History Trivia / FinalFight

* [[DirectToVideo Direct-to-Consoles]]: ''Final Fight 2'' and ''Final Fight 3'' were made specifically for the SNES without any prior arcade versions at a time Capcom were making most of their belt-scrollers for the arcades.

* PortOverdosed: In close competition with ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' for the title of "most-ported beat 'em up ever". Almost every contemporary home computer and console had a version, and Creator/{{Capcom}} has frequently re-released it since then, too.
* ShrugOfGod: Adding even more complexity to the gender confusion, Yoshinori Ono, when asked about Poison, said Capcom doesn't have an official policy to what Poison's gender is, stating that in North America she is a post-op transsexual but in Japan she is a pre-op transsexual/futanari/newhalf who "tucks her business away to look female".
** However this seems to have changed as when VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken made some "Trap" references regarding Poison in some of the Character winquotes Capcom received angry complaints from a LGBT group accusing Capcom of being Transphobic. Capcom changed those winquotes into something less offensive in which Ono seems to have retracted his previous statement regarding Poison. Akira Ishitani one of the folks who worked on the original Final Fight believes that regarding Poison that its up to the Player to decide.

* FirstInstallmentWins: The orignal game is the most well known and besides Maki's appearance in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Street Fighter Alpha 3]]'', only characters from the first game are referenced in the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series.

** Handsome Bob, with Handsome Bob of RockNRolla.

* NamesTheSame: Poison shares her name with [[{{VideoGame/DmCDevilMayCry}} a disgusting 1200 year old succubus working for Mundus.]]
** Retu shares his name with the Japanese Shaolin monk from the first ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' (although, technically that was Ret''s''u, it's really the same name in Japanese, but with different romanizations).

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: ''Streetwise''[='=]s poor sales is the reason Capcom Studio 8 was shut down.
** For years, it has been speculated that there was a ''Final Fight'' animated series with Creator/TheOceanGroup doing the voice work much like they did for ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan'', ''WesternAnimation/StreetFighter'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Darkstalkers}}''. Sites like IMDB even use to have a full voice cast for the show. It's uncertain whether if the show never existed, a PilotEpisode was produced but that went into obscurity like ''WesternAnimation/{{Battletoads}}'', or if the series was planned but never materialized. Granted the ''Street Fighter'' animated series did end up having a ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' episode but still.

** The developers of ''Streetwise'' are said to have wanted to develop a game in the style of the original games, only to have changed it at [[ExecutiveMeddling Capcom USA's insistence to make it more like Grand Theft Auto]].

* FirstInstallmentWins: The orignal game is the most well known and besides Maki's appearance in ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', only characters from the first game are referenced in the ''Street Fighter'' series.
* FranchiseKiller: ''Streetwise'' sold and was received poorly, spelling an end to ''Final Fight'' as a standalone franchise. Some of the more popular characters (Guy, Cody, Haggar, Maki, Poison, Rolento, etc.) began making appearances in the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series as early as ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha''.

* FranchiseKiller: ''Streetwise'' sold and reviewed poorly, spelling an end to ''Final Fight'' as a standalone franchise. Some of the more popular characters (Guy, Cody, Haggar, Maki, Poison, Rolento, etc.) began making appearances in the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series as early as ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha''.

** For years, it has been speculated that there was a ''Final Fight'' animated series with TheOceanGroup doing the voice work much like they did for ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan'', ''WesternAnimation/StreetFighter'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Darkstalkers}}''. Sites like IMDB even use to have a full voice cast for the show. It's uncertain whether if the show never existed, a PilotEpisode was produced but that went into obscurity like ''WesternAnimation/{{Battletoads}}'', or if the series was planned but never materialized. Granted the ''Street Fighter'' animated series did end up having a ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' episode but still.

