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Street Fighter 1987 (the first one)- pneumatic buttons?


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Does anyone remember the pressure sensitive button version of the 1987 original?  I saw it once in an arcade and it drew so much attention as people would pound their fists on these coffee coaster sized mushroom buttons to try to get a stronger punch or kick- it was so loud and always turned other gamers' heads thinking a real fight broke out...  is that what MAME calls the "pneumatic buttons" version?

https://kotaku.com/5787456/lets-talk-about-the-very-first-street-fighter

"Things were even weirder if you were playing the other version of the game. The original arcade edition of Street Fighter shipped in two variants: one with the six-button layout and one that featured two pressure-sensitive rubber "pads". These pads would measure how hard you whacked them to determine the strength of your attack; hit them hard and Ryu would perform a heavy attack, etc. "

The web seems so quiet on this game. Only picture I can find is the low res one here:

http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9803

 

I think it went away quickly for the regular 6 button version- I suspect the pads broke quickly from teens smacking them like you would a hammer and bell game at a county fair.

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