History VideoGame / FinalFight

''Final Fight'' is a belt-scrolling BeatEmUp by Creator/{{Capcom}}, originally released for the arcades during the very end of 1989. As one of the earliest games for Capcom's CPS hardware, ''Final Fight'' helped popularize the beat 'em up genre during the early-to-mid 1990s that was previously established with the likes of Irem's ''Kung Fu Master'' and Technos Japan's ''Renegade'' and ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon''. It was ported to a variety of gaming platforms such as the UsefulNotes/{{SNES}} (in two different versions), the UsefulNotes/SegaCD, and the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, among others.

The game's development contains some interesting tidbits: The people in charge of Capcom at the time requested a sequel to ''VideoGame/{{Street Fighter|I}}''.[[note]]This was more than a year before ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''.[[/note]] As such, the game was originally known as ''[[WorkingTitle Street Fighter '89]]'', but had its title changed before release when the game ended up becoming a side-scrolling beat 'em up and not a competitive FightingGame. The ''Final Fight'' universe was later [[CanonWelding folded over]] into the ''Street Fighter'' canon when characters from ''Final Fight'' started to appear in the ''Street Fighter'' series.[[note]]Up to 2019, the list is as follows: Guy (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha SFA1, SFA2, SFA3]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV SSF4, SSF4AE, USF4]] and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]]'' plus ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution''), Sodom (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Alpha]]'' series only), Rolento (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha SFA2, SFA3]], [[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium CvS2]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV USF4]] and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]]''), Cody (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha SFA3]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV USF4]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterV SFV]]''), Hugo Andore (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII SF3:2I, SF3:3S]], [[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos SVC Chaos]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV USF4]] and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]]''), Maki (''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium CvS2]] and the [[UpdatedRerelease Upper and Max]] versions of [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha SFA3]]''), Poison (cameo in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII SF3:2I, SF3:3S]] and [[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos SVC Chaos]]'', and playable in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV USF4]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]], and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterV SFV:AE]]''), Haggar (''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 MVC3, UMVC3]] and [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite MVCI]]''), Abigail (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterV SFV]]''), and Lucia (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterV SFV:AE]]'')[[/note]] It has culimated with Metro City, the setting of ''Final Fight'', becoming the central story location of ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6''. Udon published ''ComicBook/StreetFighterVsFinalFight'' that covers from the first ''Final Fight'' to ''Street Fighter 6'' in 2024.

In April 2010, an UpdatedRerelease of the first game was brought to UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade and the UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation Network}} featuring remixed music from the staff behind ''[[VideoGame/BionicCommando Bionic Commando: Re-Armed]]'', and new HD filters. It also comes with the Capcom's 1991 hack'n slash side-scroller ''VideoGame/MagicSwordHeroicFantasy''.

It's also one of seven games included in ''Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle'', a collection released in 2018 on UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.

* CarryABigStick: Available to Haggar as a weapon in ''Mighty Final Fight'', and seen during his animation in his ending.

* DropTheHammer: Available to Haggar as a weapon in ''Mighty Final Fight'', and seen during his animation in his ending.

''Final Fight'' is a belt-scrolling BeatEmUp by Creator/{{Capcom}}, originally released for the arcades during the very end of 1989. As one of the earliest games for Capcom's CPS hardware, ''Final Fight'' helped popularize the beat 'em up genre during the early-to-mid 1990s that was previously established with the likes of Irem's ''Kung Fu Master'' and Technos Japan's ''Renegade'' and ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon''. It was ported to a variety of gaming platforms such as the UsefulNotes/{{SNES}} (in two different versions), the [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega CD]], and the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, among others.

