With popular characters like Chun-Li and Akuma on board, and a new look that added a youthful, anime-inspired style, Capcom put together a game that bought itself time before the next proper numbered Street Fighter sequel would be ready - and allowed it to use up some of its leftover arcade hardware. Falling early in the Street Fighter timeline, the game brought back two characters from the original Street Fighter and two characters from Final Fight, and folded them into a game that played like the next incremental step after Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo. Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors’ Dreams wasn’t a remake, though it had traits of one. Instead, Capcom announced a detour and went back in time. Capcom had drawn out Street Fighter 2 for three years, so the obvious move was to finally take a proper step forward. So when the time came for the next Street Fighter game after Super Turbo, many assumed the next step was Street Fighter 3. Publicly, though, players saw Capcom pumping out upgrades and spinoffs, rather than moving forward to the next numbered Street Fighter sequel.
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It had excess hardware to clear out and, as the series took off, a development pipeline it needed to keep running. But players loved the games, so they kept putting in quarters.īehind the scenes, Capcom had business considerations players weren’t aware of. And by Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo, it all felt like a bit of a con. When Super Street Fighter 2 came around, the naming convention started to get a little silly. And many loved the speed, despite minimal other changes. Again, it made sense, as a reaction to hacked versions of Champion Edition.
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