MUGEN Fighters Guild

By far the most well known free engine for 2D fighting games developing. Still most people uses the engine for put characters from existing games and has a strict “no commercial games” licence. Has a playable example with Kung Fu Man. Has been replaced by Ikemen-GO

Ma Ikusa Tairiku

魔戦大陸

Baa

2001 (??/??)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

86Box or DOSBox-X (untested)

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Also known as “Demon Battle Continent”. 2D Fighter Maker 95 game. 1v1 2D fighter with a bizarre setting using animated monsters and fairies fighting in photorealistic stages. Game was NOT saved by Archive.org but it's floating on internet. Probably Win95 emulation will be needed

Mace: The Dark Age

Atari Games

1997 (03/??)

Arcade (Atari Seattle)

ROM board + HDD

N64

Retail

Commercial

MAME (Arcade), RMG (N64)

N/A

ROM 1.0ce/HDD 1.0b

Parsec I guess? need more info about netplay alternatives for latest MAME builds (Arcade), RMG (N64)

1v1 3D weapon based fighter with an old medieval/east asian setting, definitely inspired in Soul Edge. The game has received a lot of hate over the decades and imho it is much more decent than many believe. Works pretty good on MAME. The N64 port is not bad at all

Machiners Valkyrie

マシンナーズ・ヴァルキリー

Kazumori Hirano

1998 (??/??)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Machiners Valkyrie Battle Arena

N/A

Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 95 game. 1v1 2D fighter with an all-female “Valkyrie” cast. Download link was NOT saved by Archive.org but it's floating on internet in some other sites

Machiners Valkyrie Battle Arena

マシンナーズ・ヴァルキリー・バトルアリーナ

Kazumori Hirano

1999 (??/??)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Update that added characters and stages. Sadly not only the download link was NOT saved by Archive.org but also I’ve never found this update anywhere, so if you have it please contact me

Madagascar/Shrek SuperSlam 2-in-1 Combo Pack

Shaba Games

2006 (09/05)

Nintendo DS

Game Card

N/A

Retail

Commercial

melonDS

N/A

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

N/A

Compilation that includes the Nintendo DS version of “Shrek SuperSlam”

Madness Brutal Fighting: Mortal Fight Battle Attack Multiplayer

Gogame

2023 (03/30)

Switch

Download (eShop)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

Yuzu/Ryujinx

N/A

Parsec

N/A

An absolutely abysmal 1v1 2.5D fighter made by a company that tries to make ripoffs of popular games, this time Mortal Kombat 11… well, only the title screen looks like MK11 because the rest is a 5 minutes cheap work at UFE probably made with the help of an AI. No online

Madō Monogatari

魔闘物語

Bakisimu

2025 (07/06)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

1.0

Original game netcode

Freem entry

N/A

Not to be confused with the Compile/Sega franchise of the same name. Ikemen-GO game. A very humble project with four characters taken from “an old unfinished MUGEN game” by the dev in a medieval fantasy setting. 3 buttons. Has rollback, but I haven’t tested it yet

Madō Taisen Teikauto

魔導対戦ていかうと

Papota

Unknown (before 2005?)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

2005/02/12 update

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2.5D fighter with a medieval fantasy/RPGish setting. Doesn’t work on my PC (the game ask for a DLL called “0437F004.dll” that I haven’t found anywhere) but if you have the luck to make it run please contact me

Magical Battle Arena NEXT: Gensōkyo Sora Hirameki

マジカルバトルアリーナNEXT・幻想郷空閃姫

Area Zero

2015 (08/14)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Mahō Shōjo VS Gensōkyo: Magical Battle Arena NEXT

Ver1.07b

Original game netcode (online), Parsec (splitscreen)

N/A

Released at the same time with “Mahō Shōjo Sora Hirameki” so they are both the fourth entry. Update that only has characters from the Touhou Project series

Magical Battle Arena NEXT: Mahō Shōjo Sora Hirameki

マジカルバトルアリーナNEXT・魔法少女空閃姫

Area Zero

2015 (08/14)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Mahō Shōjo VS Gensōkyo: Magical Battle Arena NEXT

Ver1.07b

Original game netcode (online), Parsec (splitscreen)

N/A

Released at the same time with “Gensōkyo Sora Hirameki” so they are both the fourth entry. Update that only has magical girls from different anime series

Magical Battle Arena: Complete Form

マジカルバトルアリーナコンプリートフォーム

Area Zero

2009 (12/30)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Mahō Shōjo VS Gensōkyo: Magical Battle Arena NEXT

Ver1.70+

Original game netcode (online), Parsec (splitscreen)

@wiki (in japanese)

Third entry. Update that added more characters, most notably from Magic Knight Rayearth. From this version to the latest the franchise has online mode via IP or Fly Network but the netcode is kinda trash. I recommend to play with Parsec using local splitscreen instead

Magical Battle Arena: Lyrical Pack

マジカルバトルアリーナ＋リリカルパック

Area Zero

2008 (12/28)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Mahō Shōjo VS Gensōkyo: Magical Battle Arena NEXT

Ver1.54+

Parsec

N/A

Second entry. Update that added characters from the anime Mahō Shōjo Lyrical Nanoha

Magical Battle Arena: Mahō Shōjo Butō-sai

マジカルバトルアリーナ・魔法少女武闘祭

Area Zero

2008 (08/17)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Mahō Shōjo VS Gensōkyo: Magical Battle Arena NEXT

N/A

Parsec

N/A

First entry. 2v2 3D arena fighter inspired by Gundam and DBZ Tenkaichi Budokai but with magical girls, including cool 90s picks like Sakura Kimonoto from Cardcaptor Sakura or Lina Inverse from Slayers. No online, but this and all updates has local splitscreen

Magical Battle Festa: Mahō Shōjo ☆ Hoshizaki Ion

マジカルバトルフェスタ・魔法少女☆星咲いおん

Area Zero

2014 (04/02)

Windows

Steam

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Steam version?

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

Update and final entry of Elemental Battle Academy, a spinoff of Fly-System’s own “Magical Battle Arena” series with original characters. The only of those available on Steam. Has online but it's not good so splitscreen multiplayer via Parsec is probably the best choice

Magical Chaser: Stardust of Dreams

まじかる★チェイサー～Stardust of Dreams～

Datsuryoku Kenkyūjo

2006 (??/??)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

2.1

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter based on the anime “Magical Doremi”. Very cute and charming spritework. Simple gameplay

Magical Heroines Plus!

まじかるヒロインズplus!

Datsuryoku Kenkyūjo

Unknown (before 2003?)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

ver1.1

Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 95 game. 1v1 2D fighter with characters from anime series like Magical Doremi or Di Gi Charat. 11 characters. Cute game, yet this doujin circle 2D spritework improved considerably with Magical Chaser

Magical Monsters

マジカルモンスターズ

Atsushi Takase

1998 (??/??)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Magical Monsters 2

N/A

Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter maker 95 game. 1v1 2D fighter with monsters in the style of Pokémon. A very important piece of 2D Fighter Maker 95 history, it won the Internet Contest Park's June 1998 Monthly Award. Download link was saved by Archive.org

Magical Monsters 2

マジカルモンスターズ2

Atsushi Takase

1999 (??/??)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Update that added 3 more characters, 8 in total. Download link was saved by Archive.org

Mahō Shōjo Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Battle of Aces

魔法少女リリカルなのはA's PORTABLE -THE BATTLE OF ACES-

Witch Craft

2010 (01/21)

PlayStation Portable

UMD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PPSSPP

Mahō Shōjo Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Gears of Destiny

N/A

PPSSPP

First entry. 1v1 3D(ish?) arena fighter based on the anime of the same name. Seems to be inspired by the Magical Battle Arena franchise. Has some framerate issues even on real hardware. Save file available at GameFAQs, also there’s a lot of DLC (unavailable legally now)

Mahō Shōjo Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Gears of Destiny

魔法少女リリカルなのはA's PORTABLE -THE GEARS OF DESTINY-

Witch Craft

2011 (12/22)

PlayStation Portable

UMD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PPSSPP

N/A

PPSSPP

Second and final entry. Update with more characters and stages. Seems to run more stable too. Has an english fantranslation. Save file available at GameFAQs. Same story as above with the DLCs

Mahō Shōjo VS Gensōkyo: Magical Battle Arena NEXT

魔法少女VS幻想郷・マジカルバトルアリーナNEXT

Area Zero

2017 (08/11)

Windows

DVD, download (update patch)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Ver1.12+

Original game netcode (online), Parsec (splitscreen)

@wiki (in japanese)

Fifth and final entry of Magical Battle Arena. Update that mixed both “Mahō Shōjo” and “Gensōkyo”, so this has -most- of the characters from the franchise. If you have the previous versions you can download an update for free. Mizuumi has a wiki but the @wiki is way better

Mai-HiME Bakuretsu! Fuuka Gakuen Gekitoushi?!

舞-HiME 爆裂!風華学園激闘史?!

Sunrise Interactive

2006 (02/23)

PlayStation Portable

UMD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PPSSPP

Mai-HiME Senretsu! Shin Fuuka Gakuen Gekitoushi!!

