The MAD Story of MARVEL VS CAPCOM 2 : THE GREATEST EVER MADE !? - RARE GAMING HISTORY

#MarvelVsCapcom #RetroGamingHistory #StreetFighter
Today, Top Hat Gaming Man discusses the history of the Marvel vs Capcom 2 and whether or not it is the best ever.
Support me on Patreon
www.patreon.co...
Follow us on Twitch
twitch.tv/tophatchat
Like Me on Facebook! / tophatgamingman
Follow Me on Twitter!
@TopHatGamingMan
A man in a top hat, with a dashing moustache or a highly distinguished beard, reviews rare video games in his massive collection. Appreciate the finer things in life! Top Hat Gaming Man travels around the globe, playing the best games for the handhelds around the world. The best games are like fine wines and only get better with age.
Main Additional Footage Sources
Marvel vs Capcom 2 - Eggy's FGC - • Marvel VS Capcom 2 - S...
Training Mode - XrossFixtion - • XrossFixtion's MvC2 Tr...
Main Information Sources
en.wikipedia.o...
marvelvscapcom...
uk.ign.com/art...
uk.ign.com/art...
uk.ign.com/art...
www.gamespot.c...
www.gamespot.c...

[@SimonMoon5]

"Gonna take you for a ride..."

[@Simeautomatic100]

*Drive me crazay. But I won't let you go*

[@GeebusCrust]

Carnival theme ftw

[@Gospel7707]

That’s the jam, I still have the game back when I was a child

[@jacobprayer8656]

I hate this soundtrack more than I hate the backgrounds.

[@ernstergarcia]

we had several other lines to substitute for it: "if you don't stop that you'll go blind." "chicharrones is spanish for pork rinds." "can't believe we went with this line."

[@dieseldust27]

We need this remastered or released on a CAPCOM collection

[@luisreyes1963]

That would be nothing short of a miracle.

[@S3NTINEL2001]

@@luisreyes1963 that was said the same about mvc3.. and it came out for the xbox 1 and ps4.

[@pussfilledtoenail]

Well it was remastered on ps3 and xbox 360, but they were taken down years ago

[@ismailtroxler1]

WAY over due.

[@samuelgershman6355]

@Smart Bomb Seconding this, I was bummed that the Marvel Vs Capcom Arcade1Up doesn't include it. Might get one at some point in the unlikely event it goes on sale, then modify it with an RPi4 or whatever comes later and just run it on that.

[@fitnessabcvideo]

Dammit man, your capcom videos are like finding money in a piece of clothing you forgot about. Unexpected and well welcomed. Brilliant stuff matey

[@battosaijenkins946]

@Top Hat Gaming Man, hahahaha @ 2:03 your laptop/desktop too slow to be running marvel vs capcom 2 emulator huh!?? LOL!

[@Infinite147]

Seriously we need a re-release of this game for nex gen consoles.

[@Simeautomatic100]

@@Infinite147 no we don't.

[@playablue]

So manyyy many facts here!!! Blessed. Matter of fact the other one he did when i was playing with the nephews on clash of heroes got me.

[@AlphaProto]

That is a great way to put it.

[@JoeyJ0J0]

I would love a modern re-release of MVC2, Even though I have the Dreamcast version. One of the best fighters ever.

[@baddabaddabaddaswing]

I wish capcom would release a collection ala their recent Mega Man and Street Fighter collections. X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse, Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems, Punisher (arcade), X-Men: Children of the Atom, Marvel Super Heroes, X-Men vs Street Fighter, Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter, Marvel vs Capcom, Marvel vs Capcom 2 & Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3. Ten games, full retail price for PC, Switch, Ps4 and Xbox1. That's the dream, but unlikely to happen.

[@songoku9348]

Matthew I Had Disney never bought marvel, I could see this potentially happening.

