How the HELL Do You Play MVC1?!

[@jackcrowley2021]

It’s so charming: When Max talks about other fighting games and how to play them, he talks about them like a fellow player, or even an instructor. But when it comes to old school MvC1? He’s a teacher, like a *dad.*

[@Shan_Verified]

“MvC2 IS THE BEST IN THE COLLECTION” Me continue to play X-men vs Street Fighter as that’s my jam.

[@jackcrowley2021]

Ngl? Loving the pace of COTA.

[@carloszagal1934]

based

[@juanig4198]

Sabertooth let's gooo

[@djhowell5273]

​@@Mondragora99that would be marvel super heroes or MSHvsSF

[@j4nky_]

@@Mondragora99neither of those 2 are in xmen vs sf

[@Duffimuss]

10:47 the code is lp=1, mp=2, hp=4, lk=8, mk=16 the assists work in a grid from top left start 1,2,3,4..row 2=5,6,7,8...etc that's why colossus is 19 aka lp,mk,mp=19...also shadow=21, and sentinel=22 on the grid or (lp,hp,mk=21...mp,hp,mk=22). As a software engineer its pretty clever/efficient easter egg.

[@kevinfelix2302]

Good old binary

[@GoldGuard]

Would've made more sense to just make them manually selectable like how it is in the MvC Collection training mode Probably easier to code it that way too (correct me if I'm wrong)

[@knarrow0222]

Is there a reason why MVC1's assists aren't easily selectable.

[@DJAngel_2004]

Its simple you play Spider-Man and Wolverine

[@Vanity0666]

Having fun yet?

[@angelriverasantana7755]

Strider and Wolverine alongside Strider and Jin. They're Team Scrub

[@NegoClau]

Or Captain Comando +1...

[@janematthews9087]

Why work hard when red venom and golden ironman do trick? You just do the venom infinite and win or do walk up to them with golden ironman and win.

[@SilasKueck]

i didnt even know how broken they were and i just played them bc i like them as characters

[@tintor2]

The game where Ryu suffers a supernatural personality disorder. He not only he goes Evil Ryu but also American Ryu

[@alfredobelloni3258]

Thats why this is my favorite game of the bunch, you get to play as Ryu but with better moveset.

[@esteveesteque3]

😂 that’s hilarious

[@mythosinfinite6736]

I also prefer how he has a red headband. This is SFIII Ryu, whereas MvC2 inexplicably reverts him to SFA.

[@chriskeepit100]

​@@mythosinfinite6736 red headband indicates alpha 3 not sf3,Ryu doesn't get a red headband until Ken gives it to him at the end of alpha 2

[@mythosinfinite6736]

​@@chriskeepit100 You'd be right, if it wasn't for Sean showing up in one of his intro animations in MvC1. :P

[@Tulifm]

The character selection theme is so iconic and brings out so many memories that it is crazy!

[@haus0fXI]

I love how you explain everything with such clarity. I feel like im listening to a friend helping me trying to be the best I can be in a game. It’s comforting.

[@blackgoku8897]

Personally i prefer MvC 1 over MvC 2 both good games tho

[@aegisreflector1239]

Same and agreed

[@Scythr2s]

They are good game

[@Jenova867]

Same that soundtrack was excellent

[@Salamander0111]

Mvc1 has more animation, cps2 and just prefer the 2D background.

[@OldChanCharlie]

Same here.

[@TehDompie]

MVC 1 is so polished compared to MVC 2. Both are great but I really appreciate alot about 1

[@RaiOkami]

I felt that! Even back in the arcades, I always gravitated better towards MvC1 than 2. The roster was mindblowing in MvC2 for sure but the relative simplicity of 1 and its chill-er vibes just felt better for me personally. That being said, the gameplay also feels polished in 1 than 2. I wished it had a larger roster too!

[@somebody4298]

MVC2 is great, but it can absolutely feel like a mugen game made by some guy in 2005.

[@KongsRUs]

Im in the camp of loving MvC1 more than MvC2!! Its just the right amount of speed and not too crazy fast like MvC2, or slower like previous vs games

[@DaeguDown]

Are the lobbies in Arcade1Up MvC2 dead?

