Street Fighter IV's unlockable Sheng Long - an April Fools' Day joke

Posted Apr 2, 2008 at 8:41PM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Capcom, Electronic Gaming Monthly
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Just by yesterday's date alone, we knew this was coming. Capcom's blog post that Ryu and Ken's master Sheng Long will be an unlockable character for Street Fighter IV turns out to be nothing but another April Fools' joke. Did you fall for it?

Capcom's project manager Natsumi Shiozawa could have done better than recycling the long-running Sheng Long joke. If you could remember, Sheng Long was just a mix-up in translation - actually referring to Ryu's Dragon Punch.

Going back to the original Street Fighter arcade series, Ryu would always say the macho line "You must defeat my Dragon Punch to stand a chance" each time he beats down an opponent. Lost in translation, Sheng Long would sometimes appear instead of Dragon Punch.

However, Capcom USA has made it a habit to complicate the back stories of its characters. Thus, Sheng Long, the master of Ryu and Ken, was born. Since he appeared in an Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine hoax in 1992, Sheng Long has become one of video gaming's most memorable myths.



 
 
 

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by xLinkinwormx - 2008-04-03 03:44
» meh

i couldnt care less who the put in the game when i read it, i was like, it would be pretty cool, but with it being april 1st i didnt believe anything on the internet, april 1st just seems to be like one massive day of lives, but if someone was like mental they might kill them self over something like this lol

"NOOO mr sheng i want you*dies*"

by lavino - 2008-04-03 05:07
» It's about time that bring in some new key story chars..

I couldn't care less about most of the new guys in SF3 when it came out. At least having Charles in the prequel was cool and etc. I think most ppl still attach to the stories and char in SF2 so having someone like Ryu/Ken's master is not really a bad idea afterall.

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