I love Konami's production and ability to adapt something, from the early 90's era, into an arcade. I wish they had never stopped making beat 'em ups like this.
I wish Konami's beat em ups have more expansive move sets like Capcom beat em ups, but this game and X-Men at least had a special move and 4 players. A fantastic game for sure!
I was not convinced this was an acid trip until I saw the wavy rainbow effect around seafoam green Satan wearing yellow spandex. Your reviews are always poetic and ooze with charm. If you haven't already, you HAVE to cover Ottifants on Sega Genesis. Holy god is that game a trip.
My brother and I discovered this recently at an arcade and we were instantly hooked. We were making beastly battle cries to match the brilliantly over-the-top game style.
Great to hear your review. It's quite a good game. It's definitely heavily based on X-Men, probably running on the same game engine. The cool thing about Metamorphic Force is that it's totally original, which means they weren't constrained by a license, so they could go crazy with this one. I really like the feel of this one, plus it looks and sounds good. I like that they kept the attacks to grounded enemies, plus the addition of grab moves. Wonderful beat-em-up game.
Thank you for the entertaining video and also for referencing Lisa Frank. I made a joke at work about someone wearing a very colorful sweater and said "Calm down, Lisa Frank!" No one within ten miles got the joke. It was then that I had realized, I'm getting old😑
I really appreciate your recent arcade-related videos. It's surprisingly difficult to navigate this space as well as finding good sources of information.
In 1995 I befriended a kid in my 6th grade class who I was in Chess Club with (I promise I wasn’t that nerdy, I just liked chess, lol) He told me his grandparents (who he lived with) ran a company that rented all kinds of amusement equipment, including arcade cabinets, pinball machines, and ticket games. The first time I spent the night at his grandparents house, he showed me the garage, where he had a pinball machine and an arcade cabinet. The pinball machine was The Twilight Zone... and the cabinet was Metamorphic Force. We beat the entire game, lol. I would have kept playing, but we had rented DK: Country 2, and spent all night playing through that (plus he was kind of not as interested since he had been playing the game for months by that point). But I would go to his place and play this ALL THE TIME. Eventually his grandparents took MF away, but they put Darkstalkers in its place... which we went nuts on. Crazy that his GP would only bring the cabinets that people weren’t renting... how could this AND Darkstalkers get ignored? Lol, I miss the 90’s. Also: 1:53 I always found that super-funny “I won’t let ANYONE step in this area!”... Players IMMEDIATELY step in said “area” and he gets knocked out of the “area”.
Metamorphic Force is an arcade game I have never heard of; but I'm of course very familiar with the X-Men arcade game, since many, many of my hard earned dollars were poured into that one back in the day, (just like any other arcade rat 😊). I will have to download the rom immediately, and play it on MAME today. I can't wait.
I really enjoy the expanded content. I can only watch so many creators, so for me, this game would have been forgotten. I get my SNES content from here, plus your excellent delivery on a variety of other games. I hope all is going well for you also! Keep up the good work please!
Haha, you had your coffee this morning! It's easy to hear the energy and good-mood-ness, or maybe it's just matching how bonkers the game is. Totally saw that nightcrawler animation right away. Great video, I gotta find this game!
This is some of your best commentary yet. Would be nice to see you in some eSports commentary one day, particularly fighting games which will forever stay close to retro more than any other genre of games so that seems to be right up your alley.
Didn't play this one growing up but the Swap Shop (a flea market here in South Florida) has it's own arcade filled with new and old games including this one. I wasn't a fan that your health drained Gauntlet style but the gameplay itself was a blast and certainly gave me that X-Men arcade game feeling.
I friggin' love this game. Never got to experience it in an actual arcade (though the quarters I pumped into X-Men back in the day would surely make up for it), but thanks to MAME, it's been one of my go-to party games for a long time now.
The comic store I used to go to back in the 90s had a mini arcade in the corner, and they had this one. Great game, and since that comic store is the only place I knew that ever had it, I will always associate that game with going to the store on Wednesdays to pick up new issues.
