@TopHatGamingManChannel 3 ай бұрын
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@ektran4205 3 ай бұрын
joe lewis
@TexasHollowEarth 3 ай бұрын
I like Geki. A female Geki could have been awesome..... Crapcom. I always enjoyed Geki's stage theme in the TurboGrafx CD port of SF1, Fighting Street. I really like his stage + appearance in the OG game, too. Good video THGM 😎👍
@GardevoirBoy 3 ай бұрын
Joe got a heavy reskin as Luke in Street Fighter V.
@ektran4205 3 ай бұрын
@@TexasHollowEarth geki=vega
@derek-64 2 ай бұрын
No
@Liquidcadmus 3 ай бұрын
I have always wanted a SF1 remake by Capcom. I would like to see how it would be with proper controls and frames of animation. the original is incredibly clunky and barely playable.
@AcornElectron 3 ай бұрын
And a bundled controller that you punch?
@davemeltzer614 3 ай бұрын
The original is kino, but tooooo way hard.
@meganinten0078 3 ай бұрын
Same. I would love to see a SF1 Champion Edition (or as AVGN once said, "SF1 The Good Edition") Maybe some Final Fight and Slam Masters characters can be playable.
@walterlucero5757 3 ай бұрын
Not official, but there are fan remakes made with MUGEN. I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for an official remake, though.
@marcusradtke9507 3 ай бұрын
Alpha 1 is close
@michaelnichols9850 3 ай бұрын
I found an old Street fighter machine in a corner of a abandoned community center, I plugged it in and played it for about 2 hours. Came back the next day and it was completely in pieces and in the trash. The owner said I could have kept it. I have been regretting not saving that machine for 30 years. I'm pretty sure it only had two buttons? It was one of the original first production machines.
@CalebCrazyVampire 3 ай бұрын
Yes, the original model only has two buttons because they were pressure sensitive, the harder you press, the harder the attack. The obvious problem is that they break a lot, that's why they changed to the six buttons layouts
@michaelnichols9850 3 ай бұрын
See I knew it was special because I've never seen another cabinet of the original Street fighter! Plus it having two buttons, that's the second arcade I've lost due to other people's negligence. My stepfather threw away my playchoice 10 dual screen when I moved out. He said it was taking up too much room and I needed to come pick it up. I forgot so he proceeded to break it into a thousand pieces
@hdofu 3 ай бұрын
Ouch the original 2 buttons were rarer due to many of them breaking as gamers broke their fingers, sad way it met it’s end
@Rolly2234 3 ай бұрын
So he smashed it up then told you,you could of kept it 😅😅, plus the Arcade shop around my way still has the 2 button Street Fighter 1 since 87
@michaelnichols9850 3 ай бұрын
@@Rolly2234 well I didn’t see him until the next day after I found the cabinet. I came back the next day and I guess they were emptying it out to remodel and he had some of his employees dragged out and throw it in the dumpster. i’m assuming when they threw it in there it just shattered into pieces because that’s the way I found it.
@AcornElectron 3 ай бұрын
What strength! But don’t forget there are many guys like you all over the world!
@KyleAdams-lx6tq 3 ай бұрын
You've got a lot to learn, before you beat me. Try again kiddo!
@meganinten0078 3 ай бұрын
You've outlasted the best. You are now the strongest Street Fighter in the world!
@imniceboyever 3 ай бұрын
AVGN: wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah!
@captainblood9616 3 ай бұрын
Or the audio... "mmmm mmmm mmmmmm mmmmmm mmmm mm!"
@Amesang 3 ай бұрын
I've always loved how one of Sagat's K.O. quotes in _CvS2_ references this.
@nicolaywoods9817 3 ай бұрын
Tyson should beat Paul's pre-teen ass dressed as Balrog in their upcoming fight.
@Slayerthecrow 3 ай бұрын
If Capcom ever decides to Retcom Geki and Mike as Vega and Balrog under a fake name and disguise to scout for new members to recruit into Shadaloo, I would buy it.
@lilshokan 3 ай бұрын
Would make sense how Sagat ended up joining
@redeyez_entertainment 3 ай бұрын
I thought Geki was Zebu according to SFV lol
@LunaticReason 3 ай бұрын
@@redeyez_entertainment Nah Zebu is Bushiryu so likely a rival to the Geki clan.
