12:28 One thing to highlight about the history of this match is that they encounter each other in multiple grand finals during the whole year, and Chris G beat up, and sometimes even demolished JWong every time. But Justin made a surprising change for this gran final. Instead of using his classic Wolverine as the starting character (Morrigan utterly destroyed him time and time again during the year), he used Storm as the tip of the spear instead (She has better aerial mobility, and could evade and somewhat counter Morrigan a bit better). That little huge change, gave him that little edge in the matchup that ended up finally giving him that iconic victory. PS: Ironically, Chris G was the demon that Jwong had to defeat in 2014. Just the next year, Jwong himself was the demon that KBR (KBR never had defeated JW in a tourney before that point) had to beat in 2015.
Man, the year of ChrisG shutting everything down was crazy. It's impossible to describe how depressed and discouraged everybody was. He made Justin Wong feel the way Justin had made Yipes and Sanford Kelly feel in MvC2, and that's saying something.
Still in shock I was featured there amongst those names, hype watching you go over it Max. Btw the Wolvy Berserker Barrage X super does less than the Fatal Claw super, but it also lasts longer. The extension with Dark Hole into Barrage H xx Fatal Claw leave Dorm still on recovery throughout the super, only becoming available to DHC in once Wolverine starts falling. Barrage X lasts long enough that I'm guaranteed to not to fumble the DHC and drop the combo. Worth the damage loss to get the kill at Evo, but it also leaves me closer to the corner and makes the next mixup less optimal too so it's a trade off.
I miss prbalrog playing like a very skilled lunatic in mvc3/umvc3. I think it was ect, but it was one of the early umvc3 majors. He was playing like such an animal in the finals with wolverine. It was so funny and great to see. There was so much wrong going on in the tourney scene during the like 4-5 years post sf4, but the 2-3 years towards the end of umvc3 were buckwild.
Another note about Super Skrull is that the reason he has fire powers was as a result of utilizing the powers of the Fantastic Four due to his biological Skrull abilities. This also gave him aspects of other members’ powers that made it into the moveset, such as Mr. Fantastic’s stretching.
Yea originally Capcom wanted all the F4 in the game as one character but Marvel said no. They thought about using The Thing but too “similar to hulk”. Human Torch always being on fire slowed/glitched the game out so marvel suggested Super Skrull which in my opinion was a better choice. He was my favorite character to ply in this game. A bunch of the heroes and heralds cards are characters Capcom wanted or was in the development process to put in the game.
Marvel 3 in 2014 is special for me as It was the one year I was actually watching from the audience. The JWong vs ChrisG match is something I will never forget
I can't believe how many years its been since I discovered Max via top 5 EVO moments, it's the first time I learned how much HYPE existed around fighting games!
UMVC3 was the first fighting game I played in a "serious" capacity, and all of that is largely because of you Max. I vividly remember picking the copy up from my local estore at a bottom shelf, with Phoenix Wright on the cover pointing up at me. I also vividly remember a good while after getting fed up with the horrible online, x factor and the imbalance that I ended up trading in my game. UMVC3 is a game I love to this day, but I would probably never play it again unless if it was with a group of people.
Was too young for Marvel 3. Like i knew of it but I was born in 98. I remember watching some of these old clips. By far one of the coolest and hype fighting games to watch ever. So many storirs and comebacks. Even to this day with mods and stuff it lives on.
two quick notes here: 1) i feel like many people arent aware of how much more epic justins 2014 win was. he didnt just beat chris g and f champ. he also beat flocker and kaneblueriver, 2 past and 2 future evo winners, and didnt get sent to top 8 losers bracket in the process. he basically climbed the highest mountain while overcoming EVERY hardest obstacle in the process. 2) crazy idea with this one but they should have put in apologymans 2014 match vs ta wolf instead where he pulled off a literal triple perfect with his firebrand/doom/super skrull team.