Before he even said it in the video i was like that is nightcrawlers special attack :P. I love the look of this game but have NEVER heard of it before. As always another fantastic video SNES drunk!
Man , I didnt known this game but when I found a video here in CZcams I was impress. The graphics are better then many games at the time, the speed dont need to mencion, the animations then.... The best is I found it playable online.
@Nefarious520 it's ok. It doesn't have the best emulation and you can't add any emulators to it but you can play alot of arcade games flawlessly on it including this game and X-Men. You will find some arcade games don't run well on it though. Especially the more advanced cps 2 and cps 3 games run very choppy on it. It plays all the arcade versions of SF 2 very well for example. It also plays NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, TG16, and Neo Geo games as well. You can add games to it very easy. It is easier to mod than a retropie or any of the minis and its very convenient. It runs GBA games as well but alot of those run choppy on it. It also runs Gameboy and Game Gear games as well!
These end up being my favorite videos on this channel. All of these great arcade games that seem to come from this alternate dimension where there was an entire generation of consoles between the super Nintendo and the Nintendo 64. And these would be the games to those consoles. Check out Ninja Batman Baseball. Avgn did a short on it and it was really something to see for yourself.
OH! Took me until the end to catch that this is an arcade-only game. I sat there the whole time, in awe, thinking this was a mega-obscure SNES dream game. 😏 STILL, though, this looks incredible. Somehow I'd never heard of this. Putting it on the list to visit next time I'm in, uh, arcade town.
I was just trying to remember what the name of this game was the other day. Another arcade hidden gem beat em up was Mutation Nation for NeoGeo. That would be a great one to cover in a video.
This game runs on the same arcade hardware as Mystic Warriors, Martial Champion, and Gaiapolis (and also Monster Maulers and Violent Storm), which are also great Konami arcade games as well.
I never knew about this game until a couple years ago and it felt like such a classic that I missed out on. Like you said it must be the same engine as X-men because it’s so similar, but that makes it great. Back then I think Konami made the best beat em up games. It was nice finding a new one. I also agree with you on your comparison to altered beast and yeah, this game is way better.
This is an under appreciated classic, like Battle Circuit. This game may be inspired by Altered Beast and clearly uses some of the X-Men arcade engine, but I'd like to see a modern game inspired by Metamorphic Force.
Konami was on fire in the late 80's and early 90's...literally and figuratively. Of course, the funniest moment in this video was the idea to get rid of the annoying beeping in LttP and putting "Dead Soon" up instead. Hilarious.
I never heard of this game before, but it seems to be a hybrid of the color scheme of Time Killers with some of the mechanics, sound design, and silky smooth animation of X-Men, combined with the basic premise and general BG/character designs of Altered Beast; all cranked up to 11.
I can’t believe you missed “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream GOAT”.
It was right there!
I enjoy the recent uploads of arcade game reviews, most games I never played...
I love Konami's production and ability to adapt something, from the early 90's era, into an arcade. I wish they had never stopped making beat 'em ups like this.
Same for Sega and Capcom.
I wish Konami had never stopped making good games.
@@ArcaneAzmadi but they lost all their best guys. They should at least be able to make a good Bomberman...
@MultiTarded You wot?! _Square_ the worst? Worse than Konami? Worse than Activision-Blizzard? Not even close.
I wish Konami's beat em ups have more expansive move sets like Capcom beat em ups, but this game and X-Men at least had a special move and 4 players. A fantastic game for sure!
Lisa Frank, Spyrograph beat’em up...your descriptions are always on point.
I miss the 90s
👍
Love seeing these 90s arcade games. Thanks SNESDrunk!
3:06 THAT'S EYDOL FROM KILLER INSTINCT WITH A SPECIAL VIKINGS COLOURWAY
“I won’t let anyone step in this area”
*Waltzes right into area*
Still better than Magneto.
“Master of Magnet!”
Gandalf approves
@@ggbetz Noooo! My AREA!
2:25 it HAS to use the same damn engine as the X-Men Arcade Game.
The late 80's and early to mid 90's we're all about recycling.
