My Top 10 Sega Dreamcast Fighting Games

[@tom11zz884]

There's a reason why so many of these Capcom fighters on the Dreamcast have gone up in value. They are essentially arcade perfect copies.

[@thejunkmanlives]

mvc2 was played on dreamcast in tournament for years cause of that.

[@IcedOften]

If I’m not mistaken the Dreamcast port of mvc2 is better than the arcade

[@armorwolf7934]

Capcom vs snk 2 and street fighter 3 were a tad bit better on PlayStation 2 other than That Dreamcast had the better ports usually for 2d fighters. I think in terms of capcom fighters Dreamcast had a ton. If we’re talking in general ps2 has much more fighters. The only ps2 fighters for capcom that was on ps2 and not on Dreamcast were capcom fighting evolution which was just decent. And then street fighter ex3 which I never played yet and I think that was about it 😂 I play cvs2 and sf3 on ps2 but those are on Dreamcast as well so there not unique to ps2. But snk, Namco, midway and other companies were killing it. King of fighters series for me was at its prime on ps2, tekken series, soul calibur series, guilty gear x2 and accent core, bloody roar 3 and 4, virtual fighter 4 evolution, mortal kombat series. Dragon ball z fighting games were in there prime. But for some reason capcom abandon fighter after capcom fighting evolution. Now capcom was killing it with adventure games but they abondend fighters but then returned with sf4

[@the757general2]

@@IcedOften no it's the same quality but you can mod the Dreamcast version

[@the757general2]

@@armorwolf7934 No, Capcom vs SNK 2 was better on Dreamcast. The PS2 port ran faster than the arcade version (which actually affects he game's meta), and had censorship (no blood, religions references removed, etc). It's better than the GameCube and Xbox ports, but the Dreamcast port was arcade perfect.

[@Metalthrashingnate]

Power Stone totally got snubbed!

[@mattkennedy6115]

I played it on the demo disc that came with my Dreamcast that I got for xmas of 99. I remember it being fun

[@MrAllen1502]

That was the best fighting game on Dreamcast.

[@dustineffler7658]

I Love Power Stone and Power Stone 2 also, but I consider them Arena Brawlers more like Smash Brother's than a traditional Fighting Game! So mabey they did not get Snubbed! :) anyone with a Dreamcast and never played E'm check Them Out 100% Recommended! You won't regret it!

[@fistfullofglass]

Didn't power stone lack an actual "tournament" progression or story? I feel like I remember playing it as a "pick your fighter, pick your opponent" setup and that one minor irritation has always been enough for me to dislike a fighting game, it's petty, but it's kind of the unspoken standard in my opinion. Or maybe my brain is fried and i just made that up or am confusing it with another title.

[@MrAllen1502]

@@fistfullofglass Power Stone 1 and 2 was just like any other arcade fighting game. It wasn't a household name like the Street Fighter and Marvel vs Capcom but it was still a fun game to play and probably one of the first fighting games to utilize full 360 fighting arenas or stages.

[@SoDamnGangsta]

Personally I love the music in marvel vs capcom 2, it just makes the game feel like a huge party

[@SegaLordX]

I’m definitely in the minority in that respect. I just couldn’t stand it after awhile.

[@System_Sega]

Hearing 'Gonna take you for a ride' over and over again on the character select screen did start to grate after a while.

[@jaymzx2587]

Sega Lord X I hated it as well, YOURE GONNA TAKE MY FOR A RIDE???? Aaaaargghhhh!!!

[@IcedOften]

Not a song I don’t like on the soundtrack, but I could totally understand why someone wouldn’t. A weird jazzy soundtrack isn’t exactly what I’d expect from Marvel or most Capcom games

[@mikef8846]

I like it except for the character select screen!

[@AldoAraujo85]

The DC is just console perfection - it literally covers every genre that was popular at the time. I absolutely knew SC would be number one - when you talk about what a "next gen" experience actually is, then flash back to 1999 when you would see SC running on a kiosk. There is absolutely NO WAY you were not blown away by the visuals. It was eons ahead of the arcade version, and as you said, still blows away in 2020. In fact, I dare say the DC era is the last console era that "wowed" me. That true next-gen advancement has never been so powerfully obvious in any subsequent console release since.

