Street Chaves

Street Chaves
Developer(s) Cybergamba
Publisher(s) Cybergamba
Distributor(s) Cybergamba
Programmer(s) Luiz Fernando
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release date(s)
  • NA January, 2002
Genre(s) Fighting
Mode(s) single-player, multiplayer
Distribution download

Street Chaves - O Lutador da Vila (in English: "Street Chavo - The Vecindad Fighter", in Spanish: "Street Chavo - El Luchador De La Vecindad"), is a fan-made unofficial fighting game for PC which uses the parody images of the characters from Mexican series El Chavo. It is made in style of other fighting games such as Street Fighter, Art of Fighting, Darkstalkers and even The King of Fighters, of game companies like Capcom and SNK. It was developed in 2003 by the team of VICSAR.COM, the game is currently in its version 1.5A.

The game can be played by one or two people, using a keyboard or joystick. In one player mode, the character must defeat all the neighborhood characters and face the main rival of the selected character (all characters have a different boss character according who is selected). The game features various attacks, defenses, special attacks and even items that appear during the fight.

Street Chavo was well received during the time of its release, being the cover of specialized video game magazines in South America. The game is freeware and can be downloaded from the developers official website as well as other games related to Chespirito world.

Gameplay

Gameplay with graphic images of Madruga and Quico fighting.

The game features a simple and easy gameplay as any fighting game. Its main feature is its graphics which are based animated pictures of characters from the show moving with blows from punches or kicks and even powers. Each character has a special ability and powers that can be activated from a combination of buttons and Street Fighter. The scenarios are also photos of the show and are embellished by the other characters doing comic scenes also derived from the show.

In total there are 8 fights that the player has to do to the characters to finish the game. Where to get the last opponent a story of the character you play is revealed also based on scenes from the show that ultimately initiate conflicts. Each character has his rival who is always the last to be defeated in the game.

Characters

There are 15 characters available, each one imitates the fighting style of characters from other fighting game franchise, mainly from games produced by Capcom and SNK Playmore.

Scenarios

The game has twelve scenarios; all of them portray a background with characters from the neighborhood:

Chaves Arena

A continuation of Street Chavo named "Chaves Arena" was initiated, but the development of this title could not continued for reasons unknown, it is rumored that the creator of Street Chavo, Victor Saravia, had a very big emotional loss which led him to cease creating video games. At the initial launch, the game had only two characters available, Don Ramon and El Chavo, eventually its popularity among fans lead the programmer to add the rest of the cast in the game.

Related games

There are other unofficial fangames based on the series, but featuring Don Ramon, as this is a very popular character in South America:

See also

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