

Here she spins on a vertical axis rather than a horizontal one. Sprites for an unused variant of Cammy's Hooligan Combination exist in the raw graphics data. For his X-Men: Children of the Atom appearance, he can be dizzied and so he has the similar dizzy sprite that Ryu and Ken have here. He is the only character in the game that cannot be dizzied, but since this is an otherwise global mechanic and his sprites are mostly modified from Ryu and Ken, it might be reasonable to expect that dizzied sprites for Akuma exist.

Interestingly, dizzied sprites for Akuma do not exist at all. and just like the standard one, its last frame goes unused as the effect disappears before it can be displayed. This possibly went unused because it isn't properly indexed to fit the palette electrocuted sprites use, instead seemingly being indexed to fit Akuma's normal palette.Īkuma has the same unused Tatsumaki Zankukyaku startup animation frame that Ryu and Ken have (although in Ken's case, it's more "used to be unused").Īkuma's downward-angled Zanku Hadoukens get a newly drawn angled variant of the standard projectile impact animation. In the actual game, he borrows Ryu and Ken's. Two frames intended for the startup and recovery of Akuma's vertical jumping light and medium kicks.Ī unique electrocution sprite, with Akuma's characteristic topknot. This was later used in X-Men: Children of the Atom as his normal Hadouken's animation and the bowlegged-stance transition for his Hyper-X GouHadouken.Īn extra frame intended for the beginning of Akuma's far-standing hard kick. In the actual game, he does his trademark bowlegged stance and then goes straight to the outstretched arm pose. This mockup title screen shows how the Z would've looked on top of the normal title.Īn alternate, simpler world map backdrop, similar to The New Challengers.Ī normal Hadouken windup animation for new hidden character Akuma, like the one for Ryu and Ken. The Ultimate Championship subtitle was added to the selection menu in Capcom Arcade Stadium. Whether the "Z" was also meant for the international logo or was for an early Japanese title is unknown. The Ultimate Championship was intended for the international title, as seen in a prerelease promo (shown above). A The New Challengers-style subtitle and a "Z" like the "X" on the Japanese version's logo.