[@baddabaddabaddaswing]

@@songoku9348 Given that Disney has given the license for Arcade 1up to make a XMen COTA, MSH + Punisher arcade cab, and releasing the Aladdin/Lion King 16 bit games... Disney might be getting more lax on re-releases on older games. Never know, we might actually get a re-release from Disney and Capcom.

[@Rivers1129]

Hopefully the next re-release won't be missing things like the last one was.

[@baddabaddabaddaswing]

@@Rivers1129 what was missing?

[@Gambit2483]

This game was litterally THE reason to have a Dreamcast back in 2001. I mean there were other great games but this was a gem. So glad they brought it back for 360....now if they could only bring it out for Switch.

[@williamshuppedjdidjdj5199]

But the 360 version got removed tho

[@dnareti]

True. That game never really came out from my dreamcast . And it's still in there 👌

[@evenhartwick4422]

i did this same thing this is the definition of a game you buy an entire console for. and today dreamcast and a copy of this game are not cheap to come by.

[@Adamchevy]

As a massive fan of the genre I can agree with it being spectacular. For me Third Strike and Alpha 3 will always hold the top spots.

[@jarvissims4201]

This would make a ton of money on switch,we so need a port

[@1upLeviathan]

Mvc2 is by far my favorite cross over of all time! The roster, charm, stages, announcer, catchy music and replay value is a 10/10 for me. I'm a big X-Men fan and the roster delivers in MVC2!

[@Pioxys]

Soooo basically the lore of Marvel vs Capcom 2 was this. *Ruby Heart:* What have I done. Everyone quick! Get in my ship! *Everyone in the roster:* LETS FIGHT EACH OTHER AROUND THE WORLD!!!

[@vazfinestdjchozin1599]

Gonna take you for a ride...

[@xm_heecka.laddder.job_mx5962]

to this day, i don't even know what did she even do lol

[@Astrotrain78]

The music of Marvel vs Capcom 2 is great. I can't imagne the game without it.

[@madspunky]

I also loved it... but I knew folks who hacked the game on Dreamcast to replace the music, doh!

[@gr8gmr]

I never liked the music, so I'm actually glad it wasn't included in this video.

[@AntonioRodriguezSilver]

It was odd. It's definitely not MvC 2 without it, but still, it's way too weird for such a hyperkinetic game.

[@lpthespectacular]

Only game I ever sampled for an album. "I'm gonna take you for a ride"

[@drumboy02]

Yes! Love this games soundtrack but I guess it's not for everybody. Still, y'all have to agree the moment upon hearing "I wanna take you for ride" on the character select screen and that tune will be stuck in your head for days!

[@starscream6949]

This game was the only reason I bought a Dreamcast

[@linclogames]

Never had a Dreamcast...but played it. Incredible console.

[@InGodshands7]

SAME HERE!

[@austin31697]

I had a dream cast but didnt discover this game til a friend wanted to borrow Vigilante 8 then I didnt want to give him his game back 😭

[@MGSBigBoss77]

Super Street Fighter II Turbo X, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Street Fighter III: Double Impact, Fatal Fury: Mark Of The Wolves, Marvel Vs Capcom 2, Virtua Fighter 3, The King Of Fighters 1999 (1998 renamed), Crazy Taxi 1 & 2, Guilty Gear X etc's. Are all more than enough reasons to have purchased and bought a Sega Dreamcast!

[@emaculatej650]

This, power stone, 3rd strikey 3 dreamcast games

[@PoemsEverybody]

The music in this game is objectively good, idk what this guy's on about.

[@jeramiah6244]

I hated the music at first, saying this is sucky elevator music, not music for a fighting game. Now I can't play without it, since it's only in this game

[@howardjohnson1688]

The music set the tone that you had to play with finesse. It goes perfect with this game

[@radcowley]

Meh. Never hated it. Never loved it.

[@valentynesimbol9245]

It was really hated by the community when it came out in arcades. It was different.

