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Killer Instinct is one of those rare times we can play three degrees of separation in gaming. Sure, it is not exactly true to that theory but we can link Nintendo and Microsoft rather easily. Developed by Rare for arcades, Killer Instinct set out to do fighting games differently. In 1994 Capcom was still riding […]
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Killer Instinct Combo Breaks Arcade Competition – October 28th, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
October 28th, 2020 
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Double Dragon Sequel Becomes Rage of the Dragons on Neo Geo – June 6th, 2002 – Today in Video Game History
June 5th, 2020 Carl Williams Rage of the Dragons is the result of a failed attempt to make a sequel to Double Dragon. No, not the original late 1980’s game. This was a planned sequel to the 1995 Neo Geo one-on-one fighting game. Noise Factory were unable to secure the rights, so they changed a few details. Can you spot […]
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Tags: double dragon, fighting, Noise Factory, one on one, piko interactive, Rage of the Dragons 
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Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath Official Friendships Video Released
May 18th, 2020 Carl Williams Mortal Kombat 11 is the latest entry in the popular fighting game franchise. As the number there suggests, this is the eleventh entry in the main series. At this point I am sure the spin-off games are probably not considered canon. Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath is the upcoming expansion that is bringing plenty of extras. […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Nintendo, Playstation 4, Sony, Switch, Windows, Xbox, Xbox One Tags: fatalities, fighting, mortal kombat, Mortal Kombat 11, Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath, NetherRealm Studios, one on one, warner bros No Comments » Piko Interactive Acquire Neo Geo Game Rage of the Dragons Rights
May 10th, 2020 Carl Williams Piko Interactive may not be a household name. Earlier today they announced they had acquired the rights to Rage of the Dragons on Neo Geo. For those that do not know, Rage of the Dragons is a fighting game featuring tag team mechanics. One of the most popular titles that used this method was X-Men […]
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Unholy Night New Super Nintendo Fighting Game by Former SNK Developer
December 12th, 2016 Carl Williams A new Super Nintendo fighting game called Unholy Night was shown at the 2016 Hong Kong Vintage Game Expo. Check it out.
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Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: fighting, one on one, RETRO.HK - Hong Kong Retro Gaming Fair, snk, super nintendo, Unholy Night No Comments »
Unreleased Neo Geo Fighting Game Discovered, Dumped Playable in MAME
April 14th, 2016 Carl Williams It is no secret by now that there has been a new Neo Geo fighting game discovered. Yeah, a prototype of an unreleased game. The Neo Geo was a great system in both the home and arcades even though it carried a huge price tag (games for the home system were $200+ each). Over the […]
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Virtua Fighter 2 Earns Ring Out Victory on Sega Saturn – December 30th, 1995 – Today in Video Game History
December 29th, 2015 Carl Williams Sega continued their arcade in the home initiative with Virtua Fighter 2. Other arcade titles they brought into the living room included the first Virtua Fighter and Sega Rally Championship. Virtua Cop and many other titles that came later continued defining Sega’s dominance in this area. While Sony was busy focusing on original titles and […]
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5 Street Fighter II Ports You Don’t Know About
December 11th, 2015 Carl Williams It was the phenomenon that Nintendo desperately wanted on the Super Nintendo. During the build up to the hottest part of the 16-Bit war with Sega, Nintendo was pulling out all of the stops. There are rumors that Capcom was given favoritism to ensure Street Fighter II was on the SNES first, possibly exclusively. While […]
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Posted in Amstrad, Comp, Console, MSX2, News, Nintendo, Sega Tags: amstrad, capcom, CPC, entertainment system, fighting, msx, msx2, nes, nintendo, one on one, retro, retrogaming, sega master system, street fighter, street fighter II, Tec Toy, youtube 7 Comments »
Mortal Kombat X Not Coming to Last Gen Consoles, We Look at Reasons Why
August 28th, 2015 Carl Williams You read that headline right, Mortal Kombat X is no longer coming to the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 (Nintendo Wii owners welcome their fellow gamers). It seems that Mortal Kombat X on the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 just didn’t measure up to the quality of the Playstation 4 and Xbox One […]
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Posted in News, Sony, Xbox Tags: 3, 4, cancelled, fighting, four, game, microsoft, Mortal Kombat x, one, one on one, playstation, sony, three, videogame, warner bros, xbox 3 Comments »
Fatal Fury Special Borrows Many Ideas from Super Street Fighter II – Today in History – April 1st, 1995
April 1st, 2015 Carl Williams When Capcom finally released Super Street Fighter II it was a great day for a lot of fighting game fans. Additions to the basic game included player access to the four, previously computer controlled only, boss characters and more moves for everyone. There were additional characters not previously seen in the game appear to take […]
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