I Ranked All 30+ Games in Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- Capcom released the Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium for all platforms. It's a collection of some of the best arcade games from Capcom including Black Tiger, Side Arms, DarkStalkers and so many more. Son Son is a free download and you can either buy each game you need or pay a set price to download them all. Here's a look at ALL games available in this collection.
A digital copy of this collection was provided to me for the purpose of this video. Thank you!
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Sorry for being Negative Neddy but what was the point in the CAPCOM Fighting Collection when we have THIS?
Thank you for ranking the games of CAPCOM Stadium 2, Riggs. :)
@@kenterminateddq5311 Capcom Fighting Collection has a few more games (including a couple of rarities like Red Earth), and rollback netcode for online play. So serious retro fighting game fans will find a lot more substance there. If you're just a regular retro guy and only want to mess around playing a couple of arcade mode fights in Vampire Savior/Darkstalkers, then this Stadium 2nd collection is all you need.
@@sonicmania9993 IDK we all have different tastes and opinions. I also feel the same way about Beat 'Em Up Collection, such a waste of money, IMO.
Did u buy Stadium 2? I am thinking about getting it. The list looks really good.
Is this available in physical format and if yes where can you buy it from?
@@kevinhayes7967 No physical release has been announced for Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium.
Super Puzzle Fighter Turbo is S-tier, easily. Sunk so many hours into it on the PS2 and GBA.
Agreed
I had it on Dreamcast way back
I had it for pc. I remember my mam giving me it say now it’s not a fighting game it’s just a puzzle game so don’t get too excited! So I was initially disappointed because it wasn’t street fighter 2 turbo or whatever but then I played it and fell in love with it 😂
It would be so cool if Capcom could have arcade stadium as a front-end and you could import Stadium 1 and 2, SF Anniversary Collection, and the Beat Em Up Collection. Have all the actual cabs in there.
It stinks to jump between collections to get to other games.
@Peaceful Skull Gaming I still buy them but would be nice if they all could be added to one unified UI
What's interesting is that, most of the games I want to play I have in their other collections. There are a few games here that i will probably pick up a-la-carte: to your point, Capcom creating something similar to a playstation game room, where I can have all of these and hang out would be pretty cool.
@@twanmrdr I'm surprised there's so much overlap on these recent collections with how big their library of games is.
The thing that sucks about Capcom arcade stadium is it’s strictly offline. Just score boards.
@Peaceful Skull Gaming Yes, by selling their ideas. *AND??*
A lot of these were included on the Capcom Classics Collection series that was released on PS2. The two games had a LOT of bonus features (game art, invincibility on certain games, interviews with certain staff members).
I was thinking same thing i still have that on ps2 and played it recently so no point in wasting money on this lol
Willow Is one of my favorite arcade game. I always hoped it came out for home consoles. It wold be sweet if it came to this Arcade collection
Slammasters is perfection. The wrestlers have a nice variety of moves and tag team mode is still great fun especially with a friend. One of my personal favorites.
Black Tiger alone sold me on this. I remember playing it at a skating rink I used to go to as a kid. Haven’t played it since (or seen it anyplace else), but it always stuck in my mind.
Weird. I also played it at a skating rink and haven't been able to play it since lol.
Nintendo Wii had it on the virtual console
It has been a fav of mine also since I was young. And the logo design is hardcore as hell!
@@cliffjumper1984 after this collection was announced I googled it and found out I had missed a couple of opportunities to play it on consoles before this. Doh
Why waste money on this garbage when u could just build a MAME cabinet
Awesome video
Cap com is one of the oldest and best video game companies in the world. I am a huge arcade compilation fan. Wish more companies would produce Arcade compilations. Hope Capcom produces more Arcade compilations. This is an excellent collection. This might be the very best Arcade collection ever
I've really wanted a Marvel Fighter collection for the longest time. Especially for X-Men COTA. The graphics were mind blowing at the time and it never got a arcade perfect port.
