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| Developer(s) | Data East |
| Publisher(s) | Data East |
| Released | Arcade 1993 SNES (USA) May 27 1994 |
| Genre | 2D Versus Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players simultaneously |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Super NES |
| Input methods | 8-way joystick, 4 buttons |
| Arcade cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system | Deco32 |
| Arcade CPU | ARM (@ 9.333333 Mhz) |
| Arcade sound system | HuC6280 (@ 4.0275 Mhz) |
| Arcade display | horizontal orientation, 320 x 240 pixels, 2048 colors, 60 Hz refresh rate |
Fighter's History (ファイターズ ヒストリー) is a 2D fighting game released by Data East. It was first released in arcades in 1993 and a home port followed for the Super NES in 1994.
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About the game
Fighter's History was known for being a clone of other fighting games. Aside from the gimmick that an opponent can be dizzied if he or she is hit repeatedly in a specified spot, losing a prop in the process, its fighting engine and many elements of the game, such as sound effects and fighter backgrounds, were extremely similar to those of Street Fighter II. As such, Capcom sued Data East but lost the case in the end. Despite Data East successfully defending itself in the lawsuit, Fighter's History was not rid of its reputation of "Street Fighter rip-off" and went ignored by many gamers. Its sequels, which added little to the series, helped cement this reputation. Still, the game has a small cult following. Recently, it has been revealed that SNK Playmore signed a deal with G-Mode, the owner of Data East's intellectual properties, to use their characters, especially the Fighter's History cast, in future SNK Playmore titles. [1] Makoto Mizoguchi appeared as a new character in KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation A, an upgrade to KOF: Maximum Impact 2. A cellphone game featuring Fatal Fury and Fighter's History characters is also in the works.
Characters
- Ray McDougal (レイ・マクドガル) United States
- Liu Feilin (劉 飛鈴, Japanese: Ryu Feirin, Chinese Pinyin: Liú Fēilíng) China
- Ryoko Kano (嘉納 亮子 Kano Ryōko) Japan
- Matlock Jade (マットロック・ジェイド) United Kingdom
- Samchay Tomyamgun (サムチャイ・トムヤムクン) Thailand
- Lee Diendou (李 典徳 Japanese: Rii Diendō, Chinese Pinyin: Lǐ Diǎndé, China
- Makoto Mizoguchi (溝口 誠 Mizoguchi Makoto) Japan
- Jean Pierre (ジャン・ピエール ) France
- Marstorius (マーストリウス) Italy
Bosses
- Clown (クラウン)
- Karnov (カルノフ) (Note: Karnov is an icon character who appears in many Data East games.)
Sequels
- Fighter's History Dynamite: A direct sequel of the original. Released in arcades as Karnov's Revenge, also appeared in the Neo-Geo, and Sega Saturn consoles. It made the bosses Clown and Karnov playable, and added two new characters, Zazie and Yungmie.
- Fighter's History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!!: A spin-off which features a story mode starring Mizoguchi, as well as a training mode. The boss of this game was Chelnov, a character from another Data East game. However, five characters were taken out (Ray, Matlok, Samchay, Jean and Marstorius). This was also one of the few Super Famicom titles that featured a tag team mode. This game was only released on the Super Famicom.
Trivia
- Perhaps the greatest similarity of them all, is the character of Ryoko Kano to that of the World Heroes series' Ryoko Izumo. This game was released the same year as World Heroes 2, in which she makes her first appearance. Besides having the same name, both characters have similar appearances and share a fighting style based on Judo. In fact, this is neither a copy of World Heroes, nor a coincidence. Both Ryokos are based on real-world Olympic medalist Ryoko Tani. FH Ryoko's family name, however, seems to be based on Judo's founder, Jigoro Kano.
- Both Ryoko and Jean's endings mention the 1996 Olympic games.
- This is one of the rare Japanese fighting games where the characters yell out the names of their moves in their native language. Most Japanese fighting games, including Street Fighter II, have the Asian characters (usually comprised of East Asians) speak Japanese while all the other characters speak English or Japanese, regardless of nationality.
- In a bit of payback, Capcom added most of the moves of the character Lee into the characters of Yang and Yun in Street Fighter III.
- A Fighter's History unit appears in the 1998 movie The Replacement Killers.
