Killer Instinct is such a classic. The soundtrack alone is 🔥

The fact that SMUG said that Killer Instinct was "before his time" makes me feel old. LMAO 🤣

Cannot believe Smug never played Killer Instinct before.

If Smug played modern KI, TJ Combo is exactly who he'd use. Duff City with a command grab? Oh that's it right there.

Speaking of arcade tournaments, here's a fun fact: In arcade tournaments (back in the day), Cinder used to be banned, partly because of his infinite air juggle, but also because, with a then-secret code, you could select Eyedol with Cinder (who was also banned, in part also because of his infinite air juggling).

Wait until he discovers TAS's for the Arcade version of KI. Now that's where you get into the real busted stuff.

Back in the 90s flat top was a thing for every culture

Killer instinct was the first fighting game I ever practiced just so so i could beat my dad on it, me being a saberwulf player and my dad on orchid The day I discovered i could do a charge move, hit normals, and have time to charge another special something changes in my life.

T.J. Combo, Orchid, Spinal and Glacius were my favorite characters from that game.

You could get crazy high combos on the original SNES version. I remember cooking people with Orchid once you found that near-infinite links into an Ultra.

“available for your home in 1995 only on the Nintendo ultra 64!” This is Maximillian Doods favorite fighting games. Love the original game so much TJ Combo is my favorite fighter. Got the code mystics version on Xbox series S. The arcade version released 1994. SNES was 95. UUULLLTTRRAA CCOOMMMBBOO!! This game was originally called Brute Force I think and they changed it to Killer Instinct. And the game was supposed to be on N64 (at the time called the Nintendo Ultra 64) but was moved to the SNES console. Don’t remember why. May have been the console delay where the N64 released in 96. Eyedoll is so hard you land one hit and he goes beserk mode almost KO’s you on arcade hardest difficulty and on top of that I think he has a move where he can heal himself when he slides or stomp his hoof down and don’t remember which one.😂 Smug you should check out the arcade version of the game.

Y'all know SMUG has that Killer Instict CD which is why the music in this video slaps so hard!!

TJ combo would be your dad that game came out in 94 in the arcades. This is the SNES version is 95, i would play this on my bros SNES as a kid in the early 00s.

TAS videos are always fun to watch. especially fighting games with frame perfect inputs

Man you should totally take a look at the arcade combo showcases. People getting 50+ hit combos with the cast is amazing. I love KI and seeing people be amazed by it makes my day.

Bro, this was my second fighting game. The original Mortal Kombat was the first (that game sucks for real) but when i found this i was blown away. It's still good to this day. At like 7 years old I would sit in training mode for hours and hours. It was my Aunts game, and she would always go "WHY DON'T YOU PLAY THE GAME INSTEAD OF SITTING IN TRAINING MODE" Today, I have had the pleasure of fighting some of the best players in the world in UNI. Big Black always knocks me out of everything lol. This game is so special to me. Good stuff Smug. Much love, with the greatest of ease

HE FINALLY PUTS KI CONTENT ON HIS CHANNEL.

It reminds you of MK because during the time of MK3 the marketing of the game was doo doo, they then brought Trilogy by using KI's combo system and then created the Ultimate version... So because MK used KI's combo system it revived the game and it became a classic. Many parodies of the game were created after that. Without KI there would be no MK.

Play the new one on Xbox or PC it’s hella slept on now

I remember playing KI on the SNES using that one internet modem adapter and playing against people across my phonelines in the early hours of weekend mornings.

4:28 This was my exactact reaction watching an Ultra combo for the first time as a kid 😂

I'd absolutely love to see you play KI 2013, it's so sick

the soundtrack, amazing.

Smug I really like the vibe of your studio with your flower picture frame and regular curtains. It makes it feel like visiting an old friend's house playing video games and having fun back in the school days. Keep up the great work!

Yo!!! Justin Wong is back on Usf4 🎉🎉🎉best edition of all time imo and many more... Where's dr diddles at Smug??? Lets get it!!! Memories of NEC!!! Smug the "gate crasher" !!!

