Line #46 Pinball/StreetFighterII


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[Film/{{Spaceballs}} You idiots! These are not them! You've captured their stunt doubles!]]]]
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4	->''"Prepare, for the ultimate challenge!"''
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6	''Street Fighter II'' is an [[PhysicalPinballTables arcade pinball machine]] released by Creator/{{Gottlieb}} in 1993, a PinballSpinoff of the [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII video fighting game]]. It was designed by Ray Tanzer and Creator/JonNorris, with art by David Moore and Constantino and Jeanine Mitchell.
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8	The ''Street Fighter II'' pinball casts the player as a new challenger in the tournament, who must defeat each of the twelve opponents by making the appropriate shot when that opponent's light is lit. Along the way are various ancillary challenges, such as fighting off ninja attacks, participating in several multiball modes, and crunching the sports car beneath the playfield. Defeat all twelve fighters, and you will enter the [[WizardMode Champion Challenge]] -- if you can defeat all of the fighters again, you will be recognized as the new Master (along with numerous points and bonuses).
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10	Not surprisingly, the ''Street Fighter II'' pinball rode the popularity of the license to become one of Premier's top-selling games, with over 5,500 tables sold. But although the game has a fair number of challenging shots, it failed to catch on with many players, who were turned off by its stop-and-go gameplay, sparse lower playfield, and unbalanced design.
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12	The one thing that everyone agrees with, however, is the unappealing backbox art, which doesn't do any favors for the iconic World Warriors, and left [[AnimeChineseGirl Chun Li]] resembling a BruceLeeClone DisguisedInDrag. The display animations are equally infamous for their low quality, as they appear to be ripped from the actual game -- and poorly at that. One can only assume that the art budget for this game was eaten up by the licensing costs for Creator/{{Capcom}}.
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15	!!The ''Street Fighter II'' pinball demonstrates the following tropes:
16	* AnimeChineseGirl: Chun Li. At least in theory...
17	* AnimeHair: Guile and Blanka.
18	* BeastMan[=/=]ShockAndAwe: Blanka.
19	* BoobsAndButtPose: Technically, Chun Li is adopting this pose on the backglass.
20	* EvilOverlooker: Downplayed - it's easy to miss M. Bison doing this on the backglass.
21	* GlowingEyesOfDoom[=/=]SlasherSmile: Seen on M. Bison, but of course!
22	* HurricaneKick:
23	** Ryu and Ken are shown doing these on the playfield.
24	** Chun Li's Spinning Helicopter Kick is represented both on the playfield art and by a rotating flipper.
25	* HuskyRusskie[=/=]SpinningPiledriver: Zangief.
26	* ImprobableWeaponUser: Chun-Li uses her spiked braclets as throwing weapons in the display animation during the SkillShot.
27	* GratuitousNinja: The "Roaming Ninjas", which never appeared in the original game.
28	* MovesetClone: Ken and Ryu; they even share the same target on the playfield.
29	* PlayingWithFire: Dhalsim, whose saucer awards a two million Flame score when shot.
30	* RedBoxingGloves: Seen on Balrog and his Turn Punch.
31	* RewardingVandalism: The "Car Crunch" MiniGame, which uses a flipper, ball, and car set underneath the field. You have a few seconds to bash the ball into the car and push it all the way back for extra points.
32	* {{Shoryuken}}: Sagat is seen performing his Tiger Uppercut.
33	* SkillShot: Time the plunger to shoot the ball into Blanka's saucer to set the value, then shoot Chun Li's bracelet to claim it.
34	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Chun Li, of course.
35	* SpectacularSpinning: Chun Li's Spinning Helicopter Kick, a rotating flipper on the upper playfield.
36	* SpellingBonus:
37	** Spell T-O-R-P-E-D-O at the E. Honda saucer to start Torpedo Multiball.
38	** Spell G-U-I-L-E on the Guile ramp to get an extra ball.
39	** Spell F-I-G-H-T-E-R by repeatedly hitting a particular set of targets to light the special on the inlanes/outlanes.
40	* TitleConfusion: The game is called ''Street Fighter II'', but the backglass and playfield include a small "Champion Edition" underneath the logo, possibly due to a last-minute change.
41	* UseYourHead: E. Honda's "Torpedo Head Butt".
42	* WizardMode: The Champion Challenge, available after defeating all twelve Street Fighters. You must defeat all of them again using the same ball to score 500 million, earn a special, and put up your initials as the new Master. Fortunately, some of the shots will take out two opponents at once, so only ten shots are needed to complete the mode.
43	* WolverineClaws: Vega.
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Context Pinball / StreetFighterII