[@johnbowles5399]

Agreed. The Dreamcast's graphics really blew everyone away 20yrs ago. To this day games like Shenmue, Soul Calibur and Skies of Arcadia still look incredible to me.

[@feelsbad6312]

capcom vs snk2 is very underrated, one of my favorite fighters of all time

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

He probably should have mentioned it never got an official US release. Not on the Dreamcast anyway, the US would have to wait for the PS2 version as well as some weird GameCube version called like Capcom vs SNK 2 AO.

[@speedysbmw]

I love that game Capcom Vs SNK2

[@michaelh.8945]

Capcom hit it out of the park with their entire ‘Cast roster.

[@dan_perry]

I feel like Vampire Chronicles should of at least got a honorable mention.

[@iPlaySEGA]

Yeah i also missed it in here, same for Fighting Vipers 2 but it's not our TOP 10 list and everyone got a different taste. Still a solid list.

[@dan_perry]

@@iPlaySEGA 👍

[@Gaming_since_the_eighties]

Good video SLX. I didn´t expect a Top 10 Sega Dreamcast Fighting Game video. Speaking of Marvel VS Capcom 2 and Sould Calibur first let me say well deserved places but i couldn´t took one over another because i had and still have so much fun with those two.

[@Nobunaga1983]

How did the dreamcast come out with so many good games in such a short period of time

[@iPlaySEGA]

Nice list. I prefer Capcom VS SNK Pro over Capcom VS SNK 2 and i even prefer KOF 99 Evolution over KOF 99 Dream Match. EDIT: Kinda strange to see Alpha 3 in here, i mean that i'm shure that you are aware, that the Saturn version was superior.... IMO you should switch it with Vampire Saviour Chronicles but HEY, it's your TOP 10 list, not mine. ; )

[@bencritterson640]

Hey man, I gotta say your content is 10/10 and although you deserve a million plus subscribers I really like your current sub count, it’s a nice amount.

[@kaiserrino8774]

Great list. I would add Garou: Mark of the Wolves

[@andrewmaasch1724]

Same here, I'm surprised SLX didn't have it in there as I've seen him praise the game in other video's 🤔

[@brendanroberts7949]

Wasn't it Japanese only?

[@the757general2]

@@brendanroberts7949 no it got an English release

[@SkemeKOS]

Ready 2 Rumble and Soul Calibur were my favourites.

[@antoin1888]

Soul calibur on an RGB SCART CRT TV is also quite nice. Just spent half my Saturday playing the Japanese version there. No idea whats going on but the combat is SOLID

[@shaggymcdaniel3216]

What an epic episode! I think the Saturn has the best 2D fighters and the Dreamcast has the best 3D ones. And It’s not just because of the graphical strengths and controllers of each system either. Well, maybe it is. I guess we’ll have to find out on the next episode.

[@SegaLordX]

There is a hell of an argument to be had on the preferences of 2D vs 3D and controller. I will be focusing on it heavily.

[@s.t.houtdoorsnz.1454]

Garou Mark of the walls. Street fighter 3 3rd strike=two peices of art.

[@thejunkmanlives]

capcom had a lot of its best stuff on the system and then you had fresh stuff like power stone and rival schools which are both due for updates(street fighter 5 is getting akira so it just might happen) also some of these games actually supported netplay which isnt something that would become popular for fighting games until street fighter 4(2009). the dreamcast really was ahead of its time.

[@HellTantrumbull]

When it comes to fighters on saturn and DC I say both systems are equal with the choices that are out there to play. however for DC the main problem with games from capcom and SNK comes from not having a good controller or arcade stick to use when playing them since the standard DC controller has a terrible D pad and the and the controller only having 4 face buttons. I have several of the games you showed in the video but it's really hard me to play them since the DC controller just makes it impossible for me to play properly so they sadly mostly go untouched unless I can get an actual good controller with 6 face buttons and a proper D pad.

[@DCMCOSPLAYdotCOM]

100% agree, the music in Marvel Vs Capcom 2 has no place in a fighting game. Also, the sound effects I think were mono. And yes, Soulcalibur on Dreamcast was phenomenal. (and yes that's a friend cosplaying as Taki in my KZbin avatar) Anyway, its a shame both series have strayed so very far from what made them so great in the first place. Although they screwed it up royally, Namco at least tried to get back to basics with the story in SCVI. Sadly the gameplay also failed to recapture the magic that made this series so great.

