
Capcom Classics = Best of Old School Gaming
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First off, let me tell you why I bought this collection: Street Fighter II. I was excited at the prospect of playing my favorite game from the SNES. With that said, everything else that came with the game is just gravy. Here are some of my favorites from the collection.
The 194X series are vertical shooters that are still challenging, but thanks to unlimited continues you can finally beat them in about 90 minutes.
The Ghost and Goblin games are still super tough, and in order to get the true ending you still have to beat it twice.
I was somewhat disappointed with Section Z. I think compared to the NES version this one isn't nearly as fun, the graphics seem cheesy, and I was sad to see such a fun game get nerfed.
SonSon was a favorite for my three year old to play. It's a fun game for kids without any gratuitous violence.
But speaking of gratuitous violence, here is the reason for the purchase: Street Fighter II. You get three versions, regular, Champion, and Hyper Fighting. Regular lets you choose one of 8 fighters that duke it out with each other, then 3 mini-bosses until you get to take on M. Bison. The Champion and Hyper versions are basically the same, you get to play all 12 characters with different color palettes and different speed levels. If you're wondering about Fei-Long and Cammy, you'll need to play Super Street Fighter II. The controls were very good, but it seems they were better on the SNES than on the PS2. Other than that, it seems like they've been able to capture every pixel and sound they way I remember it. Hadoken!!
The rest of the games seem to have been ported over very well, I just haven't had time/interest to play them.
So overall the graphics are the pinnacle of 16-bit goodness, so if you don't mind playing something that looks dated by today's standards you'll love this collection. Same with the sound. It's stereo. That's all we had back then.
If you're interested in playing some fun games from the peak of the 8-bit and 16-bit gaming era, you can't go wrong with this collection. All games are rated either E for everyone or T for Teen.
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