Original Street Fighter 2 US game cover

[Calashnikov]

I liked that US box shnit because it featured both a "street," and some "fighters." That was brilliant. It was like Catchphrase.

Anyway, here's one of my favourite Street Fighter-related boxes:

The sketchy, unfinished look really astounds. I love Venom there. Styled to the max!

[Hackign]

Anyone still laughing at that SF2 promo?

Why do the American versions of games get such bad boxart? We're lucky in the Uk sometimes that we'll get the a slightly modified JP boxart.

[Kryptonian]

Was looking for the Jap and US Super Street Fighter 2 but found this:

Now I got a NTSC-J version in Singapore but it has the same cover as ours. Gutted

[Calashnikov]

Why do the different parts of the world get different boxart? Serious question.

Different demographic, innit? Spanish Crunchy Nut Corn Flakes have slightly bubbly milk in the bowl on their box, surrounded by all the ingredients that end up in the shit. My UK box has no such jazz.

Actually, nah. Talkin shite.

[superpretend]

I like how the US SF2 boxart, the artist thought, "Well, it is *Street* Fighter, so how about them fighting in front of a brick wall?"

Some of these other boxes make me sad though. I had both the Famicom SFII and SFII Turbo (yeah, Capcom raped me twice), since given away. The boxes were extremely tatty though.

I do have the Jpn Revival though.

And I'm not even good at Street Fighter!

[Gique]

Why do the different parts of the world get different boxart? Serious question.

Marketing departments.

They KNOW what you want, even if you really don't.

[Omizzay]

Not street fighter, but this guy is the absolute best at drawing Capcom characters, so I'll put it in here:

http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs8/i/2005/272/b..._diablo2003.jpg

More:

http://images2.deviantart.com/i/2004/08/b/...ghter_cover.jpg

[Omizzay]

More:

http://images2.deviantart.com/i/2004/08/b/...ghter_cover.jpg

[Willei]

Here's a recent example of JP vs US art;

JP:

US:

I don't know why they even changed it, or why Ryu seems to have some kind of denjin shoryuken in the US art, but it all seems to be for the worse. The "Alpha Anthology" bit looks amateurish, sounds rubbish, and isn't even in the same style as anything else. God knows why they felt the need to add CHROME and a shit looking gradient to frame the picture.

[kamrantaz]

what is that game?

[Willei]

A collection of all the games in the Alpha/Zero series, along with Gem/Pocket Fighter. Most importantly, it includes a "new" game called Hyper Street Fighter Zero. Like Hyper Street Fighter 2, it lets you pit characters from any part of the series against each other. Crucially, it adds some new ISMs to the game based on Vampire Saviour, Marvel vs Capcom and Street Fighter 3. That means parries, super cancels, the works! It sounds very interesting, and I can't wait to play it! It came out today in Japan, in a few weeks time in America, and god knows when over here.

Here's a little taste of parrying, ZERO style!

[SeanR]

http://sprites.fireball20xl.com/OS/Capcom/Sheets/sakura2.gif

wow!

ps. who were the two guys in the SFII arcade attract sequence supposed to be anyway?

[Roboplegic Wrongcock]

http://sprites.fireball20xl.com/OS/Capcom/Sheets/sakura2.gif

wow!

ps. who were the two guys in the SFII arcade attract sequence supposed to be anyway?

Bill and Ben.

[utero2001]

"There always be one company to go to for serious fighting games, cus when it comes to great games, ONE COMPANY'S TOTALLY AWESOME!!!"

I picked up the PC version, love this cover

[robdood]

Was the music on the PC version the same as the arcade? Cos I remember Ryu's tune in the PC one being particularly awesome

Ryu's tune FTW

[sir stiff_one]

A collection of all the games in the Alpha/Zero series, along with Gem/Pocket Fighter. Most importantly, it includes a "new" game called Hyper Street Fighter Zero. Like Hyper Street Fighter 2, it lets you pit characters from any part of the series against each other. Crucially, it adds some new ISMs to the game based on Vampire Saviour, Marvel vs Capcom and Street Fighter 3. That means parries, super cancels, the works! It sounds very interesting, and I can't wait to play it! It came out today in Japan, in a few weeks time in America, and god knows when over here.

Here's a little taste of parrying, ZERO style!

I am both surprised and pleased by this most excellent of revelations.

[ianwuk]

The Amiga boxart for Street Fighter 2 was the same as the original US game cover as shown.

[Hackign]

Has their ever been a case of US boxart being better than the JP boxart?

[Gique]

I don't know why they even changed it, or why Ryu seems to have some kind of denjin shoryuken in the US art, but it all seems to be for the worse. The "Alpha Anthology" bit looks amateurish, sounds rubbish, and isn't even in the same style as anything else. God knows why they felt the need to add CHROME and a shit looking gradient to frame the picture.

capcom USA marketing dept and package artist trying to justify their existence.

no other reason.

[Sloth]

JP:

US:

Pal :

[Chewylegs]

Ha ha , I actually sat all the way through that!! Loved those jap adverts for the games. Why don't we get anything so great but so tacky over here!?!

But who's this Roooo man he kept talking about. I don't remember him in the game?!

Why is it that all early boxart was done by under 12's? I can't believe the people who did that art work could actually call themselves artists!

Oh and I owned that Street Fighter2 handleheld game. That was the shit!

[Dave White]

amazing it got released with that on tbh.

[Nick R]

I like how the US SF2 boxart, the artist thought, "Well, it is *Street* Fighter, so how about them fighting in front of a brick wall?"

A concept taken to its conclusion with the PC version of Super SF2:

[vamecum]

Think I bought that.

I couldn't even run it on my pc at that time.

[Fuddle]

ps. who were the two guys in the SFII arcade attract sequence supposed to be anyway?

its mike and joe.

[Number 28]

Surely it isn't wise to write your profession on your backside when it's generally illegal. You'd permanently be feeling the heat.