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{{Short description|1993 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
| image = SSF2 US flyer.png
| caption = Arcade flyer
| developer = [[Capcom]]
| publisher = Capcom
| designer = [[Noritaka Funamizu]]<br />Haruo Murata
| composer = Isao Abe<br />Syun Nishigaki
| series = ''[[Street Fighter]]''
| platforms = [[Arcade video game|Arcade]], [[Sega Genesis|Mega Drive/Genesis]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]], [[X68000]], [[FM Towns]], [[Amiga]], [[MS-DOS]]
| released = {{Collapsible list|title={{nobold|September 14, 1993}}|'''Arcade'''{{vgrelease|JP|September 14, 1993<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.streetfighter.com/en/35th/history.html | title=HISTORY &#124; Street Fighter 35th Anniversary Site &#124; CAPCOM }}</ref>|NA|October 1993<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n114|title=
アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005)|author=Masumi Akagi|date=
2005}}</ref>}}'''Mega Drive/Genesis, Super NES'''{{vgrelease|JP|June 25, 1994<ref name="3rd party titles - Sega JP">{{cite web |title=Software List (Released by Soft Licensees)|url=https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html |website=セガ 製品情報サイト |publisher=Sega |access-date=May 15, 2023 |language=ja}}</ref>|NA|July 18, 1994|AU|August 17, 1994|EU|December 2, 1994<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 14, 1994 |title=Nintendo pledges hot new titles on the way soon |pages=21 |work=[[Grimsby Telegraph|Grimsby Evening Telegraph]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/822078208/?terms=%22Secret%20of%20Mana%22&match=1 |access-date=November 26, 2023 |quote=And finally, December 2 sees the launch of ''Super Street Fighter II'' (SNES, £59.99p)..}}</ref>}}'''X68000'''{{vgrelease|JP|September 30, 1994}}'''FM Towns'''{{vgrelease|JP|October 7, 1994}}'''Amiga'''{{vgrelease|EU|1995}}'''MS-DOS'''{{vgrelease|NA|1996}}}}
| genre = [[Fighting game|Fighting]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
| arcade system = [[CP System II]]
}}

{{nihongo foot|'''''Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers'''''|スーパーストリートファイターII|Sūpā Sutorīto Faitā Tsū|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a 1993 [[fighting game]] developed and published by [[Capcom]] for [[Arcade video game|arcades]]. It is the fourth game in the ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' sub-series of ''[[Street Fighter]]'' games, following ''[[Street Fighter II Turbo]]'' (1992). It refines and balances the existing character roster from the previous versions, and introduces four new characters, including [[Fei Long]], [[Cammy]], [[T. Hawk]], and [[Dee Jay]]. It is the first game on Capcom{{'}}s [[CP System II]] hardware, with more sophisticated [[graphic]]s and audio over the original CP System hardware used in previous versions of ''Street Fighter II''.

''Super Street Fighter II'' was ported to the [[Super Nintendo]] and [[Sega Genesis]] home consoles in 1994, followed by a number of computer platforms later. ''Super Street Fighter II'' was followed in 1994 by ''[[Super Street Fighter II Turbo]]'', a fifth version of ''Street Fighter II'', which further balances the characters and adds features.

==Gameplay==
''Super Street Fighter II'' features the following changes from ''[[Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting]]''.

===Graphics and audio===
The [[heads-up display|HUD]] and all of the stages and character portraits feature new graphics. The original [[attract mode|opening sequence]] and [[attract mode|unused sequence]], which has two generic characters fighting in front of a crowd, was replaced by a new opening featuring lead character [[Ryu (Street Fighter)|Ryu]] launching a ''[[Hadouken]]'' projectile toward the screen.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} . The music and sound effects were remade and a new announcer was introduced, who also recorded new voice samples for [[Ken Masters|Ken]], [[Guile (Street Fighter)|Guile]], and Sagat.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

===Other new features===
[[File:Super Street Fighter II screenshot.png|thumb|Cammy vs. Fei-Long in Ryu's stage. A new scoring system was implemented that keeps track of the number of hits a player performs during a combo.|left]]
''Super Street Fighter II'' features a new scoring system tracking [[combo (video gaming)|combo]]s, first attacks, reversals, and recoveries made by the player, and awards bonus points accordingly.

