Arcade1Up – Street Fighter II Big Blue Arcade

Arcade 1Up Established in the early 80s Capcom derived its name from a clipped compound of “capsule computers”. Their terminology for arcade games. Taller than any of the current lineup! While Capcom got the attention of video game enthusiasts with some early hits it was their release of street fighter ii that revolutionized the fighting game genre. The first one-on-one fighting game to feature a variety of characters with their own unique martial arts combinations the street fighter franchise became an arcade phenomenon with the attack cry of Shoryuken! entering the pop-culture lexicon.