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 guide or wiki

Comments/Notes

Yang2020 Path To Presidency

Sam Vallely

2019 (12/29)

Windows, Linux

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

Archive.org backup

N/A

1v1 2.5D fighter based on the real life politician Andrew Yang and his failed presidencial run. No online modes. Haven’t played it

Yatagarasu

ヤタガラス

PDW:HOTAPEN

2008 (12/28)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Yatagarasu: Enter the Eastward

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

Archive.org backup

N/A

First entry. 1v1 2D fighter heavily inspired in Street Fighter III. Updates were released on physical CD up until 4.3 but, as far as I know, the devs never considered those releases “demos” or separated entries. Shitty online (read “Enter the Eastward” entry)

Yatagarasu: Attack on Cataclysm

ヤタガラス Attack on Cataclysm

PDW:HOTAPEN

2012 (12/29)

Windows

Steam, Arcade (NESiCAxLive)

Doujin

Commercial

Jconfig (Arcade)

Yatagarasu: Enter the Eastward

4.3

Parsec / Steam Remote

Online

Mizuumi

Second entry. The last version released on CD (known originally as “Yatagarasu 4”) that was later released on Steam and Arcades. NESiCA version runs fine via Jconfig (it’s exactly the same as the Steam port). Still shitty online. I have amazing memories with this version, I still think is really cool

Yatagarasu: Enter the Eastward

ヤタガラス Enter the Eastward

PDW:HOTAPEN

2024 (02/19)

Windows

Download (Steam)

Arcade (NESiCAxLive)

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

V1.03

Parsec / Steam Remote

Online

Mizuumi

Third and final entry, released 12 years later. Two new characters. Still the same shitty netcode that is IP based and has issues with blocked ports. Trust me, use Parsec or Steam Remote. Has a small offline scene in Japan and has been ignored worldwide (no rollback in 2024, urgh). Doesn’t work on Jconfig?

Yè Míngzhū

夜明珠

Waixing

1996 (??/??)

Nintendo Entertainment System

Cartridge

N/A

Indie

Commercial

Mesen

N/A

Probably Parsec?

N/A

Also known as “Night Pearl”. 1v1 2D fighter with a mix of wuxia and fantasy elements. Bootleg Famicom cartridge that seems to be an original game and not a hack. It’s -not- on Fightcade

Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga

イースvs.空の軌跡オルタナティブ・サーガ (Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki Alternative Saga)

Nihon Falcom

2010 (07/29)

PlayStation Portable

UMD

Steam, Switch, PS4, PS5

Retail

Commercial

PPSSPP (PSP), Yuzu/Ryujinx (Switch)

N/A

PPSSPP (PSP), original game netcode (modern ports)

Online

Steam guides

A mix of 4 players 3D fighter with platform elements and ARPG combat that is also a crossover of these two franchises. PSP port has a fantranslation. Was ported to modern platforms, including Steam, with 60FPS and rollback netcode that works fine. Save file for the Steam port available on the Steam Guides

Yū Yū Hakusho (3DO)

幽☆遊☆白書

TOSE / Hudson Soft

1994 (12/23)

3DO

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Phoenix

N/A

Parsec

N/A

GameFAQs

1v1 2D fighter based on the anime. Sprites are hand-drawn sprites. Game is stiff, slow and has no combos… yet it’s basically the base for all TOSE fighting games like “Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon S” on the same platform or “Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22”, so it’s an interesting piece of history

Yū Yū Hakusho (Game Boy)

幽☆遊☆白書

Tomy

1993 (08/23)

Game Boy

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

BGB

N/A

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

N/A

1v1 2D fighter with a mix of platform fighter (in fact it seems this is a pioneer of the genre, even before “The Outfoxies”). Has two players mode but seems that doesn’t have Super Game Boy support?

