Best FIGHTING Arcade Games for MAME ( Fighter / Versus )

Fighting games are without a doubt the most popular arcade games of the 90's, series like Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat or The King of Fighters were all successful in terms of revenue and profits in arcades. In this compilation I show the best that we can play in the MAME (Category: Fighter / Versus) of arcade fighting games. Most of them are fairly well-known arcade games, but I'm sure you'll find some that you couldn't play in arcades, so this video is a tribute to these machines, with a high educational value for the new generations and also for the preservation of the video game.
Category: Fighter / Versus (Not Wrestling)
0:00 Intro
0:13 Karate Champ
0:45 Yie Ar Kung-Fu
1:10 Violence Fight
1:52 Pit Fighter
2:43 Art of Fighting
3:21 Street Fighter II - The World Warrior
3:52 Street Fighter II - Champion Edition (Rainbow)
4:33 Mortal Kombat
5:20 World Heroes 2
6:03 Mortal Kombat II
6:50 Kaiser Knuckle
7:31 Power Instinct 2
8:09 Samurai Shodown II
9:03 X-Men: Children of the Atom
9:50 The King of Fighters '94
10:43 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
11:29 Fatal Fury 3
11:57 Savage Reign
12:53 Killer Instinct 2
13:33 Mega Man 2: the Power Fighters
14:07 Street Fighter EX
14:44 Tekken 3
15:29 Samurai Shodwon IV
16:32 Waku Waku 7
17:13 Marvel Super Heroes Vs Street Fighter
18:10 Vampire Savior - The Lord of Vampire
18:47 Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix
19:29 Street Fighter III - New Generation
20:15 The Last Blade 2
21:04 Real Bout Fatal Fury 2
21:49 Bloody Roar 2
22:36 The King of Fighters 98
23:46 Dead or Alive++
24:39 Soul Calibur
25:23 Street Fighter Alpha 3
26:08 Marvel vs Capcom - Clash of Super Heroes
27:00 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
27:42 Garou: Mark of the Wolves
28:29 Street Fighter III - 3rd Strike
29:09 Tekken Tag Tournament
30:12 Asura Buster: Eternal Warriors
31:28 Martial Masters
32;24 Rise of the Dragons
33:23 The King of Fighters 2002

[@ericblue5436]

Whoever posted, thank you. I never knew about some of these games.

[@nikitavaish]

like tekken 3 and tekken tag

[@ericblue5436]

@@nikitavaish I knew about Tekken 3 and Tekken Tag. I just never got around to playing them. During their heyday, I was busy doing other stuff to where I couldn't unwind with a good game.

[@nikitavaish]

yes but i played that tekken tag and tekken 3 but graphics are the same in tekken tag bequz it arcade.But there is diffrence in graphics when you play tekken tag in pc

[@nikitavaish]

@@ericblue5436 but when i play tekken tag 2 it is worst then all tekken games

[@ericblue5436]

@@nikitavaish Dang. Thanks for the warning.

[@shirotokisadaamakusa4592]

Siempre haces muy buenas compilaciones de grandes juegos....me encantó este video con maravillosos juegos de pelea...👏👏👍👍

[@luckydarkgamer786]

Muito bom esse compilado,só os melhores de cada franquia q marcou a era também dos fighting-games!

[@laurawinchester586]

Muy buen video!!! Saludos! !!

[@ArcadePlayersTV]

fantastic video

[@cristiangarcia-uu7rm]

Estos juegos son obras de arte ! Los juegos en 2d de antes son bellisimos.

[@lakers09ization]

Excelente Trabajo, como siempre.

[@jaimericaldi8988]

Buen aporte gracias saludos desde Argentina

[@djisaaca]

awesome list thank you very much sir!

[@joseharo8294]

I play most of them, great video bro...

[@betofernandes2111]

Show Brother. Sua lista está maravilhosa. São os meus preferidos também. Tenho todos e jogos. Todo dia jogo umas partidas pra matar saudade

[@volvoguy804]

Love the KoF music at the beginning.

[@skuudigital9346]

Suprised you didn't have Kizuna Encounter in there! That was a great game! No one knew how to play it back then and it was great learning how! Love the list too! Grew up with SFII, World Heroes, AoF, KoF and the SF Alpha series! Miss the arcade days!

[@Jack-nj9pi]

nah that was agressors of dark kombat like holy hell was that game broken haha

[@stephanboxall4541]

Awesome list

[@joshualowe1821]

the Street Fighter games of the 90s were fun & epic! The 2000s too!

[@jbug1979]

Great collection 👌

[@sobesons]

Buen vídeo!

