Street Fighter II - Arcade - Intro

[@childofthesun32]

It's weird how the guys at the intro make it look like a normal street fight match..... Then the game has a Green Monster that can electrocute you and guys shooting fireballs from their hands.

[@rapture1872]

ChildOfTheSun32 lol that’s true, even the game is call STREET fighters

[@orcasaurus3161]

superkami guru interesting AND original characters

[@firionkaiser8291]

25 years later and these guys are in Street Fighter 5

[@KTF0]

You never been to the streets of Brazil. Stuff like that happens all of the time. That's how Anderson Silva was undefeated for so long.

[@JamanoidusRex]

Not Guy. Cody.

[@rockstar5274ify]

Seeing this intro in the arcades was incredible

[@MrZillas]

Seeing a better intro on the SEGA Mega Drive was even better.

[@JoveJoved]

Watching the superior Aryan knock out that monkey? Absolutely.

[@hotman718]

this music so beautiful :)

[@villarreal0706]

hotman718 totally agree!

[@Gaurav-k7o]

really so beautiful music

[@jazzandfunkequalsjunk179]

nostalgia overload back then when Russia was USSR

[@DeeJayFM]

OUR nostalgia

[@tyer6496]

@@DeeJayFM do I smell communist

[@mmiimw50360]

russia was technically russian sfsr, ssr of ussr

[@carmenpisani6167]

An entire childhood's worth of allowance...

[@javi9445]

That awkward moment when you ran out of quarters so you just stand at the machine pretending like you're playing and longingly watch the intro and attract mode.

[@Megalocade]

Likewise good days! I used to watch it for ages when I ran out of money as kid, always used to get excited when the plane went to India, Dhalsims stage music was so awesome

[@IIIIIIIIIIIIIIPKIIIIIIIIIIIIII]

Crazy to think how much influence the songs had in the Arcades when we grew up... You'd be playing a fruit machine or the penny drop machine and hear Street Fighter II in the background do it's occasional jingle and then know to go over and have a play of it.... Can only imagine this was part of its success story, alongside it being a great game also.

[@retrogamingguitarist5961]

Just insert the coin!

[@arnolddavidfernandez5725]

Retro Gameing Guitarist Lol back in the day shit

[@edwardgaines6561]

That's what she said! Larf!

[@Shadowb-w7s]

There may have been a recession on.

[@Joevenon]

25 years to uncover this, unbelievable!

[@theedwardian]

Yeah it was only in the early editions of the game. All the later versions stripped it out.

[@cibertell1]

Street Fighter II’ cumple 20 años " ke gran juegaso... nunca pasa de moda.. una buena pelea entre rio y ken simpre es de antologia..!

[@jonxota3433]

this punch at the opening of Street Fighter is a work of art, should win a prize producers

[@pablomarques6602]

Aos sábados, no bar do Sr Walmir (que Deus o tenha!), eu um brother meu, o Etinho, logo pela manhã quando o bar abria. 25 Centavos pela fixa e ao ligar a máquina, o vídeo de introdução do SF2. Época mágica!

[@artofmore7197]

That intro will trigger the heck out of people today.

[@upsidedownmachiatto2670]

Too true. Was born in 92 and I missed the stuff we used to allow. Now everyone is supposed to wear their race and gender glasses.

[@OniLordMiki]

Point them out then. I have read more comments complaining about people being triggered than people actually being triggered.

[@edwardgaines6561]

Only the sissies raised by single mothers get triggered.

[@edwardgaines6561]

@Y O J I M B O 用心棒 Don't worry. Feminism is a self-correcting problem. Eventually. 😏

[@hotcoregaming9902]

​@@edwardgaines6561 A lot can be said about self-correcting problems and our ability to continue to prop certain problems up so that they can stay problems for much longer... even against common sense and our own best interests. It makes you wonder what will be left when the problems are the only things around and what we're leaving for the our great-great-great grandkids.

[@Jupiter_breezy13]

Why did I just sat here watched the entire thing 🤦🏾‍♀️😂 Brings back so many memories ☺️

[@cheftylermarsh2858]

OMG.....my childhood!