@LunaticReason 3 ай бұрын
My personal headcanon has Vega as someone connected to the Geki clan somehow.
@mattm7798 3 ай бұрын
Mike I've always considered to just be boxer(M Bison/Barlog). Vega and Geki is more of a stretch considering other than the claw, they are almost nothing alike. If you look at the ninjas in the SF series, none of them look like pop culture ninjas, which I think is intentional. Maybe they're like "every other ninja depiction is kind of the same, our ninjas will look nothing like pop culture ninjas". That said, I LOVE pop culture ninjas like Hanzo from Samurai Showdown and Ryu Hayabusa so a Geki return would be awesome for me!!!
@mattalan6618 3 ай бұрын
there's enough lost or forgotten SF characters out there to make up a fighting roster based on them alone
@JihadBunnydick Ай бұрын
SF EX series
@fabolous2006 3 ай бұрын
We need a SF1 remake A prequel game focusing on a young Gouken and Gouki And of course a rival schools 3
@helpkirbyhasagun_2047 3 ай бұрын
Or put young Gouki and Gouken PLUS Goutetsu in an SF1 remake
@fabolous2006 3 ай бұрын
@@helpkirbyhasagun_2047 Gouken Gouki Gou Hibiki Gotetsu Ken's Father
@StreetsofATL_19 3 ай бұрын
They can just do a Street Fighter I remake and Tekken 0 for the Switch.
@npsavat6799 3 ай бұрын
we need Skullomania in SF6. its current roster is quite Lackluster..
@fabolous2006 3 ай бұрын
@@npsavat6799 If Arika allows it
@PANTYEATR1 3 ай бұрын
Excellent video Top Hat. I remember being in elementary school when SF1 came out. I couldn't play it to save my life. I watched older guys play it and remember the first time we all saw the fireball come out from pressing all the buttons😄 nobody know how the fireball came out, but everybody was like "OOOOOooooo"!
@miasuke 3 ай бұрын
It was said Joe was considered to be in Alpha 3 as a convict fugitive, but that idea was transfered to Cody. One aspect of Joe's moveset is present in Cody's, where Joe's sobat kick ("Power") became one of Cody's command attacks. The convict fugitive idea is present in SF5's Shadaloo's database, where Joe uses the professional name "Super Star" to avoid be recognized. Interesting, Alpha 3 was the first game of the Alpha series to drop a SF1 character to return with a Final Fight character to "counter-balance", havind just a new Final Fight char and no new SF1 char (A1 have Adon&Birdie w/ Guy&Sodom, and A2 have Gen w/ Rolento. Also interesting, but off-topic, Cody have two additional command moves in Alpha 3 Upper exclusive for SFA Anthology (for PS2): Jaw Breaker and Wall Crusher. Finally, Eagle was turned "ghey" also as a Freddy Mercury homage. And I respect it 100%, because it's a homage to a great professional, not a forced thing. BTW, Eagle is my main in CvS2. 😘
@videostash413 3 ай бұрын
4:54 minutes in before he stops repeating himself and gets to the actual point
@AnAdorableWombat1 2 ай бұрын
I literally said the same thing and had to fast-forward
@Nokaret Ай бұрын
GET ON WITH IT! 😆
@AzureKnightmare32 3 ай бұрын
In regards to Joe from SF I, you completely missed the real American karate/kickboxing champion he's CLEARLY a reference to - namely Joe Lewis. No, not the Brown Bomber. The other Joe Lewis was a karate and kickboxing powerhouse known for his murderous right side kick. Look him up, he's 100% worth the time to learn about.
@LunaticReason 3 ай бұрын
Actually he is more inspired by Benny the Jet Urquidez as his moves resembles Bennys moves particularly his signature spinning back kick
@AzureKnightmare32 3 ай бұрын
@@LunaticReason I disagree. I know the video mentions Urquidez, and I know very well who Benny The Jet is. Lewis had similar moves in his arsenal. Yes, he was best known for his power right side kick, but he also used the spinning back and spinning side kick. Look at the game character and look at video of Joe Lewis fighting and training. It's as obvious as Balrog (US version) and Mike Tyson. Perhaps Capcom looked at multiple kickboxers for inspiration, and to be fair, Urquidez was more current at the time the game was made, but Lewis was still famous and well known to martial arts fans at the time, too. I just think the connection is obvious and more likely than Urquidez.
