2D Street Fighter Alpha's PS2 bound !

[Cruellock]

According to www.the-magicbox.com, PS2 owners will be getting a nice treat this summer.

Capcom announced Street Fighter Alpha Anthology for PlayStation 2, a compilation of the 5 classic arcade fighting games Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold, Street fighter Alpha 3, and Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix [Pocket Fighter] (fighting game featuring super deformed characters). Street Fighter Alpha Anthology will be released in summer 2006.

http://www.the-magicbox.com/0601/game060125b.shtml

I for one can't wait for this. I finally won't have to dig thru my collection to find those old Street Fighter Alpha games, I can just pop in a PS2 disc and play 'em ! And including a rare game like Pocket Fighter... Very nice.

[Darkravager]

That is pretty cool. I might have to pick that up.

[ZeroMayhem]

Whoo hoo! About time they put out an Alpha collection. That'll complete my awesome Capcom 2D fighting game set. :rock

[OmegaScourge]

What's SFA Gold???

and wasn't there a Street Fighter Alpha Zero?

[smangerbot]

there was a "sfa2 dash" or something like that on the ps1, theres so many suffixes.

this is quite exciting. i presume it'll get a uk release. i'm waiting for marvel vs capcom 3, bring back 2b backgrounds!

[Shin-Gouki]

It was Zero 2 alpha, it was released on the PS1 as Alpha 2 gold and will be in this collection as that as well. I have also heard that it is due for the Xbox.

[FreshDebesh]

I wonder if they'll keep the team mode on Alpha one. I loved that aspect of the game. Spent countless nights in the dorm playing with my dormmates, only to fall asleep at 5 am and miss all my classes. Gotta love academic probation!

[Shin-Gouki]

it was in A2G as well

[smangerbot]

nah man, it came with super street fighter 2 as well, i think it was called "street fighter alpha 2 dash"

[Shin-Gouki]

No it was in Street Fighter Collection (The First One) on the PSX and Saturn. I have it, I am also an arcade technician and know my Arcade History. The first collection was Super Street Fighter II, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, and Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold (Which is Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha I have the Arcade Board and the PSX version)

[Joe Moore]

Don't doubt Shin, he knows he Street Fighter like noone I have ever seen.

[Twin Twist]

Psh, Street Fighter? When am I going to get my Toshinden update?

n00bs.

[smangerbot]

maybe it was just called dash in the uk then...

[Shin-Gouki]

I found something on this, it was released as Street Fighter Zero 2 Dash in some countries, I had forgotten about this, my Japanese Saturn version is in storage and I never looked at the title, I assumed it was Zero 2 Alpha like the Arcade version.

[smangerbot]

ah right. it was a 2 disc set that came with 2 different versions of street fighter 2 as well.

alpha 2 dash had some wierd 'akuma' mode or something like that...

[Shin-Gouki]

yep that's it, funny this is the first I have heard of an Alpha 2 Dash. Alpha 2 Gold, Zero 2 Alpha, and Zero 2 Dash were the only ones I kew about. Damnit!!! Now I have to get another version!!!

[smangerbot]

i'll see if i still have it, might be willing to part with it as i have all the games on emulator...

[RabidYak]

Street Fighter Alpha 2 Anthology (with bonus filler)

Corrected the title.

[Shin-Gouki]

Super Street Fighter Turbo Hyper Fighting Gold Zero EX Champion Edition Double Impact 3rd Strike Alpha 3 Upper MAX!!!!!

[Primevil]

:lol :lol :lol

Anyway, I'm excited about this. I've only played Alpha 3, and I always wanted to play Pocket Fighter and the other Alpha games.

[mrhillz]

I'll probably end up waiting for the inevitable xbox version, since it'll have online play. I"m disappointed that it doesn't have the puzzle fighter on it though.

[Shipley]

I had alpha 3 on the PS1 and spent many nights playing it with my best friend. the game was a tad unbalanced unless we set some ground rules like not picking the souped up evil Ryu or akuma I'd built on the challenge mode.

still, alpha 3 was my favorite if only for having every street fighter at that point as a selectable character.

[Shin-Gouki]

I'm hopeing for this Alpha 3 to have the extra characters from the PSP version

[planetjacker]

I am also an arcade technician

Small world so am I. I wasn't expecting to find someone else here.

