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  • Loved the Psychonauts poster :D One of my favorite games...totally underrated

  • I'm going to have to play this in school....

  • Whats the music in 2:20? it kicks ass!

  • is that journey to silius music in the background?

  • @PseudonymPlayer it most definitely is. almost the whole soundtrack i reckon. good soundtrack but why not have the RCR music in the background instead?

  • if you want an RCR movie, watch the WARRIORS. They go from one side of town to the other, fighting their way through different gangs in each neighbourhood. Every side scrolling beat em up is a rip off of The Warriors movie.

  • this game was really fun

  • The best thing with this game was the team attack. It just made it so fucking funny. Me and my friend would be beating eachother up instead of the enemies, just for lulz. Also, before we realised you could double tap left or right to run, we'd just randomly run of in some direction, and then piss ourselves laughing, because the running sprites looked so stupid.

  • old fashion Nintendo Lag.The only Lag that really can't get you killed in my opinion. When the game slowed you had extra time to make miracles happen!

  • at 04:43 you gotta do a run jump and having acro circus not in use

  • @vlad007001 Or you could go upwards from below the box and jump upwards...

  • Do yourself a favor and play the kunio-kun gmaes!

  • whats the music in the bg at 2:20

  • why river city ransom EX is better...

    1.you get to make your own player

    2.make your own fighting moves

    3.get your own teams and beat up alot of bad guys

    4.get unknowed items........

    5.make everything you want into that game.......

    i don't know why people hate the game?

  • there are people who don't know of RCR?

    i highly doubt it or maybe it was just the US but still I doubt it hm

  • @MarkP0rter

    Sorry, man, but the truth is, this game got almost no marketing, and, in an era when the internet wasn't invented yet, there wasn't much way for word to spread far and wide.

  • @MarkP0rter there are. all those noobs playing the scoot pilgrim game and dont know it is a straight copy or rcr

  • thanks for introducing me to X-Strike Studios, Lee. I now have all their dvds :)

  • If you jump ontop of a ledge when on 2player, the second player can attack all the enemies while they just stand there.

    And it lags on my VC version too D:

  • This game brings back memories, I remember how me and my brother used to play this all the time. Sometimes after we cleared a map, we would have fights against each other because you could still hurt eachother. I haven't seen my brother in a while, maybe i'll buy this game and we can play it again like we used to when we were little. :)

  • Great job. I bought this game from a rental store when I was 10 years old. I knew it was a overlooked gem after playing it for 10 mins. I'm happy it came with the original box and manual, since this game is pretty rare these days. I never got slow down on my system until the end stages.

  • i REALLY want to watch River City Rumble, but i cant go to x-strike studio's website! anyone else have the same problem?

  • he eats his drinks

  • LOL. I love this game. Ever since I played it on the Nintendo WII, I have been very addicted to it.

  • this was my favorite nes game. well, maybe a tie with super mario 3.

  • Only 500 points? SOLD! This was one of my favorite games when I was a kid!

  • Ah yes i rember seing this in a nintendo magazine and wanted to get it, but sadly it was a rental only and thoes was werry hard to get, thoe i se it was part in same series with Nintendo World Cup with is hillarius soccer game, its supose to be a clena sport but when you barly get any yellow or red card you mostly start run of and start use them as the soccer ball.

  • @sannyf2000 Dude, I played the shit outta thi a a kid. Still my faorite- nothing, not Final Fantasy games, Dragon Quest games, GUN, Mario series- NOTHING beats RCR!

  • such a great game, in europe its called street gangs for some reason, which made me have a hard time finding it on the virtual console. :S

    anyway, great review, you covered a whole lot of stuff but still made it compact. there are way too few good reviewers like you around here.

  • Well I do have to admit, your review was excellent and well written, I'd just like to point out a few things you should know about.

    Ryan is the second player because the original series this game is from in Japan is the Kunio Kun series. Alex is actually Kunio, the main character of the series, and Ryan is Riki, Kunio's friend. Since Kunio is the main character of the series, Kunio is respectively the main character.

  • In America, this game is little known to people. But in Japan, this game (Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari) is the first few words uttered by babies. In fact, the whole series is the shit over there.

  • I used to own this game on NES. It was then and still is one of my favorite games ever!

  • OMG i saw Azumanga Daioh in the background! lol

  • yeah i have it on the wii of VR

  • I've wanted to say this for a while, but I think you could have made a much better pun naming your show. I mean really..."Still Gaming"? In "still" pictures, and it's a show about "gaming"? it's a horrible pun. However, I still think it's a good show, and I respect you.

