The sequels were produced specifically for the home console market by Capcom's consumer division (led by Tokuro Fujiwara) with no preceding arcade versions.

Andore would make a reappearance as a playable character in Street Fighter III 2nd Impact (1997) under the name Hugo, accompanied by Poison as his manager.

Both Cody and Guy are playable characters in Super Street Fighter IV while Hugo is in a cameo in a stage and a large statue of Mike Haggar also appear in the game as well, released in 2010.

Rolento was considered as a playable character for Super Street Fighter IV, but was edged out by Adon as he had slightly more interest.

In Super Street Fighter IV, if Cody or Guy are vandalizing the car in the bonus stage, Mad Gear member Bred will appear and complain, in the same way as he does in Final Fight.

Hugo reappears, still accompanied by Poison, in SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos (2003), which also features cameo appearances by Damnd and Sodom in Chun-Li's ending.

Both Guy and Mike Haggar are playable characters in the Namco-published crossover game, Namco x Capcom, which was released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan only.

In the game, there is also a stage that takes place in Metro City with the Mad Gear gang fighting the police in the background.

The American Street Fighter animated series featured an episode based on Final Fight and titled after the game, which aired during the show's second season.

Adapting the plot of the game, the "Final Fight" episode centered on Cody and Guy teaming up with leading Street Fighter characters Ryu and Ken to rescue Jessica from the Mad Gear Gang.