Then and Now: Street Fighter Characters

January 26, 2009 | By: Robert Workman

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These World Warriors got punchier with age.

Don't call it a comeback

Capcom's Street Fighter saga has been alive and well for 22 years, and the most anticipated chapter to date, Street Fighter IV, is now less than a month away. In this week's Then and Now feature, we examine the origins of our favorite characters from the series, and how they've changed.

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empyreanlc at 10:25 pm on January 29th 2009

SF4 would be a great looking game if any other company made it, but it's kinda low quality for Capcom. ********, Dan's foot

sickhumor695 at 2:33 am on January 29th 2009

badboirula your so wrong im not even gonna try

badboirula at 11:41 am on January 28th 2009

Gouken Was Akuma's Father Which Akuma Killed For More Power. It Ends Up That Ryu IS Akuma's Son. Ken Is Just A ChildHood Friend

badboirula at 11:26 am on January 28th 2009

Blanka Was Charlie One Of Guile's Friends Who Got Captured By M. Bison And Turnes Into A Monster With Some Kind Of Machine.....

zeejay711 at 8:26 am on January 28th 2009

Seriously, who cares what they are called, well obviously you n00bs do... but if you read, they were describing the moves not calling them by their names...and how do you guys know the older version is better when this one hasn't come out yet??

furrycub6955 at 2:08 am on January 28th 2009

wat about dee jay anybody use him in street fighter 2 turbo cuz i did and he was allright but hes not in four???

shinwanomiko at 12:48 am on January 28th 2009

If you read correctly sickhumor695. Never once did he mention the actual names to Chun Li's moves. Just in case you misread here is part of the article: "she utilizes a number of kicking moves, including a Spinning Whirl Kick that flips her upside down and a Lightning Kick that can hit an opponent several times. She also learned how to throw fireballs." So the only "f****ing noob" I see here is you. So before you go name calling or thinking you're high and mighty cause you went to wikipedia to find out the names of her moves, you should pay close attention to what you read. :D

mfowprwf at 11:14 pm on January 27th 2009

Actually, sickhumor695 is wrong, also. If I'm not mistaken, that particular move of Chun-Li's is called the Spinning _Bird_ Kick, not Whirl Kick or Star Kick.

jetboy493 at 8:52 pm on January 27th 2009

Seriously I literally made a long in thingy just to leave a comment but I honestly prefer Marvel Vs. Capcom the most it had a twist of everything even Street Fighter Characters, with Marvel Fighters too!! I loved street fighter but I think this one will honestly be wierd. In my opinion you should never overdo a good thing its fun and all n nice that they hooked up the graphics ( BIG TIME ) but some of them lose their appeal and just arent like the origanal characters you grow up to love and remember them to be, I saw Chun Li- my fave♥ and i was like WTF her hands are HUUUGGGE she could prob snap my head off lol and iI like the cuter animated Sakura instead...boy i can't believe i left such a long comment thanks for reading if u did also I think Akuma, M.Bison and Zangief are the ones who still look the same just upgraded better they wear already overly naturally muscle mutated looking @_@ this seems fun to play...but i'll just wait and see what happens~

butters1179 at 8:13 pm on January 27th 2009

cant wait for this. i just hope its not as challenging as i remember the old ones to be. i could never beat the last level :( oh and i think sickhumor695 totaly over reacted.