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Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Preview
Tyler writes, "For all you fighting game nuts, Fighters.net has a preview of Marvel vs. Capcom 2, slated to come out in arcades AND on the Dreamcast this March. They have tons of pictures and a bunch of movies, too. " Excellent - I'm looking forward to this. I've just about played out SoulCalibur. Mindless entertainment is needed sometimes.
At last a good game for the dreamcast.
Sony Playstation still rocks , DC doesnt come close when it comes to gameplay and thats what i bought a gamestation for, not browsing the web or chatting
I have a Sony Playstation.   I've heard alot of good things about the graphics on the Dreamcast...   Anyone want to share their experiences?
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now I KNOW Slashdot has gone completely off the trolley. (aka insane if you're too American for your own good)
The Slashdot I knew back when only the elite could moderate would NEVER have posted something like this. Since when did Slashdot start reporting on Capcom games???!!!
Yes, this is a rant designed to lose me karma so I can moderate again!
P.S. It sux if it isn't Open Source and it doesn't come out on Linux!
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I personally got burnt out on fighting games in general long ago (Street Fighter 2). I will admit however that the Dreamcast brings to the table graphics and control good enough to spark some new interest.
The emerging genre of "extreme vehicular antics" is what has me excited most, tho. Crazy Taxi is fantastic; when it comes to mindless destruction based entertainment, nothing beats the kind of game that lets you drive around a beautifully rendered city and wreak utter havoc. The realism that these games have makes it an experience you just have to push that little-punk-snot-nosed-kid-hogging-up-the- Dreamcast-kiosk-at-Electronics-Boutique aside to try for yourself. Yah.
My two cents only, of course.
Hmm... weren't all arcade games going to be X86PCs running Windows and DirectX in disguise by this time ?
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Hadn't iNTEL and Microsoft come out with a set of specifications for arcade games that would be the new thing since they don't even require "forklift upgrades" ( I.e. you can change a CD and have a new game ).
Unfortunately some silly people decided that an Arcade game was too important to allow for downtime, BSODs and memory leaks. So what was that about Ecomerse again ?
Of course these things just add more ways for kids to burn our pockets at the arcade. However Arcades are a necessary evil. Anyone who has ever dumped a nephew in an Arcade so you could go make out with a girl understands the immense public service these bastions of society provide
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If you have seen the actual proposed selling price in yen (39,800) and you do a currency conversion to USD you get the suggest price range of 360-370 USD.
Now considerig that the starting retail price for the playsation in 1995 when it came out was about $300 USD we must conclude that if could very well retail for that.
What you are not counting on is that people will buy a system for the games that they want. I personally like the Final Fantasy series and will most lkely get a P2 when FFX comes out.
Now here is my question for people why are fightih games such a big deal compared to other genres.
Slashdot social engineering at it's finest
Great, Capcom is coming out with another game
Great, it's another flashy, but derivative fighting game.
Great, it's exactly like the million other fighting games they've released since Street Fighter 2.
Great, they have little preview pictures.
Now come on, how this fall under "stuff that matters?" Are we going to start posting articles every time some game is announced? Especially when it's some mindless lowbrow, more-of-the-same fighting game sequel? I was under the notion that this was a site for news, not another Electronic Gaming Monthly wannabe.
How can a Capcom lineup not include MegaMan?
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I have played angband, kamband, adom, zangband, alpha man, Quest 64, the emacs lisp dunnet, various infocom games, etc.
I chose to buy and play Final Fantasy VIII and VII because in terms of sheel scalability of the playstation platform and graphics quality there are few better. Generally I like things with a little pizzaz when I play console games because I don't have that overclocked PIII or something. I like rpgs and I like squaresoft because for interesting games with man possibilities I like their offerings.
Are there any other offerings that I should play that anyone would recommend?
Slashdot social engineering at it's finest
Forget Marvel vs. Capcom.. if anyone owns the first one for Dreamcast (as I do) they are most likely dissapointed. I think I've seen better graphics and a better frame rate on my SNES.. now the game to watch for is Street Fighter III: Double Impact.. this is the real deal.. the next installment in the best line of video games ever.
Check out Capcom's release information here!!
...along the lines of Soul Calibur, not this 2.5D (as coined by Nintendo). It does look nice, and it might be an arcade game that uses the VMS(I'm not sure about that, but there's one on the horizon), but I would be more interested in a 3D Hulk vs. Wolverine battle. I think Power Stone 2 is most wanted, tough. 4 Player with net battles. Could be good.
my gawd.. that game is an epileptic's nightmare.
