1980s Fighting games

7 Fighting classics first released 1980 to 1989, in release order, and 4 games looking back to them.

Games looking back to them

• Kung Fu Maniacs Trilogy: Martial arts fighting games for the Commodore 64.
• Barbarian Returns: Remake of Palace Software's sword fighting game.
• Street Fighter II: Rainbow Edition (Street Fighter II ROM hack): A famous hacked arcade board with much faster play and wild new special moves; its success is said to have pushed Capcom to release Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting.
• Street Fighter X Mega Man: Fan crossover that Capcom backed and released as official freeware.

The classics

• Karate Champ (1984)
• Karateka (1984)
• International Karate (1985)
• The Way of the Exploding Fist (1985)
• Yie Ar Kung-Fu (1985)
• Barbarian (1987)
• Street Fighter (1987)