M.A.M.E
yeah same i hope it comes out soon
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I share your fondness for Black Tiger. When they announced it for the PS2, I actually reserved it. I was the only one. They really should remake it! Enjoyable video.
I picked up the capcom fighting collection today and loving it the psychical version came with that 3 w code so that was a nice bonus. All of the capcom collections are awesome!. I was able to play games I never played before and also some of the games I have on emulation don't play very good. Great video sir!
Alpha 3 and Black Tiger makes me want this compilation all day
With Capcom's NES and SNES Disney games having seen re-release compilations, I wonder how long it will be before we see a Capcom Marvel game compilation. It might be more difficult licensing-wise to pull off, but I know a lot of folks would love to see one.
I am one of those folks
I'm still upset they pulled Marvel vs Capcom Origins 2-in-1 from Xbox Live Arcade; I didn't know they were gonna pull it & missed my chance to buy it! At least I got Marvel vs Capcom 2.
Marvel vs Capcom collection, X-men Children of the Atom, X-men, Simpsons Arcade Game.
Oh, wow, I love Gun Smoke! I never beat it when I was younger, but revisited it like a year ago and was finally able to get there!
now you can rewind so you can finally beat it! haha
Just did the nes version myself not long ago. Felt good to beat a game I owned 30+ years ago but couldn't beat it.
I agree. I'd like to see the Arcade version of Willow come to home consoles too.
Another great compilation review, thanks John!
I hope they give us a CPS3 Arcade for their 3rd Arcade and give us the SF3s.
I’m going to buy this Arcade 2 pack on Steam and Switch
Absolutely, we need CPS-3
That and at least Power Stone 1
Magic Sword!
Love that game. Remember being a kid in the arcades in the Summer of 1990. The music! I found out much later: it's the same composer as Mega Man 1.
Magic Sword is the hidden gem in this collection.
Correction needed at 13:45. You can in fact play street fighter 2 all the time and barely get time to comment on YouTu.....wait. I gotta get back to Street Fighter 2! 🤣
dude! I've been looking for the name of magic sword for soooooo many years sin i was a kid! i remember watching other kids playing it! but i never could ask the name of the game! now thanks to you i can finally play it on my switch! thanks soo soo much man!
Omg i remember black tiger from when i was young but could never remember the name, thank you for bringing this wonderful piece of nostalgia back to me
Thank you. I am in debt to you. Please accept some Zenny coins.
John, you remind me of Jimmy Two times from Goodfellas how you repeat some things twice. 😂
One of my best memories as a kid was playing Black Tiger in my Arcade it was always the Goal to beat it on one quarter !! Awesome game its a S tier for me. Looking forward to this collection when its available tomorrow to play !!!!
Who knew that 20 years later, Capcom would still be releasing the exact same game compilations as the Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 1 & 2 for PS2/XBOX, and people still act like Capcom is doing us a huge favor, we've been sold these same games in the same package with no frills for so long now.
At least the Vol. 2 disc has a really cool version of that Capcom Quiz arcade game with a ton of new Capcom trivia. Only quiz game I ever loved.
People might say well there's all the cool fighting games, but almost all of those are available on a different modern compilation.
I remember playing Savage Bees at some kind of arcade in New Jersey circa 1987. Fun time!
19:27
"street figher II is an S tier game all day long ... and im giving this game an A"
haha
I can see why you like SF Alpha 1 the best; the controls and chain combos were more liberal and similar to Darkstalkers but a bit watered down. Every Alpha after was more traditional.
There's a bunch I'd love to see if they ever make a "3rd Stadium". Star Gladiator, Plasma Sword, Tech Romancer, Rival Schools/Project Justice, and some of their awesome licensed games - Willow, Punisher, Marvel VS Capcom, Alien VS Predator etc.
Giga Wing 2. Mars Matrix
POWER STONE 1 & 2!!!