[@rainehappy7097]

Hey the last Sega Ages games was announced, Herzog Zwei. Will you cover it?

[@Greybush46322]

Great list. Personally, I would take out your #9 and #10 and add in Power Stone and Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. I was honestly just watching to see if Guilty Gear X made the list. A very overlooked game that I am terrible at, but love it anyway.

[@SegaLordX]

I enjoy the various iterations of Street Fighter 3, but I dislike the roster and final boss enough for it to miss my top 10. Powerstone 2 just missed the top 10.

[@no1isawake564]

christmas of 98 vtb3 in the living room!Sonic delivered the day after!!!Yes that was expensive but worth it.Got mine from ncsx.

[@msvelvetcrowe]

Street fight 3 double impact and 3rd strike were good too lol i own number 2 and number 1 as well for my dreamcast

[@UltimateTS64]

I've never got why people don't like MVC2's soundtrack? I mean sure it's not traditional for a fighting game, but that doesn't make it bad. Those are tracks I actually listen to outside the game. When I play the game my mom even bops to them because it's just solid music, though I guess that's subjective

[@matthewbenoit2066]

Power stone 2 is hilarious underrated!!!

[@britneyspearsvillarosa]

I will always love Street Fighter Alpha 3 on PS1

[@greenkoopa]

Mvc2 and RE:3 were the only DC games I owned. I was fine with those games.

[@Gorilla_Jones]

Dreamcast and SEGA 4 EVER!

[@TBrizzle01]

Any recommendations on controllers you use for Dreamcast fighting games? The basic controller is pretty rough....

[@SegaLordX]

retrofighters.com/our-collection/strikerdc-dreamcast-controller/

[@melvinshine9841]

I want a Capcom vs. SNK 3 or a Rival Schools sequel/reboot so bad, but I very, *very* little faith in Capcom's fighting game division. The last 20 years has shown Capcom could care less about any of their fighting franchises not named Street Fighter or the Vs. series, the latter of which they shot in the face with Infinite. Akira may be coming to SFV, but she's probably going to be a shell of her former self and Rival Schools will probably stay as dead as Darkstalkers. MvC2 is a part of my childhood, but I feel like that's the lazy one out of the Vs. series.

[@CrystlRain27]

Garou: Mark of the Wolves for Dreamcast, had the most responsive controls of any fighting game at the time.

[@tubinonyou]

I imagine you captured Plasma Sword using RGB as opposed to VGA?

[@Rosseboi]

Wasn't Fist Of The North Star a Dreamcast fighter? How was that?

[@Bess2k2]

Power Stone 1 or 2 should’ve made the list.

[@BeardTech]

marvel Vs capcom 2 has to be one of the most fun fighters EVER

[@wg8561]

I remember when MvC2 came out. The roster was amazing but the graphics took a step backwards. The sprites were smaller and looked terrible compared to the previous game. The 3d backgrounds were boring and the pastel color palette was bad. The music grew old quick too. Still the giant roster and the way you unlocked it made it the best in the series for me. Maybe when they release it on the current gen they can adress those issues instead of just a port. If they can make it lpok as good as dragonball fighterz I'll be in fighting heaven.

[@KarLKoX]

What ? No street fighter 3rd strike ?? Even at the last position ? :o

[@19grand]

Watching this video I feel a little bit sad that it's only Microsoft and Sony making consoles. Nintendo too I suppose but they're not making cutting age games anymore. It's a different market.

[@benvanasdale6273]

I picked up Plasma Sword for $6 from a local game shop back in 2001, only knowing that it was by Capcom and it was a fighter. I love that game!! Probably in my top 5 fighters on the system. Edit: side note, after I played plasma sword for the first time, I said "oh, hayato from MvC2 is in here!"

[@SegaLordX]

I think it’s an under appreciated gem for sure. It needs more love.

[@benvanasdale6273]

@@SegaLordX agreed!! If you don't mind me asking, do you have a favorite DC game overall?

[@SegaLordX]

Ben Vanasdale Skies of Arcadia.

