N/A

4 players 3D arena fighter and crossover of several well known anime heroes from Jump. Heavily inspired in Dragon Ball Z: Zenkai Battle Royale. It's mediocre to say the least. Better check J-Stars Victory VS+

J-Stars Victory VS+

ジェイスターズビクトリーバーサス+

Spike Chunsoft

2015 (06/26)

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita

Blu Ray (PS3/4), Game Card (PSV)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (PS3)

N/A

1.02

RPCS3 (using RPCN), Parsec

N/A

Update aimed to the western market with more single player content and rebalance based on feedback from japanese players. It's still meh, but some people prefer it over Jump Force. PS3 port online works on RPCN with 4 players support, yet you will probably prefer to use Parsec instead for 2 players

Jackie Chan in Fists of Fire

ジャッキー・チェン FISTS OF FIRE 成龍伝説 (Jackie Chan Fist of Fire Sing Lung Densetsu)

Kaneko

1995 (10/24)

Arcade (Kaneko custom hardware)

ROM board

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME / FBNeo

N/A

Fightcade

N/A

Second and final entry. Update with ALL THE JACKIES. It's goofy but it's so much fun, a true hidden gem that never got console ports. Has a very passionate community on Fightcade and it's still played in Japan on real hardware. Has a mega obscure korean version with higher damage that no one plays

Jackie Chan: The Kung Fu Master

カンフーマスタージャッキー・チェン (Kung Fu Master Jackie Chan)

Kaneko

1995 (05/24)

Arcade (Kaneko custom hardware)

ROM board

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME / FBNeo

Jackie Chan in Fist of Fire

Rev 4?

Fightcade

N/A

First entry. 1v1 2D fighter with digitized characters, including Jackie Chan himself. Update “Jackie Chan in Fist of Fire” makes this version almost obsolete, but it's still charming (and slightly faster than Fist of Fire?)

Jang Pung 3

장풍 3

Open Corp

1994 (10/??)

Master System, Game Gear

Cartridge

N/A

Indie

Commercial

Genesis Plus GX / MAME (Master System and Game Gear)

N/A

Fightcade (Master System)

N/A

SMS Power

Even if it's the “sequel” to a bad SFII bootleg the devs this time decided to make an original 1v1 2D fighter. Has issues but the sprites are great for SMS and it's surprisingly playable. Very respectable and ambitious stuff. GG version is just the same game on SMS mode, so it doesn’t support 2 players

Jang Pung II

장풍 II

Open Corp

1993 (12/??)

Master System, Game Gear

Cartridge

N/A

Indie

Commercial

Genesis Plus GX / MAME (Master System and Game Gear)

N/A

Fightcade (Master System)

N/A

A bootleg of Street Fighter II on SMS/GG, and a very bad one. There’s no Jang Pung 1, they just wanted to sound like SFII. Check the sequel. The GG version is just the same game on SMS mode, so it doesn’t support 2 players

Jar Battlers

Sylph

2019 (01/09)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

Steam entry

N/A

4 players 2D platform fighter. Someone mixed Smash Bros with Super Mario Bros. 2 jars… trust me, you need to see it to understand. Much more close to an action platformer and barely on this database, but it's cute and fun so I'll make an exception. No online

Jikuu Boukenki Zentrix

時空冒険記ゼントリックス

Sting / Bandai

2005 (04/21)

PlayStation 2

DVD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PCSX2

N/A

Parsec

E-D-P (in japanese)

1v1 3D fighter based on the CG TV series. Very simple and aimed to kids but it's not that bad, give it a try. I strongly recommend to download the 100% unlocked save file from GameFAQs if you’re going to play with friends

Jin Yōng Kuài Dǎ

金庸快打

Softstar

1995 (??/??)