[@KongsRUs]

@@DaeguDown MvC2 lobbies have 1 or 2 people looking for matches when I last logged on. MvC1 lobbies are generally still pretty active

[@Dracobyte]

The "Not-Assist Me" series continues!

[@KaichoJ]

LET'S GOOOO! MvC1 Representation!!!

[@JesseSifuentes-bh2of]

I may be in the minority but I much prefer 1 to 2.

[@DrawnUp70]

If it had a bigger roster it would be a No contest for me. MC1 over MC2

[@rush99]

I think xmen vs street fighter has the best music and stages, but mvc1 definitely has the best endings, three things mvc2 lacks a lot

[@ladynikkie]

I know how you feel the first one was the game that really got me into the series. I played this one more than part 2

[@postaldudeirl]

​@@rush99mvc2 lacks music and levels LMAOOO

[@dmen0563]

Mvc2 has the smallest rostwr of all time because everyone sucks other than 5 characters ​@@DrawnUp70

[@alexacosta4754]

The whole collection has been fun

[@mikeg2491]

Fun but still always been too crazy for me. I’m ready for CvS2 to return

[@KINGKAI805]

Its Fun until Wazzler makes you ask for a refund😂

[@Bripfitz]

Love watching yours and justins collection vids. I like going into training after watching and trying out stuff from the vids, glad to add some mvc1 stuff to my training.

[@MasterSprintersan1]

This is kinda random, but... I'm honestly surprised at just how fun "The Punisher" actually is. It's actually a GEM of a "Beat'Em Up"! :D

[@drdevman]

Absolutely agree. I'm actually surprised that Capcom didn't add the Marvel Super Hero and X-Men beat 'em ups War of the Gems and Mutant Apocalypse. They are great games that fit perfectly in the collection and are on the Arcade 1up Marvel vs Capcom mini arcade cabinet.

[@neah2k11]

Special note. The more times you can call an assist character, the "weaker" the assist is considered. Except for Lou. Lou is great. Psylocke and Colossus are also considered great because they have a fair amount of strikes, and they are active from off-screen. Not sure if this was mentioned yet but I only found the trick to the assist character codes last year. Each button is assigned a number (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 20, I think) as is each assist character (1 - 24). You just hold down the total of the character you want. Psylocke is 16 (MK). Lou is 2 (MP). Colossus is 19 (1+2+16, LP+HP+MK).

[@TonyTheTGR]

1. Pick Strider Hiryu 2. Pick a Beam Super character 3. Hold Start + MK (for beginners) to select Psylocke between every match (pros pick Colossus, but it's some Start+3 buttons that's harder to pin down at first) 4. Spam Ouroboros and basic combos with Strider, maybe QFC+K on occasion to negate zoners until he's dead (you'll rebuild meter about as fast as you can spend it if you're landing hits, and certainly if the opponent is blocking them) 5. MP + MK to call Psylocke (or Colossus), Beam Super, repeat

[@TonyTheTGR]

Colossus and Psylocke don't just carry and have priority - they also build damn near an entire meter on hit OR on block. So they don't JUST set up your super, they literally fuel it, too!

[@kevaughn69]

As a Strider main, I assure you that Lou DOES INDEED extend combos. 😁

[@Velthor]

So happy you made one of these for MvC1. This was definitely the game for me that activated the fighting game neurons of mash buttons and watch cool flashy stuff happen on screen.

[@Xaero83ZX]

Mvc1= The Buddy Game. I remember the first time I saw cross fever. Lost my freaking mind!!!

[@ladynikkie]

Yeah this game was pretty mind-blowing back in the day I remember first seeing an arcade cabinet at my local laundromat nobody was playing it I gave it a go and I didn't look back😂

[@OldChanCharlie]

Yeah especially with all of those animated marvel series back in the day. That honestly made it more hype

[@SliceLeedice]

Assists also do decent chip damage especially those that hits you multiple times. Colossus and Psylocke assists can be dodged to avoid chip damage via super jumping since they move on the ground in a straight line.

