I feel like the hardcore fighting game community tended to favor the Saturn ports over the Dreamcast ones.
The dreamcast versions have sprites are too small for most capcom games.
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Gaf, what's the definitive version of Street Fighter II?
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I feel like the hardcore fighting game community tended to favor the Saturn ports over the Dreamcast ones.
The dreamcast versions have sprites are too small for most capcom games.
Turbo on SNES was always my favorite.
Now, if we're talking about ports that mimicked the arcade versions the best, I'd say these:
The graphics, sound, control were dead on. The only issue that kept these from being 100% perfect were the loading times.
Pretty sure those aren't perfect ports
Castef
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Pretty much this if you are looking purely from a gameplay point of view.
Muchi Muchi Pink
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There is no arcade perfect port as of today.
kunonabi
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Many of them had really shitty attempts at balance tweaks that made the games useless for serious play. There were also issues with rescaling sprites and such.
Altered Juice
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"Oh no! Not the sprites! NOT THE SPRITES!"
Seven Force
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Two ports not being perfect is hardly "most."
Edit:
Good point, actually. Alpha 3's sprite scaling issues come to mind.
I didn't say they were... I said they did the best job, not a perfect job. I did mention the loading times being an issue. Everything else was dead on, IMO. I lived and breathed the arcade games and I remember how impressive these 2 collections were in comparison to the arcade versions. I couldn't tell them apart(again, except for the loading times).
BobbyColtrane
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I've always been partial to Champion Edition in the arcades.
BluePigGanon
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I'd say SSF2T for the Saturn...
...but honestly, I've always loved the original SF2 best. I like how the damage is cranked up and the speed is cranked down - it makes everything really deliberate and consequential.
...but honestly, I've always loved the original SF2 best. I like how the damage is cranked up and the speed is cranked down - it makes everything really deliberate and consequential.
Underrated
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I'm going to say Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers on genesis because it has all the characters.
Sapiens
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This.
You get SFII The World Warrior - Champion Edition - Turbo on Capcom Generation 5. The equivalent release on PS1 in NA was Street Fighter Collection 2.
Secret Character
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As others have said, Super Street Fighter II X: For Matching Service on the Dreamcast is the best you'll get right now. Alternatively, if you can find the Saturn version of Super Turbo, that would be the next best thing.
If you want the best experience, DO NOT get HD Remix. The "balance" changes are terrible and the game isn't the same because of it. If you don't care about the (sometimes) small differences with certain characters and don't plan on diving real deep into the game competitively, then HDR is, unfortunately, the most accessible option.
If you want the best experience, DO NOT get HD Remix. The "balance" changes are terrible and the game isn't the same because of it. If you don't care about the (sometimes) small differences with certain characters and don't plan on diving real deep into the game competitively, then HDR is, unfortunately, the most accessible option.
Ginger Hail
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Crimsonclaw111
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Hope he's got a 6 button controller.
Holygriever
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The game also includes a classic mode that is basically the best and most accessible version of Super Turbo though?
Sapiens
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You still have to deal with the horrible Udon garbage on the background art though. It's still a bastardized version.
I would rather get a phoenixed arcade board.
Secret Character
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The sprites and backgrounds are terrible and you don't have access to DIP switches.
The absolute best option would be a CPS-2 with a supergun and two joysticks, but that's a pretty costly investment.
Holygriever
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The one I was replying to was solely criticizing the rebalancing though. I won't delve in the graphical department as that is a YMMV kinda thing.
So strange that people are recommending the Dreamcast version of Super Turbo instead of the PS2 versions in the Street Fighter Anniversary Collection or Capcom Classics Vol. 2. What does that one do superior to later, infinitely easier to find ports? Hyper SF2 with the default settings is a nearly-perfect port of Super Turbo, IIRC.
Anyway, on the SNES/Genesis SF2 Turbo on the SNES is the best version bar none. Special CE on Genesis is a close second. Super SF2 on either platform is mediocre by comparison.
Anyway, on the SNES/Genesis SF2 Turbo on the SNES is the best version bar none. Special CE on Genesis is a close second. Super SF2 on either platform is mediocre by comparison.
SweetJohnnyCage
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Super Turbo is the "definitive" competitive version of the game.
Imbarkus
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Why didn't he Hadouken/Shoryuken the car?
Secret Character
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In regards to the DC vs. PS2 versions, I'll actually have to do some research on that. I distinctly remember feeling the DC version more.
In regards to Hyper being arcade perfect: unless you're playing on the JP re-release of Hyper, O. Sagat is very different than he is in ST and they changed the way throw techs work in Hyper.
Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded on Vita is my go-to version to get my SFII fix. I'll always have a soft spot for SFII Turbo on SNES though. VC version, played using the original Wii Classic Controller.
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix is one of the ugliest games ever made. Plus I find all fighting games unplayable on a 360 pad.
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix is one of the ugliest games ever made. Plus I find all fighting games unplayable on a 360 pad.
Oni Link 666
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The Spoony Hou
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Hey, guys, can someone point me the versions of SF2 that allow me to turn off the dynamic music?
Like, I just want the music to continuously play between rounds.
Like, I just want the music to continuously play between rounds.
I like how this version has extended graphical borders of the stages when played on the Super Game Boy, so you can kind of sort of pretend that you're playing the SNES version.
80s Bad Guy
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I love that one too. I thought they did a great job.
Soapbox Killer
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That arcade version where you press start and change fighters mid round. In Philly we called it the "Street Fighter w/ the chip" not sure what they called that any where else.
sixteen-bit
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ST on arcade
I thought MvC2 for DC was the closest to arcade? If that game wasn't a problem, what others were there? I also have Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike and MK: Gold somewhere in a box.
Yes, as were the CVSes & all the other Naomi-based games.
DC was especially great for its time. Regardless of their accuracy, you simply couldn't get many of the ports (SF3s, Garou) anywhere else back then, and for most of the others it was at least more faithful (MVC1, JoJo's, KOF98/99, Last Blade) than the Playstation.
Alpha 3 might've been one of the few where a port on an older console was preferred.
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