<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
1987	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
Capcom	O
's	O
fourteenth	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
arcade	O
system	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
improved	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
concepts	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
special	O
command-based	O
moves	O
,	O
a	O
combo	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
six-button	O
configuration	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
wider	O
selection	O
of	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
unique	O
fighting	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
shifted	O
the	O
arcade	O
competitive	O
dynamic	O
from	O
achieving	O
personal-best	O
high	O
scores	O
to	O
head-to-head	O
competition	O
,	O
including	O
large	O
groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
became	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
game	O
since	O
the	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
arcade	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
played	O
by	O
at	O
least	O
25	O
million	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worldwide	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
200,000	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
and	O
15million	O
software	O
units	O
of	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
have	O
been	O
sold	O
,	O
grossing	O
an	O
estimated	O
in	O
total	O
revenue	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
three	O
highest-grossing	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
and	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
fighting	O
game	O
until	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
6.3	O
million	O
SNES	B-Application
cartridges	B-Protocol
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
have	O
been	O
sold	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
Capcom	O
's	O
best-selling	B-Application
single	O
software	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
two	O
decades	O
,	O
its	O
best-selling	B-Application
game	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
highest-selling	B-Device
third-party	I-Device
game	I-Device
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
and	O
influential	O
fighting	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
follows	O
several	O
conventions	O
and	O
rules	O
established	O
by	O
its	O
1987	O
predecessor	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
a	O
match	O
can	O
last	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
rounds	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
reduced	O
to	O
four	O
rounds	O
since	O
Champion	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
an	O
eight-directional	O
joystick	O
and	O
six	O
attack	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
differs	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
multiple	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
distinct	O
fighting	O
styles	O
and	O
special	O
moves	O
including	O
combos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
IIs	I-Application
designers	O
did	O
n't	O
quite	O
mean	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
happen	O
,	O
but	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
eventually	O
found	O
out	O
that	O
certain	O
moves	O
naturally	O
flowed	O
into	O
other	O
ones.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
a	O
roster	O
of	O
eight	O
playable	O
World	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
Ryu	O
and	O
Ken	O
—	O
the	O
main	O
protagonists	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
—	O
plus	O
six	O
new	O
international	O
newcomers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
single-player	O
tournament	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
the	O
other	O
seven	O
main	O
fighters	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
final	O
opponentsa	O
group	O
of	O
four	O
CPU-only	O
opponents	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Grand	O
Masters	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Sagat	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
martial	O
artist	O
seeking	O
no	O
fame	O
or	O
even	O
the	O
crown	O
of	O
"	O
champion	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
to	O
hone	O
his	O
Ansatsuken	O
Karate	B-Application
skills	O
with	O
the	O
inner	O
power	O
of	O
Chi	O
,	O
he	O
dedicates	O
his	O
life	O
to	O
perfect	O
his	O
own	O
potential	O
while	O
abandoning	O
everything	O
else	O
in	O
life	O
such	O
as	O
having	O
no	O
family	O
,	O
and	O
few	O
friends	O
,	O
his	O
only	O
bond	O
is	O
with	O
Ken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
E	O
.	O
Honda	O
,	O
a	O
sumo	B-Language
wrestler	O
from	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
aims	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
negative	O
reputation	O
of	O
sumo	B-Language
wrestling	O
by	O
proving	O
competitors	O
to	O
be	O
legitimate	O
athletes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryu	O
's	O
personal	O
challenge	O
rekindled	O
Ken	O
's	O
fighting	O
spirit	O
and	O
persuaded	O
him	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
tournament	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
feeling	O
lackadaisical	O
in	O
his	O
fighting	O
potential	O
due	O
to	O
spending	O
too	O
much	O
time	O
with	O
his	O
fiancée	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chun-Li	O
,	O
a	O
Chinese	O
martial	O
artist	O
who	O
works	O
as	O
an	O
Interpol	B-Device
officer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
Guile	O
,	O
she	O
does	O
not	O
enter	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
tournament	O
for	O
any	O
personal	O
glory	O
except	O
proving	O
that	O
she	O
can	O
defeat	O
any	O
man	O
who	O
challenges	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CPU-exclusive	O
characters	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
order	O
of	O
appearance	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Balrog	O
