Lost In Translation/Fatal Fury - King of Fighters

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Fatal Fury King of Fighters
Manufacturer	SNK
Released	1991
Control Method	8-way Joystick 4 Button(s)
Main CPU	Neo-Geo 68000 (@ 12.000 MHz) Z80 (@ 4.000 MHz)
Sound CPU	Stereo YM2610 (@ 8.000 MHz)
Video Details	Raster (Horizontal) 320 x 224 pixels 59.19 Hz 4,096 Palette colours
Screens	1
ROM Info	21 ROMs 8,585,216 bytes (8.19 MiB)
MAME ID	fatfury1

About The Game

Fatal Fury - King of Fighters is one-on-one fighting arcade video game.

Terry Bogard & Andy Bogard enter in a tournament called the King of Fighters where they must face dangerous fighters in order to find their father's murderer, none other than the tournament's sponsor & supreme champion : Geese Howard. Joe Higashi also enters the tournament in search of the championship title. Who will come out victorious? The main features in this story-driven fighter are backgrounds that feature two battle planes for pseudo 3-D action, & excellent music!

Additional Technical Information

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 3

=> [A] Punch [B] Kick [C] Skill

Trivia

Released in November 1991.

This game is known in Japan as "Garou Densetsu - Shukumei no Tatakai" (translates from Japanese as 'Legend of Hungry Wolf - Battle of Destiny').

Originally called 'Real Bout', SNK opted to change the title to 'Fatal Fury'. You can see the game's original title on the banner of a store in the background of Hwa Jai's stage ('Real Bout Shop').

Acording to the USA flyer, the name of the game is 'Fatal Fury - The Battle of Fury'. On the ingame titlescreen, however, it's called 'Fatal Fury - King of Fighters'.

The official name of the tournament is 'The King of Fighters'. This can be verified if you look closely the promo poster seen in the name rankings. Later SNK would use this name for a popular game series of its own.

The music in a 2-player battle is taken from the first stage of "Street Smart".

This is the very first game that featured one of SNK's most famous fighters : Terry Bogard! Over the years, Terry Bogard has appeared in many games, usually in his familiar jacket with a star on his back and a cap on his head. However, what is on his cap is different (probably because he tosses so many of them, but that's a different story). Some games have him wear a blank cap, some have his cap say 'Running Wild', some have the Neo-Geo logo on them, but the commonly accepted cap is the one that says 'Fatal Fury' on it.

Terry Bogars appears in "Quiz King of Fighters" as selectable character.

This game was such a hit in Japan that an animated movie was released featuring character designs by Masami Ohbari. This movie's plot is fairly true to the game's main plot and all the characters in the game are featured. The movie was released on the USA by coutesy of Viz Video, a division of Viz Comics.

Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Garou Densetsu, Last Resort - PCCB-00087) on 21/05/1992.

Updates

The Japanese version features quite different move list sets for the three main characters (In the Fatal Fury sequels as well as the King of Fighters, Terry, Andy & Joe's move list sets are clearly based on the Japanese release of this particular game). All other versions feature very simplified joystick commands for each move.

Tips and tricks

As the game sometimes says on the continuation screen, you can tell some opponents' weak points by watching their moves carefully, which can help you figure out how to beat them. Here are a few examples :

• If you've knocked down an opponent, you can damage them some more by charging at them with a 'dash attack' just as they're getting up, until they've been fully beaten. This may work best when playing with Andy Bogard.

• When Tung Fu Rue changes into a hefty beast Incredible Hulk-style, he'll be briefly intangible as he beats his chest. Wait until the right moment and then dash at him (or, if you're playing with Joe Higashi, you can use his rapid punch). He won't actually fall on the ground in this form, but he'll be easier to beat until he turns back to normal as long as you can keep dash-attacking him.

• When you're facing Hwa Jai, he'll be thrown a bottle of some kind of drink by an agent of Geese standing within the crowd of spectators, and after drinking it (during which time he'll be briefly intangible too), that's when he really lets loose with damaging attacks. If you feel Hwa Jai's too hard to deal with this way, you can try to cause him damage by a small amount, and if your lifebar is still higher than his, you can then step back on defense. He'll try hitting you with standard punches and kicks, but will not throw you, and this way, you can keep on the defensive until the timer runs out, winning simply by having more life energy left than he does.

• When facing Billy Kane, if his pole falls away (he can either throw it at you or it can fall when he's thrown to the ground), he'll go on the defensive until another agent of Geese's tosses him another pole from within the crowd on the bridge. When he jumps up to grab hold of it, that's when you can move in and try to grab and throw him to the ground, or ram him with a dash attack.

• Finally, when facing Geese Howard in the showdown match, you can move towards him as the round begins and then grab and throw him to the ground, then, by timing your attacks correctly, you can grab him in a body slam again when he gets up, eventually beating him by body-slamming him repeatedly. It's a tricky strategy, but it can work!

Series

1. Fatal Fury - King of Fighters (1991)
2. Fatal Fury 2 (1992)
3. Fatal Fury Special (1993)
4. Fatal Fury 3 - Road to the Final Victory (1995)
5. Real Bout Fatal Fury (1995)
6. Real Bout Fatal Fury Special (1996)
7. Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 - The Newcomers (1998)
8. Fatal Fury Wild Ambition (1998)
9. Garou - Mark of the Wolves (1999)
10. Fatal Fury First Contact (1999, SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color)

Staff

Producer

Eikichi Kawasaki

Planners

Tsukamichi

Deru-Deru

Character Designers

Ponsuke

Tsuzakingyo

Deru Deru

Moriyan

Somatoreeno

Lucky Okkiy

Boko Pyon

Soe Soe

Chr. back up!

