Game name Native language name (if available) Company/Group/Developer name Year Players Original platform Original media/distribution Ports Retail/Indie/Doujin Commercial/Freeware Best emulator for PC Last game update Last version Best netplay solution Official website Best wiki or FAQ Comments/Notes
Waku Waku 7 わくわく7 Sunsoft 1996 (11/21) 2 Arcade (Neogeo MVS) Cartridge (259MBit) SS, PS2, Wii, Switch, PS4, Xbox One Retail Commercial MAME / FBNeo N/A N/A Fightcade (Arcade) Online SuperCombo 1v1 2D fighter. Visually speaking one of the most beautiful fighting games ever made… but the gameplay is pure chaos, in both good and bad ways. Has a small scene at Fightcade. It’s on PS2 via “Sunsoft Collection” and modern consoles via AKA Neogeo. The Saturn port SUCKS ASS (shocking, I know)
War Gods
Midway 1996 (08/??) 2 Arcade (Midway V Unit) HDD N64, PS1, Win Retail Commercial MAME (Arcade), RMG (N64), Duckstation (PS1) N/A HD 10/09/1996
Archive.org backup GameFAQs 1v1 3D fighter with “gods”. Contrary to popular belief this was NOT made by the Mortal Kombat team and it’s not a test for MK4. Right now your best option for netplay is the N64 version via RMG rollback. PS1 port is okay but has long load times. There’s a fanpatch for the Windows version called WarGodsGL
War in Heaven
Sketche99 2018 (03/11) 2 Windows, Linux, OS X Download (zip file) N/A Indie Freeware N/A N/A N/A Parsec Online N/A Universal Fighting Engine game. 1v1 2.5D fighter using angels in a christian setting. Looks like a very quick work at UFE. No online modes
War of the Monsters
Incog Inc. Entertainment 2003 (01/14) 4 PlayStation 2 DVD PS4, PS5 Retail Commercial PCSX2 N/A N/A Parsec N/A GameFAQs 4 players 3D fighter with robots and kaijū-like monsters, actually developed in the US. It’s fun. Save file with everything unlocked available at GameFAQs. Was re-released digitally on PS4/5, emulated from the original PS2 game
Warpath: Jurassic Park
Black Ops Entertainment 1999 (11/17) 2 PlayStation CD N/A Retail Commercial Duckstation / Mednafen N/A N/A Duckstation Netplay / Arkadyzja N/A GameFAQs FUCK YEAH, IT’S JURASSIC PARK THE FIGHTING GAME BAYBEE. It’s kinda mediocre, but it’s hilarious and I appreciate the effort. Save file with everything unlocked available at GameFAQs
WarTech: Senko no Ronde 旋光の輪舞 Rev.X (Senko no Ronde Rev.X) G.Rev 2006 (07/27) 2 Xbox 360 DVD N/A Retail Commercial Xenia Senko no Ronde SP N/A Parsec Online GameFAQs Third entry of the original “Senko no Ronde” and one of the few in the franchise that was localized outside Japan. Xbox 360 exclusive version with 16:9 widescreen ratio, new balance, training mode and online. Works pretty nice on Xenia if you ask me. Next update is “Senko no Ronde SP”
Way Of The Exploding Fist, The
Beam Software 1985 (06/??) 2 Commodore 64 Floppy Disk Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, Commodore 16, NES (cancelled, later re-released) Retail Commercial Denise / VICE (C64) N/A N/A Parsec N/A C64 Wiki Basically another clone of Data East’s “Karate Champ” and the mayor rival of “International Karate”. C64 version is the best port. Has a NES port that was cancelled but now released on Evercade. Has a sequel called “Fist+” but it’s a co-op game against the CPU so I decided to remove it from the database
Way of the Warrior
Naughty Dog 1995 (05/26) 2 3DO CD N/A Retail Commercial Phoenix N/A N/A Parsec N/A GameFAQs Naughty Dog’s proudest moment. 1v 2.5D fighter, evidently inspired in “Mortal Kombat”. The soundtrack consist of White Zombie music that will totally destroy your streaming, so I recommend to turn it off if that’s the case. Honestly… is bad, but of the so bad it’s good quality for me. Works fine on Phoenix
Weaponlord (Genesis port)
Visual Concepts 1995 (11/05) 2 Sega Genesis Cartridge (24MBit) N/A Retail Commercial BlastEm N/A N/A Fightcade N/A New Challenger Genesis port was not a priority for the devs and it’s very different: is faster, has less delay, more animation frames and combos are totally different yet it’s also more broken, with a lot of TODs/infinites. If this is better or not is a matter of taste. I personally prefer this version, it’s “less strict”. It’s on Fightcade
Weaponlord (SNES port)
Visual Concepts 1995 (11/05) 2 Super Nintendo Cartridge (24MBit) N/A Retail Commercial Ares N/A N/A Mednafen? N/A New Challenger 1v1 2D weapon based fighter with a medieval fantasy setting. Very original and ambitious for it’s time. The SNES port was the priority for the devs, has better colors and backgrounds, but plays slower. It’s way more balanced though. It’s a matter of taste. It’s on Fightcade but has annoying desync issues
