An all-new X-Men ’97 arcade machine inspired by the new Marvel Animation series that is coming to Disney+ on March 20 is now available for pre-order ahead of its planned release in Spring 2024, Marvel and Arcade1Up have announced. The cabinet includes eight legendary, pre-loaded titles, including 1996’s X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Capcom’s very first crossover fighting game with Marvel characters, as well as online multiplayer, allowing players to compete with others for a top slot on the leaderboards.
Pricing and availability:
- Special pre-order price at $499.99
- Will ship the week of 4/25
X-Men ’97 arcade titles include:
- Marvel vs Capcom 2
- Marvel vs Capcom 1
- Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter X
- X-Men vs Street Fighter
- Marvel Super Heroes X
- X-Men Children of the ATOM X
- X- Men Mutant Apocalypse
- Marvel Superheroes in War of the Gems
X-Men ’97 cabinet features/specs:
- X-Men ’97 artwork
- Light-up marquee
- 17 inch BOE Colour Monitor
- Dual Speakers for Dynamic Sound
- 2-player control deck
- 3-D faux coin doors
- Wi-Fi functionality
- Online multiplayer, including online leaderboards
- Weight: 67.94 lbs
Dimensions and control layout:
David McIntosh, Head of Brand and Communications at Arcade1Up, on its latest cabinet:
We are honored once again to be collaborating with Marvel on this extraordinary project. Combining both Marvel’s hugely beloved characters and our unique cabinet designs, we’re absolutely thrilled about this latest endeavour. At Arcade1Up, we are always pushing ourselves beyond the normal. With our vision, passion and dedication to crafting wonderfully nostalgic pieces of equipment within these collaborations, we’re just getting started!
Discussion (2 replies)
Join Discussion →Honestly if you're into fighting games like REALLY into them... that's not a bad product. 500 bucks? You'll need some cinder blocks or lead weights in the bottom really. But that could be neat to have if you love the fighting games.
Some good-@ss games in there, but that much money for an emulation station? I can do that just fine on the PC and modded consoles I already got. Not to mention the official home ports of some of those games are really good (like X-Men vs SF and Marvel Super Heroes vs SF on Saturn, or MvC2 on DC and PS3). If I'm doing arcade stuff then I want the real hardware, like some of my friends do (for example, CPS2 and Naomi). Of course that route is way more expensive. But yeah I don't need to spend $500 to play at an emulation station that tries to replicate the arcade cabinet experience. I just need a PC and a good controller. Or like how one of my friends does it, with a massive table-sized controller that has arcade controls for I think up to 6 players, and other arcade stuff on it like a trackball, and it connects via USB to a tiny mini-PC he has in his game room that runs MAME64 and has an epic sh1tton of ROMs loaded on it.