On topic, I will most likely get this.

[AlphaPrime]

I'm hopeing for this Alpha 3 to have the extra characters from the PSP version

What characters? *blink*

And whats all the good parts of Alpha Zero 2 Gold whatchamacallit compared to normal Alpha 2?

I may get this, i have Alpha 2 and 3 for PS1 but not Alpha 1 or the Alpha 2 whatchamacallit or pocket fighter hehehe.

[Dalarsco]

Sweet. Not as sweet as if they started making the last Street Fighter Anthology for PS2 again, but still sweet. I never played any of the Alpha games, but I will diffinately buy it.

[smangerbot]

aplha 3 is awesome. hooray for cody! he'll throw rocks at your head!

[OmegaScourge]

I Want Street Fighter 4...damn You Capcom

[Sokar]

Alpha 2 gold had cammy in it if you beat the game with bison and used certain initials. Beyond that, I don't remember there being a whole lot different from the original. I think as stated before there was a tag battle mode, but I don't remember if that was in the original alpha 2 as well


The extra psp characters in alpha 3 are eagle, maki, and I think yun. Since their sprites were already set up for snk vs capcom 2, capcom decided to throw them in for alpha 3 bonuses on the psp

[undertaker]

Any idea if they might add something to Pocket Fighter? If they'll add characters to SFA3 and to Pocket Fighter, I'll have to cave and buy this. I'm a sucker for extra characters. If only Capcom would also release it on the Dreamcast in Japan...

[Shin-Gouki]

Yun, Maki and Eagle, from Capcom vs. SNK 2, as well as Ingrid from Capcom Fighting Evolution

[Ktulu]

If only they had added the first Street Fighter, with playable bosses, to the SF Annivesary Collection! I guess there's always the possibility of some crazy 20th anniversary collection or something. They still have the original (that they need to reprogram to have playable bosses like I said), the first two versions of SF3, seperate versions of all the SF2 games (even though there are some on the new Capcom collection), Puzzle Fighter, and I guess one of the goofy EX games they could throw on to another collection.

Anyway, I'll definitely be buying this. I love Alpha 3, and while I have Alpha 2 Gold on the old SF collection for PS that you guys have been talking about, it'll be great to play it without the evil load times.

Since we're on the subject, I wish they could've added an option in the SF Anniversary Collection to make the Super/Super Turbo characters and announcers have the original voices, because I hate that high pitched crap :( I'd like to be able to turn the danger music off as well. They should have made it where in arcade mode the computer actually picks different versions of the characters and not just Super Turbo! ALSO, the damn bonus stages needed to be put back, and they should've had the option of choosing between the different versions of all the stages instead of just having the Super versions. THEN it would've felt like a complete SF2 collection.

Yeah right though, we know how lazy Capcom is :( With those extra features it would've been that much cooler though, to me!

Hopefully they can release a collection for X-Box/PlayStation of their other fighters at some point, a collection with Warzard/Red Earth, Cyberbots, Darkstalkers, and maybe Rival Schools or something would be pretty cool!

I'm ramblng :(

[OmegaSaber]

There already is a Vampire Hunter (Darkstalkers) Collection for PS2 in Japan.

[Ktulu]

I know that. It'd be nice to have an official US release though. I realize the PSP thing is out also but bleh!

I really meant it'd be a cool addition, atleast DS3, on a collection with Warzard/Red Earth and Cyberbots and maybe something else, just a general fighting game collection. It'd be a more well known title to provide a little more incentive to buy maybe.

As if it'd happen :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

I just think it'd be cool.

[OmegaSaber]

Oh I agree, frankly the more 2D fighting we get on next gen consoles the better in my opinion. It's sad to say, but as far as most of these companies are concerned the genre's just about dead from the looks of things. Might as well put a slew of collections out for the last hurrah.

[Shin-Gouki]

Maybe, maybe not, last I hears Sage/Sammy's Guilty Gear guys are trying to get Capcom to give them the rights to Street Fighter

[AlphaPrime]

Maybe, maybe not, last I hears Sage/Sammy's Guilty Gear guys are trying to get Capcom to give them the rights to Street Fighter

That would be kinda nice, could get some new sprites and maybe even SF vs GG hehehe.

