The making of Revenge of Shinobi, Streets of Rage & Shinobi 3

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5 жыл бұрын

In this episode we follow a group of developers from Sega's Consumer Division, in particular game designer Noriyoshi Ohba and freelance composer Yuzo Koshiro.
Both men were involved in Revenge of Shinobi and Streets of Rage.
This video covers: Revenge of Shinobi, Streets of Rage, Shinobi 3 and Streets of Rage 3
Streets of Rage 2 has its separate making of video uploaded last year: • The making of Streets ...
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@SEGAEurope 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for making this. It's clear how much love and passion went into this. We can't wait to see more! Great work!!

@user-bm9gw2mg3g 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, even real sega is here!

@mirumotsuyasuke8327 5 жыл бұрын

I loved it too. Absolutely.

@infinitecanadian 5 жыл бұрын

Oh man, an endorsement from _the_ SEGA? Lucky channel owner! Thank you SEGA for bringing loads of fun and entertainment to the world for decades!

@whathappenswhen4767 5 жыл бұрын

These videos are so perfectly edited, that even SEGA Europe sends Thanks!

@John-yy1oy 5 жыл бұрын

I'm shocked. I remember when you would copyright strike videos like this.

@TampaTec 4 жыл бұрын

This video is TV, Netflix and Hulu quality. A+ 👍

@itadapeeza8559 3 жыл бұрын

No, its much better.

@ShadeDraws 2 жыл бұрын

That's an insult. This is way, way better.

@ShadowArtist 5 жыл бұрын

Shinobi III is a vastly under-rated MASTERPIECE of a megadrive game. Game reviewers had their heads up their butts!

@danielmaggs1048 4 жыл бұрын

ShadowArtist reminds me of the ppl who voted down SOR3 because of its music and localization issues when the core gameplay was absolutely awesome - faster, more raw and intense than SOR2

@Syklonus 4 жыл бұрын

@@danielmaggs1048 I disagree. I thought SoR 3 was a half arsed game that felt more like a fan mod rather than a true sequel. It looked and sounded really grubby and rough, and for me it felt like it was just the second game but with a few added extras which didn't make much difference.

@NotaPizzaGRL 3 жыл бұрын

@@Syklonus Should've played the Japanese version. I don't know why Sega of America kept insisting making games harder than they needed to be. Same thing happened with Dynamite Headdy and Contra: Hard Corps and it hurt those games over here. They were hard enough as it is.

@tuberoyful Жыл бұрын

And all those stinky butts brought Sega down to ground🤣😆

@Foreverdensword 8 ай бұрын

Your right

@SurvivalHorror100 5 жыл бұрын

My favourite KZfaqr returns. Another shockingly detailed video. I have no idea how you do it. Well done.

@theshyguy1580 5 жыл бұрын

The top notch quality you put in your videos, from your deep research to the presentation of the games, the consoles, even the early draft of the game itself is astounding to me. Keep making these videos man!

@whathappenswhen4767 5 жыл бұрын

I have to say, This guy edits his videos so amazing that he should earn an award for best video editor on youtube ever

@webinatic216 5 жыл бұрын

Wait. You only have 58K subs. Your stuff is amazing. This is like 3 times better than any netflix doc.

@kidistight 5 жыл бұрын

He must not be known because this video shows the quality of his content.

@-----------g- 5 жыл бұрын

RIP Keith Flint of The Prodigy. 90s lives on through the music and games. Great video.

@Absoti 5 жыл бұрын

Shame Shinobi 3 was overshadowed by other focuses. It's one of my favorite games on the Genesis/MegaDrive. That soundtrack is sooooo good. Great video!!! Love your work Strafe Fox!

@LemonRush7777 5 жыл бұрын

Me too, that game is amazing! Its so good for speedrunning, too. I still play it probably every month.

@thefroyukenfiles3641 5 жыл бұрын

Hearing about its lower reviews and low sales is news to me considering that game's high quality.

@SpeedyGoneFroglegs 5 жыл бұрын

Shinobi 3 was a masterpiece. It may have gotten a bad press shake at the time, but I think history sees it in more favorable light as one of the finest ninja games ever made.

@technosis9094 5 жыл бұрын

@@SpeedyGoneFroglegs yeah part three was always my favorite. Strange seeing that it wasn't considered a masterpiece when it came out.

