Retro Fighting Game @ Eirtakon

Konata

Hi guys!

As some of you may/may not know, I am the Games Coordinator for Eirtakon (November 9th - 11th) this year. For the first time, we're planning a retro gaming section. It's not going to be anything huge, probably just 2 consoles for the moment.

I'm hoping to run a retro fighting game tournament at some point over the weekend. So my question to ye is: If you could participate in a tournament in any fighting game on any retro console, what would it be?

My hope would be to run one of the games ye choose but I can't guarantee anything as it depends on availability of the game, the console and the cost. But fire away with the suggestions please! Thank you

Fergus_

Tekken 3 on PS1

I can bring a memory card with unlockable chars if needs to be.

EDIT: And a copy of the game.

Scavenger XIII

How retro is "retro" in this case?

chopperbyrne

Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting on Xbox 360.

Valormeer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lieDSj-i7kk

This will be out by the time Eirtakon is out

Konata

Scavenger XIII wrote: »

How retro is "retro" in this case?

As I say, depends on what we can get so feel free to suggest anything. Most likely it'll be some selection of SNES, Nintendo 64, PS1, Sega Mega Drive etc. etc. We want consoles and games that people don't get to play regularly any more.

The Hound

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Street Fighter Ex Plus Alpha

chopperbyrne

Yes.

I can provide the disc.

UberPrinny_Baal

Super Smash Bros Melee.

Bento Sento

How about Marvel vs Capcom 2 & Tekken 3?

Doctor DooM

Another vote for SFII hyperfighting, one of the best selling games in the universe, everyone remembers it, and you can play it on a modern console.

Orim

Doctor DooM wrote: »

Another vote for SFII hyperfighting, one of the best selling games in the universe, everyone remembers it, and you can play it on a modern console.

I think part of the point of it is that it's running on a retro console. Although I could be reading the OP wrong.

Depending on availability I'd be going:
Megadrive: SF2 (3 button pads. Press start for kicks bitches)
SNES: Killer Instinct is probably the best bet. Always a fun game and you just don't see it enough.
PS1/2: Go with Tekken. Everyone loves old school tekkens.
Saturn: Full of games but for name recognition I'd go with Alpha 2.
Dreamcast: Again chock full of choice but personally I'd go with CvS2. But again just for the name it could be better to go with 3S.
Gamecube: Soul Calibur 2
Xbox: SF2 Anniversary edition. Let people go wild with characters.

That's the main consoles I can think of. I don't know how old you're going but if you can get something that runs IK+, it'd be awesome.

As an aside I don't know what a lot of these ports are like but I reckon they'd all do well enough for the con.

Doctor DooM

If there's a c64 with IK+ I will sell a granny to play it...

Fergus_

Scurred of my gdlk T3 Julia.

Neeknak

Way of the Exploding Fist!

Make it happen.

ladnopoka

SSF4 AE and SFxT go go

Konata

ladnopoka wrote: »

SSF4 AE and SFxT go go

They're not retro!

SSF4 AE will be there anyway, don't worry.

Also, thanks for all the suggestions so far guys, really appreciate it

D4RK ONION

I think we've all forgotten the true king of retro fighting games

TheMikenyan

Samurai Shodown 2, a Neo Geo fighter that's on the Xbox Live Arcade. If there is an internet connection, I can provide the game.

Konata

Can't rely on an internet connection unfortunately.

As Orim pointed out, I'm looking for a game on a retro console rather than one available on a modern console/XBL/PSN.

Xinkai

Fatal Fury Special, Rage of the Dragons, any old KoF game?

Also like the sound of SF2HF, 3 votes.

Dreddybajs

battle arena toshinden plz

deathrider

Rise Of The Robots :pac:

Marsden

Streets of rage 2 - versus mode
Eternal Champions
Mortal Kombat

All Mega drive

Junsuina Chikara

Street Fighter II: HD Remix on X360, in "Classic" mode. That game will always be a sure winner. Can even switch the updated HD sprites to the old ones used before, as well as the music (I think). Its a vintage game that single handedly created fighting game scenes all around the world. To me, its a no brainer to have this as the retro game.

Junsuina Chikara

Konata wrote: »

Can't rely on an internet connection unfortunately.

As Orim pointed out, I'm looking for a game on a retro console rather than one available on a modern console/XBL/PSN.

Right, sorry, didn't see this post. If you're looking for a retro console with a retro game. Street Fighter II: Champion Edition on the Mega Drive (or Genesis for your American folk). Another possible choice is Mortal Kombat II but I don't think that will be as popular as going with Street Fighter. If it was my personal choice though, I would choose Virtua Fighter 3TB on Dreamcast, the best console ever created

deathrider

Would SFII (in whichever variation you may choose) not be better on Snes than Megadrive, due to the 6 button layout on Snes?

Doctor DooM

deathrider wrote: »

Would SFII (in whichever variation you may choose) not be better on Snes than Megadrive, due to the 6 button layout on Snes?

Basically yes, unless you're looking for the comedy factor of the button switching, or have 6 button pads available.

GorySnake

Needs a true classic like Breakers Revenge.

Or one of those Street Fighter Hyper Fighting yokes

UberPrinny_Baal

Doctor DooM wrote: »

Basically yes, unless you're looking for the comedy factor of the button switching

That's how I learned to play SF2

Doctor DooM

UberPrinny_Baal wrote: »

That's how I learned to play SF2

Hey, so did I, it's still funny

deathrider

Doctor DooM wrote: »

Basically yes, unless you're looking for the comedy factor of the button switching, or have 6 button pads available.

MK was a mess on the Megadrive (that's right, I said it!!) because I this too.

Konata

Looks like I'll have access to a SNES, possibly 2 and also a copy of SF2 Hyperfighting/Turbo game thing so that looks promising.

I'll post up a thread in a month or so when all the tournaments are confirmed Looking forward to seeing EVERYONE there

deathrider

*cough cough* Get MKII or KI too *cough cough*

TheMikenyan

Konata wrote: »

Can't rely on an internet connection unfortunately.

As Orim pointed out, I'm looking for a game on a retro console rather than one available on a modern console/XBL/PSN.

And to that I say:

Soul Blade (PS1)

I can provide a copy.

TheMikenyan

Off-topic, is Soulcalibur V on the agenda? I'm sure there'll be enough players on the day to justify it.

Konata

TheMikenyan wrote: »

Off-topic, is Soulcalibur V on the agenda? I'm sure there'll be enough players on the day to justify it.

No. Unfortunately I have only so much time (and set ups!) in the day to run tournaments and we have to cater to as many different tastes as possible. There's already 3 fighting games (4 if you count Naruto) being run so I can't justify any more!

TheMikenyan

Which three? And did you settle on a retro game?

Konata

TheMikenyan wrote: »

Which three? And did you settle on a retro game?

All the info is in this thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056763553