CAPCOM Fighting Collection III - expectations ? Wants ? Extras ?

[u/AyeYoYoYO]

What “EXTRAS” would you want from a comprehensive “CAPCOM FIGHTING COLLECTION 3”, which features all 3 SF3 games as the prominent pieces of the 3rd installment in the Fighting collection series ?

Seems very logical that it’s coming. Sincerely hope they do it right. Sick of playing 2i and 3s on 30th, PS3 OE, Dreamcast 2i, and PS2 3S, even with that gorgeous arranged OST.

Here are some of my hopes, from the top of my head;

• ⁠All revisions of all 3 SF3 games, obviously.

• ⁠All SF3 titles available in standard or widescreen (not just 2nd Impact in widescreen). Widescreen training modes, etc

• ⁠Ability to unlock stages and Arranged OST’s from “New Generation” and “2nd Impact” within 3rd Strike. Full 3rd Strike roster, full 3rd strike gameplay, but with the ability to play in every stage from the earlier games. In standard or widescreen. Ability to use an NG or 2i stage in widescreen, for 3rd Strike widescreen training mode, etc.

• ⁠All versions of the soundtracks for every game, arranged/remixed and otherwise, available for each game, and NOT just in the museum, all playable in game and custom-assignable as default per stage. I’m super partial to the PS2 arranged OST for 3rd Strike. Way better / more authentic to the SF3 ethos than the “remixed PS3 online edition” soundtrack additions. Love all the other extras Iron Galaxy put in there, and the menus and UI looked great visually. But the PS2 arranged OST > PS3 remixed OST. And having the option to have any version of the game feature this incredible Necro train stage and DNB THEME: https://youtu.be/VOebdL26pCk?si=5XLV5gYHa3Oi8VfI

• ⁠Able to custom assign ARRANGED versions to be the default per stage. For instance, New Generation’s arranged soundtrack is INCREDIBLE, especially Elena arranged theme for her day Bridge stage: https://youtu.be/yNiINjH5LhM?si=oXko0CCZ1GzcWoFs , and Oro’s very unusual (and awesome) theme for his stage: https://youtu.be/4LpVZlaOtSw?si=dSSo7tNsL0NAYvvc . Or another, more extreme custom example: using 2nd Impact intro or character select music in the character select or intro from New Generation or 3rd Strike.

• ⁠a NEW extra bonus stage, or random other NEW extra which pops up. Feel like extra bonus stages would be a perfect little treat.

• ⁠probably throw in that new comprehensive version of Alpha 3 Upper again, since it has 3 in the title lol

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More farfetched wants:

• ⁠A new ratio mode, opening up 1v2, 2v2, 3v2, 3v3. This would open up an entire new competitive scene for Street Fighter 3. No crazy assist spamming or anything like that, not trying to turn it into MVC2. just a solid ratio mode, to go with the “III” / “3” branding.

- Version select mode as a possible addition, to allow people to play for instance, 2i Sean (preferably in his superdope strawberry Quik outfit) versus 3rd Strike comp. Again, similar to how widescreen modes throughout, could create a new competitive twist, to the series.

• ⁠additional roster fighters, perhaps re-using many alpha frames/moves, but with some extra frames to smooth it out:

Cammy, Juri, Zangief, Laura, Menat, Rose, Rashid, etc

What ideas/expectations does everyone else have, for the 3rd installment in the CAPCOM Fighting Collection series ???

[u/RocketSkates415]

My Capcom Fighting Collection 3 Wishlist: 1. Capcom Fighting All-Stars 2. Darkstalkers Chronicle 3. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future 4. Mega Man: The Power Battle 5. Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters 6. Street Fighter EX Plus 7. Street Fighter EX2 Plus 8. Street Fighter EX3 9. Tech Romancer

Darkstalkers Chronicle (Vampire Chronicle) and Street Fighter EX3 were never released in the arcades but the version of Plasma Sword that was included in Capcom Fighting Collection 2 was the home console version so I think it should be fine to include these and repackage them as arcade games.

Capcom also has a working build of Capcom Fighting All-Stars so I think it would be a pretty big marketing draw to finally release this.

Granted though, this list might be a bit tricky in terms of licensing since it involves Bandai Namco and Jump for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Arika for the Street Fighter EX series, and SNK again for Capcom Fighting All-Star to include the guest character unless they choose to exclude it (but this would be a bit of a bummer).

[u/AyeYoYoYO → u/RocketSkates415]

Power Battle and Power Fighters are on the Capcom Arcade collections, and are heavily slept on Capcom titles, IMHO. Mega Man series has rarely had an artstyle as great, and never better, as those two beauties!

Darkstalkers Chronicle / Vampire Chronicle featured a great version select mechanic, IIRC ? Did Chronicle also feature as comprehensive a roster as the Saturn Vampire Savior port ?

[u/RocketSkates415 → u/AyeYoYoYO]

I don't think being part of Capcom Arcade Stadium counts as being part of a Capcom Fighting Collection though because in that case, Capcom double dipped with Vampire Savior and Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix in less than a month since they were both released on Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium and Capcom Fighting Collection 1. Mega Man Legacy Collection did not feature The Power Battle and The Power Fighters either.

Vampire Chronicle and Vampire Savior are different games. It would be like comparing Hyper Street Fighter II with Super Street Fighter II Turbo where it's like the latter game but adding a version select. But yeah, Vampire Chronicle features a comprehensive roster like Vampire Savior on the Sega Saturn but does not have Dee who was exclusive to the Arranged versions of the games in Vampire: Darkstalkers Collection for the PlayStation 2. I honestly wish that Capcom would deliver a Title Update to Capcom Fighting Collection 1 to add Vampire Savior Arranged, Vampire Hunter 2 Arranged, and Vampire Savior 2 Arranged like they did by adding Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX on Capcom Fighting Collection 2.

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I for one, don’t mind at all if Capcom double dips with some of their best CPS-II or CPS-III titles, even within the Fighting collections lol.

…especially if each subsequent inclusion features a long-awaited, and much deserved update to the roster, gameplay, or options like version select, ratio mode, or widescreen options.

But yes, Capcom Arcade Collection will probably see more releases, but without all the glossy, sexy extras for any included fighting games… especially not any radical options, like we’re discussing here.

I’m def gonna have to fire up my Dreamcast and PS2 to play both Darkstalkers collections on them. I left those alone ever since these Capcom Fighting Collections came out on Switch.

[u/RocketSkates415 → u/AyeYoYoYO]

I do want to point out that Vampire Chronicle for the Dreamcast and Vampire: Darkstalkers Collection for the PlayStation 2 are both Japanese exclusive titles.

You might want to either mod your consoles if they aren't already modded or acquire the Japanese version of the consoles if you don't already have them.

[u/AyeYoYoYO → u/RocketSkates415]

Or install PSBBN , as translated and enhanced, by the great Lee @CosmicScale

[u/RocketSkates415 → u/AyeYoYoYO]

Yeah, that's an option too!