History Videogame / StreetFighterII

* SuddenDeath: The Final Round if neither fighter wins after three rounds (nine in ''The World Warrior''). The player who wins the Final Round doesn't get a point bonus. In solo play, the computer player wins the battle should the Final Round end in a draw or a double knockout. If this happens in two-player mode, both players get a game over.

* ''Street Fighter II’: Hyper Fighting'' (1992, a.k.a. ''Street Fighter II Dash Turbo'' in Japan) -- This version was released a few months after ''CE'' as a countermeasure to bootleg [[GameMod hacks]] that were incredibly unbalanced, featured faster playing speed, and vastly modified the behavior of many moves to the point of eccentricity. ''Hyper Fighting'' introduced brand new special moves for half of the returning characters, further adjusted character balance, increased the play speed for more intense fighting, and included new alternate palettes as the characters' default colors. It got two console ports: the SNES version, titled ''Street Fighter II Turbo'', was released first. {{Creator/Sega}}, not to be outdone, commissioned their own version for the Genesis/Mega Drive titled ''Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition'' (a.k.a. ''Street Fighter II Dash Plus'' in Japan). The difference in title was due to an exclusivity contract between Capcom and Nintendo over the rights to the ''Turbo'' branding. While both games featured a mode based on ''Champion Edition'', the Genesis version put more emphasis on ''Champion Edition'' as its default mode, while the SNES version leaned more towards the aforementioned ''Turbo'' branding and its differences.

Its success sparked a renaissance for the arcade video game industry and inspired other producers to develop [[FollowTheLeader copycats]], from ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' (developed by Capcom's rival Creator/{{SNK}} and featuring [[CaptainErsatz the Ken lookalike Ryo Sakazaki]]), to the mostly-forgotten ''VideoGame/FightersHistory'' (Capcom tried and failed to sue Creator/DataEast for infringement) and ''VideoGame/WorldHeroes'', to [[SerialNumbersFiledOff bald-faced ripoffs]] like the creatively-named ''Super Fighter'' (not to be confused with [[VideoGame/{{Superfighters}} the Newgrounds game]]).

* ''Hyper Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Edition'' (2004) - [[invoked]] This is a re-release of ''Super Turbo'' that includes the ability to change characters to variations from previous ''Street Fighter II'' installments (e.g., ''Champion Edition'' Ken vs. ''Super Turbo'' Blanka). Originally released as a stand-alone game on the UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 2}} in Japan and Europe, it was bundled with ''Street Fighter III 3rd Strike'' in North America as a compilation titled ''Street Fighter Anniversary Collection'', which also saw a release on the original UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} in every region. It also received an arcade release in Japan and Asia.

Compared to the first game, ''Street Fighter II'' has a bit more story to it. M. Bison, the leader of the criminal empire Shadaloo, organizes a worldwide fighting tournament, and a number of characters set out to settle a personal grudge with him; the rest are just in it for the prestige. The number of available player characters increased from two to eight. Alongside the returning Ryu and Ken, six now-iconic characters were tossed into the mix--each with their definitive fighting styles and theme music by the great Creator/YokoShimomura (the catchiness of "Guile's Theme" later became a [[MemeticMutation widespread internet meme]] in the 2000s):

While certainly not the first FightingGame by any stretch, ''Street Fighter II'' was the one which [[TropeCodifier codified the genre]] and its related tropes, more notably the {{Shotoclone}}. It invented the fighting game definition of {{combos}}, which quickly became a staple of the genre. Fighting game-style combos later crossed over into other genres of games. ''Street Fighter II'' is regarded as one of the greatest video games of all time and the most important and influential fighting game ever made. Its launch is seen as a revolutionary moment within its genre, credited with popularizing the fighting genre during the 1990s and inspiring other producers to create their own fighting series. It sparked a renaissance for the arcade video game industry and impacted competitive video gaming and wider popular culture such as films and music.

Its success spawned [[FollowTheLeader countless copycats]], from ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' (developed by Capcom's rival Creator/{{SNK}} and featuring [[CaptainErsatz the Ken lookalike Ryo Sakazaki]]), to the mostly-forgotten ''VideoGame/FightersHistory'' (Capcom tried and failed to sue Creator/DataEast for infringement) and ''VideoGame/WorldHeroes'', to [[SerialNumbersFiledOff bald-faced ripoffs]] like the creatively-named ''Super Fighter'' (not to be confused with [[VideoGame/{{Superfighters}} the Newgrounds game]]).

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* A [[TheGeneralissimo Yinpot dictator]] with strange PsychicPowers known as M. Bison.

