Grail aquired: Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition big blue
I know for a lot of the classic era collectors, this game is not a grail, but for me, it's been one I've been after for a while because I was picky about the cabinet it came in. I finally got my hands on a "big blue" Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition! Overall the game is in really nice shape with a few scrapes and scratches here and there. I think what's pretty crazy is that it's mostly an unmolested Champion Edition (actually it is running a Hyper Fighting board) and so many of them have been converted well beyond just the update to Hyper Fighting. The CPO and marquee are cherry and the K7000 Wells has a nice picture, but it has the white knob flyback, so I have some work I'd like to do on it. Overall I'm very happy with the purchase and a nice Street Fighter 2 has been something missing from the collection. I used to play this game so many times at different locations it just seemed wrong not to have one in the lineup, but ever since I knew of these big blue cabs I've wanted that specific one even though I played a lot on a red z cab back in the day. Anyway, here are a few pics. The biggest thing is I am missing side art, but that's easily fixed. Beyond that, there isn't a whole lot needed on this thing cosmetically.
Edit: BTW, has anyone ever tried removing the control panel on these cabs? I had the CP open for a minute and see several wood screws so I'm hoping it can be removed.
I know for a lot of the classic era collectors, this game is not a grail, but for me, it's been one I've been after for a while because I was picky about the cabinet it came in. I finally got my hands on a "big blue" Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition! Overall the game is in really nice shape with a few scrapes and scratches here and there. I think what's pretty crazy is that it's mostly an unmolested Champion Edition (actually it is running a Hyper Fighting board) and so many of them have been converted well beyond just the update to Hyper Fighting. The CPO and marquee are cherry and the K7000 Wells has a nice picture, but it has the white knob flyback, so I have some work I'd like to do on it. Overall I'm very happy with the purchase and a nice Street Fighter 2 has been something missing from the collection. I used to play this game so many times at different locations it just seemed wrong not to have one in the lineup, but ever since I knew of these big blue cabs I've wanted that specific one even though I played a lot on a red z cab back in the day. Anyway, here are a few pics. The biggest thing is I am missing side art, but that's easily fixed. Beyond that, there isn't a whole lot needed on this thing cosmetically.
Edit: BTW, has anyone ever tried removing the control panel on these cabs? I had the CP open for a minute and see several wood screws so I'm hoping it can be removed.
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