Fighting Game cameos/homage in pop culture Thread!!!

[aa_overmind]

So what Movies, Games, Music, TV, ect. have you seen scenes that pays homage to Fighting Games and/or its characters like Street Fighter, KOF, Mortal Kombat, ect.

This is my fav.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA_ATLFxIA4



40 Year Old Virgin - the main character had SF figures in the background of his apartment.

Shrek 2 - Princess Fiona Spinning Bird Kick ending with a Shoryuken

Family Guy - Peter mentions SF characters not remembering the name of his kids!

Don't Be a Menace to South Central - Marlon Wayans is playing a game called "Gang Fighter" in the liquor store!

[Ouroborus]

:rofl: good find

[SF Punker]

So what Movies, Games, Music, TV, ect. have you seen scenes that pays homage to Fighting Games and/or its characters like Street Fighter, KOF, Mortal Kombat, ect.

This is my fav.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA_ATLFxIA4



40 Year Old Virgin - the main character had SF figures in the background of his apartment.

Shrek 2 - Princess Fiona Spinning Bird Kick ending with a Shoryuken

Family Guy - Peter mentions SF characters not remembering the name of his kids!

Don't Be a Menace to South Central - Marlon Wayans is playing a game called "Gang Fighter" in the liquor store!


In 40 Year Old Virgin they were also playing MK: DA (or was it Deception?)

Ummm...in The Cable Guy Jim Carrey mentions you can "play Mortal Kombat with your friend in Vietnam"

There was this old episode of The X-Files where the main character of the episode was this kid who was really good at Virtua Fighter 2 in this arcade (w/ cameo by Jack Black)

Going back further, I remember this episode of Baywatch where David Hasselhoff's son in the show would keep going to this liquor store to play SF II...heh that brings back memories for myself actually.

[Soge_King]

This is my fav.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA_ATLFxIA4


LoL! I actually have this movie back home on VHS. After I got it around '94, I'd watch that SF segment almost every day. Sure brings back memories...


As for the topic, then every time I hear "are you ok?" in a movie, it reminds me of Terry :rofl:
No but seriously, in the J-drama "Densha Otoko" the hero is shown playing Alpha3 in an arcade, as well as having several SF action figures in his room. But I don't know if this counts as pop culture!

[Kyokuji]

That clip is old as sin, but it's still awesome.
Ken with his god priority kicks and no recovery shoryuken.
Ken turning around, going "oh shit" and then hearing the Guile theme play is one of the greatest moments ever.

[4neqs]

They were playing MK Deception in The 40 Year-Old Virgin. The titular dude also had a Terry Bogard doll in addition to the SF figurines.



As for the topic, then every time I hear "are you ok?" in a movie, it reminds me of Terry :rofl:
No but seriously, in the J-drama "Densha Otoko" the hero is shown playing Alpha3 in an arcade, as well as having several SF action figures in his room. But I don't know if this counts as pop culture!

Reminds of me Genshiken, where a GGXX clip was played, and one of the characters actually cosplays Jam.

[complexz]

in the del tha funkee homosepien track "off spring".

"me and LP is super powers like the US or USSR, blow you like the death star leave your chest scarred like sagat"

and im sure any hiphop fan gamers have heard his song protoculture. tons of fighting game references in there.

[thedude.com]

future cops for the win ...

[polarity]

There's a Madvillain instrumental that has some Chun Li and Dhalsim SF2 sound effects in there.

[NG1313]

in the del tha funkee homosepien track "off spring".

"me and LP is super powers like the US or USSR, blow you like the death star leave your chest scarred like sagat"

and im sure any hiphop fan gamers have heard his song protoculture. tons of fighting game references in there.

Language Arts by Arsonists has some references to Mortal Kombat.

[caliagent#3]

The song pandemonium by the pharcyde. It's been yrs. but IIRC they had SF2 gameplay footage in the video. And i think the song was made for the sf movie

edit:

found the vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re4BvD8FRig

[thedude.com]

i wager this http://youtube.com/watch?v=8VmGL7vpfFo

and http://youtube.com/watch?v=NA3Esf7jcYE

[Savage Garou]

In the movie Grandma's Boy there is a scene at the party where the main character and romantic interest are playing GG: Isuka.

[complexz]

The song pandemonium by the pharcyde. It's been yrs. but IIRC they had SF2 gameplay footage in the video. And i think the song was made for the sf movie

edit:

found the vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re4BvD8FRig

thats cool as hell lol if i could rep i would rep ya lol

[Jappo]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3d9uKlFh19M&mode=related&search=

[Master Chibi]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3d9uKlFh19M&mode=related&search=

Haha, those 'homages' didn't make sense at all. Hell, I'd say they don't even fit in the video.

:O

[Soundatron]

in B.I.G.'s Juicy video. You see his boys playin SF2:WW for SNES lol

[Desk]

One of 'the streets' videos has 3s in it and donnie yen play KOF 2002 (i think) in 'sha po long'. Which is also a fucking awesome movie by the way.

