So whats the deal with the arcade card?

[Edmond Dantes]

What is Games Express?

[Necromancer]

What is Games Express?

A maker of unlicensed games featuring boobies, such as Strip Fighter II and Hi Leg Fantasy (a naughty remake of Final Fantasy).

[sheath]

Hmm, is that remake any good or is it as bad as Strip Fighter?

[Black Tiger]

Hmm, is that remake any good or is it as bad as Strip Fighter?

Strip Fighter II is one of their more polished titles. I haven't played through any of them, but Lady Sword seems alright to me.

[T2KFreeker]

After actually getting the Arcade Card now, I can confirm that it is bad ass. Sapphire alone is worth it!

[A_Locomotive]

After actually getting the Arcade Card now, I can confirm that it is bad ass. Sapphire alone is worth it!

What else do you have that makes use of it?

[T2KFreeker]

After actually getting the Arcade Card now, I can confirm that it is bad ass. Sapphire alone is worth it!

What else do you have that makes use of it?

I have Kabuki Clash, Fatal Fury 2, and Fatal Fury Special at this point so far.

[Chuplayer]

Yeah, but wasn't the Super Famicom port exceedingly bad? (Fatal Fury 2)

I don't know about the SFC port of Fatal Fury 2, but I have the US SNES port of Fatal Fury Special, and it is a great port. It's more balanced, too. Terry isn't useless at all.

[Neo Rasa]

It's true, the US version of SNES Fatal Fury Special was re-balanced and many glitches in the Japanese game were removed too.  Fatal Fury 2 isn't really worth owning on SNES though it is notable for keeping almost all of the voice overs (though with much lower quality sampling than the Neo Geo of course).

The PCE CD FFS is the best though.  The sprites are slightly smaller than the Neo Geo version and the backgrounds are SLIGHTLY less detailed but other than that the controls and speed are outstanding, one of the best fighting game ports ever.

I like Art of Fighting on the PCE CD much more than the SNES/Genesis ports as well.  Unlike those the NEC system has some rad trickery that imitates the zooming in and out of the arcade version.  Also like Fatal Fury Special ALL the animation is there from the arcade version.  Great job.

Lady Sword...ugh.  It's not an AWFUL game but it's just you and the monsters.  There are people to talk to but you'll get sick of fighting monsters about half and hour in.

[T2KFreeker]

It's true, the US version of SNES Fatal Fury Special was re-balanced and many glitches in the Japanese game were removed too.  Fatal Fury 2 isn't really worth owning on SNES though it is notable for keeping almost all of the voice overs (though with much lower quality sampling than the Neo Geo of course).

The PCE CD FFS is the best though.  The sprites are slightly smaller than the Neo Geo version and the backgrounds are SLIGHTLY less detailed but other than that the controls and speed are outstanding, one of the best fighting game ports ever.

I like Art of Fighting on the PCE CD much more than the SNES/Genesis ports as well.  Unlike those the NEC system has some rad trickery that imitates the zooming in and out of the arcade version.  Also like Fatal Fury Special ALL the animation is there from the arcade version.  Great job.

Lady Sword...ugh.  It's not an AWFUL game but it's just you and the monsters.  There are people to talk to but you'll get sick of fighting monsters about half and hour in.

What is this Lady Sword you speak of?

[Chuplayer]

It's true, the US version of SNES Fatal Fury Special was re-balanced and many glitches in the Japanese game were removed too.

Really? It's no wonder I liked it so much.

I got the XBLA version of Fatal Fury Special a few years ago, and it was so frustrating to play as my favorite character, Terry, and get my buns handed to me.

[Neo Rasa]

What is this Lady Sword you speak of?

It's like Arcana but remove all the character classes and party dynamics and replace with boobs and ultra-violence.

Now, this isn't necessarily a bad idea for a game, but the game is just boring as hell without party members or a variety of weapons and equipment to play around with:  the entire game is this forever.

Chuplayer the worst thing about those Neo Geo releases on XBLA was the laaaaag ugh.   Also getting hate mail and a lot of ragequits cause I'd play Geese and just jump up and fire Shippukens a lot.  I mean if someone's going to stand on the far side of the screen and shoot fireballs straight ahead over and over and never even block or sidestep what do they expect?

[T2KFreeker]

I need a list of all the Arcade Card games that released. I am curious.

[Chuplayer]

I need a list of all the Arcade Card games that released. I am curious.

Not sure how accurate or complete this is, but...

http://www.slowdays.org/wiki/List_of_Arcade_Card_PC_Engine_Games

    Battlefield '94 In Super Battle Dream
    Fire Pro Female Wrestling (WOWOW vs. JWP...)
    Garou Densetsu 2 (Fatal Fury 2)
    Garou Densetsu Special (Fatal Fury Special)
    Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire
    Jong Shin Densetsu
    Kabuki Itouryodan
    Mad Stalker Full Metal Force
    Madou Monogatari I Honou no Sotsuenji
    Ryuuko No Ken (Art of Fighting)
    Strider Hiryuu
    World Heroes 2

[Necromancer]

That's the dirty dozen; there's also another twenty or so titles that don't require an Arcade Card but can use it to improve animation or cut down on loading.