Marvel vs Capcom/FAQ

General

How do I play as the secret characters?

Hyper Venom

• Highlight Chun-Li and draw a "12". Enter , ×4, , ×4, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×4, ×2, .

Orange Hulk

• Highlight Chun-Li and draw a "34". Enter ×2, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×4, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×4, ×4, , .

Gold War Machine

• Highlight Zangief and draw a "56". Enter ×2, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×4, ×2, ×2, ×4, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×5.

Shadow Lady

• Highlight Morrigan and draw a "78". Enter , ×2, ×4, ×2, ×4, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×5.

Lilith

• Highlight Zangief and draw a "90". ×2, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×4, ×2, ×4, , , ×4, ×2, ×4, ×2, ×4, , .

Roll

• Highlight Zangief and enter the following: ×2, ×2, ×2, ×2, ×2, , , ×2, ×2.

What are the differences between each release?

Arcade:

• The first release, and the preferred platform to play MVC1 on. Everything this wiki discusses will be referencing this version of the game. Unfortunately, the only way to play the secret characters is to enter their secret code every time, unlike the console versions where they are unlockable. Otherwise, standard arcade version of a fighting game.

PlayStation Port

• The PlayStation version of the game, titled Marvel vs. Capcom EX Edition in Japan, differs from the arcade version, in that players are unable to switch characters on-the-fly, reducing the secondary character to an assist role only. Significantly, this removes the tag-team aspect of the game, which is considered by some to be one of its defining characteristics. The PlayStation version instead offers a "Cross over" mode where each player chooses one character, and the second character for each team is a mirror of the opponent's pick. In this mode, the players may switch characters at will, but the teams must always be identical. This compromise is most likely necessitated by the console's small memory size -- the use of identical teams alleviates the memory requirements.

Dreamcast

• It includes a training mode and is nearly arcade perfect, aside from a slightly different audio quality.

MVC Origins Collection

• PlayStation Network/Xbox Live Arcade re-release with a whole slew of new goodies and rollback GGPO netcode.

Technical

What does the tier list for this game look like?

2020 Tier List by MVC1 Discord Members (potentially outdated, though it's not too different from other tier lists; who exactly was involved is not clear)

• S+: Hyper Venom, Gold War Machine, War Machine
• S: Wolverine, Chun-Li, Strider, Spiderman, Gambit
• A: Captain Commando, Hulk, Venom, Jin, Mega Man
• B: Captain America, Zangief, Ryu, Shadow Lady
• C: Lilith, Orange Hulk, Morrigan
• Roll: Roll

Japanese Seesaa Wiki Tier Lists

The below three tier lists are listed on the Japanese Seesaa Wiki as a sort-of aggregated list of tiers. It's dated 14th September 2008 (as of the final update to the page) and doesn't say much other than tiers are divided based on a player's personal preferences. Three tier lists are listed on the site, however they're all anonymous, only given generic names A, B, and C. It also aligns with what the general consensus is that characters like Lilith, Orange Hulk, and Roll are the worst characters, while characters like Wolverine, Strider, etc. are the best characters. While questionable who made these lists, they're at least close enough to English tier lists that they're worth noting and preserving. Or worst-case scenario, it's a look at the game from several years ago.

Player A Tier List

• A: Strider Hiryu, Wolverine, War Machine, Gold War Machine, Hyper Venom
• B: Chun-Li, Venom, Mega Man
• C: Gambit, Ryu, Captain Commando, Hulk, Zangief
• D: Spider-Man, Shadow Lady, Morrigan, Captain America
• E: Jin, Lilith, Orange Hulk, Roll

Player B Tier List

• A: War Machine, Gold War Machine, Strider Hiryu, Wolverine
• B: Hyper Venom, Gambit, Venom, Hulk, Mega Man
• C: Chun-Li, Captain Commando, Spider-Man, Ryu, Captain America
• D: Zangief, Jin, Morrigan, Shadow Lady
• E: Lilith, Orange Hulk, Roll

Player C Tier List

• S: Strider Hiryu
• A+: Wolverine, War Machine
• A-: Hyper Venom, Gold War Machine
• B+: Chun-Li, Spider-Man, Gambit, Hulk, Venom
• B-: Ryu, Captain America, Captain Commando
• C: Jin, Morrigan, Mega Man, Shadow Lady
• D: Orange Hulk, Lilith, Zangief, Roll

Other Tier Lists

Old Tier List (Made by ???)

• Top: Hyper Venom, Gold War Machine / War Machine
• High: Chun Li, Wolverine, Gambit, Strider Hiryu, Spiderman
• Mid: Megaman, Ryu, Jin, Venom
• Low: Hulk, Morrigan, Zangief, Shadow Lady
• Bottom: Roll

What are the best assists in the game?

Assist Tier List

• S: Colossus
• A: Psylocke, Lou, Michelle Heart, Juggernaut
• B+: Thor, US Agent, Cyclops, Shadow
• B: Saki, Unknown Soldier, Devilot, Magneto, Anita, Tong-Pooh
• C: Iceman, Rogue, Storm, Jubilee, Sentinel, Arthur
• Pure: Pure and Fur

Is there a matchup chart?

Huge WIP, eventually.

	Cap Am.	Cap Com.	Chun-Li	Gambit	Gold War	Hulk	H. Venom	Jin	Lilith	Mega Man	Morrigan	O. Hulk	Roll	Ryu	S. Lady	Spiderman	Strider	Venom	War M.	Wolverine	Zangief	Totals
Cap Am.	-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Cap Com.	?	-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Chun-Li	?	?	-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Gambit	?	?	?	-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Gold War	?	?	?	?	-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Hulk	?	?	?	?	?	-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
H. Venom	?	?	?	?	?	?	-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Jin	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Lilith	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Mega Man	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Morrigan	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
O. Hulk	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Roll	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Ryu	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
S. Lady	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	-	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Spiderman	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	-	?	?	?	?	?	?
Strider	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	-	?	?	?	?	?
Venom	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	-	?	?	?	?
War M.	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	-	?	?	?
Wolverine	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	-	?	?
Zangief	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	-	?