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Game » consists of 9 releases. Released July 1984
It is a Street Fighter styled fighting game that uses Capoeira and other eccentric martial art styles. CF3 has 29 playable characters and 10 difficulty settings.
Game for GameBoy Advance
Psikyo's first entry into the fighting game boom of the '90s, Battle K-Road puts a more realistic slant on the genre. Combatants from multiple families of fighting styles fight to determine the champion of the K-Road Tournament.
A proof-of-concept one-on-one fighting game that eventually birthed the One Must Fall robot fighting series.
A martial arts fighting game by Mitchell. Designed by the creator of the 1989 arcade game Strider, it is one of the few fighting games released after Street Fighter II that aimed at a more realistic approach to the sport of karate.
A one-on-one fighting game of the standard "karate" mold.
A martial arts fighting game in which one can take part in a tournament with four fighting styles(Kendo, Kung Fu, Karate and Sumo), to reach the heights of a Grand Master.
Take on unarmed karate and the weapon styles of kendo, bo, and nunchaku in this martial arts fighting game from Electronic Arts.
A 2D fighting game and a rehash of the original game "The Way Of The Exploding Fist" with two opponents to fight this time.
The Karate Kid was a game published by LJN for the NES. It is loosely based on The Karate Kid, Part II.
An 80's fighting game from Capcom that laid the framework for one of the most popular fighting game franchises of all time, as well as the traditional fighting game genre in general.
International Karate + is a 2D martial arts fighting game.
A one-on-one fighting game based on the same-named movie by Columbia Pictures.
The Way of the Exploding Fist is a martial arts fighting game featuring one-on-one Karate bouts. The object is to defeat each opponent under the shobu nihon kumite scoring system which requires either two glancing blows or one fully landed finishing blow.
A karate game for Atari ST, Amiga, and Sinclair QL.
An early fighting game in which players compete against their opponents to score points by delivering proper blows during the match.
Take control of one of three large mechs and fight one-on-one duels in this 1985 arcade fighting game by Konami.
An early fighting game released in Japanese arcades by Taito in 1985. It is the first fighting game to include throws and grapples, and the first fighting game with a playable female character. It also features a regenerating health bar.
A fighting game from 1985, notable for being the first to implement a combo system.
Shaolin Master is a fighting game for Dragon 32/64.
Considered one of the progenitors of the fighting game genre, Yie Ar Kung-Fu is a Konami arcade game that puts players in the role of a martial artist as he fights the masters of various weaponry to become the Grand Master.
The 1984 arcade sequel to the original Punch-Out!! It improved on its predecessor with an innovative ducking mechanic. Not to be confused with the 1994 SNES title of the same name.
Battle it out sumo-style in this 1984 arcade release from Technos
One of the earliest known video game adaptations of the Japanese sport of sumo.
A one-on-one fighting game for the ZX Spectrum.
An arcade game that debuted Nintendo's Punch-Out franchise. It released in Japan in 1983, and in North America and Europe in 1984. It was a technical breakthrough, for its large detailed sprites, over-the-shoulder perspective, and gameplay innovations such as the player stamina meter, enemy stamina meter, recharging health and dodging mechanics.
Bushido: The Way of The Warrior is a martial arts side view PC DOS game made in 1983. It could very well be considered the first of all later-day 2D fighting games.
Samurai is the first known hack & slash brawler, released by Sega in 1980. The player character is armed with a sword and simultaneously faces multiple opponents in an arena before facing a boss opponent.
The earliest known video game based on the sport of boxing. Developed and released by Sega, it is currently considered a "lost" video game with no known hardware remaining and no successful preservation effort.
An indie fighting game with an 8-bit aesthetic and a focus on different playstyles for each of the represented martial arts.
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