In 1998, people in America were introduced to a new fighting crossover. Although already in existence overseas as “X-Men Vs. Street Fighter”, this new installment introduced the ability to fight with a partner and perform team attacks of great scale against your enemy.
Artist Chris Cayco, who we’ve featured a few times before on Kotaku, grew up playing Marvel vs. Capcom (and Marvel vs. Street Fighter) games. His tribute to this, which took him over 175 hours, was to combine every single character to ever appear in Capcom’s crossover series in the one enormous image.
Makes me despise Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite that much more
So much wasted potential
As common as it is today, it is hard to believe that there was a time where gaming franchises crossing over was just a pipe dream. Capcom broke down the wall, but they took the combination of some of the most unlikely of franchises and made it the norm.
Whether it was a colossal successful partnership with Marvel Comics or a collaboration with rivals Namco and SNK, the “Vs.” series brought unforgettable experiences to the fighting genre.
Marvel doesn't just have a bright future ahead of it in films, but in the gaming realm as well. Some exciting new titles are showing up on all hardware, so does that mean gamers are finally catching up with the MCU?
To get this game on my console Spring 2010. This preview just got me hyped up again!
56 characters seems like a ton.
So excited for this. I'm digging the new art style for it.
They could have brought it to more platforms with sprites instead of the fancy graphics. I love MVC and I hope this one is good.
I Remember Playin This Back In The Day One Day One.It Took One Time Thats It And I Was Stuck,Im So Excited About This.It Will Be A Day One Purchase.