Tuff E Nuff

The game can be played with one to two players. The game starts off with only four characters, but a Boss Code can unlock the other seven characters. The game has three modes: Story Mode, 1-Player to CPU Mode (fighting against each boss individually, except the last one), and Multiplayer Mode. The fighting system is based on buttons: two for kicks and two for punches (light and fierce, respectively).

All characters have at least two special attacks. In all modes, the more life anyone loses, the more bloody the characters' faces become, much like in SNK's Art of Fighting series; however, like the final epilogues of the main characters, were removed from the North American and European versions.

The story is set in a post-apocalyptic Earth in the year AD 2151 (or 200X in the Japanese version). in the aftermath of World War 3 To the inhabitants on Earth it seems like the only chance for a decent life is to fight, in a "survival of the fittest" scenario. A man named Jade finds a powerful blue fighting armor and calls himself "The Fighting King". With it, he quickly gains control of the world.

Using his newfound power, he erects a tower with six guards. Many try to take Jade's power away, but they die in their attempt. Some weeks after the building of the tower, a tournament is held all over the world to see who is the strongest. Of the many fighters, only four people are chosen.

Tuff E Nuff received a 19.61/30 score in a 1993 readers' poll conducted by Super Famicom Magazine, ranking among Super Famicom titles at the number 219 spot. The game received generally favorable reviews from critics. Super Play's Jonathan Davies stated that the game was "a pretty good beat'em up with plenty of depth and challenging gameplay. Ultimately, though, it's not as good as Street Fighter II".