N/A

PPSSPP

N/A

First entry. 1v1 3D fighter based on the anime of the same name. It's really bad, super slow and also has poverty doujin levels of 3D models. Save file with all characters unlocked available at GameFAQs

Mai-HiME Senretsu! Shin Fuuka Gakuen Gekitoushi!!

舞-HiME 鮮烈!真風華学園激闘史!!

Sunrise Interactive

2006 (04/27)

PlayStation Portable

UMD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PPSSPP

N/A

PPSSPP

N/A

Second and final entry. Update that was released ONLY TWO MONTHS LATER after the first entry. Added five characters. Still a super stiff game. Save file with all characters unlocked available at GameFAQs

Mai-Otome HiME: Otome Butou Shi

舞-乙HiME 乙女舞闘史!!

Sunrise Interactive

2006 (11/09)

PlayStation 2

DVD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PCSX2

N/A

Parsec

N/A

1v1 3D fighter based on a sequel of Mai-HiME. Odd system slightly inspired in Psychic Force as characters are always in the air in contrast to the PSP games. It's hard to understand at first (has no training) and it's almost a kusoge but the music rules. Save file at GameFAQs

Majewel

マジュウェル

Retsuzan Games

1999 (05/17)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Majewel The Second Story: Like a Sky…

1.0

Parsec

N/A

First entry. 2D Fighter Maker 95 game. 1v1 2D fighter with a medieval fantasy setting (that is kind of unique compared to the rest of Retsuzan fighting games). Seven characters. Website is down but this and next updates are still available for download at Vector

Majewel The Second Story: Like a Sky…

マジュウェル The second story Like a sky…

Retsuzan Games

2000 (08/01)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

1.0

Parsec

N/A

Third and final entry. Added three characters and new mechanics. 19 characters in total

Majewel: The Second Story

マジュウェル The Second Story

Retsuzan Games

2000 (02/26)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Majewel The Second Story: Like a Sky…

1.0

Parsec

N/A

Second entry. Added nine characters. 16 characters in total

Majewelune World

マジュウェルーンワールド

Retsuzan Games

2002 (11/08)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Majewelune World Special

Part six

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

First entry. Spinoff of Majewel that jumped to 2D Fighter Maker 2nd and a crossover with Rune World (another freeware game that was distributed on magazines). New sprites and a long “Story Mode” but still has a VS mode. The game is divided in six parts, six executable files

Majewelune World Special

マジュウェルーンワールド SPECIAL

Retsuzan Games

2004 (08/15)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

Second and final entry. Commercial update that was released on CD. Includes all characters from the six parts of Majewelune World and more. Has a long story mode more aimed to a beat ‘em up experience but still has VS mode

Makeruna! Makendō 2: Kimero Youkai Souri (PS1 port)

負けるな!魔剣道2 決めろ!妖怪総理大臣

Fill-in-Cafe

1995 (11/10)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Mednafen

Makeruna! Makendō 2: Kimero Youkai Souri (PS1 port)

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Arkadyzja

N/A

An update to the SNES game made by the Asuka 120% staff. Faster, has more combo potential and, most importantly, the hitboxes feels MUUUCH better. It is better than the SNES version? yes… it is better than Asuka 120%? nope, not even close

Makeruna! Makendō 2: Kimero Youkai Souri (SNES port)

負けるな!魔剣道2 決めろ!妖怪総理大臣

Success / Opus

1995 (03/17)

Super Nintendo

Cartridge (16Mbit)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Ares

N/A

Fightcade / Mednafen / RetroArch

N/A

Burning Heart Neo (in japanese)

A sequel to the pretty cool 2D action/platformer game for the SNES localized as Kendo Rage, this time as an honestly very mid all-female 1v1 2D fighter that was a letdown for me, and also not localized outside Japan. Is not the worst of the genre on SNES at all, but still meh

MÄR Heaven: ÄRM FIGHT DREAM

メルヘヴン ÄRM FIGHT DREAM

Konami

2005 (11/03)

PlayStation 2

DVD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PCSX2

N/A

Parsec

N/A

3D fighter based on the anime “MAR Heaven”. Rules are unusual: from 1v1 to 6v6. Simple gameplay. Has a lot of customizable stuff. Interesting, but sometimes janky and VERY unbalanced. Prepare for long loading times. Save file available at GameFAQs

Mareo Go Kart Galaxy Strikers 40/5

MGKGS405 Team

2021 (04/??)

Windows

Download (rar file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

14.0.0

Parsec

MUGEN game. 1v1 2D fighter with digitized characters. It’s… I guess it’s basically Italy’s answer to “Dong Dong Never Die”. Has a character called “SAO Hater” and that’s a 10/10 for me. No online

MariBato!

マリばと！

DK Software Kaihatsu

2004 (12/30)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

MariBato! +

Ver1.031

Parsec

N/A

First entry. 2v2 2D tag fighter and fangame of the anime “Maria-sama ga Miteru” made by the veteran doujin group DK Software. You can swap characters in the middle of your combos. Eight characters in total

MariBato! +

マリばと！+

DK Software Kaihatsu

2006 (08/13)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Ver2.04

Parsec

N/A

Third and final entry. Update that added three characters. 13 characters in total. Runs at unplayable and inconsistent framerate on modern Windows versions but there’s a solution: use Cheat Engine, add the game to the program and enable Speedhack as “1.0”. It works!

MariBato! Ver 2.0

マリばと！Ver 2.0

DK Software Kaihatsu

2005 (08/14)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

MariBato! +

Ver3.02

Parsec

N/A

Second entry. Update that added two characters, a new stage, rebalance and new options on training mode. 10 characters in total

Mark of the Rising Fist

Redcrate

2023 (04/19)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

DLSite entry

N/A

1v1 2D fighter made in Kenya. Anime inspired artwork. It’s BEYOND jankiness, in a “what the fuck is going on here” kind of experience. It’s on sale at DLSite for 100 yen but sometimes it goes to 90% discount at just 10 yen

Martial Arts: Capoeira

Twelve Games

2011 (12/02)

Windows

DVD

Steam

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Steam version?

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

1v1 3D fighter. Imagine Tekken 3 but every character is Eddie Gordo (what a nightmare). It was actually developed in Germany?. Had potential but has issues with the delay of the movements. Released later on Steam, don’t know if there’s a significant difference. No online

Martial Champion

Konami

1993 (??/??)

Arcade (Konami custom PCB)

ROM board

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME / FBNeo

N/A

Fightcade

N/A

1v1 2D fighter. Inspired in SFII and secretly a Yie Ar Kung Fu sequel that has very large sprites and has weapons (but not all the time) predating Samsho by a few months. It's sadly stiff, has almost no combos and has some really janky hitboxes. Has a small scene in the US

Martial Champion (PC Engine port)

Konami

1993 (12/17)

PC Engine CD-ROM²

Wii

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Mednafen

Namu (machine translation)

At first it looks like a downgraded port but it's in fact kind of an update: the last boss is available (via a code), was “”rebalanced”” and, most importantly, added Supers to every character when you have low heart, and thats a BIG change. It's on Wii via Virtual Console

Martial Masters

形意拳 (Xíngyìqúan)

International Games System Co., Ltd.

1999 (??/??)

Arcade (PGM)

ROM board

Switch

Retail

Commercial

MAME / FBNeo

N/A

Ver 1.04, 102, 102US

Fightcade

1v1 (1P) or 3v3 (2P) 2D fighter with a Wuxia setting. Amazing spritework that tries to compete with Street Fighter III. Very crazy and long combo system. Broken and at times stiff, but very fun. Has a small scene worldwide. It's on Switch via “IGS Classic Arcade Collection ”

Marvel Contest of Champions (Steam port)

Kabam Games

2025 (06/18)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Original game netcode , Parsec / Steam Remote

Fandom

After 10 years on mobile platforms and an unemulated Arcade version this 1v1 2.5D fighter was finally released on Steam. Overall reception of the Steam version has been polarized. Seems that the online is delay based?. Prepare for some Pay 2 Win shenanigans

Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects

Nihilistic Software

2005 (09/20)

Gamecube, PlayStation 2, Xbox

Gamecube Game Disc, DVD (PS2, Xbox)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Dolphin (GC), Xemu (Xbox)

N/A

Dolphin (GC), Parsec (Xbox)

N/A

1v1 3D arena/platform fighter inspired in Power Stone. The original idea was “Marvel vs EA” but EA decided to fill their side with OCs. It's meh but has some love from casual players. One of the few games that doesn’t work on PCSX2 but works on Dolphin/Xemu. Save file at GameFAQs

Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects (Nintendo DS port)

Sensory Sweep Studios

2005 (11/11)

Nintendo DS

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

melonDS

N/A

Parsec for melonDS (use two instances of the emulator opened)

N/A

It is “supposedly” a port but actually it's a totally different game made by another company. It's still a 3D mix of arena/platform fighter… and it's bad, and also too slow for the genre

Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects (PSP port)

EA Canada

2005 (10/04)

PlayStation Portable

UMD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PPSSPP

N/A

PPSSPP

N/A

Not as different as the DS “port” but it was also made by another team that simplified the gameplay and has a different artstyle, less edgy. Haven’t played it with people yet

Marvel Super Heroes

マーヴル・スーパーヒーローズ

Capcom

1995 (11/??)

