Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection is full of retro licensed goodness

There was a lot of exciting news for retro gamers in the Nintendo Direct. One that got me good was the reveal of the Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection. This collection brings together such out-of-reach licensed classics as The Punisher and Marvel vs. Capcom 2.

Okay, here’s the trailer:

And here’s the list of games. Capitalization is all Capcom marketing:

• 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 SUPER HEROES
• MARVEL vs. CAPCOM 2 New Age of Heroes
• THE PUNISHER

This is extremely exciting to me. I’m always thrilled when old licensed games get re-released because I know it’s often a lot of hoops for the publisher to jump through. Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 is probably the top of the heap, but that doesn’t mean that the others included aren’t great on their own.

The more obscure entry here is The Punisher. Rather than a fighting game, it’s a beat-’em-up where you play as the eponymous anti-hero and Nick Fury. It’s no Alien vs. Predator (hopefully, one day), but it’s appropriately violent and an excellent arcade title.

It comes with some bells and whistles, too. There will be Online modes with rollback netplay, and training modes for all the fighting games. There is also a spectator mode, a jukebox, and screen filters.

Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics will be released later this year for Switch, PS4, and PC.