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Fatal Fury: King of Fighters

TitleFatal Fury: King of Fighters
First release1991
DeveloperSNK
PublisherSNK
PlatformsArcade, Mega Drive / Genesis, Neo Geo, SNES / Super Famicom
Genrefighting game
Also known asFatal Fury · FATFURY1 · Fatal Fury - King of Fighters / Garou Densetsu - shukumei no tatakai
Players1–2 players
Co-opNo
Releases
Arcade: 1991-11-25
Neo Geo: 1991-12-20 (NTSC)
SNES / Super Famicom: 1991-12-20
Mega Drive / Genesis: 1993-04-23
Wikidata IDQ1074008

Southtown City plays host to the King of Fighters Tournament. Andy & Terry Bogard take part in the tournament cause winning the tournament is the only way they can defeat Geese Howard. Geese Howard controls Southtown City and killed their father several years ago. Also taking part is Joe Higashi, a Japanese kickboxer. Select either Joe, Andy or Terry, visit several locations in Southtown City and win that tournament! Fatal Fury is a 2D fighter and is the first game in a series of one-on-one fighting games by SNK. It's a conversion of the original Fatal Fury arcade game. This first game does not yet feature the series' trademark pseudo 3D mode (which allows you to move between the foreground & background while fighting). Includes a two-player vs. mode.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q1074008) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
REG-Vault (neogeo/fatal-fury-king-of-fighters) · last updated 2026-09-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (megadrive/fatal-fury) · last updated 2026-10-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
TheGamesDB (26397) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (72015) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (2907) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (974) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Arcade Database (ADB) (fatfury1) · last updated 2026-10-03 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only
Arcade Database ADB
MAME romsetfatfury1
Title at ADBFatal Fury - King of Fighters / Garou Densetsu - Shukumei no Tatakai (NGM-033 ~ NGH-033)
ManufacturerSNK
Year1991
GenreFighter / Versus
Players2
MAME driver statusGOOD
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters – Flyer
Flyer
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters – Marquee
Marquee
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters – Cabinet
Cabinet
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters – Title
Title
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters – In-game
In-game
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (SNK); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-03 17:04 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots (3): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © SNK · internal use only. REG-Vault page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © the rights holder · internal use only. REG-Vault page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © SNK · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Sprites
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Videos
SNES Longplay [251] Fatal Fury
World-of-Longplays · SNES / Super Famicom version · longplay · 21:12auto-matched
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Fatal Fury (SNES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
NintendoComplete · SNES / Super Famicom version · longplay · 21:30auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC
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