What is your ONE favourite one v one fighting series?

[BigDeadFreak]

Couldn't agree more Pikate, especially with the KOF games. The park stage in '99 is amazing when it gradually starts raining but I also really liked the Art of Fighting stage from '96 and Spain stage in '98.

[teddymeow]

Garou is on J-PSN as a PS2 archive title (playable on PS3) for ?1000.

KoF Nests (1999, 2000, 2001) is ?1200.

[Colin]

I don't think the top quality old 2d fighters will ever be beaten in the looks department, true art.

[speedlolita]

Or gameplay. Everything is dumbed down now. It's sad.

[randombs]

The first time I saw AoF on GamesMaster with the screen zooming in and out I was blown away. Same with the KoF games. I think my first was KoF '96. The day-night cycle was so cool and I imagined the fighters having a rest and a cuppa between rounds, unlike SF which felt like they'd jump back up, dust themselves off and start the next round.

I think those days are done and dusted so it's a good thing a lot of the art is timeless. These days I find 2D art is often too stylized and flat-looking or super-retro but closer to 8-bit. I liked SNK's idea for KoF XII of making 3D models and then drawing over them to speed up the process.

[danholo]

YEah ! Never played this one.

[ShadowDancer]

There is one, to this day, I've always wanted to try, and it is mentioned in this thread, Hokuto No Ken First of the North Star Arcade/JPN PS2.
Know nothing about the manga, but, I've always liked the look of the game, looks crazy sometimes in a good way...

Anyway share input on that one....

(Going to make sacrifices to make this happen I think)

[Asura]

There is one, to this day, I've always wanted to try, and it is mentioned in this thread, Hokuto No Ken First of the North Star Arcade/JPN PS2.
Know nothing about the manga, but, I've always liked the look of the game, looks crazy sometimes in a good way...

Anyway share input on that one....

(Going to make sacrifices to make this happen I think)

It looks great in stills, but it isn't that great a game overall.

[ShadowDancer]

Thank You Asura. I've started a PS2 fighting Thread. I'm happy to buy a special treat fighter for around ?30...
but..i want it to blow me away...please feel free to post some recommendations in there for me mate

Edit - and indeed you already have - Thank You!

[QualityChimp]

If you're not into Fist of the North Star, it's probably not worth getting. The fatalities are all references from the anime/manga.

I really enjoyed Ken's Rage for all that stuff.

I would like to play Hokuto No Ken, but not that much!

Just watch the video I posted of all the special moves, Shadow Dancer 💃 !