@AzureKnightmare32 3 ай бұрын
@@nowhere529 totally agree Benny deserves his own character. If you're a fan, I of course recommend you watch Meals on Wheels for his legendary battle with Jackie Chan!
@bigbossultimate 2 ай бұрын
We can agree that atleast VISUALLY he is inspired by Joe Lewis.
@KingJin726 Ай бұрын
I came here to say the same thing about Joe Lewis. It's not farfetched to think Joe was based on Joe Lewis, considering Sagat was also based on the greatest Muay Thai fighter in history of the same name. I doubt Joe was based much on Benny Uriquidez. 🤷🏾♂️
@Metallic-Sun 3 ай бұрын
I didn't know Birdie was supposed to be black in SF Alpha. I thought he just got a tan.
@TexasHollowEarth 3 ай бұрын
.... Turkish U.K. migrant agenda 🤔
@mettacitta2000 3 ай бұрын
Yeah yeah, very funny 😂
@81carlos 3 ай бұрын
Capcom was race and gender swapping characters before if became popular. Now, it seems like every Marvel and DC character is gender or race swapped. Ahead of their time?
@gregmilne4378 3 ай бұрын
And a bee stung him in the lips!
@mattm7798 3 ай бұрын
Haha same. At the time(10 years old), I didn't know there was a significant amount of British people with darker skin.
@misanthrope22 3 ай бұрын
I would love to see Capcom “collect” all of these Alpha variant sprites, create the last few, & make a “high-definition” Street Fighter 1
@mattm7798 3 ай бұрын
They really should. But then again, waiting for Capcom to do what I want with SF almost never happens. Case in point, the rainbow color explosion that is SF6's general art style and GFX.
@josephespitia5084 2 ай бұрын
I always thought it was Joe and Mike fighting in the intro of street fighter 2
@meganinten0078 3 ай бұрын
There is something charming about Ryu's design in SF1 Red head Ryu is cool. He looks fit but not hyper muscular like in later games. Like Goku in the 23rd Tenkaichi Budoukai Arc (Piccolo Jr. Saga)
@AlphaProto 3 ай бұрын
Thank you Tophat for including the Udon comics lore. While they take place in a diffrent continuity the events help flesh out the character backstories.
@JohnnyFiction 3 ай бұрын
Pretty sure Gen is spelled with a hard G, not Jen.
@kingcutty 2 ай бұрын
*pronounced
@stariswartorn 2 ай бұрын
Nobody cares
@JohnnyFiction 2 ай бұрын
@@stariswartorn about your sad life. True.
@Superfantastictop10 Ай бұрын
Soft G Hard G...golf, guess, game Soft G...gel, gym, gist
@andrewparke1764 Ай бұрын
That's true, the kanji is 元.
@StreetsofATL_19 3 ай бұрын
Canonically, Street Fighter II is the sequel to Street Fighter but spiritually, Street Fighter II is the sequel to Final Fight AKA Street Fighter ‘89!
@Kain5th 3 ай бұрын
Not sure i get that
@zkosmith1662 3 ай бұрын
@@Kain5th SFll IS the sequel to SFl but earlier in the game’s development, Capcom were going to name it Final Fight ll but they never did because it had no real connection to the main characters of the og Final Fight but in later games they confirmed both games to be canon in the same timeline so hope this helps clear up some stuff.
@LSSJTHOR 3 ай бұрын
@@zkosmith1662🤷🏻♂️
@StreetsofATL_19 3 ай бұрын
@@Kain5th Final Fight was originally going to be the sequel to Street Fighter. The original name for Final Fight was Street Fighter ‘89. All the way to its release in testing sites. Believe it or not the only reason the name didn’t stick is because arcade owners and goers said that the game was too much unlike the original Street Fighter game so Capcom gave it a new name, Final Fight. In the story, Mike Haggar is described as a former Street Fighter, not wrestler. The story (at least the arcade) took place in 1989.
