Is this the most embarrassing Street Fighter Game? Retro Nick reviews Street Fighter The Movie

Hello, Internet and WELCOME to Retro Nick Relics! The show where I scour the Internet, to find all the weird stuff YOU have never played and give my 2-bit opinion on these 8 through 32-bit… relics.
Today, Retro Nick teams up with Retro Game Squad's Alex Mort, to tear down Capcom's Street Fighter The Movie, or "Street Fighter: Real Battle on Film" as it's known in Japan, for the Sega Saturn. Alex provides an in-depth breakdown on the differences between the Arcade and home versions, while I point and laugh at some of the more questionable artistic choices made.
Is this the most embarrassing Street Fighter game? Well, it certainly is the ugliest! Watch and see!
Sources.
Street Fighter The Movie, Saturn gameplay-captured from original software on original hardware through an Elgato HD60 S connected to a RetroTink 2X. Street Fighter the Move, arcade gameplay captured through a backed-up ROM of the game played through MAME.exe with a Retro-Bit Sega Saturn game pad and recorded using OBS Studio. Street Fighter the Movie is owned by Universal Pictures. Street Fighter The Movie (arcade), is the property of Capcom and Incredible Technologies. Street Fighter the Movie (Sega Saturn), is the property of Capcom and Acclaim.
RNR Theme:
Powerup!
Jeremy Blake
Red Means Recording - KZbin
RNR Interlude:
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Gameplay segments from other games and media included in the video are listed with their respective owners below.
Bonk's Adventure: Hudson Software
Splatterhouse: Namco. Footage is from the ROM hack, Splatterhouse Chrome
Air Zonk: Red
Osomatsu-kun: Hachamecha Gekijō, Sega Enterprises
Osomatsu-Kun created by Fujio Akatsuka
Saturn Bomberman Fight: Hudson Soft
Super Street Fighter II Turbo: Capcom
Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat 2: Midway
The Simpsons: 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Company
Atari Jaguar: Atari Games
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li: Capcom, Adlabs Films, Hyde park Entertainment
Jurassic Park: Universal Pictures
Southpark: Comedy Central
Batman (1989): Warner Bros. Pictures
Batman Returns: Warner Bros. Pictures
Family Guy: 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Company
Photo of Street Fighter The Movie arcade machine by Alkaharon on Deviant Art: www.deviantart.com/alkharon/a...
Street Fighter Alpha 2: Capcom
Gremlins: Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
Freddy Got Fingered: Regency Enterprises, 20th Century Fox
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers Revenge: Capcom
Orgazmo: Avenging Conscience, October Films
M*A*S*H: CBS Television
Under A Killing Moon: Access Software, Big Finish Games
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3: Midway
The Emperor's New Groove: Walt Disney Pictures
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show: Nintendo
The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson: NBC Television
Look Who's Talking: Tristar Pictures
Shinobi Legions: Sega, Vic-Tokai
WWF: Wrestlemania The Arcade Game: Midway
Among Us: Innersloth
Ultra Vortek: Atari Corporation, Beyond games
The Cuphead Show: Netflix Animation
Liar Liar: Universal Pictures
Mallrats: Gramercy Pictures
X-Men: Marvel Comics, Sega
Incredible combo footage from KZbin user, ReBRanded: • SFTM Combo Video (Arca...
Lance Boyle Footage from the game “MegaRace” by Cryo.
A HUGE thank you to the Retro Game Squad podcast. Alex took the time to research and write the comparison of the Saturn and Arcade versions of the game, while Jon offered helpful advice on capturing from an original Saturn through the Elgato capture box, and Jeff offered suggestions for the title and feedback on progress. They often have me on to talk about more obscure Japanese games that no one around here has ever heard of! You can find them here, at www.retrogamesquad.com, and you can hear yours truly wax nostalgic on their Turbografx-16 and Sega Saturn episodes, as well as their co-op games and PC-Engine episodes.
Also, a VERY special thank you to Vito Gesualdi who took the time to offer some helpful critique with my background graphics, which is why we have the nice, subtle diagonal logos slowly gliding by with scanlines instead of a bright, red mess. Check out his channel at / vito , or listen to his podcast “The Biggest Problem in the Universe,” and vote on all the problems at wwww.biggestproblem.com
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Thank you so much for watching! I’m RetroNick, and you’d be too if you were me!

[@TheCyborgMC]

That Ken uppercut hurt my soul back in the 90s when I first saw it in the theater. Now, seeing it again has brought all that trauma crashing back down on me...

[@TheRetron8]

Man, it was soul crushing back in the day. Not a single Hadoken or helicopter kick and then that…

[@JeffGarganok]

Yet again, you always make fantastic stuff !!! Keep up the great work !!

[@TheRetron8]

Thank you, hombre! You know I will!

[@Deadguy2322forreal]

The scary thing is that the home versions play much faster and smoother than the arcade version!

[@TheRetron8]

It's funny, I felt like the arcade version was frantically fast and bananas, and the home version was smoother and better balanced.