[@knuclear200x]

>watch intro >"say i wonder if those two guys were actual SF characters" >read comments to see if anyone knows >bla bla bla racist bla bla bla racism goddammit youtube

[@stephenpaget1517]

Well they are actual SF characters. They're Mike (black guy) and Joe (White guy) from Street Fighter 1

[@js100serch]

***** Really? I thought it was a WHITE GUY PUNCHING A BLACK GUY IN DA FACE FUCKING RACIST GAME >.< ...

[@slow17motion]

js100serch White guys never punch black guys in the face in real life.

[@Magitek1112]

They were given names last year. THey are Scott (white guy) and Max (black guy)

[@Garother]

They are Mike and Joe from the first Street Fighter.

[@CarlyStrauss]

Dios aqui es dond emi leyenda comenzo,gracias joder me recordaste mi infancia y como fui en mis inicios.

[@porkyp1845]

Playing USFII right now...Never gets old.

[@ARealPersonNotABot]

This reminds me of myself and my brother going to the bowling alley near our old house, We never played a single game of bowling. We always went straight to this machine. That bowling alley has been torn down for some time now. But man it seems like yesterday watching this.

[@petergiese297]

That's Max & Scott. They just revealed the mystery behind those two in the intro. Max is on the left, and Scott's on the right. They did bios for them for possible DLC, or just for the hell of it, being it's been 25 years now, since Street Fighter II graced itself to arcades, worldwide.

[@SuperTed19021]

This was the one I remember growing up. Great times.

[@raman6116]

I saw this when I was a 5 year old, very faded memory but I remembered. I was in awe

[@H76Pro]

This is the best video game in history, my best memories was growing up with this game. the menu music is classic, nothing beats it!

[@Hatemoth]

I love way it says JAPAN, the character select music is amazing I could listen to that on repeat.

[@pearlydae]

Jesus, this brings back so many wonderful memories of my bro and I playing against each other as kids.

[@SamuraiTacos1]

+Valerie Marie yep i miss the days of going to an arcade to play the latest video game

[@mckdink]

Nostalgia Overload I used to beg my mother for quarters to play this at my local laundromat as a little kid LMFAOO Street Fighter 2, Dig Dug, A touch screen casino blackjack & billiards game were all they had 😂😂😂😂😂

[@TONYskittlezzz]

Best Street Fighter ever in my opinion...i love it!!

[@bubblebobble6642]

super impressed by the rotation of logo effect. Even though nothing is rotated. Just parts of logo are repositioned. People used to be so smart!!!

[@Ivanoff55]

I bet someone will say "Capcom is racist" -_- people these days...

[@afripino]

I think you just said it

[@tonyroberson8528]

tbh ur right and im actually black

[@bigbrolic1714]

IvanoffC why does the black guy have to get knocked out 😂😂😂😂

[@Peter_1986]

It's actually more racist to even react to that intro, because this means that those people think in terms of "black and white" instead of "two guys fighting each other".

[@tubby_1278]

@@Peter_1986 AYYE THAT ACTUALLY MAKES MORE SENSE LMFAO

[@victorbermudez5199]

Really exciting to hear old melodies that return you to the old days 0:00 - 0:27

[@Th3Matrix3]

Man how much Street Fighter has evolved over the years now u got Super Combos and Ultra combo finishers, more fighters back then this arcade game used to be ROCKING

[@javierjimenez8041]

Agosto 2019 México? Los 80 y 90 en este juego y hoy en día aún lo juego a mis 40s

[@deoglemnaco7025]

I was a street fighter for many years. I know all about this stuff. AMA

[@carlosvega8417]

I remember this very well since I never had money to play but at least I was able to see others play.

[@wheelsdeepmagillatron7048]

Bro, I'm so sorry that you couldn't play back then. It seems almost like a crime, your last name being Vega and all. But I'm glad that you probably at least get to play it now.

[@benny82]

Perfect video screensaver for my arcade setup

[@LukesGamePage]

Never understood why those two are in the intro, but aren't playable characters

[@WALDENSOFTWARE]

They were competing in qualifier matches to go to the main tournament, but probably got eliminated aling the way, hence they ended up not making a name for themselves.

[@LukesGamePage]

+Cuzcatan Ah right

[@ravichowdhury6256]

they were from street fighter 1 lol

[@MrPallable]

It's all solved now.They are called Max and Scott if i rememeber correctly.

