Spiral has to be the most impressive sprite Capcom has ever made. All six of her hands have unique, complex rotations and animations, it's completely flawless.
@@p-slayer: If it's any consolation to you, for better or worse, _X-Men: Children of the Atom_ has been recreated on MUGEN with additional characters and additional and custom-made stages.
AS a huge cable fan, I have to state that IS not electricity! 😉 It's His psychic powers constantly fighting against the technovirus from taking over his body 💪 (His arm is already infected)
@@eroscapdevila1200I feel like with his discipline he could be a master Hamon user like William A. Zepeli and Jonathan Joestar, oh and Joseph Joestar too I guess. Wait didn't Capcom also make a Jojo's Bizarre Adventure 2D fighting game?
@@chocov1233 there is a vercion of the x-men where he just casually manages to máster the energy of his optic blast and literally became super Idk if it was in ultimate or somewhere else
@@manuelsisamon7489it's ultimate universe, yes. In that universe he never gets the head injury as a child that causes him to not be able to control his optic blasts and as a result he learns to cover his whole body with the energy and manipulate it fully turning him into a beast godlike power level just like his brother Vulcon
On behalf of the CotA dev team, you are very welcome. A wise Capcom dev once told me the secret to making good games is to remember that you never make a game for yourself, you make it for your players.
I was a teen when these games came out and I still remember the excitement of seeing each of them new in the arcades, starting with children of the atom. Psylocke was always my favorite in that one.
That Iceman sprite is godly, giving a character who is "made of ice" a mostly immobile sprite then adding those auras at the wrists, constantly spewing ice bars, showing off how much power he has in store that just staying there maies ice from *thin air*.... It doesn't get enough recognition!
When games were fully developed. I still love the details of these animated sprites. They show off so much personality of the characters. I love the detail of the idle animation. The little details of finger movements, the movement of the arms or legs. Wolverine’s claws looked so cool in his standing stance.
The fluidity of the sprite work is what caught my attention first back in the mid 90s. Sprite based games simply did not look this amazing anywhere but the arcades back then
I remember being fascinated with how Cyclops body inflates as he breathes in the character menu screen as a child. That and Psylockes sculpted body. Even as a 5 year old, I knew that chick was hot.
I remember being blown away by Capcom's CPS2 graphics when Darkstalkers hit the arcades, about 5 months before Children of the Atom, if I remember correctly. But X-Men was special because I knew the characters so well and they looked and moved spectacularly. And yeah, Psylocke is animated especially well...
@@DragoEpyon He probably meant a Xmen sequel, to give more room to different chars. MSH changed the franchise's purpose totally towards the path of crossovers. And that context limits the amount of xmen representation.
@@KenMasters.No, they should just recreate the original X-Men Vs Street Fighter, but with all the X-Men sprites. Only this time add Jubilee! Wanna see a Sakura/Jubilee tag team!
@@edwardgaines6561 Sure: I think the MvC franchise could’ve went: 1. X-Men 2. Avengers 3. X-Force 4. Marvel Super Heroes 5. X-Men vs. Street Fighter 6. Marvel vs. Street Fighter 7. Marvel vs. Capcom 8. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 9. Marvel vs. Capcom 3 10. ULTIMATE Marvel vs. Capcom 11. ULTIMATE Marvel vs. Capcom 2 12. ULTIMATE Marvel vs. Capcom 3
They got greedy. People make infinite excuses for it but that’s the truth, because they would have had to pay artists and animators what they were worth for it and they decided to just pay scabs who would graphically do it for a fraction of the price.
It's a shame the xmen movies weren't that good. Kids who grew up with the MCU don't realize how cool the Xmen were in the 90s. The Xmen cartoon, then see those same designs (and here the same voice actors) in all the Vs. games. I often find myself playing all these old games whenever I go to conventions. Just like they were new.
Even though Cable, Gambit and Magneto’s games voice actors were great, I wished the used the actors from the 90s show. Colossus had a different actor too but I prefer the game actor for him
I love Iceman’s pose, it’s underrated really, makes me wish in the Comics that he had some martial arts training. It’s always been a thought of mine that any power that allows you to create construct could be improved if you’re able to physically move your body more fluidly.
Nobody (before or after) brought the Marvel Comic characters to life in videogames as accurately as 90s Capcom did. Modern developers just do their own inferior designs or lazily model them on the mocap actors.
