The hoax influenced the creation of both Akuma and Gouken as characters in the Street Fighter series, with the former appearing in Super Street Fighter II Turbo as a secret boss. As a result of discussion revolving around the possibility of the character's appearance in Street Fighter III during the game's development, EGM revisited the joke in 1997, printing an updated version of the hoax for the title while establishing a backstory and appearance for the character in the process.Īs a character and a hoax, Sheng Long has been described as one of the most famous and well-known legends related to video gaming by publications such as GameDaily and GameSpot. After other publications reprinted the details as fact without verifying the authenticity, the Sheng Long hoax spread worldwide. The joke, based upon a mistranslation that suggested the existence of a character named Sheng Long in the Capcom fighting game Street Fighter II, described a method to fight the character in the game.

Sheng Long is a character hoax related to the Street Fighter series, created by Electronic Gaming Monthly ( EGM) as an April Fools' prank in 1992 (in an issue published mid-February). Though introduced in 1992, Sheng Long's appearance was not defined until 1997.

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