Fatal Fury

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Fatal Fury
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega (JP/EU), Takara (US)
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code

Fatal Fury, knwon as Garou Densetsu: Shukumei No Tatakai (餓狼伝説 宿命の戦い) in Japan, is the first in a successful line of versus fighting games developed by SNK. Originally released for Neo Geo MVS arcade hardware in 1991, the game was ported to a variety of home platforms including the Sega Mega Drive in 1993.

In Fatal Fury, the user can select one of three characters - brothers Terry Bogard and Andy Bogard or Joe, who must defeat Geese Howard.

Mega Drive Version

The Mega Drive version was handled by a team comprised of staff from Japanese developers Gaibrain and Aspect, and was published by Takara. While considered by critics to be a respectable version of the game for the more limited hardware (as well as including all the characters in two player matches - something the SNK versions lack), the characters of Billy Kane and Hwa Jai are completely absent in this version of the game.

Gameplay

Playable Characters

Note: To unlock Geese Howard in versus mode hold Left on both controllers and press  START .
76px Andy Bogard
Andy Bogard is a 19-year-old man born in South Town. After his father's death he left for Japan to learn Karate techniques and become stronger. Now he's back both to avenge his father and to prove that he can beat his older brother, Terry Bogard.
76px Duck King
Duck King is a 24-year-old fighter who has specialized in a "Street-dancing" style, which grants him faster movements and rapid attacks to make up for his lack of power, in comparison to other fighters.
76px Geese Howard
Geese Howard is a 38-year-old fighter who's skills encompass many styles, from ancient Japanese martial arts to American street fighting. It was him who killed Andy and Terry Bogard's father, Jeff Bogard, after luring him into a trap; and now rules South Town. He is also the sponsor of the "King of Fighters Tournament".
76px Joe Higashi
Joe Higashi is a 19-year-old Kick Boxing Champion with a strong reputation, both in Japan and in Thailand. He is a good friend of the Bogard brothers and joined the tournament to help them, even risking to be expelled from the Professional Kick Boxing Association for that.
76px Michael Max
76px Raiden
76px Richard Myer
76px Terry Bogard
76px Tung Fu Rue

Basic Controls

Note: These are the default commands, which can be changed in Options. For that reason, Punch (P) and Kick (K) will be used for Special Moves.
  • A Punch
  • B Kick
  • C Throw
  • Right Advance
  • Left Retreat; standing guard
  • Up Jump up
  • Up-right Jump forward
  • Down Crouch
  • Down-left Crouching guard
  •  START  Pause game

Special Moves

Name Command
Andy Bogard
Body Spin Down-left Right P
Dragon Bullet Down Down-right Right Up-right P
Flying Punch Down Down-left Left P
Shotgun Kick Down-left Up-right K
Duck King
Cannonball Attack Down Down-right Right Up-right K
Head Spin Attack Left Right P
Screw Attack Down Up P
Geese Howard
Escape Footwork Left Left
Sliding Kick Down-right K
Violent Wave Left Down-left Down Down-right Right P
Joe Higashi
Hurricane Uppercut Left Down-left Down Down-right Right P
Machine-gun Punch P repeatedly
Slash Kick Down-left Up-right K
Tiger Kick Down Down-right Right Up-right K
Michael Max
Gust Straight Punch Left Right P
Footwork Left Left or Right Right
Tornado Uppercut Down-left Down Down-right Right P
Raiden
Killer Fog Left Right P
Rocket Attack Down Down-left Left P
Escape Footwork Left Left
Richard Myer
Handstand Kick Down Down-left Left K
Rolling Attack Down Down-right Right K
Spider Kick Down Up K
Terry Bogard
Burning Knuckle Down Down-left Left P
Power Wave Down Down-right Right P
Slam Attack Down Up P
Supershot Kick Down Down-left Left Up-left K
Tung Fu Rue
Flying Wheel Kick (small form) Down Down-left Left Up-left K
Palm Slap (small form) Down Down-right Right P
Hurricane Punch (big form) Down Down-right Right P
Hurricane Kick (big form) Down Down-right Right K

Stages

FatalFury MD DreamAmusementPark.png Dream Amusement Park
Raiden's stage
FatalFury MD GeeseBuilding.png Geese Building
Geese Howard's stage
FatalFury MD HowardArena.png Howard Arena
Tung Fu Rue's stage
FatalFury MD PaoPaoCafe.png Pao-Pao Cafe
Richard Myer's stage
FatalFury MD SoundBeach.png Sound Beach
Michael Max's stage
FatalFury MD WestSubway.png West Subway
Duck King's stage