[@Chucky_Martinez]

I'm glad I figured out the button mapping for some of these games except MVC2, I didn't know Light Medium and Heavy took up one button, then I realized every Street Fighter game has done this

[@doczombiez]

I actually like 1 compared to 2 too. I love how the animation and how fluid all the previous entries are

[@DIOH]

Max forgot to mention more thins like that super jumps are made with down-up or pushing tree kicks at the same time. Air combos can be also finished with an air special or super move and not with hard button. And another important thing, there are combos that makes a knock down the combo can continue if you hit the opponent very quick with Low Kick (you must be close) and you can make another combo.

[@taftmh]

My team is normally Ryu/Gambit and I’m definitely in the camp of 1>2. I’m hoping Max does more videos like this for the others in the collection

[@nessquik3630]

After all these years of wondering how can I pick assist I finally see how max you are a hero

[@brandonwilliams6119]

Always happy to see some MVC1 love, another video suggestion for Max with the whole collection is “Rate the Endings” I’d really love to see his thoughts and reactions on all the endings.

[@JaesonHanNotJasonHan]

The assist button combinations are using binary to count. 000000 is random. 100000 is Unknown Soldier. 010000 is Lou. 110000 is Arthur. Pretty smart! Former CS teacher here! Psylocke is 000010 which is 16.

[@crxptic]

Easy. War Machine, Gold War Machine.

[@ALEJANDROBLANCOFIGUEROA]

dogwater team. GWM and Hulk are way better

[@brandonwilliams6119]

Lmao is that you Jmcrofts? He played that team a lot in a stream tournament

[@TonyTheTGR]

GERONIMONO WARR DESTROYOYER

[@crxptic]

@@TonyTheTGR HERE’S MY SUNDAY BEST… PROTON CANNON!!!!

[@pinksywedarnoc8017]

*RED VENOM.*

[@zonkodraw3480]

I wish I had this knowledge when I first bought my PS1. I would've been "that" kid back in the day.

[@Nexus5001]

Except that mvc1 on psx is RADICALLY different from arcade. Its fun I played more of it than arcade till I got my dreamcast but it is its own animal

[@cowboydandank]

@@Nexus5001 Ahh. Unlimited Juggernaut assist. So stupid.

[@Nexus5001]

@@cowboydandank the best kind of jank

[@dawkinzboy77]

​@@cowboydandank Onslaught never Stood a Chance 😎😌

[@hollowedboi5937]

I’m honest obsessed having fun with all these older titles and fighting the arcade mode casually. Fun to figure out small things here and there. And fun to make up combos and tech while ramping up victory. Arcade was hella fun in Japan going against other people “stealin’ coins”

[@davez8346]

Recently hung out with my cousins and played the MVC collection. They only had the PS1 Marvel/Capcom games growing up, so did I. We all agreed that MVC1 just felt better than 2, as a game. The presentation (and nostalgia) helped a lot as well. I just wish it had even close to the roster of 2. (Also Punisher was surprisingly a hit, we finished it together, switching controllers when someone died)

[@frozenray0079]

It's crazy that 24 years later people don't even know about the Variable Cross in MvC. It was a fun exclusive move for that game that really only works in two-on-two combat situations so I was displeased they didn't bring the Variable Cross back (or Cross Fever mode, for that matter) in Tatsunoko vs Capcom or Marvel vs Capcom Infinite.

[@u.a.perfectace7786]

MVC 2 is just too insane and fast for me. 2v2 feels just right and MVC1 feels like I can have a chance at learning the game. The 1v1s on X men COTA and MSH cut all that flashy assist stuff for a good ol fashion beatdown and my prefered way to play.

[@aegisreflector1239]

@@u.a.perfectace7786 Can definitely see where you're coming from

[@KaiKrimson56]

MVC1 and X-Men vs Street Fighter are also easier to learn if you're a Skullgirls player that prefers 2v2 teams and six attack buttons.

[@thevenom2731]

Mvc2 isn't THAT fast. You can set the speed to normall.