@StreetsofATL_19 3 ай бұрын
@@LSSJTHOR Final Fight was originally going to be the sequel to Street Fighter. The original name for Final Fight was Street Fighter ‘89. All the way to its release in testing sites. Believe it or not the only reason the name didn’t stick is because arcade owners and goers said that the game was too much unlike the original Street Fighter game so Capcom gave it a new name, Final Fight. In the story, Mike Haggar is described as a former Street Fighter, not wrestler. The story (at least the arcade) took place in 1989.
@redeyez_entertainment 3 ай бұрын
Eagle's construction company gets a shout out in SF6 lol
@DarthEnderX 2 ай бұрын
Fun Fact: Joe was originally going to be in Alpha 3, redesigned as an escaped prisoner. But during development, they decided to make it Cody instead. Which, annoyingly, saddled Cody with his awful prisoner gimmick for many years.
@tooleybates662 24 күн бұрын
Prisoner Cody was 🔥 , I hate Mayor Cody!
@enorb_art8211 3 ай бұрын
So lee is most likely Jamie's dad if yun and yang are his cousins
@enorb_art8211 3 ай бұрын
The entire roster should be playable always
@walterlucero5757 3 ай бұрын
At one time, I wanted to make a MUGEN game with every Street Fighter character. Then I realized trying to make a MUGEN game is very difficult. Just collecting the sprites from SFA3 was sooo time consuming!
@enorb_art8211 3 ай бұрын
@@walterlucero5757 big facts
@lordvlygar2963 3 ай бұрын
Joe, he got an official art card during promotion for Street Fighter 5, I think. He is also a suspected cameo in Final Fight Streetwise, which I do think Tophat has mentioned. He was a very basic character in the first game, yet I look forward to seeing him in more games. There is a lot that can be given to him in stories, moves, and design. I guess I just like seeing an actual street fighter in the franchise and not just action movie heroes.
@deeznutsandbolts9676 3 ай бұрын
You're referring to the character named "Ghost" I believe, who you'd fight in Little Italy. Could very well be the intended cameo of Joe, like they featured Cammy as an opponent too.
@hitmanmonaghan6633 3 ай бұрын
All these years, I thought it was Cody that punched the wall with the street fighter jacket.
@kevingaje4654 2 ай бұрын
Then who punched it then 15:54
@KalHimself 3 ай бұрын
Man, i really do appreciate your love amd knowledge on fighters and beat em ups. You never fail to impress!
@beece16 3 ай бұрын
I remember the arcade at our mall had SF1,the version with the giant buttons. Miss old school arcades.
@F1ghtGam3r 3 ай бұрын
Geki fights Vega in Vega's SF5 ending
@legtendgav556 3 ай бұрын
I never knew that, ty for saying
@meganinten0078 3 ай бұрын
That is his disciple, Geki II, who is fighting Vega. The original Geki died.
@F1ghtGam3r 3 ай бұрын
@@meganinten0078 I'm curious where u heard that from 🤔
@meganinten0078 3 ай бұрын
@@F1ghtGam3r In the official SFV site. Capcom made artworks for all Street Fighter characters who have appeared (Even the OCs from Street Fighter The Movie The Game and the EX series)
@81carlos 3 ай бұрын
@@F1ghtGam3r It might be in Gen's ending in SF 4. Gen destroys Geki 1. You should be able to find it online.
@hes_alive 2 ай бұрын
I figure if Capcom decides to create a few new characters for SFVII (or even better, a much needed Street Fighter Beta/Bravo between 2 and 3), they might as well be Mike, Joe or Lee.
@DarthEnderX 2 ай бұрын
I refuse to entertain the notion that Mike, the African-American boxer who was banned for excessive violence, and Mike Bison, the African-American boxer who was banned for excessive violence, are two separate characters.
@HyperXero52 2 ай бұрын
Also the only thing that “proves” him and Balrog are different characters is a dream. I believe they were always supposed to be the same character but Capcom retconned it for some reason
@watdaphuq 2 ай бұрын
lol yeah obviously Mike = Mike Bison, but Capcom doesn't want to be sued, hence retconning the SF2 same character as a different one and the name switches.