[@davidbullard1671]

the retroid pocket came with these games!!! There are so many games, I didn't know they existed. mainly SNK

[@rifqihadayaarrafi8627]

keep the good work, more video like this please

[@jotakux7489]

PERFECT!!!

[@alfordv1]

I laughed waaaay harder than I meant to at the first kick to face k.o in Karate Champ

[@sanddocon]

wow i recall playing karate camp.wow pit fighter i use to go play that in a pizza place in the bronx in middle school wow good memory.

[@stanglova86]

Street fighter 2 guile stage music always gave me goosebumps

[@nintendonesmapremiereconso6140]

Great job :-)

[@Germany642]

This brings back memories when I watched Street fighter 2 years ago.....

[@waqarkhan3284]

Thank you ☺️❤️

[@BigBoss-sc8bp]

Breaker's revenge?...aún así sigue siendo un gran video...buena elección

[@jotarogo3261]

THenk you bro I love fight games ^___^ ARIGAT:O

[@visaocomputacional2246]

Thanks :)

[@shawnblazington8231]

I wish I could get all of these games on my ps4

[@getinthering7309]

u dont need a big pc to run those: a ps4 price(400bucks) should give u a pc good enough. with used parts. hook it up to yr tv & there!

[@heliotropeness]

I remember in the 90s there was a fighting game with a female character that could throw rainbows, but I have no idea how that game was called.

[@shoebahmed5919]

I like your video

[@telios13]

Breakers 1996

[@PupaBMX]

7:22 Cocaine...cocaine...cocaine

[@Dimaz42]

Thanks man, there’s plenty of games that I’ve forgotten here 👍

[@jblue88hoodgamer54]

Thank goodness that you can play some of these games on the Emulator called Mame Emulator Arcade app on the Google play

[@TROldSchoolGamer]

If it is true, the difficult thing is the controls

[@avitallockhart1162]

Thank god I found this video! i was looking for this game "Waku 7" for maybe 10 years but all I could remember was that little girl with blond hair! at 17:02 OMG! xD

[@luisfernandomiguelpiris252]

Fuego en 8:33

[@rodrigodiaz9350]

The best Chanel !!!!!

[@ruffytheluffy]

good times good times

[@BurningMadRedd]

Starting with Karate Champ can't get much older. 🤔😁. Just turned 52 this year, I guess I'm an old Gamer myself.

[@migovas1483]

Ah yes, and arcade dweller...

[@JoseCruz-nt1mu]

Sweet

[@CptMunta]

Those are some lovely scanlines. What filter is that?

[@Klonoahedgehog]

0:48 That looks pretty good for the time.

[@lesternewlife]

Games in 90s are just fucking classic. Period.

[@dustineffler7658]

Loved all versions of this game! But to Me this one was unique! How many fighting games can You hit the start button and get a new random character? Only sad thing I regret at the time I played this was the lack of players! The cabinet was at a local Big Bear Plus not a traditional arcade! :(

[@lai33nyukchew44]

Street Fighter and King Of Fighter Is my favourite video game Even like SNK VS Capcom

[@OskrPacioli]

No hay duda q el STREET FIGHTER es el padre y él YIE AR KUNG-FU es el abuelo de los FIGHTING GAMES

[@retrodave9707]

Hi. Sorry to bother you. Just wondering what bezels config did you used???

[@andersonrodrigo63]

Amazing hsls man! How did you configurated this screen?

[@waynebarton1633]

Every ARCADE needs a beat'em up such as street fighter 2 or the king of fighters series 👊😎.

[@andrewosei328]

Nostalgic

[@baldermancastle3370]

La era dorada los 90s

[@ryogamestation]

0:22 Frank Dux from Blood sport.

[@jblue88hoodgamer54]

Some of the Neo geo Arcade games are on the Switch an ps4 just search Neo Geo.

[@ianlindsay6652]

The music on every one of these games goes hard as fuck!

[@xtortione]

nice but is there a way or link to get this Rom collection if not this is just a tease

[@tugbangiv]

King of Fighters 2003 is also in mame some jamba something though. Wish there was a way to play MvC2 or CvS2 other than PS2 emulator or Demul.

[@elcamello1980]

Excelente lista, lo único que no entiendo es cómo puede estar KI2 pero no el 1.

[@tenkensou]

Estaba buscando para escribir este mismo comentario...gracias

[@migovas1483]

Good list, but some missing gems here and there, like Fatal Fury 2 & Special, some Obscure boxing titles , Mutant Fighters, Kung Fu master and some others.

[@courtlandrobinson]

How could you leave out the original Killer Instinct?

[@andrex0071]

nice colection thumbs up....... Is there a way to download all in a pack?

[@Pwntage]

What are you using to get those beautiful scan lines?

