Funny early SF2 reviews!

[Lonestar]

I found these through a website about various arcade systems.
Pretty funny reviews. "Ryu, a martial arts expert from the original Street Fighter game. This time he's learned several new moves, including Hurricane Punch, Dragon Kick, and Fireball. He's agile and strong and is a brilliant all-around fighter."

http://www.solvalou.com/subpage/arcade_reviews/101/334/street_fighter_ii_review.html
http://www.solvalou.com/subpage/arcade_reviews/140/334/street_fighter_ii_review.html

Also, I found these 2 US flyers for Super Turbo to be pretty shameless and funny. Really says a lot about how the arcade biz was run. "You set the speed for the fastest, most furious fighting action ever!" "For super profits at turbo speed, call your Capcom distributor or Capcom today!"
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyerdb&subpage=thumbs&id=2854

[The Mullah]

i had that issue. wish i could still find the damn thing though.

[Duck Strong]

Haha I had that issue of C+VG magazine when I lived in Europe.

That shit was cutting edge back then.

My friend's idiot mom threw it out for no apparent reason when he borrowed it. She threw away everything.

[Gojira]

OMG look at that stylin' mullet.

[Xorcist]

I love how they mention four bosses in the first article, then only list three... what? no love for Sagat?!?!?

[Jimmy Bones]

They called Guile a Punk

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[The Mullah]

they later released a VHS tape with the mag when the snes version came out with them playing through the game as ryu and guile and commentating the whole way through. i lost that too, fuck.

[Mixah]

bison is apparently a huge russian wrestler
blanka's a wolf-man?
dhalsims' a rubber man?
guile's the punk...
blanka's a "mutlad?"
and chun is a girlie ninja....... lmfao

ACCELERATED PROFITS!!!!!!!!!

oh, i like how the first guy said that SF1 apparently had pressure-sensitive buttons? wtf is that shit? HIT IT HARDER TO INFLICT MAXIMUM DAMAGE!!!!!!!! what the fuck? you're a scrub

[COUM]

SIX BUTTONS?!!?

[Lonestar]

There's a bunch more cool stuff on that site. Lots of Capcom games had what they list as "secret file" which apparently is a bunch of inside documentation and fun stuff about their games...like this crazy day in the park picture with all the SF/Final Fight universe characters: http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3558&image=4

Here's the main page of the Capcom hardware on System 16 (where I found this stuff). Just browse by system and check out the goodies.

oh, i like how the first guy said that SF1 apparently had pressure-sensitive buttons? wtf is that shit? HIT IT HARDER TO INFLICT MAXIMUM DAMAGE!!!!!!!! what the fuck? you're a scrub
Actually SF1 did have big stupid pressure sensitive buttons and gigantic cabinet.

[Jimmy Bones]

bison is apparently a huge russian wrestler
blanka's a wolf-man?
dhalsims' a rubber man?
guile's the punk...
blanka's a "mutlad?"
and chun is a girlie ninja....... lmfao

ACCELERATED PROFITS!!!!!!!!!

Back in the days, Americans loves to change discriptions from original versions, espacially Capcom titles.

[Mixah]

There's a bunch more cool stuff on that site. Lots of Capcom games had what they list as "secret file" which apparently is a bunch of inside documentation and fun stuff about their games...like this crazy day in the park picture with all the SF/Final Fight universe characters: http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3558&image=4

Here's the main page of the Capcom hardware on System 16 (where I found this stuff). Just browse by system and check out the goodies.


Actually SF1 did have big stupid pressure sensitive buttons and gigantic cabinet.

were they really? hmf! cool. i had no idea, as the cabinet i played it on had stupid square buttons it was in a bar.

as far as that flyer goes.... why is there three ryu's, and two of them are crying (fishing, and apparently alpha ryu getting dumped by sakura for SF2/3 ryu)

[Lonestar]

LOL, there's like 2 Akumas in there, a few Kens, I think 3 Ryus (one fishing), 3 Sagats (one scratching his ass), and look Oro is hanging in the tree! LOL down in the lower left Dhalsim and Necro are stretching and grabbing Poison's leg and a fish. Dee-Jay is passed out drunk. I think that is Dan that has fallen in the lake (you can only see his Gi). Sean is just sitting all alone and lonely with his stupid b-ball. :D I love how all the huge characters are crowded around intimidating Cammy.

About the SF1 cabs, I believe they came in a couple versions. The deluxe one was huge and stupid and had the rubber buttons.

[Cronopio]

LOL at Blanka being a wolf man, and Chun a Ninja.

Also HOLY SHIT SIX FIRE BUTTONS

[COUM]

ok so anyone know who these are?

the two sumo guys next to e honda
the guy to the right of gouken (goutetsu?)
indian guy behind dhalsim (top right)
guy on the crutch + girl watching zangief and alex arm wrestling

[Kinniku]

"Honda's weakness: lack of kicking range"

[Mixah]

the indian guy behind dhalsim looks like the guy from his alpha 2 stage.

