History VideoGame / StreetFighterTheMovie

The arcade version of the game is noted for its numerous alterations to the standard ''Street Fighter'' formula, such as the inclusion of ''Mortal Kombat''-style "tapping" commands, counter-attacks for throws, alternate Super Combos that featured "hold and release" commands, excessive juggles (in comparison to ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Super Street Fighter II Turbo]]'', the last traditional ''Street Fighter'' at the time), fireball-reflecting attacks, numerous secret codes (including fake ones), among other weird changes in an attempt to pander to the ''Mortal Kombat'' crowd. This version took the character roster from ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' (including Akuma), but ditched Blanka, Dhalsim, Dee Jay, T. Hawk and Fei Long in favor of Captain Sawada, an original character who was featured in the movie, and Blade, a Shadaloo elite trooper who appears in the game along with three {{palette swap|ped}} hidden versions a la Sub-Zero/Scorpion. The lead designer Alan Noon wrote a tell-all account on his involvement in the game's development, which he posted [[https://forums.shoryuken.com/t/street-fighter-the-movie-broke-my-heart/21076 here]].

The arcade version was developed by Incredible Technologies, the same staff behind ''VideoGame/TimeKillers'', while the UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation}}[=/=]UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn versions, although published by Creator/{{Acclaim}} outside of Japan, were developed by Creator/{{Capcom}} themselves. Such {{recursive adaptation}}s are not unheard of, but they are rare for video games. Despite having the same title, the home version developed by Capcom is ''not'' a port of the arcade version. Though they both used the same digitized pictures as sprites, in the manner of ''Franchise/MortalKombat'', any similarities between the two end there. Even the digitization method used to convert the footage into game graphics were different for both games. In fact, the home version was actually released in Japan under a [[MarketBasedTitle different title]]: ''Street Fighter: Real Battle on Film''.

The arcade version of the game is noted for its numerous alterations to the standard ''Street Fighter'' formula, such as the inclusion of ''Mortal Kombat''-style "tapping" commands, counter-attacks for throws, alternate Super Combos that featured "hold and release" commands, excessive juggles (in comparison to ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Super Street Fighter II Turbo]]'', the last traditional ''Street Fighter'' at the time), fireball-reflecting attacks, numerous secret codes (including fake ones), among other weird changes in an attempt to pander to the ''Mortal Kombat'' crowd. This version took the character roster from ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' (including Akuma), but ditched Blanka, Dhalsim, Dee Jay, T. Hawk and Fei Long in favor of Captain Sawada, an original character who was featured in the movie, and Blade, a Shadaloo elite trooper who appears in the game along with three [[PaletteSwap palette swapped]] hidden versions a la Sub-Zero/Scorpion. The lead designer Alan Noon wrote a tell-all account on his involvement in the game's development, which he posted [[https://forums.shoryuken.com/t/street-fighter-the-movie-broke-my-heart/21076 here]].

In 2016, Sawada and the four Bison Troopers [[http://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column-130306.html were]] [[http://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column-130307.html given]] [[http://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column-130308.html profiles]] [[http://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column-130309.html and]] [[https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column/132369 artwork,]] which officially make them canon as of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Zig-zagged. On the one hand, you have the muted palettes and photorealistic sprites reminiscent of a ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' game, and things like a SickeningCrunch for certain throws -- such as zangief's Spinning Piledriver and Vega's Izuna Drop -- and an extended scene of an evidently-dead Bison being resuscitated into [[TrueFinalBoss Super Bison]] at the end of Tag Mode. On the other, it ends up with some sillier things than usual; such as Sagat using EyeBeams from under his eyepatch, Chun-Li throwing her bracelets at people, and Akuma's [[SuperSentaiStance Super Sentai-esque pose]] while teleporting.

* AscendedGlitch: Guile has a move in which he handcuffs the opponent, a reference to an infamous glitch in the original arcade version of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''. Cammy also uses a similar move with her Choke Whip, where she captures the opponent with a short-to-mid-ranged garrotte wire, which she uses to pull them over to her and strangle them.

