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Super Street Fighter II Turbo (1994)

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This is a play-through using "Old" Ken (the previous SSFII version of him) in the Arcade version of Super Street Fighter II X: Grand Master Challenge. Read on below for more information...

Old/SSFII Ken is a another version of the regular Ken. He is a hidden playable character.

NOTE: 1 continue used deliberately to avoid CPU Akuma at the end.

===== HOW TO SELECT OLD/SSFII KEN =====

On the character select screen, select Ken with any button, and immediately input Left, Left, Left, Right and then press LP or LP + LK.

If you've done it correctly you'll hear Ken's voice and his portrait colours will change into his original ones.

===== MOVELIST =====
Key: QCF = Quarter Circle Forward; QCB = Quarter Circle Back; DP = Dragon Punch motion (F,D,DF)

THROWS:
-- Shoulder Throw: when close, F + MP/HP or B + MP/HP
-- Wheel Throw: when close, F + MK/HK or B + MK/HK

SPECIAL MOVES
-- Fireball: QCF + P
-- Dragon Punch: DP + P
-- Hurricane Kick: QCB + K
-- Air Hurricane Kick: while jumping, QCB + K

===== OLD/SSFII KEN DIFFERENCES =====

As this is the old SSFII version of him, it means that he does not have the Super Combo gauge, which of course means that he does not have the Shoryuu Reppa. Regarding special moves, he also doesn't have the 3 kicking special moves that New Ken has. Regarding Normals, he doesn't have the new jumping forwards MK and standing LK and HK.

===== ABOUT KEN =====

In Street Fighter II, his story is that he let his fighting skills deteriorate as a result of falling in love wiith Eliza. He also spent a lot of time on the beach with his girlfriend. One day, he receives a letter from Ryu where he describes his consistent immersion in daily training which rekindled Ken’s fighting spirit. Realizing that he’s been slacking on his own training, Ken goes back into the world of fighting, to try to perfect his Dragon Punch and Hurricane Kick.

===== OTHER INFORMATION / TRIVIA =====

---- Old Ken has two colour palettes. The first is the original World Warrior colours; and the second are unique colours that is specially made for Old Ken.

---- The second unique colour palette is made specially for SSFIIX/SSF2T.

---- There is no instance in the game where the CPU is in control of Old Ken.

---- Ken has been a playable character in every Street Fighter game up to this time of writing (Street Fighter 6).

---- He was originally named Yu, being named after Street Fighter planner Hiroshi Matsumoto.

---- When designer Akiman draws Ken, he uses Benny Urquidez’s appearance in the Square Jungle ("Shikakui Jungle, 四角いジャングル") as inspiration.

---- His creation/design could have also been inspired by real-life Karate world champion, Joe Lewis. Ken shares very similar events to Lewis.

---- He has a signature CPU AI behavior script in some games where he does the LP, MP, and HP Dragon Punches in that order, one after the other.

===== CHAPTERS =====

00:00 - Intro, Title, Character Select
00:47 - Regular fights
13:35 - vs. Balrog
15:35 - vs. Vega
17:01 - vs. Sagat
17:46 - Lose, Result and Continue screens
18:10 - vs. Sagat
19:27 - vs. M.Bison
20:44 - Ending
21:16 - BONUS 1: special credits/staff when no Rounds lost
22:34 - BONUS 2: credits/staff when Rounds lost, but no Continues used

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