Original author: Baobao JFDAS
Original arcade game appreciation internal number 0194
A family photo to anchor the building!
"Devil Warrior" is a classic fighting game developed by CAPCOM on its CPS2 substrate. Like many games of the same period, "Devil Warrior" still has handsome men and beautiful women, rich and handsome, poor losers, gorgeous moves, rigorous design, and smooth operating sticks, but the only difference is that the heroes in the game are all It is a legendary monster, so I think "Devil Warrior" should be better translated as "All Demons" or "Monster Mobilization". Vampires, zombies, zombies, reapers, mermaids, snow monsters and other myths or horror movies Classic characters have appeared on the arcade screen one after another. I really admire the game's producers for coming up with such an awesome design.
The first time I came into contact with the game "Devil Warrior" was when I was in elementary school. I saw a short article in a popular video game magazine called "Video Game Introduction Handbook", which introduced "Demon Warrior" , but the game translation in this magazine is "Evil Fighter". I probably thought it was some side-scrolling game if I didn't know. But the introduction in the magazine was very simple. Later, my cousin told me that this game was available in the arcade of the Workers’ Cultural Palace near us. Later, my cousin and I went to play this game together, and from then on I also fell in love with "Devil Warrior".
Without further ado, let’s get straight to the point.
I have been "hanging around" in the bar for a long time and found that there are very few people who like "Devil Warrior" or know about "Demon Warrior". In order to let more people know about this game, I plan to make a special topic post. In addition, I found that there are many horror movie lovers in the bar, so it can satisfy your horror hobby.
Element One: Vampire
Looking at the male leads in various fighting games, they are basically all poor boys. For example, Terry either went to the Bubble Coffee Shop to cause trouble today or went out to play cordless bungee jumping with Keith; Cao Zhijing, the one who has repeated the grade for ten thousand years; Long, from a loser young man to a loser uncle... But the vampire count in "Devil Warrior" Dimitri is an exception. He is definitely a model of tall, rich and handsome people. Although many people say his hair style looks like that of Ryuichi Johobuto, he has money after all. In many people's minds, vampires are noble and elegant young men, polite in conversation, dignified in appearance, and generous in appearance...
Unfortunately, the influence of "Demon Warriors" in China is obviously not as good as that of another game - "Castlevania". So when many people mention vampire-themed video games, the first thing that comes to mind is not "Demon Warriors" but "Devil Warriors". city".
As a classic ghost in Western legends, vampires often appear in many horror movies, such as the famous "Nosferatu".
(1922 German horror film, the originator of vampire-themed films: "Nosferatu". I am not as strong as Dimitri, and I am not as handsome as the vampire in "Twilight". I am "Nosferatu" The protagonist Count Orlok!
"Nosferatu" is a typical German expressionist style film (ask Du Niang if you don't understand!). The film is adapted from the famous novel "Dracula". As for why the film is not called "Dracula"? The specific reason was actually because the director did not buy the copyright to the novel, which eventually led to the widow of the author of "Dracula" taking the director to court, and the film was eventually forced to be banned from release. But copies of the film survived.
This movie can be said to be a model for many movies of the same type in the future, because the plots of many vampire movies are almost always a young man trekking to a castle to negotiate a deal with a strange old man, and then the old man imprisons the young man. In the castle, the old man finally began to pursue the young man's fiancée or newlywed wife. In the end, all the truth came out, the old man was a vampire.
By the way, the reason why Dimitri’s nationality is set to Romania is because the nationality of Count Dracula’s prototype, the famous vampire demon Willard III in history, is in Romania.
Classic games: "Castlevania" (not much introduction), "Devil Warrior"
Classic movies: "Nosferatu", "400 Years Later", "The Twilight Saga"
The most frightening thing about Willard III was his impalement method, in which prisoners and criminals were pierced with sharp wooden stakes and made into human skewers. Although he was a notorious tyrant himself, the country's crime rate was very low during his reign. (Who dares to do bad things)
Element Two: Undead – Zombies and Zombies
In "Devil Warrior", there is such a strange couple who sings "Love even if they die" every day (although they can't die no matter what, they still love). They are the Chinese zombie mother Lei Lei and the Australian Rock Zombie Sabem.
