List of cheats/codes

Throughout the Street Fighter series, there are hidden secrets that can only be found via a button combination or a secret unlocking method.

Street Fighter II
Includes Street Fighter 2, Champion, Turbo, Super, and Super Turbo.


 * Display Character and Credits Usage (Arcade SF2 and Champion Edition only): This code is entered during a fight following the attract sequence (mostly Blanka vs Guile in SF2 and M.Bsion vs Sagat in Champion Edition). Press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, MP, LP on the 2P side to display a row of numbers. The top numbers are for number of coins inserted in the machine, the bottom numbers display the number of times each fighter has been selected in the game.
 * Button Configuration Screen (16-bit SF2): Before the first match in Arcade Mode, hold down the Select button to open the button configuration screen to make last minute changes. Hold Start if playing the Genesis versions.
 * Remove Vitality Gauge Display (SNES SF2 only): Enter Option Mode and press Start to return to the attract sequence. Repeat 27 times. When you play either Game Start or V.S. Battle, the title music will continue playing and the vitality gauges and sound will disappear from the game. The game locks up after one round is completed, the player has to reset the game.
 * Enter Championship Mode (SNES SF2 only): At the Capcom symbol, press Down, R, Up, L, Y, and B in order. If done correctly, a sound will be heard to confirm to correct entry. This will give the title screen and every fighter a different color scheme. If the entry does not work, try a faster input, or a slightly slower one if it was rushed.
 * View Each Character Profile (SNES only): When Ryu's (or any character's) profile is displayed on the screen, hold both L and R buttons on controller 2. When it disappears, the profile of the next character will be displayed. Keep holding to continue displaying profiles.
 * Turbo Hyper Fighting codes (SNES): Down, R, Up, L, Y, B
 * Enter the code at the Capcom logo screen to disable Special Moves for a single player game.
 * Enter the code as the SF2 logo is spinning (on controller 2) to enable more speed settings for Turbo mode.
 * Enter the code at the Handicap and Stage Select screen (on controller 2) to enter the Special Moves screen were players can enable and disable any (or all) Special Moves they want. You can then enter this screen by pressing Start on controller 2 at any point.
 * Special Champion Edition codes: Down, Z, Up, X, A, Y, B, C
 * Enter the code at the Capcom screen to disable normal Punch and Kicks in a single player game. Only throws and Special Moves are available to the player..
 * Enter the code as the building in the opening sequence is fading out to enable a total of five speed settings for Champion Edition.
 * Enter the code at the first Group Battle screen (on controller 2) to enable the same character to be selected twice.
 * Choose the same character a total of 8 times (SNES and Genesis Super SF2): Start the Group Battle mode and on controller 2 press A, B, A, B, A, B, B, A. You can now select the same character a total of 8 times. In the SNES version, press L, R, L, R, L, R, R, L on controller 2.
 * Select SUPER (OLD) characters (Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo): Choose your fighter with any button then hit the following combinations on the joystick ending with LP (or LP+LK for alternate OLD color:
 * OLD Ryu- Right, Right, Right, Left
 * OLD Ken- Left, Left, Left, Right
 * OLD E. Honda- Up, Up, Up, Down
 * OLD Chun-Li- Down, Down, Down, Up
 * OLD Blanka- Left, Right, Right, Right
 * OLD Zangief- Left, Right, Right, Right.
 * OLD Guile- Up, Down, Down, Down
 * OLD Dhalsim- Down, Up, Up, Up
 * OLD Balrog (M. Bison)- Right, Left, Left, Right
 * OLD Vega (Balrog)- Left, Right, Right, Left
 * OLD Sagat- Up, Down, Down, Up
 * OLD M. Bison (Vega)- Down, Up, Up, Down
 * OLD Fei Long- Left, Left, Right, Right
 * OLD Cammy- Up, Up, Down, Down
 * OLD T. Hawk- Right, Right, Left, Left
 * OLD Dee Jay- Down, Down, Up, Up
 * Unlock Akuma (Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo): On the character select, move the cursor to Ryu for 3-4 seconds, then to T. Hawk for 3-4 seconds then to Guile and then to Cammy for the same amount of time. Then, go back to Ryu and press all punch buttons and Start; the picture should go black, indicating you have successfully picked Akuma. This video should help with timing.