Bottles and cans or videogames it all got recycled.
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu Your comment is so underappreciated. Have my like, good sir!
One of my favorites on MAME. A short game though.
The two headed one looked like idol from killer instinct
I was not convinced this was an acid trip until I saw the wavy rainbow effect around seafoam green Satan wearing yellow spandex. Your reviews are always poetic and ooze with charm. If you haven't already, you HAVE to cover Ottifants on Sega Genesis. Holy god is that game a trip.
My brother and I discovered this recently at an arcade and we were instantly hooked. We were making beastly battle cries to match the brilliantly over-the-top game style.
Great to hear your review. It's quite a good game. It's definitely heavily based on X-Men, probably running on the same game engine. The cool thing about Metamorphic Force is that it's totally original, which means they weren't constrained by a license, so they could go crazy with this one. I really like the feel of this one, plus it looks and sounds good. I like that they kept the attacks to grounded enemies, plus the addition of grab moves. Wonderful beat-em-up game.
Some of the songs in this game were used in Konami's Guitar Freaks/Drummania games.
Thank you for the entertaining video and also for referencing Lisa Frank. I made a joke at work about someone wearing a very colorful sweater and said "Calm down, Lisa Frank!" No one within ten miles got the joke. It was then that I had realized, I'm getting old😑
Loving this deep dive into 80's 90's arcade games.
Omg I haven't seen this game since 96' in third grade,... now I feel old,.. truly an underrated gem of the 90's !!
I really appreciate your recent arcade-related videos. It's surprisingly difficult to navigate this space as well as finding good sources of information.
In 1995 I befriended a kid in my 6th grade class who I was in Chess Club with (I promise I wasn’t that nerdy, I just liked chess, lol)
He told me his grandparents (who he lived with) ran a company that rented all kinds of amusement equipment, including arcade cabinets, pinball machines, and ticket games.
The first time I spent the night at his grandparents house, he showed me the garage, where he had a pinball machine and an arcade cabinet.
The pinball machine was The Twilight Zone... and the cabinet was Metamorphic Force.
We beat the entire game, lol. I would have kept playing, but we had rented DK: Country 2, and spent all night playing through that (plus he was kind of not as interested since he had been playing the game for months by that point).
But I would go to his place and play this ALL THE TIME. Eventually his grandparents took MF away, but they put Darkstalkers in its place... which we went nuts on.
Crazy that his GP would only bring the cabinets that people weren’t renting... how could this AND Darkstalkers get ignored?
Lol, I miss the 90’s.
Also: 1:53 I always found that super-funny “I won’t let ANYONE step in this area!”...
Players IMMEDIATELY step in said “area” and he gets knocked out of the “area”.
This video was great and had me cracking up. I first played this one a few years ago and yeah it’s really great.
I think this is your best review - your descriptions are spot-goddamn-on. Plus this game looks tight as hell.
Metamorphic Force is an arcade game I have never heard of; but I'm of course very familiar with the X-Men arcade game, since many, many of my hard earned dollars were poured into that one back in the day, (just like any other arcade rat 😊). I will have to download the rom immediately, and play it on MAME today. I can't wait.
I really enjoy the expanded content. I can only watch so many creators, so for me, this game would have been forgotten. I get my SNES content from here, plus your excellent delivery on a variety of other games. I hope all is going well for you also! Keep up the good work please!
Keep up the good work, I look forward to your videos every week.
some of the colors reminds me of Transformers: Generation 2 repaints
Haha, you had your coffee this morning! It's easy to hear the energy and good-mood-ness, or maybe it's just matching how bonkers the game is.
Totally saw that nightcrawler animation right away. Great video, I gotta find this game!
That was a nice comment.
"When your opponent is prone on the ground, you can wail on them" you sound like wayne campbell!
I remember playing this one a long time ago. I ran out of quarters on the final boss. :/
Man that sucks
You should have shook down the kid next to you playing T2 saying i need your Tokens quarters and fanny pack.
This is one of those rare games that you can unironically love or ironically love. It's amazing either way, and hilarious.
I love all the obscure games you're talking me into trying out, thanks!