CotA has the most amazing 2d animation next to 3rd strike. It is insane how many animation frames they had to cut going forward, especially Marvel 2 cause of the everyone-is-here roster. I can't wait to finally play this on my Switch.
Isn’t it crazy how close iceman and Spider-Man’s sprites are? Just hunch iceman a little bit and move him closer to the ground and he’s basically in the pose.
Guess Imma be the only one here to point it out but Sabertooth's idle animation doesn't look complete. His sprite cycle ends unlike the others who's idle sprites cycle smoothly if that makes sense. Sabertooth's idle animation just resets every time.
I think is deliberate, since his hair and back fur move as if following the sudden "reset", it's kinda like an spasm. Weird but it kinda fits the weirdness of other characters animations like Cyclops legs inflating or Psylocke trembling as if trying to control her strength.
If you didn't grow up in this era then I'm very sorry you missed the best era in gaming. I remember playing X-Men vs Street Fighter and I couldn't believe my eyes. That title screen when Cyclops and Ryu shake hands and everyone interacting was just mind blowing. Marvel vs Capcom and Capcom vs SNK was fucking awesome What a time to be alive. ✌😎👍
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Spiral has to be the most impressive sprite Capcom has ever made. All six of her hands have unique, complex rotations and animations, it's completely flawless.
Even her crouching animation is impressive.
...and that ass. 🔥
Just coming here to say this exact thing. Mind blowing sprite work. 😊
It's definitely up there with Elena's and Pyron's sprites
Agreed
Capcom didn't have to go so hard making these sprites. They'll always look amazing.
They put Konami to shame.
Sprites?
@@kxngnas1 7ups
@@kxngnas1
Sprites look good on the old tvs.
@@tnbn55 im just confused on what sprites are? Movements?
_X-Men: Children of the Atom_ is now 30 years old, and it STILL looks and plays wonderfully.
Shelf life is the ULTIMATE replay value. 👍
@@edwardgaines6561: Agreed, Eddie. ;)
Just wish it had more characters 😞
@@p-slayer: If it's any consolation to you, for better or worse, _X-Men: Children of the Atom_ has been recreated on MUGEN with additional characters and additional and custom-made stages.
@@Loader2K1 I saw that and yes it's cool, but it's not for playstation so it doesn't count for me!
forever the best sprite representation of Marvel chars. Capcom was nailing at that time
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nice
The perfect wolverine. This is how he should be depicted, tiny, muscular and ferocious.
Don’t forget hairy
Perfect, aside from how much it bugs me that his claws kinda jiggle.
@@MSCDonkeyKong true, that looks goofy.
@@MSCDonkeyKongOK, wasn’t the only one who noticed that.
short, not 6 foot hugh jackman.
I like how they capture Colossus and Silver Samurai’s shine. Storm’s wind and lightning in her fighting stance and Cable’s electricity in his arm
Capcom treated all Marvel characters with utmost respect.
AS a huge cable fan, I have to state that IS not electricity! 😉
It's His psychic powers constantly fighting against the technovirus from taking over his body 💪 (His arm is already infected)
@@stefandehmel5952 That I didn't know. 👍
Don't forget Ice Man.
@@Nerdemiafunny how Capcom made Marvel characters better then Disney ever had 😂😂
For some reason cyclops breathing just expands his muscles
Cyclops hamon master?
@@eroscapdevila1200I feel like with his discipline he could be a master Hamon user like William A. Zepeli and Jonathan Joestar, oh and Joseph Joestar too I guess.
Wait didn't Capcom also make a Jojo's Bizarre Adventure 2D fighting game?
Yep, it’s Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future
@@chocov1233 there is a vercion of the x-men where he just casually manages to máster the energy of his optic blast and literally became super
Idk if it was in ultimate or somewhere else
@@manuelsisamon7489it's ultimate universe, yes. In that universe he never gets the head injury as a child that causes him to not be able to control his optic blasts and as a result he learns to cover his whole body with the energy and manipulate it fully turning him into a beast godlike power level just like his brother Vulcon
Everyone had their respective themes except Gambit. Well damn, lol.
Not Marrow or Cable either. And then again, no one had their own theme in MvC 2.
@@ChristienBizzle Capcom should've done more Marvel females that weren't X-Men! 😆
That was gambits theme on his part,that was from xvsf
@@chriskeepit100 No, it wasn't. That was Cammy's theme.
