Street Fighter (revisited)

I referred to this as the worst game in the Street Fighter franchise the last time I looked at it and indicated I thought it belonged in the conversation of the worst games of all time, but on reflection, I’m surprised by how kind that initial impression was. Damage values feel random. Hits feel random; there was more than one occasion where throwing a fireball resulted in me phasing through my opponent. Some opponents can timer-scam seemingly infinitely, only undone by blessed artificial stupidity. “Yie Ar Kung-Fu” is older and better than this game; its age is not an excuse.

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