The World Video Game Hall of Fame 2017 Inductees (polygon.com)

Dave Knott writes: The 2017 World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees have been announced. The Hall Of Fame "recognizes individual electronic games of all types -- arcade, console, computer, handheld, and mobile -- that have enjoyed popularity over a sustained period and have exerted influence on the video game industry or on popular culture and society in general." The 2017 inductees are: Donkey Kong, Halo: Combat Evolved, Pokemon Red and Green, and Street Fighter II. These four titles join the inaugural 2015 class, which included Pong, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros., Tetris, Doom and World of Warcraft, and the 2016 class which included Grand Theft Auto 3, The Legend of Zelda, The Oregon Trail, The Sims, Sonic the Hedgehog and Space Invaders.

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Re:Round 2: FIGHT

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Turbo was actually a response to a hack. Somebody got into a Championship cab and started changing shit so you could do special moves in the air and upped the speed. Street Fighter Rainbow, I think it was called.

I remember being on a car ferry to France and screwing around in the arcade on a hacked machine. On that one, every move was available mid air, plus the following hacks:

Hard houdoukens crossed the screen in about half a second.
Slow houdoukens Were almost still.
Medium ones were the normal speed but heatseeking.

A dragon punch emitted a wall of houdoukens.

I think blanka's eletric storm (or maybe Honda's slap) emitted a continuous stream of sonic booms.

It was inanely unbalanced but fun.