History VideoGame / StreetFighter

* [[VideoGame/StreetFighter1 The very first game in said franchise]], originally developed for the arcade.

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->''"What strength! But don't forget there are many guys like you all over the world!"''
-->'''[[{{Narm}} The warbled voice of]] the defeated opponent after finishing a stage'''

[[SequelDisplacement Although not many people know this]], there was a ''StreetFighter'' game before ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''.

This game, the original '''''Street Fighter''''', was released in arcades in 1987. The game featured two martial artists, RyuAndKen, who traveled around the world taking on some of the best fighters in the world, culminating with a match against the massive Thai kickboxer Sagat.

It was nothing to write home about, frankly, but it did feature many of the staples of the series: a six-button control setup, the best-out-of-three match structure, Ryu and Ken, naturally, and even many of the now-common motions for special attacks. Alternate arcade cabinets could be found that were also the first to use a two button, pressure sensitive, layout rather than the standard cherry switch six button layout, one for punches and one for kicks, to control the strength of the attack. It was confusing to use and more expensive to maintain than most standard cabinets, so a version that featured the more familiar six-button configuration seen in all the follow ups was offered as a cheaper alternative.

A port of the game, ''Fighting Street'', was released for the [=TurboGrafx=]-CD (and, later, the {{Wii}} [[http://geekwing.net/posts/803 Virtual Console]]) as well as more properly named ports on PC.

Has a [[Characters/StreetFighter character sheet]].
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!!Tropes distinct to, or introduced in, this game:
* [[BigYes Big "All right!"]]: Everytime you win.
* CreditsGag: Many of the developers' names were partially replaced with combat terms.
* DualTonfas: Eagle fights with these.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: No playable characters other than Ryu and Ken, no female fighters, no combos, no grappling moves, hard-to-pull-off special moves, the same quotes for every CPU opponent bar Sagat and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Ryu wears red slippers for some reason]]. While it was the first fighting game to use Capcom's now-standard six-button configuration, the six-button version was actually sold as a cheaper alternative to arcade owners who couldn't afford the more expensive (and harder to maintain) deluxe version with the two large mechatronic pads that determined the strength level of your punches and kicks.
** The pressure-sensitive buttons were also problematic because they tended to encourage abuse. There are tales of players ''stomping'' on them.
* HurricaneKick: Except here, as with the [[KamehameHadoken two]] [[{{Shoryuken}} other]] special moves, it takes patience and effort to make it happen, but it's worth the effort.
* KamehameHadoken: Maybe they thought you deserved a prize for the effort of pulling it off. And it is a humongous chunk of damage from your opponent's health bar.
* LongBusTrip: Only Ryu, Ken and Sagat would return in ''Street Fighter II'', although Birdie, Adon and Gen later showed up in the ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha'' series along with Eagle in ''[[{{CapcomVsSNK2}} Capcom vs. SNK 2]]''. Geki, Retsu, Joe, Mike and Lee have yet to make a return appearance as fighters in any further game.
* {{Ninja}}: Geki.
* {{Retcon}}
** If you're expecting the game to end with Ryu defeating Sagat with his Dragon Punch, leaving Sagat with his iconic chest scar that served as the foundation of his heated rivalry with Ryu for sequels to come, then you'll be disappointed to learn that there's no such ending in this game. That was purely a retcon from ''Street Fighter II''. Not only is there no scar, Sagat takes his defeat quite well.
** Ken was originally Japanese in this game (as evident by the fact that his name is spelled in kanji in the game's Japanese brochure and other promotional materials). ''Street Fighter II'' turned him into a native-born American with a Japanese heritage.
* RyuAndKen: The Trope, as well as the characters.
* {{Shoryuken}}: [[RuleOfThree Good luck pulling off this too]], but when you do, it's worth the effort. With perfect positioning and/or some luck, landing it will score a OneHitKill on the opponent.
* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Considering the time the game was made...
* WhatTheFuAreYouDoing: Two bonus rounds involve Ryu/Ken trying to break brick pieces. It's possible to break all or some of those pieces...or fail altogether. The latter part will causes the character to look like this with booing sounds in the background to match.
* AWinnerIsYou:
--> ''"What strength! But don't forget there are many guys like you all over the world!"''
** And when you beat Sagat:
--> ''"You've outlasted the best. You are now the strongest [[TitleDrop street fighter]] in the world!"''
* WelcomeToCorneria: ''"What strength! But don't forget there are many guys like you all over the world!"'' It gets old fast.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: No playable characters other than Ryu and Ken, no female fighters, no combos, no grappling moves, hard-to-pull-off special moves, the same quotes for every CPU opponent and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Ryu wears red slippers for some reason]]. While it was the first fighting game to use Capcom's now-standard six-button configuration, the six-button version was actually sold as a cheaper alternative to arcade owners who couldn't afford the more expensive (and harder to maintain) deluxe version with the two large mechatronic pads that determined the strength level of your punches and kicks.

