WI: Street Fighter 2 developed by the original Street Fighter team?

WI: Street Fighter II developed by the original Street Fighter team?

As many fighting game fans know, Takashi Nishiyama (now president of Dimps) once worked for Capcom where he created and planned the original Street Fighter. He left the company after the original Street Fighter finished production due to create differences and bad blood with his supervisor. He soon went to SNK where he had much more creative freedom. He went on to create Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting and Samurai Shodown. He also came up with the idea of the Neo-Geo. Meanwhile, Capcom chose Akira Yasuda as the new planner of the Street Fighter IP and went on to make what would've been a sequel to the original Street Fighter titled Street Fighter '89 (which ultimately became Final Fight due to its vastly different gameplay). After the success of Final Fight, he began working on Street Fighter II.

You can read Takashi's interview here: http://www.1up.com/features/the-man-who-created-street-fighter

But what if Takashi was given more freedom from Capcom and got along with his supervisor, which would allow him to stay? Well Street Fighter II would obviously resemble the original Fatal Fury of OTL with some minor differences but what would come of Akira Yasuda (planner of Street Fighter II IOTL)? Does he continue working on the Final Fight series, or does he leave Capcom and take his fighting game idea to SNK? And does Capcom develop a home console similar to the Neo-Geo?

Thoughts?
 
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Yuelang

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I believe this could lead on Street Fighter being end up relying more on basic moves and combos than specials and zoning. Fatal Fury and Samurai Shodown could be played well in normal to hard difficulty even without foreknowledge of the specials, as long as you notice the timing closely. Street fighter? Always end up in special spam... at least that was my experience in 90s Primary school gaming...

Good times... heck, if I going back in time and challenge my younger self for KOF match... I actually predict my ten years old self will kick my ass using Bogards...
 
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