Street Fighter followers can get a few good offers on the franchise’s 1994 movie variations at Amazon. Most notably, Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie–otherwise often known as the one good Street Fighter adaptation–is up for grabs on 4K Blu-ray for $23.90. In the meantime, Street Fighter: The Movie’s Steelbook Edition Blu-ray is discounted to $25 (was $35).
Whilst you’re testing the Blu-ray film presents, it’s also possible to snag a preorder for Street Fighter: The Animated Series on Blu-ray forward of its launch subsequent Tuesday, Might 27. A brand new Street Fighter live-action adaptation has been within the works for a couple of years now, and we simply realized of some massive names who might star within the upcoming movie.
You possibly can take a better take a look at the Street Fighter Blu-rays beneath. Longtime followers of the video video games also needs to take a look at Amazon’s deal on the just lately launched, revised version of the Street Fighter World Warrior Encyclopedia.
$23.89 (was $35)
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie’s 4K Blu-ray remaster was produced by Discotek Media and launched in 2023 with a $35 list price. Despite being over 30 years old at this point, Street Fighter II’s animation still looks great, and the 4K enhancements are superb. In addition to the visual improvements offered by 2160p resolution and HDR10, the release has a wide assortment of audio options and enhancements, including DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, the PG-13 North American audio, unrated UK audio, and original Japanese audio with subtitles.
You’ll also get an assortment of special features on the disc, including production art and liner notes.
Street Fighter II: The Movie Features
- Native 4K (2160p) remaster based on original camera negative
- HDR10
- Original aspect ratio (1.85:1)
- DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 (English)
- DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (Japanese)
- Remastered audio tracks (US and UK): PG-13 (US) and unrated (UK)
- Original Japanese audio with subtitles
- English version opening and closing credits
- Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie – Japanese game footage
- Trailers and commercials
- Isolated score
- Production art
- Liner notes
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie debuted in Japan in August 1994 before releasing in theaters across the US, Europe, and Australia. It proved to be a huge success, earning nearly five times its production budget at the box office.
$25 (was $35)
The live-action adaptation of Street Fighter II released in US theaters in December 1994, just a few months after the animated movie’s debut. While once again a box office hit–it earned roughly three times its budget–the Jean-Claude Van Damme-led movie received rather terrible reviews. Even today, it holds a 20% user rating average on Rotten Tomatoes and 11% on the Tomatometer.
Van Damme starred opposite Raul Julia in the actor’s final role, and Julia’s performance as General M. Bison was arguably the best aspect of what is otherwise a movie with underwhelming action sequences, cringey dialogue, and bizarre story beats.
That said, it’s still interesting to watch the live-action adaptation alongside the superior animated film as a double feature. And if you’re a Street Fighter fan who wants a cool collectible, Street Fighter: The Movie’s Steelbook Edition Blu-ray is available at Amazon for $25 (was $35).
Along with the nice steelbook case, this edition comes with a General Bison replica $100 bill, a transparent sleeve with the movie’s logo, and numerous extras, including interviews with the cast and archival content.
$40 | Releases May 27
Following the industrial success of each movies, Street Fighter set its sights on tv screens the next 12 months. Street Fighter: The Animated Collection, sadly, did not attain the identical heights because the animated film. That is a beneficiant description, as each of the present’s two seasons have been fairly unhealthy.
Nonetheless, given the excellent high quality of Discotek’s Street Fighter II bodily launch, the upcoming launch of Street Fighter: The Animated Collection on Blu-ray is noteworthy. You possibly can preorder Street Fighter: The Animated Collection on Blu-ray for $40 forward of its Might 27 launch.
It needs to be emphasised that this can be a commonplace definition Blu-ray launch, not an entire restoration/remaster. Which means all 26 episodes are displayed of their authentic 4:3 facet ratio.
One cool function with the Blu-ray launch is the non-compulsory audio commentaries you’ll be able to hearken to whereas watching every episode. Every commentary observe is narrated by a Youtuber who focuses on combating video games. This is the complete record of particular options.
Street Fighter: The Animated Collection Particular Options
- Commentary tracks for every episode hosted by Matt McMuscles with FGC visitor stars Brady, Maximillian Dood, Justin Wong, Arin “Egoraptor” Hanson, Alexis Le, Lythero, and Guile Win Quote.
- Street Fighter: The Animated Collection intro storyboards
- Artwork gallery
- Street Fighter meme compilation video
- Sport-inspired menus