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3DO
Platform
A CD-based home console developed by The 3DO Company. Hardware variations were produced by Panasonic, Sanyo, and Goldstar. Originally retailed for approximately $700 and had very little third-party support, thus ironically did just as the system's fi...
Ballz 3D
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Bishōjo Senshi: Sailor Moon S
Bishojo Senshi: Sailor Moon S
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Karate Champ
Karate Dō
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Kizuna Encounter
Fu'un Super Tag Battle (JPN)
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Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Super Street Fighter 2 X (JPN)
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Advanced Pico Beena
Platform
A second educational console from Sega and their final console outing. Released in 2005 and supported until at least 2011. Like its predecessor, its fighting games content consisted of a bunch of tokusatsu titles that came with mini-games and a Paint...
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Amiga
Platform
Commodore's popular self-contained computer, it went through several incarnations, including the CD-based Amiga CD32. Home to ports of many popular fighting games, and some original titles as well.
Body Blows
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Fatal Impact
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Master Axe
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OloFight
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Yie Ar Kung-Fu
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Amstrad CPC
Platform
Another one of those wacky computer systems from the 1980's.
Best of the Best
The Kickboxing, Super Kickboxing, Panza Kick Boxing
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IK+
International Karate +, Chop 'n Drop
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International Karate
World Karate Championship
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Street Fighter
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Way of the Exploding Fist, The
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Android
Platform
Google's open-source mobile platform.
Art of Fighting 3
Art of Fighting: Ryūko no Ken Gaiden (JPN)
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Samurai Shodown 2
Shin Samurai Spirits (JPN), Jin Saulabi Spirits: Saulabi Tuhon (KOR)
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Ultra Street Fighter 4
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Wild Animal Fight
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World Heroes
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Android TV
Platform
A microconsole running on Android technology, which has a generic download store such as from Google Play or Amazon. These releases do not include closed Android microconsoles such as OUYA or GameStick.
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
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Shovel Knight Showdown
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Apple II
Platform
Apple's second computer system, released in 1977.
International Karate
World Karate Championship
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Karate Champ
Karate Dō
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Arcade
Platform
Blanket term for unique or otherwise uncommon JAMMA hardware.
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
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Fearless Pinocchio
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Shogun Warriors
Fujiyama Buster (JPN)
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Survival Arts
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Tekken 3
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Atari 2600
Platform
Atari 2600 was the first massively popular console. Although it more or less died in '83 with the Video Game Crash, it is still very popular for homebrew applications.
Karate
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Streets of the Damned
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Atari 8-bit
Platform
Atari's 8-bit computer line, including the Atari 800.
International Karate
World Karate Championship
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Atari ST
Platform
Personal computer released by Atari in the mid-1980's.
Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Doctor Doom's Revenge!, The
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Human Killing Machine
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IK+
International Karate +, Chop 'n Drop
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Spitting Image
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Ultimate Arena, The
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Atari VCS
Platform
Not to be confused with the original name of the 2600, this is Atari's set-top box with downloadable-only titles.
Fight for Life
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Atomiswave
Platform
Ill-fated arcade hardware pushed by Sammy as a new inexpensive cartridge-based platform; basically a cheaper variant of the already well-established Naomi board.
Guilty Gear Isuka
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Hokuto no Ken
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Kenju
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Neo Geo Battle Coliseum
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Rumble Fish 2, The
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BBC Micro
Platform
The BBC Microcomputer System, developed by Acorn Computers and funded by the British Broadcasting Company. Games were not the computer's focus, but it did boast ports of some popular arcade games.
Way of the Exploding Fist, The
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Yie Ar Kung-Fu
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Yie Ar Kung-Fu 2
Yie Ar Kung-Fu II
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Commodore 16
Platform
A low-cost computer intended for consumers who were ready to graduate from the Vic-20 but could not afford the Commodore 64.
International Karate
World Karate Championship
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Way of the Exploding Fist, The
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Yie Ar Kung-Fu
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Commodore 64
Platform
The venerable C64 home computer, released in 1982.
Fist 2
Fist II
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Karate Champ
Karate Dō
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Street Fighter
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Street Fighter 2
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Yie Ar Kung-Fu
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CPS2
Platform
Upgrade to the original CPS chipset, and Capcom's most prominent Arcade hardware.
