/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.1052318]

Serious question yo.

Who actually prefers SNK fighting games over Capcom ones?

[Anonymous No.1052321]

>>1052318

I do. Why?

[Anonymous No.1052329]

I appreciate some games more than others. Typically I like SNK sense of style and flare.

[Anonymous No.1052334]

>>1052318
My college friend doesn't know what Zelda is but knows KOF

SNK fighters were as mainstream on Brazil as Capcom's fighters.

I do prefer SNK fighters, but I play Capcom better.

[Anonymous No.1052338]

I think fighting games on the Neo Geo, not only SNK's, have more finesse, both on graphic style and gameplay, compared to Capcom.
I vividly remember the impression KoF 98 left on me the first time I saw it. Compared to MvC, which was what I was playing, it looked much more mature. I still think it does, comparing it even to SF3 and SFA3.
I was instantly hooked on it and I still keep that opinion.

[Anonymous No.1052365]

SNK anyday

[Anonymous No.1052376]

Thinking about it now, I realize that I really like of 4 Capcom fightans - Street Fighter 2:TNC, SFAlpha 2, Rival Schools and non retro Street Fighter IV - and King of Fighters 94,95,96,97,98,2002, Samurai Spirits 1, 2, 3, Fatal Fury 1, 2, 3, RBS, MW and AoF 1 and 2. Yeah, a lot more on SNK side, but in top of all that I prefer SF2 for no reason.

[Anonymous No.1052395]

>>1052376
I think I played every one of the games on SNK's franchises, but c'mon, some of them are clearly better and make the others redundant and obsolete.

For instance: KoF 96 does everything better than 94 and 96.
KoF 98 does everything better than 97 (and probably all the others too). Only thing 96 has to avoid its obsolescence is the setting and music.
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special and RB2 simply DESTROY 1, 2 and 3. Garou MotW doesn't overshadow those games, though.
Samurai Spirits... well, it's more a question of preference. I think the first one is redundant. The graphics got much better in 3 and specially 4.
Art of Fighting... as much I loved the first one, it's a series that got too much better competition to keep me going back to it. I think this one is mostly for fans.
You forgot The Last Blade. Man, probably the prettiest gem in the bunch in terms of graphics, setting and character designs, even if not the most engaging gameplay-wise (still good, just not as fun, I think).

[Anonymous No.1052420]

Also, what's the deal with 6-button gameplay?
I feel like Capcom started it on SF2 and just keeps it for tradition. Gameplay-wise, you don't need it.
I submit that you only need 3 buttons to make a fighting game play.
4 looks logical (weak and strong versions of punch and kick or left and right limbs), but you end up with useless/unoptimal attacks. I think you need to separate buttons by utility: jab, overhead, low, strong (high priority, low recover), etc.

Anyone still think 6 buttons isn't overkill?

[Anonymous No.1052445]

>>1052318
Me.

[Anonymous No.1052452]

>>1052318
The entire nation of Mexico

[Anonymous No.1052476]

I dunno if its the hispanic in me that makes me like SNK fighters. but then again, I'm a big 2D fighter (since capcom has gone for 2.5D), it just looks better.
>>1052338
this guy's post summarizes my feelings as well

[Anonymous No.1052482]

>>1052452

Why were they so popular in Mexico?

[Anonymous No.1052549]

After giving our Mega Drive to our cousins, my family was PC only so I never ended up playing Street Fighter, Tekken or other popular fighters. However, at one point my big brother got a 2-in1 package that Samurai Spirits 2 and we both played the shit out of it.

>>1052420
I tired recently playing SFIV, but I just can't get into the six button system. It's bad enough that resting one finger on each button is impossible, but linking normal moves is just strict as fuck timing-wise and varies so much between different characters.

[Anonymous No.1052694]

after I started playing KOF, back in 97, never could enjoy SF2 fully again. it felt.... sluggish and too simple.

[Anonymous No.1052698]

>>1052329

It's called "homosexuality"

[Anonymous No.1052726]

>>1052482
Because the Neo Geo was the cheapest and best arcade console you could get for your money on any country.
Every convinience store had one back then. There's a lot of them, still.
Personally, I fucking hate fighting games and Metal Slug is possibly my favorite arcade game.

[Anonymous No.1052729]

>>1052482
Not the same person you asked but I think it's because those games were in every Arcade. KOF and Metal Slug. It was accessible and there was always someone playing ready to accept a challenge. Even the college I attend to, has a KOF Arcade at the cafeteria.

[Anonymous No.1053668]

Last Blade 1/2 are the greatest fighting games ever, but I will always have a soft spot for SF. It's possible to like all at the same time.

[Anonymous No.1054245]

>>1052482
The first game starred Mexican team, it was a not-bad team at that.

[Anonymous No.1056361]

I...do not (except this gen).

[Anonymous No.1056379]

well snk has kof,samurai shodown,art of fightng,fatal furty,last blade,garou,etc etc while campcom has like street fighter,rival school,and....?

[Anonymous No.1056385]

>>1052318
I do.
Very simple mechanics and you can do a shit ton of stuff with them.

[Anonymous No.1056398]

>>1056379

Darkstalkers.

