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This has actually shown up on a number of sites in the past few months, but I wanted to be sure to share this with everyone on here.  I’ve always been a big fan of arcade cabinets wheter they be you standard old-school designs or sleek and modern gaming stations.
The Sega Lindbergh-based Virtua Fighter 5 […]

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New To Together Retro? Check out the introduction to the club
For the fourth entry in the Together Retro Game Club, we will be shifting gears and trying out one of SNK’s classic 2D fighters, Samurai Shodown.  Thats right boys and girls we are going back to the arcade and going […]

There is no denying that there is a great deal of buzz going around about the upcoming release of Street Fighter IV. Even though some of us long-term fans would have liked the game the feature hand-drawn animations in pure 2D, SF4 looks to maintain much of its heritage in terms of overall style […]

Street Fighter IV Announcement & Style
In case you missed it, Street Fighter IV was officially announced less than a week ago. (I knew Capcom was smart) We also got a taste off the official Street Fighter IV Teaser Trailer soon after the announcement. If you’ve watched the trailer, you know it looks […]

Update 10/16/2007: Street Fighter 4 Has Officially Been Announced!
You can read more about all the details as they progress right here.
The last few years, some of the juiciest retro gaming rumors have been orbiting throughout the Street Fighter universe. While fighting fans can’t help but be pleased with what we’ve seen of Super Street […]

 
I thought I would pass along some of the new information that has been dug up about Capcom’s new 2D fighter, Sengoku Basara X. Most of this information have come from a couple of my favorite arcade sources, insertcredit and Arcade Renaissance.
The Arcade Hardware
Capcom has had some private showings and play tests in Japan the […]

After a great deal of speculation of what Capcom’s new 2D fighter would be, Famitsu magazine has published new new information (in Japanese) and screenshots of the new game. Unfortunately for those waiting for Street Fighter 4, the game will indeed be a fresh franchise for the 2D fighter genre.

The game will be based […]

Capcom’s Past, Present, & Future
During the 1990’s, Capcom fueled many of my game cravings with their two-dimensional beatemups such as the Street Fighter, Final Fight, and Darkstalkers series. Many critics complained that they milked the Street Fighter series too much, but in reality, Capcom tweaked their popular franchises to perfection while still developing […]

You may have read about the upcoming, remastered version of Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo that will be coming out on both the XBox Live Arcade and the PS3’s online service. Since the initial announcement, we have learned a few more details and I’ve been able to piece together my thoughts on the developments.
First […]

I like like shooting games. I love fighting games. And I adore hybrid games.
I’m thinking I will enjoy Senko no Ronde.
Senko no Ronde is a hybrid 2D shmup fighting game from G.Rev (of Border Down and Under Defeat fame) that originated on the NAOMI arcade hardware, but for some incredibly strange […]

After nearly passing out from the 2D glory of the Princess Crown follow-up, Odin Sphere, you can imagine my excitement when I stumbled across the new 2.5D fighter from Arc System Works known as Battle Fantasia.

2.5D fighters (2D gameplay while using 3D models) are nothing new, but Arc’s new creation is the first (that I’m […]

After watching this series of well-produced tutorial clips from David Sirlin (Game designer and producer at Digital Eclipse), I realized I didn’t know nearly as much about Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo as I thought I did.
I have never considered myself an expert at the game even though I have be playing it since its […]

I’ve talked about a couple of arena battle games like Power Stone and Poy Poy recently, but I thought I would also mention one little-known Playstation game (that was only availible in Japan) by everyone’s favorite old-school developer, Treasure.
As opposed to the 3D graphics in Power Stone and Poy Poy, Rakugaki Showtime takes a more […]

According to a recent post on SNK-Capcom.com, Capcom may be developing a new Versus fighter featuring superheroes from the DC Comics universe. (thanks ForeverGeek)
They write:
“In non-related E3 news, we heard some buzz from Capcom a deal with DC that was close to completion (as of April 2006). In the original agreement, the first […]

Update 10/16/2007: Street Fighter 4 Has Officially Been Announced!
You can read more about all the details as they progress right here.
Update 10/23/2007: We now know a bit more about Street Fighter 4 based on a video interview with Capcom 

More Capcom Developement Updates: More 2D Fighter Plans
Original Post:
Seems like every year we hear this rumor again […]

You are probably already wondering why we are featuring a new Dragonball Z game for the PS2. The primary reason is the fact that the key people responsible for the arcade fighting masterpiece Street Fighter 2 are working on Super DBZ’s development team and that this latest Dragon Ball Z game would play and […]

Street Fighter 2’s successful resurrection on the XBox Live Arcade has tempted SNK Playmore to join in on the action.
SNK just recently announced that Fatal Fury Special will be on its way to the XBLA in the near future. A release date and price has not yet been announced.
Teamed with Street Fighter II […]

The third installment of Sega’s premiere 3D fighting series seems to suffer from a was could be labeled as middle-child syndrome. While it is a decent game, it had a number of circumstances going against it.
The first Virtua Fighter was, of course, a ground-breaking game as Sega brought in its cutting-edge 3D modeling and […]

If you grew up in the late 80’s/early 90’s like me, your life probably was saturated with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Those Heroes-In-A-Halfshell appeared just about everywhere including a number of video games.
In the early 1990’s, two of my favorite arcade games were Street Fighter 2 and Konami’s TMNT arcade side-scrolling brawler. […]

The Street Fighter Alpha Anthology has hit the streets and is ready to give 2D fighter fans a retro fix on their PS2s.
While SNK has been quickly putting out a number of its old titles via emulated compilations, Capcom took the time to create fully arcade-authentic ports for the PS2 resulting in a very solid […]

