Special: 30 years of Street Fighter 2 3yu6z

When thinking about fighting games, the first title that comes to mind for adults between 30 and 50 is Street Fighter 2. He was responsible for revolutionizing the way we play fighting games and became an instant fever worldwide, as well as paving the way and becoming the basis for several opponents, such as The King of Fighters, Guilty Gear and many others. 362a2q

Its success shows that a little perseverance and willpower can make everything happen, as the first title in the franchise did not do so well in the market. So let's discover a little of the trajectory in this special about the 30 years of Street Fighter 2.

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The first game in the franchise Street Fighter was released in 1987 and was different from what we know as Street Fighter. At first, machines arcade came with a lever that could be turned in 8 directions, and two hydraulic buttons. The idea was simple: move the character with the lever and throw punches or kicks with the buttons, but there was a catch.

The power of the blows depended on the force with which the button was pressed, and this generated enormous wear on the machine. This made the Capcom change the shape of the buttons, putting the classic pattern seen in arcades, with 3 buttons for punches and kicks (each for weak, medium and strong).

In that first title, players could only choose between Ryu e Ken and with that to participate in a tournament of fights against the main names of the world, being that the big boss of the game was the infamous Sagat. This game was also responsible for creating the bases of Street Fighter, since the fights were held in up to 3 rounds, and whoever won twice would win. In addition, there were already special moves, such as the hadouken, Shoryuken and Tatsumaki Senpukyaku, which depended on a combination of buttons and lever movements to be performed.

Despite having good ideas, the game did not fall in the favor of players, being quickly forgotten. This made Capcom change the production focus of its titles, especially after the Beat'em up (those games where we control a character on a screen and deal blows to enemies) started to become popular, and the development of a new one began.

In the beginning, the idea was to use the world of Street Fighter and expand what was already there, either adding new characters or using some already seen in the original game. The intention was even to name the game Street Fighter '89, however, as the gameplay would be totally different, it didn't make sense to put the same name, so the Final Fight.

The game had stole the show, but there were still people inside Capcom who wanted to make Street Fighter a big hit. For this, they gathered a team and separated it into groups. Each of them had a mission: to develop and create a character that was cool enough to participate in the game. And after months of work, the groups presented their ideas and a cast of 12 characters was assembled. Each of the new characters had charisma and characteristics distinct from each other, which brought a charm to the story that would be told.

Street Fighter 2 in Brazil 49w23

When he arrived in the country, the players looked at that arcade machine and were surprised. Until then, it was common to see devices with 3 buttons, but Street Fighter 2 had 6. However, with time, people got used to it and then the stick started to break. One of the things that shined in the game was being able to play against other people, whether they were friends or not. Many friendships started (and ended) with some fights in the game.

There are reports of people who have stopped going to school to play some games. rounds, and despite the bad reputation, the arcades were full. In addition, it was very common to have some machines in the country's bars and pubs, making the first with the world of games occur there. With each new version, a new legion of fans was born. And that also led to piracy.

Everyone wanted a piece of the cake, and then pirated versions of Street Fighter 2. They were called, for some ulterior motive, Road Street Fighter, and were officially known as Rainbow edition. These versions were cheaper, which made it easier for places with less purchasing power to acquire their own copy of the game. The great charm of the road edition was being able to launch hadouken guided, go up the screen eternally with the Zangief, change characters during the fight, among other oddities.

The history of Street Fighter u2c1k

To place you on this Street Fighter 30 2th anniversary date, we've summarized the story: in the shadows of the criminal world, the Shadoloo, a criminal organization run by the maniac M.Bison, wants to implement a tyrannical regime in the world. So that there is no resistance, they take possession of the organization of the World warrior, and invite those who may come to disrupt their plans.

Unlike the previous game, there are now 8 playable characters, each with their own motivation and will. Their script is different, and they fight for their own reasons, not just to stop Shadaloo. In Street Fighter 2, we can no longer use only Ryu e Ken, which return to the series, and now we can choose another 6 fighters: Chun-Li, Blanka, Zangief, Dhalsin, guile e E.Honda.

The game's story is reasonably simple, but it has expanded with each new release and update. There is even a series of games from the Alpha line, whose objective is to create a link between the first game in the series, the second and other games that are part of the same universe, such as Final Fight, Captain commando etc.

