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Pit-Fighter is a 1990 fighting game developed and published by Atari Games for arcades. The Japanese release was published by Konami.
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad Up | ↑ | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ↓ | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ← | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | → | D-Pad right |
| B (bottom) | X | Bottom face |
| A (right) | Z | Right face |
| Y (left) | S | Left face |
| X (top) | A | Top face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | Enter | Start |
| Select | V | Select |
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The Story Behind Pit-Fighter
Pit-Fighter is in the 2012 compilation Midway Arcade Origins. The Super NES version lacks the interactive audience, weapons, and three characters: Southside Jim, Heavy Metal, and Mad Miles. Rider (Rich Vargas), Mad Miles (Miles McGowan), Heavy Metal (Kim Rhodes), Chainman Eddie (Eddie Venancio) and Masked Warrior (Bill McAleenan).
Tiger Electronics released its own dedicated handheld version. This version runs at a faster speed than the arcade original. Pit-Fighter features three playable fighters: There are eight main unplayable opponents.
How Pit-Fighter Plays
The player begins by choosing one of the three playable characters, who each have different moves, speeds, and powers. In a Grudge Match, the player must fight against a CPU controlled clone of the fighter if playing alone, or against the other players in a multiplayer game. If more than one person is playing the game before this match, they must fight each other to the death until only one becomes victorious and can fight him.
Getting knocked down three times eliminates a player from the Grudge Match; the winner is the last one standing. Losing the Grudge Match does not eliminate a player, but the winner gets bonus money. Up to three people can play at a time, but there will be extra opponents to fight during any of the game's 15 different matches.
Why Players Still Load It Up
Zzap!64 gave the game a more negative review, dubbing it an "anticlimactic beat'em up" and writing that the attract mode was the best part of the game. Those are also three of the playable characters ultimately featured in Atari's subsequent game, Guardians of the 'Hood. The question is 'is the game fun?' and I think the answer in this case is 'no'." Rob and George rated Graphics and Sound with 2.5, Control with 2, Challenge with 2 and Theme and Fun with 2.5.
Electronic Gaming Monthly and GamePro had previews of a planned sequel named Pit Fighter II by Tengen, which the former magazine claimed was more than 75% finished and would be released for Sega Genesis in the fourth quarter of 1993. David Wilson of Computer Gaming World approved of the Amiga version, stating that it "is the arcade game teleported", and concluded that the game "offers the two-player option missing in many fighter games and enough roughhousing to suit the most violent gamer". Julian Rignall of Computer and Video Games rated the arcade version 90%, calling it a "thoroughly enjoyable beat 'em up which really packs a punch" and "one of the most enjoyable arcade fighting games in a long time".
Pit-Fighter — Frequently Asked Questions
Who developed Pit-Fighter?
Pit-Fighter was developed by Atari Games and published by its publisher.
Where can I buy the original Pit-Fighter?
Scroll to "Other Places You Can Get This Game" beneath the write-up — it lists trusted stores selling official copies.
What console was Pit-Fighter released on?
Pit-Fighter was released for the Super Nintendo in 1990.
Can I save my progress in Pit-Fighter?
It does — with a free account you can snapshot the game at any point using save states, then pick it up later from exactly that spot.