An alt costume quiz, plus more Strider Easter Eggs and Capcom callouts than you can shake a cypher at!

A few weeks ago, we embarked on a journey to find every Easter Egg, game reference, and Capcom cameo in the all-new Strider game, and we’re pretty proud of the result:

Of course we knew full well we were going to miss a few, so we reached out to you guys to help us fill in the gaps and eventually compile a more thorough list. Today is that day! Eagle-eyed Strider fans sleuthed many a detail that sailed completely over our heads. Here are a couple of our favorites.

“Actually…the sound the ‘POW’ makes when you collect it is the sound the arcade machine would make to let you know that your quarter was successfully eaten.” – Will Hines , via YouTube

“The running charge slash is also a special move taken from Marvel vs Capcom” – Priest Double, via YouTube)

“Spice Must Flow and The Circle Is Complete trophies refers to Herbert’s book Dune and Moorcock Elric saga, respectively. Some nice literature references here from Double Helix.” –  StriderCT, via YouTube

“ Solo’s second form is called ZN-2, which was the type of arcade board Strider 2 shipped on . ” Sam Roberts, via Facebook

“The trophy/achievement for defeating Pei and Nang Pooh is called ‘Another Soulless Copy.’  I’m pretty sure that’s one of Zero’s quotes from MvC3 when both players choose Zero as their first character” – Razor, via Unity (and Asawingy Asagiri and HoodedxREAPERxvia Youtube)

Nice work, guys! And after that… we cheated. In order to wring out every single trivia tidbit we could, we reached out directly to Double Helix for some official info behind the secretest of secret inspiration behind Strider latest outing. Let’s start where the fans above left off : Trophies and Achievements. Not only is almost every unlockable in-game accolade chock full of geeky goodness, there’s incredibly deep Strider nods even the most hardened Hiryu fan might’ve missed.

ACHIEVEMENTS/TROPHIES

Master of Unlocking

Unlock your first Novo gate and you’ll be greeted with a one of the most infamous lines in Resident Evil history. See it here in all its cornball glory .

I Got You

Awarded to Hiryu for defeating Solo, these Cheevo’s pretty poetic considering it’s something Solo used yell at Strider in the cutscenes from the original game.

Death of the Iron Ruler

In the original Strider game, General Mikiel is (con)joined by his fellow officers to form what we here at Unity affectionately refer to as “The Senatepede.” Of course, the boss’s name is actually Ouroboros, The Iron Ruler.

Equal in the Face of Death

Fans of Strider in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 will recognize this as Strider’s win quote. Plus its some pretty cold **** to say to someone before you kill ’em

Red Dragon Awaits

No, this Achievement isn’t teasing future DLC or anything. Red dragon is actually a reference to the final level in the NES Strider, which gets a healthy dose of acknowledgment in the new game, as we’ve detailed here and here .

That’s No Moon

So in 1977, there was this tiny independent movie called “Star Wars.” You probably haven’t seen it, but there’s this character named Han Solo (pronounced “H-On So-Low”, FYI) who mistakes this thing called a “Death Star” for a celestial satellite orbiting a larger body.

I Am Your Master

Unlocked after beating Meio Prime, this is yet another reference to that obscure aforementioned film “The Star Wars.” Apparently this there’s a character who lives inside this black iron lung thing, and he gets in a fight with some guy named Oby… I don’t know, I think he’s homeless or something. Ba, ba, bah, one of them says the line above.

The Circle in Now Complete

So remember that movie we just mentioned about the star battles? This one where the black dude and the hobo are fighting? This is a reference to a line that occurs during that exact same scene, which I must’ve missed since I’ve never seen the entire thing. Let’s assume the good guy wins!

COSTUMES!

Instead of just telling what each of the unlockable outfits in Strider is referencing, we decided to let you find out for yourself. Plus we couldn’t think of any way to incorporate those image slider thingy’s we used back when we were showcasing RE4 HD’s texture-tastic facelift. Slide the image to see the secret Capcom inspiration. But seriously, try and guess first! [ NOTE:  Not visible on mobile browsers]

The Strider Ouga outfit is based on…

The Strider Rouga outfit is based on…

The Strider Shouyo outfit is based on…

The Strider Kuga outfit is based on…

The Strider Hoen outfit is based on…

The Strider Hien outfit is based on…

The Strider Shinden outfit is based on…

PENCILS DOWN! So how’d you score?! Oooo, well at least there’s room for improvement… like this very article! Let us know of anything else we missed and we’ll update this article with more Easter Eggy goodness.

You may remember an announcement for a live-action Street Fighter series,  Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist , back in July. If you missed the announcement video, you can catch up after the jump. In either case, we’re happy to announce that the series now has a home! 

The series will debut in its entirety on the wildly popular video entertainment site Machinima. No confirmed release date yet, but you can look forward to one soon. 

