I remember catching the X-Men cartoon as a kid in the 1990s, though it always seemed to air at inconvenient times. It was my first real introduction to the team, and when X-Men ’97 arrived and picked up the old series as though it had never stopped, I was genuinely excited. Season 1 delivered on…
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Fun Fact: Sega of America Flopping on a Saturn Version of X-Men vs. Street Fighter
X-Men vs. Street Fighter did not see release on the Sega Saturn outside of Japan. Sega of America had a big wig who refused to consider it. His reasoning was because it was a 2D game instead of a 3D one.
Fun Fact: X-Men vs. Street Fighter’s Re-Release Problems
Like all of its other sister games before Marvel vs. Capcom 3 had the similar problem, X-Men vs. Street Fighter never saw a single re-release after its original run. As the rights to the game were lost to Capcom temporarily because of Marvel selling the rights to certain characters to different movie studios.
Fun Fact: X-Men vs. Street Fighter Had a Obscure SNK Copy Cat
An odd thing about X-Men vs. Street Fighter is Capcom released it the same month as as SNK did their title Kizuna Encounter. Both of which featured Tag Team battles.
Fun Fact: X-Men vs. Street Fighter’s Best Home Version
Out of the two home ports, the Sega Saturn version of X-Men vs. Street Fighter was considered to be the better of the two. The PlayStation version removed several things, including Tag Team battles because of the limitations of the console.