The History Of FATAL FURY 2: The Game That Truly Rivaled Street Fighter II

[@CaptainVulcan]

Fatal Fury 2 was the game that started it all for me. I remember watching a lot of people playing SFII, Mortal Kombat and Street Smarts in the arcades back in the early 90s... but Fatal Fury 2 is what really got me in the genre. It holds a special place in my heart. Pun probably intended...

[@NeoGeoNow]

I remember owning the Sega Genesis version and playing it like crazy. It was the game that pulled me from Street Fighterr II and made a huge SNK fan.

[@Freshbrood]

I've never heard of Street Smarts. All these games are great. I do not enjoy 3d fighters.

[@rustymixer2886]

Nope the 2d plain sucks

[@CaptainVulcan]

🧢

[@maxxdahl6062]

I played street fighter, MK, etc like you, but it was fatal fury special that got me to love fighters. (Special being close enough to 2 imo.)

[@pizzahighfive2612]

Remember when Wal Marts had arcades in them? Like 4 cabinents by the soda machines. Fatal Fury 2, Metal Slug, and Marvel vs Capcom was always there!

[@KenMasters.]

They went from having arcade cabinets to selling miniature ones.

[@maxxdahl6062]

The walmart here had a couple 4 slot MVS cabs but nothing else. lol I wasn't complaining though I LOVED the neo geo and owned all three versions of the system. (MVS, AES, CD)

[@dreamcastninja88]

I remember playing fatal fury 2 to Death at the arcade aside with world heroes. I used mai alot I was more interested in fatal fury 2 than mortal Kombat. Later I would get the SNES version. And play that alot. I was trying to find a way to watch the anime version as well.

[@rustymixer2886]

9:40 that 16 bit orchestra though

[@sladejosephwilson2300]

Great video man. Your history videos never get old.

[@NeoGeoNow]

Thank you brother!

[@BowBeforeJOW]

6:51 i never noticed until now the close resemblance that she shares with maki. Even their names.

[@Pazuzu-]

Amazing franchise, criminally underrated. One of the very few japanese fighters where the main character is not japanese.

[@Rationalific]

Thanks for this video about one of the most impressive fighting games back in the day! I remember that I went to an arcade and was extremely impressed by Fatal Fury 2. I especially liked Kim Kaphwan and his stage and Mai Shiranui's floating stage with all of that parallax.

[@maxxdahl6062]

Mai's stage is absolutely beautiful with it's parallax.

[@ThePsychoguy]

The original Fatal Fury was always more of a spiritual sequel to the first Street Fighter game, rather than a competitor to SF2 in my view.

[@realamericannegro977]

Yep the Street Fighter creator appears to have wanted freedom cause Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting characters are better more fluid and more realized verisons of Street Fighter characters and then exceeded that.

[@victorromero8010]

This was the first Fatal Fury game I played. I played a cabinet that had this game and Art of Fighting 1.

[@NeoGeoNow]

Oh that's awesome! Local arcades did not have FF but i got the game on genesis and played it like crazy!

[@billyn7757]

My 1st SNK discovery was in the Genesis playing Fatal Fury 1 and 2. I have so many fond memories of playing Fatal Fury 2 on the genesis and i remember Billy Kane, Mai and Axel Hawk being my favorites to play. Also IMO SF2 Hyper Fighting was when SF2 became the most fun and aesthetics we know today like Chun's fireball, the famous "red fireball" clipping glitch for Ryu, the arching Shoryuken of Ken, the Kick Lariat of Gief, the "Turbo" making the game Fast paced and fun opposite to Fatal Fury Special slower paced gameplay funny enough was done by Capcom USA's James Goddard who Creator of Dee Jay. But Regardless SNK forced capcom to up their game with all these versions of SF2 refining it while Fatal Fury Special a solid entry. It's just unfortunate that Real Bout Special and Real Bout 2 which are imo the best Arcade Fatal Fury games where overshadowed by the Success of KOF fans just gravitated to KOF and forgot Fatal Fury up until Garou Mark of the Wolves.