Yū Yū Hakusho 2: Kakutō no Sho

幽☆遊☆白書2: 格闘の章

TOSE / Namco

1994 (06/10)

Super Nintendo

Cartridge (16Mbit)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Ares

N/A

Fightcade

N/A

GameFAQs

1v1 2D fighter, more in the traditional style. It’s definitely not as good as the sequel, let’s say that (the soundtrack is cool though). It’s on Fightcade

Yū Yū Hakusho Bakutō Ankoku Bujutsu Kai

幽☆遊☆白書爆闘暗黒武術会

TOSE / Bandai

1993 (10/22)

Nintendo Entertainment System

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mesen

N/A

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter for the Famicom that uses the DATACH card system add-on (the Bandai answer to the Barcode Battler). Super basic gameplay. Barely playable without the cards. The Mesen emulator supports DATACH cards, good luck with that. It’s NOT on Fightcade. Fun fact: is SUPER EXPENSIVE now

Yū Yū Hakusho Dai-Yon-Dan: Makai Tōitsu Hen

幽☆遊☆白書第4弾魔界統一編

Tomy

1994 (12/09)

Game Boy

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Ares

N/A

Parsec (use SameBoy on Super Game Boy mode for local two players support)

N/A

GameFAQs

1v1 2D fighter. Compared to the OG GB game this is a 100% traditional fighting game that, if you ask me, it’s fine but feels much more generic and less interesting. This one has SGB support with 2 players mode and colors

Yū Yū Hakusho Final: Makai Saikyō Retsuden

幽☆遊☆白書 FINAL 魔界最強列伝

TOSE / Namco

1995 (03/24)

Super Nintendo

Cartridge (24Mbit)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Ares

N/A

Fightcade

N/A

GameFAQs

Technically the sequel of “Yū Yū Hakusho 2: Kakutō no Sho” by the same team but it was made from scratch and plays totally different. Actually a very interesting game that I haven't yet dedicated the time it deserves… I wish it has less slowdown though. It’s on Fightcade

Yū Yū Hakusho Forever

幽☆遊☆白書 FOREVER

Dimps / Matrix Software / Banpresto

2005 (05/19)

PlayStation 2

DVD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PCSX2

N/A

Parsec

N/A

YouTube guide (in chinese/japanese)

1v1 3D fighter that is more close to arena fighter gameplay (kinda…). It’s okayish. Save file with all characters unlocked available at GameFAQs (but no guide)

Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament

Digital Fiction

2004 (09/28)

PlayStation 2

DVD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PCSX2

N/A

Parsec

Archive.org backup

GameFAQs

1v1 3D fighter developed in the US exclusively for the western market. Reception of the game was very polarized, for me it’s a funny shitty game. Save file with everything unlocked available at GameFAQs, also the GameFAQs guide is pretty decent, even with combos

Yū Yū Hakusho: Makyō Tōitsusen

幽☆遊☆白書魔強統一戦

Treasure

1994 (09/30)

Sega Genesis

Cartridge (16Mbit)

Mega Drive Mini 2

Retail

Commercial

BlastEm

N/A

Fightcade

N/A

GameFAQs

4 players 2D fighter. Has two-plane style of gameplay like “Fatal Fury”. One of the most unique and beloved fighting games on Genesis that has a big legacy. Super broken but super fun. Was released in Brazil as “YuYu Hakusho: Sunset Fighters”. It’s on Fightcade. Highly recommended

Yūgekitai Bangai-hen: Jigoku no Dopplegänger

遊撃隊番外変: 地獄のドッペルゲンガー

TKO Soft

1998 (??/??)

PC-98

Floppy Disk

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

Neko Project II

Shōwa Yūgeki-den

N/A

Parsec

Online

N/A

Second entry?. Release with a different story that feels more like an spin-off than an update. Next entry is “Yūgekitai Bangai-hen: Rekkyō Kara no Raihō-sha”

Yūgekitai Bangai-hen: Rekkyō Kara no Raihō-sha

遊撃隊番外篇列強からの来訪者

TKO Soft

1998 (??/??)

PC-98

Floppy Disk

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

Neko Project II

Shōwa Yūgeki-den

N/A

Parsec

Online

N/A

Third entry. Update that added an extra character and it’s a collaboration with the game “Wildflowers”, also on PC98. All three games are available for download at the (supposedly) official doujin group website. Next entry is “Shōwa Yūgeki-den”

Yūgekitai Kakuto-hen 1: Saikyō-shin Fukkatsu no Maki

遊撃隊格斗編 1: 最強神復活之巻

TKO Soft

1998 (??/??)

PC-98

Floppy Disk

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

Neko Project II

Shōwa Yūgeki-den

N/A

Parsec

Online

N/A

I THINK it’s the first entry but it could also be a prequel?. 1v1 2D fighter based on the visual novel “Yūgekitai” with gameplay in the style of “Karate Champ” but the spritework is really, really cool. This is the only one that has an english fantranslation. Next entry is “Yūgekitai Bangai-hen: Jigoku no Dopplegänger”