Ryu – The Hadouken Bearer 2o4ff

One of the fighters Karate most recognized in the world. It was created to be a tribute to the famous Japanese martial artist But Oyama. Ryu was the champion of the first World warrior after defeating Sagat in a life-or-death combat. During the fight, our hero suffered an immense beating and ended up winning after being overpowered by the Satsui no Hado (intent to kill, in literal translation), and deliver a powerful Metsu Shoryuken, which left the Thai villain with that huge scar on his chest.

Ryu is one of the best friends of Ken, and both were trained by gouken. He has special moves like hadouken (a ball of vital energy that he releases through his hands), the Tatsumaki Senpukyaku (a leap in the air followed by a series of straight leg spins) and the Shoryuken (a powerful jump followed by a punch that rips the air).

Ken – The American Fighter 4t3if

the North American Ken I was always a very undisciplined child. To teach him good manners, his father decided that he should go to Japan to learn martial arts from an old friend of his, gouken. There he meets Ryu, and the connection between them is instantaneous. The two begin to train and learn the secrets of the style. ansatsuken. Together with his friend, he participates in the first World warrior and is invited to also participate in the second tournament.

The special hits Ken are the same as Ryu, hadouken, Tatsumaki Senpukyaku and Shoryuken.

Chun-Li – The Investigator x46j

our beloved Chun-Li is a Chinese prodigy who created her own fighting style. Her life was never easy, as her father, a police investigator, disappeared without a trace. She then decides to the police forces to try to find out what happened to her beloved father. During her investigation, she discovered that the Shadoloo had already corrupted the police and this motivated her to participate in the World warrior.

His fighting style mixes acrobatic movements with Kung Fu and Kenpo, in addition, she can control her Ki or energy, which allows her to unleash special moves. Some of her favorite moves are the Kikouken (a sphere of energy thrown at high speed), the lightning kick (an acrobatic movement where she makes a spinning movement with her leg), and the Spinning Bird Kick (an acrobatic move where she stands upside down while rotating her legs).

Blanka – The Creature of the Forest l5s3j

One of the Brazilian of Street Fighter. In reality, he suffered a plane crash, which crashed in the Amazon rainforest, which made him have to look for ways to survive alone. His experience in the forest affected his physical structure, turning him practically into a beast, with hands and feet that look like claws, in addition to his greenish skin and orange hair.

He was invited to the World warrior by M.Bison, as he wanted to form an army of great fighters. Blanka has the power to release electrical discharges, in addition to a muscular body. His main hits are Electric Thunder (a blow where he ducks and releases a powerful electrical discharge), Rolling Thunder (Blanka takes steps back and then turns towards the opponent) and, finally, we have the vertical roll (similar to Rolling Thunder, but with a diagonal movement instead of horizontal).

Zangief – The Russian Giant 76l66

Russia's strongest fighter. He even received the blessing of the Russian president to fight in the most diverse tournaments around the planet. With the advance of the tentacles of the Shadoloo over Russian soil, Zangief was enrolled in World warrior to put an end to plans for M.Bison. in combat, Zangief is an expert in wrestling. He is extremely powerful and manages to destroy his opponents.

Despite being slow, he uses a mix of American and Russian wrestling moves, and his pylons are the hallmark of his style. His main blows are the Atomic Suplex (a wrestling move where Zangief hits two pirouettes with the opponent's back on the ground), the Double Lariat (a spinning pirouette with open arms), and also the Spinning Piledriver (a grapple with a spin that hits the opponent's back to the ground).

Dhalsin – The Yoga Fighter g6q3y

the indian Dhalsin is a yoga practitioner who has been recognized by a God. Thanks to this, he can stretch his arms and legs, which helps him during combat. With the blessing of the Hindu god of fire Agni, he can control fire. He started participating in tournaments to earn money for his family, but his motivation changed after he realized the negative influence of Shadoloo the world.

During combat, he can throw punches and kicks with greater range, as his limbs stretch. With the blessing of the god of fire, he can use the element to burn his opponents. His blows are the yoga fire (a fireball that runs horizontally and ignites the opponent), the yoga flame (a cloud of fire that stays in the air for a few seconds), and the yoga teleport (where he can teleport across the screen).

Guile – The Avenger 3pi5e

The US Air Force Major is Ken's brother-in-law. He had a partner, charlie nash, who disappeared while investigating the leader of the Shadoloo, M.Bison. His life changed when he realized that justice would not punish the villain, so he abandoned his post in the air force to be able to take revenge.