[@thedrunkmonkshow]

Man you're totally right. If it wasn't for the Genesis ports of Samurai Showdown, Fatal Fury 1, Fatal Fury 2 and World Heroes who knows when or if I would have ever gotten sucked into the SNK fighting game universe. I'm also with you in that Real Bout Special and RBS2 are the best in the series but Fatal Fury 3 was a lot of fun for me too stringing together combos 😃

[@claudijatzandrapova3347]

I had a demo pf Fatal Fury 2 on Sega-CD with Mai on the disc label

[@ionutzfulger7347]

Excellent! Can't wait for episode 3!

[@skyuru]

Like in japan said during that era: "If Capcom have Street Fighter, SNK have GAROU!"

[@NeoGeoNow]

True that!

[@thedrunkmonkshow]

While most gamers here in the U.S. got introduced to one-on-one fighting games through Street Fighter 2 on SNES or Arcade, I'm one of the few that got introduced the opposite way through playing Fatal Fury on the Genesis first. Then in 1994 while browsing through a local pawn shop I saw Fatal Fury 2 for the Genesis which shocked me because I didn't know Fatal Fury had a sequel much less a port on the Genesis. I bought the game for $20 bucks without hesitation, immediately brought it home and when I realized it supported the Genesis 6-Button controller and you could press Z or C to switch planes on the fly or do side-attacks to knock opponents to the opposite way without needing button combinations gave the game way more strategy and quite honestly better controls than even the Arcade 4-Button layout. Once I got my hands on Special Champion Edition I started to gravitate towards Street Fighter games more over the years, but Fatal Fury and especially Fatal Fury 2 will always be my first love that I come running back to in remembering the good old times and enjoying a fantastic gaming series! 😎😇

[@SolitudeChrist]

The Neo Geo blew away any fighting games on SNES or Genesis. Fatal Fury 2 was a great sequel. It improved every aspect over the original.

[@tiend15]

NICE Very excited for the new game! I recently Purchased the 8BitDo NeoGeo CD controller and have been playing alot of those ACA NeoGeo Games on my Switch. Plays very good once you Update Controller and wireless dongle.

[@jamiemoll4128]

I love Fatal Fury but being in the States i never got a chance to play any other SNK fighters. The first games controls were stiff. But I can't wait till they bring out the new Fatal Fury game.

[@Nelson_Win]

The real reason why Fatal Fury stands out is because Street Fighter II can't get over with Champion, Turbo and new Challengers stuff. Fatal Fury and the rest of SNK franchises have created a variety of characters with interesting stories and universes.

[@brandonspencer5594]

Yet still stay behind 😂

[@BlackMasamuneX]

Great vid. Would love to see similar treatments for some of SNK's lesser known IPs.

[@PavethaWay]

That 2 lane system was ahead of its time i bought the collector's edition for PS2 and it blew me away!

[@Ninten70]

I remember playing King of the Monsters 2 on the Genesis and on the back of the Instruction manual is where I saw the advertisement for Fatal Fury 2 on Genesis.

[@RH-ko3oc]

Love the video man.

[@NeoGeoNow]

Thank you!

[@leegray99]

This was the game that really got me into Neo Geo

[@Gentou76]

I love the Real Bout Series with the interactive stages.

[@PirataMundoTV]

7:32 His design was based on professional wrestler Big Van Vader... down to the double mohawks

[@CoverBoy_Official]

i'd say road warriors as well...hawk i think

[@ninjako6255]

In the 90s I knew of SFII in the arcade. It was Fatal Fury on my Sega game gear that gave me a great taste of a fighting game. The last Garou game is truly great and its technicality makes for rewarding gameplay full of identity expression and skill. The new Garou really revs it up and it will be a blast. I cant wait!

[@jamesmata2945]

city of the wolves will be my goty. I have high hopes for it.

[@fredsorre6605]

This game was such a game changer while Capcom just kept milking that SF2 cow with the same game but with some refinements and additional characters SNK was changing the game with the introduction of the desperation move one that could turn the tide of a match if it hits.

[@opa-age]

Still remember the summer of 94 when i bought a Neo Geo with Fatal Fury 2 packed in

[@britneyspearsvillarosa]

I always thought Street Fighter is better than fatal fury and it still is to me

[@AlbertKelley92]

I've always loved Fatal Fury 2 and other SNK games after. I felt the quality of gameplay, mechanics and art style stood out between other popular fighters.

[@DragonSlayerKyo]

The Mega Drive/Genesis port is really distinct compared to the other ports. It's much closer to garou densetsu special than it is to garou densetsu 2 in gameplay. You can do alot of crazy stuff in it.