,	O
an	O
American	O
boxer	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
appearance	O
to	O
Mike	B-Application
Tyson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vega	O
,	O
a	O
Spanish	O
bullfighter	O
who	O
wields	O
a	O
claw	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
unique	O
style	O
of	O
ninjutsu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sagat	O
,	O
a	O
Muay	O
Thai	O
kickboxer	O
from	O
Thailand	O
and	O
former	O
World	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
champion	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
once	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
King	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
until	O
he	O
got	O
demoted	O
as	O
The	O
King	O
of	O
Muai	O
Thai	O
in	O
his	O
own	O
tournament	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
narrow	O
defeat	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
Ryu	O
's	O
shoryuken	O
(	O
rising	O
dragon	O
punch	O
)	O
which	O
left	O
a	O
deep	O
gash	O
across	O
his	O
chest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rejected	O
character	O
designs	O
for	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
included	O
another	O
bullfighter	O
and	O
an	O
American	O
amateur	O
wrestler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
African-American	O
boxer	O
known	O
as	O
Balrog	O
in	O
the	O
international	O
versions	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
pastiche	O
of	O
real-life	O
boxer	O
Mike	B-Application
Tyson	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
named	O
M	O
.	O
Bison	O
(	O
short	O
for	O
"	O
Mike	B-Application
Bison	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
Mike	B-Application
"	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
opponents	O
faced	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
localized	O
for	O
the	O
overseas	O
market	O
,	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
the	O
bosses	O
were	O
rotated	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
concern	O
that	O
the	O
boxer	O
's	O
similarities	O
to	O
Tyson	O
could	O
have	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
likeness	O
infringement	O
lawsuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
have	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
win	O
quote	O
and	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
a	O
match	O
against	O
the	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
a	O
random	O
playing	O
tip	O
will	O
be	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
continue	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Guile	O
's	O
fallen	O
friend	O
(	O
who	O
later	O
debuted	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
fighter	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
)	O
was	O
changed	O
from	O
Nash	O
to	O
Charlie	O
,	O
since	O
a	O
staff	O
member	O
from	O
Capcom	O
USA	O
said	O
that	O
Nash	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
natural	O
sounding	O
English	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
original	O
punching-pad	O
cabinet	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
had	O
not	O
been	O
very	O
popular	O
,	O
the	O
alternate	O
six-button	O
version	O
was	O
more	O
successful	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
to	O
generate	O
interest	O
in	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshiki	O
Okamoto	O
recounted	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
basic	O
idea	O
at	O
Capcom	O
was	O
to	O
revive	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
concept	O
,	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
better-playing	O
arcade	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
took	O
about	O
two	O
years	O
and	O
about	O
35	O
to	O
40	O
people	O
,	O
with	O
Noritaka	O
Funamizu	O
as	O
a	O
producer	O
,	O
and	O
Akira	O
Nishitani	O
and	O
Akira	O
Yasuda	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
character	O
design	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Funamizu	O
notes	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
did	O
not	O
particularly	O
prioritize	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
IIs	I-Application
balance	O
;	O
he	O
primarily	O
ascribes	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
to	O
its	O
appealing	O
animation	O
patterns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
quality	O
of	O
animation	O
benefited	O
from	O
the	O
developers	O
 '	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
CPS-1	B-Application
hardware	O
,	O
with	O
advantages	O
including	O
allowing	O
different	O
characters	O
to	O
occupy	O
different	O
amounts	O
of	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Isao	O
Abe	O
,	O
a	O
Capcom	O
newcomer	O
,	O
handled	O
a	O
few	O
additional	O
tracks	O
(	O
"	O
Versus	O
Screen	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Sagat	O
's	O
Theme	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Here	O
Comes	O
A	O
New	O
Challenger	O
"	O
)	O
for	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
became	O
the	O
main	O
composer	O
on	O
the	O
subsequent	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sound	O
programming	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
overseen	O
by	O
Yoshihiro	O
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
the	O
composer	O
on	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
introduced	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
its	O
"	O
greatest	O
video	O
game	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Release	O
date	O
Platform	O
Media	O
Developer	O
Publisher	O
NotesSNESROM	O
cartridgeCapcomRe-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
1992Amiga4	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
Creative	O
Materials	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
Released	O
in	O
Europe.Atari	O
ST4	O
floppy	B-Device
disksCommodore	O
64Cassette	O
or	O
floppy	B-Device
diskAmstrad	O
CPCCassette	O
or	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
(	O
not	O
released	O
)	O
ZX	O
SpectrumCassette	O
