'Probably' everything that Street Fighter II ripped off

Prepare for shocks and surprises, as I expose dark secrets.

The World Warrior (1991)

Hard Times¹ (1975)

Known as The Street Fighter in Japan, background designers were instructed to blatantly copy two settings from Walter Hill's debut.

¹Originally called The Street Fighter, but when Sonny Chiba film of same name was released in 1974, producers reverted back to screenplay title.

Anyway.

Battle Harbour - USA

When asked about opening riff sounding remarkably similar to Cheap Trick's Mighty Wings, Yoko Shimomura said:

"I watched the movie [Top Gun] before I composed the song, so I can't deny I may have been inspired subconsciously. But I didn't go into it thinking, 'OK, I'm going to make this song sound like 'Mighty Wings'."

Yeah, you keep telling yourself that love.

Big Factory - U.S.S.R.

Bringing something else to the table.

Death Warrant (1990)
Louis Burke (Van Damme) goes against Patrick Kilpatrick's the Sandman.

So Capcom stole two sources for Zangief's stage?

Evidence suggests yes.

Specials and Throws

Lightning Kick (Chun-Li) and Hundred Hand Slap (E. Honda)

Are basically.

Fist of the North Star
Kenshirō's signature move Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken.

Also.

Sumo Headbutt vs Buchu - Yie Ar Kung-Fu

And there's more.

Somersault Throw vs The Street Fighter

Flash Kick vs Enter the Dragon

Hell Wheel vs The Way of the Dragon

Can't help but admire taste though.

Miscellany

Sparkle in eye - The New Challengers vs Ken Asuka - Karate Master

Ryu was based on protagonist, but shit is taken to extremes.

One of the primary inspirations for M. Bison/Vega was Yasunori Katō - Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis.

Easy to miss, but Shadaloo insignia (skull with a pair of wings) was first seen in the arcade flyer for Street Fighter II' Dash.

Oddly, five-pointed star remained for in-game portrait (also extending to Hyper Fighting).

But tact was changed in The New Challengers.

Check this out.

Cabal (1988)

Hmmm.

Okay guys, let's get WEIRD.

Akuma - Super Turbo vs Tokage - Budokan: The Martial Spirit - Amiga (1989)

PC and Mega Drive ports injected colour.

The C64 had two versions of Street Fighter (both released in 1988), each boasting a different art style.

UK - Tiertex

US - Pacific Dataworks Intl.

UK title screen is just text, but transatlantic cousin scares me.

Hyper Fighting (1992) vs US title screen

Pink and yellow colour scheme is IDENTICAL.

What... the... FUCK?

HKM (Human Killing Machine) was the unofficial home computer sequel to Street Fighter (and one the worst fighting games ever made).

Dee Jay² vs Kwon

Look alike don't they?

HA HA HA!

²Word on pants was originally Mantis, but changed to Maximum because it still read properly when sprite was flipped.

Blanka

The World Warrior

Champion Edition/Hyper Fighting

Please note the exaggeration of eyeballs and tongue.

Meanwhile on Mars.

Total Recall
Cohaagen takes his last breath before suffocating.

That was your wife?

(Nods).

What a bitch.