Sango Fighter 2: Taiwan's Street Fighter Clone Joins South Korea's Nexon Computer Museum Permanent Exhibit

Developed by Taiwanese studio Panda Entertainment, the Sango Fighter series enjoyed real popularity in Taiwan and South Korea during the 1990s, despite being almost completely unknown outside Asia. Released for MS-DOS, the original game (1993) and its sequel Sango Fighter 2 (1995) borrow mechanics from games like Street Fighter and Samurai Shodown, transposed into the historical setting of China's Three Kingdoms period ("Sango" literally means "Three Kingdoms").

Sango Fighter 2 has just received an unprecedented honour: the game is one of 40 titles selected for the "Players: Don't Die, Keep Up!" permanent exhibit at South Korea's Nexon Computer Museum, where it is shown as an official arcade cabinet, a format the game was never released in at the time.

"We were shocked and thrilled," says the publisher that still holds the rights

Brandon Cobb, founder of Super Fighter Team (which acquired Panda Entertainment's software catalogue in 2009), commented on the news: "When the museum contacted us for permission, we were shocked and thrilled. It's a huge honour for us." Super Fighter Team released its own re-release of Sango Fighter 2 back in 2013, which remains free to download from its official website, featuring sixteen fighters and three game modes. Since the game runs under MS-DOS, the DOSBox emulator is required to play it on a modern PC, as noted on the game's official page.

Source: Time Extension