooo oh the memories.
Haha nice
Yeah, those are old times.
@@LITTLE1994 I would give my left nut for these days
That's ridiculous but hilarious at the same time because the moves were mentioned in gaming magazines. I saw a kid writing them down and getting told off by the newsagent lol
I played with shang tsung and knew how to change to every character ( i still remember how even 20 years later). Now i don't even know my wife's number.
Make a video please... I need to see a real tsang
Haha
I have your wifey number right here buddy
30 years and i still remember the last level password in good troop. I remember the place in the street my cuz told me. Banana Cherry emerald Ruby banana.
@@Primus-ue4th I see what you did there 😂😂
Defeating everyone as their mirror image. Nice twist and well played!
Must play this game day an night
Weeeeeeeeeell...it's not "well played" if every opponent does is mostly using their range attacks
God created man in his own image not destroy them
@@lawrencescott2647 no one came here to hear that. Take it somewhere else.
I did that all the time when I owned the SNES version.
I loved that this game had such a dark element to it, the music and sound effects are fucking awesome!
MK2 is the best MK
Always Liked the Character select screen music.
The fact you turn to your opponent and whooped they ass and did their fatality..mad skills
I appreciate the Kintaro fatality morph right before fighting Kintaro.
"Feel the wrath of oh oh..oh oh..oh.oh.." lol.
Not wrath, the rrrrrrrrrath.
Maybe if Kahn would just shut up and fight, he wouldn't lose so often. 😅
Love the way Kintaro clenches his fists before starting the match. Looks as though he can't wait to fuck you up!
I'd like to take a moment to appreciate the klassic Shang Tsung players who took the time to find out and memorize the move list of all the kombatants. We salute you.
Random person:Who's your main in MK2
This person:Yes
I seen a guy play this character to the bone, and he was just Shang Tsung. He was amazing.
Shang Tsung in MK2. A true revolution at the time. You can become any other character, with their moves and fatalities!! Nice gameplay man!! ^^
WooSung Choi yeah when I first was introduced to Shang Tsung in MK2 I instantly fell in love. This guy is still my fav character to this day. Kick ass!
JY008 I agree. His character change ability is every bit as powerful here as in MK1. Honestly, I kind of think he's too overpowered for a playable character.
i dont think he is overpowered..
@@mam162 how is he over powered? if anything he is underpowered in mk2
@@floggyWM1Shang Tsung is overpowered because he can transform into any playable and use their moves, he has all them at his disposal.
He also has the most overpowered technique, the triple fireball, if the first hits the rest will hit too, even if you block you will take a good chunk of damage. The combat with Shao Khan shows why this move is so powerful, you only have to spam it all time to defeat the final boss.
If Shao Khan didn't talk so much shit he would rule the world
You suck!
Just Sam feel the wrath of Shao Kahn
*Is that your best!?*
It gets the best of us all 😆
You meant Shao Kahn.
1: I kind of wish they gave Shang Tsung a sort of redemption arc for his ending.
2: I love how minor this game makes Shang Tsung look compared to Shao Kahn shows he was just a pawn all this time
3: Great gameplay
That’s the thing about Tsung’s character though he is always self centered and evil. If he did do anything good it would be out of pure self interest and not to help anyone
People wants to play as the villian, hence why Bowser is playable in Smash Bros and in a couple of the RPGs.
Not all villains are Darth Vader with a tragic backstory, the classic villains are just evil just because and need no sympathy to make you like them.
man what a fricking awesome game MK2 was, brings back so many memories, great gameplay too, epic stuff!!
Oh the memories!! Hours and days of lost time lol!
They were worth it though.
Is like: "The ME version of YOU, is better than YOUR verison of YOURSELF" 😗👌
Urban legend is waited until ø
Shang Tsung's fatalities on this game are badass
My favorite has to be the Kiss of Death!
I don’t know if they had this on the arcade version but, in the SNES you could turn into Kintoro as a fatality and chomp down on your victim. It was fucking bad ass.
Loved his soul steal one.
This game is so perfect!!! Is the better MK has made. Perfect, simply perfect...
And you a excelent player!!!
Nando Retro the best one
He seems to have an ugraded version or something. the a.i in this game is week and it seems to be faster..he pulled of a 5 hit combo
This vid brings back so many memories from my child hood
Easter egg: In Shang Tsung’s ending it gives a reference to Raiden’s MK1 ending with both endings saying “Have a Nice Day” possibly meaning both had dark endings
wow🙂
I wonder if Shang Tsung ever did the "stop hitting yourself" thing on his enemies.
kungfuman82 Hahahaha
I don’t do that. No
14:03 shang tsung and shang tsung stare each other, wanna dance..... Wkwkwkwk
L O L
11:56 Shang Tsung looks like Salvador Dahli.
