New STREET FIGHTER 30TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION Retrospective Series Episode Focuses On The Alpha Series

The Street Fighter series has been around since the first game came out in 1987 but didn't become a household name until 1991 when Street Fighter II: The World Warrior came out and completely revolutionised the fighting genre. The success of the game made made the developers revise the game, which saw up to 4 different iterations within a 3-year span, ending with Super Street Fighter II Turbo(1994) for arcades - becoming the definitive Street Fighter 2 version. 

It was in 1995 that Capcom introduced us to Street Fighter Alpha, which is a prequel, and spinoff of sorts, that followed the story prior to the events in Street Fighter 2, but after the events that took place in the first Street Fighter. The Alpha series was a completely new game that played like the original games, but looked completely different by opting for a more anime approach. While the Alpha game was a Street Fighter game at heart, it also introduced new mechanics like the Alpha Counters and Chain combos, which definitely changed the pacing of the fights.

Street Fighter Alpha got two sequels in the following years, each adding slight improvements over the main Street Fighter series, as well as the original Alpha game, which made the series stand firmly on its own. The games also began featuring characters from Capcom's popular beat 'em up Final Fight who are, even to this day, being featured in more recent games like Super Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter V.

In this new Retrospective Series episode for Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection we get an in-depth look at the Alpha series, how it came to be, its importane at the time of its release, and how it slowly integrated elements that are now integral to the main series of games. In case you missed the first episode, you can watch it by clicking right here.

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Over 60 characters, 40 million units sold, and 30 years later, we’re celebrating Street Fighter with the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection for PlayStation 4! The Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection contains 12 iconic titles in the series that each have their place in Street Fighter history.