@odakidakida9193 Ай бұрын
Mike was not a boxer at first... He's a bare-knuckle underground pugilist till he got sent to prison where he's taught pro boxing by a fellow prisoner and gets released later Also one big difference between Mike and Bison is preference on wearing boxing gloves
@bogusmcbogus2637 11 күн бұрын
at the very least, we can say they were both inspired by Iron Mike and so *should* be the same character.
@meganinten0078 3 ай бұрын
While the OST of Street Fighter 1 is decent (there are some hidden gems), the AST (Arranged Soundtrack) from the console port (PC Engine) is amazing!! I highly recommend listen Birdie, Joe, Eagle, Mike, Lee's themes in the AST Also the remixes of SF1 tracks in SFV are very well done! 🎵
@frankbauerful 3 ай бұрын
The need to bring back Eagle.
@shaneannigans Ай бұрын
100%
@wijsis013 3 ай бұрын
You forgot to mention that Joe was also seen in the non canon Final Fight Streetwise pitfights
@deeznutsandbolts9676 3 ай бұрын
He was named "Ghost" in that game, but definitely looked the part.
@jacobturner8814 3 ай бұрын
Very true
@Jygga 3 ай бұрын
Awesome clip. My avatar in sf6 is modeled after Joe. I also previously had Mike and a Geki outfit. So far no one has commented on it when I visit the lobbies.
@Flashshadow 3 ай бұрын
15:00 In Eagle’s defense, it seems like Morrigan’s charms don’t work on several characters. 😅 How many times have we seen a win quote against Morrigan that involved a character either ignoring her advances or outright rejecting her? 🤔
@sadetwizelve 3 ай бұрын
Joe became Paul Phoenix
@Lupo32 3 ай бұрын
More likely geese howard As one of the orignal creators of street fighter 1 left capcom for snk
@gustyko8668 3 ай бұрын
@@Lupo32 wow, you are right!! 😦
@theomgboss 3 ай бұрын
I think they should eventually put all the characters of SF1 as playable characters in future Street Fighter Games. Seeing Joe or Lee in a game would be awesome!
@EriknocTDW 3 ай бұрын
I don't think Eagle was gay. I think he's just there for business only, and as a fighter, you can't allow yourself to fall for female opponents because it could cause you to lose focus of the fight and not to keep your guard up as much as you should and you might not fight as hard as you would have otherwise. We already know that Morrigan uses her charm on men for that specific reason. So why put yourself at that disadvantage? Just stick to business, get the job done, and leave. Now if he was actually hitting on some of the guys, I might be more inclined to believe he was gay. But until that happens, he's straight in my book.
@mappybc6097 3 ай бұрын
Nah, fam. Nishiyama is on record saying his design was inspired by Freddie Mercury. Back then no one lived eternally offended. That's also why no one complained about the other English rep being a literal hooligan.
@EriknocTDW 3 ай бұрын
@@mappybc6097 Oh, I see. I looked up Freddy Mercury and apparently he was bi. Maybe only Eagle's image was modeled after Freddy's and not his lifestyle? After all, Eagle doesn't act all flamboyant like his real life counterpart.
@mappybc6097 3 ай бұрын
@@EriknocTDW Go look up his Alpha 3 japanese win quotes. If there was any agenda, it was on Capcom's USA part who replaced them all with generic fighting game lines.
@S.C.-wo8hq Ай бұрын
Naw, Eagle loves the dinklage.
@christianvazquez1835 3 ай бұрын
Eagle is so cool in alpha, hopefully someday he will come back in a title.
@hollaluyah 28 күн бұрын
Excellent video as usual, you put forth a lot of effort and expertise. Great job from USA
@jacksmith4460 3 ай бұрын
Unpopular opinion Capcom vs SNK 2 was the best game the Street Fighter 2 characters were ever in, probably the greatest beat em up ever made (unlike SNK vs Capcom which were terrible)
@mattm7798 3 ай бұрын
Did capcom make one and snk make the other? One was very similar to the king of fighters and the other somewhat close to marvel vs capcom?
@Jabroniville 2 ай бұрын
@@mattm7798 SNK vs. Capcom was made by SNK.
@SAWTHISRIGHT 2 ай бұрын
SvC chaos is probably one of the most broken games out here
@lordvlygar2963 3 ай бұрын
Eagle. I don't think he was a bouncer. As I recall, Eagle was the head Butler of the castle in his stage. Maybe he was retconned.
