Game over or game on: Video game adaptations

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<b>'Street Fighter'</b> (1994)<br>
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<b>Box office:</b> $33,423,521<br>
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<b>Why the game succeeded:</b> The game changed the industry in the arcade and on the emerging home consoles. The mix of fighting styles, strategic play and awesome displays of power made characters such as Ryu, Ken and Chun Li household names -- at least in gaming households.<br>
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<b>Game over:</b> Despite the presence of acting dynamo, the 'muscles from Brussels' Jean-Claude Van Damme, the movie's serious take was not serious enough for gamers. It was Raul Julia's last role, but luckily not the role for which he'll be remembered.

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Street Fighter

(Universal Pictures)

'Street Fighter' (1994)

Box office: $33,423,521

Why the game succeeded: The game changed the industry in the arcade and on the emerging home consoles. The mix of fighting styles, strategic play and awesome displays of power made characters such as Ryu, Ken and Chun Li household names -- at least in gaming households.

Game over: Despite the presence of acting dynamo, the 'muscles from Brussels' Jean-Claude Van Damme, the movie's serious take was not serious enough for gamers. It was Raul Julia's last role, but luckily not the role for which he'll be remembered.