N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game but with a twist: it’s more like an action RPG. I honestly doubted to put the game on the database but it's a little wonder on the engine

Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger

爆竜戦隊アバレンジャー

Sega

2004 (03/??)

Sega Pico

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PicoDrive / MAME

N/A

Part of the Super Sentai series. Minigame collection, one of them is a very basic 1v1 2D fighting game

Bare Fist

Conny

2004 (??/??)

Pocket Dream Console 100

Internal memory

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

N/A

Part of the Pocket Dream Console 100, a chinese handheld. A model with 100 games has this 1v1 fighter with sprites ripped off from KOF and sounds from Tekken or even Pac-Man. MAME emulation just works. ROM name is pdc100.zip

Battle Spirit: Digimon Frontier

バトルスピリットデジモンフロンティア (Digimon Frontier Battle Spirit)

Dimps

2002 (12/07)

WonderSwan Color

Cartridge

GBA

Retail

Commercial

Ares / Mednafen

Digimon Battle Spirit 2 (GBA version)

N/A

N/A

Third and final entry (yet the GBA port could be considered a “remake”). 1v1 2D platform fighter based on this season of the anime. No WonderSwan emulator supports link so it's 1P only. Port on GBA “Digimon Battle Spirit 2” was localized and has 2P mode playable on emulators

Caltron 6 in 1

Asder / Caltron

1993 (??/??)

Nintendo Entertainment System

Cartridge

N/A

Indie

Commercial

Mesen

N/A

A compilation that includes Dream Fighter

Cro Cop: Beyond the Reality

Provox Multimedia

2006 (??/??)

Windows

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

1v1 3D fighter based on the croatian kickboxer Mirko Crop Cop. Was “lost media” until copies were found in 2025. Extremely basic 3D fighter (I don’t think it has combos?). Didn’t found a 2P mode and according to old-games.ru “lacks the ability to play against other players”

Fearless Pinocchio

International Games System Co., Ltd.

2006 (12/??)

Arcade (dedicated board, ARM7 based)

ROM board

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

Arcade only, made for win tickets and aimed to small kids. A Pinnochio fighting game with pretty well done 2D sprites. Just one button, but it has some cool combos! MAME emulation works great with some minor audio issues

Guilty Gear Petit

Arc System Works

2001 (01/25)

WonderSwan Color

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Ares / Mednafen

Guilty Gear Petit 2

N/A

Official website (Archive.org backup, in japanese)

Spin-off exclusive to WonderSwan. Has an exclusive character called Fanny. Actually has 2 players versus mode but sadly no WonderSwan emulator supports link, so it's 1P only outside original hardware

Guilty Gear Petit 2

Arc System Works

2001 (09/27)

WonderSwan Color

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Ares / Mednafen

N/A

Dustloop

Same as above

Choukou Senshi Changerion

超光戦士シャンゼリオン

Sega

1996 (??/??)

Sega Pico

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PicoDrive / MAME

N/A

Another one based on a tokusatsu series. Has a veeeeery small part with fighting game elements. Barely in this database

Croket! Great Jikuu no Boukensha

コロッケ！Great 時空の冒険者

Jupiter

2004 (12/09)

Game Boy Advance

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

mGBA

N/A

After Konami developed five platform fighters on GBA/PS1 Jupiter got their hands on this franchise, but now is a 1 player only game with tactical RPG elements… that still has a platform fighter gameplay at it's core. Croket! DS is technically an update with 4 players versus

Destroy

滅 (Miè?)

Softstar Entertainment Inc.

1989 (??/??)

MS-DOS

Floppy Disk

N/A

Retail

Commercial

DOSBox

N/A

1v1 2D fighter, developed by the taiwanese company behind The Legend of Sword and Fairy series. Character design evidently inspired on Hokuto no Ken. Super simple, monochrome, janky and 1P only, but I must say, it's SUPER impressive for a 1989 pre-SFII game on DOS

Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit

デジモンテイマーズバトルスピリット

Dimps

2001 (10/05)

WonderSwan Color

Cartridge

GBA

Retail

Commercial

Ares / Mednafen

Digimon Battle Spirit 2

N/A

N/A

First entry of this 1v1 2D platform fighter. Was later ported to GBA for the western market as “Digimon Battle Spirit”. GBA port feels more like a remake. WonderSwan version playable on Ares and Mednafen but 1 player only (there’s no link emulation yet)

Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit Ver. 1.5

デジモンテイマーズバトルスピリット Ver.1.5

Dimps

2002 (04/27)

WonderSwan Color

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Ares / Mednafen

Digimon Battle Spirit 2

N/A

N/A

Update for the first 1v1 2D platform fighter based on Digimon. Unlike its predecessor or sequel it's only for WonderSwan and never got a GBA port. No WonderSwan emulator supports link so it's 1P only. Sequel is “Battle Spirit: Digimon Frontier”

Dinosaur Park

戎貓極界 (Róng Māo Jí Jiè)

Phinnex Co., Ltd.

1993 (??/??)

