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Street Fighter 2 turns 30 years-old today.<\/p>\n

The legendary fighting game launched in Japanese arcades on 6th February 1991, according to a tweet from Capcom.<\/p>\n

Street Fighter 2, which established and popularised the fighting game genre, is considered one of the greatest video games of all time. The Super Famicom (SNES) version of the game, which debuted in June 1992, became a megahit that sold 6.3m units worldwide.<\/p>\n

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Street Fighter 2 turns 30 years-old today. The legendary fighting game launched in Japanese arcades on 6th February 1991, according to a tweet from Capcom. Street Fighter 2, which established and popularised the fighting game genre, is considered one of the greatest video games of all time. The Super Famicom (SNES) version of the game, which debuted in June 1992, became a megahit that sold 6.3m units worldwide. 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