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4. (60 FPS) Stage 4: Stadium - 2 Player (Mania) - Streets of Rage 2

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Channel: WhiteKhakis · 2014 · Gaming

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***NOTE: This is the Mania Mode series for this game. I'm also uploading a Normal Mode at the same time. I think Mania is more fun, however!***

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"Oo!
 BASE
 BALL!"

"It's like Boo!"

My thoughts exactly, game, my thoughts exactly.

This level is pretty darned tricky due to the veeerrry few health pick ups throughout. I swear, the programmers must'a forgot to sprinkle a few along the way. Also we meet some friendly fire-breathing fatsos! These guys are scaaarryyy~ And they laugh menacingly if they get a good hit in! Fortunately, you can throw them this game without being crushed under their weight.

There's a nice elevator ride under the baseball diamond, too. EXCEPT ITS FULL OF BADDIES. WHO SOMEHOW CAN JUMP ALL THE WAY FROM THE TOP AND FEEL NO PAIN. I guess we hit harder than a multistory drop! There's just far too many of them, and it's a big challenge getting down to the bottom in one piece! Where... there's a WRESTLING ARENA!

This is nuts! And this boss is nuts! He's like some... 80's glam rock band reject on steroids! In a speedo! Who can shrug off any combo'd attack! Seriously! Max is a GODSEND here because he can try for a grab and do massive damage in a quick go! Whereas I pretty much just have my "strike my hand on fire like it's a matchstick on the ground" move. Which, granted, is pretty good, but Max has a lot more options.
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This is THE beat-em-up game for the Sega Genesis! Waves of enemies running at'cha! Plenty of moves to lay into them with! Burly bosses that don't fall to any simple old strategy! All along with a crazy electronic beat: It's Streets of Rage 2!

The story in the game is that there is no story. Yes, they outline how poor little Skate's brother Adam (from the first game) got kidnapped, explaining why you can't play as him anymore, and how Mr. X. somehow came back to life and has unleashed his thugs again... but really, the game is all about running through the city and punching anything that moves! Also there's now Max the wrestler. He's stupid strong.

If you're following from the first game, there are a few key changes: No more Bazooka Joe! Aw~ BUT! You get special moves instead! Press the "A" button and you unleash a special attack that operates as crowd control and makes you invincible for that split moment! You sacrifice a little health when you use one, though. But it's worth it to get out of a bad situation or do some major damage! The stationary one only costs life if you hit someone, so if you're sneaky, you can use it to dodge incoming projectiles! Your forward special attack ALWAYS costs life, though.

Besides being more awesome, not too much is different from the first. Just some little gameplay changes. Oh. This one is also 60 fps, unlike the first.
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Some additional notes for those technically inclined:

This was captured from an original Sega Genesis system via composite output along with stereo sound to get as authentic a recording as possible. The Genesis used is one of the "good" models with proper sound and video output. Genesis can also output an RGB signal which is clearer, but I vetoed the idea because it breaks the dithering effect (color blending and transparencies) as seen here: 
http://retro-sanctuary.com/comparisons%20-%20differing.html
Also, the vast majority of people could not use the RGB signal even if they wanted to, so the experience they remember would be the composite signal as shown in this video.

There are a couple things to note about the quality of the video, however. Sega Genesis has a very dirty video signal that often "breaks" attempts to capture it with a capture device. The capture device I use is considered one of the most capable when it comes to older systems, but the Genesis' video signal still introduces some inconsistencies. These usually manifest where there are extremely thin lines in game, mostly the text, and in some other places as well. As a whole, it is more than manageable, but it is worth noting.

Also, the original sega genesis resolution is, in essence, 240p at 60 frames per second. To take advantage of YouTube's higher bitrate offerings and to enable 60 fps I need to upscale that resolution to 1080p. There is also a step of video deinterlacing before that to create crisp video. That is a significant amount of video processing to the image, so I want to note that here as well.

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