Gambit have its own theme in Marvel vs Capcom Clash of Superheroes correct me if I am wrong
Spiral has gorgeous animations
And yet she only came back for MVC2. 😢
spiral is probably some of the best sprite animation i've ever seen. Some people were having fun making these games.
Shuma Gorath as well
Spiral and Sentinel are my favorites cuz there's so much happening in their idle stance alone. The animation per frame is inSANE.
If I remember correctly, Sentinel sprite is sectioned, meaning each part of his body was separately animated!
A timeless masterpiece. Especially Storm, Psylocke, and Rogue!
*camera flash* pauseeeeeee but fr fr cyclops sprite and tatsu with wolverines bone claw super is so badass
God bless those who made Psylocke and Rogue sprites.
Storm and Spiral too
Forever sad we never got Nightcrawler and Beast. Those seemed like shoo-ins to me
If we had gotten Children of the Atom 2 instead of Marvel Super Heroes I'm sure they would have been in along with Mr. Sinister.
Beast had cameos in some endings back then at least, Kurt had to wait till UMvC3 to appear through a Heroes and Heralds card.
If Capcom ever Makes a Marvel Vs Capcom 4 and No Infinite don't count I will love to see Nightcrawler in a New Marvel Vs Capcom Game.
Beast would fit better now with how they made the combo palette. Nightcrawler would've been a way better Spiderman for sure😂
I would love to see what these artists could do with Nightcrawler.
Cyclops's idle animation has always been fascinating to me; so much detail.
This is the kind of shit that made us become artists and fanart of these iconic characters.
Jean had an incredible sprite in Children of the Atom. She was not playable, but appeared on Cyclops and Wolverine's endings.
I really like the idle animations of Wolverine, Cable, Magneto, Sentinel, & Spiral, I like how fluid they are.
Spiral's idle animation is an absolute work of art. Iceman's icicles look pretty rad too.
Thanks for this, I worked on this game back in the day, you brought back a lot of great memories!
@@TheBwingOn behalf of all 90s kids, thank you so much!
On behalf of the CotA dev team, you are very welcome. A wise Capcom dev once told me the secret to making good games is to remember that you never make a game for yourself, you make it for your players.
@@TheBwing yeah right..
I was a teen when these games came out and I still remember the excitement of seeing each of them new in the arcades, starting with children of the atom. Psylocke was always my favorite in that one.
That Iceman sprite is godly, giving a character who is "made of ice" a mostly immobile sprite then adding those auras at the wrists, constantly spewing ice bars, showing off how much power he has in store that just staying there maies ice from *thin air*.... It doesn't get enough recognition!
The attention to detail is chilling.
Cool
Keep it cool man. It's just ice.
30yrs later. These characters still look great.
God-tier sprites and animation.
These Capcom sprites have aged like finest wine.
Some of the BEST character designs ever
Spiral’s idle animation alone still looks amazing
Pyslocks joints are stiffer than mine 😂
When games were fully developed. I still love the details of these animated sprites. They show off so much personality of the characters. I love the detail of the idle animation. The little details of finger movements, the movement of the arms or legs. Wolverine’s claws looked so cool in his standing stance.
Fully developed? MvC2 is horribly unbalanced and riddled with bugs. It's fun, but let's not act like games weren't being rushed out back then too.
I never liked how they articulated each claw as if they were fingers.
These sprites are pure eye candy and give me life😌
Zoomers will never comprehend how kino this was when it released
So far ahead of its time and the supper jump is a hall of fame game changer. Bring back the MvC Collection Capcom!!!!!
They bring!
Cyclops legs breath 😅
Cable too
they are mutants after all
I love Magneto's hand motion
💯%
Finally some one manchin that
His 1st theme was the best too
The fluidity of the sprite work is what caught my attention first back in the mid 90s. Sprite based games simply did not look this amazing anywhere but the arcades back then
This is Masterful design and spite work. I love how Capcom interpreted these characters.
They don't make them like they used to. Pixel art animation looks so cool and capcam nailed these animations.
Check out Hyper Dragon Ball Z. It’s a fan made project though.
I remember being fascinated with how Cyclops body inflates as he breathes in the character menu screen as a child. That and Psylockes sculpted body. Even as a 5 year old, I knew that chick was hot.
I remember being blown away by Capcom's CPS2 graphics when Darkstalkers hit the arcades, about 5 months before Children of the Atom, if I remember correctly. But X-Men was special because I knew the characters so well and they looked and moved spectacularly. And yeah, Psylocke is animated especially well...
