/vr/ - Retro Games

>>11024030
KoF is my eternal fave, I love them all up to 11 but could never pick a fave between 98 and 02. I like to play just about everyone, but my go to when I want to pull out a win is Iori, Athena, Kim.


Second favorite would be Mortal Kombat 2, which really doesn't hold up well but still has a special place in my heart because of how obsessed with it I was and it got me to truly love the genre.

After that it's hard as there are a ton I love so picking just one is hard. There's a lot I like about SF3, but similarly with Darkstalkers, Samshow and big shout out to Budokan which still delights me in it's weirdness. But to chose just one more I'd give it to Last Blade 2.

Guilty pleasures if you could call them that aren't retro, MK9 and Injustice the later of which I was super deep into at the time. The guiltiest of pleasures being blaring the Wonder Woman theme over the mic while moping the floor with people.

>>11024030
What are some funny fighting games

>>11024030
I got the PS2 KOF games years 1993-98. Team Italy, and Japan have the best ending in ‘96.

>>11024030
>we don't judge fighting games for being unbalanced
I'm home.

i want to marry mai

>>11024030
Are the NGPC games any good?

My top 2 are Alpha 2 and KoF 98.
Don't know what the #3 would be. Sometimes it's 3rd Strike, sometimes it's Tekken 3.
Guilty pleasure is classic Mortal Kombat.

The only fighting game that ever mattered.

>>11025335
SNK vs Capcom is very good. The controls and combos feel surprisingly close to "big" fighting games. It's not just a rough approximation like those old GBC ports of Street Fighter and MK

>>11025360
I thought the snk neo geo pocket gal fighter or whatever it was called was decent enough. I played thru it with a few of the chicks and it played well for 2 button. I still have to try capcom snk out (got the rom)

>>11025349
It's a shameless ripoff of Kart Fighter.

>>11025398
Kek, these famicom bootleg fighters are based

>>11025451
I always wondered why there was not even a single Mortal Kombat game on Jaguar or 3DO.

What's the best western fighting game not named Mortal Kombat or Killer Instinct?

>>11025430
>ah, Master Fighter VI', my favorite...

>>11024030
>what are you playing?
Got into SNK fighters. Real Bout 2 specifically
>Who are you maining?
Blue Mary
>What's your top 3 in the genre?
ST, A2, 3S

More people should be aware of Asuka 120% and Variable Geo. Arcana Heart is good, too, but the best one isn’t retro. Though, the newest game still uses sprites from the first game, so it’s almost like an updated rerelease. Like GGXXAC+R isn’t technically retro, but it doesn’t use modern assets.

Mai is Hotter than Chun Li KOF had better Waifus than Street Fighter

>>11024030
But unbalance results in physical fights in the arcade when you pick "that character".

>>11026038
>KOF had better Waifus than Street Fighter
True because Leona, Athena, Whip, Blue Mary and Shermie.
>Mai is Hotter than Chun Li
Mai is overrated though. Chun is better

>>11025360
Looks nice anon will check to see if it's on my device

>>11026017
Played Asuka 120% and Advanced V.G. on both PCE and Saturn, prefer Advanced V.G. but Asuka has the superior soundtrack. If you like that there's also Seifuku Densetsu: Pretty Fighter for Super Famicom which is maybe my favorite kusoge

>>11025360
Playing it right now, has a nice roster but sadly runs kind of poorly on my V90. Sakura is fun to play as usual

>>11025360
SNK vs Capcom isn't just good for the hardware, it's good, period. It plays surprisingly well with the clicky stick. I'm far from an expert at the genre, and I have no issues at all pulling off the moves. Having only 2 buttons sounds bad on paper, but in practice it works fine since the game is designed around it. Tap for light hits, press for hard, and the game is forgiving about the difference when you're doing combos. One downside; unlocking all of the characters and moves on just one copy was an enormous chore, doing so on both of my copies made me want to kill myself. On the plus side though, I mastered Jubei's minigame by playing it so much, pic related.

This game, and the Jubei minigame in particular, made me realize what a big deal input lag can be, even if you don't feel it. The Switch port of SNK vs Capcom seems to feel fine, yet I cannot pull this off there no matter how hard I try. I can only do this on real hardware.

>>11026118
I played it only emulated and even then I could see that it's great. I can only wonder how cool it was to have a NGPC in 1999 for someone who is into fighting games.