Sakita Kakaree

Kama Kama

Kimuryaer

Madarian

Batayan

Tabui Chang

Ochiai Shunin

Takepy

Simachang

Programmers

Yamatan

Kura

Prg. back up!

Konchang

Nakamuura

Sound

Konny

Yokochang

Muraisan

Tarkun

Tate&Bunnyboys

Finish Hiroshi

Michael Beard

Goodam kararee

Game Assistants

Miyagami T.Ioo

S.Akutagama

Tome

Popyu Natchu 3

Tarou

Mukai

Voice Actors

Terry Bogard

Satoshi Hashimoto

Andy Bogard

Keiichi Nanba

Joe Higashi

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Michael Max

???

Hwa Jai

???

Tung Fu Rue

Shigehumi Nakai

Cheng Sinzan

Nakai Shigehumi

Duck King

Kong Kuwata

Richard Myer

Kong Kuwata

Raiden

???

Billy Kane

Atsushi Yamanishi

Geese Howard

Kong Kuwata

Cabinet and Artwork

• 

  Neo-Geo arcade cabinet.

• 

  Fatal Fury marquee.

• 

  Fatal Fury flyer.

• 

  Back of the Fatal Fury flyer.

Ports

Consoles

Nintendo Super Famicom (1993)

Sega Mega Drive (1993)

SNK Neo-Geo CD (1994)

Sony PlayStation 2 (2006, "NeoGeo Online Collection Vol.6 : Garou Densetsu Battle Archives 1" JP)

Sony PlayStation 2 (2006, "Fatal Fury Collection" US & EU)

Computers

Sharp X68000 (1993, "Garou Densetsu")

Soundtrack Releases

Album Name	Catalogue No.	Released	Publisher	Comments
Garou Densetsu ~ Last Resort	PCCB-00087	1992-05-21	Pony Canyon/Scitron	CD version.
Neo Geo Collector's Box	PCCB-00126	1993-09-17	Pony Canyon/Scitron	3 CD version.
Garou Densetsu Image Album	PCCB-00132	1993-07-21	Pony Canyon/Scitron	CD version.
NEO SELECTION - NEO-GEO Fighting Tournament Best / SNK.ADK	PCCB-00141	1993-12-17	Pony Canyon/Scitron	CD version.
Neo•Geo Super Live! 1994	PCCB-00161	1994-10-05	Pony Canyon	CD version.
Garou Densetsu Symphonic Sound Trax	PCCB-00197	1995-11-17	Pony Canyon	CD version.
Game Sound Legend Arrange Series - Speed & Wind	SCDC-00375	2004-11-17	Scitron Digital Content	CD version.
Neo Geo Collector's Box	PCCB-00127	1993-09-17	Pony Canyon/Scitron	3 CD version.
NEO-GEO DJ Station	PCCB-00244	1997-01-18	Pony Canyon/Scitron	CD version.
SNK Character Sounds Collection Volume 3 ~ Geese Howard	PCCB-00275	1997-08-20	Pony Canyon/Scitron	CD version.
SNK Character Sounds Collection Volume 4 ~ Terry Bogard	PCCB-00288	1997-11-19	Pony Canyon/Scitron	CD version.
SNK Character Sounds Collection Volume 6 ~ Mai Shiranui	PCCB-00297	1998-01-21	Pony Canyon/Scitron	CD version.
Samurai Spirits Drama CD	PCCB-00300	1998-03-04	Pony Canyon/Scitron	CD version.
Scitron 10th Anniversary Special: Garou densetsu THE BEST -Selected by Characters-	PCCB-00325	1998-10-21	Pony Canyon/Scitron	CD version.
NEO-GEO DJ Station 2 ~ B.O.F. Returns	PCCB-00361	1999-03-03	Pony Canyon/Scitron	CD version.
NEO-GEO DJ Station Live '99, SNK Presents	PCCB-00374	1999-05-19	Pony Canyon/Scitron	2 CD version.
Super Famicom Magazine Volume 5 - New Game Sound Museum	TIM-SFC05	1992-01-01	Tokuma Shoten Publishing	CD version.
Scitron 10th Anniversary Special CD Sampler	DMCZ-300098	1998-01-01	Scitron Label	2 CD version.
Dengeki CD Bunko Best Game Selection 4 - Garou Densetsu ~Shukumei no Tatakai~ No.1 Fukushuu no Okami	MWCG-0002	1993-08-25	Media Works	CD version.
Dengeki CD Bunko Best Game Selection 5 - Garou Densetsu ~Shukumei no Tatakai~ No.2 Kokou no Ookami	MWCG-0004	1993-10-25	Media Works	CD version.
Gaesen Oh - Scitron Game Music Mega Mix Vol.1	KGCD-0001	1994-01-01	Pony Canyon/Scitron	CD version.
Garou Densetsu / Fatal Fury 15th Anniversary BOX	SCDC-00553~9	2006-11-15	Happinet Corporation	6 CD version.
NEO-GEO DJ Station Live '99, SNK Presents	PCLP-00703	1999-06-02	Pony Canyon, Scitron Label
NEO-GEO DJ Station Live '99, SNK Presents	PCVP-12619	1999-06-02	Pony Canyon, Scitron Label	Released on VHS.

See Also

• Body Blows - an Amiga game heavily influenced by Fatal Fury.

References

The contents of this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
The sources used include MAME (version 0.113u2) and history.dat (revision 1.28 - 2008-10-18).
Please see http://www.arcade-history.com for credits.