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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 Eye of Typhoon, The Geuk Cho Ho Gwon (KOR) Rise of the Robots Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo Super Street Fighter 2 X (JPN) Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

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... Engine Sentai Go-Onger Kamen Rider Kiva

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 Galactic Fist Fighter IK+ International Karate +, Chop 'n Drop Metal Masters Spitting Image

Amstrad CPC Platform Another one of those wacky computer systems from the 1980's. Highlander IK+ International Karate +, Chop 'n Drop Spitting Image Way of the Exploding Fist, The Yie Ar Kung-Fu

Android Platform Google's open-source mobile platform. Deadly Fight Fatal Fury Garou Densetsu (JPN) King of Fighters '94, The Rupture Void 虚空破碎 Shadow Fight 2

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 Shovel Knight Showdown

Apple II Platform Apple's second computer system, released in 1977. International Karate World Karate Championship Karate Champ Karate Dō

Arcade Platform Blanket term for unique or otherwise uncommon JAMMA hardware. Battle of Yū Yū Hakusho, The Dead or Alive Dengeki Bunko 版 電撃文庫 FIGHTING CLIMAX ンビデオ Dragon Ball Z Kidō Senshi Gundam Seed: Rengō vs. ZAFT

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 Streets of the Damned

Atari 8-bit Platform Atari's 8-bit computer line, including the Atari 800. International Karate World Karate Championship

Atari ST Platform Personal computer released by Atari in the mid-1980's. IK+ International Karate +, Chop 'n Drop International Karate World Karate Championship Metal Masters Spitting Image Ultimate Arena, The

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

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 X Hokuto no Ken King of Fighters 11, The The King of Fighters XI Neo Geo Battle Coliseum Rumble Fish 2, The

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 Yie Ar Kung-Fu Yie Ar Kung-Fu 2 Yie Ar Kung-Fu II

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 Way of the Exploding Fist, The Yie Ar Kung-Fu

Commodore 64 Platform The venerable C64 home computer, released in 1982. Fist 2 Fist II Long Life Street Fighter 2 Way of the Exploding Fist, The Yie Ar Kung-Fu

CPS2 Platform Upgrade to the original CPS chipset, and Capcom's most prominent Arcade hardware. Darkstalkers Vampire (JPN) Night Warriors Vampire Hunter (Japan) Street Fighter Alpha Street Fighter Zero (JPN) Super Street Fighter 2 Vampire Hunter 2

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) Jojo's Venture Jojo no Kimyouna Bouken (JPN) Red Earth Warzard (JPN) Street Fighter 3 Street Fighter 3: Third Strike

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. Robo Fighter Street Fighter 2 Turbo Street Fighter 2' Turbo Super Fighter (Waixing) Super Fighting Yie Ar Kung-Fu (Console) ZDog Hero Hummer Hero, Jelly Hero, Panda Hero

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

Dreamcast Platform Console version of Naomi hardware, employs proprietary GD-ROM format. Primarily used for mid-generation 3D titles. King of Fighters 2000, The King of Fighters '98, The Mortal Kombat Gold Power Stone Street Fighter 3: Third Strike

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 Global Champion Kaiser Knuckle (JPN) Violence Fight

Evercade Platform A handheld system from the UK which plays only officially-licensed compilation cartridges. Body Blows Clay Fighter Fighter's History Karate Champ Karate Dō King of Fighters 2000, The

exA-Arcadia Platform The proprietary arcade platform from the company of the same name. Axel City 2 Axel City 2: The Final Storm Breakers Revenge Daybreak Slam Hunter x Hunter

FM-TOWNS Platform A Japanese personal computer. Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. Queen of Duellist Gaiden Alpha Plus, The クィーン オブ デュエリスト外伝α+ Queen of Duellist, The クィーン オブ デュエリスト Samurai Shodown Samurai Spirits (JPN)

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 Fist of Thunder Kung-Fu Fighter Quiz Fighter Heaven Clash, 天罗煞

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 Metal Masters Mortal Kombat 4 Street Fighter 2 Super Chinese Fighter

Game Boy Advance Platform Successor to the original Gameboy portable and backwards compatible with its entire library of games. Digimon Battle Spirit Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit Medabots AX Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Battle Assault Rave Master: Special Attack Force! Groove Adventure Rave: Hikari to Yami no Daikessen 2 Taiketsu! Ultra Hero

Game Gear Platform Sega's full-color portable system. Jang Pung 2 Jang Pung II, 장풍 II, Street Blaster, Street Battle Mortal Kombat 3 Primal Rage Rise of the Robots Samurai Shodown Samurai Spirits (JPN)

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". Fighter 战斗土

Game.com Platform Another Tiger handheld system. You can go online in black and white! Fighters Megamix Mortal Kombat Trilogy

