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Best game for current generation consoles!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 55 / 57
Date: September 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is an awesome collection of games. All together this 'game' or collection is perhaps the best game for current generation consoles IMO. Go ahead and laugh! This is because most modern games are not fun and lack gameplay. The only awesome game I've played from current generation consoles is Ninja Gaiden.

These are REAL games from the GOLDEN ERA of ARCADE. IMO some of these old games should be made modern! Imagine Forgotten Worlds in full intense 3-D spectular mayhem fashion on Xbox 360 and PS3. However 3-D can really kill games, this is evident in many remakes such as Castlevania LOI. IMO current generation consoles are not all that and playing 3-D games on a single TV screen just isn't all that. Im waiting for hologram consoles.

Looking at the preview screen shots gave me the impression that some games are console version from NES, SNES, etc... However Im glad to report that the games are arcade versions. Each game looks wonderful and comes with history info, unlockable art, tips, cast, and music. You can adjust the screen, difficulty, etc.... These games really test your reflexes.

Here are the arcade machines:

1942, 1943, and 1943 Kai. A vertical shooter. You shoot up Japanese WW2 planes, ships, etc... Great game(s).

Bionic Commando: A horizontal platformer. You swing across trees and kill enemies. So so game.

Commando: A popular vertical shooter. You are a charging marine. Great game.

Exed Exes: One of many excess shooters found in this collection. Okay game.

Final Fight: A super popular horizontal brawler. Great game. Similar to Streets of Rage.

Forgotten Worlds: A horizontal shooter. Futuristic, ancient and zany. Awesome background theme and graphic. You can buy weapons from a pretty blonde chick too. Superb game.

Ghosts 'n Goblins: A horizontal platformer. Cool medieval theme and monster design. Great game. BTW Recently I checked out an original Ghosts 'n Goblins arcade machine at an old pier amusement place, its made by Taito, lol and the graphic is hideous compare to the Capcom version on this disc.

Ghouls 'n Ghosts: A later version of the former. Great game.

Gun.Smoke: A vertical shooter. You are a cowboy in the old wild wild west. Great game. Excellent new button system.

Legendary Wings: A mythological vertical shooter. You have flying wings, cool Greek setting. Great game.

Mercs: Similar to Commando. Okay game.

Pirate Ship Higemaru: I never seen this at arcades. Horrible game.

Section Z: A futuristic horizontal shooter with 'metroidish' levels. Good game.

Son Son: A horizontal half platform half shooter. Simple but decent game.

Street Fighter II, SFII Champion Edition, and SFII Hyper Fighting: Biggest game ever from Capcom. Great fighter game. There is a two to three seconds of loading time between matches, its rather annoying.

Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts: Third game of the series. Insane difficulty just like last two. Great game.

Trojan: Horizontal brawler. Metro ghetto setting. Great game.

Vulgus: Another vertical futuristic shooter. So so game.

Overall this is a MUST BUY for all REAL gamers. I urge younger generation games to give this a try. Thanks a zillion Capcom for making this game!

Now this is a classics collection!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 19 / 21
Date: October 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Many collections of "classic" games seem to include only a couple of genuine classics and a whole load of "filler" (the first Midway Arcade Treasures collection being a notable exception). But this is a genuine classics collection, with many great games, quite a few of which still hold up today, and at a bargain price. As far as i can tell, all are exact recreations of the arcade originals. The early Street Fighter games which touched off the fighting game craze (and one of the ones that still holds up well today) are here, along with the influential Final Fight brawler (which was cloned by Sega as Streets of Rage, albeit without the signature giant character sprites). The arcade Ghosts and Goblins is here, along with its sequel and the excellent SNES blend of the two. I was particularly happy to see Forgotten Worlds. This 2-player shooter was stunning in its time, and the original version featured a joystick to move and a knob to aim, allowing independent control of movement and targeting. While various home versions have appeared over the years, the dual joystick control of this version comes the closest to capturing the feel of the arcade controls.

What I'd forgotten was how insanely difficult some of these games were. I can't believe that I was once good enough that I felt like a quarter a play was a good deal. Modern games are designed to pamper the gamer; these monsters were designed to separate him from his money as rapidly as he would tolerate. If you never could afford to see the last levels of some of your favorite games, this is your chance.

I suspect that the low-resolution graphics and stilted animation will look hopelessly dated to younger gamers. Still, the imagination and creativity of the artists shines through, and many of them remain hard to put down.

There are still some notable omissions, making me hope that Capcom has a sequel or two in mind, perhaps including such games as SideArms, Black Tiger, Strider and its sequels, Final Fight Revenge, GigaWing, Magic Sword, Saturday Night Slam Masters, and Street Fighter 1.