If I remember right, I believe Zak Bennett discovered the Skrull Firebrand duo, it's just that Apologyman took that team and really put in work with it. That team was so demoralizing lmao
Mvc Evo was so weird this year. There were people in bracket that literally didn't know how to block playing directly next to multiple instance of lightning loops
marvel 3 was my gateway into fighting games as a whole. and the assist me series about the game led me into the max rabbit hole. most of my childhood gaming years is tied to this game and i will forever love it because of it
Yep, EPIC EVO MOMENTS. I absolutely love seeing these incredible battles and EPIC MEMORIES. Edit: I STILL REMEMBER YOUR TOP 5 EVO MOMENTS!!! Along with your BOSS RAGE, they were the videos that made me see your videos MAX!!
watching spartan throne win was fucking insane, i was absolutely losing my mind on that livestream. i had seen him some time ago at celtic showdown versus apologyman, i knew that iron fist had to be cooking up something. and boom! one of the best sets in modern marvel history.
Omg I was thinking ahead before I watched the latest moment and I was like "Oh god Max better not have the actual finals... maybe he should have Spartan Throne". And lo and behold - SPARTAN THRONEEEEEE!!!!
Man MVC3 was at it's best when the meta was developing and you were just seeing people like first-time showing off characters we've never seen before in tournaments. That shit was crazy. I still love the game but it's not the same seeing everyone totally optimized with infinites and Zero teams everywhere.
Ther are two types of xbox 360 d pads: the regular and the metal pro version that could be adjusted from the standard 360 style to the traditional + style. The pro d pad was sick…
If Zero, Morrigan, Phoenix, and Vergil got patched, I'd probably play this game more often. This is coming from a dude who's played Vergil more than he has studied anything ever.
They forgot to add all the matches that were hype in top 32, and top 16 throughout the years! Apology man vs kbr Apology man vs jabril Just to name a few
Man this was (and still) the game for us. Every weekend there was a WWE or UFC/boxing ppv we'd order doordash and bring like 12 packs of energy drinks (no alcohol) and go full Kyle. 48+ hours of no sleep. Just irl fights on one TV and Marvel matches with fgc tourneys in the background all weekend. We always tried the new SF or SC or MK but it always came back to this(and screaming, and property destruction, and mental breakdowns, and angry spouses.. until they played😂, then they were REEeeing)
2011-2015 Marvel 3 tourney streams and EVOs were peak entertainment for the FGC and it’s never been the same since. i also always loved the old setup in the big hotel lobby , im not really a fan of the EVO in stadium arenas that they’ve been doing for the past 5 years or so.
on a personal level, seeing ChrisG here is wild to me since i see him every week at the Luxor recently and actually fought him (then got massacred) lol
MvC3 and KoF were my highlights from the only time I've been able to make it to Evo back in 2012. Still have such a soft spot for Marvel 3 (Edit: popped so hard for Frutsy)
21:26 That's still the case to this day 😅 It even got to the point that Epic is working directly with Sony to being down the Input Delay they have on PlayStation. I almost think that Sony Had to buy Evo to remain relavent in specific Gaming Markets, in this case in fighters.
This game will be hard to find and play in the future. Just like MvC2. A licensing nightmare. I've got multiple copies of the game on both PS3 and X360 in preparation. 😊
whenever Dark Phoenix gets hit in the face with a raw level 3 super is always the best thing ever ALSO HUGE SHOTOUTS TO FRUTSY!! Frutsys were legit my favorite juice when i was a kid
21:04 u know it’s funny I had a PS3 and a 360, but I always got all my fighting games on 360 because IMO it’s felt “right” for some reason. Except MK9 cus Kratos was only on PS3
12:28 One thing to highlight about the history of this match is that they encounter each other in multiple grand finals during the whole year, and Chris G beat up, and sometimes even demolished JWong every time. But Justin made a surprising change for this gran final. Instead of using his classic Wolverine as the starting character (Morrigan utterly destroyed him time and time again during the year), he used Storm as the tip of the spear instead (She has better aerial mobility, and could evade and somewhat counter Morrigan a bit better).
That little huge change, gave him that little edge in the matchup that ended up finally giving him that iconic victory.
PS: Ironically, Chris G was the demon that Jwong had to defeat in 2014. Just the next year, Jwong himself was the demon that KBR (KBR never had defeated JW in a tourney before that point) had to beat in 2015.