or	O
floppy	B-Device
diskTiertex	O
Design	O
StudiosPC	O
(	O
DOS	B-Device
)	O
3	O
floppy	B-Device
disksCreative	O
MaterialsReleased	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe.1994CPS	O
ChangerROM	O
cartridgeCapcomCapcomReleased	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan.1995Game	O
BoyROM	O
cartridgeSun	O
LCapcomNintendo1997Master	O
SystemROM	O
cartridgeTec	O
ToyTec	O
Toy	O
1998Sega	O
SaturnCD-ROMCapcomCapcomIncluded	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Generation	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan.PlayStationCD-ROMCapcomCapcomIncluded	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Collection	O
2.2004MobileOnline	O
distributionCapcomCapcom	O
2006PlayStation	O
2	O
DVD-ROM	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
Capcom	O
Included	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
PS	O
version.XboxPlayStation	O
PortableUMDCapcomCapcomIncluded	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reloaded	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
1992	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
August	O
and	O
a	O
European	O
release	O
in	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
16-megabit	O
SNES	B-Application
cartridge	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
alternate	O
color	O
palette	O
introduced	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Champion	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
Shadaloo	O
Bosses	O
are	O
still	O
non-playable	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
code	O
enables	O
their	O
Champion	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
color	O
palette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
American	O
SNES	B-Application
cartridge	B-Protocol
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
item	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
U.S.	O
Gold	O
released	O
versions	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
various	O
home	O
computer	O
platforms	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
namely	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
PC	O
(	O
DOS	B-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
were	O
all	O
developed	O
by	O
Creative	O
Materials	O
,	O
except	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
by	O
Tiertex	O
Design	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
officially	O
advertised	O
by	O
US	O
Gold	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
C64	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
conversions	O
and	O
anticipated	O
in	O
magazines	O
,	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
development	O
by	O
Creative	O
Materials	O
was	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
1995	B-Application
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
September	O
1995	B-Application
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
,	O
character	O
portraits	O
,	O
and	O
stages	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
although	O
some	O
moves	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Blanka	O
's	O
Amazon	O
River	O
Run	O
)	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
are	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
only	O
has	O
two	O
buttons	O
,	O
the	O
strength	O
of	O
punches	O
and	O
kicks	O
is	O
determined	O
by	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
button	O
presses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Champion	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Turbo	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
Capcom	B-Application
Generation	I-Application
5	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Collection	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
games	O
are	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
Reloaded	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
spawned	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
revisions	O
,	O
each	O
refining	O
the	O
play	O
mechanics	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
character	O
roster	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
update	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Champion	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
March	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Champion	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
unauthorized	O
modifications	O
for	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
so-called	O
"	B-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
"	I-Application
,	O
appeared	O
,	O
prompting	O
Capcom	O
's	O
official	O
response	O
with	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
in	O
December	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
playing	O
speed	O
and	O
giving	O
some	O
characters	O
new	O
special	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
New	I-Application
Challengers	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
1993	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
more	O
advanced	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
introducing	O
four	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
but	O
relieving	O
the	O
speed	O
increase	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
quickly	O
superseded	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
a	O
selective	O
game	O
speed	O
,	O
introduces	O
powered-up	O
special	O
moves	O
called	O
Super	O
Combos	O
,	O
and	O
adds	O
a	O
new	O
hidden	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
arcade	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
games	O
have	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
various	O
platforms	O
,	O
as	O
individual	O
releases	O
and	O
in	O
compilations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
home	O
versions	O
further	O
revise	O
or	O
expand	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
Hyper	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
given	O
an	O
arcade	O
release	O
