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Plus 9/10's of you haven't played smash seriously anyway to know, whereas I've played all fighting games since SF2, so I know what I'm talking about when I say shit.
I don't know if that's hilarious in how absurd a lie it is, or utterly pathetic.
So you've played all of these games?
Fighting games that use 2D sprites. Games tend to emphasize height based (high, medium, low) attacks and jumping.
* Aggressors of Dark Kombat - ADK
* Angel Eyes - Tecmo
* Akatsuki Blitzkampf - Subtle Style
* Akatsuki Blitzkampf Ausf Achse - Subtle Style
* Arcana Heart - Examu
* Arcana Heart 2 - Examu
* Art of Fighting series - SNK
o Art of Fighting
o Art of Fighting 2
o Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior
o Art of Fighting Anthology
* Astra Super Stars - Sunsoft
* Asura series - Fuuki
o Asura Blade: Sword Of Dynasty
o Asura Buster: Eternal Warriors
* Asuka 120% series - Fill-in-Cafe
o Asuka 120% Burning Fest.
o Asuka 120% excellent Burning Fest.
o Asuka 120% Maxima Burning Fest.
o Asuka 120% special Burning Fest.
o Asuka 120% limited Burning Fest.
o Asuka 120% final Burning Fest.
o Asuka 120% return Burning Fest.
o Asuka 120% LimitOver Burning Fest.
* Avengers in Galactic Storm - Data East
* Babel Sword - TsMUGEN
* Battle Blaze - American Sammy
* Battle Beast - 7th Level
* Battle K-Road - Psikyo
* Battle Monsters - Naxat Soft
* Battle Tycoon: Flash Hiders SFX - Right Stuff
* BattleCry - Home Data
* Barbarian series - Palace Software
o Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior/Death Sword
o Barbarian II: Dungeons of Drax/Death Sword II
* Best of the Best: Championship Karate - Futura
* Bible Fight - Pop & Co
* Big Bang Beat - NRF
* Bikini Karate Babes - Creative Edge Studios
* Blandia - Allumer
* BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger - Arc System Works
* BloodStorm - Incredible Technologies
* Body Blows series - Team17
* Bounces - Denton Designs
* Breakers/Breakers Revenge - Visco
* Brian Jack's Uchi Mata - Andy Walker/Paul Hodgson
* Brutal: Paws of Fury series - GameTek
* Budokan: The Martial Spirit - Electronic Arts
* Burning Rival - Sega
* Capcom Fighting Evolution - Capcom
* Chinese Hero - Taiyo System
* Chaos Breaker - Eolith
* Clay Fighter series - Visual Concepts
* Cosmic Carnage - Sega
* Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness - Capcom
* Darkstalkers/Vampire Savior series - Capcom
* Dino Rex - Taito
* Draglade series - Dimps
o Custom Beat Battle: Draglade -
o Draglade 2
* Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story - Virgin
* Dragon Ball Z (Arcade) - Banpresto
* Dragon Master - Unico
* Dragoon Might - Konami
* Dual Heroes - Hudson Soft
* Elfmania - Terramarque
* Eternal Champions series Sega
* Eternal Fighter Zero Tasogare Frontier
* The Fallen Angels/Daraku Tenshi - Psikyo
* Fatal Fury/Garou Densetsu series - SNK
* Fighter's History series - Data East
* Fist of the North Star - Arc System Works
* Fight Fever - Viccom
* Fu'un series - SNK
o Savage Reign
o Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle
* Galaxy Fight - Sunsoft
* Glove on Fight French-Bread
* Guilty Gear series - Arc System Works
* Gundam: Battle Assault series - Bandai
* Immaterial and Missing Power - Twilight Frontier/Team Shanghai Alice
* InuYasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale - Bandai
* International Karate series - System 3
* Hitman Reborn! DS: Flame Rumble - Tomy
* Holosseum - Sega
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure/JoJo's Venture - Capcom
* Joy Mech Fight - Nintendo
* Jump Stars series - Ganbarion
* Justice League Task Force - Blizzard Entertainment
* Kabuki Klash
* Karate - Ultravision
* Karate Champ - Technos Japan Corporation
* Karateka - Jordan Mechner
* Kasumi Ninja - Hand Made Software
* Killer Instinct series - Rareware
o Killer Instinct
o Killer Instinct 2
o Killer Instinct Gold
* The Killing Blade - IGS
* The King of Fighters series - SNK
* Konjiki no Gash Bell Yuujou no Zakeru 2 - Banpresto
* Konjiki no Gash Bell Yuujou no Zakeru Dream Tag Tournament - Banpresto
* The Last Blade series - SNK
* Maribato - DK Soft
* Martial Masters - IGS
* Martial Champion - Konami
