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{{Short description|1992 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| developer = [[Company:Capcom|Capcom]]
| publisher = Capcom
| image = Street Fighter II Dash (flyer).png
| caption = 
| designer = Akira Nishitani<br/>Akira Yasuda
| producer = Yoshiki Okamoto
| composer = Yoko Shimomura<br/>Isao Abe
| series = ''[[Software:Street Fighter|Street Fighter]]''
| platforms = {{collapsible list|title=[[Software:Arcade game|Arcade]]|PC Engine, Mega Drive/Genesis, [[Engineering:X68000|Sharp X68000]], [[Engineering:PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Engineering:Sega Saturn|Sega Saturn]]}}
| released = {{collapsible list|title=March 18, 1992|'''Arcade'''{{vgrelease|JP|March 18, 1992|NA/EU|March 1992<ref name="RePlay"/><ref>{{cite magazine |title=News: Street Fighter II |magazine=Mean Machines |date=28 March 1992 |issue=19 (April 1992) |page=10 |url=https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-magazine-19/page/n9}}</ref>|WW|May 13, 1992}}'''PC Engine'''{{vgrelease|JP|June 12, 1993}}'''Mega Drive/Genesis'''<br/><small>(''Special Champion Edition/Plus'')</small><br/>{{vgrelease|NA|September 27, 1993|JP|September 28, 1993|AU|October 22, 1993|EU|October 29, 1993}}'''Sharp X68000'''{{vgrelease|JP|November 26, 1993}}}}
| genre = [[Software:Fighting game|Fighting]]
| modes = Up to 2 players simultaneously
| arcade system = [[Engineering:CP System|CP System]]
}}

'''''Street Fighter II: Champion Edition''''', released as {{nihongo foot|'''''Street Fighter II Dash'''''|ストリートファイターII ダッシュ|Sutorīto Faitā Tsū Dasshu|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} (stylized as '''''Street Fighter {{prime|II}}''''' with a [[Prime (symbol)|prime symbol]]){{efn|The prime symbol is still present in the international version of the logo, but is left unspoken.}} in Japan, is a [[Software:Fighting game|fighting game]] released by [[Company:Capcom|Capcom]] in 1992. It was launched for [[Software:Amusement arcade|arcades]] and converted to several [[Engineering:Video game console|video game console]]s. It is the first of several updated versions of ''[[Software:Street Fighter II|Street Fighter II]]'', and part of the ''[[Software:Street Fighter|Street Fighter]]'' series. The main changes are the addition of the four grand masters (the final four computer-controlled opponents in the [[Software:Single-player video game|single-player mode]]) as playable characters and mirror matches. The fighting techniques of the eight main characters from the original game were further balanced for competitive play.

''Champion Edition'' was followed several months later by ''[[Software:Street Fighter II Turbo|Street Fighter II Turbo]]''.

==Gameplay==
[[File:Street Fighter II Dash screenshot.png|thumb|left|Sagat vs. M. Bison. The ability to play as the four Shadaloo Bosses was made possible in ''Champion Edition''.]]
The gameplay is consistent with the ''[[Software:Street Fighter II|Street Fighter II]]'' sub-series, with several changes from the original ''[[Software:Street Fighter II|World Warrior]]'' edition.

In addition to the eight main characters, the four Shadaloo Bosses (Balrog, Vega, Sagat, and M. Bison), are now playable characters. The Shadaloo Bosses were toned down considerably from the previous iterations, but remain relatively strong compared to the standard eight fighters. The returning eight main characters' techniques and priorities were further balanced for competition between different characters. Ryu's and Ken's common fighting techniques were further differentiated.

In ''World Warrior'', both players are not allowed to choose the same character. This restriction has been eliminated in ''Champion Edition'', allowing for "mirror matches".

Minor graphical changes include color improvements, particularly for background stages. The portraits for all the characters and endings of some of the returning characters were redrawn. There is new music for the end credits sequence.

