Fighting Games — The Dojo
One-on-one at the arcade — Virtua Fighter, the King of Fighters, and the games where every frame and every read decides the match.
63 games in this room
PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Fighting Street
ファイティング・ストリート
Three men sat at the back of a Capcom board meeting sometime in the mid-1980s, smoking and bored out of their minds. Par…
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Super Famicom / SNES
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
ストリートファイターII ザ・ワールド ウォーリアー
The man who produced this game had promised to make it years before there was anything to make. At the back of a Capcom …
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Fatal Fury 2
餓狼伝説2
Released in November 1992 for the Neo Geo MVS and AES, Fatal Fury 2 introduced Desperation Moves — powerful attacks that…
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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Street Fighter II': Champion Edition
ストリートファイターII' チャンピオンエディション
Released in June 1993, the PC Engine version of Street Fighter II': Champion Edition was remarkable for one reason above…
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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Street Fighter II' Dash: Champion Edition
ストリートファイターII' ダッシュ チャンピオンエディション
This PC Engine HuCard brought Capcom's Champion Edition to NEC's machine in June 1993, a notable feat for a console more…
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Mortal Kombat
モータルコンバット
Released on 'Mortal Monday' — September 13, 1993 — the Game Boy version of Mortal Kombat arrived alongside SNES, Genesis…
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Fatal Fury Special
餓狼伝説スペシャル
Fatal Fury Special is a fighting game for the Neo Geo (1993), from SNK. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record of Japa…
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Neo Geo
Samurai Shodown
サムライスピリッツ
Samurai Shodown is a fighting game for the Neo Geo (1993), from SNK. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record of Japanes…
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Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2
ドラゴンボールZ 超武闘伝2
Released on December 17, 1993, Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2 was a fighting game for the Super Famicom developed by TOS…
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Sega Saturn
Virtua Fighter
バーチャファイター
Virtua Fighter (1993 arcade / 1994 Saturn) is the fighting game that proved polygon-based 3D graphics could work — and t…
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Super Famicom / SNES
Samurai Shodown
サムライスピリッツ
Released in September 1994, Samurai Shodown for Super Famicom is the home port of SNK's seminal 1993 arcade weapon-based…
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Sega Mega Drive / Genesis
Mortal Kombat II
モータルコンバットII
On September 9, 1994 — the day Acclaim called "Mortal Friday" — Mortal Kombat II went on sale for four machines at once,…
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Neo Geo
Samurai Shodown II
真サムライスピリッツ 覇王丸地獄変
Samurai Shodown II is a fighting game for the Neo Geo (1994), from SNK. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record of Japa…
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Neo Geo
Art of Fighting 2
龍虎の拳2
Art of Fighting 2 is a fighting game for the Neo Geo (1994), from SNK. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record of Japan…
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Neo Geo
The King of Fighters '94
ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ'94
Eight teams — Kyo Kusanagi and two other new fighters, plus casts pulled out of Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, Ikari Warri…
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Tekken
鉄拳
Tekken (1994) began in arcades as Namco's entry into 3D fighting, later brought home to PlayStation — the start of the f…
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Sega Saturn
Virtua Fighter 2
バーチャファイター2
Virtua Fighter 2 sold over 700,000 copies in Japan within its first two days of release in November 1995 — a record that…
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Golden Axe: The Duel
ゴールデンアックス・ザ・デュエル
Golden Axe: The Duel reimagines Sega's beloved fantasy hack-and-slash series as a one-on-one weapons fighter. Originally…
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Sega Saturn
Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors
ギャラクシーファイト ユニバーサル・ウォリアーズ
Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors was Sunsoft's first fighting game, originally released for SNK's Neo Geo before reachin…
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Sega Saturn
Battle Monsters
バトルモンスターズ
Battle Monsters is a 2D fighting game with a dark fantasy-horror theme, developed by Scarab and published by Naxat Soft …
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Sega Mega Drive / Genesis
Mortal Kombat 3
モータルコンバット3
Mortal Kombat 3 is a 1995 fighting game for the mega drive, developed by Midway Games, with music by Dan Forden. It belo…
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Neo Geo
Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory
餓狼伝説3 遥かなる闘い
Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory is a fighting game for the Neo Geo (1995), from SNK. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Mu…
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Neo Geo
Samurai Shodown III
サムライスピリッツ 斬紅郎無双剣
Samurai Shodown III is a fighting game for the Neo Geo (1995), from SNK. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record of Jap…
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Neo Geo
Real Bout Fatal Fury
リアルバウト餓狼伝説
Real Bout Fatal Fury is a fighting game for the Neo Geo (1995), from SNK. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record of Ja…
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Uncommon Neo Geo
World Heroes Perfect
ワールドヒーローズパーフェクト
World Heroes Perfect (1995) is the fourth and final entry in ADK's World Heroes fighting game series for the Neo Geo. Re…
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Neo Geo
The King of Fighters '95
ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ'95
Released in 1995 for the Neo Geo, The King of Fighters '95 was SNK's second entry in the KOF series and the game that in…
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Sega Saturn
Fighters Megamix
ファイターズメガミックス
Fighters Megamix is a 1996 crossover fighting game developed by Sega AM2 exclusively for the Sega Saturn — the first maj…
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Ninku: Tsuyokina Yatsura no Daigekitotsu!
