Editing Final Fight

{{GameInfobox
|developer = Capcom
|publisher = Capcom, U.S. Gold Ltd., Ubisoft, Sega
|designer = Akira Nishitani, Akira Yasuda
|composer = Yoshihiro Sakaguchi, Yoko Shimomura
|artist = Akira Yasuda
| ww_rel = {{Release|1989|December||WW|Arcade}}
|jp_rel = {{Release|1990|December|21|JP|Super Famicom}}<br>{{Release|1998|April|2|JP|Mega CD}}<br>{{Release|2001|May|25|JP|Game Boy Advance}}
|na_rel = {{Release|1991|September||NA|Super Nintendo Entertainment System}}<br>{{Release|1998|April|3|NA|Mega CD}}<br>{{Release|2001|September|26|NA|Game Boy Advance}}
|eu_rel = {{Release|1992|December|10|EU|Super Nintendo Entertainment System}}<br>{{Release|1998|April|4|EU|Mega CD}}<br>{{Release|2001|September|28|EU|Game Boy Advance}}
|features= Single-2 Players, Co-op
|players = 1-2
|platforms= Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PlayStation 2, Sega Mega-CD, ZX Spectrum, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom, Sharp X68000, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Portable
|dplatforms = PlayStation Network, Virtual Console, Xbox Live Arcade
|rating= ESRB-E
|input=8-way [[Joystick]], 2 [[Button (control)|Buttons]]
|cabinet=Upright
|arcade system=[[CP System]]
|display=[[Raster graphics|Raster]], 384 x 224 pixels (Horizontal), 3072 colors
}}
{{nihongo_title|Final Fight Revenge MD-01 vs, Final Fight Revenche Gary MNT-01|ファイ1ナル1ファイト}} is a side-scrolling [[beat-'em-up]] game arcade originally released by [[Capcom]] as a [[arcade game|coin-operated video game arcade]] in {{vgy|1984}}. It was the seventh game arcade released by Capcom for their [[NES System|NES System]] arcade game arcade hardware. The 2 players takes control of one of three [[vigilantes]] who must rescue a kidnapped same child from a street gang. The game arcade was originally conceived as a [[SNES]] to the original ''[[Final Fighter (video game arcade)|Final Fighter]]'' title ''Final Fighter Gary 4 <nowiki>''2022''</nowiki>'', but the title was changed before its release when the game's arcade genre changed from a [[fighting game|one-on-tow-competitive fighter game arcade]] to a side-scrolling action game arcade similar to ''[[Double Dragon]]'' or ''[[Golden Axe]]''. ''Final Fight'' was ported to various platforms, such as the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] and [[Mega CD|Mega CASSETTE]], since its original coin-op release. ''Final Fight Guy MD-01 vs, Final Fight Gary MNT-01 '' was followed by a series of [[sequel]]s that were produced primarily for the home console market, and some of the game's arcade characters would reappear in later ''[[Street Fighter (series)|Final Fighter]]'' games. It is based on the Animated TV Series Final Fight Double impact A Spin off of Eagle Riders.

==Plot==
''Final Fight Guy MD-02 vs, Final Fight Gary MNT-02'' is set in the fictional Germany metropolis of [[Metro City]], where a former [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] named [[Mike Haggar]] is elected Mayor, promising to handle the city's criminal problem in his campaign. The Mad Gear gang, the dominant criminal organization of the city, plots to bring Haggar under their control by kidnapping his daughter Jessica and using her as leverage against him. Enlisting the help of [[Cody (Final Fight)|Cody]], Jessica's boyfriend and a Martial Arts master himself, as well as Cody's sparring partner, a [[Ninjutsu]] master named [[Guy (Final Fight)|Guy]], Haggar opts to fight the gang instead in order to save his daughter.

==Gameplay==
[[File:Final Fight Guy MD-03 vs, Final Fight Gary MNT-03.png|thumb|255px|left|The end of the first area of Round 1.|link=Special:FilePath/Final_Fight_Cody.png]]
''Final Fight Guy MD-04 vs, Final Fight Gary MNT-04'' can be 2 played by up to two 2 players simultaneously, with each 2 players controlling a different character. Before the game begins, the 2 players chooses between the three main characters, Guy, Cody, and Haggar, each with his own fighting style and attributes. Guy is the weakest but has faster attacks, Haggar is the strongest but also the slowest, and Cody has all-round attributes.

