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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Street Fighter Alpha 2 - Cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Street Fighter Alpha 2 - Cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Capcom}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Capcom}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Capcom}}
 
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 1, 1997}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 1, 1997}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|street-fighter-alpha-2|}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Side view}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Arcade, Fighting }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Anime, Pixel Art}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Street Fighter}}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  = street_fighter_alpha_2
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|gogcom id    = 1207659134
 +
|hltb        = 9227
 +
|lutris      = street-fighter-alpha-2
 
|strategywiki = Street Fighter Alpha 2
 
|strategywiki = Street Fighter Alpha 2
 +
|mobygames    = 3706
 
|wikipedia    = Street Fighter Alpha 2
 
|wikipedia    = Street Fighter Alpha 2
 
|winehq      = 5333
 
|winehq      = 5333
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Street Fighter}}
 
  
'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
{{ii}} It's necessary to enable DirectPlay.
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|introduction      = The Windows version of '''''Street Fighter Alpha 2''''' (known also by its Japanese title '''''Street Fighter Zero 2''''') is a variant of the 1996 [[Wikipedia:Street Fighter Alpha 2|arcade game of the same name]].
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | A full installation bypasses the disc check. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | street_fighter_alpha_2 | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | street_fighter_alpha_2 | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Running on modern systems===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Install [[DirectPlay]]|ref=|fix=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\Z.SV }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Z.SV }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|gog galaxy           = false
+
|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           =  
+
|gog galaxy               = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
+
|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|steam cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = false
+
|windowed                  = true
|windowed notes            =  
+
|windowed notes            = Press {{key|F4}}
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
|60 fps notes              =  
+
|60 fps notes              = Quality level 1-4 = 15 FPS, 20 FPS, 30 FPS, 60 FPS cap
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
+
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
|key remap notes          =  
+
|key remap notes          = Directional key remappings are only saved if the user manually chooses the Save Data option.
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu                = false
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|mouse menu notes          = Mouse not used at all.
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|button prompts           = false
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = true
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts     = false
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Sound effects, BGM
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound          = false
|surround sound notes    =  
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|surround sound notes    = Mono and stereo settings only.
 
|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}{{L10n/switch
 
}}{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Japanese
 
  |language  = Japanese
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
|local play          = true
 
|local play          = true
|local play players  =  
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|local play players  = 2
|local play modes    =  
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|local play modes    = Versus
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|lan play            = false
 
|lan play            = false
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|direct3d versions      =  
 
|direct3d versions      =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
|directdraw versions    =  
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|directdraw versions    = 3
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl versions        =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
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|audio            = QSound
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
|anticheat        =
 +
|anticheat notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7, 8
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|minOS    = 95
|minCPU  = 1.8 GHz
+
|minCPU  = Pentium
|minRAM  = 512 MB
+
|minRAM  = 16 MB
|minHD   = 2 GB
+
|minCD   = 4x
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
|minDX    = 7
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|minVRAM  = 2 MB
 +
|minDX    = 3
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
|recRAM  = 1 GB
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|recRAM  =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
|recDX    = 9
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|recDX    =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 08:09, 9 September 2023

Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Alpha 2 cover
Developers
Capcom
Release dates
Windows November 1, 1997
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Arcade, Fighting
Art styles Anime, Pixel art
Series Street Fighter
Street Fighter Alpha 2 on HowLongToBeat
Street Fighter Alpha 2 on IGDB
Street Fighter Alpha 2 guide on StrategyWiki
Street Fighter Alpha 2 on MobyGames
Street Fighter Alpha 2 on Wikipedia
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Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection 2018
Capcom Fighting Collection 2022
Street Fighter 6 2023

The Windows version of Street Fighter Alpha 2 (known also by its Japanese title Street Fighter Zero 2) is a variant of the 1996 arcade game of the same name.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
A full installation bypasses the disc check.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows

Essential improvements

Running on modern systems

Install DirectPlay

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Z.SV[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Z.SV[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Press F4
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
Quality level 1-4 = 15 FPS, 20 FPS, 30 FPS, 60 FPS cap
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound effects, BGM
Surround sound
Mono and stereo settings only.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Japanese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Versus
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio QSound

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Pentium
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 2 MB of VRAM
DirectX 3 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References