I just recently got Samurai Showdown:Anthology.

[Mark_Of_The_Wolves_Terry2]

and i have to say,this is a great collection.all the SamSho games are good in there own way.my favirotes are SS2,SS3,and SS6.alot of people usually have negative things to say about SS6,but it was my favirote game on the collection.great artwork and music,all of the old characters return and you can play as the bosses and the new characters are pretty cool too.:D i give the collection 10 out of 10 i really am enjoying it,i have some questions though.

Was the baby that Zankuro couldn't kill in SS3 a part of the SamSho universe?

Is Mai a hidden character in SamSho and why was she in Haohmaru's ending?

Why does the earlier SamSho games have the same level-design in each game?

i would appreciate it if someone could answers my questions,if not it's all good.:cool:

[Abster]

I believe that baby that Zankuro didn't kill was Shizumaru.

Mai's just an easter egg/cameo in Haohmaru's SS1 ending. There's no way to play as her.

What do you mean by level design? Like individual stages made for each character?

[Mark_Of_The_Wolves_Terry2]

I believe that baby that Zankuro didn't kill was Shizumaru.

Mai's just an easter egg/cameo in Haohmaru's SS1 ending. There's no way to play as her.

What do you mean by level design? Like individual stages made for each character?


wow thanks man for the info,much appreciated thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.:D Shizumaru is one of my favirote characters.yeah i mean the individual character levels,there levels had little to no change.i mean,most fighting games would change the character stages all together.:confused: but in SamSho the levels are like EXACTLY the same.i have no problem with this,i just found it kinda odd.i think only 1 or 2 games that the levels changed.

[Cutey Storm]

the sam sho games were supposed to represent seasonal changes.... the story takes place over ONE year or so, so the BG's are essentially the same but change with a seasonal look. aka, one nokoruru stage in snow, one in spring, etc....

[Mark_Of_The_Wolves_Terry2]

the sam sho games were supposed to represent seasonal changes.... the story takes place over ONE year or so, so the BG's are essentially the same but change with a seasonal look. aka, one nokoruru stage in snow, one in spring, etc....


hmmm,now that i look at it that way you do make good points and that is a good reason.thanks for your time too.:D is SS5 a prequel? it was set place before SS1 i think.and is SS6 canon? no storyline or timeline either.:confused: sorry for all the questions,but my SamSho knowledge is pretty good,but not perfect.:o

[Cutey Storm]

ss5 is a prequal ^-^ i'm not sure if vi is cannon or not, that's something i need to check up on myself...

[Mark_Of_The_Wolves_Terry2]

and another question i have,how many times will Wan-Fu change weapons?LOL first a large sword,then a huge stone-pillar,then a iron stick with a ball at the end.:confused: and isn't Gaira Cafuin Nicotine's grandson? i think i read that one on The Fighters Generation.:D

[Alba Meira]

Okay if they didnt explain it let me explain the level design

Haomaru = Based after Miyamoto Musashi
Ukyo = Based after Kojiro Genryu/Ganryu Sasaki

Their stage = The Island Stage Gairyu/Genryu/Ganryu Isle

Has two versions night and day it's where Musashi's last duel took place pretty major place in Japanese history thats why you see that stage a lot in SS.

[Mark_Of_The_Wolves_Terry2]

Okay if they didnt explain it let me explain the level design

Haomaru = Based after Miyamoto Musashi
Ukyo = Based after Kojiro Genryu/Ganryu Sasaki

Their stage = The Island Stage Gairyu/Genryu/Ganryu Isle

Has two versions night and day it's where Musashi's last duel took place pretty major place in Japanese history thats why you see that stage a lot in SS.


o ok,thanks Alba.:D i know alot of SamSho characters are based off of real samurai and real people.wasn't Miyamoto Musashi known to use 2 swords? i think i played a game called Ganryu before,it may have been a 2-D fighter or side-scroller.i can't remember.i wondered why Ukyo caughed alot? didn't they say he had tuberculocis or something? and how did Jubei lose his eye? sorry for all the questions again. :o

[ShinYaOtome]

I haven't gotten this yet I think I'll pick it up when KOF XII comes out. I always loved SamSho the only other weapons fighter I equally enjoy is The Last Blade. I think the SamSho anthology is a must for my game collection and any gamer out there who enjoys a good 2D fighter.