)	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultra	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Challengers	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
adds	O
two	O
(	O
later	O
three	O
)	O
characters	O
who	O
previously	O
debuted	O
outside	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
official	O
updated	O
versions	O
,	O
numerous	O
counterfeit	O
modified	O
versions	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
in	O
wide	O
circulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
nine	O
different	O
counterfeit	O
versions	O
were	O
available	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
December	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
been	O
played	O
by	O
at	O
least	O
25	O
million	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
,	O
across	O
arcades	O
and	O
homes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
are	O
estimated	O
to	O
have	O
grossed	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
in	O
revenue	O
,	O
mostly	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
it	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
three	O
highest-grossing	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
(	O
1978	O
)	O
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
not	O
immediately	O
successful	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
as	O
most	O
arcade	O
players	O
were	O
initially	O
playing	O
it	O
solo	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
multiplayer	O
as	O
originally	O
intended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshiki	O
Okamoto	O
was	O
disappointed	O
with	O
its	O
initial	O
performance	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
told	O
he	O
should	O
have	O
produced	O
another	O
solo	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
like	O
Final	O
Fight	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TwinBee	O
and	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
,	O
before	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
topped	O
the	O
charts	O
two	O
weeks	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1991	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
it	O
again	O
became	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
became	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1993	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
(	O
Champion	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
)	O
at	O
number	O
four	O
and	O
The	O
World	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
at	O
number	O
nine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
similarly	O
successful	O
in	O
the	O
Western	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1991	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
conversion	O
kits	O
of	O
1992	O
(	O
below	O
Champion	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
success	O
was	O
considered	O
phenomenal	O
;	O
by	O
1992	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
turned	O
around	O
the	O
convenience	O
store	O
segment	O
of	O
the	O
coin-op	O
industry	O
and	O
become	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
ten	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
similarly	O
successful	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
performing	O
strongly	O
after	O
16	O
months	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
with	O
Leisure	O
Line	O
magazine	O
noting	O
in	O
1992	O
that	O
not	O
"	O
since	O
the	O
days	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
(	O
1978	O
)	O
has	O
a	O
game	O
had	O
such	O
longevity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
early	O
1991	O
and	O
early	O
1993	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
captured	O
about	O
60%	O
of	O
the	O
global	O
coin-op	O
market	O
,	O
including	O
10,000	O
units	O
installed	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
by	O
mid-1991	O
,	O
with	O
individual	O
machines	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
estimated	O
to	O
be	O
taking	O
between	O
per	O
week	O
over	O
the	O
next	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
generated	O
an	O
estimated	O
annual	O
revenue	O
of	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
alone	O
for	O
the	O
two	O
years	O
between	O
mid-1991	O
and	O
mid-1993	O
,	O
totaling	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
equivalent	O
to	O
$	O
in	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
60,000	O
arcade	O
machines	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
including	O
about	O
20,000	O
to	O
25,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II′	I-Application
(	O
Dash	O
or	O
Champion	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
)	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
140,000	O
arcade	O
units	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
alone	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
cost	O
¥	O
160,000	O
( $1300	O
)	O
for	O
each	O
unit	O
,	O
amounting	O
to	O
¥22.4	O
billion	O
( $182	O
million	O
)	O
revenue	O
generated	O
from	O
hardware	O
sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
$	O
in	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
about	O
20,000	O
to	O
25,000	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
US	O
RePlay	O
arcade	O
charts	O
for	O
July	O
1992	O
,	O
Champion	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
number	O
one	O
on	O
the	O
upright	O
cabinets	O
chart	O
(	O
above	O
Midway	O
's	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
)	O
while	O
the	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
number	O
two	O
on	O
the	O
coin-op	O
software	O
chart	O
(	O
below	O
SNK	O
's	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
generated	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
$	O
in	O
)	O
annually	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
entertainment	O
product	O
,	O
above	O
the	O
film	O
Jurassic	O
Park	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
Capcom	O
referred	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
decade	O
"	O
while	O
promoting	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
