Capcom Announces Street Fighter Alpha Anthology [Mobile/Archive]

FriskyTanuki

01-24-2006, 08:34 PM

http://igo.ampednews.com/platform/ps2/news/3395/

This PlayStation 2-exclusive disc comes packed with direct arcade conversions of Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold, and Street Fighter Alpha 3, along with Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (otherwise known on consoles as Pocket Fighter). All titles feature standard arcade, versus, and practice modes, with each Alpha entry offering survival and “dramatic battle,” which pits one underdog against 2 fighters in a tag team match.

I guess it's good news for fighting fans who haven't gotten enough of the Alpha series. Anyone interested at all in the compilation?

rodeojones903

01-24-2006, 08:37 PM

Ill have alpha 3 for the PSP so I most likely wont pick it up.

Ziv_Zulander

01-24-2006, 08:44 PM

Alpha and Alpha 2 weren't too hot. But Pocket Fighters makes it worth getting.

Ikohn4ever

01-24-2006, 08:49 PM

they annoy me, they could have put it all on one disk with the first anniversary game was released but they didnt, and soon as this wasnt included I knew they were goin to do this crap.

Pancake Rabbit

01-24-2006, 08:54 PM

Is that pocket fighter business the same thing as super puzzle fighter? If it is I'll definitely pick this one up.

m0rningbreakfast

01-24-2006, 08:56 PM

Please tell me they meant Street Fighter Lpha/Zero 3 GOLD!!!

SMMM

01-24-2006, 09:04 PM

Is that pocket fighter business the same thing as super puzzle fighter? If it is I'll definitely pick this one up.

Nope.

Pocket Fighter - http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=S&game_id=12322
Puzzle Fighter - http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=S&game_id=9931

Professor Oreo

01-24-2006, 09:08 PM

I already own Alpha 2 (PS1), Alpha 3 (DC), and Pocket Fighter, so I'll probably pass on this compilation.

For those who don't know, Pocket Fighter is a very basic fighting game in which deformed street fighter charcters do battle and get their attacks enhanced by picking up gems that get scattered on the ground. Each character has a number of different costumes they can change into while performing enhanced attacks, so it's kinda fun to watch, but it's very very simple 2D fighting, and can get rather dull.

nwaugh

01-24-2006, 09:08 PM

Damn, I missed the news on the new Mortal Kombat game. That looks badass!

WebScud

01-24-2006, 09:11 PM

I'm in, because I'm a Street Fighter whore.

I would love to just drop $200 and get an huge compliation of every Capcom fighting game to date. Shit. $300. Let's end the half-assed collection madness here.

111111

01-24-2006, 09:17 PM

i'm so in.

i was gonna post this news but i'm always last to get new news lol.

Professor Oreo (http://cheapassgamer.com/forums/member.php?u=16874):
alpha 3 for DC is not arcade perfect. lots of people dont play the DC version. dhalsim and akuma are missing major stuff. hopefully the ps2 version will be arcade perfect like mvc2.

62t

01-24-2006, 09:49 PM

hope they include the new characters from the psp version of alpha 3.

WebScud

01-24-2006, 09:57 PM

hope they include the new characters from the psp version of alpha 3.

I'd rather have only arcade perfect versions if that's what the rest of the disc is.

Kapwanil

01-24-2006, 10:01 PM

Depending upon the price point I'll probably pick this one up. I have too many fond memories of Alpha from way back when and I know I spent ages with Alpha 3 as well. Toss in Pocket Fighter, even if it is too simplistic, and I'll bite. I wish it was for XBox instead because, seriously, more fighting games + more Live games = happier me, but whatever!

Logg

01-24-2006, 10:17 PM

I will get this, Alpha 3 is one of my favorite games.

suko_32

01-24-2006, 10:26 PM

For $20, I'll get it. If it's $30, I'll wait for a drop.

Purple Flames

01-24-2006, 10:35 PM

And I just got Alpha 3 last week from this site.

Oh well, as a collector and Street Fighter enthusiast, I'll still pick this up.

mcgavin27

01-24-2006, 10:43 PM

Fuck yes, this will be fuckin awesome! I can't wait.

BigHow

01-24-2006, 10:55 PM

I do love the Alpha series. I'll probably pick this up.

trunks982

01-25-2006, 12:12 AM

hopefully it comes out $30 and below. 20 would be great. MMXC costs 30 when it came out. Capcom classics collections costs 20. anyone remember how much MegaMan:AC costs when it came out? SF:AC costs 30.

