Before Street Fighter II.

[A Sprite]

What are the best one on one fighting games?

 

Any still hold up today?

 

- A Yie Ar Kung Fu Fan.

[iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin]

International Karate+

 

(C64, Amiga.....)

[Emehr]

Karate Champ!

[mbd30]

I was _obsessed_ with Yie Ar Kung Fu as a kid. Loved figuring out strategies for defeating all the different fighters. 20 years later and I still can't defeat the final guy.

 

Does "Mike Tyson's Punch-Out" count as a one-on-one fighting game?

[7800Lover]

If it's not counting the original Street Fighter (the first game not the second), it would be a toss-up between Karate Champ and Punch-Out (the arcade game).

[DragonmasterDan]

I like Ring King.

[shadow460]

Chuck Norris Superkicks requires some one on one fighting. Does it count?

[CARTRIDGE STEALER]

the original street fighter, hands down. that was the mother of all head to head fighting games.

[Prodos8]

Apple II Karateka and Moebius was pretty good.

[Atarifever]

Hardcore Gaming 101 has a story on it:

http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/fighters/fighters.htm

[thomasholzer]

[jboypacman]

I would say either Kung-Fu Master or Karate Champ.

[Crazy Climber]

The Neo Geo has several, not sure if that was really "before" Street Fighter 2 though. My vote would be for Karate Champ, lot's of fond memories on that one...

[Gregory DG]

Eh... Karate Champ and Double Dragon.

[kyle]

Double Dragon and Kung Fu Master aren't one on one. Though I do like both better than Steet Fighter II.

Edited December 17, 2007 by kyle

[Student Driver]

International Karate+

 

(C64, Amiga.....)

 

I don't mean this to sound like I'm dismissing your choice-- it's a choice I've seen echoed many a time by UK gamers, that IK+ was a great game-- but I'm curious: why is a Karate Champ clone routinely held in higher regard than Karate Champ? Does it add more to the KC formula, or was KC not as well known in the UK?

[Lord Helmet]

Karate Champ is a great game. I think that the 2 joystick thing is something that could be used again for a fighting game. I'm surprised that no other games use this configuration. It makes you actually learn moves rather than getting lucky with button mashes

[Quadhorn]

Title Match Pro Wrestling and RealSports Boxing...?

[PressureCooker2600]

I'm one of the biggest 'Mike Tyson's Punch Out' fans. One of the best fighting games ever.

 

Still haven't beaten Tyson or Mr. Dream.....but I've gotten close a few times.

 

Super Punch-Out was great too....but it didn't have that "feeling" that MTPO had.

 

And.....I, too, am a Yie Ar Kung Fu fan. Played the hell outta it at the local Pizza Hut years back.