Here Comes a New Challenger: Championship Edition
Here Comes a New Challenger: Championship Edition
Here Comes a New Challenger: Championship Edition
Here Comes a New Challenger: Championship Edition
Here Comes a New Challenger: Championship Edition
Here Comes a New Challenger: Championship Edition
Here Comes a New Challenger: Championship Edition
Here Comes a New Challenger: Championship Edition
Here Comes a New Challenger: Championship Edition
Here Comes a New Challenger: Championship Edition

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Here Comes a New Challenger: Championship Edition

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This special limited edition slipcover is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

ETR Media is the brand new film distribution arm of Enjoy the Ride Records, a Long Island based record label, specializing in cult following reissues through a variety of genres. ETR Media releases will adhere to the same quality standards as fans have come to associate with their lavish LP reissues. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this new and unique home video line!

Here Comes A New Challenger details the origins of the gaming phenomena that is Street Fighter II and how it impacted the Arcades and the lives of kids worldwide. It explores not just the video games but the merchandise, the anime, the live action movie and more! Here Comes A New Challenger celebrates what made it special to a generation who still play it to this day! This deluxe "Championship Edition" features new deleted scenes, behind the scenes interviews, new audio commentary by Audun Sorlie & John Linneman of Digital Foundry in addition to a new featurette on the home ports of Street Fighter II.

directed by: Oliver Harper
starring: Joey Anash, Steven E. de Souza, Stuart Ashen, Audun Sorlie, John Linneman, Julian Rignall, Paul Davies, Ryan Hart, James Goddard, Stephen Frost, Yoshiki Okamoto, Yoko Shimomura, Skip Stellrecht, Mick McGinty, Michael D. French, Jeff Walker, Damien McFerran, Steve Hendershot and Benny Urquidez
2023 / 142 min / 1.78:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Additional info:

  • Region Free Blu-ray
  • Trailer
  • Audio Commentary by the filmmakers
  • New Audio Commentary by Audun Sorlie & John Linneman of Digital Foundry
  • Deleted Scenes
  • EGM April Fools Gag
  • Street Fighter II Movie The Game
  • Champion Edition for the PC Engine
  • Merchandise for the live action movie
  • The educational sequel to the animated movie
  • The Korean Street Fighter TV Show
  • Street Fighter spoof (FutureCops)
  • Joey Ansah on Assassin’s Fist
  • Behind the Scenes interviews
  • Animating the intro sequence
  • Interview with cinematographer Christopher Stratton
  • New featurette on the home ports of Street Fighter II
  • English SDH subtitles

Overall rating: 4.8163266 / 5 from 49 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

This Championship Edition slipcover for the documentary 'Here Comes A New Challenger' is a limited edition release, featuring new deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes interviews, and audio commentary by experts. It celebrates the impact of Street Fighter II on arcades and kids worldwide, exploring the video game, merchandise, anime, and live-action movie. The deluxe edition includes additional content such as a featurette on home ports of Street Fighter II.

Summary topics

  • documentary quality: 25%
  • game nostalgia: 19%
  • documentary content: 37%

Review topics: ["looks","packaging","buy","documentary","doc","slipcover","game","release","franchise","fights","story","footage","play","artwork","history","slip","era"].

Review highlights

  • "Wonderful look at classic gaming." — Timothy R.
  • "The video quality is top-notch, with crisp, clean footage that looks amazing on my 4K TV." — Jason
  • "Dude this doc is so rad best street fighter doc I’ve ever seen" — jeff b.

Reviews

An incredible in depth look

"An incredible in depth look into one of my favourite videogames of all time. Covers a huge era of the life of this game. I do love the Megadrive like slipcover too."

— Alistair D. (5/5)

Great Buy

"Couldn't be more happier!"

— Skeeter S. (5/5)

Neat!

"Makes me wanna dust off my SNES"

— Clay S. (5/5)

Everything You Need To Know About SF2

"This documentary is very extensive! They talk about everything you need to know about the games, the history, the music, and the impact on culture. A very fun watch. Highly recommend!"

— Jeffrey L. (5/5)

Yoga-Review!

"Fewer video games deserve a documentary as comprehensive as Street Fighter II does, and we are all better for it. Absolutely wonderful packaging that makes you wanna Cossack dance."

— Max N. (5/5)

Champion!

"Great slipcover and release! This was a a great in depth ride of a documentary!"

— Billy P. (4/5)

Great

"Great"

— Joseph Z. (5/5)

Wonderful look at classic gaming.

"A wonderful overview of video game history. Interesting information about the sort of games I played all the time as a kid (and memories of past fights flooded back immediately). I love the cover artwork for this release, While it may not be the "best" partner label release I've seen, it's slip is one of my favorites."

— Timothy R. (5/5)

Here Comes a New Challenger

"Great documentary on a great franchise"

— Dennis D. (5/5)

Very thorough

"Gives a lot of insight behind the Street Fighter games and also the merch and movie. Very thorough"

— Joar R. (4/5)

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