SMMM

01-25-2006, 12:17 AM

CAG 79

01-25-2006, 01:34 AM

Hell fucking yeah! I'll definitely be getting this. :-)

62t

01-25-2006, 03:49 AM

Ledhed

01-25-2006, 03:53 AM

MMA for PS2 and gamecube cost $30, xbox cost $20

Also, keep in mind that by the time the XB version released, the MSRP for the PS2 and 'Cube versions had dropped to $20 as well.

Arikado

01-25-2006, 03:57 AM

hopefully the ps2 version will be arcade perfect like mvc2.

Not even the Dreamcast port of MvC2 is arcade perfect. PS2 version is probably the worst of the ports.

am90

01-25-2006, 07:48 AM

FINALLY I didn't want to have to buy each game on ebay or something..

jkam

01-25-2006, 08:23 AM

It's SUPER AWESOME how I JUST bought alpha and alpha 3 for the Playstation. Oh well....if these have no load times I'll bite. Actually I'll probably bite anyway as I've been really into the street fighter games again as of late.

111111

01-25-2006, 08:43 AM

Excuse me....but did you just say the PS2 MvC2 is arcade perfect???

sorry that's a super typo. you should see the mvc2 thread before this one.
ultra typo. i mean arcade perfect for mvc2 for dc version.

Arikado:
yes mvc2 for DC is near arcade perfect. other than the small speed differences and a small glitch or two gone it is perfect. you will not notice differences. definitely check out the mvc2 thread it has lots of info i posted.

SMMM

01-25-2006, 09:08 AM

Thank god, I was about ready to flame you to hell for your ignorance.

mykevermin

01-25-2006, 09:38 AM

This sounds interesting. I really enjoyed the Alpha games, but don't much care for the PSOne load times.

WebScud

01-25-2006, 01:04 PM

Not even the Dreamcast port of MvC2 is arcade perfect. PS2 version is probably the worst of the ports.

I was under the impression that the Xbox version was the worst.

ZForce

01-25-2006, 01:16 PM

I think the XBox version was the most disappointing given that it didn't have Live support, which IMO they had no real excuse for since Capcom vs SNK 2 had already been released with live support

Javery

01-25-2006, 01:16 PM

All of the SF games run great in Mame (except for III and any variants of it) and they play better with real arcade controls, IMO.

ryosnk

01-25-2006, 01:20 PM

Thanks op for the info.

Mookyjooky

01-25-2006, 01:29 PM

Guess I have a reason to keep my stick

WebScud

01-25-2006, 01:30 PM

I think the XBox version was the most disappointing given that it didn't have Live support, which IMO they had no real excuse for since Capcom vs SNK 2 had already been released with live support

There was an artcile on snk-capcom.com dated 2003 that I read last night where a Capcom VP said that they had to take out Live due to the license terms with Marvel.

http://www.snk-capcom.com/interviews/archives/00000002.htm

Arikado

01-25-2006, 02:08 PM

Arikado:
yes mvc2 for DC is near arcade perfect. other than the small speed differences and a small glitch or two gone it is perfect. you will not notice differences. definitely check out the mvc2 thread it has lots oinfo i posted.

I'm well aware of that. My point was that there hasn't been a 100% genuine arcade perfect port of MvC2.

111111

01-25-2006, 02:14 PM

I was under the impression that the Xbox version was the worst.

nope i have all 3 and xbox is definitely better than ps2. the ps2 has major slow downs with super cancelling and it has alot of random screen glitches/random flashes (i dont know how to describe this really)

Oktoberfest

01-26-2006, 06:17 PM

I might have played too much Alpha 3 way back when to enjoy it again

Zenithian Legend

01-26-2006, 06:22 PM

meh, I think the AC is enough for me at the moment

asianxcore

01-26-2006, 07:19 PM

thanks OP. might get this.

Dkellar

01-27-2006, 03:31 PM

I'll bite on this if the price is right. Guess I need to sell my Pocket Fighter for the PS1 soon too.

Metal Boss

01-27-2006, 04:07 PM

i'll get it, Ive liked alpha since i played the first one on my saturn.

