Fighter's History (video game)
Fighter's History | ||
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Arcade system | Data East ARM6 |
Fighter's History[a] is a 1993 arcade fighting game developed and published by Data East. It's the inaugural game in the Fighter's History series. The main unique feature of the Fighter's History is its weak point system, which allows the player to temporarily stun an opponent by repeatedly hitting their weak point.
Fighter's History became infamous for being the subject of
Gameplay
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d5/FightersHistory_arcadescreenshot.png/220px-FightersHistory_arcadescreenshot.png)
Fighter's History uses a six-button control configuration similar to
The main unique feature Fighter's History is its "weak point system". By repeatedly hitting an opponent's weak point, the player can temporarily stun them once per round, leaving the opponent open for an attack. The location of an opponent's weak spot varies with each character and is usually represented by a specific article of clothing (i.e.: a headband, a vest, a mask). After an opponent's weak point is exposed, hitting it will also cause the opponent to sustain greater damage when the weak point is repeatedly struck afterward.
Release
Fighter's History was first released for the arcades in 1993. The game was ported to the Super NES in Japan on May 27, 1994, and later published for North America on August of the same year. The two boss characters, Karnov and Clown, are both playable in the home version through the use of a code.
The SNES version later got a digital re-release for
The SNES version was made available for the Nintendo Switch Online service on July 21, 2022.[2][3]
Reception
Publication | Score |
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Electronic Gaming Monthly | 6.75/10 (SNES)[4] |
Nintendo Power | 3.15/5.0 (SNES)[5] |
In Japan, Game Machine listed Fighter's History on their May 1, 1993 issue as being the second most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[6] Play Meter listed Fighter's History to be the twenty-seventh most-popular arcade game at the time.[7]
Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the SNES version a 6.75 out of 10. They commented that the graphics are average, but highly praised the controls as exceptional for a fighting game.[4] Nintendo Power wasn't impressed with the SNES version, stating that the lack of originality fails to make Fighter's History stand out from other games, and criticized the poor sound.[5] GamePro gave the SNES version a negative review, calling the game "an unremarkable [Street Fighter] knock-off with solid but slow game play", and heavily criticizing the "bland" character design.[8]
Chris Shive of Hardcore Gamer called the SNES version as "[a] bootleg Street Fighter II" in his Data East Classic Collection review. The reviewer was umimpressed with the core gameplay that doesn't much differ from other contemporary fighting games, although he added that the game is quite fun nonetheless.[1]
Lawsuit
At the time of the game's release,
Notes
References
- ^ a b Chris Shive (January 1, 2018). "Review: Data East Classic Collection (SNES)". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "Check out the new Nintendo Switch Online titles!". 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Kirby's Avalanche Headlines New NES & SNES Games on Switch Online". 22 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Review Crew: Fighter's History". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 59. EGM Media, LLC. June 1994. p. 33.
- ^ a b "Now Playing: Fighter's History". Nintendo Power. No. 63. August 1994. p. 70.
- ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 448. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 May 1993. p. 25.
- ^ "Equipment Poll - Video & Pinball Combined". Play Meter. Vol. 19, no. 6. Skybird Publishing. May 1993. p. 8.
- ^ "ProReview: Fighter's History". GamePro. No. 60. IDG. July 1994. p. 74.
- ^ a b "Capcom, Data East in Fighter's Fight". GamePro. No. 59. IDG. June 1994. p. 182.
- ^ Gamest. 134. December 30, 1994.
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(help) - ^ Capcom U.S.A. Inc. v. Data East Corp. 1994 WL 1751482 (N.D. Cal. 1994). Analysis at Patent Arcade accessed June 18, 2009.