Cyberbots
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Marvel Super Heroes
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Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter
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Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Zero 2 (JPN)
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Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Super Street Fighter 2 X (JPN)
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CPS-3
Platform
Capcom's final piece of arcade hardware, a 2D powerhouse but rather cost-ineffective due to its complexity. This same complexity has made it something of a holy grail of arcade emulation to this day, however.
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
Jojo no Kimyouna Bouken: Miraihe no Isan (JPN)
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Jojo's Venture
Jojo no Kimyouna Bouken (JPN)
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Red Earth
Warzard (JPN)
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Street Fighter 3: Third Strike
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Dedicated Console
Platform
A gaming console that is dedicated to one or more built-in games, and has no option for playing additional games via external devices.
Dragon Ball Z: Buto-Retsuden
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Robo Fighter
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Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Street Fighter 2' Turbo
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Super Street Fighter 2
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Yie Ar Kung-Fu
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Digiblast
Platform
A children's "personal media center" released in Europe and Australia. Most of the games released on it were ports from Game Boy Advance, but a few original titles made its way there in the device's short lifespan.
Gormiti
Gormiti: Aggualo nella Valle
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Dreamcast
Platform
Console version of Naomi hardware, employs proprietary GD-ROM format. Primarily used for mid-generation 3D titles.
King of Fighters 2002, The
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Marvel vs Capcom
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Mortal Kombat Gold
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Power Stone
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Tough Guy
格斗悍将, Gédòuhàn Jiāng
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Egret Mini II
Platform
A replica of the Egret II arcade cabinet style from Taito. It includes forty built-in games, but also has additional compilation packs available for purchase on cart.
Dan-Ku-Ga
断仇牙
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Global Champion
Kaiser Knuckle (JPN)
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Violence Fight
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Evercade
Platform
A handheld system from the UK which plays only officially-licensed compilation cartridges.
Dragon Master
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Galaxy Fight
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Samurai Shodown 2
Shin Samurai Spirits (JPN), Jin Saulabi Spirits: Saulabi Tuhon (KOR)
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Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Street Fighter 2' Turbo
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Weaponlord
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exA-Arcadia
Platform
The proprietary arcade platform from the company of the same name.
Arcana Heart 3
アルカナハート3
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Bayani
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Chaos Code Next
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Daybreak Slam
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Inaho Town: Dynamite Bomb!!
稲歩町ダイナマイトボム
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FM-TOWNS
Platform
A Japanese personal computer.
Asuka 120% BURNING Fest.
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Queen of Duellist Gaiden Alpha Plus, The
クィーン オブ デュエリスト外伝α+
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Queen of Duellist, The
クィーン オブ デュエリスト
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Samurai Shodown
Samurai Spirits (JPN)
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Gamate
Platform
A super obscure Game Boy competitor from Taiwan that flopped notoriously hard. Oddly, it had more fighting games than even some of the more mainstream systems.
Dinosaur Park
戎貓極界, Róng Māo Jí Jiè
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Fist of Thunder
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Kung-Fu Fighter
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Quiz Fighter
Heaven Clash, 天罗煞
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Game Boy
Platform
Released as a big gray brick with monochrome graphics in 1989, Gameboy later appeared as different incarnations such as the Gameboy Pocket and Gameboy Color. It is most widely known for Tetris, and was saved from the brink of death by Pokémon.
Battle Arena Toshinden
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Samurai Shodown 3
Samurai Spirits: Zankuro Musouken (JPN), Fighters Swords (KOR)
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Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown
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Super Chinese Fighter
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Yū Yū Hakusho Dai-Ni-Dan
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Game Boy Advance
Platform
Successor to the original Gameboy portable and backwards compatible with its entire library of games.
Croket! Great
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Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu
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Guilty Gear X
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Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Super Street Fighter 2 X (JPN)
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Urban Champion
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Game Gear
Platform
Sega's full-color portable system.
Masters of Combat
Buster Fight (Game Gear)
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
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Mortal Kombat
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Samurai Shodown
Samurai Spirits (JPN)
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Virtua Fighter Animation
Virtua Fighter Mini
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Game King
Platform
LCD-based handheld system from TimeTop. Came in "Game King I" and "Game King II" varieties, as well as a backwards-compatible color system, "Game King III".
