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History:

Street Fighter Alpha 2 (c) 1996 Capcom.

Eighteen Alpha fighters go head-to-head this time around, featuring a few "Final Fight" alumni.

- TECHNICAL -

Capcom Play System II hardware (CPS II)

Game ID : CP-S II No. 15

Main CPU : 68000 (@ 11.8 Mhz), 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 -

Released in February 1996 in Europe and in March 1996 in the US.

This game is known as Street Fighter Alpha 2 in the United States of America, Canada, and Europe, and as "Street Fighter Zero 2 [CP-S II No. 15]" in all other locations.

Guy, Rolento and Sodom are from Capcom's "Final Fight" - Guy as selectable character, Sodom as the second boss and Rolento as the fourth boss in "Final Fight". Guy's and Rolento's music are taken from "Final Fight".

In Guy's stage you will see many familiar faces from "Final Fight". There's Mike and Jessica Haggar, Cody, Poison, Andorre and a few other bosses in the background - most of the "Final Fight" characters that have gone on to other games are there.

In Rose's battle location there are represented the 'gondole', the typical elements of another and more famous Italian sea-town, Venice. This is clearly wrong cultural knowledge by Capcom's programmers.

Here is a list of cameo in Ken's Yacht stage :

* Eliza (It's her birthday afterall!)

* Captain Commando & Sho

* Strider Hiryu (wielding a teddy bear!)

* Lynn Kurosawa (from Alien Vs Predator)

* Morrigan, Felicia, Lord Raptor & Hsien-Ko (these last two are pretty much alive in this cameo, unlike in the Darkstalkers & Vampire Savior games!) :)

* Michelle Heart (from "Legendary Wings" as another waitress!)

* A few thugs from Final Fight (working as waiters?!)

Dan Hibiki, the pink-clad Shotokan fighter, was an attempt by Capcom to make fun of SNK fighting games. Ryo Sakazaki was thought to be so much like Ryu that Capcom had to make a statement. Dan is mainly a hybrid of Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia from the "Art of Fighting" series. This is most evident in his appearance in which he has Robert Garcia's trademark pony tail and Ryo Sakazaki's black undershirt. His animations were heavily tailored to look like a take on the aforemetioned characters. Dan's father was killed by Sagat (This is the man who Sagat hits with a Tiger Uppercut during the Ryu vs. Sagat intro in "Street Fighter Alpha 3"), so Dan developed his own style of fighting called 'Saikyo-ryuu', which is Japanese for 'strongest style', a poke at the "Art of Fighting" 'Kyokugen' karate style ('Kyokugen" is Japanese for 'extreme'). Fei Long makes a guest appearance in Dan's stage.

The sumo wrestler 'Fujinoyama' that Sodom challenges in his ending had so much of a resemblance to E. Honda that Capcom, for "Street Fighter Alpha 3", changed it to E. Honda.

The Australian prairie stage where Sagat fights Ryu is based on the opening scene of the animated 'Street Fighter II Movie', in which Ryu and Sagat fight in a prairie during a thunderstorm.

Victor Entertainment released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Street Fighter Zero 2 : Capcom Game Soundtrack - VIZL-24) on 21/06/1996.

- UPDATES -

Here is the list of all versions in North America and Europe (where the game is known as "Street Fighter Alpha 2") :

960229

* EUROPE release

960306

* US release

960430

* US release

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Alternate Costume Colors : Highlight a fighter at the character selection screen and press punch or kick for the 2 standard outfits (punch is the original color). For 2 alternative outfits press 2 punch or 2 kick buttons together.

* Alternate Chun-Li Costumes : Hold Start and highlight Chun-Li at the character selection screen. After five seconds, press LP, MP, or HP for a blue costume (without trousers); press LP+MP+HP for a pink costume.

* Play as Evil Ryu : Highlight Ryu at the character selection screen, then press Start for 1 second. Then highlight Adon, Akuma, Adon, then return to Ryu. Then hold Start for 1 second, while holding start press any attack button.

* Grass Stage : Select two player mode. Hold Start at the character selection screen, then highlight Sagat for five seconds. Then highlight any character, release Start and press any attack button.

* Waterfall Stage : Select two player mode. Hold Start at the character selection screen, then highlight M. Bison for five seconds. Then highlight any character, release Start and press any attack button.

* Sari in Every Stage : In Dhalsim's stage you may have noticed a girl who cheers for him. That is Sari, his wife. When you play as Dhalsim, its possible to make her appear on every fight by holding down LP+HK before the fight starts (You must do this at the beginning of every round).

* Alternate Sodom Stage : An alternate version of Sodom's stage appears every 4096 matches. The artwork on his truck is different. The Japanese text is replaced with English and the man on the side of the trailer is now wearing sunglasses. This alternate version of the stage is the one used in "Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold".

* Fight against Shin Akuma : It only works with the characters first color (meaning the original color). Fight through the Game without losing a single round. Get at least 3 perfect wins and 3 super special finishes. Shin Akuma appears as your last boss now.

