Genre
Fighting game
Two or more characters fight one another in close combat.
Mechanics
Blocking · Parry · Stun gauge · Super meter · Attack pattern · Hitstun · Knockdown · Telegraph
#History
Timeline
Games
- Archon: The Light and the Dark 1983
- Urban Champion 1984
- Yie Ar Kung-Fu 1985
- The Way of the Exploding Fist 1985
- Target: Renegade 1988
- Tenkaichi Bushi Keru Nagūru 1988
- Fighting Road 1988
- WWF WrestleMania 1989
- Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll 1989
- WWF WrestleMania Challenge 1990
- Moero 7!! Juudou Warriors 1990
- Nekketsu Kakutō Densetsu 1992
- Best of the Best: Championship Karate 1992
- Dragon Ball Z: Gekitou Tenkaichi Budokai 1992
- Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans 1993
- Joy Mech Fight 1993
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters 1993
- Super Smash Bros. 1999
- Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike 1999
- Super Smash Bros. Melee 2001
The catalog lists 715 games in the genre. Those on the most Wikipedias without a page here: Tekken 3 1996, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2018, Mortal Kombat 11 2019, Mortal Kombat X 2015, Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2008, Mortal Kombat 1992, Tekken 7 2015, Street Fighter II 1991, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U 2014, Mortal Kombat II 1993, Tekken 6 2007, Tekken 8 2024.