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[oneida]

Happy 20th anniversary to SEGA's first and only crossover fighter (DBFC doesn't really count, does it?)

Pitting Virtua Fighter characters against Fighting Vipers characters probably isn't as exciting today as it was in 1996, but the other guest characters in this Saturn exclusive have afforded it a lot of attention over the last decade or so. And it's still pretty cheap, unlike most Saturn cult classics!

One thing I love about the game is that the Virtua Fighter cast all has their VF3 movelists, and since there's a command training mode, I can mess around and practice combos. Against a car.

Were you playing Fighters Megamix 20 years ago?
Will you be playing it today?

~gifs~

 

[Dead End Irony]

I have so much love for this game, it's not even funny. Would love an HD version. I used to main Jacky, Bean, and Picky.

 

[Karak]

Still play it and Last Bronx as well as Fighting Vipers often.A bit sad that I don't see a chance of a new VF again. But man those were the days

 

[DAREALGUMMY]

Megamix was Smash Bros before Smash bros. Or am I completely wrong?

 

[Stencil]

Kumachan was the best name they could come up with? That's essentially a name like "Beary" in english, yeah?

edit: wait Beary is pretty good...

 

[oneida]

Kumachan was the best name they could come up with?

The meat is named Meat.

 

[elohel]

This game has always fascinated me

 

[Piston Hyundai]

Great game. It's a shame it's never been ported anywhere.

The meat is named Meat.

It's Mr. Meat.

 

[oneida]

Megamix was Smash Bros before Smash bros. Or am I completely wrong?

King of Fighters '94 beat it to the punch in being a crossover fighter. But it's real good anyway!

 

[VendettaRed07]

The best 3D fighter

 

[Ogawa-san]

One of the favorite joke games playing local multi back then. Beating people up with a goddamn Daytona car or a giant bear that wasn't even animated, good times.

Megamix was Smash Bros before Smash bros. Or am I completely wrong?

More like VF + Mugen, before Mugen was even a thing.

 

[Platy]

I always found weird that this game weirdness is always the Daytona car ...But one of the last secret characters to unlock is the AM2 logo palm tree.

A palm tree always looked weirder than a car to me, but I guess not a lot of people unlocked it =P

Megamix was Smash Bros before Smash bros. Or am I completely wrong?

In the inter company crossover sense yes, WAAAYY before. But in the simplyfied for noobs of fighting games, Pocket Fighter would be released in arcades a few months later.

December 1996 - Fighters Megamix
September 1997 - Pocket Fighter
January 1999 - Super Smash Bros

 

[oneida]

In the inter company crossover sense yes, WAAAYY before. But in the simplyfied for noobs of fighting games, Pocket Fighter would be released in arcades a few months later.

December 1996 - Fighters Megamix
September 1997 - Pocket Fighter
January 1999 - Super Smash Bros

King of Fighters '94 was August 94 tho
/edit/ i guess not really simplified

 

[MulderYuffie]

wow time flies glad I have this game such fun

 

[Izuna]

Let me tell you a story.

I was once given 50p to get an ice-cream from McDonalds... But my big brother was like "gimme the 50p and I can get a really good game!"

He came back with this.

Now that I'm an adult, I think I was lied to.

 

[Platy]

King of Fighters '94 was August 94 tho
/edit/ i guess not really simplified

You could say that KOF started, Megamix put the weirdnesses and Pocket made it noob friendly

 

[MikeMyers]

Still makes Saturn worth owning to this day.

Closest we ever got to Saturn VF3.

 

[oneida]

Let me tell you a story.

I was once given 50p to get an ice-cream from McDonalds... But my big brother was like "gimme the 50p and I can get a really good game!"

He came back with this.

Now that I'm an adult, I think I was lied to.

look man I can do VF3 combos against whatever the hell this thing is, that spells good game to me.

 

[Izuna]

Oh right. I really like Ura Bahn in this game

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Having never owned a Saturn, me and my brother used to play the shit at the Sears Funtronics section when my parents would go shopping. Always wished it got a sequel.

 

[Izuna]

look man I can do VF3 combos against whatever the hell this thing is, that spells good game to me.

Best part of the game were the command list/combo trials (if you can call them trials). I had a blast trying to do them.

I'd buy the crap out of this if it somehow hit Xbone though

 

[Trojita]

Where's Sonic?

 

[oneida]

Where's Sonic?

Barely on Saturn for one reason or another

 

[Izuna]

Barely on Saturn for one reason or another

Speaking of which, Sonic Jam was dope

 

[J_ToSaveTheDay]

Why in Gods name was I deprived of this amazing lunacy

nothing but regret now.

 

[Jaeger]

This game is still fantastic till this day.

 

[Sciz]

Megamix was Smash Bros before Smash bros. Or am I completely wrong?