This is some of your best commentary yet. Would be nice to see you in some eSports commentary one day, particularly fighting games which will forever stay close to retro more than any other genre of games so that seems to be right up your alley.
Total length of video: 264 secs.
Total length of "SNES Drunk": 3.5 secs.
1.33% of the video was spent listening to "SNES Drunk."
Love the arcade binge you are on.
When I first saw the game I believed that it was an Altered Beast sequel.
Me too. I thought Sega pulled a Revenge of Death Adder and made a sequel to Altered Beast that never got a home port.
Love this game! Great review!
3:33 LOL the gameplay through this segment is hilarious, just bounding across the landscape at 199.99mph... the 90's were just awesome.
I spend years i mean YEARS looking for this game without knowing the name! thank you so much!
Yes it is 93!
God I love your show. All I need after a long hard day :)
Never heard of this game, which makes the review even better. Great writing this episode as well. Good stuff, SNES Drunk.
Lmao, more games need to steal that "Dead Soon" feature
I was actually thinking about this game about a week ago. I couldn't remember what it was though. Thanks!
Didn't play this one growing up but the Swap Shop (a flea market here in South Florida) has it's own arcade filled with new and old games including this one. I wasn't a fan that your health drained Gauntlet style but the gameplay itself was a blast and certainly gave me that X-Men arcade game feeling.
I love this game. Great video.
This looks insane! Thank you, Mr. Drunk, for another missed tubular arcade game.
I friggin' love this game. Never got to experience it in an actual arcade (though the quarters I pumped into X-Men back in the day would surely make up for it), but thanks to MAME, it's been one of my go-to party games for a long time now.
You are the ideal youtuber for my minimal data plan
This looks amazing!
What a videogame! I love voices and colours!
Greetings from Argentina!
If you are in Minnesota and want to see a cabinet in the wild, they have this game at Up-Down in Minneapolis.
I'm not in MN anymore but that is good to know, do they have any other games?
"Neon Bowl of Fruity Pebbles"-Great quote :D ima steal it during a livestream. Awesome review dude
The game looks and sounds rad! I never heard of this one, great review!
Great video! 🐣
Wohaa! Radical man!
The comic store I used to go to back in the 90s had a mini arcade in the corner, and they had this one. Great game, and since that comic store is the only place I knew that ever had it, I will always associate that game with going to the store on Wednesdays to pick up new issues.
Oh man, I completely forgot about this. One of a handful of arcade games I got to play as a kid. I remember thinking it was pretty crazy.
Awesome. I can't believe I never heard of this one before.
Before he even said it in the video i was like that is nightcrawlers special attack :P. I love the look of this game but have NEVER heard of it before. As always another fantastic video SNES drunk!
Man , I didnt known this game but when I found a video here in CZcams I was impress. The graphics are better then many games at the time, the speed dont need to mencion, the animations then.... The best is I found it playable online.
"Dead Soon!" This needs to be a meme.
Example:
Guy in a crowd watching a Ford Mustang do a burn out.
"Dead Soon!"
[Gets hit by Mustang]
2 Fast 2 Furious - Metamorphic Force
Nice review! :D
Omg so many memories! Fantastic game 😍😍😍😍
This game is bonkers! I play it in my super retrocade every now and then!
@Nefarious520 it's ok. It doesn't have the best emulation and you can't add any emulators to it but you can play alot of arcade games flawlessly on it including this game and X-Men. You will find some arcade games don't run well on it though. Especially the more advanced cps 2 and cps 3 games run very choppy on it. It plays all the arcade versions of SF 2 very well for example. It also plays NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, TG16, and Neo Geo games as well. You can add games to it very easy. It is easier to mod than a retropie or any of the minis and its very convenient. It runs GBA games as well but alot of those run choppy on it. It also runs Gameboy and Game Gear games as well!
Looks like a metal album
The RC cola of Europe hair metal
I really enjoyed this game !!!! One of my favorites.
It's like if Altered Beast had been adapted into a 90's Saturday morning cartoon, and then that cartoon was adapted into a game of it's own.