-->'''[[{{Narm}} The warbled voice of]] The Announcer after finishing a stage'''

-->'''Voiceover after finishing a stage'''

* LongBusTrip: Only Ryu, Ken and Sagat would return in ''Street Fighter II'', although Birdie, Adon and Gen later showed up in the ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha'' series along with Eagle in ''[[{{CapcomVsSNK2}} Capcom vs. SNK 2]]''. Geki, Retsu, Joe, Mike and Lee have yet to make a return appearance as fighters in any further game.[[hottip:*:Although some fans speculate that Mike and [[StreetFighterII Balrog]] are actually the same character, since Balrog's [[DubNameChange name in Japan]] is M. Bison or "Mike Bison" in full, but no official confirmation or denial has ever been made.]]

* LongBusTrip: Only Ryu, Ken and Sagat would return in ''Street Fighter II'', although Birdie, Adon and Gen later showed up in the ''StreetFighterAlpha'' series along with Eagle in ''[[{{CapcomVsSNK2}} Capcom vs. SNK 2]]''. Geki, Retsu, Joe, Mike and Lee have yet to make a return appearance as fighters in any further game.[[hottip:*:Although some fans speculate that Mike and [[StreetFighterII Balrog]] are actually the same character, since Balrog's [[DubNameChange name in Japan]] is M. Bison or "Mike Bison" in full, but no official confirmation or denial has ever been made.]]

A port of the game, ''Fighting Street'', was released for the [=TurboGrafx=]-CD (and, later, the {{Wii}} [[http://geekwing.net/posts/803 VirtualConsole]]) as well as more properly named ports on PC.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: No playable characters other than Ryu and Ken, no female fighters, no combos, no grappling moves, hard-to-pull-off special moves, same quotes for every CPU opponent and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Ryu wears red slippers for some reason]]. While it was the first fighting game to use Capcom's now-standard six-button configuration, the six-button version was actually sold as a cheaper alternative to arcade owners who couldn't afford the more expensive (and harder to maintain) deluxe version with the two large mechatronic pads that determined the strength level of your punches and kicks.

* LongBusTrip: Only Ryu, Ken and Sagat would return in ''StreetFighterII'', although Birdie, Adon and Gen later showed up in the ''StreetFighterAlpha'' series along with Eagle in ''CapcomVsSNK2''. Geki, Retsu, Joe, Mike and Lee have yet to make a return appearance as fighters in any further game.[[hottip:*:Although some fans speculate that Mike and [[StreetFighterII Balrog]] are actually the same character, since Balrog's [[DubNameChange name in Japan]] is M. Bison or "Mike Bison" in full, but no official confirmation or denial has ever been made.]]

** If you're expecting the game to end with Ryu defeating Sagat with his Dragon Punch, leaving Sagat with his iconic chest scar that served as the foundation of his heated rivalry with Ryu for sequels to come, then you'll be disappointed to learn that there's no such ending in this game. That was purely a retcon from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''. Not only is there no scar, Sagat takes his defeat quite well.

* LongBusTrip: Only Ryu, Ken and Sagat would return in ''StreetFighterII'', although Birdie, Adon and Gen later showed up in the ''StreetFighterAlpha'' series along with Eagle in ''CapcomVsSNK 2''. Geki, Retsu, Joe, Mike and Lee have yet to make a return appearance as fighters in any further game.[[hottip:*:Although some fans speculate that Mike and [[StreetFighterII Balrog]] are actually the same character, since Balrog's [[DubNameChange name in Japan]] is M. Bison or "Mike Bison" in full, but no official confirmation or denial has ever been made.]]

