THE GENERAL (KAISER KNUCKLE)

The end of Kaiser Knuckle’s campaign sees players coming up against The General, in what proves to be one of the cheapest and most frustratingly tough bosses you’ll ever face in a fighting game. Thanks to ridiculously unfair teleportation moves, slide kicks that he just won’t stop spamming, and various attacks that can do devastating damage, the General is an absolute nightmare.

MIKE TYSON (PUNCH-OUT!!)

One of the greatest athletes of all time is just as formidable in 8-bit form as he used to be in real life at his prime. Starring as the final hurdle in Punch-Out!!, Mike “Iron Mike” Tyson pulled no punches. Right off the bat, he hurled a barrage of attacks at the player that required a series of precise dodges, while what followed was a series of fast, hard-hitting attacks that could make even the most season players sweat.

Street Fighter fans rejoice – Capcom has announced that Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection is now available for PS4, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch. It retails for $39.99 and includes 12 classic Street Fighter titles in one package.

These include the following games. Keep in mind that online play and training modes are only supported for Street Fighter 2: Hyper Fighting, Street Fighter 2: Turbo, Street Fighter Alpha 3 and Street Fighter 3: Third Strike.

• Street Fighter
• Street Fighter 2
• Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition
• Street Fighter 2: Hyper Fighting
• Super Street Fighter 2
• Super Street Fighter 2: Turbo
• Street Fighter Alpha
• Street Fighter Alpha 2
• Street Fighter Alpha 3
• Street Fighter 3
• Street Fighter 3: 2nd Impact
• Street Fighter 3: Third Strike

This isn’t just a simple collection of ports though. The aforementioned Training Mode allows players to enable damage display, input display, dummy controls and so on for a more effective training experience. Then there’s the in-game collection for viewing design documents, character bios, sprite viewers and famous songs.

If you want to pore through the history of Street Fighter and witness a character’s evolution, this is the best way to do it. Check out the launch trailer below and decide for yourself whether it’s worth the time.

Street Fighter 3: Third Strike from Capcom does not feature Sony’s network DRM. Capcom stated that they made this move because it was necessary for tournaments. Previous Capcom games like Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 used the DRM that required you to be logged in to PSN all the time to play. The reason given was game sharing, but they have reversed the decision to use DRM with Street Fighter 3: Third Strike.

The game is also part of PSN play program from Sony that is similar to the Summer of Arcade games from Microsoft. Christian Svensson, senior vice president of strategic planning and business development, wrote on the Capcom Unity forum that, “The game does not make use of Sony’s network DRM.”

“It is playable offline. We deemed that very important for future tournament use.”

The first game in the PSN play program is Street Fighter: Third Strike and it will start on August 24th.