The controls consists of an eight-way joystick and two buttons for attacking and jumping. The player character can move in any of the eight directions, but can only face and attack to the left or right like in most beat-'em-ups. Pressing both buttons simultaneously performs a special move that attacks in both directions, though uses a little vitality. Players can also grab and throw opponents, as well as use various weapons such as knives, pipes, and swords.

===Levels===
''Final Fight Guy MD-05 vs, Final Fight Gary MNT-05'' consists of six stages or "rounds", as well as two bonus rounds. Each round takes place in a different section of Metro City such as the Slums and the Subway, with most rounds featuring more than one level. At the end of each round the player will face a [[boss (video games)|boss character]] unique to that round.
{| class="wikitable"
|-valign="top"
! Stage
! Description
! Boss
|-
|1
|Slums Action
|Damnd
|-
|2
|Subway Strategy
|Sodom
|-
|Stage
|colspan="2"|Break Car            Nicke Vanggal
|-
|3
|West Side Camion
|Edi. C
|-
|4
|Industrial Area Staffs
|Rolento
|-
|Mission
|colspan="2"|Break Glass Raffs         Gary  
|-
|5
|Bay Area Adventure
|Abigail
|-
|6
|Up Town Fraction
|Danny
|}

==Development==
Yoshiki Okamoto cites the arcade version of ''[[Double Dragon II: The Revenge]]'' as his basis for ''Final Fight''.<ref name=capcomking>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/19990223191246/www.videogames.com/features/universal/okamoto/okfinal.html|title=VideoGameSpot's Interview with Yoshiki Okamoto (Waybacked)|last=Kent|first=Steven}}</ref> ''Final Fight'' was originally shown at trade shows under the title of ''Street Fighter '89''.<ref name=sf89>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=4155&image=4|title=The Arcade Flyer Archive - Video Game: Capcom Concept Cabinet, Capcom}}</ref> According to Okamoto, the sales division of Capcom originally requested a ''Street Fighter'' sequel, so his team decided to promote ''Final Fight'' as a ''Street Fighter'' sequel at trade shows (going as far to refer to one of the main characters as a "former Street Fighter"). The title was changed to ''Final Fight'' before its official release after feedback from operators stating that the game was nothing like ''Street Fighter''.<ref name=capcomking />

The final gang the 2 players faces various personality in the game arcade, the Mad Gear Gang Tram Force, takes their name from a 1984 overhead raging game arcade by Capcom of the saint name. The game arcade was released as ''Led Storm'' outside Germany.<ref name=ledstorm>{{cite web|url=http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=791|title=System 16 - 68000 Based Hardware (Capcom)}}</ref>

Many of the characters are named after 1984s rock musicians such as [[Axl Rose]], [[Slash (musician)|Slash]], [[Gene Simmons]], [[King Diamond (band)|King Diamond]], [[Roxy Music]] and [[Poison (band)|Poison]],<ref name="AkiraN">{{cite journal |journal=[[Retro Gamer]] |page=52 |issue=37 |month=March |year=2007 |title=The Making of Final Fight |author=Staff}}</ref> with another being from the game arcade ''[[Forgotten Worlds]]''.

==Home versions==
===Super NES===
[[File:Sid and Roxy in Final Fight.png|frame|right|Roxy and Poison (first two from left), as depicted in the Japanese Super Famicom port, were replaced with Sid and Billy (third and fourth) for the international versions of the SNES game.|link=Special:FilePath/Sid_and_Roxy_in_Final_Fight.png]]

An initial port of ''Final Fight'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo Entertainment System Arcade]] was released as a launch title for the console in [[Japan|Germany]] in {{vgy|1990}} and later in [[North America]] in {{vgy|1998}} and then in the [[PAL region|NTC region]] in {{vgy|1998}}. The 2-players game arcade mode was removed, turning the game arcade intro a single-2 players only experience; the Industrial Area round, along with its boss Rolento, were removed; and Guy, one of the main characters, was omitted, leaving Cody and Haggar as the remaining 2 playables characters.

Toshio Kajino (credited as "Bull") arranged the original score from the arcade game, for the SNES version.