Puffa469

02-01-2006, 10:55 AM

I have Alpha 1 & 2 for my Saturn, but I heard that theres a version of Alpha 3 for the saturn (Ive never seen it) that is arcade perfect, even better than the DC version. Anyone have any experience with A3 on the Saturn?

Roufuss

02-01-2006, 11:02 AM

BustaUppa

02-01-2006, 12:46 PM

I'm assuming these are straight arcade ports... so I guess Alpha 3 won't have Guile or any of the other characters they added for the PS1 version?

62t

02-01-2006, 12:57 PM

I'm assuming these are straight arcade ports... so I guess Alpha 3 won't have Guile or any of the other characters they added for the PS1 version?
correct

BustaUppa

02-01-2006, 01:33 PM

Oh well... I want to support this sort of thing, but I'll probably pass. I've already bought Pocket Fighter once and Alpha 3 twice, so I don't really have a good reason to pay extra for less-featured versions of the same games. Unless of course they bring it to XBOX and add Live support.

PhrostByte

04-19-2006, 05:57 PM

Definitely looking forward to this... especially hoping they include either A3 Upper or A3 Upper Upper :-D

CappyCobra

04-19-2006, 07:58 PM

There was an artcile on snk-capcom.com dated 2003 that I read last night where a Capcom VP said that they had to take out Live due to the license terms with Marvel.

http://www.snk-capcom.com/interviews/archives/00000002.htm
What gheyness. MARVEL YOU SUCK.:booty::booty::booty::booty:

FriskyTanuki

04-19-2006, 08:24 PM

I'm assuming these are straight arcade ports... so I guess Alpha 3 won't have Guile or any of the other characters they added for the PS1 version?
If you read the OP, it says "direct arcade conversions."

PhrostByte

04-19-2006, 08:43 PM

If you read the OP, it says "direct arcade conversions."

They can't be direct arcade conversions. SFA2 Gold was never released in the arcade. It's only included in SFC2.

SFZ2A is not SFA2 Gold... SFZ2A was also never released in the United States.

FriskyTanuki

04-19-2006, 08:54 PM

They can't be direct arcade conversions. SFA2 Gold was never released in the arcade. It's only included in SFC2.

SFZ2A is not SFA2 Gold... SFZ2A was also never released in the United States.
This upgraded version of Street Fighter Alpha 2 was only released in Japanese arcades. It eventually came to the US in a console compilation under the name Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold.
http://www1.gamespot.com/arcade/action/streetfighterzero2alpha/index.html

Therefore, all four of the Alpha games here were in the arcades at some point.

PhrostByte

04-19-2006, 09:01 PM

http://www1.gamespot.com/arcade/action/streetfighterzero2alpha/index.html

Therefore, all four of the Alpha games here were in the arcades at some point.
Did you actually read my post? GameSpot is wrong. Z2A and A2Gold are not the same game.

Btw check out this cool FAQ I found on gamefaqs.

http://www.slateman.net/faqs/sfz2afaq.txt

FriskyTanuki

04-19-2006, 11:20 PM

Did you actually read my post? GameSpot is wrong. Z2A and A2Gold are not the same game.

Btw check out this cool FAQ I found on gamefaqs.

http://www.slateman.net/faqs/sfz2afaq.txt
Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha (SFZ2A) was an upgrade to the
Street Fighter Zero 2 (SFZ2) engine and appeared in arcades in
Japan, Asia, Brazil and Hispanic regions. Here are the arcade
release dates and regions:

Asia 960826
Brazil 960813
Hispanic 960813
Japan 960805

This game (as in Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha) was released on the Sony Playstation (PS1) in Japan under
the title Street Fighter Zero 2' (SFZ2'). Later this same version was
released on the PS1 and Sega Saturn (SS) as part of the Street Fighter
Collection discs. This version has 3 different titles:

Japan Street Fighter Zero 2'
Europe Street Fighter Alpha 2'
US Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold
What am I not reading here? Your post made no mention of GameSpot at all and your link says the same thing as GameSpot. Find something contradictory to that statement and I'll see about believing it, but I've got two sources confirming it and you've got nothing.

Apossum

04-20-2006, 12:50 AM

all these anthologies are a tease. they better announce the real thing at E3...something not half-assed like the last game.

PhrostByte

04-20-2006, 01:23 AM

What am I not reading here? Your post made no mention of GameSpot at all and your link says the same thing as GameSpot. Find something contradictory to that statement and I'll see about believing it, but I've got two sources confirming it and you've got nothing.