"Honda's weakness: lack of kicking range"

c.hp, f+hk, flying headbutt, thousand palm taking up 1/3 of the screen.... yeah..... exaclty.

[Lonestar]

I noticed those oddballs too. I have no idea. The guy with the crutch kinda looks like Van Gogh to me...dunno why he'd be in there.

[Mixah]

i don't know those already mentioned.

who's the lumber jack? haggar?
guy in teh wheelchair pushed by sagat? couple next to him?
i don't know who the five guys are behind gief, hugo, cammy, and sodom. I'm guessing random final fight enemies
what about the cop? i've seen him somewhere...

[Jimmy Bones]

i don't know those already mentioned.

who's the lumber jack? haggar?
guy in teh wheelchair pushed by sagat? couple next to him?
i don't know who the five guys are behind gief, hugo, cammy, and sodom. I'm guessing random final fight enemies
what about the cop? i've seen him somewhere...

The Cop is from Final Fight 3, first boss

[Cronopio]

guy in teh wheelchair pushed by sagat? couple next to him?

Those must be Belger (wheelchair), Cody and Jessica, all from Final Fight.

[COUM]

dude in the wheelchair is belger from final fight

edit: beaten. is sfa cody in there somewhere too?

[Mixah]

ok, thanks.

[Phoenix Fury]

Since the flyer is apparently promoting Street Fighter III: New Generation, I guess this picture has a representation of all the characters from SF1, Final Fight, SF2, SFA2, and SF3:NG? Cool find. I saw 4 Ryus (one is near the top doing the "break the stone blocks" bonus stage in SF1), but not sure if there's a 4th Ken. Unless that's Ken boating there.

[Lonestar]

Yeah this is a flyer for New Generation.
Hey those 2 dudes at the very bottom are from the SF2:WW attract screen! Sweet!

Here's the rest of the "Secret File" from New Generation:
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=3558

And the "Secret File" from Second Impact:
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=3560

and Third Strike:
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=5095

[Mixah]

Since the flyer is apparently promoting Street Fighter III: New Generation, I guess this picture has a representation of all the characters from SF1, Final Fight, SF2, SFA2, and SF3:NG? Cool find. I saw 4 Ryus (one is near the top doing the "break the stone blocks" bonus stage in SF1), but not sure if there's a 4th Ken. Unless that's Ken boating there.

that's ken. i think he wears that generic tee / jeans in pocket fighter as well.

[Cronopio]

is sfa cody in there somewhere too?

He's not there, because this flyer is from 1997 and A3 was released in 1998.

[Phoenix Fury]

that's ken. i think he wears that generic tee / jeans in pocket fighter as well.

Ahhh, okay. I vaguely remembered that from an ending in some game, but wasn't sure they would use that.

[Mixah]

SF2 animated movie?

and if you mash out certain attacks in pocket fighter, he wears it... i dunno. i hate that game.

[Phoenix Fury]

SF2 animated movie?

and if you mash out certain attacks in pocket fighter, he wears it... i dunno. i hate that game.

I was thinking of X-Men Vs. Street Fighter's ending, but he wears a red version of the t-shirt there: http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/arcade/b/xmvsfken.htm

But in SF3:NG he is wearing that exact outfit, so that's clearly Ken: http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/arcade/d/sf3ken.htm

Can't find any good pics of Pocket Fighter, but I think I remember what you're talking about. Good call.

[Mixah]

ahh ok.

[Cronopio]

The 2I flyers are AWESOME

http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3560&image=7
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3560&image=8

[tsukihimeblood]

The 2I flyers are AWESOME

http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3560&image=7
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3560&image=8

rofl at yun + yang

http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3558&image=5

i was unaware they were going to put Anji in street fighter

[COUM]

rofl at yun + yang

http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3558&image=5

i was unaware they were going to put Anji in street fighter

thats actually ibuki......apparently she was originally going to be a guy....

[Lonestar]

But in SF3:NG he is wearing that exact outfit, so that's clearly Ken: http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/arcade/d/sf3ken.htm

Haha, Ken gets socked in the nutz ROFL

[Zyx Whitewind]

ok so anyone know who these are?

the two sumo guys next to e honda
the guy to the right of gouken (goutetsu?)
indian guy behind dhalsim (top right)
guy on the crutch + girl watching zangief and alex arm wrestling

Think the Sumo are just his students
The guy by Gouken... Maybe his master? lol
The upper right Dhalsim is with his son the lower one is with his wife
The guy on the crutch is Alex's friend and the girl is that guys daughter I think.

