SF Alpha 3, the only SF game I don't suck at!

Xyga · Joined: 05 Nov 2013 Posts: 7050 Location: block

Watched some comparisons and those confirm both (SFA2 & SFA3) are best on the Saturn...if you put aside the PS2 ports that are straight emulation of the arcades indeed, bar the looks.

(PS1 ports are honourable, ok for playing just not the best overall)

lol Anthology has a HDD install option ?

cj iwakura · Joined: 27 Jan 2009 Posts: 1382 Location: Coral Springs, FL

I actually just noticed that the Saturn OP of SFA2 has completely different instrumentation...

AC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3gVWNwDmls

Saturn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-WN-hG4I4s

Is it weird that I prefer Saturn's?

KAI · **Posted:** Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:19 pm

Yeah, the saturn port uses the internal sound chip instead of emulating the q-sound, that's why it sounds different, and the psx port has redbook audio.

<3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPgCfmvWCkY

FinalBaton · Joined: 08 Mar 2015 Posts: 3622 Location: Québec City

Yep superb stuff those Saturn ports. Both edge out their Playstation peer (difference is bigger for SFA2 even). But Playstation ports are good for a fix still.

Saturn port of SFA3 is incredibly close to the arcade, with absolutely all of the animation frames in there thanks to the RAM cart. Besides the music, only thing different is an aspect ratio that's a bit wider (Playstation's is actually closer to the arcade in this regard) according to the vid below, but on a crt it shouldn't be noticeable

an incredible port, still worth it today. PS2 collection is an emulation of CPSII, as Xyga said

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdQ0ip9KJCE&t=1321s

Bloodreign · Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 1153 Location: Louisiana

FinalBaton wrote:

Yep superb stuff those Saturn ports. Both edge out their Playstation peer (difference is bigger for SFA2 even). But Playstation ports are good for a fix still.

Saturn port of SFA3 is incredibly close to the arcade, with absolutely all of the animation frames in there thanks to the RAM cart. Besides the music, only thing different is an aspect ratio that's a bit wider (Playstation's is actually closer to the arcade in this regard) according to the vid below, but on a crt it shouldn't be noticeable

an incredible port, still worth it today. PS2 collection is an emulation of CPSII, as Xyga said

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdQ0ip9KJCE&t=1321s

Watching that video again, and seeing someone responded to a comment I made there awhile back. This one guy, thinks the PSP version is the best version, the poor, poor sad little guy. So, so wrong.

AFXisatwin · Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 353

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Watching that video again, and seeing someone responded to a comment I made there awhile back. This one guy, thinks the PSP version is the best version, the poor, poor sad little guy. So, so wrong.

He might be wrong about how alpha 3 max is very different gameplay wise from arcade alpha 3, but just look at how many characters they added for max. Deejay is one of my favs so it would interest me to learn alpha 3 version (always play st deejay btw). New port idea would be to figure out how to make alpha 3 max as arcade perfect as possible while also adding the new characters.

Mortificator · **Posted:** Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:32 pm

Dee Jay's in the arcade Alpha 3 Upper, though. Max only brought in Yun, Eagle & Maki (from CVS2), and Ingrid.

AFXisatwin · Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 353

Mortificator wrote:

Dee Jay's in the arcade Alpha 3 Upper, though. Max only brought in Yun, Eagle & Maki (from CVS2), and Ingrid.

ah ok. good call sir on the correction.

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