The arcades around here did have the ones with multiple fireballs and such but I avoided those. There were other hacks - easier game via adjusted damage levels for instance (they also made them harder). Some were offering the same character versus mode before Capcom added it in the first official update also.

I remember Dead or Alive in arcades. Unfortunately, only one place had it and it was in a rough part of town after dark. Lots of crime in that area after dark. That mall eventually closed down a few years later as people just quit shopping there altogether.

I put in a lot of time with Tekken once it was on PlayStation though. Still was no good but now I could be no good at home. Lol.