 * Unlock Akuma (3DO Supter Turbo): Enter Versus Battle. At the character select screen hold A+B+C+L+R+P. Hold down all those buttons until the Handicap and Stage Select screen appears. Akuma will be displayed as your character when this screen appears.
 * Select SUPER (OLD) Characters (Super Turbo Street Fighter Collection): Choose your character with any button and then press Select. In the Saturn version, hold down button R after selecting a character. In Versus Mode, you can de-select a character by holding both Start+Select (L+R on Saturn).
 * Unlock Akuma (Super Turbo Street Fighter Collection): Select Ryu with L1, then press R1 while holding L1. In the Saturn version, select Ryu with L, then press R while holding L.
 * Street Fighter Collection 2 unlockables: Clear the Arcade Mode to unlock some new bonus features:
 * Clear SF2 and Champion Edition once to unlock a series of art from Super SF2 and Super Turbo, respectively.
 * Clear SF2 Turbo once to unlock a Sound Remix test. Clearing each SF2 game once unlocks this Sound Remix option on their Option menu to be used in the game.
 * Clear each game once to unlock the Deluxe Vs. Mode (Super Vs. Mode in Capcom Generations 5). This mode was the basis for the sixth game in the Street Fighter II series: HYPER Street Fighter II.
 * Clear each game without losing a match to unlock the CPU Battle mode.
 * Unlock Akuma (Dreamcast Super Turbo and HD Remix Classic Mode): Highlight Ryu, press Start and then hit all 3 Punch buttons simultaneously. Pressing all 3 Punch buttons and a Kick button selects Akuma's alternate color.
 * EX Option menu (Dreamcast Super Turbo): Hold Z+L while highlighting Options and press A.
 * Secret Option menu (Dreamcast Super Turbo): Clear Arcade Mode and beat Akuma (Gouki) as all Normal (Super Turbo) and Super (OLD) characters. Highlight Options, hold Y and press Start to enter the Secret Option menu.
 * Unlock Shin Akuma (Dreamcast Super Turbo): Enter the Secret Option menu. Change the switch of the 3rd row located on the 9th column to 1. Now head to the character select screen, highlight Ryu, press Start and then hit all 3 Kick buttons simultaneously. Pressing all 3 Kick buttons and a Punch button selects Shin Akuma's alternate color.
 * Unlock Ten Akuma (Dreamcast Super Turbo): Enter the Secret Option menu. Change the switches located 8th and 9th column of the 3rd row to 1. Head to the character select screen and highlight Ryu. Press Start and the simultaneously press MP+MK+HP+HK. Press MP+HP and all 3 Kick buttons selects Ten Akuma's alternate color.
 * Unlock Art Gallery (GBA Super Turbo): When the Capcom logo appears, press Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Down, Up, B, A, Start.
 * Versus Point Unlocks (GBA Super Turbo): Versus Points are earned as you play the game. When you reach a certain amount, the following features are unlocked:
 * 500-1000 = Time Attack mode (you also get this if you clear Arcade mode twice). Survival Mode is unlocked by clearing Arcade mode once.
 * 5000 = Akuma
 * 8000 = Art Gallery (gallery is also unlocked by clearing Arcade Mode on difficulty level 8, with a character gallery also unlocking if a match is not lost. However, the Akuma glitch prevents the game from being completed this way).
 * 9999 = Shin Akuma. Once you unlock Shin Akuma, the Versus Point counter will not increase past 9999.
 * Alternate OLD and Super Turbo characters (Hyper SF2): Highlight either, SUPER or SUPER T player type, hold Start and press any button. For SUPER T characters, this allows them to "store" certain moves, such as Chun-Li's Senretsukyaku and E. Honda's Oicho Throw. For SUPER characters, the Super Turbo logo will be displayed instead of the Super SF2 logo.

Street Fighter Alpha series
Below covers Street Fighter Alpha 1, 2, 3, 3 Upper, and 3 Max.
 * Unlock M. Bison (SFA): Hold Start at the character select screen and highlight the Random Select box. Press Left, Left, Down, Down, Left, Down, Down + PP (red) or KK (black). Reverse Left to Right if you are Player 2. If playing the Saturn version, hold the L and R shoulder buttons before highlighting the Random Select box.
 * In the Playstation and Saturn versions, if you set the difficulty level to 5 or higher and lose to M. Bison, he will be temporarily playable, highlight the random select box and press Down to display him.
