WCW Mayhem - Better Than You Remember?
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WCW Mayhem was released on Playstation 1, N64 and GameBoy Color. Getting released after the incredible AKI WCW games that were released on Nintendo 64, WCW Mayhem had a lot to live up.
The roster was good, featuring guys like Bret Hart, Goldberg, Sting, Hollywood Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Lex Luger. Mayhem also featured backstage areas for the first time in a 3D wrestling game and also, there was a lot more commentary in WCW Mayhem than other WCW / WWF games that game before it. There was a lot to like about WCW Mayhem but when it came to the actual gameplay and having a wrestling match, it still fell short of it's predecessors such as WCW World Tour and WCW / NWO Revenge.
This video looks at every version of WCW Mayhem that was released.
#WCW #WRESTLING #RetroGaming - Sport
Hot damn I miss WCW. I’ll always cherish those moments of flipping back and forth between raw and nitro and never missing a PPV
Man, so many good memories!!
@@TheTillmanSneakerReview They did have a match in April '99 as well. Great match also.
You and Dax Harwood who just tweeted he wish they won after WWE posted 200+ million this quarter, this morning before firing 18 wrestlers today.
Where I lived Nitro was on at 5, then Raw at 9. So every Monday I got to watch both back to back and it was amazing!!
Me and my grandfather would put PiP on our TV and watch both at the same time... I miss those days.
"Fans, what started off as a wrestling match has now turned into a street fight! They've battled all the way back to... (less enthused) the parking lot." That's it. That's my memories of WCW Mayhem.
This game still has the best commentary of any wrestling game to date. So glad we have Tony back in the wrestling world, he's great.
Thank you not enough people give the commentary for that game credit, it was quite honestly decades ahead of its time, and I still haven't seen it done better except for UFC games!
Just taking people over and over....bout only good thing in this game
Facts. It was great and the crowd noise was legit too.
That's right, Jim... That's absolutely right, Excalibur.
Youre wrong
I remember Chris Jericho being in this game after he left WCW and then appearing in WWF WrestleMania 2000 a month later. I think he was the first wrestler to appear in two different wrestling games by two different wrestling companies at the same time. Unless you count Bret Hart in Warzone and Revenge which I think were two months apart.
Good nugget
Even though it wasn't a masterpiece of a game, it still brings holds lots of good memories for me playing it with my good friend (RIP) every week and I consider WCW Mayhem to be an important part of my childhood
I used to play it alot it was fun same as wwf no mercy
WarHawk! It's always great to see you commenting on all these vids, how've you been bro??
RIP to your friend. I also think this Mayhem was better than a lot of people give it credit for. Really fun
@@purestformofpeace thanks I really appreciate it, it was a very fun game and a lot better than people give it credit
EXACT same here mate and that friend of mine passed away too last year R.I.P Dave & to all those who don't t get to grow old with us but like you I have fond memories of this time because he's in all if them.
Creator mode, "where you can create your very own WCW abomination". I laughed way too hard at that.
Create a wrestler on this game was the absolute worse of the era. Even worser than smackdown 1.
@@hitek9too255 worser.......wtf
This game is grossly underrated. It will forever have the distinction of being the first wrestling game to feature backstage brawling.
Nope no mercy
@@jevondebique3039no mercy came out after mayhem
@@akercocke666 Also wwf smackdown was out not long after and i belive had the first roaming backstage which lasted the whole sd series but hctp had smaller areas
Wcw mayhem was a bit empty but i love backstage assult
I had Mayhem when it first came out. And I was enamored with the idea of going back stage and using weapons. The game IMO was super slow, and some of the special moves, wrestlers wouldn’t even sell them. It wasn’t until I got Smackdown, that I knew Mayhem wasn’t where it was at. I just wish PlayStation would’ve got a decent WCW game because I wanted to play with those wrestlers.
Mayhem was ahead of it’s time. I loved this game as a kid
Is that the game where Schiavone would say “ He’s got a weapon!”
This or Backstage Assault
Yeah you're right it's both games
Hope you feel better soon, bios. Thanks for the video.
