Among the countless genres in gaming, the fighting game is one of the oldest, most overwhelming types to get into. With EVO, the world’s largest fighting game tournament, just around the corner, and the big three having recently received new entries all within a year of each other, I thought now would be a good time to overview some of the legendary franchises that have defined the genre.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:37 Street Fighter
1:42 Marvel vs. Capcom
2:21 Capcom vs. SNK
2:59 Virtua Fighter
3:37 Guilty Gear
4:48 Soulcalibur
5:14 Tekken
6:08 Dead Or Alive
6:46 Mario Kart DS
7:29 Super Smash Bros.
8:14 Melty Blood
8:46 The King of Fighters
9:56 Mortal Kombat
10:39 Persona 4 Arena
11:47 Injustice
12:13 BlazBlue
12:59 Killer Instinct
13:54 Pokken Tournament
14:32 Dragon Ball FighterZ
15:14 Under Night In-Birth
15:48 Samurai Shodown
16:18 Skullgirls
16:42 Granblue Fantasy Versus
17:19 A whole bunch more fighters
19:42 The End
20:12 Or Is It?
21:03 The True End
Music:
Character Select -- Marvel vs. Capcom 2 OST
Ryu's Theme -- Street Fighter V OST
Training Mode -- Marvel vs. Capcom 2 OST
Happiness -- Capcom vs. SNK 2 OST
Main Menu -- Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown OST
Smell of the Game (Instrumental Version) -- Guilty Gear Strive OST
Darkest Shadow -- Soulcalibur VI OST
The Star of Hope -- Tekken 8 OST
Power's Beauty -- Dead or Alive OST
Title Screen Main Menu -- Mario Kart DS OST
Lifelight (Instrumental Version) -- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OST
Actors Anteroom -- Melty Blood Actress Again OST
KDD-0063 -- The King of Fighters XIII OST
Techno Syndrome -- The Immortals
Reach Out to the Truth In Monoyaka Arena -- Persona 4 Arena OST
The Batcave - Brother Eye -- Injustice 2 OST
Gale -- BlazBlue OST
The Instinct -- Killer Instinct OST (Mick Gordon)
Training Gym -- Pokken Tournament OST
Opening Theme -- Dragon Ball FighterZ OST
Scraper Sky High II - Hyde Theme -- Under Night In-Birth II [SYS:Celes] OST
The Crow - Yashamaru Kurama Theme -- Samurai Shodown 2019 OST
The Legend of the Skull Heart --- Skullgirls OST
Main Theme -- Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising OST
176th Street -- KOF 99 OST
Alex & Ken's Stage - Jazzy NYC '99 (Arranged) -- Street Fighter III OST
Sunrise on the Train -- Garou Mark of the Wolves OST
Footage Credits:
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Playlists:
Binge Watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwigIuiyDE0WP40WxbzvbnR3tJ12RMqC2
Fighting Games: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwigIuiyDE0UE1o7BezikFUggcFe-m59H
Megaten/Atlus: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwigIuiyDE0U9rHroUI-DLNrH6szSylvs
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