[@radcowley]

@@valentynesimbol9245 Because the music in the other crossover games and SFIII was great. It reminds me of what Sega did with Sonic R's soundtrack. 😂

[@drolemit]

This is my favorite fighting game ever. When I was younger, I used to play this game for hours upon hours. Cable, Gambit, and Captain Commando were my go-tos. I've loved this game so much that I'm currently building an arcade machine with a Naomi to finally be able to own my own cabinet in my house. Thank you for making this video, it gives me inspiration to finish my build!

[@plasticbutler]

Unlockable characters. Also known today as DLC.

[@CrossoverGameReviews]

Disc-Locked Characters. Remember that?

[@CrossoverGameReviews]

@Feezie F-Baby Back when Tekken x Street Fighter was about to launch, Namco introduced their day one DLC characters, but eventually it was discovered that the DLC characters were already in the game's disc, meaning that you weren't paying to download characters, you were paying to unlock them straight off the disc, hence the joke Disc-Locked Characters.

[@dankusmemeus7093]

Crossovers Tekken X Street fighter never released. Street fighter X Tekken however...

[@CrossoverGameReviews]

@@dankusmemeus7093 I meant the latter. My bad.

[@Angultra]

Today more like microtransactions

[@clockwize]

Impossible to describe what it was like to have several arcade sticks and MvsC2 on the Dreamcast with a group of friends. It was an amazing experience that I wish I could experience again.

[@abhitron]

"I'm a member of STARS"

[@TERMINATOR101-b8j]

Staaaaaarrrssss

[@NoelComiX]

Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!......

[@howardjohnson1688]

You're Finished!!

[@Karmalu]

“What was that?!”

[@Hatokingu]

I own the PS2 version and I purchased it for PS3. It’s the best fighter ever in my opinion

[@MrQuest321]

That PS2 version is super rare to find. Hold on to that like your life depended on it.

[@2eganja1]

@@MrQuest321 it was! I remembered many years ago I was trying to buy them and they were worth alot for an old game, and my buddy surprised me one for my birthday. Still have it till this day

[@thebeardofpepe]

Bra you forgot Bulleta from Darkstalkers and Hayato from Plasma Sword/Star Gladiator!

[@K-Blao]

Hayato is a beast

[@mike_datzmag1c21]

I used to wreck wit BB Hood

[@CeeWorld69]

Pepes Beard bulleta? There was no buletta in this game

[@thebeardofpepe]

CeeWorld Bulleta (バレッタ, Baretta) is what BB Hood is named in Japan. Educate thy self son 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@CeeWorld69]

Pepes Beard I don’t care what someone’s name is in JAPAN!! I live in America...so I go by the name they gave her in AMERICA!!! Why tf would I waste my time looking that up? I see a random name in a game, “HEY! I wonder what their name is in JAPANESE!! Let me go research that for no reason AT ALL!!!” Yeah right dude

[@madspunky]

I was a tournament player back in the day. MvC2 might seem badly balanced, but so was SF3:3rd Strike (only Chun, Yun and Ken in most tournaments), Tekken 4 (Jin was a tier on his own), TTT (Mishimas and Ogres), and CvS2 was also dominated by Blanka, Cammy and Sagat (later A-ism Bison and Sakura joined in). I played all the fighters heavily, and in the end, my favorite is either Guilty Gear X2, or Super Street Fighter II Turbo. Soul Calibur 2 was my favorite 3D fighter. Later on, SF HD Remix was released, and that got me back into competition. But the best fighter of all time I actually believe to be FANTASY STRIKE. It's designed so extremely well.

[@flumestradamus]

You forgot Hayato from Star Gladiator as one of the new characters in MvC2 on the Capcom side

[@virgilpingleton3498]

Yeah this upset me as he was one of my mane third fighters.

[@ricky-sanchez]

He also forgot guile. One of my mains in the dream team. Never lost a fight.

[@CarInMyAss]

Didn't mention bb hood being from DS

[@emmanuelmondesir1314]

Ruby heart: I brought you all here to defeat a great evi- Teddy Long: Wait a minute playa. We're gonna have ourselve a tag team match.

