It was not long before the rumour started and the possibility of one huge fighting game to rule them all being made. Capcom and King of Fighters both developers had brought all their franchises under one roof. All these fighting strands were popular and had communities built around them but the talk of the arcade was always who would win in a fight between Ryu and Kyo, Ken and Terry? It seemed ludicrous to ever think we would see match ups between Capcom and SNK characters but the appetite for it was definitely there. Capcom had Street Fighter, Darkstalkers and Marvel while SNK had Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting and Samurai Spirits. The flagship titles of Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting were more than Street Fighter II clones and there was a great rivalry between both fans.Īs the decade moved on both Capcom and SNK juggled several 2D fighting franchises. SNK had also seen great success in the arcades and their powerful Neo Geo hardware had brought arcade gaming to the home for the first time. Some built on its brilliance while others were down right awful but one developer went toe to toe with Capcom. Kings of the arcade Capcom brought us Street Fighter II in 1991 and it was not long until every man and his dog was releasing a clone of this iconic title. 2D fighting games were all the rage during the 90’s.
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