Gamate

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

Believe it or not in 1993 a taiwanese company did a 1v1 2D fighting game based on… My Neighbor Totoro. Obviously unofficial as fuck but it's great for some laughs. It's for the Gamate handheld system, playable on MAME but no cable link emulation so it's sadly 1P only there

Dragon Ball Z: Buto Retsuden

Handheld Games LLC / JAKKS Pacific

2005 (??/)

Plug and Play dedicated console

Internal memory

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

1v1 2D fighter that is included in “Dragon Ball Z”, a Plug and Play machine. Vaguely based on the Sega Genesis “Buyū Retsuden” game. Six characters, only “story” and “exhibition” but no 2 players mode. Very janky. Works on MAME. ROM name is jak_dbz.zip

Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Son Gokū Densetsu

ドラゴンボールZ 偉大なる孫悟空伝説

BEC / Bandai

1994 (11/11)

PC Engine Super CD-ROM²

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

1v1 2D fighter, kinda based on the Super Butoden franchise but concentrated to be a long single player experience with tons of cinematics that are very detailed and impressive for that era. Sadly 1P only

Dragon Ball: Zenkai Battle

ドラゴンボールゼンカイバトル

Bandai Namco

2011 (05/25)

Arcade (Namco System 357)

HDD (download from ALL.Net servers)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (Project OMED Arcade Fork)

Dragon Ball: Zenkai Battle Royale

N/A

N/A

Arcade exclusive 1v1 3D arena fighter. Playable on RPCS3 Project OMED (also on Teknoparrot) but Banapass hasn’t been emulated so it's 1P only and you can only be able to play a “demo” with base Goku. Fun fact: First 3D game that used GGPO

Dragon Ball: Zenkai Battle Royale

ドラゴンボールＺＥＮＫＡＩバトルロイヤル

Bandai Namco

2015 (07/30)

Arcade (Namco System 357)

HDD (download from ALL.Net servers)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (Project OMED Arcade Fork)

N/A

@wiki (in japanese)

Update with a new 4v4 tag battle mode. Same story as above. Official servers died in 2023

Dream Fighter

Asder / Caltron

1992 (??/??)

Nintendo Entertainment System

Cartridge

N/A

Indie

Commercial

Mesen

Caltron 6 in 1

N/A

1v1 2D fighter. A classic from the bootleg/unofficial NES world, especially in third world countries. One of the few that was made from scratch and it's not a ripoff of SF2 or Yie Ar Kung-Fu. 1 player only, sadly. It's included on the Caltron 6 in 1 compilation

Fighter

TimeTop

2004 (??/??)

GameKing GM-218

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

Part of the cartridge “4 in 1 Vol. 12 - Pet + Arrow + Fighter + Airforce” for the first GameKing, a handheld that has the incredible resolution of 48x32. Tries to be a janky ripoff of Street Fighter II but it's so charming you need to see it. ROM names: gameking/mc_4v12

Fighters Megamix (Game.com)

Tiger Electronics, Inc.

1997 (05/12)

Game.com

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

Yep, this shit happened. It's terrible as most Game.com games. Multiplayer is not emulated on MAME

Fighting Master Ultimate

Lemon On

2021 (??/??)

Laptop Arcade Player

Internal memory

N/A

Retail

Commercial

BlueStacks

N/A

1v1 2.5D fighter made exclusively for this Android based device released only in China. Was dumped by GuileWinQuote and hacked by Alopecio to run on Windows via BlueStacks. It’s trash, also with assets clearly stolen from Street Fighter V. 1P only

From TV Animation One Piece: Grand Battle Swan Colosseum

Dimps

2002 (07/12)

WonderSwan Color

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Ares / Mednafen

N/A

1v1 2D fighter based on One Piece. A spinoff of the Grand Battle series but made by Dimps. Spritework is FUCKING AMAZING, it's even better than the Ganbarion stuff which was already great. No WonderSwan emulator supports link, so it's 1P only outside original hardware

Funky Punch

Solus Games

2009 (10/01)

PSP, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita

Download (PSN)

Android

Indie

Commercial

PPSSPP (PSP)

N/A

02.02

N/A

Part of the PlayStation Minis for PSP/PS3/PSV. Port of a VERY poverty 3D fighter from Android with 2/4 players matches. Works on PPSSPP but not on RPCS3. No 2-4 players support it seems?. Has a remake called Funky Punch XL on Xbox 360 but doesn’t work on Xenia

Fuuun Shourin Ken

風雲少林拳

TOSE / Jaleco

1987 (04/17)

Famicom Disk System

Floppy Disk (Nintendo propietary model)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mesen

N/A

1v1 2D fighter in the school of Karate Champ, but with a Shaolin theme. Also known as “Fuuun Shaolin Kyo” but this is a mistake (it's a bad kanji read)

Fuuun Shourin Ken: Ankoku no Maou

風雲少林拳暗黒の魔王

TOSE / Jaleco

1988 (04/22)

Famicom Disk System

Floppy Disk (Nintendo propietary model)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mesen

N/A

Sequel, now with much better controls and a detailed story mode. Shame it doesn’t have two players mode because it's pretty much playable

Gekifu BakéGyamon: Ayakashi Fighting

妖逆門アヤカシ・ファイティング

DreamFactory / Takara Tommy

2007 (03/01)

Nintendo DS

Nintendo Game Card

N/A

Retail

Commercial

melonDS

N/A

N/A

A 1v1 3D fighter based on the anime BakéGyamon. Uses an in-fight card system that reminds me to Bleach DS. Absolutely no human multiplayer options but there’s a “free battle” mode against the CPU, something I found stupid because the game is interesting

Hippodrome

ファイティングファンタジー (Fighting Fantasy)

Data East

1989 (03/??)