[@labbaby189]

I love how low key the music was, especially in juxtaposition of how epic the game was. "Look, Juggernaut, Venom, Mega Man and Akuma are fighting... welp, time to throw on some Chuck Mangione".

[@rich.47]

One of my favorite childhood games for my Dreamcast and a game I still play to this day on my 360.

[@eddiemarin2984]

The music is part of the reason why it's so unique

[@antyoung24]

If there will be a MVC4 I hope it's an anime like art style to pay homage. Photo realistic just doesn't work in the mashup imo.

[@paulakroy2635]

No way 3 looked so much better 2. I love the comic book art style

[@q295]

this is a joke right??

[@q295]

Mvc4 came out in 2017 I think

[@S1N4II]

@@q295 uh we don't talk about that one

[@Jaeflame94]

I could play this game forever and never get tired of it. The nostalgia , the music, the fact that I remember having to pay a quarter everytime I wanted to play. Can’t take this game for granted even years later.

[@hdofu]

The soundtracks pretty much my favorite part of this game.

[@afcjenkins]

right, I couldnt believe he said that it was bad.

[@4horsemenoftheapocalypse58]

I wish this game was back on PSN/XBLA

[@Burning_Typhoon]

Honestly, if the game does come back, it would have to be re-done like backbone did, except better. Because backbone did a sorry job. Which is why they didn't release street fighter III.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

@@Burning_Typhoon We need to get M2 on both those games. There are so many Dreamcast games that need the HD treatment. The power stone games, and literally anything made by Capcom that's a fighting game should've been on all three main consoles and PC, forever ago.

[@JKZEROkenjiMB]

Me too

[@ELcoyote576]

Aww so many memories of ditching school to hang out at the arcarde back home. The Family Arcade on Vermont in Hollywood C.A back in 2001 arcades where le shite. Nowadays kids dont know what they missed out on.

[@ikercardaensland8251]

Some do

[@ELcoyote576]

@@ikercardaensland8251 Im assuming you remember so you are one of the lucky ones.

[@CrossoverGameReviews]

Don't worry. Kids still ditch school so they get to experience that from your childhood.

[@estebancruz6194]

In some places some small arcades are coming back. I’ve seen a couple in LA but is not like it used to b in the 90s & early 2000s.

[@scottlarocc4781]

Sic ! I'm 37 I use to play street fighter 2 in Chinese dounut stores and liquor stores all over LA , Down town , West Hollywood , Mid City , K-town etc but yes man I do class of 2000" I feel sorry for these transgender kids .

[@lpthespectacular]

I was 15. I worked at Arbys. I bought my Dreamcast on September, 9th. When Mvc2 came out, I bought 2 arcade pads and quit my job. Smoked alot of cannabis, made alot of money. My mom kicked me out because of MVC2. I still talk to a guy I met on Xbox360 everyday, to this day because of this game. Thanks Top Hat Gaming man. This video means the world to me. Yeeaah!

[@Melanatedhatervibez]

Lol that's a helluva time.

[@ELISHACAEZ]

“You’ve Got That KILLER INSTINCT”

[@DirtyOne83]

I still own this game on dreamcast and PlayStation 2. Its one of my favorite fighting games ever! Capcom vs snk 2 is a close second place.

[@somegreatdj]

This game is one of my favorite titles, because it shows how Capcom realized that they needed to setup for the SNK collab by developing a team-of-3 format. Thanks for the vid!

[@alanchi8853]

Finest fighting game ever made!!!! Protip, if you have a ps2 version, it needs a little tape in the center of the disc bc its was too thin and kept the disc spinner from getting a firm enough grip.

[@sambo416]

Duckt tape?

