The Street Fighter series is one of the longest running video game series known to all gamers, but it had a rocky start with this first entry. In this entry, players assume the role of Ryu (or Ken if they are Player 2) as they go through five countries facing ten opponents, from one-time appearance fighters like the ninja Geki and the boxer Mike, to characters who would return in later games like Birdie, Gen, and the game's final boss, Sagat.
Like I said, this game is a rocky start to the series. The difficulty is very unforgiving, as the computer will hit you with attacks that can drain most of your life bar or outright knock you out in a single hit. Also, controls are a bit iffy, as they can be delayed (especially if you got hit), and while the game does have special moves like the Hadoken and Shoryuken, they can be hard to pull off due to the delayed input. While this game is not a good one, it would spawn a sequel that would fix these problems and make the series well known (as well as put fighting games into the spotlight).
Like I said, this game is a rocky start to the series. The difficulty is very unforgiving, as the computer will hit you with attacks that can drain most of your life bar or outright knock you out in a single hit. Also, controls are a bit iffy, as they can be delayed (especially if you got hit), and while the game does have special moves like the Hadoken and Shoryuken, they can be hard to pull off due to the delayed input. While this game is not a good one, it would spawn a sequel that would fix these problems and make the series well known (as well as put fighting games into the spotlight).