Arcade (Data East 16 bit games)

ROM board

Retro-bit GENERATIONS

Retail

Commercial

MAME / FBNeo

N/A

1v1 2D fighter with a medieval fantasy setting. Was popular here in my country until SFII entered the scene. Actually has a two players mode but they play alternately against the CPU. It's on the “Generations4” model of the Retro-bit GENERATIONS console

Human Killing Machine

Tiertex

1988 (??/??)

ZX Spectrum

Cassette

Amiga

Retail

Commercial

Denise / VICE (ZX Spectrum), WinUAE (Amiga)

N/A

Amiga version

N/A

One of the most infamous fighting games of the eighties. The developers offered Capcom to make this game be "Street Fighter II" but it was rejected... imagine that timeline. Absolutely atrocious and also 1P only, lol. The Amiga version looks “better”

International Karate Advanced

Studio 3

2001 (11/30)

Game Boy Advance

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

mGBA

N/A

A remake of IT+ (that is also on GBA!) with revamped graphics and modes… BUT NO MULTIPLAYER LINK LOL

Jang Pung II (Game Gear version)

장풍 II

Open Corp

1993 (12/??)

Game Gear

Cartridge

N/A

Indie

Commercial

Genesis Plus GX / MAME

N/A

The Game Gear version is just exactly the same Master System game running on SMS mode, so it doesn’t support 2 players

Jang Pung 3 (Game Gear version)

장풍 3

Open Corp

1994 (10/??)

Game Gear

Cartridge

N/A

Indie

Commercial

Genesis Plus GX / MAME

N/A

SMS Power

The Game Gear version is just exactly the same Master System game running on SMS mode, so it doesn’t support 2 players

Jījiǎ Xuànfēng Gédòu-dà

机甲旋风格斗大

Cosmic Studios / Tencent

2015 (??/??)

Monon Color

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

1 v1 2D fighter with robots. Spritework is amazing but plays and runs like crap even on original hardware. Needs cards to unlock characters. MAME emulation doesn’t have 2P link and music, also requires a moderately good CPU for fullspeed. ROMs names: mononcol/mechcycl

Jingle Brawl

MP Game Studio

2009 (12/26)

Flash

Download

N/A

Retail

Freeware

Flashpoint

Super Fall Brawl

N/A

First entry of the “Super Brawl” franchise. 1v1 2D fighter with Nickelodeon characters. 1P only. Original URL was saved by Archive.org but the game doesn’t work, yet it is available for play via Flashpoint

Kamen Rider 555 (Sega Pico)

仮面ライダー555

Arc System Works / Bandai

2003 (05/??)

Sega Pico

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PicoDrive / MAME

N/A

A sugoroku Kamen Rider game that has extremely basic 1v1 2D fighting stages. Actually has 3 players mode but it's turn based against CPU battles. Barely on this database. Agito & Kuuga Wild Battle is at least more decent on the spritework

Kamen Rider Agito & Kuuga Wild Battle

仮面ライダーアギト&クウガワイルドバトル

Arc System Works / Bandai

2001 (04/??)

Sega Pico

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PicoDrive / MAME

N/A

1P only Kamen Rider game that has a lot of modes but the 1v1 2D fighting stages are the most prominent. Extremely basic as most Pico games, but I’ve played worse on this platform

Karate Dō

空手道

Technōs Japan

1984 (05/??)

Arcade (Custom hardware)

ROM board

PS2

Retail

Commercial

MAME

US “Karate Champ” release

N/A

The very first version of Karate Champ released only in Japan. The biggest difference was that the game is 1P only against the CPU. The 2 players update was released later in Japan as “Taisen Karate Dō: Bishōjo Seishun Hen”. Ported to PS2 for the Oretachi Gēsen Zoku series

Kidō Senshi Gundam Extreme Vs. Force

機動戦士ガンダムエクストリームバーサスフォース

Bandai Namco

2015 (12/23)

PlayStation Vita

Game Card

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Vita3k

N/A

N/A

Exclusive version of Gundam Versus for PlayStation Vita. Works on Vita3k with some serious graphical glitches but it's still “playable”, yet it doesn’t support multiplayer ad-hoc so it's 1P only. Not the best experience for now and barely jumped from “unemulated” on this database

Kidō Senshi Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam

機動戦士ガンダムガンダムVS.ガンダム

Capcom / Banpresto

2008 (03/??)

