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Killer Instinct
Fighting Game by Rare / Nintendo
Arcade
Worldwide
10/28/1994
Super NES
Worldwide
8/1/1995
Game Boy
Worldwide
11/1995
Killer Instinct: Ultra Edition (Xbox One)
Emulation of Arcade version
Worldwide
11/22/2013
Switch
Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online app
Worldwide
2/21/2024
Nintendo 64
According to the arcade version's attract mode, Killer Instinct's home port was to be an "Ultra 64" exclusive.
Unreleased

Fighters
Chief Thunder
Cinder
Eyedol
Fulgore
Glacius
Jago
Orchid
Riptor
Sabrewulf
Spinal
T.J. Combo

Gameplay
Chief Thunder
Special Moves

Phoenix
qcf+anykick
A small firebird projectile slung from his tomahawk.

Reverse Triplax
c.forwardbackward+2punch
Triplax with a slightly varied spin.

Sammamish
hcb+anypunch [Combo Breaker]
Thunder rises with his mohawk ablaze.

Tomahawk
(in air)hcb+3punch
Thunder dives down with a glowing tomahawk strike.

Triplax
c.backwardforward+anypunch
A spinning multiple tamahawk strike.
Fatal Moves

Lightning
qcf+3punch
Thunder does a brief rain dance, then directs a deadly bolt of lightning at his enemy.
Fulgore
Special Moves

Cyberdash
c.backwardforward+anykick
Fulgore rushes forward with his claw extended.

Eyelaser
dforwarddowndbackward+3kick
Fulgore fires a short energy burst from his eyes.

Laser Storm (single)
qcf+anypunch
Standard fare projectile.

Laser Storm (three shots)
forwardbackwardbackwardqcf+1punch
Standard fare projectile, fired thrice.

Laser Storm (two shots)
backwardbackwardqcf+1punch
Standard fare projectile, fired twice.

Plasma-port
rdp+anypunch/anykick
Fulgore teleports to a location determined by button press.

Plasmaslice
dp+anypunch [Combo Breaker]
Fulgore's Dragon Punch

Reflect
qcb+anypunch
Fulgore poses and rejects any incoming projectile.
Fatal Moves

Gun 'em down
hcf+3kick
Fulgore morphs into an assortment of guns and lets loose on his opponent.
Jago
Special Moves

Endokuken
qcf+anypunch
Bright sparkly projectile, thrown with one hand.

Laser Sword
dforwarddowndbackward+anypunch
A quick swipe of a laser sword.

Tiger Fury
dp+anypunch [Combo Breaker]
Anti-air dragon punch wanna be.

Wind Kick
dforwarddowndbackward+anykick
Jaga launches forward with a spinning heel kick.
Fatal Moves

Sword
backwardforwardforward+1punch
Jago briefly goes to town with his sword then fatally stabs his opponent.
Orchid
Special Moves

Fire Cat
c.backwardforward+anypunch
Orchid morphs into a glowing cat and rushes the opponent.

Flick Flak
c.backwardforward+anykick
Orchid cartwheels forward.

Ichi
dforwarddowndbackward+1punch/2punch
A lesser rush with the glow sticks.

Lasaken
qcf+anypunch
Orchid fires a spinning projectile from her glow sticks.

Spinning Sword
dforwarddowndbackward+3punch
Orchid swipes with her glow sticks.
Fatal Moves

Flasher
backwardbackwardforwardforward+2punch
Orchid undoes her top and whatever it is she shows her opponent kills them.

Frog
downforwardbackward+1kick,3kick
Orchid transforms the opponent into a frog, then stomps on them.
Riptor
Special Moves

Claw Uppercut
dforwarddowndbackward+1punch
A quick upward swipe of the talon.

Dragon Breath
dforwarddowndbackward+3punch
A momentarily sustained flaming breath.

Flaming Venom
qcb+anypunch
Riptor spits out a flaming projectile.

Jump Rake
c.backwardforward+anykick [Combo Breaker]
Riptor hops forward and kicks out with his legs.

