A Darkstalkers Retrospective - The Nostalgic Gamer
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The Nostalgic Gamer presents A Darkstalkers Retrospective.
An overview of the series' inception, its numerous iterations and revisions over the years, the Darkstalkers Are Not Dead project, the fate of the its future, and its impact on the genre.
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This deserves more views. A huge history lesson on one of the most underrated video game series of all time is a nice surprise.
Darkstalkers will forever have a spot in my heart
mine too. wish i knew how to get in contact with that developer to swing some ideas to make another one.
This video is quite an accomplishment. Professional and knowledgeable, an excellent piece of gaming journalism.
Good news. It's getting finally to PC. The whole series as part of the Fighting Collection along with Hyper Street Fighter II, Red Earth and Cyberbots.
I still remember the first time i saw darkstalkers in the arcade at the mall. I was absolutely blown away by the animation, and the quirky characters. I really wish fighting games like sf would return to 2d sprites, and regard darkstalkers as the best example of art blending with traditional fighting games.
For me as an artist in the 90's Bengus was fucking God. I still remember first seeing his work on SF Alpha and falling in love with his art style.
This is a documentary I utilize often when people don’t know much about Darkstalkers. Easily one of the best, most informative videos on Darkstalkers. Regardless if Capcom brings Darkstalkers back, this franchise is still one of the greatest and most important to gaming, even if it’s not as recognized by the public as other fighters (its influence on some of them cannot be denied). Thank you for this. Your work is very much appreciated.
love how the sprites interact with things on your channel
Sad to say but i think Darkstalkers and Samurai Shodown is completely underrated.
Yes this is Counterpart of Capcom's Darkstalkers counterpart to SNK'S Samurai Shodown. Morrigan Counterpart of Nakoruru.
DARKSTALKERS WILL NEVER DIE!!!!!
This was put together really well. I'm highly impressed, sir.
Even many years later. I go back to this and still amazed by such an in depth retrospective. A lot of work and reseach went into this. Even the other video Bios for each character. This shows your love of fighting games and subject matter.
Your retrospectives are the best in the internet. Your Gaming journalism deserves way more recognition.
the ending totally gave me the feels. I shed no tears outside, but inside I was crying. I love this series so much! when I was 4 or 5, I used to draw morrigan and lilith and I kept drawing them since then except for these last 2 years. I'm going to buy darkstalkers resurrection as soon as I can.
Not just a retrospective of Darkstalkers, but of the FGC. It's very refreshing to see videos like this, unabashed and truthfully telling what the scene is like for arcade, casual, and gaming in general. Excellent work, it's the best video you've made thus far.
I've watched this Darkstalkers Retrospective a few times now, and every time I see it, I gain a new appreciation for the time and effort that we my into such a thorough exploration of this series. Darkstalkers is one of my all-time favorite video game series, and I am one of those die-hard fans that is dying to have a new entry into the series. Darkstalkers got me through a bit of a lull in Street Fighter when we were constantly getting new updates of what was, essentially, the same game (SF2...don 't get me wrong, I love SF2 to death, but back then, I was craving something new). The characters and the artwork were a breath of fresh air, the gameplay was fluid and exciting (Night Warriors 2 on the Sega Saturn changes my life), and the storyline behind the series is engaging. I hope someday Ono is finally able to get that new DS game greenlit, and this series can hook a brand new generation of fighting game fans. Great job on this DS retrospective!!!!
What a spectacular documentary. A must watch for fans of the series and fighting games as a whole. I love that Darkstalkers is an obscure, yet very influential game, but if they ever even suggest they're making a comeback, they'll have all my support
DARKSTALKERS WILL NEVER DIE.
I found myself here after plying the Capcom Fighting Collection and realizing that the version I played the most back then was *NOT* featured in it and wanting to know more about its many re-releases and revisions (it turns out the one I played was Vampire Chronicles on Dreamcast, and I was wondering why Donovan, Huitzil and Pyron where *not* in Vampire Savior on the CFC lol).
This was an excellent retrospective with an incredible amount of production values and research, fantastic work.
I honestly thought i was going to get bored in an hour but i actually watched the whole thing ._.
Such an underrated series. True proof that the majority rule doesn't always get it right.
7 years have gone by and I still come back.
If they ever revive the series, they should definitely play off the notion that the Darkstalkers have been gone for a long time as a major plot point.
This was a thoroughly excellent and well researched retrospective look at the Darkstalkers series as well as a nice insight into the current state of affairs at Capcom.
