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By that point, development for SF3 had moved to the CPS3 and the CPS2 was considered a similar stopgap measure. As development continued, Street Fighter Alpha became so popular, that it would be moved onto the CPS2 itself. Once the CPS2 had been released, the projectвЂ™s development was moved from the Super Famicom to the CPS1, as Capcom still had a massive backstock of units they needed to move out. While SFIIIвЂ™s development team was comprised of CapcomвЂ™s вЂњaceвЂќ developers, the SFA staff was comprised mostly of inexperienced newcomers to the company. Due to SF2вЂ™s popularity dwarfing that of its predecessor, SF Classic was intended to recreate the events of the first game in a modernized budget title to act as a stopgap until Street Fighter III was ready for release. According to Hideaki Itsuno, one of the gameвЂ™s planners, WarriorsвЂ™ Dreams was originally devised as a Super Fami com title fittingly named вЂњ Street Fighter ClassicвЂќ. Street Fighter AlphaвЂ™s development process has some interesting stories behind it.

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Admittedly, buying CapcomвЂ™s Street Fighter 25 th Anniversary box on the PlayStation 3 gave me free codes for the Alpha games in SonyвЂ™s PS1 Classics line, which gave me a taste of the home ports as well. By the time I even knew of AlphaвЂ™s existence, Alpha 2 had been long out, so I only really went back to play the original when the Street Fighter Alpha Anthology вЂ“ more on that later вЂ“ came out on the PlayStation 2. I canвЂ™t really say IвЂ™ve got vivid memories of playing the original Street Fighter Alpha. Dubbed вЂњStreet Fighter ZEROвЂќ when it first released on June 5 th in Japan, Street Fighter Alpha: WarriorsвЂ™ Dreams eventually hit North American arcades on June 27 th, with Europe seeing the game release exactly a month later. Street Fighter Alpha: WarriorsвЂ™ DreamsДЄfter years of clamoring for a brand-new Street Fighter game, as opposed to the numerous revisions made to Street Fighter II, Capcom finally delivered in Summer 1995, more than a year after Super Street Fighter II Turbo debuted in arcades. While they didnвЂ™t quite have the lasting power of their predecessors вЂ“ likely because they werenвЂ™t the true вЂњStreet Fighter IIIвЂќ audiences were clamoring for вЂ“ they still enjoy a cult fanbase to this day. Of course, by that point, I was also branching out, discovering other Japanese 2D fighters вЂ“ developed by Capcom or other companies вЂ“ so while SFII has the distinction of holding more of my attention, Alpha introduced various mechanics that I still find satisfying to this day. While SFII introduced me to the fighting game genre, the Alpha games were what cemented my love for it. They were essentially the long-awaited sequels to the Street Fighter II games in everything but nameвЂ¦ and their placement in the timeline. The Street Fighter Alpha trilogy was released throughout the mid-90s, showcasing a new evolution of the series. There have been a variety of different types of games in the franchise, but todayвЂ™s topic is my favorite вЂњflavorвЂќ out of the entire series.

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With the Street Fighter 30 th Anniversary Collection releasing today, it only seems fitting to reminisce about the series again with another Retrospective of the franchise.

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