Fighting Game Facts
This fighting game series features DC Comics' best with an evil twist.
What is "Injustice?"
The 3rd Super Smash Bros. game was the first to introduce this ultimate attack.
What are "Final Smashes"?
Many notable Nintendo franchises did not receive a new stage in Smash Ultimate: name one.
What is "Pokemon/Metroid/Star Fox/Kirby/F-Zero?"
This famed Street Fighter game has the title of "Super...Turbo./"
What is "Street Fighter II?"
You'll need a little bit of counting to find who Fighter Number 5 is (the 5th character in order of appearance in the series).
Who is "Yoshi?"
The father of Kazuya Mishima.
Who is "Heihachi Mishima?"
This mechanic lets you cancel your moves in this frantic anime fighting game.
What is "Roman Cancelling in Guilty Gear?"
This stage was added in version 8.1.0 of Smash Ultimate for free.
What is "Small Battlefield?"
This Street Fighter game has the subtitle "Fight for the Future."
What is "Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike?"
Super Smash Bros. Melee was the first appearance of these two swordsmen outside of Japan.
Who are "Marth and Roy from Fire Emblem"?
This fighting game is where the term "wavedash" originates.
What is "Tekken?"
This technique was famously introduced via a live stream in 2022: back to the lab again!
What is "slingshotting?"
This stage is Mario's "home stage" where you fight him in Classic Mode.
What is "New Donk City?"
The first crossover in the famed Marvel vs. Capcom series was a lot less bombastic.
What is "X-Men vs. Street Fighter?"
For one game, this character was only playable by using a Final Smash, pressing up and down taunt repeatedly, or a combination on the character select screen.
Who is "Zero Suit Samus in Brawl?"
This popular meme was commentary for a tutorial for this fighting game: "yo you wanna learn how to do a F***ING infinite?"
What is "Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes?"
Introduced in Melee, this was the only way to reflect projectiles, and in all games, it prevents shield damage. Official term only.
What is "perfect/power-shielding?"
DAILY DOUBLE: Wager your points. You must wager a minimum of 200 points and a maximum of all of your points or 500 points, whichever is greater.
Until Smash Ultimate, and besides Battlefield and Final Destination, this stage has been legal in every Smash game it has appeared in.
This subseries was Capcom's first new Street Fighter since Street Fighter II.
What is "Street Fighter Alpha?"
This Fire Emblem character was the only unlockable character in Smash for 3DS/Wii U revealed before launch.
Who is "Lucina?"
This 2002 Namco swordslasher featured a different guest character for each of its console ports.
What is "SoulCalibur II?"
This brief period of time allows you to input a move early and apply it on the first frame possible.
What is a "buffer window"?
This stage was a retired counterpick in Smash for 3DS/Wii U.
What is "Duck Hunt?"
This long forgotten sub-series only EXtended to 3 games.
What is "Street Fighter EX?"
This character received the most votes on the original Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot way back in 1999.
Who was "Bowser?"