The Making of Street Fighter 2 | Jordan H.J.

[@jupiterapollo4985]

I had a smile on my face the whole time while watching. Thanks for the video mate 😊

[@JordanHJ]

You are most welcome, that comment made me smile too!

[@rapidfiremuzik_official]

Me too 🤣🤣🤣 I thought i had seen all the articles on this damn game.....not so lol

[@budgiecat9039]

@@JordanHJ You completely skipped over boxing games which, despite being sport oriented, are indeed fighting games, Heavyweight Champ by Sega in 1976 which was an arcade game which critics have since identified it as the first video game to feature hand-to-hand fighting for two players (and got a remake in 1987 for arcades and Sega Master System), and Champion Boxing also by Sega for the SG-1000 console in 1984, made by Yu Suzuki (creator if Virtua Fighter and Fighting Vipers).

[@JordanHJ]

Yeah, I mentioned at the end that I didn't include boxing or wrestling games etc but they do count towards the history - it wasn't a full in depth look, just trying to set the general landscape.

[@budgiecat9039]

@@JordanHJ didnt mention how Guile was obviously inspired by Jojo's Bizarre Adventure character Jeane Pierre Polnareff. Nor how Ken was inspired by kickboxer Joe Lewis and Ryu inspired by the manga Karate Baka Isekai, which was inspired by Kyokushinkai Karate founder Mas Oyama's star pupil's Yoshiji Soeno, while Sagat drew inspiration from Soeno's rival Reiba.The events of the first Street Fighter as told in Ryu’s backstory entry pays homage to Karate Master the fiction based off of Mas Oyama where he and his students go to Thailand to take on the strongest fighters. More specifically the last issue which tells the journey of Oyama’s student; Yoshiji Soeno, who journey’s to Thailand to face off against the best of Muay Thai, much like how Ryu faces off against Sagat the final boss in Street Fighter in Thailand stage.

[@nebularain3338]

Street Fighter II was life changing. I played it to death in the arcade, and in 1992 I paid £100 for a grey imported Super Famicom cartridge. That was a fortune for a 14 year old boy, but I got my money back in sheer replay value, which lasted about 15 years. Also, Yoko Shimomura remains my number 1 influence as a musician.

[@JordanHJ]

Nice, what kind of music do you produce?

[@neontetra1000]

I totally agree. 2 single games. Sf2 and mariokart kept us entertained for years.

[@stevensonchambers5577]

I will never forget going to see this new game kids were talking about in a game shop in April of 1991. My jaw dropped and I was transfixed with what I was watching and listening to. Street Fighter 2: The World Warrior instantly became my favorite game. I watched it become a global phenomenon and became a lifelong fan. This brings back memories and is an informative behind the scenes of the making of a cultural icon.

[@thespacesbetweenstudio3346]

One of the greatest. I played this game so much, i could play the worst players and beat all challengers. A testament to it's balance.

[@JordanHJ]

It definitely is one of the greatest!

[@hippo2020]

I was playing this in the arcade back in the 90s. The scene was electrifying, still vividly remember most of the cabinet is playing Street Fighter 2 and many people queuing up to play. Some put stacks of coin on the cabinet to play. It was an amazing experience. Was just a school kid during that time. Good old days

[@aussiecoastie72]

I will never forget, when this came out in the arcades in the early 90s… Everyone wanted to play this game - lol 😂 The lineups to use the machine were insane… There was no way you could ever get on the machine yourself without somebody offering up a challenge by slipping a coin into the available slot .

[@JordanHJ]

I would love it if the machines were still around

[@InhumanFan98]

@@JordanHJ well in wolverhampton shopping center over here, theirs still a sf2 machine. Iv seen it alone and not played. The only other one iv seen was in a museum tbh, i played the museum one but i had no change for the other

[@JordanHJ]

That's cool, you should give it some love!

[@cursinguser9702]

Man I miss that scene. It still exists if you go to the bigger local arcades in SoCal, but you used to have a scene at any local batting cage, liquor store or laundry mat. So cool.

