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Re: Konami's 1985 Mech-Based Fighting Game 'Galactic Warriors' Is Coming To Consoles

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:08:45 GMT

It doesn't look like much now, but was innovative in the very early days of fighters. According to hardcoregaming101:

the first fighter to feature multiple playable characters with individual movesets and properties.

It also introduced:

block damage
air blocking
projectile attacks
a modern "analog" health bar (as opposed to a health meter comprised of notches)
the ability to execute multiple attacks while airborne
and attacks of varying levels of strength.

And doing all that while coming out 2 years before Street Fighter, and 6 years before Street Fighter II.

By MontyCircus

Re: Konami's 1985 Mech-Based Fighting Game 'Galactic Warriors' Is Coming To Consoles

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:54:19 GMT

It reminds me of Cyborg Justice on the Megadrive..I remember being hyped for that game for months prior to release, then disappointed it didn't live up to expectations.

By OorWullie

Re: Konami's 1985 Mech-Based Fighting Game 'Galactic Warriors' Is Coming To Consoles

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:40:51 GMT

Cool, one of the few notable pre-SF1 fighters and arguably one of the few that have, somewhat, aged better compared to SF1.

By Coolmusic