Arcade (CP System II)

ROM board

SS, PS1, PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Switch, Steam, Xbox One

Retail

Commercial

MAME / FBNeo (Arcade), Duckstation / Mednafen (PS1), Mednafen (SS)

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

N/A

Fightcade / Original game netcode (Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection)

N/A

Second entry of the Marvel arcade 2D fighters by Capcom. An evolution from COTA and a fun entry with a small scene. PS1 port was severely downgraded but it’s not an “EX Edition”. Available with rollback legally on Fighting Collection and (almost legally) Origins

Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter

マーヴル・スーパーヒーローズ VS. ストリートファイター

Capcom

1997 (07/??)

Arcade (CP System II)

ROM board

SS, PS4, Switch, Steam, Xbox One

Retail

Commercial

MAME / FBNeo (Arcade), Duckstation / Mednafen (PS1), Mednafen (SS)

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

N/A

Fightcade / Original game netcode (Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection)

Third entry of the Marvel arcade 2D fighters by Capcom. Considered the black sheep of the 2D franchise and with the smallest scene, it's still a fun game that added the assist system. Also on Fighting Collection. Don’t forget that the japanese version has Norimaro!!!

Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter EX Edition

マーヴル・スーパーヒーローズ VS. ストリートファイターEXエディション

Capcom

1999 (02/23)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Mednafen

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Arkadyzja

N/A

The second “EX Edition” for PS1. The biggest differences are: 1v1 without tag (but assist available), Cross-Over Combination and rebalance, with extra slowdown. It's better than XMvsSF EX Edition overall, but still a totally downgraded experience not that interesting

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

マーヴル VS. カプコン2 ニューエイジオブヒーローズ

Capcom

2000 (03/23)

Arcade (Sega NAOMI)

Cartridge

DC, PS2, Xbox, PS3, Xbox 360, iOS, PS4, Switch, Steam, Xbox One

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

N/A

Flycast Dojo / Fightcade / Arkadyzja / Original game netcode (Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection)

Fifth and final entry of the Marvel arcade 2(.5ish?)D fighters by Capcom. Every port has balance differences but the competitive versions are Arcade, DC and Fighting Collection. Most of the online scene has moved to the Fighting Collection port, and it's very active now

Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds

マーヴル VS. カプコン3 フェイトオブトゥーワールド

Eighting / Capcom

2011 (02/15)

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Blu Ray (PS3), DVD (Xbox 360)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (PS3), Xenia (Xbox 360)

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

1.03

RPCS3 (via RPCN)

The return of MVC after a decade. This version was a Wesker nightmare. Vanilla was never released on PC. PS3 port playable online on RPCS3 via RPCN yet the online is so bad you’ll probably want to test Parsec first. Has an update, “Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3”

Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics

マーヴル VS. カプコンファイティングコレクションアーケードクラシックス

Capcom

2024 (09/12)

Switch, PS4, Steam

Download (eShop, PSN, Steam)

Xbox One

Retail

Commercial

Yuzu/Ryujinx (Switch)

N/A

Original game netcode

See entries on the respective games

Compilation that includes every Marvel 2D fighting game by Capcom from X-Men COTA to MVC2, all with rollback. MVC2 is a mix of the NAOMI/DC versions. XvsSF is -NOT- the competitive revision (see letter X). MVC2 players moved here and it’s now more active than Fightcade/Arkadyzja

Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite

マーベル VS. カプコンインフィニット

Capcom

2017 (09/19)

PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam

Blu Ray (PS3, Xbox One), download (Steam)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

2018/01/18 update

Original game netcode

It's Marvel 4 but people don’t want to accept that. It's the real “black sheep” of all MVC games, I personally think it's interesting but ugly… and thanks to Maximilian Dood there’s Infinite & Beyond, a fanmade patch and total overhaul of the game for the best. Has rollback

Marvel vs. Capcom Origins

Iron Galaxy Studios

2012 (09/25)

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Download (PSN, XBLA)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (PS3), Xenia (Xbox 360)

N/A

RPCS3 (via RPCN, rollback thanks to GGPO)

See entries on the respective games

Compilation that includes “Marvel Super Heroes” and “Marvel vs. Capcom” (the first one), both with rollback via original GGPO. Removed from online stores so piracy is your only option. PS3 port works on RPCS3 with the online intact via RPCN, which is kind of amazing

Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes

マーヴル VS. カプコンクラッシュオブスーパーヒーローズ

Capcom

1998 (02/23)

Arcade (CP System II)

ROM board

PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Switch, Steam, Xbox One

Retail

Commercial

MAME / FBNeo (Arcade)

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

N/A

Fightcade / Original game netcode (Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection)

Fourth entry of the Marvel arcade 2D fighters by Capcom. The last Marvel game on CPS2 that still has a moderately active scene worldwide (especially in latin america) but just not as big as Marvel 2. Broken and fun, as always. Also on Fighting Collection and Origins

Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes (DC port)

マーヴル VS. カプコンクラッシュオブスーパーヒーローズ

Capcom

1999 (03/25)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

N/A

Flycast Dojo / Fightcade / Arkadyzja

N/A

The DC port looks like the same as the arcade version but according to some players the balance changed and it's less broken. So, in other words, not competitive viable now… BUUUUT it has 4 players versus mode!!! and just for that it's worth the try

Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes EX Edition

マーヴル VS. カプコンクラッシュオブスーパーヒーローズEXエディション

Capcom

1999 (11/11)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Mednafen

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Arkadyzja

N/A

The last EX Edition (don’t forget Vampire Savior). The only one that in my opinion is interesting: the gameplay feels totally different but in a good way, separate from the arcade game. It was maligned at the time, now it's a cool alternative experience that I want to explore more

Masao Retsuden

真男列伝

Devil Aniki

Unknown (before 2002)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Otoko Retsuden III

N/A

Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 95 game. Sequel/update of the game “Otoko Retsuden”. Added new characters and stages. Game was miraculously saved by Archive.org. Next sequel/update is “Otoko Retsuden III”

Master Axe: The Genesis Of MysterX

Axe To Grind Productions

1997 (??/??)

Amiga

Floppy Disk

N/A

Retail

Commercial

FS-UAE (Amiga)

N/A

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter in the (slightly modernized) style of Karate Champ but now more “nineties”, I guess. It was released way later on Amiga’s life and had a negative reception in the UK

Master’s Fury, The

마스터즈 퓨리

Unico

1996 (??/??)

Arcade

ROM board

Evercade

Retail

Commercial

MAME

Masters Fighter, The

N/A

Parsec / RetroArch rollback (untested) / MAME32K (Kaillera, delay based, untested)

N/A

Sequel of “Dragon Master”, still a mediocre and cheap 1v1 2D fighter but it's slightly more playable… and it's the best game of the “trilogy” I guess. Was legally released on Evercade (emulated) by Piko Interactive. It's NOT on Fightcade

Masters Fighter, The

Unico / Cinema Supply

1997 (11/20)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Mednafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Arkadyzja

N/A

Also known as “The Master’s Fighter”. 1v1 2D fighter. So called “remake” of Masters Fury but it is, in fact, even worse. It's a true shitty one, not even in the so bad it's good genre for me and the original arcade game is more playable

Masters of Combat

バスターファイト (Buster Fight)

SIMS

1993 (07/19)

Master System

Cartridge

Retail

Commercial

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

N/A

Fightcade (Master System), RetroCopy (Game Gear)

N/A

Sega Retro

1v1 2D fighter. Basically a SFII clone for the Master System, but it's not that bad. Was released later on GG only in Japan as “Buster Fight”. Link cable of the GG version works on RetroCopy but you’re fine with the SMS version

Matsumura Kunihiro Den: Saikyou no Rekishi o Nuri Kaero!

松村邦洋伝最強の歴史をぬりかえろ！

Shouei System

1994 (08/26)

Super Nintendo

Cartridge (24Mbit)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Ares

N/A

Fightcade

N/A

1v1 or 4v4 2D fighter starring japanese comedian Kunihiro Matsumura. A goofy game with digitized faces and a very unusual gameplay: you cannot jump, but the game has a 3Dish use of space. It's still, as the japanese says, a weird bakage

Medabots AX: Metabee

Natsume

2002 (06/25)

Game Boy Advance

Cartridge

Wii U

Retail

Commercial

mGBA

N/A

Parsec for mGBA (use two instances of the emulator opened), VBA-M (netplay)

1v1 2D platform fighter based on the anime of the same name. Gameplay in the style of Digimon Battle Spirit. Has Metabee as an exclusive character. On Wii U, but unplayable on CEMU

Medabots AX: Rokusho

Natsume

2002 (06/25)

Game Boy Advance

Cartridge

Wii U

Retail

Commercial

mGBA

N/A

Parsec for mGBA (use two instances of the emulator opened), VBA-M (netplay)

The same as above but with Rokusho as an exclusive character. Both games were never released in Japan but they received “Medarot G” with the same concept. On Wii U, but unplayable on CEMU

Medarot Classics Plus

メダロットクラシックスプラス

Imagineer

2020 (11/12)

Switch

Game Card

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Yuzu/Ryujinx

N/A

Yuzu/Ryujinx

Megatudo 2096 Database (in japanese)

N/A

Compilation that includes the 2v2 2D platform fighter “Medarot G”. I’ve been confirmed that supports versus battles but I haven’t tested it

Medarot G: Kabuto Version

メダロットG Kabuto Ver

Natsume

2002 (07/19)

Game Boy Advance

Cartridge

Wii U, Switch

Retail

Commercial

mGBA

N/A

Parsec for mGBA (use two instances of the emulator opened), VBA-M (netplay), Yuzu/Ryujinx (Switch)

N/A

2v2 2D platform fighter based on what Natsume did on Medabots AX, but with a new story inspired in Medarot 5. Released only in Japan. It's on “Medarot Classics +” for Switch and I’ve been confirmed that supports versus battles but I haven’t tested it. Unplayable con CEMU

Medarot G: Kuwagata Version

メダロットG Kuwagata Ver

Natsume

2002 (07/19)

Game Boy Advance

Cartridge

Wii U, Switch

Retail

Commercial

mGBA

N/A

Parsec for mGBA (use two instances of the emulator opened), VBA-M (netplay), Yuzu/Ryujinx (Switch)

N/A

The same as above but with Kuwagata as an exclusive character

Megami de Pon

女神でポン

DK Software Kaihatsu

1995 (??/??)

