Fatal Fury is the game that ignited the most famous rivalry of the 90s: it was directed by Takashi Nishiyama, creator of the original Street Fighter, who joined SNK to build a direct competitor. The story introduces Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard and Joe Higashi on their crusade against Geese Howard, the crime lord of South Town — characters that would become pillars of the entire SNK universe. Its big mechanical novelty was the two-plane system: fighters could hop between the foreground and the background of the stage, something never seen before in the genre. As a collector's piece, the Fatal Fury AES cartridge is an affordable entry point into Neo Geo collecting: it was produced in large quantities and is easy to find complete with box and manual. A historically essential title for any AES shelf.