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Fighter
战斗土
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Game.com
Platform
Another Tiger handheld system. You can go online in black and white!
Fighters Megamix
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Mortal Kombat Trilogy
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Gamecube
Platform
Nintendo's answer to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. True to its name, it is a cube and it does play games. Failed to make a spark with mainstream gamers and fell far behind its competition. Despite its healthy roster of fighting games, the only one anyb...
Dream Mix TV World Fighters
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Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee
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Mortal Kombat 3
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Primal Rage
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Sonic the Fighters
Sonic Championship
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GameGadget
Platform
UK-developed handheld system. Games are downloadable via an iTunes-like service. Mostly plays licensed Genesis ROMs but also supports original content.
Eternal Champions
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Virtua Fighter 2
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GameStick
Platform
GameStick was an Android mini-console so small that it can be actually stored inside its own controller.
Haymaker
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Genesis
Platform
Sega's most succesful console and immortal 16-bit rival to the Super NES. Genesis does what Nintendon't.
Clay Fighter
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Eternal Champions
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King of the Monsters 2
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Rise of the Robots
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Samurai Shodown
Samurai Spirits (JPN)
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GP2X
Platform
Another Game Park handheld release
Asura Cross
Blood Cross
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GP2X Caanoo
Platform
Game Park's final handheld device before shifting focus to software only.
Asura Cross
Blood Cross
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GP32
Platform
Game Park's first handheld system release.
Asura Cross
Blood Cross
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Little Wizard
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Hyper Neo Geo 64
Platform
3D variant on the MVS / Neo Geo hardware, met with lackluster success.
Buriki One
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Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition
Garou Densetsu: Wild Ambition (JPN)
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Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage
Samurai Spirits 2: Asura Zanmaden (JPN)
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Samurai Shodown 64
Samurai Damashii: Samurai Spirits (JPN)
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HyperScan
Platform
One part PlayStation, one part Intellivision, one part e-Reader, all parts suck. Notable for having an X-Men versus fighter as a pack-in, but otherwise, it's pretty forgettable.
X-Men
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iOS
Platform
Apple's operating system for their iPod/iPhone/iPad devices.
Art of Fighting 2
Ryūko no Ken 2 (JPN)
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Fright Fight
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King of Fighters '98, The
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Shadow Fight 2
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Terra Fighter 2
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iQue Player
Platform
Designed by scientist Wei Yen and manufactured by Nintendo, the iQue Player (aka Nintendo iQue) was only released in China. It only plays first-party Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64 games, but it does have a couple of fighters.
Custom Robo
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Super Smash Bros.
Nintendo All-Star! Dairantō Smash Brothers (JPN)
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Jaguar
Platform
Atari's 64-bit resurgence to the console world, it promised to be better than its 16 and 32-bit competition simply because it had more "bits". Viewed as a curiosity due to its complicated gamepad, toilet lid-shaped CD add-on, and late night informerc...
Dragon
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Kasumi Ninja
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Primal Rage
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LCD
Platform
Simplistic LCD, mostly 1-player games. The most well-known manufacturer in the U.S. is Tiger, but dozens of manufacturers are responsible for these games worldwide.
Mortal Kombat
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Mortal Kombat Trilogy
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Street Fighter 2
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Super Street Fighter 2
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Virtua Fighter
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Lexibook
Platform
Blanket term for the sometimes unnamed consoles developed by Lexibook. Some have different gimmicks such as portability, rudimentary motion controls, and external cartridges, but it's all the same hardware and the same pool of games.
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Blazing Fighter
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Sword Soul
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Linux
Platform
Freely distributed computer operating system released in 1991. Some games were released sporadically over its lifespan, but it only really became a viable platform for gaming circa 2011.
Fantasy Strike
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Hyperfight
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Indie Game Battle
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Shovel Knight Showdown
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Them's Fightin Herds
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Luna
Platform
Amazon's attempt at the whole "streaming games service" thing. Essentially the same as all the others.
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
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Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late(cl-r)
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Lynx
Platform
Atari's short-lived handheld system.