Ki is such a nice game, my man smug gotta play tj combo in KI 2013

Someone link SMUG a TAS of the Arcade Killer Instinct. Minds will be (more) blown.

I am going to be doing playthroughs once I get a Nintendo Switch! This is the very first fighting game in which I was introduced to and haven't looked back since! It's awesome to see greatness finally getting it's exposure!

Oh man I need to see you play TJ Combo in KI 2013

BTW, Eyedol is such a pos because he can literally recover health by stomping his hoof.

I haven't smiled this hard in awhile. Living your reaction man!

I used to love playing as Orchid, Jago and Riptor back on the SNES. Man I feel old now.

The whole roster is fun dude! My personal favorites are combo, fulgore, and Sabrewulf.

Wish you could experience walking into a dimly-lit arcade and see this running the Attact Mode running for this game (look it up!) The 90s was such a special time for fighting games in the arcades. Mortal Kombat 2 dropping was a HUGE deal. Everyone huddled around the new machines, trying to figure out everything without the internet around to help... "Coming Soon to your home on Nintendo ULTRA 64"...legendary stuff.

30 year aniversary coming up

Hi. I'm TJ. You damn right I played TJ Combo in this classic known as Killer Instinct. And yes, I too had a high top fade and flat top as a youngster. In fact, I damn near used everyone in this game. Thus, this made me come up with depth charts no matter the fighting game. For those who have never played this game, go to an arcade that has a Killer Instinct cabinet, and invest $10 to it. Make it a pilgrimage if you have to. Why? Well, all of a sudden, nearly ev'very fighting game is combo based and the music has to be perfect. Thanks To... KILLER INSTINCT. You will get hooked and make sure the owner is cool that he or she will turn the game all the way up on the volume. IYKYK.

In high school we would play KI and KI2…but only in training mode. This game was all about showing off your execution. It’s the perfect smug game.

bro, thank gosh you went back to your old music lol that song you were experimenting with in some videos had such a depressing mood to it. Dope Video man!!

Straight 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Nice!! Smug going way back in the day for this one!

Seeing ultra combos with the arcade music and sound Effects turned up with the bass and music/ combo was insane in the arcades. Ullltraaaa would be so fucken loud. The whole game was extremely loud and wild.

There is actually a dinosaur fighting game in this style... it's called Primal Rage (1994).

I see you SMUG with the Alpha 2 character select music playing in the background. Nice touch!

That ending uppercut on the ultra is just chefs kiss it makes the combo I still remember cinders ultra to this day lol

Now this made arcades in the 90s. You became the the talk of arcades when you hit them ultras. My favorite is cinder i was unstoppable with him.

That fatality is called the Arm Break.

KI was the perfect blend of SF and MK back in the day. It took the best of each game and made its own thing on top of that, truly one of the unsung pillars of the FGC Golden Age.

This takes me back to when I was 10 or 11 years old playing this in the arcade was amazing! Orchid and Cinder where my mains, Spinal and Fulgore came next. KI was meant for N64, but they released it on supe NES. The graphics were let down compared to what the arcade had.. the arcade would say ultra 64 cause that was the code name for the N64 before release. Loved the video!

The soundtrack for this game is absolute fire!!🔥 🔥🔥🔥

This is the first game I ever owned and it is certified fire. Game was so cool it even came in a black colored cart for the SNES. Thanks for putting this up and having me realize this is on fightcade

I never thought I would enjoy a third party gamer. The was actually a fire video. The nostalgia of watching those killer combos and seeing someone experience it for the first time. It was cool.

4:29 when that hot sauce start kicking in

Yooo!!! The spinal soundtrack is gangsta!!!

I remember using the SNES version of Killer Instinct to practice combos to use at the Arcade. And I loved the audio CD 💿 that came with the game… I listened to the soundtrack for months!

90s Arcade was hype over this game! Great times!

