Posted on 02/08/2016 at 07:22 AM
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I remember the Street Fighter arcade cabinets that had the one big punch button. Of course, at the time I didn't realize the significance of them, and it would be years later that I would realize that was the original Street Fighter that I saw.
When I first saw Street Fighter 2, the first thing I thought was, "Holy cow! This game has six buttons and I only have five fingers! How am I supposed to play this?" I was never very good at the game, but I did go with my friends to arcades and gas stations and grocery stores to play it. Remember when those places had arcade machines? Usualy I would just watch, as I'd rather spend my quarters on games I liked, such as the old Pac-Man machines at the back of the arcade that were now gathering dust.
I did like the characters, though. One of my best friends was REALLY good at Street Fighter 2, and I could never beat him. But when Super Street Fighter 2 came out, I decided I'd pick one of the new characters, Cammy, and I actually beat him! Now, it was probably because he was dealing with a new character that he wasn't familiar with, but let me have my victory, OK? Because of that, I decided that Cammy was my favorite character.