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    • IanDaemonI
      IanDaemon
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      King of FIghters '98 for me.

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

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          • WeirdHW
            WeirdH
            last edited by WeirdH

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

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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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                • BuZzB
                  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
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                    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
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                      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
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                        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.

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

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                                  • IanDaemonI
                                    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
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                                      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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