I don’t know how useful this list is, but I made it, so here it is!
The major addition I could, and maybe eventually will, make to the list is to also mark North American region-exclusive titles. I should do that.
The other major addition would be to also make a handheld fighting games list. I should do this too.
NOTES
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I’m not counting the Neo-Geo here, note, even though it obviously is a 4th gen console. So I put an asterisk by Art of Fighting 2 since it was only on Neo-Geo and SNES (4th gen wise). Obviously though it, and all of the Neo-Geo games, are also on consoles on that system. I’ve just always thought of the Neo-Geo as its own thing, and not a console actually competing with the “normal” 4th, 5th, or 6th gen consoles…
Also, importantly, Boxing, Wrestling, Karate, Taekwondo, Fencing, and so on games are not usually included in this list. You could, but I’d put those more with sports than fighting, myself.
I list the games by US release title, plus EU/JP ones when the games were only released there. Similarly on this list I only note it when a game was only released in Japan, not when it was only released in the US, or was US+Japan but not Europe; sorry. That’d be a lot more work.
KEY
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# (Pound sign) means the game noted is a console-original title: a game designed for consoles, not ported from an arcade or computer game.
* (One Asterisk) means the game noted is a console-exclusive title: a game only released on the console in question and arcades or computers, and no other 4th gen consoles. Note – newer ports don’t count here.
*#* (Two Asterisks around a Pound sign) means the game noted is a true exclusive, a game that is only available on this one system.
The List
Sega Genesis
(More titles than marked probably have 6 button controller support)
Regional exclusives not released in North America: 1 JP only, 1 JP/BR only.
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*#*Eternal Champions (supports 6 button controller)
Street Fighter II’: Special Champion Edition (supports 6 button controller)
Super Street Fighter II (supports 6 button controller)
*#*TMNT: Tournament Fighters (pretty bad Genesis ver.)
#WeaponLord (supports 6 button controller)
Fatal Fury
Fatal Fury 2
Art of Fighting (supports 6 button controller)
World Heroes (supports 6 button controller)
Samurai Shodown (supports 6 button controller)
*#*Justice League Task Force (Genesis ver.)
#Brutal: Paws of Fury
King of the Monsters (fighting-wrestling)
*#*King of the Monsters II (fighting-wrestling) (different from the SNES/Neo-Geo one)
Mortal Kombat (supports 6 button controller)
Mortal Kombat II (supports 6 button controller)
Mortal Kombat 3 (supports 6 button controller)
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (supports 6 button controller)
#Ballz 3D (3d gameplay w/sprites)
#ClayFighter
#Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls
Primal Rage
Rise of the Robots
**Shaq-Fu (even worse Genesis ver.)
*Best of the Best: Championship Karate (JP title: The Kick Boxing) (borderline case, probably shouldn’t be listed because it’s a “realistic” karate game)
*Budokan: The Martial Spirit
#Deadly Moves (JP title: Power Athlete) (same as Power Moves on SNES)
*#*Dragon Ball Z (France subtitle: L’Appel du Destin; JP subtitle: Buyuu Retsuden) (JP/EU only) (EU: France and Spain only)
*#*Fighting Masters
#Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Power Instinct (Gouketuji Ichizoku)
**Ka Ge Ki: Fists of Steel
*Slaughter Sport (JP title: Fat Man)
*#*Street Smart
*Time Killers (US/EU only)
*#*Ultraman (JP only) (not the same as the SNES game)
*#*VR Troopers (US/EU only)
*#*Yu Yu Hakusho (JP title: Yuu Yuu Hakusho: Makyou Toitsusen) (JP/Brazil only) (4 player)
*Virtua Fighter 2 (US/EU only)
Sega CD
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#Brutal: Paws of Fury (supports 6 button controller)
Mortal Kombat (supports 6 button controller)
*#*Revengers of Vengeance (fighting-shmup w/RPG elements) (JP title: Battle Fantasy)
Samurai Shodown (supports 6 button controller)
Fatal Fury Special (supports 6 button controller)
*#*Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side (supports 6 button controller)
*#*Burning Fists: Force Striker (unlicensed ’00s release) (supports 6 button controller?)
#Supreme Warrior (FMV “fighting” game, DO NOT PLAY THIS!) (supports 6 button controller)
There’s also Ranma 1/2: Byakuran Aika (JP only), which is a FMV-style “fighting” game which basically has Rock-Paper-Scissors as its entire gameplay mechanic. I don’t quite think it should count, but I thought I’d list it (and yes, it’s exclusive).
Sega 32X
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Mortal Kombat II (supports 6 button controller)
Brutal Unleashed: Above the Claw (supports 6 button controller)
*Virtua Fighter (2.5d) (supports 6 button controller)
*#*Cosmic Carnage (supports 6 button controller)
Sega 32X CD
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Supreme Warrior (FMV “fighting” game, DO NOT PLAY THIS!) (supports 6 button controller)
Super Nintendo (SNES)
Regional exclusives not released in North America: 25 JP only, 4 JP/EU only.
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Fatal Fury
Fatal Fury 2
Fatal Fury Special
Art of Fighting
*Art of Fighting 2 (JP only)
World Heroes
World Heroes 2
#Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Samurai Shodown
*#*TMNT: Tournament Fighters (vastly superior SNES version)
#WeaponLord
*#*Justice League Task Force (SNES ver.)