Production Credits

Director: T.Ikenoue, T.Ishigai
Planner: T.Sunakawa, N.Uematsu
Graphic: A.Yamada, K.Hodaka, T.Saitou, T.Nakajima, J.Kawaura, Y.Miyamoto
Programmer: H.Koiso, T.Ishigai
Sound: K.Oikawa, K.Mikusa
Thanks: Yumopii, Fera-Kichi, Kuroyuri
Special Thanks to SNK Co., Ltd All Staffs
Fatal Fury Original Game Designed for Neo-Geo/SNK
Takara

Gallery

  • Andy Bogard sprite

  • Duck King sprite

  • Geese Howard sprite

  • Joe Higashi sprite

  • Michael Max sprite

  • Raiden sprite

  • Richard Myer sprite

  • Terry Bogard sprite

  • Tung Fu Rue (small form) sprite

  • Tung Fu Rue (big form) sprite

Promotional Material

  • FatalFury MD US PrintAdvert.jpg

    US print advert

  • 1993 05 - Software Mega Drive.jpg

    ES print advert

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
84 №20, p86/87/88
85 №138, p62/63
87
80
55 №5, p84
82
92 №8, p36/37/38/39
65 №8, p48/49
82
85 №16, p42/43/44
84 №7, p44-46[1]
89
84 №43, p50/51
84 №19, p36/37
85 №7, p30/31
79 №16, p32-34[2]
Sega Mega Drive
 81
Based on
16 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[3]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
75
[4]
Consoles + (FR)
84
[5]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
85
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
40
[7]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
84
[8]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[9]
GameFan (US)
87
[10]
Game Power (IT) NTSC
80
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
70
[12]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
55
[13]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[14]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-U
82
[15]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
92
[16]
Mega (UK) PAL
65
[17]
Mega (UK) PAL
65
[18]
Mega Force (FR)
82
[19]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
68
[20]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
67
[21]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
85
[22]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
84
[1]
Play Time (DE) NTSC-U
85
[23]
Power Up! (UK)
78
[24]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
84
[25]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
84
[26]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
85
[27]
Sega Force (SE)
89
[28]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
79
[29]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
77
[30]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
77
[31]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
74
[32]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
58
[33]
Sega Mega Drive
 75
Based on
32 reviews

Fatal Fury

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, JP
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Mega Drive, AU

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Mega Drive, Asia
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Mega Drive, KR
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Mega Drive, SE (Rental)



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Fatal Fury/Garou Densetsu games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
 Fatal Fury (1993) | Fatal Fury 2 (1994)
Sega Game Gear
 Fatal Fury Special (1994)
Sega Mega-CD
 Fatal Fury Special (1995)
Sega Saturn
 Garou Densetsu 3: Road to the Final Victory (1996) | Real Bout Garou Densetsu (1996) | Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special (1997) | Real Bout Garou Densetsu Best Collection (1998)
Sega Dreamcast
 Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves (2001)
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega07UK.pdf, page 44 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega07UK.pdf_p44" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ File:SegaForce16UK.pdf, page 32
  3. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 77
  4. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1993" (JP; 1993-04-08), page 24
  5. ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 86
  6. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-15), page 62
  7. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30
  8. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 44
  9. ↑ Famitsu, "1993-04-30" (JP; 1993-04-16), page 1
  10. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 5: April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 14
  11. ↑ Game Power, "Giugno 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 51
  12. ↑ GamePro, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 66
  13. ↑ GamesMaster, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-19), page 84
  14. ↑ Hippon Super, "May 1993" (JP; 1993-04-03), page 31
  15. ↑ Joypad, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 94
  16. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 36
  17. ↑ Mega, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-15), page 48
  18. ↑ Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 32
  19. ↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 84
  20. ↑ Mega Fun, "06/93" (DE; 1993-05-19), page 34
  21. ↑ Mega Play, "June 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 65
  22. ↑ MegaTech, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-20), page 42
  23. ↑ Play Time, "6/93" (DE; 1993-05-05), page 102
  24. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, June 12, 1993" (UK; 1993-06-12), page 1
  25. ↑ Sega Power, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 50
  26. ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 36
  27. ↑ Sega Zone, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 29
  28. ↑ Sega Force, "6/93" (SE; 1993-09-30), page 9
  29. ↑ Sega Force, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-04), page 32
  30. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  31. ↑ Supergame, "Junho 1993" (BR; 1993-06-xx), page 10
  32. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 70
  33. ↑ Video Games, "8/93" (DE; 1993-07-28), page 44
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