Street Fighter II'

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Street Fighter II'
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Tec Toy
Developer:
Licensor: Capcom
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
BR
030010
Tectoy: 13+
Non-Sega versions

Street Fighter II' is an 8-bit version of Capcom's revolutionary arcade fighting game Street Fighter II. It was developed for the Sega Master System by Tec Toy and released in 1997.

It is not a port of any specific version of Street Fighter II, but rather it mixes elements from the Mega Drive versions of Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition and Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers. The title itself, Street Fighter II′, features the same blue fonts as the Champion Edition logo, as well as the prime symbol (′) next to the numeral, which is pronounced Dash in Japan, but is usually unspoken overseas.

Story

The leader of the Shadaloo organization, M. Bison, sets up a world fighting tournament as part of his global domination plan to select the best fighters to work in his Shadaloo organization through brainwashing.

Gameplay

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Character select

The game is a one-on-one fighting game. Two fighters try to drain each other's health bars with a variety of attacks and special moves, played in a best of three round format. Health bars only update with every other attack. Rounds are timed, and the player with the most health remaining wins if time runs out.

Characters move with Left and Right and crouch with Down. They jump with Up and flip back and forth with Up-left and Up-right. They punch with 1 and kick with 2. The attacks generally correspond to the strong attacks from the original arcade game. Special moves can be performed by combining these attack buttons with directions on the D-Pad. Characters block by holding in the direction away from the opponent, with special moves still doing a small amount of "chip damage" if blocked. There are no throws or grabs.

When playing a single-player game, a second player can challenge the other player by pressing any button on the second control pad. There is no dedicated two-player versus mode.

The game has three difficulty levels (Easy, Normal, and Hard). There is a single ending for all characters, which is only shown when the game is beaten on the highest difficulty.

Characters

Note: Move lists assume that the character is facing right. When facing left, Left and Right should be reversed.

P Punch
K Kick

The game features most of the fighters from Street Fighter II but omits E. Honda, Zangief, Dhalsim, and Vega.

