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I've decided to take three of the most popular fighting game series of all time and compare them to each other. Please keep in mind that this is my personal opinion and free gladly to have your own say by replying to this post.

STREET FIGHTER: Street Fighter is probably the most iconic fighting video game in the world today. It's probably also the most popular. One of the reasons SF caught on so well is because of its colorful characters. Each fighter has their own weakness and strength and everyone has their favorite fighter whether it's the speedy but weak Chun-Li or powerful and incredibly heavy E. Honda. Street Fighter II is probably the most influential fighting game of all time being popular in both arcades and with boys stuck away in their bedrooms.
FAVORITE GAME: SUPER STREET FIGHTER II (SuperNES)

MORTAL KOMBAT
Mortal Kombat hit the gaming world with a wave of controversiality. It's gory and over the top special moves are what set it apart from other games at the time. In fact Mortal Kombat is one of the main reasons video game classification was introduced and MK2 was the first game to get an MA15+ rating. Humor was also a large part of MK's legacy. Moves titled 'Babalities' would turn the opponent into a baby!
FAVORITE GAME: MORTAL KOMBAT II (Sega Mega Drive)


TEKKEN
Tekken is probably the least popular out of the three games on this list mostly because it really isn't very special at all. Whilst Street Fighter revolutionized the fighting genre and Mortal Kombat was shocking gamers with its gory fatalities, Tekken (despite being sort of popular) didn't really show the world anything new, and most games were happy playing with the classics. Not that there's anything wrong with Tekken it's just that it didn't catch on like SF and MK. Also, in my opinion none of the characters in Tekken's roster really appealed to me.
FAVORITE GAME: TEKKEN 3D: PRIME EDITION (Nintendo 3DS)