Games involving any kind of martial art
Karate, Jujutsu, Kung Fu, samurai warriors, ninjas, etc. Martial arts were a major source of inspiration for classic video games like the Double Dragon series, Dragon Ninja, Karateka, The Last Ninja, the Ninja Gaiden series and many other fighting and beat'em up games.
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Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja
DOS1988protected Data East
Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the president? If that line doesn’t make you want to punch a ninja through a hotdog stand, nothing will. Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja is peak 80s: mullets, muscles, and more side-scrolling be...
Battle Arena Toshinden
DOS1996 Tamsoft Corporation
Battle Arena Toshinden was the first game in the Toshinden series and was originally released for the Sony PlayStation in 1995 and later for DOS. Battle Arena Toshinden introduced 3D graphics to the fighting game genre, allow...
Budokan: the Martial Spirit
DOS1989 Electronic Arts
Ah, Budokan, the game where patience and discipline meet awkwardly slow combat and the occasional flying kick. You play as a martial arts student training in various dojos, culminating in a tournament that’s less Enter the D...
Bushido
DOS1983 Ebenel enterprises
Step into feudal Japan with Bushido, a game that tries to simulate samurai life on a machine barely capable of rendering a convincing circle. Still, there’s something charming in its ambition. You duel, you train, you try to...
Double Dragon
DOS1988 Technos Japan
First Samurai
DOS1992 Vivid Image
First Samurai is a classic action-platformer game originally released in 1991. The game was initially available on the Amiga and Atari ST, with later ports to the Commodore 64, DOS, and Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).&...
International Ninja Rabbits
DOS1991 Flair Software
Karateka
DOS1986 Broderbund
Karateka is a martial arts themed action / fighting game released by Broderbund in 1986 for DOS. Karateka is the first game designed by Jordan Mechner, the father of the Prince of Persia franchise. Karateka was also publ...
Last Ninja
DOS1988 System 3
Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance
DOS1990 System 3
Moebius
DOS1987 Origin Systems
Mortal Kombat
DOS1993protected Midway Manufacturing Company
Mortal Kombat is one of the most popular one-on-one fighting games, and it's no surprise that it has spawned numerous sequels. Players choose from seven digitized characters and battle their way to the top, facing all other oppone...
Mortal Kombat 2
DOS1994protecteddemo Midway Manufacturing Company
Mortal Kombat II is an arcade fighting game released by Midway in 1993. It's the sequel to the original Mortal Kombat (1992). The game introduced several new fighters, including Kitana, Mileena, Baraka, and Jax, alongside ret...
Mortal Kombat 3
DOS1995protected Midway Manufacturing Company
Mortal Kombat 3 is a fighting action game developed by Midway Manufacturing Company and released by GT Interactive Software in 1995 for DOS and Windows as well as for many other platforms. Mortal Kombat 3 is the third chapter of t...
Ninja
DOS1986 Acclaim Entertainment
Ninja Gaiden
DOS1990 Tecmo
Ninja Gaiden, released in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and later to other platforms, is a side-scrolling action-platformer developed by Tecmo. It follows the story of Ryu Hayabusa, a skilled ninja on a quest fo...
Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos
DOS1990 Tecmo
Ninja Rabbits
DOS1992 Villa Crespo Software
No Exit
DOS1990 Coktel Vision
Panza Kick Boxing
DOS1991 Loriciels
Panza Kick Boxing is a video game released in 1990 for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, DOS, and ZX Spectrum platforms. It was developed and published by Loriciel. The game is named after André Panza, a well-...
Renegade
DOS1988 Technos Japan
Sango Fighter 2
DOS1995freeware Panda Entertainment Technology Co.
Shadow Knights
DOS1990 Softdisk Publishing
Shadow Warrior
DOS1997protected 3d Realms
Shinobi
DOS1989 Sega
Shogun
DOS1986 Virgin Interactive
Street Fighter
DOS1988 Capcom
Street Fighter 2
DOS1992 Capcom
Street Fighter II is a classic arcade fighting game developed and published by Capcom. It was first released in 1991 as a sequel to the original Street Fighter. Street Fighter II is widely regarded as one of the most influential a...
Street Fighter 2 Championship Edition
DOS1996 Capcom
Super Street Fighter 2
DOS1996 Capcom
Super Street Fighter II is an enhanced version of the iconic arcade fighting game Street Fighter II, developed and published by Capcom. It was released in 1993 as an upgrade to Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting and introduce...
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