Liscencing issues make it very unlikely to get several of the arcade classics, but I still hope one day we’ll get Cadillacs and dinosaurs, aliens vs predator and the Punisher. All great brawlers. As many have said, Willow would be great as well. We can dream, can’t we?
Maybe we’ll get the Japanese versions that aren’t licensed like we did with this collection.
Alright, I've waited all day so I could finally get off work and enjoy this great video from brother Riggs😎
Cadillacs and dinosaurs deserves to be on the third
Still waiting on Final Fight 3 and 2
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Hell Yes!!!! 3 Wonders. I loved this game and have fond memories of it. 3 games in 1 for the price of one game, sold!!
John: this game is great and is exactly how it should have been
Also John: I'm I would give it a higher rank if it was different.
Good to see I'm not the only black tiger fanatic out there. People don't seem to bring that one up too often
It was supposed to get an NES port. if the NES version came out you'd see a lot more talking about it.
@@JohnRiggs dude, I had like a sears catalog and it was listed in there. I remember around Xmas time getting the catalogs in the mail and just staring at the one screen shot they would have of games that weren't out yet lol
@ 5:20 i appreciate you sharing your bias there. :) @ 13:36 *Too true!* The only other memorable Fighting Game from that period for me that was *not* a CAPCOM game was Eternal Champions which was SEGA's entry and it was *brilliant!*
The Mega Man arcade games and Gunsmoke have sold me on this compilation. I may pick up an arcade stick to complete the feel
I was sold on this game with Darkstalkers, Magic Sword and the Mega Man games!! Also getting it for my Switch so I can play on my OLED!!
Saturday Night Slam Masters alone…outstanding
I was going through the comments waiting for somebody to say it lol
Magic Sword and To2wer of Doom..LOVE LOVE LOVE..some of my fav beat em ups
I own both these collections and always fun to jump into for half an hour or so
Willow is a great game. I don't think they ever did a home version of AVP. That would be dope.
Aliens VS predator from 1993 has been one of my wishes I have wanted as well for all consoles for along time.
Yeah i want it bad
It (AvP) got one home release on the capcom plug and play console, I'd get one, but pretty sure the error would kill me for spending £150 for one game
Magic Sword! Black Tiger! These are some of my favorite Capcom arcade games! Forgotten Worlds… the list goes on and on!
UN Squadron, Strider 2, Slam Masters 2, Red Earth, and Ataxx could be included in a third collection.
UN Squadron's in the same pile as Dynasty Wars, Warriors of Fate, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, and The Punisher. Not happening as they're not paying for licenses.
Red Earth is on the Capcom Fighting Collection that came out in June. I noticed that Capcom Arcade Stadium 2 has most (but not all) of the same fighting games as their Fighting Collection, like the Darkstalkers games, Hyper Street Fighter 2, Puzzle Fighter 2, etc.
Also Ataxx is actually not a Capcom game. They only published it in Japan.
Black Tiger and Magic Sword and I am all in!
Plus there are so many other great games. This collection is a no-brainer.
I hope we get power stone 2. But it needs the psp content
Gum Smoke!! Finally I got it after 30years..one of my most favourite game that introduces me to a game world .. this is awesome information.Thanks!
@@mastersproutgamer9327 Hahahaha !! Yess "Gun Smoke"..typing mistake 🤣🤣
My all time favourite Classic game..Going to enjoy this one..!
Hissatsu Buraiken actually did come out in U.S. arcades under the name "Avengers" in 1987. I played it at many an arcade when I was a young teen and I loved it as much as Gunsmoke.
Nice video John !
I think we all can agree that Street Fighter is a game that is so bad that it shouldn’t of had a sequel
But, we are very glad it did❤
In SF1 you actually have to press the button BEFORE doing the directions. You'll pull off the special moves a lot easier.
Enjoyed playing it the other day. Had pre-ordered it and was surprised when it was ready.
I hope we get a Capcom Arcade 3rd Stadium. I looked up every Capcom Arcade game that wasn’t licensed, and I found the remaining 32 Capcom games that aren’t on any compilation. Maybe that one will have some 3D games like PowerStone or Plasma Sword.
