GameFest: Chun-Li

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SAAM Staff
Blog Editor
March 17, 2012

GameFest attendee dressed as Chun Li from the video game Street Fighter II. The Street Fighter series released by Capcom in 1987 is one of the best-selling video game series of all time. The character of Chun-Li is notable for being the first female playable character in a fighting video game.

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