

As it turned out, the Dreamcast version became the standard for the community. Shortly after, the game was released on Dreamcast in 2000, with PlayStation 2 and Xbox ports hitting American shores in 2002.


Capcom 2 first released in 2000 in Japanese arcades. Oh man! I almost had a heart attack there! This is where the #FreeMvC2 campaign began. Capcom 2 is in desperate need of this rerelease/revival treatment. Max made a video earlier in the week discussing why Marvel vs. He has worked on games like Killer Instinct, and has made promotional content for developers like Capcom. Can you guess what that was?įor those who don’t know, Maximilian Dood is the biggest content creator for fighting games on YouTube. But a little bit after this tweet, one name started to pop up above the rest. Naturally, the comments section was a goldmine of classic games. This means it was fully funded to start continuing its work of bringing back classic games, but under its own leadership.Īfter news of this broke, the studio head of Digital Eclipse, Mike Mika, went to Twitter asking fans what game they would like to see given the rerelease treatment. The company was successfully funded via, which is like Kickstarter, but for investors looking to invest in startup companies. This includes the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King, and most recently the Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection. It’s a studio that specializes in rereleases of older titles. The story of this campaign begins with a company named Digital Eclipse. This is why a Twitter campaign using the hashtag #FreeMvC2 is looking to change that. Well, in regard to its availability, anyway. However, as beloved as the game is by myself and legions of fans, time has not been kind to it. Capcom, and the sequel was where my love for the genre was forever cemented. My first big fighting game was the original Marvel vs. Something that becomes more than just a game, but an inseparable part of your life. Everyone who plays games has that one game that is very special to them.
