Tekken 1 arrived at a pivotal moment in gaming history. Alongside Sega's Virtua Fighter , it helped define the 3D fighting subgenre.

: The game centers on a worldwide martial arts tournament hosted by the Mishima Zaibatsu , where the prize is control of the massive financial group.

: To play Tekken 1 on a PC today, users typically utilize PlayStation 1 emulators. For Mac users, all-in-one tools like OpenEmu are popular.