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Ultravore
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Macintosh
Platform
Apple Macintosh, for self-important audio producers and artists
Indie Game Battle
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Rumble Arena
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Skullgirls
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Superior Soldiers
Perfect Soldiers (JPN)
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Tzompantli
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Master System
Platform
Sega's 8-bit system designed to compete with the NES.
Jang Pung 2
Jang Pung II, 장풍 II, Street Blaster, Street Battle
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Masters of Combat
Buster Fight (Game Gear)
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Mortal Kombat
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Mortal Kombat 2
Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat II: Kyūkyoku Shinken
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Rise of the Robots
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Mobile
Platform
Blanket term for mobile ("cell") phones. Whether the mobile phone market is the wave of gaming's future or just a load of barely playable crap has yet to be determined.
Kidō Butōden G Gundam DX
G Gundam DX
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King of Fighters Mobile R-2, The
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King of Fighters Mobile, The
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Super Street Fighter 2
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Tekken Resolute
Tekken Mobile (UK)
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Monon Color
Platform
Short-lived China-only handheld.
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Jījiǎ Xuànfēng Gédòu-dà
机甲旋风格斗大
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Yīngxióng Liánméng
英雄联盟: 终极格斗
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MS-DOS
Platform
An operating system for IBM PCs. MS-DOS games may or may not have problems running under Windows.
Champions of Zulula: Elite Edition
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Sango Fighter 2
Fighter in China 2
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Savage Warriors
Warriors (EUR)
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Sentō
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Super Fighter
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MSX
Platform
Standardized PC platform, home to Konami's greatest virgin efforts.
Champion Kendō
Champion Kendo
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International Karate
World Karate Championship
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Kinnikuman Colosseum Deathmatch
キン肉マン コロシアムデスマッチ
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Yie Ar Kung-Fu (Console)
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Yie Ar Kung-Fu 2
Yie Ar Kung-Fu II
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Naomi
Platform
Arcade version of Dreamcast hardware, employs proprietary GD-ROM format.
Guilty Gear X
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Melty Blood: Act Cadenza
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Melty Blood: Actress Again
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Street Fighter Alpha 3
Street Fighter Zero 3 (JPN)
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Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
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Neo Geo
Platform
Refers to both the arcade MVS and home AES versions of the hardware; SNK's ubiquitous arcade workhorse.
Max 330 Mega, Pro-Gear Spec.
Fatal Fury 3
Garou Densetsu 3 (JPN)
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Ninja Master's
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Real Bout Fatal Fury 2
Real Bout Garou Densetsu 2 (JPN)
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Real Bout Fatal Fury
Real Bout Garou Densetsu (JPN)
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Samurai Shodown 3
Samurai Spirits: Zankuro Musouken (JPN), Fighters Swords (KOR)
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Neo Geo CD
Platform
Most, but not all titles on the Neo Geo were ported to this more affordable but slightly less than perfect home system.
Fighter's History Dynamite
Karnov's Revenge
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Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special (JPN)
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Samurai Shodown 3
Samurai Spirits: Zankuro Musouken (JPN), Fighters Swords (KOR)
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Samurai Shodown 4
Samurai Spirits: Amakusa Kourin (JPN), Paewang Jeongseol: Legend of a Warrior (KOR)
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World Heroes 2 Jet
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Neo Geo Pocket
Platform
SNK's brief expedition in handheld gaming, released in b/w and color variations.
King of Fighters R-1
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Last Blade, The: Beyond the Destiny
Bakumatsu Roman Tokubetsu Ben: Gekka no Kenshi - Tsuki ni Saku Hana, Chiri Yuku Hana (JPN)
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Mortal Kombat Gold
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Samurai Shodown!
Samurai Spirits! (JPN)
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SNK Gals' Fighters
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N-Gage
Platform
Nokia's side-talkin', taco phone of a blunder.
King of Fighters EX2, The
King of Fighters Extreme (N-Gage port)
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ONE
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ONE Sequel
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Nintendo 3DS
Platform
The successor to the DS, it has two screens and a stereoscopic 3D option.
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
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Nekketsu Kakutō Densetsu
Nekketsu Fighting Legend
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One Piece: Dai Kaizoku Colosseum
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One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X
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Tekken 6
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Nintendo 3DS eShop
Platform
Downloadable games for Nintendo's 3DS platform. Includes Virtual Console.
Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2
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Joy Mech Fight
Joy Mecha Fight
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Kirby Fighters Deluxe
Kirby Fighters Z
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Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Zero 2 (JPN)
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Yatagarasu
ヤタガラス
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Nintendo 64
Platform
Released in 1996 with 64-bits and a cartridge format, it failed to make a huge impact, but being a Nintendo system, was able to ride on the waves of fanboys.
Dark Rift
Space Dynamites (JPN)
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Fighters Destiny
Fighting Cup (JPN)
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Killer Instinct
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Killer Instinct 2
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RakugaKids
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Nintendo DS
Platform
In many ways, the successor to the Gameboy Advance, despite what Nintendo says. Like the Game & Watch games of yore, it has two screens. It also has touch screen capabilities and a built-in microphone. The 2008 upgrade, the Nintendo DSi, brought many...
Custom Beat Battle: Draglade 2
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Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2
Dragon Ball Z: Bukū Ressen (JPN)
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Gekifu Bakegyamon
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Katekyō Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Rumble XX
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Naruto Shippuden: Shinobi Rumble!!
Naruto Shippūden: Ninjutsu Zenkai ChakRush!!
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Nintendo Entertainment System
Platform
The long reign of Nintendo's console king was winding down just as Street Fighter 2 hit the big time. As such, very few fighters found their home there, if you don't count Hong Kong bootlegs.
Flying Warriors
Hiryū no Ken II: Dragon no Tsubasa
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Street Heroes
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Urban Champion
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Xīngjì Wǔshì
星际武士, Xingji Wushi
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Yè Míngzhū
夜明珠
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Ouya
Platform
Independent console running on modified Android OS technology.
Battle High 2
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Festive Fighter
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Fist of OUYA
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Fright Fight
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PC-98
Platform
The NEC PC-9801, Japanese line of personal computer.
Hayate: The Battle
ハヤテ・ザ・バトル
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Queen of Duellist, The
クィーン オブ デュエリスト
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Sword Dancer: Goddess of The Evil Blade
ソードダンサーII 凶刃の女神
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V.G. 2
V.G. II
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World Heroins Another Story
ワールドヒロインズ外伝: どっかんV!
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PGM
Platform
Polygame Master, a Neo Geo MVS-like arcade cartridge unit developed by IGS.
Killing Blade, The
Ào Jiàn Kuáng Dāo, Proud Jian - Violent Dao, 傲剑狂刀
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Martial Masters
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Pico
Platform
Sega's kid-friendly platform, mostly associated with educational software, especially in its brief life in the west. In Japan, its software grew varied over time, and even warranted a successor, the Advanced Pico Beena.
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Chōkō Senshi Changéríon
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Kamen Rider Agito & Kuuga
Kamen Rider Agito & Kūga
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Shin Ultra Hero
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Tokusō Sentai DekaRanger
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Ultraman Pico
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Playstation
Platform
After their contract with Nintendo was rendered null and void, the Playstation was changed from a Super Nintendo add-on into a fully-fledged CD-based platform. Very popular for 2D and 3D fighters, even if they weren't arcade perfect.
Battle Arena Nitōshinden
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Battle Arena Toshinden 2
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Critical Blow
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Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty
Suikoenbu, Dark Legend
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Yie Ar Kung-Fu (Console)
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Playstation 2
Platform
The obvious successor to the Playstation, the PS2 brought more of what made its predecessor popular. Home to hundreds of well-loved franchises, and more fighting games than you can handle.
Ninja Master's
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Saint Seiya: The Sanctuary
Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Juu Ni Kyuu Hen (JPN)
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Saiyuki Reload: Gunlock
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SoulCalibur 3
SoulCalibur III
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Ultraman Fighting Evolution 3
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PlayStation 3
Platform
Unlike its predecessors, gamers on the whole have failed to warm up to the PS3. Likely factors include being ludicrously expensive, the removal of proper backwards compatibility in later models, and lack of hard-hitting exclusive titles.
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
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Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z
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Kidō Senshi Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost
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PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
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Under Night In-Birth
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PlayStation 4
Platform
Just as its name indicates, the PlayStation 4 is the fourth sequential home console from Sony.
