For detailed information about this series, see: World Heroes at SNK Wiki
Mudman, one of the iconic fighters of the series
World Heroes is a fighting video game series by ADK.
Video Games[]
- World Heroes (July 28th, 1992) for Arcade, Neo Geo AES, SNES, Sega Genesis, Neo Geo CD, Wii Virtual Console, PlayStation Network, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch
- World Heroes 2 (April 28th, 1993) for Arcade, Neo Geo AES, PC Engine Super CD-ROM², SNES, Neo Geo CD, Wii Virtual Console, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch
- World Heroes 2 Jet (April 26th, 1994) for Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, Game Boy, Wii Virtual Console, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch
- World Heroes Perfect (May 25th, 1995) for Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, Sega Saturn, Wii Virtual Console, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One
- World Heroes Anthology (October 18th, 2007) for PlayStation 2. Released as World Heroes Gorgeous in Japan.
Links to Other Series[]
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Ninja Commando | July 28, 1992 | The character Dr. Brown from Ninja Commando appears as a recurring secondary character in the World Heroes series, the Ninja Commando character Ryu Eagle is said to be a descendant of Fuuma Kojiro from World Heroes, and the enemy character Spider strongly resembles the final boss in World Heroes 2 Jet, Zeus. | 1 |
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Kinnikuman | July 28, 1992 | The character Brocken from World Heroes is inspired by Brocken Jr. from Kinnikuman. | 3 |
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | July 28, 1992 | Several characters from World Heroes are based and feature references to characters from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. | 3 |
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Back to the Future | July 28, 1992 | Dr. Brown in World Heroes is based on Dr. Emmett Brown from Back to the Future. | 3 |
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ClayFighter | November 15, 1993 | Characters resembling Fuuma and Jeanne D'Arc from World Heroes appear in an ad for Clayfighter, wrapped up by Taffy. | 3 |
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Aggressors of Dark Kombat | July 26, 1994 | Kotaro Fuuma from World Heroes is selectable in Aggressors of Dark Kombat. | 1 |
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ADK World | November 10, 1995 | World Heroes characters are featured in the main world and in various minigames. | 1 |
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Neo Geo Battle Coliseum | July 27, 2005 | World Heroes characters are featured in Neo Geo Battle Coliseum. | 1 |
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The King of Fighters | April 27, 2006 | Characters from World Heroes make background cameos in KOF Maximum Impact 2. | 1 |
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SNK vs. Capcom | December 14, 2006 | Characters from World Heroes are featured in SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS. | 2 |
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SNK Arcade Classics | April 29, 2008 | World Heroes is included in SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1. | 2 |
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Neo Geo Heroes | July 29, 2010 | Dr. Brown and Damned from World Heroes are part of the story in Neo Geo Heroes: Ultimate Shooting, with Geegus appearing as one of the final bosses. | 1 |
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SNK Heroines | December 13, 2018 | SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy features Jeanne D'Arc from World Heroes as a DLC character. | 1 |