Lei Lei (originally named "Shao Lei Lei", which is strange enough) is a cute zombie from China. He wears the official uniform of the Qing Dynasty in China and is also the typical costume of Chinese zombies. Someone may ask, why do all Chinese zombies wear official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty? As for the specific reason, I think it should be a bit of an anti-Qing and Fuming idea, right? Don’t take it seriously, it’s just nonsense. I saw a TV program that introduced horror movies and said that many zombie movies have very little investment. Considering the financial problem, many directors use slightly cheaper Qing Dynasty official uniforms. In fact, I think the real reason is that the official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty are very suitable for the naughty nature of zombies who love to jump and dance. Everyone is wearing big robes and Hanfu, so how can they move their stiff limbs?
Sabem is a rock zombie from Australia. He has a cool broomstick and loves to play basketball. He also plays a rock song after every battle. He is a typical rebellious and older young and Dangerous boy.
What is the difference between zombies and zombies?
(From now on, hang a photo of Uncle Lin Zhengying at home. With that unibrow, that mustache, and that upright face, monsters and monsters will definitely not dare to come. Uncle Ying vs. Zombies)
The answer to this question is actually very simple: zombies are original domestic products, and zombies are invasive foreign species.
This answer is a bit too absolute. In fact, to distinguish the difference between zombies and zombies, I have to explain it carefully: First of all, zombies are transformed from dead people because they have deep resentment in front of them or have not swallowed a breath (have watched "Zombie" Everyone knows); zombies are caused by viruses or some curses, that is, living people turn into zombies, such as the T virus in "Resident Evil"; secondly, zombies cannot move during the day, as everyone who has watched horror movies knows, But zombies can. The most important thing is that zombies have better physical strength than zombies. Why? Don't your legs get cramps even though you're jumping around every day? Zombies twist their bodies and move slowly or run with arms waving.
(Come here, if you don’t reply after reading this post, let’s drag him out and eat him! Oh oh oh~~~~He’s eating his brain~~~)
Finally, I will tell you a little secret: In fact, the mounts of Guanyin Bodhisattva and other gods are zombies. Because it is said that zombies "evolve" every 500 years, ordinary zombies can be cultivated into "yellow-haired zombies", and "yellow-haired zombies" can be cultivated into "red-haired zombies".
The red-haired zombie, like many ordinary zombies, still sucks blood, but it will not jump directly on people, but use its magic power to suck people's blood from a distance, like beating a cow from across the mountain! Are you scared?
I can responsibly tell you friends here that you don’t need to worry too much, because the zombies who can cultivate into “red-haired zombies” in history are very pitiful. And even if they succeed in cultivation, God will not send them graduation photos, but will just send thunder and lightning to kill the zombies! Even if they escape the thunder and lightning, in the end they can only become the mounts of the gods and become "Golden Hair Roar" (described in "Journey to the West").
Classic games: "Pocket Fighter", "Super Street Fighter Cube", "Devil Warrior", "Midnight Dead", "House of the Dead"
Classic movies: "Mr. Zombie", (later movies were translated incorrectly and were changed to "zombie"), "Shaun of the Dead", "World War Z", "Death Snow", "Phildo the Zombie Man" ( Definitely recommended), "Warm Corpses" (zombie version of "The Twilight Saga")
Element 3: Frankenstein (or a monster created by humans using science)
"Frankenstein" is a novel written by Mary Shelley, the wife of the British poet Shelley, in 1818. It is considered to be the world's first true science fiction novel. The full name of "Frankenstein" is "Frankenstein - The Story of Modern Prometheus" (Chinese translations include "Frankenstein", "The Story of Artificial Man", etc.).
Victor is an artificial man from Germany in "Devil Warrior". His prototype is the famous artificial man created by Dr. Frankenstein.
To a certain extent, we can also regard the birth of Victor as a terrifying monster born from the unlimited development of scientific power. However, in the novel "Frankenstein", although the artificial man is pieced together from the corpses of countless dead people, and he is hateful in appearance, his nature is kind. But people didn't accept him, and eventually he asked Dr. Frankenstein to create an artificial wife for him. But the doctor regretted it. In anger, the monster killed the doctor's wife and relatives. In the end, the monster and the doctor died together.
