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When the series was upgraded to Street Fighter Alpha (after years of bringing out SF2 spinoffs ("Super Turbo Mega Death Fireball Power Omega Street Fighter On Ice Episode Four Part Two and a Half. Many people, however, still prefer Capcom's games, and with quality like this, it's easy to see why.
Numerous companies jumped on the bandwagon and made similar fighting games, but today the only company which makes games in a comparable style is SNK, with their The King of Fighters series, which has been around for almost as long as SF2. The formula was completely cemented very well with the release of Street Fighter 2 in 1991, which kick started the fighting game craze. The original Street Fighter, aka Fighting Streets, came out in 1987. Obviously, this is nothing particularly new. If it's you, you then go on to challenge your next opponent. The first character to win two rounds wins the match. If you manage to get rid of all your opponents energy before they get rid of yours, then you win the round. The simple aim is to perform attacks on your opponent (which may be the computer, or it could be another player - all versions of the game supported two player fights) to wear down their energy bar, which is shown at the top of the screen. Like all those which have gone before it, the game simply features two characters on a 2D stage that scrolls a short distance left and right, beating the crap out of each other. Street Fighter Alpha is part of the long line of Capcom beat em ups starring Ryu, Ken Masters, Chun-Li and the rest of the gang. Format: Arcade, Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Super NES