>>11026172
I didn't get mine until late 2002 or early 2003, but yeah, I was thrilled with SvC, Sonic, and the Metal Slug games. The other fighting games were cool too, but SvC practically makes them obsolete. The obvious downside to fighting games on NGPC is that 2 player is tough to do, so you'll likely just be playing them solo. I managed to do 2 player SvC just once, but it was damned cool. I'm still on the lookout for a second NGPC and link cable just to play SvC Match of the Millenium two player; it's that good. It absolutely mogs SvC Chaos.

find me a fighting game final boss more cheap and broken than this nigga

>>11026403
That Alucard-looking asshole from KoF 2001

>>11025335
Yes, you should play them.

>>11026415
He's quite lovable though

I got into fighting games recently with DOA1. I tried the following games and didn’t like them as much as the first.
I’m also playing through SC, because I always really liked that universe, but I’m not a too interested in learning the fighting.
I’m not too into SF/Tekken/MVC.
What are some “obscure” fighting games to try out?

>>11026621
Tobal 2 and Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution

>>11026621
From what you've said first I would second this >>11026771
and then I would recommend Bushido Blade to you foremost. It's a strange game that's sort of a fighting game but very different.

>>11026771
VF4 Evolution has the best single player content I've ever seen in a fighting game. And on top of that, it's just one of the best fighting games purely from a gameplay perspective. It's deep, it's fair, and it's as well balanced as fighting games get. There are no comeback mechanics, no cutscene-supers, there's not even a super meter. It's pure fighting. I really wish more people cared about the series. Unfortunately, most players seem to prioritize style over substance, and VF is definitely substance over style.

>>11026771
>>11026997
Most fighting games try to be like an anime. VF4 tries to be like an old-school hong kong martial arts movie. I know which type of movie I prefer.

>>11026621
Ehrgeiz
>But that's not obscu-
Most people know it for the FFVII characters and the quest mode. Few actually try to figure out the mechanics.

>>11024030
“I am the rocks on the eternal shore. Crash against me and be broken!”

Anyone else play SF3 on fightcade? I recently got into the FGC in my late 30s after play SF2 as a kid in arcades. I'm playing on keyboard but I wanted to know if a stick would better suit this game?

>>11028625
Stick is a good upgrade over a controller but not so much over a keyboard. KB is very good for fighting games.

>>11028709
i feel like KB makes me want to mash more than on a stick which almost forces you to slow do your inputs? i play shoto's so half circles aren't hard to do with keys most of the time, but grapplers like hugo would struggle with keyboard

>>11028625
People now glaze leverless controllers as the de facto best way to play FGs, but a keyboard is essentially the same. Still, for old FGs likes 3rd Strike a stick might be better if you have the money but unless you're itching for it, you can stick with the KB no problem.

>>11028725
360s on a kb take some practice indeed but they are doable. Quarters, halfs and dragon punches are easier on a kb than on a stick.

>>11028625
WASD, stick, a good d-pad, hitbox. All good options. Whatever you choose, just be sure it's digital. Don't be one of those zoomzooms who insists on using an analog stick 'cuz they grew up with Smash.

>>11026621
Bloody Roar 2 might be the best 3D fighting game on the PlayStation.

>>11026017
I tried both of the PlayStation versions (V.G. 2 & Final) and they are pretty fun. I know there's a better version of Asuka 120% on the Saturn but I don't have a way to play Saturn games.

>>11028709
>>11028725
Apologize for the chinese video, but this guy glued pointy thumbstacks to his keyboard and played KoF2002 doing fancy combos just to prove that you can play well enough and with enough precision to not hurt yourself.
I remember way back when SF2 for PC came out and everyone I knew was talking about how much of a gamepad was must have to play it "nobody can do spinning pile drivers on keyboard or do them well enough for a match" and for many years it was considered a bad input device.
I'm not familiar with the worldwide/overall Fighting Game consensus but at least that's what I kept hearing. Nowadays hitboxes are all the rage and pros prefer them to get impossible stuff performed.

I think there was an argument for learning how to play on Pad if you were going to play SNES versions on someone elses houses, or learning how to play stick if you were going to the arcades, but nowadays you can play whatever you want.

wwyd to ibuki?

When I got this game as a kid I couldn't believe it was so fun and good.
Still don't.

Just posting one of the best fighting games ever made.

>>11029572
Never heard of this until now but this gif is kino as it gets.