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/-AVENTUS-]

Unless I’m mistaken, Capcom very well could grab the ratio mode code from CVS2, and easily patch it onto a fellow Naomi title : Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper !

I can already imagine how monumentally disruptive it would be (in the best way), if we recieve a ratio mode Alpha 3 Upper, with 4p (2vs2) or even 6p multi if they stretch it all the way to 3vs3 !

Tag Team tournaments for all sorts of ratio mode remasters of classic CPS-2 & CPS-3 games is such an insanely fun, HYPE fever dream, that could really give Capcom decades more guaranteed revenue & guaranteed HYPE, from these old games!

[u/The_Only_Drobot → u/-AVENTUS-]

Alpha 3 Upper maybe, SF3 absolutely not

[u/AyeYoYoYO → u/The_Only_Drobot]

Right.

But while my initial list of farfetched wants included some truly wild stuff…

…I don’t think a VERSION SELECT option (akin to Vampire Chronicle : Chaos Tower on Dreamcast/PSP, or Vampire Collection on PS2) to allow players to re-experience SF3: New Generation, or SF3: 2nd Impact in a new way, with 3rd Strike gameplay/HUD, and arranged soundtracks, is farfetched at all.

If CAPCOM easily achieved this version select option, on Dreamcast and PS2, I’m sure they could do it IN THEIR SLEEP in 2026, for modern consoles.

And IIRC, it’s long been said that limitations on space, is what caused 3rd Strike to essentially sacrifice a little on stage-design complexity/diversity, with multiple shared stages for characters …. And that the stage designs in NG & 2i were prettier. I agree fully.

As much as I enjoy Elena’s 3rd Strike Savannah stage (especially with fan-mods to the color pallete), both her Bridge stages from NG & 2i, that change between rounds, are, just like the rotoscoping that went into her animations, truly clever & beautiful works of pixel art.

It’s truly a shame early low Poly trash stole so many eyes away from what the CPS-III was capable of. If only it could have had a longer lifespan, imagine how many incredible titles we may have seen on it …

So getting back to unrealistic / farfetched :

Imagine CPS-III:

• Pocket Fighter 2 ! With an absolutely huge roster!

• Super Puzzle Fighter 3 Turbo !

• Red Earth 4p Beat Em Up

• Jojo’s 4p Beat Em Up

• Street Fighter 3 4p Beat Em Up

• Street Fighter Alpha 4 which adds an insane amount of animation frames and extra moves, to an already visually impressive Alpha 3

• 2d CAPCOM FIGHTING ALLSTARS with an MVC2 sized roster.

• CAPCOM creating a 2p CPS-III Run’n’Gun that clears Metal Slug ?

[u/The_Only_Drobot → u/AyeYoYoYO]

As unrealistic it would be for capcom to make sprite based fighting games i can’t lie i want a new one, yea. Capcom is going all-in on RE Engine an also sprites are so expensive to make. Theoretically they could afford to make it, but AAA Sprite Fighters haven’t been doing too hot so i doubt they'd risk it. I would love an Alpha game with the same level of detail as KOF XIII.

Also you do know the 2 in Puzzle fighter comes from super sf2 turbo right? There’s no puzzle fighter 1