[Anonymous No.1056412]

>Play Street Fighter II in the arcade as a kid
>Can't see why people like it
>That flood of early 90s shitty fighting games with everyone trying to cash in on SFII and Mortal Kombat's popularity
>Wonder why fighting games sucks yet they're so popular at arcades.

>Owner gets a Neo Geo machine
>It has fours games in it, two some versions of Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting
>Play those, holy shit they're not completely clunky and I can actually hold my own in them
Sadly, they'd never GET SERIOUS around here. Everyone crowded the SFII machine until the end of the arcade.

[Anonymous No.1056424]

>KoF '94 was originally a beat-em-up where you played as Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting characters
>It was scrapped because it was deemed too similar to Final Fight

Dammit Capcom. I'd have pumped so many quarters into a game about Terry and Ryo rampaging through the gangs of Southtown.

[Anonymous No.1056457]

I'm more of a Capcom guy, but I used to play the fuck out of some Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 on 2df before it changed names and got all weird

[Anonymous No.1056458]

>>1056398
Darkstalkers is criminally underrated, particularly considering how innovative it was for the time.

[Anonymous No.1056486]

Quick hijack: is there a way to get English text on the PSX Last Blade Jap version? Either through a translation (checked but didn't find) or through a menu option?

[Anonymous No.1056494]

>>1056379
Marvel, Cyberbots, Star Gladiator, Jojo, Red Earth.

[Anonymous No.1056496]

>>1056494
don't forget Darkstalkers

[Anonymous No.1056531]

The only series that I REALLY like in SNK was samsho. Probably only samsho 5 special edition because it's actually balanced and fight like a sword fighting game, but I'm not too hot into other series.

I do appreciate that they stick to the "strict input" tradition in Kof13 though, instead of going full casual mode.

[Casshern !cBHS.HrQeo No.1058567]

SNK>>Sammy>>>>Capcom>>MK

[Anonymous No.1058575]

>>1056531
> "strict input" tradition in Kof13
I dont see how kof13 has strict inputs, the window is loose as fuck. The only people who says 13 is strict never played the older kof games

[Anonymous No.1058612]

>>1056458
>Darkstalkers is criminally underrated,

No it isn't. Everyone who is into fighting games has played and most likely loved Darkstalkers. If anything those games get too much praise.

[Anonymous No.1058617]

I grew up in Mexico, and I never got into KoF or anything SNK. Always was a Street Fighter kid.

[Anonymous No.1058620]

>>1058617
I bet you where pretty lonely

[Casshern !cBHS.HrQeo No.1058956]

Remember when a final boss used to be A MOTHERFUCKING BOSS, not some bizarre monster? I miss those days.

[Anonymous No.1058965]

>>1058956
geese is such badass http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9bs5QECQ_8

[Anonymous No.1059024]

I'm mexican and I got into SNK when I had a gametap account, first KOF game I played was '98. It was really cool but i've been more a street fighter guy. When I found out they made a crossover series, I just exploded with happiness because Ryu vs Terry was like the coolest thing ever. Still to this day, (I know not "retro") but Capcom vs SNK 2 is one of my top favorite games because it brought more SNK fighters like Rock Howard and Joe into the game which was so awesome. SNK's game are great! 2D 3v3 fighter games with fast pace moves and unique teams. All about that All-Star team though Terry, Ryo and Kyo.

[Anonymous No.1059157]

>>1052318
Capcom
>tap 3 buttons, get 15 hit combo
>2 characters per player
>Ridiculous, constantly rebooted story
SNK
>complex reverse U + 7 button combos
>3 characters per player
>Cohesive universe between several games

Yeah, who would like SNK better anyways?

[Anonymous No.1059179]

>>1059157
>>tap 3 buttons, get 15 hit combo
>>2 characters per player
Both wrong

[Anonymous No.1059194]

>>1059157
Have there been newer SF or SFvsWhatever games with 3 character teams?

You literally tap 3 buttons (weak, medium, strong punch/kick while falling, repeat sequence on the ground and send enemy flying up, repeat sequence on the air) then make a special, which is something retarded like a quarter circle and two buttons or just two buttons for every character, and blam, 89 hit combo

[Anonymous No.1059202]

>>1059179
Have there been newer SF or SFvsWhatever games with 3 character teams?

You literally tap 3 buttons (weak, medium, strong punch/kick while falling, repeat sequence on the ground and send enemy flying up, repeat sequence on the air) then make a special, which is something retarded like a quarter circle and two buttons or just two buttons for every character, and blam, 89 hit combo

[Anonymous No.1059296]

>>1058612
I hardly ever see any Darkstalkers discussion on 4chan besides porn dumps of the female characters.
>>1059157
>>1059202
Not every Capcom game plays like Marvel.

[Anonymous No.1060793]

>>1059202
CvS2 had three-character teams and the chain combos were really only prominent in the Marvel VS series and Vampire Savior.

[Anonymous No.1060858]

>>1059202
are you fucking retarded

serious question, have you ever played marvel?

it's also worth pointing out that not all Capcom games play like fucking Marvel. kill yourself.

[Anonymous No.1061670]

6 button control is best control. Love SNK but prefer the playstyle of capcom better. MVC1 is the best in terms of control & fluidity of all 2D fighters. MVC3 sucks dicks. King is best SNK fighter.