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What arcade titles do you think are actually better in their console ports? (lemmy.world)
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I've been playing a lot of Gauntlet: Dark Legacy lately and it seems like it has a number of improvements over the arcade release. I'm curious what other ports people find particularly good.

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[–] missingno@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

On a casual level, I prefer Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO over the arcade version. I totally get why the competitive community stuck with the arcade, but at least casually I'd rather not deal with roll canceling.

[–] Guitar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I never got very good with arcade fighters. The only one I've ever been okay at was Soul Calibur 2, but I don't know if that actually had a cabinet or not. I've never seen one if it does. Makes me feel like I kinda missed out on a big chunk of the arcade loving community. But I know if I ever go against anyone who knows what they are doing, I will get my ass handed to me lol.

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

I don't know how old you were, but there was a specific time in the early to mid 90s where fighting games were extremely popular in arcades and places where arcade games tended to be (bowling alleys, pizza places, etc). Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat were basically everywhere on release and didn't get console ports right away.