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| − | '''''Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition''''', known as '''''Street Fighter II' Plus''''' (ストリートファイターII ダッシュプラス) in Japan, is a versus fighting game released by [[Capcom]] for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] in 1993. It | + | '''''Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition''''', known as '''''Street Fighter II' Plus''''' (ストリートファイターII ダッシュプラス) in Japan, is a versus fighting game released by [[Capcom]] for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] in 1993. It stands as the first ''Street Fighter II'' game to be released on a Sega system, being an enhanced port of two Super Nintendo Entertainment System releases, ''Street Fighter II': Champion Edition'' and ''Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting''. |
| − | + | ==Gameplay== | |
| − | ''Special Champion Edition'' is | + | ==History== |
| + | ===Development=== | ||
| + | ''Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition'' is thought to have started off as a straight port of ''Street Fighter II: The World Warrior'', a 1991 arcade game which was brought to the SNES in the summer of 1992. However, as time progressed, Capcom began to release updates to the arcade version, beginning with ''Street Fighter II′: Champion Edition'' in early 1992 and ''Street Fighter II′ Turbo: Hyper Fighting'' in late 1992 (the latter brought to the SNES in 1993). These two updates (which had also bypassed the Mega Drive at this point) gave rise to '' Special Champion Edition'', a release which takes elements both from ''Champion Edition'' and ''Hyper Fighting'' combined into one product for Sega's system. | ||
| − | Both | + | Fundementally this means ''Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition'' is closer to ''Hyper Fighting'' than ''Champion Edition'', so its Westernised name can be considered misleading. Aside from this, alterations were made to take into account the weaker Mega Drive hardware as well as cartridge size; there are predictably fewer on-screen colours, and there is no in-game announcer. |
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| + | ''Special Champion Edition'''s development and subsequent release is notable for other, arguably more important reasons. It was the first Sega game to be produced in-house by [[Capcom]] (previous Capcom ports had been handled by [[Sega]] under license) - a relationship that would last for many years to come. It was also developed in conjunction with the [[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Mega Drive six button control pad]], which debuted in most regions at the same time and whose design became a staple for console fighting games going forward (not to mention this basis for the [[Sega Saturn]] control pad). | ||
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| + | ===Release=== | ||
| + | Whilst not selling as many copies as the previous Super Nintendo ''Street Fighter II'' releases (6.3 million and 4.1 million respectively), ''Special Champion Edition'' managed to sell 1.65 million copies, becoming Capcom's only Mega Drive title to surpass more than a million unit sales (a feat only repeated by one other Capcom title on a Sega system; ''[[Resident Evil Code: Veronica]]'' on the [[Dreamcast]]). It brought Sega's console onto a level playing field, and particularly made an impact in regions where the Mega Drive was the dominant system over the Super Nintendo. | ||
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| + | ===Legacy=== | ||
| + | Both the Sega Mega Drive and Super Nintendo would see the following upgrade, ''[[Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers]]'' (though neither console would see its ''Turbo'' (''X'' in Japan) update). With more cartridge space and greater experience, ''Super Street Fighter II'' fixes many of the concerns with ''Special Champion Edition'' such as the missing announcer. | ||
''Special Champion Edition'' has since been re-released as part of the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service. | ''Special Champion Edition'' has since been re-released as part of the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service. | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 13 October 2014
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| Genre: Action | |||||
| Number of players: 1-2 | |||||
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Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition, known as Street Fighter II' Plus (ストリートファイターII ダッシュプラス) in Japan, is a versus fighting game released by Capcom for the Sega Mega Drive in 1993. It stands as the first Street Fighter II game to be released on a Sega system, being an enhanced port of two Super Nintendo Entertainment System releases, Street Fighter II': Champion Edition and Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting.
Contents
Gameplay
History
Development
Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition is thought to have started off as a straight port of Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, a 1991 arcade game which was brought to the SNES in the summer of 1992. However, as time progressed, Capcom began to release updates to the arcade version, beginning with Street Fighter II′: Champion Edition in early 1992 and Street Fighter II′ Turbo: Hyper Fighting in late 1992 (the latter brought to the SNES in 1993). These two updates (which had also bypassed the Mega Drive at this point) gave rise to Special Champion Edition, a release which takes elements both from Champion Edition and Hyper Fighting combined into one product for Sega's system.
Fundementally this means Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition is closer to Hyper Fighting than Champion Edition, so its Westernised name can be considered misleading. Aside from this, alterations were made to take into account the weaker Mega Drive hardware as well as cartridge size; there are predictably fewer on-screen colours, and there is no in-game announcer.
Special Champion Edition's development and subsequent release is notable for other, arguably more important reasons. It was the first Sega game to be produced in-house by Capcom (previous Capcom ports had been handled by Sega under license) - a relationship that would last for many years to come. It was also developed in conjunction with the Mega Drive six button control pad, which debuted in most regions at the same time and whose design became a staple for console fighting games going forward (not to mention this basis for the Sega Saturn control pad).
