I was really referring to the Street Fighter standard.  He only ever wore his prison garb in a Street Fighter title, so the question was whether or not Capcom would consider that to be his original outfit in a STREET FIGHTER setting -- or if they would choose to retrofit his Final Fight one.

It really wasn't.  Truthfully, I don't even remember him as being a memorable character to use.  I'm hoping they'll punch up his moves list and technique for SSFIV.

That felt good, didn't it? The new trailer shows off all the announced new characters, including some of their ultras. Cody's movelist seems to be the same, knife and all.

I think that was just (really good) fan art. He's indeed in his prison getup in the official art: http://ps3.ign.com/dor/objects/35905/su … 14902.html

The new character theme remixes are awesome, especially Guy's.  Assuming this is still Hideyuki Fukasawa at work, it appears that he's continuing to do a bang-up job on these classics. 

But c'mon guys, make these themes available for listen OUTSIDE of the Rival fights.

I'm certain in accordance with the Capcom canon, Cody ends up in jail after Final Fight thus his post-breakout prison garb appearing later in ZERO/Alpha 3. According to the story, I think Cody is still imprisoned. I think his original look from Final Fight wasn't considered in SSFIV because it was a) painfully generic (white t-shirt, jeans) and b) too easily reminiscent of Streets of Rage and Terry Bogard's look.

While I don't think the prison outfit represents *the* Cody, it has more personalty than the generic t-shirt/jeans look. I have no doubt the original Cody will be his alternate costume. As a huge Final Fight fan, I liked the direction they took with hot-headed Cody in ZERO/Alpha 3 but was hoping it was just a phase in storytelling for the purpose of Alpha 3.

Did anyone else notice the car bonus game in SSFIV is modeled after Final Fight with the car at the gas station? Heck, the scenario was modeled after FF when they threw it in Street Fighter II.

But seriously, where's Mike Haggar already (yeah I know about Zangief's alt. costume)?

Cody is in the background of Guy's SFA2 stage in his classic gear. As far as I can tell, that's actually his first appearance in a Street Fighter game.

Isn't Haggar giving a gang member a noogie in that background as well?

I'm more use to the SNES version of the game where the backgrounds took a hit in animation frames and detail. Like all the spectators outside one missing from Bridie's stage.

That's right. Haggar is there too. And he appears in Guy's SFA3 stage too.

Ibuki! Makoto! Dudley!

The trailer for the introductions of Ibuki, Dudley, and Makoto was pretty cool (especially the opening sequence).

I haven't really kept up with the versus fighting games on the current generation consoles, but I did keep some tabs on the Street Fighter IV versus King of Fighters XII debates that occurred prior to the release of either game. Man, how opinions of both games have changed since then.

Here it is, for those who've yet to see it.  The way they used the original SFIII announcer to start off the trailer was a nice touch. 

I'm really glad to see these three in, in addition to the others added to the roster. I'm a casual fan, more into it for character appeal and nostalgia than strategy and tourney play, and SSFIV gives me a lot more to be excited about than its predecessor. I really miss Dudley's old voice, though... I hope they at least retain the line "Let's fight     like   gentlemen."

Although I'm not a fan of the musical style they're remixed in, it's nice to hear the character stage themes were brought back too.

Nice trailer.  I wasn't interested at all in the Super version but seeing those three new characters has me changing my mind (and I've never even played SF3).  The character animations for Ibuki and Makoto look a lot smoother to me than the other new additions and I like the expressiveness in Ibuki's eyes.

Really curious to find out how much new music will be making it into the soundtrack and whether Hideyuki Fukasawa is at the helm again.

I believe that Fukasawa is at the helm again. He mentioned it to me on Twitter and thanked me when I told him I liked the new SSFIV music.

I enjoyed a fair amount of his treatments to classic SF2 themes so it was nice to hear the guy did the same to the remainder although his biggest strength is in his original stage themes imo. Snowy Rail Yard and Beautiful Bay are some of the strongest work that he has done for SF so I can't wait to fully hear Korea and Africa.

I wonder if there is going to be a stand alone release of the rest of the music or if maybe the US is going to get a CE Bonus disc or something.

I can't wait to hear Vega's theme.

While the game is still officially a good week away, a high-quality rip of the new SSFIV character themes is already in circulation.  Check it out!

Super Street Fighter IV Character Themes:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/7bssi9   

The rip is made courtesy of "Evil Jerk aka Bippo", and features eighteen themes total.  In addition to the ten new characters specific to Super, the existing eight who missed out on getting their own designated remixes in SFIV now has one to call their own.  This includes Balrog/Boxer, Blanka, Dan, Dhalsim, E.Honda, Fei Long, Gen, and Vega/Claw.

It's pretty awesome work all around.  Fukasawa's sensibilities are all over this one, his bombastic stylings driving all of the familiars.  The hard-hitting rock flavor isn't much of a surprise for Adon, but the way it opens Fei Long is ridiculously awesome.  Blanka, Dhalsim, Honda, and Vega/Claw all retain their distinct, ethnic instrumentation; I'm especially pleased with the way Vega's turned out.