==Releases==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! Year 
! Platform
! Media
! Developer
! Publisher
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" |1993
|PC Engine
|20 Megabit [[HuCard]]
|Capcom
|NEC Home Electronics
|Released exclusively in Japan. Later released worldwide via the [[Engineering:Wii|Wii]] Virtual Console.
|-
|Mega Drive/Genesis
|24 Megabit ROM cartridge
|Capcom
|Capcom
|Titled ''Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition''. Includes an additional game mode based on ''Hyper Fighting''. Later re-released on the Wii Virtual Console, the [[Engineering:Sega Genesis Mini|Sega Genesis Mini]], and the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. Released in Japan as ''Street Fighter II' Plus: Champion Edition''.
|-
|[[Engineering:X68000|X68000]]
| 4 x 5.25" floppy disks
|Capcom
|Capcom
|Released exclusively in Japan.
|-
| rowspan="2" |1998
|[[Engineering:Sega Saturn|Sega Saturn]]
| rowspan="2" |CD-ROM
|Capcom
|Capcom
|Included in ''Capcom Generation 5''. Released exclusively in Japan.
|-
|[[Engineering:PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
|Capcom
|Capcom
|Included in ''[[Software:Street Fighter Collection|Street Fighter Collection 2]]''.
|-
| rowspan="2" |2005
|[[Engineering:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]]
| rowspan="2" |DVD-ROM
| rowspan="2" |Digital Eclipse
| rowspan="2" |Capcom
| rowspan="2" |Included in ''[[Software:Capcom Classics Collection|Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 1]]''. Based on the PS1 version.
|-
|[[Engineering:Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
|-
|2006
|[[Engineering:PlayStation Portable|PlayStation Portable]]
|UMD
|Capcom
|Capcom
|Included in ''Capcom Classics Collection: Reloaded''. Based on the PS1 version.
|-
|rowspan=4 | 2018
|[[Engineering:PlayStation 4|PlayStation 4]]
|rowspan=2 | BD-ROM
|rowspan=4 | Digital Eclipse
|rowspan=4 | Capcom
|rowspan=4 | Included in ''[[Software:Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection|Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection]]''.
|-
|[[Engineering:Xbox One|Xbox One]]
|-
|[[Engineering:Nintendo Switch|Nintendo Switch]]
|ROM cartridge
|-
|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]
|Online distribution
|-
|}

===PC Engine===
The PC Engine version was published by NEC Home Electronics, developed by Capcom, and released exclusively in Japan on June&nbsp;12, 1993. Unlike the [[Engineering:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] version of ''The World Warrior'', it includes the barrel-breaking bonus stage and numerous sound clips. This version was released on a 20-Megabit HuCard, and with optional controllers with more buttons. This version was released on Virtual Console on November&nbsp;16, 2009.

===Mega Drive/Genesis===
The Mega Drive/Genesis version, titled '''''Street Fighter&nbsp;II': Special Champion Edition''''' and released as {{nihongo foot|'''''Street Fighter&nbsp;II Dash Plus'''''|ストリートファイターII　ダッシュプラス|Sutorīto Faitā Tsū Dasshu Purasu|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} (stylized as '''''Street Fighter {{prime|II}} Plus''''') in Japan, was released on September 27, 1993 in North America, September 28, 1993 in Japan, and October 29, 1993 in Europe. It is the first of two ''Street Fighter&nbsp;II'' versions for the console and is in a 24 megabit cartridge. A six-button control pad was made primarily for it.

This version was originally intended to be a standalone port of ''Champion Edition'', similar to the PC Engine version. The Mega Drive/Genesis version was announced in March 1993 and was originally intended for release around July 1993. However, the game's release was later delayed to September 1993 because the two prototypes in early 1993 did not satisfy the Capcom executives.<ref>{{cite news |editor1-last=Gregory |editor1-first=Mark |title=The Buzz: Oops! Street Fighter 2 does bunk |work=Mega Guide |date=21 May 1993 |pages=2–3 |url=https://archive.org/details/MEGA-guide/The%20Sun%20MEGA%20Guide%20%281993-05-21%29/page/n1/mode/1up}}</ref> Following the announcement of ''[[Software:Street Fighter II Turbo|Street Fighter&nbsp;II Turbo]]'' for the SNES, Sega had ordered its version to be delayed so that Capcom could add all of the extra content from the ''Turbo'' version as well, resulting in the title change.

''Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition'' was released as a plug and play system in 2005 as part of the "Play TV Legends" series by Radica. It also includes the Genesis version of ''[[Software:Ghouls 'n Ghosts|Ghouls 'n Ghosts]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2005-12-17|title=Welcome to Radica Games|url=http://radicagames.com/index.cfm?event=showProdDetail&id=102&categoryId=9|access-date=2021-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217205656/http://radicagames.com/index.cfm?event=showProdDetail&id=102&categoryId=9|archive-date=2005-12-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Radica Arcade Legends Street Fighter II|url=https://www.obsolete-tears.com/radica-arcade-legends-street-fighter-ii-machine-340.html|access-date=2021-04-24|website=www.obsolete-tears.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2005-12-27|title=05 - Radica UK - Arcade Legends - Street Fighter II|url=http://www.radicauk.com/product/05%20-%2075030.htm|access-date=2021-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051227081842/http://www.radicauk.com/product/05%20-%2075030.htm|archive-date=2005-12-27}}</ref>

===X68000===
On November&nbsp;26, 1993, Capcom released an [[Engineering:X68000|X68000]] port of ''Champion Edition'' exclusively in Japan, which consisted of four floppy disks. The port is almost identical to the arcade version, with identical graphics and almost identical soundtrack. The game includes a joystick adapter for the Super Famicom and Mega Drive versions of Capcom's CPS Fighter joystick controller. On an X68030 with multiple PCM ([[Pulse-code modulation|pulse-code modulation]]) drivers installed, the music and voice quality can match that of the arcade version's ADPCM sound system.

===Other releases===
''[[Software:Street Fighter II Turbo|Street Fighter II Turbo]]'' for the SNES, while based on the succeeding game in the series, allows players to choose between ''Champion Edition'' rules (Normal mode) and ''Hyper Fighting'' rules (Turbo mode).

The arcade version is included in ''Street Fighter Collection 2'' (''Capcom Generation 5'') for the [[Engineering:PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] and [[Engineering:Sega Saturn|Sega Saturn]], as well as ''[[Software:Capcom Classics Collection#Volume 1|Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 1]]'' for the [[Engineering:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]] and [[Engineering:Xbox (console)|Xbox]] and ''Capcom Classics Collection: Reloaded'' for [[Engineering:PlayStation Portable|PlayStation Portable]]. In 2011, ''Street Fighter II': Champion Edition'' was included alongside ''Street Fighter II'' and ''Street Fighter II Turbo'' as part of the ''Street Fighter II Collection'' for [[Software:IOS|iOS]] devices.<ref>https://news.capcomusa.com/lets/browse/final-fight-and-street-fighter-ii-collection-coming-to-ios-devices</ref> Arcade1Up later released a home arcade cabinet featuring ''Street Fighter II': Champion Edition'', ''[[Software:Super Street Fighter II|Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers]]'' and ''[[Software:Super Street Fighter II Turbo|Super Street Fighter II Turbo]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/2/16/17019860/arcade1up-cabinets-street-fighter-2-asteroids-centipede|title = Arcade1Up cabinets bring Street Fighter 2 and other classics to your home| website=Polygon |date = 16 February 2018}}</ref>

