Marvel vs Capcom: The fighter that got away

One of my favorite arcade games to whoop ass and prove superiority at was Marvel vs Capcom,  which had to be played every time a cabinet was spotted. I remember my favorite team was Mega Man and Morrigan, and many a good day was spent sending my friends away, their pride slightly hurt. Oh well. Anyways, what's bothered me is the fact that the first, Origins excluded, have all but faded into obscurity, given you'd have to download an emulator (good luck finding one that works. Looking at you, MAME) or seriously finding a dreamcast for a perfect arcade port of the first 2.

Why is it that it is so hard to have a comfortable experience playing such a good game? You have it all: Capcom, 90's gaming juggernaut (ha!) and Marvel, who along with DC, were the premiere comics of the day. If all this is available to you in a perfectly packaged, colorful, fun fighting game, why HASNT it seen more recent releases?? It had tight controls, really pretty sprites, and satisfying gameplay, and a decent amount of characters. What's not to like?

I remember the games didnt have a concrete story exactly....something about Professor Xavier combining with Magneto to form a super villain...? (Like, why would he ever....) and in another game, M. Bison teamed up with Magneto. One thing that I do remember is that certain characters have neat interactions, like pictured above, when Mega Man and company join the Nova Corps, or Wolverine tracking down Akuma to find out information about his past. All in all, id have preferred an overarching story with these neat tidbits, but we aren't given a whole lot. Also, technically, Strider Hiryu is statistically the beat fighter there.....check out the death battle featuring him, where he fights Ryu from Ninja Gaiden. Seriously, the guy is nearly unstoppable