Holding down the button will change the power of a punch or kick to one of three levels: weak (about 0.1 sec.), medium (about 0.2 sec.), and strong (0.4 sec.).

Press left or right on to move in that direction, up to jump, and down to crouch. Press in the opposite direction an opponent is facing to take a defensive stance. This will minimize the damage you take.

During a fight, input the commands listed on the right to perform a powerful special attack.
* The following commands are for when the character is facing right.

Hadouken	+
Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	+
Shoryuken	+

Getting Started

On the title screen, press up or down on or to select the mode you want to play, and to start.

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Basic Play

Battle your way through 10 formidable fighters from 5 countries - Japan, USA, China, England, and Thailand - in elimination matches to come out on top.

First, select one of the four countries (courses) other than Thailand with and confirm with . The country you choose will determine the route you take.
However, your final destination will always be Thailand.

If CREDIT remains, another player can press on the vacant controller to interrupt a fight against a CPU opponent and challenge Player 1 to a new match.
When a new challenger enters the game, the match against the CPU will automatically end and the game will enter two player mode.

If you reduce an opponent's life to 0 (or have more life than the opponent when time reaches 0), you win 1 round.
The first player to win 2 rounds is the winner.

In between countries, there are Bonus Stages.
If you get a perfect score in a Bonus Stage (excluding Time Over), CREDIT will increase by 1.

The CONTINUE screen will appear after losing a match. Press before the count reaches 0 to continue. If the count or CREDIT reaches 0, it is GAME OVER.

Game Screen

Characters

Japan

	RETSU	Skilled with the jump kick. Don't let him get too close.
	GEKI	Uses throwing stars and a claw on his arm. Sometimes disappears from view.

USA

	JOE	Light and agile, launches combo attacks with rolling savate kicks.
	MIKE	Packs a powerful punch and is extremely deadly at close range.

China

	LEE	A speedy kung fu master, adept at combo attacks.
	GEN	Uses a unique version of kempo. Presses forward aggressively to get closer.

England

	BIRDIE	Excels at delivering a devastating head butt.
	EAGLE	Uses two iron rods to attack opponents with a spin attack.

Thailand

	ADON	Flips in the air to strike with combo attacks. Watch out for his punches.
	SAGAT	The fearsome, final boss. Attacks with an onslaught of Hadouken. All of his attacks are powerful.

Saving

If you get a high score after you lose a match, the name entry screen will appear before the CONTINUE screen. You can enter your name into the game rankings and save your score.
Select the letters in your name with and input them with . The CONTINUE screen (or GAME OVER) will be displayed after inputting three letters or when time reaches 0.
Your entry will be saved whether you continue to play or return to the title screen after it is GAME OVER.