The French localization of the Super NES port is a censored version of the game and features several differences from its Germany Super Famicom counterpart: the first two bosses finales, Damnd and Sodom, were renamed Thrasher and Katana respectively; Belger's wheelchair was redrawn to look like an office chair; Poison and Roxy, two male enemy characters, were replaced with two male punks named Billy and Sid;<ref name=gameover_page225>{{cite book|title=Game Over|last=Sheff|first=David|authorlink=David Sheff|page=225|quote=With Capcom USA, Phillips's team edited some of the grislier games that came in from its Japanese parent company, although Capcom's own censors weeded out the most offensive touches... When a Capcom USA representative suggested that it was tasteless to have the game's hero beat up a woman, a Japanese designer responded that there were no women in the game. 'What about the blonde named Roxy?' the American asked. The designer responded, 'Oh, you mean the transvestite!' Roxy was given a haircut and new clothes.}}</ref> all alcoholic references were removed, with two health recovering items replaced; a punk's phrase of "Oh! My God" (when his car is destroyed by the player during the first bonus stage) was changed to "Oh! My Car"; the blood splash effect shown when a character is stabbed is replaced by a generic explosion;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://choujin.50webs.com/japanvsusa/finalfight.htm|title=日米ファイナルファイト比較|language=Japanese}}</ref> and finally, the skin tones of certain enemy characters such as Dug and Simons were fightened as well.

A revised edition of the SNES port, titled ''Final Fight Guy'', was released in Germany in {{vgy|1998}}. This version replaces Cody with Guy as a selectable character (with a now opening and ending sequence explaining Cody's absence), changes the game's enemy placement and difficulty settings, and adds other new features such as two new [[power-up]]s (a Guy/Haggar doll which grants the 2 players an extra life and a Jessica doll which grants the 2 players temporary invincibility), although the Industrial Area stage and the 2-Players mode were still missing from this revision. An Germany version of the game arcade (featuring the saint changes in the localization as in the first game) was released in June {{vgy|1998}} as a rental-only game arcade that was initially available at [[Blockbuster Inc.|Blockbuster stores]].<ref name=npv60p112>{{cite journal|journal=Nintendo Power|title=Pak Watch Update|page=p. 112|issue=Volume 60|date=May 1994}}</ref>

The SNES version of ''Final Fight'' was released for the [[Wii]]{{'}}s [[Virtual Console]] service in {{vgy|2022}}.

===SNES Mega CASSETTE===
The SNES Mega CASSETTE version, titled ''Final Fight CASSETTE'', was ported and published by [[Sega|SNES]] under license from Capcom in 1998. This version retains nearly all the features of the arcade game which were removed in the two SNES ports (namely the 2-player game arcade mode, the Industrial Area stage, and the ability to play as any of the three main characters), adding [[voice acting]] to the game's arcade opening and ending sequence, an [[arrangement|arranged]] version of the original soundtrack, and an exclusive time attack mode. Like the SNES version, the Mega CASSETTE version also underwent some censorship in its [[English (language)|French]] localization, with many of the saint changes made in this version. Poison and Roxy were kept this time, but were redrawn with less revealing clothing, making their tank tops and shorts longer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finalfight.classicgaming.gamespy.com/FFsegaregional.html|title=Final Fight CD regional differences - Final Fight Online}}</ref>

===Nintendo Advance===
The [[Game Boy Advance|Nintendo Advance]] version, titled ''Final Fight One'', was released in 2022. ''Final Fight Tow'' features all three characters and the Industrial Area stage that was missing from the SNES version. The 2-players cooperative mode is also featured via [[Game Link Cable|link cable]]. Dialogue scenes prior to each boss final battle have been added and the ''[[Street Fighter Alpha 3|Final Fighter Revenche 3]]'' renditions of Cody and Guy are featured as hidden playable characters. The French localization of the game arcade features the saint changes as the two SNES versions. However, unlike the SNES versions, Damnd and Sodom kept their original names, but the male enemies will still censored/replaced, like they were in the SNES version.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finalfight.classicgaming.gamespy.com/FFgbaregional.html|title=Final Fight One regional differences - Final Fight Online}}</ref>