John Talbain is one of the best Wolf designs ever made
Darkstalkers was the fighting game I loved. I am a big classic horror movie buff and the way Darkstalkers was made clicked with me. What made me sad and I think over all hurt Capcom's perceptions of the interest in Darkstalkers was this was never ported to PC. Many of the old fighting game players don't really participate in the console wars as much as they do since it's harder and harder to get into the classics in a modern console and thus prefer the emulation on PC. If they released Darkstalkers on PC, they might have seen a bigger interest, but this is one of those big ifs.
I do hope for a new Darkstalkers, on PC specifically, and can only hope that Capcom realizes it needs to do this. Especially since they can't make another Marvel anymore, and the new Street Fighter V is focusing more on footsies and tank game play. People are going to want their fast fighting games again.
I'm 33. I discovered Vampire thanks to the PSX Darkstalkers 3, and I'm still playing the series with my friends. I'm a big fan of the design, that original look using classic arquetypes, that unique and lovely animation, the excellent music, ALL.
I almost cried watching this video. Thank you.
nearly 20 years and Darkstalkers is long overdue for a comeback
There will never be a day where I won't be all for Darkstalkers making a return.
This was a fantastic retrospective. Thanks for your hard work.
I'm gonna try and make enough publicity so that fans and new people see darkstalkers and push for a new release, this video inspired me, thank you
This was an amazing retrospective, as a fan of the series, I feel that this is Capcom's most wanted franchise to return and the information behind the factors and the future does show why it's hard for Darkstalkers to make a comeback. However I do believe that the series will return one day because I know that Capcom still cares about Darkstalkers.
Anderson Tenecela
this was an excellent video. it saddens me that this video was made in 2015 and it being 2020 and we are still no where closer to getting a new Darkstalkers game now as it was then
This is very well done. I feel excited about retrospectives but feel sad at the same time because a fanbase alone is not enough to save a franchise. It's frustrating but I have the memories.
J. TALBAIN FOREVER!!!
JT should've been one of the poster characters for the series, can't believe how underrated he is.
Yes, he certainly should've been.
But he will always be the main character in my mind.
gamesport88 Demitri was the main protagonist because they decided not to title the game "Werewolf: The Night Warriors." Guess they felt it didn't sound as catchy?
Well, they could've always called the game something else. I'm still disappointed that the series is no more.
Outstanding. I had imported these games on the Sega Saturn and I wish I still had them. One of my favorite games of all time.
Wow, I thought this was going to be a 15-20 tidbit on the games history, but that was pleasantly surprising and gave me way more insight than I would've thought. Amazing job man, this was incredibly well made.
The Dark Stalkers are not dead.
That ending actually made me teary-eyed...
I'm actually feeling kind of hopeful for Darkstalkers for the first time in a long time.
I Found Darkstalkers Late In my Gaming Life, However Better Late Than Never. ALSO ONE OF THE BEST CAPCOM GAMES I'VE PLAYED
Dude. This is an awesome documentary. Hats off. This needs to be taken by CAPCOM and be made into a High Budget Documentary,
I feel like everybody begging for a new darkstalkers in the comments completely missed the whole part of the video explaining WHY it hasn't happened yet. Capcom can't just pop another darkstalkers out its ass, there are hurdles to overcome. It's not just "the executives only care about money so they won't make a new entry to a relatively obscure franchise" (though that's also probably a factor). If they did try, it'd be a new team with new ideas, and without any of the old crew to guide them, the series would lose what originally made it so great. They'd most likely get crazy backlash for trying new things out and not completely sticking to what made the series originally great, and be blamed for the demise of franchise if they fail. Like was said in the video, damned if they do, damned if they don't. That's not to say I don't want DS4 to become reality, but we have to remember it's not gonna be easy. Hopefully Capcom works something out though if they ever get around to it. And hopefully it turns out great.
This is the case with any cult classic game series that's been dormant for a while. And while I agree that things often go wrong when revivals are attempted (see Lunar Dragon Song or Tribes Ascend), there have been rare cases where it does work out (the more recent Doom or Treasure's Star Successor on the Wii).
That said, I think there's more to people's demand for a new game than just wanting a new game. Even though Lunar Dragon Song was a pretty bad game and Tribes Ascend got pushed out half baked, having the new game injects some life into these aging communities. Even if it's only for a little while, you introduce new players to these great franchises and expand an otherwise dwindling community. Being able to find new fans of your game for that much longer means a lot after basically sustaining off of nothing but rumors for so long.
This video was well constructed and the choice of music was very appropriate from the Darkstalkers universe. I thought I'd let you know, in the first installment of Darkstalkers when you have full meter all normal attacks do more damage. So it's in your best interest to hold your meter and use a special attack at the end for its difference in attack properties. You've pulled in virtually everything Darkstalkers related, bravo.
