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Capcom announces Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Chess Set

By goukijones — July 25, 2012
Tags: news

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For a whopping $300 all of the highly-detailed silver and pewter resin pieces that are stored in protective custom slots inside the wood case. Wood. Check out the details.

From Capcom:

Recently announced, the Capcom Store is now offering an exclusive, high-quality Street Fighter 25th Anniversary chess set that takes the iconic characters from the Street Fighter franchise and places them into an all-new type of battle. The individually-numbered chess sets are limited to 5000, and contain highly-detailed silver and pewter resin pieces that are stored in protective custom slots inside the wood case. A certificate of authenticity is included, and the entire set retails for $299.95 and will be available in August 2012.

• Capcom® Store Exclusive
• Limited to 5000, individually numbered pieces worldwide
• Highly-detailed silver and pewter-colored resin pieces ranging from 1.75" to 3.25" tall
• Each chess piece stores conveniently in a protective custom slot under the chess board when not displayed
• Large 18"x18" smoked and sandblasted glass game board
• High-quality black wood storage case with polished chrome latch and hinges and a large Street Fighter® 25th Anniversary logo laser-etched into the lid
• Storage case doubles as playing surface with the glass board's feet nesting safely in small holes in the case lid
• Roster includes Ryu & M. Bison (kings), Chun-Li & Juri (queens), Ken, Guile, Balrog & Vega (bishops), E. Honda, Blanka, Rolento & Akuma (knights), Dhalsim, Zangief, Sagat & Seth (rooks), Ryu's fist & Shadaloo winged skull (pawns)
• Certificate of Authenticity

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$300 is a lot of money for something that is limited to 5000. Now if there were only 1000 made, then maybe. Oh and I would never actually play with it. Vote, Comment and Share. Don't be a Jimmy!

Original source.

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[UPDATED] Aug 14, 2012 11:53:43 AM

Aug 14, 2012 by BatRastered

Here's an unboxing video showing all the pieces close up:

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