[@FormlessJKD17]

I hated when they would call it cheap when you throw or rapidly footsweep them with LK. It was a strategy. It's a goddamn fighting game. Yie Ar Kungfu was such a hard game but one of my favourites

[@jd3d_cgi]

I remember the day this arrived in our local arcade - the arcade owner left the manual out and people were scrambling to look at it. I could not believe the parallax scrolling on the floor, it was next level stuff - and when that same floor scrolling was available on the SNES with Mode 7 my tiny mind was blown. I was excited to get an imported American SNES and a SCART TV which made the game play faster than the normal English versions. I remember entering competitions in SF2, managing to win a mini competition with Dhalsim in front of a large crowd, and another time getting punched by an older boy who didn't like losing... hah. Not as bad a memory as a friend of mine who went into central London to get in line to get an imported Japanese version, spent £70 (of 1993 money for a kid) and then was immediately mugged outside the shop.

[@JordanHJ]

Did you keep entering tournaments after that?

[@afriend9428]

*I got a US unit from a local computer shop and was dead happy and 60 Pounds or Dollars is a lot of money back then Today people are paying 60 or 70 like it's nothing* 💡

[@stevenoconnor5693]

One sentence to describe this game and this up. It changed my life.

[@willmistretta]

An Indian fighter with extendable limbs also appears in the classic 1976 kung-fu film Master of the Flying Guillotine. I always suspected someone on the Capcom team was familiar with it.

[@JordanHJ]

The fans have always suspected this, but the development team have always said they have never heard of it. Guess we'll never know unless they change their story!

[@blahdelablah]

@@JordanHJ There are interesting cultural links for many of the character designs. For example, the name Zangief is likely to be based on Victor Zangiev (a pro wrestler on Japanese TV at the time), the design of Guile appears to be partially based on Rudol von Stroheim (a character from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure), the name of Sagat is likely to be taken from Sagat Petchyindee (a successful Muay Thai fighter), etc...

[@BrOoK8414]

Man I appreciate sharing the info. 💯

[@nonanimeprofilepic]

This was one of the first video games I've ever played when I was maybe 3 yrs old. It's fascinating to see how this game was made and what it took to make it.

[@codyselman993]

7am February 14th, 1991 "Nishitani thanked everyone on the team, cried, and fell asleep under his desk."

[@JordanHJ]

How else do you end something that hectic!

[@nathanav1634]

​@@JordanHJ very similar to the end of each MHR release!

[@JordanHJ]

@@nathanav1634 Haha true

[@battosaijenkins946]

@@JordanHJ DESK!!!!

[@shahryarrizvi1]

This is the most comprehensive history of street fighter 2 I've ever seen. I can't believe it only has 47k views. Should have a ton more

[@JordanHJ]

Well, I'm happy to have your view :)

[@VCGM7]

This is the best making of street fighter 2/retrospective on youtube right now.

[@wittymonk3y346]

Definitely! The production quality is excellent too.

[@meanwhileinjapan2265]

My favorite game ever I'll never get bored of playing street fighter thanks for making these videos.

[@Oliviyafn]

Thank you mate couldn't find anyone who put together as thorough as a video about the game's creation as yours - much appreciated.

[@JordanHJ]

You are welcome, feel free to share :)

[@19zach75]

The greatest fighting game of ALL time. I was a devoted fan from the beginning with the original Street Fighter...but when Street Fighter 'll came out...the phenomenon began. I still play the SF games til this very day. #Hadouken!!!

[@ratedr7845]

So you was a fan before street fighter 2 was a thing, you was there before Street Fighter was cool, nice

[@19zach75]

"Street Fighter" was cool to me from day one...and STILL the hardest to beat of the entire series.

[@ratedr7845]

@@19zach75 respect my dude

[@19zach75]

@@ratedr7845 respect bro 👍

[@ratedr7845]

@@19zach75 👍

[@badboybanton]

Great video. So much information id never heard before. Keep up the good work!

