One Must Fall 2097
Hacker ApprovedThe most recommended of 4 fighting games
People recommend it for its fast, distinctive gameplay, its tracker-style chiptune soundtrack, and nostalgia for early MS-DOS games. Critics dislike the AI-upscaled sprites in the remastered version.
People recommend it for its fast, distinctive gameplay, its tracker-style chiptune soundtrack, and nostalgia for early MS-DOS games. Critics dislike the AI-upscaled sprites in the remastered version.
22 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 17
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 77%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 17 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3.4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Great tracker chiptune soundtrack
“the amazing "One Must Fall 2097" that manage to retain and enhance the tracker feel”
Comment from 3 Aug 2026 in “Fasttracker II clone in C using SDL 2” “so much fire tracker/chiptune music from that era”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “3D Pinball for Windows (1995)” “that game had such a dope soundtrack”
Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates” - Comment from 23 Feb 2026 in “Emulated Windows 3.11 in the Browser”
Nostalgia for classic DOS games
“It had tons of demos on it but One Must Fall 2097 was my favorite.”
Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “One Must Fall 2097 Remastered” “This has to be one of my most favourite MS-DOS games growing up.”
Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “One Must Fall 2097 Remastered” “But heck I love this blast from the past.”
Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “One Must Fall 2097 Remastered” Unique, fun gameplay
“there's never been any other game like OMF”
Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates” “absolutely loving every tidbit of it”
Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates” “This game was amazingly fun”
Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “One Must Fall 2097 Remastered”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
AI-upscaled sprites look poor
“So the AI contribution seems to be mostly upscaling the old pixel art.”
Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “One Must Fall 2097 Remastered” “You went from anime style illustrations to this weird semi-illustrated but with skin textures look.”
Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “One Must Fall 2097 Remastered” “vibe-reverse-engineered port with really awful looking AI upscaled sprites”
Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “One Must Fall 2097 Remastered” - Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “One Must Fall 2097 Remastered”
Other fighting games people recommend
The three most recommended other fighting games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Must Fall 2097This page | 17 | 5 | 77% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Street Fighter II | 10 | 1 | 91% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Elon vs Zuck fighting game | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Geek Fighter | 5 | 5 | 50% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
20 of the 23 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This game was amazingly fun”
“How can you consider it terrible?”
“That trailer music is on-point.”
“This game was so unbelievably janky”
“It had tons of demos on it but One Must Fall 2097 was my favorite.”
“vibe-reverse-engineered port with really awful looking AI upscaled sprites”
“So the AI contribution seems to be mostly upscaling the old pixel art.”
“But heck I love this blast from the past.”
“You went from anime style illustrations to this weird semi-illustrated but with skin textures look.”
“Haven't tried special moves or anything but seems fun.”
“The ai slopped upscales are just horrible.”
“This has to be one of my most favourite MS-DOS games growing up.”
“absolutely loving every tidbit of it”
“that game had such a dope soundtrack”
“there's never been any other game like OMF”
“the amazing "One Must Fall 2097" that manage to retain and enhance the tracker feel”
“so much fire tracker/chiptune music from that era”
“it had a very high conventional memory requirement”
“BioMenace and OMF worked out of the box for me”
“That game has insanely good music.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.