Arcade (Namco System 256)

DVD and HDD

PSP

Retail

Commercial

Play!

Kidō Senshi Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam NEXT PLUS

N/A

N/A

Part of Gundam Versus. Sequel to “Seed Destiny: Rengou vs. Z.A.F.T. II Plus”. Original System 246 arcade version works on Play! emulator (needs higher CPU specs than PCSX2) but doesn’t have link emulation so it's trapped at 1P only against the CPU for now. Has a PSP port

Kidō Senshi Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next

機動戦士ガンダムガンダムVS.ガンダム NEXT

Capcom / Banpresto

2009 (03/18)

Arcade (Namco System 256)

HDD

PSP

Retail

Commercial

Play!

Kidō Senshi Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam NEXT PLUS

N/A

@wiki (in japanese)

Update with new suits/stages. Update. Same story as above. Has a “Plus” update/port on PSP

Kidō Senshi Gundam Seed Battle Destiny

機動戦士ガンダムSEED BATTLE DESTINY

Artdink / Bandai Namco

2012 (06/07)

PlayStation Vita

Game Card

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Vita3k

Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Battle Destiny Remastered

N/A

A (for that time) Vita exclusive of the Gundam Versus franchise, not made by Capcom/Bandai Namco. Works on Vita3k with some serious graphical glitches but it's still “playable”, yet it doesn’t support multiplayer ad-hoc so it's 1P only. Play the localized Remastered on Steam

Kidō Senshi Gundam Seed Destiny: Rengou vs. Z.A.F.T. II

機動戦士ガンダムSEED DESTINY 連合vs.Z.A.F.T.II

Capcom / Bandai Namco

2006 (06/29)

Arcade (Namco System 246)

DVD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Play!

Kidō Senshi Gundam Seed Destiny: Rengou vs. Z.A.F.T. II Plus

N/A

@wiki (in japanese)

More like an update than a true sequel for me. Original System 246 arcade version works on Play! emulator (needs higher CPU specs than PCSX2) but doesn’t have link emulation so it's trapped at 1P only against the CPU for now. Has a “Plus” port on PS2

Kidō Senshi Gundam Seed: Rengou vs. Z.A.F.T.

機動戦士ガンダムSEED 連合vs.Z.A.F.T.

Capcom / Bandai Namco

2005 (07/??)

Arcade (Namco System 246)

DVD

PS2

Retail

Commercial

Play!

Kidō Senshi Gundam Seed Destiny: Rengou vs. Z.A.F.T. II Plus

N/A

N/A

Part of Gundam Versus. Sequel of “Gundam vs. Z Gundam”. Original System 246 arcade version works on Play! emulator (needs higher CPU specs than PCSX2) but doesn’t have link emulation so it's trapped at 1P only against the CPU for now. See PS2/PSP ports

Kidō Senshi Z Gundam: AEUG vs. Titans

機動戦士Ζガンダムエゥーゴvs.ティターンズ

Capcom / Banpresto

2003 (09/??)

Arcade (Namco System 246)

DVD

PS2

Retail

Commercial

Play!

Kidō Senshi Gundam: Gundam vs. Z Gundam

N/A

N/A

Part of Gundam Versus. Sequel of “Renpō vs. Zeon DX”. Original System 246 arcade version works on Play! emulator (needs higher CPU specs than PCSX2) but doesn’t have link emulation so it's trapped at 1P only against the CPU for now. See PS2 port

Kidō Senshi Z Gundam: AEUG vs. Titans DX

機動戦士Ζガンダムエゥーゴvs.ティターンズ DX

Capcom / Banpresto

2004 (08/??)

Arcade (Namco System 246)

DVD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Play!

Kidō Senshi Gundam: Gundam vs. Z Gundam

N/A

N/A

Update with new suits/stages. Same story as above. Has a port/update of sorts for PS2 and GC called “Kidō Senshi Gundam: Gundam vs. Z Gundam” with splitscreen multiplayer

King of Fighters R-1, The

ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ R-1

SNK

1998 (10/28)

Neo Geo Pocket

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Ares

King of Fighters R-2, The

N/A

KOF spinoff for the Neogeo Pocket, still not “Color”. Not bad, in fact it was amazing at that time, but R-2 makes this version totally obsolete. There’s no link emulation on any public NGP emulator so it's 1P only for now. See R-2, it's not only better but also playable on 2P on PC

Kinnikuman Colosseum Deathmatch

キン肉マンコロシアムデスマッチ

Bandai

1985 (??/??)