[Mark_Of_The_Wolves_Terry2]

I haven't gotten this yet I think I'll pick it up when KOF XII comes out. I always loved SamSho the only other weapons fighter I equally enjoy is The Last Blade. I think the SamSho anthology is a must for my game collection and any gamer out there who enjoys a good 2D fighter.


i totally agree,most weapon-based fightes i love

Ganryu
Ninja Masters
The Last Blade
Samurai Shodown
Soul Caliber
WeaponLord
and it looks like SamSho:EOD will be on this list also.:D

[Alba Meira]

How is weapon lord?

[Mark_Of_The_Wolves_Terry2]

How is weapon lord?


it's a 2-D fighter for the SNES,it was made by Namco.it's basicly a 2-D Soul Caliber but it is a pretty advanced game for it's time i think it was made like in 1994 or something like that.some people say that Soul Caliber is a sequel to Weapon Lord but don't quote me on that.:D both games are made by the same company so it could be a possible connection.

[Antok]

On one of your questions...

I know Mai is a easter egg because SS is set 100's of years before KOF or AOF.

Theres a catch though... Gen An is a Shiranui. When everyone was playing Neo games 24/7 most of us thought it he was her elder from way past.

There both Shiranui's:cool:

[Alba Meira]

o ok,thanks Alba.:D i know alot of SamSho characters are based off of real samurai and real people.wasn't Miyamoto Musashi known to use 2 swords? i think i played a game called Ganryu before,it may have been a 2-D fighter or side-scroller.i can't remember.i wondered why Ukyo caughed alot? didn't they say he had tuberculocis or something? and how did Jubei lose his eye? sorry for all the questions again. :o

If you want Nitto Ryu (Two Weapons ) Musashi then look up The Last Blade 1 and 2 he's in that game under the alias Akatsuki Musashi a midboss in the first and vs only in the second

[Mark_Of_The_Wolves_Terry2]

If you want Nitto Ryu (Two Weapons ) Musashi then look up The Last Blade 1 and 2 he's in that game under the alias Akatsuki Musashi a midboss in the first and vs only in the second



o yeah!,i remember him now.he wore that bear-skin looking costume.:cool:

[Mark_Of_The_Wolves_Terry2]

On one of your questions...

I know Mai is a easter egg because SS is set 100's of years before KOF or AOF.

Theres a catch though... Gen An is a Shiranui. When everyone was playing Neo games 24/7 most of us thought it he was her elder from way past.

There both Shiranui's:cool:


yeah i already knew Gen-An was a Shiranui and that he is related to Mai.i just always wondered how:confused:.LOL Gen-An looks nothing like Mai,and Gen-An is troll like and Mai is beatiful.i just always wondered how could they possibly be related.it's an odd match.:confused: maybe it comes from Gen-An's wife because she looks more human then Gen-An does. it's funny though when Jubei says "no,i am NOT related to the guy from Fatal Fury!"LOL!

[Kyo Kusanagi]

Terry, congratulations on your purchase! Some information, please: can you play the Japanese versions of the games in this collection?

[Mark_Of_The_Wolves_Terry2]

Terry, congratulations on your purchase! Some information, please: can you play the Japanese versions of the games in this collection?


thanks:D you can play SamSho 6,which is available for the very first time in America.but SamSho V:Special is missing,it was supposed to be in the American version of SamSho:Anthology,but got taken out it's still in the Japanese version though.:( but i really like the direction SamSho is going with 6 and beyond.

[Alba Meira]

I actually liked the SS Tenka game in english

[ReXXXSoprano]

hmmm,now that i look at it that way you do make good points and that is a good reason.thanks for your time too.:D is SS5 a prequel? it was set place before SS1 i think.and is SS6 canon? no storyline or timeline either.:confused: sorry for all the questions,but my SamSho knowledge is pretty good,but not perfect.:o

SS is one of the few SNK games with a storyline that doesn't follow the order of releases. The breakdown is 5/0, 1, 3, 4, 2, 64, and Warriors Rage (Hyper NG64 Version). 5/0 SP adds no storyline elements and 6 is a Dream Match affair. RPG covers the first 2 and 3 a little but have no weight on the storyline at all. I have no clue what EOD brings to the table but that shall be answered soon enough.