Capcom	O
projected	O
sales	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
to	O
reach	O
100,000	O
arcade	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
March	O
1995	B-Application
issue	O
of	O
GameFan	O
magazine	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
earned	O
"	O
billions	O
of	O
dollars	O
in	O
profit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
official	O
arcade	O
units	O
,	O
many	O
pirated	O
counterfeit	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
arcade	O
clone	O
units	O
were	O
sold	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RePlay	O
noted	O
in	O
January	O
1993	O
that	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
"	O
single-handedly	O
re-ignited	O
the	O
worldwide	O
black	O
market	O
in	O
counterfeit	O
PCBs	O
and	O
speed-up	O
kits	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
counterfeit	O
arcade	O
units	O
often	O
outsold	O
official	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
arcade	O
cabinets	O
in	O
various	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
counterfeit	O
units	O
were	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
trader	O
selling	O
about	O
100	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
PCBs	O
by	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
different	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
sequels	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
mostly	O
from	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
named	O
Champion	O
of	O
Champion	B-Application
Editions	I-Application
reportedly	O
was	O
in	O
British	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
numerous	O
home	O
conversions	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
are	O
listed	O
among	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Platinum-class	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
June	O
1992	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
$	O
then	O
,	O
or	O
$	O
in	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
750,000	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
were	O
sold	O
between	O
July	O
15	O
and	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
1992	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
remained	O
America	O
's	O
top-selling	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
for	O
much	O
of	O
late	O
1992	O
,	O
in	O
August	O
and	O
then	O
October	O
,	O
November	O
,	O
and	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
replaced	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
as	O
the	O
bundled	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
versions	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	B-Application
home	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
1992	O
,	O
below	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worldwide	O
,	O
4	O
million	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
cartridges	B-Protocol
had	O
been	O
sold	O
by	O
September	O
1992	O
,	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
by	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
became	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
best-selling	B-Application
single	O
consumer	O
game	O
software	O
,	O
at	O
more	O
than	O
6.3	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
remains	O
its	O
best-selling	B-Application
game	O
software	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1993	O
,	O
units	O
of	O
all	O
home	O
software	O
versions	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
,	O
and	O
units	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Sega	O
consoles	O
by	O
March	O
1994	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
4.1	O
million	O
and	O
2	O
million	O
unit	O
sales	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Champion	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
with	O
1.65	O
million	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
14	O
million	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
Capcom	O
's	O
best-selling	B-Application
single	O
game	O
until	O
2013	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
surpassed	O
by	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
successful	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
home	O
computer	O
software	O
of	O
1992	O
,	O
though	O
only	O
being	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
last	O
16	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
also	O
topped	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
Amiga	B-Device
sales	O
chart	O
in	O
January	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
chart	O
in	O
March	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
broke	O
both	O
the	O
first-day	O
and	O
first-week	O
sales	O
records	O
for	O
a	O
download-only	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
fighting	O
game	O
with	O
15.5million	O
units	O
sold	O
across	O
all	O
versions	O
and	O
platforms	O
,	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
surpassed	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
thirteen	O
different	O
unauthorized	O
versions	O
were	O
reportedly	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
1991	O
in	O
Gamest	O
magazine	O
's	O
Fifth	O
Annual	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
won	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
of	O
Best	B-Application
Action	I-Application
Game	I-Application
(	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
fighting	O
games	O
was	O
not	O
established	O
yet	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
placed	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
in	O
Best	O
VGM	O
,	O
Best	O
Direction	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Album	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
second	O
place	O
in	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
below	O
the	O
3D	O
Namco	B-Application
System	I-Application
21	I-Application
game	O
Starblade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
1992	O
in	O
the	O
Sixth	O
