Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight

Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight
Also known as: Street Fighter 2010 (JP) Developers: Capcom, Status Publisher: Capcom Platforms: NES Released in JP: August 8, 1990 Released in US: September 1990 This game has regional differences.

An early Street Fighter spinoff (released just a year before Street Fighter II made the series popular) that attempted to predict how street fighting would've evolved 20 years into the future. To say that they were off is an understatement.

Regional Differences

Contrary to popular belief, the English version of Street Fighter 2010 was actually developed before the Japanese version despite its allegedly later release. Evidence for this can be found on the internal data from the Japanese ROM, which contains leftover text string from the English opening at offset 0x158EE, as well as the graphic for the game's subtitle, which went unused in the Japanese version. Moreover, the Japanese manual features a screenshot from the English version of the vs. screen at page 16.

The two versions are identical graphically and mechanically, with the only differences between them being the title screen, the name of the protagonist, the language used for the cutscenes and the addition of a staff roll for the Japanese version. However, the story for the two versions differ significantly. Whereas the American version tries to pass itself off as a futuristic sequel to the original Street Fighter starring Ken as a scientist turned cyborg seeking to avenge the death of his lab partner, the Japanese version made the protagonist into a new character named Kevin, a cyborg employed by the Galaxy Police tasked with annihilating a breed of creatures known as Parasites.

Because of the English version's earlier development, it is unclear if the identity change was made on the Japanese side or the American side due to the lack of any official statement from the original developers.

Title Screen

Japan	US

The U.S. version is subtitled The Final Fight, namedropping yet another Capcom game (that was incidentally planned as a Street Fighter spinoff as well). The Japanese version changes the coloring of the Street Fighter logo and omits the subtitle, likely to avoid confusion with the Super Famicom conversion of the actual Final Fight that would be released four months later. Because of this, the "TM" mark is placed on an unusual position next to an empty space.

The Japanese title screen credits a company called Status (ステイタス) on the copyrights text. This was a Capcom subsidiary that was also involved with the first Breath of Fire and the Super NES version of Magic Sword. Apparently it was an insurance company established in 1950 that Capcom bought at some point and used as a shell company for some of their games to get around Nintendo's publishing restrictions. Status was later dissolved in 2004.

Vs. Screen

Japan	US

The protagonist's name differ slightly in the Japanese version by having two extra letters to his name. See? He's not really Ken at all. He's Kevin.

Story

Opening

The text scrawl is significantly shorter in the Japanese version and as a result, the opening music isn't played fully (although they make up for this by using it again for the ending credits). The Japanese text scrawl also displays the title as "2010 Street Fighter", despite the text string being stored in the same order as the American version at offset 0x16E3E.

English	Japanese
	Transcript	Translation
STREET FIGHTER 2010 THE FINAL FIGHT	2010 STREET FIGHTER
A LITTLE BACKGROUND
KEN HAD NO INTEREST IN THE FRONTIER. THEN HIS PARTNER TROY WAS KILLED. SOMEONE BROKE INTO THEIR LAB， STOLE THEIR INVENTION， AND LEFT TROY AS A PILE OF JELLY ON THE FLOOR. IT'S BEEN 25 YEARS SINCE KEN WAS KING OF THE STREET FIGHTER CIRCUIT， BUT THAT'S NOTHING SOME GOOD BIONICS CAN'T FIX. FORTUNATELY， THE KILLER'S PATH IS PRETTY EASY TO TRACE。 EVERY FRONTIER WORLD THE KILLER VISITED BECAME QUICKLY INFESTED BY TROY AND KEN'S REMARKABLE CYBOPLASM。 IN SMALL DOSES， IT CAN GIVE PEOPLE THE EXTRA STRENGTH THEY NEED TO REMAIN ALIVE. IN LARGE DOSES， IT COMES ALIVE AND TAKES OVER THE BODY AND MIND OF ITS HOST， TURNING THEM INTO VIOLENT， MINDLESS SUPERMEN OR， IN SOME CASES， SUPERALIENS. ONLY THE SKILLS OF A STREET FIGHTER CAN PASS THIS GAUNTLET AND DESTROY THE EVIL FIEND RESPONSIBLE. AND KEN WILL AVENGE HIS FRIEND'S DEATH IF IT IS THE LAST THING HE DOES.	人間が　あらたなるかいたくちをもとめ たわくせいに いじゅうをはじめたころ... 人間といせい人が いりみだれたしゃかいで おこるはんざいは きょうあくかし さいあくのじたいと なっていた......。 それらの はんざいしゃのおおくは みずからを サイボーグかし きょういてきなパワーを てにいれていた......。しかし A。D。2010 サイボーグより きょうあくで はかいりょくのある“パラサイト”が あらわれる。 “パラサイト”は 体にそう甲虫という よろいのような生物を 奇生させ ー体となることによって きょういてきな パワーを発生する。	It's an age when mankind sought new settlements and started emigrating to other worlds... As mankind and aliens stared co-existing in society, the crimes became worse and worse... Many of those offenders acquired incredible power by turning themselves into cyborgs. However, in the year 2010, beings even more fiendish and destructive than cyborgs, known as "Parasites", started appearing. These "Parasites" generate their incredible powers by hosting armored insect-like beings into their bodies and assimilating with them.

