Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In the late 90s and early 2000s, many iconic 2D fighting game franchises tried to transition into 3D. Games like Street Fighter EX, KOF Maximum Impact, and Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance represented a major shift in the genre, when companies tried to imitate the insane success of games like Soul Calibur and Tekken. Not all of them succeeded, but is a pretty damn fun story to explore! This is the story of the strange era when fighting games went 3D.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & The Case of 3D Mortal Kombat (Deadly Alliance, Deception, and Armageddon)
04:14 The Case of 3D Street Fighter (SF EX Series)
06:35 The Case of 3D SNK Games (KOF Maximum Impact, Fatal Fury Wild Ambition, and More)
#fightinggames #streetfighter #kingoffighters #mortalkombat #fgc #retrogaming #streetfighterex #kof #mortalkombatdeadlyalliance #videogamehistory #buttonmashers #sf #sf6 #streetfighterex2plus #kofmaximumimpact #fatalfury #fatalfurywildambition #mk #mkarmageddon #mkdeception #mkdeadlyalliance
Sources:
SF Sales
vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Street_Fighter
MK Sales
vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Mortal_Kombat#cite_note-TRSTS-11
KOF Maximum Impact Sales
web.archive.org/web/20090818235119/http://360.kombo.com/article.php?artid=7430&pg=3
In the late 90s and early 2000s, many iconic 2D fighting game franchises tried to transition into 3D. Games like Street Fighter EX, KOF Maximum Impact, and Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance represented a major shift in the genre, when companies tried to imitate the insane success of games like Soul Calibur and Tekken. Not all of them succeeded, but is a pretty damn fun story to explore! This is the story of the strange era when fighting games went 3D.
Thank you for watching!
If you like this type of content, please consider subscribing!
youtube.com/channel/UC_Pgwo8-w_JYHgnPLOEVRiw?sub_confirmation=1
Contact: buttonmashers05@gmail.com
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & The Case of 3D Mortal Kombat (Deadly Alliance, Deception, and Armageddon)
04:14 The Case of 3D Street Fighter (SF EX Series)
06:35 The Case of 3D SNK Games (KOF Maximum Impact, Fatal Fury Wild Ambition, and More)
#fightinggames #streetfighter #kingoffighters #mortalkombat #fgc #retrogaming #streetfighterex #kof #mortalkombatdeadlyalliance #videogamehistory #buttonmashers #sf #sf6 #streetfighterex2plus #kofmaximumimpact #fatalfury #fatalfurywildambition #mk #mkarmageddon #mkdeception #mkdeadlyalliance
Sources:
SF Sales
vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Street_Fighter
MK Sales
vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Mortal_Kombat#cite_note-TRSTS-11
KOF Maximum Impact Sales
web.archive.org/web/20090818235119/http://360.kombo.com/article.php?artid=7430&pg=3