@Sh0tgunJust1ce 5 жыл бұрын

Stage 6 of Shinobi 3 was just plain unfair in how difficult it was.

@spookyman9994 5 жыл бұрын

please don't stop making them , the quality is higher than( did you know gaming) channel . and ofcours you deserve more than a million likes :) greeting from Kuwait .

@Absoti 5 жыл бұрын

DYKG stretches so far to find a way to dump on Sonic, and sometimes Sega, constantly that it became annoying. Love these development videos that Strafe Fox does.

@thehumbleone1983 5 жыл бұрын

That’s for sure

@rockdesu 5 жыл бұрын

Dykg has nothing on this. How do they have so many subs for shit production.

@thefroyukenfiles3641 5 жыл бұрын

@@rockdesu Simple. DYKG's much lower production (not a bad thing mind you) compared to Splash Wave allows them to churn out more content in less time, and uploading said content consistently and quickly gains subs just as fast. But man do I admire the amount of work SW puts into all their graphic assets! Someone had to spend grueling hours 3d modeling those Sega consoles and set pieces just to give us 20 minutes of video game history, yet the channel gets a fraction of subscribers and views.

@THESHMUPMASTER 5 жыл бұрын

The quality of his vids are higher than ANY other gaming related KZfaq channel IMO.

@niespeludo 5 жыл бұрын

Chase, I'm commenting before even finishing to video just to highlight the excellent quality behind your work man... No other KZfaq has this level of quality inn both editing, production, narration and actual content. Please never stop doing this, this is one hell of a channel. I'm surprised no big documentary network has come for you yet.

@nickmiroli 5 жыл бұрын

The quality of this channel is amazing. Its miles ahead of any other retro gaming channel or honestly just any other channel that i watch.

@ChaseFace 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, man!!

@bast01 5 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure chase it's just the narrator

@jakejutras5420 5 жыл бұрын

@fabiettovideo1 Ahoy is god damn great, just as good as StrafeFox here with uniquely produced graphic assets.

@ScottWozniak 5 жыл бұрын

If you ever decide to package up this series in a run of Blu-rays, I'll be first in line to give you my cash. Freaking excellent. 👍🏻

@strafefox 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear! Yeah a blu ray is part of the plan, hopefully next year!

@ScottWozniak 5 жыл бұрын

@@strafefox Super cool! Best of luck with the project!

@triplezedofficial 5 жыл бұрын

Good shout! I would definitely cop

@voidling2632 5 жыл бұрын

@@strafefox damn, i dont have a blue-ray player ... or a player at all...

@thehumbleone1983 5 жыл бұрын

Count me in too I definitely buy one too

@devilmaycry383 5 жыл бұрын

These games are timeless classics glad to still have them Streets of Rage trilogy, Revenge of Shinobi, Shinobi 3 and more on my Megadrive.

@agonleed3841 5 жыл бұрын

Man. Tears to the eyes because of the memory of that time and what I expected life today to be like. Those music videos was what I thought my adult life would be like. Om successful, but we just aren't in that time anymore. AMD music really isn't that good. It's ok. But dotemst bring that fun vibe

@dykodesigns 5 жыл бұрын

I never thought that Streets Of Rage was made by the same people as E-Swat. I’ve always thought of E-Swat as a merger of Shinobi and Robocop. Excellent video as always!👌

@thunderlightning1980 3 жыл бұрын

Let's just say that Streets of Rage is a combination of Shadow Dancer Genesis (1990), E-Swat Genesis (1990), and Revenge of Shinobi/Super Shinobi (1989).

@seedofwonder 5 жыл бұрын

You are to be commended not just for the quality of these videos but the choice of material. Your channel is a veritable museum for the classics.

@SparkstarScope 5 жыл бұрын

"Transcend generations" is an understatement. I'm still in disbelief that we're finally getting a Streets of Rage 4. Amazing video as always, by the way! The details on Revenge of Shinobi's development cycle was something that always eluded me.

@frog9304 3 ай бұрын

Too bad SOR4 ended up being worse than nothing

@eloygarcia315 5 жыл бұрын

Cannot believe how underrated Shinobi 3 is. One of the best genesis games and soundtracks during the consoles life span.

@xeronic 5 жыл бұрын

Yuzko Koshiro is the man. Streets of rage 2 soundtrack is easily in my top 5 soundtracks of all time, and the first game that got me into video game music. His work on the Etrian Odyssey series shouldn't be overlooked.

