Yoshiki Okamoto cites the arcade version of ' as his basis for "Final Fight". "Final Fight" was originally shown at trade shows under the title of "Street Fighter '89""' (Japanese:ストリートファイター'89 Hepburn: Sutorīto Faitā '89). According to Okamoto, the sales division of Capcom originally requested a "Street Fighter" sequel, so his team decided to promote "Final Fight" as a "Street Fighter" sequel at trade shows (going as far to refer to one of the main characters as a "former Street Fighter"). The title was changed to "Final Fight" before its official release after feedback from operators stating that the game was nothing like "Street Fighter".