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More like Capcom Crumby Collection.....Crumby!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 38
Date: December 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

DO NOT BUY THIS!
Buy everything else off of Amazon but NOT THIS GAME!
I'll tell you why. Here's an example of someone who thought this game sounded fun...
You'll buy this,
Say "Wow, how retro, how kitsch, i remember these games from 20 years ago, how trendy"
Play it for about 16 minutes, then toss it aside.
It's really that bad people.
DO NOT BUY THIS GAME WHATEVER YOU DO.
Sure, theres like 22 games but they're all BORING!!
AND will RUIN ALL GOOD MEMORIES of the games when you played them originally.
You'll be like "um, what's this?"
Ghouls N Ghosts anyone?
RUINED!
So save your money, go invest in Pumpkins or give to the needy,
cos just like with all music these days, they've tried to remix old games & make them new again, when in reality all it is is crumby capcom crud.
They've had their day & now will only offend modern kids like Jenn.
Hear Hear agrees Fran.
Outrageous cries I.

crapcom classics

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 22
Date: October 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

$20 for a collection of CRAP!!! This is the worst compilation I ever seen. All three Street Fighter games (main reason why I wasted my money) were badly imported!!! Not responsive to controllers and EXTREMLY CHEESY!!! I've been playing Street Fighter II since it first came out in the arcades and the other game systems and this is by far the worst version of these game!!! Please save your money!!!

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.

Best new classic arcade game collection ever made.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: December 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The one thing I like about this game is that it has 2 versions of Street Fighter II on this game. I mean I played the original version of Street Fighter II on the Super Nintendo but the list of fighters where short. Here is what I'm saying about the Characters. It only has,
Ryu, Honda, Blanka, Guile, Ken, Zangief, Chun Li, and Dhalsim.
But the main problem is that you cannot control Balrog, Vega, Sagat, and Capcoms #1 Bad guy M.Bison. So if you want to play another version of Street Fighter 2 play this game or Capcom Fighting Evolution.

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!

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.

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.

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

Space Shooters Collection mostly

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: February 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

First off, I Think this collection should have been named "Capcom's best Shooter" and then drop like 9 games. This collection leans on Space Shooters very heavy. Enjoyable Collection tho. I bought this collection because of the Ghost n Goblins collection on it, but there are other gems on here.

One Such gem to me was the game "Exed Exes" Which is a Space Shooter based on bees and insects. Wild backgrounds too. If you love odd shooters then this one is for you!

Another Killer game is "Final Fight". Classic Action Game all the way.

The only problem which other reviews already talk of is the loading screens on the Street Fighter 2 screens. It would seem they ported these from the Snes/sega systems.

Other issues I had was the lack of bonus stuff. I exspected more than that from capcom. The lack of Mega Man also very Odd.

However What you get here is still a very good collection. Shoot Them up!

Some great titles here!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: April 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

These are the games you probably remember playing either in the arcades or at home, especially 1942-43, SFII, and the G&G series...each title is very well done, and more-or-less true to the arcade originals. Being a sucker for these compilations, I couldn't resist anyway, but you get a LOT of playability for the surprisingly low price you pay...it could keep you busy for weeks on end! :-)

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