[@itchyisvegeta]

Did not know Ken was slightly stronger due to a bug in the original game. Good to know.

[@JordanHJ]

Yeah, only slightly though!

[@KenMasters.]

And then Capcom would later make Akuma the stronger one. >.

[@rapidfiremuzik_official]

Amazing how far this game evolved....i only just downloaded the PS4 Bundle bc i wanted to play SF1 and show my Kids how the game worked without the known characters of "Sf2"....i will prob play this game til my dying days lol. Great thorough Article 👍🏽💯💯💯

[@MINDoSOFT]

Wow !!! Excellent video. Lots of information ! I especially loved the fact about Akira Nishitani that you mention at 24:17 . Thanks for taking the time to make this video.

[@JordanHJ]

Thank you, I'm glad that you enjoyed it!

[@spectrewashere]

Loved this!!!!!! Subscribed and liked. Best 20 minutes I spent today

[@xcmet]

0:06 as a kid me my brother would joke at this scene, claiming it to be the first ever street fight which started the series street fight tournament.

[@JordanHJ]

lol

[@brichan1851]

This was a brilliant history of one of my all time favorite games. Thank you for making it.

[@JordanHJ]

Thank you for watching

[@TheLongWind]

I was 7 in 91. Walked into a laundry mat, saw SF2, picked the weird guy with stretchy limbs and my world was changed.

[@JordanHJ]

They had SF2 in a place like that? Awesome

[@gorelicious]

@@JordanHJthey seemed to have arcade cabinets everywhere, my mom was 8 in 91 and she said she would see street fighter and TMNT arcade cabinets in places like convenient stores

[@MrCalverino]

Omg...I was there in 1991...I was 6 yrs old when this game totally stopped the world

[@JordanHJ]

What do you think of the video?

[@MrCalverino]

@@JordanHJ Dude.... You need a KZbin Oscar🙌🏿🏆☝🏾

[@JordanHJ]

@@MrCalverino Thanks man :) If you feel like sharing it anywhere, feel free :)

[@MrCalverino]

@@JordanHJ Oh yea man ✊🏾 I've shared it about 10 times already

[@JordanHJ]

@@MrCalverino Awesome :)

[@EditorJohn_TIRL]

Was jonesing for a thorough, no-nonsense SFII documentary, and you hit the nail on the head! Can’t wait to watch your other vids! Great work!

[@JordanHJ]

Thanks :)

[@jasong9502]

Just bought a 1up arcade version and it’s amazing... well worth the cash!

[@JordanHJ]

Enjoy :)

[@Kanefan701]

I love this game and still play it today. M. Bison is my top fave. There was something about him that was so great to play as despite being the top villain of the series and his theme alone is just great.

[@JordanHJ]

Yeah, I used to play as Bison a lot

[@rapidfiremuzik_official]

26:12 Soundtrack to my entire teenage years lololooo thank you

[@SRC267]

What's the name of the game at 4:33

[@ultimateman55]

Excellent video. I'm a huge SF fan and grew up playing this as a 11 year old. This documentary taught me quite a lot of new information about a franchise that I absolutely love. Nice work. Subbed!

[@JordanHJ]

Thank you!

[@jeffmc113]

This was a really great watch, well done.

[@JordanHJ]

Thank you, I should have a new Making Of coming out this Friday! There's always the 'join' button btw if you wanted to be a channel member!

[@Drizzt_Do_Entreri]

Is it just me or does anybody else think Shimomura is absolutely beautiful?

[@KiwiTheRetroGal]

I saw a mini arcade cabinet of Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition. I played it and was instantly hooked. One thing I noticed was that the buttons were ⚪🔵🔴 so me and my dad took it apart and we rearranged the buttons to be 🔴⚪🔵 like the original.