Never even played toshinden, in fact I don't even play fighting games anymore (Cos I'm bad at em), but I love watching these retrospectives. So well done, so much work put in to them.
I watched tophat's vid on nightstalkers and came straight to this video. Glad I did!
Three years after I last watched this video in full, and it still holds up. Here's hoping the series returns one day.
Amazing video. Thank you for making me love this series again XD
I would love to see a Retrospective just like this be done for Rockman/MegaMan. Especially since it's another influential Capcom franchise that's been long dormant for many years.
Lord Raptor / Zabel Zarock was based on the character Eddie the Head of Iron Maiden.
I never stop loving Darkstalkers. Now days there are many tournaments and Combo Breaker respects the game every year, so hopefully we will see another instalment.
i love dark stalkers.. this was such an awesome documentary.
20:34 Jesus Christ her eyes
Fantastic job! Darkstalkers is certainly a great series.
Thank you for this video!
Thank You for that video. Darkstalkers series has affected me the most from all games i have played. They provide unique art style and characters, that in spite of being various, always represent some oddness. Also the storylines are intriguing, but kind of sad too. I believe this is why the game has a niche of fans. It is for more sensitive people
I absolutely agree with you!!!!
I think another thing about why people might have fallen out of interest with this game is because the game doesn't revamp the way Street Fighter does or other fighting games do. I really miss this game, it was like an ultra fantasy game
man this is excellent work on your part, this deserves at least a million views. The amount of information on this underrated overlooked series is incredible .Darkstalkers has always been one of my favorites fighting series, hopefully one day it will return..... Keep up the great work, youve just earned a new subscriber!
This franchise is slowly become my favorite franchise ever it’s because of your videos that I went out and played the games it’s now my favorite franchise The fact that I hope the new game comes out I would love to see it through
I'm glad I can finally play these games for the first time on my Nintendo Switch
I still believe that darkstalkers will come back with new designs,new story modes and possibly new characters
There's still hope..that's why I'll never give up on this and who knows maybe some of these characters will finally have the happy endings they've been looking for. Best video you ever made friend
From a true and die hard Capcom fan
I've always been so glad to be in my gaming "Prime" while this series was around. It was so much fun and was so charming. 2 of my favorite games in my collection are the Dreamcast and PS2 games from Japan.
wow! That old school capcom artwork is so powerful.
It's been six years since the making of this video and I'm still waiting for a Darkstalkers 4......
As an artist Darkstalkers is the apex of character design. Wish they would resurrect this series, even as a Capcom version of Overwatch or something.
One of my favorite games of all time is Darkstalkers 3. Just love everything about the series itself and grew very fond of the characters. Hell, Jedah's final return in MVCI was enough to get me to buy the game. Trying to collect all the comics from the new Street Fighter vs Darkstalkers series and hopefully the manga and anime as well. Hope to see more from this title. Great video man.
Just found this and all your character breakdowns. Great job and thanks for the work you spent making these. I especially love the Lilith Sprites that use for your videos. That’s a great touch! Keep it up.
Thank you so much for such dedicated and detailed work on this documentary. I am happy you took to the time bring out the message during my commentary welcoming all Vampire Savior players to SoCal and any region where the game is played with access to the Wiki and Dustloop and so on.
The footage of me losing to Rotanibor [ The players in the EVO match up footage ] and the follow up footage was captured beautifully for the flow of this, again, thank you for putting time in to show that Vampire remains one of the finest fighters ever made.
---- Dyne.
Very well done video. Even if it doesn't end up with millions of views, know that the work put in to compiling and presenting all of this information is greatly appreciated.
Great video. Thanks for doing the series justice. I've been playing since the game first came out and still discovering new special moves and animations!
Awesome work! Very informative and nostalgic.
As a side note: entirely not your fault, but the phrase, "Never released outside of Japan," is a term that comes up a depressing amount in this documentary. :(
this is my jam my game i have bought it 4 times over my ps1s life span: this was just a great history lesson for fighting games and games as a whole. If Ds4 comes out it would be a great opportunity to see what they do with it
Its sad there's not another darkstalkers with good visuals but capcom has to keep milking street fighter and not giving others franchises to shine
Darkstalker games are easily my favourite fighting games. A new one would be like a gift from Heaven, but I'd be happy to even have a port of the Darkstalkers Resurrection for PC (Steam/GoG).
Can't believe I'm just now finding this series. These are very well made.
