Try again, Kiddo!
Before the popular Street Fighter II, one of the games that clearly defined the fighting genre in gaming, there was the original Street Fighter. Most people would consider the original thing of a product to be much better than it's sequel. In this case, though, it does not.
The objective in a fighting game is simple: Both you and your opponent have a life bar presented above. By attacking eachother, the bar diminishes. Whoever has their life bar completely depleted is considered KO'd (Knocked out) and loses the round. To win a match, one must win 2 rounds out of 3.
The story consists in a World Championship to claim the Title of King of the Hill. As Ryu/Ken, you must compete against 10 fighters in 5 different countries.
One thing that makes a fighting game is variety. If it weren't for variety, then it would be dull and boring as it would be the same thing within 5 minutes. Variety in fighting games is expressed in the many playable characters and their unique moves that make them stand out from others.
Unfortunately, in Street Fighter, it's roster only includes one playable character, who goes by Ryu. Of course, this game can allow you to compete with another human player, who in this case, is Ken. Aside from looks, they are not really anything different or unique.
Your character has the basic 6-button controls and a joystick to perform various attacks. From High punches and Low punches, it is indeed pretty basic. You would expect fighters to have special skills in which can help the fighter win. While your character does possess only 3 moves, they are difficult to perform. This is due to the slow, unresponsive controls.
While you are busy trying to duke it out with the enemy, the CPU controlled opponent can easily perform their special moves. In this game, however, special moves hurt a lot and may end up even knocking you out in just a few seconds. This is considered cheap by many, myself included.
The backgrounds and scenery you fight in look pretty neat. They're not bad to look at. The sounds, however, aren't exactly the best; while this game has voice acting, it recycles voices from various opponents, giving them almost no personality (if any). The characters, unfortunately, are bland as well, usually because they don't even look interesting to begin with.
This game features 10 opponents, 2 opponents in 5 countries. Whether you would be able to beat the game depends on your patience and your skill to master slow, unresponsive controls.
While Street Fighter seemed to be what could've been at least an average fighter game, it's deep flaws ruin the game in it's entirety.