Wild Flowers ワイルドフラワーズ Tko Soft 1997 (??/??) 2 PC-98 Floppy Disk N/A Doujin Freeware? Neko Project II Exciting Wild Flowers N/A Parsec Online N/A 1v1 2D fighter starring two female warriors. Cool spritework but very simple gameplay and bad framerate as most PC98 stuff. The website entry is, supposedly, maintained by an original Tko Soft dev so it's technically legal. NSFW stuff (in the story mode). Has an update called “Exciting Wild Flowers”
WildDisorder
Studio Kurogoshō 2014 (??/??) 2 Windows Download (zip file) N/A Doujin Freeware N/A N/A 1.7.3 Original game netcode? / Parsec Online See official website 1v1 2.5D fighter with a kinda dark/edgy anime setting, developed by the same creator of “Virgin Blade”. Neat poverty stuff. Has online that I haven’t tested but seems to be a very rudimentary delay based netcode
Windy X Windam ウィンディ×ウィンダム Ninja Studio 2008 (07/31) 2 Nintendo DS Game Card N/A Retail Commercial melonDS N/A N/A Parsec (use two instances of the emulator opened) Online N/A 1v1 2D fighter created by the staff of “Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja”. Looks nice at first but it’s really, really bad, and feels like a totally wasted opportunity. Save file with the three hidden characters unlocked available at GameFAQs (there’s a guide too but it’s a story mode walkthrough)
Wobblodds: Rivals of Random
WetWaterStudios 2022 (??/??) 2 Windows Download (zip file) N/A Indie Freeware N/A N/A N/A Parsec Online N/A An interesting experiment of a 1v1 3D game that mixes the third person camera and combos of an arena fighter with the “knock your opponent off the stage” rules of platform fighters. No online modes
Wonderful World
Ainefill 2006 (??/??) 2 Windows Download (zip file) N/A Doujin Freeware N/A N/A ver0946 FM2K Rollback Launcher Online Mizuumi 2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter with a fantasy setting. One of the most beloved 2DFM2nd games mostly because of how complex it is (believe me, the optimal combos are REALLY hard to do, but in a challenging and rewarding way). Has a small online scene at FM2K Rollback Launcher
World Fighting Federation
Arantadoh 2023 (01/13) 2 Windows Download (zip file) N/A Doujin Freeware N/A N/A 1.4.4 Parsec Online N/A MUGEN game. 1v1 2D fighter with original characters from around the world. Long combos. Has been constantly updated as for 2026. Old MUGEN engine, so no online
World Heroes ワールドヒーローズ Alpha Denshi 1992 (07/28) 2 Arcade (Neogeo MVS) Cartridge (82MBit) Neogeo AES, SNES, Genesis, Neogeo CD, PS2, Wii, PSP, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Android, iOS Retail Commercial MAME / FBNeo World Heroes Perfect N/A Fightcade (Arcade) N/A GameFAQs First entry. 1v1 2D fighter with warriors from different time eras. The Genesis port is atrocious. SNES port is mediocre but supports mirror matches. World Heroes 2, the next entry, made this version obsolete
World Heroes 2 ワールドヒーローズ2 ADK 1993 (04/26) 2 Arcade (Neogeo MVS) Cartridge (146MBit) Neogeo AES, PC Engine CD-ROM², SNES, Neogeo CD, PS2, Wii, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Android, iOS Retail Commercial MAME / FBNeo World Heroes Perfect N/A Fightcade (Arcade) N/A GameFAQs Second entry. Added new characters and mirror matches. Was MEGA POPULAR here in latinamerica, and it’s still -THE- World Heroes for a lot of boomers. Has a small community at Fightcade. SNES port is fine, the PC Engine CD version is probably the most intriguing (load times are looooong)
World Heroes 2 Jet ワールドヒーローズ2JET ADK 1994 (04/26) 2 Arcade (Neogeo MVS) Cartridge (178MBit) Neogeo AES, Neogeo CD, PS2, Wii, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Android, iOS Retail Commercial MAME / FBNeo World Heroes Perfect N/A Fightcade (Arcade) N/A GameFAQs Third entry. A kinda weak update for 2 that added two characters and a new “tournament” format for the single player mode. It’s the most unexplored version of World Heroes if you ask me. Next entry is “World Heroes Perfect”
World Heroes Anthology ワールドヒーローズ ゴージャス (World Heroes Gorgeous) Prosoft / SNK Playmore 2007 (10/18) 2 PlayStation 2 DVD N/A Retail Commercial PCSX2 N/A N/A Parsec Online See entries on the respective games Compilation that includes “World Heroes”, “World Heroes 2”, “World Heroes 2 Jet” and “World Heroes Perfect”. Emulated MVS games