Players choose one of eight character color schemes: the character's original color scheme, their color scheme from ''Champion Edition'' and ''Hyper Fighting'', or one of five new color schemes.

The faster game speed introduced in ''Hyper Fighting'' was reduced to the same speed level as ''Champion Edition''. The faster game speed would later return in ''Super Turbo''.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

===Tournament Battle===
An alternate version of ''Super Street Fighter II'' that features eight-player [[single-elimination tournament]] gameplay. ''Super Street Fighter II: The Tournament Battle'' requires four networked arcade cabinets. This edition consists of three sets of four simultaneous matches: the initial eliminations, the semifinals, and the finals. After the first set, the players are re-arranged by outcome. The winning players are sent to either of the first two cabinets, and losing players are sent to the others. In the finals, the players competing for first place are sent to the first cabinet, the third-place players to the second cabinet, and so on.

==Characters==
All twelve World Warriors from the previous ''Street Fighter II'' games return, many with basic and special techniques refined to adjust the overall balance.<ref name="ignreview">{{cite web |author=IGN Staff |date=February 16, 2009 |title=IGN Presents the History of Street Fighter |url=http://uk.retro.ign.com/articles/954/954426p3.html |access-date=2010-02-07 |website=IGN}}</ref> Some of the characters received new special techniques such as Ryu's ''Fire Hadōken'' (renamed ''Shakunetsu Hadōken'' in the ''Street Fighter Alpha'' series), a flaming ''Shoryuken'' for Ken,<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 1997 |title=Super Street Fighter 2 Collection: Two Classics Plus One from Japan |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |page=103 |issue=97}}</ref> [[Zangief]]'s ''Atomic Buster'', and [[M. Bison]]'s ''Devil Reverse''.  Eight opponents are chosen at random, followed by the four Grand Masters ([[Balrog (Street Fighter)|Balrog]], [[Vega (Street Fighter)|Vega]], [[Sagat (Street Fighter)|Sagat]], and M. Bison).<ref name="ignreview" />

Four newcomers are introduced: 
*'''[[Cammy]]''', a 19-year-old female special forces agent from England with a mysterious past tied to M. Bison.
*'''[[T. Hawk]]''', a Native American warrior from [[Mexico]] whose ancestral homeland was taken from him by Shadaloo.
*'''[[Dee Jay]]''', a [[kickboxing]] musician from [[Jamaica]] seeking inspiration for his next song.
*'''Fei Long''', a [[Hong Kong]] movie star who wishes to test his martial arts against real opponents, modeled after actor [[Bruce Lee]] and an example of [[Bruceploitation]].

==Home versions==
===Super NES===
[[File:Capcom-3DO-Fighting-Controller.jpg|thumb|right|For ''Super Street Fighter&nbsp;II'', Capcom produced a special controller with a traditional six-button layout, for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, 3DO, and Super NES.]]
The Super NES version of ''Super Street Fighter II'', released on June 25, 1994 in Japan, and during the same month in North America and Europe, is the third ''Street Fighter'' game released for the console, following the original ''Street Fighter II'' and ''[[Street Fighter II Turbo]]'' (a clone{{clarify|date=September 2023}} of ''Hyper Fighting'' from the Arcade). It is on a 32 megabit cartridge supporting the [[XBAND]] online network. It has several new game modes such as Group Battle and Time Challenge, and the eight-player Tournament mode from the arcade version, in addition to the previous games' Arcade and Versus modes. Several levels of speed can also be chosen. Like in the SNES version of ''Turbo'', the background music stops between rounds and restarts from the beginning at the next round. Unlike the Sega Genesis version, the SNES version has the blood for the character's beat up portraits removed or replaced with sweat due to Nintendo's strict censorship policy at the time. This version was re-released on the [[Wii]] [[Virtual Console]] in Japan on November 8, 2011, the PAL region on April 12, 2012, and in North America on April 26, 2012. The Japanese version appeared on the [[SNES Classic Edition|Super Famicom Classic Edition]], but was replaced by ''Street Fighter II Turbo'' in the SNES Classic Edition.

