FX Fighter

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FX Fighter
Developer(s)	Argonaut Games
Publisher(s)	GTE Entertainment
Release date(s)	(FX Fighter) June 24, 1995 (FX Fighter Turbo) June 24, 1996
Genre(s)	Fighting
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB Teen
Platform(s)	PC SNES (cancelled)
Media	(PC) CD-ROM (SNES) Super FX2 cartridge
System requirements	(PC) CD-ROM, 486DX 33Mhz, 4 MB RAM, 256 color VGA
Input	(PC) keyboard (SNES) game controller

FX Fighter is a 3D fighting video game released in 1995. It was the first realtime 3D fighting game to be developed for the PC. The game was also being developed for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, but eventually only the PC CD-ROM version for MS-DOS was released.

The game features 8 different characters, eight different arenas, movie cut-scenes, and 40 attacks per fighter. The player selects a character to face against eight of the best fighters in the universe for a prize consisting of the most powerful weapon in the universe.

A version for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System was previewed in Nintendo Power #69 and relied on the Super FX2 processor to deliver groundbreaking 3D graphics that were otherwise unattainable on 16-bit game platforms at the time. However, the project was canceled prior to release along with Star Fox 2, another Super FX2-powered title for the system.

[edit] FX Fighter Turbo

FX Fighter Turbo is an updated PC version that was released in 1996 with new characters, moves, environments, costumes, special effects, network play, and support for Microsoft Windows.

[edit] Trivia

There also exist OEM versions of this title that had support for 3D acceleration. They were generally bundled with certain 3D accelerator cards of the time.