==Reception==
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="float:right; font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin:1em; margin-top:0; padding:0; background:none;" cellpadding="0"
! colspan=7 style="font-size: 100%" | Contemporary reviews
|-
! colspan=7 | [[Software:Video game journalism|Review scores]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | Publication
! colspan=6 | Scores
|-
! [[Software:Arcade video game|Arcade]]
! Mega Drive/Genesis
! PC Engine
|-
| ''Computer and Video Games''
|
| 94%<ref>''Computer and Video Games'', issue 144 (November 1993), page 42</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Games Roundup |magazine=Computer and Video Games |date=15 December 1993 |issue=146 (January 1994) |page=20 |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/6/63/CVG_UK_146.pdf#page=20}}</ref>
| 92%<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Keen |first1=Steve |last2=Anglin |first2=Paul |title=PC Engine Review: Street Fighter II' Championship Edition |magazine=Computer and Video Games |date=15 August 1993 |issue=142 (September 1993) |pages=30–2 |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/4/4d/CVG_UK_142.pdf#page=30}}</ref>
|-
| ''Edge''
|
| 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edge-online.com/review/street-fighter-ii-special-champion-edition-review/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531025017/http://www.edge-online.com/review/street-fighter-ii-special-champion-edition-review/|title=Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition review|archive-date=31 May 2013|work=Edge Online}}</ref>
| 8/10<ref name=edge/>
|-
| ''Electronic Games''
|
| 90%<ref>''Electronic Games'', issue 10 (July 1993), page 65</ref>
|
|-
| ''Electronic Gaming Monthly''
|
| 33/40<ref>''Electronic Gaming Monthly'', issue 52 (November 1993), page 46</ref>
|
|-
| ''Famitsu''
| 
| 30/40<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7005 |title=ストリートファイターII ダッシュプラス まとめ [メガドライブ] / ファミ通.com |publisher=Famitsu.com |date=2016-08-17 |access-date=2017-01-20}}</ref> <br /> 10/10<ref name=fam/>
| 34/40<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7007 |title=ストリートファイターII ダッシュ まとめ [PCエンジン] / ファミ通.com |publisher=Famitsu.com |date=2016-08-17 |access-date=2017-01-20}}</ref>
|-
| ''GameFan''
|
| 389/400<ref>''GameFan'', volume 1, issue 11 (November 1993), pages 10 & 44-45</ref>
| 374/400<ref>''GameFan'', volume 1, issue 9 (August 1993), pages 11 & 82-84</ref>
|-
| ''GamePro''
|
| 5/5<ref>''GamePro'', issue 52 (November 1993), pages 50-52</ref>
|
|-
| ''Gamers''
|
| A<ref name="ninretro">{{cite web|url=http://www.ninretro.de/game-4-795.html |title=Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition (Mega Drive) - N.i.n.Retro (New is not Retro) v3 |publisher=Ninretro.de |access-date=2017-01-20}}</ref>
|
|-
| ''GamesMaster''
|
| 95%<ref>''GamesMaster'', issue 11 (November 1993), pages 56-57, published 21 October 1993</ref>
|
|-
| ''Gamest''
| 49/60<ref name="Gamest">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/stream/gamest0071#page/n24/mode/1up |title='92 AOU ショー クロスレビュー — スティールガンナー2 (ナムコ) |magazine=Gamest |issue=71 |publisher=Shinseisha |date=May 1992 |page=23 |lang=ja}}</ref>
|
|
|-
| ''Mega''
|
| 92%<ref name=mega/>
|
|-
| ''MegaTech''
|
| 95%<ref name="MT23"/>
|
|-
| ''Play Meter''
| 94%<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Overman |first=Jim |title=An operator's video picks of the show |magazine=Play Meter |date=April 1992 |volume=18 |issue=5 |page=52 |url=https://archive.org/details/play-meter-volume-18-number-5-april-1992-600DPI/Play%20Meter%20-%20Volume%2018%2C%20Number%205%20-%20April%201992/page/n115}}</ref>
|
|
|}