The game's development contains some interesting tidbits: The people in charge of Capcom at the time requested a sequel to ''VideoGame/{{Street Fighter|I}}''.[[note]]This was more than a year before ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''.[[/note]] As such, the game was originally known as ''[[WorkingTitle Street Fighter '89]]'', but had its title changed before release when the game ended up becoming a side-scrolling beat 'em up and not a competitive FightingGame. The ''Final Fight'' universe was later [[CanonWelding folded over]] into the ''Street Fighter'' canon when characters from ''Final Fight'' started to appear in the ''Street Fighter'' series.[[note]]Up to 2019, the list is as follows: Guy (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha SFA1, SFA2, SFA3]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV SSF4, SSF4AE, USF4]] and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]]'' plus ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution''), Sodom (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Alpha]]'' series only), Rolento (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha SFA2, SFA3]], [[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium CvS2]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighter4 USF4]] and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]]''), Cody (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha SFA3]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighter4 USF4]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterV SFV]]''), Hugo Andore (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII SF3:2I, SF3:3S]], [[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos SVC Chaos]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV USF4]] and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]]''), Maki (''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium CvS2]] and the [[UpdatedRerelease Upper and Max]] versions of [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha SFA3]]''), Poison (cameo in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII SF3:2I, SF3:3S]] and [[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos SVC Chaos]]'', and playable in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV USF4]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]], and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterV SFV:AE]]''), Haggar (''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 MVC3, UMVC3]] and [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite MVCI]]''), Abigail (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterV SFV]]''), and Lucia (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterV SFV:AE]]'')[[/note]] It has culimated with Metro City, the setting of ''Final Fight'', becoming the central story location of ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6''. Udon published ''ComicBook/StreetFighterVsFinalFight'' that covers from the first ''Final Fight'' to ''Street Fighter 6'' in 2024.

The game's development contains some interesting tidbits: The people in charge of Capcom at the time requested a sequel to ''VideoGame/{{Street Fighter|I}}''.[[note]]This was more than a year before ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''.[[/note]] As such, the game was originally known as ''[[WorkingTitle Street Fighter '89]]'', but had its title changed before release when the game ended up becoming a side-scrolling beat 'em up and not a competitive FightingGame. The ''Final Fight'' universe was later [[CanonWelding folded over]] into the ''Street Fighter'' canon when characters from ''Final Fight'' started to appear in the ''Street Fighter'' series.[[note]]Up to 2019, the list is as follows: Guy (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha SFA1, SFA2, SFA3]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV SSF4, SSF4AE, USF4]] and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]]'' plus ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution''), Sodom (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Alpha]]'' series only), Rolento (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha SFA2, SFA3]], [[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium CvS2]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighter4 USF4]] and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]]''), Cody (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha SFA3]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighter4 USF4]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterV SFV]]''), Hugo Andore (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII SF3:2I, SF3:3S]], [[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos SVC Chaos]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV USF4]] and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]]''), Maki (''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium CvS2]] and the [[UpdatedRerelease Upper and Max]] versions of [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha SFA3]]''), Poison (cameo in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII SF3:2I, SF3:3S]] and [[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos SVC Chaos]]'', and playable in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV USF4]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]], and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterV SFV:AE]]''), Haggar (''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 MVC3, UMVC3]] and [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite MVCI]]''), Abigail (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterV SFV]]''), and Lucia (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterV SFV:AE]]'')[[/note]] It has culimated with Metro City, the setting of ''Final Fight'', becoming the central story location of ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6''. Udon published ''ComicBook/StreetFighterVsFinalFight'' that covers from the first ''Final Fight'' to '' Street Fighter 6 in 2024.

The game's development contains some interesting tidbits: The people in charge of Capcom at the time requested a sequel to ''VideoGame/{{Street Fighter|I}}''.[[note]]This was more than a year before ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''.[[/note]] As such, the game was originally known as ''[[WorkingTitle Street Fighter '89]]'', but had its title changed before release when the game ended up becoming a side-scrolling beat 'em up and not a competitive FightingGame. The ''Final Fight'' universe was later [[CanonWelding folded over]] into the ''Street Fighter'' canon when characters from ''Final Fight'' started to appear in the ''Street Fighter'' series.[[note]]Up to 2019, the list is as follows: Guy (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha SFA1, SFA2, SFA3]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV SSF4, SSF4AE, USF4]] and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]]'' plus ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution''), Sodom (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Alpha]]'' series only), Rolento (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha SFA2, SFA3]], [[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium CvS2]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighter4 USF4]] and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]]''), Cody (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha SFA3]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighter4 USF4]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterV SFV]]''), Hugo Andore (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII SF3:2I, SF3:3S]], [[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos SVC Chaos]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV USF4]] and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]]''), Maki (''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium CvS2]] and the [[UpdatedRerelease Upper and Max]] versions of [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha SFA3]]''), Poison (cameo in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII SF3:2I, SF3:3S]] and [[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos SVC Chaos]]'', and playable in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV USF4]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken SFXT]], and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterV SFV:AE]]''), Haggar (''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 MVC3, UMVC3]] and [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite MVCI]]''), Abigail (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterV SFV]]''), and Lucia (''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterV SFV:AE]]'')[[/note]] It has culimated with Metro City, the setting of ''Final Fight'', becoming the central story location of ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6''.

