Jada Street Fighter

[Misfit]

I don't remember how I learned the moves for SF, but I never learned them for MK. I've probably played MK an easily countable number of times in my life and never really enjoyed any of them. I only ever wanted P1 versions of all the SSF2 characters. When Jada started making alt colors I was tempted to expand my want list, but held firm. If I end up being able to score that SDCC defeated head set, my resolve will crumble like the US infrastructure.

Fighting game moves and the MK blood code was one of the last times I can remember kids sharing information about video games at school, on the bus, etc. After that it seemed like everyone had a GamePro or EGM subscription and it was no longer necessary (that and fighting games all tend to use the same inputs for special moves).

 

[hmmberto]

I went on a Jada SF binge this month - before now, my last SF purchase was Guile in December 2024. In just the last two weeks I've picked up every P1 version that has released since then: after grabbing Balrog and Sagat on a whim, I immediately ordered Akuma and Blanka (haven't arrived yet), E. Honda arrived in the mail, I actually went to a physical store specifically to buy Vega (which I never do - but I wanted him immediately), and then preordered Zangief and T. Hawk. These things are addictive.

I'm also not that attached to Street Fighter and should probably call it good after SFII wraps up, but I'm definitely going to be tempted by whatever they move on to next. I'm currently in the process of talking myself out of Invincible..

 

[Damien]

"I'm not that attached to Street Fighter, so anyway I bought all of the Street Fighters..."

 

[mrboshek]

I've been there. I had a bunch of the Lightning Collection and before that, most of TRU's Legacy Megazords. Do I still have them? No. I'm sure there are other lines I'm forgetting. I try not to do that now.
This post sounds like it escaped from the "quitting/putting collecting on pause" thread.

 

[Reno]

I don't remember how I learned the moves for SF, but I never learned them for MK. I've probably played MK an easily countable number of times in my life and never really enjoyed any of them.

Oddly I was the exact opposite of this. I took to MK really quickly and easily but never got anywhere with SF, Tekken or any of the other fighting genre games.

 

[KAILRYU]

I’ve owned a staggering number of fighters over the decades, starting all the way back with low-rent versions of Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat on the Amiga 500, but over the years I’ve never become terribly skilled at playing any of them. I’m the guy who mostly likes them for the cool artwork, batshit lore and if I’m lucky, excellent action figures.


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[TENIME]

I’ve owned [mostly] fighters over the decades, I’ve never become terribly skilled at playing any of them. I’m the guy who mostly likes them for the cool artwork, batshit lore and if I’m lucky, excellent action figures.

Don't mind me, just plagiarizing you to describe my own experience.

 

[hmmberto]

"I'm not that attached to Street Fighter, so anyway I bought all of the Street Fighters..."

Honestly. And this isn't even the first time I've done this - I bought all of the first 4 or 5 waves of SOTA Street Fighter figures 20 years ago (or whenever they were released)! Outside of comic Marvel stuff I don't collect much else - too much good stuff out there and not enough money or space. But something about Street Fighter has won me over twice now.

I finally watched the SF animated movie last weekend while opening and messing with Vega - I figured if I was going to collect the whole series of figures I could at least engage with some aspect of the property.

 

[Damien]

Honestly. And this isn't even the first time I've done this - I bought all of the first 4 or 5 waves of SOTA Street Fighter figures 20 years ago (or whenever they were released)! Outside of comic Marvel stuff I don't collect much else - too much good stuff out there and not enough money or space. But something about Street Fighter has won me over twice now.

I finally watched the SF animated movie last weekend while opening and messing with Vega - I figured if I was going to collect the whole series of figures I could at least engage with some aspect of the property.

It's funny because even though I am more connected with SF than you are, I kind of -feel- like I'm in the same boat. Because the reality is that I'd probably never actually -request- that someone make a great SF line. It's not something I need. But as soon as someone does it, like SOTA, like Jada, I buy into it fucking immediately. Like a dummy.

 

[TheSameIdiot]

"I'm not that attached to Street Fighter, so anyway I bought all of the Street Fighters..."

Have some sympathy brother, we all share the affliction.

I finally watched the SF animated movie last weekend while opening and messing with Vega

I've seen it before—ironically, I first watched it when SOTA debuted their figures, so I'd have an excuse to buy them—and I'm going to rewatch it next week to do the same with Jada/Storm.

 

[Misfit]

To be fair, those SOTA figures were pretty unbelievable for their time and these Jada ones are pretty damn incredible. If a non fan was going to be tempted to buy something, it's these which just appeal to fans of action figures. Street Fighter had to endure those ugly 3.75" Hasbro offerings, but it's paid off since.

 

[Damien]

To be fair, those SOTA figures were pretty unbelievable for their time and these Jada ones are pretty damn incredible. If a non fan was going to be tempted to buy something, it's these which just appeal to fans of action figures. Street Fighter had to endure those ugly 3.75" Hasbro offerings, but it's paid off since.

It's actually pretty wild that Street Fighter, of all properties, has TWICE, like 15 years apart, had a toyline from a small toy company that just poured all kinds of care into making them some of the most elevated domestic action figures of their time.