Art of Fighting
Ryūko no Ken (JPN)
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Fatal Fury Special
Garou Densetsu Special (JPN)
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Galaxy Fight
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Pocket Fighter
Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (USA arcade)
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Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Super Street Fighter 2 X (JPN)
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PlayStation 5
Platform
Sony's fifth home console.
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Hunter x Hunter
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IK+
International Karate +, Chop 'n Drop
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Marvel Tōkon
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MultiVersus
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Them's Fightin Herds
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Playstation Network
Platform
Available in downloadable form on the Playstation 3.
Capcom vs SNK 2
Capcom vs SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 (JPN)
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Kakuge-Yaro
格ゲー野郎
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King of Fighters: Maximum Impact
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Marvel vs Capcom
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Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
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Playstation Portable
Platform
More commonly known as PSP, it's circa a PlayStation 2 in terms of power. Runs on mini-discs called UMDs, which were also a failed movie format. An upgrade called PSP Go!, which removes the UMD slot and only offers games through a download service, w...
King of Fighters '94, The
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Mortal Kombat 3
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Mortal Kombat: Unchained
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Power Stone 2
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Saint Seiya Ω
Saint Seiya Omega
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PlayStation Vita
Platform
Sony's second handheld console.
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
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Dengeki Bunko
版 電撃文庫 FIGHTING CLIMAX ンビデオ
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Mortal Kombat (2011)
Mortal Kombat 9 (fan name)
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Toaru Majutsu no Virtual-On
A Certain Magical Virtual-On
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Touhou Kobuto V
東方紅舞闘
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R-Zone
Platform
Tiger Electronics' first foray into handheld gaming systems.
Battle Arena Toshinden
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Mortal Kombat Trilogy
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Virtua Fighter
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Saturn
Platform
Sega's 2D powerhouse. Thanks to a cartridge slot for RAM expansion is home to many "arcade perfect" fighting ports.
Battle Monsters
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Fighters Megamix
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Suiko Enbu: Fūun Saiki
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Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
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Virtua Fighter Kids
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Sega 32X
Platform
A mushroom-shaped add-on for the Genesis. Slid into the Genesis' cartridge slot, it runs on 32-bit cartridges. While a few decent games were released for the system, developers and consumers were leaning more toward the Saturn for their Sega fix.
Clay Fighter 63 1/3
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Cosmic Carnage
Cyber Brawl
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Mortal Kombat 2
Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat II: Kyūkyoku Shinken
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Primal Rage
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Virtua Fighter
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Sega CD
Platform
A CD-ROM attachment for Sega Genesis, it was touted as revolutionary, but its library was crammed full of lousy FMV games. Few titles actually used the hardware to its fullest, and thus, it got mostly ignored.
Black Hole Assault
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Brutal: Paws of Fury
Brutal: Animal Buranden (Japan)
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Eternal Champions (CD)
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Mortal Kombat
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Revengers of Vengeance
Battle Fantasy (JPN)
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SG-1000
Platform
Sega's first console, mostly forgotten by all but the most dedicated of fans.
Champion Kendō
Champion Kendo
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Yie Ar Kung-Fu (Console)
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Stadia
Platform
Google's game streaming platform, available via multiple devices.
Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2
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Mortal Kombat 11
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My Hero One's Justice 2
My Hero Academia: One's Justice 2
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Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
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Samurai Shodown (2019)
Samurai Spirits
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Super A'Can
Platform
A 16-bit console released by Funtech Entertainment in Taiwan, in 1995. Noteworthy only for its terrible port of Sango Fighter that was reportedly coded by a single member of Panda Entertainment with a buggy and poorly documented development kit.
Sango Fighter
武將爭霸: 三國志, Wǔ Jiàng Zhēng Bà: Sānguózhì
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Super NES
Platform
16 bit successor to the Nintendo Entertainment System. Now you're playing with power, Super Power.
Fighter's History
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Osu!! Karatebu
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Rise of the Robots
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Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Zero 2 (JPN)
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Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
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Supervision
Platform
Game Boy competitor created by Watara. Most well-known in the west for its ubiquitousness in mail-order catalogs in the early 90s.
Kung-Fu Street
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Switch
Platform
Nintendo's home console that can be turned into a portable.
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Fight of Steel
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King of Fighters R-2
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Override 2
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Samurai Shodown 5 Special
Samurai Spirits Zero Special (JPN)
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Solitary Fighter
Violence Fighter II
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Switch 2
Platform
Nintendo's second hybrid home console/handheld platform.
