Greatest 1on1 fighter?

[Haydn Jones]

I kind of stole the idea from another thread, but i was dissapointed to see it was a side scroler poll. Not all are listed, By what standards do you judge Great?

 

Haydn

[+FujiSkunk]

Can't vote. My favorite, DarkStalkers is missing.

 

The Street Fighter series gets points for starting the whole shebang. The Mortal Kombat series gets points for adding plot and character development (at least through the first three games) as well as making fighting games a little more accessible to newbies, and of course, the blood and gore that was so outlandish that it was anything but graphic (especially after the first game). The Tekken series gets points for keeping fighting games cool long after the other series have drowned in cheese.

 

Still, DarkStalkers has my favorite cast of characters, and will always be my favorite fighting game.

[Haydn Jones]

I tried to be as complete as possible, but i forgot to add a Other option.

live and learn

 

Haydn

[davepesc]

Chun Li owns my soul

[sega saturn x]

Where the hell is virtua fighter? And what is body blows? So you put lots of lousy one on ones up there and missed dark stalkers and virtua fighter?

[Haydn Jones]

Where the hell is virtua fighter?  And what is body blows?  So you put lots of lousy one on ones up there and missed dark stalkers and virtua fighter?

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DAM DAM DAM, I thought i put virtua fighter in there!!!

 

SORRY

 

Haydn

[Haydn Jones]

I just remembered why i missed it out, it was only going to be 2d fighters at first, but i thought of tekkens popularity, and thought i should add the 3d ones in, but forgot to put virtua back up. Again Sorry

 

Haydn

[davepesc]

Actually, he missed Soul Calibur also.

[davepesc]

Oh, that whole "2-D" thing.

[BydoEmpire]

Street Fighter 2 Series. Quick to get into. Infinitely deep. Fun to play after almost fifteen years. Memorable characters.

[JB]

Samurai Shodown?

 

Marvel VS Capcom!

[Xot]

I agree with whomever said Darkstalkers... Night Warriors on the Saturn is about as much fun as a fighting game can get.

 

But I mean the best all around... I really gotta give the nod to Super Street Fighter II Turbo. Granted, it's incredibly derivative, but they really refined that engine so that every element, particularly the character balance, is damn near perfect.

[AlexKIDD]

I picked street fighter II because you have to give it props for being the first good one on one fighting game.There so many versions of it. I like the turbo one for snes and alpha 3 for psx. These games have held up very well over the years and are great for multiplayer. I think darkstalkers,samurai shodown and king of fighters are pretty cool as well but I don't think they'd be around without the street fighter series.

[Jess Ragan]

Can't vote.  My favorite, DarkStalkers is missing.

 

The Street Fighter series gets points for starting the whole shebang.  The Mortal Kombat series gets points for adding plot and character development (at least through the first three games) as well as making fighting games a little more accessible to newbies, and of course, the blood and gore that was so outlandish that it was anything but graphic (especially after the first game).  The Tekken series gets points for keeping fighting games cool long after the other series have drowned in cheese. 

 

Still, DarkStalkers has my favorite cast of characters, and will always be my favorite fighting game.

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I gotta side with Skunkworx on this one. You put turds like the Neo-Geo version of Double Dragon in this poll, but you neglected to include the most charming, visually stunning, and fun to play fighting game ever made? No way.

 

JR

[keilbaca]

Samurai Shodown?

 

Marvel VS Capcom!

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Only if the playstation version. If its the Arcade, then its 2v2, and thats no good for the thread.

 

SF2 owns. It started it all, and has produced the 2nd best fighting game of all time, Street Fighter Alpha 3. Sorry, 1st place still goes to Marvel vs Capcom 2... but that's not an option. So, SF it is!

[JB]

Samurai Shodown?

 

Marvel VS Capcom!

842182[/snapback]

 

Only if the playstation version. If its the Arcade, then its 2v2, and thats no good for the thread.

Oh...

Samurai Shodown!

[Aaron]

And what is body blows?

Old Amiga beat 'em up by Team 17 (not sure if it was ever ported). IMO it kind of sucked.

 

Personally I would have voted for Killer Instinct...

[Lost Monkey]

Hello!?!?!

 

No KASUMI NINJA?!?!

[Dones]

The Mortal Kombat series gets points for adding plot and character development (at least through the first three games) as well as making fighting games a little more accessible to newbies, and of course, the blood and gore that was so outlandish that it was anything but graphic (especially after the first game). 

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Mortal Kombat also gets credit for ushering video game violence into a political issue. Thanks to MK (and Dana Plato, LOL) we now have the ESRB ratings.

[DeV0]

X-men Vs St Fighter, Sega saturn release

Street fighter 3 Alpha Sega saturn release

 

These both tie imho, would like to chose sf2 except i didnt really get into it except the snes turbo release

[Lord Helmet]

Mortal Kombat 2 is my favorite fighting game ever. I know it's not really deep, but the gameplay is fun.

[vdub_bobby]

I was always partial to Primal Rage in the arcades...the animal characters were always more interesting to me than the humans in most of the other fighters.

 

But of the ones you listed, I'll got with SF II.

[Stingray]

King of the Monsters! Accept no sustitute.

 

-S

[Bakasama]

King of the Monsters! Accept no sustitute.

 

-S

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That was a fun game but it's Wrestling with Kaiju.

[Stingray]

King of the Monsters! Accept no sustitute.

 

-S

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That was a fun game but it's Wrestling with Kaiju.

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I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about here.

 

-S