Street Fighter EX (Europe 961219) - MAME machine

Arcade Video game published 28 years ago:

Street Fighter EX © 1996 Capcom.

TECHNICAL
Sony ZN-1 hardware

Main CPU: PSX (@ 16.9344 Mhz)
Sound CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 8 Mhz)
Sound Chips: SPU (@ 8 Mhz), Q-Sound (@ 4 Mhz)

Players: 2
Control: 8-way joystick
Buttons: 6
= > [1] LP, [2] MP, [3] HP
= > [4] LK, [5] MK, [6] HK

TRIVIA
Released in Japan in November 1996; other regions didn't see the game until December 1996. Developed by Arika.

EX stands for 'Extreme'. This is the first Street Fighter game using a 3D engine.

At one point during development the game was called "Street Fighter Gaiden", suggesting that it may have taken place in an alternate reality.

Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Street Fighter EX - PCCB-00241) on February 21, 1997.

UPDATES
Here is the list of all versions:

961130

• JAPAN release.

961219

• US, EUROPE and ASIA releases.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

The US version has the "Winners Don't Use Drugs" screen.

TIPS AND TRICKS

• Play As Akuma: Highlight Ryu, hold Start and push Down(x3), Up(x4), then MP or MK to select Akuma.
• Play Against Akuma: Get 8 wins streak continuously against CPU (that means you can still lose a round in stage 1 or stage 9) or get 32 wins streak against human player.
• Play Against Garuda:

1) Get 2 perfects.
2) get 4 super finishes on last round.
3) Use level 3's supercancel once or Zangief's level 3 F.A.B. or Akuma's level 3 Demon Rage (Red flashing light indicate level 3) (exception for Kairi and C.Jack, they only need level 2).
4) And require minimum combo hits for each character:

• 6 hits: Allen, Darun.
• 7 hits: Ryu, Ken, Zangief, Pullum, C.Jack, Blair.
• 8 hits: Guile, Hokuto, Skullomania, Kairi.
• 9 hits: Gouki.
• 11 hits: D.Dark.
• 12 hits: Chun-li.
• Unlock 4 Hidden Characters: If the game runs for 400 hours, the characters will be available automatically (move cursor to the left or right of Pullum or Skullomania).
• Skullomania's Alternative Colour: Hold start and press...

LP: Black (default)
MP: Red
HP: Purple
LK: Green
MK: Yellow
HK: Pink

SERIES
ORIGINAL

• Street Fighter (1987)
• Street Fighter II - The World Warrior [B-Board 90629B] (1991)
• Street Fighter II' - Champion Edition [B-Board 91634B-2] (1992)
• Street Fighter II' Turbo - Hyper Fighting [B-Board 91634B-2] (1992)
• Super Street Fighter II - The New Challengers [Green Board] (1993)
• Super Street Fighter II X - Grand Master Challenge [Green Board] (1994)
• Street Fighter III - New Generation (1997)
• Street Fighter III - 2nd Impact: Giant Attack (1997)
• Street Fighter III - 3rd Strike: Fight For The Future (1999)
• Hyper Street Fighter II - The Anniversary Edition [Green Board] (2003)
• Street Fighter IV (2008)
• Super Street Fighter IV - Arcade Edition (2010)
• Ultra Street Fighter IV (2014)
• Street Fighter V - Type Arcade (2016)
• Ultra Street Fighter II - The Final Challengers (2017, Switch)
• Street Fighter VI - Type Arcade (2023)

ZERO

• Street Fighter Zero [Green Board] (1995)
• Street Fighter Zero 2 [Green Board] (1996)
• Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha (1996)
• Street Fighter Zero 3 [Green Board] (1998)
• Street Fighter Zero 3 Upper [Model GDL-0002] (2001)

EX

• Street Fighter EX (1996, ARC)
• Street Fighter EX Plus (1997, ARC)
• Street Fighter EX2 (1998, ARC)
• Street Fighter EX2 Plus (1999, ARC)
• Street Fighter EX3 [Model SLPS-20003] (2000, PS2)

STAFF
Planners: Akira Nishitani (NIN), Junichi Ohno (OHN), Ichirou Mihara (MIZ.)
Game programmers: Hori Takamasa, Hiroyasu Od. Hasssy, Akira K.
System programmers: Mitsu, M. Karasawa
Modeling designer: Jun Matsumura (28)
Motion Designers: Dirty Takaoka, Alien Pole, Tanaka Masaaki, Kazuko Kawanaka
Background designers: Motokazu Sakai, Kaori Matsumoto
Effect designer: Seigo Kawakami
Title design: Motokazu Sakai, Osamu Fujita
Sound creators: Shinji Hosoe (MEGA), Ayako Saso (AYA), Takayuki Aihara (J99)

• Voice Actors & Actress:

Ryu: Ishizuka Katashi
Ken: Tetsuya Iwanaga
Chun Li: Miyamura Yuko (Miyamura Yuuko)
Guile: Genda Tesshou
Zangief, Doctrine Dark: Takagi Wataru
Hokuto: Amano Yuri
Pullum Purna: Sakamoto Chika
Skullomania: Futamata Issei
Cracker Jack: Ginga Banjou
Kairi: Shiozawa Kaneto
Allen Snider: Hosoi Osamu
Darun Mister: Nagasako Takashi
Blair Dame: Tachibana Hikari
Gouki, Vega: Tomomichi Nishimura
Garuda: Hosoi Osamu

Special Thanks: Yoshiki Okamoto, Wakamatsu (BET 50), Yuichiro Konno, Tomotaka Suzuki, Hiroshi Nagata
Producer: Akira Nishitani (NIN)

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