[@JordanHJ]

Awesome :)

[@Intellectualodysseyai]

When I was 4 years old, I saw a show on TV where people dial in and use their telephone to battle each other in Street Fighter II. I was immediately hooked, and I fell in love with the game. A few weeks later, my family took me to an arcade store for the first time. I was so excited to see Street Fighter II in person, and I couldn't wait to play it. The arcade version had even more characters than the TV show, and I was amazed that you could select the same character as your opponent (omfg blue blanka and red chun li??). I spent hours playing Street Fighter II at the arcade, and I even started hanging around the store just to watch the other players. Eventually, I got Street Fighter II for my Sega Mega Drive, and I played it even more. I would spend hours practicing my combos and trying to beat the computer. Street Fighter II was my favorite game, and it helped me to develop my love of video games. Years later, I still have Street Fighter II on my smartphone, and I occasionally play it. It still holds a special place in my heart. Street Fighter II is more than just a game to me; it's a part of my childhood

[@JordanHJ]

Great story, it's really a special game

[@MrZillas]

Ryu and Ken are based on Cody and Guy from Final Fight. Ken got the red gi from guy, the face went to Ryu. So they gave Ken blond hair as Cody has. Some kick-animations and throw-animations are absolutely the same. The whirlwind-kick is actually a jump-kick that was given a turning-animation and movement. Zangief is based on Haggar, of course. Just the same moves. The "blue" shadows from the alpha-series are seen from the Final-Fight-character Rolento. Breaking a car came from Final Fight. Breaking barrels also, in Final Fight they kick metal barrels at the very beginning, wooden barrels later. The stone-wall you have to break, reminds to the brick-walls in the first level, the ghetto. Blanka is a mix of the Hulk and the Final Fight-charakter Thrasher. The burning-animation in Street Fighter comes from Final Fight, when a molotov hits you or you get burned in Industrial Zone. When Vega loses his claw, it starts blinking and says "player 2", as you can pick up weapons in Final Fight. The boxer is obviously Mike Tyson, thats clear. Dhalsim is maybe based on the 70s Kung-Fu-movie "Duel of the giants" or something, also known as "The one armed boxer", where a Yoga-fighter is fighting with arms he can pull out anď stretch very long. Chun Li reminds me to Linn Kurasawa, but I dont know if she came before or after Chun-Li.

[@JordanHJ]

You know Street Fighter 1 came out before Final Fight right? Though Street Fighter 2 did take a lot from final fight too.

[@TriforceofShadows]

I remember my dad worked on the SF2 arcade machines when I was young. It was the only game he could always beat me at, even on the SNES.

[@shoryukennn00]

Oh I’m sure he did 😂

[@Marco-717]

Uh, no shit maybe because you were a dumb ass kid

[@literallyshaking8019]

I don’t think younger kids would understand how popular this game was and how different the world was when it came out since they have essentially the world at their fingertips now. I used to ride my bike 3 miles damn near everyday in the summer to play the one arcade machine we had in our town (as it was the only way to play it until console versions came out). You’d show up and there’d be 3 or 4 people already waiting around to play it, so you’d put down your quarters and wait your turn. It would spawn these mini tournaments and situations where you’d learn the moves you only accidentally pulled off or heard about. Great times.

[@JordanHJ]

Such a shame what happened to arcades

[@TheEnfadel]

Good job with the documentary. Really entertaining.

[@JordanHJ]

Cheers :)

[@toddescourt4996]

Great video thank you!

[@Sub-zero1123]

Great documentary bro, admire your hard work. Even though I call myself as a Mortal Kombat guy, Street Fighter has a different place for me. It's very interesting the technical challenges, managing memory, dealing with the bugs etc. I ve never knew these, great job. Subscribed

[@JordanHJ]

Thank you! I've done a Mortal Kombat one too, so I hope you enjoy that!

[@eddieotero2726]

I have a ton a fond memories playing this with my brother...Great video...

[@JordanHJ]

Thanks:)

[@brogoram]

I still remember back then watching a 2 kids beating a smaller kid just because one of them lost a match of sf2 to the smaller kid. One of the bigger kid is playing vs computer while his friend is watching ... looks like they enjoyed the moment. Later the smaller kid (maybe 2 years younger) came and put in the coin.. easilly beat him.. ending their good time. Then it happened.. while the loser was getting up from his sit and the winner continue vs computer, they attacked the small kid on his back. He never saw it coming. The small kid just lean forward to the arcade machine suffering the beat up. It was a pretty hard beat up for a kid that age and size.

