Released by Squaresoft in September 1997, Bushido Blade stands out from other fighting games because it throws out traditional life bars in favor of location-based damage. Its realistic approach, wide array of weapons, and full 3D environments really set it apart from other fighting games at the time.
Category note: Characters are not considered separate categories, only weapons are.
Best time with the katana, hard difficulty: 0:03:07 by Tony 'ZenicReverie' Foster on 2010-09-28.
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Author's comments:
1st Opponent: quick two hit kill.
2nd Opponent: three hits isn't bad. One is possible, but it's fairly luck based.
3rd Opponent: again two hit kill is good.
4th Opponent: bring on the two hit kills.
5th Opponent: if I get just the right angle and time it just right, it's possible to get one hit, but two is acceptable.
Gun Guy: timing is near perfect on this and the kill is one hit.
Spear Guy: two hit kill.
Quick Girl: two hit kill.
Boss: two hit kill.
This run could be faster with better luck, but I don't expect more than 3 seconds could be saved.