arcade fighting
Coin-op combat genre
Arcade fighting refers to a genre of competitive video games designed for coin-operated arcade cabinets, featuring one-on-one combat between characters with distinctive movesets.
Games like Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat defined the genre.
The term also describes the fast-paced, technical style of gameplay these machines fostered: He grew up on arcade fighting at the local pizza place.
The arcade fighting community maintains tournament scenes even as home consoles dominate.
- combosGrouped elements together
- special movesUnique character abilities
- quarter circleNinety-degree arc segment
- finishing movesFight-ending signature techniques
- roundCurved like circle
best of three · parrying · match · mirror match · hitboxes · juggling · combo system · archetypes · character select · block · esports · throw · joystick controls · kick · rival · tournaments · counters · taunts
arcade fightingpuzzle game
Challenge requiring logical thinking
simulation game · visual novel · walking simulator · idle game · rhythm game
arcade fightingturn-based combat
Fighting with alternating moves
grand strategy · chess · card game · text adventure · interactive fiction
arcade fightingstealth game
Genre rewarding undetected play
farming sim · life sim · racing game · sports game · flight simulator