I hate Street Fighter. SFII is the game that initially turned me away from fighting games for ten years. I played it when I was seven or eight or so, and it was so terrible that I could never bring myself to play fighting games after that. I hated/still hate to this day how you sort of hang in the air when you jump, and some characters (Dee Jay and Zangief come to mind, although to be fair, Dee Jay wasn't added until later so I'm mostly talking about Zangief) could do moves that take off 2/3 of your life. And I understand why it was an important game in the history of video games, and why it's really well balanced etc. You can save it, because I've heard it all and I understand it all. The thing was, when I was eight I didn't understand. All I knew was that this game pissed me off, and that was enough.

Another problem I have with Street Fighter games is the lack of character. Allow me to explain. SF characters all have unique designs. I can't argue with that. That said, none of them appeal to me. When I pick up Soul Calibur or King of Fighters or Guilty Gear or whatever, there's always one character who immediately appeals to me. SF does not. I typically end up playing as Ken or Ryu just because everyone else is so lame (the only exception being Juli in SFA3 who I'm pretty good with for no reason). For example, in Third Strike (my favorite SF game), I typically play as Ryu or Ken because my other choices are so insane. I can play as a tan dude in a diaper, a black guy who can't fight, a russian punk, a white alien thing, spunky karate girl who sucks, horse thighs, Duo, Trowa, or friggin Q. I'm sure I left people out, but you get the point. Bottom line: SF's character design, which unique, does not appeal to me.

That said, SFIII:Third Strike is kind of fun, and SFA3 is okay. Alright.

Oh, almost forgot: the SF EX games are horrible, but Skullomania is probably the coolest guy ever.