<Li> X-Men vs. Street Fighter was initially released as an arcade game in 1996 . The game was later ported to the Sega Saturn in 1997 and PlayStation in 1998 . It established the series ' basic gameplay conventions by combining Street Fighter - style combat with tag team features . X-Men vs. Street Fighter also borrowed gameplay concepts from Capcom 's previous Marvel - licensed fighting games , X-Men : Children of the Atom and Marvel Super Heroes . </Li>
when did the first marvel vs capcom come out
in 1996