Start of Planet 1

English	Japanese
	Transcript	Translation
“MX5， WE HAVE ADDED A PERSONAL TELEPORTER TO YOUR BIONICS. IT REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF ENERGY SO YOU WILL HAVE TO MOVE IN SMALL JUMPS. DESTROY TARGETS IN EACH AREA AND COLLECT THEIR ENERGY. WHEN YOU HAVE ENOUGH POWER， THE INTERDIMENSIONAL DOOR WILL OPEN AUTOMATICALLY.”	「MXー5，パラサイトのせんめつを めいじる。 ターゲットとする パラサイトを さぐりだし はかいして，じげんドアのオープンパワーを ためなさい。ただし， オープンパワーは，じげんドアが ひらいたあと10びょうで ゼロになってしまうワ。 そうなったら あなたの体は， しょうめつしてしまうから... きをつけて，ケビン。」	"MX-5, your orders are to annihilate the Parasites. Seek and destroy the the targeted Parasites in order to gain the power required to open the dimensional door. However, you will only have 10 seconds to enter the door once it's open. If you fail, your body will be destroyed... Be careful, Kevin."

Start of Planet 2

English	Japanese
	Transcript	Translation
“KEN?”	「ケビン...」	"Kevin..."
“WHO'S THERE? HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NAME?”	「だれだ!?」	"Who's there?"
“THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT. WHY DO YOU PURSUE ME， KEN?”	「...バランタイン型 MXー5...ギャラクシーポリスの つくったサイボーグ... おまえは ほんとうに そう おもっているのか?」	"...A Ballantine-class MX-5... A cyborg constructed by the Galaxy Police... Is that what you really think you are?"
“YOU KILLED MY BEST FRIEND.”	「なんだと...?」	"What do you mean..."

Start of Planet 3

English	Japanese
	Transcript	Translation
“YOU STILL PURSUE ME? GO HOME NOW AND YOU WON'T GET HURT.”	「ケビン...」	"Kevin..."
“I'LL GO HOME WHEN YOU'RE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.”	「きさま!」	"You bastard!"
“HA HA。 OK， I'LL EVEN HELP。 GO TO PLANET SANDDUNE。 THERE IS A FLIP SHIELD CAPSULE WAITING FOR YOU.	「すなのわくせい“ダゴバ”へ 行くがいい。 フリップシールド発生そうちを かくしておいた。 それをつければ，おまえのつよさは またひとつ 完全にちかづく...」	"Go to the sand planet of 'Dagoba'. A flip shield generating device has been hidden there. If you can find it, then your powers will be one step closer to completion...

Start of Planet 4

English	Japanese
	Transcript	Translation
“WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME? EVERY TIME I GET HURT， IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS CRAWLING AROUND INSIDE ME.”	「なぜだ... ダメージをうけるたびに 体の中をなにかが はいずりまわるようだ... サイボーグのオレが なぜ いたみをかんじるんだ!」	"What's wrong with me? Every time I get damaged, it feels as if something is crawling around inside me... Why is a cyborg like me feeling such pain!"

