Street Fighter Alpha
Capcom's 1995 fighter that turned the clock back before Street Fighter II, remixing its veterans as younger, sharper warriors and launching the Alpha trilogy.
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About
Street Fighter Alpha is a fighting game developed and published by Capcom, released in arcades in 1995. Set before the events of Street Fighter II, it reimagines the series’ fighters in their younger days, adding new combatants alongside them, and is remembered as the start of the Alpha trilogy and for its hand-drawn animation and dramatic three-tier super combo meter.
Home versions followed on the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Color, with later ports and re-releases bringing it to further platforms. Sequels and updates expanded the roster and refined the system, but the first Alpha remains the one that set the tone for the whole line.
- Genre
- Fighting game
- Developer
- Capcom
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Releases
| Platform | Release date | Region | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| arcade video game machine | June 22, 1995 | JP | |
| PlayStation | December 22, 1995 | JP | |
| Sega Saturn | January 26, 1996 | JP | |
| Microsoft Windows | 1997 | NA | |
| Game Boy Color | December 17, 1999 | EU | |
| Java Platform, Micro Edition | May 10, 2010 | WW | |
| PlayStation 2 | — | — | |
| PlayStation Portable | — | — |
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