MSX

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

openMSX

N/A

1v1 2D fighter based on the anime of the same name. 1P only (you play only with Kinnikuman) and of course it's super basic, but it's charming and it's probably one of the first fighting games where your opponents have very different moves and powers from each other

Konami 80's Arcade Gallery

コナミ80'sアーケードギャラリー

Konami

1998 (05/13)

Arcade (System 573)

HDD + ROM board

PS1

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

Compilation that includes “Yie Ar Kung-Fu” but this version was basically reprogrammed as is the only one that runs on a vertical monitor. This specific version was ported to PS1 (the high score and lives were moved to the right) and released in the US as “Konami Arcade Classics “. 1P only

Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits

コナミアーケードコレクション (Konami Arcade Collection)

M2 / Konami

2007 (03/15)

Nintendo DS

Game Card

N/A

Retail

Commercial

melonDS

N/A

Compilation that includes “Yie Ar Kung-Fu”, the arcade version emulated. 1P only

Konami GB Collection Vol.4

コナミGBコレクション VOL.3 (yes, it’s a different volume)

TOSE / Konami

1998 (02/19)

Game Boy Color

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

SameBoy

N/A

See entry on the respective game

Compilation that includes a reprogrammed port of “Yie Ar Kung-Fu”, based on the arcade version. 1P only

Konami Antiques MSX Collection Vol.1

コナミアンティークスMSXコレクション Vol.1

Konami

1997 (11/20)

PlayStation

SS / PS1 port on PS3, PSP and PSV via “Game Archives”

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Mednafen (PS1), Mednafen (SS)

N/A

See entry on the respective game

Compilation that includes “Yie Ar Kung-Fu”, the MSX version emulated. It’s on Sega Saturn as “Konami Antiques MSX Collection Ultra Pack” with all games released on a single CD. 1P only

Kung Fu Fighter

Bit Corporation

1990 (??/??)

Gamate

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

1v1 2D fighter for the Gamate handheld. Feels like a PVP version of Irem’s Kung-Fu Master. Runs on MAME. 1P only

Kung Fu Street

Thin Chen Enterprises

1992 (??/??)

Watara Supervision

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

Basically a ripoff of Yie Ar Kung-Fu but for the Supervision handheld. 1P only

Last Apostle Puppetshow, The

霊界導士CHINESE EXORCIST (Reikai Dōshi: Chinese Exorcist)

Homedata

1988 (09/??)

Arcade (Homedata Games PCB)

ROM board

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

1v1 2D fighter with a chinese setting and digitized puppets. Very simple and the hitboxes sucks but it's a very intriguing and pioneer pre-SFII fighting game worth your curiosity. Actually has 2 players mode but players alternate between matches against the CPU, which is a shame

Last Fight, The

Andromeda Software

1989 (??/??)

Commodore 64

Cassette

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Denise / VICE

N/A

1v1 2D fighter in the style of Karate Champ or Karate Kid II. At least the backgrounds are very detailed for the platform and the music is fine. 1P only

Lightsaber Duel

JAKKS Pacific

2006 (unreleased)

Plug and Play dedicated console

Internal memory

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

Game included on the unreleased Plug and Play “Star Wars: The Original Trilogy”. Crappy 1v1 2D fighter that at least has supers. You need to unlock the rest of the characters by playing it. MAME emulation works but has issues in graphics/audio. ROM name is jak_swot.zip

Little Wizard

리틀위저드

Game Park

2001 (11/23)

GP32

SmartMedia

N/A

Retail

Commercial

GeePee32

N/A

1v1 2D fighter with a “wizard” theme made for the South Korean handheld GP32. Works on the “GeePee32” emulator but has NO SOUND and the wireless multiplayer link is not supported by the emulator so it's 1P only for now. It's still playable, and the spritework is very charming

Majokko Daisakusen: Little Witching Mischiefs

魔女っ子大作戦 Little Witching Mischiefs

Toys for Bob

1999 (02/04)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Mednafen

N/A

A very unusual and unique mix of tactical role playing game and 3D arena fighter using characters from classic anime magical girls from the 70s and 80s. Was developed in the US by Toys for Bob (the story of the developtment of the game is kind of amusing)

Marvel Chaos

Electronic Arts Chicago

2006 (unreleased)

Xbox 360

DVD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Xenia

N/A

A cancelled sequel to “Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects” for PS3/360. A prototype of the Xbox 360 version was leaked and it's playable on Xenia. It's on an early alpha state and 1 player only, but it works. Barely a fighting game though, and barely playable too

Matchstick Man

Orb

Unknown (2010s?)

Retro Handheld Console 152-in-1

Internal memory

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

A very basic 1v1 2D fighter included in Retro Handheld Console 152-in-1, made with matchsticks. Feels like a flash game from the 2000s. It has some charm though (the throws are funny). Sadly 1P only. MAME audio was fixed in 0.281. ROM name is rhhc152.zip

Mini Fighter

Millennium 2000 GmbH / Senca

2012 (??/??)

Millennium M521 Arcade Neo 2.0

Internal memory

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

Game included in this Plug and Play machine. 1v1 2D rip off of Pocket Fighter, with sprites from that game modified. It has inputs and supers, and it's surprisingly playable if not obviously mediocre and 1P only. MAME emulation is fine. ROM name is m521neo.zip

Mortal Kombat (JAKKS Pacific TV Game)

JAKKS Pacific / Digital Eclipse

2004 (??/??)

