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That's all, boys and girls! I'm retiring Hyper Combo Wallpaper. Don't be surprised if it comes out of retirement for the occasional special appearance... but consider the feature non-weekly and non-regular to the max.

So... DON'T be back next Friday for a brand spankin' new Hyper Combo Wallpaper!!!

EDIT: Okay, so I thought Hyper Combo Wallpaper was going to die an official death... but there's been a slight change. It's not ready to die just yet. In fact, it's going to back next week and stronger than ever as we dive deep into some Endless Widescreen MvC3 action!!!

Ryu and E Honda are ready to throwdown old school!

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Though Edmond Honda never made it into any of the Marvel vs. Capcom games, Ryu had his dirty little fingers all over them. But that's not what we're here to discuss today anyway. Above you will find a little old school fighting screen shot from the seminal Street Fighter II, complete in an old school arcade screen frame.

The hi-res source for this lo-fi classic was found in THE ARCADE COLLECTION of JESPER CARLSSON. It took me a bit of Photoshop magic, but I fixed the pic and made it into this delicious wallpaper. Be back next Monday for a Captain Commando Hyper Combo Wallpaper!

Poor E. Honda. You just don't get the respect that you deserve! That's why you're the first solo desktop wallpaper in this series. What with your Hundred Hand Slap, we know it should have been the Street Fighter: The Legend of E. Honda movie instead. But it's all good. Street Fighter lovers know that you're the real deal.

Thanks to The Fighter's Generation for the Capcom art. Next Monday? Another Hyper Combo Wallpaper!

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9. Mortal Kombat - I don't care much for this game. The playability is just whatever. However, the game is a cultural phenomenon. And it does have a few redeeming qualities, namely the fatalities. Also, the first MK movie was sweet.

8. Tekken 3 - You can't have a top fighting games list without a Tekken game. As for which Tekken to choose, that's up for debate. I don't like the arcade version of Tekken 5 and I forget the nuances of the other versions. I deferred to Justique for this decision, and she chose Tekken 3 as the best.

7. Street Fighter Alpha 3 - The playability is intriguing, with character quality ranging from painfully stiff to amazingly fluid. Even though the response time could be improved, the character sprites are terrific and the overall selection of playable characters is wonderful.

6. Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi - On the face of it, this game appears to be a subpar licensed fighter from an era of awkward 3D gameplay. But this game has everything you need -- competitive playability, decent character customization options, great unlockable characters, fun little secret tricks (like giving the characters tiny bodies and huge heads), and a solid mythology to pull from (in this case, the marketable Star Wars mythology).

5. Soulcalibur II – Exquisite playability. Great character moves, strong specials, nice looking stages, good character design, and quality response time. I think it lacks some of the finer touches of the top versus fighters on this list, but this fighting game is a modern classic and true fan favorite.

4. Marvel vs. Capcom - I went over this last week, so I won't do it all again. Suffice to say that Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is not allowed on this list. But that's no true loss as its predecessor has far stronger gameplay anyway. In fact, I would venture to say that this is Capcom's most well-rounded versus fighter: the character designs are elegant, the playability and response time are almost perfect, the customization options and unlockables are good incentives, and it's a great cast.

3. Dead or Alive 2 - Customization decadence. A plethora of unlockable costumes make this game like Barbie dolls for dudes. It certainly doesn't hurt that the gameplay is extremely strong, with a ton of awesome moves and a surprisingly diverse set of fighting styles. And don't forget about the ever-classic "age" option, which gives all the ladies giant boobies when you set it to "99."

2. Marvel Super Heroes - I'm not your average gamer. I'm a comic book fan that just happens to love fighting games, not the other way around. And this game is the ultimate in comic book fighting game indulgence. The character sprites are absolutely amazing. Sometimes I just turn on my PS1 and watch the intro to Marvel Super Heroes play over and over. The proportions, the movements, the speed - it's all there, like the heroes have come to life right off of the pages. The playability is extremely competitive and the Infinity Gems theme makes for some awesome special moves. It's almost the greatest fighting game ever, with the clear exception of...

1. Street Fighter II Turbo - Let me tell you a story. I was 11 years old. My family was on a rare overseas trip to Italy. And on this particular day, we were visiting the small mountain town of Bisenti. We started at the bottom, driving up a long spiraling road. First it was sunny, then it was rainy, then it started to hail, then it started snowing, and finally it was bright and sunny again at the top. Though Bisenti was supposed to be my ancestral home, I was bored as shit... until I stumbled into the tiny general store in the center of town and saw the Street Fighter II arcade game glowing like it dropped out of heaven. I slipped a coin into the slot, selected E. Honda, and played that game until I had to be forcibly removed from the premises. I was just a little kid but I was two characters away from beating the damn game on one coin. Two months later I was back at home, playing Street Fighter II Turbo for the first time on a console and I cleaned my friend's clock so bad that he actually started to cry. Thus began my love affair with fighting games and Street Fighter. SF II Turbo is pretty much universally accepted as the best version of this classic versus fighter, and most certainly deserving of the top honors here on the AudioShocker.

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