{{Short description|1999 video game}} {{use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox video game | title = Fatal Fury: First Contact | image = Fatal Fury First Contact cover.jpg | developer = SNK | publisher = SNK | designer = | programmer = | artist = | writer = | composer = | engine = | series = ''Fatal Fury'' | platforms = Neo Geo Pocket Color, Nintendo Switch | released = '''Neo Geo Pocket Color'''{{vgrelease|NA|May 1999<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=''Fatal Fury: First Contact'' |url=http://pocket.ign.com/games/11933.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816230816/http://pocket.ign.com/games/11933.html |archive-date=16 August 2000 |access-date=28 January 2024 |website=IGN}}</ref>|JP|27 May 1999<ref name="HG101"/><ref name="IGN"/>|UK|1 October 1999<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=''Fatal Fury: First Contact'' |url=http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=1632 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010412153455/http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=1632 |archive-date=12 April 2001 |access-date=28 January 2024 |website=Chipsworld}}</ref>}}'''Nintendo Switch'''<br>23 December 2020<ref>{{cite web |last1=Romano |first1=Sal |title=Fatal Fury: First Contact now available for Switch |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/12/fatal-fury-first-contact-now-available-for-switch |website=Gematsu |access-date=16 April 2023 |date=23 December 2020 |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416150104/https://www.gematsu.com/2020/12/fatal-fury-first-contact-now-available-for-switch |url-status=live }}</ref> | genre = Fighting | modes = Single-player, multiplayer }}

'''''Fatal Fury: First Contact''''' is a fighting game released by SNK in May 1999 for the Neo Geo Pocket Color handheld system. It is the part of the ''Fatal Fury'' series, and is loosely based on ''Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers''. The game was later re-released as part of ''Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1'' in 2021.

==Gameplay== The game has 13 playable characters.<ref name="DD"/> Two-player multiplayer is supported via a link cable.<ref name="IGN"/>

===Characters=== {{collist| * Alfred * Andy Bogard * Billy Kane * Geese Howard * Joe Higashi * Kim Kaphwan * Lao{{efn|Versus mode only}} * Li Xiangfei * Mai Shiranui * Rick Strowd * Ryuji Yamazaki * Terry Bogard * Wolfgang Krauser }} {{notelist}}

==Reception== {{Video game reviews | MC = 62/100 (Switch)<ref name="MC">{{cite web |title=Fatal Fury: First Contact for Switch Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/fatal-fury-first-contact/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |access-date=16 April 2023}}</ref> | GSpot = 7.0/10 (NGPC)<ref name="gspot">{{cite web |last1=Gerstmann |first1=Jeff |title=Review - Fatal Fury: First Contact |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fatal-fury-first-contact-review/1900-2543832/ |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040301010718/http://www.gamespot.com/ngpc/action/fatalfuryfirstcontact/review.html |archive-date=1 March 2004 |date=28 January 2000 |url-status=live}}</ref> | IGN = 7.0/10 (NGPC)<ref name="IGN">{{cite web |last1=Schneider |first1=Peer |title=Reviews - Fatal Fury: First Contact |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/07/15/fatal-fury-first-contact |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000616190453/http://pocket.ign.com/reviews/11933.html |archive-date=16 June 2000 |date=14 July 1999 |url-status=live}}</ref> | NLife = 7/10 (Switch)<ref name="nlife">{{cite web |last1=Brunskill |first1=Kerry |title=Fatal Fury First Contact Review (Switch eShop) |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/fatal_fury_first_contact |website=Nintendo Life |publisher=Hookshot Media |access-date=16 April 2023 |date=29 December 2020 |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416150105/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/fatal_fury_first_contact |url-status=live }}</ref> | NWR = 6/10 (Switch)<ref name="NWR">{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Zachary |title=Fatal Fury: First Contact (Switch eShop) Review Mini |url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/reviewmini/55906/fatal-fury-first-contact-switch-eshop-review-mini |website=Nintendo World Report |access-date=16 April 2023 |date=5 January 2021 |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416150105/https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/reviewmini/55906/fatal-fury-first-contact-switch-eshop-review-mini |url-status=live }}</ref> | rev1 = ''Digitally Downloaded'' | rev1Score = 3/5 (Switch)<ref name="DD">{{cite web |last1=S. |first1=Matt |title=Review: Fatal Fury: First Contact (Nintendo Switch) |url=http://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2021/01/review-fatal-fury-first-contact.html |website=Digitally Downloaded |access-date=16 April 2023 |date=13 January 2021 |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416150106/http://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2021/01/review-fatal-fury-first-contact.html |url-status=live }}</ref> }}

''IGN'' stated that ''First Contact'' was a quality game while unfavorably comparing it to ''King of Fighters R-2'' or ''Samurai Shodown! 2''.<ref name="IGN"/> ''GameSpot'' praised the quality of the title's graphics but similarly compared it unfavorably to ''King of Fighters R-2''.<ref name="gspot"/> ''Hardcore Gaming 101'' stated that the title was "among the best portable fighters ever made".<ref name="HG101">{{cite web |title=Fatal Fury: First Contact |url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/fatal-fury-first-contact/ |website=Hardcore Gaming 101 |access-date=16 April 2023 |date=28 January 2008 |archive-date=1 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401212324/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/fatal-fury-first-contact/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Nintendo Life'' called the Switch port "accessible and charming" while stating that there were better alternatives available for the system.<ref name="nlife"/> ''Nintendo World Report'' complimented the graphics but criticized the lack of extras compared to the other Neo Geo Pocket Color fighting games.<ref name="NWR"/> ''Hardcore Gamer'' wrote that the game "[...] plays like a dream still and while its graphics don't hold up as well as the other NGPC games due to a lack of background activity, its core action does."<ref name="HG">{{cite web |last1=Peeples |first1=Jeremy |title=Fatal Fury: First Contact Showcases Another NGPC Classic on Switch |url=https://hardcoregamer.com/features/articles/opinion/fatal-fury-first-contact-showcases-another-ngpc-classic-on-switch/394770/ |website=Hardcore Gamer |access-date=16 April 2023 |date=29 December 2020 |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416150104/https://hardcoregamer.com/features/articles/opinion/fatal-fury-first-contact-showcases-another-ngpc-classic-on-switch/394770/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Siliconera'' called ''First Contact'' a "fun pocket-sized fighter".<ref name="siliconera">{{cite web |last1=Hashimoto |first1=Kazuma |title=Fatal Fury First Contact Is an Almost Perfect Port of the Classic |url=https://www.siliconera.com/fatal-fury-first-contact-is-an-almost-perfect-port-of-the-classic/ |website=Siliconera |publisher=Gamurs |access-date=16 April 2023 |date=29 December 2020 |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416150702/https://www.siliconera.com/fatal-fury-first-contact-is-an-almost-perfect-port-of-the-classic/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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Category:1999 video games Category:2D fighting games Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games Category:Neo Geo Pocket Color games Category:Nintendo Switch games Category:SNK games Category:Video games developed in Japan