Fantastic doco. Especially the bit about why there is no new Darkstalkers. Very thorough and we'll put.
Vampire Savior is my favorite fighting game ever,
it has been with me from the very beginning.
I was sad to see the Darkstalkers Resurrection scene die off,
but I got enough out of its online features to feel like it wasn't a complete waste.
Personally, I love the characters from Darkstalkers, they look fun and functional. You can tell the creators of the characters had a blast while designing them.
This is the first video of yours that I have seen. I am deeply grateful for the amazingly detailed information you presented on the Darkstalkers games, as well as a factual, unbiased and rather sobering look at the future of Darkstalkers, fighting games and their communities as a whole.
TheBottomTier
5 years late, but thank you for making this video. It still rings true to this day, and we're still waiting and hoping for that fateful long awaited trailer.
This was my favorite fighting game as a teen. I owned this and some of the manga and ova as well. I was in love with this game. Demetri, donavan bane, jedah, reiko and gallon are my guys...
My goodness! What an amazing piece of work! Darkstalkers is one of my absolute all time favorite series and you completely did it justice. Liked, subscribed and added for future playbacks. I can't tell you how thankful I am that you made this for us. I can only hope that we get more games in the series... but even if we don't, at least they will live on in the timeless classics we already have.
I'm late for the party, but thank you for this. I so love this game since the arcade golden age, it brings a tear to my eyes and so many memories :'3
this series won't die it has so much untapped potential for a grand return and when it does capcom best believe there in for alot of money on preorders alone
This was absolutely brilliant retrospective.
I'm truely fascinated how much knowledge you have showed us about this franchise, Capcom, the community's stance, politics, revolving this series. very very interesting 60 minutes.
I hope someday a true sequel for Darkstalkers will emerge.
~Darkstalkers series fan~
Amazing. No one could ever do justice to Darkstalkers more than you did with your retrospective. You've got a new subscriber now, bub.
I love this series to death and I will always have hope for darkstalkers 4
Thank you for making this video!! Most under rated game franchise ever 💔💔
They should start a capcom cinematic universe so we can eventually have a marvel vs capcom movie!! 💕
It makes me wonder why Lord Raptor hasn’t become Capcom’s most beloved character.
Well made video, it not only made me appreciate fighting games a lot more with the work ethic done from developers, but Darkstalkers in general for being the inspiration for many FG mechanics in other current games.
Darkstalkers is so underrated it's my favorite 2D fighting game ❤ I hate that it's always been in Street Fighters shadow, please don't stop this project ✌ well done
underrated classic
Nothing more nostalgic than the Q sound.. It's just so good.
Great video. Darkstalkers is something special to be cherished. If they ever make a new one I hope they make it in glorious 2d.
Amazing video. I definitely want Darkstalkers to return.
Damn, this was one hell of a quality vid on Darkstalkers. Can't believe I'm just now coming across it. Well, better late than never...
Need more video game retrospectives like this. Straight to the point, not too flashy, informative script.
A very nice documentary. The addition of character sprites as reactionary elements to what was being talked about or shown was a very nice touch of artistic flare. ^^
Dude I love your videos. They give an in dept review of not just the games themselves, but also their impact on gaming, their development history, and how they influenced the genre or game field that these games were in. Personally I'd kind of like to see you do a Smash Bros. retrospective since ryu is in smash now and I'd just like to see you tackle a topic like smash. Anyway your videos are amazing and I can't wait to see more in the future.
This guy deserves more subscribers and more views
Man, I love these games. This needs more views.
Your retrospective series is one of the best i have ever seen. Both the SF and Darkstalkers are my favourite. Can you continue making more of such videos and consider perhaps the KOF series?
One of the best fighting games documentaries that I had seen, excellent work!!
Darkstalkers Never Dies!
This was incredible, not just the raw information provided but the commentary on the FGC and the gaming industry felt spot on as well.
The sprites in these games are beautiful
I kinda feel they should have just released Darkstalkers 4. I kinda think the recent re-releases failed because they weren't new and didn't have new characters and whatnot. I mean it was great to see them again, but at the end of the day, resurrection was same ol same ol. I'm pretty sure darkstalkers 4 would have sold lots from all the longtime fans and be interesting enough for newcomers. at least the newer players would know where the hell Morrigan came from she's in all the crossovers.
VideoGameMasters it also was apparently advertised very poorly. But yeah your points make sense. Most of the people that would've bought darkstalkers resurrection would more than likely already have these games in their collection to begin with. If there were new features like characters then it probably would have done better.
You've done an absolutely incredible job! Thank you SO much for this!