Street Fighter II: Champion Edition (Jul 30, 1993 prototype) (Unreleased)
136Presenting, a prototype of the canceled Street Fighter II: Champion Edition for the Sega Mega Drive! In 1993, Sega struck a deal with Capcom to produce an exclusive port of Street Fighter II for the Mega Drive. The original 16 Megabit version, titled the Champion Edition, was possibly outsourced to ISCO and Opera House (both were regularly contracted to port Data East games), who were responsible for the Two Crude Dudes and Captain America and the Avengers ports to the Mega Drive. This version was slated to be released in June, but was canceled at the last minute when the game was nearing completion by Capcom themselves after being disappointed with the results of the port. Capcom, who up until this point never personally developed a Mega Drive game before, quickly gathered up a team to create the 24 Megabit Special Champion Edition, which was released in September of that same year. In 1994, a hacked prototype with very questionable origins was released under the title "SFII Turbo". For the first time ever, you can now play the original unaltered version that was meant to be released all those years a go.
Which version do you like better? The Champion Edition or the Special Champion Edition?
This prototype contains a few quirks in comparison to other builds. The date specified for this prototype was taken from the date written on the original EPROMS. However, by this point this version had already been canceled and the Special Champion Edition was in development. The July date is likely an EPROM burn date, meant for preview/review with various magazines. The differences between this build and the build from March are minimal. This build contains corrected grammar, additional trademark/licensing information on the title screen, a more subdued FM sound effect while moving and attacking, and some more subtle changes that can be experienced through gameplay.
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