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Final Fight © 1990 Capcom Company, Limited.
Final Fight stands as a historic launch title for the console in Japan. As a direct port of the seminal 1989 arcade beat-'em-up, it tasked players with rescuing Jessica, daughter of the new mayor Mike Haggar, from the clutches of the Mad Gear gang. While it introduced the console-playing public to the intense brawling action of the arcade original, this version is defined by its notable technical trade-offs required to fit the game into an 8-megabit format.
GAME ID: SHVC-FT
BARCODE: 4976219042291
Capcom's very first release on the Super Famicom on an 8-MegaBit cartridge as a launch title for the console, released on December 21, 1990 (Friday) in Japan at a retail price of 8,500 JPY.
This version of Final Fight is one of Capcom's biggest selling titles with 1,480 million units sold worldwide.
The "Cut" Content: To accommodate the 8-megabit limit, several key features of the arcade experience were omitted: the two-player cooperative mode, the character Guy, and the entire "Industrial Area" stage (along with its boss, Rolento). Furthermore, the screen was restricted to displaying a maximum of two or three enemies simultaneously.
Historical Impact: Despite the cuts, it was an immense commercial success, moving 1.48 million units worldwide. It proved the viability of bringing "arcade-perfect" (or near-perfect) action to the home, setting the stage for more robust ports like Final Fight Guy later in the console's lifespan.
Export releases:
[US] Final Fight [Model SNS-FT-USA]
Nintendo Power Re-release: The title saw a continued legacy on the platform with a dedicated Nintendo Power flash cartridge edition released on December 1, 1997, allowing new players to experience the launch-era classic years later.