Plug and Play dedicated console

Internal memory

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

A popular Plug and Play version of the first MK that was programmed from scratch. Obviously not arcade perfect but considering the resources and the machine itself it's very decent, and worth your curiosity. 1P only on MAME because it doesn’t emulate the 2P link

Mortal Kombat Trilogy (Game.com)

Tiger Electronics, Inc.

1996 (09/01)

Game.com

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

Another terrible Game.com “””port”””. Multiplayer is not emulated on MAME

Nessa no Hoshi

熱砂の惑星

Itochu

1997 (09/11)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation

N/A

This is a really interesting hidden gem: a game that mix a dungeon crawler style using FMVs but with 3D fighting game matches, also with a very fancy symphonic soundtrack. Considered a “cult kusoge” in Japan

Ninkū (Game Gear)

NINKU -忍空-

Biox

1995 (12/22)

Game Gear

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Genesis Plus GX / MAME

N/A

Game based on the manga/anime of the same name. It's a long adventure game with 1v1 2D fighting game matches, but has no versus mode. There’s a fantranslation but only translated the opening. There’s a Game Boy Ninku game that has 2P versus mode and a Saturn 3D fighter

Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger & Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger: Chou Sentai Super Battle

忍風戦隊ハリケンジャー＆百獣戦隊ガオレンジャー超戦隊スーパーバトル

Arc System Works

2002 (04/??)

Sega Pico

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PicoDrive / MAME

N/A

Another 1P only Sega Pico 2D fighting game based on those two tokusatsu franchises. Damage is EXTREMELY HIGH (you can beat most of your opponnents with just 3 hits)

One Piece Grand Battle: Swan Colosseum

ワンピースグランドバトル •スワンコロシアム

Dimps

2002 (07/12)

WonderSwan Color

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Ares / Mednafen

N/A

1v1 2D platform fighter based on the anime of the same name. A spin-off of sorts of the “Grand Battle!” series exclusive for WonderSwan Color. Actually has 2 players versus mode but sadly no WonderSwan emulator supports link, so it's 1P only outside original hardware

PC Engine Best Collection Tengai Makyō Collection

PC Engine Best Collection 天外魔境コレクション

Hudson

2008 (07/31)

PlayStation Portable

UMD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PPSSPP

N/A

See entry on the respective game

Compilation that includes the PC Engine fighting game “Kabuki Ittou Ryoudan” but has NO two players ad-hock versus mode so it’s 1P only

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (Vita port)

SuperBot Entertainment[a]

2012 (11/20)

PlayStation Vita

Game Card

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Vita3k

N/A

Vita port works on Vita3k but has some issues, including random crashes, and it's 1P only for now. Just play the PS3 port on RPCS3

Pocket Fighter (WonderSwan version)

ポケットファイター

Soft Machine / Capcom / Bandai

2000 (04/06)

WonderSwan

Game Card

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Ares / Mednafen

N/A

A WonderSwan (no Color) version of this classic. Obviously heavily downgraded, but it’s still cute and charming (and playable!). Has Training Mode but you need to basically hack the game (see this TCRF entry). No WonderSwan emulator supports link so it's 1P only

Quiz Fighter

天罗煞 (Tiān luó shā)

UMC

1993 (??/??)

Gamate

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

1v1 2D fighter for the Gamate handheld. Probably the best “attempt” for a fighting game for the Gamate. Eight characters. Very basic gameplay but it's somewhat playable. Actually has 2 players mode but there’s no cable link emulation so it's sadly 1P only for now

Retro Fighters

レトロファイターズ

ISAmu.Room

Unknown (before 2007?)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

ver0.7

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter with characters based on retro games. Very easy combos (mash that button lol) and it’s very well animated but has a problem: the 2 players VS mode is corrupted, the dev released a “fix” patch but the link is dead and it’s not on Archive.org…

Robo Fighter

Conny

2012 (??/??)

Pocket Dream Console 200

Internal memory

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

Part of the Pocket Dream Console 200, a chinese handheld. A model with 200 games has this 1v1 fighter with robots that maaaybe are original sprites? it's janky and simple yet is SUPER FAST, maybe it's an emulation issue? MAME emulation works. ROM name is pdc200.zip

Saengsado

생사도

Gencom

1996 (12/??)

Windows

N/A

Retail

Commercial

DOSBox-X

N/A

1v1 2D fighter with an old korean setting. Amusing spritework and the gameplay is on the verge of being totally unplayable, but it’s good for some laughs. I haven’t found any 2 players mode but I could be wrong, I need help with this. Use DOSBox-X with Windows 95 for better results

Sakigake!! Otokojuku: Nihon yo, Kore ga Otoko Dearu!

魁!! 男塾～日本よ、これが男である!～

Bandai Namco

2014 (02/27)

PlayStation 3

Blu Ray

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3

N/A

A PS3 game based on the anime of the same name. Some people will say this is just an average 3D action/adventure game but it has a lot of arena fighter stuff on it’s gameplay. Sadly 1P only

Samurai Shodown!: Pocket Fighting Series

サムライスピリッツ! (Samurai Spirits!)