[@uzziahcampbell]

I’m gonna take you for a ride, that music makes me so happy 😀

[@mf1457]

BB Hood is also a dark stalkers character but you didn’t mention her. I love playing as her she has some great combos

[@KingAtheist]

She needs more exposure

[@mf1457]

Jaipack I have to have her in my team every time

[@ensabahnur7657]

I loved the music in MvsC2!

[@TaffieTheCapy]

I didn't at first, but it grew on me.

[@tuvyamaeir4684]

Gotta agree with Top Hat Gaming Man here. Even the best tracks here do not fit with a fighting game of any kind. Let alone a Marvel or Capcom fighter. Plus, we went from incredible soundtracks with amazing character themes...to a complete lack of exactly that.

[@dbmooo]

Best fighting game ever for sure. I am still playing on my Dreamcast.

[@ultramaddnezz]

Been waiting for you to go over MVC2!! Keep up the good work, my guy!!

[@theodorehsu5023]

Oddly enough, Spider-Man's theme was being played when you ragged on the jazz soundtrack. That and Captain America's theme were two of my fave themes from the Marvel side. Ouch.

[@pixulita]

The fact that u don't appreciate the beautiful and astounding music in this masterpiece...

[@neonshadow5005]

Just having watched this .. I think MVC2 is *one* of the best fighting games ever made. It looked amazing when it came out, it had a huge roster, it got more attention (that I saw) than any other release I think I've ever seen. Saying there were "better options" on re-release comes down to what you'd call better, it was still one of a kind.

[@monkeyspank3005]

I bought this game for DC, PS2, Xbox, 360 unfortunately not PS3 cuz I didn't have one at the time. If it came out for PS4 I'd buy it in a heartbeat, sell a body part for it and all lol.

[@Burning_Typhoon]

4:35 Mega Man, Venom, Srider, and Captain Commando and Jin, are all fresh characters. Their sprites weren't pulled from other games. 19:00 PS2 and Xbox versions of MvC2 aren't similar to the Dreamcast version. They each have their own unique set of bugs, and bug fixes. And, they both have frame drops. 8:30 Sonson in MvC2 is the grand daughter of that character. And for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, they were extremely buggy as well, and most of the bugs were fixed. We could even report bugs on the forum to be fix. However, everyone, myself included reported the Blackheart super bug, where his mid-air green demon spray super (whatever it's called) sometimes wont deal chip damage. It was said that the final patch of the game was already finalized. Magneto had the same issue with his mid-air magnetic tempest, however that was fixed. And the bugs that were fixed in the PS2-Xbox versions of the game were reverted. So Ruby Heart can use a snapback before the chest has spawned a ghost to lock his position. Though, it doesn't sink off screen anymore. Anyway, nice video.

[@K-Blao]

XBox was buggy but it was closer to the Arcade than Dreamcast as far as options.

[@Burning_Typhoon]

@D core And if you clicked the time-stamp, you'd know I was specifically talking about mvc1

[@edurmissa]

This game was doing Smash Bros Ultimate work way before. Sure, just two brand were playing, and actually not so many IPs, because Street Fighter and X-Men ruled, but were enough to get that feeling of big party, a multiverse clash along well known and not so know but interesting characters. Something I will never forget is in my local arcade place back in he days, Marvel vs Capcom 2 arcade was the biggest and loudest one, there were always big guys there and felt like the pro gamers stage.

[@904PinballZine]

I own an arcade machine of this and making one for a customer currently.

[@JoseMartinez-jh1qb]

How much

[@vipset87]

never realized what a step up and how beautiful the stages were

[@BirdsOfLore]

It's the fighting game I've personally had the most fun with, at the mid-to-high skill arena with friends (right before 56 characters get honed down to 6)...and I've tried all fighting games.

[@lordything9693]

I’ve skipped many classes in college do to this game. The line of opponents quarters never ends. 💪

[@lled78]

Points viewers to comments section to discuss greatest fighting game of all time. Shows comment section discussing how hot Kylie Minogue is in the Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game. I approve.