[@BaronLector]

I built a Raspberry Pi-based arcade cabinet that sits in the breakroom at work. Along with WrestleFest, NBA Jam, Mortal Kombat and the original Street Fighter II, this is one of the games I usually put on Attract Mode throughout the day.

[@TheRetron8]

Ah man, that is funny. Have many people at your workplace even heard of this thing?

[@BaronLector]

@@TheRetron8 I can count how many people have said "Man, I love this game!" on one hand and still have five fingers remaining.

[@elgatofelix8917]

Street Fighter: The Movie... The Game... The Review... Retro Nick Edition

[@TheRetron8]

We need to shoehorn the word “Turbo” or “Ultra” in here somehow.

[@Aerodeth]

@@TheRetron8 Remastered.

[@Haggaredguy]

Orgazmo and Alex Mort in the same segment?!? Nice! I used to play the arcade game all the time because it was an easy one credit clear with all the crazy juggles.

[@TheRetron8]

You know it! And yeah, that game is so broken it isn’t even funny, but-I have to admit, it’s a lot of fun to screw around with! I think I actually prefer the janked arcade version over the home port.

[@grumpyoldwizard]

I wish they had made this game good. It could have been a quirky cult classic.

[@TheRetron8]

It's just good enough to be playable, and not quite bad enough to be hilarious. It's kind of in this weird pocket of mediocrity.

[@HbombandFriends]

Great video!

[@TheRetron8]

Thanks old friend!

[@davidtran9444]

sawada on the home ports also a 'sepuku' special attack where he hits the opponent with his suicide blood splash. this was also the first ps1 game i got as a kid.

[@TheRetron8]

Ah man, how could I forget! This was one of the first games I got for the Saturn as a kid too.

[@moogleborgofsanjose]

The interesting thing about Akuma in this game, is that he is portrayed by Ernie Reyes Sr. in the Arcade and Console ports.

[@TheRetron8]

He is admittedly the most fun character to play as. ESPECIALLY in the arcade version. I love doing that teleport thing where he spreads his arms out and launching rainbow colored fireballs from practically every direction.

[@DVAcme]

The arcade version was a horrid Mortal Kombat clone. The home versions... were actually developed by Capcom, played like Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo and even had EX moves. Quite underrated.

[@TheRetron8]

Oh yeah! The arcade version is Street Fighter 2 if it was made as a Jaguar exclusive. The home version is solid, and I have fond memories playing it, but it's just an ugly version of SSF2T. Once Alpha and Alpha 2 were out there was really no reason to play this.

[@DVAcme]

@@TheRetron8 Alpha 2 is the fucking GOAT.

[@TheRetron8]

@@DVAcme fo’ sho!!!

[@DroidLocks6971]

....I loved playing this game ....It allowed some really strange combo variants

[@TheRetron8]

Oh man, the arcade version especially. The insane stunts that you can pull off if you know what you're doing are mind bending!

[@DroidLocks6971]

@@TheRetron8 yes sir

[@KEN-1991]

A better idea to make a game based on the Street Fighter movie: *By not making it into some lame MK knock-off with KI combos!* It would be better as a 2004 game on the PS2/XBOX/PC where the cutscenes are a re-telling of the movie and it's a 3rd-person battle royale game where in "Story-mode" players take the roles of either an A.N. Captain (Sawada) or a Shadaloo Captain (Raven) and the Street Fighters are only playable in "Deathmatch-mode", "Campaign-mode" and "Arcade-mode" at the multiplayer/online section.

[@TheRetron8]

That definitely would have been the smarter way to go as far as execution. Timing wise however, people wrote this game and the movie it was based on off as a joke practically on release. I don’t think anyone would have cared in 2004. Still, there were about a billion better directions they could have taken this thing in.

[@califaern3sto]

A game based on a movie that's based on a game...

[@TheRetron8]

Heck of a loop, isn't it?

[@Jameshare2006]

That many naked mole rats is pretty generous 😅 another amazing video guys, really enjoyed it! Bison's Tuesday quote needs to go down in history as the greatest.

[@TheRetron8]

Hey man, it might look like garbage, but it's playable garbage at least. I want to live in an alternate universe where we get T. Hawk and Dhalsim in this disaster and full motion video endings. What a charming mess.

[@chumpyman]

I reminder seeing this for the first time in a sega saturn magazine, for year i wanted it. Finally did. Average game but i still love it more than the EX series

[@TheRetron8]

I would definitely play this over EX. I couldn’t get into EX.

[@elgatofelix8917]

If this video isn't about SF6 It should be

[@TheRetron8]

Ha! From what I’ve seen, SF6 is definitely in the running for ugliest Street Fighter game. It’s like someone sucked out all the color.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

I've got a soft spot for the home release.

[@TheRetron8]

It’s not without its charm.

[@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf]

For me, it was Tuesday.

[@popixel]

I'm surprised you didn't bring up the hidden music video in the game that featured the cast from the movie.

[@TheRetron8]

I think you might have scooped me actually! I’m gonna look for this and maybe play it on the next mail bag.

