A game that originally began development as a sequel to the original Street Fighter , the first Final Fight game had to switch its genre from the original fighting game idea to a beat ’em up and eventually change its Street Fighter 2 moniker following the success of Double Dragon, more importantly Double Dragon II: The Revenge
With various ports of the first installment in almost every video game platform out there, its sequels and its characters making appearances in other Capcom titles, It’s plain to see why the Final Fight series is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to talking about memorable games in Capcom’s legacy.
Although no new final fight games seem to be in the near future, and the series will be celebrating it’s 30th anniversary next year, what better way to celebrate one of my favorite beat ‘em up by sharing the Latest Retro VGM Revival Hour Episode focusing entirely on the amazing music of the final fight series.
And as an added bonus, A special Tribute Music Video has also been made to further show my love and appreciation to one of my favorite games.
so gather your squad and be ready to take on various baddies that stand in your way, because on this day WE TAKE THE FIGHT TO THEM!
Special Shout-out to Rusty Shackles for permission to use his Final Fight piece for this episode’s Cover art
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First up, It’s the Final Fight Tribute Music Video:
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Music for the video:
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition – “Cody Theme”
Masahiro Aoki, Hideyuki Fukasawa, Keiki Kobayashi, Takatsugu Wakabayashi & Zac Zinger
Lyrics and Rap credit goes to Caleb Combs
Music and Beats by: Daniel Lindholm
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And Last but not least, The latest Retro VGM Revival Hour STAGE honoring FINAL FIGHT
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Full track listing:
===========Game – Composer – Title – Company========
1.) Final Fight – Manami Matsumae, Yoshihiro Sakaguchi, Yasuaki Fujita, Hiromitsu Takaoka, Yoko Shimomura, Junko Tamiya & Harumi Fujita – “Boil ’em up (Industrial Area/2nd part)” – December 1989 – Capcom – Arcade
2.) Final Fight – Jolyon Vincent Myers – “Lost In Time (Opening Theme)” – 1991 – Creative Materials / U.S. Gold – Commodore Amiga
3.) Mighty Final Fight – Setsuo Yamamoto & Yuko Takehara – “Slum (Round 1), Riverside (Round 2), Old Town (Round 3), Factory (Round 4) & Mad Belger (Final Boss)“ – June 11, 1993 – Capcom – NES, GBA & Wii/Wii U/3DS virtual console
4.) Final Fight CD – T’s Music (Arranged from original compositions by Manami Matsumae, Yoshihiro Sakaguchi, Yasuaki Fujita, Hiromitsu Takaoka, Yoko Shimomura, Junko Tamiya & Harumi Fujita) – “Boil ’em Up (Industrial Area/2nd part), Burnin’ Cycle (Bay Area/3rd part/UpTown/4th part), Toilet Gang (Bay Area/2nd part), Unused Track 3, Double Andore (West Side/2nd & 3rd parts), Slim Subway Smash (Subway/1st part/Up Town/3rd part), Something Putrid by the Bay (Bay Area /1st part) & Street of Luxury (Industrial Area: 1st part/ Up Town: 2nd part) ” – April 2, 1993 – Capcom – Sega CD
5.) Final Fight: Double Impact – Simon Viklund – “Boil ’em up, Double Andore, Mad Gear Gang, Slim Subway Smash, Something Putrid by the Bay & Street of Luxury” – Apr 14, 2010- XBLA & PSN
6.) Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 – Satoshi Ise – “Needle (Final Fight Stage)”- August 13, 2000 – Capcom – Sony Playstation, Sega Dreamcast & Arcades
7.) Final Fight 2 – Yasuaki Fujita (Bun Bun), Mari Yamaguchi, Yuki Satomura, Setsuo Yamamoto, Yuko Kadota & Tatsuya Nishimura- “Fret Street Beat (France), Sleep Junk Down (Italy: 1st part) & Carve a Dragon Wood (Hong Kong/1st & 3rd part/Japan/final boss)” – May 22, 1993 – Capcom – SNES, Wii Virtual console & Wii U
8.) Final Fight 3 – Katsunari Kitajima – “Wrath of the Skull Cross (Intro/2nd part) , Smeared Grafitti (Scrap Yard/1st part), Straight to the Top (Skull Cross H.Q./Elevator fight) & For Metro City (Police Station /1st part)” – December 22, 1995 – Capcom – SNES, Wii Virtual console & Wii U
9.) Final Fight Revenge – Jim Wallace – “Andore Stage, Damnd (Thrasher) Stage, Poison/ Edi .E Stage & Rolento Stage“ – March 30, 2000 – Capcom – Arcades & Sega Saturn (Japan Only)
10.) Final Fight: Streetwise – Unkown – “Boil ’em Up Remix, Double Andore Remix, Slum Allyway Remix & Street of Luxury Remix” – February 28, 2006 – Capcom Production Studios 8 & Secret Level/Capcom – PS2 & Microsoft Xbox
11.) Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds – Hideyuki Fukasawa – “Haggar Theme“ – February 15, 2011 – Capcom & Eighting/Capcom – PS3 & Xbox 360
12.)Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite – Eishi Segawa – “Haggar Theme” – September 19, 2017 – Capcom – Windows PC, Xbox One & PS4
13.) Street Fighter Alpha 3 – Takayuki Iwai, Yuki Iwai, Isao Abe, Hideki Okugawa & Tetsuya Shibata – “Gimmick (Rolento Theme), No More Swingin’ (Guy Theme) & Stripes (Cody Theme)“ – June 29, 1998 – Capcom – Arcade, Sega Dreamcast, GBA, Sony PlayStation, PocketStation, PS2, PSP, Sega Saturn (Japan only), PS4, Steam, Xbox One & Nintendo Switch
14.) Street Fighter X Tekken – Hideyuki Fukasawa – “Mad Gear Hideout/Abigail Dancing (Round 1), Mad Gear Hideout/Sodom Dancing (Round 2) & Mad Gear Hideout (Round 3)“ – March 6, 2012 – Dimps & Capcom/Capcom – PS3, Xbox 360, Windows PC, PS Vita & IOS
15.) Super Street Fighter IV/Ultra Street Fighter IV – Hideyuki Fukasawa – “Theme of Cody, Theme of Hugo & Theme of Rolento“ – July 18, 2008 – Dimps & Capcom/Capcom – Arcade, PS3, Xbox 360, Windows PC & IOS
16.) Street Fighter V/Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition – Masahiro Aoki, Hideyuki Fukasawa, Keiki Kobayashi, Takatsugu Wakabayashi & Zac Zinger – “Metro City Bay Area theme & Theme of Cody“ – February 16, 2016 – Dimps & Capcom/Capcom – Windows PC, PS4 & Arcades
Outro track Provided by THE MAD GEAR
That track and full album available digitally on BANDCAMP
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