Rtuuntu ezu tukßesncbcpm
Mileena turning every bone in your body to a femur >_
these graphics are amazing!!!
Sarcasm?
+Darius Douglass not at all, super smooth.
they are
Justin Boodram MK2 was and is the best of the series. When you played it at the arcade it was like surround sound. Plus the characters look real.
Ace Williams Ummm, MK1 also has real looking characters. Not just MK2
At the last battle with Shao Kahn, he made it look so easy, like it's just a walk in the park! And really fast! O_O
Chris Nolan its always a walk in the park if you know how
Chris Nolan He is easy once you know his attack patterns.
I don't know...feels rigged
Well, he just charges right into everything you do. Spam the fuck out of him with those fire balls and done.
Congratulations brother, I saw all the video and I remembered when I played with Shang Tsung just like that. Good job!
This game is so much better then nowadays MKs
Aw man, such sweet memories! How I wish we had online multiplayer in the 90’s! Once I got every move in this game down I was feeling awesome! Would’ve used Shang Tsung every time! The only move in this entire game I never really got comfortable using was Reptile’s invisibility but overall it wouldn’t have mattered to me lol
The top master play through! Thank you! I have not seen such wonderful game proficiency for ages))
No one in 90s would make a joke that Shang Tsung can be a girl...
If I could morph into a girl I'd only touch my tits....
Seiko & Pie Yea what else? Vagina is not as exciting as tits to me...
Lightning Really? Wow
@@lightning3865 I know right I'd never leave the damn house
16:32; THERE ARE NO ANIMALITIES. Have a nice day.
Snes version was a great conversion of this.
it was i had it and i was unstoppable😁
Im a genesis guy and I admit the SNES version was better than the Genesis one.
That combo with kitana is legendary! 3/4 life drain on a juggle WOW
@ 14.45 I don't think I've seen many people beat up Kintaro that easy, man these Mortal Kombat games were a real challenge. Players didn't have access to punisher Combos and they had to think hard and concentrate and do the best they could with what they had it was like Streetfighter. Nice Playthrough!.
Wow. If Shang Tsung could beat Shao Kahn _that_ easy, you have to wonder why he took orders from him all this time...
This guy is really good to know every move of the kombats. Outstanding!
This game brings me back to the early to mid 90's. i would back up a buddy of mine with money and betting and he'd play. We both made out good for a few hours of game play. Good times.
Made out? Sounds like you kissed one another passionately as you played.
Way to make Shang Tsung seem like the nightmare he is! And you did the surprise Kintaro? KUDOS!
Shang Tsung's final words in his ending are the same as Raiden's in the first Mortal Kombat game (Have a nice day!)
Shang Tsung is the most dangerous character in the whole franchise. Not only he can shape shift into other fighters, but he also know their attacks and their fatalities and he can use it on them.....😬
The most beautiful mk graphics
Have a nice day.
Back when you had to get creative with making a combo since there was no combo system.
Best mk game of all time...i loved the fatalities.
YOU FAILED - you didn't turn into Johnny Kage when the other Shang Tsung did!!! I jest. Awesome job. I dig the air juggles. I usually beat Kintaro with Scorpion (Kintaro is a sucker for the spear) but Kitana is the juggle queen. BTW I never saw Liu Kang use the air fireballs in your playthrough. His annoying ass always managed to shoot me down with at least one of those.
Watching this as I go along. Can’t wait until you get to play against Shang Tsung as Shang Tsung using Shang Tsung’s likeness and Shang Tsung’s moveset.
* Uppercut *
People on the background: Ohhhh! ! !
13:14
HAHA
The fatalities, sounds and announcer are even better than mortal kombat X.
Yes just yes
No just no
youve got tp be kidding... how can the sounds possibly be better? and mkx has some of the nastiest fatalities
+Bnoise22 mk2 was ahead of it's time kids and the announcer sounds more scary in this game then mkx TBH the music in this game was the killer! this has to be one of the best video games with the best music!
+Bnoise22 Sounds mk2 won all the way! Fatalities mkx won that!
Was Shang Tsung originally supposed to sway back and laugh in his victory pose? He does it in the curtain call...
Yep. They cut it out for some reason.
I always loved the character design of Shao Kahn and Kintario.
@Craig Adams you are correct, damn auto complete
That was super impressive and very satisfying 👏👏👏
Shang Tsung was my fav character in MKII. After i master all the characters in the game, I used Shang Tsung to my advantage. I used to do fatalities with other characters while using Shang Tsung. All the good ol days of the the yr 1995.
+A Man Name Solo cool story bro
hell yea man good ol 90's my brotha u aint lyin about it
cool story :)
Aaaahhhhh u aint lyin brotha 1995 was the early gaiming days fa me and alot of people
Shang tsung did every mimic character fatality!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥😈
.... Did he ever did his?