Cody going gangsta is wicked, and while I was never a huge fan of Makoto, her new drum 'n bass makeover is quickly growing on me.  As for the two brand new characters, Hakan milks his Turkish lineage for all its worth....... but it's the agonizing female screams that punctuate Juri's malevolently playful (and distinctly Capcom-like) melodic hooks that makes her a new favorite of mine.

I'll have to check that out when i get home from work. Thanks Angie! I've heard Construction Stage and Solar Eclipse Stage themes as well, and omg, the latter of which is phenomenal.

Thanks for the link, Angie!

I really can't bring myself to liking SFIV music, though.
Every single Super SF and SFA theme remix on there was much better in its original form, or at the very least in its remixed console form.

Adon's theme was SO much better in SFA on Saturn/PSX:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPuNqebHQHQ

That said, I do like what they've done to the SF3 stuff.
Dudley's theme and Makoto's theme (which, contrary to Angie, has always been a favorite of mine) are pretty cool.

Have you ever checked out the SNES score for Alpha 2? Personally, I think these tracks sound great (and less synthetic) played through the SPC700.

Oh Angie,

I ordered the game today so you know we have to do battle to the bitter end come next week! Abel + me = ready!!!! But at the same time, I want to try the new people. Be prepared...to whoop my butt per usual.

Also, since no OST seems to be on the horizon, it's up to you to rip the new stage themes for my listening pleasure

Super IV stage themes wrap-up!

-Skyscraper Under Construction
-Solar Eclipse
-Exciting Street Scene ~ India
-Festival At The Old Temple ~ Korea
-Crumbling Laboratory
-Crumbling Laboratory ~ Boss

The two new character select themes.  Indestructible is indeed completely MIA.

-Character Select (Arcade)
-Character Select (Versus)

Totally digging the new Volcanic Rim/Main Theme remix in Main Menu -Type A-, though.

I concede to being let down a bit with T. Hawk.  Or maybe it's because I'm comparing it to the incredible "New Mexican Thunderbird" that's featured in HD Remix -- the very best version of the theme I've heard yet.

The new tweaks and characters mean it's going to be all-new territory for me as well.  Hey, at least we won't have to spend hours unlocking everyone before getting to fight proper this time around.

Sexy music is sexy. Thanks for those. Korea = awesome, but Solar Eclipse is still my favorite new stage theme. .

And of course...you and I have a date Tuesday, the 27th. Don't leave me hanging!

Anyone heard the Super IV Staff Roll credits theme yet?  It's one hell of an orchestrated-style medley, consisting of the following themes.  (Wanna be surprised?  Then don't highlight the following): ...... Ryu, Sakura, Abel, Juri, Akuma, Gouken, C. Viper, Seth, Chun Li, Cammy, Ken, Volcanic Rim/Main Theme of SFIV

Made an mp3 recording off of the 720p stream, which you can grab here.  Also, the game's opening intro video been out for a while, and it too accompanies a pretty mean medley.

I have to say I'm enjoying this game MUCH more than the original SFIV.
It just feels like this is what it should have been in the first place.

Most of all, I appreciate that all characters are directly available from the get-go.
And no obnoxious J-pop is definitely a huge plus too...

started playing last saturday and i can't stop.

hit me up, i'm on PSN.

Playing as Juri is an absolute blast.  I sense a new main, because she's just a ridiculously enjoyable character all around.

A shame they got rid of Player Matches.  For one-on-one invites, it looks like you need to set 'em up through Endless Battle now.  Keeping track of win/loss stats is a bit more cumbersome as a result. 

I had already installed the game on my PS3 drive.  And while I obviously can't verify if users had done the same, every random online match I came across so far loaded MUCH faster than the original SFIV did without people doing the install. 

Hadn't quite realized how much I DIDN'T miss the bonus rounds.  They really are just speed bumps on the road to the fight.  Luckily, you have the ability to turn them off after going through them for the first time. 

Got original SFIV save data on your drive?  Upon loading up Super, two unlockable colors for every character will open up automatically.  They're more like filters, though.  In addition, any of the DLC alternate costumes you purchased for original SFIV will transfer over to Super.  Of course, Capcom will be charging for their all-new set of Super alternative costumes.

So, the way the character themes work is this.  You need to first beat the game once.  Not certain if the difficulty level matters, but I did it on Medium.  (Be forewarned, Seth *is* still a massive headache to defeat.)  Doing so opens up a bevy of unlockable options, chief among them the ability to once again set the character voices individually to English or Japanese - as well as Arrange BGM. (The game doesn't explicitly state that this option was unlocked - but it should be there in the Sound Options.)  Turning Arrange BGM on will allow you to hear your online opponent's remixed theme.  Presumably, the theme your opponent will be hearing on their end will be that of YOUR character - but I'd still like to confirm that with someone here.  If either player has Arrange BGM turned to off, then it should be the regular stage themes that play up on your respective games.

Regrettably, the character themes aren't featured in Arcade Mode - just during the Rival Fights.  As for local VS mode, that's a good question.  I'm venturing a guess that it's the second player only who gets the musical privilege.

So, the message I want to relay is this: DIVERSIFY YOUR CHARACTER CHOICES, PEOPLE.  I got so sick of hearing Ryu's and Ken's themes over and over again last night. o_O