Good news for all the 80's babies, a television adaptation of the popular video game franchise "Street Fighter" is currently in development. Machinima, the team behind the live-action web series "Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist," will produce the new TV series with support from Capcom.
The 12-episode Assassin’s Fist was released on Machinima’s YouTube channel in 2014 by Joey Ansah, Jacqueline Quella, and Mark Wooding to a mostly positive reception. The web series got more than 16 million views when it debuted. Since it's initial release, it’s been made available on DVD, IFC Films and Netflix.
The show will use the World Warrior events in the Street Fighter II sequel as inspiration. The story will follow Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, and Guile in their fight against M. Bison. The series will reportedly pattern itself closely to the Street Fighter II film, as organized fighting tournaments will be pivotal events in the series.
No other characters have been announced, but it will likely center around the original roster. Capcom announced that a World Warrior sequel was in development shortly after the success of the Machinima series. The current adaptation in development evolved from that announcement.
Street Fighter has had some negatively received film adaptations over the years, including the 2009 film Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li. With a fan base already in place and numbers to back it up, the newest version should have us all feeling nostalgic.
