Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha (Japan 960805) - MAME machine

Capcom CPS-II cart. published 28 years ago:

Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha © 1996 Capcom Company, Limited.

An enhanced version of "Street Fighter Zero 2" released in arcades in Japan, southeast Asia, Brazil, and Hispanic regions. In North America and Europe, where its predecessor is known as "Street Fighter Alpha 2", this enhanced version appears on home consoles only.

TECHNICAL
Capcom Play System II hardware (CPS II)
Game ID: CP-S II No. 18

Main CPU: Motorola 68000 (@ 11.8 Mhz), Zilog Z80 (@ 8 Mhz)
Sound Chips: 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 Zero 2 Alpha was released in August 1996.

This game is very similar to it's predecessor, "Street Fighter Zero 2". It is slightly enhanced, giving some of the characters a new move or two. There are also additional game modes added, such as 'Dramatic Battle' (2 vs. 1), 'Shin Akuma Mode' and 'Survival'.

UPDATES
Here is the list of all versions:

960805

• Green Board [Japan] release.

960813

• Orange Board [South America] and Pink Board [Brazil] releases.

960826

• Grey Board [Asia] release.

Unlike most other CPS2 titles, this one never had a Blue Board release in the arcades.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

In the Green Board [Japan] release:

• Charlie is called 'Nash'
• M. Bison is called 'Vega'
• Akuma is called 'Gouki'
• Evil Ryu is called 'Satsui No Hadou Ni Mezameta Ryu' (translated as "Ryu in which the surge of the intent to kill has awakened")

TIPS AND TRICKS

• Two vs. One Battle:

Hold LK+MK+HK and press Start at the start screen.

• Fight Your Mid Boss:

Win five rounds with a Super finish or Custom Combo finish, and don't lose a round before the sixth match.

• Fight Shin Akuma:

Hold MK+MP and press Start at the start screen.

• Survival Battle:

Hold LP+MP+HP and press Start at the start screen.

• SFII' Versions Of Ryu, Ken, Sagat, M. Bison, Dhalsim, Zangief:

Highlight the character and press Start.

• Evil Ryu:

Highlight Ryu and press Start twice.

• SFII Costume Chun Li, SFII' Chun Li:

Highlight Chun Li and press Start once for SFII costume Chun Li, twice for SFII' Chun Li.

• Choose A Win Pose:

Hold Start + any attack button after winning a round to determine your win pose.

• Alternate Colors For Sakura:

Highlight Sakura and press Start(x5).

• Stage Select:

Can only be done when a second player enters the game, therefore the message "Here Comes A New Challenger!!" must appear before returning to the select screen. On the select screen, highlight a character icon and hold Start for 2 seconds. Then choose your fighter. If you want the grassy Australia stage (the tall grass), hold Start on Sagat's icon for 2 seconds then select your character (do not let go of Start). To select the Venezuela stage (the waterfall), do the same steps you would do to select Australia, except hold Start on Charlie's icon instead of Sagat's.

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
Planner: Noritaka Funamizu (Poo), Neo_G, Kanetaka
Programmers: Cham Cho Choy, Pon, Arikichi Kiyoko, Hard.Yas (-Becret Player-), Shinchan (as 'Hyper Shinchan'), Super Sailor (Birdie)
Scroll designers: Konomi, Shibata Kayoko, Daisuke Nakagawa, Y. Kyo, Kisabon, Ohnishi, Tama, M. Chiezou, Kazu.T, Takapon, Yoichi Tanoue (Tanopu), Yamamoto.K, Megu Megu, Buchi, Hirokazu Yonezuka, Kanno, Inoyan, Shinnosuke, Hooly, Fukumoyan, Otsuki Teikoku
Object designers: Eripyon.N (Eri_Eri), Ball Boy, Yu_Suke, Makoto Ishi, A. Iwasaki, Arahi Juf, Seigo Kawakami (Ushi), K.Takechan, Alien Pole, Kuri Geruge, Nasaaki, Masayo Tsujimoto, Shinya Miyamoto, Rumi-Yamaguchi, Chimorin Shogun, H.I = rassi, Takayuki Kosaka, Reiko Komatsu, Sagata
Visual planner: Haruo Murata (as "Mucchi")
Original artwork: Holyhomerun
Sound & voices: Hiroaki Kondo (X68K)
Music compose & Arrange: Syun Nishigaki, Setsuo Yamamoto, Tatsuro Zuzuki (Tatsuro-)
All sound produced by Arcade Sound Team.
Producer: Noritaka Funamizu (Poo)

• Voice Actors:

Ryu: Katashi Ishizuka
Adon, Gen, Zangief, Birdie, Sodom: Wataru Takagi
Chun Li: Yuko Miyamura
Ken Masters, Guy: Tetsuya Iwanaga
Dhalsim: Yoshiharu Yamada
Sakura Kasugano: Yuko Sasamoto
Rolento Schugerg: Jin Yamanoi
Charlie: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Rose: Yuko Miyamura
Sagat: Miki Shinichiro
Akuma, Major Bison: Tomomichi Nishimura
Dan Hibiki: Osamu Hosoi

PORTS
Home versions have three different titles:
[JP] Street Fighter Zero 2 Dash
[EU] Street Fighter Alpha 2 Dash
[US] Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold

• CONSOLES:

[EU] Sega Saturn (1997) "Street Fighter Collection [Model T-7033H-50]": Disc 2
[JP] Sega Saturn (sept.18, 1997) "Street Fighter Collection [Model T-1223G]": Disc 2
[JP] Sony PlayStation (oct.23, 1997) "Street Fighter Collection [Model SLPS-00801]"
[US] Sega Saturn (nov.30, 1997) "Street Fighter Collection [Model T-1222H]": Disc 2
[US] Sony PlayStation (nov.30, 1997) "Street Fighter Collection [Model SLUS-00584]"
[EU] Sony PlayStation (jul.1998) "Street Fighter Collection [Model SLES-10998]"
[AU] Sony PlayStation 2 (2006) "Street Fighter Alpha Anthology": by THQ
[JP] Sony PS2 (may.25, 2006) "Street Fighter Zero - Fighters Generation [Model SLPS-66409]"
[US] Sony PS2 (june.13, 2006) "Street Fighter Alpha Anthology [Model SLUS-21317]"
[EU] Sony PS2 (jul.7, 2006) "Street Fighter Alpha Anthology [Model SLES-54085]"

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