@anthonybird546 3 ай бұрын
I'm surprised they didn't tie him in with Dudley
@MohamedAkhbar 3 ай бұрын
I think Joe was featured in Street Fighter2 opening when he punched the guy he fought and the camera then pan upwards to the building.
@kirbygivens8223 3 ай бұрын
Those are Scott and Max. They've never been playable but they show up in the background of a SF5 stage.
@justinrieger3133 3 ай бұрын
You forgot about Joe being in the opening credits of sf2. He's the one punching the other guy before it pans up the building to show the logo
@jayro792 3 ай бұрын
Thats not him. Those characters can be found in SF6 tour mode
@chrizzty55 3 ай бұрын
@@jayro792really? Where? I must find them
@SAWTHISRIGHT 2 ай бұрын
You're right that was basically Joe and Mike from SF1 they just decided to make them switch outfits and took away Mike's gloves.
@HenryThompsonII 3 ай бұрын
This was a great video! I enjoyed your breakdown of each character and how they fit in the overall Street Fighter universe.
@benjaminbernal4729 3 ай бұрын
I wish they bring them all back
@jsttv 3 ай бұрын
In 2002 I bought a Turbo Duo only for Fighting Street ( Street Fighter 1).
@robertkottwitz7210 3 ай бұрын
Joe to me looks like a character named Joe from a 80s ninja franchise called American Ninja. There are are a bunch of films that franchise. They were made by Cannon films.
@stephencunningham9320 3 ай бұрын
Michael Dudekov, and those movies are trash lol
@ElCaballoTV 3 ай бұрын
Dude, your channel is so awesome that I pause a video and "pre-like" it before I've even watched it (because I know it's going to be awesome because you are awesome). Appreciate you bro, you are a legend. 👍
@nunyanunya4147 2 ай бұрын
your voice and candor sets real Brits back to the 70s...
@edaniels240 3 ай бұрын
Interesting fact: Joe & Mike made a cameo in SF2's opening
@wingbeck4563 3 ай бұрын
That wasn't Joe and Mike in SF2 opening
@Spinning_Wave 3 ай бұрын
@@wingbeck4563yes it was
@allhailme8457 3 ай бұрын
Capcom has said that they were separate characters named Scott and Max.
@Maikeru-os4ti 3 ай бұрын
Eagle is the most interesting Street Fighter from SF1 despite his obscurity in the SF roster even though he was an expanded fighter in SFA3 Max it was said that that his Martial Art was Bojutsu not Bartitsu which might’ve been a typo in Alpha 3 Max little known fact his character design was said to be based off the villain Petrov from the Bruce Lee film Fists of Fury
@dws84 2 ай бұрын
Keep in mind that according to SF lore, Alpha 2 is a retcon of Alpha 1. Alpha 1 shouldn't be considered canon.
@Derekloffin 3 ай бұрын
Justice for Joe! We need him back! :P
@AshRiot81 3 ай бұрын
Fffffff I never noticed the Freddie Mercury as eagle thing before how did i miss that???
@dimebag505 3 ай бұрын
Strange how Geki didn't make more appearances
@mattm7798 3 ай бұрын
Agreed. Great design. Maybe Capcom didn't want a pop culture looking ninja after Mortal Kombat came out????
@dimebag505 3 ай бұрын
@@mattm7798 yeah definitely and they put some of his design in Vega and Guy
@brettwood1351 3 ай бұрын
Right time for Joe to make a return, having trained like crazy and be the boss of Street Fighter 7. It'll be a huge surprise.
@Blackshroom 3 ай бұрын
I always thought Birdie street fighter alpha design was so cool, idk I just like the whole tough biker look that characters like Birdie, Lobo, Ghost Rider, Kenshiro etc. That, and the fact that these guys are depicted as strong fighters.
@shaneannigans Ай бұрын
I remember Eagle appearing in a Gameboy Advanced port of one of the Alpha games and he was a tonne of fun!! I knew he was gay, but never knew about the Freddie Mercury inspiration Underrated character that I hope sees more exposure. Any other Eagle fans out there?
@DetroitMuscle Ай бұрын
I enjoyed this video very much. thanks!
