Street Fighter 2 Rainbow Edition is one of the most well-known arcade rom hacks ever made. It took Street Fighter 2s updated Champion Edition code and modified it in some crazy ways. Midair specials , teleporting, head seeking fireballs, tons of projectiles, no cool downs and even the ability to swap to another character! It all sounds over the top and absurd however Street Fighter 2 Rainbow Edition introduced for the very first time, new gameplay mechanics that would make their way into future updates of the Street Fighter 2 series. In todays episode we take a closer look at Street Fighter 2 Rainbow Edition and how it became the classic rom hack that people still talk about to this very day.
Sources : https://www.polygon.com/a/street-fighter-2-oral-history
Timestamps:
00:00 – 02:09 – Introduction to Street Fighter 2 in 1992/1993
02:10 – 06:44 – Rainbow Edition Rom hack
06:45 – 10:01 – Capcom Responds
10:02 – 11:22 – Outtro
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