Guile uses strikes from various martial arts mixed with wrestling, which deals tremendous damage to opponents. In combat, he uses the Sonic Boom (an energy attack that runs at great speed) and the flash kick (a kind of high kick that causes a cut in the air).

E. Honda – The Sumo King 32z71

The proud Japanese sumo wrestler E.Honda began to fight to make his beloved sport reach a prominent place in the world. he saw the World warrior as the biggest opportunity of your life.

His fighting style uses sumo moves, and his main weapons are his arms and head. One of his signature moves is the Hundred Hand Slap, where he spins his outstretched arm quickly while delivering several blows. Furthermore, he has the Juice Headbutt (a horizontal jump followed by a headbutt) and the Juice Smash (a jump in the air followed by a high-powered “butt”).

The Crime Syndicate: The Shadaloo 2q1o2m

A Shadoloo is a criminal organization run by the M.Bison located in Thailand. Its main actions are the trafficking of narcotics and weapons. Over time, they began to influence various police organizations. The Four Heavenly Kings command Shadaloo. In addition to the leader, the assassin is part of the group. Vega, the boxer Balrog and the fighter Sagat.

The second World Warrior event took place thanks to Shadaloo, as their intention was to bring together the best fighters in the world and turn them into puppets.

Balrog – The Survivor of the Streets 2s433t

the boxer Balrog he was born in underprivileged communities in the United States, and that forced him to always fight for survival. He ended up falling into the world of boxing thanks to his violent nature. As he couldn't follow rules, he was expelled from the organizations that govern the sport. As he needed a job, he ended up ing the lines of Shadoloo, and went up the ranks, until he became the private security guard of the big boss of the organization.

As a fighting style, he uses low and extremely violent strikes. His focus is on his fists, and during combat he uses the Dash Upper (a short dash followed by a powerful grappling hook), the buffalo headbutt (a headbutt followed by a jump from the bottom up) and the turn punch (a powerful straight thrown after a body spin).

Vega – The Beautiful Spaniard 47693c

A Spanish assassin with a strong Oedipus complex who freaked out after his stepfather killed his mother. This trauma caused a profound change in his personality, which motivated him to eliminate everything he didn't consider beautiful. This desire made him move to Japan to learn the arts of Ninjutsu.

Eventually, he ended up being invited to Shadaloo, and was responsible for assassinating the organization's targets. In combat he uses the Flying Barcelona Attack (a leap with open claws on the opponent), Izuna Drop (a jump followed by a powerful grab that throws the opponent to the ground) and the Sky High Claw (an attack where he "flies" with the claw arm outstretched and hits the opponent).

Sagat – The Mighty Thai 73o48

One of Thailand's top Muay Thai fighters. He was one of the creators of the World warrior, as he wanted to show the world his strength. However, not everything went as he wanted. In the grand final of the first event, he fought an unknown Japanese fighter, Ryu. During combat, Sagat was tearing apart the young man, but ended up taking an extremely powerful blow to the chest, which left his famous scar, and lost the fight.

This left him extremely frustrated, which made it easy for him to be invited by M.Bison to participate in the Shadoloo as its Deputy Commander. During fights, Sagat uses the Tiger Knee (a powerful knee that goes from bottom to top), Tigershot (a high-speed energy blast) and the tiger uppercut (a hook followed by a powerful jump).

M. Bison – The Big Boss 256619

Shadaloo's powerful leader M. Bison started in Thailand and spread his organization's tentacles across major countries, always corrupting police forces and wreaking havoc and chaos. His power is called PsychoPower, which he obtained after killing his master. He also invented a device called psycho drive, who absorbs the powers of others to increase his own.

Bison wanted a super army of soldiers he controlled. To get test subjects, he decided to organize the second edition of the World Warrior, however, his plans were interrupted at the end of the event by Guile, as he was defeated by the soldier. His main moves are Double Knee Press (a forward flip that lands with both knees), head press (a jump that hits the opponent's head with both feet) and the Psycho Crusher (a spinning blow wrapped in Psycho Power).

Much more than Street Fighter 4x4dy

Capcom's franchise is, to this day, one of the top fighting games, even more so after having forever altered the way these games are played. Even today, tournaments are still on the rise and matches from events like the EVO are watched by thousands of people at the same time.

Street Fighter innovated with the various games and versions released and soon we should receive some information about the sixth title in the franchise. In recent years, Capcom has published games of excellent quality, being considered one of the main developers in the world, so it is possible to believe that the new edition will be of high quality.

So, did you like this brief retrospective of 30 years of Street Fighter 2?