[@bythewayisay3053]

I hate those bullies, i would helped that little kid and beat up those shitty bullies

[@jasong9502]

Karate Champ had a large influence on fighting games and especially in arcade games... it’s importance is over looked.

[@JordanHJ]

Yes it did

[@Shan51AudioAlchemist]

I will always remember playing SF2 for the very first time when it came out. Everything changed in an instant!

[@JordanHJ]

How did it change?

[@dinoclimaco3780]

I remembered i was in a fight in school and i shoryukin my opponent. 😂

[@hectorcamacho5565]

Great job man!!!!

[@JordanHJ]

Cheers man

[@oscaraird4984]

@Jordan H J excellent video, and a great channel. keep up the good work!

[@JordanHJ]

Cheers mate

[@killjoydod4937]

32:10 OMG!!! I always wondered about a strange SF2 version I played at a "United Skates" roller skating ring!! All the characters could do any special moves in the air and characters stayed open for damage longer than usual!! If you were followed into a back flip while using Ryu, you could do a hurricane kick in mid air and get 3 to 6 hits from it on your opponent!! When SF2 came to console, I made Game Genie codes to get the same effect!! It was my mission!!! :D

[@JordanHJ]

Awesome :)

[@joshkaye5303]

I'm sure we all have a love hate relationship with this game. The incredible thrill of playing it for the first time to the loss of all our pocket money once it became an obessive addiction

[@JordanHJ]

For me, it's mostly a love love relationship haha

[@WillS.TheSuperReds.]

My favourite fighting childhood game Street Fighter 2 ❤😍 - the (menu) music (characters) soundtrack , all the characters themselves and everything else about street fighter 2 ,character endings e.t.c. all put a huge , massive smile on my face especially when i have defeated the game with all the characters. My Top favourite Fighting games played in my childhood (1.) Street Fighter 2 (Warrior) - I played the 💩 out of this game and loved every single minute of it, still do today on PS4 version even though i still have my original super Nintendo console and my original Street Fighter 2 Cartridge game. (2.)Killer Instinct (Super Nintendo) (3.) Mortal Kombat (Super Nintendo) (4). Streets Of Rage (Sega MegaDrive)

[@JordanHJ]

Great games, I played all those too!

[@TheNightmare_13]

Hands down one of my favorite fighting games of all time. I remember walking into the arcade and the demo screen was playing. I would see the characters throwing blue projectiles and was like holy hell. Weekends at the arcade were always fun. Quarters lined up as eager players would try and dethrone whoever was on the machine at the time. I’ll never forget picking Ryu and fighting through the remaining seven characters. I thought that was it until the four bosses popped up. Vega and Bison gave me the most hassles until I learned their patterns. All in all great game. Loved the various upgrades such as Champion Edition and Hyper Fighting. I still play them religiously via the 30th Anniversary Collection on PS4

[@JordanHJ]

It's the best

[@progressiveDND]

this video deserved a ton more views, thank you! very interesting!

[@JordanHJ]

Cheers!

[@venom5610]

The character design was sublimely done

[@JordanHJ]

Definitely

[@KenMasters.]

Not at first they weren't, until the later editions where the character designs looked better.

[@Angboy180]

It's a shame we only know the name of one voice actor in Street Fighter 2. Also, Mike Tyson didn't even know Boxer existed until July of this year.

[@JordanHJ]

I've seen the videos on that, but not sure I buy it. I mean, in 30 years, noone brought it up to him?

[@Angboy180]

@@JordanHJ Yeah, I'm on the fence on whether Tyson really didn't know or not.

[@JMFabiano]

What was their name? (I thought there was only one VA, as most of the voices sounded the same)

[@Angboy180]

@@JMFabiano Eri Nakamura voiced Chun Li in the CPS1 versions of Street Fighter II.