A Treat From The Past

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: September 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First off the main reason I was excited about this release is for $20 you get three of the greatest games from the past ever well ok one game 2 upgrades of course I am talking about Street Fighter 2, Champion and Hyper edditions I spent so many quarters and money on these games growing up at the local 7-11 or party store. I was going to by the Street Fighter Aniversary but kept putting it off because it mixed all three together here you get all three separate from one another in all their glory. Also Ghosts N Goblins, Ghouls N Ghosts great Final Fight and many more well worth the money I must also thank Capcom for this disc I love it.

Retro gaming rules, and here's proof

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: March 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

A retro-loving gamer's dream come true, Capcom Classic Collection features 22 favorites from the legendary game company, and what a Capcom compilation be without a few Street Fighter games? This collection's biggest flaw is that the SF games here (Street Fighter 2, SF 2: Champion Edition, and SF 2: Hyper Fighting) have suffered the most because of the annoying loading times between fights. Not to mention that the Playstation's controler never really suited the SF control scheme, but when you get past all that, you'll find one of the best classic game compilations on the market today. There's some excellent games here, including 1942, Mercs, Forgotten Worlds, Final Fight, the Ghosts 'N Goblins series, Bionic Commando, and more; and for the most part, they all play as great as you'll remember. There's a ton of unlockable content and extras as well to keep you busy, but while as great as this compilation is, there are a few glaring omissions. First of all, where are the Strider games? The Strider series is one of the most renowned Capcom series alongside Street Fighter and Mega Man, and the fact that there are no Strider games here will leave you scratching your head. Also, how about the very first Street Fighter game? Or how about Puzzle Fighter or Darkstalkers? I would have rather seen any of them than the lackluster Pirate Ship Higemaru. Oh well, it says "Vol. 1" on the side of the case, so hopefully Capcom will roll out future volumes with the aforementioned games (and if you know Capcom, you know they have no quams about sequels). In any case, Capcom Classics Collection is still a must own for retro gaming lovers, and at the bargain price this package is all the sweeter.

Nostalgic gaming at its Best..

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: October 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I was extremely excited to hear that this compilation was coming out for the PS2, as I remember when most of these games were new and was financially unable to purchase their home versions at the time. The two standout games for me on this disc are Forgotten Worlds and 1943, the latter of which remains one of the greatest top-down shooters of all time. Final Fight, while good, wears thin after a while, but the two-player option is great and the only way it should be played, in my opinion. Games like the Ghosts 'n Goblins series are just as curse-inducing and challenging as ever, and the Street Fighter games hold up well also, if you don't mind a bit of load time and controls that are slightly inferior to their incarnations on the SNES.
This disc is great fun and well-worth the twenty dollars you will spend. I'm hoping that Capcom will release the second volume soon, and that classics such as Strider, UN Squadron, (crossed fingers) Aliens vs. Predator, and the D&D games will be included. The disc takes me back to the simpler days of my youth, and for that, I am grateful to Capcom for this compilation. Please make more like this soon!

Average port, at best

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: September 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

First a disclaimer - my review is not with the quality of games in this collection, but the quality of the ports. My reason for getting this collection is the fact that it includes the early SF2 versions (and to a lesser extent, Final Fight). The rest of the games (with a handful of exceptions) are probably too old to be included on the same disc (they date from early 1980's), but having them here probably doesn't matter much, one way or another.
First, the good: the graphics for most of the games (read on for the exceptions) are intact, and look as good as they did on the arcade. Unlike their early console predecessors (Genesis, SNES), images have not been scaled, and the games themselves play as they did on the original cabinets. If you have a wide-aspect ratio TV, you'll be playing the exact arcade versions of the games - if not, you can modify the aspect ratio so that it looks correct on a regular TV. The music is also completely intact and sounds great - while the remixed soundtrack is a poor attempt at best, it's off by default, so it's not a big deal.
The bad: the vertically-oriented games, which, on an arcade cabinet would be played on a 90-degree rotated screen, compensate for the lost girth by having some of the vertical space removed. This results in unfortunate placements of some of the HUD elements - for example, when playing 194x games, you'll find that the gauge partially obscures your plane.
The biggest gripe I have with this game, however, is the imbecilic way in which the controls are handled - in SF2 games, specifically. This takes away 35% of the enjoyment of the game, since it makes some characters almost unplayable. Not only are fireballs and dragon punches excruciatingly difficult to pull off, but even diagonal jumps are often impossible. Obviously, the analog sticks aren't the ideal input device for SF2-style games, but if Hyper SF2 can do it, why can't this game? Unless you move the stick at a perfect 45 degree angle, the game completely ignores the diagonal movement, or chooses one of the two adjacent sides to move to. Mind you, I don't consider myself a beginner - I play both the Alpha Anthology and SF Anniversary edition well enough.
If this is not bad enough, the folks porting the game also chose to use the Start button to bring up the master menu, which allows you to modify controller options, exit to main screen, etc... This would usually be OK, except the combination works _all_ the time - whether you're in the middle of the game, waiting to continue the game, etc... If you're used to mashing the start button in anticipation of the Continue? screen, curb your enthusiasm - or be subjected to the idiotic menu, every time you press Start - EXCEPT! when your bleeding face is on the screen and the counter is counting down. Perhaps to discourage hitting the Start button, you can also continue the game by hitting JAB. The idiocy behind such a decision is mind-boggling, especially when you consider that the Select button brings up the same menu, and Start could've just as easily been left alone to function as intended.