@blountman747 5 жыл бұрын

Street of rage has an amazing sound track

@ZenithMusicNet 5 жыл бұрын

The king of retro documentaries has returned. Excellent work, JB!

@thehumbleone1983 5 жыл бұрын

ZenithMusicNet 👍👍👍👍👍

@SRC267 5 жыл бұрын

Underrated channel, glad i found it.

@dmac7128 5 жыл бұрын

Both Revenge of Shinobi and Streets of Rage were among my favorites. These were the first games that really sold the Genesis before Sonic came along. The soundtracks are amazing and push the hardware to its limits, quite a feat for a console only in its first year/

@codeorbs 5 жыл бұрын

This Chanel is going to blowup, great quality content

@draskang 5 жыл бұрын

The lack of praise for Shinobi III was criminal...

@mahendra4352 5 жыл бұрын

2 of the best games I had on Genesis : - High replayability - Awesome soundtracks/BGM, I used to turn on the games only to listen to them.

@random_gamer_guy82 5 жыл бұрын

Console master race??? Seriously your workload on these video's are absolutely amazing, please release them on disc or approach Netflix or somthing this is truly gripping stuff. 👍👍👍👏👏👏👌👌👌

@KarcusKorpse 5 жыл бұрын

These were the days. PC had little in game play and even graphics! Even sound and music on PC was bad.

@SassoStudios 5 жыл бұрын

Super underrated series, thanks for all your hard work 👍

@Nicknir 5 жыл бұрын

I love this channel! the editing is amazing

@shadow479 2 жыл бұрын

Yuzo Koshiro made the tunes of my childhood games truly legendary. Probably one of the best things that happened to Mega Drive system

@agraciotti 5 жыл бұрын

dude, I hope you're getting rich. This is top quality material, better than anything else about games in any other media. Congratulations again and keep up the good work.

@amiradib1007 5 жыл бұрын

Man, you kill it every single time. Great stuff once again.

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@adautopereiradasilva8341 5 жыл бұрын

I'm speechless. I was transported. I saw myself again in the late 80's and 90's on a Saturday morning playing these classics. Amazing. I already sent this video to almost all my friends and relatives who also played at that time, your channel should be a reference to talk about retro games. Thank you!

@MK90_ 5 жыл бұрын

*O M G !!* KZfaq is not doing you justice!! You deserve attention!! All streaming media (from Twitch, Netflix, HBO.. etc.) should notice your work and get in touch with you! Your content is top-notch and has unmatched value. Man, an announcement of a video game documentary TV show directed by you would be as hype as announcing Bloodborne 2........ for Nintendo Switch XD!!

@strafefox 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind words! Really awesome :) and yeah Bloodborne 2 would also be quite cool

@kazeryuu3603 5 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable quality, stellar work! Thanks so much man!

@mojibake. 5 жыл бұрын

This is the best channel on KZfaq! When I see a notification of a new video I drop anything I'm doing and watch it immediately! I love the original 3D graphics you make, the amount of research you do, the well written script, the video editing and of course the narrator!!! We can really feel the love you put on all your videos! I just wish I had any money to contribute on your Patreon... you really deserve it! When I find a job I'll do it for sure!

@sgtsaltandpepper 2 жыл бұрын

The Shinobi games have always had a special place in my heart cause my father who passed year and I used to play them a lot when I was a kid. Genesis was my first console and playing games together was how we bonded. Great job!

@riddleiddle 5 жыл бұрын

Gonna grab some popcorn and watch this! :)

@shadowphantom2 5 жыл бұрын

Math Helper same avatar 👍

@riddleiddle 5 жыл бұрын

@@shadowphantom2 The best :) Super Metroid is the best game of all time and Samus will forever be the most badass character!

@rjsilvers3181 5 жыл бұрын

Oh my GOD! The graphics for this video are intensely amazing! Huge fan of your work my friend!

@tulioocamargo1187 5 жыл бұрын

The quality of this video is amazing. The transitions, the oficial artworks, the CG, the editing, the music and of course, the writing are truly a step up on videos like this, you really put effort and love on these. Congratulations and thank you.

@uncannyremixes8958 5 жыл бұрын

I used to go on Sega Retro when I was younger to learn about game development. Your videos bring me the same feeling I got when learning from those articles. I like how you show off the beta footage as well. Very professional, very well done.