[@LukesGamePage]

Pall Plays ™ Cool, good trivia to learn x

[@paulw.9015]

I love that jingle when it shows the top scores

[@michaelgeorge9165]

Love the punch sound effect at the beginning!

[@Netwirq2]

Miss those days at my local pizza shop on 1993. Punching quarters playing Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat. The machines had that distinct arcade scent.

[@checkthataccount]

man i love those old cheesy punch sounds: pshhhh!

[@MDthornton83]

The intro alone was what got me into this game.

[@BoogWeed]

I remember being around 12 and going on a 2 or 3 mile walk with friends; through different neighbourhoods, across school grounds, alleys, parks, peoples back yards just to get to that one store that had a Street Fighter 2 arcade...

[@ravichowdhury6256]

it had that impact on loads of people

[@JCAznDude]

Digging through my archive of memories, I just remembered that this was at the laundromat at my street! With a Jurassic Park pinball machine... Good times... Good times...

[@MegaDrive68k]

remembered playing it in the arcade "time zone" on bali in indonesia... great times! maybe the greatest in my life.

[@DanGaryTwins]

When my brother and I played this game and one of us did the 'Ha-do-ken' fireball, my mother always thought he was saying "A bull-shit!"

[@wheelsdeepmagillatron7048]

😆

[@Redlight233]

The white guy is like "Take that Cassius Clay !!"

[@josh87saa]

lol...that's the best quote ever...I couldn't have said it better!

[@edwardgaines6561]

Well he *DID* dodge that draft...

[@js100serch]

Then: 8 characters to choose from, a small 18 inch screen, a few coins, your friends and a great illusion to play =D ... Today: 45 characters to choose from, a 45 inch LED HD curved flat screen, a 10MB or more internet conexion to play, a $400 dollar video game console, $60 bucks to buy the game and few more bucks to buy the DLC, no need for friends to play with... damm something is fucked up here XD jajaja

[@stephenpaget1517]

If you're that desperate for the old days, play the arcade version of Street Fighter 4. They'll still be 45 characters. But it won't have all that other stuff.

[@js100serch]

Stephen Paget I'm joking dude =/

[@sajmeister]

LOL Good old days huh?

[@akeminakajima449]

xDDDDDDD jajaja

[@TokyoQuaSaR]

If you take the inflation into account, the console + game prices would be pretty comparable imo. What you say is not about the good old days, it's about prefering the arcade version to the console version.

[@retro-ronin]

You know I live in Tampico, a little city in the state of Tamaulipas , Mexico. Here in Mexico we have something like little grocery stores called "tienditas" or "miscelaneas". Back in 1996 i was like 6 years old when a second hand Arcade of SF2 arrived to the tiendita of my neighborhood, it became such a hit back then, that sometimes kids started fighting to see who goes first! This game brings me so much memories lol :')

[@RockKimLee]

That's Adam and Axel (from streets of rage) having a sparring match.

[@deadacclol5061]

Oh my fucking gosh it's Max and Scott dumbass.

[@liamgoshdanglewis873]

Mega Man r/woooosh

[@deadaccount968]

@@deadacclol5061 another comment : It s Joe and Mike. You : *no shit sherlok* Someone else : actually, they were officialy named Max and Scott. Your comment here : oh my gosh it s Max and Scott dumbass (edited) Hmmm

[@KhAnime]

And to think this game is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year!

[@JamalTheTitan]

+KhAnime today

[@KhAnime]

Wow, awesome!!! Happy 25th!!

[@JamalTheTitan]

YEP!

[@jimmylane4563]

The whole point of the intro represents the game it self Street Fighter that’s why the crowd surrounds them just like in a real street fight

[@laedaddelarazon]

Este fue uno de mis juegos favoritos.

[@RussX5Z]

@YourLatinLover69 And it never gets old too! I played this game thousands or should I say millions of times since 1993 in the arcade with my friend. And I still play this game till this day. I had times when I haven't played SF 2 for a couple of years but after the hiatus I came right back to this game!

[@fathomflaw]

Joe and Mike from the original Street Fighter game.