[@Sjono]

I’m surprised Capcom hasn’t featured Ruby Heart in any of their later crossovers

[@AleksKwisatz]

I hope we see a Capcom vs Snk retrospective following this series.

[@maleficentdunn5370]

Still a proud owner of the PS2 version of this game.

[@montelhelem8707]

I got the DC & PS2 versions they rock

[@satosabrino9209]

this is the first time i saw someone saying the soundtrack of this game is bad, since everyone seems to treats like its one of the greatests soundtracks of videogame history. I personaly thinks its a "ok" soundtrack.

[@johnnyappleseed6665]

THE SONG FROM THE CHARACTER SELECT SCREEN IS INSANITY PRODUCING AND THE WORST SONG IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE

[@ismalali]

The music in this game is too corny and quite bad. Fortunately there are ways to add your own songs or download the game with different mixes. There wouldn’t be so many mixes if the music wasn’t so bad.

[@kevinkim9620]

Johnny Appleseed I remember one night me and my friends had a LAN party after we graduated high school. We started with mvc2 but then left it on the character select screen after we were finished playing and moved to playing wc3 dota. For 8-10 hours we heard this song in repeat. I can still hear it now...”gonna take you for a ridddeeeee”

[@robertgarner4328]

The soundtrack sounds like it should be in a jazz club

[@josemarquez86]

MVC2 came out 1999 I was 13 year old now I'm 35 now (2021) is greatest game ever!

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

The versions of the Marvel vs Capcom games that I would recommend are: 1. X-Men vs Street Fighter (Saturn). 2. Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter (Saturn). 3. Marvel vs Capcom 1 (Dreamcast). 4. Marvel vs Capcom 2 (Dreamcast/Xbox/PlayStation 2). 5. Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (PS4/PS Vita/Xbox 360/Xbox One) (Physical copies only). And 6. Marvel vs Capcom 4: Infinite (PS4/Xbox One) (Physical copies only).

[@NewLevel84]

The DC version of MvC2 definitely. It was basically the arcade version of the game with a home menu, considering the board was basically identical. The later ports felt weird to me in general. But, that's just me.

[@AmahlAmahlAmahl]

The PS2 version is plagued with slow downs and incorrect hit boxes in comparison to DC and Arcade version.

[@NewLevel84]

@@AmahlAmahlAmahl Agreed. I feel like that was other deals as well such as Capcom Vs SNK 2. I had the DC version, loved it, DC gave out, settled for the PS2 version, felt different but whatever. Now I have the DC versions of these games again and play with that. Lol.

[@KamenRiderAliks]

This is definitely my pick for best fighting game ever. I must've played this in the arcades for 10 solid years!

[@Gamersgoinblind]

I'm so glad i still have this game, not my favorite mvc game or even my favorite overall fighting game but you can't go wrong with it.

[@kbtken]

My starting squad is Spider-Man Captain America Iron Man. My back up team is Cammy Cable Thanos. The best team I fought against was Rouge Gambit Gulie, they have a team chain combo that is super dominant. I still have the blocking pattern memorized. Thumbs up soldier!!! 👍

[@akathesk]

Intro didn't have the characters unlocked and wasn't even in sync? Not up to your usual great standards sir D;

[@BluesElwoo2]

I want to know what emulator he was using. The characters looked all jacked up in the intro! They were cut in half and mixed together! That's too bad. The dreamcast emulator called ReDream can run this game flawlessly. Not to mention, you can play it in a higher resolution. It's amazing to see some of the artwork,like the character portraits in the character select screen, look so crisp. I would have never imagined they actually had that artwork in that high of a resolution on the disc back in the day.

[@pandaumk3]

Provably used NullDC... Desmul has the intro perfectly well.

[@thejokersonyou]

1) Wolverine 2) Psylocke 3) Cable in clean up mode.... Good luck vs. Me

[@evolancer211]

Yup, with the greatest fighting cactus in video game history!!