Rampage
c.backwardforward+anypunch
Riptor rushes in and headbutts.

Reverse Jump Rake
c.forwardbackward+1kick/2kick
Riptor performs a lower more combo friendly Jump Rake.

Tail Flip
dforwarddowndbackward+anykick
A front roll that hits with the back and tail.
Fatal Moves

Deadly Venom
backwardbackward+2kick
Riptor spits a ball of acid that melts his enemy away.
Sabrewulf
Special Moves


qcb+anypunch

dforwarddowndbackward+3kick

c.forwardbackward+2punch

c.backwardforward+3kick

c.backwardforward+1kick

c.backwardforward+2kick

c.backwardforward+anypunch
Spinal

Bone Shaker
forwardforward+anypunch [Combo Breaker]
Spinal rushes the enemy and bashes them with his shield.

Power Devour
backward+1punch
Spinal holds his shield up and "consumes" projectiles and many incoming attacks, adding a skull to his inventory.

Skeleport
downdown+anypunch/anykick
Spinal disappears and reappears elsewhere.

Sliding Kick
dbackwarddowndforward+3kick
A low sliding kick.

Soul Sword
backwardforward+2punch
A glowing swipe of the sword.
Fatal Moves

Stab
backwardbackwardforward+1punch
Spinal cuts up then stabs the enemy repeatedly with a spike protruding from his shield.
T.J. Combo
Special Moves

Cyclone
(hold)3punch,(release)
T.J. winds up his fist for a big uppercut.

Fast Flying Knee
c.backwardforward+1kick
A shorter sweeter version of the Flying Knee

Flying Knee
c.backwardforward+3kick
A leaping knee attack.

Knee K.O.
c.backwardforward+2kick [Combo Breaker]
A very anti air knee attack.

Powerline
c.backwardforward+3punch
A dashing straight punch.

Rollercoaster
c.backwardforward+2punch
A rolling straight punch.

Turn Around Punch
c.forwardbackward+1punch
A two hit backfist combination.
Fatal Moves

Chiropractor
backwardforwardforward+2punch
T.J. gut punches the enemy down then snaps their neck.

Storyline
Do You Have The Instinct?
Prologue: A wind-swept battlefield of the distant past, littered with the debris of war. Above the moans and cries of the defeated can still be heard the clashing sounds of a single titanic confrontation. Two great warlords, leaders of their now smashed armies, are locked in battle, with the world itself as the prize. But this epic battle is not to have a conclusion. Suddenly, the warlords were engulfed in a nimbus of light, and vanished from the face of the earth, banished to the realm of Limbo. The battle-weary heroes whose spell had trapped the warlords heaved a sigh of relief. Armageddon had been averted, for now.

The Future: The world has seen much progress in the centuries since the warlords were banished, not all of it for good. Pollution has weakened the environment, Governments have fallen, Chaos rules, with mega-corporations battling and destroying each other for shares of the world's wealth.
In this bleak world, a single corporation, Ultratech, rises above the others. Rather than joining in direct battles with their competitors, Ultratech has profited from their suffering by selling them the very weapons they use against each other. Sales of weaponry are not the only source of profit for Ultratech, however. Their entertainment division produces the top rated television broadcast of the future, the Killer Instinct tournament, which also serves as a testing ground for Ultratech's weapons. The winners of the tournament are promised whatever they desire. The losers suffer a significantly poorer fate.
It is into this bloody contest that our heroes have been drawn. T.J. Combo, disgraced heavyweight champion of the world who seeks redemption. Glacius, a captured alien fighting for his life and a chance to escape. And the deadly robot Fulgore, programmed by Ultratech with a Killer Instinct and the freedom to use it. Each fights for his or her own reasons, but each has the same goal: win the tournament and destroy all opponents.
It will take more than radical moves and deadly special attacks to win this tournament. It will take a will, a desire; it will take a Killer Instinct.

Credits
Worldwide
Voice Actor

Chris Seavor as Spinal