Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters, known as Garō Densetsu: Shukumei no Tatakai in Japan, is a 1991 fighting game developed and published by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade. It was later ported to numerous home consoles, including the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 and Sega Genesis in 1993. Fatal Fury was SNK's first fighting game for the Neo Geo system, and served as the first entry in their Fatal Fury series. The three playable characters are the Bogard brothers Terry and Andy alongside their friend Joe Higashi. In the story they oppose their nemesis Geese Howard, the host of "The King of Fighters" tournament where the player must use martial arts to defeat enemies until becoming the champion and reaching Geese.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1991
- Developer
- SNK
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 25 November 1991 |
|---|---|
| Developer | SNK |
| Publisher | SNK |
| Platforms | Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade |
| Genres | Fighting |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1074008, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Fatal Fury: King of Fighters? How long to beat it
Total play time for Fatal Fury: King of Fighters is about 3.8 hours to do everything, and around 1.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 1.1h | 50 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 1.6h | 8 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 3.8h | 10 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Fatal Fury: King of Fighters sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Fatal Fury: King of Fighters lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 45ahead of 4% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 22ahead of 67% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
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Common questions about Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
What platforms is Fatal Fury: King of Fighters on?
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters is available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade. It first released in 1991.
Who made Fatal Fury: King of Fighters?
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters was developed by SNK and published by SNK.
How long does it take to beat Fatal Fury: King of Fighters?
about 1.1 hours for the main story, 1.6 hours with the main extras, 3.8 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.