''Street Fighter II: The World Warrior'' is a 1991 fighting game published by Creator/{{Capcom}} and the second main game in the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series, which rocketed the franchise into the mainstream eye overnight and became one of the best selling video games of its time. It's credited as a TropeCodifier of {{fighting game}}s, and while influenced by early games like ''VideoGame/KarateChamp'', ''VideoGame/YieArKungFu'', and its own predecessor ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'' (1987), it is generally considered as the genre's first modern entry.

''Street Fighter II: The World Warrior'' is a 1991 fighting game published by Creator/{{Capcom}} and the second main game in the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series, which exploded the franchise into the mainstream overnight and became one of the best selling video games of its time. It's credited as a TropeCodifier of {{fighting game}}s, and while influenced by early games like ''VideoGame/KarateChamp'', ''VideoGame/YieArKungFu'', and its own predecessor ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'' (1987), it is generally considered as the genre's first modern entry.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Players who were introduced to ''II'' through the later installments may be surprised to find that in the original ''World Warrior'' release, the four bosses are unselectable characters until ''Hyper Fighting'', and mirror matches are impossible. "Super Moves", as in the especially hard-hitting and meter-costing specials, didn't exist until ''Super Turbo'', and combos as we know them today were only introduced "properly" in ''Champion Edition'' with the original release just allowing for chaining certain attacks together in an unintended sequence. Only the absolute bare minimum of the base gameplay, music themes and initial characters were here for the rest of the franchise to extensively iterate upon.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Players who were introduced to ''II'' through the later installments may be surprised to find that in the original ''World Warrior'' release, the four bosses are unselectable characters, and mirror matches are impossible.

'''[[TropeCodifier The]]''' Fighting Game.

After the obscure release of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'' in 1987, [[Franchise/StreetFighter the series]] exploded into the mainstream overnight with the release of its 1991 sequel, ''Street Fighter II: The World Warrior''. This one had a bit more story to it, with a number of characters setting out to challenge the tournament organizer and settle a personal grudge with him; the rest are just in it for the prestige.

Creator/{{Capcom}} increased the number of available player characters from two to eight. Alongside the returning Ryu and Ken, six now-iconic characters were tossed into the mix--each with their definitive fighting styles and theme music by the great Creator/YokoShimomura (the catchiness of "Guile's Theme" later became a [[MemeticMutation widespread internet meme]] in the 2000s):

!! This game and its revisions provide examples of:

** In ''Ultra'', the USAF logo in Guile's stage in both classic and HD modes was replaced by the same one used in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'', probably for legal reasons.

* ShipLevel: Ken's stage takes place at a crowded port somewhere on the east coast.

* SuperSpecialMove: ''Super Turbo'' introduced the Super Combo mechanic to the game. Requiring a full Super gauge, each character had one highly damaging version of a regular special move that could turn the tide of the battle. Due to his overwhelming power as an ingame opponent, Akuma lacked a Super Combo at all, and when he finally gained one (his signature Shun Goku Satsu) in the Dreamcast version, it required a lot of hoop-jumping to unlock. Later versions from ''HD Remix'' onward gave him said Super Combo as standard.

** ''Super Turbo'' gave each of the 16 main fighters a new default palette. Along with the alternate "classic" versions of the characters, whom each used the original default palette plus an exclusive alternate, brought the total to 10 palettes per character (except for Akuma, who only has two).

** The first was the 1997 collection of ''Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers'' and ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' (along with the western debut of the UpdatedRerelease of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha 2'', ''Alpha 2 Gold'') for the original [=PlayStation=] and Sega Saturn. This was followed on by a second collection (part of the "Capcom Generations" lineage of compilations) that collected the first three (''The World Warrior'', ''Champion Edition'', and ''Hyper Fighting'') installments for the same platforms (although the Saturn version is Japan-exclusive). The latter collection also includes some bonus content such as artwork.

** The most recent compilation was ''Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection'' ([=PS4=], Xbox One, PC, Switch), which includes emulated versions of all five major revisions of ''Street Fighter II'' alongside other installments of the franchise. ''Hyper Fighting'' and ''Super Turbo'' can also be played online.

* SongsInTheKeyOfPanic: When a player is close to losing the round, the music changes to an up-tempo remix until it fades out at K.O. In the vanilla ''SFII'', this happened every round; in ''Super'' and most other versions, this is only done from the second round onward and in ''Hyper'' it only changes when the fighter low on health is in danger of losing the whole match.

* SuperSpecialMove:
** [[Characters/StreetFighterAkuma Akuma]]'s multi-hit, HurricaneKick has an improved version, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XF0lrF7kRo Demon Armageddon Ultra]], which does far more damage and has a nice black slash added to it for aesthetics.
** [[Characters/StreetFighterMBison M. Bison]]'s "Ultimate Psycho Crusher", which has enough power to plant his opponent in a wall.

