STREET FIGHTER II' - CHAMPION EDITION
STREET FIGHTER II Dash - CHAMPION EDITION
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(c)CAPCOM 1991,1992,1993
Licensed to NEC Home Electronics, Ltd.
Release : 1993-6-12 (¥9800)
HuCard (20 Mbits) HE93002
Fighting game
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Here is Street Fighter II for the PC Engine system. The game
was produced on a whooping 20Mbits cartrige, making it the largest
HuCard game ever created. For any player out there who's never heard about the Street Fighter
series , here is a short introduction : Fighters from
all over the world are competing in a secret tournament organised
by Major Bison. But most of them are also there to stop him and his evil plans.
This version includes all the classic characters from the ultra-famous fighting game, plus
four playable bosses and a few extra moves (This is where the dash in the game's title
makes all the difference).
Because the original PC Engine control paddle only offers two action buttons, Nec
released special controllers with six buttons and called the
Avenue Pad 6. Without those, the game is still (somehow) playable :
the Run button is used for low attacks, and Select used to switch
from punch to Kick.
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Street Fighter II' Champion edition originally came with a small
leaflet featuring Chun Li. This Fan Book includes a seven
pages manga and various tips and moves for the game. It also features
two large illustrations of Chun Li, the first one by
Akemi Takada
and the second by Kazuko Tadano.
This Fan Book, it is believed, was only included with
the first print of the game and therefore can be hard
to find. Street Fighter II' is also one of the only
HuCard game to some with a spine card.
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Everything started in 1987, when Capcom released the first Street Fighter
game in the arcades. Even then, players could already control two of the most famous
video game fighters of all times : Ryu and Ken.
This title was converted to the PC Engine system in 1988 and curiously renamed
Fighting Street. But the title that really revolutionized the fighting genre
was Street Fighter II released in 1991. Many Special Editions
appeared in the arcades, some by Capcom itselft, some not. Street Fighter II
was a huge success and got converted for many home systems and computers, the most
famous being the Super Famicom Street Fighter II (1992),
Street Fighter II Turbo (1993) and Megadrive Super Street Fighter II
versions. I won't list here all the titles that later came out, it just wouldn't fit.
Probably fifteen arcade games followed, from
Street Fighter Alpha to Street Figher EX (a polygonal-3D attempt)
and Street Fighter III. Without forgetting the home console market with
even more titles, like the excellent Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
(Saturn, 1998 & Playstation, 1999). X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Saturn 1997).
Finally, tons of other games related to the Street Fighter franchise and
characters are also available, here are a few :
Steet Fighter 2010 (Famicom, 1990), Super Puzzle Fighter II (Saturn. 1996),
Pocket Fighter (Saturn, 1998). The game was even tuned into a movie
in 1994, featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme,Raul Julia and
Kylie Minogue, and a special video game was even produced in 1995
and displaying digitised actors from the movie. All in all, Street Fighter
is a milestone in video game history.
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This conversion is amazing... it is the kind of game that makes
you doubt, doubt about the PC Engine system, was it really a 8 bit system released
back in 1987 ? So, how does it hold compared to the excellent
Super Famicom and Megadrive versions ?...
It just shines ! This game is pure pleasure to play,
animations and controls are smooth (only if you own a Pad 6 though,
I found playing with traditional controllers just impossible).
Obviously, backgrounds are a bit more static than with other versions and
the music is not as good as the Super Famicom conversion. But
this game is nevertheless impressive with a total of twelve
selectable fighters. A wonderful achievement. I personally recommend it,
even if the Super Famicom is now much easier to find, and
cheaper. I still
wonder why this version was released on HuCard though (and not CDRom),
especially when Fighting Street had already been released for the
CDRom system back in 1988. Go figure.
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