Tekken Advance 2001

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A 2001 fighting game from Eighting for the Game Boy Advance, the first Tekken on a Nintendo platform. Its sprites are based on the 3D models of Tekken 3, and the menus and art style follow Tekken Tag Tournament. It is not part of the Tekken story, but follows the events of Tekken 3. Because it is on a portable system the inputs were simplified: kick is on the A button, punch on the B button, and the shoulder buttons are for tagging and throws. There is also a side step. Despite the simplification it adds a wide range of stun variations such as pop stuns, crumple stuns and side stuns. It has most of the starter characters from Tekken 3, with Gun Jack playable from the start and Heihachi Mishima as the only unlockable and the final boss. Two buttons and a side step still keep its fights quick to learn.