[@artshurin]

so many great games :'3 why she died so young :'3 such a gorgeous console :'3 sorry for my broken english :'3

[@brandonfarfan1978]

This was really cool to watch. Wow! I will admit, the dreamcast console really had alot/too many great fighting games. I'm glad to see Virtua Fighter and Soul Calibur in that list. And that Soul Calibur game on the dreamcast, is still said to be literally the best game, in the entire Soul series. The overhyped Soul Calibur 2 with Link, Heihachi and Spawn is nice, "but to be real," Soul Calibur 2 was always heavily criticized, as being a babyish, nerfed down, tons of moves and mechanics missing, poor mans version, of the dreamcast Soul Calibur 1 game. And the movement and sidestepping in SC2 is really horrible. Moves miss you and you still get hit lol. It's kinda disappointing that namco went that direction with Soul Calibur 2. But at least dreamcast owners, were blessed to get Soul Calibur 1 on the dreamcast. And the motion capture and gameplay in SC1 are really amazing. I agree with what you wrote in the summary about mvc2. Because I myself prefer MvC1, alot more than MvC2. The characters were also actually more complete in mvc1, and in the previous cross over games. But in mvc2, alot of moves are missing. And the music in mvc2,.......... is not bad but lol, that's the sort of music my grandparents listen too! But at least it's kinda catchy and capcomishly unique.👍😂 Good to see Plasma Sword, KOF and Rival Schools up there.👍 When it comes to fighters, I would say that both saturn and dreamcast wins. Both consoles had what the other console didn't have. And nice work making this cool vid dude.👍

[@erikmochrie1868]

SLX loves him some evil ryu

[@HipsterBlackMetalOfficial]

shoulda added MK gold as number 1 for lulz and comedy lol.

[@relaxmpg]

No Last Bronx? 💔

[@samorozco2002]

i'm gonna predict that the DreamCast will win over Sega Saturn. Why? More variety of fighting games, and every game from the capcom side is near arcade perfect or better. They didn't even mention MVC1, or PowerStone. I would of loved the Sega Saturn due to it having perfect ports of X-Men vs. Street Fighter, and Marvel vs. Street Fighter, but other then those 2 games i can't think of any other great fighters in the Saturn line up.

[@burtonboarder503]

Great list but I would put Third Strike and Mark of the Wolves over a couple on your list.

[@sridrawings4510]

Third strike is better in the arcade tho

[@rimjobledouche5201]

Mark of the Wolves is better than almost any fighter on any system, but the Dreamcast port sucked.

[@the757general2]

Both of those classics fighters were flawed on the Dreamcast.

[@the757general2]

@kikilaker6698 missing frames of animation and lag input which actually affects the game's meta since it messes with certain combos

[@brettrudy2245]

I hooked up my Dreamcast to a VGA projector in my high school classroom. I started it up with Soul Calibur. As my students walked in the class, they asked if it was Xbox One or PS4... I then proceeded to win 23-0.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

It's said how quickly the Dreamcast was forgotten. For all the greatness it is and was it's legacy was completely overshadowed by the PS2.

[@zero-theaveragegamer1159]

@@JohnDoe-wq5eu damn DVD drive.

[@gonzalotorres5282]

"Surprise History Exam!"

[@bennyblanco5366]

Great idea 👍 I'mma do that with projector

[@ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx]

Thats badass teach these kids real gaming then teach them their lessons xD

[@mikef8846]

When I first saw DOA2 running, I had a hard time believing it was all running in real time, particularly the cinemas. Also, the lack of load times was something that I still find amazing to this day. The stages transition to new areas seamlessly, as do the next matches. It's just all so slick, it looks like it is running on the Dreamcast effortlessly. It was one of the first games I ever played that simply made no compromises based on hardware limitations. No loading, no popping in textures, no blinking polygons. From a technical perspective, it is absolute perfection.

[@darinherrick2503]

Some felt (and still do) that it's actually better graphically than the PS2. In my opinion Dreamcast was a more powerful console graphically than PS2.

[@iPlaySEGA]

@@darinherrick2503 It was and still is because the DC port had anti aliasing and the PS2 port heavy jaggies. Later on Tecmo released DOA2 Hardcore on PS2 with some extra costumes but if i remember right even this port was inferior to the DC version.

