SNES Best Fighting Games

Rare's port of its prerendered arcade fighting game focused on combos. It has lovely tone, soundtracks and artstyle and a great roster of fighters.

Very atmospheric with great gameplay and a lot of content.

I like its tone. Also, characters get a bloodied face (only in the japanese version named Dead Dance) when their health is at 50%.

Recognizably one of the best fighting game ports (even by John Tobias). A great atmospheric game, to boot

Using a special compressor chip. This is the best SF game of its era, IMO, and a perfectly good port.

SF with more characters and a not too cartoony anime/tone.

Based on the popular mecha anime Gundam Wing. Totally exclusive, it's unique and feels modern with its aerial maneuvers.

Part of the TMNT franchise.

Ryuko No Ken 2

It has somewhat of a darker/grittier tone than most cartoony 2D fighting games. Also, during the fights the sprites show some damage on the face. Its single-player is way too difficult, though.

An enhanced version of Fatal Fury 2. Lanes system differentiates it from other fighting games.

Its a basic SFII clone, the biggest difference is deathmatch mode where stages have environmental hazards.

It is quirky but good, feels modern with double jumps and dashes.

Sequel to Fighter's History never released outside Japan.

Released exclusively in Japan.

Never released outside Japan. It's totaly exclusive, rather generic, and plays well. It's only mildly unique in having a dash button, its only difference from SFII gameplay-wise.

Based on the popular shonen anime.

Based on the popular comedic anime.

All-female fighting game.

A very complex game that is ahead of its time, but its complexity is a bit off-putting. Its defining characteristic is having a parry system. It's also unique in its medieval theme.

A giant robot fighting game based on the Power Rangers live-action show. Similar to Gundam Endless Duel, and made by the same people.

A port of the very first iteration of SFII.

A basic clone of SFII.

From Capcom, a wrestling-based 2D fighting.