Also, all of these games were released in the USA but had to use the Japanese rom due to licensing issues.
Gan Sumoko (Gun.Smoke)
Hissatsu Buraiken (Avengers)
Powdered Gear (Armored Warriors)
Senjo no Okami 2 (Mercs)
Tatakai no Banka (Trojan)
Some of those games are on the first collection
I just downloaded The Capcom Arcade cabinet (ps+ PS3 streaming) There is certainly a lot of crossover.
Except for licensed games like Willow, are there any arcade games left for a 3rd collection?
I'm sure they can scrounge up something.
Video is looking great John! What are you shooting with these days?
I use a Canon M50 for most of my stuff but still use my cell phone for travel and convention videos (currently Pixel 6)
@@JohnRiggs hey dude. Did you buy that game in stores or did you download it
Where did you get the physical copy from? Instant buy as long there is English language
Would love to have seen Rival Schools on this or the fighting collection, so that would be my hope for the next one.
great review John, I didn not know of these packs, do you know if there is a 3rd Capcom pack that's available?
Bought this solely for Saturday Night Slam Masters.
I second the Willow arcade game. Maybe Capcom can work out a deal to release it on it's own when the new series launches. Other companies have done that with older games when a TV or movie franchise gets a new entry.
It's worth noting that they were able to "cheat" Gun.Smoke onto this collection by releasing the Japanese version, seemingly in a way to avoid any potential copyright issues. Perhaps they could do so with Willow if the Japanese version isn't licensed.
@@BB-te8tc was that because of the TV show Gun Smoke?
@@BB-te8tc I always thought it was Gun.Smoke specifically to skirt being named the same thing as a TV show here
Yeah, that's the odd thing. They already had the . in there between the two words. I can't think of any other reason why they'd include the Japanese rom (unless there was no English version). I dunno.
@@BB-te8tc Trojan, Avengers, Armored Warriors& Mercs are no different. I’m not sure why Mercs had to be changed
Anybody else not playing this yet? 1927 CDT, and the system STILL won't let me play it😭😭😭😭😭😭
Love Black Tiger, Gun.Smoke, 1943, Speed Rumbler, Magic Sword and Puzzle Fighter
Love that hat design! Great idea and execution!
Street Fighter I is rough. Nostalgia cannot make it an F for me. It was a game changer for me, the first time I saw that fire ball changed EVERYTHING.
Not just Willow, but also including JohnRiggs as a playable character in the game. This will be done to promote JohnRiggs as a new character in the new Disney+ Willow series that is coming out.
Tiger Road! I finally know what the other game I remember was with chase HQ at my most memorable holiday location. 👍
I watch u every night I wear my Kirby sweatshirt while I watch it game channel cool huh❤
I Still love the Capcom arcade classics. I miss playing them
I really loves to play all Capcom Beat ‘em Up!!! 🕹️
Great compilation thanks John Riggs I May Have To Get This Even Though I Have Most Of These Physically And Emulation
Is the alpha 3 arcade version or home? As I do own the arcade in street fighter anniversary edition.
It is the same game. Just no online play. All of the fighters in this collection have no online. That is the difference between the capcom fighting collection, beatemup bundle and SF 30th anniversary collection. Those have online play.
Your love for game makes me happy to see games I've never heard of, too poor to have computers in my childhood but love your channel brother!!
I remember being able to beat Side Arms and Black Tiger with one quarter each when I was 6 or 7 years old. There's no way I can do that now.
You could if you put the time and effort into it.
@@FallouFitness_NattyEdition Now that I'm in my early 40s, I have neither the time or energy to try it.
Need a Konomi collection with Sunset Riders. The arcade I went to as a kid had the 4 player cabinet and had the sound all the way up. It was my favorite and always will be.
Black tiger dang I remember that back in the day....its totally worth it just for that game.