Shang looks like Manny Pacquio in this game
That “Have a nice day” always felt like the biggest FU ever 😂 Probably because it is 😅
Ahahahah, not bad, It's like a playthrought with every charachter! XD
I think your channel is amazing keep the mortal KOMBAT videos coming Iike those
When this came out for the snes it was a big deal at the time!
Tucka Matt It's not that hard if you know (and exploit) AI-flaws in the game, like arcadegamesfreak does. He did that on his MK1-playthrough as well, against Goro. But, despite all that, he's still pretty skilled, that's for sure, al be it only because he knows all Tsung's morphs, as well as every player's special moves and fatalities. That's sure counts for something :-)
Assgier I know everyone's fatalities and pit also. Fun when you play with another player that has the knowledge.
Oh thank you arcadegamesfreak for up loading this. Many people in many arcades in 94-95ish met their ends at the hands of my Shang Tsung avatar... Good times.
This was the first Mortal Kombat game I have EVER played. Despite the absurdly tough A.I. and the cheap as hell Kintaro and Shao Khan, I still love this game.
It's Shao Kahn, not Shao Khan.
Awesome my fave MK character cant wait too play him in MK 11 😁
12:56 Was there nitroglycerin in Scorpion’s blood!!?
The later versions ended a lot of these combos and the AI was much harder to best. I know for a fact the jump into a roundhouse kick counter was taken out.
Yo! All my life since this game came out, i never thought to try and beat the game like this! Forget it now im 31. Lol. But this is some next level shit right here!
i like the beastial world of Mortal kombat.
12:55 favorite
This is why Shang Tsung is my favorite Mortal Kombat character. Very deadly in the hands of an expert player.
Rad run! Thank you for mixing up the fatalities!
Your soul is mine-shang tsung
Three things... 1) great playthrough, really enjoyable to watch. 2) I'd forgotten all about the Kintaro morph fatality, took me right back and I recall having to hold a button (low punch?) for a long while / from the begnning of the round. 3) That Revolution X advert at the end had also escaped my memory. I believe that was a dubious music themed shooter, but could be misremembering. Anyhow, thanks again and keep up the great content - new subber.
My favorite was sub~zero but once you learned all the characters they where all fun to use!
I was a master l Love forerver this play living in my heart
when kitana explodes from that kiss she sounded a little bit like a guy lmao
Dr Negroid I noticed that
Johnny Cage's nugget punch never ceases to be funny.
5:46 I had never seen a double transformation!
Blue and black pants to dragon to red and black pants and back to Shang Tsung. That's like 4..that is cool.
Looks can be deceiving, though. Like when Shang Tsung morphs into different people after stealing souls.
“Feel the power I will-“ *dies*
Kung Lao's picture in the tower looks like Clint Eastwood
I like how the player morphs into a mirror image of the fighter, then does my favorite fatalities with those characters.
Masterpiece ever. Greatness
best version of shang hope this will be in mkx
It was good how you were Shang stung because we could see all the players fatalities
What the...you just beat Kintaro, on hardest difficulty, with double flawless victory. How?!
Johnny Cage: I can upper cut a person's head off!!
Radien: My upper cut makes people explode..... *puts on sunglasses*
Johnny Cage: :(
Johnny Cage uppercut can rip a person's head off 3 times....
My favorite MK story ending ever.
Geeez! Arcade's graphic is absurdly better than console versions.
I enjoyed the video bro 😆✌
This was 1 mk alongside SM. I NEVER gotnto play. However watchingnit gives me enjoyment. As im more fan wise of MK 1/Trilogy. Trilogy was the bomb for me... soft spot for Deadly alliance. However i did play ultimate mk 3 at my friends when it came out years ago.
*HAVE A NICE DAY*
At 10:56, Reptile rubbed his belly. In the early 90s, my friends and I used to crack jokes about MK 2 fatalities.
I love Mortal Kombat so much I got the dragon tattooed on my arm. I remember the Golfland/Sunsplash Castle had all the cabinets 1 through 4 back in the day. Don't know if they still do I haven't been there in years.
Shang stung is one of my favorite mk charecters. I always morphed into the charecter I was playing. Good to see someone else doing it. The only thing I could never get was his fatality where he morphs into kintoro and punches his apponent in half.
Ringo Harris Just hold down LP from before the match starts
Then take a step back at the ‘finish him’ announcement and let go
From the old phase, this one is definitely the best MK ever 😉☝🏼 ...
11:18 is so spot on! 😂
No mercy for Kitana this time.
I love Shang tsung's redemption in MK 2 and consider MK 2 the best in the series till date!
Que pena el era el jefe del juego antes antiguamente luego lo destronaron