Game:

Street Fighter Alpha (1995)

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Let's Play

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This is a play-through using Akuma in the PS1 version of Street Fighter Alpha 1. Read on below for more information...

Akuma is a hidden boss in the game. He is an unlockable playable character.

===== Additional Information =====

---- Obviously, he can only be fought against as a hidden boss in the game.

---- His personal boss in the game is M.Bison.

---- SFA1 is the only game where Akuma has some unique voices and grunts. They were changed for SFA2 and beyond.

---- His brother Gouken, and his master Goutetsu, appear in his ending.

---- Akuma is known as Gouki in Japan.

---- The game is known as Street Fighter Zero in Japan.

===== About Akuma =====
Probably the most famous fighting game secret/hidden boss character, and the staple Street Fighter antagonist of Ryu. He is essentially a head-swap character in the 2D games, but there is no doubt that he has developed his own unique persona and style as the SF series progressed - the way he performed his moves became more and more different from Ryu/Ken. Now, 23 years later, he makes a cross-over appearance into Namco's Tekken 7. Hows that for a mark of popularity?

Alpha 1 Akuma is certainly a very strong character to use... if I were to describe this version of him, then I would say that he is basically like an "in-between" of SFA2's regular Akuma and Shin Akuma. Basically stronger than regular Akuma, but not quite on Shin Akuma's level.

===== About SFA1 =====
Street Fighter Alpha 1 kicked off the brilliant Alpha series... the game still holds a place in my heart. Despite it being a bit "broken" (competitive-gameplay-wise), it's still good fun. It's the only Alpha game with chain combos as one of it's core mechanics.

On a personal level, I think the Arranged/Remixed soundtrack in the PS1 and Saturn versions are one of the best styles of instrumentals that Capcom have produced. It's basically the really emphasized jazzy, funky techno stuff.

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