Round 1

Anji

Chipp

Faust

Giovanna

I-No

Millia

Nagoriyuki

Potemkin

Ramlethal

Zato

Goldlewis

Jack-O

Happy Chaos

Testament

Baiken

Bridget

Asuka R

Johnny

Elphelt

A.B.A.

Bedman?

Slayer

ProjectVX

Cotton Chloe

Zen Furbe

Wosernerd

yonuh

DarkAdeptMash

PMIG | Yamii

ZDouble07

OrannGia

JTG | kayos

Lazergician

MapN

RS | Meatloaf

Devin Wright

Yona Ketema

Matthew E

Koby H.

NWIL Spring 2024

Rockford / Northwest IL

Killer Instinct

Blazblue: Central Fiction

DNF Duel

DRAGON BALL FighterZ

Garou: Mark of the Wolves

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

Guilty Gear -Strive-

Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2

The King of Fighters XV

Melty Blood: Type Lumina

Mortal Kombat 1

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

Samurai Shodown

Skullgirls: 2nd Encore

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike

Street Fighter 6

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

TEKKEN 8

Them's Fightin' Herds

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Under Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes]

Vampire Savior

Mystery Game Tournament

Top 24

Top 8

Top 32

Top 16

Top 12

Round 2

Top 48

Round 3

Full Ruleset

Basic ruleset, only characters, no stages

Basic Ruleset - No Stages

Wario's Smash Down

MDVA Classic

COMBO BREAKER 2024

The legendary fighting game franchise is back with next-generation visuals, over-the-top action, a wild cast of combatants, rocking reactive music, and C-C-C-COMBO BREAKERS! Choose from amongst a wild cast of combatants each with fluid animations, unique combat tactics, and flashy special attacks. Utilize an open-ended combo system to rack up huge combos as your opponent looks for openings to break you and turn the tides of battle. Go online and test yourself against players from all over the world, or brush up on your combat skills in detailed tutorials.

BlazBlue: Central Fiction

BlazBlue: Central Fiction is a 2D fighting game developed by Arc System Works. It is the fourth game to the BlazBlue series, and is set after the events of BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma. The game adds Naoto Kurogane and Hibiki Kohaku as playable characters. BlazBlue: Central Fiction marks the conclusion of the story surrounding protagonist Ragna the Bloodedge.

DNF Duel is a 2D fighting game using Dungeon Fighter Online's characters/classes as fighters. Dungeon Fighter Online currently has 16 base characters with over 60 total classes, though there is some overlap between the male and female variations.
It was revealed at the 2020 Dungeon&Fighter Universe Festival in Korea.
It is being developed by Neople, Arc System Works and Eighting.

A date was not announced but It is planned to be a multi-platform release

DRAGON BALL FighterZ is born from what makes the DRAGON BALL series so loved and famous: endless spectacular fights with its all-powerful fighters.

If you thought you'd seen the last of the incredible Garou: Mark of The Wolves series, you were sorely mistaken. Join classic brawlers and fresh finds (there are 11 new additions in all) for the fighting experience of the decade. The game's three unique modes of play include Offensive, Defensive, and Tactical, and there are plenty of Super Moves and Hidden Abilities to unlock. The realm of 2D fighting has rarely been this exciting, and it gets even more addicting when you play against a friend.

Guilty Gear: Strive

Discover the Smell of the Game with Guilty Gear: Strive! Immerse yourself in new gameplay mechanics designed to be simple and welcoming for fighting game newcomers, yet deep and creative for veterans. Ride the Fire into a heavy metal inspired alternate future full of over-the-top action, style and fun!

Guilty Gear Xrd REV2

The King of Fighters XV, is the fifteenth installment of The King of Fighters series. Transcend beyond your limits with KOF XV! Classic popular characters, heroes and villains revived from the dead, new challengers, and more!

"MELTY BLOOD" is a series of 2D fighting games based on TYPE-MOON's visual romance novel "Tsukihime". Since the game's original release on PC in 2002, it has also had a number of ports for arcade, PlayStation 2, and Steam.
Now, at long last, the "MELTY BLOOD" series is making its way to PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch™, Xbox One, and Steam on September 30, 2021 in the form of "MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA".

SAMURAI SHODOWN

"A brand new title from SNK! A new SAMURAI SHODOWN is on the horizon!

Since its birth in 1993, the SAMURAI SHODOWN series has been known as the premier weapon based versus fighting games, and was essential in cultivating the weapon based fighting game genre. As the first new release in the series in more than 10 years, SAMURAI SHODOWN is aiming to yet again push boundaries and deliver some serious samurai action!

Developed using UNREAL ENGINE 4 and utilizing a unique brushstroke graphical style to match the Japanese roots of the series, Haohmaru, Nakoruru, Galford and a whole cast of other popular characters will battle once again for victory!"

Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Fight for the Future is a 2D competitive fighting game produced by Capcom originally released for the arcade in 1999. It is the second follow-up to Street Fighter III, following Street Fighter III 2nd Impact. Like its predecessors, it runs on the CP System III hardware. 3rd Strike increased the character roster by adding five new characters, including Chun-Li. It also added further refinements to the previous game's play mechanics and rules. It was ported to the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. A downloadable online version titled Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition was released on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade in August 2011.

On February 20, 2022, Capcom announced that Street Fighter 6 is in development.

Super Smash Bros. Melee is the second installment in the Super Smash Bros. series and the follow-up to the Nintendo 64 title. It includes all playable characters from the first game, and also adds characters from franchises such as Fire Emblem, of which no games had been released outside Japan at the time. Super Smash Bros. Melee builds on the first game by adding new gameplay features and playable characters: it's major focus is the multiplayer mode, while still offering a number of single-player modes.

Legendary game worlds and fighters collide in the ultimate showdown—a new entry in the Super Smash Bros. series for the Nintendo Switch system! New fighters, like Inkling from the Splatoon series and Ridley from the Metroid series, make their Super Smash Bros. series debut alongside every Super Smash Bros. fighter in the series…EVER! Faster combat, new items, new attacks, new defensive options, and more will keep the battle raging whether you’re at home or on the go.

The Tekken series is breaking into a new era! The longest-running story in a video game franchise is coming back with state-of-the-art graphics and powerful new rivalries. Stay tuned for Tekken 8!

Them's Fightin' Herds is an indie fighting game featuring a cast of adorable animals designed by acclaimed cartoon producer Lauren Faust. Beneath the cute and cuddly surface, a mechanically-deep GGPO-powered fighter awaits!

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes

The first in the series to include rollback netcode, prepare for blistering online matches.
New moves and new battle systems have been added to further evolve the battle.
Experience high-octane battles with ultra high definition pixel graphics.

The tale of the Hollow Night is about to reach its climax...!

Mystery Game