Evolution of fighting game systems

[PotS]

Which games can be credited for introducing (relatively) common fighting game systems?

Feel free to add to this list, only requirement is that it must be something used in more than one game. Also feel free to correct me, I'm sure many of these appeared in earlier games as I didn't research any of it.


BASIC
Attacking - Karate Champ
Walking - Karate Champ
Jumping - Yie Ar Kung-Fu
Crouching - Yie Ar Kung-Fu
Guarding - Karate Champ


TYPES OF MATCHES
Single - Karate Champ
Teams - King Of Fighters 94
Tag - Some WWF game
2v1 - Street Fighter Alpha
2v2 - Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu


GAME MODES
Arcade - Karate Champ
Versus - Karate Champ (?)
Survival - ?


TYPES OF ATTACKS
Jumping Attacks - Yie Ar Kung-Fu
Crouching Attacks - Yie Ar Kung-Fu
Command Attacks - Street Fighter 2
Throws - Street Fighter 2
Specials - Street Fighter
EX Specials - Vampire
Supers - Art Of Fighting
Multi-leveled Supers - Street Fighter Zero
Tags - X-Men VS Street Fighter
Pursuit - Vampire Hunter
Instant Kill - Guilty Gear


KINDS OF ATTACKS
Fireball - Yie Ar Kung Fu
Air Fireball - Vampire
Dragon Punch - Street Fighter
Counter (Geese) - ?
Follow-up - ?


MOVEMENT
Dash - Art Of Fighting
Air Dash - Vampire Hunter
Run - King Of Fighters 96
High Jump - King Of Fighters 94
Super Jump - X-Men: COTA
Double Jump - ?
Wall Jump - Street Fighter 2
Dodge - King Of Fighters 94
Roll - King Of Fighters 96
Plane Shift - Fatal Fury
3D Sidestep - Virtua Fighter (?)
Attack Cancel (Roll/Roman/whatever) - ?
Flying -  X-Men VS Street Fighter


TYPES OF COMMANDS
Quarter-circle - Street Fighter
Dragon Punch - Street Fighter
Half-circle - Street Fighter 2
Charge - Street Fighter 2
360º - Street Fighter 2
720º - Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Button Sequence - Vampire
Hold then Release - Street Fighter 2
Mashing - Street Fighter 2


COMBOS
Links -  Street Fighter 2
Juggling - Mortal Kombat
Cancel - Street Fighter 2
Kara Cancel - Street Fighter 2
Super Cancel - Street Fighter 3
Super to Super Cancel - Street Fighter EX
Dial-a-combo - ?
Chain Combos - Vampire
Aerial Chain Combos - Vampire Hunter
Aerial Raves - X-Men: COTA
Original Combos - Street Fighter Zero 2
OTG - X-Men VS Street Fighter


DEFENSE
Parry - Street Fighter 3
Just Defense - World Heroes
Air blocking - Vampire
Safe Fall - Street Fighter Zero
Air Recovery - Street Fighter Zero 3
Defensive "Get Up" - Vampire Hunter
Team Assist - King Of Fighters 94
Guard Cancel Attacks - Street Fighter Zero
Guard Push - Vampire
"DOA" Counters - Dead Or Alive (duh)
Faultless Defense - Guilty Gear


ATTACK BONUSES
Counter Hit Damage Advantage - Samurai Shodown
Counter Hit Juggle Advantage - Street Fighter Zero 3


STATUS EFFECTS
Dizzy - Street Fighter 2
Guard Break  - Street Fighter Zero 3
Stagger - Guilty Gear


VICTORY CONDITIONS
KO - Karate Champ
Tap-Out - Some WWF game
Ring-Out - Virtua Fighter
Forfeit - Samurai Shodown 5


CHARACTER GIMMICKS
Battle Damage - Art Of Fighting
Transforming - Ranma 1/2 : Chougi Ranbu Hen
Customizable Characters - ?
Stance Change - Karateka (?)
Throw Miss Anim - World Heroes


SPECIAL HIT ANIMS
Electrocuted - Street Fighter 2 (or was it an update of it? Or Vampire?)
Burned - Vampire
Crotch Hit - Mortal Kombat 2


STAGE GIMMICKS
Hazards - Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu
Transitions - Mortal Kombat


OTHER
Fatalities - Mortal Kombat
Picking Up Weapons - Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu
Powerups - Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu
Taunting - Art Of Fighting
Special Taunts  - Street Fighter Zero 2
Super Taunts - Street Fighter Zero 2
Negative edge - Street Fighter 2
Hit Clash - Samurai Shodown
Damage Scaling - ?
Character Selection - Street Fighter 2
Mirror Matches - Mortal Kombat


And I'm tired already.
Edit: Added more as suggested. It's becoming a mess, so I'll sort it better later.

[Captain Storm]

Supers - Art Of Fighting

No respect for TMNT tournament fighters?
Just 2D games?  The addition of another dimension doesn't count?

[PotS]

There's some 3D stuff in there. And GameFAQs says AOF is older than TMNT (also I'd be very surprised if such games brought something new to the table).