Release
Whilst not selling as many copies as the previous Super Nintendo Street Fighter II releases (6.3 million and 4.1 million respectively), Special Champion Edition managed to sell 1.65 million copies, becoming Capcom's only Mega Drive title to surpass more than a million unit sales (a feat only repeated by one other Capcom title on a Sega system; Resident Evil Code: Veronica on the Dreamcast). It brought Sega's console onto a level playing field, and particularly made an impact in regions where the Mega Drive was the dominant system over the Super Nintendo.
Legacy
Both the Sega Mega Drive and Super Nintendo would see the following upgrade, Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (though neither console would see its Turbo (X in Japan) update). With more cartridge space and greater experience, Super Street Fighter II fixes many of the concerns with Special Champion Edition such as the missing announcer.
Special Champion Edition has since been re-released as part of the Wii's Virtual Console service.
Production Credits
Planner: Tatsuya "Mickey" Minami
Software Design: Yoshito "Leo" Itoh, Tomoyuki "E-Hito" Ohta, Koji "Yoshilim" Yoshida, Kiyomi "Kanekon" Kaneko, Harunobu "Img" Imagawa, Koji "Cuty" Ueyama, Hisashi "Kurarin" Kuramoto, Tadashi "Sanchan" Sanzen, Syuichiroh "Luck" Chiboshi, Hiroki "Chun" Bandoh
Music Design: Tadashi "Elf" Joukagi, Setsuo "Kashira" Yamamoto
Sound Design: Tatsuya "Anie" Nishimura, Tadashi "Elf" Joukagi
Object Design: Masao "Sakusan" Sakurai, "Nabe-Chan" Mayumi, Akemi "Zizi" Iwasaki, Hajime‑Chan, Naokazu "Sailor-V" Saitoh
Scroll Design: Shizuyo "R.H.C.P." Ukai, Ryutaro's Mama, Jun "Bunny" Takeuti, Joe Yabuki
Very Special Thanks: Masayuki "Imo" Akahori, Professor F
Special Thanks: Hyper Bengie, Mizushima "Afh"‑Ya., Mr. Sawalim, Factory Matsubara, Hironobu Takeshita, Mr. Makino, Osu Nakajima, Capcom All Staff, and You
Presented by: Capcom
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Street Fighter: The Movie (1995) | Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams (1996) | Street Fighter II Movie (1996) | Street Fighter Alpha 2 (Dash) (1996) | Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (1996) | Street Fighter Collection (1997) | X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1997) | Pocket Fighter (1998) | Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (1998) | Capcom Generation: Dai 5 Shuu Kakutouka-tachi (1998) | Street Fighter Zero 3 (1999) |
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Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1999) | Street Fighter III: Double Impact (1999) | Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (2000) | Super Street Fighter II X for Matching Service (2000) | Street Fighter Zero 3 for Matching Service (2001) | Super Puzzle Fighter II X for Matching Service (2001) |
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- ↑ File:SegaForceMega06.pdf, page 44
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 224
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1993" (JP; 1993-09-08), page 24
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 208
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-15), page 42
- ↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 100
- ↑ Edge, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-09-30), page 86
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 46
- ↑ Famitsu, "1993-10-08" (JP; 1993-09-24), page 1
- ↑ Freak, "12/93" (IL; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 11: October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 10
- ↑ Game Power, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-1x-xx), page 66
- ↑ GamePro, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 54
- ↑ Gamers, "Oktober/November 1993" (DE; 1993-09-24), page 56
- ↑ GamesMaster, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 56
- ↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 3, episode 3" (1993-09-23, 24:00) (+7:09)
- ↑ Hippon Super, "November 1993" (JP; 1993-10-02), page 41
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 68
- ↑ Hyper, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 30
- ↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 66
- ↑ MAN!AC, "11/93" (DE; 1993-xx-xx), page 54
- ↑ Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 28
- ↑ Mega Action, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-04), page 14
- ↑ Megablast, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-29), page 31
- ↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-10-08), page 86
- ↑ Mega Fun, "11/93" (DE; 1993-10-20), page 76
- ↑ Mega Power, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 30
- ↑ MegaTech, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-20), page 52
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "Street Fighter II': The Ultimate Players Guide to the Greatest Game Ever!" (UK; 1993-09-28), page 2
- ↑ Megazone, "November 1993" (AU; 1993-11-03), page 42
- ↑ Play Time, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-10), page 122
- ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, October 23, 1993" (UK; 1993-10-23), page 1
- ↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 5, December 1993" (NL; 1993-12-01), page 47
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 40
- ↑ Sega Magazine, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-10), page 124
- ↑ Sega Power, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-07), page 60
- ↑ Sega Pro, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-14), page 34
- ↑ Sega Zone, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-28), page 58
- ↑ Sega Force Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-16), page 34
- ↑ Sega Force, "1/94" (SE; 1994-01-12), page 8
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 148
- ↑ The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1994), "" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 33
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
- ↑ Sonic the Comic, "October 2nd 1993" (UK; 1993-10-02), page 10
- ↑ Sonic Videogame & Fumetti, "Dicembre 1993" (IT; 1993-11-xx), page 22
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Octubre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 20
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 179
- ↑ Video Games, "11/93" (DE; 1993-10-27), page 114
- ↑ VideoGames, "December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 103
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