** Mary and Eliza, the knife-wielding female grunts in ''Final Fight 2'', [[GenderFlip were replaced by male counterparts]] named Leon and Robert in the overseas versions. Unlike Poison and Roxy, Mary and Eliza were never described as transsexuals.

** ''Final Fight 2'': The mayor's friend's fiancée and master are kidnapped by the same gang he previously fought. He's joined by his friend's future sister-in-law and a martial artist. They kick ass and take names.

* RatedMForManly: ''Streetwise''.

* SharedUniverse: With the ''Slam Masters'' and ''Street Fighter'' series.

* HyperactiveMetabolism: Smash background object, receive perfectly healthy foodstuff, get health back.

* GameGourmet: Sushi, chocolate, chicken, beer, spinach, burgers, curry, and more! Bust an oil drum and they'll refill some health.

* ContinueCountdown: When one of the characters runs out of lives, the player has a limited amount of time to feed in another quarter and continue the game, with each game having a different, horrible death awaiting the player's chosen fighter if they didn't continue. The first game has them tied up in front of a lit bundle of dynamite. The second game has them stuck in a DrowningPit. The third game has them restrained under a DescendingCeiling covered in spikes. Continuing will spare them from their oncoming grisly fate by way of a knife dropping down and severing the fuse, the water ceasing to rise, or the ceiling coming to a halt respectively.

->"''Mayor Mike Haggar vowed to snatch the streets of Metro City back from the crooks with his bare knuckles! But the Mad Gear Gang snatched his daughter Jessica. Now there's gonna be some bone-crushing dues to pay! Jessica's boyfriend Cody and his friend Guy hit the streets hard with Haggar, denting heads downtown and slugging it out in the slums. Now you're Haggar, Cody or Guy, each with his own fighting style. Demolish gangland [[TheGoomba henchmen]], [[{{Samurai}} samurai swordsmen]] and [[GiantMook musclebound]] crime bosses in a [[GoodOldFisticuffs fist-to-nose frenzy]]!''"

* PedestrianCrushesCar: There's a {{minigame}} where characters can beat up a car with their bare fists ''and there's a time limit''. Later used for ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'', where it's probably more well-known ''and'' doesn't have the hapless owner showing up and breaking down in despair.

* RecycledINSPACE: Pretty much every CPS beat 'em up Capcom produced afterward is ''Final Fight'' with a new theme or popular license (i.e: ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheRound'' is medieval ''Final Fight'', ''VideoGame/CaptainCommando'' is sci-fi ''Final Fight'', and so on).

* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: Metro City is ''very'' obviously based on UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity. It even inexplicably features the Statue of Liberty in one stage in the first game.

* DieChairDie

* DynamicDifficulty: The arcade version adjust its difficulty based on the player's performance, becoming harder as play time is accumulated or easier every time you lose a life or use up a credit. This is why the game has two difficulty options to adjust: one that determines the overall difficulty and a second one that determines the rate in which the difficulty is increased or decreased. The SNES version uses a similar system, but it can't be exploited to the same degree due to the limited credits in that versions, which is why the later ''Guy'' version discarded it and featured standard settings instead (easy, normal, hard and expert).

* UrbanSegregation

* YellowBrickRoad: The UrExample within the beat 'em up genre.