MS-DOS

Floppy Disk

N/A

Retail

Commercial

DOSBox-X

N/A

Parsec

N/A

SP Moves (in chinese)

Also known as “Kin Yeo Fighting” but I haven’t confirmed from where than name came from.1v1 2D fighter with a wuxia theme. Runs at an absolutely atrocious framerate no matter your specs (or, should I say, the game is barely animated) and it's super stiff. The opening is kind of funny

Jingi Storm: The Arcade

仁義ストーム THE ARCADE

Atravia Japan

2006 (09/20)

Arcade (Sega NAOMI)

GD-ROM

DC (unofficial port)

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

N/A

Flycast Dojo / Fightcade / Arkadyzja

1v1 3D fighter made by Fighter’s Destiny staff. Had a chaotic development (see Mizuumi). Was trashed hard but now has some cult status. Atravia merged with Yuki Enterprise and transformed into Examu of Arcana Heart fame. Check “Force Five” too (see Unreleased). Has an unofficial Dreamcast port

JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Dai 6-bu

ジョジョの奇妙な冒険第6部

ALLJOJO

Unknown (around 2002?)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. A very old 1v1 2D JoJo fangame with original sprites that was never finished. Game was saved by Archive.org

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle

ジョジョの奇妙な冒険オールスターバトル (JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken All Star Battle)

CyberConnect2

2013 (08/29)

PlayStation 3

Blu Ray

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R

N/A

Parsec

First entry. 1v1 3D fighter and the return of JoJo to the genre. Legendary kusoge. The remake/update is a waaaaaay better game but it's interesting to go back for historical reasons. Netplay works pretty decent on RPCN yet you will probably prefer Parsec as the way to go

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R

ジョジョの奇妙な冒険オールスターバトルR (JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken All Star Battle R)

CyberConnect2

2022 (09/01)

PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Windows

Blu Ray (PS4/5, Xbox One, X|S), Game Card (Switch), Download (Steam)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Yuzu/Ryujinx (Switch)

N/A

2.3.3

Parsec / Steam Remote

Second and final entry. The devs consider this version more like a “remake” than an update. Really cool game that sadly the competitive scene was destroyed because the netplay is absolute trash even for Bandai Namco standards. Use Parsec/Steam Remote. Still has a small but loyal scene

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven

ジョジョの奇妙な冒険アイズオブヘブン (JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Eyes of Heaven)

CyberConnect2

2015 (12/17)

PlayStarion 3, PlayStation 4

Blu Ray

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (PS3)

N/A

1.05

RPCS3 (using RPCN)

N/A

2v2 tag-team 3D arena fighter. NO LOCAL MULTIPLAYER but PS3 online -WORKS- on RPCN… yet the netcode of this game is really, really bad (almost on par with vanilla All Star Battle). The devs were much more interested in the single player content, but it's there if you want to try with someone

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future

ジョジョの奇妙な冒険未来への遺産 (JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Mirai e no Isan)

Capcom

1999 (09/??)

Arcade (CP System III)

DC, PS3, Xbox 360

Retail

Commercial

MAME / FBNeo (Arcade), Flycast (DC), RPCS3 (PS3), Xenia (Xbox 360)

HD Version on PS3/Xbox 360 I guess?

Japan 990927

Fightcade (Arcade), Flycast Dojo / Fightcade / Arkadyzja (DC), Parsec (PS3, Xbox 360)

SuperCombo

Update to “JoJo's Venture”. Obscure outside Japan until the TV anime exploded and now has a huge scene on Fightcade. PS3/360 port it's called “HD Edition” but it's the same game with rollback and it's not available now so piracy is the way. Japan 990913 is the competitive version. Untested on RPCN

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future (PS1 port)

ジョジョの奇妙な冒険未来への遺産 (JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Mirai e no Isan)

Capcom

1999 (10/14)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Mednafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Arkadyzja

The PS1 port of JoJo is basically another Capcom’s “EX Version” on the console. Waaaay too many differences with the arcade version (including new moves!) but has a lot of minigames and extra stuff that is probably more interesting for the manga/anime fan than the arcade game

JoJo's Venture

ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 (JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken)

Capcom

1998 (12/??)

