After Street Fighter II debuted in the 90s, gamers couldn't take a single turn in an arcade without bumping into a row of fighting game cabinets. Players from all walks of life couldn't get enough of this new kind of competition, and it seemed like an instant classic was released every other month. However, arcades began to decline in popularity, and fighting games quickly followed. After several major bombs and a general lack of interest from home audiences, the fighting game community accepted that it might never reach those heights again.