X68000

Floppy Disk

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

MAME, XM6 or px68k-libretro for RetroArch

N/A

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter and fangame of the anime “Aa! Megamisama”. Has three characters that are Skuld in three different styles of gameplay. Music was taken from different commercial games. Feels like a MUGEN type of game, and D.C.S. has made way better titles

Megatudo 2096

メガチュード２０９６

General Support

1996 (04/25)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Mednafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Arkadyzja

N/A

1v1 3D fighter with mechas. Character design made by Naochika Morishita of Bloody Roar fame. Not that bad (if not a bit hollow from the gameplay side) but the camera is at times awful

Meirin in Fist of Fire

FISTS OF FIRE 美鈴伝説++ (Fist of Fire Misuzu Densetsu++)

Seishun 18 Kingyo

2018 (12/30)

Windows

Steam

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. Latest update of “Fist of Fire Misuzu Densetsu” (technically the “++” version) that was released on physical media and was later localized (kiiinda?) to Steam with this new name. It’s also a spin-off of the “Sono Higurashi no Naku Koro ni vs Touhou Universe” series

Melty Blood

メルティブラッド

Watanabe Seisakujo

2002 (12/30)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code

Nero patch

Parsec

N/A

First entry. The beginning of this revolutionary and amazing franchise, and the game that showed me the true potential of the Doujin world saving the genre at the time. Works on modern Windows OSs (enable WinXP compatibility) but prepare for some graphical/audio glitches

Melty Blood Act Cadenza

メルティブラッドアクトカデンツァ

French Bread

2005 (03/25)

Arcade (Sega NAOMI)

GD-ROM

PS2, Win

Retail

Commercial

Flycast (Arcade), PCSX2 (PS2)

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code

Ver.B2 (Windows)

Flycast Dojo / Fightcade / Arkadyzja (Arcade), Parsec (PS2)

Third entry. Update that jumped to arcades. PS2 port was rebalanced but has an option to go back to Ver.A. Last update on arcades, Ver.B, added balance from the PS2 version. PC port (Ver.B2) is the only Melty Blood that has 4 players 2v2 tag/team battle!! it's so much fun

Melty Blood Actress Again

メルティブラッドアクトレスアゲイン

French Bread

2008 (09/19)

Arcade (Sega NAOMI)

ROM board

PS2

Retail

Commercial

Flycast (Arcade), PCSX2 (PS2)

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code

N/A

Flycast Dojo / Fightcade / Arkadyzja (Arcade), Parsec (PS2)

Fourth entry. Update that added three characters and three different fighting styles. The PS2 port added Ryougi Shiki and was also rebalanced but has an option to go back to the original arcade balance. A version that was famously played at Evo 2010

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code

メルティブラッドアクトレスアゲインカレントコード

French Bread

2010 (07/29)

Arcade (Sega RingWide)

HDD

Win, Arcade (P-Ras MULTI)

Retail

Commercial

Jconfig / Teknoparrot (P-Ras MULTI arcade version)

N/A

Ver1.07 Rev.1.4.0

CCCaster / Concerto

Fifth and final entry. The original PC port was released in an absolutely stupid way: via a limited Blu Ray of Carnival Phantasm. Has a super faithful online community with one of the best rollback solutions ever made: CCCaster. Also has a Fightcade-like server called Concerto

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code (Steam port)

メルティブラッドアクトレスアゲインカレントコード

French Bread

2016 (04/20)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Ver1.06b

Parsec / Steam Remote

A new port made for Steam based on the P-Ras MULTI version. It's almost the only way to get the game legally but it is NOT played competitively: has an absolutely atrocious online netcode and some random issues. Buy this only if you want to support French Bread

Melty Blood Re-ACT

メルティブラッドリアクト

French Bread

2004 (05/30)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code

Ver1.100

Parsec

N/A

Second entry. Update and append disc for vanilla MB that added Arcade Mode and all characters unlocked, including some clones. Holy shit I have so much nostalgia for this one. It's tricky to make it work on modern Windows OSs now, sometimes works, sometimes don’t

Melty Blood Re-ACT Final Tuned

メルティブラッドリアクト-Final Tuned-

French Bread

2005 (07/03)

Windows

CD and free download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code

N/A

Parsec

Kind of a 3.5 entry?. Update and append disc to Re-ACT that adds the balance changes and new mechanics of Act Cadenza, but this not includes the new characters and stages. Was released as both free update patch and physical CD. Has a fantranslation by Mirror Moon

Melty Blood: Type Lumina

メルティブラッド:TYPE LUMINA

French Bread

2021 (09/30)

PS4, Switch, Xbox One, Steam

Blu Ray (PS4/Xbox One), Game Card (Switch), Download (Steam)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

1.46

Original game netcode

A real sequel to Melty Blood now in full HD. Reception has been mostly positive but most MBAACC oldheads hates it (I like it but MBAACC is still king). Has a somewhat active scene. One of the few modern FGs that didn’t had a season pass and new characters were free

Menticide

멘터사이드

Sigmatek

1996 (??/??)

MS-DOS

N/A

Retail

Commercial

DOSBox-X

N/A

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter with prerender mechas. Seems to be inspired in One Must Fall 2097 and… uh… Rise of the Robots?. Simple and overall mediocre but I was waiting for something even more janky

MerFight: Curse of the Arctic Prince

Mattrified Games

2024 (02/12)

Windows

Download (Steam, Itch.io, Game Jolt)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

1.9.0

Original game netcode

1v1 2.5D fighter with an “aquatic life” setting. Complex combo system with both traditional and simplified inputs. Visually speaking not my cup of tea but the gameplay is great. A little gem that is constantly updated, has rollback and a very generous demo

Messiah End Revenge

Hiyori Osin

2019 (04/23)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

4.03

LilithPort / Parsec

Dev Twitter (closed)

FightersFrontLine (in japanese)

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter that is a revival of the game “Quiet Peace”, originally known as “Messiah End Re Coming”. Received updates until 2021 when the dev goes missing in action. Has a Discord US community and a Mizuumi entry with the latest version available

Metal & Lace: The Battle of the Robo Babes

人形使い (Ningyo Tsukai)

Forest

1992 (05/29)

PC-98

Floppy Disk

FM Towns, MS-DOS

Retail

Commercial

Neko Project II (PC-98), Tsugaru (FM Towns), DOSBox-X (MS-DOS)

N/A

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter with mechas and anime girls. Mediocre but notable for being one of the first japanese erotic games localized in the US. Has a sequel “Ningyou Tsukai 2” never published outside Japan. FM Towns port is the best (runs better and has a fantranslation). NSFW

Metal Blade

Retsuzan Games

2001 (11/07)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

1.0

Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 95 game. 1v1 2D weapon based fighter. Still available for download at Vector

Metal Cloth Walkers

Kasshii

2003 (11/08)

Windows

Download (exe file)

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 95 game. 1v1 2D fighter with robots using pre-render 3D models. Visually speaking feels like Japan’s doujin answer to “Rise of the Robots” lol. Game was saved by Archive.org

Metal Gun

METAL銃 (Metal Jū)

Retsuzan Games

2000 (05/27)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Metal Gun 2

N/A

Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 95 game. Both “Metal Gun” and “Metal Jū” are valid names. 1v1 2D fighter that its mechanics has a greater emphasis on shooting in the style of an action game like Metal Slug. Six characters

Metal Gun II

METAL銃II (Metal Jū II)

Retsuzan Games

2000 (10/02)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Update that added five characters

Metal Gun III

Retsuzan Games

2004 (04/01)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

Official wiki (in japanese)

N/A

Sequel that dropped the japanese name and jumped to 2DFM2nd. Totally remade from scratch and now as a commercial product. It's a really unique and fascinating gem, yet the whole game feels slightly incomplete and it's buggy

Metal Masters

Incal

1991 (02/??)

Amiga

Floppy Disk

Atari ST, MS-DOS

Retail

Commercial

FS-UAE (Amiga), Hatari (ST), DOSBox-X (MS-DOS)

N/A

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter with robots. You need to customize your robots first with points. Has two planes, like Fatal Fury. It's clunky, simple and slow, but I have some nostalgia for it. You’re fine with any version, but my pick is the Amiga original because of the music

Metal Masters (Game Boy port)

Bit Managers

1993 (12/??)

