Smartwatches spend all day buzzing with work emails and group chat drama. If you would rather turn your wrist into a bite-sized arcade where Ryu throws fireballs instead of calendar reminders, hardware outfit My Play Watch has you covered.
Fresh off expanding their existing retro collection across the UK and Europe, the team has revealed their flashiest piece yet: an officially licensed Street Fighter II: My Play Watch, finished in genuine 14-karat gold to mark the 35th anniversary of Capcom’s iconic 1991 arcade brawler.
What Is the Street Fighter II Play Watch?
My Play Watch builds standalone, retro-themed digital wearables designed to operate completely free of smartphones. You get no companion app setup, no Bluetooth pairing headaches, and zero push notifications pinging you mid-commute.
Instead, the hardware prioritises self-contained arcade preservation alongside everyday utility. The new Street Fighter II edition arrives encased in a 14-karat gold finish, packaged with two interchangeable themed wristbands, a magnetic charging cable, and basic digital essentials like timekeeping and fitness metrics.
This is pure arcade nostalgia and we are here for it! Just like the 1991 coin-op cabinet, the narrative setup pits the classic World Warriors against one another on the path to topple M. Bison’s Shadaloo syndicate. Rather than an encyclopaedic narrative adventure, it is a tribute to the character rivalries that established competitive fighting games as an international fixture.
How the Mechanics Work: Touchscreen Brawling
Players choose from all eight original World Warriors, Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Guile, Blanka, E. Honda, Dhalsim, and Zangief and battle across familiar stages such as Suzaku Castle and Battle Harbour.
Combat runs on three dedicated touch zones: low attacks, overhead strikes, and anti-air counters.
Success relies on recognition and timing. As an endless gauntlet of CPU opponents attacks with increasing speed, you must react with the corresponding countermove to register a knockout and bank points toward a character-specific high score.
Beyond the game, setting daily goals triggers authentic arcade rewards. Hitting your step targets prompts your fighter’s authentic victory animation, alarm clocks feature characters recovering from knockdowns, and booting up the device treats you to a booming “Hadoken!” audio cue.
Availability
Timing is everything, as Street Fighter hype is in full swing thanks to the release of the new blockbuster film.
The Street Fighter II: My Play Watch is available now for pre-order via the official My Play Watch website for an MSRP of $79.99 USD, with European pricing to be finalised shortly. Units are scheduled to ship globally in December 2026, with early pre-orders securing an exclusive themed display stand. Meanwhile, the brand’s existing line-up, covering Space Invaders, Tetris, Mega Man 2, and the Atari 2600 quad-pack, is currently shipping worldwide across North America, the UK, and Europe.
