James Goddard (Location tester and design consultant, Capcom USA):Īmazing ball of energy. He was the most fun character I think I have ever known in this industry. They tell a story of extreme personalities coming together to make a game, and the egos, cultural differences, glitches, rivalries, lawsuits and police raids that followed.īrian Duke (Western regional sales manager, Capcom USA): In an effort to remedy that, over the past year we tracked down more than 20 former Capcom employees and business partners and asked them to tell it in their own words. Street Fighter 2 is one of the game industry's biggest success stories, but its history is often told secondhand, through official statements and loosely translated interviews. The franchise would go on to sell more than 30 million units.

Without realizing it at the time, Okamoto was recruiting a team that, five years later, would develop the competitive fighting game Street Fighter 2. Okamoto, himself known for pranks and outlandish behavior, liked Yasuda's work. Asked why he chose pajamas, he replied he wanted to look presentable and that was the only thing he owned with a collar.Ĭapcom developer Yoshiki Okamoto sat on the other side of the room, amused by Yasuda's antics. He left his portfolio at home, saying fans stole his work because it was too good.

In 1985, artist Akira Yasuda showed up to a Capcom job interview dressed in pajamas and a tie.

Super street fighter 2 artwork