Street Fighter II: The World Warrior: all version differences
6 documented differences between the releases of Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, each with a source. Back to the main page for names, releases and where to play.
Category × version
| Category | Arcade (overseas) | SNES (NA/EU) | Arcade (US) | SNES (US) | Arcade (JP) | SNES | Game Boy | Amiga | Atari ST | C64 | MS-DOS | ZX Spectrum |
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| Text | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Content | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gameplay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Version differences
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TextArcade (overseas)SNES (NA/EU)
Outside Japan the three boss names were rotated for fear of a likeness lawsuit: the boxer M. Bison became Balrog, the claw fighter Balrog became Vega, and the dictator Vega became M. Bison.1
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TextArcade (US)SNES (US)
Ending texts were rewritten for the US release, and Guile's fallen friend Nash was renamed Charlie.1
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ContentArcade (JP)
The Japanese arcade version has more win quotes per character and shows random tips on the continue screen after a loss to the computer.1
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GameplaySNES
The SNES port cut some features to fit in memory, but a secret code lets both players choose the same character, which the arcade original does not allow.1
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ContentGame Boy
The 1995 Game Boy version leaves out Dhalsim, E. Honda and Vega.1
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ContentAmigaAtari STC64MS-DOSZX Spectrum
U.S. Gold's European home-computer versions for Amiga, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS and ZX Spectrum have missing assets and no six-button support; PC Gamer listed the 1993 DOS version among the worst PC ports.1
Sources
Checked: 2026-10-13