{"product_id":"street-fighter-ii-champion-edition-original-release-japanese-capcom-promotional-poster-1992-extremely-rare-b1-size-c-71-103-cm","title":"\"Street Fighter II: Champion Edition\", Original Release Japanese CAPCOM Promotional Poster 1992, Extremely Rare, B1 Size (c.71 × 103 cm) HA5","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"697\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"235\"\u003eStreet Fighter II is widely considered one of the most influential video games ever made.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"238\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"280\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B1 poster\u003c\/strong\u003e issued in \u003cstrong data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"309\"\u003e1992 by CAPCOM\u003c\/strong\u003e to promote \u003cstrong data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"360\"\u003eStreet Fighter II: Champion Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e, the landmark updated arcade release that built on the success of the original Street Fighter II phenomenon. Posters of this kind were distributed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"511\" data-end=\"535\"\u003every limited numbers\u003c\/strong\u003e for arcade promotion and were \u003cstrong data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"606\"\u003enot intended for general retail sale\u003c\/strong\u003e. Today, authentic examples are \u003cstrong data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"661\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003ehighly sought after\u003c\/strong\u003e and increasingly difficult to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"699\" data-end=\"1100\"\u003eThe artwork features \u003cstrong data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"727\"\u003eRyu\u003c\/strong\u003e in the foreground with the menacing \u003cstrong data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"776\"\u003eM. Bison\u003c\/strong\u003e looming above, while the bottom margin lists the \u003cstrong data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"846\"\u003eChampion Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e character lineup with their national flags, including \u003cstrong data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"1006\"\u003eRyu, Ken, Zangief, Chun-Li, Blanka, Major Guile, Dhalsim, E. Honda, M. Bison, Balrog, Sagat, and Vega\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1056\"\u003ebold, dramatic, and highly memorable\u003c\/strong\u003e piece of early 1990s CAPCOM arcade artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1461\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1141\"\u003eStreet Fighter II: Champion Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e, first released in Japanese arcades in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1181\" data-end=\"1189\"\u003e1992\u003c\/strong\u003e, refined and expanded the original by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1323\"\u003erebalancing gameplay, allowing mirror matches, and making the four boss characters playable\u003c\/strong\u003e. It helped cement \u003cstrong data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1363\"\u003eStreet Fighter II\u003c\/strong\u003e as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1369\" data-end=\"1397\"\u003eglobal arcade phenomenon\u003c\/strong\u003e and remains one of the defining releases in video game history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"2520\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1476\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1476\" data-end=\"1479\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1610\"\u003eGood. Please review the photos carefully, as this poster has many condition issues consistent with authentic period arcade use.\u003c\/strong\u003e It shows \u003cstrong data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"1662\"\u003eclear signs of display wear throughout\u003c\/strong\u003e, including \u003cstrong data-start=\"1674\" data-end=\"1719\"\u003emultiple visible creases and stress lines\u003c\/strong\u003e across the image and borders, most notably \u003cstrong data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1810\"\u003ehorizontal creasing through the upper areas\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1812\" data-end=\"1893\"\u003ea longer diagonal vertical crease running through the centre to lower section\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1895\" data-end=\"1928\"\u003ecorner creasing and softening\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1930\" data-end=\"1943\"\u003eedge wear\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1945\" data-end=\"1973\"\u003escattered surface scuffs\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1975\" data-end=\"1993\"\u003ehandling marks\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1995\" data-end=\"2041\"\u003esmall nicks and short tears to the margins\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2043\" data-end=\"2061\"\u003elight rippling\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2067\" data-end=\"2101\"\u003eage-related toning and marking\u003c\/strong\u003e, especially to the lower white border and reverse. There is also \u003cstrong data-start=\"2167\" data-end=\"2243\"\u003eold tape residue \/ tape marking visible on the reverse near the top edge\u003c\/strong\u003e. This is very much an \u003cstrong data-start=\"2266\" data-end=\"2317\"\u003earcade-used example rather than a near mint one\u003c\/strong\u003e, but the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2327\" data-end=\"2352\"\u003ecolours remain strong\u003c\/strong\u003e, the artwork is still \u003cstrong data-start=\"2375\" data-end=\"2396\"\u003evisually striking\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2402\" data-end=\"2443\"\u003eonce framed it will display very well\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong data-start=\"2445\" data-end=\"2520\"\u003eWe have taken the condition fully into account when pricing this piece.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2522\" data-end=\"2670\"\u003eAs with nearly all \u003cstrong data-start=\"2541\" data-end=\"2571\"\u003earcade promotional posters\u003c\/strong\u003e, print runs were \u003cstrong data-start=\"2589\" data-end=\"2603\"\u003every small\u003c\/strong\u003e compared to film posters, making survival rates \u003cstrong data-start=\"2652\" data-end=\"2669\"\u003eextremely low\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2672\" data-end=\"2964\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2672\" data-end=\"2687\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2687\" data-end=\"2690\"\u003eThis \u003cstrong data-start=\"2695\" data-end=\"2732\"\u003eoriginal non-commercial B1 poster\u003c\/strong\u003e was \u003cstrong data-start=\"2737\" data-end=\"2789\"\u003eused in a Japanese arcade at the time of release\u003c\/strong\u003e, which accounts for the honest wear visible throughout. It survives today as an \u003cstrong data-start=\"2870\" data-end=\"2929\"\u003eauthentic piece of Japanese arcade advertising ephemera\u003c\/strong\u003e from the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2939\" data-end=\"2959\"\u003eChampion Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2966\" data-end=\"3057\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2966\" data-end=\"3008\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3008\" data-end=\"3011\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3011\" data-end=\"3057\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eA Certificate of Authenticity is included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56770205221242,"sku":null,"price":355.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/modern-living-room-with-fireplace-and-cabinet.jpg?v=1775286890","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/street-fighter-ii-champion-edition-original-release-japanese-capcom-promotional-poster-1992-extremely-rare-b1-size-c-71-103-cm","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}