Game Boy

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

BGB

N/A

Parsec for BGB (use two instances of the emulator opened)

N/A

The Game Boy port was made by another team. It's bad (prepare for some brutal button mashing) but has two players support and a kickass soundtrack by legendary GB composer Alberto José González

MGCM Combat Edition

Kumakuma (Den) / Majikami Kakuge-bu)

2023 (10/25)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

ver3.35

Original game netcode / Parsec / Steam Remote

Steam entry

1v1 2.5D fighter and fangame of the RPG “I Am Magicami”. Three buttons. Poverty stuff, but some combos are fun to made. Netplay seems to be delay based (need to do more tests) and, being something very unusual on Steam, uses direct IP connection. It’s free but has DLC chars

Midway Arcade Origins

Backbone Entertainment

2012 (11/06)

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Download (PSN, Xbox Live)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (PS3), Xenia (Xbox 360)

N/A

Parsec

N/A

See entry on the respective game

Compilation that includes Pit-Fighter. PS3 port works on RPCS3

Midway Arcade Treasures 2

Digital Eclipse

2004 (11/11)

PlayStation 2, Xbox

DVD

Retail

Commercial

PCSX2 (PS2), Xemu (Xbox), Dolphin (GC)

N/A

Parsec (PS2, Xbox), Dolphin (GC)

See entries on the respective games

Compilation that includes MK2, MK3, Pit-Fighter and Primal Rage. It was for a LONG time the only way to play the (censored) arcade Primal Rage emulated on PC as MAME (officially) doesn’t run the game properly. Also has “normal” motions for specials. Great for me, bad for the purist

Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition

Digital Eclipse / GameStar

2006 (02/15)

Windows

DVD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

Windows exclusive compilation that includes MK1, MK2, MK3, Pit-Fighter and Primal Rage. A pain in the ass to run on modern Windows OSs so I recommend to just emulate the PS2 or GC version of Treasures 2 (for Primal Rage, that is the only reason why you will want this)

Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play

Backbone Entertainment

2005 (12/12)

PlayStation Portable

UMD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PPSSPP

N/A

PPSSPP

N/A

See entries on the respective games

Compilation that includes MK1, 2 and 3… no, not even UMK3, just vanilla 3. Bad emulation overall. Don’t bother with this

Mighty Fight Federation

Komi Games

2021 (03/01)

Windows

Download (Steam)

PS4, PS5, Switch

Indie

Commercial

Yuzu/Ryujinx (Switch)

N/A

8.210401

Original game netcode

N/A

4 players platform fighter with a focus on traditional fighting game fundamentals and long combos. Has Toejam & Earl and Yooka-Laylee as guest characters. Rollback netcode and crossplay. Reception was positive but for some reason it went way under the radar

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Game Gear)

Sims

1994 (11/23)

Game Gear

Cartridge

Master System (unofficial)

Retail

Commercial

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

N/A

Mednafen (Master System), RetroCopy (Game Gear)

N/A

2D fighting game based on this classic franchise. The one player mode is more like a beat ‘em up (always 1v1 though) but the versus mode is a traditional fighter. Has an unofficial SMS convertion with the 2 players mode ready and easy to play but it's not on Fightcade

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Genesis)

Nova

1994 (11/??)

Sega Genesis

Cartridge (16Mbit)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

BlastEm

N/A

Fightcade

N/A

1v1 2D fighter. Has some anomalities in the 2D fighter genre like infinitely scrolling stages and supers that are executed with half-circle forward 6 times (LOL). Has a romhack that removes the versus mode limitations and it's on Fightcade. Check GameFAQs too for more info

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition

Natsume

1995 (09/01)

Super Nintendo

Cartridge (12Mbit)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Ares

N/A

Fightcade

N/A

Excellent 1v1 2D fighter made by the same team of Gundam Wing Endless Duel. It's not on that level of awesomeness but is close, and it's hella fun. Also it's only a 1.5MByte ROM… that blew my mind. Trust me, that GameFAQs guide is way better than any wiki for now

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

Sims

1995 (04/05)

Game Gear

Cartridge

Master System (unofficial)

Retail

Commercial

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

N/A

Mednafen (Master System), RetroCopy (Game Gear)

N/A

it's basically a sequel of the vanilla Game Gear game from a gameplay perspective. Has an unofficial SMS convertion but it's glitchly and ugly, I strongly recommend to just play the original GG version

Mighty Steel Fighters

Amstrad GGP

2024 (??/??)

Amstrad CPC

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

CaPriCe32 / MAME

N/A

1.2

Parsec

N/A

Believe it or not someone made a Street Fighter II homebrew clone on the fucking Amstrad CPC of all things… and looks amazing. It's a commercial product though (5.99 euros). Haven’t played it yet and supposedly supports 2 players but I haven’t seen footage of that yet

Mighty Warriors

Games S.R.L.

1993 (??/??)

Arcade

ROM board

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME / FBNeo

N/A

Fightcade

N/A

A 2D fighter in an antiquity/Roman Empire setting developed in Italy that could be secretly a pioneer of 2v2 tag matches. Three buttons. Some characters uses weapons. It's not great but has some charm and the devs really tried to make something different

Mikkai Hisuiden

Neko Mandala

2008 (08/14)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Mikkai Hisuiden: Secret Meeting 2

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter with gameplay inspired in Touhou Suimusou and Hisouten using digitized actors that are players of those games in Japan. First game was considered a “demo” by the devs and it's not available anymore so this is a hard one to find

Mikkai Hisuiden: Secret Meeting 2

Neko Mandala

2012 (07/03)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Accident CLIMAX R7

LilithPort / Parsec

Freem entry

Wikiwiki (in japanese)

Update that is considered by the devs as the “real first game” than a true sequel. Has been constantly updated for 13 years, with the latest patch released in april 2025 and it seems that it doesn’t have any plans to stop soon. Has a small but faithful community in Japan

Miko Ichiban Shrine Maiden

巫女一番

TinkleBell

Unknown (before 2002)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Miko Ichiban Shrine Maiden -Kanzenhan-

N/A

Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 95 game. 1v1 2D fighter with shrine maidens that was popular in the early Windows doujin scene. The update is called in japanese “Full version” but this was not considered a demo at the time. If the update is hard to find this one is… maybe lost media? I need to confirm that first

Miko Ichiban Shrine Maiden -Kanzenhan-

巫女一番 -完全版-

TinkleBell

2002 (??/??)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Update that added new characters and polished gameplay. Was freeware at some point but the devs deleted everything about it and they get very angry if you upload the game so it’s a hard one to find but not impossible. Beautiful game for that doujin era, but I prefer “Shoujo Mahou Gakuen”

Mikyaku Impact

美脚IMPACT

500MIPS

Unknown (before 2005?)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

v1.60

LilithPort / Parsec

See official website

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter with an all-female roster. Six characters. Gameplay more in a old school SFII inspired style. Has some cult status in the west (for some reason that I can’t explain it was kinda popular with some YouTubers in the early 2010s). Cool game

Million Arthur Arcana Blood

ミリオンアーサーアルカナブラッド

Team Arcana / Square-Enix

2017 (11/21)

Arcade (NESiCAxLive 2)

HDD (download from official NESiCAxLive 2 servers)

PS4, Steam

Retail

Commercial

N/A

2019/08/29 patch

Original game netcode (delay) / Parsec / Steam Remote

1v1 2D fighter based on Million Arthur developed by the team that created Arcana Heart. Has Iori Yagami from KOF and Riesz from Trials of Mana as guest characters. Steam version has a mediocre netcode so maybe Parsec/Steam Remote would be better. Underrated game

Million KNights Vermillion

ミリオンナイツヴァーミリオン

NRF

2009 (04/26)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

1.20

Parsec

Oh man, this game… I was HYPED AS FUCK and ended up being one of the most discussed kusoge ever in the Doujin scene. For ironic reasons this had a scene in my country (the Mizuumi wiki has been written by a local friend of mine). It's bad, but in a so bad it's good way

MindArms

Tryef Studio

Unknown (around 2003?)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Ver0.76

Original game netcode (delay) / Parsec

Game manual (in japanese)

1v1 2D fighter. Original characters. Airdashes and long combos. Was sadly abandoned around 2011 and was never finished. Works on modern versions of Windows but with some issues (long loading times, wrong MIDI playback). Has online but trust me, use Parsec instead

Mizuki Shigeru no Yōkai Butōden

水木しげるの妖怪武闘伝

KSS

1997 (04/25)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Mednafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Adaki no Ha (in japanese)

1v1 3D fighter with character designs by Shigeru Mizuki of GeGeGe no Kitaro fame, which sounds like the best idea ever on paper… and sadly it's really, really bad. The only way to play with the bosses is via a code (check recommended guide). The game is NOT on Arkadyzja

Mobile Suit Gundam

機動戦士ガンダム (Kidō Senshi Gundam)

Athena / Allumer

1993 (??/??)