Saurus / SNK

1998 (12/25)

Neo Geo Pocket

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Ares

Samurai Shodown! 2

N/A

Samurai Shodown on the monochrome Neo Geo Pocket, vaguely based on IV and 64. There’s no link emulation on any public NGP emulator so it's 1P only for now. Sequel/update “Samurai Shodown! 2” is on “Neogeo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1” with 2P mode, play that instead

Scary Brawl

Workinman Interactive

2016 (09/28)

HTML5

Download

N/A

Retail

Freeware

Flashpoint

Super Brawl World

N/A

Eight entry of the “Super Brawl” franchise. An update to Super Brawl 3 with a Halloween theme. it's available to play via Flashpoint. Next and final update is “Super Brawl World“

School Kombat

Miguel Fernandez

2025 (03/31)

MS-DOS

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

DOSBox-X

N/A

0.3

N/A

1v1 2D Indie fighter developed for the msdos.club game contest in 2025. 1P only

Shanghai Kid

北派少林飛龍の拳 (Hokuha Syourin Hiryū no Ken)

Nihon Game

1985 (06/??)

Arcade (custom PCB)

ROM board

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

The first “Hiryu no Ken” game. Actually a BIG PIONEER of fighting games: in 1985 it has combos, specials, counters and even supers. Sadly has two players mode but it’s a turn based session against the CPU... a wasted opportunity. The japanese version starts in a different stage

Shaq Fu (Game Gear)

Tiertex

1995 (??/??)

Game Gear

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Genesis Plus GX / MAME

N/A

Seems to be 1 player only. Haven’t tested with RetroCopy yet (the only emulator that supports GG cable link as far as I know). If you have more info please contact me

Shin Ultraman Pico Ultraman Fighting Best

新ウルトラマンピコウルトラファイティングベース

Bandai

2001 (10/??)

Sega Pico

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

1v1 2D fighter based on Ultraman. Has supposedly 2 players mode but it’s turn based? I tried it on MAME and I didn’t understand shit (not because of the language but how the game supposedly works). According to Sega Retro is a 1 player game. Need more info

Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown

Prolific

2001 (05/29)

Game Boy Color

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Sameboy

N/A

1v1 2D fighter based on the movie. Yes, the internet is right: it’s a fucking terrible game and it’s 1P only

Sidewalker Fighter II

Hamster Republic Productions

1994 (??/??)

MS-DOS

Floppy Disk

N/A

Indie

Freeware

DOSBox

N/A

A very humble indie 1v1 2D fighter and a parody of Street Fighter II with animals. Seems to be 1P only? if I’m wrong please contact me

Street Fighter x Tekken (PS Vita port)

ストリートファイター X 鉄拳

Dimps / QLOC / Capcom

2012 (10/19)

PlayStation Vita

Game Card

PS3, Xbox 360, Steam, iOS

Retail

Commercial

Vita3k

N/A

SuperCombo

Vita port works on Vita3k without any critical issues but the emulator doesn’t support any type of multiplayer mode so it's 1P only for now. Avoid the Steam version and play the PS3 port on RPCS3 that has the five extra exclusive characters (originally as DLC)

Street Heroes (GBC port)

街头英雄 (Jiētóu yīngxióng)

Sachen

Unknown (before 2001?)

Game Boy Color

Cartridge

NES

Indie

Commercial

Hhugboy

N/A

SP Moves (in chinese)

A “port” of the NES unlicensed fighting game. Sprites are bigger and has a lot of changes. Has 2 players cable link support but seems that the only emulator that loads this game is Hhugboy that has cable link implementation but seems that only works for debugging? need more info plz!

Super Brawl

MP Game Studio

2010 (??/??)

Flash

Download

N/A

Retail

Freeware

Flashpoint

Super Brawl World

N/A

Second entry of the “Super Brawl” franchise. Update to Jingle Brawl that added new characters and stage. Available for play via Flashpoint

Super Brawl 2

MP Game Studio

2010 (12/20)

Flash

Download

N/A

Retail

Freeware

Flashpoint

Super Brawl World

N/A

Fifth entry of the “Super Brawl” franchise but it is the first update that was released on a separate website. Added new characters and stages, but most importantly added super moves and a tag team mode. Considered “the best Super Brawl game” by some fans. it's on Flashpoint

Super Brawl 3: Good vs. Evil

MP Game Studio

2014 (03/24)

Flash

Download

N/A

Retail

Freeware

Flashpoint

Super Brawl World

N/A

Sixth entry of the “Super Brawl” franchise. Released as a separate game. Added a new “fans” mode that is basically an assist system. It's on Flashpoint

Super Brawl 3: Just Got Real

MP Game Studio

2014 (04/01)

Flash

Download

N/A

Retail

Freeware

Flashpoint

Super Brawl World

N/A

Could be considerer a “spin off” of Super Brawl 3 than an update, because it's a “parody” of it with the characters now rendered with photorealistic versions of a (very) few characters, released on April Fools' day. it's on Flashpoint

Super Brawl 4

Workinman Interactive

2015 (07/16)

HTML5

Download

N/A

Retail

Freeware

Flashpoint

Super Brawl World

N/A

Seventh entry of the “Super Brawl” franchise. Also known as “SUPER HERO BR4WL”. Jumped to HTML5. Addes new characters and stages. it's available to play via Flashpoint. Next update is “Scary Brawl”

Super Brawl Summer

MP Game Studio

2010 (??/??)