* Marvel vs. Capcom series - Capcom
* Melty Blood - Type-Moon/French-Bread
* Metal & Lace: Battle of the Robo Babes - Forest
* MONSTER - 8105 Graphics
* Mortal Kombat series - Midway
o Mortal Kombat
o Mortal Kombat II
o Mortal Kombat 3
o Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
o Mortal Kombat Trilogy
* Neo Geo Battle Coliseum - SNK
* New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Duel - Natsume Co., Ltd
* Ninja Master's - ADK
* One Must Fall: 2097 - Epic Games
* Operation Ragnagard
* Osu!! Karate Bu - Culture Brain
* Queen of Heart - Watanabe Seisakujo
* Pit-Fighter - Atari Games
* Power Instinct/Goketsuji Ichizoku series - Atlus
o Power Instinct
o Power Instinct 2
o Power Instinct Legends
o Groove on Fight
o Power Instinct Matrimelee
o Power Instinct Bonnou no Kaihou
* Power Moves - Kaneko
* Pretty Fighter/Seifuku Densetsu - Imagineer
* Primal Rage series - Atari Games
* Red Earth/Warzard - Capcom
* Rage of the Dragons - Evoga/Noise Factory
* Rise of the Robots series - Mirage Media
* Rumble Fish series - Dimps
* Sango Fighter series - Panda Entertainment
* Sailor Moon series - Angel
* Samurai Shodown/Samurai Spirits series - SNK
* Scarlet Weather Rhapsody - Twilight Frontier/Team Shanghai Alice
* SD Hiryu No Ken Golden Fighter
* Sengoku Basara X - Capcom
* Shaq-Fu - Delphine
* SNK Gals' Fighters - SNK
* SNK vs. Capcom series - Capcom/SNK
* Spectral Vs. Generation - IGS
* Street Fighter series - Capcom
o Street Fighter
o Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
o Street Fighter II′ Turbo: Hyper Fighting
o Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
o Super Street Fighter II Turbo
o Hyper Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Edition
o Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams
o Street Fighter Alpha 2
o Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha
o Street Fighter Alpha 3
o Street Fighter Alpha Anthology
o Street Fighter III
o Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact: Giant Attack
o Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike: Fight for the Future
o Street Fighter: The Movie - IT/Capcom
o X-Men vs. Street Fighter
o Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
* Strip Fighter 2
* Super Fighter - C&E
* Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix - Capcom
* Swashbuckler - Paul Stephenson
* Tao Taido - Video Systems
* Tattoo Assassins - Data East
* Tatsunoko Fight
* Time Killers - Incredible Technologies
* Tuff E Nuff/Dead Dance - Jaleco
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters - Konami
* Uchuu no Kishi: Tekkaman Blade - Bec
* Ultra Vortek - Atari
* Untouchable - Creative Edge Studios
* Urban Champion - Nintendo
* Variable Geo - TGL/Giga
* Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer - Technos
* Waku Waku 7 - Sunsoft
* Warriors of Elysia - Creative Edge Studios
* The Way of the Exploding Fist - Beam Software
* Way of the Warrior - Naughty Dog
* Weaponlord - Visual Concepts
* World Heroes series - ADK/SNK
* Yie Ar Kung-Fu series - Imagine Entertainment/Konami
* Yu Yu Hakusho Final - Namcot
* Zatch Bell! Electric Arena/ Konjiki no Gash Bell! Yuujou no Zakeru - Banpresto
2.5D versus fighting games are displayed in full 3D graphics, but the gameplay is based on 2D style games, via traditional style (Street Fighter IV), or via sidescrolling style (Smash Bros.).
* Battle Fantasia - Arc System Works
* Battle Stadium D.O.N. - 8ing/Q Entertainment
* Digimon Rumble Arena series - Namco Bandai Games
* Dream Mix TV World Fighters - Hudson
* Fate/Unlimited Codes - Capcom
* Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Go! Go! Mamono Fight!! - 8ing
* Hinokakera - Reddish Region
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series - Bandai Namco
* One Piece: Gear Spirit - Bandai
* Rakuga Kids - Konami
* Rival Schools series - Capcom
o Rival Schools: United By Fate
o Project Justice
* Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble - Capcom
* Street Fighter EX series - Arika
* Street Fighter IV - Capcom
* Super Smash Bros
Unlike 2D and 2.5D fighters, these fighters can be played with full 3D movement. These often emphasize sidestepping and interactive environments.