  • Has this game come out on the virtual console for wii.

  • YES AND ONLY FOR 500 POINTS *_* sorry for yelling but go and get it XD

  • yeah i got it, but boy is it hard!

  • River City Ransom is soooooooooo OLD SKOOL GANGSTER !!!!!!!!!

  • ...

    * ! *

    3:50

    SEPHIROTH!!!

  • it sold out!!

  • I remember renting this on a Friday night when I was like 9, good times!! Turned out to be one of my all time favorites.

  • to me, it's not the best game ever, but certainly one of my top 20 games that you MUST PLAY and BEAT games, cause of how awesome it is

  • dude, you're HILARIOUS, if you got a video camera and did the same style, you would be EPIC PWNAGE!!!!!!!

  • Not really. He sounds like ultra geek.

  • Ah.. Crash n' the Boys.

  • I had this game way back on the nes now I have it on the wii (warning it's more addictive than crack)

  • I like how Lee is a big Anime fan. Well' at least judging by the posters intg he backround.

  • i give you a 10/10 awesome amazing this review is awsome i also think that river city ransom is the greatest beat em up of all time :)

  • Best game ever

  • dude the sauna scene in these game was a little weird. seeing Alex or Ryan naked in the shower was to much...why not eat pancakes or waffles instead no need for full frontal. But overall GREAT REVIEW i love how you can kick the shit out of bosses while there talking

  • was my first and favourite game in the nes back in the day

  • OMG I used to play this game all the time!!!

    Great episode!!

  • From what I've read, the first Double Dragon was also suppose to be apart of the Kunio-kun series but Technos made an original series out of it. Another game that is also apart of the Kunio-kun series is Renegade for the NES, which is actually the very first Kunio-kun game.

  • oooooooooohhhhhhh i remember playing this game but i didnt remember where,now i know it was on the gba thx

  • this is one of THE most fun games ive played..... EVER............ including Xbox360 n playstation

  • man it would be awesome if they remade

    this game

  • Only with the original graphics and gameplay, just another storyline...

  • Wow, this sure brings back memories.

    I remember trying to rent it as a kid, but apparently I was "too young" to rent it so I had to ask my older brother to rent it for me after I had left the videogame store.

  • I only have 1 thing to say....BARF!

  • Oh yeah well....

    Mamaa!

  • how come you put music from Journey to Silius near the beginning of the review?

  • did you just THROW brass knuckles at me?!

  • LOOOL!

  • i bought psychonauts :D

  • the father of free roam games such as gta

  • funny...he's negative about a game he owns or he's fan of.... 3:04

  • He's not being negative, he's saying that if a game is unique or original then nobody will buy it because people like to play things that are shit, basically.

  • i notice after i watch it the second time...my bad

  • It depends. More isn't always better.

  • River city ransom IS the best beat em' up of all time. I loved this game. The addition of the double dragon bosses at the end was awesome

  • so if i showed you a game that was 3d, had 3000 moves, a huge story, was funny and had more originality than Hollywood could wish for.. youd still think RiverCR was better?

  • hes talking in terms of games he knows

    3d doesnt MEAN better but graphics are like steroids

    anddo you have a game in mind please let the answer be yes

  • if there was a fighting game that had 3000 fighting moves, i would rather puke up my breakfast than buy that game. because i know, thanks to common sense, those moves would absolute HAVE to be sooo complicated and over done that it would be nearly impossible to do the button combinations or even memorize any of them. plus the fact of the limited number of buttons on controlers, it would be so frustrating and it would have to take like 5 minutes to mash in the move. so, yea RCR would be better.

  • 300 is over the top.

    chosenone234.. I'd say shenmue 1/2. that game practically gave each character their own personality

  • I own Double Dragon for the NES, but instead of getting Double Dragon 2 I bought River City Ransom.

    One of the best Video Game related decisions I've ever made. This game is legendary.

  • lol "I have the higher ground! Barf?" ypu are awesome :P

  • i own all of x-strikes movies and all are epic.

  • NERDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

  • Me and my friend use to play the hell out of this game

  • aaaah...street gangs :)

  • one of my fav nes games ever...i like how you used the journey to silius intro music in the begining

  • "We are guerrero's man!" wow...just wow. lol

  • where can i find those movies

  • read the video description for once lol

  • This game still kicksass!