SoulCalibur 2
SoulCalibur II
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Street Fighter 6
SF6
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Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown
Virtua Fighter eSports
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Tatung Einstein
Platform
Taiwanese/British computer system that flopped in both venues. Still semi-popular for indie games.
Yie Ar Kung-Fu
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TFT Portable Player
Platform
A handheld device which takes proprietary cartridges which are really just an "unlock" for more games already programmed on the device.
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Mini Fighter
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Thomson TO7
Platform
French microcomputer used in almost every school in that country back in the '80's. Apparently also plays games, including a couple of old versus fighters.
Yie Ar Kung-Fu 2
Yie Ar Kung-Fu II
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Turbo CD
Platform
CD-ROM hardware expansion for NEC's Turbografx 16 (USA)/PC Engine (Japan).
Asuka 120% Maxima BURNING Fest.
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Fatal Fury Special
Garou Densetsu Special (JPN)
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Kabuki Ittōryōdan
Kabuki Itouryodan
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Kakutou Haou Densetsu Algunos
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World Heroes 2
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TurboGrafx-16
Platform
NEC's not-quite-16-bit home console.
Best of the Best
The Kickboxing, Super Kickboxing, Panza Kick Boxing
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Billy's Bad Day
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Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition
Street Fighter 2 Dash
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Strip Fighter 2
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Wii
Platform
Released in late 2006, Nintendo's Wii combines previous generation graphics with extreme controller waving action.
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! METEOR (JPN)
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Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes
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Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
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Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3
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Tōshinden
War Budokai, Toshinden Wii, 闘真伝
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Wii U
Platform
Nintendo's high-definition follow-up to the Wii. Incorporates a tablet-like controller.
Injustice
Injustice: Kamigami no Gekitotsu
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Kung Fu Panda
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Pokkén Tournament
Pokémon Tekken (Germany)
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Super Smash Bros. (2014)
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Tekken Tag Tournament 2
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Wii U Shop
Platform
Downloadable games for Nintendo's Wii U. Includes Virtual Console releases.
Custom Robo V2
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Flying Warriors
Hiryū no Ken II: Dragon no Tsubasa
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Power Instinct
Gōketsuji Ichizoku (JPN)
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Steel Rivals
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Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Zero 2 (JPN)
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WiiWare/Virtual Console
Platform
Available in downloadable form on the Nintendo Wii.
Art of Fighting
Ryūko no Ken (JPN)
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Fatal Fury
Garou Densetsu (JPN)
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Knuckle Heads
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Martial Champion
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Super Street Fighter 2
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Windows
Platform
The Microsoft Windows operating system, from 95 to XP and beyond.
Battle Blade
BattleBlade
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Psychic Force 2012
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Samurai Shodown (2019)
Samurai Spirits
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Write 'n' Fight
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X-Men vs Street Fighter
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Wonderswan
Platform
Bandai's surprisingly long-lived (albeit Japan-only) portable system and its color counterpart, Wonderswan Color.
Digimon Battle Spirit 2
Digimon Frontier: Battle Spirit
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Guilty Gear Petit
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Guilty Gear Petit 2
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One Piece: Grand Battle Swan Colosseum
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Pocket Fighter
Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (USA arcade)
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X68000
Platform
The Sharp X68000 (often abbreviated X68 or X68k), a Japanese home computer first released in 1987.
Asuka 120% BURNING Fest.
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Battle Mania'
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Fatal Fury 2
Garou Densetsu 2 (JPN)
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Queen of Duellist Gaiden Alpha Plus, The
クィーン オブ デュエリスト外伝α+
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Queen of Duellist, The
クィーン オブ デュエリスト
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Xbox
Platform
A large, lumpy brick of a console, it weighs more than Earthquake and Ganryu combined. Virtually ignored until someone started hyping the two-year-old-at-the-time Halo. Home to some SNK titles exclusively in the U.S., because of obscure policies with...
Dead or Alive Ultimate
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Digimon Rumble Arena 2
Digimon: Battle Chronicle
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Kakuto Chojin
Kakutou Choujin: Fighting Super Heroes
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King of Fighters: Maximum Impact
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Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus
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