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| EuroG_WII = 8/10<ref>{{cite news |last1=Whitehead |first1=Dan |title=WiiWare and Virtual Console Roundup • Page 3 |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/wiiware-and-virtual-console-roundup_6?page=3 |access-date=12 August 2021 |work=Eurogamer |date=22 October 2008}}</ref>
| IGN_WII = 7/10<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas M. |title=Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/10/14/street-fighter-ii-special-champion-edition-review |access-date=12 August 2021 |work=IGN |date=14 October 2008}}</ref>
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===Arcade===
In Japan alone, 140,000 ''Street Fighter II Dash'' arcade hardware units were sold at {{JPY|160,000}} ({{US$|1300}}) each, earning ¥22.4 billion ($182 million) in hardware sales revenue<ref name="Edge-Makingof">{{cite magazine|title=The Making Of... Street Fighter II|magazine=Edge|publisher=Future Publishing|location=Bath|date=March 2002|issue=108|quote=Noritaka Funamizu: We made ''Street Fighter 2 Dash'', and sales were so high. I mean the game cost around ¥150,000 or ¥160,000 [£820] and we sold about 140,000 of them. I can't even imagine such numbers now.}}</ref><ref name="Curran-38">{{Cite book|title=Game plan: great designs that changed the face of computer gaming|author=Ste Curran|publisher=Rotovision|year=2004|isbn=2-88046-696-2|page=38|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TXcWlWkIZ0AC&pg=PA38|access-date=April 11, 2011|quote=When ''Street Fighter {{prime|II}}'' (pronounced street fighter two dash) was released just a short time later, it sold around 140,000 units, at ¥160.000 (c. US $1300 / £820) each. The figures were beyond massive — they were simply unheard of. Capcom's ''Titanic'' wasn't sinking. Anything but. The game was a runaway success in its territory of choice, bringing Western gamers as much joy as it had in the East.}}</ref> (equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US|182000000|1991|r=0}}}} in {{Inflation-year|USD}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=Five Ways to Compute the Relative Value of a Japanese Yen Amount, 1879 - 2009|publisher=Measuring Worth|url=http://measuringworth.com/japancompare/|access-date=April 25, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405062703/http://www.measuringworth.com/japancompare/|archive-date=April 5, 2011}}</ref> In the United States, between 20,000 and 25,000 ''Champion Edition'' arcade units were sold, similar to ''Street Fighter II: The World Warrior''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leone |first1=Matt |title=Street Fighter 2: An Oral History |url=https://www.polygon.com/a/street-fighter-2-oral-history/ |access-date=29 April 2021 |website=Polygon |date=February 3, 2014}}</ref> This totals about 160,000{{ndash}}165,000 ''Champion Edition'' arcade units sold in Japan and the United States.

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Street Fighter II Dash'' in its May 15, 1992 issue as the most successful table arcade cabinet of the month, outperforming games such as ''Sonic Wings'' (''Aero Fighters'').<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)|magazine=Game Machine|issue=426|publisher=Amusement Press, Inc.|date=15 May 1992|page=29|lang=ja|url=https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19920515p.pdf#page=15}}</ref> ''Street Fighter II Dash'' went on to become the second highest-grossing arcade game of 1992, just below ''The World Warrior''.<ref name="Gamest6">{{cite magazine |script-title=ja:第6回ゲーメスト大賞 〜 インカム部門 |trans-title=6th Gamest Awards – Income Category |magazine=Gamest |date=December 28, 1992 |volume=84 (February 1993)|pages=8–28 (27) |language=ja}} [http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v084.html alternate url]</ref> ''Dash'' was also the fourth highest-grossing arcade game of 1993 in Japan.<ref name="Gamest7">{{cite magazine |script-title=ja:第7回 ゲーメスト大賞 〜 ヒットゲーム BEST 10 〜 インカム中心 |trans-title=7th Gamest Awards – Hit Games: Best 10 – Income Center |magazine=Gamest |date=December 27, 1993 |volume=107 (February 1994) |pages=20–43 (39) |language=ja}} [http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v107.html alternate url]</ref>