[@GLSnifit]

Thank you for this. I played MvC2 casually way back when on PS2 and DC but also kinda liked MvC1 more for the aesthetics and such. Really want to get into this game and this is a great help

[@skyMcWeeds]

the reason I like MVC1 a lot is its not a total assist heavy game, assist calls are limited you cannot call them wrecklessly wasting a call. instant level 1 at the start can lead to huge damage can turn the tides of battle.

[@ireaperslegend7426]

Thank you for this. Just a simple tutorial like this is all I want lol the same for most fighting games. I just want the basics and then I’ll learn the advanced stuff later on if I want

[@spookyartist1166]

Glad to see more marvel 1 stuff, marvel 2 is great but this one just does it for me, good art style, great mechanics, a good healthy roster, also the music just gets me pumped, also, the assist mechanic is a pretty well-balanced here to assist are Very strong in this game (for the most part) but you have to use them sparingly. Otherwise you ran out and it actually makes a player think and come up with A certain strategy instead of just spamming them over and over again

[@RyuShinkuuHadoken]

More than 20 years later, I never imagined someone explaining how to select the assists again in 2024.

[@ssjaydk]

so "how the HELL do we play x-men vs street fighter" is next right?

[@garret5761]

Pick Sabertooth and spam jump heavy punch 🫡

[@PCFROMVCS]

Dude thank you. I can only really find help and info on MVC2 right now and needed this video

[@brainofjtd]

MVC1 is what I grew up on so it will always take top slot for me, just lean into the bias

[@theoutlawking9123]

This game actually did the whole Kameo Assist thing 30 years before MK1, unreal 😂

[@KaiKrimson56]

And unlike MK1, Capcom not only limits the assists and didn't gut character movesets to make you use them for combos. In fact, you can play MVC1 without ever using one if you wanted to.

[@theoutlawking9123]

@@KaiKrimson56 Did it better 30 years prior, NRS is just a joke now.

[@larsonabilla5066]

Max just summarized what took my 12 year old brain forever to figure out: 1)button button super, or, 2)light punch/kick, launcher and six button air combo. In my defense, all my practice was at the arcade

[@TristanCodes]

Thanks for making this video Max, I grew up a MVC1 fan and played it way more then MVC2

[@LilJOVs]

Capcom really needs to patch in the option for easy assist select outside of training mode for MvC1.

[@Scythr2s]

I play the arcade version game and the origin as a kid. I will say this the mixups has very important asset to use when you play with characters to use, but it’s also important to keep in mind that whatever character you use will have their arrangement in frame data and the target combos to adjust.

[@danteg.5514]

Man this some Deja vu, Max teaching me again like Retro Assist me

[@danson4774]

i really love MvC1, it's so charming and fun.

[@Genjinaro]

MvC 1 was the afterschool arcade meet-up so I'm not sure if I like it more for play over pure nostalgia. It's also the one game where I don't mind playing as Captain Commando.

[@BiscayZ]

You play it being BRAVE

[@ladynikkie]

This game gave me so many memories because this is the game that really got me into fighting games and this game is the easiest to play out of the entire collection. I remember i always spammed Spiderman, Wolverine, Chun-Li, Jin, and Morrigan😂

[@macdoninri]

man MVC1 looks so crisp. The UI is clean with a seemingly set color palette, (as opposed to MVC2's weird rainbow gradient anywhere), it has crisp black outlines (MVC2 always felt so blurry) The Character portraits look like inked drawings (MvC2 went for a colored pencil style instead). man the dream is to have MvC2 roster, with MvC1's crispness and aesthetics. the comic book style fonts, the 2d pixel backgrounds, aaaa

[@ivanjm2707]

Been waiting for this video given how much harder it is to learn to play MVC1 in comparison to 2

[@SpongeMagic]

I remember playing Marvel vs Capcom 1 as a kid, it was my first real introduction to fighting games as a whole and has a special place in my heart. I was never good at it and would always play on Easy mode. I also remember watching MvC1 TASes and wondering how to do the Variable Cross move thinking it was some crazy button combo. So you could imagine my surprise when I got the collection a few weeks ago only to see that it was just QCB HP HK lol

[@joshuavandine8111]

I was just playing Marvel vs Capcom 1 tonight and it’s quite fun!