Street Fighter II
Street Fighter II Turbo
Super Street Fighter II
Street Fighter Alpha 2
King of the Monsters (fighting-wrestling)
*King of the Monsters II (beat ’em up with fighting-wrestling parts)
*Fighter’s History
*#*Fighter’s History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!! (JP only)
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat 3
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
*#*Street Combat (JP title: Ranma 1/2: Chounai Gekitou Hen) (1st SNES Ranma)
*#*Ranma 1/2: Hard Battle (JP title: Ran,a 1/2: Bakuretsu Rantou Hen; EU title; Ranma 1/2) (2nd SNES Ranma)
*#*Ranma 1/2: Chougi Ranbu Hen (JP only) (3rd SNES Ranma)
#Ballz 3D (3d gameplay w/sprites)
#Brutal: Paws of Fury
*#*Battle Blaze
#ClayFighter
*#*C2: ClayFighter 2: Judgment Day
*#*ClayFighter: Tournament Edition
#Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls
*#*Doomsday Warrior (JP title: Taiketsu!! Brass Numbers)
Power Instinct (Gouketuji Ichizoku)
*Killer Instinct
*#*Tuff E Nuff (JP title: Dead Dance)
*#*Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition
Pit-Fighter
Primal Rage
#Power Moves (JP title: Power Athlete) (same game as Deadly Moves on Genesis)
*#*Ultimate Fighter (JP title: Hiryu no Ken S: Hyper Version)
Rise of the Robots
#Shaq-Fu (awful SNES ver.)
*#*Ultraman
*#*Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin (JP only) (nontraditional gameplay)
*#*Battle Master: Kyuukyoku no Senshitachi (JP only)
*#*Battle Tycoon: Flash Hiders SFX (JP only) (sequel to the TCD Flash Hiders game)
*#*Death Brade (JP only) (isometric 1on1 fighting)
*#*Dragon Ball Z (JP subtitle: Super Butouden) (JP/EU only) (France/Spain only in EU) (1993)
*#*Dragon Ball Z: La Legende Saien/La Leyenda de Saien (JP subtitle: Super Butouden 2) (JP/EU only) (France/Spain only in EU) (1994)
*#*Dragon Ball Z: Ultime Menace/La Ultima Amenaza (JP subtitle: Super Butouden 3) (EU: France/Spain only) (1995)
*#*Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension (JP/EU only) (France/Spain only in EU) (1996)
*#*SD Hiryu no Ken (JP only)
*#*Godzilla: Kaijuu Daikessen (JP only)
*#*Makeruna! Makendou 2 (JP only)
*#*Hana no Keiji: Kumo no Kanata ni (JP only)
*#*Hiryu no Ken S: Golden Fighter (JP only) (fighting/boxing cross?)
*#*Hokuto no Ken 7 (JP only)
*#*Kidou Butoden G-Gundam (JP only)
*#*Natsuki Crisis Battle (JP only)
*#*Matsumura Kunihiro-den: Saikyo no Rekishi o Nurikaero! (JP only)
*#*Osu!! Karatebu (JP only)
*#*Seifuku Densetsu: Pretty Fighter (JP only)
*#*Shin Kidou Senshi Gundam W: Endless Duel (JP only)
*#*Super Bikkuriman (JP only)
*#*Super Chinese Fighter (JP only)
*Super V.G. – Variable Geo (JP only)
*#*Tae Kwon Do (JP only)
*#*Yuu Yuu Hakusho 2 (JP only)
*#*Yuu Yuu Hakusho Final (JP only)
Note that there are two other SNES (exclusive) Yuu Yuu Hakusho fighting games. They’re sort of fighting games; they’re FMV-esque “fighting” games. Not sure if they should count here or not. I guess they go in a category with stuff like Supreme Warrior, the Sega CD Ranma game, some of the boss battles in one of the SNES Zenki games, and the like.
TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine (TG16)
Regional exclusives not released in North America:Â Both games Japan only
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**Strip Fighter (unlicensed) (JP only) (supports 6 button controller)
Street Fighter II’: Champion Edition (JP only) (supports 6 button controller)
Turbo CD / PC Engine CD (TCD)
Regional exclusives not released in North America: 12 games Japan only (of 14)
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#*Fighting Street
*#*Godzilla (Duo/Super System Card required)
*#*Kakutou Haou Densetsu Algunos (JP only) (Duo/Super System Card required)
*Asuka 120% Maxima: Burning Fest. (JP only) (Duo/Super System Card required)
*#*Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Goku Densetsu (JP only) (Duo/Super System Card required)
*#*Ranma 1/2: Datou, Ganso Musabetsu Kakutou-ryuu! (JP only) (Duo/Super System Card required)
*#*Flash Hiders (JP only) (Duo/Super System Card required, Arcade Card enhanced)
*Advanced V.G. – Variable Geo (JP only) (Duo/Super System Card required) (supports 6 button controller)
*Martial Champion (JP only) (Duo/Super System Card required) (supports 6 button controller)
Fatal Fury 2 (Garou Densetsu 2) (JP only)Â (Arcade Card required) (supports 6 button controller)
Fatal Fury Special (Garou Densetsu Special) (JP only)Â (Arcade Card required) (supports 6 button controller)
Art of Fighting (Ryuuko no Ken) (Arcade Card required) (supports 6 button controller)
World Heroes 2 (JP only) (Arcade Card required) (supports 6 button controller)
*#*Kabuki Ittou Ryoudan (JP only) (Arcade Card required) (supports 6 button controller)
