Street Fighter 2: SNES vs Sega Genesis

Following a brief history of the Street Fighter 2 arcade series, I compare the two ports of Street Fighter 2: Hyper Fighting that were released on the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis.

Again just want to make it clear the Genesis recording only looks blurry because it is connected via composite cables while the SNES is using the HD Retrovision component cables.

[Holothurion]

Two things to note:
- The 10 star speed settings are also included in the SNES version, the difference being that a cheat must be entered to make them available (Down, R, Up, L, Y, B on controller 2 at the Capcom logo).
- The Genesis version features a Group Battle mode (later included in the console versions of SSFII).

[CONSOLETRUTH]

for the 10 stars on the SNES, on controller 2 when the capcom logo pops up, put in the code DOWN, R, UP, L, Y, B before the music tone fades and you will hear a tone to confirm you got it correct.

[lw]

the only slowdown on the snes version happens when someone gets hit by a fireball, exactly the same as the genesis and arcade. its an intentional balancing mechanic built into the game

[BobbyHo]

Sf2 on SNES was mind blowing for me when it first came out. Probly my most played game other than Final Fantasy 3 for snes.

[superseedyb]

FYI, there is a code for the Super NES that actually let's you increase the speed. I believe it was Down, Up, R, L, Y, B during the Capcom logo... Also, when most people do reviews of these 2 SF games, a lot of people neglect to mention that both versions actually contain versions of SF Champion Edition and SF Turbo. Great review!

[airforcex]

The screen captures are not of the same quality. Genesis does not look blurry at all.

[_The_Worst_]

For all my life I played and had the regular version of Street Fighter II for the Super Nintendo, but yesterday while at a pawn shop I seen Street Fighter II Turbo, so I picked💸it up and now I feel super excited after all these years to have another Street Fighter II game on the Super Nintendo...🤘🏼🤪💯✔️

[johnnyroche]

The OG Street Fighter is a game that should NEVER have gotten a sequel, but we’re VERY glad that it did

[nickelarcade]

One correction: you said that special champion edition is basically turbo and CE on one cart. This is true with the snes port. They’re basically the same game. The normal mode on snes is basically just champion edition

[yoeyzee]

I cant believe i was 8 years old when this game came out. I still remember putting my quarter above the controller to wait my turn to play against random people.

[loungejay]

8:50 "look at the sound." yes, I use my eyes to hear.

[alexojideagu]

The SF Turbo Music is a matter of debate and taste. The Megadrive version is closer to the Arcade, which gives it a more authentic feel. Also the bass is better on the Megadrive. But the SNES has real sound samples and benefits with the Brass and Lead sounds, but suffers with the Bass. Super Street Fighter however is no contest, the SNES music is a million times better.

[greensun]

You also can play up to 10 stars game speed in the SNES version, it's called the hyper cheat. Never heard of that?

[MegaDringus]

3:10 So actually there is a "turbo mode" or game speed option for Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers on the SNES. When selecting "Super Battle" mode, click right or left on the D-Pad to change the setting. It goes from 0-3 stars.

[greensun]

Street Fighter 2 is still one of the best and memorizable arcade to home console ports. I even prefer the 16bit versions over the original because the gameplay is faster and more fluid.

[sfzero]

The six button controller (not mentioned as an advantage in the final review) for me, is enough reason to prefer the Genesis version, not only because of the extra buttons, but due to the directional too. It's much more comfortable and accurate when performing special moves.
By the way, the voices on Genesis are indeed rough, however, Ryu and Ken shout their special moves names the same length the arcade version, like: HADOOOOUKEN, while on SNES they shout: Hadouken. (Short and fast)

[damin]

Sega Genesis 6 button is the best for street fighter 2

[JohnnyFromVirginia]

Good stuff! I’m about to record a podcast on this game and I 100% needed a refresher on the differences between the console versions before I started recording. Thanks brotha!

[damin]

0:47 Did you know we have street fighter 2 remasted edition on the sega genesis?

[ribenasquash]

Doesn’t the Genesis have rgb out?

I was hoping you would compare the sound effects here. This was a very one sided comparison. The speech and effects are low quality on the Sega version but they sound very... right. I think the SNES sound effects are less clear. Around the same quality, but with noise reduction. Genesis has no hardware noise reduction, for better or worse.

Having just checkout out a soundtrack comparison. The Mega Drive soundtrack is much more lively and exciting. Also it’s in tune. Yes, the SNES soundtrack features instruments which are slightly out of tune. This can happen on a sample based instrument.