The best fighting game intros EVER

*Not too sure if this type of topic was on TNL recently...*


Even though the arcade age is over (more or less), fighting games still have to have intros and attract modes.

Pure and simple, name your favorite fighting intros.

My picks:

*Mortal Kombat II- why hasn't this intro made it intact to any of the home versions? Still looks awesome to this very day.

*Samurai Shodown- Haohmaru looks a little dated now, but felling 2 trees in one slash is still damn cool.

*SSF2X- Awesome. We get that cool full-screen Ryu, picks of Chun and Cammy (ooh, you naughty little thing) and an ominous (albeit silly) peek at the hidden boss Akuma/Gouki.

*Real Bout Special- No one can keep Terry Bogard down for the count!

*KoF '98- "It all began in '94; Kept on going in 95'; A few were replaced in '96; It came again in '97; And now its time, here we go; K-O-F is here again; Nothing can stop it- ITS 1998!!!"

*Virtua Fighter 4- Head and shoulders above all the other lame VF intros.

*Vampire Savior- Good, old-school Capcom intro. I love CPS2 music...

*Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter- Its totally in my face!

*SoulBlade/Edge- The song is cool (in a cheesey sort of way), but its got Taki kicking the crap otta a demon. cool

*Ehrgeiz- Lots of pretty glass flying...And no Cloud and co. Sweet.

Super Street Fighter Turbo

Tekken 4 (I hate Tekken)

DarkStalkers

MK 4

MK 2

SF3:TS (I dig the "sketchy" art style)

Last Blade II

Tekken series

Kof: Dream Match on Dreamcast (that animated intro OWNS)

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Originally posted by Zerodash

*KoF '98- "It all began in '94; Kept on going in 95'; A few were replaced in '96; It came again in '97; And now its time, here we go; K-O-F is here again; Nothing can stop it- ITS 1998!!!"

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:lol: Such a great into rap! Is it just me, or right before the rap kicks in does a lo-fi voice say "play that shit like you just got your motherfuckin'..." before being swallowed up by static?

SSF2T.... Truly one of the most impressive ever! Even more impressive when it made it home in tact on the SNES.:)

I like the intro to Waku Waku 7 myself. Then again, I like everything about Waku Waku 7.

Last Blade 2 has probably the most beautiful and stylin' intro(s) I've ever seen. Having more than 1 intro is a nice touch too.

SF Zero 3 gets cheese points for the odd english phrases it flashes up on the screen (Brave or Die or whatever).

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Originally posted by Kidnemo
Kof: Dream Match on Dreamcast (that animated intro OWNS)

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How could I forget that! More games need cell animated intros instead of CG.

Break a spine. -R



















edit: I really didn't like the KOF 98 intro on DC. " =/ " I don't mind anime intros, or what have you, but I prefer the arcade style over it generally.

So far I liked GGX's intro(kickass rockin intro), 3rd Strike's little rap opener with sketchy art, VF4's, and MOTW's intros. I thought they all screamed style with a great representation of the game.

*edit* Oops I almost forgot KOF Dream match's awesome anime intro!

SFIII 3rd Strike:

"Make your first move, so whats it gonna be? A new chapter in the new world of Street Fighter III. The third chapter, so whats it gonna be? Its the Third Strike, yo, Its Street Fighter III."





The SFIII 3rd Strike Soundtrack comes with a minidisc that contains the "complete" raps of the intro and character select screen. Nifty.

Soul Calibur's was cool to begin with, but it was that much better sincew you could modify it.

Capcom Vs. SNK's intro was cool too, nice and nostalgiac. ;)

KoF 98 - The animated intro on Dreamcast was fuckin awesome. i remember losing my mind the first time i saw it. i was in love. this has to be the best intro to a fighting game without question. nothing beats this.

Tekken - fan of all the characters so i like seeing them in CG.

Soul Edge - man, for CG from 1995, it still looks better then most things today, and to think, it's not motion captured. Namco, you're CG gods!

Melee - like you guys really need me to tell you why.

Well, Good thread :)

Tekken series - Each had great CGI opening movie. One of the best CGI work still.

Soul Edge - Same as Tekken, the intro movie is excellent, and the music playing is not bad either. Fits the spirit of the movie well.

Here some more memorable openers:

MOTW
GGX
SF3 3rd Strike
Vampire Hunter/ Vampire Savior
KOF series