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Street Fighter II: Champion Edition (Arcade) - Ken Playthrough on Max Difficulty

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Channel: WatchmeplayNintendo · 2018 · Gaming

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This is a capture of me playing through the arcade version of Street Fighter II: Champion Edition.  This is being played through the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection for the Switch.  I'm using my favorite character, Ken, and playing on the highest difficulty level: 8.

The Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection was recently released for the Switch, and since I love Street Fighter II so much, I'll be posting playthroughs of each iteration of the game.  Just like my SNES playthroughs, I'm completing this game on the highest difficulty level without losing a single round.  I noticed that with this version you will see the credits even if you lose a round, so long as you don't lose a match, but there seems to be a different set of credits (featuring each character breaking crates) if you don't lose any rounds.

I first encountered Street Fighter II: The World Warrior at a 7-Eleven not far from elementary school around 1991 or 1992.  I instantly became addicted to the game and couldn't stop thinking about it, especially during class.  I had no idea how to play the game, however, so I had to ask other people at my school, but it turned out they didn't know either.  It wasn't until I received the SNES and Street Fighter II for Christmas of 1992 that I actually learned how to play the game.

Before I received my copy of Street Fighter II, I remember seeing a Champion Edition arcade machine next to the World Warrior at the local 7-Eleven.  As a little kid I was always afraid of trying Champion Edition because I figured it would be incredibly difficult compared to the World Warrior.

However, one day a young guy (probably in his 20s) walked into the store and proceeded to kick the crap out of the Champion Edition AI with Ken like I had never seen before.  I watched in awe as he did incredible feats such as stopping Bison's Psycho Crusher with a Dragon Punch.  I was already a Ken fan at this point, but this guy's playing definitely cemented my love for the character.

Up through the mid '90s I kept running into Street Fighter II arcade machines everywhere, but they were predominantly the Hyper Fighting versions at that point.  Although I prefer Hyper Fighting over Champion Edition due to the faster speed, I don't think I really cared much back then.

Champion Edition is a definite improvement over the World Warrior, especially since Ken started to become differentiated from Ryu.  My favorite feature in this version without question is Ken's Dragon Punch lunging forward.  It is one of the most useful changes I've seen in the series.  

However, the difficulty did increase a bit from the World Warrior.  On the highest difficulty level, the AI in this game is nothing short of pure bullshit.  If it seems like I'm playing cheap or extra careful in this video, it's because I have to.  You can't use a jump attack unless your opponent is stuck in some sort of animation, and if you don't properly zone most of the characters with fireballs, you're screwed.  Even with careful playing, I had to push a few rounds to the time limit because the AI was being such a bastard.  Anyway, enjoy the footage.

Recorded with the Elgato Game Capture HD60 and the Switch's HDMI cable at native 1080p resolution and 60 frames per second.  I'm using a Real Arcade Pro V Hayabusa joystick.

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