Street Fighter EX Retrospective: The 3D Experiment
Retro Phantom
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Street Fighter finally enters the third dimension.
After years of dominating the fighting game genre with 2D sprites, Capcom and ARIKA took Street Fighter in a completely different direction with Street Fighter EX. Developed by ARIKA under Street Fighter II creator Akira “Nin-Nin” Nishitani, EX attempted something that seemed almost inevitable during the rise of the PlayStation: bringing Street Fighter into the world of polygonal 3D graphics.
But instead of simply following Virtua Fighter and Tekken, Street Fighter EX took a different approach—3D graphics with the foundation of a traditional 2D Street Fighter game.
In this retrospective, we explore the development of Street Fighter EX, ARIKA's philosophy behind translating the series into 3D, and how the game eventually evolved into Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha on the PlayStation. We'll break down its gameplay, Super Cancels, Guard Breaks, Expert Mode, massive collection of new fighters, critical reception, and whether Street Fighter's first major experiment with polygons actually worked.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
3:39 Background Information Recap
9:37 Background Information
19:10 Gameplay Overview
1:05:22 Reception
1:09:03 Personal Reflection
Street Fighter EX wasn't Street Fighter abandoning its past—it was an experiment to see whether that past could survive in 3D.
And for the first time in the Street Fighter Takeover...
We're entering the third dimension.
#StreetFighterEX #StreetFighter #RetroGaming #PlayStation #PS1 #Capcom #ARIKA
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This video brought me back to the summer between high school and college in 97 playing this game (and puzzle fighter) for hours on end at a friend's for weeks... but on a modded ps1 playing the Japanese version. I think there was a switch added, and he had to boot an english disc first... anyways, lots of thin crust pizza was eaten, and lots of freestyle music was played. Good times.
UGHHHH tis was MY CHILDHOOD my bg brain music is pullums chunlis Sakura or d.dark stages while the rest are my workout soundtrack....
This game fueled my lifes journey
Street Fighter EX Retrospective: The 3D Experiment
Retro Phantom
8,003 views
Buy Me a Coffee ☕ ▶ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/retropha...
🎮 Stay Retro. Stay Phantom.
Street Fighter finally enters the third dimension.
After years of dominating the fighting game genre with 2D sprites, Capcom and ARIKA took Street Fighter in a completely different direction with Street Fighter EX. Developed by ARIKA under Street Fighter II creator Akira “Nin-Nin” Nishitani, EX attempted something that seemed almost inevitable during the rise of the PlayStation: bringing Street Fighter into the world of polygonal 3D graphics.
But instead of simply following Virtua Fighter and Tekken, Street Fighter EX took a different approach—3D graphics with the foundation of a traditional 2D Street Fighter game.
In this retrospective, we explore the development of Street Fighter EX, ARIKA's philosophy behind translating the series into 3D, and how the game eventually evolved into Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha on the PlayStation. We'll break down its gameplay, Super Cancels, Guard Breaks, Expert Mode, massive collection of new fighters, critical reception, and whether Street Fighter's first major experiment with polygons actually worked.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
3:39 Background Information Recap
9:37 Background Information
19:10 Gameplay Overview
1:05:22 Reception
1:09:03 Personal Reflection
Street Fighter EX wasn't Street Fighter abandoning its past—it was an experiment to see whether that past could survive in 3D.
And for the first time in the Street Fighter Takeover...
We're entering the third dimension.
#StreetFighterEX #StreetFighter #RetroGaming #PlayStation #PS1 #Capcom #ARIKA