I Love Fighting Vipers

So, a few weeks back, I drove a van full of college-aged children to an anime convention. It was absolutely horrible. Petty arguments were started by several whiny, spoiled bastards multiple times throughout. Finding entertainment was almost impossible due to a lack of good showings and a horrible gaming room with no selection and a smug bastard regulating who gets to play Smash Bros. Brawl. Let's not get into the night at the hospital.

I did get a nice shot of a panda shitting at the National Zoo, though.

One acquisition saved it, though. In exchange for a paltry ten dollars at Mad Gear Games, I walked away with a copy of the Japanese version of Fighting Vipers.

No, I'm no stranger to the game. This was the game I plowed through hundreds of times and slaughtered all who opposed me (my little brother). Yes, I knew this game. I held forward and pressed punch to victory as Jotaro with the best of them. Why would I need two versions of this gem?

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You're damn fucking right.

Sorry, Jeremy. Playing as Rent-A-Hero in Fighters Megamix just wouldn't suffice. I needed to play as PepsiMan. Ever since I found out that the version we received in America was merely some sort of sickly clone of the original with the most interesting bits removed like the still-beating heart torn from a bad-ass, rock n' roll calf, I longed for it. PepsiMan is a hero to all thirsty, American people in Japanese commercials. I had to pay him tribute. Now, I finally can.

Also, Honey's ukulele is neat.

I've always wondered why Fighting Vipers 2 couldn't hold my interest nearly as much as the first. Was it the addition of yet another extreme sports character? Mahler losing his defining, velvet coat from Fighters MegaMix, returning to his former, laughable Mini-Me status? The fact that I saw that amazing video of Daigo in Third Strike on YouTube by the time I bought it, so I HAD to join the world in singing the game's praises?

No. It was DelSol.

He ruined it. The mystique of PepsiMan, present or not, is absent from the game. Who will quench my thirst when I am about to lose? Certainly not some sweaty wrestler. Hell, his entire image is conducive to thirst! He wears his sun mask as a badge, claiming victory over the cool refreshment that PepsiMan brings to the dehydrated! He is no savior.

So, here's to you, PepsiMan. Having witnessed your presence in Fighting Vipers, I can finally rest.

Wait... what?

Pepsiman is the shit. I should take photos of my Pepsiman collection (most of which came courtesy of Zero-chan many years ago) the next time I'm home. The Pepsiman bank that plays his theme music when change is deposited is especially choice.

Though I don't own the Japanese version of FV, I do have Pepsiman's PS1 game, and... well, it's special. That much is certain. Also, Mad Gear Games is the shit. They hooked me up with Asuka 120% Final and Steamgear Mash for dirt cheap the last time I was at a con. That was nice.

I think, in the year 2008, it's time for all of us to look at Fighting Vipers and realize it's shallow and crappy.

But Pepsiman and his theme song rock.

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Also, Mad Gear Games is the shit.

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Make no mistake. Nice to see that they've got some kind of site up, now.

Post the panda pic.

Sega should remake Fighters Megamix in HD. I like that game, fighting with Daytona car is hilarious.

IIRC, played Fighting Vipers in the arcades a couple times. It was alright, but Street Fighter Alpha was out, by the time we got it at least.

How was the Saturn port?

It's a quality port but the graphics aren't at Saturn VF2 level. Fighters Megamix includes pretty much everything from it, though, if I'm not mistaken so it's best to get that instead.

And, I must say the PS1 Pepsiman game is awesome.

I had an absurd obsession with fighting vipers back in the day; even made a web page about it :cool:

I really wish SEGA would get off their asses and drop FV3 on us

Jason "DEAL WITH IT!" Jamieson

1996 up in this bitch

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The Fighting Vipers Picky FAQ|
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by Jason "Deal With It" Jamieson
made 1-22-96
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This FAQ is the the direct property of Jason "Deal With It" Jamieson and if I
find it defaced anywhere else on the internet, I will get pissed and find any
FAQ's that he/she wrote, deface them and post them anywhere I can put them.
Heed my words, or I will punish you, because I am the law...Oops, I got
carried away in the moment.  Anyway, you get the idea.
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Picky's guide|
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The game Fighting Vipers reminded me quite a bit of Virtua Fighter with rings,
and the ability to knock the opponent out of the ring at the end of the
fight.  It looks and feels like Tekken2, though.
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Picky's current list of moves & combos |
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Board slap: B, F, F, P
Upper hi-spin: U/F, P+K+G
Wall smack: P+G up close to wall
Backflip: U/B
Triple stomp: D+K,K,K
Double stomp: D+K,K
Single stomp: D+K
Slide under crotch: While blocking, D+P+K+G
Knee: G+K
Air glove: (Opponent is in the air) F+P+K+G
Dash air: F, F+P+K+G
Jump off ring: While running U/F+P+K+G
Overhead throw: F+P+G
Sweep kick: D+K
Jab punch: F+P
Super slide: while running, D+K
Downed attack: When enemy is on ground, U+P
Frankensteiner: In air on opponent, D+P+K+G
Jump off ring: Do a backflip (U/B)+P or K
Ground board: When opponent is down, D+P