* ReformulatedGame: The console version was developed internally by Capcom, as opposed to being farmed-out like the arcade version, and takes the same concept as the arcade version, adapting it into the ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' engine, getting rid of the generic palette swapped {{mook}}s in favor of two actual ''Street Fighter'' characters, Blanka and Dee Jay.

''Street Fighter: The Movie'' is the title of two different games in the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series, both based on the 1994 film adaptation ''Film/StreetFighter''. The arcade version was developed by Incredible Technologies, the same staff behind ''VideoGame/TimeKillers'', while the UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation}}[=/=]UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn versions, although published by Creator/{{Acclaim}} outside of Japan, were developed by Creator/{{Capcom}} themselves. Such {{recursive adaptation}}s are not unheard of, but they are rare for video games. Despite having the same title, the home version developed by Capcom is ''not'' a port of the arcade version. Though they both used the same digitized pictures as sprites, in the manner of ''Franchise/MortalKombat'', any similarities between the two end there. Even the digitization method used to convert the footage into game graphics were different for both games. In fact, the home version was actually released in Japan under a [[MarketBasedTitle different title]]: ''Street Fighter: Real Battle on Film''.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: In their console version endings, E. Honda and Zangief are stated to have become friends and sparring partners after fighting each other over the course of the game, and when [[HeelFaceTurn Zangief changes sides.]]
* DenserAndWackier: The arcade version has some moves that are rather strange for the series, such as Cammy throwing grenades at close range and choking the opponent with a whip, or Sagat lifting up his eyepatch and stunning the opponent with some sort of energy coming from... whatever's beneath it.[[note]]In the series' canon, Sagat wears the eyepatch to cover his EyeScream at the hands of Dan's father.[[/note]] The console game is more conservative with the movesets, but on the other hand, it has Sawada being reworked into a JokeCharacter.

* NoPronunciationGuide: In the arcade version, the announcer mispronounces Ryu's name as ''Rai-you'' and the actor dubbing Ryu's voice, presumably his actual movie actor, Creator/ByronMann, mispronounces the names of all of Ryu's techniques as well. Ken's voice actor doesn't even bother to try and simply says "Dragon" and "Hurricane" when performing the Shoryūken and Tatsumaki Senpūkyaku, respectively. Capcom of Japan themselves would mock this in a later production sketch for ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha'': a chibified Ryu is shown yelling "Dazoomakeesunpoo Kick!" The console version averted this by having Japanese voice actors voice the characters instead, pronouncing the aforementioned words correctly.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: More so than usual for Zangief in the arcade version, as he gains two new moves that revolve around it -- the ''Airplane Spin'', a command grab in which he picks his opponent up on his shoulders and spins them round multiple times to dizzy them (but do no damage), and the ''Flying Brain Crusher'', a Super Combo in which he does the same thing whilst leaping high into the air and slamming them into the ground afterward.

* EyeBeams: Sagat has a variation of this as his Evil Eye special move in the arcade version. By holding down all three punch buttons and then releasing, Sagat lifts his eyepatch to project a short-range, wave-shaped beam from underneath it that stuns his opponent in place if they touch it. For a long time. [[UpToEleven And at no cost to his Super meter]].

* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: As established in their ''Street Fighter V'' profiles, this is the case with the various Bison Troopers, who have various tools and weapons built into their uniforms suited to them. Blade's has [[KnifeNut various hidden blades and pockets for his many throwing knives]], Arkane's has an ultrasonic generator that allows him to [[ShockAndAwe channel stunning electricity]] and [[TeleportSpam teleport short distances]], Khyber's has [[PlayingWithFire built-in napalm tanks and flamethrowers]] (including one hidden in his mask), and due to being a higher-ranking member, F7's includes [[AllYourPowersCombined all of them in some capacity]], along with a set of electrified stun-rods.

* KnifeNut: [[MeaningfulName Blade]], one of the Bison Troopers from the Arcade version. His fighting style revolves predominantly around knives, including ones that he can throw and spin in his hands or extend from the heels of his boots.

* DownerEnding: The ending in Movie Battle should Guile fail and Bison's personal ending in Street Battle sees Bison take over the world. The palace of Bisonopolis was constructed atop Shadaloo City and he now has legions of “Perfect Soldiers” at his command.