[@deadacclol5061]

*_No shit sherlock_*

[@liamgoshdanglewis873]

Mega Man You must be blind. It was revealed they are in fact separate from Joe and Mike. And that they are named “Max” & “Scott” Don’t believe me? Read capcom’s official website,

[@Duzz14]

I used to sit and stare at this screen for seemingly hours. My initials were up there for Aprox. 15 minutes I think.

[@qqq2211]

thanks for posting I remember this on arcade when I was in primary school me and my mate would always walk threw our local video store just to play a couple games

[@Iwtlv]

I'm surprised to see that someone has the original intro for this game, I believe for a time, they stopped showing that intro, thanks for loading.

[@BakiAzemi]

this brings back memories..

[@blacksupra001]

of racism ? just kidding lol this and double dragon

[@Dave288North]

Greatest Game of all time !

[@chucke2319]

Yeah that intro would have impact today in America

[@2fly916]

i've always loved ryu's them and the player select music

[@TONYskittlezzz]

Funny thing is... Joe (the white guy)was always shirtless in Street Fighter 1 while Mike (the black guy) had always a red t-shirt and blue jeans. therefore Capcom contradicted themselves lol :)

[@TONYskittlezzz]

i would run just to battle with my friends at the nearest arcade....daaaaaamn..they dont do games like this anymore...im happy i got this version on PSP ..Arcade perfect..this and FINAL FIGHT...so many memories!!! thanks capcom!!!

[@alxjamuschua]

there's Max and Scott in the intro

[@Harkz0r]

One of the things I remember noticing about this game as a child is that on the Megadrive/Genesis versions, the sprite's backward walk animation is merely a mirror of the forward one, whereas the arcade sprites have a unique animation loop for each direction. At least for Blanka and Ryu. Yes, I was fairly observant. :) I also played games far too much in general.

[@truboricua]

People were so much better back then. Now, Capcom would get shredded by the PC police for having a "racist" intro. No one, black or white, ever complained about that intro back then.

[@CosmicUndeadElf]

+truboricua Yeah people really love to just flip out over the slightest thing these days, between this bullcrap and extremist-feminism I am really concerned about where society is heading.

[@jazzandfunkequalsjunk179]

+CosmicUndeadElf yea...for example like this specimen @Pedro Siqueira

[@RussX5Z]

Actually the Sega Genesis version of this game changed it to 2 white guys fighting so because of that I'm guessing there was a small issue of racism. But then again I'm still not too sure if it was because of racism due to the change. This was back in the early to mid 90's by the way.

[@rax816]

truboricua tbh nobody is, have fun punching your straw man..

[@RussX5Z]

+Random Guy From Texas That's good to know. I remember back then when this game came out and the last thing that came to my mind was that the intro to the game was racist. I actually thought of it as the other way around like it's a game that's multi-racial/cultural. Like it's just a game with 2 men of a different race fighting no big deal. And the white guy just happens to knock out the black guy.

[@ZeldaEd123]

And with that punch, one of biggest fighting game franchises was born.

[@gameboyadvanceplayer274]

its not the first street fighter

[@stides40]

@ShadowFiendIsHere The cpu doesnt seem to need to charge to do any of the special moves. Definately h4x.

[@begeez5688]

Time travel Amazing how this can take you back to the 90s when everything was so simple. 12 years old. Placing your quarter and calling next while smelling all the donuts in the donut shop and knowing you’d rather play street fighter than to buy a donut. Staying hungry😂😂

[@jarbon5]

Looking at this now, it doesn't seem like much being the video game systems nowadays are far better than this, but I can remember when this was the best there was. I worked for a little while at the Opryland theme park and the guy that ran the arcade used to let us get free games, and we used to battle! I was never the best player, but I was pretty good though, and we could waste hours (and wads of dough when dude didn't hook us up) on this game. Man, this game was so much fun back then:)

[@leonamilcaravila]

This game came out before Street Fighter Turbo. But Street Fighter Turbo is pretty cool with the Ryu entrance.

[@MegaMentholMan]

That was so funny you actually made me spill my coffee! XD

[@JackoMoonwalker]

Once as a kid I swear that I saw the black guy hitting the white one in the intro. Please someone tells me that it wasn't a dream!

[@jackcobb1090]

It wasn't

[@tolobro9555]

I came here to laugh at the people saying this is racist.

