Karateka - Meynaf wows the Amiga community with a new ST/Amiga port!

Earok who we know from the Amiga CD32 releases has just informed us of a new Atari ST to Amiga port by meynaf called 'Karateka', that has been made available via the EAB forums. This fighting game was originally designed by Jordan Mechner who is best known for Prince of Persia and was released on Apple II, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari 7800, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Famicom, ZX Spectrum, MSX and Game Boy, with the Atari ST version being the best graphically .....Until now.

Mortal Kombat Tech Demo release by Jinroh for the Atari 2600

This above image may not look like much in the grand scheme of things, but this is actually a 2015 Atari 2600 Tech Demo from a fan based developer of ' Mortal Kombat ', which was a hard hitting fighting game originally by Midway Games in 1992 for the Arcades and ported home systems. This 2600 version was actually made in May/June, with a single frame Raiden sprite by Darry11970, and after sitting around on the hard drive for far too long, was finally released pre-Christmas.

Rise of the Robots : Special Edition - Retro beat em up enhanced for the Amiga CD32

Now here's a game I remember and not for the right reasons either, ' Rise of the Robots '; a fighting game by Mirage Studios / Time Warner Interactive released in 1994. Ask anyone today what they thought of the game and most likely they will tell you, to throw it away. Yes someone did actually say that to me. It was supposed to be a top quality fighting release with Robots battling it out, but just as the wiki says '  On release it became notorious in the video gaming industry for a myriad of crippling gameplay problems. Today it is generally considered one of the least successful and most critically reviled fighting games of its time. So what if I said to you Earok has released the ' Rise of the Robots : Special Edition ' which has given the original game a much needed overhaul, would you be interested? Well then read on!

Deadly Venoms - Seriously cool action packed brawler gets a double campaign!

Game Type : Action, Arcade, Beat em up
Developer : Firebutton
Developer Description : Deadly Venoms is an arcade-style brawler influenced by 80s Kung Fu movies and HipHop!  Battle waves of street punks, undead ninjas, flaming skull heads and roundhouse kick your way through 10 levels of fast paced, hard as Chuck Norris gameplay! Featuring arcade quality pixel art and a funkyass soundtrack from top videogame musicians such as Eirik Shurke (Spelunky/Hotline Miami). Deadly Venoms is heart pumping retro arcade action mixed with modern console-level replay value.

BAD ASS BABES - Episode 1 of a live action fighting game! (+18)

Before you get all worried and think we have been taken over by a dirty site, we haven't, nor have we gone completely insane. But what we have found is a 2D retro styled fighting game using live action sprites called 'BAD ASS BABES' by Thatcher Productions that was officially released on Gamejolt as episode 1. A very cheesy game indeed with some nudity contained within, you have a choice from a selection of ladies that must fight their way through mutant soldiers and hybrid alien experiments, to put an end to the alien race.

Shadow Fighter - A brilliant Amiga beat em up, now PC playable!

What's the best way to spend the early hours other than getting ready to go to bed? It's playing Amiga games on your PC thanks to The Company.PL! So here's the latest release and it's a brilliant game from 1994/5, 'Shadow Fighter' developed by N.A.P.S. and published by Gremlin Interactive.  If you thought Street Fighter was good, then this might be just worth your time.

Dungeons and Dragons The Rise of Warduke - A retro inspired beat em up that will amaze you!

We have decided to save the best to last, and wow have we got an incredible free game for you to play today! Prepare yourselves for one of the finest OpenBOR engine developed beat em' ups ever to grace your screens; it's 'Dungeons and Dragons The Rise of Warduke' created by Count Monte. A game that right from the word go, is a visual retro treat.

Slashers : The Power Battle - 2D fighter gets a Steam Greenlight campaign

Stun Games are pushing their 75K active player mobile game of 'Slashers : The Power Battle' towards the PC through Steam Greenlight. Bringing back the old 2D fighting game spirit of the retro era such as Street Fighter while remaining a challenge with simple game mechanics and tactical gameplay, you can also choose from 10 different fighters with unique abilities fighting it out with players all around the world online.

Rampage Knights - Beat em up with style through Steam early access

Rake in Grass, developers of the brilliant side scrolling shoot em up 'Jets'n'Guns' have set their sights on a completely different genre that combines both Golden Axe and the game play style similar to Binding of Isaac. Welcome to 'Rampage Knights', a co-op beat em up mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration, which you can play alone or with a friend online.

