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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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              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!

                        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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