I'm actually kind of upset that with all these various fighting game ports, there was no mention of one of the best original iOS fighting games to ever be delisted, Flappy Fighter.

that dudley doing a bnb in a sub 30 fps, delay based netcode mobile version of sf4 is amazing

i remember playing sf4 during classes with buddies and at summer school when we were burnt on cod zombies mobile

Surprised to see nobody talking about the iOS port of Street Fighter x Tekken, it was a genuinely impressive feat for a touch screen. I remember it looking stupidly crisp for a mobile game at the time, and the the local Bluetooth multiplayer was surprisingly functional. Check it out sometime!

Kof 2012 is a blast, it’s actually so fun despite being on mobile, and they found a great way to deal with the execution difficulty.

This was such a wild time in gaming. Playing Street fighter 4, GTA, Mega Man X, and even Jet Set Radio on iOS seemed cool at the time but so wild now

You're absolutely right, these were my gateway into fighting games as a whole. Back in 2013/2014, I was a kid with an iPhone 4 who relied on GBA emulation and mobile versions of fighting games because I was on vacation in Ecuador and couldn't play these games on console yet. I played the mobile versions of SFII (which also had Champion Edition and Hyper Fighting), SFXTK, SFIV, and MVC2.

I played so much of that MvC2 port, like I actually could do small neat combos with the normal controls and unlocked everything in a few days. also put an insane amount of time into KoF XIII and SF4 ios ports back then... was better cause I had someone else to fight against locally was my weird way to get into fighting games besides when I found SF4 AE for $10 at Gamestop

Wow that Soul Caliber 1 port really does look good! Surprised how well it seemingly runs too, especially compared to the others here

Good thing you’ve mentioned Vita Fighters. It was ported from the PS Vita, and I’d say the mobile version is an improvement with the current updates.

The iOS version of MvC2 was how I played it as a kid since I didnt have a Dreamcast, a PC capable of emulating it, nor was able to buy the 360/PS3 versions that were delisted. It and UMK3 were the best way to kill time on the way home from my freshman year of highschool

Great video! Those MK3 models look surprisingly a lot like their 2D counterparts. Also thanks for bringing up KOF 2012! I thought that game was delisted, I don't know when they put it back on but now I can play it again :D

While I first played it in an arcade at four years old, I grew up with that mvc2 port for a number of years. I rarely got passed the first match, but I still played the hell out of it anyways. It’s arguably what got me into fighting games. I also remember the game running a lot faster too so maybe it’s a glitch that occurred over time due to the delisting and aging of the game overtime or something. I think it’s based off the ps2 version because of the sound effects and the title screen.

I had UMK3 on iOs. Still my favorite fighting game of all time. I’ll never forget the hours upon hours of learning all the characters specials and dial-a-combos.

What a blast from the past to see old iPhone games.

SF4 Volt was my intro to traditional fighters. i have fond memories playing it at school with friends over bluetooth.

"Buy me a Buriki One PCB" lol

Man a remake of Umk3, talk about an obscure release indeed.

I can tell that opening QSound jingle was from one of the Darkstalkers games

Thank you for this trip down memory lane. Can’t believe all of this I lived thru and now is history 😂. We’re getting old.

This was a cool topic. I liked what you said about that SF4 version. Anytime a handheld fighting game simplifies things while not losing the core feeling of a beefier console/PC/arcade fighter, I am always impressed. Been that way since Samurai Shodown on the Game Boy & Gear. It's cool to see which games succeeded and which ones stumbled here, and why. I really should check out more mobile fighters; Vita Fighters looks pretty sweet. I've barely played fighters on mobile, but the ones I have enjoyed more were mobile-specific ones like Final Fighter and Shadow Fight 3 (I'm waiting for the console/PC version of Metal Revolution though), so I'm gonna have to look into Vita Fighters. I've also seen a video on why something called Flappy Fighters is apparently an awesome mobile fighter thanks to its controls tailored specific to touchscreens, so... I guess I should play more mobile fighting games, lol.

What an awesome video idea, good stuff man

Thank you for preserving these 🙏

KOF 2012 Is pretty much THE standard for mobile fighting game ports. It really strikes a good middle ground between a simple control scheme but still having the mechanical depth of the game it's based on. They even still give an option to use actual normal commands, to the point that when I finally got my hands on MAME and kof2002 I knew a bunch of the commands already just through experimenting. It truly really got it right so early on lol.

holy shit dude thanks for covering these games. I played all of these when I just got an ipad 2 as a kid and I miss the soul caliber port so much. The best ios fighting game port imo.

Love ur content, keep it going bro. I love da kusoge

Mobile gaming looked so promising then it just nose dived smh

fell in love with your channel and have been watching all morning. thank you dope ass content broski

I checked out Vita Fighters after I watched the video, and it's amazing for touch screens, how did I not know of the game earlier. Thanks!

it's just speculation, but i bet the slowdown in all these mobile ports is probably an intentional design choice. these games - particularly Marvel vs Capcom 2 - play pretty fuckin' fast. since you're already battling with the touch controls too, maybe the developers thought slowing the game down a little would be a good idea for giving players more time to act/react.

oh hell yeah, these were good, espcially umk3 ios, still have these actually!

