The original versions of Capcom's Street Fighter II (back before words like "Turbo" and "Super" were grafted on to the title) contained bonus rounds to help break up the assumed monotony of throwing fireballs and spinning kicks around. Most memorably, players were called upon to destroy a car using mighty attacks and special moves. Elsewhere, a series of rolling barrels needed to be demolished with bare hands and fleet feet. These diversions were dropped from the series in favor of more traditional combat, but now word has it that the barrels and car are coming back in next year's Super Street Fighter IV. The return of the bonus rounds has to have its roots buried in a dose of nostalgia, because while the car demolition round was fun, did it or the barrels really add anything necessary to the Street Fighter experience? And what about the similar brick wall bonus round from the Super NES version of the original arcade game? Say, considering that the Street Fighter and Final Fight franchises came together in the Street Fighter Alpha series, is there any chance that we can bring the poor soul that owns the wrecked car back for an encore? The poorly read "Oh, my car" dialog from the Super NES version of Final Fight is one of the highlights of Capcom's series of brawlers.
