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      VictimRLSH
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      Mortal Kombat 1 has almost perfect balance between most of the characters and favors aggression over defense unlike most other fighting games. The same can't be said for MK2 and beyond, balance went completely out the window on MK2...

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      • SanoS
        Sano
        last edited by

        A bit less famous than the Street Fighter, MK, MvsC or KOF series, but I would recommend :

        • Jojo
        • Darkstalkers
        • The last blade
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          tackett1980
          last edited by

          Nice! Keep them coming.

          Do any of these run better on a specific emulator? I’ve got a mix right now of fba and mame2003 .78

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          • IanDaemonI
            IanDaemon
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            King of FIghters '98 for me.

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              VictimRLSH @IanDaemon
              last edited by

              @IanDaemon said in The best fighting game:

              King of FIghters '98 for me.

              Another great choice. Or as I play that game, it's Joe Higashi vs. The World...

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              • EvertE
                Evert
                last edited by

                Street Fighter Alpha 2 Zero
                Killer Instinct (although you need a PC to run the arcade/MAME)
                Mortal Kombat Trilogy

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                https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/8658/my-transformers-arcade-cabinet

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                • WeirdHW
                  WeirdH
                  last edited by WeirdH

                  Garou: Mark of the Wolves and anything Marvel on CPS2. Also, Waku Waku 7.

                  I run everything in MAME2003-Plus or MAME2010 on a Pi 3b+.

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                  • EvertE
                    Evert @Sano
                    last edited by

                    @Sano Darkstalker series is good

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                    • EvertE
                      Evert
                      last edited by

                      Red Earth is also a good one for something different compared to your standard fighting game.

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                        BuZz administrators @WeirdH
                        last edited by

                        @WeirdH said in The best fighting game:

                        Garou: Mark of the Wolves

                        Love this one.

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                          CapNinja
                          last edited by

                          Man, I love with passion dead or alive. Even with the bad reputation from recent times.
                          Truth being said, I love games with counter system.

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                            tackett1980
                            last edited by

                            If I can find these and function in mame2010 is that better than mame2003? I mean I can’t find any fault with the ones that are running in 2k3 right now.

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                              lesotheron
                              last edited by

                              If I were going to create an arcade machine (which I am), I would (do) want the following fighting games:

                              All of the Capcom fighting games like Street Fighter Alpha 1-3, SF2, SF3, the Marvel vs. Capcom games, Darkstalkers 1-3, etc.
                              Mortal Kombat 1-3
                              The NeoGeo fighters like Fatal Fury, Samurai Showdown, King of Fighters, etc.
                              Tekken 1-3 (later ones would be nice, but probably not feasible on a Pi)
                              Killer Instinct 1 and 2 (completely impossible on a Pi)

                              That's a great, solid base that gives a ton of variety. However, I'd also add:

                              Time Killers (terrible game, but lots of fun)
                              Eternal Champions (nobody's favorite, but I love it)
                              Guilty Gear (all of them that are possible)
                              All the great SEGA 3D fighters (Virtua Fighter, Last Bronx, Fighting Vipers, Fighters Megamix, etc.)
                              Primal Rage
                              Clayfighter 1 and 2
                              SoulBlade/Soul Caliber
                              Mace: The Dark Age

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                              • thelostsoulT
                                thelostsoul
                                last edited by

                                Ah, I See You're a Man of Culture As Well. Nice thread. SNK+Capcom=WIN/WIN situation. Some games and systems require a pc and I am not sure how well they run, so I don't include them. Here is a short list of some of my favorite 1vs1 fighting games:

                                My Favorites 2D: Arcade

                                • Garou: Mark of the Wolves
                                • King of Fighters '98
                                • Samurai Shodown 2
                                • Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
                                • Street Fighter 3 - Third Strike
                                • Street Fighter Alpha 3
                                • Super Street Fighter 2

                                My Favorites 3D: Playstation

                                • Tekken 3
                                • Bloody Roar
                                • Bushido Blade
                                • Fatal Fury Wild Ambition
                                • Soul Blade

                                If you want some joke games, then put Rise of the Robots to the list. It is the worst videogame ever.

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                                • BobHarrisB
                                  BobHarris
                                  last edited by BobHarris

                                  Street fighter III Second impact gets the most playtime here. Tekken 2 (ps1) is an all time favorite too.

                                  Pi 3B , 64 GB Sandisk ultra flashdrive, 19 systems, 872 hand picked classic gaming gems :-) Dual shock 4v2

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                                    barbudreadmon
                                    last edited by barbudreadmon

                                    Some non-mentioned fighting games i find rather enjoyable :

                                    • Neogeo : Breakers Revenge, Matrimelee
                                    • PS1 : Street Fighter EX 1 & 2 (i ignored those for 20 years, just because they were 3D, before trying them and noticing i was just narrow minded), Rival School, Slap Happy Rhythm Busters
                                    • DC : Rival School 2
                                    • Atomiswave : Hokuto No Ken, The Rumble Fish 1 & 2
                                    • Naomi : Melty Blood Actress Again

                                    Might also be worth upgrading your versus fighting cabinet into a versus cabinet by adding some classical non-fighting versus games like Windjammers or Super Puzzle Fighters 2, except if you intend to make another dedicated cabinet for them.

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                                    • IanDaemonI
                                      IanDaemon
                                      last edited by IanDaemon

                                      Super Gem Fighters Mini-Mix!
                                      (Great three button layout with funny character animations.)

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                                        VictimRLSH @IanDaemon
                                        last edited by

                                        @IanDaemon Is that the SF2 game with the Chibi looking characters? That game is hilarious!

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                                          IanDaemon @VictimRLSH
                                          last edited by IanDaemon

                                          @VictimRLSH It's only a three button game as opposed to the more complicated games so it's a simpler control scheme as far as inputs go. I think it's a much less intimidating fighting game. There is a "gem collecting" aspect. You hit your opponent and gems could fly out. You can power up moves based on collecting gems. Some of the move animations are really fun.

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                                            G30FF
                                            last edited by

                                            SNES:

                                            • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition
                                            • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
                                            • Gundam Wing: Endless Duel
                                            • Sailor Moon Fighter S (https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4498/)
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