Why Did We Break It ? Street fighter 2 Bonus Stage Explained !

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Why Did We Break It ? Street fighter 2 Bonus Stage Explained !
Welcome, fighters and gaming enthusiasts, to a legendary showdown on the streets! Get ready to revisit the adrenaline-pumping nostalgia of the iconic fighting game series, Street Fighter. Today, we delve into one of the most memorable aspects of the franchise that left us all questioning: Why did we break the car? Join us on this journey as we uncover the origins, significance, and sheer satisfaction of this peculiar phenomenon that has united gamers worldwide. From bone-crushing combos to unleashing the fiercest special moves, the destruction of that helpless automobile became a symbol of triumph, skill, and unrelenting power. So buckle up, brace yourselves, and prepare for an exhilarating exploration into the thrilling world of Street Fighter's car-breaking frenzy! Get ready to unleash the fury and dive deep into the psychology of why we just couldn't resist demolishing that innocent vehicle. It's time to revisit the legacy of Street Fighter and uncover the secrets behind the question that has intrigued us for years: Why did we break the car?
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[@blacksunshine7485]

I always assumed it was Bison committing insurance fraud

[@djhero0071]

@blacksunshine7485 I could see him pulling that shit lmao

[@TonyTarantula]

Psycho Fraudster!!!

[@HILAL19564]

😆😂😂 Bro nice one

[@monquttejay7419]

😂😂😂😂

[@HandlelessTML]

By entering his own car as a contestant in the tournament, genius

[@afrikasmith1049]

I remember seeing an old video of young British Karate practicioners breaking a car with only their hands and feet. This was years ago and I thought the designers of Final Fight and Street Fighter took some inspiration from that.

[@supersmashbro596]

it's called "the tournement organizers (ie m. bison) felt like ruining one mans day by getting his car smashed."

[@phoenixomega3641]

I still say that was another Mad Gear Gang member's car.

[@TenseIntense]

„For you, the day Bison graced your car was the most important day of your life - for me it was Tuesday.“

[@afriend9428]

*It’s a Lexus the equivalent to a BENZ in Europe for rich families* 💡

[@tn1881]

It comes from the 1980s when people in Detroit used to destroy Toyota cars.

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

Actually they would do it to any non-American car from the 70's to the end of the 80's it wasn't just limited to Toyota but mostly Japanese and German cars were the 2 biggest targets

[@marcussmith5186]

That is so stereotypical, comment!! Lmao😅😅😅

[@Walkeranz]

American cars just destroy themselves

[@Brocuzgodlocdunfamdogson]

@@Walkeranzmy uncles all worked for Ford. They got pissed at me when I bought a Honda Accord in 2004. Don’t get pissed, design a better product. My 20 year old Accord is now in possession of my nephew, still running smooth as hell with almost 250k miles.

[@mechamania]

They were afraid their shat engineering/production could never match Japanese cars’ - and not many Japanese in the country at the time (including working in Detroit car plants), especially as compared to Germans, given German cars were/are similarly outta US cars’ reach.

[@kalonjirivers8902]

The bonus stages in Street Fighter were an inspiration leading to Mortal Kombat's Test Your Might bonus stage, as well😁

[@billybobs1705]

no it wasn't

[@KenMasters.]

Street Fighter I -> 1987 Mortal Kombat I -> 1992

[@mechamania]

If I wanted tidbits, I’d read the comments!

[@realQuestion]

I assumed Bred parked his car near the waterfront where the action was going to take place in Ken's stage, and they demolished it as a warmup and a way to entertain the crowd.

[@Irishstile]

What I like about the bonus stages, is a chance, to practice your combos, and special moves!

[@chrisbills3352]

I remember playing street fighter 2 and when you get to bison, without losing And so many wins by perfect akuma pops in game and you fight him

[@llynellyn]

I love that when you nail the final hit the Lexus collapses defeated yet the 1UZ engine is still fine :D

[@AlphonseWeebay]

This was an important video and needed making. Thank you

[@TheFighterVerse]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@billybobs1705]

yes my life is fulfilled now

[@hitmanmonaghan6633]

In The Punisher, you shoot barrels in the bonus stage. Since the barrel stage is so hard, i enjoyed it more.

[@combatking0]

The car also had its own card in the Barcode Battler II Street Fighter 2 set. The wooden barrels and metal drums also had cards.

[@maxmatson1578]

I miss the bonus stages! I wish more of the mid/late 90s Capcom fighting games had more of them

[@workingorder2189]

I hope you cover KOF lore in the future.

[@Misty25939]

My fan theory: it's Bison's car, and you break it down to get his attention.

[@classicforreal]

Everyone knows it was a rich kid's birthday present, but it's ok, he can afford a new one.

[@ShanerTheGrey]

The 1991 Lexus LS 400. One of my favorite cars

[@LowellLucasJr.]

We broke it because it mocked us! Game: This is a 1990 Toyota Celsior! HOW DARE YOU!!!

[@ChristopherWalkenPUA]

Damn...as a kid I never eve nquestioned why we were breaking the car lol !

