Street Fighter

The Street Fighter series is one of the longest running video game series known to all gamers, but it had a rocky start with this first entry. In this entry, players assume the role of Ryu (or Ken if they are Player 2) as they go through five countries facing ten opponents, from one-time appearance fighters like the ninja Geki and the boxer Mike, to characters who would return in later games like Birdie, Gen, and the game's final boss, Sagat.

Like I said, this game is a rocky start to the series. The difficulty is very unforgiving, as the computer will hit you with attacks that can drain most of your life bar or outright knock you out in a single hit. Also, controls are a bit iffy, as they can be delayed (especially if you got hit), and while the game does have special moves like the Hadoken and Shoryuken, they can be hard to pull off due to the delayed input. While this game is not a good one, it would spawn a sequel that would fix these problems and make the series well known (as well as put fighting games into the spotlight).

The original Street Fighter will always be a stand out classic to me. It introduced the world to those two who are now LEGENDS in the fighting game scene:Ryu and Ken. Unfourtunatley, some people can't wake up and smell the coffee and realize that. Anyway, The ending's nothing fancy, but I still feel good every time I beat it. Go play this game if you ever see it in arcades.

In an arcade, you give about 4 hits and the bad guy gets up and knocks you out in 1 hit. The true wonder of Street Fighter lies in the second game, which really brought arcades to life in the early 90's.

I don't recommend this game, but S F 2 is worth playing!

This is a total classic! If it weren't for this game, they wouldn't have all these other neat fighting games that we have today. I posted something in a message board one time saying they should re-release this on GBA, and one person said "No it sucks", and another said "Nah, SF1 was bad. SF2 was what started the craze!" They're both wrong! This is the game that started the whole Capcom fighting frenzy. I've beaten this game three times, it's simply one of the greatest Capcom games I ever played. Ryu and Ken are two young Street Fighters who set out to become Master Champion, they have to face 10 opponents:Joe, Mike, Retsu, Geki, Birdie, Eagle, Lee, Gen, and then finally:Adon and Sagat. Anyone will enjoy this game, it has a lousy ending, but it still makes me happy. If you see this game in arcades, go on and play it! DO NOT be afraid. And I have a message to all the people that hate SF1:Why don't you stop bitching and think about the past! Without SF1, we wouldn't have DarkStalkers (7 years later), and MVC (11 years later). So shut up! Let people enjoy this game!

I used to play this game a lot when I was a kid. It's unbelievably hard to beat opponents, but it was quite realistic for it's time. Most of the SF fans tend to ignore it as Street Fighter II was a great game, but you weren't able to get anything best by 1987 if you were looking for arcade action. Two known cheats: 1) doing a 'hook' while playing Mike in the US, where Mt Rushmore's president ear has a key inside; 2) when you get to the fist bonus stage where you are to break the 20 wood boards, if you do the 'hook' and it fits between the two guys on the right, you get your plane to Africa for a hidden bonus fight, just rocks. I hope I was able to get it back in my computer for continuous playing. If you are to get this game, definitely give it a try