When the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection came out, there was one game I wanted to get my arcade stick out for. That was Street Fighter III: Third Strike, a game that went relatively under the radar at time of release in the UK, and sadly so. It’s still, to this day, the prettiest 2D fighting game ever made.

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Who’s your favourite Fighting Street character? Mine is Dick Jumpsey, the famous American actor-boxer. Huh? No, I’m talking about Fighting Street. You know, the arcade game where you have to physically punch giant pressure-sensitive buttons to make your character attack your opponent. Featuring wonderful characters such as “Shilke Muller”, “Great Tiger” and “Chinese Girl”. Everyone knows Fighting Street.

No? Well, the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection can fill you in. It was released yesterday and includes a “Museum” section, detailing the history of the fighting game series, complete with sketches and old design docs. There’s a lot of fun stuff in here, and some, uh, questionable stuff too. (more…)