Martial arts
Sport theme
Involves any of the systematised combat arts, commonly known as martial arts.
313
games
56platforms
Alternate names: Fighting arts, Budo, Wǔshù
Name variations: combat sports

ARCD 1987-08-30

BBC 1986

NES 1986-11

OCS 1989

BBC 1985

OCS 1987

OCS 1988

SPC 1987

THMS 1986

C64 1989

CPC 1985

C64 1988
Usually people think of eastern unarmed combat arts when martial arts are mentioned, but combat arts involving melee weapons also belong to this. Historically western cultures had only armed martial arts in broad use, but these were also important in eastern cultures on side of the usual unarmed arts.
Modern martial arts are usually labeled hybrid martial arts as they combine several arts into something that's actually efficient, however there are still lots of people who practice the old, though their purpose is more in terms of learning discipline and otherwise training the body without real aim to use it in self-defense or combat (for which they're largely inadequate).
Modern martial arts are usually labeled hybrid martial arts as they combine several arts into something that's actually efficient, however there are still lots of people who practice the old, though their purpose is more in terms of learning discipline and otherwise training the body without real aim to use it in self-defense or combat (for which they're largely inadequate).
Kung Fu, Wing Chun, Capoeira, Savate, Taekwondo, Karate, Muay Thai, Glima, Judo, Jujutsu, Sambo, Shuai jiao, Aikido, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Hapkido, Fencing, Gatka, Kendo, Silambam, Eskrima, Jogo do Pau, Jukendo, and so on...
The first Martial arts video game was released in 1982.
Origin Systems, Imagine and U.S. Gold published most of these games.
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Child groups
Wrestling, Wǔshù, Mixed martial arts, Judo, Sumo, Karate, Taekwondo, Kendo, Kickboxing, Fencing, Boxing, Striking martial arts, Armed martial arts, Grappling martial arts, Muay Thai
Platforms
C64 | ![]() | 39 | |
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NES | ![]() | 26 | |
ZX Spectrum | ![]() | 25 | |
Amstrad CPC | ![]() | 25 | |
MS-DOS | ![]() | 21 | |
Amiga | ![]() | 19 | |
Atari ST | ![]() | 16 | |
MSX | ![]() | 10 | |
Apple II E | ![]() | 10 | |
Arcade | ![]() | 9 | |
Windows | ![]() | 8 | |
Linux | ![]() | 6 | |
PS | ![]() | 6 | |
BBC | ![]() | 6 | |
Electron | ![]() | 6 | |
C16/Plus4 | ![]() | 5 | |
Atari 400/800 | ![]() | 5 | |
Mac OS Classic | ![]() | 5 | |
Xbox | ![]() | 4 | |
Famicom Disk System | ![]() | 4 | |
Tandy Coco | ![]() | 4 | |
PC Engine | ![]() | 3 | |
PS2 | ![]() | 3 | |
GB | ![]() | 3 | |
Master System | ![]() | 3 | |
Thomson | ![]() | 2 | |
Apple IIGS | ![]() | 2 | |
Dragon32 | ![]() | 2 | |
X360 | ![]() | 2 | |
Amiga AGA | ![]() | 2 |