The button-masher that accidentally birthed an entire sport — and changed lives forever.
For one of the longest-running game franchises in history, Street Fighter creators Capcom needed something exceedingly special to accompany the release of their 25th anniversary edition of the game. AREA 5 produced, shot, edited, and finished a documentary that spans three countries, more than two decades, and tells the story of how a game not only birthed an entire genre, but changed the lives of a generation.
Direction
Bertrand weaves three countries into one cohesive love letter.
Production
AREA 5's access to Ono and legendary players is documentary gold.
Director
Jason Bertrand
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Street Fighter essentially invented modern esports; EVO's grassroots origins are directly traceable to arcade culture documented here.
Yoko Shimomura, interviewed here, composed the iconic themes while at Capcom before becoming legendary for Kingdom Hearts.
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