A boxing game.
Fight to win.

Sumo wrestling game.

Aa Harimanada is a Sports game, developed and published by Sega, which was released in Japan in 1993.

Sumo wrestling, like most sports, is an acquired taste. Western audiences for the most part fail to grasp the rich tradition behind this Japanese sport and instead focus on appearances - two really fat guys standing on a square wooden platform and trying like crazy to shove each other out of a ring inscribed within the edges of the platform. Once you understand sumo and its rituals, though, it can be just as entertaining as its American so-called "professional" counterpart.

Seems to be quite faithful to the sport except for some obvious Street Fighter 2 inspired touches. Great graphics, great sound, and good gameplay, makes a refreshing change from the usual beat 'em up.

1-on-1 fighter featuring 8 selectable characters.

The game's major innovation is the ability to walk into the background, in a similar manner to side-scrolling beat 'em ups such as "Streets of Rage" or "Final Fight" because of this, unlike many other 2-D fighting games, the game uses one action button to jump, it also does not use the 'D' button, (Which many of SNK's other fighters did), only 2 action buttons are used for attacking (punch and kick), instead grappling and grabbing opponents (Pressing the A & B buttons simultaneously) is the focus of the gameplay, opponents can counter being grabbed, as well as break free. Also featured is weapon play, again similar to beat 'em ups, weapons can be picked up and thrown, or used in special & standard attacks. Weapons are thrown in by background crowd user who will step forward to toss them into the ring. Another (strange) innovation of the game is that characters start to sweat -graphicly- after a while.

Characters have unusually high health for the genre, with multiple, different colored, health bars in one bar similar to a method of health bars used for boss characters in games of the time, in addition to this, each character has a 'Crazy Meter' at the bottom of the screen, which is built up as characters attack, this gives the character a special, often very bizarre, attack that will kill the opponent outright, known as the Gan Gan Attack in Japan, and the Crazy Attack in the US.

Battles are joined by irreverent, sometimes humorous pre-fight banter from characters, the dialog differs depending on whom each opponent is, and a clashing of 2 small images of the characters eyes in the center of the screen.

When released most reviewers though AODK was a mediocre title at best. Now it is considered a cult game, recommended for all those gamers who want a unique fighting game.

A wrestling game.

Forget the movies. Forget the make-believe. This is the master, 3-time World Kick Boxing Champion Andre Panza, and the reality will stun you! His every move was filmed and digitized over two years for a devastating arsenal of kick and boxing combat. Train until you're good enough. Then go to war against a friend or battle through the ranks of 8 international champions! With more than 50 punches and kicks in your arsenal, you can custonize your attack. Master new moves during hundreds of ever-changing battles. Then face the ultimate test: Challenge Panza himself for the ultimate Kick Boxing Championship!

Appoooh is a wrestling arcade game released by Sega in 1984 only in Japan.

Each wrestler is a parody of a real-life wrestler:

G.Babu - Giant Baba
H.Hogen - Hulk Hogan
A.Inoke - Antonio Inoki
S.Hanson - Stan Hansen
Tigerman - Tiger Mask
A.Giants - Andre the Giant

A port of the Neo Geo game of the same name, Art of Fighting for the Super NES is a Street Fighter II-style fighting contest for one or two players. With 10 different characters to choose from and fight against, you can challenge the computer or a friend.

A one-player story mode, which lets you play as Ryo or Robert, will eventually pit you against all of the fighters in a series of one-on-one bouts. Your mission is to save Ryo's sister, Yuri Sakazaki, who was recently kidnapped.

Equipped with an assortment of two to three special moves, along with basic punching, kicking, and crouching maneuvers, each character in Art of Fighting uses a special form of karate known as Kyokugenryu. Special moves include Burning Upper, Cross Dive, Super Blaster, Overdrive Kick, Burning Knuckles and more.

Other features include a "Raz" button to deflate your opponent's spirit and special bonus rounds to perform solo feats of strength and skill such as breaking ice and performing a number of special moves within a given time.

Ryo's sister has been kidnapped by the master criminal Mr. Big and is being held somewhere in the city. Ryo enlists the aid of his sometime martial arts rival Robert, and together they battle their way through Mr.Big's minions as they try to find Ryo's sister before time runs out. A popular videogame that inspired a short anime film.

A mediocre Street Fighter clone. Decent graphics but only 2 characters to choose from and very few moves.

An early Neo-Geo martial arts fighting game with 2 selectable characters in 1-player mode and 8 selectable characters in 2-player mode which also features a long-nosed end boss. Progressive damage is shown on each fighter's face for a dramatic effect.

This is the first fighting game to feature the 'camera zoom' - where the camera zooms in when the fighters are close together and zooms out when the fighters move away from each other. Also the first fighting game to utilize a 'spirit meter'. Every time a special move is executed the spirit meter is depleted accordingly. The more powerful the special move, the more it depletes. When it's empty special moves can't be done anymore, however, you can recharge the spirit meter by standing still and holding the A or B button leaving you totally defenseless.

The character's fighting stance and their victory pose depends on how beaten up they are.

RYO and ROBERT return along with 10 of the meanest maulers of SOUTHTOWN. Use new characters and the RAGE GAUGE, visit new places, meet new enemeis; then push their faces in with your newly acquired arts of ARMAGEDDON! Battle your way to the breath-stealing finish!

