Fighting Games — The Dojo
One-on-one at the arcade — Virtua Fighter, the King of Fighters, and the games where every frame and every read decides the match.
36 games in this room
Super Famicom / SNES
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
ストリートファイターII ザ・ワールド ウォーリアー
The Super Famicom port of Street Fighter II, released in June 1992, became one of the fastest-selling home console games…
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Mortal Kombat
モータルコンバット
Mortal Kombat is a 1992 fighting game for the game boy, developed by Midway Games, with music by Dan Forden. It belongs …
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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
Street Fighter II': Champion Edition
ストリートファイターII' チャンピオンエディション
Released in June 1993, the PC Engine version of Street Fighter II': Champion Edition was remarkable for one reason above…
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Street Fighter II' Dash: Champion Edition
ストリートファイターII' ダッシュ チャンピオンエディション
This PC Engine HuCard brought Capcom's Champion Edition to NEC's machine in June 1993, a notable feat for a console more…
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Sega Saturn
Virtua Fighter
バーチャファイター
Virtua Fighter (1993 arcade / 1994 Saturn) is the fighting game that proved polygon-based 3D graphics could work — and t…
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Super Famicom / SNES
Samurai Shodown
サムライスピリッツ
Released in September 1994, Samurai Shodown for Super Famicom is the home port of SNK's seminal 1993 arcade weapon-based…
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Sega Saturn
Virtua Fighter 2
バーチャファイター2
Virtua Fighter 2 sold over 700,000 copies in Japan within its first two days of release in November 1995 — a record that…
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Sega Saturn
Golden Axe: The Duel
ゴールデンアックス・ザ・デュエル
Golden Axe: The Duel reimagines Sega's beloved fantasy hack-and-slash series as a one-on-one weapons fighter. Originally…
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Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors
ギャラクシーファイト ユニバーサル・ウォリアーズ
Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors was Sunsoft's first fighting game, originally released for SNK's Neo Geo before reachin…
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Battle Monsters
バトルモンスターズ
Battle Monsters is a 2D fighting game with a dark fantasy-horror theme, developed by Scarab and published by Naxat Soft …
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Mortal Kombat 3
モータルコンバット3
Mortal Kombat 3 is a 1995 fighting game for the mega drive, developed by Midway Games, with music by Dan Forden. It belo…
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Sega Saturn
Fighters Megamix
ファイターズメガミックス
Fighters Megamix is a 1996 crossover fighting game developed by Sega AM2 exclusively for the Sega Saturn — the first maj…
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Ninku: Tsuyokina Yatsura no Daigekitotsu!
NINKU -忍空- 〜強気な奴等の大激突!〜
Ninku: Tsuyokina Yatsura no Daigekitotsu! is a 2D fighting game for the Sega Saturn, published by Sega and based on the …
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Rise 2: Resurrection
ライズ・オブ・ザ・ロボット2 〜Resurrection Rise 2〜
Rise 2: Resurrection is a one-on-one fighting game developed by Mirage Media and published by Acclaim, reaching the Sega…
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Uncommon Sega Saturn
X-Men vs. Street Fighter
エックスメン VS. ストリートファイター
X-Men vs. Street Fighter is Capcom's 1996 landmark crossover fighting game that brought Marvel's X-Men characters — Wolv…
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Uncommon Sega Saturn
Dead or Alive
デッドオアアライブ
Released for the Sega Saturn in Japan in October 1997, Dead or Alive is the first entry in Tecmo's fighting game series …
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Bushido Blade
ブシドーブレード
Released in March 1997, Bushido Blade is Square's most unconventional fighting game — a 3D swordfight where there is no …
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Ragnagard (Shinouken)
神凰拳
Known in Japan as Shinouken, Ragnagard is a 2D fighting game developed by Saurus and System Vision for SNK's Neo Geo. Th…
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D-Xhird
ディ・サード
D-Xhird is a 3D weapon-based fighting game developed by Nextech and published by Takara for the Sega Saturn. Released on…
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Mortal Kombat 4
モータルコンバット4
Mortal Kombat 4 is a 1997 fighting game for the game boy color, developed by Midway Games, with music by Dan Forden. It …
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PlayStation
Tekken 3
鉄拳3
Tekken 3 (1998) is the apex of the PlayStation-era 3D fighting game — a title that sold 8.5 million copies worldwide and…
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Dreamcast
Virtua Fighter 3tb
バーチャファイター3tb
One of four launch titles for the Sega Dreamcast in Japan on November 27, 1998, Virtua Fighter 3tb was Sega's opening st…
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Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire
ヴァンパイア セイヴァー THE LORD OF VAMPIRE
Released for Sega Saturn in Japan in April 1998, Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire is the third and most celebrated en…
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Uncommon ▶ Nintendo 64
Super Smash Bros.
大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ
Super Smash Bros. is the game that Masahiro Sakurai built in secret. Working without Nintendo's knowledge, Sakurai creat…
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Dreamcast
Power Stone
パワーストーン
Power Stone (1999) by Capcom is a fully 3D arena fighting game that originated on Sega's NAOMI arcade board before its D…
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Soulcalibur
ソウルキャリバー
Soulcalibur (1999) is a 3D weapons-based fighting game developed by Project Soul for Sega Dreamcast, and one of the most…
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Dreamcast
The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999
ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ DREAM MATCH 1999
King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999 is an enhanced Dreamcast port of The King of Fighters '98: Dream Match Never Ends — i…
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Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
マーヴル VS. カプコン2 NEW AGE OF HEROES
Released in 2000, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 assembled 56 characters from Marvel and Capcom universes for the largest fighting …
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Dreamcast
Dead or Alive 2
デッド オア アライブ 2
Team Ninja's follow-up to Dead or Alive, released for the Dreamcast on February 29, 2000 — a leap day release that match…
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Uncommon Dreamcast
Power Stone 2
パワーストーン2
Power Stone 2 (2000) expanded everything that made the original remarkable: where the first game was a two-player arena …
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Project Justice
プロジェクト ジャスティス 燃えろ！正義学園
Released in December 2000, Project Justice is the sequel to Rival Schools: United by Fate and the last major Capcom figh…
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Mortal Kombat II: Special
モータルコンバットII
Mortal Kombat II: Special is a 2000 fighting game for the mega drive, developed by Hummer Team.…
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▶ Nintendo GameCube
Super Smash Bros. Melee
大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズDX
Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) is the second entry in the Smash Bros. series and the best-selling Nintendo GameCube game…
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Uncommon Dreamcast
Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001
カプコン バーサス エス・エヌ・ケイ 2 ミリオネア ファイティング 2001
Released in September 2001, Capcom vs. SNK 2 arrived months after Sega had officially discontinued the Dreamcast hardwar…
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SoulCalibur II
ソウルキャリバーII
SoulCalibur II (2003) is Namco's weapon-based 3D fighting game and the first major title to feature platform-exclusive g…
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Street Fighter IV
ストリートファイター
Street Fighter IV is a 2008 2d fighting game for the pc engine, developed by Dimps, with music by Hideyuki Fukasawa. It …
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