Street Fighter 2 N°1Pre-owned book

Street Fighter: the game that knocked out an entire generation

If you never shouted “Hadouken!” in a schoolyard or tried a flying kick yelling “Sonic Boom!” at your sibling, did you even have a 90s childhood?

Street Fighter, by Capcom, is more than a fighting game — it’s a pop culture earthquake. The first game launched in 1987, but it was Street Fighter II in 1991 that truly redefined the genre and changed arcades forever.

In crowded, neon-lit arcades, coins stacked on cabinets like battle flags, and players lined up to prove their worth with Ryu, Chun-Li, Guile, or that electrifying green beast Blanka.

Each fighter had a unique style, origin story, special moves, and a theme song that got burned into your brain. From Champion Edition to Turbo, Alpha, and beyond, every iteration added layers to the mythos — and to your muscle memory.

Let’s not forget the infamous 1994 live-action movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as Guile, the animated series, action figures, mangas, and now a thriving e-sports legacy.

But deep down, we all remember that thrill: your palms sweating on the joystick, one pixel of health left, the music intensifying… and landing that final Hadouken.

Because Street Fighter wasn’t just a fight — it was a ritual.