![]() ![]() It marks 25 years since Marvel Comics declared bankruptcy. This year also marks a different sort of anniversary for the House of Ideas. Younger players may not remember that there was once a time when Marvel not only wasn't a box office juggernaut, but the company was on the verge of total collapse. Street Fighter not only brought a lot of fantasy matchups never before thought possible to life but it also introduced the gaming world to a new way to play fighting games. That's why it was so much fun to see the world of Street Fighter, riding the high of some of its record-breaking arcade titles, collide with the Saturday morning cartoon world of the X-Men. In video games 25 years ago, the idea of two major properties crashing into each other was relatively new. It's been done in television for decades, it's become an occasional gimmick in movies, and universes have collided in fiction for centuries. It's fun to take a recognized character and have them cross over into another beloved face's world. The idea of the shared universe has become a hot commodity in pop culture.
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