I realize that Gokuu is not playable in the Arcade version of WHP, but I think that you guys should consider him. Maybe he was meant to be playable. Look at it like this:
The ONLY new character in WHP was Gokuu, and he was a hard-to-encounter hidden fight. Why would they go through all the trouble of making a new character that hardly anyone would see? Maybe the way to unlock him got lost in the coding somewhere. Maybe they forgot to put the code in. Maybe no one ever figured it out. I don’t know…it just seems illogical for him to randomly be there.
All I’m saying is that you guys should give him some SERIOUS play testing and see if he is comparable to the rest of the cast (a.k.a. not overly-broke). Who knows, it might be worth the time, and you guys will get another character/match-up(s) to mess around with. We know there is no reason to test Neo-Dio or Zues as they are both broke. But we, or at least I, don’t know shit about Gokuu.
Is he selectable in WHGorgeous version of WHP? If so, we should test him. Before, we were playing the arcade rom, and there was no reason to test him, because he was not at all selectable.
His personal action allows him to catch, hold, and return projectiles. The startup is slow, but it can surprise projectile happy foes like Erick or Mudman.
This game is clownshoes. I’ll never forget picking the scurvy-infested pirate (someone get this nigga an orange plz) and doing that move where he KICKS A FUCKING GHOST SAILBOAT at you.
About hidden characters, I’m 99% sure Goku and Dio were playable in the arcade version. I had the AES version which is pretty much arcade perfect right? There was a code to make both of them playable on the AES, so I’m guessing it worked in the arcade too just like the KOF 95 boss code. Zeus however was only playable on the CD version.
And the same applies to Gorgeous. Except like other games in the Collection, bosses are already unlocked for play. Only minor exception to this that I know of is Shin Shishioh in Savage Reign. You have to be in VS mode and put a code in. Highlight Shishioh and press Down 10 times and Press A really quick. But Zeus isn’t for some reason. And that’s because the games of World Heroes Gorgeous are nothing but emulations of the AES games.
On the Character Select Screen of World Heroes Perfect MVS and AES:
Neo Dio: Hold B and press Up x 2, Down x 2, Left x 2, Right x 2, C
Son Gokuu: Hold C and press Up x 2, Down x 2, Left x 2, Right x 2, B
Do it right, the screen will fade to back, and that character will appear. Gotta do them with fluidity and some quickness.
I’m not completely sure - I’ve only played training mode in WHP (Gorgeous), but Goku and Neo-Dio are already unlocked there. The code I referenced earlier (hold ABC or BCD at character select screen) is for versus mode, which I haven’t tried yet. I imagine the code doesn’t work for practice mode because you have to select your opponent’s character as well, which overrides the first button presses. Or something. Maybe.
In any event I’ll give two-player mode a try tonight and see if the code works.