[@davideselvi3906]

@@JordanHJ A couple of years ago, Mike Tyson came to know that a Street Fighter character was based upon him and.......... He couldn't be happier and more honored!!! 😁

[@giuseppelavecchia775]

Video eccellente,making of stupendo.gioco leggendario

[@JordanHJ]

Thank you!

[@secullenable]

So many hours played on this game as a kid. At one stage I was just one block of a fireball (Sagat) away from going 100% perfects for a tournament win on level 7 (in the end all perfects except that one Sagat round). I talk about it like I should put it on my resume or something but anyone who knows this game will know how much it can suck you in. Good memories.

[@JordanHJ]

I know the feeling of wanting to boast about gaming achievements like that!

[@secullenable]

@@JordanHJ Haha, right. I was obsessed with trying to hit that goal. Sagat was one of the easiest opponents to beat but very difficult to get two perfects on him due to eventually having to block one of his fire balls, in the context of a run where you are all perfects on the other opponents. Never quite managed it. I guess it kept me out of trouble though!

[@JordanHJ]

I don't think I've ever done a perfect run of any fighting game, I play too recklessly

[@JW-qd3ol]

Great video!!! Thank you!!!

[@JordanHJ]

You're welcome!

[@nitinjaiswal7224]

Thanks a lot man.. love from India

[@JordanHJ]

You're welcome!

[@user-vg5rv5xf4u]

I like how Blanka cowers as he retreats,Little things like that

[@JordanHJ]

Yeah, it's the little things that always make a game stand out

[@wessteinfeld3337]

Amazing.. Super thorough thank you!!

[@JordanHJ]

You're welcome :)

[@brokensunday5744]

I really love your content. Keep it up brother!

[@JordanHJ]

Thank you!

[@Ronnie06spartan]

Awesome video!

[@JordanHJ]

Cheers!

[@onaretrotip]

Fantastic video! Excellent knowledge, and loads of stuff I didn't know here.

[@JordanHJ]

Thanks mate :)

[@user-vg5rv5xf4u]

28:13 LEGEND!

[@cybergothika6906]

One funny thing from SF2 is Chun Li's background. Even the chicken cheers the fight when it ends 😂

[@peterfairchild258]

Truely a icon of the age's 🤟🌀🤟

[@JordanHJ]

Definitely!

[@cimmeriabastardsword]

Very well documented! You got a new subscriber!👍

[@JordanHJ]

Thank you!

[@nuke97]

Fascinating and excellent. Well done video.

[@JordanHJ]

Thank you :)

[@Larry]

FFS KZbin isn't reccomending me your videos again >.>

[@JordanHJ]

It has a habit of not recommending them to many people haha! I need to get out there and do some collabs or something to build up some notice that way

[@JordanHJ]

So what did you think?

[@Larry]

@@JordanHJ Just watched it now, really enjoyed it Sir, most excellent research!!!

[@JordanHJ]

@@Larry Thanks man!

[@dandastardly2792]

Hello u!

[@genkipatton7345]

Kudos for calling out Street Smart! That game doesn't get the props it deserves for contributing to the development of Street Fighter.

[@JordanHJ]

Glad you noticed, unfortunately the footage I recorded for it messed up and I couldn't replace it

[@genkipatton7345]

@@JordanHJ Sorry, forgot to say: great video! So much that I'd never heard before. (7 year Capcom veteran here!)

[@JordanHJ]

@@genkipatton7345 Thanks! Hope you sub and tick the bell :)

[@akiraasmr3002]

can you make a video mentioning the other fighting games you said?

[@JordanHJ]

Any in particular?

[@benchkings]

Great video!

[@JordanHJ]

Thank you!

[@rpcarp]

Very interesting video man. I subscribed and clicked the bell. Amazing that youtube actually put new content, that I actually have an interest in, on the sidebar.

[@JordanHJ]

That's great to hear, I don't often get suggested to people so I'm very happy about that!

