VideoGamer.com took the time to talk with David Sirlin, the man behind the the new look of Capcom's Super Street Fighter II. He had his hands full doing all the visual and gameplay balances to please both new players as well as the hardcore veterans of one of the most popular fighting game series.

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix brought about a new look for the series as it was released on the next-gen consoles as a downloadable title for the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade services.

One of the biggest challenges Sirlin faced was trying to make the game enjoyable for beginners while still convincing the older fans that the "dumbed down" system wasn't a turn for the worse in this HD remake.

Sirlin received a lot of flak for the amount of balances done to some of the more godly characters in the original game. However, he explained that the tweaks done to most of the characters was done in the spirit of game balance, something which can appeal to both new players and old.

He further explained it by saying:

[...] I really wanted to set things right. Seeing the inaccurate claims of "dumbing down" also spurred me to action. The message that the game is friendlier to beginners really overwhelmed the internet gaming news, maybe because it's hard to imagine that something can be better for beginners AND better for experts. That's why I started to reveal the balanced changes one by one to show that the game is intended for (and tested by) the hardest of the hardcore players in the world, as well as beginners.