[@TROldSchoolGamer]

video options:bgfx. Effect: crt-geom deluxe - delta 2x4x2_rgb

[@azrael_III]

galaxy fight ninja masters

[@oliverubayperez8496]

Fighters History Killer Instinct 1

[@waynebarton1633]

Lateef Crowder is EDDY GORDO from the Tekken movie.

[@LevelSmackcom]

Great list but where the fuck is SNK vs Capcom?

[@islasophie2574]

Enthusiastic Games

[@jonm2438]

What’s up with that 2nd street fighter? How did RYU launch 4 slow hadukens???

[@TROldSchoolGamer]

It is a special clone version of Street Fighter 2. I made a video about these versions, but with Guile kzbin.info/www/bejne/mojWeZSuisZpd6c

[@luckydarkgamer786]

Só faltou a franquia FIGHTERS HISTORY!

[@luisvalero7233]

Que pasada de juegos menudo repertorio y que risa con LEE de MORTAL KOMBAT y sus voces como ha cambiado.Saludos y al vicio:)

[@TeamWolfy_]

Tekken 3 is actually my childhood favorite arcade game ever, when I would go to a laundry place I would always go to the arcade section and play it, pretty upset that it got removed a few years ago qwq

[@kir2847]

very helpful

[@addycharles1824]

Fighting game back then have insane difficulties, so that people will spend more on the coins.

[@drillmachine7]

22:36 number 1

[@time4manmode945]

what about rabbit? youll be shocked once you know who made it

[@flaviof15]

Is missing Power Instinct Matrimelee

[@hadinoor3830]

No.2 from the bottom is uncorrect title, it should be "Rage of The Dragons".

[@real24bmore]

Asura Buster 30:14 / Martial Masters? 31:30 I never seen before 👀 I NEED to play these

[@benredfield6643]

Asura Buster is the sequel to Asura Blade, so you might want to check that one out too. Also, a few others that didn't make the list are definitely worth checking out. Look for Rabbit, and the later instalments in the Power Instinct series, particulary Groove on Fight and the last one, Goketsuji Ichizoku Matsuri Senzo Kuyou.

[@real24bmore]

@@benredfield6643 where do I go to play mane games on a MacBook I can't find sources

[@benredfield6643]

@@real24bmore Honestly since emuparadise stopped hosting ROMs, they're a bit harder to get hold of. If you google the game name ROM, for example, Asura Buster ROM, you should find some places that have it. A lot of arcade ROMs come in several parts though, kind of a parent file, and then several child files, so you'll often need to get all the necessary files to run them in MAME. The way that I find out what files I need is that I use MAME ui64, and in that I use the search bar to find a game, and it will show the game as a file with the related files listed underneath it, indented. They usually all have the same name except for the region. Say there's one parent file with two child files underneath, then I know to google for those three ROMs. Once you've got them, put them in the folder that MAME looks in for ROMs (look up a tutorial for the specific version of MAME that you're using if you're unsure) and then you can play it. Also, keep them zipped up, because MAME works from zipped folders. Other little things that can help, at least in MAME ui64. I don't know if this applies to all versions of MAME, but it does for this one. When the game is running, if you hit TAB, you'll open a menu where you can set up the controls for the controller you're using. Choose INPUT (THIS GAME) to change the controls just for this game that you're playing. I do it for each game individually because they can have different button layouts depending on the game. You'll want to set up 1P buttons for yourself, so look for 1P coin, so you can put "credits" in, 1P start, and then the buttons themselves (not the directions, just the buttons). Hit ENTER on one that you want to change, and then press the button on your controller that you want it to be. Once you've done that, just TAB out again and MAME will automatically save your changes for that game. If you want to set up a second controller for player 2, do exactly the same but for 2P buttons, on the player 2 controller. Also, when you're in the game, you can hit F2 to bring up the actual game settings screen in the ROM itself, so you can change the difficulty, and do stuff like put freeplay on (not that it matters when you're not using real coins). Usually you'll find the name of the game in the menu, hit that and you'll go to the menu where you can change the difficulty. This option changes in the ROM itself, not MAME, and since ROMs can't save changes, when you close the game the difficulty etc will revert back to default. If you want to change the difficulty, you'll need to hit F2 and change it each time you load the game afresh. So, start by getting MAME ui64, or whatever version of MAME works best for you, and then do some googling to find the ROMs you need. There are plenty of tutorials to help you set it up :)

[@real24bmore]

@@benredfield6643 Thanks a lot for taking the time to explain things it really means a lot .I'm a try to figure this out for I am a noob at this life.Not all the way sure what you where explaining but I will try to do it

[@benredfield6643]

@@real24bmore No problem :)

[@waynebarton1633]

I see y'all on the next one PEACE OUT ✌😉.