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Fighting games in arcades are always the games that pull the hardcore element.
Er, excuse me? I was a member of the hardcore element when arcades really were at the peak of their popularity (mid '80s) and then there was nary a fighting game to be seen. Give me spaceships any day!
Stop trying to start trouble. I do not fear the moderators. It has been proven that moderation doesn't work. Your offtopic post will not deter the moderators from their true work. Making sure that the system keeps people ontopic.
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I can't imagine how ANYONE could tolerate playing a fighting game with the Dreamcast's controller. It's got what? 4 buttons on top and 2 trigger-type things in front? Marvel vs. Capcom is difficult enough playing on the PSX, with only 4 thumb buttons, but it also has 4 triggers, so you not only get buttons for each punch and each kick, but for the X3 stuff too, so Hypers are (relatively) easy to do.
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In fact, I happen to think the Dreamcast controller has NO redeeming features AT ALL, and serves along with the N64 and Atari Jaguar as an example of how NOT to design a control pad. And what is this analog sticklet fad among console companies? I swear, those things'll be the downfall of console gaming.
There, now I've vented that off
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Are you retarded? seriously. My computer has more ram, more video ram, a faster processor, can display higher resolutions, etc... A $2000 is better in every single way than any video game system currently on the market, and some day when better game systems come out, there will already be better computers. Way to go Senor Retardo.
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In totally unrelated news, Slashdot(TM) creator Rob Malda(TM) says that VA Linux(TM) has been purchased by fighters.net, and then Capcom, and then Sega.
Malda(TM) insists this move will have no effect on Slashdot(TM), and that he still has total editorial control(yes, Malda(TM), as a minor employee, is apparently able to dictate terms to his bosses).
I don't get these Kung Fu Fighting Games. They don't appeal to me at all. Can someone who does enjoy them please tell me what the appeal is? I may not really understand what you say, but I'm willing to listen.
Moreover, I don't really get excited about any of the games that have come out in the past several years. I used to be all over games like Joust (all-time favorite), Tempest, Space Invaders, Galaga, etc. In fact I would still play quite a few of the old games if I saw them around (especially Joust). I guess I'm just a bitter old man that can't deal with today's video game world.
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As for why people like them, I guess that it's because you have to put a lot of effort into learning the moves for all the characters, and then you can beat the hell out of your friends and do really cool/difficult things with said characters. Also, they provide more interaction than an RPG--it's just more fun to beat up your friends than beat up the computer.
But really, this looks like more of the same. Ever since Street Fighter 2, it seems like 90% of the games that are released are just the same bloody idea run into the ground over and over again. They change the characters involved, they tweak the controls, they do it in pseudo 3D a la Tekken 3, War Gods, and Virtua Fighter... but the idea's the same and too often the gameplay's repetitive and bloody annoying.
No wonder I end up spending more money on pinball these days.
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The main flaws I've seen with the DC controllers is not as much the analog thingy, but:
-The triggers are poorly designed from a mechanical standpoint. You have to push them down a long way before anything happens, and they just feel like they're going to break at any moment.
-The fact that there are only six buttons, so no px3 buttons as you said.
-The angle at which a DC controller puts your hands is uncomfortable compared to the psx. It's like this: | | rather than this / \. Get it?
Fact is, if you could improve on the design and ergonomics of the psx controller, Sony would have done it for the psx2. But they didn't. Other than making them black, taht is.
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Funny. For fighting games, the DC's pad isn't bad.
The lack of buttons doesn't really affect me; being a KoF and Guilty Gear slave. Three buttons for attack always seemed like overkill to me.
As far as the pad, I prefer the Saturn round-style. There are people who say the PSX button/cross pad gives greater control; I say it tends to be more inaccurate with quarter/half circle motions, and gives me blisters a hell of a lot faster.
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Does anyone know how the CPS2 Emulation project is coming along? I can play Capcom System 1 games (up to Street Fighter 2: Turbo Champion Edition) on my PC using Callus and MAME, but everything from Super Street Fighter 2 onward (including this game, Marvel vs. Capcom 2) cannot yet be emulated. I walk into an arcade, look at Puzzle Fighter 2, Marvel vs. Capcom, and Street Fighter Alpha 3, and I just sigh.