@shikarbabulall3897 3 ай бұрын
Good stuff I enjoyed this 1 😉, I never ever came across a Street fighter 1 arcade machine until almost 2 years later in the early 90's , I was looking for a Street fighter 2 machine as that was the craze at the time , I found the original street fighter while doing so just 1 time , I Guess no 1 really cared about a Street Fighter 1 as 2 only was on everyone's minds because of the phenomenonal impact it made but I often wondered about what happened to these characters after until now , this is the 1st time a KZfaq channel has discussed the topic , further more I think you can still use these Street fighter 1 forgotten characters in modern street fighter games I mean Chun Li never sent projectiles until Hyper fighting and Dhalsim started teleporting , Zangief , Blanka , E Honda , all got new moves added.
@LoneWolgon1991 3 ай бұрын
The original streetfighter deserves a remake and deserves to have way more better controls, the angry video game nerd would call it “street fighter the good edition”
@ViegasSilva 3 ай бұрын
Joe and Mike do appear for a second time, at the intro of SFII
@DasKame 3 ай бұрын
agree
@Vinny792 3 ай бұрын
On Capcom’s website, they list the identity of the two fighters in the SF2 intro with names unrelated to Joe and Mike. But my personal Head-canon is that it’s always been Joe and Mike which makes more sense given Joe was already seen in the SF1 intro.
@allhailme8457 3 ай бұрын
That’s not Joe and Mike, they were separate characters named Scott and Max.
@Vinny792 3 ай бұрын
@@allhailme8457 This is why I like my head-canon better. It’s consistent with Joe punching through the brick wall in the SF1 intro.
@jaytheunculturist 3 ай бұрын
Eagle looks like he's more influenced by Escrima than Bartitsu.
@artdjesus6267 2 ай бұрын
*Congrats to Punk in advance for getting 9th place in EWC (and 2nd place if he makes it to top)*
@barrysmith4610 3 ай бұрын
Pretty legit opportunity. Missed opportunity to not have the real obsure SF1 characters like Geki show up in the SF6 World Tour mode as mini bosses. I hope that is fixed though in SF6 season 2 and beyond
@sageinfinitenj2791 3 ай бұрын
What an awesome video 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@NYKgjl10 3 ай бұрын
I always kind of wonder for many years now that Retsu kind of reminds me that its possible he's a Shorinji Kempo practitioner in terms of his posture and hand positioning.
@AmazingSpider-Man 3 ай бұрын
Mike and Joe are the very definition of "generic street fighter", who could possibly want them back?, specially when we have Balrog and Cody, who are much better versions of them?.
@Anomaly188 3 ай бұрын
Joe was supposed to appear in Alpha 3 but the idea got changed mid-development. It's why we got jailbird Cody since that was the original idea for Joe.
@Kain5th 3 ай бұрын
Got a link to where that was stated?
@dsdcool 3 ай бұрын
Henceforth, this Street fighter one character shall be known as Sleepy Joe
@Animebryan2 3 ай бұрын
We already have Sleepy Joe at home (Joe Biden)
@SharifSourour 3 ай бұрын
In the case of Dragon Ball I actually prefer the original even if more obscure.
@mariop8852 6 күн бұрын
Mike from SF1 does actually make an appearance in SF2. In the intro cut scene where there's two people fighting and the camera pans up the building behind them to reveal title. Mike is the guy getting knocked out before camera pans up.
@ThunderFist1978 3 ай бұрын
Any chance on a Fatal Fury 1 lost characters video? Granted, there are only 3 characters from that game that have never been featured again.
@KenMasters. 3 ай бұрын
Michael Max being the least popular…
@HOODKINGSofficial 3 ай бұрын
I remember playing the original at a friend's from school, his brother had it, I had already played Street fighter 2 which just dropped at time but was still interested to see the original as I was blown away by Street fighter 2
@deadlyraver4454 3 ай бұрын
Damn. Even I had completely forgotten about Lee.
@BATCHARRO 3 ай бұрын
Didn't the creator of Street Fighter The First and also Fatal Fury say the character on the title was supposed to be a proto Terry Bogard? Or am I misremembering? If true I think it'd be sick to bring him back as a Terry Bogard reference. Call him like Jerry Hogarth.