Man, the year of ChrisG shutting everything down was crazy. It's impossible to describe how depressed and discouraged everybody was. He made Justin Wong feel the way Justin had made Yipes and Sanford Kelly feel in MvC2, and that's saying something.
You know Sanford probably has a graveyard of sticks from all those times lol.
Man watching Morrigan spam is not fun. I thought that would kill the game, but credit to the people for finding new tech.
really fun to watch this since i got into the fgc a couple years ago and chris is The Guy at my locals.
Still in shock I was featured there amongst those names, hype watching you go over it Max.
Btw the Wolvy Berserker Barrage X super does less than the Fatal Claw super, but it also lasts longer. The extension with Dark Hole into Barrage H xx Fatal Claw leave Dorm still on recovery throughout the super, only becoming available to DHC in once Wolverine starts falling.
Barrage X lasts long enough that I'm guaranteed to not to fumble the DHC and drop the combo. Worth the damage loss to get the kill at Evo, but it also leaves me closer to the corner and makes the next mixup less optimal too so it's a trade off.
Wolverine was so good in vanilla Marvel 3 they added a specific move in Ultimate to nerf mashers.
as a pad monster who mashed with wolverine with like a 95% win percentage...i aint even mad. the trauma ive endured from salty losers...im ok with it😂
SWISS CHEESE
I miss prbalrog playing like a very skilled lunatic in mvc3/umvc3. I think it was ect, but it was one of the early umvc3 majors. He was playing like such an animal in the finals with wolverine. It was so funny and great to see. There was so much wrong going on in the tourney scene during the like 4-5 years post sf4, but the 2-3 years towards the end of umvc3 were buckwild.
What was “wrong”?
Another note about Super Skrull is that the reason he has fire powers was as a result of utilizing the powers of the Fantastic Four due to his biological Skrull abilities. This also gave him aspects of other members’ powers that made it into the moveset, such as Mr. Fantastic’s stretching.
Yea originally Capcom wanted all the F4 in the game as one character but Marvel said no. They thought about using The Thing but too “similar to hulk”. Human Torch always being on fire slowed/glitched the game out so marvel suggested Super Skrull which in my opinion was a better choice. He was my favorite character to ply in this game. A bunch of the heroes and heralds cards are characters Capcom wanted or was in the development process to put in the game.
Cool seeing MvC3U getting love still after everything. Game still going strong.
Thank you Tampa Never Sleeps
so happy its still going strong
Marvel 3 in 2014 is special for me as It was the one year I was actually watching from the audience.
The JWong vs ChrisG match is something I will never forget
I can't believe how many years its been since I discovered Max via top 5 EVO moments, it's the first time I learned how much HYPE existed around fighting games!
It was a treat to see Marvel 3 again at this years Evo. Marvel has always been enjoyable to watch.
Grands was kinda mid but the players were very good
@illford6921 Yeah.
@@illford6921not kinda mid, but lackluster
UMVC3 was the first fighting game I played in a "serious" capacity, and all of that is largely because of you Max. I vividly remember picking the copy up from my local estore at a bottom shelf, with Phoenix Wright on the cover pointing up at me. I also vividly remember a good while after getting fed up with the horrible online, x factor and the imbalance that I ended up trading in my game. UMVC3 is a game I love to this day, but I would probably never play it again unless if it was with a group of people.
Holy throwback!! Love this, and yes, want more. Good shit, Max.
Was too young for Marvel 3. Like i knew of it but I was born in 98. I remember watching some of these old clips. By far one of the coolest and hype fighting games to watch ever. So many storirs and comebacks. Even to this day with mods and stuff it lives on.
two quick notes here:
1) i feel like many people arent aware of how much more epic justins 2014 win was. he didnt just beat chris g and f champ. he also beat flocker and kaneblueriver, 2 past and 2 future evo winners, and didnt get sent to top 8 losers bracket in the process. he basically climbed the highest mountain while overcoming EVERY hardest obstacle in the process.
2) crazy idea with this one but they should have put in apologymans 2014 match vs ta wolf instead where he pulled off a literal triple perfect with his firebrand/doom/super skrull team.
