Capcom vs SNK

Capcom vs. SNK (CvS)
Developers	Capcom Production Studio 1
Systems	Sega NAOMI JP: August 18, 2000 NA: August 18, 2000
	Dreamcast JP: September 6, 2000 NA: November 9, 2000 PAL: December 15, 2000
	Sega NAOMI (Pro) JP/NA: June 6, 2001
	Dreamcast (Pro) JP: June 14, 2001
	Playstation (Pro) JP: April 18, 2002 NA: July 12, 2002 PAL: August 14, 2002
Online Play	Rollback (via Flycast )
	Delay-based netcode (via NullDC)
	Delay-based netcode (via Dolphin)

Introduction

Released in 2000, Capcom vs. SNK: Millenium Fight 2000 is a fighting game developed by Capcom for SEGA's NAOMI Arcade system, with its main draw being the first arcade fighting game that would pit characters from Capcom's popular fighting game series, Street Fighter, with SNK's popular fighting game series, The King of Fighters. Just like in SNK'S King of Fighters series, players were able to form teams of (up to) four characters, using a brand-new Ratio system at the time. Nowadays, this game is seen as little more than a footnote for the much more popular and more memorable sequel; Capcom vs. SNK 2.

This game would be ported to the Dreamcast in 2000, across the world. An updated verson of Capcom vs. SNK, Capcom vs. SNK Pro, would be released in 2001, one month before Capcom vs. SNK 2 would be released. Capcom vs. SNK Pro was a new revision to the game that was seen as a balance patch, meant to balance out certain characters, such as the allegedly-banned Nakoruru (not the first time a bird character was banned in a Capcom fighter!), and nerfed the power of Ratio 1 characters, to encourage shorter team sizes and shorter matches. Capcom vs. SNK Pro would also add two new Ratio 1 characters to the mix; Dan Hibiki from Street Fighter, and Joe Higashi from Fatal Fury (the two "returning champions" from CvS1's arcade mode).

CvS1 Pro would be ported to the Dreamcast again in 2000, this time only in Japan. A year later, in 2002, CvS1 Pro would be released across the world...on the original Playstation. Because of the limitations of the PS1 compared to the NAOMI/Dreamcast, the PS1 port was a much weaker port, with compressed sprites, lower graphics quality and actual loading times between rounds and matches.

Groove System

Making its first appearance is the groove system, in a much more basic form. There are two grooves to choose from, the Capcom groove (Based on SFA3's A-ISM) and the SNK groove (Based on KOF '94). The only difference between the two grooves is the meter and how it's used. The Capcom groove grants you 3 stocks of meter, allowing for 3 levels of super. You build meter by attacking and performing special moves. Your meter will also fill up (though at a slower rate) when you take damage. You get a slight damage boost when you fill up a stock of meter, with the boost increasing every stock of meter you fill. The SNK groove has a little bit more going on. In the SNK groove, you need to manually build your meter (Though you do still gain meter when taking damage) by pressing HP and HK simultaneously. Once you have built max meter, it will slowly deplete over time, and you will have access to 1 level one super and a damage boost (this damage boost is equivalent to a full Capcom groove damage boost). However, once your health is at critical level, and your lifebar is flashing, you will have unlimited access to level 1 supers without meter and another damage boost which stacks with the Max Mode boost. While in this critical state, if you have a fully charged meter, you will have access to level 3 supers.

Ratio System

Capcom vs. SNK would be the first game to introduce a Ratio system. Though similar to CvS2's, the ratio system here is more restrictive, as characters have an assigned ratio from 1 to 4, which cannot be changed (Outside of the home release's versus mode). Like CvS2, your team composition must fill up 4 ratio slots; no more, no less.

RATIO 1	RATIO 2	RATIO 3	RATIO 4
Benimaru	Balrog (Boxer)	Geese	Akuma
Blanka	Chun-Li	M. Bison (Dictator)	Evil Ryu
Cammy	E. Honda	Rugal	Orochi Iori
Dan	Guile	Sagat
Dhalsim	Iori	Vega (Claw)
Joe	Ken	Yamazaki
King	Kim
Sakura	Kyo
Vice	Mai
Yuri	Morrigan
	Nakoruru
	Raiden
	Ryo
	Ryu
	Terry
	Zangief

EX Characters

The majority of characters in Capcom vs. SNK 1 have alternate versions; called "EX versions". EX versions of characters have different moves than their regular counterparts (often-times Special Moves and Supers, but sometimes even Normal Attacks and Command Normals).

To select EX characters, hold the START button when selecting your characters, and you should see the NORMAL turn into EX. This means that if you select them, you'll select the EX version of your character. Releasing START will let you select their NORMAL variants. Not all characters have an EX version (for the purposes of this wiki, this includes Ryu and Iori's evil counterparts). Keep in mind that, with the exception of the Dreamcast version of Capcom vs. SNK Pro, you will need to unlock EX Characters for use beforehand.