* LongBusTrip: Only Geki, Retsu, Joe, Mike and Lee have yet to make a return appearance as fighters in any game.[[hottip:*:Although some fans speculate that Mike and [[StreetFighterII Balrog]] are actually the same character, since Balrog's [[DubNameChange name in Japan]] is M. Bison or "Mike Bison" in full, but no official confirmation or denial has ever been made.]]

** Ken was originally Japanese in this game (as evident by the fact that his name is spelled in kanji in the game's Japanese brochure and other official literature). ''Street Fighter II'' turned him into a native-born American with a Japanese heritage.

** If you're expecting the game to end with Ryu defeating Sagat with his Dragon Punch, leaving Sagat with his iconic chest-scar that served as the foundation of his heated rivalry with Ryu for sequels to come, then you'll be disappointed to learn that there's no such ending in this game. That was purely a retcon from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''. Not only is there no scar, Sagat takes his defeat quite well.

* WhatTheFuAreYouDoing: Two bonus rounds involve Ryu/Ken trying to break brick pieces. It's possible to break all or some of those pieces...or fail altogether, the last part of which causes the character to look like this with booing sounds in the background to match.

This game, the original '''Street Fighter''', was released in arcades in 1987. The game featured two martial artists, RyuAndKen, who traveled around the world taking on some of the best fighters in the world, culminating with a match against the massive Thai kickboxer Sagat.

* AWinnerIsYou:
--> ''"What strength! But don't forget there are many guys like you all over the world!"''
** And when you beat Sagat:
--> ''"You've outlasted the best. You are now the strongest [[TitleDrop street fighter]] in the world!"''

* LongBusTrip: Only Geki, Retsu, Joe, Mike[[hottip:*:Some fans speculate that he and [[StreetFighterII Balrog]] are the same character, since Balrog's [[DubNameChange name in Japan]] is M. Bison or "Mike Bison" in full, but nothing official has ever been confirmed.]] and Lee have yet to make a return appearance as fighters in any game.

* LongBusTrip: Only Geki, Retsu, Joe, Mike[[hottip:*:Some fans speculate that he and [[StreetFighterII Balrog]] are the same characters, since Balrog's [[DubNameChange name in Japan]] is M. Bison or "Mike Bison" in full.]], and Lee have yet to make a return appearance as fighters in any game.

* {{Retcon}}: If you're expecting the game to end with Ryu defeating Sagat with his Dragon Punch, leaving him with his iconic chest-scar that served as the foundation of their heated rivalry for sequels to come, then you'll be disappointed to learn that there's no such ending in this game. That was purely a retcon from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''. Not only is there no scar, Sagat takes his defeat quite well (as evident by the above quote).
** Also, Ken was originally Japanese (as evident by the fact that his name is spelled in kanji in the game's Japanese brochure). ''Street Fighter II'' turned him into a native-born American with a Japanese heritage.

->''"What stwength! But don't fowget dew aw many guys like yoo all ova da wald!"''

* LongBusTrip: Only Geki, Retsu, Joe, Mike[[hottip:*:Except if he's the character known in Japan as "[[VideoGame/StreetFighterII M. Bison]]", [[DubNameChange who is called "Balrog" in overseas versions]].]], and Lee have yet to make a return appearance as fighters in any game.

[[SequelDisplacement Although not many people know this]], there was a ''StreetFighter'' game before ''StreetFighterII''.

* LongBusTrip: Only Geki, Retsu, Joe, Mike[[hottip:*:Except if he's the character known in Japan as "[[StreetFighterII M. Bison]]", [[DubNameChange who is called "Balrog" in overseas versions]].]], and Lee have yet to make a return appearance as fighters in any game.

* {{Retcon}}: If you're expecting the game to end with Ryu defeating Sagat with his Dragon Punch, leaving him with his iconic chest-scar that served as the foundation of their heated rivalry for sequels to come, then you'll be disappointed to learn that there's no such ending in this game. That was purely a retcon from ''StreetFighterII''. Not only is there no scar, Sagat takes his defeat quite well (as evident by the above quote).

** Dhalsim's fire-breathing abilities were originally attributed to eating lots of curry, but this has later been retconned by Capcom of Japan as a gift from the Hindu fire deity Agni.