[@Tempora158]

@@iPlaySEGA The DOA2 ports on the PS2 rendered in 480i. The Dreacmast port rendered in full frame 480p. This is why the PS2 ports are so jagged and has interlacing artifacts when played on modern displays.

[@adamdray5563]

A great list indeed, but I was surprised not to see either of the Powerstone games make your top 10. For me these remain standout Dreamcast titles which represented everything that was great about the system. Incredible graphics, great mulitplayer action and a unique style of gameplay which you just couldn't find on any other console!

[@RetroMoments]

I was stuck playing Soul Calibur & Soul Calibur 2 for years. Such great fighting games!

[@user-dv2hc8zt3o]

Wasn't the Dreamcast Capcom vs SNK 2 only released in Japan?

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

Yup. SLX must have missed that. He caught guilty gear X being exclusive to Japan. (It wouldn't come to the US until the PS2 version) Ironically just like guilty gear X we wouldn't see Capcom vs SNK 2 until the PS2 although there was also some weird GameCube version. I think it was something like Capcom vs SNK 2 AO.

[@demonik1221]

Capcom vs snk EO came out for both gamecube and xbox

[@mrlaidback83]

The top 3 fighting game sequels I personally want capcom to make are: Power Stone 3 Rival Schools 3 Capcom vs SNK 3

[@darthwisner47]

Love the Saturn and Dreamcast. Both consoles keep giving once you start playing the Japanese exclusives. It's like finding a whole new console to play. Just finished the fan English translated Napple Tale for Dreamcast. Another great video SLX!!!

[@maverickhuntermeta4954]

Soul Calibur isn't just my favorite fighting game on the Dreamcast, it's my very first Dreamcast game that I bought with the system.

[@jsttv]

Me too, and Sonic Adventure was my Second.

[@saadsaif821]

Soul Caliber is probably one of the greatest fighting games ever made along with street fighter 2, MK 2 and Tekken 3.

[@Gatorade69]

@@saadsaif821 It seems you like Fighting games ... Definitely agree about Tekken 3. On top of looking good on the PS1 It also had so many extras in it.

[@SilverAxe13]

I was seriously just playing Soulcalibur like an hour ago. No joke haha. Amazing game, but SCII is my favorite 1v1 fighter ever!

[@TheyCallMeSledge]

Decent list. I know it had to be hard to find 10 games out of the amazing library of fighting games the DC had, though if I were to make a small change, I would've swapped out Plasma Sword for Power Stone. There was no other game like it and I would've put it on the list mostly on the concept alone along with how well it plays.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

Why the first one and not 2. I mean the second one pretty-much improves on the first in every single way

[@CaptainMauser]

Dead or Alive 2 and Soul Calibur. There is no contest! I'm acqually quite shocked thay you only placed Dead or alive 2 at number five. It was fantastic in every way and when I go back to playing the Dreamcast I either play Soul Calibur or DEad or alive 2 depending on how many friends I have with me....Honourable mention to Mortal Kombat Gold!

[@cheapshot777]

Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike is my favourite game of all time. Shame the Dreamcast version isn't a port of the tournament standard arcade revision though. (Unblockables that made characters like Urien and Oro more viable were removed).

[@RetrOrigin]

Sadly the Dreamcast version also has about 3 frames of added input lag, so even if it was based on the correct version it would still likely have that problem.

[@thejacquio771]

@@RetrOrigin Yea, it does. But I still love it though!!!

[@cbarger2327]

It's also 480i by default which doesn't look so good, but if you hold L+Start when it boots you can play it in its native 240 double strike mode. Unfortunately scaling to 480i was common for 2D fighters on Dreamcast and PS2.

[@thejacquio771]

@@cbarger2327 Thanks. In all of these years, I never knew about that. Gonna try it out this evening.

[@Spaghettaboutit]

Chris Barger if you have the VGA box, you get 480p and it looks great

[@parkyreiner]

Where is power stone 2 ?, that's the best.

[@FatNorthernBigot]

The Dreamcast was my favourite console, period. Great graphics, arcade conversions and it knew what it was. However, it never stood a chance again the BS-fuelled hype that was the PS2. Soul Calibre was stunning. Nothing could touch it at the time. The first fighting game where it didn't look like a bunch of polygons.