The most talked-about XBox Live Arcade game of 2006 has been progressing after numerous delays, but it sounds like Capcom is working hard to bring the grand-daddy of 2D fighters online in its full glory.
Even though it was slated for a June 10th release date, I still haven’t heard any release dates since and it […]

We have been seeing a gradual trend of SNK porting the majority of their hits to the PS2 for quite some time. This movement will be seeing a pinnacle this month as we will be seeing most of the remaining King of Fighters games and most of the Fatal Fury titles coming to Sony’s console. […]

While the Saturn might not have been able to keep up with the Sony Playstation in terms of 3D gameplay, Sega’s 32-bit powerhouse cleaned house with it’s 2D muscle. The 2D fighter genre is essentially the best demonstration of the Saturn’s 2D capabilities.
The Saturn’s raw power was shown off by the likes of Capcom classics […]

The Sega Saturn was a phenomenal platform for 2D fighters, but many gamers would not have expected that the Dreamcast would follow in the Saturn’s footsteps so well.
The Dreamcast was strongly supported by both Capcom and SNK. It received many of the best fighting games before the PS2, XBox, and Gamecube. There are […]

Even though it is touted as the most powerful 3D console of its generation, Microsoft’s XBox eventually rolled out a number of excellent 2D titles as well.
Personally, I’m looking into getting an XBox to mod and use as a media center so that I can bring my desktop PC out of my living room. So […]

It looks like the XBox Live Arcade may be on its way to seriously compete with the Revolution’s upcoming virtual console system and its NES, SNES, and N64 downloads.
Midway will be bringing five more great classics to XBox 360 (release date and price not yet announced):
Defender
This really-old-school scrolling shooter may be due for a slight […]

While the steady stream of NAOMI shmup ports (see Radilgy and Under Defeat for the latest) is greatly appreciated I and many others would like to see some fighting action on the Dreamcast. Melty Blood: Act Cadenza is a slick fighter for the NAOMI arcade system (which was a port of an indie PC […]

Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max for the PSP has made it over here to the US and from what I’ve seen in this video clip, it looks impressive.
This PSP version also includes Yun, Maki, and Eagle, characters that were added for the GameBoy Advance version of the game — plus Ingrid, who was introduced in […]

Just when Capcom seemed to have fininshed making “Dream Match” Versus fighters, SNK picks up the pace with its own Neo Geo Battle Coliseum. This slick fighter has made its way from the Atomiswave arcade system to the PS2 and so far it sounds like it is a decent port.
From NSCX:
“Tussle with famous and […]

The first amurai Spirits (Samurai Shodown in the US) game from the new Atomiswave hardware. Tenkaichi Kenkyakuden (usually refered to as “Tenka” in the US) is filled to the brim with character selections, gameplay options, and beautiful graphic work. It looks to be the Dream Game for Samurai Shodown fans.
So far both the […]

X-Men vs. Street Fighter was Capcom’s first crossover fighting game and it caused quite a stir during the time of its release. As a child of the 80’s, I was raised playing Street Fighter 2 in the arcades during my early teen years and later moved onto the Street Fighter Alpha series and X-Men: Children […]

One the most anticipated Nintendo DS titles among the hardcore gamers is a 2D Fighter based on the popular anime/manga series, Bleach. This slick fighter seems to be inspired by the Guilty Gear series and is developed by Treasure — the brains behind such masterpieces as Gunstar Heroes, Ikaruga and Radiant Silvergun.
My friends over at […]

I was just looking at The Magic Box’s entry for the upcoming Street Fighter Alpha Anthology for the PS2 and saw some screenshots of the menu system. While it is nothing fancy, it does give some indication that there will be at least a small amount of gamplay options included.
Shown in the screens are:

Arcade
Versus
Survival
Dramatic Battle

I […]

Capcom has announced plans to release Street Fighter Alpha Anthology on the PS2.
It will include arcade ports of…

Street Fighter Alpha
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (aka Pocket Fighter)

I admit, it would have been nice to see these included in the Street Fighter […]

SNK is continuing their series of 2D fighter ports to the PS2. The latest to reach Japan is The Last Blade 1 & 2 pack. While these two fighters are marvelous games, they not seem to be true “ports”, but emulated versions instead. The unfortunate news is the emulation did not turn out […]

Namco x Capcom is a game that has quite a hardcore buzz around it.
We still haven’t heard any news on it coming out of Japan, but I know for a fact that it would sell well if it did. I believe Namco is making a huge mistake if they do not export it. This game […]

I must admit it is nice to see a steady stream of 2D fighters coming to modern consoles. However, I wish that the newer games would keep the genre exciting. While it is definately not a poor game, Samurai Shodown V (aka Samurai Spirits Zero) is not what it could be and seems to add […]

As we all know, Sega gave up fairly early on its last two consoles. In the case of both the Dreamcast and the Saturn, many of the great games came at the end of their life and many didn’t make it to the US. Here’s a rundown on ones that we missed out […]

I’ve always been a big fan of gaming history. I also love 2D fighters. So imagine my delight when I stumbled upon this nice article about the History of The King of Fighters series.
While the article is about 2 years old, it does round up the series up until KOF 2002. I also appreciate the […]

During the Microsoft CES keynote, Peter Moore announced that Street Fighter 2 is coming the Xbox 360 via the Xbox Live Arcade. That’s right, the game that re-ignited the arcade scene a decade ago will be making its way to every XBox 360. SFII along with more than 20 other titles would be available on […]