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... Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Mortal Kombat 2 Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat II: Kyūkyoku Shinken Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 3 Naruto: Clash of Ninja 3 Shrek SuperSlam Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble Viewtiful Joe Battle Carnival

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 Virtua Fighter 2

GameStick Platform GameStick was an Android mini-console so small that it can be actually stored inside its own controller. Haymaker

Genesis Platform Sega's most succesful console and immortal 16-bit rival to the Super NES. Genesis does what Nintendon't. Dragon Jang Pung 3 장풍 3 King of the Monsters 2 Lobo World Heroes

GP2X Platform Another Game Park handheld release Asura Cross Blood Cross

GP2X Caanoo Platform Game Park's final handheld device before shifting focus to software only. Asura Cross Blood Cross

GP32 Platform Game Park's first handheld system release. Asura Cross Blood Cross Little Wizard

Hyper Neo Geo 64 Platform 3D variant on the MVS / Neo Geo hardware, met with lackluster success. Buriki One Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition Garou Densetsu: Wild Ambition (JPN) Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage Samurai Spirits 2: Asura Zanmaden (JPN) Samurai Shodown 64 Samurai Damashii: Samurai Spirits (JPN)

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

iOS Platform Apple's operating system for their iPod/iPhone/iPad devices. Fatal Fury Special Garou Densetsu Special (JPN) Godzilla: Monster Mayhem King of Fighters '96, The Overturn Rupture Void 虚空破碎

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 Super Smash Bros. Nintendo All-Star! Dairantō Smash Brothers (JPN)

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 Fight for Life Kasumi Ninja Ultra Vortek

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 Mortal Kombat 3 Mortal Kombat Trilogy Street Fighter 2 Virtua Fighter

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. Blazing Fighter Sword Soul

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. Haymaker Indie Game Battle Kings of Kung Fu Rumble Arena Them's Fightin Herds

Luna Platform Amazon's attempt at the whole "streaming games service" thing. Essentially the same as all the others. BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late(cl-r)

Lynx Platform Atari's short-lived handheld system. Ultravore

Macintosh Platform Apple Macintosh, for self-important audio producers and artists Battle Beast Battle High 2 Clash of the Monsters Fraymakers Pray For Death

Master System Platform Sega's 8-bit system designed to compete with the NES. Jang Pung 3 장풍 3 Masters of Combat Buster Fight (Game Gear) Mortal Kombat 2 Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat II: Kyūkyoku Shinken Rise of the Robots Sango Fighter 武將爭霸: 三國志, Wǔ Jiàng Zhēng Bà: Sānguózhì

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. Combat Fighting Fatal Fury Mobile Kidō Butōden G Gundam DX G Gundam DX Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Yie Ar Kung-Fu

Monon Color Platform Short-lived China-only handheld. Jījiǎ Xuànfēng Gédòu-dà 机甲旋风格斗大 Yīngxióng Liánméng 英雄联盟: 终极格斗

MS-DOS Platform An operating system for IBM PCs. MS-DOS games may or may not have problems running under Windows. Battle of the Eras Battling Butlers קרבהיט Champions of Zulula: Elite Edition Mortal Kombat Violent Fighter

MSX Platform Standardized PC platform, home to Konami's greatest virgin efforts. Champion Kendō Champion Kendo International Karate World Karate Championship Kinnikuman Colosseum Deathmatch キン肉マン コロシアムデスマッチ Yie Ar Kung-Fu (Console) Yie Ar Kung-Fu 2 Yie Ar Kung-Fu II

Naomi Platform Arcade version of Dreamcast hardware, employs proprietary GD-ROM format. Capcom vs SNK 2 Capcom vs SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 (JPN) Jingi Storm Melty Blood: Act Cadenza Street Fighter Alpha 3 Street Fighter Zero 3 (JPN) Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution

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. King of Fighters 2003, The King of Fighters '96, The Last Blade, The Bakumatsu Roman: Gekka no Kenshi (JPN), The Last Soldier (KOR) SVC Chaos: SNK vs Capcom World Heroes

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. Art of Fighting Ryūko no Ken (JPN) Fatal Fury 3 Garou Densetsu 3 (JPN) King of Fighters '96, The King of Fighters '98, The Ragnagard Shin-Oh-Ken (JPN)

Neo Geo Pocket Platform SNK's brief expedition in handheld gaming, released in b/w and color variations. Fatal Fury: First Contact Garou Densetsu: First Contact (JPN) King of Fighters R-1 King of Fighters R-2 Last Blade, The: Beyond the Destiny Bakumatsu Roman Tokubetsu Ben: Gekka no Kenshi - Tsuki ni Saku Hana, Chiri Yuku Hana (JPN) SNK Gals' Fighters

N-Gage Platform Nokia's side-talkin', taco phone of a blunder. King of Fighters EX2, The King of Fighters Extreme (N-Gage port) ONE ONE Sequel

