they are better. in the neo versions of ss1, ff1&2, aof1&2 you cant even fucking combo. these are by far the worst fighters on the neo. probably the biggest reason why i personally thought capcom > snk back in 91 to 93. the first good snk fighter came out in 1993, namely ffs. one of the reasons i never got is why people enjoyed utter crap bs games like these. these games are way too simple, all about footsies, zoning and throws in the crappiest way possible. no matter how great your opponents mistake, you could only sweep, throw or just hit them, unless you life was flashing. notice how snk was a bs company and not even a rival of capcom till they started making good games in which you can combo (ffs, ss2, kof94 and onwards.)