[aLuCaRd_X]

In b4 GG and MB

[PotS]

Can trace most of it to other games.
Also should add other stuff like ways to gain power etc, but I'm fed up.

[Captain Storm]

I would asumme Virtua Fight had the first 3D sidestep.  Dial-a-Combo, I've never seen it outside of KI and MK3.
Here's some more to consider.
Throw break-?
Teching-?, I know Street Fighter 2 had throw teching

[mugenxero]

More things that should be in there but I don't know where they first came in:

Commands:
mash rappidly *I believe SFII*
632146 AKA half circle X then inverse direction. (big in KOF and GG)
Simultaneous button press.
follow up IE with Sol's Volcanic Viper you can tack on a QCB Kick to get the follow up.
632/412 used a lot in guard point moves
Hold and release SFII CE Balrog/M. Bison's Turn punch


Other stuff:
Negative edge
Tag supers (A la SFEX3)
Feint and feint combo (like Garou MoTW)
Clash (2 hits hitting at the same time)
Just defense
Air blocking
Counter moves (like Geese or Dudley)
Damage scaling (one of the best ways to make infinites less annoying)
Character specific intros
Customizable characters (Ace, RobokyMKII, create a character, etc)
Charge up (all 4 buttons at once in tekken, I think 3 onwards but not sure)
Double jumping


Also I'd like to debate that AOF had the first battle damage, Vega loses his claw/mask!

Edit: Forgot to add low blocking

[PotS]

Added some, will add the rest later.

632146 AKA half circle X then inverse direction. (big in KOF and GG)

I think it's too specific, having in mind that I already listed half-circles.

Just defense

Not sure about giving this one to Garou or to SFZ3, will have to check which one was released first. They work in different ways in those games, yeah, but same principle.

Character specific intros

What's the first one ever? Need to check dates on games, but the oldest I remember right now are Sagat VS Ryu in SFA and Terry going "Geese...!".

Also I'd like to debate that AOF had the first battle damage, Vega loses his claw/mask!

Could be...

[XGargoyle]

Tag - X-Men VS Street Fighter

I would say Kizuna is earlier than XVSF. Also the WWF arcade games also included 2vs2 and tag battles.

Dramatic Battle - Street Fighter Zero

Would you consider the endurance modes found at Mortal Kombat count as a dramatic battle? If so, MK is earlier than SFZ

[Bea]

It was possible to guard in Karate Champ.

And counter juggle advantage was first seen at KOF 96.

[Lobo]

Stage Hazards - Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu
Picking Up Weapons - Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu

I remember that in Eternal Champions they had a first fighting game training area which included stuff like buzzsaws and drones.

Eternal Champions also had fatalities that were area specific if you want to put that on your list.

As far as stage Hazards: World Heroes has a deathmatch stage.

And picking up wepons, not sure if battle modes in beat em ups count but you certianly can pick up wepons in those.

[XGargoyle]

Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu is a NES game, way before Eternal Champions was released.

By the way, juggling was first introduced in MK (1992) which is one year before the release date of SSF2

[[(_sourlucas_)]>]

Having to use one fucking button to turn around- guilty gear isuka

[#Shaun]

I was gonna point out Fatal Fury's plane switching, but I see it's already listed  . Anyway, I'm learning a lot reading this thread....+1 for making what seems to be a nice encyclopedia of fighting game firsts, POTS.

[walt]

I'm pretty certain Evasion Roll was first introduced in KOF 96 instead of 97.
I think it's the same with Run, but don't take my word just yet.

[Bastard Mami]

this is iirc.

world heroes should be credited for just defense as well as tug of war life as well as "failed grab" animations.

also, one of the kizuna encounter/savage reign games should either be co-credited or completely credited for tagging.

[mugenxero]

Oh I forgot some major things too!

Character selection-???
Mirror matches (I think SFIICE but not sure)
Faultless defense
Unblockables

[Iced]

Nekketsu defense ( think that was the name, defending by hitting the incoming strike)- Rival Schools
Angled special moves- X-men Cota
For transforming, I recall a ranma game for snes where you could transform mid battle.

[#Shaun]

Mirror matches (I think SFIICE but not sure)

I thought MK was first. eh, I'm probably wrong.

[Rote Zaungast]

_AOF's winner's pwned face after he gets lots of hits
_Fatal Fury's fatal moves (I don't know if it was from the first FF or the 2nd) when life is under 25%(you can do as much as you wish)
_I recall a game in SNES similar to Killer Instinct...I can't remember very well...where you fight with bare hands, but the CPU versions of chars were given weapons...I can't tell if you are able to wield a weapon too...
_a NES game called Karate or Karateka (two titles in NES that confuse me), where you play as a karateka against another one, the moves are a la Tekken (no combos) it has some kind of character's mode change/stance change, in order to do side kicks or flying kicks...
_Fatal Fury's knock down attack which sends the opponent to the other plane


I think 720 wasn't in SF2, but in other versions like SF2X...