[@PandemoniumPirateRadio]

Third strike arguably feels the best to play. But the absolutely LEGENDARY MVC 2 roster is unbeaten to this day in any fighting game. And with its progression and 3v3 fun chaos I'd say it's the best over Third Strike. If Third Strikes roster was a little better it would be the top fighting game of all time.

[@notoptimal9228]

Bruh the music is awesome idk why ppl hate

[@DOOM31520]

You’re a real one for that teddy long joke, that deserves a subscription lol

[@bluekinopio9390]

MvC2 is the best in the series

[@16bitworld2]

Is MVC1 a joke to you?

[@tiradouken2854]

I liked mvc1 way better. Far more balanced (though still broken as hell) compared to part 2. Mvc2 dumbed down the button layout but not to take anything away mvc2 was fun.

[@Zontar82]

@@16bitworld2 mvc 1 had endings for all characters, stages taken from capcom games\marvel comics and an overall feeling of "quality over quantity"

[@16bitworld2]

@@Zontar82 I concur

[@baconbaconbobacon]

Yea i always felt mvc2 was just: pack as many fighters with less substance and crappier stages and songs. Mvc1 is alot better.

[@eldoctoremad]

really excellent video TopHatMan, different and solid approach as always! Cheeriooooo!

[@JokerL1000]

To me the best fighting games of all time are.... - MVC 2 - def jam fight for NY -budokai 3 - tenkaichi 3

[@MatthewCobalt]

Why was the footage of the intro and music a bit off? I assume they were emulated and set to a lower framerate, but that wouldn't explain everything.

[@gezeo750]

Dangit a Teddy Long joke? Here's your like.

[@JuiKuen]

Funny how the views on 2D/3D was back then. This game now tends to have aged better than most 3D games from that time.

[@johnnyestrada6993]

Tekken Tag Tournament and Marvel vs Capcom 2 are the best fighting games ever made.

[@johnnyestrada6993]

Feezie F-Baby late 99/early 2000 was the best time to be a fighting game fan. I’d go to the arcade all the time to play Tekken Tag and Marvel vs Capcom 2. So many great memories. Funny how in 2012 Marvel vs Capcom 3 and Tekken Tag 2 came out.

[@nesw4301]

The main reason I love this game was at my local arcade (Gameworks at the time), I dominated a whole evening by winning about 26 matches in a row without loosing. I felt amazing that day. I think it was against 13 different people from mostly adults and a couple of teenagers (I was a teen myself, 16 to be exact). The cabinet was the first game on the second floor, there was a line from the top of the steps that went all the way down to the first floor to the billiards. I heard cheers, boos, and some insults hurled my way, it was amazing. I will never forget that day, and I think that's why I hold MvC2 a special place in my heart. Unfortiantly, when MvC2 came out for download on Xbox 360, I played online and I did well, but nothing like how I did at the arcades. You can say, I met better talent online but atleast I know I'm a Don in South Miami 20 years ago... damn, it's has been 20 years? Now I feel old lol. Also, Dreamcast and MvC2 are paired together in my heart, the best times in my gaming history.

[@OldNick999-real1]

I had this on the Dreamcast. I miss my Dreamcast.

[@marybetheby5184]

Easy to find along with the game!😎✌

[@NewportBox100s]

This game had an iOS port on iPod touch years ago. It was officially licensed and only 99 cents. It contained all of the unlockables but the touch controls made it impossible to play. It was such a cool novelty, though.

[@GrayFoxRJ]

If only this were available on the Switch

[@UltimateTS64]

Brooooo

[@rogerpayne2714]

I'd like it to be available on all consoles so everyone can play as everyone should be able to play this classic imo.

[@GrayFoxRJ]

@@rogerpayne2714 yep, I agree

[@kingdomcomesuperman3669]

Damn I loved loved the music, anyway good video and can't wait for you to do the CvS franchise.

[@TheKageX]

This is and always will be best fighting game due to the roster ! And it wasnt DLC

[@apollohonda9928]

I played this game while deployed until the disc stopped working... it was a sad day indeed.

