Underplayed Gems

2D Fighter Maker 95 (1998)

Platforms
Win
Genres
Action
Rating
3.8 of 5, 5 player ratings
Where to get it
Website
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

It feels like an early game creation toolkit, where the player becomes a developer working within restrictive 90s software to build simple, functional fighters.

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About

Released in 1998 for Windows, 2D Fighter Maker 95 is an action title designed with a focus on fighting games. The software allows users to create their own two-dimensional fighters within the established genre conventions of its time.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.