Spotted over on Capcom-Unity that IGN has created a great piece on The History of Street Fighter.Bridging the gap between Street Fighters I and II, the Alphas fleshed the old characters' backstories out and introduced new ones. Guile's doomed friend Charlie (Nash in Japan), whose murder he fought to avenge in SF II, was a playable Guile-like fighter with crazy Guile-like hair. Precog Rose held a special connection to Bison, employing Soul Power against his Psycho Power. Pink gi-wearing wimp and egomaniac Dan Hibiki started life as a slap against SNK's "weaker" fighting games, but became a handicapping fan favorite for his mastery of the infinite taunt and a finishing move that let him take out opponents by blowing himself up. SF I's Birdie (now a black and blonde punk), Gen, Eagle and Adon made comebacks after eight to ten year absences.
In what would become the first of many franchise crossovers, Funamizu also brought in Guy, Sodom, and eventually Rolento and Cody Travers himself from his old Final Fight games. Maki would join them in a portable port of Alpha 3.
