Capcom is finally rereleasing Marvel Vs Capcom 2 along with six other classic games, including the first true arcade port of The Punisher in 31 years

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Marvel fans and fighting game fans rejoice, our shared day has come! Capcom has announced Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics, a collection of seven games connected to the eponymous fighting game series. 

Per Capcom's trailer for the collection, the games included are X-Men: Children of the Atom, Marvel Super-Heroes, X-Men Vs. Street Fighter, Marvel Super-Heroes Vs. Street Fighter, Marvel Vs. Capcom: Clash of the Super Heroes, and Marvel Vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes. 

You'll notice that's only six games. The last game is a true arcade port of classic brawler The Punisher, a rare treat in itself given the game's notoriously poor translation to vintage consoles, which does indeed include online co-op.

"Gonna take you for a ride back to the arcades with MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics!" reads Capcom's social media announcement. "7 legendary games, one Super Heroic collection, coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Steam in 2024."

Here's the trailer for the collection:

Gonna take you for a ride back to the arcades with MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics! 7 legendary games, one Super Heroic collection, coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Steam in 2024.#MarvelVsCapcomFightingCollection #MvCFightingCollection pic.twitter.com/u8SUoDDkNaJune 18, 2024

Capcom's fighting game collections are usually a lot of fun for fans of classic arcade fighters, and this one in particular has some real gems. X-Men: Children of the Atom is an underrated classic, and of course, Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 is beloved as one of the best fighting games of all time, with a thriving competitive scene.

The collection does leave out the modern crossover games Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, which had several iterations, and its ill-received sequel Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite, neither of which technically fit under the "arcade classics" banner. But there's more than enough there to keep fighting game enthusiasts and Marvel fans alike entertained.

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