On the surface, 1993 Topps Street Fighter II trading cards don’t seem overly significant. However, decades later, the video game they’re based on continues to be recognized as one of the most influential of all-time. There’s also the fact that this is not an easy set to find, which certainly adds to its appeal (and value) today.
Arriving at a time that trading cards were starting to transition into more chase-focused, there’s a bit of that here. But for the most part, it follows the ’80s tradition of Topps entertainment sets by being mostly base cards and stickers.
1993 Topps Street Fighter II Trading Cards Details
The main set totals 88 cards. The first half use basic screen grabs from the game on the front, essentially showcasing moves and characters but not a lot of background. Card backs on these have in-game commentary that doubles as basic game tips.
Following these are a dozen character cards that delve into the fighters’ backstories. Then it’s 12 statistics cards that give vital info like where fighters are from, age, their size and even a quote.
Some of the game’s signature fighting moves take up another 16 spots on the 1993 Topps Street Fighter II checklist. While these describe what’s going on, they don’t actually give the button combinations to pull them off.
The base set rounds out with four location cards.
Eleven Stickers combine to land one per pack. Fronts have fighters while backs go together to form a puzzle.
1993 Topps Street Fighter II does have one additional chase set. Holo-Foil cards are 1:18 packs, or approximately two per box. With just four cards on the checklist, they’re not overly tough pulls.
Today, this is one of the more expensive sets of early ’90s entertainment trading cards, especially after taking Marvel out of the equation. Simply, there’s not a lot of it out there. Unopened boxes run several hundred dollars. Complete sets rarely show up and when they do, they typically go for more than $100 for just the base set and stickers.
This isn’t the only set of mainstream Street Fighter II trading cards. In 1994, Upper Deck did a release for the movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.
1993 Topps Street Fighter II Checklist
Set size: 88 cards
Cards per pack: 9 (8 cards, 1 sticker)
Packs per box: 36
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Base Set
88 cards.
1 In Your Face
2 Fists of Fire
3 Wallspring!
4 Head Bite
5 Back Slam
6 Ouch
7 Yoga Fire???
8 Iron Claw
9 Tiger!
10 Tiger Upper Cut
11 Leg Dive
12 Ya Tai
13 Whirlwind Kick
14 Flying Fighters
15 Scissor Knee
16 Yoga Flame
17 Knee Bash
18 Axe Kick
19 Shock Therapy
20 Sumo Splash!
21 Flaming Torpedo
22 Head Butt Headache
23 Ha-Do-Ken!
24 Tatsu-Maki-Sen-Pu-Kyaku
25 Psycho Combo
26 Air Shoulder Throw
27 Stretch It Out
28 Suplex
29 Butt Crush
30 Flip Kick
31 Head to Head
32 Low Blow!
33 Knee High
34 Death from Above
35 Take that
36 Lightening Kick!
37 Alley Oop
38 Be-Guiled
39 Stomach Pump
40 Yoga Nugie
41 Long Punch
42 Backflip
43 De-Clawed
44 Hot Battle
45 Balrog
46 Blanka
47 Chun Li
48 Dhalsim
49 E. Honda
50 Guile
51 Ken
52 Bison
53 Ryu
54 Sagat
55 Vega
56 Zangief
57 Chun Li
58 E. Honda
59 Dhalsim
60 Guile
61 Blanka
62 M. Bison
63 Ryu
64 Zangief
65 Sagat
66 Vega
67 Ken
68 Balrog
69 Wall Jump
70 Rolling Attack
71 Electricity
72 Spinning Pile Driver
73 Psycho Crusher
74 Scissor Kick
75 Tiger Shot
76 Fireball
77 Hurricane Kick
78 Dragon Punch
79 Head Butt
80 Wall Leap
81 Yoga Flame
82 Yoga Fire
83 Whirlwind Kick
84 Lightning Kick
85 Dockside Ken
86 Vega’s Fight Pit
87 Dojo Rooftop
88 Chinese Village Market
Holo-Foil Checklist
4 cards.
1:18 packs.
1 Chun Li
2 Blanka
3 Balrog
4 Vega
Stickers Checklist
11 cards.
1 per pack.
1 Balrog
2 Blanka
3 Chun Li
4 Dhalsim
5 E. Honda
6 Guile
7 Ken
8 M. Bison
9 Ryu
10 Sagat
11 Zangief