Feels like a mashup of Altered Beast and Golden Axe.
Great review.
It kind of is.
looks great
This and Battletoads were in the same mall arcade I went to as a kid. Loved this shit
Certainly one I like to play at times, and it's especially great with multiplayer.
"Any way you can"??? WHY WON'T YOU SAY MAME!? Just kidding. Great vid as usual.
@matt fahringer No.
This plays on FBA. Doesn't need to be MAME.
@@jeffg492 I was making a joke about someone who went off on the previous video about emulation. Check the Twitter page.
Burger VonStadt Right? Total shill.
:P
I saw this in a ski rental place as a kid and never forgot, but never knew the name of the game. Now I do.
These end up being my favorite videos on this channel. All of these great arcade games that seem to come from this alternate dimension where there was an entire generation of consoles between the super Nintendo and the Nintendo 64. And these would be the games to those consoles. Check out Ninja Batman Baseball. Avgn did a short on it and it was really something to see for yourself.
OH! Took me until the end to catch that this is an arcade-only game. I sat there the whole time, in awe, thinking this was a mega-obscure SNES dream game. 😏 STILL, though, this looks incredible. Somehow I'd never heard of this. Putting it on the list to visit next time I'm in, uh, arcade town.
90s + Trapper Keeper + Acid = Metamorphic Force!! No home console could handle this, it doesn’t care how many “Teraflops” you have.
_"These creepy looking things straight out of an inter-dimensional cable show..."_ You're right. They do look like *Sleestaks.*
Wow. This one looks nuts!
I was just trying to remember what the name of this game was the other day. Another arcade hidden gem beat em up was Mutation Nation for NeoGeo. That would be a great one to cover in a video.
I don't normally "like" videos, but once you made that cod piece joke, you got a like from me. Good show!
Big fan of this game!!!
You really blurred the lines on your sarcasm. Couldn't tell if you like the game or not. Your sarcasm is top notch.
I'm gonna play this right now anyway I can!
Saw screenshots of this in EGM when I was a kid. Always wanted to play it, but never ran into it at arcades. Shame it was never ported to consoles.
Think I saw a “Dead soon” above the Vikings offensive line last season....
You definitely saw it hanging over Xavier Rhodes' career
I have this game on the Pandora 9s+. I've never played it. I'll have to check it out.
Imagine going about your day when a goddess says you’re a recantation of a guardian spirit and sends you to an island to fight lizard-people.
This game looks awesome! I never saw this before
Holy crap thank you I remember this game but I couldn't remember its name!!
This game runs on the same arcade hardware as Mystic Warriors, Martial Champion, and Gaiapolis (and also Monster Maulers and Violent Storm), which are also great Konami arcade games as well.
I miss games like this
You’ve been reviewing some good arcade games lately. I need to search the web and see how I can play these “any way I can”
I never knew about this game until a couple years ago and it felt like such a classic that I missed out on. Like you said it must be the same engine as X-men because it’s so similar, but that makes it great. Back then I think Konami made the best beat em up games. It was nice finding a new one. I also agree with you on your comparison to altered beast and yeah, this game is way better.
This is an under appreciated classic, like Battle Circuit. This game may be inspired by Altered Beast and clearly uses some of the X-Men arcade engine, but I'd like to see a modern game inspired by Metamorphic Force.
Konami was on fire in the late 80's and early 90's...literally and figuratively.
Of course, the funniest moment in this video was the idea to get rid of the annoying beeping in LttP and putting "Dead Soon" up instead. Hilarious.
"Dead Soon" seems like it should be a meme
Ha i found this arcade game on CZcams way before Snesdrunk found it himself 😎
I never heard of this game before, but it seems to be a hybrid of the color scheme of Time Killers with some of the mechanics, sound design, and silky smooth animation of X-Men, combined with the basic premise and general BG/character designs of Altered Beast; all cranked up to 11.
I'm gonna try and look for this one on my Pandora's Box.
I loved this game
I just picked up a Pandora 5S for only $90 and this was the 1st game I played. Best enemies ever!