@repeatro as you already know, I had the GB port as a kid.
I was too young to understand hardware limitations, so after seeing and playing Street Fighter II on the Sega Mega Drive and PC, I wanted my own copy.
I was really disappointed, especially because of the missing characters. Lacking a link cable (and another copy), multiplayer was also off the table.
I eventually got the amazing Super Street Fighter II for the SNES, so there's still a happy ending to this story. 😅
Something tells me that the game footage in the video is ripped of the exact same SF2 module you owned as a kid... 😉
From my todays perspective the port is not very good but playable. I think from the 90s perspective it could have been overwhelming for me, but I didn't know the other versions as a kid.
@repeatro I think in hindsight I was pretty lucky to experience the PC port of the game. I think it's relatively obscure nowadays, but I might be wrong.
Playing it with a keyboard sucks, BTW. Especially if you share the keyboard between two players. Remember that dinging noise whenever you press four or more keys at the same time? 🤣
Graphically it was a decent port I think. Better than the one on Sega if I remember it correctly.
@repeatro The Game Boy Port is considered as the best Fighting Game on the GB, I played it a few years ago, as a kid I was into Mortal Kombat :) but let’s not talk about its GB port 😅
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I've heard there are some quite good fighting games for GB by SNK, like King of Fighters. They run smoother but have smaller character sprites than SF2.
@TheRetroSven@repeatro ouuuh. At one point I also owned the Mortal Kombat GB port. 😬
I hadn't played any of the other versions and only knew it by reputation. At the time, I didn't understand what all the fuss was about, because it didn't play very well and was of course heavily censored by Nintendo. 😅
@repeatro@TheRetroSven yeah, how did you know? 😅
You'll be surprised to know that I'm not actually that big into fighting games in general. Also wasn't the case when I was a kid. I honestly don't know why I had that many fighting games. 😅
I think King of Fighters' cover might have played a role in me acquiring it. 🤩
That one is also really good for a GB fighter. It's got a gigantic roster (but small sprites) and tons of special moves to remember and pretty decent graphics.
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