  • Believe it or not, This game was released as a sick twisted version called "pussy" where all the guys' dicks were coming out and things. Nasty but true.

  • ... barf ? xD

  • okay ya got lee but who's the other guy ...... yeah i know i never figured out

  • X-Strike rules!!!

  • you forgot one memorable multiplayer thing... "hurry and run out of the area!"

  • Great review, although the nes was huge in the usa and japan, it took ages to come out here in the uk, when it did it was not very popular, when i had mine, there were very few games avialable.

  • I didn't know how in the hell, to get to the next level?!

  • old skool gaming NOT DEAD YET !!!

    4 SURE DUDE, DOUBLE DRAGON II is INFERIOR TO DOUBLE DRAGON I :p

  • AWESOME GAME!

  • 3:42 found waldo

  • "Did you just THROW brass knuckles at me?!"

  • Yeah, I guess. Sorry!

  • did you get contact lenses or summin?

  • 5 bucks well spent on the virtual console. I'm a fan of the game already, though I can't get in the school.

  • EX was actually really good, the combat was insanely expanded upon, and... uhhh... It's awesome.

    As for the rest of the Downtown Nekketsu games, they're obscenely bloody difficult.

  • sick posters

  • OSAKA!

  • of course, I must keep with the ADD spirit of osaka. (look over his left (your right) shoulder.)

  • 4:54 Double Dragon theme? Did Billy(Bimmy?) and Jimmy Lee make a Cameo in this game?

  • Hell yes! This game was hilarious AND AWESOME! Best beat-em-up ever! Never play'd Double Dragon though! D: I don't have any classic consoles only a ps2 >.>. But hell yes! There's a River City Ransom flash game so BA-BAM!

  • You know, on the VC version of RCR, you can select to be Ryan at the opening screen. Just pointing that out.

  • That's true on the NES as well. The default was Alex, and I guess most people never bothered to move the arrow.

  • why didnt you tell the people about the second last boss

    the dragon twins!

  • about that "unique and origonal" thing, I can't agree more, there's barely nything origonal about games these days, that's why I Just Play my PS1.

  • there is the biggest ripoff of dubble bubble...i mean dragon...called dragon's sword or something where you cant acctually beat the first boss unless you use cheats bcuz he has the slowest attacks but there still faster then yours

  • BARF! lol

  • am i losing my mind? or did i see a title for a METAL GEAR SOLID movie?!

  • X-Strike made a great movie called Project: Snake, based off MGS1. Definitely buy it.

  • "Did you just *throw* brass knuckles at me?"

  • AWESOME GAME!!! up there with double dragon.

  • I just bought River City Ransom yesterday (on VC), and at first I was sort of dissapointed and only played it for about 10 minutes.

    Today I played it and after getting more into, I played non-stop for 4 hours... Its a really fun game and the most addicting NES game I've played so far.

  • whats your name homes!!! we are gerreros MAN!!

    ROfl keep up the good work

  • glad you started the show up again you and avgn are awesome

  • the room looks like avgn's room

  • awesome

  • "I have the high ground!" "... Barf?"

  • is it slow on the vc in 2player mode?

  • If you'll want to play the other kunio kun titles check out this great article on hg101.classicgaming.gamespy*co­m/kunio/kunio.htm

    BTW: remake of super dodgeball is out soon for the ds.

  • glad they finally put this on Wii's Virtual Console... this game was my favorite game on NES and I still play it every now and then. I tried getting all my friends into it, but nobody ever liked it as much as me. Suckers

  • nudity?! lol that is...in an infinate loop?

  • lmao hardcore nudity!!! XD

  • I had heard of this game!

    ^^

    Does that make me a proper gamer? :D

  • Captain S must be an Eddie Guererro fan. haha

  • i liked this game more than streets of rage 2. i like you remind you i played streets of rage 2 first and went back and played this and instantly liked river city ransom better than all the other graphically better games. the game is that darn good.

  • I loved this game. Much better than double dragon

  • Man this is awesome! I have lived on Nintendo World Cup since I was a kid.  I mean, what is better than a soccer game where can literally kill the whole opposing team (except the goalie). But I have never checked out any of the other games by this company, after seeing this I am deffinitley buying this on the vc.

  • it....its on vc!!!! no way!!! hell yeah!!

  • i have such great memories playing this game as a kid, one of my all time faves!! And Super Dodge Ball was awesome as well!