[SpaceMarine17]

In The pacifier (that vin Diesel movie) he hears a machine gun in the house and runs downstairs to see the little girl playing MK Trilogy (shes in Cyrax's Desert and I believe that she's Motaro) anyway the only sounds coming from the screen are machine gun blasts :rolleyes:

Also in that movie when he falls in a ball pit you can see an MK Arcade Machine( I forget which one but it has the MK Dragon with a fire backdrop MKT right? but I could swear that was a console release)

And in that Reese Witherspon/Marky Mark movie there's a quick scene where her and her younger bro rock SSF2 they are on Fei long's stage and I could swear the match is T Hawk vs Blanka, but as she gets up in the middle of the match her character is magically controlled by the CPU (ohhh you were faking it!)

That's all I got right now, I'm sure I'll remember more useless crap from bad movies later on.

-a.

[DevilJin 01]

If no one's mentioned it yet...in the early 90's movie Juice (featuring Tupac and some other black people) there's a scene where the guys are playing the original Street Fighter game.


There was this old episode of The X-Files where the main character of the episode was this kid who was really good at Virtua Fighter 2 in this arcade (w/ cameo by Jack Black)



I remember that. My dad told me about it and I came downstairs to watch. Had Sarah's theme in the background. VF2 had some good tunes.

[woof]

and im sure any hiphop fan gamers have heard his song protoculture. tons of fighting game references in there.
hahaha i love that song

[Kyokuji]

Protoculture is about as fighting game based a song gets. Dude used Morrigan's win theme as a beat, and he spends half the time talking about Rival Schools. Hell, he even mentions Psychic Force. That's about as obscure as you get from a well known artist.

"Know I chose Saturn first, 'cause it's 2D heaven
Bernie Stolar dropped the ball with the RAM cartridge."

[Henaki]

In Worms World Party if you use the Dragon Ball or Dragon Punch attack, the worms yell "Hadouken!" or "Shoryuken!" accordingly :]

[Iron Claw]

This is my fav.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA_ATLFxIA4


Funny shit. I never saw this before.


There was this old episode of The X-Files where the main character of the episode was this kid who was really good at Virtua Fighter 2 in this arcade (w/ cameo by Jack Black)


I remember that too. I was watching a crap load of X-Files back to back one night and that episode happens to come on.


If no one's mentioned it yet...in the early 90's movie Juice (featuring Tupac and some other black people) there's a scene where the guys are playing the original Street Fighter game.


Yeah, right before the cops rush the joint :arazz: . I love that movie!





I'm surprised no one mentioned Biggy's Juicy video where they were playing Street Fighter II in the living room.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G71BQBzZEtg (2:36)


Also, in Nas's song "Favor for a Favor", a person in the beginning is obviously imitating Dhalsim.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKKxQ8O9ksk (0:10)

[Digitalbooty]

Awesome thread idea. I was gonna say the Fear thing with Marky Mark, but oh well...

[psychochronic]

In Juice, you see Tupac in the arcade playing SF1. :lol:

[EVERDRED]

wyclef mentions chunli on the carnival album.

[complexz]

i was gonna mention that too everdred..not chunli but in the middle of one of the songs he says "and im playin street fighter!"

diddnt post because i failed to name the track...but i remember hearing it...*pops in album* ill report back.

EDIT: its Guantanamera

[Jion_Wansu]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDGwVR0ODnM

Virtua Fighter and some motorcycle game.

[EVERDRED]

i was gonna mention that too everdred..not chunli but in the middle of one of the songs he says "and im playin street fighter!"

diddnt post because i failed to name the track...but i remember hearing it...*pops in album* ill report back.

EDIT: its Guantanamera

he does mention chun...

"Fly like a butterfly, let your soul feel her glide
Pac Woman better yet Space Invader
If your name was Chun-Li, we'd be playin Street Fighter
Penny for your thoughts, a nickel for your kiss
A dime if you tell me that you love me"

[Soundatron]

In Snoop Dogg's "Santa Clause Goes Straight To The Ghetto" in the intro Bad Azz says

I want a super nintendo ... yeah, sega genesis, yeah,
Street fighter 2, all these games...

[Stanman]

I'm an aspiring filmmaker in school now and one of the things I am definite about doing is having a fighting game reference in anything I make.

[berserkotaku45]

in a episode of robot chicken, these guys in a office are having a fight and ryu shows up out of no where and hadoukens the office guy

[Soundatron]

in an issue of Goldigger I saw someone playin SF2.

[4neqs]

There's also this. It's just an instrumental named as such, though.

http://www.pandora.com/music/song/b8bcebacdc0b335e
http://www.ritztorubble.com/music/ly_chunli.html

[psychochronic]

There is a WW machine not turned on in the Holy Moly Donut Shop in Friday After Next.

[Lantis]

There's actually a reggaeton song (ugh) called "Atrevete te te" that mentions Street Fighter in the lyrics. You have to know Spanish to get it, though.

