Pit-Fighter (1990)
Genres:Arcade, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Fighting
Themes:Survival
Game modes:Single player, Co-operative, Multiplayer
Story:The gameplay is similar to Taito's Violence Fight and SNK's Street Smart. The player must jump, punch, and kick their opponent until his/her energy runs out. If the player presses all three of the buttons at a time, the character will perform a "super move". The player begins Pit-Fighter by choosing one of the three playable characters, who all have different moves, speed, and power.
In the player select screen in the arcade version, each player has a color to select the fighters with: for player one it's blue, for player two it's red and for player three it's yellow. As many as three people can play at a time, but there will be extra opponents to fight during any of this game's 15 different matches.
Every third fight is a bonus round known as a Grudge Match.[1] In a Grudge Match, the player must fight against a CPU controlled clone of his or her fighter (if playing alone) or the other players in a multiplayer game. Getting knocked down three times eliminates a player from the Grudge Match, the winner is the last man standing. Losing the Grudge Match does not eliminate a player, but the winner gets bonus money.
The final battle, the "Championship Match", is between the player and the mysterious entity that taunts between matches every once in a while, the Masked Warrior. If more than one person is playing the game before this match, they must fight each other to the death until only one becomes victorious and can fight him.
Sometimes during matches the player will come across foreign objects such as knives, crates, sticks, motorcycles, and bar stools that can be thrown at you or your opponent. The player may also come across a power-up known as the "power pill". If the player or the opponent grab this item, one will become temporarily stronger and take less damage from hits.
At times even the crowd will interfere in the fights. Two characters, known as Knife Man (Milt Loper) and Knife Woman (Dianne Bertucci), will come out of the crowd and stab the player with their daggers. The player can take these nuisances out with one hit. Sometimes there is also a fat bearded man with a stick. If the player knocks him down, the player can take the stick and use it against the current opponent.
The audience will also push any fighter that ends up among them, and stays there more than a few seconds. They will be forced back into the fighting area.Show more
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Why Pit-Fighter Needs to Be on GOG – The Best Guilty Pleasure Fighting Game
Pit-Fighter, originally released in arcades in 1990 by Atari Games, is the ultimate guilty pleasure of the fighting game genre. Known for its digitized graphics, brutal brawls, and over-the-top style, it may not have the polish of later fighters like Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter, but it carved out a unique place in gaming history — and it absolutely deserves a spot on GOG.
What made Pit-Fighter stand out was its raw, chaotic energy. Players chose from three tough-as-nails fighters — Buzz, Ty, or Kato — and entered a gritty underground arena where anything could happen. Fights were full of weapons, interactive audiences, and random brawlers jumping in from the crowd. It wasn’t about deep mechanics — it was about smashing your way through pure arcade mayhem.
The digitized graphics, while primitive today, were groundbreaking at the time and helped give Pit-Fighter a real-world, gritty atmosphere that was ahead of its time. The game’s attitude, wild animations, and no-holds-barred action made it a fan favorite — not because it was perfect, but because it was fun in the most outrageous way possible.
Releasing Pit-Fighter on GOG would preserve this classic for modern audiences, letting fans enjoy it DRM-free, with modern compatibility and controller support. It’s the kind of game you play with a smile on your face — not because it’s flawless, but because it’s unforgettable. Pit-Fighter is the king of guilty pleasure fighters, and it belongs on GOG.
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