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Street Fighter (1987)

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Street Fighter was produced by Capcom in 1987. Two men face off against each other in martial arts matches held on streets in five different countries. The winner of two out of three rounds moves on to the next stage. Bonus stages enable the player to earn more points.

The player controls Ryu blue, player 1, or Ken red, player 2. The countries rotate clockwise: Japan, United States of America, China, England, and Thailand.

Each country has two different opponents who the player must face in two different fights. As follows:

Japan: Retsu and Geki
United States of America: Joe and Mike
China: Gen and Lee
England: Birdie and Eagle
Thailand: Adon and Sagat

The player must defeat Sagat in order to win and finish the game. Originally, you can continue in all countries but Thailand. If you lose in Thailand, your game is over.

Capcom's first one-on-one fighting game and the original six-buttons-per-player fighting title. Hidden special moves enabled the player, who could use either Ryu player 1 or Ken player 2, to throw Hadou-Ken, execute Tatsumaki Senpuu-Kyaku and Shoryuu-Ken. The players could also perform the standard moves that include jumping, standing and crouching along with strong, medium and weak punches and kicks.

The dedicated versions of the game used special pneumatic controls that were connected directly to the game board via air hoses. Depending upon how hard the control was hit, the game would choose the type of hit the player character would perform. These controls wore out or would constantly require adjustment due to abuse.