Street Fighter
Capcom's flagship fighting game series since 1987.
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With total sales of 60 million units worldwide, the Street Fighter series is one of Capcom's most important franchises and ranks among the highest-grossing video game series ever.[1] Among fighting game series, Street Fighter holds the record for the longest-running franchise.[1]
Timeline of the series
40 releases, 1987–2025. Select one to open its entry.
Dates: Wikipedia: Street Fighter (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Making and release
Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams was released in 1995, using character designs from Darkstalkers and X-Men: Children of the Atom.[2] Takashi Nishiyama and Hiroshi Matsumoto created the original Street Fighter, which debuted as an arcade title in 1987.[3] In the game, players take on the role of martial artist Ryu, who fights through a global tournament that takes place across five different countries against ten opponents.[3] Akira Nishitani and Akira Yasuda, who had previously worked on Final Fight and Forgotten Worlds, were the designers of Street Fighter II.[4]
Street Fighter III: New Generation first appeared in arcades running on CPS3 hardware during 1997, and its playable roster removed almost all previous characters except for Ryu and Ken.[5]
What the cited sources add
The SPORTbible article reports that Mike Tyson said he was "honoured" with Capcom's homage to him with Balrog in Street Fighter II.[6] Tyson was unaware of the character until a 2019 ESPN interview, where he was shown photos of Balrog and responded "Holy moly"[6] The GamesRadar article reports that Marvel vs. Capcom 2 was the first non-Street Fighter game held at the event that became Evo.[7] Balrog's sprite in Street Fighter II featured a short haircut and a missing tooth, closely resembling Tyson's appearance.[6]
Arika, the developer of the Street Fighter EX series, announced in 2017 that a new fighting game for PS4 was in development, scheduled for 2018, which would include characters from the EX series that Arika still owns.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Street Fighter" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "1st Quarter Report", Capcom, July 29, 2026; "Longest-running fighting videogame series", Guinness World Records (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Street Fighter" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Street Fighter Legends: History", 2007-10-16 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Street Fighter" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "CAPCOM History", 2008-06-19; IGN Staff, "IGN Presents the History of Street Fighter", IGN.com, February 16, 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Street Fighter" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Leone, "Street Fighter 2: An Oral History", Polygon, February 3, 2014 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Street Fighter" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "CP System III (CPS3) Hardware", System16.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Boxing legend's reaction to iconic Street Fighter character", SPORTbible, April 4, 2023. facts only, no text reused. sportbible.com
- "Marvel vs. Capcom 2 has made a long-awaited comeback – here's why that's such a big deal", gamesradar, 2024-09-13. facts only, no text reused. gamesradar.com
- Ramos, "The April Fool's joke is actually real", Polygon, July 16, 2017. facts only, no text reused. polygon.com
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Street Fighter (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Street Fighter (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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