Fatal Fury Special

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Fatal Fury Special
(FFS)
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Developers

SNK

Systems

Neo Geo MVS
WW: 16 September 1993

Neo Geo AES
WW: 22 December 1993
Official Websites

Garou Densetsu Anniversary Site

Online Play

Rollback (via Fightcade)

Player Resources

Japanese Wiki

Game guide by Universal-Quantifier
Community Channels

General Fatal Fury Discord server

Introduction

Fatal Fury Special (餓狼伝説SPECIAL in Japan) is the updated version of Fatal Fury 2 for the Neo Geo MVS (Arcade), and Neo Geo AES (Home Console). Notable changes to the game include faster gameplay and a combo system. All characters from Fatal Fury 2 return, with bosses Billy Kane, Axel Hawk, Laurence Blood, and Wolfgang Krauser now playable. Duck King, Tung Fu Rue, and Geese Howard from the original Fatal Fury are also added to the roster, with Geese acting as a sub-boss to Krauser. Ryo Sakazaki, the main character from Art of Fighting, appears as a secret boss and is playable in the home versions of the game.

Fatal Fury Special has been released on several different consoles, all with slight differences here and there. This wiki is exclusively meant to detail the original Neo Geo versions of the game. Here is a complete list of all the different systems it was released for:

  • X68000; JP: 28 July 1994
  • Super NES; JP: 29 July 1994; NA: April 1995; EU: 1995
  • Neo Geo CD; JP: 9 September 1994; NA: 1996
  • Game Gear; JP: 25 November 1994; NA: 1994; EU: March 1995
  • PC Engine Arcade CD-ROM²; JP: 2 December 1994
  • Sega CD; JP: 31 March 1995; NA: 1995; EU: July 1995
  • FM Towns; JP: 13 September 1996;
  • Xbox Live Arcade; WW: 5 September 2007
  • Virtual Console; JP: 4 November 2009; NA: 1 March 2010; EU: 26 March 2010
  • Mobile; WW: 1 April 2015
  • PC; WW: 8 January 2016
  • Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One; WW: 13 July 2017

If you are looking for a brief guide to learning Fatal Fury Special, check out this very helpful guide made by Universal-Quantifier. Much of the wiki would also not be quite as complete without his help in compiling this info.

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Main

70% complete


In Progress / Completed To-do
  • All characters have hitboxes and frame data
  • Filling out strategy/matchup sections (most pages have at least one of these)
  • Cleaning up outdated info (Cheng/Duck strategy and some Terry move descriptions)
  • Add more to the FAQ page


Game Navigation

General
FAQ
Controls
HUD
System
Strategy
Characters
Andy Bogard
Axel Hawk
Big Bear
Billy Kane
Cheng Sinzan
Duck King
Geese Howard
Joe Higashi
Jubei Yamada
Kim Kaphwan
Laurence Blood
Mai Shiranui
Terry Bogard
Tung Fu Rue
Wolfgang Krauser
Secret Boss
Ryo Sakazaki