Games I have vs games I need

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I’m not a competitive fighting gamer (not for about 10 years), but I am interested in recreating an authentic arcade feeling when playing my games at home. I went through a lot of trouble to track down a copy of Marvel vs Capcom 2 for PS2 and was very very excited, up until the point I got home, popped it into the old 60GB PS3 and found out there isn’t even a medium punch or kick button. Like I said I’m looking for an authentic arcade feeling when playing fighting games, but this is what I’ve got to work with:

PS2
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Capcom vs SNK 2
Street Fighter Alpha Anthology
Street Fighter Anniversary
King of Fighters XI
PS3
Soul Calibur IV
Wii
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Dreamcast
Marvel vs Capcom 2

PS3 60gb, Xbox 360 w/120gb hdd & Wii

The only arcade stick I’ve got is the Hori Arcade Fighting Stick 3 for PS3 I just picked up today for around $40. I plan on modding this one and building my own in the future, but for the next couple of weeks I’m content with what I’ve got there. What I’m really looking for now is what game for what system is the best arcade port? Are there any real great games for the PS2/PS3 I should be looking for or should I plan on building a stick for a Dreamcast and start searching craigslist for a cheap Dreamcast?

When I first signed up here, I half expected a sticky for such questions, but I guess there’s too much preference and opinion for something like that?

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Anything stick related, definitely hit up the Tech Talk portion of SRK.

As far as games, you should consider these for PS2:

  • Street Fighter Anniversary Collection
  • Capcom Vs. SNK 2 (I know you have it for GCN, but I think the PS2 one is the preferred verison)
  • NeoGeo Battle Coliseum
  • King of Fighters XI
  • Guilty Gear Accent Core

PS3:

  • Battle Fantasia (import)
  • Tekken DR (PSN download)

Dreamcast = best version of Marvel Vs. Capcom 2

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MvC2 doesn’t have a medium punch or kick button. The FS3 is alright but its a cheapie stick and you should’ve bought it for less.

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Thanks for the replies. I’ll start looking for a Dreamcast for MvC2, and I’ll grab a copy of Capcom vs SNK 2 for PS2 instead. I’ll look into Battle Fantasia as well.

Wow, that’s pretty embarrassing of me to not remember the lack of med punch & kick buttons. I haven’t played an arcade version of it in probably around ten years or so. As for the stick, I paid $10 less than MSRP at a retail store so figured that wasn’t too bad.

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Battle Fantasia is out on the 360, if you don’t want to import it.

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You should be able to find a Dreamcast for cheap on eBay. I got mine a couple months ago for about $30, including shipping, in about a week. It’s not that craigslist is bad though. If you can find one on there, then go for it.

As for a Dreamcast stick, don’t really need to buy one. Just look for a PS2 to DC converter. I have one, and it works just fine with my custom stick. Won’t be able to use the PS3 stick you bought with it though, sadly enough.

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Also check the hardware forum for stick help.

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mvc2 on 360/ps3. DC is now officially dead

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It’s still a rumor and a questionable, probably hoax picture. Nobody at Capcom or MS or Sony has mentioned anything.

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its a fact

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SUPER SMASH BR-

is fisted

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DC = Dreamcast I assume? How would it be more dead than it is now?

Also, I forgot to mention I have SSB for Wii with classic controller. What’s the general preference with a controller for that game?

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Despite all the flak that it gets, Arcana is genuinely fun and the system is intuitive which makes picking up the game easy.

Find it in the bargin bin for 30 bucks!

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I thought arcana got flak because it wasn’t intuitive, it might be fun, but it’s much in the vain of HnK where you have to learn the system for it to be fun and then even after you realize how the game should be played you might still feel it’s stupid.

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Unintuitive really? I felt the easy roman cancels/long air untechable time on attacks/ways to end every combo with a knockdown made the game easy to pick up.

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Arcana gets flak because of the lolis. Aside from that, the series is dope as fuck.

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Well, I just got a nm copy of Street Fighter Anniversary, and should be picking up Capcom vs SNK 2 for PS2 as soon as I get enough money for video games again. I’m picking up a Dreamcast with 2 controllers, 7 games, N64, 3 controllers, 3 games, PS1 and some games for $75. I figure I’ll snag the one or two games for PS1 I want for myself and resell the rest except for the Dreamcast stuff.