[@liliencalvel6151]

Love this video. Excellent job. I played this back in it's debute. The first game was terrible. This game however, I agree, was a good rival to street fighter 2. I never knew the game had a parry.

[@NeoGeoNow]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@theblackrabbit1710]

The Genesis version is so damn fun. Crank the speed up to high and it's easily one of the best ways to play FF2.

[@VIRGOLEGACY]

I think it’s safe to say Fatal Fury 2 was my Introduction to SNK fighting games !!

[@darrenclements6028]

Fatal fury 2 shatters my expectations with Spectacular graphics and STUNNING gameplay

[@JulianoPS31]

I’ll respect the Snk legacy in videogames and especially the fighting games franchises. However, we saw in history that she always a shadow of the Capcom company. Who remembers when sf2 machines were completely packed, then some dudes played snk games to pass time until that your coin were next. This is a fact.

[@Mintcar923]

Notice how SNK fighters have a similar feel to SF1.. Imagine an alternate dimension where the creator never left Capcom SF sequels may have been very different

[@NeoGeoNow]

I always ask myself that same question.

[@claudijatzandrapova3347]

always thought Rugal Bernstein reminded me of Wolfgang Krauser in design

[@z0m813]

SNK made a mistake not having Vader in those live action commercials

[@dreammaker4761]

Wolfang Krauser is my favorite final Boss...

[@BoyBlaze2002]

Honestly I prefer this over SF2, it took Capcom 4 SF2 entries before the incorporated super moves. Fatal Fury 2 had super moved out the gate.

[@LordBBH]

Fatal Fury 2 did NOT really rival Street Fighter 2 if you're focused on gameplay. Yeah it introduced a lot of memorable new characters, with great backgrounds and music, but the gameplay ain't all there. Why? Zero combos... it's impossible to continue a combo on somebody already in hitstun (at least on the original Neo-Geo version). It makes matches feel like weird pokefests because often the only thing you can do to really punish a big whiffed move is throw. It's very dry and boring. There's a reason you see Fatal Fury Special still played to this day in tournaments by diehard players, but you will find pretty much no Vs. play of FF2. There's just no point, Special completely obsoleted it.

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

6:22 and sometimes the goofy comic relief

[@britneyspearsvillarosa]

Capcom did the same marketing strategy for Street Fighter 2 hyper fighting in Japan using live action tv ads ❤

[@reboxtherapy]

it was weird the first time I played this there was a character did a reverse guile move

[@JayceeGenocide]

Yeah it was. In a way so was Fatal Fury & Fatal Fury Special.

[@KeepaSkateboard]

This is just the same it’s another kof. But if they want to realease it like a hand drawn animated then I’m all for it!🎉

[@popeyedoyle6360]

Man, as cool as fatal fury looked and the lore. The two lanes I thought was a lame gimmick and I felt Fatal Fury was slower than SF II.

[@Zahir658]

I remember that I always selected Big Bear cause he was an Aussie 😁🇦🇺. I still play him though and I know all of his wrestling moves.

[@DonForte313]

I should I get this on Snes or Genesis?

[@sladejosephwilson2300]

Fatal Fury 2 surpassed that version of Street Fighter 2(during that year). Fatal Fury 2 aged better than SF2 the new challengers.

[@NeoGeoNow]

Agreed!

[@nosocomics]

Thanks

[@kurtsydavis7517]

How can a copycat be better than the original blueprint?

[@zeusmoran6417]

Someone please tell me cheng zing Zhang was inspired by Sammo hung. I've always suspected that

[@theniceanimegirlsarchives5964]

thats my favotrite games of all times

[@antoninomarzol4263]

Fatal Fury 2 introduced Desperation moves in Fighting Games. Good job SNK.

[@ShenaniganJian]

6:10 14:39 15:41

[@noodlez4052]

If we talking aboout combos and gameplay for a fighting game back then, The Breaker and Breakers Revenge beats them both.

[@JimGryp]

I've spent a fortune on Street Fighter 2 but Fatal Fury Special was indeed much better and generally this series in no1 for me. I will always play that, the Real Bout games and Garou: Mark of the Wolves. I am glad finally SNK is releasing a new game and stopped milking KOF

[@KenMasters.]

Honestly, I prefer the other sequels after FF Special. Because they all try to not be another SFII clone, and have found their own distinctive style in terms to gameplay and graphics.

