Final Fight MD Hits its Halfway Point in Development

Mauro Xavier and his team are still hard at work on Final Fight MD, the ambitious Sega Genesis port of the classic belt-scrolling brawler. The first three stages of the game are fully playable in the beta currently available on Xavier's Patreon page, taking you through the bar, into the wrestling ring with a handful of Andores, and straight to the gum-spitting, baton-wielding boss, Edi E.

On the downside, Xavier's team is currently wrestling with an issue he calls "cumulative slowdown," where the game runs well in the first stage but performance gets increasingly chuggy the farther you progress. For the moment, Xavier suggests using the level select to jump straight into the scene you wish to play, but clearly, this is a bug that will have to be squashed before Final Fight MD is ready for release.

Thanks to Time Extension as always for the scoop, and Sega Guys for the video clip.