Status Reset_Tears Jul 10, 2020
Back in 1993, Sega came up with a fighting game that used 3D polygons and called it Virtua Fighter. They made history, especially in Japan where everyone loved it to bits. Later, the devs came up with another game of this sort called Fighting Vipers, which would never be as popular but I personally have enjoyed it more. Vipers is …
Back in 1993, Sega came up with a fighting game that used 3D polygons and called it Virtua Fighter. They made history, especially in Japan where everyone loved it to bits. Later, the devs came up with another game of this sort called Fighting Vipers, which would never be as popular but I personally have enjoyed it more. Vipers is a bit simpler, quicker, and most importantly -- wackier. I always say, if I'm going to be playing a nonsense fighting game, at least make the characters memorable. And the Vipers are a bunch of armor-wearing goofballs who bring along their skateboards, guitars, and baby angel wings. Also Pepsiman (AKA God) is there, at least in the Japanese release.
Anyways, in 1996, a genius at Sega came up with the idea of mashing these two fighters together for a Saturn game. This wasn't the first crossover fighting game (see King of Fighters), but Fighters Megamix still stands out for its large, vibrant, and kind of insane character roster, and for managing to create its own fighting game style in the process of mixing various concepts together. You have two fighting types you can play with (Virtua or Vipers), two different types of stages to fight in (open or walled arenas), and a whole bunch of extra characters to unlock. Some from Sonic the Fighters, some from Virtua Fighter Kids (they're chibis), one from Virtua Cop, also Rent-a-Hero guy is there... And most importantly...
THE CAR FROM DAYTONA USA
Pack your bags, Smash Bros. There's no contest, this here's the real champ of crossover fighting games ;)