The series comes from director Joey Ansah, who also created the  Street Fighter: Legacy short film, which has received nearly five million views to date. 

With  Assassin’s Fist,  he vows to deliver “what a live-action Street Fighter should be,” with incredible attention to detail and utter faithfulness to the games. 

Look forward to watching it on Machinima!

Plus several other examples that will make you thankful for bleeps and bloops

I’m a bit of a VGM nerd, and like many of you, very particular about the sounds emanating from my original NES games. This video’s title immediately let me know I was about to get wonderfully trolled, and the contents within certainly didn’t let me down. Champions of chiptunes, get ready to be hilariously offended by the modern era!

Mega Man examples at 1:04 and 1:52

Amazing… ­ I love how Heat’s stage turns into a cacophonous lava and helicopter-strewn hellscape, yet it also gives you a chance to appreciate the quiet hum Metal Man kept his level running at. And so you know, these wonderful audio yuks (featuring Zelda, Contra, and more) come courtesy of Jake “Virt” Kaufman , the composer of the music in DuckTales: Remastered (he’s also featured in our Duckumentaries ) and previously responsible for this splendid little musical sacrilege: 

This Friday kicks off the start of the Capcom Pro Tour. We’ll be at one of the most prestigious and longest running events within the Fighting Game Community, Final Round. Head over to the Capcom Pro Tour site for more information on what’s going down.

I volunteer as a hunter!!

Man, that Rathalos just fits right in that Mocking Jay pin design from  The Hunger Games . Excellent job  Ashmish !

This is definitely one of those of “how did I not think about this before?!” moments (see  MH3U  box art and The Hunger Games cover) … but then again, if you know Ashmish’s art, you’ll know to expect this level of awesomness.

I actually have my eyes on another awesome MH crossover fan art to post at a later time, so stay tuned. =)

Don’t try this at home folks or you may end up with swollen thumbs or severly calloused fingers.

Tune into Twitch at 3pm PT for the riveting conclusion of our Remember Me playthrough–in French! 

Remember you soooon!

Raffle time! If you’re interested in this fetching money clip – complete with RPD logo – unleash your Unity Points before tomorrow morning!

::UPDATE:: Round 1 over! Results coming soon. Come back to the blog tomorrow for Round 2! 

All right  Strider players–it’s time to prove your mettle. Starting exactly now and ending next Monday, March 17th at noon PT,  we will hold our first  Strider   Leaderboard Showdown. 

This week’s round, Round 1, will take place on the PlayStation 4. To participate, simply add our PSN ID (Capcom_Unity) as a friend on PSN and clear the game on Normal mode. Then please tell us your PSN ID here in the comments or in a private message to me. This is so we are able to issue your badges. 

Come next Monday, we’ll check the leaderboard for Clear Time (Normal) filtered by our friends, and reward the player with the best time with one of the stylish, Striderific scarves being modeled by Brelston above. 

All other participants will receive this snazzy Strider badge  designed by Unity’s own .killa.! Just make sure I have your PSN ID if you want one.

And that’s it! We will of course do the other versions of the game in coming weeks, so never fear if you’re not a PS4 player. To the rest of you: good luck!

I’m pretty sure anyone readying this post has to have watched SF: The Movie. And, I’m pretty sure we all wonder “what happened to a movie that had so much potential?”

The fine folks at Polygon have delved into this topic, speaking with the writer of SF:TM Stephen De Souza about his experience on the set with the cast during the filming of the movie. You can read the story here .

Time’s up! You had a solid week to submit entries for our #SaluteSigma challenge , and we’ve got a winner (plus some great additional entries) to share.

Our winning image comes from Tabitha ” Digitally Fanged ” Ramsey. This striking pose shows Sigma tossing away his signature cape, likely preparing for battle or perhaps some kind of messy dinner. Can’t get sauce on that fabric, man!

Congrats – we’ll get the statue out to you this month.

I also really enjoyed this YouTube tribute from Darkhawk (no relation to Marvel’s Darkhawk , I assume), which splices Sigma’s many appearances into one video, and set to an aggressive WWE track.

Other entries:

StellarNan

Jaden Nakahara

Kagerou Giru

Kdash314

Hit up the #SaluteSigma tag for even more. And tell ya what – anyone who submitted a piece of art by March 7 can ping me here on Unity and I’ll send ya a MM25 pin 🙂

While  Guile’s Theme goes with Everything , I have a feeling  Mega Man 2 Dr. Wily Stage 1 takes the prize for most covered Capcom tune… and I love it!

It’s such an awesome tune and the main riffs lend themselves so well to guitar (or sax ) covers… I’ll say no more, enjoy the video below and let me know what you think:

PS: I definitely love the little improv-style section in the middle. Nice touch.