Street Fighter
Hadouken combat game
Street Fighter is a fighting video game franchise launched by Capcom in 1987, becoming iconic with Street Fighter II in 1991.
The series popularized the competitive fighting game genre and introduced characters like Ryu, Ken, and Chun-Li who remain gaming icons: We spent hours at the arcade playing Street Fighter. (Lowercase street fighter is someone who fights informally.)
Japanese gaming studio
- RyuDragon name, Japanese
- KenScottish masculine name
- HadoukenSignature fighting game projectile
- versusIn opposition to
Chun-Li · rounds · knockout · perfect · combo · special move · health bar · continue
Enclosed storage furniture
- joystickTilting lever for control
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
- coin-opRequires inserted currency
- button mashingRapid indiscriminate controller input
high score · credits · CRT · marquee · control panel
Multi-round competitive event
- bracketSupport or category
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
- metaSelf-aware or transcendent
- rankedAssigned relative position
rivalry · upset · clutch · hype · commentary · venue · major · local
Capcom
Japanese gaming studio
Chun-Li · versus · rounds · knockout · perfect · combo · special move · health bar · continue · announcer
cabinet
Enclosed storage furniture
- joystickTilting lever for control
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
- coin-opRequires inserted currency
button mashing · high score · credits · CRT · marquee · control panel
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
ranked · rivalry · upset · clutch · hype · commentary · venue · major · local · online
footsies
Clandestine pedal flirtation
- hitboxInvisible contact detection boundary
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
punish · mix-up · pressure · reads · baiting · counter · feint · safe · unsafe · plus
nostalgia
Longing for the past
sprites · 2D · side-scrolling · cartridge · SNES · Genesis · chiptune · old-school · vintage
- Fighting GamesTekken, Mortal Kombat, Sub-Zero, Raiden, Kitana
- CapcomResident Evil, Monster Hunter, Mega Man, Devil May Cry, Marvel vs Capcom
- Japanese arcadesgame center, arcade stick, joystick controls, high scores, leaderboards
- video gamesvideo games, gameplay, Fortnite, mobile game, arcade
- arcadesarcade, arcade games, video games, joystick, joysticks
- Japanese GamesFinal Fantasy, Pokemon, Mario, Zelda, Metal Gear
Street FighterGran Turismo
Italian touring designation
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Street Fighterfirst-person shooter
Combat game, protagonist's viewpoint
Call of Duty · real-time strategy · StarCraft · tower defense · stealth game
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