Top Fighter 2000 MK VIII is a fighting game created for the Mega Drive, presumably in the year 2000 by an unknown company. It features 8 characters from many different places, including Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali.
Overview
This is a fighting game with 8 different characters and no repeats between them. Each character has their own special moves and one super move and they appear to have their own stages, which seem to be copied from Fatal Fury. The controls appear to be somewhat better than other Mega Drive pirated fighting games, such as Tekken 3 Special. However, the A button is unused, leaving B and C to be used for all attacks, similar to a NES fighting pirate. Each fight lasts until one fighter wins 1 or 3 rounds and each round can last for up to 30, 60 or 99 seconds, depending on the settings. The hit detection is poor, with many attacks that miss the opponent when they're supposed to hit them. The endings are minimal, with a portrait of your character on a simple "Congratulation" (sic) screen.
Characters
- Michael Jordan (misspelled Joden in game)
- Geese Howard from Fatal Fury (misspelled Gees in game)
- Ryu from Street Fighter II
- Goku from Dragon Ball Z
- Kyo from King of Fighters
- Cyclops from X-Men (named Cycl in game)
- Muhammad Ali (named Ali in game)
- Ryo from King of Fighters
Trivia
- This game was later released as Top Fighter 2005 MK VIII, translated into Chinese.
- The inclusion of both Ryu and Cyclops seems to suggest that they were taken from the Marvel VS Capcom games.
- The sprites for Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali are edits of Lucky Glauber and Heavy D from King of Fighters '94.