That's not just because it's the oldest game and the passage of time hasn't been as kind to it – the controls are awkward, the jumping mechanics feel off and there's a general lack of refinement to the whole thing. 1987's Street Fighter kicks off proceedings, and is perhaps the least appealing game in this compendium. What we have here is every single mainline Street Fighter title prior to the fourth entry, and that includes all of the various updates and semi-sequels that Capcom released on a yearly basis when the brand was at its zenith. So much so that Capcom has produced Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection to celebrate 30 (31 if you want to be truly accurate, but what's a few months between friends?) years since the release of the original arcade game. We've had another numbered sequel since then as well as numerous collections, remasters and updates – the most recent of which being Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers on Switch – and in 2018, the brand is very much alive and well. Street Fighter's fortunes were very much tied to the one-on-one beat 'em up genre it did so much to nurture and popularise, and when 3D visuals started to take over at the end of the decade it slowly but surely slid out of the spotlight, only to be resurrected in 2008 with the sublime Street Fighter IV. In the early '90s, Street Fighter was everywhere at a time before the internet and social media came along, the awareness of this seminal franchise spread like wildfire around amusement arcades and school playgrounds, offices and bars it inspired merchandise, movies, cartoons and comics, and turned Capcom into a globally famous company. To get the most from this site, please enable JavaScript.Street Fighter may have been surpassed by the likes of Resident Evil and Monster Hunter in Capcom's enviable stable of IP, but for gamers of a certain age, the merest mention of the name itself is enough to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand to attention. See also: Street Fighter II Turbo, Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Street Fighter, Super Street Fighter II, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Street Fighter II: Champion Edition, It is the best-selling single software game on a single platform, and the highest-selling third-party game on the SNES. More than 6.3 million SNES cartridges of Street Fighter II have been sold.
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