Arcade (Seta hardware)

ROM board

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME / FBNeo

N/A

Fightcade

N/A

1v1 2D fighter based on Gundam. Gameplay totally inspired in Street Fighter II. It's mediocre to bad and runs like crap on the hardware. The sequel, EX Revue, made this version totally obsolete but it's on Fightcade if you want to explore

Mobile Suit Gundam EX REVUE

機動戦士ガンダムEX REVUE (Kidō Senshi Gundam EX REVUE)

Allumer

1994 (??/??)

Arcade (Seta 2nd generation)

ROM board

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME / FBNeo

N/A

Fightcade

N/A

Sequel to the 1993 arcade game “Mobile Suit Gundam”. Was moved to new hardware, made from scratch and it's a much, much better game, albeit still kinda meh. Has some funny engrish. Has a small community on Fightcade and sometimes appears on Mikado

Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Battle Assault

Natsume / Bandai

2004 (08/10)

Game Boy Advance

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

mGBA

Kidō Senshi Gundam Seed Destiny

N/A

Parsec for mGBA (use two instances of the emulator opened), VBA-M (netplay)

N/A

1v1 2D fighter based on Gundam Seed that was released exclusively in the US and was developed by the team behind Gundam Wing Endless Duel. It's actually pretty good but most of the players moved to the Japan exclusive update “Kidō Senshi Gundam Seed Destiny”

Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Battle Destiny Remastered

機動戦士ガンダムSEED BATTLE DESTINYリマスタード (Kidō Senshi Gundam Seed Battle Destiny Remastered)

Bandai Namco Forge Digitals

2025 (05/21)

Windows, Switch

Game Card (Switch), Download (Steam)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Yuzu/Ryujinx (Switch)

N/A

Original game netcode

N/A

Remaster version of the PS Vita game of the same name. Haven’t played it yet but reception seems to be overall positive, and also it's your only way for online multiplayer on PC

Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon

機動戦士ガンダム連邦vs.ジオン& DX (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Renpō vs. Zeon & DX)

Capcom / Bandai

2002 (04/11)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

PS2

Retail

Commercial

Flycast (DC), PCSX2 (PS2)

N/A

Flycast (DC), Parsec (PS2)

N/A

See entries on the respective games

Look carefully: the name has a “&” in the japanese version. Compilation that includes ports of both vanilla and DX versions of “Renpō vs. Zeon”. The PS2 compilation was later localized in the US… with english voices (beware). DC port of DX has real online (see letter K)

Model DE Fight

モデルDEファイト

ASK.

2017 (06/03)

Windows

Download (zip file, Steam)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Ver6

LilithPort / Parsec / Steam Remote

Dev Twitter

@wiki (in japanese)

Also known as just “MDF”. 2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. Free 1v1 2D fighter with characters from the VTuber world like Kizuna Ai or Mirai Akari. It's also on Steam, if you want your DRM

Monā no Kimyōna Bōken ~ASCII Arts Crusaders~

モナーの奇妙な冒険　～ASCII　Arts　Crusaders～

Shinachiku

2004 (??/??)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

2006 Beta version

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter with characters from 2ch. Last version was from 2006, still in Beta and was never finished. Download was saved by Archive.org

Mondu's Fight Palace

MindSpan

1989 (??/??)

Commodore 64

Cassete tape?

DOS as “Tongue of the Fatman” and Genesis as “Slaughter Sport” but for me they are different games

Retail

Commercial

Denise / VICE

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Port of the DOS game “Tongue of the Fatman” made by a different team and because this is C64 it looks and plays WAY different… and personally I think I prefer this version because it’s more… err… “playable” (but barely). Same story with “Slaughter Sport” on Genesis

Monmesu-bu: Kemono Mangoku

もんめすー部獣万獄

Gurizuri-bu

2021 (08/26)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

2024/11/19 update

LilithPort / Parsec

DLSite entry

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter with anthropomorphic animals made by the dev of the crazy “Kakutou Class”, but this time as a commercial game. Available on DLSite at 1540 yen. Has a demo available for download at the same site

MONSTER

8105graphics.

2006 (12/29)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

1.11b

Original game netcode / Parsec

Dead link

1v1 2D fighter with animals. Made an impact at the time for its mechanics. I love this game and I recommend it (even if you hate furries). Has delay netcode that is not that bad. SuperCombo wiki is ancient and needs an urgent update. Website was NOT saved by Archive.org

MONSTER Ancient Cline

8105graphics. / Examu

2008 (unreleased)

Arcade (ex-Board)

HDD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

TRF version 1.11a

Parsec

Movelist flyer

Sequel to the doujin game. Sprites remade from scratch. Announced in february 16 2008, later cancelled. A prototype called “TRF version 1.11a” from a test was leaked and runs on Windows without the need of Jconfig/Teknoparrot. Really cool game, I strongly recommend it

Moon Lights

Morimoto Uchuuichi

1996 (??/??)

X68000

Floppy Disk

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

MAME, XM6 or px68k-libretro for RetroArch

Moon Lights II

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Spiritual sequel of “Moon Soldier” that has the same game engine and gameplay but now it's a Sailor Moon vs. Magic Knight Rayearth game

Moon Lights II

Morimoto Uchuuichi

1996 (??/??)

X68000

Floppy Disk

Win

Doujin

Commercial

MAME, XM6 or px68k-libretro for RetroArch (X68000)

N/A

Windows 1.07

Parsec

Dead link

Update that added six characters from other anime series. Has a Windows port. It has a community (including a Discord/Mizuumi wiki) and the Win port has a “Community Edition” hack. Seems that the community is working on a Caster. Website was NOT saved by Archive.org

Moon Soldier

Morimoto Uchuuichi

Unknown (before 1995)

X68000

Floppy Disk

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

MAME, XM6 or px68k-libretro for RetroArch

N/A

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter based on Sailor Moon

Moon Soldier II

Morimoto Uchuuichi

Unknown (before 1995)

X68000

Floppy Disk

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

MAME, XM6 or px68k-libretro for RetroArch

Moon Soldier II

1.01

Parsec

N/A

Update that added eight characters. Was not available on internet for long time until someone dumped the floppy disk and uploaded it in 2023. Has a spiritual sequel called “Moon Lights”

Mori no Kuma-san: The Bear in Woods

もりのくまさん The bear in woods

Hidora

2005 (??/??)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

Website (in japanese, Archive.org backup)

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter that is a crazy parody of sorts of the classic japanese kid’s song “Mori no Kuma-san”. Game was saved by Archive.org

Mortal Kombat

Midway

1992 (10/08)

Arcade (Y-Unit)

ROM board

Arcade (T-Unit), Genesis, Amiga, MS-DOS, Sega CD, Mobile, Xbox, PS2, Plug n Play, PSP, PS3, Xbox 360, Steam, Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Retail

Commercial

MAME / FBNeo (Arcade)

N/A

Rev 5.0 T-Unit

Fightcade

N/A

Try to play old revisions, they are fun for the broken juggle potential. Has tons of leaked prototypes and hacks. DOS version was the best port of its era. GG port is the “best” 90s handheld version. Check the Plug and Play version on MAME!. It's on Legacy Kollection

Mortal Kombat (2011)

NetherRealm Studios

2011 (04/19)

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Blu Ray (PS3), DVD (Xbox 360)

PSV, Steam

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (PS3), Xenia (Xbox 360), Vita3K (PSV)

Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition

N/A

Parsec

Colloquially known as “Mortal Kombat 9”. Vanilla was never released on Steam. Balance is the same as Komplete Edition. Both PS3/360 ports has issues on emulators. PS3 online doesn’t work on RPCN. Vita port works surprisingly perfect on Vita3k, even on the Android build

Mortal Kombat (Atari Jaguar homebrew port)

Tru Fun Games

To be announced (in development)

Atari Jaguar

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Commercial?

BigPEmu

N/A

1.1 Beta

Parsec

Patreon entry

N/A

A homebrew/indie version of MK1 running on Jaguar. Still needs more work for sure but for now it’s playable. A beta is available for download but you need to pay the Patreon. I still don’t understand if this port will be release for free or not when it’s finished

Mortal Kombat (GB port)

Probe Software

1993 (09/13)

Game Boy

Cartridge

Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Retail

Commercial

BGB

N/A

Parsec for BGB (use two instances of the emulator opened)

N/A

Johnny Cage was cut. It's baaad, and also runs on shitty framerate. It's on Legacy Kollection but with no online modes

Mortal Kombat (GG port)

Probe Software

1993 (09/13)

Game Gear

Cartridge

SMS, Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Retail

Commercial

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

N/A

Fightcade (Master System), RetroCopy (Game Gear)

N/A

It's in color (doh). Kano was cut. It's… I guess better than GB but still meh. Was ported to SMS and it's on Fightcade with rollback, and also on Legacy Kollection, but no online modes

Mortal Kombat & Mortal Kombat II (Game Boy)

Probe Software

1998 (09/10)

Game Boy

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

BGB

N/A

Parsec for BGB (use two instances of the emulator opened)

N/A

See entries on the respective games

Compilation that includes the GB versions of MK1 and 2 on a single cartridge

Mortal Kombat & Mortal Kombat II (MS-DOS)

Acclaim

1998 (09/10)

MS-DOS

N/A

Retail

Commercial

DOSBox-X

N/A

Parsec

N/A

See entries on the respective games

Compilation that includes the MS-DOS versions of MK1 and 2 on a CD. It was also announced for Saturn but it didn’t happen (MKII was released though). It's kinda rare

