# Super Street Fighter II
**Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers** is a 1993 arcade fighting game produced by Capcom and the fourth arcade version of *Street Fighter II*, following *Street Fighter II: The World Warrior*, *Street Fighter II': Champion Edition*, and *Street Fighter II': Hyper Fighting*.[1](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Street_Fighter_II%3A_The_New_Challengers) It added four new playable characters, ran on Capcom's newly developed CPS-II arcade hardware, and was followed in 1994 by *Super Street Fighter II Turbo*, the fifth and final revision of the *Street Fighter II* series.[1](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Street_Fighter_II%3A_The_New_Challengers) • [2](https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Super_Street_Fighter_II)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | Arcade, 1993; ported to home consoles the following year[1](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Street_Fighter_II%3A_The_New_Challengers) • [3](https://captown.capcom.com/en/classic_games/31) |
| Position in series | Fourth arcade version of *Street Fighter II*, after The World Warrior, Champion Edition, and Hyper Fighting[1](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Street_Fighter_II%3A_The_New_Challengers) |
| Hardware | First arcade game to use Capcom's CPS-II architecture[2](https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Super_Street_Fighter_II) |
| New characters | Cammy, Dee Jay, T. Hawk, and Fei Long[4](https://as.com/meristation/2018/05/29/analisis/1527577200_176078.html) |
| New systems | Combo-counter system awarding points for hits and damage; eight color palettes per character[5](https://sfrpg.com/yahoogroup/files/The%20Story%20of%20Street%20Fighter%20II.htm) |
| Home modes | Group Battle, Tournament Battle, and Time Challenge[3](https://captown.capcom.com/en/classic_games/31) |
| Successor | *Super Street Fighter II Turbo* (1994), which refined character balance and introduced Super Combos[1](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Street_Fighter_II%3A_The_New_Challengers) • [6](https://news.capcomusa.com/strumslinger/blog/2018/05/03/street-fighter-30th-anniversary-collection-retrospective-series-street-fighter-street-fighter-ii) |
## Place in the Street Fighter II lineage
*Street Fighter II* (1991) established the series' popularity and defined the fighting game genre, and Capcom revised it repeatedly in the arcade.[7](https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/feature/2017_sf30th.html) *Super Street Fighter II* was the fourth of these versions. It carried the same tournament storyline as Champion Edition, but rebuilt the presentation and systems around the new CPS-II board, a large step up from the aging CPS hardware of the previous games.[5](https://sfrpg.com/yahoogroup/files/The%20Story%20of%20Street%20Fighter%20II.htm)
The four additions brought the roster to sixteen fighters. Cammy, a new character, appeared alongside Dee Jay, T. Hawk, and Fei Long, and the returning cast received new moves and animations.[4](https://as.com/meristation/2018/05/29/analisis/1527577200_176078.html) • [3](https://captown.capcom.com/en/classic_games/31)
## New features
**Hardware and presentation.** *Super Street Fighter II* was the first arcade game to run on Capcom's CPS-II hardware.[2](https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Super_Street_Fighter_II) The upgraded board supported the game's redrawn character sprites and animations, and a new announcer accompanied the action; some players mockingly nicknamed the announcer "Big Bird" for its resemblance to the *Sesame Street* character.[2](https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Super_Street_Fighter_II)
**Scoring and colors.** The game introduced a combo-counter system that told players when they performed a combo, how many hits it contained, and awarded points based on the damage dealt, increasing scoring opportunities.[5](https://sfrpg.com/yahoogroup/files/The%20Story%20of%20Street%20Fighter%20II.htm) • [2](https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Super_Street_Fighter_II) Where previous games had offered two costumes per character, *Super* offered eight, selectable by choosing a character with different buttons or by holding a button until the color changed.[5](https://sfrpg.com/yahoogroup/files/The%20Story%20of%20Street%20Fighter%20II.htm) • [2](https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Super_Street_Fighter_II)
**Home version.** The home console port arrived in 1994 and added modes beyond the arcade game, including Group Battle, Tournament Battle, and Time Challenge.[3](https://captown.capcom.com/en/classic_games/31) Ports later appeared on a wide range of platforms, including the [Sega Genesis](https://www.edgepedia.org/sega-genesis), SNES, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, 3DO, [Amiga CD32](https://www.edgepedia.org/amiga-cd32), Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, Xbox Live Arcade, and [Virtual Console](https://www.edgepedia.org/virtual-console).[1](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Street_Fighter_II%3A_The_New_Challengers)
## Reception and competitive standing
*Super Street Fighter II* was followed roughly a year later by *Super Street Fighter II Turbo* (1994), which further refined the balance between characters and introduced Super Combos, powerful moves that could turn the tide of battle.[1](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Street_Fighter_II%3A_The_New_Challengers) • [6](https://news.capcomusa.com/strumslinger/blog/2018/05/03/street-fighter-30th-anniversary-collection-retrospective-series-street-fighter-street-fighter-ii) In later competitive play, the tournament scene settled on *Hyper Fighting* and *Super Turbo* as the main *Street Fighter II* games, and *Super Turbo* is generally considered the final and definitive version of the series, while plain *Super* has little competitive presence.[6](https://news.capcomusa.com/strumslinger/blog/2018/05/03/street-fighter-30th-anniversary-collection-retrospective-series-street-fighter-street-fighter-ii) • [8](https://gaminginsurrection.com/archives/ISSUE43FINAL.pdf)
The game remains available through Capcom's own re-releases; it is playable on the Capcom Town classic games service and was included in the 2018 *Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection*.[3](https://captown.capcom.com/en/classic_games/31) • [6](https://news.capcomusa.com/strumslinger/blog/2018/05/03/street-fighter-30th-anniversary-collection-retrospective-series-street-fighter-street-fighter-ii)
## References
1. [Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers, Street Fighter Wiki](https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Street_Fighter_II%3A_The_New_Challengers)
2. [Super Street Fighter II, StrategyWiki](https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Super_Street_Fighter_II)
3. [Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers, Capcom Town](https://captown.capcom.com/en/classic_games/31)
4. [Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, análisis, Meristation](https://as.com/meristation/2018/05/29/analisis/1527577200_176078.html)
5. [The Story of Street Fighter II](https://sfrpg.com/yahoogroup/files/The%20Story%20of%20Street%20Fighter%20II.htm)
6. [Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection Retrospective, Capcom News](https://news.capcomusa.com/strumslinger/blog/2018/05/03/street-fighter-30th-anniversary-collection-retrospective-series-street-fighter-street-fighter-ii)
7. [The Street Fighter Series 30th Anniversary, Capcom IR](https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/feature/2017_sf30th.html)
8. [Super Turbo Revival, Gaming Insurrection issue 43](https://gaminginsurrection.com/archives/ISSUE43FINAL.pdf)
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