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Japan Ryu
Date of birth:
1964-07-21
Height:
1.78 m
Weight:
68 kg
Blood type:
O
A pure warrior who trained at the Shotokan school of karate, Ryu has no home, friends, or family, and tirelessly travels the globe seeking a challenge.
Move list
Name Command Description
Fireball Down Down-right Right P Ryu shouts "Hadouken!" and shoots a ball of energy from his hands.
Hurricane Kick Down Down-left Left K Ryu shouts "Tatsumaki Senpukyaku!" and rotates through the air with his leg extended.
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Brazil Blanka
Date of birth:
1966-02-12
Height:
1.95 m
Weight:
99 kg
Blood type:
B
A bizarre beast-like fighter who suddenly appeared from the rainforests of Brazil to challenge anyone who dares oppose him.
Move list
Name Command Description
Electricity PPPPP Blanka charges himself with electricity, zapping anyone who touches him.
Rolling Attack Hold Left for 2 seconds, then Right+P Blanka curls into a ball and rolls straight into his opponent.
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United States of America Guile
Date of birth:
1960-12-13
Height:
2.00 m
Weight:
87 kg
Blood type:
O
An ex-member of an elite Special Forces team who has entered the tournament to avenge the death of his co-pilot Charlie at the hands of M. Bison.
Move list
Name Command Description
Sonic Boom Hold Left for 2 seconds, then Right+P Guile fires an energy burst by whipping his arms in the air.
Flash Kick Hold Down for 2 seconds, then Up+K Guile jumps high into the air while performing a backflip kick.
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United States of America Ken
Date of birth:
1965-02-14
Height:
1.77 m
Weight:
77 kg
Blood type:
B
A martial artist who received the same training as Ryu, though he is more brash and headstrong. A challenge from his old partner rekindled his fighting spirit.
Move list
Name Command Description
Fireball Down Down-right Right P Ken shouts "Hadouken!" and shoots a ball of energy from his hands.
Hurricane Kick Down Down-left Left K Ken shouts "Tatsumaki Senpukyaku!" and rotates through the air with his leg extended.
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China Chun-Li
Date of birth:
1968-03-01
Height:
1.72 m
Weight:
She won't tell
Blood type:
A
Unlike the other contestants, Chun-Li joined the tournament to investigate the crime syndicate Shadaloo, believing that the "Grand Masters" are responsible for her father's murder.
Move list
Name Command Description
Lightning Kick KKKKK Chun-Li unleashes a flurry of rapid kicks.
Fireball Down Down-right Right P Chun-Li shoots a fireball from her hands.
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United States of America Balrog
Date of birth:
1968-09-04
Height:
1.95 m
Weight:
115 kg
Blood type:
A
A former heavyweight champion who was banned from professional boxing for ignoring the rules of the ring. He was hired by M. Bison.
Move list
Name Command Description
Dash Punch Hold Left for 2 seconds, then Right+P/K Balrog sprints forward and smashes his opponent. Using P performs a straight punch, while using K performs an uppercut.
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Thailand Sagat
Date of birth:
1955-07-02
Height:
2.26 m
Weight:
128 kg
Blood type:
B
Once the original "King of the Street Fighters" and a master of the Muay Thai fighting style, Sagat has sworn to defeat Ryu and regain his title.
Move list
Name Command Description
Tiger Knee Down Down-left Left Sagat leaps forward over an opponent's low attack and delivers a knee strike.
Tiger Shot Down Down-right Right P Sagat shoots a projectile that can damage opponents or negate other projectiles. He only has his low shot in this port and lacks the high shot available in other versions.
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Thailand M. Bison
Date of birth:
Unknown
Height:
1.80 m
Weight:
115 kg
Blood type:
A
The leader of the crime syndicate Shadaloo. Bison rules over his empire with an iron fist, and he possesses a mysterious negative psychic power.
Move list
Name Command Description
Psycho Crusher Hold Left for 2 seconds, then Right+P Bison channels his psychic energy and flies into his opponent head first, igniting them in psychic flame.
Scissor Kick Hold Left for 2 seconds, then Right+K Bison sails over low attacks with two devastating kicks.

Stages

Each character has a stage set in his or her home country, where fights are hosted in the single-player game.

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Japan Ryu
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United States of America Ken
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China Chun Li
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Brazil Blanka
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United States of America Guile
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United States of America Balrog
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Thailand Sagat
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Thailand M. Bison
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History

Development

Tec Toy planned to develop Street Fighter II' way earlier than they did, but Sega did not approve the idea, alleging it was an impossible task. After insisting for quite a while to no avail, Tec Toy developers extracted some "arts" (sprites/backgrounds) from the Mega Drive version using emulators, adapted them and created a "movements' prototype" to show Sega, who still did not approve it. At that point they decided to continue development even without approval. Development took between 5 to 7 months: 4 to 5 months of actual development, after 1 to 2 months extracting images and adapting them[1].

Versions

Though severely watered down due to the weaker hardware of the SMS, this version of Street Fighter II is still a reasonably faithful rendition of the game. It also features the announcer's vocals which the Mega Drive's Special Champion Edition lacked. However, the game is held back by a lack of moves (the Master System only has two buttons on its controller, as opposed to the six used in the arcade game) and character voice samples, and the frame rate is low. The music has also been tweaked in places.

The Master System version only retains 8 fighters out of the 12 character roster from Special Champion Edition. E. Honda, Zangief, Dhalsim, and Vega (Claw) are the four fighters who did not made the cut. None of the additional fighters from New Challengers (Cammy, T. Hawk, Fei-Long, and Dee-Jay) are present either, despite the use of character portraits from that version.

The character-specific endings are also not present in this version either: instead the ending screen consists of portraits of Balrog, Sagat, and M. Bison (the same ones used in Special Champion Edition when the player clears the game using a boss character) with a generic message underneath. The staff roll is also lifted straight from Special Champion Edition, but with the addition of people who worked specifically on this version.

