Dead or Alive (1996) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Dead or Alive

Dead or Alive is a 1996 arcade fighting game by Tecmo for the Sega Model 2 (2A CRX and 2B CRX) arcade hardware and the first game in their Dead or Alive franchise. It was ported to the Sega Saturn in 1997. A…

26 November 1996

What Dead or Alive is

Dead or Alive is an arcade game developed by Team Dead or Alive and released in 1996. It was published by Tecmo. It is available on Sega Saturn and Arcade. It runs on Sega Model 2.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A massive corporation known as DOATEC (Dead or Alive Tournament Executive Committee) host a fighting competition called the Dead or Alive World Combat Championship, where fighters from all over the world can compete for the title as champion and a vast amount of money.

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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Dead or Alive series

Dead or Alive is the first of 39 entries we hold in the Dead or Alive series. The next entry was Dead or Alive in 1998.

See all 39 Dead or Alive games in release order →

What it launched against

Dead or Alive launched on 26 November 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, PaRappa the Rapper and Mega Man 8.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, PaRappa the Rapper, Mega Man 8.

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