It’s funny, the smartphone market has some powerful hardware to have older games run on them without issue (especially Apple’s A-series & it’s derivatives). I’d love to be able to download a perfect port of the 2D Street Fighter series on my iPhone (current iPhones BTW), sync an Xbox or PlayStation controller (now super easy & supported Apple/Android), & go ham. & yes, the smartphones today can also be wirelessly (or wired) connected to a TV easily. I’d also love ports of the Arcade versions of the Mortal Kombat series too.

yoooo this channel is insane :)

KOF 2012 brings back memories. I played it a lot to kill time in high school, right around the time I got into the classic Neo Geo games. The combos were easy to understand and surprisingly fun to do on a touch screen. I remember nearly unlocking the entire gallery before my parents bought me a new phone and I said goodbye to my old one. I've yet to play the actual console version of XIII but in the meantime this was a close enough substitute. Surprisingly really good for what it was.

I'd love to see you check out all of the Vita ports of fighting games, as a lot of them are pretty interesting. Heck, a video on all of the 3DS ports of fighting games would be cool, as well.

You can unlock all the characters on the Naomi board with a code in the system settings.

Thanks for introducing me to Vita Fightres dood. The game is so fun and its rare to find a fun fighting game on mobile

I'd like to see more of this tbh. This was fun. I had no idea about the KoF port !

I definitely remember beating the arcade version of Soulcalibur twice as well as buying the iOS version of the game. I also remember playing the iOS version of MK3.

I seriously couldn't believe the wquality of th eIOS port of Soulcalibur. I actually unlocked almost everything without even noticing it was so neat.

I laughed seeing you try to do the iron man infinite at the end

You know, it's kind of ironic, at the time fighting games on mobile were a novelty and little more (still are on the official markets) but because modern phones tend to be emulation powerhouses, I actually use mind as my main method for playing fighters away from my PC, just link up some bluetooth controllers or plug my stick in through a usb-c converter and just have a go with some dreamcast era fighters

2:34 That makes sense from a technical perspective why it did so well within the limitations of IOS devices at the time.

I really missed this intro almost as much as I miss marvel 2 on iOS played that so much on the bus

I remember finding some random sf3 3s port under a generic name and icon in the Play store ages ago, worked perfectly on that PlayStation phone. Wish I still had it

i remember absolutely grinding KOF98 on mobile, was a big part of my tweenhood and introduced me to SNK, good times honestly

Dude I remember that umk3 port my cousin had it in his phone and I played the hell out of it lmao. I loved it

Good vid bro. Nice to see you cover these ports.👍 I think alot of people forget about that 3d looking Umk3. 1:15 Soul Calibur. MvC2.👍😄 5:57 Lol!

Amazing vídeo as always

Love the video. May be you can also try emulator on android like MAME, Flycast, ps1, dolphin to play fighting game :)), i dont have a pc/console, so those emulators are my only way to play all the retro fighting games. Love them :))

Fantastic content

Oh man, getting flashbacks to playing that MK port on a freind's ipad 2

I remember fondly playing SF4 for iOS (the OG without online mode) and when I knew Volt was releasing I purchased in a heartbeat on day 1. Online was smooth and we had a pretty big community on the Line app and in TouchArcade forums. Back in the day I was a top player with Guile as a main and without using the easy modes (autoblock and easy specials). I even got my spot as top 1 for a while, but it was just so fun to boot up and play online with a lot of different players or entering tournaments ran by the community. So it was a shame when CE came out with more characters but unplayable online after, a problem still present even after a few years of the release date. Hopefully we get something as good as Volt or better in the future, since I think Volt was the definitive version even today.

I remember playing SF4 and MVC2 on my ipod alot. I remembered looking for em on the app store later and couldnt find em

I loved that UMK3 mobile port! I used to play it at my old gas station job all the time, wish it was still available. I love the low poly models. I used to play OG UMK3 on snes as a kid, but that was one of my last fighters that I played for years, until MK9 in 2011. Since then I've been way more into fighters and even run a podcast on them with my gf called Wake Up Three, but this weird mobile port was definitely part of what got me back into them. Love it.

Very well done video 😎👍🏾 playing the Japanese DC version of MvC2 was even more of a pain because it had three different types of points to use, and it relied on players going to the arcade to stick their VMU in the cabinet and play in order to get one of the types of points that way. So if you lived in the US, your best bet if you had that version was to just find a way to download the save file with everyone unlocked. Otherwise, you'd only be able to unlock maybe 10 of the hidden characters 😂

Edge master would go on to become a popular fighting game trope.