Annual	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
,	O
as	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
February	O
1993	O
issue	O
of	O
Gamest	O
,	O
winning	O
again	O
as	O
Best	B-Application
Action	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Image	O
Album	O
is	O
the	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
Best	O
Album	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
issue	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Drama	O
CD	O
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
tied	O
for	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7	O
with	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
February	O
1994	B-Application
issue	O
of	O
Gamest	O
,	O
both	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
1993	O
,	O
but	O
neither	O
won	O
(	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
Samurai	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
1995	B-Application
issue	O
of	O
Gamest	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
X	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Turbo	I-Application
internationally	O
)	O
placed	O
fourth	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
1994	B-Application
and	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
rank	O
in	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
version	O
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
five	O
highest-rated	O
games	O
of	O
1992	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hand	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Heavenly	I-Application
Bride	I-Application
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
World	O
of	O
Illusion	O
Starring	O
Mickey	O
Mouse	O
and	O
Donald	O
Duck	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
their	O
highest-rated	O
game	O
of	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
twelfth	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
received	O
a	O
Famitsu	O
score	O
of	O
36/40	O
or	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
the	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
for	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
run-of-the-mill	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
with	O
little	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
thrills	O
and	O
spills	O
"	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
sequel	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
absolutely	O
packed	O
with	O
new	O
ideas	O
"	O
and	O
special	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
the	O
"	O
six	O
buttons	O
combining	O
with	O
8	O
joystick	O
directions	O
to	O
provide	O
more	O
moves	O
than	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
"	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
massive	O
,	O
beautifully	O
drawn	O
and	O
animated	O
sprites	O
,	O
tons	O
of	O
speech	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
exciting	O
,	O
action-packed	O
head-to-head	O
conflict	O
yet	O
seen	O
in	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
fighting	O
games	O
yet	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
brilliant	O
"	O
coin-op	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
bound	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
you	O
if	O
you	O
like	O
the	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
style	O
of	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
later	O
referred	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
the	O
"	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
millennium	O
"	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
very	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
I	O
have	O
ever	O
seen	O
that	O
really	O
deserves	O
a	O
10	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
printed	O
two	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
August	O
1992	O
issue	O
,	O
both	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
full	O
score	O
of	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
;	O
Doctor	O
Dave	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
Capcom	O
's	O
best	O
arcade	O
conversion	O
yet	O
"	O
while	O
Slasher	O
Quan	O
stated	O
that	O
almost	O
"	O
everything	O
's	O
perfect	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
nearly	O
flawless	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
that	O
's	O
made	O
even	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
by	O
new	O
options	O
and	O
the	O
convenience	O
of	O
home	O
fighting.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Play	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
94%	O
score	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
with	O
"	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Champion	B-Application
Editions	I-Application
Character	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
scored	O
it	O
16.2	O
out	O
of	O
20	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
hottest	O
arcade	O
game	O
around	O
has	O
been	O
faithfully	O
reproduced	O
for	O
this	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
conversion	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
just	O
like	O
having	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
home	O
!	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
of	O
1992	O
,	O
above	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
in	O
second	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
April	O
1994	B-Application
said	O
that	O
"	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
now	O
enters	O
the	O
PC	O
ring	O
rather	O
late	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
touch	O
of	O
weak	O
wrist	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Sure	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
violent	O
(	O
people	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
on	O
fire	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
offers	O
a	O
depth	O
of	O
play	O
(	O
each	O
character	O
has	O
more	O
than	O
20	O
different	O
moves	O
)	O
unmatched	O
by	O
any	O
other	O
video-game	O
