Retro fighting games thread

[Anonymous No.11024030]

Two rules:
>we don't judge fighting games for being unbalanced, unless they are totally unplayable
>we don't judge fighting games for having no tourney scene or not being played on fightcade
As long as the game is fun, it belongs here. So, what are you playing? Who are you maining? What's your top 3 in the genre? What fighting game is your guilty pleasure?

[Anonymous No.11024102]

>>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.

[Anonymous No.11024132]

>>11024030
What are some funny fighting games

[Anonymous No.11025060]

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

[Anonymous No.11025085]

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

[Anonymous No.11025334]

i want to marry mai

[Anonymous No.11025335]

>>11024030
Are the NGPC games any good?

[Anonymous No.11025337]

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.

[Anonymous No.11025349]

The only fighting game that ever mattered.

[Anonymous No.11025360]

>>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

[Anonymous No.11025387]

>>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)

[Anonymous No.11025398]

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

[Anonymous No.11025430]

>>11025398
Kek, these famicom bootleg fighters are based

[Anonymous No.11025451]

[Anonymous No.11025489]

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

[Anonymous No.11025719]

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

[Anonymous No.11025738]

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

[Anonymous No.11025935]

>>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

[Anonymous No.11026017]

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.

[Anonymous No.11026038]

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

[Anonymous No.11026041]

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

[Anonymous No.11026047]

>>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

[Anonymous No.11026103]

>>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

[Anonymous No.11026116]

>>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

[Anonymous No.11026118]

>>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.

[Anonymous No.11026172]

>>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.

[Anonymous No.11026371]

>>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.

[Anonymous No.11026403]

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

[Anonymous No.11026415]

>>11026403
That Alucard-looking asshole from KoF 2001

[Anonymous No.11026435]

>>11025335
Yes, you should play them.

[Anonymous No.11026437]

>>11026415
He's quite lovable though

[Anonymous No.11026621]

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?

[Anonymous No.11026771]

>>11026621
Tobal 2 and Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution

[Sage No.11026941]

>>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.

[Anonymous No.11026997]

>>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.

[Anonymous No.11027129]

[Anonymous No.11027541]

>>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.

[Anonymous No.11027562]

>>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.

[Anonymous No.11027991]

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

[Anonymous No.11028625]

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?

[Anonymous No.11028709]

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

[Anonymous No.11028725]

>>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

[Anonymous No.11028743]

>>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.

[Anonymous No.11028751]

>>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.

[Anonymous No.11028893]

>>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.

[Anonymous No.11029110]

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

[Anonymous No.11029172]

>>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.

[Anonymous No.11029195]

>>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.

[Anonymous No.11029484]

wwyd to ibuki?

[Anonymous No.11029524]

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

[Anonymous No.11029572]

Just posting one of the best fighting games ever made.

[Anonymous No.11030120]

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

[Anonymous No.11030215]

>>11024030
I love KOF 99 specifically. I'm not south american or a contrarian I just bought that one for psone for $10 before playing any others. Whatever, all that to say it pisses me off that the modern console port of KOF 99 never goes on sale while three different versions of 98 routinely go on sale for as low as $3-4

[Anonymous No.11030254]

>>11028625
I would stick to kb over stick, I personally think it's more effective

[Anonymous No.11030272]

Does anyone know of a cheat code for the CPS2 version of Super Street Fighter II Turbo which will allow both players to select a new character after every match? It gets so tiresome pressing f2 to go to the service menu and rest the game.

I could use a save state at the character select screen but that also requires reaching over to the keyboard and pressing a button or mapping a button combo to my arcade stick. It would be nice to not have to do anything at all when playing sessions with people and have it work seamlessly like the console version.

I'm kind of surprised fightcade doesn't have some kind of hacked rom that enables a console-like experience.

[Anonymous No.11030278]

>>11029572
Isn’t this game so complex that a proper move list has yet to be made to this day?

[Anonymous No.11030284]

>>11029172
I emulate Saturn games on an old version of SSF on my shit PC and it works. No way your PC is worse than mine.

[Anonymous No.11031841]

>>11030284
I have the worst PC known to man.

[Anonymous No.11031850]

>>11025349
Thats hardly a fighting game. Be gone nintoddler!

[Anonymous No.11031856]

>>11031850
Namco says it is.

[Anonymous No.11031859]

[Anonymous No.11031865]

>>11031856
Namco wageslave that wrote that can go fuck themselves. They don't know squat about shit.

[Anonymous No.11031867]

[Anonymous No.11031893]

>>11026371
The two NGPC collections on the Switch offer 2 player modes as if they were a standard console/arcade fighter.

[Anonymous No.11033224]

>>11025335
SvC is great as others have said.
The other game of note is SNK Gals Fighters, a cute game with a bunch of SNK waifus being silly. It a lot better than the more recent SNK Heroines.
Those two are the only fighting games that are unique to the system. The other games are all essentially ports of actual Neo Geo games and generally don't offer anything new although they're still good and worth playing if you like the way they look.
Fatal Fury First Contact does have an odd unique thing though. It's a port of Real Bout 2 but it actually has an exclusive character, the guy who gets beat up by Rick and Xiangfei in the RB2 intro. But for some reason he's only accessible in 2 player mode. I don't even know if there are any NGP emulators that can do that.
>https://snk.fandom.com/wiki/Lao

[Anonymous No.11034013]

>>11031841
I’ve got a 2.40ghz cpu, 2 gigs of ram and integrated graphics.

[Anonymous No.11035480]

Fightcade update finally made Flycast not be a stinky pile of shit.

[Anonymous No.11036391]

>>11030278

There are some ancient game FAQ guides which covers it but I guess the game have a lot more.