Start of Planet 5

English	Japanese
	Transcript	Translation
“DOES IT HURT YET， KEN? DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING TO YOU YET? JOIN ME AND I WILL RELIEVE YOUR PAIN.”	「いたむか? ケビン... そのいたみが サイボーグでない しょうこだ。 きかいのわくせい“マッシーニ”へ くるがいい。 ...けしてやろう そのいたみを...。」	"Does it hurt yet, Kevin? That pain is the proof that you're not a cyborg. Go to the machine planet of 'Massini'. ...And I will make it go away..."

Final Confrontation

The cutscene prior to the final boss battle differs significantly between the two versions in the order that the images are shown. Also, the antagonist gets an additional last line in the Japanese version.

English	Japanese
	Transcript	Translation
“WELCOME KEN.”	「ようこそ，我 最高けっさくケビン。」	"Welcome, Kevin. My greatest creation."
“TROY?!”	「最高けっさくだと...。」	"Your greatest creation?"
“OF COURSE。 WHO ELSE COULD CONTROL THE CYBOPLASM. I CAN CAUSE PAIN IN ALL MY VICTIMS， JUST AS I'VE BEEN CAUSING PAIN IN YOU.”	「そう，おまえは，この“ドクターホセ”が つくったなかでも，最高の パラサイトだ。 ...あたまのそう甲虫をつけるまえに ギャラクシーポリスに ふみこまなければ 私の 忠実なしもべとなれたものを...。」	"Of course. You are the greatest Parasite that I, Dr. Jose, ever created. ...If the Galaxy Police hadn't raided me just when I was about to put the armored insect into your head, you would've already been my most loyal minion..."
“WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I'M INFECTED?“	「オレが...パラサイト?」	"I'm...a Parasite?"
“DIDN'T YOU KNOW YOU WERE MY FIRST VICTIM. OF COURSE， YOU WOULDN'T REMEMBER THAT SINCE I ERASED IT FROM YOUR MIND.”	「そうだ。よろいのうちがわの生物が おまえの体の 毛穴という毛穴に 入りこんで体中をはいずり まわっているのだ。」	"That's right. That's why there are organisms within your armor crawling through each and every one of your pores."
“BUT.... WHY TROY?”	「.........。」	"..."
“YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE GALAXY IF YOU ONLY USE YOUR DISCOVERIES FOR GOOD. YOU HAVE TO BECOME EVIL. JOIN ME KEN。 WE CAN RULE TOGETHER.”	「しかし，おまえも すでに最高ではない。 おまえなど あしもとにも およばぬ そう甲虫 を私はつくりあげたのだ!」	"However, you are no longer my greatest creation. I've already created an armored insect that the likes of you could never reach!"
“NEVER!”	「............。」	"..."
	「ケビン! おまえの体でテストさせてもらうぞ!」	"Kevin! I will put your body to the test!"

Ending

English	Japanese
	Transcript	Translation
“IT STOPS HERE.”	「オレが パラサイトだと...? ...............。」	"If I'm a Parasite, then that means...?"
“KEN! KEN! COME BACK TO EARTH IMMEDIATELY. THE CYBOPLASM INFESTATION HAS BECOME EPIDEMIC. WE NEED YOUR HELP.”	「MXー5，MXー5，こちらギャラクシーポリス。 にんむ完りょうを かくにんしました。 つぎのにんむをつたえます。 ちきゅうでサイボーグによるテロ発生。 はん人をたいほ，もしくははかいせよ。」	"MX-5, MX-5. This is the Galaxy Police. We've confirmed the completion of your mission. We have a new assignment for you. There are cyborgs terrorizing the Earth. Your orders are to apprehend or eliminate the perpetrators.
“....”	「...............。」	"...."
“KEN? COME IN KEN.”	「MXー5， ふくしょうしなさい!」	"Please respond, MX-5!"
“I READ YOU. I'M ON MY WAY.”

Staff Roll

The Japanese version proceeds to a credits sequence after the ending cutscene following the final shot of Kevin jumping to Earth.

STAFF

PROGRAMMER
H.M.D.
MOE
YOSHILIM

ACTOR CREATER
BENGIE
LUCKY.M
TAMA

SCENE CREATER
TADATCHIN
NOBURIN

MUSIC DIRECTOR
TAMIE

PLANNER
MIATA YAMAMOTO

EXCLUSIVE PRODUCER
PROFESSOR F.

SPECIAL THANKS
SCOTT

THANK YOU FOR PLAYING!
PRESENTED BY
CAPCOM