slugfest.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
named	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
as	O
the	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
for	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGM	O
awarded	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
with	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Game	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Award	O
for	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
magazine	O
's	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Award	O
for	O
the	O
Video	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
nominated	O
along	O
with	O
NHLPA	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
'	I-Application
93	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
10	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
for	O
both	O
graphics	O
and	O
addiction	O
from	O
Mega	O
,	O
who	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
candidate	O
for	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
and	O
without	O
a	O
doubt	O
the	O
best	O
beat-	B-Application
'	I-Application
em-up	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
overall	O
92%	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MegaTech	O
scored	O
it	O
95%	O
and	O
awarded	O
it	O
Hyper	O
Game	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
the	O
greatest	O
coin-op	O
hits	O
the	O
Megadrive	B-Operating_System
in	O
perfect	O
form	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
Champion	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
while	O
remarking	O
that	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
control	O
is	O
difficult	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
speed	O
"	O
lethargically	O
slow	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
old	O
game	O
,	O
agreed	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
excellent	O
conversion	O
by	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Axe	O
Grinder	O
of	O
GamePro	O
agreed	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
survival	O
mode	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
slow	O
controls	O
and	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
real	O
problem	O
here	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
just	O
plain	O
old.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
been	O
listed	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
popularizing	O
the	O
one-on-one	O
fighting	O
game	O
genre	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
its	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
ports	O
were	O
"	O
near-perfect.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
publications	O
that	O
listed	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
include	O
BuzzFeed	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
Edge	O
,	O
Empire	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
FHM	O
,	O
G4	O
,	O
GameFAQs	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
GamingBolt	O
,	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
NowGamer	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
,	O
Stuff	O
,	O
Time	O
,	O
and	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
awarded	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
the	O
world	O
records	O
of	O
"	O
First	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
to	O
Use	O
Combos	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Most	O
Cloned	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Biggest-Selling	O
Coin-Operated	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
:	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
The	O
Strong	O
National	O
Museum	O
of	O
Play	O
inducted	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
to	O
its	O
World	O
Video	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
HD	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
listed	O
the	O
1993	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
PC	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
games	O
were	O
followed	O
by	O
several	O
sub-series	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
games	O
and	O
spinoffs	O
including	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Pocket	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Vs.	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
released	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
IV	I-Application
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
February	O
2009	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
in	O
July	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
V	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	B-Application
:	O
A	O
Real	O
American	O
Hero	O
lineup	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
as	O
Hasbro	O
bought	O
their	O
toy	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unofficial	O
South	O
Korean	O
animation	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Daiwon	O
Animation	O
in	O
1992	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
movie	O
Future	O
Cops	O
has	O
a	O
renamed	O
cast	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
film	O
adaptations	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1994	B-Application
:	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Animated	O
Movie	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
anime	O
film	O
produced	O
by	O
Group	O
TAC	O
;	O
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
an	O
American	O
live-action	O
film	O
starring	O
Jean-Claude	O
Van	O
Damme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
U.S.	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
cartoon	O
follows	O
a	O
combined	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
live-action	O
movie	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unrelated	O
anime	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
V	O
,	O
features	O
younger	O
characters	O
similar	O
to	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
Chun-Li	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