[@gmac673]

Dreamcast was indeed great but the PS2 was possibly the greatest console released so far.

[@djanthony9759]

@@gmac673 dreamcast was so much better ps2 was just hype

[@the757general2]

@@djanthony9759 PS2 is the greatest console ever and it's not up for debate. This is coming from a huge Sega fan.

[@djanthony9759]

@@the757general2 your not a sega fan

[@animalmother8037]

Gawd I wish they'd make a dream cast mini and include these fighting games in their lineup. :)

[@dbdtog6041]

This man needs 100,000 subs for the constant quality of his vids. Thank you Sega Lord x. I woke up sick as hell but these vids do help. Keep up the awesome work.

[@rainehappy7097]

Soul Calibur, no question.

[@worsel555]

@giftofgab247 They are both different but I would have to go with SoulCalibur on the Dreamcast simply because the home port was such a gigantic upgrade to the arcade version.

[@otaking3582]

There really isn't much point in playing Soul Calibur I if you have every other game in the series. Hell, even Soul Edge/Blade had content that you couldn't find in later releases!

[@rainehappy7097]

@@otaking3582 I know. 2 is better than 1 and 3 is better than 2, ect. But for a Dreamcast Soul Calibur game, it's PERFECT.

[@the757general2]

@@rainehappy7097 3 is most definitely not better than 1 or 2

[@EvilFuGuru]

The notification for this popped right as my break ended😢 Can’t wait to watch it later, keep up the great work brother!

[@SegaLordX]

Appreciate the comment. Thanks for watching.

[@olblueyes7670]

Great video. Brought back a lot of memories from my DC days when I was living in Japan. Loved Soulcalibur, DOA2, Cap vs SNK, and Marvel vs Capcom 2 as far as fighters go. Never had any of the others mentioned and now I see I missed out on quite a bit.

[@windguy432]

I’d love to see a rare and expensive Dreamcast games list similar to your previous Saturn entries. Great video as usual

[@GodofWarChuka]

Is the Sega Dreamcast more powerful then the Neo Geo systems?

[@SegaLordX]

Far more powerful.

[@GodofWarChuka]

@@SegaLordX Thanks for Clarification. I always wanted a Neo Geo, but the systems and games are very pricey! And it seems like most if not all of the Neo Geo games are ported or emulated to other systems like the Dreamcast, PS4, etc. And for much cheaper! 👍

[@dariusq8894]

All of these games are awesome, but it was DOA2 which finally convinced me to buy a DC because of the impact of the attacks. Tecmo timed the animations and sound effects so well that you could almost 'feel' the hits from weak punches to full body slams. This is something which Itagaki put extra emphasis on and after he left Team Ninja the DOA series lost that visceral combat feel.

[@makotoyuki345]

Man I loved playing Virtua Fighter 3tb, Soul Calibur and DOA back then

[@Albert8044]

Sega Lord X, love your channel and series of episodes, I'm never disappointed with your content and I'm always amazed.

[@superroboted]

Lets See...on my Asian DC I had MvC, SFZ3, Star Gladiator 2, Power Stone, and Kikaioh. I didnt get Soul Calibur upon release as my friend had a copy for his DC. I wound up getting the 2nd release of DOA2 import because they were supposed to improve the graphics from the USA release.The releases on DC were so awesome that they released the Dreamcast compilation of the King Of Fighters Nests' Saga for import PS2. Amazing!!

[@Albert8044]

Not on this list but I definitely enjoyed the first Capcom vs SNK on the Dreamcast. The game has lots of replay value to keep it going, you can collect EX points and spend them in the shop to unlock EX characters,secret characters, new game modes etc.

[@haydengittins2836]

I'd say it's close for actual games. When it comes to controllers the Saturn wins outright whether it be pad or stick. So for me Saturn edges it That said get both :)

[@bigthecat100]

Aw, no love for Tech Romancer? That was one of my favourites. Kinda surprised 3rd Strike didn't make the cut! Also I know I'm in the minority but I preferred CvSNK 1 if only for the shop. Much like Marvel 2, I spent dozens of hours grinding to get shop points to unlock characters, stages and music and loved every minute of it!