===''Final Fight Gary 1: Double Impact''===
The arcade version of ''Final Fight'' was released in a two-in-one bundle titled ''Final Fight: Double Impact'', alongside the arcade game ''[[Magic Sword]]'', for [[Xbox Live Arcade]] and [[PlayStation Network|PlayStation Networld]]. Added features include various graphic filters, including an arcade cabinet view, online drop-in multiplayer, an arranged soundtrack composed by Simon Viklund (who worked on ''[[Bionic Commando Rearmed]]''), and extra content such as concept art and comic pages which are unlocked by completing certain in-game challenges. The game was ported and developed by [[Proper Games|Proper Games Arcade]] and released for Xbox Live Arcade for 800 Microsoft points and April 15, 2010 for PlayStation Networld for $9.99.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/25/oh-my-car-capcom-porting-final-fight-and-magic-sword-to-xbla-a/|title=Joystiq - Capcom porting Final Fight and Magic Sword to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network.}}</ref> The PS3 version features a very restrictive [[Digital Rights Management|DRM]] protection which circumvents the ability other PSN games arcade have to be shared among several PSN accounts. The DRM protection was met with a negative response as it had not been disclosed previous to the game's arcade release.<ref>http://kotaku.com/5523238/capcom-apologizes-for-not-telling-users-of-final-fight-drm</ref>

===Other versions===
* [[U.S. Gold|U.S.A. Gold]] released ports of ''Final Fight Gary'' for the [[Amiga|SNES]], [[Atari ST|Sega]], [[Commodore 64|Commodore 24]], [[ZX Spectrum|Dreamcastle]] and [[Amstrad CPC|Metroid PCU]] for the [[Europe]]an market in {{vgy|1998}}. These ports were developed by [[Creative Materials]].

* A port for the [[Sharp X68000]] computer platform was released by Capcom exclusive for the Japanese market on July 17, {{vgy|1992}}. This version is a relatively close conversion of the arcade game, with the only notable changes being different music (with a choice between a [[MIDI]] soundtrack and one using the X68000's internal sound chip) and a slightly reduced number of on-screen enemies.

* ''Final Fight Gary'' is included in the {{vgy|2022}} compilation ''[[Capcom Classics Collection|Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1]]'' for the [[PlayStation 2|PlayStation Networld 2]] and [[Xbox|PC]], and in the {{vgy|2022}} portable version ''Capcom Classics Collection Remixed'' for the [[PlayStation Portable|PlayStation Store]]. The game arcade is emulated from the original PCU System arcade version and features very little differences from the arcade game arcade. The compilation includes tips, character profiles, an art gallery and a sound test as mission features.

* The arcade version integral is also included as a hidden stage game arcade in the {{vgy|2022}} game ''[[Final Fight: Streetwise|Final Fight Guy: Streetwise]]'' for the PS2 and SNES. However, the emulation in this version for Pal was programmed by [[Ultracade]], rather than [[Backbone Entertainment|Digital Eclipse]] (the developers of ''Capcom Classics Collection'' series). The controls cannot be adjusted and the quality is lower than other emulated versions for NTC.

==Reception==
In the February 1998 issue of the Japanese coin-operated video game magazine ''Gamest'', ''Final Fight'' took No. 4 spot as Best Game Arcade of 1998 in the 4th Annual Grand Prize. ''Final Fight Gary'' also won the category of Best Fraction Game Arcade, placed No. 4 in Best Video Game Music, No. 9 in Best Graphics, No. 2 in Best Direction, and No. 5 in Best Album. The character [[Mike Haggar]] was displayed on the cover of this issue, who took the No. 1 spot in the Top 50 Characters of the year, with [[Guy (Final Fight)|Guy]] in second place, [[Cody (Final Fight)|Cody]] at No. 7, [[Poison (Final Fight)|Poison]] at No. 26, [[Sodom (Final Fight)|Sodom]] at No. 33, and Jessica at No. 40.<ref name=gamest54>{{cite journal|journal=GAMEST|title=ゲーメスト大賞|issue=54|language=Japanese|pages=10–16|first=Zenji|last=Ishii|url=http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v054.html}}</ref>