* Battle Arena Toshinden series - Tamsoft
* Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. - Saffire
* Bloody Roar/Beastorizer series - Hudson/Eighting/Raizing
* Buriki One - SNK
* Capcom Fighting All-Stars - Capcom
* Cardinal Syn - Kronos
* Celebrity Deathmatch - Big Ape
* Colosseum: Road to Freedom - Ertain
* Criticom - Kronos
* Custom Robo series - Noise
* Dark Rift - Kronos
* Dead or Alive series - Team Ninja
* Deadly Arts
* Def Jam series Aki/EA Canada/EA Chicago
* Destrega - Koei
* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai series - Dimps
* Ehrgeiz - Dream Factory
* Evil Zone - YUKE's Future Media Creators
* Exteel - NCsoft (MMO)
* Fate/tiger colosseum - cavia, inc./TYPE MOON
* Fight for Life - Atari
* Fighter's Destiny series - Imagineer/Genki
* Fighter's Impact series - Taito
o Fighter's Impact
o Fighter's Impact A
* Fighting Layer - Arika
* Fighting Vipers - Sega-AM2
* Final Fight Revenge - Capcom
* Flying Dragon - Culture Brain
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Dream Carnival - 8ing/Raizing
* FX Fighter series - Argonaut Games
o FX Fighter
o FX Fighter Turbo
* Groove Adventure Rave: Fighting Live - Konami
* Heaven's Gate - Atlus
* Iron and Blood - Take-Two Interactive
* Kabuki Warriors - Genki (company)/Lightweight
* KOF: Maximum Impact series - SNK
* Kakuto Chojin: Back Alley Brutal -Dream Publishing
* Kensei: Sacred Fist - Konami
* Kung Fu Chaos - Just Add Monsters/Microsoft Game Studios
* Kwonho - Radio Games
* Legend of the Dragon - The Games Factory
* Mace: The Dark Age - Midway
* Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects - Nihilistic/EA Canada/Team Fusion
* Mortal Kombat series - Midway
o Mortal Kombat 4
o Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
o Mortal Kombat: Deception
o Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja (series)
* One Must Fall: Battlegrounds
* One Piece series - Ganbarion
* Power Stone series - Capcom
* Poy Poy series - Konami
o Poy Poy
o Poy Poy 2
* Psychic Force series - Taito/Acclaim
* Robo Pit - Kokopeli
* Rumble Roses series - YUKE's Future Media Creators/Konami
* Shadow Of Rome - Capcom
* Shaolin (Video game) - THQ
* Sonic The Fighters - Sega-AM2
* Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi - LucasArts
* Soul series - Namco
* Stake: Fortune Fighters - Gameness
* Star Gladiator series - Capcom
* Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus - Studio Gigante
* Tech Romancer - Capcom
* Tekken series - Namco
* Tenth Degree - Atari
* Thrill Kill - Paradox Development
* Tobal series - Dream Factory Co., Ltd.
* Tom and Jerry: War of the Whiskers - VIS Entertainment
* Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals - Takara
* Virtua Fighter series - Sega-AM2
* War Gods - Midway
* Warpath: Jurassic Park - Black Ops Entertainment/DreamWorks Interactive
* Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style - Paradox Development
* X-men fighting games - Paradox Development/Activision
o X-Men: Mutant Academy
o X-Men: Mutant Academy 2
o X-Men: Next Dimension
* Xena: Warrior Princess: The Talisman of Fate - Saffire
* Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament - Digital Fiction
* Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles/ Konjiki no Gash Bell! Yuujou no Tag Battle 2 - 8ing/Raizing
* Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury/ Konjiki no Gash Bell! Gekitou! Saikyou no Mamonotachi - Mechanic Arms
Adding melee weapons to a versus fighting game often makes attack range more of a factor.
* Battle Blaze - American Sammy
* Blandia - Allumer
* Dragoon Might - Konami
* The Last Blade series - SNK Playmore
* Ninja Master's Haou Ninpou-ko - Alpha Denshi
* Red Earth
* Savage Reign - SNK Playmore
* Samurai Shodown/Samurai Spirits series - SNK Playmore
* Time Killers - Strata
* WeaponLord - Namco
* Battle Arena Toshinden series - Tamsoft
* Bleach (video game series)
* Bushido Blade series - Square-Enix/Lightweight
o Bushido Blade
o Bushido Blade 2
* Criticom - Kronos Digital Entertainment/Vic Tokai
* Dark Rift - Kronos Digital Entertainment/Vic Tokai
* Dynasty Warriors (Playstation) - Koei
* Last Bronx - Sega-AM3
* Mace: The Dark Age - Midway
* Mortal Kombat series - Midway
o Mortal Kombat 4
o Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
o Mortal Kombat: Deception
o Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
* Samurai Shodown 3D series - SNK
o Samurai Shodown 64 - SNK
o Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage - SNK
o Samurai Spirits Sen/Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny - SNK Playmore
* Soul series - Namco
* Star Gladiator series - Capcom
* Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi - Lucasarts
Fighting games that feature 'tag-teaming' as the core gameplay element. Other fighters feature tag-teaming as a separate mode.
* Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle - SNK
* Marvel vs. Capcom series - Capcom
* Neo Geo Battle Coliseum - SNK
* The King of Fighters 2003 - SNK
* Rage of the Dragons - Evoga/Noise Factory
* Konjiki no Gash Bell! Yuujou no Zakeru Dream Tag Tournament - Banpresto
* Dead or Alive series - Tecmo(Available via mode)
o Dead or Alive 2
o Dead or Alive 3
o Dead or Alive 4
* Street Fighter EX3 - Arika/Capcom(Available via mode)
* Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4 - Eighting/D3 Publisher/Takara Tomy
* Tekken Tag Tournament - Namco