Re:Not entirely true. (Score 1)

Wow, that's a whole different perspective than over here (EU). Rather than infamous, Street Fighter 2 is legendary status. It was the fighting game that really kicked the whole genre into gear, and pretty much every fighting game followed in it's footsteps. Admittedly, there were a bunch of ropey cash-ins after Champion Edition but it picked back up with some of the Alpha series. It was also a massive hit in Japan, and led to an enormous rise in 2d fighting games and tournaments.

The Street Fighter 1 coin-op was just terrible, but the 8-bit home version was mildly entertaining for it's day.