 * Unlock Akuma (SFA): Hold Start at the character select screen and highlight the Random Select box. Press Left, Left, Left, Down, Down, Down + PP (black) or KK (red). Reverse Left to Right if you are Player 2. If playing the Saturn version, hold the L and R shoulder buttons before highlighting the Random Select box.
 * Unlock Dan (SFA): Hold Start at the character select screen and press LP, LK, MK, HK, HP, MP (pink) or HP, HK, MK, LK, LP, MP (green). This code can be done anywhere on the Player Select screen, not just the Random Select box. If playing the Saturn version, hold the L and R shoulder buttons, then press Y, X, A, B, Y (pink) or Y, B, A, X, Y (green).
 * Dramatic Battle (SFA): Start a two player game. Player 1 is highlighting Ryu and Player 2 Ken. Both players hold Start and press Up, Up. Both players then release Start and press Up, Up again. Player 1 then selects Ryu with LP and Player 2 selects Ken with HP. If Manual/Auto is turned ON, choose Manual mode. Ryu and Ken will be challenged by M. Bison. In the Saturn version, hold button L before entering the code. If they lose and both players want to try this again, Player 1 simply selects Ryu with LP and Player 2 selects Ken with HP. The whole code doesn't have to be re-entered. In the Saturn version, you have to defeat M. Bison to unlock the Team Mode on the mode menu. In the Playstaion version, clearing the game on difficulty level 5 or higher will be enough, even if you defeat Akuma the easy way (see below):
 * Akuma Mode (SFA): Insert your credit then begin your game by holding Start. While still holding Start, choose your fighter by holding both MP+MK. Hold these buttons as you select Manual/Auto and Game Speeds (if enabled). Akuma will defeat your first opponent and fight you for one match. In the Saturn version, you have to hold L+R as you enter Arcade Mode from the mode menu, and then select your character and options by holding the shoulder buttons and B. In the Playstation version, if you defeat Akuma this way in difficulty level 5 or higher, you will unlock the Team Mode.
 * Select Your Win Quote (SFA): When you finish your opponent hold Down and all 3 Punch or Kick buttons simultaneously to choose from two win quotes. The other two win quotes are chosen by holding Down and three buttons different for each fighter.
 * Permanently Unlock M. Bison, Akuma and Dan (SFA): In the Playstation and Saturn versions of SFA, it is possible to permanently unlock the three hidden characters:
 * M. Bison- Clear Arcade Mode and beat M. Bison on the highest difficulty setting (8). Chun-Li, Charlie, Guy, Birdie, Rose and Akuma are the only characters who face M. Bison at the end of the game.
 * Akuma- Set the game difficulty to level 5 or higher. Select Arcade Mode and choose your fighter (you cannot face Akuma with Akuma) with Punch if player 1 or Kick if Player 2. Don't lose a single round, earn 10 Super Combo finishes and get 3 perfects. Akuma will replace your final boss. Defeat him to unlock him.
 * Dan- Set the game difficulty to level 6 or higher. Select Arcade Mode (you cannot face Dan with Dan) and don't lose any rounds. At the end of each match, hold Down and all 3 Punch buttons to select your win quote. Repeat 5 times and Dan challenges you in the 6th stage. Defeat him, then clear Arcade Mode. In the Playstation version, it is not necessary to clear Arcade Mode after defeating Dan. Akuma and Dan can be unlocked simultaneously provided you set the difficulty to Level 6 and defeat both Dan and Akuma in your Arcade Mode playthrough.
 * Stage Select (SFA2): Play a single player game and have a second player join in. The new challenger then highlights any character and holds Start for 2 seconds. Release Start and choose your fighter to play in the stage you selected. There are also two Boss levels. For Venezuela, highlight Charlie and hold Start for 2 seconds, then choose your character without releasing Start. For Australia, do the same thing, but highlight Sagat instead.
 * Select Your Win Pose (SFA2): When the K.O. symbol is displayed at the end of a round, hold Start (Select on Playstation versions) and any Punch or Kick button to choose a winning pose. Not all characters have six (most have a minimum of three win poses to choose from).
 * Unlock SF2 Chun-Li (SFA2): Highlight Chun-Li and hold Start for 5 seconds, then press any button (or any two Punch or Kick buttons) to change her to her SF2 outfit. Remember that you also earn two more colors if you select Auto mode. SF2 Chun-Li uses her Super SF2 command for her Kikouken.
