I Love Street Fighter Alpha

The reign of Sony's evil controller is finally over. Arcade Sticks have arrived and they have brought with them a new era of healthy hands. Street Fighter was always meant to be played with a stick and giant buttons, and I'm starting to wonder if the same could be said for pretty much all games. Although I'm used to 3rd Strike, the Alpha games are not bad at all. The first of them shows its age somewhat, but it still seems to be a major improvement from SF2. Move on to Alpha 2, however, for a wonderful and colourful experience. My favorite characters are by far Sagat and Sakura. Sagat because he's stronger than most and says "Tiger" all the time, and Sakura because she's awesome.

"Your favorite character isn't Ryu, WTF?" I can hear you thinking. But let's face it; Alpha's young Ryu is nothing compared to his more adult self from SF3. Besides, it can be fun to play as someone other than Ryu, like Sagat and Sakura. Of course both of those have pretty much exactly the same moves as Ryu, but let's keep that to ourselves, shall we?

Yes, Bison and Chun Li are awesome as well, but I can't get used to those pesky wait-2-seconds moves. At least not yet.

Ah, Ryu, as beautiful as you were meant to be...