[@dankusmemeus7093]

The need to just re release this on next gen consoles

[@ms863]

What a vlog. I actually felt like I went back in time. Shouts out to the vlogger

[@nestorg84]

I mean your opinion on the Music being awful is Subjective.

[@renatoantonioenriquez9130]

Apparently Guile was also completely new to the Vs. series!

[@moandaindesigns]

I really enjoy the Guilty Gear series. The art style the character and the music just captured me. I miss the fatality mechanic from the first game but I understand why they took it out. As for the modern fighters. I have to say there is a lot of fun to be had with Dragonball Fighterz. It may be one of the best modern fighting games out there.

[@imsmart799]

agreed,

[@Sjono]

At 56 characters MvC2 held the title for the largest roster in a fighting game for the longest time. Nowadays I doubt any fighting game can ever top EA Sports UFC3’s 270 characters

[@BrianAwesome]

Considering that the Playstation 1 was still a thing at this point for 3-4 more years.., imagine if they STILL had a limited port of MvC2 for the ps1?

[@Loader2K1]

Had an OG PlayStation port of Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 been made, it would more or less be a one-on-one fighting game with two characters to assist you.

[@KingRey2001]

This game is the reason I play fighting games to this day, a true masterpiece 👍👍

[@suspectv322]

Is the PS2 arcade perfect? I don't remember you telling us any differences, but you also don't say it's the exact same...

[@LowellLucasJr.]

As always Incredible video on such an incredible game! Also just a heads up, Madeline prior was the mother of cable with Cyclops but that's just some technical Marvel info.

[@randoarchive]

Thank you for doing this video, but some things struck me as weird. You showcase and criticize the intro, but you are showing a VERY poorly emulated version with cut off art. All the footage (both intro and in-game) is strangely low frame rate.

[@TheFivestringfun]

Its ON!

[@joseaguirre4642]

I love this game with all of its madness and i want a MVC4 in MVC2 style and amped up to the max with madness 🤣

[@rogerpayne2714]

This! Only polished to please everyone!

[@redwolfe7049]

56 characters with only about the same 10 people were picked competitively.

[@salelias8321]

There was a game for the Dreamcast called Samba de Amingo, although I could be mistaken...

[@syrustruesdale3623]

You're right

[@salelias8321]

@@syrustruesdale3623 I remember Plasma Sword and Cannon Spike, and I think I remember that game Samba De Amingo. Didn't it come with Maracas?

[@syrustruesdale3623]

@@salelias8321 Don't know I think it was made by Sega.

[@StarDragonJP]

I love how you overlook B.B. Hood despite having her on screen when talking about the Darkstalkers characters. Also This is definitely one of the best fighting games ever, Tekken Tag 1 is up there too.

[@zamp6969]

I wanna take ya for a ride

[@Disco_Man_Doopop_Doubly]

『 I'ma need you to take back what you said about MvC2's music big dawg 😤🫵🏾 』

[@Dfturcott]

I had this game on ps2 and it was a hidden gem

[@Nocturnous]

If you played this in the arcade, there were actually only three characters you'd face off, against: Magneto, Storm, Psylocke.

[@syminite1]

Yeah I've fought this team a lot.

[@NewLevel84]

Agreed. I played that team but wasn't my main. My main team was Strider, Storm, and Juggernaut, who was the one that took everybody off guard.

[@shinkibigami9]

lol yup MSP, Santhrax, and Team Scrub all day.

[@Dave0G]

Absolutely glorious! Great memories of unintended 104 hit combo, part way through which the screen turned into a mecha cockpit as the characters were obscured by a preposterous amount of effects. Good times 😁

[@michaelhodges7512]

Watching this makes me want to cry and I miss how gaming was

[@headbuster103]

For real tho

[@rexl.6323]

The only thing that would make this game better for Teddy Long is if you could go one on one with the Undertaker