The android monster in "Devil Warrior" is obviously much happier because he has someone who loves him and someone he loves.
(Character stills from "The Bride of Frankenstein", you have to admit that this black and white film is a classic of an era. Love electric shock, love resurrection, I am not looking for trouble; I have my own ideas, I want my love, I want revenge This world! I am Frankenstein, and my biological father is Mr. Frankenstein.)
Classic games: "Devil Warrior", "Star Wars" (a small game on NEOGEO, the gameplay is somewhat imitated by "Bubble Bobble", one of the monsters is based on Frankenstein)
Classic movies: "The Bride of Frankenstein" (a black and white movie, I have downloaded it twice before, but the sound effects are very poor, interested friends can search for it), "Frankenstein's Army", "Dracula" "Battle of Frankenstein" (junk movie, novel subject matter)
Element 4: Cats
(Felicia talks about death, but she is also charming as a ghost~)
In the "Devil Warrior" series, there is a super girl named Felicia who has the same name as the super popular character Queen Mollica. During the original character design, Felicia and Molika were set by the designer as two completely different characters: one is kind and one is evil; one is pure and one is black; one is white and one is black. ; One specializes in selling meat, the other sells a little bit...
(A horror movie that is about to be out of print - "The Nightmare", produced by Universal Studios, the first horror movie with sound in history)
Cats are old friends of us people on earth, but the mystery and elegance of cats, especially black cats, attract countless people. In the West, black cats have long been given the title of evil (regardless of whether they are black or white, a cat that can catch mice is a good cat). For this reason, many horror movies like to put cute kittens on the big screen.
(Still 1 of "The Night Owl")
(Still 2 of "The Nightmare", it is necessary to explain that there are two language versions of "The Nightmare", English and Spanish. Unfortunately, both versions were lost in the end, but there are still several recordings of the film Small fragments are retained.)
I once debated for a long time whether Felicia was a cat demon or an orc. I've always maintained that Felicia is a cat demon. But he said that Felicia is an American girl, but the cat monster is a Japanese monster. Let me just say: Galford in "Samurai Shodown" is an American, but he is a ninja. Then Felicia is also from the United States, so can’t she be a cat demon?
In fact, I can understand why he doesn't accept that Felicia is a cat demon, because there is such a legend about cat demons in Japan, the Yokai Islands: There is such a person who had a relationship with a brothel girl. As a result, when I woke up the next day, I found that the woman was missing. Instead, an old and ugly cat appeared in the room eating a mouse. (Felicia is not a prostitute but a prostitute~)
There are many legends about cat demons in China. The most famous one is the "cat-faced old lady" incident that caused quite a stir in Harbin. I can tell you briefly what happened: There was such an old lady who suffered a heart attack and died on the spot while shopping for groceries. Before the body was taken away by the police, there was a dying old cat who entrusted his soul to the old lady. Later, the old lady came back to life, but she had a face like a cat, and then she went around catching children to eat. The more I heard this story, the more it sounded like a ghost story to scare children, but it had a great social influence, but in the end, like many urban legends, it disappeared soon after.
(Felicia and her friends)
I hope that there will be more kind-hearted, pure and cute "little devils" like Felicia in the future. By the way, Felicia is also very good at singing and dancing. In "Comic Heroes VS Card Common 3", Felicia She also realized her dream of becoming a singer.
PS: Felicia actually likes children and balloons.
Classic movies: "Demon Warriors", "Pocket Fighter", "Super Street Fighter Cube"
Classic movies: "The Nightmare" (some clips of this movie were included in the 1932 comedy "BOO"), "Catwoman" (a terrible comic book hero movie)
Element Five: Werewolf
I'm the vampire's nemesis, I'm the werewolf, I'm Gal!
A character in "Devil Warrior" who is more agile than the female characters - Galen the Werewolf (I admit that his hairstyle looks like Sonic)
"Even a pure-hearted person, a person who never forgets to pray at night, will inevitably transform into a wolf on a full-moon night when Aconitum is in full bloom." On a dark and windy night, he transforms under a full moon. Become a brutal werewolf, a very famous monster in Europe. Werewolves are actually around us. Those guys who are well-dressed and handsome all day long. No one knows whether they have dual personalities (such as JJ Lin's horror MV "The Killer" and "Dr. Jekyll"). Maybe they are in a place where no one knows , he was alone, and at this time, he finally showed his bestiality like a werewolf when he saw the full moon!