sponsored	O
car	O
88	O
in	O
the	O
1992	O
Indianapolis	O
500	O
,	O
providing	O
a	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
livery	O
,	O
which	O
failed	O
to	O
qualify	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
particular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1991	O
is	O
often	O
considered	O
a	O
revolutionary	O
moment	O
in	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
the	O
most	O
accurate	O
joystick	O
and	O
button	O
scanning	O
routine	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
reliably	O
execute	O
multi-button	O
special	O
moves	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
graphics	O
use	O
Capcom	O
's	O
CPS	B-Application
arcade	I-Application
chipset	I-Application
,	O
with	O
highly	O
detailed	O
characters	O
and	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
previous	O
games	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
combat	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
computer-controlled	O
fighters	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
allows	O
human	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
popularity	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
surprised	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
,	O
as	O
arcade	O
owners	O
bought	O
more	O
machines	O
to	O
keep	O
up	O
with	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
success	O
inspired	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
initially	O
often	O
labeled	O
as	O
"	O
clones	O
"	O
or	O
imitators	O
,	O
including	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Guardians	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
'	I-Application
Hood	I-Application
,	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
,	O
Time	B-Application
Killers	I-Application
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Killer	O
Instinct	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
also	O
influenced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
of	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
also	O
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
depiction	O
of	O
street	O
violence	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
having	O
inspired	O
numerous	O
other	O
violent	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
far	O
since	O
the	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
arcade	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
bringing	O
an	O
arcade	O
renaissance	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
impact	O
on	O
home	O
video	O
games	O
was	O
equally	O
important	O
,	O
becoming	O
a	O
long-lasting	O
system-seller	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
up	O
until	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
,	O
numerous	O
best-selling	B-Application
home	O
video	O
games	O
were	O
arcade	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
9th	O
most	O
important	O
game	O
since	O
they	O
began	O
publication	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
stating	O
no	O
game	O
"	O
did	O
more	O
to	O
prop	O
up	O
arcades	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
killer	O
app	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
enabled	O
the	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
deathmatch	O
modes	O
found	O
in	O
modern	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Romero	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
cited	O
the	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
deathmatch	O
mode	O
of	O
seminal	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
furthered	O
the	O
practice	O
of	O
patches	O
and	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
found	O
in	O
modern	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
been	O
frequently	O
sampled	O
and	O
referenced	O
in	O
hip	O
hop	O
music	O
,	O
by	O
artists	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Lady	O
of	O
Rage	O
,	O
Nicki	O
Minaj	O
,	O
Lupe	O
Fiasco	O
,	O
Dizzee	O
Rascal	O
,	O
Lil	O
B	O
,	O
Sean	O
Price	O
,	O
and	O
Madlib	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
started	O
with	O
Hi-C	O
'	O
s	O
"	O
Swing'n	O
"	O
(	O
1993	O
)	O
and	O
DJ	O
Qbert	O
's	O
"	O
Track	O
10	O
"	O
(	O
1994	B-Application
)	O
which	O
sampled	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
film	O
soundtrack	O
(	O
1994	B-Application
)	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
film	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
consist	O
almost	O
entirely	O
of	O
hip	O
hop	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
DJ	O
Qbert	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
think	O
hip-hop	O
is	O
a	O
cool	O
thing	O
,	O
I	O
think	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
cool	O
thing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Vice	O
magazine	O
,	O
"	O
Street	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
mixture	O
of	O
competition	O
,	O
bravado	O
,	O
and	O
individualism	O
easily	O
translate	O
into	O
the	O
trials	O
and	O
travails	O
of	O
a	O
rapper.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
UK	O
rap	O
includes	O
grime	O
DJ	O
Logan	O
Sama	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
is	I-Application
just	O
a	O
huge	O
cultural	O
thing	O
that	O
everyone	O
experienced	O
growing	O
up	O
 [ with ] 	O
such	O
a	O
huge	O
impact	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
just	O
stayed	O
in	O
everyone	O
's	O
consciousness.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Jake	O
Hawkes	O
of	O
Soapbox	O
,	O
"	O
grime	O
was	O
built	O
around	O
lyrical	O
clashes	O
 [ and ] 	O
the	O
1v1	O
setup	O
of	O
these	O
clashes	O
was	O
easily	O
equated	O
with	O
Street	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
1	O
on	O
1	O
battles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Grime	O
MCs	O
such	O
as	O
Dizzee	O
Rascal	O
were	O
sampling	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
been	O
sampled	O
"	O
by	O
almost	O
every	O
grime	O
MC	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