  • Only 6 of the Kunio-kun games came to US not counting remakes.

    Renegade (The very first game in the series

    and the first multidirectional beat-em-up ever. Came out a year before Double Dragon in arcades.)

    Super Dodge Ball

    River City Ransom

    Nintendo World Cup

    Crash 'N the Boys: Street Challenge (NES)

    Super Dodge Ball (Neo Geo) - Not a remake despite the title and the first and only Kunio game released in the US with the characters having their original names and it is not Americanized.

  • Allll riiight, bought the VC and beat it multiple times in one sitting, this is so addicting.

    As a kid I didn't play this, but I had some "Kunio-Kun" thingy games, one I remember is Nintendo World Cup. Man I loved that, I was so good at it. It's cool how you can change the field to ice to make it slippery, for example. Pretty innovative back then.

  • Love this game its so much fun!

  • kile the Disgae psoter u should review it =D

  • O_o i spell like shit lol

  • Nice 'The Slayers' poster in tfe background. Good taste!

  • He eats his drinks XD

  • I loved that "It's over! I have the higher ground" bit. It reminded me of that excellent Star Wars comic at VG Cats with Obi-Wan saying "It's over Anakin! This high ground adds +5 to my Agility!" (which granted him an annoyed "Hax!" scream from Anny).

    I just loved that sentence, it was so great.

  • RCR is definitely an unsung classic.

    Definitely try "Nintendo World Cup". I usually don't play so many sports games, but this one is just too funny! Even though it gets frustrating in later matches, once you learn a few moves and tricks, it's just so fun!

  • god i cant find this movie anywear wee is it

  • You can A) Check the YouTube movie description for a direct link that will take you right to the movie store or B) type in the URL that was in the video or C) Search for X-Strike Studios on Google

  • X-Strike's website seems to be down for now, which happens sometimes. The site should be back up soon, though.

  • when i saw this game was on vc i screamed loudly

  • OMG at the credits

  • this game blew my mind when i rented it back in the day. fuckin classic

  • I think its the first time you see man butt in a game . . .or at least the first shower scene.

  • Games definitely need more man butt.

  • I second that! Wait, what did I just say?

  • Lmao......dude....awesome

  • Awesome review

  • "Barf !"

  • This review is one of my favorites from you. Great one, I really want to play it now. (^^)

  • Loved the review Lee!

    I already saw it on Screwattack and

    based on your review i bought the game!

    And i love it. It's called Street Gangs in Europe. Hope you get well!

  • Hmm, couldn't catch the updates.

  • Deja Wu!

  • Lol Badassery...one of my favorite words!! :D

  • i own at gears of war

  • WHOOO! I'm very happy it is now released

    for greatest game that I had never played before. :)

  • "... Barf?" LOL, feantastic review, Lee! After seeing you AND Al review this, I now want to play it myself!

  • Great Review! Glad to hear you're coming back! I just hope that you can get cured of your sickness.

  • Ah the 138th Simpsons Episode Spectacular reference right at the end.

  • Bad Assery is a word, I've been using it for years.

  • ... barf?

  • I'm liking what I've played on the VC version so far.  Challenging and really deep. It's a great game, but kinda confusing.

  • BARF!....

  • welcome back hope you have more VC games to do

  • Glad to see you back man, solid review!

  • We need a River City Ransom 2 or some sort of sequel

  • Ah man this review kicked ass good job Lee I am gonna try to get the River City Rumble movie. WOOHOO Its on VC now that's great to hear anyways great vide Lee

  • Hi. I'm much more ill than I was last year, but the show must go on.

  • You still seem as good as last year before it got worse though.

    Awesome review

  • That's tight that you're back to reviewing man! Glad to see you're OK now after that long time being ill.

  • Yeah, awesome game indeed. I didn't like the GBA remake though. It felt rather like it was rushed and broken. There was no two player mode either...just an AI partner that would hit you accidently all the time...

    Good review. Glad to see you again. ;)

  • Good to know you're ok, man! Great review!

  • does the vc version have lag in multiplayer

  • You're back? That's awesome!

    Great review!

  • You absolutely should check out the rest of the Nekketsu Kunio-kun beat em up games. Great co-op games and definitely one of the best titles of the genre back in the day. Shoudai Nekketsu Kunio on the SNES has a less cartoony look, but revisits a lot of the RPG elements of the 'original' Kunio-kun game (River City Ransom).