Yeah.. apparently the naming schemes have got even me confused. Sorry about that.. Carry on :booty:

BustaUppa

04-20-2006, 03:31 PM

My only hope is that the authors are just throwing around the term "arcade port" rather recklessly (which a lot of articles tend to do). However, it does sound like that's what we're getting. Oh well. If they ever reprogram it for XBOX Live, that'll be sweet (although with recent trends, perhaps a 360 Arcade download is more likely).

Due to the way 2-D fighters have been released over the last few years, I've been conditioned to ignore anything that comes out on the PS2 (see SF:AC, CvS2, KoF02/03, Guilty Gear XX, Capcom Fighting Evolution, etc).

PhrostByte

04-20-2006, 03:58 PM

GTmaster39

04-20-2006, 04:06 PM

I've already got Alpha 2 for the Saturn and Alpha 3 for the DC.

terribledeli

04-20-2006, 04:24 PM

Maybe its time I finally upgrade that ol SNES version of Alpha 2

FriskyTanuki

04-20-2006, 05:20 PM

Well I was wrong before but here's some proof that the console version has to be included.

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/sfaanthology/screenindex.html?page=2

See the picture? SFA2 Gold. Only released for PS1 and Saturn... Unless they went ahead and changed the arcade intro specifically for this PS2 release... we're gonna get the PS1 version (maybe in addition to the arcade versions).

So yes, Gold (or Z') whatever you wanna call it, did originally come from Z2A, but it has Cammy so it's sort of different.
I'd say that it's the arcade version from Japan, just with the US title, as using a title that the game has never been called over here would just confuse people. It's what they called the game in the original press release, so I don't believe that they'd call it an arcade conversion and use the PS1 version.

VanillaGorilla

04-20-2006, 07:48 PM

That's nice. NOW WHEN THE HELL IS STREET FIGHTER 2 FOR XBOX LIVE ARCADE COMING OUT!?

PhrostByte

04-20-2006, 11:41 PM

I'd say that it's the arcade version from Japan, just with the US title, as using a title that the game has never been called over here would just confuse people. It's what they called the game in the original press release, so I don't believe that they'd call it an arcade conversion and use the PS1 version.

Yeah.. You could be right. G I dunno dude. I'll be really disappointed if they give us only arcade versions when the console ports are obviously (maybe not better, but more desirable)... If they just give us straight ports with no unlockables I won't even pick it up.. and I'm a huge SF fan.

blackjaw

04-21-2006, 12:32 AM

I'm game as long as it has Alpha 3 and Pocket Fighters on it....and it doesn't cost more than 20 bucks.

evophile

04-21-2006, 10:47 AM

Yeah.. You could be right. G I dunno dude. I'll be really disappointed if they give us only arcade versions when the console ports are obviously (maybe not better, but more desirable)... If they just give us straight ports with no unlockables I won't even pick it up.. and I'm a huge SF fan.

Yeah...I'm looking foward to this. But I loved using Guile and Fei Long on the console versions. Even T-Hawk.

I know the SFZ3 update wasnt as popular but I'm surprsed thats not there too, seeing as how the Zero 2 upgrade was there. Even more confusing is counting PSP theres been 2 updates to Alpha/Zero 3.

willardhaven

10-08-2007, 01:58 AM

I'm bumping this thread because I recently got the game and can't stop playing.

Also it does include "Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper" which is unlockable (by beating Alpha 3 or dying against Bison). This version has all the new guys and an option to select their various incarnations.

freshzen

10-09-2007, 04:21 AM

I finally got the strat guide. I really only play Gem Fighters though...

PhrostByte

10-10-2007, 04:31 PM

Too bad it doesn't include Double Upper (MAX). :\

sparklecopy

10-11-2007, 12:46 AM

Alpha and Alpha 2 weren't too hot. But Pocket Fighters makes it worth getting.
but alpha 2 had the best soundtrack. Sakura's stage is my favorite of all time.

depascal22

10-19-2007, 02:26 AM

Alpha 2 Gold all day baby.

Javery

10-19-2007, 11:14 AM

I'll pass since I play these on my MAME machine. It's a nice compilation though but I've got too much SF at my house already with arcade controls to justify buying this. Granted, I don't have Alpha 2 Gold (I don't think) but I can live without it. Pocket Fighters is great fun.