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Real Bout Fatal Fury

TitleReal Bout Fatal Fury
First release1995
DevelopersSNK, Sega
PublishersSNK, Sega
PlatformsArcade, Neo Geo, PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Genrefighting game
Also known asReal Bout Fatal Fury / Real Bout Garou Densetsu · Real Bout Garou Densetsu
Players1–2 players
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingE Everyone
Releases
Arcade: 1995-12-21
Neo Geo: 1996-01-26 (NTSC-J), 1996-01-26 (NTSC)
Sega Saturn: 1996-09-20
PlayStation: 1997-01-10 (NTSC-J), 1997-08-10
Wikidata IDQ1136894

Real Bout changes the play controls from the previous Fatal Fury games, reducing the number of attack buttons from four to three: a standard Punch and Kick button, a "Strong Attack" button which can be either a stronger punch or kick attack, depending on the character. The game retains the three-plane "oversway" system from Fatal Fury 3, which features a main lane for fighting, with foreground and background planes used to avoid attacks or leap towards the opponent. A dedicated button is now used to make an "oversway" (or change plane) towards the background or foreground. Real Bout introduces a Power Gauge, which fills up as the player performs normal or special techniques against their opponent or defend themselves, similar to many super move gauges featured in other fighting games. The Power Gauge allows players to perform one of three types of Special Techniques, depending of the level of the Power Gauge. Real Bout also introduces stages with ring-outs, a gameplay feature previously introduced in 3D fighting games such as Virtua Fighter. If the player performs certain attacks on their opponent while next to the boundaries, the character will eventually destroy the barrier keeping the opponent in the ring and be able to knock them out of the stage for an easy win.

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Sources
Wikidata (Q1136894) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
TheGamesDB (25799) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (10465,93386) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (46394) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (34756,101713) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Arcade Database (ADB) (rbff1) · last updated 2026-10-05 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only
Arcade Database ADB
MAME romsetrbff1
Title at ADBReal Bout Fatal Fury / Real Bout Garou Densetsu (NGM-095 ~ NGH-095)
ManufacturerSNK
Year1995
GenreFighter / Versus
Players2
MAME driver statusGOOD
Real Bout Fatal Fury – Flyer
Flyer
Real Bout Fatal Fury – Marquee
Marquee
Real Bout Fatal Fury – Cabinet
Cabinet
Real Bout Fatal Fury – Title
Title
Real Bout Fatal Fury – 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).
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Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © SNK · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
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Videos
PSX Longplay [468] Real Bout Garou Densetsu
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Arcade Longplay [171] Real Bout Fatal Fury #neogeo#mvs#snk#arcade
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