 | In the early 90s Street Fighter II swept the world, eventually destined to become one of the most famous video game series in history. With the release of the arcade game in 1991 and its subsequent console release in 1992, Capcom licensed its characters for a wide range of toys and related items. Tiger Electronics made a number of badly done hand-held LCD versions of the game, but in 1993 they took the well known Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot concept and made a Street Fighter II version, featuring the characters of Gulie and Ryu, with an added electronic scoring system. |
| Unlike the original version of the game, where the robots just punched each other, the plastic action figures of Ryu and Guile could be controlled with both punching and kicking actions. It even had cool fighting sounds when the figures were hit in the chest, groin, or head. Weird Retro Fact: Read about the urban myth of the character that never existed, in You Must Defeat Sheng Long To Stand A Chance. | |