It's specifically a crossover for AM2-developed games, and is missing representation from any other studio within Sega. Still really cool, but it's not a grand celebration of the entire company the way Smash is.

 

[DAREALGUMMY]

It's specifically a crossover for AM2-developed games, and is missing representation from any other studio within Sega. Still really cool, but it's not a grand celebration of the entire company the way Smash is.

Well to me it was the game that made me jealous of the other systems. N64 just had KI Gold and that was a lousy port (To me)

 

[Possumowner]

Loved it and it's great)strange choice of characters,I'll have to track down a copy

 

[SporeCrawler]

Megamix was Smash Bros before Smash bros. Or am I completely wrong?

That would be king of fighters

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

one of my favourite fighters. loved the crazy character selection.

 

[Morfeo]

Amazing game, think i need to play it tonight to celebrate!

 

[Mooreberg]

I had always wished the gameplay leaned more towards VF than Fighting Vipers, but a hugely entertaining game either way. Was it this or Fighting Vipers where North America never got Pepsiman?

 

[katsubento]

Such a fun game. Played it for hours and hours.

 

[Ban Puncher]

I had always wished the gameplay leaned more towards VF than Fighting Vipers, but a hugely entertaining game either way. Was it this or Fighting Vipers where North America never got Pepsiman?

The Japanese release of Fighting Vipers on Saturn is the one with Pepsiman. Pepsiman was sadly absent from all versions of Fighters Megamix.

 

[gelf]

Still my favourite crossover fighter if you can call it that. I so dearly want a full Sega Fighters Megamix, based on VF/Fighting Vipers gameplay but not just limited to AM2 characters.

 

[lohankain]

I have played this game a lot in my childhood. The musics are superb and the idea to win courses to unlock new characters is great.

Until today i play this game on my Sega Saturn, waiting for a new version ._.

 

[Laws00]

Of course I was playing this game. At the time I didn't own a sega Saturn until maybe 9 or 10 years later and the game until I think 2 years ago.

My friend rented it from block buster and I can remember having having either a sega visions magazine, game informer or was it tips and tricks magazine,helping him play as the oddly unlocked characters you could unlock like the sega am 2 palm tree where you had to reset the system 50 or 100 times

My sucked at the game but my friend always gave me that stupid night 3D controller for every game.....

 

[m3k]

you just reminded me of last bronx and fighting vipers, thanks

fighting vipers was weird

 

[AsianOni]

Damm, how I loved this game. I used to beat it and unlock everything in one go.... then do the same thing day after day..

 

[Piccoro]

Great game, played it when it was released on the Saturn.
This game didn't have an Arcade port, right?

And speaking of Fighting Vipers, I have the HD version on PS3, wanna play it sometime, Oneida?

 

[retroman]

I fondly remember purchasing an issue of Computer & Video Games and discovering I won this game in a competition

Had lots of fun with it. A sequel or remaster would make me very happy!

Not counting on it, though...

 

[Khaz]

I spent so much time in Fighting Vipers that I had to get FM day one.

I got stuck on I think the Boss Course, against Dural who shamed me for hours. I couldn't unlock everything because of that.

 

[IronicSonic]

Those were the days!. One of my Saturn top 5. That VF3 moves! I always played VF mode because the juggling feels better.

I'd love to see Sega trying something like this again. So many series, and if it's doing right, it could rise brand awareness and gods knows Sega needs that.

Also RIP my cellphone data plan

 

[Vormund]

I have a sealed copy of this. I really should play it one day.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Never played it, despite being a Saturn owner at the time. I wasn't (still aren't) a fan of Fighting Vipers and the extra characters seemed like weak attempts to pad the roster. At the time I felt it looked poor visually, because it was pushing Saturn harder.

I appreciate it for what it was, and a sequel would be more then welcome. So long as they mined their rich history for a better lineup.

 

[ResidentDante]

I just love this gif. Lol!

I ordered the game to my Saturn recently, awaiting it in the post!

 

[IronicSonic]

Never played it, despite being a Saturn owner at the time. I wasn't (still aren't) a fan of Fighting Vipers and the extra characters seemed like weak attempts to pad the roster. At the time I felt it looked poor visually, because it was pushing Saturn harder.

I appreciate it for what it was, and a sequel would be more then welcome. So long as they mined their rich history for a better lineup.

I never understand why they use FV engine and no the superb VF2 engine.

 

[shawnbuddy]

GOAT fighting game for me.

 

[Bydobob]

Thanks for the memories OP, I forgot about some of those characters! This was great laugh with a group of friends around, but underneath the silliness was a genuinely good fighter. As one of the only Saturn owners among my group though it usually ended up getting swapped out for Tekken 2. Glad to see it getting some love here.