[@ramadirangr8797]

4:38 I need my money

[@supernikitos8165]

Olvidaste virtual fighter.Snk vs capcom chaos y muchos mas

[@alvind614]

Can someone point me please where I can get a working Killer Instinct 1& 2 and Primal rage game roms.

[@imblacksoimslow5731]

Ive been asking this question and Nobody seems to have an answer!

[@shinyarif2933]

Look around reddit, you try looking trough ROMpacks; also checkout nitroblog they have a lot of arcade games

[@fraserkinloch3765]

What version mame you running?

[@TROldSchoolGamer]

In most times I usually use the MAME 0.199 and sometimes 0.183 me is more compatible with some roms

[@cencalcleanup8912]

You forgot Knuckleheads

[@LupusRexRgis]

VICTOLY!!

[@dddddddd9870]

8:27 Who let the dog out?

[@_.rex_vau._]

Hu hu hu!

[@youcefbakouche6953]

شكرا جزيلا كنت أبحث عن إسم لعبة أعشقها آن ذاك وقد وجدتها آه على وقت جميل مضى

[@j.aquino8823]

Request pls. When I was young, I used to play a versus fighting game while riding on a dragon or something similar. I forgot the name so please help. And I would say that it is not popular amongst the others, at least in here.

[@classicleon]

There was a good fighting game that two gladiators fight in the ancient arena, gladiators can move up and down unlike Street Fighter that can only move left and right, the arena would be different if you complete for different level where you can find some mechanical gears such as meteor hammers with springs, you will gain mana from each of your attack and eventually release ultra westling skill by throwing your opponent to the sky. Unfortunately I forgot the name of the game. So I appreciate anyone could tell me what game that is.

[@augustohernandez4034]

Mutant fighter

[@irongiant775]

No Fist Of The North Star (Hokuto No Ken)? :(

[@MrElpizo1982]

uhh, Soul Calibur - Who is Arthur? Did I miss something?!

[@ricogibbs1441]

Yo!!!!!! They just straight up stole a guy from a movie called operation Scorpio a martial artist that used the scorpion style and they named the character scorpion lol

[@sever4781]

You forgot to put Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, the best of Fatal Fury on arcade,imo

[@Ins.Yuk.Muh.MertUstun]

Double Dragon (Neogeo) is missing. In my opionon this game is a good fighting arcade game.

[@yuripatino6336]

I think the reason why Double Dragon isn't on the list is because it's a beat-em-up

[@Ins.Yuk.Muh.MertUstun]

@@yuripatino6336 i said neogeo version. It is not beat-em-up game.

[@youseftheidiot7973]

@@Ins.Yuk.Muh.MertUstun neogeo dont work on mame i think

[@Ins.Yuk.Muh.MertUstun]

@@youseftheidiot7973 I don't know anything about this situation.

[@h.m.5724]

@@youseftheidiot7973 mame is an arcade emulator therefore neogeo games are included as well

[@real24bmore]

Hey I have a MacBook pro(2012)how can I get these emulators I been dieing to play a bunch of arcade hits .I have openemu and I have been researching but it's a headache and I'm not the smartest

[@patrickmaher5135]

Go to libretro website and download the appropriate version of retro arch, then search “mame retroarch guide” videos here on KZbin as a guide.

[@real24bmore]

@@patrickmaher5135 Thank You for your help I will give a shot right now

[@davidcarrerabaez6499]

Como descargo el mame para Android

[@user-bt6qc6zt6l]

Частей Tekken показали парочку, а вот Virtua Fighter - ни одного...

[@dianacalin4000]

Hello. I'm looking for a game, that i play a lot in the past, almost 20 years ago. What i remember is that is a fighting game, on arcade games, and you can play in teams of 3 vs 3, one character is a little who attack transforming himself into a cilinder, and another character have a big ball and is very massive, base of players includes a lot others characters, and a last detail is that when is charge, if you hit all the buttons they unleash a special attack. This game is driving me crazy, know anyone his name? thanks a lot!

[@exitplanetduster]

kof?

[@littleboyblue707]

KING of Fighters 99 ?

[@flame480]

Waku waku

[@edwardgomez1555]

do u have all this roms in one link ? can you share them with us plz

[@luigigamer1771]

Killer instinct 1 arcade??

[@roshanpawar8131]

Need help, iam looking for a game I don't remember the name , but i remember few character name Rita , pille , show . Anyone know??

[@JonToyCars]

Yes, theyre called Breakers and Breakers Revenge!

[@roshanpawar8131]

@@JonToyCars thanks 👍

[@luisfernandomiguelpiris252]

16:02 i katana soul