Ashita no Joe, known as Tomorrow's Joe in N. America, is a Boxing game, developed by Wave and published by K Amusement Leasing, which was released in Japan in 1992.

The player stars as Joe Yabuki, an aspiring boxer, as he goes from an unknown kid from the rough side of town to a boxing champion.

A 1-on-1 fighting game that is set in a fantasy world. Ready your weapons! Choose from 8 unusual selectable characters and fight your way through in this truly beautiful 2-D weapon based fighter. Features gorgeous graphics, cool music & sound effects, and easy to learn controls.

An unusual-looking beat 'em up with heroes made from stacked steel balls. Can you fight your way to the top to a one-on-one duel with the Jester?

It's always impressive when a 3D game can be pulled off on a 2D platform, but lackluster gameplay cripples this effort.

Ballz is a fighting game in which the characters are completely rendered in "balls" or colored spheres. Choose from eight characters (Boomer, Bruiser, Crusher, Divine, Kronk, Tsunami, Turbo and Yoko) as you make your way through 15 futuristic arenas with eight bosses to fight. A villain known as the Jester has organized the contest and will insult you each step of the way on a background scoreboard. Move through the ranks of fighters until you come face-to-face with the Jester himself.

Characters rate from one to five in 12 areas, such as speed, punch damage, and charge attacks. Special moves include the ability to morph, perform aerial attacks, and cause explosions or cyclones. Characters all have between 7 to 16 special moves, and can taunt or beg for mercy to increase damage or replenish health, respectively. Options include setting the number of matches in two-player mode (up to 21), choosing one of three difficulty levels for the one-player game, and adjusting handicap for two-player fights. Ballz also features several voice clips to humiliate opponents. The game includes support for AT&T's planned but never-released Edge 16 modem peripheral.

A 2D side view fighting game.
Is there a Barbarian inside you?

Based on the manga of the same name, Bastard!: DGoD, is a fighting game. But unlike most fighters, Bastard!! takes place on a scrolling battlefield,
in a 3rd person perspective looking from -behind- one of the fighters.

Toshin Daibukai is a tournament for fighters held in the underworld every few years. Any weapon is allowed other than firearms, making this fight to the death without a doubt the ultimate tournament for deciding the strongest fighter in the world. Whether you consider the location of the tournament or the number of fighters entered, this contest is of a great scale, but word of the tournament has never been spread around. The organization that organizes the tournament has decided all of the participants in advance, sending them - and only them - invitations to the fight. However, rumor has it that this organization was dissolved after the last tournament, but the truth is not yet known. Now, the tournament is about to be held again. Who is behind the scenes? And for what evil purpose? The fate of the fighters is yet to be seen.

A 3-D, weapons-based fighting game featuring a total of 15 different fighters - 11 main fighters, 2 hidden fighters and 2 bosses. Battles take place in a number of 3-D rendered arenas. Unlike most other 3-D fighters of the time - in which only the graphics are 3-D, with the actual fighting taking place on a 2-D plane - Battle Arena Toshinden features wholly 3-D gameplay that allows players to dive out of the path of their opponent's attacks.

Composed of a one-player mode called The Hero and a one- or two-player contest called The Battle, Battle Blaze is a one-on-one fighting game in which you can portray up to six different characters. Along with a standard move or two, each character comes equipped with four to six advanced attacks based on his or her abilities and weapon of choice. For example: Tesya, a beautiful, boot-wearing warrior, can inflict damage on an opponent with her Kiss of Doom and a swift Boot to the Head; Lang, a sword-wielding athletic nomad is capable of a Kneeling Stab and a Whirlwind Kick; and Lord Gustoff, a strong, mace-wielding Half-Orc, can perform a Lunge Throw and can let loose a hypnotizing Flying Mace. Set in a preindustrial society called the Great World, the storyline involves the community of Virg and a menacing netherworlder by the name of Autarch. He has upset the tranquility of this peaceful berg by sending forth spirits to possess the warriors. These warriors are competing in a fully authorized tournament for the chance to be the one and only Warrior King.

Battle Crusher is a 2D Fighting game, developed by Sun L and published by Banpresto, which was released in Japan in 1995

The game focuses mostly on reality fighting than fictional. At the start of the game in 1P mode, the player will face against the other fighter that uses the same fighting style as the one the player chose. After the player wins against the opponent, the player will face against other opponents that use other fighting styles in the K-Road Tournament. If the player loses, the game will only allow the player to continue fighting through it with the character he used, and will not allow the player to choose another character.

The gameplay has a 6-button layout, but with command inputs different compared to ones in most fighting games released at the time. There are three punches and kicks for a few directions (weak, medium and strong). There are seven fighting styles featured in the game .

An isometric Street Fighter clone featuring monsters, aliens, cyborgs, and demons.

The isometric graphics take some getting used to, and many of the fighters and their attacks are downright weird.

Unleash the beast within! Take your pick from 8 unique fighters with the ability to morph into powerful werebeasts (wolf, lion, rabbit, tiger, mole, fox, gorilla & boar) and battle your way to reach the sinister Tylon Corporation's secret bioweapon : the deadly weredemon Uriko! Features solid 3-D graphics with awesome character designs, great sound effects & cool music, and a simple control scheme geared towards fast, aggressive gameplay.