@MuJoNeSs 5 жыл бұрын

Your videos have such a high production value that is amazing! Thank you so much for this Story Lesson of Videogames and the SEGA Mega Drive. You guys ROCK!

@EastyyBlogspot 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent vid, Just to think them giving people the chance to play the game and review it, but publishers deciding to take the game back into development for a while....wish that happened now days

@mooniothegamer 5 жыл бұрын

The amount of work and effort put into your videos is phenomenal!

@majimamike4097 5 жыл бұрын

Streets of Rage and Shinobi are some of the best series ever.Especially SOR 2 and Shinobi 3.

@blackspetnaz2 28 күн бұрын

I grew up with this game. I played it more than anything else. Good memories forever. The music, the graphics, the difficult but engaging game mechanics. Nice review.

@wushushorty1 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video that brought very fond memories. Especially the Streets of Rage series, particularly 1 and 2. I DJ part time and have used bits of the boss fight themes in a few mashups. I used to go to the options menu and play the soundtrack on my stereo. Wonderful tunes for an excellently fun game. I also owe a few replaced controllers to Shinobi. Now a new subscriber to your channel.

@thescroot 5 жыл бұрын

These are always so well done. Amazing editing/presentation.

@pharsight3194 5 жыл бұрын

Just found the channel and I'm VERY happy I did! Excellent video! Subscribed!

@jeyfomson6364 5 жыл бұрын

80's kids where are all of guys? This is the awesome shit we all grew up with!! How come this guy doesn't have 500k plus subscribers? Awesome job Man love your channel, keep up the good work.

@thewave-qz9lt 5 жыл бұрын

you never seize to amaze me with amazing video after the other,great content dude.

@Curtis..... 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for introducing me to Funk Fiction. All of their music is amazing

@TruthPrevails_ 3 жыл бұрын

What a splendid job- no one has the balls to make documentaries on video games which we all wanted & were and are major parts of life- we the people - elect this great man is the leader of our passion. Thankyou- give us Caddilacs & Dinasaur

@xdgamesCoUk 5 жыл бұрын

lol I turn adblocker off just for these videos, top quality and so informative.

@GameStormerGX 5 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your videos. Can we just take the time to realize that this man has a Patreon and that he's only making $57 A MONTH for all of this amazing work. You sir deserve much more than that!

@tiagobasilio3124 5 жыл бұрын

Extreme quality content!!! Greetings from Portugal.

@voodooblowtorch7265 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work as always!

@nightwolf29 5 жыл бұрын

Great job on making this video from the start to finish. Thank you for sharing!

@AFFL1CTED1 5 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic video. Your assets, production quality, and vocal pacing is top tier. You guys deserve much more recognition.

@neozeed5693 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video 👏

@DoubleDog 5 жыл бұрын

I saw this in my sub box and said "oh hell yeah!" Definitely gonna track down some physical copies of Shinobi and Streets of Rage now. They look way better than I remember! Keep up the excellent work!

@HeavyMetalSwede 5 жыл бұрын

Oh hell yes! Absolutely loved this! You do such incredible work!

@STEJTHEGREATEST 5 жыл бұрын

The actual physical Megadrive machine was perhaps the most beautiful console ever!!!!!!

@Syklonus 5 жыл бұрын

I always found it odd that the circular section is the perfect size for a CD.

@matteosoncini9627 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, Another Bomb 💥

@kidistight 5 жыл бұрын

Love the video, appreciate all the hard work. Certainly going to check out your channel for more trips down memory lane.

@franknemragoldz.mairena2676 5 жыл бұрын

One of the best videos i seen , love it. Great work. !!

@unstoppableExodia 5 жыл бұрын

Third! Hooray, strafefox returns. Easily the most consistent channel on KZfaq

@xlegendarybossx4201 5 жыл бұрын

Steam needs to add more Sega genesis games. The street fighter mod for Streets of Rage was awesome.

@k1tsun31989 5 жыл бұрын

This is a solid video my guy!!! another stellar video as always.

@mauz4930 5 жыл бұрын

Great video as always!

@en3525 5 жыл бұрын

Saw the video title. clicked immediately

@PipeRetrogamer 5 жыл бұрын

I'm only getting to know more about Sega recently. I'm heavily hooked with Streets of Rage. Such a good game and it's music is godlike!

