World Heroes
Developer: ADK Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 09/93 Genre: Fighting I think its safe to say SNK and the fighting game genre were quite fond of each other. Of the 150 or so Neo Geo games over 50 are fighting...
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Doomsday Warrior
Developer: Laser Soft Publisher: Renovation Release: 1992 Genre: Action The fighting game explosion that came in the wake of Street Fighter 2 was an interesting time. Where most arcade game’s were content to copy Capcom’s classic most of t...
Street Smart
Developer: SNK Publisher: Treco Release: 06/91 Genre: Action When it comes to fighting games everyone remembers Street Fighter 2 as the progenitor of the genre as we know it. But prior to contrary belief there were other games before...
Fighting Masters
Developer: Aicom Publisher: Treco Release: 1992 Genre: Action Street Fighter II changed the fighting game genre forever. But it is interesting to look back on the games that came before it. There were many interesting takes on the...
Fatal Fury
Developer: SNK Publisher: Takara Released: 1993 Genre: Fighting Anyone gamer who grew up in the 80s and 90s coveted the Neo Geo. A console with perfect arcade conversions was like the Holy Grail. The problem was no one could...
Tuff E Nuff
Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Released: 1993 Genre: Fighting Once Street Fighter 2 changed the landscape for fighting games the deluge of follow-up titles was inevitable. That being said I am honestly shocked at just how fast the ...
Battle Blaze
Developer: Aicom Publisher: American Sammy Released: 1993 Genre: Fighting Street Fighter 2 was the equivalent of a nuclear bomb on the arcade industry. Like Pac-Man and Space Invaders before it Street Fighter 2 spawned a legion of imitato...
Super Smash Bros.
Developer: HAL Laboratory Publisher: Nintendo Released: April 26, 1999 Genre: Fighting There are a number of genres that Nintendo does not usually touch. First person shooters would be one. Fighting games is another. But whenever they do...
Ultraman: Toward the Future
Developer: BEC, Inc Publisher: Bandai Released: 10/91 Genre: FIghting Ultraman: Toward the Future was the first game in the series to reach the US. That should have been cause for celebration for those of us that grew up on badly...
Power Stone
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 09/09/99 Genre: Fighting Capcom were the undisputed master of the 2d fighting game. But with 3d they were years behind their contemporaries at Sega and Namco. There stabs at the genre were at times...