You are looking at the cartridge art for Street Fighter II Turbo’s Japanese release. It’s not only different from the US version but more mysterious. Can you tell who is on the cover? Ryu? Chun-Li? Which character is it?
Twitter user Tekitouaki wrote that for years, he thought that Ryu was on the cartridge art.
長年ずっとこれはリュウだと思っていたが
春麗だと思っていた人も多数いると知って混乱してる… pic.twitter.com/VmU0XZYlfx— てきとうあき (@tekitouaki) November 14, 2019
This tweet went viral in Japan and was even covered on major sites like IT Media and My Game News Flash. People replied, comparing eyebrows and writing that they were either “Team Chun-Li” or “Team Ryu.”
春麗でしょう
— あきまんPLAMAX「GODZ ORDER」神翼騎士団 (@akiman7) November 14, 2019
Former Capcom artist Akira Yasuda, who created so much iconic Street Fighter art, even chimed in, writing, “I’d say it’s Chun-Li.”
普通のスト2のカセットがリュウなので
確実に春麗ですね。 pic.twitter.com/3uYdin4hAM— セガミ (@0801Egami) November 14, 2019
The Street Fighter II cartridge features Ryu, so yes, the one in question does show Chun-Li. And now you know!
Update 11/20 – 7:30 AM EST: This story has been updated to reflect Ryu’s appearance on the SFII cartridge.