If I remember right, I believe Zak Bennett discovered the Skrull Firebrand duo, it's just that Apologyman took that team and really put in work with it. That team was so demoralizing lmao
"Hard drive please!.." Max's fingers probably twitch the inputs for hard drive, even though he wasnt playing
I love KBRs team. The way he played that team was so entertaining.
I'm just impressed that Iron Fist made it to EVO top 8.
Reminds me of when you used to do Top 5 Evo moments. This video is welcome for sure!!
What a coincidence that I was watching the best of EVO MVC3 Moments before Max uploaded this one😂
Mvc Evo was so weird this year. There were people in bracket that literally didn't know how to block playing directly next to multiple instance of lightning loops
Cheap Zero May Cry teams
People sleep on Sparty, but that man has amazing synergies with his team and if you ever catch him on a TNS stream, he's always stylin' and profilin'.
marvel 3 was my gateway into fighting games as a whole. and the assist me series about the game led me into the max rabbit hole. most of my childhood gaming years is tied to this game and i will forever love it because of it
I still think to this day that UMVC3 is one of the best fighting games ever made.
Yep, EPIC EVO MOMENTS. I absolutely love seeing these incredible battles and EPIC MEMORIES.
Edit: I STILL REMEMBER YOUR TOP 5 EVO MOMENTS!!! Along with your BOSS RAGE, they were the videos that made me see your videos MAX!!
Lmao definitely saw this video title and thought it was July for a second
Max back at it again with the MVC vids!
I get on CZcams to watch these kind of videos! Thank you Max and thank you EVO! FGC baby 👌!
YES FINALLY MORE EVO MOMENTS
MvC3 was around the time I took a break from fighting games, but man I wish I watched EVO back then cause all the matches are so nutty
I miss your top 5 Evo moments, that's how I got introduced to your channel way back when. 🙌🏻
crazy how next year its gonna be 10 years of the greatest EVO grand finals ever (galileo vs dogura BBCP)
Between Human Torch, Dormammu, & Ghost Rider, can you imagine having 3 flame heads in the game?
This...got my juices flowing
some pretty hype moments!
Marlinpie rocking up on a tricycle lives rent free in my mind.
watching spartan throne win was fucking insane, i was absolutely losing my mind on that livestream. i had seen him some time ago at celtic showdown versus apologyman, i knew that iron fist had to be cooking up something. and boom! one of the best sets in modern marvel history.
Omg I was thinking ahead before I watched the latest moment and I was like "Oh god Max better not have the actual finals... maybe he should have Spartan Throne". And lo and behold - SPARTAN THRONEEEEEE!!!!
Man MVC3 was at it's best when the meta was developing and you were just seeing people like first-time showing off characters we've never seen before in tournaments. That shit was crazy. I still love the game but it's not the same seeing everyone totally optimized with infinites and Zero teams everywhere.
Ther are two types of xbox 360 d pads: the regular and the metal pro version that could be adjusted from the standard 360 style to the traditional + style. The pro d pad was sick…
If Zero, Morrigan, Phoenix, and Vergil got patched, I'd probably play this game more often. This is coming from a dude who's played Vergil more than he has studied anything ever.
the best mvc3 time for me was when fchamp vs nemo money match. watching it live was so sick!
That was a WHOLE ride!
Remember these halls if hype compilations in CZcams it Was godlike 🔥🔥
They forgot to add all the matches that were hype in top 32, and top 16 throughout the years!
Apology man vs kbr
Apology man vs jabril
Just to name a few
I Remember In the Original Marvel Vs Capcom I Couldn't Beat Apocalypse For Beans lol
UMVC3 is such a fun game to watch let a lone play.
Man this was (and still) the game for us. Every weekend there was a WWE or UFC/boxing ppv we'd order doordash and bring like 12 packs of energy drinks (no alcohol) and go full Kyle. 48+ hours of no sleep. Just irl fights on one TV and Marvel matches with fgc tourneys in the background all weekend.
We always tried the new SF or SC or MK but it always came back to this(and screaming, and property destruction, and mental breakdowns, and angry spouses.. until they played😂, then they were REEeeing)
2011-2015 Marvel 3 tourney streams and EVOs were peak entertainment for the FGC and it’s never been the same since. i also always loved the old setup in the big hotel lobby , im not really a fan of the EVO in stadium arenas that they’ve been doing for the past 5 years or so.