* UpdatedRerelease: May as well be the standard-bearer for fighting games. The core ''Street Fighter II'' lineage spans five major revisions across two generations of arcade hardware.

After the obscure release of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'' in 1987, [[Franchise/StreetFighter the series]] exploded into the mainstream overnight with its 1991 sequel, ''Street Fighter II: The World Warrior''. This one had a bit more story to it, with a number of characters setting out to challenge the tournament organizer and settle a personal grudge with him; the rest are just in it for the prestige.

After the obscure release of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'', [[Franchise/StreetFighter the series]] exploded overnight with its 1991 sequel, ''Street Fighter II: The World Warrior''. This one had a bit more story to it, with a number of characters setting out to challenge the tournament organizer and settle a personal grudge with him; the rest are just in it for the prestige.

* ''Street Fighter Collection 2'' (1998, a.k.a. ''Capcom Generation 5'') - Another CompilationRerelease for the [=PlayStation=] and Sega Saturn. This one contains ''World Warrior'', ''Champion Edition'', and ''Hyper Fighting''. These ports would serve as the basis for future re-releases of these games. It also included a special game mode allowing character versions from the three games to be pitted against one another.
* ''Super Street Fighter II X for Matching Service'' (2000) - A UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast port of ''Super Turbo'' which features slew of unlockable extra options. It also featured online play. However, it was available only in Japan as a Sega Direct, making it a sought-after collector's item.

** Ryu's win quote, "You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance" is a mistranslation in the arcade releases as the localization team misread the kanji for his dragon punch as something in Chinese. The Super NES version corrects this error to read "You must defeat my dragon punch to stand a chance."

** Similarly, the SNES Classic Edition version of ''Turbo'' removes the USAF logo entirely from the stage.

** In ''Champion Edition'', the player using a character's standard palette has his or hername tag displayed in yellow fonts and the one using the alternate palette is displayed in blue. The same thing applies in ''Hyper Fighting'', except all the characters have a new default palette and the original ''World Warrior'' palettes are now used as the alternate palette (except for Bison, who keeps his original as a default, but still gets a new alternate palette).

* SongsInTheKeyOfPanic: When a player is close to losing the round, the music changes to an up-tempo remix until it fades out at K.O. In the vanilla ''SFII'', this happened every round; in ''Super'' and subsequent games, this is only done from the second round onward.

* LuckyTranslation: Guile's Sonic Boom has been misheard as "Sabit-ku!" in Malaysia. Coincidentally, "sabit-ku" literally means "my sickle" or loosely, "my crescent" in Malay. Guess how the Sonic Boom is represented onscreen?

Creator/{{Capcom}} increased the number of available player characters from two to eight. Alongside the returning Ryu and Ken, six now-iconic characters were tossed into the mix--each with their definitive fighting styles and theme music by the great Creator/YokoShimomura (the catchiness of "Guile's Theme" later became a [[MemeticMutation widespread internet meme]] in the 2010s):

* ''Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers'' (1993) - This is the biggest {{expansion|pack}} in the series, developed on new hardware with better graphics. It added four entirely new stages and characters: BruceLeeClone Fei Long, {{amnesiac|hero}} commando Cammy (an [[LeotardOfPower ass]]...er, {{glass cannon}} with one of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMNPDiytN_I the best theme tunes]] and an interesting backstory which ties into the prequels), Jamaican DanceBattler and music star Dee Jay, and the legendarily-bad T. Hawk: known for his goofy fighting stance, being a Native American (from Mexico), and consistently ranking in the bottom-tier. It added more new attacks for the existing characters, such as Ken's flaming Shoryuken which sets his target aflame, and it even tossed in some new animations for existing characters thanks to the newer and better CP System II hardware, which also upgraded the sound quality. Even though the speed increase from ''Hyper Fighting'' was well-received in many parts of the world, countries flooded with bootleg hacks assumed ''Hyper Fighting'' was another hack (and a lot of players just could not keep up with the increased pace), so the speed increase was dropped for ''Super''. This caused backlash from fans of ''Hyper Fighting'', which is one of the reasons this game failed to acquire the intended playerbase. Ported simultaneously to the SNES and Genesis, and was later brought to the Amiga and DOS.

** According to Akira Nishitani, the orange Hadoken "glitch" was in fact an intentional Easter egg put in by the programmers. Nishitani admitted that he never imagined it would spawn a new special move for Ryu.

* IconicOutfit: Chun-Li's UsefulNotes/{{Qipao}} is so iconic that when she was given a new, more practical outfit in ''Alpha'', all subsequent games in the series provided the option for the player to use her old outfit. (As a standard PaletteSwap in ''Alpha 2'', an EmbeddedPrecursor version of her ''Champion Edition'' moveset in ''Alpha 2 Gold'', or as her X-ism outfit in ''Alpha 3''.)