Live Magazine September 2014 Volume 9/2014 | Page 102

retro

STREET FIGHTER 2
THE BEST AAA RETRO GAME
It’s really hard to stress just how
much of a global phenomenon Street
Fighter II was during the 1990’s and
the impact that it not just on gaming culture, but on pop culture as a
whole. It was the game that defined
the 2D fighting game genre and it was
responsible for yet another surge in
arcade gaming. If you stepped foot
in any arcade at the time, you would
almost certainly be greeted with
scores of people crowded around
the latest iteration, watching on as
two warriors battled each other and
patiently waiting their turn to take on
the victor and to prove to everyone
else in attendance that they were the
best of the arcade.
For me, this is the game that defined my teenage years and from

in? A big part of it had to do with the
mystique and mysteriousness of
the game. With its unique six button
setup and complicated moves list, it
was unlike anything else available
at the time and mastering one of the
eight original playable characters
took time and skill...and if you didn’t
have the skill, then you could kiss
your sixty cents good bye when it
was your turn at the machine!

Rule 3 – NO THROWS! Under no
circumstances were you allowed
to throw your oppone