The game is based on the Arcade title Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, carring over the additions and improvements in the gameplay and overall engine from the said game. It also brings elements from the previous revision in the Arcades, called Street Fighter II': Champion Edition, making the Super Nintendo version unique as its own. It was also re-released several times through the Virtual Console service for the Wii, Wii U and exclusively on the New Nintendo 3DS.