When it arrived in March of 1991, Street Fighter II cemented the idea of the fighting game as we know it today. Eight distinct characters, each with their own unique fighting style, created a type ...

‘Fatal Fury’ launched in 1991, alongside ‘Street Fighter II.’ SNK The fighting game scene may be thriving today, but when the origins of the genre were much more humble.

To put Street Fighter 6’s sales into context, 1993 SNES hit Street Fighter 2 Turbo sold 4.1 million copies, the seminal Street Fighter 2 sold 6.30 million, and Street Fighter 5 has sold 7.8 million.