Street Fist 2 - Another Beat-Em-Up game fighting for your Steam Greenlight votes

There is something to be said about beat em ups, they are extremely popular! They can be found at the arcades, on your consoles or even on your home PC. So without further ado, here's another beat em up that is fighting for your Steam Greenlight votes, 'Street Fist 2' developed by Xdstudios.

Raging Justice - Retro inspired brawler through Steam Greenlight

Brawlers, beat em ups, fighters or what ever you may call them are extremely popular on this site. There is nothing better than getting into an unrealistic arcade fighting situation, giving someone the smack down and having no real life consequences. So here we are with 'Raging Justice', a retro inspired brawler developed by MakinGames that is currently going through a Steam Greenlight campaign.

Street Warriors - Beat em up crazy hacked for the C64

The last cheatable retro game of mention for today is 'Street Warriors'; a beat em up by Silverbird released in 1989 for the C64. Similar in style to such games as Double Dragon but in no way as good, you must punch and kick your way through multiple enemy types to reach the final boss.

Fatal Fury Final - SEEP punches it's way through to another OpenBOR release

SEEP are well known in the Indie/Retro scene of making very good fighting remakes of classic games such as Golden Axe, Ikari Warriors and Fighting Street using the OpenBOR engine. They are designed to be as close as possible to the originals while mixing it up with their own flavour. Well today they are back with another kick-ass fighting game in the form of Fatal Fury Final!

VHS Story - Can you train to be the ultimate fighter? (Steam Greenlight)

No sooner had we mentioned the previous Steam Greenlight campaign than another caught our eye. This is VHS Story by GameJamStudio, which has you tasked with developing your character to be either the ultimate fighter, a super-hero, a criminal or basically just giving up and wasting your life away getting fat on the couch. Think of it as The Sims mixed with Rambo as every bit of training takes more of your stamina and hunger. The harder you train the more you'll want to sleep and of course eat. But it is down to you to how far your character goes in life, will he sit around and be a couch potato or be rich with glory?

The world of Streets of Rage - My kick ass thoughts

The world of Streets of Rage, Write a review they said. I'll do Streets of Rage I said. I used to enjoy playing it, it will be fun and easy I said! Wow! How I underestimated that. Streets of rage 2 has to be one of my most favourite games EVER! So I do apologise to folks reading this if some biasing comes along during this article.

Parallel Worlds - Amiten Software's latest Amiga game!

Amiten Software INC has announced the demo release of a multi-directional fighting game for the Amiga. Released as a late Christmas gift, guide Marco the dwarf and her friend Elena the elf through the Kingdom of Cassiopeia in a parallel world to rescue the Wizard Fenix ​​from the clutches of his evil brother. Inspired by classic arcade games such as Ghosts'n'Goblins, Tiger Road or Rygar, Parallel Words is a decent enough Amiga game as you fight different creatures with weapon in hand in what feels like a Lord of the Rings backdrop.

3000 Kung Fu Maniacs Demo - C64 game tease by Psytronik Software

Behold the latest demo release from Psytronik Software! A 1 level playable C64 preview demo of an upcoming fighting game "3,000 Kung Fu Maniacs". According to TND The idea of this game is to help your Master of Awesome fight his way across the streets of Ninjasville, punching and kicking those evil ninjas out of the way. Programmed by Alf Yngve (Using SEUCK) & Richard Bayliss (Enhancements) this butt kicking fighting game is just another worthy Psytronik addition!

Karate Master 2 - Ass kicking realistic fighter now available!

Although we do love our platformers and shooters, let us not forget those ass kicking fighting games such as Karate Master 2, which has been released today for those who want to exchange blows. Developed by Crian Soft, Karate Master 2 : Knock Down Blow is for those of you who want a fun arcade fighting game but with extra added realism of training and character improvements. This could well be the best fighting game of 2014 but that's for you to decide.

Mortal Kombat CD32 Collection - Extreme fighting for the Amiga CD32 (+PC)

Earok has once again released another Amiga CD32 port collection and Mortal Kombat 1 and 2 are probably the most blood thirsty fighting games ever to appear on the Amiga. Originally released in the early 90's and ported to a number of platforms, you'll be able to pull of some awesome moves and special attacks before the final "Finish Him" take down. It has all the blood you could want in a fighting game and features some great finishing moves such as being able to rip the other players heads from their bodies.

Megaman Battle 3 - Retro Action Platformer gets a crossover!

There's probably not one person on this page who hasn't heard of Mega Man, the robotic kick ass character who originally started his action packed platforming days in the late 1980's. First released on the NES and one of Capcom's most prolific franchises, you can now play a fan based crossover fighting game with 18 of the characters from that original gaming classic.