Mortal Kombat 1

NetherRealm Studios

2023 (09/19)

PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Steam

Blu Ray (PS5, Xbox Series X/S), Download (Steam)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

2025/05/17 patch

Original game netcode

FG Moves

Another reboot. Had a mixed reception, but still has a playerbase. Had a good movelist/combos site called “Kombat Akademy” that died in mid 2025 and Archive.org didn’t saved it properly (too many broken stuff), some people are moving this data to SuperCombo

Mortal Kombat 1 (Switch port)

Shiver Entertainment / Saber Interactive

2023 (09/19)

Switch

Game Card

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Yuzu/Ryujinx

N/A

1.29.0

Yuzu/Ryujinx / Parsec

FG Moves

It's a “port” but the downgrade is so big that needs to be seen and deserves a separate entry. Works on Yuzu/Ryujinx yet it has some issues with stuttering and small pauses. Believe it or not it has an online scene on the Android port of Yuzu in third world countries

Mortal Kombat 11

NetherRealm Studios

2019 (04/23)

PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam

Blu Ray (PS4, Xbox One), Download (Steam)

PS5, Xbox Series X/S

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate

N/A

Original game netcode / Parsec / Steam Remote

Reception was good but from a competitive perspective definitely not as good as MKX. Still has a scene. Online is… I’ll say Parsec/Steam Remote could be a viable option sometimes

Mortal Kombat 11 (Switch port)

Shiver Entertainment

2019 (04/23)

Switch

Game Card

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Yuzu/Ryujinx

Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate

1.0.26

Yuzu/Ryujinx / Parsec

The same story as the MK1 port… but not THAT downgraded imho

Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate

NetherRealm Studios

2020 (11/17)

PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, Steam

Blu Ray (PS5, Xbox Series X/S), Game Card (Switch), Download (Steam)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Yuzu/Ryujinx (Switch)

N/A

v0.384-34-CL237394

Original game netcode / Parsec / Steam Remote

Bundle with all the DLCs and not really a true update. I did this separate entry just because this was released in physical format, and for the first time on this media for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Switch

Mortal Kombat 3

Midway

1995 (04/15)

Arcade (Wolf Unit)

ROM board

Genesis, SNES, MS-DOS, Win, R-Zone, Xbox, GC, PS2, PSP, PS3, Xbox 360, Steam, Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Retail

Commercial

MAME / FBNeo

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

Rev 2.1

Fightcade

N/A

After UMK3 almost no one plays this version now. Has a lot of prototypes leaked and playable on emulators. It's on Legacy Kollection

Mortal Kombat 3 (GB port)

Software Creations

1995 (10/13)

Game Boy

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

BGB

N/A

Parsec for BGB (use two instances of the emulator opened)

N/A

Has Sindel, Sektor, Sheeva, Sub-Zero, Kano, Sonya and Cyrax, with Smoke and Shao Kahn as selectable hidden characters. It's somewhat “playable” yet MK2 on GB was better imho

Mortal Kombat 3 (GG port)

Software Creations

1995 (??/??)

Game Gear

Cartridge

SMS

Retail

Commercial

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

N/A

Fightcade (Master System), RetroCopy (Game Gear)

N/A

Has the same characters as the GB port. Was ported later to SMS and it's on Fightcade with rollback. It is considerer a worse port than MK1 and 2 on the platform. Both handheld ports were omitted from Legacy Kollection

Mortal Kombat 4

Midway

1997 (09/11)

Arcade (Zeus)

ROM board

N64, PS1, Win, Steam, Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Retail

Commercial

MAME

Mortal Kombat Gold

Revision 3

Parsec (Arcade), RMG (N64), Duckstation Netplay / Arkadyzja (PS1, rollback), Original game netcode (Legacy Kollection)

For a long time the only way to play this was with the ports. Arcade emulation on MAME is far for being the best as it has a lot of glitches, but it's totally playable. Play this, not Gold. It's also on Legacy Kollection with rollback but has input delay and several other issues

Mortal Kombat 4 (GBC port)

Digital Eclipse

1998 (12/10)

Game Boy Color

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

BGB

N/A

Parsec for BGB (use two instances of the emulator opened)

N/A

The only reason I made this separate entry for the GBC version is to say that if you think MK Advance is the worst shit ever this “””port””” is pretty close to that same level of shit. It was omitted from Legacy Kollection (but has MK Advance lol, so who knows why)

Mortal Kombat Advance

Virtucraft

2001 (12/12)

Game Boy Advance

Cartridge

Steam, Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Retail

Commercial

mGBA

N/A

Parsec for mGBA (use two instances of the emulator opened), VBA-M (netplay)

N/A

An absolutely atrocious “””port””” of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 that is on the verge of being totally unplayable. Not even in the so bad it's good category for me. IT’S ON THE FUCKING LEGACY KOLLECTION but no online modes

Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection

NetherRealm Studios / Other Ocean / Code Mystics

2011 (08/30)

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Steam

Download (PSN, XBLA, Steam)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (PS3), Xenia (Xbox 360)

N/A

Original game netcode (Steam, PS3 via RPCN) / Parsec / Steam Remote

See entries on the respective games

Compilation that includes MK1, 2 and UMK3. Bad emulation/netplay but it was the only legal way to play those games online for a long time. Delisted from Steam but online seems to work? you’ll probably prefer to use Parsec/Steam Remote. PS3 online works on RPCN

Mortal Kombat Gold

Eurocom

1999 (09/09)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

N/A

Rev 1

Flycast Dojo / Fightcade / Arkadyzja

An update for MK4 exclusive for Dreamcast that added Kitana, Mileena, Cyrax, Kung Lao, Baraka and Sektor… but it's unbearably glitchy to the point of being unacceptable and even way broken, and the MK competitive scene hates it. Rev 1 has VMU support (lol). Rollback via Flycast

Mortal Kombat II

Midway

1993 (11/12)

Arcade (T-Unit)

ROM board

Genesis, SNES, Amiga, SMS, 32X, MS-DOS, SS, PS1, Xbox, GC, PS2, PSP, Win, PS3, Xbox 360, Steam, Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Retail

Commercial

MAME / FBNeo (Arcade)

N/A

Rev 3.1

Fightcade

N/A

Still has a big scene in latin america. The PS1 version was released only in Japan as “Mortal Kombat II: Kyūkyoku Shinken” and it's a really odd port. It's on Legacy Kollection. Has a buggy yet amazing 2v2 tag battle hack on Fightcade called “Mortal Kombat II Plus” worth the try

Mortal Kombat II (3DO unofficial port)

Shaun Nicholson

2025 (06/07)

3DO

Download

N/A

Indie

Freeware

Phoenix / Opera (RetroArch)

N/A

Version 12

Parsec / RetroArch (untested)

Dev Ko-Fi

N/A

A VERY impressive port of MKII for 3DO that runs great and has very fast load times. A technical marvel as both a 3DO game and a homebrew release. NOT a perfect port, FAAAAR from it from a gameplay perspective, but that makes it more interesting in an amusing way

Mortal Kombat II (GB port)

Probe Software

1994 (09/09)

Game Boy

Cartridge

Steam, Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Retail

Commercial

BGB

N/A

Parsec for BGB (use two instances of the emulator opened)

N/A

Baraka, Raiden, Kung Lao and Johnny Cage were cut. Way better than MK1 on GB (the framerate was considerably better too) but still not great. It's on Legacy Kollection but has no online modes

Mortal Kombat II (GG port)

Probe Software

1994 (09/09)

Master System

Cartridge

SMS

Retail

Commercial

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

N/A

RetroCopy

N/A

Lacks the same characters of the GB port. Was ported later on SMS and it's on Fightcade with rollback. It is NOT on Legacy Kollection, don’t know why

Mortal Kombat Returns

Eyeballistic

2017 (unreleased)

Windows

Download

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Two leaked builds

Parsec

N/A

A remake and fangame of MK1 that was considered by WB Games for a legit commercial release, but later cancelled. Two leaked versions: the “GameMaker” build with Scorpion, Sub-Zero and only 2 players VS mode and the “Unity” build with only Sub-Zero but CPU matches

Mortal Kombat Trilogy

Midway / Williams Entertainment

1996 (09/01)

PlayStation

N64, SS, MS-DOS, Win, R-Zone, Steam, Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Mednafen (PS1, SS), RMG (N64)

N/A

Win “Final” revision

Duckstation Netplay / Arkadyzja (PS1), Mednafen (SS), RMG (N64), Original game netcode (Legacy Kollection)

N/A

CD versions has all the stuff but has load times and the Greatest Hits on PS1 has different balance. N64 has less stuff and different balance but no load times and 3v3 mode. Win/DOS ports has Kommunity Patch and “Arcade Edition” mods. PS1 port is on Legacy Kollection. N64 port has a scene

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

Midway

2008 (04/21)

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Blu Ray (PS3), DVD (Xbox 360)

XBLA

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (PS3), Xenia (Xbox 360)

N/A

Parsec

That MK game that most people hate (except if it was your first MK at age 7 or something like that). Both versions are decently emulated yet it ask for a beefy CPU at some parts. PS3 port doesn’t work on RPCN. Had a Xbox Live Arcade “Games on Demand” release

