Super Puzzle Fighter II X'
Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo · Super Puzzle Fighter II X Prime
A rebalance patch by KScl that brings the X' balance changes of Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix back to the original arcade game.
What it changes
When Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo was remade as HD Remix for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, designer David Sirlin rebalanced the cast in a mode called X'. KScl's patch recreates those changes inside the 1996 arcade release:
- Ryu, Sakura, Morrigan, Hsien-Ko and Felicia get new drop patterns, so they can keep up with the strongest characters;
- Chun-Li keeps her pattern but sends more garbage, while Devilot and Akuma are adjusted to be fair picks;
- diamonds send a fixed, reduced amount of garbage and the diamond trick is gone;
- the handicap system is off by default, as in HD Remix.
There are also conveniences: Devilot, Akuma and Dan can be picked from the select screen without codes, free play is on by default, and an X' mark sits between the win counters so you know which version you are playing. Sirlin's own article on his balance changes is linked from the project page for the full details.
Playing it
The IPS patches go on the matching files of your own copy of the arcade game, following the instructions in the repository, which also explains how to set it up for Fightcade. The patched set runs as a clone of the original in emulators, so an up-to-date MAME or FinalBurn Neo is needed. Credit goes to KScl.