** For years, it has been speculated that there was a ''Final Fight'' animated series with TheOceanGroup doing the voice work much like they did for ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan'', ''WesternAnimation/StreetFighter'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Darkstalkers}}''. Sites like IMDB even use to have a full voice cast for the show. It's uncertain whether if the show never existed, a PilotEpisode was produced but that went into obscurity like ''WesternAnimation/{{Battletoads}}''' or if the series was planned but never materialized. Granted the ''Street Fighter'' animated series did end up having a ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' episode but still.

* FranchiseKiller: ''Streetwise'' sold and reviewed poorly, spelling an end to ''Final Fight'' as a stand-alone franchise. Some of the more popular characters (Guy, Cody, Haggar, Maki, Poison, Rolento, etc.) began making appearances in the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series as early as ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha''.
* PortOverdosed: In close competition with ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' for the title of "most-ported beat 'em up ever". Almost every contemporary home computer and console had a version, and Capcom has frequently re-released it since then, too.
* UrbanLegendOfZelda: ''Final Fight: Streetwise'''s poor sales is the reason Capcom Studio 8 was shut down.
** For years it has been speculated that there was a Final Fight animated series with TheOceanGroup doing the voice work much like MegaMan, StreetFighter and {{Darkstalkers}}. Sites like IMDB even use to have a full voice cast for the show but its uncertain whether if the show never existed, a PilotEpisode that went into obscurity like ''WesternAnimation/{{Battletoads}}''. (Or is it a case of WhatCouldHaveBeen that there was going to be series but it never materialized.) Granted the StreetFighter did end up having a VideoGame/FinalFight episode but still.

** The first game was orginally going to a sequel of the original ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' titled ''Street Fighter '89''. The reaction from the audience noted how [[GaidenGame different]] it was from the previous game, and was renamed.

** The developers of Streetwise are said to have wanted to do a modern game in the style of the original games, only changing it at [[ExecutiveMeddling Capcom of America's insistence to make it more like Grand Theft Auto]].

** For years it has been speculated that there was a Final Fight animated series with TheOceanGroup doing the voice work much like MegaMan, StreetFighter and {{Darkstalkers}}. Sites like IMDB even use to have a full voice cast for the show but its uncertain whether if the show never existed, a PilotEpisode that went into obscurity like BattleToads. (Or is it a case of WhatCouldHaveBeen that there was going to be series but it never materialized.) Granted the StreetFighter did end up having a VideoGame/FinalFight episode but still.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT9T2HRa1Z0 According to Seth Killian (at the start of the video)]], Rolento was initially going to be called Lawrence.

** For years it has been speculated that there was a Final Fight animated series with TheOceanGroup doing the voice work much like MegaMan, StreetFighter and {{Darkstalkers}}. Sites like IMDB even use to have a full voice cast for the show but its uncertain whether if the show never existed, a PilotEpisode that went into obscurity like BattleToads. (Or is it a case of WhatCouldHaveBeen that there was going to be series but it never materialized.) Granted the StreetFighter did end up having a FinalFight episode but still.

* PortOverdosed: In close competition with ''DoubleDragon'' for the title of "most-ported beat 'em up ever". Almost every contemporary home computer and console had a version, and Capcom has frequently re-released it since then, too.

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: ''Final Fight: Streetwise'' poor sales being the reason Capcom Studio 8 was closed up.

** The first game was also going to be called StreetFighter '89, as a sequel to the first SF game. The reaction from the audience noted how [[GaidenGame different]] it was from the previous game, and was renamed.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Vanessa was supposed to be a playable character in the story mode of ''Streetwise''.
** The first game was also going to be called StreetFighter '89, as a sequel to the first SF game. The reaction from the audience noted how [[GaidenGame different]] it was from the previous game, and was renamed.

** The first game was also going to be called StreetFighter '89, as a sequel to the first SF game. audience reaction oted how different it was from the previous game, necessitating the rename.

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: ''Final Fight: Streetwise'' poor sales being the reason Capcom Studio 8 was closed up.