We've reported on the string of success Capcom has enjoyed since the last several years with a strong release of quality software. Along with a fantastic turnout at EVO 2024, which saw over 5,000 participants sign up for Street Fighter 6, Street Fighter III Third Strike also had a very positive turnout during the event, with Japanese player Joe "MOV" Egami taking first place in a tightly contested Top 6, the results has piqued Capcom's interest in dabbling more into their past.

In an interview with IGN, the director of the Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection Shuhei Matsumoto was presented with the question of re-releasing their older games, such as the aforementioned Third Strike, and he seemed pretty enthusiastic about reviving some of their legacy fighters:

"We want all our classic [fighting] games to be available for modern consoles because we just want to be able to reach as many people who may have never had the opportunity to play these games back in the day," Matsumoto stated. "So, we constantly think forward, and we want to make sure that it's as accessible as possible for all audiences."

Capcom certainly has a deep catalog of fighting games that extend beyond Darkstalkers. During the 90's and the better part of the 2000's, the developer/publisher had little issues with running multiple fighting games at once, flexing the prowess of their CP System-II and System-III engines. Fans would be ecstatic if legacy series like Rival Schools or the Star Gladiator/Plasma Sword games. Power Stone, an arena fighter, has always been a beloved arcade game that may also see some appreciation. And given the heavy modern influence the series has on anime fans, there was a critically acclaimed Jojo's Bizarre Adventure fighting game released for arcades in 1998, Heritage For The Future, which also was released for the Sega Dreamcast. It now fetches a very high price online.

There are a long line of games locked behind the paywall of scarcity that would greatly benefit from redistribution. And if companies really want to fight against the practice of emulation, reviving dormant games with modern quality of life features could be paramount.

Which legacy Capcom fighter would you like to play on modern consoles?

SOURCE: IGN