[@coreymcmanus4749]

Thats it! Im diggin out my dreamcast and the over 60 games i have for it.

[@jonathanlisowski5618]

Haha! That's how it starts!

[@fistfullofglass]

Sadly I sold my Dreamcast and games in 2006 for a mere $100, however the guy who bought it wound up burning out the fan after a month of use. Upon hearing and reflecting on that, I realized I got more than my money's worth out of it.

[@TheRealJPhillips]

Capcom vs snk 2 is one of the greatest 2d fighters EVER done and deserves wayyy more love than it gets.

[@urmie]

SFA3 had DLC you could download for the Saikyo Dojo mode, just more matches. Good ole NetZero free internet times to put the Dreamcast online. Actually I think that would be a good episode, Dreamcast games with DLC.

[@musicmaniacsgamingandmovies]

Great choice of first place fighter. Soul Calibur still remains impressive today, and gameplay is always winner to me! Somehow i can't get used to the graphics of Marvel VS Capcom, as the sprites are low res, and the background high res. I wish they upped the resolution of the fighters to match the background, and if that would push the system to far, lower the resolution of the background and upper the resolution of the fighters to meet halfway. Now for me, it looks like some cartoon flat characters are fighting in a different game's background drawn in 3D.

[@crowmki9688]

Power Stone 2, SF3 3rd Strike, Last Blade 2, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, Fighting Vipers 2, Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure all missing the cut. WOW. I know it speaks to the quality depth the system had in this genre but still…

[@the757general2]

3rd Strike and Mark of the Wolves were not very good ports on Dreamcast

[@jamesbarker5535]

I would have Power Stone on there. I got the game on launch day with my Dreamcast - along with Sega Rally 2 - and played it to death. Many happy memories from my student days playing that game with my mates. Loved Soul Calibre also and wouldn't disagree with awarding it top spot.

[@puro_pantry]

What I learned from Dreamcast is if it's a 2D fighting game made by Capcom, it's a must have.

[@wesleymcneese8554]

It's unreal how good Soulcaliber still looks.

[@sonicslayton]

SLX makes a Dreamcast FG vid. Puts song of a fighting game never released on the Dreamcast in the background. but forreal...SC2 is one of my favorite games of all time.

[@welshfinn1]

I really didn't know if Street Fighter 3 would be the top choice - as it is, I agree with your list for the most part. One question: given the limitations of the Dreamcast controller, did you use a specialised controller for the games needing 6 buttons as a necessity? I didn't enjoy SFA3 on the PS1 as much as on the Saturn due to the controller, so I'm not sure I'd want it on the Dreamcast either

[@SegaLordX]

During its life I invested in a fight pad for the DC. I couldn’t stand the regular controller for fighting games.

[@MarkFrankJPN]

Something must have gone wrong with the editing on this video cause Power Stone wasn't included.

[@sonicmania9993]

Great video! Man, the Dreamcast had 20 or so awesome fighting games -- I still cycle through and play most of them from time to time today! If it can be counted as a fighting game, I rate Power Stone 1 very high just for its fun factor. I have played that game so much with friends over the years. Outside of the top 10, there are some really fun games as well that I still play a lot despite their flaws -- most notably Tech Romancer/Kikaioh, and Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram. Those two games (alongside Project Justice) are about the most archetypal late 90's super-Japanese game experiences we got over in North America... and since I was deep in the anime scene at the time, I just ate that stuff up.

[@kenb6870]

I only had the Dreamcast and I had most of these excellent games

[@MyRetroJourney]

Soul Calibur is such a gem, I even think that it's my favorite Dreamcast game.

[@musicismypassion7686]

I remember back when the dreamcast first came out i didn't think it was anything special. Then a close friend of mine bought one and said "you've got to see this" so a group of friends and I were at his house and were playing power stone, virtua fighter and soul calibur. Back then we were used to seeing graphics on the psx and the graphics on the dreamcast were absolutely amazing. the very next day I rushed out and bought one with one of the best games ever made...yup "MORTAL KOMBAT GOLD!" The Sega Dreamcast truly was an underrated gem. An amazing system with perfect ports of sega arcade games and such a shame it died. RIP :(

[@SENTRYXX]

Street fighter 3 is an amazing Game in dreammcast 👍🏼

[@Ryan-dh7rr]

Would love to see you do a video on the Top 10 Sega games to not be released on a Sega console. I say this as someone who grew up on Sega consoles (Master System and Mega Drive) but didn't own any other console between the Mega Drive and PS3. Some games I made sure to hunt down when I got my PS3 included Virtua Fighter 5, Virtua Tennis 3 and Daytona USA.