[@rihoonigan]

The Cross-Over for Dreamcast was my favorite for playing 4 players

[@senormarston]

X-Men vs Street Fighter will always be my favorite of the bunch

[@Felrror]

FINALLY MVC1

[@robertoflores9080]

This was the first game I actually played im the "VS" series back in the arcade and it has an aboslute special place in my heart. I probably love it more than MVC2 if I'm completely honest.

[@lightup6751]

It is insane that most people here following Max werent even born when this game released and we played it. Time flies..

[@GenesisMacario-ut4fc]

If i remember correctly this is how you use rogue assist.. you need to do strider's magic series on the ground then immediately call rogue.. after that, do the team combo super( qcb+tag).. your other character will cone in and hit the enemy on their way up( 2nd part of rogue's assist).

[@belinskiparadox7687]

I used to prefer MvC1 over 2 cuz I felt like it was a little bit more balanced than 2 was and I liked the art direction more. The gameplay of 2 has kinda grown on me, so I think I'm starting to prefer the gameplay of 2 to 1, but the presentation in 1 is so much better IMO

[@aegisreflector1239]

Marvel 1 is a better fighting game than marvel 2, but Marvel 2 is a funner video game

[@protoman2260]

If Marvel 2 had Marvel 1’s music and backgrounds it would be even better

[@oprahatemybaby]

The inverse is the case.

[@mikaelamonsterland]

they are both good for their own reasons, mvc2 is better for a lot of people bc the crazy stuff you can do with the top tiers and how version assists work against each other

[@stayshift]

Whoop whoop! That's the sound of the police... "More fun"

[@danielpratt3794]

Tbf the artstyle looks nicer in one

[@markspc1285]

100%

[@OpoumConsumer]

The double character combo is kind of like alpha's custom combos but even better, people should (or maybe shouldn't) use this more

[@VOAN]

It's a mix of dramatic battle and custom combo.

[@trise2033]

You push the buttons until the not-you falls down. And sometimes you don't.

[@kornsin]

This game had such a meaty combat system in the sense of it focusing on being VERY direct with your character within their moveset. Assists aside in this thought process.

[@Jesman101]

I played arthur assist for character loyalty but to my surprise he really synergizes well with my team. They're not as good as Lou but it can be a life saver in certain scenarios.

[@oreore949]

My dumbass is playing Roll/Jin, so I'm playing 50% of the video game. XD

I spent endless hours playing mvc1 on my uncle’s Dreamcast, real nostalgia

[@DrRESHES]

When Wolverine tries to chip damage you with Berserker Barrage, but you change into Mecha Zangief and do your Hyper Super Grab, this is when the hype part starts.

[@Torian242]

Thanks Max! I've been meaning to get into MVC1.

[@jahjoeka]

As a kid I use to love changing clothes on Ryu, i never knew how to do it properly but i loved when it happened almost randomly.

[@Dominik1986]

Mvc gameplay mechanics have always been all over the place, i love it extreme fun alert 🎉 👍

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

Groovy Marvel vs Capcom

[@josevitorcalfa2]

My dream game is MVC1 with MVC2 cast.

[@NeoKurow]

I was looking at the roster of this game and lets be realistic. If this game comes out during the social media era it would be so much hated. It's true it was the first time that we saw characters like Megaman, Strider and Captain Commando but other than that the roster is pretty bad and way too small. From the Marvel side the only good addition was Venom who was extremely popular during the 90s. Capcom nailed his sprite and move set and to this day its still one of the best looking characters from a fighting game. Strider was unknown by the 90% of the Capcom fans but his design here makes his look so much better than his original arcade game. A cool tech ninja with badass voice acting can't be ignored by people. I knew Captain Commando from his SNES game which was a nerfed version of the arcade game. The character is way more cool here than in the original game. The fact that the end of the super move is the team pose that is also the game's cover/poster is so freaking cool. Onslaught was a cool design and a dream came true for Marvel comic readers from the 90s. Now think that other than Wolverine and Gambit this game had no X-Men but in some way Spidy and Venom compensated the lack of X-Men.

