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Game » consists of 17 releases. Released January 1985
Comedic beat-'em-up based on the manga. Includes many references to past Konami games, including levels with graphic rips directly from Castlevania, and an entire level of 8-bit NES-style levels, concluding with a set of Yie Ar Kung-Fu bouts
Guardian of the Realms is the sequel to the Genesis classic Altered Beast. There are more worlds and more beasts to transform into as you fight the evil Arcanon. Power up!
Fighting game developed in Hungary for the Commodore 64.
Yie Ar Kung-Fu without the whimsy, fun, or named opponents.
A one-on-one fighting game for Gamate.
SNK's first fighting game and the first fighting game on the Neo Geo, telling the tale of a trio of martial artists participating in a local tournament to seek revenge on the crime boss that sponsors it.
The one-on-one arcade fighting game that kicked off the "fighting game revolution" of the 1990s. Play as one of eight martial artists and travel the world to knock your opponents out of the tournament!
A simplistic fighting game for the Hartung Game Master in the vein of Yie Ar Kung Fu. Also called "Kung Fu Challenge".
The first one-on-one fighting game based on Marvel Comics, albeit only with computer-controlled opponents. Spider-Man and Captain America take on a gauntlet of villains to stop Doctor Doom's attempted missile launch.
A one-on-one martial arts fighting game for the NES published by Toei. It was released in Japan only on December 13th 1988.
A Judo fighting game published by Jaleco for the Famicom Disk System. It was never released outside of Japan.
The sequel to Culture Brain's RPG/brawler Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll, released only in Japan for the NES.
A one-on-one fighting game only released in Japan on April 22nd 1988 for the Famicom Disk System.
Boot Camp forces players through a grueling set of minigames in order to graduate from the military. And you thought you were going to summer camp.
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.
An early fighting game from Jaleco, developed for the Famicom Disk System in 1987. The combat is based on Shaolin Kung Fu.
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.
As a practitioner of a secret form of Shaolin kung-fu, kick your way to victory in this arcade beat-'em-up platformer by Konami. GUTS!
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.
The game that kick-started the arcade fighting game genre, Karate Champ puts players in one-on-one kumite matches with techniques in the art of karate.
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.
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