Fatal Fury Special

If you want to see the PC Engine Arcade CD-ROM² system flex its muscles, Garou Densetsu Special (Fatal Fury Special) is the heavyweight champion. Released in 1994, this port of SNK’s arcade juggernaut is a technical miracle, cramming 15 fighters—including the legendary Terry Bogard and the hidden boss Ryo Sakazaki—onto a single disc. Thanks to the extra RAM of the Arcade Card, it delivers massive sprites and fluid animations that come remarkably close to the Neo Geo original. It’s got that signature SNK grit, a soaring Redbook audio soundtrack, and the iconic "two-plane" fighting system that defines the series. For collectors, this is the definitive "show-off" title that proves the PC Engine could hang with the 16-bit titans.