 * Unlock Evil Ryu (US SFA2): Highlight Ryu, press and hold Start. Press Right, Up, Down, Left. Then select Ryu with any button (or any two Punch or Kick buttons).
 * Unlock EX Dhalsim (US SFA2): Highlight Dhalsim, press and hold Start. Move Left, Down, Right, Up, then select Dhalsim with any button (or any two Punch or Kick buttons).
 * Unlock EX Zangief (US SFA2): Highlight Zangief, press and hold Start. Then press Down, Left, Left, Left, Left, Up, Up, Right, Right, Right, Right, Down. Select Zangief with any Punch or Kick button (or any two Punch or Kick buttons).
 * Unlock Shin Akuma (SFA2): Unlocking Shin Akuma differs between versions:
 * Sega Saturn- Highlight Akuma, press and hold Start. Move Down, Down, Right, Down, Right, Down, Down, Down, Left, Down, Left, Down. Then press any button to choose Akuma.
 * Playstation- Highlight Akuma, press and hold Start.Then press Down, Right, Right, Down, Left, Down, Left, Down, Right, Right, Right. Finish with any Punch or Kick button (or any two Punch or Kick buttons for more colors).
 * SFA Anthology- Highlight Akuma and hold Start for 5 seconds. Then press any button (or any two Punch or Kick buttons) to select Shin Akuma.
 * Dramatic Battle (SFZ2A): Place your credit and hold all 3 Kick buttons, then press Start. The character select screen will have a Street Fighter Zero 2 background and you can choose two characters to face a single CPU opponent.
 * Survival (SFZ2A): Place your credit and hold all 3 Punch buttons, then press Start. If Ken is your first opponent afterwards, then you will be playing in Survival mode.
 * Akuma Mode (SFZ2A): Place your credit and hold MP+MK, then press Start. The character select screen will now have a blue background, and you will face Shin Akuma for one credit.
 * EX Characters (SFZ2A): Highlight a character who was present in SF2 Champion Edition and press Start once (twice with Chun-Li) to display their EX version. The characters are Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Sagat, M. Bison, Zangief and Dhalsim.
 * More Characters (SFZ2A): Highlight the following characters and press Start the listed number of times:
 * SF2 Chun-Li: Highlight Chun-Li, press Start once.
 * Evil Ryu: Highlight Ryu, press Start twice.
 * Special Sakura: Highlight Sakura, press Start five times.
 * Survival Mode Course Select (Saturn SFA2): On the Mode Menu screen, highlight Survival mode, hold L (to replace Chun-Li with her SFII version and fight Shin Akuma as your last opponent) or R (to fight M. Bison as your final opponent) then select Survival mode to play in the desired course. In SFA Anthology, hold L2 for the Shin Akuma course and L1 for the M. Bison course.
 * Infinite Custom Combo in Training Mode (Saturn SFA2): Select Training Mode from the mode menu screen. Hold the L button and Start, then select your characters and settings. Keep holding L+Start until the match begins. The Custom Combo timer won't run out when you initiate a Custom Combo. Switching characters or exiting Training mode removes the cheat.
 * Rapid Fire in Training Mode (Saturn SFA2): Select Training Mode from the mode menu and hold R button and Start. Select your fighter and sparring partner and keep holding them down until the match begins. Now, holding any button will cause you to punch or kick repeatedly. You can combine this with the code listed above.
 * Unlock Special Sakura (Saturn SFA2): Enter Survival Mode. Go to Sakura and press and hold Start. Then press Up, Left, Down, Left, Down, Right, Right, Down, Left, Left, Down, Down, Down, Right, Up, Up, Right. The cursor stops on Ryu. Press any button to choose Sakura in one of her SFZ2A/SFA2G colors. If you have Evil Ryu saved on the Saturn's memory, it will not work.
 * Unlock Shin Akuma (SFA2G): Highlight Akuma and press Start five times.
 * Unlock Cammy (SFA2G): Go into Arcade Mode and play as M. Bison (or his EX version). Earn the highest score and lose, you don't have to clear Arcade Mode at all. Enter the initials CAM. Go into Versus Mode, highlight M. Bison, and press Start twice. In the Saturn version, Cammy can also be used in Training Mode.
 * Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Arcade): These are unlocked on time release, with all secrets unlocking after about five weeks the machine has been on. The color of the title screen background determines which secret has been revealed and are released in this order- Red, Green, Blue, Light Blue. There are also codes to unlock each of these without waiting, described below:
 * RED (perform with cream title screen): Enter the test menu. Go to input test. Press LP, LP, Right, LK, HP, Start+LP on the 1P side. The message HERE COME NEW CHALLENGERS will be displayed. This unlocks Balrog, Juli and Juni.
 * GREEN (perform with red title screen): Enter the test menu and go into color test. Press LK (1P), HK (2P), MP (1P), MP (2P), Up (1P), Start+LP (1P). You will see TRADITIONAL FIGHT BEGINS on the screen, which unlocks Classic Mode.
 * BLUE (perform with green title screen): Enter the test menu. Visit game data and enter the following code: Right (2P), Down (2P), Left (1P), HK (2P), Right (1P), Down (1P), LP (2P), Up (1P), Start+LP (1P). A message appears on-screen saying ENJOY NEW FIGHTING STYLE. This unlocks Mazi and Saikyo Mode.
 * LIGHT BLUE (perform with blue title screen): Enter the test menu and to crosshatch test, then hit the following: Down (2P), MK (1P), Right (2P), Down (1P), Right (2P), HP (2P), Down (1P), Left (2P), MP (1P), Right (2P), Up (1P), Down (1P), MK (2P), LK (1P), Start+LP (1P). A message will appear, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LONG PLAYING. Now you can play Survival, Dramatic Battle and Final Battle.
 * Unlock Balrog: Balrog is enabled when the title screen is red or later. Move to Karin and wait 3 seconds. Highlight a random select spot, hold Start and press any button.
 * Unlock Juli and Juni: They are unlocked when the title screen is red or later. Highlight Karin, wait for 3 seconds. To select Juli, highlight the random select box by holding Up if on top or Down if on the bottom, then press any attack button. To select Juni, move over to the random select by holding Left if it is located left, or Right if it is on the right, then press any attack button.
 * Classic Mode: When the title screen is colored green or later, insert coin and hold HP+HK, then press Start to begin the game. Your selected character will be in X-ISM without his or her Super Combo Gauge.
 * Mazi Mode: When the title screen background is blue or later, insert your credit. Hold MP+MK and press Start to begin. When a match begins, an L.O. indicator appears at the bottom to confirm that you are playing Mazi Mode.
 * Saikyo Mode: When the title screen is blue or later, place your credit, hold LP+LK and start the game. When you choose your fighter, their name will be colored pink instead of blue to indicate that you are playing on Saikyo mode.
 * Survival: If the title screen is colored light blue, you can play Survival Mode. Insert coin and hold all 3 Punch buttons, then press Start. You will always face Ken first to confirm that you are playing in Survival Mode.
 * Dramatic Battle: The title screen needs to be light blue. Put a coin in the machine and hold all 3 Kick buttons, then press Start. Choose your fighter, and you will be given a partner depending on the character you choose. Your opponents will be V-Adon, X-Akuma, S-Balrog, S-Vega, S-Sagat and S-M. Bison. If a second player joins in, you will cooperate against the computer.
 * Final Battle: Perform this code with a light blue title screen. After selecting your character's ISM (or game speed), hold LP+MK+HP to face M. Bison (or Ryu if you are M. Bison).
 * Select Your Win Pose (SFA3): When the K.O. symbol is displayed, hold an attack button to select your win pose. Characters have a minimum of 3, and only most have a total of 6.
 * Enable Turn Punch Counter (SFA3): Select Balrog as your character and hold LK+HP as the match starts. Now start charging your Turn Punch (all 3 Punch or all 3 Kick buttons) and a counter will be displayed beneath Balrog's name to indicate the level of the move you are charging.
 * Playstation Unlockables (SFA3): The following is a list of secret stuff that can be unlocked both manually and through time release:
 * Mode Select: Clear Arcade Mode on difficulty level 4 to unlock Mode Select. Press Select on the character select screen to switch between Normal, Mazi, Saikyo or Classic. All these are also unlocked after 3 (Classic), 4 (Mazi) and 5 (Saikyo) hours of gameplay.
