Undisputed Street Fighter #1

Since its inception 30 years ago, the Street Fighter™ video game series from Capcom has thrived based on a lethal combination of innovation, style and technique. From first-of-their-kind advances such as selectable characters and secret combo moves, to imagination-capturing characters such as Ryu, Chun-Li, and Akuma, Street Fighter has stayed a step ahead of the competition en route to be coming one of the most enduring and influential franchises in video game history. Undisputed Street Fighter™ features more than 75 interviews with Street Fighter’s creators, artists and championship players about the making of the Street Fighter games, and the iconic art, design, and imagery from across the Street Fighter universe.

Contents

• Foreword
• Introduction
• King of the Arcade
• King of 7-Eleven
• Player Vs. Player
• Final Fight as First Step
• Innovation from Observation
• Innovation by Iteration
• SoCal's Power Players
• Arcade to the Stars
• Succession Planning
• The Other Golfland
• Alt.Games.SF2
• Clash of the Titans
• The Birth of Pro Gaming
• The Good Game That Missed
• The Osaka Effect
• History of the Hadoken
• East & West
• Collectors' Edition
• The Warrior's Journey
• Movies
• Comics and Manga
• The Big Comeback
• The Near-Death of Street Fighter
• The Makings of a Comeback
• Killian's Return
• The Perfect Rollout
• The Band Gets Back Together
• Go Forth and Multiplayer
• Street Fighter's Followup
• Action Figures
• Voice Acting
• The Fighters
• Street Fighter V Art
• Endnotes & Image Scredits
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Index