[@VOAN]

The other X-Men characters: Cyclops, Rogue, Storm, Psylocke, Jubilee, Iceman, Colossus, Sentinel, Juggernaut, Magneto, etc., were all just assist.

[@lowbudgetmic]

Max Doom being da mentor in M.V.C. one 😮💛

[@robphoenix1182]

I remember Thor being really good, too.

[@lmarcos21]

I kno MVC2 is the goat and all but this one looks 1000 times better visually.

[@akumarev2420]

MVC1 is the best of the series IMO.

[@shinsmoke]

Strider and Wolverine, partnered with Michelle Heart, were my main team back in MvC1. I had the most fun playing this game in the old arcade days while growing up, dominating "Easy Mode" players who thought they were better than a manual player. 😆 However, I also played against many manual players who were very skilled at the game.

[@VOAN]

When I first play MvC2 I thought Ruby Heart was related to Michelle Heart. I was wrong.

[@Hollaatmyfoot]

I really want to play you in MVC1 max. I used to play back in the days on Kaillera with some of these old heads. Think I can hold My own.

[@sesimie]

MVC1 is my fav fighting game of all time. Sure it aint the best...but the nostalgia is too damn High! for this game!

[@ladynikkie]

Same I remember the first time playing this at a laundromat when I was a kid. My main team was Spiderman and Morrigan

[@brandonchoy-yuen9665]

When life and gameplay was simpler.... good times.... mvc1 for life🔥💪

[@jaimeduendeozzzkr]

Venom is crazy on this too

[@lazzobv3931]

kameo system 20 years before mortal kombat 1

[@BiriBiri925]

The backgrounds in this game are much better than in 2.

[@jaimeduendeozzzkr]

Mv1 is way nicer imo lol mv2 is sick but its too spammmy MV1 is more of a street fighter style game, lemme turn Ryu into akuma and then into a Ken during the same match all day pelase 😏

[@Jin-lp5lt]

No it ain't like street fighter at all XD. Don't parrot Max on this. It's ridiculous nonsense just like mvc2 when you learn it.

[@brandonwilliams6119]

I always vibed better MVC1 over MVC2, it’s arguably the peak of MVC imo

[@aegisreflector1239]

​@@Jin-lp5lt I think what he means it's that it's more street fighter esque because it's not dependent on assist spam like MvC2. Also it's a 6 button fighter ( 3 punches 3 kicks)

[@jaimeduendeozzzkr]

@@Jin-lp5lt mv1 plays nothing like mv2 i commented that before I even watched the video lmao. Go be a family man. You ain’t built for this

[@jaimeduendeozzzkr]

@@aegisreflector1239 Exactly I’m glad to know that there’s more people that do get it. Lol

[@dnevinski6409]

We used to play the 4player mode on Dreamcast version for hours back in the day....sooo damn fun😂

[@robertjohnson8806]

MvC 1 is my favorite of all of them.

[@dunes8817]

I grew up with the PS1 version of MvC, so it's gonna be nice playing a more arcade accurate version

[@foxcole2006]

School is in session kiddos 👏🏼

[@elvinfunk69]

"I'm not going into any ridiculous high level bullshit" That's the Wazzler's job lol

[@RickyRicardo135]

MVC1 is my favorite in the collection. MVC2 is great too but sometimes i feel like im just avoiding assist attacks. MVC1 has assists but at least theyre limited.

[@luna_kits2345]

I'm super competitive with MVS 1 back in the days before getting serious with Tekken franchise.

[@senormarston]

16:18 Unknown Soldier... isn't that the main character of that weird NES Capcom game called Street Fighter 2010? The one where the main character's name was Ken

[@miguelmata6883]

I've also seen a few Megaman players set up Devilotte traps by using the charged shot, and then they go into the plane super for follow up. Marvel players with the forbidden tech 😂

[@2chickenbone]

i'd always abuse megaman charge shot, so satisfying when it connects.