For reference: THIS is the man that defeated Akuma on the highest difficulty on Tekken 7

Hidden behind that innocent Galaga sequence was Devil Kazuya. Back when character unlocks were on disc.

The greatest trick the devil ever pull, was convincing us Kazuya was a good guy in T1.

The nostalgia be hittin harder than King's grapple combos

Kind of crazy how true the characters still are to this in the newer Tekkens. Well done Tekken team.

That PlayStation boot theme hits the nostalgia hard.

Seiichi Ishii was the designer of both Virtua Fighter (left after the first one) and Tekken (until 3). Both Sega and Namco helped him form his own company, Dream Factory (Tobal No.1, Ehrgeiz, The Bouncer). He also did the Xbox exclusive Kakuto Chojin: Back Alley Brutal.

5:36 i love this dork so freaking much. This was my EXACT reaction to this music too!

When I was younger, I thought King was screaming in agony in the end as he had to take care of multiple children. Good times...

*Those Yoshimitsu voice clips, those "Ow!" are from Katsuhiro Harada. Let's that dig in...*

Tekken was legendary in the arcades in Bolivia growing up. When ya fought Law, my brain got so excited at hearing his screams.

this and tekken 2 were when Nina had a massive 'climax' when you defeat her edit: she also had a goofy chicken run in this game’s opening

5:45 Max got that late '70's studio engineer bop.

I got my Sony Playstation for Christmas back in 1995. I ended up having Kileak the Blood, Gex, and Tekken as my first three games. Tekken became my obsession all through Winter 1996, and I smile everytime I see it. I remember taking the game out and swapping it with my own music in between fights.

Gonna give Max some real credit if he whips out one or all of the following: - Dynasty Warriors - Star Wars Masters of Teras Kasi - Ehrgeiz

I remember when I was a kid, I kept losing at the Jack stage and I was so frustrated that I swung my head back into the pointy edge of a piece of wood. Had to go to the hospital and get my head glued. Good times. That was my first memory with Tekken.

Always weird to hear Heihachi having Jack's voice in this game.

I wasn't ready for how bad Jack looked

The characters in the CGI cutscenes look like action figures.

I love watching Max play other fighters. He seems very calm and collected. Able to talk through things as normal and hold up his game pretty well. Max playing Tekken: UNGA BUNGA Please don't ever stop Max.

"Oh no, we've made it to the end" - uncommonly heard statements about Tekken games

If you showed me the first Tekken back when I was a kid, I probably would have been creeped out by the opening.

0:05 That "Good Morning" boot up sound was so nostalgic. Me and my friends used to come early to the arcade and we're allowed to turned on the Tekken cabinet.

This was the first arcade game I ever played... As a kid, I didnt know how to play it well, but I loved King just because he looked back than so strong to me. Than I started to play with Law and used always his "grabbling" where he walkes over you. That was the only move I did 😂

bro old fighting game damage systems are so funny, its either no damage or every damage

I used to play the shit out of this game in 96 on my friend ps1. Wow, I remember begging my dad to buy us a PlayStation and he finally bought us one in 2000...miss those days and miss my dad

This just in: Tiger masked wrestler besieged by swarm of children

I have a feeling that Max would love to watch Hi Score Girl.

"I came for the terrifyingly hyper-realistic Children" *FBI wants to know your location*

I think the next Ps1 fighting games after this are: Street Fighter the Movie, Mortal Kombat 3, and Street Fighter Alpha

Hope he tackles Bushido Blade

5:38 Max jammin out to this music XD

It's encouraging seeing him struggle with these older games. I thought I was just shit at them.

For a character to have a move that was like +60 *on block* when sidesteping didn't exist, makes me think this game wasn't properly play tested. It's amazing how far Tekken has come. All those kids in King's ending probably have their own kids by now.

That intro is probably one of my favorite you've edited for a legacy series.

Tekken 1 King has the most broken move in this game.

Love that intro max, brings me back so many memories! ^^

Man just seeing Evil Zone at the intro, I'm getting more excited about this series. Kudos! :)

I was never really into the Tekken series. But I wouldn't mind a collection with: Tekken Tekken 2 Tekken 3 Tekken 4 Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Tekken 6 Maybe they can make one for the PS5 along with a PS5 version of Tekken 7?

Tekken was the first game i ever got back when it came in the big rectangle ps1 case and it had the option of fake and real blood. As a kid i played this game non-stop. Even now i have combos burned into my brain for yoshimutsus shark attack combos, Lee's infinite kick combo and kazuya's crazy kick combos. Loved it so much

Im from, what i like to call, the Golden era of gaming (born in the 80s). I never owned a Saturn but i did have Tekken 1 and not being able to compare it to virtua fighter i thought this game was mind blowing.

The best thing in this game for me is the music. I was really bad playing at this, but eventually I could learn by playing lots of vs match with a high school mate.

This was very nostalgic for me. When I got my first PS1 at the Christmas of 1997 It was the Greatest Hits version of Tekken 1, Hasbro's Frogger, and MK Mythologies: Sub Zero.

My favorite PlayStation game!! Love this series!!

Max dancing to the fiji theme is the best

This was the first playstation game i ever owned. Thank you for bringing back good memories.

My parents bought me a ps1 with tekken 3 and i was so stuck on it! I miss those days

Everytime I look at Tekken 1, I question "How did Tekken make it this far?" Then I'm reminded of Tekken 3.

Watching Max play this is like watching him play Street Fighter 1. So rough and unbalanced, you see how far it's come in this years. And how rage inducing it must have been back then. You literally needed a roll of quarters to win, if that. Ahh...memories

2:14 "Tekken 2 gets a bit better". Excuse me?! A BIT?! DUDE....COME ON. It was incredible

Gotta say I love that you're using the Ehrgeiz ending credits theme for this

Anyone else always felt like Tekken had the perfect characters and overall vibe for a perfect RPG game?