[@billysixx2910]

Trollobro me too 😂😂😂

[@pacothemajestic]

@darkheart407 They are Joe and Mike from the original Street Fighter.

[@jelaninoel]

Never realized how cool the theme was till i actually listened to it

[@TONYskittlezzz]

i still love this game :) !!

[@kissloveandsexpuebla]

2021 30th Anniversary From Street Fighter II

[@pteranodon6612]

See intro from another Capcom game, Rival Schools. Capcom continues their tradition as Batsu knocks out Bowman.

[@sketchturner73]

Yeah with a hado-ken 😃

[@fluffyzhangfei]

I think i saw that study that talks about how greedy you are is directly proportionate to how skilled you are with a firearm.

[@jfnnfnfnf361]

One of my very first memories

[@Vyrtus_]

Love the intro

[@U2met86]

I used to watch the Intro and AI over and over again at the bowling alley when I ran out of quarters.

[@keirantalent]

...Is that Cody from Final Fight?

[@mattchedzey]

keirantalent It could well have been originally... When Capcom designed Street Fighter 2 they changed it to a side-scroller but they weren't happy with it as a sequel. They changed said games name to Final Fight and released it, then they went back and redesigned Street Fighter 2 as a beat-em-up.

[@TARRPF]

Some say it's Joe from the first Street Fighter (and the guy he's punching is said to be Mike, who's also from the first Street Fighter.)

[@williedeguzman4423]

A lot of ppl say that's eagle front the first street fighter

[@Micha-Hil]

INSERT THE DAMN COIN

[@1983parrothead]

@davintheraven Then why does he look like Cody in the intro? A lot of characters from SF1 were later redesigned for appearance in SFA. SFA Cody's fighting stance (or standing look) is nearly identical to Joe's. Joe's quote "Okay baby!" and Cody's quote "okAAAY!" are similar.

[@TheMixedPlateFrequency]

Where it all began! =D

[@NekiTamoMali]

Best intro ever... I feel a lot stronger when I see that punch... :D

[@selfMM84]

The Sound is Legendary

[@aggressiveattitudeera887]

LOL I see more people complaining about how the intro triggered some people than complaints from people being triggered by the intro.

[@jmnyc212]

All of a sudden I feel 8 years old all over again.

[@wheelsdeepmagillatron7048]

Call me crazy but sometimes I wish there was a game in the style of the original intro. Not that I don't love Street fighter 2 because I've been playing it for almost 30 years, but there's just something about the viewpoint, the art style, and the aesthetic of that intro that makes me want to play it almost as much or more than the game itself.

[@hfanti]

the arcade street fighter II is THE best game ever made.

[@JackieChan...]

Nobody: Not even still standing ken: Ryu: Hadoooooooooki!!!!!!!💨💨

[@fringeelements]

Excellent intro.

[@conradojavier]

SF5 Should add Scott & Max as Season 2 DLC.

[@RainSpitter]

Scott!? The racist white guy that hits Max in the intro?

[@RainSpitter]

Well Yeah, but remember back then in the 80's and 90's the black guy always die or something in the entertainment media, so seeing a black guy get punch in front of a white crowd in the intro reminds me of racism. Now I do know that there are some toxic thinking nowadays about every minor detail that appears racist, but I could not help thinking about it.

[@RainSpitter]

I not black, but I understand. I do think that some people who are against the status quo sound whiny, and sometimes they truly are, but we can't turn a blind eye to injustices or wrong portrayals of black people. For example I believe that the censoring of the DBZ character Mr. Popo is ridiculous, but that doesn't mean I'm going to accept a thing like an obviously racist cartoon or and unjustified insult or violence to a black character.

[@conradojavier]

Also Capcom Blackwasheed a White Punk named Birdie into a Black Fatass.

[@RainSpitter]

Conrado Javier I didn't know that!

[@Xunkun]

At any rate: you'd be surprised at, when I bring it up, how often I see that look of shocked realization when they realise they have no idea that the fist one even existed: as if the series really did start with "2".

[@saads7]

Fooooooooooooooooooooooooking love this game! All time CLASSIC!!

[@redstar993]

@89britton Yep. All the little intros are based off of games. CH1 is Street Fighter 2, CH2 is Castlevania, and so on

[@1ofHenrysMen]

Bro..Im 26..Time flew fast!!!