If we're talking about vanilla Street Fighter II : The World Warrior, it's ok at best compared to later editions and way, way better than the super janky, Street Fighter 1 (1987).
With only the iconic 8 fighters to select, and very limited moves for most of the cast, you'll begin to realise why there were multiple updates/editions of Street Fighter II. It not only fixed some bugs and glitches, such as the infamous Guile freeze glitch, but it also added actual mirror matches (Ryu vs. Ken is the only technical mirror match in WW), updated fighter's movesets (by Hyper Edition), balanced them and added more new fighters (the Shadoloo Fighters for Champion Edition, the 4 New Super Fighters for Super SF2, and the hidden Akuma in SSFX/Super Turbo).
But for historical context, it's a total game changer and genre defining moment in game history as a whole. It revitalised the arcade scene, it brought back the social/competitive element of arcade games. It isn't just getting highscores in the arcade, it's about showcasing your fighting skills against actual player opponents, with diverse level of player skill.
I guess it's a try, but I recommend Hyper Edition if you want a better vanilla SF2 experience, or SSFX/Super Turbo, if you want the complete SF2 experience.
With only the iconic 8 fighters to select, and very limited moves for most of the cast, you'll begin to realise why there were multiple updates/editions of Street Fighter II. It not only fixed some bugs and glitches, such as the infamous Guile freeze glitch, but it also added actual mirror matches (Ryu vs. Ken is the only technical mirror match in WW), updated fighter's movesets (by Hyper Edition), balanced them and added more new fighters (the Shadoloo Fighters for Champion Edition, the 4 New Super Fighters for Super SF2, and the hidden Akuma in SSFX/Super Turbo).
But for historical context, it's a total game changer and genre defining moment in game history as a whole. It revitalised the arcade scene, it brought back the social/competitive element of arcade games. It isn't just getting highscores in the arcade, it's about showcasing your fighting skills against actual player opponents, with diverse level of player skill.
I guess it's a try, but I recommend Hyper Edition if you want a better vanilla SF2 experience, or SSFX/Super Turbo, if you want the complete SF2 experience.