I remember the back of this game case had law in a different outfit and his name was dragon...I spent countless hours trying to unlock dragon only to find out it was probably just an earlier version of the game lol and law was using a code name .

One of my favorite things about Tekken 1 and 2 as a kid was all of the secret unlockable characters. I remember me and Alex staying the night at our friend Ryan's house and staying up all night long unlocking all of the characters and watching all the story cutscenes at the end for all of the characters.

tfw when Max pauses at the Fiji stage just to vibe with the music

Yoshimitsu's damage vocals tho 😂

When i was a kid Tekken II was the one - I knew all the 10 hit combos and everything lol SO GOOD!

This and Ridge Racer were the first two games I owned on the PS1. The start of something special

I loved Tekken on the PS. It was the first time I'd ever seen a state of the art arcade game replicated in the home in the same year that I played the original, and it was like stepping into the future.

9:31 this was my favorite track in tekken 1. The song is just beautiful.

“You think this game has a SIDE STEP?! Are you HIGH?” - I lost it. Dying laughing.

11:46 The stage music is masterpiece

Tekken is my favorite game franchise!! I wanted to be Kayzuya when I was younger, especially after seeing the Tekken Animated Movie. This was my first PlayStation game ever. Tekken For Life 👌🏾

I would love to see a Bloody Roar legacy just for the epic soundtracks alone.

Who else remembers when you hold a certain button sequence after every win the characters heads and body get bigger? This was the go to fighting game for me and my cousin during the Golden era of ps1. Then gran turismo then twisted metal. I miss you 1996 😭

That ending had me in tears... from laughing

Hey Max, are you going to try Soul Blade in this series? It’s the total opposite experience of Tekken and so different from future souls entries.

I remember being in the city with my Dad, 1995, freezing cold, and just going in to a local video game shop to stay warm for a bit and look at stuff. (I only had a SNES) And there was a bright red painted CRT TV hooked up to a Playstation with the Tekken intro video on loop. Fuckin' nostaaaaaalllgiaaaa.

Tekken 1 was one of the games that "sold" me on the PSX back in the day. Sure, it's a clunky mess today, but the infatuation with 3D fighters was strong in the mid-90s, back when the simple notion of "texture-mapping" was revolutionary, a notion that was extremely detrimental to VF until 2 came out. The fact that the PSX port was arcade-perfect sealed the deal. Good memories. ALSO, the track that plays at 5:40 brings back TONS of arcade nostalgia, as it was practically the anthem of my local Namco CyberStation (RIP) back in the day. That song was ALWAYS blasting across all the Tekken machines, next to the big ol' Cyber Sled, Ridge Racer, and Daytona machines. God I miss those days.

i remember during the tekken 1 thing (and final fantasy VII) where for the first time i got into those "playthrough" tips and info. i think i remember buying some tip books containing tekken 1 movesets and combos(also final fantasy VII playthrough). those days before we could find everything in internet. XD!!

My first ps game ever it was amazing coming from 16 bit consoles. Christmas 95 this with a ps1 and awesome demo disc. I liked the ambient soundtracks of TK 1 and 2

This was my 1st PS1 game and I loved it back then and still do to this day :]

Man, this brings memories

I remember playing this as a demo at blockbuster. It was mind blowing at the time.

Oh, a new intro for legacy gaming

It's kinda fascinating seeing how many animations have been carried all the way through the series.

16:50, oh man this music is so good with boss

Even Max knows this is a banger!! 5:38

The most giant swing the world has ever seen.

Glad to see that even in the beginning Tekken had a great soundtrack

Tekken 1, and 2 where basically Seiichi Ishii’s take on Virtua Fighter if he was both Director and Designer. Which is why they where very similar. Ishii’s later games he designed would also have mechanics that would later carry in the newer VF and Tekken games.

The Venice stage music is masterpiece

My man Yoshimitsu proving why I love him so much lol

That is a real nice opening intro.

Devil made his first appearance in Tekken.

That cd quality audio ages like fine wine tho, Tekken started with a gdlk ost

That ending... so real

Welcome to the king of iron fist tournament Max!

I think Battle Arena Toshinden, was Sony/Takara's answer to the Samurai Showdown series, since SNK started the Weapon based fighters trend back in the early 90s

The first two Tekken games I played were Tekken 2 and 3. They're also my first 3D fighting games. I wouldn't be able to play the first game until I got Tekken 5 and played the Arcade History that is on the game. The Franchise got better by Tekken 2, like you said. Banjo Ginga was the original Heihachi Mishima and Ganryu before actors like Wataru Takagi (Tekken 2), Daisuke Gori (Since Tekken 3) and Unshio Ishizuka (Since Street Fighter X Tekken) took over. 8:05- In case you haven't noticed, Law's face Texture was made that his mouth always looks like it open. 18:33- I've noticed ever since I've first played Tekken 2.

Ahhh...the memories...

5:35 Pure wholesome

I was wondering if Yoshimitsu was as crazy as he became. I can really see the start of it for sure.

5:36 now that music I haven't heard in a very long time

If I got an arcade stick what should I get (something cheap that works on Xbox) Thanks in advance and have a nice day

Tekken's OST from 1-5 has always been top notch

Let's never forget Tekken Advance for the GBA. I played as a kid and I loved it then. Will have to play it now to see... Something

Baek from Tekken 2 was my favorite. Awesome combos!!

Love this PSX series.Quite nostalgic * sniff*

I'm so old I remember when it was godlike to play tekken in your own home and not the arcades.