The monitor cyborg's visual printout lists Chun Li's master as "B.Lee". This is a reference to Bruce Lee who is also an inspiration to the Hong Kong street fighter Fei Long.
The character Fei Long is voiced by Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston, however his name is not seen in the credits. His name is replaced by Phill Williams, for voice actor union legalities.
In a rare instance of an animated movie cutting out a completely finished sequence, director Gisaburô Sugii decided to leave out a moment where Sagat was attacking Ryu's upper body with a series of knee strikes during their introduction fight in Australia (on the Field of Fate). Sugii's belief was that even though using the knee is a very common Muay Thai grappling move, it was that Sagat is so large and so muscular that each knee strike would have broken Ryu's arms while he was trying to block them. You can still see this sequence in the trailer for the Japanese laserdisc release that is included as a supplement on all DVD and Blu-ray releases.
A post-credits message in the original Japanese version promotes a Spring 1995 Japan release for the Street Fighter (1994) live-action film which stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and the late Raul Julia.
In the film, there is mention of a United States Presidential Candidate by the name of "Ed Pressman". This is a reference to 'Edward R. Pressman', producer of the live action Street Fighter (1994).