Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
1991 · Arcade, SNES, Genesis / Mega Drive
Street Fighter II received many major arcade and console revisions. This entry uses The World Warrior as the base and lists the key early home releases.
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What it is
The arcade phenomenon that made character matchups, combos, command inputs, and head-to-head fighting mainstream.
Releases & editions
| Platform | Year | Edition | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcade | 1991 | Standard | — |
| PC | 1992 | Standard | — |
| SNES | 1992 | Standard | — |
| Genesis / Mega Drive | 1993 | Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition | — |
| Switch | 2018 | Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection | — |
Where it sits for newcomers
Recommended entry #2
The essential genre text: simple enough to read, deep enough to explain why fighting games exploded.
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