Video Games · 1991
You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance.
— Ryu ‧ Street Fighter II
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Ryu's English victory message accidentally suggests an opponent named Sheng Long. The original meaning referred to his Shoryuken technique, but the mistranslation took on a life of its own. This entry preserves the memorable localisation as game text rather than treating its implication as true.
- PolygonEntry 95: Ryu’s mistranslated English victory message in Street Fighter II (1991).Reference checked
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