Most of the fighting games still played today were developed in the 90s and as a result, their characters reflect the cultural contexts of that era as they were largely inspired by martial arts films and combat sports, Paul Phoenix is a perfect example, He embodies the early American full-contact karate, which is a mishmash of certain elements from basic karate that American servicemen in Japan picked up with Army boxing. His style features basic boxing techniques combined with backfists and karate-type lunge punches, reminiscent of legends such as Bill Wallace and Joe Lewis.
>>34058OKINAWA IN THE HOUSE REPRESENT
>>34057Street Fighter is the better game and that's all that matters to me
>>34056Well, both Street Fighter and Tekken are supposed to be semi-realistic, with all real martial arts represented that aren't bullshido (granted, you can claim that Chinese martial arts are bullshido too but let's not start a flame war here). So of course you're gonna see karate and boxing. And what do you mean "anachronistic?" The tournaments featuring these martial arts are still being organized. Do you mean "old?" Most effective martial arts techniques were invented centuries ago (muay thai's history literally spans for more than a millenia), you're not gonna see a new martial art pop up every year if it's not bullshido.