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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

      My Transformer Arcade Cabinet
      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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            • 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
                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 canโ€™t find any fault with the ones that are running in 2k3 right now.

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                  • L
                    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.

                          FBNeo developer - github - forum

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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!

                              System Config: Retropie 4.4 with full desktop, RPi 3B, 256gb SD, 5v 2.1A 5,200 mAH USB battery. EasyMSX controller mounted with Pimoroni Hyperpixel 4 (non touch). Also running 4.6 on a 4gb Pi 4 serving as my primary desktop computer now.

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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
                                  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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