Product ReviewsStreet Fighter II': Special Champion Edition (Sega Genesis, 1993)

SO OL' SCHOOL!!!

I first received this game in Christmas of 1994. I had this game until 1997 when I lost it. That was the last time I played this cult video game on Sega Genesis. When I thought about this game and other like this I ordered a Sega Genesis back in October as a replacement for the one my older-half brother got for Christmas back in 1990. When I received this game 4 years later. Me and him would play each other day and night until 1996-1997. We'd play each other every day and night before we went to bed for school. I was really and truly addicted to this game lol! I still am to this day when it comes to my early youth. Things was different back then and not the same now as before but hey, man, those was the days and SO OL' SCHOOL!!! Thank you for your service!Read full review...

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A good 16-bit Street Fighter, but not the Greatest...

Street Fighter 2: Special Champion Edition was the Sega Genesis answer to the SNES versions of SF2 Turbo, and Street Fighter 2. Unfortunately, while the Genesis edition of this game was quite good in itself, it couldn't really hold water next to the far superior SNES editions.

SF2: SCE is a great game. It's basically SF2: Turbo for the Genesis. Chun-Li has the fireball, Ken has the Fire Dragon punch. Ryu has the True Fireball Hadoken. And so forth. Six-button Genesis gamepads are supported natively, and you have the eight turbo speeds available, just like SF Turbo did.

But some things just cant hold up to competition. The graphics aren't as strong as Turbo. The sound is good for Genesis, but Turbo wins there, too. Controls were also more crisp on the SNES as well.

So, for nostalgia purposes I would say sure, buy the Genesis SF2 game. As it's not bad at all. But for the 16-bit era, the superior version will almost unanimously be SF2 Turbo by most retro gamers standard.Read full review...

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Sega genesis glory days

To many yap about the snes version being so much more when it's not it's just nintendo babies crying. Both versions for snes and sega are different but both are a blast and honestly in today's world both snes and sega can be had for ton less then a modern day system alone. What I'm sayin is just becaue today's systems have all the flash they have zero substance everything needs a patch or download this buy more outfits ?? I don't care if u can change there cloths gezz it's a video game and a fighter at that we want the best controls and near arcade graffics and that's what the snes and genesis did well back 25 30 yrs ago u can't measure the fun we had compared to today's brats screaming swearing at each other over internet and cheating and hackin the games . No us old school gamers love that 2md player is right there sitting next to us and if we want 4 players they also sitting right there not some bozo adult tryin pretend there kids online tryin creep on our kids. Disagree well truly then u have no clue and maybe yr that creepy adult stalking kids on the net while they try play games 🤔 Read full review...

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Game classics

Much better than playing this game on PC is playing on console. We use AtGames Sega Megadrive. Graphics, sounds and styling of this game returns you to early 90's. Blanka, Dhalshim and other characters from this game are well known for everybody,who played this type of games almost thirty years ago. This game is rival of Mortal Kombat 2, Brutal: Battle of Fury, etc.Read full review...

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What could be better? Probably "Super Street Fighter II".

I vaguely remember owning this back when it was initially released and trading it in for "Super SFII" when it came out. Now I own it again. :)

If you plan on purchasing this, I highly recommend owning or picking-up a 6-button controller, preferably TWO... invite friends over for a beating.

There are quite a few subtle differences between this and "Super SFII". basically boiling down to "Super" having approx. a dozen or so more 'moves' per character and the introduction of 4 new playable characters.

Long story short, if you're not a collector or a Capcom/SF fanboy, I honestly recommend going with "Super SFII", but this game is great in it's own right. So 4 stars due to being rushed released only to release an upgraded version a year later.

Side Note(Rant): This is something of an example of Capcom's greed, as they rushed out arguably minor game upgrades, then tacked on prefixes and subtitles to the name "Street Fighter II" for almost 2 decades before updating the roman numeral and actually changing the graphics engine. I love Capcom, don't love redundant rushed game releases.Read full review...

this game set the standard for future fighting games

SF2 is one of the best fighter genre games on the sega genesis on the same level as mortal kombat (although they are both great and hard to compare). This game is fast paced and has excellent graphics and music for its time. This is a must have for sega genesis owners. Read full review...

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best video game ever

I played this game as a kid and it is just as I remember. Streetfighter 2 is the best fighting game ever. might be the best game period. the champion edition is one of the best versions even without T Hawk, Cammy, DJ, and Fei Long in it.Read full review...

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Better replay value than the SNES version IMHO

The special moves can be a bear to get used to on a Genesis controller. Once you learn them, however, this game can make for hours of pixely fun. For some unknown reason, the Genesis version keeps you coming back more than the Super NES version. The CPU on the hardest difficulty isn’t super cheap like other games such as Samurai Shodown.

The BGM has some really technically impressive FM patches, although unfortunately the entire audio system doesn't come together well at all. Behind the scenes, the game program has quite a bit of high-level bloat that creates unnecessary slow-down. The developers of the Genesis version were their own worst enemies here.

This cart has a hidden debug mode that I haven’t been able to activate.Read full review...

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An excellent fighting game!!!

I bought this product bc I used to have it when I was younger. It's just as I remember it, fun! I like the animation and the colorful backgrounds that really pull you into the game as you play. The one thing that really throws me off is the game control. I'm used to the Mortal Kombat series, and the character control is not as tight as those on Mortal Kombat. Not to say that character control in this game is bad, because it's not bad at all; just different. The ease of the moves is what makes this series one of the most fighting series. Overall, this is a very good game and worth the buy.Read full review...

Best fighting game made by Sega

There was a great battle between the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis during the 90's and this game became a staple in that battle. SNES had street fighter 2 turbo and Sega had street fighter 2 championship edition. Now I own both games and from a pure sound perspective the SNES wins hands down! But as for gameplay (need a 6 button controler) speed and presentation, Championship Edition wins without doubt. This is be far, one of the best fighting games ever made and a must have.Read full review...