Fighter's History (series)

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Fighter's History (ファイターズ ヒストリー) is a 2D fighting game series released by Data East.

Contents 1 About the series 2 Games 3 Characters 3.1 Introduced in Fighter's History 3.2 Introduced in Fighter's History Dynamite 3.3 Introduced in Fighter's History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!!

[edit] About the series

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.

In late 2006, 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. 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 was released a year later.

[edit] Games

• Fighter's History: The first game of the series.

• 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. It is arguably the most popular entry of the series. A two volume manga was also made for the game.

• 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.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Introduced in Fighter's History

• Makoto Mizoguchi
• Ray McDougal
• Ryoko Kano
• Liu Feilin
• Matlok Jade
• Samchay Tomyamgun
• Lee Diendou
• Jean Pierre
• Marstorius
• Clown
• Karnov

[edit] Introduced in Fighter's History Dynamite

• Zazie Muhaba
• Liu Yungmie
• Ox -secret boss

[edit] Introduced in Fighter's History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!!

• Chelnov

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