Arcade History is a game mode that is only available in the console version of Tekken 5. In this mode, players can enjoy playing the original arcade versions of the mainline Tekken's original PlayStation trilogy games.
The games included are:
There is no pause in any of the games and Time records and Versus mode win records cannot be saved.
Trivia[]
- While pressing the Start and Select buttons simultaneously will return the player to the Arcade History select screen, the first input (if done while in-game) will simply return the player to the title screen of the selected game. To return to Arcade History, the player must input Start and Select while on the title screen of the selected game.
- Due to the Select button being mapped to the "Test Mode" menu, it is easier to input Start and Select at once by first buffering the Start button input.
- The game will always show a loading screen when returning to the Arcade History menu from one of the selected games.
- StarBlade can be unlocked by completing Arcade Mode with all the fighters. Alternately, in the 4th level of the 'Devil Within' mini-game, there is a door covered with rocks. Through the door the player can find a little space ship that will unlock the StarBlade arcade game.
- All characters in Tekken 2 and Tekken 3 are unlocked from the beginning.
- Tekken 2 uses the updated Ver. B edition rather than the original release.
- Tekken 2 doesn't include the hidden character cheat codes.
- As the Namco arcade sound hardware is not emulated in the ports, the sound effects and music are taken from the PlayStation home versions (however, a few sounds are added or recorded from the arcade version, such as Jack-2's yell during his Lift Up throw, which was missing from the home version).
- In the original arcade version of Tekken 3, the time record background image (shown after defeating True Ogre) had an R missing from the word "Tournament", this has been fixed in the Arcade History version. Additionally, the "Taekon-do" spelling error in the credits has also been fixed and correctly shows "Taekwon-do".
- In Tekken 2, the player can switch places of Jun and Baek in the Test Mode options.
Bugs[]
- Heihachi's and Roger's K.O. yells in Tekken 2 use the wrong samples, with their generic attack sounds used instead.
- Jun's third hit sound is completely missing and not included in the sound data (Jun was the only character in the arcade version of Tekken 2 to have three "hurt" sounds plus a KO yell - the third sound was also used in Tekken Tag Tournament).
- King's and Armor King's roars in Tekken 2 are played back at the wrong pitch when performing the Giant Swing and during King's win taunts.
- Yoshimitsu's sword uses the wrong sound sample in Tekken 3, with the Ki-Charge whoosh being used in place of the sword slash. The bug also affects Ogre's Ancient Power which uses the same sound effect.
- In Tekken 3, characters still make sounds when being hit after being knocked out.