Final Fight is a Capcom beat 'em up that reached Japanese arcades in 1989 and North America in January 1990. It began life as Street Fighter '89, a sequel to Street Fighter, but became a beat 'em up and was renamed after feedback from operators. Akira Nishitani and Akira Yasuda designed it and Yoshiki Okamoto produced it; the Mad Gear gang is named after Capcom's 1987 racing game Mad Gear.
The arcade game was a hit: about 30,000 units were sold, and it was Japan's highest-grossing arcade game of 1990. The Super NES version followed in Japan on 21 December 1990 and sold about 1.5 million cartridges, but it lost two-player co-op, the playable Guy and the Industrial Area stage.
Capcom answered with Final Fight Guy in 1992, which swapped Cody for Guy, and the Sega CD and Game Boy Advance versions later restored the missing content. The series sold about 3.2 million units on home systems.1
Names and releases
| Region | Title on the box | Platform | Date | Publisher | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Final Fight | Arcade | January 1990 | Capcom | 1 |
| NA | Final Fight | SNES | Nov 10, 1991 | Capcom | 1 |
| NA | Final Fight CD | Sega CD | April 1993 | Sega | 1 |
| JP | ファイナルファイトFainaru FaitoEnglish Wikipedia gives 25 November 1989, Japanese Wikipedia 14 December 1989 | Arcade | 1989 | Capcom | 1 |
| JP | ファイナルファイトFainaru FaitoSuper Famicom | SNES | Dec 21, 1990 | Capcom | 1 |
| EU | Final Fighthome computer ports developed by Creative Materials; Atari ST version also 1991 | Amiga | 1991 | U.S. Gold | 1 |
| JP | ファイナルファイト・ガイFainaru Faito GaiFinal Fight Guy revision; North America June 1994 | SNES | Mar 20, 1992 | Capcom | 1 |
| JP | ファイナルファイトFainaru Faito | X68000 | Jul 17, 1992 | Capcom | 1 |
| EU | Final FightPAL | SNES | Dec 10, 1992 | — | 1 |
| JP | ファイナルファイトCDFainaru Faito CDMega-CD; English Wikipedia gives 26 March 1993, Japanese Wikipedia 2 April 1993; developed by A Wave | Sega CD | 1993 | Sega | 1 |
| JP | ファイナルファイトONEFainaru Faito Wandeveloped by Sun-Tec; North America 2001-09-26 as Final Fight One | Game Boy Advance | May 25, 2001 | Capcom | 1 |
| JP | ファイナルファイトFainaru FaitoVirtual Console (Super Famicom version) | Wii | Apr 17, 2007 | Capcom | 2 |
| WW | Final Fight: Double ImpactPlayStation Network | PlayStation 3 | Apr 15, 2010 | Capcom | 1 |
| WW | Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundlecollection; also on consoles | Windows | 2018 | Capcom | 1 |
| WW | Capcom Arcade Stadiumarcade version; PS4, Xbox One and PC versions of the collection 2021-05-25 per Japanese Wikipedia | Switch | Feb 18, 2021 | Capcom | 2 |
Also known as: ファイナルファイト JP2Fainaru Faito JP2Street Fighter '89 WW1Final Fight Guy WW1ファイナルファイトCD JP2Final Fight CD NA1Final Fight One WW1
Version differences
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ContentSuper NES
The Super NES version dropped two-player co-op, the Industrial Area stage and the playable Guy, and shows no more than three enemies on screen at once.2
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CensorshipSuper NES (English)
The English Super NES release renamed Damnd and Sodom to Thrasher and Katana, replaced the female enemies Poison and Roxy with the male Billy and Sid, removed alcohol references and blood, and redrew Belger's wheelchair.1
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ContentFinal Fight Guy (Super NES)
Final Fight Guy replaced Cody with Guy and added four difficulty settings, but the Industrial Area and two-player mode are still missing.1
Where to play legally today
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Steam Purchase
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Steam Purchase
Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle
Arcade version in a collection of Capcom beat 'em ups
Checked: 2026-10-134store.steampowered.com
Reception
About 30,000 arcade units were sold worldwide. Final Fight was Japan's highest-grossing arcade game of 1990 and America's top-grossing arcade conversion kit of 1990, and it won Gamest's Best Game award for 1990. The Super NES version sold about 1.5 million cartridges.1
In lists
Sources
- 1en.wikipedia.org
- 2ja.wikipedia.org
- 3store.steampowered.com
- 4store.steampowered.com
- 5store.steampowered.com
Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13
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