When Capcom was actually nice and said thank YOU for playing.
@@germa9090 Did they stop thanking us? I haven't been paying attention. 😕
@Nerdemia a long time ago, my friend. Now they just say...thanks for the money!
Man, I love this stuff. Sooooo much character expressed in such an economical sprite work. This will always have a special place in my heart.
Compared to Street Fighter Alpha, Capcom focused more on Marvel sprites' detail and fluid animation.
Some of the best sprites in all of gaming. Iconic.
if mvc2 came out right now I bet that gambit is gonna say “wooimmagonnamakeanameformyselfhereyea” as his intro
that has to be in MVC4 as a funny joke if it ever comes out, along with his "Remember it." phrase
X-Men: Children of the Atom 💯 should have a sequel game with new characters along with the returning roster 😢.
It did have a sequel Marvel Super Heroes. And the entire roster did come back in Marvel vs Capcom 2
@@DragoEpyon He probably meant a Xmen sequel, to give more room to different chars. MSH changed the franchise's purpose totally towards the path of crossovers. And that context limits the amount of xmen representation.
@@carlosaugusto9821
Yes, like how X-Men: Mutant Academy has two sequels.
@@KenMasters.No, they should just recreate the original X-Men Vs Street Fighter, but with all the X-Men sprites. Only this time add Jubilee! Wanna see a Sakura/Jubilee tag team!
@@edwardgaines6561
Sure: I think the MvC franchise could’ve went:
1. X-Men
2. Avengers
3. X-Force
4. Marvel Super Heroes
5. X-Men vs. Street Fighter
6. Marvel vs. Street Fighter
7. Marvel vs. Capcom
8. Marvel vs. Capcom 2
9. Marvel vs. Capcom 3
10. ULTIMATE Marvel vs. Capcom
11. ULTIMATE Marvel vs. Capcom 2
12. ULTIMATE Marvel vs. Capcom 3
I wish they stuck to this in Street Fighter and didn’t go the route they did in SF4 and others.
They got greedy. People make infinite excuses for it but that’s the truth, because they would have had to pay artists and animators what they were worth for it and they decided to just pay scabs who would graphically do it for a fraction of the price.
@@MerlinTheCommenterI think it’s more about getting with the times.
Man! I have forgotten how good some of these tracks sound!
I could listen to Psylocke's theme all day. 🦋
I love how Storm's has a random crackle of electricity.
Back when fighting games were fun.
Still fun in 2024 maybe fighting game isnt the problem 🙂
It's a shame the xmen movies weren't that good. Kids who grew up with the MCU don't realize how cool the Xmen were in the 90s. The Xmen cartoon, then see those same designs (and here the same voice actors) in all the Vs. games. I often find myself playing all these old games whenever I go to conventions. Just like they were new.
Even though Cable, Gambit and Magneto’s games voice actors were great, I wished the used the actors from the 90s show. Colossus had a different actor too but I prefer the game actor for him
They went to town with Spiral! I always loved that idle animation
This is a Japanese perspective on Marvel's hero's. Awesome
I've always enjoyed that aspect of the Marvel/Capcom games.
I love Iceman’s pose, it’s underrated really, makes me wish in the Comics that he had some martial arts training.
It’s always been a thought of mine that any power that allows you to create construct could be improved if you’re able to physically move your body more fluidly.
Seeing cable just bring back memories. Was my go to when all chips were down
Since Final Fight with Cody walking Capcom show its amazing level animation
magneto is honestly my favorite because of the hands
If you watch this while squinting, you’ll see how modern these simple animations are. The characters are literally breathing with life. Top tier
All of these just oooz personality of each character i love it!!
Having *Jubilee* as a playable character would've been the icing on the Capcom cake. Missed opportunity!
Nobody (before or after) brought the Marvel Comic characters to life in videogames as accurately as 90s Capcom did. Modern developers just do their own inferior designs or lazily model them on the mocap actors.
Spiral's sprite is one hell of a work of art.
Please tell me I'm not the only who noticed Spiral's "jiggle"
I just noticed that Spiral has six arms. 😱
That's because you ain't seen Psylock in Marvel super heroes
Nope you're not the only one even Psylock
Those sprites are so pretty I love MvC 😍
CotA has the most amazing 2d animation next to 3rd strike. It is insane how many animation frames they had to cut going forward, especially Marvel 2 cause of the everyone-is-here roster. I can't wait to finally play this on my Switch.