[@galx3788]

They teach you about the importance of high and low attacks

[@KenMasters.]

Compared to Final Fight, it was hard playing Street Fighter's bonus stages with platform-like controls, because players can't input Tatsumakis and Psycho Crushers. If I made the controls: The Start button would also be the "Turn button" for players to make their characters turn from left to right, "Taunt" on the other hand would just be HP + HK like in SFIII.

[@koguma.newyork1]

That Sheng Long myth was cruel playing with our heads!

[@thelourdelovesyou]

Thanks for sharing!

[@TheFighterVerse]

Thanks for watching!

[@ericfisher9513]

Capcom had a fascination of breaking cars at this time

[@Peskyhooligan]

“Hey! That’s my car!”

[@heardofrvb]

But why are the Alpha/Zero games the only SF games without Bonus Stages?

[@KenMasters.]

Because the Alpha/Zero series takes after SUPER Street Fighter II X. Where Akuma is mainly focused as the hidden bonus match.

[@KaitouKaiju]

They are complex enough to not need it instead focusing on the different isms

[@tmr3volver]

Bro was illegally parked. In the street we were about to fight in! No way we let that sh*t stand.

[@EbenQuill]

Street Fighter (1987) has bonus stages. Final Fight introduced 'throws' to the combat and Guy, Sodom, Rolento and Cody join the Street Fighters in the Zero/Alpha series, which, interestingly, did away with the bonus stages.

[@anonamatron]

I thought it was because smashing stuff is fun. I always thought they said "Oh! My Cup!" from the bad audio.

[@iwanttocomplain]

The car demolition is probably some kind of Neitchiean reference if I know Capcom.

[@KaitouKaiju]

Do you mean Nietzscheian

[@jblue88hoodgamer54]

Street Fighter characters gotten so Strong to the point that they went from destroying a Cars to Destroying a Semi Truck.

[@winningjubbly9712]

It was revealed to them in a dream.

[@BetterThanDoomWithAZ]

Maybe next time he'll think before he cheeeeaaattsss!

[@miss_robot1910]

i just love to knowledge check a car 😂

[@mattuw82]

I think part of the theme of street fight, and final fight to an even greater degree, is that these fights are illegal spectacles for a bunch of street hooligans

[@ogeidnomar4601]

Fun Fact: The car is a different type based on the character's home country. -I lied, but now we will legitimize this....

[@KelpPardue]

Cool video!! Thank you

[@TheFighterVerse]

You bet!

[@staygreat3611]

Anyone who own bad used car would have gladly traded

[@plouischenu]

The reason why you don't want to own a Lexus.

[@bloodpoolyt]

lexus owner parked on a ocean dock gets car destroyed

[@beatsbreaksbricks6566]

Loved ignoring the targets and smacking up the other player instead

[@FaTBoYs_GaMInG_N_NoNsEnSe]

Awesome video be funny if they had a prius to beat up in the newer games

[@tbunny6305]

"Test your might"

[@armorbearer9702]

I suppose nothing, but high intensity fights would eventually affect the player's fighting ability eventually.

[@Soravia]

Product placement for latest Toyota Lexus brand.

[@Veritech617]

Whats a high score?

[@dragonball3166]

Playing street fighter I never cared about points high score all I care about is beating game how it is with all fighting games

[@zZiL341yRj736]

Oh my car!

[@thesnare100]

I honestly never even bothered to ask, but I thought it was cool. I thought it's just what they arbitrarily decided to pick, it could have been anything else (is bricks too) easily. Didn't know final fight had the stage as well.

[@razorblade413]

Because we Ken 😅

[@Marxiton]

Is it a Creta?

[@thebibliophilering8881]

It should have been Dudley's missing car.

[@davidsenra2495]

Punching and kicking a car must hurt. It's not soft as sandbag or anything.

[@nolilado5452]

It was evil. Possessed by a jealous lover. It had to be put down.

[@TonyTarantula]

You know that car didn't have a stereo, AC or leather seats.

[@rancidiot]

Test your might

[@juanandresdhers9093]

They copied from the game, Final Fight.

[@jalenikezeue4114]

😭😭😭🚗😭😭😭 My Car

[@My_trashtalking_account]

If you're Chun Li, you can just drive the car and crash it.

[@CongTran-iv3zu]

firsr

[@rylkalthewolf4825]

Ryu: E. Honda? You’re not fighting E. Honda. You’re fighting a Honda. Ken: I’m fighting a car? 🚘 Ryu: Yes! Ken: That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.

[@zZiL341yRj736]

New character A. Toyota.

[@KenMasters.]

I'm still hooked on fightin' cars… I even destroyed my own ride! … Thanks Ryu, now I'm goin' to rehab. 😩

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

Actually this kinda fun

[@psyberiusblack]

A Robot Chicken classic LOL

[@dinoclimaco3780]

This was from a Robot Chicken clip

[@markseymore949]

I always liked the car bonus stage cause as a kid I've always had a love for cars and I recognized it was the Lexus LS 400,one of the best luxury cars of it's time,I hated busting it up though! 😏👌

[@Dreamy1894]

It's called Street Fighter, they fight street related things like cars, they interrupt their street fights.