I never played this one. But the footage and talk about WCW vs nWo World Tour, Revenge, WWF Wrestlemania 2000 and No Mercy really hits in the feels. Brings me back with great memories.
This game is HORRIBLE compared tho those you mentioned. I remember this game vividly on my PS as I never had an N64 growing up which really had the best wrestling games until Smackdown
Yea, controls weren't the best and animations weren't very smooth for mayhem. Enjoyed the cruiserweight action they had, and allowed backstage fights
The player models in those games looked terrible. WWF Attitude looked way better than all those games. Attitude was the best looking wrestling game of the era with Mayhem a close second.
@@hitek9too255 Because as we know, good graphics completely make up for clunky gameplay.
@@hitek9too255 doesn't matter when Attitude is the shitiest wrestling game ever. Just trash.
I couldn't help cracking up when you lost it over Bobby Eaton.
They had 2 Bobby's in that game. Bobby Eaton RIP and Bobby blaze
@@marccaselle8108 couldn't believe Bobby blaze made it into a video game
For reals. This is the first time I hear Bobby Blaze had anything to do with WCW, and I was watching it at the time (repressed memory maybe?).
@@marccaselle8108 Bobby Duncum Jr too
The Scott Steiner chuckle too.
WCW Vs NWO Revenge was the best wrestling game of all time.
Still play it today! 💪🏾🎮
My first and favorite wrestling game to this day.
No mercy the best
So I will always remember this but about WCW vs NWO: world tour. Sting had pretty much a100% chance of getting a weapon from the crowd and the only other wrestler we found who could remotely come close was Mortis.
Yep! It’s a cools detail they added in my opinion. One of the things I always did as a dumb kid was pick somebody who had a few different eye rake moves (standing and ground) and I’d wrestle against the masked characters, just eye raking them over and over, trying to remove their mask to see what their faces looked like 😂😂😂, like their actual faces would be modeled… Fun times. I still have a few buddies over from time to time and break out World Tour on the n64
I'm not sure Mortis was in World Tour. He was definitely in Revenge though.
@@axebomber2108 He had such a cool mask and entrance! He looked like a character out of Mortal Kombat.
To me, this was the most authentic wrestling game released on PS1.
Wow curt henning looks awesome can’t say that about most characters but they nailed his . Perfectly ;)
When I bought this game many years ago for my PS1, I used curt Henning lots of times.
Just kindly pointing out that Mr. Perfect's last name is Hennig
This game looked much, much better than the ugly WCW Revenge and Wrestlemania 2000 at the time.
WCW mayhem was fun I remember playing it often.
You should cover WWE2k14, in particular the 30 Years of Wrestlemania mode in the game. It would be cool to hear your thoughts on it. WWE 13’s Attitude Era mode might be more up the Wrestling Bio’s alley though, that would be cool as well. Love watching your videos, no one makes content quite like you do and every video of yours I watch I learn something new about the wonderful world of pro wrestling. Criminally underrated channel, but my favorite channel by far. Thanks WB🙏😁
I remember waking up the year that game came out on Christmas and seeing my parents give me that game. I played that mode so much
Wwe 13 was great
2K14 was the last great wrestling game
I was raped by my uncle that year. That game gave me some happiness.
@@EricMcCurrySharonGodwinSlayer wow so edgy
I really love this game. Awesome roster, all the music for each wrestler, good graphics for the time. Great commentary. Run ins and back stage brawls. I think WCW/NWO Revenge and WWF Smackdown are better but this is one of the better wrestling games of the time.
I wasted my free rental at Blockbuster on this game 😂
@nemo pouncey which used the same engine as wcw/nwo revenge
@nemo pouncey This game is still pretty good. I give it a 7 out of 10. It’s by no means a great game, but it is good.
😂😂 i remember them blockbuster day's
Honestly, yes. It had a great roster, the gameplay wasn't as good as No Mercy but it was still fun, commentary was okay as well. Was it a 9 or 10 like the AKI N64 games? Nah. But it was a solid 7.