Just kidding, some people say that when they see the moon, they think of Iori Yagami, but I have to say, when I see the moon, I still think of Uncle Wolf Galen. (When I was young, I always liked to call Uncle Gallon the Big Bad Wolf. In fact, it was influenced by a famous children’s magazine)
(The 1931 horror movie "The Werewolf of London" featured the world's first upright walking werewolf. The 1932 French film "The Werewolf" featured the world's first talking werewolf. In 1913, there was already There was a werewolf-themed movie, but unfortunately, the film was burned in a fire).
(The 1941 version of "The Wolf Man" is a classic recognized by many "wolf friends".)
"Gallon" and "Victor" are really cute.
This is also a wild guess on my part. I think Felicia-chan should be the one who returns to Galen in the end. Because in the Valentine's Day greeting card for "Devil Warrior" officially released by CAPCOM (I've seen all the cards, some of them are quite heavy), Gallon and Felicia were actually together, but Gallon's expression was a bit tangled. (Such a beautiful girl is yours! That’s okay, both of them are hairy)
Famous horror movie (also produced by Universal, which has produced many famous horror movies in the past, such as "Dracula", "The Wolfman", "Frankenstein", etc.) "Dracula" In the movie, when Count Dracula heard the werewolf's shrill howl, he said in an elegant voice: "Come, my son of the night." Since then, "the son of the night" has also become the "elegant name" of the werewolf.
Classic games: "Devil Warrior", "Beast King"
Classic movie: "Underworld" (After watching "White Snake", I learned that humans and demons can fall in love; after watching "A Chinese Ghost Story", I learned that humans and ghosts can fall in love; after watching "Underworld", I learned that people of different races can love each other. Falling in love, what a great love), "The Wolfman" (1941 version), "The Wolfman in London" (regarded as a light comedy), "Frankenstein vs. Dracula" (in fact, in the movie, Frankenstein did not fight at all. The vampires fought, but in the end a werewolf emerged like Cheng Yaojin. There was a rumor on the Internet that during the filming of this movie, the crew drowned a bat in a laboratory beaker for plot purposes. , cruel enough.)
This is the first time I write such a long topic post. In fact, there is a lot of content behind it, but I am really tired. Please allow me to step away from the computer and make a cup of coffee. After a while, we will continue chatting...
Element 6: The scary little LOLI
(Beast! Let Lilith go!)
When you think of cute little lolita, what do you think of? A face as beautiful as a little angel, a delicate body, and a delicate voice. But what if it’s a little loli who has the appearance of an angel and a devil’s heart?
Britta the Little Red Riding Hood in Devil Warriors is a good example. Her prototype is the well-known Little Red Riding Hood. Britta is the same as Little Red Riding Hood in the fairy tale, wearing a red turban, a bright red skirt, and carrying a small basket in her hand. The typical image of a little girl in fairy tales, but Britta is a complete black-bellied girl. Her basket was filled with various weapons, including pistols, submachine guns, grenades, mortars... whatever weapons she wanted, including missiles and sabers as hidden weapons.
In Devil Warriors, designing a character like this does kind of ruin childhood.
Little Red Riding Hood has these three classic lines: 1. I want to kill all the living creatures in the world to make me happy! (Okay, little sister, you have a tendency to retaliate against society)
2. I am just a little girl! (Who believes it?)
3. Oh, Uncle Big Bad Wolf, why is your mouth so big? It seemed like I could fit all the weapons in my basket in there. (Are you being cute?)
I don't know if anyone in the bar knows about the so-called "French version of "Little Red Riding Hood"" (very disharmonious, very H) that destroys three views.
I don’t know why I thought of “Fruit Candy” as soon as I saw Britta. This movie is so sad. After watching it, what should we lolita control do?