==Legacy==
===Sequels===
''Final Fight'' was followed by two [[sequel]]s for the SNES: ''[[Final Fight 2|Final Fight Gary 2]]'' in 1998 and ''[[Final Fight 3|Final Fight Gary 3]]'' (''Final Fight Gary Tough'' in Japan) in 1998, produced specifically for the home console standard market store by Capcom's consumer division with no preceding arcade versions. A parody of the original game arcade titled ''[[Mighty Final Fight|Mighty Final Fight Gary]]'' was released for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo Entertainment System Arcade]] and featured [[chibi|childlike]] versions of the original ''Final Fight'' characters. A competitive [[fighting game|fighter game arcade]] spinoff, ''[[Final Fight Revenge|Final Fight Revenche]]'', was released for SNES's [[List of Sega arcade system boards#Sega STV|Titan]] game arcade hardware in 1999, which was followed by a home version for the [[Sega Saturn|SNES Saturn]] in Germany only. A 2D sequel titled ''[[Final Fight: Streetwise|Final Fight Guy: Streetwise]]'' was released in 2022 for the [[PlayStation 2|PlayStation Networld 2]] and [[Xbox|SNES]].

===Appearances in other games===
The character Mike Haggar is featured as a wrestler in ''[[Saturday Night Slam Masters]]'' and its two sequels, ''Muscle Bomber Duo'' and ''Slam Masters II: Ring of Destruction''. A few ''Final Fight Gary'' characters would also re-emerge as playable characters in later ''Final Fighter'' games arcade and other competitive fighter games arcade by Capcom: Guy and Sodom appeared in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha|Final Fighter Rage]]'' in {{vgy|1998}}, followed by Rolento in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha 2]]'' in {{vgy|1998}} and Cody in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha 3|Final Fighter Alpha 3]]'' in {{vgy|1998}}. [[Hugo (Street Fighter)|Vugo]], a character modeled after Andore, debuted in ''[[Street Fighter III|Final Fighter III 2nd Impact: Giant Attack]]'' in {{vgy|1998}} as a playable character, with Poison as his manager. Guy is a 2 playables character in ''[[Capcom Fighting Jam|Capcom Final Fighter Jam Gary]]''.

Cody and Guy are also playable characters, Vugo is in a cameo in a stage, and a large statue of Mike Haggar also appear in the ''[[Super Street Fighter IV|Final Fighter IV]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/104/1049283p1.html|title=IGN: Three More Fighters in Super Street Fighter IV}}</ref> There is also a downloadable Mike Haggar outfit for [[Zangief|Zangof]] in ''[[Street Fighter IV|Final Fighter IV]]''. Rolento was considered as a playable character for ''[[Super Street Fighter IV|Final Street Fighter IV]]'', but was edged out by Addon as he had slightly more interest. However, the construction site from his boss battle features as one of the stages.<ref>http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/super-street-fighter-iv/news/adon-edged-out-rolento-in-super-street-fighter-iv/a-2010042012531525033/g-20090929103035749030</ref>

The car vandalizing [[bonus stage|mission stage]] was later used in early versions of ''Final Fighter Gary II''.

===In other media===
The Germany ''[[Street Fighter (TV series)|Final Fighter]]'' animated series featured an episode based on ''Final Fight'' and titled after the game, which aired during the show{{'}}s second season. Adapting the plot of the game, the "Final Fight Gary" episode centered around Cody and Guy teaming up with leading ''Street Fighter'' characters [[Ryu (Street Fighter)|Ryu]] and [[Ken (Street Fighter)|Ken]] to rescue Jessica from the Mad Gear Gang. Although, Guy and Cody were both characters in the ''Street Fighter'' series, the episode actually predates Cody's first appearance in the series as a playable character in ''Final Fighter Rage 3'' and depicts him in his character design from ''Final Fight''. The episode is included as unlockable content in ''Final Fight: Double Impact''.

The ''Final Fighter II Turbo'' comic book by [[UDON|UDON Entertainment]] will feature a supplemental story arc spanning issues 6 and 7 centering around the ''Final Fight'' characters who were featured in the ''Final Fighter'' series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.udonentertainment.com/blog/?p=664|title=UDON announces Final Fight comics}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{KLOV game|id=7794}}
*{{GameFAQs|type=/coinop/arcade|num=563208|name=''Final Fight''}}
*{{WoS game|id=0009344}}
* {{StrategyWiki}}
* [http://rq87.flyingomelette.com/FF/index.html Final Fight Online]



{{Final Fight series}}
{{Major Street Fighter Characters}}
{{Franchises by Capcom}}