[@playmore7]

DOA2 absolutely blew me away back then. It was silky smooth and looked like CGI in real time. It didn't even have loading screens (DOA2U did the same thing later on Xbox)! Since then I always wonder how can fighters have sometimes very lengthy loading screens. Shame Tecmo let the series take a nosedive since DOA4. I swear 5 and 6 still uses the same animations as the older games.

[@ENiceGeo]

The game franchise was Itagaki's baby. He made sure to take good care of it. It was sad to see him leave Tecmo like that.

[@marcelobellissimo]

Great list, man... i'm glad to say i've played most of these games, it was so cool (and nostalgic) to see them all again! Can't wait for the Saturn version...

[@PTminatoPT]

I love the dreamcast as the next guy, but people need to get a bit educated... The Dreamcast only had 2 arcade perfect ports, those being Cvs2 and mvc2 since they're based on the Naomi board. The rest like 3s,garou,etc etc are inferior to their ps2 counterparts. Alfa3 is way better on the saturn btw.

[@terranceoliver8935]

I felt the Saturn had better original 2d/3d fighters. And the Dreamcast just improved them. There vs. series started there, Virtua fighter was better there, street fighter alpha 3 was better there, and original fighters like fighters megamix was there. Don't get me wrong though, power stone and soul caliber was amazing even to this day. But in my opinion, the original version of some of these fighters on the Saturn set the stage for the Dreamcast classics we love today. That's why the Saturn fighters are better.

[@ravagingwolverine]

Fun video and good to hear your thoughts. Also, it's an interesting exercise in pitting the two machines. There's a solid case for either one depending on your criteria. Dreamcast has lots of RAM so there are fewer compromises to make. But I'd pick the Saturn because I preferred the fighting games from the period the machine was out over the Dreamcast and later fighting games. For example, I didn't like the direction Capcom took with later games. I was not fond of their art direction starting with Alpha, some of their music choices, their 3D backgrounds, and even the announcer in Alpha 3. That's all a matter of taste, and it just didn't suit mine. I saw King of Fighters '97 in a shop -- it was next to a Street Fighter 3 cabinet, which is what I went to see -- and it immediately renewed my enthusiasm for 2D fighters. I loved so much about KOF. That continued to the Dreamcast, and KOF '98/Dream Match '99 would be my favorite fighting game for the system. But I was more into the fighting genre during the Saturn era and tried more things then. I think I'll find your Saturn list even more interesting and I look forward to it.

[@jessecappelletto5621]

I miss my old Dreamcast and that wicked arcade stick with the green buttons. So many amazing fighters Thanks Sega Lord X, this brings back the memories.

[@Hektols]

That arcade stick was perfection, exactly the same stick and button you saw in the arcades.

[@ceroxgameplays6747]

Wow, so many ads on this vid I in less 3 min had to stop watching. Sorry.

[@SegaLordX]

I understand. I keep my ads skippable, but if a handful of 5 second clicks is just too long to wait for my content, you gotta do what’s best for you.

[@JAGtheTrekkieGEMINI1701]

Of course Nr1 is SoulCalibur.. *WHAT ELSE!?*

[@joeplaysvr6510]

VF3tb was the fighting game of choice for us back in the day (since we had played the hell out of VF2 on Saturn), all the way until VF4 arrived on PS2. I still think AM2 should have kept the uneven terrain in some stages of 4 and 5, as I simply loved the concept. I had played VF3 in the arcade shortly before, and the port was pretty close for a launch game IMO. Visually, I think DOA2 easily takes the crown on Dreamcast, with Soul Calibur being a close second. And KoF Dream Match 99 is absolutely gorgeous in its own right. I've never seen more subtle polygon backgrounds with "hand-drawn" textures on them ever again.