In the United States, ''Champion Edition'' drew a high amount of orders upon its debut in March 1992.<ref name="RePlay"/> It was number one on ''RePlay''{{'}}s May 1992 [[Software:Arcade game|coin-op]] earnings chart for upright arcade cabinets,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=RePlay: The Players' Choice |magazine=RePlay |date=May 1992 |volume=17 |issue=8 |page=4 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-17-issue-no.-8-may-1992-600dpi/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2017%2C%20Issue%20No.%208%20-%20May%201992%20%28Compressed%29/page/n3/mode/2up}}</ref><ref name="Electronic-Games">{{cite magazine |title=Top Coin-Ops of May 1992 |magazine=Electronic Games |date=October 1992 |volume=1 |issue=1 |page=14 |url=https://archive.org/details/Electronic-Games-1992-10/page/n13}}</ref> and remained at the top of the charts through summer<ref>{{cite magazine |title=RePlay: The Players' Choice |magazine=RePlay |date=June 1992 |volume=17 |issue=9 |page=4 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-17-issue-no.-9-june-1992-600dpi/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2017%2C%20Issue%20No.%209%20-%20June%201992/page/n3}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=RePlay: The Players' Choice |magazine=RePlay |date=July 1992 |volume=17 |issue=10 |page=4 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-17-issue-no.-10-july-1992-600dpi/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2017%2C%20Issue%20No.%2010%20-%20July%201992/page/n3}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=RePlay: The Players' Choice |magazine=RePlay |date=August 1992 |volume=17 |issue=11 |page=4 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-17-issue-no.-11-august-1992-600DPI/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2017%2C%20Issue%20No.%2011%20-%20August%201992/page/4}}</ref> up until September 1992.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=RePlay: The Players' Choice |magazine=RePlay |date=September 1992 |volume=17 |issue=12 |page=4 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-17-issue-no.-12-september-1992-600dpi/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2017%2C%20Issue%20No.%2012%20-%20September%201992%20%28Compressed%29/page/4}}</ref> ''Champion Edition'' was also the top-grossing overall video game on the ''Play Meter'' arcade charts in June 1992,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Equipment Poll |magazine=Play Meter |date=June 1992 |volume=18 |issue=7 |pages=8–9 |url=https://archive.org/details/play-meter-volume-18-number-7-june-1992-600dpi/Play%20Meter%20-%20Volume%2018%2C%20Number%207%20-%20June%201992%20%28Compressed%29/page/n7/mode/2up}}</ref> and remained the top-grossing video game on the ''Play Meter'' arcade charts through September 1992.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Equipment Poll |magazine=Play Meter |date=July 1992 |volume=18 |issue=8 |pages=8–9 |url=https://archive.org/details/play-meter-volume-18-number-8-july-1992-600DPI/Play%20Meter%20-%20Volume%2018%2C%20Number%208%20-%20July%201992/page/n7/mode/2up}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Equipment Poll |magazine=Play Meter |date=August 1992 |volume=18 |issue=9 |pages=8–9 |url=https://archive.org/details/play-meter-volume-18-number-9-august-1992-600dpi/Play%20Meter%20-%20Volume%2018%2C%20Number%209%20-%20August%201992/page/n7/mode/2up}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Equipment Poll |magazine=Play Meter |date=September 1992 |volume=18 |issue=10 |pages=8–9 |url=https://archive.org/details/play-meter-volume-18-number-10-september-1992-600DPI/Play%20Meter%20-%20Volume%2018%2C%20Number%2010%20-%20September%201992%20%28Compressed%29/page/8}}</ref> It went on to be the highest-grossing dedicated arcade game of 1992 in the United States, according to ''RePlay''<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Bottom Line |magazine=RePlay |date=January 1993 |volume=18 |issue=4 |pages=32, 34 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-18-issue-no.-4-january-1993-600DPI/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2018%2C%20Issue%20No.%204%20-%20January%201993/page/32}}</ref> and the Amusement & Music Operators Association (AMOA).<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Banquet Hoedown! Game Awards |magazine=RePlay |date=November 1992 |volume=18 |issue=2 |pages=78–80 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-18-issue-no.-2-november-1992-600DPI/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2018%2C%20Issue%20No.%202%20-%20November%201992/page/78/mode/2up}}</ref> Later on ''RePlay''{{'}}s charts, ''Champion Edition'' was No.&nbsp;4 on the upright cabinet charts in April<ref name="replay_1993-04">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/Electronic-Games-1993-06/Electronic%20Games%201993-06#page/n13/mode/2up|title=Electronic Games 1993-06|date=June 1993|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref> and May 1993.<ref name="replay_1993-05">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/Electronic-Games-1993-07/Electronic%20Games%201993-07#page/n13/mode/2up|title=Electronic Games 1993-07|date=July 1993|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref> It was one of the top five highest-grossing conversion kits of 1993.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=AMOA Award Nominees: Game Awards |magazine=RePlay |date=October 1993 |volume=19 |issue=1 |page=59 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-19-issue-no.-1-october-1993-600dpi/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2019%2C%20Issue%20No.%201%20-%20October%201993/page/n56/mode/1up}}</ref>