[@popixel]

@@TheRetron8 Oh cool. It was actually the thing that kept me coming back to this game time and time again. I loved watching that music video. Back when full motion video in a game seemed like it would never get any better.

[@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf]

In defense of Alpha 2's soundtrack, it has good music, but Adon's isn't among it. Try Sakura's or Ken's themes, much better!

[@TheRetron8]

I actually picked Adon's theme because it was close to the feel of the SFTM soundtrack. Adon's theme is actually one of my favorite tracks from Alpha 2, close behind Keny, Ryu, Zangief, and Birdy. Birdy has been my main since 1996. I LOVE that soundtrack. Gen's track is also, MMM! Chef's kiss.

[@antiseize11]

Should had ported the arcade version to console, that way it's different enough from the real Street Fighter II game to merit playing. In fact, you might as well just play the real game over the console version anyways.

[@TheRetron8]

Amen to that! Street Fighter II didn't rise to where it got looking like a picked over scab. Capcom felt threatened by the rise of Mortal Kombat and decided to try something... "different," I guess. Anyway, to your point, yes, let Incredible Technologies port the arcade version as it was and then just keep making bangers. No need to take an axe to beautiful game like Super Street Fighter II Turbo.

[@fluoriteheals]

the only game with a jcvd character is TIMECOP!!!!! UGH

[@TheRetron8]

Didn’t they get him to voice Johnny Cage in the latest Mortal Kombat as an ode to the Pit Fighter game that would become the first Mortal Kombat?

[@syckles]

Neither game was that bad, and its impressive the arcade version was made from the ground up. It cashed in on Mortal Kombat, but its neat seeing JCVD and other characters in a digitized form. There was a lot of work and passion that went into the arcade game, and its likely this game is over looked because of the movie's flop. It didnt really seem like your review was fair, just "Here is nostalgia people hate on for me to make fun of, let me get someone who plays fighting games talk about it and throw in Simpsons clips."

[@TheRetron8]

Really, neither game is that bad, but I don't think either of them is that good, which is why I gave it a 5/10, or strictly average score. The copy of SFTM for the Saturn I captured from is the one I got for Christmas in 1997 and I only just played the arcade version for the first time this year. I brought in Alex to weigh in because he has a better understanding of fighting game mechanics and could explain the jankiness better than I could. The Saturn port is an average-if ugly, version of an otherwise great fighting game and I think the arcade version is actually a lot more fun to play.

[@System_Sega]

Wasn't this game also on the Playstation?

[@TheRetron8]

It was! If you squint you can KIND of see the PlayStation cover behind the Saturn’s cover and the arcade flyer. I don’t have any experience with the PlayStation version so I can’t speak to any major differences there might be.

[@shin-oni4223]

The movie was awful, first off Guile wasn't the MC, Ryu is and the only one that can defeat Bison

[@TheRetron8]

The movie is definitely not great. The whole thing should have just been Raul Julia being a hammed up megalomaniac.

[@level3xfactor]

Why are you using AI art in your thumbnail?

[@TheRetron8]

It’s quick, cheap, and eye catching because it’s weird. I could have used a picture of Raul Julia as Bison, and I do have an alt version, but this one is performing well so far.

[@jsmith3946]

A another hack KZbinr who instead of doung actuall research just beats the same dead hirse every ither youtuber has beaten the worst Street fighter game was the one based on the 90 animated movie

[@TheRetron8]

Now hold on, Sparky, nobody said either of these games were the WORST. Just the most embarrassing. If Capcom was proud of the arcade version, they just would have made a direct port instead of making SSF2T uglier.

[@peanutmansemporiumofrandom7472]

Video was garbage because of the lame movie/show clips

[@bradallen8909]

Why couldn't you just do a normal review instead of putting in silly, childish things from The Simpsons? Anyway, this isn't the most embarrassing Street Fighter game. That award belongs to Street Fighter II on the Commodore 64.

[@TheRetron8]

Ha! What can I say, I love the drops in 90s talk radio. I definitely agree that the C64 is a worse game. I’d also argue that the MS DOS port of the original Street Fighter is even worse than that. However, I do believe that Capcom themselves is likely the most embarrassed by this outing. They left the game adaptation of Street Fighter’s live action motion picture debut up to the brilliant minds behind Golden Tee, and the game was so broken that they had to take the digitized assets and basically ruin Super Street Fighter II Turbo. Yeah it plays ok, but it’s a reminder of how they tried to catch Mortal Kombat’s success and whiffed it spectacularly.

[@YouTubeChan.-gv8pt]

oh no... something was said... something bad... what was it

[@TheRetron8]

@@KZbinChan.-gv8pt BWAH HA HA HA HA HA!

[@MarginalSC]

Amiga managed an awful port too. Even more disappointing since it looks decent.

[@bradallen8909]

@@MarginalSC It certainly did. I agree it looked decent but the framerate was absolutely appalling. Add the constant swapping between 4 disks and yeah, it was completely unplayable.