Secret Final Fight ‘grab’ tech resurfaces decades after original release
As some of the regular Destructoid clan may know, Final Fight is my favorite game of all time. I’m not gonna roll out why all over again, who cares, yo?
Just know that I’ve plunged hours upon hours (upon hours) into Capcom’s legendary brawler, and across myriad platforms — thus, I was left reeling by some recently rediscovered tech, which is hidden away deep inside the grindhouse gutter fighter.
今年発見された？ファイナルファイトの掴み抜けをコピー基板でもやってみた???? pic.twitter.com/zNaZTxLCsJ — ★ヒジヤン★愛好会グッズ新発売 (@hijiyan_jp) June 22, 2022 As noted by Japanese arcade aficionado @hijiyan_jp, (with the good word spread by dedicated brawler historian Belt Action Central), it is possible for the player to “break free” from the death grip imposed by some of Metro City’s meanest villains, such as Andore and Abigail.
This action is activated via a button command that was impossible to perform on the original arcade cabinet, but remains built into the code of the original ROM, as well as Final Fight‘s many home ports.
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