[TrueSephiroth]

"Ryu, a martial arts expert from the original Street Fighter game. This time he's learned several new moves, including Hurricane Punch, Dragon Kick, and Fireball. He's agile and strong and is a brilliant all-around fighter."

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Funniest statement in the profiles, hahaha, oh my goodness. Good Read!

[Chachi]

Hurricane PAUNCH

[Daidoji Kage]

SF2 pft, whatever.

It's all about Bride of Pinbot.

[Lonestar]

Pinbot was the shit...at least if we're talking about the same NES pinball game.
"Dare Pinbot to the pinball challenge!"

[Mixah]

wtf is up with the homoerotic looking yun / yang in that NG flyer?
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3560&image=7

also... WTF! i never seen those conceptual SF3 pics... you have a male ibuki, alladin, grizzley adams, and the child of stretch armstrong and schwartzinegger's mr. freeze
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3558&image=5
good shit.

[Adam Warlock]

were they really? hmf! cool. i had no idea, as the cabinet i played it on had stupid square buttons it was in a bar.


lol pwned. Yeah, I remember mashing the shit out of them and then the arcade replaced them because the buttons kept breaking.

[player2]

I was looking at the SF3 sketches. I'm actually surprised that there were characters that didn't make the cut. Why aren't these characters being used in the upcoming SF4? They're going to waste. They look pretty impressive.

[Spinning Beat]

The 2I flyers are AWESOME

http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3560&image=7
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3560&image=8

That almost makes not want to play Yun or Yang anymore

[Mixah]

like alladin? lol

[Daidoji Kage]

That almost makes not want to play Yun or Yang anymore

Look at Ibuki.

That face says, "Well, I won't be walking straight in the morning..."

[tataki]

The 2I flyers are AWESOME

http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3560&image=7
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3560&image=8

is ken SRKing hugo's nipple? :looney:

[felineki]

is ken SRKing hugo's nipple? :looney:More like the underside of his ribcage.

[SlothHands]

hahah at the SF Turbo = faster arcade profits. I thought it was fake but it's real!

[TheDarkPhoenix]

Apparently SF is a beat em up......

[COUM]

Apparently SF is a beat em up......

give them a break, it's not like the distinction between "fighting game" and "beat 'em up" really even existed at that point in time. for that matter it still doesn't really exist in britain.

[Duck Strong]

There's a bunch more cool stuff on that site. Lots of Capcom games had what they list as "secret file" which apparently is a bunch of inside documentation and fun stuff about their games...like this crazy day in the park picture with all the SF/Final Fight universe characters: http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3558&image=4

Here's the main page of the Capcom hardware on System 16 (where I found this stuff). Just browse by system and check out the goodies.


Actually SF1 did have big stupid pressure sensitive buttons and gigantic cabinet.

That picture's great. I lol'd at the two guy's at the bottom from the coin-op. Whitey socking the black guy in the face. They made the black guy paler with each new version until they finally got rid of him(more pc to have a mulatto hit in the face?). Love the japanese closet racism.

[Rhio2k]

were they really? hmf! cool. i had no idea,

NOT cool. I played it at a skating rink when I was a kid. *2* fuckin big-ass buttons. Really fucks up your strategy. You're trying so hard to hit the button with the correct force that your joystick play goes right out the window. Turned an already lame game into a mash- er, bashfest. Eventually (12 minutes later) I walked away and found a game I love to this day: Pandora's Palace.

[Lonestar]

Street Fighter 1 was an abomination. Controls were terrible, sounds were terrible...only redeeming thing was maaaybe the character designs.

[super yang]

i guess charlie is reading the SF canon/plot guide in that poster:lol:

[Mixah]

I <3 SF1......... or not

[Bastion]

I found waldo. lol. That poster owns.
I wonder what the nude oro code is.

[Gojira]

The guy by Gouken... Maybe his master? lol


It's Goutetsu. You can see him in the 3rd row of pics here:
http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/arcade/a/sfaaku.htm

Though looking at the poster, my first impression was that it was a (relatively) younger version of Oro. Kind of makes me wonder if Oro was really Goutetsu all this time.

[Lonestar]

Oro is hanging from the tree in the very back.

[Tiberious]

Favorite parts of the 'day at the park' picture:

- 'sick' Birdie putting his finger through Alpha Birdie's physically-impossible mohawk.
- Balrog and Mike partyin' and boozin' it up.
- Alpha Sagat (purple with yellow shorts) dumping Dan into the lake ("Oyaj--*splash*")
-ST Gouki having finished raping Bison, with Alpha Gouki about to do the same to Fat Bison (who's got the 2 over his head from Alpha Gen's Super).
- Ibuki taiking aim at Geki while her friend tries to hold her back.
- Alex and II-Zangief thumb-wrestling.
- Gill and Kolin acting like they're the only ones that matter.

