Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition on?
- Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition was released on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Arcade, PC Engine, Sharp X68000, CPS Changer, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.
- When did Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition release?
- Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition was first released on September 27, 1993.
About Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition is an expanded version of Street Fighter II: Champion Edition with new features from Street Fighter II Turbo, released originally for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive line of consoles. There are eight fighters to choose from, each with a unique fighting style and special attacks.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Arcade, PC Engine, Sharp X68000, CPS Changer, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
- Developer
- Capcom
- Publisher
- Sega
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Themes
- Action
- Series
- Street Fighter
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1993 | $7 | $23 | $218 | 9 reviews | Low |
Also released on: Wii · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Arcade · PC Engine · Sharp X68000 · CPS Changer · TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardboard box release | $14 | $25 | — |
| European (PAL) release | $14 | $24 | $49 |
| Japanese release (Street Fighter II Plus: Champion Edition) | $19 | $48 | — |
What it needs to play
- OptionalSix-button control pad — uses the extra X, Y and Z buttons of Sega's six-button control pad (game booklet).
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a day
- Complete: about once a day
- Sealed: about once a month
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $0.88 in Oct 2007, $8.81 five years ago, and $6.99 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $0.95 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $2.88 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $0.87 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $0.99 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $1.62 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $2.44 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $4.99 | $9.00 |
| Jan 2015 | $5.50 | $9.95 |
| Jan 2016 | $6.99 | $11.95 |
| Jan 2017 | $8.25 | $13.99 |
| Jan 2018 | $8.25 | $14.86 |
| Jan 2019 | $8.09 | $12.97 |
| Jan 2020 | $7.31 | $12.76 |
| Jan 2021 | $7.50 | $17.49 |
| Jan 2022 | $8.89 | $19.02 |
| Jan 2023 | $9.99 | $19.79 |
| Jan 2024 | $6.75 | $18.70 |
| Jan 2025 | $9.52 | $18.32 |
| Jan 2026 | $11.00 | $22 |
| Oct 2026 | $6.99 | $21 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | September 1993 | T-12016 | 013388160013 |
| Europe / PAL | 29 October 1993 | 670-4179 | — |
| Japan | 28 September 1993 | — | 4976219084802 |
- Region
- NA+EU+JP
- Released
- 1993
- Authenticity
- Low
The big Genesis Street Fighter II, which uses the six-button pad's extra buttons and is cheap enough to be an easy buy.
Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition is the Genesis / Mega Drive version, released in Japan on 28 September 1993 as Street Fighter II Plus: Champion Edition, in North America in September 1993 and in Europe on 29 October 1993. It was announced in March 1993 with a release originally intended around July. It sold 1.665 million cartridges, and MegaTech called it the greatest coin-op hit arriving on the Megadrive in perfect form.
The game's booklet says it uses the extra X, Y and Z buttons of Sega's six-button pad, and Sega Retro lists it as promoted for the Activator.
What the press said at the time
| MegaTech Issue 25 | January 1994 | 95% |
| MegaTech Issue 27 | March 1994 | 90% |
| Sega Pro Issue 33 | June 1994 | 95% |
| MegaTech Issue 30 | June 1994 | 90% |
| MegaTech Issue 33 | September 1994 | 90% |
| MegaTech Issue 34 | October 1994 | 90% |
| MegaTech Issue 24 | December 1993 | 95% |
| GameRankings (aggregate) | 78% (4 reviews) | |
| AllGame | 4.5/5 |
“This 24meg monster is as close to the arcade as you can get. Everything from the playability to con- 1 trol is perfect! The only thing that could have been better was the music.”
“I'd go as far as to say that this is the best possible Megadrive conversion of Street Fighter II. We all know that arcade Street Fighter II is the ultimate combat game. This Megadrive conversion is simply one of the best games money can buy.”
“SF Il SCE is a close conversion of the arcade Hyper Fighter. The voices are barely comprehensible, but overall this cart's a Champion among Sega fighting games.”
“It’s here! SFII Champion Edition has all the aspects of the Super NES version and even more!”
Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Genesis version.
In the sales charts
In one sales chart, September 1995; highest position #9.
Show the placing
- #9 in the Mega Drive chart — Sega Pro, Issue 49, September 1995
Sales charts as printed in the magazines of the time.
How the Sega Genesis version differs
The Genesis version was titled Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition and added a game mode based on Hyper Fighting; in Japan it was Street Fighter II' Plus: Champion Edition.
It came out in Japan on September 28, 1993, in North America the same month, and in Europe on October 29, 1993.
Also on other platforms
Arcade · PC Engine · X68000 · CPS Changer · Wii
- PC Engine. Unlike the Super NES version of The World Warrior, the PC Engine version includes the barrel-breaking bonus stage and numerous sound clips.
- PC Engine. It shipped on a 20-Megabit HuCard in Japan only, with optional controllers with more buttons.
How the other versions reviewed
| Arcade | AllGame | 4/5 |
| TurboGrafx-16 | AllGame | 4/5 |
| Wii | Eurogamer | 8/10 |
| Wii | IGN | 7/10 |
| Wii | Nintendo Life | 8/10 |
These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits below the middle. A six-button pad is optional; the game uses its extra X, Y and Z buttons. A cardboard-box edition is priced separately from the plastic-case copy. The European loose cart usually costs more than the US one, and a complete European copy costs about the same. The Japanese cart usually costs more and has a different cartridge shape.
Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition screenshots
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