How hot was SFII for the SNES?

[Gamereviewgod]

I guess this one goes out to those who worked at a retail location back in the day.....

How hot was SFII for the SNES when it was first released? EGM had it on their cover about 20 times and it was hyped to no end, or so it seemed. Anyone sell out in the first day or anything like that?

[Balloon Fight]

I never worked at a retail shop, but i do remember waiting in line to get the game. There must have been 25 people in front of me, all purchasing SF II.

[buttasuperb]

It was the reason I got a SNES. I'm sure it sold lots of copies.

[Neil Koch]

I was working at Toys R Us at the time and it sold really well... I actually imported the Japanese version and was the coolest guy at the store for a week or two cause I had the code that let you use the same characters in 2 player mode.

[Raedon]

It was so hot it was one of 3 games I have ever imported..

[digitalpress]

The only way you could be asking this question is if:

a) you weren't born yet
b) you couldn't read in 1993 and had very controlling parents
c) you didn't know what "video games" were

It was so astronomically huge that I can barely remember a game that had more hype or anticipation around it PRIOR to that. EGM and every other magazine hyped it and for a change it was WORTH it - I'll never forget picking up my game the day it came out, and mind you I'm not a big SFII fan. The game was simply brilliant for its time, and it's held up very well as I'm sure you know.

[Dire 51]

Ah yes, all the SF2 hype which I don't think I've ever really recovered from. Talk about overload...

[ubersaurus]

I didn't even know about it until I saw the game in the magazine(never had the money to go to the arcade), and I knew then I needed it. That's how crazy it was.

[Dire 51]

You know, I have yet to buy a copy of SF2 for any format. Don't know if I'm ever going to, either.

[gamegirl79]

SFII was beyond huge. I was only about 14 at the time but I remember like it was yesterday. I was completely obsessed with that game. I wore out one of my SNES controllers from playing it so much. I even drew pictures of Ryu and Guile, and still have them!

[hades]

SFII was beyond huge. I was only about 14 at the time but I remember like it was yesterday. I was completely obsessed with that game. I wore out one of my SNES controllers from playing it so much. I even drew pictures of Ryu and Guile, and still have them!

Yeah, same here. I remember sitting for hours at a time playing the 2 player mode by myself just trying to learn how to do the moves with accuracy. God I wish could still be dedicated to a gmae like that.

[buttasuperb]

I'm drunk and cant spell.

I LOVE SF2.

Fucking greatest thing to happen to gaming ever. I mean EVAR.

[JLukas]

Longest video game line I've seen outside the PS2 launch. Dozens of factory sealed cases lining the store from front to back with no shortage of buyers.

[Sotenga]

You know, I have yet to buy a copy of SF2 for any format. Don't know if I'm ever going to, either.

Yeah, not a fighting game fan, I take it. I wasn't too crazy about them... until I got hooked on Samurai Shodown, and I realized how great the Neo Geo was. I grew up on Street Fighter 2 myself. I remember the hype myself, back when I was a young'un. A bit scary, yes. Street Fighter 2 is still a great game by itself today, but it is a bit dated, and it doesn't really compare to Samurai Shodown 2.

[Mayhem]

Two days before Japanese release, a good mate of mine at school gets hold of SNES SF2 from a mate of his. He doesn't have a SNES. He knows I do! As we're both huge SF2 freaks at the time, he naturally calls me up in the morning like 5 secs after "borrowing" it and asks me to bring my setup round to his place. I didn't leave until 10pm. We spent almost 12 hours constantly playing the game that day! Our thumbs were dead... our fingers bleeding. It was intense... and something never to be repeated! :D

[Ed Oscuro]

Eh. I remember playing SF2 at a friend's house way back when, it seemed much better back then than it does now. That said, the good publicity it brought gaming...oh so good. No blood, too, that's a plus :D

[lionforce]

Very Huge, I remember that Nintendo had secured the rights to the first home console version which helped alot with the sales of its console, the Genesis Champion Edition version came later. One of the Greatest Games til this day without a doubt

[Retsudo]

It was the reason I got a SNES. I'm sure it sold lots of copies.

Same here.....Matter a fact, this game is the reason I got back into playing video games

[dr mario kart]

I have 2 copies of it (to go with 3 super nintendos), I just played it for a couple hours the other day

IGN has it as #10 on their top 100 games of all time (Super Mario Kart is #14)
http://top100.ign.com/

[hamburgler]

One of the best games and one of my favorites too. :D

[Gamereviewgod]

The only way you could be asking this question is if:

a) you weren't born yet
b) you couldn't read in 1993 and had very controlling parents
c) you didn't know what "video games" were


Oh, I knew about it, I just didn't buy it on day one.....I rented it. I didn't know how well a game would do back then before games became mainstream and it wasn't Madden. Guess this answers my question 18 times.... LOL

[lendelin]

I can tell you how huge SFII was...it was so huge that I bought the game without looking at it first (which I usually did), and then I discovered that I didn't like fighting games at all. I only "finished" it once in easy mode.

That's how huge the hype and praise for it was.

PS: the game really helped N to pass the Genesis for good, in particular in Europe where N and Sega had for some time a 50/50 marketshare.

[hezeuschrist]

Oh man, this game had a huge bearing on my childhood. I begged and begged my parents for an SNES for my birthday with SFII... absolutely the best. I remember playing this game with all my childhood friends, and whooping them all. I was the king of this game, and that stigma had stuck around for a while, that I was a great gamer. In fact, it was the only game I was ever good at. I still suck at all other games.

[FABombjoy]

I bought it right when it came out... and I didn't even own a SNES!

[Perkar]

I was the king of this game, and that stigma had stuck around for a while, that I was a great gamer. In fact, it was the only game I was ever good at. I still suck at all other games.


right.... if i remember correctly, you're also "undisputed king" of Killer Instinct for SNES. a title i won't challenge, because i personally hate the game.


anyway, i was always forced to go play SF2 at my friend's places... i didn't pick it up until SNES was almost dead. but man, it rocked my goddamn face off, let me tell you that.

[portnoyd]

I remember paying (having my parents) $80 for it right when it came out. And man, was it worth it. Slap a game genie on, and you could do some cool stuff too.

dave

[GrandAmChandler]

I remember not opting for it when it first came out. Good thing I did too, because I got SFII Turbo one Christmas. I was the coolest Kid on my block! hahaha (yeah right)

[NE146]

I was in college at the time and would frequent every videogame store within a 30 mile radius of myself, and the hype everywere was huge before and after the game release.

First of all the arcade game was at the height of it's popularity and "craze", then there was that single little SNES screenshot in EGM (I think it was Guile's stage) and that started the whole anticipation.

The one thing I can say about it is it shares the distinction with 2600 Pacman as being one of the only 2 videogames I had dreams about getting prior to their releases :P I couldn't wait.. I got the jap import, then when the U.S. version came, I got that as well. LOL

[Kid Fenris]

While I remember Street Fighter II hype everywhere in 1991, I initially thought that the game looked generic and boring. I didn't really discover it until the summer, when I was visiting my grandparents, and my cousins, also visiting, would not shut up about this awesome arcade game called "Street Fighter II." So I went with them to a mall to try it out, and I loved it. I ignored everything else in the arcade, pumping far too many quarters into any available SFII machines.

So, we're walking through the mall afterwards, and as we pass by Babbage's, what should be sitting there but the SNES version of Street Fighter II, released that very day? I bought the last copy, using all of the cash that I'd been saving for a bike or something.