What are the essential fighting games to own?

[vrikkgwj]

I was going through my collection of fighting games and realize that I may have some holes in terms of the must have quality ones. See my list below... what am I missing? Keep in mind that while I like fighting games, I am in no way good at them. I just like playing them.

BlazBlue Continuum Shift EXTEND
Capcom vs SNK EO
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
Guilty Gear Isuka
KoF '99 Dream Match
Kof '99 Evolution
Marvel vs Capcom
Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Project Justice: Rival Schools 2
Rival Schools Evolution 2
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Vampire Savior/Darkstalkers III

Thanks!

[BricatSegaFan]

More snk stuff.

Samurai shodown.

last blade

Matrimelee

While not snk try arcana heart on ps2 import.

KOF 13

Garou Mark of the wolves

Tech romancer

Cyberbots full metal madness

I'm probably forgetting a few

[Edmond Dantes]

You need Street Fighter II in SOME form--preferably Super Street Fighter II Turbo (I've heard HD Remix is good). This is, after all, pretty much the game that put one-on-one fighters on the map. You really don't know fighters unless you know Street Fighter II, period.

After that, I'd say all the SNK collections for the PS2 (particularly Samurai Shodown Anthology and the Fatal Fury Battle Archives) are pretty essential too. Oh, and King of Fighters--there's a collection of 94 thru 98 on the PS2. KOF98 is also available by itself in an updated version called "Ultimate Match." This is probably the one to get, as KOF98 is often considered the epitome of the series.

[kedawa]

Well, I don't see Soul Calibur, SoulBlade, Tekken Tag Tournament, Fighters Megamix, or WWF Wretlemania: The Arcade Game on that list.

edit: Super Smash Bros.?

[LimitedEditionMuseum]

Arcana hearts is really cool.

[G-Boobie]

Street Fighter 3: Third Strike.

Last Blade 2.

Street Fighter EX 2.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

Street Fighter 3: Third Strike.

Smash Bros. Melee

Street Fighter 3: Third Strike.

[G-Boobie]

Oh, yeah, King of Fighters XIII is really good, too.

Street Fighter 3: Third Strike.

[Tron 2.0]

Samurai Shodown 2

KOF 98

Garou MOTW

Darkstalkers 3

Pocket Fighter

Waku Waku 7

[Drixxel]

Just to add to what others have recommended...

Mortal Kombat 2 over Trilogy
World Heroes 2 Jet (the best of the campy SFII-clones, IMO)
Bloody Roar

[o.pwuaioc]

I'm not an arcade fighter buff, so this list will be drastically different from most others.

Genesis:

Ballz3D
Eternal Champions
Samurai Shodown

SNES:

Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat III/Ultimate Mortal Kombat III
Street Fighter II Turbo
Super Street Fighter II
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters

Saturn:

Golden Axe: The Duel
Samurai Shodown IV
Street Fighter Alpha 3
X-Men: Children of the Atom

PS2:

Capcom vs SNK 2
Marvel vs Capcom 2
NeoGeo Battle Coliseum
Samurai Shodown Anthology

GameCube:

Soul Calibur II

360:

Mortal Kombat

[SpaceHarrier]

Dead or Alive 2

[Namakubi]

The Darkstalkers series is pretty legit.

[vrikkgwj]

The Darkstalkers series is pretty legit.

I have Vampire Savior.

[sneekyweezel]

Street Fighter 2 The World Warrior(also hyper)
Kengo Legend Of The Nine for Xbox360
Killer Instinct
and tons of NeoGeo fighters, to many to list

[wiggyx]

Street Fighter 3: Third Strike.

Last Blade 2.

Street Fighter EX 2.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

Street Fighter 3: Third Strike.

Smash Bros. Melee

Street Fighter 3: Third Strike.

Oh, yeah, King of Fighters XIII is really good, too.

Street Fighter 3: Third Strike.

, beat me to it :P

[Guyra]

Shaq Fu (Sega Genesis / SNES)

...

Or maybe not. :P

But in all seriousness, Tekken 3 for the PS1. So much fun to play!

And maybe Clayfighter for the Sega Genesis and SNES, though I haven't really played it that much myself.

[Sundowner]

I second Killer Instinct for SNES

[vrikkgwj]

Ok, so beyond the KoF '98 titles it seems to be the consensus that King of Fighters XIII is the next one to get. Is this true?

[LimitedEditionMuseum]

I have all the clay fighters and they are fun for aBout 15 minutes.

[123►Genei-Jin]

Street Fighter III - 3rd Strike (3s)
Super Street Fighter II X (ST)
The King of Fighters 98 (KOF98)
The King of Fighters 98 - Ultimate Match (KOF98UM)
The King of Fighters 2002 (KOF2K2)
The King of Fighters 2002 - Unlimited Match (KOF2K2UM)
The King of Fighters Maximum Impact 2 Regulation A (KOFMIRA)
The King of Fighters XIII (KOFXIII)
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special (RBFFS)
Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 (RBFF2)
Fatal Fury Special (FFS)
Garou Mark of The Wolves (MOTW)
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus (GGXXACP)
World Heroes 2 Perfect (WH2P)
Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (VF4EVO)
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (VF5FS)
Tobal 2
Tekken Tag Tournament (TTT)