And I was watching this Mexican version of American Idol a year ago, and one of the contestants was having a pillow fight with the rest of the cast, and he was clearly shouting out "SONIC BOOM!" and "HADOKEN!". Good times....

[krost]

"Your whole sect got you gassed 'til I sparked the lighter
And burnt that ass like Dhalsim in Street Fighter"

method man on K.B. ridin'

[Tone!]

Theres a band called Rival Schools and one of their albums is "United by Fate".. info (click) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rival_Schools_%28band%29)

never listened to them, but that's pretty awesome.

[thedude.com]

Theres a band called Rival Schools and one of their albums is "United by Fate".. info (click) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rival_Schools_%28band%29)

never listened to them, but that's pretty awesome.

they are disbanded :(

[Vidness]

in a episode of robot chicken, these guys in a office are having a fight and ryu shows up out of no where and hadoukens the office guy

heh heh I have this epsiode somewhere, and that part had me ROTFLMAO

Office dude: Ryu from street fighter?!?!?

Ryu: You know you need a cover letter for that TPS report!

*bell sounds* FIGHT!

Ryu: HADUKEN!

(slick loses 80% of his energy)

Office dude: *gasping* Ok, ok....I'll put a cover letter on my TPS report.

[DevilJin 01]

In Juice, you see Tupac in the arcade playing SF1. :lol:

Yeah...I was tryin to remember if Tupac was the one playing. No wonder black people like SF.

[Iron Claw]

Yeah...I was tryin to remember if Tupac was the one playing. No wonder black people like SF.

You were right when saying Bishop (2Pac) was playing against another guy (Steel). When the cops rushed in, Bishop ran out while Steel kept playing :rofl:

Before that, Steel was playing against a girl. Since he beat her, he was expecting his kiss until she put another dollar in his face.

[FullMetalRoss]

they are disbanded :(

yeah, plus they based there name on the movie not the game... They fucking rock though, the new band from the lead singer is called walking concert.

[caliagent#3]

just saw a new one on tv a min. ago. It's a stride commercial where this kid is playing on a SF2 cab.

[psychochronic]

You were right when saying Bishop (2Pac) was playing against another guy (Steel). When the cops rushed in, Bishop ran out while Steel kept playing :rofl:

Before that, Steel was playing against a girl. Since he beat her, he was expecting his kiss until she put another dollar in his face.

You'll notice that Steel isn't actually playing because 2P is Retsu and not Ken.

[ChairHome]

I submit this thread from GD:
http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=125522

[BKB]

SF is seen in a shitload of "hood movies" Menace, Juice, etc.

It's also in an episode of baywatch. Hasslehoff's kid, or whoever that young guy was, was playing SF2 at a liquor store or some shit, and gets into a fight.

[Iron Claw]

You'll notice that Steel isn't actually playing because 2P is Retsu and not Ken.

Sure he is :wink: ...:rofl:

Nah, I noticed that myself too. I hate when the ppl front like they're playing a game in a movie. I don't even wanna get started on sitcoms.

I think it was Fresh Prince where I saw Will & Carlton using Sega controllers on a SNES...or some stupid combination like that lol.

[R | C]

This is a fun thread.

-Bloodsport: Karate Champs (?)
-Shaun of the Dead: They talked about playing Tekken all night

My fav was when I went to the Irvine Spectrum (Southern CA) comedy club to watch Damon Wayans' stand up. One of the comedians there that night was making some really funny sterotype jokes about people living in Glendale. Somehow eventually, he got around to talking about how he used to get beat up in school as a kid. He went to his dad for advice, and his dad bought him SF2 for the SNES. So he practiced SF2 to fight back against the bullies. In the end, he got his ass kicked still. And his line was "WTF? I practiced all night! And I STILL got my ass kicked! WTF? It's down, forward right?! Am I doing it wrong?"

My friends and I were sitting in the back of the comedy club laughing our asses off ... and I think the rest of the crowd was fairly silent. haha.

[NG1313]

Haha.. gotta look that up on Youtube.

This ain't the one, but damn was it funny:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=UXsS2wdu9fs

[Jappo]

Haha, those 'homages' didn't make sense at all. Hell, I'd say they don't even fit in the video.

:O

It wasn't a homage, it was more of a random cameo.

[PsychoSquall]

In the anime Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, there is one episode where the main characters go to 'Hong Kong World'. Once there, they show off many parodies/homages to fighting series. Law from Tekken comes to mind.

[Akutabi Gamma]

Looks like there aren't any SNK refrences....
However, in the credits of Warcraft III, the developers mention Samurai Showdown II as part of their 'Our thanks goes to...'!

Heh looks like no one mentioned the Guilty Gear refrence in Excel Saga.

[tataki]

Heh looks like no one mentioned the Guilty Gear refrence in Excel Saga.

????

[epsilon_]

some kids playing sf in a law and order svu i think.

[FMJaguar]

I didn't see a mention: http://youtube.com/watch?v=FmA_1g52CWY

2:15

[R | C]

4:23

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDenQ_JzWqs