@MegaJessness 5 жыл бұрын

If you like the first one, DEFINITELY play the other two.

@Geobardi 5 жыл бұрын

Liked, added to favorites and shared in all my social media. Awesome job, as always.

@DarthEquus 5 жыл бұрын

Always a delight to watch these videos. Thanks for making my Friday even better.

@fwanknmt 5 жыл бұрын

Loved this game, I thought it was so mature compared to other games at the time.

@pauljohnson7548 5 жыл бұрын

The more I've gone back and played it over the years, the more convinced I've become that Shinobi III is the best Shinobi game in the series. I used to be partial to Revenge of Shinobi but in retrospect I think its successor is the better of the two. At any rate they are both all-time classics.

@Syklonus 5 жыл бұрын

I think the level design and Boss attack patterns are more advanced in Revenge of Shinobi, but Shinobi III is overall a smoother, faster and more exciting game to play.

@nostartia 5 жыл бұрын

Yessssss another video!!! And the topic couldn't be more exciting! Thank you for your work!!!

@rockdesu 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for another great video! Top notch as always.

@ogjk 5 жыл бұрын

First! Another awesome video Strafefox!

@Asterra2 5 жыл бұрын

The production value. I don't even have to look at the comments. I _know_ people are talking about it. Two suggestions for future content: 1: Consider simulating a CRT look for your game footage. The solid-pixel default look of emulated footage is fine when talking about games within the context of modern day experiences, but when the subject is strictly a history lesson, viewers like me are likely to prefer historical authenticity, even if it's strictly simulated. 2: 60fps. Maybe you think 30fps gives the video a higher production look, since it's close to cinema's 24fps, but it really wreaks havoc on video game footage. A better framerate always carries the bonus of making a video look slicker, even if viewers aren't necessarily able to pinpoint why. Just look at Kurzgesagt. They know.

@segamon 5 жыл бұрын

I love all of the content and professional presentation. Thank you!

@ValcristhCR 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, it is always a treat when you upload sometjing new!

@TheSektorz 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video on a madly interesting subject. As a SEGA Genesis fan, those are the kinds of videos I really love, but sadly most of youtube is Nintendo fans doing countless of the same videos about Nintendo. So this is not only highly polished content, but refreshing.

@MelsoMProduction 5 жыл бұрын

This message is not for Strafefox but for his fans : Guys, I know he's very humble and not needy , but I know you're thousands who want to give him more than likes and nice comments, so please let's thank him as he deserves by supporting him on his new Patreon channel (he has almost hidden it lol) : www.patreon.com/strafefox 😉

@analog_ape 5 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable quality as always!

@segadreamer 5 жыл бұрын

What a masterpiece video, thank you!! AWESOME WORK!

@nothing5819 5 жыл бұрын

The making of Knuckles Chaotix, please!

@drifter4training 5 жыл бұрын

The composer's mentor is Joe hisashi ?! GTFO

@Borialis 5 жыл бұрын

I can't get enough of your videos, stellar job keep it up!

@walterjr9702 5 жыл бұрын

Every video is a thrilling emotion!!! Thank you man

@Blindmonkey69 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing video. The hard work put in really shines through

@TheJohnston65 5 жыл бұрын

Always blown away by your content. It's truly next level!

@markwright69 5 жыл бұрын

I am in awe of the quality of your videos

@ROBINHUOOD 4 жыл бұрын

Maaan...This Channel is a jewel. Congrats and many thanks by all the work that you have making this.

@JimLeonard 5 жыл бұрын

Crazy impressed by all of the custom rendering -- keep up the good work!

@sunmustbedestroyed 5 жыл бұрын

Stunning. You always put so much hard work into these videos.

@KiyokaMakibi 5 жыл бұрын

Such a well put together video. Really enjoyed it :)

@djvoid1 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant stuff! Such a high production standard. Bravo

@TheRecallBerserk 5 жыл бұрын

I love the amazing production values, thank you for such a wonderful video

@pk2702pk 5 жыл бұрын

Superbly informative and well produced video. Well done squire.

@Stoppii8 5 жыл бұрын

Just found this channel. Love it, so nice to learn more about my childhood favourites.

@thebandanadee8265 5 жыл бұрын

I've been watching a few of your videos lately. They're amazing. I like how you get straight to the point on how it all these games came together. I can't wait to see some more episodes of this!