Classic game: "Devil Warrior"
Classic movies: "Fruit Candy", "Orphan"
Okay, I admit that this GIF is too... (87V5)
Element Seven: Mummy
The spectacular Sphinx stares into the distance; the tall pyramids stand still; the Nile River has a long history and sings the rise and fall of thousands of years... Yes, this is Egypt.
When it comes to Egypt, we have to mention Egypt’s two major local products: pyramids and mummies.
Mummies are the bodies of ancient pharaohs, and pyramids are the tombs of pharaohs. The Pharaoh is a demon warrior from ancient Egypt. He is as strong as a pyramid and is covered with bandages all over his body. When I first met this character, I often imagined what he looked like before he became a mummy: mummies are basically severely dehydrated mummies, and they should all be as skinny as firewood. But the Pharaoh is so strong, is it possible that he was even taller when he was alive? Tall and strong? Hehe... It's just my personal thoughts.
Of course, the producers of horror movies will not give up on the mysterious, ancient and terrifying thing called mummies. Mummy-themed movies were shot at almost the same time as movie cameras!
Here are some old mummy-themed movies that I could find. However, many of these movies are now simply unavailable, and have been lost due to various accidents. In fact, basically, I can find all the old movie titles that have "The Mummy" in the title. Does anyone know if there is a movie like this? Who knows if this movie is a horror movie?
La Momie du roi (aka Mummy of the King Ramsees 1909)
The Mummy (1911, Urban Company) The year is followed by the production company at that time.
The Mummy (1911, Pathe)
The Mummy (1911, Thanhouser)
Vengeance of Egypt (1912) -- A stolen mummy brings a death-curse.
The Egyptian Mummy (1913, Kalem)
The Egyptian Mummy (1914, Vitagraph)
The Eyes of the Mummy (1918, German)
The Mummy (1923, Fox)
Mummy Love (1926) (Mummy Love? Romance film?)
In the past, people loved mummies as much as Western horror movies now love zombies. For this reason, many movie lovers believe that mummy movies are the predecessors of today's zombie movies. Because around the 1930s, various mummy movies were emerging one after another, just like the explosion of various plasma B-level zombie movies in the 1970s and 1980s.
I believe many people should have seen Omid Giarelli's film debut "The Mummy". It is worth mentioning that when the film first started, the producers planned to use the black and white logo of the 1932 Universal Studios movie "The Mummy" as the film's logo.
This is the poster for the 1932 classic film The Mummy, also in black and white.
A still from the 1932 version of the movie. I guess the mummy’s head got caught in the cabinet door.
Classic game: "Devil Warrior"
Classic movies: "The Mummy" old and new, a 1932 version and a 1999 version
Element 8: Contribution to social welfare work
If any horror movie wants to have a large enough impact around the world, it cannot do without a little contribution to social "welfare" causes.
The small benefits in "Devil Warrior" are quite a bit. For example, if you can clear the level, you can see Molika and Lilith...
One of the horror movies that has not yet been released, the director of this film ("Nurse 3D") once filmed "Resident Evil". I think the poster of this movie is flesh-and-blood enough.
Classic games: "Devil Warrior", "Pocket Warrior" (only slightly)
Classic movie: "Nurse 3D" (actually there are many, many more)
Element Nine: Bigfoot
The one who is furry all over and as cute as a teddy bear is him - the Bigfoot snow monster. Bigfoot is the cutest and cutest character in "Demon Warriors" in my opinion.
In fact, I have long believed that Wendigo and Bigfoot are actually one kind of monster. Because I think they are the same except for the different fur colors.
If I talk about snow monsters, I think the first thing many people think of is the famous snow monsters in the Himalayas and the savage Shenlongjia. News about snow monsters, savages, and Bigfoot can only be seen as nuggets in newspapers today. After all, the frequency of this incident is increasing, and it can basically be said to happen every day. In the movie world, there are many stories about these monsters.
"Night of the Demons" is a super bad movie. This movie is based on Bigfoot, but the whole movie feels unintelligible. I saw a Bigfoot going around killing and destroying people, and even raped a poor little lolita, and gave birth to a little monster in the end... This movie is disgusting enough.
By the way, the name "Night of the Demon" has actually been used by countless horror movies. If you want to make a horror movie, it is best not to use the name "Night of the Demon".
