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Fighter's History was the subject of a lawsuit against Data East by Capcom, who claimed the game infringed on the copyright of its game Street Fighter II.

In Japan, Game Machine listed Fighter's History on their May 1, 1993 issue as being the second most-successful table arcade unit of the month.

At the time of the game's release, Capcom U.S.A. sued Data East Corp. over Fighter's History due to what Capcom U.S.A. felt were infringements on its Street Fighter II property.

Fighter's History was first released for the arcades in 1993.

The SNES version later got a digital re-release for Windows-based online store Project EGG on July 19, 2011 only in Japan.

In 2017, the same version received a physical cartridge re-print by Retro Bit in part of a compilation Data East Classic Collection, which also includes the SNES-only sequel Fighter's History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!!.

Electronic Gaming Monthly reviewers commented that the graphics are average, but praised the controls as exceptional for a fighting game.

Nintendo Power wasn't impressed with the SNES version, stating that the lack of originality fails to make Fighter's History stand out from other games, and criticized the poor sound.

GamePro gave the SNES version a negative review, calling the game "an unremarkable [Street Fighter] knock-off with solid but slow game play", and heavily criticizing the "bland" character design.

GamePro gave the SNES version a negative review, calling the game "an unremarkable [Street Fighter] knock-off with solid but slow game play", and heavily criticizing the "bland" character design.

Judge Orrick set an October 31, 1994 trial date, stating that he could not deny "the strong evidence that it set out to copy Street Fighters success", noting similarities such as a "Chun-Li clone" (referring to Feilin) and several comparable special moves, but Capcom U.S.A. lost the case on grounds that the copied elements were scènes à faire and thus excluded from copyright.