===Mega Drive/Genesis===
The [[Sega Genesis|Mega Drive/Genesis]] version was released simultaneously with its SNES counterpart in all three regions, almost identical. Like the SNES version, the Genesis version supports the XBAND online network although only for its North American release. The Genesis version is on a 40 Megabit cartridge, with additional voice clips of the announcer such as stating the names of the fighters (in place of "you win" or "you lose" on the SNES version). In the Options menu, the player can choose to play the Super Battle mode on "Normal" or "Expert" difficulty; the latter increases the number of opponents from the arcade version's 12 to all 16 characters. Several levels of speed can also be chosen.

===Sharp X68000===
The [[X68000]] version was released exclusively in Japan on September 30, 1994. The graphics are reproduced faithfully from the arcade version, with only a few omissions made (the message when a new challenger interrupts a match in 1-Player mode has differently-colored fonts, and the aurora in Cammy's stage is a different color). For voices, all the spatial processing and echo processing specific to the CP System II hardware were removed. Like the X68000 version of ''[[Street Fighter II': Champion Edition|Street Fighter II Dash]]'', the game is compatible with multiple [[pulse-code modulation]] (PCM) drivers on a X68030 or higher models. A message from the game's sound team is hidden in one of the ADPCM sound files containing music. Like the previous X68000 version, it was sold with an adapter for the CPS Fighter joystick controller.

===Fujitsu FM Towns===
The [[FM Towns]] version was released exclusively in Japan on October 28, 1994. The player characters reproduced faithfully from the arcade version, but the backgrounds lack the original's parallax scrolling effect. The Q-Sound soundtrack of the arcade version is reproduced faithfully in this version, with an arranged version offered as an alternative (this version was later featured in the 3DO version of ''Super Turbo'' and console versions of ''Hyper Street Fighter II''). A color edit that allows players to alter each character's color scheme was added. Like the X68000 version, it also included an adapter for the CPS Fighter joystick controller.

===Other versions===
''Super Street Fighter II'' was ported to [[MS-DOS]] by Rozner Labs and published by Capcom in 1996<ref>{{cite web |title=Super Street Fighter II (DOS, 1996) |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/10119/super-street-fighter-ii/credits/dos/ |website=MobyGames |access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref> (despite the fact that its successor, ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'', had already been ported to the same system by [[Eurocom]] and published by [[GameTek]] the year prior).<ref>{{cite web |title=Super Street Fighter II Turbo (DOS, 1995) |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/1159/super-street-fighter-ii-turbo/credits/dos/ |website=MobyGames |access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref>

The game was ported to the [[Amiga]] computer by Freestyle Software<ref>{{cite web |title=Freestyle |url=https://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Freestyle |website=GDRI |access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref> and published by [[U.S. Gold]] in 1995.

It is in the original ''[[Street Fighter Collection]]'' for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] and [[Sega Saturn]], released in 1997. However, this version lacks the 8-player tournament that appeared in the arcade and on other versions.

A home arcade cabinet featuring ''Super Street Fighter II'', ''Turbo'', and ''Champion Edition'' was released by [[Arcade1Up]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/arcade1ups-home-arcade-cabinets-look-fabulous/| first=Jordan | last=Devore | title=Arcade1Up's home arcade cabinets look fabulous|date=July 25, 2018}}</ref>

It is in the ''[[Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection]]'' for the [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Xbox One]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] and [[PlayStation 4]].<ref name="siliconera_delay">{{cite web | url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/10/16759800/street-fighter-30th-anniversary-collection-switch-ps4-xbox-pc | title=Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection coming in May 2018 | work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] | first=Julia | last=Alexander | date=10 December 2017 | access-date=22 December 2017}}</ref>

