Summary
When Terry Bogard was revealed forSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateback in 2019, it was somewhat of a surprise. TheFatal Furyseries had been dormant for around 20 years at that time, leaving players who weren’t familiar withNeo Geofighting games a little bit perplexed as to who the character even was.
Speaking to TheGamer atTokyo Game Show, ahead ofFatal Fury: City of the Wolves’release, series veteran Yasuyuki Oda shared details on how the collaboration came about.
Nintendo Initiated The Terry Bogard To Smash Bros. Conversation
“The request came from Nintendo. I think Sakurai was a fan,” Oda-san told me, adding, “Then, all of a sudden, Terry came to Smash.”
The decision to allow the star character from the Fatal Fury series to joinSuper Smash Bros.was a no-brainer for the team at SNK. Detailing how he felt as the collaboration came together, Oda-san said, “I was extremely excited about it. You know, I mean, I couldn’t help it, but I felt really happy and fond that something like that was going to happen.”
I couldn’t help it, but I felt really happy and fond that something like that was going to happen.
Terry’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate reveal was one of the most elaborate from the game’s Fighter Pack. It depicted the famous Super Smash Bros. invite floating around a Neo Geo-esque world, with a range of Fatal Fury stalwarts trying to prize it from the air. After the letter evaded an array of characters, it landed at the feet of Bogard himself, who grabbed it, proudly holding it up in the air.
Alongside revealing details of Terry’s Smash Bros. inclusion to TheGamer,Oda-san shared details about his dream City of Wolves characters, which strangely included Michael Jackson, Sylvester Stallone, and Bruce Willis.
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
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After 26 years, FATAL FURY is back! SNK’s beloved Fatal Fury series first hit the market in 1991, spearheading the fighting game boom of the 1990s that swept the industry thereafter.GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES (released in 1999) has, for some time, served as the franchise’s most recent installment. But that is all about to change: 26 years on, a brand-new entry—FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves—is set to arrive on the scene!FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves features a unique art style that stimulates the senses, an innovative REV system that supercharges the excitement, plus a host of other battle systems even more robust than before. The game also breathes new life into the series by introducing two distinct control schemes (ensuring fun and excitement for newcomers and veterans alike) as well as other fresh features and elements.The streets of South Town are a hotbed of action, wild dreams, and even wilder ambition. Here, at long last, a new legend is about to unfold…