Oh, right, right. The so-called Shenlongjia Savage incident was later confirmed to be nothing more than a deliberate hype by the local department in order to improve tourism efficiency. But not many people know whether all this is true or false.
Forgot to mention, in fact, when I was a kid, I always liked to call Bigfoot "White King Kong" because I thought he looked like King Kong.
A family portrait of the cast of the 1933 American version of "King Kong". PS: Why is there no King Kong?
By the way, in the same year, Japan also filmed a copycat version of King Kong. It just puts the background of the movie in ancient Japan. This movie is the originator of Japanese monster movies - "King Kong in Edo". The costume designer of this film was Hashi (the designer of the first Godzilla costume). Later, he was interviewed by reporters and confirmed the authenticity of the film. But it is a pity that this film could not be destroyed during World War II. The picture above is the only still that people can find so far. Judging from the picture, King Kong should also be holding a beautiful woman in his hand, and he is also climbing a building.
Movie posters, I'm very surprised, why is King Kong so tall one moment and as tall as a human being the next? Could it be that it changes its body size? Could it be that it is Sun Wukong?
My nickname is "King Kong" because my parents were inspired after watching the American film "King Kong" in 1933.
Element 10: Robot
Humanity will eventually feel the true terror of technology and the power of advanced foreign civilizations.
The Terminator of Civilization is a super robot from the distant future. You may say that it is just a robot, but don't underestimate it. It does not fight alone. The Terminator of Civilization is a super legion. They come from alien planets, and their purpose is obvious, which is to destroy those advanced civilizations that we humans are proud of.
Yes, outer space is scary. Maybe one day, aliens will visit the earth like Columbus discovered the New World, and then occupy the earth and destroy all human civilization. The last alien who discovered the earth was regarded as a hero by his people.
It’s better not to worry about aliens. We humans on earth have built a lot of robots. Maybe one day our backyards will be on fire before aliens invade the earth.
For this reason, Asimov, the famous American science fiction novelist, revolutionaryly proposed three laws of robots in his science fiction novel "I, Robot" (later adapted into a movie, starring Will Smith): The first law: Robots They must not harm humans, or stand by and watch humans being harmed; Second Law: Robots must obey human orders unless they violate the First Law; Third Law, robots must protect themselves as long as they do not violate the First and Second Laws. But in 1985, in the book "Robots and Empires", Asimov expanded the three laws into four laws: The zeroth law: robots must not harm the human race as a whole, or stand by and watch the human race as a whole be harmed; the first law unless Violating the zeroth law, robots must not harm humans, or stand by and watch humans being harmed; the second law, unless it violates the zero or first laws, robots must obey human orders; the third law, unless it violates the zero to second laws, The robot must protect itself.
In fact, when talking about robot-themed horror movies, the first thing that comes to my mind is not "Terminator", but the German movie "Puppet Man".
It is also called a monster in Jewish legend. Although it is not as famous as Dracula and Frankenstein, this monster is still very famous and has its own series. It is also the pioneer of the "artificial man" horror film. Movies have a profound impact
The most famous one that has survived is the 1920 version
The general content is that a 'rabbi' (the title of the Jewish prophet) made a puppet out of clay to protect his people from foreign invasion. However, the puppet resisted the rabbi's control and began to destroy everywhere. This story sounds very similar to "Terminator" and "I, Robot". At first, humans used artificial humans (robots) as slaves, but they eventually rose up against humans.
Very few people know about this film, as the copies and film of the film were unfortunately lost. Currently, the only video material about this movie left in the world is a 5-minute video. The content of the video is that the puppet has a dagger stuck in his chest and attacks the fleeing humans.
I closed my eyes and imagined that maybe the puppet was invincible and had wiped out all the humans. The last part of the human race was hiding in a small place made of high walls to resist the puppet's attack? Should it be called "Attack on Puppet Man"?
"Puppet Man" also had a sequel called "Puppet Man and the Dancing Girl". It was just a completely different style of movie from the previous one. The sequel was a comedy.
Classic games: "Devil Warrior", "RoboCop", "Terminator"
Classic movies: "Puppet Man" (only 5 minutes of black and white silent video), "Terminator", "I, Robot"
To be continued. . .
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