NINKU -忍空- 〜強気な奴等の大激突!〜
Ninku: Tsuyokina Yatsura no Daigekitotsu! is a 2D fighting game for the Sega Saturn, published by Sega and based on the …
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Sega Saturn
Rise 2: Resurrection
ライズ・オブ・ザ・ロボット2 〜Resurrection Rise 2〜
Rise 2: Resurrection is a one-on-one fighting game developed by Mirage Media and published by Acclaim, reaching the Sega…
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Neo Geo
The King of Fighters '96
ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ'96
The King of Fighters '96 is a 2D fighting game released by SNK for Neo Geo arcade (MVS) and home console (AES) in 1996. …
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Uncommon Sega Saturn
X-Men vs. Street Fighter
エックスメン VS. ストリートファイター
X-Men vs. Street Fighter is Capcom's 1996 landmark crossover fighting game that brought Marvel's X-Men characters — Wolv…
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Uncommon Sega Saturn
Dead or Alive
デッドオアアライブ
Released for the Sega Saturn in Japan in October 1997, Dead or Alive is the first entry in Tecmo's fighting game series …
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PlayStation
Bushido Blade
ブシドーブレード
Released in March 1997, Bushido Blade is Square's most unconventional fighting game — a 3D swordfight where there is no …
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Sega Saturn
Ragnagard (Shinouken)
神凰拳
Known in Japan as Shinouken, Ragnagard is a 2D fighting game developed by Saurus and System Vision for SNK's Neo Geo. Th…
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Sega Saturn
D-Xhird
ディ・サード
D-Xhird is a 3D weapon-based fighting game developed by Nextech and published by Takara for the Sega Saturn. Released on…
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PlayStation
Tekken 3
鉄拳3
Tekken 3 (1998) is the apex of the PlayStation-era 3D fighting game — a title that sold 8.5 million copies worldwide and…
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Dreamcast
Virtua Fighter 3tb
バーチャファイター3tb
One of four launch titles for the Sega Dreamcast in Japan on November 27, 1998, Virtua Fighter 3tb was Sega's opening st…
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Uncommon Sega Saturn
Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire
ヴァンパイア セイヴァー THE LORD OF VAMPIRE
Released for Sega Saturn in Japan in April 1998, Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire is the third and most celebrated en…
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Game Boy Color
Mortal Kombat 4
モータルコンバット4
Released in December 1998 for Game Boy Color, Mortal Kombat 4 was a 2D conversion of the 3D arcade original, developed b…
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Uncommon ▶ Nintendo 64
Super Smash Bros.