10:35 Eyyyy a Razor Kishi! I just bought one for pretty cheap to use with an old phone and I LOVE IT

I wish Mighty Fighter 2 was still on the App Store. It was my timekiller back when it was, a combo centric fighting game full of a wide range of parodies from SF and SNK to anime to live figures. I hope it comes back in some form eventually. My nostalgia would go through the roof.

can't wait for the buriki one breakdown

mvc2 on ios was my first fighting game

3:23 we need more stuff like this. I wonder why NetherRealm hasn't done serious versions of this

I remember that there was Tekken Bowl for iOS back in the day. It's not a fighting game, but it's a fighting themed bowling game. Seeing Heihachi roll a ball down the lane made me laugh like hell. I have a 4th generation iPad that runs iOS 10 or 11 (I don' remember) and is jailbroken just to play these old games that are either delisted or weren't recompiled for 64-bit support to run on the newer devices.

I think my first fighting game experience other than Smash Bros was playing SF2T on my mom's iPad. I don't remember much, but i do know I played it a ton

I'm glad that in the modern day there exists fighters MADE for mobile such as Legacy Wars. Cool to see these still technically live on

i used to play some of these!!! my mains in sf4 volt were ehonda and deejay.

I'm surprised you did not mention floppy fighter

Janky mobile ports are my jam. I played quite a lot of Soulcalibur on Android and it worked very well. Even had controller support!

Great Stuff!

Mannn... I know SF x Tekken gets hate these days but that was my Jam on my iPad back then. I ended up buying the Ps vita and PC version shortly after. Viewing this video also makes me wish Capcom somehow considered porting the 3DS version of SF4 to mobile.

The mobile port of Soul Calibur I played was smooth and flawless. Best looking version when played on HDMI on tv with gamepad

My guess about the price inflation in SoulCalibur is that they actually added the full roster later on, or at least that's what I know. I was like 12 when the port came out so I grabbed an APK instead, and it had only the default roster. Years later after it got delisted, I downloaded a random APK and it had all the characters. Idk if they actually added them in later on which caused the price inflation, or if the APK I got was modded lol. But like the mobile port didn't had any way to unlock more content, so idk. That's the reason I always prefer the Dreamcast version.

There was a Soul Calibur knock off I remember playing called “Blades of Fury”.

I actually have that old Soul Calibur port on my phone, though it's an Android device. You can find old, delisted Android games online and install them without much difficulty (as long as they don't require an internet connection), but I doubt it's that easy for iOS devices.

THANK YOU

This video is underrated

I remember the UMK3 iOS port, I played a whole lot of matches with my younger brother during car rides, and out in public. It was very fun, even if controlling a fighting game character on a touch screen is complete jank.

I was lucky to have bought two of these

I bought sf4 ce upon release on android but played volt on a iphone 5 back in the day, loved em. Snk have released a bunch of their fighters on android not sure about ios

8:22 “YOU WANNA LEARN HOWDA DO A F****** INFINITE?!” Idk if it’s intentional but nice Easter egg lmao

Oh, classics. Iron man and amingo on training stage.

also flappy fighter was delisted or maybe relisted already it's a legit great fighter that isnt hindered by being on phone it's on ios but idk if you can buy it still

I never heard of SoulCalibur on ios. It looks awesome!

i remember having the sf4 and the mk3

I remember playing mk 3 on my ipod touch, was never good at it. Though it and MK vs DC were my introductions to the series. By the way no flappy fighter?

I had most of these games! That’s the only genre I play. Sad that such games has been removed from the store. These days there’s not much quality arcade fighting games anymore.

Mvc2 was a crazy port

Luckily for me I have all three of these games! 🤗 Both Mortal Kombat and Marvel are on my older iPad 1 and 2 and iPhone 4 but the soul caliber game I purchased for android back in 2016 and it plays on all my android devices including my S21 ultra still today. These games show up in my purchase history but sadly on iOS it’s a 32 bit game so it doesn’t run on current iOS devices 😢 so I keep my older apple tech to play them.

My first ever fighting game (besides smash melee) was Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 on iOS....

It's funny, Street Fighter IV on mobile was indeed my pipeline to Capcom and 2D fighting games as a whole. I got genuinely sweaty with that port and eventually made me check out the game AND the FGC. So yeah, not exactly the most ideal way to play the game, but boy was it an effective gateway.

UMK was da bomb! Found it weird that EA actually had the license for that port, but still wish Apple kept this on the App Store.

I've always been kind of curious to see what the hell these even look like

The fact that these all STILL look better than ANYTHING on the App Store today is so depressing.

Kof 2012 is genuinely so fun.

That MK3 port breaks my heart man. I know it's probably doo doo; still want to play it

KOF 2012 is one I say is still worth playing even if it takes a while to load

6:04 Threw the joint over the game so that light wouldn’t show and your folks cut it off 😂😂😭 the memories 🤦‍♂️

If it’s a way I would love to download some of these

I had a weird java port of UMK3, it had a small roster and was clunky

I downloaded that MK game on IOS when i was 12 LMAO i remember being young and only bought it cause of MK9