Bruh that 2014 Evo was insanity Jwong was going crzy
on a personal level, seeing ChrisG here is wild to me since i see him every week at the Luxor recently and actually fought him (then got massacred) lol
There better be that deadpool accidental suicide from a while back
I love this game so much. There will be another game like UMvC3.
The return of the king tho
It’s like if you were still there 😂😂🔥
I still have my badge and shirt from evo 2012. Shit was hype
24:17 Fanatiq, Smug, and Wolfkrone all played on 360 pad.
Can someone please tell me what game soundtrack inspired Max’s theme? I can’t quite place it but it seems so familiar.
MvC3 and KoF were my highlights from the only time I've been able to make it to Evo back in 2012. Still have such a soft spot for Marvel 3
(Edit: popped so hard for Frutsy)
Let's go 🔥
Max, where in the hell is The Thing? You know he's out already and you should be playing that UMvC3 newest mod character soon!
The reason the first clip is so good was because Pheonix was broken AF. So to see her get bodied was like YES! FINALLY!
21:26 That's still the case to this day 😅 It even got to the point that Epic is working directly with Sony to being down the Input Delay they have on PlayStation.
I almost think that Sony Had to buy Evo to remain relavent in specific Gaming Markets, in this case in fighters.
What year did the Viewtiful Joe, Frank West, Rocket Raccoon team take evo?
MVC have some of the best moments. Wish I didn't suck at it
Nice.
I thought the EVO where Justin won was him saving the game from Zero May Cry. EVERYONE used that team but Chris and Justin.
This game will be hard to find and play in the future. Just like MvC2. A licensing nightmare. I've got multiple copies of the game on both PS3 and X360 in preparation. 😊
Honestly when I see this my reaction to this was just “……..cool”
Man... MVC3 is one of the few games that makes me HOLY SH*T WTF JUST HAPPENED!?!? constantly
"If everyone is broken, then everyone is balanced."
30:55 Hey I'm in the video!!!!
Thx cool video
whenever Dark Phoenix gets hit in the face with a raw level 3 super is always the best thing ever
ALSO HUGE SHOTOUTS TO FRUTSY!! Frutsys were legit my favorite juice when i was a kid
Was the guy who came from Japan and rocked the ladder with rocket doom trap log not in the top
Forgive me for my ignorance, but from watching these highlights does top level marvel turn into touch of death if you lose neutral once?
I think Justin vs Fchamp in semi finals was more hype than him winning in grand finals cuz of the crazy Akuma comeback
I played on 360, but I had a chronus converter to play with a ps3 controller. I can’t imagine actually using the Dpad on a 360 controller.
I’m so sad I wasn’t a big fan of fighting games especially mvc3 back then looked really fun 😢
I did a house party with some friends to watch that top 8 with ChrisG and RyanLV. That was nailbiting.
RyanLV is my fave among the champs
I really wish an MvC4 was in the works
Is it normal to use the D-Pad if you play fighting games with a controller? I use the joystick with no issue, so I wouldn't know...
Foot Dive
Hahaha, you're ok, you're ok......oh shit you're not ok!!!!
I can't believe they didn't show the dominant Phoenix Wright or All white Fire brand era
KBR is hype
New Intro, Maxi?
WHAT UP MAX
For me, it's Angelic VS Cloud in 2013.
I was expecting the KBR vs FChamp matches ngl
It's MAHVEL BABYYY!!!
IT'S MAHVEL BABYYYY!!!
I miss the long version of the intro.
21:04 u know it’s funny I had a PS3 and a 360, but I always got all my fighting games on 360 because IMO it’s felt “right” for some reason. Except MK9 cus Kratos was only on PS3
MvC3 is too peak man.
I didn’t like marvel 3 at the time but looking back now with the current games… marvel 3 was the best
mvc3 was so peak.
ChrisG with morrigan- Duudes With VergiL n Justin with AkuMa!!
SOUSHI - MESSATSU
Yo max you should react to this new indie fighting game called Knockoff its based off 80/90s action figures with cool combos and assist
Crazy that Chris Jericho played against Frutsy.....I'll see myself out...