[@dannytarver4533]

I always thought Krauser looked cooler in the movie. I can't remember, Geese was the older of the two, it's been so long I can't remember. We never saw him again(except in the background of KOF)

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

Krauser is dead in the FF timeline. Geese joined him in Real Bout. Both are still alive in KoF.

[@alexribeirosoares6355]

I want to History of Street Fighter II please!!!!!

[@sladejosephwilson2300]

Krauser was so hard to beat. I had to spam burn knuckle to beat him.

[@NeoGeoNow]

The start of the SNK boss syndrom!

[@KenMasters.]

Compared to the final bosses of FF1 & FF3, Krauser was nothing in a fight, until he busts out his Kaiser Wave.

[@KingGamerSiam]

I prefer Fatal Fury 1 than 2 because 2 is hard asf

[@vianns]

Street Fighters was Toyota, King Of Fighters was Rolls-Royce

[@chengfu7063]

Neo geo is the country of greatness in the mistake that was made and is there Street fighter shouldn't have got popularity in the glory that it received because SNK has always been on point the will to adapt thewill to change up you know such brilliant titles like art of fighting samurai shodown world Heroes The last Blade these things define real fighting it was ahead of the time and it was everything that even surpasses Mortal Kombat on the string that the fatalities require no command this is the fighting gaming company then again maybe it is for the best to still be the low key company of greatness especially in Today's woke certainly in the states

[@marcoaurelioassisleite4683]

Street Fighter melhor!

[@discofishing]

The port to SNES certainly wasn't better.

[@tatawbr]

Great game. But SFII's gameplay was way more refined.

[@claudijatzandrapova3347]

so SNK created the auto combo then ;p

[@jenningsmills5398]

FF2 was decent but not even close to SF2.

[@Nis3z6r]

Fatal Fury 2 is nowhere near as good as SF2

[@900cc]

If SNK figure his to fix the janky movements this game would have been bigger then where it is now. This is just a side stroller that they made into a fighting version.

[@AngryCalvin]

Definitely an SNK fan over Capcom when it comes to fighting games. I remember clearly seeing both these games in the arcades during my late teen years. King of Fighters is my favorite fighting game series of all time but I haven’t forgotten how awesome Fatal Fury II was back in the day. It’s still a fun game to play and I appreciate it knowing how solid it was during the time it came out.

[@BobbyHo2022]

meh fatal fury 2 was much better than fatal fury 1 but not sf2 good.

[@knessing7681]

World Heroes is the better fighting game of the 3

[@brandonspencer5594]

Of course a fanboy would lead with a title like that 😂 Never change snk fans lmao

[@70smebbin]

no its not. lol

[@johnpreston230]

I love what you are trying to do with these videos, but I find the content slightly boring and uninspired. Seems like you are only reading from the booklet of these games. When you present the characters, you just say what the game tells you about them, not what you think about them, and it feels not organic. You have amazing footage, and again, I love what you are trying to do. But it is so generic, those videos are not "must watch". Please try to find a more interesting angle so these videos become better. I mean I could listen for hours to Maximilian Dood talking about fighting games, but after 10mn of your content, I am just bored to death. I hate to be negative like that, but I think this channel could be so good that I have to push you to pull your finger out for your ass. Good luck man.

[@rustymixer2886]

Nope the 2d plain sucks

[@xmini-ul7je]

I disagree almost completely, Fatal Fury 1 is one of my favourite games but FF2 is, in my opinion, in many ways a step back. The graphics aren't appealing at all, take Terry's stance for example, in FF1 feels smooth, fluid, the art is amazing, that one resembles of those of Street Fighter 2, in FF2, the animation feels cheap, the art is just not good, almost like a bootleg, doesn't feel like an arcade game (FF1 did), it feels like a generic Sega Genesis fighting game, and this can be applied to every character. The sound has nothing to do with the vibe that the FF1 presented, that "echo" was replaced for cheap grunts and samples, the same can be said for the music, nowhere near the epic FF1 ones, in this case i can say that not always more is better. FF3 presents something way much more interesting than FF2. And to be honest, many new characters are horrible. In my opinion, in FF1 everything is classic, but in FF2 everything feels like a rushed product. See ya.

[@ClevertonHeusner]

Better? It's a crap.