Nintendo 3DS Platform The successor to the DS, it has two screens and a stereoscopic 3D option. Cartoon Network Double Dragon Duel Fighting of Double Dragon 2016, Double Dragon Duel 2023 Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden Kung Fu Panda My Hero Academia Boku no Hero Academia

Nintendo 3DS eShop Platform Downloadable games for Nintendo's 3DS platform. Includes Virtual Console. Clay Fighter 63 1/3 Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2 Kirby Fighters Deluxe Kirby Fighters Z Super Street Fighter 2 Yatagarasu ヤタガラス

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. ClayFighter: Sculptor's Cut Fighters Destiny Fighting Cup (JPN) Mortal Kombat 4 Powerpuff Girls, The Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals Transformers: Beast Wars Metals 64 (Japan)

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... Bleach: The Blade of Fate Bleach DS: Souten ni Kakeru Unmei Custom Beat Battle: Draglade 2 InuYasha: Feudal Combat InuYasha: Ogi-Ranbu (JPN) Jump Super Stars Marvel Nemesis

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. Fighting Hero Flying Warriors Hiryū no Ken II: Dragon no Tsubasa Fu'un Shourinken Fu'un Shaolin Kyo, Fuuun Shourinken Karate Champ Karate Dō Nekketsu Kakutō Densetsu Nekketsu Fighting Legend

Ouya Platform Independent console running on modified Android OS technology. Festive Fighter Fist of OUYA Fright Fight

PC-98 Platform The NEC PC-9801, Japanese line of personal computer. Queen of Duellist Gaiden Alpha Plus, The クィーン オブ デュエリスト外伝α+ Sword Dancer: Goddess of The Evil Blade ソードダンサーII　凶刃の女神 V.G. 2 V.G. II World Heroins Another Story ワールドヒロインズ外伝: どっかんV! Yūgekitai Bangai-hen: Jigoku no Dopplegänger 遊撃隊番外変: 地獄のドッペルゲンガー

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 Martial Masters

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. Kamen Rider 555 (Pico) Ninpū Sentai Hurricanger & Hyakujū Sentai Gaoranger Shin Ultra Hero Shin Ultraman Pico Shinseki Ultraman Densetsu 新世紀ウルトラマン伝説

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. Advanced V.G. 2 Advanced Variable Geo 2 King of Fighters '95, The Mortal Kombat 4 Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty Suikoenbu, Dark Legend Rurōni Kenshin るろうに剣心: 明治剣客浪漫譚 維新激闘編

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. Art of Fighting Ryūko no Ken (JPN) Dino Rex Fatal Fury Garou Densetsu (JPN) King of Fighters 2001, The Real Bout Fatal Fury Special Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special (JPN)

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: Continuum Shift King of Fighters 13, The The King of Fighters XIII Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Naruto: Narutimate Storm Nurarihyon no Mago Tekken X Street Fighter Tekken vs. Street Fighter

PlayStation 4 Platform Just as its name indicates, the PlayStation 4 is the fourth sequential home console from Sony. Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hinokami Keppūtan, 鬼滅の刃 ヒノカミ血風譚 Fight! King of Fighters '99, The Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny

PlayStation 5 Platform Sony's fifth home console. Demon Slayer 2 Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hinokami Keppūtan 2, 鬼滅の刃 ヒノカミ血風譚 2 Mortal Kombat 1 Mortal Kombat 2 Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat II: Kyūkyoku Shinken Tekken 8 Two Strikes

Playstation Network Platform Available in downloadable form on the Playstation 3. Asuka 120% Excellent BURNING Fest. Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers Shovel Knight Showdown Skullgirls Sword of the Samurai Kengō II

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... BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai Higurashi Daybreak ひぐらしデイブレイク Samurai Shodown 2 Shin Samurai Spirits (JPN), Jin Saulabi Spirits: Saulabi Tuhon (KOR) SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny

PlayStation Vita Platform Sony's second handheld console. Garou: Mark of the Wolves Last Blade 2, The Bakumatsu Roman Daini Tobari: Gekka no Kenshi (JPN) Samurai Shodown 5 Special Samurai Spirits Zero Special (JPN) Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Under Night In-Birth

R-Zone Platform Tiger Electronics' first foray into handheld gaming systems. Battle Arena Toshinden Mortal Kombat 3 Mortal Kombat Trilogy Primal Rage Virtua Fighter

Saturn Platform Sega's 2D powerhouse. Thanks to a cartridge slot for RAM expansion is home to many "arcade perfect" fighting ports. Kōtetsu Reiiki Koutetsu Reiiki Last Bronx Primal Rage Street Fighter 2 Turbo Street Fighter 2' Turbo Vampire Savior

