YEAR: 1996

HARDWARE: CPS-2

DEVELOPER: Capcom

PUBLISHER: Capcom

Before Hiryu made his appearance in Marvel vs. Capcom, he made a brief appearance in Ken's stage in Street Fighter Alpha 2, along with several other Capcom characters.

Yes, the teddy bear made it in too. This later led to the rumor that the teddy bear was an homage to a programmer who committed suicide... but that's another story.