Cool to see you here! Love your vids!
Me I'll give it a 7 too.
But it's a good game unlike some of these like WrestleGamia which only cares about fricken graphics instead of focusing in gameplay.
The gameplay was okay and it had the real music.
Overall it's a good game.
I remember Mayhem had the movesets all wrong, and shared across multiple characters. Can't say I ever recall seeing Scott Steiner hitting sentons on people outside of that game.
Yeah pretty much everyone was doing Drop kicks, and the same every other move. That's EA for you though. They have no business making wrestling games.
The memories! I remember getting this game, ordering a large pepperoni pizza and playing this with my nephew. We had so much fun with this game. Also had this on GBA.
Awesome that you finally did a video on this. Absolutely LOVED Mayhem. It was my first wrasslin' game and it hold a special place in my heart. It may be clunky compared to games today, and was outpaced and outclassed by WWF games at the time, but its still a solid experience. The commentary track alone was had absolute gold lines in it, including Tony and Bobby bickering, Tony plugging a product called "Chork" which apparently was a combination between chicken and pork or Heenan one liners like saying the wrestler has it all backwards and that his nose runs and his feet smell. The create-a-wrestler feature was probably its highlight, with its suite serving as the template for original wrestlers that I make still to this day. Yes, its not that great even by standards at the time, but it satisfied the pallate.
I played this so much as a kid! my favorite thing about it are the entrance announcements by Mean Gene
“Making his way to the ring…the international, high flying SUPERSTAR, Eddie Guerrero!”
“On his way to the ring, the MASTER of the Evenflow, Raven!”
“His opponent, the most FEARED man in the history of the Power Plant, Sgt Buddy Lee Parker!”
That was a nice feature for sure, those entrances were pretty nice despite the graphics
I thought Mayhem looked pretty good character model wise back in it's time. The problem for me is the T-Rex stance but their bodies had unique textures and their body proportions were decent unlike SD 1 and 2. I also liked the commentary like you mentioned. The rest of the game is pretty unremarkable, and the N64 AKI games were a much better choice.
I remember getting this game for Christmas with the strategy guide (I miss Prima strategy guides 😔). I liked this game just for the roster and using a stun baton in a match 😂😂😂 . Hope you feel better Good Brother, don’t worry about us the real ones will still be here when you’re 100%
I have fond memories of playing nitro and thunder when it came out
WCW vs the world and revenge also a bit later on my sister's N64
I still have Revenge
wCw Nitro is trash
It definitely was worse than I remembered. I loved it as a kid and played it so many for hours with my brother. When Bill Goldberg came to WWE the first time after WCW was done, he had a signing at Fiesta Supermarket in the north Houston area off I-45. My brother and I begged my parents to take us and some friends to it where we sat in the sun for like 3 hours to meet him. We had him sign the game manual for WCW mayhem and backstage assault. It was absolutely worth the wait for us(I was around 12 and my brother was around 7). When we pulled out the game manuals Goldberg seemed surprised to see them. The best part was my brother asking Goldberg questions and Goldberg responded to my brother like he was the most important fan at the time. As an adult I know he wasn't the best wrestler and his matches were really predictable but as a kid we looked up to him like he was the best. The only thing I wish I could have done is meet sting and get him to sign the disk.
I have vivid memories of this and the backstage area. The commentary team saying "swing and a miss with the weapon!" is engrained into my soul!
The commentary was amazing, 20 years later wrestling games commentary is drastically worse
This was a groundbreaking game with the backstage fighting options.
I had this game as a kid and I remember the graphics looking so much more realistic back then 😆
Hands down the best era for any video games.
i didnt even watch WCW back then but loved renting this from the video store.
I always loved the intro for this game, I think this was the last wrestling game I owned on PlayStation. I remember at first I was a little disappointed in it, but over time I came to appreciate it. I still have fond memories of the game though playing this with my friends.
Get well soon.
I still have my PS1, and still play this to this day. Great video. Pleaae do more.