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. Brutal: Above the Claw Brutal Unleashed: Above the Claw Mortal Kombat 2 Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat II: Kyūkyoku Shinken Primal Rage Virtua Fighter

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. Brutal: Paws of Fury Brutal: Animal Buranden (Japan) Burning Fists: Force Striker Eternal Champions (CD) Mortal Kombat Revengers of Vengeance Battle Fantasy (JPN)

SG-1000 Platform Sega's first console, mostly forgotten by all but the most dedicated of fans. Champion Kendō Champion Kendo Yie Ar Kung-Fu (Console)

Stadia Platform Google's game streaming platform, available via multiple devices. Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Mortal Kombat 11 My Hero One's Justice 2 My Hero Academia: One's Justice 2 Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid Samurai Shodown (2019) Samurai Spirits

Steam Platform Created by Valve Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game

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

Super NES Platform 16 bit successor to the Nintendo Entertainment System. Now you're playing with power, Super Power. Power Moves Power Athlete (JPN), Deadly Moves Ranma 1/2: Chounai Gekitouhen Taekwondo Taekwon-Do Ultra Seven Yū Yū Hakusho Final

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

Switch Platform Nintendo's home console that can be turned into a portable. Art of Fighting 3 Art of Fighting: Ryūko no Ken Gaiden (JPN) Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hinokami Keppūtan, 鬼滅の刃 ヒノカミ血風譚 Real Bout Fatal Fury Real Bout Garou Densetsu (JPN) Samurai Shodown Samurai Spirits (JPN) X-Men vs Street Fighter

Switch 2 Platform Nintendo's second hybrid home console/handheld platform. Galactic Warriors Mortal Kombat Advance Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition Street Fighter 6 SF6 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

Tatung Einstein Platform Taiwanese/British computer system that flopped in both venues. Still semi-popular for indie games. Yie Ar Kung-Fu

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. Mini Fighter

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

Turbo CD Platform CD-ROM hardware expansion for NEC's Turbografx 16 (USA)/PC Engine (Japan). Asuka 120% Maxima BURNING Fest. Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Son Gokū Densetsu Flash Hiders Kabuki Ittōryōdan Kabuki Itouryodan Ranma 1/2: Datou, Ganso Musabetsu Kakutou-ryuu!

TurboGrafx-16 Platform NEC's not-quite-16-bit home console. Best of the Best The Kickboxing, Super Kickboxing, Panza Kick Boxing Billy's Bad Day Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition Street Fighter 2 Dash Strip Fighter 2

Wii Platform Released in late 2006, Nintendo's Wii combines previous generation graphics with extreme controller waving action. Bleach: Versus Crusade King of Fighters '96, The King of Fighters '97, The Samurai Shodown 2 Shin Samurai Spirits (JPN), Jin Saulabi Spirits: Saulabi Tuhon (KOR) Samurai Shodown Samurai Spirits (JPN)

Wii U Platform Nintendo's high-definition follow-up to the Wii. Incorporates a tablet-like controller. Injustice Injustice: Kamigami no Gekitotsu Kung Fu Panda Pokkén Tournament Pokémon Tekken (Germany) Super Smash Bros. (2014) Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Wii U Shop Platform Downloadable games for Nintendo's Wii U. Includes Virtual Console releases. Flying Warriors Hiryū no Ken II: Dragon no Tsubasa Medabots AX Street Fighter Alpha 2 Street Fighter Zero 2 (JPN) Urban Champion Yie Ar Kung-Fu (Console)

WiiWare/Virtual Console Platform Available in downloadable form on the Nintendo Wii. Karate Champ Karate Dō Real Bout Fatal Fury Special Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special (JPN) Street Fighter 2 Turbo Street Fighter 2' Turbo Virtua Fighter 2 Yie Ar Kung-Fu (Console)

Windows Platform The Microsoft Windows operating system, from 95 to XP and beyond. BlazBlue: Central Fiction Death Fighter 3 Infinite Stratos: Versus Colors インフィニット・ストラトス ヴァーサスカラーズ Marvel Super Heroes Street Fighter 3: Third Strike

Wonderswan Platform Bandai's surprisingly long-lived (albeit Japan-only) portable system and its color counterpart, Wonderswan Color. Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit ver. 1.5 Guilty Gear Petit 2 One Piece: Grand Battle Swan Colosseum Pocket Fighter Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (USA arcade) Ultraman: Hikari no Kuni no Shisha

X68000 Platform The Sharp X68000 (often abbreviated X68 or X68k), a Japanese home computer first released in 1987. Fatal Fury 2 Garou Densetsu 2 (JPN) Fatal Fury Special Garou Densetsu Special (JPN) Karou Densetsu Honban 過労伝説　本番 Karou Densetsu Special 過労伝説 Special Karou Densetsu 過労伝説: 社命の戦い