Release date: 1994
Selectable Characters: Blanka, Chun-Li, Dhalsim, E. Honda, Guile, Ken, Ryu, Zangief, Balrog, M.Bison, Sagat, Vega, Cammy, Dee Jay, Fei Long, T.Hawk
Non-Selectable Characters: Akuma
Super Street Fighter II Turbo was released in July 1994 and was an update of Super Street Fighter II – The New Challengers, it featured 4 speed settings, new moves and animations for the existing characters and the first appearance of Akuma as a hidden character/boss. Besides the addition of Akuma the roster was unchanged and besides the new speed settings the main differences were the addition of Super Combos & Air Combos.
A Super Combo is a type of special move, usually a more powerful version of a character‘s special move, that can be performed only under a certain condition and will strike an opponent multiple times. Each player has a Super Combo gauge at the bottom of the screen which is filled up while the character performs their basic and special techniques against the opponent. When the Super Combo gauge is filled completely, then the gauge will be replaced with the word “SUPER”. The player will then be able to perform their Super Combo technique by inputting the specific command, which will then reset the Super Combo gauge back to zero. If an opponent is defeated with a Super Combo, then the background will flash red and yellow.
Super Turbo was the first game in the series to feature an extensive Air Combo feature. Certain basic moves allows the player to strike an opponent more than once in the air and “juggle” them. These “juggling” moves can be connected into a juggling move or a Super Combo.