[@Simon0]

Just like in real life. Hang on no it's not lol

[@mechamania]

HA!

[@markchambers3833]

And barrels and stacks of bricks... 😂

[@redtrippyvision]

not one street was harmed in the making of this game... xD

[@djhero0071]

I love that the Gravity Falls cameo is a DOUBLE reference to both Street Fighter AND Final Fight LMAO

[@vic5015]

I like the car bonus stage in Final Fight better. Some guy comes along after and is *super* mad you smashed up his car.

[@BANKHEISTBALLA-SELFMADE]

#ORIGINALBONUSSTAGE 👌🏾💯💯💯

[@System_Sega]

Does anyone remember 'Test your might' on the first Mortal Kombat? Where you had to break planks of wood. I always thought of it a MK's version of the car stage.

[@SuPeRNinJaRed]

The thought never crossed my mind... I let my fists do the thinking

[@heavysystemsinc.]

I thought it was showing disdain for the earthly prizes of winning...screw the trophy, the reputation is important...thus the later bonus stages are about proving ones self further. Its my theory and you cant have it.

[@quatreraberbawinner2628]

I totally forgot about the car, lol yeah that was weird in hindsight I just never questioned it as a kid

[@StreetFighter2010]

It’s nice to revisit these facts for the younger generations who did not get to experience the SF arcade scene in 1991-1993 like us old heads. 👍🏽

[@xpdev0]

Street Fighter (1987) and Fighting Street has different bonus stages You either chop some wood with your arm or you do some Karate Tasks

[@StreetFighter2010]

Mortal Kombat continued on with the board breaking tradition. 👍🏽

[@KingOfStreetFighters]

The bonus stages were added to teach players certain mechanics of the game. The car one in particular is teaching players how to jump to the other side.

[@loois3431]

Huge tariffs on chinese products today (like 100% on EV cars) were once applied on japanese products and there is another thing in common, those countries were set to take the spot of the world's biggest economy. Around the same time american car factory guys did some terrible things* to a sino-american citizen called Vincent I think, mistaken him for being japanese. There's much more behind the japanese car breaking in those games.

[@waywardpony]

I like that it can take a while to get the bonus stages down, but a small portion of the cast is really encouraging: Me: I sooo can't do this. Ryu & Ken: SURE, YOU CAN!!!

[@TheRealKaiProton]

Was playing FF a year or so ago, on MAME with a friend, on the car stage as Bred came on, my friend shouted out "Oh, My children were in that car!" turned that into a dark comedic moment..

[@charlesleeiii]

Capcom should've made a racing game from the creators of Street Fighter for the SEGA Genesis and Super Nintendo.

[@Shdowstorm]

I thought because MK was very popular and wanted to do something similar.

[@SomeGuy712x]

There's also a clear reference to the SF2 car bonus stage in Guacamelee 2, and totally destroying the car there even gives the player a "PERFECTO" bonus of 30000.

[@mosesmelchezidek5295]

If the player does nothing to the car, the owner should come out at time expired and drive it off.

[@stylus_sheath]

Truth: 'cause bonus stages were in Street Fighter 1.

[@cautionmotion836]

This video is informative and fun to watch

[@merleshand2442]

It was the only thing e Honda was good for

[@WrathOfWood]

why? because it's cool why not

[@gemininosaga]

In the art of fighting franchises these bonus stages actually help you learn more moves and bust your endurance and energy.

[@finhas8865]

I always thought that the car was a Honda

[@JayS.-mm3qr]

I coulda done without them

[@pjdolont9012]

Off to my Job at the barrel factory.

[@steveb9713]

Maybe it was Bisons car

[@curtcrowley6659]

So you can put your initial on top

[@KidApoc]

KZbin algorithm sent me here after rewatching,Something about Street Fighter II video yesterday. That Lexus will haunt me forever😂

[@siegfriedc2332]

Is there any lore behind the barrel and oil drum bonus stages? Or even the wall (which i imagine is less likely)?

[@Ephesians--hm2zv]

It's the Toyota Cresta's Hiroshi Uchiyamada in GTO 😂

[@Simon0]

1:45 i feel like that guy is taking the game a bit too seriously 😆

[@stevechavez83]

Girl this video about the bonus stage was better than playing the bonus stage! GREAT WORK!!

[@TheFighterVerse]

Thanks so much!!

[@sungleong]

Because Lexus is a durable car, the fighters have to test their prowness by destroying it within a time limit

[@arnezj.bridges2768]

Uh, kinda wondering why you didn't connect Street Fighter One, to Final Fight and then Street Fighter Two??? Clearly 3 of the SF1 characters are the same people in Final Fight. Mike Haggar even has Zangeif's Lasso attack and suplex.

[@jayb8934]

Everyone knows that Street Fighter and Final Fight are in the same universe and share characters. It would take a full video to mention all the connections between them.