Still Stridin’ after all these years! Follow Strider Hiryu from his 1989 arcade debut, through his numerous Capcom cameos, to his 2014 return in our exclusive video retrospective…

Strider’s one of the most iconic characters in all of gamedom, and that’s not even the most impressive thing about him. Nay, the most truly impressive thing about Strider is that he’s remained in the hearts of gamers for over twenty-five years even through he’s technically only starred in THREE GAMES ! (Some claim more or less. Watch the vid first then chime in below) But perhaps that, and of course some extremely memorable cameos, are all Mr. Hiryu needed to solidify himself among the gaming greats. We tried to celebrate the famous purple ninja’s legacy using EVERY in-game appearance he’s ever had in honor of Strider’s return to consoles starting February 18th. 

NOTES:

STRIDER RELEASE DATES

February 18th
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4

February 19th
Xbox 360
Xbox One
PC (Pre-order for FREE 20-track soundtrack and concept art)
– Gamefly
– GamersGate
– Green Man Gaming
– Impulse
– Steam 
…and more digital distributors to come!

STRIDER GAMES FEATURED

Strider
-Arcade
-NES
-Master System
-Genesis/Mega Drive
-ZX Spectrum
-Amiga
-TurboDuo (featuring exclusive desert stage!)
-PSX 

Strider II/Strider Returns: Journry Into Darkness
-Genesis
-Game Gear 

Strider 2
-Arcade
-PSX

Strider 2014
-Multi 

STRIDER CAMEOS
-Street Fighter Alpha 2
-Marvel vs Capcom
-Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
-Capcom World: Adventure Quiz
-Capcom World 2
-Minna to Capcom All-Stars