Street Fighter II Adapted for Virtual Boy

The second part of Capcom's fighting saga was ported to nearly every console that existed, including mobile. But there was never a version for Nintendo's Virtual Boy... until now, as two fans decided to create their own adaptation of Street Fighter II on Virtual Boy.

Released in 1991 for arcades and later ported to Super NES, Amiga, Commodore 64 and almost every other system, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior is the title that redefined the fighting game genre, becoming the template for every fighting game until the arrival of 3D with Virtua Fighter. Dozens of clones of varying success followed the path paved by this Capcom classic, which still sells as well as it did on day one.

A Fan-Made Cartridge

This time, two users known as Mr. Anon and MK noticed that Capcom never released a version of its classic fighting game for the Virtual Boy, the console Nintendo launched in the mid-90s. These two self-proclaimed fans of the aforementioned Nintendo console got to work and produced their own adaptation of Street Fighter II on Virtual Boy. The most interesting part is that this is not a simple ROM hack; Mr. Anon and MK actually manufactured the game cartridge, titled "Hyper Fighting", along with its own box and instruction manual.

As you can see in the videos, this adaptation of Street Fighter II on Virtual Boy looks similar to the Super NES version. Unfortunately, Hyper Fighting will not be commercially released, because it could draw the attention of Capcom and put the project at risk. Only a select group of Virtual Boy enthusiasts have access to the Hyper Fighting cartridges and can enjoy this excellent and striking adaptation.