Stand up! The Art of Fighting Anthology was just the beginning. SNK Playmore USA has decided to roll out some more hard-hitting SNK history with the announcement of the Fatal Fury Battle Archives: Volume 1. The original Fatal Fury was the very first 2D fighter I ever had the pleasure to play in the arcade, so I’ve got a pretty strong attachment to Terry, Andy, and Joe, seeking to take down the king of all badasses, Geese Howard. While everyone else was practicing their hadokens, I was grinding joysticks to master the Buster Wolf. How it’s held up over the years, I can’t say for sure yet, but I’m eager to find out.

Coming this Summer, you’ll be getting Fatal Fury 1, 2, and Special on the Playstation 2. If we also get volume 2 (featuring the Real Bout series) later on I just might need a vacation, and if the rumors of King of Fighters XI coming to our shores are true…well, I’ll buy it all over again as a start. Then I’ll probably die of 2D fighting bliss.