[@Freefork]

21:57 Wait... so when I discovered Ryu can doing a hadouken or a shoryuken in Street Fighter... it was because of this mechanic? Wow... the developers of SF2 are genius. When I think about it, I don't know a single person who said they never accidently perform a special move back when they didn't even know they existed!

[@JordanHJ]

Yeah, it's very interesting

[@MrCalverino]

It was all about SNK & Capcom in 91' We had an arcade in my neighborhood and it was always amazing to be in the building...Then Mortal Kombat came...

[@JordanHJ]

Might do Mortal Kombat in a future making of..

[@itchyisvegeta]

@@JordanHJ Please do!

[@KenMasters.]

When Mortal Kombat came... ... It P.O.d countless parents and authorities and won the hearts of countless youngsters and horror fans.

[@MrCalverino]

The world really stopped😃

[@kovachconcepts]

Great work, subscribed!

[@JordanHJ]

Thank you!

[@dayno8019]

Nice video was hoping to find out how they developed Guiles invisible throw, freeze, Golden stance and untouchable moves.

[@tomwells8093]

Did you know that Guile was based off Iceman from Top Gun. Thats why he has a mohawk and a fighter pilot. They even used the end credits song from Top Gun as his theme. It was changed to Kens theme due to copyright fears. Just like Balrog/Bison.

[@JordanHJ]

Where did you read they used that as the song?

[@worldrummer]

This was great. 🥰

[@presswire]

really great stuff

[@JordanHJ]

Cheers!

[@JordetheArtist]

The original champ edition is still my fav. The character designs and backgrounds were all flawless. Starting at new challengers they started having issues with backgrounds and character designs

[@JordanHJ]

I understand what you mean

[@ClbnaVGM]

Great video, I just saw days ago another video called "The making of SF2" by Strafefox...very similar...

[@JordanHJ]

Yeah, strafe fox makes great videos. Plenty of room for many historians :)

[@SHINBAXTER]

WE'LL CALL THIS ONE THE RYU & STRAFEFOX'S THE KEN XD =)

[@caseysmith3329]

Great vid!

[@TheCodingSeal]

I loved this documentary very well made, I am working on my own version of a Street Fighter 2 type game with my own characters etc so this was fun. What music is playing at 0:40 I don't recognise it and I could listen to it looped for hours?

[@JordanHJ]

It's in the youtube audio library if I recall

[@TheCodingSeal]

@@JordanHJ Thank you, I'm guessing since it was a while ago you don't recall who the composer was or the title? No worries if not I can troll through it.

[@JasonMontell2501]

You earned a sub. Well done

[@JordanHJ]

Thank you :)

[@f35t3r5]

Great stuff man 👍

[@JordanHJ]

Thanks, I worked hard on it!

[@LostRelicGames]

Great video mate, well done. I'll check back in a month when the video has 100k+ views ;)

[@JordanHJ]

Haha I wish!

[@Fuuntag]

Good work!

[@JordanHJ]

Cheers :)

[@KenMasters.]