[Alba Meira]

SS6 Takes place before SS1

[ReXXXSoprano]

SS6 Takes place before SS1

http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/Samurai_Spirits:_Tenkaichi_Kenkakuden

You're right about that, kinda. Since 6 doesn't contribute anything to the storyline even though it has one, it can still be wrote off as a Dream Match. It's story delves more into the What If? instead of that actually happened.

[Alba Meira]

http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/Samurai_Spirits:_Tenkaichi_Kenkakuden

You're right about that, kinda. Since 6 doesn't contribute anything to the storyline even though it has one, it can still be wrote off as a Dream Match. It's story delves more into the What If? instead of that actually happened.

Yeah while it's a festival game it still has endings and a story.

[Sonic2nd]

I can't get this game for the PS2, it seems to be sold out everywhere I look. I wish SNK would make more copies of this game.

[MikelAL93]

I can't get this game for the PS2, it seems to be sold out everywhere I look. I wish SNK would make more copies of this game.

My brother also had luck into getting the PS2 version, but he didn't get it.

I guess that the PS2 version of Samurai Shodown: Anthology is rare.

[Mark_Of_The_Wolves_Terry2]

I can't get this game for the PS2, it seems to be sold out everywhere I look. I wish SNK would make more copies of this game.


yes SSA is rare in stores,but if you don't mind ordering online CD universe has it for like 15 bucks(17 and change plus tax) and they take money orders and everything.CD Universe is where i ordered my copy of SSA.:D CD Universe is a great site.

[shouamabane]

PS2 SSA has gotten more scarce. Are there any plans to print more copies?

[Abster]

SS6 is a stand alone game with an individual storyline. It is a dream match, so it doesn't fit anywhere in the SS timeline. The same is also true for SS5 Special. Edge of Destiny takes place shortly after SS64-2 Asura Zanmaden.

[Fighting_Game_Fan]

yes SSA is rare in stores,but if you don't mind ordering online CD universe has it for like 15 bucks(17 and change plus tax) and they take money orders and everything.CD Universe is where i ordered my copy of SSA.:D CD Universe is a great site.

I got mine online through a distributor about a month after it was released in the USA. It's harder to find a copy unless you go online now.

[Mark_Of_The_Wolves_Terry2]

I got mine online through a distributor about a month after it was released in the USA. It's harder to find a copy unless you go online now.

yeah,it was always hard to find a copy in stores from the beginning.actually,i NEVER saw SSA in stores not once,i ordered it from play-and-trade awhile back in April, i waited and waited,but they never ordered it for me,so i went and got it at CD Universe back in July of this year.

[Fighting_Game_Fan]

yeah,it was always hard to find a copy in stores from the beginning.actually,i NEVER saw SSA in stores not once,i ordered it from play-and-trade awhile back in April, i waited and waited,but they never ordered it for me,so i went and got it at CD Universe back in July of this year.

Before I ordered online, I looked around to see if any stores carried it. Gamestop only had one copy but it was for PSP.

[Mark_Of_The_Wolves_Terry2]

Before I ordered online, I looked around to see if any stores carried it. Gamestop only had one copy but it was for PSP.


i did the same thing as you did,i waited and looked in stores for the PS2 version of SSA for atleast 2 months before ordering the game online,i waited for play-and-trade to order it like for 2 or 3 weeks,but they never came threw,they kept saying they were going to order it,they wrote my name down and everything,they told me they were going to order it for me,then i went in play-and-trade like 3 weeks later and they said they haven't ordered it yet,they must have forgot or something.....they are a good store otherwise and they have alot of titles Gamestop dosen't have(although usually at slightly higher prices),but that experience put a slightly bad taste in my mouth from them though and i haven't been back to them since.now that you mention it,i DID see the PSP and Wii versions of SSA in stores,mostly Gamestop,but i never saw the PS2 versions in stores though.

[GreyGhost]

I got my PS2 copy through Amazon, it was $12.99 at the time ...

I've never actually seen it in a brick and mortar store ...

I'll check out CD Universe for future purchases too ...

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