==Reception==
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="float:right; font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin:1em; margin-top:0; padding:0;" cellpadding="0"
! colspan=7 style="font-size: 100%" | Contemporary reviews
|-
! colspan=7 | [[Video game journalism|Review scores]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | Publication
! colspan=6 | Scores
|-
! [[Arcade video game|Arcade]]
! [[Mega Drive/Genesis]]
! [[Super NES]]
|-
| ''[[Computer & Video Games]]''
| 92%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Arcade Action |magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]] |date=15 November 1993 |issue=145 (December 1993) |pages=112–4 |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/b/bd/CVG_UK_145.pdf#page=112}}</ref>
| 88%<ref>''Computer and Video Games'', issue 153 (August 1994)</ref>
| 90%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_28095|title=Super Street Fighter 2 review from Computer + Video Games 156 The Essential Guide - Amiga Magazine Rack|work=abime.net|access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]''
|
| 27/40<ref name="EGM62">{{cite magazine|title=Review Crew: Super Street Fighter II|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=62|publisher=EGM Media, LLC|date=September 1994|page=36}}</ref>
| 28/40<ref name="EGM61"/>
|-
| ''[[Famitsu]]''
|
| 31/40<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=6366 |title=スーパーストリートファイターII ザ ニューチャレンジャーズ まとめ [メガドライブ&#93; / ファミ通.com |publisher=Famitsu.com |date=2016-08-17 |access-date=2017-01-20}}</ref>
| 30/40<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7004&redirect=no|title=スーパーストリートファイターII [スーパーファミコン] / ファミ通.com|work=famitsu.com|access-date=2021-08-11}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[GameFan]]''
|
| 268/300<ref>''GameFan'', volume 2, issue 8 (August 1994), page 30</ref>
| 280/300<ref>''GameFan'', volume 2, issue 8 (August 1994), page 31</ref>
|-
| ''[[GamePro]]''
| 4.5/5<ref>''GamePro'', issue 55 (February 1994), page 36</ref>
| 4.5/5<ref name=gamepro61/>
| 4.5/5<ref name=gamepro60/>
|-
| ''[[GamesMaster (magazine)|GamesMaster]]''
| 94%<ref>''GamesMaster'', issue 20 (August 1994), pages 44-46</ref>
| 95%<ref>''GamesMaster'', issue 19 (July 1994), pages 37-42</ref>
|-
| ''[[Mega (video game magazine)|Mega]]''
|
| 94%<ref>Mega magazine review, [[Future Publishing]], issue 23, page 50, August 1994</ref>
|
|-
| ''[[MegaTech]]''
|
| 96%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Game Index |magazine=[[MegaTech]] |date=31 May 1995 |issue=42 (June 1995) |pages=30–1 |url=https://archive.org/details/megatech-42/page/n29/mode/2up}}</ref>
|
|-
| ''[[Total!]]''
|
|
| {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="ninretro-snes">{{cite web|url=http://www.ninretro.de/game-1-505.html|title=Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (Super NES) - N.i.n.Retro (New is not Retro) v3+|last=NegCon|work=ninretro.de|access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| ''{{ill|Video Games (magazine)|lt=Video Games|de|Video Games|vertical-align=sup}}''
|
| 91%<ref name="ninretro-md">{{cite magazine |title=Super Street Fighter II (Mega Drive) |magazine={{ill|Video Games (magazine)|lt=Video Games|de|Video Games|vertical-align=sup}} |date=August 1994 |issue=8/94 |pages=98–9 |url=http://www.ninretro.de/game-4-506.html |access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref>
| 92%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Come closer, my friend! Super Street Fighter II (Super Nintendo) |magazine={{ill|Video Games (magazine)|lt=Video Games|de|Video Games|vertical-align=sup}} |date=August 1994 |issue=8/94 |pages=96–7 |url=http://www.ninretro.de/game-1-505.html |access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref>
|}

{{Video game reviews
| title = Retrospective reception
| SNES = true
| WII = true
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| GR_SNES = 77% (5 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588757-super-street-fighter-ii/index.html |title=Super Street Fighter II for Super Nintendo |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=May 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209013128/https://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588757-super-street-fighter-ii/index.html |archive-date=December 9, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| EuroG_WII = 8/10<ref>{{cite news |last1=Whitehead |first1=Dan |title=Virtual Console Roundup |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_vcroundup080208_wii |access-date=12 August 2021 |work=[[Eurogamer]] |date=8 February 2008 |language=en}}</ref>
| GSpot_SNES = 8.7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.gamespot.com/super-street-fighter-ii/ |title=Super Street Fighter II - GameSpot.com |access-date=2012-09-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911043549/http://uk.gamespot.com/super-street-fighter-ii/ |archive-date=September 11, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
| IGN_WII = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ign.com/articles/2008/02/07/super-street-fighter-ii-the-new-challengers-review|title=Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers Review|first=Lucas M.|last=Thomas|date=February 7, 2008|work=ign.com|access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref>
| NLife_WII = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=McFerran |first1=Damien |title=Review: Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (Wii Virtual Console / Super Nintendo) |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/vc/super_street_fighter_ii_the_new_challengers_snes |access-date=12 August 2021 |work=[[Nintendo Life]] |date=22 January 2008}}</ref>
| ONM_WII = 94%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=2968|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201214433/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=2968|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2008|title=Virtual Console Review: Super Street Fighter II - Official Nintendo Magazine|date=February 1, 2008|access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref>
}}