P R O S : 1. SFII features competitive gameplay, colorful stages and several powerful fighters with moves that players can sink their teeth into. The roster features a total of 8 World Warriors (It was better when it had 16+), each with their signature fighting style and abilities. There are also 4 different boss/mini-boss characters you have to overcome. In addition, there are a dozen playable locations to choose from in home console ports. This game also pioneered another concept in fighting games - combos and chaining moves. Got your opponent in a corner? Pummel them with projectiles or spinning leg attacks. Your opponent is trying to get out of a tight situation? Suplex them back into the corner. 2. Speaking of the home console ports: The SNES version and the Genesis version of this legendary fighting game does justice to the arcade version and is one of the reasons why the consoles became so massively popular. The 6-button setup on the controller works delightfully well and players would be executing flashy moves in no time. The SNES port of Street Fighter II came with a lot of hype, with Nintendo claiming that it would be a near-perfect replica of the arcade experience. And for the most part, they are right. The basic gameplay elements, combat and physics are ported intact, making this a sheer joy to play. While it may seem like the same game, there are a few changes in the SNES version. The music is more simplified, there’s no intro cinematic and some graphical elements are toned down. But these are only visible if you’ve really been an avid player of the arcade version. Otherwise, this is a perfect port. 3. The game has a great difficulty curve, solid controls, delightful graphics and an entertaining soundtrack. Even though the console port isn’t an exact replica of the arcade version, it still retains all of the good elements from the original. Even today, several decades later, World Warrior is a good-looking game. In later years, several different versions of Street Fighter II hit the shelves, changing different things to make it more competitive and faster. Even so, the original holds up as arguably the finest 2D fighting game, and one of the best games of all time overall. Pound-for-pound, you can still pit it against games like Soul Calibur and Tekken and come away with the superior fighting experience. C O N S : 1. Despite it's remarkable characters like Ryu, Chun Li, Guile, Cammy, M. Bison, Akuma as well as myself. The plot is full of potential, but the backstories are boring, flimsy and uninspired with the entire lore having just as many plot holes and continuity errors as the Dragon Ball anthology. 2. Rather than planning ahead: Capcom would always rush an SF launch title during development, and later milk their titles by overediting or overhauling their games to fix problems such as broken gameplay. 3. Street Fighter made the same mistake as any other fighting game which is not putting strategy/tactical JRPG elements in their gameplay. Thus making the fighting game genre repetitive. The game would've also been better as a 4-player with more multiplayer options like 3-on-1 and 2-on-2.

[@JordanHJ]

Nice list!

[@datdudecritical_5070]

Nice list but that 3rd reason under cons is not a valid con. If you want JRPG elements in a game then play a JRPG. Fighting games today remain strong without the need of elements like that and still maintain being fresh.

[@KenMasters.]

@@datdudecritical_5070 I figured the third con will get mixed views. I understand that fighting games are only meant for competition, but the entire gameplay gets too short, too simple and too repetitive. Which is one of the reasons why fighting games no longer became best-sellers at one point in time. To me, playing fighting games without JRPG elements is like... Imagine playing Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger or Golden Sun, but with only the fight sequences and nothing else, especially without the upgrades and story. The games that were close to the idea of a JRPG were Namco X Capcom and Project X Zone 1 & 2, but I'm not a big fan of menu-based combative sequences where players and enemies take turns giving each other damage.

[@mahdiyussuf9804]

Subscribed! Loved it!

[@elviramutalibzadeh3746]

1:32 what is the name of this game ?

[@Benjamin-ib4to]

So cool dude 🤩✌️

[@JordanHJ]

Cheers!

[@pauleckert4321]

Love the video and channel. Any chance you can do a making of San Francisco Rush? its one of my favorite racing games.

[@JordanHJ]

Thank you, I'll add it to the list!

[@pauleckert4321]

@@JordanHJ thank you so much. Have a good one.

[@JordanHJ]

You too, any other suggestions?

[@pauleckert4321]

@@JordanHJ Yah also love the Crusin series. Some of best racing games. Would love to see those.

[@JordanHJ]

Awesome, I'll add them to the list. Maybe I'll do let's plays of them on my patreon first! (Free trials now open)

[@sambrown916]

Great Video! Thanks man!!! Subbed

[@JordanHJ]

Thank you :)

[@shoaibakhtar6222]

This Channel should have more subscribers 😊😊😊

[@JordanHJ]

Thank you!

[@根本大-x5b]

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[@JNo-sk5mz]

Excellent video 💪🏾

[@JordanHJ]

Appreciate it!

[@Ragg32]

I was 14 when this game came out..fucking bunked off school for a month straight and then got box in my face by my grandad when he found out😂😂

[@JordanHJ]

box in face?

[@robinhogg5254]

One question I've yet to find an answer to is what system was SF2 developed on? Was it the Sharp x68000?

[@JordanHJ]

I'm not sure, would have to check my notes and sources to see if it was mentioned

[@Najstefaniji]

i always loved the Tyson character :P

[@JordanHJ]

Was never my favourite, he didn't have any flashy moves!