Production credits

  • Planner: Tatsuya "Mickey" Minami
  • Software Design: Yoshito "Leu" Itoh, Tomuyuki "E-Hito" Ohia, Koji "Yoshilim" Yoshida, Kiyomi "Kanekon" Kaneko, Harunobu "Imc" Imagawa, Koji "Cuty" Ueayama, Hisashi "Kurabin" Kuramoto, Tadashi "Sanchan" Sanzen, Syuchiroh "Lucky" Chiboshi, Hiroki "Chun" Bandoh, Mauricio Antonio Guerta, Heriberto Martinez Manrique, Luis Carlos Ferreira, Flavia de Cassia Gardin, Elielson Antonio Salaro, Joyce Reco Tendero, Nivaldo Carriao, Ana Rita M. Vieira, Luís Carlos Campello, Helio Fujimoto, Luiz Carlos de Moraes, Eliton Donizete Lomba, Edgard Satoshi Fujisawa, Druzolina Viol Salaro, "Dog" Golias, "Dog" Tanga e Ufo, Mr. Loper
  • Music Design: Tadashi "Elf" Joukagi, Setsuo "Kashira" Yamamoto
  • Sound Effect: Tatsuya "Anie" Nishimura, Tadashi "Elf" Joukagi
  • Object Design: Masao "Sakusan" Sakurai, "Nabe-Chan" Mayumi, Akemi "Zizi" Imasaki, Hajime‑chan, Naokazu "Sailor-V" Saitoh
  • Scroll Design: Shizuyo "R.H.C.P" Ukai, Ryutaros Mama, Jun "Bunny" Takeuti, Joe Tabuki
  • Testers: Edson Takeshi Nakaya, Juliano Barboza de Oliveira, Daniel Trevisan
  • Very Special Thanks: Masayoki "Imo" Akahori, Professor F
  • Special Thanks: Hyper Bengie, Mizushima "Afh"‑Ya., Mr. Sahalim, Factory Matsubara, Hironobu Takeshita, Mr. Makino, Osu Nakajima, Willian Roger Zampolli, Capcom All Staff, TecToy All Staff, and You
  • Presented by: Capcom, Tec Toy
Source:
In-game credits
Street Fighter II SMS credits.pdf
[2]

Magazine articles

Main article: Street Fighter II'/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

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Publication Version Score
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75
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Street Fighter II'

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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
Master System, BR (Alt)
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Cover
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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Master System
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CRC32 0f8287ec
MD5 7a4cda14dd38a48fc36bcc6e104cf5d7
SHA-1 1866752a92abbf0eb55fbf9de1cd1b731ec62a54
800kB Cartridge (BR)

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Street Fighter games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
Street Fighter II': Champion Edition (unreleased) | Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition (1993) | Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (1994)
Sega Saturn
Street Fighter: The Movie (1995) | Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams (1996) | Street Fighter II Movie (1996) | Street Fighter Alpha 2 (Dash) (1996) | Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (1996) | Street Fighter Collection (1997) | X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1997) | Pocket Fighter (1998) | Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (1998) | Capcom Generation: Dai 5 Shuu Kakutouka-tachi (1998) | Street Fighter Zero 3 (1999)
Sega Master System
Street Fighter II' (1997)
Sega Dreamcast
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1999) | Street Fighter III: Double Impact (1999) | Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (2000) | Super Street Fighter II X for Matching Service (2000) | Street Fighter Zero 3 for Matching Service (2001) | Super Puzzle Fighter II X for Matching Service (2001)
Arcade
Street Fighter Zero 3 Upper (2001)
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Sega Saturn
Street Fighter Zero 2 Taikenban (199x) | Street Fighter Collection Taikenban (1997)
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Street Fighter Zero 3 Tentou Taikenban (199x)
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Sega Mega Drive
X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Mega Drive) (1998)