- SERIES -

1. Street Fighter (1987)

2. Street Fighter II - The World Warrior [CP-S No. 14] (1991)

3. Street Fighter II' - Champion Edition [CP-S No. 21] (1992)

4. Street Fighter II' - Hyper Fighting [CP-S No. 24] (1992)

5. Super Street Fighter II - The New Challengers [CP-S II No. 01] (1993)

6. Super Street Fighter II Turbo [CP-S II No. 03 Bis] (1994)

7. Street Fighter Alpha - Warriors' Dreams [CP-S II No. 11] (1995)

8. Street Fighter Alpha 2 [CP-S II No. 15] (1996)

9. Street Fighter III - New Generation (1997)

10. Street Fighter III - 2nd Impact : Giant Attack (1997)

11. Street Fighter Alpha 3 [CP-S II No. 29] (1998)

12. Street Fighter III - 3rd Strike : Fight For The Future (1999)

13. Hyper Street Fighter II - The Anniversary Edition [CP-S II No. 38] (2003)

14. Street Fighter IV (2008)

15. Super Street Fighter IV (2010)

- 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 : Mucchi (Harvo.M)

Original artwork : Holyhomerun

Sound & voices : Hiroaki Kondo (X68K)

Music compose & arrange : Syun Nishigaki, Setsuo Yamamoto, Tatsuro Zuzuki (Tatsuro-)

All sound producer 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, Guy : Tetsuya Iwanaga

Dhalsim : Yoshiharu Yamada

Sakura : Yuko Sasamoto

Rolento : Jin Yamanoi

Charlie : Toshiyuki Morikawa

Rose : Yuko Miyamura

Sagat : Miki Shinichiro

Akuma, M. Bison : Tomomichi Nishimura

Dan : Osamu Hosoi

- PORTS -

* Consoles :

Nintendo Super NES [US] (Nov.1996) [Model SNS-AUZE]

Nintendo Super NES [EU] (Dec.1996) [Model SNSP-AUZP]

Sega Saturn [EU] (1996) [Model T-7026H-50]

Sega Saturn [US] (Sep.1996) [Model T-1213H]

Sony PlayStation [US] (Sep.1996) [Model SLUS-00258]

Sony PlayStation [EU] (Dec.1996) [Model SLES-00496]

Sony PlayStation 2 [AU] (2006, "Street Fighter Alpha Anthology")

Sony PlayStation 2 [US] (Jun.2006, "Street Fighter Alpha Anthology") [Model SLUS-21317]

Sony PlayStation 2 [EU] (Jul.2006, "Street Fighter Alpha Anthology") [Model SLES-54085]

* Computers :

PC [MS Windows 9x, CD-ROM] [US] (Nov.1997)

PC [MS Windows 9x, CD-ROM] [EU] (1998)

- SOURCES -

Game's rom.

Machine's picture.

MAME Info:

0.124u5 [Razoola]

0.37b12 [Paul Leaman, Razoola, Hoonis]

0.37b8 [?]

Artwork available

Bugs:

- Video of the original board running for reference. 960430 USA version running stereo out. Smitdogg (ID 04192)

WIP:

- 0.141u1: Ricky74, Layne, Smitdogg and The Dumping Union added clone Street Fighter Alpha 2 (USA 960430). Renamed (sfa2u) to (sfa2ur1).

- 11th January 2011: Smitdogg - We got Street Fighter Alpha 2 (USA 960430).

- 0.139u2: Added clone 'Street Fighter Zero 2 (Japan 960227 Phoenix Edition) (bootleg)'.

- 0.128u4: MAMEPlus added clone Street Fighter Zero 2 (Asia 960227 Phoenix Edition) (bootleg).

- 0.124u5: Razoola added Street Fighter Alpha 2 (Euro 960229). Renamed (sfa2) to (sfa2u).

- 0.112u2: Added CPS2 keys to clones Street Fighter Zero 2 (Brazil 960531), (Brazil 960304), (Hispanic 960304) and (Oceania 960229).

- 0.93u2: Added clone Street Fighter Zero 2 (Hispanic 960304).

- 0.88u7: Added new cpu1 rom ($100000) to clone Street Fighter Zero 2 (Brazil 960531).

- 0.84: Razoola added clone Street Fighter Zero 2 (Oceania 960229).

- 0.71u2: Added clones Street Fighter Zero 2 (Brazil 960304) and (Brazil 960531).

- 0.57: Added clone Street Fighter Zero 2 (Asia 960227).

- 25th December 2001: Razoola - Released XOR 73 for Street Fighter Zero 2 (Asia 960227) donated by Taucher0815.

- 13th June 2001: Razoola - Released XOR 39 for Street Fighter Zero 2 (Japan 960227) donated by Mito.

- 0.37b12: Paul Leaman added Street Fighter Alpha 2 (US 960306) and clone Street Fighter Zero 2 (Japan 960227).

- 18th February 2001: Razoola - Released XOR 13 for Street Fighter Alpha 2 (960306) donated by Hoonis.

- 0.37b8: Added (Testdriver) 'Street Fighter Alpha 2 (USA 960306)' and clones 'Super Street Fighter 2: The New Challengers (Japan 930911)' and (Japan 931005). Renamed (Testdriver) (sfz2j) to (sfz2).

LEVELS: 8

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Romset: 27904 kb / 18 files / 12.3 zip

MAME XML Output:

<description>Street Fighter Alpha 2 (Euro 960229)</description>

<manufacturer>Capcom</manufacturer>

</input>

</game>

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