 * Team Battle: Complete the first China course in the World Tour and it will appear in the main menu. Team Battle is also unlocked after 16 hours of gameplay.
 * Survival: Complete Point 48106 in the World Tour and it will appear in the mode menu. Survival also unlocks after 24 hours of gameplay.
 * Final Battle: Clear Arcade Mode in difficulty level 7. Final Battle will also be released after 32 hours of gameplay.
 * Dramatic Battle: Clear Arcade Mode in difficulty level 8. Clear each course in Dramatic Battle to access two more courses. Dramatic Battle will also appear after 72 hours of gameplay.
 * Guile: Complete the Vs. Rolento U.S.A. course in the World Tour. Your character must have a master level of 27 or higher to access the stage. Guile will also unlock after 96 hours of gameplay.
 * Evil Ryu: Complete the Vs. Ryu Japan course in the World Tour. Your character must have a master level of 30 or higher to access this course. Evil Ryu will also be available after 120 hours of gameplay.
 * EX Balrog: Complete the last Thailand course in the World Tour. Highlight Balrog, hold L2, and press any button. This is the arcade version of Balrog. EX Balrog is also available after 8 hours of gameplay.
 * Shin Akuma: Complete the Vs. Akuma Japan course in the World Tour. To access this course, you must be at level 31 with at least two ISMs mastered. Highlight Akuma, hold L2, and press any button.
 * Shin Akuma in Final Battle (SFA3): In the home versions of the game, every character can fight Shin Akuma in Final Battle, not just Evil Ryu. To face Shin Akuma with any character, hold L1+L2 after choosing your ISM (and game speed). Note that winning against Shin Akuma will simply display an All Clear screen, and the Game Over screen if you lose. If playing the Dreamcast, Saturn or PSP version, hold L+R. In the GBA version, hold A+B. Doesn't work in Street Fighter Alpha Anthology.
 * Sari (SFA3): In the same home versions described above, it is possible to have Dhalsim's wife Sari appear on any stage you are playing, but you must do this code for each round, or she will disappear in the next one. Choose Dhalsim and hold LP+HK as the round starts. Doesn't work in Training and Dramatic Battle.
 * Unlock EX Balrog, Shin Akuma & Shin Bison (SFA3): Hold start over the respective normal character and select them with any button. Shin Bison's Super Gauge has a Shadaloo symbol. In the Dreamcast version, you must clear Arcade Mode on the highest difficulty before you can play as Shin Bison.
 * Alpha 3 Upper Unlockables (GBA): Enter these at the title screen quickly, before a demo fight begins. Ryu will say "Hadoken" upon correct code entry:
 * All Characters: Left, Right, Down, Right, L, L, A, L, L, B, ,R, A, Up
 * Clearing Arcade Mode on difficulty level 4 or higher with 11 different characters also unlocks the characters. To unlock Shin Akuma, you must clear the game with all the 5 unlockable characters. Then highlight Akuma, hold Start and press any button. To unlock Shin Bison, you must complete Arcade Mode with Shin Akuma on the highest difficulty. Hold Start while highlighting M. Bison and press any button.
 * All ISM Plus: A, Up, A, L, ,R, Right, L, Right, A, Down, Right
 * Clearing the Final Battle mode a total of 12 times unlocks each of these ISM Plus which can then be toggled ON or OFF at the Options menu.
 * All Game Modes: L, Right, A, R, Up, L, Right, B, A, Up, Right, Down, Right
 * You can unlock Dramatic Battle by clearing Single Mode once, Survival after clearing Dramatic Battle, Saikyo Mode after clearing the 10 Battle Survival course, Mazi Mode after clearing the 30 Battle Survival course, Classic Mode after clearing the 50 Battle Survival course, and Final Battle after clearing the Boss Survival course. The three modes will be displayed after choosing your fighter (before choosing your ISM).
 * Street Fighter Alpha Anthology cheats (PS2): All the codes from the arcade version work in this game, but there are some new ones, as listed below:
 * When playing the arcade SFA3 (not Upper), select a game mode by holding all 3 Kick buttons to enable the Shadaloo ISM. You can play with Shin Bison in the original arcade version this way. In Upper, when you select any character, the Mode Select screen appears. You can choose the Shadaloo ISM (which allows you to play as Shin Bison if you selected him) by highlight Classic mode, and then pressing Down. Press any button to choose the fighting style.