Got this recently specifically just for Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo it's one of my favourite games of all time 😁 Used to play it quite often on the Gameboy Advance SP
19:13 - "Going for broke" is Street Fighter Alpha 3 😂🤣.
Gun.Smoke is still one of my favorite arcade games. I suck at it, but it's so much fun. Right up there with Progear for me.
Great video! These are awesome games
One of the best beat em ups in my own personal opinion and one game that finally needs to make a Home console appearance is Alein Vs. Predator for sure. I loved that game and totally wish they'd give it to us!!!
The Speed Rumbler is the game I couldn't remember the name of that I played at a roller rink in New Paltz, NY back in 88
I wanted these included, but I believe all have potential licensing issues:
Willow
Alien vs. Predator
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Nemo
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystera
Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom
The Punisher
Both Dungeons & Dragons games had a release for the Wii U and other platforms. I expected those most of all. But I wanted Willow and then Alien vs. Predator most of all.
I would love to see these in a future compilation:
Cannon Spike
Giga Wing 2
Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting
Gunbird 2
A fine collection on this, and Tate Mode! That's a nice touch 👌
Digging the haircut, looking sharp.
Edit: I'm a Capcom fan, that Arcade1up Capcom Legacy with Strider and 12 total games is intriguing, if only Arcade 1up were a little better build.
Yeah, that hair was getting ridiculous. And in this heat, no thanks.
In a rush for this edit were ya John? 🤣🤣🤣
I have never seen Gun.Smoke in the arcade, but you CAN shoot forward on the NES version. Just press A&B together.
The Speed Rumbler stars Super Joe of Commando and Bionic Commando fame.
Fun trivia!
And why can't we get Willow again? Last I checked that's an old old old movie. I'd be willing to bet it wouldn't be that hard to get the rights or that expensive. I mean it would be different if it was an expensive property but this is a movie that the studio hasn't done anything with in like 40 years. It's not even a question of if Capcom could get the rights more a question of do they even want to bother spending the money. Since so many companies just want to be cheap and reduce costs. I have no doubt that Capcom could acquire the rights I just don't think they would. I know one thing though they need to fix these bullshit copyright laws. Think about how many games have been delisted in the past decade just because of these stupid mfers in congress and their retarded copyright laws.
Welcome to the family
There was a Willow game for the NES. I don't remember who it is by, but I remember playing and just not caring for the game play.
Also Alpha 2 for me, that’s an S. Favorite SF game by far. Just right amount of characters, just right engine. Alpha 3 is good too but may have gotten a little too cluttered in design.
SFA3 is where 2D fighters peaked for me.
Everything after (whether Capcom made it or not) started to become too cluttered with over the top characters, flashy combos/movesets and complex mechanics.
The one exception is Capcom VS. SNK 2, which I loved.
Looking forward to this collection. I am disappointed though that they put games on here that were just released in the Capcom fighters collection.
a ton of these games are great but absolutely the star for me has to be Black Tiger! I remember sinking many quarters into it in a convenience store when I was a kid! In recent years the cameo appearance in Ready Player One (book version) made me want to try for the single credit clear and I actually got it many years ago! (funny enough in the PS2 collection which was the first time I'd seen it in any capcom collection up to that point!) but super stoked to see it here. that book also hooked my wife on the game and she got her first taste of it on the PS3 collection when IT was the freebie.
so many of the others I loved and could gush about all freaking day, but seeing the likes of Pnickies and the Megaman arcade games (all of which I discovered through Callus, if any emulation fans remember back that far) so cool to see these all again!
8:32 the super nes port of magic sword was not a faithful port - no co-op! Bought that game and was so disappointed just like when I got Final Fight. Great vid, going to get Black Tiger a la carte.
They left out the Capcom vs Marvel games, those would be a perfect fighting collection. Great nostalgic memories
I'd sell a kidney if it could get me X-Men Vs. Street Fighter and X-Men: Children of the Atom on the Switch.
Nice bullet club shirt. 🤘(too sweet).