I remember being so hyped for this game. Loved this game as a game. But if I remember correctly some of the finishers were missing or lacking. The Buff Blockbuster was like a stunner or something and the Scorpion Death Drop was anything but. That said, damn, you got the music and all. I loved it.
Man this really makes me appreciate your content. The fact that your chill out videos have just as much work put into them as your flagship ones. That's rare these days. Keep it up man.
Decent game that could have been improved on in future releases. I liked the commentary for this game, as well as the unique stage designs many of the PPVs had.
It's a shame they took 2 steps forward then 5 steps back with the horrendous sequel - Backstage Assault
im a new subscriber, but i looked through the old videos you did on the old wrestling games i grew up playing. They were awesome, total blast from the past, i hope you do a few more here n there, maybe some of the more forgotten 'smackdown' games in the series, or maybe a few of the old ps1 games like ecw or warzone/attitude. keep up the great work mate
Hope you feel better asap. You the mvp for still uploading.
My aunt bought me this at a car boot sale for 50p in the year 2000 and I still play the same copy to this very day
I really like the ability to just leave the ring during battle royal/royal rumbles. Legendary
I'd love to see you as a guest doing a full show review on OSW. Your two channels put out the best reviews with footage, along with Bryan Zane, and it's much appreciated.
This OSW & MarkyD are the only wrestling content I watch I used to watch Brian but I feel more connection to Irish/English fans because that was the culture we grew up in whereas if I watch Americans it's just a guy who used to watch wrestling you know?
Get well soon! I remember playong many hours of this and all of the other games that WCW and WWF put out. Thanks for the good memories. 😊👍
Funny story .....I actually saw Kevin Nash pushing a shopping cart in a Whole Foods in Ft Lauderdale one time. The stance was similar to what is shown in this video , if I am remembering correctly.
I still have my n64, and still play World Tour, it’s one of my all time fav games. Some really funny moments to be he playing with friends too, especially in tag matches 😂😂😂. Digging your channel btw, just subbed a few days ago and have consumed most of your catalogue lol. I’m glad to see somebody else commenting on wrestlers “waking up” in the middle of a match after taking a pile driver and laying there for 5 minutes like they’re actually napping 😂. Keep up the good work!
Always love a wrestling video game retrospective. Nice change of pace! Feel better soon.
I use to play as Bret & Wrath all the time 😂👌🏾. This game was an underrated classic
The upscaled Brett Hart face looks good
I missed this game so I installed an emulator and downloaded this. I was trying to unlock Jericho so I am always backstage and I now listen to the commentary. I'm absolutely loving the commentary when you fight backstage
This was one of the best and funnest games ... when u unlock all the stars and their attire, its really cool to play...
Once you unlock things if you save it to a real or emulated memory card, the unlockable things will stay unlocked.
Everyone of these videos have reminded me of how many wrestling games I've had when I was a pre-teen to my mid teenage years. Excluding the Smackdown games after Smackdown 2: Know Your Role.
World Tour and Revenge was that game for me as far as memories go. When this game came out, I thought wcw was on its last limb as a company. Great vid. Thanks for the memories
I rented this one weekend, don't remember much about it but I liked the character models and presentation of things at the time. This will be a nice trip down memory lane, cheers. Get some of them lozenges into ya lad.
The running commentary was fantastic compared to today. Way ahead of its time.
I remember playing this game. It was a lot of fun. I mostly played as Bret Hart.
Bret Hart was great in this game
I appreciate the content even though you’re not feeling well. Feel better soon!
Lex's face in the thumbnail picture 😂
I've still got this game I've not played it for many years though but I used to play this religiously in the 90s when I used to rent it from the video store I eventually bought as a teenager but I loved this when I was a kid I would play on this or attitude. I never got a chance to play N64 games until the mid 2000 as I bought my own 64 console then and I played the hell out of wcw revenge and no mercy ...thanks for the great memories there and hope you get better soon dude
I still play this game on my N64, it is better then most people remember. True players know that you can’t hit someone with a weapon more then 3 times or you get an automatic reversal
At least you're 64 still works
I remember playing Nitro, Thunder, this game and Backstage assault on the PlayStation. This was the best of the bunch, but I was always jealous when I went over to my cousin’s house and player WWF or WCW games on his N64. Just so much more fun. Still at the time, Mayhem was a fun game, especially the backstage options.