 * Hold X, Triangle and R2 while selecting certain game modes to enable alternate modes:
 * Arcade- EX Arcade features M. Bison as a regular opponent in SFA for characters that do not fight him as a final boss. In SFA2 and SFA2G, the EX characters and others like SF2 Chun-Li, Evil Ryu, Special Sakura and Cammy may appear as regular opponents. For SFA3 and Upper, characters such as Juli, Juni, Balrog, Guile, Fei-Long, Dee Jay, T. Hawk, Evil Ryu and even Shin Akuma may show up as well.
 * Versus- Random Versus initiates a match with two randomly selected fighters and cycles through the stages in order. Works on all games. The pause menu gives you a list of characters to enable and disable and in SFA3 and Upper, it gives you a list of fighting styles and modes as well. End this mode from the pause menu.
 * Dramatic Battle- Drama Survival plays the arcade course and allows you to choose two characters, except in SFA3 were you will be paired with another character depending on the character you choose. Two players can cooperate in this mode.
 * Hold Square, Circle and R1 while selecting Arcade Mode for Final Battle mode. The method for Final Battle in SFA3 is listed above. You can also play Akuma Mode in SFA2 by holding MP+MK when selecting Arcade mode.
 * In the Option menu for each game, hold R1 and press X while highlighting Game Options to open the EX Option menu. Holding R2 instead enables the Secret Option menu.
 * In the Option menu for each game (except Hyper Street Fighter Alpha), hold R1 and select Display Adjust to enter Color Edit mode. The color you create replaces the default color of your character. Only SFA3 and SFA3 Upper share edits that you have made.
 * Clear Street Fighter Alpha 3 to unlock Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper. Hold Select and select SFA3 to play. Clear all the games including this one to unlock Hyper Street Fighter Alpha. Hold Select and select SFA to play this game. An easy way to clear SFA3 is to do the Final Battle code and then lose the battle.
 * In Hyper Street Fighter Alpha, you can access four Shadaloo ISM fighting styles. Select an ALPHA3 character to display the Mode Select screen:
 * Highlight Classic, hold Start and press Left or Right to select Shadaloo-A. This mode is required to use Shin Bison. It also grants specific characters a move or animation from the Marvel Vs. Capcom games, or gives new moves to others based on them.
 * Highlight Mazi, hold Start and press Left or Right to select Shadaloo-B. This is a version of X-ISM that enables parry and super cancel. The cast of Super Turbo will have their arranged music from the 3DO version play when using this mode.
 * Highlight Normal, hold Start and press Left or Right to select Shadaloo-C. This is A-ISM with SFA-style chain combos and Advancing Guard.
 * Highlight Saikyo, hold Start and press Left or Right to select Shadaloo-D. This only works with the cast from Champion Edition and they will play exactly as in that game, with their CPS background music playing as well.

Street Fighter III
For Street Fighter 3, Second Impact, and Third Strike.
 * Unlock Gill (Third Strike only) Finish the game with the settings on normal.
 * Alternate Options: Beat the game with Gill.
 * Fight Q: Beat the first 7 stages without losing a round. Stage 8 will pit you against Q.

Street Fighter EX Series
Applies for the arcade version of Street Fighter EX, EX Plus, EX Plus Alpha, 2, 2 Plus, and 3.


 * Some of the hidden characters can be obtained by logging at least 400 hours of gameplay. Once unlocked, they appear in the character select screen's top row.

Street Fighter IV
How to get the unlockable characters:
 * Fei Long - beat arcade with Abel.
 * Dan - beat arcade with Sakura.
 * Gen - beat arcade mode with Chun Li.
 * Cammy - beat arcade mode with C. Viper.
 * Sakura - beat the game with Ryu.
 * Rose - beat arcade with M. Bison.
 * Akuma (must have above characters unlocked) - Play arcade mode with a character you've already beaten the game with. Get at least 1 perfect victory without any continues. After defeating Seth, you should face Akuma. Beat him to unlock him.
 * Gouken - Unlock Akuma and complete arcade mode with him. Then play arcade mode again with a character have already completed it with. Get at least 5 first attacks, 3 Ultra Combo finishes,1 perfect victory and do not use any continues. After defeating Seth, you should face Gouken. Beat him to unlock him.
 * Seth - Beat arcade with every character.