The essence of Street Fighter II, in a five-second clip.
Compared to today’s high-polygon-count 3D renderings, the classic Street Fighter II sprites look charmingly old-fashioned, as classic as they are. It you ever wondered how SFII could look even more retro–maybe too retro–here’s a vision of the SFII cast as good ol’ Atari 2600-era sprites, by petaurodoacucar:
It’s a testament to the character and game design of Street Fighter II that all eight core fighters are immediately recognizable, even broken down to this level of simplicity.
If you like this style of pixel art, have a look at petaurodoacucar’s Tumblr for more: featuring pixelated tributes to Dragon Ball Z, Akira, Legend of Korra, Sonic the Hedgehog, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and others.
Thanks to fernando for the tip.
Source: petaurodoacucar