Together with the pad compatibility, they manufactured their own 6 button joystick (one of which we have in a display cabinet in our showroom!).
Incidentally, Super Nintendo pads were also compatible. Basically a “Supergun” (a system to run JAMMA boards). So they therefore released the CPS Changer system. Subsequently Capcom entered the home living room market off the back of Street Fighter 2 arcade machine’s success. The standard JAMMA connector only came with 4 fire buttons, so another 2 had to be added. Therefore this new standard allowed the arcade boards to act like large game cartridges. JAMMA- (a wiring configuration allowing game boards to be swapped around. There was another first- the need for a “Kick Harness”. Particularly new was the ability to string together special moves and combos (which was discovered by accident apparently). Ready to FIGHT Perfect for when your friends are over, the two-player joystick/button configuration brings the Street Fighter ll Champion Edition arcade. For the time being, most games of the time had only 2 or 3 layers of scrolling. Subsequently the Street Fighter 2 arcade machine had many firsts including adding perspective on the floor.
Thanks to Its 17-inch LCD screen, two joy sicks and authentic buttons. In particular, notable classic Capcom titles on the CPS-1 board includes the likes of Strider, Forgotten Worlds, Mercs, Ghouls ‘n Ghosts and U.N Squadron. The Arcade 1 UP Street Fighter Cabinet is a 4 foot arcade cabinet (easily assembled). Coupled with cost cutting measures – each CPS-1 game mounts on a system board which is cross compatible with other CPS-1 titles. With attention to the resolution of 384 x 224- Capcom squeezed the most out of the CPS-1 hardware. And so Capcom were reluctant to work on the concept with only 35-40 developers on board. However we witnessed a near perfect conversion which complemented the release of the SNES console admirably.Īt the time, Final Fight had commercial success in the United States. Equivalent to over £250 in 2019, this was for the Super Nintendo title alone. You can get this game restored like new for an extra 600. In this Arcade fighting game hit, you can play as the previous fighters but this you get a brand new cast of character to choose from. The killer game made parents cry when in 1991 they were pestered into shelling out £120. Here is a Super Street Fighter Arcade game for sale by capcom.
In short, Street Fighter 2 became the biggest hit in not only the arcades but across the home console arena.