Tier Discussion For Old School Fighting Games

I bother posting because last time that I checked this is a free forum (I think)

my english is not great but the guy who made this thread posted: ( I am very curious who do you guys consider top tier ) so that means he would like to know what each player consider top tier in old school fighting games.

Now I ask you the same question: why you even boder to quote me with that stupid question? :rolleyes:

I based my tiers in the way that I play and if you dont like it then its your problem only, btw: you think that Evil Ryu is not top tier on Alpha 2… you said enought :slight_smile:

He’s not.

Well, if we’re basing tiers on how well you play the characters personally, then Honda is top tier in all games he’s in! Because he’s my best character. Right? Right? P’shaw.

IMO its Heidern/Iori/Kyo

I think Heidern is tops in '95 actually. Considering how high the damage in this game is, the ability to regain life is a godsend. He has a great anti air (Moon Slasher) and sick combos revolving around it…if you get hit, just give up. :o

Anyone knows the tiering for Battle Arnea Toshinden?

I’m just curious…

Then you should say “These are MY best characters.” That’s totally different from being top tier. Top tier are the best characters in the game. It doesn’t make any difference who you use because it’s about which characters are better against the rest of the cast.

This thread said nothing about who YOU use.

That makes it your opinion of who you think is good and not what’s top tier.

Just look at tourneys and you can see the tierings. There are a few dope players with lesser characters but aside from those players, tiers are obvious.

Apoc.

What about the SNES version of SF2, SF2 turbo, SSF2, and SFA2. Are the tiers for these versions any different from the arcade?

well im not to sure about the tiers for t1 and t2… .i’ll check tz… .i’m positive that a.king is top tier in t1 tho… .d/f+1 is just too good… .

King of Fighters 94

Heavy D!
Lucky Glauber
Brian Battler
Heidern

King of Fighters 95

Heidern
Terry Bogard
Ryo Sakazaki
Kyo Kusanagi
Mai Shiranui
Takuma Sakazaki
Robert Garcia
Eiji Kisaragi

back then Iori was a little bitch and yes Heidern was top.

King of Fighters 96

Chin Gensai
Iori Yagami
Geese Howard
Kyo Kusanagi
Mature
Clark
Choi Bounge
Leona

King of Fighters 97
Athena Asamiya
Terry Bogard
Benimaru Nikaido
Blue Mary
Iori Yagami

King of Fighters 98
Takuma Sakazaki
RB Terry Bogard
Chris
Mature
Clark
Shingo Yabuki
Iori Yagami
Blue Mary
Ryuji Yamazaki

since i haven’t played this game in sooo long, it might be a bit off.

BA2 tiers:

1.Neptune
2.Vermillion
3.Sho
4.Uranus
5.Eiji
6.Kain

If anyone is wondering why HF Bison isn’t tops should play CE bisons for a bit… learn how to combo after your scissors. Learn the infinite… Learn how to mindlessly hit d.HP as anti-air… learn how to make [block and get thrown/or pressured, or get hit and die, or bait the counter] scissor traps…

Then you play HF and wonder where the fuck your scissor kick went and WTF happenned to your game.

I swear to god it’s got to be the longest charge time EVER in HF.

Gotta admit, they DID do a really good job of toning him down. Too good. I imagine most CE bison players gave up on him in HF.

ST Bison is cool though. :slight_smile:

I’ve never been a big KoF player, but I thought that Mai has never been Top Tier, ever.

She’s always Top in looks, though.

Mai always seems to be pretty high up there in most games.

In 95 she had a great shoto game, easy super combo, easy combos, good speed and pokes.

For Alpha 2, I had Rose top tier, then Chun Li and Ken, Ryu just below those three.

King of Fighters 94 :

  • Ikari team

King of Fighters 95 :

  • Ikari team
  • Iori

King of Fighters 96 :

  • Chin
  • shin Ikari team
  • Iori
  • Kyo

King of Fighters 97 :

  • Iori
  • Choi
  • Mary
  • King
  • Terry
  • Leona
  • Beni’
  • Goro

King of Fighters 98 :

  • alt. Ryo
  • Chizuru
  • Goro
  • O. Yashiro
  • O. Chris
  • Iori

SF2 WW :

  • Dhalsim
  • Guile
  • ChunLi

SF2 dash :

  • Vega (jp name)
  • Guile
  • Sagat

SF2 dash turbo :

  • Honda
  • M.Bison (boxer)
  • Ryu

With the courtesy of Gamest ;p and V-Ryu

No offense, but that doesn’t sound right at all.

Chun-Li is pretty ass in WW. If anyone is #3 it’s Zangief without a doubt.

And those Turbo rankings… what the hell? How is Honda ranked over Ryu when Honda can only dream of beating a good Ryu player? I might be able to conceive of Balrog being that good, but I’m not seeing it.

Random. How is Kyo not top 3? Good, reliable infinite. Ambiguous cross up that leads to 95% damage micscreen and 100% in the corner. 2nd best dodge attack in the game, which again leads to 95-100% damage. Decent fireball, decent normals, good anti air.

KOF 94 :

  • team Brasil

KOF 95 :

  • Iori
  • Kyo
  • Kensou
  • Heidern

KOF 96 :

  • Iori
  • Chin
  • Clark
  • Mature
  • Choi
  • Leona

KOF 97 :

  • Benimaru
  • Iori
  • Terry
  • Blue mary

KOF 98 :

  • Goro
  • Chris (regular)
  • Iori
  • Kyo

WTF is with you people not listing Alt Ryo? He wins for FREE.

Thats right, hold start version of Ryo is a beast on 98…

curious

And the KOF '97 tiers are made w/o consideration for the hidden Orochi characters aren’t they =p Anyway I’d say Mary/Benimaru/Terry is tops in that

Pretty sure that Kyo isn’t top in '96… it’s more like Iori/Clark/Chin, and possibly Mature.

And yes, Alt./EX Ryo is a fucken monster :wasted: Sorry Vampire Savior, though the characters you listed are good, your KoF 98 tiering is way off.

Today I scored a loose copy of Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension for Super Famicom from the kids of a family that just moved from Hawaii, they had no SNES to play it on.

If anyone plays this game on like ZSNES ZBattle or something, what are the tiers for that game?