Arcade (CP System III)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME / FBNeo

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future

N/A

Fightcade

The first version of this classic 1v1 2D fighter by Capcom that got this weird ass localization name in the US. A version that no soul plays these days and it's very unexplored and super rare even in Japan. Never had console ports. “JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future” is the update

Joltt: Battle Pillars

Rablo Games

2026 (01/08)

Windows, Linux

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Original game netcode? / Parsec / Steam Remote

Steam entry

N/A

1v1 2D fighter with a fantasy setting were according to the dev “all characters are zoners, no close combat!”. Has online but I haven’t tested it and I don’t know if it has rollback or not. Has a demo. Haven’t played it yet but looks interesting

Joy Mech Fight

ジョイメカファイト (also could be read as “Joy Mecha Fight”)

Nintendo R&D1

1993 (05/21)

Nintendo Entertainment System

Cartridge

Wii, 3DS, Wii U, Switch

Retail

Commercial

Mesen (NES), haven’t tested in other platforms

N/A

Fightcade (rollback, desync issues?), Mednafen / Mesen / Retroarch (delay)

Fandom

Nintendo’s answer to SFII on the Famicom. By far the best fighting game on the platform. Was “Japan only” until the Switch release. Has an english fantranslation and it's on Fightcade yet there’s a chance of desync. The Fandom wiki is surprisingly good. Has a leaked beta called “Battle Battle League”

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash

呪術廻戦戦華双乱 (Jujutsu Kaisen Senka Sōran)

Byking / Gemdrops

2024 (02/01)

PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Windows

Blu Ray (PS4/5, Xbox One, X|S), Game Card (Switch), Download (Steam)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Yuzu/Ryujinx (Switch)

N/A

Ver 1.1.0

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

2v2 tag-team 3D arena fighter based on the anime of the same name. Was totally destroyed in the press and was a “worst game of the year” contender in some websites, also the netplay seems to be absolutely terrible. Haven’t touched it myself yet, maybe some day

Jump Force

ジャンプフォース

Spike Chunsoft

2019 (02/14)

PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows

Blu Ray (PS4/5), Download (Steam)

Switch

Retail

Commercial

Yuzu/Ryujinx (Switch)

N/A

2.03

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

1v1 3D fighter and sort of a sequel to J-Stars Victory VS. Overall reception of the game was very negative to the point of being totally delisted from Steam, so piracy (or family sharing) is your only option on PC now (works that way, I confirm). Online is trash, use Parsec or Steam Remote

Jump Jousts 2

ARF Games

Unknown

HTML5

Browser

N/A

Retail

Freeware

Flashpoint

Jump Jousts Jam

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Second entry. Sequel/update of “Teen Titans Go!: Jump Joust” but now with characters from other Cartoon Network franchises. 2v2 2D fighter with assist. It's on Flashpoint. Check the sequel below

Jump Jousts Jam

ARF Games

2023 (09/01)

HTML5

Browser

N/A

Retail

Freeware

N/A

Version 1.5.1

Parsec

Third and final entry. 13 characters. Has some cult status and even a Mizuumi wiki. It's very simple but fun and was certainly made with some love from the devs. Cartoon Network deleted the game and it's NOT on Flashpoint but it's pretty easy to find elsewhere

Jump Super Stars

ジャンプスーパースターズ

Ganbarion

2005 (08/08)

Nintendo DS

Game Card

N/A

Retail

Commercial

melonDS

Jump Ultimate Stars

N/A

Parsec (use two to four instances of the emulator opened)

First entry. 4 players 2D platform fighter and crossover of popular anime characters from Jump. Was a huge success in Japan. The update makes this version obsolete now

Jump Ultimate Stars

ジャンプアルティメットスターズ

Ganbarion

2006 (11/23)

Nintendo DS

Game Card

N/A

Retail

Commercial

melonDS

N/A

Parsec (use two to four instances of the emulator opened), Wiimmfi (Wi-Fi Connection alternative)

Wikiwiki (in japanese)

Second and final entry. Added a lot of new characters and rebalance. Super cool game that still has a small but faithful competitive scene worldwide

JUNK[ie]

Kotodama Kenkyūkai

2012 (12/30)

Windows

CD / Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

[Ban]ISH

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

DLSite entry

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter with a school setting. Kinda unique character designs. Released in both CD and digital version at DLSite. Janky stuff but is not that bad. Has a demo. Has a sequel/update called “[Ban]ISH”

Justice League Task Force (Genesis version)

Condor Inc.

1995 (09/01)

Sega Genesis

Cartridge (26Mbit)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

BlastEm

N/A

Fightcade

N/A