Street Fighter II
| Relationship | Randy is a player and longtime fan who bought the game in 1993, describes how he played it, and reflects on it on its 30th anniversary. |
|---|---|
| Sentiment | Mixed |
| Assessment | Randy strongly praises the game and says he has always loved it, but he also says he preferred Mortal Kombat a little more and did not like some version-specific limitations. |
Street Fighter II is a fighting game that Randy Charles Johnson discusses in a 30th-anniversary video about buying Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition for the Sega Genesis. Randy presents it as a game he played and still values, saying he bought it in 1993 and that he has always loved Street Fighter II.
Randy's purchase and play experience
Randy says he bought the game on December 11, 1993, after recycling aluminum cans to afford it, and that he went to Kmart and paid about $68 before tax. He describes the game as a fighting game with 12 selectable fighters and says he usually used E. Honda because he could 'slap people silly' with him, while also mentioning Balrog as another character he liked using.
Randy's opinion
Randy's view is positive overall. He says he likes Mortal Kombat a little more because of the moves, but he still says he has 'always loved Street Fighter 2' and calls Special Champion Edition 'a very good game.' He also criticizes one version-specific limitation, saying he did not like that it would not show all endings unless played on a harder skill level.
Related articles
Source note: The transcript clearly identifies the game as Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition for Sega Genesis and gives Randy's retrospective opinion, but some ASR spellings of character names and titles are noisy. The article stays close to the transcript and does not infer beyond it.
References
- Randy Johnson, Street Fighter II SCE: 30th Anniversary," YouTube (randy commentary), archived transcript.