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

Midway

2006 (10/11)

PlayStation 2, Xbox

DVD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PCSX2 (PS2), Xemu (Xbox)Dolphin (Wii

N/A

Parsec

The third one in the sixth generation console era. It's basically the MK Trilogy of this era. Hated from a competitive perspective, has a lot of weird and glitchy stuff. Most of the fans of this MK era prefer Deception. The PS2 “Kollector's Edition” has UMK3 as a bonus (bad emulated)

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (Wii port)

Midway

2007 (05/29)

Wii

DVD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Wii

N/A

Dolphin

Wii version added Khameleon and according to some people has rebalance but I’m not 100% sure of this (needs more info)

Mortal Kombat: Competition Edition

Sculptured Software

1993 (09/13)

Super Nintendo

Cartridge (16Mbit)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Ares

N/A

Fightcade

N/A

The SNES port has this name as a way to say: THIS VERSION SUCKS. You probably already knew that, but still I prefer to do this entry just in case. According to Digital Foundry (Retro Super Show #2) the japanese Super Famicom version has less input delay

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance

Midway

2002 (11/16)

PlayStation 2, Xbox, Gamecube

DVD (PS2, Xbox), Gamecube Game Disc

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PCSX2 (PS2), Xemu (Xbox), Dolphin (GC)

Mortal Kombat: Armaggedon

N/A

Parsec (PS2, Xbox), Dolphin (GC)

The first one in the sixth generation console era. Sold well but had an extremely polarized reception on the fandom (I personally hated it, but now I think it's okay). Most of the MK 3D era fans moved to Deception and never returned

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (GBA port)

Midway

2002 (11/20)

Game Boy Advance

Cartridge

Steam, Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Retail

Commercial

mGBA

Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition

N/A

Parsec for mGBA (use two instances of the emulator opened), VBA-M (netplay)

Fandom (in spanish)

GBA “port” (more like a spinoff) developed by Midway themselves after the disaster of MK Advance. 3D gameplay using sprites in the style of Tekken Advance. It's actually pretty decent but Tournament Edition makes this version obsolete. It's on Legacy Kollection

Mortal Kombat: Deception

Midway

2004 (10/04)

PlayStation 2, Xbox

DVD

Retail

Commercial

PCSX2 (PS2), Xemu (Xbox), Dolphin (GC)

Mortal Kombat: Armaggedon

Gamecube port

Parsec (PS2, Xbox), Dolphin (GC)

The second in the sixth generation console era. The one that is considerer “competitive viable” for fans of this MK era. GC port added Goro and Shao Khan. PS2 port has a hack called “Ultimate Mortal Kombat Deception” that added characters from Unchained and more stuff

Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition

NetherRealm Studios

2013 (07/03)

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Steam

Blu Ray (PS3), DVD (Xbox 360), Download (Steam)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (PS3), Xenia (Xbox 360)

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

Release of MK9 with all the DLCs, available on disc for PS3 and 360, but most importantly was released for the first time on Steam. Delisted from Steam but online still works (yet I strongly recommend to use Parsec/Steam Remote instead). Use DXWND for windowed mode

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection

Digital Eclipse

2025 (09/30)

Switch 1-2, PS4/5, Steam, Xbox One/Series X/S

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

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Original game netcode

See entries on the respective games

Compilation that includes MK1 (original), 2, 3, UMK3, UMK3 Wavenet, MKT (PS1 port), MK4, MK Advance (no, really), GBA MK Deadly Alliance and MK Tournament Edition. It also includes Mythologies, Special Forces and console ports. Online started rough, now is okay...ish

Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition

Midway

2003 (08/27)

Game Boy Advance

Cartridge

Steam, Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Retail

Commercial

mGBA

N/A

Parsec for mGBA (use two instances of the emulator opened), VBA-M (netplay)

Update of the GBA version of MK Deadly Alliance that added new characters and rebalance. It's on Legacy Kollection but has no online modes

Mortal Kombat: Unchained

Just Games Interactive

2006 (11/13)

PlayStation Portable

UMD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PPSSPP

Mortal Kombat: Armaggedon

N/A

PPSSPP

N/A

Update of Mortal Kombat Deception exclusive for PSP that added Blaze, Frost, Jax and Kitana. It would be the definitive edition but because it’s locked on PSP people still plays vanilla Deception way more (or the UMKD hack now)

Mostroscopy

Oribe Ware Games

2023 (10/31)

Windows

Download (Steam)

Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, Switch

Indie

Commercial

Yuzu/Ryujinx (Switch)

N/A

2025/07/02 update

Original game netcode / Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

Universal Fighting Engine game. 1v1 2.5D fighter based on mexican monster movies from the 50s. Basically a spiritual sequel of sorts of “Tzompantli” and “Combate Monero”. Online is “experimental” so maybe Parsec/Steam Remote would be the best option for now

Motionsickness

Andrea Demetrio

2021 (04/01)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Open Alpha

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2.5D fighter made by Andrea Demetrio of “Schwarzerblitz” fame. Known for have long, complex and weird inputs (has been described by the dev as “insane inputs for insane damage”). It's available for free as an alpha but seems that the game was abandoned?

Motto Taisendayo~

もっと対戦しよ～

Yukidaruma

2004 (12/30)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Unofficial fan patch

Parsec

Third and final entry in the “A, Taisenshiyo” games. Colloquially known as “Azumanga Fighter” in the west. Final update. Has a "Community Pack" version (legal grey area here, see Mizuumi) made by jade_midori_ that makes the game run on Windows 7/10 yet still hates AMD GPUs. Has a small but loyal online fanbase

Mudougaikitan

儚導街綺譚

Busujima

Unknown (2012?)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

Freem entry

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter that has all the female characters from the doujin games “Breakers Special” and “Sara”. Feels incomplete and janky, like a random MUGEN build blessed by the devs. Download link available at Freem

MultiVersus

Player First Game

2024 (05/28)

PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One/Series X/S, Steam

Download (PSN, Xbox network, Steam)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Season 4 1.4.3 Patch

Parsec / Steam Remote

Wiki.gg

I'm sure you already know what happened with this disaster. The only way to play it now is via Parsec/Steam Remote if you ALREADY had the game installed on Steam. There’s no pirate version. There’s a community mod called MVS Infinite in the works. Also check this

Mune-Kyun! Heartful Bout

胸キュン！はぁとふるBOUT

360℃ Panorama

Unknown (before 2007)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

061106 version

LilithPort / Parsec

Website (in japanese, Archive.org backup)

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter based on the game and anime “Mune-Kyun! Heartful Cafe”. Four characters, but each one has a “Capcom”, “KOF” and ”GG” style of gameplay

Mutant DNA

뮤턴트 DNA

Yeounwoo Soft

1996 (??/??)

MS-DOS

Floppy Disk

N/A

Retail

Commercial

DOSBox-X

N/A

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter with mutant characters. Very ambitious for a korean 2D fighter of that era. It's clunky and the default buttons are a mess and cannot be changed in-game (you can change that on DOSBox keyboard settings though) but it's neat and has some cult status in Korea

Muteki Kanban Musume: Miki the Fighting Girl

無敵格闘娘 Miki The Fighting Girl

AuSYSTEM

2007 (08/17)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

version 0.99

Parsec

Game manual

1v1 2D fighter and fangame based on the manga “Muteki Kanban Musume”. Gameplay inspired in 3rd Strike. Was released on CD as a commercial product but in 2019 was transformed into freeware available for download. Had online but was eliminated from the final version

My Fight

TrisPix Studio

2016 (09/26)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

2.01 (2019 version)

Original game netcode? / Parsec / Steam Remote

Steam entry

N/A

1v1 2.5D fighter based on the “Russian vblog scene”. Haven’t played it yet but has an “Unreal Engine is my passion” vibe. You need to do some stuff to change the language to english (see the Steam guides). Has online, don’t know the quality. It’s dirt cheap most of the time, but has DLC

My Hero One's Justice

僕のヒーローアカデミア One's Justice (Boku no Hero Academia One’s Justice)

Byking

2018 (08/23)

PlayStation 4, Switch

Blu Ray (PS4), Game Card (Switch)

Steam, Xbox One

Retail

Commercial

Yuzu/Ryujinx (Switch)

My Hero One's Justice 2

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

Steam forums

A sequel and remake of sorts of the 3DS game “Boku no Hero Academia: Battle for All”. 1v1 3D arena fighter based on the anime, this time released outside Japan and on Steam. Bandai Namco’s classic shitty netcode, so try Parsec/Steam Remote. Has DLCs

My Hero One's Justice 2

僕のヒーローアカデミア One's Justice 2 (Boku no Hero Academia One’s Justice 2)

Byking

2020 (03/12)

PlayStation 4, Switch, Steam, Xbox One

Blu Ray (PS4/Xbox One), Game Card (Switch), Download (Steam)

Stadia

Retail

Commercial

Yuzu/Ryujinx (Switch)

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

Update with more characters. Online is slightly better but still trash (prepare for some stuttering). Had a cool japanese FC2 wiki that sadly was shutdown and wasn’t saved by Archive.org. Has a demo

My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic

Mane6

2012 (unreleased)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Leaked beta

LilithPort / Parsec