Gets old fast

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 11
Date: October 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Its a real treat getting to play games from the past, and it's even better that it's the exact same thing as the arcade. Something the regular nintendo could never get right. The games featured are; 1942,1943, ghost & goblins, ghouls & ghost, Final Fight, Gunsmoke, Streetfighter world warrior, Champion Edition, Hyperfighting, Vulgus, Forgotten worlds and a lot more. To me there fun for the moment, but let's be honest, you can have fun runnin' and shootin' for so long until it just gets old and your going to probably want to play something that requires a little more thought. This is fantastic for a change of pace, but your going to enjoy most of these games if your playin' co-op with someone. In the long run, expect this to collect a lot of dust.

Capcom finally comes out with some retro games for PS2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

When I first saw this copilation of these games was at this arcade near my house, and I was there almost everyday playin games such as Street Fighter II and 1942. When this game came out on PS2, I bought it right then and there. I remember playing some of these games as a kid, and one thing I've noticed is that they didn't change anything (thats a good thing). They have all 3 released arcade versions of Street Fighter II, which took me a while to get the hang of, but I still know all the combos. Ghouls & Ghosts, Ghosts & Ghoblins and Super Ghouls and Ghosts are others that I play also (will take some time though). Son Son is a game that you have to get the hang of if it's your first time playing. I'd say the only game I didn't like Bionic Commando, probably because it was my first time seeing that game like many others on this. Recommended for those who used to be in the arcades playing games that fun and exciting back in the late 80's early 90's.

Stand out games: Street Fighter Series, Ghouls and Ghosts Series, Final Fight, 1943, Pirate Ship Higemaru, Section Z

THE COOLEST VIDEOGAME COLLECTION SINCE MIDWAY ARCADE TREASURE 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 10
Date: October 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Forgotten Wolrds, Mercs, Final Fight and the Street Fighter games ARE THE INSANEST, TWISTED, CRAZIEST, COOOLEST, HIGH BUDGET ACTION-PACKED and NON-STOP FUN games of the collection!! This is OLD SCHOOL AT HIS BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Capcom is REALLY INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!

Games like Ghost n' Goblins trilogy, 1943 KAI and Bionic Commando are pure action and non-stop fun but not CRAZY and HIGH BUDGET as the games I said before.

Games like 1942, 1943, Commando, Gun.Smoke, Legendary Wings and Section Z are low budget games and not SOOO fun but is ACTION at his best!

The rest are cheesy games!...Sorry.

Midway Collection 2 is also a NON-STOP FUN collection, so you can also add it to your collection of CRAZY GAMES, don't forget video games like Total Carnage, Rampage 2, Narc and Primal Rage. If you like crazy games then HURRY UP AND BUY THESE COLLECTIONS!!!!

P.S: This is the collection vol.1, I CAN'T WAIT FOR VOL.2!!! I hope the Strider series will be there...especially Strider 2.

Adios.

I lose points because of my own stupidity, but...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: February 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

...I'm disappointed in this new "Arcade Collection". Of course, had I read "Arcade", my disappointment would be a bit less, but still present.

You see, in the late 80's, Capcom released on the NES one of the most fun games I remember playing, "Bionic Commando". And when I read the back of this collection, I thought that I would indeed be (re)playing one of my favorites, However, all of the games present here are the "arcade" classics (hence the name), and "Bionic Commando" in the arcade, well, was a really boring and really hard game. And well, that makes for a svcky experience.

That being said, this collection has some nice games. I was pleased to see "Legendary Wings", just as hard as ever. "1942" and "1943" were always a couple of my favorites, and seeing "Trojan" again made me giddy with delight. Of course, there are disappointments as well. "Street Fighter II", which should be the cornerstone of the game, is horribly done. (Load times?!?! The PS2 can't handle "SF2"?!?!), and some of the games were pretty crappy even in their day ("Exed Exes" has to be one of the worst games ever - and that grating music only serves to make it worse!!).

Another disappointment is the horrible layout of the game. The menu is basically written on a piece of notebook paper, and the bonuses for each game left me cold.

Still, with the "Ghosts and Goblins" collection, and a pure port of "Final Fight" (it's the first time I remember seeing it), there is much to like here. You'll see some old favorites, and hopefully, they won't be butchered. Play on!

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