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The Marvel vs. Capcom video game series has led to some epic battles between heroes and villains from the two popular universes, but new fan art shows one of the biggest missed opportunities of the franchise: Wolverine and Blanka together. In new art from Tom Reilly, Wolverine and Blanka battle together, as the image proves the adamantium-clawed Marvel hero and the electric Street Fighter bruiser's personas would make quite a team.Marvel vs. Capcom is a popular fighting game that originally began as an arcade game in 1996. The series has evolved from featuring characters from just the X-Men and Street Fighter universes, with its most recent installment, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite featuring over 35 playable characters. The crossover fighting game has starred the most notable faces from the Marvel Comics and Capcom universes, including Captain America, Iron Man, Thanos, Thor, Chun-Li, Morrigan, and Ryu. However, one character who has never appeared in the Marvel vs. Capcom games is Blanka - and in new art, he gets the chance to the roster.Related: Marvel Is Telling The Biggest Avengers Story Ever - So Why Isn't It Working?On his Twitter , artist Tom Reilly (The Thing) shared a new illustration for his Marvel vs. Capcom fan art series. In the piece, Wolverine and Blanka forces as the two characters, known for going feral and unleashing their incredible powers and strength, strike an awesome pose together. The art highlights the franchise's biggest missed opportunity, as Blanka not appearing in the fight game remains one of its most questionable decisions. It would be a lot of fun to see Wolverine or the Hulk team up with Blanka - as they'd make a deadly duo.

With around 30 movies along with several interconnected series, the scope of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is staggering, but for video game fans who are bored with the MCU there is fortunately decades’ worth of gaming options that predate the modern cinematic vision of Marvel. The MCU’s 14 years of content is impressive, but video games based on Marvel Comics characters have a 40-year history. The quality of these titles varies, as most licensed games from early gaming generations were low-effort cash-in products, but veteran gaming fans fondly those that rose above that trend as timeless classics. Even the most diehard Marvelites are unlikely to defend games like the terrible Iron Man and X-Manowar in Heavy Metal crossover game. True Believers still have reason to say Make Mine Marvel when recalling the polished arcade brawlers, fighting games, and action RPGs that all carried a distinctly different feel from the modern, homogenized MCU.

This year celebrates 60 years since the first appearance of Marvel's Spider-Man, and over that time the character has appeared in a wealth of media alongside an extensive line-up of iconic foes such as Doc Ock, Green Goblin, and Venom - some of whom have been playable in games. These characters are no strangers to the world of gaming, appearing in games that span from 1982's 8-bit Spider-Man: The Game on the Atari 2600 through to the recent Marvel's Spider-Man series on PlayStation consoles and PC. Due to the popularity of Spider-Man's villains - who often get voted as some of the best in comics alongside Batman's rogues gallery - it's unsurprising that players would want to take control of the sinister foes and take advantage of their varied power sets.

With the recent news of Arcade1Up producing a Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 arcade cabinet with seven additional games, Marvel and fighting game fans are celebrating that they can get a piece of the arcade experience in their own homes. Sitting in anyone's gaming space alongside modern Marvel games, this an ideal way to expand anyone's collection if they aren't fortunate to have a copy of it.

The newest entry in Arcade1Up’s line of home arcade systems will be none other than the Capcom Classic fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom 2. Along with being faithful recreations of some of the most iconic games ever to populate arcade floors, Arcade1Up’s domestic arcade cabinets often include multiple titles and modern features. Even arcade gems as old as the original Star Wars games have been recreated, with Arcade1up’s Star Wars machine providing the entire Star Wars arcade trilogy.

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Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite infamously dropped the X-Men from its roster, but a potential Marvel vs Capcom 5 could fix the mistake of its predecessor and bring back Marvel's mutants in a big way. Many considered Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite to be one of the more disappointing games of 2017. There were several factors that led to longtime fans of the series feeling underwhelmed by the most recent entry. Some complained that the new art style felt clunky and outdated, and lacked the charm of the original games', while others expressed frustration with some of the new gameplay changes. These included the reduction from three fighters per team to two fighters per team, as well as the new Infinity Stone system. But many of the complaints were leveled at the roster, which featured notable absences from longtime Marvel vs Capcom mainstays, especially among the X-Men.

None of the Marvel games have taken their characters to the level of vibrance and uniqueness as Capcom's Marvel vs. Capcom 2. A 2D fighting game developed and published by Capcom, Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes first released in arcade cabinets in Japan and was subsequently ported to the United States in 2000. Known for its fast-paced gameplay and refined battle system, it featured characters across the Capcom and Marvel libraries. However, while its gameplay was solid, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 shined through the most when it came to its artistic approaches and its interpretation of Marvel's heroes.

The Marvel VS Capcom games are beloved not just for their gameplay but also for their characters. The Marvel side of the series has been represented by over 50 characters of heroes and villains. Like any fighting game franchise, speculation is high on the next installment's roster, especially the newcomers.

Disney and Capcom are supposedly in talks to bring back Marvel vs. Capcom 2 in some capacity, but it’s not certain if the multiple parties involved will be able to reach an agreement on how to do so. 2000’s Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes is a 2D fighter featuring a packed roster of gaming and comic book icons, bright and colorful sprite-based graphics, and fast-paced combat.