If they could keep this art style but just make it HD.....I would be so happy
"Optic blast"
-Wolverine.
Sprite work and music have aged magnificently.
Spiral sprite animation is out of this world
Yes, it's from Mojoworld.
If capcom gave us an option to have sf6 pixel art style, wow ill play that all day!
NGL, Capcom went all out for this!
The arcade sprites look awesome!
I was just as impressed by the SNES sprites back in the day too.
We need an HD remaster of MVC games!!
NO REMASTER.....THE ORIGINAL IS PERFECTION....AND TIMELESS....WE'LL ALWAYS LOVE THIS GAME FOR WHAT IT WAS,AND "AGAIN" SHALL,BE...MVC2🐐
The quality of the characters is awesome
Omega Red has one of the best themes in fighting games hands down
Psylocke will ever be the most sexy sprite
God the sprite art on this is stunning
That trumpet from mvc 2 with striders signature “ha!” Chefs kiss 👌 👌 👍
All I see is some fantastic artwork that we have not surpassed and probably will never touch again❤
Capcom releasing the collection with this game later this year is such a nostalgic move.
I never realized how asthmatic the X-Men were. They all seem like they're trying to look cool while struggling to catch a breath
Now that you mention it, yes. Their mutant power is breathing through the asthma.
Me the whole time: "Hurry up and show Psylock!" 😂
That collection can’t get here soon enough
I used to sit and watch all the characters movements when I had MVC 1,2
Pure Art
Would be soo cool to have these stunning sprites redone in HD 🥰🤩
Can’t wait to play all of these again on the re-release.
I blame Rouge for having me like women with accents especially Southern 💀
These sprites are still great in this day and age
It was INCREDIBLY frustrating to me not seeing Psylocke in X-Men vs. Street Fighter 😩😮💨
@@moyza_ How happy were you when she came back in MVC2?
It's wild seeing the COTA characters in MVC2 have more than half of their frames removed to make space for everyone else.
@@theotherjared9824 A necessary sacrifice. At least we'll always have COTA, untouched and immaculate.
@@Nerdemia the game wouldn't be the same without bone wolverine.
@@theotherjared9824 Bone Wolverine for President 2024.
Isn’t it crazy how close iceman and Spider-Man’s sprites are? Just hunch iceman a little bit and move him closer to the ground and he’s basically in the pose.
I don't want to say it's a cool pose, but I just did.
They didn't show Jubilee and surprisingly enough.Yes jubilee does make an appearance in capcom versus marvel the original
This video is about playable X-Men characters. Jubilee is a Marvel vs. Capcom assist partner.
@@Nerdemia yeah..........but still
Guess Imma be the only one here to point it out but Sabertooth's idle animation doesn't look complete. His sprite cycle ends unlike the others who's idle sprites cycle smoothly if that makes sense. Sabertooth's idle animation just resets every time.
I think is deliberate, since his hair and back fur move as if following the sudden "reset", it's kinda like an spasm. Weird but it kinda fits the weirdness of other characters animations like Cyclops legs inflating or Psylocke trembling as if trying to control her strength.
They had to cut back for the later game's animation for memory purposes
Beside this game, sf third strike are my all time fav fighting games!! Great visuals, wonderful music. Can't beat it!!!
If you didn't grow up in this era then I'm very sorry you missed the best era in gaming. I remember playing X-Men vs Street Fighter and I couldn't believe my eyes. That title screen when Cyclops and Ryu shake hands and everyone interacting was just mind blowing. Marvel vs Capcom and Capcom vs SNK was fucking awesome What a time to be alive. ✌😎👍
The handshake that rocked the fighting game world. 🤝
Spiral idle animation is the coldest one, those arm animations are peak just like Elena. 😊
I miss this style of games 😢
Awesome music in these games. Capcoms' stock and trade. You might have only heard the music in short bursts but you know exactly what it is.
gotta love how this basically is a list of characters they removed from MvsC3
Gambit got one of the coldest poses
I like how out of all of the characters they give the double jump to his stiff ass.
I can’t wait for this collection man
Incredible! Absolutely incredible!! 🙏🏽💪
Masterpieces. Children of the Atom is my personal favorite.
I remember Jubilee having one as an assist on MvC 1
Fine ill subscribe. Damn. Stop showing me stuff i love