Now, maybe I'm a cheap pirate bastard because I'm not buying the games. But it would be a waste of money for me. I don't own a PlayStation, Dreamcast, or Nintendo64. And why should I? My PC is just as good, and it can "grow with me" -- I can upgrade it as time goes by, and still play most of my old games. But a game console becomes obsolete and unsupported after only four years (or less). Furthermore, the only thing you can do with a game console is play games. While some of the modern consoles can browse the Internet and play MP3s, they will never approach the versatility of a computer. On my PC, I can program, use word processors, spreadsheets, databases, tweak my system for better performance, customize it, etc. How much of that can you do with a game system?
Why doesn't Capcom release these games for the PC? The PC clearly has the processing and graphics horsepower needed. Look at the PentiumIII, the AMD Athlon, and the various 3D cards.
It's good to see that some games are being ported (like Final Fantasy 7 and 8), but I'm afraid the games I really want to play will only ever be on the game consoles.
Worse yet, you need to own all the current game consoles to enjoy all of your favourite games. If you own a PlayStation, you can't play Super Smash Bros. or Mario Party. If you own a Nintendo64, you can't play Final Fantasy 7. I find it strange that a world that couldn't tolerate two video formats (VHS and Beta) is perfectly happy with multiple game console platforms with incredible incompatibilities, mostly deliberate.
Does anyone know what the matter with the game industry is? Why do I have to buy what will soon be a $300 doorstop to play Crazy Taxi? Why can't I play it on my PC? Could it be that some game makers, like Capcom, are "in the pocket" of Nintendo or Sony? (i.e. Nintendo or Sony are paying them?)
Idiots will still post in mass. An increase in moderation will come soon enough as many people complain to Rob...
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When I first saw the headline, I thought it was another lawsuit...
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Okay... but let me ask you this: Can your computer run Crazy Taxi at 800x600 (or 1024x768, I can never remember) at 60fps, with perfect control? No? Didn't think so.
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Some trolling is funny, but most of it is just lame. It seems all the funny trolls have left and now we are left with a bunch of losers.
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Hmm I bet I could post the theory of gravity here and it would be de-moderated by some power hating wacko or maybe someone who just decided to try out their new slashdot-terminal demoderating python script.
Exactly how do I make myself a total looser? I bet that cannot be easily expressed without resorting to physical violence of childish name calling.
Slashdot social engineering at it's finest
nothing seems to be moderated at all anymore.
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I really don't know on that, since I don't know what crazy taxi is or if it is available on the computer. however, I do know that the dreamcast sure can't do it. $10 says that my PII 450 with a voodoo 3 2000 makes it look better than it does on your television though.
Uh, did you guys have to post that artical, now every console player on the net is gonna flame each other on which console is better, PC gamers don't usually flame eachother on bias of platform because patches to convert from platform to platform are easy to find. I come on to slashdot to see computer news, NOT console news, or a bunch dreamcast vs playstation flame wars
If your into sports, or simply beatin the snow out of people, or driving cars off the sides of buildings, the Dreamcast is for you. If you like to run around for hours playing puzzles, well.. get a PC or a playstation. Those aren't games and those aren't what makes a console
But, if you do want a Dreamcast, check this out. http://dreamcast.pimp.org - With 30.00 coupon and 30.00 rebate, its yours for a measly 139.00. Also get all your games and accessories dirt cheap with huge rebates.
Capcom is a great game, and its about time something besides Playstation is talked about here. And like everything else, if you don't care, don't read. But don't ruin my day or this topic because your stubborn enough not to accept other views.
have a good one!
Sometimes change is not a good thing. Now I have to relearn the whole thing again. There's no reason for this...you had to have bee a brain dead monkey with no fingers to have trouble with the system from the other VS. games (X-Men / Street Fighter, Marvel / Capcom etc.). Why did they do this?
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I noticed this... people forget that the dreamcast renders at higher than 640x480, it does either 800x600 or 1024x768 (I can never remember. Sue me.), and it looks a hell of a lot better connected to a monitor than to a TV. The VGA box is the single best peripheral available for the DC; it ups the viewable resolution a lot, and it makes every game (except Marvel Vs Capcom and SFA3... which dont look that good on a tv'anyway, having been made for a 320x224 arcade monitor) look a lot better than on a normal tv. I'm glad I have one. Though it won't be of much use for the next week or so, as I send my DC off to get modded.
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Thats not True Soul Caliber was a good game. Even better than the arcade version.
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