Flash

Download

N/A

Retail

Freeware

Flashpoint

Super Brawl World

N/A

Third entry of the “Super Brawl” franchise. Resolution changed (stages are longer) and added new characters and stages. Available for play via Flashpoint

Super Brawl World

Workinman Interactive

2016 (11/21)

HTML5

Download

N/A

Retail

Freeware

Flashpoint

N/A

Ninth entry of the “Super Brawl” franchise and the last browser game. The most complete version, yet also seems to be not the favorite (that is Super Brawl 2?). Available to play via Flashpoint. Sequel is “Super Brawl Universe” that is a mobile game and totally made from scratch

Super Fall Brawl

MP Game Studio

2010 (??/??)

Flash

Download

N/A

Retail

Freeware

Flashpoint

Super Brawl World

N/A

Fourth entry of the “Super Brawl” franchise and the last that was a base update for “Jingle Brawl”. Added new characters and stages, yet one of them was deleted on an update (Sheen). A mod added this character back. Both versions are on Flashpoint. True first sequel is Super Brawl 2

Tekken Revolution

鉄拳レボリューション

Namco Bandai Games

2013 (06/11)

PlayStation 3

Download (PSN)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 + Cheat Engine

N/A

v0.1.05

I’m pretty sure some of you will be like “wtf is this game doing here??” but hear me out: game servers were shutdown in 2017 but by doing some weird shenanigans via Cheat Engine you can, at least, play the game on RPCS3 only in training mode. Watch this guide, and good luck!

Toaru Majutsu no Virtual-On (Vita port)

とある魔術の電脳戦機 (Toaru Majutsu no Den'nō Senki, Den’n Senki can be read as “Virtual On”)

Sega

2018 (02/15)

PlayStation Vita

Game Card

PS4

Retail

Commercial

Vita3k

N/A

N/A

1v1 3D arena fighter and crossover of “To Aru Majutsu no Index” and “Virtual On” that is, believe it or not, based on a novel. Works fine on Vita3k but has no online so it’s 1P only for now. It’s on PS4 too but ShadPS4 doesn’t boot the game for now

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger

特捜戦隊デカレンジャー

Bandai

2004 (06/??)

Sega Pico

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME

N/A

Part of the Super Sentai series. 1v1 2D fighter. Still has some minigames but compared to other similar games on Pico this definitely has the fighting game aspect as the main event. 1P only

Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle (Vita port)

東方紅舞闘V: Burst Battle

CUBETYPE

2016 (11/02)

PlayStation Vita

Game Card

PS4, Switch

Doujin

Commercial

Vita3k

N/A

N/A

Console exclusive update of the Windows doujin game “Touhou Kobuto” with extra stuff. Works on Vita3k yet ask for a high end CPU or you will probably have audio cracking. No Vita emulator supports multiplayer so it’s 1P only for now. Switch version works on Ryujinx with multiplayer

Ueki no Housoku: Jingi Sakuretsu! Nouryokusha Battle

うえきの法則神器炸裂! 能力者バトル

Dimps / Banpresto

2006 (03/02)

Game Boy Advance

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

mGBA

N/A

1v1 2D platform fighter based on the anime “The Law of Ueki”. 1P only, which is a shame because the sprites are cool and the gameplay is fine

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Vita port)

アルティメットマーヴル VS. カプコン3

Eighting / Capcom

2011 (12/17)

PlayStation Vita

Game Card

PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One, Steam

Retail

Commercial

Vita3k

N/A

SuperCombo

A very impressive port. “Playable” on Vita3k but get ready for some nightmare fueled visual glitches. No Vita emulator supports multiplayer so it’s 1P only for now. Just play the Steam port

Ultraman: Hikari no Kuni no Shisha

ウルトラマン光の国の使者

Tom Create / Bandai

2001 (06/21)

WonderSwan Color

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Ares / Mednafen

N/A

1v1 2D fighter based on Ultraman. Has some similarities with “Taiketsu! Ultra Hero” that was released later on GBA. No WonderSwan emulator supports link so it's 1P only

Ultraman: Towards the Future

ウルトラマン (Ultraman)

Nova / Bandai

1991 (04/06)

Super Nintendo

Cartridge (4Mbit)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Ares

N/A

An Ultraman action/adventure title that the gameplay was inspired by SFII using a traditional type of fighting game movements, but it’s 1P only. Barely a fighting game

Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] (Vita port)

アンダーナイトインヴァースエクセレイトエスト

French Bread / Arc System Works

2017 (07/20)

PlayStation Vita

Game Card

Arcade, PS3, PS4, Steam

Retail

Commercial

Vita3k

Under Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes]

N/A