===Arcade===
In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Super Street Fighter II'' as the most popular table arcade game of October 1993.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)|magazine=[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]]|issue=460|publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement Press, Inc.]]|date=1 November 1993|page=25|lang=ja}}</ref> It became the sixth highest-grossing [[1994 in video games|arcade game of 1994]] in Japan.<ref>{{cite magazine |script-title=ja:第８回 ゲーメスト大賞 |trans-title=8th Gamest Awards |magazine=[[Gamest]] |date=December 27, 1994 |volume=136 (January 1995) |pages=40–59 |lang=ja}} [http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v136.html alternate url]</ref>

In North America, Capcom launched the game with up to 1,000 ''Super Street Fighter II'' units distributed to arcade operators on a revenue-sharing basis.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Hot Off The Press! Revenue Sharing |magazine=RePlay |date=October 1993 |volume=19 |issue=1 |page=9 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-19-issue-no.-1-october-1993-600dpi/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2019%2C%20Issue%20No.%201%20-%20October%201993/page/9}}</ref> ''RePlay'' reported that ''Super Street Fighter II'' was the most popular arcade game in of November 1993.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Player's Choice - Top Games Now in Operation, Based on Earnings-Opinion Poll of Operators: Best Video Software|magazine=RePlay|volume=19|issue=2|publisher=RePlay Publishing, Inc.|date=November 1993|page=10|url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-19-issue-no.-2-november-1993/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2019%2C%20Issue%20No.%202%20-%20November%201993/page/n9/mode/1up}}</ref> ''[[Play Meter]]'' later listed ''Super Street Fighter II'' as the eighth most popular [[arcade video game]] and fifth top [[arcade conversion]] kit of January 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/play-meter-volume-20-number-1-january-1994/Play%20Meter%20-%20Volume%2020%2C%20Number%201%20-%20January%201994#page/8/mode/1up|title=Equipment Poll - Video & Pinball Combined|magazine=[[Play Meter]]|volume=20|issue=1|publisher=Skybird Publishing|date=January 1994|page=8}}</ref>

In early 1994, Capcom projected sales of ''Super Street Fighter II'' to reach 100,000 arcade units sold worldwide.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Japan Company Handbook: Second Section |magazine=Japan Company Handbook: Second Section |date=Spring 1994 |issue=1 |page=758 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HqC0AAAAIAAJ |publisher=[[Toyo Keizai]] |quote=Sales of "Street Fighter II Turbo" aimed at 4.2 mil units, and commercial-use "Super Street Fighter II" at 100,000 units, in current term.}}</ref>

===Home Versions===
In Japan, the Super Famicom version was the third best-selling video game of 1994, with 941,000 sales that year.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=1994年のコンシューマーゲームソフトの売上 |trans-title=1994 Consumer Game Software Sales |magazine=[[Dengeki Oh]] |publisher=[[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]] |lang=ja |url=http://www.rnac.ne.jp/~zangel/1994.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010920123100/www.rnac.ne.jp/~zangel/1994.htm |archive-date=20 September 2001 |access-date=16 September 2021}}</ref> In North America, it topped the Sega Genesis and Super NES sales charts from July<ref name="EGMSep1994">{{cite magazine|date=September 1994|title=EGM's Hot Top Tens|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/b/b5/EGM_US_062.pdf|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|pages=44}}</ref> to August 1994.<ref name="EGMOct1994">{{cite magazine|date=October 1994|title=EGM's Hot Top Tens|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/1/1c/EGM_US_063.pdf|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|pages=48}}</ref> By the end of the year, the Genesis version had outsold the SNES version in the United States, becoming one of the year's top ten best-selling video games in the region.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Famighetti |editor1-first=Robert |chapter=Top-Selling Video Games, 1994 |title=The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1996 |year=1995 |publisher=[[World Almanac|World Almanac Books]] |page=259 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/worldalmanac96bk00fami/page/259 |chapter-url-access=registration |quote=Source: The NPD TRSTS Video Game Tracking Service, [[The NPD Group, Inc.]], Port Washington, NY; ranked by units sold}}</ref> Eventually, {{nowrap|2 million}} copies were sold worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title=Platinum Titles |url=https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/million.html |website=[[Capcom]] |access-date=19 October 2021}}</ref>

