Street Fighter II skills... Is age a factor?

[belmondo]

Can't see why everyone is moaning. Ryu and Ken are the main charas in the game. They were just palette swaps originally so 2 people could be them.

Back in t'day everyone used only Ryu and Ken. These haters need to STFU.

It would just be nice to have some variety. I'm not adverse to using Ryu/Ken, but I will change characters every couple of matches.