FX Fighter
| FX Fighter | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | Argonaut Games |
| Publisher(s) | GTE Entertainment |
| Engine | BRender[1] |
| Platform(s) |
MS-DOS SNES (canceled) |
| Release |
(FX Fighter) June 24, 1995 (FX Fighter Turbo) Nov. 5, 1996 |
| Genre(s) | Fighting game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
FX Fighter is a video game developed by Argonaut Games and released by GTE Entertainment in 1995. It was an early 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, 8 different arenas, movie cut scenes, and 40 attacks per fighter. The player selects a character to face against 8 of the best fighters in the universe, with the prize being the most powerful weapon in the universe.
Versions
3D acceleration
OEM versions of this title have support for 3D acceleration. These were bundled with 3D graphics accelerator cards of the time, such as the Diamond Monster 3D.[2]
Super NES
A version for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System was previewed in GamePro[3] and Nintendo Power[4] and relies on the Super FX powered GSU-2 (or "Super FX 2") chip to deliver polygon graphics that were otherwise unattainable on the SNES. At the Winter 1995 Consumer Electronics Show, GTE Entertainment and Nintendo announced that they would be jointly developing and publishing the game.[5][6] However, FX Fighter and Star Fox 2 were canceled in 1995 prior to their release, due to the deprecation of the Super FX technology in favor of the imminent launch of the Nintendo 64.[7]
Sequel
FX Fighter Turbo is a sequel that was released for the PC in 1996 with new characters, moves, environments, costumes, special effects, network play, and support for Microsoft Windows and the S3 Graphics chipset. As did many other fighting games at the time, FX Fighter Turbo followed suit with Mortal Kombat by including fatalities, a feature not seen in the previous game.
See also
References
- ↑ "3D Realms". Next Generation. Imagine Media (10): 99. October 1995.
- ↑ "Diamond Announces Retail Monster 3D Gaming Accelerator Bundled with 10 Hot Titles This Halloween". Business Wire. 1996-10-31.
- ↑ "FX Fighter". GamePro. IDG (66): 195. January 1995.
- ↑ "Nintendo Power". Nintendo Power. Nintendo (69).
- ↑ "GTE and Nintendo Enter into FX Fighter Partnership Agreement". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Ziff Davis (68): 57. March 1995.
- ↑ Bateman, Selby (April 1995). "Movers & Shakers". Next Generation. Imagine Media (4): 27.
- ↑ "FX Fighter". SNES Central.