I played this like crazy as a kid on the SNES, just practicing combos and seeing how many hits my ultra combo can go to, or just figuring rumors such as shadow combos and playing as the boss Eyedol...simpler times and so much fun

A Rare Game😎😎😎 perfection ahead and beyond the time

The sounds were FIRE in this game man, damn... I so much love Killer Instinct YEEEEEEAH!!!

2:16 the best one ever my friend

Subscribed! You’re so funny!

research killer instinct gold.

It brings me back really fun game definitely give it a try

I remember seeing this in the arcade back in the day and the sound was fucking cranked and the announcer was yelling at you! Good times

@SMUG You should play some Killer Instinct. You'd really enjoy TJ Combo.

Imma need a vid for each character 😂😂 cause all of em go crazy

Ahh Smug digging in the crates to check some OG KI!!! I like it

The sounds are so distinct, every character.

Yo this combo was hilariously godlike 😂 4:28

Once you see your first 30-hit Ultra on the SNES, , you're hooked. You may never look at a fighting game the same way, again.

Bruh really "..."d for a moment while the opponent fell back down ULTRAAAAAAAAAA

Back in the 90's Killer Instinct was the First Game in that Time that Had Combos like this..

Wow killer instinct was a classic Smug

TJ Combo was my main when it came to KI in the arcade. Loved his style and the Ultra was amazing.

that was my shit, thanks for playing this homie

The greatest comeback in any fighting game happened in Killer Instinct. At Evo, My God Vs. Sleep. Greatest comeback ever. You would break the table reacting to it. Maximilian Dood on the call too.🎉

Cinder 232 hits ultra my record ..

A meduim height flat top looks good, but it's hard to find a barber that can do it. They always make it look like a Kid and play eraser head or an ugly short military skin fade one. The white version of a good flat haircut is Ivan Drago. I forgot to mention that people with receding hairline can't pull off a flat top.

Smug love them boxing characters fr lol

I reference JAGO and Spinal in my rhymes. I used to be at work yelling ULTRA!!!! Lol

When I was a kid I used to play Cinder because his combos where extremely easy to do. Years later I emulated the game on my Wii and I got obsessed with Fulgor, crazy nasty combos.

The wait lines with ppls quarters on the bottom of the screen were longer than mortal Kombat when this game came out

The SNES version came with a cd with a banging soundtrack.

The Slow Down Combos I Love

Just realized Fulgore’s stage is from Donkey Kong

This game is GOAT’d soundtrack was fire back then and now!

He should have been advised to look up only the arcade version, that looks very good even today. Also videos of the snes version, if really old, are extra downgraded because of the YT compression and because the own original videos probably are fairly low quality. Oh and also the fact this is him watching a video on stream.

Smug playing a GOAT game, love to see it.

Combo vs eyedol was crazy work

hell yea

Like seriously when I'm playing pool and shoot a really hard combo I always yell out "TJ Combo!!!!!" The younger guys have no idea what I'm talking but the guys in their 40s like me that played him in the arcades get a kick out of it lol

The fact smug never played KI is wild to me KI is a Nintendo classic

4:29 He looked so shook from that Ultra 😂

Yeah, think about it!

I was in middle school when this game dropped. It's a classic fr. I can't believe I didn't peep all the MK comparisons until right now

Man I love killer instinct tj combo is definitely one of my favorite characters I also like orchid but tj combo has some really good combos he gets going it’s tough to beat him thanks for this video smug

Driving with boxing gloves on is diabolical work

Bro is gonna love KI!!!! 🎉

I love this game so much. I like to play this once in a while, to see if I can still complete it on the hardest difficulty with no continues. As of a month ago, I still am able to, with Riptor and Orchid.

I’m glad you like killer instinct, bro you should definitely Ki 2013 man It’s a really fun game and you’ll really like TJ combo in that game🔥🔥🔥

yow, you can use eyedol via cinder, you just need to input a sequence of button if i remember it right and i didnt know combo can make a fatality from his combo. blows my mind after 30 years