Street Fighter II′
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ストリートファイターII′Capcom's arcade fighter, with four grand masters added to the cast.
Street Fighter II′ is the PC Engine version of Capcom's 1992 arcade fighter. It keeps the arcade fighting system and adds four grand masters to the cast. At 20 Mbit, it is a large cartridge for the console.
| RELEASED IN JAPAN | 12 June 1993 |
|---|---|
| PUBLISHER | NEC Home Electronics |
| ARCADE ORIGINAL | 1992, by Capcom |
| CARTRIDGE SIZE | 20 Mbit |
Two players fight one-on-one, using the same system as the arcade game. The PC Engine version adds the barrel-breaking bonus stage and many sound clips.
The Super NES version of the original did not have those sound clips. Controllers with more buttons were sold as options.
Fighters from around the world compete in a tournament. The story matches the arcade game.
Capcom made the arcade game. NEC Home Electronics published the PC Engine version on 12 June 1993.
The game came to the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on 16 November 2009. The arcade game also appears in Street Fighter Collection 2 and Capcom Classics Collection.
The Mega Drive version, Special Champion Edition, came out in Japan on 28 September 1993 and was well reviewed.
The 20 Mbit cartridge shows how large a HuCard could get. The port brings a full arcade fighter to the console in 1993.
At that time, the Super NES and Mega Drive were the main platforms for the genre.
- The arcade version was called Street Fighter II Dash in Japan.
- In Australia, an arcade cabinet of the game cost AU$6,000.
- The Mega Drive Special Champion Edition was sold in Brazil in a bundle with a six-button controller.
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