Thanks for soldiering for us - hope you feel better soon
Loving your work. Feel better soon brother !
Loved the change of pace👍 and would be happy to see future wrestling game reviews
Loved the backstage feature as a kid. Hope you feel better mr. Bios!
The real pain was owning a 64 and only having Mayhem.
Why would Mayhem be your first choice if you had a 64? Lol
So happy I’ve found this channel, I Know I’ve said it before but this is great . Good to watch in the day and also good to pick a video and fall asleep listening.
Aahhh man I forgot all about this gem. Thanks for the video, homie 🙏🙌🍻
I remember being a young kid and adoring this game, miss these days
Kurt Angle has been my world champion in no mercy for 15 years
Great vid hope you feel better soon
Another awesome video! Hope ya feel better soon!
Speaking of Thunder rants, Kevin Nash's was hilarious.
"Don't pick me.....go go"
Sup jiren shouts puts from here universe 7 to you universe 11
One of my childhood memories of this game was creating an invisible wrestler and trolling my friends
Nostalgia. Had this on PS1. Was my favorite wrestling game until the Smackdown series
It's my favorite wCw game.
back stage assault
is where all the laughs begin
One of my favourite games from when I was younger, brings back so many memories
Hogan doing a Dropkick ... He would break his hip big time!
I absolutely love and adore these videos.
Thank you for your great work. Get better soon
Fun fact about the N64 versions of Mayhem, if you flicked the joystick while you were getting pinned, it would guaranteed kick out of the pin regardless of the amount of damage your character had taken up to that point
Feel better bro. You cracking up on the character models are gold though! LoL
According to THQ producer Sanders Keel on recent podcast, EA scooped the WCW license when they were winning the Monday Night Wars. Two weeks later THQ got the WWF license. And soon after the Monday Night Wars shifted and the WWF was on top. Sanders and THQ and AKI were disappointed and WCW was a little easier to work with, but was what it was. After No Mercy AKI wanted to work on the PS2 but THQ already had Yuke's for that. EA poached AKI and they started working on WCW Mayhem 2 which became Def Jam Vendetta after Vince bought WCW.
aw man...that history lesson meant nothing to me lol
I remember playing this. It wasn't terrible.
I'd give it a 6 out of 10.
My first wrestling game! I know its not a classic but I'll always remember it very fondly.
Great review actually! You should do a series reviewing wrestling games of years gone by, I remember absolutely loving wwf Warzone and wwf attitude on ps1 and then when smackdown came out it blew them away
Oh this takes me back. It’s nice to have gaming on this awesome channel too
We had no idea, at the time, that this was the second-to-last WCW video game ever
15:02 That seems more like a relaxing walk than a run-in.
That ending remix slaps
Ur sarcasm is a joy!! Love the video brotha!!!
Get well and amazing videos as always!
My boi still putting in the work while he's sick. GREAT VIDEO'S AS ALWAYS!
Well, didn‘t expect this, actually. I totally missed the wrestling games of that era, I bought some for the Dreamcast a few years later, that ECW games and Wwe Attitude. But I never really got into them. This is a great video. Thank you very much.
No Mercy and Revenge was the dogs and still haven't been beaten to this day.
No Mercy is overrated, blocky, garbage with random deleted game saves. I'll rather play later SVR/2K games
Great work as usual man so many memories hope you get better soon my man just get well deserved rest. Lmao yo @ 13:26 those prompts press X to stab...🎶Journey with me into the mind of maniac doomed to be a killer since I came out the nutsack. That prompt would never exist like that today lol
Fun fact: many things at the time were called Meyhem for WCW
There was also a PVV, and a music CD.
The duckstation upscaling is pretty impressive!