In the United Kingdom, the game was also a major hit, like the original ''Street Fighter II''.<ref name="Mega10">{{cite magazine |title=The making of Street Fighter 2 - a video game legend |magazine=Mega |date=17 June 1993 |issue=10 (July 1993) |pages=14-35 (18-21) |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/0/07/Mega_UK_10.pdf#page=18}}</ref> In Australia, where the game cost AU$6,000 or {{US$|{{To USD|6000|AUS|year=1992|round=yes}}|1992|round=-2}} per unit, the launch of ''Champion Edition'' drew large crowds queuing up outside arcades to play the game.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Video Game has Players Queued Up |magazine=Leisure Line |date=June 1992 |page=41 |publisher=Leisure & Allied Industries |location=Australia |url=https://archive.org/details/Leisure_Line_1992-06_Leisure_Allied_Industries_AU/page/n40}}</ref> On Australia's ''Timezone'' monthly arcade charts published in the June 1992 issue of ''Leisure Line'' magazine, ''Street Fighter II: Champion Edition'' was the top-grossing arcade conversion kit.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Test Reports |magazine=Leisure Line |date=June 1992 |page=34 |publisher=Leisure & Allied Industries |location=Australia |url=https://archive.org/details/Leisure_Line_1992-06_Leisure_Allied_Industries_AU/page/n33}}</ref>

''Street Fighter II': Champion Edition''{{'}}s worldwide arcade earnings exceeded $2.3&nbsp;billion in gross revenue (equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US|2300000000|1992|r=0}}}} in {{Inflation-year|USD}}). This makes it one of the top three highest-grossing arcade games of all time, after ''[[Software:Pac-Man|Pac-Man]]'' (1980) and ''[[Software:Space Invaders|Space Invaders]]'' (1978).<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 10 Biggest Grossing Arcade Games|website=US Gamer|url=http://www.usgamer.net/articles/top-10-biggest-grossing-arcade-games-of-all-time|access-date=January 25, 2013}}</ref>

===Accolades===
Upon its North American debut at the American Coin Machine Exposition (ACME) in March 1993, it was declared the "game of the show" by ''RePlay''<ref name="RePlay">{{cite magazine |title=Game of the Show Is Also Story of the Show as Well |magazine=RePlay |date=April 1992 |volume=17 |issue=7 |page=14 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-17-issue-no.-7-april-1992/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2017%2C%20Issue%20No.%207%20-%20April%201992/page/14}}</ref> and ''Play Meter'' magazines.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Seninsky |first1=Frank |title=ACME '92: The Crank sizes up the show |journal=Play Meter |date=April 1992 |volume=18 |issue=5 |page=ACME 58 |url=https://archive.org/details/play-meter-volume-18-number-5-april-1992-600DPI/Play%20Meter%20-%20Volume%2018%2C%20Number%205%20-%20April%201992/page/n121}}</ref>