''[[GamePro]]'' gave a generally positive review of the Genesis version. They wrote that it was a solid conversion of the arcade game, but "''Super'' was never the game it could have been in the arcades, and the same imbalances and flaws that hurt the coin-op still affect the home versions." They said the new features were "pretty cosmetic or just downright boring and unimportant", and that music and voices of the Genesis version were all inferior to the SNES version, but concluded "''Super'' is still ''Street Fighter''" and "''Street Fighter'' is still the best fighting game ever made".<ref name=gamepro61>{{cite magazine|title=ProReview: Super Street Fighter II|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=61|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=August 1994|page=40}}</ref> They gave a more positive review for the SNES version, while citing some of the same issues with the core game.<ref name=gamepro60>{{cite magazine|title=ProReview: Super Street Fighter II|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=60|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=July 1994|pages=34–35}}</ref>

''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' gave the SNES version 28 out of 40 (7 out of 10 average), with all four reviewers concurring that though it was the best version of ''Street Fighter II'' to date, the additions were limited given how many versions had already been released, and Capcom should have put out a ''[[Street Fighter III]]'' with new mechanics instead.<ref name="EGM61">{{cite magazine|title=Review Crew: Super SFII |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=61|publisher=EGM Media, LLC|date=August 1994|page=32}}</ref> They made similar comments on the Genesis version, and two of the reviewers additionally criticized it more than the Super NES version, such as the poor quality of the digitized voices.<ref name="EGM62"/>

===Accolades===
In the February 1994 issue of ''[[Gamest]]'', ''Super Street Fighter II'' was nominated for [[List of Game of the Year awards|Best Game of 1993]], ultimately ranked at third. In the category of Best Fighting Games, ''Super'' won three more third-place prizes in the categories of "Best Fighting Games", "Best Graphics", and "Best VGM" ([[video game music]]). Cammy, who was introduced in ''Super'', placed fifth in the list of Best Characters of 1993, with Dee Jay and T. Hawk at 36 and 37 respectively.<ref name=gamest107>{{cite magazine|magazine=GAMEST|issue=107|page=20|url=http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v107.html|script-title=ja:第7回ゲーメスト大賞|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Fatalities on SNES!!|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=61|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=August 1994|page=25}}</ref>

In 1994, ''[[Mega (video game magazine)|Mega]]'' magazine listed ''Super Street Fighter II'' as the [[List of video games considered the best|second best game of all time]].<ref>Mega magazine Top 50 feature, ''[[Mega (video game magazine)|Mega]]'', Future Publishing, issue 24, page 74, September 1994</ref> In 1995, ''[[Total!]]'' ranked the SNES version sixth on its list of the "Top 100 SNES Games", calling it "one of the finest beat-'em-ups and one of the most well-crafted games ever."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=July 1995 |title=Top 100 SNES Games |url=https://archive.org/details/total-43/page/n37/mode/2up |journal=Total! |issue=43 |pages=39}}</ref> In 2009, ''[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]'' ranked the game 10th on a list of the greatest Nintendo games of all time.<ref name="100-ONM">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/7327/features/100-best-nintendo-games-part-6/ |title=100 Best Nintendo Games – Part Six |work=[[Official Nintendo Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |first=Tom |last=East |access-date=September 9, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110220232113/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/7327/features/100-best-nintendo-games-part-6 |archive-date=February 20, 2011 }}</ref> In 2018, ''[[Complex Networks|Complex]]'' ranked the SNES version 26th on their list of "The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Knight|first=Rich|date=April 30, 2018|title=The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-100-best-super-nintendo-games/|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Complex|language=en}}</ref>

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==Notes==
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==References==
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===Bibliography===
* {{cite book|title=All About Capcom Head-to-Head Fighting Games 1987–2000|language=ja|date=September 2000|isbn=4-88554-676-1|series=A.A. Game History Series (Vol. 1)|publisher=Dempa Publications}}

==External links==
* {{KLOV game|id=9956}}
* {{moby game|id=/10119/super-street-fighter-ii/|name=''Super Street Fighter II''}}

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