Street Fighter II 1991

Released: March 7, 1991
Anniversary: Turned 35 on March 7
Genres: Fighting · Arcade
Platform: Arcade
Developer: Capcom
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Is it still worth playing?

Capcom's 1991 one on one fighting game for the arcades, in which M. Bison, leader of the Shadaloo criminal organization, lures fighters to a Second World Fighting Tournament. Its matches are timed, and two rounds win one, played with an eight direction joystick and six buttons, three punches and three kicks. Special moves are entered with directions and button presses, and a combo system emerged largely by accident. You choose among eight characters, and four computer controlled Grand Masters are the final opponents. Its influence was wide: it is credited with popularizing the fighting game genre in the 1990s, and its combo system became standard. Its two player mode also inspired grassroots tournaments that grew into the Evolution Championship Series. Each match still comes down today to special moves and spacing between two people.