大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ
Super Smash Bros. is the game that Masahiro Sakurai built in secret. Working without Nintendo's knowledge, Sakurai creat…
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Dreamcast
Power Stone
パワーストーン
Power Stone (1999) by Capcom is a fully 3D arena fighting game that originated on Sega's NAOMI arcade board before its D…
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Dreamcast
Soulcalibur
ソウルキャリバー
Hiroaki Yotoriyama led Soulcalibur at Namco, after working on Soul Edge and on the animation for Tekken 2 and Tekken 3. …
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Dreamcast
The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999
ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ DREAM MATCH 1999
King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999 is an enhanced Dreamcast port of The King of Fighters '98: Dream Match Never Ends — i…
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Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
マーヴル VS. カプコン2 NEW AGE OF HEROES
Released in 2000, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 assembled 56 characters from Marvel and Capcom universes for the largest fighting …
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Dreamcast
Dead or Alive 2
デッド オア アライブ 2
Team Ninja's follow-up to Dead or Alive, released for the Dreamcast on February 29, 2000 — a leap day release that match…
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Uncommon Dreamcast
Power Stone 2
パワーストーン2
Power Stone 2 (2000) expanded everything that made the original remarkable: where the first game was a two-player arena …
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Project Justice
プロジェクト ジャスティス 燃えろ！正義学園
Released in December 2000, Project Justice is the sequel to Rival Schools: United by Fate and the last major Capcom figh…
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Tekken Tag Tournament
鉄拳タッグトーナメント
Tekken Tag Tournament reached arcades in 1999, later coming home on PlayStation 2, letting players switch between two fi…
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▶ Nintendo GameCube
Super Smash Bros. Melee
大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズDX
Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) is the second entry in the Smash Bros. series and the best-selling Nintendo GameCube game…
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Uncommon Dreamcast
Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001
カプコン バーサス エス・エヌ・ケイ 2 ミリオネア ファイティング 2001
Released in September 2001, Capcom vs. SNK 2 arrived months after Sega had officially discontinued the Dreamcast hardwar…
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Tekken 4
鉄拳4
Tekken 4 (2001) followed the enormous success of Tekken 3 and Tekken Tag Tournament, and by series director Katsuhiro Ha…
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SoulCalibur II
ソウルキャリバーII
SoulCalibur II (2003) is Namco's weapon-based 3D fighting game and the first major title to feature platform-exclusive g…
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Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Yūjō Tag Battle Full Power
金色のガッシュベル!! 友情タッグバトル フルパワー
Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Yūjō Tag Battle Full Power (2004) is a 2-vs-2 tag-team fighting game for the Nintendo GameCube, b…
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Neo Geo
The King of Fighters '98
ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ'98
The King of Fighters '98, subtitled Dream Match Never Ends, is a 1998 fighting game developed and published by SNK for t…
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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Art of Fighting
龍虎の拳
Art of Fighting is a fighting game originally developed by SNK for Neo Geo (1992), ported to PC Engine CD-ROM² in 1994 b…
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3DO
Ultraman Powered
ウルトラマンパワード
Ultraman Powered for the 3DO, developed by Tose and published by Bandai on March 20, 1994, is a fighting game based on t…
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Neo Geo
Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge
サムライスピリッツ 天草降臨
Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge, developed and published by SNK for Neo Geo in 1996, is titled Samurai Spirits: Am…
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Neo Geo
The King of Fighters '97
ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ '97
Released in Japanese arcades on July 28, 1997, The King of Fighters '97 concluded the Orochi Saga — a three-year story a…
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WAKU WAKU 7 (w/ RAM Cartridge)
わくわく7（RAMカートリッジ同梱版）
Released in June 1997 for Sega Saturn exclusively in Japan, WAKU WAKU 7 is a comical 2D fighting game that began as a pl…
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The King of Fighters 2001
ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ2001
On October 30, 2001, SNK was declared bankrupt. Sixteen days later The King of Fighters 2001 went live in arcades. The a…
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Street Fighter II Turbo
ストリートファイターII ターボ
Released in 1993 for the Super Famicom, Street Fighter II Turbo brought the arcade phenomenon home with adjustable speed…
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The King of Fighters '97
ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ'97
The King of Fighters '97 is a 2D fighting game developed and published by SNK, originally released in arcades in 1997 an…
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Street Fighter Alpha 2 (Street Fighter ZERO 2)
ストリートファイターZERO 2
Released for Sega Saturn in September 1996, Street Fighter Alpha 2 (known as Street Fighter ZERO 2 in Japan) brought the…
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