Street Fighter EX2 (USA 980526) - MAME machine

Arcade Video game published 26 years ago:

Street Fighter EX2 © 1998 Capcom.

A 3-D game, in the normally-2-D Street Fighter game series.

TECHNICAL
Sony ZN-2 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
Street Fighter EX2 was shown at the 1998 AOU Amusement Expo show (February 1998), in Japan. It was then released in March 1998 in most regions; this game did not appear in the United States until May 1998.

Developed by Arika.

Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Street Fighter EX2 - PCCB-00322) on June 17, 1998.

UPDATES
Here is the list of all versions:

980312

• JAPAN, ASIA, and HISPANIC releases.

980526

• US release.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

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

TIPS AND TRICKS

• Play as Kairi and Shadowgeist:

Player's code - The total of each entry in the Score Ranking should be equal or more than 500,000 points (one character per entry so all characters must be in the ranking with 500,000 points each).
Operator's code - Turn on the machine and go to Test Mode, go to the Color Menu and input the following button sequence using the Player1 side: HP, LP, LK, HK, MP, LP, LK, MK, LK, MK, MP, LP, HK, MK, MP, HP once input, this message pops at the bottom of the screen: 'HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER' this message confirms that the code was input properly and Kairi and Shadowgeist are activated upon restart.

• Play as Nanase and Garuda: These extra characters can only be activated only after Kairi and Shadowgeist are activated.

Player's code - The total accumulated points of all entries in the Score Ranking should add up to equal or more than 28,000,000 points (including Kairi and Shadowgeist).
Operator's code - Turn on the machine and go to the Test Mode screen, go to the Color Menu and input the following button sequence using the Player1 side: MK, HK, HP, MP, LK, HK, HP, LP, HK, LK, LP, HP, MK, LK, LP, MP once input, this message pops at the bottom of the screen: 'HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER' this message confirms that the code was input properly and Nanase and Garuda are activated upon restart.

• Play as Unmasked Vega: Select Vega as your character and at every VS screen before the fight, hold Start+LP+MK+HP and when the match begins Vega will not be wearing a mask during the next fight.

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
Director: Akira Nishitani (Nin)
Planner: Shinzi Watanabe, Hiroshi Okuda, Kiminori Tsubouchi
Programmers: Hiroyasu OD.Hassssy, Gara, S.Masuda M.K, Yoshiyuki Nagata, Akira Okubo, Akira K.
Modeling designer: Jun Matsumura
Motion designers: Noritaka Funamizu (Poo), Masaaki Tanaka Japan, Kazuko Kawanaka.Inko, Tadashi Aoki, Hitoshi Yamaguchi (Kani), Yoshikatsu Yamamoto
B.G designers: Motokazu Sakai, Kaori Matsumoto, Yoko Funato, Miroshi Chiba, Younosuke Naito
Sound creators: Shinji Hosoe, Takayuki Aihara, Ayako Saso
Technical support: Noriyuki Takahashi, Kumapu, Masahito Kurihara, Kimiaki Kazamatsuri

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