''Street Fighter II Dash'' was awarded Best Game of 1992 in the Sixth Annual Grand Prize&nbsp;{{in lang|ja}}, as published in the February 1993 issue of ''Gamest''&nbsp;{{in lang|ja}}, winning once again in the category of Best Action Game. ''Dash'' placed {{abbr|No.|number}}&nbsp;3 in Best VGM (video game music), No.&nbsp;6 in Best Graphics, No.&nbsp;5 in Best Direction. The ''Street Fighter&nbsp;II Image Album'' was the No.&nbsp;1 Best Album in the same issue, with the Drama&nbsp;CD version of ''Street Fighter&nbsp;II'' tied for No.&nbsp;7 with the soundtrack for ''Star Blade''. The List of Best Characters was not dominated by ''Street Fighter&nbsp;II'' characters this time, with the only character at the Top Ten being Chun-Li at No.&nbsp;3.<ref name=gamest84>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v084.html|script-title=ja:第6回ゲーメスト大賞| magazine=GAMEST|issue=84|language=ja|page=8}}</ref>

===''Special Champion Edition''===
The Sega Mega Drive/Genesis version, ''Street Fighter&nbsp;II': Special Champion Edition'', yielded sales of 1.665&nbsp;million cartridges.<ref name="Capcom2001">{{cite book |chapter=Million titles |title=Company Profile |chapter-url=https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/data/pdf/fy2001b.pdf#page=7 |publisher=[[Company:Capcom|Capcom]] |date=May 2001 |page=7 |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref> This version was below Capcom's sales expectations, due in part to competition from the original ''[[Software:Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]'' (1992).<ref>{{cite web|first=Ken | last=Horowitz |url=http://www.sega-16.com/2011/12/interview-joe-morici/ |title=Sega-16 – Interview: Joe Morici (Capcom VP of Sales) |publisher=Sega-16.com |date=2011-12-21 |access-date=2017-01-20}}</ref> This version was nevertheless a best-seller in Japan,<ref>Official Japanese Mega Drive sales chart, December 1993, published in Mega (magazine) issue 15</ref> the UK,<ref>Official Gallup UK Mega Drive sales chart, January 1994, published in Mega (magazine) issue 16</ref> and US.<ref>Official American sales chart, February 1994, published in Mega (magazine) issue 17</ref>

The Mega Drive version, ''Special Champion Edition'', received positive reviews. In November 1993, ''Famitsu'' magazine's Reader Cross Review gave ''II' Plus'' a 10 out of 10.<ref name="fam">読者 クロスレビュー: ストリートファイターII ダッシュプラス. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No. 257. Pg.40. 12–19 November 1993.</ref> It received 10 out of 10 for both graphics and addiction from ''Mega'', who described it as "a candidate for best game ever and without a doubt the best beat-'em-up of all time" and gave it an overall 92% score.<ref name=mega>''Mega'' magazine review, 1993</ref> ''MegaTech'' scored it 95%, and commented "the greatest coin-op hits the Megadrive in perfect form".<ref name=megatech>''MegaTech'' magazine review, December 2010</ref><ref name="MT23">{{cite magazine |title=Street Fighter II' Special Champion Edition |magazine=MegaTech |date=20 October 1993 |issue=23 (November 1993) |pages=52–7 |url=https://archive.org/details/megatech23/page/n51/mode/1up}}</ref> ''Edge'' gave the PC Engine version of ''Champion Edition'' a score of 8 out of 10.<ref name=edge>{{cite magazine|title=Street Fighter II: Championship Edition review (PC Engine)|magazine=Edge|publisher=Future Publishing| date=October 1993 |issue=1|url=http://www.edge-online.com/review/street-fighter-2-turbo-review/|access-date=November 20, 2012}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=All About Capcom Head-to-Head Fighting Games 1987-2000|language=ja|date=September 2000|isbn=4-88554-676-1|series=A.A. Game History Series | volume=1 |author=Studio Bent Stuff|publisher=Dempa Publications, Inc.}}

==External links==
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