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SUPERS:|
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Super knee: B+K (Counter)
Super uppercut: B+P (Counter)
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Combos |
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P,P,P (3 hit board slap)
P,D+K (Punch/sweep)
P,K (P/K combo)
P,P,K,K (2 punch, high kick into roundhouse)
P,P,K (2 punch, high kick)
P,P,U/F+K (2 punch, flip stomp)
K,K (high kick into roundhouse)
K,K,D+K (high kick into roundhouse sweep juggle)
D/F, P, K (Uppercut into roundhouse juggle)
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WALL COMBOS|
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F+P,P,P (2 punch into head smack)
P,P,K,G+K (2 punck into high kick into knee)
F+P,P,K (2 punch into flip throw)
SU, P,P,K,K,D+K,D+K,K,K, (Super uppercut into 2 punch into high kick into
roundhouse into sweep juggle into triple stomp)
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Picky Vs... |
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Bahn: No real pattern here.  Wait for the attack , Guard and counter.  Easy
as pie.  This would be the stage where you practice your stuff.

Grace: I found her hard.  First off, BLOCK LOW!! She will almost always go for
a sweep.  Block low, then counter W/A P,K combo.  That will knock her off.
Then continue the pattern.  When she starts blocking, switch to a different
combo.  She should be easy as well. 

Picky: Be ready with the quarters.  He is rather annoying with that crotch
slip move.  If he does it, turn around as fast as you can.  Whenever he goes
for a super, hold B+G and when it is launched do the super of your choice OR
do a wall throw.  Be prepared to do some jumping on this guy, since he will
just do a crotch slide on you to piss you off.

Tokio: He has a couple of nice secrets to him.  He will almost always do a
sweep combo on you.  Just duck and guard.  When you get a free chance, do a
super on him to wear down his armor.  When his armor is gone, 2 super knees
will do the trick.

Sanman: He is cumbersome.  He will try to do his Fetus throw on you.  If he
tries, dash away, dash in and do a wall throw in him.  If he gets out of it,
go for a super.  If he dodges that, do a simple combo.  He is another hard
one.

Raxel: The guitar pickin lobo is a little tough, but not too much.  Just start
out with a wall throw and you are off to a good start.  Keep throwing him any
way that you can.  He shouldn't be too tough.

Jane: She is rather tough.  Go for different level combos.  This will throw
her sense off balance so you can do a super on her. 

Candy: Go nuts.  Attack her any way you can.  If she blocks, block and super.
Real easy.

B.H.: He is one tough mother fucker, so be persistent! Hit punch as rapidly
as you can!!!  If he throws a super, counter with a super.  Remember... Be
persistant!!
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Updational fortitude for Picky|
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I need his Crotch slide move and more combo(s).
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Finished.  For the time being.
Deal With It!

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Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater

It's a quality port but the graphics aren't at Saturn VF2 level. Fighters Megamix includes pretty much everything from it, though, if I'm not mistaken so it's best to get that instead.

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Not with the lack of PepsiMan, it's not.

Yah I bought the Japanese FV just for Pepsiman.

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Originally Posted by ChaoofNee

Not with the lack of PepsiMan, it's not.

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Quit capitalizing the man. It's disrespectful. Pepsiman hates CamelCase.

Funny, I was just thinking about this game today. I used to play it all the time, because usually all the Killer Instinct and Tekken machines had crowds of scrubs around them, and the FV machine was always available.

I can't remember if I punched someone into the Pepsi truck or saw someone else do it, but I spent a whole summer trying to do it again at the Farley's Family Fun in West Des Moines. Must've been a one in a million shot.

Also, punching the armor off of Honey never got old for some reason.

I've only played FMM and FV2, but the characters and fighting mechanics just felt like clunky VF.
If by some miracle Sega were to revisit an old fighting game series, I'd rather it be Last Bronx than FV.

Pepsiman does look pretty awesome, though.

FV was for the Saturn, correct? I don't think I've ever played it. I'd like to try it out somethine, though.

Yup, FV, Fighters Megamix and Last Bronx all came out on the Saturn. LB has a PC port tho that looks way better. Not sure if FV got one too.

Fighting Vipers and Last Bronx both had Sega Ages releases on PS2.

I'm a shooter not a fighter so I shouldn't comment, but having paid $7 for PS2 FV was a waste of money, I personaly have more fun playing Mortal Kombat or Eternal Champions.
I think running such a clunky blocky graphics engine on my PS2 may have actually taken years off it's life.

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Originally Posted by Shooting Love

I'm a shooter not a fighter so I shouldn't comment, but having paid $7 for PS2 FV was a waste of money, I personaly have more fun playing Mortal Kombat or Eternal Champions.

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SHIMONOGRAH!

Shooting Love's armor breaks off as he bounces off of the ropes and flies 400 feet from the ring