Episode 361: Street Fighter I (and 2010) (Patreon)

A new journey begins here! This year, we'll be exploring the span of Capcom's Street Fighter series (or at least as much as we can make time for), in celebration of Street Fighter II's recent 30th anniversary. Of course, just because Street Fighter II had a birthday recently doesn't mean we can just up and start with that game. To do this proper-like, we need to begin at the beginning... bumps and all. 

It doesn't get much bumpier than the original Street Fighter, the game that shipped with big rubber bumps on its console that players were supposed to punch. Just like Ryu! And then, we cover the next game in the series—no, not Street Fighter II. Instead, we look to the weirdo NES game with exactly zero to do with its namesake, Street Fighter 2010.

Kurt Kalata of Hardcore Gaming 101, Kevin Bunch of Atari Archives, and John Hurst of Video Death Loop all join me to discuss the game where Ryu wore shoes and strong men wept with physical exhaustion by the third round. Art by John Pading, and edits by Greg Leahy. — Jeremy

Music selections this episode: 

• 10:40 - Street Fighter (Arcade): Stage Select
• 17:37 - Kung Fu Master (Arcade): Main BGM
• 28:50 - Trojan (Arcade): Stage 2
• 38:40 - Fighting Street (PCE): Geki's Stage
• 48:21 - Street Fighter (Arcade): Breaking Boards (Bonus Stage)
• 56:16 - Street Fighter (Arcade): Final Demo / Fighting Street (PCE): Eagle's Stage
• 1:05:12 - Fatal Fury (NG): The Sea Knows (Michael Max Theme)
• 1:11:21 - Street Fighter 2010: Portal Areas
• Closing - Street Fighter 2010: City Lights (Planet 1, Area 3)