Also, that's III-Ryu Sakura's dumping A-Ryu for. II-Ryu's busy fishing with Gouken and Goutetsu. He's also had his line break, which explains the tears.

[Return of Shiki]

wtf is up with the homoerotic looking yun / yang in that NG flyer?
http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3560&image=7


It's a reference to Duo and Trowa's gayness in Gundam Wing.

[Return of Shiki]

http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=5095&image=7

The "post-production" shot of the 3S cast has always been one of my very favorite official game artworks ever.

It ALMOST makes me actually like the game again.

[Syxx573]

There's a bunch more cool stuff on that site. Lots of Capcom games had what they list as "secret file" which apparently is a bunch of inside documentation and fun stuff about their games...like this crazy day in the park picture with all the SF/Final Fight universe characters: http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3558&image=4


That is an awesome pic! Especially Dan falling in the water going Oyaj~~~

[Warrior's Dreams]

Only 93% on the original SFIIWW? Has that mullet gotten to his head?

Awesome thread btw

[_MJ_#R]

t-t-totally awesome..

[Duck Strong]

http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=5095&image=7

The "post-production" shot of the 3S cast has always been one of my very favorite official game artworks ever.

It ALMOST makes me actually like the game again.

Holy shit Q was actually Stacy Keach this whole time.

[ShinobiDawg]

Only 93% on the original SFIIWW? Has that mullet gotten to his head?

Awesome thread btw

And in the other review 84%:rofl:
They should have received straight 100% in both mags. Those idiots.

[Phoenix Fury]

There's a bunch more cool stuff on that site. Lots of Capcom games had what they list as "secret file" which apparently is a bunch of inside documentation and fun stuff about their games...like this crazy day in the park picture with all the SF/Final Fight universe characters: http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3558&image=4


Seeing Alpha Cammy in there made me realize that SF Zero 2 Alpha and X-Men Vs. Street Fighter were released before SF3:NG, something I didn't know before.

[dn3000]

wow old school cvg.. that takes me back.

[Warrior's Dreams]

http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=fl...d=3558&image=4 (http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3558&image=4)

Man, DJ's got a hangover (bottom right corner)

[super yang]

http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=5095&image=7

The "post-production" shot of the 3S cast has always been one of my very favorite official game artworks ever.

It ALMOST makes me actually like the game again.


What is sean holdind up in that picture?

[yah yaahh b*tch!]

lol @ "chun li. . the prettiest fighter with the biggest hips"

EVEN IN SF 2!!!

[LBt1st]

Necro stealing a fish. Sim trying to steal a plate or something (rice?) and ending up with Poison's leg :D

Very bottom, the black and white guy from the original SF2 intro.

Ken and Ken fighting over Alisa, and another Alisa being jealous of the one they're fighting over.

I've found four of Bison's spy robots.


-Bean

[scaryice]

There's a ton of interesting stuff on the newsgroups, like this:

2/9/1992 - CE first impressionsg (http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.video.arcade/msg/e6cdc034befbc338?)

[FullMetalRoss]

someone needs to translate the interviews for makoto and Q haha.

[Green]

I was thinking of X-Men Vs. Street Fighter's ending, but he wears a red version of the t-shirt there: http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/arcade/b/xmvsfken.htm

But in SF3:NG he is wearing that exact outfit, so that's clearly Ken: http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/arcade/d/sf3ken.htm

Can't find any good pics of Pocket Fighter, but I think I remember what you're talking about. Good call.
He looks a bit like Mitsuomi Takayanagi there.

[parallaxscroll]

Earliest EGM preview of SF2

http://www.imagepup.com/up/tLC7_1193177692_EGMSFIIfirstlook.jpg

from EGM Number 21, April 1991
(came out in March 1991, probably written in Feb 1991)


a funny USENET post on SF2 when it was still new

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.misc/msg/06806ccae3ad59ef?dmode=source


Well this is to all those who enjoyed Street Fighter(arcade):

I have just seen this new arcade game that is a follow up
to that great game, Street Fighter.

This sequel is even better than that of the last one.
Now you can choose 8 different characters to fight with. All
of them have secret moves and each one has a special attacking
skills!!! Each fighter can defeat other fighters but can be
beaten by another set of fighters. It is similar to the game
rock, paper and scissor.

You can use the conventional player (RYU or KEN),
or you can get a flamethrowing Hindu,
a cute kicking Chinese girl,
a quick American Marine,
Japanese SUMO wrestler,
Russian with a cause,
some greenish creature that really kicks butt.

You also fight with more countries and more scenery to
boot. THe game is difficult enough so that veterans of the
first game can get a run for their money, while beginners of the
game can have fun too. The greatest fun is the one to one combat
with a human opponent! It a great game! Go play it!!