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As of this week, Namco’s The Outfoxies has finally been released as part of the “Arcade Archives” series. Released in Japanese arcades in 1995, The Outfoxies is a 2D fighting game that centers heavily around players picking up various weapons on each stage to take one another down. Its gameplay is fast, frenetic, and pretty outlandish, to say the least. Namco would announce a PS1 version of The Outfoxies as well in 1995, but this edition never materialized, seemingly due to the game not being as popular at arcades as the publisher had hoped. Fortunately, this lack of a console port has finally been rectified with a new release that retails for $14.99.
This PS1 Game Inspired a Major Series
Likely the biggest claim to fame for The Outfoxies is that it was one of the key inspirations for Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. Although it’s quite different in its tone when compared to the Nintendo fighter, it’s clear to see the commonalities between the two, especially when it comes to weapons playing a key role in combat. Without The Outfoxies, there’s a chance that Super Smash Bros. never materializes on Nintendo 64, which would deprive us of one of the greatest fighting game franchises in history.