@RonnieMyers777 3 ай бұрын
All these characters from SF 1-5 and SF 6 roster is so barren. Dope video though! 🔥
@AFruitfulBough Ай бұрын
It's speculated the Geki was Vega's master.It's also speculated that Retsu is the old man in the movie Street Fighter ALpHA Generations.
@PalehorseThirteen 2 ай бұрын
I will never be convinced that the original intent wasn't that Mike from SF1 and Balrog are the same character.
@T.Driglok 3 ай бұрын
Does Joe punch Mike in the first few seconds of the SF2 intro?
@DZA3051 3 ай бұрын
I always wanted Geki back
@SupaKMW 2 ай бұрын
Terry in SNK is just Joe reimagined. Terry's full name is Terry Joseph Bogard. The dev that made Terry used to be a dev, part of the OG street fighter. That dev wanted Joe to be the main character and rhat was did not happen. So when he became a part of SNK he remade Joe as Terry.
@marsbase3729 29 күн бұрын
wow this is so fascinating! I could really go down the rabbit hole of Street Fighter canon if I had more time! 😝
@RichardHannay 2 ай бұрын
Eagle needs to come back. He has one of the more unique fighting style in the series.
@eduardoiniestra8007 3 ай бұрын
I absolutely love Gen as a character and love playing with him.
@saiken811 2 ай бұрын
5:06 I swear I heard "and lactate strong back story" 😂 And Gen reminds of those corner shops here in Hong Kong which always claim they are having a massive sale, coz they are closing down in, say, 3 months, but still there after a year. Lol
@hdofu 3 ай бұрын
I like how capcom says “Mike is not Mike Bison/Barlog” You’re not fooling Mike Tyson Capcom
@mattm7798 3 ай бұрын
Yeah, I don't care what Capcom says, Mike is M. Bison/Barlog!
@SAWTHISRIGHT 2 ай бұрын
Respect to Mike Tyson yo mans became part of the super star roster that is SF II. From childhood I always suspected it though too many similarities to miss
@Hedron-Design Ай бұрын
Holy cow. I remember playing karate champ and it never even DAWNED on me that Ken and Ryu were "inspired" by that game. The red and white should have given it away. I wonder if that is actually verifyable. The modern street fighter games should re introduce the lost original charactrs but update for today of course. It would be awesome to have them all enter the game saying "Remember us!?" lol
@personmanin 3 ай бұрын
It's not lost. You will be paying for them as dlc.
@tigermugen3597 2 ай бұрын
Joe DID appear in Final Fight Streetwise. But I guess that game is not cannon. 🤔
@sini_sv 2 ай бұрын
It’s funny how people who never played any Street Fighter games till ‘Retro Gaming’ became popular, always come online and say Street Fighter 1 was unplayable. I played it in the 80’s and the speech audio still gives me the chills. You had to be there to understand, if you weren’t then why talk about it?
@Fenrisson 2 ай бұрын
I was hooked by SNK games precisely due to how they mixed the story and characters' personalities way back in the 90ies.
@Flashshadow 3 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t mind seeing Capcom revisit the “Slam Masters” series again in the future. Especially for a crossover fighter! 🤩
@jaysons8050 2 ай бұрын
Joe was based on Joe Lewis the kickboxer from the 70s and early 80s. Look him up. He even has the exact red pants as the SF1 Joe. Eagle seems to be inspired by Robert Baker who dresses exactly like Eagle in Fist of Fury and fights Bruce Lee
@JediRyu99 3 ай бұрын
Is that joe or Cody from final fight on sf2s world warriors intro?
@Zephirot080 Ай бұрын
Ironically Joe was reported to be the main character on the original SF, till it was changed for Ryu on the eleventh hour
@youngw1ze 2 ай бұрын
I only played the original Street Fighter a handful of times...in my area there was one Street Fighter cabinet...Street Fighter 2 was EVERYWHERE...
@DasKame 3 ай бұрын
22:20 Wait, wasn't Joe Fighting Mike in the Opening Screen of Street Fighter 2???
@Vinny792 3 ай бұрын
That’s always been my head-canon. But Capcom has completely different names on their website.
@ULISOFTINDIEGAMES 3 ай бұрын
All those forgotten characters have potential to return in SF6 or 7, but it needs just character concept & design
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