[Shin-Gouki]

Sammy Vs Capcom is being worked on right now so yeah you are getting your wish

[Ktulu]

Really Shin? Last I heard it was only announced and then no other news came for decades.

[Shin-Gouki]

Nothing Official but I have a friend from H.S. that worked for Capcom on SF and now works for Sammy and when I last talked to him (Christmas) they were still working on it.

[Ktulu]

Hmm, cool. Maybe it'll really blow us all out of the water.

I wonder if there's any chance Capcom will make a Capcom Fighting Evolution 2. Apparently the first sold decently in Japan. Usually when they do second editions to their games they're much better than the original one, so it would have that going for it atleast, plus there's plenty of character and gameplay possibilities to jazz it up from the first, which is much needed! I doubt they care enough to bother though.

[Shin-Gouki]

I would not doubt it as they are talking about porting the first one to the Arcade on the Atomiswave

[Ktulu]

If they do make a second one, in my opinion it needs these games added to it: Final Fight (moving Guy out of SFA group into this one and include Haggar, Cody, and Hugo or Rolento), Rival Schools, Cyberbots, and maybe Star Gladiator, as well as possibly adding a VS Series/"misc." group for general Capcom characters. The game would live up to it's title more then.

Some of those would require new sprites though...meaning that probably won't happen, not exactly like that anyway.

[smangerbot]

Maybe, maybe not, last I hears Sage/Sammy's Guilty Gear guys are trying to get Capcom to give them the rights to Street Fighter

that would be freaking awesome. guilty gear is great!

[Ktulu]

Just imagine playing Darkstalkers characters done by Sammy...I bet it'd be freckin unbelievable

[smangerbot]

jeez yeah. tohse darkstalkers character are whacked out, but the guy from guilty gear with the paper bag on his head takes the biscuit. seriously.

[Ktulu]

Haha, Faust certainly is quite goofy. The first time I played Guilty Gear I was tripping out with him.

[Predaking]

Despite having majority of Street Fighter games on PSOne and Two I still gonna get this game. I am just a sucker for SF series I guess.

[Ktulu]

Any SFAlpha/Zero games you own on PSone will definitely be worth the repurchase on this PS2 collection as long as they're arcade perfect ports as promised. The original PS versions have some pretty harsh load times, so the sheer convenience of having them play more smoothly given the more powerful hardware is certainly worth throwing some money at if you ask me.

[smangerbot]

yeah, agreed, plus they cut out alot of animation.

[Enigma2K2]

There already is a Vampire Hunter (Darkstalkers) Collection for PS2 in Japan.

Now THAT'S what I want to see... I already have these games... why the hell would I buy them AGAIN?!?!

Or how about other games that they don't have out yet? I'd personally like to play that Alien vs Predator arcade game...

[smangerbot]

yeah, i have that on a cps-2 emulator. that game rules.

[Ktulu]

I remember playing Alien Vs. Predator a long time ago and nearly beating it at the arcade but then my dad made me leave in the middle of it :(

That game does kick all kinds of ass, it definitely needs to be put on a future Capcom collection disc if they make any more.

[smangerbot]

I remember playing Alien Vs. Predator a long time ago and nearly beating it at the arcade but then my dad made me leave in the middle of it :(

That game does kick all kinds of ass, it definitely needs to be put on a future Capcom collection disc if they make any more.

it is possible to play it on a psp or xbox. maybe a dreamcast too...

[Ktulu]

I know nothing of such trickery

[smangerbot]

well, i got round it by getting a playstation 2 usb connector so i can plus my ps2 pads into my ps2. then just run my system 2 emulator. now i have some great capcom games that i can play with a ps2 'troller, avp, marvel vs capcom 1 & 2, darkstalkers/vampire saviour, street fighter alpha/zero 1, 2 & 3, etc, etc.

i'm sure you can get an adaptor for xbox pads too.

[Ktulu]

Sounds absolutely nifty

[smangerbot]

its a very useful wire, ebay for £5. a must if you play console emulators on your pc.

[Ktulu]

*RESSURECT*

Did anyone ever see any news of an exact release date? Why am I posting this question rather than looking myself?

I just want to talk about SF more lozlo