World Heroes Perfect ワールドヒーローズ パーフェクト ADK 1995 (05/25) 2 Arcade (Neogeo MVS) Cartridge (226MBit) Neogeo AES, Neogeo CD, SS, PS2, Wii, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Steam, Android, iOS Retail Commercial MAME / FBNeo N/A N/A Original game netcode (Steam), Fightcade (Arcade) Steam entry SuperCombo Fourth and final entry. Gameplay changed considerably and added a hidden character: Son Goku. Excellent game if not super broken but it’s so much fun. SS port is really cool. Released on Steam with rollback and made Zeus playable but it’s banned on ranked so it’s ok. Has a small scene at Fightcade
World Heroes Tag Battle ワールドヒーローズ・タッグバトル t-8100 2020 (09/04) 2 Windows Download (zip file) N/A Doujin Freeware N/A N/A WHTB_2026_0402 (I think) Parsec Dev Twitter N/A 2v2 2D tag battle fighter using sprites from World Heroes. You're probably thinking "hey, aren't games with stolen sprites not allowed in the database?" Well, here's the catch: this was developed by an ex-ADK staff. Updates are ready for download “for a limited time” which makes the game hard to get
World Heroines ワールドヒロインズ Tko Soft Unknown (1990’s) 2 PC-98 Floppy Disk N/A Doujin Freeware? Neko Project II World Heroines Festival N/A Parsec Online N/A 1v1 2D fighter with an all-female cast parodying classic fighting game characters and some OCs (I think). The website entry is, supposedly, maintained by an original Tko Soft dev so it's technically legal. Next entry is “World Heroines Festival”
World Heroines Festival ワールドヒロインズフェスティバル Tko Soft Unknown (1990’s) 2 PC-98 Floppy Disk N/A Doujin Freeware? Neko Project II N/A N/A Parsec Online N/A Update and final entry that added three extra characters. The website entry is, supposedly, maintained by an original Tko Soft dev so it's technically legal
World Heroines Gaiden: Dokkan V! ワールドヒロインズ外伝 どっかんV! Tko Soft Unknown (1990’s) 2 PC-98 Floppy Disk N/A Doujin Freeware? Neko Project II N/A N/A Parsec Online N/A An spin-off of “World Heroines” more aimed to a long visual novel type of story mode. Also visually speaking looks way worse (looks like a PC88 game at times). The website entry is, supposedly, maintained by an original Tko Soft dev so it's technically legal. NSFW stuff in this version
World of Fighting
Shuriken Software 2001 (??/??) 2 Windows CD N/A Indie I guess? Freeware N/A N/A v1.5 Parsec N/A N/A 1v1 3D fighter inspired in VF/Tekken. Very humble project that was launched as a “shareware” to test markets, but the full game was never released (or even announced as far as I know). Running it on modern versions of Windows is like playing russian roulette. Two versions floating on internet: v1.2 and v1.5
Write 'n' Fight
AVOS' 2022 (08/22) 2 Windows Download (Steam) N/A Indie Commercial N/A N/A 2023/06/29 update Original game netcode Steam entry Fandom (for now...) 1v1 2.5D fighter based on famous writers. Legendary shitty game that it was so bad it was pulled from Steam for four months because of how unplayable it was (no, really). A 5 minutes joke if you ask me, but maybe I’ve played it in the wrong mood. This shit has rollback and a so called “ironic” fanbase
Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style
Paradox Development 1999 (10/31) 4 PlayStation CD N/A Retail Commercial Duckstation / Mednafen N/A N/A Duckstation Netplay / Arkadyzja N/A GameFAQs 4 players 3D fighter featuring the Wu-Tang Clan. Developed using the engine from the cancelled game “Thrill Kill”. It’s a little stiff but when you start to learn some combos it’s not bad. Save file with everything unlocked available at GameFAQs (there’s some cheat codes for that too, if you need it)
WWF In Your House
Sculptured Software 1996 (11/21) 2 PlayStation CD SS, MS-DOS Retail Commercial Duckstation / Mednafen (PS1, SS), DOSBox-X (MS-DOS) N/A N/A Duckstation Netplay / Arkadyzja (PS1), Mednafen (SS), Parsec (MS-DOS) N/A GameFAQs Sequel of “WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game”. Added new characters and, most notoriously, the stages are all outdoor places. Actually kind of obscure (I didn't learn of its existence until almost a decade after its release). PS1 port is on Arkadyzja with rollback
WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game
Midway 1995 (08/10) 2 Arcade (Wolf Unit) ROM board 32X, Genesis, SNES, MS-DOS, PS1, SS Retail Commercial MAME / FBNeo (Arcade) WWF In Your House N/A Fightcade (Arcade) N/A GameFAQs Some people probably will say “this is a wrestling game, not a fighting game” but the gameplay was made by the Mortal Kombat crew and you can totally feel that, so for me this and the sequel are an exception. All the ports sucks ass, just play the arcade game, it’s fun. Next entry is “WWF In Your House”