Power Instinct, released in Japan as Gōketsuji Ichizoku (豪血寺一族, “Gōketsuji Family”), is a fighting video game series created by Atlus. The series is known for its absurdist humor. Unique to the series was the introduction of the transformation feature: several of the characters can change their appearance and fighting style by simply executing certain moves … Read more
The Sailor Moon video game series is based on Naoko Takeuchi’s manga and anime series of the same name. The series was released in Japan during the height of the media franchise’s popularity. By 1998, twenty games were released. As of 1995, the games released each had sales figures of about 200,000 to 300,000. They … Read more
Saturday Night Slam Masters, known in Japan as Muscle Bomber: The Body Explosion (Japanese: マッスルボマー ザ・ボディー・エクスプロージョン), is a 1993 pro wrestling arcade game released for the CP System by Capcom. The game features character designs by manga artist Tetsuo Hara, famous for Fist of the North Star. The game was followed by an updated version … Read more
Art of Fighting (Japanese: 龍虎の拳, Hepburn: Ryūko no Ken, lit. “Fist of Dragon and Tiger”) is a fighting video game trilogy that were released for the Neo Geo platform in the early 1990s. It was the second fighting game franchise created by SNK, following the Fatal Fury series and is set in the same fictional … Read more
Fatal Fury 2 (餓狼伝説２ ～新たなる闘い～, Garou Densetsu 2: Aratanaru Tatakai, “Legend of the Hungry Wolf 2: The New Battle”) is a 1992 fighting video game released by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home platforms, and later ported to several other home systems. It is a sequel to Fatal Fury: King of Fighters and … Read more
George Foreman’s KO Boxing is a boxing video game produced by Acclaim, featuring boxer George Foreman, released in 1992. Years later, Acclaim released another game featuring Foreman, Foreman For Real.
Power Athlete (パワーアスリート), known outside Japan for the Sega Genesis as Deadly Moves and for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as Power Moves, is a 1992 fighting video game developed by System Vision and published by Kaneko. It was first released for the Genesis in North America on August 14, 1992, and in Japan on … Read more
Beast Wrestler (ビースト・ウォリアーズ, “Beast Warriors”) is a 1991 fighting video game that was released exclusively for the Sega Mega Drive in Japan and North America. The game’s cover art was created by Yasushi Nirasawa, in his position as a model-builder for Hobby Japan magazine.
Best of the Best: Championship Karate (also known as Super Kick Boxing and The Kick Boxing) is a kick boxing game that features black belt kick boxing masters. The object is to win the kick boxing championship by defeating an array of kick boxing masters in a series of fighting matches. The Sega Genesis version … Read more
Heavy Nova (ヘビーノバ) is a video game for the Sega CD/Mega-CD, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, and X68000 that combines elements of fighting games with platform games and mission elements. It was released in 1991 and distributed to Japan and the United States and quickly became known as kusoge. Players assume the role of a robot operator … Read more
Fighting Masters (ファイティング マスターズ) is a Mega Drive/Genesis fighting video game released by Treco in 1991.
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters (Japanese: 餓狼伝説 ～宿命の闘い～, Hepburn: Garō Densetsu Shukumei no Tatakai, “Legend of the Hungry Wolf: The Battle of Destiny”) is a 1991 head-to-head fighting game released by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home platforms. Fatal Fury was SNK’s first fighting game for the Neo Geo system and served as … Read more