Interestingly, dizzied sprites for Akuma do not exist at all. and just like the standard one, its last frame goes unused as the effect disappears before it can be displayed.
His downward-angled Zanku Hadoukens get a newly-drawn angled variant of the standard projectile impact animation. He also has the same unused Hurricane Kick startup animation frame that Ryu and Ken have (although in Ken's case, it's more "used to be unused"). This likely went unused because it isn't properly indexed to fit the palette electrocuted sprites use, instead seemingly being indexed to fit Akuma's normal palette. In the final game, he borrows Ryu and Ken's. Two frames intended for the startup and recovery of his vertical jumping light and medium kicks.Ī unique electrocution sprite, with Akuma's characteristic topknot. This was later used in X-Men: Children of the Atom as his normal Hadouken's animation and the bowlegged-stance for his Hyper-X Hadouken.Īn extra frame intended for the beginning of his far standing hard kick. In the final game he does his trademark bowlegged-stance, then goes straight to the outstretched arm pose. New hidden character Akuma has several unused frames of animation, some of them which would later be used in X-Men: Children of the Atom.Ī normal Hadouken windup like Ryu's and Ken's. This mockup title screen shows how the Z would've looked on top of the normal title.Īn alternate, simpler world map backdrop (similar to Super Street Fighter II) exists unused in the graphics data. The Ultimate Championship subtitle was added to the title in Capcom Arcade Stadium for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Steam.
The Ultimate Championship subtitle was seen in an early promo (below), while the Z may be an earlier English title (before The Ultimate Championship) or an earlier title for the Japanese version. 5.4.2 The Ending After Defeating Shin AkumaĪn unused subtitle and a "Z" intended for the main logo are present in the data.5.4.1 The Ending After Defeating Dictator.1.4 Alternate Hooligan Combination Animation.